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Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1911-10-13

to listen again, possibly TO assure my
self as to what had best do next
The silence was profound. Not a
sound disturbed the great. empty build.
ing My own football as ! stirred
seemed to wake extraordinary echoes.
| had moved but few steps. yet to
my heightened senses the noise seemed
loud enough to wake the dead. In
sdnctively | stopped and stood stock
still. There was no answering cessa-
ton of Observation-Disclosures, silence
everywhere. Yet not quite absolute
darkness. AS my eyes grew accustom-
ed to the place | found it possible to
discern the outlines of the windows
and locate the stairs and the arches
where the side halls opened. was
even able to pick out the exact spot
where the great antlers spread them
selves above the hat rack. and present
ly the rack itself came into view. with
its row of empty pegs, yesterday so
full. today quite empty. That rack
interested me. | hardly knew why. and
regardless of the noise | made cross
ed over to 1t and ran my hand along
the wall underneath. The result was
startling A mans coat and hat hung
from one of the pegs.
Would this hat and coat identify
the intruder2 would strike a light
and see. But this involved difficulties.
The gas had been turned off that very
morning. and | had no matches In my
pocket But remembered where they
could be found. had seen them
when | passed through the kitchen
earlier In the day.
j began to move that way and pres
emily came creeping back with match
box half full of matches in my hand.
But did not strike one then. had
Just made a move to do so when the
unmistakable sound of door opening
somewhere In the house made me
draw back into as quiet and dark
place as l could find. This lay in the
rear and at the right of the staircase,
and as the sound had appeared to
come from above 1t was the most nat
ural retreat that offered. And good
one found it
had hardly taken up my stand
when the darkness above gave way to
a faint glimmer and step became
audible coming from some one Of the
many small rooms in the second story,
but slowly and with evident hesita-
ton.
The light steadily increased with
each tagging but surely advancing
step. Then the uncertain step paused,
and a sob came family to my ears.
wrung from lips stiff with human
anguish The sound of the sigh
struck shudderingly on my ear. fol-
lowed by the renewal of the step and
the almost immediate appearance on
the stairs of a beautiful young girl Of
seventeen holding candle In one
hand and shielding her left cheek
with the other
Nothing could have prepared me
for an encounter with this woms
anywhere that night after what had
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1911-10-13

was casuTng ABOUT Ior nunle mrans u
getting a little food in his stomach.
He happened to get hold of copy Of
the old Louisville Herald, and, after
studying it awhile, that peculiar, pur-
poseful look settled over his face. He
arose and tramped majestically down
to the Herald shop and into the pres
ence of the venerable editor.
"Well, sirv' growled the old man, for
he was exceedingly busy.
"You want an editorial writer, and
am the man for the post" said the
young soldier. as unabashed as an ice
berg.
well, who in the-say! Well, who
had the unmitigated gall to tell you
that we needed an editorial writer, and
who in blazes are you, and say, what
on earth makes you think we are pin
ing for an editorial writerT The
aged editor paused for breath.
"Humph!' said Watterson as emo
tionless as a granite block Anybody
could see 1t by reading your paper"
He got the job.-Housekeeper.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1911-10-13

see that ring again. should tind
it In letter filed with bitter words.
l would not think of II or of them now.
| would try to learn how she had COM
mitted this act, whether by poison
or
1t must have been by poison. No
other means would suggest them
selves to one of her refined sense
But If so why those marks on her
neck, growing darker and darker as
I stared at them2
My senses reeled as l scrutinized
those marks. Small, delicate, but
deadly, they stared upon me from
either side Of her white neck till ma
ture could endure no more, and
tottered back against the farther wall.
beholding no longer room nor lounge
nor recumbent body. but young
girls exquisite face. set in lines which
belied her seventeen years and made
futile any attempt on my part at self
deception when my reason inexorably
demanded an explanation of this death.
AS suicide 1t was comprehensive, as
murder not, unless
And 1t had been murder!
sank to the floor as / fully real
lied this
fro Re Continued
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1911-10-13
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Scrap Book
Three Mystic Words.

A young woman of indianapolis,
says the News of that city, had much
attention, and one of her admirers
from another city was liberal donor
of flowers and sweets, and when pos
sible he came to town to visit her.
One day he sent her FIVE pound box
of candy, a dozen American Beauty
roses and telegram announcing that
he would be in the city the next Sun
day to spend the day with her. In
addition to this he sent the following
message: international code-Isle of
View"
She had no idea what the three
mystic words might signify, and she
got out all the code books she could
find and finally went to the telegraph
Office to see If that department had
the combination Of words and the
meaning. The telegraph company
could give her no assistance. She
thought the words over and over
again and began to say them aloud.
Suddenly it dawned on her-T love
you"
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1911-10-13


"That boy will be the death of me
some day." declared the head Of the
family. "I'm sure don't know where
he gets all his impudence and self
assurance-surely not from me. He
returned home from school the other
day, and. entering my office, he threw
his hat on the floor, selected an easy
chair, put his feet on my desk, lit
cigarette, inhaled few puffs. and then,
turning languidly to me, he drawled:
az say. dad, do you remember the
time when you were expelled from
school?
II did. There was no use denying
1t, for one day. in burst of confidence,
I had told him some of my escapades
as boy and lived to regret that 1
had been so indiscreet
"'Well, said he. history has repeat
ed ITSELF
"'What do you mean. you young
rascal? roared.
"'Oh,' said he easily, I've been ex-
PEELED too. Astonishing, isn't it, dad,
how such things will run in fam
fly2o
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1911-10-13
WITTY FATHER TABB.
Even His Affliction Became a Source
of Humorous Comment.

Even His Affliction Became a Source
of Humorous Comment.
The late Father John Tabbs lamp
burned with steadily increasing
brightness to the end. His strong
spirit refused to permit even such
great silent moving misery as coming
blindness to dim it. And when blind
ness came he put his wit under it, as
man puts his shoulder to a burden,
and held of all vain repining and re-
bellion.
'Who is speaking about my demise
(dim eyes)" he demanded, overhear-
ing two students of st. Charles col
lege, Maryland, where for many years
he occupied the chair of English, COM
menting on his bad sight. 81 am very
much alive"
On another occasion he told the stu
dents he intended to go to Baltimore
and take his two weakest pupils with
him. The younger and smaller boys
We'd with one another for the distinc-
ton, but all were disappointed Fa-
ther Tabb went alone to the oculist.
Archbishop Curtis once asked Fa-
ther Tabb If he had any message for
Cardinal Gibbons.
EYES," replied the poet-priest. "Tel
his eminence l should like to have
see."
When in 1907 blindness came upon
him even his afiliction became a
source Of humorous comment. From
, darkness he wrote to friend the linn
erick below, which connects. his afflic-
ton with current events of the day.
1t is entitled High Fliers."
There once were two brothers named
| Wright,
Who rose In aerial flight,
| But poet know
Much higher could go,
For he scared till he got out of sight.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1911-10-13

rounding circumstances, for this was
my betrothed wife. Whatever my in
tentions. however far my love had
strayed under the spell cast over me
by her sister-the young girl who had
just passed out-Adelaide and had
been engaged for many months. Our
wedding day was even set.
But that was all over now-ended,
as her life was ended, suddenly, in
comprehensibly and by no stroke Of
God. Even the jewel on her finger
was gone, the token Of our betrothal.
This was to be expected. She would
be apt to take 1t off before commit
ting herself to fate that proclaimed
me traitor to this symbol. l should
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1911-10-13
Hia NarNA Won.

"Marse Henry" Watterson, the ia
nous editor of the Louisville Courier
Journal, was as original in starting
into journalism as in everything that
he does and says.
1t was just after the war between the
states, and Watterson, in the ragged
regimentals of Confederate officer,
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1911-10-13
OverIiteral.

In Sir Robert Anderson's book Of
"reminiscences entitled THE Lighter
Side of My Official Life" there is a
story of judge who was trying to
get the very words of a reported con-
versation from a person somewhat
scantily equipped with humor. The
story is good enough to quote
"Witness," asked the judge, Ibid the
prisoner say, 1 stole the horser"
"Oh, no, my lord" the witness re-
piled in a deprecatory tone. your
lordship's name was never mention
ed"
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1911-10-13
Not They Who Soar.

Not they who soar, but they who plod
Their rugged way unhelped to God,
Are heroes. They who higher fare
And, flying, fan the upper air
Miss all the toll that hugs the sod.
'Tis they whose backs have felt the rod,
Whose feet have pressed the path unshod
May smile upon defeated care,
Not they who soar.
High up there are no thorns to prod
Nor powders lurking meath the clod
To turn the keenness Of the share,
For flight Is ever free and rare.
But heroes they the soil who've trod,
Not they who soar.
Paul Laurence Dunbar.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1911-10-13

passed between US and the wreck
she had made of my life. But here,
in place so remote and desolate l
haa hesitated to enter it myself,
what was to think? How was
to reconcile so inconceivable fact
with what l knew Of her In the past,
with what l hoped from her In the
future?
1t was evident that some grisly fear,
some staring horror, had met her in
this strange retreat. Simple grief
speaks with a different language from
that which read In her distorted
features and tottering. slowly creep
ing form. What had happened above2
she had escaped me to run upon
what? My lips refused to ask. my
limbs refused to move. and If i
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1911-10-13
Fr-bate Court Sessions.

.,.-....- rr tuE PROBATE COURT FOR
.lgT on EsSEN will be held as
. rI- the year 1911:
.- 100 the forenoon Of the first
,f .ealuary, June, September and
'. .u the afternoon of each Of the
H .-t Mondays Of May, August
. March, IN the afternoon
s-. ...' uu the FIRST Saturday OF each
..--tut~ will be held at any place in
,........... . ... a-rTvgment.
" ruauuuicati,u, to Guildhall Office
,r T.. imam. EegisteT to Canaan tO I'D
WIS.,. NEL.I- JUDGE
Bisbee daily review., 1911-07-27
Eastern Markets
 Yesterday
CBy L. J. Overloek.)

BOSTON. July %, After a slight weakness near tf.e top Of the opening which showed a fair rally. the vol tune Of transactions was as small ss ever and showed the public have no interest here to buy or sell ct pres ent time.
 Of the mining stock, Nipissing was the strongest, railing tc 5-s and East Butte advanced fractionally to ls Ii with no stock offered under "A l-2- United Sheat machinery was weak on account Of federal investigation American Zinc was active on the ad- vance. We see no prospect Of any ma terial change at the nomenclature Webber & Co.
 Strength Of Live Oak was very pro no0nced, sales were made at % which is a full five point gain over July 20. Considerably higher prices are conf dently expected by holders of this is- sue. Balance of curb list continues ex- tremely dull with prices practically
Bisbee daily review., 1911-07-27
SLUMP FOLLOWS BAD
 NEWS FROM MOROCCO
Fear of War and Delay in Canada'S Actions on Rec
 .Drocity Factors

 forceful bear movement in seyerat weeks was indicated in the market today and prices gave way before the onslaught. The gravity of the Moroccan situation and the prospect of long delay before the Canadian reciprocity agreement is adopted by the Dominion were the chief fac tors made use of by the bear par ty. Groups ot stocks conspicuous throughout the day were coal shares and railroad issues, which were al fected most directly by Canadian reciprocity The latter stocks, which had been advanced on the strengil of the benefits expected from reel prOcity, broke sharply. Canadian Pa. citic and affiliated roads and HHl and Hartman stocks lost from l to 2 points. Reading, Lebigh Val ley and Pittsburg Coal common ana preferred were the chief benefciar- les Of the continuation of yester- days buying movement in the coal stocks. The industrial group and steel were relatively firm, at no time declining more than a frac- ton.
 iANNAudAlDIeAA lAdl hEHNtI was one or the weakest of the industrials, re- cedfRg 21-2 points on intimations that the federal government might proceed against the company. The stock displayed marked strength toward the close. however, ending the day with the loss of less than point.
 Uneasiness about the Moroccan dispute was reflected not only in London, where the ccnsols touched a new low record. but in all Euro pean financial centers- Sales in this market for the London account followed some buying.
 Colorado Southern was one Of the first roads to report its earn ings for June. showing a falling of Of S300. .000 in gross receipts. This was almost offset, however, by a cut in operating expenses.
Bisbee daily review., 1911-07-27
CIeWS on the Market

ton fully develops there is opt to begin liquidation Of securities by banking interests ia order Co replen ish che eomme of th ln-ah duoement for this liquidation in the form of large profits that have al ready accrued on these investments In addition to the specific returns in the form Of dividends or interest rates. This point of danger is. however, by no means immediate, is 1t will be necessary for other equally profitable avenues for the use of the funds 10 be opened be- fore holders of securities will be tempted to liquidate. Real encour- ment for liquidation is not yet in sight and can hardly be eXpecter until money rental rates are f1rcer up to much higher figures than are now current. It has already been shown that our large foreign bal anees do not justify early eXpecta- tions that money rates win reach this active stage Furthermore, bank directors and other experienced financiers are not at all likely to try to liquidate under adverse con ditions.
 Higher Values Possible.
 There has already been sufficient advance in the pTice-leyel to justify discrimination in the selection of investments; but it is not un- likely that in weli-selected stocks and bonds additional values are still in prospect Meanwhile, there has already begun a homeward movement of important operators. and experience of the last few years has been such as to justify expectations that August will be Q month of considerable activity in stock exchange circles with sufii- cient energy in fiuctuation to permit a profitable campaign by operators who seek profits by quick in and out trading. We have clearly in sight another season of agricultural prosperity, of abundant money. og favorable prospects for mercantile and industrial activity and a feel ing of growing confidence amone our people. We have just passed though a period of curtailment and caution, of reaction from extrava- gance. This spirit of caution shows signs of eliminating and to that extent the prospects favor con- fdent merchandise buying movement that starting with the individual consumer, cannot fail to promptly spread to all channels of manufac. turing and distribution, and in turn from trade to finance Such a con- Gition can. in the long run. hardly fail to promptly be reflected in higher prices for well-selected se- curities.
 HENRY CLEWS
Bisbee daily review., 1911-07-27

level. From these bins it drops into cars, Is hauled to the shaft by cleo tric locomotives and hoisted in skips. It is understood that the shaft has 6 capacity to hoist 10000 tons daily.
 The ore is crushed. conveyed OF a belt to bins above the concentrator. classitied-the coarse and fine sep arated-the coarse material ground Tn powerful mills and the whole passed over tables, which concen- trate and save the copper bearing mineral. Only a small portion or the ore is ground a second time.
 Miamis present mining cost is about S1.32, but to this F cents is added to cover previous development expenses. The top and peaks of the ore body are being mined by square setting, it. being the intention that the capping shall cave evenly and gradually settle down as the ore js broken and drawn away below.
 Choice Of Methods.
 Either the top sucing or the shrinkage stOping method of mining will probably be used. If by tho former method, 1t will cost about S125, and by the latter around 7j to S5 cents a ton. Both methods will te tested thoroughly. and if E is
 moved, as , believe f will ba ths-
 ore can be kept as clear Of capping and as large a percentage extracted by shrinkage stOping. it will save Miami s5,00O.000 in costs and add that amount to it's ultimate profits.
 At present Miami is operating three sections or its Concentrator and treating about 1,500 tons Of ore daily. Just now concentration may be costing 75 cenJs ton. -but f. has been pretty well demonstrated that it will not be over 55 cents when the whole plant is in operation and treating 5000 tons daily. The recovery is about D per cent Of the values in the ore, and this prob ably will be raised to so per cent
 The ore is splendidly adapted to concentration, and so is the concen- trator to the ore. About 22 tons will be concentrated into one, and the concentration, which now averages about 40 per cent copper, will be raised to 45 per cent and perhaps higher by eliminating more of the silica. By cutting down the silica in the concentrates a very important economy is effected. Miami is mak- ing an unusually clean concentrate now, but possibly 100 to 150 pounds more silica may be removed from each ten. If so it will further reduce the cost Of its copper about one eighth of a cent a pound.
 I IOOked fhp Miami over frOn1 the mine to the tailings and conceR- trates, and SO far as I could see there is no reason for holders of the stock to feel other than security and satisfaction.
Bisbee daily review., 1911-07-27
ECZEMA ON BACK & SCALP. Gives s25 for Curing Her With
 SfenzeI q Eczenna | iruid

Park Chemical Co. San Antonio, Texas. Gentlemen: By referring to your correspondence you will find letter from me. written last Sept. ember a year ago, in which I said I would send you a check for S25, if your liquid cured my skin. dis. ease which affected portions of my body, my neck and extended partly into my scalp. Well here Is the s25 enclosed--I am cured. In fact have been cured over four months now, but I thought best to wait a few months to see if 1t did not break out again before sending the check Sincerely. yours, Mary Louise Ford-Maddox, e10 Ma. son St., Dallas, Texas
 Stenzel's Eczema Liquid does not only cure eczema; it cures all skin and scalp diseases. This n- quid is pure white. It penetrates, purifies. stops all itching at once and heals. For sale by your local druggist Bisbee Drug Co, Bisbee, Arizona. Price S1. per bottle. Pre-. pared by Park Chemical O., San Antonio' Iexas. llS.
Bisbee daily review., 1911-07-27
uLmuUnAl0 hnHfl
 COTTON REVISION
Bill Reduces By Nearly 0ne- half Schedule of Payne
 AIdhCh Bill

WASHINGTON, July 26.-Demo- crats of the house of representatives after @ prolonged caucus last night ratified by more than a two-thirds majority the cotton tarim revision bill drafted by the democratic mem beTs of the ways and means com mittee. The bill reduces by near iy one-half the schedules. of the Payne-Aldrich law on manufactures of cotton. The bill will be intro duced in the house tomorrow and it's passage expedited.
 The bill was not ratified without protest and vigorous effort was made by many democrats to upset the party legislative program and to prevent adjournment oS the spe- cial session of congress by blazing a way with tari1 revision all down the line even if such action would throw the session into the late fall.
 Though all such resolutions were defeated, no decisive action on the time of adjournment was taken. That question will be settled by the house democrats at a later caucus if it is ascertained what the sen ate will do pending the house tarin bills.
 Heated debate followed over the senate amendments to the campaign publicity bill. No vote was taken, however, on those points.
 The committee estimates that un- der the new rates the revenue to be derived in twelve months from the cotton tarin will be s10,599, ,00O, a decrease of a little more than $3.000.000 from the cotton duties last year, under the Payne-Aldrich law
 Cotton clothing duties are reduced from 40 to 30 and 25 per cent; bleached cut to 15, 20 and % per cent in various grades: and cloth composed of silk or mercerized cut from 42.46 to 9 per cent.
Bisbee daily review., 1911-07-27

unchanged. Total sales New Tor 321, 800