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Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1911-01-06
A Duel In Undress.

Dueling, though not dead, was. dy-
ing out even in Rogers time and was
not taken very seriously. The poets
biographer tells the quaint story OF
how Mr.. Humphrey Howarth, sur
geon, when called out made his ap=
pearance in the field stark naked. The
astonished challenger asked him what
he meant. II know" said Howarth,
"that If any part of the clothing is
carried into the body by a gunshot
wound fostering ensues, and therefore
l have met you thus" His antagonist
declared that fighting a man in puris
naturalibus would be quite ridiculous,
and accordingly they parted without
further discussion.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1911-01-06
The Mjssinu Word,

A "new missing" word contest has
just appeared 1t is as follows: A
good church deacon sat down on the
pointed end of a tack He at once
sprang up and said only two words.
The last was at" Any one, guessing
the first word and sending n dollar in
cash will be entitled to this periodical
for one year-Lippincott's..
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1911-01-06
Aviators' Great Achievements.

Cross country flights between cities
have been the feature of 1910. These
were led off by Paulhan going from
London to Manchester. Then Curtiss
flew from Albany to New York, and
Hamilton sped from New York to Phil
adelphia and returned In one day.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1911-01-06
Her Little Joke,

"Mrs. Pufferly is tickled to death
with the way she fooled the customs
inspectors"
"How did she do it?"
"She didn't buy thing abroad.
Cleveland Plain Dealer.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1911-01-06
Established 1873
ate Court Sessions.

.... HH TuE PROBATE COURT FOR
.. ..T Dt ESSEX will be held as
.Hu year 1910:
....- lu th for rst
n. February, Juue, September and
in the afternoon Of each of the
Gu. n ON the first Mondays of April and
O. hail on the first Saturday Of each
-e-sious will be held at any place in
G 10y agreement.
- communications to Guildhall office,
. WyuBu. Register; to Island Pond
HERBERT W. BLAKE, IUDGE.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1911-01-06
Political Events In United
States, England and Mex
leo Also Cut ImpOr-
tant Figure.
BY JAMES A. EDGERTON,

NYHEN compared to its prede-
~ cessor 1910 was only one of
w the common or garden vari
ETY. Of years. 1t did not dis
cover the north pole, it did not have a
cluster Of centenaries, and it did not
drive Abdul Hamid from his throne.
Yet it saw the advent of the Portu.
guese republic, gave the house of lords
a solar plexus blow in England and
put the standpatters to sleep in Amer,
lea. These events and others entitle it
to our loving regard.
1t also flew high in aviation-some.
thing over 10000 feet, to be exact. 1t
was an Industrious year that did not
aspire to be big noise and yet got
quite little done. To put 1t in classi.
cal language, 1t was not much on dress
parade, but was "a good booger to
work.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1911-01-06
China Also Awakened.

Perhaps the third event in impor-
tance In foreign politics was the meet
ing of the Chinese senate, definitely
marking the beginning of parliamen-
tary government in the Celestial King
dom. the last great nation that had
held out against the rising tide of de-
mocracy. When China has a parlia-
ment and quits wearing pigtails the
millennium will be waiting just around
the corner.
abroad were the establishment of the
bandbox kingdom of Montenegro, the
fight to separate church and state in
Spain, the Mexican uprising and the
swallowing Of Korea by Japan. The
Land Of the Morning Calm is being
given such touch Of high life by the
Japs that she is now the Land of the
Morning After.
We have also had some politics at
home 1t is almost brutal to write
about the elections Of 1910, but 1t is
impossible to give full blown re-
view Of the year without them. Dem
ocratic and progressive victories were
generally the result. The progressives
practically doubled their representa-
ton in both houses and elected gov
ernors in California, Kansas, Mich
igan, Nebraska, New Hampshire,
South Dakota, Tennessee, Wisconsin
and Wyoming, although in the last
named state the progressive Repub-
dican candidate ran on the Democratic
ticket.
The Democrats carried the national
house by about sixty, made such gains
in the senate that the progressives will
have the balance Of power and elected
governors not only In the southern
states, with the exception of Tennes-
see, but in Colorado, Connecticut Ida
no. Maine. Massachusetts, New Jersey
New York, North Dakota, Ohio, Okla
homa and Oregon. This was the first
time the Democrats had won such a
victory in nearly twenty years.
American Politics Likely.
Political events during the year lead
ing up to the election were the Bal
linger investigation, resulting in a di-
vided report; the dismissal of Pinchot;
the forcing through Of the Taft program
in congress, the two chief items being
the railroad bill and postal savings
banks; the insurgent revolt In con-
gress. resulting in removing the speak
er from, the committee on rules, en-
larging that committee and making II
elective by the house: the return OF
Roosevelt from Africa amid loud ac,
claims and his subsequent disastrous
venture into the campaign, the triT
Of the president to Panama and the
practical reorganization of the United
States supreme court due to two
deaths and one resignation.
The year has been the most notable
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1911-01-06
Deposing Of King Manuel.

In the political world the big event
was, of course, the driving of King
Manuel out Of Portugal and the estab.
lishment Of a republic. Compared to
the magnitude Of the event this trans
formation was accompanied by a little
bloodshed. The affair had its spice of
scandal, as do most royal perform
ances. 1t appears that a Partisan
dancer of the name of Gaby Deslys
took the youthful monarch's eye, with
the result that Manuel spent much
time in Paris and Gaby sojOurned not
infrequently in Lisbon. Ordinarily this
might not have excited comment, be-
ing quite the usual thing among kings,
but inasmuch as Portugal was tired
Of monarchy anyway the gossip played
its part. AS result Mile Gaby will
go down to history as the highest kick.
er on record. having kicked off a kings
crown.
The year beheld the accession of
George V. in England. an event that
had no influence politically and but
little In any other way. OF far greater
Importance were the two British par
Hamentary elections, both resulting in
Liberal coalition victories by practi-
cally the same majorities. The first
Of these forced through the house of
lords the single tax budget, and the
second practically sealed the fate of
the peers and decreed some form of
Irish home rule. Taken together these
two. victories constitute the most sig
nal triumph for the progressive side
witnessed in England since the adop-
ton of the reform bill.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1911-01-06

fclenusts who say that a comets head
is as gaseous as a political platform
promise, while its tail is as thin as the
average campaign speech.
A twin performance to Mr. Halley's
false alarm was DIR. Cooks confession.
Either the flower garlanded doctor
was tired of hiding or he needed the
money for which, 1t is said. he sold
this latest of his literary masterpieces.
AT any rate, he is not now certain
whether he reached the north pole.
but wants the world to forgive him
the purple SHOWS story, the wreath OF
roses and the good American dollars
showered on him during his lecture
tour.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1911-01-06
Cook Controversy Renewed.


In this connection It is worthy of
note that Professor Parker returned
from his Mount Mckinley expedition
without having climbed the mountain.
but bringing back photographs of the
peak twenty miles away that Cook
scaled and on which he took his IA
mods pictures of the top of the CONT
nent"
Other notable miscellaneous happen
ings of the year were Carnegie's ten
million dollar gift to peace. followed
by an American war scare the next
day; the census which showed that we
have nearly 92,OOOOO0 people in the
United States proper and over 100000
600 including the outlying possessions.
the pan-American congress, the con-
servation congress addressed by Taft
and Roosevelt and the labor strikes in
Philadelphia and New York.
There were the usual number of
fires, storms, eruptions. explosions,
wrecks and other horrors Among the
most important disasters were the
flooding of Paris and Tokyo, the twen-
ty million dollar fire in the white
City" at the Brussels exposition, the
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1911-04-07
NEWS NOTES.

The Sixty-second Congress convened
at noon with crowded galleries and un-
usual enthusiasm. Champ Clark, in
his speech accepting the speakership OF
the House, outlined the course the
Democratic party had pledged itself to
pursue, and warned his followers that
the party is on trial before the country.
The reciprocity measure was the only
one introduced in the House or Senate,
being proposed by Representative Nc
Call, its Republican champion.
A peace conference between Ambas-
sador de la Barra, of Mexico, and the
representatives of the rebels in the
United States was held secretly in
Washington March 26. The agents Of
the warning factions discussed means of
establishing peace, and it is understood
their decisions may have much to do
toward speedy settlement of the Mex
lean disturbances.
A movement has been started in
France to secure for that country the
same advantages given Canada under
the American Canadian reciprocity
agreement The British Government
will take similar action.
Carter H. Harrison, Democrat, was
elected Mayor of Chicago for the fifth
time, defeating Prof Chas. E. Merraim,
his Republican opponent, by 1902.
The Standard Oil Company issued a
formal statement denying reports that
it had had anything to do with financ-
ing the revolution in Mexico.
The Acknowledgements treaty was
ratified at Toxic and messages Of mu-
tual cordiality passed between the EN-
peror and President Taft
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1911-04-07
SANDERS CHAPEL.

Little Miss Lemma Rome is on the
sick list.
We had nice refreshing rain Mon
day night.
Mrs. Sarah Osborne is having her
house papered.
Mr.. Ben Douglas made business
trip to Martin Saturday.
Little Ola Osborne is we'll again after
slight attack Of pneumonia.
Miss Myrtle Chapel spent last week
in Number Seven with relatives.
Miss Clara Julian was the guest of
Miss Celtic Mae Osborne Saturday.
Mr.. billiard and little daughter, Dora,
are ill with measles at this writing.
Mr.. Russell Harper, Of Union City,
was caller in our neighborhood last
Sunday.
Rev. Carman filed his regular APP
pointment here Sunday afternoon and
quite a crowd attended.
Messrs. John Douglas and Levi Os-
borne, Of this neighborhood, attended
prayer meeting and singing at Antioch
Sunday evening.
Quite a crowd attended singing at
Mrs. Ann Kersey's Sunday night The
following were present: Misses Celtic
Osborne, Mae Osborne. Clara Kersey,
Lettie, Maude and Willie Douglas, Mrs.
Ruth Stephens, Messrs. John Douglas,
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1911-04-07
Lincoln Mcconnell.

Next Wednesday night, April IL, las
attraction on lyceum course, Lincoln
Mcconnell, will be presented. This is
the finest lecturer the Review Club has
ever succeeded in bringing to Union
City. Lecture subjects: The Blue
Coat and the Red Flag" lecture on
lawlessness, its cause and cure; The
Worries of Uncle SAM" "Colored
Folks Dead Lions;;' The Fountain
Of Youth" "A Happy Home and How
to Make 1t. !"
OF Mr.. Mcconnell, the leading press
comment is that he is an entertaining
talker. He was educated for lawyer,
and spent the first years OF his matur-
ity in the courtroom, afterwards rgsign-
ing this profession to enter the ministry
He shows the depth OF wide expert
ence and couples it with reasoning
ability Of high order. The steps of his
address were interspersed with humor-
Gus stories and sketches, cleverly told.
He is large man with a strong face and
an appealing personality, and his talk of
last evening was so sincerely given as to
be long remembered.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1911-04-07
RocK CREEK.

Misses Mamie and Effie Everett were
in Troy shopping Friday
A lot Of lumber is being hauled to
market through here this spring.
Mr.. Ben Everett was in Kentucky
few days last week on business.
Mr.. Ed Fords wife, mother and little
sister, Mary, went to Troy shopping
Saturday.
Mr.. Clint Etheridge and family at
tended Wilson'S cheap sale Saturday
afternoon.
A number of young people from this
place attended the box supper given at
Whiteside Saturday night.
Misses Grace and Irene Irvine attend
ed church at Inglewood Sunday and
Sunday school at Whiteside.
Messrs. Frank Long and sister-in-law,
Edgar Edding and Mrs. Keysucker
went to Obion Monday, shopping.
Misses Myrtle and Carrie McRee we're
pleasant callers, Wednesday, at the
home of Misses Grace and Irene Irwin.
Quite a number of young people from
here attended Prof. Morrs's singing at
Obion Chapel last week. They re-
ported large attendance.
Mr.. Newkirk drove off nice bunch
of hogs to market Monday, also Mr..
Lee HUTCHINSON and Frank Davis with
a couple OF wagon loads.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1911-04-07
Joe Kersey, Levan and Avery Osborne,
Hubert Williams and Frank Stephens.
All reported an enjoyable time.
REGINA
CRESCENT.

Mrs. q. ID. Wilson is on the sick list
Mr.. D. d. Kirk went to Union City
Monday.
| Mr.. Walter stigler moved to Clayton
last Saturday
Rev. Davis preached at Rogers school
house Sunday.
Mrs. d. D. Kirk spent Monday with
Mrs. q. ID. Wilson.
Mr.. 0ren Stigler, of Martin, visited
in these parts Sunday.
Miss Maude Osburn spent Sunday
with Mrs. Floy Askew.
Mr.. and Mrs. Luther Wilson spent
Sunday night in Hickman.
Quite large number attended Sun
day school at Mount Manuel Sunday.
Miss Ruth Strother spent Sunday and
Sunday night with Miss Virgie Butler.
Mrs. Liddie Wright, Of Number
Seven, is visiting her son, VIM. Wright,
this week.
Mrs. Beck Osburn gave the young
people singing Sunday night. All
report nice time.
Mr.. w. T. Vaught and wife visited
the latter's mother, Mrs. Brummel at
Union City, Sunday and Monday.
Mr.. Walden Stigler made business
trip to Union City Monday. He left
the school in Hurtle Donnell's care
while gone.
Mr.. R. B. Glover and sister, Mrs. Ida
Coleman, of Sikeston, Mo-, we're called
to the bedside of their brother, William
Glover, last week.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1911-04-07

Hickman, KY, April 5.-Jack Nc
CLAIM, Of Lynnville, KY, who was ar
rested few days ago and put in jail
here, being suspected Of killing his
nephew, Andrew McClain, committed
suicide at noon today in the jail here
by cutting his throat from ear to ear
with an ordinary pocket knife. The
cut was so deep that the head was al
most severed. This clears the mystery
of the murder Of Andrew MeCIain, who
was found dead on the roadside, south
Of Hickman, ten days ago He and
his uncle, Jack McClain, we're enroute
to the bedside Of sick relative below
Hickman.
Jack McClsin, the man who commit
ted suicide today, said that they were
oyertaken by stranger, who offered to
show them the road to Hickman, and
they took him in the buggy. He said
later on quarrel arose and, getting
out Of the buggy the stranger shot his
nephew and then fled. The story was
given little credence and the uncle was
suspected and placed under arrest few
days ago. Preliminary trial was to
have been given him this afternoon.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1911-04-07
RIVES.

Hubert Shore has returned from

1uDcIb 0llOIC hao iOeuAAS~ AiOt -
Louis.
Herman Carter, Of Terrell, was in
->town Sunday
Road Commissioner 0. III. Clemmons
was in town Tuesday.
Horace Lowell, Of Union City, is a
frequent visitor in our town.
- Miss Mozelle Clemmons, Of Obion,
was few days past the guest Of Miss
Florence Bolts.
Miss Ruth Callicott was the guest OF
Miss Halle Mai Aiken at Union City
the first of the week
Mrs. Joe Bright and daughter, Miss
Jemima, OF Troy, were Sunday guests
OF Mrs. I. J Bonner.
Mrs. Laura HUTCHINSON and Miss
Davis Shropshire were business visitors
in Union City Thursday.
Miss Pauline Thorne visited her sister,
Mrs. Thurman Phebus, near Union City
Tuesday and Wednesday.
Little Miss Irene Caudle, Of Terrell,
was the guest Of little Miss Euline Cum-
mings, who has been on the sick list,
Monday.
Evangelist Robert Bonner, Of Texas,
gave very interesting lecture on Sum
day School Work at the NJ E. Church
Sabbath morning.
A number of our young people, We'd
nesday evening, in honor of Miss Amy
Moss, were elegantly entertained at the
home Of Mr.. and mrs. Lee Wade, just
across the river.
The fine rain Monday night not only
broke the drought but, presumably,
washed off some OF the paint spread on
our town pretty thick Saturday after
noon by two booze-full youths.
Only five months to straighten up
school matters Considering that the
petition for floating bonds before the
Legislature may be tabled, it behooves
our Business Mems Club (if we have
any-and we ought to have--they are
more than stylish) to make great eff
fort to get the school building out of its
present surroundings. Beautiful and
sanitary local environments have come
to be recognized as primary requisites
for progressive school,
Saturday moon, by a call meet
ing, the Missionary Society Of the G. P.
Church met and elected officers for a
years work, with the exception OF the
election OF Mrs. w. G. Harris as presi-
dent and tbelcombining Of the secretary
and treasurer. The former officers were
again elected Our delegates to the
Woman's Board meeting at Pleasant
Hill gave an interesting report OF the
past year work and practical, tangible,
future work for the society. Mrs. r.
L. Phebus, retiring president by resigna-
ton, gave us more than needed lecture
and admonitions ON conservation.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-08-20
Real estate for Rent.
Sutton & Co. S
RENT LIST

Price Location. No. Rooms.
S7o0-sl5 East Franklin IA
550-lS09 Grove Avenue
4S0-l214 Floyd Avenue.
i50--1l2O West Avenue 9
i25-l22 South Fifth. 3
400-5 West Cary CnaD c
36O-Fourth Avenue, Chestnut Hill. 10
360-222o Floyd Avenue. ..... Z
36O-5ll North Seventh. 8
330-22lS Floyd Avenue. Z
S30-i0i North Sycamore. Z
30O-306 South Fourth (haC.... 8
300--ll3 South Fifth. z
27o--22l2 East Grace. ....... s
24o-H!ghland Springs. 5-acre lot. I
240-l009 West Cary. S
240-503 North Twelfth. 8
2l6-3o5h West Marshall. ....... Q
216-3 North Robinson. ........... 6
MONTHLY LEASES.
s12.50-41S South Pine. s
l2.50-200 North Twentieth. 1890. 4
I.00-20 North Thirty-hrst. 1850. 5
6.00-l05 Sorth Eighteenth (GaO. g
STORES AND WAREHOUSES;.
sl.50o-l30S East Main Street. 4-story.
300--l922 East Main Street
Call or phone for new Rent List.
SUTTON & co.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-08-20
Real Estate for Rerr.
-@~>>~~~><N-~O-~~~~-~,--.->
FOR RENT
RUFFIN & SLOAN
scs East Main Street.
Phone Madison 1891.

5os " ,,r Per mo.
frame dwelling .3 Is 90
9os w. Main ST, rooms.
semi-detached brick 81 20
$50 w Main ST.. two Na,s
!n mats at s275o). as
so2 w. Main ST.. 8 rooms.
lam Hsemt!;detached brick =. Is 90
ON franc. modern -. rs 90
frame. modern .. 20 90
Third Avenue and Burns ST.
tH!ghland Park), rms ~ 5n
71s Virginia Ave. s rooms
tBarton Heigh,s) -. 81 so
525 n: Ninth st. sms.. brick: go A 40
1928 s; Third St. two hats
(frst faD ... 500 oO
s23 S. Third St. two flats.
(second nat) .. COO 90
1909 Hanover Ave, rooms,
bath. pantry, servants
quarters in yard per mo- IS 90
RUFFTN & SLOAN
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-08-20

STORES AND OFFICES.
5000 North Fourte enth: three floors
and basement: electric elevator,
etc.
Ground floor ofices. 1918 East Main ST.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-08-20
FOR RENT.

fer annum.
s1eo-3os y. LomSardy, I2 rooms. Fur.
mace heat: electric light.
6o0-t!l East Clay Street. u rooms.
3Seo-6io North Sixth street, rooms.
1890 Norton Street (hat).
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-08-20
Real estate for Kent.
kuehrmund & Bowles,
RENT LIST
DWELLINGS.

bN ElILlNNtS
Rental. Location, Room.
$500 year-l505 Hanover Avenue.
Possession at once.
b50 year-20l6 Grove Avenue. s
Possession at once.
$50 year-20lS Grove Avenue. 8
Possession at once.
$50 year-2507 Floyd Avenue. 8
Possession Sent
$50 year-il22 West Main Street.. .
Possession Sept.
40 year-25o9 West Cary Street. 8
Possession Sept. l.
900 year-3o3 South Vine Street,. 8
Possession Sept. l.
100 year-240t Floyd Avenue 800.
Possession at once
400 year-2ios Floyd Avenue $3.50.
Possession at once.
$50 year-509 North Ninth Street. 8
Possession Sept. l.
$50 year-i09 w. Marshall Street.
Possession Sept. !.
300 year-52i ~ Thirty-second St.. 8
Possession 80 days notice
500 year-l2ll Oakland Avenue.
Possession at once
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1911-11-20
SOMETHING NE

SOMETHING NEW
Whatever way we take boys,
Mid roses or mid rue.
Life never fails to WOO us,
There's always something new.
AT every turn we take boys,
There. waits for open eyes
Some wonder of the highway,
Some splendor Of the skies.
Each day has some new treasure
That never shone before;
The old sun paints new pictures
Upon a cabinzdoor;
We cannot grow aweary
So long as we may see,
For something new is waiting
Each hour for you and me-
Compartment plates are theI
latest thing Little rldgespre-l
vent your potatoes from getting
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1911-11-20
too friendly with your boiled
onions, etc. Wonder why some
body doesn't invent a brain plate
of similar pattern to prevent ideas
from getting too mixed up?
The only entrance

The only entrance to the mon
astery Of St. Catherine on Mt.
Sinai, is high up in the wall, and
visitors must be hauled up by
rope. What an ideal spot to live
on the first of each. month.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1911-11-20

Newly patented wax paper
''c4n" holds liquids indefinitely
and Gamble SHIPPED like tin can
or glass bottle.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1911-11-20

Stay-at-home club, in Spokane,
requires its members, married
men, to stay at home only three
nights a week. 49,
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1911-02-09

/. IACIEb.f-
Lands needing drainage .... s,255,OOO
Land now having surface
drainage system - $4,000
Land that would be benefited
BY irrigation 1890. 100000
Land now having irrigation
systems ..........., $4,000