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Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1918-09-13

ing his money on loud clothes and
other luxuries to such an extent that
he seldom had q cent to apply to any
worthy cause, such as the care of his
family or the upkeep of the church.
AS result Of Heber's regularity In
blacksliding, therefore, for a dozen
years or more the church folks never
baptized him. They just sort Of let
him slide along, and, when immersion
day finally arrived he usually was
out behind his trotting horse, at
cock fight, or at some other place
scarcely fitted for converts.
Finally, though, the church authori-
ties got tired Of Heber's professions
Ing out, and when the next revival
started, along in the spring, and he
began to show signs of interest, they
advised him that his confession would
be received only with the understand
ing that immersion should follow i'm
mediately. He thought the matter
ever for three days and then agreed
to join that night and be baptized
without delay. And, sure enough, he
arrived bright and early, and, when
the going got good he Joined up for
the thirteenth time.
Baptized Him In a Flood.
Unfortunately, just as the meeting
started, terrific storm arose and the
subsequent cloudburst flooded the
country, Coal Creek, where the baptiz-
ing was to take place, being particu-
larly swollen. This situation made
the baptizing somewhat dangerous,
but the authorities agreed that 1t was
their only chance to get Heber, so,
after church, with the repentant sin
ner in tow, and armed with lanterns,
they filed down to the creek for the
baptizing.
Stories differ as to how Heber, just
as he was being immersed, escaped
the officiating pastors hands, some
saying he wriggled out and others
maintaining that he slipped, but, any
how, he disappeared in the darkness
Daylight found him perched in
sycamore tree, mile down the creek,
in the center Of whirlpool that was
worth mans life to attempt to in
wade. Hence, we had to leave him up
the tree for three days until the water
receded.
Why He Vowed Sacrifices.
When the rescuing party finally ar
rived at the base Of the tree, it was
surprised to find Heber raining down
plug tobacco, drinking liquor, dice,
stickpins, fancy rings and other trink-
cts on which he had squandered his
money, and declaring loudly that there
was no sacrifice he would not make in
the future for the good Of the church
and the protection of his soul. Nor
did he descend until he had stripped
himself Of everything that he could
reasonably spare and little bit more.
"Well, Heber," Bill Boggs, the post
master said after shaking hands with
him, II certainly was impressed with
your spirit OF sacrifice. Why was 1t
that you never did that before?"
"Why, thunderation, mani" Heber
exploded, II never was up tree like
that before"
And there you are. When before
were we, as patriotic citizens, up
tree as we are this year,
The Robesonian., 1918-11-11
IMMEDIATE SHIPMENTS TO
DRUGGISTS IN INFLUENZA

Preference is being given to those
sections stricken by Influenza. In Or
der to reach these sections as quickly
as can be, we are, during this emer-
gency, making shipments by Parcel
Post, direct, to the retail trade, Of not
more than three dozen 3Oc size in any
one shipment. We prefer that the job
bers order these shipments for their
trade, but to save time we will, if the
need be urgent, ship direct on receipt
OF check OF money order. Naturally
no new accounts can be- opened dur
.ng this rush.
The Robesonian., 1918-11-11
HOW TO USE VICK'S VAPORUBf
AS PREVENT 4 TIVE

It is questionable if there is any
thing which will prevent Spanish m
fluenza, except avoiding those pei
sons who are spreading the disease
by coughing, sneezing and splitting,
and by keeping up the bodily resist.
ance by plenty. of good food and ex-
ercise III the open air. The Public
Health Service recommends tnat the
nasal passages be coated with :, weak
solution Of Menthol in liquid petrole-s
I'm as protective. For this purpose
VapoRuD is excellent. Just put
small portion up each nostril from
time to time during the day and snuff
well back into the head.
The Robesonian., 1918-11-11
TO CURTAIL WAR EXPENSES
Congress Will Call for Curtailment
Immediately Upon the Signing of
Armistice by Germany.

Senator Martin of Virginia, Demo-
cratic leader in the Senate, said
Thursday that Congress will call on
tie executive departments Of the gov
crnment to curtail war expenses i'm
:2ediately upon the signing of an arm
.s5ice by Germany He also said that
The War Department will be asked
% stop calling men into the military
service as soon as the war ends.
Senator Martin said that appropria-
@;ors for war purposes in the last two
years have aggregated fifty-seven
;llion dollars and he is deeply con-
;eraed over the effect the expendi-
Tres are having upon the country
leaders of both parties share his
ews, he said, and added that he soon
ould have something to say in the
The Robesonian., 1918-11-11
THREE MILLION JARS SHIP
PED DURING OCTOBER.

On Monday, October 21, we address,
ed an advertisement to the wholesale
and retail drug trade, advising that
we were badly oversold, due to the
influenza epidemic, stating that all
deals and quantity shipments were
postponed ,and requesting tina. Vape-
Rub be purchased IN small iots only.
This condition still prevails.
At this writing we have back or
ders for eighteen thousand (18,OOO)
gross and our orders each day are
double our daily output. The epidemic,
however, is decreasing in most sec
tions, the demand is slackening and
we are working night and day to
catch up. In the meantime, we ask
the trade to be patient with us.
The Robesonian., 1918-11-11
Z EEP FREE FROM COLDS
RY INHATENC NAPNDI1

Colds irritate the lining of the air
passages and thus render them q much
better breeding place for the germs.
At the first signs of cold use Vapo-
Rub at once. Melt little in a spoon
and inhale the vapors arising, or
,VapoRub can be used in a regular
benzoin steam kettle, such as most
druggists carry in stock. If this is
not available, very good substitute
to use is an ordinary tea-kettle. Fill
half-full of boiling water-put in half
teaspoon of VapoRub from time to
time-keep the kettle just slowly
boiling and inhale the steam arising
The Robesonian., 1918-11-11
ENORMOUS SHIPMENTS HAVE
WIPED OUT EXCESS STOCK S

On October 1st we had on hand at
the factory and in twenty warehouses
over the country tremendous stock
of VapoRub, accumulated during the
summer minths. This is now gone
Ne< e<actually shipped during the month
of October over three million jars Of
VapoRub. We are speeding up our
factory as much as possible and the
problem now is to distribute the fac
rorys output as quickly as possible
We have, therefore, for the time be-
ing, abandoned freight shipments and
are shipping either by Parcel Post or
eXpress-trying to give each jobber
at least little stock.
The Robesonian., 1918-11-11
[PANY, GREENSBORO, N C.
,enate on the necessity for curtail-
g government expenses after the

)eHdCe OH Lne necessity Tor curtall-
g government expenses after the
armistice is signed.
Extravaganza in war expenditures
S admitted by Democratic leaders,
,he Senator asserted, but it has been
justified on the ground that it has
cen necessary in order to guard
against having troops in the field in
adequately equipped with ammunition,
I'D and clothing.
The DemocraJlc leader declared his
opposition to universal military train
ing, saying it would lead to continued
t:eavy expenses for cantonments and
other war necessities in peace times.
one method of curtailment Of war
costs suggested by the Virginia Sen
ator was reduction in the number of
clerks employed in Washington and
abandonment of the construction of
houses Tor purely war activities. Sen
tor Martin said he recently had been
Informed by Housing Commissioner
Eidlitz that it is his intention to cur
tail this construction.
Robesonian Business Builders Will
Al
The Robesonian., 1918-11-11

In every case call a physician
VapoRub should be used only in con
nection with the physicians internal
treatment. q
Apply hot, wet cloths over the
throat, chest and back between the
shoulder blades to open the pores.
Dry lightly and rub VapoRub we'll. in
r"til the skin is red-Spread on
thickly and cover with hot flannel
cloJns. Leave the bedcovering loose
around the neck, as the body heat re
leases the ingredients in the form5 of
vapors. These vapors, inhaled with
each breath, stimulate the lining of
the air passages to throw off the in
fluena germs. In case of head Or
chest cold, which often accompanies
influenza, the vapors tend to keep the
air passages open, loosen the phlegm
and make the breathing easier.s IN
addition, VapoRub is absorbed
through and stimulates the skin, at
tracing the blood to the surface, afFd
thus aids in relieving the congesti6m-
within, = i.
The Robesonian., 1918-11-11

Itching, bleeding, protruding or
blind piles have yielded to Doan's
Ointment. 6Oc at all drug stores.
The Robesonian., 1918-11-11
SAMPLES AND INFLUENZA
BOOKLETS FREE ON REOIJFSr

We have prepared a little folder
giving all the informatiin available so
r on Spanish Influenza origin
she symptoms and the treatment, and
;nese will be forwarded to druggists
THE WICK CHEMICAL CON
The Robesonian., 1918-11-11

Robesonian Business Builders Will
Sell the Goods-Try One.
The Robesonian., 1918-11-11
DRUGGISTS STILL ASKEDT0
CONSERVE STOCKS 0FI'!A CRIB
NEEDED IN IT r. DISTRICTS
Influenza Epidemic Decreasing Most Sections
Sackning But We Are Still 5000 Gross Behind on Orders


on request. We viii also be glad to
Ill to any individual one Of these
booklets, together with a qrfnter-
zee sample, free. ~
HOW TO USE vAPORUB IN e..
TREATING SPANISH INFLUENZA
The Washington times., 1918-01-30

. OUvE been very i'll and now
you're we'll, and you write
i that you were cured by a
The Washington times., 1918-01-30
By EARL GOODWIN.

Ben Johnson chairman of the District of Columbia
Committee Of the House. is responsible than any
man for keeping from passage last Congress the Lewis BILL
for the Government ownership of telephones in the District
of Columbia.
The fact that he has studied the situation for more than
year, and at this time has determined to introduce the
Lewis bill himself is significant 1t means that the weak
of the telephone and telegraph systems have been
recognized by Chairman johnson and that these public
vice corporations cannot count him a bulwark Of
strength any longer
Whether not Ben johnson believes in public owner
ship as principle is beside the point.
The fact remains that the telephone company has
fallen down after telling Ben Johnson's committee at
public hearings that it always advancing its equip
ment and organization to meet emergency For two
weeks the Lewis bill for Government ownership of the
telephone system in the District of Columbia fought
out before the District Committee The president the gen.
eral counsel and group of brilliant experts appeared do
everything in their power to defeat the chance for favor
able report on that Government ownership measure.
Ben johnson, against the bill After year Of
thought and experience with the telephone and telegraph
frankly and with characteristic forcefness he
is FOR the BILL and will introduce it again himself Here's
hoping he ''puts it over"
The Washington times., 1918-01-30
You learn from this:

Our final faults come in the
The Washington times., 1918-01-30
Gypsy Horse and Gypsy Tire
Of the Two. the "Gyp', Tire Is the Worse.

These the times of economy Real economy is not
doing wthouhat is the method of ncompetency and inef
fcency REAL economy getting the best the real dol
lar worth having what want on an economical OASIS
Therefore, more we warn you against the So
called cheap Just Good tires which discourage auto
mobile owners get chaueurs into trouble njure two g
ganc industries automobile and tire industries
age cheating among dealers and dishonesty among employees
The worthless automobile t1re without character
vice is called "gyp," short for gypsy.
For centuries the gypsy horse dealer has been no.
torious for good reasons.
The farmer him by the roadside, in the twilight
He has many hoFses-al for SALE he will SELL he will trade
he will PROMISE ANYTHING.
In the morning gypsy gone the farmer with the 'gyp
horse has animal that may be sound in Leg two
in three but in four He finds that he has bought
complete living chart the Diseases of the Horse"
The dealer in gyp tires is successor and full brother
to the gypsy selling spawned rngboned heavey, blind
stagges runaway baky stumbling weak backed cribbing
and generally worthless horses
You would not buy watch because the OUTSIDE
looked much like the outside of f1rst-class watch.
They couldn't give you brass watch unless you knew
something about the seller and the maker.
They couldn't give you watch with gold on the
outside unless they could that the works the inside
were all right.
Buy tire as YOU buy watch No more Judge tires from
the outside than you judge watches from the outside
Anybody give veneer Of nice-ooking rubber or
coat of fancy color pretty little knobs dainty threads
to tire and tell you everything about except the truth
The tire worth buying the tire that will give back your
money and in mileage is that in which millions have
been invested for good tire making Millions means
care experience, ESTABLISHED REPUTATION. For
these things there substitutes
For your protection learn something about the methods
of good something about the makers of the other
kind.
Read extracts from letter written by one of the great
tire men in the United States whose trade on tire
is like the mark of the United States bank note:
The Washington times., 1918-01-30

You learn from this
First, how good tires made, and second how the
sellers of dishonest tires operate.
You know there must necessarily be gigantic supply
of bad tires, and you warned against them
For good tire makers great that are household
words in the country afford anything except DE
TERIoRATIoN IN THEIR PRODUCT They examine all
materials submitting them to the microscopic careful test
described above.
ALI materials not of the very first quality are rejected
And out Of that rejected material, poor rubber in
ferior fber the makers and sellers of gyp tires manu-
and with which they discourage the automobile and tire in
1ustry
Investigate the good tires the great makes make your
choice among them Pick out the that you think best
Give it fair trial and, once satisfied stick to it.
Or you think you do better try other of
the great brands of tires.
But leave the gyp tire alone you would leave alone
the gypsy horse or the brass gold plated watch offered
The Washington times., 1918-01-30
Living Your Beliefs Is
Sacred JOY
By Winifred Black.

" OUvE been very Ill and now
you're well, and you write
L that you were cured by a
new belief.
And your family is Of a different
religion and they tease you and
make fun Of you. and you believe
they'd actually rather see you III
again than to admit that You have
been cured In the way you claim
What shall you do about II!
Leave home and go and live with
strangers?
What a question, little Foolish!
What a question!
You say you have a lovely home
and your family Is really devoted
to you, but you cannot stand having
them make fun to your religion
Well, now, l think that Is Just
exactly the kind Of thing you
ought to stand, and you ought to
stand Il so cheerfully and with so
much common sense and so much
broad and liberal tolerance that
they will begin to see there's
something big and fine and noble
either about you or about your re-
ligion, and then they will let you
alone.
This is the very time for you to
demonstrate Just exactly what you
claim for the faith which you be-
Iieye has made you whole
II 1t is real part Of you. no one
in the world can uproot 1t No
one can change the effect 1t has
upon your character, and perhaps
you can change very much the
characters Of those about you.
Whose the Fault
OF course your family is not
only very cruel but very foolish
10 tease and even mildly to perse-
cute you.
What you believe, you believe,
and no one has any right to laugh
at you for 1t. And IL your religion
is a comfort to you and has made
you we'll and happy. no one but
the veriest bigot would think OF
laying a straw in the way Of your
practice Of your belief.
But how about you? Aren't you
a little bigoted yourself?
Do you talk your new belief
The Washington times., 1918-01-30

night and day? Do you try 10 torcs
II upon your family?
Can't you make allowances for
them and realize that II what you
believe is true Il will come TO them
In its own good time and you do
not have to lift your finger to help
the process along?
What folly and what q wicked
ness religious dissension is, any
where, anyhow, any timel
Whenever hear two persons
arguing about religion, l look to
see which one is pleasant tolerant,
good-humored, kindly. gentle OF
the others feelings, and for the re-
ngion of that one I put down In
my heart q good, big mark Of ap-
probation
Do Your Part.
I'll tell you what I'd do If
were you, Little Sister.
] wouldn't say a word about my
ntw religion to a human soul ex-
cept to those who thought as | did.
I'd live it, and I'd live it every
hour of the day at home and
abroad until my mother said to
my father:
"How sweet the child is grow
ing; it's really a shame to tease
her"
And until my brother said to my
sister:
"Well, anyhow, whatever her re-
ligion is. she's all right, and I
think we ought to let her alone
about it."
You have Just exactly the chance
you ought to be delighted to well
some right there in your own fam
ilv.
/ don't know what religion your
people are, but, whatevc- it is, it
isn't doing them very much good,
or they wouldn't persecute you, q
poor little, delicate, nervous girl,
for a belief which has made you
hopeful and happy.
Perhaps it's your familv's fault
and perhaps it's your fault
Think it over, and then set your
self to a good winter of ine, fruit
full work in the vineyard that
seems to need at least one good,
earnest laborer.
copyright. 1915. by Newspaper Feature So
vice. Inc. Great Britain rt;hts reserSed.)
The Washington times., 1918-01-30

Firms Of known quality con-
struction commence their inspec-
ton with the first item Of raw ma
terial and mixing coEnounds. For
instance. we go to great expense in
machinery and talent TO inspect
every INCH OF fabric delivered to
US by the makers BEFORE it
goes into the tire.
Every inch of fabric delivered
to us not measuring up to our
specifications goes back to the
fabric makers, they in turn resell
this faulty weaving, etc, which we
have declined, to the irresponsible
makers, who use II in ures sup
posed to be as good as the best
made
That is one item.
We maintain GUM inspection
on every delivery from the brokers.
We compel standard up to the
grades listed and which we pur-
chase. Any attempt TO mix or in
troduce different grades is caught
anu lGlul ubu. AS d sItSull lue
brokers SEE that we are not taken
advantage Of, as they know 1t will
come back 10 them.
The moral effect has been good
on our deliveries. but we do not
relax the inspection at our cost.
as We know to relax would result
in the return Of the ola practice.
Where our gum experts used TO
find carload lots to return, they
now rarely find anything, as pur-
chases are known TO be inspected
ere the gum goes into our cellars.
All this residue is sold elsewhere
and USED. So on down the line
with the raw materials. When we
start mixing inspectors stand over
the patches t. see that the work
men use only the right proportions
OF each ingredient. etc, etc.
Our final faults come in the
The Washington times., 1918-01-30
HEARD AND SEEN

Imposed on q family for mere neees.
sides Of Life. The Keatine biIl Is the
real BILL This allows Increases as
high - 80 per cent.
"Snow Shovelers Needed" says q
Star headline.
Why waste space on the Obviousf
THOMAS DOYLE, of the Dis
trict Building, has written to Con-
gresham Ben Johnson one Of the
best Of the many letters received
BY Mr.. johnson on the rent-raisinR
subject.
'T see little difference between
the German levy of tribute on Bel
gian cities and the tribute exaeted
by some Of the pirates in Washing
ton, says Mr.. Doyle, in effect
ELLIOT WOODS had his men
out early on the snow-shoveling lob,
and the result il the Capitol plaza
is being cleaned up. =
ED STEWART and A. BRUCE
BIELASKI, Of the Department Of
Justice, were Capitol visitors yes
terday.
Those are the men IUko 90 to the
appropriation committees TO get
money TO nan dotcn German spiss.
B-T-r-r-T.
WILLIAM A. DUPUY says that
SUNSHINE MARY'S husband was
a member Of the famous Grseiy
polar expedition.
]. r. NOURSE says that once .
week the Forest Glen car jumps on
the track.
The Washington times., 1918-01-30

first financial burden he is the that often buys
the worthless tire and has his outing spoiled by bowouts
and puncures which the gyp dealer later tells him
from sharp stones etc. but which really from SHARP
PRACTICE.
The less money you have the less you afford to deal
with gypsy either in tires horses watches or any other
line of purchase
The Washington times., 1918-01-30

wOrkmanship-the human eoua-
tion. This is in the placing Of the
piles, the overcuring by neglect
Of time errors, and it is then the
inspection that is described comes
into play.
Such tires are thrown out, and
are often not faulty enough to in
vite the scrap heap treatment, as
they will deliver mileage. but not
as much as the properly built ones.
"our company does not sell
them to ANY DEALER.
The favorite practice OF the
gyp is to mysteriously say This
second was made by big firm. I
cannot say which one. and / only
have a few, etc, when as fact
the tire never saw a reputable fac
tory, Lut is one regularly made for
them by some small company en-
gagged in making them solely.
Another practice is to advertise
list Of prominent makes and then
be Just out when called on to de-
liver one and urge a substitution.
The general practice is to en-
gage with a maker Of bad goods,
made of cheap and shoddy ma
terials, for a special design tire,
TO put on It a list price Just the
same as a reputable make, then
as a SPECIAL thing in trading out
the list to some VERY low figure
TO FOOL the buyer into thinking
he is getting a bargain. That is
the PADDED LIST PRICE de-
signed TO establish parity on values
and meant TO be cut in sales.
Il might run on to length on this
subject. but Il suffices to say that
there is a distincSline OF bunco-
steering more common to the sale
Of tires than any other COM
modify
The Washington times., 1918-01-30

to you by an nerant pedder with no shop no name no
reputation, nothing to lose.
The worst Of the fraudulent "gyp tire is this: It is
bought nearly always the who least afford the
cost Of being cheated.
The rich man has had experience in buying He has
learned that well established firms universally known trade
names are cheapest because best.
But the little man who runs his own car, the to
The Washington times., 1918-01-30

BILL HART. SR-, says the trouble
with q lot uf Institutions Is that there
are too many wrist watch men and
too few pick and shovel operators
Right again, Bill.
FRANK MORSE, TEAPOT NAT
TINGLY, and WILLIAM D. HAS
SETT have Ieagued together as Les
Trois Mousquetaires and viii occupy
the pseudo Bohemian apartments
above the weil-known ex-saloon at
the northeast corner Of Eleventh and
e streets.
This IL as near a. les mousque-
taires can ges to the erstwhile apart
ments Of ]. McNeiIl Whistler, Treas
ury clerk and artist. Whistler lived
over HERZGG'S, on the next corner,
at Twelfth snd z streets northwest
Where did Walt Whitman Rvs
tchsH he iCGS hsrsf
JAMES L. WRIGHT reports that
GUY MASON picks up strangers
every morning and takes a whole
automobile full Of people to work.
This is reducing the load on the
Fourteenth street line. Mr.. Aason's
motor starts from Fourteenth and U
streets about S:I5 every morning.
The 5 and 10 per cent increase In
salaries for Government clerks rec
ommended ny q subcommittee Of the
House PostOfEce Committee Is not
enough. Il l. 50 far from being
enough that u would be q joke II not
n tragedy. Members Of Congress
should not attempt to legallEe star
VatiOn wages for Government em-
pIOyes. Government pay for clerks
does not reach the peak Of the load
The Washington times., 1918-01-30

]. R. NOURSE says that once .
week the Forest Glen car jumps on
the track.