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Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1915-07-14
Decision on Domestic Animals.

One who keeps a domestic animal,
such as a cat, having neither mis-
chievous nor vicious propensities, is
not liable for damages done by it while
trespassing; but if the owner knows
1t to be vicious he must use reasona-
BILE care to restrain it and prevent it
from doing injury.--Bischoll VS.. Che
ney, Conn, 81 Att. $50.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1915-07-14
SUMMER ACHES AND PAINS.

That backache or stiff muscle that cannot
be explained on account of having sat in q
draft and caught coId' is more than likely
the result of weakened or disordered kid
neys. Foley Kidney Pills promptly relieve
backache, sore, swollen or stiff muscles and
joints, rheumatism, and Sleep-disturbing
bladder ailments. They put the kidneys in
sound, healthy condition, and help them
eliminate uric acid and other pOisons from
the system.
Austin's Pharmacy, Orleans, VT; w. S.
Mcdowell, Evansville; J. B. Holton, West
Charleston.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1915-07-14
CHAPTER XIII.
After Ten Years

The consul general saw before him
an exquisite, as the ancient phrase
goes, backed by no Indifferent breed
of manhood. He believed that here
was a brief respite Gas between acts)
in which the little hypocrisies could
be laid aside. The pleasant smile on
his high-bred face was all his own.
"And what may I do for you, sir p"
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1915-07-14

again. ooh, bother with it all! Din
ner at eight, in the big dining room"
Eyes. But the introductions will be
made on the cafe veranda. These peo-
pie out here have gone mad over cock
tails. And look your best, Elsa. I
want them to see real American girl
tonight. I'll have some roses sent up
to you
Elsa had not the heart to tell him
that all interest in his dinner had
suddenly gone from her mind; that
even the confusion of the colonel no
longer appealed to her bitter malice.
She knew that she was going to be
bored and miserable.
When she was gone, the consul gen.
erals wife said: Poor girl"
Her husband looked across the room
interestedly why do you say that?"
81 am a woman"
THAT phrase is the City of Refuge.
All women fly to it when confronted
by something they do not understand"
ooh, but do understand. And that's
the pity of it,
(To Be Continued.)
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1915-07-14
Making a Bluff

The man who never had more than
$40 at one time in his life is usually
the lad who examines his change
closely when he reads that there is a
counterfeit $40 bill in circulation.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1915-07-14

Daily Thought
Happiness seems made to be shared.
-Corneille.
The Nevada County picayune., 1915-03-26

Uncle" Joe Beatty of Emmet was in the city one day this week and told us on the c. T. that there was another baby boy at hls house. We promised hlm we would not say anything about it, but after he left we just couldn't t help it. Beg your pardon, Joe, we won't tell next time.
 Why worry with that outlaw horse? Bring him to me and have him returned a tractable animal. Any bad habit over come. Satisfaction guaranteed.
 C A. White,
 Pre- scott. Ark.
The Nevada County picayune., 1915-03-26
HAMBURG

Health is sill holding it's own.
 Ani ~o is the cold weather Tne rir3 Sunday meeting wa enjoyed by all.
 T0are viii ac.ioe at he burg adal Al are u4..ed to attend.
 The School is preparing for a large ra2raa aad a iiee time at the closing of school.
 Dr. C F. Mems will give an entertainment at his home next $ lturjas utaaE la honor of Messrs Sampson and Whuen as d celebration ot their birthdays.
 Misses Ola and Ethel Steed and Bessie uadSon visited the school Tuesday.
 Miss Chloe Nelms spent the night with Miss Belle Whitten Wednesday.
 Jasper Murry is always wish ing, huC never wants. Wond r Why?
 We wonder who ts goinG to smlle aeXt, Chloe and 8el aad their A.ar. es" struck a 5 t Tautsday.
 Ask Robert Evans wlo is his girl if yoy want to see him smile.
The Nevada County picayune., 1915-03-26

he had to sacrifice his cotton at six cents'a pound. The $40 we refer to was in the form of a riding cultivator purchased less than a year ago"
 We wonder how many Farmer Joneses a census of he Cotton States would reveal.
 Certainly while we are urging the use of more improved farm implements the time is approp- riate for stressing the necessity for their better care. Paint. oil, and housing are the three things required. The Progressive Far- mar.
The Nevada County picayune., 1915-03-26
G. TiAT MlEFY or OF IKE FENCE
 G(RNFR

\ mo time ago we quoted the
 o win from a contemporary:
 "Ta" other day while riding a.on4 the ,o~.. uur ourpris may be ina lioed when we dl, covered $40 lying ma f hidden by weeds and briars in Farmer Jones fence corner. It had evidently been ly- ing there all fall and winter, and was rapidly becoming unrecogniz- able because of exposure to the weather. We were more amaz- ed at the sight when we remem- bered that Jones is not generally considered wealthy man. and that last last fall, to pay his debts,
The Nevada County picayune., 1915-03-26
THE MULE

The Progressive Farmer has discovered h following out burst of poetic genius: The mule, he is a funny sight, He's made of ears and dynamite; His heels are fun of bricks and
 springs. Tomatoes, battering rams and
 things. He's fat as any poisoned pup: It's just his meanness swells him
 up; He's always scheming round to
 do The things You most don't want
 him to. The mule, he lives on anything; He's got a lovely voice to sing, And when he lets it loose at noon, It sounds like buzz saws out of
 tune, He stands around with sleepy eye And looks as if he'd like to die. But when there's any dying done It amt the mule, Tll bet a bun. Some folks don't treat mules
 with respect; They say they ain't got no intel
 lect; That may be so, but if you've
 got To go to heaven on the spot, And want a way that dosen't
 fail, Just pull the tassel on his tail. The mule, he tends to his own
 biz, He don't look loaded but he is.
The Nevada County picayune., 1915-03-26
LOCALS

Read The Picayune, only $1. % Der year.
 Don't forget to go to church bext Sunday. 3 Miss Lillie Wilson is visiting felatives in Little Rock. We sell the John Deere wagon, &he best on the market. E New Supply Go. s Born-To Mir. and Mrs. G. w. Glrre..,, Route 2. WeGr csday. a krl.
 Bring us your eggs and butter. IEe pay the highest cash market price.
 New Supply Go. I. L. and Uncle Charley Cook tt Emmet were in the city Wed kesday on business. For SaIe-O I. C. pigs. Every bg has a pedigree. Registered, M. s. Ross LaneourG Ark. If you need a good cultivator, lNe have it, the John Deere, the pest that is made. New Supply Co. You will get a cordial welcome ht any of the churches next Sun pay If you will go. Try it once.
 Remember that the tax collect prs office will close April 10. ray your taxes and save the pen alties.
 D. L. billiard has opened up D feed store in the Union Ware House and wants all his friends 70 call on him when in need of feed of any kind.
 SeVera of our friends have come to our relief this week and several more could come and not Ohend us iii the least. We thank you tor your kind remembrance.
 We have both Country and city property to trade for mules and horses.
 Moore x Martin.
 John Collards was tried before Esq B'Shers yesterday for pass , ,hg counterfeit money. The state lalled to make a case against him q, ana the court discharged him. lhe Negro, Sutton. was also turned loose. The Negro claimed re ' :, had gotten the money from Collard.
 fNtra Special Values in Millin. sFy this week! Attractive new ,.a, mats for Ladies and Misses. v 'hether you want an everyday 't dress hat, you will find it here !. 's a a price that suits you. Hats {. oatln' F'aille, Braid, Nadine, 'sraw' and in combination also, "nl De offered during this sale, R Ri c, excellent designs. Mrs. A.
 i'N'e' 3 26 2t
The Nevada County picayune., 1915-03-26

D l.. billiard will be pleased to sell you feed at the very low est prices for cash, see at Union Ware House.
The Nevada County picayune., 1915-03-26

Appearances are not always de- ceiving. Many teachers imag- inc that their appearance does not indicate their profession. but the following story has a tend ency to prove that they are mis- taken. A little boy and sister had always attended school with their parents and were on their way to the public school building to enroll. The superintendent was also on his way to school and overlook the little ones. As was his custom whenever he saw school children he bade them a good morning and after return ing his greeting the little boy as- ked: Are you going to school, tool" The Supt. answered Yes" Why do you ask?" The little girl meanwhile whispered to her brother, He is the pro- lessor" So the little lad said, "Oh, know now. you are a tea cher. The man acknowledged the truth of the accusation but asked: Do 1 look like teach err" The boy said Yes" to which the man asked him, How do teachers look?" The reply was, Just like you look !"
The Nevada County picayune., 1915-03-26
CONUMDRUM

Question: What is worse than biting into an apple and finding Worm?"
 Answer: Biting into an apple and finding half worm"
The Nevada County picayune., 1915-03-26

Madam, are you a woman suffragist?" No sir, l haven't time to be. :" Haven't time!
 We'll, if you had the privilege of voting, whom would you SUD- port?" The same man Eve SUD- ported for len years. And who is that?" My husband. "
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1915-04-13
(TO BE CONTINUED
Welsh Sonus Promised

A Cardiff correspondent of an Eng
fish newspaper says:
"Cymric ardor on the battlefield is
going to be inspired and sustained by
Cymric music. Not the least impress
sive sight today, and during the past
week, among the Welsh units training
at Porthcawl has been the gathering
of the soldiers for choral singing.
When the new Welsh army of 10000
men take the field IT. will go to battle
to the sound of Cymric war chorus,
which experts have described as the
finest martial music IN the world.
The organization just formed is
known as the Welsh Army Male Voice
chorus, and as the recruits include
some of the finest singers in the
Welsh valleys, men who have COM
peted in scores of Eisteddfods, the sol
diers practice sings at Porth3awl par
take of the character of first-class
concerts, which attract to the vicinity
of the hall large numbers of residents
of the town and visitors.
Miss Gee of Denbigh, an ardent
patriot, is distributing a fine selection
of Welsh war songs, with request
for the rendering of these and less
singing of 'Tipperary.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1915-04-13
Who Go to church,

The facts about church member
ship are contained in United States
census bulletin No 103, and the per
centage of church membership in the
total population is given for the year
1906, 26 years after Kansas has be-
come a prohibition state. According
to this tabulation, which is the latest
obtainable, the lowest percentage of
church membership was in Oklahoma,
including Indian Territory, the rate
being 1872. The rate in New York was
43.7; in Pennsylvania, AZ; in Illinois,
3S.3; in Nebraska, 1924; in Maine, 29.8;
and in Kansas, 2S.4. Forty-three
states had a larger percentage of
membership than had Kansas.
Since this tabulation was made up,
two of the four states that had low
er rate of church membership than
had Kansas, namely Oklahoma and
West Virginia, have joined the ranks
of the prohibition states. OF the six
states, therefore, having the lowest
rate of church membership in the
United States, four are prohibition
states.-Royal E. Cabell in Leslies.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1915-04-13

The writer of the new bulletin has
estimated the amount OF weed seed
annually destroyed by these birds in
Iowa. On the basis OF one-fourth of
an ounce of seed eaten daily by each
bird, and an average of ten birds to
each square mile, remaining in their
winter range 200 days, there would be
total of 1,750,000 pounds, or S75
tons of weed seed consumed in a sin.
gle season by this one species. Large
as are these figures. they unquestion-
ably fall far short of the reality.
The estimate of ten birds to a
square mile is very conservative, for in
Massachusetts,, where the food supply
is less than in the western states, the
tree sparrow is even more abundant
than this in winter
In Iowa several thousand tree spar
rows have been seen within the space
of few acres. This estimate, more
over, is for a single species, while,
as a mater Of fact, there are at least
a half a dozen birds (not all sparrows)
that habitually feed during winter on
these seeds.
Farther South the tree sparrow is
replaced in winter by the white
throated sparrow, the white-crowned
sparrow, the fox sparrow, the song
sparrow, the field sparrow, and several
others; so that all over the land a
vast number of these seed eaters are
at work during the colder months, re-
ducing next years crop of worse than
useless plants.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1915-04-13

disfigured the bludgeon he always car
ried with pride. But the argument
was a sorry one and in itself would
have broken down the prosecution had
he been man Of better repute. Now,
those few chips taken from the handle
of this weapon will carry different
significance. For in my folly l asked
to see this stick. which still exists at
police headquarters, and there in the
wood / detected and pointed out a
trifie of steel which never came from
the unbroken blades of the knife taken
from Johns pocket"
Fallen was the proud head now and
fallen the great mans aspect. If he
spoke it was to utter a low oliver!
divert"
The pathos Of 1.-THE heart-rending
wonder in the tone brought the tears
to Deborahs eyes and made her last
words very difficult.
But the one great thing which
gives to these facts their really dam
gerous point is the mystery you have
made of your life and of this so-called
hermitage. If you can clear up that,
you can afford to ignore the rest"
1.-THE misfortunes of my housed" was
his sole response. 1.-THE misfortunes
of my housed"
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1915-04-13
Humor of German Law.

The Green Bag gives the following
instances of humor in German courts:
In Berlin not long ago an ironwork-
er was sent to prison because he had
laughed at a policeman. 1t appears
that as this man was proceeding along
a street one day his risibilities were
aroused by the sigr of a particularly
stout policeman giving chase to a dog
The offender was promptly hailed to
court and sent - Tor scandal"
"A German, in attempting to board a
moving train. fractured his leg. After
six months in hospital he was dis
charged, whereupon the state railway
department at once prosecuted him for
infringement of regulations He was
fined sum equivalent to So"
Upon entering an omnibus a man
trod on the foot OF a woman, who was
So incensed by the incident that she
remarked that he walked like a hen
For this term of reproach the lady was
fined 20 marks"
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1915-04-13
Field Sparrow Crown Chestnut;
Above, Streaked With Dull Red,
Black and Gray; Throat and Breast,
Brown; Belly, White.

when the larger species are still young
and the smaller most numerous. Be-
sides the insects already mentioned,
many wasps and bugs are taken. AS a
whole, the insect diet of the native
sparrows may be considered beneficial
There are several records of potato
bug larvae eaten by chipping sparrows.
Their vegetable food is limited al
most exclusively to hard seeds. This
might seem to indicate that the birds
feed to some extent upon grain, but
the stomachs examined show only one
kind, oats, and but little of that. The
great bulk of the food is made up of
grass and weed seed, which form al
most the entire diet during winter, and
the amount consumed is immense.
In the agricultural region of the up
per Mississippi valley by roadsides, on
borders of cultivated fields, or in
abandoned fields, wherever they can
obtain a foothold, masses of rank
weeds spring up and often form almost
impenetrable thickets which afford
food and shelter for immense numbers
of birds and enable them to Withstand
great cold. A person visiting one of
these weed patches on a sunny morn
ing in January, when the thermometer
is 20 degrees or more below zero, will
be struck with the life and animation
of the busy little inhabitants. Instead
of sitting forlorn and half frozen, they
may De seen fitting from branch to
branch, twitteIfng and iuttering, and
showing every evidence of enjoyment
and perfect comfort. If one of them
is captured it viii be found in excel
lent condition; in fact, veritable ball
of fat.
The snowbird end tree sparrow are
perhaps the most numerous of all
the winter sparrows. Examination of
many stomachs shows that in winter
the tree sparrow feeds entirely upon
seeds of weeds. Probably each bird
consumes about one-fourth of an ounce
a day.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1915-04-13
SYNOPSIS.

curious crowd Of neighbors invade
the mysterious home of Judge Ostrander,
county judge and eccentric recluse, fol-
lowing a yelled woman who proves to be
the widow of a man tried before the Judge
and electrocuted for murder years before.
Her daughter is engaged to the Judges
son, from whom he is estranged, but the
murder is between the lovers She plans
70 clear her husbands memory and asks
the judges aid. Deborah Scoville reads
the newspaper clippings telling the story
OF the murder of Algernon Etheridge by
John Scoville in Dark Hollow, twelve
years before. The Judge and Mrs. SEQ
VlIle meet at Spencer's Folly and she
SHOWS him how, on the day of the muir
1er' she saw the sladow of a man. whit
thhS stick and wearing a long peaked
sap. The judge engages her and her
odughter Reuther to live with him in his
mysterious home. Deborah and her law
yer Black, go to the police station and
see the stick used to murder Etheridge.
she discovers broken knife-blade point
embedded in it, Deborah and Reuther go
70 I'VE with the judge. Deborah sees a
portrait OF Oliver, the judges son, with
Dlack band painted across the eyes. That
night she finds, in divers room. a cap
with q peak like the Swallowed one, and
knife with broken blade-point. Anon
ymous letters and a talk with Miss
weeks increase her suspicious and fears.
She finds that Oliver was in the ravine
on the murder night Black warns her
and shows her other anonymous letters
mining at divers guilt. In the court
room the judge is handed an anonymous
note; The note is picked up and read
aloud.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1915-04-13

prepared by the United States Depart
ment of Agricultural
There are some forty species of
sparrows in North America which are
helpful rather than harmful and should
be encouraged rather than discour-
aged; at least, this the opinion of the
United States department Of agricul-
lures investigator whose Some Gem
mon Birds Useful To The Farmer" has
just been issued as Farmers Bulletin
No. $50. While the English sparrow
is noisy and obtrusive, the American
species are unobtrusive both in song
and action.
These native sparrows, although so
seldom noticed by the majority of
people, may probably be found in near
ly every part of our country, although
not more than a half dozen forms are
generally known in any one locality
While American sparrows are noted
seed eaters, they do not by any means
confine themselves to a vegetable diet.
During the summer, and especially in
the breeding season, they eat many in
sects and feed their young largely up
on the same food. Examination of
stomachs of three species-the song
sparrow, chipping sparrow, and field
sparrow shows that about one-third
of the food consists of insects, COM
prising many injurious beetles, as
snout beetles or weevils, and leaf
beetles. Many grasshoppers are eaten
In case of the chipping sparrow,
these insects form one-eighth of the
food. Grasshoppers would seem to be
rather large morsels, but the bird
probably confines itself to the smaller
species; indeed, the greatest amount
lover SO per cent? is eaten in June,
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1915-04-13
CRUDE, But DOES THE WORK
Primitive System of wireless 1eiec-
raphy" In Use Among Tribes
or Amazon Region.

In the Juanara region OF the ANA
con the natives use a crude system OF
wireless telegraphy, which. it is
claimed, has been in operation for
thousands OF years The transrnitter
found by an explorer was a followed
trunk of tree suspended from a hori-
zontal pole stretched between two
stumps. Inside The transmitter had
been arranged much like a violin. and
Il was explained that when the in
strument was struck smarly with 8
small rubber hammer vibration was
created that carried for miles over the
hills. The receiver is very similar to
the transmitter. except that it l. placed
on q hardwood platform. the base Of
the followed tree trunk being ground
ed on the platform. When the mes
sage is struck in the neighboring viii
Iage. sometimes thirty miles away.
this receiver catches the vibrations.
causing q jerky, singing sound. The
sound system. 1t is said. can be read
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1915-04-13

which runE not only IL MS lnIns.i oe
ing, but in hers. Not till in both ma
lures silence had settled again 1.-THE
silence of despair. not peace. did he
speak. When he did it was simply
to breathe her name.
'Deborah?"
Startled, for it had always before
been madam" she looked up to find
him standing very near her and with
his hand held out.
Il am going through deep waters"
said he. Am | to have your sup
porte"
''Oh, Judge Ostrander. how can you
doubt it?" she cried. dropping her
hand into his, and her eyes swimming
with tears. But what can / do? II
l remain here will be questioned. II
| l fy-but. possibly, that is what you
want-for me to go-to disappear-to
take Reuther and sink out of all mems
sight forever. If this is your wish.
am ready to do it Gladly will we
be gone-now-at once--this very
night.
| His disclaimer was peremptory.
mo; not that / ask no such sac
rif1ce Neither would it avail There
| is but one thing which can reinstate
Oliver and myself in the confidence
and regard of these people. Cannot
you guess it, madam? | mean your
own restored conviction that the sen.
tence passed upon John Scoville was
a just one. Once satisfied of this,
your temperament is such that you
would be our advocate whether you
wished it or no. Your very silence
would be eloquent"
Convince me; l am willing to have
you, Judge Ostrander. But how can
you do so? A shadow stands between
my wishes and the belief you mention.
The shadow cast by Oliver as he made
his way towards the bridge, with my
| husbands bludgeon in his hand"
did you see him strike the blow ?
Were there any opportune shadows
to betray what happened between the
instant of-let us say divers ap-
proach and the fall of my friend?
Much can happen in a minute, and
this matter is one of minutes. SEQ
Vile had heart open to crime. Oliver
not. This l knew when l sat upon
the bench at his trial.. and now you
shall know it, too. Come! have
something to show you"
He turned towards the door and
mechanically she followed. Her
thoughts were all in whirl. She did
not know what to make of him or of
herself. The rooted dread of weeks
was stirring in its soil. This sugges-
ton of the transference of the stick
from hand to hand was not impossible.
Only Scoville had sworn to her, and
that, too, upon their child's head, that
he had not struck this blow. And she
| had believed him after finding the cap;
and she believed him now. Yes,
against her will, she believed him now.
| Why? and again, why?
(TO BE CONTINUED)