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Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1917-09-28
Spraying Pays.

uncared-for condition of such or
chards is too often revealed by the
great number Of windfall fruits and
the inferiority Of that which remains
on the trees.
No single feature of orchard prac-
tice yields so high a percentage of
benefit as spraying, often increasing
the value Of the product several hun
dred per cent. Every fruit grower,
large or small, has it within his power
to save his fruit from loss by insect
and fungous pests, and thus add mate
rally to the food supply of the ma
ton. Spraying is now recognized by
progressive growers as an exceedingly
cheap form of insurance, not only
protecting the fruit during the grow
ing season, but insuring its proper
keeping in storage.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1917-09-28
DRESSING FOR THE ORCHARD
Much Depends on Age of Trees and
Their Condition-Spread Manure
Evenly on Surface.

A proper dressing for the orchard,
just the right quantity, will depend
upon the age Of the trees and their
condition. If trees are large and have
been neglected, they will require more
than in the case Of young trees which
have had attention. To begin at the
beginning, young trees lately set in
rich soil need no manure, but after
eight or ten years, when they begin
to produce and there Is an evident de-
cline in vitality, feeding should begin.
The decline will be manifested by a
slower growth and poorer quality of
fruit. At this stage perhaps two wheel
barrow loads will be sufficient for the
first application. And this should not
be piled up close about the tree, but be
spread out upon space as large as the
top Of the tree. 1t is not necessary to
dig this manure into the soil. Leave
it on the surface, well and evenly
spread, so that it will retard weed
growth and conserve moisture.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1917-09-28
Big Freight Locomotive Started
on DriverIess Joy Trip in
Repair Yards.
CATCHES train in TUNNEL
Only One of Thirty-Five Passengers on
Staten Island Train Injured
Deraiing Switch Was Com.
pIetely Ignored.

A big freight engine, lying in the
Baltimore & Ohio railroad repair yards
at Clifton, S. l., started on driver
less joy trip the other day which end
ed when it tried to push a passenger
train, with engine reversed, through
tunnel under the United States Light
house reservation.
No one seemed to know why the en-
CINE, No. 1888, decided upon it's Satur-
day half-holiday jaunt. Some said it
probably got up too much steam and
forced the throttle open, others that a
small boy might have started it, while
the Baltimore & Ohio announced Off
cially that the man in charge let it get
away. Anyhow, it started. Outside
the yard there is a derailing switch to
prevent just such things as an engine
running amuck, but this engine ignored
the derailing switch and went it's way
unmOlested its speed momentarily in
creasing. The automatic crossing gate
arrangement closed the approaches as
the giant engine speeded along.
Runaway Hits Rear Car.
Through Clifton at 80 miles an hour
1t went; by the time it passed through
Stapleton it was going 45 miles an
hour. On toward Tompkinsville it
Sped having things it's own way until
in front of it doomed up the rear of
three-car passenger train of the Staten
Island Rapid Transit railroad on its
peaceful and deliberate way from
South Beach to st. George. This train
was not going as fast as the lone en-
CINE, which was then moving merrily
along at so miles an hour. At the
rear of the train was combination
smoker and baggage car; in the front
coaches were 80 passengers and two
brakemen; in the cab of the locomotive
was Engineer Edward Cockshutte and
his fireman-all going leisurely to st.
George, when the runaway engine hit
the rear car, lifting 1t from the tracks,
breaking it loose from the rest of the
train and depositing 1t on the parallel
line.
When the engineer of the passenger
train felt something pushing him fast
err than he was used to going and OBJ
served that the signal lights at the en-
trance to the tunnel, 1000 feet head,
were set against him, he reversed his
engine, but his speed didn't decrease.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1917-09-28

The inquiry into the mysterious
death of Mrs. Maude A. King in North
Carolina shifted to New York, where
it is understood an effort will be
made to determine whether the dead
woman was the victim of a conspiT.
acy to obtain her fortune.
The Senate Public Lands Committee
reported favorably on the plan of Sen
ator Walsh to open for use 1000, 900
acres of oil lands in California.
Roosevelt calls Liberty motor
great" after trial fight at Mineola.
The Senate passed the bill repatri-
ating all Americans in the Allies
armies.
Producing figures showing that the
first year of the war cost the United
States more money than three years
haxe cost any ally, Chairman Fitzger-
aid of the House Appropriations Com
mittee, opened the debate on new
deficiencies bill. The grand total is
$20,651, 700,734 The revised measure
carries appropriations and authorize
tons amounting to $7,755, $4,000.
Samuel Gompers, president of the
American Alliance for Labor and
Democracy, cabled Premier Kerensky
at Petrograd pledges of American
labor's support.
An invitation to Congress to send
delegation to visit England and the
British fighting forces on the front was
received by Vice-President Marshall
from Lord Chancellor Finlay, and j.
W. Lowther, speaker of the House OF
Commons.
After cutting all the wires leading
from Sullivan, Mo-, IS miles southeast
of st. Louis, four auto bandits locked
up the town marshal while they rob-
bed the bank and postoffice.
The Department of Agriculture an
nounced that the government will not
take food supplies held by housewives
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1917-09-28
WASHINGTON

Spain's failure to break up German
submarine bases along the Mediter'
ranean is causing more concern in
Washington than revelations about
Sweden.
An additional 100000 men may be
drafted to fill the signal corps.
More than 1000 farm loan associa.
tions are being organized in the Unit.
ed States to borrow money under the
Federal farm loan act.
Wheat, iron, chemicals and many
other commodities are included in "a
new embargo ruling by the Exports
Administration Board, providing for
export only in the interests of wa.
1t is confidently predicted that Con.
gress will reach an adjournment be-
fore the regular session begins in De-
cember.
Since the war began 100000 men
have volunteered for defense service,
Chairman Dent of the Military Affairs
Committee declared in a statement.
Bill providing for Federal insurance
for officers and enlisted men of the
army and navy passed the House Of
Representatives by a unanimous vote.
All eligible aliens will be required
TO serve in the National Army or
leave the country, under the terms
Of bill adopted by the Senate.
The War Department announced the
completion Of the Liberty Motor"
standardized engine for aeroplanes.
which is expected to solve the prob.
lem Of winning the war by domination
of the air.
The State Department announced
that in revealing Sweden's treachery
its purpose was not to punish the
neutral government, but to add further
proof of the German Kaiser's plotting
against the world.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1917-09-28
WAR BULLETINS

Japan Is in the war to win with you
we do not enter into treaties to tear
them up and scatter them to The
winds" Viscount Ishii declared.
British aeros have dropped bombs
on German destroyers and trawlers
along the Belgian coast between Os
tend and Blankenberghe, near Tee
brugge, hitting one destroyer and sink
ing at least one trawler.
Italian operations in the Balkans in.
dictate new offensive there.
Along the Vojusa large troop move
ments of Bulgarians have been observ
ed to reinforce the enemy positions
opposite the new Italian offensive
In the Trentino and on the Julian
front the Italians successfully conGn
ue their bombarding of the Austrians'
positions in the victorious advance on
the seaport Of Trieste.
Italian troops captured Monte San
Gabrielle and now hold the summit
after one of the most costly battles
of the war, lasting twenty-three days,
the result removing all obstacles to
further advance on Gorilla.
General Korniloff's revolt in Russia
mas collapsed his troops at headquar'
tiers have surrendered the admlnistra
ton of the army.
The Russian prisoners captured by
the Germans in the battle of Riga
numbered 5000, according to the Off
cial announcement issued by the Ger
man General Staff. The Germans also
took 324 cannon.
French troops attacked the German
trenches in the Champagne, and sue
ceeded in smashing the first two Ger
man lines and entering the third posi-
tons. All the German troops gar
risoning these trenches were either
killed or taken prisoners.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1917-09-28

On toward the tunnel he sped, the 80
shaken passengers wondering what
had happened. The hand brakes on
the cars were set, but without avail.
Passenger Train DeraiIed.
At the entrance to the tunnel the
derailing switch was set against the
approaching cavalcade. The little pas
senger locomotive and the cars obeyed
the switch and left the tracks, but the
big engine didn't. 1t pushed the pas
senger locomotive and the cars along
over the wooden ties and roadbed, jolt
ing the passengers up and down at a
rapid rate, until the car wheels dug so
deep into the roadbed that the big en-
CINE gave up. Then two brakemen
leaped from the passenger train and
closed the throttle of the freight en-
CINE.
In the meanwhile ambulances from
every hospital on Staten Island had
been summoned by persons who had
seen the unwilling flight of the little
passenger train. In the smoker and
baggage car that had been left by the
roadside was found Antonio Gabriel,
machinist's helper, suffering from in
N2rnal injuries and a crushed hand.
All of the 80 passengers were more or
less shaken and were attended for
shock, but none was badly enough hurt
to go to hospital. 1t took about an
hour to clear the tracks and take the
unruly engine back home.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1917-09-28
GREATER EFFICIENCY OF CARS
Eight Per Cent More in 1916 Than In
1918, the Previous Best Year
Other Figures.

Railroad car efficiency in the United
States increased 8 per cent in 1916 over
1913, the previous best year. This is
equivalent to an increase of 10000
cars over the total 100000 now in
use on our railroads, according to the
Railway Age Gazette, which also esti-
mates the mileage per car per day in
the fiscal year 1915 at 81, as compared
with 24.5 in 1913. At the same time
the average car capacity has risen from
80 tons to Al tons. --.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1917-09-28
RAILROADS IN NEW ZEALAND
But Forty-Six Miles of Track Open to
Traffic in 1870-Revenue Re.
turned Is Small.

AS late as 1870 there were but 46
miles of railway open for traffic in
New Zealand. This had grown to q
400 miles in 1906, of which all but 81
miles were owned and worked by the
government. Owing to the physical
divisions, broken surface, and small
population of the colony, the railway
system is difficult to manage cheaply.
Public opinion demands safety, COM
fort, low freight charges, good pay and
short hours for employees. And these
are obtained. But, after paying work
ing expenses, the return of revenue is
but 3.3 per cent Ga cost of construc-
ton.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1917-09-28
CYLINDERS AS LIFE SAVERS
Escape Death in Case of Accident
Air Valves Inside.

A life-saving apparatus in the form
of large steel cylinders intended to
provide means of escape for railroad
firemen and engineers has been per-
fected. The cylinders are so placed that
with "a few seconds warning the men
can drop into them and be thrown from
the train.
The interior of the tank is fitted with
pneumatic cushion springs and ashes
tos. Even the weight Of the engine
itself against the cylinder will not
crush it or injure the men within the
cylinder. The cylinder will float and
sustain a burden of 800 pounds. Air
valves are open from the inside.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1917-09-28
. Orchard ..
inflammation
SPRAY TO SAVE FRUIT CROPS
Maximum Production of Paramount
lmportance-Sufficient Attention
Lacking In Orchards.

Fruit, either in fresh, dried, canned,
preserved, or Jellied form, is a food
product of recognized value. The
maximum production of good fruit at
this time is, therefore of paramount
Importance. Directly concerned in the
production of such fruit are spraying
operations for the control of various
insects and diseases.
Owners of commercial orchards
have long recognized the Importance
Of spraying, but there are many small
orchards and so-called home orchards,
the owners Of which have not adopted
spraying operations, or do not give
sufficient attention to the work. The
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1917-09-28
BUILDING FEW WOODEN CARS
Only Three Constructed During Year
1e16-Ten in Course of Con.
struction at Present.

Building of wooden railway cars has
virtually ceased, according to report
issued by the special committee on re-
lations of railway operation to legis-
lation. Only three wooden cars were
built in 1916 and but ten are under con-
struction at present.
There are now in passenger service
$4,000 wooden cars, but they are gradu-
ally being replaced. The report shows
that the enormous cost of replacing
wooden cars by steel coaches prevents
wholesale changes, but it adds that it
is only question of time before wood
en- cars will go.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1917-09-28
Milk Producers In Maine Losing $27.-
SO Per Cow.

Augusta, Me.-1he average cost the
past year of producing milk from
1868 cows on 220 farms In Maine was
$50 cents a quart, and the average
price received was 4.66 cents, loss
of LA cents per quart, according to
a report of a dairy survey of the
State, made under the supervision Of
the State Committee on Public
Safety and the Boston Chamber OF
Commerce, and filed with Gov. MILL
ken.
The average production Of milk per
COW was 2439 quarts, and the aver
age net loss per cow was $27.s6. The
rate charged for man labor was 24.Ol
cents an hour, and for horses 17.10.
The average total cost per COW for
grain was $75.24.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1917-09-28
CARING FOR. ORCHARD TOOLS
Where Used for Cutting Out cankers
or other Diseases Good Disln-
fectant Should De Used.

In pruning an orchard where blight
cankers or similar trunk diseases ex-
list, the tools ought to be disinfected
by wiping them with a corrosive sub
Innate (mercuric chloride) solution
after each diseased area is cut into
and before they are used on another
healthy limb. This avoids the spread
Of the blight from the diseased to the
healthy parts,
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1917-09-28
Bow Of 10 Ends Own Life; Leaves
Note for Teacher.

Brockton.-Joseph L. Foster, Is
years old, OF 344 North Main street,
shot himself through the heart with
a 22-calibre revolver on West Elm
street. Apparently no one heard the
shot, which was fired about 10 o'clock,
but the boys cries of agony brought
a. number Of passers-by, who notified
the police. He died within Ave min
utes.
The boy left note scrawled on the
back of an envelope, which was ad-
dressed to his teacher, Miss Abbie
Kinney of the Winthrop school. The
note read: "Good-by. I am doing this
like a coward"
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1917-09-28
Train Stop.

signal. The invention improves and
simplifies the construction and oper-
alton of train stopping apparatus so
as to be reliable and efficient in use,
comparatively easy and inexpensive
to manufacture and install, and so de-
signed that 1t Is entirely automatic In
its operation, except as to the setting
of the parts after the train has been
stopped.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1917-09-28
No Paralysis at MlddIebury.

caused in Middlebury village by the
publishing OF dispatch dated at
Montpelier to the effect that there
were several cases Of infantile par
alysis in this town. DR.. 8. s. Eddy.
health officer, states the alarm is
needless as there are no cases of the
disease in town nor has there been
case within a radius Of 30 miles Of
the town in the last year.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1917-09-28
To Cross Ocean Again.

Horace Broadhurst, formerly an
engineer on the Central Vermont rail-
road, has left Rutland to make an
other attempt to cross the Atlantic in
the country's service after having
been three times on ships which were
torpedoed by German submarines.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1917-09-28
Third Vermont Veterans Meet,

The 52d annual reunion of the Old
Third Vermont regiment was held at
st. Johnsbury last week with 80 vet
Grams present. The ages Of those in
attendance ranged from II to SO
years.
These officers we're elected: Presi-
dent, H. F. French; vice-president,
Charles H. Woodbury. Of st. Johns
bury; secretary and treasurer, DR.. H.
c. Newell. Twelve members have
died since the last reunion. Taps for
deceased comrades were sounded by
George p. Bryant of Lowell, Mass,
cornetist in the old Third regiment
band.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1917-09-28
V E r M o N T
STATE NEWS
s11e.5o Award for Deer DAMAGE.

s11e.50 Award for Deer Damage.
The largest award for deer dam
age made in Windham county this
year was made in the adjustment of
the claim of Albert ]. Hildreth of
Brattleboro for damage to his bean
field. County Fish and Game Warden
q. II. Metealf, after an inspection of
the field with seleetman W. q. Spell
man. awarded damages on the basis
of $3.50 bushel for rs bushels or
$11250.
Mr.. Hildreth has shot two small
deer and taken their carcasses and
for those SIS was deducted. He plant
ed two acres of beans and after the
deer had finished them what was left
was not worth harvesting.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1917-09-28
State Must Abate Tax Of $4,000 on
CHM Estate.

Boston.-Full bench Of the supreme
court has ordered the treasurer OF
the state to abate tax of $50, 900 lev
led on a legacy of 100000 given by
the will Of the late Edwin CHM, mil
lionaire publisher, to establish this
World Peace Foundation.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1917-09-28
Vermont Boy as DIsbursina Office,

Vermont Boy as DIsbursina officer.
A letter received from Capt. Walter
G. Piper of Detroit, Mich, a former
Brattleboro man states that as dis
bursting officer In the quartermaster
department of the central division Of
Chicago he personally has disbursed
more than $1,0OO,OO0. He has signed
more than 1900 vouchers the past 80
days, ranging in amount from 80 cents
to $4,000. Mr.. Piper is a son of the
late Collins l.. Piper Of Brattleboro,
and has been at the head Of several
large real estate and commercial Or
CARNATIONS in the West.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1917-09-28
AUTOMATIC STOP FOR TRAINS
Improvement on Construction and OPP.
Grafton Of Railroad Stopping
Apparatus.

The Scientific American in illustrat-
ing and describing a train stop, the
invention of ii. B. Colsten of Great
Bend, Pa, says:
This improvement relates to appa-
ratus for automatically stopping To-
connective, train or car If the same is
not stopped upon receiving a danger
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1917-09-28
Rutland Has 1865 School Children.

A census of the school children Of
Rutland shows that there are 1856
boys and girls between the ages Of
6 and 10 years, rs more than there
were last year. OF these 304 are
from 16 to Is years of age-that is,
they may attend school but are not
compelled to do so. There are 666
between six and eight years of age
and 1895 between eight and 16 years
old.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1917-09-28
Farm Survey In Orwell and Benson.

Farm survey Tn UTWeTT ana beHBoh.
Among the sc farmers whose farms
were studied around Orwell and Ben
son last winter there were four who
made over $1,000 for the years work
of 1916; there were three othere who
failed to make interest on their in
Yestment
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1917-09-28
"A DRAGNET FOR
y WORLD NEWS
Y l0tsam and Jetsam of Live In.
terest Caught From the Wires
and Boiled Down.
GREAT CONFLICT EPITOMIzED

Important Happenings In the Forty.
eight States Of tho UnIon-occur-
Y FENCES at the capltal-Latest
Gable Condensatlons.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1917-09-28
NEW TYPE OF GIANT LOCOMOTIVE.

NEW TYPE GIANT LOCOMOTIVE.
Tests a by
Reading
coal
The
region
diameter The cylinders
owpressure 40 inches The engine stocked
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1917-02-15
LEAGUE FOR PEACE
Mansfield Banker te Help in
Organization Of State
Branch Next Week

G. W. Freeman, president Of
the Bank of Mansfield, expects
to attend at ], iferson City Feb.
% convention called for the
purpose Of permanently organiz
ing Missouri branch of the
League to Enforce Peace, he hav.
ing been appointed a delegate by
Gov.-F. D. Gardner. The 1.eagm,
to Enforce Peace. American
Branch. was organized in Phila.
delphia in 1915, with Wm. II,
Taft as president, and Alton b,
Parker as vice president L,
purpose is to promote q teaRna
Of nations whose combined NOR.
al, economic and military power
will tend to preserve the peace.
Ne are glad to see Missouri Join
in this effort and glad to know
that Mansfield will have part III
the work.
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1917-02-15
Obituary

Mrs. A. J. Pennington passed
way Feb. 6 at her home in Den
low. Interment took place the
following day In the family GEM
etery, the funeral being conduct.
ID by >Revs. ]. f. Nevils and j.
f. Mccall. Deceased was a
member Of the Missionary Bap-
list church, aud is survived by
her husband, three sons, one
daughter, and scores of other
relatives and friends.
Isom H Kennedy was born at
Thomasvill., N. C. April q, 1892,
and died from Bright's disease
Feb. 13 at the home of his daueh:
ter, Mrs. S. L. Smith. Of near
Mansfield, aged "a years, 9
months and % days. He was
married Feb. 10, 1895, TO Mies l..
NJ. Myers. To this union were
born eight children, seven OF
s;,ahetn ;sTe living He joined the
ME-. church at the age of e5 ami
lived q devoted Christian life till
death. Hc leaves four daughters,
three sons, "a grandchildren,
six great grandchildren. and q
host of friends to mourn for him.
fIe has gone to Join his compan'
ion who left him a few years ago.
The funeral was conducted by
the writer at the ST. Smith home
Yesterday afternoon: text Psalms
a3:4. All the children were pres
ent except one. The body was
laid to rest in the Hensley ceme-
terry by the side of his compan'
idn.- p. Davis.