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Arizona sentinel., 1916-07-27
(By B. F. FLY.)

Col. D. J. Baker, Jr., commanding officer of the Twenty-first infantry, acted as toastmaster at one of the most unique banquets ever staged in Yuma. Last night was the time, and the spacious dining room of the new Southern Pacific hotel was the place. Earlier in the day covers had geen ordered for an even dozen, but later in the afternoon the order was chang ed to the "lucky thirteen" that being the recognized lucky number for the famous Fist infantry
 The ocuasion was sort of farewell dinner to Col. F. H. French, the hon ored and beloved regimentaI comman- der until a few days ago, when he was appointed a member of the gen. eral staff, a position that falls to the lot of but few men in the army, and therefore a position that is very much prized in army circles, for to the general staff is left the policy of the entire army. It is upon their judgment that the President and Sec retary of War must depend in times of war, or in preparing for war In fact the general staff is regarded as all-powerful in militarf matters of ev- cry character.
 Col. French is greatly beolved by
Arizona sentinel., 1916-07-27

receive three notices informing them at what time and place they are to appear and select land. TIT first 100 will select September 5. After the first 100 have selected their land others in the order in which their names were drawn will be asked to make selections.
 The land is mostly lightly timbered and can be used for grazing. The better part of the reservation was allotted to the Colville Indians. After the fortunate ones have indicated their selections they will be allowed ten days in which to go to the land. They then may finally conclude their bar gain with the United States or forfeit their chance.
Arizona sentinel., 1916-07-27
OFFICERS OF FIST INFANTRY
 BANQUET AT M|NCS' HOTEL

every man in his regiment He is not only every inch a soldier, as his long record amply testifes, but he is one of those soldiers who at all times and under all sorts of circum- stances looks out for his men, and honors his superiors. That he was not recently promoted to a brigadier- general was a source of great disap- pointment to his regimental officers land men in the line, but the genial Colonel has not given utterance to a single note of discontent or disap- pointment. There were upwards of thirty colonels, from which number three were to be promoted. He was not lucky enough to draw the prize, but as matters have turned out he drew a greater prize by being as signed to the general staff." It was
 in honor of this that his former regi- mental staff officers rendered him the banquet last night, for he is now merely on waiting orders, and liable to be called away at almost any hour.
 There were quite number ot speeches made during the course of the evening, Colonel Bakers praise of his former commanding officer being appropriate and pathetic in the eX- treme. They all realized that never again would they have Colonel French
Arizona sentinel., 1916-07-27
COUNTY SINGING CONVENTION
 YUMA VALLEY SUNDAY

The Yuma County Singing Conven- tion will be held at the Valley M. E. church next Sunday morning, begin ming at 1O:3O Following is the pro- gram furnished by Pastor Smith of the Valley Baptist church.
 Opening Song-"Au Hail the Power
 of Jesus Name". By Congregation Invocation ...... ..... Rev. Lovejoy Song-"My Souls Convert.
 .... ........... Valley M. E. Choir Quartette-"Come to the Cross"..
 ........ Cox, Power, Smith, Power Mixed Quartette-" 'Tis Morn".
 Mrs. Heigle, Miss Morrow, MT.
 Clay and MT. Mcclure
 Solo-"Sweet Spirit Hear My Prayer" .....'-..' .-.... MISS Mae ElllOII
Arizona sentinel., 1916-07-27
PEOPLE OF IMPERIAL VALLEY
 AWAKENING FROM LONG SLEEP

dam late yesterday afternoon and
 watched the workmen for about an
 hour. They have four small steel cables stretched from bank to bank at point about 800 feet below the AL hson dam of last year. These cables are about fve-eighths of an inch in diameter, even smaller than the cable upon which the ferry boat is operat- ed, short distance above the old dam, and which snapped in two last winter with almost fatal results to four or our citizens. Strung on these four small cables are several small barges upon which willow limbs were piled to convey from one side of the river to the other. With bated breath I watched the first two barges start on their way across the river, about a dozen workmen ac- companying the barges, the latter be- ing tied to the four cables. They got about 100 feet away from the Califor- mia bank and then, well-they be- came stuck hard and fast. The ca bles had become embedded in the river sand, and work and tug and pull as hard as they might the barges remained stuck hard and fast.
 watched the operations until the sun drove me away In the meantime the bank of the river was alive with work
Arizona sentinel., 1916-07-27

Quartette-"Se Seeking the Lost'' .. Clayton, Farmer, Haynes and
 and Drummond Song-"My Song and Story. .... ........ Valley Baptist Choir Music by Convention.
 Dinner
 Beginning at ? o'clock Convention Singing, led by Harry Cox Song-"The Beautiful City,. ..............V Valley M. E. Choir Solo-Selected. By Miss Morrow Evangelize the World". =. .............. Valley Baptist Choir
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The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-11-01
THE GOPHER

The gopher is the Methodist of the
turtle family. He don't mind little
sprinkle, but he stays away from deep
water
The gopher has the advantage of a
lot Of Snssccnle. He carries his house
around with him and can retire when
i he pleases. Time makes no difference
to him, and he doesn't have to put up
with seeing things which cause him
pain All he has to do to shut himself
off from the world is to pull in his
head and close the house. He is a
fortunate animal
The gopher has not succumbed to
the speed MANIA. and gives no indi-
cation of having been infected. What
ever happens. he pursues the even
tenor of his way He is substantial.
A lot of people could take lessons
from Br'er Gopher and do we'll by fol-
lowing his example. He don't ever
get frustrated and nothing seems to
IVORY him. He is mild and meek, and
yet he has a hidden sting. and can be
fairly pugnancious when necessary.
Another thing about the gopher is
that he crawls into a hole in the
ground and stays there for long peri
DDS. And this is the part of his ex.
ample we would refer for emulation
to number of people with whom we
are acquainted ARNOLD Heidi.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-11-01
MRS. annie NILES
GAINS 20 POUNDS
Doctored and Took Medicine for 20
Years but Was Getting Worse All
the Time-Now Well and Strong
Again

In describing her twenty years of
suffering and wonderful recovery by
the use of Tanlac, Mrs. Annie Miles,
residing at 1445 Evergreen avenue,
Jacksonville, Fla, said:
II am twenty-nine pounds heavier
than 1 was when began taking
Tanlac and l simply feel like a new
woman in every way. l began suffer-
ing with stomach trouble and indi-
!? estion nearly twenty years ago. l
began doctoring and taking medi-
cine, but in place of getting better
kept getting worse. I lost my appe-
tite and l could get nothing to bring
it back. had to almost force down
everything | would eat and nothing
tasted right to me. l suffered terri
bly, from the gas on my stomach and
my food seemed to do me harm in
place of good. | was badly consti-
pated and suffered with dizzy
+ thea daches nearly all the time.
was so nervous | could hardly sleep
end would get up in the mornings
with an awful taste in my mouth
and feeling worse than when | lay
down at night | kept falling OIL
until | weighed only one hundred
and twenty pounds and was so weak
and out of heart really felt like
would never be well again.
81 bought Tanlac on account OF
what one of my neighbors told it had
done for her, and it's the truth.
began feeling better at once. My ap-
petite came back to me and in just
few days / could tell was gaining
in weight. | kept taking Tanlac and
nv troubles kept getting less severe
every day. ] have gone UP to one
hundred and forty-nine pounds, an
actual gain of twenty-nine pounds,
and I feel as well as I did before my
troubles began twenty years ago. All
that disagreeable taste is gone.
eat hearty of anything l want and l
relish all my meals. I'm not nervous
in the least and l sleep like child
all night and get up in the mornings
feeling fine. Tanlac has made me
strong and we'll and I certainly feel
very thankful for it."
Tanlac .s sold exclusively In Lake
land by Henley & Henley; in Fort
Meade by Warns Pharmacy; in Lake
Wales by M. R. Anderson; in Bar
tow by Barlow Drug Company; In
Homeland by ]. l.. Langham & Son
in Haines City by Haines City
Pharmacy, and in Winter Haven by
the Anderson Drug Co.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-11-01
Within the Walls of the Prison at
Columbus His Genius Ripened

New York, Nov. 1.-The late William
Sidney Porter, known by the pen
name of o. Henry as the greatest
short story writer of his generation,
served three years and three months
in the State Penintentiary at Column
bus, O., for embezzlement. This fact
has just come to light six years after
his death. He was charged with hav-
ing embezzled $554.48 on October 10,
1894; $299.6O on November IL, 1894,
and 299.6O on November IL, 1895. He
was found guilty on February II, 1898.
and sentenced on March rs of that
year to five years imprisonment. He
entered the penitentiary on April 25,
1898, and came out on July "a, 1901,
his term of confinement having been
reduced from five years to three years
and three months on account of good
behavior
Ever since the death Of o. Henry
there have been rumors that at some
time in his career he suffered from
som violation of the law of the land,
but nothing definite about it has ap-
peared in print, and his friends have
endeavored to kill the rumors.
Published in Biography.
But, believing the facts of the case
reflect nothing to the great authors
discredit, Prof. c. Alphonso Smith, of
the University of Virginia, has decid-
ed to publish the complete story of
o. Henrys trial and Imprisonment. 1t
will be given in the 90 Henry Biog-
raphy," to be published by Doubleday
Page & Co.. and it is expected that
Prof. Smith will refer to it in his ad
dress on O. Henry at Chickering Hall
On January 81, 1891, o. Henry, or,
as he was then called, William Sidney
Porter became paying and receiving
teller of the First National Bank of
Austin, Tex He had written anec-
dotes and jokes for the papers, but
was not at that time known as an all-
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-11-01
O. Henry Spent Three
Years In Penitentiary

thor 1t appears that the bank was
carelessly managed. The patrons
used to enter, go benhind the counter,
take out 500 or 5000 and say week
later: PORTER, took out 5000 last
week. See if / left memorandum for
it, | meant to-" The affairs of the
bank were managed so loosely that
Porter's predecessor was driven to re-
tirement and his successor to attempt
ed suicide.
According to Prof Smiths record,
o. Henry resigned from the bank in
December, 1S94-which is nearly a
year before the date of the third mis-
appropriations with which he was
charged. Leaving Austin, went first
to San Antonio where he edited a
humorous weekly, which was called
the Rolling Stone, and later to Hous-
ton, Tex, where he Joined the staff
of the Daily Postal, conducting a col
umn of verses and paragraphs.
Jumped His Train.
/ When he left Houston, never to re.
turn, he left because he had been sum-
moned 10 go Immediately to Austin to
stand trial for alleged embezzlement
of funds from the First National Bank
of that city. Prof. Smith believes
that had he gone to Austin he would
i have been acquitted. He protested
his innocence to the end, and many of
his fellow townsmen believed him.
But he did not go to Austin. When
his train reached Hampstead, about
a third of the way to Austin, 0. Henry
left it and took the last train to New
Orleans.
After brief stay in New Orleans,
he took a fruit steamer for the Hon
duran coast, arriving at Puerto Cortez
or Criva or Trujillo. On the wharf
at Trujilo he met another fugitive
from the law, AL Jennings, now a cit
izen prominent in public affairs, but
at that time a fugitive from the law
whose gang of train robbers terror
lied the Southwest.
O. Henry joined Al Jennings and his
brother and with them circled the en-
tire coast of South America. When
the money gave out the Jennings
brothers decided to go back to Texas
and rob a German trading store and
bank, and asked O. Henry to join
them. but he refused.
Athol Estes, and she is now living
with their daughter in Austin. He
correspondent with her through Mr.
Louis Kreisele and in February o.
1897 he learned that she was danger
ously i'll. At once he started for Aus
tin, determined to give himself up ant
take whatever punishment the courts
huu iHStOIe lOI HILL Acquiring tO TIT
trial record he arrived in Austin OF
February 5, 1897. His bondsmen wer,
not assessed, but the amount of thu
bonds was doubled and o. Henry wen
free until the next meeting of the fed
| eral courts.
His wife died on July g. 1897. Ii
February of the following year hi
case came to trial. Apparently tn
! error in the indictment by which h
F., was charged with having embezzle'
$2996O on November IL, 1895, where
as at that time he was living in Hous
ton. having resigned his position i
the Austin bank in December, 1884,
went unnoticed. The foreman of tn
grand jury and the foreman of tn
trial jury are reported to have sal
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-11-01

dlISI war ILdt 'iANs ANSi OlSSos N~S
had voted to convict him.
When o. Henry entered the pen
itentiary on April rs, 1898, he was
set to work as drug clerk-a position
that he had filled in Texas before his
bank clerk days. He proved very USE
full in this capacity and made many
friends with the prison officials and
with his fellow convicts. He collect
ed much literary material while he
was in prison, listening especially to
the convicts from Arizona, Texas and
the Indian Territory. This was the
material which he used in "The Cen
tie CRATER"
1t was in the penintentiary that he
found the original of Jimmie Valen-
! tine, the hero of the famous story,
"a Retrieve Reformation" and later
of the play alias Jimmy Valentine"
He was Jimmy Connors, day drug
clerk in the prison hospital where o.
Henry worked as night drug clerk.
He was a notorious safe blower and
spent hours telling o. Henry his ex-
periences.
First Work in Jail.
o. Henry did his first serious liter
airy work in the penitentiary. From
there he sent out many short stories
to the magazines, or rather to friend
! in New Orleans, who forwarded them
to the editors. He had only two stor-
les rejected while he was in prison,
and out of the first eight stories that
he sent to Ainslee's Magazine, seven
were Immediately accepted.
During his Imprisonment he jotted
down in a small notebook the names
of his stories and of the magazines to
which he sent them. This notebook
is still in existence, and shows that
twelve of his best known stories be-
long to that period They are IAN
Afternoon Miracle" Money Maze, "
"No Story" "a Fog in Santone," "a
Black Jack Bargainer,' "The Enchant-
ed Kiss" "Hygra at the Solito, "
"Rouge ct Noir," "The Duplicity of
Hargrave" and 1.-THE Marionettes."
Prof. Smith says that o. Henry turned
a stumbling block into stepping
stone, and it was through his prison
experience that he passed from journ-
'a!ism to literature.
On the day of his liberation from
: prison, July "a, 1901, o. Henry went
to Pittsburg to live with his daughter
and his wife's parents. He took up
his quarters in the Iron Front Hotel,
which his father-in-law managed, and
henceforth he sent his stories direct
to the editors, instead of by way of his
friend in New Orleans. Three stories
signed Sidney Porter appeared in Ev-
erybody's Magazine in 1902, and to
other stories he signed the names
Oliver Henry, S. II. Peters, James L
Bliss. T. B. Dowd and Howard Clark
: But the pen name o. Henry, which
he adopted while prisoner in Colum
bus, he kept to the time of his death
, and it is by this name, assumed with
in the walls of prison, that he II
known in the annals of the world,
literature.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1916-06-21

Pack1 About Musk.
The musk Of commerce comes, TOR
the greater part, from TAchteuta1, q
town In China that Is known as The
Gateway to Tibet" Three Thousand
pounds Of this odpFffeFous substance IL
exported annually. The bulk OF It. goes
to Ffence. where It is used in 1knu-
featuring perfumery. Musk is an es-
sentfal ingredient Of almost all per
fumes. Musk has certain radioactive
properties that cause the odor Of the
perfume to be carried through the air
in a very extraordinary way. The
radioactive property Of musk affects
the natives who carry 1t to market
very strangely. If a package Of musk
Is held close to the body for any length
Of time 1t produces sores that are
similar in character to those caused
by pure radium. Musk is obtained
from sort of gland, or pouch, of the
male musk deer, and it is secreted
only during certain seasons of the
year. The musk deer is a small ami
NAL, seldom more than three feet long
and twenty-five inches in height. 1t Is
becoming more and more scarce every
year, and at the present rate will
eventually become extinct.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1916-06-21

Walter J. Avery.

The subject of this sketch, Walter j.
Avery was born in Oxford. N. H., May
IL, 1859. where he lived until he moved
to Newport in 1889. For several years
he worked as newsboy on the passen-
ger trains and later entered the employ
of the Passumpsic railroad as brake.
man and later for some years as
conductor. He entered business in
Newport ~ years ago and in his gents
furnishing business has been successful
and very popular. especially with the
railroad men.
Mr.. Avery was taken sick last winter
and has been confined to the house
nearly all the time since until his death
which occurred just before midnight.
June ID, 1916. In 1891 he married Miss
Flora Davis of Burke, who survives
him. He is survived by two brothers,
Willard B.. Of Newport and Herbert
L.. and one sister, Mrs. Elizabeth
Beals of Plymouth, N. II. The funer.
all services were held at his late home.
Rev. Edwards officiating. Interment
in the West Derby cemetery.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1916-06-21
N. H. S.

The class day exercises were held
Thursday afternoon in the school hall
instead of on the lawn as planned.
Address to undergraduates, Aubrey
Aiken; class history, Ferol Wellman
and Pearle Powers; prophecy. Harley
Stevens and Linus Loriman; violin
solo. George w. Hamilton class jim
giles. Porter Moore; presentation, Ho-
mer Nolette piano duet, Elsie Tredo,
Laura Cobleigh; class will, Ethel Ad-
olson. The graduation exercises were
held Friday evening at 8 O'Clock. OF
the class Of 18 ten participated. E. j.
Smith for the trustees, presented the
diplomas. Principal e. w. Peckhana
then read the honor list Of the school
and announced that the University OF
Vermont scholarships had been award
ed to Miss Dorothy Spear and Olney S.
Morrill,. A reception by the graduates
was held after the exercises. followed
by a ball. The alumni banquet was
held Saturday evening at the Baptist
church dining room.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1916-06-21
NEWPORT

M. E. Wiley is quite i'll at this time.
Arthur G. Mansur of Burlington is
in town.
Miss Maud Hurst is at home from
New York.
Harry Jenne is home from Middle
bury College.
A. G. Sprague of St. Johnsbury was
in town Monday.
Mrs. Helen Rice of Burke is visiting
at M. E. Willey's.
G. D. Gilchrist and family spent the
weekend at Eden.
Miss Sallie Storrs is home from
school at Northampton.
Miss Hazel Blake is in New York
visiting Mrs. Hiram Trip.
Carroll Huntington has sold his place
on Pine Hill to Philo Walker.
Clara Bailey visited over Sunday with
friends in West Charleston.
Miss Ferol Wellman visited relatives
in Orleans the first of the week.
L. D. Miles has been visiting his
sister in Barton for few days.
Rev. Edwards attended the C. E.
convention Sunday at Greensboro.
Miss Hazel Nichols of Lyndonville is
visiting her sister, Mrs. Louis HaZen.
Mr.. Lawson, bacteriologist has gone
to Providence, r. l., for few weeks.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1916-06-21

Their next move was to saw off the
hinges of the safe. but they were
unable to get the door open 80 left
without any pay for their efforts.
George R. Sweet died June 9Th at
the home of his daughter, Mrs. w.
Buck on Pine Hill. The remains
were taken to Sutton, P. O., his boy
hood home for the funeral services
and interment. He is survived by his
wife, Catherine Hurlburt. whom he
married April 2, 1868. and by four
sons and three daughters, and by two
brothers and three sisters. The de-
ceased was born Oct. 3, 18l5.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1916-06-21

Guests at Mrs. Josie Royce's one..day
last week were Mrs. Elgia Parke, son
Clarence. daughter, Miss Ethel, and son
and wife. Mr.. and Mrs Lucien Parke,
all OF Lyndonville.
Rev. Harris, principal of Montpelier
seminary, with his wife, son, two daugh.
tiers and mother-in-law, were guests
at George Calkins's Tuesday, and at I.
O. Weymouth's Wednesday.
Undertaken 81. G. Ruiter was called
to Holland Sunday morning. because
Of the death of Mrs. Flora Leavens,
at the home Of Harry Marsh. Mrs.
Leavens was an aunt by marriage of
the late W. P. Leavens of this place.
Plunkett school closed Friday. Of
those attending. Claudia Hamilton had
no marks. Floyd Hamilton and Gerald
Temple wereabsent only one day. There
was picnic dinner. which on account
of the rainy weather was held in the
schoolroom. A large number were pres
ent and all had fine time. Miss Cham.
berlin wishes to thank the parents and
friends Of the school,, who by their kind
ness and hearty cooperation have
helped so much to make this one of her
pleasantest terms.
CONG. CHURCH NOTES
WILLIAM r. PRICE. Pastor
Morning worship at 10. 80 o'clock.
Sunday school at IL o'clock.
Union service in the evening at the
Baptist church.
Thursday evening program: Review
China and Korea by the Mission Study
class; opening of mite boxes; pictures
of places visited by Jack and Janet il
their trip around the world; foreign
missionary refreshments. u.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1916-06-21
Raynond-Hanilton

Miss Emily Catherine Hamilton was
united in marriage juno Goth at IL
o'clock noon to Thomas Emmous Ray
mond of Waltham, Mass. The cere-
mony took place at the home of the
brides mother by Rev. W. c. Bernard.
Amid a shower of confetti the bridal
party left for Barton where they
boarded the train for st. Johnsbury
he groom's automobile being in wait
ing there. They will tour New York
state. visit Atlantic City and at Madi.
son, Conn.,, and will be at home at
Waltham, Mass, Sept. l, 1916.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1916-06-21
Celebrate at Newport.

One Of the grandest July 4th celebra-
tions ever held in northern Vermont
will be held on the Memphremagoa
Driving Park. Newport, July 4th. The
united Newport and West Derby Driv-
ing clubs have been granted the privi-
lege of the park by DR.. ]. II. Gaines,
proprietor. and with the committee fol-
the arrangements grand celebration
can be expected. A regular old
fashioned street parade with horribles,
also horse races. ball games, wrestling
match, and band concerts are on the
program for the day. Watch out fol
posters and full particulars in next
weeks issue Of the Monitor of Newport
and West Derby's grand July 4th cele'
bration.