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Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1921-03-03
DENIED PLEASURES OF TABLE
Great Jockey Had to Sacrifice Much to
Maintain His Position as King
of Riders.

Fred Archer, the famous English
Jockey, had to employ heroic meas
ures to keep his weight down.
The story is told of how, on one oc-
casion, he was the guest of very hos
pitable host.
From the kitchen came the perfume
of savOry meats, and at dinner
sturdy, rosy-cheeked man-servant made
his appearance, his back bending I'M
der the weight of a great salmon on
a lordly dish.
Poor Archer's face, as he surveyed
the initial preparations for the evening
meal, was quite piteOus to watch.
Then, with shrug of the shoulders
and a sigh, but ill-concealed by a cyni-
cal remark, he left the table, and
shortly afterward his host saw him
pass the window on hack, galloping
toward the training grounds.
Later on he partOOk of a tiny glass
Of champagne and a biscuit, playing
one game of billiards, and retired to
bed.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1921-03-03
The
Haunted House
By FREDERICK HART
}. 1921. by Mcclure Newspaper syndicate.)

(S. 1921, by Mcclure Newspaper Syndicate.)
"Pshaw! There's no such thing as
a ghost" Cordelia Davis voice was
defiant. Il think you're all silly to
believe such stories. There's no more
harm In that old house than there is
In a chicken COOP"
But Cordelia, old Bates says"
"Oh, don't tell me what old Bates
says! wouldn't believe that old rep
rebate on stack Of bibles. He's al
ways telling the most awful whop-
pers, and he tells them so often that
he thinks they are true himself. Why,
you've all heard his story about the
catfish that was so big that they had
to use calf for bait He's the worst
liar in the county,"
The object of Cordella's outburSt
Of skepticism was group of young
people who were sitting around the
fireplace in the Davis country house
enjoying the heat Of the flames; for
though it was early October there was
a chill in the air that made the crack
ling logs very comfortable.
The talk had drifted from golf and
bridge to ouija boards and haunted
houses and some one had mentioned
the deserted house up the road, stat
ing that it was haunted, and adducing
the evidence Of old Bates, the peripa-
tetlc gardner Of the Davis menage, as
evidence in support.
A weird tale Of moving lights and
hollow groans had caused the COM
pany to sit little closer around the
tire-all except Cordelia. She shout
ed her derision at the idea, and over
rode the objections of the company as
she usually Overrode anything that
opposed itself to her sweet will.
"Why," she finished, as sort of
crusher to trample all opposition. Il
wouldn't be afraid to spend the night
In that old place any time. I'm not
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1921-03-03
RUB OUT SORENESS
Sprains, Backache With Old ST. ia.
cobs Oil.

Back hurt you? Can't straighten up
without feeling sudden pains, sharp
aches and twinges? Now, listen! That's
lumbagO, sciatica, or maybe from a
strain, and you'll get blessed relief the
moment you rub your back with sOOth-
ing, penetrating est. Jacobs Oil"
Nothing else takes out soreness, lame
ness and stiffness so quickly. You
simply rub it on and out comes the
pain. 1t is perfectly harmless and
doesn't burn or disColor the skin.
Timber up! Don't suffer! Get a
small trial bottle from any drug store,
and after using it just once you'll for
get that you ever had backache, lum-
bago or sciatica, because your back
will never hurt or cause any more mis-
cry. 1t never disappOints and has been
recommended for 60 years. Stop drug
ging kidneys! They don't cause back
ache, because they have no nerves,
therefore can not cause pain.-Adv.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1921-03-03

afraid of Bates grOans and lights.
There never was a haunted house,
and there never can be. I'll go there
tonight"
There was a chorus of protest, and
even Cordelia saw the absurdity of
the suggestion. But she was not to
be so easily turned from her position.
"Well, Of course l couldn't stay all
night" she amended. Mother would
have a tit-but l will do this-I'll go
up to the house now and stay till
midnight Mother won't be in from
the club till after then and | can
prove that I'm right just as well in
two hours as all night. Now don't
try to dissuade me, for I've made up
my mind. I'm going, and what's
more, / don't want any of you to fol
low me and put up crazy joke by
making lot of noises. I'm going
up to the house, and I'm going to
stay there till | hear the village clock
strike twelve. 1t isn't far off and I'll
be perfectly safe. l just want to
show you how foolish you are to be-
lieve in ghosts and all that rot. I'm
going now-goOd-night ~ And before
anyone could protest she was out of
the room. Looking out Of the win
dow they could see her in the early
moonlight walking rapidly toward the
path that led to the haunted house,
with a shawl which she had caught
up in her progress through the hall
thrown over her head The company
returned TO their seats by the fire a
little sobered by the incident. ..
81 think Cordela's very foolish to
rush off like that" said Betty Sterne,
pretty blond girl who was one Of
the most popular of the guests. "She
might meet a tramp or a dog or any
thing. Don't you think some one
might go after herr ..,,. ....l
"Whoever went after her would run
an awful risk Of being eaten alive, re-
torted Charles West, Betty's sutton of
the moment. "Cordelia's made up her
mind, and nothing we could do would
change it. It's after ten now, any
way-she's only got about an hour and
three-quarters. And, of course. no.
body thinks for a minute that there
really Is anything wrong with the
house. COrdelia got one of her crazy
| impulses, and you know there's no
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1921-03-03

pound advertised and had heard several
women talk of it, so mother got me
some. This Vegetable Compound is
wonderful and it helped me very much,
so that during my periods ! am not now
sick or drowsy. have told many girls
about your medicine and would be glad
to help anyone who is troubled with
similar ailments. You may use my tes-
timonial as you like. "-STELLA LINK
wILER, Second st; :, Evansville, Indiana.
Some girls lead lives of luxury, while
others toll for their livelihood, but all
are subject to the same physical laws
and suffer in proportion to their viola
ton. When such symptoms develop as
irregularities, headaches, backaches,
bearing-down sensa tions and "the
blues" girls should profit by Miss Ling
wiler's experience and give Lydia E.
Pinkham's Vegetable Compound trial.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1921-03-03


sold it said 1t was as good as new,
and it broke his heart to part with
it, but he had to go to Florida for his
health and needed the money. Most
Of the great bargains are offered by
people who have to go somewhere, for
their health, and they're wise In doing
that, for If they stayed around the
neighbOrhood where they sold the
junk, they'd have their heads punched.
"Doolittle was so proud and happy
over his bargain that it would have
made you feel ten years younger just
to look at him. He hitched up his
family steed, which is named jan
uary, and then invited Aunt Julia and
Mrs. Spry to take a buggy ride. He
and his wife sat in the front seat, and
the invited guests took the rear one,
and all went as merry as a divorce
bell for about block.
"Then one Of the hind wheels came
off, and the surrey keeled over and
dumped my aunt and Mrs. Spry onto
pile of gravel that had been left on
the street by a cement contractor. He
had put a red lantern on top OF the
pile as q danger signal to motorists
l think the fall must have unsettled
Aunt Julia's faculties for the time be-
ing, for she grabbed up the lantern
and broke it over Mrs. Spry's head
Mrs. Spry has her faults and failings
like other people, but she is dead
game, and the way she went for Aunt
Julia was the prettiest thing / ever
saw. l was sitting on our front porch
where l could see the doings, and I
don't know when 1 ever enjoyed my
self so much.
| "Unless you have seen a couple of
refined and cultured ladies clawing
each other around on pile of gravel,
you don't know what true sport Is.
Mrs. Spry showed some fine ring gen.
eralship, but my aunt had the best
wind and she finally won out and came
home victorious. And thus through
camp and court she bore the trophies
of conquerOr,' as the poet says, but
there was no pleasure in living in the
same house with her for a week or
two. AS soon as she cooled down she
was sorry and ashamed, and would
have given million dollars If the
row had never started.
"WOmen are so blamed queer I've
given up trying to understand them.
When get the best of a shindy l feel
all Swelled up for quite a while.
don't have any remOrse unless l get
the worst of it, and that doesn't often
happen, for l am a pretty handy man.
When I put a Cupola on Tensmith's
head last February I was so chesty
for month that everybody noticed it,
and thought must have been appoint
ed postmaster.
"Well, after the women fell out of
the rear seat of the surrey, old JAN
uary ran away, and it was amusing to
see that rig go humping along the
street on three wheels, with Doolttle
hanging onto the dashboard and his
wife waving her umbrella and yelling
'Firep January couldn't go very fast,
being covered with ringbones and
spavins and other blemishes, but he
managed to knock several people down
and do lot of damage to property
and the old man had to pay out nearly
5000 to avoid some damage suits.
"The one thing that keeps him from
despair is a rumor that the man who
sold him the surrey is coming back
here to live. Doolittle will be at the
depot to meet him, and it will be
worth S. to have a ringside seat when
the meeting occurs"
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1921-03-03
ASPIRIN
Name "Bayer" on Genuine

Take Aspirin only as told in each
package of genuine Bayer Tablets of
Aspirin. Then you will be following
the directions and dosage worked out
by physicians during 81 years, and
proved safe by millions. Take no
chances with substitutes. If you see
the Bayer Cross on tablets, you can
take them without fear for Colds,
Headache, Neuralgia, rheumatism,
Earache, Toothache, Lumbago and
for Pain. Handy tin boxes of twelve
tablets cost few cents. Druggists also
sell larger packages. Aspirin is the
trade mark of Bayer Manufacture of
Monoaceticacidester of Salcylicacid.-
Adv.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1921-03-03
Opinions.

"What is your opinion of the
tariff"
"It's a great question:" replied Sen
ator Sorghum, "on which l do not per-
NIT myself personal views. My pub
lie opinions are regulated largely by
the lines of business in which my most
influential constituents happen to be
engaged"
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1921-03-03
WOMEN! USE DIAMOND DYES"
Dye Old Skirts, Dresses, Waists,
Coats, Stockings, Draperies-
Everything

Each package of Diamond Dyes"
contains easy directions for dyeing any
article of wool, silk, cotton, linen, or
mixed goods. Beware Poor dye
streaks, spots, fades, and ruins mate
rial by giving it "dyed-Iooll." Buy
Diamond Dyes" only. Druggist has
Color Card.-Adv.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1921-03-03
Cuticura Soap for the Complexion.

Nothing better than Cuticura Soap
needed to make the complexion clear.
scalp clean and hands soft and white.
Add to this the fascinating, fragrant
Cuticura Talcum and you have the
Cuticura Toilet Trio.-Adv.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1921-03-03
Many Unclaimed Accounts in Banks

New York.-There are 2500O I'M
claimed accounts In savings banks,
trust companies and private banks in
New York state, accounts which have
lain dormant for from five to thirty
years. They range from So to tens
of thousands of dollars.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1921-03-03

CCN CI al lAlOAAbAA W ASAA
ire gular periods.
Every month my
back would ache and
i always had a cold
and felt drowsy and
sleepy. l work in a
millinery shop and l
went to work every
day, but felt stupid
and would have such
cramps. l had seen
Lydia E. Pinkham's
w epetahle Com
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1921-03-03
SECOND HAND

SGNTOU have the general appearance
l. of man who is hunting for
trouble" volunteered the low-browed
man.
81 am greatly annoyed" replied the
professor. II bought secondhand
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1921-03-03
Quiet.

Sergeant-"Anything doing in the
trenches today?" CorpOral-"No, it
was so quiet you could hear a shell
drop"
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1921-03-03
Not Always Common.

Common sense" remarked Jud
Tunkins, sometimes gets so scarce
that 1t seems like one Of the uncom-
monest things on EARTH"
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1921-03-03

typewriter, think
ing I was getting
q bargain, and it
is a constant ag-
gravation."
"a man always
thinks he's get
ting a bargain
when he blows
himself for sec
ond-hand goods.
Old d oolittle
thought he was
getting rich quick
when he bought
a surrey for SIT.
The m an w h o
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1921-03-03

Whenever there is a tendency to con-
stipation, sick-headache or biliousness, take
cup of Garfield Tea. All druggists
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1921-03-03
Those Dear Girls.

"She says her face is her fortune"
Indeed ! l thought it was the COM
pleXiOn SPECIALISTS"
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1921-03-03
Slow.

"He seems little SLOW"
"Whop n M.. . .I
"The fellow who will be claiming
to have gone to school with Harding.
So fT he hasn't announced himself"
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1921-03-03
Ready for Hanging,

"The prisoner looks the picture of
detection" Eyes, and he says he's
been framed"
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1921-03-03

At the age of 81 a man begins TO
be calm. He thinks, what's the use?
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1921-03-03
YOUNG GIRL
FINDS RELIEF
Wants to Tell Other Girls
All About 1t

Evansville, Ind.-"I am eighteen
years old and have been bothered for
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1921-03-03

Personal magnetism accounts for
more friendships than similar tastes.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1921-03-03
The Thinu to Do.

AS the boss entered the factory the
employees were hurting tomatoes.
"Stop it" he yelled Can that
stuff"
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1921-03-03

Lots of men are their own Jonahs.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1921-03-03

A smile day keeps old age away.
The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1921-07-29
U. S. BOARD SEES VIOLATION OF
CONTRACT

NEW YORK.-Five of the largest
and finest ships in the United States
merchant marine, which had beer
chartered to the United States Mail
Steamship company, were selzeu re
Gently by representatives OF the
United States shipping board because
of an alleged violation of contract.
The seized vessels, all former Ger
man liners. are the George Washing
ton, America, Susquehanna, President
Grant and Agamemnon.
Failure of the steamship company
TO nav rentals which, in the aggre
would amount to about 100000 was
given as the principal reason for the
boards action by Elmer Schlesinger
it's general counsel.
The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1921-07-29
OILS, HIDES, COTTON AND
ASPHALT REMAIN ON BILLS
FREE LIST
AND

WASHINGTON. - The republican
protective tariff bill, estimated by
Chairman Fordney to raise around
$500, 600, 900 in revenue annually, was
passed recently by the house, 2S9 to
127-precisely the vote by which a
democratic motion for elimination OF
it's American valuation provision vas
defeated.
Seven republicans voted against the
measure and seven democrats sup
ported it.
Oils, hides, cotton and asphalt
stood up against a determined fight
to tax them and remained on the free
list. The Longworth dye embargo,
first of the five contested schedules
to go before the house proper for a
separate vote and backed by most of
the republican members of the ways
and means committee, was thrown out,
209 to 1913.
Aided by republicans not satisfied
with all the bills provisions, the dem
| ocratic minority made the most of its
chances and won on each.
The ways and means committee
lost out on three of the five amend
ments laid before the house.
SEIZE FIVE BIG SHIPS
The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1921-07-29
DAN POLICY OF FORMER REGlM
CONTROLS, SAYS
MELLON

WASHINGTON, July 20.-The "un-
d~erstanding' reached by the Wilson
administration deferring interest pay
ments on loans made by the Unlteo
States to allied nations will be BIND
ing upon the present administration
Secretary Mellon states. Figures
were presented showing that on the
foreign loans amounting to over Slo'-
600. OOO. 900 there had accumulated ac-
cr,ed interest amounting to $943,534
955. which is unpaid and has been DE
ferred. Of this, France owes $2S4'l4S,'
Se3 Great Britain s4O7, 3O3,2S9 Bel
oium s34.OO7.4O9 and Italy $16l'ofS'
$50.
The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1921-07-29
EIGHT BATHERS OF
SWEPT TO DEATH
Baptist Young Peoples Union Dele
gates Perish in Gulf
of Mexico.

HOUSTON, Texas.-Eight persons
we're drowned and three others a
death were rescued when 16 delegates
to the Baptist Young Peoples Union
annual state encampment at Palacios,
forming "a. bathing party, were caught
in the undertow of the Gulf of Mexico
at the mouth of Green's bayou. The
dead: John Price, Palacios; Drue
Cumbie, Grace Courtney, IA; Mrs. B.
Mayes, Miss vi Buster, Miss Iona
Hodges, James E. Dykes, all of Brock
inridge; Archer Bryant, Abilene.
The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1921-07-29
Small Quake in California.

SANTA CLARA, Cal.-An earth'
ouake Sunday night lasted six MN
ntas and covered a distance OF ~
miles. according to the seismograpn
record. The shock radiated from Palo
Alto and was most severe at tnat
noint. It took a northwest dlrection
from Palo Alto. No damage has peen
reported in San Jose or from any neai
by points.
The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1921-07-29
Gives 50. 500. 900 to Charity.

CHICAGO.-One of the largest in
dividual gifts to charity ever an
nounced in Chicago was disclosed re-
Gently throuhg the transfer of several
valuable pieces of property to the Chi
cago charitable corporation. The first
property decided to the corporation is
valued at $4,5 900 and was given by
Mr.. and Mrs. Werner A. Wireboldt.
The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1921-07-29
The Pen Makes Shoes.

OLYMPIA.-All shoes NEEDED by
wards of the state of Washington will
in the future be manufactured by
prisoners in the stae penitentiary at
Walla Walla. AS the penitentiary jute
mill has been losing money, it prob
ably will be closed and a shoe manu-
featuring plant installed. Women
prisoners in the state institutions will
operate knitting machiens and turn out
10000 pairs of cotton socks a year,
according to present plans.
The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1921-07-29
Amundsen Gets Roosevelt Ship.

SEATTLE.-The steamship Roose-
welt, on which Admiral Robert r.
Peary penetrated the arctic in his sue
cessful expedition to the north pole
ha sheen chartered to go into the Der
ing sea to the relief of Captain Roaid
Amundsen's disable dexploring ship
Maud.
The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1921-07-29
Close CHICAGO State Bank.

CHICAGO.-State bank examiners
have closed the doors of the Michigan
Avenue Trust company, a state bank
with assets of S~4,250,000.
The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1921-07-29
sRLEsM EN-WAMLEC

TREGT Your GASOLINE with
IIsco. Makes starting easy save
oos nrevents carbon, v repairs.
Tf vol,r dealer can not supply you
sand name and address for 100 tablets
20 treat 100 gallons gasoline, and you
on nav nostman 81 and postage on
arrival. Your money back II not SAILS
fled. Statesmen and distributions wane,
cd Liberal commission n exclusive
territory. IN
uvde park. Los Angeles County Oai'
The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1921-07-29
Billings Has 40.

BILLINGS. neutrality-suspicious. of
ITO degrees was registered by official
instruments here July 81.
The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1921-07-29
US. AND RAILWAYS
ADJUST CLAIMS
SETTLEMENT ON PAST BASIS
INVOLVES ABOUT
s5oo,000,0oo.
HARDING TELLS CONGRESS
Facilitate Speedy Settlement of
Claims of Railroads Without Any
New Agreement or
Notifications.

Observation-Disclosures Harding
recently submitted to congress the adj
ministration plan for funding the debts
of the railroads to the government and
meeting without additional %appropria-
tions the claims of the roads growing
out of federal control.
An understanding has been reached
between the roads and the admins
stration to facilitate speedy settle
ment of the claims of the carriers
without any new agreement or mod
ification of the wartime contracts
with the government. Authority to
explained, is given the president by
the transportation act, but it was
deemed advisable to ~acquaint congress
with the methods under consideration.
Negotiations on for Three Weeks.
After three weeks of negotiations
the basis upon which the railroads
claims would be quickly met was said
to have been reached through the
roads acceding tt the administra-
tons request to waive claims for
"inefficiency of labor" in work done
on the lines by the government be-
fore returning them to private con
troll.
Made E~xtravagant Claims.
The administrations position dur
ing the negotiations with the car
riers was declared to have been thai
the roads ought to facilitate settle
ment without considering what the
government regarded as e~xtrayagant
claims for ineffieiency of labor Only
these claims, it was asserted, were in
dispute, and so far the railroad ad
ministration has refused, with the
approval of the president, to make
any adjustments on that basis.
The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1921-07-29
Sounds Jitney Death kneII.

SEATTLE.-Within 80 days not a
jitney will be left on the streets OF
Seattle, Carl H. Reeves, superinten-
dent of public. utilities, predicts, fol
lowing the news that the state SUI
preme court had upheld the right of
cities to regulator motor busses.
The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1921-07-29
Washington State
News Items
Claims City Line Profit.

SEATTLE.-Profits totaling SAG, 154
were made on the municipal street
railway here during the first six
months of 1921, according to figures
made public by the mayor.
Buys Lacrosse Light Plant.
LACRSSE.-The Lacrosse roller
mills has disposed of its electric light
plant and power line for $4,000 to a
corporation being formed and which
will be known as the Lacrosse Elec-
trio company.
The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1921-07-29
Noah Shakespeare Elected.

EVERETT.-Major Noah Shakes
peare of Everett was elected comman-
der of the United Spanish War Vet
.erans,. department of Washington and
Alaska, at the annual encampment
here recently. Yakima was selected
70 rthe 1922 encampment.