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The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-05-06
DRESS sum GASES.
LadIs.' and ssnls' LaaIhM Rags aad IulLa


Buy now for your vacation and save
literally on your purchase We have
just made purchase Of these goods,
50 low that you will see as We did tho
abvisabiity Of buying at once.
One lot Of 2s-inch Telescope Bags
that were sl-25. now At m 62t
One lot Of 2fineh Straw Covered suit
Cases. heavy leather corners, that
We have had the town on at slass
now they 20 down 70 -.S1 SO
same straw Covered Case a. above
with shirt waist pocket. our price
has been s2.25i this lot AZ S19s
straw Covered Cases that were s2e5
now for ..-.s.+...,s &1.DS
Those that were sses now for s29s
One dollar saved here
One lot Of Boston Bags that were
$3.50 now for .e.......s SI.75
That were s3as now at . s275
Leather Cases that we're s2.0s now
40 ,..,...,.,.- &a.75
Hits leather.
Leather cases that we're 1918 now
ct ........... 9375
These to close at that price.
Heavy Sole Leather Cases that were
$3.50, our best, now at S5.g5
Trunks in al sizes that will stand tho
strain and come home ali there, These
AZ discount on any one Of these four
days
5 and Rompers, Ladies' Long Goats
lay night closes this Four Days Sale
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1909-12-03
FREAK CATAl.OGUING.
British Museum Has System That
Few Can Fathom.


II may seem ungrateful IN an old
reader who has reaped SO many bene-
fits from the great library In Blooms
bury TO find fault with the arrange
ments. and If | stood alone In this
complaint | would retain my isolation,
but the grievance is ventilated by
many.
In the first place. and are treated
That was all right when the catalogue
was begun and was In manuscript, but
now that printing has superseded
handwriting the obsolete fashion Of
cataloguing Jones and Ives under the
same letter or Vale and Unwin as bav-
ing the same initial might be discon-
tinued and the modern usage adopted.
In the second place. anonymous
works are catalogued according to a
bewildering system. the object OF which
seems to be to hide the Identity of the
work.
Take the case Of the valuable little
book with the following title: AN Ac-
count of the Origin Of Steamboats,. In
Spain. Great Britain ana America and
of Their Introduction and Employment
Upon the River Thames Between Lon
don and Gravesend to the Present
Time. e.. 1881. One would think
that 1t would be catalogued under
steamboats," that being the main
subject, but mott Is catalogued under
Spain" am told the rule is to take
the first proper name.
That rule. however. is not applied IN
the next case well written little
book published In 1907 is entitled
devon, the Shire Of the Sea Kings
devon" would seem to be the natural
heading. but no-in the catalogue II
will be found under "Great Western
Railway."-Lvndon Notes and Queries
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1909-12-03
PLAYING THE STOCKS.
He Who Has knowledge and He Who
CANDLES on Gossip.

He Who Has knowledge and He Who
CANDLES on Gossip.
or the many popular delusions touch
ting Wall street and Its people none Is
more persistent or more dangerous to
the outsider than the belief that from
nothing great permanent fortunes have
been made by shrewd and lucky spec
ulation In prices. 1t isn't true We
iifferentiate here between speculation
10 prices only and the kind of leglti-
mate speculation which seeks to antlci-
pate great economic changes. Legiti-
mate speculation has its translation
into prices. too, but 1t takes, first. origi-
nal capital in some reasonable proper
ton to the profits expected and. Sec
ondly, the treatment Of exceptional
opportunity with correct imagination.
Its risks at best are very large. Among
our Wall street acquaintance are sew
eraI hard headed men who succeed In
making $25.OOO year by speculation
Not one of them has capital of less
than S25O.OOO. They make 1t earn
about 10 per cent.
Take Blank. one Of the ahlest specu
lators we know. He has made half a
million dollars during the past five
years. Very handsome return. you
say. Let us look at Blank. He was
the chief accountant of one of the big
railway systems when an uncle. dying
left him $4,000. Mind you. he was ar
expert railway statistician and an ex
ceptionally able young man to boot
He knew bis own road like book. as
well as some other things that only tht
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1909-12-03
FOUGHT WITH HIS BOYS.
An Amusing Passage Between Willich
and Rosecrans.

and Rosecrans.
There are times when the so called
"red tape" Of the army gives way un-
der the stress Of circumstances. At
the battle Of Chickamauga. General
Which. who was commanding bri
gade, incurred the dlspleasure of Gen
eral Rosecrans, the commanding gen
eral. by some very slight omission.
General Which was sent for and In
formed by the general commanding
that he must consider himself under
arrest for the present.
General" said Rosecrans stcrnly,
consider yourself under arrest and
leave your sword here until your case
Is tried"
Yes, general. l will consider myself
under arrest" was the reply, "and
shust so zoon as dis fights over I'll
come and tix him up"
But, SIR" said the astounded Rose
Grams. IL want you to consider your
self under arrest now"
"Of course | do" responded Which
promptly, land so zoon as get off dis
fight I'll be up and settle him."
But, SIR" eXpostulated the com
manding general, Il can't let you &c
into this fight. You are under arrest
will send an officer to your brigade. '
you send an officer to fight my
boys" cried Which indignantly. He
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1909-12-03

directors were aware Of. The stock ~
he used his S20.Oo0 TO margin 4On0
shares. A bull market was beginning.
and within a month or two Ranks
capital had Increased 10 $4,000. He
was content with n ten point rise.
though the stock advanced ten points
more That was the first OF Blanks
deals. Twelve months later he won
again. He thought that the stock of
certain western system was selling
below its value and set about an in-
vestigatlon 10 find the facts. He hired
n first class engineer and a retired traf-
fic manager To travel from one end of
that railroad to the other. and he him
self analyZed the accounts. When all
the reports were In IL seemed To him
that the system was earning enough
money 10 Justify an increase OF Its
dividend. aud he plunged once more.
He waited six months for his point
this time. and his investigation had
cost him 5000. He made $4,000.
Good interest. you say. but think Of
Blanks special equipment for the
game and the trouble he took to be
right. You. Mr.. Thinmarginist. after
reading the Wall street gossip In your
daily paper. adventure your thousand
or two thousand dollars aud expert to
double your money. Mark the differ
ence.-John Parr in Eyerybody's Mag
aZiue
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1909-12-03
THE PROPER FOOD FOR POULTRY

With all the diversified beliefs as to
the proper diet for fowls to induce the
greatest egg production, 1t Is almost
universally conceded that some meat
or animal food is needed. For this
purpose the handieSt and most salts
factory article is Pages Perfected
Poultry Food" ii. III. Runnells OF
South New bury, VT, expresses the al
most universal sentiment of all who
have carefully used this food. He says:
Having sold Pages Perfected Poul-
try Food for several years past, we un-
hesitatingly commend ii to all keepers
OF poultry as the best food on the mar
ket for laying hens. We have already
placed our order for the coming season,
and in few days will be ready to serve
our customers again. AS food for the
cold season. we think 1t has no equal"
If you want to know more about this
food and the best ways of using 1t,
write to c. s. Page. Hyde Park, VT, for
his booklet. profitable Poultry" II
will be sent free, postpaid, to anyone
mentioning this paper.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1909-12-03
An lntelIiuent Cow

A few nights ago citizen went
home and found COW Ia his yard
He drove her out. He then went into
the house aud later heard the animal
Ia the yard again. He drove her out
the second aud third times. The citi-
zen's son came home later aud found
the animal IN the yard and drove her
out. The citizen then made an inves
tigatiOn aud found the COW got In by
wading around the fence on the river
side. He hung up lantern To deceive
the COW as she came in. and the next
morning, SO he says, he found the COW
In the yard with the lantern hung on
her horns. using the same to hunt out
the best grapefruit In his grove. Say
what you please, but that was an in
telligent COW. And the story is true
Of course 1t is.-Fort Myer Press.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1909-12-03
Openino an OYSTER.

"The Cooks Oracle" book which
was never far from the Kitchens OF our
great t-grandmothers, is very precise In
its directions as to the proper manner
OF preserving and eating oysters, says
an English journal. THE true lover
OF an oyster" writes the author. will
his little favorite and will never aban-
don it to the mercies OF a bungliug op-
orator. but will open it himself and
contrive to detach the fish from the
shell so deSterousiy that the oyster Is
hardly conscious he has been elected
from his lodging till he feels the teeth
of the piscivorous gourmand tickling
him to death"
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1909-12-03
THE OPINION OF AN EXPERT
POULTRY BREEDER.

Poultry breeders who have gained
reputation for the reliability Of their
stock either for exhibition or for gen
en- purposes are the ones whose ex.
ample is well worth following. &. A.
Browning Of Apponaug, r. l., is such
one, and what he says about poultry
food is therefore of especial interest
and value. He says, in a recent letter:
II have found Pages Perfected P0ul-
try Food to be first-class article.
feed it the year round. Chicks need
It when they are growing; pulets need
it when they are laying, and later, dur
Ing the moulting period, it is a great
help"
If you want to know more about this
food and the best ways Of using It,,
white TO G. s. Page, Hyde Park, VT,
for his booklet, profitable Poultry" II
wifi be sent free, postpaid, to anyone
mentioning this paper.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1909-12-03
WASHING DISHES.
Only One Time In a Woman's Life
When She Enjoys 1t.

We never knew but one woman who
professed that she liked to wash dish
es, and from that moment our faith in
her veracity melted like soap in hot
dishwater.
The only time we wish We We're
man is after hearty dinner, when he
can enjoy u siesta Or discuss the ps-
pers. while We must attend to the in
evitabe dishes.
Can any one wonder that girls get
tired Of the monotonous round of dish
washing, which must be done three
days?
Think Of it, We gods, and tear your
hair and weep for the woes of our sis
terhood.
There is q short time in most every
woman's life when it Is a pleasure but
that is when We are too small to reach
upon the kitchen table without a chair
and are permitted to wash the cups
and saucers to keep US out of mischief.
When We are older and have it to do
alone the soup tureen would not hold
the tears we shed over it.
How we have dreamed over the blue
pictures on the old fashioned dishes
pictures of impossible temples and cas-
ties, built in unhealthy proximity to
clear lakes" and in grlish fancy wan
dered to unheard of lands to dwell in
those castles in the air"
There should be no dishwashing
there.
But bark. The shrill voice of our
mother rings out clear and sharp:
Matilda, what are you doing?' with
rising infection on the last syllable of
our name.
All the house knows that ''Tilr' Is
dreaming over the dishpan again, and
reverie Is not permitted In our active
household, which was conducted on
the "whoop her up system.
When we see ladies going mad over
ceramics We wonder if they served
their apprenticeship polishing tablefuls
Of china.-New York Weekly.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1909-12-03
TRAVELLERS TALES.
The BIunders In Books That Describe
Foreign Countries.

A lively article ON the amusing mis-
takes to .e found In books appears In
the London Academy. The author In
referring 10 the blunders often made
In books that describe foreign coun.
tries notes that n travellers ignorance
Of the manners and customs of strange
peoples ar dc4iberare imposition by his
infnrmants are both supposed TO have
given a somewhat fabulous character
"a some parts of the writings Of Herod-
otus. He quotes these lines. which he
found written on his desk when he
was attending lectures at oxford:
Herodoius. Herodolus,
You could not spell, you ancient cuss
The priests la Egypt gammoned you.
Ii was not very hard To de-
But don't you think yculi CANNON us
Herodotus. HerodOtus.
The author adds: The second line Is
presumably reference TO the spelling
of Ionic Greek. What follows alludes
to the story OF the Nile issuing from
between the mountains Crophi and Mo
phi. which certainly sounds like nurs.
cry tale. In justice. however. to the
historian We must remember that re-
cent Investigations have discovered
that many of his narratives once re-
garded as mythical have been found to
have some foundation in fact
This Is more than can be said OF
most mediaeval travellers tales Some.
however. admit of explanation. as. for
instance. Othellos account of men
whose heads do grow beneath their
shoulders Raleigh is convinced that
the wonder is true. because every
child In the provinces Of ArrOmaa and
Canuri ailirms the same The origin
of the belief In such prodigies has
been found in the account given by
OIearius of the Samojeds of northern
Muscovy, whose garments are made
like those that are called cosaques.
open only at the necks. When the cold
Is extraordinary they put their CO
saques over their heads and let the
sleeves hang down. their faces being
not to be seen but ut the cleft which Is
at the neck. Whence some have taken
occasion to write that In these north
ern countries there are people without
heads, having their faces In their
breasts"
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1909-12-03
This Was In Denmark.

An Enslishman having business In a
certain Danish town arrived at the
railway station. He inquired OF a
group of men standing near the way to
the house he wanted. whereupon one
of them offered to go with him and
show him. With recollections of what
such a service meant In England he
said. II don't want guide But
surely you asked us to show you the
way" said one of them. Yes. but |
don't want guide" MY dear sir,
am not a guide; am the bishop"
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1909-12-03
They Don't Like Rain.

The tortoise shows "A greater dislike
to and fear of rain than any other ami
NAL Twenty-four hours or more be-
fore rain falls the Galapagos tortoise
makes for shelter On bright. clear
morning. when not cloud can be
seen, all the shellbacks on tortoise
farm may sometimes be seen headed
for the nearest overhanging rocks,
When that happens the people know
that rain will come down during the
day. and. as Il rule. it comes down In
torrents. The sign never fails.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1909-12-03
Rich Mems Gifts Are Poor

beside this 81 want to 60 on record as
saying that regard Electric Bitters as
one of the greatest gifts that God has
made to woman" writes Mrs. o. Rhine.
vault, of Vestal Center, n. T., 81 can
never forget what it has done for me-
This glorious medicine gives a woman
buoyant spirits, vigor of body and jubi-
liant health. 1t quickly cures Nervous.
ness, Sleepessness, melancholy, Head
ache, Backache, Painting and Dizzy
Srels; soon builds up the weak, ailing
and sickly. Try them SOC at j. W
Thurston's.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1909-12-03
PUZZLE OF THE AIR.
changing Currents Shown by the Ae-
tion of Birds In Fiiaht.

tion Of Birds In Flight.
The average person regards air much
as he regards water-as much lighter.
Of course. but like 1t otherwise. Calm
air is precisely to him as calm water
In pool. II there Is a wind he pic
lures the air as a flowing river. And
Just SO long as all men looked at it SO.
just SO long the birds kept their mo-
nOpoly, for the only state In which
water approaches the condition of air
Is when water forms maelStrom.
Even then water In its widest turbu-
lence falls far short of the unstable. in
ccssant agitation of the atmosphere.
Air is never still. 1t is filled with
warm waves ascending. cold waves
descending, and through 1t race cross
shoots and diagonal shoots. with cork
screw whirlwiuds wandering hither
and yon as they list The warm air
of a cornfied creates one kind of
disturbance; off plowed land it Gre
ates another A layer of cold air may
hold down layer of warmer air.
Consider what happens when the
warm air breaks through its envelope
as millpond bursts its dam. A flow
ing stream churned to and fro and
round and round and up and down
would give a feeble idea of the airs
Inconsistency.
Now, bird. circling with fixed
wings, floats on a rising column Of
air. 1t maintains its altitude as to the
earth, but 1t Is constantly coasting
down through the airs ascending vol
ume. Once the bird loses the air col
umn It has to flap its wings. and it
flaps till 1t finds another column. when
1t goes on wheeling again with fixed
wings. Moreover. when 1t flies the
wind comes toward ii in waves. rising
and falling like the pillows of the sea.
1t meets them, and then 1t does pre-
cisely what boat does-goes over
them or goes through them. The
Wrights learned all this. and when
they'd learned they We're about as
near to flying as you and | would be
to writing Chinese philosophy when
we'd just learned the English alphabet.
Furthermore, there were no teachers,
living or dead. that could help them
more than few steps along the way.
-Everybody's Magazine.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1909-12-03
Tennyson's First Poems.

The wind came sweeping through the
garden OF an old Lincolnshire rectory
one morning In the beginning OF last
century and blew upon child OF five
years old. who opened his arms TO the
blast and let it carry him along. cry.
ing as he travelled. Il hear voice
that's calling in the wind" That was
Tennyson'S first line of poetry. The
first poem he ever composed was writ
ten upon slate one Sunday morning
at Louth The subject. set him by his
brother Charles. was Flowers" aud
little Alfred covered his slate with
blank verse after the model of Thom-
sons Seasons His next attempt was
an elegy upon his grandmother. who
had just died. written at the request
of his grandfather. When ii was writ
ten the old man put 10 shillngs into
the boys hand and said. There. that
Is the first money you have ever earn
ed by your poetry, and. take my word
for it. it will be the West min
ster Gazette.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1909-12-03
Alone In Saw Mill At Midnish

unmindful of dampness, drafts, storms
or cold, w. j. Atkins worked as Night
Watchman, at Banner Springs, Tenn.
Such exposure gave him severe cold
that settled on his lungs AT last he
had to give up work. He tried many
remedies but all failed till he used DR..
Kings New Discovery. "After using
one bottle, he writes, "l went back to
work as we'll as ever" Severe Colds,
stubborn Coughs, infiamed throats and
sore lungs, Ilemorrhages, Group and
Whooping Cough get quick relief and
prompt care from this glorious medi-
cine. SOC and $l.00. Trial bottle free,
guaranteed by j. ". "hurston.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1909-12-03
More Danviile Proof

Jacob Sohrall, 432 South ST., Dan
vile, H., writes: "For over eighteen
months | was IA sufferer from kidney
and bladder trouble. During the whole
time was treated by several doctors and
tried several different kidney pills.
Seven weeks ago | commenced taking
Foley's Kidney Pills, and am feeling
better every day aud will be glad to tell
anyone interested just what Foleys Kid
ney Pills did for me-" John W. Thurs
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1909-12-03

Foley's Honey and Tar is the best and
safest cough remedy for children. At
the first symptoms of a cold, give as di-
rected, and ward off danger of Group,
bronchitis, sore throat, cold in the head,
and stuffy breathing. 1t brings comfort
and ease to the little ones. Contains
no opiates or other harmful drugs, Keep
always on hand, aud refuse substitutes.
John W. Thurston.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1909-12-03

can't do IL. Tiry don't know him. Me
they know teach them. fight
them. aud none of the boys would
know how To fight or what to do only
when 90 with theI-.. My boys be-
long TO me; yes, me, General Which.
| command the brigade. and l must
fight the brigade"
General Rosecrans gave 1t up. Gen.
eral Which was requested to return
and fight his boys" which he did
most successfully. And that was the
end of the matter Youths Compan-
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1909-12-03

The other evening Miss Y, maiden
lady OF uncertain years, suspecting the
cook was entertaining her beau down
stairs, called Martha and inquired
whether she did not hear some one
talking with her.
"Oh, no. ma am" cried the quick wit
ted Martha. at was only me singing a
psalm"
Very good" returned Miss Y. sig
nificantly. You may amuse yourself
with psalms, but let's have no hims."
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1909-12-03
Rrnka thA Combination.

The father of Judge w. II. Wad-
hams had chicken coop and q dog
and stable hand. 1t began to look
to Mr.. Wudhams as though some one
had discovered the combination. So
he kept the coop and the stable hand.
but he got new dog. Next day the
bent old negro who groomed the Wad-
hams horses came to him.
.'You los you affection foh me, boss?"
he asked.
mo, Scipio," said Mr.. Wadhams. II
like you as well rs ever"
Then" asked Scipio peevishly.
"w'yn't you tie old Rover In de chicken
coop std of dat new dorg?"-Argonaut.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1909-12-03
The Bears of kadiak.

The biggest bears In the world are
to be found on Kadiak island. in the
gulf Of Alaska. south Of the great
shoulder Of territory that stretches
out into the Pacific. The Kadiak bears
are Of the polar breed. perfectly white,
with long, heavy fur, and at full
growth are twice as large as the Or
dinary black bear.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1909-12-03

81 hope this proposal of mine hasn't
taken you completely by surprise, dear
est"
"Well. yes. 1t has. | long ago aban-
donel all idea of it."-Life.
After exposure, and when you feel a
cold coming on, take Foley's Honey and
Tar, the great throat and lung remedy.
It stops the cough, relieves the conges.
ton, and expels the cold from your sys.
TEN. Is mildly laxative. John w
Thurston.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1909-12-03
Groundhoq,

Teacher was Telling her class little
stories in natural history. and she ask
I'd II any one could tell her what a
yroundhog was. Up went a little hand.
waving frantically.
"Well. Carl. you may tell us what a
grounding is."
please. ma'am. It's sausage."-Ev-
erybody's Magazine.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1909-12-03

bicman."
"Yes."
"And you say the affair was roman
tic"
"Oh. very. Why, the duke was even
too poor to hire a lawyer. kansas
City Journal.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1909-12-03
Zulu Music.

In most cases Zulu Instrumental mu-
sic is extremely monotouous and with
very little value In melody or rhy Inn.
Except In the case of IL drum, the vol
ume Of sound produced is very small.
and the performer himself is the only
person who derives any enjoyment
from the music.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1909-12-03
Canital Punishment.

Capital punishment prevails in all
Of the states and territories of the Un-
lon except Michigan. Wisconsin, Rhode
Island. Kansas and Maine. 1t was
abolished In Iowa in 1872 and restored
In 1878. 1t was also abolished in Colo
RADIO, but was restored in 1901. In
New York and Ohio execution is by
electricity.