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Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1914-07-15

The New York flyer due here at 7. So
a. M. was ten hours late on Saturday
due to a wreck at Claremont, N. H.,
where 10 cars were piled up. One
peculiar incident of the wreck was the
fact that two ''hoboes," who were
riding in box car, were rolled down a
bank Is feet and were not injured in
any way.
Very Impressive ceremonies at the
laying of the corner stone of the
Methodist church took place Sunday
afternoon at 3 o'clock. A very large
audience was present and listened to
the remarks of the speakers, which
showed the interest of the other de-
nominations in the work of the sister
churches. The stone was the gift of
Mr.. and Mrs. E D. Clifford.
A spirit of generosity is always
commendable, but the giving of funds
to help some foreign church or cause.
should usually be looked into rather
thoroughly. Recently two foreigners
purporting to be Armenians were about
the town soliciting funds for a school
building in Turkey. It happened.
however, that the Rev. Mr.. Joscelyn
had been made aware through letters
and circulars that fraud had been
perpetrated by certain people in this
line. and he Immediately recognized
the parties from the descriptions he
had of them as connected with these
frauds. Mr.. Joscelyn ordered them
out of town and after at first demur-
ring, they later decided best to leave
and did so on the first train. These
two carried credentials that were
apparently all right. but were actually
forged and it would probably have
been wise plan to have caused their
arrest and by so doing perhaps made
an example of them, that would have
been of much value to this sort of
solicitors, as we'll as to the public. who
are prone to altogether too much pro-
mjScuOuS giving
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1914-07-15

Mems and Boys Shirts and Drawers, regularly
Boys Union Suits, regularly 50c., now at
Mems Union Suits, regularly co. now at
Mems Shirts and Drawers, regularly &c., now
Mems Neglge Shirts, all pretty patterns, LOO OF
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1914-07-15
Old international Mills Burn.

The old International plant caught
fire about 11.3O Thursday night and
completely burned. Probably the fire
was Of incendiary origin and the theory
that it was caused by tramps seems to
be the one most generally accepted.
This plant has not been in active use
for several years, and of late has con-
tanned little of value, some old ma
chinery and little dry lumber being
stored there. From the standpoint of
a spectacular fire. however. it has not
been surpassed since the hotel fire of
IL years ago. Through the very
the Prouty-Miller mills. which are
these mills were on fire in several
places at one time, and had it not been
for the steel shutters they would have
probably burned. The wind was
almost south and that, with the fact
that the boiler house of the Prouty
Miller mill is of brick, aided the fire.
men very materially. The old mills
have not been considered very valu-
able and the greatest loss was in lum-
Der and to the B. & M. railroad
company in cars, which were on the
siding adjacent to the mill. A shift
engine, however, worked from both
ends of the siding and most of the cars
were drawn to safety. Two cabooses,
one box car and a snow pillow were
practically totally destroyed. The
general opinion seems to be that one
of Viewpoints old fire traps is out of
the way, without doing any damage
to other property and that it has
afforded the town an opportunity to
get it's fire companies some excellent
| practice and show just how efficient
| it is. No insurance was carried
on the mill as the rates on such prop
erty were considered prohibtive.
Mrs. Arthur Mansur.
Mrs. Arthur G. Mansur died here
Saturday morning after short illness.
Mrs. Mansur. who was about thirty
years old. was born IN Swanton and
had lived with an uncle and aunt, Mr.
and Mrs. G. E. Hall, in that town all
of her life, until married Mr.. Mansur
only few months ago. The funeral
services were held at the Congrega-
tional church in Swanton with the
I Rev. Mr.. Staples of Burlington ofici-
ating and Interment was in the GENE
terry there. Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur
Mansur came here from Burlington
| only SNORT Jlme ago, aILer the Oeatn
of Mr.. Mansur's father, Colonel Man.
sur. Mr.. Mansur is we'll known
throughout the state and has the sim
cere sympathy of host of friends at
Montpelier, Burlington and here.
Within a very short time Mr.. Mansur
has lost his mother, sister. Mrs. Carl
iStorrs and his father, Col. z. M. Man
sur. 1t was on account of being with
| his niece and nephew. the son and
daughter of MIR. and Mrs. Storrs, that
Mr.. and Mrs. Mansur came from Bur-
lington to Newport to live.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1914-07-15

DR.. and Mrs. Gatchell of Beebe
and Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. Gatchell of
Bennington visited the latter's mother,
Mrs. Martha Hill. one day last week.
All returned to Beebe that night with
the exception of Mrs. Geo. Gatchell,
who remained with her mother.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1914-07-15

Mrs. DIN Miller and two children of
Orleans visited her parents. Mr.. and
Mrs. H. P. Sweet the past week.
Herbert Smith of Orleans is here
caring for his father, Henry Smith,
who is very ill with heart trouble.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1914-07-15
COULD NOT
STAND ON FEET.
Mrs. Baker So Weak Could
Not Do Her Work-Found
Relief In Novel Way.
Adrian, Mich. &c [ suffered terribly
with female weakness and backache and

got SO weak that L
could hardly do my
work. w h en- I
washed my dishes I
had to sit down and
when I would sweep
the floor I would get
so weak that / would
have to get a drink
every few minutes,
and before l did my
busting Iwould have
fo lie down 7 Cot
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1914-07-15

Miss Clara Dane Boardway has re
turned to her home in Island Pond
after visiting relatives here.
The Washington herald., 1914-03-16
WHO'S WHO AMONG WOMEN
OF BIG ACCOMPLISHMENT

a prominent clubwoman as well as 9
railroad president. a mother, and q
hopsekeeper.
Excellent Musician.
She belongs to the Orpheus and The
Eurydice clubs, her special interest in
music being due to the fact that She
is an excellent pianist and singer. With
all this diversity OF interest she finds
time to take an active part in philau-
thropic work. She Is a member of the At
socfated Charities and a director az the
West Oakland Home. Finally, she be-
longs to the Tax Association OF Alameda
County.
This list of Mrs Erickson's activities
is rather oppressive to the rest of US
who haven't her faculty for doing half
a dozen things. Perhaps it would be bet
ter not 10 rub 1t in by telling any more.
don't want to drive my readers TO the
point o. making a face in the direction
of Oakland, Cal, and asserting that they
never did like paragons and that Mrs.
Meta ]. Erickson certainly must be a
paragon of the most aggravated type.
Still. just as 4 finishing touch, 1t might
be added that among Mrs. Erickson s
favorite pastimes Is the reading of books
on philosophy, psychology. new thought,
and kindred oerious subjects. She dis
cusses steel rails in one breath and
quotes Nietsche n the next. Quite q re-
markable woman this, who can. so TO
speak, bake cookies witS one hand and
run locomotive with the other; Who
can turn from n morning o. deciding TN
a railrosd bridge to an afternoon OF
bridge of the auction variety.
tCoyright, lal)
The Washington herald., 1914-03-16

FISH AND OYSTERS
IN PLACE OF MEAT

Fish salad. pound. steakfisa or can
tuna iish. IL cup French dressing. i-s
! cup mayonEaise. ! cup finely cut celery,
| 2 cups finely cut endive or REQ cabbage
teaspoon chopped parsley.
Eol the fish. remove the skin and bone
from the fish and fake. Li7e plate with
lettuce. place :he fish in center and make
a border OF thc endive or red cabbage;
pou. over the French dressing; cover the
| top of fish with celery. then with the
| mayonnaise: sprinkle with the chopped
parsley II you use tuna fish. remove
from can and fake.
This amount is enough for six portions:
Cost-Fish. % cents: dressing and may
| onnaise. 10 cents: ceiery. 3 cents; cab
bage. cents: lettuce, 3 cents; total. A
| cents.
Fish a la Creoie-Three pounds fish
(trout or blue fish). cups tomatoes, 1-2
cup cut onion. teaspoon salt. is tea
spoon white pepper. !: teaspoon Wor-
cestershire sauce, cloves. allspices.
bayleaf. small piece mace, ! tablespoon
flour.
Scale, remove the head. tail and back
bone from fish. Brush pan with drip
pings, put the fish on, skin side DOWN:
pour over the sauce and bake iE hot
oven.
Sauce-Put I tablespoon drippings and
the onions into pan, fry. do not brown
then add the tomatoes. and boil five min
utes: add the salt. pepper. Worcester
shire sauce and spices; boil three min
utes: then set aside for ten minutes; add
the -four :niSed with little cold water,
boil three minutes, strain over the hsh
and bake.
This IS enough Cor six persons.
Cost: Fish. 2S cents: tomatoes, cents;
Total
81 cents.
Weak. blue Or steak fish OF any kind
can be prepared in the above manner; If
steakfish, wipe the fish and lay in we'll
creased pan.
DeviIed fish with savory Tice-1 l-2
pounds steak fish or haddock; i cup
cream sauce: 1 teaspoon Worcestershire
sauce: 3 tablespoons grated onion: ta-
blespoons chopped parsley; l teaspoon
salt: IA teaspoon paprika; l teaspoon ba-
con drippings; 1-2 cup bread crumbs.
Scale the fish and boil twenty minutes:,
drain when cold. remove all skin and
bone. = Put the flake in bowl. add the
cream sauce. onion. parsley. salt, paprika,
and Worcestershire sauce; mix very
lightly so as not to break the fish. Brush
small turks head or bowl with drippings.
fill with the fish and cover with the bread
crumbs: bake in moderate oven thirty
minutes. remove TO center Of platter or
chop plate. Put the savory rice around
the edge and in center; garnish with
sprigs of parsley.
Savory rice-1 cup rice: cups tomatoes;
1-2 cup finely cut onion: tablespoons
chopped parsley: 1 teaspoon drippings;
l teaspoon salt: teaspoon sugar: IA
teaspoon psprika; 1-e teaspoon Worcester
shire sauce.
Put the onion and drippings into pan.
fry until the onion is tender. add the
strained tomatoes, salt. paprika. Wor-
cestershire sauce and rice. which has
been washed. boiled. drained and blanch-
ed: stir until rice is hot: add parsley.
This is enough for six persons.
Cost: Fish. q cents: sauce. : cents:
seasoning for fish, cents: rice. 6 cents;
tomatoes. 5 cents; seasoning. I cents; to-
tai. Al cents.
The Washington herald., 1914-03-16

women-one Of uhom will make a good
beartmate.
Girls in their teens or early twenties
do not always look with favor upon the
suit Of widower-with a family. \ quiet,
domesticated woman Of about thirty y-fye
would be an ideal wife.
Entertaining an Angel Unawares.
Dear Miss Libbey: l am writing TO you
for consolation / am a woman of
twenty-five. / married when quite a girl
MY husband seems to love me. but l can
Lot love him as did years gone by. He is
industrious. quite a gentleman. but his
way does not suit me. He can't read
I'm ashamed to correct him in public.
lie acts sillyfwhen We are out. We are
not equally yoked. and am always made
10 feel ashamed. l feel like giving up.
as | am so far ahead of him. / try TO
keep him from seeing my despondency,
but he notices it. What shall I do?
ELLEN.
As see it, your husband Ia possessed
Of lovable qualities You have all of his
affection. In company. he tries to be
bright and merry, to make it pleasant
for YOU and your friends That his educa-
ton is neglected is his misfortune, not
his fault. You might travel the world
over and not find a man who loves you
as ne does or who would work so indus
eriously to provide for your comfort
Thousands of wives wuld thank heaven
II they had such heartmate.
They would appreciate him. do every
thing in their power to repay his de-
Notion. II he drank, or lavished his
money on other women. or had cooled to-
ward you, YOU might have something to
complain of. Forget your imaginary
troubles: fall in love over again with
him.
Her Employers Arc FOO Generous.
Dear Miss Libbey: I am a girl. eight
cen wears old, work in a store. My
employers are kind. They gave me sew
eral pairs Of silk hose. Was il proper
TO accept them? Occasionally they in
vite me to go with them to supper or
thcater. Shall l accept? l.
1t is always we'll for a girl to be
with her employers. and accept
no favor at their hands that can he
avoided If they c. ntinue to shower at
iention ard gifts upon YOU. would earn
cstly advise You TO take another situa-
ton.
(Copynght. IaD
The Washington herald., 1914-03-16
Getting an Education
Father and Mother Are Enlightened.

ball." interposed her brother. Sam
Derby has four footballs. Why, he
doesn't think any more Of buying
a football when he wants II than
a stick OF gum! His father lets
him charge anything he wants to.
Gee, I wish We were rich, =
81 saw Sam Derby yesterday"
said his sister eagerly. Hes the
cutest kid And he wears long
trousers! ! think boys look 30
silly In short trousers! / wasn't
exactly looking as he went by, but
he looked at me the longest time
and the girls teased me about
IT, think he's dandy! He
This is extremely interesting"
interrupted their father. only
IL you have the time l wish you
would enlighten me In regard to
what you are studying this year
and how you are getting along:
Possibly, however, you have had
no time to devote to more learn
ing amid your multifarious social
duties?"
"oh, I've studied" said his
daughter hastily. You ought TO see
the French teacher She wears the
funniest clothsI She's not stylish
at all! And she's the crossest thing!
She said I didn't know verbs-and
I've had verbs for two years! told
her / was all through with verbs,
and she Just threw up her hands
and chartered. Say, can't We have
an electric? All the girls mothers
bring 'em to school in their e!ec-
tries and you can't, because we've
only got a touring car and father
drives that to the office every day.
anyhow. Say, we're going to have
some dances this winter, and I'm
going to ask Sam Derby. I bet he'll
look fine In a dress suit"
"sAM HATES GIRLS"
"Aw, Sam hates girls!" said her
brother. He'd rather play foot
ball. Dances are Silly! Say. can
have a punching bag?"
''M'ree Winnerson has ten party
dresses, mother confided his sis
ter. And a real downtown dress
maker makes them! Can"
well" sighed the father Of the
family. II think you'd better run
down to the school. mother, and ac-
Quire q little Information. See II
you can arrange things so harassed
children won't be too much bother
ed by study hours and books, 50
that they may have plenty Of leis-
ure to devote TO the really import
ant things I'm paying for, such Is
football and long trousered boys
and party dresses"
"I think you're horrid." said his
AApGhtaIs WeEstY6y.iask A6a2I&
The Washington herald., 1914-03-16
A NEEDED PINCUsHION.

There are so many things upon oul
dressers and bureaus these days that a
pincushion is more or less in the way
And no matter how much We try to hyp-
notize ourselves into thinking so. pin
trays never will take the place of pin
cushions. 4 pincushion needn't be very
large to be really useful. and IL needn I
be placed on the level top of the dresser,
either, II there are too many things that
refuse to get along with 1t amicably.
First of all. We are going to make this
particular pincushion of doilies-tumbler
doilies. plain dolly may be used for
the back of the cushion or elaborate
ones may be used for both sides. These
two doilies may be worked at home or
bought at the store. Extra eyelets are
worked in a little way from the edge,
and the two doilies are placed about a
plump little square or round cushion
and laced together with narrow ribbon.
The cushion itself may be bought or
made. In either case, make sure that II
Is a good one, with filling that will not
rust your pins or cause them to have
6ulled points. Never use cotton wadding
for a pincushion. Lambs wool is prefer
able. as there is an oil in 1t that keeps
both pins and needles from rusting. En-
cry, lOO, Will Keep pins ana needles DTlEnt
and shining. The little bought cushion
may have to be covered with a material
of the same color as the ribbon used to
lace doilies together. but sometimes small
silk or satin cushions in any color can
be bought. II the cushion is made at
home. first cover 1t with strong un-
bleached muslin and then put the colored
material over the muslin.
When the cushion is finished. a long
ribbon loop is placed at one corner Gf
the cushion to cover the joining of the
point IL the cushion is roundD. and a
small bow is placed at the top of the
loop to finish II of Sometimes a bow
or rosette is placed at the corner of
the cushion to cover the poining OF the
loop with the cushion. One must keep
in mind. however. that the cushion must
not be so ornate that it cannot be easily
taken apart and laundered. The long
loop is then swung on to one of the
uprights at the side of the large dresser
mirror. 1t is thus out Of the way and
yet very convenient when dressing or
to either offer or receive pins.
1t is possible, of course, to use both
sides, but 1t is really best to use but the
one. In this latter way the smooth side
Of the cushion may be kept against the
upright. whereas, were II filled with pins
there would be almost a-certainty Of
very seriously scratching the wood of
the dresser.
The Washington herald., 1914-03-16
tf"TELL," said the father of
w the family. as he unfold

ffHvTELL," said the father Of
w the family, as he unfold
ed his dinner napkin and
surveyed his offspring, how does
school go, now that you've had sew
eral weeks of it,"
"Oh!" walled his daughter. Just
as was getting over it-and not
having to think Of 1t again till Mon
dayi"
Gee, popl" said his son. You
do think Of tho worst things!"
You amaze me-" said their
parent. Not that I expected you
to burst into tears Of gratitude at
having a parent who could scrape
the money together to send you to
q private school-yet, after several
months deprived Of the atmosphere
Of the halls Of learning, fancied
that you might have a little inter
est cooked up this fall. Pardon
me-"
"oh. it's fine," said his daughter
hastily. Sliding down in her chair,
she was enabled to kick her bother
on the shin. ITS a lovely school.
Only they're Just awful in my room!
WHAT HE LEARNS.
Gee, they're q bunch OF rabbits
in my class!" growled his son,
scowling defiantly at his sister
They aint enough fellows to get
up a football team and one Of 'em
isn't allowed to play because his
mother Is SO afraid he'll hurt him
self, and, gee! He's got almost as
much muscle as / have! He's q
sissy! Say, they's a boy who hasn't
been here only two years and he
cuts his hair straight across and
bobs from the hips and says 'yessir'
when any Of the teachers speak to
himi Geei He's funny! He"
You might do well to study his
manners instead Of making fun Of
him." suggested his parent Don't
you do any studying between foot
ball practice?"
"0h, there's Biography an gram
mar-say, what's grammar good
for, anyhow? Just to worry fell
low! Say"
Mother" Interrupted his sister.
I've got to have some more new
dresses. M'ree Winnerson-she's q
girl at school-has dozens OF EN-!
She has worn a different one every
day-and she looks so contemptu-
Gus at me because I haven't Bul-
garian sash or anything! You
ought to see how her. fingeraatls
shine! They must be awful rich!
I'll bet her hair ribbons cost an
awful lot! I'm ashamed Of
mfue
00m A. a y~0gRnr1-
The Washington herald., 1914-03-16
By MARY u. MUILETT.

OF all the crops raised in California
none is more remarkable than its crop
of interesting women. The United States
: has had two women railroad presidents
Of whom record can be found. and both
OF them lived. moved. and had their rail-
roads in California
First, there was Mrs. S. A. Kidderr
who browaed-if one may take her name
Eterally-at Grass Valley She was the
president of the Nevada County Narrow
Gauge Railroad. The line was somewhat
longer than its name, and that. as any
ono can see, is saying a good deal
Mrs Sidder resigned some time ago
and was succeeded Oh the roster OF
women railway presidents by Mrs. Meta
]. Erickson. of Oakland. Mrs. Erickson's s
railroad also is slightly longer than It's
name. the title being the ''Amador Cen
tral Railroad Of California" and the
length being twelve miles.
Mrs Erickson goes every day to her
ofiIe in San Francisco. across The bay
from Oakland. But unlike some railroad
presidents of the sterner sex, she not
only runs the business end OF the road,
but could run the mechanical end Of 1t,
too, il il were necessary. She can even
drive 4 locomotive well enough 10 get
ion as engineer IL she wanted il
When her husband died about two years
AGO Mrs. Erickson found herself the
largest stockholier in the line. She was
pretty certain that she knew as :ldch
about running that particular railroad
as any one else did. At any rate. she
determined 10 see what she could do AT
the head 0f il.
knew Every Foot of 1t.
Her husband had been the contractor
in charge of constructing the Amador
Central. and Mrs. Erickson knew every
foot of it, While the work had been
going on she spent months at a time
with her husband. living in camp. riding
over the mountain trails, watching every
stage of the construction. She knew the
road literally from the ground up.
II runs from lone. on the Southern Pa
Cific, to Martcll. a mining town back in
the hills. Both as a freight carrier and
as a passenger line il is profitable. In
addition, the railroad company runs two
lines of motor stages from Martell.
Mrs. Erickson is one of the women
who continually astound you by their
ability to play several roles at the same
time. When man is in business he is
pretty likely to think that his profess
sional duties are all that should be ex-
pected of him. But Mrs. Erickson runs
her house. too, and makes an ideal home
for her three sons and one daughter.
When she is tired of figuring out rate
schedules. estimating tonnage. and that
sort of thing. she goes home, braves the
Chinese cook in his culinary lair and
bakes a batch of cookies for the chill
dren-" The oldest son. by the way. is
seventeen. and is being prepared to take
his mothers position when the time
comes.
He will probably think it is fuIl-sized
mans job without any cookie baking
thrown in. That's the difference between
men and women. Mrs. Erickson. for her
part. does not even cOnfine her activities
TO the Office and the kitchen. For she is
The Washington herald., 1914-03-16
MATERIALS AND LACES.

As we have dutifully donned our sack
Goth. we will Lot presume TO he inter
csted only in that special weave of ma
tcrial for the wUndrous new cloths far
surpass anything we have ever woven in
our dreams
ROdier. that genius and maker OF new
weaves. marvellous in color and design,
is credited with the production of a new
dHetyn for summer wear with all the
ola defects eliminated. All the velvet
surfaced colt IN materials. as we'll as the
crepey weaves and rough surfaces viii!
The Washington herald., 1914-03-16
CONSTRUCTION GUIDE

To make the waist, cut of edge Of
right back on double 100" perforations.
Turn hem in right back on small 90
perforations. and in right back yoke
at notches- Turn under edges Of front
and back on slot perforations. lap on
yoke to small 20" perforations, notches
and centers even. large 20" perfora-
tons in front indicate center-front,
single small 20" perforations in back
center-back and stitch. Close under
arm and sleeve seams as notched.
Gather lower edge Of front and back
The Washington herald., 1914-03-16
BY MsIE. DE BARTHE.

be greatly in demand for spring and
summer wear.
And the laccs for the summer gowns
are quite as filmy and cobwebby as any
spider could desire There are many
lew and delightful patterns which seem
made expressly for t.re new gowns,
which consist mostly of flounCes.