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Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1915-04-23

Brown Betty.-Slice six
large apples after peel
ing and coring, one heap
ing cupful of bread
crumbs, one-half cupful
of chopped suet, one ia
blespoonful of butter,
three tablespoonful of
brown sugar, salt to
taste and one-half tea
spoonful of grated nut
meg. Chop the suet,
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1915-04-23

Alas, how easily things go wrong!
A sigh too deep or a kiss too long,
And then comes mist and weeping
rain
And life is never the same again.
George Macdonald.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1915-04-23

Justice is represented as being
blindfolded, but the proba oilities are
she sometimes peeps.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1915-04-23
Railroad Tie.

for adjusting the rail engaging means
both longitudinally and vertically
whereby to accommodate rails of vari.
Gus dimensions.-Scien American.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1915-04-23

YOUR OWN DRUGGIST WILL TELL YOU
Try Murine Rye Remedy for Red, Weak, Watery
Eyes and GRADUATED Ryellds: No smarting-
lust Rye comfort. Write for Book of tho Rye
b. mail FREQ Murine Eye Remedy Co. Chicago,
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1915-04-23
SOUR CREAM DISHES.

Among the women in the dairy dis
tricts the question is asked every day:
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1915-04-23
THEMPHEEy
GeABLNEG

The apples and nuts we may treasure.
And grain fields that ripen to gold,
But springtime is teeming with hope
and our dreaming
Is freighted with pleasures untold
The snow is mantle of crystal
Where diamonds in icicles shine
And memory treasures the long win
ter pleasures
But spring is the season divine.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1915-04-23
SOME COMMON DISHES.

For homely pudding which is well
liked try:
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1915-04-23

Sheep as Weed Destroyers.
Sheep will eat more than a hun
dred kinds of weeds that are unpal-
atable to cattle.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1915-04-23
stanchlon for Combining Calves.

All calves when should
their handling
with anhons for combining while eating provided their feeding
these sanhons made circular the subject feeding
obtained writing darydvison industry
department of agriculture Washington, D. c.
Evening journal., 1915-04-02

Peted stood on a little elevation and
saw the Austrians as they evacuated
the capital, watched while Serbian
troops re-entered the city and saw
Serbian artillery destroy the bridges
across the Say, over which the the
Austrian rear guard was trying TO
get out of Serbian territory.
Austrian shells were still burst
ing in Belgrade when the King en-
tered his capital and he found the
cathedral, toward which he first di-
rected his steps, securely locked. A
small boy recognized the King, threw
a stone through a window, crawled
in and unbolted the door. A priest
was found and His Majesty ordered a
TIE Deum
1T was a strange TIE Deum that
was celebrated there in the cathedral
with the guns still booming, now at
distance. The people crowded in
TO kiss the Kings mantle. rather than
to listen to the service. A little later
an automobile dashed up with the two
princes. They carried their father
away in their arms and the service
ended in delirium of Joy.
There is no one in Serbia today
who doubts for a moment that King
Peter saved the Kingdom from being
overrun by the Austrians. DiscOur-
aged and exhausted, the little Serb
ian army was slowly retreating. 1t was
their first terrible attack under the
stimulus of his presence that start
ed the Austrian retreat"
Evening journal., 1915-04-02
Stories From the European Firing Line
As Related by Some Eye Witnesses

By United Press Staff Correspondent
NISH, Serbia. March . (By mail to
New York; The one man, who more
than anyone else, deserves all the
credit for the great Serbian victory
over the Austrians last December is
King Peter himself.
King Peter is more than 20 years
of age. He is so crippled with
rheumatism contracted from sleeping
on the rainy battlefelds of the last
two Balkan wars that he can scarcely
walk Yet he entered the first line
trenches in that desperate fighting TO
preserve his little Kingdom and so
inspired his army that the Austrians
fled from Serbian soil, leaving behind
10000 in killed and wounded and 40,-
600 prisoners.
The story was told me today by
DR.. Wukitchevitch, the Kings private
physician. He is probably the only
man in Serbia who witnessed the en-
tire drama.
Toward the end of November" said
DR.. Wukitchevitch, Il was with His
Majesty in the southern part of
DtIuid at lut hdltlt OL NIduld MnGfc
he was undergoing treatment The
news came TO us of the Serbian re-
treat from the plains of the Yadar
and from the Koloubara. You can
imagine the sadness of it all The
Austrians were within ten leagues of
our great arsenal and ammunition
factory at Kragouievatz and the oc-
cupation of Belgrade seemed certain.
The enemy fiattered himself that he
would finish our little Kingdom by one
single blow.
Ills Majesty became taciturn and
depressed. but on the night of Novem-
l Der 20, he came to dinner radiant and
happy.
Il have ordered a train for to-
morrow morning, he said TO me. i
am going to the front with my sol
diers. We will defeat them, or die
together
Il was astonished. l protested that
his state of health would not permit
him to 60 but at 6 in the morning we
were on our way. AT Nish, NJ. Patch.
itch, the Prime Minister. appeared
He brought the governments protest
II would be folly. he said. for the Kihl
to continue. But His Majesty onl,
smiled, bit grimly. and signaled fo
the train TO continue.
"At the last railway station an au
tomobile met us. From Roudnik tn
Evening journal., 1915-04-02

King was carried by two soldiers on
litter. He appeared to gain
strength at every yard and when f.
nally the soldiers brought him to the
second line trenches he was half
smiling, half crying with joy. He
descended from the litter, seized the
flag and kissed it devoutly. Soldiers
came running from all sides.
"'Men it seems that you are tired,
said His Majesty. The Austrians
have invited you not to fight any more
to return to your wives and families
You are free to do what you will, but
for me, / shall cling to this flag.
shall fight to the last with those who
choose to remain with me-
"There was a moment of impress
i've silence. Then the mayor of a
nearby village, the highest ranking
officer of the reserves present, STEP
ped forward.
'Gospodarou' (sire), he said, we
are with you to the end. Every man
here will die before he yields
THAT night We slept in nearby
village. The next morning we re.
joined the army of Kosmay. They
escorted us to a village where the
first line trenches rested and Austrian
shells we're falling all about us.
1T was impossible to restrain Hi:
Majesty. He dropped his cane ant
hobled into the firing line. He picked
up the rifle of dead soldier and be
gan firing Only when his troops, in
spired by the presence of their ageC
King leaped out of the trenches viii
roar of cheers and began driving the
enemy before them in a bayone
charge did he desist.
The next day His Majesty appeared
thoroughly rejuvenated. He walked
without his cane and acted like ;
boy of ten. We kept pace with thu
Serbians who were adancing rapid,
in full pursuit of the Austrians. A
Torlak. just in front of Belgrade, Kinl
Evening journal., 1915-04-02
STOPS THE PAINS
OF INDIGESTION
When Soda Tablets Lose Effect Try
This Simple Remedy.

People who are accustomed to
taking some digestive tablet after
meals which depend solely on Soda
or Pepsin as digestive aids, gen
orally find such remedies soon lose
their force and it takes two or
three tablets to bring relief where
at first II took but one.
Such a condition is dangerous
and the use of such remedies
should be promptly stopped before
serious damage is done the stom-
ach. The excessive use of Pepsin
Weakens the natural organs of di-
gestion. while frequent doses of
Soda irritate the stomach walls.
Speedy relief from the distress OF
sour, gassy stomach, heartburn, or
that full, heavy. lumpy feeling can
be safely obtained from Mona
Stomach tablets. which are a physi-
clans prescription. AIi-o-na in
; creases the flow OF the gastric
juices, strengthens, instead of
weakens the stomach and promotes
{ natural. healthy and painless di-
gestion that soon makes any di-
s gestive pill unnecessary.
These Mi-o-na Tablets are al
ways sold by Chas. II. Scarborough
and other leading druggists on a
positive guarantee of satisfaction
or money back.
Evening journal., 1915-04-02

most excellent shoe with the grey sand CT co
color top and the black bottom. Value S5 ID sOC
Evening journal., 1915-04-02
Work of Health Department
Reviewed by Secretary

291. This increase is not one of pop
ulation but shows that the vital stat
istics law passed in 1918 has had good
effect in compelling the physicians
and mid-wives TO make returns. There
has also been a marked Improvement
in the data required on the trans
cripts. We have installed a loose leaf
system of registration in which all
the information received is typewrit-
ten which makes the record more val
liable, as they are easily discernible.
We feel. that in this system, We have
one that compares favorably with 9TH
er systems adopted in other States.
There were 2,400 living births report
ed. in addition TO this. there we're
100, which were still born.
"Of the total number of births, l.
S53 were attended by physicians, and
647 by midwives; 1,219 were males
and 1,123 females of the white. with
15S males and females for the col
ored. This is a small number Of
births according to the colored pop
ulation and we feel, that this is due TO
quite a number OF births of this class
being attended by neighbors or some
member of the family. This feature
we are gradually overcoming. as We
are investigating this condition and
expect during the coming year to erad-
icate this condition TO certain extent.
"The birth rate of the city. based on
an estimated population of $4,000 is
26.f0 per cent. of all births reported
and 26.34 per cent. of those born alive.
This is by far the highest birth rate
ever recorded in this city and speaks
well for the attendants. who since
their attention has been called TO the
proper course of registration by the
/ vital statistics legislation, are rapidly
learning the advantages of properly
kept vital statistics to themselves anC
the community as a whole and fol
the parents, who are rapidly becoming
awakened to the necessity for propei
registration, when il is necessary 4
send the child to work or place Il II
a position, where an authenticate,
statement of age is required. We vii
also add that II sets OF twins werl
born and 46 illegitimate children.
Deaths.
There were 1856 deaths and Of thi
number 81 died in our city hospitals
who were non-residents. Deductin,
this from the whole number OF death
for the year, leaves total OF 1,39
Evening journal., 1915-04-02

giving the city death rate Of 14.SS
per cent, which is an excellent show
ing and speaks well for a healthful
condition; yet at the same time, the
number Of deaths of children under
one year is entirely too large. Ninety
nine Of the deaths under one year
were caused by gastro-intestinal in
fection, nearly all of which we're due
to faulty feeding. other informa-
tion can be obtained from the tabu-
lated table Of deaths.
Marriages.
THE law passed by the Legisla-
ture of 1918 regulating marriages in
this State. has eliminated Whining
ton as a Gretna Green; as during the
past year. there were only 1,03S mar
riages contracted, as compared to G.
600 in the year preceding the passage
of the present law.
Evening journal., 1915-04-02

CONTINUED from Page 10)
Gil has done everything which could
be expected of them towards placing
the Board OF Health in a position to
give better service TO the public.
City Laboratory.
"A step has been made towards the
establishing of a city laboratory, as
Council authorized this department to
spend the sum OF $205 for equipment,
which will allow OF a limited amount
OF meteorological work. We have been
fortunate in the selection of a city
physician, who has had some labora-
tory experience.
City Physician.
"City Council in passing the ordi-
nance authorizing this department to
appoint a city physician, at a salary
OF 81 200 has indeed done the public
a great service. While there was op-
position against such an appointment,
! am pleased to state, that vast ma
iority of the public were favorable to
the creation of such a position. In the
workings of this department, any
number of distressing cases come to
our attention. and IL was with tho
NitW OF relieving SuNil NNnuliiONof iiiul
such an earnest effort was made to-
wards creating such position, and we
wish particularly TO thank tho chair
man OF the finance committee, Col
VI. +. Stoyer, of taking such an in
terest in this Office
"The city physician will not only dc
much towards relieving large
amount OF suffering among the poorer
persons. who through no fault of theil
own are in distressing circumstance
and unable to pay for the services o.
a physician. but he will do much to
wards making our quarantine laws
more effective, which We hope will d'
much towards reducing the number
OF infectious and contagious diseases
"At the time of writing this repor
We have had only one week in whicl
10 judge what work may be done alonl
this line. as during this week. tn
doctor has made IS calls. all of whicl
were found to be worthy cases, an
of persons who had been suffering TO
some time without medical attention
Births.
Excellent results have been obtain
ed in the registration of births sine
1913. when 2.209 births were reported
In 1914. $500 births we're reported
which shows remarkable increase {
Evening journal., 1915-04-02

steamship Skulda for the Panama
Canal Zone and Santiago dc Cuba.
The vessels cargo consists exclusive
ly OF explosives. 2,4O0 cases of dyna-
mite being destined for Cristobal and
1000 cases of dynamite and nitro
glycerine for Santiago de Cuba. The
former is consigned to Governor
Goethals, Of the Panama Canal Zone,
and the rest to the iron ore miners
on the south side of Cuba. The cargo
has been slowed amidships. as the
shippers considered that the safest
part of the vessel.
TO minimize the danger, the Skulda
will stop at Norfolk and take on coal,
which will be banked about the explo-
sives to serve as a shock absorber.
The vessel will fly a red flag as a
warning to other craft of the peril
Gus character Of her burden.
Evening journal., 1915-04-02
FRECKLES
Now is the Time to Get Rid of These
Ugly Spots.

There's no longer the slightest need
of feeling ashamed of your freckles, as
the prescription othine-double strength
lis guaranteed to remove these homely
spots.
Simply get an ounce Of othine-7 double
strengtll-from any druggist and apply
a little of it night and morning and
you should soon see that even the worst
frecllles have begun to disappear, while
the lighter ones have vanished entirely.
II is seldom that more than an ounce
is needed to completely clear the skin
and gain a beautiful clear complexion.
Be sure to ask for the double strength
othine as this is sold under guarantee of
money back if it fails TO remove freckles.
Evening journal., 1915-04-02
DYNAMITE ship
Goes Down The RIVER

A dangerous cargo. in the event OF
collision or any other accident. left
Philadelphia today on the Norwegian
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-08-17
What the War Moves Mean
Bv j. w. i. Mason, Former European Man
aper Of the United Press.

II seems certain that Ferdinands S
LOYALTY to his ancestral race is PROV
ing of immense benefit at this cr1ti-
col time. to Teutonic interests. But
n 20 questionable whether Germanys 8
sunreme assurance that the situation
will continue favorable to her is JUS
tiled. Even though Ferdinand may
he willing to go to any length to Keep
His adopted country benevolently neu-
trs, toward his real fatherland, the
Enlsars themselves have no divided
Ioyaltv 1t would be difficult for any
Bulgarian government to override
Ferdinand, but the feat can be accom-
nlished despite the title OF czar winch
Ferdinand recently prefixed TO ms
The Bulgars are smarting under the
t.rritoriaI loss they suffered In the
sacond : Balkan war, and they care
800 for the recovery of that terri
torv than they do for Ferdinand.
tbe opportunity comes to trade the
uss @ of Bulgar armies for the recovery
os an ;mportant part of the lost prov
snoas - &c n is not probable that t'erdi-
nand win succeed in holding back ms
nnmntrv. The Germans in TACT are
conntine too much on their Buisaf.an
nrs.,a nr sanda Just as ihey have coun,eo
FOO much on their propaganda else
where in the world ;
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-08-17
RUSSIA

4. ~ fst y a d - \ Z.49l :
r1Jnited Press Leased Wire Service.l
LONDON, Aug. 1.-THE Russians
are beginning to evacuate the fort'-
fled railway center Of Bielostok. one
Of the vital points on the kovno-Brest-
Litovsk line, before the onward rush
Of the Won Hindenburg armies.
Dispatches from Petrograd today
said the big machinery works at Bic
lostok have been dismantied and re-
moved to the interior and the munich
paI palace emptied Of its art treasures.
A large part Of the civilian population
has fled, Military men here took this
to mean that the Russians do not In
tend to hold the Kovno-Brest-Litovsk
line. Rieiostok, forty-fve miles east
Of Lonza, is the junction point OF the
great Warsaw-Petrograd railway and
the Brest-Litovsk railway. It's reten-
tion Is necessary If the Brest-Litovsk
line is to be held. Consequently the
opinion was expressed here that tho
grand duke has found It necessary to
continue his retreat eastward.
on both Russian fanks the Austro.
Germans are now attacking with
greatest violence.
Petrograd claims the repulse OF all
attacks In the north, but is silent re-
earding the operations south and west
OF Brcst-Litovsk. Berlin advlees to-
day reported Bavarian troops closing
in on BiaIa, twenty-seven miles west
Of the fortress with Austro-German
forces barely twenty miles away to
the southwest.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-08-17
ally

TUnited Press Leased Wire Service.] ]
ROME, Aug. 17.-By scaling treach-
crous heights and taking enemy posi-
tions at the point Of the bayonet, ital-
ian Alpinists are Systematically clos
ina in upon PIezzo. Dispatches today
said the bombardment Of the Plezzo
forts has continued for forty-eight
hours without Interruption.
The Austrians have made several
determined attacks on the Carnia
frontier in the last forty-elsht hours,
but have been thrown back with
heavy losses. These assaults Wero
not renewed yesterday.
Artillery due's continue all along
the TyroIean frontier and in the Val
Apmezzo region. Austrian trenches
aIona the Bedenbach and 6achrebach
valleys were taken by infantry as
sauIt and held in the face Of counter
attacks, General Cadorna reported.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-08-17
GENERAL BLACK
DIED SUDDENLY
and One Time Head
of the G. A. r., Passed
Away at Hotel.

limited Press Leased Wire Servicel
CHICAGO, Aug. 17.-General John
c.. Black, rs, ex-United States com
missioner on pensions, civil war vet
Gran and ex-congressman, died today
in his rooms at the Palmer house,
where he resided.
General Black was commander-irl.
chief of the G. A. r. in 1903. General
Blacks death was very sudden. He
had entertained several old friends at
dinner at the Palmer house last night
and retired early In apparently his
usual health.
The first intimation Of his illness
came at two o'clock this morning
when he sent for DR.. Sweeney, the
house physician. The doctor worked
with the veteran. but without avail.
The exact cause Of his death has not
been determined.
General Blacks brilliant public ca
reer began when he enlisted as pri-
vate at the outbreak of the Civil war
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-08-17


United Press Leased Wire Service.I
NEW YORK, Aug. IA curious
note Of confidence concerning the
Balkan situation Is manifesting itself
In Germany. The Germans seem TO
possess certain information about the
diplomatic negotiations in southeast.
ern Europe not generally known ana
obviously Berlin is obtaining much
comfort from the details in its pos
session.
The attitude of Bulgaria is unaues-
uonably the principal cause of Ger
man satisfaction with the situation.
Despite the frank, statement OF IL
garia's terms recently made by the
buigar prime minister to the United
rress, Germany is almost joculariy
optlmistic concerning the outlook. me
only reasonable Interpretation OF Ber-
ms confidence is that assurances
are in possession of the German gov
ernment concerning the loyalty OF the
Sermanic birth and training OF Czar
erdinand Of Bulgaria. Ferdinand Is
ss thoroughly German as the kaiser
.nlhseif. He is prince Of Saxe-Co-
ourg'iotha house. and he did not be-
suIne ruler of Bulgaria until he was
s.senty years old. All his early train.
I, Ing was under Teutonic auspices and
Ms- cs point OF view is ineradicably Ger
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-08-17
The War in Mexico
Latest Developments Among Our Revolution
ary Neighbors of the South.

It was at this point that Corporal
Whitman was killed and Lieutenant
Henry and Trooper Jackson were
wounded in q brush with Mexicans
last night. On that occasion the
American cavalry men returned the
fire and several MeXicans are believ-
ed to have been killed. A strong
guard is being maintained there to
prevent large band Of Mexicans
from crossing the river.
Mexicans also fired from ambush on
Americans in wagon near the San
Benipo pumping plant. No injuries
were reported.
No Fear of !. W. w.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 17,-Althougn
reports from Vera Cruz today spoke
of anti-Americau demonstrations by
Industrial Workers of the World, the
administration felt no fear for the out.
come. it was learned. The I. W. w.
propaganda is said to lack Carranza
support.
The battleships Louisiana and New
Hampshire are expected to reach Vera
Cruz tomorrow.
The gllnboat Sacramento, with Bra
lillian Minister Cardozo and Guaes'
malan Minister Ortega on board. rs
expected to dock at New Orleans to-
day. Tive state department declared
no announcement would be made con,
cerning replies to the Mexican note
without consent Of the six Latfn-Amer-
can diplomats. Answers from several
of the factions are expected within a
few davs. The ordering of the Louis
lana and New Hampshire to Vera Cruz
was officially stated to be without
Significance, but it was believed tho
administration may have private in
formation which caused cancellation
of the orders of the two warships to
stop at Guantanamo. There were re.
newed reports that Carranza will call
A. conference of his military and po-
litical advisers before answering tho
peace appeal.
The Twenty-sixth infantry, Colonel
Bullard commanding, arrived at
brownsville last night from Texas
City. General Funston reported to the
war department today.