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Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1915-06-30
CHAUTAUQUA TALENT.
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of but two people, will present an
entire play, taking the parts of all the
characters themselves and rendering
each in convincing, natural and realis-
tic form. Herbert and Floy Sprague
are particularly we'll known for their
presentation of "Trip Van Winkle,"
the masterpiece of the late Joseph
Jefferson. which they will give here on
the evening of the third day.
Mr.. Sprague has had varied ex-
perience as an actor, having studied
more than fifty characters, ranging
from Shakesperian and old English
comedies to those of the more modern
dramas. His "Trip Van Wrinkle" has
been very much awake for twenty
years, during which time boys and
girls from ''seven to seventy" have
LAUGHED at his kindly humor. grieved
at his downfall, and taken the fairy
trip to the summit of the Catskills.
Mrs. Sprague began her platform
work with Mr.. Sprague in 1907, after
a long literary and dramatic training.
The musical program on the third
day of the Chautauqua will be given
by Miss Mae Sheppard, dramatic
soprano. Miss Sheppard will sing
several numbers from grand opera.
ana Will give cycle OF ARABIAN love
songs in oriental costume. Her pro.
/ gram includes, also. a number of old
fashioned songs with some of the
popular favorites.
Appearing on the same day with
Miss Sheppard will be Douglas Mallocf
of Chicago. who will lecture in the
afternoon on ''This Town of Yours
and in the evening on "We Need tt
Live" Mr.. Malloch speaks from
years of experience in community
study and is an advocate of the "bacl
to the small town" movement.
~ believe that the small community
is superior to the crowded metropolis, ,
states Mr.. Malloch." The atmosphere
is better, and the opportunities afford
ed for moral. healthful and sane living
superior.
Mr.. Malloch has been a newspape
man, author and public speaker. HI
has travelled widely in the Unitet
States. studying community life AM
community development, and has ais
spent some time in Europe.
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Vermont Notes.

FIR. w. j. O'Sullivan, for 80 years
pastor of st. Augustine's church at
Montpelier, died last week and 1000
people attended the funeral held Fri
day.
Fully 5000 men. women and children
attended the second annual picnic and
field day of the Bennington county
Sunday schools under the auspices of
the Bennington County Improvement
association at Nichols grove. Man.
chester. Friday. The feature of the
day was the presentation of the
pageant of the faithful in ten episodes
in costume by the various Sunday
schools of the county. Between 200
and 300 persons took active part in the
pageant.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1915-06-30

Mr.. and Mrs. L. M. ,EKinsley, Mr..
and Mrs. j. B. Cotton, Mr.. and Mrs.
F. M. Allchurch, Mr.. and Mrs. C. S.
Stevens. DIR. and Mrs. E. M. Cleasby
and Mr.. and Mrs. B. O. Smith have
been recent visitors at Weandus camp
at Long pond.
Taplin & Dickens, auctioneers, are
especially busy for this season of the
year. They sold the Pillsbury property
at Barton last week, real estate at
Woodbury. on Monday and are soon to
sell the Potter property at Barton,
other real estate at Glover, the Rogers
property at Orleans. at Willoughby
lake, and the property of the Whitney
estate at Newport.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1915-06-30
ORLEANS

DR.. Rowell and Family have re-
turned to their home here for the
summer.
Mrs. Alex Freehart was taken to
st. Johnsbury last week for hospital
treatment.
The postoffice will be closed on
Monday, July 5, from 9 to IL. l. 80. to
and at 7.30 in the evening.
Mrs. Ruth Eldridge has returned
from Quincy. Mass. where she has
been teaching for the past three years.
Mrs. w. D. Twombly has returned
from a two weeks visit at Waterbury.
The trip was made by auto with her
son, Earl.
There are advertised letters at the
postofice for G. E. Foster, D. j.
Massey, Roy Wade and Miss Erma
Woodland.
Bert Dean has been obliged to give
up his work at II. G. Tripp's store on
account of i'll health. Frank Norris
has taken his place.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1915-06-30

Mrs. W. F. Brewster of Lewiston,
Me-, has been visiting old friends here.
DR.. J. F. Wright and Colby Stoddard
were business visitors at st. Johnsbury
Thursday.
Miss Sarah Howes of East Dennis.
Mass, teacher in the Quincy, Mass.
public school is visiting at the home
of Rev. E. w. Eldridge.
Henry Stafford, recently elected
captain of Tufts college baseball team,
is home for a week. He goes from
here to the Pacific coast to attend a
fraternity convention as delegate
and after a sightseeing. trip through
the Rockies will return to Keene. N.
H., where he will play ball for the
remainder Of the season.
GEORGE w. Penniman of Boston will
lecture at the Congregational church
on Tuesday evening, July under the
auspices of the Ladies' Aid society.
Subject, California and the Exposi.
lions of 1916" Mr.. Penniman is a
fine lecturer and a great traveller ano
his lecture will be illustrated by the
use of $50 views taken by him.
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PARROT & co.
By Harold MacGrath.
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fisticuffs. How few real men she had
met, men who walked through life
naturally, unfettered by those self-ap-
piled manacles called What will peo-
pie say?"
LET us go up to the bow" she In
vited. II myself have little story to
tell"
9 A school of porpoise were frolick-
ing under the cutwater. Plop! plop!
they went. Finally all save one sank
gracefully out Of sight. The laggard
crisscrossed the cutwater dozen
times, just to show the watchers how
extremely clever he was; and then,
with plop! that was louder than any
previous one, he vanished into the
deeps
II love these oriental SEAS said
Elsa, with he: arms on the rail and
her chin resting upon them. She
wore no hat, and her hair shimmered
in the sun and shivered in the wind.
"And yet they are the most treacher-
Gus Of all seas. There's not cloud in
sight; in two hours from now we may
be in the heart of winter storm"
Il am grateful for that Mercy!
Think of being shipwrecked on des-
ert island with the colonel and his
three spinsters! Prophecies, from
morning until night. And the chatter
ing tourists! Heaven forbid"
"You had story to tell me-" he sug-
gested. His heart was hot within him.
He wanted to sweep her up in his
arms and hold her there forever. But
the barrier of wasted opportunities
stood between.
"Oh, yes; I had almost forgotten"
She stood up and felt for wandering
strands of hair. II find the world
more amusing day by day. I ought to
feel hurt, but / am only amused.
spoke to the colonel this morning,
merely to say howdy-do. He stared
me in the eye and deliberately turned
his back to me-"
THE doddering old"
There, there! 1t isn't worth getting
| angry about
But, don't you understand? It's
all because of me. Simply because you
have been kind to a. poor devil, they
start in to snub you, you! I'll go back
to my old seat at the table. You
mustn't walk with me any more"
Don't be silly. If you return to
your chair, if you no longer walk with
me, they'll find thousand things to
talk about Since I do not care, why
should you?"
Cant I make it clear to you?" des.
:, perately.
| Il see with reasonable eyes, if that
is what you mean. The people / know
mine own people, understand Elsa
Chetwood''
So her name was Elsa? He re
peated it over and over in his mind.
She continued her exposition
There are but few, gently born
They are generous and broadminded
They could not be mine own people
otherwise They are all I care about
shun mediocrity as would the
| plague. I refuse to permit it to touch
| me, either with words or with deeds
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1915-06-30
Accompanies Plays
Important Part
0HOSE not accustomed to singing

on the concert stage seldom ap-
preciate the Importance Of the
support given the singer by the &C.
companist. Yet the sympathy and pre-
cision with which the accompaniment
is played often make or mar the per
Torrance of the singer.
This is truth very much appreciat
ed by singers, and it explains why
Miss Gertrude Cutler is playing the
Accomplishments for Miss Mae Shep-
pard. who will furnish the musical en-
tertainment on the third day Of oul
Chautauqua this year.
Miss, Cutler is not only an excellent
accompanist. but she is also an ac-
complished vocalist and violinist. 1t is
her knowledge Of what a singer re.
quires in the way of support that en-
ables her to play her Accomplishments
80 we'll
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1915-06-30
ONLY A FEW CAN GO.

Those who are so fortunate that expense
does not have to be considered are now
going to health resorts to get rid of the
impurities in the system that cause rheu-
matism, backache, swollen, aching joints
andstiff, painful muscles. If you are one
of those who cannot go, yet feel that you
need relief from such pain and misery, try
Foley Kidney Pills. They restore the
kidneys to healthful activity and make you
feel we'll and strong.
Austin's Pharmacy, Orleans, VT; w. S
Charleston.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1915-06-30
A MISTAKE MADE BY MANY.

Don't wait for rheumatism to indicate
diseased kidneys. When you suffer pains
and aches by day and leep-disturbing
bladder weakness by night, feel tired,
nervous and run down, the kidneys and
bladder should be restored to healthy,
strong and regular action. 1t is a mistake
to POSTPONE treatment. Foley Kidney Pills
ton and keep them active and strong. Be-
gin today. Good results follow the first
dose.
Austin's Pharmacy, Orleans, VT; w. S.
Mcdowell, Evansville; J. B. Holton, West
Charleston,
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1915-06-30
TO SLEEP WELL IN SUMMER.

Slight Inflammation of the bronchial tubes
causes distressing cough and makes re-
freshing sleep impossible. Foley's Honey
and Tar Compound covers raw, inf1amed,
irritated surfaces with soothing, healing
relieving the racking firing cough. Take
this splendid cough medicine with you on
summer trips. 1t is good for coughs, colds,
coughs.
Austin's Pharmacy, Orleans. VT; w. S.
Mcdowell, Evansville: J. B. Holton, West
Charleston.
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b. WINIFRED TAN DIVER.

4 ND so they we're married" is the
~ last chapter OF the romance
Y in novels. In the career of
Mrs. Annie Armstrong Stewart
Smith Saint Cyr it's only about the second
step in a new adventure Its INTEREST," :
but not remarkable. It's happened three
times nov.
III huh. the widow of Silent Smith
is married again. She's been honey
incoming in Atlantic City with her boy
husband. Jean II. +. Saint Cyr. lodging
with pleasing impartiality reporters and
society. questions and lifted brows
They're married. That much they've
admitted. But that's all they have ad-
mitted Wherefore. according to deduc-
tions. there's probably a tale back of it
all maybe love story. But how, say
the GOssips, is one going to find out?
Whatever is found out will probably
correspond in colorful adventure with
other incidents in the brides life Did
the mddle-aged woman OF the world
society figure and incarnation OF am
bitiOn. fall in love with Young Saint Cyr
who isn't quite the age of her daughter?
Was it a love match? Was she giving
thought to the million dollar bequest
left Saint Cyr by his first wife, who died
only last January?
Those who know her best are skepti-
cal about the love theory. Having
watched her manipulation of CrCum-
stances from the time that she was
Baltimore society girl. of first family
but penniless, to make all things con-
spire together for her material adyan-
age they're not inclined to believe that
she'd be Influenced to any great extent
by sentiment They remember how she
married William Rhnelander Stewart,
who was rich, and divorced him to
marry silent" Smith, who was richer.
Then she bought herself a prince for
son-in-law. And il Is the inroad upon
her fortune made by the princes money
scattering propensity which might cause
her to wed as an initial step toward re-
trenchment. they say. However, return
ing to the matter of sentiment-well,
she's getting on, my dear. and you can't
tell how their dispositions change with
age, don't you know. And they null
over what little they've picked up of the
story, and bide their time for details
Meanwhile they know the courtship
began not more than a month ago at
Palm Beach. Saint Cyr went down there
in March to live on an estate which his
first wife leased last winter. The estate
Is one Of the show places Of the beach
Saint Cyr entertained quietly. rode per-
sistently. and came to be looked upon as
. man of mystery. When society dis
cussed him, his marriage and his wife's
sudden death were threshed over, too.
She was MIS- May Redfeld. widow q
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together seldom and Mrs. Stewart was
frequently seen with Smith
Society, therefore, was not surprised
when she bought a house at Sioux Falls,
S. d.. and sued for divorce. Her
ground was incompatibility. Stewart
remained quietly at Bar Harbor: Smith
was in Scotland. The decree was granted
in August, and Mrs. Stewart rushed to
Scotland, as 1t was rumored that Smith
was fast in the tolls Of q charming and
unmarried woman.
The wedding took place in Septem Der
very quietly. They started round the
world on their honeymoon, but the trip
came to an abrupt ending in March.
1907. when Smith died in Kioto, Japan.
His fortune was left to his wife, with
100000 to her daughter
In the summer of 1909 Mrs Stewart
Smith took a mansion in London and
entertained lavishly for her daughter.
Shortly after her presentation at court
through the American embassy, to Prince
Dom Miguel, of Braganzas, son of the
Duke of Braganza, of the royal line for
merly on the throne of Portugal.
There were delays and more delays.
The prince owed hundreds of thousands
of dollars TO money lenders in Paris and
Rome; some provision was necessary to
wipe out his Indebtedness. The matter
was adjusted by settlement upon him
of 100000 from the fortunes Of Miss
Stewart and her mother. She insisted
that he agree to give up forever any
claim to the Portuguese throne. He did
so finally, after the Emperor Franz
Josef of Austria had conferred upon
her the rank and title of princess.
Excitement threatened to die down
after the wedding But il wasn't until
then that the extent of the princes debts
became known. His creditors began
suit. and. as though that were not
enough. they entered his home and took
therefrom the furnishings, preparatory
to putting them up at auction The sit
uation was up to Mrs. Silent" Smith.
and she met it with a little help from
the princes six aunts, all OF whom are
ladies in waiting to the queen and in
fuential at court.
All Of which Is the reason why soa-
sips are asking II II Is possible that Mrs.
Saint Cyrs marriage was q step toward
retrenchment. The remnants Of her for.
tune together with her husbands ought
to make a goodly showing.
But then again 1t might have been
just lava
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Henry Alexander Redfeld, Hartford
banker. and her Golfers reeked with coin
Saint Cyr was introduced to her by Bob
Swemm, her adopted son. Although she
was nearly three times his age he wooed
her persistentiy She capitulated after
three years. They were married secretly
STA Years ago. They opened a winter
residence in YOnkers, in the hear T the
fashionable residence section. So far
away from their neighbors did they keep,
however, that Mrs. Saint Cyr's marriage
wasn't known in the neighborhood until
after her death. They spent their sum-
mers at Bar Harbor. The young man
soon became conspicuous figure by rea-
son of his fOndness for white riding
hreeches and pink silk top coats. Also
by reason of a speed mania. which de-
velOped after his elderly bride purchased
$4,000 automobile and which brought
him into close acquaintance with the
town officials
While attending the party at the
Waldorf-Astoria which introduced Miss
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Wandering Jew of the Seas Finds Haven At Last

NINAlLI is Nathan Cohen. once a
X resident of Brazil, then of the
Il United States, and for the past
year known as the Wandering
Jew of the Seas" to find rest from his
rnvings between unfriendly Brazilian
post to unfriendlier United States pillar.
After travelling $500 miles, Cohen was
removed from the Lamport & Holt
liner. Vasari, recently. just ten minutes
before that vessel departed for South
American ports.
The man who has been a veritable
human shuttlecock for. the last year was
born thirty-fve years ago in the little
village of Buash in the Province of Kur-
land, Russia. When he was a boy he
moved to South America, and three years
ago came on to Baltimore, where be in
vested his savings, $1,000. in business
with several of his relatives. He was
married to a beautiful young woman and
his fortune seemed we'll in hand.
Then his business began to get away
from him and finally he was without q
penny. In the moment of failure his
wife eloped with his best friend. But he
still had faith in his wife. and hunted
for her week after week. until he broke
under the strain and was taken to an
asylum.
Under the alien law. IL an immigrant
becomes a public charge at any time
within three years OF landing, he must
be taken to the country whence ne comes.
Therefore Cohen was returned to Brazil
Without speech or memory he made
the return trip. sitting huddled on the
deck, head between his hands. At Rio
do Jaueiro the ofhcers started 70 put
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When the Zeppelins Came to Paris by Night

above which was the Zeppelin. The guns
of Paris were blazing toward it. But it
f1oated. unconcernedly. Those who went
to the roof raced madly to the cellar.
Draggled looking Americans sat on
long. wooden table, one of them lying.
full-length asleep. Bunches of bananas
and strings of sausages hung over her
head. The Russian princess sat in a
chair. with all her jewels on and wrapped
in furs. with her feet bare A Swedish
baroness had borrowed British army
coat and cap and was smoking cigarettes
In another. On the floor q cat played
with her kittens.
Thus the darkness wore away. The
Zeps departed anon. and guests returned
TO their beds. At $50, when the porter
cleaned up the hall, he found an elegant
pink silk corset hung on one Of the stairs.
The Russian princess forgot 1t IN hsr
haste
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bided in the hotel. Followed terrific
bang. bang, ping-ping. ping-ping" that
shook the building as though il were an
scgsheil. Then came the clamor of doors
opening. questioning voices, nervous
queries, screams. and the scuttling of
suddenly awakened. disheyeIed guests
down the halls.
They scdttled in many stages of dress
and undress; with hats. without hats, in
dressing gowns and bahamas, all clutch
ing little bags or packages in which were
boarded the family wealth.
Time wore on to las and guests be-
gan to whisper that II was only.a joke
after all, to test Paris. Down in the
courtyard dog howled. Another earth
rocking defamation. Some raced to the
roof, some to the cellar.
Those who went to the roof saw the
whole sky illuminated. and a glowing,
transparent, cigar-shaped form directly
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tended that he was Russian citizen and
put up the matter to the Russian consul.
He asked If they could prove that the
man was a citizen of Russia and they
could not. Whereupon he laughed.
The next move of the officials was to
slip Cohen aboard the Vasari, then in
port, bound for New York During the
trip a change came over him. He re-
covered his speech. When the boat ar
rived, Samuel Iittman. representative OF
the Hebrew Sheltering and Immigrant Aid
Society, talked to Cohen. and through
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Margaret Elias to society last December
Mrs. Saint Cyr collapsed. She died of
pneumonia on New Years day. Her
fortune was left to her husband
Saint Cyr broke into prominence again
at Palm Beach this spring because OF
the clothes he wore. To the pink silk
sweater he added silk shirts of a vivid
blue, also ties and footwear of emotional
hues, all of which framed his tall, blond
attractiveness and shrieked for attention
Here's the point where Mrs. Annie NJ
Smith, most beautiful woman of New
iork's social world, interferer with and
manipulation of the ways of destiny. and
sister of Mrs Anthony DreXel, appears
against Palm Beach scenery. Major E
Gray PendletOn, of Philadelphia, knew
them both. He planned the first moon
light ride and fishing party.
After that Mrs. Smith and Saint Cyr
went fishing alone The remarkable fea-
ture OF these parties that their friends
could see was the astonishingly small
catches they brought in.
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and Now Society Is
Wondering Whether
1t Was Just Love For
the Youthful Jean
Saint Cyr or an Effort
to Strengthen the
Family Fortune That
Led to the Marriage.

Stewards. In March. 1909, he was with
them at Palm Beach. He rented the
Drexel yacht and entertained q party
with a European cruise, Mr.. and Mrs.
Stewart and their daughter, Anita. be-
ing of the party. Mrs. Stewart and her
daughter were his guests at Dumachton,
his place in Scotland. Smith bought the
late W. c. Whitney's palace on Fifth
ave-. with all its splendid works of art.
and entertained with a grand musicale
in January, 1905. The Duchess of Man
chester, Mrs. Stewart, Mrs. Norman dc
r. Whitehouse and Mrs. Joseph E. Wide
ner received with him.
Within a few days the Stewards gave
a dinner dance to bring out their daugh-
ter Difficulty in the Stewart household
dates from this time. They went about
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newspaper publicity his story was brought
to the attention of A. S. Metzner of the
knights of Pythias in Jacksonville, Fla.
of which lodge Cohen was member.
Through the help of the lodge Littman
was sent to Washington. where he Sc
cured a hearing before John B. Dens-
more. solicitor general of the department
of labor. Densmore ordered Cohen taken
off the Vasari Just as she was about to
pull away.
The Pythians plan to send Cohen to q
sanitarium for treatment.
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Cohen ashore. The officials there would
have none of him. however. and the
steamship people were forced to keep him
aboard. At Buenos Aires they endeavored
to get rid of him, but with no success. So
when the Nandyck came back to the
steerage.
Here the immigration officials would
not allow him to get off at Ellis Island
So Cohen went back to Brazil. When the
boat pulled out he was being held in the
detention pen. The officials at Brazil con-