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Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1920-08-12
DAIRY NOTES

Love for your work is the key TO
your success. Learn to love your
cows.
The season of the fly pests, which
make life miserable for stock during
the summer, is on.
If it pays to raise calves at all 1T
pays to feed and care for them from
the day they are born.
Each calf should be fed separately,
carefully regulating the amount OF
milk by the size of the calf.
Do not mix new, warm cream with
cold cream until it has been cooled In
the shotgun can provided for this pur-
pose.
Use a metallic stralner. It is prac-
tlcally impossible TO keep cloth strain
ers sweet and clean and free from
bacteria,
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1920-08-12
POOR ROADS ARE HINDRANCE
Farmer Made Unable to Take Ad-
vantage of High Prices-Cost
of Market News Wasted.

Today the farmer has wire communi-
cation facilities unsurpassed in the
history of the United States. He
knows, day by day, the fluctuating
prices which prevail for his produce
at the marketing points and knowing
these things he can arrange to get his
goods to market on the day when the
price is the highest If the road is good.
If the road is bad or impossible then
much of the effort which has been ex-
pended in getting the news of market
conditions to him Is lost.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1920-08-12
SCARCITY OF BALING
WIRE is BEING FELT
One Factory Induced to Resume
Work to Capacity.
Shortage of Tie Material Is Due
Mostly to Strikes and Transpor-
tation DifficuIties-Loss to
Hay Crop Is Small.

Something new in the way of short
ages has developed. This time it is
a shortage of baling wire for this
seasons hay crop. If the horses go
unfed, it will not be because of lack
of hay, but because of the lack of
bale ties to bind the hay for ship
ment.
Active steps taken by the bureau of
markets, United States department of
agriculture, to aid in overcoming this
shortage of bale ties have resulted in
one factory, with an output of 800
bundles day, resuming work to ca
Apacity, and several other large manu-
facturers stating their willingness to
do everything possible to meet the de-
mand.
The bureau of markets has COM
municated with the principal manu-
facturers of wire and the leading bale
tie factories, urging them to increase
their production. A survey Of the en-
tire situation disclosed that the general
scarcity is due mostly to strikes.
transportation difficulties and short
age of wire.
AS distribution is one of the main
reasons for the present shortage, the
department of agriculture has sug-
gested plans to manufacturers by
which it is hoped to supply those sec
tons of the country first where the
need is most pressing. 1t is believed
that if the manufacturers proceed
along the lines suggested, sufficient
bale ties will be manufactured and
shipped to dealers to supply the de-
mand with little loss to the hay crop.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1920-08-12

in most cases of successful parcel-post
selling, satisfaction is guaranteed.
Printed labels are used and special
effort is made to answer all letters
carefully and promptly. In the last
year or so the business during the
spring and summer months has
amounted to an average of 800 dozen
eggs per week.
These are but a few hundreds Of in
stances of successful parce-post
marketing. Specialists in the bureau
of markets have compiled valuable in
formation on this question. Persons
desiring literature on this subject
should address the United States De-
partment of Agriculture, Washington
d. G.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1920-08-12
NEGLECT BUTTERFAT TESTS
Operation Is Comparatively Simple
Where Proper Facilities Are
Available.

Many dairymen maintain milk rec
ord sheets continuously and well. but
they fall short on doing the dairying
sleuth work up brown, in that they
neglect to make frequent and regular
butterfat tests of their milk.
This chemical operation is relative
ly simple where the proper facilities
are available and every farmer with
little practice will be able to get
accurate and dependable results from
its use. A simple, handpower Bah
cock test outfit is inexpensive and will
pay for itself In a few months in the
increased efficiency which attends its
use.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1920-08-12
DESTROY HOMES OF INSECTS
Stalks Of Cabbage, CauIifIower and
Other Vegetables Should Not Be
Left in Garden.

Clean up the cabbage patch Dolrt
raise crop of insect pests on the
stalks. That is what is likely to hap
pen If stalks of cabbage or of cauli-
flower, collards, brussels sprouts, and
such vegetables are left in the garden
after they rave fulfilled their food
mission. Entomologists of the United
States department Of agriculture adj
wise that where such remnants of the
garden can be promptly fed to hogs
or cattle a double purpose will be
served-insect pests will be kept down
and food provided for Matchmaking
animals.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1920-08-12
WEEDS ARE VEXING PROBLEM
One Of Principal Reasons Is That
Farmers Have Permitted Plants
to Spread Over Land.

One of the principal reasons why
weeds are such serious problem on
many farms these days is thar farmers
and land owners failed to keep a close
watch Of fields for new weeds and to
have them identified before they had
spread over such large areas as to
make their eradication costly.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1920-08-12
MONEY TO IMPROVE HIGHWAYS
Counties and States Appropriate
100000, 900 for improvement
of Local Roads.

Our counties and states have recog-
nized the economic importance of road
construction by appropriating more
than $1,000,000,000 to local improve
ments. 1t is the nations part to build
and maintain highways, which are of
national importance and which will
serve to effect economy, facilitate in
terstate commerce and strengthen the
common defense
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1920-08-12
Service Is Requirement.

Modern roads are being built or
planned with service as the primary
requirement. The interests OF both the
business man and the farmer are
served in the comprehensive programs
fog road work now under way.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1920-08-12
low Riders ON EARNS

The day when the city dweler could
be looked on as joy rider and could
be accused of wishing roads for his
personal benefit and enjoyment has
passed, for there are more Joy riders
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1920-08-12
Exchanging Condolences.

Edith-Dear Jack is so forgetful.
Maud-Isn't he. At the party last
night / had to keep reminding him that
it's you he's engaged to and not me-
London Answers.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1920-08-12
(1) Internal Face of lncsors of Calf.
(2) At Two Years. ~ At Three
Years. az At Four Years. (5) At
Five Years. (6) At Twelve Years.

Five Years. (b) At Twelve Years.
cisor teeth or pinchers are replaced by
the permanent pinchers, which at two
years attain full development.
At from two and one-half to three
years the permanent first intermedi-
ateS are cut and are usually fully de-
velOped at three years.
At three and one-half years the Sec
ond intermediates or laterals are cut.
They are on a level with the first inter-
mediates and begin to wear at four
years.
At four and one-half to five years
the corner teeth are replaced, the ami
NAL at five years having the full COM
plement of incisors with the corners
fully developed.
At five to six years there Is a level
ing of the permanent pinchers, the
pinchers usually being leveled at six
and both pairs of intermediates par
TALLY leveed and the corner inciSOrs
showing wear.
From seven to eight the pinchers
are noticeably worn; from eight to nine
the middle pairs; and by ten years
the corner teeth.
After six years the arch gradually
loses it's rounded contour and becomes
nearly straight by the twelfth year.
In the meantime the teeth have be-
come triangular in shape, distinctly
separated. and show the progressive
wearing to stubs.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1920-08-12
Naturally.

"How was the actor who took the
part Of the flop In the play?"
"Oh, he was a dandy"
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1920-08-12

A girl seldom refuses to eat corn
from the cob unless she has storv
teeth.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1920-08-12

this field of investigation, of increasing
importance because of the growing vol
ume of heavy traffic, that the federal
Investigators expect to secure impor-
tant information.
The log cabin Democrat. [volume] (Conway, Ark.) 1908-current, 1920-04-21
JOHNSON GETS
GREATER LEAD
IN NEBRASKA
tby United Press)

Lincoln, Neb., April Ex-senator
Hiram S. Johnson of California main
tanned his lead in Nebraska today on
additional returns from the presiden-
tlal primary yesterday General
Wood is second and General Pershing
third on the face of returns at noon
Returns from the primary are be-
ing received slowly From 1,S49 pre-.
cincts in Nebraska, the standing OF
the Republican candidates is as fol
lows: Johnson, 1911; Wood, 5,127;
Pershing, 3,080.
Supporters of Senator johnson
claim that he will maintain, if not in
crease, his lead when the vote from
the rural precincts is counted anc
added to the totals for the state.
majority of at leas 10000 is predict.
ed for him on he face of final returns
William j. Bryan is running thirc
in the race for delegate at large te
the Democratic national convention
This standing is given him on very
incomplete returns.
The log cabin Democrat. [volume] (Conway, Ark.) 1908-current, 1920-04-21
WOMEN MAY SELECT
KANSAS DELEGATE
lRY United Press !

Wichita, Kans., April 21.-Demo-
Gratis from all over Kansas are ar
irving today for the Democratic ma
tional convention tomorrow. The con-
vention will select 16 district delegates
and four delegates at large to the
Democratic national convention at
San Francisco. 1t is believed that
the women will be able to name one
of their number as delegate at large.
As four delegates at large to the
national convention will be named by
Nebraska Democrats, Mr. Bryan is
assured a seat in the convention.
His enemies, however, claim partial
victory in holding three anti-Bryan
ahead of him on popular vote. Re-
turns last night left Mr.. Bryan as
the fifth in the race and with only a
slight prospect of being elected to a
seat in the convention.
The log cabin Democrat. [volume] (Conway, Ark.) 1908-current, 1920-04-21
PALMER RUNS FIRST
ON GEORGIA BALLOT
(By United Press)

Atlanta, Ca, April 21.-Returns
from 1873 of 155 counties in Georgia
show that in the preferential presi-
dental primary yesterday, Attorney
General Palmer has gained lead of
20 convention votes over Thomas E.
Watson, the second in the race. Sen
ator Hoke Smith is the third candi-
date in the race. General Palmer will
hold the vote of Georgia delegates tc
the Democratic national convention
as they will be instructed according
to the returns from the primary
The log cabin Democrat. [volume] (Conway, Ark.) 1908-current, 1920-04-21
WILSON RFTIRFS
AS WORLD FIGURE

Washington, April 21.-President
Wilson will not again insist to the al
lies that they settle the remaining
peace question in accordance with the
wishes Of the United States govern
ment, it is stated upon the authority
of persons closely in touch with de-
velopments at the white house. While
American ratification of the treaty Of
peace is withheld, he will not partici-
pate in the formation of international
policies, it is understood. His new
attitude makes it certain that he will
virtually withdraw from active parti-
cipation in world affairs.
The new attitude of President Will
son is of especial moment while the
entente premiers are in session at San
Reno Close observers of internation-
al affairs now predict that the prem
iers will shake off the influence of
President Wilson and settle the Adria-
tic, Turkish and Russian problems in
defiance of the policies which he ad-
vanced while the treaty was being
drafted and before the American SEN
ste let it be known that ratification
of the treaty in it's original form could
not be expected.
The log cabin Democrat. [volume] (Conway, Ark.) 1908-current, 1920-04-21

San Reno, Italy, April 21.-An ap-
peal to President Wilson and the Ame-
rican people to come to the finan-
cial support of Armenia has been pre-
pared by the council of premiers, it
became known today. Besides being
an appeal, the communication is re-
commentator to the United States to
come to the aid of the Armenians as
an international obligation.
The appeal to America was prepar-
ed by the council after the league of
nations had declined to accept man.
date over the newest republic. Of
ficials of the league declared they had
no power to accept the mandate and
no financial or military resources to
use for the protection of Armenia
should the mandate be accepted.
The log cabin Democrat. [volume] (Conway, Ark.) 1908-current, 1920-04-21
tly Uni,ed pr,ssl

G'y United pr,ssl
Memphis, April 21-From 100 to
$50 died in the tornado which yester-
day swept portions of Mississippi,
Alabama and Tennessee, according to
reports rece we'd here today over bad
ly crippled wires. The disaster is the
second to visit the south this season.
Two entire villages in Mississippi,
Ingomar and Rose Hill, were COM
pletely wiped out by the storm.
Other points in the three states were
badly damaged.
Two separate storms, striking one
hour apart, wrought havoc in Missis-
sippi and damaged a part Of Alabama
before its force was spent. Southern
Tennessee also was struck by the tail
end of the tornado. Only three were
killed in Tennessee.
Reports today from Mississippi
show the following casualties: Aber-
deem, 20; Bay Springs, 7; Amory, 2;
Meridian, 20; Rose Hill, 3; Nessoba
County, s; Glen, 10; Ingomar, g.;
Baker, 5.
In Alabama, the death list is as fol-
lows: Colbert county, A; Madison
county, 8; Marion county, 20.
The storm apparently first struck
at Jasper, Miss, about 10 o'clock
Tuesday morning. It's greatest vio-
lence was felt at Ingomar, Meridian
an Aberdeen. Buildings were over
turned or entirely demolished, and the
property damage in Mississippi alone
will run into millions. Reports are
to the effect that the tornado struck
with cyclonic force across path
about 500 yards wide, sweeping
away everything except the most sub
stantial structures.
The log cabin Democrat. [volume] (Conway, Ark.) 1908-current, 1920-04-21
BOCHE ASKS SIZE
OF ARMY DOUBLED
tBy United Press

Paris, April PA request that
Germany be allowed TO increase her
army from 100000 to 100000. was to-
day handed by Doctor Wilhelm Won
Mayer, German charge d'affaires at
Paris, to the council of ambassadors
to be forwarded to the allied premiers
in session at San Reno, Italy
The German request is in three
The log cabin Democrat. [volume] (Conway, Ark.) 1908-current, 1920-04-21

notes. Under provisions of the treaty
of Versailles, the German standing
army is left at 100000 and the fam
out military schools, where the form
er imperial army was trained are dis
continued
The log cabin Democrat. [volume] (Conway, Ark.) 1908-current, 1920-04-21
RAISES
$4,000 FOR SCHOOL
by United Presal

Jonesboro, April 21.-The drive for
$4,000 for the school fund by COM
mittee of leading men of the city has
been very successful The total
amount received the first day will
reach nearly $4,000, and it is now
assured that the full amount will be
raised.
The log cabin Democrat. [volume] (Conway, Ark.) 1908-current, 1920-04-21
ALLIES PLEAD
FOR U.S.H[LP
TO ARMENIANS
(By United Press)

San Reno, Italy, April 21.-The
question of Austrian annexation to
Germany will be taken up by the en-
tente premiers in session here, it was
said today. Foreign Minister Scala
Of Italy said that Austrians are anx-
ious to press the proposed annexation,
which would require sanction of the
entente powers.
The log cabin Democrat. [volume] (Conway, Ark.) 1908-current, 1920-04-21

Mesdames J H. Hartje and Effe
Lincoln, Miss Ruth Hartje and H. B.
Ingram motored to Little Rock to-
day.
The log cabin Democrat. [volume] (Conway, Ark.) 1908-current, 1920-04-21
STORM TAKES
$50 VICTIMS
REPORTS SAY

Birmingham, Ala, April 21.-Fifty.
two persons are known dead and sew
eral hundred injured, according to
latest reports from the storm which
yesterday afternoon swept portions of
Alabama, centering in Marion county
The property loss is roughly est.mat-
ed at 100000.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-10-18
SHIPPERS, LAWYER foR cumMlNs

Clifford Thorne, the greatest rate
expert In America and the retained
attorney for farmers and other as
sociations of shippers to fight their
rate cases against the railroads, says
that Sehator Cummins should be
re-elected. This is Thorne's opinion
In the interest of his clients. the
farmers, as opposed to the signed
personal views of the editor. in Old
Jim Pierce's Homestead which Pierce
admitted on the witness-stand were
written by an employee in his office.
The explanation is that the
Hainses. formerly of Grinnell, Austin
employed by Pierce and his brother
Bob a lawyer sometimes employed by
Pierce, have been Cummins haters
since the days when the notorious Ed
Hunter and the railroad attorneys
were fighting Cummins. 1t is gener-
ally supposed that Austin writes, the
attacks upon Cummins which are
signed by Old Pierce as his own per-
sonat views and the animus is of
twenty years standing.
Thorne. on the other hand. says
that in his work to obtain Justice for
his farmer clients at Washington he
has found Senator Cummins of nn-
told value at critical times and
Thofne wants Cummins returned. II
the farmers have any confidence in
the Judgment OF the lawyer they
haver retained to defend their railroad
rate interests they will vote for
Cummins.
About the only charge that can be
made against Cummins is that the
railroad employees obtained six hun
dred millions increase In their pay
under the Cummins- Esch bill after
nearly billion boost before and
that railroad rates necessarily went
up. However. we all know that the
railroads We're running behind to the
tune of billion a year which the
government was paying out of tax
money and tine farmers were being
taxed for the deficit without being
able to get cars to move their grain
or live stock to market. Cummins
because he was the ablest man In the
senate to deal with the railroad
problem lent his name to law
which has given us cars when We
need thenn. which has stopped the
billion dollar tax drain ana which
has given the railroad unions court
of wage adjustment instead Of the
strike and it's disastrous losses to the
rest OF US and the advance of 80 per
cent in freight rates will save us "a i
real money 9f we can be assured OF
cars when corn is high. or when our
hogs are ready to go to market.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-10-18

a bootblacking kit and, in return for
acting as porter and general cleaner
he got the privilege Of putting his
stand" outside saloon, He pol
ished shoes and he sold shoe laces
and sometimes. when shoes Were
sadly in need of repair, his patrons
asked him if he would have them
fixed" He was courteous and oblig-
ing. He was thrifty, too. When he
had accumulated what he considered
sufficient capital he sold his shoe
stand" anad embrked in the bust
ness Of mending shoes, for he had
discovered there was more profit in
repairing old shoes than in the work
of shining new or old shoes.
Today that young mamie is in
the thirties-has what is said to be
the largest shoe repairing establish
ment in Amedica, If not in all the
world. He employs 80 ipersons-7l
of them shoe workers, Is of them
girl aat the telephone switchboard to
answer the innumerable calls. He
repairs on, an average 600 to 500
pairs OF shoes day. His gross in
come is $250,000 a year-nearly $1,000
day for every work day. He eX-
poets within few years to be doing
a business of from 100000 to $780,
600 annually and to be mending from
1.5GG to 1000 pairs of shoes a day.
He says the shoe mending business
OF Philadelphia amounts to between
100000 and $l0,O0o,Oo0 a year and,
big and little. there are 1,i0O shoe
repair plants in the city of William
Penn.
You may have seen his advertise
ment. He announced a 20 per cent
reduction in all his charges. This
embraces not only the work OF re-
pairing, but the materials that go
into the mending of old shoes.
He talks of shoes-old shoes with
enthusiasm. He is as proud Of his
business as a bank president is of
the financial institution over which
he presides. He looks upon the res
toration Of old shoes to strength and
good service as physician does the
restoration of a patient to health
and vigor. He is intensely American.
i was born in Italy, stayed a while
in France but live, ah! I live, in
America" he explains with the fine
fervor Of the Latin.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-10-18

Billy's mind was not entirely at
peace as he walked toward the cir
| Gus. for it troubled his conscience
10 nave thus unc9remoniouSly
left behind him the home and friends
where and by whom he had, on the
| whole, been treated most kindly; and
while 1T was his good intention to re-
turn the following day at the latest,
there was an uneasy feeling in bis
bones that it might be a long time
before he should see Cloverleaf Farm
again, but these holdings were soon
cutweished by the excitement of the
journey and the anticipation of the
pleasures in store.
He had gone probably four miles
before anything out of the common
occurred to disturb his serenity or
interfere with his peaceful progress.
1t is altogether likely that he might
have gone on and reached Spring
| field by o'clock at the latest, In
ample time to see not only the great
parade but some of the show cars
unload as well, had he not turned
! aside to snip a few heads of delicious
looking cabbage which he CHANGED
to spy in a garden at the side Of q
house he was passing. Cabbage, you
know, is regarded about the finest of
all vegetables by goats, and in this
| respect Billy Whiskers was no ex-
| ception to the rest of his tribe.
So when he saw the beautiful
green leaves sparkling with the dew
Of the early morning, the temptation
was more than he could resist.
| He was eating away al a great rate,
having, as he afterward declared. the
time of his life, when, without warn
ing sound, he was startled nearly
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-10-18
A Romance Of Old Shoes.
his is a romance OF old shoes.

This Is romance OF Old SHOES.
Odd subject? Yes. but important,
far more important than you would
suppose, and carrying more Of In
formation and suggestion than would
appear at first glance.
To begin at the beginning, picture
an Italian boy who came to America
from the city of the seven hills that
nests by the Theirs banks; an Italian
boy with nothing but strength and
willingness to work; who knew little
of the language Of the New World
and whose experiences in New York,
the place where he made his first
stop, were far frof pleasant
He came to Philadelphia and some
how acquired bootblack stand and