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Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1915-07-16

or mink at seven weeks of age have a
difficult time in getting properly start
ed on grain and hay. Those fed fifty
pounds more milk. extending the time
over ten days, thus feeding some dilut-
ed milk until the calf is sixty days old,
or until it has consumed 450 epounds
of whole milk, will do much better, In
fact this is the least whole milk that
that can be recommended for the sue
cessful raising of dairy calf.
The first calves that we attempted to
raise on a minimum amount of milk
were given a small amount almost from
the start, thinking that this manner of
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1915-07-16

with which to buy seeds is de deter
mining factor.
1.-The distribution Of seeds gatuitous-
ly among children is not recommended,
except where no other precision has
been made for them to obtah seeds In
sufficient quantity to plant all their
available ground. Where Children are
required to buy their supplies they are
taught the value of money and are
given wider business experience. One
of the chief objects of the work is to
cultivate in children the quality of self
reliance, and this must come from in
dependent effort"
One of the interesting features of the
work as brought out by DR.. Iarvis was
that most of the children, even the
girls, preferred raising of Vegetables.
Some of them, however, have made at
tractive flower beds, and others have
planted fruit trees, vines and bushes.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1915-07-16
VACANT LOT IMPROVEMENT.
West PhiladeIphians Made Playground
of Neglected Space


of Neglected Space
How an unsightly vacant lot, strewn
with tin cans and all manner Of refuse
and containing stagnant pools to breed
mosquitoes, quickly can be changed
into playground to develp healthy
children and provide outdoor amuse-
ment for elders has been denonstrat-
ed by residents Of West Philadelphia.
The residents got together; they
formed the West Walnut Street Out
door association; they elected officers;
then committees were named, and one
Of these visited the owners Of the va
cant lot OF course the owners didn't
like the vacant ground to be- an eye
sore. Would they permit the people to
turn 1t into a playground? Certainly!
Other committees solicited members
and funds and bought equipment. Now
there is board fence around the lot.
the tin cans are gone, and so are the
disease breeding pools. In their places
are to be seen tennis, crOluet and
quoits courts, 220 yard running track,
swings, seesaws and other amusement
equipment. Sixty men of the neigh.
borhood are subscribers TO the up
keep, and $50 children are enrolled.
The members of the West. Walnut
Street Outdoor association say they
haven't done anything wonderful They
simply state that they cleaned up a
neighborhood disgrace and that people
in other sections can do the same If
they will only start in hustIng The
members wish it known that Director
of Public Health Ziegler and Chief
Cornell helped them a lot in their
cleanup work
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1915-07-16

feeding would require less milk, but 1t
was soon learned that the only salts
factory method was to give a calf 8.
good ration of milk until it was old
enough to digest grain. In attempting
to cut the milk off too soon and have
the calf get part Of its nourishment
from grain and hay before it was able
to digest these feeds its digestive or
gans became badly deranged and it
was difficult, in some cases impossible,
to get the calf in good condition again.
The sacrifice of dairy heifers is Sc
rious drawback to the successful prog
ress Of the dairy industry. The price
Of the milk required to raise dairy
calf is small when compared with the
final benefits to be derived from raising
the heifer calves from good producing
cows.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1915-07-16
WITH HON0RS OF WAR.
Rights Those Conditions Confer Upon
Defeated Foe.

htStho iuoSC SOUuiItOHa NOUItf 0Pon
Defeated Foe.
Ordinarily in all siege operations a
surrender of a fortress is uncondition-
al, and the vanquished tacitly agree to
accept whatever terms the victor, In
his wisdom, may impose, relying upon
the latter's magnanimity for good and
lenient treatment. The usual course is
this: The garrison is disarmed They
are made to fall in, all so many prison
ers, and escorted to wherever their
conquerors decide they shall be de-
/. tanned.
The conquerors, of course, see that
the escort is strong guard, properly
armed, able to put down at once any
attempt on the prisoners part to es-
cape or disobey orders. Worst of all
and certainly the most CALLING to any
real soldier, the almost sacred trophies
of the different regiments become the
spoils of the victors.
Guns, ammunition, colors and such
like things all have to be given up,
though men have given their lives to
defend them. For the future they
grace the homes Of the enemy or are
turned against their old owners in the
field
1t is in these things that the humili-
alton of surrender becomes complete.
Yet all of it is saved when the beaten
garrison is granite the "honors of
war" That means tne defenders were
simply defeated, but not disgraced."
BY its use the successful besiegers
admit to the world that the garrison
was able to make something better
than an unconditional surrender. Their
heroic defense had not left them at
their last gasp. They could maintain
hostilities for some time yet, and, al
though they would undoubtedly be
beaten at the finish, the fortress could
only be taken after more loss had
been suffered.
In such case all that is demanded
of the beaten men Is that they should
evacuate all their positions These the
enemy takes possession OF as what he
has been striving for. All the colors
and other trophies are retained by the
garrison. The defenders are not pris-
oners of war, compelled to surrender.
They are simply beaten men, volunta.
rily giving up the unequal contest.
They are not disarmed and escorted
by guards. Mastering under their own
leaders. they have no enemy over them
giving orders. Headed by their own
above them and no foreign flag near,
they march out" Of the positions they
have so nobly held. saluted by their
successors and acclaimed by the world
as heroes for whom circumstances have
teen too strong.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1915-07-16
THE CITY
CHILDREN'S GARDENS IN
A NEW YORK COUNTY.
Government Specialist Gives Some In
terestins Results Of His Observations.

Dr. @. d. Jarvis, the government spe.
cialist in children's quarters, recently
made tour of Inspection In West
chester county, N. Y, under direction
Of the federal bureau Of education In
cooperation with the International
Child Welfare league.
Although some of the towns have
not yet been heard FROM" said DR.. Jar
Wis in commenting on his work, the
present reports show that 3,671 school
children of the county have home gar
dens and 1,OO1 other children have
plots either at school or on near by va
cant land.
"We now find that the boys and girls
are able to carry on much larger gar
den projects than we formerly believed
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1915-07-16
ON A HOT
NIGHT
Strange Episode In the Life
of a Friendless Man
By HAROLD TITUS

Even the bugs seemed to have de-
.sserted the dock, for only few of them
fiuttered about in the blue of the arc
hight that stood alCre in the thick, hot
darkness of the r Ter front. Except
for the throb of the city, the sounds
were few and distant.
From upstream came an excursion
boat, the distorted reflection of its vel
low lights spreading far across the sui
len, oily water. The orchestra was
playing mechanically, the cornet q
trifie sharp, and the music seemed hol-
dow and lifeless in the heavy night.
That died out. A short series of
sluggish swells washed under the dock,
;sloshing heavily among the timbers.
In the shadow Of a pile Of boards
sat a man, knees drawn far up toward
his chin, and head bent forward.
Last night he had slept on park
bench. 1t had been hot in the park;
the many there were restless, and his
sleep had been unsatisfying. When
he awakened in the sticky, cloudy
dawn, he had been more exhausted
than he was when he claimed the
bench for a bed.
He had felt like crying for many
-days-ever since the terrific heat set in.
Perhaps it was because there was no
place to go, Ordinarily he could go to
his room, but now it was hotter there
than on the streets. To go to the room
ing house would be unalloyed discom-
fort, for there was no real reason to
take him in that direction.
Years ago he used to hurry to the
place in the evening to look over the
mail which was dumped on the table
with the stained top which stood In
the narrow hall. None came for him
so he gave it up. He had not thought
of mail for months.
Every second Sunday morning he
paid his room rent. The woman took
1T with grunted thanks. She never
spoke even that much at other times
No, nothing there but heat now, keep
ing him away from the only thing that
was his, so he sensed loneliness more
clearly than ever and felt like crying.
Ordinarily it was cool in the receiv
ing department of the wholesale fruit
house where he worked, but the hea1
had permeated even there, and 1t was
not pleasant to handle the light cases
of berries. He thought that he nigh
sleep there one night to find relief
The boss looked at him strangely wher
he asked the favor and then shook his
head.
He liked this dock 1t was as lonely
and deserted at night as he was. HI
had been there before-the previous
summer, when it was hot. 1t was coo
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1915-07-16
Homer,s Rirthplaca.

Chios is the most probable birth
place of Homer and shows the blind
bard's cradle, school, house and tomb.
Near the poets alleged school," says
the Pail Mall Gazette, is little wine
shop bearing across the front the coax
ing saying of Hecuba to Hector, wine
doth vastly increase the strength Of a
weary man." Although almost exter-
minated by the terrible massacre of
1922, the people of Chios are the most
prosperous in the Levant. Nearly all
leading Greek bankers and merchants
hail from this island, and the well
known families Of Rail- and Rodocana'
chi are of Chiot origin.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1915-07-16
The Art of Mijkjnu.

If possible the same person should
milk a cow always. They should be
gentle and considerable Of the cows,
never going about the milking in a
rough manner. A dairy cow Is Of a
very nervous disposition, and the loud,
boisterous person will never make
successful mixer.
A person should have reasonably
strong hands to milk well. A child
should never be allowed to milk, as
there Is not enough strength in his
hands to excite the cows nerves till
she lets the milk flow freely. 1t is
good practice to rub the teats and
udder we'll before beginning to milk.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1915-07-16

"HEHLO-DOwN THERE ! CALLED VOICE.
hollow, reverberating and Intellectual,
but he kept them up until he was
forced to stop for breath.
Then he heard feet pounding on the
planks above. They came rapidly to
the edge of the dock. There was a
sound Of labored breathing and
thump as though some one had dropped
to his knees to see better into the dark
ness.
"Hello-down there!' called a voice.
"Help!' replied the man.
A moment Of silence and inactivity.
Then a match fiared, held high above
policeman's helmet.
Can you hold outY he demanded
catching sight of the two heads.
Help" was the reply from the wa
ter
The woman was crying.
Hold on-I'll get rope" and the
feet above moved away hurriedly.
In moment they came back and a
rope dangled in the water.
W ait ii Illlllults llIulltltu tllt
slipping the hemp beneath the woman's
arms. "Now you hold on tight, an
we'll git you out Hang on tight,
now"
Mechanically she obeyed, and was
dragged slowly to the dock. In another
instant the man was being lifted from
the water.
They stood there under the arc light,
tho three of them, while little knot of
men came from OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
"Ah-ha, Nellyw jeered the officer.
Drunk again, Ell? Drunk again an
fell off tn dock, is it?"
The woman was fussing with her
bedraggled hair.
mo, faint, Riley" she shifted
"Yuh know well | amt ben drinkin
TIM
A spasmodic sob cut her short.
You're what?"
"Tm tired O. tn hull thing, that's
ALL"
The policeman buttoned his Goa,
slowly.
$50 that's it, Ell? Coin tn river
route, was yuh? Well, old girl, well
jist put the kibosh on that fer awhile
And, taking her by the arm, they
walked away out Of the little grouI
that stood and watched. saying moth
ing.
"By gosh, she tried to drowned her
self, an yuh got her out" mutteret
one, looking at the dripping man.
"HuhT
II said she tried to drowned herself
an you saved her."
The man stared hard for moment a
the speaker, and then the light Of reali
zation spread over his face.
did she?" be asked.
Some one In the knot staggered.
"Course she did," clustered thu
speaker. Didn't you pull her outY'
"Yes-sure thing-'course I pulled
her out. Tried to kill herself, Ell? Dog
gone eff she didn't"
Nights WELL" muttered another
"She amt no count"
"Ah, dunno; folks amt got no RICH
to kill 'emselves," said some one else.
One walked away and another light
ed cigarette.
"Mebby," said the man, using hi'
newly discovered ability Of specula
tion-''mebby she was-was"-
And he broke off with a sneeze.
"Gosh, guess I'd better git on my
coat 'er I'm like to catch cold an dit
too"
He hurried away to the place wher,
he had dropped the garment.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1915-07-16

there then, but it was not cool this
time. The river seemed to make it
worse.
Still, he was alone, and that was bet
ter than being one of many crowded
together in park While he yearned
for companiOnship in somewhat of
EubcOnscious way, he liked being alone.
lie could think then, think about his
room and his job and his landlady.
Then he thought of the stuffy little
picture show near his rooming house,
ind he felt guilty as the memory of
those squandered nickels welle6 up
within him. He could not understand
some of the pictures, but others inter-
listed him, and he would sit through an
entire evening watching the mimic
drama repeated.
One picture he remembered above
VII others. 1t depicted the happenings
N the life of boy strange to the city
mot so much because this boy hero Of
The picture screen met misfortune did
1t interest him, but rather because
e streets he was alone, when he
Jwped at the sights he was alone,
hen he met with trouble he was
zone and finally when he wandered
ont on to the sreat bridge climbed the
railing and disappeared he was alone.
A strange sympathy went out for the
film boy. 1t might have been self pity
that prompted it. Anyhow whenever
be thought Of that sU,Gid. unconvlnc-
ing little tragedy b. felt like crying.
He thought " 81 Lew as be- sat there
10 the s-la4aaT Of t.e -ai pile
Funny le rm.L t4t t5s nights
10 the lletWrs wale gs blue. He
AsG Gseaer aaea gn y14l-. They
wmg BLACK ap9 BE aeesaeg DOW. always
bm aug dliak l05,f laEit vas.
lie ApgsiNsa q ae,gr away ilDyH15sutgg.
Ntuat haQ tpWe,s0 to- tuoi boy after
az ilisaJpeerd p'sf fihe tuittEe riild.ngs
x,Oi and w'ihte wat Gie ripufstt ne
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1915-07-16
RAISING CALVES ON
A MINIMUM OF MILK

[3y Professor Niiber s. Fraser, Unlver-
sity OF Illinois.l
On many farms where the problem
of raising calves on small amount of
milk arises the whole milk is sold, con
sequently no skimmilk is available.
Because of this we tried number of
calves on whole milk only, feeding
ten pounds per day until they were
twenty-eight days old. From this
time on the whole milk was gradually
reduced and Its place taken with
warm water until the calf was fifty
days old, when no more milk was fed.
This made total of 400 pounds Of
whole milk Calves cut entirely OF
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1915-07-16
THE HUMAN FOOT.
In It's Primitive State 1t Was Larger
Than 1t Is Today.

shah ~ 10 io0dys
Artists say that no Greek sculptor
would have ever dreamed of putting
nine inch foot ON a five and one
half foot woman. The types for the
classic marble figures were taken from
the most perfect forms of living per-
sons. Unquestionably the human foot,
as represented by the ancient sculptors,
was larger than the modern one, and,
In fact, the primitive foot of all peoples
whereof we have any record, either of
statuary or otherwise, was consider
ably larger than the restricted foot of
modern times.
Inc masculine foot. forming an ap-
proXimate average of rou- different
countries, was about twelve inches
long. This would require at least a
No, 10 shoe to cover II comfortahlv
lhe average masculine foot today Is
easily fitted with a No. Sh shoe and
Is, therefore not above ten and seven
siXteenths inches. Now, by the old
sculptural rule of proportion a man
i've feet nine inches in height should
nave a foot eleven and one-half inches
long or one-sixth his height. 1t was Of
no great consequence what size sandal
he wore, but he would have required
modern shoe of at least No. 1917
for minimum fit or No. IL for real
comfort.
FOR women, allowing for the differ
ence In the relative size of the sexes.
which was about the same then as
now, woman of five feet three inches
IN height would have had a foot ten
inches long, requiring a modern shoe
OF the size No. as the most comforta.
pie or No. 512 as the limit of comfort.
Washington Star.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1915-07-16

1t has been previously settled where
they should go, and thither they march
by themselves, their officers wearing
their swords by their sides, just as If
they were victors instead of conquered
men. They merely evacuate their po-
sitions and to all purposes are free
men, not prisoners.
This is marching out with the "hon-
ors of war"-Pearson's
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1915-07-16
Shakespeare and c.rx.....

April %, besides being the festival of
England's national saint says the Pan
Mall Gazette, is also the anniversary
of the death of both Shakespeare and
Cervantes. But, though both Shake
speare and Cervantes died on April %,
1916, there was actually an interval OF
ten days between the two deaths.
The explanation is that In 1916 Eng
land was still using the Julian calen-
dar, which in Roman Catholic com-
tries had been superseded by the Gre
gorian calendar In 1882. Cervantes
died on Saturday; Shakespeare died
on the Tuesday falling ten days later.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1915-07-16
FEEDING HAY on Pasture.

The feeding Of some dry feed when
cows are on grass is generally held to
be beneficial. Hay Is invariably rec
commended to counteract the laxative
effect Of grass, and 1t prevents the
animal, especially early in the spring,
from severe purging. Corn is a good
supplement to pasture, but it would be
better If 1t could be fed In connection
with some hay. If only one kind Of
dry feed is fed prefer the hay to the
corn.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1915-07-16
Why It's "HorseD Chestnut.

A generally accepted reason why the
horse chestnut is so called is on ac-
count of the resemblance to a horse
shoe that is to be found when the
twigs of the tree are sliced obliquely.
In the south we may admire the bloom
OF this early Towering tree, but in the
north, in certain parts Of Yorkshire,
mothers pay more regard to the nut,
which, when grated, they hold to be
an infallible cure for whooping cough.
London Chronicle.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1915-07-16
AROUND THE DAIRY.

When grains are high silage
makes still more profitable
feed.
Proper feeding determines the
amount of gain in the dairy bust
ness.
The profits Of dairy cow can
be anticipated and realized with
a greater degree of surety than
in any other one phase of farm
ing.
No cow can do her best or even
keep up a normal flow of milk
when compelled to stand out in
the hot midday sun of summer
and fight the flies.
In would seem that every man
would realize the folly Of having
the profits Of good dairy herd
eaten up by a few "boarders,"
which he could easily discover
and eliminate from the herd.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1915-07-16

No one would claim for the Hol-
stems that their milk excels in rich
ness: but, on the other hand, no
one can deny that, as a breed, they
have no equals In the production
of large amounts Of milk of me-
dunn grade, so far as butter fat Is
concerned. 1t is by virtue Of this
ability to produce great quantity
of milk in a given time that the
Holsteins have acquired all records.
even that of butter production.
The COW pictured Is Holstein no.
ted for high milk production.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1915-07-16
Not War Talk,

"The right wing should be advanced
considerably, but the left wing should
remain i'll it's present position, while
the center ought to be pushed back
just trifle"-
No, it isn't war talk. 1T was over
heard in milliner's shop the other
day.-San Francisco Examiner.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1915-07-16
Unfortunate.

"Dubbins is singularly unfortunate
man."
what makes you think so?"
Hes the sort of person who is al
ways caught with his mouth open
when a photographer takes group
picture. "-Birmingham Age-Herald.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1915-07-16
1t Miuht Be Worse.

Poet-I fear | haven't written any
thing that will live. Friend-Look On
the bright side Of it. Be thankful that
you are alive in spite of what you have
written.-LondOn opinion.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1915-07-16
An InnossibIe Exneriment

'Why don't you let the other fellow
do the worrying?'
81 try to-" replied Mr.. Growcher,
"but he comes around and worries
me" -Washington Star.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1915-07-16
Brute!

"Does he like to fashion his wife's
gowns?'
"Yes; he feels it is the only way he
can shut her up"-New York Sun.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1915-07-16

Although the world is full of suffer
ing, it full of the overcoming of it
Keller
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1915-07-16
Ace TO Breed a Bull.

A bull may be used for light service
when he is ten or eleven months old,
but 1t is better to wait until he is at
least a year old or until he Is a little
more developed If 1t can be done with
ont inconyantence-HOar Dairvman
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1915-07-16

A man must either initiate the vi
cious or hate Observation-Disclosures.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1915-07-16

We must make our election between
economy and liberty or profusion and
servitude Jefferson.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1915-07-16
Chinese Fathers.

A Chinese father has the supreme
right Of life and death over his chill
dren and is. not amenable to any law
in this respect.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1915-07-16
ALWAYS on the Go,

"That man never seems to stay long
at any one place. What is he doing,
anyway
'"He is helping to take a census Of
the birds"
"Oh. that accounts for his being con-
stantly on the wing" Pittsburgh
Press.