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Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1916-10-27
Alaskan Road HauIs Coal.

The governments Alaskan railroad
is now carrying coal from the famous
Matanuska coal fields to tidewater at
Anchorage, a distance of II miles. The
first coal was loaded into a train of
cars recently and was taken from the
DOherty mine at Moose Creek.
The event was celebrated by the
pioneers in the territory. There was
a large crowd on the scene when the
loading of the coal from the bunkers
to the cars was begun. A special train
that had been chartered by the An
chorage chamber of commerce carried
an enthusiastic party of citizens from
that city and vicinity. Chairman Will
liam G. Edes and Lieutenant Mears of
the Alaskan engineering corporation,
which is in charge of the construction
of the railroad, were also in attend
ance, as was Bishop Rowe of Alaska.
The honor of dumping the first car
load of coal from the bunkers to the
train was enjoyed by Miss Babe White
of Anchorage, who also has the dis
tinction of having driven the first spike
on the railroad.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1916-10-27

the hunter himself.
Game is usually lacking in fat, Is
short fibered and easy of digestion.
The well fattened fowl lacks the flavor
of the delicate game birds. The fishy
flavor of wild duck or birds may be-
removed by parboiling with little
onion in the water. Usually the meat
of game birds is improved by hanging
until it has developed flavor and be-
come more tender; this does not rem
der it less wholesome if it is not too
high, that is, hung too long.
Sidney Smith pronounced it a wick
edneSS to serve roast game drenched in
sauce.
Old game should not be broiled or
roasted, but there are many delightful
ways of using it in stews, pot pies,
casseroled or fricasseed.
Game birds should always be served
with thin slices of salt pork or bacon,
as the meat is otherwise too dry. In
roasting slices of pork should be placed
over them or wrapped around them.
They are usually served on toast.
Roasted QuaiI.-Take six fat, fresh
and tender quail. Pick, draw and SINCE
and wipe with a damp cloth inside and
out. Butter the inside and season
lightly with salt and pepper. Truss
and bind with a thin slice Of pork or
fat bacon. Put tablespoonful of but
ter in roasting pan, put in the,
quail and roast in hot oven 20 min
utes. Put six slices of buttered toast
in hot platter, lay bird on each;
add half a tablespoonful of butter a
little boiling water, and the juice of a
lemon to the gravy in the pan; cook
three minutes stirring well, strain, set
back on the stove to cook two minutes.
longer, then pour evenly over the
breasts of the birds so that it will soak
the toast. Garnish with slices of lem
on and watercress. Serve with green
grape jelly.
When cooking veal, either chops or,
steaks, dip in milk before putting in
into the hot frying pan. The milk
causes the meat to brown beautifully
and imparts flavor and unusual ten
derneSS.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1916-10-27
Grandeur in Electric Tempest.

There is a grandeur in the electric
tempest which far exceeds any other
experience of the place-bound human.
The mightiness Of the Alpine glacier,
the Sielran precipice, the Arabian ST.
moon, the West Indian hurricane, the
Vesuvian eruption, the Andean ava
lanche, the Niagara cataract, the Lotto
den maelstrom-these are beyond the
ken of the average earth dweller. But
to him who abides in safe and comfort
able temperate climes there Is the COM
pensating mightiness of the thunder
storm. Only because it is a common
experience is 1t rated as negligible
natural phenomenon. t..
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1916-10-27
Made Insane by Submarine Attack.

The parents of George Augusta,
also known as Gallagher, seventeen
years old, who disappeared under mys.
ferrous circumstances from his home
at Philadelphia year ago, notified
Acting Detective Captain Wood that
he had been located in a hospital for
the insane in London, and asked how
they should proceed to have him
brought back. They said they had
been Informed that on leaving home
Augusta shipped as a sailor on a
steamer loaded with munitions, plying
between Chesapeake bay and England.
On one of the voyages he became vio-
lently insane after his ship had been
attacked by German submarine and
had to be placed in irons until the
vessel reached port. He was then sent
to the hospital. Lieutenant Wood adj
vised the youths parents to consult
the British consul. Because of his Ger
man name he was said to have shipped
under the name of Gallagher.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1916-10-27
DEATH AND MADAM eoTTFRED.

n NE fine day In 1925, Herr Rumf, a
" respectable and prosperous wheel
wright of Bremen, felt much like dane
ing and singing. He had become the
owner of a large handsome house in
the Pelzerstrasse at an absurdly low
price. The owner and occupant of the
house, Madam Gottfried, had fallen
into financial difficulties some time pre-
viously, and had mortgaged the prop
erty. The mortgage fell due, and she
had 40 money for the occasion, so the
man who held the instrument fore
closed and offered the place for sale.
Herr Rumf made a ridiculously low
bid and it was accepted at once.
So this merry wheelwright felt that
the occasion needed a celebration, and
he went to his favorite gasthaus and
invited everybody to have something.
He told the good news, and was sur
prised and grieved because nobody con-
graduated him. His cronies shook
their heads and seemed to pity him.
Herr Kaufman, the attorney, finally
INDUCED in plain speech.
"You have been so busy these many
years." said he, that you don't know
what's been happening around you.
The house you have bought is house
of death. The undertaken is the most
frequent guest. Madam Gottfried has
the evil eye, and wherever she goes
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1916-10-27
Editorial Eriuhtfulness.

My literary career under enforced
editorial guidance has steadily adj
vanced from suavity to violence. At
first I tried merely to compel atten-
tom" next I obediently served "gin-
ger" and pep" after that weakly and
mildly have l endeavored to punch"
but there are progressive ordeals yet
before me. To punch" and the prize
fight there is allowed a degree of de-
corum; there are still rules for the
games in punching" but I discover
that even "punch" is obsolescent. This
morning an editor returns my offerings
with the comment, excellent of their
kind, but I prefer stories with more
kick" Can I, must I, "kick?'-From
the Contributors Club, the Atlantic.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1916-10-27

Westinghouse summary of the
October crop report for Vermont, as
compiled by the bureau of crop esti-
mates United States department of
agriculture, is at follows:
Corn-October l forecast, 100000
bushels; production vast year, final
estimate, 2,256,00O bushels.
All wheat-October l forecast, 25,-
600 bushels; production last year,
final estimate, 10000 bushels.
Oats-Preliminary estimate, $780,
600 bushels; production last year, f.
nal estimate, 3,4S3,000 bushels
Barley-Preliminar estimate, 302,-
600 bushels; production last year, f.
nal estimate, 100000 bushels.
Potatoes-October / forecast, 1885,
900 bushels; production last year,
final estimate, 2,592,0OO bushels.
Hay-Preliminary estimate 1,731,-
900 tons; production last year, final
estimate, 100000 tons.
Apples-October l forecast, 1,050,000
barrels; production last year, final es-
innate, $4,000 barrels.
Prices-The first price given below
Is the average October l this year,
and the second the average October
l last year. Corn, 101 and sc cents
bushel. Oats, IS and So Potatoes,
100 and So. Hay, 1910 and $14.50
a ton. Eggs, 81 and 80 cents a dozen.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1916-10-27
Advocates Newspaper publicity.

Burlington-At meeting of The
Cynic board of the University Of
Vermont, Burlington, Professors Tup-
per and Aiken and w. H. Crockett,
editor of the university publications,
addressed the board relative to Civ
ing more publicity to the university
in the newspapers throughout the
state. Tentative plans have been
made for a course in Journalism,
which would consist Of a series Of
lectures delivered by editors of the
various state papers.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1916-10-27
RECKLESS DRIVERS TO BLAME
New York Newspaper Criticizes Auto.
mobilists Who Fail to Display
Judgment at Crossings.

Is the recklesSness Of the automobile
list at railroad crossing an echo of
the old daredevil spirit of the fox hunt
er, or is it merely stupid? It's results
are such that no one would hesitate
to call it both stupid and criminal
and yet even such well-directed meas
ures for lessening it as the Long Island
railroad has undertaken seem compara-
lively fruitless. That road reports,
says the New York Evening Post, that,
after all its "safety-frst" advertising
the instances Of recklessness in 1916
promise to exceed those for 1915. 1t
records an incident of three weeks ago,
when a driver approached a set of
crossing gates, found them lowered
demanded that they be raised, and
when the gateman refused, catapulted
his car through them just in
time to have it grazed by the
rushing train. 1t records another of
last week when q boy driving a farm
automobile truck ran it past all warn
ing signs and struck the middle of q
passing lOcomotive-and yet escaped
conviction in court. Thus far this year
62 lowered gates have been broken
down by automobiles and 16 automo-
biles have been destroyed or damaged
by collisions with trains. Under such
circumstances everyone must feel that
the railroad should prosecute Offend
n tho limit Of tC hot
the courts should show them no mercy.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1916-10-27
Herr Rumf Laughed at Such a Story.

people sicken and die. If you must
live in that house, at least see that
Madam Gottfried moves out. She may
be good woman in her intentions and
in her life, but she is accursed."
Herr Rumf laughed at such story.
He was hard-headed, practical man.
and didn't believe in the evil eye, or in
accused houses. So he took posses
sion of the house, he and his family &C.
cupying the two lower floors, and Mad
am Gottfried moving upstairs. She
made a pathetic plea to be allowed to
remain. She was a sad lone woman,
the victim Of unparalleled misfor-
tunes. In brief time she had lost her
father and mother, her brother, three
children, and had been twice widowed.
The story Of her troubles made such an
impression upon Herr Rumf that he let
her remain, and made his terms re-
markably liberal.
She was a fine buxom woman, of
gracious manners, and possessing a
sad, sweet smile that melted the hearts
of men. Her hair was brown, and
her complexion marvellous. Her teeth
were snowy, set rather far apart and
pointed. Had modern criminologist
noted her teeth, he might have been
impervious to the appeal of her eyes.
Her upstair rooms were handsomely
furnished, and she had fine library
chiefly OF religious books, which she
spent much time reading. Her piety
while not obstrusive, always attracted
attention.
In few weeks Madam Gottfried
was practically a member of the Rumt
family. She spent most of her time
In their part Of the house, and husband
and wife agreed that she was a god
send to them, she was so helpful, SC
sympathetic. She was a great comfort
to Madam Rumf, and when the latter
fell dangerously sick, the widow sell
dom left her bedside. The invalid'S
illness was mysterious, and seemed
to battle the doctors. She suffered
excruciating pain. Now and then she
showed signs of Improvement, only tc
experience relapse, and at last she
died. The grief Of the husband was
equaled by the affliction of Madam
Gottfried, who seemed inconsolable
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1916-10-27
State Teachers Association

Burlington-At the sixty-seventh
annual convention of the State Teach
ers' Association here, a thousand
teachers were in attendance. Mrs
F. G. Swinnerton, of Rutland, was
elected president Of the Parent Teach
ers' Association.
The occasion Of this first meeting
was the formal inauguration of DR.
Milo B. Hillegas, who entered upon
his duties as commissioner of educa-
ton July /. 1916.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1916-10-27

Fifteen passenger locomotives of the
"Pacific" type, which well illustrate the
steady tendency that has existed for
many years to build larger and larger
engines, have recently been put into
service by the Chicago, Burlington &
Quincy railroad. These new giants of
the rails are rs feet long with tender,
Is feet inches high, and weigh 215
tons; their drivers are IA inches in
diameter and they have a tractive
power of $4,000 pounds. Ordinary en-
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1916-10-27

remove the boards and pound in Il
mortar with two tablespOonfuls of
sOftened bread crumbs, soaked in wa
ter and squeezed dry; mix three yolks
of eggs, two tablespoonful of butter,
a gill of oyster liquor and an equal
quantity of whipped cream. Season
with salt and cayenne; add a little
lemon juice and the whites of two
eggs, well whipped. Stir this mixture
lightly and turn into buttered mold;
cover with paper well buttered and
steam 80 minutes. When ready to
serve, turn the souffle out on hot
dish and place some oyster sauce
around it.
Spindled Oysters.-Take two dozen
large oysters and the same number OF
slices of bacon, cut very thin. Have
half dozen steel skewers, small ones,
and spear an oyster and piece of ba-
con, alternating them. Place the ba-
con through the corner and do not
crowd. Lay the skewers across bak-
ing pan and cook in a quick oven or
under gas five minutes. Lay each skew
er with its contents on slice of nicely
Drowned toast; pour the gravy over
and serve at once.
Virginia oyster soup.-Wash quart
of oysters, saving the liquor. Strain
and add two blades of mace, one stalk
of celery, chopped fine, one teaspoon
full Of salt, and pod of red pepper.
Scald,' add two tablespoonfuls of but
ter, rubbed smooth with one table
spoonful of flour; add pint of milk
and a pint of cream. Allow to come
to boil; add the oysters and the mo-
ment they are plump and the edges
curl, remove from the fire. Serve from
a tureen with inch squares of toast.
Apricot juice makes a delicate
sauce for desserts, like soufIles or GUS
tards.
Plums or fruit with q tough skin
should not be given to children unless
peeled. Fruits with many seeds often
cause serious trouble.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1916-10-27

gines used by this road on other than
it's main lines are SO feet long with
tender, weigh II tons and have a trac-
tive power of 1900 pounds. The
great weight of the new locomotives
is so evenly distributed that they do
not pound the rails as do some of
smaller size, and it is said they subject
the tracks to less wear and tear than
many lighter engines. Their power is
more than sufficient to haul their
loads.-Popular Mechanics Magazine.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1916-10-27
Russian Railroads.

The first Russian railroad dates
from 1885 and was built from Petro-
grad to Tsarskoe Selo, Is miles south
of the capital and favorite imperial
resort. The project for this line was
laid before Gar Nicholas by Profes.
sor Gerstner of the Polytechnic insti-
tute of Vienna, and the car author
lied the construction as an expert.
ment.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1916-10-27
Led Astray.

"Did you take your soh into your
office for the summer, as you planned
to doT .1lu." .|l... ... .... A.
Eyes" replied Mr.. Grabcoin, 'but I
found his presence there highly demon
.alizing, so 1 sent him off to a sum-
mer resort" '''. ''..'-
"Indeed?" aii.. i".p.
"Yes, fell into the habit Of going
out with him every afternoon to see a
baseball game and neglected my bust
ness"
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1916-10-27
Bows and Girls Exposition.

Burlington-The third annual Yer
mont State Boys and Girls EXPOSE
ton, which last week opened It's
doors for four days session at the
armory here, surpassed both In quail
ty and quantity of exhibits as well as
in their arrangement, and It's en-
tire program the former exhibits held
at Rutland and Windsor.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1916-10-27
New $1,000, 900 Corporation.

Montpelier-Articles of association
have been filed with the secretary Of
state by the Central Power Corpora
ton of Vermont, with capital stock
Of 100000 divided into 10000
shares. The articles have been ready
for fling for nearly year, but only
recently a certificate was granted to
the corporation by the public service
commission.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1916-10-27

McKendree Petty, member of the
class of 1916, University Of Vermont,
Burlington, has been appointed
teacher in the Methodist Academy at
La Paz, Bolivia, for a term Of three
years. Mr. Petty is the son of the
Rev. H. Clay Petty, Phi. D., Of
Schenectady, N. Y, and grandson
Of the Rev. McKendee Petty, a long
time professor of mathematics in the
university.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1916-10-27

game is not q reg
ular visitor in the
average home, it
is the wise house.
wife who informs
herself on the
best way to pre-
pare it, for no one
appreciates we'll
cooked game like
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1916-10-27
Locomotives Use Much OIL.

Locomotives of the United States
used more than 36600,000 barrels of
oil for fuel last year, the greatest
amount on record and gain of about
IS per cent from the year before.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1916-10-27
Coco Mats Absorb Vibration.

Some German railroads equip their
locomotive cabs with COCO mats to
absorb the vibration, which is said to
affect the hearing Of their crews.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1916-10-27
Mrs. Isham Heads 1912 Daughters

Montpelier-Mrs. Arthur lsham OF
Burlington, has been elected presi-
dent of the Vermont chapter, Daugh-
tiers OF 1912, at its meeting here.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1916-10-27

The world is mine oyster which
with sword will open.-Shakespeare.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1916-10-27

served. They Should be
carefully handled to see
that no shell Of foreign
substance is left, then
placed in a sieve and wa
ter poured over them.
Oyster Souffle. - Scald
two dozen oysters in
their own liquor, drain,
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1916-10-27
Woman,s Auxiliary To Meet.

Enosburg Falls-The annual meet
ing of the Woman's Auxiliary to the
Board of Missions of the Episcopal
Church will be held in Montpelier,
November 14r15. -.......
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1916-10-27

But for some trouble and sorrow we
should never know half the good
there Is about us.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1916-10-27
OYSTERS IN VARIOUS WAYS.

Oysters au natural or in a stew are
the ways they are most commonly
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1916-10-27
AUTUMN GAME.

Game and wild fowl furnish a pleas
ant change in the meat diet. Although
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1916-10-27

Industry is the soul of business and
the keystone of osperity.-Dickens.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1916-10-27
El ixj{{S5E{E4HE

Be like the bird that hating in its
flight
Awhile on boughs too slight,
Feels them give way beneath her and
yet sings,
Knowing that she hath wings.
Victor Hugo.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1916-10-27
V E r MI O N Z
STATE NEWS
VERMONT CROP REPORT.

Hay and Apples Show Big Increase
Over Last Year-Yield of Other
Crops Smaller.
New Britain herald., 1916-03-17
Year 1915 Was Fourth Greatest
 in History Of Corporation

! New York, March 17.-The United States Steel Corporations gross earn ings last year from all sources amounted to S726, 6,6S5,5S9, an increase of $16S, ,26S,65 over 1914. It was the fourth greatest year in the corpora tons history, the turnover having Teen exceeded by something more than $60,O00,000 in 1913, and by a smaller margin in 1912 and in the boom year of 1907. The years net revenue, made public some time ago. was $14O,250, ,066, a gain of $5o,oo5'- 54S over the preceding fiscal period. Because of the abnormal demand for steel for export in the last quar- ter, and also for domestic intuition manufacturing, several features ap- peared in the pamphlet report yes- terday which would not be in evl- dence in ordinary periods The value ef finished steel sold for export was S95, 63,393, against s42.7S4,091 in 1914, 8 gain of more than 122 per cent. This was the greatest foreign demand ever experienced by the cor roration in a single year. The domes- tic output of finished material, worth S391.1 S8.661, was 15.9 per cent greater than the year before. Prices received in 1915, based on the total tonnage of rolled and other finished steel products shipped, showed in case of export consignments an aver age increase of s4.19 a tor. At the same time the average price for this material sold into domestic consuming channels was only o6 cents a ton higher than the year preceding. The average price of both domestic and export tonnage was s1.o5 ton in ex cess of the 1914 quotation.
 Improvements to Cost $70,0OO,OOO.
 k. H. Gary, chairman of the cor poration, says in the annual statement that additions and bettern1ents, de- cided upon during the year. will in volve the estimated expenditures au- thorized last year and those of pre- ceding years, which have not yet been carried out, Judge Gary said total of 100000 remained to be dis hursed as of March 1, 1916. He es- timated that not more than s75, 5,00O,- 900 would be expended in the cur rent year, the major part of which was expected to be taken out of earn ings.
 The corporation produced in the year 11,762,639 tons of rolled and other finished steel, a gain of 3o.4e per cent over 1914. The report states that this was approximately S5 per cent. of the annual capacity of the mills, considering the year as a whole, but that in the final quarter the output equaled the maximum steel producing capacity. As this con- dition is understood to have con- tinued, it is expected in the trade that the 1916 record will closely approach s14, 100000 tons of finished steel, ex- Ceeding every previous year in the corporations history
 Maintenance Less Costly.
 The expenditure for ordinary re-
New Britain herald., 1916-03-17
Parents Should Know
 this Splendid Remedy
Simple Laxative Compound Helps to Correct Consti-
 patton in Children.

With all children there are times when the bowels fail to act naturally and it becomes necessary for the par ents to administer a remedy. Cathar- ties and purgatives should never be used as these agents afford only tenn rcrary relief while their violent action shocks the system unduly. Mrs. Eva F. Calf, 5l7 10th St, Washington, D. C., says that her little girl, Marie, had been subject to constipation, and that she found Dr. Caldwall's Syrup Pepsin the best remedy because of it's mild Iess, and now always keeps a bottle of it in the house.
 pr. Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin is a compound of simple laxa tive herbs, free from opiates or narcotic drugs of any Kind, and is an ideal remedy for children because of it's mild action and positive effect. It's use tends to strengthen the impaired bowel action and restore normal regularity.
 It Is important that parents should know of a dependable remedy with no unpleasant after effects, gripping or