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Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1911-07-14
The Day
Resurgent
The New Life Easter Gave
to Danny McCree.
By O. HENRY.

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can see the artist bite the end of
his pencil and frown when 1t comes
to drawing his Easter picture. for his
legitimate pictorial conceptions of fig
ures pertinent to the festival are but
four In number.
First comes Easter, pagan goddess
Of spring. Here his fancy may have
free play. A beautiful maiden with
decorative hair and the proper num-
Der Of toes will ill the bill. Miss
Clarice st. Vavasour. the well known
model. will pose for 1t in the ''lether-
gogallagher" or whatever it was that
Trilby called 1t.
Second. the melancholy lady with
upturned eyes In a framework of lilies
This is magazine covery. but reliable.
Third. Miss Manhattan in the Fifth
avenue Easter Sunday parade.
Fourth, Maggie Murphy with a new
red feather in her old straw hat, hap
py and self conscious. in the Grand
street turnout.
OF course the rabbits do not count.
Nor the Easter egg. since the higher
criticism has hard boiled them.
The limited field of its pictorial pos
sibilities proves that Easter, of all our
festival days, Is the most vague and
| shifting In our conception. 1t belongs
to all religions. although the pagans
| invented 1t. Going back still farther
to the first spring. we can see Eve
choosing with pride a new green leaf
from the tree Ficus carica.
Now, the object of this critical and
learned preamble is to set forth the
theorem that Easter is neither a date,
a season. festival, holiday nor an
occasion. What 1t is you shall find
out If you follow In the footsteps of
Danny McCree.
| Easter Sunday dawned as it should
bright and early. In its place on the
calendar between Saturday and Mon
day. At 5:24 the sun rose. and at
1890 Danny followed its example. BE
went into the kitchen and washed his
face at the sink. His mother was
| frying bacon. She looked at his hard,
smooth. knowing countenance as he
juggled with the round cake of soap
and thought of his father when she
first saw him stopping hot grounder
between second and third twenty-five
| years before on vacant lot in Har-
lem, where the La Paloma apartment
house now stands. In the front room
Of the fat Danny's father sat by an
open window smoking his pipe, with
his disheveled gray hair tossed about
by the breeze. He still clung to his
pipe, although his sight had been taken
from him two years before by pre-
cocious blast of giant powder that
went Off without permission. Very few
blind men care for smoking, for the
reason that they cannot see the smoke.
Now. could you enjoy having the news
read to you from an evening newspa-
per unless you could see the colors Of
the headlines?
"'Tis Easter day." said Mrs. McCree.
Scramble mine." said Danny.
After breakfast he dressed himself
in the Sabbath morning costume of
the Canal street importing house dray
chau1feur-frock coat, striped trousers,
i patent feathers, gilded trace chain
across front Of vest and wing collar,
rolled brim derby and butterfly bow
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1911-07-14
Holes In Everything.

II IL held by more than one high
authority that matter is neither con-
tinuous nor homogeneous. Thomson
showed by an experiment that hydro
gen can be passed into vacuum tube
through an incandescent platinum
window. In similar way sodium
passes through glass. and this Is
useful fact In the manufacture Of
vacuum tubes, because sodium can be
passed into the tube to absorb the
residual oxygen. Bellat. the italian
physicist. has shown that hydrogen
can pass. through cold iron. Matter
may therefore be generally regarded
az full Of holes.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1911-07-14

Under ordinary conditions he was
man Of prominence, but as he as.
cended the steps of his residence very
early In the morning 1t was very evil
dent that he desired to be as much
otherwise as possible. The cabby was
lingering near by to see that his charge
was safely disposed of for the night
The door opened before the man on the
steps could get the key to work. and
he was greeted with the question.
"Henry. where have you beenT ISL
ience.) "Hen-ry. where have you
beenT (He turns to descend the
stepsJ "Are you going to answer my
question "Yes, dearie heart. sure
am. From my personal knowledge,
beloved O. my soul. can't give tn de-
sired tnfmation. So you Jest lay down
again while 60 back an ask th' hack
driverr'-Argonaut
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1911-07-14
Got Hts Dose Later,

Mr.. Courtney (latteringly)-I had the
blues awfully when came here to-
night, Miss Fisher, but they are all
gone now. You are as good as medi-
cine. Miss Fishers Little Brother
Yes; father himself says she'll be
drug on the market If she doesn't catch
on to some fellow soon.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1911-07-14
Probate Court Sessions.

-r.4y- or inE PRoBATE COURT FOR
.... DISTRICT or ESSEX will be held as
.....- furiug the year 1911:
.uyuIurg In the forenoon OF the FIRST
...- uf February, June, September and
a.. ..rruri in the afternoon Of each of the
...E--
..-G,uu hrst Mondays OF May, August
-- ....r and March, in the afternoon.
.erIhaIl on the first Saturday ofHeach
a. -..- -ious will be held at any place in
t-.. ..-.riet 10y agreement.
.. ... communications to Guildhail ofhce.
.. u Wvmau, Register; to Canaan. to ED
III $40. CARIL, JUDGE.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1911-07-14
Quit Voluntarily.

my good man. how did you happen
10 be thrown out of work."
II got out" replied Weary Wombat,
with dignity. II didn't have to be
thrown out"-Louisville Courier-Jour-
nal.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1911-07-14

Patience, persistence and power to
do are only acquired by work.--Hol-
land.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1911-07-14
Brutal AdxicA.

Brutal Advice.
Miss Passee-Can you tell me Of
good way to keep my hair from fali~
ing outf Miss Pert-Yes; put it on
tighter Baltimore American.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1911-12-08
Schools of Nation Show Marked Gain

GREATER progress has been made
" in education in the United States
during the last ten years than an any
previous decade in the country's his
tory. A study of this development,
just completed by the federal bureau
of education, shows that during the
years 1900 to 1910 the annual income
of the public schools has nearly dou-
bled, having increased from $220,000,-
900 to S425, 200, 900, while annual ap-
preparations to normal schools for the
training of teachers have grown from
S2,769,0 900 to $6,630,O0 The value of
public school property in 1900 was
$550,000, $1,000; in 1910, it was more than
billion dollars.
During the same period the average
length of the common school term in
creased from 144 to 1876 days and the
average attendance of children en-
rolled from SO to ia days. The num-
Der of public high schools advanced
from 6,005 to 1928 and the number
of teaoners therein from about 10000
to more than 41,000, while the total
of public school teachers increased
from $4,000 to $4,000. Salaries of
teachers ALTO are larger than ten
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1911-12-08

W ASHINGTON.-T the question
W Of legislation relative to canal
tolls and regulations and the govern
ment of the canal zone will come be-
fore congress at the very outset of
the session and that 1t will be one of
the most important matters of the
winter in legislative way was the
view expressed by Senator Bristow of
Kansas. He is a member of the COM
mittee on inter-oceanic canals and re-
Gently returned from a visit to the
canal zone.
Senator Bristow summed up his i'm
preston Of the canal and the work be-
ing done on 1t with one word: Great"
He commends in the highest terms
the efforts of those in charge of the
construction of the canal. He expects
TO see it opened in 1918.
"The matter of tolls and regulations
should be settled this session." said
he. "Those who are looking forward
to the use of the canal want to know
what they can expect. The fixing of
the tolls is the chief problem. 1t is
the most important question relative
to the canal to be worked out. And
the tolls should be fixed by legisla-
ton. If they are left to regulation,
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1911-12-08

TT John H. Snodgrass, consul-general
4 at Moscow, ever kicked about his
laundry work in Cincinnati, Washing
ton or Indianapolis, he begs the par
don of every steam cleaning estab-
lishment, every slant-eyed Celestial,
and every colored washerwoman in
those and other cities. What they
are doing to his collars, his shirts and
uncomfortable wearables over there
in the land Of the car is something
awful to relate. Besides that, the
way they are soaking John in the mat
ter Of price is enough to make any
American citizen utter loud walls of
distress. For instance, they charge a
nickel to do up collar, and "the
work Is unsatisfactory and the finish
ing is crudely done," he insists.
Chatting under the collar-frayed to
a saw edge by the ruthless Russians
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1911-12-08
Postal Savings Bank Proves a Success

ID Y Jan. / the trustees of the postal
- savings banks expect to have a
postal savings bank established in ev-
cry first, second and third class post
Office in the entire country. All Of
the first and second class offices have
already been SO designated, and the
designation of third class offices is on
and will continue at the rate Of 100
a day until exhausted. This means
that more than 1000 postoffices in the
United States are now receiving de-
posits in their postal banks for which
the government pays 2 per cent per
annum interest, or, if the depositor
chooses to buy government bonds with
his deposits, 21s per cent. The Off
Gals in charge of the work in the post
office department know that the sys-
TEN has been a tremendous success,
far exceeding thier expectations. and
they are bending their time and ener-
gy for the present to an extension of
the benefits of the service.
On Jan. 8 last, the postal savings
bank system of the United States was
started by the designation of one sec
ond class office In each of the As
states and territories of the country
as postal savings bank. Progress
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1911-12-08
Great Frenchman Left Banquet at
Utica to Call on Cousin of
President Adams and For
got His Hosts.

one OF the towns that Lafayette
visited when he was in this country
In 1S24s5 was Utica, n. Y. | was in
my NTH year at that time, and | can
Just remember the visit. But | know
that while he was in Utica LAFAYETTE
ala one thing that caused no end of
comment for years there. | presume
that 1t was utterly unlike any other
incident OF Lafayette's triumphal tour
OF the country fifty years after the
signing OF the Declaration of indie
pendence. My father told me about it.
and he knew whereof he spoke from
personal knowledge; for as a prom
inent citizen of Utica, and one who
was deeply interested financially in
Eric canal shipping, then just begin
nlng, he was one of those who well
coined Lafayette to Utica"
80 said to me the late Commodore
Alfred Van Santvoord of New York
city, who, at the time of his death in
l9ol' was the owner of the largest
Meet OF river steamers in America and
worth ten million dollars.
Lafayette arrived in Utica over the
newly opened Erie canal" continued
the commodore; his was one of the
first trips made on that canal. The
citizens of the town had arranged a
great feast in honor of the distin-
guished guest. and to it Lafayette
was conducted as soon as the formal
welcoming was over. Lafayette was
In nigh spirits; from his place at the
table he greeted the goodly number of
survivors of the Revolutionary war
VINO were present-among them was
Rev. Daniel Walso, who was one of
the last. If not the last survivor OF
that war-and promised to shake
hands with them all after the feast
was over.
Suddenly, In the midst OF the feast,
Lafayette felt in pocket, pulled out
memorandum. and then, turning to
one OF the hosts, who sat next to him,
asked If Alexander B. johnson was
present. He was told that Mr.. John
son was not in the banquet hall and
then he asked where Mr. Johnson
lived. Having received that informa-
ton, Lafayette turned to the presid-
Ing officer and said that it would be
necessary for him to retire for time
from the feast. Then he abruptly left
the table. Some thought he was ill !;
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1911-12-08

beyond this point was slow at first
but now that the system of administra-
ton is well in hand, designations are
proceeding as rapidly as Investigations
can be made, instruction given and
supplies furnished. There is no long
er any disposition to hang back-the
system is demonstrated success.
It is the intention Of the board Of
trustees, just as soon as they get
around to it, to devise a plan for an
extension Of the postal bank system in
the larger cities. At the present time
Chicago, New York and other of the
larger cities have only one bank.
The next move will be to permit the
branch post offices, of which there is
at least one in all large cities in prox-
unity to each branch of foreign popula-
ton, to receive deposits and also to
redeem deposit certificates.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1911-12-08

years ago, the average salary of male
teachers now being $65 a month, as
compared with $46.50 in 1900. The av-
erage salary of women has increased
from $34 month to $50.
A jump from $166,175,0 900 to s273,-
425,000 is shown in the productive
fund of universities, colleges and tech
nical schools; and an increase from
$2S,500,0C0 to $77,S00,OO0 in the an
nual income of these schools from
sources other than endowment. There
are now 1S3,600 students in these
schools, as against 10000 ten years
ago, and 1900 instructors, as COM
pared with 27,S0O More than 100000
high school pupils were enrolled in
1910, as against $4,000 in 1900. The
total average increase in schools Of
all kinds has been about 80 per cent
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1911-12-08
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Panama Canal Tolls Up to Congress

the executive can change them in
twenty-four hours. They should be
put on a permanent basis and it must
be done by congress-"
Just at what figure to fix the tolls,
Senator Bristow pointed out, is some-
thing difficult to work out. Many in
teresting and important factors enter
into the solution. 1t is expected that
the canal will cost SO 900 900 or more
year to maintain. This sum ought
to be made up by tolls, if feasible, he
says.
"The problem is to put the tolls at
the point where they will bring in the
most revenue" said the senator.
"Ships, for instance, between the east
coast of the United States and tho
west coast of South America naturally
will use the canal. But if the tolls
are fixed too high vessels starting
from or going to points far down on
the Pacific coast of South America
will go around the Horn in preference
to using the canal. If the tolls are
sufficiently low most of the business
will pass through the canal.
"The same thing is true as to ves-
sells between Europe and the west
coast of South America. High tolls
will drive many of these vessels
around the Horn, while low tolls will
bring many of them through the canal.
On the rate of tolls will depend, too,
whether vessels from Japan bound for
Europe use the canal or go by way Of
sidered, therefore, in fixing the tolls"
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1911-12-08
Consul General Kicks ON His Laundry

without doubt-ConsuI-Gen Snod-
grass Che is no relation to Snodgrass,
of the New York Giants, who snagged
Baker, Of the Athletics during the
worlds series game), writes to the de-
partment of commerce and labor a
fiery report on the wash subject and
begs some enterprising American cap
italist to hurry over to Moscow and
start a real United States laundry.
There isn't modern establishment
of the kind in the city, he states. In
fact, the only steam laundry open to
the public in the entire empire is at
st. Petersburg, and that is too far
from Moscow to send a collar with
any hope of getting it back before
another consul-general comes into Of
flee.
I'm the private hand 1aundries," he
states, "only women and girls are en-
ployed. They work in deep, dark Gel
lars, without ventilation and poorly
lighted, and the work is unsatisfac-
tory, as injurious chemicals are used
to break the water and fragile cloth
ing lasts only a few washings. The
proprietors have no thought of time,
and usually an ordinary weeks wash
is not delivered under fortnight"
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1911-12-08
How Jenny Lind. the Swedish Night
ingale, Provided for the Musical
Education of Adelaide Phillips,
Daughter of Poor Man.

While Jenny Lind, the Swedish
Nightingale" was making her tour of
this country, which began in 1850 and
ended in 1852, a young Boston girl,
then in her upper teens, was playing
soubrette parts in theater in Bos
ton and also in theater in Philadel-
phia. In those parts she revealed
that she had voice Of promise. and
one day one who knew something of.
the voice and had been particularly
imp essed with the child's singing
went to her father and said:
Mr. Phillips, your daughter Addie
has a beautiful voice, but she doesn't
know how to use it. Why don't you
get her a teacher"
Now. Adelaide Phillips father was
a poor man. He had all he could do
to support his family. Addie herself.
while still a mere child, had gone
upon the stage that she might add to
the meagre family income. This the
father knew only too well, but-happy
thought-he would take her to Jenny
Lind who was then in Boston, and
perhaps she could tell him how his
child's voice could be cultivated. If it
really were worth cultivating.
But when Addie Phillips was told
by her father that he was going to
take her to Jenny Lind, she at first
refused to go; despite her stage expe-
rience she was very shy. At last, how
cd RI
pany her father to the great singers
hotel, and there Jenny Lind received
her with such kindness, such perfect
simplicity and such gentleness of
manner that the girls fear and timid-
ity vanished instantly.
Nov, you will sing to me-" said
Jenny Lind, when Addie was at her
ease. Il want to hear your voice"
And the girl sang to her.
Now, you sing that song again.
said Jennie Lind. when the girl had
finished
And Addie Phillips sang the song
again.
Then Jenny Lind handed her the
sheets of song. Come again in a
few days" she said. Learn this
song that l have given you, if you can.
and then come and sing 1t to me"
So a few days later Addie Phillips
sang again for Jenny Lind, and wnen
she had finished the worlds greatest
singer said to her father:
1.-THE child has a beautiful voice;
she will make one of the greatest con-
traltos the world has ever known.
You should take her to Europe so that
she may study for two or three years
with teachers whom will tell you
or
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1911-12-08
Let Down Easy.

She glided into the office and ap-
preached the publishers desk.
81 have poem," she began.
"Well?" queried the publisher. with
a look intended to annihilate.
81 have written poem" she calm
ly repeated. ION My Fathers Barn,
and"
"Oh," interrupted the publisher,
"you don't know how greatly am re-
lieved A poem written on your IA
theirs barn? | was afraid it was writ
ten on paper and that you wanted me
10 publish it. If ] ever happen to
drive by your fathers barn I'll stop
and read it."-Ladies' Nome Journal.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1911-12-08
New News of Yesterday

which. he was sure, she would delight
In recounting to me If l would pay my
respects to her.
AT the dinner this afternoon sud
denly recalled that | had promised
President Adams to visit his cousin;
left the table simply to pay my re-
spects to her. But have, as the pres
ident told me l would, been so enter
tained, and have with her revived SO
many pleasant recollections, that 1
forgot the lapse of time. VIII you take
this statement as an apology to my
friends for what may seem to them a
discourtesy?'
of course" continued Commodore
Van Santvoord. the banquet was end
ed and the evening had come; it was
not possible to make explanation to
all who had been present. And years
passed before the incident was for
gotten"
Copyright. 1911. by F.. J. Edwards. Az
Rights Reserved)
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1911-12-08
On Lafayette's Second Visit

all were astonished at the action. 1t
was expected he would return in
few moments, but he did not, and the
feast was ended without his presence
"Of course, there was searching for
him. and it was recalled that he had
asked where Alexander B. Johnson
lived. A few gentlemen thereupon
went to Mr.. Johnson's house There
they found Lafayette in earnest con-
versation with Mrs. Johnson. Seeing
his late hosts. he seemed suddenly to
recall the fact that he had abruptly
left the feast, and he said to them:
I met John Adams when | was
here for the war. In 1779. when
went back to France for a short Pc
riod. | met his son, John Quincy Ad-
ans, who had accompanied his father
on his diplomatic mission to France.
Recently. when | was in Washington
as the guest of President John Quincy
Adams, told him that | was going
to visit Utica. He asked me, IL
made that visit, not to fail to call up
on his cousin, who, he said, was the
wife of Alexander B. Johnson He
explained the relationship to me by
saying that Mrs. Johnson was the
daughter of his uncle, Charles Adams,
and was therefore his own cousin. She
had married Mr.. johnson and gone to
Utica to live. He told me that
would have a most entertaining hour
or two If called upon her. for she
had many interesting "reminiscences,
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1911-12-08
Gave America Great Singer

But" said the father, how can ]
take her to Europe? have no money.
Can't she learn here?"
You shall take her to Europe"
said Jenny Lind you shall not feel
the need of money; l will see that you
are provided with 1t. | will organize
a subscription for your daughters
musical education and after you are
in Europe when you need money you
write to me and let me know, and
will send you what you need"
And exactly in that manner AIDE
laide Phillips had her voice thorough
ly trained, and from the time of her
American debut. in III Trovatore," in
1856. until her death In 1882, she was
universally recognized as Americas
greatest contralto singer.
This full story of how Adelaide
Phillips was befriended by Jenny Lind
was told me a short time before his
death, in 1892 by Max Strakosch, in
his day one of the leading operate
impresarios, who received the details
direct from Adelaide Phillips herself.
And | am safe In saying, | am sure"
added Mr.. Strakosch, for whom Miss
Phillips sang in III Trovatore." that
Jenny Lind was the first of the great
artists to discover talent in young per-
sons and was about the only one who.
in addition to giving encouragement,
also gave financial aid. am sure
that she was always gratified when
she heard of the great triumphs of
Adelaide Phillips"
Copyright. 1911. by E. J. Edwards. All
Rights Reserved)