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Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1909-11-19
AGREED WITH THE ASP.
The Frenehman Got Around the Law
Against Kissing.

A gentleman who had been nnCere.
moniously hustled out of Paris play
house because he hissed when the cur
tain fell on the second act brought an
action Tor damages against the mana
ger Of the said house
The court decided in favor OF the
kissing gentleman. adding that If
spectator is allowed to show his de-
light hy indulging in applause his
neighbor has also the right to show
disapprobation In an audible fashion.
But the law in France was not always
so tolerant. In the middle Of the sev-
enteenth century il was strictly for
hidden to hiss in a play and in
every theater there were a number Of
"gardes Franchises" with strict orders
to arrest any person infringing the
law
But the French are not easily put
down by silly regulations. and when
ever they see al opportunity they at
tack the authorities with that fearful
weapon ridicue In this case such an
opportunity came at the COmedie
Francaise during the performance Of
cleopatra" play by Marmontel.
1t was a badly written, dull work,
and the people were waiting for a
chance to give vent to their opinion.
At last the chance came. The manage
ment had ordered mechanical asp
for the great scene in the final act.
when Cleopatra puts an end to her
life.
The actress raised the asp, which
started kissing. whereupon spectator
rose to his feet and cried: ",rhe asp is
quite right. We all share bis opinion,'
Roars of laughter greeted this joke,
and as it was foreseen that a similar
scene would take place every night the
piece was withdrawn from the roper
tory
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1909-11-19
IN A PYTHON'S COIL.
An Adventure That Nearly Cost Zoo
Official His Life.

The attendants In geological gardens
are exposed 10 dangers Of various
s0rts. The superintendent Of the Gin
tinnau animal park once had an ad-
venture with a python which came
hear costing him bis life.
IL became. necessary 10 make some
changes in the snake house. and the
superintendent. Mr.. Stephens. was in
the cage Of pythons. anticipating no
danger. when TO bis dismay he saw
the largest snake coming toward him.
kissing and darling its tongue angrily.
Instantly he realized his danger.
The superintendent quickly grasped
the huge reptile just back nf the neck
with his right hand and with the left
cIutched the creature two feet lower
down. where the greatest muscular
power Of the python Is located.
He tried IN thrust the writhing mass
into a waiting box. but the python
the mans ley and began to construct,
carrying its tightening coils higher AMI
higher
Struggle as he might. Mr.. stephens
seemed helpless In the serpent'S grasp.
His hands were so moist that the
scaly body twisted in them Perspira-
tion streamed down is face The
python had worked its head free and
was darting its horrid tongue almost
In its victims eyes.
The man threw up his hand inStinc-
lively 10 shield his face, and at the
same moment the snake seized and
began swallowing ii.
BY this time the attendants had
rushed into the cage. and they began
beating the python. Not liking this
treatment. the big snake relaxed its
coils. Mr.. Stephens jerked his hand
free and broke off one of the python's
fangs in his thumb in so doing.
''lf had not held on TO its heaviest
muscle" said the superintendent. Il
have no doubt 1t might have stranGled
me. As long as kept my grip there |
felt confident. but was pretty weak
after the adventure"
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1909-11-19
.IHE PARKWAY STARS
Their Color Serves as an Index
to Their Age.
IHAT MAKES THEM TWINKLE?
Two Theories That Deal With This
Astronomical Enigma-The lnterven-
tion of Fragments of Disrupted
Worlds or the Effect of Air Currents.

This is question that has exercised
more than one gentleman of science.
OF course it is known that only the
stars twinkle. the planets giving out
steady light. That is the way we
tell star from planet with the
naked eye.
But why does the star twinkle at all:
The answer to this seems to be Oh ac-
count of the greater distances of the
stars. the nearest fixed star being sew
eral thousand times farther from us
than the farthpst planet. So around
this as a starting point have been built
two theories. One is that as the
visual angle, or angle subtended by
the star from the eye, is so very small
that very small bodies in space com
ing between the star and the eye
would give the effect of twinkling.
Now. as regards those small bodies
actually being in space as hypothecat-
ed there is no doubt, for there are mil
lions of fragments of disrupted worlds
flying around in orbits about our sun
The only question is whether there are
enough to cause the eternal twinkling
that is observed Science cannot say
that enough do not exist, for she can
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1909-11-19
A BEAVER DAM.
The Feeling II Inspired In . univer-
sity Professor.

! have yet To meet the man who can
walk for the first time through a beay-
er works, as the range OF a colony of
beavers is called. and not feel some
thing Of the sentiment OF human asso-
citation.
IL is sensation very similar TO what
We feel when We come out unexpected
ly into woodland clearing after a
long day spent in the unbroken soli-
tudes.
once stood with learned professor
of Columbia college on the bank OF a
stream In eastern Canada and looked
down on a freshly made beaver dam
one of the best In point OF consuuc-
ton that | had ever seen. Ii was. in
deed. really stupendous affair for
beaver TO have made. Built OF alder
poles and brush. weighted with mud
aud small stones. IL was hfty feet long.
six feet high and raised the level of
the water 10y about sixty inches.
Seen from the upstream side, IL pre-
sented the appearance OF more or
less evenly disposed array OF short
sticks protrudius from a long mound
Of mud just ieYei with the surface OF
the restrained water From below the
bruShwood supporting the dam proper
was plainly visible and the ingenuity
Of its placing at once apparent.
There was of course none of that
pile driving or basket weaving which
at one time played so large u part IN
the picturesque descriptions by tanCi-
ful writer's. but despite its rouGhneSs
1t was a really remarkable piece OF
animal engineering. My companion in
spected it for several minutes in i'm
pressed silence.
Il should be afraid to kill a thing
shat knew so much" he said thought
fully Bailey's Magazine.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1909-11-19
DOUBLES THE NUMBER OF EGGS

To be successful with poultry re-
guires a great deal more careful atten-
tion than many are apt to think. The
house should be large and warm. The
fowls should have plenty of exercise:
but, more than that, the fowls should
be given as food what their ma ture de-
mands and what. if allowed free range.
they could procure for themselves.
Pages Perfected Poultry Food con-
tains these ingredients in a carefully
compounded ration. A. A. OImsted Of
South Newbury, Vt, has the following
to say in regard to this food: I'VE have
been for some time using your Per
fected Poultry Food with such good re-
suits that we thought it proper thing
to tell you. 1t keeps our hens we'll and
in good laying condition and, We think,
doubles the number of eggs. Being in
a good condition, lice do not trouble"
II you want to know more about
this food and the best ways of using it,
write to c. S. Page. Hyde Park, Vt,
for his booklet profitable Poultry" 1t
will be sent free, postpaid, TO anyone
mentioning this paper.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1909-11-19
A BaRNUM TRICK.
Getting HIS Posters Into csnsds With.
out Paying Duty.

One of O.. 4. Barnuin's most success
ful feats of bamDoOzlement was Eiayed
upon the Canadian customs authori.
ties. Tue veteran sbOwman's tours
were always planned tar iu advance.
ana one winter he made up uis mind
90 take his great circus aud Inenag.
erie through Canada during the SUN.
Iner after the next luis gave him
about two years in which 10 mature
his plans
one important item of Showman's
EXPENSES consists OF his advertising
placards. aud Mr. Baruum was always
lavish with these gaudy prints. lie
was aware that the Canadian govern
ment imposed niga duty on this
class OF imports. aud ygt hr wanted to
paint Canada red. yellow. blue and
green with iay!ShnesS that no show
nian had ever displayed IN that coun-
try before.
Now. there WAS no printing house
anywhere ia Canada that could begin
to turn out the sind OF work that Alr
Barnum required either IN size. color
or finish Nevertheless his lmmenSe
Posters came under the same riaSSi.
licaliou a. much smaller Autographs
and printed Cuiured matter dIu. and he
knew that the bumIuIuu custom au-
thOritics would not ulate one iut OF
the full toll, but would rather rejoice
at the opportunity 10 mulct the foreign
er who would convey SO much money
out Of n country
SO Barnum studied the question
awhile and nnally sent on at once a
great lot OF circus posters OF the most
gorgeous designs wherrOn yellow lions
and cIawed striped tigers and brown
bears fought with blue hippopota muses.
till gore flowed into beautiful crimson
backgrounds. No agent appeared when
the posters were detained by the Ca
madam customs officers 10 pay the
duty. They were accordingly held for
twelve months, then dnly advertised
for sale for three months more and
finally put up at auction With lot OF
other unclaimed parcels and were des-
ignated in the catalogue merely as
"colored prints
Nobody took any interest In them
when the auctioneer called for bid.
and finally the whole batch was knock
ed down for a song to a secret agent
of the circus who had been sent up by
MIR Barnum for that express purpose.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1909-11-19
Forced Into Exile.

VIM. Upchurch of Glen Oak, Okla.
was an exile from home. Mountain air,
he thought, would cure frightful lung.
racking cough that had defied all reme-
dies for two years. After six months he
returned, death dogging his steps. "Then
began to use DR.. Kings New Discov-
cry" he writes, "and after taking six
bottles | am AS we'll as ever. 1t saves
thousands yearly from desperate lung
diseases Infallible for Coughs aud
Colds, it dispels Hoarseness and Sore
Throat. Cures Grip, Bronchitis, Hem.
orrhages, Asthma, Group, Whoopine
Cough. SOC and Sl.00, trial bottle free,
guaranteed by j. W. Thurston.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1909-11-19

We brought from Scotland a collie
about six months Old. lie was allow
ell TO be with us at the breakfast ia.
bic. but never TO be ted In he dining
room. This rule was enforced 10y my
daughter was the only member OF
the family who ever broke over the
rule And often when | offered hin
tempting bone he would glance
across the table, aud II hp caught the
furUitdug eye he would resist the
temptation. But one morning she left
the table abruptly. Rab followed her
mtu the hail and watched her till she
had CLOSED the door OF her study.
Then he >,anlpered back. Judged my
.,t"W. ~ II 10 say. Now is our time"
~. seized tie bone ana was soon
r'u uIng 1t with the greatest salts
'i"u London Spectator
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1909-11-19
He Is often the wiSest man who Is
not wise at all.-Words

Mrs Louie lIite, i2S Outlen St, Dan
Vile, Ill.,, writes, October LIST Foley S
Kidney Pills started me on the road to
health. | was treated by four doctors
and took other kidney remedies but
grew worse, aud was unable to do my
housework, aud the doctor told me
only could live from two to six mouths.
| am now so much better that do all
of my own work, and shall be very
glad to tell any one afflicted with kidney
or bladder trouble the good results re-
ceived from taking Foley's Kidney
Pills" Commence today aud be we'll.
DO not risk having Bright's Disease or
piahetes. W. Thurston.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1909-11-19

TEN and the direction of the suns mo-
ton 10 be as before mentioned. Mad
Ter investigated the consequent move
ments of all the stars in every quarter
Of the heavens.
Just where the swiftest motions
should be found In accordance with
this assumption there they actually ex-
ist. this either demonstrating the truth
OF the theory or else showing we'll
nigh impossible series Of condolences.
Therefore the concluson given ont by
Nader is that Alycone, the principal
star Of the Pleiades. now occupies the
center of gravity and is at present the
great central sun about which the uni.
verse of stars and all created matter
within our Ken is revolving, each en-
tity In its own special path.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1909-11-19
A POULTRY FOOD OF GENUINE
MERIT.

The manufacturer of any stock food
must be attentive to all the details of
its preparation. beng certain that only
tirSt-claSS materials enter into its compO-
sition. 1t is claimed for Pages Per-
fected Poultry Food" that there
doesn't enter into its composition a sin.
gle particle of the ordinary meat meal
which is the basis of so many poultry
foods. The nearest approach TO ii is
what is known as tallow scraps OF
cracklings, and every grandmother who
has lived on the farm and taken care
Of chickens knows there is nothing bet
ter to make hens lay than tallow scraps,
and Pages Perfected Poultry Food"
contains considerable percentage of
this ingredient.
If you want to know more about this
food and the best ways of using it,
write to c. S. Page, Hyde Park. Vt,
for his booklet, Profitable Poultry"
1t will be sent free, postpaid, to anyone
mentioning this paper.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1909-11-19

at perceive the existence OF the small
this effect. even with her finest instru-
mcnts
To illustrate. then, my meaning as
regards this covering of the visual
angle, suppose you take a dime be
tween your thumb and finger and hold
1t between your eye and the moon un-
Ill II just covers the moon. II will be
found TO be quite close to the eye. Now
take a quarter and hold it SCI that it
just covers the moon. Its distance is
at once seen to be about four times the
dimes from the eye thus it is seen
that the farther outward the object is
placed the lar-rr the object necessary
This IL IN accord with what IL known
as the law Of inverse squares
But now take dime or even pin
head. and no matter how far you hold
1t from the eye ii will easily cover the
largest star in the heavens. This is
on account of the enormous distance of
the star, the lines drawn from its sides
to the eye inclosing an angle so minute
that almost anything will ill il So
thus we see that this theory is not i'm
possible, though perhaps somewhat i'm
probable.
The other theory bases its argument
on the air currents Air currents are
caused by light and heated air rising
aud cold and heavy air taking its place.
Now, when light goes from a heavy
TO light gas. or vice versa, it is bent
one way or the other. SO this would
certainly happen TO the light from all
the heavenly bodies. The reason it is
not noticed in the case Of the planets
or the sun is that they send us many
more rays as compared to the stars.
Many reasons are put forward to
show the truth of this theory. \ star
twinkleS more on the horizon than il
does In the zenith. for its light has to
come through a greater thickness of
atmosphere: also greater twinkling is
observed in winter than in summer
and when rapid aud brilliant twinkIing
is seen 1t is very good prophecy Of
rain or snow. as it shows the upper re-
gions Of the air to be in state of
rapid motion Of varying air currents.
hot and cold currents meeting. com
mingling aud rota ting probably
This also accounts for the changes
a part and not all of its light is bent
away from the eye. II has been no.
ticed also that stars color has some
thing to do with its twinkling on ac-
count Of the different retractivities of
the different colors. 4 white or blue
star, such as the Dog star, twinkies
most; next comes the yellow aud last
the red II one cares to look for red
star. Betelgeux is one and can be
found In one corner of the conStella-
tion Orion.
A rather interesting thing has been
ascertained in astronomy as regards
the relation between the color of a star
and its age. The white or blue stars
are considered young or in the prime
of life. with many more million years
to their career. while red star. as
Betelgpux. is on the wane and will grad
ually go out in the next few million
years See if it doesn't. The yellow
stars of course come between the blue
and the red in point of age. 1t is Ell
couragiug to find that our own sun is
classified as white star. - \. l..
Hodges in Cincinnati Commercial Trib.
une
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1909-11-19
Weiahina Diamonds and Gold.

The weight ut diamonds aud other
precious STONES is expressed III carats,
grains and quarter grains. They are
pearl grains. one Of which is equal to
fonr-hfths ~ a troy grain. Four quar-
ter grains make one grain aud four
is also expressed in rarats l'ure gold
Is twcuty-four carats tine The car
ats. therefore. indicate the proportions
Of alloy Most OF the gold used by
jewelrS is about fourteen carats tiue
having ten parts OF alloy.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1909-11-19
hristhiou,

In a small village in SwitZera nd Is
comfortable old iun much frequented
by English. and the menu generally in
cudes one dish supposed to be special
ly British. Though the orthography is
peculiar, the meaning is generally OBJ
vious-as. for example. 'rost bif roti."
"rumesteck." but "aristhious de mou-
ton rAnglais" was puzzling. The
first word has distinctly classical ap-
pearance, which suggested a Greek
origin. But when the dish appeared
the meaning flashed into the guests
minds. "Aristhiou" was the Swiss
chefs attempt to render phonetically
the words Irish ."-Manc hester
Guardian.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1909-11-19
A Scalded Boys Shrieks

Mortified his grandmother, Mrs. Maria
Taylor, of Nebo, Ky, who writes that.
when all thought lie would die, Buck
lens Arnica Salve wholly cured him'
Infalible for Burns, Scalds, Cuts, Corns
Wounds, Bruises Cures Fever-Sores,
Boils, Skin Eruptions, Chilhlains, Chap.
ped Hands. Soon routes Plies. 25c at
j. W. Thurstons.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1909-11-19
Not Up to Date.

Magazine Editor Your people must
be thoroughly up to date.
Scribbler-I thought they were.
Editor-No, indeed! You say, HE
put his arm around her waist" This
will never do. In the first place, she
has no waist, and. in the second place,
he would knock her hat off.-Puck.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1909-11-19
Cordwood Counsel Fee.

A Barton county farmer sought ad-
vice from Golden City attorney
about suing his wife for divorce on
the ground that she did not agree with
him on a horse trade he had made.
The attorney advised him. and the
farmer agreed TO pay him for it in
cordwood. A few days later the wife
and one Of the little children went to
town with the first instalment of the
wood and unloaded it In the lawyers
Shed Kansas City Star.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1909-11-19
A Card.

This is to certify that all druggists
are authorized to refund your money if
FoIey's Honey and Tar fails to cure
your cough or cold. 1t stops the cough,
heals the lungs and prevents pneumonia
aud consumption. Contains no opiates
The genuine is III yellow package Re-
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1909-11-19
1915.

Blowser-I sold my airship this
morning
Blinks-Why SO? Thought you liked
1t.
Blowser-It did not suit. Law says
1t must carry light at night. The
and thinks | have been drinking if |
do not land 1t steady late at night
Judge.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1909-11-19
p,oaste Court Sessions.

..--. -- rF IHE PROBATE court FOR
.---EI-r uF ESSEN will he held as
..-rn shr yra- las
...r.. lu the Iurruuon uf the second
- E. rruars and the nrr Mondays Of
r.-.. .eI and pe -eulleT-
t ta the afternoon Of each OF the
..l the FIRST Mondays Of April and
.aal un the 6r>t saturday Of each
- ,.-,, 81, -,.,. ,,,,.. IN,
.a .....--. g .s 4-Jreucut.
...... ....n- address srd to =. ". Myinan,
.-r. 20 guilthIlL will receive prompt at
HENBERr ". BLAKE, lUDGE.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1909-11-19
Clumsy Chan.

The moon crept Ger the ridge,
And faint the white mists rose.
He kissed her on the bridge
And softly did propose.
She frowVled and said: Dear me!
You are clumsy, goodness knowsr"
Alas and alack. for she
Had been kissed on the bridge Of
her nose.
st. Louis Republic.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1909-11-19
A Money Making Scheme.

"Yes. I'm working on money max
ing scheme to remove weeds"
Aba. GardeningT'
mo. Pm hoping to marry rich
vidow."-New York Telegram.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1909-11-19

why do some lawyers carry green
bagsT
I'm some instances they expect TO
bag that Kind OF game."-New York
Press
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1909-11-19
Think Is Cheap.

81 think shall go to Europe"
How the deuce can you afford to go
to Europe"
81 can't. but ! can afford to think
BROOKLYN Life.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1909-11-19

The pesSimist stauds beneath the tree
OF prosperity and grOwis when the
fruit falls on his head. - Success Maga-
zine.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1909-11-19

Self inspection Is the best cure for
self Wordsworth.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1909-01-06
PROVE ELECTRICITY THE sEsr.
superior to All Forms Of Heat for
Fireless Cooker.

The principle OF the fireless COOKER
IN which the cooking having been once
started over fame Is continued in
an insulated cabinet or box. through
the action of the heat already alb.
sorDed, is more or less familiar to all.
but In the more improved forms cloth
and felt insulation are displaced bv
Vuicanized wood. asbestos and other
materials Of durable sanitary ma.
ture, and the utensil adapted to bak.
ing and roasting. In the latter case
the heater Is stored in steatite radi-
ators or slabs. which quickly absorb
heat. The radiators are heated over
name or by electricity. That 1t In
possible to use electricity in connec-
ton with the fireless cooker with pro-
greater economy in the
use OF fuel than in the use of gas. oil
or coal. has. 1t 10 stated, been prac-
ucally demonstrated in the fireless
cookers ready for the market. The
reason why the economy is greater
with electricity Is that It is possible TO
utilize practically all the heat gener-
ated by the current. The coils are in.
lroduced In the radiators, and while
Inc temperature is being raised the |
oven 10 closed to prevent the loss of :
heat.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1909-01-06
Why He Got His X. C. M. q.

The following story is told of the
late Edward Fairfield, assistant under
secretary at the colonial ONCE; Asked
one day by friend by what means
certain individual had received q X.
G. M. G., Mr.. Fairfield bent over the
dask at which he was sitting and,
pointing to a hole in the carpet in
front, said: my friend, do you see
that? & wore that hole when rep
resenting to me his claims to be
hrighted.
Matters eventually reached such a
pitch that we saw We must give him
the X. G. M. G.. or buy new carpet
We gave him the X. c. M. Grey.
nolds' Newspaper.