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Oxford Democrat., 1921-06-14
Ragout of String-Beans.
4 slices OF bacon
3 onions
a ANAL nOtat0aa
l quart of string beans
0.lk aA.

small potatoes
quart of string beans
Salt and pepper
Chop the bacon and put into kettle to
fry ont. Then, add the onions, sliced
and cook for FIVE minutes. Add one
quart of boiling water and the prepared
beans and boil until the beans are half.
done. Add the potatoes, halved, and
cook until all are done.
In making these vegetable salmis, care
should be taken that there be not too
much gravy. Therefore, do not add too
much water. Let 1t cook down 20 there
will be about cup and half when the
salmi has finished cooking.
The fruit salmis are composed Of two
or more kinds of fruit that blend we'll,
cut up into small pieces and mixed to.
getber lightly. They are better II pre-
pared an hour or 80 before using 30 rs to
extract and blend the juices.
A dressing may be made OF one cup OF
sugar, the juice and rind of lemon and
one egg.yolk, mixed together and
brought to Q boil, with two tablespoon.
fuls Of cream or top. milk added when
the mixture is COOL. This dressing adds
richness, but is not necessary.
Especially good combinations are:
Bananas, oranges, pineapple (fresh or
canned).
Bananas, oranges or pineapple, straw
berries.
Bananas, peaches, plums.
Orange and black berries.
There are endless varieties OF these
salmis and thew often serve to use up
small amounts of fruits.
Oxford Democrat., 1921-06-14
hayonnalse Dressing.

Il
make boiled dressing using the FOL
lowing formula:
egg
2 tablespoonfuls sugar
tablespoonfuls mustard
Speck pepper
cup milk
IL cup vinegar
2 tablespoonfuls corns,arch
Beat the egg thoroughly; add the dry
Ingredients, which have been we'll com
bined, to 1t. The mustard, added direct.
ly to the egg before adding the milk,
gives Q deeper color to the dressing
This is . much-desired factor for this in
expensive dressing. Then add the milk.
The vinegar should now be added very
slowly, beating the custard mixture with
an egg beater while adding the vinegar.
Cook in double boiler until uf smooth,
thick consistency. The Ingredients
should be stirred constantly during cook
ing to prevent Jumping. Remove the
top part of the double boiler from the
fire and while the dressing is yet warm
add one tablespoonful Of corn or olive
oil until one-fourth OF . cup OF 1t shas
been added. This may be combined by
beating In with tablespoon or an egg
beater. One will be surprised to learn
how little time or energy 10 required to
prepare this, and will also be pleased
with the result.
Oxford Democrat., 1921-06-14
State of Maine.

70 all persons interested in either Of the estsss
hereinafter named:
At Probate Court held at Rumford. in and
of May. In the year of our Lord ONE
thousand nine hundred and twenty -one. The
following matters having been presented for the
action thereupon hereinafter indicated.
IT ID HEREBY ORDERED:
That notice thereof be given to all persons In
terested by causing copy Of this order 70 be
published three weeks su"cessiyely In the OK.
Paris M in said County, that they may appear s 4
Probate Court to be held at Paris on the
third Tuesday of juno, A. D. 1921, at nine Of
tho clock In the forenoon, and be heard thereon
II they see cause.
Maria Clay lats of Stow, deceased; vii, and
petition for probate thereof and the appointment
Of Fred Eaton - executor of the same 70 act
sented by said Fred Eaton. the executor therein
named.
Clarence L. Heath late of Woodstock, de.
ceased; petition for the appointment Of Lillian
II. Swift or some other suitable person - ad.
ministratrix Of the estate Of said deceased pre-
sented by said Lillian N. swim. asistsr.
Laforest A. Waite late Of Dixneld, de.
ceased; petition that ills W. Waite or some
other suitable person be appointed - admins.
traitor Of the estate of said deceascd to act with
out bond presented by Walter Waite. an heir.
Hsppy l.. Moulton late Of Sweden. de-
ceased: nrst and hnal account presented for
allowance by Louiss houlton, exccutrix.
witness, ARETAs Z. sTEARNs. Judge Of
said Court At Rumford, this fourth Tuesday
of May, In the year of our Lord ono thou.
sand nlas 4s.ess ca:o MHLBERT 5. fxRk. Rasi.'er.
29A
Oxford Democrat., 1921-06-14
p,soautien.rv aa.asursss

Honey. when you 60 to break tina
nsws to paw" whispered Miss Pinkey
Pertwhistle, an Arkansas maiden
who had Just promised young Gabe
Gawley that she'd be his'n, you'd bet.
ter ask him 6rst thing for the loan
of his pistol. and when you've got Il
safe In your pocket tell him were
going to get married, and then stun
him right quick with q neck yoke or
something. Country Gentleman.
Oxford Democrat., 1921-06-14

Do you know how to utilize left over
pancake batterf Put batter In cool
place until the next morning, 20 1t viii
not sour. Take slices Of bread, dip in
the batter and fry. This 10 better than
"French toast"
Oxford Democrat., 1921-06-14

Before baking potatoes let them stand
in hot water for st least fifteen minutes
and they will bake In less than half the
ordinary length Of time; to keep them
from shrinking rub tho skins with drip
pings before placing them In tho oven.
Oxford Democrat., 1921-06-14
Mayfiower Eggs.

On hot platter arrange slices of toas,
covered with white sauce. Sprinkle
generously with grated cheese. Scram-
BILE five eggs; pour over the contents Of
the platter. Sprinkle with chopped
ham and garnish with parsley.
Oxford Democrat., 1921-06-14

To prevent fudge from sugarine add
one fourth . teaspoonfuf OF cream of
tartar to fudge before beating. This
may also be used In making icing.
Oxford Democrat., 1921-06-14
aalf.Explanatorx.

Strange manuscript found By .
wichita teacher on her desk: please
excuse Jennie. She was sick and had
10 stay home to do the washing and
lroning."-Wichita Beacon.
Oxford Democrat., 1921-06-14
r..r,1v,no Name.

The Incorporated Vermin hepre.
don society IL making war on the raj
in England. It's name calculated -
,triks terror to the rodent heart
Rosfon Transcript.
Oxford Democrat., 1921-06-14
r.mpIss Of Wood.

The shiuto temples, says the Amer
,can Forestry Magazine, are always
constructed from the wood Of the jap
snesa aboryitae or hinokt.
Oxford Democrat., 1921-06-14

Wonderful rransfermsuon.
Figures from Maine show that cap
ital Of SaO00,0 900 IL invested in the
business Of transforming the raw her
rine into the baked sardine.-Boston
TRANSCRIPT.
Oxford Democrat., 1921-06-14
Why Pick On Your
SHOE DEALER

and most shoe manufacturers have
One alone lost $6oooooooo last
marking down their shoes to
placement COST Nevertheless woods full of economists
lWHO CLAIM PRICES OF SHOES WILL SHORTLY RETURN
TO PREWAR LEVELS, BUT WILL THEYi YES THEY SURE
WILL
| When hard coal is back at 5000 per
When railroad back at per mile.
When house is back at $40 per month.
When gasoline is back at per gallon;
When telephones back at ST. 90 per month;
When square meal is back quarter;
When farm labor is back at $s5 pr month;
When gasis back at ooc
When shaves back Ioc.;
freight from NJ Y, $I.84, back 97c.;
When cal fares back at a nicke
When money is back at per cent;
When cooks back SIS per week
When hair back at a quarter;
When back a nicke
When car-wash is back at doar
When ecream s back a dime
When doctors call is back buck;
When a newspaper is back at penny
For the love Nike why expect the manufacturer, wholesaler and
reer shoes to 90 the Aren't Americans all in
this proposition ogeherl Haven't got work out together
them haven't wholesalers retailers of shoes
much than the reducing prices
and making ,eadusmentf WE'LL SAY THEY HAVE Werel
aheady ahead Now let the BARRIERS and the movie
lords and the the ymen, and the bankers
cut THEIR prices and catch up with the shoe
F. N. SWEET SHOE COMPANY
oper. House Block. Telephone $50. NORWAY
Oxford Democrat., 1921-06-14
FOR SALE.

Moving machine. Mccormick,
one horse. Box g Paris Hill or
phone 1884. I9tf
Oxford Democrat., 1921-06-14
HOMEMAKERS' COLUMN,

Correspondents on topics Of interest to the adiee
10 solicited. Address: Editor HoMIfAKlRS'
CoLUhN. Oxford Democrat. South Paris. H.
Oxford Democrat., 1921-06-14
NOTICE.

This ia to notify the public not to trust or har.
Dor my ife. Harriet Stevens, - shall pay NO
bills of her contraction after this date.
CHARLES A. STEVENS.
South Paris, May q, 1921. 1874
Oxford Democrat., 1921-06-14

Roast chicken-nicely and
evenly Drowned all over

no ashes to take out. no fuel wasted.
Over three million housekeepers are
already using the New Perfection Oil
Cook Stove You can control your FIRE
so much more easily and accurately
than with the old range.
The New Perfection Water Heater is
another modern convenience for
housekeepers Supplies ample hot
water for all household needs at trif-
ling cost. Strong and durable will
last many years.
The cook stoves are made in two,
three and four-burner sizes, with or
without warming cabinet; also in one
burner size with no cabinet. Ask your
dealer to show you how simple they
are to operate and take care of. Sold
by leading hardware. department and
general stores everywhere.
Oxford Democrat., 1921-06-14
ASPARAGUS SANDWICHES

Slice Boston brown bread in medium
slices and spread thin with peanut but
ter. Slice and core two or moro tart ap.
pies and fry delicate brown In hot but
ter or bacon fat; dust with pepper, salt
and little sugar, then, when cooked,
drain and lay one slice 10 each sandwich
serve warm with little powdered fresh
roasted peanut on top of each. These
sand wiches are, of course, round.
Oxford Democrat., 1921-06-14

THAT'S the way New Perfec-
ton Oil Cook Stove does it with
the New Perfection oven. And to-
gether they bake pies. cakes and
cookies the same way-evenly.
Then too. it's so easy to get up
roasting or baking heat with a
New Perfection, quickly. Turn
the wick up full until the flame
has white tips-they furnish the
most heat. And the long blue
chimney drives it into the oven
you don't make the whole kitchen
unbearably hot.
It's no bother to cook with a New Per.
fec6cn. No wood or coal to bring in.
no coal dust or litter to sweep up.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-07-05
NEXT WINTERS COAL.

Appeals to the public to put in your
winter coal now" fall on deaf ears, and
coal men are indignant. Some of their
representatives are explaining that unless
people start buying at once for the heavy
needs of the fall and winter, there is
bound to be a coal famine in a few
months, with famine prices. And still
the consumers who are able to stave off
consumption for the present refuse TO be
moved either by pleas or threats.
1t is natural enough. People will buy
coal, just as they will buy anything else
when they are convinced that the prices
are right They know that coal prices
have not yet been debated, and they are
not going to play into the hands of prof
teers by giving orders until the defatiOr
has proceeded to their satisfaction. They
figure that they might as well be stuck
next winter as now, and they hope tina
| if they refuse to be stuck now they viii
not be stuck next winter. e
Nearly every kind of coal in nearl!
every section of the country is still highe
than it ought to be. The retail deale
is not necessarily to blame. He may be
and very likely is, making little prof
on his present sales. But his prices still
represent, in most cases, unnecessaril,
large profits to operators and middlemen
| They represent profits taken by too man!
people. 1t is case of an industry a
whole running on an inefficient and in
excusably costly basis.
| The whole industry needs TO be re
formed, simplified and made more eff
cient. When that is done, coal can b.
got from the mines to the consumers
bins at far less cost. When that happy
situation develops, the public will buy
coal again in greater quantity than evel
and with greater prOmptness than ever
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-07-05
TUESDAY, JULY 3. 1921.
MOVING EUROPE TO AMERICA

We used to trade with the millions of
Europe, thus keeping our warkers busy.
That foreign trade is dead; our stoo high
priced dollar and Europe's paralysis kill
foreign trade. Why not bring in the
millions of Europe. settle here on the
idle land that needs them, and trade with
them here?'
So writes a New York editor. 1t is a
specious and superficial argument for I'M
limited immigration.
1t is true that our domestic trade is
immensely more important and valuable
| than our foreign trade, and always will
be-that America, for business purposes,
is almost a world in itself But it will
be centuries before this country is able
to dispense entirely with foreign com
merce, if indeed that time ever comes
There will probably always be lands and
climates where our products are needed
and whose products we need.
| So much for the commercial end of it
/ The human element is more important
Shall We let in uncounted millions from
the Old World merely for business pur-
lpOses-merely so they can produce and
consume things here in our own country
enabling our business men to grow rich
and powerful in proportion to their in
creasing numbers? 1t is an alluring
prospect to a certain type of business
men, but it is not a prospect to please
any really patriotic or far-sighted citi-
zen
Dump the population of Europe into
America. and there will be no more
American people; there will be only
Europe, transferred bodily to this CONT
nent
The character and quality of our citi-
zenship have already changed much for
the worse as result of the huge Jumps
Iof crude alien population dumped into
our melting pot in the last two or three
decades. Real Americans want to be
much more eXacting hereafter about the
kind of people they admit to the country's
privileges. Real Americans care much
more about perpetuating American char
acteristics and ideals than they do about
mere business considerations.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-07-05
NO ALLIANCE AGAINST U. S

Austen Chamberlain, government
leader in the British house of commons.
declared recently in the course of de-
bate on the renewal of the Anglo-Japan-
csc treaty i
1T is right to say at once that we shall
be no party to ANY alliance directed
against America, or under which we can
be called upon to act against America"
Other British statesmen have spoken
to the same effect. Leaders in Canada,
Australia and other self-governing Brit
ish dominions have been outspoken in
their declarations that if it ever came to
choice between Japan ana the United
States, they preferred the friendship of
the United States
1t is taken for granted, therefore, that
the imperial conference. now sitting in
london discussing this and other mat
ters vital to the British empire, will
make very sure that in the renewal of
the Japanese treaty of alliance there
shall be nothing to which this country
could take exception. The British want
to continue their understanding with
Japan, but they also want to guarantee
that never, by any possibility, could they
be called upon to help Japan in war
with the United States 1t has been
maintained all along that the existing
treaty does not pledge Britain to any
such action. The new treaty will doubt
less make that point more explicit
1t will be a good thing for the friendly
relations of Britain and America, and
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-07-05
CUT PRICE OF STEEL.
Bethlehem Steel Co. Tries to Get Steel
on Normal Basis.

BETHLEHEM, Pa, July 5.-The
Bethlehem Steel Co. Yesterday an
nounced. further REDUCTIONS in the price
iof steel, effective stodly. President +.
g. Grace of the company, in making the
announcement, said that present man
ufacturing costs do not in any sense
warrant these reductions. but this COM
pany desires to contribute even more
than its full share to re-estabhsh con-
ditions in the steel trade on what might
be regarded as normal basis. "
The company recently announced a Is
per cent reduction in wages, effective
the 10th.
The new prices represent a reduc-
ton of 81 ton on bars, structural
shapes, plates. skelp, biIlets, sheet bar.
slabs and blue annealed Sheets said
President Grace s. a ton on black and
galvanized sheets; SO per ton on tin
plate.
Mr. Grace explained that steel prices
had not been reduced to prewar levels
because of increased freight rates and
costs of material and labor.
Those items account for an increase
in present day costs over prewar costs
of S20.59 per ton on finished products,
he added The new price of S44.S0 for
structural steel Is equivalent to pre-
war price of $24.2l per ton or Sl.OS per
pound.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-07-05
Little Benny
Note Book
By LEE PAPE.

j was wawking past Mary Watkinses
house jest wawking past, and / saw the
doctor come out and get in his awtomo-
beel, me, thinking. G. gosh. I wonder
whose sick. l wonder if she is?
Meening Mary Watkins. and jest
then l saw Mr.. and Mrs Watkins
standing up at the 2nd story window
me thinking, Well that proves they aint
sick. so that proves it must be her.
Wich jest them | thawt of the buntch
of roses Mr.. ParkinS sent to my sister
Gladdis. thinking. G, that's a good ideer
Ill go and get them and bring them er.
round for her, she needs them more than
GladdiS does.
And l quick went home and nobody
wasent in Gladdis room and | took all
the roses but one on account of not
wunting to look as if | was taking them
all, and | Went out the back way and
errOund to Mary WatkinSes house and
rang the bell holding the roses in back
of me. and who opened the door but
Mary Watkins never looking better. me
saying, G.. amt you sick?
No, wy should l be? sed Mary Wat
kins.
G. heck. I sed. thinking about wat
pop would proberly do wen Gladdis told
him about the roses. and Mary Watkins
sed. Wy, watts the matter, are you sorry
I'm not sick? and sed. No, ony | thawt
you was and l was going to give you
these. ony of corse l don't half to.
And / showed her the roses, and she
sed. @. aren't they jest too peferckly
heavenly. and l sed. Yes. its too bad
you're not sick. | meen its a shame l
half to take them back agen.
WITCH / started to do on account of
not wunting to get heck for nuthing,
and Mary Watkins sed. Well Id appre-
would if | was sick and Couldent appri-
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-07-05

\ San Francisco mother, her son, her
daughter and another young women were
drowned recently because they tried to
change from one rOwboat to another half
a mile out from shore. The reasons for
the transfer are not given. Perhaps they
were unavoidable, but the story points a
moral none the less. No one should ever
venture into deep water in any craft not
definitely known to be seaworthy. No
one who is inexperienced in handling a
boat, ignorant of weather indications or
subject to physical collapse of any sort.
should attempt to operate "a boat at all.
No one should go out on unfamiliar
waters unless he is sure of his vision and
of his ability to handle himself and his
party in a crisis. Except in direst emer-
gency no one should ever attempt to
transfer from one small boat to another
without first seeking a safe landing
place.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-07-05

The Reformer is on sale every evening by
the following news dealers:
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cleveland, s. L. Purinton (Esteyville)
Brooks House Pharmacy, Aliens Depot News
stand, Gilbert J.. Pollica, 297 South Main St,
(FOrt Drummer district.
West Bratt1eboro, J. L. Stockwell.
East Dummerston, NJ. E. Brown.
Putney, NJ. G. Williams.
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South Londonderry, F. Fl. Tyler.
South Vernon, F.. B. Buffum.
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Hinsdale, N. H, w. H. Lyman.
Greenfield, Mass, Greenfield News Co.
Greenfield, Mass, c. A. Hays.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-07-05
TO CUT FARMERS SUBSIDY
English Officials Declare They Can No
Longer Help Agriculture.

LONDON, 5uIy 5 Associated Pressl
The serious state of the country s fl
nances was emphasized in the house of
commons last night when Sir Arthur
Griffith -Boscawen, president of the
board of agriculture. and Sir Robert
Stevenson Horne, chancellor of the ey-
chequer, admitted the lmpossibiIity of
continuing the agriculture subsidy.
Both of them said. in effect that the
government had decided it must get rid
OF every vestige of the war policy of
control and subsidies. The chancellor
declared that he must bhlntly tell the
house it was impossible to continue an
expenditure of this kind with the other
colossal commitments
The president of the board of agricul-
ture moved the second reading of a bin
to repeal the agriculture act, passed
last December, which guaranteed mini
mum prices to the farmer for his prod
nee and was estimated to entail a sub
sidy amounting from 100000 pounds
to 100000 pounds yearly.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-07-05
RAT WAR.
Paris Starts a Campaign to Get Rid of
5000 900

5000, 900
War to a finish has been declared
against the rat by the hygiene commits
Sioner of Paris. The commission was
aghast to learn from a report read to
it by Professor BOrdas that there were
100000 rats in the city.
The determination of the rats is to be
accomplished by all the weapons known
in rat warfare, and the campaign will
be both offensive and defensive The of
fensive weapons are the following:
Use of bacterial products or deadly
microbes likely to cause epidemics
among the rats. poisOns, asphyXiating
gases in the sewers for several hours at
a time repeated at intervals, and traps.
In this connection Professor BOrdas
warns rat trappers not to smoke before
setting their traps. as the rat holds to-
bacco in adherence. A premium of two
sous is to be paid for each rat killed by
hunters.
The defensive campaign will be con-
Quoted by rat prohteering houses and
by setting the garbage cans on the side
walks only a few minutes previous to
the arrival of the garbage automobile,
so that rats cannot feed on their con-
tents over night.
Many pessimistie voices were heard in
the hygiene commission as to the
chances of success in Kidding Paris of
the rat nuisance. especially after Pro
lessor Bordas had explained that the
Paris rat could boast of a family tree
dating back to the early centuries of
the Christian era, having emigrated to
France from the Near East with the
early Crusaders.
such aristocrats are bound to put up
n stiff fight for their privileges said
q humorous member of the commission.
N. y. Tribune.
Earthquakes occur in Great Britain
once a month, on an average, but only
one in every 200 causes any damage.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-07-05
In the DAVIS News.

Mrs Helen Barrett Montgomery. of
Rochester. y. Y. who has the distinc-
ton of being the first woman to be
chosen president of the Northern Bap-
list convention, has had a notable career
as an educator and missionary worker
After several years spent in teaching she
was licensed as a minister of the Bap.
fist church in 1892. Since 1913 she has
served as president of the Woman's
American Baptist Foreign Mission soci
ETY.. She has lectured extensively on
foreign missions, citizenship. etc, an6
made trip around the world to study
conditions in non-Christian countries
Mrs. Montgomery is GO years old ant
a native of Kingsville. o. She was grad
uatcd at Wellesley college in 1884 an,
given the honorary degree of master o
arts by Brown university in 1917. Sh'
is a member of many clubs and the author
, of several books.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-07-05
TOday's Anniversaries.

1S01-Admiral David G. Farragut. ia
nous Union naval commander in
the Civil war, born near Knox
vile, Tenn. Died at Portsmouth
y. H.. Aug. II, 1870.
1S46ECaptain Fremont assumed com
mand of the American insurgents
at Sonoma. Cal.
1S69-Irish National Republican con
vention met in Chicago.
lS92-Congress appropriated 5000 for
a statue of Gen. William r. Sher-
man.
1S94-Sir Austen Henry Layard the dis
coverer of Ninevah died in Lon
don. Born in Paris March >,
1917.
1900-Henry Barnard. first L. s. COM
missioner of education. died at
Hartford, Conn. Born there Jan.
81. 1911.
1902-king Edward VII. gave a dinner
to 100000 poor of London.
l9O3-Submarine telegraph between San
Francisco an Manila completed.