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Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1915-11-26
The Dainty Muskrat.

The muskrat is one of the cleanest
animals known. Not only is it careful
of what it eats, but before eating a
root or anything else the little animal
patiently scrubs it free from dirt. Not
until every particle is removed will it
eat it. The name has had more in
fuence in keeping people from eating
the flesh than anything else. 1t is con-
sidered great fun to initiate a novice
in eating muskrat. He is told that it
is squirrel or any one of a dozen other
animals to induce him to eat it. In
ninety-nine cases in a hundred the
novice is converted at once after the
first mouthful and forever afterward
never tires of singing the praise of the
eat.-Exchange.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1915-11-26

borderers and the End Gordons.
We were about 200 yards from
their first line of trenches. The
artillery bombarded their trenches
first, the big guns destroyed their
parapets, and the small guns their
wire entanglements.
We went over our parapet about
2:45 a. M, and got across all right
to the first line. They had done a
bunk to the rear trenches and
then the fun began. They turned
their machine guns on US, but we
advanced by rushes and soon had
them out of the End line. 1t was
here that | was wounded. | was
lying on the ground when | thought
a horse had kicked me or the head;
then-it was rifle bullet; it scrap
ed my skull and the doctor after
ward said he never saw a narrower
escape. The bullet made nasty hole
about four and one-half inches long
and two inches wide. Just now am
having the time of my life in this
convalescent home. We get every
thing we want. expect to be
home in another month for a seven
days leave and | don't think they
will send me again, as they general
ly put the men who have been twice
wounded on home service. | sup
pose you know | was wounded in
November during the battle of
Calais at Ypres in Belgium.
The Germans are up to every
trick of warfare. You can teach
them nothing. They have a ire
mendous amount of machine guns
and the snipers have rifle with
telescope sights. The only thing
they don't like is fighting at close
quarters. | was in two charges,
one at Ypres, against the famous
Prussian guards, and another at
Neuve Chapelle, on March ID. Your
blood is fired up so that you scarcely
know what you are doing for few
minutes and even then you think
nothing about it.
l saw some of your old corps.
They were about two miles behind
the firing line, making reinforced
trenches. All of them were quite
we'll pleased, but personally | would
rather be on the firing line than in
the reinforcements because the
Germans don't shell our first line
for fear of their shells falling short
of the mark and dropping in their
own trenches.
Your affectionate brother,
jim"
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1915-11-26
Profitable Hens.
DEAR EDITOR:


While want young Master Will
liams to retain all the credit his due
for conducting his poultry business
so we'll feel that this is very op.
perfume time to tell what Master
Milo Kendall of West Derby did.
In July, 1914, l gave to Milo a
hen and eight chickens, they having
just emerged from under the hen
house and made their fret bow to
the public. No members of the
Kendall family, except Milo, were
overjoyed at the gift but they felt
obliged to allow him to keep them.
With the good care such a good
boy could give them these eight
chickens grew to be very plump and
tame youngsters, four out of the
eight being pullets. The four roos-
tiers were eaten at Christmas and at
the market price would have brought
1920. The mother hen began to
lay when her babies were only two
weeks old and laid an egg nearly
every day until June Is, 1915, when
she began to set upon II eggs.
One of the pullets began to lay De-
cember 8, 1914, and all the pullets
laid before the end of December.
The first pullet began to set up
on IL eggs April Is, 1915, and
Matched out IL chicks, two of which
were killed in the nest.
The second pullet began to set
upon Is eggs April 20, 1915, and
Matched every chick.
The third and fourth pullets be-
gan to set May 4, 1915, upon Is
eggs each. One of these pullets
took care of all the chicks and the
other kept on setting upon another
setting of Is eggs. Matching and
raising every one.
When the chickens were two
weeks old they were taken from
their mothers and the mothers soon
began to lay eggs. Mrs. mother
hen was always too busy laying eggs
to hatch more chicks until June Is,
when she began setting upon IL
eggs and aised every chick. Fol-
lowing is the record of the profits of
Mrs. mother hen and her family:
Mrs. mother hen produced 238
eggs July /, to June 10, STA
Hatched II chickens, infancy val
ue ITO
Brought up four ROSTERS, cash
value APO
Brought up four pullets, cash val
ne 400
Pullets laid s39 eggs, Dec. 9 to
July /, average value &c. lO.17
Pullets Matched SO chicks, infancy
value $50
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1915-11-26
$34.O1

Total $34.01
The cash value of what the hens
have eaten has not been kept, but
for the most part they have bee n
fed from the leavings of the table,
very little produce being bought for
them.
This shows what 10 year old boy
can do it in the poultry business and
7 take pleasure in telling the other
boys of it though your paper.
MRS. M. c.. BRIGHAM.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1915-11-26
of the knife, which was very dull.

of the knife, which was very dull.
The boy gives as the reason for his
act that the teacher of the school he at
tended was to punish him after school
because he did not have his lesson, and
ne was afraid to meet her. Since the
death of his mother six months ago he
has lived with his uncle and aunt, Mr..
and Mrs. Frank Stone. His aunt found
him back of shed near the house and
called George Shedwick, who was pas
sing, and he got the knife away from
the young boy.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1915-11-26
SUBSCRIPTION RATES
FRIDAY, NOVEMBER &c, 1915.

Our Thanksgiving number of the
ESSEX COUNTY HERALD is reduced
in size from lack of plate. In fact,
as much of the plate is useless mat
ter anyway we will probably cut out
two pages of it during the winter
months. What we want is local
matter-news of the towns and
county, and we would be glad to
print eight or even ten pages of it if
we had it.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1915-11-26
Bones of Back Wired Together.

Ernest L. Nolin who fell from a roof
in Brattleboro suffered partial paralysis,
his fourth and fifth lumbar vertebrae
being fractured. The bones were wired
together and the young man was placed
in plaster cast from his hips to his
neck. Weights were hung from his
feet and his head in order to keep the
bone in exactly the same position and
he must e,immovable for weeks. He
attempted to jump space of five feet
between two buildings and fell two
stories to the ground.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1915-11-26
Secures Rare Confederate Note.

K. VI. Houghton, Bennington Civil
War veteran, has acquired a Confeder-
ate two dollar bill of extremely rare is
sue which he is to donate to the relic
cabinet of the local Grand Army post.
The bill was issued in Milledgeville,
Ca, January l, 1863, the year that Mr..
Houghton was doing service with the
mine months men" in the South. Mr..
Houghton bought the note for sizeable
sum of money. The bill was printed on
one side only and is yellow with age.
Negotiations to purchase it occupied
over wear
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1915-11-26
Boy Attemps Suicide.

Howard Raymond, an 11-year-old boy
of Brooksville. was taken to the Ad-
Olson county Jail by Deputy Sheriff Ed
ward Higgams, after he had attempted
to commit suicide with jack-knife,
which he borrowed from his sister. His
throat is badly bruised from the saving
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1915-11-26
That's Different.

Faint heart never won fair lady,
you know"
Nonsense! l know a man who's
got $4,0OO,000 and a weak heart, and
all the girls are just crazy to marry
him."-St. Louis Post-Dispatch.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1915-11-26
A Genius.

Little Willie-Say, pa, what is a gen
ius?
PA genius, my son. is a person
whom nature let's in on the ground floor
but whom circumstances force to live
in an attic.-Chicago News.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1915-11-26

Enough snow came on Saturday and
Sunday so some sleighs are being used.
Chester Cleveland and family of Cow
entry were in town the first part of the
week. Mrs. Cleveland and children
visited at the Methodist parson age,
while Mr.. Cleveland was hunting.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1915-11-26
HeirIooms,

did your wealthy old uncle leave
many herloomsY ooh, yes. A near
heir looms up every week."-Exchang
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1915-11-26
Child Painfully Burned by Lye.

Prosper, two-year-old son of Mr.. and
Mrs. Thomas Lajoice, of Rutland, was
pinfully burned about the face and neck
with I've. The injury will cause the
little chap considerable suffering for
some days but it is not thought that his
face will be scared nor that the sight
of one eye, into which the I've found its
way, will be affected.
A member of the household was clean
ing the floor, using some of the lye in
the process. The can containing the
powerful substance was left on a low
table and the boy, just able to toddle
about, reached for it and tipped its con-
tents on his head and shoulders.
Dangerously Injured on Railroad.
After lying six hours in a ditch a
few rods from the North Hero station
with both legs crushed above the ankles
and his right arm crushed at the elbow
as the result of a fall between the cars
of a train upon which he was riding,
Frank Burns, an itinerant bridge build
er, was taken to Burlington Sunday.
His name is on the dangerous list at
the Mary Fletcher hospital. The story
of Burns experience is shocking one
He was stealing a ride to Burlington,
where he hoped to obtain employment,
when he fell from his place between
the cars. He lost consciousness for a
few moments but recovered his senses
in time to see the tail-lights of the
train disappear around a bend. He
made a futile effort to gain his feet
and realizing the impossibility of this,
dragged himself to the side of the rail-
road embankment and allowed himself
to roll into ditch which was filled with
several inches of water.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1915-11-26
SILL to Be Proved.

He after half an hours hard work.
You didn't know | danced, did YOU!
She-N0. DO you?
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1915-11-26

During the meetings which have been
held since the reopening II UGH interest
has been manifested, and on several
Sundays both morning and evening near
ly or quite 100 have been present.
A large number of people have ex-
pressed their purpose to live Christian
life and the heads of several families al
ready united with the church.
At the Sunday evening services the
choir from West Holland have been
assisting in the singing which is much
appreciated. And on next Sabbath
evening it is expected that there will
also be special music. The praise SER
vice will commence at 7:30. Sermons
by pastors to be followed by evangelist
service.
E. B. HARRIS.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1915-11-26

sound judgement, and naturally accept.
ed a leading place in the offices of his
town and county. He was a lay dele
gate to the General Conference of 1900,
and died several years ago. Among the
most interesting addresses of the oc-
casion was that of Mrs. Betsey Apple
bee, who in herninety- year stood
as straight as any girl in her teens.
She told of the old days when people
worshiped in log schoolhouses.
On Sunday morning thirty-fve knelt
at the altar in communion. probably the
largest number for twenty-five years.
At the close of an evangelistic service
Sunday evening three men and two wo-
men took public stand for Christ.
In this good farming region there is
sound reason for believing that low wa
ter mark in the church has been passed
and that from now on the church will
exercise an increasing hold upon the
community.
RALPH F. LOWE.
, 1915-07-17

The destination of the schooner is Etab,
Greenland, from where the party will continue
it's search over the ice. The existence OF
Croker Land, said TO have been discovered
in 1906 about 60 miles south of the North
Pole, was declared to be- a myth ID n letter
recently received from Donald b. MacAllilan,
the leader of the missing expedition sent
out by the Museum of Natural History IN
July, 1918, on The Diana to explore the
unknown territory.
The letter. winch reached New York through
Mr.. MacMillan's agent in Copenhagen was
dated May %, and read in part, Crocker
Land. reported seen by Peary in 1906, and
indicated on the latest maps, does not exist
l succeeded in covering the whole distance
of /, 200 miles in seventy-two days. 10 US,
standing on the heights of Cupe Thomas
Hubbard, and for several days on one polar
sea, there was every appearance OF an
immense tract of land extending along 12O
degrees of the horizon, hills, valleys and
snow capped peaks. Further travel toward
the northwest caused it to change its
direction with the revolving of the sun. 1t
constantly varied III extent and character
and finally on our last march, Disappeared
entirely.
After the return to Etoh the explorer
wrote that they had planned an expedition
of 1900 miles to the south Of Ellet ana
Amund Rngnes Land.
The George B. Cluett is q vessel ct 2l0
gross tonnage, built in 1911 aud presented
to the Grenfell Association to aid in the
mission work on the Labrador coast that
was commenced by DR.. Wilfred T.. GrenfeIl.
"A. Y. Times, 9th June.
, 1915-07-17
TO FIND LOST EXPLORERS.
Museum Of Natural History Sends Ship for
Croker Land Party.

The three-masted schooner George B..
Cluett of the Grenfell Association, under the
command Of Captain H. G. Pickles, will sail
from this port to-day to search for the
Croker Land expedition of the American
Museum Of Natural History. She carries a
crew of eight men and is provisioned for a
two years cruise. The schooner will call at
Boston to embark seven passengers, and stop
on the outward voyage {. the hospitals
of the Greufell Association along the
Labrador coast, leaving supplies of TODD and
medicine. Her cargo of stores Of all kinds,
coal, and medicine i, valued at $15, 900. The
voyage is being made under the auspices of
the Museum of Natural History, and is
expected to coast sos, 600 above the cargo.
Captain Pickles said he did not expect to
stay away more than o year, but if the
missing Croker Land party was not found
he would remain away the full two years.
, 1915-07-17
Entledigelse.

VED allerhojeste Resolution af TO- Maj
" 1915 har Diet behaget Hans Mnjestet
Kongen at afskedIge Landfyslk us paa ST.
Cioix, Dr.. med. POUL EMIL KALMER,
Ridder af Dannebroge og Danrebroesmnnd,
efter hans delom indgivne Assigning paa
Grund af Alder Made og med Pension.
, 1915-07-17
FREDERIKSTED'S POST OFFICE
FOR JUNE MONTH, 1915.
Paid.

PNId.
Doctor Oliver Arthur, Mr.. John Arnold.
Miss Sarah Barnawell, Andrew H.. Keen,
Miss Kate Leevy, Miss Jerome Mulligan,
Miss Ann Silcott, Mrs. James Thomas, Miss
Annie Williams.
Unpaid.
Miss Mary Challenger, Clover Love- so
bit, Miss Mary Deron, Castle Burke) so BIT,
Wakelord Elliot Esqr. 80 bit, Mrs Francis
Gray (2), Betty's Hope, Fir. l, Mr.. Cyril
Hunt, Barren Spot, so bit, Miss lorna
Hansen, Lower Love, 80 bit, Mrs. George
Johansen, 30 bit, Mr.. Fltz Martindale, Bar
rem Spot, SO bit, Miss Vivian PEBBLES, Lower
Love. 10 bit, MIR. james Thomas, SO bit.
Frod4riksted Post Office, st. Croix, June
3Oth 1915.
". BJERG.
, 1915-07-17
BekendtgoTelse

'rlET bekjendtgjores herved, at Raa-
" diets ordinere Mode, som var
bel ammet til den 14de JUL d A.
efter Gouvernementets Bestemmelse
er udsat til Mandag den 26de
Juli Xxi. 1 EftHn.
Kolonialroadet, St. Croix, den SIDE JUL,
1916.
A. e. STAKENANN.
TOrn1dRd.
, 1915-07-17
Translation.
PUBLICATION.

IT is hereby brought to public notice, that
- public physician c. j. HEYN under to-
days date has been appointed to act as
Kings Physician for St. Croix.
Government Secretary's Office. St. Croix,
the G. July 1915.
WILL JACOBSEN.
dcfq.
, 1915-07-17
BEKENDTG0RELSE

nET bekendtgores herved, at o%ffentlrg
&% Lege G. J. HEYN under Days Dato
or konstitueret til at fnngere som Londfysi-
kus for ST. Croix.
Guvernements Sekretariatet. st. Croix,
den g. JUL 1915.
WILL JACOBSEN.
list.
, 1915-07-17
Translation.
Notice.

1T is hereby made known that the
Councils ordinary Meeting which
was fixed for the 18th July a. C..
according to decision of the Govern
ment has been postponed to Mon
day the 26th July at 1 o'clock
p. IN.
Colonial Council, St. Croix, July 9Th, 1915.
A. e. STAKEMANN,
Chairman.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-08-31
STATE ASSESSORS
BACK FROM WILD
\ LAND SECTIONS

The Board of State Assessors have
returned from an extended trip
through the wild land sections Of Pts
cataquis county: through township A,
range IA; 1, range 10; 2, range ~;
8, range II, w. E. L. S. The purpose
of the trip was two-fold; to visit
cruisers at work in estimating the
value of wild lands, and to visit the
wonderful Ripogenus gorge where the
Great Northern Paper Co. is building
a dam which will create one Of the
largest artificial water sstorage basins
in New England.
The Board will employ the estimates
made by the timber cruisers this sea-
son in fixing the State valuation for
the year 1916. The visit to the con-
struction work at Ripogenus will aid
materially in making a final valuation
when the work is completed. The
Board was very we'll pleased with the
reports of the timber cruisers and ex-
pressed themselves as well satisfied
with the good fortune that they met
with last spring in choosing expert
enced men who have this season prov
ed their value.
Hon. Bertrand G. McIntire of Wa
terford chairman of the Board, Hon.
Wilbur F. Dresser of South Portland.
and Frank H. Sterling of Augusta,
clerk, composed the party. Hon. ].
j. Dearborn of Newburgh, member of
the board, was unable to go on the
trip. The three members of the par
ty were deeply impressed with the
| al Rin0Can1S and de.
clare that they have never witnessed
| a more colossal work in progress and
never a work of construction where
such high efficiency is maintained in
| everything, from the hauling Of sup
plies from Lily Bay to Ripogenus, on
through the use of materials and the
completion of each stage Of the work
| The Board is now in Washington
| county. where a hearing will be held
today in Machias and another tomor-
row in Calais. After the close OF the
| Calais meeting the members of the
Board will go to Eastport to meet To-
cal assessors and will also visit the
st. Croix Paper Company's plant at
Woodland The Board has been very
busy this summer holding hearings.
Hearings have been held in eight
counties, are now being held in the
ninth. and in some counties as many
as four hearings have been held.
These hearings are for the purpose
| of getting in closer touch with the
work of local assessors and to hear
any complaints that may be waiting a
hearing The hearings have been very
we'll attended in each case.
| Next week the Board Of State AS
SCISSORS will visit Biddeford to hear
a case referred to them by the Su-
preme Judicial Court, a difference be-
tween the Saco Water Power Co. and
| the town of Hollis.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-08-31

Augusta people will be interested in
the result of the movement started
by the transportation section of the
Chamber Of Commence Of Portland,
with the Boston and Maine officials.
to have a sleeper run on the Paper
train" The following letter has been
forwarded to Boston in regard to the
matter: The suggestion is that the
car be placed in the train at the North
station. Boston, each night about 10 p.
NJ. in order that persons desiring that
accommodation could board the car at
10 P. NJ. or later, and obtain a good
nights sleep and arrive in Portland
about $50 A. NJ, and arrive at Augusta
about A. M, and Bangor at 1870. It
is our understanding that the matter Of
placing a sleeper on train mentioned
is already being considered by your
company, and we trust that arrange
ments can be put into effect whereby
this service can be given the travelling
public, and undoubtedly the patronage
will be such as to warrant the contin-
uance Of same"
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-08-31

Sergt. E. 0. Squires. L. S A, instruc-
tor of the Coast Artillery Corps. is re-
covering from a painful, though not Sc
rous injury. received while attending the
encampment of the End Maine Infantry
at Augusta. Sergt. Squres was kicked
in the right leg by horse, and though
the bone was not broken. the leg was so
badly injured that the officer was confin-
ed TO the hospital for rye days. He has
returned to this city and though able to
be out, is obliged to use cane and it
will be some weeks before he has the
full use OF the injured leg.-Lewiston
Sun
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-08-31

road first; other parties desire that
the work should begin at the Jack
man end. AS the moneys available
will not complete the highway. the
interested parties are extremely par
tisan over the matter and probably
will speak emphatically for their in
terests. perhaps at the Council meet
ing today. The amount Of money ap-
propriated directly by the Legislature
was $22.5O0; the remainder was rails
ed by Somerset county and allied in
terests and as the Kineo hotel inter-
ests will materially aid the construc-
ton the lockwood citizens may have
strong ground to stand on. The jack
an-Rockwood highway proposition is
highly favored by many Maine citi>
zens and roundly scored by others;
some Of the little differences Of opin-
ion about this highway proposition
may possibly come to the surface at
the Council meeting today.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-08-31
Kennebec Co.'S Third Cow
Test Assn Is Assured

The organization Of the third Cow
Test Association in Kennebec county
is now an assured matter. The three
towns. Albion, China and Windsor,
have been visited and 25 herds with
2so cows are ready to start such, an
organization.
While none but those who have def
nitely expressed themselves as wishing
to become a member Of such an asso.
citation have been counted upon yet
there are many who have expressed
themselves as undecided who will
probably wish to join.
At the most but two or three more
herds can be taken on as it is impos-
sible for one man to carry more than
certain number Of herds, approx
mately 26.
Within a short time. a week or II
days probably, meeting will be held
at the China Town house some after
noon to organize and elect officers
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-08-31

Roy Higgins, a general organizer
from the Home Nest of Owls, South
Bend, Ind. is in the city for the pur-
pose Of reorganizing the local Nest,
which has been gradually approaching
the expiring point. Mr. Higgins states
that the REORGANIZATION will be along
lines which Will ensure the stability
and responsibility of the Nest. Quar-
tiers have been temporarily secured in
G. A. R. hall and fraternalism and
mutual benefit will henceforth be the
keynote, on strictly temperance
basis. He reports his canvass SO far
among the business men as pleasing to
him. The first meeting of the new
members will be at Wednesday in G.
A. r. hall.