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Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1922-01-26
ESTIMATE FEED COST
OF EGG PRODUCTION
Records Show About What
Amounts Are Used by Fowls.
Value Of GeneraI-Purpose Breeds for
Market, or for Hatching and
Breeding Makes Them
Most Desirable Birds.

prepared by the United States Department
of Agriculture)
Careful poultrymen Ike to know
what it costs them to produce a dozen
eggs, bur it is not possible for anyone
to tell them. With certain informa-
ton obtained through experimental
feeding to start with, they must figure
it out for themselves. Since the feed
constitutes the principal cost it is
possible to get some idea of the real
cost if the amount of grain used in
making q dozen eggs is known. The
United States Department of Agricul-
ture has kept records that show about
what amounts are used by general
purpose fowls and Leghorns, and by
using the local price for grain In con-
nection with these figures the feed
cost Of a dozen eggs can be obtained
with fair accuracy.
The grain consumed to produce
dozen eggs will vary great deal, de-
pending upon the skill Of the poultry
man, but 1t is assumed that he knows
how to feed economically. The gen.
eral-purpose fowls and Leghorns used
in this feeding work were kept on the
test while pullets and yearlings. AS
pullets the general-purpose fowls pro-
duced 1908 eggs year and 81 as
yearlings. The Leghorns produced an
average of 1887 eggs as pullets and
124.9 as yearlings.
The general-purpose pullets ate in a
year an average Of 6.7 pounds of feed
per dozen eggs produced, and the year.
lings ate 96 pounds. The Leghorn
pullets ate As pounds and the year
lings SIS pounds. The general-purpose
pullets ate 10 pounds more feed in
producing a dozen eggs than the Leg
horn pulIets, and the difference in
creases very rapidly with the age Of
the stock, the general-purpose. year
| lings consuming Al pounds more feed
per dozen eggs than the Leghorn year
lings; therefore the Leghorn yearings
produced eggs upon much less feed
than the general-purpose breeds.
The value Of the general-purpose
breeds for market, or for Matching and
breeding, makes them usually the most
desirable breeds for the general
farmer and the backyard poultry rails
err, while the LeghOrns are especially
adapted for the commercial egg farms,
say the poultrymen Of the depart
ment.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1922-01-26
REASON IN THIS ARGUMENT
Also Miss Katie Might Have Dscerned
Something Sounding SuspiciousIy
Like Compliment.

A faithful old servant in a southern
family has recently become a grand
mother. what does Libby call her
new baby, Mandy?" the old woman
was asked.
"She named her Gabrielle, miss
after you"
"Why, the idea, Mandy! You know
my name is not Gabrielle. You've
called me Miss Katie" all my life"
"Yas'm, Miss Katie-dat I does. But
when it comes to naming babies after
folkses, it amt what dey is called, it
is what dey is like dat you names
'em fob. You shorely is mo- like Miss
Gabrielle dan you is like Miss Katie,
jes, like Libby says"
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1922-01-26
ARTIFICIAL ICE
made BY FARMER
Freezing Weather and Pure,
Clean Water Are Two Things
Absolutely Necessary.
METAL CANS OR BAGS USEFUL
In Very Cold Sections Water May Be
Run Into House and Frozen in
Layers-Must Be Cut or Chopped
Out With Ak.

prepared by the United States Department
of Agriculture
To make natural ice, one essential
is water, and the other is freezing
weather. The trouble is that in many
cases there is plenty of the right kind
of weather, but little or none of the
water, at least the kind of water that
will be still long enough to be frozen.
There are several ways of getting
around this difficulty, according to
Harvesting and Storing Ice on the
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1922-01-26
Old-Wronq.
NeW-Rlght.

turner can stand almost upright. The
turner is done away with by the foot
lever shown above, contrasting the
wrong mounting with the right stand
ard. Still better is 1t to attach a
small fly wheel and belt to the grind
stone so that it can be operated r by
power from the engine on spray rig
when not otherwise used, or from any
movable or stationary engine avail
able, or from an electric motor
Farm and Home
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1922-01-26
PREPARING GROUND FOR OATS
Many Successful Farmers Have Proven
That 1t Pays Well to Disk Be-
fore Planting.

Experiment stations and many sue
cessful farmers have proven that it
pays to put the ground In good seed
bed condition before sowing oats. Disk
ing of the stalk ground has proven bet
ter under most conditions than plow-
ing, as 1t provides seed bed that is
better adapted to the requirements Of
the crop. AS for wheat, the seed bed
for oats should be firm underneath
with a few inches Of mellow surface
soil. This sort of a seed bed can be
produced by disking.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1922-01-26
TUBERCULOSIS HITS CATTLE
Disease as Apt to Affect One Breed
as Another-immunlty Depends
on Management.

Tuberculosis Is as apt to affect one
breed of cattle rs badly as another
No breed Is immune and no breed
shows greater immunity than another,
according to study by government
officials of official tuberculin-test rec
ords of nearly half million animals
The beef breeds seem to be as badly
affected as purebreds. The relative
freedom of herd from disease de-
Ponds upon the management which It
receives.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1922-01-26
MANURE SHOULD BE KEPT DRY
In Process of Fermentation Ammonia,
Which Contains Nitrogen, Is
Washed Away.

Manure when It must be kept for a
few weeks should be kept dry. It
must be remembered that the nitrogen
in manure is very easily washed away.
Nor should manure be allowed to fer
ment. In the process of fermentation
ammonia, which contains the nitrogen,
IS given off and this valuable constIt-
.uent Of fertilizer Is lost. Never
use lime on manure as this also drives
off the, ammonia and hence destroys
the fertllizing value In large meas
he fertilizing value in large measure.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1922-01-26
Acceptable Advice,

"You get a great deal of gratuitous
advice from your constituents, l dare
say"
"Oh, yes" replied Senator Shorts
worthy.
ever act on any of it,"
occasionally. Some of the most en-
joyable vacations l ever had were
taken at the suggestion of constitu>
ents who thought 1 was overworked."
birmingham Age-Herald.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1922-01-26
Yeast VitamOn
Complexion Secret
Banishes Skin Eruptions, Puts on Firm Flesh.
Strengthens the Nerves and Increases Energy.

II you want to quickly clear your
sldn and complexion, put some firm.
healthy flesh on your bones, increase
your nerve force and power and look
and feel 100 per cent. better, simply
try taking two of Mastin's tiny
VITAMON tablets with each meal
and watch results. Mastin's VITA
MON Tablets contain highly con-
centrated yeast-vitamines as well
as the two other still more important
vitamines Cat Soluble A and Water
Soluble c. and are now being used
by thousands as tonic restorative
and amazing complexion secret. Pim-
Piles, boils and skin eruptions seem to
vanish like magic, the complexion be-
comes fresh and beautiful, the cheeks
rosy. the lips red. the eyes bright. So
rapid and amazing are the results
that success is absolutely guaranteed
or the trial costs you nothing. The
source of glowing, radiant COM
plexion is from inside. You can't
expect external applications to benefit
q condition due to internal conditions.
Get some vitamines into your systeml
Be sure to remember the name
Mastin's VI-TA-MON. You can get
Mastin's ViTAMON Tablets ct all
good druggists. ..
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1922-01-26
MOTHER, QUICK! GIVE
CALIFORNIA FIG SYRUP
FOR CHILD'S BOWELS

Even a sick child loves the "fruity"
taste Of california Fig Syrup" If the
little tongue is coated, or if your child
is listless, cross, feverish, full of cold,
or has collie, teaspoonful will never
fail to open the bowels. In a few
hours you can see for yourself how
thoroughly it works all the constipa-
ton poison, sour bile and waste from
The tender, little bowels and gives you
q well, playful child again.
Millions Of mothers keep california
Fig Syrup" handy. They know a tea
spoonful today saves a sick child to-
morrow. Ask your druggist for genuine
"California Fig Syrup" which has di-
rections for babies and children of all
ages printed on bottle. Mother! You
must say "California" or you may get
an imitation fig syrup.-Advertisem
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1922-01-26
Remembrance,

I once wrote a verse to my lady's
eyebrow.
1t was beautiful, a charming bit of
poetic fancy. Everybody admired it.
Now, five years later, this little
poem has grown enormously in value.
My lady herself treasures tia sort
of memento, l suppose, because
She has no eyebrow to speak Of
Wayside Tales.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1922-01-26
Making an Ice Pond.

vi dkh9 an Ice roma.
Suppose a farmer finds no suitable
lake or pond in his neighbOrhood. He
can create an artificial lake by divert
ing a stream into an excavation, or by
building a dam across a low piece of
ground. Some farmers have made
artificial lakes in their front yards, and
they have been pretty in summer as well
as useful in winter. One thing that
must not be forgotten is to keep these
lakes pure and clean. How to do that
Is described in the bulletin.
But suppose a farmer has no place
for a lake, although cold weather pre-
walls in his part of the country for
several weeks at a time. He can freeze
his ice in metal cans or special paper
bags.
1.-THE cans may be made in any con-
venient size by a local tinsmith," says
the bulletin, land should be of galva
nized iron, reinforced at top and bot
tom with iron strips.
"The bottom Is made smaller than
the top to make the removal of the ice
easier. The cans are placed near the
water supply, filled with water, and
left exposed to the weather. A shell
of ice soon freezes around the inner
surface, and when the shell is from
l 10 to 2 inches thick, hot water is
poured over the outside OF the can and
the shell removed. A hole is broken
through at the top of the shell and
most Of the. water inside is then
poured out; As. the freezing progresses
water is poured into the shell, little
at a time, until a solid block of Ice
Is produced. BY this method only.
few cans are required, which keeps the
cost low.
Advantage of Bags.
!, about the same, method Is en-
ployed when, special paper bags are
used, although they do not last so
long as the cans. The advantage. of
the bags over the metal cans is mainly
In cheapness, for they are not so con-
yenient to handle.
another method that can be used In
very cold sections Of the United States
Is to run water into the ice house and
let layer freeze. This is done by
first constructing a dam of snow
around the floor of the house ten or
twelve inches from the walls in order
10 allow sawdust insulatiOns next to
the walls. The interior of the house
is then flooded with a few inches Of
water, which soon freezes, the pro-
cedure being repeated until the house
is filled with ice. It is then covered
with sawdust and closed up until ice
Is needed. A great disadvantage Of
this method Is that in order to remove
Ice It must be cut or chopped out with
an ak. which results in uneven and IT.
regular pieces anG considerable waste
Of ice."
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1922-01-26
Place for Him.

There were weird howls from Tom
my.
"What does that hyena want now?"
demanded father.
wants you to take him to the ZOO"
cooed mOther.-Judge.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1922-01-26
PLAN TO MOUNT GRINDSTONE
Best Way Is to Have Legs Long
Enough That Person Using 1t
Won't Have to Bend Over.

The time-honored way of mounting
a grindstone is on a stand with short
legs so that both the person grinding
and the one turning the stone have
to stoop over and get crick in the
back. The new way is to have the
grindstone mounted on a stand with
longer legs so that both grinder and
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1922-01-26
To Be Sure.

. She-Why did they introduce those
bathing girls? They don't further the
story.
He-They are their own excuse for
being, my dear.-F'ilm Fun.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1922-01-26
Dusuns Have Women Priests.

Women priests dominate the Du-
suns, curious tribe of people inhab-
lting Il section of British North
BorneO.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1922-01-26

Adam probably never forgot his first
New Years Eve. &c., '~ .
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1922-01-26

Fortunate. is the liar who loses his
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1922-01-26

Plain spoken folks, every little
while, run up against a human sword
fish.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1922-01-26
In Times of Cold Weather Prepare for
Summer - Harvesting Ice in a
Northern State.

Farm" a farmers bulletin issued by
the United States Department of Agri-
culture.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1922-01-26

The dressmaker's work is a matter
of form.
The St. Charles herald., 1922-07-22
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have all the days and months at MS
feet he really could not say he was
great help, for sometimes the Doctor
did not look at the calendar for
long time.
But one day little girl came to the
office with her mother, and when she
cried because the Doctor wanted to
look at her tongue he gave her Hans
to hold and she stopped crying at
once.
That night Brass Boy did not say
much to Hans, for he knew he had
helped the Doctor, and the next day
another little girl came to see him,
and when she, too, cried, the Doctor
| offered to let her hold Brass Boy, but
she shook her head and pointed to
Hans. "Pretty boy" she said.
"Ah, you like my little Dutch Hans
best" said the doctor. "Well, so do
l, for his happy smile cheers me
sometimes when / am tired. l could
not keep house without him."
That night when the office was still
little Dutch Hans was smiling just as
he did in the day time and Brass
Boy knew that he would be wise to
hold his peace and never again did
he taunt Hans with being useless.
Hans coat grew dingy from so
much handling, but his smile re-
NAMED, and so long as he helped the
Doctor he could smile in spite of faded
clothes.
Brass Boy, knowing that Hans was
very important, now grew friendly
and they lived in peace. for Hans was
as good natured as he looked. and
Gid not say any unkind things as ne
might have done.
1 (Copyright)
The St. Charles herald., 1922-07-22
che Friendly Path
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lessness Of the present to the harsh
methods used by parents in rearing
their little ones.
Respect for parents. and respect for
the right are the two things essential
to make good man and woman out
Of boy and girl. But the proper kind
OF respect for neither can be acquired
by frequent applications OF the rod.
The same rule applies in every path
way through life. Business men who
rule with the iron hVnd, who try to
keep their employees efficient by i'll
treatment and ''mule-driving" get
nowhere in the long run. Certain 1t
is that they do bring down upon
themselves the hatred Of scores OF
good employees and in the days when
cooperation is essential to the sue
cessful progress Of business, there is
likely to be very big monkey-wrench
in the wheels Of machines.
life Is too short and the biggest
worldly accomplishments are entirely
too small to make 1t worth While fol-
one to spoil others pleasure by his
own selfishness.
Kindness is the one sure producer
of success and smiles,
(copyright)
The St. Charles herald., 1922-07-22
Peak of Crime
Wave Reached

overthrow Of the Unii4d BiatAs govern
ment a crime, this intended pfiinhH'S
to put a stop to the propaganda being
spread by ti,ose of foreign birth or Ut
foreign parcntnge.
Other Reforms Asked
In addition To THESE chief Tecofnihsa'
dations 1t liz expected thnt the coiafi'c
tee will advise that the states provide
for the payment Of criminals for 'hcir
labor in prisons, no that their families
may be held together and not become
public charges, and that the lawyers
adopt code that they viii not heEiect
their duties In obtaining justice DE-
cause of the inability Of those seeking
counsel to pay the pricc--in othef
words to get to the law is IA luxury only
for IA privileged class.
The committee held hearings In
Washington In March and another NJ
ries in Chicago In April. 1t went I"
the Illinois state prison ut Joliet, where
prisoners were interviewed. Hearings
are to be continued In New York city.
Among those who have appeared to
give testimony, in addition to the pris'
oners. have been judges Of criminal
courts, superintendent Of reformato'
ries, criminologists, lawyers and war
dens.
1t is the opinion Of the committee
that while the war was In a large part
responsible for the crime wave there
are other reasons for a growing con.
tempt for the law, chief Of which Ii
lax enforcement and the long route the
criminal has to travel from the time
The St. Charles herald., 1922-07-22
Old Theory Exploded.

1t Is commonly believed that the
great temple of Karnak was built by
the ancient Egyptians so that the sun
at the precise moment of the solstice
should shine straight down the axis of
the temple. But the Egyptian survey
has made accurate measurements OF
the temple and proves that the sun
has never been visible at all. at any
moment in any day in any year along
the axis of the temple, since about
6OOO B. c., and that it last set along
the central line Of this axis between
twelve thousand and thirteen thou
sand years ago. SAT this date" says
the Scientific American, Europe was
still in the Old, Stone Age; the cave
period was at its zenith, and the hunt
ers Of the Dosdogne were chasing
reindeer over the French tundras. To
suppose that the temple Of karnak
can have been built then is out of the
question"
The St. Charles herald., 1922-07-22
THIS DECKHANDHAS HAD ENOUGH

said Mr.. Schultz. II had to cuddle boa
constructors in my arms and Groom
them to sleep at night, and I've had
enough Of it. You don't know what
life on the bounding wave Is until
you've had to walk the deck with
seasick gibbon or calm the fears OF a
bull cobra. Yes, you may announce
that Jack Schultz has quit the sea
game, and add that any one who wants
a man to take tender care Of his or her
geranium beds or yearns to engage
mild-mannered watchman might do
worse than to look me up"
The Kansas cargo of jungleers are
consigned to Louis Ruhe, dealer In
such merchandise.
According to Mr.. Ruhe's representa-
tive at the pier, Louis ]. Beck, the
long-lesged fowls of the genus Kagus
are the first of their kind to arrive in
America. Mr.. Beck and Andrew Myers.
another representative of MIR. Ruhe.
say that Albert Mems, mighty hunt
er, corralled the menagerie In the Bur-
mese juhgles. 1t took him more than
a year to do it, they say.
The St. Charles herald., 1922-07-22
Idea of Killing
Opponents Old

college here. In an illustrated Lectures
at the college recently Professor re-
trie described the latest excavations
at Abydos and elsewhere in Egypt.
Ancient Tomb Explored.
He described the discovery Of some
tombs of the time Of the First Dynasty.
These were made In rows some 3OO
feet long and were covered by SIX feet
of sand and rubbish. Very little stone
work was found, owing to the plumber
ing that had gone on in the past, but
q number Of fine alabaster Jars were
unearthed. There were also found oO
or 70 skeletons and 80 skulls. In most
cases the body had been buried with
the knees drawn up to the chest. ana
in the grave there had been placed
small Jars containing grains of wheat
for the sustenance Of the dead.
Among the royal tombs, said the lee
turer, there was evidence that many
courtiers had been killed off at one
time on the death Of the king. This
was an excellent system Of preventing
unstable government, for by making
sure of the safety Of the king states
men made sure Of their own. The
result was that the kings had very
long reigns indeed. The courtiers whoi
were killed off were stunned by blowJ
from a sandbag and then buried. One
or two of the victims, it appeared, had
not been very dexterously dealt with.
for the position Of their unearthed
skeletons strongly suggested that they
had struggled to get out Of their graves
after burial.
Some FineIy-carved Lions.
Among other discoveries were some
finely carved ivory lions, used as pieces
In a game played on a circular board.
a comb of ivory, many copper tools.
including the earliest form Of saw
Ga knife with roughly-knotched edge)
and many flint implements. In one
grave was found quantity Of skele-
tons Of cats.
A photograph Of great interest was
that of a hermit's dwelling in cave
at the head Of a fssure in a stony
valley. The external view Of the pla to
exactly represented the entrance ts a
dug-out in q front-line trench.
The St. Charles herald., 1922-07-22

king whom we call Jezabel. She IL
also thought to be equivalent to
Elizabeth, though she appeals to the
oath Of the heather Baal whose
yotaress she is. Her name was given.
with expressions Of hatred, by the
Spanish Jews to Isabel the Catholic
when she permitted them to be perse-
cuted, and both Spain and Italy ap-
piled the epithet to Queen Elizabeth.
The wife of Philippe Auguste OF
France was called Isabelle by the
French when she was brought from
Hungary a bride, and the name thus
became popular in the French court.
Isabelle of Angouleuse, the betrothed
Of Hughes de Lusignan, who after
ward married King John, brought lsa-
belle to England. Her namesake
daughter became the wife of Fried
rich II and carried Isabelle to Ger
many and Sicily. Spain adopted 1t as
isabel or Ysabel and 1t was given
vogue there through the marriage into
Portugal Of Isabel de la Pays. great
niece of Elizabeth of Hungary. But,
curiously enough, Isabel was never
greatly liked or used in England.
though the child-queen of Richard IL
was so called, and many daughters of
the Plantagenets received it in bap-
tism. Scotland. on the other hand
favored it, calling it Isobel and 1sbel.
Isabella is a form used in England
and America to some extent.
Isabel's gem is the diamond. For
her, the diamond is talisman against
all harm, disease, and sorrow. If worn
upon her left arm, which is nearest
the heart, it will bring her the de
yotion of Sthers. Saturday is her
lucky day and 2 her lucky number
The daisy. signifying innocence, Is
her flower.
/ (Copyrtght.)
The St. Charles herald., 1922-07-22
Quits His Job Guiding Boa Con-
strictors on Ship.
Walking Deck With seasiek gibbons
and vaIetino Elephants and Other
Products Of Jungle Abjured
by Seaman

New York.-Johann Schultz, a thor
oughly American citizen of German
birth, quit his job as deckhand on the
steamship Hansa. which recently ar
rived at Pier Sc, North river. He said
he would take his chances in poor
labor market rather than spend an
other day on ship carrying eight eie-
phants. seven balloons (man-killing, OF
course), twenty-five assorted snakes
boa constructors, pythons, anacondaa
hooded cobras and Senegambian ham
yarmints; 100 non-man-killing apes,
$50 birds, including parrots, love birds
and three iong-legged fowl of the
genus Kagus from Burma.
.Tm tired Of valeting elephanta,