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The Medina sentinel. [volume] (Medina, Ohio) 1888-1961, 1917-05-25
Poultry and Eggs

Houses without good supply Of dry
litter are damp and cold In the winter
time and Injurious to the comfort and
health Of the fowls. writes a CORE
spondent Of Kimball's Dairy Farmer.
The primary objects of using litters,
speaking particularly Of winter houses,
are to make warmer the floors over
which the fowls are compelled to!walk
daily, induce exercise among the birds
and help to keep the houses sanitary
and clean. In order to accomplish
these objects, which are directly relat-
ed to health and egg production, lit.
ters need to have certain characters
tics to fit them for use for such pur-
The Medina sentinel. [volume] (Medina, Ohio) 1888-1961, 1917-05-25

When. confined during cold wealth
er hens need plenty of litter in
which to scratch. Their grain feed
should be fed in this litter TO give
them exercise The straw, hay,
chaff or whatever material Is used
should be changed often enough to
keep it dry and clean. The picture
shows a flock OF hens in goodwin
ter. quarters.
The Medina sentinel. [volume] (Medina, Ohio) 1888-1961, 1917-05-25
INTERESTING REPORT
BY AUDITOR McNEAL

In it's issue of last week the Sentinel
noted that the state tax commission
ers were receiving returns from the
various counties of the state which
.sa1n1sses~-S
were evidencing the success of the
new tax law and showing a substan-
tial increase from both the city and
the rural districts.
The following report sent to the
state, by Auditor McNeal, will be Of
interest:
The Medina sentinel. [volume] (Medina, Ohio) 1888-1961, 1917-05-25
Y. M. c. A. news

Lloyd Hanson, the Granger young
man, who expects eventually to enter
association work. is now in Columbus,
helping to enlist men for the Ohio
cavalry regiment. Mr.. Hanson has
been made first sergeant of his corps
and is working with Major Burkett to
bring the cavalry regiment from 400
to 1000 men. A large number OF
those enlisting are 0. S. U. students,
LLOYD, having been a student of the
Agricultural Department, until called
into the army service last summer.
After returning from the border ne
worked as one of the fellowship sec
retaries at the Cleveland Central as
sociation, until ordered to Columbus.
The Medina sentinel. [volume] (Medina, Ohio) 1888-1961, 1917-05-25

The Mork association held a special
meeting of men. and boys at the town
hall last Saturday evening. About
rs were present, and greatly enjoyed
the program of talks, games and other
social features. During the business
session it was voted to meet once ev-
ery month during the summer, a spec
iai committee being appointed by act
ing president, Pierce, to arrange Tor
the summer meetings. County Sec
retary Stow was present and told the
boys of special county wide activlties
to be carried out during the summer.
w o. Towne gave very interesting
account of experiences, referring par
ticularly to recent trip to west Vlr-
ginia. o. G. Schwartz, president OF
the York board of directors, entertain
ed resolution expressing unanimous
thanks of the members for the effort
and interest of leader Crosby foSr ms
services during the past year.
The Medina sentinel. [volume] (Medina, Ohio) 1888-1961, 1917-05-25

G. G. Hatfield, who as state secce-
tarv for county work helped to or
~anize m Medina county ten years ago
next month, spent Sunday in the coun-
tv calling on friends. In the even
no he and Secretary Stow spoke az q
lnion meeting Of the churches az Chat-
ham Mr.. Hatfield is now one, Of tne
secretaries Of the International Com
mittee He supervises and promotes;
county work in the north central
states. with headquarters at Cnicago
June II. will mark the 10Th an
niyersary1 date Of X. N. 2. 4: worl m
= Medina county, the oldest Of the rel
Mar organized counties in the state
Tha % corntv committee is planning on
aer;es n very interesting anniyersars|
neetings, Robert Weidensall 1ounu
y N various departments q the as
saeiatior y work including the count
feldI e expected TO be present ~
We;densall Is q man now eignty-On
vears old, but II still vigorous ana 2s a
i;vclv interested In the work !. y
cava one " the most interesting talE
q ths Cleveland convention 2 yea
2 nQO.
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lerican Monument to The Boy Martyr of Erin

Protestant section Of the cemetery at
Glasncvin. looks rcvcrently upon the
Old Hat rraEcstOncS ia old ST Michans y
churchyard. and gaZes at the place of
the family vault ia st. Peters Church
in the hope that one of these consecrst-
ed spots may contain the dust of Ire
lands hero. whose grave is yet un-
known. In Ireland the tragic story OF
the youth Of stainless life, the martyr
to well-meaning aspiration Will en-
dure forever
John Curran never looked upon the
face of his daughter after his de-
ert Emmet, and soon after the close Of
the life Of the young patriot, when
Sarah's ciouded mind gradually cleared.
she was sent from his home and found
quiet haven among friends in Kerry
near the beautiful lakes OF KILLARNEY.
With n broken heart and crushed
spirit. Sarah turrau was the recipient
Of much Kindness and consideratiou
but she never recovered from the shock
and sorrow Of her lovers fate. althouG n
she ohcAed his desire TO the extent OF
marrying. choosing among the lovers
who offered themselves the hand Of =
Eoung English officer. capt. Henry
Sturgeon.
Her husband took her TO sunny Italy
and to other countries in an effort 70
re-establsh her health and spirit. but
to no avail. for sine grad dIslly do
clinod' and died FIVE years after Robert
Emmct Sire was brought hack 20
lovely Kerry to sleep in the land OF
her lover and of her own people.
Today no song is more often sung
in ireland than Moores lovely lament.
.'She Is Far From the Land" its most
touching Verse containing the beautt-
full prophetic lines;
lie lived for his lorc: for hts country he diei--
They were all that to live mad ontwined hiin;
Nor soon shall the tears Of his country be dried,
Nor long viii his lo'e stay behind him.
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but. going into town to aid some of
his fellow revolutionists, he was cap
tured. and two of Sarah Curran's let
ters were found in his possession.
These later helped in her undoing, and
when a third, written in prison. was
intrusted to a false friend for delivery,
it led to her being held as an accom- i.
plice. and she was brought to trial
before her outraged father, VINO from
that day disoWned her
SO hard had been the part of this
young girl since the day of Robert
Emmet's arrest that when her unnat-
ural and self-seeking parent poured
maiedictionS upon her head she SUI
fered a temporary loss of reason. which
stood her in good stead all through the
dark days of her lovers trial and exc
cution.
Robert Emmet's intrepidity. dignity
and maCnanimity never deserted him,
even at the bitter end. His letters to
his relatives and friends. written on
the last night of his life. are marvel
of clear judgment. high intellect and
to the court is one of the finest
speeches ever delivered under the shad-
ow of death
His famous peroration was as FOL
lows: Let no man write my epitaph,
for, as no man who knows my motives
dares now vindicate them. let not
prejudice or ignorance asperse them
Let them rest in Ohscurity and peace,
my memory be left in oblivion. and my
tomb remain uninscribed until other
times and other men can DO justice to
my character. When my country takes
her place among the nations OF the
earth. then, and not till then, let my
epitaph be written" His best and only
epitaph today is contained in Moore 5
sad poem. "Oh, Breathe Not His Name.
Today the visitor to Dublin visits the
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a-dor of his plea. while the clenehed
fingers of the left hand betray the
tensity of rebellion still remaining in
the undaunted young spirit.
The story Of Robert Einmets life. his
patriotism and his fatal part in the
revolution which he hoped was to free
his green isle from the yoke of it's
rulers, with the thread of golden ro-
nance which runs through the last
vivid weaving of his fate, is one Of the
most tragic and touching in history.
The youngest son of DR.. Robert En-
met. a noted physician of Dublin.
man of unusual mental gifts and pro-
nounced tendencies toward Irish inde-
pendence. and of a mother patriotic.
high minded and exquisite in all
things. Robert Emmet, born March 4,
IT'S grew up in home of wealth and
culture. but especially of devotion to
all things ssentially Irish. and with
the independence of the dear Emerald
Isle.
1t has been told by a cotemporary
that the brand of patriotism which the
four Emmett boys imbibed might have
been measured by what he termed the
morning draught to which their ply
sician father treated them each day.
when he asked them. Would you kill
me for Ireland? Would you Kill each
other for Ireland'
A studious. thoughtful, grave lad.
Robert Emmets interests were almost
entirely intellectual, and 1t fifteen he
had entered the University of Dublin,
where in time he became noted for his
advancement in learning and young
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father died and the pleasant country
home was closed. The inheritance of
the youngest son was $4,000 and this
patrimony he used to supply the sin
ews of war for the chosen men of
Dublin who were to take the castle
and forts of the city, while the farmers
of the adjoining counties of Wicklow
and Kildare were, at the signal of up
rising, to rush in and capture other
points.
The intrepid youth worked SO quietly
and effectively that although he had
two depots for the manufacture and
storage of arms and ammunitions right
in the heart of the city, only the few
most deeply concerned knew of their
existence.
And here the golden thread of ro
nance was introduced into the some
what gray warp of the destiny of Rob-
ert Emmett, and supplies one of the
saddest and most touching chapters in
human history.
One of the men to whom Emmet
looked upon an example of intel
lectual strength and skill was John
Philpot Curran, great legal light and
famous wit of the Irish bar, He also
had a town and country residence. The
latter, the Priory, was within driving
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BOOKS RECEIVED.

ALsACE-LORRAINE A Study I'm Con-
quest; 1913. By David Starr Jordan.
Indianapolis: Bobbs Merrill Com
pany.
AUCTION DECLARATIONS. BY Milton
C. Work, author of Auction of To-
day." etc. With the laws of auction
adopted by the Whist Club of New
York, effective January ], 1917. Phil
adelphia: The John G. Winston Com
pany.
THE OUTDoORsMAN's HANDBOOK
formerly The Anglers Guide).
Compiled by Warren IL. Miller, ed !.
itor, Field and Stream. A book OF
useful facts and figures on the tech
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Miss Holt went to France early in the
course of hostilities, and. with trained
ability. energy and Intelligence, began
her work of salvation for the blinded
men. Today she stands at the head of a
great organization in Paris, and has
brought unique measures of relief to
the war-blinded men Of Europe In
recognition of her work Miss Holt has
been the recipient OF high honors, the
praise and gratitude of France, and is
one of the very few whose Influential
work IA the war has enabled her TO
carry her efforts Of mercy 10 the very
trenches.
Miss Holt is at present in America for
a brief stay, and gave d caller some ac-
count of what she is doing for the war
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full dark eyes. which go through and
through one as she talks, and smile
so sweet and rare that it simply must
filter through to the hearts of the at
fiicted men on whom it has been chief
Iy expended of late. Her voice is as
sweet as her smile and does its part
nobly in her battle against desperate
odds. for virile men suddenly struck
blind all want to die.
Our work is among the potentially
intelligent men," said Miss Holt. They
are the men to whom the doom of idle
ness would prove fatal, at least to hap
piness. SO we have with us every
grade of officer from commander to
sergeant, with men from the ranks who
in civil life followed every profession
and craft from sculpture to locksmith-
We are endeavoring to put them back
into the life of work and play. And to
put them there we must have experts.
Miss Esther Cleveland. before coming
to us. went to a school and made Il
thorough study of braille and the use
of the stcnography and typewritinS s
machines for the blind. I am glad to
say that she has inherited the brain of
her father. and has developed wonder
full executive ability. l have put her
in charge of the department of stenog-
raphy and typewrlting, and she has
now seven or eight teachers serving
under her direction.
There are many organizations for
the blind in France. although we have
no connection with any one of them,
and I believe that | am correct in say
ing that ours is the only Institution Hl
France today for the higher education
of the blind. l am happy to say, too,
that through the generosity of the
people of America and France we have
been able to make more than eight
thousand gifts to other institutions and
individuals, these have included some
forty thousand francs in cash.
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dOOrS, ana whenever ana wherever poS
sble | put indoors out.
Then we have to remember that the
blind are not a class by themselves
They are only people sitting in the
dark They have their individualities
frequently more strongly emphasized
than those who can see, and each case
must have individual diagnosis.
Have we succeeded? I think so. and
I think you VIII also think so when
| tell you of a few of our cases. Here
is some of the work they have done.
and she displayed examples of cloth
and rug weaving, sweaters knitted by
machine, pottery, some of it decorated
and well made baskets
Now here is a photograph of man
who lost his arms as well as his eyes
and when he came to us he was in a
state of sad detection, his one strong
desire being to die. At first we could
only give him occupation for fifteen
minutes, then for an hour; now he is
actively interested in many things for
some twelve hours of the day. re
member when he(became able to feed
himself he said: Now l am as good as
ever He was married not long age
and I received the compliment or being
invited to go on the wedding journey
which, needless to say, dld not accept
Then here is a man who ioSt one
arm with his eyes. He has been taught
to make sweaters. and he manages the
knitting machine by the use OF oe
vice operated by his foot instead or
the missing right hand. he can now
make a sweater in an hour and twenty
minutes, and there is a sale TOT all
this work. This man 1t was l asked
to be host in the knitting room when
the President of France ana NINE.
Poincare came to visit our lighthouse.
I was interested in seeing what he
would do. He explained the knitting
machine very deftly. and be1ofe lhe
guests left he asked, 'Nhefe IS NINE
la Presidente? Nine. Poincaire re-
sponded Holding out a small knitted
sweater, he said, Will Nine. Ia Presi-
dente sell this at one OF her philan-
thropic bazars?' Then. lifting very
large one. he said. Will Nine. Ia Presi-
dente give this to some happy soiu,es sa
in the trench doing the work LOT
France 1 can no longer do?'
This" said Miss Holt, rs only one
example of the bravery, heroism and
utter seIhessness Of these blihded men.
They are so happy. SO full or humor.
that il is a ioy to be able to help them
to that light within which no calam- :
ity can darken. One or our knitting
machine workers has become SO pro-
fcient that, returning 10 MS Hiiase, e,'s,
seeing men to help him fill his orders.
81 want a million dollars for this
great work of rehabilitation OF me
most delicate of all Gods WORKS, the
human being" said Miss Holt. IF we
have no war in this country. ! return
to France to continue my woIe:or my
comrades in light there. but II It be
our lot to enter the confiict' l snail
feel II nv duty to stay at home and
give what help may to the soldiers of
my own land"
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distance from Dublin. Byron. the poet.
called Curran the man of fifty faces,
and to the Priory came daily parties of
young men from town to feast on the
wit. satire and oratory of the great
man, as well as to enjoy the good
things of his table. With tho others
came Robert Emmett
Curran had a daughter. Sarah. a
beautiful, intellectual, cultured girl,
three years the junior of Emmett. who,
knowing her from childhood. grew
gradually to love her. When, however,
he asked. for the return of his affec-
tfon Sarah could not Immediately be-
stow IT, and it was not until he become
suspect of the law and was deprived
the freedom of her fathers house that
she learned that she loved the ardent
rebel, whom Washington Irving de-
scribed as 80 young, SO intelligent, so
ardent, so generous, so brave-so every
thing the world is apt to admire in a
man"
An accidental explosion in one of his
ammunition depots gave the govern
ment authorities a hint of rebellion and
Emmet sought shelter in a secluded
farmhouse not far from the Priory.
From this headquarters the young
leader of the revolving 1rishmen went
forth on July %. 1903, in his uniform
of Irish green and white with gold
braid decorations and epauietS, to take
His companions were not ready and
did not respond to his signals, and
when he marshaled his forces he found
only sparse 900 loyal followers. To
save them he bade them fee to the
mountains and away, and himself set
the example of turning to the Dublin
hills for shelter.
Here he lived for a time in security;
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blind is the greatest calamity which
soldier may suffer in the cause of pa
triotism-
It was because She believed this to be
the case that Miss Winifred Holt left
home. work and friends in New York
to go TO Europe as soon as she learned
Of the soldiers blinded in battle by
shot. shell and venomous gas.
The story of what she has done for
hundreds of the thousands of men
blinded in the worlds greatest war can
never be told, but the story will live
for generations. and her work, begun
in compassion, opens a new era for the
blind in France.
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evidence of the fervor of Emmet's
feeling.
Gathered together one evening. for
social intercourse, the college boys
singing their glees and ballads, Moore,
who was at the piano. struck up the
ancient Gaelic air later set to the
words. Let Erin remember the days
of old" The young men were startled
to hear Emmet exclaim. "Oh. that |
were marching to that air at the head
of 10000 mem"
Emmet's revolutionary principles and
actions became so openly expressed as
time went on that when he was twenty
he suffered expulsion from Dublin Uni
versity for his connection with the
Irish rebellion of 1898. He was not
alone in his family in suffering at this
time His father had relinouished one
official position after another rather
than remain in connection with the
government, and his brother, the able
Thomas Adds Emmett. who was a civil
leader in the rebellion, was sent to
languish in first one prison, then any
other sometimes at home, again in
Scotland. until he found freedom of
thought and speech in France and later
came to America, where he was to
reach an honored old age and fill some
of the highest positions of his state.
the state of New York. he founded a
family which has since upheld the best
traditions of famous name.
The youngest son of four. and the
Youngest child of seventeen, the child
of the heart of Ireland" as Robert has
been called. was light, graceful and
slender of figure, thoughtful and sad of
countenance, somewhat of a dreamer.
but with patriotic passion ever raging
in his blood. In manner he was the
soul OF chivalry and courtesy, and
Moore. the poet, testifieS to the fact
that he was strong and high of char
acter. virtuouS and wholly free from
the follies and frailties of youth. His
acquaintances and friends were the in
tellectual leaders of his city, his inti-
mates those from whom he gathered
thoughts on which to nurture his new
er-dying hope of an Independent Ire
land.
The Young patriot listened and talked,
read and wrote and, like his brother,
he found congenial exile for time in
France There he met and discussed
revolutionary matters with the leading
men of that country. including Napo-
leon and Talleyrand, who doubtless
aided and abetted him in plans for the
overthrow of English government in
ireland.
1t was on his return from France at
the commencement of the new century
that Robert Emmet. after some thought
and consideration. designed to join the
ranks of the United Irishmen, bent on
revolt against the hated yoke of Eng
land Having decided to ally his inter-
ests with the cause. he threw himself
heart and soul into 1t.
The Emmett family was one of ease
and refinement and besides the town
house on fashionable Stephens Green
they owned charming country place
few miles out of Dublin, where they
passed part of each year. TINS was
known as the Casino. and it was here
that Robert dwelt with his father and
mother. while he was planning re
lands uprising with few faithful
fellow rebels in Dublin city
In December, 1902, Robert Emmet's
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"I am also happey to be able to say
that the number of blinded men in
France is not so great as has been gen.
orally reported, but it numbers several
thousands. In our lighthouse we can
accommodate, beside the forty or fifty
resident patients and pupils. about two
hundred day pupils. They are being
instructed in commercial courses. Ian
guages. music. stenography, typewrit-
ing and all the manual crafts open to
the blind. We have the only electri-
cally run printing plant for the blind
in France, and 1t has given great sat-
isfaction. We have a sculptor blinded
by the war 'on our roll and an architect.
and both are finding their way back
to their professions by being taught
the use of their fingers.
1.-The men are also taught to take
their part in amusements, and fencing,
skating, push ball are all in vogue at
the 'Phare Some of the cavalry officers
have even taken to their horses again,
although those in my care do not per-
init to ride without the leading strap of
a seeing companion. You recall, per-
haps, that 1t was said that the battle OF
Waterloo was fought on the play
grounds of the public schools of Eng
land; so the blinds battle in Paris is
brs.Hg fought in the gymnasium provid-
ed Aor them and in the great oat of
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blinded men in the "Phare de France"
The name given The Institution she ha :
established ia Paris.
She is a woman OF more than ordinary
gifts, and her ability TO accomplish
what she has was gained during several
years Of experience in New York. when
she gave up her social life and her
labor Of love as u sculptor to bring
definite help TO the blind. Her beginning
in this work is onliGhtening, occurring
when her sister and she We're in Italy,
where Miss Wiuifred Holt was study
ing art and music.
At the opera orc day the sisters OBJ
served the extreme interest and de-
ii ght Of "A group of blind boys: they also
observed many empty seats in the
house The question arose in Miss
HOlt'S mind. Why should not more
blind people ENJOY those empty seats.
with This germ Of an idea she return
ed TO New York, and social and artistic
circles lost one % their active mem
hcrs. for Miss Holt announced her mis-
SION Of endeaHorInE 10 broaden the life
Of the blind. Her self-appointed task
has never since undergone an hour Of
Weakening or relaxation.