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The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1919-05-15
LIVE STOCK
E1S5 NOTES
Start training the colt early.

Start training the colt early.
A narrowing rail in the pen is a good
thing to protect the young pigs.
Pigs VIII die If allowed access to
their dams after weaving The old
milk is poisonous.
Until the lambs are about three
weeks old they should be fed four
times daily, One-hah pint OF milk be
ing given each lamb at each feed.
SIlage is as advantageous for
sheep as for cows, bug hogs viii not
eat enough silage to make it pay to
feed it to them
In selecting ewes for the mutton
flock attention should be directed to-
ward the ones that are able TO suckle
their young best
Most OF our good swine raIserS pro
vide the SOW with dry, warm, com
Portable. clean quarters free from
drafts and dust about a week before
narrowing.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1919-05-15
Was He From kentuekx2

The principal of a certain high
school found cigarette stub in the
basement of the building. She began
an investigation. From one room to
another she went, taking the names OF
all the boys that had ever smoked. FL
nally she came to the door of one OF
the second-grade rooms.
There surely isn't any use of my
going in here" she said to a compan-
lon. 'They are all too tiny even to
think Of such a thing"
But finally she went on into the
room and put her question. Then up
went hand snd treble voice piped
out: "Do you want the names of
the boys who chaw tobacker, too?''-
Indianapolis News.
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DAVID 3. sARKELM,
Private, Co. A, s56th Infantry.


Private Berkeley (deceased) was
decorated for conspicuous gallantry in
action near Pouilly, France, November
9, 1913. When information was de-
sired as to tho enemy's position OF
the opposite side of the river Mouse,
Private Berkeley, with another sol
der, volunteered without hesitation
and swan the river to reconnOiter the
exact location. He succeeded in reach
ing the opposite bank, despite the evil
dent determination of the enemy to pre-
vent crossing. Having obtained his
information, he again entered the
water for his return, but before his
goal was reached. he was seized with
cramps and drowned. His mother,
Mrs. Antonio Berkeley, lives in San
Antonio, Tex.
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kELAN0 Brown.

Corporal, Company 3, 61st Infantry.
Corporal Brown. whose home is at
Iowa Falls, Ia, was decorated for
unusual bravery in action on the Cote
1913. He attacked a machine gun
nest single-handed and in the face
of heavy fire reduced the nest, cap
turing one prisoner. Later in the same
day he patroled alone under heavy fire
In advance of his company and at
tackled another machine gun position,
capturing the gun and four prisoners.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1919-05-15

PROTECTION OF FEEDER HOGS
Department of Agriculture Conducts
System of Vaccination Against
Hog Cholera.
prepared by the United States Depart
ment OF AgTiculture0

prepared by the United States Depart
ment OF Agriculture)
In an effort to protect the swine in
dustry OF the country against the pos
sibility of introducing sick hogs into
well herds, and at the same time to
permit the shipment from stock yards
Of stOcker and feeder hogs, the United
States department of agriculture con-
ducts a system Of vaccination against
cholera as a part Of its inspection serv-
ice at the various stock yard centers-
More than $4,000 hogs were i'm
munized for shipment as stockers and
feeders from stock yards Of Is cities
during the six months from July to
December. 1918. inclusive. To accom-
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1919-05-15
GAIL H. sAcER,

Corporal, Co. D, tosth Infantry.
Corporal Sager was decorated for
extraordinary heroism in action near
ROnssOy, France, September %, 1913.
Upon being wounded in the hand, Cor
pOraI Sager bandaged the wound him
self and advancing alone toward ma
chine gun nests, which were holding
up his company, was killed after pro-
ceeding only a short distance. Cor
poral Sager's widow lives in Buffalo,
N z
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WALDO M. HALTER,
Sergeant, Co. 3, s56th Infantry.

SSIgeants 90 % ooOLn IhIdntFy.
Sergeant Halter was decorated for
exceptional heroism in action near
POuilly, France, November 8, 1913.
While a member of a patrol sent to
reconnoiter the banks of the Mouse
river, when all means of crossing the
river had been destroyed, Sergeant
Halter and another soldier volunteered
to swim across, though the other bank
was held in force by the enemy. His
companion was seized with the cramps
caused by the cold water and
drowned, but Sergeant Halter con-
tinued on and, after securing the in
formation desired, swan back again
and made his report. Sergeant Hat
ler's home is In Neosho, Mo.
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BEST WHEN FULLY RIPE.

The exuberance Of beauty in woman
does not reach it's climax before the
age of 35 or 40. Helen, the great
Greek beauty. was IS years old when
she came to Troy. Aspasia did not
become the friend of Pericles before
the age of 81, and long after that she
was admired as the most beautiful
woman of her time. Cleopatra was
over 80 when Antonius fell in love
with her, and Diana de Poitiers over
Be when she won the heart of Henry II.
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ARTHUR J. FORREST,
Sergeant, Co. b, s54th Infantry.

Ser9eahI, 60. o oo4tn InTahtFy.
Sergeant Forrest received the Dis
tinguished Service Cross for cCnspicu-
GUS gallantry in action with the enemy
near RemOnviIle, France, November L,
1913. While the progress OF his COM
pany was held up by a rain of fire
from six enemy machine guns, Ser
geant Forrest alone went forward,
working his way to within fifty yards
of the nest before being discovered.
Charging the nest, he drove out the
entire company in disorder, killing one
with his rifle. His home is in Hanni-
bal, Mo.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1919-05-15
CLEAN HEN HOUSE WINDOWS
Rays of Sun Are Cheapest and Best
Life-GiVers and Purifiers
Also Kill Germs.

Always remember that the rays of
the sun are the cheapest and best life
givers and purifiers, and that they
viii kill all germs which they touch.
Therefore, keep the windows clean so
that the sun can shine in.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1919-05-15
EXTRACTING SALT FROM OCEAN.

Experiments in Norway with a view
to extracting salt from ocean water
by means of electricity have been sue
cessfuI, and two salt factories will
be started for this purpose in the near
future. Each factory is calculated to
produce $4,000 tons Of salt a year
for start. but they viii be so built
that the production can be brought up
to double the quantity, If necessary.
Besides the salt, different Dy-products
win be made.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1919-05-15
VELVET BEANS FOR POULTRY
Not ReIished by Fowls Unless Fed in
Other Mixtures-Feed in Dry
or Wet Mas

Velvet beans, although one of the
very best grains for poultry, are not
relished by them unless fed in other
mixtures, preferably ground and then
mixed with bran and shorts, using
about 20 per cent OF the velvet beans
in this mixture. This may be fed as
a dry mash or in a wet mash. which
ever plan is preferred.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1919-05-15
ABE L. ALLEN,
Corporal, Co. 3, 2sth infantry.

Corporal, Co. 3, 18th Infantry.
Corporal Allen won the Dist1n-
guished Service Cross for bravery in
action near Cantigny, France, May %,
1913. During a heavy bombardment
of the front line, although severely In
jured by the explosion of shell, which
buried two comrades, he promptly and
courageously dug them out with his
hands and took them to shelter, being
subjected all the time to severe fire Of
shell and shrapnel. Corporal Aliens
home is in Leesville, La.
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JACKSON o. BURKE,
sereeant-Major, list Battalion, 18th In
fantry.

fantry.
Sergt,-Maj. Burke was decorated for
the display of exceptional energy,
bravery and loyalty to duty at Can
tigny, France. May % to 80. At one
period In the fight, it was necessary
to send a message of great Importance
90 the regimental commander. It was
considered impossible for a runner to
reach regimentaI headquarters, be-
cause Of the intensity of the enemy
fire. He, nevertheless, volunteered to
carry the message; and, by crawling
several hundred yards through ma
chine gun fire, he successfully executed
his mission. Sergt. Maj. Burke's home
Es at Maloneton, KY.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1919-05-15
FENCE FOR PAsTURING HOGS
Best Temporary Enclosure Made of 90
or 36-inch Woven Wire Tackled
to Stakes.

prepared by the United States Depart
ment of Agriculture.)
1t is often desirable in pasturing
hogs to fence of a portion of a field
temporarily. About the best temporary
hog fence is made of 32-inch or So
inch woven wire stretched and tackled
to stakes driven in the ground. Well
fed hogs are easily kept in place, but
underfed ones will require more sub
stantial fencing.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1919-05-15
ARTHUR L. WALTERS,
Sergeant, Company 3, End Ammunition
Train.

Train
Sergeant Walters risked his life to
save others while on duty near Beau
mont, France, November 9, 1918, there
by winning the Distinguished Service
Cross. Sergeant Walters was in charge
Of a company Of ammunition trucks
which was halted in the town. An
enemy shell struck the train and set
one of the trucks on fire. Although
knocked down by the explosion, Ser
geant Walters quickly recovered him
self and moved his convoy to safety,
after which he returned and, jump
ing TO the wheel of the blazing truck,
drove to a place where it no longer
endangered the lives Of others. He
then extinguished the fire, saving both
truck and ammunition,
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Cowpeas are not suitable for sowing
with oats as they should not be sown
until after the ground has become
warm and all danger Of frost is past
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1919-05-15
THOMAS o. AMoRY,

Second Lieutenant, 26th Infantry.
Lieutenant Amory (deceased) was
awarded the Distinguished Service
Cross for conspicuous gallantry in ac-
ton near Verdun, France, October 2,
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1919-05-15
Capabilities of Soil.

Land cannot be forced to produce
something to which it is not adapted.
Study its capabilities and then Man
the planting accordingly.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1919-05-15

ing sensations when eT-
erTthing would turn
black Though the KID
ney secretio1s passed ten
or fifteen times IN an
hour, only 4 few drops
came at q time and they
felt ike boiling water.
/ soon found ! had drop
81. 1 blozted all over.
Ny face was 30 swollen
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1919-05-15
Combine Barley and Oa+.

Barley and oats can he S.,vn To-
gether and harvested at the same
time.
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Care for Surplus Vegetables.

To care for the surplus vegetables
in many cases requires nothing more
than the use Of existing facilities in or
near the home.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1919-05-15

SpasmodIc Sermon.
By this stage Of eternity the tooth OF
time must show some evidence OF
decay Star.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1919-05-15

II people would reflect more they
would be brighter, and If they were
brighter they would reflect more.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1919-05-15
WAS IN MISERY
Mrs. Jobes Was In Serious
Condition From Dropsy.
Doan's Made Her Well.

81 don't think many have gone
through such misery as I, says Mrs G.
Jobes, I39 Federal ST., Burlington, n j.
That awful pain IN my back felt es
though Eay Epine we're crushed Ny
head ached and had reelIng and fall
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Alfalfa Depends on wez+b.r

Alfalfa often makes a very good
growth the first year. depending on the
weather.
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my eyes Ny ankles and feet felt a.
though they would burst II ] put snv
weight On them Ny night clothes be-
came Eringing vet with sweat and I
would get chilly and shake all over.
DOdn's Kidney Pills soon had ne feel
ing Ike 8 different woman Ny kid
neys were regulated and al the swell
ing went away The aches and pains
left ne and after / had finished nv
eighth box Of Dodn's, was as well as
ever Ny kidneys have never bothered
me since DOoz's Kidney Pills cured
me"
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Go Well Together.
Canada field peas and oats go wen
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prepared by the United States Depart
ment OF Agriculture)
Weekly Caledonian. (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1919-1920, 1919-08-20
GIRLS COMMUNITY PICNIC.

Plans are being made for girls
community picnic on the afternoon
of Friday, Aug. %, at A o'clock, on
thc golf links. If the day is stormy
an indoor picnic will be held, the
place to be announced later. Girls
of the academy freshman age arc
cordially invited and all others, stu
dents, clerks, houscmaids. In short
the committee in charge want every
girl and young woman to come and
bring her friends and help everyone
to have a jolly time. AS this s to
be a picnic, it is suggested that
everyday clothes and sweaters will
be the proper costume. There Will
be trained recreation leader with
an able corps of assistants, who will
see that everyone will have a @ood
time. Each girl is asked to bring
n lunch of sandwiches, and cake or
cookies if she wishes. Ice cream VIII
be furnished and lemonade (sugar
permitting.) If you like a good time,
come If you area stranger come
You will find friends here waiting for
you. If you cannot come at a o'clock,
come at 5 or 6. Lunch will be SER
we'd about $50. Forget your work. A
good time viii make it easier the next
day. But, don't forget the time and
the place. A jolly picnic is the plan
Try to come, if you can.
Weekly Caledonian. (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1919-1920, 1919-08-20
RECOMMENDS
RECRUITING IN
ST. JOHNSBURY

The matter of a branch recruiting
station in st. Johnsbury of the u. $.
Army has been recommended by
Sergt. Robert II. Stiltz to the Recruit
ing Officer, Colonel H. ]. Hunt who
is favorably impressed with the loca-
ton and is considering opening stat
ion in the near future as soon as a
member of the Recruiting party Is
available. Until such station IS plac-
ed in St. Johnsbury any one desiring
information regarding the Service or
War Risk insurance, extra travel pay
or other information are requested TO
write the Recruiting Station IN Bur
lington.
Ralph II. Jcnnison of TIE School
street has been accepted and forward
cd for enlistment ut the u. S. Army
Recruiting Station in Burlington foi
dutv in the Air Service of the United
States Army. The young man mas
been employed by an automobile
firm in st. Johnsbury for about three
wears and has been accepted for the
Air Service schools in the Mechanic
class.
A mother enlistment of former
st. Johhsbury citizen was phllemo'
A. Cecilc, 5lla Portland street for the
Motor Transportation Corps who alsc
enlisted for the chAullcu% ana me-
chanic school Of that branch
Weekly Caledonian. (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1919-1920, 1919-08-20
FIND VERMONT POTATO
CROP IN GOOD CONDITION

Inspectors under Commissioner of
Agriculture l.. S. Brigham have just
completed the first field inspection o!
potatoes for which application Wa:
made for seed certiiication. 10
number, something over $50 felG;, l.
much larger than that of any plcvi-
Gus years since the project was start
ed and manifests large development
of interest in the plan. That this in
tcrest is justified ~ shown by the
number of grower from the great
Long Island and New Jersey potato
regions who come to this state to
look up source for their seed sup
ply, q situation resulting from the
very high standing which Vermont
seed potatoes have made both in OK
perimental plots and commercial
fields in those regions.
Although small percentage OF
fields were necessarily eliminated
from further consideration, owing to
varictal mixture or disease, the in
spectors report the general condition
of the potatoes as good. Loaf rool APP
pears to be most prevalent disease,
and all growers, whether of inspected
fields or not, are advised to eliminate
weak plants from the plots from
which they expect to prune seed
stock. Such plants are likely to be
infected either with leaf rool or Mo-
sale, both of which are transmitted
through the seed
Weekly Caledonian. (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1919-1920, 1919-08-20
THE THREE LACROIX
BROTHERS BACK HOME

Among the latest arrivals from
service overseas is Lucian LacroiN,
son of John Lacroix of School street,
who come direct from Coblenz,
where he was attached to the Third
Army of Occupation. His two
brothers, Oonat and Ladislas, reach
ed home Il short time ago. The two
belonged to the famous l02d Machine
Gun Battalion of the 2Gth Division.
The three boys all paltic!-
ed nor gassed, but they all parti.i-
pated in the four big American en-
gagements, that Of the Marine, st.
Mihiel, ToulEerdun and Mouse Al
gonne. They are old members of the
F. C. A. club and their many friends
are much pleased to see the three
brothers again in good health and
ready to take up their former occu-
patiOns.
Weekly Caledonian. (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1919-1920, 1919-08-20
Major Tinker Resigns
Accepts Agency with Metropolitan
Life Insurance Company
In St. Johnsbury

Major John Tinker has resigned
his position with e. & T. Fairbanks
company, and accepted an agency
with the metropolitan Life insurance
company. Having spent the icatcl
part of the last two years, at out-of-
door work and finding it pleasant
and agreeable, he desired to remain
at similar work.
Major Tinker learned after his re-
turn from abroad what the Mctropol-
itan Life insurance company had
done for the government, carrying on
Red Cross work, welfare work, Lib
belty loan campaigns, and saving
stamps campaigns, decided to enter
the life insurance business choosing
the Metropolitan as the company he
would like to serve. Major Tinker
will no doubt make a success of his
new enterprises. He began work
here on Monday.
Weekly Caledonian. (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1919-1920, 1919-08-20
Tuckrmon-Atlams

A pretty home wedding was solmn-
lied at the home of Mrs. Mary A.
Adams at 81 Summer street at nine
O'Clock Thursday morning when her
oldest daughter, Miss Ruth Brown
Adams, was married to Frank Baker
Tuckcrman of Media, Penn. The
double ring service was used, the cere-
mony being performed by the brides
former pastor, Rev. Paul ID. Moody
of New York city.
The bride and groom were married
in the parlor under floral bower OF
ferns with birch tree on each side
The brides sister, Miss Dorothy e.
Adams, was the bridesmaid and the
best man was Philip Cobb, who has
been associated with Mr.. Tuckcrman
in the LOOMS Institute at Windsor
Conn.
The bride wore a white georgctte
crepe dress, wearing veil fastened
with rosebuds and trimmed with lace
that was brought her from France
She carried a shower bouquet OF white
roses and white sweet peas. Inc
bridesmaid was dressed in pale green
taffeta and georgctte and carried a
bouquet of sweet peas.
The bride has been student at
Mt. Holyoke and is graduate Of the
University of Vermont. For the past
year she has been the domestic
science teacher at Bellows Falls high
school. MI Tuckerman has beer
teaching in the LOOMS Institute at
Windsor and goes this fall to Mid
dletown, Conn.,, where he will teach
in the high school there.
After short wedding trip tho
couple will go to Middlctown where
they will make their home. The
bride received many choice gifts from
large circle of friends, including
sterling silver, cut glass, pictures an'
other useful articles.
Weekly Caledonian. (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1919-1920, 1919-08-20

tenaly missionary gathering of the
Methodiats at Columbus last month
and greatly inspired large audiences.
This veteran missionary made the
trip acIoSa the seven seas by sailing
from Calcutta direct to Boston. 1t
Maa Il six week ) voyage, but owing
TO war conditions it was impossible
10 secure passage over the regular
lines between India and the Europ-
can ports. There were many mis-
.lOnaries on the steamer, including
the veteran American Board mission
airy, Rev. DR.. Hume, who like Mrs.
Parker is the pioneer in his denomin-
alton il. India.
Weekly Caledonian. (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1919-1920, 1919-08-20
WEDDING BELLS
Stanley-F ontaine

There was quiet wedding at the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. II. A. Stanley
$50 Court road, Winthrop, Mas. On
the evening of July 81, when thei;
son, II. Arthur Stanley, was united in
marriage to Miss Bertha Fontainc.
The ceremony was performed by the
Rev. Charles S. Otto, before only the
immediate relatives.
Mr.. Stanley served two year, in
Tho U. s. navy, having received al.
honorable discharge last April. He
is at present employed by the N. +.
Maple Sugar company. He former y
lived in st. ,JohnSbury.
Mrs. Stanley has had considerable
experience nursing in military hos
pitfalls and she rendered valuable as
sstance during the epidemic of in
huenza, under the direction of the
Red Cross.
Weekly Caledonian. (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1919-1920, 1919-08-20
MUSEUM NOTES

Several books and papers of early
dates have been added to the Mu~
scum collections recently by Mrs. l.u-
man A. Ladd, Mrs. Eliza ID. Ill.,
and Mrs. Fred |. Paine.
The Vermont publications are OF
special interest and include the foi-
lowing; copies Of the Orleans hide
pendent Standard published in lr1S'
burg in 1857; st. Johnsbury Called
oni;,ns of 1913, 1850 and 1863, CIV
ING accounts of Burlington and oi
Bennington and Caledonia counties,
both in part; Murray's EneHsa
reader published by Since. ldc ut
Windsor in 1926; and the cat OF
Reading, printed in Montpelier IN
1902. for a Massachusetts firm.
Much work is being done in the
botanical department of the Museum
this season.
-Four species have been added TO
the local flora during the past week
Canada wild rye, Virginia cotton
grass. floating foxtail grass and
branched knotwood. The last named
though an inconspicuous plant, Is
new to the fora of Vermont.
Two rare species, the Frlngless
nurple orchis and the square-stem-
med Sabatia, from Washington, ID,
c., gifts of DR.. Edgar T. Wherly OF
the Bureau of chemistry, have been
shown the pas; week.
The list since Aug. is: Clammy
everlasting and turtlchcad, Aug. .;
Boot shield fern, TuckcrmanS
sedge, hop sedge, pcdunclcd mop
sedge, Virginia cotton grass, smart
weed, bulb bearing water hemlock
field hawkweed rough hawkweed
tansy, purplc-stemmed astcr, whorled
or mountain astcr, swamp beggar-
ticks, purple stcmmed beggar-tlcks
white goldenrod, cut-leaved golden
rod, floating foxtail grass, and the
fruits of American yew, mountain
holly and Solomon's seal, Aug. u:
square stemmed sabatia, from Wash
inpton and fringeless orchis, from
Maryland, Aug. 7; spearment and low
or marsh cudweed, Aug. 8; Hungar-
ian grass, ditch stonecrop, hog pea
nut spurrcd gentian, velvety broad
lcaved astcr, pale-leaved wood sun
flower, rough woodland sunfower
hairy goldenrod, field or gray gol-
dcnrod fruit of silky cornell, Canad;
wild rye, Indian mustard, branched
knotwecd, Aug. 8; downy rattlcsnake
rlantain and smooth finger grass
Aug. II.
Weekly Caledonian. (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1919-1920, 1919-08-20
A RACE FOR LIFE

Camping in the Yellowstone is not
without excitement as A. II. Dins-
more, superintendent of the U. S.
Hatchery here can testify. Mr.. Dins-
more writes friend that he still re-
tains all his youthful vigor as was
proved beyond a doubt in holly
contested foot race in which his con-
tcstant was big grizzly bear. Bruin
won first place in the speed contest,
shooting himself through a window
of a road camp in ample time to clca
the way for the commissioner and the
camp cook. This, says Mr.. Dinsanore
is simply one of string of events
that fill the days with interest and the
nights with dreams.