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Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1910-08-26
The Gentle Game of Golf

On one occasion an old lady was in
the same railway compartment as a
party of golfers Il found fearful
trouble this morning." said one. AT
the first | fell right into the middle of
n prickly gorse bush, and at the sec
ond l was stuck up on the top of a
tree. pitched out of bounds into the
farmyard at the third, got caught bv
the wire at the fourth. stuck fast
In deep hole at the fifth. found my
self buried in mud at the sixth. | was
lying In a heap of rough flints at the
seventh. got lost at the eighth and
finished up at the bottom of that dirty
ditch at the last hole"
Gracious me-" cried the Mortified
old lady from her corner of the car.
rage, land they told me that golf was
an old mans game! I'll never let my
Edwin play againr'-London Globe.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1910-08-26
The Best Hour of Life

is when you do some great deed or dis,
cover some wonderful fact. This hour
came to j. r. Pitt, of Rocky Mt, N. C.,
when he was suffering intensely, as he
says, "lrom the worst cold | ever had, ]
then proved to my great satisfaction
what a wonderful Cold and Cough cure
Dr. Kings New Discovery is. For, after
taking one bottle, | was entirely cured
You can't say anything too good of a
medicine like that" 1t is the suresl
and best remedy for Diseased Lungs,
Hemorrhageo. LaGrippe, Asthma, Hay
Fever, any Throat or Lung Trouble.
soc, Sl.00. Trial bottle free. Guar
anteed by }. W. Thurston.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1910-08-26

While Robert Browning and his son
Barrett were living alone in Florence
the son gave one afternoon an exhihi
ton Of his new paintings in the family
drawing room 70 MIR. Browning was
assigned the task of meeting the
guests Late In the afternoon. when
the room was well filled. there appeared
at the drawing room door woman
whose face WAS familiar Yet MIR.
Browning could not recall her name.
and he Judged from her appearance
that sh" WAS not an invited guest.
There WIS embarrassment ON both
sides for q moment, aud then the we.
man said eagerly: oh please. MIR
Browning I'm the cook MIR. Barrett
said as was to come and see his pref
ty pictur's
Whcrcupnn Mr. Browning, offering
his arm, showed her about the room
with all tho attention that he could
have bestowed upon a rcignlng queen
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1910-08-26

suppose all of us have orr little
Vahltles, says James Hamilton Lew.
Is or Chicago. when | was n nom.
Der OF congress | was called out into
'he corridor by stranger who asked
is this Colonel james Hamilton Lew
isY
Plain Mr.. Lewis. at your service >
| replied.
We'll, Mr. Lewis" he replied q was
so struck with a speech Won moda IN
the house last week that went 70 tho
document room to get a COPY for INV
sell and for another friend They
charge five cents for cow and :
haven't a cent of change. Can Won
let me have the money to buv two
copies? wv"
now had not made any speech
ana they do not charge five cents no,
any cents at all in the document room
Out | gave him the dime he wonted
ana reproached myself afterward 70,
my stihginess. Such an artist at fat.
terry ought to have had a quarter. Mt
least."-Chicago Record Herald
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1910-08-26

AN amusing story told by Hood de
scrlbeS how a country nurservmon
''i"ue large sum out of sales of a
simple little flower which he sold nm.
der the name of the Rhodum sidus
lhis charming name proved quite an
attraction to the ladies'. and the flower
became the rage of the season If was
one or taoSe freaks of fashion for
Whlch there is no accounting, AT
"hgth a botanist who found that tho
pant was not m uncommon weed re-
quested to know where the nursery.
lii'n Eot the name from. He elected
the Following reply found this flow.
er III the road beside us, so christened
1t the Rhodum sidus."
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1910-08-26

IL was AT a seaside resort. and along
the board walk came marching a band
OF highland bagpipers in full costume.
Ihey were tremendous fellows. but
their music. to my untutored ears, was
IKE the squealngs of forty stuck pigs.
Yet have never heard strains to com
pare with theirs for arouslng a desire
to die for ones country. think bag.
pipe music must have been fashioned
back In the old days by some demon of
perversity out Of the whistle of ar
rows. the clash Of claymores, the neigh
ing or war steeds and the shrieks of
the dying. When hear II | think of
the wheel of fortune. the car of jug
gernaut. the mills of the gods and the
inquisltorial rack and screw. IT
whirls along with cycionic rhythm
that sets the feet to tramping and the
blood to boiling. Robert NJ. Gay In At.
lantic
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1910-08-26
Literary Eirsts and Seconds.

The youthful newspaper reporter
who has visions of being famous au-
thor is still wondering over the cpl
gram made by Il successful confrere
when the latter noted his diSappoint.
ment over the return of a manuscript.
81 thought sure" said the reporter.
with sigh. that that COMPOUNDED sto-
ry would sell It's good stuff. II did
write it, and am certainly surprised
that it came back"
The successful writer grinned and
then placed his hand on the other
mans shoulder
My dear boy" he said. somewhat
grimly. there are only two stages in
the life of Il writer. one is when no
is surprised At getting his stories back
and the second when he is surprised
at not getting them back. You're in
the first; I'm in the second. And there
you are"
But the reporter is still wondering
Philadelphia Times
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1910-08-26

According to the French naturalist
De Parville. a gardener planted one
afternoon go tulip bulbs on a terrace.
and next morning he noticed that the
ground had been disturbed and that
the bulbs had all been taken away.
He was confident that rats had done
the work, and, taking a spade. he be-
gan to dig In the hope of discovering
their nest. Soon he unearthed large
female rat. which he killed. and after
digging few more minutes he dis
covered an rrground chamber lined
with hay aud leaves and connected by
corridor with two holes. which were
evidently used as storehouses, for in
them he found the $50 tulip bulbs.
This was remarkable. but more re-
markable was the fact that they were
neatly arranged in two rows and that
not one of them had been gnawed or
otherwise injured.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1910-08-26
A nlCERIaN LEGEND.
Il Tells Of the Origin Of Mans Sab
ieetion 20 Women.

lection 20 Women.
There is a quaint old Nigerian legend
that relates the origin Of mans sub
iectiOn To women
AZ the beginning OF things. the le-
gpnd runs. the world was peOpled by
women only One day the earth god.
AwhasSi Nal. happened by accident 20
kili woman. On bearing this the rest
gathered together and prayed that. II
he meant to stay them. he would bring
destruction on all together rather than
kill them one 10y one.
AwbasSi was sorry for the grief he
had caused and offered ms compensa
ton to give them anything they should
choose out of all his possessions They
begged him TO mention what he had TO
give and said that they would all cry
Yes" when he named the thing they
WISHED to have
Awbassi mentioned one by one all
his fruits. fowls and beasts. bur at
each they shouted No" At length
the list was nearly ended-Only one
thing remained To offer.
"Will you. then. take manT asked
AwbaSsi AT last. "Yes~ they roared
in a great shout. and. catching hold Of
one another. danced for joy at the
thought of the gift Awbassi was send
ing
Thus men became the servants OF
women and have to work for them to
this day.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1910-08-26

used. though Il does not appear thai
every one was supplied with one
Nothing. IL would seem. could be more
fatIguIng than TO partake Of repast
In such an awkward posture or less
conductive TO neatDess, IL heing almost
impossible 10 keep the hands clean
even with water supplied by the slaves
or 10 prevent the food and wine from
falling on the clothing and the draper
les of the couch. This manner Of eat
ing disappeared during the dark ages
so far as the couch was concerned,
but the popularity Of taking food with
the fingers from a common dish con-
tinued afterward for more than 1000
years.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1910-08-26


Archbishop Howley. who lived In the
eighteenth century. most uniustly got
the reputation of swearing like
trooper. The explanation is that the
Duke of Cumberland. who fought the
battle of Culloden and who was IN
speakably profane, once went in quest
or the prtmate to get his assistance
about a certain bill which he disIiked
He returned to the house of lords. say
ing: Its all right, my lords. I've seen
the archbishop, and he says he'll see
the promoters to - before he'll vote
for the - billw AS matter of fact
all the profanity had been supplied
quite In the ordinary run. of converse.
ton by the duke.-London Taller.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1910-08-26
Life on Panama Canal

has had one frightful drawback mala-
rial trouble-that has brought suffering
aud death to thousands. The germs
cause chilIs, fever aud ague, hilliousnesS,
jauudice. lassitude, weakness and gen
rral debility. But Electric Bitters
never fail to destroy them aud cure ma
Iaria troubles. Three bottles complete
" cured me of a very severe attack of
malaria, writes VIM A Fretwel, of
Lucama, \. C., "aud I've had good
health ever since" Cure Stomach,
Liver aud kidrey Troubles, and pre-
vent Typhoid. 50c Guaranteed by j.
W, Thurston.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1910-08-26

An English pby
Stories are In cir-u -r
as unsympatheiir Oil. Dig e
dote seems TO max. u '--
eialist On all SORTS a. VS.
ances aud the lf- -'.
yuisious which eum.. n
them. One Of his Tr.....
eitable person. n suH.... e.
distressed. would f..
comhtose state FROM a... -'s
not he reused until r. .a.. .0sl
shock had passed. I.rr... % '.s
been summoned agrIr %
IL always happened ,H.. Ism .a
from home at the riu.. ..l,s aslg
arrived on the scene eff ..,. b
tient had recovered Ans -- o.
he was summoned a.. .r-..- .-t
house while the won a .s
conscious. He hurr ua.,..-
Into the room where .' l-l
the couch. lie hooked Al. l- s-sv
expression Of inlcre- a..-..- '-. &c
face. '"'a. Bis
Now. this" be ,aH In a..
cheerful tone-"this -, a'2
likew S'-ellg
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1910-08-26
Whistler's Ways.

II was Whlstler's custom when
drowsy 10 go deliberately to sleep. no
matter where or what the circum
stances might be. At one dinner party
his gentle snore suddenly aroused his
neighbor. who nudged him violently
with his elbow. IL say. Whistler"
he protested excitedly. you must not
sleep here!"
Leave me alone" snapped Wits
tier. 1--WE said all wanted to. I've
no interest at all In what you and
your friends have TO say"
One evening he was my guest al
dinner at hotel. Edwin A. Abbey
was also there. Right after dinner
Whistler went calmly to Sleep On
the way to the theater he enjoyed an.
other nap In the cab. and he slumber-
ed peacefully through the greater part
OF the play. The next morning he
blandly asked the: What did Abbey
have to say last night7 Anything
worth while|-Century.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1910-08-26
RAINING CATS AND DOGS.
Various Explorations Of the Origin Of
TINS Expression.

ms Expression
Many explanations have been given
n the origin Of the expression raining
eats aud dogs one l. that Il Is per
version OF the French ~cutadoupe." a
waterfall-"ii is raining a catadoupes,
or cataracts Another explanation Is
that the male blossoms II the willow
tree. which are used on Palm Sunday
to represent the branches Of palm.
were called eats aud dogs" In some
parts Of England. where they Increase
rapidly after few warm April show
ers, aud the belief prevailed that the
rain brought them.
Others trace the saying 10 northern
mythology. in which the cat Is said TO
have great influence on the weather.
and sailors still have a saying. The
cat has a gale of wind in her tail"
when she Is unusually friSky. Witches
that rode upon the storms were said
TO assume the form Of cats, and the
stormy northwest wind is called "the
cats nose" in the IlarZ mountains
even at the present day. Then the dog
is symbol of wind. which in old Ger
man pictures is figured as the head OF
a dog or wolf from which blasts issue
The cat therefore symbolizes a down
pour of rain; the dog. strong gusts OF
wind. which accompany IT, aud so a
rain "of cats aud dogs" is heavy rain
with wind
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1910-08-26
ONLY ONE OF HIS KIND.


Hang on 20 the morse.
During the second Cleveland cam
paign Colonel John r. Irish. the golden
tongued orator, and Judge Kline Of
Waterloo. la. the man with lungs or
brass. were stumping Iowa IN behalf OF
the Democratic candidate.
They were driving In buggy on the
road TO Sidney, a young city In the
southwestern part OF the state. when
they came to a fork Of the road where
there was no sign board. Which turn
20 take was a question, as they had
barely time TO make the town anyway.
There's a farmhouse over there
BIT You sit still. and I'll go over and
ask questions" said Irish, and. climb
ing out. he started for the desired In
formation. He got II and on his re-
turn saw the horse, evidently fright
ened at something. tearing down the
road at runa way speed. Instead of try
ing TO stop the horse, Judge Kline
dropped the reins. climbed over the
seat and dropped of the back OF the
buggy into the road.
When Irish caught up to him the
judge was buslly busting himself of
after his roll In the roadway. not In
the least disiipIIred by his acrobatic
stunt
You're on the right fork of the road,
all right. judge. but why didn't you
hang on to the hOrseT' asked Irish.
laughing heartily
"Why didn't ! hang on to himT"
rumbled Kline IN his deep subcellar
voice. I'm tell you why didn't, my
Christian friend There's lots OF horses
in this world. but there is but one
Judge Kinne."-Los Angeles Times.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1910-08-26
He Wanted to Know.

There was small crowd at the soda
counter when a tall man rushed In a nd
pushed an empty bottle over the drug
counter.
Acid" he whispered. excItedIy
Ten cents worth OF acid. and quick. p
The soda water crowd began to sit
up and take notice.
whats he going 10 do with that
acidT'' demanded one.
ITS secret" answered the drug
clerk.
Nothing unusual. | hope"
well. rather"
What! You mean to say be Is 90
Ing to take that acid"
"Oh. no, Listen. There Is n silver
wedding at his house tonight. and he
Is going to test the presents as fast as
his friends bring them in"
And then and there they voted him
the meanest man in town.-Chicago
News.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1910-08-26
The PARSONS CHECKS.
rhsy Were Politely Drawn. but the
Bank Threw Them Out.

Bank Threw Them Out.
According 10 George Cary Eggieston.
Virginians Of ante brlium days shaved
great indicereuCe IA mooney matters
Money Ia the form 1T ruin WIS rarely
seen. The planters were IA the habit
OF writing CHEEKS uu a slip at fuulss an.
instructing the bank 20 please" pay
the amount specified EgglesIon says.
This custom Of paying 10y chcck 50
strongly commended itself ta certain
unworldly parsun of my Time that he
resorted TO Il ON one Occusiun Ia en-
tire Ignorance aud innucenrp uf the
necessity OF having bank drIsISit as
preliminary TO the drawing of
checks. He went to Richmond and
bought a years supplies for his little
place-it was too small To be called a
plantatlon-and for each purchase he
drew a particularly polite check
when the banks threw these out
on the ground that their author had no
account the poor old parson found the
situation a difficult one TO understand.
He had thought that the very purpose
of banks being was TO cash checks
for persons who happened to be short
of money. why. II Id had the money
In the bank he explained. 1 shouldn't
have written the checks at all:
should have got the money aud paid
the bills
Fortunately the matter came to the
knowledge of a well to do and gen
erous planter who knew parson ] and
who happened to be IN Richmond at
the time His Endorsement made the
checks good and saved the unworldly
old parson a deal of trouble. "-Chicago
News.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1910-08-26
For Quick Relief From Hay Fever

Asthma and summer bronchitis, take
Foleys Honey and Tar, 1t quickly re-
lieves the discomfort and suffering aud
the annoying symptoms disappear. 1t
soothes and heals the infamed air pas
sages of the head, throat and bronchial
tubes. 1t contains no opiates and no
harmful drugs. Refuse substitutes.
John w. Thurston.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1910-08-26
ANCESTRY.
Some Famous Psrsonasss 10 Whom Il
Meant Nothing.

'N hN@NNAASs
The making famous of the expires
sion Il am NV own ancestor" is usual
~ credited to Andoche Junot. for q
time a marshal II France. Junot had
risen from the ranks and became the
Duke Of Abrantes and an important
figure AT Napuleon's newly formed
court. one day a nOhleman of the old
regime asked him what was his ances-
try. 'Ah. sir" replied the spirited sol
der, Il know nothing about IT, am
my own ancestor" Probably he had
never heard Of the similar remark
made 10y Tibcrius about Curtius Ru-
fuS, He seems 10 me to be descended
from himself"
Napoleon's reply TO the emperor Of
Austria was in a kindred vein. The
Austrian when Napoleon became his
prospective Son-in-law would fain have
traced the Bonaparte lineage to some
petty prince of TreviSo. Il am my
own Rudolph of Hapsburg," said Ma
pOleon. Under similar circumstance
Napoleon Silenced gencalogist,
"Fricnd, my patent Of nobility dates
from Moutcnotte," his first great vie
tory.
When Ipichrates, the Athenian gen
eral. had il east up in his face by
descendant of Harmodius that he was
a Shoemakcr's son he calmly replied.
''The nobility of my family begins
with me. yourS ends with Won
Almost the same words were used
by Alexander Dumas when asked if he
were not descended from an ape
covert Sneer at his negro grandmoth-
err, Very likely my ancestry begins
where yours ends
Eoltaire in his ''Merope" says: The
first to become king was a successful
soldier. He who serves we'll his cOun-
try has no need of ancestry"
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1910-08-26
BOYS Can Make Money

picking up Bones and sending them TO
US. We pay 6j cents per hundred for
almost anything in the Bone line, if dry.
For clean, dry, boiled butchers or house
bones we pay as high a. So cents per
hundred. At these prices We pay the
freight from nearly all stations on ship
ments of 200 pounds or more. Ship in
barrels or cheap sacks.
Carroll S. Page, Hyde Park, Vt.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1910-08-26

Listen to others, but do not blindlv
depend ON them.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1910-08-26
The Sense Of Humor.

A man has sense OF humor or he
has not If he has not he cannot &C
qure it: II he has II by birthright he
cannot lose II with the passing of
years The only change as life goes
on in one who has this Unborn sense is
that different things appeal to 1t from
those that excited amusement in
youth. but in this II Is like other
mental faculties As Judgment mel.
lows and ripens. so the power of dis
covering those things that excite
smiles becomes more discriminating
Humor Is not a physical attribute TO
fade as the body loses its youthful
elasticity. but purely mental Men
who possess it in goodly measure have
been known TO smile on their death.
beds over the very comedy OF life
Indianapolis Star.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1910-08-26
Acute or Chronic--Whieh2

NO matter if your kidney trouble is
'c"te or chronic FoIey's Kidney Rem.
'uy VIII reach your case. Mr.. Claude
'rown' keynoldsville, Ill.,, writes us
nat he suffered many months with kid
'ey complaint which baffied all treat.
nent' AT last he tried Foleys Kidne,
6emedy and few large bottles effected
complete cure. He says, at has been
Of inestimable value to me-" John w
Thurston.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1910-08-26
Conquered the Orchestra

In his early days Herr Arthur Nj
kisch, the famous conductor, was ap-
pointed to conduct a performance Of
"Tannhaeuser' at the Leipzig opera.
He was but young chorus master at
the time, and the orchestra absolutely
refused to play under so youthful a
conductor. They were only induced to
do so when a director said that if they
were of the same mind after the over
ture had been played they could then
and there hand in their designations.
The overture was a vertable triumph
for Nikisch, and with profuse apollo
gies the orchestra offered him their
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES Tit-Bits.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1910-08-26

Asphalt is said to be the most diff.
cult cargo for a vessel to unload. The
asphalt is taken out of the asphalt
lakes in Trinidad in a semifiuid state
and by the time the vessel reaches a
northern port has hardened, so that
to unload it it is necessary for the men
to go into the hold and dig it out with
pick and shovel. This takes time, and
a vessel carrying such cargo always
has to arrange for considerable stay
in port
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1910-08-26
How She Cauuht Them

How did You happen to get four
times as many letters as | did," said
one washprwoman who had advertised
for work by the day to another who
had advertised for the same thing.
Wound Up my advertisement by
saying ! was on a diet" said the lucky
one That on der notice goes
right 10 the heart Of stingy souls who
are trying To cut down expenses. They
hate to hgure on washerwoman'S
meals and jump at the chance of get
ting one who doesn't eat.-New York
Sun.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1910-08-26

Mrs. NocknoodIe-Ol Norris f.
would always be us % 1 .r5 !.-
and kind as you are 81. this r' '--.
how happy We might Doe, Mr. w
noodle dosing his temp. .a,rgrr ,'.'
believing at the top ol BID, rn.,,. '-'
you mean TO say, madam a.,'
not always as good and ...I &C
at this moment? ! q
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1910-08-26

Linen Is obtained from the fIoy nlont
a small, delicate annual with tiny
blue iower The plant is pulled by
hand in the summer. the seeds known
In commerce as in~ecd being removed
and the straw subjected To various
processes 10 separate the tihrous part
which constitutes the linen First If is
stepped in water and then passed
through drying and heating process
on revolving wheels until all foreign
matter rs removed 1t is then ready
for manufacture
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1910-08-26
A Scandal Sno;I.d

vi course he and his wife seem de.
voted to each other now" said the
Jealous Miss Gaussip, but do you
thlnk she will always be SO true and
all that?"
Weii'' replied Miss Kidder, II have
reason to know that only last night be
nad occasion TO set trap for her."
An: Do you know, l suspected
something
Ihey more than suspected. They
knew there were mice In the house,
Philadelphia Press.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1910-08-26
Hippocratic Face

The hippocratic face is a condition
OF the human face produced by death
long illness, excessive hunger and the
like, The nose is pinched, the temples
hollow, the eyes sunken, the ears cold
and retracted, the skin of the forehead
dry, the complexion livid and the lips
relaxed with cold. This appearance is
so named from having been accurately
described by Hippocrates, the father
of medicine.-New York American.