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The Monticellonian., 1915-12-23
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 SIT Douglas HGg ts nine years younger than his former chief and won his spurs as a cavalry officer. Ills first commission was in the Seventh Hussars. He saw service in the Sou- dan, Indian and African wars he was chief staff officer 10 Sir John French during the Colesburg opera tions when the British cavalry had a difficult task in trying to round up the Boer commanders. Later he was given command of a group of columns, and after the South African war was made inspector general of cavalry in India
 After a rev years of staff duty in England he became chief of staff in India. and at the outbreak of the war was general commanding officer tt Aldershou From there he took the first army to France.
 That there might be change in the supreme British command on the Western front had been hinted for some time. These hints increased with the recent appointment of Gen eral Joffre as commander in chief of the French army
 That the elevation of General Jof- ire had no bearing on the substitution of General Haig for Field Marshal French was announced by Premier As quith. Sir Edward Andrew Cornwall asked the government for information as to whether General Joffre's ap- pointment would necessitate any im- portant changes in the higher com mands of the British force.
The Monticellonian., 1915-12-23
The Old Years Hanpiness.

Our past is sufficient assurance of happy New Year Writing a New Years greeting to a friend, a Chris tian man we'll on in life said: When I think about it, 1t seems to me that all our years are happy. Surely the dark days are few and the whole of each year Is full of showers of grace. so full that we ought not to notice what only seems, but is not. dark" Sometimes it takes steadfast trust and confidence in our Lord to say that; and in many lives never more so than at the close of this war-dark- ened year. But it is true even of this year. God is reigning; his steady grace is greater than all that op- poses it. May we gratefully remem- Der the happiness that is past. and confidently count upon our Lord for infinitely more to come.
The Monticellonian., 1915-12-23

Knights of Rhodes, and after innumer- able wars were at last forced to re- tire, in 1922. before the Turks to Mall ta. At the present time the island is being held by Italy. which took pos session in 1912 in the course of her war with Tripoli.
 Chios, 150 miles to the north, once one of the richest members of the Ionian union. subject. in turn, to Athenian Roman, Italian and Turkish domination, has long been bone of contention between the Turk and Greek, and was first reunited to it's parent country, Greece, in 1913, after a separation of more than 2,300 years. The Chians joined their brother Greeks i'll the wars of liberation, which began in the first years of the last century. In 1922, the Turks slaughtered 30,000 Chians in the space of two months. and sold 32,000 others into slavery, and the land was thor oughly devastated.
 Samos, at the mouth of the bay upon which stood ancient Ephesus the Magnificent. formed one of the oldest settlements of the Ionians in the Mediterranean. Samos was the birth
The Monticellonian., 1915-12-23

Asia and Europe have clashed throughout all history
 Here we find Persian pitted against Greek, Roman against Pontian, By zantine against Moslem. Crusader against Saracen, Turk against Mogul, and. today. Europe divided against it. self, and against the East
 Not only have Asia Minor and the islands facing it's shores been the stage upon which have been enacted some of the most gigantic events in human history, but this is at the pres ent time one of the most interesting and picturesque regions in the world It has been termed the quintessence of the East For nowhere else will you find. thrown together in close as sociation. so many things of the East the camel caravan, the groves of cy- press. olive plane and valonia trees. the mosque and towering minaret lat ticed windows and yelled women, and a background made up of the remnants of an ancient civilization.
 Rhodes an Island of Romance.
 Rhodes, whose history is one chap ter after another of fascinating TO- nance from days of remote antiquity, through it's reign as cultural center during the age of Roman occupation and it's golden period as the strong hold of ehiYalry during the occupa- tion of the island by the order of the Knights of St John, once dominated the eastern Mediterranean. as a vest pocket England off the coast of Asia Minor
 Cicero and Caesar finished their education at Rhodes, but Imperial Rome and Byzantium finally absorbed the schools there. Next the Knights of St John, founded in the eleventh century at Jerusalem. after many hardships. frightened again the an nals of the islands by making it their home. They assumed the name of the
The Monticellonian., 1915-12-23
Refuuees Flee Italy.

Zurich-When Italy declared war against Austria-Hungary thousands of 'irredentists" or Italian sympathiz- CTS from the coast district fled to Italy These fugitives are now com ing to Switzerland in droves, because they have not been treated as they expected by the government and the people of Italy. All men of military age were requested to join the Italian army, but to this they object.
The Monticellonian., 1915-12-23
Psychology of Fiddler Crabs.

That fiddler crabs have minds may astonish some people, but they are only one of the multitudes of crea- lures so endowed. And the minds of mollusks, insects and starfish as well as frogs and birds and mammals are worth studying. for there is quite large amount of literature devoted to the psychology of these despised low CT animals. In the Psychological Bull letin John Shepard publishes d sum- mary of the most recent of this.
The Monticellonian., 1915-12-23

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 intensity toward the Bal kans, Turkey-in Europe, and the near East, those islands which dot the course between Europe and Asia, bat tlegrounds in the 2,5OO years of strug gle between the Orient and Occident for supremacy, are forming once more a part of the area where the future of the West IS to be decided. There are no lands in the world whose stories are more absorbing than those of these islands. A bulletin issued by the National Geographic society gives the following sketch of the islands as presented in a communication to the society by Ernest Lloyd Harris
 Where broken fringe of islands parallels the coast of Asia Minor, be- ginning with famed Rhodes, in the south; running northward, narrowly separated from the mainland, past the peninsula of Gallipoli, and ending near the present Aegean coast of Bull garia, is the dividing line between the Occident and Orient. These islands are the European marshes, where
The Monticellonian., 1915-12-23

place of the philosopher Pythagoras, and here too, was the wonderful Tem- pie of Hera, boast of the Grecian world.
 The islands of the Aegean taken to- gether constitute one of the most his toric and interesting insular regions in the world. Besides the 20 princi pal ones. which have lent much to his tory, there are innumerable smaller ones. The larger islands have num- Der of fertile and well-watered valleys and plains, the principal products of which are wheat, wine, oil, mastic, cotton. silk, raisins, honey and wax. Coral and sponge fisheries are numer ous, and in most of the islands the an cient Greek type perseveres among the people.
 Tenedos of Strategic Value.
 Among the advanced camps of fore most importance is the allied French and English base on the small island of Tenedos.
 Tenedos commands the approach to the Dardanelles. lying but eight miles south-seuthwest from the mouth of the strait and about five miles from the coast of Asia Minor. Despite it's insig- nificant size, commerce, population count, and productivity, it has been visited by many an imposing hostile fleet and army
 Uneven, rocky. almost mountainous in parts there are yet within the six teen square miles of the island area some very fertile soils. There is some fruitful garden land and rich pastur- age, but the most important product is wine. of which some 5,000,000 gal Ions are exported each year Tenedos supports population of about 4,000, only one-third of whom are Mohamme- dans. The only town. of the same name as the island. is inclosed by rough ened walls, and shelters. among other remains from times long past, great storehouses erected by Justinian.
The Monticellonian., 1915-12-23
He Never Will Do

Suppose. suggested Glicl. Fockele of Le Roy. that pa should come down town one of these chilly days without his coat or collar, and his shirt unbuttoned down about -ix inches from his Adams apple. his trouser leg slit half way to the belt straps, and hose so thin you could see the corns on his instep. say, just suppose he would. but I don't think he will."-kansas City Star.
The Monticellonian., 1915-12-23
Soundproof Home for Sinqers.

A syndicate of artists will erect be- tween Central Park West and Colum- bus avenue, New York, an eight-story apartment studio building to cost $1,000,000, and in which the partition ing will be so completely soundproof that prima donna practicing arias with the full strength of her lungs will not disturb or be disturbed by an anna teur trombonist. Many musicians have already expressed their intention to lease apartments.
The Monticellonian., 1915-12-23
Beer and Tobacco Tax proposed,

Washington.-A tax of 50 cents per barrel on all beer is proposed in bill to be introduced in the house by Representative Rainey of Illinois, who said such a law would yield S33, 000,- 000 year in additional revenue. Rep resentative Rainey said later in the session he will urge legislation for a tax on tobacco to net S10,000,000 In. come.
The Monticellonian., 1915-12-23
Canary EraAders Quit

Berlin.-The business of the canary breeders of the Harz mountains has been almost utterly destroyed by the war. Tens of thousands of eanaries were exported yearly to America. France, EnGland and Russia The war has stopped this. and the domestic trade is almost completely at stand still. Practically all the breeders have already abandoned the business.
The Monticellonian., 1915-12-23
Puts Blame on Germany.

ashington.-Failure to move dye stuffs from Europe to the United States is due to Germany, instead of Great Britain, according to a state ment at the State Department. Per mission by the British Foreign Office for two cargoes of dyestuffs to come forward is still in effect, but the Ger man embargo has made their move ment impossible.
The Monticellonian., 1915-12-23
M'Maniqal Got S1,ooo.

Los Angeles, Cal.-Ortie E. McMan- igal. confessed dynamiter and prinei, pal witness against Mathew A. Schmidt, charged with murder as the result of the Los Angeles Times ex. plosion, five years ago. admitted on cross examination that he was paid $1,000 by detective shortly after his release from jail here in November, 1913
The Monticellonian., 1915-12-23
Aeroplanes For ..ish.

New York-It was said the Curtiss Aeroplane Company has closed a con tract with the British government for $15,OOO.000 worth of aeroplanes. In the year ended October q the com pany produced more than S6000, 900 worth of aeroplanes and motors, most of which went to the British govern. ment
The Monticellonian., 1915-12-23
Defense Budget larae.

Washington.-Mo than 23,000,. 900 for improvement of the fortifica- tions of the United States was asked by the War Department in a prelimi- nary draft of the Notifications bill, presented to the military committees of the house and Senate. The surl asked is S23,005.233
The Monticellonian., 1915-12-23
Income Tax Increases.

Washington.-The personal income tax paid during the last fiscal year by 357.5l5 individuals totaled S41,046,- 162, nearly S13,000000 more than the amount paid by 357,59S individuals the year before, according to the annual report of the commissioner of inter. nal revenue.
The Monticellonian., 1915-12-23
pIentv of i attitude

T saw a weather report the other day couched in terms which struck me as being about the right kind to use"
 How did it read?"
 'Improbably fair, perhaps rain, maybe clearing. Louisville Courier Journal.
The Monticellonian., 1915-12-23
For Navy Flvino Corns.

Washington.-Creation Of a naval flying corps. establishment of a school for training navy aviators and in- crease the number of midshipmen at the Naval Academy by about one half are proposals included in tenta- tive draft of the naval appropriation bill.
The Monticellonian., 1915-12-23

0 bright New Year! Hast thou In store Health, happiness, success. complete Or sorrow. sadness and defeat. With petty trials by the score? Be kindly lenient, We implore In blending bitter with the sweet,
 o bright New Year! Grant Us faith to tide us OCT Whatever problems we may meet. And may our hearts be more replete With sympathy than heretofore.
 O bright New Year!
 Caroline Louise Sumner.
The Monticellonian., 1915-12-23
Labor Is For Defense.

Washington. Samuel Gompers. president of the American Federation of Labor, told President Wilson that organized labor is ready to give it's support to the defense of the nation and should be allowed voice in mak- ing preparations.
The Monticellonian., 1915-12-23
To Enforce Neutrality.

Washington.-A central organiza- ton for gathering evidence of offenses against the neutrality of the United States has been created as the first step in the governments determine. tion to more stringently enforce neu. trality.
The Monticellonian., 1915-12-23
To Issue Safe Conducts.

Washington.-The British embassy received from London authorization to issue unconditional safe conducts to Captains Boy-Ed and Von Papen. No request has been made for safe con, ducts to their successors.
The Monticellonian., 1915-12-23
Those Embarrassing Moments.

John, I'm afraid it's going to be very embarrassing for us at this din ner tonight" Whats the matter, my dear?' I've just been in the dining room and peeked at the place cards. and they've got us right next to old John Bronson, the landlord we used to squabble with so much"
The Monticellonian., 1915-12-23
After Suffrage Lobby,

Washington.-Inyestigation of the Compression Union, to find if it is em- ploying lobbyists in the cause of won- an suffrage, was proposed in a reso- lution by Representative Byrnes or South Carolina.
The Monticellonian., 1915-12-23
City Is Short of Milk.

New York.-New York city is fac ing a serious milk shortage as a re, suit of the enormous purchases ar condensed milk by the allies. The shortage amounts to 10000 quarts day
The Monticellonian., 1915-12-23
Contempt of Court.

Defendant tin loud voice)-Just- Ice, Justice, l demand justice.
 Judge-Silencel The defendant will please remember that he is in a court room.-Penn State Froth.
The Monticellonian., 1915-12-23
BOB Nessels Sunk.

London.-German and AustroHun, earian submarines have sunk sos yes sells, according to a news dispatch from Berlin. The total tonnage of the vessels sunk is given as 917,Sl9.
The Monticellonian., 1915-12-23
Coal Short in Vienna.

Zurich.-keports from Austria say that the supply of coal in Vienna is so small that the question of lighting the city has become acute and that Laibach and Styria already are with out gas.
The Monticellonian., 1915-12-23
So,OOO For Boy Scouts

New ork.-John D. Rockefeller has given s9,O00 to the Boy Scouts of America, who are waging a campaign to raise S2O0,000. John b. RockefeI. Ter Jr., gave S3.000
The Monticellonian., 1915-12-23

Washington.-Rep Smith of Texas introduced bill to appropriate more than S1,000.000 for eradication Of the scabies and cattle tick.
The Monticellonian., 1915-12-23
Flyer Burned tn Death

London.-Captain Smith of the Royal Flying Corps was burned to death while flying an aeroplane at Earn Borough.
The Monticellonian., 1915-12-23

New York.-American Christmas mail to Europe, the last of which was dispatched. consisted of S,550 sacks in cluding 2S4.45l money orders.
The Monticellonian., 1915-12-23
All Aboard!

All aboard for the water wagon. Climb onto the seats so high. Avoid the rush, and the midnight crush, when the old year says "Good-by!"
The Monticellonian., 1915-12-23
S1OO,OOO Fire.

Maypearl. Texas.-Fire which origi. mated in the Farmers Dry Goods Com. pany store from an unknown cause did damage estimated at s1O0,0 ,000 in the business section of Maypearl.
The Monticellonian., 1915-12-23
g)uRstiors for tt1f Nfm 1rar.. .m
BY T. J. WIGGINS.

I asked the New Year for some motto sweet Some rule of life by which to guide my feet l asked and paused-It answered soft and low
 Gods will to know" Will knowledge then suffice New Year?" I cried; But the question into silence died The answer came-"Nay, this remember too
 Gods will to do" Once more I asked-"Is there still more to teIl7" And again the sweetly fell- "Yea, this thing, all other things above
 Gods will to love-
The Monticellonian., 1915-12-23
In the Swim.

The goldfish thinks nothing of a trip around the globe.-Boston Transcript
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1915-01-19
FOR BELGIA RELIEF
Additional Subscriptions Reported by
Red Cross Treasurer Brown

Inc 1OllOWlng additional COntribu-
tons have zee received by Mr.. Joseph
G.. Brown, treasurer Of the North
Carolina Red Cross, for the aid Of
Belgian sufferers since last report:
January 7th.-Garysburg M. E. Sun
day school through Rev. Marian Self,
s2O.76; citizens of Mt. Olive through
Rev. J. H. Frizelle, S14.1O; Beaverdam
Sunday School through E. L. Middle
o. $6.12; cash, Raleigh, s1.OO.
January Sth-Franklinton Baptist
Sunday School, through G. L. McGhee,
S2O.9S; Enfield High School through
Fred A. McNeer, News and Observer)
$3.50; Edenton Street M. E. Church,
Raleigh, $3.50; julius P. Edwards
through News and Observer, Maccles-
field, $2.S5.
January 9th-Cash, $780,.
January 11th-Gatesville Epworth
League through G.. w. Fisher. $4,000;
Mrs. Myrtle Ferguson, Stockton, Mo,
through E. T. Phillips, s1.55; G. C.
Fineman through c.. S. Carr, Green
Vile, $3.50
January 13th-Friend, Como, n. c.,
$500; Scotland Neck NJ. E. Church
through Rev. L. T. Singleton, $500
cash, Raleigh. $500.
January 14th-Town Of F~ranklinton
through VIM. f. Joyner, (additionaD
$500; Farmer of Sanford through H.
E.. Spence, s1.00.
January 15th-Class No. 6. Little
ton NJ. f. Sunday School through Mrs.
A. B. Hart, 1925.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1915-01-19
FARMERS HESITATE ON
PLANTING POTATOES
Fertilizer May Be Very COstIy-COt-
ton Will Be Reduced; Tobacco In
Especial 10 The News and Observer

CreaSeu.
Especial 10 The News and Observer
Mount Olive, Jan. 16.-The size of
the Irish potato crop that will be
raised in this section this spring can
at this time be stated only with much
uncertainty. due, perhaps, to several
reasons.
In the first place, the scarcity Of
potash, n Of the principal ingre-
dents of the fertilizers used under
potatoes. makes it quite certain that
the cost Of raising potatoes this year.
from a fertilizer standpoint. will be
unusually high, and already, it is
said. the farmers are giving this
phase Of the matter much cOnSid-
Grafton. Nor do the fertilizer dealers
will cost, because it is said the manu-
facturers have not, so far, sent out
any quotations along this line.
But, should they raise the potatoes
at any cost, will they get anything
for them? Is a question that they
are also considering, an answer to
| which depends on several things
general financial situation, etc. A
good many farmers. however, seem to
think hat potatoes will bring good
| prices this spring, and, unless it is
seen that the cost Of raising this
years crop is going to be unusually
nlSn, lnere is gOOO reason TO DeueVe
that size Of the crop in this section
section will be almost as large as it
was this year.
With regard to cotton, it nows
GEMS certain that that crop will be
considerably decreased in acreage,
probably out one-half or more.
But, where the cotton is reduced
there is no doubt that the tobacco
crop will be very materially increas-
ed, the acreage Of this crop in all
probability being doubled.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1915-01-19

that he terms himself "a violent pro-
hibitionist." Simply expressed, out
powerful in analysis, he has drawn up
an effective simile as a preachment
to men subject to fall to the wiles OF
alluring habits. His tale, simply toid.
runs: When gold was first dlscoF-
cred in California. men from every
where flocked t o California. Oh the
adventures, many travelled overland
by the way of the plains. then unac-
ouainted TO the civilized world. me
travel by this route were fraught with
many perilous journeys-resuitlng IN
loss of lives and undue hardship 70
man and beast. Man standing from
the heights of the Rocky
could trace bones and human skeie-
tons on the plains, cast by both mar
and animals. Standing or the heights
Of SO years, and looking
over my life's journey, | can see the
bones of many men who were the
victims of drink n vicious habits
The lesson illustrates that the Q
able old philosopher is still studying
and writing and planning to coin the
woes Of the human race. TO alleviate
III journey of his fellowman-Dr.
Kemp Plummer Battle. 1.-The grand
old man of North Carolina"
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1915-01-19
THOUSAND DOLLARS
DISAPPEARS FROM
CONDUCTORS POCKET

Rocky Mount, Jan. 1.-THE mys-
ferrous disappearance Of an envelope
containing n thousand dollars in
nliis, from the pocket of Capt. w. s.
Wooten, a veteran conductor on the
Iarooro-Plymouth branch of the
A. Z. L., is a problem that remains
yet unsolved and is naturally the cause
Of much worry.
The money which he was carrying
as a matter of accommodation for q
resident of GAINESVILLE. was to have
been called for at Williamson by q
representative of one Of the banks.
me money was taken by the conduc-
TOR, much as he often has done be-
fore, as an accommodation of friends.
as there Is no expires at GAINESVILLE
through which the none might be
transmitted. The money which was
placed in his inside pocket was not
missed until he was met by a repre-
sentative Of one Of the banks of Will
HamStOn- A search was made and
passengers volunteered to assist and
many asked to be searched, but no
race Of the money has yet been
found.