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Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1911-06-23
Swimming Ghosts.

Lecturing before the Camera club,
Or. Francis Ward said that in an at
tempt to photograph fish In their nat
ural surroundings he had constructed
pond with an observation chamber
let in at the side below the surface
Of the water. Through the window of
this chamber unseen by the fish be
could watch and photograph their
movements. He discovered by this
means that the protection of fish when
In their natural state is much more
thorough than is generally supposed.
All silvery fish were in reality merely
mirrors In the water. rejecting the
tone and color Of their surroundings
80 as to appear to their fellow fish
gray. unsubstantial, swimming ghosts,
hardly to be distinguished at all 1t
was only when the dace, for example,
rose to the surface, causing its body
to reflect light. that the pike at the
bottom of the pond could see and go
for its little victim. London Graphic.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1911-06-23
Your NeIghhor's Experience.

How you may profit by it. Take
Foley Kidney Pills. Mrs. ID. Keefe, IA
N. Winooski Ave, Burlington, VT, says;
"For two years suffered with consid-
cradle backache due 70 weak kidneys
and felt all run down aud played out.
One day when feeling particularly bad
a friend advised me to take some OF
Foley Kidney Pills. l began taking
them and the results were surprising
My backache left me promptly aud my
tired feeling passed away. | owe my
cure to Foley Kidney Pills and | gladly
recommend them to those suffering
from kidney trouble.-John W. Ihur'
ton,
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1911-06-23

Whether the hotel proprietor j
lunched with the other day Is hero
publicly maintaining his sincere con-
viCtious as an encouragement 10 9th
ers or slave IN his own domain
cannot determine" said the gray head
ed man Il met him in the street not
far from his hotel. and nj his sugges-
ton we unched together. We ate In
his own dining room. He tipped the
waiter We had checked our hats. and
he tipped the boy in attendance.
"'Do you tip in your own hotelT ]
g0spcd
"Alw9yS.' said he. 1T is as much
trouble 10 wait on me as anybody
else. 49, New York sun.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1911-06-23
CAMELS IN A RAGE.
When Reused These Usually Patient
Animals Fight Like Fury.

When Reused These Usually Patient
Animals Fight Like Fury.
The usually patient and submissive
camel. like the proverbial worm. VIII
sometimes resent an overdose OF
abuse. Too dense to think of way In
which he can outwit his driver and SO
take him unawares, when reused to
the pitch of fury he rushes at the
tyrant open mouthed. and his formi'
lable teeth and powerful jaws do seri-
Gus damage.
OF this vlndictiveness the camel
driver il aware and Of the certainty
that sooner or later the camel will seek
revenge. Accordingly 1t is customary
for the person who fears his malice to
throw his clothes before the camel,
meanwhile hiding himself until the
animals fury has been expended In
tossing and tramping on them, when
the injury, real or supposed, is at once
forgotten.
The camel will not identify himself
with his driver or rider In the smallest
way whatever He steadily declines
all advances. His eye never lights up
with love or even interest at the ap-
proach OF his master Should you at
tempt to pat or caress him he will OBJ,
tect In a very decided manner.
Good treatment or bad makes no diff.
ference to the camel. Life and Its
hard conditions are taken for granted
His view of things is far too serious
He IL 80 absorbed and preoccupied that
he has no time to waste In the gam
bols INDUCED in by all other young
animals -Harper's Weekly.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1911-06-23
A Charming Woman

is one who is lovely in face, form, mind
and temIer. But it is hard for a
Woman to be charming without health.
a weak, sickly woman will he nervous
and irritable Constipation and kidney
po,sous show IL pimples, blotches, skin
eruptious aud Il wretched complexion.
But Electric Bitters always prove a
godseud to women who want health,
beauty aud friends. They regulate
stomach, Liver aud Kidneys, purify the
blood give ,,,oug nerves, bright eyes,
pure breath, smooth, velyety skin,
lovely complexion and perfect health
Try them. 5Oc at j. w. Thurstou's.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1911-06-23
WHISTLER THE FIGHTER.
The Artist Always Took His Revenass
In q Refined Way.

In Refined Way.
In ''Whistier M | Knew Him" Nor
timer Menpes. the author. has good
deal to say about Whistler the fight
er and his quickness in resenting an
affront. He IL careful to add that
Whistler was always refined IN his
methods:
While he was severe be was not &C.
tually brutal. He never treated his
enemies in coarse way. Any man
who had offended him whistler would
rap sharply over the. shoulders with
his cane, and then by the time the
sufferer had recovered the master
would be In the next room explaining
to every one how he had just felled
his enemy.
Once he caught a man with whom
he was for the moment enraged wash
ing his face without a moments
hesitation Whistler dashed the unfor-
tunate head straight into the basin Of
water. and while the foe war endeav-
oring to clear the soap from his eyes
to see the cause OF this sudden INNER
sion Whistler was In the smoking
room setting the men there In a roar
with the account OF his adventures.
When first met Whistler he was In
the act Of searching for q man who
had dared to criticise his Venetian
etchings IF you want to see some
fun. Menpes." he said. come with
me-" Fortunately the man had been
warned and was nowhere to be found
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1911-06-23

The oath which young doctors take
in Turkey when they come before the
medical examining board contains the
following pledge: THAT when | am
called at the same time by two differ
ent patients, the one rich and the other
poor, | will accept the call of the poor
without taking into consideration the
money offered and will do my best for
his treatment, and that will never de.
cline to answer any call, day or night,
during the reign of common diseases
or Of an epidemic of contagious dis
ease"
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1911-06-23

True eloquence, indeed. does not con.
Sist in speech. 1t cannot be brought
from far. Labor and learning may toll
for it, but they will toll in vain
Words and phrases may be marshaled
N every way. but they cannot COM
pass it. 1t must consist in the man
IN The subject and in the occasion. AT
jected passion. intense expression, the
pomp of defamation, all may inspire
to it. They cannot reach 1t. 1t comes
if 1t comes at all. like the outbreak
ing of Il fountain from the earth or the
bursting forth Of volcanic fires with
spontaneous, original. native force
Webster
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1911-06-23

The innocent looking canned green
pea bomb" is. according to an expert
chemist. "the most hellish affair in
vented" 1t was sent to prominent
Partisan hotel keeper as sample. He
suspected something and sent it to the
government laboratory. 1t was found
to contain a powerful explosive and
belonged to the class called "bombe a
renversement"-that is. bomb the
inversion of which causes instant en-
plosion. 1t is fitted out with straight
or curved glass tube connecting two
walls containing the necessary acids
A wad Of cotton separates the fluids,
and this wad in some instances serves
In place Of time fuse. 1t was bomb
Of this kind which caused the terrible
loss Of life in the central police station
Of st. Petersburg some time ago.--Chi
cago Tribune.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1911-06-23
A Dreadful Wound

from knife, gun, tin can, rusty nail,
fireworks, or of any other nature, de-.
mands prompt treatment with Buck
lens Arnica Salve to prevent blood poi
son or gangrene. It's the quickest,
surest healer for all such wounds as
also for Burns, Boils, Sores, Skin Erup-
tiops, Ecze ma, Chapped Hands, Corns
or Piles. 25c at j. w. Thurston's.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1911-06-23
EngIand's Cream Ponies.

The famous cream ponies which are
used to draw the kings carriage on
state occasions are the sole survivors
of breed Of horses which mas 9th
erwise passed out Of existence. They
are the direct and only pure bred de-
scendants OF the famous horses of
Hanover, which George l. brought
with him TO his new English kingdom
two centuries ago The once famous
white horses and black horses Of Han
over have died out, and now the
creams alone survive. and only in
England. for when Queen Victoria
sent to Hanover about 1890 to procure
fresh stock for the royal stud not one
was to be found. London Answers.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1911-06-23
Fsar.d Burial Alive.

The dread Of premature burial
haunted Harriet Martineau. VINO
would certainly not be classed as a
fancIful person. and she bequeathed
flO to her doctor TO see that her body
was decapitated before burial I'd
mund Yates In his will stipulated that
his jugular vein should be severed
and left f2O to pay for the operation.
Lady Burton took even stronger pre-
cautions. She enjoined that her heart
should be pierced with a needle before
any steps were taken 10 certify her
death and that her body should after
ward be submitted to a postmortem
examination. London Chronicle
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1911-06-23
A Cheerful Liar

One time the late amr'r of AfEhanlS
tan asked the English dpiu.n"tiC a-eyt
at his court Ia give u'-s ripiion amh
a circle ~ Afghan boys 81 the largest
gun in England Th" Eugishman de-
scribed the lnu Iuu uHu. and when he
bad finished the Huirgr observed 90 his
adIniring subirrts Il nave seen o. qua
the cartridge OF whirh was as large as
the gun which has just DeUu described
TO you" u would never do for an
ameer To be astoniShed. much less 10
confess himself beaten.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1911-06-23
MISPLACED AFFECTION.
Tragic Story Of Snake Charmer and
Her Pet Reptile.

Tragic Story Of Snake Charmer and
Her Pet Reptile.
Miss X, a snake charmer well
known among show people, firmly be,
lieved that one of her snakes was
really fond of her. She could do any
thing with it-fonde it. kiss and ca
ress it.
She grew so fond of it that at last
she even let it sleep on her bed. to the
great disgust of the other performers
In the show. She would eat her meals
with this horrible thing coiled around
her neck, and once. in very warm
weather, she took il under her coat
into the woods with her and let it
amuse itself by crawling over the
ground. She followed it about and
kept most careful watch over It cit
was a valuable performcr, but it
showed no disposition to so off into the
woods. as she feared it might, but
came back to her and coiled round her
as usual.
Size was warned several times that
the reptile was very dangerous, but she
grew more and more reckless. and the
snake appeared to become more and
E.OFe attached to her
And then one day without any warn
Ing. directly after a performance when
she was caressing it in her own room,
the snake suddenly threw back its
head, looked at her steadily and with
| lightnng-like swftness struck her be
tween the eyes, leaving two tiny pune,
lures. She hastily uncoiled it and
thrust it into its box. but she died
within half an hour McClures Maya
| zine.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1911-06-23

Eve was really a very lucky WON
an" remarked Mr.. Henpeque. she
didn't have any woman to criticise her
clothes"
Mrs. Henpeque's eyes snapped
ION the other hand" she retorted.
"she didn't have any woman around to
envy the first gowns a woman ever
had."-Cincinnati Commercial Tribune.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1911-06-23

History Teacher What conspicuous
feature figured In Harrison's cam.
paign? Pupil-ln the long procession
they had a log cabin with colored
man tied ON top. History Teacher
A whatf pupil-Well. my history says
there was live coon fastened on the
roof.--Lippincotts. @
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1911-06-23
Our Country.

ct nur object hr orr country, our
whole country und nothing but our
country. And 10y The blrSsiu: Of God
may ihul .uunlry itself b,roI2e Il vast
ull sA1uGid monument. not of opires-
sion ana terror, but of wisdom, Of
peace and Il liberty upon which tie
void MAY gaze with admiration for
ever Daniel Webster.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1911-06-23

Reputation is one of the prizes for
which men contend. 1t Is. as Mr..
Burke calls 1t, the cheap defense and
ornament Of nations and the nurse of
manly exertions." 1t produces more
labor and more talent than twice the
wealth of country could ever rear up.
1t Is the coin Of genius. aud IT is the
imperlous duty Of every man to be-
stow 1t with the most scrupulous jus
dce and the wisest economy.-Sydney
Smith
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1911-06-23

F. S. Rexford, 6l5 New York Life
Bldg, Kansas City, Mo-, says: II had a
severe attack of cold which settled in
my back and kidneys and l was in
great pain from my trouble. A friend
recommended Foley Kidney Pills and
used two bottles of them and they have
done me world OF good."-John w
Thurston.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1911-06-23
MANY Things Different In Holland.

Holland is to me one of the most in
teresting countries In Europe, writes
George X. Sims. Apart from the ex-
element Of having to do bit of
BlOnuin, with the edge of a canal for
your tight rope. at intervals of few
minutes all day long, the Dutch them
selves furnish you never ending study.
l love to see the little Dutch boy of
six smoking his clay pipe or his cigar
as he ciIngS to his mammals skirt.
There is something at once novel and
startling in finding Dutch cheese and
penny bun placed in front of every
guest at the breakfast table. In a
land where public company Is a
Maatschappij and nearly every house
of restauration announces that the
thirsty traveller can there obtain Tap
peril, Slitterij and Slemp," there Is al
ways something to amuse you.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1911-06-23

Bloodine Cough Checker will quickly
allay that hacking irritation accompany
ing a severe cough or cold. The safest
and surest remedy for children Keep
a bottle constantly on hand. John w.
Thurston, Special Agent.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1911-06-23

For sore throat there is positively no
remedy that will relieve so quickly aud
cure permanently the most aggravated
case, as Bloodine Rheumatic Linimen'
John W. Thurstou. Special Agent.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1911-06-23
FoIey's Kidney Remedy

Is particularly recommended for
chronic cases of kidney and bladder
trouble. Il tends to regulate aud con-
troll the kidney and bladder action and
is healing, strengthening and bracing.
John w. Thurston.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1911-06-23
Just Once.

''But Griggs thinks you. are his best
friend. If you lure him into making
this hopeless investment he surely will
never have anything more to do with
you"
"Thats all right. I've never expect
ed to use him more than once."-Cleve-
land Plain Dealer.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1911-06-23

The quickest and most effective remedy
for loosening the phIegm, relieving
irritation and curing any cough or cold
is BIoodine Cough Checker. John w
Thurston, Special Agent.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1911-06-23
her Sacred Word.

"Not going to Alice's luncheon? But
you gave your sacred word!'
so | did. and I'd 60 In a minute II
my dress had come home."-Harper's
Bazaar.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1911-06-23
Jealousy.

Nellie swore | was the only girl he
had ever loved. Belle-For my part.
| don't care for amateurs.-Philadel-
phia Record.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1911-06-23
Life.

Life is the finest Of the ine arts II
has to ,4pe learned with lifelong pa
thence. and the years Of our pilgrim
ages are all too short to master IL tri-
phantly.-Drummond
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1911-06-23
Relief.

Gabber--You ought to meet Smith.
Awfully clever imitator! He can take
off anybody, Tottie (wearily)-I wish
he were here now.-Varlety Life.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1911-06-23

Pupil " hich is tn" proper pun"tua-
ton to use after the word cash" when
pnleryd NJ in the ledger:
Teacher Well. it's immaterial. but
some people usually make dash after
cash. New York Times.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1911-06-23

We must laugh before we are happy
or else we may die before we ever
laugh at all.-La Bruyers.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1911-06-23
Middle AGED and Elderly Poo pie

Use Foley Kidney Pills for quick and
permanent results in all cases of kidney
and bladder troubles, and for painful
and annoying irregularities.-John w
Thurston.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-03-17
GOTCH BREAKS
WRESTLER S SKULL
Tossed Samson to the Mat so Hard
That His, Skull Was
Cracked.

CHICAGO, H., March 1T.-Frank
Gotch. champion wrestler, in his bout
last night with Henry Balm, known as
Samson, the $50 pound German
champion. threw his opponent SO
hard as to cause fracture of the
Germans skull Physicians at the
match declared Balm was seriously
hurt. The men were to have wrestled
for two out of three falls
After they had struggled for seven
minutes and twenty seconds Gotch
secured a leg hold and tossed the
German over his head Balm landed
on the back of his head and became
unconscious.
The match was awarded to Gotch,
who later announced he had signed a
contract to meet any wrestler in the
world. Walter Willoughby of Cleve-
land, champion middle weight, threw
William Monsoon of Tampico, H., in
twenty-one minutes, twenty-one sec.
onds. Willoughby won the second fall
in ten minutes, two seconds.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-03-17
HAD TO LET
NEGRO LOOSE
Prisoner Was Deaf and Dumb, Also
Unable to Read, Write or Un-
derstana Signs.

WILMINGTON, Del. March IL
Deaf and dumb, unable to read or
write, and unable to comprehend
signs made to him, Wesley Irons, a
giant negro arraigned in the city
court for assault and battery upon
Fred Plumb, white man, had the
court proceedings "stumped" for a
while and was finally dismissed, as
there was no way he could be made
to understand. Plumb said the negro
struck him after he, Plumb. had ac-
cidently bumped into him on the
street.
The court held that the prisoner
could not hear what was said against
him: that he could not give his side
of the case, and that he could not un
derstand anything the court might say
to him. SO he was dismissed. Po
lice Captain Evans was instructed tc
try the best he could to warn the
negro to be good in the future, but
does not know whether his warning
was conlprehended.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-03-17
7WEI Z YEARS
:!5R MURDERESs
InhIman Mother Who Killed Her Son
by Giving Him carholic Acid
When He Asked for
Drink.
READY TO DIE
Mrs. Meiber Calm When Sentenced
But Later Exclaimed why
Didn't They Kill
Me2n

ALBANY, N. Y, March ia mini
mum sentence of twenty years at hard
labor in Auburn prison and maxi
mum of life Imprisonment was impos-
ed by Justice Howard on Mrs. Edith
Melber, following her conviction Of
her killing her son by giving him car
bolic acid, when he asked her for a
drink in desolate marsh on the
night OF January 6. last
A verdict of murder in the second
degree was returned by the jury after
about two hours debating. Last night
Mrs. Melbers attorneys we're unpre-
pared to say whether they would take
an appeal.
After giving the verdict several jur-
ors explained that the jury had
agreed that such verdict would not
keep Mrs. Melber from the insane
asylum ii she Is demented, but would
operate to prevent her discharge later
on insanity proceedings. Three bal
lots were taken. On the first
there were six votes for con
/ FlClfOu VI muEuST III Tic uAS'
degree. Eight jurors favored 8
verdict of second degree murder OF
| the second vote and on the third al
agreed on this verdict.
! Mrs. Melber exhibited no sign o
appreciation of her position as thu
sentence was pronounced.
Later realization seemed to com
I TO -nssr and she cried:
"Why didn't they kill me? Tn
ready to die
AS she was leaving the court room
her eyes fell upon Howard Kirk, he
1 love for whom, according to the the
ory Of the prosecution, instigated th
crime A flash of anger lighted he
! features and she cried:
"Ill have you in Auburn with M
before long
Kirk smiled but made no reply
The body of Mrs. Melbers' -four
year-old son, George, was found b
hunter in the swamp FIVE days al
ter his mother had kissed him an
laid him down as she said after sh
4 had given him the acid to drink.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-03-17
Mrs. Underwood Dead.

QUINCY, H., March 17.-Mrs. Sara
A. Underwood, o. this city. woman
writer of national reputation, died in
a sanitarium IN Jacksonville, HI,
after several years illness, at the age
of 70 years During her younger
womanhood she contributed freely to
magazines and was actively interest
ed in equal suffrage, being treasurer
of the National Woman's Suffrage as
sociation of Massachusetts for sever
al years. Her books to gain the wild
est circulation were "Heroines tt
Free Thought and Automatic Writ
ing.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-03-17

MARRIED IN HASTE
Mrs. Hast Escaped From Husband Al
ter Two Days Of Captivity and
Now Wants
Divorce.

ST. LOUIS, Mo-, March 17.-Held 2
prisoner in a room by her husband
to-be and two guards while woman
forcibly clothed her in bridal robes
and then compelled to go onto the
stage of the Colonial theater and
marry before a large crowd are the
charges made by Augusta Hast. who
seeks to have the marriage set aside.
Mrs. Hast is young and pretty,
She escaped from her HUSBAND after
two days.
The dramatic marriage, enacted
among all the tinsel of stage settings
and savoring or the make-believe Of
the surroundings, took place Janu-
ary 10, last, she states.
Mrs. Hast says in her petition that
on the day before the marriage Hast
asked her il she would consent to
the novel stage wedding with him.
She says she decidedly refused
He then pleaded with her to at
| least appear at the theatre and an
nounce that the marriage, which
had been extensively advertised, had
been called off She declares that
after much persuasion she agreed te
| do this.
She went to the theatre and as
! cended to the rear Of the stage
] where she says Hast met her. ant
with threats compelled her to entel
4 room, where he and two strang,
j men guarded her and forced her, i,
remain. III a short while a woman at
/ tendant appeared and commenced t.
garb her in bridal clothes against he
! will, she says.
t When she had donned her we'd
ding gown she was brought onto tht
stage, where the ceremony was gone
through with Hast, the petition de
clares.
After the ceremony, she says. Has
took her to hotel, where they stay
ed for two days. Then, she says, sh
I managed to escape. She has no
seen him since the petition recites.