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Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1921-10-20
HOW JACK STILLWELL
WHIPPED A RATTLESNAKE

Gen. Sandy" FOrSyth's band of
scouts had been surrounded by Chief
Roman Noses Cheyennes and in the
sandy bed of the Arickaree river In
eastern Colorado they were lighting
for their lives one September day in
1868. They had no food their doc
tor had been killed, and relief must
come soon If they were to be saved
Forsyth called for volunteers TO go to
Fort Wallace, Kan, 100 miles away,
for aid
Every unwOunded man at once Of
fered himself for the perilous journey,
but the general selected Pete Trudeau,
an old hunter, and Jack Stillwell, a
boy of nineteen. When night came
the two scouts started. Taking off
their boots they walked backward
down the dry river bed in their stock
ing feet to deceive any Indians who
might come upon their trail.
When morning came they hid in a
dry ravine within sight and sound OF
an Indian camp. They had nothing to
eat or drink, and the sun beat upon
them fiercely all day long On the morn
ing of the fourth day they found them
selves on the open plain with no cover
In sight.
Suddenly they came upon the skele-
ton Of a buffalo surrounded by rank
growth of green grass. Into this
scanty refuge Trudeau and Stilwell
hastily crept. They were not a min.
ute too soon. A large party of In
dams appeared and halted within a
hundred yards of their hiding place.
The scouts were hugging the ground
when Trudeau heard a hiss in the
grass In front of him, and second
gishly out and cooled within q foot
of the scouts head.
Stillwell was chewing tobacco,
and just before the snake sounded
his deadly rattle, the young scout
leaned forward and shot the spray
of tobacco juice squarely into the
open jaws and eyes Of the reptile.
The rattler could not stand such a
dose. He crawled hastily away. The
Indians soon passed on without dis
covering the scouts. Stillwell's lucky
shot had saved their lives.
Forty-eight hours later the two men
reached Fort Wallace. Trudeau was
completely broken by his terrible ex-
perlence and he died few days later,
hut when the relief expedition left
Fort Wallace tie nndaunted Stillwell
rode at its head lie lived to become
Il judge in Texas and leading figure
in that state until his death few
years ago.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1921-10-20
Mildred Investi gated the Pantry.

know that's tough luck when there's
so many pretty girls sbout-all
a-b-o-a-r-dW
The good launch Fairy Queen pulled
her way out of the harbor and off to-
ward the long beach In the outer bay.
Beyond Long Beach was their goal
for the days outing. Little Gulf is-
land-young Mrs. Fay was chaperon-
ing them, and the picnic baskets would
furnish refreshment after the bathing
Mildred Fame, the girl from Goshen,
sat beside Peter Bancroft, and because
Peter was so busy watching the skiff
full Of baskets that he could not talk
to her she had rather a dull time; the
other young people all knew each 9TH
er so well and were so merry over
their own interesting affairs that MIL
dred wondered If she had not made
mistake in coming. But Adele had
insisted, and Mildred had so longed
for the days fun.
After Ben Hampton had landed
them at the island and his boat had
chugged away, not to return until sun
down, the picnickers scattered along
the beach. They did not have to gath
er driftwood for a fire, for they had
brought thermos bottles and cooked
foods in abundance? SO they missed
half the fun of beach picnic.
1t was Mildred Fane's eyes that dis
covered the loss of the lunch baskets.
"Where are the baskets?" she asked
the other ten as they tripped down the
beach toward the water, clad In bath
Ing garments donned In the shelter Of
some weather-beaten bath houses.
"Where have they gone, Mr.. Ban
croftf"
"Why-I put them right there" con-
fessed Peter, guilty, pointing to a
spot entirely covered by the rising
tide.
Dismal shrieks rose from the girls,
while the men breathed deep accom-
paniment of wrath. 80
"Look |" cried Mrs. Fray, with a
tragic gesture.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1921-10-20
How Word "Farm" ORIGINATED.

In this day Of unprecedented farm
organization and development 1t Ia
noted that the very words farm and
farmer grew out Of the first rural
revolution"
AS told in a history Of the English
people 1t is shown that 1t came about
in the fourteenth century. In describ-
Ing the peasants revolt, 1877 to 1881,
the history states:
"The lord Of the manor, instead Of
cultivating the demesne through his
own baillff, often found 1t more con-
venient and profitable to let the manor
to tenant at given rate, payable
either in money or in kind.
ut Is this system of leasing, or
rather to the usual term for the rent
1t entailed (feorm, from the Latin.
irma) that we owe the words farm
and farmer, the growing usa Of which
make the first step In the rural revo-
luton which we are examining"
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1921-10-20
QUAINT OLD ENGLISH TOWN
Place Of Infinite Quiet and Rest
POLITICALLY Depicted by Great
English Noveists.

The town was ancient and compact
"a domino of tiled houses and walled
gardens, dwarfed by the dlspropor-
Tomato bigness Of the church. From
the midst of the thoroughfare which
divided 1t In half, fields and trees were
visible at either end; and through the
sallyport of every street, there flowed
In from the country a silent invasion
of green grass. Bees and birds APP
peared to make the majority Of the
inhabitants; every garden had It's row
Of hives, the caves Of every house
were plastered with the nests Of
swallows, and the pinnacles Of the
church were fickered about all day
long by a multitude Of wings. The
town was full Of Roman foundations;
and as l looked out that afternoon
from the low windows Of the inn,
should scarce have been surprised to
see a centurion coming up the street
with a fatigue draft Of legionnaires.
In short, Stallbrldge- Minister was one
of those towns which appear to be
maintained by England for the In
struction and delight Of the American
rambler; to which he seems guided
by an instinct not less surprising than
the settlers; and which he visits and
quits with equal nthusasm.-"The
Wrecker," by Robert Louis Stevenson
and Lloyd Osbourne.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1921-10-20

EazssE.S Il a 4 gg
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1921-10-20

had occasion to take it again as I have
been so well. l have six room fiat
and do all my work. My two sisters
are taking the Compound upon my rec
ommendation and you may publish my
letter. 1t is the gospel truth and | will
write to any one who wants personal
letter. Mrs. E. H. HAYDOCK, 1924
St. Lawrence Avenue, Chicago Illinois.
Because Lydia E. Pinkham's Vege-
table Compound saved Mrs. Haydock
from an operation we cannot claim that
all operations may be avoided by it,
but many women have escaped oper-
ations by the timely use of this old fash
toned root and herb medicine.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1921-10-20
Cow Has Six Teats.

A farmer at Riding Mountain, Mani
toba, writes that he has a COW with
six teats, and milk is obtained from
them all. He says that whereas it
is not uncommon for a COW to have
more than four teats, he has never
heard of getting milk from more than
four. Is this q record?
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1921-10-20
They looked-and saw the SIX bas-

They looked-and saw the six bas-
kets bobbing away rapidly; once they
thought the tide would return them
on the crest Of a wave, but, alas, the
baskets were lost in q smother of foam
and went manfully to the bottom to
astonish the fishes.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS." said Pc
ter in hollow tone.
Adele turned a pretty face toward
him, her dark eyes flashing angrily.
"Peter Bancroft, hope you'll starve
to deathp' she sputtered.
They all laughed then and Peter
apologized, but apologies wouldn't
feed eleven hungry people for kind
words butter no parsnlps," as the old
saying goes.
1--WE might forget 1t all, until Ben
comes for US and then we will all dine
heartily of cou-se-at the hotel"
remarked Lorimer, who was longing
for a swim. ut isn't much of hard
ship to skip meal now and then"
"Who ever heard of picnic with
OuI lpOuI uSASu OuS VI lllc 81 ID
mournfully.
Let us make this the first one" he
was adding, when Mildred stepped for
ward, blushing warmly under the fire
of ten pairs of eyes.
"Wait a moment, please; my cousin,
Gregory Brown, has cabin In the
pines back here, he and his friends
come and camp for days at q time,
and there Is usually a good supply of
food-some canned things-and l be-
lieve he would not care If we entered
and helped ourselves
"Fine!" they all agreed, and for
getting the swim they followed Mil
dred to the cabin In the pines. Peter
forced q window and entered, opening
a door for their entrance into cozy
interior. Mildred investigated the
pantry.
PLENTY of salt Goldfish, potatoes,
-four, lard, sugar, coffee, some butter
eggs, but doubtful Timed milk,
and fruit and vegetables. Call for
volunteers in the kitchen!" She sur
veycd the crestfallen face of the girls
with merry eyes.
John Lorimer eagerly volunteered
and Adele reluctantly followed his ex-
ample. The others deserted shame
lessly for the water. Adele watched
her cousin so thoroughly at home in
an atmosphere of domesticity. 1t was
,,,In vii Nv Ia
Mildred managed the blue-flame oil
stove with practiced hand; she
deity tossed biscuits together and put
them into the oven; it was the Girl
from Goshen who made a pie from
dried peaches with lattice-work top
crust, even baking "pie-crust-patty"
for John Lorimer. my mother used
to do it that way" he kept saying
until envious Adele flung out of the
house and forgot her troubles In the
fresh salt bath.
Those hours of intimacy as they
prepared the delicious meal of creamed
Goldfish and potatoes, fluffy biscuit,
pickles, pie and coffee were worth
days of casual social intercourse to
Mildred and grave John Lorimer. He
unDent from his dignity and pared po-
tatoes and humbly waited upon her;
then, when the meal was over he de-
llvered the clearing up into the hands
Of the well-fed, happy pcnickers, while
he and Mildred walked to the point
and took a well-earned rest on the
cool sands.
"And that" said Adele tragically, as
she dressed for Mlldred's wedding, lis
the way lost John Lorimerw
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1921-10-20

IlAu 1OAA dOSNCA - DNS
none of them did me
any good. They all
said | would have to
have an operation.
A dru ggis t S wife
toldme to take Lydia
E. Pinkham's Vege-
table Compound and
II took % bottles,
never missing a dose
and at the end of that
time l was perfectly
we'll I have never
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1921-10-20
a Busy Man.

Cassidy-An' how's things wild you?
: Casey-Busy, very busy indade.
Cassidy-Is it so now?
Casey-Ay. Shure every time I'm
at laysure l hev somethin' to do
Boston Transcript
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1921-10-20

The hardest misfortunes we have to
bear are those we anticipate but which
never happen.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1921-10-20

Papuans roll sage into ball and
roast it in fire.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-05-28
TO STAGE IRISH SPORTS
Hurting and Gaelic Football Features
Of Memorial DaY Games

An exhibition of the ancient Irish
game of hurting, which has been seen
on only a few occasions in this city,
will be given on Memorial Day as part
Of the field day sports to be held under
the auspices of the Irish American
Athletic Association at Northeast
Field. Twenty ninth and Cambria
streets
Hurting is played with eleven men
to side, the ball being struck with
a canaan, or stick somewhat resembling
that used in hockey. Records show
that the game has been played in Ire
land for at least two thousand years,
and that it has come down from the
past with but few changes
Gaelic football, which also has been
exhibited here only rarely, will be- an
other feature. The Gaelic game is
similar in some respects 10 soccer.
Kilkenny and Tipperary will be the
contending teams in the hurling game,
and Philadelphia and Bryn Mawr in the
football.
An extensive program of track and
field sports, in which many prominent
athletes will take part, will be pre-
sentcd and there will be competitions
in Irish dancing. The gates will open
at | L M
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-05-28
j. s. POLO PONIES \
HINF|NE CONDITION
Best II Of SO steeds to q
Selected for Matches
IN England
TOSS UP, SAYS MlLBuRN
BY GRANTLAND RICE

London, May I'll spent the morx.
ing with Louis Stoddard and Cant.;.
Milburn. of the American polo su,' tsa,n
and made a complete inspection ~ NY
ponies which will be used in the n ;n,eas Nv
national polo match. OF the fifty nonis.
now in the. stables only the best twa,ss va
will survive the critical select;n's' lns
matches. In spite of the baked 'o's
con9tion OF the ground, leaving it ~
hard as asphalt. the ponies are In A.. ~
condition and are well acclimated. Ros.
Saptain Milpurn and Stoddard considsr
them a wonderful lot. ''uer
Captain Milburn is expecting m 49,
battle, with the final result nothin, Vsvn H..
man toss. up, rs conditions now ex;s,
Neither side has any reason TO cIs;e,
superiority, both the men and ~.
ponies indicating one Of the fiercest in %
ternaiional contests of record. Tho
american team figures Young Hitch.
COCK may De the big sensation because
OF ms fearless, hard hitting, his com.
first days big trial. Captain M;Ihuus M ,as
says the English team Is unsuajly stro.n
now with ''Rattles" Barrett af NJ
but. says the Americans will imnro.m. =
their game greatly in the ne.t tars
contest. naro
During the pony inspection M,,o.
Vivian Lockett, captain of the Rr;t;Us
team, stopped moment and remarksS
IF you fellows come back over nsst
year l will jolly well sink the shin. y N "
Lockett Is thin, wiry. great plsvsr
extremely popular in the Americ.n
camp, where he rendered all posslbIs
Tomkinson, Barrett. Lockett and
Wodehouse are fully as strong a, ths
British team which was victorious In IN
1914, accordingi to experts, and are 70
also extremely well mounted.
Captain Milburn is putting his vbo,.
soul into the direction of affairs with
his time well taken up by rule confer'
ences and training. His bad knee h.
standing the test well, but prevents b,s
playing golf and taking other exercise
Two hard matches each week have heen
arranged up to the first internationsl
with easier matches sandwiched in
All tickets have been sold, and inter.
est is daily growing greater as the first
contest draws near. ''
COPYRIGHT. 1871. An RIGHTS reserved.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-05-28
DEMPSEY TO QUIT
WORK -FOUR DAYS
Beginning Next Tuesday Cham
pion Will Loaf Until Satur-
day-Boxes Four Rounds
DOES. LOT lN-FIGHTING

Atlantic C;tv n 7 Nov oS-witb
lack Demnsev ronnd;ng into fighting
condition almost foo ronidlv Lack
Kparns. manager of the. worlds cham
MON decided TODAY IN give tho title-
holder fonr dovs Of comnlcta rest he
g;nniny next Tuesdoy Aftar having
fomorrow and Monday Demnsev will
;oX as;de his Gloves snsnend his road
work and Loaf unti, called unon 70
fegin his intensive training nrogram n
week from TO-DAY.
This nIon is in line with the train
inc camnaiqn Dcmnsev followed while.
conditioning himself for the battle with
less less wizard IN Ioieuo TWO sai,. seaLs s aso.
,oaIppS a;,;na a CO.. f,,o dars b,'ilt
;r,seIf ,,r a. onI ramnds oni then
iannohoa IT, tbo E,nI stretch of +ro;n-
~ aa.t; .nu - tIat ros,,I.od d;sou.
tre,,sI,, for he snerr;ns nortnsrs
no,9nsor co. stortnd 20 case Of in his
.ra;r;,,i, ,.s.orI.y ,,bon ho ,;m;tad bis
hox;nn 80 co. ronndS toEing on Jack
Ronan,, onI 90 Uonct in rotat;on
a hot s,,n nNb boot down on The oncn mir
aroma ond Demnsay wss warmed m Tor
hoI;u, "af aftar pseS ba tH,sed m at ths weights
and sbadow. horoJ ;or twelve minutes
Wb;Io having with Renault Dempsey
did considerabie in lighting. CONNECTING
freonentiv with iolt;nU left hooks thar
moda Renoult's beod s,,ap back, Re
rouIt was bleeding from the mouth at
tho conclusion NJ tbe two rounds he
faced the champion. Dempsey drove
Uouck around the ring, staggering him
WITH solid vicious swings.
Martin Burke the New Orleans
heayyweieht, prohabIy will work with
Dempsey tomorrow or Monday. Burke
went TO New York TODAY to purchase
n headgcar 70 protect himself. Larry
| Wiriams whose right eve was Gu,
Thursday. also will be ready to face
tbe cbampiop tomorrow.
ManhasSet, n. V, May 2S.-To bt
manager of the worlds heavyweight
boxing champion has been the ambition
of Francois Descamps since he frs
| laid eyes on Georges Carpentier.
While he has been guiding the blond,
Frenchman on his climb to fame, Des.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-05-28
Boots and Saddle
The Ladies Handieap. ALWAYS q nor

The Ladies Handicap. always a pop
ulsr race with the society contingcn.
as well as seasoned turf fans, will be
the feature today at Belmont Park
Careful, the good filly of W. J. Salmon,
will undoubtedly be the public choice
for the classic, with Polly Ann and
Flambette affording the contention. The
New York Steeplechase and the ANA.
teur Cup are other highly regarded
races of the day. Horses that will have
a big following in the other races are /:
First--Royal Jester, Jock Scot, Squaw
Man; second (steeplechase) Royal
Arch, Syrdarya, Bulls Eye; third lthe
Hempsteadl - Thunderclap. Sennlngs
Park, Lord Brighton; fifth (Amateur
Handicap) )--Routledge Astral, Over
the Top; sixth--Chewink, Carmencita,
Beeswax.
The Spring Trial Stakes is the out =
standing feature ut Louisville today,
Included in the large field Of juveniles
are Casey, Miss Joy and Fair Phan-
tom. Many believe that Casey is the
hest two-year-old shown in Kentucky
this year, but he win find keen COM
petition In the two latter fast ones,
The stake has an added value of $4,000.
Horses appearing best in other races at
she Downs are; First-Biemished,
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-05-28
MADONNA SEEKS REVENGE
italian to Ride Against Carman To.
night at Drome

The Velodrome Special, a forty mile
motor -pace grind at the Point Breeze
Park Velodrome tonight, really will be
n vengeance race for Vincenzo Mad
dGna. the Italian champion. On
Thursday night the Italian was forced
out of the Invitation Sweepstakes be-
cause of three different accidents so
that Clarance Carman, the interna-
tional champion, riding his first race of
the season. was able to come through
with victory almost as he pleased.
Maddona will have two opponents of
Thursday hight in the event this eve
ming. Carman again will be starter
as will George Chapman, the Phia-
delphian and Americas titleholder.
In addition to Maddona. Carman and
Chapman, Percy Lawrence, of Cali =
fornia, will be included in four
cornered race.
Three amateur numbers also are on
the program.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-05-28
Amateur Sports

Harry Wright has signed ten college stars
to play AT a. Cape May this summer ts an sad q, the me
Sundsy ssmes away. Address Harry Wright,
Pen Mar would like to arrange games
wshf WIFI ssmas Sdra., PaynF n pypon se
East Clea rfeld street.
An umalre with minor league experience
Week. Address Umpire care 'etf Of ". % E. : Smith m
& BRO 12t Chsstnut street;
games with home teams in and outside OF
Philadelphia paying a reasonable guarantee.
municate with Charles ]. Quinlan. 100
Of the Eyrii1" % P6RLio R ioe fRDorn sPD for Jack
Hnmes; Logan 4. A. LEFT Fielder Edel.
stentea rrofs want to book fast travelling
NSrtS tGr osRa shouraay games r schurr 4i4o
y North as vest rrcfs have May 20. juno, :
grounds Hoover @ sGs5 NoftS tSns XmericaS n&E;as
sats sSatS Es%ss seVsn,h HTfE Street p
GIavim"nt Club hrst stClSss class rSyGIins
pe1ar Phone om6ard STis nSSs 5oSs or soaS
Neral frS's hS. sas MaS 94 q fqE
MONUMENT. avenue. Phone diamond 5000
=, IA: unk;Belt Go. is about to place 2, nrst;
| care OF Link Belt Co, Nicetown, Philadel
Aauinas Catholic Club desires TO hear
csssdMy cH M s s6b trfyGas tsSm
:, answer to query.The Triangle Club, OF
n9 MS99SsSss!1s Ss Is located at Eit,ieth street
name Of the manager.
| The Wilson A. C.: has n few open dates
bbc be,rnY nSins or away. NJ. NJ Allen 3l4 Rose
4 Hrst-class pitcher wants to connect with
tm 2 team Of the same class. Ball Player 1881
| west lhgersoil street.
games $3.50 Belgrade street.
Girard A. A.. has open dates away G
B e. w@aa ss n!s'S to oool
stratton. 1927 West Huntingdon street
Il Holy Rosary Catholic Club is without
clair, 1873 East .chelten avenue.
saSss Kelly, a2ss EiIssoESS sS" street, %''
games with all hrst:cass home teams. FRANK
Shurr. 4I40 West Greene street.
Germantown Collesians, travelling
team desires 70 book games With all h,o aIs
FrGnkford Field Club wants to arrang'
! games, with all OF the fast teams, in tn
1928 sellers street. Frankford 2OlO,
yeaT,old iraysIins team; wants games +
ra,TsSS Arroans s'S oF K. has Sss June and u opel
for Rrst.class home teams d. Rum, 251:
: North Hancock street. -,-,.--
rnt@ors s5tsen-sss,eeny%SnlTTiiSI, 6SsH
Phone KensIngton 6l09 W.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-05-28
INTERNATIONAL LEAGUE
SCHEDULE FOR TODAY
STANDING or the CLUBs
REX TEAM PLAYS HERE
Washington Baseball Aggregation at
Pencoyd This Afternoon

The Rex A. c.. of Washington, ia
nous for its teams in all branches of
sports. plays the Pencoyd Iron Works
baseball team at the ironworkers ball
park at Ridge avenue and Park Drive
this afternoon. The locals are pre-.
pared for the visitors and have their
team in the best of shape.
Pencoyd has double bill for Me-
mortal Day. In the morning they meet
J. and ]. Dobson on the latter's field
at Thirty fifth and Queen lane in the
second of series of seven games for
the sectional championship and in the
afternoon oppose the Quaker City Pro-
fessionals at home. Manager Reynolds
has made several changes in the lineup
during the week and they are appar-
emily for the best, Judging by the score
of the All-Cuban game on Thursday.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-05-28
CALLS GOLF CABINET
President Harding Seeks LIoht on
Defeat Of American Golfers

Washington, May 2S. - President
Harding hastily summoned the rolf
cabinet to discuss the serious interns.
tional situation precipitated by the IN.
glorious defeat of the American golfers
by the British. The President desired
to know what caused the debacle and
demanded to know how such thing
could happen.
The cabinet was unable to shed spy
light on the situation. Its members
seemed dazed by the catastrophe which
has overwhelmed Uncle Sans best
golfers. One of the last matches played
by Chick Evans before sailing was with
President Harding. The Chief Execu.
tive feels. therefore, a personal interest
in the fortunes of the American golf
team.
His golf cabinet unable to explain.
the President put the question to the
newspaper correspondents. Can any
one tell me what happened?" he asked.
How did 1t come about? Frankly, I'm
puzzled"
There We're various explanations put
forward by the correspondents. "Not
prohibition" said one. And the Presi.
dent joined the laughter. s