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Evening journal., 1913-10-10
BAKF At RICHARDsON PARK.

The Junior League. Of Richardson
Park NJ. r. Church. will hold bake
sale tomorrow afternoon on the par
sonage porch.
Evening journal., 1913-10-10

The Wants show the rejection ~
the urgent needs Of the business world,
of the home, the Office, the factoiv
big business and the dividual-Advi
Evening journal., 1913-10-10
HIGH SCHOOL BOYS

The members Of the High schnol
boys group Of the Young Mems
Christian Association have organized
their fourth annual gymnastic con
test and will begin competition to-
morrow morning. There will BE-
three teams in the race for the an
round championship headed by Carl.
ton Yearsley, Guy Lambert. and
Robert Fletcher.
Evening journal., 1913-10-10

home. forgot TO tell her father what
the woman had told her.
MT. Blumborg knew nothing about
the robbery until he opened the store
Tuesday morning. and he Immediately
notified the police. The police arc
looking for clues, hoping 10 nab the
robbers.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1913-03-18
THE PREVENTION
OF CALF DISEASES

Due to the fact that the unborn calf
makes rapid growth during the eight
weeks prior to birth he who would
breed and develop good cattle should
turn the mother dry at the beginning
Of this period, writes Hugh q. Van
Pelt in Kimballs Dairy Farmer.
When dry he should begin feeding bel
well Of foods rich In mineral matter
or ash and protein. for these are the
nutrients from which the mother
makes muscle. blood. bone. carttlag
inous material and hair. OF these, In
addition to water. the youngster IL al
most completely composed at birth
Fat, which is furnished by carbohy-
drates. such as corn. timothy hay.
corn stover and straw. Is conspicuous
by its absence Therefore such foods
do not aid greatly in manufacturing
the fetus.
Where special attention and good
Judgment are used in thus providing
nutriment through the COW for the off,
spring abortions are Of much less fire.
ouent occurrence. and calves are born
that are larger. more vigorous and
less susceptible to diseases. such as
calf scours. calf cholera. hemorrhagit
septicaemia. ETC.. that rob the dairy
world OF much Of the best blood that
should be retained to replenish and
add to the greatness Of its herds.
Almost as important are the care and
feed necessary after the birth Of the
calf. but that is another story. In the
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1913-03-18
CALIFORNIA PUSHING
ITS GOOD ROADS WORK.
Expect to Complete System Of Twenty.
seven Hundred Miles In 1915.

California has become q good road
builder-that is. she has taken up the
work as a corporate commonwealth.
Two years ago the people Of the state
voted an $1S,OOO.OOO bond issue for this
specific purpose. The funds being
available. the actual work Of construc-
ton has begun. The total mileage con.
templated by this act amounts to 2.7OO
miles. and it is expected that the work
will be finished in 1915.
The farmers and dairymen are right
on the job. and they may not only
make these roads Of good use in their
daily business. but at the same time
they and their families may avail
themselves Of Joy rides to their hearts
content. The construction Of this great
system Of public highways has already
begun. the work being in charge Of the
California highway commission. body
of three members. appointed by the
governor of the state.
Generally speaking the system will
include two great highways connecting
the northern and southern parts Of the
state. one running down the coast line.
and another inland following the
course Of the valleys of the Sacramento
and San Joaquin. Branching of from
these two trunk lines will be lateral
roads connecting county seats and 9TH
er important centers Of population.
The specifications in general make
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1913-03-18

the following demands: Right Of way
not less than forty feet wide and as
direct between objective points as pos
sible. grades not to exceed per cent
even in the mountainous parts Of the
state. curves as open as possible and
in no case more than fifty feet in ra-
dius: as many culverts as are neces.
sary to carry Off all surface water: a
travelled way under ordinary conditions
Of twenty-One feet and in the noun
tains sixteen feet wide. so paved and
surfaced as to be hard and smooth
under all climatic conditions: smoothly
graded roadsides to provide for future
tree planting.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1913-03-18

ursu pace. II must be Kept free from
disease. whether 1t Is born strong OF
weak AS soon as 1t draws its first
breath it comes in contact with germs
some OF which will work havoc If they
gain access to its inner body. II germs
that cause white scours or hemorrhagi.
septicaemia are present they are liable
to enter through the broken umbilicaI
cord before nature has time to seal II
by drying the broken end. Therefore
1t is not only necessary for the cows
owner to provide clean. carefully dis
infected. dry maternity stall. but he
should be in attendance at the birth OF
the calf with u supply Of reliable disin
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1913-03-18

fecting solution to carefully cleanse
the nnhiical cord and tie Il disinfected
cord tightly around ii close up to the
abdomen This Is a very simple, mex.
pensve treatment. yet it is all that is
necessary to prevent a large percentage
of infectious diseases
In addition to liberal and regular
feeding 1t is surely advisable to pro-
vide for the calf quarters that are
scrupulousIy clean. warm and dry.
Never take 1t for granted that disease
germs are absent. for If you do pre-.
cautions necessary for successful calf
raising will be omitted and a high
death rate of calves will result A
supply OF reliable disinfectant should
be close at hand. 40 thHt every time
the calf stall Is cleaned the door. walls
and every nook and crevice may be
saturated with it
The box from which the calf eats
should frequently be thoroughly scrub
bed with cleansing powder or soap and
rinsed out with the disinfecting solu
ton. for one of the chief sources of
calf disease is the utensil from which
it feeds This is especially true Of the
pail from which It drinks No law
compels the dairyman to sterilize such
utensils by steam or hot water. The
plan of washing or at least rinsing
them in disinfecting solution should
be practiced regularly after Feeding
and the pals set where the sun can
shine on them. These suggestions are
worth considering. for. supplemented
with proper feeding, their practice will
prevent the causes Of 80 per cent Of the
death loss of calves. which at present
Is a discouraging problem to the breed
er of dairy cattle who by the use Of
good blood is trying to improve bis
herd.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1913-03-18
CONWCTS ON JERSEY ROADS.
Fall to Work With . Will Their First
OAy In Chill Winter,

FalI 70 WORK WIN q VIII noT rtrSt
Day In Chill Winter.
For the first time in the history of
New Jersey public roads are being re-
paired by convict labor. Sixteen men
from the state prison in Trenton were
taken from the institution and hauled
in a stage to the White Horse road.
few miles distant.
Practically all of the prisoners had
been serving many years. and they
were unused to the biting blasts Of
winter. but they went to work with
will. and the authorities were highly
pleased with the first days experience.
The men were under two guards, and
at noon a dinner was served for them
in wayside hotel. They were sent
back to the prison at nightfall.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1913-03-18
PUBLISHERS NOTICE

Subscribers served by city carriers
falling to receive the Herald ON Mon
day and Thursday by o'clock .. m.
will confer . favor on the publisher
By calling the City Messenger Co..
Phone 6931. who will deliver a CODY
Immediately. II
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1913-03-18
lies approximately. most of which

miles approximately. most of which
has been improved within few recent
years. One of the county commission
ers in an interview recently laid par
ticular stress on the necessity for al
adequate thickness of metaling He
maintains that these should be ol
inches of stone on the sides and ten
inches in the center Even more would
add to the longevity Of the road. in his
Judgment
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1913-03-18
Good Roads Mean Money.

The people need to be educated to
the fact that money spent for good
roads is not money thrown away.
whereas money spent for makeshift
improvements Is worse than thrown
aWay,
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1913-03-18
GOOD ROAD oRisr.

{ A bad foundation insures /;
( bad road, no matter how much
+ attention is paid to The surface.
Consider the traffic to 90 over I
! the proposed road and then %.
iect the material to be used.
To make a spit log drag use 4
T red cedar, red elm. box elder,
soft maple or willow. ;
The earth road should have 4
some friends who will drain Il
Z and then drag il after every :
: hard rain.
Every county that has in Il an
active good roads organization I
7 10 improving the roads. :
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Brain Weights.
The average weight Of mans brain Il
pounds 8 ounces and Of woman'l
)rain 2 pounds II ounces.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1913-03-18
Rosalind OF Old Bastng. the pure

ROsalind Of Old Easing, the pure
bred Jersey COW here pictured. Is
champion dairy COW OF the British
empire. Her record under official
test Is: Highest milk yield In one
day. So pounds: highest milk yield
In one year. IL. 100 pounds: highest
yield in three years. 37.S47h pounds:
average butter fat test 6.16 per
cent: butter production. one year
l.O3l.S9 pounds: butter production.
three years. Z.5A.3 80 pounds
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1913-03-18

Pointer on Road Metaiins.
Hillsboro county. Fla. has a consid-
cradle extent Of good roads, about 100
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-12-13
Some Novel Game Laws.

n HlO and Pennsylvania now require
I hunters to wear badge conspicuously
exposed. bearing the number OF their
hunting license. according to Bulletin No.
Prof the Department Of Agriculture. set
ting forth game laws Of the United States
and Canada for 1913
Hunters are required by the authorities
Of Manitoba to wear a white coat or
sweater and cap. while those who hunt
for big game IN Saskatchewan must wear
a complete outer suit and cap Of white
Maine. New Jersey. North Dakota,
Washington. Mississippi. Louisiana, Min
nesota and. Wyoming prohibit the use OF
silencers- Connecticut has provided that
down a bar without replacing It shall for
felt his hunting license and the license
privilege for two years.
Connecticut. Pennsylvania and British
Columbia require license applicants under
sixteen years Of age to furnish the written
consent Of parent OF guardian Vermont
has similar restriction for those under
fifteen and Oregon does not permit chill
dren under fourteen years old TO hunt ex-
cept on the premises Of their parents. rela-
tives OF guardians.
Restriction Of hunting and greater uni
fOrnIty of laws is the general trend OF
State legislation IN the matter Of seasons
Florida repealed all local game laws and
made the seasons uniform throughout the
State and the passage OF a measure in
w lScOnSln adopting the same opening date
for upland game as IS in force in Mime
sofa and North Dakota illustrates the fact
Delaware shortened the season on ducks
a month and on geese two weeks. Indiana
curtalled the season six weeks on doves
and ten days on quail and rUffed grouse:
Michigan. sixteen days on WoOdcOck. and
one month on quail; Oregon
shortened the season forty-five days on
doves and pigeons. six weeks on shore
birds, rail ana geese, and west Of the Cas-
cades curtailed the season on ducks seven
teen days New Jersey shortened the open
season tWenty-six days on upland game
and nineteen days on WOOdcOcks, while
PENNSYLVANIA cut down the WOOdcock sea
son two weeks In Utah fOrty-five days
were taken off the open season on sage
hens, and Wyoming one month on sage
grouse and two months on sage hen and
geese
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-12-13

: the metropolis at the time Mrs. Pink
Blyden Desmond died, for her daughter
made her home with them after the death
Of her mother.
1t was most important that Mary be
traced. because she had in her possession
her fathers viii. But in attempting to fol-
low her up those conducting the search
ran against an amazing discovery-not
only she, but her aunt and five cousins,
seem to have vanished without leaving the
slightest trace!
The house in which this brancL of the
Desmond family had lived became a place
Of mystery, and neighbors found amending
interest in peering through the windows,
as though expecting to find some solution
of the mystery inside
1t hardly seems possible that seven per
sons could disappear so completely. Mary,
it is said, taught school in New York for
a number Of years previous to her mothers
death. but a careful search Of the records
Of the Board Of Education fails to show
that she was a teacher in the employ Of
the Board at any time. Acting under the
decomposition that she had beer a teacher
in a parochial school-her fathers con-
nections with the Papacy prompted this
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-12-13

HE disaDDearance Of seven mem
hers Of one famiIy-a mother. her
five children md her niece-ls, to
say the least, something out Of
rho ordinary. Individuals disap-
near so often that ca IS OF the
tind have ONE to be looked upon as COM
7nonDlace. but the case of the vanished
Desmond family cannot be so described
This mystery II be aid to date back
70 1898. in which year two brothers.
daniel JoseDh and James I Desmond,
vero sharing an ffice at No. SO Spruce
street. Philadelphia. James was a strug-
qIinq merchant and died poor That IS
an that need be said about him here, for
he has hardly any further bearing on this
storv. Daniel is of more col 'ern, be
cause he left when he died an estate
valued at $4,000. and TO this day it re-
mains unsettled because his daughter
Mary and the widow and five children If
his brother seem to have completely and
vsteriously vanished
Daniel JOSEF Desmond was a lawyer,
and a prominent one. The records OF the
Department Of State at Washington bear
witness TO the fact that he was recog-
nized bv the President as Consul Genera.
for His Holiness Pope Plus X by an act
dated December 3, 1871, and that he took
ND the duties of that office on the 21st
day of June following. The city directory
of Philadelphia for the year 1S43 gives
evidence that he was then attorney and
Consul for Austria, Portugal and Tus-
NJ. The ,ctory for 1874 describes,
him as Consul General for the Pope. Vice
Consul. for Sardinia. Consul for Austria.
Portugal and Tuscany" and that for 1916
shows him registered as Consul Gen
eraI for the Pontiff States" Only in one!
more Philadelphia directory does his
name appear, that for the year 1913. for
during an epidemic of cholera which
swept the Quaker city in 1S49 and 1850
he fell a victim TO the disease and died.
Years previously he Lad married a Miss
Pink BIyden. She was the daughter If
Governor General Blyden, Of the West
Indies Eight children were born to the
couple, but five of these died in infancy.
Daniel Desmond was survived by his wife
and the remaining three children. Nary,
Edward and Henry. They and their
mother continued 70 reside in PhiIadel-
phia until the year 1864 and then re-
moved to New York. but. with the exccp- /,
ton of Edward, definite trace of all of
them is lost from that date on. +
Uncorfirmed report has it that the
mother died in one of the hospitals in
New York in 1858 md that the son
Henry had died the year before. In the
light Of Whit is known now, It is s-fe TO
accept this report as fact, and so they
are not included among the missing"
Traces of Edwards Whereabouts 4-ere
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-12-13

beautiful Christmas gifts come into being.
The results are truly miracle. Of beauty.
They base -leir appeal, not on the ground
Of their origin in the busy fingers Of the
blind, but on their intrinsic worth.
These happy blind workers would have.
If it were possible, the things they make
say to purchasers =
DO not judge US as the work of the
blind, appealing for sympathy because of
their affliction, for we do not need much
aid We desire to stand or fall on our
merits Forget that the fingers which
fashioned Us wert not guided BY the sight
of the eye Forget our origin. Pick US
up and annie Us as closely as YOU please.
Use your wn fingers and eyes to pass
judgment on US Are we not worthy of
admittance into the family Of the well
made, the honestly wrought, the arts
ucally designed, the durable?
Unless your faculties advise YOU TO in
clude US in your list of Christmas gifts do
not do soI'
At the present time only a few of the
large cities of America and of the civil
lied world have their light houses. -
wherein the blind are trained in wavs Of
One of the most interesting
of these Institutions is the nome of the
New York Association for the Blind, in
East Fifty-ninth street Here in q
Sna oious- sunny. tastefully arranged show
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-12-13

the attorneys went through the records Of
these, too, and they likewise yielded moth
ing Her name does not even appear in
Iany Of the New York city directories For
that matter neither do those Of her mother,
brother, aunt or five cousins.
The search has revealed that none of
/ these Desmonds ever owned real estate
in New York or Brooklyn, and the records
of the Surrogate's office do not show that
any Of them left wills that were filed
Scores of persons bearing the name of
Desmond and living in New York or any
of its suburbs from Perth Amboy to
Tarrytown have been personally ques-
toned at one time or another. but none of
them can give any information concerning
this missing Desmond family. Five hun
idred Desmond families living in the
United States and Canada have been
questioned by letter. md though replies
have been received from members of all
! Of these the results have been equally IN
satisfactory. None of the missing seven
died in New York OF Brooklyn. if the
files of the Board of health are reliable.
and none of them was at any time a
patient in the public hospitals or an in
mate of any of the city prisons or other in
stitutions.
As a matter Of fact. none Of the above
mentioned records show that either Mrs.
Pink Blyden Desmond or her son Henry
ever lived in New York, but, as has been
STATED above. they are not counted in the
missing seven. because the fact that Mary
went to live with the other Desmonds in
.1S6S shows that some sort Of change had
taken place in her old home; in all prob
ability the others had died.
Many theories have been advanced in
attempting to solve this mystery. Mrs.
James T. Desmond might have married
again and trace Of her is lost perhaps
through a consequent change Of name,
and with that as a premise it can be de-
duced that her children took their step
fathers name and also are untraceable.
But what Of Mary? She could have no
reason for taking that mans name Of
course. she may have married and may
have thus taken another name herself,
but that still leaves the mystery con-
corning the ether six. Both Of these
theories are probably wrong, because they
all dropped out of sight together.
They may have all persisted in some
marine or railway accident Attempts
have been made to trace them by going
the lists of gictims Of railway
and steamship accidents that have oe-
Cured since 1868, but this is manifestly a
task that can never be satisfactorily &C
1t may be that they all re
moved to some remote part Of the country
or that they left the United States alto
gether
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-12-13

room an astonishing array Of handicraft
articles, suitable for gifts and for the
furnishing Of households, is exhibited and
offered for sale.
There are toys for the children. per
sonal adornments for the little ones and
for adults and gifts for every member of
a family. The variety is large, so that
choice is not narrowed to any one class
or to few kinds of articles. And all are
the work of the blind, who never see the
beautiful things they make, save by the
marvellous, almost incredible sight
Of the finger tips.
The visitor comes first upon some
beautifully colored rag rugs. These
have dainty border designs which com
pare favorably with any to be seen in
the city shops. The blended hues show
a distinct feeling for color. There is "A
violet colored rag rug with the Greek key
border done in burnt orange. 1t would
be a credit to any seeing weaver. In
the making of these rugs the rags are
torn, sewed and dyed and the looms are
warped by the blind. Their work is a
lesson in systematization They depend
upon memory and keen sense Of touch.
There is much variety of color and Dor
der design, and the prices are low when
one considers that the rugs are woven
slowly, carefully and honestly on small
hand looms and are made to last
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-12-13

FOR a modest sum IN the millions
a man may become ruler over $4,000
persons, who occupy a district spread
ing over 100000 acres. Nor will he be
obliged to seclude himself in savage wilds
at great distances from civilization to feel
himself thus master of all he surveys It
will only be necessary for him to betake
himself to the Outer Hebrides and pur-
chase from Major Duncan Matheson the
ancestral estates, which have been placed
on sale, for him to become the sole pos
SCISSOR of the Isle of Lewis, off the north
west coast of Scotland, and also Shiant
Islands, Flannan Islands and North
Roma.
The great castle of Lewis overlooks the
town of Stornoway, the principal settle
ment Of the island and an unusually pros
porous town for that quarter of the world.
once the possession VI the Macleods
the Isle OF Lewis later became part Of the
great estates of the Earl of Seaforth, and,
according TO neighborhood legend, it was
the exercise b member OF THIS family
Of the absolute rlghl u lie OF death over
Il tenant Of the estates which resul ed III
one OF the most striking examples OF Sec
Old sight ,<be found IL the ancle- an
mails vi Scotland
The prophecy, which came true word.
for word severa- genera lions after WAS.
made, was uttered by that famous seer.
Conneach Odhar, farm .aborer upon the
Brahan estate, the seat of the Ear OF Sea
forth. The island ruler OF that day-the'
incident occurred during Tie reign oil
Charles II.-was Earl Kenneth. Accord
ing 10 local history, Earl Kenneth fq:ud
the peat boys and solitary peaks Of Lewis
exceedingly wearyins at times, so that he
betook hlT-eIf 10 Earns 10 seek diversion.
The Earls device for putting .nnui 10
rjut Is not the only modern element of
the story. His Countess also VS. ex-i
ceedingly modern il her ideas, for instead
IF duufuIly concerning herself with The
affairs Of her household and praying
Diously for the well being Of her lord. She
was as much inspired by an active curl
,sity as to the Earls reason for prcIong-
ng his stay in the French capital as any
creator smaI-wOman of the present
lay might be in ike circumstances. As
he modern convenience of a detective