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Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1911-09-08
Not Enough For the Money.

An Irish comedian whom We will
Just call Tom says he knows New
York restaurant keeper who is $50
tight that he could climb q ladder
holding an armful of eels and not one
would get away" Tom bases this I'M
complimentary estimate upon a recent
commercial transaction in his acquaint-
ances restaurant. Il want tripe,' said
Tom when he went in, good tripe, hon
eycomb tripe, with vinegar sauce"
The waiter brought it. Tom ate it.
By and by the servitor brought his
bill Tom found that the tripe was
charged as follows: "One half portion
tripe. 80 cents"
"Call the proprietor" ordered Tom.
Somebody is trying to cheat me-"
So the proprietor came and sauinted
down the line of figures and gravely
announced to Tom that the computa-
ton was correct. you had half
portion Of tripe, SIR" said the restau-
rant man. "The charge is quite right,
sir. A full portion of tripe costs S1.S0."
''By the green hills of Ireland" said
Tom disgusted, you couldn't load $50
worth Of tripe in cart. Herbert
Corey in Cincinnati Times-Star.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1911-09-08
you want

bedstead call at that address," giving
him q card-"at this one.'
The van man looked at the gen
erous addition to his usual charges and
departed grinning Kemp turned to-
ward the LADY of the house.
"Well have to get in chorewo-
man. Nan, or have you one on hand?"
She blushed to the roots of her sun
ny hair, but said nothing. Wardlaw
came a step nearer to her.
"Nan, it's all right isn't 1t, dear!
You are not going to tell me you never
will forgive me. You are not in love
with anybody else, NanT
81 have never loved but two men in
all my life, Kemp. One of them is in
heaven; the other one is here" She
flung impulsive arms about his neck
and clung to him fearful with her
new found happiness.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1911-09-08
TO TRY new IDEA.
Electing State Grange Officers
by the Primary System.

An Outline Given of the Novel Plan
Which Pennsylvania Gransers Will
Try Out at the Next State Grange
Meetine-it Will Be Watched With
Interest
The Pennsylvania state grange at its
last annual meeting adopted resolu-
ton OF an experimental nature provid-
ing for the election of officers at the
nextstate grange meeting in accordance
with the direct primary system. Prior
to the meeting, which is to be held in
Scranton, Dec. lila, each candidate
will be given space In the official or
gan Of the state grange during the
months of September. October and No.
vember to set forth his claim for the
office. 1t will require a petition of
twenty members IN good standing to
establish the candidacy for the office
Of executive and finance committee,
and this petition shall be filed with
the state master not later than the
18th of the month preceding the month
in which they use the space in the Off
cial organ and in no case later than
the 18th Of October.
At the meeting preceding the meet
ing OF the state grange each member
shall be allowed to vote for the office
of executive and finance committee Of
the state grange. Two tally sheets
shall be made of the result, one sheet
for each office to be put into each of
two envelopes and the envelopes seal
ed and stamped across the seals with
the seal of the grange. One envelope
will be given into the care of the dele
gate of the state grange and the other
to the secretary of the subordinate
grange until the next annual election
of the state grange officers. During
the first day Of the state grange meet
ing a committee Of tellers will be ap-
pointed to receive the tally sheets to
tabulate the votes cast for each candi-
date. The person receiving the largest
number of votes for each office shall be
declared elected.
This is something new In grange pro
cedure and will be watched with con
siderable interest by the officers OF
other state oranges. 1t will certainly
be time saver, inasmuch as it now re,
quires a day at least and sometimes
longer to elect state grange officers
And 1t will be putting to test the refer,
endum principle which is so popular in
the western states and is being adopt
ed by some of the eastern common
wealths.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1911-09-08
THE DEATH DICE.
History Of an Odd Gift Of the Emperor
of Germany

History OF an Odd Gift OF the Emperor
of Germany
There is shown In the Hohenzollern
museum gift of the emperor of Ger
many. the death dice" with which
one of bis ancestors decided difficult
case In the seventeenth century. Their
history is an interesting one.
A young girl had been murdered.
Suspicion fell upon two soldiers, Ralph
and Alfred. who were suitors for her
hand. Both the accused men denied
their guilt, and even torture failed to
extract confession from either of
them. Then Elector Frederick William
decided to cut the knot by means Of
the dice box. The two soldiers should
throw for their lives and the loser
should be executed as the murderer.
The event was celebrated with great
,, pomp and solemnity.
Ralph had the first chance and
threw SKIES. the highest possible mum.
ber. The dice box was then given to
Alfred. He fell on his knees and
prayed aloud: Almighty God, thou
knowest am innocent. Protec. me,
beseech thee!"
Then he arose to his feet and threw
the dice with such force that one of
them broke The whole one showed
six. the broken one also gave six on
the larger portion, and the fragment
split off0ehowed one. This was q
total of thirteen, one beyond Ralph's
throw. The audience held its breath
In amazement.
,"God has spoken" cried the prince.
Ralph, appalled, by what he regarded
as a sign from heaven, confessed hi'
lRuilt and was sentenced to death.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1911-09-08
Forced to Leave Home

Every year large number OF poor
sufferers, whose lungs are sore and
racked with coughs, are urged to go to
another climate. But this is costly and
not always sure. There's better way.
Let DIR. Kings New Discovery cure you
at home. alt cured me of lung trouble, y
writes ". K. Nelson, of Calamine, Ark,
"when all else failed and ! gained AZ
pounds in weight. It's surely the king
Of all cough aud lung cures" Thousands
owe their lives and health to it. It's
positively guaranteed for Coughs, Colds,
LaGrippe, Arthma, Croup-all Throat
and Lung troubles. SOC and Sl'OO
Trial bottle free at j. W. Thurston's.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1911-09-08
Too Late.


Mr.. B. drove up in hanson and en-
tered the jewelers. shop accompanied
by his valet, who carried an oblong
box of STEEL Mr.. B. asked for pri-
vate interview, and on being shown
into the Office he opened the box, ex-
posing a splendid array of diamond
and pearl necklaces. earrings, tiaras
and rings.
"Mrs. b." he said, "is now abroad.
Before she returns want you to ex-
tract these stones and replace them
with good limitations, selling the real
jewels and giving me the money. This,
Of course, is to be confidential trans
action. Mrs B. Is to know nothing
Of It,"
"My dear SIR" said the jeweler, 81
should be glad to do as you ask, but
It is impossible. Two years ago Mrs.
B. called here on the same errand
that now brings you, and this errand
in her case was successful. The paste
jewels that you offer me are worth
little more than the hire of the han
som awaiting you outside e"-London
| It'll Bits.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1911-09-08
Absolutely Pare

most scientific game on earth, and
Roddy, having the weaker voice, tinal-
ly agreed that it was.
"What business are you in?" asked
the man with the deep voice.
"Circus business" replied Roddy.
$50 am l." said the other. I'm on
the Chautauqua circuit"
Later In the evening Roddy asked
the hotel clerk who the big man was.
"That," explained the clerk, SIS Rep
resentative Champ Clark of Missouri"
st Louis Republic.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1911-09-08

such pronounced proportions as to
make their owner suddenly leave his
seat and turn his back on the wonder
ful dancer. who was the sensation of
the hour. She had seen him stalk
rigidly down the aisle. She could have
cried aloud TO him.
IL was Kemp Wardlaw. She had no
more doubt Of his identity than he had
OF hers. But what malicious fate had
sent him TO the Varieties at that par
ticular moment? 1t was when the pa
tient cambridge was buttoning on the
leaned forward with a remorseful i'm.
pulse: Forgive me, cambridge. |
have been so hateful and you are so
patient"
Home to small fiat far uptown,
where the sun seldom shone and
where lay sick mana man strick-
en- down in his prime and perhaps
never to be well again. But he was
not to know that.
"Oh, ought to have told you at
once. Kemp Wardlaw was here this
afternoon, Nan. Of course he came
to see you. He had gone to the works
to get my address, and they told him
Of my accident. I think he was dis
appointed at not finding you here,
but l told him you always gave two
hours to an old paralytic who paid
you for reading to her every day. He
said he would come back tonight
about 8 o'clock. Kemp's a brick.
He as good as told me, Nan, that he
had only been waiting until he was
sure he could take good care of you.
and it seems he has landed on his
feet-a big government contract in
Brazil"
OF sudden he seemed impressed by
her silence. whats the matter,
Nan?"
She was glad he could not see the
trembling Of her hands or the pallor
that she knew had spread over her
face He asked anxiously:
Don't you like Kemp Wardlaw,
Nan? You used to-"
YES, dear"-her voice was almost
lnaudibe-"l like him as much as l
iver did. But, oh, Chauncey"- Her
toice trailed off into sobs.
The sick man spoke quietly.
"Never mind ne | know what you
want to say. But, Nan, don't you see
what great thing it would be for me
10 leave you in Kemps keeping? Not, 3"
he added quickly, that l am not
going to get well; but, Nan, little girl.
things do sometimes go contrary, you
know"
There was a note of infinite sadness
In his voice. The little dancer dropped
10 her knees by the bedside and
buried her head in the pillows. The
sick man put a caressing hand on the
sunny hair so near.
"There. there, little girl. You've
been a good sister to me. Nan, In
sickness and In health; but, my dear,
if-if should be taken from you
what then? The house has been I'M
expectedly generous in keeping me on
the payroll these two months, for they
are called hard people, and they won't
60 on much longer this way, Kemp
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1911-09-08
For You.

Shall you complain who feed the world
Who clothe the world, who house the
world
Shall you corsplain who are the world
OF what the world may do?
AS from this hour you show your power
The world must follow you.
The worlds life lies In your right hand,
Your stroSg right hand. your skilled righ
hand
You hold the whole world In your hand,
See to 1t what you do!
Or dark or light or wrong or right.
The world is made by you.
Then rise as you never rose before
Or hoped before or dared before
And show as was never shown before
The power that lies in YOU.
Unite as one, see justice done.
Believe and dare and do.
Charlotte Perkins Gilman.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1911-09-08

q lChON WA n
m q n struggling
in the water. The
mans face was
familiar to him,
a n d he S too d
t ere puzZling.
"H e ! p me, ye
lang fule," said
the man In the
W a er, ''or I'll
droon."
w n q rs y e r
name?" asked the
man on the bank.
"Tammie Tam
mas" said the
other.
"Ye're foreman
Of TIL e pattern
cutting bench?"
"Ake-guggle-
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1911-09-08

of the damaged carriage and apollo.
gized so gracefully and gallantly that
the old lady within expressed her en-.
tire satisfaction.
Sykes, undaunted, sailed out again
that afternoon. He soon got into an
other crush, however, and once more
his pole pierced brougham. Again
he ran to the brougham's door. and,
hat In hand, again he began voluble
apology.
But an angry voice interrupted him
what. You again? No, sir; IN
never forgive you! Twice day Is
too much"
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1911-09-08
[ Ie>stston. Me-, Gets State Granae

Lewiston, Me-, Gets State Grange.
The executive committee Of the
Maine state grange has accepted the
invitation Of the Business Mems asso-
Citations Of Lewiston and Auburn to
hold the next meeting Of the state
grange In Lewiston next December.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1911-09-08

mall phaeton In
H y de park 4,
Though he had
no training, all
W ent well till
there came a
crash near Hyde
park corn e r
when Sykes, un-
able to control
his horses, sent
his pole crash
ing through the
b a c K o ( a
brougham.
II e instantly
tossed his reins
to the groom,
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1911-09-08
The Man With the Voice.

Bill Roddy, press agent, stopped one
evening at a hotel in small western
town and fell into lengthy discussion
with a big deep voiced man concern
ing the degree Of science that can be
attained in the noble game Of draw
poker. The big man said 1t was the
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1911-09-08

guggl e-mon," YE'RE TOO LATE.
said the other, going under.
"Then droon," said the man on the
bank, walking away.
He went direct to the boss. Il want
Tammie Tammas' job" said he. "He
just drooned."
"Ye're too late, mon," said the su-
perintendent. II Just gied the job to
the man that pushed puir Tammie in."
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1911-09-08
Too Late.

A man was walking along the bank
of Scottish stream when he saw
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1911-09-08
- The -
Scrap Book
a iftIe Too Much

That famous old time London char
acter, Christopher Sykes, once con
ceived a sudden ambition to drive q
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1911-09-08

An Outline Given Of the Novel Plan
Which Pennsylvania Changers Will
Try Out at the Next State Grange
meetine-it Will Be Watched With
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1911-11-28
WILL BE CLOSED THANKSGIVING.

question by imposing high license
and the revenues 20 to- the general
fund of the city. During the past
decade the city has paid off all of an
old bonded Indebtedness for railroad
purposes of S1l5, 200, except $500
and will get rid of that in one more
year. The total revenues Of the city
are 100000 annually, one-third Of
which is applied to the public schools.
A total of $4,000 was spent on the
streets during the present year, The
city now has thirty miles of side
walks. mostly concrete, with twenty
six miles of mscadamized streets.
The sum of $1,000 was spent in
each of the past two years in oiling the
streets, with great success.
Hopkinsville has increased in pop
ulation over 80 per cent in the last
ten years and is still growing. This
fact is attested by the demand for
residence and business houses at pre-
sent. Not vacant storehouse is to
be found in the city and a building
boom is on, but this cannot supply
the demand. Among the new build
ings soon to be completed and occu-
pied are high school building at a
cost of 500. 900, an Elks' home at a
cost of $50, 200, a theater SIS 900,
and a garage about $1,000. y
The water supply of Hopkinsville
is a matter of pride to its citizens.
From Little River the water is OBJ
tanned and it is always pure and fresh.
The water company bought valley
three miles from the city and erected
a dam 80 feet high and 300 feet long.
which encloses a body of water form
ing a beautiful lake. This lake has
sufficient water to supply a city of
100000 people: A fishing and hunt
ing club has been organized with q
limited membership to have the use
Of the lake and to see that the purity
of the water is preserved. A new
scheme is now under way to dam
Little River in the city of Hopkins
vile in order to make q canal for
boating and manufacturing pur-
poses.
The Hopkinsville fire department
is model one in many respects.
The alarm system was invented by
a Hopkinsville boy and is used with
splendid results. 1t takes only one
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1911-11-28
Wheat and Corn Crops Are
Also Large in
Volume.
Is A LIVE STOCK CENTER.
HOpkinSville, Capital City, Has
Grown Rapidly in
Past Decade.

The Nashville Tennesseean of yes
.erday contained this write-up of
Hopkinsville by staff correspond
ent:
Hopkinsville. KY, Nov. 26 =
Christian county. with a population
eof over 40. 200. and ranking in area
among the largest counties in Ken
lucky, is one Of the richest and most
important in the state. The 4princi-
pal product of Christian county is
tobacco, but wheat and corn are also
grown with great success and add
much to the wealth of its citiz ems.
The county is we'll watered and a
great part of the land is rolling and
possesses abundant fertility. The
county produces the famed Ken
lucky dark tobacco and ranks among
the few that lead the state in rails
ing the product for export. The av.
erage annual crop now reaches a
total of 100000 pounds, with a
total value of 81, 100000.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1911-11-28

minute to get the entire force out
to fire on any alarm.
Hopkinsvile has four strong banks
with large resources and heavy de-
posits. The Planters Bank & Trust
Company has a capital Of 100000;
7. W. Blakey is president. The
Bank of Hopkinsville has 500, 900
capital. and Nat Gather is presi-
dent. The First National Bank has
capital of $75, 900, and George C.
Long is president. w. 7. Tandy is
president of the City Bank & Trust
Company, which has a capital of
$50, 900.
Two of the most important indus
tries of Hopkinsvile are the Forbes
Manufacturing Company and the
Mogul Wagon Company. The Forbes
Manufacturing Company is a most
runique institution. The company
has a capital of $500, 900, and oper-
ates planning mill, sells general
merchandise. sells implements and
buggies, makes bank and store fix
lures. lawn swings and settees and
builds houses of all kinds. The Nc
gul Wagon Company has a capital of
$500 900, and has q capacity of TO-
600 wagons year.
One of the most enterprising men
in Hopkinsvile is Richard LeaVell.
the man who put Hopkinsvile on the
map as a mule market. He began
business not many years ago poor
man and now has business that in
wolves the handling of enormous sum
of money annually. Mr. Leavell
handles $500 mules annually, and
ships to all parts Of the south.
SCHOOLS EXCELLENT.
The public school system of Hop
kinsville is excellent and the man
who has most recently made it so has
been rewarded by being chosen
state superintendent Of schools. He
is Barksdale Hamlet. and he has
been in charge of the schools at Hop
kinsville for several years. Davis A..
Clark. the present principal of the
high school at Hopkinsville. has been
prominently mentioned as Mr.. Ham
let's successor. When the new
100000 school building is completed
it will be occupied as a high school
and the present high school building
will become a grade school. The
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1911-11-28
GREAT TOBACCO INDUSTRY.

The tobacco market of Christian
county is. of course, at Hopkinsville,
which is an open break market and
has buyers from all the leading man.
ufacturers of the world. Buyers as
semble here from Germany and 9TH
err nations of continental Europe. as
we'll as brokers and buyers repre-
senting the Reggie governments
Spain, Italy, France and Austria. A
large number of local and resident
buyers and buyers for the big Amer
lean firms are included in the list.
The Imperial Tobacco Company
has probably the largest warehouse
in the state at Hopkinsville and rep.
resents the English market. W. S,
Mathews Sons is a branch of the
American Tobacco Company and the
firm ships to Africa, Mexico and the
South Sea islands. The American
Snuff Company has a very large
plant. Five warehouse firms handle
independent tobacco and one firm
handles association tobacco. The
warehouses Of Hopkinsvllle handle
35. 900 600 pounds annually, which is
more than twice the amount produc-
ed each year in the county.
Among the largest growers of to-
bacco in Christian county are Ashton
Draper, who lives eight miles south
of Hopkinsvile. He has farm of
over 500 acres and cultivates 35 OF
40 acres of tobacco each year. From
this acreage he produces about So
900 pounds of the best quality OF
dark tobacco which always commands
a good price. Isaac Garrett. five
miles south of Pembroke. has fine
farm of rich bottom land and raises
big crops of tobacco. He also has q
large tobacco factory in Pembroke,
where he handles 2 .5599GG .GGG pounds
annually.
GENERAL FARM PRODUCTS.
Christian couDty's wheat and corn
crops are top-notchers and many far
mers are experts in diversification of
crops, raising tobacco, wheat. corn
and other farm products with re-
markable success. One of the lar
gest wheat growers in the county is
R. F. Rives, of Casky. who plants
about 100 acres annually. He is
known as the wheat king" and a
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1911-11-28

total value Of the school property in
the city is over 100000. There are
$500 children Of school age in the
city. 1.4OO of which are white and
LOO colored. Thirty white and
twelve colored teachers are EN-
ployed in the schools.
Two colleges aid in making Hop
kinsville an educational center.
These are Mclean College, an insti-
tuition for young men and women.
and Bethel Female College, for
young women only. Mclean COL
lege has over 100 students and ia
presided over by A. c. Kuykendall.
H. G. Brownell is president of Bethel
Female College. which has between
rs and 100 students.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1911-11-28

few years ago raised % 900 bushels.
which he sold at 81 25 per bushel.
Richard Leavel is another large
wheat grower. His farm is at Long
view and he annually reaps a har-
vest from about $50 acres of land.
Ed Jones has fine farm of 1,500
acres or more at Rich. He plants
about 100 acres year and also raises
a big corn crop. Mr.. Jones is one
of the pioneer farmers of the county
and an old Confederate soldier. He
is very enterprising and keeps up
with the times in all things. He
came to Christian county from Vir-
ginia many years ago as farm over
seer, and is now one of the leading
farmers of the county.
Fine horses, mules and hogs are
also some Of the products of Chris
tian county that put the county in
the forefront as a leader in wealth.
George W. Mcknight. at Howell,
raises Durocs. John H Williams, at
Pembroke, raises Jersey Red s .
Charlie Barker, at Pembroke, raises
Poland Chinas and Berkshires and
Philander Pendleton, also at Penn
broke, raises Duroc-Jerseys. T. B.
Pendleton, four miles southwest OF
Pembroke, is big breeder of Du-
rocs.
CITY OF HoPKINSVILLE.
Hopkinsville, the county seat Of
Christian county, is one of the most
important cities in the state ia popu-
lation. wealth and enterprise. Being
the center of the tobacco industry OF
the western part of the state and the
center of a splendid region for grow
ing all kinds Of crops. Hopkinsville
has grown steadily for years unit
now there are between $4,000 anC
1000 people claiming citizenship in
this. the Pearl City of the Penny.
royal" Mayor Charles M Meacham
has presided over the destinies of the
city for six years with two more
years to go and his administration
has been productive of good results.
Mayor Meacham is also editor of the
Hopkinsville Kentuckian, one of the
best papers in the state. The New
Era is daily. which compares most
favorably with the dailies in cities of
similar size.
Hopkinsville handles the liquor