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Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1911-02-10
ETIQUETTE IN SIAM.
On Hands and Knees Before the King
Was Long tho Custom There.


Perhaps the most revolutionary re-
form carried out by the late king Of
Siam was the abolition Of the arbi-
trary rule of etiquette which forbade
an inferior in rank to raise his head
above that Of superior or even level
with 1t. The inferior must not even
pass over bridge while a superior
was underneath It, nor must he enter
a room in an upper story while su-
perior was occupying a room beneath
It, Servants approached their mas
tiers on hands and knees. This Gus
tom is by no means obsolete today In
spite of the royal edict, for many of
the powerful mobiles who live far
away from the court still enforce It.
In 1874 the king held large court,
at which no one present presumed to
knees 1t was at this audience that
the edict forbidding the custom was
read to the PROSTATE multitude. They
there and then rose and stood like
men In the presence Of their sovereign
for the first time on record Since
then there has been no prostration at
the royal audiences. But II a supe-
rior stops to speak to an inferior in
the street the latter will still bend or
lower his head In some way as a
mark of respect. - London Saturday
Review.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1911-02-10
STORY OF A LOAN.
A Case Where the Statute Of Limits.
tions Was Not Considered.

A Case Where the Statute Of Llmits.
tons Was Not Considered.
A we'll known Kansas banker told
a story the other day about the statute
of limitations There Is simile In II
plus some good philosophy.
One day an old southerner walked
into this bankers office. The south
erner was typical gentleman OF the
old school. suave. courteous to the
point of punctiliousness and honorable
to a degree OF martyrdom.
what can do for your" asked the
banker.
Well" replied the southerner,
about thirty-tive years ago ! loane'
a man down south some money-not II
very big sum. told him that when.
ever l should need 1t would let him
know and he could pay me the money
| need some money now, so shall let
him know. and | would like to have
you transact the business for me-"
"My good friend" replied the bank
er, "you have no claim on that money
You can't hold that man to that loan.
You say 1t has been thirty-6ve years
since you loaned 1t to him7 The
statute of limitations has run against
that loan years and years ago"
Sir" replied the southerner. 1.-The
man to whom | loaned that money Is
gentleman. The statute Of limita.
tons never runs against a gentleman"
So the banker sent for the money,
and within reasonable time there
after the money came. There was q
courtly gentleman at the other end OF
the transaction also. Kansas City
Journal.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1911-02-10
Irees and Wind.

The effect of wind upon trees Is
powerful Even the presence or alb
sence Of forests may be determined
by the character of the prevailing
wind or the conditions that modify II.
The wind acts as drying agent, Civ
ing a special aspect TO many plants.
When It is almost always from the
same quarter the plants show greater
development upon one side Trees are
smaller on the windward edges of for
ests, and trunks and branches are
bent to leeward. The determinations
are most marked near the sea or in
dat regions. The cherry, plum, wal
nut, black poplar, ash and certain
pines are very sensitive to the wind.
but mountain pines and certain frs
offer great powers of resistance, aud
these are recommended for reforesting
wind swept lands.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1911-02-10
Enalish Clay Pipes.

The clay pipe, which is vanishing
from the Fleet street chophouse, was
the only variety smoked in this coun-
try until quite recent times. The clay
pipe made its appearance In England
in the later years of the sixteenth cen
fury. Writing about a century later
a French author remarks that the
English invented the pipes OF baked
clay which are now used everywhere.
"Broseley, in Staffordshlre, has been
famous for its pipes and clay from the
DAYS of Elizabeth" writes w. \. Penn
in "The Soverane Herb" Now all
the clay of which white pipes are
manufactured comes from Newton AID
bot and Kingsteignton, in Devon
shire. It is sent to all parts of Eng
land and the world in rough Jumps
about the size of quartern loaves'
weighing some twenty-eight pounos
each."-London Spectator.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1911-02-10
SPENDTHRIFT ISABELLA.
A Sight That Checked Her Royal Elk
travagance For Awhile.

travagance For Awhile.
We are accustomed TO think that the
day Is long past when sovereign
could Cypress and offend whole king
dom by personal extravaganza. But
the late Isabella Of Spain belonged in
spirit to the sixteenth century An in
cident of her reckless career-which
ended In the loss of the thrones not
ed in Munsey's Magazine.
She spent money. pouring 1t out like
water, at time when the treasury
was nearly bankrupt and when the
proverb Poor as Spaniard" was
far too true. All her best advisers
urged her to practice economy. Very
few of them succeeded, and these only
for short time.
A certain chamberlain of hers once
hit upon plan to make her realize
how enormous were the sums that she
was spending. Passing through the
hall of the palace, she was surprised
to see vast heap Of silver pieces, re-
sembling the contents of great bin
of wheat but piled up in the middle
Of the floor. The queen summoned her
chamberlain.
what is the meaning of all this
money" she demanded of him.
"Oh." he replied, with low bow,
this Is merely the amount which
have brought out to pay the bill Of
your majesty's glovemaker."
The queen colored and then laughed,
and for several months she was less
extravagant in her expenditures for
clothes.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1911-02-10
Why Spiders Fight.

When two spiders fight there is gen
orally a good reason for the attack
and the vigorous defense that follows.
1t is not generally known that after
a certain time spiders become inca
pable of spinning web from lack of
material The glutinous eXcretion
from which the slender threads are
spun is limited; therefore spiders can
not keep on constructing new snares
when the old ones are destroyed But
they can avail themselves of the web
producing powers of their younger
neighbours, and this they do without
scruple. AS soon as a spiders web
constructing material has become eE-
hausted and its last web destroyed it
sets out in search of another home
and unless 1t should chance to find one
that is tenantless a battle usually en-
sues, which ends only with the retreat
or death of the invader or defender.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1911-02-10
TOLD IN PANToMIME.
The Worth Of Chinese Royal oift to
Ii Hung Chang.

Ii Hung Chang.
The late empress dowager Of China
was something Of a humorist- The
author OF Behind the Scenes In Pc
king" tells a story Of how II Hung
Chang. after concluding the treaty OF
ShimonOSeki, was presented by the
impress with a cloth Of gold bag con-
tanning some heavy article The treas
ure turned out TO be large vase. and
Ii, who was an enthusiastic collector
OF Chinese ceramics, at once sent for
his secretary. Mr.. Pethick. to come
and examine the new acquisition
Some time was spent in a careful
examination to determine the dynasty
during which this treasure was pro-
duced. but the date of this especial
paste was lost, with its other technical
classifications. After long time Mr..
Pethick lifted it gingerly, placed II on
q table. put himself in front of IL,
drawing a wrap round his shoulders,
and slowly, very slowly, held his
hands up to 1t. turning them in the
attitude of warming at a fire.
Chinese need few words. Ii under
stood and was heartbroken. The pan
tomime indicated to him that the sup
posed priceless vase was only clever
reproduction made in Paris. and the
secretary, warming his hands before
it, meant 1t was so fresh from the
pottery furnace that he could still
notice the warmth.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1911-02-10
HONoRED THE MONKEY.
Origin 81 the Coat Of Arms Of the Earl
OF lsinstsr

Most OF the wild animals have a
place In heraldry. aud many strange
and impossible creatures. such as grif-
fms. dragons aud uniforms. have been
invented as emblruis of daring aud
val0r. But the donkey and the mon
key have not been 50 used. except In
one instance. where the monkey has
been admitted 20 the ranks 81 titled
nobility. The story ~ this adoption
b told 10y Mr.. Curtis in his bOos.
zone Irish Summer"
On the Leinster coat OF arms are
three monkeys standing with plain
collar and chained: motto. "CrOm-a-
boo" ITO Victory" This is the only
coat Of arms. am told. that has ever
borne a monkey I'm the design. II was
adopted by John Fitzthomas Fitzgrr.
aid in 1916 for romantic reasons.
While this Earl Of Leinster was an
infant he was I'm the castle of Wood
stock. which is now owned by the
Duke of Marlborough. The castle
taught fire. In the confusion the child
was forgotten. and when the family
and servants remembered him and
started search they found the nur
sery In ruins. But on one of the tow
ers was a gigantic ape. a pet Of the
family. carefully holding the young
earl in his arms. The animal. with
extraordinary intelligence. had crawl
ed through the smoke rescued the
baby and carried II to the top Of the
| tower.
When the earl had grown to man
hood he discarded the family coat of
arms and adopted the monkeys fol-
his crest, and they have been retained
to this day. WhereveE you find the
tomb of n Fitzgerald you will see the
monkeys at the feet of the effigy or
under the inscription.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1911-02-10

Behold. when man on q trolley
car removed his hat the other day little
Willie observed that he was bald-yea,
very bald, for not single hirsute
rambler trailed over his shining pate.
But when 1t came to whiskers the
bald party was right there with the
lilacs. He had whiskers In bundles,
whiskers in stacks. In fact, he had
enough whiskers to start rat factory
and make a fortune.
Say, mamma" finally remarked
Willie. turning to his mother, lust
look at that man there"
Hush. dear!" returned mamma. He
will hear you. What's the matter with
him?"
Everything is the matter with him."
replied the youngster. when the an
gels made him they put his head on
upside down." Philadelphia Tele-
graph.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1911-02-10
Life Saved at Deaths Door.

81 never felt so near my grave, writes
w R, Patterson, of Wellington, Tex,
"as when frighttul cough aud lung
trouble pulled me down to 100 pounds,
in spite of doctors treatment for two
years. My father, mother aud two sis
ters died Of consumption, and that | am
alive today is due solely to Dr. Kings
New Discovery, which completely cured
me. Now l weigh 1877 pounds aud
have been we'll aud strong for years :.
Quick, safe, sure, its the best remedy
GU earth for coughs, colds, lagrippe,
asthma, Group, and all throat aud lung
troubles. SOC aud $l00. Trial bottle
free. Guaranteed by j. w. Thurston.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1911-02-10
Tortured for Years

by cure-defying stomach trouble that
baffied doctors, and resisted all remedies
he tried, John W. Modders, of Mod ders-
vile, Mich, seemed doomed. He had
to sell his farm and give up work. His
neighbors said, "He can't live much
longer. "Whatever / ate distressed
me-, he wrote, "till l tried Electric
Bitters, which worked such wonders for
me that | can now eat things l could
not take for years. It's surely grand
remedy for stomach trouble" Just as
good for the liver and kidneys. Every
bottle guaranteed. Only SOC at j. w.
Thurston's.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1911-02-10
AFRICAN LIONS.
They Often Hunt In Couples to Start
and Capture Their Prey.

They Often Hunt In Couples to Start
and Capture Their Prey.
Lions in Africa go hunting often In
couples and then rather systematical-
ly. When, for instance, a couple Of
lions have traced out a kraal-that Is
to say, place fenced by small cut
thorn trees, where hocks Of asses or
oxen, goats or sheep are shut up for
the night-the lioness approaches eau.
tiously. profiting by every tree or bush
to hide herself. At the same time the
lion himself lies watching on the op-
posite in the distance.
Now the lioness exerts herself to
arouse the cattle-which Is not diff
cult. as they become excited merely
by smelling beast Of prey-till the
cattle are tormented to the utmost by
fear and horror, break through the
kraal on the side opposite to the lion
ess and thus fall an easy prey to the
lion
The lion chases his victim and throt-
ties it by springing on its neck or
breast and biting his teeth into this
part. The hunted animal falls, and
the lion now tears open the tanks.
The lioness appears and has her share
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1911-02-10
e PIuribus Unum.

The country Is indebted to jain Ad-
ans for its national motto. with an
Englishman of note sharing in the
honor. 1t seems that while Adams
was minister to England Sir John
Prestwick, an eminent English anti
quarry, suggested to him good motto
to represent the union of the American
colonies. Adams at once was taken
with the idea, which he transmitted to
Charles Thompson, the secretary of
congress. who on June 20. 1882, report
ed to that body his design for a gov
eminent seal. In this the Latin legend
"E Pluribus Unum" was to be borne
on ribbon held in the beak of an
eagle.
Just where Sir John got the idea is
not certain, but 1t Is a fact that the
motto was in use on the cover of the
Gentleman's Magazine. first publish
ed in 1870, and It may have struck his
fancy by its applicability to the stu
alton then obtaining in America.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1911-02-10
COWBOYS OF SPAIN.
Splendid Horsemen. but They Use
Their Spurs Without Mercy.

Splendid Horsemen, but They Use
Their Spurs Without Mercy.
The perfection Of Spanish horsemsn'
ship is TO be seen among the yaqueros'
ganaderos and garrochistas, by which
various names the mounted herdsmen
OF the Andalusian plains are known
IN brief, what we should call a cow
boy Every farm seems to maintain
large number OF these, for each herd,
flock or drove has its own herdsman,
goatherd or swineherd, as the case
may be. The vaqueros are a fine look
ing lot of men. Tall, thin, light and
loosely made, they look ideal horse
men, as. in point OF fact, they are,
though their mounts are poor.
The vaquero rides very high on
huge saddle, with a long stirrup and
straight leg, using a single rein and
very heavy curb. but he has such
beautiful hands that, although using
this barbarous bit, he never cuts his
horses mouth about. 1t is different
with the animals sides. however, for
he uses his spurs without mercy, and
the white horses-of which there are
large nunber-all have omlnous red
stains behind the girths.
All the herdsmen who look after
cattle carry a long lance, called a gar
rocha, of thick and heavy wood, which.
except when standing still. they al
ways carry lin rest" and not "at the
carry" presumably on account OF Its
great length and possibly Its weight.
With this weapon, in the use of which
he acquires amazing dexterity. the
garrochista is able to control the most
unruly brutes in the herd, not except
ing the savage fighting bull.-Wide
World Magazine.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1911-02-10
FREEZE" AND BURN"
These Two Words Had . Common
Parent In One Aryan Root

These Two Words Had . Common
Parent In One Aryan Root
We are likely to consider freeze"
md burn" as two distinctly opposite
effects, but If, for simple experiment,
you will touch your tongue to bit
Of heated iron and to bit Of iron
that is extremely cold the effects, as
shown in the blisters produced and
In the sensation Of the contacts, will
be found to be surprisingly alike.
1t is doubtful II our Aryan ancestors
when they were planting the seed Of
the English and its sister languages
thought Of the scientific relations Of
what we call heat and cold. but they
gave to us the root "prus." which they
got out Of the sensations produced by
burning and freezing. AS usual. Aryan
roots beginning with the "p" sound
change it to If" on the tongues of
the Teuton; so with these our moro
modern ancestors "prus" became
'frus," and from It came our freeze"
and frost" Again, as Is usual, our
Hindu brother In his Sanskrit usually
preserves the Aryan "p" sound, SO he
has from this root "prush," meaning
to burn.
This root Of freeze became ''freosan"
In Anglo-Saxon. which Is our frozen"
In Icelandic 1t became "frjosa," in
Swedish "frysa" and in Danish
"fryse." In the Latin the original 'p"
sound is retained in ''pruina." mean
Ing hoarfrost. and In ''pruna," signify
ing burning coal. Here we see unit
ed two apparently opposite meanings
growing out Of the old root "prus."-
New York Herald.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1911-02-10
LIFE IN ICELAND.
FaruhoUsss Are Built Of Turf and
Often Have Earthsn Floors


Often Have Earthen Floors
The guest room in the Iceland farm
house contained a narrow bed. big
round table and an organ made In
Brattlebono. VI. Our host produced
IL. usual hox Of snuff aud with IL q
bux of good cigars
The host aud hostess then showed
u all over the house. IL Is a turf
structure aud is typical OF the older
frmhouses with narrow. dark. win
duwless corridors winding In laby-
rlnthian maze from room to room.
One passageway leads 10 q large open
mound where a fire is made to smoke
meat and fish and incidentally the
whole house aud everything In H. An
other passage leads TO another kitchen
with a modern stove. The walls are
all Of turf. as is the roof. with Just
enough driftwoOd In the roof TO make
framework TO hold II In place. Very
steep stairs lead up TO the badstofa.
OF sleeping apartment. The badstofa
frequently forms the sitting and COM
mon workroom OF the family, espe-
cially In winter. as well as the sleeping
room of the entire household
Bunks built into the wall extend
around the room and are often filled
with seaweed or feathers. over which
Is thrown fold or two OF wadmal
and a thick coverlet Of eiderdown.
The floors are sometimes covered with
boards. but more often consist Of damp
earth From the ceiling are suspended
numerous articles of domestic econ.
omy, while large chests containing
clothing and valuables are scattered
throughout the house, Spring6eld Re-
nnblican.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1911-02-10
His Way of Gettinu Even,

"You know that fellow. Jim NEGRO
arty. the lad that's always comm up
an thumpin' ye on tn chest and yellin'
How aer YEP"
II know him."
"Pll bet he's smashed twinty cigars
for me-some O. thin clear Havannys-
but I'll get even with him now"
How will we do it?'
'T'll tell We. Jim always hits me
over the vest pocket where | carry me
cigars. He'll hit me there just once
more. There's no cigar In me vest
pocket this mornin'. Instead of 1t
there's a stick of dynamite. dye
mind"-. Plain Dealer
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1911-02-10
CoekneY ChivaIrY.

There was Il crush in the pit, and the
anaemic looking girl stood with the
late Corners behind the last bench.
The young man in front Of her. COM
fortably seated. was not too absorbed
the girl looked tired as she doggedly
stood out the first act. He rose when
the curtain fell. Would you" he asked,
pushing past her. ''like to mind my
seat while l go out for drink" The
age of chivalry is not past.-London
Chronicle,
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1911-02-10

A young Partisan, noted for his
grace and readiness as second In
many dues. was asked by a friend 10
accompany him TO the mayors office
to affix his signature as witness 10
the matrimonial registry. He con,
scented. but when the scene was reaca,
ed forgot himself. Just as the mayor
was ready for the last formalities he
broke out: Gentlemen. cannot this
affair be arranged? Is there no way
Of preventing this sad occurrenceY'
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1911-02-10
his Blunt Critic.

Irving Bachelor was introduced one
day by mutual friend to western
mountaineer.
"Mr Bachelor" exclaimed the
friend to the mountaineer, lis an au-
thor of repute in the east"
"Oh. yes" drawled the mountaineer.
II know Of him. I was locked up in
my cabin here by the snow two win
tiers ago, and only had two books to
read the whole FIVE months, your book,
SIR" he said, turning to Mr. Bachelor,
"and the Bible, and l read them
through several times"
Indeed" said the author. a smile
Of satisfaction wreathing his face.
Eyes, SIR" continued the old noun
taineer, "and I never knew before
how interesting the Bible was."-St.
Paul Dispatch.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1911-02-10
Wife Got Tip Top Advice.

only wife wanted me to take our boy
to the doctor to cure an ugly boil'
writes ID. Frankel, of Stroud, Okla. al
said, put Bucklen's Arnica Salve on it..
She did so, and it cured the boil in a
short time, Quickest healer Of Burns,
Scalds, Cuts, Corns, Bruises, Sprains,
Swellings, Rest Pile cure on earth.
Only 25c at j. w. Thurston's.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1911-02-10
Pneumonia Follows a Cold

But never follows the use of Foley's
Honey and Tar, which checks the
cough and expels the cold. M. Stock
we'll Hannibal, Mo-, says, at beats all
the remedies ! ever used. contracted
a bad cold and cough and was threat
ened with pneumonia. One bottle of
Foley's Honey and Tar completely
cured me- No opiates, just reliable
household medicine. w. Thurs
ton,
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1911-02-10

Of the meal Very often they cannot
devour their victim In one night; then
they come back to the place where the
remaihs are on the following or the
second night
The lions favorite food is zebra
quagga (of which there are few LETT
in Africa and wild ass. The meat OF
these three kind Of animals is some
thing alike In taste.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1911-02-10

Nov, madam, what size shoe will
you have?" asked the salesman as
soon as he was at liberty.
1.-THE smallest and shlniest you
have" she said.
The other women buying shoes snifr
ed
And when the clerk returned with
a pair of the tiniest imaginable the
woman accepted them with the re-
mark, 81 guess baby's eyes will open
when she sees these on her feet."-
Buffalo Express
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1911-02-10
la Crime COUGHS

Strain and weaken the system and if
not checked may develop into pneu.
monia. No danger of this when Foley's
Honey and Tar is taken promptly. 1t
is reliable family medicine for all
coughs and colds, and acts quickly and
effectively in cases of Group. Refuse
substitutes w. Thurston.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1911-02-10
G;LLl!lliIIllEEzE3HE5ziiMR
CURRENT TINE TABLE
To and From Island Pond.

Passenger service at Island Pond
EAST BOUND LEAVE;
Mail and passenger D.! a. M
Mixed Gas a. m. Express 100 f. h
Night express l.55 a. M
ARRIVE FROM EAST;
Night express II 80 a, NJ
Mixed 80 D. m. Express Ito F. III
Mail and passenger 7.50 P "'
WEST BOUND LEAVE
Mail and passenger 7,49 a, M
Express 90 p. m. Night ex' l2.4o d. H.
ARRIVE FROM WEST
Night Ex. l.45 am. Express hI0 P" I'LL
Mail aud passenger 800 F. IT, Aar
Ca Express trains run daily o''''
trains daily except Sunday
For all information and Tickets Apply
to Station Ticket Office or
w. A. GLEESON, AGEN''
ISLAND POND. W.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1911-02-10
A Pretty Compliment

His incessant work. his avoidance
OF all rest and recreation and bis
rigorous self denial made Joseph Pulit.
ger in his days in harness the DESPAIR
Of his family.
In this connection a pretty story is
told about the famous journalists sou
Ralph. Mr.. Pulitzer had refused to
take holiday. and Mrs Pulitzer ex,
claimed:
Ibid you ever know your fathe,
to do anything because It was pleas
anti"
Yes. once-when he married you.r
the young man gracefully replied
Washington Post.