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Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1914-09-25
MADE THE SCENE EFFECTIVE
Comical Before, Small Boys Anxious
Question Turned 1t Into
Real Scream"

An amateur dramatic society recent
ly introduced striking bit of realism
into. their skilful rendering Of En-
gagged and Tilted
1t will be remembered that when
the heroine faints and falls gracefully
upon the stage, the awkward comic
servant is required to seize large
pitcher from a small table standing
near r. E., and boldly invert 1t over
the PROSTATE lady, exclaiming, as she
does SO: ooh, heavens! There's not
a drop av wather in the place!"
This Is a highly humorous effect,
in It's way; but its side-splitting fea-
lures were greatly intensified the 9TH
er evening when, through some over
sight the pitcher was half-full of
water when it was placed on the table.
The proper cue was given. The
comic servant grabbed the pitcher
and fairly deluged the unexpectant
heroine. She sputtered and gasped
for breath. and waved her arms wild
ly In the air; and utterly forgot to
wall for the hero's arrival before
recovering from her faint"
Gee! kin she SWIM oafled out
small boy In the gallery. And
then the applause was simply deafen-
ing.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1914-09-25
Mystery of q Bridegroom.

The mysterious disappearance Of q
bridegroom at a wedding Is recalled
~ T. y. Thiselton Dyer in his
Strange Pages From Family Papers"
The wedding took place in Lincoln
shire about the year 1850 '1n this In
stance the wedding party adjourned
after the marriage ceremony to the
bridesroom's residence and Dispersed,
some TO rambls in the garden and
others TO rest La the house till the
dinner hour. But the bridegroom was
suddenly summoned away by do
nests who said that stranger wish.
81 to speak with ktza. and heHcefer
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.
pdicahis DISAPPEARANCE Of the bride.
groom. no trace could be found Of
him.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1914-09-25
Odd Facts From Abroad.

An Association Of Neglected Wives
has been formed at Schoenbeck. ON the
Elbe. to establish time limit for hus-
bands visits to beer houses and cafes
II necessary, the wives will form q
militia to remove all husbands found
on the promises after II .. m.
A notary named Sauter, who died re-
Gently In the town Arbon, on the Dor
der of Lake Constance, had q strange
mania for fine shoes. He left mu.
scum containing about 5000 pairs Of
boots and shoes. valued at over $4,000.
No one-not even his wife-was al.
lowed to enter the room where this
collection was kept.
The latest articles devised for the
benefit Of the modern woman are
musical clothes brushes, scent bot
ties. sprays and povderpuff boxes for
her dressing table. Two tunes can be
played on the brush while 1t II being
used. The little button which starts
the mechanism is placed just where
the hand is certain to press 1t.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1914-09-25
Lard Of Lona Wos<ta-

Humboldt once said that nothing In
Mexico strikes Europeans more forci-
bly, than the excessive length of the
words. This length. moreover, does
not always depend on their being COM
pounded, as in the Greek. the Ger
man or the Sanskrit. Thus the Men,
can word for that simple thing. 4
kiss, Is tetennamiQuiliEtii.
But that is nothing, says Mr.. Charles
w. Domville-Fife in his book on
Guatemala, to what the Central Ameri-
can can do. His best efforts eclipse
even Shakespeare's often-Quoted Hon
cabilNudinitatibus." In Loves La
boris Lost" for II you wish to cali
the boy who carries nswspaDarS you
have but to murmur, .Amattanutlolit-
Quitcatlaxlahuille," and he may posd-
BY oome-Youth's Companion
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1914-09-25
MOST WONDERFUL OF PUMPS
Heart Truly Marvellous Pssoe
Of Machinery.

Tia most perfect psmp In the world,
the most perfect ever made, Is also the
oldest-how old, no one knows. for 1t
Is as old as man himself
This pump Is so small and 10 light
that 1t might be carried In an ovsrcoat
pocket Yet 1t runs day and night
without q stop, without attention,
drawing In and sending forth two and
and half ounces Of liquid 10 times o
minute. In one minute 1t pumps l76
ounces; in one hour. e5eh pounds; In
one year. 5.74s,7bO pounds. Its normal
life is about 10 years. in which tiuas
1t pumps 4o2.412.5oe pounds. or more
than O1.2O6 tons.
This diminuttve pieee q machinery
has been known to keep up this work
without single stop for more than
LOO years.
It pulsates 1900 times an hour, 100,-
500 times a day, 36.792,000 times .
year. 1t has no journals or bearings
to oil, no bolts to tighten or Stacks
to be taken up. 1t Ia 30 constructed
that its parts are automatically re-
paired az 1t goes along But With all
Of this, there Is one very serious
characteristic inseparably connected
with this pump, which is that once X
stops It cannot be startsd up again.
unless immediate steps be taken to
do so by an expert. Even this gan
orally fails. So the owner should sse
care and Judgment In ~ vphsAp.
There Is no other machinery that we
have any knowledge Of OF Which the
above can be said. How this IL ell
accomplished is known only to It's
inventor.
This pump is the human heart.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1914-09-25
Dizzy Head, Fluttering Het
Floating Specks.

These are signs Of kidney and blad-
der trouble. You'll have headaches
too, backaches and be tired all over.
Don't wait longer. but begin taking
Foley Kidney Pills at once. 1t won t
be long before your miserable sick
feeling will be gone. You will sleep
well, eat we'll and grow strong and
active again. They are tonic and
your entire system as we'll al kidneys
and bladder will be benefited by
their use. For sale by John w.
Thurston. adv
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1914-09-25
COSMOPOLITAN DAMASCUS.
The Oldest City on Earth, 1t Show
All the Worlds Peoples.

The Oldest City on Earth, 1t Show
All the Worlds Peoples.
At last we are set down iii the midst
OF Damascus, city that can claim
life without break from its founding
back In the dim dawn of the worlds
history. When Abram crossed the DIES
ert from Haran 1000 years ago this
city was standing Genesis xiv, 10, and
Nv, y. She dates back to the time Of
the Pharaohs in Egypt. In fact she
was old when Greece and Rome were
snapdines In years. Rome may be
ssrned the Eternal City, but Damas-
sus b twice as old, and though hel
streets have run red with blood Of
battle and rapine many times, she
has not been overthrow.
Babylon 10 an heap in the desert
ana Tyre q ruin on the shore" but
Damascus remains.
Was there ever such place to see
the nations Of the earth parading to-
getherf Here in the market place are
motley crowds Of Persians, Moors, AT
ghans, Indians, Egyptians, Sudanese,
Jews, Bedouins, Druses, Turks, Euro
peans. The streets-so crooked, so mar
row, 90 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 Ike old barns and tumbledown
mills at home are fascinating and pic
turesque. Herald
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1914-09-25
% YOU Know the Answer?

A teacher was giving to her class an
exercise In spelling and defining words.
Thomas" shansaid to curly haired
little boy, spell fbex.'" "I-b-e-x."
Correct. Define it." can ibex," an
swsrsd Thomas after prolonged
mental struggle, "is where you look in
the back part Of the book when you
want 70 Hnd anything that's printed in
the fyOnt part OF the book "-Philadel-
pIlaa Ledger.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1914-09-25
ADVERTISING RATES

r
NTRANsIBNT ADS -25 to so cents per
single column inch. Special rates on
year round and large advertisements.
DISPLAY ADS-15 cents per inch for
advertisements running 3 months or
1Ver.
CARD OF THANKS so cents for one
insertion.
RESOLUTIONS 81. 90 for one inser-
ton.
PROFESSIONAL CARDS One half
inch, $500. One inch. $500.
READING NOTICES. 10 cents per
inch each insertion.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1914-09-25
Z ERANKING .MsIL MATER.
AZ One Time Soldiers iniThis Country
Enjoyed the F.-iAlsee.

Enjoyed the Privilege.
The postoiiiC. WaS trst established
for the priuci al aud in some countries
for the exc Isive lg.pose ot carrying
oficial core gonlence by mail. Later
In France, Great Britain and the
United States because of the great ex.
pansion and comnIel ciali.atiou of the
postal system the free carriage of mail
matter came TO be regarded rs privi.
lege and this privilege was claimed by
persons In official position.
In England the house Of commons
claimed the privilege as early as 1850
Ii was abolished in Great Britain,
however, by the passage OF Rowlandt
cheap postage measure In 1899. In the
United States the first appearance Of
the franking privilege u trsceable to
the action of the Continental congress
assuming control of the post0fhee In
January, 1776. 1t Is interesting to
learn that 1t 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 1t soon became
necessary to restrict it. An act Of
March 8, 1S45, 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 di
rected to keep quarterly accounts Of
postage q,
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1914-09-25
lette. S to the Editor
$500 Wells ST.,
Milwaukee, Wis.

Sept. ID, IA
Editor Essex County Herald:
In one of my very pleasant fnter-
views while in your town you ask
ed me to send you an article fol-
publication in your old and reliable
paper. I give you a short article.
the subject of which is very near
my heart, and 1 trust will be APP
proved and not offend.
l heard a statement made in
church yesterday, that Kansas has
a hundred thousand children who
have never seen a saloon. He
asked how many of the parents
present would rejoice If their child
rem had never seen a saloon. was
at once carried back in my mind to
my first business town In my native
state of Vermont, with the thought
that hundreds of children had been
raised to manhood and womanhood
i'll that town, who had never seen
legally constituted saloon in their
midst, with the growth of tenn
perance in recent years everywhere,
what condition could have moved
enlightment backward in the Grand
Old State to allow a full fedged
saloon, with all its awtulnesss. in. a
rural community in Vermont
1t was commonly reported that
the leading saloon in this town the
previous year cleaned up Eight
Thousand Dollars. Who contrib
uted to make up this fortune above
expenses, and the small unholy
money required to license the traf-
fic? l venture that the scantily
dressed children aud the losses
shown OH the merchants books, and
the reduced deposits and enlarged
notes of certain citizens of the town,
could tell the story.
There was a business depression
complained of there, that my FAM
iliarity of forty years had never
heard before. 1t was being laid to
all kinds of reasons, but you lay a
tax of at least fifteen thousand dol
lars OIL that community, and II
would be felt, disturb business, and
the license business for the ham
ding of intoxicants and the profits
drawn from the community for ex-
penses and profit, will easily meas.
ure up to this sum, and not a cent
of return to the community.
Vermont should awake, and
never allow it said, that National
Prohibition drove the saloons out
of Vermont, which we are sure to
have within ten years, according
to Salmost unanimous conviction.
The brightest man in Vermont can
not find one sensible reason for a
saloon to exist In Vermont. If
they think they can, let us hear it,
and if not, vote to wipe them out
forever.
J. M. Bartlett.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1914-09-25

The Bellows Falls Times says: 1.-The
nomination of Porter H. Dale az
Republican candidate :.for Congress
man from the second district affords
pleasure to a good bunch Of friends
in this section Of the state. The
convention made the best selection
it could from the three candidates
who offered their services:
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1914-09-25
Cost kept DOwn-Quality Kept Up


No better medicine could be made
for coughs, colds, Group, hoarseness,
tickling throat, bronchitis, etc., than
Foley's Honey and Tar Compound.
That's why they can't improve the
quality, and war or no war, the
price remains the same. E, J. Sar-
gent, Dallas, Tex, says: II believe
toley's Honey and Tar has no equa
for it completely relieved me of
symptoms of tuberculosis and nv
cough has entirely disappeared. ,
Don't accept any substitute, TO
Foley's Honey and Tar is best. For
sale by John W. Thurston. adv
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1914-09-25

A large church vote should be
cast this fall for Congressman. The
Democratic candidate, Rev. Reardon,
is a clergyman; the Progressive, Rev.
Frazer Metzger, is also, and Col
Porter H. Dale at one time studied
for the ministry.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1914-09-25
FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 2E, 1914

Porter H. Dale, the Republican
nominee for Congress, shows he is a
live wire when it comes to campaign
ng.-Orleans County Monitor.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1914-09-25

We have generally noticed that
when food prices drop the grocer
always puts cushion under
them to deaden the sound.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1914-09-25

Next year Europe will be back on
the job Turing American tourists
with the very latest styles in modern
up-to-date ruins.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1914-09-25

A New England physician says that
Il every family would keep box OF
mustard In the house one-half Of the
doctors would starve to death. A mean
man suggests that everybody should
keap twe boxes.-New Orleans Plea.
una
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1914-09-25

ME2xks2H, I kl1F0 UI kOIUS U
scheel.'
"Whats the matter, WiihsY
'.The teacher
Nov, don't you say a word against
you1 teacher, Willie. I've no doubt
yeu annoy her dreadfulV, and she
seems like a very nice sort of person"
well, she said this mornin' that she
otdnt think had much OF br1ng1n'
up at home, an
"Wdtl DID abe say that2 Well, of
all the coarse impudence! You shan't
60 back there another dayv'
Exit Willie, grinn1ng. - Cleveland
Plain Dealer.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1914-09-25
Pan ,ma's Cathedral.

The towers Of the Panama cathedral
are rooted with pearl shells, which re-
fleet the sunlight SO that they can be
seen far out ut sea.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1914-09-25

Mr.. Hearst demands peace. He
doesn't approve of this war, as he
didn't start il himself.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1914-09-25

1t takes two to make a quarrel, but
but one can dictate peace.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1914-09-25
Inte ~ested the Feline.

''6erenaded my girl last night"
"Any member Of the family come
outr'
~Only the Chicago Record Her
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1914-09-25

Can Harland win, if so, How (e)?
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1914-09-25
Boys Can Make
Money

BY picking up BONES and ship
ping them to c. S. PAGE, Hyde
Park, Vt. He is paying 75c per
hundred for almost anything In
the line of Field Bones that are
dry and fairly clean. Dry, clean
boiled Butchers Bones are worth
9Oc pei hundred. He pays the
freight on shipments of 200 lbs.
or more.
C.s. PAaH, HYDE PABK, WI
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1914-09-25
A Change of Tune.

Mamma, I'm tired Of going t
schsel.'
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1914-08-12
Watson Visits Hail Section.

Columbia.-E. j. Watson, commits
sioner Of agriculture, spent two full
days last week visiting the hail strick
en- district in York county, with the
purpose of procuring, If possible
state and federal aid.
Within the next few days Mr.. Wat
son will go to Washington to present
the resolutions adopted by the suf
ferers and their friends, memorable
ing congress that something be done
by the national government to relieve
the destitute circumstances.
To supplement any other assistance
that the state may render, Mr.. Wat
son says that he will ask the next
general assembly to remit. all taxes
from the farmers in this district fol
two years. He will also ask for an
appropriation to supply these with
seed corr and cotton seed for next
years crops. If this materializes, the
commissioner says that a type of cot
ton will be introduced that ear with
stand the ravages of the boil weevil.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1914-08-12
AvoIdlno the Commonplace.

It was q gray winter afternoon; In
fact, the street lamps were being
lighted-the time known as entire
CHEN ct loup, when colors are undis-
tinguishable. The hurried customer
rushed into the ready-made clothing
establishment and explained to the
obliging proprietor that he wished to
hire a black suit to wear at a funeral
on the morrow. The next morning the
mourner brought back the suit with
maledictions on his lips. II hired this
suit for a black one last night" he
cried, land when l got it into the day.
light, blessed If it wasn't a blue one!
And / told you l wanted it for q, fu-
neral, tool" well, sir" said the
philosophic and Semitic proprietor.
don't you know that there's nothing
so ordinary at a funeral as black?"
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1914-08-12
CLEMSON MAKES AWARDS
Eighteen Winners of the one-Year
Agricultural Course Statement
Given by J. e. Swearingen.

Columbia. E Swearingen, state
superintendent Of education, received
from w. M. Riggs, president of Glenn
son College, a full announcement OF
IS scholarships as awarded, on basis
of competitive examinations, held IN
the various counties July 10. There
were 48 four-year vacant scholarships
to be filled, 18 ~one-year scholarships
from the state at large, % appoint
ments for one-year agricultural schol-
arships and one each from the seven
congressional districts of the state.
Those receiving the four-year schol-
arships and the counties in which
there were vacancies were:
Aiken, R. E. Bliss and Leroy Bro
die; Bamberg, o. J. Zeigler; Barn.
well, Edgar Quattlebaum and X. M.
Still; Berkeley, Leroy Avinger; Cal
houn, John Earle Graves; Charleston,
G. L. Brown; Chester, M. M. Cornwell;
Clarendon, James, W. Burgess and S.
M. Witherspoon, Jr.; Darlington,
Frank P. Lide; Edgefeld, D. T. Ma
this, Jr.; Fairfield, Francis E. Mack
in; Florence, w. C. Graham; Green
Vile, Goode Bryan: Horny, Thomas
Ayers; Jasper, ]. w. Thompson; Ker-
shaw, Claude L. Williams; Lexington,
C. C. Hartman; Marion, LaMotte Rog-
ers; Marlboro, M. W. Heiss and W.
D. Tillevast; Newberry, j. e. Herbert;
Pickens, R. J. Ellison; Richland, J..
G. Bush, Phillip, Chappell and G. R.
Briggs; Saluda, NJ. P. Etheredge;
Spartanburg, B. L. Finger.
The winners Of the one-year agri-
cultural scholarships and counties
they are from we're: ". E. Kay, Abb
beville; F. L.. Scott, Aiken; Marion
Inabinet, Calhoun; c. L. j. Glover,
Charleston; o. M. Mccarthy, Chester;
Oscar /. Pittman, Chesterfield; Walter
Berry, Dillon; B. F. Adams, E%dgefeld;
Paul Carr, Greenville; R. M. Griffen,
Greenwood; J. c. Ayres, Horny; Will.
lie HUMPHREYS, Kershaw; W. S. eau
then, Lancaster; R. l.. Mccoy, Lee;
Julian Cromer, Lexington; L. E. Alt
man, Marion; Alonzo Martin, Oco-
nee; F. F. Haigler, ~Orangeburg; E. T.
Holcombe, Jr., Pickens; H. W. Haw-
ley, Richland; H. c. Burnett, Saluda;
c. J.. Trammel, Spartanburg, and R.
H. Cain, York.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1914-08-12
First Demonstration.

Barnwell.-The initial demonstra.
ton Of the Hall cotton maturing ma
chine was held here and was pro-
nounced a uccess An interested
crowd of farmers attended the de-
monstration which was held at a To-
cal ginning plant. They saw a guam
tity Of green cotton bolls poured into
a large hopper, passing to what may
be described as a dry kiln. The bolls
were kept in motion by means of an
endless belt while a large fan kept
the heated air in circulation and drove
out the surplus moisture.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1914-08-12
Religious ScrupIes.

A soldier is allowed to Change his
religion" as 1t is termed. II he can!
convince his commanding officer that
he has good reasons. On one occasion,
a man intimated his desire.
"Now," said the colonel, what are
your reasons? Have you conscien-
tious convictions in regard to the mat
ter?" ~
The man intimated that he had.
"And," continued the colonel, ITO
what denomination do you wish to be
transferred"
y Said the ease-seeking Tommys II
dis-remember the name, sir, but It's
them as parades for church half an
hour later than the others"
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1914-08-12

piano and played It. I decided to play
a joke on him, so l closed the shut
tiers and when he got through l sat
down at my piano and played the
same thing. Then l peeped through
the blinds and SAY Verdi hanging
halfway out Of his window, looking
in all directions. l heard no more
from his piano.
That evening, as we were walking
together, he was much preoccupied,
and I asked him what was the matter.
"'Well, Giorza,' he replied, I wrote
a song this afternoon that / was posi-
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1914-08-12
NEW IDEA
Helped Wisconsin Couple.

It doesn't pay to stick too closely
TO old notions Of things. New ideas
often lead to better health, success
and happiness.
A Wis. couple examined an idea
new to them and stepped up several
rounds on the health ladder. The
husband writes:
Several years ago We suffered from
coffee drinking, were sleepless, ner7'
GUS, sallow, weak and irritable. My
wife and I both loved coffee n
thought it was a bracer." (Delusion')
Finally, after years Of suffering, we
read Of Postum and the harmfulness
Of coffee, and believing that to grow
we should give some attention to new
ideas, we decided to test Postum.
when we made 1t right we liked
it and were free Of ills caused oy
coffee. Our friends noticed the
change-fresher skin, sturdier nerves.
better temper, etc.
these changes were not sudden
but increased as we CohsiAueo W
drink and enjoy Postum, and we lost
the desire for coffee.
MANY Of sur friends did not Xix
Postum at flSlt, because they did not
make 1t righ.. But when they made
Postum according to directions on
pkg, they liked it better than coffee
and were benefited by the change"
Name given by Postum Co., Battle
Creek, Mich. Read 1.-THE Road to
Wellville," in pkgs.
Postum now comes in two forms:
Regular Postum-must be well
boiled. 15c and 25c packages.
Instant Postum-is. a soluble pow
der. Made in the cup with hot water
no boiling. 30c and SOC tins.
The cost per cup Of both kinds Is
about the So me.
There's O Reason" for Postum.
sold by GrocerA
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1914-08-12
WAR SCARE HALTS TOBACCO.
Farmers Of South Carolina May Feel
Lack of Market for Crop. pol

Farmers Of South Carolina May Feel
Lack Of Market. for Crop.
Florence.-The European war scare
has thrown a bomb. in the tobacco
market, and it is generally under,
stood that export buyers have been
called off the market through the en-
tire belt until foreign business settles
on a new basis. No one Of the TO-
bacco men here will take the RESPONSE
bility of giving out anything for pub
LEGATION and say that there is nothing
yet to say except that conditions have
materially affected the market and
the buyers do not know just where
they stand. 1t Is not thought that
this condition will last long, for the
tobacco from this belt is eagerly
sought for, especially in England, and
the market normally would absorb a
crop much larger than the present at
high price.