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Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1915-01-08
RAILROAD MIRACLE IN BRITAIN
Movement of Million Soldiers With
out Delay or Friction Is
Remarkable.

War has worked a railroading mir
acle, according to Herbert Corey, the
well-known correspondent. Nine-tenths
of the British railroads are and have
been in the hands of the government
and 100000 men have been transport
ed on time to second. The public
has not been seriously Inconvenience.
The government is satisfied-and so
are the railroads. Nothing like it ever
happened before, writes Mr.. Corey,
and there are no standards of COM
parison.
The government doesn't pay penny
directly - for the movement Of
troops. Now and then it wishes to
shoot the North Gooseshire Rifles
from one end of England to another.
1t notifies the general managers COM
mittee. 1t attends to the transporta-
ton, obeying the wishes of the gov
eminent as to time and place as nearly
as conditions permit. That particular
transaction thereupon ends. No one
has kept account of the number of
men-miles used. At the end of the
fiscal year the managers will present
bill, including the five-year average
cost of upkeep and last years net
earnings. The government will pay it.
The roads will not have lost any
money through the war and the gov
eminent will have been given a serv-
ice that could not have been so excel
lent if bargained for on the piece
plan.
On every road the soldiers and their
goods have right of way. Whenever
possible existing trains are not dis
turbed. When those trains interfere
with the troop movement they are
cancelled as ruthlessly as though they
were motor buses. What this means
in England can hardly be appreciated
by those who live in America. Some
Of these trains have become institu.
tions. Traditions have clustered about
them, as though they were ruined alb.
beys. They almost have ivy.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1915-01-08

very attractively made, are worn un.
der dressy wraps of velvet, satin, or
brocade. Vests of quilted satin are
made for similar wear
These close-knitted, snug-fitting
bodies, worn under suit coats, with
neckpiece and muff Of fur, prove al
most as comfortable as fur coats and
are less bulky. They are washable
and inexpensive and many of them
possess style.
One of the heavy-feeced canton
flannel nightgowns is shown at the
right of the picture. These are made
of striped patterns in combinations of
tan and white, blue and white, etc.
They are cut to set rather close to
the figure without gatherings, and the
sleeves are long and plain. Many of
them are fastened with frogs of cot
ton braid that remind one of paja.
ma designs. They are often bordered
with plain sateen in solid color
matching that in the gown, and fin.
ished with narrow soutache braid.
Bed shoes are made of eiderdown.
and anyone who does not know of
their comfort in the cold sleeping
room should make haste to possess q
pair. The feel of canton flannel and
eiderdown Is very soft and soothing:
they are ideal for winter sleeping
robes. JULIA BoTTOMLEY.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1915-01-08

They are poor mothers, for they are
of a nervous temperament and are
easily frightened. The Leghorns,
Spanish, Minorcas, and Hamburgs are
typical of this class. The Leghorns
are perhaps the most popular with us.
For size, the meat breeds are the
champions. Mature fowls in this
class average from six to eight pounds
in weight. They are usually consid-
cred poor layers, although the pull
lets often do fairly we'll. They are
moving, heavy-bodied fowls of
gentle disposition, and are persistent
settlers. The Brahmas, Cochins and
Langshans are breeds of this class.
Under the head of general-purpose
breeds are classed those fowls that
furnish a fair quantity and good quail
ity of meat and also large number
of eggs when properly cared for. The
Plymouth Rocks, Wyandottes and
Rhode Island Reds are familiar
breeds of this class. Plymouth Rocks
I probably stand first in point of num-
Der.
Pleasing appearance rather than
utility characterize the fancy breeds.
While many of the fancy breeds may
serve useful purpose in furnishing
meat and eggs, they cannot compete
In this respect with the other classes.
The Polish and Bantams are repre-
sentative Of this class.
Having settled upon the breed he
will raise, the beginning poultryman
must next give his attention to the
matter Of obtaining foundation stock.
By dealing with one of the successful
breeders Of known reputation he can
not easily go far astray
For the inexperienced breeder it is
best not to buy the most expensive
stock on the market to start with
for at first certain losses are likely
| to occur which will be avoided when
he has mastered some of the secrets
of his trade"
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1915-01-08

IT HE stores are displaying a great
i many knitted and crocheted gar
ments, made for wear in the coolest
weather, when one must face it, and
also warm nightrobes of soft canton
or eiderdown flannel, and bed shoes
for those who sleep in cold rooms or
on sleeping porches. A whole line
of specially designed things have
been made for those courageous be-
levers in fresh air who sleep out-of-
doors all the year round. For them
instructions are furnished for making
up the outdoor bed with many cotton
and wooden blankets, comforters and
outside covering of waterproofed
cloths.
Among the knitted clothes, vests to
be worn under coats, and the short
close-fitting underskirts have proved
themselves most popular. Some of
the vests are long sleeved, but many
are sleeveless, like that shown in the
picture. They are made in white and
all colors, with gray leading in point
of demand.
For daily wear the knitted vests
with sleeves and double breast, are
delightfully."- coy. AS gray does not
become quickly soiled 1t is very prac
tical for the business woman or for
anyone who is out every day. White
and light-colored vests, some of them
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1915-01-08
Fuel Oil Experiments,

The CHILEAN government which has
had under consideration for some time
the installation of oil-burning equip
ment on all the government-owned
railroads of the country, has decided
to turn over one entire division of the
Longitudinal railroad, about one hun
dred and twenty-five miles long, for
exhaustive experiments. The propo-
sition was worked up and will be
carried out by engineers from the Uni
ted States. The consumption of fuel
oil in Chill has increased since 1904
from $500 tons to over 100000 tons
last year.-Scientific American.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1915-01-08
CORNER
FOR THE BOYS
1t Pays to Keep Clean.
BY j. H. REED.

No matter what business you are
in it pays to keep your shops and
your stores clean. And so it is in the
poultry business.
For hens will not eat from a dirty
floor. No matter how tempting the
feed may be, they refuse to accept it
when it is scattered in dirty bedding
among the remains Of two weeks feed
ing. Of course if they will not eat,
they cannot lay. And if they cannot
lay, your chances for a profitable sea-
son will go glimmering.
So it is up to you, young man, to
clean up that poultry house floor and
keep it clean. Sweep out the old bed
ding and leftover feed every morning.
Get into the corners and under the
nests. Do a good job of it, if you are
going to do it at all.
And when you have 1t all cleaned
up, spread some fresh straw over the
floor, and feed your grain in it. Do
this each and every day, until it be-
comes a habit. Clean out the water
pans, too, and fill them with clean.
fresh water.
And your hens will repay you for
your trouble by laying twice as many
eggs. 1t pays to keep clean.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1915-01-08

Is it for fun, love, or money that
you wish to raise chickens?
First decide this, and then picK your
breed accordingly.
This is the advice which an expert
enced Wisconsin poultryman gives to
all embryo" chicken farmers. He
emphasizes this as the prime factor
in a successful beginning-datermin
what is the object of your venture,
study the requirements Of your mar
ket and then choose breed that will
meet these conditions.
1t must be very obvious to even the
novice in the chicken business that
different conditions demand different
breeds. The millionaire fancier may
well CRAFTY his hobby of breeding
beautifully plumed bantams, but he
who desires to sell roasters and who
depends on his flock for living must
pick the breed of fowls that grows to
a good size in short time.
Many authorities agree that all
fowls may be classified under one of
four heads: Egg breeds, meat breeds,
general-purpose breeds, and fancy
breeds. While this classification is
useful in distinguishing fowls accord
ing to their characteristics, it should
not be inferred that the distinctions
are hard-and fast.
The usefulness Of any breed will
depend to a considerable extent upon
such conditions as food, care, climate,
and market demands. Thus, if it be-
came the fad in New York to serve
roast bantam pullets, the poultrymen
of that section could proftably raise
the tiny birds for table use, although
they are now considered a fancy
breed.
The egg breeds include all small or
medium sized fowls having strong
tendency toward egg production. AL
most without exception the noted egg
producing breeds are small or medium
sized, and possess trim, neat bodies.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1915-01-08
NEW SAFETY APPLIANCE

This invention is embodied in
mechanism applied to a car truck,
whereby the air brakes are ap-
piled in case a car wheel leaves the
rail or brake beam drops, or axle
bearings become displaced. The in
vention is embodied in a mechanism
which operatively connects certain
parts of the truck with the valve lev
er, so that the latter is raised and
the valve opened when some of such
pakss become splaced.-Scientific
American.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1915-01-08

MO one knows where all the pretty
~ little fads and furbelows that
hold a brief reign In the feminine
world have their origin. But they
blossom out like the flowers, and If
their roots are in the soil of CONNER
cialism they are no less attractive and
alluring fancies.
Just at the moment everyone wants
ruff One might almost conclude
that it is illegal to appear on the
street without a band of black velvet
and fan of white or black malires at
the neck. The bands of velvet are
fastened with snap fasteners under
tiny cabochons of steel or rhinestones,
or under small, brilliant ribbon roses.
Altogether, this little bit of finery is
very attractive and bright.
High collars bordered with dark fur
form a background for satin roses
made of ribbon and set in millinery
foliage. The stems are wound with
narrow ribbon or with tinfoil. Often
the roses are scented. Sometimes
small punches of little flowers or bril-
liant fruits are worn in the same way.
A ruff and rose are shown in the
picture given here
Little sachet bags, about two inches
square, are made of satin in the light
colors. An assortment of them, Tin
Guiding one each in pink, cream, blue,
yellow, lavender, green, and white)
makes lovely gift. A very small safe
ty pin is fastened in the side of each
bag, for pinning 1t into the blouse.
The little bags are piled together and
tied with white baby ribbon, the bow
finished with the tiniest of ribbon
roses and rose foliage. They are
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1915-01-08
Looped Up Skirts.

In spite of the dominant idea of flare
in the winter skirt-and the flare OF
them is their most characteristic fea'
ture, whether they be fashioned of
one layer or two, tunicwise-there
are some evening frocks with skirts
that are Topped up about the hips, al
most like bustles, one on each side
Usually these puffs are irregular-the
one on the right side is higher or low
er than that on the left. When the
frock is made of tulle or lace, roses
artificial, of course, are used to accen
tuate the loop, where they are gar
landed under the puff.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1915-01-08

chickens are being kept with only
housing room for 100. If these flocks
were reduced to the 100 best layers
their owners would have many more
eggs and much lower feed bills.
On a large proportion of our farms
there are, according to Mr.. Halpin,
old hens which have outlived their
usefulness. Many of these have long
toe nails which show that thye have
not worked for months. These and
the "crowheaded" thin breasted, weak
constitutional" hens should be dis
carded for they will never be good
egg producers. Similarly, late-hatched
chicks will not prove paying invest
ments. 1t will pay we'll to dispose OF
these culls as quickly as possible and
to give the feed to the layers and
workers.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1915-01-08
Gettinu Rid of Suueaks.

When a car has been in service for
some time it generally develops an.
noying little squeaks here and there
about the springs and body. The
owner or driver will find it well worth
while to get rid of these, as the la
Dor involved is slight and a quiet
smooth-running car is always desir
able. Squeaks can generally be rem
edied by Tightening the car parts af
fected or by the application of little
adhesive tape.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1915-01-08
GULL THE FLOCK;
1T WILL PAY YOU

Will it pay the poultryman to Gull
his flock closely?
James G. Halpin, secretary of the
Wisconsin Poultry. association, says
it will and he realizes that eggs and
poultry likely will be higher later on.
But in spite of all this he is urging
the poultrymen of the state to Gull
more closely than usual. He argues
that with present feed prices farmers,
and certainly other poultrymen, can
not afford to feed hens which show
from their general makeup that they
will not develop into good producers.
He has found that on many farms 200
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1915-01-08
inspectors Use Magnifyins Glasses.

An American railroad has adopted
the suggestion brought forward by
one of it's engineers, that engine in
spectors be given magnifying glasses,
in order that they may the more read
lily detect such damage and Imperfect
fections on aXles and wheels as flaws
and cracks. In this is seen the prac-
teal value Of the safety-first cam.
paign, in that the suggestion came
from an employee, and it is to be noted
that the company suitably rewarded
him by presenting him with an honor
button" and granting him a months
leave Of absence with pay
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1915-01-08
Metal Railroad Ties.

Metal ties were first used in Switzer-
land in 1881, since which time they
have replaced to large extent the
wooden tie. About seventy per cent
Of the ties used by the Federal Swiss
railroad system are of metal. These ties
are feet by 81 by 5A inches, weigh.
ing 100 pounds, and selling for $3.50
against $1.25 to $3.50 for oak ties.
German iron foundries have formerly
supplied the metal ties.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1915-01-08

shown in the picture strung on the
baby ribbon.
One of the many fans, of imitation
ivory, is in plain white, the splits
strung together with gold ribbon. The
end piece is decorated with a mono
gram and flower design in gold. These
fans are made with an endless variety
of decoration in flower and other de.
signs in all colors. They are pretty
and durable and a novelty worth con.
sidesing.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1915-01-08
Rout the Lice!

Here is a very effective lice
powder which may easily be
made at home:
Mix, away from fire, one part
of crude carbolic acid with five
parts of gasoline. Stir into this
mixture just enough plaster
paris to make a thick, moist
mass. Spread the paste out on
paper and allow to dry. After
the gasoline has evaporated, the
plaster mixture may be applied
like any busting powder.
The powder gets into the
pores of the lice and kills them
by suffocation or the carbolic
acid poisons them. Some of
the compound put into the dust
bath will be found an easy
method of controlling the para
sites.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1915-01-08
Tulle Trains.

Many of the new evening frocks
have tulle trains. One white gown,
yelled with deep rose tulle, has tulle
train that is gathered into three
inch heading that is fastened straight
across the back from one shoulder to
the other. At the end the train is
gathered into another full heading OF
the same sort, and is, therefore
square in outline.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1915-01-08
Track Clamp.

Of this device is with respect to its
reliability of operation and facility
with which the biting element thereof
may be renewed or replaced or with
which the entire clamp may be de-
tached or swung out of the way when
not to be used for clamping purpose.
Scientific American.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1915-01-08
Successful PoultrYnnan.

The successful poultryman has not
stepped into that all at once. He has
arrived at that by the slow and ar
duous road of experience. He cannot
stay there except by trave ling the
same road.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1915-01-08
AUTOMATIC CLAMP Is NEW
Designed to Prevent Movement of
Either Wheel or Truck in Its
Direction.

This invention relates to track
clamps or grips used in connection
with railway tracks and truck wheels.
The device is for use in connection
with truck wheel whereby the clamp
will automatically act between the
wheel and the rail to prevent move
ment of the wheel or truck in the di-
rection of the clamp. An advantage
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1915-01-08
comnarlson Not Elatterlnn.

Railroads in Great Britain kill in &C
cident for which the passenger is in
no way responsible one passenger for
every 72,000,000 carried, while those
of the United States kill one for every
100000 passengers carried.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1915-01-08

Select eggs for Matching from the
best and strongest birds
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1915-03-31
MEx|CO's STRONG MAN
GAME OF cARRANzA
MAKING \ rL4y FOR DONNA
TioN IN THts MEXICO STU
a13oN.
Vera Cruz Forces u; Down and Re-
Inducements -eht to Mat"mor"s
and lYfreon,

WASHINGTON, March 3l.--ln a
strong attempt to Show the admins
tration officials that he is Mexico s
strong man insteadSof Villa. General
Carranza is cutt.uAdown his forces
at Vera Cruze to SMALL numbers and
Ii sending achievements 10 Matd-
inoros. Torreon and Mexico City
villa on the othert hand is making
Il strong play for DOMINATION ana
consequently the prevent battlihs u
considered the most Altal SINCE tue
exile of Huerta. OFFICIALS up
reared to be graVelyA concerned to-
day over the Brownsville situatloh'
! lille the Mexico CO problem Is
apparently more criti4al Outrages
against woman continuN there as 'he
Zapatistas loot the cityxaccordihs "
embassy and legation lAfornalioh.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1915-03-31
AMERICAN REPORTED
Il0sT ON FALABA
II REroHf Is TRUE PROTEST
WILL BNMADE TO ENGLISH
GOVERNMENT.
Great AnXiety Felt at Washington
Lest hi" Passenger Liners are
Torpedoed.

WASHINGTON. March 31.--A
protest is to b framed by President
Wilson in case the London report
proves true nat an American citi-
zen, Leon Chester Thrash, was d
victim Of the Iorpedoing OF the Afri-
can steamer Falaba. The case is
under investigation today The ad-
ministraton look unfayorably Oh
the torpadoink of passenger steam
ers without the passengers being
warned and ghen time enough 10
leave the shin. The president held
that there is 10 ground for protest
so long rs the forpedoing did not al
feet the tinted States. Great anN-
iety is felt hafc lesi the next tor
pedo move be Hade against some OF
the big trans At lantic liners carry
ing American Passengers.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1915-03-31
THE GERMANS ABANDON
SIEGE OF OSSOWITZ

PETROGRAD, March 11.-After
several weeks OF long +, lge bonn
bardment OF Ossowitz the Germans
have abandoned their siege against
the Polish fortress, according to a
semi-officiel announcement today
Further progress was found impos-
sible so the Germans began with
drawing their siege guns toward the
Prussian frontier. This movement
indicates the collapse of General Won
Hindenburg's campaign against the
Warsaw and petrograd railway
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1915-03-31
AIJIISTAS ARE MOVING ON
NIEIO LAREDO GARRISON

SAN ANTONIO, Tex, March 81.
The troops which were massed at
I.ampazoS are moving rapidly to-
ward Nueyo Laredo for a battle to-
day, according ito advices received
here early this morning. Some VIII
Ia troops are enroute to Matamoros
to reinforce the attacking forces
there. The Carranzista garrison de-
Tending Nuevo Laredo is small and
it is stated that the commanders
may be forced to resort to the mines
which have beensplanted outside the
city for defensive purposes.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1915-03-31
WRITES OF FEELINGS
md DIES Of POISON
tHtt ace MAN DKINkS PARIS
GREEN MD KEt'G s,isS AID OF
! PHYSICIAN.
Called BIZ Wife ami Children About
film 4nd Told Them Of Taking
the Poison.

CHICAGO, Ill, March &1.-Shorl,
iy Lefoin seven O'Clock last night
Fred Newman Of Brookficld called
his wife and nine children to him
and said: Il swallowed paris green
at ono O'Clock this afternoon.
command you not to call a doctor
Newman had just begun to show
effects Of the poison when he call
cd his Wife. His Wife plead with
him to permit her to call a physician,
hut he refused, This morning at %
O'Clock when the poison had render
Cd him helpless his wife summoned
"a physician, When the doctor ar
rived Newman was TOO far gone fol
human aid TO save him, He died a,
4 this MOI ~.
His neHhbors had long consider
ed him eccentric
Mrs. Newman told of tht .on-
vigil through the night at the side
of her husband pleading with him 10
let her call physician. With his
iron neryes however, he said he WIS
resolved ID die,
No he would say, "it is too lare
to turn back. will not have d
physician, &nd as Newman Travelled
painfully = death he wrote down
his feelings as the poison ate its
way through his vitals.
Il drank the poison at l 0 clock,
he wrote. Vat 5 O'Clock it began
its work. | rm happy to know that
] shall soon he at peace"
Newman had lately been writing
scenarios for9 moving pictures. He
made his living as a landscape gard
ner. e
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1915-03-31
FIRE ON STEAMER
PURPOsELY STARTED
MAN ACCUSED OF STARTING
FIRE HAS BEEN ARRESTED
IN PARIS.
The Police Refuse to Confirm the
Report of the ArTest-N""e in
Passengek List.

PARIS. March - Accused OF
starting the fire in the steamer La
Touraine In mid-occln on March
6, Raymond Swobodt, 3S, pas
senger, has been arrested according
To the Matin newspaper The police
refused TO confirm TIM report OF the
arrest Of Swoboda.
The newspaper claans that Swo'
boda is an American fEancier with
CLOSE relations to the enemy
The passenger list bowed Ray
mond Rolf swoboda Wis aboard the
vessel when she saileda from New
York. but his home a5ess was not
given.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1915-03-31
THE CARRANXISTAS ARE
MOVING ON LANpNIDS

LAREDO. Tex, March 31.-Folr
hundred CarYanzista troops under
General Iierrera left for Lampa2oa
today on special train to reinforce
the garrison there, expecting a bat
tie today. Three thousand Carran-
ziatas are mObilized near Lampa2os
and 5000 Villistas are at Golondri-
mas, twenty miles away. They ar
preparing to move toward NneVo
Laredo. The garrison there is only
about 100.