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The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1914-12-10

Drowned flour makes delicious
brown gravies. Put it in pie plate
and set on top Of the stove or in a
very hot oven. When 1t begins to
brown it should be constantly stirred
until brown all through.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1914-12-10

The lids of saucepans often need
to be raised while cooking and q
clothes peg with tack In its top viii
answer the purpose. Fix the peg on
the edge of the saucepan as il it we're
a line and rest tho lid on the tack.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1914-12-10

When cooking any kind Of hard
fruit pour over little boiling water
instead of cold; the fruit will cook
in half the time, and so save the gas.
If the sugar is added when the fruit
is cold, much less sugar will be re-
CURED.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1914-12-10

To curry potatoes cut up some cold
cooked potatoes in cubes or rough
pieces and place in a frying pan III
which rub Of butter has been melt.
ed, with some curry powder dredged
into It. Shake the potatoes in the
pan until they are thoroughly hot and
serve.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1914-12-10

When boiling cabbage. spinach,
peas and lima beans try the expert
ment Of adding about one teaspoonful
of sugar and a bit of bicarbonate OF
soda, the size of pea, to the water,
and do not cover the kettle while
cooking. The flavor is much improv-
ed aud the strong odor while cooking
Is missing.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1914-12-10

One Of the newer napkin rings is a
spring affair with which a boiled egg
may be held for removing the she'll,
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1914-12-10
Beautiful Hand Painted
China From
Nippon.

We take special pride in our collection Of Hand
Painted Japanese China. Dainty Gifts for the House
wife to make the home more honey and cheerful
many pieces that will appeal to the donor because
of the beauty and low price. For examples
Chocolate Sets, pieces observation-disclosures. $500
Tea Sets. pieces ..............,... 900. $3.50
Cream and sugar .............. ...... $t.25
Butter Dishes ....... ......... ......... $1.25
Fruit Bowls ........ ............. $1.5o and So.
Berry Sets ............... ........ $500
MayonnaIse Sets .....-............ .....:... 16c
Cracker Jars ......... -. ............... SIPS
Gravy Boats 5000. t.............,..... 49,. 75c
Separate Cups and saucers ......... 2oc and 25c
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1914-12-10
,ticable Gifts-WearabIes From

and dainty articles of lingerie and
other furnishings
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1914-12-10

Conductor Maxwell does not know
just how he received the cut on his
hand. After it was all over he found
that It was bleeding.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1914-11-11
MANS CRITICAL AGE.

= Thirty 10 Safely Passed Many eeri-
Gus Diseases Arc Outgrown.
A medical lecturer recently declared
that in many ways thirty Is the critical
Age in the average mans life. Once
you reach thirty You have outgrown
many serious diseases. On the other
hand. you become liable to many 9TH
eFs that seldom or never attack people
in the teens or twsnties.
Anaemia. for instance, n practically
unknown after thirty. If you have not
had it by then you never will. If you
have you will have outgrown 1t at
thirty or so. Acne, too-that spoth-
ness Of complexion SO common among
young peoples certain to have van
ished by then.
Thirty. too. sees you out Of the reach
Of the gravest of all diseases con-
sumption. If you have shown no
sign of it by then in all probability
you never will. If you have hitherto
escaped rheumatic fever, too. you are
fairly safe from it for life. Epilepsy
and goiter, too, never make their first
attacks on any one who has reached
thirty.
But your thirtieth birthday lays you
open to kidney troubles of all sorts.
They are very rare in people under
that age. Cancer, too, usually con-
fines itself to people over thirty. And
you may at any time be surprised by
a touch Of govt. You may have had a
tendency that way all your life with
out knowing it. 1t never develops till
the critical birthday is past. - New
York Press.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1914-11-11
FOR THE HOUSEKEEPER.
How to Mend an Iron Pot or Pan
Satisfactorily.

How to Mend an Iron Pot or Pan
Satisfactorily.
Pots and pans, whether of iron or
tin (Which is only iron timed over),
get holes in their bottoms all too soon
to please the economical housekeeper
Then it becomes necessary to call in
the tinsmith. who puts a lump of SOL
der in the hole. This soon melts and
the hole is there again.
But nothing is easier than to repair
such holes at home and without the
aid of a tinsmith. First of all make
the hole round by inserting the point
of a knife and twisting it back and
forth. Place the pot or pan upon any
firm. fat piece of metal. such as an
anvil. bar of iron or an inverted
fatiron, so that the hole is Immediate
~ over and touching the latter. In the
middle Of the hole place a shot of
about the size of the hole. Any piece
of lead will serve if shot be not handy.
Now a few sharp blows with a ham,
mer will fatten the hole tightly and
overlapping enough to hold it in place
A few strokes with file and a rub
with sandpaper complete the operation
The repair is permanent. It is said
that hole as large as a quarter Of an
inch in diameter can be mended in this
way.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1914-11-11
AN UNLUCKY BRIG.
Once Abandoned, the Marie Celeste
Came to Bad End.

Once Abandoned, the Marie Celeste
Came to a Bad End.
There are few people who have not
heard of the case of the American brig
Marie Celeste. which in 1872 was mex
plicably abandoned in calm weather off
the Azores by crew never after heard
from. Few. however. know that it
ended it's career many years later at
the hands of the barrator.
On it's last voyage it cleared from
Boston for Port au Prince. Haiti. os-
tensibly with a cargo of valuable gen
eral merchandise. insured for 100000.
When within few miles of it's desti-
nation it went ashore near Miragoane
and became a total wreck. The cap
tain, Parker, promptly sold the cargo.
sight unseen, to American Consul
Mitchell for $500. Mitchell saved it
at some trouble. but lived to wish be
hadn't.
When the underwriters agent arrived
On the scene to investigate. be found
several funny things about the cargo
One case shipped as cutlery and in
sured for $1,000 contained dog collars
worth $50. Barrels supposed to contain
expensive liquors were full Of worth
less dregs. consignment Of salt fish
insured for $4,000 was rotten. and
other articles mentioned in the bill of
lading proved to be in keeping.
Consul Mitchell. rot only duped. but
outla wed. stood not on the order of his
going. but~cleared out for tall timber.
/ The captain of the brig was tried in the
United States district court in Boston,
convicted and sentenced to a long term
in prison. where he died three months
later. - David A. WATSON in Outing
Magazine.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1914-11-11
FOR THE KIDDlES.
How to Make Soap Bubbles to Amuse
the Children.

How to Make Soap Bubbles to Amuse
the Children.
Making soap bubbles is great sport
for the children when they are con-
fined indoors The first thing to be
considered is the preparation Of the
solution. Plain yellow soap is the most
reliable. 1t should be rubbed patiently
heavy lather is formed Every par
ticle of lather must then be removed
from the surface with spoon.
The bubbles will be larger and last
longer if a little gycerin is added to
the soapy water. They may then be
blown with an ordinary clay pipe and
will grow from five to six inches in
diameter without bursting. Moisten
the forefnger with the soap solution
and try to push it through the bubble
we'll toward the center. If the bubble
will stand this test the solution is
ready for use. but if it bursts when
touched more soap must be rubbed into
the water until the above experiment
can be successfully accomplished.
With a correctly prepared solution
success in bubble blowing depends
mainly upon the observance of two
simple rules: First. the solution when
once made must never be shaken up or
stirred; second. everything upon which
a bubble is to be blown must be Hber-
ally smeared with the soapy mixture.
To blow a string OF bubbles, first
blow one from the pipe, throw it into
the air; blow a second. catch the first.
and so on. With practice a chain of
five or six bubbles may be formed. It
is a simple matter to blow a number
of bubbles one inside the other. To do
this. first pour a very thin film of soap
solution upon a sheet of glass. Then
with a straw blow upon the glass. a
! good sized hemispherical bubble. Now
| dip the straw a second time into the
solution. thrust it boldly through the
| big bubble and proceed to blow a
| somewhat smaller one within. Repeat
the process as often as possible and a
very pretty series of iridescent hemi-
SDnpreS will result
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1914-11-11

How to Make Homemade Toilet Bleach.
Do you like homemade bleaches?
Grind up little oatmeal in your meat
grinder and mix to a paste with the
whey from sour milk or with butter
milk and spread on the skin. leaving
it for a couple of hours or more Then
sponge off with tepid water and apply
"a little olive oil if you do not have a
good cold cream handy. This is a sim
pie but very efficacious bleach.
Her Awful Threat.
A youngster who already had eaten
more cheese than was good for hel
was greatly injured when the plate
was placed beyond her reach.
''All right for you, mother!'' she
cried. when | get to be a woman
I'm going to sit up all night and eat
cheese and bananas. and"-she shook
a small. warning fnger-"I'm going
to lick my platev'-Lippincott
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1914-11-11
HOW TO ALWAYS HAVE
BUTTONS ON WASTE.

Every woman knows hoW d.
couraging it II to pick up . mull
or net waist just home from the
laundry and nnd that either In
the washing or ironing the but
tons have pulled out pieces OF
the material. leaving torn sec
lions ON either side OF each but
ton.
It has been suggested that In
stead Of letting this occur the
waist be made with buttonholes
on either side and that the but
tons themselves be fastened on q
tape the same color as the waist.
Then both edges can be buttoned
one on top Of the other to the
tape. The same string of but
tons will serve for a number of
white waists.
For stiff linen waists this ar
rangement will also be found
very convenient. 1t is much
simpler to iron the front without
buttons than with, and the but
tons can be- adjusted on their
tape later.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1914-11-11
PAINTED FURNITURE.
How to Amuse Yourself During Va

How to Amuse Yourself During Va
cation.
Old fashioned cottage furniture paint
ed in colors is being brought to light
again. Black furniture painted with
colored decorations is coming to the
fore in the general craze for black and
white. Here is a chance for the home
artist who tries her skill on the backs
of chairs. table tops and cabinet fronts
This painted furniture is particularly
suited to the summer cottage. and
the decoration will give vacation en-
ployment to the artistic members of
the family. who will add baskets Of
fruit and floral sprays. according to
taste.
Old furniture painted gray with pink
roses transferred to the drawers would
be a pleasing innovation and could be
used in the winter house also.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1914-11-11
Life of the Farmer,

l think that the life of a husband
man of all others is the most delecta-
bic. It is honorable, it is amusing
and with judicious management it is
profitable.
In indulging these feelings l am led
to reflect how much more delightful to
the undebauched mind is the task of
making Improvements on the earth
than all the vainglory that can be ac-
CURED from ravaging it by the most
uninterrupted career Of conquest.
1 know of no pursuit in which more
real and important service can be rem
dered to any country than by improv-
ing it's agriculture. it's breeds Of useful
animals and other branches of a hus-
bandman's care.-Country Gentleman.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1914-11-11
WILLoucHBY

Frank Robbins sprained his shoulder
quite badly Saturday.
Trefiy ILaclair has finished work at
the mari plant and returned home.
Harry F. Howe left Sunday on the
airline for Southern Pines. N. C.
Marguerite Kimball was quite sick
the past week but is better at this
time.
Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. Foster have gone
to Boston to visit their daughter. Mrs.
C. C. Blake.
Ernest Tibbitts has finished work on
the B. & M. road and gone to work for
w. T. Brooks.
Miss Folsom, who has been visiting
her aunt, Mrs. II. B. circuit, here, has
returned home.
Isaac Laclair has come home sick
from Franklin, N. H., and is stopping
with his mother here.
wEsTMoRE
Mrs. Ann Spencer is visiting her son,
John. at West Derby.
Mr.. Warner of Barton exchanged
with Mr.. Rand Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. M. E. Calkins visited
at West Derby Thursday.
Sherman Ross of Port Arthur, Ont,
has come to spend the winter wit
relatives here.
There will be a social at the parson.
age Friday evening, Nov. IL. Ladies
please bring cake. Everybody cor.
daily invited.
Willard Leland, who has been i'll
for some time, died Thursday. Oct 29
at the age of "a years. He leaves tc
mourn his loss wife, one son. Albert
a daughter in-law. and several grand.
children. Funeral services were helc
at the church Sunday, Rev. Wilbu,
Rand officiating. He was widely
known and resident of this town fol-
many years. There was large at
tendance at the funeral, many coming
from out of town. Sympathy is extend
ed the family.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1914-11-11
NOTICE

Regarding B. T. Rabbits Soap
or 1915 Soap Powder Trade Marks.
Bring 50 Rabbits Trade Marks
for an S-piece Nucut Tumbler set.
Bring 50 Trade Marks for an
Imported Berry or Salad Bowl.
Bring 100 Trade Marks for an
Imported 7-piece China Cake Set
to F. D. Pierce's Drug Store or
Austin's Drug Store, Orleans.
Write B. T. Babbitt, IL Broadway,
New York for Catalogue of oth her
Premiums.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1914-11-11
Economy
Hints
N France-even In crowded Paris
every one has garden. secluded
somehow from the gaze of the
A penny saved 10
. penny earned
Benjamin Franklin.

CVCAy OAS ASAO q ga oC4s SCCAuOOu
somehow from the gaze Of the
curious, where the family can
gather in fair weather. and these gar
dens are usually just the courtyards
formed by few rows of box, a chest
nut tree and maybe a little fountain.
In America we cement up our court
yards. or if we do not convert them
into gardens we put them where every
one can see them and rob them of all
their home value. In Italy the home
is not complete without it's touch of
outdoors. even if it is only balcony
with morning glOries and tomato vines.
English people. too. have their private
gardens, where they may have their
indispensable cup of tea shielded from
the gaze of outsiders.
But it is a funny thing that most Of
us Americans, who are so truly out
door people. content ourselves with
having all our home indoors. Gardens
we have, surely, but they are usually
not gardens at all as the European
would understand the term. They are
decorations, flower beds. arranged for
the benefit of the passerby. We are
guiltleSs of fences and walls, and our
lawns and arbors and groves might as
we'll be. public parks for all the home
quality they possess.
But one thing we do have that our
European cousins have to stand back
and admire is the veranda, and all the
time we are getting to appreciate the
possibilities of the veranda more and
more, and the veranda is becoming
more and more part of the home.
Of course the first requisite to the
nominees of the veranda is to have 1t
away from the street The old fash
toned idea was to have 1t plastered
over the front of the house-an en-
larged entrance porch. where we might
sit and watch our neighbors as they
passed and where they might see us
as they passed. But nowadays archi-
tects have convinced us that a spacious
front veranda is not absolutely essen
tial to the structural completeness Of
the house, and we have learned for
ourselves that the privilege Of privacy
is worth more than the privilege of
viewing our neighbors.
But most of US cannot live in new
houses. We must make the most Of
the old style veranda And in this
work we have several aids-vines and
screens and awnings. which, taken to-
gether. will effect good looking shield.
veranda should be the most COM
Portable and the most hospitable part
Of the house. It should have some
place to recline-a hammock, a steamer
chair or a long wicker chair, or foot
rest used in connection with an easy
chair. and plenty Of serviceable cush-
ions.
Then the veranda should afford op-
pOrtunities for refreshment There
should be table where tea can be
served or cold drinks dispensed. and,
if it is secluded enough. where lunch
con or breakfast on warm day may
be simply eaten. A convenient table
for this purpose is one of the folding
ironing tables which can be closed to
form a settle.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1914-11-11
HACK! HACK! HACK

With raw. tickling throat, tight chest
sore lungs, you need Foley's Honey and
Tar Compound, and quickly. The first dose
helps it leaves soothing, healing coating
better at once. s. Martin, Bassett, Neb.
writes: L had a severe cough and cold and
was almost past going. I got a bottle OF
it cured nay cough entirely and my cold
soon disappeared" Every user is friend.
Austin's Pharmacy Orleans, VT; w. s.
Mcdowell. Evansville; j. B. Holton, West
Charleston.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1914-11-11
Not Too Bad.

to hospital on the day we were mar
ried and submit to operations for ap-
pendicitis.'
"What an unfortunate eXperience!'
''Oh. it might have been worse We
would probably have spent the money
on a honeymoon trip anyhow."-Chi-
cago Record-Herald.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1914-11-11
HOW TO SAVE JUICE FROM
CANNED FRUIT.

Almost all canned fruit has a
quantity of juice left over, which
no one wants and is consequent
Iy almost always thrown out. 1t
may be made into delicious
sauce for cottage and bread pud-
dings or may be used as flavor
ing in tapioca. To make a pud-
ding sauce add a little lemon if
it is too sweet or little sugar if
it is too sour and dilute if too
strong. Then thicken with flour
mixed in with the same amount
of butter. This makes a delicious
sauce.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1914-11-11
LOST PASS BOOK

Notice is hereby given that Pass Book No
3442 issued to me by the Barton Savings
Bank and Trust Company, Barton, Vermont
October 10, 1906 has been lost.
HARRIET LEONARD,
44-46 8 Park Drive, BrOokline, Mass
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-07-05
ATLANTIC HIGHLANDS.

Atlantic Highlands. y. j.. July 4. II
there is one day that finds tins resort
in full summer regslia IT IS lndepen-
dence Day. Every hotel IS crowded
with guests spending fortnight at the
seashore. and all forms OF outdoor life
find many enthusiasts seeking DIVER
sions. A safe and sane Fourth OF July
this year marked the first effort of this
nature in years. and instead of the
usual pyrotechnics the hotels and
amusement places offered special pro
grammes Of patriotic nature.
During the day the Golf Club course
showed a large field, following the
players contesting for the presidents
cup given by Albert f. Hartcorn.
Among those who made low scores
were Herbert Hszelton, Walter Mick
ems. 5. A. Emeric, Charles Lebalre, [.
H. Pierce, f. c. Delmar, /. Matty,
Fred Morse. Samuel Lippman. John
Gemmoll. A. G.. Hall. William Plnkus,
n. Humpstone and DR.. j. J. Martin.
Yesterday Herbert Hazelton handed IN
low score in the weekly sweepstakee
tourney, with l.. Matty taking second
prize.
Recent arrivals at the Bay View
House include Miss Elizabeth Rumerlll
Mr.. and Mrs. W. /. Dodge. +. l.. Cado-
gen. Miss L. Graham, W. K. Crals
and John L. Morris. OF New York; Mr.
and Mrs. Thomas II. Beck, Miss Flor
ence Arthur. Mr. and Mrs. A. A. Bar
clay and J. G. H. Wright, OF Brooklyn
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-07-05
ROYALTY BEFORE
LENS OF CAMERA
Court Photographer Grows Rem
iniscent Regarding Ger
tain Regal SitterS.

That royalty. when they have their
nbotorraphs specially taken. should or
dor series Of pictures showing thrm
in happy and smiling poses Tor th'
members Of their family, while TOR I'M"
nubIic they reserve those depicting
ihcm in a grave and serious mood i5
hut another illustration Of the formal
itv and etiquette which practlcaliY
forbids them 70 appear TO Inc PuoIc
other than dignlhcd.
when, many years ago. the kalserih,
then Crown Princess Of Germany, nad
nor pbotoPraph taken. together WIN
that of her eldest son, the present
Crown Prince. when he was about
three months old. she posed altogether
in twenty-five different attitudes nc
fore Adolf Baumann, court photorr'-
phcr 70 many Of the rcignlng houses
Of Europe. ,..
"Thc princess" says Mr.. Baumann,
i'm some "reminiscences IN "Ihc strand
Magazine" asked me 20 bring proofs
10 her hotel. When ! went there Later
She looked over the proofs and select
ed fourteen. was Informed that Pho
,ographs showing her IN particularly
smiling mood were rcligiousiy reserved
for presentation only in her family:
those designed for the public nccessi-
Eating a seriousness and gravity OF eX-
prcssion. or those picked, the prin-
cess selected three which she sand J
might sell TO the people. They showed
her in a most auStcrc mood.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-07-05
kEANSBU re.

Keansburg. y. j.. July 4. That the
elaborate preparations made for the
entertainment Of record breaking
crowd at the beach this week we're JUS
tilted is evidenced by the fact that
accommodations at the hotels and
boarding houses are at a premium.
The mile-!ong boardwalk is brilliantly
Illuminated tonight with thousands of
electric lamps. while the merry. testing
throngs parade up and down. listening
TO the music Of the band. During the
evening the special programme OF fire
works. as arranged by the hotel men,
was much enjoyed. The Hon. W. W.
Ramsey delivered the independence
Day Grafton from the steps OF the
Point Comfort Hotel to a large assem-
blage. At the Sea View the weeks ar
rivals include Miss Nj. Galbraith, Miss
J. Galbraith. Miss Polly Honingman,
Mr.. and Mrs. W. Crimmins, Mrs. II.
Garrison. Mrs. c. Durkes. Mr.. and Mrs.
j. J. Groemendik. Thomas flaming,
! Mr.. and Mrs. c. Rich. Miss +. {. LAWN,
Joseph Layman. Mr.. and Mrs. NJ.
Matthias. Louis Turk, and Mr. and Mrs.
| l. GrabO
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-07-05

In other words, there will be no posi-
bility of it leaving the course they
dictate.
The estimated cost of the installa-
tion Of the system rs surprisingly low.
NJ. Bacheiet places it at I'D per pound
Of merchandise for 900 miles, or one
hours journey, and the cost Of con
structing the line for mail purposes
will not be- more than $4,000 per mile.
For twenty-five years VI. Bachclet has
been working on his great idea. I'm
my memory" he says, there rests an
image OF small gamin IN the streets
Of Paris, gamiu with dreams. hopes
AMI ambitions. Now the gamlE's hair
has turned white. the dreaming eyes
have awakened 10 find the dreams,
those same young dreams, materiailzed
into fact" I'm other words. VI. Bachelet
is about to reap the reward OF ms
twenty-five years' labor. The sum Of
$500 600. which has been offered i've
times over. has already been subscribed
for the formation OF parent COMPANY
which will enlarge demonstrations Ice
vond the model o the practical stage.
Tiff Pifg