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Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1915-02-19
Maunets Aid the SURGEON.

Powerful magnets are aiding physi-
clans in the military hospitals of Eu-
ammunition that is causing most of
the wounds in the land battles. Shrap-
mel shells have been used to a greater
extent than ever before, so that very
large proportion of wounds are from
bits of shrapnel.
In the hospitals of France magnets
have been developed that will draw
fragments of shrapnel to the surface
from a depth in the flesh of even six
inches, and steel jacketed bullets have
been drawn out from depth of more
than two Enthusiastically Evening
Post.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1915-02-19
Tunnel Through SeIkirks.

The Canadian Pacific railroad is now
engaged in the constructor of dou-
BILE track tunnel five miles lcng
through the Selkirk mountains ~at
Rogers Pass, B. c. This will be the
longest railroad tunnel IN America, ex-
ceeding in length the Hoosac tunnel of
the Boston & Maine railroad by about
fourteen hundred feet.
In addition to it's unusual length,
it is of special interest because of the
fact that it is being driven from a
pioneer tunnel parallel to and entire
ly outside of the limits of the final
tunnel section. The tunnel is a part
of line change of 1876 miles.-Rail.
way Age Gazette.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1915-02-19
Motor Buses Multiplying

In addition to lines already in OPP
Grafton, three new lines of motor
buses were put into service in New
York recently. 1t Is plain that these
buses have made good there, and that
must have been the harder because
city transportation has been devel-
oped further in New York and more
money has been put into the business
than in any other community in the
world. According to Automobile Top
les, motor buses in some parts of the
country are being successfully nper-
ated in direct competition with the
street cars.-Toledo Blade.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1915-02-19
LONG Drawn Out.

Uncle jeff, an aged negro driver of
Augusta, was plotting several north
ern visitors around just after the first
golf links had been put in there. Uncle
JEFF was a little short in his knowl-
edge according to st. Andrew, but long
on local pride.
How many holes have they" In
quired a visitor, "eighteen?"
Uncle jeff pulled up to make his
answer more impressive.
"More'n dat, suh," he said, "dey's
got passel er land and de holes
amt bigger'n tin CAM reckin dey's
got thousand holes already, subj"
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1915-02-19
Thermos Poultry Fountain.

which has been recently patented, is
said to keep the water in desirable
condition at any time of the year. 1t
is a double receptacle with dead air
space between them, which retards the
water from imparting its heat or
warmth, as the case may be. This
fountain is made in the shape of the
ordinary cylindrical kettle, but it is
supplied with square handle, which
prevents it from rolling when it has
been placed on the ground.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1915-02-19
Obediept Tommy,

Now, Thomas" said the teacher, Sc
verely, how many times must I tell
you not to snap your fingers? Put
your hand down and presently I'll hear
from YOU
Five minutes later she said: Nov,
then, Thomas, what was it you want
ed to say?"
There was man in the entry a
while ago." said Thomas serenely,
land he went out with your new silk
umbrella. New York American.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1915-02-19
Powerful Electric Locomotive.

During the year Is powerful cleo
trio passenger locomotives have been
placed in service on the main lines of
the New York Central railroad. They
are the most powerful passenger To-
comotives in existence, and each is
capable of hauling train of IA steel
Pullman cars continuously at sus-
tanned speed of 60 miles per hour;
while with lighter trains maximum
speed with these locomotives has been
obtained Of IS miles an hour, these
speeds having been accomplished fire.
quently on the experimental track of
the company near Schenectady. All
the wheels of the locomotives, includ-
ing those on the leading and trailing
trucks, carry motors, the whole weight
being thus available for producing
tractive efforts.-Scientific American
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1915-02-19
A First Offender.

Each of two little Boston girls has a
black-and-tan terrier dog. 1t was not
long before the two dogs fought, and 1t
required the efforts of man to sepa-
rate them.
Each little girl was disposed to
blame the others little dog for start
ing the trouble, and one Of them said:
II don't care, your dog is a sneak
ing little thing, anyhow"
well, so is your dog" was the
reply. "And this time 1t smoked
first, tool"
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1915-02-19
"safety First Saves Life and Limb

safety First saves Life and Limb.
The annual report of the public
service commission of New York state
shows that the Safety First" move
ment is producing excellent results.
There is decrease of over 70 per
cent of passengers killed on steam
railroads in the state of New York
during the last year, as compared
with the year preceding. There is a
decrease of As per cent in passengers
injured. In 1918 Al passengers were
killed, last year only IA. During
the last year 943 passengers were in.
jured as compared with 1,746 in the
years before. There is a gratifying de-
crease in casualties among railroad
employees; 1876 were killed and 1922
injured last year, as compared with
$50 killed and 3,076 injured the year
before.-Scientific American.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1915-02-19

plan to sprinkle little salt over the
wheat bran and mixed grain once or
twice week.
AS soon as a sheep appears to be
ailing it should be removed from the
flock at once. For lung worms, a
tablespoonful of turpentine may be
given as a remedy.
A clear, pink skin is sign that the
internal organs are in good condition.
Oil cake may be fed in small guam
titles to fattening sheep. and sheep
which are fed upon such ration have
oily, elastic fieeces.
A hard, dry earth floor is best, as
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1915-02-19
Attitude of the Believer.

feel that goodness, and truth, and
righteousness are realities, eternal
realities, and that they cannot be alb
stractions, or vapors floating il spir-
itual atmosphere, but that they neces-
sarily imply living, personal WILL a
good, loving, righteous God, in whose
hands we are perfectly safe, and who
is guiding us by unfailing WISDOM
Thomas Erskine.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1915-02-19
Swine Lose Vjuor.

Breeding swine that are kept con-
fined in small houses and curtailed as
to daily exercise will inevitably decline
In that superb vigor which makes
them better able to resist disease and
transmit constitutional strength to
their progeny.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1915-02-19
His Collection.

Wife-John, the bill collectors at
the door.
Hubby-Tell him to take that pile
on my desk.-Penn State Froth.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1915-02-19
Discard Old Hens,

Don't winter old hens II food is
scarce; early Matched pullets will give
three times the profit that three-year-
old hens give.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1915-02-19

Mother Gray's Sweet Powders for Children.
For Fevershness, Bad Stomach, Teething Disorders,
move and regulate the Bowels and are a pleasant
remedy for Worms. Used by Mothers for 20 years.
They are so pleasant to take children like them.
Then neper tdtL At all Druggists 25c Sample
FREE. Address, A. S. 0lmsted, LIE Roy, N. 7.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1915-02-19

A wise woman refuses to ask her
husband to accompany her to church
If he talks in his sleep.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1915-02-19

Monuments to men really great are
superfluous.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1915-02-19

Great thoughts seldom come in very
big packages.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1915-02-19
Best BY stftIna

We get the best by sitting. P
your cows through the process.
The Lamar register., 1915-01-27
A Terrible Weapon.

A new weapon has been provided
or the United States army which is
ar more efficient than any heretofore
adopted. 1t was invented and is used
~ the French military authorities.
md already nearly a hundred have
been purchased by the United States.
The new gun, which is described in
he June Popular Mechanics Magazine.
Heighs but rs pounds and car easily
De carried by a soldier Two men are
-e1uired to operate it. both Of whom
ie fiat on the ground, presenting
'mall mark to the enemy. One man
'eeds the cartridges into the breech
)f the gun in clips of 20 each, while
he other aims the weapon and directs
he firing mechanis 20 The gun Will
Ire separate shots err will Operate au-
.umatically. IN VIII '0h case b. shots
nay be fired per minute At long
-anse a third soldier ascertans the
'aupe by the use OF binoculars and re-
PORTS the effect pf The bullets
The Lamar register., 1915-01-27

ing
"Ho! Ho! Hol Ho! Hol" laughed
black Toms voice, and mother almost
jumped out of her chair.
"Adolphusl" she gasped. There's
that Tom Woolleyl Where is he? 1t
sounded in this room!"
Ia! Ha! Ha! Hal Hal" chuckled
Tom Woolley.
Mother cast one glance at our mirth'
convulsed faces and got up out OF her
chair Indignantly. She looked behind
the curtains, in the kitchen, and in the
parlor All the while Tom Woolley's
voice went on laughing, and before
mother came back father had man
aged to wind the photograph again.
"Adolphus," said mother, where is
he? What is the meaning of this out
rage?"
"Ho, Ho! Hol Ho!" roared Tom,
and this time none of us could restrain
himself any longer. We put our
heads down upon the dining table and
Topped feebly, as we tried not to suf-
focate. And father was laughing loud
est of all
1T seems to come from underneath
the tablet" gasped mother. She
raised the tablecloth, and father
wasn't quick enough. Mother saw his
knee pressing the attachment that
Willis had put on. and inside the table
stand she saw the photograph
This is an outrage. Adolphus!" she
said, addressing father sternly.
''Ha! Ha! Ha! Hal" roared Tom
Wooley.
Mother looked once more on our
purple faces, and then she flung her
self down in her chair and buried her
face in her hands, and gave way to
her feelings.
Tom stopped when the mechanism
ran down.
Mother raised her face, and the
tears were streaming down her
cheeks But It was with laughter
''Adolphus, she gasped. Il never
never heard anything so amusing in
my life"
But somehow We all knew that she
understood. And Emery said he heard
her tell father afterward that she
guessed she understood Anyway, she's
a reformed character now, and We Ike
her and father equally.
The Lamar register., 1915-01-27

that" interrupted Freda sharply. We
are speaking of you"
Me and my cottage laughed
Frank bitterly
Memo was surprised by a tingling
lash from the whip.
Good morning. Frank" smiled
Freda over her shoulder
The next morning when he en-
tered the bank Frank learned that the
Lennox millions had been reduced
to few thousands. and that Don Len
nox would retire to little farm be
yond the village and become a market
gardener.
In the afternoon came a telephone
summons from Freda. Come over
at five," she said: q have something
to say to you, Frank"
His hands were full OF late flowers
from his garden when he turned into
the gate of the modest house where
the Masons lived
"A message from the cottage!" he
said significantly as he gave the chrys-
anthemums to Freda
4 am sorry, Frank. but my answer
is not what you hope. | am fond OF
you-but not that way. have prom
ised to marry Don"
Don't be hasty, Freda! The-the
Lennox fortune has dissolved into
nothingness-he is a pauper COM
pared with me-and-"
Fredas hand was lifted in protest.
A strange smile curled her lips.
n l. h. ,InF a
gently. He can never be a pauper
with the wealth of my loyel was
afraid to admit it before-I was
afraid of all that money. but now
that it has vanished | can see clear
ly-that it is Don Lennox | love after
all"
The Lamar register., 1915-01-27
ORIGIN LOST IN ANTIQUITY
Phrase That Has Become Famous Has
Been Credited to Many Think
ers and Writers.

"Germany's place in the sun" is .
phrase usually credited to the former
Chancellor Won Buelow. But how far
back does II go?
writer to the New York Evening
Post quotes from Ernest Remains Life
1f Jesus" The situation OF n poor
man is dreadful: literally there is no
place for him in the sun" The writer
II the letter observes, 1T would be
interesting to know If the metaphor
vas original with Renan."
II was not.
In Pascal's Thoughts" this occurs;
This place in the sunshine is mine;
hat is the beginning and the type of
Isurpation the world over" And Pas
,al's Thought" OF that moment, was
II war.
Was It Louis Fourteenth 1.-THE mon
irch Of Pascal's maturity who had
'oined the phrase to justify his ambi-
ions? Or was it the phrase of Richie
leu tdiscoverer OF the youthful Pas
.ars genius) who used It for France'
Was It then an old saying. borrowed
rom Caesar. or Alexander-or maybe
rom Rameses?
The Lamar register., 1915-01-27
FIND CAUSE OF soURNESS
Giant Elephant at New York Zoo 10
an Actor and Naturally Tenn
peramentsl.

At last Doctor Hornaday and Ray
mond l. Ditmars Of the Bronx zoo
have found out just why Gunda, in ad-
dition to being the largest elephant
in captivity. has steadily built up a
reputation as the greatest section Of
elephant hide encasing the largest
chunk OF temperament in the known
world.
The answer il easy. Gunda's tenn
permanent is due to the fact that Gunda
has become an actor. Temperament
simply oozed from every pore when
Gunda was called forth at long range
to pose for the series Of moving pic
lures that are being taken OF the zoo
animals for Curator Ditmars.
Register sweetness and light,
there's a good Gunda," called the mo
vie director as Gunda was led out
and the camera began to click.
Gunda. missing the cue. instantly
tried to register murder. fire. and sud
den death. Doctor Ditmars. who had
been in the act Of stepping up to
Gunda and offering the elephant a
loaf OF bread, changed his mind and
went away from there. The last heard
of one of the movie men was in the
form OF long yell retreating through
Yonkers.
But Doctor Ditmars got his pictures
Of Gunda in the act of being tempera-
mental finally, and they are now being
shown by Doctor Ditmars these days
at the Brooklyn Institute of Arts and
Sciences.-New York Sun.
The Lamar register., 1915-01-27
Market for Apples and Prunes.

The people of Norway usually de-
pend on the Norwegian apple crop and
the Servian prune crop for the greater
part of their winter fruit supply. Dur
ing the present season the apple crop
in Norway is very light, being practi-
cally a failure; Servia, being at war,
will be unable to supply prunes.
These conditions furnish an oppor-
tunity for American exporters of
fruits to find large market this sea.
son in Norway for dried and green
apples and prunes, says Consul Gen
eral Michael ]. Hendrick. Christiania
While American fruits, both green and
dried, are largely sold in Norway,
none were heretofore imported direct
ly from the United States, wholesale
dealers in Hamburg. Germany. through
local agents. furnishing the supply
The Lamar register., 1915-01-27
WHAT THE HORSES CARRY
French, German and Austrian AMI
mails Are Taxed More Than
English and Russian

Cavalry are playing an unexpected.
/, large part in ne war, and the
weight carried by cavalry horses in
the various armies of interest The
British cavalry is armed with the
short Lae-Enfield rife. the magazine
OF which holds ten rounds; the sword.
which is carried by IL ranks kept
signalers. and the revolver, carried
BY warrant officers, stan sergeants.
sergeants, trumpeters and rivers
Each trooper carries 100 rounds OF
ammunition in a bandolier over the
left shoulder Lancer regiments carry
the lance Each cavalryman like the
infantrymani carries n emergency
and the "iron" ration and ration for
his horse Then here Is the kit. AL
together the British troop-horse car
ries about two hundred and eighty
pounds
The regular Russian cavalry are
armed with sword. rife and bayonet,
aud each man carries 40 rounds OF
ammunition There are the two days
cats and hay ration a cloak and an
cutrenching tool The cayalryman's
Kit two days rations spare horse
hoes, horse blanket. canvas bucket.
md a mess-tln go to form the com
ilete equipment. and weigh altogether
bout one hundred and nineteen
rounds. The Cossack pony carries
bout two hundred and thirty-eight
rounds. The average weight carried
by the Indian troop horse when ready
for war is about two hundred and six
ty-six pounds. The Austrian troopers
carry a weight between two hundred
and eighty and two hundred and
eighty-six pounds. and the average
in the French and German armies is
about the same.-Manchester Guard
ian
The Lamar register., 1915-01-27
Eugene Fields Varied Career.

Eugene Field, newspaper writer and
poet. was born (date not exactly au-
thenticated in some biographical No
vember Z. 1850 at Amherst, Mass. His
father was a lawyer OF some distinc-
tion and was one OF the counsel in the
famous bred Scott slave case. His
mother died when he was a child and
he was placed In care of Miss French.
a cousin. AT the age of eighteen he
entered Williams college, but, his
father dying soon after. his guardian
placed him in Knox college at Gales.
burg, Ill. and later he went to the Uni.
versity of Missouri. In 1871 he
knocked about" for few months in
Europe, and then for several years
was a reporter. manager and editor for
newspapers in st. Louis. Kansas City
and Denver Later he was for years
on the staff of the Chicago Evening
News, until his death in 1895. He
wrote volumes OF heart-appealing
verse. his child poems especially being
widely copied. He was possessed CT a
notable library in which there were
many rare and costly volumes.
The Lamar register., 1915-01-27
War Distances.

War. besides being a great leyeler,
is also a great educator. Places We
had never even heard of previously
are now becoming as familiar in our
mouths as household words" The
distances are apt to be somewhat CON
fusing unless understood 1t ought,
however. to be quite easy to remember
that a meter measures about one and
oue-twelfth yards, or more exactly.
39.37 inches. A decameter is 10 me-
ters, a hectometer is 100 meters. and
q kilometer is 1000 meters, or a little
more than three-fifths of mile. The
Russians express the length of their
marches or the distance from place to
place in versts. A verst is rather
more than a kilometer. the exact dis
lance being O662ss OF mile. or be-
tween three-fifths and four-ifths OF
that distance.
The Lamar register., 1915-01-27
IMPORTANT MATTER OF LIGHT
Coco Reason Why One shosld Be
Careful It Should Always Fall
From the Left.

The widely known fact that. when
using the eyes for any near work the
illumination should come from the left
side rather than the right ls often dis.
regarded. Let anyone who considers
the matter OF little Importance once
demonstrate to himself the difference
and he will never forget II Take a
pencil and paper and try 10 write while
in such a position that the light will
fall from the right side The shadow
Of the hand or pencil or both is thrown
IN the paper in such a way as partly
TO cover the characters one is making
This necessitates closer viewpoint
and conscious strain on the eyes
Now let the position Of the writer be
reversed so that the light falls on the
wors from the left side. lie viii no.
tice ,hat the shadows fall away from
the work he is doing and leave the
field unobscured IN making the
change he cannot help but notice the
feeling OF ease that Immediately Is ex-
perienced by The eyes. This applies
to any other Kind OF near work in
which the fingers work under the guild
ance OF the eyes. This fact should be
remembered in planning schoolrooms,
workrooms, Offices and any places
where steady close work is to be per
formed.-Journal OF the American
Medical AssOciatlCH
The Lamar register., 1915-01-27
HARD TO INTERRUPT SERVICE
Common Mistake That Wireless Com
munication Can Be Easily In
terfered With.

Many suppose that 1t is possible for
an enemy TO disrupt and suspend all
wireless communication at will by pro
ducing very powerful waves of irreg'
ular length; in other words by inter
ference or tanning" According to
Commander F. G. Loring OF the Brit
ish navy. such tactics are seldom sue
cessful. 1t is very hard, II not i'm
possible, to Jam a well-organized
wireless service. for there are many
ways, both technical and methodical.
to defeat such an intention If the
enemy attempts interference, he must
put his own wireless communication
completely out OF action for the time
being. with no certain prospect OF Sc
riously mountaineering the communi-
cation OF his opponent Commander
Loring also believes that the risk of
having the signals OF the fleet inter
copied by an enemy is very slight.
"Co-operation between operators, with
full knowledge of each others meth
DDS. is extremely important when han
ding difficult code messages. and the
more skilled the organization. the
more difficult it is for a strange op
orator to take down with the neces-
sary accuracy the groups OF a code
message. He cannot ask for the
repetition OF doubtful groups. and he
has no intimate and daily familiarity
with the methods OF the sender 10 as
sist him in his task And, after all,
giving the enemy every advantage,
giving him a perfect record OF the sig
mails. the ley OF the code to his hand.
and equal facility OF skill and Ian
guage to translate It for use-a most
important combination. 1t must be ad-
mitted-he has still failed to prevent
the all-important information from
reaching its destination" - Youths
Companion.