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Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1914-09-11

was subsidized by Russia and In COM
plete sympathy with the aims of the
great Slav empire. An expansion Of
Servia meant to Austria an increase of
the danger threatening from Russian
ascendency. and for that reason the
expansion of Servia had to be stopped
To do this effectively Austria was COM
PEELED to annex Bosnia and Herzego-
vina, separating Servia from the Adri-
attic.
Inspired and abetted by Russia. Ser
via had intended to obtain control OF
Bosnia and Herzegovina. and the an
nexation of these former Turkish prov
inces by Austria vas a great blow to
Servia's aspirations and to Russia's Sc
cret plans. 1t was this disappointment
more perhaps than any other u
which precipitated the recent wars on
the Balkan peninsula. Russian iniu-
ence has been dominant in Servia, as
1t has in Montenegro and In the other
30 called Danube principalities ever
since they came into existence, and
Austria's fight is really directed more
against Russia's schemes than against
Servia's national independence
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1914-09-11
HEALTH NOTES.

To remove rings from a finger swol-
len by their tightness dip the finger in
ice cold s%oapsuds.
Castor oil is a good remedy for soft
corns. A piece of cotton wool should
be soaked in the oil and applied be-
tween the toes. being kept in place
with a bandage all night
Drowsiness during the day If a per-
son has slept well the night before Is
often caused by indigestion. Often this
is remedied by drinking something
very hot. like cocoa or coffee.
A small medicine and accident case
of some sort is a convenience. One
that is useful contains scissors, band
ages Of various sorts. a~ntiseptics and
some screw top bottles in which medi-
cines of any sort may be packed.
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1914-09-11

sination of the Austro-H Hungarian heir
circumstances which were mysterious
and suspicious. The Austro- Hungarian
government followed up the incident
with Il series of more or less direct
charges of Servian responsibility. cul-
minating in Il peremptory demand.
Thirty years ago Servia was a cats
paw for Austria in Balkan schemes,
with Russia backing Bulgaria, but now
the Servians can count on Russian
sympathy. for their cause is indirectly
the cause of the entire Slavic race in
its double struggle to be free from Ger
man rule and to fight for the heritage
of Co%nstantinople.
Austria's Slav Rule.
Commenting upon forcible annexa-
ton by Austria of the Serb provinces
of Bosnia and Herzegovina ia 1908 q
correspondent of the New York Even
ing Post, writing from st. Petersburg,
said:
~The Austrian bureaucracy proves tt
self a juster, hummer, and stronger
luiCl u lAC 01d1S l4du luG hQccidA
bureaucracy. Bosnia, Herzegovina,
Croatia, Dalmatia. lot to mention Ser
via and Montenegro, have better gov
ernments than Russia has. The south
ern Slavs ought to come to the help
Of their northern brethren, instead Of
calling on the latter to assist them. It
is the southern Slavs who are COM
no No tfx0lu craoaccf,rl Ar1tohfonad
free, and the Russians who are igno-
rant, backward. enslayed. In Russia
only 3.8 per cent of the children go to
school. while in Servia, Bulgaria, and
the Slav provinces which are under
Austrian rule the proportion is more
thanAtwice as high. In calling on Rus
STA for help the Serbs don't know what
they are doing. They forget that their
invitation could only bring to their
assistance. not the Russian people, but
the armed servants that hold the Rus
sian people down. 1t may seem para
doxical to say that If the Russians did
intervene and did win, the second state
of the Serbs would be worse than the
first. but. unfortunately. history proves
Luut ILLS IL tAuSuy WndJ ndS OCCuIItu
In the past"
The Policy of Austria.
The policy of Austria in the Balkan
region has eve been consistent and In
accordance with the one great aim of
the western powers Of Europe-to hem
in Russia SO as to prevent it from gain
ing a foothold on the Mediterranean
coast. For the sake of that aim Tur-
key was permitted to continue its ex-
istence in spite of its misrule and over
bearance. In pursuance of the same
policy the terms of the treaty of San
Stefano were annulled by the treaty
of Berlin to prevent Russia from OBJ
important advantages and
eventually the control owe the port of
Cetinje through an arrangement with
Montenegro.
Austria was well aware of the fact
that Servia as well as Montenegro
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1914-09-11
DIsHWASHING APRONS.
Made of ToweIing They Are Easily
L~aundered When soiled.

Made Of Toweling They Are Easily
Laundered When soiled.
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES e-washfng
dishes the water is apt to splash upon
the nicely starched and Numbered
apron she may have put on but a short
time before. 1t is much easier to wash
and iron a little tea towel protector
than to launder a large Bingham apron,
and the towel protector Is quickly
made.
Take a piece Of toweling about three
quarters of a yard long and sew tape
strings to each of the Of one Of
its narrow ends. When doing the
dishes slip this on over the regular
kitchen apron. 1t may be doubled, II
preferred, but the one thickness is
usually sufficient. When the towel
apron becomes soiled 1t can be washed
out with the other tea towels and
stretched out well to dry, SO that 1t
will look almost as well as II 1t had
been ironed. AS no starch is required,
1t is quite "a simple matter to do the
apron up.
Some housewives use pieces Of white
oilcloth, but the towel is neatest of the
two. An extra long piece of towel can
be used. and the upper part of it acts
al a bib. Attach the tapes at the waist
line for tying behind the back and put
q long loop made of three-quarters of a
yard of tape at the upper end, to slip
about the neck and hold up the bib.
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1914-09-11
STYLE NOTES.

Emerald green and silver make q
capital color scheme.
Antique blue and tobacco brown are
popular in combination.
TUNES of tulle studded with steel
beads are used on gowns of charmeuse
or Grape de chine.
A white wolfe dress with scarlet cher
ry blossoms for trimming was noticed
among the new costumes.
Tassels are an important feature on
many costumes. for they are utilized
to catch up the draperies In lieu of
buttons, bows or buckles.
Skirt draperies continue to be more
complicated. and the latest models are
caught at the back and disclose the
underskirt. usually of plated mousse
line de sole.
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1914-09-11
SIdy Versus the TeutOn
Great Struggle For Supremacy That Is
Disturbing the Peace of Europe

TATHILE the immediate cause of
ET Austria-H ungary's attack on
Servia is the demand for
reparation for the murder of
the Archduke Francis Ferdinand and
his wife. the Duchess of Hohenberg,
the ultimate causes are the movement
of the Hapsburg empire toward the
south and the desperate Efforts of the
entire Serb (Servian) race to regain
complete national existence.
Ever since the repulse of the Turkish
army from Vienna in 1858 the Aus
TRANS have steadily fought their way
southwark. expecting ultimately to
make their way to the Aegean over
the ruins of the Turkish empire. Aus
tria. like Russia, was not unwilling to
see small buffer states set up to oc-
cupy the middle ground during the in
tervals Of rest In her forward move
ment, and so most of the Balkan states
Of today came into being.
OF the Servian race. which in the
thirteenth and fourteenth centuries
ruled a vast empire. extending over the
western half of the Balkan peninsula
and the eastern coast of the Adriatic,
practically all had come under Turkish
domination in the sixteenth century.
For twenty years of that century,
about. Servia was under Austrian rule.
then reverted to Turkey.
The Servian People.
Only a minority of the Seryian race
live In Servia and the Macedonian ter
ritory recently won from the Turks
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1914-09-11
GEAR NICHOLAS OF RUSSIA.


Nicholas IL, the czar OF all the Russias,
Is the supreme ruler of the largest Slavic
race In the world and may be considered
the head OF all Slavs, although millions
Of them are scattered through various
countries and are not under Russian
rule A large proportion of Austria's
population are Slavs, Germany has a
large Slavic population in it's eastern
sections. and the inhabitants of Servia,
Montenegro. Roumania. Bosnia, Herze-
govina, Bulgaria and the other countries
of the Balka peninsula are also to q
large percentage Slavs.l
Montenegro is inhabited by people eth
nically and linguistically the same; so
are Bosnia and Herzegovina; SO is
much of the hinterland of Dalmatia
and large districts in Hungary. Croa-
tia and Slavonia. peopled by the same
race. are called the ireland of Hun
gary" because of the alleged persecu-
lions by their rulers. A hundred years
ago part of the Servian ace was sub
ject to Turkey and part to the Haps-
burg monarchy. The part under Turk
ish domination has won its freedom;
the other has not.
"Austria's policy of repression of the
Serb peoples is responsible for this ca
lamity." said Professor Michael l. Pu-
pin of Columbia university, comment
Ing on the assassination of the Aus
trian archduke. Professor Pupin comes
of Servian stock and typifies the big.
dark haired and dark eyed men of his
race. Naturally he strongly sympa-
thizes with the Servians. and views
expressed by him clearly reflect these
slavophil sentiments and sympathies.
There are two recent events that
really foreshadowed some disaster to
any one familiar with the tempera-
ment of the Servian people," he said
.'These are the strike Of the students
In the government schools in Bos-
MIA and Herzegovina that began sew
eral months ago and has not been
settled. and, second, that probably Of
greater Importance. the military ma
neuvers of the Austrian army that
have been going ON in these two coun-
| tries under the direction of the crown
prince.
Strike of the Students.
1.-THE student strike began. you re-
member. when a government professor
In the school at Mostar, Herzegovina.
made reflection on the Serb race. The
students of his class rose in a body and
asked him to retract. BE refused.
They pitched him out Of the classroom
and used him rather roughly. These
fifty Serb students vent on strike.
They are only high school students
really. boys about sixteen to nineteen
years old. They refused to return till
the professor was dismissed. They
were expelled. Then throughout Here
goyina and Bosnia the students struck
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1914-09-11
DESERT sIGNPosTs.
Rude Rock Heaps by Which indiana
Located Running Water.


In travelling over the plains of west
ern Texas. writes a contributor. l have
now and then come on two little iso-
lated heaps of rock that at first glance
seemed not at all remarkable. After
a time. | noticed that one heap was
generally about three feet high. and
the other about a foot lower. The two
were always within a few feet of each
other. and usually IN an elevation or
plateau that had a view of the country
for Eve miles OF more.
The rocks were roughly heaped to-
gether. as il left by children at play.
! sometimes wondered If they could
be the ruins of an ancient stone build
ing; but that was improbable. for there
was scarcely another stone in sight
Years later | learned the actual
significance Of these rock heaps from
an old Indian whose mind was stored
with all the legends and customs and
deeds of his people. According to him,
when the Great Spirit Tapped up the
mighty rivers Of the plains. he left
springs and water basins here and
there for the antelope and the Indian.
These the antelope easily found by
scent, but the Indian had to search
long and ~anxiously for them. Once
found. they were seldom lost-thanks
to these rude rock heaps.
/ watched the old fellow crouch down
behind the taller heap. sight over tbs
low one. and mark the farthest OBJ
ject In a straight line. which In this
case was a clump of bushes on the
horizon. We rode toward these bushes
and found-not water. as l had ex-
pected. but WI other heaps of rocks.
Sighting as before. and taking a rock
faced cliff toward the southwest as a
goal. we rode two miles farther, and
there. trickling out from beneath the
cliffs rocky brow. was a spring of
fresh. clear water.
The old Indian said that whenever a
band of Indians came upon a new
spring. they built these rock heaps
along their trail; since then | have fol-
lowed some half dozen of these rude
signposts. and found them to lead
either to water. or to places that show
ed traces of a former intercourse
Youths Companion.
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1914-09-11
MAKING TEA PROPERLY.

- .HH s
Brewing 1t Too Long SpciIs the Deli
cate Flavor.
Independently equipped teble boasts
Of two teapots. the one in which the
tea is brewed and the one from which
it is served. An expert says that the
true taste of tea is lost after it has
been brewed four minutes. At the end
Of this time the only favor noticeable
is the bitterness Of tannin, the dam
gerous quality In tea. Hence the Sc
cret Of making a delicately favored
tea is to serve 1t after 1t has been
brewing but d minute or two.
When a large number of persons
must be served In rapid succession the
tea should be brewed In one pot, per-
mitted to stand two or three minutes
and then poured through a china-not
a metal-strainer into the second pot.
Both pots must be steaming hot before
they are used.
In warm weather a coy is not need
ed, but in winter the second teapot. or
that from which the beverage is serv-
ed, should be covered with a coy.
The old fashioned cozy. like a hood.
is much in use, but a daintier accessory
for the afternoon tea table is one of
the wicker affairs lined with padded
japanese silk.
These are fashions in tea table ac-
cessories, and the hostess who wishes
to be considered up to date should
make a point of having them.
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1914-09-11
A DISH OF SNAILS.
They Have a Flavor Wholly Different
From Any Other Food.

They Have . Flavor Wholly Different
From Any Other Food.
1t is a mistake to think that snails
are eaten only by the French They
have been known and used to Il Ger
tain extent by the English ever since
the days when snails boiled In milk
were esteemed a remedy for consnmr
ton, and 1t has been said that a Ger
tain breed of snail now found In Sur
rey, England. was imported by one OF
the earls Of Arundel for use OF his
failing wife.
CT the recipes for cooking snails
Is indicated by the verse OF Edmund
Spenser, which
with our sharp weapons we shall thee
fray.
And take the cas- till that thou lest in
We shall thee fay out Of thy foule skin.
And in q dish, with onyons and pepper.
We shall thee dresse with strong vyne-
gare-
: II you have never eaten snails, and
the majority of persons who win read
this have not, it is difficult to compre-
bend what the snail tastes like. 1t is
difficult, II not impossible. to describe
a flavor or a scent without comparison
to something already known by the
person to whom n would transmit
the information, and 1t is said by an
authority on snails that they have an
original kind of flavor, not in the least
like anything else. To be at his best
the snail should be young and In
vigorous and robust health. II improp-
erly cooked he will be tough; II prop
erly cooked he will be tender.
Snail culture In France is profitable.
A single snail can produce sixty little
snails in a season. but birds like them.
frost kills them and some may run. or
crawl. away. A French Newspaper re-
Gently published the information that
half a million first quality" snails,
the price of which averages about $1.4O
per thousand. can be produced on an
acre Of land. 1t is necessary to feed
them only once a day, but they have
good appetites. especially after a rain
for cabbage and other green vege-
t-ables.-Washington Star.
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1914-09-11
DOn'ts For Letter Writers

Don't use scented paper. 1t is in the worst of taste.
Don't forget to write your address and the date even If you re not
writing on business. W.
Don't write in pencil 1t is considered rude, and it is an unndy.
lazy habit at best W
Avoid postGpts If you can. Some girls put all the important part
Of their letter al al afterthought
Don't cross your writing. Paper is cheap and it is trying to have
to decfpher crossed writing.
Plain paper. white. blue u grsy, of a good quality is preferable and
indicates a refined and excellent taste.
Use envelopes that will take your paper easily when folded
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1914-09-11
The one Universal Languages.

The one universal language Is moi
Esperanto but music. Everywhere the
same musical score is played. The
masters OF different countries may
have characteristic national qualities
but music lovers everywhere find de.
light in a composition 1t matters not
from what land or cline the composer
halls. Whether played in Germany OF
Italy or France or at home. your favor
tie music sounds the same.-Leslie's.
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1914-09-11
A Good Start BY Henry.

They were discussing the announce
ments of new books. One said:
Il understand that Henry James Is
at work on a new thing"
my information" said another. is
that he has already completed the
greater part of the opening sentence"
New York Post
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1914-09-11
The Most Expensive Sport.

..The most expensive sport Of ALL
said Lord Wimborne on one occasion.
lis o polo. but yachting"
He smiled and added:
yachting is. In fact. SO ruinously
expensive that a yacht might well be
called a floating ebt"-Chicago Her
cid.
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1914-09-11
Does Not Blush Unseen.

The old fashioned girl who used to
be ashamed to blush now has a daugh-
ter who has to stop in front Of every
mirror she sees and add a little color
to her cheeks-Cincinnati Enquirer.
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1914-09-11

IL ID ANY women have ben wondering whether the European var would
EN1E interfere with fall millinery openings Fortunately not All that
~ Is pertains to fall fashions in hats las been settled. If it had not we
v designers sknlful and original enough to cope with the stua-
ton. 1t might be a good thing for American women who depend upon Paris
for their headgear to realize the capablity Of home mliners Probably there
a city in America but as one o. more mininers whose designs are
worthy of favorable comparison with what is seer IN the Rue de la PAX
The hat illustrated here has a white felt bnm and crown of blue velvet
The pMse of the hat is admirable the blue and white wings being attached to
it 1t a graceful angle The veil has a checkerboard pattern. which hides the
chin.
The Washington times., 1914-11-01
KILLED HIS FAMILY
FORLOVE OF GIRL
Soldier Confesses He DynamIted
Home, Staying Wife and Four
Children, to Wed Siren.

ST. LOUIS. Mo-, Nov. 1.-Seated on a
rough bench in the guard house at JEFF
ferson Barracks, Scott Stone, a soldier,
recited to the police the story of one Of
the most hideous crimes in the history
of the Middle West.
For the love of a girl, Lucille" whose
last name he did not even know, Stone
dynamited mis- bone az Iolono, lis, on
the night of September q, he confessed,
setting fire TO the dwelling and burning
to death his vile and TOUR niue emil
dren While the bodies still lay in the
smokin:: rims. he hurried to the place
where I...c.,lc uved and remarked boast
fully:
Nov I,e got the divorce ! wanted.
Stone dictated his amazing crime story
to a stcnographer today In the lresence
Of State's Attorney l.. S. Busch, OF
Champu;:n Ills, who trailed him to st.
Louis, Chief of Detectives Allender, and
two illinois deputy fire marshais. In a
half dazed way he ran rapidly through
the narrative anG then scraWled ms
Signat ure at the bottom OF the confes-
sion
He met Lucille" he said, at Cham
paign and became infatuated with her
Then he deliberately set about TO put
his wife and children out or the way.
He bought ten sticks OF dynamite, eX-
plOSlye caps ana SeNeIdl leel VI Aus'S
and hid them in wheat bin on MS
Iarm.
On the night of September q, Stone
said, the family retired early after re-
turning from a drive. After midnight,
he slipped out to the wheat bin, leaV-
ing his wife and the four babies asleep
in a room directly over the kitchen.
Creeping back to the house he placed
the dynamite under the kitchen table,
lighted thre fuse and then cody TOOK
up q position in the yard to await the
explosion. The blast. Stone said. shook
the house which Immediately burst into
flames.
Il waited a while,'' he said in his
sworn confession. Ito see that she was
burning all right. Then l called cou-
pIe of the neighbors. When they came l
told them it was no use-my Wlfe ana
the babies were burned up-and they
didn't try to do anything but save the
furniture.
Stone was suspected the day after
the crime. His infatuation for Lucille
was discovered. and the woman was
questioned. Stone disappeared. hut
through the woman. the police traced
him to Mattoon,. ILL.,, where 1t was
found that Joseph A. Tablort had en-
listed shortly after the fire.
From Mattoon 'Tablort.' who proved
| to be Stone was traced to st. LOUIS
and to the jefferson Barracks. state
Attorney Busch had him put under
guard. and after he had been sWeated
all day he broke down and confessed.
| Stone was to be returned to Cham-
| paicn tonigh Precautions were taken
| there to prevent demonstration Dy MS
| former neighbors.
The Washington times., 1914-11-01

The sixties saw him attacking
the Stars and Stripes. Even now
he can show you scars from several
battlefields.
Today finds him, still wearing
the Stars and Bars on a tiny pin.
going about among private citi-
zens and heads OF Government
buildings pleading that Old Glory
be untorn, clean, and fresh.
A few days ago Mfnter p. Key
went to the White House with tat
tered, ragged, and faded flags from
Government buildings and private
firms In Washington. He since has
received a letter from the Secre-
tary to the President stating that
the matter of wornout flags on
Government buildings will be look
ed into.
Sorry now that 1 fought in the
But that is past and gone. 1 know
erected a store and apartment
building in Washington shortly
after the war. He has had the Stars
and Stripes floating from that
building ever since, and the tani-
tor has a standing order to replace
the flag with a new one whenever
il shows the slightest signs of
wear"
That is the spirit Mr.. Key wishes
to inculcate in Government Of
ficials. So far, he said. his efforts
have met with hearty approval in
official circles
The Washington times., 1914-11-01
Turks Action Forces
Revision of Encyclical

ROME. Nov. IA papal document
dealing with the war was about to be
published when the action of Turkey
obliged the Pope, after long inter-
view with Cardinal Gasparri. to with
draw it with a view to bringing it up
to date. the situation having been so
greatly changed since the pronounce
ment had been discussed and ap-
proved by the leading political men,
berS of the Sacred College.
The Pope wishes to hear the opinion
OF cardinals belonging to the countries
directly participating In the conflict.
His asserted condemnation of the
war is very violent-as violent as of
those responsible for It.
The Washington times., 1914-11-01
Hepburn Adds Life
To Iowa Campaign

Closing Of the campaign in Iowa has
been to some extent enlivened by the
publication Of an open letter from Col.
w. P. Hepburn. long a member Of the
House, in which he bolts the Republican
ticket and declares in favor of Connolly.
the Democratic candidate for the Senate,
instead Of Cummins, the Republican cam
didate.
The action Of Colonel Hepburn, though
il is being widely heralded by the Demo-
Gratis, is no surprise. He has long been
embjttered against Senator Cummins.
Colonel Hepburn has ceased TO be a
great factor in the Republican party in
Iowa since he was beaten for Congress,
some years ago. For his defeat he
blames the Progressive Republicans led
bv Senator CuInmins. though he was