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Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1917-03-23
BUILD RAILROADS IN AFRICA
Much Important Construction Inter.
rupted by Outbreak of War
Military Lines Opened.

At the outbreak of the war Africa
had total of something like $4,000
miles Of completed railroad, and was
building new lines at the rate of about
1000 miles a year. At the firing of
the first shot much important construc.
ton work was dropped instantly, not
to be resumed again until the war is
over. This affected what would prob.
ably have amounted to 1000 miles of
new line that would have been com.
pleted in the two and half years the
war has lasted so far. This loss Is
partially offset by the construction
purely military lines for the better
prosecution of certain campaigns
that might not have been undertaken
for many years had not the war rem.
dered it imperative from a strategic
standpoint. Such was the linking up
of the Union of South Africa system
with that of German Southwest Africa
by Botha in pushing his campaign for
the conquest of the latter region; and
such the running together of the rail.
heads of branch from the Uganda
railroad and the Usambara line at the
frontier Of German East and British
East Africa. Similar construction has
also taken place in Nigeria, the Cam
eroons, northern Rhodesia and prob
ably the Belgian Congo. The total
mileage that has been added for mill
l. N
but it would hardly be in excess Of
from 20 to 25 per cent of what would
have been built had the peace-time
rate Of construction been maintained.
Moreover, like all strategic railroads,
this military construction is worth far
less as an economic asset than an
equal mileage of line built for purely
commercial purposes. - Lewis Il
Freeman In World Outlook.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1917-03-23
CARPENTERS TO ASK so CENTS
AN HOUR APRIL 1.
Union Men Will Raise Wages from "a
Cents.

STANDARDIZATION carpenters who
are receiving "A cents per hour for
an eight hour day. will increase their
rate to so cents per hour on the first
of April. The so cents is for the
eight hour day with time and half
for overtime and double time or $1.00
per hour on Sundays and holidays.
A few years ago before the organi-
cation of the union, carpenters re-
ceived a minimum wage of about two
dollars per day for nine hour day.
Now the weeks work is A hours as
only four hours are put in on SatuI
days, the afternoon being given them.
The painters are also falling into
line, and, whereas they are now draw
ing Al cents per hour for week oil
a hours, they will on May first ask
for an increase of 451a cents per hour
with time and a half over time and
double time on Sundays and holidays.
Their union has been organized fol-
about fifteen years and before that
the painters pay was $1.75 or $500 foI
day of ten hours.
The masons and other craftsmen
have taken no definite action regard
ing the wage question as yet.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1917-03-23
British Bar Excludes Women.

The Tendon bar recently voted down
Il resolution proposing that women be
made eligible to the practice of law.
At present the legal profession is en-
1irely closed to English women. Hol-
ford Knight, in proposing the resolu-
tion, said that the opposition no longer
lacked capacity. The war had dis
proved this assertion, he said. J. H.
MenzieS, one of the leading lawyers of
the kingdom, in Objecting, said that
the women might have proved their
ability in trades, but that the bar was
no common business like any other, but
special and sacred profession, and
that admission to it was not to be de-
termined on mere commercial or eco
monte grounds. If such a step as pro-
posed were taken, he said, it would
definitely raise the question whether
the country were in the hands of the
men or women. The vote against the
resolution was overwhelming.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1917-03-23
f1OflF TOWN
Helps
GARDEN SHOULD BE BALANCED
Impression of "Lopsidedness" May Be
Avoided by Using Care in De-
signing and Planting.

To keep the proper balance in design
10 salient point in any garden. To
give a concrete example, one may
imagine a clump of evergreens in one
corner of the garden, and in the op-
posite corner some Towering shrubs
the other corners may be balanced the
same way, which will avoid giving the
impression of lOpsided garden; this
theme of balance should run through
the whole design. The sky line should
be broken by occasional accent points
of taller-growing plants. In planting
the flower beds the taller and lower
growing plants should be intermingled,
for this arrangement lends a far more
artistic touch than the prevalent mis-
take of placing all the tall plants in a
straight row, and the shorter ones by
themselves. Attractive combinations
of cOlOrS in the blooming seasons are
Of greatest interest, the pastel shades
blending exquisitely, but decided col
ors should be combined with great
care; the different kinds of flowers
should be so planted as to be dispersed
through the garden, so that when in
bloom few lonely masses of color will
not be seen, but the whole garden will
be rich in the flowers of each season.
The paths should be governed in
width by the size of the garden, and
should lead to something definite for
the eye to rest upon, which may be q
pool, d rustic seat or a Sun-dial, etc.
II you are fortunate enough to have q
view, this will form an excellent axis.
A winding stream is no greater an in
spiration to the poet than it is to the
landscape lover; it truly offers a Won
derful opportunity for naturalistic
treatment, and with a few plants the
fairy touches are made which clothe
the stream in beauty.
Just as garden surrounded with
shrubbery planted in clumps affords
! occasional and unexpected glimpses of
the garden within, and thus enhances
the beauty of the glimpses by framing
them in, so the trees will add greatly
to a view by framing in it.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1917-03-23
Cleanup Day for State.

The state Of Rhode Island appoint
ed a cleanup day and considerable
Improvement resulted. One of the spe-
clal features was the removal of many
advertising signs along highways, from
fences, trees, poles or other conspicu-
GUS points. In several counties loads
of waste lumber, consisting Of what
had formerly been large signs, were
distributed as fuel among the poor.
special statute gives any person the
right to tear down and destroy all
signs of an advertising nature along
public highway in the state of Rhode
Island.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1917-03-23
''CASCARETS' ACT
ON LIVER; BOWELS
No sick headache, biIiousness,
bad taste or constipation
by morning.
Get a 1O.cent box.

Are you keeping your bowels, liver,
and stomach clean, pure and fresh
with Cascarets, or merely forcing a
passageway every few days with
Salts. Cathartic Pills, Castor Oil or
Purgative Waters?
Stop having bowel wash-day. Let
Cascarets thoroughly cleanse and reg
ulate the stomach, remove the sour
and fermenting food and foul gases,
take the excess bile from the liver
and carry out of the system all the
constipated waste matter and poisons
in the bowels.
A Cascaret tonight will make you
feel great by morning. They work
while you sleep-never grippe, sicken
or cause any inconvenience, and cost
only 10 cents a box from your store.
Millions of men and women take a
Cascaret now and then and never
have Headache, Biliousness, Coated
Tongue, Indigestion, Sour Stomach or
Constipation. Adv.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1917-03-23
V E r M o N T
STATE NEWS
TUBERCULOSIS INCREASED IN
VERMONT LAST YEAR.
Epidemic of Grip Partly Responsible
For Mortality.

ontpelier.-Statistic showing the
death rate in Vermont were submit
ted by DR.. c. F. Dalton, Secretary of
the State Board of Health at it's
March meeting. Appropriate resolu
tons were passed upon the death Of
DR.. Henry D. Holton of Brattleboro
for many years a member of the
Board
Last year typhoid fever showed the
lowest death rate ever reported in
Vermont, only "a deaths having re-
suited from this disease, as against
AZ in 1915. There was no epidemic
of typhoid during the year, 165 cases
being reported as compared with 329
in 1915.
The epidemic of measles which be-
gan last fall brought the total num-
Der of cases of this disease up to
1858, with 25 deaths. Whooping
cough shows up somewhat stronger
than usual, the total number of cases
iNpoIiCu DtlhS GofO Will 10 uCdluS.
The wide spread epidemic of grip
in the state last year resulted in $40
deaths. There were Ala deaths from
pneumonia as compared with 381 in
the preceding year. There We're only
% deaths out of the 446 cases of
diphtheria reported, this being the
smallest number in any year with the
exception of 1912.
Scarlet fever was prevalent
Throughout the state, with 704 cases
reported and 10 deaths, which was a
greater number than for IA years
with the exception of 1914 when there
we're II deaths.
tuberculosis of the lungs showed a
decided increase, there being 800
deaths in 1916 as compared with 263
in 1915 The epidemic of grip is held
responsible in a degree for this in
crease in the death rate. There were
So deaths from other forms Of tuber-
Culosis.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1917-03-23
Lip SaIve.

An excellent lip salve for ordinary
use is the old-fashloned camphor ice.
Glycerin should not be used in any
case. 1t has too great an affinity for
water and is too drying, while the
camphor Ice is cooling and healing. In
aggravated cases after applying the
latter for two or three nights, change
to vasellne treatment and then, hav-
ing reclaimed the lips, so they have
firmness, keep them in good condition
by drying them properly and by keep
ing the tongue away from them.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1917-03-23

decided to try q bottle of Lydia E. Pink
hams Vegetable Compound. 1t worked
from the first bottle, so l took a second
and third, also bottle of Lydia E.
Pinkhsm's Blood Purifier, and now am
just as we'll as any other woman. ad-
wise every woman, single or married,
who is troubled with any Of the afore-
said ailments, to try your wonderful
Vegetable Compound and Blood Purifier
and am sure they will help her to get
rid of her troubles as they did me-"
Mrs. EEsIE ]. VAN DER SANDE, SO No.
York ST., Paterson, N. J.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1917-03-23
Woman Town Clerk to Resign.

Pownal.-After having been the de-
facto clerk Of the town of Pownal fol-
half a century and the elective off
ciat ever since the laws Of Vermont
were amended so that a woman could
hold the title. Mrs. Mary F. Lampman
has positively refused to permit hei
name to again appear on the town
ballot. For the first time in more
than a generation the voters Of Pow.
nal are going to have a contest over
the Office of town clerk and the result
OF the contest may mean the removal
Of the office from Pownal Center
where 1t has been located for more
than fifty years.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1917-03-23
Harmony In Garden Essential.

A garden should not be considered
as n piece of wild nature, nor plants
regarded as architectural ornaments,
for one must not do violence to the 9th
er. Above all must there be harmony.
Otherwise the builder has labored In
vain, for he has not made picture that
artists care to reproduce.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1917-03-23
In the WRONG Place.

An old gentleman walked up to the
pretty girl attendant at the counting
room of daily newspaper Office "a few
days ago and said:
Miss, l would like to get copies Of
your paper for a week back"
"You had better get a porous plas-
ter" she abstractly replied. you get
them just across the street."
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1917-03-23
Fragrance on Garden Paths.

Have all garden paths with some
plants of fragrance growing alongside.
In some gardens Of larger size special
fragrant pathways are built where they
appear to pass through thickets redo
lent with pleasant odors. But every
path may easily have enough fragrance
to keep the mind unconsciously In the
garden spirit.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1917-03-23

nave made me well
and healthy. Some
time ago l felt so
run down, had pains
in my back and side,
was very irregular,
tired, nervous, had
such b I'D dreams,
did not feel like eat
ing and had short
breath. I read your
advertisement in
tho rorxronanaro arI
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1917-03-23
Vermont suffragIsts Hall Victory In
House.

Montpelier. "A bill allowing women
taxpayers to vote on most appropria-
lions and all town officers, except
road commissioners, at town meet
ings, has been passed by the lower
branch of the Legislature. The vote
was 1910 to SO, and was hailed as o
victory by the suffrage interests.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1917-03-23
Success at last.

"Hurrah Hurrah Five dollars for
my latest story, "A Modern Husband
Congratulations, young man. From
whom did you get the money!
Prom the express company. They
lost il"
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1917-03-23
Explanation.

A woman gets off street car back
wards because she can't hold on to the
circumambient atmosphere in front of
the car.-Memphs Commercial.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1917-03-23
Loop the Loop With a Load.

Lieutenant Nagorski of the Russian
army aviation corps has looped the
loop with a passenger and LOO
pounds of extra weight.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1917-03-23
Red Cross Dogs in War.

There are more than $500 Red
Cross dogs in the war fields doing
work for the wounded
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1917-03-23

The Ounine That Does Not Affect The Head
Because Of its tonic and laxative effect, Laxative
Bromo Quinine can be taken by anyone without
causing nervousness or ringing in the head There
Is only one "Bromo Qunne." u. w. GRoVHP
signature Is on each box. 2c.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1917-03-23

English colonies total 1902, 321
square miles in area, with population
Of 3S9OG50 OBS.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1917-03-23
Covers for Plants.

Folding covers, easily put into use,
have been invented for protecting
plants from cold.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1917-03-23


demand something better they will
be something place of lumber
Misourin has invented steel crossing made without spikes um
will
track.
L is will
accommodating the Horses will slip their shoes
rails crossing and there nothing
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1917-03-23
WOMAN NOW IN
Perfect HEALTH
What Came From Reading
a Pinkham Adver-
tisement.

Paterson, N. J. 81 thank you for
the Lydia E. Pinkham remedies as they
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-01-27
FuLTZ PLANS TO
 GALL MEETING OF ss
 FANS IN NEW YORK

New York, Jan. 27-President Da- vid l.. Fultz of the Baseball Players fraternity, is arranging today for a mass meeting of local fans to place before them the players side of their differences with organized baseball.
 Regarding President Fultz's an- pouncement that class B and class c players would be taken into the fra ternity, Secretary J. H. Farrell of the National Association of Baseball clubs has issued a statement that clubs in the smaller leagues are operated at a loss by public spirited citizens wh ose only purpose is ito keep their town on the map"
 There was considerable speculation as to whether the executive council of the Federation of Labor, which had announced a meeting here today, would consider the application of the Players fraternity for federation charter.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-01-27
YALE'S FOOTBALL SCHEDULE EASIER
 FOR NEXT SEASON

New Haven, Jan. 27-Two new elevens appear on the Yale football schedule for next season, according to the official list of games released for publication today. The new teams Amherst and North Carolina-replace Lehigh and Washington-J efferson, whose elimination from the Yale schedule was forecasted two months ago. Nine games are included on the schedule, eight of which will be play ed in the Yale Bowl The first game will be played here with Carnegie Tech on September 29, while the final contest will be played with Harvard at Cambridge on November 24. All of the games are scheduled for Satur- day afternoons.
 The schedule, while not as attrac- tive as that of last fall, conforms with Yale's plan to book an easier list of games for the coming season. Last fall it will be recalled, Yale endured one of the hardest schedules in years but, nevertheless, came through with eight victories against one defeat.
 North Carolinas which plays here
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-01-27
Interest in Eastern League Dead Among
 Springfield Rooters,
(Sporting News.)

Before spring arrives it is our hope to find, in the vicinity of Springfield, Mass, one person who really is in- terested in the new Eastern league, which has in it's circuit several cities that once were bang up baseball cen- ters. We attended this leagues last meeting, held at the Cooley Hotel in Springfield. It was some meeting. In the corridors of the hostelry there wasn't single fan and there was one ball player-Youn Gleason, who is to be with the Pirates this year.
 One did not locate Charles D. White, the ambassador of the House of Spalding, or w. l.. Golden, his as- sistant. The Victor Sporting Goods Go. has it's headquarters in Spring fields yet Charles H. Whitney, it's guiding spirit, who is a brother of Arthur whitney. the old Giant third baseman, did not attend. Most of the clubs had representatives, and, myself included, there were three newspaper men there. We weren't introducd to the club representatives (we knew most of them). And what was the principal subject of conver- sation while we were waiting for the meeting to start?
 Was it about the Eastern League?
 Not on your life. It was about how Joe Villa scoops his New York contemporaries.
 Which shows you that if the fans are not interested in the minor leagues the men helping run them are not obsessed, eith><.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-01-27
RICHARD SECURES SITE FOR
 BOXING ARENA IN NEW YORK Failing to Get Garden He Will Stage Bouts in Harlem.

New York. Jan. 27--When Tex Rickard recently lost his fight with Grant Hugh Browne for the lease of Madison Square Garden sporting men said it meant the passing of the Vest erner as a local fight promoter. They were wrong. B1owne's victory has temporarily eliminated Rickard as a bidder for the pugilistic classic, but Tex is coming back into the game and promises to be just as important a factor in championship matches as ever within six months. By that time Rickard says he will have an amphi- theatre of his own, where he can stage many kinds of athletic contests.
 The new arena, he says, will be To- cated near the Riverside Drive via duct, between 132d and 133d streets. 1t will cover a plot of ground $50 feet by 200. Seating accommoda- tions for 15,000 persons will be pro- vided. The floor of the arena will be piped for ice skating purposes. Rick ard said yesterday at the Waldorf Astoria that he would conduct ice skating carnivals, beginning next September on every night when no boxing contests is scheduled.
 The Tex Rickard Syndicate to which corporation the lease has been issued by the Consolidated Gas Co. owner of the property will have the exclu- sive right to operate the amphithea-
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-01-27
BOWLING MATCH WITH HARTFORD IS BOOKED FOR JAN 30

The biggest bowling match of the season will be pulled off next Tuesday night at the Connie Lewis alleys when the crack Venetian Trio, which consists of Clementino, Carmen and Stefano, aided by Andy Mccarthy and A. Ardolino, will roll a formidable quintet composed of the best bowlers itr the cfty.f gps~ ~ronr '~o"
 ThA local heavefs Will have hard proposition in the Hartford pin top piers, as Stefano. Clementino, Car men, Mccarthy and Ardolino are easily the best bowlers in that city.
 A large delegation will go with the local team and expect to show up the local rooters, so that they will think Bridgeport is being bonnbarded by a German she'll The match will be for a purse of s400. Three strings will be rolled in Bridgeport and three strings in Hartford, with pin fall to count The Bridgeport team will be made up of Best, Feeney, Crossman, Horkheimer and Lewis.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-01-27
MATCH FULTON
 AND WE|NERT FOR FEBRUARY F

New York, Jan. 27-Charlie Vein ert, the Newark Adonis, and Fred Fulton, the Minnesota giant, were matched last night by Grant Hugh Browne to box ten rounds at Madison Square Garden on Feb. 12 This will be the first big bout in the Garden under Browne's regime.
 Harry Pollok, manager of Weinert !; Frank Force, manager of Fulton, and in the Hotel McAlpin last night and got down to business.
 Browne already had signed up Full ton for a series of bouts, and all that remained at last nights conference was to make terms with Pollok.
 The first step toward securing a li- cense to conduct boxing bouts in the Garden was taken by the new owners yesterday when Browne appeared with his attorney at the offices of the State Athletic Commission and made formal application for license. Browne's application was not definite ly acted upon, for the organization which proposes holding bouts in the Garden has yet to be incorporated. This matter is already under way and papers have been sent to Albany.
 It is expected that the incorporating documents will be received by Browne next Wednesday and the matter of a license will then be attended to. The name under which the present own CTS will organize will either be the Tower Realty Go. or the Mad ison Square Garden Corporation, and it will be in this name that the license permitting boxing bouts will be made out The names of the owners will appear in the application for a license.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-01-27
ALEXANDER HAS EARNED BOOST
 OVER 1916 PAY

Philadelphia, Jan. 27-The holdout Phillies has become a very serious problem for President Baker. Baker announced yesterday that he had sent a letter to Alexander refusing the players demand for a three-year con- tract at $15,O00 a year.
 The Phillies' owner told the pitcher that he was "astonished" at his de- mands, and also stated that his offer of $8,000 year stood and would not be increased by any great amount It is also stated that on account of a cut in salary, Catcher Bill Killifer of the Phillies had re- fused to sign and had joined the holdouts.
 This might be taken to indicate that Baker might be willing to raise the ante another $500, but nothing like the $7,0OO Alexander is holding out for. Alexander already has said he would pitch semi professional ball rather than work for Baker at the salary named in his contract.
 During the Federal League war Alexander was the lowest salaried
 
 game, as he had signed a three-year contract just as the war started. His contract was said to call for some thing like $7,500/ During this time Cobb was getting $20,000, Speaker SIT, 800, Collins $15,OOO, Evers $10.- 900 and Daubert s9,00O. Even after the war Speaker had his big contract renewed by the Cleveland club.
 Considering the fact that many fans as the leading pitcher has eclipsed Johnson as the leading pitcher of the game, and that the Philadelphia club has been constructed entirely around Aleck, he seems to be worth more than $8,000-though possibly not $15,000.
 Reindeer Killifer, Alexander's catcher, has had his salary reduced by $2,000, according to Philly re- ports and he and Alexander have formed a holdout partnership. Kill lifer was one of the first Federal League jumpers after Tinker took the. big hop, but he soon jumped back to the Phillies.