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Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1909-06-25
JEWEL STUDDED MANTEL.
Feature of Unique Los Angeles Home
and Cost About $4,000.

Feature of Unique Los Angeles Home
and Cost About $1,000.
Studded with precious stones. man
tel in the new home of George W.
Haight at Los Angeles gives to the
residence the distinction of being the
only one of Its Kind in the world. The
stones range from the costly diamond
10 the comparatively cheap turquoise
nndare valued at about $4,000. In all
there are 1900 of them.
Mr.. lIaight has been planning his
home for several years. He wanted it
to be unique and has succeeded Act
Ing as his own architect, he has a
/ dwelling unlike any to he found in Los
Angeles, but 1t is to the mantel that
has been given the most of his time.
Without the jewels 1t would he CON
sidered sight worth seeing, but with
the hundreds of gems dazzling from
| their beds Of cement which hold them
in place it is a picture that can scarce
ly he realized.
Included in the jewel array are dia-
monds garnets, amethysts, blood
| stones, emeralds, agates, pearls, rubics.
! sardonyN, sapphires. opals topaz. tur-
quoiSe and scores of other specimens
A Los Angeles jewcler gathered the
stones, being two years In making the
collection. The mantel is made of
| Clinler bricks. being nine feet HIGH and
seven feet wide. The fireplace is arch
ed with bricks that We're melted to-
gethcr in the kiln the effect being very
pretty.
Each brick in the mantel contains
not less than half n dozen of the pre-
cious stones, and the mantelpiece,
which is made of cement, contains the
diamonds. Another feature of the man
tel is the hearthstone Where brass
tacks are usually found Mr.. Haight has
opal heads for the tackS. Just how he
Is going to keep people from crushing
n otherwise marring their beauty Mr.
Haight does not know, but says the
stones will shine so brightly that he
Goes not expect any one TO wander
on to them.
That the stones will appeal to the
Inscriptions was shown the first
night that the house was left unoccu
pied One hundred and eighty stones
had been ccmented to the bricks, and
the following morning not one of them
was to be found Since that time Mr.
Haight has had two guards in the
house day and night
/ In the near future Mr. Haight will
/ formally open his home with big re
/ ception. To each guest he will give
/ his birthstone as souvenir of the
/ event. Already his friends are trying
/ to twist the month of their birth tc
| April, which carries with 1t the dia
mond, the most coveted of all stones.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1909-06-25
ALASKA FAIR EXHIBIT
Miniature Model Farm Shown by
University of California.
0NE-FlFTIETH OF REAL SIZE.

Best irrigation Methods Used In the
United States Are Represented.
Half of the Area Is Planted With
Small Sized Trees.
Showing the latest and best methods
Of irrigation worked out by the gov
ernmeut experts for various soils and
for everything from an orange orchard
to a field Of heets or alfalfa. a model
farm has been constructed ten feet
square in the agricultural building AT
the University of California I'm Berke-
ley. Cal.
The farm occupies prominent place
ut the Alaska Nuknn-Pacliic exposition
nt Seattle. Wash. and Is one of the
most unique aud instructive exhibits.
Built on scale of one-fftieth Of the
actual size. ii represents a farm of
about six heres Every approved irri-
cation method used in the United
States is represented. and the bitches,
gates. dams, zgzag and straight basins
in orchard irriga lion. tube furrows and
other parts are constructed as I'm the
actual work down 10 the smallest de-
tails. Half of the area Is planted with
miniature trees. and the whole shows
at n glance the various improvements
and inventions in one Of the most i'm
portant branches of government ex-
perimpntatinn
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1909-06-25
ELIOT ON HAPPINESS.
II Have Equal Chance, Harvard's Ex-


All Have Equal Chance, Harvards Ex-
President Tells Missouri Graduates.
Charles W. Eliot former president
of Harvard university, who delivered
the principal address at the commence
ment exercises of the University OF
Missouri the other day, said In part:
"The most valuable element IN a
feasible equality is equality before the
law and all agents of the law, and this
element is precious just because 1t
tends to make the pursuit of happiness
free and secure. The American de
mocracy, which should make the pur-
suit of happiness free and secure TO
all. is far from having accomplished
this result
ut can do So however, without seek
ing to establish among men monoto-
nous tiresome and unnatural equality,
for happiness is fortunately state OF
mind quite Independent of condition
as regards wealth or the habitual oc-
cupation and of mental gifts 1t Is a
product of health, serviceableness, 10y
atty, security, amiability and good
standing among ones fellows.
.In democracy all sorts and condl'
tions of men should be equally free
and secure in the pursuit of such hap
niDess but all experience proves that
the humble, quiet, wholesome people
whose simple, dutiful lives will not
io Lo ,on,ombarpd have as good q
chance as anybody to win it."
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1909-06-25
Have You Kidney Trouble?

One or more of the following symp-
toms may indicate that you have sharp
shooting pains in the small of the back
and Ioins, cloudy or smoky urine, whit
iSh or reddish sediment in urine, too
scanty, highly colored urine, bloody
urine, too frequent desire, scalding or
smarting pains in passing, irregular
heart action, puftiness under the eyes,
nervousness, restlessness, general debil-
ity. swelling of the lower limbs, rheu-
matism, sciatica, lumbago, gravel, etc.
Rydale's Kidney Remedy is guaranteed
to quickly relieve and permanently cure
all forms of Kidney, Bladder and Uri-
nary diseases. Sold and guaranteed by
}. w. Thurston.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1909-06-25
BLIND MAN, GEOMETRICAL FAN
Figures Out Plays on Baseball Da-
mond by Locating the "Spat."

mond by Locating the "Spat."
Although he has been blind from
early boyhood, he is able to follow
baseball game and derive enjoyment
from it--that Is the experience of Clar-
ence Hawkes. of l1adley, Mass. He
says there is no one in the grand stand
who "sees" more Of the game than he
does
81 always try to get such seat that
the diamond will be q geometrical fig
ure before me-" says Hawkes.. Then
can keep the players and their posi-
tions from becoming confused. Oppo-
site first and third bases and directly
behind the home plate are my favorite
positions
II can then tell most Of the plays as
they are made by noticing how far
away the 'spat' OF the sphere is from
me- Occasionally it Is hard to tell
whether certain play is made by the
shortstop or second baseman, but there
IS usually some clew that makes it
clear.
''When the umpire calls Play ball!
my nerves are keyed to the highest
pitch and my ears strained to catch
the slightest sound l am tired when
the last man is out, but no small boy
on the bleachers feels better paid for
coming than do"
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1909-06-25

Mrs. Taft has made simplicity the
prevailing note In fashions in Wash
ington she wears few jewels. Her
frocks never are elaborate, and she
has Stunned any suggestion of the
peach basket hat Her example, of
course, has been followed, rs was that
of Mrs. Roosevelt when she was in the
White House. Mrs. Tafts spring and
early summer hats have been of lin
gerie or straw. She has shown partial
ity for sheer linens, which are en-
broidered and trimmed with heavy
lace. Since she became mistress of the
White House few Partisan gowns have
been worn in the capital
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1909-06-25
TARIFF BILL PUZZLES TAFT.
President Told Wool Men Story Apro
pos Of Schedule intricacies.

pos OF Schedule intricacIes.
President Taft recently confessed to
n delegation of Ohio wooIen manufac-
turcrs that he has become bewildered
by the intriclcics Of the tariff meas
urc The delegation of manufacturers
was the seventh that has called in the
last few days. and all Of them have
urged conflicting changes in the sched-
uIc as proposed in the senate bill. The
president threw up his hands when
the WOODEN men spraug a seventh sug-
gestiun radically different from those
made previously by other textile man.
ufacturcrs
"Gcntlemcn. gentlemen" he Is re.
ported Ia have exclaimed, won remind
me of an experience ! had on my re-
cent trip into the south When pass.
ing through the mountains of Tenncs-
sec a reception committee boarded our
oar to accompany us to town in
which | was to speak. They were
fine fellows, and the chairman of the
committee was anxious to tell me all
about the country. Our train was
running along the bank of beautiful
stream. and asked its name. The
chairman mumbled something that
was unintellipible. I asked him to
repeat it. Again he mumbled so that
couldn't catch what he said.
~ beg your PARDON | said. but
didn't understand It Will you spell
it,
"'Waal. don't reckon as how kim
he replied. Some folks spells it one
way. other folks spells it another. and
still other folks spells it different In
my pore Judgement. jedge, they amt
no correct way to spell it,"
The president looked around the
group laughingly and added that while
he was not prepared to admit he was
quite so uniformed on the tariff. he
would confess that on some of the
schedules the story explained his posi-
tion fairly well.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1909-06-25

How Bert Il. Lean, oI Chruy, We,h.
was saved from f,ighJlul death is a
story t" thriil the world. "a hard cold, '
he writes, "b,ought on a desperate lung
trouble that haillel AN rxlrrt doctor
here. Then paid >lo TO Tl5a visit 20
a lung specialist ia Spokane, vino did
not help me Then | went 10 California,
but without benefit At last ! used D..
Kings New Discovery, Wb,ch completely
cured me aud now | ain as we'll ever -
For I.uug Trouble, Bronchitis, Cpugsh,
aud Colds Asthma. Group and Whoop-
ing Cough, is supreme. 5or ,ud - 90.
Trial bottle free Gamnnt,rd 10y i. W
IhuIston.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1909-06-25
Unele Sam 20 Iohn Bull.

~H ~ ssNth olhhs
Saw. John.
What's the scare
That's sent you UP In the airf
WHAT'S showed n shiVer
Into ycur liver
And turned II white
In single nicht9
Are You afraid that Kaiser Bin
Mtl load with sauerkraut
.hose kruppitudinous guns of his
And simply blow you out.
or do you fear
Hell soak YOU fun OF beer
ana when he's got you soused he'll come
ANA put Britannia on the bum?
Wake up. J. b.
What do you care
II he tries TO throw n scare
kiSht INTO your midst?
haven't you got the stun
To call his blum?
You may not want TO fight
But by lingo. IL you do
You've got the ships,
You've got the men
And go, the money, too.
Or you can get it.
Which Is Just the same
In this little game.
say. Joan. II makes me weary
10 see YOU do the skeery
"hsh Europe puts 1t up against the
Guelph.
ANA the way your whole darn nation
CheWs the rag of trepidation
Almost makes me want TO swat YOU one
myself
What?
Great Scott!
What's that noise you're making?
It's mighty like n suueal
Vas its los NIT Honnis?
Is he ausgespiel?
w. j. Hampton in New York Times.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1909-06-25
MILITIA ON BATTLESHIPS.
State Naval Forces TO Take Part In
the Coming ManeuVers,

Naval militiamen of the eastern
states for the first time siuCe their or
ganization are to have che benefit of
training ON board regular hHjticships.
This was decided the other day by the
department. and tWcniy-ouc cumpa-
nieS Of miltiamen vii! get instruction
in scamanship in company with rcgu-
lar crews from July II to Aug T. says
a Washington diSpat.. one company
OF militia, numbering slXt- men and
four officers, will be assigned to a bat
tleship. while the staG and command
ing officers Of the militia will have
special opportunities for instruction
Maine will have one company for
such training, MASSACHUSETTS, nine.
Rhode Island three. Connecticut one,
New Jersey two. Pennsylvania two
and the District of Columbia three.
All of the New England militiamen
will join the battleShipS when they
are off Proyincetown. Mass. the 9th
ers being taken aboard at the most ac-
cessible ports at which the hattlcships
may stop.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1909-06-25
Could Not BE Better.

No one has ever made a salve oint-
ment, lotion or balm to compare with
Bnck lens Arnica Salve. It's the one
perfect healer of Cuts, Corns, Burns,
Bruises, Sores, Scalds, Boils, Ulcers,
Eczema, Salt Rheum, For Sore Eyes,
Cold Sores, Chapped Hands it's supreme.
Infallibe for Piles. Only 25c at j, W.
Thurston's.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1909-06-25
NEW TYPE OF LIFEB0AT
Power Craft That Refuses 70
Stay Upside Down.
RIGHTS AND Balls ITSELF.

Engine Stops When the Vessel Is Up
set-Shuttered Holes In Bottom let
the Water Out, but Permit None TO
Come In.
Those who saw the tests Of O. Il
lngersolls self rlghtins and self bail
Ing power boat =. Governors island,
New York, the other afternoon almost
We're persuaded 10 believe Lpiug ship
wrecked would be a pleasure. Though
the craft Is large enough to carry Cfly
persons. after Il was turuad Keel up 10y
means Of a derrick on hoard the steam
boat General Johnston. il rightcd itself
I'm five seconds and hailcd itself In
twenty-seven seconds. Moreover. its
gasoline engine stopped automatically
when the boat was Keel M The test
was made after the boat made 4 trip
against the tide from Hayouur. Then
1t was sent darilng areunl the island.
displaying speed ana ability TO turn
quickly.
An army officer who saw the test
said being in such boat when il up
set wonld bc no more dangerous than
taking bath. There is no danger of
the provisions and water casks being
lost overheard when the boat turns
over, for they are In water tight com
partmcnts The twenty-five horscpow-
er motor Is I'm water tight inclosurr
In the stern The gasoline tank for the
motor Is In the bow Il will hold
twenty-five gallons and a larger tank
In the bottom of the boat Scycuty-flve.
the total being sufficient to keep the
boat going for twenty-five hours.
The craft is of steel, So there is no
danger from fire. Between the deck
and Keel is n series of horizontal air
tight tubes In four water tight com
rartments, so that the boat might be
rammed and broken at any point with
out seriously affecting its ability to
keep utioat There are eight holes
through the bottom, each with pecul
iariy constructed shutter, which per
mlts water which may bp taken aboard
to run out. but none to run in
One Of the features which make Il
available for life saving purposes Is
its weight The builders Of other boats
who attempted to accomplish the same
thing made them So heavy they could
not be taken on board Shin. lnger-
soils boat IS 80 feet inches Ioog. :
feet q inches wide and feet : inches
deep. II wcilhs only 5.Nu0 pounds
Small boats launched from vessel IN
n storm are often smashed ar sunk by
overcrowding II makes no difference
how the lngersoll boat Is launched, he
cause 1t rights itself anyway. It viii
sustain three times the weight of all
the persons who could crowd into it
and hang on the guuwalns
lngersOlrs boats, built ON the same
model, have been uSel hy tn" quarter
masters department Of the army srv.
eral years. The new feature recently
demonstrated was oquipNiug one with
power, There was no difficulty about
putting motor in this style Of boat
nor was 1t difficult to store the gaso-
line where it could not become iguiled
and explode. The problem WIS To have
the engine stop automatically when
the boat was overturned II II dill not
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1909-06-25
MISS ADAMS STAGE MOUNT.
How Actress Coaches Her Horse For
His Part In Joan of Arc"

How Actress Coaches Her Horse For
His Part In Joan of Arc"
Any morning these days if you hap
pened TO drop into the Central Park
Riding academy at New York between
the hours of 8 and 8 O'Clock in the
morning which. however, <thout Gre
dentals you would net be allowed to
do-you might see Miss Maude Adams,
the actress, in the strangest sort of
costume mounted on Il beautiful white
horse which she rides around the ring.
TO the horse are fastened all sorts of
metal Objects which jangle as he can
ters, and grooms throw colored ban
ners and flags into his face until the
performance takes on the aspect of a
buliight. Noises are also playing a
part In this horses education, and he
Is being treated to all sorts of strange
sounds from various Instruments.
The reason for all this is that the
horse is the stoed which Miss Adams
Is to use in her performance of Schil-
lers Joan of Arc" in the Harvard
stadium at Cambridge, Mass, on June
% When the horse. Il beautiful white
Arabian animal. was selected Miss Ad-
ans decided to undertake his training
all herself. She wanted him to be-
come accustomed to her and to know
her.
In the Schiller drama the horse
plays an important part. In fact, Miss
Adams will be on his back or dis
mounting or mounting throughout four
acts In the battle scene she gallops
at full speed across the stadium. Con
sequently 1t is necessary that the horse
should know how to behave, even in
the face of Beethoven's "Eroica" sym.
phony, which is to be played piecemeal
through the performance. - --.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1909-06-25
The Proper Question.

The man with the CLASSY eye and
preternaturally solemn demeanor put
down a sovereign at the booking office
at Charing Cross and demanded "a
booking clerk. The would be traveller
steadied himself. What stations have
your" he asked, with quiet dignity
London Globe
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1909-06-25
Established 1873
probatc Court Sessions.

.,-s1nSs az rtiE PROBATE COURT FOR
-. nt-rRlCr or ESSitN wall he held as
t.Il5g,- lutin. the year t4aS;
,n.uburs ia the taIrnoun 81 the acCUnd
q, >, t., "a February. aud The hrst Monday, oi
sis. september and nycrmlrr
"a ,.trord iu thr afternoon at each Of the
s'.'.' imam on the hr-t sIoulays OF April aud
dUl,ancI. - a.
uIHuth.
special essi"us wdl he held NJ ANY place d"
tht' ttirt by a-rcgueut-
.-.Ia.au.tsatiuiIs lidlr--cl to g. ". Wyfu1a
kr.t-trI. At Cuilihlil. Nil' T,cci,, ptoupt az
truttuu HERBERT " BLAKE. lJrsE.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1909-06-25
Christmas Trees.

Practically all conifers can be and
are used as Christmas trees, but the
most popular ones are the frs, spruces
and, TO q less extent, the pines and
cedars. The use of one or another
evergreen for this purpose depends
frequently upon its accessibility, par
ticularly in the mountainous sections
of the country
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1909-06-25

Bear In mind that quick treatment
Of burn will not only relieve suffer
ing, but will frequently remove all
danger of permanent scars. Baking
soda, scraped raw potato. lard, olive
oil, moasses and even milk are eff
ficacious, much of the virtue of the
cure depending upon speedy applica.
ttOn
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1909-06-25
Artificial Eyes.

Artificial eyes were first made use of
by the Egyptians. They were of gold
and silver and subsequently of copper
and ivory. Hundreds of years later
in the sixteenth century, when they
were made in Europe, porcelain was
the substance used, and the maker
usually stamped his address on the
white Of the eye
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1909-06-25
Not by Ike Walton,

Now here is true bliss,
One you shouldn't miss,
The greatest of joys mortal could wish;
'Tis to sit on the edge
or cool, mossy ledge
And dandle fly Ger the nose of fish.
st Louis Republic.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1909-06-25
Improvement.

"Have you noticed that your daugh-
ter has learned much since she has
been going to boarding schoolT
"Yes. She has become quite expert
in her handling of the chatting dish."-
Smart Set
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1909-06-25
MONUMENT OF A PLAlNSMAN.
Inscription Found on Kansas Rock
Carved In 1852 Marks a Grave.


Carved In 1852 Marks a Grave.
A cattleman sitting on "A HAT lime
stone ledge in Stanton county, kan, a
few days ago noticed rude letters cut
into the ledge, says Johnson QlanD
dispatch, He left off counting his cat
tie and laboriously cleaned the stone.
What he read was this:
"W. II. McLennand, frozen. Nov. 13,
1852"
This ledge was found in stanton
county Kan, section T., range AZ,
township %, 1t is supposed that some
plainsman was caught in a storm and
died there, leaving the simple inScrip-
ton on the age old rock to monument
his undug grave.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1909-06-25

The tailor shop in which Andrew
Johnson labored at Greenviile, Ienh"
before he became president or the
United States is to be preserved by
the Andrew Johnson Memorial assocla-
ton. The shop will probably be moved
70 the Johnson National cemetery at
Greenville
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1909-06-25

A curious official regulation demands
that all the old linen of the Ceylon hos
pitals shall be burned every three
months. A government official comes
round on a periodic linen inspection
and condemns holey sheets, towels,
etc, to fiery fate.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1909-06-25
The Ruler of the Roast.

Cook-Your wife. sor, came into the
Kitchen this mornin' ana inSuoltcd me-
and it's wan of two things-cther she
laves the house or do"-Lippincotts
MagaZine.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1909-06-25

Persia has the most famous fur
quoise mines IN the world. which have
been worked no less than eight centu-
ries. These pretty stones, however.
are to be found in many parts of the
world, including Saxony.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1909-06-25
a Sone.

Now sing a song of summer time
And raise a joyful shout
The season of the speckled boy
And of tho freckled trout,
-Lippincotts Magazine.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1909-06-25

Among the black population of Cape
Town the form is called Scotsman"
because in the old days, when the
tlorin was little known in South At
rica, Scottish contractor paid his
workmen in forms instead of halt
crowns.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1909-06-25
Tho Wings of Love.

"Time fiies," they say, my dear, and I
Am satisfied it's true
But, goodness me, what makes it fly
So fast when I'm with you?
Catholic Standard and Times.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1909-06-25
Will II Come to This?

Alicia-l understand the man who
married Celeste is wealthy.
Felicia-Wealthy! Why, he's so rich
he can afford not to own an automO-
bile.-Chicago News.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1909-06-25
Couldn't Stop Him.

BloX-Newpop is a great boastcr.
KnoX-Thats what Why, only yes
terday he was boasting about how
loud his baby can cry.--Rocky Noun.
tain News
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1909-06-25

"What difference can new deal make"
They heard him tearfully exclaim,
IF still the same old people take
The same old rakeoff in the gamer"
-WaShington Star
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1909-06-25

This conversation with the stars
My bosom with resentment fills.
In case we get to talk with Mars
The pas have got to pay the bills.
Boston Globe.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1909-06-25
WayWard Willie.

Willie banged his sisters head
'Gainst the side wall fast and faster.
Mamma only sighed and said,
Gently, dear-you'u break the plaster"
Cleveland Plain Dealer.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1909-06-25
The Melo drama.

II sing to drive dun care away"
Said the heroine, and for fun
The villain hissed, ITS a lucky thing
Dull care knows how TO ruul"
Chicago News.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1909-06-25
The Time Of Timidity

A hero is q man who dared
Some peril not to he despised
And never once felt truly scared
Till he came to be lonized
Washington Star.