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Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1915-12-24

Schools, churches, factories, homes-every sort
Of habtabe place is filled with wounded. And
one of the most fourishing enterprises over there
is the sale of artificial limbs.
Even from Asia comes the wall of sorrow, for
Mohammedan Turkey is religously Strengthening
its hundreds of thousands of Christian Armenian
subjects. News dispatches of the last few days
describe the terrible plight Of refugees-penni
less, ragged, hungry, diseased, noncombatants and
exhausted, beaten sodiers-who are sweeping
out of desolated Serbia into Greece. We read of
women with children in arms spending a month
tramping through the snowcovered mountains,
hoping in the end to find little warmth and
food and peace. We read of frozen roadways
strewn with the bodies Of those that stopped
the way for bit of rest-and never went on.
None Of the hundred million Of us in the United
States can appreciate the horror of it all. Some
of our war correspondents over there have seen
and heard, but none has suffered and endured as
those who are part Of the confagration
Santa Claus will have a sorry time abroad this
year. Fathers and mothers have neither the
heart nor the means of concentrating the birth
of the Child Of Bethlehem and his mission among
men. or necessity they and their children will
fast instead of feast-f there is any feasting ii
will be feast Of prayer and hope.
America sent Christmas ship abroad this
year. Why not? some of us may ask. Why not?-
with the United States at the height Of prosperity
and blessed with peace. Perhaps because we
realize what horror the war u.s. A prominent
newspaper man In one Of our large cfties-a man
who had much to do with the success of the
project last year-had this to say when the ques.
ton was brought up:
"A Christmas ship this year-a boatload or two
or three boatloads of dolls and jumping jacks and
red apples and candy and cakes and mittens and
redtop boots for the kids of Europe? shall not
dwell on the fact that the warning nations have
become much more deadly in their hate and sus-
picion and probably would refuse safe passage for
the cargoes from country to another. shall
not concern myself with the fact that the nations
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1915-12-24
CHICKENS IN LIMITED SPACE
House Shown in Illustration Is Par
ticuIarIy Constructed to Give Am
pie Protection.

The poultry house shown in the &C.
companying illustration will appeal
particularly to those who wish to keep
the largest possible number of egg
producing birds in a limited space,
and is particularly constructed to give
protection against cold, damp and
wind. 1t really consists Of an outer
shed with a gabled roof covering the
entire floor space, and an inner con-
struction with a non-conducting roof
to neutralize changes of temperature.
The whole floor, with the exception of
a passage at the back, is scratching
space.
The perches are hung from the in
ner roof by iron hooks, thus being
vermin proof, and beneath are the
nesting boxes. Food and water are
supplied on the raised platform out
side the roosting place, the hens get
ting additional exercise from going
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1915-12-24
EVIDENTLY A THRIFTY SOUL
WouId-Be Talker Over Telephone
Baked When Called Upon to
Drop a Nickel in the Slot.

A correspondent Of the Cleveland
Plain Dealer tells this story:
Il was called to the telephone, and
pay station operator asked, Is this
Garfield 0064? and since that is in
deed my number, l said yes, So She
called to the party on the other end
Of tho line, Drop a nickel, please.
VOTE came a male voice.
Drop a nickel, please
"Vot?'
Drop 5 cents, pleaae said the op-
orator, translating, And still the
caller can't get it through his head
that he must part with a jitney be-
fore he can talk. Then l took a hand
Or yoice-in the conversation.
What's the matter with you? l
shrieked Drop cents in the slot,
and then you will be allowed to talk
to this number
There was a long pause, and then
this reply:
O-o-oh! Veil, neffer mind. | gets
ME anodder number"'
Probably" concludes our inform
ant. "he kept calling till he got a
cheaper one"
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1915-12-24

When the cold winds of autumn be.
gin to blow new cares and RESPONSE
bilities confront the poultryman and
woman. Broods Of chickens which
have been scattered here and there il
order to keep them separated must be
gathered in and housed, for the severe
weather of the winter is at hand.
Supplies of vegetables must be
stored, gravel for the hens and sand
for the ducks must lie boxed or stored
away in the dry, while still finer sand
or fine earth must be procured for the
much needed dust bath. Straw or some
kind Of clean litter must be forthcom
ing for scratching material to keep
the biddies busy through the long dark
days Of winter. Idle hens~are not lay.
ing hens. Even the forest and fruit
tree leaves may be utilized for this
purpose.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1915-12-24
[ POULTRY
PREPARE HOUSE FOR WINTER
First Move Should Be in Direction of
Observation-Disclosures Before
Furnishing New Litter.

Before the, cold weather comes on,
put the hen house in winter shape,
says a raiser of chickens in an ex-
vhange. The first move should be in
the direction of cleanliness. Remove
every movable object, boxes, barrels,
etc, sweep thoroughly overhead and
underfoot, after scraping out all drop
pings. Then disinfect before refilling
scratch-litter Whitewash with I'M
Stacked lime to which kerosene has
been added, if other insecticides seem
too expensive. and lay it on generous
ly. Paris green in the wash is excel
lent as a germ killer, but fill all cracks
everywhere.
Next, if water is prone to freeze in
the coolest weather, make the hennery
warm with dead air space between
the walls and a sheathing of building
paper. l recommend a cheap grade of
paper because it will need to be torn
Off in the spring when the periodical
drive against insects is inaugurated
Then put on storm door, however
rude, to overlap the cracks around the
ordinary entrance, disinfect drinking
| dishes, look to ventilation without
drafts, and make sure that the floor is
warm, even if banking of earth or
sawdust has to be applied. Put in a
big supply Of road dust for baths and
plenty of gravel and sharp grit.
Now Gull the flock and get the rest
adapted to the changed appearance of
things early, so the laying which is
revived after Noting, will not receive
a setback, as is usually the case after
any abrupt alteration.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1915-12-24
Winter Hen House,

up and down ladder ways to their
meals. The ventilation both day and
night is perfect, the air coming in
through an open wire front, circulat.
ing between the roofs and under the
floor of the roosts, etc, and through
the nesting compartment. At night,
when the birds are roosting, the
scratching space can be left open ex.
cept for wire doors, and the litter
turned and thoroughly sweetened
ready for next day. The entire floor
space is 1923 feet, but the house can be
extended indefinitely and econom.
ically.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1915-12-24
POULTRY RELISH GREEN BONE
Appropriate Feed Where Fowls Are
Confined to Small Runs-Tends to
Stimulate Egg Yield.

Beef scrap has come into almost
universal use in the poultry yard as
a source of protein, but, with the adj
vent of cold weather and the lessen
ed risk of trouble from decayed meat
or bone, it may be profitable. and
give the fowl an acceptable change,
to give them a small quantity of
fresh cut green bone every day or
two. 1t certainly stimulates egg pro.
duction, but it is best not to continue
It long.
This green bone feed is most ap.
propriate where poultry are confined
to small runs and get very little of in.
sect food.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1915-12-24
AItonether loo Careless.

The editor in charge of the person
al inquiry column opened his seven
tieth letter with q groan.
Il have lost three husbands lady
reader had written, confidently, and
now have the offer OF fourth. Shall
accept him."
The editor dipped his pen in the
ink. This was the last straw.
IF you've lost three husbands" he
wrote, II should say you are much
too careless to be trusted with a
fourth"
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1915-12-24
County leads in MINING.

In metal Shasta county has long
been in a class by itself, leading all
other counties in California for the
past eighteen years. The official statis-
tics from 1807-the year when her
great sulphide ore bodies were first
exploited-to 1914 Qast year estimat-
ed credit the county with a total out
put of $99,144,777, or an average of
over S5,508,O00 per year.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1915-12-24

surface formed by dull blades set in
cylinder. This cylinder makes one
revolution clockwise, then one in the
opposite direction, and this is record
ed by counter as one rub. The other
end of the cloth is clamped to a
roller, on which is placed the quad
rant, from which any number OF
weights can be suspended, and thus
put the cloth in tension. The ma,
chine can be driven by an electric
motor When the cloth is worn
through the machine automatically
stops.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1915-12-24
TESTS QUALITIES OF CLOTH

termined by placing them in the ma
chine and giving them uniform num-
Der of rubs, perhaps two hundred
each. This makes it possible to com.
pare one kind Of cloth with it's imita-
ton, or to compare cloth samples of
the same character from different
mills
A piece of cloth is clamped in a
rigid Jaw and passes over a rubbing
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1915-12-24
English Town, It 10 Claimed, Has
Machine That Makes II Possible
to Tell Value of Goods.

A machine for testing the wearing
quality OF cloth has been produced in
Bradford, England. It may be found
of interest to American firms which
manufacture, sell or use textile fab
RIGS. Relative wearing qualities of
different pieces of cloth may be de-
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1915-12-24
Shelter Ducks In wlnter

Ducks prefer staying out In their
runs all night, and this is best for
them during the summer season, but
they are better protected in we'll
ventilated sheds or houses during the
winter season.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1915-12-24
He Was Company All Right.

Make yourself perfectly at home.
We don't look on you as company"
Don't believe EN- mister They
made me wash my face and hands
just because you were coming to sup
per"
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1915-12-24
The Trouble.

Now, let me tell you about this new
hat of mine. 1t came direct from
You needn't go all over that again.
Anybody to look at you can see you've
got Panama on the brain"
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1915-12-24

When the average man gets justice
in the courts he is usually too old to
enjoy IL
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1915-12-24

\, The kitchen is about the last place
on earth the modern girl enters to
kill time.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1915-12-24

Belgium, Serbia, northern France and Poland
are Hades of wreckage, In Germany everyone
is living on short rations and turning all energies
to the pursuit of war Even the half-grown boys
of Franco under arms awaiting the call to
the trenches Austria and Italy and England and
Russia and Bulgaria pouring their money into
the mill that turns out guns and explosives while
the poor exist in the misery of semstarvation,
getting their mite of food and fuel and clothing
by taking their turn in the bread line"
All of warning Europes abe-bodied men are
soldiers in capacity or another. In the
streets of all the cities and villages of the con-
housekeeping the little neutral natons-one
sees only aged men, veterans of other wars, and
manned men who are recovering from wounds
received in this one. Everywhere are hospitals.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1915-12-24

The town that is painted red at
night usually has yellow cast the
next morning.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1915-12-24
To Cure a Cold in One Dav

Take LAXATIVE BROMo QUININR Tablets
Druggists refund money If it fails to cure. E. W
GROVES signature is on each box 2sc
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1915-12-24

When need is greatest, help is near
est.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1915-12-24
Shallow.

Shallow.
rs he deep thinker
NO; he begins to founder before
he gets out very deep
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1915-12-24
BY JERLE DAVIS,

Dy VETN-E ITFN to
HAT a CHASTITY holiday Christmas
will be in Europe this year. Mil
lions of families in mourning, mil
lions of women and children starv-
ing, millions of homes in ruins,
millions of new graves, millions of
dead men that haven't even the
shelter of earth, millions of square
miles of fertile land laid waste by
war, millions of men killing fathers,
husbands, brothers, sons and sweet
hearts,
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1915-06-10

al the rim the Battleship is seen, and
behind that ONeilrs Butte, named in
honor of Bucky O'Nell one of Roose-
velt's Rough Riders who was slain
during the charge of San Juan Hill.
Next comes the Indian Garden
and the Angel plateau. An excellent
view of the river fifteen hundred feet
below is obtained at this point and
many Of the travellers return to the
rim from the plateau. Those who
do miss the most thrilling part of the
journey which leads down what Is
known as the Devils Corkscrew, a
winding trail cut through the rocks
and leading past the picturesque Will
low Creek Falls, beautiful stream
of water which makes straight leap
Of two hundred feet. The trip to the
river is short. as the descent of fifteen
hundred feet 10 made in less than "a
mile. Lunch carried by the guides
is served on tho banks of the river,
which at this point is a raging tor
rent. Standing on the shore one
realizes the splendid courage displayed
by Powell and his men who won their
way through this torrential stream.
Wild flowers bloom in protusion at
the bottom of tho Canyon-fowers
which cannot live on the rim owing
to the altitude, which is seven thou
sand feet. While lunch is being eaten
song birds twitter In the bushes and
fly about as If disturbed by the hui
man beings who have descended 10
their quiet home. Butterflies and
humming birds are all about, and
occasionally one sees harmless lizard
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1915-06-10

literature, geography, history of the
United States and Ancient Greece and
Rome form the greater part of the
mental test. In the following ques-
tions taken at random from n recent
examination of candidates the reader
can form some idea of the difficulties
of a seventeen-year- old boy when he
is ambitious to become an army Off
Ger:
Difficult Examination.
"a. and b. run mile. First a.
gives h. a start of "A yards and beats
him by 81 seconds: at the second heat
A gives Il. a start of / minute and Ii
seconds and is beaten by SS yards.
Find the time in which A. and b. can
run mile separately"
Find the locus of the point of in
tersection of the three attitudes of a
triangle, given a fixed base. and con-
slant angle at the verteX."
Parse the bold face words in the
following sentence: Other things be-
ing equal, it is obvious that the writer
who has most words to choose from
is most likely to find in his assortment
just the word which he needs at a
given moment"
Write a composition Of $50 words
on four of the subjects mentioned:
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1915-06-10

rightly insists that he be diligent,
faithful, prompt and honest. 1t makes
little difference whether he is rich or
poor for all cadets are absolutely on
the same footing. Their rooms in the
cadet barracks are exactly alike. Two
cadets occupy the same room and each
sleeping alCove is posted with the
name of it's occupant. The front part
Of the room is reserved for a study
room, and a plain table and chair are
used by each cadet. No Injuries of
any kind IRE permitted-the floor Is
bare as well as the walls. If the cadet
has any pictures they must be placed
on the top shelf of his cupboard
which, by the way. is a marvel of
ncatness. Mattresses are folded dur
ing the day and no opportunity Is
given for lounging even If there was
time and inclination to do so. No
privileges are accorded to one and
not to another except upper classmen,
perhaps, have little more liberty.
The pay of a cadet is six hundred dol
lars per year and one ration per day
or Communication thereof at thirty cents
per day. The total is about S709 so.
This begins with his admission to the
Academy. Immediately after his en-
trance the cadet must spend about
$4,000 for his outfit and uniforms
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1915-06-10
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studying the geology of the forma-
tion. Major powelrs journals of
these voyages are written in the
simplest and most modest style, yet
to one who has seen the Grand Canyon
they are an epic story of heroism
and privations, and his name will be
forever associated with this, the most
sublime gorge in the world.
The beauty of this wonderful work
of nature has been described by many
noted writers, and in the end they all
come to the conclusion that neither
pen nor camera can do it justice. Its
vastness and It's ever changeful color
ing fairly oVerwhelm the spectator,
and ninety nine out of every hundred
persons who stand on its rim gaze in
silence across this titan of chasms.
Thirteen Miles Wide.
Tho gorge runs for several hundred
miles, but what is known as the Grand
Canyon CAS- ,the visitor sees III is per-
haps twenty-five miles In length, II
Is thirteen miles from rim to rim at
the top and is six thousand feet deep.
So vast is the chasm that Mt. Wash
ington, one mile in height, might be
hidden in its depths. Arriving in the
evening, the tourist gets his first view
of the Canyon at day break. Before
sunrise the whole place Is enveloped
in mist but as the sun rises this
gradually disappears and curious
| change sweeps over the scene as the
/ clear light Of the sun streams through
every opening. Colors appear, the
/ reds. purples and yellOWS blending
with the green foliage seem like some
| gigantic rainbow. Far down in the
Canyon the river like a tiny thread
Of silver, winds it's way yellow ano
red through the rocks, The terraces
of sandstone take on strange forms
and stand out like medieval tower:
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1915-06-10
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Academy for economy is one of the
virtues which are inculcated in the
training of the future generals
Daily Life or Cadet.
The daily life of a cadet is busy
one: Reveille is sounded in the bar
racks at 6 A. NJ, and breakfast is
served half an hour later; recitations
follow from 1855 A. NJ. to 1905 =. NJ.
dinner is on at 1890, and 1.25 finds
the cadet in the recitation room again,
where he remains until $50 j.. NJ.
Drills follow either in the barracks or
on the plains from $40 to 4.40. Dress
parade and guard mount come later.
Supper is served after parade. and at
! 715 the cadets are in quarters. Taps
are sounded at 10 +. NJ. Saturday is
a sort of half holiday. Cavalry drill
is held in the morning and inspection
directly after dinner. Athletics of
some sort usually follow-voluntary
athletics such as baseball, football
etc. All day long during the week the
big gymnasium is used for class ex-
ercises. The new riding hall is one
of the finest in the country and was
completed several years ago. 1t is
built of grey stone and is 565 1876
feet and covered with a cantilever
roof. Every morning finds a number
of cadets under instruction there, for
good horsemanship is another neces-
sty in the training of a successful Of
iicer. Drawing is taught, as the army
officer is frequently called upon to
make plans and maps. Many of the
cadets become experts in this line, and
paintings and drawings made by some
of them adorn the corridors of the
Academic buildings. Among the speci-
mems are several by James Mcneil
Whistler. who showed his remarkable
talent even as a boy at West Point;
another is an Indian scene-the work
of General Grant. The recitation
rooms are fitted up with blackboards
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1915-06-10

a thousand feet in height; great pill
lars and wing wall rise in weird
symmetry. and noble amphitheatres
with their colored galleries come into
view in the sunlight of perfect day,
Language fails and description be-
comes impossible.
Descent To The River Thrilling.
The reverie is broken by one of the
guides who comes to offer his scrv-
ices for a trip over the trail to the
river. The start for this is usually
made about $40 A. NJ as it requires
about eight hours. Almost any
healthy person who is not of a nervous
temperament may make the journey.
The trail in many places Is scarcely
wide enough for two horses to pass
each other, with rocks rising precipi-
lately on one side and chasm five
hundred feet deep on the other. Az
one place, known as Jacobs Ladder
the horses actually go down n wind
ing stairway cut into the rocks. AT
times they pass under great over
hanging rocks, and at others the de-
scent Is so steep that the animals dig
slipping. All sorts of formations
come into view and pretty soon the
guides will begin to point out Steam
boat Mountain. Everybody sees it, of
course, but 1t takes wonderful
stretch of imagination to twist a mass
of red rock into the shape of a steam
boat Then there Is King Arthur s
Castle, Guinevere's Castle. the Holy
Grail Temple. the Cheops Pyramid
. and Buddhas Temple. Looking back
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1915-06-10

white man to view the great gorge
while making the survey for a rail
road when he came upon a portion
of the canyon and in 1857 at the re-
quest of the War Department he made
trip through a small part of it in a
specially constructed steamboat This
was for the purpose of finding out
whether the river was navigable. His
trip proved so hazardous that he was
compelled to land after few miles
of water travel. After this he led his
party over land and by making a
detour he assembled the plateau
through which the Grand Canyon IS
cut.
Powell Expedition.
In 1869 Major j. w. Powell under
took the exploration of the river and
with nine men and four boats he
started from Green River City in Utah.
Major Powell travelled over one thou
sand miles, enduring all soVts of hard
ships, and arrived more than three
months later near what is now known
as the Grand Canyon. He was minus
three boats and four men-one man
having left the party at an Indian
reservation, while the other three pre-
ferred to try to make their way back
through the forests rather than brave
the torrents of the river. 1t is said
that they were killed by the In
dams. In 1870 Major Powell again
made trip to tho Canyon, and in
the summer Of 1871 he descended
through gorge known as Marble
('aDvoD into the Grand ('anyOp Of
Arizona and travelled through the
greater part of 1t. In 1882 with Mr.
c. d. Walcott. Of the y. s. Geological
! Survey, he descended into the Canyon
from the Kaibat plateau, Mr. Wal
colt and several of his men remained
in the gorge during the entire winter