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Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1911-08-18
Stewed Apples.

To stew apples so each quarter Is
unbroken and so clear one can almost
see through 1t Is an art, and yet II is
simple thing to do II one only knows
how. Peel tart apples very thin, cut
them in quarters and remove the cores
and seeds. AS fast as you can peel and
quarter them drop the apples in a
saucepan in which you have already
placed cold water TO the depth OF two
inches. When the apples are all in. put
the saucepan over slow fire. cover 1t
till the water reaches the boiling point.
then remove the cover and let the ap,
pies simmer almost imperceptibly till
you can pierce them easily with a
broom splint; then sprinkle the sugar
over them and let them Just simmer
until 1t Is all melted Remove the
saucepan from the fire and let 1t stand
where the apples will get cold before
turning them into a dish for the table.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1911-08-18
MADDENED THE BEAR.
Ingenious Trap That Was Formerly
Used by the Mexicans.

The Mexicans In California had an
ingenious method of trapping bears
before the advent of the Yankees
brought modern firearms into the re-
gion. A piece of meat was nailed to
the stout horizontal limb Of an oak
tree. From a limb FIVE or six feet
above rope was suspended, to the
end Of which large stone was made
fast so that it hung about six inches
above and trife nearer the trunk
than the meat on the lower limb.
When bear smelled the meat from
afar he would climb up the tree and
make his way to the bait. In doing
so he would push the stone pendulum
to one side. Just as he was about to
fasten his teeth in the meat the stone
would swing back and bang his head.
This would arouse the anger of the
bear, and he would give the stone a
sweep of his paw which would send
1t swinging farther out. The conse-
quence was harder bang and more
anger. The more he struck the stone
the harder he would be hit In return,
until from ferocious anger he would
lose his caution and attack the pendu-
lum with all his yigor. One powerful
sweep, then bang, and bruin would be
tumbled out of the tree to the rocks
below, where, disabled by his fall, he
would be at the mercy Of those who
set the trap whenever they chose to
take him,
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1911-08-18
Dickens cramped Quarters.

Bleak House at Broadstalrs Is OF
interest to the Dickens lover because
the greater part OF David Copper
field" was written there. Bat 1t Is not
the Bleak House of the novel. which
is definitely located in Hertfordshire.
The novelist and his family appear to
have been somewhat tightly packed In
their Broadstairs home. When LORD
Carlisle contemplated paying visit to
"our watering place" in 1851 Dickens
wrote promising him the North Fore
land lighthouse for night light In his
bedroom. and he continues. AS we
think OF putting mignonette boxes out
side the windows for the younger chill
dren to sleep In by and by ! am
afraid we should give your servant the
cramp II we hardly undertook to lodge
him" During recent years the house
has been transformed out of all recog'
nition.-LondOn Spectator.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1911-08-18
THE HANDY MAN.
His Job Of Vanishing the Door Was
Not q Howling Success.

His Job Of Vanishing the Door Was
Not HowIins Success.
Mr.. Brewster thought his front door
looked as though a coat of yarnish
would do 1t no harm and resolved to
do 1t himself to save the expense Of
painter.
Finding an old golden sirup' tin in
the yard, he went of to the shop for
some best oak varnish." He placed
It in the pantry for the night and was
up early next morning and by half
past IL had got the door finished.
II don't like it now it's DONE" he
said to his wife.
Its bad varnish," replied she.
Hes sold you the wrong sort Of
stuff"
He thought 80, too, and went back
to the shop. taking what was left with
him.
This is funny varnish you sold me-"
said he. TITS dull, sticky stuff"
After examining 1t the shopman said:
"This Is not what sold you. This Is
sirup!"
1t then dawned on him that he had
got hold of the wrong tin, and he
went back home to explain to his
wife, who at once said: Good gra-
cious James And I've made the pud-
ding with the other tinful" Then,
after a moments pause, you'll dine
today on roast mutton and varnish
puddingr'-Pearson's Weekly.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1911-08-18
Attack Like TIGERS

In fighting to keep the blood pure the
white corpuscles attack disease germs
like tigers. But often germs multiply
so fast the little fighters are overcome.
Then see pimples, boils, eczema, salt
rbeum and sores multiply and strength
and appetite fail. This condition de.
mands Electric Bitters to regulate stom-
ach, liver aud kidneys and to expel poi
sons from the blood. "They are the
best blood purifier" writes c. 7. Budahn
of Tracy, Calf, 81 have ever found
They make rich, red blood, strong
nerves and build up your health. Try
them. SOC at j. w. Thurston's.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1911-08-18

Mozart had wonderful memory of
musical sounds. When only fourteen
years of age he went TO Rome to as
sist In the solemnities Of holy week.
Immediately after his arrival he went
to the Sistine chapel TO hear the IA
nous "Miserere" of Allegri. Being
aware that Il was forbidden to take or
givesa copy Of this renowned piece of
music. Mozart placed himself in cor
ner and gave the strictest attention to
the music and on leaving the church
noted down the entire piece. A few
days afterward he heard it second
time and. following the music with his
own copy in his hand, satisfied himself
Of the fidelity of his memory. The
next day he sang the "Miserere" at a
concert, accompanying himself on the
harpsichord. and the performance pro
duced such a sensation in Rome that
Pope Clement XIV. requested that this
musical prodigy should be presented
to him at once.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1911-08-18
HEALTH AND FOOD.
A Doctors Idea OF Perfectly Balanced
All Year Round Diet.

A Doctors Idea OF Perfectly Balanced
All Year Round Diet.
That every one IL more or less sus-
eeptible 70 tubercular trouble Is q mat
ter on which all old fashioned medical
authorities are agreed. They tell us
that We may pass through phase and
out again without knowing II. Accord
ing to Dr. T. Y. Hull In the Dletetic
Gazette. there is only one thing very
certain. and that Is that II we keep In
good health or adapt ourselves to a
perfectly balanced diet the danger is
slight
He advocates a reduction of vegeta-
BILE food, relying more upon butter,
meat and nuts. Here, Of course, one
has to face the increased danger of
tubercular meat. itself probably a
large eontributory cause of consump-
ton.
This is Dr. Hul's idea Of perfectly
balanced diet. calculated to keep the
average individual In perfect health all
the year round: The basis for the diet
is found In meat. eggs, milk, butter,
bread. potatoes and fruit. 1t consists
daily Of two quarts of milk. five eggs,
four ounces of beef. one and one-half
ounces of butter, two ounces of nuts
ocean. four ounces of bread. three
and one-half ounces Of rice, three
ounces each Of potatoes, peas and oat-
meal, one ounce sugar. one ounce raj
sins, one apple and one orange.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1911-08-18
Picturing the Face.

"Why do you photographers always
photograph the left side of the face
by preference"
Because it's the best looking" was
the prompt reply. 1.-THE left side Of
the face is always the more regular,
and 1t always shows least the marks
Of time.
But" he continued, III you want
to bring out the real character Of a
face photograph the right side. There
nature sets her print. There the lines
are bold and unmistakable. There
every defect. no less than every ex-
cellence. is stamped deep.
1.-THE left side. where everything Is
sOftened down. for beauty. The right
side. where everything is well rubbed
In, for character. Those are the por-
trait artists two chief rules. New
York Tribune
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1911-08-18
AN ARTIST OF NERVE.
Remarkable Daring and coolness In
an Alpine Accident.

NsmafNA1to 1aFAN4 ANN
an Alpine Accident
The architect Violet lie Due was one
day on the Schwarzenberg glacier al
a height Of about 1900 feet, accompa-
MED by Baptiste. the guide. who
marched In front. The two men were
attached to each other by rope, as ID
usual I'm Alpine mountaineering.
The guide had passed over crevasse,
but when NJ. Violet lie Due attempted
to cross II he failed and fell into the
abyss. The guide tried TO pull him
out. but instead he found himself
gradually descending.
The architect perceived that MS
companion II he persisted In the at
tempt to save him would surely snare
his fate. and he asked II Baptiste had
a family.
"a wife and children" was the an
swer.
"Then," said Violet lie Due quietly.
II shall cut the rope"
He did so and fell. but a block OF
ice thirty feet lower down stopped his
descent. When Baptiste saw this ana
that for a time the danger was lessen
ed he went in search Of help and re-
turned with four stout peasants. Three
hours afterward Violet lie Due was ex-
tricated.
In spite of his perilous position the
ruling passion was strong with the
artist. for. although he was almost Gov
cred with icicles from the dripping wa
ter, he had contrived TO make draw
ings of the novel effects he was able
to perceive.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1911-08-18
Shakasneare's Education.

Shakespeare could not have been an
educated man, that Is. In the academic
sense of the word. for he was a mere
youth when he went to London from
Stratford and had had, up to that time.
only such mental training as he could
pick up In the schools of his native
town. 1t nowhere appears that he at
tended school after leaving Stratford.
And yet, as Matthew Arnold says, he
lived during his London residence "in
a current of ideas In the highest degree
animating and nourishing to the crea-
tive faculty in a society permeated by
fresh thought, intelligent and alive"
And he used not only the ideas which
he imbibed as they foated around him.
but all the learning he could pick up
without neglecting his calling.-New
York American.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1911-08-18


Writing to friend May 10, 1855.
ence with portrait painters:
81 am so hackneyed to the touches
Of the painters pencil that am now
altogether at their beck and sit like
patience on a monument while they
are delineating the lines Of my face.
1t Is proof among many others Of
what habit and custom can effect. At
first was as impatient Of the request
and as FESTIVE under the operation as
a colt is of the saddle. The next time
I submitted very reluctantly. but with
less founcing. Now no dray moves
more readily to the thrill than l do
to the painters chair"
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1911-08-18
Thirty Years Together

Thirty years of association-think of
it. How the merit of a good thing
stands out in that time-or the worth
lessness of bad one. So there's no
guesswork in this evidence of Thos.
Ariss, Concord, Mich, who writes: 81
have used DR.. Kings New Discovery for
80 years, and its the best cough and
cold cure ! ever used, Once it finds
entrance in home you can't pry it out.
Many families have used it forty years.
It's the most infallible throat and lung
medicine on earth. Unequalled for Ia
grippe, asthma, hay-fever, Group, quinsy
or sore lungs. Price SOC, $l.00. Trial
bottle frte. Guaranteed by John w.
Thurston.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1911-08-18
THE SERENAtE.
An Old Romantic Custom That Has
FalIsn Into Dssussade.

An Old Romantic Custom That Has
FalIsn Into Dssvssads.
In recalling the serenade Of the Phil
harmonic society to Mile Nilsson ] am
reminded Of q custom now fallen into
desuetude. but which at the time l
speak Of QsT0 was q fayorite method
OF bestowing a marked compliment
upon any one whom you wished par
ticularly TO honor.
The serenade was not only offered
10 visitors of distinction. but prevailed
extensively as q delicate attention
which you might pay to the lady OF
your choice. II was thought the prop
er thing at that period for a man to
engage the best brass band he could
afford and to proceed with II after
midnight to the house Of bis preferred
and then to stand beneath the win
dows while the musicians played their
most sentimental and sonorous selec-
tons. II was not an uncommon sound
even to hear q double quartet OF male
voices. with a French horn thrown In.
singing beneath the windows Of some
favored damsel, while paterfamilias or
the butler made ready some light re
freshment for the donors Of this grace
full compliment
These romantic attentions have tax
en- Eight with the advent Of electric
lights. elevated railroads and other
voices Of the night. but even New York
had few hours Of stiffness after mid
night. and the night Waterman lent
an indulgent ear to these jewellers. who
would doubtless be locked up as dis
turbers Of the peace did they hazard
such an enterprise under our modern
Richard Hoffman's Musical
| Recollections."
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1911-08-18
Ooo Juries.

The sheriff OF certain county In
England. being of JHrular turn Of
mind. quietly picked n Jury OF the
twelve latest men eligible for the pur.
pose-men so fnt that when they ap
peared In court and the time came
for them TO take up their position In
the jury box II was found that but
nine of them could he accommodated
However. by Encouragement and
squeezing and amid the boisterous
laughter Of the court they finally sue
ceeded In crowding into their ALLOTTED
quarters-a packed jury III the most
literal sense Following this fat jury
the same merry sheriff had collected a
lean jury, thin enough to have been
accommodated In the Jury box twice
over. At another time be gathered a
Jury of BARRIERS and. as browning
feat jury of twelve men who squirt
ed--Green Rag.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1911-08-18
The Gallery Gods Applause.

Lawrence Barrett once told Of q
conversation he had with Edwin Booth.
The latter had been congratulated up
on an ovation given him by crowded
house on the opening night of an en-
gagement. 1.-THE sweetest music to my
ears" said the great tragedian, "is the
shouting of the boys in the gallery.
know they are not applauding because
! have reputation or because they
wish to make display. They simply
give vent to their natural enthusiasm
When they shout know that l am
giving a good performance. As for the
parquet, 1t may clap Its hands out Of
politeness. A dramatic critic who had
certain notions as to how line should
be read will applaud If I read it his
way; otherwise he will remain quiet.
I can never analyze the applause of
the front rows, but the gallery is sin
cere In its likes or dislikes."
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1911-08-18
Wateriouued SerxianR.

An Engiishwoman travelling in Ser
via thus gives striking glimpse Of
her own prejudices and tastes. 1.-THE
Servians drink too much cold water.
and they drink II till they are puipy.
An average Serb drinks enough cold
water for an English COW. | doubt
whether the language contains an
equivalent for bad training for when
tried to explain the idea II created
surprise. A doctor told me he had
never heard the theory before. To him
1t seemed a natural and wholesome
habit Moreover. he added. there is
plenty and seemed to think 1t was
rather wasteful to leave any unswal-
lowed To me 1t explained the lack
of activity. The nation is waterlog-
ged. All day long and every day the
Serb calls for a glass of cold water.
and when he has drunk 1t he calls for
another. Perhaps owing to this he
has little space for alcohol. At any
rate. never saw a drunken man. even
among the peasants"
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1911-08-18
LGPROSY IN INDIA.
The "UntouchabIes" Reach the Lowest
Depths of Human Woe.

The "Untouchables" Reach the Lowest
Depths of Human Woe.
The 'uhtouchables" of India reside
in little huts made Of palm leaves or
mnd without windows. and with
-ugIp doorway, usually so small that
even child must stoop in order to
rutet it, containing absolutely no fur
nruTe, except a few rudely baked
earthen pots and pans.
Generally there is no bedstead Of
any kind, the whole family sleeping
huddlcd up on the bare dirt floor.
which is commonly plastered with COW
dung A few rags cover their persons.
and these are worn night and day.
Their financial condition precludes
eating more than one meal q day, and
this oftener than not is far from
hunger appeasing and is seldom cal
culated to appeal to the palate. For
this wretched existence they must
work hard and long hours.
On account of the filthy condition
in which they live disease Is rampant
among them. According to the last
census, eighty eight out Of every 10O,-
600 people of the depressed classes are
afflicted with leprosy. In the matter
of education~they are as deficient as
they are in every other virtue. Ac.
cording to the report of the director
general of public instruction Of Bonn.
bay, barely five out of 1000 of the
pariah children of the presidency Of
school going age attend school,
In one word. these 6fty-three odd
millions of Hindus are not only soci.
ally but also Intellectually, physically.
financially and morally submerged
Saint Nihal Singh in Southern Work
man.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1911-08-18
THE OLD LIBERTY BELL.
History Of This Relic Of the RsvOlu-
tionarN Patricia

NNNtN0FI " NNo ENNA@ W ANa
tionary Patriots.
Overvigorous ringing Of the old Lib
erty bell many years ago on the occa-
sion of the celebration VI the Declare
ton OF Independence was what put
the crack in IL and forever destroyed
its resonant tone. II was cast by Pass
& Stow in Philadelphia aud hung In
the beIfry OF the now historic state
house in lower Chestnut street early In
June, 1853. IL contains 2,OSO pounds
of metal.
Near the top of the bell were cast
the words proclaim Liberty Through
out All the Land Unto All the lnhabit-
ants Thereof" Prophetic OF Its des-
tiny, this gave it the name Liberty
bell.
When the British army marched on
Philadelphia in III the bell was TAX
en- down by patriots and carried OF In
the night TO Allentown in order that
it might not fall into the hands Of the
enemy. In 1871 It was returned TO the
tower of the statehOuse.
For more than half hundred years
thereafter the bell was rung and hon
ored on Independence day every year
before the crack appeared In It. An
effort was made to restore its tone by
saving the crack wider, but this prov
ed of no avail. The bell was finally
removed from the tower TO n lower
story of the statehouse and used only
on extraordinary occasions. Suisse
quently it was rugged up on its origi
nal timbers In the vestibule. In 1885,
it was exhibited at the Columbian ex
position in Chicago.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1911-08-18

Herbert Spencer once told this story
OF a woman Of his acquaintance: "Vain
as well as vulgar minded. she profess
ed to have high admiration Of Shake
speare and was partial to reading his
plays aloud and considered that she
detained the speeches, extremely well.
On one occasion, after enlarging upon
her reverence for him, she ended by
saying: 'Ah, I often wish that he were
alive and that l had him here. How
we would enjoy one another's CONVEX
BatiOnv"
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1911-08-18
egyptian omokers ana n.une...

An Egyptian smoker Of hasheesh IL
even more helpless slave than the
Chinese opium fiend. He knows that
in the end he will become mailman.
yet he rushes toward the awful goal
with unrelaxed speed. With the
strange exaltation which first comes
to the smoker he feels himself floating
from cloud to cloud or alighting In the
gardens Of palaces all his own. Most
of the hasheesh which Egypt con-
sumes comes from Greece. From the
husks of the hemp seeds and the ten
der hops Of the hemp plant the Greeks
manufacture a greenish powder whose
fumes bring the ecstasy its victims
desire,
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1911-08-18
Many a Suffering Woman

drags herself painfully through her daily
tasks, suffering from backache, head
ache, nervousness, loss of appetite and
poor sleep, not knowing her ills are due
to kidney and bladder troubles. Foley
Kidney Pills give quick relief from pain
and misery and a prompt return to
health and strength No woman who
suffers can overlook Foley Kidney Pills
John w. Thurston.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1911-08-18

Shakespeare once played the ghost
In his own Hamlet. A younger
brother Of the dramstist In describing
the event said that he wore "A long
beard and Appeared 50 weak and
dropping and unable 10 walk that he
was forred To- he supported and car
ried by another person To a table. at
whlch be was seated among some
company"
In AS You Like It. Avon's bard
assumed the role ~ Adam. the old
servant. In whom was represented
"the constant service OF the antique
world" and who was mot for the
fashions Of these times"
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1911-08-18
Accused of Stealing

f. E. Chamberlain, of Clinton, Me-,
boldly accuses Bucklen's Arnjca Salve of
stealing-the sting from burns or sea Ids
the pain from sores of all kinds-the
distress from boils or piles. at robs
cuts, corns, bruises, sprains and injuries
OF their terror, he says, Gas healing
remedy its equal don't exist" Only 25c
at w. Thurstons.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1911-08-18

Gretna Green. Scotland. became IA,
nous for its celebration Of irregular
marriages. For many years the aver
age number was 500. The ceremony
consisted only of an admission. before
witness, by the couple that they were
husband and wife. this being sufficient
to constitute valid marriage. After
this the officiating functionary tfol
many years blacksmith,, together
with two witnesses, signed the mar
riage certificate.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1911-08-18

An English visitor s -
expressing his wuud.rr. i. Tea
cility with whirh Ama-. m. O.
its stream Of immIgr-, .'-'
with whom he was taef-- l!
subject remarked. INV Do. '-'
Norwegian. my grove d s s
my butcher Is a German. nr d..
Is a Finn, my blrisar ar I,.r--
neWsman jew. ms f.rrf-..- '-
Irish. my fiShmousrr r,-r.a D
florist Greek and my tailor -
American Hebrew al
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1911-08-18

Its easy TO End uut wnrt ,...
is" said a married man ~ r -, y
clock says 5:2O. and the drawn. ''l
clock says $50. and no. F.r,r- ''-
clock says 6y05. and ur ur..I ~
e;lo, and my wife's little d.aEr v,,.,
says Q. it's G O'Clock ia our b,r.. -, -
Gas Logic. -
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1911-08-18
Loss Of Time Means Loss of Paw

Kidney trouble and the ills it breeds
means lost time and lost pay to many
working man. M. Balent, 1914 Little
Penna st., Streator, Ill.,, was so bad from
kidney and bladder trouble that he
could not work, but he says: 81 took
Foley Kidney Pills for only short time
and got entirely we'll and was soon able
to go back to work, and am feeling we'll
and healthier than before. Foley Kid
ney Pills are tonic in action, quick in
resuits--a good friend to the working
man or woman who suffers from kidney
ills.--John w. Thurston.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1911-08-18

The Chinese have a curious custom
of trying to cure sick man. A friend
of the patient obtains a straight
branch with few leaves and twigs
at the end. On this he hangs a mirror
of polished steel, and under that one
of the sick mans coats. Then he goes
for a short walk. a priest in the mean
time performing ceremony. The
coat, being carried in this way sup
posed to draw the disease from the
sufferer.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1911-08-18
Sure 70 Know.

IT understand that you have bought
some remarkably expensive gowns here
in Paris"
Eyes, but what's the use? Few peo-
pie know whether a gown Is really ex.
pensive or not"
wait until you reach the customs
inspectors "-Pittsburg Post