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Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1914-05-08
ESTATE OF JOSEPH NJ. MoFFETT

STATE OF VERMONT, DISTRICT OF ESSEX, IS.
THE HONORABLE PROBATE COURT FOR THE
DISTRICT AFORESAID:
To the heirs and all persons interested in the
estate of Joseph NJ. Moffett late of Brighton in
said District, deceased, GREETING
WHEREAS, application hath been made to
Il is court in writing by Michel Banchette of
said Brighton praying that administrator be
appointed for said estate prouided by law,
end representing to said Court that he is cred
itor of said estate and therefore entitled to make
such application
WHEREUPON, the said Court appointed and
assigned the ord day ofJune 1914, at the Probate
Office in Guildhall in said district, to hear and
decide upon said application and ordered pub
lie notice thereof to be given to all persons in
terested therein, by publishing said order, to-
gether with the time and place of hearing, three
weeks successfully in the Essex County Her
aid, newspaper which Circulates in the vicin-
ty OF those persons interested i'll said estate,a
of which publications shall be previous tC
the day assigned for hearing.
THEREFORE,, you are hereby cited to ap-
pear before said Court, at the time aud place as
signed, then aud there in said Court to max E
your objections to the granting of such applica-
ZION if you have cause.
GIVEN UNDER MY HAND at Canaan in said
District, this 29th day of April A. d 1914,
Edwin o. CARL, Judge.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1914-05-08
ESTATE OF SUSAN +. MORRILL,

STATE OF VERMONT DISTRICT OF ESSEX, IS.
The HONORABLE PROBATE COURT FOR THE
DISTRICT AFORESAID:
To all persons interested in the estate of
Susan f. Morrill,, late of Concord, in said
District, deceased, GREETING:
WHEREAS,t the Court has assigned the grid day
of June next for examining and allowing
the account of the Executor of the estate of
said deceased and for a decree of the residue of
said estate to the lawful claimants of the Same,
and ordered that public notice thereof be given
to all persons interested i'll said estate by pub
fishing this order three weeks successive Y
previous to the day assigned, III the EsseN
County Herald, alne spaper published At
Brgh in said District
THEREFORE,, you are hereby notified 10 ap
pear at the rebate Office IN Guidhall i'll sai4
District, onthe day assigned then and there to
contest the allowance OF said account if you see
cause, and to establish your rights as heirs, leg
atees and lawful claimants to said residue.
GIVEN UNDER MY HAND, this 9th day of
May, 1914.
Edwin o. CARL, Judge
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1914-05-08
A Scoop,

John L. Toole, the famous English
comedian and practical joker, and Mr..
Justice Hawkins, who was afterward
Lord Brampton, were great friends.
They were at supper together one
evening discussing the events of the
day. The judge incidentally mention
ed that he intended ON the morrow
giving the man he had been trying
fifteen years because he deserved it.
AS Toole was leaving he blandly in
CURED
"Oh, would you mind calling at the
newspaper offices and telling them
about that fifteen years? 1t will be
tip for them-exclusive information,
you know-and will do me no end Of
good with the press"
"Good gracious! No, sirr' exclaimed
the judge, who took the precaution of
accompanying Toole to his hotel and
seeing him safely to bed.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1914-05-08
InfIammabIe CeIIuloid.

Celluloid, being first cousin of gun
cotton and closely related to nitro
glycerin, is highly infammable and
should never be brought in close prox-
unity to a flame. Celluloid is COM
pound Of cellulose or vegetable tibrine,
reduced by acids to guncotton. Cellu-
lose is found in all vegetable life, par
hcularly in young plants. 1t is
starchlike substance Cotton fiber is
principally cellulose. After the cotton
fiber is cleaned it is submerged in
acids, which quickly reduce it to cellu-
lose in the form of thick, pasty, semi
transparent mass. Camphor is added
further to thicken it, and the required
coloring matter is thoroughly mixed
in, after which the celluloid is nodded
by heat and pressure into various use
full and ornamental objects, such as
combs, boxes, pins, paper cutters, or
naments, etc-New York World.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1914-05-08
EsrArE oF ~ A. M0FFErr
!. s. Sweeney,
L. A. Cobb,
CuNINIs SIONNEs

ESTATE OF MARY A. MOFFETr
STATE OF VERMONT, DISTRICT OF ESSEX IS
THE PROBATE COURT FOR THE DISTRICT
AFORESAID:
To the heirs and all persons interested in the
estate of Mary A. Moffett late of Brighton in
said District, deceased GREETING:
WHEREAS, application hath been made to
this Court in writing " Michel Blanchette of
said Brighton, praying that an administrator be
appointed for said estate as provided by law
and representing to said Court that he is a cred
itor of said estate and therefore entitled to make
such application.
wHEREUPON, the said Court appointed and
assigned the grid day of June 1914 at the Pro-
bate office in Guildhall, in said District to
heal and decide upon said application, and
ordered public notice thereof be given to all
persons Interested therein, by publishing said
order, together with the time aud place of hear
ing, three weeks successfully in the Essex
Comfy Herald, newspaper which circulates
in the vicinity of those persons interested in
said estate, all of which publications shall be
previous to the day assigned for hearing
THEREFORE,you are hereby cited to appear
before said Court, at the time and place assign
ed, then and there to make YOUR objections to
the granting of such application, if you see
cause.
Given under my hand at Canaan, in said Dis
triCt, this 10Th day of April, "A d. 1914,
EDWIN o. CARLL, Judge
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1914-05-08
FRANKING MAIL MATTER.
Al One Time Soldiers In This Country
ENJOYED the Privilege.

Enjoyed the Privilege.
The pOstodice was first established
for 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 ex-
pansion and cOmmercialization of the
postal system the free carriage Of mail
matter came to be regarded as a privl-
lege and this privilege was claimed by
persons in official position.
In England the house OF commons
claimed the privilege as early as 1890
1t was abolished IN Great Britain,
however, by the passage OF Rowlands
cheap postage measure in 1899. In tho
United States the first appearance Of
the franking privilege h traceable to
the action Of the on;lnental congress
assuming control of the postefice in
January, 1875. 1t 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 soen became
necessary to restrict 1t. An act of
March 3, 1915, limited the privilege to
the president, the vice president, men,
bers and delegates in congress, the
third assistant postmaster general and
all postmasters. Other Offices were d.
rected to keep quarterly accounts of
postage.-ArgOnaut.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1914-05-08
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, a city that can claim
life without a break from its founding
back in the dim dawn of the worlds
history. When Abram 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
stFiplings in years. Rome may be
termed the Eternal City, but Damas-
Gus is twice as old, and though he1
streets have run red with blood of
battle and rapine many times, she
has not been Overthrown.
Babylon is an heap in the desert,
and Tyre a ruin on the shore" but
Damascus remains.
Was there ever such a place to see
the nations of the earth parading to.
gether? Here in the market place are
motley crowds of Persians, Moors, AZ
ghans, Indians, Egyptians, Sudanese,
Jews, Bedouins, Druses, Turks, Euro
peans. The streets-So crooked, so mar.
row. 50 dirty, so 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.
turesque.-Christian Herald.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1914-05-08
VENUS AND MARS.
The Theory That Life Exists Upon
Both Of Those Planets.

We are bound TO hold life to be a
general phenpmenon in nature, develop
ing wherever the stars are shining on
their attendant planets. and thus wher-
ever a star wrinkles in the depths OF
the armament.
Now as for Mars and Venus, In our
own system, it need hardly be said
that they are surely inhabited by living
beings of some kind. Observations
show that Mars has rare atmosphere,
q day thirty-seven minutes longer than
our own, seasons of the same type, but
longer duration; and snow caps at the
poles, am thus water vapor, though
the amount is small Mars is a desert
planet, with a very rare air, about like
that in the higher regions of the Him.
alaya mountains. But as life on the
earth extends to the highest plateaus
and mountains, except when perpet-
ually frozen, it may also exist on the
planet Mars, which has q moderate
temperature, as shown by the forma-
ton Of clouds in the twilight belt, after
the sun has set for the Martians.
Inc PROBABILITY OF venus being In
habited is much greater than that of
Mars, for Venus rotates in % hours p
minutes and in all respects so closely
resembles the earth as to be called her
twin sister. Venus has an abundance
of air, clouds, water and also noun
tains and therefore seas, lakes and riv-
ers. The seasons are like ours except
they are shorter, the year being 225
days in length. Why should not such
a planet be inhabited? If man were
transported to Venus and landed there
without injury it seems certain that he
could live and flourish physically I'M
der the air and temperature of this
beautiful planet,-T. ]. j. See in Les
lies.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1914-05-08
Mystery of a BRIDEGROOM,

The mysterious disappearance of a
bridegroom at wedding is recalled
by T. f. Thiseiton Dyer in his
"Etrange Pages From Family Papers"
The wedding took place in Lincoln,
shire about the year 1750. '1n this in.
stance the wedding party adjourned
after the marriage ceremony to the
bridegroom's residence and dispersed,
some to ramble in the garden and
others to rest in the house till the
dinner hour. But the bridegroom was
suddenly Summoned away by a do
nestle WHO said that q stranger wish
ed 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.
piicable disappearance Of the bride.
groom, no trace could be found OF
him"
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1914-05-08
SPEED OF GAME BIRDS.
The Hazel Hen Said to Be Wonder In
a Short Squirt.

The Hazel Hen Said to Be Wonder In
a Short Squirt.
What is the fastest game bird that
files? OF course, in seeking an answer
to the question, as a writer in the
Scotsman points out, one must assume
cause for flight, for all creatures, hu-
man or other, seek their highest rate
of speed under the influence of fear.
A recent writer declares that in q
race of, say, 200 yards he would back
a bird which, though not found in Brit
ain, is Indigenous to most of the rest of
Europe and is especially familiar in
Scandinavia-the hazel hen or geli-
notte.
Yet, curiously enough, this is one of
the forest haunting birds which, like
the American fool hen," usually fly
up into a tree when flushed and, re-
jecting further attempts at escape,
elect to be shot sitting. But" says the
writer referred to above, ION the rare
occasions land that they are rare
readily admit when one catches geli-
notte in the open 1 have never seen
any bird fly so fast nor move its wings
with such extraordinary rapidity."
Next to it at any rate one must sure
ly place the teal, which has a marvel
GUS knack Of getting under way quick
ly. Some experienced observers would
give the third place to a bluerock pig
eon-the wild, not the Nottingham va
riety
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1914-05-08
THE ART OF SELLING.
Real salesmanship Is a Light That
Can't Be Ohseured.


Can't Be obseured.
The boss wants lockers, because he
knows the locker of today is the buyer
OF tomorrow and he wants TO make
the lockers feel that his store is the
best place to trade" which is only an
other way of saying that 1t is the best
place to do ones looking. He also
knows that the locker of today can
sometimes be converted into a buyer
before the day is over. All he requires
to accomplish what he desires is sales
maEship among his salespeople.
Does he get it? Not from all Of
them. If he did there would be less
need for commissions to inquire labo-
riously into the relation between shop
girls wages and shopgirls' chastity,
for real craftsmanship will get the
money wherever it is practiced and by
whomsoever it is practiced. Real sales
manship is one light that can't be hid
den under a bushel It's a light that
can't be obscured. It's a light that
will shine above department heads and
foorwalkers and reach clear up to the
old man" in his private Office. if you
keep 1t burning long enough.
What is craftsmanship? No one quite
knows. But if you will take care Of
the lockers, if you will make all the
lockers pleasantly remember what you
showed them and how you showed it
to them when they were merely look
Ing, you will have mastered one very
important branch of retail salesman
ship.-Collier's Weekly.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1914-05-08
GLOOMY CARLYLE.
His Pessimism and His Wonder at the
Optimism of Emerson.

SFt"h'Shi VI SS'"
Thomas Carlyles friendship with
Ralph Waldo Emerson is a matter of
history, but Charles Eliot Norton tells
In his published letters that Carlyle
marveled at the optimism of the Amer
lean philosopher. Writing in 1873,
Norton says: "As we were sitting to-
gether just after my coming in this
afternoon, Carlyle spoke of Emerson.
There's a great contrast between
Emerson and myself. He seems vera
content with life and takes much sat
isfaction in the world, especially in
your country. One would suppose to
hear him that We had no troubles there
and no share in the darkness that
hangs over these old lands. It's a
vera strikin' and curious spectacle to
behold a man so confidently cheerful
as Emerson in these days.
81 agree with We in thinkin' that the
times that are comm will be warse
than ours, and that by and by men
may through long pain and distress
learn to obey the law eternal of order,
without which there can be neither
justice nor real happiness in this warld
or In any other. The last man in Eng
land who had real faith in it was
Oliver Cromwell,
"'Well, it may be as you say. I'm
not such vera bloody minded old
villain after all (here a cordial laugh,
not quite so horrid an ogre as some
good people imagine. But the warld
is vera black to me, and l see nothin'
to be content with in this brand new,
patent society of ours. There's nothin'
to hope for from it but confusion
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1914-05-08
COMMISSIONERS NOTICE
EsrArnoF.HANNAH A. .sroppARp

THS UNDERSIGNED. having been appointed
by the Honorable Probate Court for the District
OF Essex. COMMISSIONERS, TO receive. ex-
anime. and adjust the claims and demands of
all persons against the estate of Hannah A .stod-
dafd late of Brighton in said District deceased
aud all claims exhibited in Offset thereto. here
by give notice that we will meet for the purpose
aforesaid, at the Island Pond National Bank
in Island Pond, in the town of Brighton, in said
District. on the sth day of May and 10th day OF
August next, from o clock p NJ, until 4 o.
clock p NJ, on each of said days and that six
creditors to present their claims to us for ex-
animation and allowance.
Dated at Brighton, VT this nth day Of April
A D., 1914.
]. s. Sweeney,
/. A. Cobb
COMMISSIONER
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1914-05-08
Probate Court Sessions.

SESSIONS OF IhE PROBATE COURT FOB
TIKI DISTRICT OF ESsEN will be held a
follows during the year 1913:
AT Guiidhail on the FIRST Wednesday o.
each month In the forenoon.
AT Brighton, on the first Wednesday of January
april, July and October in the afternoon.
At Lunenburg on the FIRST Thursday of Jauu
airy, April, July and October in the forenoon.
At Concord in the Afternoon of each OF IN,
same days.
Special sessions will be held at any place In
the District ~ agreement.
Address communications "a Guldhait ofic g
10 r. ". Wyinan. Register 10 Canaan Ia FL
WIN o. CARI.L. JUDGE
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1914-05-08
Upper Coos Railroad
Notice

Public notice is hereby given that the An
nual Meeting of the Stockholders of the Upper
Coos Railroad, FOR the election of a Board of
Directors, and the transaction of any other bust.
ness that may legally come before the meeting
for its action will be held at the office of Harry
Blodgett in st. Johnsbury, in the County of Cal
edona, and State of Vermont, on Monday, the
first day of June A. d. 1914, at one o'clock in
the afternoon.
Dated at st. Johnsbury, in the County of Gale
donia and State of Vermont, this goth day Of
April, A. d. 1914.
Harry Blodgett,
Clerk of Upper Coos Railroad
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1914-05-08
Within the Law.

A real negro nanny of the old type
came up the walk through the old fash
Toned garden to the side porch. She
had a basket of "fresh aigs" on her
arm and was offering them for sale.
"Are you sure they are perfectly
fresh, auntie?" asked the lady who
came out of the house.
"Yes'um, they sho is all right Miss
Bess. Amt nary disorderly aig amongst
em."-New York Post.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1914-05-08
a Chance of Tune.

Mamma, I'm tired of going to
school"
whats the matter. WilIie2'
"rhe teacher
Nov, don't you say 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 tits morntn that she
didn't think | had much of a bringin
up at home, an"
wait! Did she say that? Well, of
all the coarse impudence! You shan't
go back there another dayr'
Exit Willie, grinn1ng - Cleveland
Plain Dealer.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1914-05-08
Mohammedan Serenity.

A MOhammedan people enjoy one
great advantage over all others-they
never suffer from the anticipation Of
that which is to come, and, as a natu-
raj result, they can ALWAYS enjoy the
present, although only a Few hours
may separate them from disaster or
even from death. Their implicit be-
lief In an ordained future imparts a
dignified repose and outward calm to
I'LL their actions.-B lackwood's Maya
zine
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1914-05-08
Do You Know the Answer9

A teacher was giving to her class an
exercise in spelling and defining words.
Thomas" she said to curly haired
little boy, ''speIl fbex.'" "Ib-e-x.'
Correct. Define it." Gan 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 pwnted in
the front part of the book. "-Philadel-
phia Ledger.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1914-05-08

The uneducated woman has often
the quickest perception, the finest tact,
the most vivid sensibility She will
feel without speaking; she understands
your inmost thoughts; she knows with
out being told.-London Black and
White
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1914-05-08
Mean ThinnI

A New England physician says that
if 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, 1914-05-08

Pubic Notice is hereby given, that the An
nual Meeting of the stockholders of the Coos
Valley Railroad Company, for the election of
Board of Direc ors and the transaction of any
other business that may legally come before
the meeting for its action, will be held at the
Office of Harry Blodgett in st. Johnsbury, in the
County of Caledonia, and State of Vermont, on
Monday the first day of June, A, d. 1914, at one
o'clock in the afternoon.
Dated at St Johnsbury, in the County of Gale
donia, and State OF sVermont, this goth day of
April, A. D., 1914.
Harry Blodgett,
Clerk Of COOS Valley Railroad Company.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1914-05-08
The First Skvscraper.

The first SIX gscraper was planned Cbut
Dot built by a Partisan architect in the
year 1901. It was to be more than
800 feet hig and provide rooms for
900 persons.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1914-05-08
Exclusiveness,

The pinhead puts a barbed wire
fence around himself because he in
stinctively knows he's a fourhusher
and is afraid you'll find 1t out if you
get too lose.-Indianapolis Star.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1914-05-08
Panama,s Cathedral.

The towers Of the Panama cathedral
are rooted with pearl shells, which re-
feet the sunlight so that they can be
seen far out at sea.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1914-05-08

"Serenaded my girl last night"
"Any member of the family come
OutT'
"Only the cat Chicago Record Her
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1914-05-08
a good Example.

Father W. did you run away,
Franz? Fra Because mamma was
30 unkind. ather-That is no reason.
Do l run az "?
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1914-05-08
The Main Point.

Crummer-l see that woman was
killed in the crush at bargain counter
yesterday. Mrs. Crummer-Dear me;
what bargains were for sale?-Puck.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1914-05-08

Good man ers are the blossoms of
good sense q u good feeling.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1914-05-08

Adversely borrows its sharpest sting
from our impatience.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1914-09-06
Mothers Tell of
Mothers Friend

Experience IS or should be our best
teacher. Women who have obeyed the
highest and noblest Of all sacrifices, the
struggle for the life OF others, should
have a better idea, Of helpful influence
than those who theorize from observation.
At any rate when a prospective grand
mother urges her daughter to do she
did-to use Mothers Friend" there IS
reason to believe It the right advice.
Mothers Friend IS an external ap-
plication for expectant mothers. its pur-
pose is to furnish pliaNcy 20 the muscles.
to take away the strain on the cords and
lgaments, to relieve the tension OF nerves
and tendons so apt to provoke or ag-
gravate nausea, morning sickness, witch
ings Of the limbs ard so on.
Although. in the nature Of things. q,
woman would use Mothers Friend but
but rarely, yet so effective has It been
found that this splendid remedy is on sale
in most drug stores throughout the
United States. It has been prepared by
Bradfeld Regulator Co. 4O6 Lamar Bldg.
Atlanta. Ga and advertised by US for
over forty years. This is a fine record
for such special remedy and the CRATE
full letters received to-day are just as
appreciative as were those OF years ago
Notwithstanding that methods are sup
posed to have greatly advanced. Ask at
the drug store for a bottle OF Mothers
Friend" It Is worth while,