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Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1912-05-10

tBy JOHN H. DUNLAP, PesIdent OF
American Mulefoot Hog Record AS
ISOLATION. Williamsport. Ohio)
wrote of race of hogs with undivided
toes or consolidated hoofs. Later Lin
naeus, the Swedish naturalist, born in
1907, wrote that hogs with undivided
toes were not uncommon about his
native town in Sweden. This hog has
been known to naturalists in differ
ent parts Of the world for more than
1000 years. At the present time these
hogs are said to be found in Sweden,
Holland, Scotland, Norway and Tur-
key, and they have been found In DIFF
ferent parts Of the world for CEN
turtles.
The sows have large filters and u.s.
ually raise them. Although l person
ally prefer not more than ten pigs to
litter, large litters are to be pre-
ferred to filters of two or five, which
seem to be the number. that sows of
some breeds farrow
While they seem to be the same as
any ordinary hog except for their feet,
find that their intestines are smaller.
and this makes them kill out larger
percentage of meat. The liver, also,
seems to be different from the ordi-
nary hog. Soldiers of the Civil war
tell that they saw these hogs in sew
eral Of the southern states at that
time and that they found them hard
to capture, but that the meat was
fine.
The full blooded mulefoot hogs grow
as large as any of the other breeds
when they have the same care. The
only thing that will keep their size
down is breeding too young. A great
many new and inexperienced breeders
get pair of these pigs and breed
them too young, and after they get
started with them inbred them to the
detriment Of their whole herd. Pros
pective buyers of this improved breed
should be careful to buy of expert
enced breeders who have more than
one boar in their herd and who can give
proof positive that they do not in
breed
The American Mulefoot Hog Record
association, with headquarters In Co
lumbus, o., was organized to protect
the buyers of these hogs as we'll as to
assist its members who are trying in
an honorable way to build up this
great breed. All hogs of pure breed
ing can be recorded with this associa-
ton that is backed by some of the
oldest and most reputable of breed
ers.
My attention was first called to this
breed by letter from Mr.. Quinn OF
the United States department of agri.
culture. 1t seems that the govern.
ment has never been able to find out
where or how this breed got its sotid
| foot. There are a great many ideas
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1912-05-10

held about its origin, but this, as we'll
as the tendency Of the pure bred mule
foot to assert itself with solid foot
when crossed with other breeds, is
still puzzling the experts.
This breed gets its name from it's
solid foot, which is solid like that Of
horse or mule. The flesh Is Of a re-
markably fine fiavor-even better than
the Berkshire. President Taft was
sent dressed mulefoot pig for
Christmas a few years since and
praised 1t highly. People who are not
informed sometimes think the meat of
this breed is not as palatable as other
breeds, but all with whom have talk
ed personally tell me that 1t is the
best favored and tenderest they ever
ate.
have made great many expert
ments with hogs and am now conduct
ing hog breeding experiments, with
the help of Mr. Spillman of the United
States department of agriculture. But
the mulefoot in the different tests I
have made by cross-breeding keeps its
solid foot In nearly every case.
They are great boon to farmers
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1912-05-10

in districts where they have trouble
with their hogs mixing with their
neighbors' hogs, since the mulefoot
is easy to tell from any other breed
on account Of their solid feet. For
this reason l advise breeders not to
sell to any Of their immediate neigh
bors If possible. This one point is
worth hundreds Of dollars in case OF
disputes about hogs when they get
mixed. Since there are so few herds
In the country it prevents any one
driving off your hogs If you have this
breed. A great many suppose that
they come from the wild hog, but l
find them very gentle and easy to
handle.
Claims are made by breeders of the
pure bred mulefoot hogs that com
pared with other breeds they are
harder, have greater vitality, mature
earlier and cost less to make the first
$50 pounds. The sows are gentle, kind
mothers, and are usually very prolific,
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1912-05-10
CoIorinu Fishes.

Flowers can be artifcially colored,
we know, with more or less success
by chemical agency. Animals general.
ly escape counterfeiting, with few ex.
ceptions. The latest in counterfeiting
is the carp.
In Sicily 1t is said that by introduc.
ing into the water chalk, iron and lit.
tie peat, colors will be impaired to
the carp. After treatment in bath
of these comitants for fortnight the
fish is given another chemically pre-
pared bath into which is introduced
iron and tan. BY increasing or dimin,
ishing the quantities the color can be
either accentuated or diminished. The
process Is somewhat hazardous, bat
we learn from a Paris contemporary
that in the end an apparently new
species Of ornamental fish is produced
which commands high price.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1912-05-10
An Attempted Abduction
CcOpyrigh,. r0r., by Associated Literary PressJ
By MICHAEL ]. PORTER

an hunt him down, if ! have TO
put bloodhounds on his trail!"
Nov. major!" soothed the wife.
Now. Papa!" soothed the daugh-
ter
THE scoundrel shall not escaped"
roared the major as he paced the
room. IN have the police after him
within an hour-within a quarter Of
an hour"
But, major!"
But, papa!"
Marjorie had been uptown to do
some shopping. The major had been
talking of buying an auto, and ex-
pected to close the deal that day. If
the event came off the machine would
be at the depot to meet her as she
came home on the Z o'clock train.
She had only stepped off when a man
touched her arm and raised his cap
and said:
This way to the auto, please"
So her father had closed the deal,
and was probably sitting in the auto
outside waiting her appearance! But
he wasn't. The machine was tenant
less, but the man gave her a hand to
reach the tonneau, and as she seated
herself 1t whizzed away. 1t didn't
take the right direction, but she
didn't notice this fact for a minute.
When she did she called out:
You are going wrong! You must
turn around!"
'I'll get you there, all right" was
the reply.
Then Miss Marjorie opened the
door and leaped straight out, to lose
her balance as her feet touched the
ground and fall and roll over and
over in the mud At the same time
she screeched. 1t wasn't a dainty
little scream, but long-drawn
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1912-05-10
EXCELLENT HINTS
FOR VEGETABLES
When Soil Is Warm and Mellow
sow Seeds of Such Tender
Plants as Beans and
Sweet Potatoes

Sow seeds of tender vegetables II
the soil Is warm and mellow. The
important ones are beans, corn, Gu
cumbers, egg plants, melons, okra.
pepper, pumpkins, squash, sweet po'
tatoes and tomatoes. None OF these
young plants can stand even light
frost.
First thinning and transplanting Of
vegetables and flowers. Write your
labels and mark on the labels the dis.
lance apart plants should stand swhen
thinned or transplanted.
Transplant tender vegetables and
flowers from hotbed to garden.
Set out bedding plants If you must
have them. But think twice. Don't
you really want something less gaudy
and more permanent, namely. hardy
perennials7
Finish second thinning of every
thing In the garden. Transplant eel
cry the second time
Keep an eye out for these:
Jack Frost, first signs of cabbage
and cauliflower insects; also
The moment when the petals fall in
the orchard. Then you want to
spray.
Make paths and borders neat.
Provide poles for beans.
Cultivate Strawberries for the last
time and mulch them Just before they
bloom.
Keep ahead OF weeds.
Dig dandelions out of the lawn
They make fine greens.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1912-05-10

raising large litters of pigs, which,
If turned out, will hustle for their liv-
ing, or will grow and thrive, paying
big returns under good care and at
tention. They claim the pigs are
harder and more free from pig dis
eases than pigs of other breeds, are
great rovers, hustling for themselves
from the time Of birth, and will u.s.
ually demand a premium on the mar.
ket.
There is a wonderful demand for
them and this leads some breeders to
breed their gifts too young. One OF
the larger boars of the breed weighed
$40 pounls, and | have several that
would weigh 1000 pounds if properly
fed to put on weight.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1912-05-10

ness in each side, could not stand tight
clothing, and was irregular l was COM
pletely run down. On advice l took
Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Com
pound and am enjoying good health. It
is now more than two years and l have
not had an ache or pain since. / do all
my own work, washing and everything,
and never have backache any more. I
think your medicine is grand and I praise
it to all my neighbors. If you think my
testimony will help others you may pub
fish it. Mrs. OLLIE WooDALL, Nor
toms Gap, Kentucky.
Every woman ought to have Lydia
e. Pinkham's So-Page Text Book. ID
is not book for general distribution
as 1t is too expensive. 1t is free and
only obtainable by mail. Write for ID
to-day. Lydia E. Pinkham Med. Co.,
lynn, Mass. m
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1912-05-10
BELIEFS OF NATIVES
Mysterious Ceremony of lulu in
West Africa.
Blacks Worship Smallpox Victims
and Even Put Their Faces Against
Patient to Obtain the De-
sired Scars.

Cape Colony, ,Africa.-Fetish trav-
slers in West Africa are unfailingly
struck by the curious forms of wor-
ship adopted by the superstitous ma
lives. They illustrate the truth of the
statement that every human being &C
knowledges in his heart some sort of
worship to a deity, but the varieties in
the dark continent are queer indeed.
Take a stroll through any African
town or village and you will notice a
score of little matched huts with mud
floors, on which are thrown heap OF
ordinary stones. These huts are the
fetish houses, to which the natives go
and salaam and ask their gods for
various blessings after leaving offer
ings of beads, yams and nuts.
In some parts of Africa they even
worship smallpox. The natives treat
the infected patient with great rever.
ence and even rub their faces on his
body to obtain the desired scars.
European administrators naturally re.
gard this form of worship sternly.
Only the other day chief was sus-
pended for having encouraged it.
The belief the native has in the eff.
ficiency of ju-ju or witchcraft is touch
ing in the extreme. Take the case OF
a man who believes his wife is not as
faithful to him AS she should be. He
promptly proceeds to the witch doc.
tor, and on payment of fee varying
in amount according to the required
severity of the spell, requests that a
ju-ju shall be put on his hated rival
When one of these rivals dies-from
dose of ground glass or the thou
sand and one ways in which the
crime can be committed out there
the triumphant lover exclaims: "Ha!
See the power of the ju-ju," and the
witch doctor adds more kudos to his
reputation.
Funeral ceremonies, too, are car
ried out with the strictest regard to
the appeasing of the gods. Surprising
man dies out in the bush. His com
rades strap his corpse to plank and
hoist it on to the head of one Of their
number, who leads them in procession
to his home with much beating OF
tomtoms and yelling, while another
native runs in front, pulling the feath
ers out of live chicken and scat
tering them broadcast. Arrived at The
dead mans hut, the body is buried
under the floor, and all the relations
and friends come in and drink cir
and feast in a beastly orgy for as
many nights as the family has money
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1912-05-10


to buy liquor. Included in these cele
brations there Is much firing of guns
and beating of drums to scare off evil
spirits. Tenderfoot white men are
distracted by the racket, but after a
time they treat 1t quite as an ordinary
occurrence.
Another curious practice dating
from very early times, Is the playing
of an instrument called the orc. This
Is made of piece of native wood or
iron, shaped like dagger, to which
a long string is sied. When this is
swung around and around rapidly it
produces truly blood-curdling sound,
like long-drawn wall. This sound is
supposed to be the cryicg out of dead
spirits, and only the men can safely
look on the orc and liI. Ii woman
looks on it she dies-the native will
tell you by spells, but in reality by
being struck on the back of the head
by the whirling piece of iron.
The African is very fond of process
sions, and very common sight is a
native dressed from head to foot in
weird-colored clothing, with wood
en- idol on his head, leaping in the
air and waving his arms, followed by
an admiring crowd of men, women
and children. This apparition is held
by common consent to be the spirit
of dead man paying visit to the
earth.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1912-05-10
ii Wasn't a Dainty Little Scream.

screech that was heard a quarter of
a mile away and started men running
for the scene.
"Here-what's the .matter!" de-
manded the driver Of the auto as
he came to sudden stop.
Help! Help!"
Speed was put on and the auto dis
appeared
by George. Miss Graves!" ex.
claimed first conner, who at least
knew the girl by sight, 'but this is
about the boldest thing l ever heard
of around here"
"Was-was he trying to carry me
OFF," was ,gasped.
Sure thing! Yes, ma'am, it was
a bold attempt at abduction, and the
wonder Is that he didn't have a con-
federate to choke you into silence
and helplessRess. BY George, but
this village is getting to be worse
than New York city!"
The scoundrel had been noticed at
the depot by men who thought he
acted suspiciously. No one had taken
the number of the auto, and it was
considered useless to follow.
The major hadn't closed the deal
for the auto, and he wasn't at the
depot-either with or without it. OF
course, Miss Marjorie had a story to
tell when she got home, and it was
the attempted crime that reused the
fathers ire. Was this the twentieth
century? Was the police force of the
village. consisting Of two men, being
paid enormous salaries to catch Grim
mails red-handed or to play checkers
and sleep? The major asked a great
many other questions that neither his
wife or daughter could answer, and
wound up with the threat to have the
state militia called out.
Meanwhile something had happened
at a manor house two miles away
Ruth Forest was coming down that
evening for a stay OF two weeks with
her old school chum, Mrs. Thurston
bride of two years. Harry Thurs
ton, brother of the husband, had al
lCdhJ thSiO q WCChs II Wdo LII
him to take the auto and meet Miss
Ruth. She would surely be looking
for somebody to meet her, and there
could be no mistake.
With that spirit of careiessness sc
prevalent with young men. he select
ed tall, willowy girl, instead Of 6
short, stout one, and bore her away
He fully intended to introduce him
self and do some talking after get
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1912-05-10
A Coincidence.

II wonder why a man should ever
wish to steal kiss?" she remarked
after they had been gazing in silence
at each other for a long time.
TITS funny" he replied. while !
have been sitting here that same
thought occurred to me-"
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1912-05-10

lions. Doan's Kidney Pills cured me
completely after doctors had failed"
when your Back is Lame. Remem-
Der the Name-DOAN'S. "50c all stores.
Foster-Milburn Co., Buffalo, n. Y.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1912-05-10
ASSUMING That.

Brown-What reason have you for
hating Blank?
Smith-Well, you see, he's a relative
of mine and
Brownies, yes, know, but what
other reason?-Harper' Bazaar.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1912-05-10

To remove nicotine from the teeth.
disinfect the mouth and purify the
breath after smoking, PaXtine is a
boon to all. At druggists, Csc a box
or sent postpaid on receipt of price by
The Paxton Toilet Co, Boston, Mass.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1912-05-10

use Doan's Kidney
Pills, which have
cured thousands.
Eugene Sweet,
81 Talman St.,
Norwich, Conn,
says: For weeks
l was confined to
my bed, so help
less / could not
turn over. Sharp
pains across my
loins caused excru-
ciating torture and
l was annoyed by
profuse passage Of
the kidney secre-
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1912-05-10

health was very bad
and l had a continual
backache which was
simply awful. Icould
not stand on my feet
long enough to cook
a meals ais
without my back
nearly killing me,
and I would have
such dragging sensa-
tons l could hardly
hear it. 7 had sore-
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1912-05-10

XIII the Flies Now and Prevent
disease. A DAISY FLY KILLER willlo il
Kills thousands. Lasts all season. IS ce9
each at dealers or six sent prepaid for 81
H. SOMERS, $50 De Kalb Az, Brooklyn, n. !
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1912-05-10

Perhaps the surest thing in this life
is the friend you can't depend on
when you really need him.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1912-05-10
BACKACHE
NOT 4 DISEASE
But a Symptom, a Danger Sig
nal Which Every Woman
Should Heed.

Backache is a symptom of organic
weakness or arrangement. If you have
backache don't neglect it. To get per-
manent relief you must reach the root
of the trouble. Read about Mrs. Wood
all's experience.
Morton's Gap, Kentucky. 81 suffered
two years with female disorders, my
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1912-05-10

Dyspeptics, despair not While there'A
Garfield Tea, there's hope.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1912-05-10

Don't kick till you know just where
the shoe pinches.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1912-05-10
DOES YOUR BACK AcHEr

Aches and TwInses Point to Hidden
Kidney Trouble.
Have you lame back, aching day
and night? Do you feel sharp pain
after bending over? When the kidneys
seem sore and the action irregular.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1912-05-10
Literal.

Did you take the fast train west?"
mo; | left that for the engineer to
baltimore American.
The Cairo bulletin., 1912-10-26
FILLING OF TWO
BIG BREAKS IN
Bic four ENDED
Gives Idea OF Wonderful
Leveeg That Hereafter
VIII Protect Cairo,

The filing Of the two big breaks
of the Big Four railroad embank-
ment IN the Drainage District was
completed yesterday Every shovel
full Of dirt needed has been placed on
the levees at these two places and
the slopes prorcrlT lsTeled. On the
tautside the slope is made , to l and
/ he inside slope is 5 to I. The levee
has been bull; at these two breaks TO
the full width 1t will be when tn e
entire levee Il raised and strength
enea The contractor has yet to
remove the pilins and timbers of the
trestte work under the tracks ut
these POINTS before his contract will
aayc bern fully carried out as far
las tue Big -Four embankment Is con-
cerncd. This wcrk viii be done as
'sQon a. the Zig Four arrangcs its
plaHs aud provides the necessary
machinery TOR he work.
rAe work pn Cache embankment
and the Mobile L Ohio railroad en-
hankmcnt break IS progressing nice
ly ana will soon be completed
Clttz MS who have rot seen the re-
pairs ON the two Big Four breaks are
Urged to do 50, MS this will give
chem = good idea OF the great amount
Of work that Will have to be done in
strengthening ind raising this Big
Four leyee from where it joins with
the north Cairo cross leyee and the
cache leyee When this work has
Aaaa completed it viii take
nearly all spring and summer TO do
tit will be one of the finest
stretches Of leyees TO be found any
where and will be practically i'm
pregnable.
The Cairo bulletin., 1912-10-26
HAVANA IS QUIET
BUT THERE IS STRONG
EXCITEMENT SUPPRESSED

Associated Press Dispatch.
Havana, Cuba, Oct. 25--Havana
is quiet tonight, but there Is a strong
undercurrent of excitement and a
dread of repetition of the bloody
scenes Of last night when brick
battle between conservatives and lib,
erals took place in Central Park at
the close Of a meeting held by the
political supporters of Alsredc
zayas, a candidate for the presl.
dency.
The cavalry guard was withdrawn
from Central Park today and re-
placed by a strong force of police
who are not permitting any gather.
ings in groups.
The Cairo bulletin., 1912-10-26
BUSINESS MAN
rs FOR WILSON
SAYS A DISPATCH

Concluded from Page One,)
The Cairo bulletin., 1912-10-26

tutad modern for moribund methods.
compelled efficiency on the part OF
employees who had previously done
mighty little for the salaries they
we're drawing from the state, and
oth'rwise gave the machinery an i'm
"atus that is likely to carry it along
the right road for great many
Years to come.
He cut off subsidies and gratuities,
Effected savings in purchases and
forced every man who received a dol
/ lar Of the money Of the people of New
Jersey to give in return dollar in
z9ryice or supplies.
/ The governor handled the con-
structive side of his administration
in a business-like manner. Ills re-
lati0ns with the legislature were
those Of a business man Every
recommendation he made for money
| appropriations was accompanied by
/ the most business-like array of fig
lures that ever came from a state ex~
lecutlyc, and not In a single instance
ware his figures successfully assailed
/ IL is not difficult to understand
why a man possessing his well-or-
Idared mind can grasp the biggest and
most complex problems of business
md reduce them to the simplest
Itcyn$.
pfl;a,,e Him Honest and Patriotic.
| business has te@un to rally behind
1 Wilson, quietly hut determinedly. It
is not convinced that all Of hts ideas
are rt9ht, but IL does believe that he
is honest. sincere and patriotic.
1t believes. moreover, that he will
never resort 10 the violence Of ex-
tremcs which have characterized the
conduct of his immediate predeees-
sors In Office: that he will not be in
/ auencad bv petty considerations OF
nerqonaI and uoliticaI arcrandize-
ment and that each problem will re-
ceive his earnest consideration and
he dismissed az uuon n basis Of equity
and instice.
Tho accession Of ,ha husiness vote
fs what is goinp IN swing Naw Eng
land Nav yort and ponnev,vania
lirtc tbo na,ocr,tic co1umr rbore
The Cairo bulletin., 1912-10-26
MIS-. CLEVELAND AND
MRS. WILSON MEET

Phil leohia, Pa, Oct. 25.--Mrs.
Grover Cleveland and Mrs Woodrow
Wilson were among tae guests at che
rffh annual dinner and discussion Of
thc Home and school League Of Phil
aaAlAhia hare.
The Cairo bulletin., 1912-10-26
Rerair Arcade Building,

A start has been made in repairing
the Arcade theater building on
Eighth street Several thousand
dollars will b. spent by the Herbert
estate in making the building more
attractive.
The Cairo bulletin., 1912-10-26
Cairo Grain Movement.

large on the Republican ticket.
The Cairo bulletin., 1912-10-26

The movement OF grain in car lots
at Cairo, as reported yesterday at 8
p, m by w s. Powell, of the local
inspection bureau, was: Receipts
oats ii cars; shipments-oats SO
cars. .....
The Cairo bulletin., 1912-10-26
PRESIDENT TAFT
LEAVES BOSTON FOR
CAMBRIDGE SPRINGS

A6aUTINTTW TTS5 JI9VHTTH.
Boston, Mass Oct. 25,~-Presidcnt
Taft left on the Buffalo Express for
Cambridge Springs, la, at l:53 p.
m, today. He appeared on the rear
platform OF his private car as the ex-
press was pulling out of the station
and bowed his ACKNOWLEDGMENT OF
the cheers Of tho people gathered in
the train sheds.
The trip from Poland Springs to
Boston was without incident,
The Cairo bulletin., 1912-10-26
xisting between farmers and busi'

ness.
The farmer Is rapidly developing
into a business man Of efficiency and
force and is likely to follow the lead
Of his business friends in the towns
in matters Of politics that effect him
so intimately as the choice Of pres
ident.
The Cairo bulletin., 1912-10-26
Weather Forecast.

sin viii set today H.,