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Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1910-09-30
AMBASSADORS.
They Enjoy Some Curious Privileges
at European Courts.

They Enjoy Some Curious Privileges
at European Courts.
In the popular mind-the American
mind at least-there is very little diff
ference between an ambassador and
minister. but the former is entitled to
very many privileges abroad that are
denied to a mere envoy.
For instance, one curious privilege of
an ambassador is that be, and he
alone, when dismissed, may turn hiu
back to the sovereign to whose court
he is accredited The mode of pro.
cedure, generally speaking, is as fol.
lows:
When the audience Is at an end the
ambassador waits TO be dismissed by
the sovereign. When dismissed the
ambassador bows. retres three PAGES,
bows again. retires three PAGES. bows
third time, turns on his heels and
walks to the folding doors. But when
the reigning sovereign Is a woman.
still politer methods obtain. To turn
bis back would be discourteous; to
walk backward would be to resign a
privilege; therefore the ambassador re-
tires sideways like crab He keeps
one eye on the sovereign and with the
other he endeavors to find the door,
By this unique means he contrives to
evince all politeness to the sovereign
and at the same time retain one of his
privileges.
Another privilege of ambassadors is
the right of being ushered into the
royal presence through folding doors.
both of which must be flung wide for
him. No one save an ambassador can
claim this privilege the most any non.
ambassadorial individual can expect is
that one of the doors shall be opened
to him.
One privilege appertaining to the
ambassador, one capable of causing
great inconvenience to the ruler, is the
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1910-09-30

right of demanding admission to the
sovereign at any hour Of day or night
This was one of the reasons why
Abdul Hamid. when sultan of Turkey,
opposed the raising of our mission at
Constantinople TO an embassy. 1t was
decidedly inconvenient at times to see
the American representative at all.
To the European the most important
feature of the ambassadors makeup
Is his sword. There the blade of the
sword is a rapier blade with the point
blunted. 1t has been facetiously OBJ
served abroad that the use the sword
is put to In addition to its trick of
tripping up its wearer Is usually the
harmless one Of poking fires. One di.
plomatist was said to file his bills on
his sword when 1t was not otherwise
engaged. aud for long while it was
a standing witticism of the corps dip
lomatique in Europe that the Russian
ambassadors used their swords to file
broken treaties, a circumstance that
was held TO account for the inordinate
length of their weapons. -Harper's
Weekly.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1910-09-30
REVENUE CUTTERS.
Varied Duties of These Life Savers Of
the Seas.

varied buIIeb OI iHSSO N'O 0aNcFe OF
the Seas.
No men In the employ of Uncle Sam
render more efficient service than do
those of the revenue cutter service.
The term revenue" which would In
dicate that their duties were restricted
to those pertaining TO the proper en-
forcement of the revenue laws, can
give but a faint notion of the varied
duties of this splendid corps of men.
As a matter of fact, revenue cutters
are the life savers of the seas. They
patrol the coasts on regular beats, on
the watch for vessels in distress. They
must suppress mutinies, prevent SNUG
Cling and Illicit seal hunting; they must
examine ships papers, enforce quar-
antine regulations, supply lighthouses
and in general do all kinds OF police
work. Then, too, they have been
dubbed "the messenger boys of the
seas"
Alexander Hamilton was the father
of the revenue cutter service. for it
was under his administration of the
treasury department that, in 1791, ten
cutters were built and put in commits
sion under rules of his own devising.
In time of peace the cutters are under
the supervision of the treasury depart
ment but in times of war they are
transferred to that of the navy depart
ment Since the war of 1912 they have
always rendered excellent service In
the event of armed hostilities. Every
one remembers the remarkable work
done by the McCulloch, under Dewey,
at the battle of Manila Bay.-New York
Press
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1910-09-30

ty Of curtains, but no dress, and so
used them for that" She smoothed
down the crisp folds thoughtfully and
then looked at her guests with bright
smile.
"And now, ladies, you will see that
in wearing the pink flowers in my bon
net l was not breaking a rule Of the
society"
"That's so,' they agreed heartily,
casting accusing glances at the un-
happy president.
"And want you all to stay and
have tea with me-" continued Cor
nelia, "apd we'll plan an entertain
ment SOS to pay off the church debt
this summer Then we can all have
something decent to wear next win
ter"
So the members of the Give It Up
society Of the Methodist church sat
down amicably together and ate of the
delicious cooking of Cornella Row
land, while the pink geranium graced
the center Of the table and shed beauty
and perfume over all.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1910-09-30

1t Saved His Leo,

Gall thought Id lose my leg, writes
j. A. Swenson, of Watertown, Wis.
"Ten years of eczema, that Il doctors
could not cure, had at last laid me up,
Then Bucklen's Arnica SaIve cured it,
sound and we'll" Infallible for Skin
Eruptions, Eczema, Salt Rheum, Boils,
Fever Sores, Burns, Scalds, Cuts and
Piles. 25c at }. w. Thurston.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1910-09-30
THE FLOWERS
ON HER BONNET
How a Pink Geranium Made
Trouble In a Church Society.
BY cLARIssA MAcKIE.
Copyright. 1910. by American Press Asso-
ciation

copyright. 1910. by American Press Asso-
ciation.l
Mrs. Wixon paused outside the
church door and waited until two 9th
er women joined her; then the three
made their way slowly down the path
and out into the dusty road, where
their plodding feet left a white cloud
Of dust in their wake
Mrs. Wixon was short and stout and
red OF face, with iron gray hair. sur
mounted by rusty black velvet tur-
ban, above which waggled a worn
ostrich feather. Her antiquated cape
was rusty, as was the black silk skirt
she trailed.
Miss Luella Barton was tall and of
a sallow complexion. Her gown was
Of better material and perhaps in
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1910-09-30
Getting Acquainted.

1--WE hesitated about renting this
place." said the woman who had just
moved in, until we learned that the
families on both sides Of us owned
their houses. 1t is so unpleasant to
live where the people next door are al
ways changing and you never know
what kind of neighbors you are going
to have"
"Yes," responded the woman on the
other side of the fence. That's one
reason why we're trying to sell our
house" Chicago Tribune.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1910-09-30
Rarrsd Tbep, Ouf

A proprietor of a cotton mill in Eng
land who is something of a philoso-
pher posted up on the factory gates
the following notice:
mo cigars or good looking men ad-
mittedw
When asked for an explanation he
said: an tell you. The one will set
a fame agoing among my cottons and
the other among the girls. won't ad-
NIT such in1ammable and dangerous
things into my establishment at any
riskp'
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1910-09-30

Your kidney trouble may be of long
standing, it may be either acute or
chronic, but whatever it is Foleys Kid,
ney Remedy will aid you to get rid of it
quickly and restore your natural health
and vigor. "One bottle of Foley's Kid
ney Remedy made meSwell," said J..
Sibbull of Grand View, Wis. Com
mence taking it now.-,John w. Thurs
ton.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1910-09-30
When Merit Wins.

When the medicine you take cures
your disease, tones up your system and
makes you feel better, stronger and
more vigorous than before. That is
what Foley Kidney Pills do for you, in
all cases of backache, headache, nervous
ness, loss of appetite, sleeplessness and
general weakness that is caused by any
disorder of the kidneys or bladder. -
John W. Thurston.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1910-09-30

SELF.
better state of preservation than that
Of her stout companion. but it was far
from fresh or inviting.
Little Mrs. Peters skipped along be-
side the other women, faded blue
straw hat askew ON her white hair.
All three women wore exceedingly
shabby shoes, and their garments seem
ed unsuitable for the hot June day.
They had been the last ones to leave
the church, and now they had the
white, hot highway to themselves.
did you see itT' asked Mrs. Wix-
on breathlessly of her companions.
81 did," agreed Miss Barton acidIy.
"And l." chirruped Mrs. Peters.
81 guess we'll have to call n special
meeting, after ALL" murmured Mrs
Wixon, with degree of relish in her
tone.
There amt no use in having a So
ciety with rules to it if the rules amt
kept" snorted Miss Barton.
"My husband says rule isn't rule
unless 1t is enforced" remarked Mrs.
Peters Importantly.
We're going to enforce this one,"
said Mrs. Wixon decidedly. "Cornelia
Rowland knows the rules of the Give
1t Up society of the First NJ. E.
church just as well as you and me do.
She knows she ought to wear her old
bonnet. no matter how poor it looks,
until the new organ is paid for"
II guess 1t won't hurt Cornelia to
give up buying flowers for her hat any
more'n 1t does for me to wear my
Cousin Emmeline's castoff clothes"
commented Luella Barton gloomily.
mo, indeed" chimed in Mrs. Peters,
''or for me to wear this awful bonnet
l amt accustomed to wearing blue
anyhow, and
"Tain't so much the wearing the
clothes" interrupted Mrs. Wixon
tossing the thin feather majestically
its the principle of the thing. Here's
Cornelia. one of the charter members
Of the society, coming out with pink
flowers in her bonnet for the last two
Sundays. She knew she was breaking
the tenth rule. which says:
"'No member shall purchase any
new garment or article of adornment
for her person until the debt on the
church organ has been fully met anG
paid" quoted Mrs. Peters eagerly.
"As was about to say" remarked
Mrs.. Wixon in an injured tone.
And there's still $50 due on the or
gam" commented Miss Barton as sh,
took out a handkerchief saturated will
Florida water and proceeded to dus
her square shoulders energetically.
- Il suppose it will be another yea
before we can have any new-that is
! suppose it will be another year be
fore the debt will be paid" said Mrs
Peters moodily.
MARY Petess, l do believe you ar
feeling bad because you can't go gal
livanting around with pink flowers il
your bonnet. too" exclaimed Mrs
Wixon Indignantly. For my part,
she continued virtuously, I'm Willing
to wear my old clothes year in An,
year out for the Lords sake"
$50 am l." said Miss Barton. ''
give 81 last winter that was goin
to lay out on spring clothes"
T guess I've done my share" whin
pered Mrs. Peters angrily. II guess
done all the cooking for the fair an
give"-
"That amt either hece or there" il
terrupted Mrs. Wixon decidedly as 81
paused at her front gate. THE ma
ter before the society will be thi
Cornelia Rowland has bought ne
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1910-09-30
The Ink That Homer Used.

Ink of various hues was used by the
ancient Romans, that of purple tint
being considered the exclusive fluid
for the execution Of all royal writings,
as It was distinctively the royal color.
1t is said that Homer's works were
written in letters Of gold on roll 100
feet In length. formed of the intestines
of serpents, but we are left in igno-
rance as to the method Of preparing.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1910-09-30
A BRIGHT Student,

During a recent examination In the
theology of the Old Testament the
following question was asked a young
clergyman: what language did Ba'
laam's ass speak|s After a moment
of thought smile flashed across his
face, and he wrote his answer look
ed at the paper. He had written. "As-
syrian. n."-LippincOtt's.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1910-09-30

Angry Father-Great Scott! What
are you doing, Johnny? Why. con-
found it. you've got my new watch all
to pieces! Johnny-Yess dad. Teach
er told us today that good watch
ought to have at least 10 parts, SO
thought I'd see If yours was a good
one
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1910-09-30
1hinus He Secs.

Hes terrible drunkard, isn't he?"
"Yes, but he's good citizen"
"How can that be?"
every time he has jimjams he goes
to the courthouse and pays taxes on a
pack of pink and blue dogs."-Cleve-
land Leader.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1910-09-30
Wall Qualified.

"Why do you apply for position as
boss of this gang? Have you ever had
any experienceY
"Bossed my son after he grew up."-
Buffalo Express.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1910-09-30
Anticipated.

Margaret-Did you tell the girls at
the tea that secret confded to you
and Josephine? Katharine-No. truly
l didn't. JosA)hine got there first
Harpers Baza".
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1910-09-30

81 hope madame is not supersti-
tious?"
"No. my girl. Why?
because | have just broken the large
mirror in the parlor." Paris Rire.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1910-09-30
Established 1873
Probate Court Sessions.

-r--.Iy- uF TIE PROBATE COURT FOR
I'll. DISTRICT OF ESSEN will he held as
.- during the year 1910:
b.. ..-guaura in the forenoon of the first
..t- ui February. Juue, September and
Concord in the afternoon of each of the
.... IaE~.
a.. as,ldhalI on the first saturday of each
mouth.
Oil. District by agreement.
.lr-~ communications to GuildhallOfhce,
t g.. W. WYnau, Register; to Island Pond
g#.- To HERBERT W. BLAKE, JUDGE.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1910-09-30

Success doesn't "happen." 1t is or
ganized, pre-empted. captured, by con-
secrated common sense.-F. q. Will
lard.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1910-09-30

Procrastlnation Is one of the most
expensive forms of happiness.--Life.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1910-09-30
Knew Better,

'They say Brown is ten years ahead
of his time"
"Well, it's not true. He's six months
behind. I'm his landlord and know"
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1910-09-30
A GEM OF POESY.
Maybe It Was the Heat That Made II
Burst Into Being.

Maybe II Was the Heat That Made II
Burst Into Being.
Stewart Edward White, William
Kent and myself were hunting noun
tain sheep in the ranges Of Mexican
California. Perhaps because the saw
age heat of the desert which we were
crossing had somewhat gone TO our
brains we fell TO making poetry upon
various aspects of desert life. White
rhapsodied upon the tarantula; Kent
dithyrambed over the pack mule; |
sang the dispraises of the jack rabbit
Finally White, who was cook for the
day, offered a special prize Of duff
with raisins (he last remnant of our
store) for the premier verse to be
turned out before sunset. At noon we
met up with wandering prospector,
who introduced himself as j. Noel
Benson. native son of California, and
observed upon learning of our literary
efforts that he was some poet himself.
On being invited to enter the list he
retired to the top of a mesa. where the
thermometer was something like 40
In the absence of shade, and after
half an hour of self communion re-
turned with the following gem Of
poesy:
THE GNAT.
The gnat he is a nOsume mite.
He loves to buzz. He loves to bite.
He crawls upon you when you're hot.
love the naughty gnat-nit-not!
The duff was awarded to him with;
out protest from the other contestants.
Success Magazine.
New-York tribune., 1910-12-10
PRINCETON GYMNAsT1C DATES
nnaI Meet with Pennsylvania for the
First Time in Years
rp,- Telegraph 70 The Tribu


Princeton. y ]. Dec s--The scheouIe OF
.-a Princeton symnastic team for the com
ing winter was announced by the manage
r,a,. last night. For the first time in years
g. contains dual meet with the UniVer-
e,+y- % PENNSYLVANIA. TO be held in Prince
ton on March Is,
The Princeton team will be deprived OF
three intercollegiate point winners VINO
were on last years team, but Indications
point toward good season Captain l. r
Clark won third place in the individual
championship last year and as he was
unable 10 compete during most OF last sea-
son on account OF Illness he is expected TO
make a much better showing this winter
The schedule follows:
January q. Haverford quadrangular meet
Al Haverford Penn; February Il. exhibit
ZION meet with the LawrenceyiIle School at
Tawrenceyflle; February is. exhibition meet
,,-itb ,he Hill School al Pottstown. Penn
February - Washington's Birthday exhi-
,,,,,op meet az Princeton: February % ex-
t,u,,rior meet with the Newark Academy
-. ,-ayyarL- March 5, exhibition meet with
.-,a - TDetitue Al Port Deposit, Md; March
Xnnanous al Annapolis: March II. \ ale
- p-fncefon: March Is. Pennsylvania at
PRINCETON and March 70 lntercoIIeglates'
not decided
New-York tribune., 1910-12-10
RACING RESULTS AT UAREz-

I,,arez Mexico. Dec s--RacinS HI ier-
razas Park to-day was ordinary PRANK
Nullens. at 1 to .. won the handicap. me
and q half furlongs. by a head out only
after a long drive The summaries 1oiioN :
First race Chvs furicnss)-Een Lasca tNuI-
7lvI z To 2 won; agility lheosD- . 70 J. Sc
CDG- EeechuOnt Parker. 10 70 i thlrd- Ila1s.
f.0f IS Smiling Maiden QticksiiveI. tsEI
cloud. soon Practitioner and Count de GRO a-so
second race six furIOngsl-Sheioy tsnldSnl.
to Won. Rio Pacos tNOlesworJhl- 70 ~. $50
md sig Hart CMandersJ. 10 70 l. third Inns.
ia - Aunt Nancy. Ed Holly Elor-1ice A..
f-rosssyver and Pirate BAY also ran
N / won: Tugboat (Murphy). 70 second
efs-lIs Nolan, 8 10 I. third T1Iile. 81 SVi
rat Sizz 81 KNde and Rather R0ya4 slso a.
E-ol,-th race handicap. I've ana BAL II
1ongs1-Frank NiuIIens Lander. 20 No.a.
1--TIius, fNolesvOrThJ- 70 L second. 1919
Vol 1SiurDhy). 70 I. third Time. l;so 80
F4fth race six furIongs'-F9rce 9HcCuLIousa,
>, 70 I von. Preen tEIITrs)- s 10 / srcon6. =,
- schoten}. 10 to I THIRD Iuie 10.
fvoErAsJrflI Red Hussar- Waldorf Belte. SonIl..
TTirce C-HarIie Sponer. Cuban Boy Cotyreo Aan
SIKH race 1one n3lIel-IIoyLs lNc6.rioush,, :
- Won. Barney OldfeId (Ganz). 20 sc
cr4. EItrue!ava Murphy 5 20 l. thro M T.
al as Joe Woods. Ramon Ca7oTs AiEls o's
al
New-York tribune., 1910-12-10

The Grand Prize automobile trophy, won
in such brilliant fashion at Savannah in a
Benz car last month. was formally pre-
sented 10 David Bruce-Brown at testi-
nonial dinner at the Automobile Club or
America in West 54th street, last night
Not only was the intrepid driver present
TO receive the massive goblet. with the
eagle of victory perched on its brlm, but
the hundred guests that sat about the
board to do him honor would serve as
directory to who's who in automobile rae
ing IN this country. None were forgotten;
not even the mechanician, Fritz kramer,
who rode with Bruce-Brown over the
stretch of roads IN Georgia to win by sec
onds over worthy field Of competitors
Kramer was beside his chief at the head
table and he received due honor, although
he did not grip the steering wheel
E e Schwarzkopf, of the Automobile
Club Of America, acted as toastrnaster- In
a witty speech he lauded the winner as a
king OF experience in road racing he de-
clared that while In this country there was
some chagrin that American car could
not win still. il took American boy 10
pilot an Old World car TO victory. That
was sufficient consolation.
The presentation of the trophy. through
the Benz Auto Import Company OF
America was made by Robert Lee MorrelI,
chairman OF the contest committee OF the
great race He asserted that the meeting
was the climax Of the contest that had its
inception on Long Island TO ind its happy
New-York tribune., 1910-12-10

Get Fruits of Auto Victory
Grand Prize. Won at Savannah, Formally
Presented to David Bruce-Brown.

consummation at Savannah He believed
that not only did the best man win the
coveted prize but also that he was sped
on his way in the best car.
MI Morren paid high tribute TO the Of
actually The humble convicts, whose Ia
Dor put the roads IN splendid condition,
came in for their share It was a model
performance in every particular for the
rest of the world to follow, he declared.
Smiling. happy as a schoolboy. Bruce
Brown received his prize. He tried TO tell
how he had scored with every considera
ton. not only for his competitors. but for
every rule and thing pertaining 10 the con-
test. He was cIeered to the echo. At the
end OF his remarks q gilt laurel wreath Of
token OF regard by the Benz company OF
Mannheim. Germany There were other
speeches in which the trials Of road racing
We're told and OF the daring that is neces-
sary TO carry off the prizes by the drivers.
Among those who gathered about the
board were R NJ Hull, of Savannah, rep
resenting Mayor TiedInan; Judge J. F.
Gray, Of Savannah: Charles E. Ellis, Of
Savannah; Charles Neumaier. director Of
the Benz Company. Germany: George
Dieh1 OF Germany; W. WeerneI OF Ger
Automobile Club of America; s NJ Butler,
chairman of the contest board of the
American Automobile Association; A H
Whiting, and Ralph De Palma. who also
drove in the Grand Prize race.
New-York tribune., 1910-12-10
COLUMBIA FIVE TOO FAST
overwhelms Georgetown in One
sided Basketball Game.

Columbia overwhelmed Georgetown al
basketball last night, outplaying the
Southern five by a score of 4s to y. in the
Columbia gymnasium. The Morningslde
Heights team used eleven men, replacing &
the entire first five with the exception of
Captain Kiendl with second string players
in the final period OF the game. Even
against the substitutes, however. George
town was unable 10 score consistently. al
though il did better, to the extent of 5
points, than in the first half.
Columbia lost no time in showing its
superiority at the beginning, for, although
both teams scored baskets in the first half
minute of play. the Blue and White five
got off at a pace that completely upset the
visiting team, and by the end Of the half
had rolled up a score OF 81 to l. George
towns second goal was made at the very
end of the half. and was chance shot.
KierdI played one of the best games of
his career for the Columbia five, and scored
q total of IS points, 16 on field goals and j
on goals thrown from foul. He was a
team in himself. and was all over the floor
Benson and Lee played equally well, Lee
getting four goals from field in the first
half
With the substitutes in the lineup in the
second half the team work OF the local Ave
was considerably broken UP, although the
scoring continued almost as rapidly. Mar
tine starred for Georgetown in this half. and
scored twice on a splendid run down the
field. outwitting the Columbia guards and
getting under the basket uncovered
The lineup follows:
New-York tribune., 1910-12-10

TRAFFIC COUNTS
Receipts Mount High from the
Yale Harvard Struggle.

New Haven Dec 9-FootoaH traffic re-
turns of the New York. New Haven &
Hartford Railroad Company for the Yale
Harvard game on November 70. in this
city. show receipts, including parlor and
sleeping car fares. of s257S as against
81. .29s two years ago and as compared with
s45.55s for the Yale-Princeton game one
year ago. The increase was due to the
greater amount of travel from Boston 10
New Haven Actual passengers fell off
from Se.77 in 1898 to %. 7s3 this year on the
day of the game
New York and every place in Connecticut
except Bridgeport showed a decrease. An
increase of 2s6 passengers from Bridgeport
Is attributed to stop-over autom0bilists.
who anticipated that there would be lack
of hotel accommodation in this city and
so came on by train the next day The
New York passenger traffic fell off from
Z. So in 1908 TO 1852
The football traffic receipts of S72S7S were
greater than the daily average of s6S. $50
for the entire system IN handling the foot
ball crowd the only accident reported was
the breaking OF a trolley car fender by an
automobile. The first train from New
Haven TO New York after the game carried
LIS persons