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Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1922-11-24

Cheam was once a delightful vii
iage in Surrey; today it is fast becom-
ing a suburb of London. But it still
has some respect for the days when 1t
was simply q decorative feature on
beautiful countryside. When it was
found that Cheam's beautiful Four
teenth century cottage was in the way
of the road being widened. Cheam did
not say either Down with the cot
tage" or Let the motorcars so round
another way" 1t simply decided to put
the house on rollers and move it back
a little way. as was done few years
ago with Trinity house, In the old
cathedral city of Worcester. Every
body gains. the mOtorist by having a
wider road, and artistic folk by con
temptation of a fine specimen of Four
teenth century architecture; while
Cheam should be happy in having en-
tered a practical protest against an
act of ndalism.-Christian Science
Monitor.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1922-11-24
Cures Of Early Days.

Some idea Of the state Of the meti.
cal profession in the early colonial Pc
Rod Of America can be gained by read
ing a prescription recommended by
Sir Kenelm Digby, an eminent Eng
fish writer, to John Winthrop, Jr., in
1855. The medicine was for "miracu.
Ious cures in all sorts of vicers, and
by knitting soddainly broken bones"
Here is the prescription:
"Beate to subtle pouder one ounce
* crabbes eyes, then putt upon II
In a high glass because Of the Ebulli-
tion) four ounces Of strong vinegar
Il VIII instantly boyle up extremely !;
let it stand till all be QUIET; then
strain it through fine inon; and Of
this liquor (Which will then taste like
dead Deere without any sharpness)
give two spoonfuls att a time to
drink three times; and you shall see
strange effect In q weeke or two"
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1922-11-24
A GUILTY. Conscience.

THE spirit of Your departed wife
would like to speak to YOU said the
medium.
You needn't bother about bringing
us face to face, ma'am,' replied the
client, in some trepidation Just say
I'm we'll and I hope she's the same
You might add that 1 miss her some
thing dreadful"
"I'll deliver Your message"
Thanks, ma'am. And if YOU don't
mind. I'll just pay the fee and be on
my way. Maggie's been dead two
years and during that time Pm afraid
I've done things she wouldn't approve
f"-Birmingham Age-Herald.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1922-11-24
Life on Mars?

Mars, our nearest neighbor. will be
at the nearest possible point to us
81, 100000 miles-in 1924: but this
year il got within f2,0U,0oo miles Of
US on June IS. and the astronomers Of
the world eagerly trained their tel
escopes upon it. They did not discover
much that they did not know before
They discerned masses of gliSten,Eg
white at the poles, which most Of them
think are composed of snow and ice,
though some of them consider the
patches to be a deposit of crystallized
carbonic-acid gas. They also saw
areas of green, which, say one author
ity, may be vegetation or may be seas.
The same authority adds that the at
mosphere appears 10 be so thin that
living beings if they exist on Mars,
must be quite I'm! Ike anything that we
know on outh's Companion.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1922-11-24
Peculiar Manx Cats.

The origin Of Manx cats il now at
trfbuted to the arrival Of these cats
On the Isle Of Man from ships belong
ing to the Spanish armada that were
wrecked there. They were probably
brought from japan or eastern Asia.
They are distinct species with short
faeolegs, and elevated headquarters,
nj differ from other cats somewhat in
co1 ways, and character. They vary
= eDlor. People who have owned them
~ hng periods say they are not good
mousers or hunters. In character they
ass rather similar to q dog, being high
Il eUcnpanionable and having some Of
- nnllfieD q ! guardian, but they
- nOt considered hunters In any
u ne word
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1922-11-24

The Japanese believe that there are
lucky and unlucky numbers. In this
respect they are not unlike many
Americans, but their belief is much
more deeply rooted, as is shown by
the extreme care with which the
Japanese select their telephone num-
bers, according to the Telephone Press
service. The Japanese government,
which operates the service and has
been unable to meet the demand for
telephones, permits the buying and
selling of telephone subscriptions and
the corresponding numbers, and fire.
quently very substantial sums are paid
for numbers that are reputed to be
particularly lucky. 1t is said that the
luckiest number for business purposes
Is eight, because the shape of the
japanese character for eight in some
way suggests the idea of prosperity.
The most unlucky numbers are ~ and
40, because the former is pronounced
"shini," which means ito die" and the
latter 'shiku," which means death"
or suffering"
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1922-11-24
Wonder of Small Tkinus.

The greatness of our life depends
on so little. In the midst of the
humblest incidents of ordinary days.
The verse of a poet may suddenly re-
veal to US something stupendous. No
solemn word has been spoken, and
we feel that nothing has been called
forth; and yet, why has an ineffable
mans fears? Or why does a vast
night, starred with angels, extend over
the smile of a child ?-Maeterlinck.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1922-11-24
In Different Glasses.

A visitor in an Australian home in
quired Of his hosts little son, DO you
60 to school now?'
Yes, sir"
And what do you learn-reading,
Writing, sums?"
"oIi. yes, and l learn religion, too"
"t;eligion?'
"les. l learn the little religion
which teaches that we all come from
Adam But my older brother is in a
higher class; he learns the big religion
and that teaches that we all come
from monkeys. Boston Transcript
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1922-11-24
Italians Are EXPLOITING India

The Italians are looking to India
for a possible field of trade expansion.
There have been recently established
in that country six scholarships open
for young men of good commercial
preparation to be sent for years ex-
perience on the staff of business firms
already established in India
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1922-11-24
The Difference.

CrawIord-The kaiser is said to
have received million for his book
Of memoirs.
Crabshaw-No wonder he stoppeIi
saving wood and saying nothing
New York Sun.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1922-11-24
Free to Brao of II

Mr. Bucks-Yes, I've had a rather
prosperous career. During the war
made my money out of lead.
Mr.. FewroX-Gee And got away
with it! Most men get locked up for
making lead dollars.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1922-11-24
When Does He Work.

"May l speak with Mr.. WombatT'
'He is at lunch"
Il telephoned at O'Clock and he
was at lunch then. 1t is now nearly
five"
well, he's at dinner now."-Louis
vile Courier-Journal.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1922-11-24
A Sign.

II think that small boy of ours is
going to be a poet"
THAT SO? Why?"
He never wants to have his hair
cut"
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1922-11-24
HaIiey's Genet.

Halley's comet, which visits this
part of the universe about every sew
enty-six years, was seen at Its beg
here on April 10, 1910. Prof. Ma
Wolff of Heidelberg first detected the
comet on this visit on September II,
1909. In the late spring Of 1910 Il
became visible to the naked eye. Be
tween 2:30 in the morning and dawn
1t was beautiful spectacle In the
eastern sky. The tail grew In Length
and tmpressiveness ~ perihelion was
approached, April 10. "Ralley" passed
within half a million miles Of Venus CO
May 2, and an observed irregularity o.
tail structure was perhaps occasioaes
thereAS.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1922-11-24
ssSss men Have pefeess.

II the man who measures YOU 70,
your next suit calls out IN. F. R. b."
to the assistant who jots down the
measurements, take care! It II
warning that your physique Is not all
shat It should be-in fact a great deal
less. 1t stands for mack forward
round back"
It's the commonest fault in the
physique Of our customers" explained
q tailor. Most men have fiat chess
and round back. The army straight.
ened some Of them up for a while but
they've begun slumping back again.
About one man in ten has bow legs
the bow running from ~ to 4 inches,
Practically every mans shoulders are
unsveTaons higher than the other.
But that's 70 common that You
wouldn't can It detect.
49, another thing fys nOticsla
~ MI dnaI
Is "a = ~
+! d =
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1922-10-05


Mrs A w Bosworth and Mil
by Humphrey went Monday
morning as delegates from the
Congregational Church to at
tend the State Sunday School
convention held this week in
Montpelier.
Mr. and Mrs Carl Swenson
and family motored Sunday
by the Balsams to. West Milan,
N. H.
Mrs Ed Barnes is suffering
an attack of the grippe.
Miss Rebscca Strathern re-
turned Saturday from a weeks
visit with her sister, Mrs Wayn
Cole in Gilman, Vt.
Nurse 81 '.ord has return
ed after being absent a month
on a case in her family, in Hol-
land, and spending a short va
cation in Stanstead.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1922-10-05
Two Sides of Body Don't Match.

The human body is not built
symmetricdlly. One.half Of the face is
not exactly like the other half If a
line is drawn separating the two
halves of the physique, wel-marked
differences may be noticed between
them. The sculptOrs of Classic times
recognized this anomaly, and repre-
sented it in their statues.
Venus Of Milo for example, has an
asymmetrical face, that is, one in which
proportions are not consistent. Most
persons have heavier bones on the
right side than the left. The two sides
of the face vary. The eye sockets in
both face and skull are Of different
size. The face usually seems to be
showed over toward the right side.
The ears are usually of different size
and differently modelled. The Shout
ders are not Of the same height, and
are removed varying distances from
an imaginary dividing line drawn
Through the center Of the body.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1922-10-05

George Thomas Jones of
San Jose, Calf. has the grea-
est distinction in the financial
world. He owes more cash
than there is in the whole wide
world, even with the wealth of
John D. Rockefeller, Charles
Schwab, and Henry Ford taken
into consideration. The a.
mount of George Thomas in
debtedness is exactly $304,840,
332,912,685.16. ooh boy!
Wouldn't we like a wad like
that?)
In 1897 George indiscreetly
borrowed 500 from a gene
rous, loving friend at the mo-
dern Shylock rate of 10 per
cent interest,", compounded
monthly.
If George had been wise, he
would have paid his debt dur
ing the first year. That is, he
would have, had he been hon
est. AS it was, he let his debt
run, until now, rs years after.
it's a cinch that he can't pay
George has filed petition
for bankruptcy, and really, you
can't blame the poor guy. We
II have to hand it to George fol-
doping out a new way to Dor.
row money and avoid payment
Just ask some unsuspecting
friend to lend you a few thou.
sands or a million, without Sc.
curity, of course. Tack on 6
fancy rate of interest similar
to Georges then let it run {
few years until the amount due
would bust every treasury II
the world. Of course the frienC
you borrow it from might ge
kind of peeved and take It GU
of YOUR innocent hide, or h
might even have you canned
for non-pavment Of bills before
your little nest egg had time tt
beat all records. These are al
chances you gotta take tho.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1922-10-05
BLIND MEN AND BIG TREES
Writer Lsmsnts That 81 Few Really
&C. the Beauty o. the Wen
dsffui Rsdveeds.

On . page Of his book, The Open
Spaces" John G. Van Dyke writes:
After a week a sense Of the blgness
Of the redwoods begins to dawn upon
one. And their arrowy majesty and
mighty lift are more comprehensive.
How straight and strong and splendid
they are!
people, with genius for seeing the
infinitely little, camp under these great
trees, and in the morning perhaps are
amused by the antics Of the Douglas
squirrel Ga western red squirreD chas-
ing himself around the 3O-foot trunk !;
but they do not see the tree.
"They gaze beyond the 3O0-foot top
into the sky watching the wheel of a
hawk or yullure, but they do not see
the sky.
"The story goes of some dullard pre-
scented to a great queen at one of her
receptions and the only thing he saw
about her majesty was the wart on
her nose.
"But how can one miss the majesty
of those mighty trees! They belong
with the Grand canyon and Kanchan-
janga-among the sublime wonders of
the world"
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1922-10-05
The BeIIo-P acifist.

III. G. Wells is known in Europe
as bello-pacifist, and truly his recent
peace articles have stirred up lot
of bitterness and strife"
The speaker was Stephen Lausanne,
the French publicist. He went on:
wells reminds me of the can
tankerous individual who was about
to be married. When he came to the
church on the wedding morning he
warned the minister beforehand that
he didn't want any fuss.
HE consented, however, to station
himself In due form at the flower
decked altar. but as the minister pro-
ceeded with the ritual he got more
and more impatient. Finally, when
he was asked If he, Henry, did take
this woman. Jane, to be his lawful
welded wife and so on. he gave a
snort before the question was half
through, and then turned to the con-
gregatlOn and said In a loud, jeering
voice.
"Well, guess I came here with
that intenfian'"
ssssfsSsfs 81 .s-..s't ~. 49,;
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1922-10-05
ISLAND POND

wheels rafting over the stony
road.
Chief of these hostelries was
the old Island Pond house
whose gaping cellar today re-
minds us of the stately house
which was visited by the best
men of the country. A few
years ago in an old house on
Derby street one of the old
registers was found which
Daniel Webster had signed as
a guest. -,
This is a curious old book
and its records are valuable
and unique. If a guest wished
fire in his room, he recorded
the fact against his name. Of
tentimes drinks were made
note of in a similar way. A
boy with basket on his back
would deliver the wood at the
room doors and often made
the fires in small Franklin
stoves and lit the candles in
each room. On cold winter
nights the thermometer was re
corded every hour. l am told
it hung on the bridge, a cover
ed walk over the track from
the hotel to the old station di-
rectly opposite. The ap-
preach from the tracks to the
Stewart House was up a great
flight Of steps.
The Green Mountain House,
the Essex, the Central House
and the Vermont came in for
their share Of patronage and
history making. One by one
they were converted into more
useful buildings as trade shift
ed or fire changed them Into
something new and strange"
To-day the Stewart House a.
lone struggles on with a poor
attempt at its former glory.
The young people no longer
go across to the Island and
spend long happy evenings at
the Pavilion, for it is not there,
and search fails to reveal even
its foundations. The mill
wheels are quiet and rank
grass grows where once the
mill dam fioated great logs on
its bosom. No longer does one
smell the sweet fragrance of
cedar shavings or listen to the
purring of the saw as it makes
continued from page y
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1922-10-05
is way thru the logs.

its way thru the logs. \
The white and silver birch
es still grow along the Point
but beneath their branches a
younger generation is telling
the same old story that was
told SO many years ago. To-day
the Grand Trunk Railroad is
the chief asset of Island Pond.
The glory of other days has de-
parted. A matter of fact at
mosphere has settled down
over the roof tops.
A new happiness and new
joys have come into their own
years hence others will bark
back to good old days.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1922-10-05

When a woman sees a man, her first
impulse is to make a fool Of him.
After she has made fool of him, she
drops him, because no woman wants a
fool. If she can't make fool of him,
then she hates him; because woman
wants stubborn man. But If he
turns the tables and makes her wfnt
him until her heart breaks, worship
him until her very soul weeps with
hunger, then she loves him truly for
who would not adore an unimpassioned
brute?
Truly. that is the finished Job Of the
good god Lova-Riehmond Times'Dis-
patch. .....
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1922-10-05
LOCAL HAPPENINGS

Mrs John B Reeve of Montre
al, is visitor at F C Moshers'
this week.
Mr. and Mrs E E Davis, Ruby
and Crawford Davis, accom-
panied by Mrs VIM Flood of
West Burke, motored Sunday
to st Johnsbury.
Mr. mad Mrs Frank c.. Mosh-
er have returned after a vaca-
ton Of two weeks spent in Bos-
ton and surrounding towns.
Mrs Reeve accompanied them
on the trip.
Roy F Beattie, Miss Laura
Leeman, and Miss Helen Lewis
all of No. Stratford visited at
F H Johnson's Sunday.
Mrs Frank Bresse, a former
resident of this town, died We
ry suddenly at her home in La
coma, N. H., last Tuesday
morning. She leaves a hus->
band and eight children to
mourn her sad loss. The COM
munity extends to them their
heartfelt sympathy in this,
their great sorrow.
Mrs Harriet Osborne went
Monday to Lancaster, N H,
where she has employment in
the home of E C Cakes.
Master Desmond Doyle, son
Of Captain Doyle of the steam
ship S S Valaica, who has been
spending six weeks with Mrs
w Finnegan and family left
Saturday for New York, where
he will meet his father and sail
for Dublin, Ireland, Oct 7th.
Desmond made many friends
while in town and they all
wish him a safe journey home.
TO LET-Apartment furnish
ed or unfinished. Mrs C R
Withrow, Island Pond, Vt.
DR.. Sutton, Surgeon-Dentist
will be in town professionally
October 10th, 18th, and 18th.
adv.
! Mrs Jerry King returned
Saturday from Laconia, N H,
where she has been assistings
where she had been at the
home of Mrs Frank Bresse.
Mrs Geo Stoddard of Low
ell, Mass, visited at the home
of Mr. and Mrs E E Davis last
week.
Joe Roby of Berlin spent
Sunday at his home here.
Miss Edith Osborne of Port
land, Me-, is spending a two
weeks vacation at the home of
Mr.. and Mrs H w Osborne.
The omission of the 7:3O
evening G T R train is a great
loss of accommodation to many
of our townspeople as we'll as
to the outside public.
We congratulate Thomas H
! Farrell on doing away with the
picket fence around his garden
lots that has been in existence
for AZ years, and replacing it
with a fine wire one, neatly
painted which adds a great
deal to the appearance of AL
der Street.
Miss Hazel Flood of Boston
and Mr.. Arthur T. Steales of
the Boston Post repertorial
staff visited at the home of her
parents, Mr. and Mrs Henry
Flood. recently.
Ed Barnes is i'll.
Mrs Thwaits of Wakefield,
Mass, is in town visiting her
husband, foreman in the furni-
, ture factory. They are stopping
at the home of Mrs Mary Wild
er.
Mr. and Mrs Leonard Schoff
of North Stratford were visit
ing her aunt, Mrs D w Scrib-
ner, last week.
Mr. and Mrs E F Cushion,
Mr. and Mrs Otto Cushion, Mrs
Maud Thibault, attended, church
in Newport, Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs Wayne Cole and
daughter Edith of Gilman,
, were recent visitors at her Sis
. ters', the Misses Stratherns.
| Mr. and Mrs J C Spiller and
daughter Doris of East Hart
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1922-10-05

Classified advertising Zoe line first
insertion, each subsequent insertion,
&c; no charge less than Csc; count
six words to the line. Reading no.
tees among locals 10c a line.
Cards of thanks SOC. Resolutions
and obituaries $3.50 and more accord
ing to space.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1922-10-05
LOCAL HAPPENINGS

Mrs Flora Robinson, Mrs B
F Moore and Martha Davis Of
Newport, called on friends in
town Sunday.
Born--Sunday, Oct. l, 1922,
to Mr. and Mrs George Cargill,
9fb daughter, Dorothy Ethel.
Clyde Jefts and w w Thur
Der are attending U S Court in
Rutland. Mrs. Jefts accom-
panied them to her former
home in Chester, VT.
N H LaraDee and wife, Mrs
Mamie Steele, Mrs Lizzie Fos-
ter and Dorothy Douglass mot
ored Saturday to Berlin, N H.
Mrs Goodhue and daughter,
Marion of Sherbrook, were
guests of Mr. and Mrs L F Jones
over the weekend.
Born--W ednesday, Sept. 27,
1922, to Mr. and Mrs Timothy
Dale, a son, Porter Hemig.
Mr. and Mrs w w Thurber
and children returned Friday
from their vacation spent with
relatives in Fairlee, Vt.
Mrs Helen Garter of North
Woodstock, N H. returned
home Friday after spending a
week with her sister, Mrs Eu-
dora Damon.
Mrs Albert Humphrey of
Dixville spent Sunday with
Mrs George Dyer.
Thomas Doyle moved his
family Tuesday from their
home on Mountain Street to No
Stratford, N H.
There will be a w. R. C.
Social at Foss's Hall, Saturday
Evening, October 7th.
Mrs John Sloan and daugh-
ter Shirley spent a few days
last week in Portland, with
Mrs Will Smith.
Mrs Luella Keezer of Brook
lynn, N. Y, is visiting her sis
ter, Mrs NJ w Boyce.
Mr. and Mrs B J Conroy, Jr.,
Mr. and Mrs w A Gleason, re-
Gently made the trip to st Anne
de Beaupre and also spent sew
eral days in Quebec City.
While in Quebec City they met
several former Island Ponders,
including Eddie McCarty and
Ed Bagley, who entertained
them royalty. The same party
motored over to Beecher Falls
last Saturday and went thru
the furniture factory there.
Mr. and Mrs James Warren
and son Harold Of Concord, vt,
spent Sunday with DR. and Mrs
H E Sargent.
T G Carr and wife accom-
panied by Mr. and Mrs Clyde
Jets motored Sunday to St AL
bans by the shore of Lake
Champlain.
DR. Sargent is moving this
week from the upstairs tene-
ment in his house, to that on
the ground floor.
Mr. and Mrs C r Thibadeau,
accompanied by Miss Perrault.
motored Sunday to st. Adams
where they called on Miss Per-
rault's parents, DR.. and Mrs
J.G.Perrault. They also visi-
ted Burlington, returning home
Sunday evening.
Mr. and Mrs E M Campbell,
and son. Lyle, and Miss Ket-
chum of Beebe, Que, Mr. and
Mrs Perez Baldwin of Ayers
Cliff, also Mr. P Baldwin and
wife, accompanied by their
mother, Mrs Eugene Baldwin
of Stanstead Plain, visited MI
and Mrs o P Wilcox Friday.
Mr. Dan Stems arrived home
Wednesday from his three
months trip to Europe. Mrs
Stems remained in New York
for the present.
Mrs John Mcdonald went
Monday to the hospital ir
Sherbrook. She has been in
poor health for some time.
The hash, salad and pump.
kin pie supper served Monday
evening at the Methodist
church was we'll attended anC
Judging from appearances ev
/ elTone went 2wov happy.
(NtisC Tp-,o TTirr17-l brow coo,,i
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1922-10-05
THE MAXWELL CAR ~
COME INTO ITS OWN

The comprehensive value and
thorough goodness of the new
series of this make of car will |
compel your admiration and
endorsement. 31-4 cord tires
disc steel wheels, big room|
leather covered cushions and
high back seats, long cradl
acting springs, six volt battery
new designed body, hood, and
big radiator-an A No. l equip
ment throughout. =.
- Delivered $685. -
Line includes Sedan, Coupe
Touring, Roadster and TrusA
Ever-ready Batteries, KEN
Tires.