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Rose Melville who playing the primitive play story.
able to capitalize the publics affection for it for
year after year. Then think too of the part the stellar
ingredient of the isis Hopkins plot has played, either
directly indirectly, in such pieces @The Marriage
of Kitty" @The Rejuvenation of Aunt Mary" @Years
of Discretion in the @Pygmalon" of Bernard
Shaw in the big ibretto "Sar in "The Marion
ettes," @Smith," 3The Trail of the Lonesome Pine"
"The Real Thing" "Green Stockings" and many
others that, carried to its limit, inventory would
consume most of the space between this line and the
tailpece.
lust stop for moment and think the number of
plays and musical pieces you have seen in which the
leading actress appeared in the early part of the evening
in dowdy apparel and in glitterng gogeousness in the
last act
THEATRICAL plotters against the publc's un-
changing taste for the old plot standbys of the
theater-and this against the publics purse
srings-reaze that if, instead of utilizing only old
plot phase of old plots ingredients in single
@new" play, they will at least two will be
theirs, other things being equal with doubled certainty
Isn't this strange thing? Tell man out of the theater
old story and he may stand for it, tell him two and
he will orevermore avoid you he would the cholera.
But put that in orchestra chair and tell
him old story, and he II admire you profoundly
than ever; tell him two at the time, and he'll
laugh and cry and be thrilled with you, and forever
more seek out your place of business you the
inventor of story the like of which he had before
heard.
In aPeg O My Heart" the 3Cnderella" and the isis
Hopkins" stories dovetaed. The genesis of ISIS
may in way be traced back Cinderella to
think of it! "Kitty MacKay" shows the same dove
failing In established large financial such
these two plays plays of the current day. the proof
of the contention may be sensed Thus we have, in
these plot standbys what may be regarded two
of the branches the perennial theatrical plot
But let proceed to the next branch, and equally
strong and well established one. Contemplate: The
wife who is in danger of losing her husbands love Tor
vice versa) and the in which she Tor he)
trves to win it back; especially with the celebrated
scene in which the divorce is discussed @Divorcons?"
Certainly but think of "Le Depute Leveau' by Jules
Lemaitre @L'Autre Danger" by Maurice Donnay, of
the @Mere ct la File" of Mazeres away back in 1927,
and of the Richard Darlington of the elder Dumas!
And keep on and recall "The Governors Lady," @The
Real Thing" observe in these plays the combination of
several old plot elements here mentioned the great
desideratumD, "A Woman's Way" Sauce for the
Goose @The Lady from Oklahoma" @The Master of
the House (note incidentally the of this standby
even in such successful novels John Rawn") @The
Crossing" (Which created more than impression
upon critical London), @Neary Married. etc!
Do you begin why these plots the standbys
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effect on the hearts and pocketbooks of audience.
In other words, just any theater audience, taken
unit may be made invariably to laugh at the spec
tace of gouty who without thinking leans his
sore foot and then utters exclamation of pain
while hopping around on the well foot with the gouty
member clutched in his hand any theater audi
ence taken unit may be made invariably to feel
sad at the spectacle of child in nighte saying its
prayers and to feel spinal quver at the spectacle of
suddenly darkened stage,-so may the ticket-buying
impulse and the admiration and applause of the public
be successfully invoked by certain definite plots
STORIES And, what is more, as anyone intimately
quanted with the ns and outs of the curious sphere of
the theater vouc the oftener these sefsame plots
are used the successful they Their value
increases, it would from survey of the records
proportion to their repeated use.
The public which pays to go to the theater will. of
course be inclined to deny very stoutly that such
ridiculous state of affairs does exist The public
will laugh its ncreduty and assert that it will certainly
pay out its good money to listen to the unraveng
of the old plot plots year after year. But it
will just the same-ahough, true enough. it probably
does not at the time realize (merey because it does not
stop think about the atter that it is seeing work.
ing of the old successful rubberstamp themes of the
drama Why the public does not recognize these dear
old friends for what they to be accounted for
cretely by the fact that it always be fooled by the
absurdly simple trick of changing the names of the
characters laying the different locality from
that in which it previously contemplated the old plot.
Why the public deeply cherishes the old plots in
place of possibly resher themes is to be accounted for
by the greatest factor in all forms of popular entertain
ment and diversion, from popular drama to popular
lyrics, and from popular hats to popular candies, the
factor in point being repetition of form.
That is, while the publcs taste may vary far the
garnshngs co. it does not vary and never has varied
the matter of fundamentals.
A SURE way to gain the boxodice money and audito-
rum response of the theatergong public, for
ple is to present in various garbs the lustous classic
of kid days. cinderella: not always cinderella"
to be although the straightforward presentations
of the simple fairy story play have been successful
the occasions theatrical producers have made
them), but cinderella slightly disguised From the
original cinderella" down to "Kitty MacKay' (which
is little than Cinderella with Scottish accent),
the old fable has been relentless in positive effect
theatergoers They can't resist it. They love it.
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Drawing by Louis Fancher

there is lengthy ritual of largely me-
chanical theatrical tricks wherewith the
practically experienced playwright may
cause an audience to laugh, cry, or feel
a thrill whenever he so wills, SO is there
known to the inside circle of play-mak-
ing ritual of plots, or dramatic themes,
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1914-06-19
WHERE SEDAN CHAIR IS USED
The 2csntury-old Vehicle 10 suIl sssn
On May Day In knutsferd
England.

The news that there IL q woman stin
living who rode in q Sedan chair Il q
reminder Of the fact that there n one
town In England where Sedan chair
Is still used. II Is at Knutsford, In
Cheshire-the Crawford" Of Mrs.
Gaskell. Every May day Knutsford
arrays itself in gala attire. Sports are
held on the village green, the May
queen is elected and crowned, and
In order that no aspect of antiquity
should be missing-ths Sedan chair In
produced.
Whatever may have been absolutely
the latest date at which q Sedan chair
was used, the chair, at any rate, had
longer life than most forms Of public
conveyance. For 1t appeared in Eng
land as early as 1881, and in London
fifty years later, when Sir Francis Dun
comb obtained the sole privilege of
letting and hiring them. Thus the
Sedan chair was in use for roughly
three centuries, and how many hand
SONS are likely to be carrying passen-
gers in 2133, which will be the tercen.
tenary Of their Introduction london
Chronicle,
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1914-06-19

The mysterious disappearance Of a
bridegroom at a wedding is recalled
By T. r. Thiselton Dyer in his
strange Pages From Family Papers"
The wedding took place In Lincoln
shire about the year 1850. "In this in
stance the wedding party adjourned
after the marriage ceremony to the
backgrounds residence and dispersed,
some to ramble In the garden and
othars to rest In the house till the
dinner hour. But the bridegroom was
suddenly summoned away by g do
mestio who said that @ stranger wish,
cd to speak with him, and hencefor
ward he was never seen again. All
kinds of inquiries were made, but to
no purpose, and terrible as the dismay
was Of the poor bride at this mex,
plicahis disappearance Of the bride
groom, No trace could be found OF
him.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1914-06-19
COSMOPOLITAN DAMASCUS.
The Oldest City on Earth, It Show
All the Worlds PEOPLES,

All the Worlds Peoples.
At last we are set down in the midst
Of Damascus, city that can claim
life without break from its founding
back In the dim dawn of the worlds
history. When Abrnm crossed the des
ert from Haran 1000 years ago this
city was standing Genesis xiv, 10, and
Nv, p. She dates back to the time Of
the Pharaohs in Egypt, In fact, she
was old when Greece and Rome were
striplings in years. Rome may be
termed the Eternal City, but Damas-
Gus Is twice as old, and though hel
streets have run red with blood of
battle and rapine many times, she
has not been overthrown.
Babylon is an heap In the desert
Damascus remains.
Was there ever such place to see
the nations Of the earth parading to-
gether7 Here In the market place are
motley crowds Of Persians, Moors, Az
ghans, Indians, Egyptians, Sudanesa
Jews, Bedouins, Druses, Turks, Euro
peans. The streets-so crooked, so mar
row, 80 dirty, 80 full of life, with that
strange spell OF the desert upon them'
The residences as seen from the street
are ugly and disappointing enough
yet like old barns and tumbledown
mills at home are fascinating and pic.
Observation-Disclosures Herald.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1914-06-19
PHALACROSlS WAS TOO MUCH
The Jury Decided That the Defend.
ant Had Something the Mat
ter With His Head.

the case was one of assault and
battery, and one of the witnesses was
local doctor whom the prosecuting
solicitor proceeded to bully, suggest
Ing that he was prejudiced in favor
OF the defendant and had wilfully dis.
torted his evidence in his favor. The
doctor denied this, and went on to
say that the defendant was suffering
from "phalacrosis." The word caused
q sensation in court, and, asked to
define the disease, the doctor de-
scribed it as "a sort of chronic dis
ease of an infammatory nature which
affects certain cranial tissues"
Asked If 1t affected the mind, the
doctor said he was not posing as an
expert, but he had known some per
sons when suffering from the disease
to become raving maniacs, and others
merely foolish; some showed destruct-
i've and pugilistic tendencies, while
many others had suffered for years
and had never shown any mental abb
normalities. He refused to say any
thing further, and the jury promptly
acquitted the accused; because, as the
foreman explained, Doctor said there
was something the matter with his
head"
When the case was over the prose-
cutor sought enlightment as to the
mysterious disease, and found that
"phalacrosis" meant-baldness!
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1914-06-19
Prehistoric Dinosaurs Found.


What is believed to be an important
find Of hitherto undiscovered species
and genera of prehistoric land reptiles
has Just been made. Twelve fossils
or skeletons Of dinosaurs, among them
two complete brontosaurs-ths largest
animals that have ever livsd-wsre
unearthed from the side Of q cliff nine
miles north of Jansen, Utah, In what
was, In distant ages, river; as the
cobbles, mussel shells, and sand en-.
vironing the bones showed. Besides
these specimens Of the extinct bronto-
saurus fossil, remains Of several stego-
saurus specimens were also brought
to light. These, Mr.. Hartley N. Phelps
tells US. are very rare. The stegosau-
rus was the most grotssoquc animal
that ever existed. The brontosaurus
often attained length c. so feet, but
1t had a small head. Its neck and tail
were short. Like the stegosaurus, It
lived by eating succulent herbs. II
had powerful legs, 10 fest or 30 In
length. The diplodocus measured 70
feet long, had an immense body, DOW.
erful legs, and an enormously long tail
and long neck, but q small head. II
lived In swamps and ate waterweeds.
Its, remains have only been found on
the slopes Of the Rocky mountains.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1914-06-19
ESTATE OF ROBERT THOMPSON

STATE OF VERMONT, DISTRICT OF EssEx,s
THE HONORABLE PROBATE COURT FOR THE
DISTRICT AFORESAID:
. To all persons interested i'm the estate Of Rob
ben Thompson late Of Brighton in said District,
deceased, GREETING:
WHEREAS application hath been made t.
rs court I'm writing. fv aamiui z.r-t0r Of The
estate col E-e said nd deceased .rsHa-r '.r r.
sgl- deceased, ... tre rc-vsH, 70. a-0.. 81
charges OF administration, setting forth tleriu
the amount OF debts due from said deceased, the
charges st admins ration, and the amount Of
personal estate and the situation OF the real es-
tate.
WHEREUPON, the said Court appointed and
assigned the I3 day Of June GA, at the Probate
Once in Canaan in said district, to hear and
decide upon said application and ordered pub
lie notice thereof to be given to all persons in
tetested therein, by publishing said order, to-
gether with the time aud place of hearing, three
weeks successfully in the Essex County Her
aid, newspaper which cirCuates in the viCiu-
ity or those persons interested in said estate all
of which publications shall be previous to
the day assigned for hearing
IHLKEFORE, You are hereby cited to ap-
pear before said Court, at the time aud place as
signed, then aud there in said Court to make
your objections to the granting Of such license
If YOU see cause.
GIVEN UNDER MY HAND at Canaan in said
Dlstrictthis 10th day OF May A. d 1914,
Edwin o. CARL, Judge.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1914-06-19
Yankees at Work In india,

A hundred and fifty miles from Cal"
cutta, in Ka1imati, stands the first
steel and iron power plant ever con-
structed in India, the Edison Month
ly says. This enterprise was pro-
jected by a wealthy Parsee, planned
by an American engineer from Pitts
burg and executed by another Pitts
burg man with the assistance of ma
tive labor only.
Among workmen we're Bengalisp
Punjabis and Sikhs, for whom a town
accommodating $4,000 was built in the
midst of Jungle. The equipment Of
the plant included three horizontal tur-
DO generators of the Zoelly type, capa-
BILE of developing some 1000 horse
power, which is used to drive the ma
ohinery of the Tatia Iron and Steel
company.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1914-06-19
Staanant EnaIish Towns.

1t Is only seven miles up the Avon
from Stratford, through hoary druidi
cal wood. At last you climb the rocky
eminence on which this clustering,
clambering town is snugly nestled and
find yourself upon soil that was broken
for building in the very year that our
Saviour was born We Americans are
likely to fancy that If you give vii
lage time enough to grow it is sure
to become city by an by. But look
at Vantage, browning the hills near
old Oxford; a village when Alfred was
born there and village to this very
hour.-The Independent.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1914-06-19
FRANKlNG MAIL MATER.
~ One Time Soldiers In This Country
Enjoyed the Privilege.

~ One Time Soldiers In This Country
Enjoyed the Privilege.
The postofhce was first stabilized
Cor the principal and in some countries
for the exclusive purpose of carrying
Official correspondence by mail. Later
In France, Great Britain and the
United States because Of the great eI-
pansion and characterization Of the
postal system the free carriage Of mail
matter came to be regarded as priv
lege and this privilege was claimed 1y
persons IN official position.
In England the house Of commons
claimed the privilege as early as 1860
Il was abolished ia Great Britain.
however, by the passage Of Rowlaud'H
cheap postage measure in 1889 In the
Omitted States the first appearance Of
the frsnkins privilege IL traceaDle to
tina action Of the Continental congress
assuming control Of the postogice in
January, 177e. It Is interesting to
learn that It was then granted to all
private soldiers actually In service for
all letters they might write or that
might be written to them.
In the early years Of the United
States government the privilege was
granted widely. but it soon became
necessary to restrict It. An act OF
March 8, 1915, limited the privilege TO
the president, the vice president, mem
bers and delegates in congress, the
third assistant postmaster general and
all postmasters. Other Offices were d.
rected to keep quarterly accounts o..
postage.-Argonaut.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1914-06-19
Market for American Autos.

A good market should be found In
the Caucasas for lightweight low
priced Ame,e.a a-u0biles. Th9
American oe Fly suited to-
road coaa .eh are prac~
tically the aGlaa a5 ia Tie United
States. Purchasers nave found the
cars Of European manufacture toe
heavy and swung too low and are
turning their attention to the Ameri-
can product. Within the last few
weeks two or three American run
abouts have been brought in and have
attracted wide and favorable interest.
There is every reason why the Ameri-
can will have a preference If advan-
tageously priced.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1914-06-19
HIS CoMMUNEs ALL FAILED
Career Of Jacques EtIenne Normssd.
Who Started Saint slmoaiss
Colonies In Tsxas.

Seventy years ago a French settle
ment was made at Reunion. Tex. By
q group Of disciples Of the social re-
form proposed by Saint Simon. The
moving spirit of the colony was
jacques Etenne Normand. Adopting
the theories Of the Saint Simonists,
Normand associated himself with
Barthelemy Enfantin and later with
Jean Reybaud. DIsagreements arose
and Normand assumed independent
leadership of faction; in the reyo-
lution Of 1S4S he sought permission to
organize a community of his follow.
ers in Picardy. When Louis Napoleon
become prince-president he promptly
expelled Normand from France. In
1851 Normand found his way to Texas
and Joined forces with Victor ConsId-
Grant, also expelled from France. Nor
mand was abundantly supplied with
funds and bought 1000 acres near San
Antonio, on which he established the
commune Of La Reunion. The morals
OF the community -ere not above re-
proach, even ia border community,
and Considerant urged that cOmmun-
ism should extend to the community
OF women, who were said to be no bet
ter than they should be, hence Texas
expelled them all. In 1857 Normand
endeavored to establish a commune
near Ell Paso and in 1851 he renewed
the attempt at La Reunion. For the
last attempt he was sent to prison for
hve years. He died in San Antonio
in 1857.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1914-06-19
Probate Court Sessions.

SESSIONS OF IHE PROBATE COURT FOR
THE DISTRICT AF ESSEX will be held
follows during the year 1913:
At GuiIdhsu on the FIRST wednesday
each month IN the forenoon.
At Brighton, ON the FIRST wednesday Of January
April, July and October in the afternoon.
At Lunenhurg on the FIRST Thursday of Jsuu
airy, April, July and October in the forenoon.
At Concord in the afternoon Of each Of
same days.
Special sessions will be held at any place
The District by agreement.
Address communications to Guildhali Office
% =. ". Wyman, Register; to Canaan to ED
WIN o. CARLI., JUDGE
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1914-06-19
Comma Ace of Pockets.

Every age is notable for some pecu-
liar storages--1S00 had it's bandboxes,
fragile and troublesome; 1900 copcen-
trated its skill on suit cases, evolv-
ing all the time toward compactness;
1850 will be notable for the browning
virtue of having everything at hand
An ideal pocket system is the problem
Of the day 1t must be invented; a
system Of least wasted room and the
most useful material.-New York Iur
dApandent.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1914-06-19
CAMPAIGNING
FOR alfalfa
Object Of the Work and Results
O5taiHeG-S0me of the
Prominent Features.
GOING TO THE FARM HOMES
Thirteen Campaigns Have Been Car.
ri6d on Ia Michigan, Ohio ard III
noiS-HoIdsn's Plan Meets Warm
Reception With the Farmers.

Prof. P. G. Holden, director of the
Agricultural Extension Department Of
the international Harvester Company
of New Jersey, has planned and put
into operation a new method of ex-
tending agricultural knowledge.
Holden was the originator of agri-
cultural demonstration trains; of as.
ticultural short courses, and many
other effective plans, through the
agency of which millions of dollars
have been added to the agricultural
wealth of this country.
The latest plan Of Holden Is to
place alfalfa upon every farm. There
are three prominent features in his
plan:
(1) The introduction of a compare
lively new crop into the Corn
Belt, Southern and Eastern
states.
(2) Going direct to the homes of the
farmers, where meetings are
held in the fields, and success
and failure discussed according
to local conditions.
(3) The use of that most modern We
hicle-the automobile.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1914-06-19
Do You Know the Answer

A teacher was giving to her class ga
exercise In spelling and defining words.
'1Thomas," she said to curly haired
little boy, "speIl fbex.'" "I-b-e-x.
Correct. Define it." can ibex," an
swered Thomas after prolonged
mental struggle, ''is where you look in
the back part Of the book when you
want to find anything that's printed in
the front part Of the book, "--Philadel-
phia Ledger.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1914-06-19
Mean ThinpI

A New England physician says that
II every family would keep a box Of
mustard In the house one-half of the
doctors would starve to death. A mean
man suggests that everybody should
keep two boxes.-New Orleans Plea
une.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1914-06-19
A Change of Tune.
''Akamma, I'm tired of going to
school,"
whats the matter, Williep

W nut % I1sRVtS]f
1.-The teacher
''Now, don't you say a word against
your teacher. Willie. I've no doubt
you annoy her dreadfully, and she
seems like very nice sort Of person "
"Well, she said this morniu' that she
didn't think had much Of a bringin
up at home, an -
'TWait Did she say that2 Well, Of
ell the coarse impudence! You shan't
90 back there another dayv'
Exit Willie, grinning. - Cleveland
Plain Dealer.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1914-06-19
Great Meeting In Ohio.


At one meeting in Ohio upon the
farm Of Joseph e. Wing, near Mechan.
icsburg, nearly 1000 people gathered
from all parts of Ohio and adjoining
states to learn more about alfalfa. At
this great meeting the Ohio State AL
falfa Growers association was organ.
lied. Over 300 automobiles made up
the alfalfa train. 1t is recorded as
the greatest agricultural assemblage
in the history of Ohio. Other Ohio
counties where the work has been
taken up report success on every
hand.
Sangamon and Kane counties, I'LL
nois, have both conducted great cam
paigns. At one meeting in Williams
vile. ILL.,, over 1900 farmers came to
hear the alfalfa lecturers.
In all OF these campaigns which
were conducted within a period of
about two months nearly $4,000 farm.
ers have been reached with the COS
pei of alfalfa.
As a result also Of the campaign
work it is conservatively estimated
that 100000 acres of alfalfa will be
seeded during this and the coming
season.
Such is the result of the initial work
Of campaigning for alfalfa, but vastly
more than this tangible result has
been accomplished. Every farmer
throughout the region where the work
was conducted is talking about al
falfa. The cooperation of the schools
in the territory is very important
and effective feature. School officials
from the highest to the lowest, have
never failed to appreciate the oppor
tunity.
Professor Holden has expressed
himself as considering it the most
wonderful experience and the most
efficient work from the farm stand.
i point that he has ever taken.
But this is not all--wherever the
ested in the growing Of alfalfa, when
| possible a follow-up man, thorough ~
| his knowledge of alfalfa culture, will
be sent out to assist them in getting
start. He will live with the
farmers and aid them in solving
the problems at home He will
go from farm to farm upon re
quest and study success and failure
Before the coming of 1914, cam
paigns will have been conducted In
every part of the United States ant
Canada. Interest Is growing so rap
idly that many counties have organized
! campaigns and undertaken the worB
without assistance from the outside