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Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1905-10-20
Psary Is Hardened,

That Commander Peary is well
able to endure the hardships of the
north pole climate is explained by
a citizen of Maine, who says when
Peary was a young man it was a
common thing for him to take "a
camping outfit Of a blanket and a
lunch and start for the Maine noun
tains, where he would pass days ex-
plorlng ravines, lodges and the deep,
secluded spots, never building a
camp, but simply rolling himself in
his blanket, would sleep in the
Open"
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1905-10-20
The Diners Pet JokA.

81 never do things by halves" re-
marked Bilfkins, and the waiter at
his elbow put on an expectant grin
He had only expected so cent tip
maybe the gentleman would give
him more. Gas l was saying" said
Blfkins, pushing back his chair and
accepting his hat. 81 never do things
by halves, especially in tipping. l
always use quarters. Here you are"
Detroit Tribune.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1905-10-20

Like most garments and most car
pets, everything in life has a right
and a wrong side. You can take any
joy and by turning it around find
troubles on the other side, or you
may take the greatest trouble and by
turning it around find joy on the
other side. The gloomiest mountain
never casts a shadow on both sides
at once, nor does the greatest of
life's calamities.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1905-10-20

Arvine's Cyclopedia states that in
a battle between the Russians and
the Tartars a Russian soldier called
to his captain saying he had caught
a Tartar. Bring him along, then"
was the captains reply. "Ah, but
he won't let me-" said the soldier.
1t then got out that the Tartar had
caught the soldier. The phrase
catching Tartar" is said to have
been the outcome of this.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1905-10-20
The Blood and Mountain Climbing.

\ European scientist, kaoul ha-
veuX. has been counting the red cor
puscles in human blood during as
tensions of Mont Blanc. NJ. Ba-
yeux draws the following conclusions
from his experiments: The blood
undergoes rapid and considerable
increase in the number of red glob-
ulcs when one passes from one altl-
tude to higher level. If one re-
mains in the latter place the first
number of globuleS is found to d.
minish slightly, but not to a great
extent in few hours. Descending to
the starting point makes the mum
Der diminish to a greater degree, but
it is still above what it was before
the ascension. He finds that a sec
ond ascension made before the num-
Der has fallen to the original value
causes IA new increase which is great
err than is remarked in the first as
ccnSiOn.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1905-10-20
Hieh Priced "Copy."

Professor Garner is going back to
A frica to resume his studies in the
monkey languages. 1t is expensive
to study monkey language. The
cost to the professor thus far has
been nearly $1,000 a word, and to
the cold, calculating Judgment of
the unscientifc person the words he
has picked up do not seem to be
worth it.-Chicago Tribune.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1905-10-20

Opinions vary as to what Is best in
every line. The best Poultry Food is
the one that gives best results. r. w.
Slight. Haverhill, n. H., expresses his
opinion in the following letter. Il am
pleased to say that Pages Perfected
Poultry Food is the best Poultry Food
that has come under my observation.
1t is an excellent seller"
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1905-10-20

The manager OF press clipping
bureau IN New YORK said the other
day: -,
Not long ago | thought | would
try to enlarge oar business. Accord
ingly | sent prospectJse, TO well
known people all over the world. In
these prospectu,cs | said that our
bureau read practically every pub
lication that was issued and that a
man by subscribing to Us could read
every word about himself that ever
appeared in print.
well, We got a good many ac-
ccptances and a good many reJec-
tons. One Of the latter came from
the British poet laureate, Alfred
Austin. He said loftily;
"Mr. Austin does not care to pay
for gnats' bites
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1905-10-20
Tho Lake of Blood.

Every polar expedition and whal-
ing vessel which visits the Batiin
bay region puts in at Iaureke bank
so as to allow explorers and seamen
to visit the celebrated Lake Of
Blood. OF it the author of My
Summer In the North" says: ut is a
lake Of considerable extent, living
only few feet above the level of
the sea- and appears of deep dark
blood red. Careful examination
proved, however, that the water
itself was as pure and clear as pos
sible, the red effect being due TO the
fact that the bottom and sides Of
the lake as well as the few stones
which were scattered about in it
were coated most perfectly with the
red snow plant. In some places,
where the water had evaporated, the
withered red plants on the soil and
rocks looked exactly like dried spots
of blood"
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1905-06-16

the pressure of the outside air makes
them adhere more closely because the
vacuum is greater.
You may think that II is the rubber
band that is holding the goblets to-
Eether, but still another experiment
will show you that the only purpose
served by the band Is TO make n tight
joint so that air cannot pass through
1T. Cut ring from a sheet OF rubber,
and put the goblets under water as
before. Into one OF them put n piece
of ice and over its brim place the rub
Der ring, bringing the other goblet
against the ring, too. so that they are
mouth 10 mouth, with only the fiat
rubSar ring between them.
Now, when the ice begins to melt
the contents Of that goblet contract
forming a vacuum, and the pressure
of the outside air holds the Goblets so
closely together that you may handle
them out Of the water without their
separating.
To have perfect success with these
experiments it is only necessary to use
care in preparing for them.-New York
Evening Mail.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1905-06-16
the GllMTESs ROSA WEDSTED.

The subject OF the accompanying II.
lustraton Is a Finnish maiden OF TWEEN
ty-four years. Rosa Wcdsted. native OF
village near HclS.ngfors. She has al
ready attained the respectable height
of seven feet two inches aud Is stIll
growing.
Neither her parents nor any OF her
four sisters and brothers are above
the average height, ana until her sixth
year no intlmation wss given that she
would exceed the stature Of the nor
nal human being. From that year she
made rapid progress, and by the time
she had reached her fourteenth year
she had attained the astonishing height
OF Eve feet seven inches. Since then
she has been mounting upward slowly,
having In the last ten years added
about one foot seven inches, with undI-
mlnishcd tendency skyward. The pc
culari;y concerning her growth seems
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1905-06-16
FLOATING NESTS.

When mother grcbe is ready 10 lay
her eggs, she searches out some retired
spot among the reeds and rushes OF
lonely lake. and there scrapes and
pushes together q low heap'of mud and
dccayed reeds. Here in this water
logged islet--this merest semblGacc OF
a nest-she broods her eggs.
\ moose sp,ashinG among the nearby
lily pads may send floods Of water over
the sitting bird, or the winds may dis.
cntanglc the little raft OF reeds, send
ing 1t scudd!Ig TO the farther end OF
the lake, but the bright eyes Of the
mother bird never falter. She carefully
covers her eggs with decayed leaves
whenever hunger forces her 10 leave
them. Although she does not weave
the reeds, says Recreation, yet in some
way they hold together until the last
little grebe crawls to the edge and
plunGes off head-hrst. or, he may
leap upon his mothers back and thus
ride proudly forth into the world, OK
changing the soaked. decayed leaves of
bis cradle for her fcathers.-Thiladel-
phla Record.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1905-06-16

sabots on the cobhlestoneS sound like
the echo of a cavalry charge
The Giles have each a straw basket
hanging 10 one side from the belt. and
filed with oranges. With these they
lombard the spectators rs they dance
along. As soon rs cmpticd. the bas-
kets are filled again by men from be-
hind, appointed for this duty. \ gen
eral battle OF oranges then takes place
between the GILES and the carnival
merrymakers. Finally the procession
reaches the town hall. In front OF which
Is seated, on platform, the mayor,
surrounded 10y the municipal officials.
The GILES then terminate the days
festivities 10y a general war dance.
giving a prolonged exhibition of their
capabilities. The public likewise
joins in the fun. and soon some five
thousand pcrsons-men, women and
children-may be seen gayly walt2ing
around the Grande Place The sight
of an entire population. dressed I'm
carnival costume. and masked dane.
ing in the open air TO che music OF the
GILES brass band. is one not easily
forgotten. The dancing continues un-
Ill the late evening, when the sport
is brought TO an end by the mayor.
who formally awards a gold medal TO
the Gille who has proved himself the
most expert dancPr.-N York Trl-
buuo
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1905-06-16
SsSysSsyyYsySySvSYvS
FARM TOPICS.
SORGHUM AS FORAGE.

There has been much said in your
valuable paper OF late about the feed
value OF sugar cane or sorghum. and
here cannot be too much said In be-
aalf OF IL. for IL is splendid feed.
We are feeding some OF IL now. and
he stock all relish it: some Of the cows
will quit eating their bran or good mil.
ct hay 10 eat the came fodder; they
Eat the stalks all up and so there is
90 waste I'm feeding IL. and the colts
will eat II IN preference 10 any other
iced.
As TO the curing OF Il, the best way
: 10 80 through and cut about half
he shock; let them cure n few days
and then finish the shocks; or cue and
set In small shocks and reshock in
Few days, by putting two or three
shocks together until IL Is we'll cured.
But we prefer the first method. rs it
saves handling, As soon rs lt is thor
)ughly cured we tie In small, bundles
and store in the harm. We intend rum
ning some OF IL through the cutting
hoN and making chop feed. Ii is fine
,or any kind OF stock. and we want 10
)lant more of Il another ycar.-MrS. q.
[. H.. in Indiana Farmer.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1905-06-16
Benefit OF a Rural Life.

Fresh country air is wholesome and
sovereign remedy for many OF the
Ills that afillct the weary city dweller.
The tendency IN this country has been
too much 10 crowd into the great cities,
and many Of the poor Of the slums and
overtaxed tcnemeuts would be greatly
benefited IL they could be removed 20
the farms. The magazines that en-
courage the love OF rural life are doing
n great work, and not The least feature
Of their mission Is the cultivation OF
the aesthetic quality. They promote n
love for the beautiful In nature that
will result in the preservation of much
az tie natural loveliness Of the country
that has been too ruthlessly dealt with
by the unappreciatiyc utI!ltariaE In the
past.-Nashyille Banner
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1905-06-16
CuLTIvATING DRY SOILS.

In practice It is found that with cul-
tivated crops. on the soils Indicated.
frequent civilizations with cultiyator.
harrow or weedcr, not over two Inches
deep, prove most satisfactory.
II is found. too. Ia practice, that
those who are most persistent In fire.
quent shallow cultiynting find IL profit
able practice.
The narrowing OF grain crops Is com
ing a good deal into favor. Going over
the winter wheat field one or more
times In spring with n splke-tooth har-
row Is found TO give good results.
Some farmers in the West practice
narrowing their grains until they mp
SO high ms 30 be apparently cOnsidef
ably broken down 10y the harrow bars.
4 layer Of dry soil Is much more cf-
fective I'm preventing moisture cynpor-
alton than layer OF like depth Of
moist soil, and so II is sought by many.
I'm practice. 10 develop by frequent cul-
tlyatiOns shallow dry earth mulch or
blanket" using the harrow. wceder.
and later. the many.tOOthed cultiyator.
The uIn Of the roller upon field OF
grain after the grain Is well MP gives
excellent results In cases where the
surface is lumpy and dry. The reason
lies largely In the fact that In crush
Ing the Jumps dry earth mulch Is de-
vcloped 10 lessen the evaporation whlio
the packing OF the soil may have tho
effect Of improving capillarlty below.
II sometimes happens that because
of the lOoscncss Of the soil water Is not
brought up sufficiently rapid into tho
seed bed, or II may be that the evap-
Grafton from the surface Is 90 rapid
that the moisture from below cannot
move upward rapidly enough TO bal
ance these evaporation losses. The re-
suit I'm either case Is an insufficient
amount Of moisture IN the upper soil.
/. a well developed mulch would re-
duce the evaporation losses, and since
water moves more rapidly through
moist soil than through dry, the ten
dcncy would be 30 accelerate the up
ward movement Of moisture and in
time 20 accumulate an abundance OF II
IN the upper soil.
.. Rolling the land would compact
tie soil and thus Increase the upward
movement Of moisture from below.
The roller should b. followed By some
mcllowlng tool 10 develop a surface
mulch and thus 20 lessen surface cyap-
grafton.
2. Had this soil received good dress
ings 81 manure. and the same been wei
Incorporated in the soil, is presence
would have had the effect both 70
gather moisture from below and 10 pre-
vent .is loss by cyaporation.-Bulletln
90. Michigan Agricultural Experiment
station.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1905-06-16

4 recent bYi,o'in ~ the Massachu.
setts Labor Bureau shows that in ffar.
ward. often called "a rich mans col.
legp.' nearly ten per cent 81 The young
men and nearly eleven per cent. Of the
young women ara 'hc children Qf peO-
pie classed by statslc.ans as wage
carucrs.
IN Boston University, the largest
Methodist Institution - New England.
over thirty-fye per cent. 81 The students
are tle sDls and daughters of wage
workers.
The record ~ Clark University is
even more remarkable. This T. de-.
voted entirely 20 r0s. graduate and re-
search work that is. o. the kind a.
study which must wait long ~ Tor
monetary returns. Yet nearly twenty
seven per cent. ~ its students are
from waga-working faml'ies.-Cbicago
Inter-Ocean.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1905-06-16
MUZZLE FOR HORSES.

Horses sometimes act disagreeable
hen working in the orchard or when
cultvating corn or grain by trying TO
Get mouthful Of the growing crop.
rhe best way To overcome such habit
is 10 muZzle the horse. but In doing
this extreme care should be used that
the horse is not injured nor seriously
DISCONNECTED 10y the muzzle. Take
heavy white canvas. such ms grain
bags are made from. Cut this In clgh-
.con-lnch lengths and wide enough 10
20 around the jaws OF the horse COM
tortably loose. Cut two oval airholes
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1905-06-16
POOR, But RICH.

once, in New England. says 4 writer
in the Outlook, I was driving with an
old farmer, and some men OF the neigh.
borhood came under criticism. Speak.
ing of prominent man In the village
1 asked, is be a man of meanstr
well, sir" the farmer replied. "he
aln't got much money, but he's mighty
rich
"Hc has 4 great deal OF !aad, theny
asked.
NO, sir. lie aln't got much land,
neither, but still he is mighty rich"
The old farmer. with pleased smllc,
observed my puzzled look for 4 mo-
mcnt, and then be explained:
You see. hc aln't got much money,
aal lie ain't got mucl land. but still
lie Is rich, because be mover went %
bed owing any maa q cent IN all bis
life. lie lives as well as he wants 20
live. and he pays as lie goes; be doesn't
owe anything. and be amt afraid o.
anybody; he tolls every nan the truth.
onl does bis duty By himself. his fau.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1905-06-16

est OF these popular customs. This
festival takes place on Mardi-Gras
at the Bnche. a town OF Hainaut. The
carnival OF Blnchc has always been
held in high rcpute by Belgians but
without its Giles it would not be sub
stantialiy different from that Of Rome.
Nice and other towns.
These Giles. or dancing men who
form the giory OF the Blnche carnival.
are characterized by their headdrcsscs
and humps. The hnaddrCss is most
elaborate and striking. In shape IL re-
semb.cs the oidtimc top hat Of our
great-grandfathcrs The hat Is sur
mounted with magnificent ostrich
feathers from three 90 four feet Ia
length. which give 10 the wearers tho
appearance OF giants. From each hat.
besides. hOw several wide, yariegatrd
ribbons. while the Giles trousers are
bedecked with trimmings OF real lace
and ribbons 20 match those Of the bat.
Every Gilie wea%s a mask and SILK
belt. from which hangs small bells
Tie entire Giles OUTFIT costs from
stV 10 GU "a ldfLt rulu lpl AtAf bfo'eHh
youths. generally selected by the carni-
val committee 20 fll tie part Of act.
ors I'm the Mardl-Gras festivals. The
honor Of being a Giile is - great. how
ever. among "a. gay lotharios % Bin
che. and carries such prestige with
the local damse,s. that tie young men
chosen by the committee are only too
pleased 20 make the financial sacri-
fee demanded Of.them.
In the afternoon % Marfi-Gras The
Giles. in full uniform. two hundred
strong. preceded by tie local brass
bands and musical clubs. appear in
procession and march toward the
Grande Place. The sight thus offered
Is unique fl the annals % carnival
rejolcings. Tie Giles proceed by
dancing % tie tune % the band just
mentioned. At every few steps they
stop. bend and unbend. 10 heigAten
the effect OF the ringing from the
bells worn az their belts. Their
streamers f0at 20 and FRO. and en-
velop them ~ n rainbow ~ ribbon. AZ
the same time the simultaneous ring
lng Of bells aud tbumDing Of wooden
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1905-06-16
CHILDREN'S DEPARTMENT.
WONDERFUL MAGIC GoBLETs.

WONDERFUL MAGIC GoBLETS.
Did you ever hear OF thunder in n
goblet? or course IL would have 10 be
miniature thunder, or IL would shatter
the goblet; and indeed, IL : so small an
edition OF IL that the noise Is like the
popping OF cork from a bottle. But
the principle of the thunder is. never
theless. there-that is, the inrushing Of
air 10 ill vacuum.
Here is pretty experiment showing
this: Take two coblets and place them
mouth 10 mouth; then pu, around them.
where the brims meet, q rubber band
about an inch in width, 10 prevent the
passage of air.
Try now 10 pull them apart, and you
will find that they stick together very
closely, so closely. indeed. that you
may swing them as pendulum with
out their separating. But pull with
still more force and they will como
apart with the noise ;hat have men
toned.
Let us MAKE another experiment with
them. Immerse them in water con-
tained in vessel large enough 10 hold
them both readily, and while still un-
der water place them mouth 10 mouth.
Put the rubber band around them
while they are in this condition. and
having taken them out OF the water
you will lind that YOU can swing them
as before, and that 10 pull them apart
requires more force than when they
were empty. The reason IS tbSs the
water does not expand like air. so that,
the moment you begin TO pull the COB
let's apart, the vacuum is formed: and
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1905-06-16

ily and his neighbors; his word is IS
good as bond, and every man, woman
and child in the town looks up to him
and respects him. No, sir, be amt got
much money, and he amt got much
land, but still he is n mighty rich man.
because he's got all he needs and al
he wants"
assented TO the old farmers deduc-
tions, for thought them entirely cor
rect. When a man has all he needs
and all he wants he is certainly rich,
ana when he lacks these things lie is
certainly poor.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1905-06-16
1he Giles Of Binche
f--C-c-O--}-
Inc Carnival the Quaintest of Belgian
Mediavol Custom.

The persistent manner in which
Beleians cling TO their mcdiaeval fcs-
tivals ana traditions is a characteristic
national trait well known 10 those IA
miliar with the Flemish and Wal
loon provinces. The survival of such
popular fctes ms that of the carnival
procession of the dancing GILES at
Blnchc attests the innate love of Bel
CLANS for these picturesque vestigcs
Of their forcfathers' civilization
The festival of the dancing GILES OF
Blnche is in many respects the quaint
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1905-06-16
Chairman shont, and VI. Brnau.yaTina

Nfr. Shonts was asked TIE other day
what he thought Of the scheme Of VI.
Bunau.varllla. who told the French
Academy of Sciences that he had a
plan for digging the Panama Canal in
fou- years. Mr.. Shonts I'D not laugh
and declared that tie Frenchman
should have tried lis scheme when lie
was employed on the canal work under
De Lesseps, but said.
"Mr. Bunau-Varilia Is very capable
engineer. and I dare say there is much
value in his proposition. II lie sub
mlts IL 20 the commission we shall be
glad 70 consider IL. We have a special
committee that looks after oil these
uatteI..~- Brooklyn Eagle.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1905-06-16

head are white, was called the Wash
ington eagle by Audubon, the great
naturalist. Like Washington, he is
brave and fearless, and ms his name
and greatness are known the world
over. so can the eagle soar beyond
others.
The eagle was adopted rs the emblem
of the United States in 1Ts5. since
when it has been used on the tips OF
fagpOles, coins, United States seals
and on the shield of liberty.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1905-06-16
Kindness. of Providence.

Froudc told Dr.. Boyd an interesting
little anec1ote of an oxford undergrad.
uato who was asked in an examination
in Paley's Evidences II be could mem
ton % solitary Instance of the divine
goodness which Do had discovered for
himself Eyes" d. replied; "the con-
formation Of the nose ~ tho bulldog.
It's nose o. 90 rctractcd that IL can hang
ou 60 the bull and yet breathe freely.
But for this IL would soon have 20 let
20"
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1905-06-16
THE NAUGHTY JAP BOY.

Tie japanese scLoolboy who IS
naughty is not obliged to stand in n
corner with q paper cap on his head,
but Is given Il piece Of lighted punk,
and must stand I'm front OF the class
ard hold it until II is all burned. The
length Of the punk depends on the mis-
demeauor.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1905-06-16

three by fonr inches, braid the edges
with strong braid and make lattice
work over the opening by weaving
knottcd hard twine through II.
Bind the top, add strings at the side.
hem the bottom edges and IL is COM
plete. indianapolis News.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1905-06-16
SQUIRRELS AND DOGS.

Squirrels need no protection from
dogs" said Attorney Harry Sloan. of
GAINESVILLE, Wis. TO a Milwaukee Senti.
mel reporter. lin fact, In thn park ut
Madison l have seen them tease dogs
for the sport OF it.
They will scamper 10 the street,
take a tantallzing position, and let a
dog get nearly 10 hem. They ascend
the tree just far enough to be beyond
the dog. They seem TO know by in
stinct just how far the dog can jump,
and they stay just beyond his reach.
They used TO build fences around the
park to protect the squirrels from the
dogs, nut IL was soon discovered that
they needed no protection and that
they enjoy being chased by their
canine enemies"
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1905-06-16

Aiinko is a game played by the Jap
anese boys. Two boys play 81; one
throws a red disk face down On the
ground. and the other tries to strike It
so hard with his green disk that 81
turns over. and thus wins the red one.
indianapolis News.