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Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1915-07-09
Edison, spc}, TIM Bea.

1t is recorded that Thomas A. Edison,
after watching the tremendous energy
Of busy and noisy little bee. re-
marked: g.. 90, s. ... 4
"a real plane, a heavier than air
machine Of great weight, can be built
as soon as we obtain something that
beats the air at the rate Of 200 times
a second. That bee weighed 1000
times more than his wings. II we
can only get to that, get to that-the
greatest thing for the smallest wing
that Is the thing. The bees wings
beat the air 300 times second"
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1915-07-09
PRACTICAL HEALTH HINT.
Multiple ScIerosis.

) Multiple sclerOsis, also called
disseminated sclerosis and insu-
lar sclerOsis, is caused by scat
. tered patches of hardened tissue
in different parts of the nervous
system. 1t is form Of paraly-
sis that comes on very slowly,
. and 1t generally attacks persons
between the ages of fifteen and
; thirty. People who have pass
ed their fortieth birthday seem
; to be safe from it. One of the
. most striking symptoms of null
! tiple sclerosis is tremor That is
very likely to appear first when
the patient is writing. AS time
goes on whenever the patient at
tempts to perform any voluntary
act the tremor seizes him, and
it may be so violent that he is
compelled to desist. Other symp-
toms are double vision and a
peculiar. slow. dragging speech.
The disease may cause epileptic
fits and Is sometimes accompa-
! MED by failing mind. The dis
ease is almost lncurable. al
| though II often runs very long
] course and may be arrested by
. careful medical treatment for
years. The diet should he sim
! pie and wholesome, tones should
/. be given when necessary. and the
! patient should stay and sleep as
/. much az possible in the open air.
F A quiet life. free from NJ. strain
and excitement, Is absolutely
necessary.
\ .al4N.t.H aIUt
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1915-07-09
Food Economy In Hotels.

Popular opinion is that half of the
foodstuffs purchased by hotel is vast
ed" said an assistant manager of II
famous hotel. "Now, that is not true.
A large hotel employs experts who plan
so cleverly that almost everything is
used from day to day. Take the bread,
for instance. What is not used at once
Is used later for the employees and
also for making the toasts on which
many special meat and other dishes
are served. Cakes are made up accord
ing to the demand for the day. 1t is
known that there will be greater de-
mand on matinee days, when the tea
garden and the restaurants are crowd
ed. Don't believe too much about the
waste" New York Herald.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1915-07-09
Two Travellers Talea.

I'VE have islands q mile in circumfer.
ence composed entirely Of sulphur"
boasted the man from New Zealand.
you ought to See our big trees"
came back the American. "You could
pick up one of those islands on the tip
Of one of our trees and let 1t serve az
the head Of a match."-Louisville Cou-
her~Journal.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1915-07-09
Doc Spooks.

The phantom dog sDecter was one OF
the hardest OF Old English supersti'
lions. Almost every county had its
black dog which haunted its lonely
spots and was the dread of every ma
tive. Most of them were regarded as
devils, but some were held to be the
spirits of human beings, transformed
thus as a punishment. Lady Howard,
a Devon notable Of the days of James
l., for instance, was said to be COM
pelled to haunt Okehampton in. the
form Of dog as punishment for her
cruelty to her daughter.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1915-07-09
Why Eyes Sparkle.

Merriment causes frequent move
ment of the eyelids up and down, and
as 1t is the function of the eyelid to re-
lease tear each time II comes down
the repetition has the effect of cover.
ing the eye with considerable moisture.
The light shining on this moisture
gives the sparkling effect. Inasmuch
as the merry appearance Of the eye is
caused by tears, we are apt to shed
them from laughing as well as from
crying, Tears are intimately associated
with+our merry and our sad moods.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1915-07-09
Artificial Butter.

Margarine, the first artificial butter
was made at Poissy, In France, in
1889, for the first time. 1t was made
from the fat Of the kidneys and loins
of cattle. Tallow, lard and olive and
cottonseed oil are also used In the
manufacture Of various butterines Co
coanut butter is largely used in north
ern Europe.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1915-07-09
Qualities of COURAGE.

'~There are different. kinds Of cour
age" ......
II know that is theory. But is /,
true?'
Undoubtedly. A girl, for instance
will have the courage to wear an out
landish bathing suit and yet not have
the courage to go into the water
Seattle Post-Intelligencer.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1915-07-09
Bullet Wounds.

The entrance wound caused by the
modern small arm bullet is not a
grewsome, spectacle. 1t is small, and
It's appearance has been compared to
that produced by the bite of certain
parasite insect. Often there is but
little external bleeding, but this is not
to be taken as danger signal. as
might be popularity supposed.-London
Telegraph.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1915-07-09
Eve STRAIN.

There are two common kinds Of eye
strain. 1t is strain for a person
who is farsighted to do close --lwIiGG work
and 1t is strain for one who Is near
sighted to use the eyes for distances.
Both kinds of eye strain produce the
same symptoms-headache-and both
require that the eyes be examined ano
glasses be provided
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1915-07-09
The Lancer Snake.

There Is snake called the ianee.'
wbich lives in South America anu
very ready with Its fangs. IL Is S'n
brown, insignificant beast. but Its pi'e
induces a sort Of imaginary swe.iin7
all over the victims body. He 'ee''
as IL every inch of him were peins
strained to breaking point, and the as az,
ony which results is too awiu. ass
words Generally, however, the excess =,
of pain drives the bitten man s .1 he
fore very long, and in four hours "'
a,es-a senselsss imbecile'
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1915-07-09
Vision In Fishes.

AS to the range of vision in fishes lit
tie is definitely known, except that
some species, like sharks, have very
keen eyesight while others seem to get
on exceIlently, perhaps by feeling, in
dark or muddy waters where evesight
can little serve them. 1t is certain that
the depths of the ocean, all below an
upper mile or so. are wrapped in abso
lutte darkness. No ray of light from the
is utter blackness, so that Photographic
plates may be exposed for hours and
not be affected.-American Magazine.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1915-07-09
He Was Very Dull.

He was very shy young gentleman.
end. although I,rmyntrude had pre-
sented him with innumerable oppor
tunitics for declaring his love in prac-
tica. fashion. he could never summon
UP c;:Lc'ent courage to take advantage
of item.
TLCy We're sitting as usual one even
ing she ON tie sGfa. be OH a chair
with the usual half hour intervals in
LetT1en remarks. when the climax was
reached.
Isn't it funny" sic said, that the
length of Il mans @rm is tae same as
the circumference OF 4 lad waist
rs that so?" said he mildly interest
ed. What do you say if we get a
piece of string and see if it's right"
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1915-07-09
Cured.

81 know one man, at least. who IL a
confirmed woman hater."
Because be couldn't get one to mar
ry him?"
mo, because he. did."-St. Louis
Post Dispatch.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1915-07-09
SYMPATHY.

To give and take appears to be
the inevitable law, and it seems as
if those who have suffered most are
those who have gwen most to us,
in our sore human craving for help
and sympalhy.-Miss Thackeray.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1915-07-09
The Bride and the Sun.

The old sdage, Happy is the bride
that the sun shines on is one that
is unknown in some lands. A Breton
bride, for instance, takes it as a bad
sign should the day of her wedding
dawn bright and sunny. Rain on her
marriage morn is held to signify that
all her tears are shed and that she
will therefore have happy married
life. The day before the wedding is
called the weeping day." for the
bride and her friends weep as much
as possible with the idea of getting
the mourning over, so that only what
is joyful many remain. In other coun.
tries this result is attained by drench.
ing the bride with water,
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1915-07-09
Ha Closed the Door.

The tramp knuckIed the farmers
door. The farmer responded
"Friend," said the vagabond. "Pd
like a job"
The farmer looked him over.
what can you do?' he asked.
81 can bore for sap"
The farmer shook his head.
NO. he said, with a face like that
you wouldn't need to do no borin'
The sap would run as soon as it saw
you"
And he closed the Cleveland
Pain Dealer.
The Washburn leader., 1915-08-13

progress toward recovery OF his nor
NAL state had been rapid. Now ac-
cording to council Of surgeons and
physicians who had been summoned
to deliberate on his case, he was in
fair way to round out the average
span of sound mans lifetime. He
had apparently suffered nothing in
consequence Of his accident more
serious than prolonged unconscious.
ness. For the last twenty-four hours
he had been in full possession of his
faculties and (for some reason impos.
sible to Judith to fathom) uncom.
monty cheerful. .'v
From this circumstance she drew
certain sense of mystified anxiety.
Twice in the course of the morning.
she had caught his eye following her
with CLEAN Of sardonic exultancy,
as though he nursed some secret OF
extraordinary potentialities.
And yet (she argued) 1t was quite
Impossible that he should have some
fresh scheme brewing for the assassin
alton Of Alan. Not soul had had any
sort Of communication with him since
his recovery but the attending sur.
geon, man Of unimpeachable char.
acter, meek-mannered trained nurse,
and herself, Judith. Under such cir.
cumstances he simply could not have
yet Q new conspiracy afoot
And yet She was oppressed
by q great uneasiness. .
Perhaps (she reasoned) the weath.
or was responsible for this feeling, in
some measure at least. The day had
been Internationally hot, day with.
out . breath Of air. Now. % It drew
toward its close, its heat seemed to be-
come more and more oppressive even
% its light was darkened by por-
tentous phenomenon-a vast pail Of
Inky cloud shouldering up over the
mountains to the music Of distant rum
blings.
Nor was this all; q considerable de-
gree Of restlessness was surely par
donable in one who. from her window,
watched carriage-drive populous
with vehicles (for the most part mo-
tor cars) bringing to the hotel gayly
The Washburn leader., 1915-08-13
Where are Mario

Where've ye been? Where are Mario.
pnat and Jimmy?"
Digging the nails Of her fingers pain
fully into her. palms. she breathed
deep. fighting down hysteria, reassert-
ing her self.control in 30 short space
Of time that her father failed to ap-
preciate that there was anything un-
common in the mind of the girl.
"Where?" he demanded angrily as
she approached the car. where. l
want to know, are Marrophat and jim
my? Haven't you seen or heard any
thing Of them? They left me at six
o'clock this morning, to 60 after"
"Dead!" the girl interrupted, sen.
tentious, eyeing him strangely.
Il don't believe it," the old man
screamed, aghast. Il won't believe 1t.
You're lying to me. yod jade! You're
lying"
Il am not" she broke in coldly. Il
am telling you the plain truth >. {.
They followed US all morning in that
red racer, firing at us all the while.
Finally they caught up with us here.
about noon-came up this road shoot
ing over the windshield. 1t was our
lives or theirs. We turned the hydrau
lie stream on them and washed the car
over the cliff. If you don't believe
me, get somebody to show you their
faces"
She indicated with a gesture two
forms that lay at little distance
back from the roadside, motionless
beneath sheet of canvas-the bodies
Of Trine's creatures, recovered by the
mining gang and brought up for a
Christian burial
But Trine required no more confirm
alton of Judith's word. The light
flickered and died in his evil old eyes;
his stricken countenance assumed a
hue Of pallor even more intense than
was normal with it; broken curse
issued from his trembling, thin, old
lips; and his chin sagged to his chest.
heavy.weighted with despair that fol-
lowed realization of the fact that he
no longer owned even one friend or
creature upon whose conscienceless
loyalty he might depend.
The last bitter drop that brimmed
his cup Of misery was added when
Alan Law himself appeared, leaving
the miners cabin in company with
his observation-disclosures now soothed and
comforted, smiling through the traces
of her recent tears as she chung to
her lover, nesting in the hollow Of
his arm.
To Alan, on the other hand, this.
rencontre seemed to afford nothing
but the pleasantest surprise imagin-
able.
"Well!" he cried, releasing Rose
and running down to the car. Here's
luck! And at the very moment when
was calling my lucky star hard
names! How can ever reward your
thoughtfulness, Mr.. Trine? 1t beats
me how you do keep track of me this
The Washburn leader., 1915-08-13

way-happening along like this every
time l need a car the worst way in
the world!"
Drive on!" Trine screamed to the
chauffeur. Drive on. do you hear?"
But Judith had stepped up on the
running board and was eyeing the
driver coldly, with one hand signifi-
cantly resting on the butt of the
weapon at her side. The car remained
at standstill.
Sulphurous profanity followed, a
pungent stream Of vituperation that
was checked only by Judith's inter-
ruption: We've had to gag you once
before, you know. If you want another
taste Of that-keep on!"
"But where's Barcus?" Judith de-
manded when, after helping Rose into
the car and running of to thank their
hosts, Alan returned alone to the car.
Goodness only knows" the young
man answered cheerfully. HE would
insist on rambling of down the can
yon in search Of an alleged town
where we could hire motor car
somewhere down there. tried to
make him understand that we had
plenty of time. but he was mulish as
he generally is when he gets a foolish
notion into his head. So I daresay
we'll meet him on his way back-or
else asleep somewhere by the road
side!"
Taking the seat next to the chauf-
feur, he gave the word to drive on;
and they slipped away from the loca'
tion Of the mining camp. saluted by
cheers from the miners.
The road dipped sharply down the
mountainside to the bed Of the canyon
The car moved smoothly and swiftly.
coasting: only now and then was II
necessary to call upon the engine for
power with which to negotiate an up
grade or some unoommonly long
stretch Of level road.
Half an. hour passed without . word
spoken by any member Of the party.
Each was deep In his or her own es'
pecial preoccupation: Alan turning
over plans for I'd early wedding; Rose
hugging the contentment regained
The Washburn leader., 1915-08-13

through her lovers protestations;
Judith lost in profoundest melancholy;
Trine nursing his rage, working him.
self up into silent fury whose conse.
quences were to be more far.reaching
than even he dreamed In his widest
moments.
Its first development, for all that,
was desperate enough.
The aged monomaniac occupied the
right-hand corner of the rear seat.
Thus his one able hand was next to
Judith, in close juxtaposition to the
revolver in the holster on her hip.
Without the least warning his left
hand closed upon the weapon. with.
drew it and leveled 1t at the back Of
Alan's head.
As he pulled the trigger Judith flung
herself bodily upon the arm.
Even SO, the bullet found o goal,
though in another than the intended
victim. The muscular forearm Of the
chauffeur received it.
With shrek of pain the man re-
leased the wheel and grasped his
arm.
Before Alan could move to prevent
the disaster the car, running without
a guiding hand, caromed of q low
embankment to the left and shot full
tilt into shallow ditch on the right,
shelling its passengers like peas from
broken pod.
Alan catapulted. a good twenty feet
through the air and alighted with
such force that he lay stunned for
several moments.
When he came to, he found Barcus
helping him to his feet; a heavy sew
en-passenger touring car halted in the
roadway indicated the manner in which
his friend had arrived on the scene
Of the accident.
When damages were assessed It
was found that none of the party had
suffered seriously but the chauffeur
and Seneca Trine himself. The former
had only his wound to show however.
while Trine lay still and senseless at
q very considerable distance from the
wrecked automobile.
Nothing but barely perceptible
respiration and intermittently flutter.
ing pulse persuaded them that the
flame of life was not extinct in that
poor, old, pain-racked body.
The Washburn leader., 1915-08-13

p,stol IN the hand Of Seneca Trtne
discharging the weapon even % II
struck him dead.
AS he fell the bolt swerved and
struck two others down-Alan Law
and the woman who had just been
made his wife.
The Washburn leader., 1915-08-13

Like . thief she stole across the
creaking floor to Alan's side. hesitated.
bent her head to his and touched her
lips to his cheek-a caress SO light
that he slept on in ignorance Of it.
Then, as she lifted her head and
stood erect, bosom convulsed with
silent sobs, she looked squarely into
the face of Rose.
The Washburn leader., 1915-08-13
CHAPTER LII.
The Last Trump.

nc Last trump.
Toward the evening of the third
day following the motor spill, Judith
sat in the deeply recessed window Of
a bedchamber on the second floor Of
a hotel situated in the heart Of Cali
fornia's orange-growing lands.
Behind her Seneca Trine sat- ap-
parently asleep, in q wheeled invalid
chair.
There was no occupant of the room.
Though he had lain nearly two
days in coma. her fathers subsequent
Connecticut western news., 1915-04-01
Arbor and Bird Day.

Governor Holcomb has issued the fol- lowing Arbor md Bird Day proclama- tion:
 In accordance with tine provisions of the statute, hereby designate Friday, April the sixteenth, as Arbor and Bird Day.
 In no respect perhaps have the people of this state so sacrificed the welfare of the future to the needs and desires of the present. as in their ruthless destruc- tion of its trees and woods, and in their failure to protect its birds. Gradually, however, there hns come about deeper appreciation of the beauty that this wild life gives to the state. and a broader understanding of the economic importance of its prUtectioM. But the lesson is not yet learned and it is par ticularly important to impress it upon the minds of those who are young.
 Ill recognition of this fact the legis- latuTe has provided for the annual ap- pointment of an Arh0r and Bird Day, and I now request that the day be observed ill the schools and elsewhere as occasion may offer. in such manner as will best sorye to accomplish the purpose of its establishment.
Connecticut western news., 1915-04-01
WHAT THEY PAY ON TIE FARM

New England Wages are Comparatively
 High-Farm Day 9 Hrs. Al Min.
 With the question of the unemployed entering SO extensively into current discussion figures compiled by the Gov ernment showing what is paid for labor on the farms should have great interest | for many.
 One of the great problems in many rural communities is how to get labor. 1 The cities seem almost irresistible in their attraction for it. The reason for this, however, may be less an economic than social one, it would appear from the figures.
 Farm wages are higher now than ever before. having increased about 2. 5 per cent last year. In the country as whole they are about 55 per cent. higher than they were during the eighties. Farm wages in New Eng. land in, the last twenty years have in. creased about 36 per cent. Tn the manufacturing industries the increase i'll wages in the twenty years from 1890 to 1910 was 23 per cent. People in clincd to view with alarm the urban tendency of the population, so pro. nounced in recent decades. are likely to fOrgoh that there is an economic law at work all the time, refiecting in this re- lative gain of rural upon urban wages, which in the end tends to check auto matinally the movement from the coun- try to the city.
 Most people who live in cities haven't 1aaut s.l I,as El,, farms. According to these Govern ment figures covering wages hy the month, the average rate of pay for farm labor, board included. m Maine is S25. 90, in New Hampshire $24 70. in Vermont S2G. 80, in Massachusetts 325. SO. in Rhode Island s25 and in Connecticut $23.90. Without board it. runs from sig in Massachusetts, to $36 paid in Maine.
 The average rate of monthly wages, board included, in New England as a whole is $25 l5. The rate for the country as a whole is S2l.3S. This, New England average wage exceeds the average in the North and SOuth Atlantic and south Central Sta4es In only eighteen states outside of New EnglGnd is it exceeded.
 Without board the average moathly wage of the farm la1Orer in Now Eng land, according to these figures, is $3S.7 as compared with s,n average wage for the farms of the country as whole of S3I. This Now England farm wage without board exceeds that of every geographical division of the country with the single exception of the Western and is exceeded by that of only fifteen individual states.
 Wages hy the day in farming vary 1 according to whether it is harvest time or Lot, though tue difference has been
Connecticut western news., 1915-04-01

democrat, emerged fIom the counters corner and jubilantly exclaimed:
 We've won the day!'
 "Forbes Munson, Whig, after being convinced that Peet was right, re- marked hotly:
 "'Yes, you've won the day; but how did you do it? Rake hell with fine tooth comb; search the slums with a microscopes; go through the jails with scoop-net. and you couldn't find all other such crowd as you've brought here from the Mountain, and the Lord knows where else, to help you win the day.
 People are still living, ill Canaan, who remember when the Lower Corner was the center of political and social activity, of which the little old town hall was the scene, and who recall the minstrels, Indian shows and other amusement enterprises that held forth there.
 It was the original headquarters of the Douglas Library, and after it's abandonment as a town hall was oc- cupied at different times as Catholic chapel, grocery store and store-house. It was moved to it's last site number of years ago. and was transformed into tenement by Frank Hitchcock about fifteen years ago.
Connecticut western news., 1915-04-01
EAST ER.

Fo his empty tomb the woman Steals forth at the dawn of day, And the cry is wrung from her break
 ing heart,
 'fThey have taken my Lord away In sorrow she turns, but-"Mary'' Uplifting her dropping head, At the spoken word of her living Lord She knows that Death is dead. Tn the dawn of faith seek him, Mid the learned of earth, but they, With subtle logic and sophist's guile Have taken my Lord away. . Then stepping to lift a brother O'erburdened with toil and strife, In the glowing morn of hope newborn walk with the Lord of Life.
 Lawrence w. Neff.