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Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1910-11-11
Does Your Cat Couch?

Poor pussy! AS If the immemorial
charges against her of keeping us
awake o. nights and of eating canary
birds whenever she gets the chance
were not enough, the doctors have just
discovered that for years she has been
responsible for the spread of diphthe-
ria. DR.. G. ]. Awburn of Manchester,
ENGLAND, having traced an epidemic of
this disease In a suburb of that city
to pet cat belonging to one of his
patients, has found, after much clever
investigation, that all cats are pecul-
iarly susceptible to diphtheritic affec-
tons of the throat. He has therefore
recently been warning all families
who own cats to watch them carefully
and II they develop coughs to forbid
their being Rugged and petted. DR..
Awburn further recommends that If
the cough persists and the cat begins
to grow thin to have the animal de-
stroyed at once. The only really safe
way, he says. is to let the first wheeze
be pussy's death warrant.-New York
World.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1910-11-11

without rXIr Ting II the emergency
brakes get INTO action as Il result
When the brakes are already on the
engineer may release them little and
by 81 doing release them entirely. so
that the train leaps forward SO, you
see you can't always tell what the
brakes are going to do
"You wouldn't suppose that the TEN
perature of the rails would make any
difference about brakes. would you?
It's fact A rule of thumb Is that
train will brake twice AZ quickly In
the winter IA in the summer The
wheels stick to the rails more when
they are cold. The scientific folk tell
Won that the cohesion Is greater And
another thing. the oil Oh the rail when
II Is warm is more slippery. All the
steel rods, pipes. etc. IN warm day
are expanded and so they have to
move through greater distances to be
come effective. When they are con,
tracted by the cold the brakes grip the
wheels that much quicker and tighter
W ltH lut w an 'hh' '''
applied on a warm day
You see sonny every road In the
country keeps tabs on the temperature
three or four times n day all along
| its lines Temperature is quite an
! important thing in railroadng, All
! this goes to show that there is quite a
/ lot Of science III running trains And
! never saw man yet who had been
| In rho service so long that be couldn't
| learn heap Of things The fellows
who think about their business are
/ always learning New York Tribune
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1910-11-11

A Hungarian restaurant in New
York became famous for its culinary
tGiumphs. and many visitors to the
city became acquainted there with the
mysterious dishes produced in Hunga-
r.an Kitchens. In one Of these parties
several years ago was a young matron
from the far west who, anxious 10 eX-
tend her culinary knowledge aud see
ing how her husband rclished one Of
the courses Of the meal asked the
head waiter for the recipe for the dish.
81 can give it to you, madam" was
the courteous reply, but you can't
make it,
"And why not?" asked the sightseer.
Because you must be Hungarian.
It might come right for an Austrian.
but an American never. You must
have paprika in your bones" And,
taking that high ground, the request
was refused New York Tribune.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1910-11-11
THE DRAGONS BACKBONE.
An odd Incidsnt Of Railroad construe
tlon In China.


ton In China.
When there was undertaken the con
srruction Of the railway between hlrin
and Newchwang. the seaport OF Man
rburia IL was proposed 10 make
junction AT a place called Lanpien. out
side the city OF Mukden- For this per
mission had to be obtained FROM the
Tartar general Of Mukden. This func-
tionary at once proceeded to call In Ills
geomanrers. species OF soothsayers.
vino give information concerning the
good fortune and III fortune Of sites
and were supposed by the Chinese TO
know what demons and dragons In
babited the earth under the surface.
These wise men reported that the
dragon whose body encircled the holy
city of Mukden lay coiled up In such
way that If the railway came through
Lanpien the long nails driven into the
ties would pierce his backbone ana In
alI probability set him TO raging VIC
IenIly. to the great detriment OF the
people of Mukden.
he Ebutidi
application of the railway people ana
directed them to carry the road In
straight line from kirin to New
chwang. avoiding Mukden. The en-
gineers thereupon appealed to the vice
roy. showing that. as this proposed
route would go through a marshy and
uninhahited country. II could not be
profitable for their enterprise.
The vicproy wrote 10 the general oil
Mukden. highly commencing hun for
his discretion in consulting the geo
nancers. but suggesting that these
/ sage persons go over the ground again
/ and see II they could not lind place
where the nails would not be likely tc
strike into the dragons back. Accord
lpClv. at the command of the viceroy
the genera! had his geomancers indl
cate spot for the junction at lanpien
where they thought that. after all. the
dragons backbone would be safe
/ New York Press.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1910-11-11
POWER OF A WORD.
Why France Changed the Name OF the
Life Saving Belt"

Life Saving Belt"
A vivid illustration OF the power OF
mere words over human beings was
once brought to the attention Of French
people by l'rancisque Sarcey.
After the wreck OF the BnurEogne
many passengers were found Heating
drowned with life preservers on These
life preServers We're fastened upon the
bodies. but round the middle instead
of under the arms. and the greater
weight of the upper part OF the body
had tipped the head under water ana
the person of course was inevitably
drowned
Now it appears that the greater mum
Der of the persons so drowned were
French The French term for life pre-
server Is cpInture de Sauvetage, or life
saving belt This word ceinture sug
gcsts to the mind In its moments OF
disorder and unreadineSS. such as "a
great catastrophe brings. the idea OF
putting on a belt, and rs belt Is put
round jhe waist and nowhere else the
frightened person instinctvely adjusts
the Elp prrServrr close about the hips.
The result Is that as soon as the
person So provided falls into the water
bis body tips over with the heavier
part downward. and the head is plung
ed hrnrarh tine surface
rhr word belt" therefore, was the
,..tts,. ,t tho t,SS nj u,,luN IiVpS i'm the
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1910-11-11
RIDING THE BELLOWS.
A Few Por.sed suso.ItiOns Fer Ocean
Travellers.

A Few Pei-.ed suaosItiens For Ocean
Travellers.
Do 0,t Interfere with the captain In
the Iertoriua zoe oi his duties or oner
suggestions IA navigation based upon
your OWE experience In running
cutbuIi on Lake Mohonk. There are
few cuptuius now 10 the transatlantic
srrvi-e who have not crossed the
ocean several times and We know OF
none who has acquired his knowledge
OF the sea in a correspondence school
II the hal, with golden hair seated
~ the steamer chair next Ia yours III
ndvrrirutly puts hrr h"1d on your
shoulder and ..ruans de- not rudeiy re-
move IL. hui whistle a soft lullaby, as
II Won did not notice the act Bear IN
mind ihaj TIVE heads are heller ihan
one The lullaby may pat hcr 10
sleep when her curlS may hr gent!
removed 10 her own sofa pillow
should. vuu desire To 20 below before
she goes 60 sleep send the deck stew
ard aztec her husband aud ASK MN 10
remove thpin himself.
If m tGr midst of your dinner you
feel "A sudden cmutiunal quaim arising
within YOU rise with II as nearly 81
multancuuSiy rs possible and hasten
from the S!tInuu. taking care IN your
ni.hI In SIirk GO the aiSleS between
the tables ana not 90 leaplng from
table to table ike frightened ante
lopp toward the exit This latter
ruurs" would cause considerable con
ru,i.p Ia iur dining room. and III
your haste you might inadvertently
trip over another passengers weiSh
rabbit. which is not considered good
fcrm in polished circles either on the
/ land or on the sea.
/ II on yuuf way to the upper deck
you hnd the Staircasps blocked By
others Fastening upward like yourself
/ do not step upon them IN your mao
night upward but slide down the
/ baniSterS to the lower deck. when
. you will find just as well adapted to
your needs as the upper Any deck IS
good in n qnalm John kendrlcS
Bangs in Harper'S Weekly.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1910-11-11
A bad man is worse when he pre-
tends to be saint.-Bacon.
Will Promote Beauty.

Women desiring beauty get wonder
full he p from Rucklpns Arnica Salvp
1t hanishes pimrles, skin ernptions
sores and boils. it makes the skin soft
and veIvety. lt.glorifes the face. Cures
sore ewes, cold sores, cracked lips, chap
ped hands. Best for burns, scalds. fever
sores, cuts, bruises and piles. 25c at j
w. Thnrston's.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1910-11-11

All bodies m space are gradually ap-
prmrhng fricidity When II rrdhot
cnunou bali is taken uuI of furnace
and suspended IN the air II parts with
its heat and keeps on parting with II
until II hm!ly reaches the temperature
surrounding II. And what happens To
the cannon ball Is happening TO the
sun rhe sun is steadily losing its
heat and contracting. and the same is
true of the planets and OF every other
body in space lust AS the arctic circle
is ever encroachng upon the temper
ate ana equatorial regions. so the final
chill is steadily advancing upon the
warmth everywhere.-New York Amer
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1910-11-11

Richard Carrie engaged as cook a
Swedish giantess who proved unsatis-
factory. On departure she asked for
written testimonial, and Dr. Carrie
presented her with the following:
"ro whom it may concern: have
lately had in my employ Hulda Swan
son. who was engaged to cook for Il
family of three and do such other
things as would be possible when not
cooking. Under this head might come
a little busting and dishwashing and
answering the doorbell. Taking all
these things into account, | wish to
say that Hulda is absolutely the tallest
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1910-11-11

rr, Oliver Wendell Holmes. refer.
ring to the true efficacy of carrots as Il
cure for wounds "a tradition which
was certainly not handed down from
Crecy), writes to Dr. Hunt in 1868,
telling him how mans heel, which
was severely wounded at the battle
OF Fredericksburg, was treated by Or.
Bigelow, who did nothing but keep the
wound open and made the patient use
Tor this purpose little plug of carrot,
winch seemed to agree with him very
well.
Another more modern medical au-
thorlty says that for delicate persons
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1910-11-11

Winding in and out between the
ttars of the Great and Little Dippor
Is the constellation of the Dragon.
The tip of the tail lies between the
pole star in the Little Dipper and the
pointers in the Great Dipper. but
much nearer the latter and only few
degrees below the pointers. The rest
of the constellation, outlined with
faint stars, curves downward and
around the Little Dipper, when with
final coil it terminates with the two
bright stars Gamma and Beta, which
mark the head of the Dragon. or, in
fact, Its eyes. Aratus in describing
the consultations speaks of the Dragon
as with eyes oblique retorted, that
askant cast cleaning fire"
lis leading star, Alpha, near the tail
of the Dragon and halfway between
Mizar (the middle star in the handle
of the Great Dipper) and the lowest
star in the bowl of the Little Dipper,
is known by the name of Thuban.
-Four thousand years ago it was the
pole star.-Mary Proctor in Chicago
Tribune.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1910-11-11
STOPPING 4 TRAIN
Many Things Combine to Make It
an Uncertain Operation.
THE NUMBER OF CARS COUNT


Likewise the Momentum and the srak.
ing Power and the Temperature Of
the Rais-Freiqht Trains More I'm.
certain Than Passenoer Trains
III WHAT uls'ahce can Train De
brought to stopf Well. that de-
pends,' said the grzzed engineer.
with Il band like ham and an eve
that could see red white and green
mile AWAY duwn - silypry trark "rhat
d,,,,,,,I ,,,, .,., ,l,, accom-. ,hir,, 90
:, ,r. ,.,. o..,,i.,, ,.. :, ,.,.,,
v" Wv "'''N'"''''
/" 'ii' Ill = P"'c' u d'i''""H "n tue
huii'her oi cars you nave "n your
train. The fewer cars you have the
quicker yun can stop, chr Well that'S
where you're'dnad wrong The engi-
neer rested his guarded n%t across his
knee as II ii We're fifteen pound
monkey wrench Yes sir" he re-
peated. I'll you've got that idea you're
wrong, Just like folks are likely to be
on railroad matters which they don't
know anything about. Now the fact
is that certain type of engine can be
stopped quicker if it has half dozen
freight carr hooked Oh to It. That's
so because there are brakes on each of
the cars. ana they all grind into the
gency. Why wouldn't II stop quicker
If you had dozen cars on instead of
six! Well, sonny, for the simple rea-
son that the weight of the train. or,
rather, the momentum. overcomes the
Draklng strength or your air, and so
you're carried along. If you had less
than SIX cars II would be just the
other Way-you "ouluht nave enough
DraklnS power TO overcome Wnat
WelSht you nave got. Yes, Sir, WIN
every lreignt 'ralh ana WIN every
passenger lralh tllere Is certain
NUMBER OF cars necessary 10 make the
tfhip most electlVe When IL comes 10
stopping qhlcRiy MS Is very prac-
tlcai question 100 AL engineer VIII
say 10 himself, wen, i've got more
80 N'''' - 50" W -"
brakes sooner IN order TO stop JUST
rlght at the STATION.
i once heard an engineer say that
an engine with baggage car ana TWO
passenger coaches traVeilnS at the rate
OF thlrty-hVe mics an hour would re-
qulre amour ooo leet 10 stop ana traV-
ellng at twenty-five miles an nour
Woulu require 4oo leet 10 matt NOW
ne was just GUESSING OF else he hau
particular Train anu paIlicuitr conui-
tionS Ill NINA anu most lkeiy partN
uiar uIhes III hilnu lie TACT Is you
eau tel "llnlh what ulstahce tralb
cap ne stopped.
n.y. take the same type OF engine
ana 'ne same type OF coaches ana run
the'h over TIE same track anu Apply
lne brakes III Hre'lSei! 'ae saule 'ian-
her ana me TWO trains VIII not stop
!" the same "'N'''a'e VI ''a'N' ihueeu'
take 'hP sam" tram over the very
same track ~ u'Iereh' times run her
AT exactly III" same speed ana Apply
tue praEeS III 'le very same manner
anu you can stop III the same ols'
lance En&i"errS would IKE to stop AT
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1910-11-11

say, Snibbs. let me use your phone,
will youf"
sure. What's the matter with
yours"
ITS all right. l want to telephone
TO my wife that I'm going to bring a
man from out of town to dinner"
"Well|
He's sitting in my room now, and |
bate to have him watch my face when
my wife tells me what she thinks of
the proposition" - Cleveland Plain
Dealer.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1910-11-11

an excellent supper vegetable IS = fair
sized carrot. boiled whole 50 rs 10 re-
tain its aromatic properties. then SPIN
into quarters and warmed afresh he-
fore being served hot. n acts as a
nervine sedative while being cordial
ana restorative. \ sense Of mental
IMMIGRATION viii follow. and the d.
Fcstion Of this estimabIe root will be
readily peri 1rmcd without preventing
sleep.-Pall Mall Gazette.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1910-11-11
The Poet Auain.

He had ,ong hair and a pensive look.
He wrote Il poem entitled why Do |
Live| He signed it Augustus and
sent it to a magazine.
The editor wrote him as follows
"My dear Augustus. the reason why
you live is because you sent the poem
by mail instead of bringing it person
ally."-Paris Modes.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1910-11-11
Not a Disease.

81 can't understand my husband,
doctor. am afraid there is some,
thing terrible the matter with him"
what are his symptoms?"
well, | often talk to him for half
an hour az a time. ana when | get
through he hasn't the least idea what
I've been saying"
Don't worry any more about your
husband. wish had his gift"
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1910-11-11
An Essay on Man,

What a chimera, then. Is man!
What n novelty, what a monster. what
chaos, what subject of contradic-
ton, what prodigy. A judge of all
things, feeble worm of the earth,
depository of the truth, cloaca of I'M
certainty and error, the glory and the
shame of the universe.-Pascal.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1910-11-11
All Depends,

II don't like to listen to hard luck
stories. Do you?"
THAT depends on whether they are
"reminiscences or the preliminaries to
touch. Washington Herald.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1910-11-11

II yon are pale, weak, languid o,
'naen'ir, few doses of Rloodinp Liver
Pll's wiz increase the supply and i'm
prove the quantity of blood. Small pill
small dose, pleasant and never crime
John w. Thurston, special agent.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1910-11-11
Warmed.

"Too many cooks spoil the BROTH"
quoted the wise guy.
Yes, just las too many appetizers
spoil the appetite" agreed the simple
mug Philadelphia Record.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1910-11-11
A Great Help.

Scrlbber-l understand your wife is
OF great value to you in your work: I
had no idea she was literary. Scrawler
She isn't but she never attempts TO
straighten out my Philadelphia
Record.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1910-11-11
Good Luck.

What luck did that sheriff who
went out after Stagecoach Charley
have|
'urty good" replied Three Finger
sam. Charley didn't ketch him.
Washington Star.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1910-11-11

Albert Headache Checkers give IN
slant relief and permanently cure all
headaches, neuralgia, periodical pains.
Five doses 10 cents; 20 doses, 25 cents,
Mail orders filled Ivy the Bloodine Cor,
poration, Boston, Mass. John W
lhurston, special agent.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1910-11-11

The Stranger-ls this pretty
healthy neighborhood?
The Native-You bet it is. Thar amt
bin death here in years, 'ceptin' the
undertaken, an he died O. starvation
Harper's Weekly.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1910-11-11
a Harsh Ordar.

On the beach near an English town
sign bearing this legend was nailed
to post:
Notice. Any person passing beyond
this point will be drowned. BY order
of the magistrate"
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1910-11-11

When the tastes are purified the
morals are not easily corrupted.-Os-
borne
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1910-11-11

1t doesn't take any grit to grumble.--
Chicago Tribune.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1910-11-11

Il this food is not sold in vor,
will send you freight prspsij : IS 5ae
sack for $500, OF a 90 porr - y. 2''''
500. If in want Of Beef Sc,,-,, g s. /
Bone. Oyster Shells, etc. ,yr;,sr.,iiT "
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1910-06-26
In Honor of Morton


Union
Civil
had another ending
position which Indiana occupies today the world
Bells
southerners
North
sternC onfederacy
of this most oyal-the foremost
Union Morton made Po
ticay Indiana cose' State today And it closer when the is
and secretly
a Of the the moral
a in the
terrible battlefield
whom native Nor
frontier life in the pmative
And it good
too Gallon to
gratitude of whole nation Morton and the
at
disruption which
afford beft
livedan for he
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1910-06-26
WILD ANIMAL BOUNTY.

San Antonio. Texas, June 25.-Tired
OF losing annually thousands of ami
mails, the stockmen OF Texas have
inaugurated vigorous campaign for
the creation of a wild animal bounty
law. The work will be carried on
through the livestock raisers' associa
tions, notably the cattle, sheep and
goat raisers organizations. While the
settled parts of the State are no long
er seriously troubled with such preda
tory animals as the panther, wildcat
coyote and wolf, enough of the countr,
is still unsettled to afford them an al
most ideal home. Limitation Of terri
tory has not affected them very mucf
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1910-06-26
TWINKLES
sUNFLoWER PHILOSOPHY.
Atchison Globe.

Atchison Globe.
We have often wondered how a col
lege professor proposes.
A good card player isn't apt to cut
much figure in the harvest field.
Friends are SO rare; you are not only
mean. but foolish, if you fail to appre-
ciate the few you have.
A woman's notion of affluence is to
have money enough to get the child
ren's pictures taken as often as she
thinks they really merit.
When a mans children are afraid OF
him he is as proud of his work Of dis
cipline as a drunkard is of his particu-
lar form of meanness.
We have noticed that while the poll.
tician may still praise the old soldiers
good deal, he doesn't listen to them
| as much as he used to.
You may have observed that the
man who graduates at the head of his
class doesn't usually lead them
throughout the rest of the race of life
To hate anyone violently is as ex
hausting as a violent love affair. Near
ly every murder is due to love or hate
and lovers shoot each other almost as
frequently as bitter enemies.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1910-06-26
Items Gathered In
From Far and Near
9RYAN's REBUFF IN OHIO,
washington Post)

Ohio Democracy sets it's face
against four years more of Bryan lead
ership with an emphasis which justi.
flies the belief that similar tests of
strength elsewhere would show that
the Nebraskan has lost his grip In ev-
cry state where the party is virile.
Etealthily hostile to Governor Har-
mon ever since his election two years
ago, Bryan came from under cover a
month since with the arrogant state
ment that no man who refused to still
adhere to the Denver platform was
eligible to the Presidential nomination
In 1912. Rightfully OF the opinion that
a discredited platform has no binding
force in practical politics, Governor
Harmon further incurred Bryan's dis
favor and opposition by refusing to
bulge. There was never any doubt
Of the result but the disparity OF four
to one against Bryan on the conven.
tion floor was painful surprise to
those who had not accurately meas
ured Democracy's drift from Organism
The reputation administered to the
policy Of boss or bust yesterday at Co.
.umbus wholly emancipates Democra.
o. from the dictation OF the greatest
organizer of disruption and defeat in
eur political history. In making its
oAoice between Harmon and Bryan
the Ohio Democracy has done itself
stroud. In lieu Of Bryan. the marplot