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Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1911-03-10
Knew the Risks.

Chloe. a huge black cook Of middle
age. came to her mistress one day with
the announcement that she was about
to be married. Regretting the loss OF
an excellent cook and having real in
terest in Chloe's welfare, her mistress
said:
II hope. Chloe, you appreciate the
fact that marriage Is a serious thing
and you have considered carefully In
regard to the step you are about to
take. Marriage brings great RESPONSE
bility."
deed 1t does, ma'amv said Chloe.
with emphasis. II reckon knows. TO-
rs been mah'ied To- times knows
just what reesks yo' takes when yo'
done git mah'ied. My last divo'ce cost
me twenty-five dollahs. but made him
pay half of 1t. Yo' nevah know what
yo' Is gittin' into when 20 gifts NAH
ied."-Washington Star.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1911-03-10
SooTHED THE SPIRITS.
a Preliminary to House Building In
the Shan States.

the Shan States
House building in the Shan States is
not such an easy matter as II looks.
Mrs Leslie Milne. author Of ''Shans al
Home" tells how she arranged for the
building Of a bamboo house at Nam
khan. and. though the materials ar
rived. no progress seemed TO be made
with the actual constructions:
"When first spoke of house build
ing had been asked what 10 me
seemed an Irrelevant namely,
the day OF the week on which ! was
born. When | answered that II was
late on Saturday night or early on
Sunday morning ! did not know that
my reply was of importance. AS time
went on and the bamboos lay un
touched. looking like long green snakes
In the grass. complained of the delay
only to be told that until | could tel
them my birthday they were afraid to
begin work. as the spirits would be
angry II the offerings for the proper
day were not made.
81 suggested that the building should
begin. Drawing the anger of the spir-
its, but they thought the work too
dangerous, as the risk was not only
for me. but for the workmen as we'll
On consulting a wise man way was
found out Of the difficulty. He de-
creed that an extra large offering to
content the spirits of both Saturday
and Sunday should be made. This
was done, and the building commenced
next day"
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1911-03-10
lONDON'S DIALECT.
4 PsrfsetIy RssosnizsbIs Child Of the
Old Kentish Tongue.

In a little book untitled "LondOn's
Dialect- Mr Macsenzie Macbride chal-
lenges the view rxpr.-SSs-d by the edu
cation department of the London
county council that there Is no Lon
don dialect OF reputable anie,-sdents
and origin" and that the corkney
mode of speech is u modern cOrrup-
ton"
he points out that the London dia-
lett. especially on the south side of
the Thames Is a perfectly recognizable
child of the old KPntish tongue. to
which we owe our earliest written lit
erature. Tibet tor that" 'benk" for
bank" "keb'' for cab" are remnants
of the old Kentish mode of proDuncia-
ton
In the Kentish dialect that was
spelt tibet" as early as A. ID S25. The
use of - for "a" as in "lidy." was
common from the Trent TO the Thames
in Elizabeth's time. and John stow,
writing in 1880. gives us "bylytfe" for
"bailiff" The Use of "au" for "a In
such cockneylsms AS "telegrauph" is
of very old origin. and "abaht' and
''ahtside" are both warranted by an
cient use. As for KEEP" and "slep
without the final It" they are really
interrupted words. the It" being an
intruder of late date.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1911-03-10
Magnets In Needle Factories.

In factories where needles are made
the grindstones throw Off great guam
titles Of minute steel particles. al
though the dust Is too fine to be per-
ceptible to the eye. Breathing the dust
shows no immediate effect. but gradu-
ally sets up irritation. usually ending
In pulmonary consumption. and for
merly almost all the workmen died be-
fore the age Of forty. Ineffective at
tempts were made to screen the air by
gauze or linen guards for nose and
month. AT length the use of the mag
net was suggested, and now masks of
magnetized steel wire are worn by
workmen and effectually remove the
metal dust before the air Is breathed
London Telegraph.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1911-03-10
Attacks School Principal.

A severe attack on schoul principal,
Chas. B. Allen, of Sylvania, Ga, is thus
told by him. "For more than three
years. he writes, 81 suffered indescrib-
able torture from rheumatism, liver and
stomach trouble and diseased kidneys.
All remedies failed till | used Electric
Bitters, but four bottles of this wonder
full remedy cured me completely" Such
results are common. Thousands bless
them for curing stomach trouble, female
complaints, kidney disorders, bilious
ness, and for new health and vigor. Try
them. Only soc at }. w. Thurstons.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1911-03-10
"RobbIne Peter to Pay Paul"

That pruverb "robbing Peter TO pay
Paul' arose from the way In which
the dean of Westminster was treated
at the time Of the reformation AS
abbot he had been an independent
dignitary. but as dean he was placed
under the authority Of specially Gre
ated bishop Of Westminster. This d.
ocese after existing for ten years was
merged In the see of London. and
many of the domains of st. Peters
abbey passed into the hands of the
chapter Of st. Paul's cathedral, thus
giving rise to the now familiar saying
at was by hard struggle" writes
Dean Stanley, that the abbey was
saved in those tempestuous times Its
dependency Of the priory of St Mar.
tins lie Grand was torn to pieces. and
its outlying domains TO the east of
Westminster were. 1t is said. sacrificed
to the Protector Somerset to induce
him to forbear from pulling down the
abbey itself."-London Chronicle.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1911-03-10
TORTURE BY WATER.
The Third Degree In Sorcery Cases In
Louis xIv.'s Time.

LOUIS HlV.s lime.
One of the methods adopted by
Louis XIV. to purge his kingdom OF
sorcery was the question ordinary"
This. according to g. DuvaI In "Shad-
ows of Old Paris" consisted in having
ten pints of water poured into the
body.
THE executioner placed the prisoner
in a recumbent position, firmly tied
upon a table. A block was slipped IN.
der the Ioins. so that the chest and
stomach were thrown outward and
upward. while the contents OF a meas
ure of two pints were forced by means
of a hose down the victims mouth.
II he resisted his nose was held until
he opened his teeth to breathe. After
every two pint measure he was given
a few seconds rest and the opportuni.
ty to confess. IL he continued his de-
NAL the question was reappied until
the whole ten pints had been con
sumed
'Tn the question extraordinary the
quantity administered was augmented
to twenty pints. The swelling caused
by this unnatural amount of liquid In
the body produced the most acute ago
nv"
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1911-03-10
Familiar Sayings.

II don't like your weigh" remarked
the customer to the dishonest grocer.
II hope | make myself clear" said
the water as it passed through the Ill
ter.
Reading makes the full man, but
writing doesn't" complained the half
starved poet
my resources are all tied up" said
the tramp as he placed his bundle on
stick.
'The rest is silence" quoted the mu-
sician. explaining the meaning of that
term to his pupil.
This is a complete give away" re-
marked Papa Santa Claus as he fin
ished stripping the Christmas tree.
II call that treating friend in
rather distant manner" said the doctor
as he hung up the receiver after pre-
scribing over the telephone.-Boston
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Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1911-03-10
BUSY PEOPLE.
Here's . Writer Who Says They Rare
iy Accomplish Big Things.

Here's . Writer Who Says They Rare
Iy Accomplish Big Things.
The sun is blazing down Oh the gar
den In which lives saint so called
whom | visited one day In Bombay
He has not spoken for twenty three
years, and bis neighbors look upon
him with awe. Some months later
visited at Davos Platz man who for
nearly thirty years has been studying
drops of blood under microscope
He is getting as close TO life as he can.
but admits that he knows little more
than the sage in his hot garden AT
Bombay Both the western scientist
and the eastern sage smile indulgently
at the fussiness OF modern life
My own experience of men in many
lands has taught me that the most
active are least valuable II is a nota
BILE survival OF the similar IN man that
so many people think that constant
mental and physical activity is a meas
ure Of value Busy people seldom ac
compllSh anything. The statue, the
poem, the painting. the solution of the
economic, financial or social problem.
the courage and steadfastness for war
even are all born In seclusion and ap-
pear mysteriously from nowhere Mo
liere, Cromwell, Washington. Lincoln.
Shakespeare. Dante and Cervantes all
appear from nowhere and promptly
take command of the busybodes
What crowd of men we all recall
who were so busy making themselves
remembered that they are already for
gotten!-Price Collier In Scribner's
Magazine
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1911-03-10
ADMIRAIS IN THE MAKING.
The Course For MidshiPmen at the
Naval Academy and at Sea.

Two mIdshipmen are appointed each
year by every United States senator
and congressman, two are credited 10
the District of Columbia. and i've are
named each year from the United
States at large. All are generally
chosen by competitive examination.
The course for the midshipman is
six years. four years ut the academy
and two years at sea, at the expira-
ton of which time the candidate Is
required TO take his examination Tor
graduation. All midshipmen VINO pass
these examinations are appointed TO
fill vacancies in the lower grade OF the
line of the navy.
All candidates for admission TO the
academy must be physically SOUND
well formed and Of vigorous constitu-
ton. No boy who is manifestly un
dersized will be admitted. The helght
Of the candidate must not be less than
five feet two inches between the ages
Of sixteen and eighteen ana not less
than FIVE feet four inches between the
ages of eighteen and twenty. The
minimum weight Of the candidate at
sixteen must he 100. with an increase
Of FIVE pounds for each additional year
or fraction of a year more than one
half.
No midshipman is permitted to mar
ry between the date Of his graduation
from the academy and his final grad
uation for appointment in the line
without the consent Of the secretary
of the navy. The pay Of the midship-
man is 5000 a year, beginning with the
date of his admission to the academy.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1911-03-10

Because he knew his patient the doc
tor was not AT all rutiled when she ex-
claimed:
But can't, doctor: II is no use talk
ing, Just can't | hate milk. | can't
drink It, | will take any kind of med.
icine you wish me TO. but ! cannot
swallow sweet milk"
"Very we'll" be said soothlngly.
Then he opened the door, and from the
kitchen there drifted in the smell of
popping corn
who ia popping corn?' she asked.
"Your nurse" said the doctor.
Half an hour later he persuaded her
to taste spoonful OF milk
why that's not so bad after ALL"
she said What did you do to it2'
Soaked that popped corn in It," said
he. "Gives 1t an entirely different
taste. doesn't It? Sweet milk's bitter
est enemy is bound to say II il drink
able after II has soaked up the essence
of popped corn for ten or fifteen min
utes."-New York Sun.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1911-03-10
Turned the Tables.

TWO hunters. returning from the
Catskills. decided to try some New
York city humor upon the agent of a
little railroad station in the foothills
when does the 3:49 train get inY
asked one.
The old man regarded him seriously
and at length. "Waal." said he. "sne
generally gets in just leetle behind
the engine
Later they approached him respect.
fully. About time that train is due.
isn't 1t, uncle?"
YES" said the agent. shes about
due. There comes the conductors
dog."-Everybody's.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1911-03-10

1t was De Quincy who likened con-
science to the whispering gallery in
st. Paurs, London. A word spoken
ever so softly on one side Of the vast
dome is loudly re-echoed on the other.
In youth conscience child him in sullen
whispers; in old age, at the other end
Of his life gallery, the same conscience
spoke TO him in peals of thunder. The
still small voice which the boy would
not hear returned to the old man like
the crack of doom In terrible self re-
proaches. Even Nero. the monster,
had to fly from the spot where he had
caused his mother to be murdered He
fancied he was haunted by her angry
ghost; that he heard the blowing of a
ghostly trumpet and wailings over her
tomb. What terrible discoverer of
sin conscience is!-Christian Herald.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1911-03-10
MONSTER WHALES.
One That Swallowed Whols SHARK
Fifteen Feet Long.

Fifteen reef Long,
Frank T. Bullen. the noted writer OF
sea tales. In one Of his lectures saio
that in New Zealand he once saw q
whale opened and there were found
In its stomach a number OF nsh winch
must simply have swum down us
throat and among them was a shark
fifteen feet long and nine feet round
The huge Greenland whale was de-
scribed. Mr.. Bullen asked bis au-
lience to imagine a monster OF 2oo
tons and told how such a one was
taken on a voyage in which he TOOK
part. enough whalebone being taken
out Of his head to pay a good dividend
on the voyage. For six months In the
year this particular kind OF whale
which was the most helpless Of all.
led a life of alarums and excursions.
for he was always being chased.
A third kind of whale. the hump
backed whale. was shown In picture
jumping from the water. and MT. Bull
len explained that this was no indi-
cation of Joy IN life. They were. In
fact. IL not driven out of their minds.
certainly driven out Of the water by
parasites adhering to their bodies.
This particular whale was greatly de-
voted to its young. and II man hap
pened to kill a calf he needed all bis
ingenuity to escape from the mother.
On one occasion ffty-two boats went
after whales in the bay Of California
and by accident a calf was killed. In
one hour the parent destroyed tifty OF
the fifty-two boats. killing a number
of men, and then sailed out to sea
without a scratch.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1911-03-10
PUFFED THEIR OWN WARES.
Authors In the Good Old Days Threw
Bouquets at Themselves.

Bouquets at Themselves.
Authors In 1.-THE good old days" were
not above writing their own puts.
Charles Reade wrote a long article on
himself for Once u Week. in which be
said:
1t ia impossible TO speak too highly Of
THE Cloister and the Hearth" II Is one
Of the most scholarlike and learned as
well as one of the most artistic and beau
tiful works OF fiction In any language
Read him. Resign yourself TO the magic
spell of his genius. The effect of Foul
Play" is perfectly marvellous. II leaves
the stories OF every other sensational nov
ell writer far behind.
Nor was Balzac In France above
praising his own works. IF you have
not been born a story teller" he wrote
in a review. you will never obtain
the popularity Of NJ. de Balzac. And
what a story teller! What verve and
wit! How the world is dlssected by
this man. What passion and cool
nessv'
But the height Of literary advertis-
ing In the first half Of the last cen
fury was reached in the case of Eu-
gene Sues famous novel THE Wan
dering jew" Every little while the
daily installment In the newspaper In
which it was appearing would be miss
Ing. and in its place would be an an
nouncement that NJ. Sue was suffering
from a slight indlsposition and read
ers would be obliged 10 wait forty
eight hours for new developments OF
the narrative. So well did these meth
DDS succeed. says Mr.. Tassin, that II
was impossible TO buy outright copy
of the journal. but instead copies were
rented out AT 10 sous for half an hour.
the time thought necessary 10 read the
installment. "And all the while Sue
himself was industrlously abetting the
publishers by posing overdressed and
with spurs to his boots at the Cafe de
Paris In an attitude Of deepest alb
straction. as II wondering what the
next installment would be about" ~
Bookman.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1911-03-10
Evening Schools.

Evening schools owe their existence
to the Rev. Thomas Charles. who about
1911 set up one at Bala. Wales. which
proved to be quite successful In 1889
or 1910 the English Bishop Kinds
strongly recommended such schools for
poor adults. who. on account Of en-.
forced labor. had no chance to secure
an education. The idea was taken In
hand by the British privy council in
1861, and from that date evening
schools began to be considered serious
ly. At the present time they are nu-
merous throughout Great Britain.
America and many other leading ma.
tons. York American.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1911-03-10
NESTS OF SEAWEED.
Floating Homes For Flying Fish In the
Sarqasso Sea.

Sarsasso Sea.
Science Is beginning to know good
deal more than II formerly did about
that strange drowned meadow" in
the Atlantic ocean southwest of the
Azores which is called the Sargasso
sea.
1t is. as Is well understood. vast
accumulation OF kind of seaweed
which, upheld at the surface of the
water by innumerable little air vessels
that act as floats, is continually re-
newed by the breaking up Of its fronds
and the growth OF the broken parts.
Many fishes have established their
homes in II as we'll as numerous swim
ming crabs. small cuttletish and quite
a variety Of other creatures
Most remarkable Of all Its inha bit
ants is the mouse fish. which has pee
toral fms developed in such a way as
to resemble arms. BY these II holds
on to the fronds of the weed. n crea
ture of solitary habits, highly carnivo-
rous and always waiting for some
prey to come within reach. 1t is a
fish Of very peculiar appearance, with
ever so many queer looking appen-
dages, and In color It initiates closely
the plant that affords 1t shelter. being
green with white spots.
The flying fishes that inhabit the
floating meadow make ball-like nests
out of fronds Of the weed as big as
two fists. Such balls are found float
ing and appear as If knit together
with elastic threads. They are filled
with eggs. Professor Louis Agassiz
mistook them for nests of the mouse
fish, but DR.. Theodore GIL, an emf
nent authority. has proved this to have
been an error. Each one Of these
nests is composed of single frond,
which by commencing with the slen-
derest outer branchlets and peeling
them successfully OF can be spread
out entire. York World.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1911-03-10
Has Millions of Friends.

How would you like to number your
friends by millions as Bucklen's Arnica
Salve does? It's astounding cures in
the past forty years made them. It's the
best Salve in the world for sores, ulcers,
eczema, burns, boils, scalds, cuts, corns
sore eyes, sprains, swellings, bruises
cold sores. Has no equal for piles. Csc
at j. W. Thurston's.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1911-03-10
Ruins of Yucatan,

The explorations of Arthur Diosy in
Yucatan brought to light many new
facts about the stupendous ruins
which stretch through the country In
chain 300 miles long. The most
amazing thing about these ruins. &C.
cording to Mr.. Diosy, is that the peo-
pie who possessed such high archi.
tectural skill and the knowledge OF
rich and graceful decorative arts. be-
longed to the stone age and had no
knowledge Of metals. These wonders
in stone were carved with flint nipple
ments and civilization which has
been compared to that of Egypt grew
up without even the use of bronze and
iron
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1911-03-10
BEN BUTLER'S BLUFF.
II Was Well Worked and Completely
Fooled General Bingham.

Fooled General Bingham.
General John A. Bingham was a
member of the military tribunal that
tried Mrs Surratt and the Lincoln as
sassinatiOn conspirators.
After the trial In the subsequent de
bates In the house General b. #. But
Ter frequently charged that the COM
mission had arrived at an unjust YER
diet and had convicted an innocent
woman In memorable debate he
boldly proclaimed that II the contents
of a diary which had been found on
the dead body of j. Wilkes Booth were
ever made public II woul" disclose the
fact that It contained NJ troof or
Mrs. Surratt's innocen"r which roof
had been UNANIMOUSLY suppressed 10y the
commission When General Bingham
made a movement as though ~ would
repel such an accusation, Butler dra-
matically drew a memorandum book
from his breast pocket and held IL
aloft. but did not utter a word Bing-
ham naturally supposed that Butler
had copy OF diary such as be had
spoken of AS matter OF fact the
book contained nothing but blank
leaves. General Butler was just bluff-
ing.
The diary was in possession OF Sec
rotary Stanton. but President johnson
finally demanded it 1t was an inter
estlng book. but 1t threw no light upon
the great conspiracy.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1911-03-10
See Raudad From Afar.

Like most oriental cities, Bagdad
looks her best from a distance. You
miss the filthy, narrow streets where
two horses can hardly walk abreast
and behold a vision of luxuriant date
groves, out of which rise little islands
of green domes and graceful minarets.
In the days of its splendor the East
India company maintained in the
city Of the caliphs resident, with
generous establishment. Nowadays we
are content with the usual modest con
sular service.-London Spectator.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1911-03-10
The Mikado's Title.

The ruler Of Japan really should be
called ten-o. not mikado. The latter
means royal gate" and is title some
what similar to sublime porte. which
is used indifferently to mean the Turk
ish sultan. his government or the coun-
try itself. Ten-o means heavens
highest" title surprising all the most
grandiloquent European efforts. The
original japanese equivalent for ten-o
is soumelamikoto, but the former is
universally used. perhaps on account
of its brevity.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1911-03-10
Cheap by the Hour.

Il must say you've got a pretty lot
OF citizens to allow themselves to be
charged at the rate of cents a mile
from here down to the Junction on
miserable one horse branch road" said
the shoe drummer bitingly
"I'd like ter call yer attention ter one
fact before you go on usin' any more
sech language" answered the ticket
agent calmly, land that is that, while
1t may be cents a mile, it's only IS
cents an hour."-Metropolitan Maya
zine.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1911-03-10

II once played the part Of Venus in
a pantomime," said the lady who
showed her age and was beginning to
have q mustache.
"Well. l wouldn't let It worry me-"
replied the one who was still fair to
look upon. Venus was only myth.
SO. of course. you didn't hurt her feel
ings."-Chicago Record Herald.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1911-03-10

"Foley's Honey aud Tar is the best
cough remedy | ever used as it quickly
stopped severe cough that had long
troubled me-, says J. w. Kuhn, Prince
ton, Nebr. Just so quickly aud surely
it acts in all cases of coughs, colds, la
grippe and lung trouble. Refuse sub
stitutes. w. Thuroton.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1911-03-10

This is the sort Of conversation one
overhears between newly married
couples:
Him-Oh. I'm tired of hearing about
your brother Bob! Shut up about him!
One would think he had all the manly
virtues.
Her-Well, he may not be such all
angel as all that. but he isn't such a
fool as you are.
Him-You bet he isn't. He's a
achelor!-Cleveland Plain Dealer.