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Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1910-09-02
A CHINESE BANQUET.
Culinary Mysteries That ss"''os's0
an Enalish~oman-

an EHslish~omah-
One moment we were ealng uueAs
eggs whose blackened. lime naNoreu
whites indicated that their age "As
unimpeachable: the next We were sr"p
pling with sea weeds, macarohl anu
the slippery sharks fms that eiuueu
our clumsIly manipulated SUCKS NJ"
We tackled-not without iear-un
known meats and vegetables cooked In
sugar. fresh shrimps, mushrooms from
Mongolia. young bamboo sprouts W,
geons' eggs and a hundred different
foreign tasting messes. Then clean
plates were given TO us, and bowls OF
sickly pink strip, sweet potato anu
Indian corn cakes OF dusky hue were
set before each one. These were only
crevice filters and concluded the hrst
and lighter portion Of the repast. NOW
came the real substantial meal, where
I'm every dish had an accompaniment
of smaller ones, containing gravies'
etc, In which to dip the morsel taken
from the central bowl.
There was stewed duck cooked with
out salt, roast sucking pig, forcemeat
balls and chicken; there were soups OF
birds nest, of mushroom. of vegetables
and of sea slugs. There was grllled
fresh water fish. which, according TO
custom, was helped from the top SIDE
only, for the Chinese remembers MS
servant. And. finally, at the conclu-
sion the inevitable small bowl OF rice
and rice water was set before each
person.
After some three hours, with feel
ing of thankfulness that all was over,
pipes, cigarettes and tea were served,
and II seemed to me that the delicious
aroma which rose from the latter
soothed our senses and almost dis
PEELED the antipathy that had been
growing on us for all things Chinese
Mary Moore in London Express.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1910-09-02
Summer and Fell Top-p,.,.,
and SEEDING Dr.,

Many farmers ar. %.
advantage 10 SEED g..
mer aud fall, elaimfa- -t...
they are apt To 1- ..
catch than th-y DO af.. d..
the usual rraetic, ara
spring. To-
The same is tru. r.s ..-.
ing grass land. Sou.n .. r..
greSs've farmers put ur .........
mediateIy after having a-l.,-.
small application at Dr.. ..., q
following spring.
II YOU will s-ui ,u.. ....,
address to Carroll $. .. no, VI
VI, he will send you ,r.. ra.,,..l
eral formulas for mHEf.. mnra,-.
PeeialIy adapted TO iu,. ....,,r..,,s
seeding, together with rlr.af5-'.
ents, full directions a.. m.r..
These formulas have tan sprr,,.. W.
the Vermont Experim-r Stat.
will he found thoruu... .-la.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1910-09-02
DON'T Break Down.

Severe strains ON the vital organs,
like strains on machinery, cause break
downs You can't ov-r-tax stomach,
liver, k.dueys, bowels or nerves without
serious danger to yourself. If you are
weak or rundown. or under strain of
any kind. t"ke Electric Bitters, the
matchless, tonic medicine Mrs. j. +.
Van de Sande, Of Kirkland, ILL.,, writes
That | did not break down, while en-
months, is due wholly to Electric Bit
ters." Use them aud enjoy health and
strength. Satisfaction positively guar
anteed. SOC. at j. w. Thurston's.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1910-09-02
Heat


Little things like hariuf w,n r.
a temperature of abar. aII door, |
Experimental Obseryar.ru. n ~
have shown that mas IS Co.. 80
the salamander. Dante mad, sir
circles Of hell and fr.f cans,rsf,.
resort to ice for the seventh ana
condemnation of souls. Heat g., 80.
words, is a relative term U,..'
benefcient If you ike things h., !,
depends on the point If View M
supposed to be eneryar.n. Tho l1.t
worm is engendered by il. Bu, n
a race horse will 20 much fgs,e, n, ,. =
hot day than a cool ouo The ss,,.
rays Of the sun appear TO mbrj,,,. ~,
joints. There are various ttnr. !,
heat, such as just c..mon evarr5..
heat. prickly heat and ,ac bq,r u Il
bate, etc.-Kansas City Tines
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1910-09-02
Boys Can Make Money!

picking up Bones and sending them &c
us. Wepay 50 cents per hundred for
almost anything in the Bone line, if dry
For clean, dry, boiled butchers or house
bones we pay as high AS So cents pei
hundred. At these prices we pay the
freight from nearly all stations on ship.
ments of 200 pounds or more. Ship in
barrels or cheap sacks.
Carroll S. Page, Hyde Park, Vt.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1910-09-02

Recently first year llrb scboar,
Pill handed her history teacher vtr
she evidently considered d eybar,.r.
and final study Of Lun-'aemmag m,
toms. In 1t she stated that one Sr,.
tan habit of strengtlna.u. Youth r,;
to compel the boys to Sleep alwgvm
beds and thistles.
The incident reminds one Of a eor
that is told of one Of Oh" Cameryt +
Lochiel.
The chief. when t.rma,klns WITH
his son in the snow. uo'nel tia, II.
lad had rolled up a snowfall 10 mako
a pillow. He thereup"n rose andhsI.
ed it away. saying STORMY "Y9 d.
feminacy. boy"-You-ls Compapn7
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1910-09-02
FIRST POST HOUSES.
Established by Cyrus, tho Founder Of
the Persian Empire.

EStapiisnco py SyFusf uo 'oS"SS' W
the Persian Empire.
The first posts are said to have orig
mated In the regular couriers estab-
lished by Cyrus the Great about $50
B. c., who erected post houses through
out the kingdom of Persia. Augustus
was the first to introduce this institu-
ton among the Romans, 81 b. C., and
he was initiated by Charlemagne about
800 A. d. Louis XII. was the first
sovereign to establish post houses In
France. owing to his eagerness for
news, and they were also the first In
stitution of this nature In Europe
This was in 1870. or about 1000 years
after they were started in Persia.
In England In the reign Of Edward
~. Q4S1) riders on post horses went
stages of the distance OF twenty miles
from each other In order to procure
the king the earliest intelligence Of the
events that passed In the course of the
war that had arisen with the Scots. A
proclamation was issued by Charles /.
in 1851 that, whereas to this time
there hath been no certain intercourse
between the kingdoms Of England and
Scotland. the king now commands his
postmaster Of England for foreign
parts to settle running post or two
between Edinburgh and London to go
thither and come back again In six
DAYS"
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1910-09-02

Among old time laws against kissing
those OF Iceland appear to have been
the most severe Punishment was tbe
penalty laid down for kissing another
mans wife, either with or without he,
consent The same punishment was
enforced for kissing an unmarried wo.
man against her will; If II could ha
proved that she had consented to be
kissed the offender was still liable TO
" me OF great quantity Of cloth for
each offense.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1910-09-02
TALKING IN FIGURES.
Significance of Certain Numbers In the
TeIearaphers' Code.

Significance of Certain Numbers In tho
Teleeraphers' Code.
"In the telegraphers' code numbers
have special significance Of which the
general public is not aware" remarked
veteran key night the other day.
Most everybody knows that 80
means good night or the end of
know that 81 is also code sign. Rail
road operators. however. know that
this call is Il signal to the operator at
the other end to come back and repeat
train signals to the sending operator
1t also has another meaning. Train
order to be signed by conductor aud
engine driver Nineteen. Oh the other
hand. means that the train order is not
to be signed by conductor or engine
driver. Twenty-four has also the lat
ter Significance on some roads
Five is simply au Interrogation
point and In the vernacular could be
translated Anything doingT Thirteen
signifies DO you understand Tween
ty-fve means busy but nobody seems
to know how 1t came to have that sig
nificance unless perhaps 1t means that
the operator is still In the midst Of his
work, being some distance away from
80.
"Seventy-three means best regards.
and newspaper men and operators en-
ploy this expression constantly or
numerical language just what IT does
In ordinary parlance. 'skiddoo.' va
moose or butt OUT or any Of the thou
sand and one other equivalents" New
York Herald.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1910-09-02

Hongk0ng with its luxurious hotels,
its princely clubs. its rich and intlu-
entail banks. housed in splendidly con.
structed and beautifully designed
buildings; its shipyards and craving
docks able to care for the largest YES
sells; its miles of warehouses bursting
with wealth; its yellow sailed fleets
laden with silks. tea, sugar and pre-
cious porcelains; its commerce almost
as great as that of New York; its
botanic gardens hung amid delightful
villas overlooking harbor that Is a
city In itself and that floats 10000 sails;
Hongkong. with its wonderful temples
Of ornate teak roofs, Its idols Of a
hundred sects. its French cathedral. It's
forts. garrison and naval life. its Hap
Ply Valley race course-all at the end
Of white mans civilization. Supreme
from the peak on which 1t rests, 10
well bred aloofness it looks askance at
sordid Asia, whence 1t sprung.-W. ].
Aylward in Harper's Magazine.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1910-09-02

BY common consent the greatest of
all historians in Thucydides. the Greek
contemporary of Pericles and author
OF the history Of the Peloponnesian
war. One of the greatest tributes that
can be paid to him is that. according
to the estimate of very able critic,
we have more exact account of a
long and eventfu period by Thucyd.
ides than we have of any period in
modern history, equally long and event
full, and yet all this is compressed into
a single volume. For concise, vigor.
Gus and yet intense presentation Thu.
cydides has never been equaled. He
is easily the king II historians. New
York American.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1910-09-02
Elephants' Iowa For E;n.rv

Strange as 1t may seem. the elephant
Is passionately fond OF finery and de
lights TO see himself decke6 out with
gorgeous trappings. The native princes
or India are very particular In choos-
Ing their state elephants and will give
Fabulous sums for an animal that ex.
actly meets the somewhat fancifuI
standards they have erected. For
these they have made cloths Of silk so
heavily embroidered with gold that
two men are hardly able to lift them.
-Pearson's Weekly.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1910-09-02
When M crit 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, sleepessness 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, 1910-09-02

Your kidney trouble may be OF long
standing, it may be either acute or
chronic, but whatever it is Foley's Kid
ney Remedy will aid you to get rid of it
quickly aud restore your natural health
aud yigor. "One bottle of Foley's Kid
ney Remedy made me we'll said j.
Sihhull of Grand View, Wis. Com
mence taking i: now.-John w Thurs
10
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1910-09-02
The Kind Needed.

Dear me-" said the first young wo
man, taking her initial lesson in golf,
what shall do now? This ball is in
a hole"
well. let me see," said her compan-
ion, rapidly turning the leaves of a
book of instructions. Il presume YOU
VIII have to take stick Of the right
shape to get it out"
"Oh. yes: of course" was the some
what cynical reply. well, see if YOU
can find one shaped like dustpan and
brush."-New York Tribune.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1910-09-02
HaIley's Conef

A French scientist declares that Hal
ley's comet was known to the authors
OF the Talmud long before HALEY
came into existence. This French sci
enlist quotes from the Talmud: 1.-TWO
wise men Of Palestine, Gambie and
Joshua. made voyage on the sea
The first had brought with him bread
to eat. The second one in addition had
brought flour. When Gambiel had eat
en- all his bread he asked him for -four
saying to him, How didst thou know
we should be so long on our journey
that thou didst bring flour% To which
Joshua did answer: There is a very
bright star which appeareth every sew
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1910-09-02
A Reliable Medicine-NOT A
NARCOTIC,

Mrs. F. Marti, st. Joe, Mich, says
Foley's Honey and Tar saved her little
boys life. She writes "Our little boy
contracted severe bronchial trouble
and as the doctors medicine did not
cure him, | gave him Foley's Honey and
Tar in which | have great faith. 1t
cured the cough as well as the choking
and gagging spells, and he got we'll in a
short time. Foleys Honey and Tar has
many times saved us much trouble and
we are never without it in the house. -
John w. Thurston.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1910-09-02

Mrs, Jacob Wilmert, Lincoln, H.
found her way back to perfect health
She writes al suffered with kidney
trouble and backache aud my appetite
was very poor at times. A few weeks
ago | got Foley Kidney Pills and gave
them fair trial. They gave me great
relief, so continued till now | am again
in perfect health. john W. Thurston.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1910-09-02
The Falkland Islands.

The Falkland islands are among the
least known and most out of the way
corners of the widely scattered Brit
ish empire. They form sort Of Brit,
ish suburb of the Soluh pole, some 800
miles from the antarctic end of Amcri
ca. Cape Horn. A former governor of
the Falkland islands. the late Sir vii
liam Robinson. used to say that he
would have committed suicide while
there If he could have found Il tree tall
enough to hang himself on.-London
Standard
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1910-09-02
Settlement Work,

Game INTO fortune. didn't he?"
''Yes. big one"
Whats he dom these daysT"
He has become interested In settle.
ment work"
well, that ought to keep him occu-
pied for awhile; he owed everybody. ;"
Houston Post.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1910-09-02
II Did.

do, you know anything, DOCTOR"
said Mrs. Finnikin, that will put
little color into my cheeks? am SO
dreadfulIy pale"
well. madam" replied Dr. Blunt.
perhaps If tell you that you have
hole In your stocking about the size of
quarter it may have the desired eff.
feet"
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1910-09-02

The diamond was first burned M
Davy and Faraday in 1914 Il VIZ,
held on a platinum rod in a gr2w
globe of TWENTY-FIVE cubic inuhp; If
pure hydrogen and The Duke Of Tr~
Gangs burning glass lens Of l0u
teen inches and ono VI three inches
separated six and unoha!f fppt-ao1.
centrated the suns heat. Ii three
quarters OF an hour the stone hurst
into a scarlet fame out Of focus #
blazed four minutes and was rOl
sumed in two more trials.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1910-09-02
TESTING FIRE CLAY.
The Nost Practical Method 10 to Lit.
orally Eat Il.


orally Eat It.
Fire clay has been In use for cen
turtles. and yet believe the industry
Is one which lacks definite laws more
than any other. including those which
are either modern or ancient and Of
less prominence. You can 60 to
manufacturer of steel and specify
what you want by actual figures or
statements and you can check the prod
uCt by chemical analysis or mechanical
tests and thus make sure you get what
you need. The producer knows how to
combine certain elements and what
quantities Of various kinds to combine
in order to get a result at least very
closely approaching what you call for
but not so in the fire clay business. In
the past the most skilled and highest
salaried chemists have been employed
to make tests, to promote and carry
through Investigations on the natural
product and to study the workings Of
certain manufactured and elaborated
articles derived therefrom The result
has been, generally speaking, confusion
worse COMPOUNDED. Two professors,
worrying at similar times on brick or
clay obtained from the same source
and manufactured under exactly equal
conditions. have recorded Numerically
opposed conclusions. The same scien-
lists at different periods have reached
vastly varying conclusions when test
Ing identical qualities and shapes Of
bricks, so can you wonder II promi-
nent fire clay manufacturer should ex-
claim. as heard one on an occasion
after having the above experience.
"All tests of fire clay are empirical, and
| would sooner trust our superintend-
ent to pick and select his clays in the
old fashioned way than pay high fee
for highbrow's recommendations p
The chief method of testing fire clay
by practical man Is literally to eat
it. He can detect grit and sand best
by that method, and a good fire clay
free from silica, quartzite or flint
clayl is free from grit. His only other
personal test is by experimentation
cheering Magazine.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1910-09-02
A STARTLING RanIu

AN English country bookseller sent
TO London for copy of n book called
Happy Husbands" The work was
out or print but the wholesale agent
certainly might have intimated the
TACT Inherently, He replied that
mere are no Happy Husbands in
London."-London Tit-Bits.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1910-09-02
PLAYING safe.

johnny" said tha teacher "thSs
the third time | have had to punish
you this week. Why are you SO ualgl'
typ
because" answered The incoIrgF
BILE youngster. "graudla says taegoM
die young. and l amt takin' any
chances. Chicago News.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1910-09-02
The Gratitude of EiderIy Peon,e

Goes ont to whatever helps give them
ease' comfort and strength. Foley Kid.
ney Pills cure kidney and bladder dis.
eases promptly, and give comfort and
re'ef to elderly people.-John w.
Thurston.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1910-09-02
LOGICAL.

Mother asked little Ethel. snow
that you're in mourning for Cousin
adelaide. Will you wear black night
dresses too?
what an absurd question. childw
"oh. only thought you might be as
sorry at night as you were during the
day." ventured Ethel.-Harpers Ba
Ear.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1910-09-02

enty years and which deceiyeth mari
ners. have thought that perchance
It might surprise us during our voyage.
lead US astray and thus prolong our
voyage on the sea: hen,e it is that |
have provided myself With -four. E"
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1910-09-02
Tha Air Brake,

To forget the inventions of the hour
is an impUssibility. They are before
one It every turn and many Of them
contain potentalities vast and much
discussed. For that very reason II Is
well occasionally to contemplate some
invention of the past which works I'M
remituingly and incouspicuously for
the welfare of mankind. Consider the
air brake. How many when they take
journey by rail ever take thought of
the device which stands ready TO in
sure safety from possible accidents?
All are so used TO sibilant noise below
the cars that they never consider its
portentousness. Yet by this applica
ton of the power of compressed air
tens of thousands Of lives have been
preserved and railroad travel has been
made more expeditions. All this is
arrant truism; not word of 1t but
what has been said scores OF times be
fore. But we like to dwell upon the
air brake as one Of those typical in
yentions which are doing their work
faithfully and humbly while recent
creations get the glory and applause
Golfers
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1910-09-02
Rather,

The subjoined item appeared in
French newspaper:
There was found in the river this
morning the body of soldier cut to
pieces and sewed up in a sack. The
circumstances seem to preclude any
suspicion of suicide"
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1910-09-02
Safe Me dicine for Children

FoIey's Honey and Tar is a safe and
effective medicine for children as il
does not contain opiates or harmful
drugs. Get only the genuine Foley's
Honey and Tar in the yellow package
john w. Thurston.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1910-09-02

Mrs. Hoyle-Covered with Jewels.
isn't she? Mrs. Doyle-Yes; It Is hard
to tell at first glance whether she be-
longs to the mineral or animal king.
lom.-Life
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1910-09-02
His Mint worL

Cynical Friend-lf the baby is the
boss of the establishment and his
mother is the superintendent. pray
what position do you occupy? Young
Father (wearily,-Oh. I'm the floor
walker.-Baltimore American.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1910-09-02

FIRST Beggar- What are you doing
here. Pete? thought your stand was
on the bridge. Second Beggar-Ob.
gave that to my son as wedding
present. Meggendorf Batter.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1910-09-02
How Il Cana Out

lie - So you finished the novel !;
brought you. How did It come out2
she-Ihe author must have had a pull
l can't see any other way.-Boston
Transcript.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1910-09-02
Cheese ltl

What do boys mean when they say
cheese it?"
1T means that something mischiev
GUS has a curd and they want to get
a whey"
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1910-09-02

Stella-l hear that Lizzie is talking
Of getting married again. Bella-I
didn't know that she had been married
once yet Steila-She isn't. | said she
was talking Of 1t again
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1910-09-02
Warned.

"Sbe told me that | might hope"
Better look out! I've known girls
to say that when they intended to &C.
eept q chap."-Puck.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1910-09-02

Cholly-The dentist told me | had a
large cavity that needed filing. Ethel
Did he recommend any special course
Of study?
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1910-09-02

Diversity Of opinion proves that
things are only what we think them
Montague.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1910-09-02

be true to yourself and you do not
need to worry about what the neigh
bors think.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1910-09-02

Want of care does more damage than
want of knowledge.-Franklin.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-05-22

automatic conveyor runs from the pit
TO an elevator. whereby the rock is
hoisted into Anaconda rolls, from which
it is carried into the rouster The
heat in this roaster takes all of the
moisture out of the stone.
1t may be we'll TO say here that the
requirement for cement is ~ per cent
of limerick and % per cent of shale; /;
later little gypsum is added.
The Gentle Kominuter.
From the roaster the rock is con-
veyed 20 the storage bins, from which
The process of manufacture begins.
From the storage bins another conveyor
carries the rock TO the kominuter. 4
word of explanation about the ko-
minuter. A kominuter is an immense
drum built Of steel 1t rcvolvcs at tho
ratio of abont twenty-five revolutions
the minute. Inside the kominuter are
thousands of forged steel balls; each
one of these balls weighs twenty pounds
when 1T is young and gay, After III
has crushed the life out of tons of rock
it ism Z so large as it used so be, and
when it becomes worn to the size Of Il
hen 3 egg it is put on the pension list,
and its place is taken by fresh and
vigorous ball.
The balls in the revolving kominuter
crush and crush the rock until it is re.
duced to grains Of the finest sand By
gravitatiou IT runs out Of the kom,nuter
to n conveyor, which is operated by
means ,of an "endless' screw, the
blades Of which push the snnd forward.