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Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1913-12-12
Classified Mail,

Good morning" the young woman
said as she stepped to the window at
the Euclid Village postoffice is there
a letter for me today?"
I'll look" the clerk answered.
The young woman blushed a little,
and she added, IT'S a business let
ter"
The man inside the window took up
a handful of letters and looked them
over hastily. Then he informed the
customer that there was nothing for
her; and with great disappointment
depicted on her lovely features, she
went away-she soon came back, this
time blushing more furiously than be-
fore.
Il deceived YOU" she stammered.
Tit wasn't a business letter | was
expecting. Will you please see if there
is something for me among the love
letters?"
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1913-12-12
SAFETY IN RAILROAD TRAVEL
Official Figures Show That There
Really Are Few Accidents on
American Railroad Lines.

Interesting illustrations of the great
degree of safety attending travel on
American railroads are given by
prominent newspaper in an article
based on Interstate Commerce Com
mission figures which show that dur
ing the six years period, 1905-11, only
one passenger out of every 74,736 re-
ceived injury of any kind, and only
one out of every 2,2Tk,12S was killed.
Commenting upon these figures this
paper says:
"a typical journey for all roads in
the country is now thirty-four miles,
and there are taken on the average
2,275,122 such journeys in safety to
each journey which results fatally. If
man were to ride out these 2,275, 1872
business day in the year, it would
take him 1892 years. To have begun
in time to meet his death in 1914, he
would have had to start in the year
1778 B. c., 45S years before Moses led
the children of Israel through the Red
Sea. BY $50 B. c., when Romulus was
regulating Remus by modern meth
DDS, the commuter would have ridden
21,000000 miles and have had 56,3O0,-
444 yet to go. When Phidias, in 46O
B. c.. was carving the Olympian Zeus.
our wayfarer would have been but
onevthird of the way toward his
death; and even in the year $50 A.
D., when Alfred the Great was letting
the griddle cakes burn, this traveller
would have spent the equivalent of
207 years on the trains running at 80
miles an hour, and would have had
81 years more of actual travel to spend
before meeting his fatal accident"
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1913-12-12
FOR TIE SAFETY OF WORKERS
Southern Railroad Takes Elaborate
Precautions to Protect Its Army
of Employees.

A railroad on which during the past
i've years not a passenger has been
killed while in train has an excep.
tional record for safety. The Southern
Pacific, therefore, is in a position to
say that it has given full protection to
travellers. But the active "safety-first"
movement now in progress on that
great system indicates that the CON-
pany has not done all in it's power to
conserve the lives of it's employees. The
elaborate program now being carried
out, however, may be accepted as evil
dence that it realizes the importance
OF educating the men to take more
care of themselves" Railroad work IS
hazardous even under the best condi.
tions, and men grow so accustomed to
danger that they are ready to take
chances of being injured or killed.
Constant effort is required to impress
upon them the necessity of being pru.
dent and vigilant
The Southern Pacific plan includes
letters of instruction, bulletins, lee
lures, photographs and buttons, all
bearing on the subject of safety. Presi-
dent William Sproule, who is giving
personal attention to the movement,
rightly says that human life and limb
are the dearest things we have, and
the company hopes by education to
make the workers watchful of them
selves. "-Providence Journal.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1913-12-12
RESTRICT RELIGION
Liberty of Christian SeCtS Cur
tailed in Macedonia.
Less Freedom Allowed Now Than
There Was Under the MosIem Rule
Newspaper Favors Military
Invasion to Restore Sway.

London.-The Ikdam notes what
others have also reported, that there
is less religious liberty in Macedonia
now among the Christian sects than
there was under Moslem rule, and it
favors a military invasion of Mace
donia to restore the sway of the
Crescent. 1t says:
"The Balkan war was to have lib
Grated the various races from CALLING
servitude. 1t has not so resulted. 1t
has rather resulted in the loss of the
rights those races held under Otto
man rule, when the government rec
ognized the religious and civil officers
who were freely chosen by the sew
eral Christian communities. But the
various elements of the population
that have fallen into the hands of the
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1913-12-12
MANITOBA CROP YIELDS

Gladstone, Man. reports that the
wheat crop of 1913 exceeded all ex.
pectations, 80 bushels per acre was
the general yield. The grade was
never better. One farmer had 400
acres in wheat, which weighed 66
pounds to the bushel.
On Portage Plains, Manitoba, there
were some remarkable yields Noah
Elgert had 81 bushels Of wheat per
acre; the government farm, 81 bush
els; Geo. E. Stacey, "a; T. ]. Hall.
John Ross and d. w. McCuaig. 50; w.
Richardson, 81; NJ. Owens, ely; An.
derson and Turnbull, 60; ]. Lloyd,
4S15; Jas. Bell and Robt. Brown, as;
R. s. Tully, So; ]. Wishart, 49A 4;
Philip Page, Al; ]. Stewart, 40; ]. W.
Brown, 80; Chester Johnson, A; E.
H. Muir, AZ; l.. A. Bradley, AZ; W.
Boldly, 40; Albert Davis, 40; E. Nc.
Lenaghen, 81; farming the same land
for 40 years, ]. Wishart secured a crop
of 1917 bushels to the acre, the best
he ever had, and the yield of Mr. Brad.
ley's was on land plowed this spring.
Marquette, Man., Sept. 21.-Splendid
weather has enabled the farmers OF
this section to make good progress
with the cutting and harvesting of this
seasons crop. Wheat is averaging
twenty bushels to the acre, with bar
ley forty-fve and oats going seventy
There has been no damage of any de
scription.
Binscarth, Man., says: Good reports
are coming from the machines of high
yields and good sample. The eleva
tors are busy shipping cars every day
Dauphin, Man, Sept. 13.-Threshing
is general the grain is in good shape
and the weather is ideal. The sam
pies are best ever grown here grad
ing No. Northern. The returns arr
larger than expected in nearly ever!
case. E. B. Armstrong; wheat wen
thirty-four bushels to the acre, Others
twenty-five to twentyseven.
Binscarth, Man, Sept. 3.-Cutting Il
finished here and threshing is in full
swing. This part of the province il
keeping up its record, wheat averag
ing twenty-five bushels to the acre.
Advertisement.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1913-12-12
Mountain Railroad

One Of the most remarkable rail.
roads in the world is to be built in
France, to run up the Aiguille du Midi.
which rises abruptly to height of
l2,60S feet. The object of the under.
taking will be to show the unmatched
glories of Mont Blanc and it's chain of
peaks and glaciers. Instead of run
ming on solid ground, however, like
most of the Swiss mountain railroads,
1t is to go through the air on pylons
and cables, swinging from peak to
peak, far above the eternal SHOWS and
glaciers. The starting station of the
line is situated down in the Valley of
Chamonix.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1913-12-12
RAILROAD RULES, 1852
INTERESTING REMINDER OF
EARLY DAYS OF TRAVEL.
instructions for Engineers and Con-
ductors Appear LauChable in These
Days When the Science of Rail-
reading Has Been Perfected.

A most interesting exhibit of the
early days of railroEding in this coun-
try has been found.
It is a schedule for passenger trains
and rules for the conduct of engine
men and conductors on the Wetsern &
Atlantic, which was at the time and
still is owned by the state of Georgia.
The time table is dated March l, 1852.
and was issued by William Wadley, su-
perintendent, father of George D. Wad-
ley, the latter for many years man
ager of the Central Railroad of Geor-
gia.
In the rules for enginemen and con-
ductors are many which seem quaint
in this age of colossal railroading. Of
course the road had only one track,
and rule IA for passenger conductors
shows that there must have been some
dispute when trains met as to which
train had the right to keep on its way
uninterrupted. This rule says:
LAS a general rule when trains meet
between stations the train nearest the
turnout will run back. Any dispute as
to which train is to retire is to be de-
termined at once by the conductors,
without interference on the part of the
enginemen. This rule is required to
be varied in favor of the heaviest load
ed engine, or worst grades if they
meet near the center"
Rule gives the conductor direc-
tons for reporting on the number of
passengers who are paying and the
number of ministers of the gospel who
were to be charged half price when on
The same rule indicated that the gov
ernor of the state and the general SUI
perintendent of the road were the
only individuals who had a right to
give passes.
The conductor was ordered to in.
spect the running gear of his train at
every station and, in rule IS, was ad.
monished never to leave Atlanta or
Chattanooga without the mail or with,
out first sending to the postoifice for
~ isuiS II soy SAllI q u Jill DIOpplIS
at any station at night must invariably
be run on the turnout so as to leave
the main track clear, and that strict
watch had to be kept in--all cases
where train stopped at night.
In the regulations for passenger en-
ginemen there are a number which
seem almost humorous in this period
of railroad management. For instance
the engineman was instructed that il
his train killed any stock and threw
the COW or cows in such a position as
TO endanger the safety of the next
train he was to stop his train and see
that the track was cleared
Passenger trains were not to exceed
the speed of their schedule except
when behind time, in which case the
speed might be increased three miles
an hour generally. In passing turn
outs (the turnout evidently was the
switching track the speed had to be
diminished to six miles an hour.-Rail
way Age-Gazette.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1913-12-12
Electric Locomotive.

Electric locomotives can, be run
more simply than steam locomotives.
AS the Railway News points out, there
are no injectors, steam gauges or wa
ter-level indicators on an electric loco
motive; the crew need only to keep
a lookout and handle the switch and
brake gear intelligently. The working
parts are also very simple, for there
are no pistons and piston-rods, eccen-
tries, valve motions, and so forth. and
the moving parts of the control are
light, and can be easily reached when
ever it is necessary to inspect or re
pair them. Moreover, the working
parts are not subject to such heavy
strains as those of the steam locomo.
tive are,
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1913-12-12
BEE STINGS HALT WEDDING
Mississippi Bridegroom Requires Medi-
cal Treatment Just Before the
Ceremony.

Moselle, Miss.-Dr. R. H. Crawford
while preparing for his wedding,
hitched his horse too near some bee
hives, The bees attacked the horse.
and in unhitching the animal, Doctor
Crawford was so severely stung that
he became unconscious. The horse
wrecked the buggy and probably will
die. Doctor Crawford was revived by
fellow physicians and his marriage
with Miss Lena Miller took place
about an hour late.
Doctor Crawford is treasurer of the
town and surgeon-physician for the
New Orleans Northeastern railroad.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1913-12-12
St. Bernard Rescues Pointer.

Maiden, Mass" Fanny" a pointer
owned by H. M. Reed of this town,
after having been missing four days,
was rescued from starvation through
the efforts of a st. Bernard dog
owned by P. K. Wood. The st. Ber-
nard led nelghbors to an untenanted
house where Fannie" was imprisoned
under the piazza, weak from hunger.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1913-12-12
Campaiqn Fund Mas Penny.

Yonkers. N. Y.-Frederick Breith-
ack, who was reelected assessor on
the Republican ticket, filed a state
ment declaring that contributions to
his campaign fund totaled one cent.
Jerry Kane, street sweeper, sent
in the penny.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1913-12-12

THE MAXWELL MOTOR
MP ANY DID. We
considered it good business,
even if not a moral or
legal obligation.
WE FOUND $4,000 owners
out in the cold, as it were
pleading for parts. Their
cars laid up and useless in
most cases.
WE'VE INVESTED about
one and three-quarters mil
lions ($1,750,000)' dollars in
a plant and stock of parts,
for over $50 different mod
els, made by the concerns
that comprised the United
States Motor c mpany,
whose assets we purchased
from the Receiver thru
the U. S. Courts.
WE TOOK THE NAME
MAXWELL solely for the
protection of $4,000 persons
who had bought cars under
that name.
HAD WE CHOSEN AN
OTHER NAME those Co.,
900 cars would have had
almost no value in the Sec
ond-hand market. As it is,
they have a definite value.
And by the replacement of
the worn parts your car
will be good for a long time
to come.
ANY REC OGNIZED.
DEALER or repair man
whether he handles the
present Maxwell line or not
Can procure these parts
for you. Or you can order
direct. Shipment will be
made within % to 48 hours
after receipt of the order at
Newcastle.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1913-12-12

THE R E A R E T H r E E
GOOD REASONS why
you should have your Car
overhauled now and worn
parts replaced.
FIRST: The garage man
can give you better service
and you can spare the
car better now than later.
No matter whether you are
going to keep the car, or
sell or trade it in on a new
one-it will pay you well
to have it thoroughly over
hauled, worn parts replaced
by new ones and body re-
painted.
SECOND: We are able to
furnish replacement parts
for all models of above
makes of cars within 48
hours from receipt of or
der. Have concentrated
this branch Of the business
at Newcastle, Ind. (center
of population of the U. S.
Here we have a $1,750,000
investment in plant and
stock. $4,000 separate bins
of parts.
THIRD: And perhaps the
best reason why you should
secure your requirements
now-we must increase
prices 20% January 1st,
when the new parts price
lists will be off the presses.
NOW NOTE THIS-Never
before in the history of this
industry has new con-
Germ, having bought the
plants and assets of a bank
rupt one, taken upon itself
the obligation of furnishing
replacement parts for the
cars it never made.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1913-12-12

Be sure that you ask for Wright's Indian
Vegetable Pills, and look for the sigma
ture of VIM. Wright on wrapper and box
For Constipation, Biliousness and lndiges-
ton. Adv
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1913-12-12

Automobiles cost US more than
household furniture every year, and
we pay garage mechanics and chauf-
feurs more than our teachers.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1913-12-12
The Point.

Here are some excellent oysters
on the half she'll"
"Ah, there you touch me on the
raw!"
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1913-12-12

Mrs. Wnslow's Soothing Syrup for Children
teething, softens the gums, reduces inhamma'
ton allays pain, cures wind colo, 25c bottle.AT
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1913-12-12

Most men would be only too glad to
be considered land poor.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1913-12-12

Write for our booklet, "How
to Make YC r Car Live Twice
AS Long" In which we set
forth the Maxwell policy to-
ward owners of the above
mentioned cars. Address
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1913-12-12

When little man stands on his
dignity he feels as tall as a two story
house.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1913-12-12

INVALIDS AND CHILDREN
should be given MAGEE'S EMULSION to
strengthen the body. Never fails. All druggists.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1913-12-12
Pain in Bac k and Rheumatism

are the daily torment of thousands. To eff
fectually cure these troubles you must re-
move the cause. Foley Kidney Pills begin
to work for you from the first Dose and ex-
ert so direct and beneficial an action in the
kidneys and bladder that the pain and tor
ment of kidney trouble soon disapp9 ars
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1913-12-12
Needy.

us Jones friend in need?"
Yes, he's always in need"
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1913-12-12
This Is Vitalto Every Owner
OLA
Maxwell Briscoe Motor Car
Made at TarrytOwn, N. Y. and
New Castle, Ind, 1905 to 1913

Also all Owners of Stoddard- Dayton 1905 to 1914;
Columbia Gasoline and Electrics 1906 to 1914;
Everitt Cars of Any Model; Brush,
Sampson and Courier Cars
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1913-12-12
DO YOU HAVE CORNS OR CALLOUSES ?

W. N. u,,~sosToN, NO. 4s-191s.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1913-08-08
Gas euoy's Long Drift.

One of the strangest cruises ever
taken by q gas buoy is recorded by
: the government Of Canada. The buoy
In question, located near Lewis, oppo-
site Quebec. on the st. Lawrence
river, was carried away by ice in the
spring OF 1911. It was believed to
have sunk. ..,
In the spring Of this year 1t was
picked UP on the coast of New South
Wales, Australia, distance Of $4,000
miles. During its two years drifting
it was never reported as being seen.
although it's height above the water
was fully Is feet.
Caught by the currents Of the North
Atlantic, it must have travelled south
until picked UP by the equatorial cur
rents, then have been carried to the
southernmost end Of the continent.
and thence around Cape Horn to the
distant point where It was finally
thrown ashore. Popular Mechanics.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1913-08-08
REP. BoRLAND WOULD BUILD SUMMER CAPITAL

. 1T would be perfectly feasible
thing" said Mr.. Borland. Few peo-
pie seem to realize when we are
sweltering here in the torridity of
a Washington summer that not more
than an hours run by express train
there runs a range of beautiful foot
hills averaging in altitude more than
1900 higher than Washington itself.
The Blue Ridge is but fifty miles
away. A lesser range, the Catoctins,
are a scant forty miles distant from
Washington. 1t would seem to me
that a congress house, roomy,
airy, cool, and healthful sort of a
place, to be built with view to hous-
ing both branches of the national
legislature and not at great expense,
might be built"
1T would not be necessary to trans
fer the whole legislative plant to the
mountains. A building of concrete
and steel with two legislative cham
bers and the necessary committee
rooms could be constructed for a
limited amount Of money, probably
for as little as $25O,000, and certainly
we'll with in the half-million mark. The
plan is feasible enough, and SO In
the shade within the hall Of the
house of representatives Is enough
to make one think seriously of this
proposition, which would like to, see
-,-'~
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1913-08-08
.IpEz MILHoLLAND MARRIEs RICH HoLLANDER

:, 1t is understood that they are &C.
quainted very slightly, II at all, with
Eugene Won Boissevain, whom Inez
had only met short time ago, casu-
ally in New York before he was their
fellow passenger on the trip over.
After family reunion, the bride
and bridegroom left for Amsterdam to
visit the bridegrcom's family, to whom
the marriage came with as great sur
prise as to the brides. &..... .
. Mrs Boissevain was seen at her ia
theirs house in London after she had
been to dinner, followed by a theater.
with a party consisting Of her hus-
band, his brothers, Mrs. Milholland.
Miss Veda Milholland and Mr.. Mar
conf. Mrs. Boissevain. bookings radi.
antly happy and beautiful. said:
I'VE we're married at the registry
office in Marloes road, Kensington. |
had to be married at that Office be-
cause 1t Is in the parish where re-
side. I do not know how the report
got about that we were married last
Friday, unless 1t was because we ca.
bled my father then that we had been
married. We had to tell him that
1t had taken place because we. knew
he would object otherwise"
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1913-08-08
Ex-KlNG MANUEL HAS SUCCUMBED TO CUPID

friendship seriously. They knew OF
the romantic nature of Manuel. and
that his most desperate affaires. DE
occur had not ended seriously.
Even when the young people an
nounced their, engagement their
friends refused to congratulate them.
for the young ex-king is supposed to
be without any fortune and with
many heavy debts resting on his
shoulders. 49, -. ..-. s.-s
Since his Punishment from his king
dom he has been leading a democrat
ic life in Paris and London, consort-
ing with artists, singers and other
types Of bohemians.
Although Princess Augustine is not
Of the reigning family, her father was
in direct succession to throne Of Rou-
mania. He, renowned his right ut
Baden Baden. The present prince OF
the family has remained quiet most
OF the time in his historic castle,
pitched on high craig rising above
the town Of Sigmaringen in Hohenzol-
lern. Though Kaiser Wilhelm and
Prince Wilhelm are both Hohenzol
lerns. they belong to different 'famil.
les. The kaiser calls the prince "cous'
in" but the blood relationship between
them antedates the present genera
tion.
s. Therefore the marriage will not
bring the former king into closer re-
lationship with the kaiser
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1913-08-08
SOCIETY MATRON WORKS TO PREVENT STRIKE

theorist. It shows she possesses that
which hundreds OF thousands Of men
crave--a practical mind and will to
operate 1t.
After It became known that the en-.
ployes OF the railroads were In mood
to take drastic steps to force the rail-
roads to meet their demands for In
creased wages. and before any OF the
leaders OF this great army OF en-
ployes, or any OF the male managers
OF the various organizations seeking
peace between capital and labor gave
thought to the question Of how the
employer and employe could be
brought together and induced to adj
just their differences without injury
to the general public. Mrs. Hartman
conceived her plan.
Secretary to the president, Joseph
P. Tumulty. was at Avon, N. J. 1t
was about dinner time. He was with
his family. His telephone bell rang.
He answered 1t. Mrs. Hartman was
on the line, the other end Of which
was in New York. Mrs. Hartman
told Mr.. Tumulty that the trouble
between the railroad managers and
the employees was serious.
The result was that long telegram
went to the president at Cornish. N.
H., where he was spending few
days with his family. telling him OF
the situation and pointing out the
desire Of all parties concerned to
avoid an open conflict such as a
strike. The president after reading
the telegram from his secretary. in
structed the latter to ask Secretary OF
Labor Wilson to arrange the confer
enca
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1913-08-08

organizations in conference. 5r
1t was Mrs. J. Borden Hartman.
society matron, wealthy social leader,
friends Of President Wilson, mother.
worker In social betterment lines.
student OF economics and adjuster
Of troubles between capital and labor.
who really and actually postponed. II
not prevented the 100000 railroad en-
ployes Of the forty-two eastern rail.
roads from going out on strike.
The story of how Mrs. Hartman,
alone and unaided, started the ball
rolling, which resulted in the emp
loyes and employers getting together.
The story shows her to be more than
q student of, social work. and q
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1913-08-08

Washington has
started legisla-
tors to consider
ing the feasibility
Of the establish
ment of a Sum-
mer Capital"
With the tenn
perature driving
the mercury into
the neighborhood
of. the 100 de-
gree mark and
the evident de-
termination Of
the leaders to
hold congress ION
the job" through
cut the heated
term, and, fur
thermore, the re-