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Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1918-11-15
Electric Fowl Picker.

A machine invented by O. G. Rieske
Of Buffalo picks an ordinary fowl
naked in less than five minutes, says
Electrical Experimental. Moreover, no
feathers are scattered. A small cleo
trio motor turns a suction fan, and
also a roller contained within the in
strument itself, the power being trans
mitted by means of flexible cable.
The roller is hollow and it's outer sur
face is pierced b. a number of Sits
which permit the incoming blast pro-
duced by the fan to pass freely
through it.
The top of the instrument is hooded,
and attached to this hood is little
rubber roller which rests firmly against
the surface of the large drumlike
wheel. The feathers of the fowl,
sucked up against the two rollers, are
plucked by having to squeeze between
the rollers after which they are blown
to tank.
A thumb contact permits the hood
to be. moved around in its axis, and
thus the relative positions of the two
rollers are adjusted according to the
needs of each case. The smallest wild
fowl or the biggest turkey may be
plucked with equal ease. A fowl can
readily be picked in the dry state, but
ordinarily it Is scalded.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1918-11-15
LUNENBURG
1st Sgt. C. w. Olson

County court convened Tuesday
with Judge Kyle T. Brown, Deputy
Sheriff F. C. Currier and Jurors
|. j. Bowker, j. H. Cole, H. T.
Sisby and B. R. Stuart in attend.
dance.
1t is rumored here that Rev. L.
B. Fuller, formerly pastor of the
M. E. church in this place, has been
killed while in the aviation branch
of the service in France.
Mrs. Sarah Perkins of Island Pond
has been visiting in the families of
John H. and Edwin P. Cole.
DR.. Bronson is spending his vaca-
ton on a hunting trip in the out
skirts Of the town, while Mrs.
Bronson and baby are in Littleton,
N. H.
Word was received Saturday even
ing of the serious illness of w. E.
Balch while at st. Johnsbury. His
son Walter and brother Karl are
with him.
Mrs. Harry Newman of White
field N. H., has been spending few
days at the Heights house.
Mr.. and Mrs. Irving Bowker
have been visiting relatives in
Lyndonville.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Murtaugh and
Miss Flora Houston are in town for
a brief stay.
Fred Curtis moves this week to
F'itzdale where he has employment
for the winter, ...,.,- ,.-. ....- -.
Chas. Rogers and family are to
spend the winter in Groveton where
Mr.. Rogers has work.
Will Bell has been appointed town
chairman of the allied war activi-
ties drive and has designated solicit
tors and an executive committee.
The quota requested of the town is
$1,025.
Henry Silsby and family left
Monday for Gardner, Mass, where
they expect to make their home
this winter.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1918-11-15
TOO MUCH LIKE KAISER BILL
Ex-Sheriff Of New York Town Has
Made 1t Plain That "Potsdam
Points" Don't Go.

Ex-Sheriff James Merritt, whose
mustache grows as sheriff's mustache
should, has established mustache
censorship and outlawed the Potsdam
points, according to Port Chester cor
respondent Of the New York Tribune.
Until few days ago scarcely an
hour went by that the argus-eyed for
mer sheriff patrolling the streets did
not find at least one sky-pointing mus
tache Of the kind made notorious by
Wild Bill Hohenzollern. The tactics
Of the former sheriff upon spotting
such 4 one were as tactful and as un-
varying as those Of a collecting agency.
Placing himself In front Of the wear
er, he would fix pale and unappreci-
alive eye upon the offending mustache
and stare and stare. Either the staree
wilted or became curious or belliger-
ent. Former Sheriff Merritt was ready
for either result.
At the first evidence Of embarrass-
ment he would nod mutely toward the
nearest barber shop, follow his victim
until he entered and remained on post
outside until he emerged without his
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1918-11-15

in the Red Cross recently singing
southern songs and doing buck and
wing dances and it was the best
entertainment that | have had in
France. 1t is very nice to go into
the Red Cross for luncheons pre-
pared mostly by American girls
from material positively not made
Sin Germany. Ask Dan Stern if
he still thinks there is no country
like Germany. From what they
have demolished his opinion still
holds good.
Glad to hear you are holding my
application for Portland, and it will
look good to me when | get back
Will close for this time, regards to
all my friends and shall be glad
to hear from any of you.
. Yours truly,
LIST Sgt. c. w. Olson,
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1918-11-15
Turninu From Gold to Silver,

The Yukon is turning from gold to
silver mining. While the value of the
former, or its purchasing power, has
decreased, that of silver has been
doubled. There is great activity in two
silver bearing areas tributary to Daw.
son, the Mayo district on the upper
Stewart river and along the Twelve
nile creek. These fields are $50 miles
apart. Silver was discovered in these
areas years ago, but no work was ever
lone.
The Canadian government has dis
patched a party Of biologists to in
vestigate the prospects of developing
the silver mining industry in this sec.
tion.-Dawson City Dispatch.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1918-11-15
PIGS PLACE IN MYTHOLOGY
Black Swine Considered Evil Because
1t Was Identified With the
Black Clouds.

If we add an Irish "bull" to the
story of the ROscommon piT, the vision
of the small girl Beirne might be de-
scribed as an echo of certain events
that occurred more than sixty centu-
ries ago. when mankind was laying the
foundations of civilization and its be-
liefs for all time. 1t carries our minds
back to the mythical SOW that is re-
puted to have sucked King Minos of
Crete and the infant god Zeuz-Diony-
sius; to the sacrificial pigs which the
initiates into the Eleusinian mysteries
washed in the waters of the Aegean:
to the evil swine that determined the
fate Of Osiris, Adonis, Tammuz and
Diarmid; and to Il still earlier phase
in the groupings after light and con-
ISOLATION when the SOW was identified
with the Great Mother, the creator of
all, who, in her capacity as the moon
and the sky, regulated the universe
and controlled the destinies of man
kind. Hence the pig was fate, and
the black pig was evil because it was
identified with the black clouds which
obscured the light, at first in the purely
literal and physical sense, but after
ward in the ethical and moral accep-
tatiOn of the phrase. - Manchester
Guardian.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1918-11-15
Old Trees Bearino,

A good deal is heard about the tenn
porary nature of fruit trees, and 1t has
been a large factor In preventing
planting In this region. says an Ellens-
burg, Ore, dispatch. There seems to be
an impression that in dozen years or
80 apple and pear trees are down and
out.
To those who hold such an idea a
visit to the orchard of John Catlin, on
the west side Of the river will be an
eve opener. These trees are carrying a
phenomenal load of fruit this year
and look as though they may be pro-
cucers for years to come, yet they
were planted in 187S--forty years ago.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1918-11-15
Shot Three Bears in Wilmington

viii P. Robinson, a Spanish Am
erican war veteran, captured three
bears in about three minutes one
evening in Wilmington. He located
himself under beech tree where the
ground was. we'll covered with beech
nuts, up near Haystack mountain,
and simply waited for the Bruin fam
lily to appear. At 7 o'clock, when it
was pitch dark, one of the smaller
bears approached the tree for his
supper; Mr.. Robertson's bullet
caused instant death,
The smoke had no sooner cleared
away from the spot when bear No. 2
showed up, and was in like manner
summarily dispatched. A big male
bear then came on the scene and
was severely wounded, but succeeded
in crawling away. Before Mr.. Ro-
binson could reload his gun the
mother bear appeared and climbed
the tree. Mr.. Robinson has flash
light which he used and at once sight
ed her in the tree. Just at that mo-
ment, however, the fiashlight re
fused to work. The hunter, who al
ways carries a reserve bulb, DELHI
erately replaced the old one and
flashed it up the tree, and found
Mrs. Bruin in the same position.
One shot from his gun brought her
crashing to the earth.
Mr.. Robinson returned to Will
mington for help and at about mid
night succeeded in unloading his
game in front of the Child's tavern,
where large crowd was in waiting
to view the trophies.
The female bear weighed over ESQ
pounds and the younger ones aver
aged about 100 pounds
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1918-11-15
Promoted to Superintendent.

Fred C. Mayo, superintendent of
the st. Johnsbury G. Lake Cham
plain railroad and the Montpelier
& Wells River railroad, has been
promoted to superintendent of the
White Mountain division of the Bos-
ION and Maine with headquarters at
Woodsville, N. H., where he will
move November 1. He has also re-
signed as chairman Of the board of
village trustees Of st. Johnsbury.
He is succeeded by J. A. Ahern, of
Lyndonvills, and hereafter the head
quarters of the st. Johnsbury &
Lake Champlain railroad will be at
Lyndonville. This takes from st.
Johnsbury the train dispatcher,
A. ]. Corriveau, who has been in
this position for over rs years.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1918-11-15
To The People of Island Pond

To The People of Island Pond
Dear Friends:
have taken over the Star
Theatre and am trying to do bust
ness for myself and | hope the peo-
pie of Island Pond will appreciate
my work and try to help ayoung
fellow.
Outside people come here to run
against me, but the people of
Island Pond know | have not mis-
used anyone and don't intend to, for
if can't make living and use the
people we'll | will 60 out of bust
ness.
| hope to receive your patronage
and be able to continue the moving
picture business. have beenlto great
expense to get started, taking some
hard labor and | am in no fit shape
to work very hard, and | trust the
good people of Island Pond will
stay by me.
| thank you one and all for what
you have done for me and hope
to receive your continued patronage.
With the good wishes of a young
fellow you all know and see every
day.
Michael B. Parent.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1918-11-15

mustache. If the mustached one in
quired civilly what was wrong, the
former sheriff would start as if awak-
ened from daze and explain that he
thought he was confronting his old
friend, Pewter Cup Bill" the yachts
man. If the recipient of his stare
wanted to know what was biting the
former sheriff, Merritt went just as far
with the inquisitive one as was neces-
sary to persuade him into a neat coat
of lather.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1918-11-15

The epidemic of influenza which
has held nearly every community
in the land in its firm grip and
taken so large q ton, is passing and
the great worI. Of the people to care
for the sick and protect the well
furnishes many examples of sacri-
fee and devotion that shows heroes
are made in meeting the home call
of duty as we'll as on the battle
field. Every hamlet has these self
sacrificing people, and the Herald
is proud OF the way the local situa-
ton has been met. Help was
scarce, and there were times when
the disease first ragged when many
had to do double duty. This was
noticeably so of the nurses in our
temporary hospital. The call was
imperative and they met it with the
same courage and faithfulness that
has made us so proud of the boys
fighting cover there" The local
physicians have been taxed to near
the breaking point of human en-
darance and the whole community
is proud to have such heroic work
ers.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1918-11-15
LETTERS FROM SOLDIER BOYS

The following letter was received
by E. c. Potter, train dispatcher on
the G. T., from BILLY" Olson.
Dear friend Ned.
Your letter of Aug. first reached
me a few days ago and as had not
heard from home in long time was
delighted with the news.
Very glad to hear that you landed
your old position, and at Island
Pond, where your home has been
established for years. | have often
wished that | were back there last
spring when handling the narrow
gauge in the shell holes and during
the drive of the Huns goose step
when we had to beat it or get trap
ped, but as you remarked in your
!etter the news looked good now.
His Royal nibbs, Old Kaiser Bill is
shedding Crocodile tears and all the
women in France wants to get next
to him with hat pins at ten cents
a stick. Am located in the best
office that have had in France yet,
an old mansion which was once
brewery, and have the latest up to-
date telegraph and phone systems,
many that | never used in handling
train orders. Have some of the best
pressmen in the country, and | have
been having good experience hand
ling repeaters and to think that |
had to come clear to France to learn
them.
The French electricians thinks the
code sending with a bug, copying on
a mill and the Multiplex are wonder
full. They frequently come over to
our offices and see how the Annex
do it. 1t makes one feel proud of
our country to have this wonderful
up-to-date equipment to work with,
and also the excellent transported
ton equipment, and the last Liberty
Loan has put our stock out of sight,
and the magnificent support the
man behind the gun has.
| would liked to had yourself,
Tom Mason and Charlie Withrow
with me last spring marching ten
miles day and digging trenches
for ten hours day. 1t rained
nearly all the time, and | should
liked to seen your coat tails dragging
same as mine. That is past history,
Now the Yanks will not F.? salts
fled until they march il 'erlin.
1t is very interesting t. our
boys from every state j. on,
and they always pass her
singing all the up-to-da AN
rao We had q coloraI ,n+
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1918-11-15

Emperor William who has ruled
Germany for over forty years with
a mailed hand fees his empire and
seeks safety in neutral country.
"Me and Gott," as world rulers are
no more. The good German sword
which was to bring peace has
proved boomerang to the Kaiser
and his empire building was only a
dream. The past week will mark
one Of the most notable chapters in
world history and this war will tell
to future generations the downfall
of imperialism. Militarism is slain
and the democracy Of the world
and the right of the people to rule
brightens the horison Of a world
peace. There are yet great ques-
to- to settle and the allied gov
MS will have to lend a hand
establishment af order in
countries where the people
Of yet sensed the real birth
olan. They are like Almighty
that has broken loose and it
Ike time to clear up the debris
stablish order, but it will come
ever again will it be possible
man to let loose 100000
d .oldiers to go forth on a
Of ruin and murder. Nov.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1918-11-15
SUGAR Reets in Vermont.

Laura A. Davis, r. D. No. 3,
Chester, from one ounce of sugar
beet seed furnished her by the
BOYS, and Girls Club W ork De-
partment of the Agricultural Ex-
tension SERVE of the University Of
Vermont, planted 10 rows totaling
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1918-11-15

The towns of Concord and Lun-
enburg in Essex county are de-
pendable towns in election con-
tests. The voters are stable and
are not turned by whifs of political
wind. They can usually be found
giving straight republican major
ity between 200 and 800, and hold
the winning card in Essex county
elections.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1918-11-15

The War Work drive is on and
the people are meeting this call in
spirit that shows how much they
want to help the boys fighting in
Uncle Sans army. The boys and
girls in pledging their help have set
the older ones an example that
should call out their best effort to
put the county way cover the top"
Up to Thursday the High school
had pledged upwards Of $500.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1918-11-15

800 feet in length and produced
TIA pounds of beets. She reserved
IA pounds for seed purposes, and
from the remaining 100 pounds ex-
tracted 8 quarts of Every nice
syrup"-3 quarts to the bushel.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1918-11-15

4, 1918, the surrender, of Austria,
and Nov. II, 1918. the dedication
of the house of Hohenzollern
sounds the death knell of imperial
ism, and it was America and the
boys in kahki that made this pos
sible.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1918-11-15
800 Cords of
Wood For Sale

This wood is of good second
growth quality, mostly birch
and maple, and was cut dur
ing the winter and summer
of 1918. Deliveries can be
made on first SHOWS. Large
orders will be delivered at a
lower price,
Orders should be left with
George H. Chase at the Op-
era House block.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1918-11-15
VERMONT NEWS
Mattere of Interest Gathered From
All Parts of The State.

Landlord j. F. Hale, of Wells
River, has leased the Deming estate
property for the winter season, and
will open it as the Tavern annex.
This is necessitated as a war time
measure.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1918-11-15

The war is over. Thank God /!
Let every American home make
this time one of earnest thanksgiv-
ing. Renew again our fealty to
God, home and native land, and
pledge an earnest effort for better
citizenship and carry out in our
daily life the helpful lessons this
war has brought to us.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1918-11-15
SUBSCRIPTION RATES
Advertising Rates

Ali display advertising, over three inches for
six months or over I5c per inch per insertion;
for less space and time 25c per inch; no charge
ess than sI.oo.
Classified advertising sc line first insertion;
ach subsequent insertion 212c no charge less
an 25c; count six words to the line. Reading
offices among locals Ioc a line.
Cards of thanks soc. Resolutions aud obit-
aries 75c and more according to space.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1918-11-15

In the death Of Father D. J.
O'Sullivan of st. Adams, the state
loses loyal citizen and the Cath
Ollie clergy in Vermont one of it's
most able and eloquent priests.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1918-11-15
Salamanca
State and County Officers
War Committee
Price CSC Cloth CSC
Agents wanted in every town
THE FUTILE co.,
.. Rutland, Vermont

CASH paid for old books and
Historic documents, Pam
ph]ets, Manuscripts, Town
Reports, Almanacs.
We will pay $500 cash for
an authentic picture of any
kind OF the following earl
Vermont Senators: Nath-
aniel Chapman, Jonathan
Robinson, Dudley Chase.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1918-11-15

The managementof the Ashley
store in Windsor has contributed to
the Red Cross $50 for violation Of
the food regulation, it has been stat
ed, by not properly handling the sub
stitutes.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1918-11-15
measure,

Pvt Leroy Berry another St.
Johnsbury man, has been invalided
HON eand is visiting relatives in st.
Johnsbury. He will report at New
York in November for training in an
automobile school conducted by the
Red Cross to fit injured soldiers for
work. He was severity wounded on
June 16, having his left leg shot off
Just below theknee and his right arm
and right thigh wounded. He has
been in a Boston hospital for month.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1918-11-15

Entered at the Post Office at
Island Pond. Vermont, as second
class mail matter.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1918-11-15

Friday, November Is, 1918,
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1918-06-22
THE DRIVE FOR LIBERTY.

The movement for the Liberty Con.
gress was inaugurated in Boston,
June 13 of last year at a session held
in Faneuil Hall, the cradle of liberty,
at a national conference called by the
New England League. A Liberty Con-
ference was started as a national COM
mittee to arrange for a National
Colored Liberty Congress. Rev. A. c.
Powell of New York is president: Prof.
A. w. Whalley of Boston is national
organizer; w. M. Trotter, executive
secretary. A board of managers was
begun with Robert H. Harrison of
New York as chairman. This board
is to be augmented.
The purpose q the Congress is to
press the just claim of Colored Ameri-
cans to share in the world democracy
for which they are all subject to fight
under the flag and to take positive
measures to secure from the govern
ment guarantees of the abolition of dis
reimbursement and of all caste dis.
ordinations.
The proposal to hold meeting early
this year has been enthusiastically re-
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1918-06-22
is THE LINE DRAWN YET?

The head Of the American Red Cross
is out in a denial of a part of the
charges of determinations by Red
Cross against colored soldiers. He
says that colored soldiers are served
exactly the same as white soldiers,
but there has never been much doubt
about that.
Miss Martha M. White of Jackson.
vile, Fla. was the only colored dele.
gate present At the meeting of the
Council of National Defense at Wash.
ington. Hs% -
She made talk at the meeting.
Bringing up the matter Of recogni-
ton of colored nurses, she received
the positive assurance that the Red
Cross had made no provision for use
of colored nurses either in this coun.
try or in France, and that none would
be made.
Will .the.s:Red Cross head kindly
explain?
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1918-06-22
CALL FOR C0LORED LIBERTY CONGRESS RECTES GRIFvoIS
WRONGS OF C0L0RED PATR|OTS---TO MEET
At WASHINGTON D. JUNE JOHN WESLEY N
ZION cHURcH-JUNE TO BE LIBERTY SUNDAY IN
coLoRED CHURCHES OF NATIONAL CAPITAL
All Coored
and Societies Urgently Requested to sendDe Delegates

Of the National Coored Liberty
Object National Coored Liberty Congress- 10 o
press the Just OF the Coed American
fight Republic take positive to se
cure from the Government of
we now send forth this GALL fellows
greng The National
called to consider ourselves
war make the world safe for
place to live IN And would
sale or ne w make the world fit place for all
history ~ ~ ~ S
Many people are in state of perpexy their
of the evils which
God be
the and njustces
cratic oaroasm In the midst of much suffering
we nave been patient and loyal
and united nation
front ranks When disaster
captured; were brave in
action patient under heavy and dangerous bors
Of African descent t%e d e
devotion OF the patriot
co0red soldiers a. the close of the great cv We
Representing as DO than oneenth
this time to
remove from the statutes of
e % Of kind that we may have
dying in strange land
tory tor democracy which offers
With
the 9ast %an WIN e war tor o 1d last
enrcS m mt S S f ST. Ss in Meet John Wess
T. Pres; w6aley Mass . Natl Organ
zer Marion sydes Recording Mass
o fon m o9o Of Mrs s.
Executive Headquarters "a Cornhl Boston,