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The Monte Vista journal., 1915-12-04
Worth NnnNninn.

Turpentine mixed with stove polish
prevents rust and gives brighter
gloss than the use of water.
The Monte Vista journal., 1915-12-04
Mans Learning.

There probably are men who
couldn't learn to loaf successfully.
but most of them would like to take
a few les-ons.-Atchison Globe.
The Monte Vista journal., 1915-12-04

mrs. Matilda Brown, who has been
'ohtined in the county Jail to serve
sentence for keeping baudy house
III Monte Vista, was taken to Pueblo
'ouhty Jail Thursday night. The
enaige was made necessary on ac-
'ouht OF male prisoners being COM
united to the Del Norte Jail which
70 not provided with wards for both
men and women.
The Monte Vista journal., 1915-12-04

Sam Chapman came down from
the Farmers Union reservoir, Tues
day where he had been working for
several months.
Mrs. Sarah Hess is i'll at the home
of her daughter, Mrs. C. w. Bell.
Joe Mayfield and wife, C. w. Bell
and wife, Mrs Mabel Hess, Mrs. Ben
jamin, motored to Monte Vista last
Saturday, trading.
Charles Bishop is able to be out
on the streets again after his long
illness.
The pea hullers are pulling out
The slow sale of peas Is compelling
the farmers to thresh.
Prof. Hamilton and wife enter
tanned the football boys, teachers
and school board Saturday evening,
at very elaborate four-course 6
o'clock dinner.
Mrs. Billingsley entertained
number of young people Friday even
ing in honor of her brother, Ray
Franks.
The NJ r. Ladies' Aid will hold
bazaar and chicken pie dinner. Sat
urday, inst. at the opera house.
The Monte Vista journal., 1915-12-04
Since Ewes Time.

woman can say dear" to another
Imam ;Ld make it cund like I'm
The Monte Vista journal., 1915-12-04

Hunt Nufong was handed a fine
Vi 70 and costs, Thursday for being
drunk.
The Monte Vista journal., 1915-12-04

Mrs, Sarah Hess is i'll at the home
of her daughter, Mrs. C. w. Bell
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-10-24
SPANISH MAY BE TAUGHT.
British Consider Substituting 1t for
German in Schools.

Correspondence Of the Associated ffss
LONDON, October 4.-The educational
authorities in London are considering
the substitution of Spanish for German
IS g. second language in schools and
nublic examinations. The advantages
70, Spanish over German are thus stated
v one Of the advocates of the charge:
We do not want German trade, but
e do want South American trade. The
'-rrnans have made great progress
ere, but the war has halted them for
81. time being. so that the field .s open
r, Great Britain II we can speak the
!.4rguage.
''Spanish is easier to learn than Ger
IAN. 1t can be taught very quickly to
"a student of French. which Is the first
'nrguage in all English schools.
German Is of little use outside of
i-rnany, whereas Spanish Is spoken
,ver a very considerable part of the
( orld.
The teaching of Spanish is being en-
outraged In the United States with G.
lew TO that country capturing Ger
tnanys trade. Great Britain. too, wants
A. share In that trade.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-10-24
L0NDON'S LORD MAYOR
ESTABLISHES A RECORD
Sir Charles Johnston to Retire With
out Having Attended Single
Public Dinner.

Correspondence Of the Associated Preu
LONDON, October 1.-Sir Charles
Johnston, who retires from once as
lord mayor of London November 9, Is
the first of the 726 men who have held
that office who can boast that he has
not given or attended q single public
dinner during the whole year Of his
incumbency. That, Of course, Is due
to the war" he explains, for the war
has changed all our preconceived no.
tons OF what a London mayoralty
means. We have been a serious pee
pie the past year, with no time fol-
ceremonials and an eye single to the
grim business before US. Those who
know my horror Of speech making tell
me with smile that could not have
had more congeniai mayoralty even
II had selected my own year."
The lord mayor quits his chair with
at least one regret--that he was unable
to carry out his cherished plan to visit
America during his term OF Office. IT
have many friends in America" he
said, and 1 have crossed the Atlantic
no fewer than seventy eight times But
for the war I should have spent my
vacation In the United States and Can
ada and have been the first lord mayor
to visit America while In Office"
Proud of City Guardsnaen.
particular part Of his years work he
was proudest of, Sir Charles said:
without any hesitation, I would an
swer the establishment OF that SPLEEN
did body of men. the National Guard
Of the City of London. 1 rejoice to
have taken a leading part In the in
ception and organization of that i'm
portant branch of the system of ma
tional defense. Other interesting fea-
lures of the years work on Its war
side were my scheme for providing
brass bands for recruiting purposes,
and later the raising of the Bankers
Battalion for the front. Under the
presidency of the lord mayor the ma
tional committee for relief in Belgium
has raised 100000, and several other
wartime charitable funds have had
their headquarters in the mayors Of
fees. The relief fund for the Lusitania
did not take-I do not know why, for
the circumstances under which the
! 200 victims lost their lives were of
have attracted greater generosity from
the public, who had been especially
liberal with the two previous disasters
to the Titanic and the Empress of Ire
land.
Il am not a prophet, and I have no
means of knowing or estimating the
duration of the war. but / hope that
my successor, Sir Charles Wakefield
VIII see its close. and that he will be
able to associate himself with the
blessings and reJoicings of victory and
peace. while LII am remembered at
all--wiil perhaps be spoken OF as the
lord mayor of the war"
The new lord mayor will take Office
at midday November 8, when he makes
the time-honorsd progress to the law
courts TO greet and receive the con-
gratulations of the judges. In the
evening there Is the inaugural ban
qTet in the ancient Guildhall, at which
the members of the cabinet, the prin-
cipal Judges, the diplomatic corps and
a few other notables are the guests of
the mayor and his two sheriffs.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-10-24
QUITS AFTER 800 YEARS.
Oldest Newspaper in France Sus.
ponds Until War Ends.

-otrHtpcp1euce " IIe AhspTlh'Sl
PARIS, October The Oldest news
paper in France. the Gazette de France,
nas suspended publication, after ap-
oearing nearly 200 years. The publish
srs hope to revive the paper after the
war. II was founded in 1881 by Theo-
ohraste Renaudot.
The publishers announced their deci-
zion IN a brief editorial paragraph in
the Anal Issue: TT Is q duty and a
pleasant one to thank the numerous
FRIEND Of the Gazette for the afrec-
tionate, touching and encouraging let
IeYs they have sent US regarding the
temporary suspension of the oldest
French newspaper, WHICH has been ap-
pearing now for nearly 300 years. To
our public and our friends. who repre-
sent old and young France In their
nobier elements, We say not 'adieu but
'zu reyoir.' confident that we shall soon
begin again to defend with them the
great causes that are dear to US in O.
renascent and victorious France"
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CAMPAIGN IN MARYLAND
CENTERS IN BAL |M0RE
Candidates and Supporters Busy on
Final Roundup of Voters Just
Before Election

| BALTIMORE. October 23.-The can
didates are on the last lap. Monday
they Will begin riveting the work which
has been done in the last month or so
and will devote themselves to that
work during the five or six campaign
ing days remaining.
A considerable part of the democratic
effort will be devoted to Baltimore city,
ending in the big business mems meet
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The democrats believe the most fmpor-
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the same situation appears in the re-
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Two Meetings Held.
So strong is the effort of the repub-
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Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1915-05-06

the floor, In the center OF q crowd Of
attendants, lay the man who had sat
at the dinnertable with me an hour
before, still extended on the shutter on
which he must have been brought
there from the scene Of the crime, and
literally weltering In his blood. Some
of his clothes had been removed and
flung into a corner, when | arrived.
and doctor, who must have preceded
me by barely minute, was turning
over the body OF the unconscious man,
In his search for the fatal wound.
II was just in time to see it--a hide
Gus pit In the back, into which could
have thrust my two fingers. and from
which the thick black blood began to
ooze afresh as the doctor shifted the
position Of the victim.
Il turned my eyes away, with a
feeling OF sickness, while the doctor
began to call for lint and warm wa.
ter A child could have seen that no
remedies were destined to be OF the
slightest avail. AS my ayerted gaze
wandered round the hall, it was ar
rested by the pile OF clothing which
| have already mentioned.
Something which could not under.
stand drew me towards these blood
stained garments with a horrible fas-
cination. The overcoat, coat and
waistcoat Of the murdered man had
apparently been stripped of together,
and lay on the floor at the foot OF the
stairs In confused heap. / stepped
towards the spot slowly and looked
round. No one was observing my
movements; every eye was turned on
the dying man. With my foot I softly
turned over the clothes, till came to
the overcoat. AS did 80, suddenly
caught sight of something which
caused me to gasp and reel back as II
lad been struck a blow.
There, On the back, within an inch
OF the bloody rent made by the as
sassin's knife, was long white thread,
identical In every respect with the one
which / had found on my own coat
within the very hour!
Urged by terrible suspicion, I
bent down hastily and snatched at the
thread. 1t was firmly fastened to the
cloth.
In the meantime a commotion had
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make the suggestion; and | went out
Of the room, escorted by an equerry.
''In the vestibule Of the palace /
paused to put on an overcoat.
"As was drawing it on the equerry
who had followed me made the remark
almost in the same words which you
have used this evening:
Pardon, baron. but there is white
thread on the back Of your coat
II thanked him. and turned the coat
over to look for it. On the back
found long piece of cotton. 1t was
ordinary enough in appearance, but
when took hold of one end to remove
1t, found to my surprise that it was
firmly attached to the material of the
coat.
"'My tailor must be very careless
fellow / muttered, as l broke. 1t off
short. 1T must have come through
from the lining
Il drew the coat On again, think
ing no more of this trivial incident.
said goodnight to the equerry, and
started to walk home by myself There
was a bright moon, but the streets
were deserted, unusually so, consid-
ering that the hour was by no means
a late one.
When had proceeded some dis
lance, however, perceived in front Of
me a miserable-looking creature on
crutches, with bandage over one eye,
who boldly stopped me, and began to
beg for aims.
while I was trying to shake him
of, another man came up from behind.
He paused a moment, as If to ascer-
tain what was the matter, whereupon
the beggar left me, and commenced
to assail the newcomer. I seized the
opportunity to make my escape, and
reached my house without further In
cident.
But the events of this Eight were
not over. As soon as got In, went
straight to my safe. and locked away
the mysterious packet which had been
confided to me by Nj. Starcvitch. As
/ did SO / observed that the envelope
was sealed with yellow wax, bearing
the Russian imperial arms. / then
sat down to a quiet game Of chess
with my attache, to tranquilize my
nerves before going to bed.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1915-05-06

opposition between the sentiments Of
the royal pair.
AS soon as she had got rid OF the
Austrian, saw her highness Hx her
eyes upon me with lock which plain
" intimated that she Ind something
OF importance to say to me. Accord
ingly contrived to shake OF the min,
lister OF justice. who had button.holed
me directly we left the table. and
edged my way cautiously towards the
princess.
She received me at first with we'll.
acted indifference: but as soon as q
slight movement OF the crowd had left
US alone for moment. she bent to.
wards me and addressed me In these
significant words:
Pardon me, monsieur. but Ii you
have anything which you wish to put
away In safety. do not remain here
another moment
Il was overwhelmed, as you may
imagine, at this proof of her acquaint
ance with the transaction at the din,
ner-table, and 1t was with difficulty
that l restrained myself from allowing
my dismay to be visible. At the same
time the serious character of the
warning which she had given me
served to increase the uneasiness
which ! had labored under for some
time. bowed gravely to show that
understood what to do, and after al
lowing short time to elapse, so a.
to prevent remark, made my way t
where Prince George was standing
and asked permission to retire.
THE prince was engaged at the mo
ment In talking to Starovitch himself
1t was Of course a breach OF etiquette
for me to leave before his highnesi
himself withdrew, but he graciousl,
accepted the excuse which had pre-
pared, and made no effort to detair
me
Il fancied that caught look In the
prime minister's eye, as IL he would
have liked to accompany me, but Il
was of course impossible for him Il
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1915-05-06

We had been playing for some
time. and was just developing my
final attack ON his position, when we
were disturbed by loud commotion
in the street outside. cannot explain
why 1t was. but this noise caused me
the most dreadful shock. l sprang to
my feet. pushing away the board. and
commanded the attache to 60 out and
ascertain the meaning Of the disturb
ance.
He came back In q minute or two,
looking az white as the chessmen he
had been playing with.
Sir. he cried hoaraely, M. Stare
witch has just been assassinated!
They are carrying the body home
"A groan OF horror escaped my lips.
Hardly conscious OF what was doing.
snatched my hat and coat and began
to put them en-.
Where are you goingf demanded
Montalembert, In surprise, Montalem.
bert was the young mans name.
4 made no reply. and he quickly
prepared himself. We left the house
arm-in-arm, and ten minutes walE
brought us to the prime minister's OF
fetal residence.
THE street outside the building was
blocked by an immense crowd. which
broke out every moment into fierce
groans. As / came nearer coult
make out that one part of the Grove
was grooming for Austria. while tn.
other was groaning for Russia. Oh
one point they were evidently agreed
namely, the political significance Il
| be attached to the crime which hat
| just taken place.
The police on guard at the en-
trance we're ut first reluctant to let IN,
pass, without consulting their chief
who had not yet arrived. But knew
the character OF these men, and ,
handful Of roubles soon gained me I'D
mittance.
Inside the spacious entrance hall
encountered frightful spectacle, o,
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on my return.
MY first feeling was one Of over
powering horror; nay next, of truly un-
governable rage. Leaving the thread
in Its place, / swore that would keep
the designation which these wretches
had prepared for me, and teach them
the danger OF attacking a brave man.
Luckily my mail shirt had arrived
from Vienna that very day; and con-
graduated myself on having had it
sent to me from quarter the least
likely to provoke suspicion. retired
to my room instantly and put 1t on.
While / was adjusting 1t, sent for my
attache and told him everything-that
is to say. everything except what bore
on my suspicious as to the real motive
Of the conspiracy.
"Montalembert was a young man
who had real courage and intelligence.
As soon as had explained my inten-
tions, he eagerly consented to actin
pany me, and to assist me in the man
ner which ! pointed out to him. We
then left the house together and ar
rived In time to join the funeral pro-
cessicn just as ii was setting out for
the cemetery.
"As soon as the service was over.
and the coffin had been lowered into
the earth, the torches were all extin.
guished, and the crowd prepared to
dispense. At this moment I gave the
last whispered direction to my COM
panion and turned my steps slowly
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1915-06-18
voX PoPULI.
SAYS AMERICANS WOULD
REFUSE TO GO TO MEXICO.
! AeAaAAAAeaAaAAA.

shady Grove, Fla, June Is, 1915.
Editor Pensacola Journal.
have just read The Journal. be-
lieve you are somewhat mistaken rs
70 your views in regard 90 Americans
going down 70 Mexico If President
Wilson should declare war with that
country 70 adjust matters 70 suit
q few rich men. Those capitalists
bought that property in Mexico with
out consulting the American people.
! have myself talked with about 500
people and they say almost to q man
they viii not 90 20 Mexico but are
willing for those rich men TO 90. II
the editors wish to 60 and also the
president 70 90 down there ard get
their heads shot of II he thinks Il
Is q good thing
Fl. SMITH.