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THE ESSEX COUNTY HERALD, ISL'AND POND, VT. ESSEX COUNTY HERALD ESTABLISHED Published every Friday by Herald Publishing Company at Island Pond, Vermont Terms $1.50 per annum, in advance G.C JOHNSTON. Editor Entered at the Post Office at Island Pond, Vermont, as second class mail matter. FRIDAY, MAY 10, 1912. Maryland is now Teddyland. Next Sunday is "Mothers Day". A white flower should be worn in memory of those departed and a colored one for the living. The low rumble of political ac tivity is heard in several of the meeting places around town with a Powell-ful lot of Hunt-ing going on. Not much danger of the yellow peril getting by this port of entry was shown by the prompt and efficacious manner in which one was depored Monday.t How many residents have begun to harvest the winter's crop of rub. bish from the yards. The fly-swatting season will soon begin and Doctor Sargeant's ad vice, which was published a few weeks ago, should be remembered. "Does the dollar dominate?" asks an exchange. Well, it cuts some figure here in Island Pond.. One of the prominent railroad men here remarked that it didn't take much brains to run a grocery, and a corner grocery should be an easier proposition yet. Sure not. All you have to do is to sell calf's head cheese to one customer, and ox-tail soup to the next, and that makes both ends meet. Farmers ! There is Danger in. Foreign Seed Potatoes Large quantities of foreign grown potatoes are being received in this coun. try. Their fine appearance and reason, able cheapness, in comparison to home grown, is a strong temptation for many of our farmers to use them for seed. Don't do it. In testing more than one hundred 100 varieties our National Department has proven that they do not equal home grown seed as producers. The Great Danger however is in intro ducing several new diseases as yet un known here. The most dreaded is the "Wart Dis ease." Bulletin No. 52 of the Bureau of Plant Industry and Farmers Bulletin 489 of the Department of Agriculture, Washington, fully describes the same. Spongosposa Scrap, Black Leg and leaf Curl are others. The danger from these diseases is not limited to a single season as soils once infected remain unfit for potato culture for many years. Summary 1 Foreign-grown potatoes should under no circumstances be used for seed potatoes. ( 2 Such potatoes are not adapted to our soils and climate and will not return profitable yields. . 3 Several serious diseases not now prevalent in this counjtry are almost cer tain to be introduced if such stock is used for seed. ' O. L. Martin. Commissiones of Agriculture. BAEMJ IP Absolutely Pure The only Baking Powder mado from Royal G rape C ream of Ta rtar NO ALUM, NO LIME PHOSPHATE Personal Recollections of Clara Barton By HON. PORTER H. DALE No. Two days, June eighth ' and ninth, nineteen hundred eight, re main in my mind so filled with recollections of Clara Barton that it is difficult to select those most appropriate for this article. Arriv ing at the Parker I louse in Boston , I met her by the elevator on her way to the business meeting of the National First Aid Association, of which she was president, and she urged me to accompany her at once to the meeting. I was im pressed by her appearance of rad-. iant happiness. Happiness is at tractive in any person, but it, is impressive when genuinely express ed by a woman eighty-six years old enthused by benevolent pur pose and success. In declining, with appreciation, the invitation which she urged, I stated that it would seem at least discourteous for me to attend such a meeting in my traveling suit. She was su perbly and tastefully gowned, and I intended to convey my observa tion of this fact to her without mentioning it to her. She quickly perceived my intention and replied 'Oh, this isn't all' I have, and I would be glad to loan you any thing if you will come. In the evening occurred the an nual banquet of the National First Aid Association of America at the Parker House. The work of this association was initiated by Clara Barton. Its intent may be briefly stated by quoting from her address a comparison of conditions when its aim shall have been , reached with those which were met by the Red Cross workers, of . which she spoke first. ' They live over again the terrible fields of woe here the sufferers suffered, and the dying died ; where, in the moment of consternation paralyzing the whole land, they stood, the vanguard of order and relief, till other help could reach. Did our methods fail ? Let the swollen Ohio and Mississippi, Johnstown, the Sea Islands, Armenia, and Galveston make reply. But this was all to be done over and over again, and no one the wiser, no one knowing any better what to do than before ; this was First Aid Hunk, friends, what it would be, what it vir,i, be; when all the rough sturdy men of danger, living every hour in the face of accident, shall know whatHo do in a moment for' his writhing conv panio'n in toil ; when the homes r the children in the streets and in the schools shall all possess the knowledge which this method of human beneficence teaches ; this is First Aid. " At this banquet there were present the officers of the association, representatives Sf railroads, Young Men's Christian Associations, the Salvation Army, medical societies and others. Clara Barton presided, and responses were given to various toasts, among them one from Sam Walter Foss, concluded with his well known poem, " The House by the Side of the Road." Observing this remarkable woman who had organized, and was still directing, so many lines of helpful work, I did not wonder that she had beeji universally honored, even by the rulers of many nations : but more than by her ability, I was affected by the absolute simplicity which she always maintained, and by her statement, which no one could doubt; "Above all else I value friendship. I would let all else go rather than lose a friend. " 3 On the following evening, Clara Barton was the guest of honor at the Weston School for Girls at Roxbury. She met this occasion with the same innate spirit of quiet joyousness, insisting jrn sharing her '' flowers with the girls, and accepting numerously her election as a member of the graduating class. I had previously accepted an invitation to address the class, and I sought to make clear to the graduates the necessity of percep tion, helpfulness and fearlessness in any work they wished to accom plish. I quote, in part, what I then tried to condense into the time of a phase of Clara Barton's life. ' You are fortunate in hav: ing with you the very presence of the one woman in America, and I doubt not, the one woman living to-day, whose clear perception apd tireless helpfulness and loving fear lessness all best dillustrate the spirit of your education. From the first, she studied to perceive.' She was among the first to advocate the teaching of this attribute to young pupils to such extent that she would use 110 books at all with them. Because she learned it, her course has always been plain to her through all the unparalleled ways along which she has led multitudes bearing the torch, into the primeval gloom of hatred and ignorance and suffering, and distributing love and knowledge and joy. In con junction with divine power she saw this clearly beyond all others of her time. She saw the necessity for free schools when such an idea was dense to others, and she went into an old building at Borden town, New Jersey, and established there, with rlier own funds, a free school. ; She had only five or six pupils, the prejudice was strong, and people thought it strange she could see no better than that ; but she was on the hilltop watching the sun rise while they were in the valley and the night. Soon the school grew into two. the city erected a fine edifice and Borden- town 'had free schools with more than five hundred pupils. Of her helpfulness, especially to other women. She was 'making it ' clear that various kinds of de partment work at .Washington could be efficiently and honorably performed by women, at a time when men scoffed . the idea, and was herself holding an honorable position there, whc:n the war cloud rose. Someone has said that noth ing in the divine ordering of human events is more beautiful than the way in whicri she nas taugnt others to meet opportunity to do noble work by the similar work which she has. faithfully performed. And she met the demands fearless ly, even tho ugh they sapped for the time alrruost the last of her vital energy. Continue! in next week's issue. What WasHappening Here 'j(J Years Ago A TIM RjLY WARNING. As Arthur Cobb was passing the Village Hotel on Thursday of last week, he noticed flames issuing-trom the roof. lie immediately gave an.; alarm, and the fire "was extin guished -with little damage. A. O. Dechene has' sold his house on Derby St. to Mr. Guorge H.Fitzgerald for $1100,' and Mr. F. in turn has sold it to Mr. II. E. Ames, the geuial fore man at tha 'mill, who "will shortly move therein. The resident signed! the Anti-Chinese bill last TUouday. Business is unusu.ftlly briskiu all departments, and the 1 lutloofc is far from discourairine. It is reported that the fusion of th e (irand Trunk and Gretrtt Western roads will effect an annual g ving in the work. ing expenses of some $1,500.00. At the annual meeti ngof the members of the Island Pond Brass Band, held the other day, the folli jwing officers were elected for tha ensuiu g year : President" D. P. McKenzie : Lea der. E. E. Gouvfl ' J ' , n A. LetarlSe, Probate Court Sessions. SKStONS OF ,hk PKORATK Cot'KT I OR THK DISTRICT dK lr-h will ic JicM follows durum (he yrar : At Linn nl.iirir in the lorcn.ti ol thr firt Momlay ol f-tbruarv, Julie, MiitrmUrr ami Iccrmlr. At Concord in thr nfterucxm o( t nc h of thr tai'.ir day. Al HriKbton. hrt M..11.I ! M- ui. Nuveinlwr ninl M.ttrn. ill tat- nil. At (.uildhall 011 the lirM iv ii.t A month. Kprcinl vr-Mom will It hr' i nt nnv p!.u . thr Ii.lrk-t by airrn nn ut. Adilrr co!ii:iiiiiiiviimni to OniMh.i ! I t.T5 - In K. W. Wvinan, Kt-Ki,icr ; to Catt'tiiu tu i.I WIN O. CAklX. Juim.k LEGAL NOTICES , KSTATK OFAMnx n. AVSTIX STAT K OF VI-RMOXT, District ok Krx.ss The HiHiornlile I'rohnttf Court lor the Di trii t aforesaid : lo nil persons interested in the I.stn-e of Amon It. Ansiin late of Hrimswii k in sai l Dis trict, deceased, Ckd'tim; : Whereas, said Court has assigned the isi Hiv of June next for examining and nllowinc' the account of the administrator of the estn'ie of said deceased and for a decree of the residue of said estate to the lawful claimants of the s une to all persons interested 111 said estate !y publish nun uiuncu inni. piinnr notice l nereoi lei"vei ing mis oruer tnree weeks sucecsiveIvrrevH! tothedav assigned, in the Kssex Countv Herald a newspaper published at lirighton iti said Dis trict. Therefore, you are hereby notified to atipe.nr the 1'robate Office in itloonifield in s.nd District, 011 the day assigned, then and there to contest the allowance of said account if vim see cause, and to establish ytuir n-ht as heirs, legatees ana lawtul cmininnts to said reswlue. Given under my hand this bthdavof May ii F.DWIN ). CAK1.I., JriKiK. ESTATE OK AllIHi; E. DAVIS STATE OF VERMONT. District of Ksskx ss The Honorable Probate Court lor the District of Essex. To all persons interested m the estate ol Abbie E. Davis late of Urn; hton in said District deceased, Gm ktino : At a Probate Court, holdcu at Canaan, within and for said District, on the ist dav of Mav, rmj an instrument purnortiriar to be the Hast will auci 1 est.'linentol Ahlue I-.. Davis lute ot lii i'Muii in said District, deceased, was presented to the Court aforesaid, for Probate. And it is ordered bv said Court that Ihe tst day of June, iti2, at the Probate Office in liloomtield, be nssitrned lor nroviirr said mstrn ment; and that notice be iriven thererof to all persons concerned bv publishing this order three weeks successively in the Essex County Herald a weekly ncwsriaoer ' lrculntin;'- in tlmt vicinity, in said District, previous to the time appointed. 1 herefore, you are hereby notified to appear before said Court, at the time and place aiore saidyand contest the probate of said will, if you haveVause. Given under mv hand at Canaan in said Di trict, this ist day of May, IQ12. EDWIN O. CARI.I., JlldfCe. NOTICE Public Notice is hereby iriven, that the an tnual meetinst of the St'X'kho'd. i s ot Hie COOS VALLEY RAILROAD COMPANY, for the el ion of Directors and the transaction ot any otluir business that mav lecrnllv come before the meeting, will be held at the office of Ila'rrv Blodnett, in St. lohnsburv, in the County of Caledonia, and State of Vermont, on Monday the third day of June, A. D. iyi at one o'clock In the atternoon. Dated at St. Johnsbnry, in the Con t v of Cale donia, and State of Vermont, this second day of May, A. D. 1912. HARRY III.ODCETT. Clerk of Coos Valley Railroad Co. NOTICE PnKi; rf,"i. r. ,r;,.u,. i,,. i... .... nual meeting of the Stock holders of the 1'PPER COOS RAILROAD, Ol-' VERMONT, for the elec tion of Directors and the transaction of ruv other business that mav legally come before the meeting, will be held ait'ne of!le of Ibnrv Dlodjjett, in St. Johnsbnry, in the County 1 Cal edonia, and Slate of Vermont, on Monday the third day of June, A. 1). iyi2, at one o'clock in ine aiiernoon. Dated at St. Johnsbnry. in the County of Cale donia, and State of Vermont, this second day of iriay, a. u. HARRY BI.ODOETT. Clerk of Upper Coos Railroad. IilliEUATION NOTICE This is to certify that I have R'ivcn my s"!'n Wayne L. Cray, his time for the remainder of his minority, and I shall claim none of his wacrcs nor pay any debts of his contracting. Witness, C. E. GRAY. J. W Lucas. Dated at Canaan, Vt., March 15. 1 ' 1 2 . Why Savings Banks are Essential. Because people having money to in vest are often tempted )y desijiuin persons to go into slien:es which, whih'. promising large returns, usually bnnj disaster. Probably there are no more shrewd, far-sighted, conservative investors of money than successful life insurance companies. They employ expert men men who make the study of inve.slme.nts their life work; who pass upon all applications or loans and investments; and it is a fact which any one can verify by getting the insurance companies' reports, that four or five per cent interest is all these companies are able to make their loans average. Those schemers who would go to un sophisticated women or inexperienced men and tell them that they could just as well get six per cent, as four, ivell know that it their schemes were solid, substantial and safe, they could borrow money by tha million from these lite in surance companies. - - The Lainoile County Savings Bank and Trust Company of Hyde Park never takes a note paying over six percent. If any person brings paper, to that bank which will pay moielhau six per cent, it turns it down, because it wants no belter evidence that it is dangerous than the fact that it oilers to pay more than six per cent. What is the result ? In its inoietlian twenty three years of existence, this bank has never lost a dol lar by a poor note. r " Safety rather than high rates of in terest" is its motto; and, know ing this, depositors, not only from Vermont, bit from every State in the Union (exoVp three) select the Hyde Park Hank hs a place of deposit for their savings. You can send yo.tr fuinls Uieie by trail with absolute safely,' aivd it is perb ''I l safe to semi l liem eitiir i-i .reisleiv.il let ter, postal money order, bark diah. pei. sonal check, or ex pi ess money outer. During the entire exislei.ee of the Hyde l'aik Bank, not a dollar sent. to it by mail has ever been lost. This bank pays four percent, com. pounded semi-annually, and pays all taxes. If you want to know all about its as. sets, liabilities, management, etc. .'ad., drets a letter to Carroll S. Page, Presi. dent, or . M. Culver, Treasurer, Hyde Park, Vermont, asking therefor, and you will receive prompt reply. REMEMBER When doing your spring repairing that we have constantly on hand an un'iraiteJ supply of the famous Rutland Wood Fibre Wall Plaster IT CAN BE HAD IN ANY QUANTITIES DESIRED FOSS Bell Piione 37-2 At the New Store on Cross eats and A Fresh and Up STOVES, FURNITURE, CROCKERY, BEDDING at Bargain Prices, Good enough for the best i - of homes and cheap enough for cottage or camp The Lake view is the place. ice ureatu FOUNTAIN JUST STARTED STAWBER RIES PINEAPPLES LETTUCES CUCUMBERS CELERY GIULEN STUFF Confectionary of all kinds FR ANCIS FRUIT STORE SLAP POP AKERY W. J. ROONEY Prop. We always have on hand a choice line of Confectionery ICECREAM At all times For all occasions Sold by Plate, Quart or Gallon For .Liquor; DrugUsing It Destroys' the Craving No Nausea or Sickness No Confinement No Prostration or Collapse General health improves from the beginning. Healthful surround ings, skilled physicians, ra tional and honest methods and a comfortable home. ; 1 THE KEELEY INSTITUTE 151 Congress St., Portland, Maine TELEPHONE 2224 Home Remedies for Tobacco Using and Nervousness. Printed matter on request & CC Street. Groceries - to - Date Stock. ai Prices a!! low for this wee MAY 12 ' S MOTHERS' DAY Wear a colored flower in honor of the living. White in memory of the dead. Roses $1.50 per doz. Carnations 60c per doz. We can mail you a few more of those Asparagus Ferns at 8c each, postpaid, as a special bar gain. We want, your trade H. J. BALL Florist and Seedsman AVcst Derby, Vt. - Johnson's is the place to gd . Ice Cream that pleases everybody. The very best of every thing in the line of eat ables, Served at all hours. REMEMBER: A full line of groceries at 10 dis. cash. JOHNSON'S CAFE G. N. Johnson, Prop Opp. R.R. Station SOud'S Ice Cream