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The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-07-15

ST. James Evangelical Lutheran
chapel, Elm Grove. W. Va. Rev. NJ. L.
Steuer. assistant pastor-Sunday: $3.50
a. M, Sunday school and Bible class;
HOO a. m. regular Divine Services.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-07-15
OFT THE PIKE CHURCHES.

Stone church, Elm FroNt-Mo rnlnS
worship ut II Il. nj. theme. Self Wor.
shin" Evening. "Prcsumptious Sins"
Sabbath school at 9:55. Junior Endea-
vor at i:30. Senior Endcavor at $50.
Vance Memorial Presbyterian church
Wnodsdale. James M"ass Potter. d. D..
mlnistcr--Scrviccs at II a. m. No eve
ming service. Morning subject: ARE We
Licinc Up tn Our Prayers" Sunday
school and adult Bible classes at $50
a. m.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-07-15

The lard consumption Of the United
States Is 100 pounds per capita.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-07-15
win Complete Painting.

!, the remainder Of the work Will be COM
pleted the first OF next week.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-07-15

Methodist Episcopal church. Nc
Mcchcn Rev Arthur Lazcnhy an
nounccs the following services for Sun
day: ESQ q. m. Mems Bible class; 10
a. m.. Sunday school. G. J. Kedaisch.
superintendent: II a. M. public worship.
sermon topis. Commandments in Stone"
p: M. class meeting; W d. Goodwin,
leader: 7:s5 n. NJ. public worship. SER
mon topic, Elijah" a character sketch.
McMechen Church of God. Sunday
school. 9:45 a, m. c. r. Lowe. superin-
tendcnt: regular worship and sermon. I
a. m. and I:45 p. m. c. E. Society, Mon
day. T:45 p. m, Raymond MARBLE. prcsi-
dent. Jr. e. f. Society. Tuesday. p. M.
Roselln Doyle and bessie Cooper leaders.
PRAYER meeting. Thursday. as r. m.
E. B. Veneer pastor.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-07-15

Thursday evening meeting of the Luther
League.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-07-15

Services for North Street Methodist
Episcopal church. corner Fifth and Mar
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1916-07-21
(By G, H. Afford, State Demonstration
Agent, Maryland)

(By G. H. Afford, State Demonstration
Agent, Marylandl
w. X. Wood, Brookhaven, Miss,
is changing a stumpy, rundown gull
lied cotton farm into profitable dairy
and diversified farm. He is attempt
ing to show how an average farmer
can. without a bank account or the
use of the credit system, do good farm
ing. An entirely new system Of farm
ing has been put into operation; mod
ern implements have taken place Of
the old ones; stumps have been re-
moved from all but eight acres of the
land; better drainage has been estab-
lished; improved seed has been intro
duced; the land has been broken deep
er; better methods of cultivation have
been practiced; plenty Of feed for man
and beast is now grown; fairly good
pastures have been established; a dip
ping vat built; silo built; a cream
separator purchased and so on.
The farm consists of about 100 acres
of hill and bottom land. The soil is
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1916-07-21
PRACTICAL farmer Can, WITHOUT
BANK ACCOUNT, DO GOOD FARMING
Mississippi Farmer Changing Smpy Rundown Cotton Plantation
Into Profitable Dairy and Diversified FarmNeW System Put
Into Operation and Modern Implements Have Replaced
Old Ones-Sol Is Sandy Loam

the North for breeding purposes. 1t
often decreases the weight and al
ways lessons the rate of putting flesh
on beef cattle and decreases the
amount of milk produced by dairy cat
tie as the result Of the irritation and
loss of blood occasioned by great num-
bers of ticks. 1t decreases the price
that southern cattle bring on the mar
ket on account of the quarantine line
This territory needs more and better
live stock and larger and better dairy
industry and these objects will be
greatly promoted by the destruction
Of the tick
The concrete dipping vat filled with
arsenical solution has proven to be the
most effective method of destroying
the cattle tick. Mr.. Wood built dip
ping vat by the plans and specifica-
tons and under the direction of Doctor
Chambers, inspector Of the United
States bureau of animal husbandry,
Lincoln county furnished the neces.
sary money to purchase all material
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1916-07-21

What happens when the accepted
tune of a national anthem is changed
even with considerable care is revealed
by this from Tom Days column in
the Philadelphia Evening Ledger: CAS-
the opener of the exercises at the con-
vention of the National Association of
Credit Men in Pittsburgh the words
of America were sung to the new
music arranged for them. When the
applause had dwindled away, the presi-
dent arose and said: 4 feel that our
convention is never properly begun I'M
less we sing the national anthem, so
let us all arise now and sing ::Amer-
iCa."' prolonged applauSe)'
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1916-07-21

same time of furnishing the necessary
cash to pay all expenses. In the farm
ing sections of our country which have
enjoyed the greatest and most lasting
prosperity, the grasses and clovers
have always occupied an important
place. He has SO acres in a bermuda
and lespedeza pasture. The larger
part of the land now devoted to per-
manent pasture was first planted to
winter oats. Small areas OF the pas
ture is now well sodded in bermuda
and lespedeza or Japan clover. He
will thoroughly sod every square foot
of this pasture land in bermuda grass
and lespedeza within the next year or
two. The best pastures in the cotton
belt are perhaps those which in sum-
mer consist of bermuda grass and les
pedeza. With the addition of burr
clover, white clover, crimson clover,
hairy vetch and red top, when the
soil is sufficiently fertile, such pas
lures can be grazed the year round.
Mr.. Wood is not only increasing the
productEeness of his soil; he is also
improving the yielding power of the
oat, corn and other seed planted on
this farm. He realizes the fact that
like produces like and he has pur-
chased the very best seed from per-
fectly reliable seed breeders and will
use every known scientific method to
further improve the yielding power of
the seed. His part in obtaining the
most prolific seed and in growing, Sc
lecting and caring for such seed will
not be appreciably greater than the
work necessary to handle scrub seed.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1916-07-21
Fine Type of Dairy Cow.

low inverted conical shape. Such an
udder does not add to the beauty and
symmetry of the animal and too often
its dangling, swaying motion in travel
is source of irritation. 1t cannot
possibly be expected to give as good
results as a blocky compact udder of
equal size in each quarter and extend
ing well to the front and rear. The
teats should be Of sufficient size to be
grasped firmly while milking. They
should be set sQuarely on the quarter
and be Of cylindrical rather than
conical shape. The COW with low
hanging bag and conical-shaped teats
is not choice animal to milk and it
will usually be found that she does
not do we'll at the pail.
Percentage has much to do with the
conformity Of the cows udder, and
while the sire will influence this char
acteristic to a certain extent the func.
ton of the udder is not after his ma.
ture and the dam will have to be de-
pended upon largely to perpetuate
proper form in this regard. Practical
experience will prove that a heifer
calf will ordinarily have in a marked
degree the external milk organ char
acteristics of her dam. 1t is therefore
doubly desirable that in the selection
of breeding stock close attention be
paid to the udder development.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1916-07-21
VARIETY OF FEEDS FOR CALF
When Animal Is Four Weeks Old It
Can Get Along Without Milk
Cruel Answers Purpose.

After a calf is four weeks old it
can get along very well on little or no
milk if you are short. Make a cruel
out of a variety of feeds, say corn
meal oil meal, middlings, bran, ground
oats; mix them all together and cook
a kettle of it, having about the con-
sistency of Cruel. At first feed a pint
Of this in three quarts Of warm water,
increase to quart of the Cruel.
In addition, give the calf clover
hay and ensilage if you have it; in
fact, any roughage you happen to
have. Also begin to feed it cornmeal
and ground oats as soon as it will
eat.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1916-07-21
UDDER DEVELOPMENT OF cow
Sufficient Importance Not Placed on
Dairy Characteristics by Dairy
Cattle Owners.

Many owners of dairy cattle do not
place sufficient importance on the
purely dairy characteristics of the an.
imals they keep and breed. One of
the points often overlooked is udder
development, although it would seem
that this would be the first thing an
intelligent dairyman would look for in
the selection of COW. While an oc.
casional COW with a small, ill-shaped
udder will give good quantity of
milk, such animals are merely the ex-
ceptions which prove the rule that
good dairy { VS. should show good de-
velopment Of the milk organs.
The good udder is large but does
not display it's size by hanging in a
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1916-07-21

a sandy loan with yellow clay sub
soil, The lower levels Of the farm
were very poorly drained and as a
consequence the crops on these por-
tons have suffered severely during the
seasons of excessive rainfall. During
the past five years the willows in all
the low places have been cut and
bitches opened and the bottom
drained.
Land was Unproductive.
For upward of rs years the crops
have been for the most part cotton,
grown under the negro tenant sys-
TEN. AS a result of this practice, the
land was badly washed and reduced to
a very unprOductive state. 1t had
local reputation Of being both poor and
improbable. It sold for $1,000 in
1898.
"A, in good farming, is clearing land
Of stumps and roots. We have reached
point where the use Of labor-saving
machinery on the farm Is absolutely
necessary if we are to supply the grow
ing demands of rapidly increasing
population and reap the highest re-
wards of prevailing prices. The neces-
sity for labor-saving machinery has be-
come more and more obvious with the
growing scarcity of labor and the con-
sequent high cost of production.
The water supply for all stock comes
from deep well. The water is raised
by means Of pump and four-horse.
power engine and is piped to the dwell
ing and to the troughs and hog pas.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1916-07-21

and he built the vat and filled it with
mixture Of Y pounds of salsoda,
"a pounds of white arsenic, three gal
Ions Of pine tar and 1900 gallons of
water. His cattle and other farmers
cattle are dipped in this vat regularly.
The value Of silo on a farm can
not be overestimated. The dairy farm
er who has been unable to see the
value of the silo in connection with
his dairy farm is generally looked
upon as an unprOgressive farmer. Es-
pecially in the winter does the value
Of the silo become apparent as it is
possible at all times to feed green
fodder to the milk COWS and thereby
preserve both the quantity and quality
Of the milk product. With the use Of
the silo the farmer is enabled to save
the shucks, the fodder, the corn stalks
and the ears, and to keep up summer
feeding throughout the winter without
a break.
Mr.. Wood built a round stave silo,
60-ton capacity, on a concrete founda-
ton at total cost Of S116.35. 1t cost
$2.O5 per ton to grow the corn and
put the silage in the silo. This silo
was built according to the plans and
specifications and under the personal
supervision of Mr. L. A. Higgins Of the
United States dairy division.
Dairying Is Profitable.
There is no branch of farming that
is more needed in the cotton belt than
dairying. 1t is most profitable indus
try in itself and is the means of rapid.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1916-07-21
Wronu List Was Printed.

A corps leader being informed that
certain decorations would be allotted
to his command started his staff to
compile Il list of recommendations,
which they dispatched, says CORE
spondent. When the Gazette appeared
it contained none Of the names sent
in, but a selection of unknown he
rOes. Inquiry disclosed that a roll
of conscientious directors to inOcula-
ton had got into the wrong envelope.
London Globe.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1916-07-21
SUMMER WORK IN THE DAIRY
Nothing More Unpleasant Than When
Pastures are Short and the Flies
are Troublesome.

At no time of the year is dairying
more unpleasant work than during the
time when pastures are short and the
flies are troublesome.
Now is the time when it pays to
have supplemental forage crops and to
darken the stables and keep the cows
inside during the hottest part of the
day. The cold weather during the win
ter is less difficult to contend with
than the hot sun and flies during the
summer.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1916-07-21
General Utility.

The Business Man Ito applicant for
sftuation) we're short handed,
but what use do you think you'd be in
an office?
The Applicant-Well, guv'ner; I'm
not wot yer might call an orl-round
useful sort O man-Iight match for
yer; odd a door open; ring Their bell
for ther lift; look an see if it's left
off rainin and tell people yer out
when yer ain't.-LondOn Sketch
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1916-07-21
FOR BABY RASHES
cuticura Soap Is Best Because So
Soothing and Cooling. Trial Free.

If baby is troubled with rashes, &C.
zemas, feelings, chafngs or hot irri-
tated skin follow Cuticura Soap bath
with light application Of Cuticura Oint-
ment to the affected part. Nothing so
soothing, cooling and refreshing when
he is fretful and sleepless.
Free sample each by mail with Book.
Address postcard, Cuticura, Dept. l.,
Boston. Sold everyWhere.-Ady.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1916-07-21
Save the Babies.

9NFANT MORTALITY something hardly realize that
of all civilized cent,
they thyseven
onehd before they fve and onehaf before
they ifteeni
hesitate that timely of Castora would save
Neither
fan deaths occasioned by the of narcotic
soothing sold for chren complaints contain
less opium morphine They are in considerable quantities.
sickness death Catoria operates exactly the reverse but
Ch h. Fletcher Caora
causes the 10 circulate properly, the
pores of the skin and alays fever. ~ ~L/GI[-A
Genuine always the signature of zX c%%M
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1916-07-21
So Ne Did,

"This is a muddy spot" said the
girl. "In such Il case Sir Walter Rs-
leigh spread out his cloak for Queen
Elizabeth to walk on"
ut would be more sensible for me
to carry you over" responded the
young man, land a heap more fun"
Louisville Courier Journal.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1916-07-21
Invaluable Treasures Hidden.

1t is reported now that valuable
Belgian paintings have been rolled in
cloth, inclOsed in water-tight metal
tubes and sunk in the Scheldt river.
The Venus de Milo was hidden in a
cellar in 1870 when the Germans en-
tered Paris.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1916-07-21
ConVersationalist.

"That man prides himself on being
a cOnversatiOnalist.'
yes" replied Miss Cayenne Hes
never so happy as when he makes Il
string of people miss their trains
while he monopolizes the bureau of
information"
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1916-07-21
COWS REQUIRE MUCH WATER
Animals Should Have Access to Sup
ply at Least Twice DaiIy-WeII
Water Is Best.

Milking cows require a much larger
quantity of water than is necessary for
growing animals. They should have
access to q good clean water supply at
least twice a day. The best supply is
we'll water pumped into tank or
trough, failing this a running stream
IL best.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1916-07-21
Scarcity.

as help scarce around here?'
yes" replied Farmer COrnstOssel.
81 can secure for a consideration any
amount of advice and supervisory as
sistance. But plain ordinary help is
gettin' scarcer every year."
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1916-07-21
Sure Sign.

did you say that Jaggers was bent
on this sCheme?"
"Yes, sir"
"Then l know it is something
crooked"
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1916-07-21

tested each month for butterfat by the
"Babcock test" He keeps only cows
that show profitable records at the
pail. These cows are kept in clean
quarters, furnished pure we'll water to
drink and every precaution is taken
to prevent contamination of the milk.
The COWS Craze in a bermuda and
lespedeza pasture and are fed on les
pedeza hay, silage and cottonseed, mo-
lasseS and cornmeal during the winter
months. The velvet beans, soy beans,
corn stalks and grass furnish good
grazing in the fields during the winter
months. He sold $12.65 worth of dairy
products in June, 1911. He sold $12S.76
in October, 1915.
Mr. l.. A. Higgins, dairyman for the
United States dairy division, deserves
much credit for the success of this
dairy. He planned the work and visits
the dairy every fifteen days and gives
full instructions which are carried out
to the letter. He and the many other
dairymen employed by the United
States dairy division are doing a great
work in the South.
Disposition of Milk.
He sells nearly all of the milk to the
female college, soda founts, and pri.
vate families. However, he purchased
separator to separate the surplus
milk. He does not make butter as he
can easily dispose of the cream OBJ
tanned from the milk that he does not
place on the market. The separator
gets all the cream of the milk, the
cream obtained is sweet and of the
highest purity and brings the top price
on the market. The warm, sweet milk
skinned by the use of the separator
is at once fed to calves, pigs and
poultry. Practically all of the fat has
been taken out, but the milk still con-
tains proteids; that is, the material for
the formation Of lean flesh, blood,
tendons, nerves, brain and horn.
Barnyard manure is rich in nitrogen,
phOsphoric acid and potash, and may be
| regarded as just SO much vegetable
matter. When left exposed in thin lay
ers or small piles in the barn lot, the
rains leach out large per cent of the
| soluble plant food. He allows the
| horse manure to remain in the stables,
using plenty of straw for litter. 1t is
kept dry and keeps with practically
no loss. He built common large ma
| nure pen for the cow manure. The
rain water is not sufficient to leach
| through but is usually sufficient to
keep the pile moist.
Farm Poorly Drained.
4 considerable area of the farm was
| poorly drained. Fortunately a small
creek crosses the farm and affords
an outlet for the water from the whole
farm. Although the fall in the bottoms
is very gradual, the water runs off
slowly after heavy rains. Thing and
! other forms of under drainage were
too expensive to be considered for the
entire farm, SO fiat bottom bitches
have been dug to thoroughly drain the
land. Only ten acres have been tiled.
The great problem before Mr. Wood
Is to restore the fertility of his worn
out cotton farm and to make the neces-
sary money to support a family and
equip the farm while he is accomplish.
ing this much desired result. Grass is
the foundation of successful dairy
farming, and dairy farming is probably
the most practicable means of increas
ing the fertility Of the soil and at the
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1916-07-21
LIE YOU OR ANY FRIEND

Suffer with rheumatism or Neuritis, acute or
chronic, write for my FREE BOOK on Rheuma-
tism-Its Cause and Cure. Most wonderful book
ever written, it's absolutely FREE. Jesse A.
Case, Dept. c. W., BrocktOn, Mass.-Adv
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1916-07-21
Bio Status.

"There is one author l know who
hasn't bought himself an automobile"
perhaps it is because he is a hack
writer"
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1916-07-21
Value of Wood Ashes,

Wood ashes are of much value in
the garden and fruit plantation. They
supply potash, which some plants need.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1916-07-21

A stupid man may harvest bumper
crop; it takes a clever man to enjoy
it,
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1916-07-21

Many matrimonial failure is due to
the mistaken idea that two can live as
cheaply as one.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1916-07-21

ly increasing the productiveness of
the soil and at the same time Of pro-
noting a better type of agriculture.
Mr.. Wood started with ten scrub COWS.
He purchased purebred Jersey bull,
international Boy" and Is rapidly
culling out the cows whose yielding
ability is below par He keeps daily
records OF every cows actual perform.
ance at the pail. Every cows milk is
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1916-07-21

The more praise a man bestows on
himself the wiser he is not.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1916-07-21

Deans Rheumatic Pills
For rheumatism C Neuralgia. Entire
ly vegetable. Safe.-Adv.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1916-07-21

ture and feeding lots. Since Mr.. Wood
began to give his milk cows pure wa
ter. he has added a female college,
several soda founts, and numerous
families to his list of customers.
Mere Live Stock Needed
This farm and the surrounding coun.
try was Thoroughly infested with the
cattle or Texas fever tick. This tick
prevents the importation of cattle from
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1916-07-21

delicious combination Of ginger aromatics
and French brandy for the relief of cramps,
pains, colds, chs, weakness, nervousness and
insomnia. Look for the Owl Trade Mark on
the wrapper, lest you get a cheap, worthless or
dangerous substitute. Forty years the standard
of purity, favor and strength. Sold by all
druggists and grocers.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-12-07

Mrs. Amy Churchill visited in Heath
recently.
Albert stetson was in North Adams
Saturday.
viii Brown of Wilmington was in
town Tuesday.
Mrs. Carrie Roberts was in North
Adams recently.
DIR. \. J. Thomas returned from Ben
nington Saturday.
Ray Fowler killed two bob cats in
Searsburg recently.
Mr. and Mrs. Floyd Reed motored to
Colrain, Mass, Sunday.
VIII Canedy attended funeral in
Heartwellville Tuesday.
Misses Mertie and Lillian Dairy were
home for Thanksgiving.
Mrs. Mary Snyder spent three days
in Heath, Mass, recently.
Leon Williams and Nathan Jones
were hunting deer in Somerset Monday
and Tuesday.
Miss Elinor Brown visited her grand
parents, Mr. and Mrs. c. H. Waste,
over Sunday.
over on couples attended the Order
of Eastern Star ball in Glen House hall
Friday evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. Leon Pratt and daugh-
ter spent Thanksgiving in Valley at
Dorr Sprague 5.
Miss Calista Roberts of the North
Adams normal school spent the holiday
with her parents.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Kingsley of
Brattleboro spent the weekend with
Mrs. Elva Russell.
Miss Audrey Adams, who attends
school in. North Adams, spent Thanks
giving with her parents.
Mr.. and Mrs. L. Brown and family of
Wilmington spent Thanksgiving with
her parents, Mr. and Mrs. c. II. Waste.
DR.. A. J. Thomas will go to Kansas
City and Houston, Texas, soon. He will
visit his brother, who IS i'll, on the way.
The birth of son to Fred and Lot
tie. lCorsel White Of Orange, Mass,