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Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1915-12-17
JOHN AND TOM,

John and Tom were classmates. For
several years they studied and played
together. Both were attentive, we'll
bnEaved. honest. and neither Appeared
to be superior to the other After
graduation they entered wholesale
dry goods house. began at the bottom,
and were piven opportunity to learn
the business.
During the first year there was no
perceptble difference in their work
or the result of it, and both received
the same amount of raise in salary.
At the end of the second year. how
ever, John was promoted and occupied
a position much superior to that held
by Tom. Why? Did John possess
greater ability than Tom? Was he
more faithful? Was he more attentive
to his duties? Probably not. He did
one thing, however. the Importance
of which Tom did not seem to realize
He became familiar, not only with
those things which pertained to his
immediate duties and to his depart
ment Of work, but he went beyond
them. He visited other dry goods
stores and studied their methods. He
talked with men in his line Of work
who were connected with other estab
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1915-12-17
RESEARCH STOPPED BY WAR
Observations of Wireless TeIesraphy
on Large Scale Had Been
Planned by Nations.

Worldwide cooperative observa.
lions in wireless telegraphy were
planned by committee of the British
Association for the Advancement OF
Science, which reported at the Aus
tralian meeting a year ago this sum
mer that the project had been cordial
ly embraced throughout the British
empire and in other countries. A
variety of statistics were to be collect
ed three days each week and suitable
forms had been distributed on a large
scale. The outbreak of the European
war, however, wrought havoc with
this undertaking, which had promised
to throw light on several obscure ques-
tions in autobiography, and only a
few stations in India, Australia, Can
ada, the West Indies and the United
States are now keeping up the work.
Private wireless stations throughout
the British empire were either dis
mantled or taken over by military au-
thorities, while naval and other official
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1915-12-17

parted after the first fashion of won
an was straight and very dark also.
TIL accusing words irritated him.
You're right" he said coldly. moth
ing could-in such a country. Stan
back, please"
Siletz looked up at him and instinc,
lively rose to her feet. though -
slim body was alert with an uncon-
scious readiness for prevention OF
something.
But the man only stepped TO the
Vlack's head, frightened the rein bit
and clucked encouragingly
Come up he said sharply, up,
boy"
The horse stretched its head for.
ward, arched it's neck, gathered its
feet and lurched nightly upward.
finding difficulty and fioundering
little by reason of the stone which had
saved it from rolling down the noun
tain 1t placed its feet gingerly, brac-
ing against the declivity, shook itself
vigorously, drew a good, long breath
the girl. With a little gurgling cry
her hands went out again to caress
it, hungrily, forgetful of the man, her
face alight with the joy of its escape
from injury. She smiled and passed
her hands along the high neck, over
the shoulder, down to the knee, bend
ing to finger with a deft swftness the
fetlock and pastern.
When she looked up again she
smiled at the man frankly, her anger
gone.
He's all right, but you want to give
him the rein. He knows how to go
up all right. All Oregon horses can
climb if you give them their time and
way"
He slipped the bride over his arm
I'm looking for Dailys lumber
camp. Can you tell me how to get
there and how near | ann"
It's right over the ridge. You'll
see it from the top!"
Thanks" he said, lifted his soft,
gray hat perfunctorily and turned up
the slope,
He took the ascent straight, with
certain grimness of purpose. Soon he
felt slight pull on the reins toward
the left, which slackened Immediately
to repeat itself to the right. The black
was trying to zigzag in the narrow
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1915-12-17
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lishments. He read dry goods trade
papers and every book upon the sub
ject which he could obtain He
grounded himself in dry goods, knew
the history of the business, and, to
large extent, the action and policy
of it. not only in regard to his own
house, but with reference to dry goods
houses in general. He became famil-
lar with credits; he followed the mar
ket. In five years he was the head
of a large department, and in ten
years member of the firm, although,
OF course, his interest was small
| am aware that this rapid promo
ton is not usual, for many good
man, ambitious and taking the initia-
tive. does nc become a partner in ten
years, or twenty years, or thirty years;
but it may be stated as a fact that no
one who does not do as John did ever
gets beyond a subordinate position or
is allowed to assume more than or
binary responsibility.
Tom was as faithful. as honest, as
hard worker as John Tom worked.
and was satisfied with doing his duty.
John worked, and did more than his
duty Tom attended to those things
which he was told to do. John did
all that Tom did, and more. Tom
loved to work, and worked John
loved TO work, and worked, but he
also threw his mind into his work.
He made It part of himself, and.
therefore, it was not drudgery
The foregoing is hut another illus
tration of the contention which
have always held, namely. that doing
ones duty is not sufficient, that faith
fulness is not enough. To succeed.
and to occupy position above a sub
ordinate one, requires not only work
and hard worH, but an intense love for
the work, and, above all, the taking IT
the initiative, doing what you do not
tave to do assuming responsibility
which is not placed upon you. feeling
that you are part If the business
and not mere employee.
The load that you voluntarily Shout
der is not half as hard to carry as
is the burden which is thrust upon
you.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1915-12-17
OBJECTED TO THE DUCTS"
CoIored Farmer Reasoned That He
Had Several Good Causes
for Complaint

In Georgia they tell this one: A
Georgian advertised a fine truck farm
near Augusta for sale. A retired real
estate man of Newark. N j., without
answering the advertisement, decided
he would go down and look the place
over He did so without the owner be-
ing present He viewed the farm and
returned to Augusta, hunted up the
owner, and said:
Il thought about buying the farm
you advertised for sale, but don't be-
lieve want the place"
What is the matter? Any misrepre-
sentation?"
NO. But, you see, planned to do
a little planting l find | can't raise
crops there?"
why not?"
why, ducks eat the crops"
Ducks! What do you mean, MANI"
why, the negro tenant you have
there tipped me of"
Wonder what is all this? Jump
into the car here with me and let me
see what it is all about"
John" said the owner. What do
you mean by saying to this gentleman
that ducks destroy all your crops?"
"Dey do, boss" the negro mumbled.
You knows dey do Amt no use try
ing to make no crops"
Tell me what you mean, niger.
"Oh, you knows, boss-you knows
all about it. First. dat dare mule you
let me hab; you ducts for dat. Den de
wagon: you ducts for dat. Den de
fertilize; you ducts for dat. De per-
visions; you ducts again. Hits ducts
for dis and ducts for dat. till when lay
ing by done come ducts eat up all de
crop"
The two gentlemen. after having
hearty laugh. closed the deal,
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1915-12-17

There was an air of detachment about
her No portion of her garments
touched him. She was always SO,
aloof in a quiet way. Now, as she
tended the stranger silently, one of
her long brads slipped over her Shout
der and fell across his hand. He drew
away from the contact sharply and a
dozen pairs of eyes saw the action.
He'll" murmured a man at the
other side in mild amazement
But not even the importance of the
arrival of the Dillingworth Lumber
company could keep silent this bunch
of men from the ends of the earth
They were free lances, following
wherever fancy and the lumber camps
led them through the mountains and
the big woods. contented in this place
or moving on, bound by no rules, as in.
dependent and unholdable as the very
birds of the air.
In three minutes the laughter was
sweeping gustily again, accompanied
by the solid clink of cook-shack dishes.
the clatter of knives for the most part
Walter Sandry was forgotten or
passed over.
An hour later he stood alone in the
middle of a tiny room at the south
of the building, looking fiXedly at the
yellow flame of a glass hand-lamp on
a stand. Under the lamp was woolly
mat of bright red yarn, wonderful
creation-under that a thin, white
scarf, beautifully clean, the ironed
creases standing out stiffly. Beside
the lamp lay a pink-lipped conch shell
and a Bible.
Sandry looked longest at the Bible
beside the lamp and presently he took
it up curiously, lingering it with quiz
zical, weary smile.
Its edges were thin and frayed and
he noticed that it was greatly worn.
Walter Sandry smiled and glanced
at random through the book
Motherhood" he said half aloud,
rs there nowhere a father dear
old chap of the earth, gentle old
man with white hair? One who has
raised a SON" AS if in answer to the
whimsical words, the fragile leaves
separated at the tragic record of King
David and the words of that ancient
father-heart stared up at him. oh,
Absalom, my son, my son!" vital in
their anguish. With snap he closed
the book, holding it tightly clasped in
his hands while he stared into the
fame of the lamp with knit brows and
twitching lips.
1t was as if the fateful cry had
touched some sore spot in his heart,
set throbbing some half-healed pain.
For moment shadow as of a vague
remorse darkened his expressive face.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1915-12-17

While sergeant of certain Brit
ish regiment was engaged with a COM
pany of the National Reservists a
short time ago in physical drill-a
drill that demands, to say the least Of
it, small amount of agility--a pri-
vate, who looked as if he had been
younger in his day, complained to the
non-commissioned officer in charge
that he was too old for that sort of
practice.
How old are your" said the in
structor.
"Fifty.three," said the private.
why" exclaimed the instructor,
"the Romans used to do this sort of
thing at the age of sixty"
THAT may be-" said the private.
but I'm not Roman; I'm Wesley
an"
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1915-12-17
First Sea Signals.

Richard /, when he set sail for the
Holy Land, found his flag and his
patron saint provided for him by the
church-St. George and his red cross
on white ground. But Richard float
ed another banner at the masthead-a
red flag with three golden lions. The
kings ships of those early days car
ried these two as we'll as streamer.
Signaling by means of flags gets its
very first mention in l350-"When IL
shall please the admiral to assemble
the captains and masters of the fleet
he shall carry high in the middle of
the mast of his ship banner of coun.
cil."-London Chronicle.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1915-12-17
THE OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES"

Il want you to meet George Lewis"
said my friend He is one Of those
fellows who. when he knows he is
right, can't be turned or influenced"
Il should be delighted to meet him"
| replied, because | know him by
reputation and he stands high in his
community as a man of the strictest
integrity; bur, John. don't think you
have given him very good character. ="
What do you mean"
You said that when he knows he
is right nothing can change him or
influence him
Il meant what said" retorted my
friend
No, you didn't" | replied, for. if
you did, you could not have any re-
spect for George Lewis"
Explain yourself"
The best of US, John, never claim
to know by ourselves, and of our
selves, what is absolutely right or
wrong The noblest man is weak and
realizes it. His ability to different
ate between the good and the bad is
not vested wholly in himself. He OBJ
talns this prOticiency-if | may call
1t such-because OF his contact with
men of honor and with those of the
opposite type. He absorbs public
opinion and becomes composite"
you don't mean to say" interrupt
ed John, that public opinion is al
ways right"
No" | replied. The majority is
frequently wrong, and the minority is
often right and vice versa"
Then. how are we to decide upon
what is right and what is wrong?"
IF our intention is to do right, and
we are constantly fighting temptation,
our actions will ually be what they
should be; but when We allow our own
individual judgment to prevail exclu-
sively, we may be wrong, even though
we intend to be right. Alone we are
not able to take care of ourselves; far
less able than is the animal, who is
guided by instinct, not by conscience.
If man reasons by himself alone. he
is as likely to be wrong as right. If
ne combines what he knows with what
others know, and allows composite
opinion to assist in guiding him, he Is
not likely to make serious mistakes"
THE opinion of others may be
wrong" interrupted John.
Granted | replied, but the man
with a sensitive conscience and a no.
! BILE character can differentiate with
large degree of accuracy. He will
not depend upon the opinion OF the
mob, even though it may be in the
majority He will consult with intel.
ligent and honest men, and he and
! they together, not separately, will de.
eide any question which may come up.
If his experience is greater than that
Of those with whom he consults, he
will allow his own judgment larger
! play. If, on the other hand, he is con.
| WINGED that others know better than
! he does, he will set aside his own
! opinion, to a certain extent, at least.
or example, professional man is at
variance with the policy of an admin.
istration, matter which concerns bust.
ness. Probably his opinion is worth
practically nothing, and if the policy
of the administration is accepted by
business men of character and in.
tegrity. the man is fool if he allows
| himself to question it,
Men of ability, of character, of hon.
or, of integrity. seldom know; they
think"
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1915-12-17

Sandy finished the other, oval
ter Sandry-from New York"
Come in, Mr. Sandry-you're just
in time"
Daily turned back to the lighted
room.
"Siletz, give Mr.. Sandry my place
Harrison, I'll have to take your filing
shed for tonight. Tomorrow well fix
things in better shape"
The saw-filer, an important person
age and one to be conciliated. frowned
in his plate, but the foreman had lost
sight of him. He reached out a huge
hard hand and took the bridle-rein
from the newcomer.
Already this man was standing in
side the rude building, with a high
headed air OF force, of personality that
made itself felt in the most stolid ma.
ture present. He glanced down the
double line of faces and for a second,
just a fractional, fleeing moment,
seemed to hesitate. Then he laid his
hat on the small table, walked round
to Dailys empty seat, swung a leather
puttee and a well-built shoe over the
bench and sat down. He was in place,
and vague feeling of adjustment. of
solidity, accompanied him, as if he
was there, as he said, to stay Every
man in the room felt it; and one of
those strange sensations of portent
communicated itself to them, as when
the everyday affairs of life come to
a turn in the road.
Daily's was on the eve of change
The girl was putting a thick, white
plate, hot from boiling water. before
him, deftly laying the simple cutlery,
pushing back an intruding dish.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1915-12-17
CATBlRD AS A HUMORIST
Feathered Songster SEEMS to Take
Delight in Mimickine the Strains
of His Fellows.

Abiding, OF course. to the catbird,
he has more WITNESSES than a minor
poet, more streaky humors than a
circus clown. He cant even make
love seriously. And he's loater. He
sits on a Dough at brookside out m
the country, at early morning, his
hat over one eye and his head
cooked sportily at an angle; so
sitting. he whistles love lyrics
to his little gray mate busily engaged
collecting materials for a nest.
The redbird, nor even the hooking.
bird. has nothing on him in respect to
purity OF tone, caressing grace or
sheer 1oyousness in range OF roper.
tore. And he knows It. And his lit.
tie gray mate knows it. And she S
proud OF It.
But he cant behave; just as his
passionate love notes have lured her
momentarily of he Job OF nest. build.
ing, to turn and regard him with
pleased eyes, the whimsical rascal
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1915-12-17

Instantly and with one gulp, the big
fellow swallowed the stuff, wiped his
great mustache, and claimed his re.
ward. 1t was all done so prettily that
even the head surgeon permitted him.
self to smile.
But the real comedy began when the
head nurse, a matron turning fifty ap.
peared next morning and announced.
Every one of you who takes his
medicine will be allowed to kiss me"
The effect was immediate Each
and every patient made face and put
down on the table beside him the dose
which he had been about to swallow.
Now the head nurse is goodness
itself, and her goodness is well spiced
with wit. She was the first to laugh
at the result of her invitation. Then
she pretended to be angry.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1915-12-17
Scientists Interested in Find.

At recent scientific gathering, Pro-
fessors Edgeworth, David and Wilson
described a completely mineralized hu-
man skull found near Warwick, In the
Darling Downs of Queensland. Il
probably dates from period when the
great fossil marsupials were still liv.
ing, and is earlier than any other hu-
man remains hitherto found in Aus
tralia,
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1915-12-17

stations stopped all purely scientific
observing. Similar conditions pre-
vailed in the other belligefent coun.
tries. The same circumstances led to
the complete failure of the extensive
scheme of special observations planned
in connection with the solar eclipse of
August 81, 1914, except for a few OBJ
servations made in Norway and
Sweden.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1915-12-17

throws his head back and meows like
a cat or caws like a crow-it's all a
joke to him. Little gray mate hirts
her tail Indignantly. turns her back
on him and resumes work. Then he
flies around to another bough where
he can catch her eye again and be-
gins a new serenade. Her sudden
wrath doesn't worry him a particle.
He knows women.-"A String OF Ed.
itorial Gems" John 3. Gorgan, in Ma
tional Magazine.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1915-12-17

glanced Involuntary back along the
5ay he had come.
The girl still stood by the bowlder
cooking up, her face illumined by that
light he had noticed. and he was quick
enough to comprehend that it was pas
sionate longing for the big black be-
hind him. She had forgotten his pres
enCe. Out of the ferns had crept the
mammoth mongrel. They two stood
which struck him by its isolated sufii-
cheney.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1915-12-17
Not SURPRISING NOWADAYS.

King Peter OF Serbia snatched
rifle from a dying soldier in the
trenches and proceeded to load and
fire the thing. Nowadays we are as
much surprised at a king who really
lights as the knights OF old would
have been at king who did not
Detroit Journal.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1915-12-17
Lucky English Analer.

lucky angler, on the first experi.
ence of fishing, has caught at Staines
England, golden tench, stated to be
the first caught in the Thames for the
last 20 years. 1t was IA inches long
and weighed one pound and fourteen
ounces.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1915-12-17

In four states new laws and impor'
tant amendments to laws regulating
the practice of medicine have recently
been passed. These states are Cali
fornia, New Hampshire, New Jersey
and Tennessee.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1915-12-17

Then a resolute strength frightened
his lips and he laid the Bible gently
down and blew out the light
1t was cold in the little room and
the rain was dripping from the caves.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1915-12-17
ksepino Her at Home.

Mrs. Jones-"Young Brown must be
awfully Jealous OF his wife. Mrs.
smith-"Why do you think so?" Mrs.
Jones-"Why, they have been married
nearly three years md in all that time
he has bought her seventeen house
dresses and only one street dress"
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1915-12-17

isyE1G5 ); bc5d Ned nd t55sS. : =:
The Parisian. (Paris, Tenn.) 1907-1962, 1915-07-16

Don't Think
What you see quoted in
this ad---that we have only
these items on sale. Our
entire stock goes in this
Sale. We mention only a
few items to show you how
extremely low we have re-
duced our prices for this
Sale. When you visit our
store you will find every
thing as advertised. Bring
this circular with you.
The Parisian. (Paris, Tenn.) 1907-1962, 1915-07-16

200 Dozen Towels On Sale
We bought from the Big bank
rupt, stock in St. Louis Two hun
dred dozen towels for this sale at
prices that will enable us to sell
you towels cheaper than ever
before.
Bleach Bath Towels 17x42 15c
value ------------1O c
15c Huck Towels 1Oc
10c Huck Towels large size) &c
1892. Honeycomb Towels : SC
The Parisian. (Paris, Tenn.) 1907-1962, 1915-07-16
hlT7Tu7H T.
HfSSIsa nm g. sA

Children 10c Hose Supporters5c
Ladies' Hemmed Stitched Hand
kerchiefs- B.
Pearl Button ----.----1c
Mems SC handkerchief SIC
Fish exc Pearl Buttons ----2c
Safety Pins --------------2c
Colgate's Talcum Powders 14c
Johnson's l lb can Talcum Pow
ders ..-----4 --1Oc
Good Heavy Shoe Strings, doz SC
Mems Wash Ties ----------9c
Mems Grey Sox --------5c
Val. Lace yd .----2c
The Parisian. (Paris, Tenn.) 1907-1962, 1915-07-16
WHITE QUILTS

so Quilts to go at less than
half price, are samples, but
are not soiled but little.
Ranging in price from 81
to SIS on sale at o9c to SIS
Square or cut corners, with
fringe or scollaped edge, and
a few extra nice Quilts for
half beds.
The Parisian. (Paris, Tenn.) 1907-1962, 1915-07-16

FRIDAY, JULY 10th is when this big Sale
begins. Just follow the crowd This is not
an odd and end job lot, shelf-worn, end of
the season sale. It's a big stock of good
clean merchandise on sale at prices you can't
afford to miss. Come and see for yourself Every
thing will be tagged and marked in plain figures.
You will not have to ask the price.
The Parisian. (Paris, Tenn.) 1907-1962, 1915-07-16
GRANITE WARE

Here you will find some of the
best values ever offered in high
class Granite Ware. Any piece
a real bargain. It's too good
to last long.
6 qtwhite lined preserving kettle 25c
6 at white lined kettle with lid Csc
5 at white lined kettle with lid 23c
S at white lined preservingl
kettle with lid -23c
B qt stew pan
Large white mixing bowl 23c
at white and blue coffes pot 25c
Gray enameled water pail -25c
Gray enameled tea kettles csc
Large enameled dish pan 25c
gal white enameled tea kettle Ate
Is at white enameled dish pan Ate
The Parisian. (Paris, Tenn.) 1907-1962, 1915-07-16

WE WILL HAVE IN THIS SALE some of
the very best things in Dress Goods, Skirts,
Waists and MILDLY Blouse that we picked
up while in the big markets last week at
marvellous low prices. These are the kind
of goods we try to have for our Sale some
thing new and snappy, that you will appreciate.
The Parisian. (Paris, Tenn.) 1907-1962, 1915-07-16
Corsets and Brassiers

H. and W. Cool Summer
Corsets---. $1,000 -----45c
Large assortment of H. and
w. Brassiers in all sizes,
back and front lace----89c
American Lady Corsets, 6
different styles to select
from at-------- soc
Prices reduced on all others.