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The Washington herald., 1910-12-16
CHRISTMAS SHOPPER ROBBED.
HRS. L. w. sOmers Has PccketbOOk
Snatched by Woman.

While walking near Twenty-first and I
streets last night with her arms loaded
with Christmas presents. Mrs. E. w
Somers, Of al G street northwest was
attacked by a negro woman. who
snatched her pocketbook, containing IS.
Mrs. Somers appealed to the police of
the Third precinct, and Sergt Evans, Pc
licemen Cox and Marndie arrested a ne
gro woman answering the description in
vacant alley near the scene Of the rob-
berry.
When taken to the Third precinct she
gave her name as Josephine Berry, fifty
five years old, but denied any knowledge
of the affair. Mrs. Somers positively
Identified her as the woman who attacked
her The woman will be arraigned this
morning on a charge of robbery. The
pOcketbook has not been found
The Washington herald., 1910-12-16
MANASSAS HOTEL BURNED.
Structure Is Destroyed, but All the
Guests Escape.

Manassas, Va, Dec. Manassas was
visited by another disastrous IRE at an
early hour this morning, and within two
nOSrs the beautiful Prince William Hotel
which was erected by the late millionaire
brewer. Robert Portner. at a cost of
$40, 900, was in ashes
The hotel, which was built in 1905, was
sold two years ago TO the Eastern Col
lege, which used the building last season
for a ladies' dormitory. October Is. how
ever, the hotel was leased to w. r.
Lucas, former proprietor of the Warren
Green Hotel, Of Warrenton, and has since
that time been used as a hotel
Fortunately. all of the guests escaped
without injury. although many OF them
lost their bagggge
The Washington herald., 1910-12-16
GUERRA REMAINS a MENACE.
President Gomez Fears Trouble In
Pinar del Rio Province.

Havana, Dec 15-Gen- Guerra's in
sistence upon resigning rather than 20
go on foreign mission Is causing great
uneasiness, President Gomez realizing
that if Guerra retires and settles among
his friends in his home in Pinar del Rio
province, he will be a constant menace.
Senior Machado. the new secretary OF
government, was sent to Camp Columbia
tonight TO endeavor 10 prevail on Guerra
TO withdraw his resignation and so
abroad.
The Senate has secretly adopted a res
olution not 10 confirm any diplomatic or
consular appointments while Senior San
gully remains as secretary Of state.
The Washington herald., 1910-12-16

There are two things certain
as the coming of the new year.
You are going to have some for
NAL calling to Do on New Years
Day and there's sure to be some
function or other you'll want to
attend in the evening.
You know what they call for
a Double-breasted Frock for the
daylight affair, and Full Dress or
Tuxedo for Intervening occasion.
1t isn't question of choice, but
arbitrary good form that none Of
us can afford to tranSgress.
If you haven't these garments,
there's just time enough for US to
get them out in good shape for
you. And they want to be made
To BE &C
The Washington herald., 1910-12-16
TAILORING TALKS.
By ]. FRED GATCHELL,
92s Fourteenth Street

in GOOD SHAPE, too. They
cannot be sighted, nor guessed
at. THEY MUST BE MADE
RIGHT, EVEN TO THE
SMALLEST DETAIL.
As have said before, the Dou-
ble-breasted Frock and the Full
Dress are special hobbies of Mr..
Van Doren's. If he does one thing
better than another, it's the grace
and style he puts into these gar
ments.
If | can get your measure with
in the next day or two, you can
get the Suits in time for the first
| think / have already told you
my Full Dress Suits begin at $45,
and Tuxedos at $40.
The Washington herald., 1910-12-16
OBITUARY.
aIrs. John L. Hurst, sr.

Baltimore, Dec. 15.-Mrs. John r.
Hurst, ST., died this morning of paralysis
at the Hotel de la Vile, Florence. Italy.
A eablegram announcing her death was
received by her family about 10 o'clock
this morning.
Mrs. Hurst was the daughter of DR..
Ephraim Bell, a prominent resident of
New Market, Nd, where she was born
seventy-three Years ago. sShe was the
widow of John E. Hurst. the former
head of the wholesale dry goods and no.
lions house Of John f. Hurst & Co,
where the memorable Baltimore fire OF
1904 had it's origin
The Washington herald., 1910-12-16
ERROR COST FORTUNE.
Court Refuses to Make Requests
Read $4,000 Each.

Milwaukee. Wis, Dec. 15.-Judge w. Fl.
Halsey, IN the Circuit Court, refused to
add three ciphers TO the requests TO four
grandchildren of Mrs. E. F. Allis. widow
Of the engine builder who founded the
AIis-Chalmers Company.
The will as filed gives four grandchil-
dren So each. but the members Of the
family admit that the intention was TO
give each child $4,000, and that the error
was one Of carelessness.
The children are as follows: Margaret
Watson Allis Norris, Milwaukee; Edward
Phelps Allis. third, and William Phelps
Allis, Paris, and Maud Alice Conway,
Louisville. The case could have been
won easily by the heirs had it not been
for technical questions providing for the
administration of the gifts by trustees.
The Washington herald., 1910-12-16
OPERATE ON GEN. BOOTH.
Aged Leader of Salvation Army Is
Entirely Blind.

London, Dec. 15.-Gen. Booth, head OF
the Salvation Army, will shortly undergo
an operation for cataract on his left eye
II will be recalled that although an
operation for cataract on his right eye
some time ago was temporarily success
full he eventually lost his sight in that
eye.
The growth of a cataract on the other
eye has since blinded him entirely. He
has not seen for a long time the audi
ences ne addressed.
He is now eager to submit to another
operation. believing that it will COM
pletely restore the sight Of his left eye
The Washington herald., 1910-12-16

ants Is using the mails 10 defraud. The
warrants were issued at the instance Of
George Scarborough, the special agent
whose work led TO the r. j. Scheftels
& Co. raids recently. They were based
upon the experience of A. F. Robinson.
OF Mattes0n. Cook County, H.. who
claims that the Capital Investment Com
pany, by means of letters. induced him
to speculate on the stock market and
who declares that his trades were buck
efed
The Washington herald., 1910-12-16

Saratoga, N. 2, Dec. 15.-The lower
Adirondack region is in the grip of
blizzard. which began to-day over
foot OF snow has fallen thus far, and
forty mile northwest wind has drifted
on the roads and the trolley tracks to
such an extent that traffic has been
seriously impeded in the suburbs
The Washington herald., 1910-12-16
MAYOR KILLED At FIRE.
Embers of One Blaze Cause Another
in Kentucky Town.

La Grange. Ky. Dec. 15-Fsre which
broke out early this morning from the
smoldering embers Of the blaze which
did 10000 damage Tuesday night, cost
the life of Mayor Coils Mcdowell
Mayor Mcdowell was killed by a fall
ing chimney while directing the fight,
against the flames. Charles and Alfred
Fisher fell through a floor and we're per-
haps fatally injured. The loss is $4,000.
The Washington herald., 1910-12-16
BIC Wiping Out ViIIage.

Flint, Mich. Dec. 15.-The village of
New Lothrop is being wiped out by fire
to-day. according to meager advices
received here Telephone communication
with the town has been destroyed
The Washington herald., 1910-12-16
HAPPY DEMOCRATS
dine At WALDORF
Several Governors Present.
Others Send Greetings.
FRESH FROM FIRING LINE

Wilson aud Harmon Among Those
Who Are Unable 20 Atfend-Dix,
FOss, LlttIetOn, and CrOtbers the
Speakers-Massachus Man Calls
Himself "A PrOtectiOnist.
The Washington herald., 1910-12-16
No Special Interests.

Some part of what we must do is
clear, and though it must be stated in
very general terms, 1t is none the less
definite on that account. In the first
The Washington herald., 1910-12-16
S g,s+, cI |, MAGNET DAY

500 CH1LDRENS CARACUL AND CLOTH
Coats . 10 IA years; all stylish well q 2 m
made garments; values are IS and IS. DS. UU
The Washington herald., 1910-12-16

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Milford chronicle., 1910-09-02

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Milford chronicle., 1910-09-02
Home Course
In Domestic
Science
VIII.-USeful Labor
Saving Devices.
By EDITH G. CHARLTON.
In Charge of Domestic Economy, Iowa
State College.
Copyright. 1910. BY American Press
Association.

HOUSEKEEPING has always
been hampered to certain ex-
tent by tradition and some su-
perstfticn. Until recently few
women thought Of making investiga-
tiOns for themselves regarding Ques-
tions in general housekeeping, the
word Of some great-grandmother being
usually sufficient. The fact that the
grandmother had no opportunity to
study the laws OF nature as seen in
the ordinary process Of living did not
disturb the average woman's faith in
her opinion. But now a change is
gradually moving across the country.
and the up to date housekeeper Is
alive to anything which suggests i'm
proved and easier methods Of work.
She will investigate new plans and
try practicable suggestions which seem
to offer greater facility in her work.
Bat there is yet in our midst the con-
servative housekeeper. She is slow to
adopt new methods or to provide new
and better equipment for her work.
Milford chronicle., 1910-09-02
soms General Directions.

As there is no evaporation in the
cooker, use less water with cereals OF
any kind.
While cooking the food over the fire
leave the vessel uncovered. This will
permit the gases formed in cooking to
escape. This is particularly necessary
in preparing chicken and other meats
for the cooker
If the granite utensil used in the
cooker is too large for the amount Of
food. use a smaller vessel in which to
cook the food and set it inside the
larger utensil, surrounded by hot wa
ter To insure perfect success there
should be two vacant spaces in the
cooker or utensl.
This method of cooking is splendid
for chicken fricassee, stews OF all
kinds, pot roasts, soups and for any
meat dish which requires slow cook
ing. II the piece Of meat is large re-
heating it after it has been in the
cooker four or FIVE hours and then con-
tinuing the cooking four or five hours
longer will give better results.
The length of time the food is to be
cooked over the fire depends on the
size and nature Of the food. A ten
pound ham should simmer, never boil,
for about forty minutes and cook in
the cooker for ten hours, with a sec
ond reheating after the first four
hours.
The fireless cooker is not intended
for fresh vegetables of any kind.
These, as previously stated, require
rapid cooking, which cannot be accom-
plished in it, If the potatoes are cook
ed in it they are sure to be heavy and
more or less watery.
II meat is liked brown this should
be done before or after being put into
the cooker.
Practical Cooking Utensils.
The variety and kind Of utensils to
be used in the kitchen are always an
interesting topic to all good house
keepers. There is only one point to
emphasize in eqWpping a kitchen. and
that is that the best material is none
too good; also the extent Of the equip
ment should be equal to the needs Of
the housekeeper.
l have been in many kitchens where
the utensils were in such a wornout
condition and so insufficient in kind
and number that l was not surprised
to hear the woman say she disliked
to cook or that she was an unsuccess
full cook.
Milford chronicle., 1910-09-02
Steamer will leave Philadelphia, Pier 3, South
Wharves, as follows:

Telephone No. Bell, Lombard 24-06 on wharf in
Philadelphia.
GEO. F. PIERCE, Manager,
Milford. Del.
Milford chronicle., 1910-09-02
GEORGE W PALnER, Captain.
VIII leave Milford as follows during
SEPTEMBER.
RETURNING

Leave New Wharf ~ hours later than Milford.
Milford chronicle., 1910-09-02
HOMEMADE F1RELEss COOKER.

hOmEhADE II AhEAE=AAa @bo@--+A--
there may be and often is another
reason besides conservatism which
makes her hesitate to change her
mode Of work. 1t is because the men.
who are generally the money earners'
are often averse to spending any sum
Of money for house equipment. Not
being familiar with the details Of do
nestle work and having larger inter
ests in their own business. they are
very apt to think women can get along
with almost anything or, rather, they
think that housework can be accom-
plished with any sort Of tools.
Occasionally a woman dislikes to ask
for what she needs, or sometimes she
will not accept modern inventions
when they are offered to her, and now
and then we find one who will not
use them when they are actually in
her possession. 1t is not always easy
to tell Just where the fault lies or
what it is, but one thing is certain
there has been less advance in house
keeping during the last twenty
years than has been made by any
other industry. Agriculture as 1t Is
carried on at present is no more like
farming twenty-five years ago than
truck gardening is like ranching. II
the same interest had been taken in
household affairs there might have
been similar advancement In that
most important Of all Industries.
fnunnf1nng
the market for making housework
easier. Some Of them are valuable.
and others are worse than useless.
Unless an implement after it has been
given fair trial is found to be a
saver Of both time, labor and energy
it is not worth house room.
The Handy Fireless Cooker.
Among the most useful articles that
have been brought into the kitchen
within the last five years Is the fire
less cooker, or. as it was first named,
the "hay box" The conception Of the
freless cooker is a very old one, as
some Of the primitive races knew all
about and practiced the art Of cooking
after this manner But 1t was forgot
ten or neglected by civilized people
until a few years back. Now the HAY
box has proved itself so useful as an
economy of energy and fuel that it
has come to stay. There are some
handsome freless cookers on the mar
ket that can be purchased for the
moderate price Of from So to SIG, and
so complete and perfect are they that
freezing, steamihg and roasting can
be accomplished at the same time in
the three separate compartments.
On several occasions I have frozen
mousse in one compartment, steamed
corn bread in the second and cooked
meat in the third at the same time
and have had each dish done to a
turn" when it was needed for the Ia
ble With the additions Of the hot
sOapstones that are included in some
Milford chronicle., 1910-09-02

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Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1910-10-21

Scientists aver that. save over a
small area, the glaciers of the world
are retreating to the mountains. The
glacier on Mount Sarmiento, in South
America, which descended to the sea
when Darwin found IL in 1896, Is now
separated from the shore by vigorous
growth of timber. The Jacobshaven
glacier. In Greenland. has retreated
four miles since 1860 and the East
glacier in SpltZbergen, is more than a
mile away from Its old terminal mo
raine, In Scandinavia the snow line
Is farther up the mountains, and the
glaciers have withdrawn 5000 feet
from the lowlands In century. The
Arapahoe glacier. In the Rocky noun
tains, with characteristic American en-
terprise. has been melting at rapid
rate for several years. In the eastern
Alps and one or two other small dis.
tricts the glaciers are growing. In
view of these facts we should not be
too skeptical when old men assure us
that winters nowadays are not to be
compared with the winters of their
boy hood.-Dundee Advertiser.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1910-10-21
Camels That Ride.

The Bed0uinS decorate their baggage
camels In the most fantastic manner.
A huge pack saddle is surrounded by
still lurger pannier. Above this
again is sort of chair In which the
rider sits. The long strips of leather
hanging down the sides are simply
for decorative purposes. | have seen
camels when too young to go on long
tricks being carried In these panniers,
and they are always used for the Be
douln children.
This tribe has many quaint and curl
Gus customs Perhaps the most curl
Gus of these Is the manner in which
they show their esteem for certain
strangers. One evening when young
camel had been killed for the meal |
noticed the women collecting the
blood in Il bowl Then. to my aston.
ishment. they started painting my
camels on the necks and tanks with
the blood Unknowingly | was the
recipient of the greatest honor that
can be paid a stranger, The blood
dried on and remained for long
time. acting as taisman among all
the Sherarat tri5e-Douglas Carru-
theirs in Wide World Magazine.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1910-10-21
el,,, Fa.,,d pO.sm.n Of Venice.


Probably she letter carriers In Venice
are the most ingenious In the world
They know how TO dodge every water
way. turning up on their routes with
a precise regularity that eonvinees you
they have mapped every scrap or the
damp city's dry land on their brains.
II you 20 to your destination by gon-
dola they can beat you thereto by a
good BIT Of time. What they know
about canals has been applied by them
10 navigation on land, and they know
every tiny street in the city.
OF course there are postofhce gon-
doIas, too. gay yellow things that quite
outcolor the yellow sunlight. and any
day you happen over the bridge OF the
Rialto you will see them all fastened
to their red and gold poles just under
meath the old palatial Fondaco del
Tedeschi. which centuries ago by de
cree Of the Venetian senate two fa-
nous architects Of early days, Girola
mo Tedesco and Giorgio Spavento
built for the use OF the many German
merchants then living in Venice (some'
where about the year l505J.-Travel
Magazine.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1910-10-21
An Irish Grand Prix.

There was once an Irish Grand Prix.
The horse that lowered the French
colors was the property Of an eccen-
tric Irishman named Connolly and was
a big, bony roam. not much to look at
In the way OF horseiesh, so II was
great surprise to everybody but his
owner when he came In first. His
previous record at the English Derby
the preceding year had not been bril-
liant enough for anybody to lay any
large bets on him, with the sole excep-
ton of Connolly himself. whose faith In
his entry was so great that he mort
gagged his lands and put every cent on
the horse. Up TO the very end of the
race everybody looked on Connolly as a
ruined man. but when the roam shot
hrst under the wire he not only carried
the British cOlors to victory, but Won
a great fortune for his master. This
happened in the time OF Napoleon Ill.
and Connolly was so proud Of his tri-
umph that he insisted on walking
ahead of the emperor and empress.
cheering and waving his hat.-New
York Press
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1910-10-21
CROCODILE TEARS.
Old Legends That the 5rutes Shed
Them Over Their Prey.


There was an old story, to which we
find constant reference in Elizabethan
writer's. that crocodiles wept over
their prey. No doubt the legend arose
because the crocodile possesses large
ly developed lachrymal glands. but 1t
appears in various amusing forms.
AS early as the fourteenth century.
in "Mandevile'S Travels" We find: I'm
that contre ben great plentee Of Coka
Grilles THESE sprpentes slen men, and
thci etpn hem. wepynge"
An odd turn is given to the tale by
the narrator Of one Of Sir John Haw-
kins' voyages. Whether he was mar
ried man or not we do not know. hut
he writes: His nature is ever. when
he would have his prey. to cry and
sob like Christian body 70 provoke
them to come ia him, and then be
suatched at them! And thereupon
came this provcrb. that is applied unto
women when they weep. Lachrymae
crocOdili. the meaning whereof is that
as the crocodile when he crieth gOeth
them about most to deceive. so doth a
woman most commonly when she
weepPth."
In Fuller's "WorthieS" there Is the
added Information that the crocodile's
tears are never true save when he Is
forced where saffron Groweth." Shake
speare, Spenser and Dryden allude to
this old world fancy.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1910-10-21

The first locomotives I'm the United
States We're brought over from Eng
land by Horatio Aflen of New York
in the fall of 1920 or the spring of
1880, and one of them was set up on
the Delaware and Hudson railroad at
Carbondale, Pa, but, being found too
heavy for the track, its use was aban-
doned. The first locomotive construct
ed In this country was built by the
West Point foundry at New York in
1880 for the South Carolina railroad
and named the Phoenix. A second en-
CINE was built the same year by the
same establishment and for the same
road and named the West Point. In
the spring Of 1881 third engine was
built by the same establishment for
the Mohawk & Hudson railroad from
Albany to Schenectady and called the
De Witt Clinton This was the first
locomotive run in the state of New
York. The first Stephenson locomotive
ever imported into this country was
the Robert Fulton. This engine was
brought out In the summer of 1881 for
the Mohawk & Hudson railroad. 1t
was subsequently rebuilt and named
the John Bull.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1910-10-21

having fought his duel and saved
his honor by firing a shot In the air.
the editor Of French provincial
newspaper went back TO his desk. and
the incident had quite left his mind
when he felt something strange In bis
thigh. He looked and found that he
was bleeding profusely. A doctor was
called, who discovered that bullet
was imbedded in the editors thigh
some two inches deep and required
extraction. why was this not taken
notice of on the spot where the duel
took placer he asked. The editor
was as much IN the dark as the doc
tor. At the moment Of the duel he
had fired into the air. and his adver-
sary also took distracted sort OF
aim. There had evidently been no in
tention of doing the slightest harm on
either side. The editor felt nothing
as he left the field and had shaken
hands with his antagonist as sign OF
reconciliation How a bullet came to
be lodged In his thigh was simply one
of the mysteries of dueling.-London
Telegraph.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1910-10-21
The Easlet's First Fliaht.

Fl. B. Macpherson gives a dramatic
account of the first flight Of an eaglet
whose life from babyhood he had
watched. One day he ventured to the
edge of the cliff containing his cradle
and looked about. Suddenly his moth
er swung past on silent wings and
tried to tempt him from his fast
ness" But he was unwilling or afraid
Again the mother lowered round. and
a wild, weird cry rang through the
glen. For the first time had heard
the yelp of the adult eagle, the voice
Oh the queen Of birds calling to her
young. The eaglet cheeped continuous
~ until he tapped to the very edge of
the abyss, listening to her call. And
now he, too, changed his cry; his voice
seemed to break, and the adult veil
burst from his throat. The eagles
called to each other. yelp answering
yelp The young eagle gazed round
MIN, spread out his giant wings and
vanished forever from my sight among
the lodges below. The eaglet had left
the nest and had flown"
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1910-10-21
We, the People.

The phrase We. the people of the
United States" in the preamble Of the
constitution read In the first draft of
the constitution as follows: I'VE. the
people Of New Hampshire. Massachu-
sets, Rhode Island, Connecticut, New
York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania. Del
aware, Maryland. Virginia, North Car
olina, South Carolina and Georgia. do
ordain, declare and establish" etc.
Though unanimously adopted by the
convention. the wording had to be
changed to I'VE. the people" simply
because the constitution, which had
not as yet been ratified, was to go into
effect when ratified by nine states.
and, not knowing which states were
to ratify. the naming Of the states
was, Of course. out of the question:
New York American.