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The New York herald., 1922-01-15

of timber and isodden rag or two of blue
uniform.
Happily such blows from fate (and
there was something fatal in the chapter
of misadventures, the little slips) as oc-
Cured in the case of the Yamacraw are
rare. Coast Guardsmen pull the very
whiskers of death almost every day in the
winter season of bitter weather and tumul-
tuous seas. yet elude extraordinarily death
and usually serious injury. Bruises and
broken bones and near death are common
enough, but are no more considered than
football player minds the bruising shocks
of practice and play.
Their immunity in constant peril is at
tributed by themselves TO their hard won
skill in the handling of small boats. When
you stop to think about 1t, neither the
navy nor the merchant marine gets much
boat practice at sea. Their small boats
are for harbor use handy ferries. The
Coast Guard is trained in navigating small
boats through vicious seas and has per
fected a small science in this sort of sea
manship. This sure skill applies to the
shore guards as well as those that scout
the face of the waters.
Out of a thousand bald reports of such
perfect boat handling in the rescue OF life
at sea occurs this fragment:
Steamer Bay State.-The Bay State
was a 2,262 ton vessel. valued at s300, 900.
She went on the rocks at Hollicoms Cove.
Me-. in a fog. early in the morning of
Sept 23, 1916. Vessel and cargo were
totally lost After a call had
been sent for the Ossipee, the station
keeper and part OF his men put out to In
vestigate while the others of the crew
proceeded to the beach with the breeches
buoy gear. . The Ossipee ap-
pearing at A. NJ, boats were sent away
from her to Join In the work The under
taking was rendered exceedingly difficult
and dangerous by the heavy roll of the
vessel but It was accomplished without
accident
On March "a, 1916, the Seneca, then at
Halifax, taking on supplies for interna-
tional ice patrol duty, intercepted radio
call for assistance After a two days
search she found the Swedish steamer
Mujik standing by the Norwegian ship
Svaland about $50 miles east of Cape Bre-
ton. Upon the arrival of the Seneca the
Mujik continued her voyage. The cutter
made several attempts to get a line on
board the Svaland by using the line throw
ing gun and by the use of floats, but wind
and sea and darkness defeated her efforts
Meanwhile cutter and dsmasted ship
drifted before the gale. For three nights
and two days the vessels drifted to the
southwark. After they had drifted 100
miles the Seneca managed to get a hawser
aboard the Svaland. then sent her lifeboat
alongside and took off nineteen of the
crew On this occasion the Seneca saved
twenty-five lives and a vessel worth
s115.000.
The New York herald., 1922-01-15
The Present Is the Season
When Seanen'S Souls Are Tried

Even now the season has begun which
tests the true mettle these men are made
of, the North Atlantic winter season. ii
is when the Weather Man filings out his
storm warnings, and when little ships and
big scurry for harbor shelter that the
Coast Guardsman dons his slicker and
rubber boots and heeds the call to the
open sea. The Coast Guard is the only
marine activity that lies waiting for the
tick of the wireless to get up and get out
where trouble seethes.
The stormy season OF the year is from
the beginning of December to the end OF
March, when navigation is especially haz-
ardous. when immensely increased peril
must be met and matched by increased
vigilance, and special cruising on the
part of the cutters of the service. AS
rule, calls for assistance come when
weather conditions are at their worst. The
cutters must face the same dangers that
necessitate the summons for aid. Skill In
seamanship. fortitude. courage. deter
mnation and physical endurance are the
requisites for the officers and crews of the
vessels designated at such seasons by the
President of the United States.
Discipline and morale is so sure and
smooth that there is never lost time or
lost motion when the thrilling S o
comes singing through the air. AS mat
ter of course these winter cruising cut
ters with the job of saving life and YES
sells at sea lie up at dock or anchor await
ing their wireless call. It would be foolish
to go rambling over the face of the roar
ing waters merely on the chance of rescue.
All ships have radio equipment nowadays
The New York herald., 1922-01-15

r Upon his seas, both salt and fresh,
and upon the margins of his seas
Uncle Sam owns the service of in
trepid men who must be heroes three hun
dred and sixty-fve days in the year. Day
or night the strain of their service is never
relaxed necessarily along thirteen thou
sand miles of coasts trapped with peril
they await the radios kissing call to i'm
pending death or disaster.
They are the Good Samaritans of the
sea, the four thousand officers and enlisted
men of the United States Coast Guard
picked men all, indomitable, resolute;
never shirker nor coward in the whole
far flung corps from Key West to Point
Barrow in the Arctic Circle. They dare
DO all that doth become man." and if
they had motto, which they have not, it
would be: There is always safety in
valor"
You will not call them heroes to their
faces. That would annoy them and dis
tress them. Their chivalrc heroism is so
much part of the days work that they
have no sense of any virtue so glittering,
Sc high sounding, either as individuals or
as corps Courage, rising to meet any
sudden circumstance of danger, is the
muscle of their service spirit. They are so
used to courage that they seldom recognize
it among each other. Their reports of
deeds done at sea or upon the pounded
sands are coldly restrained. You will find
little but the bare bones of facts and cer-
tain figures of latitude and longitude and
compass reckoning. All else is stripped
clean.
Yet there is scarcely stripped report
of the two thousand or so turned in from
one years end to another that lacks the
stuff of honest drama. There is scarcely
one such rigid relation of their patrol of
dangerous waters, their succor of ships
broken by Storm their ventures among the
north Atlantic icebergs, their pursuit of
derelicts or their service in Alaskan
waters, where they are decency and the
white mans law. which conceals the daunt-
less spirit that makes them what they are.
The New York herald., 1922-01-15

nue. of the Government, and it pickets the
coasts with guards that prevent smuggling.
The tale of it's service is almost endless.
Ii is astounding in variety of accomplish.
ment. For the Coast Guard is Uncle Sans
emergency service. To the Coast Guard is
assigned those desperate and bitter duties
that tradition has married to the doughty
corps. Go with them upon their appointed
tasks and you will find them saving life in
utter defiance of storm and cold, Kidding
the seas of pirates, spreading order and
cleanliness, doctoring the sick and burying
the dead, even preaching the gospel and
reading the marriage ceremony in regions
where missionaries cannot always go. They
are sailors, policemen, firemen, doctors,
magistrates. ministers all in one, their op-
portunities expanding in different parts of
cur vast American domain. But always
they are at work modestly and devotedly,
the most unheralded and the most unsung
of any American service
You will read more than once this winter
a news dispatch by wire or wireless, flash
ing in from some section of the storm
swept sea or some sentinel station of
battered coast a message such as this:
"The steamship Ponderous, Liverpool to
New York, is reported disabled in heavy
seas 200 miles east Of Cape Breton. The
United States Coast Guard cutter Seneca
is standing by arranging for the safety of
passengers and crew, if necessary. Other
ships are making for the Ponderous. and
the Seneca will direct transshipment.,
In such grimly brief whispers from the
sea there is a wonderful thrill of reassur-
ance in reading those seven words, United
States Coast Guard Seneca standing by"
For every one who reads knows that what
ever man can do to stave off death and
mitigate suffering will be done by the cut
ter's men. Every one knows that every
man aboard would stake his life in the
chances of the game without the hesita-
tion Of an indrawn breath. Invincible
courage the finest skill that the sea knows,
resolute discipline and a wonderful spirit
OF service are standing by" The annals
OF the Atlantic carry many tales OF such
undismayed accomplishment, though they
are tales only half told, for they seldom
take into balanced account the actual deeds
of the Coast Guard men, dealing commonly
more with the plight, the experiences and
the emotions of the passengers of the brass
bound liner.
The New York herald., 1922-01-15

at is waeogged
hut
Seneca ice patrol The entire berg feet long
The New York herald., 1922-01-15

Work of Cutter Service at Sea and Beach
Patrols Ashore Told in Bare Reports That
Might Be Made Epics of the Sea-Death
and Danger Ignored by Highly Disciplined
Officers and Men in Hazardous Routine
Duty-Now Is Season of Trial
The New York herald., 1922-01-15

Continued or seventh Pays.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1922-01-18
IN BEHALF OF INSANE MEN
Test Suit Filed in Providence, r. l.,
Hay Affect Numerous
Other Cases

Are former soldiers whose minds
were wrecked by 1shel-shock, wounds
and gas, temporarily or permanently
insane? The question is to be decided
in a suit against the government to
compel payment of war-riSk insurance,
filed in Providence, r. l., by James B.
Iittlefeld, attorney for the American
Legion.
The action has been taken in behalf
of three soldiers, Adam Mikillwicz,
Giuseppe Vitullo and James MCGEE
1t is alleged by the Legion attorney
that the three are totally disabled as
a result of insanity. The government
insurance bureau, Mr.. Llttlefeld
charges has refused to pay the in
surance of the men on the ground that
they may recover.
Their minds dwarfed from shell
shock, several thousand ex-service
men are confined in insane asylums
and private and government hospitals.
The decision sought is that the men
are permanently disabled and as such
are entitled to the full money allow
ance awarded by the government in
stead of a small temporary compensa-
ton. The result of the suit filed in
Providence will affect similar cases
about TO be filed in all parts of the
country.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1922-01-18
CLEAN ALL DAIRY UTENSILS
Where Several Cows Are Kept Water
May Be Heated by Means Of
Small Boiler.

One of the greatest conveniences on
the farm where cows are kept is some
means for heating an abundance Of wa
ter for washing the milk vessels.
Where a considerable number of cows
is kept, heating water by means Of
steam from a small, low-pressure, up
right boiler is desirable but on the
small farm a stove with a basin fitted
into the top Tor it may be separate
from the top can he purchased cheap
.ly and viii serve the purpose, provid-
ed the water is properly heated Wa
ter can be pumped from the well d.
rectly into the basin. In order 10 avoid
heating the milk room and to 90 away
with smoke and ashes, the water heat
er should be placed Immediately out
side of the milk room; and, if elevated,
the water from it can he run into the
washing vat.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1922-01-18
FARMERS DEBT 70 BURBANK
Experimenting With Teosinte Grass,
the Great Naturalist Produced a
Perfect Fodder Plant.

Beginning in 1903, Luther Burbank
set about TO experiment with teOsinte
grass in the effort of establishing proof
of lis origin. After IS years of select
ing seeds he carried teoSnte through
successive stages of development and
produced perfect ears of corn. In his
own garden he turned back the clock
of time and made nature do in Is
years the work which, when the white
man was stiIl unknown on the CONT
ncnt. probably took many centuries In
less than two decades he made nature
reproduce an evolutionary process of
ages ago which at that time, took the
combined efforts of Indians and nature
a period of time at which we can only
guess.
Nor is this all of the story. Incl
Gentally Mr. Burbank created p pro
ductive fodder plant Until now all
teosinte had to be raised in southern
Florida or some other tropical climate.
Through Mr.. BurbanE scientific
breeding he developed yarie.ic- If this
grass which may be produced profit
ably as much as 1000 miles farther
north and south Of its original home.
In Tire northern states it IS now pos
sihle TO produce so times as much
fodder as the commonly cultivated
teDsinte of the South, hud 80 lines
tie amount Of grain
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1922-01-18
Needs New Poll-Tax Law.

In passing an amended bill exempt
ing eX-Service men of Alabama from
The payment of poll tax, the legisla-
ure of that state has unwhtingly dis
franchised the men it sought to bene-
fit. The amendment was held uncon-
stitutional and the only ex-service men
permitted to vote in recent elections
were those who became disabled from
wounds or sickness during the war,
provided they did not own $500 worth
Of property. George Lewis Bales
commander of the Birmingham post Of
the American Legion is drafting an
amendment as a substitute for the one
declared unconstitutional. lr will be
submitted TO the legislature at an
extra session called by Governor
Kilby.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1922-01-18
HOW THE MOLLUSKS TRAVEL
Attach Themselves to Water Fowl and
Are Thus Transported for Con-
siderable Distances.

one of the problems that continually
confronts the naturalist is to account
for the distribution of identical forms
of life among widely separated locali-
ties. Investigation frequently shows
that this has been accomplished in
many ways that appear quite simple
when once discovered, although one
would hardly have thought of them in
advance of their actual detection.
Some interesting facts have been
brought out concerning the dispersion
of fresh-water mollusks, accounting
for their appearance i'm remote and
isolated ponds. 1t appears that water
fowl play an important part in this
work. Ducks have been known to
carry mussels attached to their feet
hundred miles or more. Bivalve mol
luSks not infrequently cling TO the
toes Of wading birds, and are thus
transported for considerable distances.
Even aquatic insects have been known
to carry small freSh-water mollusks
attached To their legs.
In such manner does Nature compel
the various inhabitants of the earth TO
assist one another whether they will or
not.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1922-01-18
TOOK REINDEER TO ENGLAND
Attempt to CoIonize the Animal Was
Not uccess-Marked IateHi-
gence Shown by Them.

A hundred years ago it was thought
! that the mountain forests of Great
Britain might be cOlonized by reindeer
from Lapland, and an account was
given in 1921 in an issue of the OBJ
server London, of the extraordinary
sagacity displayed by them when a
number were brought to England at
the instigatiOn of an eminent natural
ist, Mr.. Bullock. The herd was ac-
conpanied by a Laplander, to whom
the animals were attached and to
whose wishes they were usually Obedi-
emit All went well till they arrived
at the place of embarkation, when the
herdsman invited the deer to follow
him to the boat. When the leader of
the herd put his foot upon the float
leading to the vessel he started back
in alarm. 1t was the first unsteady
ground he had ever trod. Fresh inyi-
tatiOns to follow the herdsman and
fresh Investigations followed, the
whole herd looking on and watching
the proceedings. placing entire conf
dence in the captain, not attempting
to move till he gave them Il signal that
all was well. After Il tim" he seemed
to be reassured and in Il majestic
manner entered the vessel where he
trod upon every plank and carefully
examined everything. When he had
satisfied himself that 1t was perfectly
safe he uttered Il kind Of snort, when
the hitherto passive herd bounded into
the boat and ia three minutes all had
embarked. The account continues
that the vessel Was overloaded and
The intelligent beast indicated this to
his followers. "Were we not assured
of the fact we could hardly credit it,
the reporter continues. "As he Fad
intimated other things he also init
mated rnis to his followers. No soon
er was this done than the individual
deer he appealed to leaped into an
other boat"
The experiment did not prove sue
cess. but the marked intelligence of
the reindeer made a deep impression
upon the public.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1922-01-18
Chicago.

NiiAN dSps
The Congressional Medal man.
eign decorations in addition to the
highest award at the disposal of the
American government. has informed
President Harding by letter, according
to his brother, that Il allowed myself
that | should have had confidence in
my President and his administration
Of the government of the country for
which ] fought and should have re-
Trained from Interference in the mat
ter"
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1922-01-18

drippngS with one chopped onion.
Add three tomatoes. three green pep
perS; fry all together for few min
utes, then add two quarts of hot wa
ter. one tablespoonful of salt and one
fourth of spoonful of pepper. Sim
mer one hour, then add one cupful
each of green peas, green corn, and
one-half ,cupful of rice Cook until
the rice is done. When ready to serve
put in the bottom of the serving dish
one egg, one teaspoonful of salad oil
and one-half teaspoonful of vinegar.
Pour the stew over this.
Calves Liver.--Fry one-fourth, of a
pound Of bacon cut in thin slices UNI
til crisp, pouring off the fat OCCASION
ally. Remove to hot platter. Pour
hot water over the liver and let stand
five minutes then drain. Roll the
liver in one-fourth of cupfdl of flour
and the same amount OF cornmeal we'll
mixed with one teaspOOnful of salt.
the bacon fat Add one-fourth cupful
of coffee infusion, boiling hot. Cover
tightly for a few minutes and serve
garnished with bacon.
Mock Venison.-purchase five
pound leg Of lamb. Wipe it with a
damp cloth and lay in a dish of vine
gar, adding one onion, six cloves, one
fourth of a teaspoonfui Of ginger and
ten peppercorns. Allow the lamb to
remain in the vinegar one day. then
turn and leave for the second day.
Remove. cover with -four, season and
roast i'm the usual manner. Use three
in four cupfulS Of vinegar
Apples With Cinnamon Drops
Wash and core good favored apples.
Fill the centers with the red cinnamon
candies. basting during the baking.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1922-01-18
An Epidemic Of
Marriages
By MARTHA MACWgLLlAMS.

g. 1921. by Mcclure Newspaper Syndicate.
"How did that happen in the face
of civilization" Basil asked under
breath, noddng family toward Miss
Joslinda Edna smiled lazily, answering
in his key: 1T did not 'happen'-no
reflection here on divine Providence"
"Then how" Basil began.
Edna Interrupted: "What you see
is like 4 Christmas tree The ultimate
of accretlon. Joslinda puts things,
more things, other things, on and on
and on, till there isn't room for an
other Bear witness--her hair. Every
bit natural she says-aiR truly. You
can all but reckon her age by the vary
ing colors of her switches, transforna-
tions and 50 on"
"Catr' Basil commented severely
but undid the severity by a gigsIe,
then ran on: 81 must have close
up-of course you'll present me-"
Couldn't help tiff l tried hard"
Edna flung back. "And you know
wouldn't try. Home is like the law
all men ana women asked TO 1t are Tor
the time being equal Understand
I'm not making fun of Jdslinda,
merely explaining her"
PITY she can't see she makes fun
of herself Basil said, eyeng narrowly
a rawboned outline, tall and broad,
yet lank without a softening curve,
clothed in loud plaid blue silk, low cut,
with elbow sleeves and fairly bristling
back and front with tag ends Of rib
bon, ruffles, beads and fringe, thereby
doing discredit to some really fine lace.
A scarlet crepe shawl, richly embroid
cred was draped from the shoulders
to fall over soiled train. 1t half
ambushed the bertha of rose point
which was caught in Il huddle at the
middle with a cameo brooch three
inches across GirliSh strands of coral
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1922-01-18

Rugged the lean throat topping a
string Of gold beads, below which ran
a thin gold chain with Il single big
diamond as pendant. Many manners
-Df bracelets, mostly cheap and ugly,
half covered the lean fOrearmS hut did
not quite reach the singe-button
gloves. Noting all which. Edna
Dreathed in Baslls err: "All her feir-
looms but two-grandma gold snuff
box and grandpa'S silver punch howl.
look to see that sometime instead
Of a hat. JoSlinda says she does 50
like to be individual in dress"
"8iust be rich" Basil commented.
"IIas been, you mean" Edna re-
turned. 81 laugh AT her because l
can't help it-but inside I'm sorry as
0au be-she so Graves the fine things
she feels herself TO have been born
Eo-gets herself up this way as a sort
of defiance of Fate"
1T is right down pitiful-if you
look under the surface" Basil an
swered. rising with her. Two minutes
later he was shaking hands with
Joslinda-who bade him call her by
that name-"same as my other
friends" She was fearfully and won
derfully made up-rouged almost TO
Che eyes, whitened beyond any sepul-
cher. scented Of lavender essence and
moth balls. you better take care
Neddy is the baddest of, all us girls"
she said archly, glancing at Edna.
'Shr looks love at everybody. Don't
yor never believe her eyes"
N''Thunky ma'am for telling me-now
81 anti have it on my conscience that
The IS breaking her heart for me-"
Basil answered with his most solemn
accent. "Nou had better tell Brother
Nixon. too. Unless YOU do. ] fear he'll
he running away from his conquest
before he is half through converting
all rs sinners"
"She-she-can't be trying-welli
A firt will try anything" Josllnda
said acridly. you'd think she'd let
alone a poor widower-with two chill
dren-almost babies, in fact
"You know men are often caught
In the rebound You seem 20 me the
very moral Of n preachers wife
mayhe if you hadn't been so high with
H" Basil paused significantly,
c.hen dropped slammed eggs as De saw
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1922-01-18

One of the most bitterly waged
fights Of the convention conferred over
the election Of a national chaplain for
1922, The East, West, North and
South had candidates in the field with
strong backing. Kansas put forth the
name of fighting parson" and Miss
Fuller, in speeches, caucuses and lin
ing up of delegates, put him across by
a narrow margin Miss Fuller a
movie actress in New York before
the war, trained in Vassar college
unit for nurses and then entered a
Fifth avenue hospital and later the
Walter Reed institution at Washing
ton.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1922-01-18
DAIRY CATTLE ON DRY FARM
Government Begins Study of Dairying
and Crop Possibilities in
Southwest.

prepared by the United States Department
of Agriculture.)
In order to study the possibilities
of dairying and to develop better meth
DDS Of crop utilization in the dry
farming regions Of the Southwest, the
bureau of animal industry Of the Ud-
ted States Department Of Agriculture
has established a herd Of purebFed
dairy cattle on a farm in the semi
arid district Of northwestern Okla
homa. The bureau Of plant industry
has had farm here near the town of
Woodward for many years, and has
studied such crops as grain sorghums.
broom corn forage Sorghums, coWpeas,
alfalfa rye for ''o prevention of soil