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Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-01-12

A fine thing about food ro.sarya-
uou ia Jhat it'dou't take four DAYS T.
SIT over % banquet amy more Who
remembers tn ole time street rakcr
that used Z say, when he sold bottle
o. medicine, Thank you, an you'u
thank me when YOU come T. use it.Y
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-01-12

Interesting item; Shirt sales be-
gin this week.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-01-12

now costs twice as much TO send
post card greeting 10, a friend. and
we should meet the expense by
doubling the value OF their friend
ship.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-01-12

Next 20 starting a halky mule the
hardest thing 10 stop is u wild rumor.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-01-12

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Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1918-02-22
IS. War Stamps in Every Home
A WALK0VER
Basket Ball Game Friday Night
between I. u. III. S. and Grove
ton Won by Home Team, SO to
8

The basket ball game Friday night
between l. P. H. S. and Groveton
was a tame affair and the rome team
walked off with a score of sc to 8
and without much effort on their
parC.
The Groveton boys were a bunch
of gentlemanly players but were out
classed by the speedy |. P. H. S.
team.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1918-02-22

all the boys were very happy, We
had nice dinner and plenty of
everything. After dinner we all
went out in formation and the Lieu
tenant told US not to worry as every
thing would come out O. K. at the
end. He and the Captain are very
nice men and use US fine. What
kind of a Christmas did you spend,
and were any of the girls home and
did George work? Tell him | am 60
ing to try and find Edmund Foss. He
certainly would be surprised to see
me. Ma, will you have Ruth make
me some candy? l would like some.
Does father come home every Satur-
day night? Ask him if he remembers
the time I went to Wenlock to work
but came home the next day?
Well, my dear, will close for this
time. Write me soon as long for a
letter from home, and remember me
to all.
Your loving son,
John.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1918-02-22
Soldier And Sailor Insurance.
Your loving son,

Every American soldier or sailor lost
on the torpedoed transport Tuscania wa;
protected by the United States Govern
ment insurance and Government com
pensation. This has been officially an
nounced by Secretary McAdoo.
Those who had not applied for insurance
were covered by the automatic insurance
under the law which is payable to wife,
child, or widowed mother This auto
matte insurance aggregates $4,000, net
ting $25 mouth for 240 months.
Of those who had applied for and OBJ
tained insurance many had taken out
the maximum amount Of $4,000, netting
$3.50 a month for 24O months.
There have been various causes for
delay in forwarding checks to the de-
pendents Of soldiers aud sailors.
The distance of many OF the applicants
from Washington and the mail congestio n
prevailing more or less all over the country
have caused delay both in the receipt OF
the checks by the Treasury and the re-
ceipt of the checks by the benefciaries.
Another cause is that of the checks
sent out-10,0 ,000-could not be delivered
because the dependents to whom the
checks were payable had moved. leav-
ing no forwarding addresses or the address
es originally given were incomplete or err
roneous or so ilegibly written that they
could not be properly deciphercd.
Nearly half million checks were
mailed out in Januray and all possible
expedition is being made to get all the
addresses and otner detail correct so that
the dependents of the soldiers and sailors
will receive their allowances promptly
and certainly.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1918-02-22

The following letter was received
by Mr.. and Mrs. John Murphy from
their son John, who is Somewhere
in France:
Somewhere in France"
December 27, 1917.
My Dear Father and Mother:
have just finished my dinner and
now will write you few lines to let
you know / am fine, and like here
very well.
Have you received my letters yet?
1t takes so long for a letter to reach
home and also to receive any. Invent
to church this morning and | remem-
bered you all.
Well, mother, | cannot begin to
tell you about this place, it certainly
is very nice country, and we are
having such nice weather. The
French people are plowing their
gardens so you can have an idea
what the weather is compared to
what you are having in dear old
Vermont"
will tell you what kind of a
Christmas | spent, it was a very nice
day and | was not bit lonesome and
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1918-02-22
What Vermont Has Done In
War

The Vermont committee of public safe
ty has outlined the things which Yer
mont has done during the present war,
as follows:
l. Appropriated $1,O00,OOO for public
defense six days before the declaration
of war.
2. Spent over 100000 to equip the
Vermont regiment prior to it's call into
federal service
3. Ten dollars per month additional
state pay to all Vermont volunteers No
other New England state dose this except
Massachusetts,
4. The ratio of enlistment credits for
the first draft gave Vermont seventh
place among the states and territories
and fifth place among the states.
5. Windham county has furnished so
many volunteers that it has not yet been
called upon to furnish any men for the
draft. Eight other counties of the state
have been called upon to furnish fewer
than so men each.
6. In proportion to her population,
Vermont has more soldiers in France
than any other state.
Z. Vermont, the mother state of IL ad-
mirals, has filed the maximum quota
allowed to enlist from Vermont in the
navy.
s. May, 1917, organized full regiment
Of home guards. These are uniformed,
armed, equipped, efficiently drilled and
ready for service
9. September 1917, he'd at Rutland the
first state war convention of its kind
The British, French, Italian and Japanese
governments were represented and spe-
cial representative of the federal food
administrator was present.
10. March, 1917. organized the Yer,
mont committee of public safety Of 81
members, and 46 district committees.
II. The state department of agricul-
ture through its farm markets bureau
and farm employment bureau was of
great assistance in food production. The
market Bureau received and furnished
daily reports and quotations by telegram
and these were distributed throughout
the state the same day by the press.
II. The citizens of Vermont have ex-
ceeded her quota in every war endeavor,
among which are two Liberty loans
American Red Cross, Y. M. G. A., war
library, war camp recreation, Armenian
and Syrian relief, Halifax relief, Knights
of Columbus. We are now engaged in
campaigns for war savings stamps,
smileage books, Salvation Army, U. S
public service reserve.
-. The day following the declaration
of war, passed drastic espionage law,
with the death penalty
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1918-02-22
Congressman Dale Speaks With
Vice President Marshall

In the Washington, D. G. Sunday
Star of FEBRUARY 10th, is an account Of
the unfurling of service flag by Ash
lar Club of Masons with Vice President
Marshall, Congressman Dale and other
speakers and music by Billy Sunday
party. Following is the article:
"a program embracing musical num-
bers addresses and the unfurling of large
service flag, bearing ninety-eight stars,
featured the meeting of the Ashlar Club
of Master Masons last night at the New
Masonic Temple.
THE principal speaker of the evening
was Vice President Thomas R. Marshall,
whose address was along patriotic lines.
Representative Porter Dale of Yer
mont, who was member of the con-
gressional delegation that visited, the
battle front, told of his experiences on
the other side. Past Grand Master J.
Claude KEEPER also spoke.
Robert Matthews and Homer Rode
HEAVIER, private secretary to Mr.. Sunday
and choristerSparty, respectively, scored a
hit with their musical selections, vocal
and on the trombone and piano"
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1918-02-22

Somewhere in France,
December IL, 1916.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1918-02-22
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 anc
October, in the afternoon.
At Lunenburg, the second Wednes
day of January, April, July and Octo
Der, in the forenoon.
At Concord in the afternoon of the
same days.
Special sessions will be held by
arrangement.
Communications should be sent tt
Edwin O. CARL, Judge, Canaan, OF
to George A. Hubbard, Register
Guildhall
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1918-02-22
For Governo Ill. Darl-
ing.

What manner of man ought to become
governor of Vermont in this time of
world war, when unprecedented questions
are coming up for decision every day?
Obviously he should be man of ex-
perience and force, well grounded in the
principles OF sound government, and yet
open-minded enough to grapple with
utterly new situations. 1t is our opinion
that he should be a man progressive
enough to swing Vermont into line in
favor of the national prohibition amend
ment and yet conservative enough to
meet and vanquish the Bolshevi1i con-
tagon which threatens the sanity of the
world. He should be enthusiastically
American.
Among the mentioned for the high
Office OF governor, we can think OF one
who has all these qualities. The man
whom we have in mind served with dis
tinction in a war portfolio throughout the
vigorous Roosevelt administration. He
has had conspicuous judicial experience,
and for years has stood in the front rank
of his profession for legal sagacity, for
fighting nerve, and the old-faShioned
brand OF honesty. He is truly pro-
gressive, and yet where conservation
would be better for the State, there is
no man whom we would trust to keep
at more even keel.
To the question--who ought to be the
next governor OF Vermont-the Free
Press answers, Charles II. Darling
lington Free Press.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1918-02-22
Ladies Literary Club

The Ladies Literary club met at the
home of Mrs. L. B. Jones Thursday,
afternoon, February, IA. Quotations
from American poets were given in res
ponse to the roll-call and the following
program carried out:
Great Inventions as Civilizing Inhunces,
Mrs. King; Our Progress in the Air, Mrs.
Saunders; Reading, THE New Age,
Mrs. Kane; Occupation and Mentality,
Mrs. Rawson; Monologue with piano,
accompaniment, Pauline Parln.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1918-02-22
Vermont Soldier Dies In France

Washington, Feb. 1S.-The death of
four privates as the results of explosions,
the killing of Cadet Lindley H. De
Garmo, Ridgewood, N. j., in an airplane
accident last Saturday and the suicide Of
Lieutenant Gordon Loring Rand, Law
renee, L. l., N Y, attached to the avia-
ton section of the signal corps, were re-
ported to the war department to-day by
General Pershing
These deaths from natural causes were
reported:
Private Charles c. Wright, pneumonia,
Pittstown, N. j.; Private Gardner H..
Bennett, pneumonia, Sutton, Vt; Private
Stephen Svek, pneumonia, Bruceton, Pa.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1918-02-22
LETTERS FROM SOLDIER gBOYS
The Boys are Cheerful, Have
Good Food and it Makes Them
Happy to Receive Letters From
Home
From Kit D. Hudson of Charles

Somewhere in France,
December IL, 1916.
Dear folks all:
Just line tonight to let you
know am real we'll and comforta-
BILE. Igot your letter yesterday and
the sugar and thank you very much
for it. 1t tasted pretty good as we
don't get very much sugar.
have not received the other pack
ages yet but they will come along
all right in time.
Have been very we'll remembered
by all at home and we would all like
to be there for Christmas, but we
have one consolation that we have
not been forgotten by the folks at
home, who have done everything
in their power to add to our COM
for. have received lots of tobacco
and sweet things lately. Got the
sugar you sent first all right. Did
you get my letter? Our mail reaches
us all right / think but sometimes it
is badly delayed. | had two letters
from Luke the same day, one dated
October %, the other November Is.
Got the card from Jerome. Tell
him was glad to hear from him and
will send him one when | can go
where | can buy one.
Got Ruth's letter and have sent
her souvenir from France. Hope
she has got it all right.
| appreciate all the letters from
home very much and I hope to hear
from you all real often and will try
to send you a card once a week if |
don't have time to write letter.
1t looks now as if our home would
be in France for some time, but of
course we do not know only what we
read, but don't mind being here if
the object for which we came can be
accomplished, and we would not
care to return till that time comes,
which we all hope will not be long.
1t has been real warm so far com
pared with Vermont winter, but
have had some pretty frosty morn
ings, but it doesn't seem to last
long. We have had hardly any snow
and some days are real warm. 1t is
very pretty country here, where
there has been no fighting and
nearly every bit of land could be
titled. There are lots of aeroplanes
here and we can hear the roar of the
big guns, although we are quite
long distance from them. Suppose
they are getting lots of deer there
this fall, Would like to take shot
at one with the rifle l have here and
zee fits any good. Have not had
chance to use it yet.
The Masonic lodge of Rutland are
sending me Christmas present, and
ALI the members who are in France.
Have not received it yet. The Mas
ter has sent me some tobacco.
1t is quite late and nearly time for
the bugle to call US to quarters, so
will close hoping to hear from you
all soon. Love to ALL
Kit.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1918-02-22
Broke Hip Bone

William Miller of East Charleston
fell from a load of pulpwood Mon
day and broke his hip bone. The
fracture was of such nature that
he was taken to the hospital at Sher-
brooke. Wednesday for treatment,
accompanied by DR.. H. E. Sargent.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1918-02-22

Baskets from floor: Stevens 6,
Roby2, Rooney 3, King 4, Witherow
l, Ford 1, Wiles l. Score from fouls
|. P. H. 5. A, Groveton 5.
Referee, Hodsden; timekeeper,
Foster; scorer, Saunders.
The Tomahawk. [volume] (White Earth, Becker County, Minn.) 1903-192?, 1918-08-15
Observations of American
Soldiers on Gentle Art of
Bombing Hospitals by Huns

The Hun has bombed hospitals, off
and on, all during the war. Hitherto
he has covered it up by complaining
that the houses of mercy were placed
too close to the front, near military
centers which are perfectly fair game,
and that any straflng of the helpless
was quite incidental and therefore, in
q sense, regrettable. But his recent
attack in force with more than 20 air.
planes upon a plainly marked group Of
hospital buildings far behind the Brit
ish lines-the raid having obviously
that objective-far surpasses all his
previous performances of frightful-
ness.
The Hun no longer apologies. He
no longer pleads military necessity
rs excuse for his slaughter of the
helpless. He glories in his guilt.
Fathous people who still believe, in
the face of such proof as this, that q
negotiated peace with "liberal"@ Ger
many is within the range Of probable
ity ought to be led quietly by the hand
and placed in a retreat for the feeble
minded. There is only one way to
deal with. the Hun. Thank God we
have learned that way THE Stars
and Stripes, Official paper of the A. e.
r.
The Tomahawk. [volume] (White Earth, Becker County, Minn.) 1903-192?, 1918-08-15
Each Hen Should Produce
Ten Dozen Eggs Per Year.

The average novince can reasonably
expect to get an average Of at least
ten dozen eggs per hen per year from
his small flock in the back yard. On
the basis Of two hens to each member
Of the family, according to the depart
ment Of agriculture, this will give 20
dozen eggs in a year to each person,
which amount Is about halfway be-
tween the general average of farm and
city consumption. No back yard poul-
try keeper should be satisfied with less
than thie Every back yard poultry
keeper should try to get as much more
as possible. 49, &
To provide an egg a day for each
person, two hens would have to lay
1873 eggs each per year. This Is by no
means an impossible average for small
flocks. 1t Is perhaps not too much to
say that in cases where the person at
tending the flock Is practically ION
the job" all the time, that is. in a posi-
ton to look after the wants Of the
birds three or more times day, an
average Of better than Il dozen eggs
per hen can easily be secured. II the
hens are mature and in good condition
ut the start. and have the vitality to
carry them through year of heavy
laying.
The Tomahawk. [volume] (White Earth, Becker County, Minn.) 1903-192?, 1918-08-15
July the Hottest
Month
August |. Often a Close Sec
ond With Extreme Heat

Throughout the northern hemisphere
July is recognized as the warmest
month of the year, though August Is
often q close second and has many
days of extreme heat. This heated
term in July continues, notwithstand-
ing the sun has begun it's course of re-
cession from the Tropic Of Cancer.
July was originally the fifth month
of the Roman year and for that reason
bore the name "Quintilis." In the
Alban calendar it had SO days. Romu-
lus reduced it to 81 and Numa to 80
days. So it stood for several centuries.
1t was restored to 81 days by julius
Caesar, who felt a personal interest
in Quintilis, as it was his birth month.
After the death Of Caesar, who had
largely reformed the calendar, Mark
Anthony changed the name to July In
honor of the family of Caesar. 1t is
said "this month was selected for this
distinction when the sun was most po-
tent to denote that julius was the en-
peror of the world and therefore the
appropriate leader of one-haf of the
year." ~ ~. ~
The Saxons called July the shay
month";" because the hay was usually
moved in that month. They also call
ed it the 'mead or meadow month
from the meads being then in bloom.
The Tomahawk. [volume] (White Earth, Becker County, Minn.) 1903-192?, 1918-08-15
Snakes are Food Savers and
Harmless Varieties Destroy
Many Grain Eating Rodents.

Snakes are valuable asset and
there should be a campaign against
killing them, writes Gayne Z. K. Nor
ton in American Forestry Maya
zine. The article goes on to show
what the snake does for food cCnser-
walton by way of killing rodents and
insects, the greatest enemies to grain
that man knows. The public has be-
come acquainted with snakes as never
before, writes Mr.. Norton, because OF
the thousands who have been engaged
in the campaign for war gardens that
has been conducted by the national
emergency food garden commission
with this summer the millions of
war gardens have given the snake
popular interest. Tremendously In
creased tillage has brought people and
snakes together
"Unless much education work Is
done the number of snakes that will
be killed next year by the well-mean-
ing but misinformed gardeners will be
very large. Our snakes are national
asset worth many millions of dollars
and should be conserved. The relation
it bears to successful crops is I'M
portant-more Important, than even
the average farmer realizes.
Reptiles are not enemies. They
never attack unless in self defense. OF
our ISL species, but II are poisonous
two species of Flaps, coral snake, and
Is species of Crotaline snakes, the cop
perhead and moccasin, the dwarf and
typical rattlesnakes. On the other
hand the help rendered is valuable.
The pests destroyed each year, espe-
cially the rodents that injure crops
and communicate diseases, roll up a
large balance Of good service In their
favor.
ssRodents are destroyers of farm
products, cause loss by fire through
gnawing matches and insulation from
electric wires, and of human life
through germ carrying, particularly
the bubonic plague. They also destroy
eggs, young poultry, SQUADS and pig
cons, birds and young rabbits, pigs
and lambs. A loss to husbandry not
estimated in figures, but realized as
extensive, is due to the killing of fruit
trees by girdling or other injuries to
the bark by species of wild rodents.
AS a destructive agency the rodents
have no rival. )
''The gross ignorance regarding our
snakes causes slaughter Of all things
that wear scales and crawl. Farmers
should protect and breed the harmless
snakes rather than kill them. Many
European countries have protective
legislation"
The Tomahawk. [volume] (White Earth, Becker County, Minn.) 1903-192?, 1918-08-15
War Trenches, One Of the
Most Ancient War Devices

The trench, consisting Of protec-
tive ditch with or without defensive
earth work in front, is one Of the most
obvious devices Of warfare and doubt
less one of the most ancient. 1t Is
mentioned in the Bible several times
and we. are told that when David pur-
sued Saul and overlook him encamp-
ed, "Saul lay sleeping within the trench
and his spear stuck in the ground at
his bolster Shakespeare knew the
military use Of trenches. In the play
of "Coriolanus," laid in the time OF
ancient Rome, he speaks of the enemy
following us to our trenches" and
again of ''our party to their trenches
driven" These and other quotations
that could be given show that trenches
are by no means a modern device. The
fighters of old knew how to dig them
selves in. The modern trench is mere
" an improvement and elaboration OF
an old device.
The Tomahawk. [volume] (White Earth, Becker County, Minn.) 1903-192?, 1918-08-15
How to Select Ideal Camp
Site for a Summer Outing

= When you make your camp, pick out
a rise Of ground where there Is good
drainage. and where the trees are not
too thick, for good circulation of air
is important, says Boys Life, the Boy
Scouts Magazine. Avoid large soft
wood trees such as cottonwood, poplar
and soft maple, rs the limbs break off
easily in a storm and big branch
might come crashing down on your
tent and seriously injure the occupants.
Good campers do not pitch their tents
directly under large oak, elm, ash or
hard naples, as those trees are most
frequently struck by lightning. Avoid
rank grass, for that is a sign of exces-
sive moisture. Never pitch camp In
narrow ravines or gullies, for frequent
1y In sudden storms they carry small
torrents of water which would food
your camp.
The Tomahawk. [volume] (White Earth, Becker County, Minn.) 1903-192?, 1918-08-15
War Is Work, Despite Views +:
Many May Have Of Conflict

The glory Of war stands out when
you think Of war, not as romance or
duty or sacrifice or idea, but as work.
Bill and Tommy and Jean and Hans In
the trenches may curse at the diplo-
mats who have brought them into the
mess, grumble at the officers who lead
them into death traps, at the commits
sariat that underfeeds them, at the OF.
derlies who come too late with their
stretchers and morphine; but that IL
precisely the same way in which man
responds to his employer, his fore
man, and his grocer and butcher, In
peace time. Few Of US, in the normal
life, relish the particular job set for
us, but the job as whole Is something
which will not admit of question. Sup
pose we do ask the men in the trenches
why they are fighting and they can
not tell us why. What then? They
are fighting because for the time be-
ing war is work.-Atlantic. SO