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Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1910-09-03

HORSES FOR SALE-61 East Town
street, Norwich Town, Conn. aug24d
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1910-12-16
RUBBING UP THE ARMS.
Said to Have Excellent Results In
Cases Of Painting.


When my wife faints, which is mis-
erably often. says a writer in the Lon
don medical journal, the Lancet, /
do not apply friction in the usual alb
surd way-rubbing backward and for
ward, which must alternately check
and accelerate the passage Of the
slood-but, taking hold of one Of her
hands with my left hand, l place the
thumb and finger Of my right hand
tight round her wrist and then pass
them firmly up toward her elbow.
Having brought them back loosely
to the wrist. / pass them firmly up
again, and when l have repeated the
operation two or three times, some
times on both arms have the pleas
ure Of hearing the ejaculation, 81 feel
better now" When first had recourse
to this means Of resuscitating my lady
she exclaimed instinctively on two diff
ferent occasions, without being at all
aware that | had had any particular
intention, "Oh, that is what | seem TO
WANT
From the invariable and immediate
effect of this mode of friction | fiatter
myself that II Is not unworthy the no.
tice OF the medical practitioner in the
friction of cholera patients, a process
which should be much oftener resort
ed to and more energetically persisted
In than It generally Is.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1910-12-16
PURE GlYCERIN.
II Is a Queer Substance Endowed With
Peculiar Properties.


One Of the great advantages Of give
erin In its chemical employment !. the
fact that II neither freezes nor evan.
crates under any ordinary tempera
ture. No perceptible loss by evapora.
ton has been detected AT tempera-
ture less than 200 degrees F but il
heated intensely IL decOmpOses with a
smell that few persons find themselves
aIie to endure. Ii burns with a pale
fame, similar TO that from alcohol. il
heated to about 800 degrees and then
lgnited. Its nonevaporative qualities
make the compound of much use as a
vehicle fGT holding pigments and col
Ors, as in stamping and typewriter rib
bons, carbon papers and the like
If the pure glycerin be exposed for
long time TO freezing temperature it
crystallizes with the appearance Of
sugar candy, but these crystals being
once melted 1t is almost an impossi-
bility to get them again into the con
gealed state. If little water be- add.
ed 10 the glycerin no cryStallization
Will take place. though under a SufIi-
cient degree Of cold the water will
separate and form crystals. amid which
the glycerin will remain in its natural
state of fiuidity. If suddenly subject
I'd TO intense cold pure glycerin will
form gummy mass which cannot be
entirely hardened or crystallized. Al
together 1t is quite peculiar sub
stance
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1910-12-16

He was young and had just gradu.
nted from law school His resources
were exhausted. but he bravely swung
forth his ShingIe and waited. But no
clients stopped on that side of the
street His office rent was due. and
his clothes were becoming shiny, but
he went 10. his office with regularity
that would Indicate thriving prac-
tice He WAS deep in an imaginary
case, and when the authorities were
all noted aud arguments prepared he
started forth downtown and thrashed
the mayors son. whom he met In the
street The act aroused the righteous
indignation of the tUwnSmen, and he
faced an angry court But in his tes-
timOny he was able to include sharp
attack on the mayor and his admins
tfHtian.. He quoted law from Lycur.
gus and SolOn and gave them the
page, number and chapter every time.
The case was continued, and sent up
to higher court At last 1t reached
the supreme bench, and the young
man made the most of his opportunity
to show his ability as IA lawyer He
lost the case and paid his fine cheer
fully. for he had established for him.
self practice which assured his fu.
ture.-Joe Mitchell Chapple in National
Magazine.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1910-12-16
A Good Selling Poultry Food.

The testimony of merchants who
handle Pages Perfected Poultry Food
are indicative of the popularity Of this
food. W II. Nye of johnson. Vt, saws
in recent letter: IL have sold 'Pagr's
Perfected Poultry Food since its origin,
aud have found it to be the most satIs-
factory of any to the consumer. /. is an
egg getter." II. 7. Brown of Ludlow,
Vt, says: pages Perfected Poultry
Food sales increase. Doubled my sales
on it last year
II you want TO know more about this
food and the best ways of using it, write
to c. s. Page, Hyde Park, Vt, for his
booklet, "Profitahle Poultry. 1t will
be sent free, postpaid, to anyone men.
tioniug this paper.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1910-12-16
Saved From Awful Death.

ow an appalling calamity in his
family was prevented is told by A. d.
Mcdonald, of Fayetteville, n. c. r. F.
d. No. s. "My sister had consumption"
he writes, "she was very thin and pale,
had no appetite aud seemed to grow
weaker every day, as all remedies failed,
till Dr. Kings New Discovery was tried,
and so completely cured her that she
has not been troubled with cough
since. It's the best medicine ever saw
or heard Of" For coughs, colds la
grippe, asthma, Group, hemorrhage-all
bronchial troubles, it has no equal, soc,
Sl.00. Trial bottle free. Guaranteed
by j. w. Thurston.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1910-12-16

There are a number of former celeb
rites who are now running roOming
and boarding houses in New York city.
Many a singer, actress or writer who
formerly held place in the public eye
has now settled down to the prosaic
occupation of housing and feeding
small portion of that same public.
Their houses are magnet for young
persons with the artistic temperament
One woman who once enjoyed fair
reputation as violinist has five fur
nished apartments which she sublets
room by room to aspirants for drama
tic, operate and literary honors. Re
fiected glory rather than physical COM
fort Is -the portion of most of these
satellites, but the privilege of hobnob
bing with yesterdays greatness com
1ensates for material discomfort.-New
York Press.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1910-12-16
DON'T GET TOO SEDATE.
Play Is as Good For Grown Persons as
For Children.


Play is just as necessary to keep
a grown man young and a middle aged
mau from growing old as il is to make
a child grow into a man. Words
worth's lines are as sound physiology
as good poetry:
My heart leaps up when l behold
The rainbow in the sky
So was 1t when my life began;
So be 1t when | am a man
Or let me die.
In childhood we play because we
are young, in middle age we are
young because we play, and if we
keep it up we shall never know that
we are old until we are one day sud
denly dead Yet the absurd idea has
grown up, and Mrs Grundy has adopt
ed 1t with her usual fatuousness, that
play is something undignified in y
grown man and unbecOming in lady
And this unfortunately is one of the
rare instances where thinking makes
it So" After man has practiced this
belief in the uselessneSs of exercise
for half a decade or so and become
fat and pompous and red faced or pale
and slack muscled and short winded
then the contortions that he INDUCES
in when he decides to unbend and try
to play furnish considerably more en-
tertainment to spectators than to him.
self.-Dr. Woods Hutchinson in Out
ing
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1910-12-16

There is large bowlder lying in a
field near Foremark, England, which
is known throughout Derbyshire as the
"hangmans stone" The exposed por-
ton of the bowlder rises about six
feet above the surface of the surround
ing field and has a narrow ditch or in
dentati0n running across the top. The
mark, so tradition says, was made in
this way: \ sheep thief in the dead
Of night, while leaning against the bowl
der TO rest, placed his booty above on
the fat surface of the stone. The man
had the sheep tied with a rope, and in
its effort to escape the creature slipped
on the opposite side, and the rope
catching under the thief's chin, chOked
him to death. The indentation in the
rock was made by the friction of the
rope while the dying man was engaged
in an effort TO extrlcate himself.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1910-12-16
MILITARY ACCURACY.
esaetnSss In Keeping Tab on the
Movements Of Soldiers.

We hear much OF the perfection of
military organization abroad, but II Is
doubtful whether any foreign war Of
fee follows with an accuracy greater
than that displayed by our own war
department the movements OF its Of
fcers. The following is an interesting
case in point:
A young army officer who has seen
Service in this country and in the east
was once with scouting party in Ari-
Zona. After two weeks in the desert
his squad came TO the railway near a
small station. Within ten minutes a
telegram from Washington was
brought to him by the station agent.
1t asked If the officer wished to be
transferred to one of the new artillery
regiments then forming.
y He answered by telegraph that he
would be glad to enter either of them
Then with his squad he set off again
across the desert.
1t was six days later when they
again struck the railway, this time
eighty miles from the point at which
they had previously crossed 1t, but the
officers reply from the war depart
ment was awaiting hins-- 1t had been
telegraphed to every station within
200 miles.
A more striking instance of accuracy
occurred after the same officers trans
fer to the east. He was travelling
home on leave, and, as the regulations
require, he had notified the department
Of the day, hour and probable route
Of his journey. After he had been on
the train for eight hours at a small
station the porter entered with a tele-
gram, asking if any one of his name
was present. On opening the tele-
gram the officer found that 1t ordered
him to detached duty.
Exactness % detail could not be car
ried much further. The war depart
ment knew the whereabouts of an in
significant second lieutenant even
when he was travelling on leave of alb
sence.-New York Herald.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1910-12-16
A Good Loser,

Arthurs, Almaek's, Bottles and
Whites were the chief clubs of the
young men of fashion. There was
play at all, and decayed noblemen
and broken down senators feeced the
unwary there. Charles Fox, dread
full gambler, lost 100000 at play.
Gibbon tells Of his playing twenty-five
hours at a sitting and losing $500 an
hour. That indomitable punster said
that the greatest pleasure in life after
winning was losing What hours,
what nights, what health did he waste
over the devils books! | was going
to say what peace of mind, but he
took his losses very philosophically.
After an awful nights play he was
found on sofa TRANQUILITY reading an
eclogue of Virgil.-From Thackeray's
"The Four Georges"
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1910-12-16
REPUBLICS IN GERMANY.
Three City States Whose Constitutions
the Empire Respects.

Hamburg, Bremen and Lubbock are
theoretically three republics which
have for the mutual convenience of
themselves and the empire come under
the rule of the kaiser in all but purely
local affairs. AS they had joined the
north German confederation, which
was formed after Prussa's victory in
to do but TO give their allegiance to its
successor, the empire.
Each is represented in the bundesrath.
or federal council, as well as in the
reichstag, and each retains the repub-
lican principle in its local legislation.
The Hamburg senate may have fallen
from its highest estate. but it still lives
and legislates cOncurrently with the
house of burgesses. The burgomaster
of Hamburg remains the great man in
the estimate of the Hamburg people.
the inheritor of the great traditions Of
the Hansa. Bremen and Lubbock have
constitutions in cousinship with Ham
burg
A wise empire respects the constitu-
tions Of these city states and refrains
from any action limiting Of the applica-
ton of the steam roller in pursuit of
harmony. The survivors of the Hansa
have been more fortunate than some
other republics of continental Europe,
They have outlived several that had
hopes of being left ignored in their
republicanism.
Cracow was once republic, but, be-
ing surrounded by Austrian posses
SLOWS was finally swallowed up in 1916,
Since that time it has been a city of
Austrian POland.-BostOn Transcript.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1910-12-16
' GERMAN RED TAPE.
A Lesson In Picking Up Things In the
Streets OF Berlin.


Streets Of Berlin.
Take cars how you pick up thing
that is lost in Berlin. The other day
one of our deputies going through the
Prussian capital on his return from a
convention at Frankfort noticed a key
at the edge of the sidewalk He pick
ed 1t up to hand 1t to a police agent
The representative of the city police
refused TO take 1t, saying. You should
take this key to the special bureau Of
things that are lost"
"Nery we'll Where is it?'
The agent named the street.
els 1t far from here?"
"A half hour, three-quarters Of an
hour if you don't walk rapidly"
The deputy replaced the key on the
pavement. Some one else will pick
1t up" he said
mot at ALL" said the agent In a COM
manding tone You should have left
it where it was, but now you are
obliged to go to the bureau If you
don't I'll make complaint against you
and you'll be fined, perhaps given a
day in prison. That's the law"
The deputy was compelled to obey
orders. Since that day he carries his
hand in his pockets.-Cri de Paris.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1910-12-16
A SNAKE STORY.
The Reptiles Were Frozen Stiff, but
That Didn't Harm Them.

\ naturalist once told how in
thicket on a mountain side he saw
man kill a rattlesnake. He beat the
life out of it with a club and contin-
ued the pounding till 1t was mangled
beyond recognition. When the nat
uralist demonstrated the man said,
Boss. you can't kill rattlesnake too
dead"
On one occasion a boat bound for
the United States from Rio de Janeiro
touched at Pernambuco, where the
mate drove bargain with a snake
dealer for half dozen reptiles of vari-
Gus sizes
The mate had them in a cage on
deck and charged a sailor with the
duty of washing it out with sea wa
ter every evening. All went well as
long as the weather was mild, but on
the night before the gulf stream was
crossed the sailor left quantity of
water in the cage, and about thirty
hours from port biting gale struck
the ship.
All hands were busy with the storm,
and the snakes were forgotten. When
the mate thought of them and went to
look after their condition he found
them frozen stiff and apparently as
dead as the proverbial doornail.
The dealer for whom the mate had
brought them came on board the fol-
lowing day He professed great dis
appointment over the loss Of his in
tended purchase, but offered to take
the snakes away as kindness to the
mate. He gathered them in his arms
like so much firewood and carried
them home. But rival dealer after
ward told the officer that plenty of
warm water had resuscitated the
snakes and that they had been sold
to various museums not bit the worse
for their death" by freezing.-Har-
per's Weekly.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1910-12-16
How Did He kroW7

Joe, the fat boy in the "Pickwick
Papers" spent most Of his time in
slumber He was happier thar way
Probably there are a good many other
people in the world good deal like
Joe, but most Of them do not get the
chance for sleep that he had This
scrap Of conversation, recently over
heard. would seem to indicate that. al
though this is a nervous age. the de
sire for sleep is not wholly dead.
81 don't feel we'll" remarked Smith
as he took of his coat in the office,
preparatory to sitting down at his
desk THE trouble with me is that |
haven't slept as should. don't feel
well unless I've slept"
That's the same way with me-" re
marked his partner in fact. think
| feel best of all when I'm sound
asleep Youths Companion
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1910-12-16
Wants To Help Someone.

For thirty years j. F. Boyer, of Fer
tile, Mo, needed help and couldn't find
it. That's why he wants to help some
one now. Suffering so long himself he
feels for all distress from Backache.
Nervousness, Loss of Appetite, Lassi-
tude and Kidney disorders. shows
that Electric Bitters work wonders for
such troubles. Give bottles, he writes,
"wholly cured me aud now | am well
and hearty" It's also positively guar.
anteed for Liver Trouble, Dyspepsia,
Blood Disorders, Female Complaints
aud Malaria. Try them. 50c at j. W.
rhurstOn S,
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1910-12-16
The Ambulant Barber,

Paris, like Peking, has its ambulant
barber. Armed with little box, con-
tanning the necessary apparatus, razor,
badger brush, soap, scissors and servi-
cite. he exercises his calling on the
banks of the Seine. All the bargees,
navvies and quay laborers are his cli-
ents. Figaro seats his patient on
the pavement, covers his knees with a
newspaper and for sou shaves. cuts
his hair and gives human appear
ance to the. tramps and others who
intrust themselves to his care.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1910-12-16

The poster may be said to date from
1886, when a design by Lelance was
used in France to advertise book,
commend Meurent les Femmes."
His example was very quickly fol-
lowed, most of the early designs being
printed In black on white or tinted
paper. The color poster began about
1860 and attained to the dignity of a
high art with Jules Cheret, ''the IA
ther of the pictured placard." The
first English theatrical placard to at
tract widespread attention was one Of
Fred Walkers advertising a dramatic
version of "The Woman In White."-
London Chronicle.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1910-12-16
Ends Winters Troubles.

To mauy,winter is a season of trouble
The frost bitten toes and fingers, chap
ped hands aud lips, chilblains, cold
sores, red aud cough skins, prove this.
But such troubles fly before Becklen's
Arnica Salve. A trial copyinces. Great
est healer of Burns, BoiIs, Piles, Cuts
Sores, Eczema and Sprains. Only 25c
at j. w. Thurston's.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1910-12-16
Odds and Ends.

Uncle Jim, an old negro driver in
Richmond, Va, had some ladies to
drive through the cemetery. He took
them round and showed them the nota-
BILE graves and monuments and then
drove to that part Of the cemetery
where the derelicts were inferred.
"Who are buried here" asked lady
in the party. II don't think l ever
was here before"
ooh" replied Uncle Jim, "odds and
ends, missus, odds and ends"-Pitts-
burg Press.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1910-12-16
Probate Court Sessions.

SESSIONS or THE PROBATE COURT FOR
EEE DISTRICT OF ESSEN will be held a.
lows during the year 1910:
AZ Lguvn Hurg IN the forenoon Of the first
Mondays 0t February, Juue, September aud
December.
A; Concord in the afternoon Of each of the
same iIy~.
Al Canaan on the FIRST Mondays of April and
Dstgbtr.
Al Guildhau on the hrst saturday OF each
month.
special sessions will be held at any place in
the District by agreement.
AiIres, communications to Guildhall Office.
20 r. ". Wyiuan. Register TO Island Pond
Office, to HERBERT W. BLAKE, IUDGE.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1910-12-16
Tryinq to Help.

Hotel Clerk Ito rural guest closing
front entrancel-Hey, there! What are
you trying TO do? Uncle Eben-Do
git excited, young fellow! jes'
thought, seeing as how was prob'ly
the last one in tonight, I'd do the
right thing and lock the doors fore
going to bed!-Puck.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1910-12-16
Matter of Intelligence,

Mrs Suhurbs-.Tohn. did you call at
the intelligence office today to inquire
about maid of all work. Suburbs
Yes, my dear Mrs. Suburbs-Couldn't
you f1nd one? Suburbs-Oh. yes;
found a dozen, but they were all too
intelligent to come out to this place
Chicago News.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1910-12-16
The First Oyster Eater.

The gluttonous vitelllus is reported
to have eaten 1000 oysters at sitting
He was very valiant man who first
ventured on eating Of oysters" King
James was wont to declare. a senti.
ment echoed by the poet Gay:
The man had sure palate covered DER
With brass or steel that on the rocky
shore
First broke the oozy oysters pearly coat
And risked the living morsel down his
throat
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1910-12-16

The political boss of a small city
drove his blackboard at top speed down
the main street on the morning Of an
election.
"Hey. Johnnie" he yelled to his son,
"git down in the Fourth ward quick!
There's people down there votin' as
they blame pleaser'-Success Maga-
zine
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1910-12-16
How She Knew,

"Will you have some fresh mush-
rooms?' asked the hostess sweetly,
"Yes," faltered the guest, 'if you're
quite sure they're mushrooms and not
toadstools."
"Oh. I'm quite sure" replied the
hostess. 81 opened the can myself
Detroit Free Press.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1910-12-16

$50 she doesn't return your affection,
eh? Well, shouldn't get mad about
that. What's the use Of bothering
about grip" said Watkins.
81 don't mind her not returning my
affection" said Dobleigh. but, con
found it, she won't return my dia
mond ring, eitherr'- Harper's Weekly
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1910-12-16
Bliuhted Affections.

Now the ashes of my heart are en-
tombed In my breast, as in sepul-
cher Of ice, yet once that heart was
formed Of fire and burned and ragged
1ntil 1t perished, self consumed.-From
THE Parricide."
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1910-12-16
Tho Rin Bill

Little Bob 0ust started in SCHOOL,
Uncle Harry, what is the bird with the
biggest bill? Uncle Harry (who is still
thinking of the night before)-A quail
my boy; quail-on toast.-Judge.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1910-12-16
Mean.

First Fair One How dreadful It Is
10 have a skeleton in the family! Sec.
1nd Fair One-l know, dear Have
you ever tried exercise?
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1910-12-16

To the joker who writes jokes for a
living 1t isn't much Of joke when
the editor can't take a joke.-Lippin-
cott.s,
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1910-12-16
Those Dear Girls,

Young Bride-l didn't accept Harry
the first time he proposed. Miss Ry-
val =, No, dear; you weren't there
Boston Transcript.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1910-12-16

Without the spiritual world the ma
terial world is a disheartening enigma.
-Joubert.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1910-12-16

Avoid popularity; it has many snares
and no real benefit.-Penn.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1910-12-16

In general, pride is at the bottom Of
all great mistakes.-Ruskin.