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Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1916-02-23
LOCAL NEWS
ORLEANS
CONTINUED FROM PAGE FIVE

CONTINUED FROM PAGE FIVE
Mrs. Kinney, Miss Edith Lothrop and
Mrs. Woodbury.; readings by Mrs
Gross, Mrs. Harris, Mrs. Porter and
Mrs Fletcher. Hunting of hearts was
INDUCED in, Mrs Webster winning the
prize, a heart cushion. in thescontest,
Cupid's problem, Mrs. A. G. Fletcher
and Miss Giles were the winners and
were presented with a box of candy
hearts. Refreshments of fruit salads,
tea, sandwiches, cakes, cookies and
candies, were served from a table
decorated in the prevailing colors, with
Mrs. A. G. Harris and Mrs. J. H.
Brown as pourers. Mrs. Dr.. Cleasby,
Mrs F. L. Hall served the salads
assisted by Mrs. Churchill, Mrs.
Joslyn. Mrs. Porter, Mrs Witt and
Mrs. Townsend. There were so mem
bers and ten guests present.
C. S. Skinner, r. A. Bean, Gerald
French, Harlan Sears, R. M. Cowles
and j. M. Wyman of the Central Saw
ings Bank force attended the state
bankers meeting at st. Johnsbury
yesterday J. G. Turnbull also attend
ed and was made member of an agri-
cultural committee appointed by the
association and Mr.. Bean was made z
member of the executive council OF
three.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1916-02-23

unnecessary. How perfectly delight
full they says, ito sup in a sloshy Up
the stairs they go, and in half a min
ute back down comes the girl, her
skirts swishing like the waves on the
beach. She stops On the landing and
looks our halberdier in the eye.
"'You,' she says, with a smile that
reminded me of lemon sherbet. was
waiting upstairs in the slosh, then, and
1 was right down here by the door,
putting some vinegar and cayenne into
an empty bottle of tabasco, and
heard all they said.
att says Sir Percival, without NOV
ing. I'm only local color. Are my
hauberk, helmet and halberd on
straight?
lis there any explanation to this :?
says she. is 1t practical joke, such
as men play in those Griddlecake and
Lamb clubs? I'm afraid I don't see
the point. heard, vaguely, that you
were away. For three months I've
have not seen you or heard from you.
"I'm halberdiering for my living
says the statue. I'm working says
he. L don't suppose you know what
work MEANS
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1916-02-23

was the halberdier'S hours He got
two meals with us help and 81
night. 1 eat with him at the table.
He liked me- He never told his name.
He was travelling impromptu, like
kings, 1 guess. The first time at sup
per l says to him, sIave some more
Of the spuds, Mr.. Frelinghuysen.' Oh
don't be SO formal and ofish, Eight
Gen. says he. Call me Hal-that's
short for halberdier.' oh, don't think
I wanted to pry for names,' says I.
L know all about the dizzy fall from
wealth and greatness. We've got a
count washing dishes in the kitchen,
and the third bartender used to be a
Pullman conductor. And they work,
Sir Percival,' says I, sarcastic.
Eighteen says he, as friendly
devil in a cabbage scented hell, would
you mind cutting up this piece of steak
for me? l don't say that it's got more
muscle than L have, but And then
he shows me the insides of his hands.
They was blistered and cut and corn
couple of flank steaks crisscrossed
with a knife-the kind the butchers
hide and take home, knowing what is
the best.
'ShOveling COAL says he, and pill
ing bricks and loading drays. But
they gave out and I had to resign. l
was born for halberdier, and I've
been educated for twenty-four years to
fill the position. Now quit knocking
my profession and pass along a lot
more of that ham. I'm holding the
closing exercises says he, of forty
eight hour fast
1.-THE second night he was on the job
he walks down from his corner to the
cigar case and calls for cigarettes. The
customers at the tables all smoker out
loud to show their acquaintance with
history. The boss is On.
"'An,' let's see-oh, yes, An anarch-
ISM says the boss. Cigarettes was
not made at the time when halberdiers
was invented
The ones you sell was says Sir
| Percival. 'Caporal wins from chronol-
ogy by the length Of a cork tip So
| he gets 'em and lights one and puts
the box in his brass helmet and goes
back to patroling the Rindslosh
HE made a big hit, specially with
the ladies. Some Of 'em would poke
him with their fingers to see if he was
real or only kind of a stuffed figure
like they burn in elegy. And when
he'd move they'd squeak and make
eyes at him as they went up to the
SlOsh. He looked fine in his halber-
dashery. He slept at s. a week in a
hall room on Third avenue. He in
little book On the Washstand that he
read instead of shopping in the saloons
after hours. I'm ON to- that says L
from reading about it in novels. AL
the heroes on the bum carry the little
book. It's either Tantalus or Liver OF
Horace and is printed in Latin, and
you're college man. And wouldn't
be surprised says I, if you wasn't
educated too But it was only the
batting averages of the league for the
last ten years.
Zone night about half past II there
that are always hunting up new places
to eat in and poke fun at. There was
! a swell girl in a forty HIP. auto tan
| coat and veil, and a fat old man with
white side whiskers, and young char
that couldn't keep his feet off the tai
that looked upon life as immoral and
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1916-02-23

FOdTS IIiS oiO wy
result Of their own presumption and
haughtiness? But what hurts me more
than ALL says Sir Percival, is the desc
Grafton that has been done to this
splendid Rindslosh-the confiscation of
it's halberdier to serve mentally at the
banquet board
Gwen I could see that this stuff was
piff1e, but it caught the boss.
"'Mein Gott,' says he, you vas right.
Elm halberdier have not got der right
to dish up soup. Him l will not dis
charge. Have anoder waiter if you
like und let mein halberdier go back
und stand nit his halberd. But, gen
tlemen,' he says, pointing to the old
man, you go ahead and sue NIT der
dress. Sue me for 5000 or $4,000. 1
stand der suit And the boss puffs
off downstairs. Old Brockmann was an
all right Dutchman.
Just then the clock strikes u, and
the old guy laughs loud. You win,
Deering,' says he. Let me explain to
all he goes on. Some time ago Mr..
Deering asked me for something that
| did not want to give him. Il looks
at the girl, and she turns as red as a
picked beet:) I told him. says the old
guy, If he would earn his own living
for three months without once being
| discharged for incompetence l would
give him what he wanted. 1t seems
that the time was up at y o'clock to-
night. | came near fetching you,
| though, Deering, on that soup Ques-
fion,' says the old boy, standing up and
grabbing Sir Percivars hand
''The halberdier lets out a yell and
| jumps three feet high.
Look out for those hands, says he,
and he holds 'em up. You never saw
such hands except on laborer in a
limestone quarry
Heavens, boy says old side whisk-
ers, what have you been doing to
emp
Oh says Sir Percival, little chores
like hauling coal and excavating rock
till they went back on me. And when
couldn't hold pick or a whip took
up halberdiering to give 'em a rest.
Tureens full of hot soup don't seem to
be particularly soothing treatment
Il would have bet on that girl. That
high tempered kind always go as far
the other way, according to my eXpe-
rience. She whizzes round the table
like cyclone and catches both his
hands in hers. Poor hands! Dear
hands! she sings out and sheds tears
on 'em and holds 'em close to her
bosom. Well, sir, with all the Rind-
slosh scenery it was just like play.
And the halberdier sits down at the
table at the girls side, and l served
the rest of the supper. And that was
about all, except that he shed his hard
ware store and went with EN-
But you haven't told me, Eighteen -
said I, chow the cigar case came to be
broken"
"Oh, that was last night!' said
Eighteen. "Sir Percival and the girl
drove up in cream colored motorcar
and had dinner in the Rindslosh. The
same table. Billy l heard her say as
they went up. waited on 'em. We've
got new halberdier, bowlegged guy
with a face like sheep. AS they
came downstairs Sir Percival passes
him ten case note. The new halber-
der drops his halberd, and it falls on
the cigar case. That's how that hap
pened.''
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1916-02-23
HAPPIN ESS.

It is not the people who have
the most who are the happiest.
never did work. 1t is the people
who do most to make others
happy that find Joy sitting smiI-
ing at their door every hour.
Happiness can be had by the
day. 1t is not happening, but
becoring; not fleeting
chance longed for, but a con-
slant opportunity taken and full
filled.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1916-02-23

~ SOul0lllleS luIO
the Bierhalle and
restaurant called
Old Munich. Not
long ago it was a
resort of interest
ing Bohemia ns,
but now only art
lists and must
clans and liter
arV folk freOunnt
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1916-02-23
O. Henry
Stories
~. The Halberdier of
the Little Rhein-
schloss.

copyright by Doubleday. Page & Col
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-06-11

s5n csEh balance 'aty. Will by Is fee. on
TTenty.eiEhch Street. ata. stree,
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NEW s-rocrn dwelling. w1.h .y..y MODE,
convenience on Etuar Lvenu. VIII "a
chnnfe Toy r"r II property Or small houses
CkN,ch Ell
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-06-11

tr.olu dwelling. Barton Heights P.ic..
SO" vs.! Xxx sAase !o- small .-a,s !
rr9S1riy.
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FOR SALE-Real Estate
MORTON g THALuIM

2Vs FIrst NATIONAL Balm BUIIHlHE
MONUMENT Avenue. J. rooms, two baths
nicely arranged. SIS,ran. This IS less than
cost. Will take other property in pay
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1916-01-21
HEROIC sEAMEN
NEARLY DROWNED
BY GIANT WAVE.
Woman Volunteers Got Ashore
But Can't Say How; Their
Poultry Unworried

How the boat containing two Off
GERS, the sailmaker and three sailors
Of the bark British Woman. who vol
unteered to go to the assistance of
the schooner Prosper Sunday after
noon at Port Allen. Kauai. in an at
tempt to get line on board her, was
overwhelmed by giant waves and its
occupants nearly drowned. was told
today by the men who manned the lit
tie craft
Il counted Is waves which broke
clear over US" said First Mate T. o.
Davis. The boat was filled full with
water in a very short time after we
set out. and only the air tanks in *
kept it afloat. Our aim was to keep
her from capsizing, which we did un-
til one wave about 80 feet high struck
US and capsized us. don't know how
we got to shore. ! only know we're
here"
Boatswain Patrick Kelly was swept
out of the lifeboat when this tremen-
dous wave capsized the already wat
erlogged craft. By blind good luck
he caught a lifebuoy at the end OF a
light line. and hauled himself back
w SAC~ fSopoIACN "oS
swept ashore. se,,,..-. 4, -, ..~> - =,
In the lifeboat were the first mate,
boatswain, Sailmaker Batterton, and
Sailors F. Samuels, p Heifke and {.
Johnson. The boat eapsized half way
between the British Yeoman AMI the
Prosper, while the lifeboat was tow
ing a line toward the Prosper There
were 900 fathoms out when the wave
capsized the little craft
Capt. H. G. d. Nelson stayed IN
board the Woman, also the second
mate. II. Rasmussen. The latter said
today he is certain the wave which
capsized the lifeboat was so feet from
trough to crest. '}--
After we got ashore we later hetD.
ed the Prosper's crew to get to land,
said First Mate Roberts. How we
got ashore is more than can tell. We
were tumbled and twisted around go
We didn't know what was happen.
ing" -
On board the British Yeoman are
a rooster and several hens purcha sad
in Port Allen. This morning they
were preening themselves in the sun
light just as IL they had never been
in danger of shipwreck.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1916-01-21
HURRY CALL TO
SECRETARY Of
DR.. SUN YAT Sen

Fong Chez You, secretary to DR..
Sun Vat Sen, received a cable from
the former provisional President OF
China this morning asking the secre-
tary to como to Toxic at once to con-
fer with the leaders of the revolution.
airy party. Mr.. You has been in Homo
lulu for about month, delivering lee.
lures and working in the interest Of
the National party.
Mr.. You stated that he did not know
of any new developments in China
with the exception Of continued sue.
cesses by the Revolutionary party, and
as the cable from DR.. Sen was la
comic. he does not know of any sudden
change Of plans that will be adopted
b ythe leaders of the revolution. He
expects to leave On the Nippon Maru
January 20.
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ElRE.PRooE
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member has well-matured convictions
in regard to his choice for president.
We want no bioodIess, fiahby SIX.
ready TO flop over from one candidate
TO another. or bolt the PARTY as cur
delegation did in i9f3. let the timbre
OF the delegation be known before
hand
Let there be an expression of honest
preference, with the equally honest
agreement that no individual prefer.
encex shall stand against the interests
of the party at the convention.
A. delegation is no shyster-lodge.
+ It's lot secret jury-service. q.
The trouble with our last delegation
was that it had no previously defined
political character. Mum" was the
word. -.
And when ii reached the national
Republican convention. it fell apart.
It's members had expressed no pref,
erences" and there was no subsequent
cohesion. 1t was disgrace to the
party that sent it. -. II.
1t failed to support the Republican
party in its choice OF a candidate and
"bolted' Tin parU to the Progressives
Such thing must not happen again
and the only way to prevent it will
be for the territorial convention to
know the political preferences OF the
delegates it sends to act as its repre-,
sent2 tiveS ='-...
In letter received from one of
those whose name is now prominent.
ly before the public as presidential
possibility, the writer says: >.f>
AS a rule, 'uninstructed' delega-
tons do not accomplish as good party
work as instructed-hut in every case
each member should have a reason
for the faith that is in him. so his
party electors may know where he
stands before he is authorized to act"
" Naturally the delegates chosen
should be out-and-out Republicans
without unorthodox affiliations Pro
gressives, or one-ideaed men. how.
ever worthy as citizens, are hardly /
eligible. =
Better" says former chairman of
the Republican national committee,
that your delegations be made up OF
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1916-01-21
MORNING ON 'CHANGE

OIaa continues the market leader,
in point of volume of stock dealt in
daily. Since yesterdays close total
deals on change came to 1886 shares,
of which 1476 changed hands at the
session call this morning. Olaa is
down a fraction today. on heavy profit
taking, though the market is apparent
ly we'll supported by buying orders.
Pioneer has mounted to $50, as has
Hawaiian Pineapple, the latter being
jump of 81 since the last recorded
sale Transfers of two $4,000 blocks
of bonds are recorded. one being a
deal in Honolulu Gas 5s at s103, and
the other in 0laa IS at 500.
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new WHARF WORK
STARTING UP
Y = -
: ONCEMORE
49,. HEVI "UI"

Work preliminary to active con
struction of Piers s, 9 and 10, the con.
tract for which was awarded several
months ago to the Lord-Young Engi-
neering Company for 1885, 900. is in
progress today at the site of Pier 8.
Active work is expected to start Feb.
ruary l.
A force of 80 men is at work. No
work was possible this week prior to
yesterday, owing to the rains and
storm. Today excavating for the ex.
tension of the; Allen street sea wall
40 feet, to the edge of what will
be Pier 8, is nearly completed and
pouring of concrete should begin
Tuesday. or Wednesday.
TIVE barges have been built by the
contractors and both will be used for
pile driving, one for sheet piling and
the other for heavy wharf piling. The
Panama canal tieup has prevented
large amount of reinforcing steel for
the concrete work of the wharves
from arriving 1t has not yet left the
East, but will as soon as the Big
Ditch is open to ships again.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1916-01-21
--
HAwAu's DELEGATION TO CHI
CAGo
Editor Honolulu Star Bulletin.

Editor Honolulu Star, Bulletin.
Sir? Committeeman Rice rep0rts
upon his attendance at the national
Republican committee meeting last
December
His opinion is interesting if not par,
tieularly valuable
rvbody knows THAI Judge Hughes
is a formidable possibility. bat only
a prophet can tell what second bal
lot may bring forth
And since Judge Hughes is sincere.
~ DESTROYS not to be nominated land.
as am assured bv an intimate friend
OF his. determined not to accept the
nomination even if tenderedN. his
wishes should be respected 1t is a
fine, iignified sense OF duty which
prompts Mr. Hughes to keep his name
out of politics. r.
Pity tbs there are not more Of his
stripe 49,:
With Rice heartily agree:
That the political situation calls
for Hawaii to demand the seating Of
a delegation of six instead of the two
at present allotted" ... =
That this delegation be &uninstruCt
ed" but pledged to support the final
choice of the convention.
Instead Of demanding" | would let
the delegation show the national Re.
publican committee in MAY good rea
son for granting Hawaii its petition.
Demands" are not often effective IN.
less they come from factions political.
ly powerful,
am glad that Mr.. Rice did his duty
and made a fights to reestablish our
rightful delegation. :,
Since nothing was actually done at
the December meeting. the fight was
not largely successful" as reported,
but it may have impressed the mem
bers of the committee with the wis
dom Of restoring our delegation its
quorum Snd vote. ~
A delegation without vote IS like
a man without a conviction-useless.
Political exisency andFthe import.
ance Of Hawaii call for a delegation
whose individual members shall have
well-based political preferences, but
which. as body, shall go to repce-
sent the Republican party in Hawaii.
Therefore, as an official body. the
delegation may we'll go "uninstruct.
ed but it is to be hoped that each
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1916-01-21
I HETIS sailing
TO LOOK over .
Bird ISLES

Either tomorrow. Sunday or the
first of next week, depending on
when condenser trouble which devel-
oped on her run to Kauai to assist the
Columbine and British Woman is re-
paired, the, U. S. coast guard cutter
Thetis will. sail for Midway, Laysan
and other islands of the Hawaiian
bird reservation. Capt. ]. H. Brown,
commander of the cutter, said today.
This is a semi-annual voyage, made
for purposes of inspection, to see
whether any depredations have been
committed on the islands, or if any.
thing unusual has taken place since
the last visit. Capt. Brown said the
trip will require three or four weeks,
and that more than $500 miles will
have been covered by the time the
Thetis returns to this port.
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az AUTHORITY.
SEALED TENDERS.

Sealed Tenders will be received by
the Acting superintendent of Public
Works up until IL a. m, Of Tuesday,
February 1.1916, for Constructing and
Installing Alley Foundations for Three
Bowling Alleys in the National Guard
ATmory, Honolulu. T. II. ..>-...
= The Acting Superintendent OF Pub.
lie Works reserves the right to reject
any or all tenders. -. T..
Specifications and blank forms OF
proposals are on file In the office of
the Superintendent of Public Works,
Capitol Building, Honolulu. !.
A. c. WHEELER. .
Acting Superintendent of Public Wks.
Honolulu, January q, 1916.
6377-10t
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1916-01-21
CARCHELL CASE
ENDED; VERDICT
NOT YET PUBLIC

According to unofficial information.
verdict was reached yesterday by
court martial in the case of Corpl.
Ben Carchell, who killed Pvt Benja-
min Franklin at Schofield Barracks
Christmas day. The verdict will not
be made public until the findings are
filed at headquarters. the Hawaiian
department Lieut.. Matthew A. Palen.
judge advocate. could. not be reached
today and it could not be officially as
certained whether Carchell had been
convicted.
Carchell, during a fight in the bar
racks of the 18th Infantry Christmas
Day. stabbed Franklin, who was said
to have been a bully, and the latter
died a few days later in the Depart
ment. Hospital. sympathy at the bar
racks was with Carchell. and it was
not expected he. would be severely
punished
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1916-01-21
Will PUT PLOW
ON RACE TRACK
At KIAPI0LANI

Though the lease between the Ha,
waiian Polo Association and the mayor
and county clerk has been signed, no
work can be begun yet on the track
owing to the fact that il is standing
under a foot OF water.
Walter r., Dillingham; of the polo
and racing association said today thai
mem are engaged in trying TO drain
off the. water, and that as soon as the
field is sufficiently dry, pillow will be
put upon IT,
We will pillow up the track and drag
it," he says, and will then turn it
over to the automobile men who wish
to use it. during Carnival time, that
they may tx II up suitably for their
races.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1916-01-21
MAKING SURVEY OF -.
DAMAGE TO YEoMAN

A survey of the bark British Yeo-
man to ascertain the damage sustain.
ed by the vessel at Port Allen as the
result of her striking the breakwater
there heavily nine times in the kona
gale, before she was towed out OF
danger by the lighthouse tender Co.
lumbine, is being completed this aft
ernoon by E. Kopke and e. ]. Stone,
surveyors appointed by Theo. H. Da-
vies & Company, Ltd, local agents
for Lloyd's, the British insurance
firm.
The surveyors were appointed by
Davies & Company at the request OF
Capt. H. C. Nelson. The ship this
morning was perfectly dry in her
hold. the only water being under.
meath the ships "skin," where from
three to IL inches were found. The
pumps were run for two hours, from
10 to 12, today, for the first time In
Is hours, showing the leakage to be
less than was at first feared.