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Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1910-01-28
The PUMA AND ITS PREY.
Ease With Which = Patasonian Lion
Killed . Colt.

The puma Is SO fond Of horsehesh
that In Patagonia IL is difficult TO
breed horses, as the colts are killed by
this American lion. A native told the
author Of The Naturalist In La
Plata" that ON one occasion While
driving his horses home through
thicket a puma sprang out OF the
bushes to the back Of colt following
behind the troop.
The puma allghted directly on the
colts back. with one fore foot graspl.g
its shoulder, while with the other IL
seized the head and. giving 1t violent
wrench, dislOcated the neck. The colt
fell to the earth as II shot.
Next to hOrsetiesh, the puma prefers
mutton. He does not like veal, al
though he will Kill calf upon occa-
sion. A cunning puma which on cloudy
nights raided a sheep ranch used as
place OF concealment the pen where
dozen calves were kept while 1t was
waiting to attack the sheep, but 1t did
not injure a calf,
Pigs when In large herds defy the
puma by massing themselves together
and presenting a serried line Of tusks,
The ass also resists successfully the
puma's attack. When assaulted II
thrusts its head between its fore legs
and kicks violently until the puma Is
driven or thrown of.
One day an Indian while riding saw
a young COW watching his approach
Her manner showed that 1t was In
state Of dangerous excitement, and the
Indian conjectured that some beast OF
prey had killed It's calf. He began
searching for the Calls body. While
thus engaged the COW repeatedly
charged him. Presently he discovered
the calf lying dead among the long
grass and by Its side dead puma with
| a large wound just behind the shout
| der.
| The calf had been killed by the
puma, for its throat showed the
wounds Of large teeth. The COW haC
driven one of Its long, sharp horns into
the puma's side while 1t was suckinl
the calfs blood.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1910-01-28
CURIOUS EPITsPHS.
eresity On a TOmbstons--oOusias Jer-
roid's Suggestion.

ersvity en- a TOmbst0ns-oousias Jer-
roiSs Suggestion.
Among the l.H1 rpitaphs collected
Lv Ernest x SuhliuC Ia -Epiiaphia
az, many quaint and curious speei-
mems. Gumaldi III the stage was said
Ca L. a sufferer from melanch"lia. II
will h. reu.cml,r,d that. going 10 a
rhysirian un enc occasion. he describ-
a,i his case. when the worthy doctor
hriskly told him Ia shake oil the feel
ing. 90 aud see Grimaldi. and IL he
does not cure you your case Is Indeed
homeless" Alas" said the poor SUI
ferer. Il am Grimaldi." His epitaph
reads Here Am l."
A prize If TlU0 is said 10 have been
offered 10y one Thorpe. who was de-
sirous of being perpetunted but briefly
on his tombstone One competitor
sent in Here Lies Thorpe's Corpse.
This was certainly brief enough. hut
finally il was cut To "rhorpe's Corpse.
Many of our readers know the
Douglas Jrrruld aud Charles Knight
story. They were dining together on
one occasion when the conversation
turned upon epitaphs. Knight half in
lest suggested that Jerruld should
write his QNnight'si epitaph. The sub
| ject dropped ut the time; but. walking
| home together in the evening. they
! came To Il spot where each had to take
separate road. Jerrold, extending
his hand to his friend. remarked. i've
thought of Il capital epitaph for yon'
"Nhat is ~" said his friend. much In
terested. "Oh. very brief and very
simple. Good Night!"
There are many curious epitaphS on
wives. Here's one from INVERSION
Lancashire:
Here lies my wife,
Here lies she.
Hallelujah!
Hallelujee
An inscription placed over the grave
of a missionary who was accidentally
shot in India read thus:
Here lies the Rev. A. B.,
FOR many years missionary In b. district
He was accidentally shot by his natiV
servant
well done. thou good and faithful serv
ant"
At Chelmsford, Essex, on stone t
the memory Of Mary Blewitt OF tn
, swan" it is stated that she was tn
. wife Of nine husbands successfully, bu
the ninth outlived her" 1t is added
, The Text to Her Funeral Sermon
Was, Last of All, the Woman Die
, Also "-Westminster Gazette.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1910-01-28

a We say. Now, the faster r....
molecules vibrate tile more H.-
given cut and the hotter is rr ...-
itself. The slower the mu.. -.
colder the body. So. o. .....
could be reached where tie ......-
did not vibrate al all. why. r.......,
be no beat. and Therefore r. ..H-
would be absolutely cold ....
dition OF affairs : Is reached .r ...
above mentioned number us s-..
below our ordinary scales Dr. ....
less 90 say. however, that r.. -a.--
lutte zero OF heat has never E... .,
tanned ON this earth. the cIu.... ....
reached by man being GOO, "......
above Il. This is 272 below s.#. ....-.
grade and Is the freezil- q.
helium gas. which a German ......
claims TO have frozen al that .....-.
ture.
From this theory OF heat % f.....,
view Is obtained of our l0. ..r
articles Of matter. We would ..t ,
We had a microscope o. 500. .....
enough. that ever, bit az 90 ... .,
any temperature that we raH ... .,
is a seething mass Of HuE..- .....
cules and vibrating parti,.. u..
proof OF this is when a mrf.I .........
on becoming warmer. II ve r..... ,
we find that hot body rr... r,
more than the same body eel. ..r r
gets larger. both longer and l.-
To do this II must be rrlr ... DID,,
moving particles that on hcr... a. .r.
cited get farther apart Auuu.. ....f
is that liquids and gases n... a...,
forced through every solid Jaa' EXISTS
almost. Thus water has bee. forced
through lead, sulphur dion s ,e....r
iron. etc. The computed SIZE u. rha.
molecules is rather Interest," ~ b..
claimed that If drop OF u..- na.
resented the earth the numiar. .r..r.
cules In the drop would be- a. .. ....,I
to the number OF grains 81 ...d n
the earth Exchange.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1910-01-28
WHEN TO FEED POULTRY FOOD

There is prevailing notion with q
certain class Of poultrymen that II
doesn't pay to force laying fowls dur.
Ing the warm summer months--that
they will get along very well with Or
binary food and what they can pick
up about the yards. That this opinion
is not shared by the most progressive
poultrymen is shown by the fact that
not long ago the manufacturers Of
Pages Perfected Poultry Food in
qured of some of the prominent poultry
breeders of New England as to what
they considered the best time in which
% feed this food. D. ]. Lambert of
AppOnaug, r. l., who IL famous as
breeder of high class poultry and one
IF the best known In New Englan nd,
answered as follows: 1--WE feed Pages
Poultry Food every month In the
year"
II you want to know more about this
food and the best ways of using it.,
write c. S. Page, Hyde Park, VT, for
his booklet, Profitable Poultry" II
will be sent free, postpaid, to anyone
mentioning this paper.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1910-01-28
a Word For the Tiuhtwad.

In France they have an expressive
phrase, liquid money" 1t means that
part of the family income which is
used for the necessities and luxuries
Of life. 1t is quite apart from and
kept apart from the more serious, sub
stantial part Of the income, which is
the saved part In America the entire
income is liquid, and the man who at
tempts to make part of it solid is
called a "tightwad" A "tightwad
is really a man who creates a princi-
pal-a capital, in other words-and he
is the living example of what every
private business must be and of how
the country's resources should be han
dled.-Argonaut
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1910-01-28
Could Do For Herself.

She was a very delightful but very
aged lady-over ninety-and her friends
and relatives and even chance ac-
quaintances, drawn by her exquisite
personality, all did her homage and,
as the saying is, waited on her hand
and foot"
she accepted it all very graciously
but with some inward rebellion, for to
a very old and close mouthed friend
she once said. with quaint pucker
of lips and brows:
Il am reminded sometimes of the
old lines:
"Twa were BLOWN at her nose,
And three were bucklin' at her shoon.
Youths Companion.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1910-01-28
HIS HAPPY THOUGHT.
q Let the New Train Dispatcher OF
Without an Accident.

q Let the New Train Dispatcher Of
Without an Accident.
An operator for a western railroad
who had served his company long and
well was called into the office one day
and asked il he thought he could hold
down the job of night dispatcher. He
promptly replied that he could and
was told to report for duty that night,
and his chief instructed him in what
he was to do. Just after the chief left
the office Ii began to blow and snow,
and the trains commenced to run late,
The new night dispatcher soou had de-
veloped a bad case OF "rattles" and al.
most cried. He did not want an acct
dent, and he could not handle the
trains. So a happy thought struck
him. AS fast as report came In he
replied, directing the conductor to take
siding and wait for orders, and it
was not great while until he had
every train on the division sidetracked
Then he took book, lighted his pipe
and sat down to wait for daylight. In
the morning the chief appeared, with
anxiety written all over his face.
ANY accidents, johnny asked the
chief.
"Not an accident I've got 'em all on
the sidetrack, showed in and waiting
for orders, and you will have to get
'em out. | am going to blow this job -
1t took the chief and his force nearly
all day to get the trains Strengthened
out and traffic resumed on the road.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1910-01-28

The common phrase death agony Is
not warranted by what occurs In natu-
ral death. which is a complete fellef
from all pain. When death is owing TO
heart failure or syncOpe Ii Is sudden
and painless, perhaps pleasant. Death
nv hanging, there is reason to believe
is attended by a voluptuous spasm'
Death by decapitation Or electricity Is
only a momentary shock. hardly felt'
Death by poisoning varies In painfui-
ness according TO the poison employed
Opium and other narcotics probably
give a painless. perhaps a pleasant
dreamful death. Hemlock, as we
know from the account of the death
Of Socrates. causes gradual insensibil-
itv from below upward. On the other
hand. arsenic, strychnine, carbolic ana
mineral acids, corrosive sublimate. tar
tar emetic and other metallic poisons
inaict slow and torturing death. Prus-
sic acid and cyanide Of potassium
cause quick death.-Exchange.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1910-01-28

For several months man had been
going to various oculists, getting pair
of glasses, trying them for few days
and then taking them back. Two
weeks ago one of his friends suggest
ed an optician that he thought could
do the trick and persuaded the troubled
man to give him trial The result
was the same as before. however, and
the glasses were returned. Curious
about the nature of the difficulty, the
friend went to the optician and asked
him what was the matter. Why"
replied the latter, that fellow wants
pair of glasses that will suit both
himself and his wife. "-Philadelphia
Times.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1910-01-28
SPECIALIZING ON MARGIN.
American and English Ways Of Doing
q Are Very Different.

American and English Ways Of Doing
q Are Very Different.
In America a spectators capital
with an exception 10 be noted below
l. necessarily at least the size OF hls
margin In his brokers' hands. though
81 Is 10 be feared that In only too many
Instances Il Is just this and nothing
more.
Gu the London Stock Exchange an
other method prevails whirh. says
MOOdy's Magazine. IL Is probable has
done more In the long ago past Ia give
stock speculation its bad name than
all the episodes Of an unsavory nature
which have ever occurred on Ameri-
can exchanges. In London after the
inevitable introduction to broker the
new customer gives his order, but
makes no deposit at all
The broker Is supposed TO learn
something of his new clients means
and how far he should be allowed Ia
commit himself. Twice a month the
English have what they call their set
tlrment days. A customer long OF
stock whose commitment has gone
somewhat against him is then required
to pay the differences. as they are
called. between his purchase price and
the current quotation.
He must also pay a charge called "a
cuutango for holding the settlement
over into the next fortnightly period
II he does not wish to close the com
mitmcnt. As consequence of thus
way Of doing business IA Speculation
may be trading Oh a few points mar
gin In reality or, in fact, on no margin
at all. He may be utterly pennies
without the broker knowing ii.
That this method works out will
fewer losses in England than II woul,
do here is due TO the fact that thu
social aud economic strata to which al
EnClishman belongs are much easle
TO determine than the corresponding
facts among us, and also that an intro
duction means more there than here
as the mtroducer is regarded as to
certain extent responsible morally 70
the business department of his friend
II is worth while observing land thl
is the exception referred to above
that in certain instances the method
pursued in American stock exchang
houses are the same as those obtainin
In London. Little as the fact is knowl
II is not an unfrequent custom for yer
wealthy spectators to have no hXe
margin or even no margin at all wit
their brokers'.
If a man of this sort loses on con
mitment he sends his broker chez
for the loss. If he wins his broker
remit to him for his gains. Tue br'
ker disikes to offend very powerfl
client by troubling him for funds. an
hence takes risks with his accouI
which he would not dream of takil
with the account of smaller men. Ii
stances of this sort sometimes becou
public in cases where the broker
forced into bankruptcy, whether own
to this cause or not.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1910-01-28
Fresh Cut Meat and Bones as an
Egg Producer.

Fresh Cut Meat and Bone has been
called the Ideal Food for laying hens
b cause it contains in highly concen-
trated but easily assimilated form all
the materials which are contained in
the egg. If your hens are not laying
vou had better send to c. 5. Page, Hyde
Pak. Vt for 200 10 barrel of this
Food. 1t will cost you only $3.50,
freight prepaid, to your railroad station
When writing him mention this paper
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1910-01-28
Stilton Cheese.

The secret OF making StiitOn cheese
was for some time confined to the fan
,y Of the original inventors. who We
under an engagement to sell all tn =
could make to the famous Coop
Thornhill Of Stilton. Being thus to he
obtained of him alone, 1t received the
nppellation of Stilton cheese, but I
would have been more appropriately
named Wichcote cheese. being hrst
made In that village. on the easter Il
side of Leicestershire. about thhtv
miles from Stilton.-London Standard
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1910-01-28
He that always complains is never
oitied.-German Proverb.
Brave Fire Ladies'

often receive severe burns, putting out
fires, then use Bucklen's Arnica Salve
and forget them. 1t soon drives GU,
pane. For Burns, Scalds, Wounds, Cuts
ana Bruises its earth's greatest healer
Quickly cures Skin Eruptions, Old
Sores boils, Ulcers, Felons; best Pile
cure made Relief is instant. 25c a,
}. W. Thurston.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1910-01-28
CHANGING Her Mind

BY an unwritteu law il j. b.. nha
the privilege Of woman to ,a..-u LIP
mind, a license of which Size a.n.y
fails to avail herself. n. E.rarr
proverb has it that women aG. r.f...
Bile as April weather" Acnuran. %
an old English adage. ~ wumaay
mind the winter winds cha-r off
In Spain it is much the Sama eWt
men, wind and fortune Su.y ....-..
and she can laugh ami cry ra ua
wind" The old Latin poet ,am.Y
was of opinion that 'wIlat ao4al
says to her ardent lover Ought To- .4
written on the winds ar ua ruul..
water" Even the gallant Sir rLla
Sidney wrote:
He water plows and soweth ln TIE sand
And hopes the Pickering wind a.,h ne, TO
hold
Who hath his hopes laid on a Homans
hand.
Kansas CRY SuL
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1910-01-28
CLOTHES AND THE MAN.
Good Ar Pearance Waits Upon the Way
Garments Are Worn.

Garments Are Worn
you can talk all you please about
clothes making man." said n Walnut
street tailor, but want TO say RICH
now that the smarteSt clothes in thp
world can't make man 'natty' if he
Is not naturally SO. There is an Old
stoop shouldered doctor uptown thai
l have been tailoring for seven years
He buys four and sometimes five suits
a year, and yet, except for few DAYS
after he has broken in each new suit,
he never looks nice. The trousers ba O
at the knees, the coat falls away in
front, and the shoulders begin to look
sloppy. The mans dropping figure
and the poor care he takes of his
clothes furnish, Of course, the explana-
ton.
Did you ever notice the average
college mans clothes? Almost in
variably he looks neat and correct
despite the easy swing with which he
walks. But you'll notice that he car
ries his head high, his shoulders fairly
erect, and his trousers never break
at the shoes, so that the crease is AL
ways preserved All classes of mon
go TO college-rich and poor. Few col
iege men take more than fair care of
their clothes. It's all the way they
wear their clothes, think Notice the
young lawyers and doctors around
town too. Few of them can afford the
very best in tailor made clothes. Thai
they usually look nice Is due to thc
ract that they have picked up the dis
tinguished way to wear clothes |
might call it. Clothes make the man.
but only when the man is willing TO
help."-Philadelphia Record,
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1910-01-28
An Old Machine.

The Tubingeu MOrgenblatt OF oct
81, 1929, contains description OF such
a machine as then in use in the Lon
don coffee house. 1t was in the shape
of a tobacco jar, which stood on the
table and had a slot into which pen
ny had to be inserted to obtain pipe
full of tobacco. The weight Of the coin
depressed lever and released lock.
The writer adds that haltpenhy
would not do the trick, and the would
be cheat could not recover his money,
London Notes and Queries.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1910-01-28
ST. EImo's Fire.

st. Elmo's fire is a name popularity
given to a luminous appearance some
times seen on dark and stormy nights
Mt the masthead and yardarms Of yes
sells and also on land at the top Of
church spires and trees and even on
horses names and about human heads.
1t is due TO the presence OF electricity,
generally at elevated points, where 1t
Hccumulates more rapidly than it can
be discharged and Is named after st.
Elmo, the patron saint of sailors.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1910-01-28

It IS recorded that Lord Mansfield
the famous English judge Of the sec
ond half OF the eighteenth century, lis
tened impatiently to an argument OF
Sir Fletcher Norton upon Il case IN
volying certain immortal rights.
my lord" said Norton, who was in
sufferably dictatOrial, II can instance
the point in person. have myself TIVE
little manors."
I'VE are well aware of that re
sponded Lord Mansfield, seizing hi'
opportunity.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1910-01-28

FoDey's Kidney Remedy will cure any
case of kidney or bladder trouble that is
not beyond the reach of medicine. 1t
nyigorates the entire system aud
strengthens the kidneys so they elimi-
uate the Impurities from the blood.
Backache, rheumatism, kidney and blad-
der troubles are all cured by this great
medicine. John W ThurstCn.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1910-01-28
ABSOLUTE ZERO.
Inc Freezing Point of Helium Gas I.
Just Above Il,

Just Above It.
Although familiar to scientists, It is
not generally known that the true
zero or heat has been determined Rv
TINS absolute zero is meant a temnar.
azure which cannot get any colder
which means that no heat wbotever
eAi"ts or can exist at that point Th,s
POINT Is only about $50 degrees below
'ne zero OF our ordinary Fahrenheit
thermometers or 273 degrees below tb.
"e'" cehtlgrade. To realize what II
sighihes few words must be n,,ced
here defining heat itself
heat Is caused simply by the thou
sa'lds OF little molecules In apv bod,
Or tlling vibrating very fast and tn,s
sending out waves into the etber
W men these waves strike apv mattar
they cause that matter to become bot
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1910-01-28
A Travelling Salesman,

II. +. Beers, 6l7-7th Ave, Peoria, H.,
writes, 81 have been troubled for some
time with Kidney trouble, so severely at
times that | could scarcely carry my
grips. After using one bottle of Foley's
Kidney Pills have been entirely re-
lieved, and cheerfully recommend them
to ALL" Foley's Kidney Pills are heal
ing aud antiseptic aud will restore
health and strength. John W, Thurs
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1910-01-28
Rev. |, w. Williams Testifies.

Rev. l. w. Williams, Huntington, W..
Va, writes us as follows: "This is to
certify that used Foleys Kidney Rem
edy for nervous exhaustion and kidney
trouble aud am free TO say that Foley's
Kidney Remedy will do all that you
claim for it," John w. Thurston.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1910-01-28
Knew Them.

81 am looking for u quiet place to
rest" said the tired looking man.
II think we can safely promise you
Ill the comforts of home" assured the
hotel clerk.
mot on your lifep exclaimed the
tired looking man. "T've been married
nine years and have seven Children
Philadelphia Record.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1910-01-28
The thicker the grass the easier u
mow-Alaric.


II just have heard Of the arrival or
the third child In the Jones family"
remarked the woman. 'rhe announce
ment Of the tirstborn was made by
beautifully engraved cards tied with
tiny white ribbon. the second was by
telegraph, and this third one. though a
much wished for boy, was made mere.
ly by a postal card."-New York Press.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1910-01-28
TommY's Defense.

Mamma-Tommy, you've been fight
ing again. Your clothes are torn, and
your face is scratched. Why can't you
do like your little sister? She neve
fights. Small Tommy-Well, mamma.
it's better to have a good square fight
and get all the mad out of you than to
carry it in you for months like girls
dO.-Chicago News.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1910-01-28

Mr. Backward eil-er-yes, sine
you ask me, | was thinking OF consul
ing q fortune teller. Miss Coy-To III
out whom you will marry, Ell? Mr..
rd-Why-er-yes. l. MI
Coy-Why not ask me and save tie
fortune teller's fee toward the price VI
the ring2
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1910-01-28

"You have II night key
"Of course" answered Mr., Meekton,
"only I'm SO careless that Henrietta
keeps 1t locked up In the safety depos
1t so that | won't lose t."-Washing
ton Star
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1910-01-28
Two Faced Rahies

Not that deceit Is a born instinct,
out some i" bies must be two faced In
he cradle.
"Oh, that's not possible"
Il don't know. know q child that
.ooks like its rich aunt when she comes
IN visit and is the exact image Of Its
hch uncle when he happens to be
here"
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1910-01-28
And Mother Officiates.

Eddie-Do you have morning prayers
at your house? Freddie-We have
some kind of service when father
gets in.-New York Press.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1910-01-28
Pneumonia Follows n Cold

nut never follows the use OF Folev's
Honey and Tar, which stops the cough,
heals the lungs and expels the cold from
yonr system. John w. Thurstop,
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1910-01-28

Mabel-Of course you speak to Lena
when you pass her? Helen-lndeed, ]
do not. Why, don't even notice what
she has oni-Puck.