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Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1915-02-17
MACHINE GUNS.
These Deadly Weapons Fire Some 'oo
Bullets a Minute.

q
The machine gun, which pours 1orth
Il direct hail Of small caiber bullets Is
one of the deadliest weapons OF nlou-
ern warfare.
From the clumsy Calling gun mas
come the modern "automatic, mount
ed on light tripod, and weighing less
than forty pounds. All the armies use
these guns, which, although they vary
somewhat in type, are essentially allke
ia their mechanism and in their eHec-
tiveness.
In the Benet-Mercie automatic ma
chine gun of the French army metal
feed strip, or clip, that contains thirty
ordinary army rife cartridges is III
serted in Slot on the right side of the
gun. AS the trigger is pulled the bolt
mechanism is released and guided by
the main firing spring, pushes car
fridge into the rifle chamber.
The instant the CARTRIDGE is i'll place
the breech mechanism locks and the
charge is exploded. On it's way through
the rifle barrel, Il little of the gas from
he exploded powder is diverted through
a hole in the side Of the barrel, and so
acts on a piston as to force the bolt
mechanism back and to compress the
main spring.
In returning, the bolt mechanism
pulls the empty shell from the cham
Der and throws it out below, so that
it does not interfere with the new
cartridge that is now forced in from
above.
The mechanism is so perfect that the
operation described takes place in a
small fraction of a second, and the
bullets issue from the mouth of this
deadly weapon at the rate of seven
hundred minute.-Youth's Com
paniOn.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1915-02-17
Estate { { Ellen L. McClary
STATE OF VERMONT

District of Orleans, SIS.
The Honorable Probate Court for the Dis.
trict of Orleans:
To all persons interested in the estate of
Ellen l.. McOlary late of Barton in said
district deceased. GREETING:
At a Probate Court, h olden at Newport
within and for said district on the 9Th day of
February, 1915 an instrument purporting to
be the last VIII and Testament of Ellen T.,
McOIary late of Barton in said district de-
ceased, was presented to the Court afore-
said, for Probate.
And it is ordered by said Court that the
26th day of February, 1915 aG f. w. Baldwin s
Office in said Barton, at 1.30 O'Clock
p. M, be assigned for proving said in
strument; and that notice thereof be
given to all persons concerned by pub
fishing this order three weeks successfully
in the Orleans County Monitor, newspaper
circulating in that vicinity, in said district,
previous to the time appointed.
THEREFORE,, you are hereby notified to
appear before said Court, at the time and
place aforesaid, and contest the probate Of
said will, If you have cause,
Given under my hand at Newport, in said
District, this 9Th day of February, 1915.
sH B. ID. 6POONRR. Register.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1915-02-17
Polish Versus English.

We have our difficulties in the pro-
nunciation Of Polish names. and | WAS
foolishly chatting a Polish friend as TO
the tongue twister PrzasnyZs, The
Pole laughed, said the word with an
easy swing and taught me in a minute
how to pronounce it. And he taught
me something else-the difficulty Of
the language of England. Words of
English can beat the Polish in the con
strangulation Of vowels and conso
nants, and my Polish friend after we
had sat and spat and gurgled and
purred the easy words of his speech
pulled out a newspaper and pointed
1.-The relative strengths He would
like to know how to pronounce that
word Of eight consonants and one
vowel And [ should like to back that
word to beat the friendliest foreigner
on our shore-London Chronicle.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1915-02-17
INDOOR GARDENING HINT.
How to Have an Indoor Garden In
Winter Time.

Winter Time.
The culture of plants in plain water
is an interesting feature of the indoor
garden. This is a much more eXten-
slve matter than most persons imagine,
and the scope of the garden without
soil is quite surprising. Those whose
space is very limited may be interested
In trying their hands at what can be
accomplished without difficulty in this
direction
One of the most refreshing sights to
the town dweller in midwinter is the
vivid green of grass. Any kind OF
grass seed will terminate freely when
1t is kept moist in warm room. and
this habit may be turned to account
IN the soilless garden. A very pleas
ing way of growing the grass seed is
TO obtain an old sponge. This should
De thoroughly moist and some means
OF hanging it up must be adopted. The
SEED Is sprlnkled thickly over the sur
race ana Tor about two DAYS the sponge
IS Kept in the dark This hastens the
business of termination. Then hang
the sponge mp in light, warm room.
turning it about daily SO that all sides
OBTAIN an equal amount of illumination
Ia Few days it will be q mass of
greenery which will be an altogether
deilshClui sight on dull dsv
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1915-02-17
Household AiA.

II the kitchen range gets snot of
rust use sandpaper on it
Clean white enaneled woodwork with
whiting on moist cloth.
hoies III KID gloves can be mended
by first buttonhoIing around tho hole
ana then filling in with hn+.orbole
stitch. This should be done with thro.d
matching the glove. ~ III ca
Tar may be removed from ~. as
by rubbing with the OUTSIDE :. LIT
orange or lemon peel and drv,na ~. re.
80 that it can be rubbed Off e la
When yon have need Of much -
ped cream add the white az On wnlp.
You will require len cream - SO aHe
be detected. eanH1
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1915-02-17

feet and what I did co was by great
effort. 7 could not sleep at night and
of course felt very bad in the morning,
and had q steady headache.
''After taking the second bottle no
ticed that the headache was not SO bad,
I rested better, and my nerves were
stronger. I continued its use until it
made a new woman Of me, and now
can hardly realize that [ am able to do
so much as do. Whenever [ know any
woman in need Of good medicine
highly praise Lydia E. Pinkham's Veg
etable Compound" - Mrs. FRANK
CLARK, 3146 N. Tulip ST., Richmond, Pa.
Women Have Been Telling Women
for forty years how Lydia E. Pinkham's
Vegetable Compound has restored their
health when suffering with female ills.
This accounts for the enormous demand
for it from coast to coast. If you are
troubled with any ailment peculiar to
women why don't you try Lydia E.
Pinkham's Vegetable Compound? II
will pay you to do so. Lydia E. Pink
ham Medicine Co.. Lynn, Mass.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1915-02-17
Bismarck AMI O..


Although Bismarck knew p.,
well. he declined to take ann russian
dispatches addressed to the n G OF
foreign office in that language ian
my predecessor" he one
wrote to all the diplomatists ,n n
man. and they replied each IN hi - ger,
language Russian. Spanish sM .s own
and what not decided that a,' euisi
munications received in lanpn.na eoni
er than German, French, Eno1iss o.s
Italian should be left unnoticed ''
"Budberg, the Russian amhassoz
in Berlin. wrote me screed after scrooa
always in Russian. No answer 49,
returned, and at last he came - .s,'
the reason for my silence. There - :
great pile of documents in Pnss;,'I
downstairs l told him. Yours ana
probably among them
GIVE have no one who unders+.n T..
Russian, and | have given INSTRUCTION.
for all documents written in y Ion
guage we do not understand to no M.
away in the archives 1t was +bon
arranged that Budberg should writo -
us in French. New York Sun,
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1915-02-17
Enolands Most Famous Bell

In 1853 the world famous bell "Rio
Ben" which peals out the hours in tho
tower of the Westminster houses of
parliament in London. was turned ont
of the mold Big Ben" was named
after Sir Benjamin Hall, commissioners
of works, who was a man of enormous
stature The great sounding instru,
ment was formally christened "St.
Stephen" but from the first it was
popularity called big Ben" The bell
was designed by e. B. Denison, who
later became Lord Grimthorpe. The
first attempt to mold the bell was a
failure, and it was broken up, and the
same material, twenty-five parts cop
per and seven tin. was used in the sec
ond casting at Whitechapel. big
Benz weighs thirteen and half tons.
is nineteen feet and six inches in di-
ameter and seven feet and ten inches
in height. The clapper weighs GOO
pounds. Big Ben" cracked shortly
after he was hung in place, but his
! tones, previously somewhat mOurnfu
and dirgelike. were improved by the
! accident
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1915-02-17
is really a blessing not to have
much money to spend for win
o dow curtains. because expensive

M AAIOhSs " SpCHI III Will
80 dow curtains, because expensive
lace curtains are not In especial
good taste nowadays. While window
nets and scrms of all sorts that cost
not much more than dollar a yard
are the most acceptable sort of win
dow covering
1t should be borne i'll mind in hang
ing ones window curtains that the
curtains should be placed very close
TO the window pane. For this reason
they hang on rod of their own placed
very close to the window at the top OF
the sash. The material should be
measured carefully, so that it does not
reach below the sill, and at the same
time it should not be any shorter than
the sash. The obvious purpose of the
thin glass curtain is to shield those in
side the house from outsiders, to soften
the light and possibly to hide any I'M
pleasant outlook. This being the case
1t is obviously absurd to drape it back
with cords or loops. Ii more light is
needed use finer net, and if the maxi
mum of light is needed and there Is
no reason to shield those inside from
! sight then don't have any glass cur
tain at all.
The long side drape curtains serve
quite another purpose. Their purpose
Is to bring the window into harmony
with the interior. to conceal the ugly
! lines of the window frame and to give
tone and character to the room. These
SIDE curtains should either extend ali
the way to the floor or should extend
TO the bottom of the window Sill. They
should never be as short as the glass
curtain. If they are short there should
be some piece of furniture placed be-
low the curtain. as table, a chair or
fern or other plant.
IN the matter of these side Grapes
there need be no great expense In a
rather formal room they are usually
hned. ChintZ lined with harmonic.
ing satin is in exceedingly good taste
For bedrooms unlined chintz may be
used to advantage In certain rooms
there is nothing more interesting fol-
the side drape than some colored drap-
cry net, as green fishnet curtain mate
rial or one of the interesting brown
silk and linen curtain materials
Nowadays valances are much in ia
vor, and there is almost q necessity fol-
having band of material of some sort
across the top of the window. This
may be simply a piece of the side
drape about six or eight inches wide
run on the curtain pole between the
, two side pieces or it may be placed OIL
! a frame of wood made especially fol
that purpose which is nailed to the
, window frame over the side drapery
\ But there really is nothing too difficult
, in any of this curtain hanging for any
. ordinarily ingenious housewife to at
tempt. Half the battle in being your
, own interior decorator is in keeping
t your eyes open. The next time you
| see a curtain arrangement that suits
t you study it, and then with the aid OF
5 a little patience, a little assistance
7 from the carpenter, scissors. needle
! and thread. hammer and nails you OF
any other woman can do wonders II
4 hanging curtains.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1915-02-17
cuTTHIS OUT NOW

If YOU don't want it today, you may next
,raeIk Send this advertisement and cents
to Foley Co. ohicago III; Wv writing ling your in
n a411rn three trial packages-Foley' Honey
ret rev. Tar &c compound for coughs colds, Group
and grippe: Foley Kidney Pidls for E weak
or anc.sc Tablets, q pleasant, wholesome
Oad h lansing purgative, just the thing for
Ely n+er,s sluggish bowels and torpid liver.
these e we'll sns1 hn9w2 ssS3 y .
~ g. Nc Dowell.
Wcst Charleston
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1915-02-17
FEEL BLUE OR JUST STUPID?

Sluggish bowels and torpid liver usually
go together and it does not take long for
constipation to produce bad condition-a
feeling of languOr OF laziness-the blues
headaches, palpitatiOn or other malady.
Indeed, when in this condition the system
invites more serious illnessand is not able
to throw off disease. Foley Cathartic Tab
lets are wholesome laxative and cleansing
cathartic. They act without inconven-
fence. gripping or sickening.
-Austin's Pharmacy, Orleans, VT; w. S.
No DOweli, Evansville; J. B. Holton, West
Charleston.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1915-02-17

compound L was III q
dreadfully rundown
state Of h e alth,
h a q Internal trou-
bies, and was SO ex-
tremely nervous and
Frustrated that if /
had given in to my
fe elm s / would
have been IN bed.
As it was I b a d
hardly strength at
Tir0ag fN he on NV
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1915-02-17
SUTTON NORTH RIDGE.

A social evening was enjoyed at
John McF arland's Wednesday evening
Miss Belle Fairbanks is spending a
few days in Barton. Newport and
Derby.
Morrill, Curtis and Miss Mona Rich
ardson were home from Lyndon for
the weekend.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. H. Mcfarland were
called to Sheffield last week by the
illness of Mrs. McFarland's brother,
Clarence.
1t is requested that some of the
friends of Charlotte Mcfarland and
Louise Fairbanks will present them
with time table of northbound
trains. A little patience also will be
acceptable.
number of the friends of Mrs
Ingalls, and Mrs. Olin Curtis gathered
at the home of Mr.. Ingalls, Saturday
evening and helped them celebrate
their birthdays Abundant refresh
ments were served, including two birth
dav cakes. Mr. Curtis's birthday was
also last week.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1915-02-17
CALEDONIA COUNTY.
WEST BURKE

Mrs. Lorinda Marshall is quite seri-
ously i'll.
Bert Dean of Rochester, N. H., was
in town last week.
Mrs and Mrs. w. G. Anger spent
Saturday in Barton.
Dale Roundy spent last week with
his father in Montpelier.
J. F. Rugeles was on the sick list
last week, but is much better.
Mrs. H I. Foster is still very criti-
cally i'll, and trained nurse is caring
for her.
Rev. R. F. Lowe occupied the pulpit
in the Methodist church here Sunday
evening.
Mrs Emma Coburn inspected the o.
E, S. chapter at Concord Thursday
evening.
Miss Mabel Gleason of I!yndonville
was the guest Of Mrs. Stella Rowland
last week.
Mr., and Mrs. Geo Stuart of ST.
Johnsbury visited at Mrs. M. M. Coe's
last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ernest Bricket of St.
j Ohnshury visited al A L. Beams dur
ing part of last week.
Everett Beaton of Bellows Falls
visited at DR.. E. E. Dickerman's
during part of last week.
Mrs. Bowley and daughter of New
port were the guests of Mr.. and Mrs.
Wallace Bowman Thursday.
| Mr.. and Mrs. John Woods and little
son left for their home in Malvern,
| Ark. the first Of the week.
Mrs. Fred Percival of Pike, N. H.,
was the guest of Mr.. and Mrs c. H.
Coburn on Friday and Saturday.
Mrs N. S. Colby has been quite i'll
with grip, during the past week and
Mrs. H. c. Colby was called home
from Derby Line to care for her.
Mrs. Lucy Hartwell has sold her
home at the north end of the village to
her sister. Mrs. Walter. and we under
stand that the writings will be made
early in the spring.
The entertainment given by ''The
Cleaners" Thursday evening passed of
very nicely, and the ladies cleared Z
Iittle over S12, Those who failed te
be present and hear Mr.. and Mrs. Bur-
sing missed great musical treat, anc
the whole program was well worth
hearing.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1915-02-17
Cause and Effect.

Maud-What makes Carol so dislik-
ed? Beatrix-She got the most votes,
Tor being popular.-Life.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1915-02-17
The LUNGS.

The Lungs.
In the human being the left lung ise
rather smaller than the lung on the
right side.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1915-02-17
Records of Some Profitable Cows.

following
ing the period days ending
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1915-02-17
WOMAN WOULD
not GIVE Up
Though sickand Suffering; Al
Last Found Help in Lydia
E. Pinkharn's Vegeta-
bic Compound.

Richmond, Pa. -'' When I started
taking Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1915-02-17
LOVIsA JOHNSON POWERS.

Mrs. Lovisa j. Powers died at her
home in this village, Monday, Feb 8,
after a brief illness of pneumonia
She had been unusually we'll during
the winter. having attended church
frequently, and made occasional calls
and visits. Lovisa Johnson was born
in Newark March Is, 1881. At the
age of sixteen she married Geo. E.
Powers. and their home was on farm
in Newark for about twenty years.
One child, a daughter, was born to
them. who later became Mrs Frank
Smith of Lyndonville. Their second
home was in Sutton, and about twenty
seven years ago they moved to West
Burke. Mr.. and Mrs Powers were
members of the old Eden Meeting
House congregation, and when the
Methodist church was built here were
among those who gave literally to it's
support They both were faithful
workers in the church, and did much
toward its advancement along all
lines. They lived to celebrate their
silver and golden weddings, and also
their sixtieth anniversary, and their
married life was very happy one.
Their four grandchildren. Miss Edith
Smith, now deaconess jn Gardiner,
Me-, Miss EIva Smith of Pittsburg,
Pa, Professor George e. Smith of
Tucson, Arizona, and Miss Bertha
Smith of Pasadena, CAL. were all with
her for few weeks last summer. and
some of them have spent some time of
each year with her for a long time.
They have always been great COM
fort and joy to her and she was very
proud of them and the good work they
are doing in the world. The funeral
took place at her home on Thursday
afternoon Her pastor, Rev. j. @.
Angel, oficiated and selections were
sung by members of the Methodist
choir. The interment was in Hillside
cemetery, beside her husband. Mrs.
Powers was dear, young. old lady,
and will be missed by large circle of
friends. Those who were present at
the service on Thursday from out of
town were Miss Edith. Smith of Gar
diner. Me-, Miss Elva Smith of Pitts
burg, Pa, Fritz johnson of Athol,
Mass. Mrs. Nelson Burt of Concord,
Mr.. and Mrs. Wood of Barnston, Que,
Arthur Burt of ST. Johnsbury. Mr..
and Mrs. Underwood of Barton, Mrs.
Chamberlin of Bradford, Mr.. and Mrs.
George Smith of Lyndonville and Mrs.
Frank Thompson of Newport
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-12-06
Rise of a Newsboy

made an arrangement with a printer in
the office OF the Detroit Free Press to
see the proof OF the most important
piece Of news before the paper came out
that he might have advance information.
Edison regulated his orders for papers
according to his opinion Of public inter
est In the news. Sometimes he sold az
high as 800 copies on the report OF union
victories. One night. in the first week
OF April. 1852 the printer showed him a
proof OF big story for the next mora
ing. 1t was the first news OF the battle
OF Shiloh and contained the report Of
5000 casualties.
He straightway telegraphed a brief
bulletin OF the news to the agent at every
place where his train stopped asking
that It be posted in the station. Then he
endeavored to get credit for 1000 copies
OF the free Press. The circulation man
ager refused the credit.
Edison then went to the owner and
asked that he be given credit for 1900
copies. and obtained II. He found mob
awaiting the train at the first stop. He
usually sold two papers there. but his
bulletin enabled him 70 sell 800 at cents
a copy. He sold 800 at the next station
at 10 cents and at the other stations he
had no difficulty in getting Is cents
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-12-06

and Enthusiastically merely on the strength
OF this much-traveled and oft-repeated
teleY or course you would. But II the
case were reversed are you sure that
you would give f the benefit OF the
doubtp
Every time you sit in Judgment on a
friend and condemn him unheard you are
practically acknowledging that you are
capable OF disloyaltyi None OF US can
conceive OF anything that lies absolutely
outside OF his own nature. II you can
suppose that any one has lied 70 YOU
Il Is because you are capable OF lying.
our concept Of the world comes as much
from within our own nature as from
the outside.
Before you Judge a friend, Judge your
self. IL you can think in terms OF disloy-
atty. untruth and unfairness these quail
tiles lie In you. AS you give 70 another
the benefit OF the doubt and allow for
the fact that though he acted unwisely
Il may have been with decent motives.
you mark yourself out as one whose own
motives are decent and kind.
Whenever you judge cruelty and un-
kindly you Judge. first OF all, yourself.
and then the criminal you condemn IN
heard.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-12-06
BY H. H. sTANsRuRY.

WASHINGTON. Nov. 4.-'sammy''
April is just a plain. noisy newsboy. but
he enjoys the distinction Of serving the
president OF the United States with
copies OF the daily papers each morning
and afternoon. He also crosses the street
from the White House to the State, War
and Navy building and performs a
similar purpose for the secretary OF state
and others. He Is trusted to the extent
that he goes unchallenged into the Of
nees Of his distinguished patrons, no
matter what important conference is
going on.
Going to be newsboy all your life %
/ asked tho other afternoon
Thomas A. Bdison started as a news
boy; didn't hep
Before could add a word OF encour-
.agement to such an ambition. Sammy
was half way up the steps Of the somber
gray building across the way. but he had
recalled the story. have heard the great
inventor tell himself.
Mn Edison began to sell papers In 1850
when he was y years old. Later he be-
came train butcher on the Grand Trunk
railroad. running out OF Detroit He
usually sold 800 papers a day. When there
was big war news he sold more, and he
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-12-06
Judging Your Friends
Dr. Thus You Condemn Yourself.

ardly. and the third represents the only
fair, decent and honorable thing to do.
But too small a proportion OF human
beings practise the third course.
"oh. yes" you viii say. but who
wants TO be the dupe OF his own weak
liking for an Enthusiastically and unre-
liable individuals Who wants 20 be be-
trayed by friend and thea 20 TO that
Judas friend and say, Explain this az
you can and as plausibly as you may-rll
listen and believer Who wants To accent
disioyalty SO meekly and humbly as 10
invite a repetition OF it9"
Have you never been guilty Of an i'm
pulsive action that set free a chain OF
dangerous circumstances Have you never
said something in all good faith 10 A
which by the time Il had passed from
mouth TO mouth through an alphabet OF
individuals to y looked as II you hadn't
been quite fair TO that person.
Perhaps b. c. ID and Il unconsciouslv
exaggerated the story In telling: perhaps
one OF them had a grudge against you;
perhaps one OF them used you to gloss
over some offenke Of his own.
Would you not have thought II cruelty
unfair Of \ 70 put you down as disloyai