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Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1912-06-14

make Il nappy.
Rest little dear, IN the Ice chest now,
Snug as chop. or a steak, or r. roast:
Mamma will sing you to sleep, somehow
Wonder which of Us will chill the most!
Tuck UP your toes where the chilblains
are;
Dear little nose-it is nice and bluei
Baby must go to the Sleepland afar;
Listen and mamma will sing to you.
Woo-oo-oo! Br-r-r-r. Woo-oo-ool
The dear little chickens have found the
nest;
No beautiful ice coaXes them to their rest;
The warm little calf in the pasture bawls
And for a cold hummock of snow it calls.
Woo-oo-oo! Br-r-r-r! Woo-oo-oo!
Shut. little eyes, while crack more ice:
Sleep thee. O sleep thee, my precious
Papa is scoldlng each day of the price;
Think 1t is nearly eight plunks per
Mamma will sing to her pride and pet:
HsrE how her teeth chatter "clack-ty-
cIickr'
lust IKE an air on a castanet
Sumber, my darling, get sleepy quick!
Woo oo-oo! Br-r-r-r! Woo-oo-oo!
The bees have gone home to their honey
combs;
The drowsy June bug to his own perch
roams;
Sleep, little one, you are hard to hold
And poor mammals arms are intensely
cold.
Woo oo-oo! Br-r-r-r! Woo-oo-oo!
Rest thee, my angel; the ice man comes
Il mean the sand manD to shut your
eyes;
Sleep, for poor mammals right arm now
nunbs
And she would store you beside the pies.
Hush, cow, my pet. You should not OBJ
5ect.
Thua modern science says you should
sleep
There! How she cries! And my theory
wrecked.
Come in the house and be sung to sleep.
Woo-oo-oo! Br-r-r-r! Woo-oo-oo!
Mamma don't know how it seems to you
But mamma is frozen almost clear
through
And mammals caught cold-and as sure
as fate
You have melted the ice-half hundred
weight!
Woo-oo-ooi Br-r-r-r! Woo-oo-ool
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1912-06-14
A Mixed Catherine.

isn't it mixed crowd?" asked
Madame de Pompadour of Madame de
Stael, at the garden party on the
Styx.
Eyes, indeed" blithely responded
Madame de Stael. "But what could
you expect? All shades of society
are here"
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1912-06-14
Slow Travel.

Down in Oklahoma they have rail-
road called the Midland Valley, which
is noted for it's slow trains. 1t is told
that young man Of Tulsa asked the
hand of daughter from her parents
and was refused on the ground that
the daughter was too young.
My daughter Is going to Pawhuska
tomorrow for visit" said the father.
who Is travelling man, "and If she
doesn't remain more than day or two
she will be old enough when she gets
back"
But she may be an old maid by
that time" protested the young man.
Kansas City Star.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1912-06-14
His Changed Fortune.

Wow! There went Smithkins in
hi new six. When knew him few
years ago he had a junk shop"
HE still has. Only he moved It to
a fashionable street, kept the same
stock, and labeled 1t Antiques -
Judge.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1912-06-14
One Mans WAY.

els Crimson a man who makes the
best of what befalls?"
mo. When things go wrong Brim-
son starts to swearing and soon be-
comes SO interested in thinking up
new forms of profanity that he forgets
all about his troubles"
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1912-06-14

Why not preserve your teeth in per-
feet condition? Do you know of any
trivial investment of time and money
that will repay such dividends as fol-
low the daily use of Dentacura Tooth
Paste? Begin its use today. 25c a
tube at stores or direct by mail Dem
tacura Co.. 3 Alling St., Newark, N. J.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1912-06-14
How He Got Them.

Dat Teller 'Rastus Skinnah done
bin talkin' a powahful lot bout how
he's a-raisin' chickens"
"Shol He doan' mean 'raisin',' he
means 1iftin'"-Catholic Standard and
Times.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1912-06-14

A very successful remedy for pelvic
catarrh is hot douches of Paxtine An
tiseptic, at druggists, 25c box or sent
postpaid on receipt of price by The
Paxton Toilet, Co.. Boston. Mass.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1912-06-14

Many a little dog has to bark loudly
to keep up his courage; and We won
der if our too self-assertive friends
aren't sometimes doing the same
thing
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1912-06-14
A New Excuse,

Sunday School Teacher-And why
did the fact that Samson had his hair
cut bring about his downfall, Johnny?
Johnny-He had to wait for his Gurn
at de shop an missed de battle.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1912-06-14
She Wasn't

For years Garfield Tea has Oeen on the mar
-ket. This must mean 4 remedy worth while.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1912-06-14

Come into the garden, Maud"
What do you think | ana far
merr"
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1912-06-14

Even the thirst for glory may have
its direful after effects.
The Newport miner. [volume] (Newport, Wash.) 1899-current, 1912-09-19
PROCEEDINGS OF EQUALIZATION BOARD
STATE OF WASHINGTON,

Pend Orele
We G. W. Sutherland Ahon L. Mathews L. T. Ke ano e;
Purchase oath DO soenny swear ' we
United States and the laws OF tne
State Washington faithfully and mpara discharge m
HELP GOD. o
The Newport miner. [volume] (Newport, Wash.) 1899-current, 1912-09-19

T: 5: F E E$$Sa..s
met provided by law Present-G Aterton L. L.
Mathews, E.. E.. and E. D. Purchase
On motion chairman the board
Value Of personal PROPERTY as shown by the l1aO45
Board took up checking of the several
ssbsa met Apgqs All
Aa t. met aDs uat adjournment
sA' Eqqaizsdon Newport additions taken
Aug g. All members present
Board made Newport
met pursuant to adjournment All members present
Checking Newport witnesses relative
p.sss6s nsP s:Z ss fs @ % 8
s so Set s1ie a @ s
&
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sss Of S ss
S 1R $
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Aa r. Aug ua S to All
a1 ss'
Aug IT, pursuant adjournment
Minutes previou meetings approved.
valuation Motion lost
$780, that improvements lot block 49, of
lone be from $780,
Adjournment 73O p. m. August IT,
Considered applications reductions and checked real rolls
q.
Aug pursuant adjournment All members
AsssHs3 A"ga7s s All members
o previous meetings read and approved.
Adjusted claims for reduction.
Adjournment % 9 m August 20th
All
notified whose
to a. m
All
Adjusted claims of applicants reduction.
o a m
192Board adjournment All members
following delegations:
E. B.
M. A: A
Bodwe the White PneCedar Faihd
O Northern Pacific Railway Company
to a m
Adjusted claims of applicants for reduction.
Adjournment {. m August
Adjusted claims applicants
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-08-31
The Iron Market

".See the Conquering Hero Comes! is the case with pig iron say Matthew Addy & Co. This week has seen a steady advance. Sales in all markets have been phenomenal and August is going to be by far the banner month of the year as for as selling is con- cerned But so slowly and conserva- lively are furnace interests acting that the advance in prices has only been from 50 cents to $1. Had this buying occurred in the years preceding lsOI such market as we have been having would probably have pushed prices up s2 a ton. But conditions were not ripe for too rapid increase, though the new tonnages recently sold have vastly improved the situation and further demand will find iron masters able to dictate their own terms The iron mas ters have no desire or intention to be unreasonable. On the contrary they realize that they must make haste slow ly and that while business is much better than it was seven months ago, vet a natural, normal increase will be permanent
 The market IS Iuil oi large inquiiies' mostly for shipment well into next year. There is some scattering selling for prompt delivery, but the bulk or the business is for shipment over the first and second quarters of next year Basic and malleable ahave been particularly active, though there is not grade that has not been In demand. At the present rate there will be shortage in pig iron before the end of the year. The car supply Is short and there Is some trouble from this cause.
 Coke is in fair demand but ship ments on old orders are being called for faster than the ovens can take care of them In all the coke fields the ovens are be ginning to get behind
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-08-31

| on the southern farm than was the case some years ago.
 Taken year in and year out agriculture Is highly profitable and in Alabama many farmers are making two blades grow where one grew before. More cotton to the acre. more corn to the acre and more everything to the acre Is the rule. Many of the large plantations have been hvid- cd into small farms, and that means more production and more wealth. Farm land that was sold 10 years ago at $5 an acre would be considered cheap today at s-o or even 80 an acre.
 "There has been a decided advance lh the price of mineral lands. While only few large bodies are undeveloped, coal land can be bought at compartlveiy cheap prices now. There is precious little ore land for sale. First rate ore prop erty will bring a fine price today, and ol course a much larger price few years from now. Lean ores that would hardly be looked at 10 years ago will have con- siderable value in the future, and as Tor coal every thin seam as well as every thick seam will be in active demand.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-08-31
-=--------o' o'=-=-7-= - HOW TO OPEN A BOOK

From Modern Bookbindlng.
 Hold the book with it's back on smooth or covered table; let the front board down, then the other, holding the leaves in one hand while you open few leaves at the back, then a few at the front, and so on, alternately opening back and front, gently pressing open the sections till you reach the center of the volume. Do this two or three times and you will ob- tain the best results. Open the volume violently or carelessy in any one place and you will likely break the back and cause a start in the leaves. Never force the back of the book.
 "A connoisseur many years ago, an ex- cellent customer of mine, who thought he knew perfectly how to handle books, came into my office when I had an ex- pensive binding just brought from the bindary ready to be sent home; he, be- fore my eyes, took hold of the volume ana tightly holding the leaves in each hand, instead of allowing them free play, yio- lently opened it in the center and ex- claimed. How beautifully your bindings open!' 1 almost fainted. He had broken the back of the volume and it had to be rebound. '
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-08-31
THE ESCAPED LUNATIC

From the Toledo News Bee. The escaped lunatic stopped and leaned over the fence of a garden wherein q man was busy trimming the path. he little nclosure was neatly kept, and bright with flowers, bordering a strip of green sward. The man who was working strengthened up and wiped the precipitation from his face, glancing toward the fence.
 Good evening" nodded the lunatic. What pretty place you have" Yes. Iris rather nice"
 Lived here long?' About 10 years.'
 Takes lots of time to keep a place looking good"
 "Yes, it does. I put in about all my spare time"
 still. it's satisfaction to have. nice surroundings Sure. When I came here the yard was full of weeds and rubbish. Hadn't been cared for at all.r q suppose you bought the place pretty cheap, thought" "Oh, it isn't my place." No? Just working here?"
 Why, of course it's mine in way, so long as l pay the rent
 "oh, then it isn't your own house and garden?'
 No. They belong to Bagley, the bank CT, Lives up the road there in the big grounds
 "Oh, yes. noticed them. My. but 1t must take him lots of time to trim his walks"
 He trim walks? I guess not. He pays three or four gardeners to do it.
 'Then, of course, as this is his he pays you for your work?
 Don't you believe it. I pay him for letting me live here.' Then. of course, he lets you have it for less than the folks who neglected | it?" Ha, ha, You're funny aren't you? Why, he charges me more on account of improved property
 And won't the house and garden ever be yours?"
 Not likely, It's all l can do now to pay the rent
 The lunatic opened the gate, walked slyly up to the man and whispered, say, how did you get away"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-08-31
The pusiue.. Boom

Tt is a noteworthy fact that the boom, which is now enthusiastically evident, was started in a presidential campign year." said a member of the Alabama Coal Operators association. Many of our citizens are old enough to recall the campaign of 1884. Busi- ness was down to rock bottom in that year. Cleveland was elected and in 1885, shortly after the inauguration, q period of prosperity set in.
 Tn later years-notably 19o4-booms that were In full swing continued through the campaign, but this nation wide prosperity that we all see now, started just before the national con ventions, and in spite of politics, natur- ally dsquieting, all branches of busi- ness are headed for new high records.
 Tt is easy to see that the Birming- ham district will witness more pros perity within the next year or two than in any former period of it's history
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-08-31
Coal at TYdewater

Mobile is also to have excellent and modern facilities for the coaling of sea-going ships, and Pensacola is to be fitted up in like manner. All this is desirable. It is, however, but one step toward the supremacy of Ala bama coal along the entire gulf coast. To bring coal 2000 miles when it can be procured 500 miles away is not business sense.
 The most important step consists in the use of the barge navigation be- tween the mines and tidewater. It is to be presumed that the government will at some time in the future con- plete the dams and locks in the Tom bigbee. The subject should be investi- gated at the next session of Congress if the work is not by that time com pleted. The contractors will, however, finish them, and in the mean while preparations are going forward look ing to free use of the river that pen etrates to the heart of this coal dis trict.
 Once utilized barge navigation would soon become popular and eco- nomical. It would enable the district \to place it's coal at tidewater by means of slackwater navigation at the low est possible rates-at rates that Pitts burg cannot compete with. This is coming and this will largely add to the prosperity of this district.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-08-31
Draw, you rogue, for though it b. night, the moon shines.
 --I<ing Lear.
What the Express Companies May D


 The postal rates on packages up to five pounds in weight are lower than the present rates of the express com panies, but on packages between five and II pounds the postal rates are higher. For a 50 mile shipment the one pound package by express now costs 20 cents and by parcel post it will cost 5 cents; five pound package by express costs 25 cents; by post it will cost IF cents; nine pound pack age by express costs 30 cents, and by pots it will cost 29 cents; II pounds by express costs 30 cents, whereas by post it will cost 35 cents. In making a comparison, however, it is to be re- membered that the parcel post in- cludes delivery where the express ser vice does not.
 The New York Journal of Com nerce says that "in view of the new postal law it is predicted that the ex- press companies will be willing to bid for the small package business in com petition with the government and will be willing to have the rates cut, but whether they are pleased with the pro- posal to adopt zone system of charges, as has been done with the parcel post, and whether they are will ing to accept reductions in merchan- disc rates on large packages is proble- matical."
 A revolution in charges on parcels of Il pounds and less is at any rate coming, thanks to the parcels post pro- visions, and in various ways this will reduce the cost of living in many fam lilies. It will also reduce the number of melons that can hereafter be cut by the express companies. The rates of the government for long distances will no doubt be revised. The entire act is but beginning. A beginning, how ever, was what the country lacked, for the express companies fought it off to the last possible minute.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-08-31
Tibet, Mongolia and Manchuria

England objects to the assimilation of Tibet by the new republicof China, and yet if China cannot occupy and control Tibet, it is plain she will not be permitted to regain Mongolia which Russia covets, or Manchuria which both Japan and Russia propose to hold.
 The scandal of the world is the loot ing of China by outside powers. China is not yet strong enough, or rather modern enough, to defend herself, and Tibet, Mongolia and Manchuria may be wrenched away from her. It would simply be grand larceny in each case. Tibet, Mongolia and Manchuria have been considered parts of China from time out of mind, but the footing nations see an opportunity now to seize some of her territory. Unfortu- nately Japan is now footing nation. If she were not, she might say to Eng land and Russia ''hands off" There is really no nation that stands ready to befriend China, and she may have to forego the establishment of her just authority in Tibet, Mogolia and Manchuria.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-08-31
Taft. One Term

q have an idea that President Taft will take his vacation without much worry over politics" said w P. Wal dron of Buffalo, N. Y.
 'The democrats will win in Nocember and I imagine that the President feels il will be so I am not personally acquaint- ed with the President, but from feading feel as if knew him. He Is gentle man of many fine qualities, but he is on the losing side this year. He had fight in him on the eve of the Chicago con- vention. He was determined not to let Roosevelt come in and capture the nomt- nation He felt vindicated by his party In a measure, but the g. O. p. Is on It's last leg, and Taft will not be sorry to quit the strain of the White House.
 While Roosevelt will carry several states. there is no possible chance of his having enough electoral votes to put him in the executive office.
 T am no politician. and have not al- ways exercised my privilege of voting in presidential elections, but I will vote the democratic ticket this fall. The people in the east quite generally think that Wilson will not only be the next Presi- dent but that he will have landslide majority. The business men that were afraid of him before the Baltimore com vention-afraid that he was somewhat too radical or that he was doctrinaire-seem to be well pleased with his utterances since he became the standard bearer. The crops are so big this year, and business is so active, that one hears little dis paragement of the democratic party among that class of independent voters who sometimes thought that the only way to keep business up was to keep the re- publicans in power. It Is generally be- lieved now that we are in for long pe- riod of prosperity"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-08-31

crook who was likely to call for his mail at Clark. Finally the man appeared and the officer snapped the handcuffs on him. The persuasive crook, however. assured nm that the man he was looking for was waiting down the track and that he. the prisoner, naa Just come to get said crooks mail for him. The eonstahle ensilv decided to investigate the story. and. swearing his brother. Noah Silarr. in as special deputy. left the prisoner fin his charge, removed the handeuffs and went down the track after the mythical culprit. As soon as he was out of sight. the prisoner, his hands free, pulled out a large revoiser. ana holding it in Uncle. Noah 5 face for moment, so paralvzed that worthy that the crook was over the hills and far away before he came to.-Kansas City Times.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-08-31
CARELESS JOHN PoLKINHoRN

From Lippincotts.
 Everybody knew that John Polkinhorn was the carlessest man in town, but mo- body ever thought he was careless enough to marry Susan Rankin, seeing that he had known her for years. Susan was the owner of a comfortable place and was thrifty, while John hadn't and wasn't either, and that might have had some thing to do with it. but anybody could see that John was paying a good deal more than It would have brought at pub lie vendue. Some said 1t was more Susans 8 doing than Johns, because she never could keep a hired man more than a month, and she was bound to have help of some kind.
 Whatever it was, they married, and John had a home to live in and somebody to look after him, and Susan had man around permanently. They got along about as we'll as a good many do, and John certainly earned his board and keep, though Susan said if she ever mar rIed again she wouldn't marry anybody as careless as John Polkinhorn was.
 One day after five years of 1t John hung himself in the attic, where Susan used to dry the wash on rainy days, and ear- penter, who went up to the roof to do some repairs that John couldn't do, found him there. He told Susan, and Susan hurried up to see about it, and. sure enough. the carpenter was right. She stood looking at her late husband for about a mnute-kind of dazed, the car penter thoGght-and then she spoke.
 Well, I declare!' she exclaimed. If he hasn't used my new clothes line, and the old one would have done every bit as well But, of course, that's just like John .Pol<inhorn.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-08-31
AS EVER

The man in the motor car reached the foot of long hill that was not easy to climb. He started up at a merry clip, for he had already increased the speed of his machine to take the incline with a rush. Half way up the hill a shabby, di- lapidated buggy was toiling along, it's oc- cupants apparently oblivious of the chus- ging monster approaching so swiftly from the rear 'Honk! Honk! Honk! Ho-o-o-o-onk!' The buggy kept in the middle of the road, drawn slowly by raw-boned horse. "Honki Honk Honkl' short and sharp and angry was the tone or the horn this time. The occupants of the buggy could not be seen but they were evidently determined not to turn out. The road was narrow. No time was to be lost. Once more the automobile snort ed ''Honk. Honkl Honk, Honkv' No tEoroughfare! Mad through and through, the motorist slowed his machine down, and as he carefully wormed his way around the shabby buggy, he said, "In bet anything woman is driving that out ft!' Sure enough, d hard-featured dame was sitting in the buggy holding the reins, and by her side were two children. In her flashing eyes there was look which seemed to say, Run me down, II you darel' PAUL COOK.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-08-31

named stands ready to guarantee the raising of the sum named?
 It is best to get down to the real situation in this matter. Construc- tion work may, it is true, be deferred to 1917, but the financing of the ex- position should be settled and fully determined in 1913.
 What city stands ready to put up $500,000? This is the question, and there should be no evasion of it. Oratory should be supplanted by cold cash, and the city that will put up $500,0 should secure the prize.