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Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1912-05-31

One of the provisions of the measure
is that all soldiers wounded in battle or
disabled by disease contracted in line of
duty, and incapacitated for manual
labor as result thereof, is entitled TO
$4,000 per month regardless of age or
length of service.
A pensioner is entitled to his increase
from the date of filing his application
herefor.
should be very glad to furnish to
any pensioner, on request, a copy of the
act and blank form of application; and
if he wishes to send his application di-
rect to me, l shall take pleasure in see.
ing that it is promptly placed on file al
the Bureau of Pensions.
Very truly yours,
CARROLL S. PAGE.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1912-05-31
Commencement Program

The programme for commencement
is as follows:
Baccalaureate Sermon Sunday, June 2
at the Methodist Church.
Alumni Banquet Monday. June 3, at
the Stewart House.
Grammar School graduation Tuesday
afternoon at the school house.
Conn encement exercises followed by
the Senior promenade and Alumni dance
Tuesday, June A at the Opera House.
Mr.. Aaran Grout of Newport viii
address the graduating class. An or
chestra of five pieces furnished by Mr.
George Dyer will play for the exercises
nd the promenade,
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1912-05-31

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THE
POLITICAL
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OF
1912
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Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1912-05-31
M. E. CHURCH.

Preaching service next Sunday at II
am, Sunday School at 1910. In the
evening at o'clock the pastor will
preach the Baccalaurate Sermon to the
High School Graduating Glass. All are
welcome to this service.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1912-05-31
Wear HUB RUBBERS ~ NEXT
CHURCH NOTES
CHRIST CHURCH

Services next Sunday will be morning
prayer and sermon at IL o'clock, Sunday
School at 1915 o'clock, evening prayer
and sermon at 7 o'clock.
The Woman's Auxiliary served the
banquet for the annual meeting of the
officers and members of the Railway
Young Mems Christian Association.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1912-05-31
Probate Court Sessions.

SESSIONS OF INK PROBATE COURT FOR
THE DISTRICT OF ESsEN viii be held as
follows during the year 1911.
AT Lunenhurg IN the forenoon of the first
Mondays Of February, June, September and
December.
At Concord in the afternoon Of each Of the
same DAYS
At Brighton, FIRST Mondays of May, August
November and March, I'm the Afternoon.
AT Guildhall on the hrst Saturday Of each
month.
Special sessions will be held at any place il
the District by agreement
Address communications to Guildhali Office
to 4. W. Wyman, Register, to Canaan to ED
WIN o. CARLL, JUDGE
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1912-05-31
Pension Increases

A law has been enacted providing for
increased pensions. :. Below is a table
showing the amount to which each vet
eran is entitled under the new law:
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1912-07-18
For Better Methods of Farming.

Mitchell.-W. S. Hill of this city,
and president of the South Dakota
state board of agriculture, has called
a meeting of the committee appointed
by the state bankers convention at
Belle Fourche to i%naugurate a better
farming system in the state, and to
encourage j nevery way possible i'm
provement in agricultural methods.
Mr.. Hill is chairman of the committee
and aside from the other members he
has called upon the heads Of the de.
partments of the state college at
Brookings connected with agriculture,
and other prominent agriculturists. II
is hoped to interest the railroads to
give financial assistance in this work
as they do in North Dakota. 1t is felt
among the bankers that the agricul.
tural interests should be aided, and il
Is the intention to urge greater atten.
ton to the subject in the city and
rural schools.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1912-07-18
Mission Weddings.

Within two minutes after the cab
stopped at the mission door the report
spread up and down the street that a
wedding was taking place inside.
Within another two minutes the room
was packed to the very doors. That
sudden rush of the crowd to the sane
tuary pleased the mission superin-
tendent.
IF had money to spare" he said,
Il would pay a bonus to young couples
for getting married in a mission. The
moral effect OF one wedding is worth
a dozen sermons. To get the best eff
feet the ceremony ought to be per-
formed in the middle of the service.
No innovation that ! have ever intro
duced has had such a SOLDERING effect
on the congregation. The example OF
a man once as far down maybe in the
social scale as themselves having be-
come sufficiently regenerated to as.
sumo the responsibilities of life stirs
every bit of manhood there is in them.
"The trouble is, ! can persuade very
few couples to be married in a mis-
sion. The bridegrooms do not mind,
but the brides want something more
exclusive"
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1912-07-18
Buildino Boom In Mitchell.

Observation-Disclosures business dis
trict is getting attention this summer
In the way of new buildings, six new
structures being under way at the
present time, and all within one
block OF each other, and the Mitchell
hotel is being practically rebuilt. the
entire building to be covered with a
new kind of cement coating. The Ma
vim hotel will be completed in less
than two months at a cost of $50, 900,
and will be operated in connection
with the Widmann, which stands just
across the street. The Mitchell Furni.
ture company today arranged for the
expenditure OF $751; 900 for running
their retail store to three stories high,
and extending it back to 142 feet in
length. These improvements on Main
street, together with the $50, 900
street paving proposition, will add
much to the appearance of Main
street by the late fall of the year.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1912-07-18
RARE DOCUMENTS OF 1776
Found In Tearing Down a Shack
Standing on the Line of the
Barge Canal.

Clyde, n. YIN constructing the
Barge canal a trunk full Of valuable
old documents has been discovered.
Among the documents are two gen
uine George Washington signatures to
furloughs granted soldiers during the
Revolution; an old account book of
the original John Jacob Astor, and a
partial record of Lafayette's journey
through New York state after the
war. There are also a number of old
deeds dating back to a time before
public record was made OF such pa
pers. Duplicate copies were written
On a single sheet Of paper and the
two We're roughly torn apart. and
their g~enuineness was afterward
proved by matching the irregular
edges.
Among the tracts of land acquired
was a small lot on the edge of the
Montezuma marshes, on which stood
a little two-room shack belonging to
a hunter and trapper. In 1t the trunk
was found. 1t was originally the prop
erty of Judge Tremper of Kingston,
who lived during and just after the
Revolutionary war.
Steps are being taken for the cis-
posal of the records.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1912-07-18
inspection Fees Are Fixed.

Pierre.-The state live stock sam
tary boar, at it's meeting here, practi'
cally remodeled the rule under which
1t works, and the amended regulations
will be out in a short time. One fea.
ture which Is of especial Importance
20 stock owners Is the fixing of fees
for inspection. The list shows a charge
of 81 a head for clinical tests; and
So for Malline test, this with a mini,
mum of S. a day and expenses for the
inspector and a maximum of SO a day
and expenses. This means that the
fee for inspection for one head would
be IS and expenses; and the maxi.
mum $40 regardless of the number OF
cattle to be inspected. While the
board declares that scabies are prac'
tically wiped out west of the river,
there are yet a few affected herds,
and these are being dipped. The dis
ease is yet prevalent In some sections
east of the river, but with proper care
the state should be well rid of it this
year. To this end n of the new
rules provides for notice to owners
of stock running at large to gather
and confine them, if they are found on
inspection to be affected with infec.
tious disease of any kind, and in case
of failure of such wner to comply,
the board, by a representative, will
do the gathering and charge the ex.
pense of such action to the wne OF
the stock.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1912-07-18
AN ALFALFA PALACE
EXPOSITION AT WHICH ALFALFA
WILL BE SHOWN IN ALL ITS
BENEFICIAL FORMS,
HAPPENINGS OVER THE STATE
What Is Going On Here and There
That is Of Interest to the Read
ers Throughout South Da.
kota and Vicinity.

Rapid City.-Plans and sketches for
the proposed alfalfa palace in onnec
ton with the Western South Dakota
fair are being drafted by the archi.
tects. They call for an o%ctagonal
shaped building with four wings built
at right angles. In the main building
there will be an amphitheater with a
seating capacity for 400 people and
a large stage for lectures, shows and
other features incident to a fair. Each
wing OF the building contains 10 ex-
hibition DON opening on a corridor
II feet wide, making in all 4c large
and spacious spaces for showing
products. Above the amphitheater is
a gallery which will accommodate
200 people and back of this are eight
large display rooms. The whole will
be ~surmounted by a large dome. The
building will be so constructed as to
make it possible to display alfalfa
in a practical and decorative manner
Secretary Ben M. Wood, Of the
Western South Dakota Fair associa'
ton, is very busy these hot summer
days and among other enterprises he
is boosting the fair, which is seized.
uled to take place at the new grounds
east Of the city September Is to 20,
inclusive. Just now Secretary Wood
is getting out his premium lists, sign
ing up contracts and looking after the
erection Of the fair ground buildings.
A gang of men is pushing the speed
barn to completion and it is expected
this will be ready to put the roof or
early this week. This structure l.
36X70 feet and contains IA box stalls
one-half of which are already spoken
for by horsemen who wish to come
here and train their horses. 1t stands
on the east side of the track opposite
the site selected for the grandstand.
Architect Waldron, who is drawing
the plans for all of the fair buildings.
has completed those for the grand
stand and work on this will be com.
menced this week. The stand will &C.
commodate 1900 people and is fitted
with all of the latest frills incident &c
q modern amusement pavilion.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1912-07-18
Moody a Wet County.

Sioux Falls.-The prohibitionists of
Moody county have been defeated In
their attempt to make Moody a dry"
county. Those opposed to saloons be.
ing granted licenses to do business
in any of the towns of the county cir
culated petitions asking the board Of
county commissioners to refuse to ac-
cept or approve the bonds Of appli-
cants for saloon licenses in towns
where license carried at the spring
election. The petitions contained
quite a number of signatures, but new
erthless the county commissioners, af-
ter giving the matter due c~onsidera-
ton, now have approved the bonds
of five saloons in Flandreau and one
at Ward. These will be the only sa-
looms in the county, the towns Of Col
man, Trent and Egan having voted
dry" at the spring election.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1912-07-18
DRUG HABIT GAINS IN PARIS
Wholesale Deseneracy Threatens City,
Prominent Physician
Asserts.

Investigations following a recent
succession of fatalities in the QUARTER
Latin have revealed that the drug
habit has gained on P~arisians. In
one store alone dope fiends buy no
less than n hundred pints of cocaine
and morphine every week.
So prevalent is the dope habit that
a prominent physician declares he de,
tects its victims by the score every
time he takes a round of the cafes.
Ether is no longer fashionable, but
especially in the artist quarters NOR
phine is used r~ecklessly. Even the
uninitiated can detect those addicted
to it in an evenings stroll.
Paris, in the opinion Of this physi.
clan, is the most d~rug-cured city in
the world, for while rich women OF
other capitals secretly indulge in va
rious dangerous ways of stimulating
their faded forces, the dope habit in
Paris has spread through every class
until wholesale ~degeneracy Is threat
ened.-Brooklyn Eagle.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1912-07-18
WATTS LIZZ

they say there's no prettier bit OF
scenery in Missouri. 1 like to hang
out the window here and watch the
bubbles and the shadows, and listen
to the water and the wheels, well
L just couldn't live without them"
The old man with the -four busted
clothing and beard has a distinguished
ancestry, and in the family Bible are
the documents to prove 1t.
His grandfather, Samuel Watts, was
a volunteer soldier in the army of Gen
eral Lafayette which came from
France and fought with Washington
In the Revolutionary War. The rec
ords show that he was wounded seven
times, that he was captured by the
British In Charleston and that after
the war he settled in Shelby County.
Kentucky, and that he was a member
OF the Lewis and Clark expedition that
went up the Missouri River to the
mouth of the Yellowston. He married
Sallie Dodson. a great-granddaughter
of Daniel Boone. and settled in St.
Charles County, Missouri.
In 1850 Anthony B. Watts, - son,
came to Indian Creek and bought the
water mill. He brought his family
with him. Stubbins was one of the
children.
To look at the old man, STOPPING at
his bins and gathering a deposit Of
white flour as a bee gathers pollen
from the flowers into which it dips.
one would not imagine he had been a
fighting man, but, as he says:
The gurgle of the water through so
many years sort Of lulls you to sleep"
There is no modern machinery in
this mill except the turbine wheel.
Years ago the old wooden wheel was
taken out and the turbine put in. All
else is as it was eighty-two years ago.
even to the wooden pegs in the floor
ing, the wooden hinges on the doors
and the wooden cogs in the wheels.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1912-07-18
NEARLY CAME TO BLOWS.
lie Passed at Meeting Of Rapid City
Council.

Council.
Rapid extraordinarily quiet and
iigniHed, the meeting of the city com.
n~issioners was thrown into a tumult
when Tom Sweeney, the proprietor of
he largest department store in the
,ity, and Commissioner Thomas Hale
passed the | eiand attempted to settle
heir differences Of opinion with their
lists.
Mr.. Sweeney appeared before the
board, and in a voice tremulous with
emotion, asked that his assessment on
l stock Of goods In his store be re-
iuced from $3.50 0 to 10000.
During his plea to the board Mr..
Sweeney intimated very strongly that
Commissioner Hale was the cause OF
having the assessment raised. This
Hale resented, and rising from his
seat, started toward Sweeney, who
carried an umbrella. Hale was in his
short sleeves, and as he approached
Sweeney, the latter raised the umbrel-
la and shouted. II can put you to
sleep in a minute"
With this Hale was seized by Com
missioners Jay and Redfield, and,
struggling for freedom, was forced in
TO his seat.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1912-07-18
sALLoW FACES
often Caused by Tea and Coffee
Drinking.

How many persons realize that tea
and coffee SO disturb digestion that
they produce a muddy, yellow COM
p%lexion?
A ten days trial OF Postum has
proven a means, in thousands Of cases,
of clearing up a bad complexion.
A Washn. young lady tells her ex-
perience:
All of us-father, mother, sister and
brother-had used tea and coffee for
many years until finally we all had
stomach troubles, more or less.
1--WE all were sallow and troubled
with pimples, bad breath, d~isagreeable
taste in the mouth, and all OF us simply
SO many bundles OF nerves.
I'VE didn't realize that tea and cof-
fee caused the trouble until one day
we ran put of coffee and went to bor-
row some from a ~neighbor. She gave
us some Postum and told us to try
that.
Although we started to make II.
we all felt sure that we would be sick
II We missed our strong coffee, but we
tried Postum and were surprised to
find 1t delicious.
we read the statements on the pkg.
got more and In a month and a half
you wouldn't have known us. We all
were able to digest our food without
any trouble. each ones skin became
clear, tongues cleared off, and nerves
in fine condition. We never use any
thing o but Postum. There is moth
ing like it." Name given by Postum
Co., Battle Creek, Mich.
There's a reason" and 1t is ex-
planned In the little book, "The Road
to MELVILLE" n pkgs.
Ever read the above letterr A new
one ppear from time 10 time. They
nrc genuine. true, and full Of humas
katerest.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1912-07-18
SCENES IN THE CATSKILLS
Writer Describes Wonderful Beauty to
Be Found Along Hudson
River.

New York.-There Is q wealth of In
dian lore and Dutch tradition regard
Ing the Catskill region which the skill
ed romGncer may readily adapt to the
fertile fancies OF his creative magma
ton, n serve cp with graphic detail.
Who has not read every line of RIP
Van Wrinkle" and drunk In every word
OF the eloquent tales of the immortal
Cooper, who made "Natty Bumpo" the
most eloquent woodsman that ever
lived in a book? Hear him as he
stands on one of the browning crags
overlooking the valley of the Hud-
SON:
"If, being the best part OF a mile
In the air and having views of farms
and houses at your feet, with rivers
looking like ribbons, and mountains
seeming to be haystacks of green grass
under you. give any satisfaction to a
man, | can recommend the spot. When
! first came into the woods to live. I
used to have weak spells, and | felt
lonesome, and then l would go into
the Catskills and spend a few days
on that hill to look at the ways of
man"
Note this gem which bubbles spon-
%taneously from his lips as he looks
into the pretty Kaaterskill stream,
which makes that wondrous water
fall at the Laurel house, where the
water plunges madly over and down
the rocks for three hundred feet:
"A drop for the old Hudson and a
merry time it has till it gets down off
the mountain. I've sat on this shelly
Ing rock many a long hour, boy, and
watched the bubbles as they shot by
me, and thought how long 1t would be
before that very water, which seemed
made for the wilderness, would be I'M
der the bottom Of a vessel, and tossing
in the salt sea. 1t is a spot to make
man solemniZe. You can see right
down into the valley that lies to the
east of the High peak, where in the
fall of the year thousands Of acres of
woods are before your eyes in the
deep hollow and along the side Of the
mountain, painted like ten thousand
rainbows by 10 hand of man, though
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1912-07-18
CenterviIIe Wet AGAIN.

Centerville.-After two years of
''dryness." Centerville has saloons.
The city council had a hearing for APP
plicants for permits, and licenses to
run saloons were granted TO Harry
Hewet, Frank Griffin and David G..
Lane. When saloons were voted out
of Centerville two years ago, the city
council took occasion to legislate
against saloons ever being operated
upon Broadway. the business thor
oughfare OF the city. There was no va
can buildings on the side stress, and
1t became necessary to erect build
ings as soon as the licenses were grant
ed. This is being done. The Hamm
Brewing company owns a building on
Broadway, and is arranging to move it
to a side street.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1912-07-18
To Divide Two Counties.

Aberdeen.-A movement is on foot
for a division of Zeibach and Dewey
counties into three counties, so ar.
ranged as to give Redelm, as yet an
unorganized town with only a few
buildings, a position that will bid it
fair to become the county seat of one
of the counties thus to be formed, Du.
pree being the contestant town. The
proposed change would tend to take
the county seat of Dewey county away
from Timber Lake and give 1t to lisa.
bel, while Eagle Butte would be well
situated to become a county seat of
one of the counties. The matter is ur
before the attorney general for opin.
ion.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1912-07-18
Shock for a Brother.

John" said an eminent physician,
YEARLY, entering his home after q
hard days work. John. II anyone calls
excuse me-"
Eyes, subj" agreed John. the old
family darkey.
Just say" explained the doctor.
that the masseur Is with me-"
A little later the Doctors brother
called-called and received the shock
Of his life.
Il want to see the doctor at once"
said he.
"You can't do 1t, subj" solemnly an
nounced the old darkey, turning up his
eyes till the whites alone showed.
You can't do 1t, sub. The doctor, sub.
am wild de Messiah."-New York
Evening Sun.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1912-07-18
Important "a Mothers
OeIiberatInu.

The Rev. James Hamilton, minister
of Liverpool, while on holiday in Scot
land, had a narrow escape from
drowning. Accompanied by a boy. Mr..
Hamilton was fishing for sea-trout
when he slipped on a stone, lost his
balance, and being encountered with
heavy wading boots, had great diff
Guilty in keeping his head above water.
Finally he managed to get back to the
shore, although in a very exhausted
state, and said to the boy: Il noticed
that you v tried to help me-"
ma" was the deliberate response,
but I vas thinkin' OF"
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1912-07-18
Lightning Does Damage.

Pierre.-In a storm in the southern
part of the county the home Of Ole
Larson was struck by lightning. He
vas preparing supper and had just
stepped from the stove when the bolt
entered and scattered the stove in
whizzing fragments all over the room,
then tore a large hole through the
floor into the cellar. Mr.. Larson was
knocked down by the shock, but soon
recovered and put out d small fire
started by tina lightning.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1912-07-18
ALLIGATOR DELAYS Mail.

Atlanta, Ga.-The United States
mail was unavoidably delayed on a
rural route in Georgia recently. Car
rier j. ID. Moore came upon an alli-
gator summing himself In the middle
of a road near Waycross. When
prodded with a pole it moved to one
side and the mail proceeded.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1912-07-18
GETTING There First.

Ladd-There's your old friend De
Broke coming across the street.
Dadd-Eh: That's right. oh. yes,
he sees me. I'll run ahead and meet
him. / want TO borrow a dollar. Back
in a moment.
He hurries forward and greets the
coming. man. Presently he returns.
Ladd-Why should you ask Do
Broke for a dollar?
Dadd-Because l knew he was 60
ing to ask me for ten.