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Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1912-03-08
How Fishes Breathe.

By means Of their eilIs fish breathe
the air dissolved In water The oxygen
consumed by them Is not that which
forms the chemical constituent of the
water. but that contained In the air
which is dissolved In the water. Fishes
transferred TO water from which the
air has been driven out by a high tenn
perature or In which the air absorbed
by them Is not replaced are soon suffo-
Gated. They require aerated water to
maintain life and they take It in con-
stantly through their mouths and expel
II through their gills, retaining the air,
1t follows that II the water in lake
should be completely cut off from con-
tact with the afr long enough TO ex-
haust the supply Of air the fish in the
lake would die. 1t would take severe
and pretty long continued freeze to
accomplish this. but 1t might happen
and doubtless has frequently happened
with small body Of water.-St. Nicho-
las
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1912-03-08
Druu Store Signs.

Every one has noticed the beautiful
colors in the large glass jars that stand
in the drug store windows, but every
one does not know why drug stores use
that sign. In the old days apothecaries
and alchemists were the only druggists,
and they made up their own nostrums
the composition of which was supposed
to be great secret. They used to
leave their retorts and jars and stills
and bottles in the window to impress
upon the passersby the mystery and
Importance of their business. The
modern drug store has no use for 70
torts and stills, all the processes being
handled by the big chemical factories,
but the large jars full of bright colored
liquids are still left in the window, Just
as they were hundreds Of years ago.
New York Sun.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1912-03-08
A BABEL OF TONGUES.
Half a Hundred Languages, Perhaps
In the Philippines.

In the Philippines.
The natives of the Philippines are
known to have at least twenty-five
languages, and some students of the
ethnology of the Islands have express
ed the belief that they have more than
double that number Of distinct tongues
For purposes of study they are gener
ally put in two groups:
First.-The languages of the Negri
tos, supposedly descendants Of the alb
original population of the islands, who
are distributed in scattered tribes in
the interior OF the larger Islands.
Second.-The languages OF the vari
Gus Malay tribes which make up the
bulk OF the OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. Mo
hammedan and pagan.
1t cannot be said that the Philippine
languages possess any very consider
able literary value. The old nativ,
manuscripts inscribed on leaves Of
strips of cane have practically all beer
lost. American students of the island,
have found the scanty native literature
In religious writings, Indifferent poetr!
and primitive newspapers. The NATIVES
themselves are profoundly ignorant 70
the most part as to their own litera
ture-New York Times.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1912-03-08
SHETLAND'S TAME GULLS.
Each Family Has Its Own Flock and
the Children Feed Them.


There are many small villages In
the world that have only one street.
but Lerwick. in Shetland. besides hav-
ing only a single street, possesses only
one tree. There are no birds there.
not even sparrow. but the seagulls
are plentiful.
The seagulls are the sparrows Of
Lerwick. and as such they have a
greater share In the towns life than
the sparrows Of London. In the morn
ing you will note that a seagull sits on
every chimney pot. Seagulls swoop
and hover over every roof In town.
The air is full Of their strange. high,
plaintve. haunting cries,
Every house has its own familiar
seagulls and every street its own band
of them. But they never mix. The
children I'm each house have pet
name for their own particular sea.
gulls. and having called them by those
names. they feed them every day.
Each seagull knows what is meant
for him. No bird attached to one
house ever seeks TO eat the food scat
tered from the house next door He
does not dare to do so. So all day long
the seagulls hover and call over the
roofs of Lerwick.
The people of the town. If they come
across II little pile OF rice laid upon
the roadway. step over It with care.
They know that II has been placed
there for some seagulI. And at night
the seagulls leave their appointed
chlmneypots and fly gracefully away
to their resting places on the rocks of
the Isle of Moss. Fruit Magazine.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1912-03-08
His Preferences.

A distinguished eye surgeon tells a
good story of his hospital days. Three
other young. newly Hedged oculists.
and himself were chatting in their
quarters In the hospital when the con
versation turned. as was natural in
young men. upon the beauty Of differ
ent colors of eyes. One championed
the superior brilliancy and sparkle Of
the blue eye, another the depth and
fire of the brown. while the third was
all for the clear, cool light of the
hazel, After they had exhausted their
eloquence, with the usual effect Of con
firming themselves In their original
opinions, the fourth young sawbones
suddenly broke in: 81 don't caro- a hang
about your blue eyes or your brown
eyes or your gray eyes! Just give me
sore eyes and plenty Of 'em, and I'll be
happy saturday Evening Post.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1912-03-08

The Jewish rabbis had legend
which carries corporal punishment
back to the days of our first parents,
which is quantity reelected in that
modern schoolboy's play upon names
adam Seth Eve Cain Abel"
OF course there is, too. the warning
of Solomon, HE that spareth the rod
hateth his son." or the old Egyptian
proverb, .'The back Of lad is made
that he may hearken TO him that beats
It," but if we must so on history alone
the earliest records belong to the Ro
mans, who practiced fiogging in sew
eral degrees Of severity.
There were the ferula, fiat strip OF
leather, comparatively mild persuad'
er; the scutica, harsher instrument
Of twisted parchment, and the fagel
lum, a cruel scourge of leather thongs.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1912-03-08
Staining Glass.

The art of coloring glass has been
lost and rebound, guarded and stolen
so many times during the history OF
civilization that it seems almost i'm
possible to say anything new on glass
staining. Yet modern process for
making the stained glass used in win
dows is departure from anything
known to the old timers. The glass
first receives its design in mineral col
ors, and the whole is then fired in q
heat so intense that the coloring mat
ter and the glass are indissolubly fused
The most attractive feature Of this
method is that the surface acquires a
peculiar pebbled character in the heat
10 that when the glass is in place the
light, are beautifully soft and mellow
New York Herald.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1912-03-08
Population by Race.

The population of the world by race
is: Indo-Germanic (white), $4,000,
600; Monaghan yellow and brown
630,00O,0O0; Semitic (white), 81, 600. 900
Negro (black), 150,OOO,O0O; Malay
Grown, ,35,000,000; American Indian
(red), 100000. This latter figure In
cludes every variety Of the redman In
all parts of the earth, the actual mum
Der of Indians in North America being
much less than million. The white
race is increasing much faster thar
the others, owing probably to its ~
perior intelligence and scientific knowl
edge Of medicine and sanitation.-New
York American
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1912-03-08
AN ERRATIC VOLCANO.
Rose From the Sea, Formed an Island
and Sank Again.


and Sank Again.
On June III. 1910, the Sabrina, n Brit
ish sloOp of war. observed smoke aris-
ing from the sea near st. Michael, of
the Azores, and made for IT. believing
that naval engagement was in prog
ress. Her crew found, however, that
great tongues of flame We're issuing
along with the smoke and that they
had cleared for action to fight vol
cano.
Forty-eight hours later an island
made its appearance, having risen
from a depth OF forty fathoms in that
period. and in another day 1t was fifty
one feet above the surface, with a
length OF about three-quarters of a
mile. By July 4 the Sabrinas people
were able to land on this new shore,
which was then 300 feet high, with a
circumference of fully a mile, with a
stream six yards wide running from
the center to the sea.
They took formal possession OF 1t for
his Britannia majesty, hosting the
union Jack on its most conspicuous
point, but by degrees the island sank
until about the middle of October II
vanished below the surface, with the
union jack still on II, like a battleship
sinking with colors flying after fatal
engagement-Londo Standard.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1912-03-08
EGYPI'S GREEN SUN.
Brilliant Emerald Hues Tint the Sky a
Morn and Eve.


In Egypt, where the atmosphere Is
very clear, the green tints OF the sunset
light are peculiarly distinct. As the
sun descends nearer and nearer to the
horizon and is Immensely enlarged its
rays suddenly become for an instant OF
a brilliant green. Then a succession OF
green rays suffuses the sky well nigh
TO the zenith.
The same phenomenon occurs at sun
rise. but less conspicuously. Some
times at sunset. just as the last portion
of the suns disk vanishes, its color
changes from green to blue, and so also
after it has disappeared the sky near
the horizon is green, while toward the
zenith it is blue.
The fact was, of course. observed by
the ancient Egyptians, and references
thereto are found in their sacred writ
ings. Day was the symbol of life and
night that of death. The setting sun
being identified with Osiris. that god
became king OF the dead. The setting
sun was green; therefore Osiris as the
nocturnal deity of the dead was paint
ed green.
The splendid collins of the high
priests of Ammon frequently depict
the green sun, and the funeral deities
are all colored green. This association
of death with green was undoubted-
~ due to the green tints of the Egyp'
tian sun at sunset.-Youth's Compan
i0n
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1912-03-08
FRIDAY Djckens' Lucky Dav

Charles Dickens was not one Of those
who are superstitious concerning Fri.
day. 1t was on Friday that many of
the good things came to him, and it
was on that day that he entered upon,
paid the price and took possession of
Gadshill, the one thing he cherished
more than all of his other possessions.
1t was Gadshill that he had gazed
upon when wee bit Of boy with a
hope, then giving little signs Of frui-
ton, that he might live to own it some
day, and it was Gadshill whose walls
he covered with mirrors in almost orr.
entail magnificence.- Boston Record.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1912-03-08

c. A. Glossner, "a Ontario St.,
Rochester, N. Y, has recovered from a
long and severe attack of kidney trouble,
his cure being due to Foley Kidney Pills.
After detailing his case, he says: 81
am only sorry 1 did not learn sooner of
Foley Kidney Pills. In few days time
my backache completely left me aud /
felt greatly improved. My kidneys be-
came stronger, dizzy spells left me
and was no longer annoyed at night.
I feel hundred per cent better since
using Foley Kidney Pills"-John w.
Thurston.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1912-03-08

The letter + is the most important In
the alphabet because II leads all Others
in perfection. II is likewise first In
peace and prosperity and gives TO
pleasure Its proper form. 1t Is found
In every enterprise and aspiration, and
without its valuable offices our stanch-
est anchor of hope would be but n
commonplace hoe. In Importance 1t Is
decidedly the dominating letter. IL has
no place In history, but is foremost in
philosophy and gives power to the pen.
While always first in provocation. 1t
likewise leads in pardon and possesses
great power in persuasion. II is rich
in the emotions and virtues. Patriot
ism, passion, patience, pity and poetry
acknowledge 1t as their very own. No
point or picture or port was ever
made without it. 1t leads all others In
power. permanency and preciousness.
Purpose has no meaning without 1t,
and pyramids are built upon its base.
Galaxy.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1912-03-08
London's First Directory.

How did the world do its business
before the publication Of directoriesl
The huge directory Of London had a
first printed forerunner in q slim little
volume, "A Collection Of the Names of
the Merchants Living In and Around
the City Of London" issued by Sam
uel Lee Of Lombard street In 1877. 1t
was the outcome most probably of the
enterprise Of Henry Robinson, a well
known writer on commercial matters.
who in 1850 opened an office In Thread
needle street, where were kept par
ticular registers Of all manner Of ad-
dresses for the use Of all who cared
to pay a sixpence. -London Chronicle
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1912-03-08
CLEVER BIRD TRICK.
The Wood Nishtisr Has . Way u
Openly Conc ealing Itself.

In his book "A Naturalist In the
Guianas" Eugene Andre tells Of the
tricky manner IN which one bird fools
the hunters. He says:
The wood nightjar Is q difficult bird
TO detect during the day. He chooses
for pervmng some notified stump or
branch so closely resembling his plum
age that he appears 10 form part Of
the Dough upon which he is sitting.
suppose that In my wanderings | must
have passed quite close 10 n good many
OF these large nightjars, yet | must con-
fess that only on one occasion did ! get
a good opportunity Of observing the
habits OF this bird.
I'VE had had a mornings duck shoot.
ing and were resting Ia the shade OF
one of the mangrove trees which line
the creeks. when what had appeared
10 me to be a dry stump jutting cut OF
one OF the branches seemed 10 move
slightly. I threw Jumps Of clay and
bits of stick MT It. but II did not move
until II was actually struck. when. 10
our surprise. a wood nightjar fitted q
short distance away. alighting on O
stump similar TO the one which he had
left n moment before. He immediate
ly flattened his tai against his perch
and assumed an attitude which gave
him all the appearance of being part Of
the stump on which he rested.
81 disturbed him repeatedly. and he
invariably followed the same tactics
He always chose as resting places
stumps or branches which his plumage
resembled. and he took a position SC
suggestive of a piece OF wood that
should certainly have passed him by
had ! not been watching his move
nents and seen him alight."
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1912-03-08
PARIS HAS A SWEET TOOTH.
A Poet to Whom Candy Brought Better
Results Than His Rimes.


The best business In Paris is said to
be that of the well established and pop
ular eonfectioner, and this fact has
been recognized, 1t is said, since the
days Of Napoleon III. and his natural
brother, the Duke de Morny. THE
duke" says LIE Cri de Paris. "had Il
weakness for writing vaudevilles and
often asked the counsel Of Siraudin,
who was a skillful collaboration of
Clairville.
But the theater brought no riches to
Siraudin. One day Morny said TO him:
My friend, | want to see thee in a
better situation. The idea comes to me
to put thee In commerce. What dost
thou say to IT.
"Siraudin received this proposition
joyfully, but what line of trade should
he choose? Morny and Siraudin set
out on the principle that the best bust
ness was evidently the one in which
there were fewest failures. They con.
scientiously scanned the bulletin OF
declarations of bankruptcy. All the
trades were represented there-all ex.
cept one; that was the confectioner,
and Morny gave to Siraudin the neces.
sary capital to establish himself rs a
merchant of bonbons. Siraudin ingen
lously conciliated the lyric muse. He
wrapped his pralinss, his sugar plums
and MS chocolates In kiss papers, each
lnclosing his printed verses. Morny did
better than establish him. He fire.
quented bis shop. AS the duke was the
king Of the world Of fashion, he drew
all Paris by his example. and the for
tune Of the poet-confectoner Siraudin
was made"
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1912-03-08
LONDON STORES.
When Customers Enter They Are Al
most Compelled to Buy.

most Compelled to Buy.
First and foremost the English excel
In craftsmanship. Once having got
a possible purchaser inside the door.
they reason be should be made profit
able TO them. The floor manager does
not assume that attitude of royal In
difference as with US. He watches the
struggle beween salcsperson and Gus
toner. II the latter shows signs OF es-
tapping into the open with his purse In
tact another clerk is brought forward
as q Reinforcement Some establish
ments still lay fines on clerks who do
not effect sales. but the system OF In
citing the sales force to its utmost eff
forts by giving percentages is now
coming into vogue
The method that London stores have
Of letting a cash girl conduct Gus
toner who has finished his purchases
to n central cash desk and wrapping
counter. where he stands In line, keep
Ing an anxious eye on his goods till
they are parcelled. seems to us archaic
and cumbersome. An oxford street
merchant. however, reasons differently:
when q patron has finished his pur-
chases he is better out of the way Of
aew customers. English men and WON
en- prefer privacy when they are max
ing purchases. which would be impos-
sible were customers allowed to sit at
the counter. awaiting their packages.
Then the wrapping force works more
rapidly when the patron watches and
urges haste"
did not see how that particular
force could work any more slowly, but
his other argument might have some
merit.-Buslness.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1912-03-08
A Cold, la Grippe, Then Pneu-
monia

Is too often the fatal sequence, and
coughs that hang on weaken the system
and lower the vital resistance. Foley's
Honey and Tar Compound is a reliable
medicine that stops the cough promptly
by healing the cause soothes the infam-
ed air passages aud checks the cold. Keep
always on hand. Refuse substitutes
John W. Thurston.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1912-03-08
Raekaehe Almost UnbearabIe

Is an almost certain result of kidney
trouble. d. Tooney, s03 4. Olive st /,
Bloomington, Ill.,, says: 81 suffered with
backache and pains in my kidneys which
were almost unbearable. | gave. Foley
Kidney Pills good trial, aud they did
wonders for me. Today | can do hard
days work and not feel the effects =
John w. Thurston.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1912-03-08
Unbalanced

Whats the charge against this
MANI" asked the judge.
I'VE desire, your honor" replied the
lawyer in the case, ito have him tried
for insanity. His family is greatly
worried about him."
What has he done?"
He has sold his automobile for the
purpose of raising money with which
to pay an honest Chicago Rec
ordHerald.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1912-03-08

The "Child's Welfare" movement has
challenged the attention of thoughtful
people everywhere. Mothers are natu-
raj supporters, and will find in Foley's
Honey and Tar Compound a most valu-
able aid. Coughs and colds that un-
checked lead to Group, bronchitis and
pneumonia yield quickly to the healing
and soothing qualities of Foley's Honey
and Tar Compound.--John w. Thurs
ton.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1912-03-08
A DEAL IN STOCKS.
Comment Of the Man Who Witnessed
the Quick Transaction.

Comment Of tho Man Who Witnessed
the Quick Transaction.
Sitting at his desk on the tenth door
Of Wall street building the man in
charge of the investment department
Of Stock Exchange house was dis.
cussing the bond market with visitor.
A message from the telegraph room
was laid upon his desk. Pardon me,
he said to his visitor as he picked up
his telephone instrument and asked for
a Philadelphia connection. He imme-
diately replaced the receiver. and the
discussion of the bond market was re-
sumed The telephone bell rang. Par.
don me-" said the Investment expert
again rs he lifted the telephone instru.
ment. ''I'll take those fifty shares" he
said into the telephone.
Evidently he got them. He broke of
the connection. wrote message for
the wire and sent It Off to the telegraph
room by boy. The discussion Of the
bond market was resumed once more
and continued until another message
came from the wire room. The invest
ment expert merely glanced at It and
went on with the conversation.
His visitor broke in to ask question,
DO you mind telling me the nature of
that transaction you have just con-
cludedT" Just then?" said the invest.
ment expert. why. | bought fifty
shares OF an investment stock in Phila
delphia by telephone and sold them In
Columbus, o.. by our private telegraph
wire. What about it," "Oh. nothing"
said the visitor, only II occurred to me
that few years ago It might have
taken four weeks instead of four min.
utes to do it." Then they went on with,
their talk about the bond market
New York Post.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1912-03-08
Man and WON an.

Man is born an understanding and
woman love. The wife cannot enter
into the proper duties of the man. nor
the man, OH the other hand. into the
proper duties OF the wife. because they
differ. as wisdom and it's love or
thought and its affection or understand
ing and its will, In the proper duties
Of men the understanding, thought and
wisdom act the chief part.-Sweden.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1912-03-08
Books In tho Middle Ages.

In the middlS ages books were ex-
changed for horse or half dozen
sheep. When anybody needed stock or
other property he often pawned the
books that he owned, and in the town
of Oxford were at one time twenty
chests filled with valuable books. Lat
err the book fairs helped to relieve the
situation. No doubt there 10 a golden
mean somewhere between the scarcity
Of the middle ages and the overproduo.
ton Of today.-Argonaut.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1912-03-08
Sounded All Rioht.

Patience-Well, he told the truth,
anyway. Patrice-How so? Patience
When he was buying the solitaire he
told the jeweler it was for a sister
Patrice-Well, I'm sure that wasn't
true. Why, yes; when he Of
fered it to the girl she promised to be
a sister to him-Yonkers Statesman.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1912-03-08
How Cold Causes Kidney Dis
ease

Partly by driving blood from the
surface and congestiug the kidneys, and
partly by throwing too much work up
on them. Foley Kidney Pills strength.
en- the kidneys, give tone to the urinary
organs and restore the normal action OF
the bladder. They are tonic in action,
quick in results. Try them.--Johu W.
rhurston.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1912-03-08
Why the Romans Decreased.

The visiting member Of the board of
education was examining class in
history, and Of one Of the brightest pu.
pills he asked the question, "Why did
the population Of Rome decrease just
before the fall Of the empireT
Tbs reply came promptly from lit.
tie girl, because the Romans had ceas.
"a to practice husbandry."
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1912-03-08
R. G. Collins, Postmaster, Barnegat

w. " OoIIIHS, TUSIHaSCeT, DHrHtgat,
N. D., was troubled with severe la
grippe cough, He says: al would be
completely exhausted after each fit of
violent coughing. I bought bottle Of
Foley's Honey and Tar Compound and
before had taken it all the coughing
spells had entirely ceased. 1t can't be
beat. John w. Thurston.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1912-03-08
aqer to Please.

81 want you to see if you can't fino
out that I am descended from king"
said the man who had become sudden.
ly rich
VERY well, sir" replied the genealo.
gist. 1--WE have large stock of kings
to select from. Have you any prefer
enceT-Chicago Record Herald.