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Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1915-09-10
Cold Proposition,

"My bank is mean, I think"
"HOw so, girlie?"
81 have taken hundreds of checks to
that bank. and they always count me
out the exact amount, just so much
and no more. All the other business
men with whom | deal throw in a lit
tie occasionally for good will."-Pitts
burgh Post.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1915-09-10
jealousy.

George and Jane went to the noun
tains on their honeymoon, and Jane
was wretched."
"Why?"
George fell in love with the seen,
ery."-Philadelphia Ledger.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1915-09-10
Bound to Occur.

"And no use has ever been found fol
the Sahara desert?"
mo; but | am confident it is only a
question of time when some enthusiast
will come along and lay it out in golf
links. "-LouiSville Courier-JOurnal.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1915-09-10
Dous Have Feet Shod.

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.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1915-09-10
Good Word fnr the MnIe

Some men" said Uncle Eben, put.
In DER lives kiclln' at nothin'. Dar's'
dis mr"' to be said fob de mule II
he's interested enough to kick, he's
willin' to go to de trouble of takin'
aim"
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1915-09-10
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"
Edging back and drawing the por.
there. closer, he said: ooh, no,
don't nina come in; l just wanna
peek"
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1915-09-10
How Masks Are Made,

Paper masks are made by doubling
one sheet of specially prepared pa
per, wetting it and molding it by hand
over a face form. 1t is then dried by
artificial heat, Openings are cut for
eyes, nose and mouth. and the mask
is painted and decorated by hand.
Wire masks are made by stamping a
piece of wire netting about a foot
square over a face mold in large ma.
chine, incloSing the rough wire edges
in narrow strip of lead. Then it is
painted The painting is done by hand
in oil colOrs., Exchange.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1915-09-10
Edible Birds Nests.

The edible birds nests of the Chi
nese are worth twice their weight in
silver the finest variety selling as
high as $50 a pound.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1915-09-10
Those lnslstent Admirers.

Count that day lost whose low, de.
scending sun finds no new candidate
whose friends say he must run.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1915-09-10

II just saw fellow with a mighty
hard case to handle" "A lawyer
"No, q mud turtle - Houston Post.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1915-09-10
Down the Yukon,


Umson-iave you noticed the cigar
holder Beanbrough is using2
Amley-Yes: he likes 1t because hA
can smoke his Havanas longer.
"Thats odd"
"What?"
II asked him about 1t. and he said he
bought 1t 80 he could smoke his cigars
shorter. youngstown (OJ Telegram.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1915-09-10

SEASONS experiences with
a locating crew on the first
government railroad in the in
terror of Alaska would fill a
hook HOW we ran down a
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1915-09-10

Office hours, $50 am. to $50 pm.
Office hours, Sundays, 900 am. to
1000 am. and 100 pm. to 200 pm.
Drop box open all night.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1915-09-10

We no needs
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1915-09-10

@T IS from the state of Yucatan,
u Mexico, that the sisal fiber is OBJ
tanned for the manufacture of
binder Irvine for the American
Americus times-recorder., 1915-04-09
IF BACKACHY OR
KIDNEYS BOTHER
Eat Less Meat; Also Take Glass of
Salts Before Eating Breakfast.

Uric acid in meat eXcites the kid
neys, they become overworked; get
sluggish, ache, and feel like Jumps of
lead. The urine becomes cloudy; the
bladder is irritated, and you may be
obliged to seek relief two or three
times during the night. When the
kindeys clog you must help them flush
off the bodys urinous waste or you'll
be sick person shortly. At first you
feel dull misery in the kidney region,
you suffer from backache, sick head
ache, dizziness, stomach gets sour,
tongue coated and you feel rheumatic
twinges when the weather is bad.
Eat less meat, drink lots of water;
also get from any pharmacist four
ounces of Jad Salts; take a table
spoonful in a glass of water before
breakfast for few days and your
kidneys will then act fine. This fam
Gus salts is made from the acid of
grapes and lemon juice, combined with
lithia and has been used for genera
tions to clean clogged kidneys AMI
stimulate them to normal activity, al
so to neutralize the acids in urine, SO
it no longer is a source of irritation,
thus ending bladder weakness.
Jad Salts is inexpensive, cannot in
jure; makes a delightful effervescent
lithia-water drink which everyone
should take now and then to keep the
kidneys clean and active. Druggists
here say they sell lots OF Jad Salts to
folks who believe in overcoming kid
ney trouble while it is only trouble.
Hooks Pharmacy. advt
Americus times-recorder., 1915-04-09
THE BACKYARD GARDEN
(BY PROF. SPADE)

If the reader tackles his backyard
garden with shirt sleeves determina-
ton and has read this series of arti-
cles seriously he needs no further
guarantee of success, even though he
possesses no other knowledge Of
farming.
The chances are he will become q
garden and as soon as the first plants
appear above the surface, and if his
fervor serves to make him delight in
caring for the plot the family is go
ing to be we'll supplied with greer
vegetables all summer long and with
yield that will last far into autumn
and winter. This first hot week usual
ly spells success or failure to the
householder's garden, and if he eX-
poets any crop at all he must step n
with the determination to eradicate
the army of weeds that suddenly
spring up,
In harvesting, it is advisable to
pick vegetables with the dew on, as
they are superior to those picked up
der a hot sun. Beans are an excep-
ton. They may be picked dry. Hand
ling the vines or fruit when wet in
vites rust. String beans, carrots,
beets, corn, cucumbers, peas, radishes
and squash are better when picked
before full-sized. Never allow seed
to ripen on the plants or they will
stop bearing.
Here are some of the important
diseases of vegetables and their remi-
dies:
Beans-Rust; use Bordeaux mix
tu1e.
Lima Beans-Blight; Bordeaux mix
trre.
Cabbage-Club root; lime IS a paI-
tisl remedy.
Corn-Smut; cut out and burn.
Potatoes-Blight; Bordeaux mixture.
Peas-Mildew; Bordeaux mixture.
Lettuce-Mildew; fumes of sulphur.
Americus times-recorder., 1915-04-09
Gouernor Jack
InNewRo

ATLANTA, Ga, April 9.-Governor
Slaton receives a lot of queer letters
in his daily mail, but none queerer
than that received yesterday afternoon.
1t was from an Atlanta woman, who
wrote:
Dear Sir: l will drop you a few
lines, asking you to grant me di-
vorce from my husband. We have been
married two years and two months.
We lived together five weeks, and dur
ing that time my husband did not sup
port me at all My mother had to suo-
ply me with food. Please mail a di
vorce at once"
Another letter came from a convict
in a middle Georgia county. 1t began
like this:
Dear Governor: take great pleas
ure in writing you this letter. | hope
it finds you enjoying life like dream.
l want to know if the law allows the
courts to convict a man when the W.T.
ness swore falsely against him.
Americus times-recorder., 1915-04-09

10 General Won Eichorn, command.
er of one of the armies in East Prus-
sia under General Won Hindenberg, is
largely given the credit for driving
the Russians from East Prussia, the
Russians who burned towns and at
tackled women of whom Herbert Corey
in his articles about their invasion has
written.
Mr.. Corey, who ate dinner witt
General Won Eichorn, said he was 2
kindly old gentleman of scholarly ap-
pearance and methods. He looked and
acted anything but the swashbucklel
which some German officers are pic
tured.
Americus times-recorder., 1915-04-09
FATHERS PANTS
Gan De MADE
OVER BY SISTER
Especial to Times s-Recorder)

ATLANTA, April 9.-Dainty panta-
lettes or trouserettes that poke their
lacy frills out beneath the skirt bot
tom, are likely to become a popular
adjunct to feminine toilets here this
spring, according to advance COM
ments, and already a piece of poetry
has made its appearance on the sub
ject, going something like this:
DO my trousers hang straight, dear?
That's the latest cry
You will hear these springlike days
''As the girls flock by.
For they are all wearing 'em;
Its the latest hobby;
Fathers pants will now fit Sue
Just as we'll as Bobbie."
Americus times-recorder., 1915-04-09
How to Preserve Eggs.

For the solution known as water
glass" use one part of sirup-thich
water-glass or sodium silicate to ten
parts Of water Much of the water
glass offered for sale is very alkaline.
Such material should not be used. as
the eggs preserved in it will not keep
well. 1t is best to boil and cool the
water before mixing with the water
glass. One gallon of the solution is
enough for fifty dozen eggs, if they are
properly packed. 1t has besn found
best not to wash the eggs before pack
ing, as this removes from the outside
Of the shell the natural coating which
prevents the passage of gases and
other harmful ingredients into the
eggs. The solution should be carefully
poured over the eggs, and the recepta-
Gle we'll covered. Farmers Bulletin
No. 1913, Eggs and Their Uses as
Food" is valuable for reference, and
should be in the hands of every house
keeper. This bulletin may be obtain
ed free by writing to the Editor in
Chief of the Division of Publications,
Department of Agriculture, Washing
ton, d. C.
Americus times-recorder., 1915-04-09
AMERICUs COTTON MARKET
Americus, Ga, April 8, 1915.

Americus, Ga, April 8, 1915.
The cotton market is quoted today as
follows:
Good middling, s 1-2c to 8 9-4c.
Middlir g, : 1-4c to 1-2c.
The futures market again slumped
badly this morning, the result of the
usual and expected speculative
squeeze"
On the opening the market was down
nearly fifty points from the high marK
of last week, with May down in the ff.
ties.
There was a slight rally during the
session, but the market continues
weak.
Americus times-recorder., 1915-04-09
Keep Faith With Yr,.rnel,.

Success in life means keeping ones
faith with oneself and with ones
friends. II means being content to
travel along the path of righteousness
In spite Of the fact that worldly good
and ease do not lie along that path.
Most Of all # means ito be honest. to
be kind, to earn little and to sLend
q little less" and to take Joy in the
world and to spre al happiness and Joy
70 all lear you.
Americus times-recorder., 1915-04-09
SCHEDULE CHANGES CENTRAL
OF GEORGIA RAILWAY

Effective April 18th, Seminole Linn
tied will leave Americus for Albany
and Jacksonville 12:45 A. NJ. Train
No. II will leave Americus for Albany
and Montgomery 5:2S A. NJ. Train l2
for Macon, will leave 1879 P. NJ. Sem
mole Limited for Columbus and Chi
cago will leave Americus 3: AZ A. NJ.
JNO w. BLOUNT,
District Passenger Agent
advt-S-9 -9-10-11.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1915-09-10
WHY CROPS RUN OUT.

The question is often raised as to
whether crops run out" or not. To
say that crops do not run out" would
be to deny that any variations are pro-
duced by changed conditions or envi-
ronment. When plants are brought
into new conditions of soil, climate,
or methods of farming less favorable,
they will tend to deteriorate or run
out"
Desirable Qualities Suffer First Un-
der Unfavorabe Conditions. If corn
is planted too thick (seven or eight
stalks per hilD large yield Of foil
age will be obtained, but the yield Of
grain will be small. Under unfavor-
able conditions the plant tends to re-
vert to its original condition, and the
particular thing for which the plant
is grown and which gives it value SUI
fers first and most.
Best Methods Necessary. 1t is only
by the best methods of seed selection
and of cultivation that the farmer can
hope to maintain the valuable qualities
Of his crops, otherwise they will dete-
riorate or run out" and it will be nee
essary for him to secure seed from
someone who has paid more attention
to the improvement of his crops.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1915-09-10
BY p. G. HOLDEN, Agricultural Elk
tension Department international

BY p. G. HOLDEN, Agricultural Elk
tension Department international
Harvester Company of New Jersey.
II every ear OF corn intended for
planting was harvested at the proper
time and properly stored, millions of
dollars would be added to the value of
the corn crop.
Fig. 1. Harvesting the Seed Corn
for Next Years PlaRttng.-Every ear
Of corn intended for planting should
be harvested before the severe fall
freezes, and stored where it will dry
out and keep dry. In Iowa and the
northern half of Illinois this work
should be done the last ten days Of
September and the first four or five
days of October. Frozen seed corn costs
the country millions of dollars every
year.
A Convenient Method Of Gathering
the Seed as One Passes Between the
Rows.--Use an ordinary two-bushel
grain, sack; wooden hoop from
nail keg is put in the top of the sack.
Some heavy cord, IA inches long
Climbing twine doubled several times)
Is tied to one of the bottom corners
OF the sack; the other end of the cord
is then brought over the shoulder
and tied to the hoop in the top of the
sack. The cord is wrapped with an
old sack to prevent the string cutting
the shoulder.
Fig. 2. Tying up the Seed Corn.
Putting In the First Ear.-A piece of
binding Irvine is doubled and the ends
tied together. Note how the string is
held in the hands.
Fig. 3.-Showing the String of
Corn Completed Ready to Be Hung
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1915-09-10
Fig. 4.

kernels and wide burrows between the
rows.
Pick ears that droop over so that
their tips are turned downward. Such
ears shed water better when it rains
and are usually drier than ears stand
ing upright. The shank should be
short, as ears with long shanks are
harder to husk, and are more often
damaged. See that the husks are long
enough to cover the tip of the ear,
but do not extend far beyond. If the
tip is left bare, it is likely to be dam
aged by insects or disease, and If the
husks extend far beyond the point of
the ear they are usually tightly closed,
so that it cannot dry out we'll and Is
difficult to husk.
There should be a medium growth
of broad, thrifty leaves distributed
evenly over the stalk, and the plant
should be free from all form Of dis
ease, such as smut, rust, etc., and
should be free from suckers.
The advantages of this method Of
storing are first, that it gives better
protection from mice than when 1t
is spread on the floor, or corded in
piles or put in racks. Second, it gives
better circulation of air, which al
lows the corn to dry out quickly and
thoroughly, thus protecting It from
molding or sprouting and from being
frozen while 1t is sappy. The greatest
enemy to good seed corn is freezing
while II still contains moisture, con-
sequently there is more danger from
late harvesting than from too early
harvesting. However. 1t is not good
plan to harvest seed while the corn 10
immature, 90 IL IL more difncult to
preserve. win be ohafiy and give weak
or plants than corn which has been
allowed to fully mature on the stalk
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1915-09-10

You will be surprised to see how
intensely interested your bankers and
merchants will be. If you want to put
your organization on the map, plan an
agricultural campaign of education. Ar
range a program. Give one lecture a
week on any of these subjects: Soils,
Corn. Alfalfa, Poultry, Weeds, Live
Stock, Flies, etc. Follow each lecture
with discussion of the subject. Make
your chamber Of commerce an edu-
cational center, not just a CLUB"
Your town is built on the surplus earn.
ings Of the farm. Business men in
town should take a keen interest in
the industrial welfare Of the towns
trade territory"
There is nothing constructive in
grabbing business from other commu-
nities-create new business in your
own community. Have chamber of
agriculture and commerce.
If you want to make your organiza-
ton place Of interest, plan three
months lecture course. Use |. II. G.
lecture charts and slides. You can,
no doubt, find among the members of
your chamber of commerce men who
can give interesting and instructive
talks on any of the subjects treated
in these charts.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1915-09-10
"SEED CORN WEEK."
The Last Week in September or the
First Week In October Should Be
Set Aside as Seed Corn Week
in the Corn Belt.

We have "Arbor Day." Would 1t
not also be we'll to have seed Corn
Day." A day when everyone should
begin the harvesting and storing of
his seed for the following spring. We
laugh at our grandfathers for planting
their potatoes and sowing their grain
"in the moon," that is, in certain
phases of the moon. The value Of
this practice lay, not in the fact as
supposed by many that the moon ex-
ercised any influence on the crop, but
In the having Of definite time and
plan for the doing of various things
on the farm.
If the harvesting of seed corn, like
the feeding of stock, came every day,
it would be attended to on time, but
it is nothing more nor less than hui
man that the work which comes only
occasionally or once a year, as in the
case of the harvesting Of seed corn
should be put off or neglected alto
gether, unless there is definite time
and plan for the work.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1915-09-10

Ears should be of medium size, not
too long nor too short. If they are
too long they are likely to mature
late If they are too short, they will
mature too early and will not produce
as large a quantity Of corn. Ears
which are too large around are late
maturing and are likely to have too
much cob; while ears which are too
slender will not yield large amount
of corn.
Now we know what sort Of an ear
is best for seed, but why should we
select 1t so early and why gather 1t
from the field? This is so We may
select as seed, corn which natures
early. In short seasons, when the
frosts come late in the spring or early
in the fall, a late maturing corn will
not ripen for seed. We should have
corn which we are sure will ripen be-
fore the frosts. You understand, or
course, that if frost touches the corn
before it ripens, the germ may be de-
stroyed and this corn will not grow.
When it is late enough so that all
the corn is ripened, We cannot tell
which ears ripened early; so We will
go into the field early and gather our
corn, selecting that which Is already
matured.
Then we must know the type or
stalk on which the ear grew.
Study bulletins and articles on Sc
lecting seed corn and let the schools
lead the county in this movement
vital to the country's corn crop next
year.
The Agricultural Extension Depart
ment Of The International Harvester
Company issues special school bull
letin on selecting seed corn from the
field which is sent for the asking.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1915-09-10
Omens of BrickTayers.

Bricklayers believe it is unlucky to
lay the top brick at the north corner
of building. Some Of them would
lose a days pay rather than imperil
their future by doing such piece of
work
A bricklayer often bricks up in the
hollow Of q wall a horseshoe with
cent tied to It. This he does for good
luck.
To lay the first and last brick Of any
building but church brings good
luck to the bricklayer.
Churches are the luckiest buildings
to work on. Theaters are the unluck-
lest.
1t is bad luck to break a trowel.-
Pittsburgh Press.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1915-09-10

One of the very best methods for
gathering the seed is to go into the
best and earliest planted fields with
bags and select we'll matured ears
from the most vigorous stalks. The
cut shows a convenient way to ar
range sack so that you may have
both hands free for picking.
You must not fail to consider the
stalk in selecting your seed, for it
takes large, thrifty stalks to produce
good big ears. 1t is not a good plan
to take the ear from a stalk that
grew in hill by itsel', or from one
in the hill with a barren or veal
stalk. Many of the kernels on such
an ear are likely to be pollenized by
the barren or weak stalk.
Choose Ears of a Medium Height
If you select the highest ears your
corn will gradually become late, and
if you select the lowest ears you will
soon have an early corn with shallow
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1915-09-10
Cheap LIVING m Old London.

London laundry charges were noted
by Nicholas Decremps, the author Of
lie Parisien a Londres," who visited
England in 1888. Decremps found his
laundry bills excessive, especially the
charge Of AZ pence for washing a
shirt. "And," he adds pathetically,
shirts are changed every day in Lon
don. Such is the general custom, due
no doubt to the griminess of the atmos-
pierre" Still, on the whole, he found
living less costly in London than In
Paris. Beef was obtainable for 80
pence and mutton for fivepence a
pound. A quartern loaf was only seven
pence, and other food prices were on a
similar scale-London Chronicle.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1915-09-10
The DEVILS Own.

The Inns of Court Officers training
corps is proud of its traditional name,
the Devils Own, title which links
1t with the patriots of the four inns,
who formed a volunteer corps In the
time of the Napoleonic wars. 1t was
George III. who bestowed the title on
the corps. He was reviewing bands of
volunteers. and as one particularly
smart body of men passed before him
asked who they were. Lawyers" was
the reply. "The devils own, the devils
own" said the old king, who had a
habit of repeating his phrases. And
the lawyers, who had a sense Of hui
NOR, adopted the title with glee.-Lon-
don Chronicle.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1915-09-10

Up Where 1t Will Dry Out and
Keep Dry.-When the Last Ear
is laid in, one end of the string
is slipped under the string in the
other hand, and fastened.
Tie and hang up the seed the same
day or evening that it is brought in.
This method of tying up allows free
circulation of air. 1t is circulation Of
air, not heat, that is needed to dry
out the seed. Corn commonly contains
at this time from 80 to 40 per cent of
water. 1t requires but a few minutes
to tie up 300 or 400 ears.
Fig. 4.-Experiments show that the
attic or some upstairs room where
the windows can be opened to give
circulation of air during October and
Notember, is the best place to hang
seed corn. A space three by eight feet
will hold 200 strings of seed corn like
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1915-09-10
CORN WORK FOR SCHOOLS.
The Schools Should Help In the Move
nent to Save the Seed Corn for
Next Year.

Do not assign lessons by bulletins
and booklet. Teach by things, not
words. Then We shall be teaching the
boy and girl and not the subject.
Let the pupils go into the field and
select what they consider good ears
of corn. Now, look them over for
strong and weak points.
They haven't been told what to look
for? True-but let us not tell them;
let us work it out together.
Shell off half the corn from two or
three ears, keeping that from each
ear by itself Measure the amounts
and compare them. Can you tell by
looking at the half-shelled ears why
one ear produces larger amount OF
shelled corn than another ear Of ap-
parently the same size?
We must examine the kernels more
closely. Some are too short, some
taper too much, some are chaffy.
Some will not drop evenly in the
planter.