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Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1918-05-10

extreme of the valley to the south
west Of Prishtina, the coal deposits
are extensive and valuable. The lay
ers are usually about 4.3 feet thick,
with a northeasterly direction, almost
horizontal, and showing above the
ground in some places, the distance
of a kilometer. The Serbian railways
were formerly supplied with coal from
this particular region. In the basin
like valley of Prizrend coal also ap-
pears above the ground in layers av-
eraging two feet thick. The same condi-
ton is found in the narrow valley Of
Piscupshtina river in the environs of
the villages Of Lukovo, Perezl, and
Berovo up to Mercybey in the Ochrida
district. In these particular localities
the surface layers average in thickness
from three-fourths of a foot to 4.35
feet, but this coal has only a local
value, as 1t is far from the railroad.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1918-05-10

chicken broth, with one cupful of stale
bread crumbs. Bring to the boiling point
and let simmer As minutes, then rub
through a sieve and add a cupful sof
milk. Melt two tablespoonfuls of but
ter, add two of flour and stir until well
blended, then pour on gradually while
stirring constantly the boiling hot
stock. Add a cupful of thin cream or
a beaten egg with a cupful of milk.
Season we'll with salt and pepper and
serve piping hot.
Oatmeal Scrapple.-Boil two pounds
of flank steak until tender, put it
through a meat grinder. TO the liquor
of the beef add a pint of oatmeal, boil
for half an hour, then mix with the
meat, season with pepper and salt,
and mold in a bread pan Fry the
slices in hot fat until deep brown.
Prune Ice Cream.-Soak a cupful of
pruneS in water to cover overnight.
Cook In the same water until tender,
remove the stones and put the pulp
through a strainer. Add a cupful of
sugar, four tablespoonfuls of lemon
juice, a pinch of salt, and IA cupfuls
of cream. Freeze and serve garniShed
with nut meats. The juice of two
oranges may be used in place of the
lemons, making a pleasing variety.
Dreamed sardines.-Melt four table
~Spoonfuls of butter, add one-fourth of
a cupful of soft bread crumbs, add one
cupful of cream and bring to the boil
ing point add one box of sardines, two
cooked eggs finely chopped, one-half
teaspOonful Of salt, a few dashes Of
paprika. Reheat and serve on narrow
strips of buttered toast.
DOughnuts that have become dry
may be dipped in cold water and re-
heated in the oven, making them quite
nalotahla
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1918-05-10

a comfortable cottage, with lots Of
light and ventilation and every con
venience, a tive-room bungalow, with a
good start for three rooms upstairs. 1t
only cost $500. The original price
was fixed at $2,496, but a concrete
basement and a few extras added to
the cost.
The cottage Is built on a lot 70 feet
front and it is % by AZ feet with an
eight-foot porch extending across the
entire front. The only change he
would make If building another would
possibly be to make 1t two feet wider.
The bungalow contains a living
room, dining room, two bedrooms, and
kitchen, a nice-siZed bathroom, two
large closets, a linen closet, a pantry,
and an inclosed entrance at the rear
porch.
Attic Is FIoored.
The entire attic Is loored and up
rights in place for lath and plaster
whenever it is desired to finish the up
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1918-05-10
THE
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CAB|NET

prepared on short notice. Canned
soups are another available dish. A
white sauce with fish, flesh or fowl or
almost any vegetable, cold cooked
eggs or macaroni will make a good
main dish.
An omelet is always welcome and
the housewife who keeps herself well
supplied with eggs need not worry II
she knows how to prepare a fluffy,
tasty omelet.
A half a cupful of rice may be
Drowned in a little butter, then water
added to cook it, and when tender stir
in two or three eggs with a little milk
or cream with seasonings. This will
taste like scrambled eggs with use Of
half the number.
For dessert one may always call
upon the preserve closet, and with a
cracker or small sponge cake or piece
of fruit cake with a hot drink, the des-
sert is easy. If q stale cake is in
ones possession, steam 1t and make a
sauce of a cupful of sugar, two table
SpOonfulS OF Hour we'll blended II
just enough boiling water to cook the
mixture until smooth, then add a nice
lump Of butter, a grating of nutmeg,
and a tablespoonful or two of good
vinegar, with a pinch Of salt. Serve
the sauce hot as well as the steamed
cake.
Another quick dessert Is called
"Fifteen Minute Pudding" and Is one
every housewife should know how to
prepare. Take a cupful of -four, sift-
ed with a te%aspoonful of baking pow
der, n little salt and a cup of milk.
Put into creased cups with a layer OF
any juicy fruit like cherries in be-
tween the ~spoonfuls of batter. Steam
Is minutes in a dish of boiling water.
Serve with cream.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1918-05-10
closed stairway with the floor land
ing nea the center of the building.
Don'ts for Home Builders.

closed stairway with the floor land
ing near the center of the building.
Don'ts for Home Builders.
Don't invest In cheap plumbing and
%lavatory fittings. If you do you'll soon
discover 1t to be the most "expen-
sive" economy you ever tried.
Don't plan a wonderful variety OF
color schemes in decorating when the
consistent use of simple color combina-
tions gives far more pleasing and deco
rative results.
Don't forget that rooms designed
after simple, straight lines lend them
selves more easily to decoration, prove
more sanitary, and are less tiresome to
live in than badly arranged rooms.
Don't fail to have a large sheltered
porch off the living or dining room,
to be screened in summer and glassed
In for a u parlor in the winter.
Don't build your living porch to the
west 1t would be sunny in the after
noon, just when the housewife is free
to enjoy it. East, southwest, and
south are the best exposures.
Don't regret it afterwards-make a
two-story porch, the second floor for
outdoor sleeping. There is nothing
more healthful.
Don't let your front door open d.
rectly into the living room. A hall or
vestibule cuts off cold.
Don't plan to have the stairway as
cend from the living room. It's more
picturesque than useful.
Don't scatter the plumbing all over
the place; arrange it so the kitchen
sink Is owe the laundry tubs and d.
rectly under the bath room thus keep
all the piping straight and simple and
hold down the cost.
Don't overlook composition flooring
for the bath room and the front vesti-
bule. 1t is so easy to keep clean.
Don't omit a seat with hinged cover
for the front vestibule; 1t is a great
convenience as a handy place for rub
berS, porch cushions, children's play
things, etc!
Don't be preiudiced; glazed Dutch
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1918-05-10

stairs. The uprlghts, usually 2 by 4,
were placed to give the roof nee
essary carrying strength.
The owner believes an additional
two feet on the left side could be
used to advantage in the living room,
dining room, pantry and porch. The
position of the girder, however, would
not be changed.
The living room has a cheerful fire.
place built Of notified brick. The out
side chimney, as well as the lower por-
tiOn of the porch posts and founda-
tons, are built of vitrified paving
brick. Another feature in the living
room are two book shelves built into
the colonnades between living room
and dining room.
The pantry is conveniently built be-
tween the dining room and kitchen, and
may have an outside ice box. In this
home the ice box is kept on the porch,
but protected from the weather.
The bathroom is located between
the two bedrooms and readily reached
from every portion Of the house. 1t is
large enough and has a linen closet.
In the hallway Is n clothes chute.
Each Of the bedrooms has large clos
cts and with the spacious attic there
is lots of room for storage purposes.
There Is a basement under the en-
tire house and 1t is concreted.
The attic Is reached through an in
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1918-05-10
PROTEST $9.65 AS MINIMUM.

Clothing manufacturers Of Mass@-
chusetts do not agree that s9.65 70
the lowest sum girls in the trade
should be paid. They told the mimi
mum wage commission at the State
House, Boston, that many clothing
makers would fail if that SUM wa&
made the minimum wage.
Harrison F. Lyman, chairman Of the
board, divided the weekly financial
needs of a girl as follows; Room and
board, Sc; clothing, $3.50; laundry, Is
cents; carfares, 60 cents; doctor and
dentist, 40 cents; church, 10 cents;
organization dues, 20 cents; incident
ais, GO cents. The rate for the trade
has been fixed at IS a week for girls
over IS and at 81 a week for girls "ot
any age" The hearing was for fur
Their discussion.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1918-05-10
NA.1 MlAfmeeQ
Strange Fate Of a Clock.

The Germans have tried many un-
successful ~eXpedients to catch pro-
gressive Father Time and force him
back into his medieval trappings,
which they believe to be still in fash
ion.
When the picturesque old church at
Etrelliers fell before the enemy's ar
tillery, though the shell Of the SYM
bolicaily sacred structure was abso-
lutely ruined, the clock escaped de-
struction.
Now it forms the front wall of a
British Tommy's hut which is perch
ed in front of the sheltering pile of
debris. Time is with the Allles.-Pop.
ular Science Monthly.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1918-05-10

The Machias Shipbui'd ding Co. has
been formed at Machias, Me, with
$780, 900 capital stock, all common:
par $40, nothing paid in. A. /. Babb il
president, Fl. S. Palmer clerk and
treasurer, and these two. with c. r.
Clark, directors.
A strike of 80 charwomen employed
at the State House, Boston, was called
OFF when at the behest of Henry b.
Endicott, executive manager of the
State public safety committee, prompt
legislation was promised to allow a
sufficient appropriation to pay the wo-
which they demanded. The women
marched to Mr.. E%ndicott's Office and
laid their grievances before him. La
ter, Mr.. Bndicott told the house ways
and means committee that he had
been able to advise anything
with any clearer conscience than in
urging the charwomen's request DO
met. The committee Immediately
agreed to report a bill providing for
the additional appropriation.
Steps were taken at a meeting lin
the State House, Concord, n. H., by
the Committe. on Medicine of the New
Hampshire Committee on Public
Safety which it is believed will be OF
great benefit along the lines Of child
conservation in the state. The COM
mittee is acting with the Woman's
committee. 1t was decided to under
take a system of registration of ali
children in the state under FIVE years
and to ascertain the general health
conditions. This is a part OF a
try-wide movement to save 100000
children now dying each year from
p~reventable causes. Better santa
ton and feeding will be encouraged
This is primarily a war measure and
is designed to offset the losses that
must come from the men now fighting
and those who will fight later on. All
of the other allied nations have SIM
liar movements and the results show
dlI6duy d ueCluSulJ ItuUtIu 0CdAh
rate.
Training of men at Camp Devenss
Aver, Mass, who are held as prisoners
for minor offenses will not be inter
rupted by their punishment, under a
system inaugurated by order of Ma
jor General Harry F. Hodges. Only
those facing serious charges will be-
confined in the guard house. Other
prisoners will spend the mornings
training with their respective units
and in the afternoons fatigue duty
will be imposed as penalty for the Of
lenses with which they are charged
The Massachusetts 2 House OF Rep
resentatives rejected the bill which
authorized the payment Of 81 a week
to prisoners for their work in penal
institutions. In the debate, RepTesen"
tative Butler of Lawrence said that
the bill is in successful operation In
twenty-eight States. 1t has Increased
the efficiency of prison labor 100 per
cent, he said. Representative Atwood
of Boston said it would cost Ihs
State from $4,000 to S20,000.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1918-05-10
BY WILLIAM A.. RADFORD.

A few months ago a young Western
ranchman returned to his home in a
city in southern Illinois and was mar
ried to a girl of childhood acquaint-
ance, she a maiden from a farm. That
was the beginning of the comfortable
little home which had it's locus in the
cottage shown in the Illustration; the
plans were sketched by the couple
while they still rented.
The man of the house had spent -
years in a two-room shack" on the
Western plains. There he accumu-
lated a comfortable sum and there he
learned something about inconveni-
ence.
From the poorly lighted, cold and
but fairly well ventilated place he call
ed home he has been transformed into
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1918-05-10

like a flower.
A pretty way to serve cucumber is
to peel it, then pare in rounds as one
does an apple, keeping the pieces as
long as possible. Wind in rose shape,
place a spoonful of mayonnaise in the
center and If placed on lettuce or a
slice of tomato will prove both pleas
Ing to the eye and the palate.
Chopped cucumber with onion used
as a filling for tomato cups, the filling
mixed with a good boiled dressing or
any kind Of oil dressing, is another
good combination well liked.
Green Pepper With cheese.-Cut
green peppers in halves, removing the
seeds and white pulp. then fill with
highly seasoned cream cheese which
has been softened with cream a few
chopped chives may be added. The
when ready to serve cut them in slices.
The slice will have a ring of the pretty
green or red of the pepper around. the
cheese.
Tomato and Pineapple saIad.-Peel
shapely small tomatoes and cut in
eighths, keeping it together at the
blossom end. Open out like a flower
and fill the center with chopped pine
nipple and celery and dot with a
spoonful of yellow mayonnaise just be-
fore serving. Slices of radish with
slices of onion of the same size in
overlapping slices make a pretty gar
nish for a plain lettuce or head let
tuce salad.
Head Lettuce With Peanuts.-Take
a half cupful of nice fresh peanuts,
roll with the rolling pin until crushed
like crumbs. Sprinkle these over head
lettuce that has been dressed with a
highly seasoned French dressing with
a tablespoonful of onion added to it.
She dresses aye sac clean and neat,
Bath decent and genteel,
III
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1918-05-10
MODEL BUNGALOW
MOST PRACTICAL
So Constructed That Three
Rooms May Be Added Later.
D0N'TS FOR HOME BUILDERS
There Are Many Things That Should
Be Avoided by Those Plan
ming and Building
New Houses.

Mr.. William A. Radford will answer
questions and give advice FREE OF
COST on all subjects pertaining to the
subject OF building. for the readers Of this
paper. On account of his wide experience
as Editor, Author and Manufacturer, he
Us, without doubt, the highest authority
on all these subjects. Address all inquiries
to William A. Radford, No. 1927 Prairie
avenue. Chicago, ILL.,, n only enclose
three-cent stamp for reply.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1918-05-10
COAL MINES OF MACEDONIA
Fuel So Abundant That at Times IL
Appears Above the Surface
Of the Ground.

In Macedonia Coz. in abundance is
found in the valleys, appearing above
the surface in many places. In the
valley of Kossovo in the neighborhood
Of Sibovtzi and Hade, along the Sit
nitza river to the southwest of the
town of Prishtina and around the vii
lage of Sh~ashkovitza, in the northern
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1918-05-10
Often Returned,

what is Scribson doing these
daysT
He's polishing up this poem on the
world war preparatory to sending 1t
out on It's rounds again. He's actu-
ally beginning to take new pride in
that composition of his"
More than he did at first?"
Eyes. He says it's the most widely
Travelled poem he ever wrote"
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1918-05-10

doors (cut horizontally through the
middle into two parts) are better than
French windows to open out onto a
sleeping porch. The half doors per-
NIT a nicer regulation of cold air.
Don't miss having a laundry chute
from the bedroom floor to the base
ment. 1t is the greatest convenience
In the house.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1918-05-10

ripe tomato makes
a salad most allur-
ing. Small toma-
toes may be peeled
and cut in the form
of a tulip with a
bit of yellow may
Onnaise for the cen
ter; placed on head
lettuce, they look
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1918-05-10

ceed as with any
pastry. The mix
ture will be a lit
tie more difficult
to handle, but 1t
makes very good
pastry. B a k / n &
powder biscuit may
also be made, u.s.
ing barley flour
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1918-05-10

Oh! that mine eyes might closed be
To what concerns me not to see;
That deafness might possess mine ear
To what concerns me not to hear;
That truth my tongue may always tie
From ever speaking foolishly.
-Thos. Elmwood.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1918-05-10
Innuisitive Peonle.

Inqulsitive people are the tunnels of
conversation they do not take any
thing for their own use, but merely to
pass 1t to another-Steele.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1918-05-10

TIVT TOOU pTVUgF Is OIIt1
much puzzled to plan a
wPll-balanced meal.
Spring Soup.-Peel and
thinly slice one onion
and cook in a tablespoon
full of butter for five min
utes, stirring constantly,
then add four c~unfnlS of
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1918-05-10

be drawn upon for
an en- C Y
when the u%nexpect-
ed guest or three
were invited here
come nine" which
will sometimes hap
pen in the best reg
ulated ~neighbor-
hoods. A cream
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1918-05-10
Seek Happiness From Within.

Look inwards! for you have a last
ing fountain of happiness ut home
that will always bubble up If you will
but dig for it.-Marcus Aurelius.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1918-05-10

soup with crackers or crotonS will
make a good beginning for any meal
after breakfast OF If broth Of any kind
Ia at hand a variety of soups may be
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1918-05-10
A FEW PRETTY SALADS.

The combination of light green found
IN the cucumber, and the rich red of the
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1918-05-10
SHORT NOTICE DISHES.

The housewife who Is at all eff
cient, trys to have something that may
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1918-05-10
sAVoRY, SATISFYING DISHES.

The conscientious housewife who Is
trying to fulfill the requirements Of
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1918-05-10
GOOD THINGS TO TRY.

Pastry may be made by using barley
-four without any wheat flour. Pro-
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1918-05-10

She dresses aye sac clean and neat,
Bath decent and genteel,
And then there's something in her gait
Makes ony dress look weel.
Burns.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-09-14
Miss Ingalis's Lore Affairs

raere was q time when the novel in
which character dissection took the place
Of real action .fourished: but that was
before the world war came along and
changed all standards Nowadays. as a
rule, you, rlusc have German spy or
two, an automatic pistol, or an incen-
diary fire. else your tale will not sell.
So many of these glorified dime novels
have come along the literary pike since
1914 that 1t is real pleasure to run
across book like Gertrude Halls Miss
Ingalls," Her people develop themselves
smoothly and naturally. They unfold
themselves as the story progresses. not
by mere assertions on the part of the
author, but by what they say and do.
Yet there is only one pistol shot fired in
tile entire 20T pages-and that is never
eXplained-and has little bearing on the
plot.
Briefly stated. the book is narrative
of the struggle of a fairly intelligent
young girl, swept out of herself by a
strong physical attraction for man. to
retain some small portion of her own
entity and her own self-respect.
Another man, of the altruistic. artistic
type, is introduced in the first few pages,
then drops out of sight until needed as
the deus eX machina at the very end.
He is not very convincing. this artist
chap. and the book stops abruptly, with
only a mint Of the customary happy
ending" but wien YOU come to think ii
over this unique climax is the only logi-
cal way in which the book could wind
up.
MISS INGALLS,. BY Gertrude Hall. New
York: The Century Company. S.iO.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-09-14
g|l|E|s||9I|is!|:|||||!.Z

nUT he laughed at her threat, at
. herself = hardly more than a
child. Left alone in the world to run
wild like a gypsy-used to the vul-
garity-the gaudy glamour of the
London music halls-yet how little
how pitifully little she knew of the
ways Of the world! ....
Life at its most unconventional
thrilling adventures by the wayside
the tragic gayety Of one girls
heart-stirring story-these are the
things you will read about in this big,
colorful book Of life as it really is.
And through the excitement of it all
runs delicate strain of sweetness
of true nobility. Harsh humor min
gled with romance and pathos-
flowers growing in the dust and mud
hard reality yielding place to the
golden dreams of youth and love
all these Compton Mackenzie paints
with sure strokes of genius = with
beauty and power and understanding
of human souls.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-09-14
Exploits at the Front

A fortnight account Of war in the
making is presented in Hunting the
Hun" by Captain James Belton and
Lieutenant +. c.. Odell Written by men
who have been in the thick of the hgh'-
Ing. who have known the thrill of gong
over the top. and who have participated
in many bizarre and hazardous adNen-
lures the book reflects the simple SOL
dter's viewpoint. The rather haphaZard,
episode style is unmarked by any pre-
tencc at literary art. but it does con-
Vey realistic picture of the life al the
front. of the many things. big ana little
that fill the day of the man in the
front-line trench.
No attempt Is made at chronological
sequence. The book opens with a de-
tailed description of the complete prep
araliCns for the battle of Nimy Ridge,
and of the authors part in ii. The
safety of the battalion's rum jar was
everybody's chief concern The follow
ing chapters revert TO enlistment days
and preliminary impressions Ell route
to France. The succeeding accounts If
Incidents III the trenches are in tur,
humorous and exciting. ranging from
the nersoal correspondence of soldiers
begun through the agony columns TO
thrilling aerial ducls. The book is read
able, and, within its limits, intOrma-
tive.
HUNTING TUE Hun. BY Captain James
Ee!ion and Lieutenant T.. q. bdeli. Illus
tratcd. New York: D. Appleton ! 90.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-09-14
HISTORY AND FlCTION-WAR AND PEACE AIMS OF LABOR

ness OF American society will find the
whole book most l,eartening.
CliEERFUL--BY REQUEST. BY Edna Ter.
n'r. Garden Cit;, Doubleday Page GO.