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Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1915-05-21

Although so great a variety of
shapes has been designed for children,
those that suggest the bonnet have
outdistanced all others in point of
popularity. But little variations in
shape, and clever new ideas in trim
ming, save these pretty and childish
bits Of headwear from becoming mo-
notonous.
Two Of the best ideas In trimming
are shown in the picture given here.
In the bonnet at the left, the crown
is sloping, higher at the 'front.' and
the brim curves up both at the back
and front, suggesting the poke bonnet
of blessed memory. 1t is trimmed
with white ribbon having picot edge
in color and buds made of satin, with
long stems trimmed in wreath ef-
feet about the hat. A bow of the rib
bon is posed at the front and tucked
fiat to the crown.
The shape at the right is a famil.
Ear mushroom" model of hemp braid
pressed with ridges over the crown
extending from front to back and
from side to eide. These are placed
in the shape by way Of variety and
add nothing to its attraction.
Daisies, June roses and forget-me
nots form wreath for trimming, and
behind each daisy length of ribbon
in brown or some other dark color IL
folded and sewed to the hat, resting
both CD the crown and brim.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1915-05-21

A street suit, cut on conservative
lines, which manages to be up to the
minute in it's style, deserves more
than passing glance. The attrac-
tive suit shown here accomplishes
these things and compels attention be-
cause of it's excellence. There is ev-
cry reason for buying good material
in suits that must stand much wear,
and every reason to expect them to
outlast single season and come in
handy for "knockabout" wear a sec
ond season.
In the suit pictured, made of serge,
the skirt is moderately wide with the
fullness laid in broad plaits at each
side. 1t is a little longer than ankle
length and finished with three-inch
hem. 1t is cut with a high waist line,
to be worn without belt, and is fitted
about the hips.
The jacket is cut with straight lines
like box coat and Is confined In a
high waist line by a narrow belt of
the material. The front shows small
cutaway with little V"-shaped vest
set in, having its point at the bust
line. There are no revers, but the
neck Is finished with a collar of silk,
wired to roll gracefully.
The belt fastens with a plain metal
buckle and is cut at the front to SIM
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1915-05-21
ENGINE WlPING AS A CAREER
Chinaman Long at the Work Lives In
State in China on Pension
From Railroad.

Chin Suey got into one of the pa
pers ost West the other day. Chin
isn't exactly known to the New York
papers, but friend of the Office
Windows who knew him well has
sent in the little tribute to Chin which
the western paper published. Who
is Chin Suey? Nobody but an ex-
engine wiper on the Salt Lake and
Sacramento divisions of the Central
Pacific railroad. For twenty-seven
years people saw old Chin Suey COM
ing and going out there, wiping en-
gines, and it seemed after while as
if the railroad could not run without
him. Some of the old engineers got
tothinking that an engine would hard
ly go if Chin did not wipe it.
But after his twenty-seven years of
service the Central Pacific retired
Chin Suey on pension, Whereupon
he packed up his kit and went to
China. He is now seventy years Of
age, and every month the pension
department of the Central Pacific
sends a remittance to him in care OF
On Yick, Sam Hop, Sun Ming District,
Canton, China, and Chin lives on the
pension like a magnate.
Chin's record of service, however,
was long since beaten by All Men,
also an engine wiper, at Monticello,
on the Central Pacific, who has been
forty-nine years in continuous serv-
ice, and still polishes up the engines
so careful that they are thinking of
making him the president of the road.
New York Mail.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1915-05-21

These shapes come in all colors and
are held to. the head with elastic cord
which is concealed by the hair.
Many Of the prettiest hats for mid
summer wear have been made of
point d'esprit or plain net shirred
over wire frames. Others are of net
draped over light-colored silk, and fine
swiss embroidery is used in the same
way. Frills of lace or net made of
finer side plaitings form the brims and
fall prettily about the face.
JULIA BOTTOMLEY.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1915-05-21

Rice Pan Cakes.-These are a most
appetizing cake to serve for hot
dish at breakfast time Mix two cup.
fuls of boiled rice with two cupfuls
of milk and let it stand over night In
the morning add three cupfuls of -four,
sifted, with teaspoonful of salt, a
tablespoonful of baking powder and
a tablespoonful or sugar and one of
melted butter Beat until well mixed
and fold in three well beaten eggs.
the whites added last. Drop by spoon.
fuls on a we'll creased griddle.
Omeet.-The omelet is the favorite
breakfast dish and when well pre-
pared and properly cooked is most
delicate dish. Take as many eggs as
there are people to serve. Break the
yolks into a bowl, add tablespoonful
Of cold water for every egg, beat the
yolks until thick, add the cold water,
salt and seasoning, then fold in the
well beaten whites Have the omelet
pan smoking hot and creased with a
tablespoonful of butter added just as
the omelet is to be poured in. Lift
the sides of the omelet with spatula
while cooking, SO that It will cook all
the way through, after it is well
Drowned on the bottom set into the
oven to finish on top. To fold, cut
the sides and lift the pan high with
one hand gently folding with a spa
tula in the other. Turn at once on a
hot platter. The family should never
keep an omelet waiting as 1t loses its
hnffiness in q few minutes
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1915-05-21

be sweetened and favored with al
mond If that flavoring is liked
When making a plain loaf cake
cover with the following delicious
frosting: Take pound and a half
OF maple sugar, cup of boiling water
and cook together until the strip
hairs, beat the whites of two eggs
until stiff and pour over the boiling
sirup. Beat until the icing is thick,
add one oupful of chopped walnuts
and cover the cake.
Potato Souffle.-Boil and mash ten
potatoes, press through a sieve, add
two onions and three tablespoonfuls
of bacon, chopped fine, yolks of four
eggs, well beaten, two tablespoonfuls
Of chopped parsley. Add a cupful of
milk and cover with well buttered
bread crumbs. Bake a half hour in a
moderate oven.
Pear Salad.-Take halves of canned
pears, sprinkle with a few drops of
lemon juice and place balls of cream
cheese or cubes of Roquefort in the
center. Place on leaves of lettuce
and add dressing made from the pear
juice, olive oil, catchup, vinegar and
any desired seasonings. Red pepper,
paprika and salt will be sufficient.
Cheese Puffs.-Take a cupful of
grated cheese, mix carefully with two
tablespoonfuls Of flour, add two we'll
beaten eggs, dash of salt and pepper
and one and half cupfuls of milk.
Mix we'll and place in hot muffin pans,
bake ten minutes in a moderate oven.
These are very nice to serve with
salads.
Figs and almonds pounded to a
paste and we'll mixed make a deli
cious sandwich filling. To add to any
vegetable salad rub the salad bowl
or plate with the cut side of Glove
of garlic. The tempting favor adds
greatly to the salad.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1915-05-21

A curious phase of railroad construc-
ton is the Island mountain tunnel on
"a railroad just built in California.
This mountain gets its name from the
fact that it is almost entirely encir-
cled by a river which takes eight
miles to go from one side of the
mountain to the other. By means of
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1915-05-21

the tunnel the railroad gets through to
the other side in 1890 feet. The bridge
over the river extends up to the
precipitous face of the mountain so
that a train passes directly from the
bridge into the tunnel. Engineers re-
gard the work as triumph of rail
road building.-Popular Mechanics.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1915-05-21

The Power Of Toxins.

One thousandth of gram of
tetanus (lockjaw) toxin is enough to
kill horse weighing 1900 pounds or
six hundred million times its weight.
More remarkable still, eRe-thousandth
of milligram of tubercular toxin
will produce action on man weigh.
Ing 1879 pounds--sixty trillion times its
weight.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1915-05-21
Not a FIatterlna Comparison.

One passenger was killed for each
100000 passengers carried by the
railroads of the United States during
last year. Comparing these figures
with the standard of safety set by
Great Britain, the rate Of casualty in
that country is less than one-four-
teenth as great as that In the United
States.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1915-05-21

If every tree In all the wood could
take some mortal form
And leave the ground where 1t has
stood through sunshine and
through storm,
The lofty pine would be knight in
armor strong and rare
The slender birch with dress so white
would be his lady fair.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1915-05-21
Useful Hint.

When a tie or ribbon becomes
wrinkled or creased 1t may in a min
as new by slightly dampening the
wrinkled spot and then wrapping the
tie or ribbon around clean, lighted
electric bulb
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1915-05-21

the morning meal as It
is dragged in at every
other in some form.
Hash is a time honored
breakfast dish and
should be admitted with
out criticism at the first
meal of the day, but in
any other form let US
not call the potato to
breakfast.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1915-05-21

pour over the Juice
from canned or
preserved peaches,
place a half peach
in each cup decor
ated with whipped
cream and a few
shredded almonds.
The cream should
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1915-05-21
after SUFFERING
TWO LONG YEARS
Mrs. Aselin Was Restored to-
Health by Lydia E. Pink
hams Vegetable
Compound.
Minneapolis, Minn.-"After my little
one was born l was sick with pains In

my sides which the
doctors said W ere
caused by inhamma-
ton. | suffered O
great de al every
month and grew very
thin. | was under the
care for two
long years without
any benefit. Finally
after repeated sug-
gestions to try it we
got lydia E. Pink
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1915-05-21

hams Vegetable Compound. After TAX
ing the third bottle of the Compound I
was able to do my homework and today
am strong and healthy again. will
answer letters if anyone wishes to know
about my case. Mrs. JOSEPH AsELIN.
SOC Fourth Avenue, Minneapolis, MINI.
Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Com
pound, made from native roots and
herbs, contains no narcotics or harmful
drugs, and today holds the record of
being the most successful remedy we
know for woman's ills. If you need such
medicine why don't you try it2
No other medicine for women's
ills has received such widespread
and unqualified endorsement. We
know of no other medicine which
has such a record of success as has
Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable
Compound. For more than thirty
years it has been the standard
remedy for women's ills.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1915-05-21
In the War Zone.

so your uncle has gone to the war.
has he?"
Yes, SIR
And don't everybody miss him?"
why, yes, they have so far. He
hasn't been wounded yet"
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1915-05-21
DAINTY COMPANY DISHES.

Take sponge cake cut in neat slices
and line the sides of sherbet cups,
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1915-05-21
BREAKFAST, WHAT TO HAVE.

1t would seem that the ubiquitous
potato might be dispensed with at
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1915-05-21
Daily Thought.

He who receives good turn should
never forget 1t; he who does one
should never remember it.-Charron.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1915-05-21
1HEKIrlHEIlN
G6AABEENEG

No man receives the full culture Of
a man in whom the sense of the beau
tiful is not cherished -Channlng
The tender waffle hearts are set upon
Is either crisp or soggy and anon
Like maple strip made of corn and
cobs
Lasts but five minutes and is gone.
Myrtle Reed.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-01-07
CLEAN UP FOR THE INAUGURATION

With the date for the Inauguration of DR.. Brum-
baugh governor less than two weeks distant
Harrisburg should begin to think about tidying up
for the occasion. Thirty thousand invitations are
being sent to persons throughout the State and lots
of persons who do not receive these formal cards
will come anyhow and be welcome There will be
the big parade and the accompanying festivities
and ceremonies. Harrisburg wants to make good
impression on her guests not only as a matter of
pride but as a means of letting the people of the
State know that this is wideawake city and a
good place to which to come to stay permanently.
For month the unusually severe winter
weather has made many of the streets and side
walks of the city icy, unsightly and dangerous.
There is no assurance that accommodating rains
will remove the ice between now and January 49,,
and it therefore is up to official and unofficial Har-
rsburg to get on the job with the ice-pick and
shovel.
The authorities have been making commendable
effort to get rid of the ice in the streets of the prn
cipal business districts and where the inaugural
parade is likely to pass but that is not enough.
With thousands of visitors here for the inaugural
every part of Harrisburg will be invaded by
throngs. The visitors will not be very much i'm
pressed with the beauties of the Capital City if
they find even the outlying streets and sidewalks
clogged with ice and a frozen accumulation of
refuse.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-01-07
THE NATIONS 1914 FIRE LOSS

The loss of property by fire in this county and
Canada during the last year, according to the CON-
pilations of the Journal of Commerce and CONNER
cial Bulletin amounts to the unusually large sum of
$3.50 591 $50 This total is eleven million dollars in
excess of last years The biggest single loss of the
year, the conflagration at Salem Mass in June
amounted to thirteen millions, which of course had
great deal to do with the swelling of the total
During but three preceding years in the history
of the United States was the loss by fire greater
than in 1914, and those the years Of first the
Baltimore conflagration 1904; second the destruc
tion on San Francisco, 1906, and third the Chelsew.
Mass, conflagration, 1908.
In addition to the great Salem fire conspicuous
disasters of last year were those of the Portland
Ore, pier, steamship and warehouse ST. 100000; the
Chicago, ILL.,, grain elevator $780, 1000; the Clinton
Tex. cotton compress, 81 100000; the Wellesley.
Mass, college buildings, $900000; the Tacoma
Wash, meat packing plant 81 100000; the Jean
ette Pa, glass factory warehouse 81 100000; the
Galveston, Tex, grain elevator, 81 000C0O the
Pottsvile, Pa, business blocks, 100000, and
FThomas A. Edison's West Orange electrical and film
manufacturing plant, $1,250,000
1t has been pointed out that the property de-
stroy during the year was, to much greater extent
than usual protected by insurance This has meant
draining of the resources of the insurance COM
panes, and increases in the cost of insurance are
predicted.
The idea that when a property destroyed by fire
is covered by insurance there is no loss is mani
festly erroneous The flames destroy value, and
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-01-07
FIRST Line TRENCHES OF
Germans ARE REPORTED
CAPTURED BY THE FRENCH

Paris, Jan. Z, 2.40 P. M.-The
French report given out this afternoon
announces the capture of portion of
the German first line trenches in the
Woevre district ITO the northwest of
Firey. This advance derives its inn
portance from the fact that it indicates
the French are making inroads to the
German triangular position, the apex of
which rests on. the right bank of the
river Meuse. at st. Mihiel.
The activity in Flanders and in
France still is confined largely to ar
tiflery exchanges In them the French
claim the advantage. Mines also have
been exploded at two points on the
line with successful results to the
French troops.
The enemy at Steinbach has not at
tackled again and the French in this
region have retained their positions.
They claim also an advance toward
Altkirch, in Alsace, south of Steinbach
and Muelhausen. The text of the com
munication follows:
'During the day of January 6 there
occurred from the sea te the Lys, moth
ing other than artillery fighting in
which we had almost always the ad
vantage. Our batteries put to fight
certain German aviators who were com
ing in the direction of Dunkirk, and
they compelled cessation of the fire
of German mine throwers in the region
of Zilleheke
"The enemy bombarded violently
the head of the Belgian bridge to the
south of Dixmude.
''In the region of Lille we repulsed
with success a violent German attack
on one of our trenches. This trench,
in the beginning lost by us, was recap
tured with great brilliancy and by the
exploding of mines we demolished
portion of the German field works. Be-
tween the Somme and the Aisne there
has been nothing to report except ar
tillery engagements.
''To the east of Rheims, on the AL
ger farm, we exploded some mines yes
terday evening. This resulted in the
stopping of the enemy rs fell work.
In the Argonne, to the west and to
the north of Verdun, there were yes
terday artillery engagements in which
the enemy did not show much activity.
. In the Woevre district the advance
made by us to the northwest of Flirey
is more important than was at first
taken to be the case. We made ours
selves masters of portion of the enc
my's first line.
AT Steinbach and at the adjoining
heights the enemy has not delivered
counter attack. A persistent rain, to-
gether with the state of the grounf,
made any operations difficult We have
retained all the positions conquered by
us in preceding days. There were two
attacks on the part of the enemy, one
to the west of Watwiller and the other
near Kolschlag. Both were immedi-
ately repulsed. We have made progress
in the direction of Altkirch by occupy
ing the forests situated four kilometres
q IL miles) to the west of this town.
Our heavy artillery silenced that of
the enemy. During the day of January
s the enemy bombarded the hospital at
Thann.'
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-01-07
EIGHT INVESTIGATIONS OF SUBWAY FIRE

Now that great disaster,-which everybody
knew was coming sooner or ater-has occurred
in the New York subway they are going to 'inves-
tigate' it. In fact there are, according to the
New York morning papers, eight distinct investi-
cations to be made, respectively by Governor Whit
man, District Attorney Perkins, The Public Serv-
ice Commission, Mayor Mitchell Coroner Riordan.
Police Commissioner Woods, Fire Commissioner
Adamson and the Interborough Rapid Transit
Company.
With all these inquiries doubtless something will
be learned, but nothing that can be learned will
result in making the subway safe place for the
great numbers of travellers who now use it daily
The various inquiries may show how and why the
disaster of yesterday occurred They cannot throw
any new light on why the subway is dangerous. for
everybody knows that now 1t is simply that the
subway's capacity is 200 or 300 per cent. over
taxed during the rush hour twice day when
million humans are shot back and forth
through the tubes
The only way to remove the danger is to pro-
vide more subways other means of transporta
ton for the throngs that work in Lower Manhat
tam Until adequate facilities of this sort are pro-
vlded there will be constant danger of repetition of
accidents like that of yesterday, or even worse
ones, and no number of investigations will avail
anything
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-01-07
FOOD SAMPLES FEEDING ARM1Esq

From the food companies of this country there
have been thousands of cases of samples making
their way across the since the outbreak of
the The shipping of the samples is part of the
campaign being carried by American manufac-
turers to increase their export trade and much zeal
has been manifested in the efforts of competitors
to get foreign business.
There plenty of agents who want to sell
American foodstufs abroad, and they have been
very active in sending acquisitions to manufacture
ers for liberal supplies of samples with which to get
things started. These middle-men have now been
receiving samples for some little time, but manu-
facturers assert the companies have not yet received
orders for the goods extensively sampled.
A Chicago packing house, after sending out
10000 dozen samples of corned beef since the out
break of the war, and making not single sale in
consequence states its position as follows:
If could develop the selling end of the corned beef
business in the proportions the sample
business would find necessary to enlarge our plant
Immediately If you locate any prospective buyer
Europe who has not already had sample of corned
beef, send us his name and will do the necessary.
The representative of the packing house goes on
to say that if the Europeans can find enough of
canned meat producers in this country who are
willing to continue submitting samples, they might
be able to get enough food to take care of all the
armies on the firing lines.
This suggestion is valuable one and we are
pleased to give it additional publicity in the hope
that it may reach some of the battling emperors
and kings in Europe and be the means of solving
food supply problems which may now be bothering
them
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-01-07
Smaller Saloons Forced Out

1t is a remarkable fact that this
high license law has never been alter
ed or amended in the least, although
numerous attempts have been made to
so amend it as to remove its "high IL
cense' features, but all have failed.
When the bill was passed the city of
Philadelphia had licensed liquor places
numbering far into the thousands, but
the high tariff exacted for license
was so formidable that thousands of
the little fellows went out of business
sooner than run the risk of losing
money. AS matter of fact that high
license law was the means of reducing
the number of liquor places in every
city and town in the State, and it was
power in that direction. Since leaving
legislative halls Mr.. Brooks has been
commissioned of highways in his native
city, and he is yet very active in
politics.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-01-07
A Fine Record

When the Board of Pardons, as con-
stituted under Governor Tener, held its
last session this week, the session be-
ing executive, the members-Lieuten
ant Governor John NJ. Reynolds, Sec
retary of the Commonwealth Robert
McAfee, Secretary of Internal Affairs
Henry Houck and Attorney General
John Bell-took a short retrospective
glance over the relations that existed
in the Board since it first began its
work four years ago, and it was found
that in all that time, during all of
the deliberations over and discussions
on the many cases that had come before
the members, in not sing.e instance
was there, the least friction whatever,
and that every conclusion arrived at
in the disposition of cases was reached
amicalbly and with the best of good
feeling. Lieutenant Governor Reynolds,
who presided at the Board meetings,
had an enviable record as a member.
In the entire four years he did not
miss one meeting, nor was he absent
save ten minutes from any one meeting,
and then only to answer telephone
call from his home. This important
branch of the government, holding in
it's hands the gift of freedom to those
condemned by jury, may have been
lenient in some cases that did not meet
with the approval of everybody, but
the members congratulated themselves
on having performed their duties as
they thought right and just.
THOMAS NJ. JONES.