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Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1910-07-15
The EnaIish Manor House Bathroom.

A writer in the American Magazine
gives the following directions by which
Il visitor may always lind the house
hold bathroom in an old English man
or house:
The household bathroom may be
reached by descending the narrow
stone steps from the second floor back
Of the north battlement Follow the
fall In a southeasterIy direction until
you come to the armor gallery, then
. turn sharply to the left and follow the
corridor TO the top, Open the door at
the end of this long hall and take Il
half flight of stone steps (Oliver Crom-
well once kissed serving maid in this
dark passageI on the right and pass
into the open hall at the end. You will
easily discover the bathroom. because
1t Is the fourth door from the mulliOn
window. beautiful piece of glass of
Charles lis time"
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1910-07-15
The Giant Bible.

There is in the Royal library at
Stockholm among other curlosities a
manuscript work known as the giant
Bible on account of its extraordinary
dimensions. 1t measures 30 centime-
ters in length and is 30 centimeters
in breadth-that is. about 30 by 10
inches. 1t requires three men TO lift
it. There are 300 pages, but seven
have been lost. The parchment of
which the book is composed required
the skins of l60 asses. There are two
columns on each page, and the book
contains the Old and New Testaments.
with extracts from Josephus. The
initial letters are illuminated The
binding is Of oak, four and one-half
centimeters in thickness. The book
narrowly escaped destruction in the
fire in the royal palace of Stockholm
in 1857. 1t was saved. but somewhat
damaged, 10y being thrown out of a
window.-Londou Globe.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1910-07-15

The Russian Empress Anne built q
great palace of ice and on occasions
when the fancy seized her punished
several Of her dainty courtiers by com
pelling them to pass the night In this
great chamber of state. where they
were almost frozen to death.
The Car Paul constructed a room
formed entirely of huge mirrors where
he spent hours walking to and fro In
full uniform-a singular taste for the
ugliest man in Russia
One of the native princes Of Java
cooled his palace by making stream
fall in a cascade over the gateway,
and the Indian despot Tippo Sahib
placed beside his dinner table life
size figure of tiger devouring an
English officer, the roar Of the beast
and the shrieks of the victim being
initiated by hidden machinery.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1910-07-15
EVA0lNG THE LAW.
The Pictures Of Flying Birds In q Mo.
hammedan Mosque.


According Ia one of the tenets Of the
MOhammedan religion. IL Is a sin 10
make a picture Of any living thing.
The elaborate decorations of the pal.
aces and mosques Of the east are al.
most exclusively made up OF ingenious.
ly interlaced geometric designs, ara.
besques or flowers. intermixed with
sentences of the Koran.
There is a belief among Mussulmans
that AT the day of judgment Allah will
demand that the artist who has made
the image of living thing shall endow
that image with life and that, failing
to do this, the artist will be sent to
perditiOn for his sin.
gentleman who visited a mosque
In Algiers found that the tiles with
which the building is decorated, which
are very old and very beautiful. are
adorned with flights Of birds. He ex
pressed surprise at this and asked II
the command against such representa-.
tion were modern edict.
"Oh. no." answered the pious Alge
rian to whom he addressed the ques
ton. These are not pictures Of liv.
ing birds"
But they are painted as II flying
across the tiles" the other said In
some astonishment
Yes" the Mussulman replied. "bu,
do you not see that about the neck OF
each there is fine black line? That Is
to show that the artist painted only
dead birds. and the command of the
Koran is not violated"
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1910-07-15
Couldn't Hear Them.

'Tve been worried about Iuy hearing
for some time" said local banker.
who tells the story on himself. "and
finally the fear nf getting deaf became
q sort of obsessiOn to me, and | de-
cided to go over to New York to con-
suit a specialist got over there aud
sent to see the doctor. aud he looked
SO grave was more scared than ever,
and | was feeling pretty blue as
walked down Fifth avenue with a
friend.
Suddenly | saw two special troll
leys' coming down a cross street filed
with children waving flags aud appar-
entity having an awfully good time.
but couldn't hear sound. In an in-
stant. without stopping TO realize that
/ could hear all the other noises of the
traffic and my friends voice, turned
around and seized him by the arm and
shouted:
Heavens. Jo. I'm deaf. | can't
hear those children at all
"'Neither can L. said my friend,
with roar of laughter They're
mutes' "-Philadelphi Times.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1910-07-15
SaNinn the Oil.

'Tn Cairo" said Il journalist. 81
heard a queer yarn about the fells-
hin. The fellahin are the native ru-
ralists. They are very poor. Well.
when the British built the Egyptian
state railway the officials were as
founded at the enormous quantities of
train oil that disappeared They knew
that all this oil couldn't be used for
lubricating purposes. so they made an
investigation and found that it had
become the staple food of the poor
fellahin. Tie railroad detectives re-
ported that the fellahin all over
Egypt were using the Egyptian state
railways train oil as their chief sup
port They butfered their bread with
train oil. They fried their fish in train
oil. They made a Kind of suet pudding
with train oil as base. They drank
train oil heated as IA flesh producer or
builder up. So the railway officials
mixed castor oil with the stuff. and
the fellahin after years torturing
and vain effort to acclimate their sys-
tens to the mixture decided to give
train oil up
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1910-07-15

do not believe in the government
Of the lash II any one of you ever ex-
poets TO whip your children again |
want you to have photograph taken
Of yourself when you are in the act.
with your face red with vulgar anger
and the face of the little child, with
eyes swimming in tears and the little
chin dimpled with fear. like piece Of
water struck by a sudden cold wind
Have the picture taken II that little
child should die | cannot think Of u
sweeter way to spend an autumn aft
ernoon than to go out to the cemetery
when the naples are clad in tender
gold and little scarlet runners are com
ing like poems Of regret. from the sad
heart of the earth and sit down upon
the grave and look at that photograph
and think OF the flesh now dust that
you beat tell you it is wrong: 1t Is
no way to raise children. Make your
home happy. Re honest with them.
Divide fairly with them in everything
Robert G. lngerSuII.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1910-07-15
Lordly Disraeii.

Disraeli once told lady that two
possessions which were indispensable
to other people he had always done
without. Il made" she said, every
kind Of conjecture, but without sue
cess, and on my asking him to eli
tighten me he solemnly answered that
they were watch and an umbrella
But how do you manage ! asked. II
there happens to be no clock In the
room and you want to know the time :?
/ ring for servant was the magnilo
quent reply. Well | continued. and
what about the umbrella? What dc
you do, for instance. If you are In the
park and are caught In a sudden show.
err 1 take refuge he replied, with
smile of excessive gallantry, under
the umbrella Of the first pretty woman
[ meet"
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1910-07-15
There Should.

Fritz. the gardener, was a stolid Ger
mau who was rarely moved TO extraor-
dinary language. Even the most pro-
vocative occasions only caused him to
remark mildly on his Ill luck. Not long
ago he came back from the city In the
late evening after u hard day In the
market place. He was sleepy, and, the
train being crowded, the baggageman
gave him a chair In his roomy car.
Finally the train reached Bloomfield.
Fritz still slept as 1t pulled in. and his
friend had to shake him and tell him
where he was.
Il tanks you" said Fritz as he rose
slowly to his feet. The open door OF
the car was directly in front OF him.
He walked straight out OF 1t.
The baggageman sprang TO look aft
sr him. Fritz slowly picked himself
up from the sand by the side OF the
track. looked up at the door and said.
with no wrath in his voice:
There should here be some steps"
Youths Companion.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1910-07-15

"When | was In London" said Miss
Warner to the little group Of friends
round the dinner table who were lis
tening to her account of some anus
ing experiences she had abroad last
summer Il tried to be aS British as |
could. but | was constantly getting
mixed In my English phrases
You know one of the underground
railroads In London is always spoken
Of as the 'tu'penny tube so one day
when | wished IT, be transported In a
hurry from one side of the city to the
other astonished big. pleasant faced
bobby by asking where was the near
est station of the 'twopenny tub.
Every one at the table laughed ex-
cept the young Scotch guest. He lean
ed across the board and said. very St.
riously. "Ye know ye caan get bawth
in Lunnon for tu'pence."
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1910-07-15
Didn't Like Course Dinners.

A colored woman. native of the
south. had been working for fat
dwelling family of moderate means in
the east end. but resigned recently to
accept place bringing higher wages
with a wealthy family who live in a
large house on Euclid heights and
have their dinner served In courses
every night just as if there was COM
pany. This colored woman had been
brought up to put everything on the
table at once, with the exception pos
siby of the dessert, and did not take
kindly to the course system. A few
days ago her former mistress met her
on the street and inquired how she
liked her new place.
"Oh, not ve'y well.' she replied. Il
don't like this hyah way of suvin'
things in courses. Thes too much
shiftin' O the dishes fo' the fewness o.
the vittles. ."-Cleveland Plain Dealer.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1910-07-15

For example of how men may live
and act according to precedent there
can be no better reference than 10 the
lord chamberlain office In London.
There in quiet rooms day after day
men learned in state etiquette. court
dress and royal functions reach down
heavy volumes to see what was done
on such and such an occasion. Beau.
tiful pictures showing with minute ex.
actness the details of the court cos.
tune under various circumstances are
ready TO their hands. Is the shah of
Persia coming? Is the kaiser soon to
arrive? Is the king going to receive
the monarch of Siam? Is one of the
royal princesses to be married? When
any of these events happens the Off.
cials at the lord chamberlain's Office
know exactly what to do. And II
some point should crop up which has
not been raised for century or more
they have the faithful official records
as to what was done on the last like
occasion.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1910-07-15
A Wonderful Feat,

In its review of Pierre de vassiere's
book lie Mort du Roi" the Neueste
Nachrichten dwells upon the account
Of the last seven minutes of Louis
XVI. as described in the book. These
were between 1915, when the king ar
rived at the foot Of the gulllotine, and
1922. when q shot fired at the end of
the Champs Elysees. no one knows by
whom. gave notice that the head had
fallen" The review calls attention to
the statement by the author that the
kings hands had been pinioned be-
hind him by the executioner while
Louis was putting on the coat which
he was to wear at the end and that
when he reached the platform Of the
instrument Of death he rushed unas-
sisted TO the upright farthest from the
stairway. "slapping the face of one Of
the assistant executioners who tried to
stop him." With hands fastened at his
back, the reviewer asks. How did the
doomed monarch manage to perform
the operation?'
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1910-07-15
A Dirae.

She laid the still white form beside
those which had gone before. No sob.
no sigh. forced its way from her heart.
throbbing as though it would burst
Suddenly cry broke the stiffness of
the place, one single artbreaking
shrek; then silence. another cry, more
silence, then all silent but for a gut
tural murmur which seemed to we'll up
from her very soul. She left the place
She would lay another egg tomorrow
Princeton Tiger.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1910-07-15
Foley Kidney Pills Have Cured
Me-

The above is quotation from a let
ter written by II, NJ. Winkler, Evans
vile, Ind. 81 contracted severe case
of kidney trouble. My back gave out
and panied me. Il seemed to have lost
all strength and ambitions was bothered
with dizzy spells, my head would spin
and specks float before my eyes, | took
Foley Kidney Pills regularly and am
now perfectly well and feel like a new
man. Foley Kidney Pills have cured
me Jonu ". lnurstou.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1910-07-15

There is In Spain a river called the
Tinto. which has very extraordinary
qualities. Its waters, which are as
yellow as topaz. harden the sand and
petrify 1t in a most surprising manner.
If stone falls into the river and rests
upon another they both become per,
fectly united and conglutinated in a
year. 1t withers all the plants on Its
banks as we'll as the. roots of trees,
which 1t dyes of the same hue as its
waters. No fish live In its stream.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1910-07-15
PUTTING It Gently.

Mr. Henpeck-l hear that young
Jones and his wife are not getting
along very well. Mrs. Henpeck (au-
Neutrality-suspicious. should never have
married when he did. He was too
young to realize the step he was TAX
ing Mr. Henpeck-Yes. know. But
like the boy. We have many things
in common.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1910-07-15
A Creature From tho Fire.

Aristotle believed that some crea
lures were capable of supporting life
even though confined to the devouring
element He says: I'm Cyprus, when
the manufacturers of chalcitis Qime)
burn 1t many days in the fire, winged
creature something larger than great
fly is seen emerging from the stone
and leaping and walking about'in the
fire. These creatures perish immedi-
ately upon being removed from the
furnHe"
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1910-07-15
GROWING Bananas.

Bananas are, as Il rule. planted out
Systematically in rows, the suckers"
being placed at an average of ten feet
apart. The banana plant bears only
one bunch at a time. but it is a quick
grower, yielding its fruit In twelve to
fourteen months. When the plant is
about six months old second suck
or" or shoot is allowed to spring from
the root, a third after the ninth month,
and 50 on. so that after the first year
there is continuous crop being reaped.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1910-07-15
Easier to Write Il.

In 1871 Edward Lear was staying
with the governor Of Bombay at Ma
habaleshwar, the hill station of the
Bombay presidency. was there and
took Il walk with him one day. He
asked me the name of some trees.
told him thy were called "jambur
trees III India He Immediately pro
duced his sketch book and In his in
imitable style drew bull looking into
II jam pot. He said It would help hin
to remember the name.-London Spec
tator
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1910-07-15
Primitive Fire Fiohters.

As late AS the end of the sixteenth
century In London the sole method of
eXtingulshing fires was by means of
contrivances known as hand squirts."
These were usually made of brass.
with carrying capacity ranging from
two TO four quarts of water. The two
quart 'squlrts" were two and II half
feet In length. one and half inches in
diameter at their largest part and but
half an inch at the nOZZle. On each
side were handles, and three men were
required to manipulate squirt" :"
One man on each side grasped the han
die In one hand and the nozzle in the
other. while the third man worked the
piston or plunger. dra wing it out while
the nozzle was Immersed In supply
OF water which filed the cylinder
The bearers then elevated the nozzle.
when the other pushed in the plunger.
the skill of the former being employed
In directing the stream of water upon
the fire. Such primitive contrivances
are said to have been used during the
great fire of 1866.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1910-07-15
A Friqhtful Wreck

of train, automobile or buggy may
cause cuts, bruises, abrasions, sprains OF
wounds that demand Bucklen's Arnica
Salve7-earth's greatest healer. Quick
relief aud prompt cure results. Fo,
burns, boils, sores of all kinds, eczema
chapped hands and lips, sore eyes oil
corns, it's supreme. Surest pile cure
25c at j. w Thurston's.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1910-07-15
His Birthday Present.

Fair Customer want birthday
present for my husband. Dealer-Yes,
mum. How would this old clock suit
you? Fair Customer-Let me see.
I've got a corner in my boudoir that
will just do for it! And I've been
wanting an old clock for long time.
Yes, that will dor
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1910-07-15
A ljoht Retort,

"How did the trouble In the family
start"
''The wife. II seems. got tired of her
husbands heavy wit"
why didn't she simply make light
retort p
'She did She threw the lamp at
him." ."-Exchange.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1910-07-15
Established 1873
p Prsbate Court Sessions.

.--..-s- HE THE PROBATE COURT FOR
.. ..--KL-r Oh ESSEN will be held a.
-lu- the year 1910:
.. ..-a1ur- IN the forenoon of the first
o. ..- a. February, Juue, september and
.. ...rard in the afternoon OF each OF the
.aE-.
q. .aaau on the FIRST Mondays of April and
3. .-1hau on the first saturday of each
Gt sessions will be held at any place in
b. District hy agreement.
.r.-~ communications TO Guildhall office,
IS. Wylnau, Register; to Island Pond
90 HERBERT W. BLAKE, JUDGE.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1910-07-15

An East Boston doctor told Of the
experience Of a druggist the other day
who sold some alcohol to a new Gus.
toner After the man had signed the
book as required he said: Now. don't
get that name twisted. 1t is Michael
Sullivan and not Sullivan Michael,
same as they turned it around In the
."-Boston Journal.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1910-07-15

Most of our unhappiness comes
about because there is in us scrap
Of the infinite that is not satisfied with
finite things. There is longing in
the human heart to unfold into bet
ter life. To do and to be noble is the
deepest desire of every heart. - DR..
Henry van Dyke.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1910-07-15
Books.

For the greater part of its life a
book is an article of furniture and
Stands upon the shelf to decorate the
library with its patch of color and
glow of kindly associations. but from
time to time there occur those crises
of its existence when it is taken down
and read. London Athenaeum.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1910-07-15
Tho Scotsm ans English.

A true specimen of the highland
mans difficulties with the English Ian
guage:
Farmer (who had instructed his
Gaelic shepherd to look for number
of sheep that had wandered from the
fold)-Well. Donald, have you found
them?
Aye, mister"
"Where did you get them"
"Well. got two by itself, one to-
gether and three among one of Nc
Phearson's. ."-London News.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1910-07-15
Biblical Instruction.

"What does eXegesis mean, fatherT
81 can never remember long what 1t
does mean. 1t is something theolog-
cal-probably combination of Exodus
and Genesis, about like Deuteronomy"
Life
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1910-07-15

Spellbinder ton the stump)-Gentle-
men. in all my career | have never
been approached with bribe.
Voice From the Rear-Cheer up, old
man. Your luck may change. Brook
lyn Life.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1910-07-15
Before and After,

The Adorer-It's wonderful. old man.
what love will enable fellow to see
in girl that he never saw before.
The Onlooker-No doubt. but it's equal
ly wonderful what 1t won't let him see
that he'll see later.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1910-07-15
Sone Wisdom Left,

"You didn't tell the barber you were
In hurry"
mo. | didn't want him to know it,
-Pittsburg Post.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1910-07-15

ibid you see sharks when you cross
ed the ocean. MIR. Spiffkins" asked
Miss Purling.
"Yes." replied Spffkins sadly. II
played cards with couple"
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1910-07-15

Mother (reprovingly to little girl just
ready to go for walk)-Dolly. that
hole was not 10 your glove this morn
Ing. Dolly promptlyl-W Where was it.
then. mamma?
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1910-07-15
Couldn,t Risk Il.

Husband Did you hunt up the new
rook's references? Wire-No. John.
didn't. ! was afraid they might prove
Observation-Disclosures Bazaar.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1910-07-15
Renartee.

"But why are you in mourning|
"Oh. for my sins
"Gee. I didn't know you'd lost any,
cleveland Leader.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1910-07-15
Airy Persihaqe.

Passenger on Aeroplane - What's
that dingdonging noise? Can 1t be
the cowbells on the Milky way? Avia-
tor-No; that's only Saturns rings.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1910-07-15

Blessed Is the man who has found
his work. Let him ask no other bless
edness. Thomas Carlyle.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1910-07-15

mo"
perhaps you have never had favor
able opportunities for enjoying the
sport. What have you hunted mostly"
Before | was married | generally
hunted for a boarding place. Since
then most of my hunting has been for
ats."-Chicago Record Herald.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1910-07-15

Method is like packing things in a
box. A good packer will get In half
as much again as a bad one.-Cecil.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1910-07-15

The innocent seldom find an uneasy
pillow. -Cowper.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1910-07-15

Those who pursue happiness are for
tunate to catch up with content.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1910-07-15

Prosperity leads often to ambition
and ambition to disappointment.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1910-03-19
PAST PERFORMANCES.

MAY RoBsnN played "a the Sc
AtA attic opera house ~ years age
90 "0iofisua, ana brought The Re
luNwunfinn ef Aunt MARY" 90 the
Moore ia June 1905
or her isak company, Jack Storey
Paul Decker. Nina aayille and aey.
rrai other members viii return next
week