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Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1917-11-16
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Copyright by Chas. scribner's Sons
CHAPTER XxIV-continued.

"Yes-Iike fits 1 will !" retorted the
mine owner. 81 told you once, John,
that l was in this thing to a finish,
and l meant it. Go on giving your
orders"
every well; you've had your warn
1ng. The next thing is the auto. I
want to catch Judge Warner before he
goes to bed. I'll telephone while you're
getting a car"
Starbuck had no farther to 60 than
to the garage where he had put up his
car, and when he got it and drove to
the Kinzie building, Smith came out of
the shadow of the entrance to mount
beside him.
"Drive around to the garage again
and let me try another phone," was
the lowspoken request. 'My wire
isn't working"
The short run was quickly made,
and Smith went to the garage office.
A moment later a two-hundred-pound
policeman strolled up to put a huge
foot on the running board Of the wait
ing auto. Starbuck greeted him as
friend
"Hello, Mac How's tricks with you
-tonight?"
9TH tricks are even, an I'm tryin'
to take tn odd wan," said the big Irish
man. "Tis a man named Smith I'm
1ookin for, Misther Starbuck-J. Mon
tay-gue Smith; tn fi-nanshal boss av
TIL big ditch comp'ny. Have We seen
'um?"
StarbEck, looking over the police
mans shoulder, could see Smith at
the telephone In the garage office. An
other man might have lost his head,
but the ex-cowpuncher was Of the
chosen few whose wits sharpen hand
ily in an emergency
"He hangs out at the Hophra House
a good part of the time in the eve
hsngs," he replied coolly. "Hop in and
I'll drive you around"
Three minutes later the threatening
danger was a danger pushed little
way into the future, and Starbuck was
back at the garage curb waiting for
Smith to come out. Through the win
dow he saw Smith placing the receiver
on its hook, and a moment afterward
he was opening the car door for his
passenger.
"Did you make out to raise the
judge?" he inquired, as Smith climbed
In.
eyes. He will meet me at his cham
bers in the courthouse as soon as he
can drive down from his house."
"What are your hoping to do, John
Judge Warner is only a circuit judge
he can't set an order of the United
States court aside, can hef"
mo; but there is one thing that he
can do. You may remember that ]
had a talk with him this morning at
mis- house. 1 was trying then to cover
all the chances, among them the pos
sibillty that Stanton would jump in
with a gang of armed thugs at the last
minute. We are going to assume that
this is what has been DONE"
Starbuck set the car in motion and
sent it spinning out of the side street,
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1917-11-16

the second week little oatmeal and
a small quantity Of flaxseed oil meal
after it is boiled may be added to the
milk.
Tie little bunch Of bright, sweet
clover hay in the pen every day for
the calf to nibble. After the milk has
heed fed put little meal in the calf's
mouth. A little hay may also be given.
BY this method the calf will soon learn
to eat meal and hay.
Whole oats and wheat bran may be
fed in small quantities after the sixth
week. All stock, young and old, thrive
and keep in health when well fed and
kindly treated.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1917-11-16

sides, there is nowhere to run to in
this direction"
Again Starbuck's reply translated
itself into action. With a skillful
touch of the controls he sent the car
ahead at top speed, and for matter
Of ten miles or more held a dimin-
ishing lead in the race through sheer
good driving and an accurate knowl
edge of the road and it's twistings and
turnings. But the road would soon
become a cart track in the mountains;
there was no outlet to the north save
by means of the railroad bridge at
Little Butte station, and from some
where up the valley and beyond the
railroad bridge came the distance
softened whistle of a train.
Starbuck set a high mark for him
self as a courageous driver of motor
cars when he came to the last of the
three road crossings. Jerking the car
around sharply at the instant of track
crossing, he headed straight out over
the ties for the railroad bridge. 1t
was a counting of death. To drive
the bridge at racing speed was haz-
ardous enough, but to drive it thus in
the face of a downcoming train seemed
nothing less than madness.
1t was after the car had shot into
the first of the three bridge spans
that the pursuers pulled up and
opened fire. Starbuck bent lower over
his wheel, and Smith clutched for
handholds. Far up the track on the
north side of the river a headlight
flashed in the darkness, and the
hoarse blast of locomotive, whistling
for the bridge, echoed and re-echoed
among the hills.
Starbuck drove for his life. With
the bridge fairly crossed, he i1und
himself on a high embankment; and
the oncoming train was now less than
half mile away. Somewhere be-
yond the bridge approach there was a
road; SO much StarbuCk could recall.
II they could reach it's crossing before
the collision should come
They did reach it, by what seemed
to Smith margin of no more than the
length of the heavy freight train
which went jangling past them scant
second or so after the car had been
wrenched aside into the obscure mesa
road. They had gone a mile or more
on the reverse leg of the long down
river detOur before Starbuck cut the
speed and turned the wheel over to
his seat-mate.
"Take her minute while get the
makings," he said. dry-lipped, feeling
in his pockets for tobacco and the
rice paper. Then he added: "Holy
Solomon! I never wanted a smoke
so bad in all my life!"
Smiths laugh was a chuckle.
"Gets next to you-after the fact
doesn't 1t? That's where we split.
had my scare before we hit the bridge,
and it tasted like mouthful of bitter
aloes. Does this road take us back
up the river"
ut takes us twenty miles around
through the Park and comes in ut the
head of Little creek. But we have
plenty of time. You told Harding two
hours, didn't you"
"Yes; but I must have a few min
utes at Hillcrest before we get action,
Billy"
Starbuck took the wheel again and
said nothing until the roundabout race
had been fully run and he was cas-
ing the car down the last Of the hills
into the Little Creek road. There had
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1917-11-16
CHECK GROWTH OF BACTERIA
Milk Fresh From Cow Should Be
Chilled at Once to About Fifty
Degrees Fahrenheit.

Cooling milk Immediately after milk
ing checks the growth of bacteria and
thus prevents the milk from spelling.
Hence milk fresh from the COW should
be chilled at once to about 80 degrees
Fahrenheit and kept at that tempera-
ture until delivered.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1917-11-16
SILAGE NECESSARY FOR cow
Thirty Pounds Per Day Is About Right
1t Won't Hurt to Give Her
All She Will Eat.

About 30 pounds of silage per day
is required by the dairy cow, while u
beef animal will consume one-thlrd
more, or possibly a still greater
amount. 1t will not hurt a COW to
feed her all that she will consume IL
the sllage Is good and is fed regularly.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1917-11-16
CTo BE CoNTINUED.)
Ita Merit.

"You call this portrait of your wife
q beautiful work of art? I must say
1t is not speaking likeness of her."
"That's the beauty of It,"
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1917-11-16
Sure.

Blotter-What's the matter1
Calendar-Oh, alas, fear my days
are numbered.
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Rertbt.

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Iden Wonarden.
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men laien. oas i9sibenbs qaar nod
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SoisF abtr fir9ttte, Der gretIe 6rennb
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ibn bnber, bdbon a%bJuieben. Niles ab4
raten ober polte nidts belfeu.
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unb fdgte, nit tincm be3eiHnen6en Bid
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frsili4 nI4ts uuosrcs iibrig, ME 81 sss
borden"
Su fr16tider Gtimmu1s Tdisben bic
Wlondr9en boneiudaoer.
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Uniform Der 9eiInebmer pegfGut.
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ben dbnli4e @erginHigungen fir bas
qusfillen Der 8iIbungsliden 3uieif.
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tur fpri6t 70 mub auh bic a0rpers
pflege trtpdbnt merben. Characterization
bisttt bier eiH gsiuiFer Wangef an
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reide beg gegneriI6en Geaers lit IS BIS
usileu ioqar unteriroifa ongelegt.
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pldbe uno Cigarette bdmit berlsben,
nnb trobbem bic Gntlaufung on bet
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b0sr in Grsiibungsn fhFtsmatifd gsz
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snolihm 3aItanoes lift aaerbineg aud
duf bds 9onio Der euteH 4HsriFians
uno Der ME herfnssRben reihIihsn Ctr
pflssung gu fhrsibeH.
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TaÌˆgliche Omaha tribuÌˆne. [volume] (Omaha, Nebr.) 1912-1926, 1917-10-05

iommt bod. 9lsfs, Idnsre sdattsn
liegsn isbt i'm Walb.
quf BEN Riidpsg trtffsH mir eintn
Wunn mil 3iOei aufsu. Die MIN.
meItsu fI4 70 an ung ran. Au iont
~ptnisfsns bas maIhintngsnsbr nsis
tsriragsH.4 DIR cine RnHe, Elm biintHs
batter Gibirier, trdgt Elm rufTidsa
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Gdultsr. st orinH Hbsr bns gang,
gsIi9t. Sc nun, man lrdgf, mas man
niHt dnbtrH fam" fagte eiHtr Der llns
Fiebsuosu. Ger RuFe trabt nit BEN
@sptbr nn6 2absfireifsn psiier.
Die adfis nimmt 5n. Der Ghnss
fdiwmsrt blnu.ntiB nurd ben maIp.
TaÌˆgliche Omaha tribuÌˆne. [volume] (Omaha, Nebr.) 1912-1926, 1917-10-05
Sas gefe6t bel W,ansaI.
Ml I'M II.

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adIte Elm beftiges SdnesgeIt0ber iber
RHrlan6 nieoer. Sn ben Stslungeu Dor
Riga tpar nidt bic Sunb Dor ben Augcu
3u iebsn. 9riiben, Bel ben RuHen, bic
blot Dor i6rem 0eibnadtsfef itanosn,
berrIdts polige Ru5t. Man mar tbeu
i'm GtelIungstrieg an Der nItilen
'front.'. Die 2inie tpirO In Der 9aupts
fade burd oafgtIebtt 8ratpebrsH BON
oiden 8aumitdmmen gsbiloet, ed3nis
laen Iiub unteritdn6e, bic burb gals
lsnbedsn Shub gessn Notwithstanding
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fsfs uRb iebr iaubere tteine 8lodbdus
fer. Cine Rudenpebr beitebt an bielea
StsQen ni1t. 8as 1rabtbinbernis 1T
brett unb bi6t. Go iIbrt BON her
Gtr1be Wiiau-Rigu cine ununterbros
6eue Bnlofeaung oura ben Sort uub
bic %flsintn, ber~einragenpen Spiel bes
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Der Dime ii6lia bts 8abitsSets tommt
bic fefe 9iineniteaung uuO bic ftdrIe
QoItioa auf benz air49Of BON MIS-
mann.
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8ront Itanhsn bic gofttn unO iudtea.
ME iebe Radt, baS 9OrgeIdRbe nit ben
Quoen AL hurhoriHeen. Gi6ter fiel
Der S6Hee. Die RdGt lpar rubtg. 4ur
bas 5ausn Der Shnselaiten bon 3u fart
niebsrgtboeenen 3lpeiaen mar 81 b0rgi.
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bic QrtiIlcrie Elm. bon ptitber fang audi
itdrter @ti9iibldrm. @leid3eitig abeT
partn Bic RuTen NIT itartsn Q6teilunz
gen in Sauesbsm6sn Der BEN beutiatn
binOernis. 4larm! Die Stellungsbe-
Iabung rate an biz griiltuneeu, bic
Ufaidinengenehre begauueu gu 6dmz
mern. Die 8nfen oerihtpdnoen i'm
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nuaOete lieBen ie Dor uao in BEN 9ias
bernisorabt 5uriid.
Qn brei GteIIen battsn IL aber bod
in bic SteLung briRgen f6Hnsn. Sci
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sietpIt. 8obpr, BEL Der gtunabms ben
9egsR ~iibergebfu. 4le fDtitereu @ors
foBe bon ifsiuertn abttilungen eeasn
bieie GroHt, ebenfo tpit bic mtbr Obsr
minosr OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES tragtns
ben St0Bs gegen ben 8~ridsniopf bon
9dRbof has 8elinbe bon geltau un6
ben Gtreifen nabe Der aiite, tpeIttih
bon S6lof, nurben glntt nbeeftlagen.
gs blisben nod am 5. mitta9s bic
bsibsn unbsrtn Ginbrudtelsn Iiio6ilia
unb norhneItli9 ron gtaRgal. Die bei
U9ansal Teibft ft6tnnsn aompagnitn
batten bic etiuas ipdter ~siHIebnbtu
frontaIen qngrifie NIT fe1r I8nern
gtrluitsn fir bic aufsn a6gsidIagen,
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fameH, bdB bic RuFsn burd ieien nm
man btreits J~Innitufsuer betdmt. Der
dItsfts Spmpaaniefi5rsr - Elm betdnn,
ttr 8reslouer Gdauipieler IieB bar.
duf bic Jlugel Elm ipenig umbiegen. 81
holts fa feline 0ffi5iere 3uIdmmen:
MAN nirb uns ni9t i'm Std laFen.
@ir hubeH nod genu9 9atronen. linz
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1917-02-21
L. o. BEAUFoRD.

Mr.. L. O. Beauford died at his
home near Clatworthy's Cross Roads
on Wednesday, February 18th, 1917,
from pneumonia. Mr.. Beauford
was a member of the family by that
name living in the Long Cane Sec
ton of the county. He made his
home at Troy for number Of years,
but some ten years ago he purchas-
ed a farm and moved on the place
where he was living at the time of
his death. Although handicapped
by the loss of one hand and the
crippling of another, he was able
to get along in the world as well as
most men. He was an upright, hon:
orable citizen and a force for good
in the community in which he lived.
He is survived by his wife, who
was a Miss Horne of Troy, and sew
eral children. He was buried at
Bethia church.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1917-02-21
DEATH OF SAMUEL A. WILLIS

Pneumonia claimed another vic
tim when Mr.. Samuel A. Willis died
at his home at the Abbeville Cotton
Mills on last Sunday, Feb. 1S. Mr..
Willis had been resident Of the
city for many years. He was a ma
tive of Mccormick, s. C. He at
tended Wofford College in his early
manhood and was a teacher for sew
eral years in this county: He was
married, and is survived by his wife
and several children. He married
Miss Sarah New of near Mccormick
Mr.. Willis's family is the first to
be benefited. by the insurance re-
Gently presented to the mill oper:
atives by the Abbeville cotton mill
for a Christmas present. The family
will receive twelve monthly INSTALL
ments of $26 each.
He was buried Tuesday at Melrose
cemetery.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1917-02-21
ESTIMATE $4,000, 900 MEN
AVAILABLE FOR SERVICE

In a serious emergency nearly 49,
100000 men are available for mill
tary service in the United States,
according to an estimate made by
the executive committee of the COM
mittee on national defense appoint
ed by Major Mitchell of New York.
There are now physically fit for ser
vice in the field, it was said, 1885,
$40 men between the ages of eigh-
teen and forty-fve years.
Upon the basis of actual expert
ence of other countries where uni
versal military service prevails, the
committee has calculated that out
of 100000 men annually reaching
military age in the United States
100000 are fit for military service,
according to the French standard of
1910, and $4,000, according to the
German standard of that year.
The committee, in estimating the
nations resources in men between
eighteen and forty-fve years avail
able for military service after de-
ductions for "morbidity," physical
defects, industrial necessities and
dependency of families, places the
number at 4,778,050.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1917-02-21
APPROPRIATIONS ARE
LITTLE ALTERED
Tax Commission to Make Survsys
of Any Two Counties It May
Select.
q free conference committee on

The free conference committee on
the appropriation bill reported q
bill Tuesday morning substantially
as it left the upper house three days
ago. The appropriation Of $4,000.
is retained as a law enforcement
found; also the s15o,0o0 for repairs
and buildings at the State Hospital
for the Insane. -. &
Provision is also continued for the
new law building at the University
of South Carolina and the rebuild
ing Of DeSaussure college. No
change will be reported in the $780,
600 appropriation for support OF
the State militia. The extention
school fund is cut from $4,000 to
100000 and the high school fund:
from $50, 900 to $4,000. An adj
ditional $1,000 Is appropriated to
board Of tealth section and s., ,0U0
for the Eo.rd Of charities and cor
rections to continue their inyestiga-
tions as to the feeble minded. The
tax commission is authorized BY
amendment to continue its survey In
any two counties it may select.
The total amount Of funds In the
bill is S2,989, 9,504.7S, nceessitatinG q
levy Of eight and one-half mills:
This levy on $311,370,290 worth OF
property provides $2,646,6 ,647.47. It
is estimated that $310,S50 will be
available from licenses and fees.
Increased insurance licenses are ex-
pected to approximate $2,000,' with
unexpended balances approximated
at $4,000. This would provide q
total Of $2,990,00 in tax returns. y
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1917-02-21
A QUIET WEDDING.

Miss Susie Hill and Mr.. William
MCGOWAN, of Tihmonsville, were
quietly married at the home Of the
brides parents, Mr.. and Mrs. John
L. Hill, Tuesday, Feb. goth, 1917.
The wedding was a very qiuet af-
fair, only the relatives of the bride
being present. The ceremony was
performed by Rev. H. Waddell Pratt
after which the young couple left
for their future home in Tommons-
vile.
Miss Hill is the oldest daughter
of Mr.. and Mrs. J. L. Hill. She is
a graduate of Winthrop and has
taught school for the past four
years. She is young woman of
many charms, and has many friends
in Abbeville, who wish her much
happiness.
Mr.. MCGOWAN is lawyer and is
making his way in his profession. ,
The young couple start out with
the best wishes Of a host of friends.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1917-02-21
AMERICAN LINER
BRAVES U-BOATS
49, E.
Thirty.Eight Americans on Board,
Also Carries Exprsss,, Freight
and Dispatches.

Liverpool, (Delayed), Feb. 49,
The Philadelphia, the first American
liner to leave Europe since Ger.
many's declaration Of unrestricted
late Wednesday afternoon. She car.
ried 95 passengers of all classes, of
whom 38 were Americans. The
Philadelphia was unarmed..
In addition to her passengers she
carried a general cargo of what is
known as express freight and two
tons Of dispatches from the Ameri-
can embassy in London for the state
department. in Washington. The dis
patch bags contained important
documents forwarded from Ameri-
can embassies and consulates in
nearly all the countries Of Europe,
including large quantity from Ger
many which was dispatched before
the break in diplomatic relations.
A jolly and good natured crowd
waved farewell from the Philadel-
phia's decks to anxious friends as
the ship left the docks. Prior to
embarking the passengers had dis
cussed the prospect Of the liner be-
ing attacked by q submarine, but
most of them treated It lightly.
However, many tried to take out
large life insurance policies before
leaving, especially in view of the
fact that when they engaged their
passage the company made them
sign waivers not to hold it RESPONSE
BILE for any loss in the event that
the ship was sunk by mine or sub
marine.
Most of the passengers comforted
themselves with the belief that Ger
many, in spite of threats to torpedo
anything in the prescribed war
zone, would not 60 to the length Of
sinking an American passenger liner
Although none but passengers who
had passed the examination of the
military and customs officials were
permitted on the landing stage prior
to embarkation numbers of Liver
pool residents crowded the streets
in the neighborhood to watch the
first American, passenger ship sail
from English shores since the Ger
man blockade order became opera
tive. -. ...'
There was comparatively few Brit
ish passengers and this was ex-
planned by the fact that the authori-
ties refused passports except in q
few instances. Even the London
daily newspapers tried in vain to
procure permission for staff men to
make the voyage. p. ..~....- :
The editors Of these papers had
to content themselves with engag-
ing the. few American newspaper
men on board to send them stories
in the event of disaster Detailing
the ship. Some even arranged to
have accounts of the trip cabled
after the liner reached America.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1917-02-21
THE DAUGHTERS OF
THE CONFEDERACY

The regular meeting of the
Daughters of the Confederacy, was
held last Tuesday at the home of
Mrs. Fred Cason. This was an i'm
portant meeting as it was the time
for the annual election of officers.
The election resulted as follows:
Mrs. C. C. Gambrell, as president
by q unanimous vote. 1st vice-pres.
Mrs. P. A. Cheatham; End vice-pres.
Miss Mae Robertson; 3rd vice-pres.
Mrs. w. w. Bradley; cor. sec. Mrs.
T. J. Douthart; treasurer, Mrs. W.
C. Sherard; rec. secretary, Mrs: J.
Howard Moore; registrar, Miss Net
tie Russell; historian, Mrs. j. c.
King. %.
The Daughters have a fourishing
chapter here and they do much
owrk in historical way.
After the election of officers at
this meeting, Mrs. Cason served a
delightful salad course with coffee
and sweets.