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Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1915-08-20
Misers With Minutes.

A minute is the efficient mans ally
in letting work accomplished. The
unused minutes in most lives are suf-
ficiknt for the learning Of foreign
language. A native Chinese Christian
PREACHER, who in addition to his
eMngelistic work oversees several
schools and cares for the Y. M. G. A.
work, became proficient in the use Of
English One of the American mis-
bionaries wrote that he=%aagE able to
accomplish this by using the spare
minutes that others spent in idle talk
Recently friend expressed surprise
that man who seemed always to be
responsible for work sufficient for sew
eral men nevertheless found time to
read so much. Il put the reading into
inches of time here and there" he
explained. Are there things that you
are longing to do if there were time?
Do not wait for the elusive hours, but
snatch the eyer-at-hand minutes and
begin to do those things.-Sunday
School Times.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1915-08-20
INFERTlLE. EGGS KEEP BEST
Do Not Permit Male Bird With Flock
Ailer Matching Season-Farmer
SLct@ins Big Loss.

1t is cOnseTVatively estimated that
there is an annual loss in eggs in this
country of $45,000,0)0 Practically all
Of this enormous loss is sustained by
the farmers of this country, as it is
on the general farms that the great
bulk Of eggs is produced. A very great
part CT this loss can be prevented by
the production of infertiIe eggs,
which are laid by hens that do not
have male bird with them. The male
bird has no influence whatever on the
number of eggs laid. Therefore, as
soon as the Matching season is over
the male should be removed from TIE
flock.
The greatest trouble from blood
rings in eggs occurs in hot weather
Special care should be given to the
gathering and storing of the eggs
during the late spring and summer
months. At these times the eggs
should be gathered at least twice a
day, placed in room or cellar where
the temperature does net rise above
~ dCStCCo L dL4i SIuC4L, ts,iu IlGlASICu
two or three times a week.
Blood rings are caused by the de-
velopment of the embryo of a fertile
egg and its subsequent death. 1t is
impossible to hatch an infertile egg or
cause a blood rig to form in one.
1t is generally considered that eggs
become infertile from seven to four
teen days after the male bird is re-
moved from the flock. Repeated ex.
periments have shown that where
fertile and infertile eggs are kept I'M
der similar conditions, the fertile
eggs spoiled much quicker, due to the
fact that they deteriorate faster than
infertile eggs in the average summer
temperature. Summer heat has the
same effect as the hen or incubator on
fertile eggs. Selk kill, or confine the
male bird as soon as the Matching sea-
son is over.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1915-08-20
MET ALL DEMANDS OF WAR
ly Handled Since the Beginning
of the Conflict.

Since the beginning of the war all
German railways have been controlled
by the military authorities, through
the military controllers that are at
tached to each line, even in time Of
peace. In conquered territory the
railways are operated directly by the
military authorities with the aid of
railway men who have Joined the
army
Movements of troops are usually
made on short motive and they cannot
be accomplished punctually unless the
military controllers have complete
command. This is the essential differ.
ence between conditions IN war and
in peace.
The first care of these officials is to
provide the required trains at the
proper time and place, the second to
assure the safe operation OF these
trains on short Roadway. The prob
lem of feeding men and horses on the
journey also requires much fore.
thought and preparation. These OBJ
jects are accomplished very satisfac.
torily, despite the fact that large pro.
portion OF the railway employees, and
even of the rolling stock, is at the
front
All this is done, according to the
Berlin Lokal-Anzeiger, without seri
ously interfering whit ordinary pas
senger traffic, even with the fast
trains, but freight traffic is subordt
mated to military needs.-Scientifc
American.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1915-08-20
KURDS AVOID MOUNT ARAFAT
Said to Have Rested Is Guard
ed by Evil Spirits.

Every one of us knows that Noahs
ark foated 40 days and 40 nights
through the flood, and then came to
rest on the top of a tall mountain,
but it was surprise to me to learn
that the mountain rises above the
plain where the Garden of Eden Is
supposed to have been. And to me it
was a still greater surprise to learn
that the Kurds, who live in that dis
trict, never will climb the mountain,
because they believe that it is guard
ed by evil spirits.
Although l have been close to Mount
Ararat have never made the ascent.
| have seen its twin peaks, Little Ara
rat and Big Ararat, rising purple and
crimson in the dusk of twilight as our
train shrieked its way close by it's
foot, and l have listened to the
stories of the Jinns and Fiends and
Giants that guard its summit, with
some amusement and much sympathy.
But when | think of a railway train
running through the Garden Of Eden
I can understand how the supersti-
tious Kurds can believe in evil spirits
that guard the mountain where the
ark came to rest.
Ararat is in Caucasian Russia be-
tween the Black and Caspian seas,
close to the borders of Persia, where
all our fairy tales originally came
from; therefore it is really not amaz-
ing that, the Kurds will carry you back
down the mountain in your sleep if
they can, to keep themselves safe
from the spirit guards, and blame
your transportation on the spirits.
But if you persist you will reach the
top as James Bryce and others have
done Temple Manning in Washing
ton Times.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1915-08-20
VII Ii- 7:iTi @ : N 9 . n =
DREAMS CONE TRUE
BY ELEANOR w. ATWATER.

Crashaw was leaving Bryant & Co.,
and little Miss Thatcher was in de-
spair She had worked for the big,
blend treasurer for nearly six years,
and she could not bear the thought of
wo"' ing for anyone else.
Crashaw was to leave because the
firm wanted cheaper man. Besides,
the new management was a little
crooked at least, in comparison with
the rigid standards of the original Bry-
ant & Co. The name wns II remain,
but the new blood" was not blue
blood. 1t was not GOOD blood Miss
Thatcher knew that as everyone did.
She knew, too that her position was
shaky. The new peonle were drop
ring the OLD staff They had the "new
blood mania Besides. they wanted
people with the crooked streak in
them Of course. it does not matter
what plain steuoEraDher's princi.
pies are. but the new PEOPLE did not
like the "ladylike" atmosphere Of the
correspondence deDsrtment. It wanted
cheap, slangy girls who chewed gum
and made mistakes thereby being
worth seven or eight dollars week
only. Miss Thatcher was getting
twenty-five.
Miss Thatcher was thirty. She lived
alone in a boarding house, and had
lived there, in backwater of the city,
since she came to the metropolis. at
twenty-three. And, living alone, she
had INDUCED in day-dreams
OF late months Crashaw had fig
ured largely in these. The big, sim
pie treasurer was bachelor. He was
the best man on earth, in Miss Thatch-
Srs opinion. Because one is very
daring in day-dreams, even a mouse
colored individuality like Miss
Thatcher's, her day-dreams had taken
this form:
Miss Thatcher, there is something
want to tell you. Since you have
been here your work and your devo-
ton have inspired me with the great
est respect for you. Can venture to
hope that some day you will honor me
by becoming Mrs, Crashaw?"
"Why, Mr.. Crashaw, never dreamed
Of such a thing Give me little
time to think it over. Of course, |
utterly reciprocate your sentiments,
but l am not sure whether l love
you"
Nothing like that had happened.
Crashaw's unfailing courtesy betrayed
no tender feeling And Miss Thatch-
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1915-08-20

er, ignorant Of life though she was,
and lonely had come to realize that
She pitied the big man without
woman to take care of him, to take
charge Of his life. His coat was al
ways so dusty. She was sure he ate
things that were not good for him.
But since Crashaw had received six
months notice, according to contract,
Miss Thatcher had been worried about
her own future. At thirty a woman
If Miss Thatcher's type finds it diff
fcult to start at the bottom again;
AMI she saw no prospect of ever re-
ccving twenty-five dollars to start.
What would her ability count against
the magic of personality?
That she lacked sorely, and she only
wai'e1 while the memorable months
few by She was too honest to look
for another position until Bryant &
Co dispensed with her services. SO
she did nothing, and it was week
blow fell
It came in the shape of curt official
letter, intimating that her services
would be no longer required one week
from date.
Little Miss Thatcher had not nerved
herself for the blow, though she had
expected it so long. She cried all
night and went down to the Office
the next morning with red nose.
All that day Crashaw kept her
buster than ever before in his private
office. 1t was not until five o'clock
that he leaned back in his chair and
watched Miss Thatcher attentively.
He was chucking to himself, kindly
man that he was. He had known
that Miss Thatcher would be dis,
charged, and he had arranged to take
her over on his staff with the original
Bryant, who was starting another
business He knew that the new peo-
ple, with their tricky ways would
eventually have to go under, and per.
nit Bryant to buy back the control
But he needed Miss Thatcher, and he
had always felt sorry for her
Somehow her clothes seemed old
maidsh and he was sure that she
was a devotee of the chatting dish.
He wished she had some good man TO
take care of her.
She was never pretty, and not in the
least degree so at the present time,
with her eyes swollen from weeping,
and her nose decidedly pink. The
treasurer knew that she was worried
over having to go,
AS a matter of fact, Miss Thatcher
was almost equally worried over their
impending separation. Six years Of
Office companionship cannot but mean
good deal And though she knew
her day-dreams were foolishness, still
they persisted even though this cata.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1915-08-20
WILL INSIST ON COURTESY
Railroad Managers Have Systematic
Rules for the Governance of
Their Employees.

Courtesy meetings" it appears, are
to be organized by one of the great
railroad systems of the country. 1t is
felt that rudeness and boorishness on
the part of conductors, brakemen, por-
tiers, clerks and other employees of a
carrier are neither essential nor I'M
avoidable, and that neither strenuosity
nor efficiency requires the sacrifice of
good manners.
If safety first" is a good slogan
courtesy second" is just as good.
Time was in this country when busy
and energetic men assumed tacitly
that in trade and commerce manners
were of no consequence. So long as
the goods were delivered" what did
mere words matter? Why waste pre-
cious moments-which any statistician
could multiply into staggering periods
Of time and enormous losses Of money
On please" and thank your Why
not leave all such empty and useless
formalities to the absurdly ceremoni-
Gus Latins and show the world that
business car he transacted in a down
right and manner?
These not.yLs have been relegated
to the limbo of crude ignorance.
There has been a veritable redscov-
cry of manners in business. Efficiency
is being separated from brusque dis
courtesy. Statisticians to the con-
trary Notwithstanding, billion thank
yous" will not waste" single sec
ond. Manners may take time, but
they bring money instead of taking it.
Politeness and affability pay-and pay
on trains and cars as in dry goods
stores and restaurants. Public util-
ties need not be places of public exhi-
billions Of vulgarity and rudeness. The
negligent and careless employee is a
menace; the rude and insolent one a
nuisance. All nuisances are bad for
business, The time is ripe for schools
of manners and courtesy meetings in
the so-called hard and practical world.
Chicago Tribune.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1915-08-20
Still They Wonder WHY.

The two women were discussing
that never failing theme-the incom-
potency of domestic servants. And
the bit of the conversation we over
heard gave us line on a possible rea-
son for many disappointment in
that line.
well. am looking for new cook"
said one of the women, land l am at
my wits end. They come to you as
experts, we'll recommended and all
that, and they turn out to be lazy and
incompetent. l declare | can't under
stand it,"
What became of the cook you had
last week." asked the other.
MY dear, she was positively the
limit She couldn't cook, she broke
Dishes she wasted food, she wasn't
neat and she was impudent. | have
reason to believe that she drank. Oh.
l had to get rid of her. Honestly, she
was so bad in every way that l could
hardly think of a thing to say when
wrote a recommendation for her!"
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1915-08-20

clysm that had come on both of them.
well, Miss Thatcher. have given
you lot of work today" said Cra-
shaw. But there will be very little
more. And now | have a great and I
trust pleasant surprise for you. Miss
Tha cher, there is something | want
to tell you"
Little Miss Thatcher was totally IN
able TO prevent the electric thrill that
ran through her The very words! It
was coming at last Amazed at her
prescience, she only stared at era
shaw with her weepy eyes.
Since you have been here" he re-
sumed, "your work and your devotion
have inspired me with the greatest ad-
mira tic1 Miss Thatcher"
TIL trce-ure~ broke Of in astonish-
r3C7t Kiss Thatcher. always so stai7
an1 rolf1oase7eo1. was weeping open
H. More, che was weeping on his
1-~'6or. And tseu she looked up at
IN With a face that was so radiant
E"t tio treasurer was no longer as
.2nished-o"ly glad
He did not know how it happened.
either but his arm had fallen about
her in the most natural way in the
world Mr. Crashaw was so very big,
and Miss Thatcher so frail, that there
was one position toward which they
inevitably gravitated. In fact, if any
office boy had happened to enter at
that moment he would have seen Miss
Thatcher seated almost-not quite,
for the chairs edge did interpose a
tiny edge-well, on the treasurer's
knee.
my dear" faltered Crashaw, won
dering how such a wonderful piece of
luck had come to him, and whether
he had blurted out anything which
might have been construed as a dec
laration.
That was the time when Miss
Thatcher altogether forgot the rest of
the day-dream. For she only raised
her eyes to Crashaws and whispered:
Eyes. l will. OF course, l will"
And Crashaw found himself gladder
than he had ever been in his life.
Copyright 1915, by w. G. Chapman)
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1915-08-20

d Dill provides Ra no ship Of any nationality shall be permitted
not less than nye per eenum of which each
unless forty per cenum in the first ve
third
after the this Act
exclusive of
less than able
THE original
the competition
sailor obedent
is therefore manifesty all
ranspacifc traffic. all
European the of higher
ship
the Japanese operated with Japanese the condition of competition
driven off But the American ship would contend with the
for the Chinese but also the greater initial cost Of the ship AS the
with European and japanese
all of whom speak LANGUAGE there difficulty them
conditions the bill
with Oriental
which ship forced by act of Congress of tho
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1915-08-20


then women should have though the fall But there be any one
thing settled the discussion suffrage
be better than by suffrage
Into judgment nferiory
1t is is
different
tons the society,
Woman noble influences her character
which world feeble
strife which unfamiliar which she unable
WELD Woman strife becomes hard harsh ENJOYABLE repusve
allegiance
whom we confess ubmsonaas the heaven is removed from the earth
The whole protecting
liberty and the pursuit OF happiness In the vine distribution powers
Wth"he male throughout
l.
daughter the whom love
brthright
designed by God
whole arises false conception OF
du of the rgh OF
the line of demarcauon between the
believe PHI
losophy backward the line OF
centuries
nobler civilization which must
be differentiation
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1915-08-20
BIG LOSS IN YOUNG CHICKS
On Many Farms 1t Will Run From IS
to 80 per cent-Sour Milk Offsets
Digestive Troubles.

On many farms well equipped with
poultry appliances the loss in young
chicks will run as high as 25 and 80
per cent.
What, then, must it be on farms
where the chickens are not provided
with extra good houses, warmth and
care except such as the hen gives?
But nowadays on such farms as
these last the feeding of good, fresh,
sour milk has greatly raised tie list
of the chicks that live. Sour milk
offsets the digestive troubles that cold
and bad care brings about and gives
the strength meat gives to the grow
ing chick.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1915-08-20


had well
and policemen bury the dead, for why church?
dastardy
take to deliver the
be prosecuted
candidate Such offensive decenc
white black
ought
crime by other crime the
robe cannot sncty authority
to political
permit to tell us how to vote No in Joining the church should
his citizenship
to the state The earth times has been drenced with the
and their torture should be tolerated a
should
minister political right
politics
his pupils ickery righteous
ronies of that
to
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1915-08-20
"Eather of Modern Screw"

Jesse Ramsden, an English inven.
tor, is credited with being the father
of the modern screw. He began in
ITS to pay especial attention to the
making of screws by machinery, and
his invention may be regarded as the
first example of the modern form of
'screw-cutting lathe, although so years
before there had been made in France
a machine for cutting the thread on
the fusees Of watches, and 200 years
before jacob Bessoni had designed a
rude lathe for cutting wooden screws.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1915-08-20
DWELLING In God.

Come unto me-" says the holy
Jesus, all ye that labor and are heavy
laden, and I will refresh you" Beg
of him to be the light and life of your
soul; love the sound of his name;
for Jesus is the love, the sweetness,
the compassionate goodness of the
Deity itself; which became man, so
men might have the power to be-
come the sons of God. Love, and
pity, and wish well to every soul in
the world; dwell in love and then you
dwell in God.-William Law.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1915-08-20

The seven-branched candlesticks
placed in the sanctuary by Moses and
those afterward prepared for the tenn
pie by Solomon were crystal glasses
filled with oil and fixed upon the
branches of the candlestick, while in
private houses the lamps were gener-
ally placed on high stands which rest
ed upon the ground
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1915-08-20
Thrust at Scotch FruaaIltY.

mo wonder the Scotcl get rich"
said q man, laying down a magazine
about the multimillionaires of Scottish
blood mo wonder" He puffed his
Havana thoughtfully. "An freshman
and Scotchman went into a bar one
day." he said. but the Irishman had
no money" He blew fragrant cloud
towards the ceiling. $50 ,ney came
out" he said, without a riuk."-Lon,
don Opinion.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1915-08-20
Ebert Hubbard's Greed.

81 believe that no one can harm us
but ourselves, that sin is misdirected
energy, that there is no devil but fear,
and that the universe is planned for
good. | believe that work is bless
ing, that winter is as necessary as
summer, that night is as useful as
day, that death is a manifestation of
life, and just as good. | believe in
you and | believe in Power that Is
in ourselves that makes for our right
eousness.'
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1915-08-20
CHIEF CAUSE OF BLACKHEAD
Fields In Fall Gorging Themselves
on Unripened Grain.

An experienced poultry raiser was
asked why so few White Holland tur-
keys were afflicted with blackhead
Was it because they are more hardy
than any other breed of turkey?
His reply was that while the con-
slant introduction of new blood into
the White Holland would produce a
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1915-08-20
conouerino Death and CHANGE.

r, take into the Utmost shrine Of
the soul the irresistible force whose
PUPPETS we seem to be-Death, and
Chatge, the irrevocability of van
ishedp past, the powerlessness OF man
befor the blind hurry Of the universe
from fanity to vanity-to feel these
thingsand know them is to conquer
them.-'}ef. and Russell.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1915-08-20
Satisfied Where He Was.

While calling on young woman for
the first time, we noticed the portieres
moved every few minutes. The
hostess went to investigate and dis
covered her small brother behind
them She said to him: Come in.
Herbert, and meet the gentleman"
Edgirg back and drawing the por'
there closer, he said: "Oh, no, |
don't ina come in; | just wanna
peek"
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1915-08-20
Make Best Roc SITS.

Two-by-fours make better roosts
than round poles that the fowls can
put their toes around Put the four.
iach surface up Hens rest on their
breast bones instead of their legs,
and the hens win not get crooked
breast bones from resting on two-by
tours.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1915-08-20
Mss. Found In a Bottle.

Walking f'ong the sands at Black
pool the otrer day, writes Nv. H.
saw a corked bottle which had been
washed up by the tide. With some
curiosity lew the cork, and found
a note in the bottle which read as fol.
lows: Whoever finds this bottle will
find all the beer gone
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1915-08-20

man of Brooklyn. 1t is designed to be
hung where it can be seen by passen-
gers at both ends of the car.
Below board lettered Next Sta
ton" are metal shutters rising and
falling on hinges and operated by a
touch of button from the conductor
or motorman. On leaving one station
the button is pressed and this raises
into full view the board bearing the
name Of the next station and at the
same time sounds a buZzer At the end
Of the route the shutters are lifted
back into place by lever
Two electric lights illuminate the
indicator and a transformer reduces
the high current of the train line to
the low voltage needed for operating
the shutters. The whole is construct
ed of sheet iron and when fitted with
shutters for so stations requires a
space only two feet in length.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1915-08-20
A Disappointment.

I'm terribly disappointed in my
boy"
What's the matter? Did he fail
in SCHOOL,"
"No He's bright enough in his
studies, but he wants me to buy him
4 canoe. Detroit Free Press.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1915-08-20
OUR PUBLIC FORUM
Peter Radford
On Church and State

The action of of the leading churches Of
this nation in annual convention, demanding that the
laymen vote only for candidates for Office whose views
coincide with those Of the clergy of the leading
political issues and direct and indirect efforts
church organizations % interfere with the freedom
the ballot make Of the greatest pes of this
present problem that should receive thoughtful con.
sideration of both laymen and citizens
Sucking babes may we'll sGurm in their cradles
when ministers in convention assembled release the
hearts of and grab them by tie throat,
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1915-08-20

The dogs of Labrador are shod with
sealskin shoes, which protect their
feet from the sharp ice and enable
them to draw much heavier loads.