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Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1910-08-12
The BARRIERS Idea.

Bentley had been out late the night
before, ", rather, he had stayed in
late in little affair. and about all he
had left 10 show for it in the morning
was an old fashioned away from home
made headache. In hope of relief he
had sought his old friend the barber
and the latter had been busy on Bent
ley's head and face for the past hour.
by Jove, Karl" said Bentley as
the barber rubbed the top of his head,
that feels mighty good, l can tell you
The man who invented massage was
not only genius, but benefactor to
the whole human race. They ought to
put up statue to him. There's moth
Ing like 1t when fellow feels seedy
There's only one trouble about it."
"Vot iss it?" asked Kari, hoping that
perhaps he might overcome the diff.
Guilty.
why, it's all on the outside" said
Bentley. "1f there were only some ap-
paratus that would enable you to get
inside fellows head and clear out
the pains of the morning after, what
a blessing 1t would be-"
"Vell," said Kari. IL tink that maybe
some day dose vacuum cleaner felers
will do dot already. VotY'- Harper's
Weekly.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1910-08-12
G.,,ina D,sS.rats.

Some OF the Office buildings Ia the
large cities are constructed apparently
with the idea that every possible
square foot Of space must be utilized
for renting purposes. The corridors
are narrow. the passageways 20 the
elevator shafts hard TO ind and the
stairways located in obscure corners
There may be fire escapes. but they are
equally obscure. and a stranger would
not know where TO look for them.
The occupants Of room ON the sew
enth fioOr of n building of this kind.
devoted TO the uses Of fire and life
insurance companies agent. were sur
priscd one day by the sudden entrance
of wild eyed man who seemed TO be
Iaboring under strong excitement.
Say" gasped the intruder. will
some of you fellows please throw me
out of this building"
What fory' asked one of the clerks.
1--WE been trying for fifteen minutes
TO find a way out of II. and can't.
They did not throw him out. but
piloted him TO the elevators, and he
succeeded at last in making his es
| cape-Exchange.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1910-08-12
Nearly a School Scandal.

What might have been terrible SEN
sation. calling for public investigation
and much newspaperlety. was averted
by the visit of shocked mamma to
one Of our public primary schools. A
friend of the mother was calling at the
house and asked the little daughter.
How do you like your teacherT'
ooh. my teacher Is nice" answered
Tot but she Is always asking us for a
cigarette"
"WhatY' cried the lady and the
mamma in Mortified tones. seeing con-
tamination of the morals of Tct under
the teachings Of a modern bachelor of
the feminine gender.
Eyes, mamma. She says, Cigarette
cigarette.
The next day mamma visited the
school. AS she entered the class room
the teacher was calling first to one
child and then to another, "Sit erect
sit erect" while Tot flashed glance
of intelligence and Didn't l tell you
500" at her mother.-Wasp.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1910-08-12

The spelling of the ancient name
Harrington with the small "f'' found
in old manuscripts is merely the reten
ton of the old form of capital "F."
Deeds of conveyance in the time Of
George II. and III. recite. George Of
Great Britain france and ireland
king" etc. The form could not there
fore be due to ignorance, as has been
said, for in days when gentlemen Of
estate were gentlemen Of quality such
spelling in deeds could hardly arise
from lack Of knowledge Of spelling.
The ffaringtons of Worden Hall, Ian
cashire, prefer. like several other well
known families, including the ffolkes
and trenches, to retain the archaic
capital eff" The family trace their
descent from Hugo de Meois, who
came to England with the Conaueror.
and they have been associated for
generations with the court, army and
church and with public life.-London
Court journal.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1910-08-12
The Practical Goat.

NJ. Jules lienard WAS the mayor OF
Corbigny. Ia the NieVrr. Every sun
day be contributed To- tue Journal de
Clamecy. aud this Is The S"rt pi things
be used To- give the !s':l>sints. Writing
Of the Juurual uii'-Irl pasted up "n
the wall of the u,airir and VIA. Il no
one ever reads. he said:
Il had forgotten tue goats. one "f
them never misses a number. Standing
on its hind legs with its frnni legs
resting on the poster 1t moves It's
horns aud beard from right To- left.
like an old woman reading. When II
has finished reading. as the oihciai
sheet has an apnerizing smell Of fresh
paste. the goat eats IL. After nourish-
ing the mind one must feed the body.
Thus nothing is lost in the commune.
What a pity that all novel readers
have not the stomach Of this practical
goat. They might then eat the books
they had read. buy more. aud so the
man of letters would in the end he
able to eat In his turn."-Paris Letter
to London Globe.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1910-08-12

When smoking car with thirty
passengers jumped the track. rail-
road engineer in the car. off duty, yell
ed to the passengers to hang on
tight" and while the car turned over
no one was hurt.
Hang on tight Is good advice In
most upsets. The man who hangs on
tight to himself when his temper Is
upset will get through without hurting
either himself or others. The man
who hangs on tight" to his earnings
ends with a competence. The man
who hangs on tight" to his place
when business upsets come generally
holds down his job The man who
hangs on tight" when encouragement
or even disaster upsets others is a
man to be hopeful about, because he
will keep right side up whatever else
turns over.-Philadelphia Press
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1910-08-12

An official of the immigration bureau
at Ellis island told story OF wise
little immigrant child.
"A little girl came over In the steer
age In search of her father, whose
name she gave us. We sent for the
man, and he came and looked at her.
~ can't tell whether this Is Mary
or not said he 4 haven't seen Mary
since she was baby about three
months old How can | tell, then
whether this is Mary or notF
at was question we couldn't an
swer. so we looked from him to the
child and from the child back to him,
remaining silent.
FINALLY, when we were all at our
wits end, he looked earnestly at the
child and said plaintively, Am your
father?'
And the wise little child answered
quickly. Yes, you are
And so we made her over to him"
New York Press.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1910-08-12
The Best Hour of Life

is when you do some great deed or dis
cover some wonderful fact This hour
came to j. R. Pitt, of Rocky Mt, N. e.,
when he was suffering intensely, as he
says, "from the worst cold | ever had, !
then proved to my great satisfaction
what wonderful Cold and Cough cure
DIR. Kings New Discovery is. For, after
taking one bottle, was entirely cured.
You can't say anything too good of a
medicine like that" 1t is the surest
and best remedy for Diseased Lungs,
Hem omhageo. LaGrippe, Asthma, Hay
Fever, any Throat or Lung Trouble.
SOC. $l.00. Trial bottle free. Guar
anteed by }. w. Thurston.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1910-08-12
A SAMOAN FISHING BEE.
Trapping the Game With Leaf Chain
Half Mile Long.


4 Samoan fishing bee is a unique
sight to witness. COcOanut leaves are
gathered in abundance and secured,
doubled and tripled, end to end, to
form a long prickly chain, round in
appearance and about three feet In di-
ameter. These leaf chains are often
woven to a length of half a mile.
When the chain is complete all the
men of that particular village turn
out en- masse with their "paopaos,' or
Samoan canoes.
When the tide is high the chain Is
stretched across some convenient
place, supported by natives in their
paopaos or simply wading where
the shallowness will permit. The CO.
coanut seine is then submerged and
slowly forced shoreward, the prickly
points driving the fish before them.
When the point is reached where the
chain can rest upon the bottom and
still protrude slightly from the water
the natives after securing the ends to
the beach retire and wait for the tide
to reccde. leaving the fish high and
dry.
1t is often found that large fish are
driven and caught in this manner,
but since they are capable Of jumping
the barrier they are dispatched with
spears at once. The catches Of fish
thus made are sometimes enormous
and often number thousands.-Los An
geles Times.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1910-08-12
Fifty Men and Ono Elephant

Interesting tests were recently made
in London to determine the respective
pulling power of horses, men and ele-
plants. Two horses weighing l.6O0
pounds each. together pulled $3.50
pounds. or $50 pounds more than their
combined weight. One elephant.
pounds each together pulled $3.50
pounds. or $3.50 pounds less than its
weight Fifty men, aggregating 1900
pounds in weight, pulled $3.50 pounds.
or Just as much as the single elephant,
but. like the horses. they pulled more
than their own weight One hundred
men pulled 1900 pounds.-St. Louis
Republic
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1910-08-12
Sleep.


The first sleep h the soundest-after
the first hour the intensity~ef sleep
slowly dimnlShes: hence the value Of
forty winks after dinner 10 quickly
recuperating shattered powers. TEN
perature and vitality are lowest AT
about 2 a. IN. SO that two hours sleep
before midnight are worth four there
after. Nature has no rule as to the
length of sleep. except that men need
less than women. since women are the
more sensitive creatures and wo
mans heart beats FIVE times more In
a minute than mans. Sleep should
be just so long that when you wake
In the morning stretch and a yawn
only are necessary to land you In a
daytime of bounding vigor. AS to
early rising. It Is comforting to hear
DR.. Bryce say 1t is habit that has
gone far to wreck the constitutions OF
many growing youth.-London Elk
press.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1910-08-12
Life on Panama Canal

has had one frightful drawhack--maia-
rial troubIe-that has brought suffering
aud death to thousands. The germs
cause chills. fever aud ague, hilllous"esS'
iaundice. lassitude, weakness aud gen
eral debility. But Electric Bltters
never fail to destroy them aud cure ma
laria troubles. "Three bottles complete
ly cured me of very severe attack oil
malaria, writes VIM. A. Fretwell, OF
Lucaua, n. c., sand I've had good
health ever since" Cure Stomach
Liver aud Kidney Troubles, aud pre-
vent Typhoid. 5oc. Guaranteed by D
W. Thurston
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1910-08-12
a. MAJ Hs Match.

THE Russian marshal Suvaron was
famous as a jester and was fond OF
confusing the men under bis COM
mapd by asking them unexpected ano
absurd questions. But oceasionaiH
he met bis match Thus one bitter
January night. such as Russia only
can produce. be rode up 10 sentry
aud demanded:
How many stars are there In the
skyT u.
answered coolly:
"Wait a little. and III tell you
And he deliberately commenced count
ing. zone two. three" etc.
when he had reached 100 suvaron
who was half frozen. thought II hlgn
time 10 ride OF. not. however. with'
out inquIring the name OF the ready
reckoner. Next day the latter found
himself promoted.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1910-08-12

The new bOardrr had never been on
a farm before. She was filled with In.
terest and delight in everything she
saw. On the morning after her ar
rival she saw Mrs Howe apparently
picking berries from some pretty green
plants beyond the wall as she sirolled
in the road
Those are charming little plants
she said. rausing. with her eyes liked
on a pail which hung ON Mrs. llowe's
arm What kind of berries grow on
them? Does 1t take long TO ill pail
like thatT
Mrs Howe looked down into the pail
with II medtative air and answered
the second question.
II should hope would" she replied.
What kind of berries are they
persisted the young woman. Il can't
quite see. What are you picking|
"'Tatpr hugs" said Mrs. Howe as
she made another contribution TO the
depths of the pail. Youths Compan
ion
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1910-08-12

The sirocco blows ua' from b.t..
lands Of north Africa and r,r-. -
Mediterranean as far .. vato
salano jumps like windy a.
from the heat Of the Sahara Al.
and lands iatfootrd e. S,gln n
harmattan blows bot Sahara dr., =,
into the Atlantic and give, po>at.s
and makes skin and lips n8r.h b.
crack. while furniture and ybi, Il.
bers groan and crack and scream
an agony of droughty despair n,
khasmin blows Sahar ancient an,
into Egyptian eyes every fhy 9.-,
The pamperos periodira.7 blow a,r-
into Buenos Aires ont VI the ma,
plored desert Highlands Of Brazil md
the blowing causes suicides and mn.
ders TO be more common and uor,l,
to break out arrest with hear,
death rate. Pampcr.- pass awgy /,
a second. leaving The air fne-F,
change.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1910-08-12
She Loved His Top,b

An Immensely wealthy widow who
gave yearly hundreds of thousands TO
CHARITY decided to personally inspect
some individual cases of deserving
poverty herself One Of her agents
Drought before her a poorly clad wom-
au. saying:
Here Is poor old woman. q very
decent sort Of person Her husband
USED TO go about with dancing bear
Inns creature, though usually very
tame and gentle, one day threw itself
Cd It's master and ate him up"
Alas. my good SIR" the old woman
broke In. since that moment the Door
BEAST and myself have been without n
homer
what! The beast! asked the
wealthy woman. "Is 1t the same that
devoured your husbandp'
Alas. my good lady. it is all that is
left to me Of the dear lamented one."-
New York Herald.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1910-08-12
Orinin of Confetti.

The history of confetti is rather curl
GUS. Several years ago large print
Ing works In Paris was turning out I'M
mense quantities of calendars. through
which small round hole had been
punched to receive an eyelet for mold
Ing the sheets together. heap OF the
little circular scraps of paper cut out
By the punch accumulated on table,
and one of the machine men amused
himself by scattering a handful OF
them over a working girls hair. She
Immediately snatched up handful
and threw them In his face. other
girls followed her example, and the
first confetti battle began. The head
Of the establishment came in when II
was at It's height, and, being what the
Americans call a smart man." he at
| once realized that there was money
In IT," He ordered special machinery,
placed large quantities Of the new ar
| ticle on the market, made a fortune
/ and created a new industry.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1910-08-12
A Persian Hotel,

Some years ago au effort was made
to establish a European hotel at the
junction Of the two most Travelled
roads OF Persia. Each room of this no
tel contained some articles which ! at
least have never found in any hotel
in either Europe or America. Among
them were nightcap, "A hairbruSh
and a toothbrush. Perhaps it was on
account of this extravaganza that the
scheme failed. An American mission
airy as he was leaving this hotel one
morning was asked by a servant what
he had done with the hotel hairbrush
This dignified man In clerical attire
with his wife and children was pre-
vented from leaving the hotel until 1t
was ascertained that he had spoken
the truth when he said that he threw
the brush under the bed to scare away
a cat-Mrs. Colquhoun in Los Angeles
Times.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1910-08-12
Fairly Warned,

A man who was writing a telegram
ut one of the long tables In the West
ern Union building was asked in Ger.
man by one of two men who stood
near him where they could find out
how much a telegram to a certain
place In the far west would cost. The
man volunteered 10 make the inquiry.
did so and returned, saying that they
might send message of ten words for
certain price and that address and
signature would not count. After as,
surfing himself that the men could
write he walked away. but was stop
ped at the door by one of the stran.
gers with profuse thanks. II have
been In the city only a few days." he
said. land was told on shlpboard and
since landed that everybody would
try to swindle me. spoke to two
men today. and both did me a favor. I
no longer have any fear" That's
right" said the man. but. lust the
same. look out for the third man.
New York Tribune.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1910-08-12

Hints conveyed by dreams are oc-
casionally worth needing" says the
London Chronicle. The late Lord
Dufferin when in Paris dreamed that
he was In hearSe on the way to the
cemetery. A few days later. as he was
about to enter the elevator of a GER
tain hotel, he was startled to find that
the attendant was double Of the
driver Of the hearse In his dream. He
thereupon promptly left the elevator
and walked upstairs. The car ascend
ed without him. but as it neared the
top something In the mechanism gave
way. and the passengers met their
death. Had they also. one wonders,
been forewarned in dream?"
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1910-08-12
The Ways Of koles.

Among common animals few nave
been less studied In their life history
than the mole. An English natural
list, MIR. Lionel E. Adams, says that
under the fortress" which the mole
constructs above the surface OF the
ground will always be found series
of tunnels running out beneath the
adjacent field. A curious feature al
most invariably found Is perpendic-
ular run penetrating about foot be-
low the bottom of the pest and then
turning upward TO meet another run
A mole Is never found In his nest, al
though 1t may be yet warm from ms
body when opened. Guided by smell
and hearing, IA mole frequently locates
the nest OF Il partridge Or pheasant
above his run and. penetrating 1t from
below. eats the eggs. The adult mole
Is practically blind. but there are EN-
bryonic Indications that the power or
sight In the ruce has deterlorated.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1910-08-12
They Have A Definite Purpose

Foley Kidney Pills give quick relief
in cases of kidney and bladder ailments
Mrs. Rose CHASER, Terre Haute, Ind.
tells the result il her case. CATER sui
fering tor many years from serious
case OF kidney trouble aud spending
much money for so called cures, ]
found Foley Kidney Pills the only medi-
cine that gave me a permanent cure.
am again able to I've up aud attend TO
my work. shalt never hesitate to
recommend them" John W. Thurston.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1910-08-12
Public Speaking Explained.

The Japanese visitor Ia the city was
asked to make an after dinner speech.
He arose and began quantity.
81 often wonder" he said. why II Is
you Americans will hinder your diges-
ton by making these after dinner
speeches We Japanese rest after our
meals. 1t Is much better. know that
Travelled with a japanese legation
over the United States. and every
where the Americans would make us
dine. then ask us for speeches after
ward. We would much rather have
dined at our hotels aud retired after
ward to rest for the following day.
asked some one why 1t was. this
universal after dinner speechmaking
among the American men at public
dinners. and he replied that the
American man never bad a chance 10
say anything at home and that was
why."-New York Press.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1910-08-12
Gvpsjes and Death.

The custom Of placing the property
Of the dead in their graves has always
been followed by the true Romany
gypsies. II is due to some old tradi-
ton OF III luck attending the possession
of an article whose former owner Is
gone. and much valuable property Is
buried In this belief There Is also
sentiment among gypsies against the
possession of anything that has be-
longed 10 a dead person. because IL
serves TO remind the living OF the de
parted and inspire IN them a dread OF
death. The custom OF burying their
property with gypsy dead dates from
the earliest history Of the Romany
tribes
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1910-08-12
Why She W S Pleased.

do you mean f. '"iI m' That 7ol
actually overramv tnat aa."ul l0m
thy Of yours for NJ, Al-s-0 and
called on her this af'rr0ovut sand BIZ
wife's husband
That's about the Size Of l. rep.a
her husbands wife
"And she was glad 70 see your
There isn't any G.'W about t
"Why do you tuu. 'aat|
well. | bad on r.a' old iT'SS I've
worn three season, a.d a ha, 'la, :
entitled to a prum0r."' place ID 'O1'
museum for antiqu '''> "n"e Sue -a.
on a new gown just from FaTs VI
yes. I'm sure she WaS ,ca.rd 10 les,-
figuratively speaking when ca"eI
Chicago News.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1910-08-12
THE BLACK HAND.
Origin Of the Name Of This Group Of
Darina Criminals.

Daring Criminals.
According To the United States Sc
fret service. the Black Hand is u title
common to inuumerable groups OF
criminals operating under the direction
Of some secret central government
These men are blackmailers. using
murder. arson. kidnapping and bomb
throwing as punishmcnts for those
who will not submit To their Ubiquitous
demands. Black Hand is. in short. n
handy name for n brand Of crime pc
cuIiar TO Italian criminals who are sue
cessful IN Il because of the tempera-
mrnt Of the foreign immigrants and
their Unborn dread of the eXtOrtiOnist
Whether the central government which
guides the Black Hand society is 10
Gated in the United States or In Italy
Is something which neither the Italian
nor American authorities can discover.
United States officers say the name of
the American Black Hand emanated
from Chicago about ten years ago,
when one of the first of many mystic
rious murders in the Italian quarter
remained unsolvcd. The victim of the
murder had received warning that
death would follow his failure to con
tribute specified sum of money. The
letter was embellished with crude
drawing representing fist clutching q
dagger. The fist anu dagger gave the
name Black Hand-later to become un
pleasantly familiar to every citizen OF
the country-and the sinister sketch
was soon source of terror to all Law
abiding Italians.-Wide World Maya
zine
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1910-08-12
Raising PAS ,,,.

A story well known
last generation Is ulH.- rs
case" A man was cIl# cd ma %
Ing an umbrella. and ...- '--.
nesses went into the -. ~
the Offense The ruu... r...-! O.
PENDANT noted that p r.. e.
ried an umbrella uhe ....r. .'
midsummer. which rrr d. Us
sity for these impedimur.
ter OF fact, the pri>w.. r.B-.4.' --'
TO make. The barri>fr- ..-... '.-7
wits. exclaimed: "Gr ......- Ca
jury. did you not DOT. A.. ,re, ID
the witnesses carried aa ani-sr g
the bOxl Why Is this aat.,r.-'.'- .'
Is done In order 10 iGf..r r.r. 7
with the Idea OF an uuI rr, .---
dice the prisoner In your rrss ~. '.'. p
a false issue. and ar..a,r o.. W. '--t
signify your detcStal... ~ rF
certed action by brin..- IN ~
OF not guilty" The .. M -i
agined that little at,..-a v., To-
paid 10 such plea. ton. rr,,t.-
less pains to sum Co., r.n r.. y!
jury nevertheless brr...- ina ~
In accordance with The r....r-.......'.''
rister's wishes. -Loud. N.rs .''
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1910-08-12

The bulldog, unlike The majori'v q
dogs. very seldom baras. 10 fact, on
ing to the construci.un Of bis thrs,
his attempts at bnrkil- ure more Igs
a burlesque Of the r.a thing 4,
wades into u fight without an7 vocal
warning. and the only sound be enls
is his heavy breath Iii, courage
Is astonishing. aud a., ar-one>, Of bis
opponent never acts %, % deterrent
when hostilitieS are iuu.npur Still g
he Is not u quarre~ dog be ven
rarely INDUCES 10 street haus, aud
as he is exceeding god uarurqd d
takes q lot to rouse t.a
The modern build = is unloubtiJ
a different looking Hu from Ll, boil.
fighting ancestors TIE most roO,pcg
GUS Improvement ,nr dl.rd gy he
present day "fan'y IRE argeaess Of
head. width of ca">' an0gi1oss Of
bone and more Typical TAI.