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Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1910-07-13

by Misses Ansboro and Cello were very
interesting, also the singing by the
children, Mrs. Curtis and Mrs. Green
wood having charge. Following is a
list of those who won in the races : 100
yard dash. first A. Sheltra, second O.
Diette SO yard dash first, A. Sheltra,
second E. Kennison; sack race, first
Eden Besaw, second Geo. Rousseau;
sack race, first Fred Sheltra and st.
Auge; boys race, first A. st. Auge,
second Roy Brahana. The committee
wish to thank the following gentle
men for the contributions of cash and
other prizes: Geo. Curtis, II. A. Par
ker. l. Stephenson, Milo Hines, Fred
Lambert, Ed. Lynch, A. P. Sweet,
w. A. Blake, w. Kelley, Albert Du-
pont, L. Cross, A. c. Cello. The ball
game resulted in a score of 80 to 10 in
favor of the village school team. The
game in the afternoon between Cow
entry and Lowell was won by score
of to z in favor of Lowell.
MORGAN.
Mrs. Elmer Holmes is stopping at
F. L. Holmes.
Bert Lewis was in Passumpsic and
! Lyndonv1lle over July A.
A party from Hardwick is in the
Warren cottage at the lake.
o. S. Eaton called on his patrons
of the electric lights this week.
Rev. Anderson of Derby is expected
to supply the M. E. pulpit for while.
It is expected Miss Jennie Lackey
will teach at the Corner in the fall.
Mr.. and Mrs. C. !. Moore attended
the funeral of an aunt in Westmore
July 7.
Miss Catherine Wilcox is in New.
port during the illness of Mrs. Hum.
phrey's sister at Barton.
Ray Holmes has been very bus,
lately repairing telephones damaged
by the thunder showers.
M. E. Lurvey, whose house wa,
damaged by lightning a short tim,
ago, has made a satisfactory settle
ment of the damage with the insur.
ance company.
Mrs. Ira C. Taylor has received tn,
news of her sisters death which oc
Cured in Oregon, June %. She ha,
lived in Alberta, Canada, for som
years, but was with her son in Orego
at the time of her death.
! E. C. Blanchard and son Phil O
Newport gave Mr.. and Mrs. Elme
Allbee and Elsie of Jersey City a
automobile ride through this tow
last Wednesday, calling on Mr.. All
bees relatives at H. A. Bartlett's
MORGAN CENTER
Mrs. W. c. Atkins and little so
Wilbur visited friends in Derby las
week.
Mr.. and Mrs. D. G. Brooks hav
been home from Bloomington for
few days
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Burrough
from Stanwood spent last week wit
friends here.
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EAST CHARLESTON

lone Fellows is staying with her
parents in Derby.
Mrs. Wing is entertaining a sister
from North Stratford.
Earl Pelsue of Rutland is visiting
his uncle, H. ]. Hudson.
Mrs. Guy Hinton spent the past
week with her parents in Glover.
Mr.. and Mrs. Amos Piper are Wis
iting their son Ray at Woodsville.
Will Gray spent few days with
relatives in Lyndonville recently.
B. ]. Lang and Earl and Edith Wis
tied relatives at Lyndonville recently.
Mr.. and Mrs. L. G. Trip of ST..
Johnsbury are visiting their parents.
Mr.. and Mrs. F. A. Jervah of New
port were guests at Austin Halls last
week.
Mrs. w. E. Trip has presented the
Plymouth church with a communion
table.
Mrs. Nicholson of Island Pond is
the guest of her daughter, Mrs. Geo.
Chase.
G. e. Blood and Miss Glenn Lang
of Barton were visitors in town last
Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Stoddard of
East Burke were visitors in town the
past week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. Canning are the
happy parents of a little daughter
born July 8.
Mrs. Hale and her daughter Louise
of Lafayette, Ind, are spending
the summer here.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. E. Trip and two
sons spent the past week at their cot
tage at Willoughby.
Miss Jennie Campbell has finished a
successful term of school in Holland
and returned home.
The topic for the C. E. prayer meet.
ing July IA, 1.-The Model C. E. Socie.
ty." Leader, E. Hale.
Mrs. E. W. Buck and Mrs. Mcqueen
and daughter visited relatives il
Burke one day last week.
Mrs. Henry Roberts visited rela
tives and friends in st. Johnsbury ant
Lyndonville the past week.
Robert Melville from Waltham
Mass. has bought the Drown farm
and moved his family here.
Mr. and Mrs. Norris Crow and chill
dren of Bloomington visited his par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. Matt Grow, tn
past week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Edwin Sawyer an
baby of North Stratford were guest
of her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Harr,
Taylor, last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. D. Allyn and Be,
nice@spent several days with relative
and friends at Lyndonville and 81
Johnsbury recently.
Mrs. Austin Hall is entertainin
two cousins, the Misses Parker, an
two brothers, Ray and Ernest Bale
of Martinville, Que.
Ira Gray and family also Mr.. an
Mrs. Oscar Gray and son of Lowell
Mass, and their father, H. A. Ora
have been camping at Lake Seymour
Myron Stewart has moved his famil
TO Waterbury, Conn. Mrs. Stewal
and children will visit her mother i
st. Johnsbury before going to the
new home.
The many friends of Walter Har
wore pleased to see him back hon
from the hospital week before /
was expected. While far from well /
is gaining.
The Junior C. E. society held PIT
mic on the lawn at the residence {
Mr.. and Mrs. L. G. Buck Saturda,
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1910-07-13

prompt treatment Of slight attack of
Diarrhoea will often prevent serfous
sickness. The best known remedy is DIR
SETH ARNoLD's BALsAM. Yo1r apothe-
cary, F. }. Kinney, Orleans, warrants it to
give satisfactfon
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1910-07-13
BLOOMINGTON CENTER.

Mrs. Maud Aldrich entertained her
brother and family from Canada last
week.
Edith and Viola Shepherd visited
their uncle, Marshall Shepherd, at
Coventry last week.
The Ladies' guild will meet at the
church Friday evening July IS at
eight o'clock for business meeting.
Mrs. Sarah Fox has returned from
East Bloomington, where she has
spent several days with her son Gay
lord
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Local News
EVANSVILLE.
Carpenter is very sick.

Ed. Carpenter is very sick.
Charlie Moore is working for Max
Porter.
Mr.. Danford of Stanstead has re-
turned here.
Glen Collins has been quite sick
the past week.
Wallace Spencer is driving the cream
team for Mr.. Eddy.
Mrs. Kendall has gone to Barton to
work for few days.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Bickford visit
ed at Lyndonville last week.
D. H. Randall and family visited his
brother at Sheffield last week.
Mrs. Jennie Converse, who has been
very sick the past week, is better.
]. w. Moore attended his fathers
funeral in Charleston this last week.
Mrs. Wilkie and Mrs. Prime of
Barton visited friends here one day
last week.
Mrs. Frank Lapiere entertained her
brother and other friends of Island
Pond last week.
Elmer Hilliard is very sick and his
mother, who is in Boston is expected
home this week.
Mrs. T. F. Marshall was called to
Roxbury to care for her son Fred,
who is very sick.
Mr.. and Mrs. Carroll Alexander at
tended the funeral of Mrs. Alexan-
der's grandfather in Wheelock last
week.
Mrs. A. H. Allard of West Derby,
who has been visiting friends here fol
the past two weeks, has returned
home.
A strawberry social will be held al
the church on Thursday evening, anC
Rev. G. w. Burke of Orleans will de-
liver an address.
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W. ST GLOVER.

Miss Hazel Chafee is helping at W.
A. Magoon's.
Rev. R. B. Wright of Boise, Idaho,
breaches here next Sunday.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-05-25
VI ORNING CHITCHAT.

TALANNING TO do paperng in future?
If you you suggestions gained
II of
morning, because that's what
In the first place when
gray or green on a north room Yellow
golden brown bronze golden proper a
a north exposure
For something pink pretty
For an east or south
or the colors "a OF ght be
For room that any Of the recon-
nded for north VIII be light
the gree or blue
woodwork is also consd-
GRAFTON DO not with
color woodwork Dark white
woodwork the light as
white IS all right anything.
a
break the height 10y the use Of plate
Take the 90 paper hunting hut
DO 10 gottH
harmony is better than be perfect as
coors In cloth and cannot be exactly the same
them off the wall That best papers are
fiat rather than in relief than lfee
a because IT will soil quickly and
also because there usually TO rel eve
Never fail look inst
shades darker when does at the shop
possible side by
the figure without seeing "a tvo breadh
If there is much you fading keen await
from oa and pn unless ou are buying hgh-Priced
a do" balance al "don.ts"
When In doubt
Inevitable be cl5
yours If you to reliable upon his ronev 90
then be guided by lis ~ ~ pay
don't believe youT paper isn't it s.,,
factory you viii have the besides vr
10 osN'' RUTH CAMERON
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AND HOME TALKS.
Overcoming FuSSineSs.

She was buying a hat in a millinery
shop. and while she was choosing II the
clouds gathered and a storm seemed i'm
minent. When she was ready 10 go the
miuiner offered her an umbrella. saving
she could easily spare it, as she had sew
eral about the place.
Did the woman take Il with thank
you and depart? Indeed she did not.
She detained that busy mininer. who had
a half dozen other customers waiting.
while she asked again and again IL the
milliner was sure she could sparS IT,.
while she conjectured whether it would
or would not rain. whether some one else
might not need It. The miliner was fair
Is distracted No one would have blamed
her had she taken the woman by the
shoulders and gently but firmly put her
out
Many a woman addicted 10 the fussing
habit is not conscious OF II. She wonders
vaguely why IL is that, though she works
hard, she gets nothing done Ike other
women. She does not realize that she
fritters away time fussing: that by Civ
ing so much attention to triAes the big
things do not get done: that by being un-
able TO decide what is important and
what unimportant her mind Is always
chaos.
The fussy woman IN business IS intol-
cradle. She is incapable Of knowing what
details are essential and what are not
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She will waste time over the unimportant.
while the necessary are neglected. or
she will fuss around asking the manager
or her fellow workers about this. that.
and the other until she has everybody's
nerves on edge and temper at the break
ing point
Fussiness begins in a state OF mind. II
It a lack OF the sense Of proportion One
is unable 10 see clearly what is vital and
what is not. and so triies loom large
But II the woman who is addicted TO this
habit would deliberately give time 10
thinking OF the true relations OF things
she could cure herself Of most annoy
ing practice and one. too, that fritters
away life. Let her calmly sit down and
think ahead 90 the hours work or the
days work. or her work in general Let
her sift out what are the chief things in
II. which ones drop 20 minor places. Then
let her definitely determine 10 put these
aside and TO give them only the brief at
tention they merit. II viii be hard at
first They VIII jump at her. so to speak.
and she will be inclined from force OF
habit to turn aside from what she is do
ing and 20 give them as much thought
and time as more essential matters. But
by resisting this inclination and holding
rigidly 20 the course Of action she has
outlined for herself she will gradually
overcome the unpleasant habit
BARBARA BOYD.
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Emergency Pufs.

For a dessert try Emergency Purs.
Drain canned peaches from their svrIU
and cut fruit in quarters" saws Fannie
Merritt Farmer, in Woman's Home Com
panion for June Mix and sift one Gun
fUl Of bread flour. one-half teaspoon
full Of salt and two tablespoonsuIs OF
baking powder Oevel measurements.
Moisten to a soft dough with milk. But
ter pdividuaI moIds and drop a spoon
full Of the mixture i'm each. place a piece
OF peach In each. and cover peach with
another spoonful Of dough Notice what
large quantity of baking powder IS
used IN this recipe-two tablespoonfuls.
not two teaspoonfuls
Remove pufs from molds and serve
with peach sauce: To drained syrup add
one-third Of Il cupful Of sugar and a few
grains Of salt Bring 20 the boiling point
and let simmer until the syrup is thick.
In strawberry season sweetened crushed
Strawberries are delicious To serve with
these little pums; in raspberry eeason.
sweetened crushed raspberries may be-.
substituted with delightful results"
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How to Serve Watermelon

'Watermelons are especially cooling
and refreshing Oh a hot day because OF
quantities OF deliciously favored Juice
which they contain" says Fannie Merritt
Farmer in Woman's Home COMPANION
for June. The edible portion is some
times chilled, cut in small cubes (remov-
Ing seeds), sprlnkled with powdered
sugar, and arranged IN coupe glasses for
the first course at luncheon or dinner.
For family use It is most attractiyelv
served in one Of the following WAYS: Cut
section three or four inches In thick
ness from the center Of q chilled water
melon With sharp knife cut out q
circle OF the pink pulp Cthe edible por-
uoh) and place upon a chilled SERVING
dish Of correct size Serve in pie-shaped
pieces on chilled plates. or cut off a
thick slice from both ends OF the melon
Chat the halves may stand IeveD ana
cut in halves crosswise. Arrange on q
serving dish on bed Of green leaves r.
any are at hand"
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The Children's Table Manners.

After a long illness in the hospital. I
returned home to find that my. caudren's
table manners had suffered a complete
Generalization says Woman's Home
Companion for June. "They robbed
used knife and fork indIscrimlnatelv and
always awkwardly, regarded their spoons
as shovcls, and, in short. were perfect
little savages.
I'm order to remedy this quickly. 1
started a series Of company uncheons.'
at which 1 was the hostess and the chill
drcn the guests. 7 set the table as
prcttily as possible and made funny little
place cards. The children played up de-
ughtedly. took grown-up names, and even
washed their hands without q murmur.
We made set OF simple rules. The
guests who behaved perfectly received
three pieces Of candy. the guests who
made only one mistake received one piece
OF candy while any unfortunate guest
who committed three breaches Of table
etiquette received no candy NJ all.
Questions on table manners were IN
order at any time, TO be answered by the
hostess.
'I chose dishes for these luncheons
which are not always easy to eat Gle
ganty. and L was very happy TO see how
quickly the children improved in table
manners and other manners as we'll for
our company luucho0ns' seemed TO helm
general courtesy quite wonderful. The
best Of it was that there was no nagging
nor cross words. 1t was all good fun. and
my four youngsters can now so any
where and eat anything. and mother has
the proud consciousness that they will
always appear 20 good advantage"
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Manhattan Shrimps.

For those who enjoy using the chat
ing-dish. let me suggest ATanba+taD
Shrimps,' says Fannie Merritt Farmer
In Woman's Home Companion for June.
Melt one tablespoonful Of butter. add
one tablespoonful Of -four and stir untu
well blended, then pour on gradually.
while stirring constantly. one-half cup
ful Of thin cream and one-third OF a
cupful OF stewed and strained tomatoes
mixed with a few grains Of soda. Bring
to the boiling point and add one cupful
of finely cut cheese. one egg slightly,
beaten, and one and one-half cupfuls OF
canned shrimps broken in pieces. Sea-
son to taste with salt mustard and
cayenne. and serve just as soon as the
pieces Of cheese have entirely melted"
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OF INTEREST TO WOMEN
FROM WOMAN'S
POINT OF VIEW

The women Of Japan are being held up
as models for Americans. and have
actually heard men wonder why we are
not keen 70 copy them in sweetness Of
/ temper and ease OF manner. I have
sven one or two Of them very good
reasons why we remain as we are. the
hrst OF which is the strenuous life led
by these men and the demand for COM
radeship they make upon us.
japanese men are fun Of repose and
good nature. and seem 10 accomplish
quite as much with no tinge OF haste
Ihey do not expect much from the wom-
en- Of the family. Service is cheap. as
are other departments Of living. and the
question Of clothes is so simple as 70
require no thought beyond placing an or
der Competition is the thing that makes
nerves ragged and trays tempers. and
we have il at every turn
Universal smoothness Of tenlper would
be lovely even II monotonous. but doIIbt
If Il would suit a temperament used 10
surprises in everything from weather
down. We are shrewdly aware that the
woman of varying mood has a charm
which is lacking in her equable sisters
We carry things TO extremes. Of course
and achieve unexpected and unpleasant
results, but we can never work up much
enthusiasm over a feminine type that will
not bear transplanting.
4 japanese gown makes q delightful
neghgee. but has no other use In Ameri-
can life. The hard mattress and wooden
head-rest are habits 10 be acquired IN
childhood II any degree of personal com
fort is % be expected Rice is an ideal
food, and has found an honored place on
the American table. but It has not ban
ished bread We are learning 10 elirni-
nate meat. 20 some extent. but chicken.
which is a common article OF food In
Japan. Is here prohibitive in price. We
might weaken our tea with personal
profit and learn 10 drink Il without sugar
and cream or milk or lemon We might
cultivate repose. and withaU this we
would be very far from our models. be-
cause Of national conditions.
! nave seen japanese rooms and japan
ese corners which were nothing more
than curiosities We are not bred 10
stools and floor cushions. 20 heeIless
shoes, 70 hard little mattresses and skim
py irocks. you see. We may play with
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Rolled Celery Sandwiches.

Here is a new sandwich which Is
simple, inexpensive, and delicious" says
Woman's Home Companion for June.
Take a LOAF Of fresh bread. cut of the
orusts, and spread before s,lcinE with n
generous layer OF creamed butter. dust
with salt and pepper and roll tightly
around two or three small stalks OF
celery The celery should be crisp and
tender and cut in small strips OF suit
able length and busted with Gae salt
while damp. This makes an excellent
sandwich for school luacheons. and is
especially dainty for receptions when
tied with baby ribbon 20 match the color
scheme % the table"
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them for an hour or so. as we play with
camp life and tramp life, but al heart
we Ike good food and all the comforts
IN which we have been reared Il we
lived in Japan. we would gradually drift
into japanese ways. because we would
not md the comforts 10 which We are
accustomed. Probably the peace OF the
place would descend upon us and make
us gentle and courteous and sweet-tem-
pered. but it would be wholly due 10
conditions, and would last only I'LL we
left them pr-rry- pp ,r,r-r-,-
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CuTTant Tea Cakes

From Woman's Home Companion for June.
Cream one-fOurth Of a cupful Of butter
and add gradually while beating con-
stantly one-third Of a cupful Of sugar.
then add one egg we'll beaten. Mix and
sift two and one-third cupfuls of flour.
one-haf teasPoonful Of salt. and four
teaspoonfuls of baking powder. Add To
hrst mixture alternately with one cupfuf
or milk; then stir in two-thirds of a
cupful Of fresh currants mixed with one
third Of a cupful Of -four. Bake in but
tered individual tins In a moderate oven.
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ladies DRESSING SACK.
Paris Pattern No. 242O
All Seams Allowed.

Powered dimity or one Of the new dot
embroidered Swiss materials is prettv
and cool looking and make up into de-
lightful little dressing sacks. The full
ness OF the front of the one illustrated
is caught into narrow tucks, stitched to
nearly the bust line. those in the back
being stitched to the waist line and
forming q box-plait The belt. trimming
band and cuffs are Of a contrasting ma
terial and shade, and the sack may be
developed with good effect in any mate
rial from lawn 20 silk. The pattern is
in four sizes-32, IS, 40 and A inches. bust
measure. For IS bust the dressing sack
requires ga yards Of material q inches
wide, rs yards SO inches wide or . yards
~ inches wide; as illustrated, l yard OF
contrasting material % inches wide.
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Mrs. Winslowis soothin1 svrnn

VA. aT been 96 used for over sIXTY-FIvF YEARS bv
WiIIT y 81 JlhEhS for their CHHDRFS
S ~ y i1E5 t1g CHILD S0FTENStheGTW TiyS
81 ~. L ~ ~ HNhES WIND collie aud be- f6e bes3
, LOT 10 hhmtEA- sold by Druggists in o,,eTE
pari OF me world BE sure aud ask f6r NJ WHY
lows Sootmng syrup" and take no ofbc. phirSS
GOD and Drugs Act, June 39th laos SeTi.i 1I the
US AN OLD AND WELL TRIED RFsI IEs1pT,IPeF
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Atef thoroughly washing wlite lace Curtains mt
Saen m solution Of one teaspoonful Of chloride n
lime 70 tlree quarts Of warm water. Let The c,,r
tains stand in the solution for about an hour
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Recipes.

Date SandwiChes-Cut slices Of whole
wheat bread as thin as possible: butter
them lightly. Chop the dates very fine.
spread on the sandwiches and serve.
Lady Fingers-Into one-ouarter of a
pound OF pulverized sugar stir the yoIks
Of three eggs until light Use a spoon
for this. Beat the whites Of the three
eggs well, and stir into the first mixture
also one-haf Of a cupful of flour
sifted, Pour this batter into a nleringe
bag and press Il through in strips the
size Of the lady finger desired. long or
short. Sprinkle with pulverized sugar
and bake in a slow oven for about one
quarter OF an hour.
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MENUS AND RECIPES.
TO-DAY'S MENU.

TO-DAN'S MENU.
BREAKFAST
Cereal with Milk
Ram Omelet flashed Potatoes
GTldole Cakes Maple Sirup
Coffee
LUNCH
MacarOui au Gratln
Date Sandwiches
Strawberries Chocolate
DINNER
Scotch Broth
Cold Roast Beef
Boiled Onions Candied Sweet Potatoes
ChihOnade Salad
CHEESE Waters
wanna Ice Cream Lady Fingers
Coffee
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Remove iasso's fon the ear with ,op,a water.
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MAY o. a. ., AND g. AT O'CLOCK.
Admission. 25c SOC. and 75c. Reserved
seats at box Office on and after May 10.
1910.
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The newest sirdles are quite wide in front,