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The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1917-03-22
BAsEBALL-sPORTs OF AL sORTs-BOXING

ulQdJ6 lOE reg ulaI QuJy, anu 50 are
Carter, Perry and Dawson.
The White Sox have released
Pitchers Norman and Lyons to
Wichita of the Western league. Both
are in need Of seasoning, lacking ex7
| peTience in professional company.
Norman is a Chicago amateur who
starred in the 1916 Tribune tourney.
The main squad of Sox is in
Georgetown, Tex, for a game today,
having deserted Mineral Wells for
the season. Some Of the pitchers
were left behind to perfect their con-
ditiOn and will join the team later.
Others will remain with the second
team under direction of Kid Glea-
son. Their exhibition trip does not
begin for several days.
The regulars left the camp in ex-
cellent condition, the RESTRAINED
aggregation of white-hOsed athletes
that have started an exhibition tour
for several years. Unless injuries
creep in between now and April II
the club will start the season with
an alignment that should go through
until October.
In a special mile race at Madison
Square Garden last night Joie Ray,
Illinois A. c., defeated J. W. OvertOn
Of Yale by 20 yards in 4:19, three Sec
Onds slower than the record estab-
listed by OYerton recently. The Sec
Ond half mile was run IA seconds
faster than the first.
At a meeting Of the Press Golf club
of Chicago yesterday Joseph G. Da-
Wis of the Tribune was elected presi-
dent.
Charles ZiegIer of Detroit knocked
1,945 pins in the all-events of the
A. B. G. bowling tournament at
Grand Rapids to take first place.
Henry Miller of Detroit went into
second place in the singles with a
count of 691. The Palace five of
Syracuse, N. Y, scored 3,O47 for Sec
ond place in that division.
The Cook County news-herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Cook County, Minn.) 1909-current, 1917-07-04

81 have heard so much about it,"
said the girl, standing by the door.
II want to see it when the workmen
are all off and it is all quiet, in the
moonlight
every well. You had better change
your dress, Helen, before you co." said
the colonel, turning to Abbott and en-
gaging him in conversation on techni-
cal matters.
'spn wait for you at the front door
Of the car" said the engineer, his heart
beating like pneumatic riveter and
sounding almost as loud in his ears.
81 won't be long," she whispered as
she left him.
Helen did not want to waste time,
any more than Meade did. So, instead
of taking her fathers advice, all she
did was to cover her beautiful shoul-
ders with light wrap and hasten to
the car door in the shortest possible
time. Every moment they were apart,
since the sum-total in which they could
be together was so small, was q mo-
ment lost.
"Now," she said, coming out of the
door Of the car and descending thd
steps toward him, eagerly expectant,
II want prize for my swiftness.'
"A prize!" returned the man, "why,
you've been gone years, and you
haven't even changed your gown. You
The Cook County news-herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Cook County, Minn.) 1909-current, 1917-07-04

incest girls Of the land for half as
m any years. And with thoughts burn
Ing, passionate, and words embarrass-
1ngly torrential at hand to give them
utterance, they only spoke common.
places!
GLOW is the bridge getting along?"
asked the girl, repeating her fathers
words Of a few minutes before, as
these two fell behind the others march
ing down the long pl atform, while the
maid standing by the private car with
the porter looked curiously after the
moving group and wondered If that
gray-green, long-legged young man was
the reason for the New York gown!
cts doing splendidly," was the an
swer, and even with his heart full of
the girl by his side whom he longed
to clasp in his arms but did not even
dare touch the hem Of her garment,
some little enthusiasm came into his
voice. 1T is the greatest bridge that
was ever erected" he said.
GLOW you love It," said the girl.
Did Meade love the bridge? All,
there could be no doubt as to that.
He had studied it's growth hour by
hour. AS the great steel web rose, his
The Cook County news-herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Cook County, Minn.) 1909-current, 1917-07-04

care, constantly reporting the prog
ress to his father, every step taken
under the superintendent of Abbott,
a man Of great practical ability as an
erector, but Of much less capacity as
a scientific designer or Office engineer.
Meade had watched it's daily growth
with the closest attention. Like every
other man in similar case, the work
had got into his blood. It had become
part Of his life. He loved the bridge {;
yet more he loved Helen Illingworth.
The Cook County news-herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Cook County, Minn.) 1909-current, 1917-07-04

here to me I'll get it in place in short
ORDER" answered Abbott.
. 1--WE aren't worrying about anything
with you and Meade on the job, Alb
bott," said the colonel genially.
Eyes, you are, father" said the girl.
ever since the International has been
started you have scarcely been able to
give thought even to me. I'm tired
Of it. I hope the old thing will soon
be finished, so that we can all 20 back
to normal life again." "
II hope so, too," assented the colonel,
"and I guess you are right. The fact
is the bridge IS an ebsession with us
all: It is the biggest Job the Martlet
has aver handled. Indeed. It ID tn
The Cook County news-herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Cook County, Minn.) 1909-current, 1917-07-04
CHAPTER ii.
The Witness for the Defense

The Witness for the Defense.
One Of the pleasant evidences Of the
possession Of riches is in the luxury
of a private car. Although Colonel
nlingworth was personally a man Of
simple tastes as became an old CAM
paigner, there was no appointment
that wit could devise or that money
could buy which was lacking to make
his private car either more comfortable
or more luxurious in it's napery, glass,
china and silver, the dining table need
ed not to apologize to any other any,
where. The colonel was most pune
tilious in dressing his part and Meade
and Abbott were both scrubbed to
within an inch of their lives, but,
climbing about the bridge, their hands
were scratched, roughened, stained and
torn. Aside from that, Meade was GER
tainly most presentable, and old Alb
bott, in spite Of his Indifference to
such matters, looked the able and pow
erful man he was.
The conversation at dinner was at
first light and frivolous.
'Tm lost," began Abbott, "overpow-
cred with all this silver and glass and
china"
eyes," laughed Meade, eve should
have brought along our granite ware
and tincups, then we would be free
from the dreadful fear that we are 60
ing to drop something or break some
thing"
"You can break anything you like"
said the colonel with heavy pleasant
try, $50 long as the bridge stands"
"And that is going to be forever, isn't
it, Mr.. Meade?" asked Helen quickly.
Il don't think anything built by man
will survive quite that long," he an
swered as much to her father and the
others as to her, 'but this gives every
promise Of lasting it's time"
s'You know" observed Curtiss, "there
was some question in my mind about
these big compression members. When
I first studied your fathers drawings,
I wondered If he had made the lacing
strong enough to hold the webs.''
'That matter was very thoroughly
gone into," said Meade quickly. 1T
was the very point which I myself h ad
questioned, but father is absolutely
confident that we provided latticing
enough to take up all the stresses. I
looked into that matter myself" he
went on with much emphasis.
II guess it's all right" said Curtiss
lightly. II examined the webs and lac
1ngs carefully this afternoon. They
seem to be as right as possible"
''Those trusses," said Abbott emphat-
ically, twill stand forever. You need
not worry about that"
Are you going to finish this Job on
time?" asked Severance, the vice presi-
dent. 'You know the financial end Of
it is mine, and much depends upon the
date of completion
'That depends upon you people at
the shop, doctor. IF you get the stuff
The Cook County news-herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Cook County, Minn.) 1909-current, 1917-07-04
They Saw Her Round, Red, Full Face.

They Saw Her Round, Red, Full Face.
can't 60 out on bridge in that gown
and those slippers, tramping over dirty
tracks, piles Of steel, rough wooden
planks, paint and"
"Can't I?' she said; "you just see.''
II hate to see you spoil your Dress"
he said uncertainty as she stopped.
Really what gown on earth was
worth half an hour Of her society? At
least that is the way he felt about it.
and evidently she felt the same way.
ut is settled, then," she said, slip
ping her arm through his as they
walked down the long wooden plat
form near the siding. At the end of
the platform, as they turned about the
temporary station and storehouse, be-
fore them rose the bridge. The moon
was rising over the high hills that
sprang up from the steep clifflike bank
Of the other side Of the vast river.
They saw her round, red, full face
through an 1nterlacing tracery Of steel
The lower part of the bridge was still
In deep shadow. Indeed, the moon had
just cleared the hills Of the opposite
bank Of the great gorge cut by the
broad river flowing swiftly in it's dark
ness far below. At the farther end Of
the suspended arm extending far over
the water the top Of the traveller glis-
tened. The cantilever on the opposite
shore, incomplete and sunk under a
high rise Of sand, was still in shadow
and not yet discernible.
Unwittingly the woman drew little
near the man. He became more con-
scious than before Of the light touch
Of her hand upon his arm. It was very
still where they stood. The shacks
of the workmen had been erected be-
low the bridge about a quarter Of 4
mile to the right along the banks OF
the little af1uent of the main stream.
They could hear faint but indistinr
guishable noises that yet indicated hui
mainly coming from that direction.
The fires in the machine house and I'M
the engines were banked Lazy curls
Of smoke rose to be blown away in tho
limitless areas Of the upper air. In the
darkness all the unslghtly evidences Of
construction work were hidden.
"Oh," said the woman, drawing a
long breath, II don't wonder that you
love it. Isn't it beautiful, flung up in
the air that way? One would think it
wasn't steel but silver and gold and"
'Time was" said the man, '"when 1
loved a thing like that above every
thing except my father, but now
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heart expanded with it. He took pride
In it even more when they began to
push the suspended span across the
river on the outer end of the completed
cantilever, toward it's fellow rising on
the other side. He fingered about it
when the rest Of the workaday world
which was concerned with it had with
night he had arisen and had left the
sheet-iron shack he occupied near the
work (for the topography of the land
and the course Of the river had deter
mined the loo alton Of the bridge far
from any town., and in the moonlight
he had gazed bewitched by the great
web Of steel, all it's mighty tracery deli
cately silvered, family outlined, lace
like, lofty, lifted high into the heavens.
He fell into a little reverie for q
brief moment from which she recalled
him.
"Well?" she asked.
eyes, naturally" he found himself
saying in a conventional tone of voice,
ut means a great deal to me. My
father"
"Oh, your father" she began indif-
ferently, although she knew and liked
the great engineer.
ut is his browning work and"
''Your beginning"
ut is not in me, or in any engineer,
to begin where my father left off," he
said. "But this will count a great
deal, because through fathers kindness
I had some hand"
II believe you did it ALL" interrupt
ed the girl.
He broke into sudden laughter, and
his merriment had that boyish ring
she liked. He seemed to think that
was sufficient answer to that state
ment, for he went on quickly.
GLOW long shall you stay2"
And In spite Of himself he could not
keep his anxiety out of his voice.
II think fathers going on to the city
sometime tomorrow-probably In the
morning"
Meade's face fell.
$50 soon as that?''
II will try to persuade him to stay
longer. I've seen lots of bridges built
but never one like the International,
and I should enjoy standing by and
watching you work"
II don't do the work. Abbott does
that, and the men, of course"
"Your work is the work tn at makes
possible and profitable the labor of the
Others" she answered. 'You plan, you
lead, the rest only follow. BY the
way, father told me to ask you and
Mr.. Abbott to dine with us tonight in
the car"
Meade's mood changed into positive
gloom.
II can't" he said dejectedly. II
haven't any clothes, neither has Alb
5ott. We left our dress suits behind
us when we came into the wilderness
to work."
"Oh," she laughed. "What difference
does that maker Come just as you are.
It will be q relief. like you that way.
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CHARACTER TEST

~ONFlDENcE and good-na-
ture are easy for folks who
are already prosperous and
successful. The true strength Of
q mans character Is revealed,
however, in adversely. Tear the
foundation from beneath one
who has always enjoyed advan-
tages of wealth and position, and
see if he has the backbone to
conquer evil days-to rise above
circumstances and win. In "Web
of Steel" we have the story Of a
man whose foundation is de-
stroyed. His fight to rebuild it
makes the novel. 1t is not mere-
Iy entertaining fiction; it is a
piece Of inspiring literature. We
feel sure all of our readers will
enjoy this Cyrus Towsend Brady
serial.
THE EDITOR.
The Cook County news-herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Cook County, Minn.) 1909-current, 1917-07-04

Young Meade comes out OF
his dream with a terrific bump
tho real story begins with the
next installment. Tell your
! friends to read 'tWeb Of SteeLw
the best serial Of the year. E
The Cook County news-herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Cook County, Minn.) 1909-current, 1917-07-04

GO BE COIN IN M
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1917-09-28

ment, they did not possess the dignined
appearance of the houses built in the
southern colonies, but they were, new
ertheless, picturesque. The type, which
is familiar to all, was that of the large,
rectangular house having many-paned
windows placed symmetrically and one
above the other, fitted with shutters.
with the entrance directly in the CEN
ter of the building and heavy pilasters
carried from foundation to roof at the
corners and on either side of the en-
trance. The interiors of these houses
were often finished with just as much
skill and in just as elaborate a man
ner as those of the southern colonial
manor houses. Perhaps the most in
teresting thing which may be observed
in the work of those who designed and
built these early American colonial
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1917-09-28
WORK OF MILKING MACHINES
Test Made by United States Depart.
ment Of Agriculture In Dairy
Regions Of Many States.

The United States department Of ag.
riculture has put out a bulletin on
milking machines. They made studies
in dairy regions In New York, Mlchi-
gan, Ohio and Illinois. They found
that in herds of Is cows or less the
average time required to milk a COW
by hand is fraction over seven min.
utes, and by machine a fraction under
five minutes. In herds Of so cows the
average time required Is seven min
utes, but by machine just little more
than four minutes.
The cost per year to milk COW In q
herd Of Is cows or less Is $10.91 by
hand, and $10.45 when the herd mum.
bered so cows or more. With machines
the cost was $11.75 per COW in herds OF
10 cows or less, against $734 per COW
per year with 80 cows or more in the
herd.
In computing these figures, a total
Of 156 farms were Investigated. Inter.
est on the investment, the value OF
gas and oil, the cost of repairs, de.
probation and labor were all consld.
cred.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1917-09-28
SOME RIFLE FIRING KINKS
There Are a Thousand Things Not
Mentioned In Drill Regulations"
That Recruit Must Learn.

The average recruit who starts in
Mt West Point knows as much about
the fine points of rifle firing as a
lOngshoreman about flying. First he
masters the elementary steps-the
manual of arms and the correct firing
positions, says the Popular Science
Monthly. Then he must learn a thou
sand facts not mentioned in the drill
regulations" Among the rifle kinks,
for instance, IS the smoking of the
glass rifle sights for work in the sun.
By simply holding the sights over the
flame of a match--Or. better, over an
alcohol flame-a light layer of lamp
black is spread over the sight which
enables the soldier to fire even when
he is directly facing the sun. And
when his back is toward the sun, the
reflected glare is eliminated so that he
can work without danger to his eyes
Another kink is the doubling up Of
the ordinary rifle strap in order to use
it to obtain sling grip. BY making
the sling short enough, it is possible
for the left hand to obtain a viselike
grip on the rifle. This helps cOnsid-
erably in steadying it.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1917-09-28

ing the phase Of the classic revival In
England which took place during the
reign of Queen Anne. The principal
difference between this colonial style
and that from which it was adopted
was in the use Of wood rather than
stone as a building material. The resi-
denceg in the various colonies each had
characteristics peculiar to the tastes
of the people in these colonies, but the
basic features of all were traceable to
an origin In Old World ideas. The rich
English subjects, especially in Mary
land and Virginia, alone built of brick.
Their estates were modelled after those
found in England at that time. Their
manor houses were surrounded with
extensive grounds bordered with high
brick walls In which elaborate gates
were built. The high-cellinged rooms
of these southern colonial manor
houses were deliberately decorated.
Large fireplaces were used, similar to
those found during the reign of Eliza
beth In England.
Even the finest of the New England
houses were built of wood. Because they
were less extensive In their arrange
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1917-09-28
Perseverance,,

Sheriff Wheeler of Bisbane, the Arr.
iona patriot who deported 1900 anti
war agitators, said at a banquet in
Phoenix:
81 got the best of these rascals by
the employment of perseverance. In
the police world you've got to have all
the perseverance of q BOOzer.
"Boozer, you know, was crossing the
continent on the limited, and one night
after too many high balls, he tackled
me in the smoker, and told me a long
long story about his domestic troubles
"The next morning, headachy and
sober, he came to me again and said
how much he regretted his confession
of the evening before, and he hoped
the facts he'd revealed would go no
farther"
"'Oh, that's all right said |, 4 never
listened to you, old man, and haven't
the least idea of what you said
"Well, that night the chump turned
up In the smoker again, drunken than
before, and he sat down beside me,
and laid heavy hand on my knee and
said
"'Now, then, durn you, you said you
didn't listen to me last night, so I'm
goin' to tell you the whole story of my
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS over again. "
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1917-09-28

resented and modern American archi-
inspiration and guidance, no matter
what sort Of roof they wish to use. 1t
is noticeable, however, that particular
ly among the larger modern colonial
house designs, the box cornice roof is
given preference. Houses following
this style are being built from all Of
the modern building materials.
The smaller colonial houses Of today
are largely of type similar to that
shown In the accompanying perspec-
tive view. Wide clapboards, originally
used as a matter Of economic neces-
sity, are now produced for their
artistic effect. The many-paned win
dows with their shutters are still adj
hered to in this style, although the 1T
tings used are very different from those
found on the early houses. The out
side chimney, carried up wide at the
bottom to provide for a fireplace and
narrowed down near the second floor,
is q favorable feature. These houses
are practically always finished in white
with dark green shutters, when built
Of wood. The contrast Of the shutters
and the chimney with the white walls
Of the house is always pleasing.
In this design, the front entrance
leads into q reception hall from which
the stairway leads to the second floor.
Cased openings lead into the living
room and library, near the front of the
house, and into the dining room farther
back. A door at the end of the hall
opens into the passage through the
pantry.
The living room contains the fire.
place, and the ceiling is furnished with
exposed timbers. The library or den
is a very attractive room-with its
built-in book cases. The dining room
ceiling Is paneled and buffet sets into
the wall between this room and the
den. The rear entrance into the house
Is through an entry in which the re-
frlgerator Is placed. A small lavatory
is provided off of the entry. The
kitchen is handily arranged and we'll
lighted. The serving pantry is an i'm
portant feature of convenience. Two
large bedrooms and two inclosed Sleep
ing porches, sewing room and bath
are provided on the second floor.
The arrangement of this house Is
typical of the smaller modern colonial
style houses, the scheme being to ar
range all of the rooms on both floors
around a central hall. Maximum con-
venience, independence Of rooms and
the best lighting facilities are OBJ
tanned in this way.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1917-09-28
Whole Milk Age (HoIstein).

complete the change. If the skim
milk is fed in warm, sweet condition,
ordinarily no difficulties will be ex-
perienced. The amount of skim milk
fed may be increased as the calf In
creases in size, but it is rarely neces-
sary to feed more than Is pounds
daily, provided grain and good quail
ity Of legume hay is being used. Where
the supply Of skim milk will permit, 1t
is advisable to continue its use until
the animal is five or six months Of age
in the case Of grades, and for longer
period in the case of purebreds. Skim
milk Is one Of the most economical
feeds known for producing growth In
calves.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1917-09-28

than that, a great many early colonial
houses were actually partially built in
England, the parts being sent over the
ocean bodily to be framed into the
house on this side.
1t was nearly a century after the
successful colonization of America had
begun that attention became directed
to architectural development. The be-
ginnings of American architecture date
back to the early part of the eighteenth
century. The early English colonists
held closely to frame construction, but
some brick houses were built in the
southern and Dutch colonies.
In the period of 30 years immedi-
ately preceding the revolution, the So
called colonial style Of architecture
was developed. 1t was based largely
upon ideas prevalent In England dur
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1917-09-28
SCOURS IN YOUNG ANIMALS
Generally Result Of Overlooking or
Use of UncIean UtensiIs-Best
to Reduce Feed.

Scours in our animals Is generally
the result Of overlooking or feeding
from unclean troughs or buckets, or
from feeding food that is stale. Milk
fed to calves should either always be
sweet, or always be sour. If 1t is one
thing one time and the other the next,
1t will result in scours.
The buckets should be as carefully
scalded out as are the pals in which
the milking Is done.
Musty or bin-burned grain should not
be fed, particularly to young animals.
When the calf gets too much milk
or the young pig gets too much feed,
we have scours, possibly thumps in
the pig.
The best remedy is to reduce the
amount of feed, clean up the troughs
and buckets, and give good dose of
castor oil. Two ounces is dose for a
calf, and from a teaspoonful to a des-
sertspoonful to growing pig, accord
ing to Its size.