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The Duluth rip-saw. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1917-19??, 1919-11-15

On st. Valentines Day, Tuesday
evening, February IA, 1893, the creme
de la creme of Duluth's society folk
gave a Columbian tea, fete or enter.
tainment at the magnificent Lyceum
theater for the ostensible purpose of
securing funds to better display st..
Louis eounty's exhibit at the World 5
Fair.
Incidentally, the Columbian enter
tainment ended the social season and
ushered, in Ash Wednesday. .. ..-4
The audience was a large one. La
dies turned out in full dress and an
unusual number Of mere men wore eve
ming clothes. The audience gazed, COS.
slipped, smiled and visited from seat to
seat and from box to box. ,a'tThat au-
dieace," according to Madame Bris-
bine, society writer from New York,
twas representative Of the best of
which Duluth could boast t.n" .
When the curtain rolled up and the
orchestra started its dulcet strains, q
scene Of rare beauty ravished the eyes
of the audience. Jackson Park stood
in the background. The stage settings
were elaborate and handsome. The
Transformation scene was worked out
by Arthur M. Miller. .,.,,,..
The first part Of the entertainment
consisted Of q. musical program AZ.
ranged by Miss Edith Geraldine Moak.
The first number was "In Old Ma.
drid," rendered by the Arion quartet,
Messrs. F. w. Maynard, G. r. Shirk,
E. c. Jones and J. w. G. johnson,
dressed in costume.
Miss May Minis rendered Schubert g
"Gretchen at the Spinning Wheel"
Miss Helen Mackay gave harp solo
and Miss Bessie Hunter sang ballad.
Another feature was the Spanish fan
dango by stringed quartet.
"Dreamland Faces" by the Arion
quartet brought hearty encore. Ac-
companied by the harp and orchestra,
Miss Moak sang "Alasl Those
Charms" by Mariana, with great ef-
feet.
Miss Helen Mackey executed piano
solo and Mrs. Emil Olund, a talented
Swedish singer, charmed her hearers
with a vocal solo.
MISS Gheen, who had been attracting
much attention by her readings at
Hardy Hall, Duluth g then fashionable
boarding school for girls, made her
first public appearance. "Faithful
Lovers" and "Madame EAT" were the
two selections she read.
The last number of the musical pro-
grom was a Baracolle by Mrs. William
Barton Chaplin and Miss Alice Munger,
Illuminated with great scenic effects.
+ To the left Of the stage, from the
audience, was an alcove, furnished as a
parlor and provided for couples "sit-
ting OUT as the social recorder Of
the evening expressed it.
Beyond the alcove was booth where
fruit punch was ladled out. The rear
Of the stage was occupied by hon hon
tables, shaded lamps and pretty sales
girls. To the right of the stage was
the valentine booth.
After the audience had viewed the
scene, the stage was opened to them
and the sale Of candy, flowers and
valentines began. The stage was can.
vassed and dancing was carried on
The Duluth rip-saw. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1917-19??, 1919-11-15

the. school board treasury into very
deep and dangerous waters. The Rip
saw 8 alarm signals seem to have been
as timely as they were true. q.
A prominent employee in the marble
lined courthouse takes such-a deep in
terest in the Rip-saw that he has
friend sneak an advance copy out Of
the printery every week of issue. Some
brig ht morning that bright young law
YER may find himself in municipal
court for receiving stolen property.
If Miss Tyler and county attorney
Mckay have not satisfied Superior peo-
pie as to the wickedness and degener-
acy of some of the Grecian dumps on
Broadway, they should take note that
an Ephesian from Duluth is doing
seven years in saltwater for taking
amorous Liberties with gray mare.
st. Louis county should feel ashamed
of sending an unfortunate insane wom-
an to the county Jail instead Of to a
hospital and these UNCONVENTIONAL hos
pitfalls should feel more ashamed over
their refusals to contract for the tenn
porary care of an insane woman, espe-
cially one with a mild and harmless
mania.
Julius II. Barnes has not visited the
school board meetings recently, there
fore Charles 8. Mitchell also has been
conspicuous by his absence. One brief
visit in three years is sufficient, how.
ever, to give Cedric the Saxon more
is possessed by those there at every
meeting.
Although Doc. Hoke may steal educa-
tional ideas, he finds it unnecessary to
steal any school board property. All
he has to do is to signify a desire and
then kindly director LeDuc sees that
the article, large or small, is purchased
for Duluth g most distinguished car
petbagger, no matter what the cost.
4
When Doc. Schaibly and Doc. Hoke
went to an educational convention in
Chicago last February they stopped
at the Plaza hotel. Had Doc. Schaibly
not inadvertently brought home a
Plaza hotel envelope, the Knights of
the Tar Bucket could not have used it
to carry the Rip-saw editor a threat
ening letter.
These Balkan boys are welcome in
st. Louis county, especially around
blast furnaces, steel plants and iron
mines. Lawlessness, lack of respect
for American methods and introduce
tion of low moral endeavor stunts
from Servia, Croatia and even Vienna,
are most unwelcome and should be dis
couraged by dosing the fellows with
strong and swift administration of the
local laws.
Grapevine information for Hibbing
states that citizen of the Richest Vii.
lage on Earth was called to book be-
cause he termed Mayor Power a slack
er in that he kept workingmen on nine
hours instead Of eight. 1t further is
reported that, in the alteration, the
Little Man tapped the Big Man on the
beak with such force and effect that
the claret flowed. The tappee then sat
on the corpus of the tapper until he
was smothered into speechlessness and
made signs with his hands that he
would be good citizen in the future.
The Duluth rip-saw. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1917-19??, 1919-11-15
OLD KING PROFITS.

King Profits is tyrant bold
Whose heart is like a flint;
he has no conscience, still his hold
On man doth have small stint.
He hypnotizes all mankind
Until most men adore him
The day will come when he will find
A master who will floor him.
Alas! how foolish men will bel
Alack! if more but knew it;
We jail the ones who'd set US free!
Oh! why will mortals do it,
Kent (Wash.) Journal.
The Duluth rip-saw. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1917-19??, 1919-11-15
TELEPHONE SITUATION.

The Duluth Telephone company has
played boa constructor with the Zenith
Telephone company and the pocket
books Of Duluthians win go through
tho squeezing and swallowing process
FOR years and years to come. The non
'esi1ent monopoly not only is fighting
to keep tho Burleson rates permanent,
but there are intimations that greater
increases will be attempted.
Duluth must spend anywhere from
$4,000 to $4,000 to make physical
valuation Of the company's assets to
get in a good tactical position to de-
mand and secure reasonable rates for
telephone service. The valuation work
Of the state railroad and warehouse
commission may be helpful, but not
fully adequate.
City attorney samuelson solemnly
says that he can bring an Injunction II
the telephone monopoly gets too ag-
gressive. He fails to remember that
iniunctions often are dissolved and that
progressive people object to govern
ment by injunction.
All this holdup by the telephone
company, cost Of contending before the
state grain and warehouse commission
and aggravation Of the telephone COM
pany's suffering patrons in this city
,rl1 have been avoided II the COM
missioners had, some months ago, start
ed condemnation proceedings against
the Zenith telephone system and then
acquired it. Duluth and tributary ter
ritory, especially the farming districts
in the hinterland, would have had up
to-date, efficient, independent service
at actual cost, just as is the case in
the water and light department. Du-
luth's boosted homo rule, fixed policy
of municipal ownership Of public util-
tiles and the welfare Of the many
rather than the few would have meant
something.
Nero fiddled while Rome burned.
Duluth's city commissioners did not
even fiddle, but calmly went to sleep
while the octopus Of monopoly fastened
its tentacles firmly on the body poll
tic. This somnolence, neglect and fail
ure to attempt something to protect
the interests Of the public will be re-
membered and shouted from the house.
tops when another municipal election
rolls around.
The sun is shining brightly on monop-
oly and the big Interests in Duluth
and they, wise as serpsnts and as
greedy as gluttons, firmly adhere to
tho practice of making hay while the
sun shines.
God help the people Of Duluth, for
their chosen servants in the city hall
either will not or cannot not.
The Duluth rip-saw. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1917-19??, 1919-11-15
A BONE.HEAD PLAY.

One Wallin made claim to the city
for damages to his residence incident
to sewer construction. He agreed to
accept the princeay sum Of $2s, and
commissioner Farrell recommended a
settlement on that basis.
Mr.. Farrell had planned that money
to effect the settlement should come
from tho general fund. City attorney
samuelsou rendered an opinion to the
effect that payment should be borne
by the street and maintenance fund Of
the department of public works. Com
missioner voss backed up the Samuel
son opinion by statement that the
state examiners would not permit the
general fund to pay the award.
"Besides,' said Mr.. Voss, IAN >ap-
preparation for damage claims is made
to each department, on the theory that
when any department has to settle its
own claims it viii investigate imme'
diately and so safeguard the city's in
terests.''
The commissioners spent most Of q
two-hour session Of tho city council
wrangling over tho matter q couple Of
weeks ago. Even Mayor Magney's
kindly disposition was so disturbed
that he informed his colleagues that
: they were getting as bad as the United
States senate.
Tho commissioners arc paid between
SIS and $14 for each working day Of
the year, approximately $3.50 an hour.
Unduly drawing ont a session Of the
council by unnecessarily wransling
over q point Of law and a claim Of only
$40 would not be considered econom-
ical nor efficient in . big business
house. b" 2' il ga. ''. ..
Aside from that, what does . boy
commissioner, with limited worldly ex.
perience, know about law? For what
IL . city attorney hired II not to render
legal opinions for tho guidance Of the
commissioners? He does that as an
official duty, because Of supposed su-
psrior legal knowledge, to guide the
commissioners, protect the city and to
save the time Of both the commission
ere and their masters, tho people.
II commissioner Farrell cannot &C.
cept city attorney Samuelson's legal
opinions, why did he vote to appoint
him in the first place? For several
years Mr.. Samuelson has held the best
position Of his life through the help
Of Mr.. Farrell's vote. # Mr. Farrell Is
better equipped legally than Mr.. Sam
uelson, then Why not dismiss the latter
The Duluth rip-saw. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1917-19??, 1919-11-15
AN INCONSISTENT JUDGE

eyes, I was fined 5000 for putting
coloring matter in artificial butter"
well, didn't you deserve it,"
'"Perhaps, but what made me mad
was that the magistrate who imposed
the fine had dyed whiskers.
The Duluth rip-saw. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1917-19??, 1919-11-15
LOAFERS MUST GO.

After being logged, commissioner
Murnian and chief Murphy radically
improved police service and moral con-
ditions in the old segregated district.
Moro recently, they have raided, AZ.
rested and brought punishment to .
number Of notorious blind pigs. Now
comes an announcement that loafers at
pool halls, cigar stores and other hang
outs viii be compelled to move on and
get to work. TO this end, two addi-
tional plain clothes men will be pro-
vided to look after this lazy, shiftless,
half-crtminal class.
There Is good reason to believe that
some Of the crimes against property
and society, moro or less recently
pulled off, have been committed by
young loafers. There Is reasonably 10
munerative employment for any young
man who can and win work. There
Is no excuse for loafing because Of
lack Of work and there Is no excuse
for any young man to try to 1.-Two with
out work or by lying in wait for the
easy dollar.
All during tho war there was .
horde Of undsrsized, physically defec-
tive, morally perverted young chaps
who were rejected by the draft and
who sought to live by petty gambling,
pandering, peddling dope or picking up
the coin IN the pool halls. This ele-
msnt has been . blot on the city and
The Duluth rip-saw. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1917-19??, 1919-11-15
SEEM RADICALS.

l m awful scared of radicals,
AS scared as I can be,
And everything that's colored red.
Is radical to me. .,
One day about week ago,
We all went out of town
! saw the awfuiest lookin' thing
Jes' struttin' up and down.
" Twas only a turkey gobbler";
So my grandma said.
l thought it was a radical
Its head was awful red.
An Up-to-Date School Boy.
The Duluth rip-saw. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1917-19??, 1919-11-15

MISERY loves company, you know. -
res, but right now am not very
althb1gh T am very busy,
The Duluth rip-saw. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1917-19??, 1919-11-15

A hardened outlaw like Rosenberg ia
most graciously given a month in which
to prepare his body and soul for six
months internment in Jail. Some
widow, stealing a sack of flour to feed
half a dozen needy children, probably
would be rushed off forthwith.
Autocratic administration of school
board affairs, coupled with Hnkian "a.
The Duluth rip-saw. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1917-19??, 1919-11-15

Several sports frankly admit that no
one need leave Duluth for Superior for
the purpose of bucking the festive
tiger. Superior sports, in fact, are com.
ing to Duluth as more safe place for
that exciting sport.
The Duluth rip-saw. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1917-19??, 1919-11-15

Congressman Carss is 50 silent and
secretive concerning his official acts in
Washington that some of the prole.
tariat are wondering if he has done
ANYTHING to make him ashamed of him.
self.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1919-01-15
Estate of John L. Aldrich

STATE OF VERMONT, DISTRICT OF ESSEX SIS.
The Honorable Probate Court for the District
Essex:
To all persons interested in the estate of
John L. Aldrich, late of Brighton, in said Dis
trict, deceased, GREETING
At a Probate Court, holden at Concord, within
and for said District on the goth day of Dece1n-
Der I9IS,an instrument purporting to be the last
Will and Testament of John l.. Aldrich. late of
Brighton, i'll said District, deceased, was pre-
scented to the Court aforesaid, for Probate.
And it is ordered by said Court that the 24th
day of January 1919, atthe Probate Office in said
Brighton, be assigned for proving said instru-
ment; and that notice thereof be given to all
persons concerned, by publishing this order
three weeks successfully in the Essex County
Herald, a newspaper circulating in that vicint-
ity, in said District, previous to the time ap-
pointed.
Therefore, you are hereby notified to appear
before SAID Court, at the time and place afore-
said, and contest the probate of said will, if you
have cause.
Given Under My Hand at Concord, il said
District, this goth day Of December, 1918.
1927 Fred A. Brewer, Judge.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1919-01-15
Estate of Sarah Sheehe

STATE OF VERMONT, District of Essex, SIS
The Honorable Probate Court for the District
Aforesaid:
To the heirs and all persons interested in the
estate of Sarah Sheehe late of Guildhall, in
said District, deceased, GREETING:
WHEREAS, application hath been made to
this Court in writing, by the administrator
PRAYING for license and authority to sell all of
stead farm containing about los acres, repre-
senting to said Court that it would be beneficial
to the heirs and all persons interested in the es-
tate of said deceased, to sell said real estate
and convert the same into money
And bringing into Court the consent and ap-
probation i'll writing, of all the heirs to said es-
tate residing in this state, and setting forth the
situation of the real estate.
WHEREUPON, the said Court appointed and
assigned the 27th day of January, 1919, at the
Probate Office in Concord, i'll said District, to
hear and decide upon said application and petit
ion, and ordered public notice thereof be given
to all persons interested therein, by publishing
SAID order, together with the time and place of
hearing, three weeks suoeessIVely in the Essex
County Herald, a newspaper which circu1ates
in said estate, all of which publications shall be
previous to the day assigned fef hearing.
Therefore, you are hereby notified to appear
before said Court, at the tune and place ss7
signed, then and there in said Court to rlake
your Elections to the granting ct such license
If you see cause,
GIVEN UNDER My HAND at Concord. in said
District, this End day of January 1919,
Fred A, Brewer, Judge.
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Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1919-01-15
Electric Fowl Picker.

A machine invented by O. G. Rleske
Of Buffalo picks an ordinary fowl
naked in less than five minutes, says
Electrical Experimenter. Moreover, no
feathers are scattered. A small cleo
trio motor turns q suction fan, and
also a roller contained within the in
strument itself, the power being trans
mitted by means Of flexible cable.
The roller Is hollow and it's outer sur
face Is pierced by a number Of Sits
which permit the incoming blast pro-
duced by the fan to pass freely
through 1t.
The top of the instrument Is hooded,
and attached to this hood is a little
rubber roller which rests firmly against
the surface of the large drumlike
wheel. The feathers of the fowl,
sucked up against the two rollers, are
plucked by having to squeeze between
the rollers, after which they are blown
to a tank.
A thumb contact permits the hood
to be moved around in its axis, and
thus the relative positions OF the two
rollers are adjusted according to the
needs Of each case. The smallest wild
fowl or the biggest turkey may be
plucked with equal ease. A fowl can
readily be picked in the dry state, but
ordinarily It Is scalded. "
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1919-01-15
PIGS PLACE IN MYTHOLOGY
1t Mas Identified With the
Black Clouds.

If we add an Irish "bull" to the
story of the Roscommon pig, the vision
Of the small girl Beirne might be de-
scribed as an echo of certain events
that occurred more than sixty centu-
ries ago,w when mankind was laying the
foundations Of civilization and it's be-
liefs for all time. 1t carries our minds
back to the mythical SOW that is re-
puted to have sucked King Minos of
Crete and the infant god Zeuz-Diony-
sius; to the sacrificial pigs which the
initiates into the Eleusinian mysteries
washed in the waters of the Aegean 3;
to the evil swine that determined the
fate of Osiris, Adonis, Tammuz and
Diarmid; and to q still earlier phase
in the groupings after light and con-
ISOLATION when the SOW was identified
with the Great Mother, the creator Of
all, who, in her capacity as the moor
and the sky, regulated the universe
and controlled the destinies of man.
kind. Hence the pig was fate, and
the black pig was evil because it was
identified with the black clouds which
obscured the light, at first in the purely
literal and physical sense, but after
ward in the ethical and moral accep-
tation of the phrase. = Manchester
Guardian.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1919-01-15
On Crying n the Theater.

So, ayers Nora Bayes, in the Ameri.
can Magazine. in her. own words:
ut Is a commonplace Of the theater
that the public want. above all things,
to be entertained. But that Is very
far from saying that they want to be
amused. Humor Is by no means the
easiest way to reach the human heart.
There are those who will tell you
that the public would far rather laug.
than cry. And when they do you
can just tell them to tell it to
Sweeney. The American public would
rather cry than laugh any day. Where
In 1t Is not a bit different from the
public in Australia, India, Russia or
France. The secret of this Is very
simple: If you can make anybody cry,
you make them forget themselves
The minute you make them forget
themselves they are being entertained.
If you can set them to thinking about
your blues instead of their own, they
are taken completely out Of them
selves"
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1919-01-15
Estate of Harvey Judevine

STATE OF VERMONT, District of Essex SIS.
The Honorable Probate Court for the District
of Essex.
To all persons interested in the estate of
Harvey Judevine, late Of Concord, in said Dis
trict deceased, GREETING:
Whereas, said Court has assigned the 27th
day of January next for examining and allow
ing the account ofthe executors and trustees 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 there
of be given to all persons Interested in said es-
tate by publishing this order three weeks sue
,cessively previous to the day assigned, in the
Essex County Herald, a newspaper published
at Brighton in said District.
Therefore, you are hereby notified to appear
at the Probate Office in Concord, in said Dis
trict, on the day assigned, then and there to
contest the allowance of said account if you see
cause, and to establish your right as heirs, leg
atees and lawful claimants to said residue.
Given Under My Hand, this 3Ist day of Dec
elnber, 1918.
Fred A. Brewer, Judge.
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Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1919-01-15

of each person. Mr.. Feltus has over
thirty years experience as an OPTIC
metrist and guarantees satisfaction.
Appointments can be made with him
by calling the Essex House or the
Herald office.
MI. and Mrs. Thomas Briggs Of
Fitzdale were called here Sunday by
the death of Mrs. Briggs father
Adam Dunn.
A son, Riley Earl, was born Fri
day January 10th, to Mr.. and Mrs.
Earl Applebee.
Miss JEANNE Lacrosse of Lyster,
P. O., is working in the home of
Frank Turgeon.
Miss Azilda Marquis, who works in
B~oardway's Cafe, has been i'll the
past week.
Leon Morse has left the employ
of F. E. Boyce and is working at the
Grand Trunk round house.
Sherman Macomber, of Hardwick,
is clerking for F. E. Boyce.
T. C. Carr made a business trip to
Portland, Wednesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Nelson Boyce of
Kingston, Ontario, are visiting then
son, F. E. Boyce and wife.
The Ladies Literary Club will meet
with Mrs. L. F. Jones, Thursday at.
ternoon, Jan. 16 at 2:30. A full at.
tendance is desired as business OF
importance is to be transacted.
Mrs. Cad Aldrich and little grand
son, Elbridge Chase, are recovering
from a severe illness Of influenza
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1919-01-15
Turning From Gold to Silver.

The Yukon is turning from gold to
silver mining. While the value of the
former, or Its purchasing power, has
decreased, that Of silver has been
doubled. There is great activity in two
silver bearing areas tributary to Daw.
con, the Mayo district on the upper
Stewart river and along the Twelve
mile creek. These fields are $50 miles
apart. Silver was discovered In these
areas years ago, but no work was ever
done.
The Canadian government has dis
patched a party of biologists to in
vestigate the prospects of developing
the silver mining industry in this Sec
tion.-Dawson City Dispatch.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1919-01-15

Wanted: Two or three furnished
rooms for light housekeeping. J, w.
Schofield, General Delivery, Island
Pond, Vt.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1919-01-15

For Sale: McPhail Piano in fine
condition. Mrs. Mabel Laid