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Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1917-12-21
FEDERAL INCOME TAX
Federal Officer Coming to Help
You Make Out Tax.

In communication received by this
paper, Collector of Internal Revenue
Seth W. JONES' announces that federal
income tax officers will be sent into this
state January 2, 1918. They will be
located in the following towns for
the periods specified: Island Pond,
Feb. 2 to Feb. 6, Concord, Jan. IL
only. They will be there every day and
ready9and willing to help persons subject
to the income tax make out their returns
without cost to them for his services
How many income-tax payers will
there be in your County? if you can
guess how many married persons living
with husband or wife will have net in
comes of $4,000 or over and how many
unmarried persons will have incomes Of
$1,000 or over this year, then you
know. The Collector of Internal
Revenue estimates that there will be
one income-tax payer for ev cry thirty
people in the state.
The returns of income for the year
1917 must be made on forms provided for
the purpose before March /, 1918.
Because a good many people don't un-
derstand the law and won't know how
to make out their returns, the govern
ment is sending in this expert to do il
for them. But the duty is on abe tax
payer to make himself known to the gov
eminent. II he doesn't make return as
required before March 1st, he may have
to pay apenslty ranging from $40 to ST.
900 pay a fine or go to jail. So if you
don't want to take chances on going tc
jail, you better call on the income tax
man. If you are not SIRE about being
subject to the tax, better ask him anc
make sure. Whethre you see the income
tax man or not, You must make return;
if subject to tax.
The Collector suggests that everybody
start figuring up now his income ant
expenses so as to be ready with the
figures when the expert arrives. Elk
penses, however don't mean family ex
penses, money used to pay off the princi
pal of debt new machinery, building. o.
anything like that. They mean what yol
spend in making your money: interest
taxes paid, hired help, amount paid fo
goods sold, seed stock bought for feeding
rent Except for your dwelling), etc
Income includes about every dollar You
receive.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1917-12-21
CHRISTMAS DRIVE
Local Chairmen Appointed for
Essex County for the Red
Cross Christmas Drive

Kyle T. Brown, County Chairman
Of the Great "Red Gross Christmas
Drive" has appointed the following
town charmen for Essex County:
Brighton, Mrs. H. E. Randall.
Bloomfield, Rev. W. H. May.
Brunswick, John l.. Mills.
Canaan, w. E. Heath.
Concord, F. A. Brewer.
CRANKY, C. w. Matthews.
Guildhall, Rev. John C. Vance.
Lexington, George R. Ramsay.
Lunenburg, H. K. Phelps.
Maidstone, C. H. Beattie.
Norton, E. j. Nelson.
Victory, H. S. Lund.
East Haven, C. L. Bruce.
AS is perhaps we'll known, this
campaign for membership begins
December II, and continues to the
Oath. The quota for Essex County
is 431 and this number has been ap
portioned among the several towns
according to population.
Let Red Cross members and local
chapters everywhere work for the
success of this drive, as it not only
gets the needed revenue but reflects
the ''National Spirit"
Let Essex County homes display
the Service Flag" on Christmas
Eve, and may the hearts of the
staunch and patriotic citizens of our
communities respond with readiness
to this great need.
Kyle T. Brown,
County Chairman.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1917-12-21
Christmas at the Churches

Christmas exercises at the Con
gregational church will be held by
the Sunday School at 7:30 Monday
svenjng, with a Christmas tree.
At Christ Episcopal church Christ.
mas will be observed by a choral
celebration OF the Holy Eucharist,
with carols, anthem and sermon al
1l:30 p. m.
Christmas observance at the Metho.
dist church will be held Sunday
evening with exercises by the Sun
day school, and Monday evening in
the vestry with a Christmas tree.
At the Roman Catholic church o1
St. James the Greater there will be
celebrated the midnight mass with
special music.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1917-12-21
Cut Wood

How can Island Pond expect to get
coal when st. Johnsbury is in this
condition:
w. A. Kicker of ST. Johnsbury,
who is chairman of the fuel com,
mittee in St. Johnsbury was in con-
ference Friday afternoon with the
fuel administrators Office relative
to conditions in his town. He pre-
diets that every town in Vermont
will have the same experience that
St. Johnsbury is going through un-
less they get a supply of wood on
hand in the next few days or weeks.
Three carloads of coal set in that
station Friday afternoon were un-
loaded in 500 pound lots during the
day and by the first of next week
there will be 500 families without
coal.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1917-12-21
Join The RED CROSS
Campaign For $4,000 New
NJ smbers Being Conducted i'm
Every Vermont Community
This Week.

The Verment Chapter American Red
Gross is conducting statewide campaign
this week for an increased membership.
The drive has been on since Monday
with every local branch working to
bring its quota up to the figures named
by National Headquarters at Washington
Vermont is expected to add $4,000 men,
bers to the present enrolment.
Hon. Charles H. Darling is in charge
Of the campaign throughout the state and
has established headquarters in Burling-
ton. He has appointed prominent men in
each county to have charge of the work.
His appointments are: Addison county,
Robert M Hills, Addison House, Middle
bury; Bennington, Fred H. Martin,
Bennington; Caledonia, Gilbert H. Camp
bell, Lyndonville; Chittenden John M.
Carroll, Burlington; Essex, Kyle T.
Brown, Lunenburg; Franklin, J. Gre
CORY Smith, St. Adams; Grand Isle,
Warren F. Parks, Grand Isle; Lamolle,
Rev. Frank Hazen, Johnson; Orange,
March M. Wilson, Randolph; Orleans,
Col. Curtis S. Emery, Newport; Rutland,
Henry G. Carpenter, Rutland; Washing
ton, S. Hollister Jackson, Barre; Wind
ham, o, F. Benson, Brattlebore; Wind
sor, James F. Dewey, Quechee.
Addison County is expected to furnish
1862 new members; Bennington, 1904;
Caledonia, 1,469; Chittenden, 1861;
Essex, 431; Franklin, 2,43O; LamoiIle.
673; Orange 9S7; Orleans, 2,5OS; Rutland,
3,699; Washington, 1888; Windham,
1902; Windsor, 1854.
Vermont has twice been over the top
in extending aid to the Red Cross-6rst
in campaign for membership conducted
last May, and second, in a campaign tc
raise 5000, 0,O0C. In both instances Vermont
lived up to her tradition to be loyal and
reach the goal.
In the present campaign Vermont is
expected to add in excess OF 25,000 new
names to the membership lists Of the
Vermont Chapter
Residents who have not already joined
the Red Cross should do so at once
This may be done bv coaferring with the
county manager, any local solicitor OF
by sending to Red Cross Christmas Mem
| herShin PIlrlin rton VI
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1917-12-21
PROBATE NOTICE

Regular sessions of the Probate
Court for the district of Essex will
be held at Guidhall on the first
Wednesday of each month, in the
forenoon.
At Island Pond, the first Wednes-
day of January, April, July and
October, in the afternoon.
At Lunenburg, the second Wednes-
day of January, April, July and Octo-
ber, in the forenoon.
At Concord in the afternoon of the
same days.
Special sessions will be held by
arrangement.
Communications should be sent to
Edwin O. CARL, Judge, Canaan, or
to George A. Hubbard, Register,
Guildhall
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1917-12-21

Applications for war-risS insurance are
now tar past the billion-dolar mark. All
sold ers, ilors, marines, and nurses In
active service may buy insurance from
the Government at the rate Of from 65
cent a month at the age OF q to $1.21
a m 'uth at the age Of 81 for each 81, 900
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1917-12-21
Practical Xmas Presents
Seem to be the order of the day this year.

You would be surprised to know how many |
articles in stock of Furniture, Floor Cover |
ings, China and Glass Ware are marked to sell at
old prices, which means that in every such case you
getting the benefit of the raise in value in
stead of us.
Please notice Cut Glass case We are
quite proud of it. You surely will be attracted
by the China tables. Most any housekeeper
would be glad of piece of Pyrex Glass. We
have added to this line
Never have shown so good line of Snow
Shoes for boys, girls, men and women. We also
Baby Sleghs.
Our line of Xmas Cards and Booklets is
quite complete.
If you have not already made your selection
from the Higgins Art Line let us show you.
Have you noticed the assortment of Kodaks
are showing? Never did we have so many
styles, 75c to $3.50 in price.
Flash Lights: The old light with a new
name, Dalo Let show you one of the most
popular articles being sold today. Every one
would appreciate Dalo Flash Light as gift
We would like to call your attention to many
other articles which would make a. pleasing
present
The BoSWOrth Stor9 Company
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1917-10-11
New Mexico.

The new dredge that the Santa F6
Gold Dredging Company il installing
at Golden will be ready for operation
by Dec. /.
A strike of the miners employed by
the Albuquerque & Cerrillos Coal Co.,
at its mines in the Cerrillos district
of Santa F6 county again threatens.
The Jack Mining Company. an Okla
homa corporation, with an authorised
capital of $4,000. was admitted to do
business in New Mexico by the State
Corporation Commission.
Mid-monthly cleanup at the Mosol-
lon mills amounted to one and half
tons Of gold and silver. This does
not include the concentrates which
arc shipped to the smelter.
BY a strange coincidence which may
be q good omen, a big strike Of rich
bonanza ore was made on the Lady
franklin group in Kingston at the very
moment almost when silver went to
one dollar an ounce.
The present high price Of silver is
causing increased activity at the sill
yer mines of Grant county. and prom.
ises to result in q revival of silver
mining in some of TIE old camps of
Sierra and Socorro counties.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1917-10-11
TO HELP DIRECT MARKETING
Department Of Agriculture to Place
Agents In Several citiss 70 Inter.
est Consumers.

From the United States Department Of
Agrtculture.)
Renewed efforts through staff Of
field agents to bring about an increase
in direct marketing by use of the par
eel post, express and similar agencies
will be made by the bureau Of markets
of the United States department of
agriculture with funds made available
in the recently enacted food produc-
tion bill. Agents will be placed In sew
eral large cities throughout the coun-
try to awaken interest in direct mar
ketins among consumers. At tine same
time the agents will work through the
postmasters Of small towns in their
territory to interest producers in fur
nishing supplies.
= This will be the first intensive field
work I'm behalf of parcel-post market
ing that the bureau of markets has
been in' position to carry on. 1t
should result in the formulation of
carefully selected lists Of producers
who may be depended on to supply
various products directly to consumers
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1917-10-11
Too MANY wives; Lands In Jail.

Denver.-L. A. Waller, 80. alleged
''man of many wives" was a prisoner
in the city Jail, awaiting the arrival
of an officer from Laramie. Wyo.,
where he is wanted to explain how it
happens that he is claimed as hus-
band by three different women. In
the matron's quarters of the city Jail
was Mary Cannon. 20, daughter of a
well-to-do family of Laramie. who. the
authorities say. "fell' for Waller's oily
ways three weeks ago and eloped with
him. Detectives who arrested the
couple, assert they have been living
as man and wife in a rooming house
in Denver. The girls parents are an
route to Denver to take her back
home. Waller, bridge carpenter. is
alleged to have one wife in Portland.
Ore, one in Laramie, and third
"somewhere in Arkansas"
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1917-10-11
Montana.

The Consumers OIL and Refining
Company has removed its office from
Billings to Denver.
Butte and Superior September out
put was 100000 pounds Of zinc
against 5.s00.0OO in August.
Anaconda Copper Mining Co. de-
clared q quarterly dividend OF - .
share. payable November 26 to stock
of record October 20.
Interstate Oil Company, q Montana
corporation, has added to its holdings
a lease on $40 acres of oil land In
Carbon county, Montana. without In
creasing the capitalization Of the COM
pany. thus making the total holdings
of the company 900 acres.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1917-10-11

Arizona.
The mines OF Globe and Miami arc
getting back into operation.
In order to speed up underground
development. the Jerome Verde is to
install a large compressor.
The Gila Development Company Of
Ray encountered q rich ore shoot In
the west drift on the 105-foot level.
Copper prices have been fixed At
23h cents a pound by agreement be-
tween the government and leading
copper producers.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1917-10-11
Colorado.

The new gold dredging boat Of
the Evans syndicate Of Denver was
launched at Breckenridge.
The F'arncomb Hill Dredging Com
pany declared a dividend Of per
cent on 100000 for the month OF Au-
gust.
Lessees at the First National mine
in Iowa gulch have recently made a
rich strike ON the bottom level OF the
shaft at a depth of $50 feet. ~
Park county reports that high price
of silver and lead has started q small
boom. and by July /, 1918. every mine
in the district should be working.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1917-10-11
ON SCENIC TRIP
eEcRETARY ENTHUSES OVER
WONDERS OF ESTES PARK.
Has Love fer ceuntr,
That Unltss All and Makes Foun-
datlon Of United Republic"

Western Newspaper Union News Service.
Denver.-Invigorated and inspired
by twenty-four-hour stay in the
Rocky Mountain National park. which
he declared to be the most beautiful
playground in the world, Franklin X.
Lane. secretary of the interior.
chee-ed. encouraged and enthused 500
business men and women of Denver
in clear, lucid review of the accom-
plishments of the national admins
tration in connection with the world
war and declared that politics had
been eliminated In a nationwide de-
sire to cooperate to the fullest extent
In the fight for universal democracy,
at meeting held under the auspices
of the Denver Civic Association In
the cathedral room of Denver hotel.
Secretary Lane and his party were
delayed in reaching Denver in an au-
tomobile journey from the national
playground. But without stopping to
remove the dust of travel, the man
from the West in the cabinet of Pres
ident Wilson prefaced his address
with the declaration that "in the last
twenty-four hours l have seen more
of beauty than in any other twenty
four hours of my life"
Politics are forgotten these days."
he said. I'VE have no time now to
think OF the littleness. bitterness and
narrowness of partisianism. We have
found common bond which unites us
all. We have come to understand bet
ter that each man has love in his
heart for his country that unites US
all and makes the foundation that
unites the republic"
Then followed a concise but clear
review Of the accomplishments Of the
administration in preparation for war
accomplishments that aroused the en-
thusiasm and applause of the audi
ence. These included previously un-
heard and undreamed of achieve
ments, including the building OF thir-
ty-two cities, each to house an army
| of 10000; the raising of the vast
army, the plans to build ships for the
sea and the air. and the tremendous
accomplishment of the railroads in
the transportation of the supplies.
men and materials for the war with
out Interference with the business of
the nation in the most prosperous era
In its history.
"This war is costing not less than
0O.0O0,0O0 a day, but this is the
least of its COST" said Secretary Lane.
There are 100000 hospital beds in
Europe. Those beds have been filled
three times since this war began. FIJI
teen million men, the stalwarts OF
Europe, have passed over them. and
10 900. 900 blind, armless or shattered
wrecks and remnants Of men will live
in Europe for years to come to testify
to the horrors of this war.
mine million men, three times the
number OF men the North and South
sent into our Civil War, have been
killed. And all because few men
who are masters Of Germany deter
mined that Germany was. to be the
master OF the world"
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1917-10-11
Wyoming.

In the government draw only few
miles east of Lander, the land has all
been staked.
The Midwest Refining Company has
completed its 56,O0O-barrel tank in the
Pilot Butte field.
The Carmania, with reservation
holdings, has a new standard rig on
the track at Lander.
The Reserve OIL Company now has a
rig up on the eighty acres In section
q, in the Pilot Butte field.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1917-10-11
Colorado Quota Makes Good Showing.

Colorado men drafted for the new
army are making an enviable record at
Camp Funston. Returns of credits
from the camp received at the provost
generals office show that out Of 962
men examined, only eight have been
rejected. These men comprise one
half of the first 40 per cent contingent
which left Denver Sept. 10. 20 and 21.
1t likewise represents about one-half of
the counties that contributed to the
draft army, a total of 1924 having
been sent in that contingent.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1917-10-11
Ask curfew In Camp csnters.

Denver and Pueblo, camp centers for
national and state troops. may be
called upon by the State Women's Ad-
visory Committee Of the Colorado War
Council to adopt an IL o'clock curfew
law for boys and girls under 18 years
old, such . movement to be effective
during the period Of the war. was dis
cussed by the women in their meeting
in the Senate chamber at the capitol.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1917-10-11

the milk produced by each COW Is add
ed and a sample of the milk is tested
about the middle of each month. The
value of the butter fat and skim milk
Is calculated and the cost Of the feed
consumed Is deducted therefrom.
These monthly figures are entered on
another sheet for the yearly record.
Take, for example, the years record Of
the COW Fannie. She freshened late in
December 1914, dried of October 25.
1915. and freshened again December
25, 1915. Her profit above the cost
of feed amounted to $3.50 for the year
1915.
A comparison of the yearly records
of the seven cows with their photo
graphs is interesting. With the pic
lures at hand 1t will be seen that one
cannot Judge the production Of a cow
for the year from her conformation
alone. The COW Myrtle was surprise
to her owner. for while she had never
given a large quantity Of milk at
milking, her record showed her to be
persistent mixer. She stood sec
ond in profit over cost of feed and re-
turned to her owner more than the
combined profits Of Ellen and Blanche.
The combined profits Of Fannie, Dia-
mond. Pet. and Myrtle amounted to
$1S2.1S, or an average of $45.O4 per
COW, while the average profit Of Diana,
Ellen and Blanche was $23.76, or about
one-half that of the first four cows. IF
this dairyman had had seven cows as
good as his best four, he would have
had a total profit of $317.3O instead OF
$253.45, a difference Of $63.95. This
amount would be a large return for the
time spent in keeping the records.
Value Of Dairy Records.
The only safe way Of valuing dairy
cows is by the quantity Of milk and
butter fat they produce. This neces-
states the keeping of records. These
records will point out the good and the
improbable cows; the dairyman can
save the offspring Of the good cows.
SO that he will soon have herd of
large and economical producers.
The dairy milk sheet enables the
feeder to prepare proper rations and
feed these according to the quantity
Of milk produced. All cows should not
be fed alike; the high producers re-
quire more feed than the low produc-
ers. Without records 1t is impossible
to feed economically.
Three common rules for feeding are:
~ Feed pound Of grain to every 8
to 4 pounds Of milk produced, or
pound of grain daily to every pound
of butter fat produced per week; (2)
feed all the roughage the cows will
eat up clean; and (S) cut down on
the expensive feed when the COW be-
gins to gain in live weight.
In addition, the daily milk sheet en-
ables the dairyman, when drop oc-
ours in the yield Of milk, to detect and
ward of or check cases Of illness that
might become serious II not treated
promptly. and 1t also enables the own
er to check up on the thoroughness
Of the milking Of the different en-
ployees. Breeding records also should
be kept in addition to production rec
ords.
Records are not only valuable to the
owner in the aforementioned ways,
but they aid In selling his stock. One
man in a cow-testing association sold
his cows for $25 to $50 more because
Of their records.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1917-10-11

To Observe Food Conservation Week.
Denver.-Ths campaign for food con-
servation in Colorado. Oct: Fl to 2S.
food pledge week, will be managed by
Fred j. Chamberlin. who managed the
Red Cross campaign for funds here
last summer, It was, announced by T.
r Stearns, state food administrator.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1917-10-11
Lieut.. Howe Killed In France.

Colorado Sprinss.-Lieut. g. p.
Howe Of Boston, reported killed In &C.
tion while serving with the Medical
Officers Reserve Corps with the Brit
ish armies in France. was a son-in-law
of Mrs. Henry Endicott Of Colorado
Springs. He has been In France since
last May.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1917-10-11
Lodge Rounds Out Half Century.

Boulder-Columbia lodge, No. II. A.
F. and A. M, celebrated its fiftieth
anniversary. Over 300 Masons of the
countysand q number of members OF
the order from outside points attended
the celebration and banquet.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1917-10-11

New $4,000 Bridge for Greeley Road.
A contract for the construction Of a
steel and concrete bridge 600 feet long
across the Platte river on the Lincoln
highway between Greeley and Kersey
was awarded by T. ]. Ehrhart. state
highway commissioner. at a cost of
Sal, 400. 1t will replace an old wooden
structure.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1917-10-11
Veteran Of Three Wars Dead.

Denver.-J. A. Hunter, veteran Of
three wars and prominent as an Indian
fighter under Gen. George A. Custer.
died at the county hospital. He was 70
years old, and death resulted from old
age.