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Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1914-03-11
OUR HOME WOMEN
HAVE BEAUTIFUL HAIR

Next time you go TO the theatre or
to the ''mOvies' just notice, If you
please, how many of our home ladies
have beautiful hair-gIOssy, lus[rOua,
and we'll dressed. Then if you viii
pick out five or ten of those whose
hair see ms to be particularly pretty
and viii ask them what they use on 1t,
we feel sure that at least more than
half of them will say "HarmOny Hair
Beautifier." 1t is fast becoming the
rage with both men and women who
are particular about tie appearance
of their hair.
Sprinkle a little Harmony Hair
Beautifier on your hair each time b.
fore brushing it. Contains no oil;
will not change color OF hair, nor
darken gray hair.
To keep hair and sc Up dandruf free
and clean, use Harmony Shampoo.
This pure liquid shampoo gives an in.
Simultaneous rich latner that immedi
ately penetrates to every part of hair
and sea p, iUsuring q quick, thOr0ue b
cleaning. Washed of just as quickly,
the entire operation takes only a few
moments. Contains nothing that can
harm the hair; leaves no harshness Or
stickiness-just 4 sweet cleanliness.
Both preparations come in odd
shaped, very ornamental bottles,
with sprinkler tops Harmony Hair
Beautifer, $100 Shampoo, 80 cents.
Both guaranteed to satisfy you in
every way, or your money back.
Sold only at the more than Z 900 Rex
all Stores, and in this town only by
us.-Austin Pharmacy, Orleans, Vt.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1914-03-11
Vermont Notes.

Mayor James E. Burke has closed a
deal for the sale of his blacksmith shop
in Burlington where he has done bust.
ness for the last 20 years. The mayor
has been one of the crack blacksmiths
of the city for years and his retire.
ment comes at the end of Al years in
the business in Burlington. 1t is gener
ally thought that Mr.. Burke will be
appointed collector of the port of
Burlington.
Benjamin Bycraft of Swanton.
Western Union lineman. was instantly
killed at Brattelboro, Thursday, when
he came in contact with pair of high
tension wires carrying 1000 volts of
current. His body was literally cook
ing and his clothes were on fire before
the current could be shut Off
At meeting in Montpelier, Thurs
day, of the state penal board. Ralph
0. Walker of Barre, Mass, formerly
of Vermont. was chosen to succeed
Wilson S. Lowell who resigns April
next, as superintendent of the states
prison at Windsor.
Mr.. Walker, who is "a years old,
was for five years connected with the
Vermont State Industrial school at
V0ISSLHSS. entering Tie INSTITUTION as
divisional officer and arising to the
position of assistant superintendent.
He lived in Vermont for II years prior
to going five years ago to Barre to
accept the position of superintendent
of boys reformatory.
President John NJ. Thomas of
Middlebury college gave an address on
present Education Problems in Yer
mont" at the Congregational church
in Brattleboro one evening last week
and incidentally made the first public
announcement of the fact that he has
handed the governor his resignation
from the state board of education, of
which he is chairman.
The popular belief that the last
month was the coolest February for
years is borne out by the summary
from the Burlington Office of the
United States weather bureau which
reports mean temperature for the
month of 10 degrees, which is the
lowest for any February during the 81
years that continuous record has been
kept in Burlington and eight degrees
below the normal for the month
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1914-03-11
Village Meeting Tuesday Evening.

The warning for the village meeting
on Tuesday evening. next, is out and
contains 16 articles. Nothing of
special nature appears in the warning
unless the following articles might be
so called:
Article IL. To see if the village
will authorize it's trustees to join with
c. S. Skinner in a deed of a portion of
the Athletic park. to the Boston &
Maine railroad upon such compensation
as to the said trustees shall seem
reasonable.
Article Is. To see if the village
will vote to change its water rates.
and if so to what extent.
Article Is. To see if the village
will instruct it's trustees to purchase 9
chemical fire extinguisher.
The printed reports are in the hands
of the voters and show the village tC
be in good financial shape in al
departments.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1914-03-11
DEATH OF GENERAL AMES
Long a Leader In Rhode Island Bust
ness and Politics

General William Ames, prominent
In the business and political life of
Rhode Island for half a century, died
at his home at Providence after a
months illness. He was 70 years
old.
After brilliant military record in
the Civil war, Ames entered a bust
ness career and later was United
States collector Of internal revenue
for the First Rhode Island District.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1914-03-11
STATE OF OHIO, CITY OF TOLEDO,

LUCAS COUNTY. IS.
Frank J. Cheney makes oath that he is
senior partner of the firm of f. J. Cheney
and Com pany, doing business in the City of
Toledo, County and State aforesaid and
that said firm will pay the sum of ONE
HUNDRED DOLLARS for each and every
case of Catarrh that cannot be cured by the
use of Halls Catarrh Cure.
FRANK j. CHENEY.
Sworn to Fefore me and subscribed in my
rreserce this 6tn day of December, A. d.
SS9'
1sScan A. w. GLEASON,
Notary Public.
Halls Catarrh Cure is taken internally,
tcts tillecaI ~ on the blood and mucus
SUI acts OF the system. Send for testi-
mCn3alS free.
FL CHENEY & CO., Toledo o.
Sold by all Druggists, 75c.
Take Halls Family Pills for constipation
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heavy engine and its lack of speed.
The "Bayard- Clement did some re-
markable flying at the French man
oeuvres when the artillery men Of
that country made 50 many unsuccess-
full attempts to hit the huge "fiier" as
It lowered over the camp. This ma
chine soon became a familiar sight to
the residents of Paris as any number
Of flights were made over the city
In fact, II became such a common
sight that few people stopped to view
Il. - "
Germany has made more progress
In dirigible balloons than any other
country, due to the. work Of Count
Zeppelin and Major Won Parseval.
both of whom are retired army offi-
GERS in the German army.
Count Zeppellne,s Work.
When the Schwartz airship made
It's attempted ascension In 1897 Count
Zeppelin was an interested spectator.
The Count had always been believer
In the rigid" type and the failure o;
the craft was a great disappointment.
He, however. still believed this type
Of machine was the best, and after or
ganizing a company In which the King
OF Wurtemberg was q largo stockhold-
er, for the purpose OF building air
ships, he decided to construct his fiier
In q large floating shed on Lake Con-
stance. thus enabling the trial flights
to be started and terminated In the
water rather than to risk the ma.
chine BY q too rapid descent on land.
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by automobiles to the base Of the
peak. The forest rangers speedily
warned all of the danger attending
ascent of the rumh'ing mountain. but
scores insisted on climbing to the
summit. Numerous narrow escapes
were reported. one party being lost for
two days in the cloud of blackness
that overspread the peak when ashes
and smoke belched in vast volleys
from the crater. James Graham. a
lumberman and member Of this party.
was seriously injured by huge bould-
er shifting him in the darkness, and
the others saved their lives by luckily
finding shelter under lodges Of rocks.
Mount Lassen Is a snow-capped
peak and towers over a great volcanic
ridge fifty miles long and Is miles
wide, formed Of great mass Of lvols
canic cones. Evidences of compare
lively recent volcanic activity are
abundant, and biologists estimate that
200 years ago cinder Cone, noun
tain ten miles northeast OF Lassen,
poured flood Of lava over the sur
rounding area. The ridge has been
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gas engine Of the Lenoir type, the gas
being taken from the balloon itself,
which loss was made good by initiating
balconies inside the main envelope
with air. Coal gas was used to initiate
the bag but the lift was very slight
and very little speed was obtained.
During the siege of Paris, Dupuy de
LONE, marine engineer, built dirigi-
BILE balloon for the French Govern
ment. but 1t, too, proved to be Of lit
tie value. In 1882 the Tissandier
brothers constructed spindle-shaped
airship. which had a wooden stay
through the centre OF the envelope.
This was supposed to render 1t more
rigid in travelling through the air
one of the features Of the Zeppelins
Of today. While this machine lifted
we'll and flew It lacked in speed and
was considered a failure.
Next came the ia France" built
by French army officers In 1884. They
assembled in the machine and flew two
and one-half miles, returning to the
point of starting-the first dme such
a thing had beens accomplished in
aeronautics. The greatest enthusiasm
prevailed over this feat and France
rested on her laurels for time de-
claring that they had succeeded in
making the real dirigible.
In the meantime. two Germans.
Doctor wolfert and Herr Bumgarten.
built cigar-shaped dirigible, which
rose to the height of I'VE or SIX hun.
some unknown cause.
N -. Rs,nx -
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In July, 1900, the flrst ascent Of the
Zeppelin balloon was made over Lake

In July. 1900. the first ascent of the
Zeppelin balloon was made over Lake
Constance. II was an enormous az
fair. four hundred and twenty feet
long and thirty-eight feet in diameter.
There were several mishaps in the
first trial and the airship was not a
real success. Five years later Count
Zeppelin turned out another machine
of a slightly different type. but this,
too, met with mishap by colliding
with trees. Zeppelin A. exploded
and was totally destroyed after COM
pleting trip OF three hundred and
seventy-eight miles in little more than
thirty-one hours. BY this time Ger
many, like France. had case of
balloon fever and the Zeppelin fund
amounted to over a million and half
and new Zeppelins were rapidly con-
structed. All the machines of this
type have the rigid or non-callapsi-
BILE envelope. affording perfectly
rigid connection between itself and the
car. engine and propeilers which drive
the entire vessel forward. Many
scientists declare that the landing OF
Zeppiin machine is dangerous in
anything but calm weather. This
may be true as evidenced from the
fact that the passengers will not be
carried except In calm weather. It IS
the proud boast of the Zeppelin Com
pany that although they have carried
thousands of persons ON air excur-
sions they have never Killed q pas
senger, The men who have gone to
.their death have been soldiers or otii-l
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MT Lassen, CALIFORNIA; New Product, Gives Prom
Use Of Developing Into a Real Volcano Smoke
andAshes Now Issuing In Immense Volume.
Gives Prom

and fierce rains of ashes have buried
the snowy peaks beneath their murky
blanket. Neighboring creeks have been
SO filled with ashes from the yawning
crater that their waters have become
unfit for use. and all around the vol
cano. for miles and miles, the country
Is buried under ashes and huge bould-
ers poured forth by the mountain, in
Its agony. And 1t is the opinion of
biologists and scientific Investigators
that Mount Lassen has only started a
period of intense activity.
Signs OF Activity.
For weeks preceding the outburst
numerous geysers and boiling mud
springs at the base of the mountain
developed unusual activity. At Bum
pass Hell. weird caldron-like de-
preston near the southern base Of the
great peak. huge mud springs started
to cast forth vast quantities of boil
ing earth and water. And then came
the first eruption. Intense excitement
naturally followed the spectacle, and
when the eruptions grew fiercer and
more frequent hundreds of people sped
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portance lying IS to e5 miles distant
In an airline. Volcanic activity has
been SO recent the elements have not
had time to reduce the lava to soil.
and save for heavy timber and UNDER
brush in sections OF the great expanse
of barren rocks. little In the way Of
vegetable life occurs. At the base OF
Mount Lassen is Manzanite Lake, a
sheet Of water covering about eighty
acres. thickly surrounded with forests
and receiving its waters from the snow
piled high on the great volcano. High
er up are found vast belts Of sand.
strewn with huge masses OF rocks. At
Ginder Gone the tops OF dead trees.
victims Of a former eruption, protrude
through the rocks and ashes and sand.
and growing on the more recent soil
is a forest Of pine trees. many show
ing diameter Of twelve feet. The
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higher and higher until the
fierce winds that constantly scourgo
the lofty peak scatter the murky pan
far over the land. Practically all the
eruptions have exceeded mile In
height This distance has not been
roughly estimated, but established au-
thoritatively by means of scientific In
struments. The eruptions have been
plainly visible at Chico, Portola and
other towns more than $50 miles dis
tant. and showers of sulphur have
been carried to great distances from
the volcano. Slight earthquakes have
been felt in districts tributary to the
volcanic range, but whether these dis
are due to the mountain
has not been concluslvely established.
Compared no Vesuvius.
Monnt Lassen is more than twice
the height Of Vesuvius. the famous
Italian volcano rising 1000 feet above
the sea, compared with the 10, 4S7 feet
of Lassen. But there is a remarkable
similarity between the craters Of
vesuvius and Clnder Cone, The lava
on the slopes Of vesuvius 10 more
smooth than that on I.assen, the rough
character of the latter being particu-
larly marked. The craters also diner
in this respect but each have the same
conical shape and depressions. II
Lassen develops into a second vesu.
vius 1t viii be a vastly greater vol.
cano. its immense height and enor-
nous extent assuring this. Despite
the evidences Of recent volcanic ac-
tivity. Lassen was considered extinct
before the late outburst. ana its sud.
den activity proves that the subter.
ranean forces are still active, and that
tho near future Is likely to develop
events Of potential imp in tiis
region. SO important is the outburst
considered that the United states gov
eminent has taken cognizance OF its;
new wonder. and Prof. J. s. Diller Of
the Geological Survey has been de.
tailed to examine the peak and make
g report. Through Its corps Of forest
rangers the government Is also keep
ing in close touch with Lassen.
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built up Of lava issuing from more
,Zz2eZTSllpllal7 al To-

built up Of lava issuing from more
than 100 vents. and that many Of
the volcanoes were Of enormous size
Is shown by the numerous giant
craters. some Of which are more than!
mile in diameter. The great lava
covered area produced by these vol
canoes covers approximately 100000
squares miles, a, territory in which
Great Britain and France might be
comfortably settled, with considerable
country still unused. It Is said to be
the largest lava field In the world,
covering as It does great portions Of
California, Oregon and Idaho, and
even extending into Washington and
Montana. At the heigh. Of the VOL
canic activity It Is believed more than
q dozen huge volcanoes were erupt-
ing at the same time. including the
great Mount Shasta, which poured a
great flood OF molten lava into the.
Sacramento valley for fifty miles.
a Deselate Country.
For miles in all directions from Mt.
Lassen the country presents a sterile
appearance. the nearest towns Of inn
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ltion with relation to the envelope au-
Dramatically according to the thrust Of
the motor and the degree Of air re-
| sistance.
Various accidents have happened to
this type Of tiier-some ofthem rather
curious. For instance, in 1908 one Of
them buckled in the air. yet Major
Won Parseval, who was flying the ma
chine at the time, was able to descend
In safety. At another time one OF the
machines struck balloon shed and
collapsed.
The latest disaster he collision In
midair of an aeroplane and. dirigible
near Vienna. is the most remarkable
in the history OF aviation. The bal
loon was Of the Parseval type and had
made number of flights.
England, Italy And Switzerland.
England has dabbled very little in
dirigible balloons. preferring aero-
planes. The Baby army dirigibie
and the Null Secondus." however.
are well known fiers. Colonel Temp.
Ter, the superintendent Of the Army
Balloon Department at AIdershot, Is
the Zeppelin of England; although
very little has been heard OF his work.
The italian military dirigible re-
sembles a swordfish, and great secrecy
Is maintained about Its mechanism.
Switzerland. too, has experimental
In airships, but they are used for
carrying passengers. The 'Lucernss
L" and .Lucerne H., both Of the
French type. have made successful
trips over Lake Lucerne and one OF
them made flight over the Rigt.
which is about eight thousand feet In
height.
These accidents and fatalities have
not deferred airship building or flying
and every day during the summer
flights are made. Scores Of Americans
boast Of flying in Europe" The
price Of an aerial outing ranges from
twenty-hve to one hundred dollars,
according to the length OF the night
Food and drinks are frequently servdd
aloft, the writer being present at one
OF these feasts. The Inevitable post
card seller Is on board in the shape
OF. the steward. who when he Is not
serving the inner man Is inveigling
people into buying post cards. These
he stamps with the Zeppelin stamp.
which proves that the writer was ss.i1p
in the air when the card was written.
Flying through the air In one Of
these big machines is2 i d6lightfu sex-
perienee and wei Nosl NJ the risk Il
the passetilS e. Hikes n shieht and
does not gutIee "a 'neiV j. 81
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VIA HERE the mighty mountain
I'LL chains of the Coast Range
sAV and Sierra Nevadas meet in
W. northeastern california
stands Mount Lassen-the only active
volcano I'm continental United States.
Towering 10,437 feet above the level
Of the sea. and topping the surround
ing country by 5000 to 5000 feet,
Mount Lassen broke into violent erup-
tionson Memorial Day. after sleep of
centuries. A flood Of smoke, steam
and ashes poured from the crater, and
giant boulders Numbered forth from
\ the belching pit, to crash down the
mountain. side. Several eruptions have
followed the initial outburst, and the
giant crater Is seething and rumbling,
pouring forth clouds of smoke and
steam, with the mountain top crumb-
ling into the vast opening.
The eruptions have generally lasted
from ten to thirty minutes. with the
vast pillar of smoke at times attain
ing a height of two to three miles,
with two and three outbursts occur
ing in a single day. Vast quantities
of@eulphur have been belched forth,
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new forest Is further away from the
crater than the ancient growth, and
It's picture Of sparkling life in the
midst Of deadly desolation and disp!r-
iting expanse forms strange and
Observation-Disclosures sight. Near the
crater the sand is seven to ten feet
deep. but disappears to make place
for lava q few miles from the peak.
In all directions tower massive
mountains. their snow-capped heads
piercing the wond erfully- blue heavens.
Burney Butte, Crater Peak, Butt
Mountain and other Titans rear their
hoary heads, ranging from 10000 to
IL, 900 feet high. forming q scene of
SURPRISING grandeur. And high over
all, the Ajax Of the range. looms the
mighty peak Of Shasta, snow-veiled
and apart. mounting guard from the
skies. *.
Rocks Hurled high In Air.
Mount Lassen no longer CLEANS
white in her mantle Of snow. Black
ashes have covered the snow-drifts to
a depth of many inches. and all
Ground the crater huge rocks weigh-
ing 30 to 100 pounds are strewn. Many
Of these rocks have been hurled 200
to 400 yards from the crater, and the
various eruptions have been so sud-
den that great danger naturally at
tends the ascent OF tho peak. The
great crater Is constantly growing
larger and Is nearing the rim OF the
old crater, which formerly poured its
lava down the mountain. Late In
June this new crater was about 500
feet long and 80 feet wide. and esti-
mated to be from 100 to 200 feet in
depth.
The eruptions are generally proceed
ed by rush of steam and then the
smoke pours forth like giant mush-
room. AT its zenith the huge smoke
column seems like titanic dynamite
blast. only immeasurably more ters
rible and awesome. At times the
smoke pours forth in puffs. as though
actuated by rapid series of subter-
ranean explosions OF terrific intensity.
But generally It ascends steadily.
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EyerSince l783the Europeans Have TakenSpecial
Interest In Aeronautics The Evolution Of the
Balloon and the Many Disasters That Have
Occurred During Aerial Experiments
.HE first balloon ascension took
place in Paris. France, in 1893.
when the Montpelier brothers

g. . II - i der
oHE first balloon ascension took
place in Paris. France, in 1888.
when the Montgolfer brothers
sent upsa huge round, gas-filled
SIX balloon from the Champ de Mars
on August twenty-seventh of that year.
An enormous crowd saw the ascension
and France became balloon crazy. So
cteties were formed for the purpose
or encouraging experiments In aero
nautics and large sums Of money were
subscribed to aid in the work. Today
the same thing exists not only in
France but all over Europe and mil
lions OF dollars are being spent In ex-
periments in air travel. Shortly after
the Montpelier ascension the scientists
tried the egg-shaped balloon bag, later
the fish type. and finally the cigar
shaped envelope of the present day.
Many lives were lost and Thousands OF
dollars were spent in various try outs
Screw Propeners In 1850.
As early as 1850 the idea Of screw
ipropellers worked by hand cropped up
as the best solution Of a means Of
propulsion, and strange as It may
seem, the shape, Rightly and screws
thought of SO early in the history Of
ballooning were on lines almost identi-
cal with those of the present time.
The aeronauts OF those days were,
however. handicapped by the lack Of
any suitable engine such as the motors
now used, and it was not until 1872
that one of even a moderately sue
cessful type was constructed. This
was built In Vienna after the plans of
Paul Haelein and closely resembles
the French military dirigible Of today,
although Il was q nero baby as COM
pared with the ones used at present.
This driytns power, was an sippoEst ton