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Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1912-09-06
RECORD LOBSTER YEAR, WEST
Popular crustaeean Abundant In Call
fornla Waters-Delleaey Now Sold
In Cheap Eating Houses.

San Observation-Disclosures have been
so plentiful in the waters OF southern
California this year that they retailed
for 25 cents a pair. This brought the
famous crustaceans into the hash and
beef stew class and the cheaper res
taurants were well supplied with
them. The Holsters sold at this price,
however, were moderate in size, al
though some remarkably large ones
were caught and marketed. In the
accompanying photograph is seen a
lobster which was caught near Los
Angeles and which weighed 20 pounds
and measured more than two feet, ex-
elusive of the antennae.
The lobster industry in the United
States is of considerable importance
and employs many persons and large
amount of capital. Various methods
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1912-09-06
TAG POKER IS NEW FAD
Play 1t With Numbers on Passing
Auto Just Like Real
Gambling.

Chicago.-Do you play tag poker?
1t is the latest automobile diversion
and is becoming more and more pop
ular amongst those who have a ma.
chine in which to ride and an element
in their composition which, for lack
of better and more descriptive term,
Is called sporting blood"
The fundamental rules of this slim.
ulating new game are the same as in
straight poker, as far as pairs, threes,
fours of kind and straights go.
You beguile the monotony Of your
journey after this fashion:
Suppose you and a friend Of yours
are riding along in car. Your friend
says he will take the tag of the first
car that comes along and you agree
to take the second An automobile
whizzes by. You both crane your
necks to catch the number, which is
duly recorded. The number might
be 1896.
This is your friends hand, and con
sists of pair of tours.
You watch for the next car, which
VIII be your hand. The excitement
becomes intense. The car flies by
The number is 67,275. You win, be-
cause you have a pair of seveps.
In order that you may not waste
time or the stimulating effect of the
game, one Of the rules provides that
in case there are no pairs, the hand
having the highest number would win
Then. too, it is possible to make the
game draw" poker. You and your
friend may try to better your hands
with the additional numbers.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1912-09-06

"Shure, honey, it's not so bad the
way they tell it now" she explained,
consolingly. Nobody behaves now it
was yer father that got kilt. 1t was
two fellers what stole his outfit,
clothes an all, an was drivin off wild
'em inter the sand hills. Divil wan
does know who kilt em, but there's
some ugly stories travelin about.
Some says Injuns; some says the
posse run 'em down; an Black Bart
an his dirthy outfit. they swear 1t was
Keith. Olive got me own notion. An
INFLOW, there's bout three hundred
dollars, some mules, an lot O. val
yble papers missin'."
But if it wasn't father, where is he
now?"
That's what Owe been tryin' ter
foind out First off he went out to the
| Cimmaron Crossing, guarded by a
squad O. cavalry from the fort here
Tommy Game whit along an told
me all about it. They dug up the
bodies, but niver thing did they find
on 'em-not paper, nor a dollar
They'd bin robbed all roight. The
ovid Gineral swore loike wild mon
all the way back. Tommy said. an
the first thing he did at Carson City
was to start huntin' fer Black Bart.
He was two days gittin' on the trail
av him; then he heard the Teller was
gone away trapsing after singin or
dancin' gyurl called Christie Maclaire.
She was supposed to be ayther at
Topeky or Sheridan. A freighter told
the ovid man she was at Sheridan, an
so he started there overland, hopin'
ter head off Black Bart OF reckon
we could towld morn that"
What do you mean?"
why shure, honey, what's the use
tryin' ter decave me? Didn't Jack
Keith, wild his own lips, tell me we
was Christie Maclaire?"
But I'm not! I'm not, Mrs. Muir
ply don't even know the woman.
1t is such strange thing; cannot
account for it-both those men mis-
took me for her, and-and let them.
| didn't care who the man Hawley sup
posed me to be, but intended to have
told Mr.. Keith he was mistaken.
don't know why | didn't, only | sup
posed he finally understood. But
want you to believe. Mrs. Murphy
| am Hope Waite. and not Christie
Maclaire."
ITS little the loss to We not ter be
her, an Oim thinkin' loikely Jack
Keith will be moighty well plased tel
know the truth. What's Black Bart
so ayger ter git hold av this Maclaire
gyurl fer?"
81 do not in the least know. He
must have induced me to go to thai
place in the desert believing me to be
the other woman. Yet he said moth
ing of any purpose; indeed. he founc
no opportunity"
Mrs. Murphy shook her head dis
paragingly
1T was shure some divilment," she
asserted, stoutly. Hell be up t.
some trick wild the poor gyurl; o
know the loikes av him. Shure, the
two av yez must look as much. aloik,
as two payes in pod. Loikely now
it's twin sister we've got?"
Hope smiled, although her eye
were misty.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1912-09-06

your medicines to all suffering women"
Mrs. MARY HALsTEAD, Platea, Pa,
Box SO.
Here is the report of another genuine
case, which still further shows that Ly-
dia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound
may be relied upon.
Walcott, N. Dakota. eel had infam-
nation which caused pain in my side,
and my back ached all the time. was
SO blue that felt like crying if any one
even spoke to me. l took Lydia E.
Pinkham's Vegetable Compound, and 1
began to gain right away. l continued
its use and now l am well woman. !"
Mrs. AMELIA DAHL, Walcott, N.
Dakota.
We challenge anyone to name even
one other medicine that has been
SO successful in relieving won,an's
suffering as has Lydia e. Pink
hams Vegetable COMPOUND. m
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1912-09-06

"Oh. no; Fred and l were the only
children; but what shall l do? What
ought | to do?"
The Irish mouth of Kate Murphy
set firmly. her blue eyes burning.
ITS not sthrong Oh am on advisin',"
she said, shortly, but If 1t was me
Ord be fer foindin out what all this
mix-up was about. There's somethin'
moighty quare in 1t. It's my notion
that Hawley's got hold av thin papers
av yer fathers. The ovid gint thinks
SO, too, an that's why he's so hot
afther catchin him. May the divil
admoire me av OF know where this
Maclaire gyurl comes in, but Oi'll bet
the black divil has get her marked
fer some part in the play. What
would OF do? Be goory, Ord go to
| Sheridan, an foind the Gineral. an
till him all knew. Maybe he could
piece it together, and guess what
Hawley was up ter"
Hope was already upon her feet,
her puzzled face frightening.
| vi, lHdl ID NlidI WdulSu 10 40,
but was not sure it would be best
How can get there from here?"
"Ye'd have ter take the stage back
to Topeky; loikely they'd be runnin
thrains out from there on the new
road. It'll be aisy fer me ter foind
out from some av the lads down be-
/ low"
The only equipment operating into
Sheridan was a construction train.
with an old battered passenger coach
coupled to the rear. A squad of
heavily armed infantry rode along, as
protection against possible Indian
raiders, but there was no crowd
aboard on this special trip, as all
construction work had been suspended
on the line indefinitely, and most of
the travel, therefore, had changed to
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1912-09-06
CHAPTER Xxx.
Hope Goes to Sheridan.


The discovery of the locket which had
fallen from about Keith's neck made 1t
impossible for Hope to remain quietly
for long in the hotel at Fort Larned.
The more carefully she thought over
the story OF that murder at the Cim-
maron Crossing, and Keith's tale of
how he had discovered and buried the
mutilated bodies, the more assured
she became that that was where this
locket came from, and that the slain
freighter must have been her own ia
Their She never once questioned the
truth OF Keith's report; there was that
about the man which would not per-
init of her doubling him. He had
simply failed to mention what he re-
moved from the bodies, supposing this
would be of no special interest.
Mrs. Murphy. Looping thus to quiet
the apprehensions OF her charge, sci
herself diligently at work to discover
the facts AS her house was filled
with transients. including occasional
visitors from Carson City, and was
also lounging headquarters for many
of the officers from the nearby fort
she experienced no difficulty in pick
ing up all the floating rumors. Out Of
these, with Irish shrewdness, she soor
managed to patch together consist
ent fabric of fact.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1912-09-06
A Musical Prodigy.

In 1841 arrived in London Russian
boy. called Antoine Rubinstein. not
twelve years old, whose performances
on the piano had excited wonder
and delight among the musical anna
tours. He was equally skilled in the
ancient as we'll as modern style OF
playing and gave with wonderful eff
feet the most difficult passages OF Bach
or Thalburg All this, too, was done
with the utmost apparent ease. ana
in the most difficult passages he ire
quently INDUCED himself In grotesque
limitations OF the peculiar trickeries o.
the composer upon whose music o.
was engaged.-The Russian Boy
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1912-09-06
Declined to Swap an Old vest for a
Worn-Out Farm Full OF
Diamonds.

In this day of great fortunes It is
not unusual to read in the daily news
columns of great fortunes being lost
and won in a day, and the following
anecdote is quoted to illustrate how
one man cast aside an opportunity to
become many times a millionaire.
Years ago a man named Saltzmann
owned an estate in Griqualand. and
adjoining his property was an old
worn down farm that had not been
worked on account of its poor soil and
the lack of necessary water. The
owner Of this arm met Herr Saltz-
mann one day and offered to trade the
farm for an old waistcoat he had seen
him wearing
AS Saltzmann did not wish to bur
den himself with piece of worthless
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1912-09-06
A WONDERFUL DISCOVERY,

In this age OF research and experiment, al nature
is ransacked by the hap
pinessof man. Science has indeed made giant strides
In the past century, and among the-by no means
least OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES in medicine is that OF
Therap which has been used with great success in
French Hos pitfalls and that it is worthy the attention
of those who suffer from kidney bladder nervous
diseases chronic weaknesses ulcers. skin eruptons,
piles, &c. there is doubt In fact seems evident
from the big stir created amongst specialists, that
THERApiOM is destined to cast into oblivion all
those questionable remedies that were formerly the
sole reliance of medical men. 1t is of mpos-
sbe to tell sufferers all should like to tell them
in this short article, but those who would like to
know more about this remedy that has effected so
many-we might almost say, miraculous cures
should send addressed envelope for FREE book to
DIR. lie Clerc Med Co, HaverStock Road Hampstead
London, Eng and decide for themselves whether tho
New French Remedy ..THEHAPloR"N No. IL No.
or No is what they require and have been seeking
in vain during life of misery suffering. i'll health
and unhappiness Therapion Is sold by druggists or
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1912-09-06
'"rroIley Funerals" Are Popular.

Philadelphia.-The Rapid Transit
company has installed funeral troll
ley car" on its lines. Funerals by troll
lev are coming into style here.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1912-09-06
Casting Aside a Fortune

land he kindly refused the offer. A
few years later big clear diamonds
were found on this waste stretch, and
now millions of dollars could not pur.
chase 1t.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1912-09-06
NERVOUS
DESpONDENT
WOMEN
Find Relief in Lydia E. Pink
hams Vegetable Compound
Their Own Statements
So Testify.
Platea, Pa" When 1 wrote TO You
first was troubled with female weak

ness and backache,
and was so nervous
that / would cry at
the least noise, it
would startle me so.
l began to take Ly-
dia E. Pink h ms
remedies, and l don't
have any more cry
ing spells. l sleep
sound and my ner-
vousness is better.
| will recomm end
The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1912-10-17
CAMPAIGN. CONTRIBUTIONS.

For number OF weeks there has
been carried in the advertising col
umns OF The Advocate an appeal for
contributions to the campaign fund
Of the Progressive party. Some few
responses have beer received, but
they have been COm11 3Ef.urate neithe-
with the worth Of the cause nor with
the ability Of those 70 whom the APP
peal was made.
Some OF those whose attention has
been called to this Indifference hdv,
attempted to excuse it On the ground
that contribution on the part of the
masses to- campaign funds is a new
stunt that they have been 50 long
accustomed to being contributed to
Tint they have not .j2t adjusted them
selves to the idea OF being contribu~
tors. That is largely a matter Of
/. fact, and it is this fact that is res
pohsible for the small part the Ne
gro plays in the game after the bal
lots have been cast Men who havr
financed the campa:gnt have, spent
their money to get the desifed re-
{ suits, very naturally have dictated
1.-The division Of the sroils. The No
! gro, having been q beneficiary
though to limited extent, before the
election: Is considered to have re,
ceived his reward and does not there
fore, participate. in the distribution
of offices. ..
The Progressive Dsrty~-a party @
the peoDle~~tnust b. financed ;by the
people, ,. Its attitude on the questiof
of big business renders assistance
from that source impossible, even 1!
the party we're willt1y to accept it. I
n tRen, becomes incutf1Sebt upon tn ost
who have hitherto stood on the side
lines to getfnto' the gaHie----the spec
tators must Become players. -,
';*zSJust aslittla over Il NO weeks renal,
before the cafnpaign closes. In IL
last days the need for money will be
come more imperative. Our leada
The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1912-10-17
THE TICKET TO VOTE.

With the exception of Winfield II.
Turtey, Lincoln county candidate
for House of Delegates, The Adv
cate can not use language too for
chile In urging its clientele to SUP
port the Republican state ticket.
which Will appear on the Progressive
ticket from DR.. Hatfield down 10 and
including the. candidates for consta Bile
in the several ma gis:Grial districts.
There is nothing to be gained by
voting for any Democrat That party
AS Il whole has sho M SO persistentiy
and consistently it's hostility to those
to whom we now speak, that none OF
them, except at the risk of being
considered knaves o. FOOLS, can afford
to support any Democrat. This Ia no;
the 1me-to- put Democrats into of
flee. They have not yet arisen from
the depths Of civil and political
prejudice. Once in they are too like
ly to fix it at our exDarse so that may
stay. in forever. So, vote the Pro-
gressive ticket On which are names CT
the Republican candidates for State,
congressional, county and district
offices.
The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1912-10-17
MAKE TERLET SHUT UP.

Mr. Winfield II. Hurley. Republi-
can candidate for the House OF Dele
gate in the county IF Lincoln, has is
sued pamphlet, says THE Hunting
ton Advertiser, outlining his posi-
ton in the campaign. In one para
graph he states:
"Second-I am III favor of and
will vote for q Jim Crow car law
If the managers OIL the Republican
state campaign have any thing to
say In tho matter, they ought to make
Turley withdraw thu t leaflet AMI
apologize with some sort of excuse,
even if he has to say that he was
drunk or crazy when he wrote it.
This ought to be done, for the pub
LEGATION OF such d platform by a Re-
publican will certainly not hefp the
Republican party a. whole. II
may benefit Mr.. TV1ley in Lincoln
! county where the Negro, population
is extremely small, too small to re-
buke him at the polls as he deserves,
but 1t will react against the party IN
the state. so, muzhle Turley, stC;
his mouth. else the animal will do
some other darn fool trick.
The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1912-10-17

Eis limited to one hundred md mem
berships are highly priced aby tho
professional, educational and bust
At the opening night of the Ma-
,SG-Lit Club >on the 18th Prof,
Nj, Grant Lucas, principal of the
Bruce School,, made a ringing
speech for Taft, and was vigorous
ly applauded by the, flower of
Washington s business and pEefHr
sional life. - r. "A, Pelham paSSasls
ed. \,4yH rs,asstssssyssss
The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1912-10-17
UNCLE SAM HlTCHIN' UP

-
It's a .darned~ important journey. an
(! I'm calcNlatin' which 81 - .'. .
of the crittors in my stable it 'ud ht
! the best to, hitch. ... .....' e..
(Hell be up against some hnulin,
for I'm. loaded like the deuce),
I The Elephant? Tho Donkey? or the
Old Bpll Moose? H.
When last tried 20 make it, with
the Elephant along
Well, you'd hardly Hiame me. for he
looked SO good an strong;
Eut no wasn't oacRydermis any
deeper than Gis hide,
An as soon, as he got started there
. wac sdmethin' else inside!
iie''s standin| here a-trumpetin' that
he's elephant all through.
But he's got; so mean an,4ornery he's
not bit Of use, g..
So III have to hitch the Donkey-or
the Old Bull Moose. ",
The Donkey's done some haulin'-
Just around the stable yard,
But he's never had t. tackle any goin'
=: that was hard.
And because, the trlo I'm takin' AIM
related to a cinch,
Why, he'll, mebbe so and founder
= when Irneed him ir a pinch.
Then, there's some: hin free au' easy
~ in the way I've heard him bray,
An wouldn't want him smashin'
every tollgate on the way! 4!
No, 1 never knew a donkey, any don
key, to produce S.,
So T'better be a-squintin' at the Old
Bull Moose:
haven't druv him lately, but Mes
prancin' in his staH. Il
An he looks as IL his layotf didn't
hurt him none at all; !; l.
Tho: it wouldn't he SO awful if Ee
is little slower, Zoo $780,
For that other. time used him-jum-
PIN hemlock, what q goer!
When we'd hit the billy places You
could bet your bottom dollar
He'd either pull 'er over or go climb
in through the collar!
Oh! he wasn't very sh owy, but he got
there fresh and spruce.
For I never saw puiler like the Old
Bull Moose
It's a darned important journey, an
I'm calculatin' which
Of the critters in my stable 1T 'ud
be the best to hitch; -.
But he's got to do some haulin', for
I'm loaded like the deuce
So I guess I'll put the harness on the
Old Bull Moose
r. Edward Morrissey.
The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1912-10-17
son and Eddie Green.

son ana EDDIE Green. ~. ~
Miss Susie Sutton holds over the,
Blue Mouse. in. her versatile I'M
presentations, and Eftie andiLottie
Gee are in their third week at the
Fairyland. T. :
Paul Floyd and Russell, at the
Howard last week, is an Indianap-.
oils boy who has gene East and
made good. -... II3R &i
Clarence Powell, the eccentric
comedian and monologist: was pro.
minent among. the specially invit
ed guests last Friday evening at
the famous Mus-So-Lit Club, and
delivered an address that was the
last word" in wit, hlmor and
sage philosophy. Mr.. Powell is one
OF the most original performers on
the stage and knows the business
from the ground up. He made all
excellent impression upon the mem
bcrs eff the club. =.
Nine. Anita Patti Brown, the re-
nowned colored soprano, is to be
here in sta1 concert next month";.
under direction of Miss Lulu We're
Childers, Of Howard University.
"ThL Brown Girls" Babe and
Maybelle, are to be top-liners at
The Howard next week. =.
The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1912-10-17
TIE NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.,
,;NJIPTIAIS ~ =: = -. *

One of the prettiest of the au-
tumn weddings was that of Miss
Elizabeth Johnson, who was led to
the hymencal altar by Nh. Syl-
vester Laughhn McLaurin at the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. johnson,
1923 18th street, northwest. Rev.
NJ. w. Clair, pastor of .Asbury NJ.
+. Church, performed the impress
sive ceremony. The bride; who
was given in marriage by her broth
CT, Mr. Charles johnson, was
gowned in white satin, trimmed
with real point d'esprit lace and
pearls. She wore a white veil
caught with Srosebuds and carried
a shower bouquet of white roses.
Miss Lena A. Meyers was the maid
of honor. She, wore pink mousse
line Gle Sole trimmed in silk fringe
over pink. She carried a shower
bouquet. of pink rosebuds. Miss
Alice Barlow, the bridesmaid, wore
white ,batiSte heavily trimmed
with hand made cluny and German
y9lenciennes over canary messaline.
She carried bouquet of pink rose
buds. Mr.. Oliver Randolph was
s''best man" and Mr.. John D, Drake
was the other groomsman. The
wedding march was played by Miss
Pauline. Johnson. the bride s c0u-
sin. The house was decorated with
flowers and palms. A reception
followed, after which Mr.. and Mrs.
MeLaurin left for wedding trip
to Canada. Mrs. McLaurin trav-
eled in a dark blue suit and large
white hat.
The bride, Miss johnson, is a
Virginian,. and attended college in
Lynchburg. She is a most cul-
tured young lady and is much
loved in her circle Of friends. MIR.
McLaurin is from Mississippi, a
graduate of the Howard Law
School, and is a member of the bar
'Cf. the District Of Columbia. He
also holds an important federal po-
sition, being chief of the property
division in the forestry service, De-
partment of Agriculture. He is
B. s. of Alcorn University. The
presents received were numerous
and beautiful. @
The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1912-10-17
GRASPING AT STR.AWS

{ Every Negro Taft organ In thl
county la carried news item sent
out from Republican national head
quarters stating that, the National
/ Baptist convention endorsed the ad-
mtnistration of President Tart AM
urged the Negro votris of the coun-
! thy to rally to his support. In ollv
news cofumns we carry a direct de
NAL of the truth Of this statemenc,
lie Baptists, say the officers Of the
convention, TOOK no such action and
all report to that effect are false, cir
culated for the puro9.'e Of bolsterinS
up-a lost cause, ~,
l. This misuse of the name of the
largest Negro Organization in tbs
country goes to show to what straits
Mr., Faft's supporters have been re-
iduced, how desperate is their plight
They know that the Negro voters,
those who think, have grown tired Of
their empty pledges and broken
promises. They kn"w that the plans
proposed by the Progressive party for
political rehahilita,iJa Of the black
$1,000 90 'AC ooutu 10 uoliy SIOWluS III
favor among his kindyssteadiIg grow
ing as it comes to he understood.
Hence, this resort to deliberate false
hoods. The Negro ,ote musE be re-.
tanned at any cost. Bishop this an
reverend that must IL "influenced'
to- sigh. q statement for publication
that the Republican saafty is God and
Taft is His proph ali I; Every little
two~by-twice Negro: thought 10 hove
a following must be approached with
a proposition to cora. out foP3 Taft.
Anything. anything TO give Mr.. Taft
one more term in the White House.
But these old tric.:s deceive no one,
They have been stage
too often to get single hand clap.
The average Negro .oter is ION to-
this scheme of pre-. hers selling ont
their congregations, Of this or that
endorsing some party.
Either the reports CT such action
are false, or some one has been Gin
huenced" to bring :. about. But a
drowning man, tbs said, will grasp
at straw. Mr.. TAFT is entitled to
the same privilege.