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Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1916-09-08

the degree of credit to which he Is
'nLtlrd, do not hesitate tOSAy that
When that mr. sure becomes Il law.
rs it surely will, n wi. be as much
entitled t. credit in securing its ad-
option as Senator Morrill, WAS entitled
to credit il, connection with the es-
tabIlshment of the Land Grant Col
!eges Senator Page Worked sub
stantlaIy alone upon this measure
for period of two or three years.
He gave it his time, his effort, and
his means. He put himself in touch
with educators in every part of the
nation, pu .l;shed thcit views to the
world, made them known to the
Senate and by his tireless and resist
less energy, impressed that body
with the importance Of the move
ment. His speech of July 5th, 1912,
was a most comprehensive preSenta-
ton Of the question. 1t has been
the foundation Of information from
which educators al statesmen have
since drawn their material in advo-
cacy of the measure. Its value was
so apparent that the Senate, on the
day of its delivery ordered it printed
as a public document, and thousands
of COPIES have been distributed in
every part of the country.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1916-09-08

As a member of the Committee on
Banking and Currency, Senator Page
has on all occasions been present at
its meetings and has taken an active
part in shaping up the important
legislation which that committee has,
in latter years, had under considera-
ton. The most important piece of
legislation recently emanating from
that committee is what is known as
the Rural Credits Bill and, in view
of the fact that his opposition to
that measure has been the subject
Of criticism, want to say that |
fully share his views and hold to the
opinion that the reasons given by
him for his action, and which have
been published by the We mont
Press, are sound, and that time will
justify his position.
| do NOT know how | can better in
dictate Senator Pages general stand
ing in the Senate than to adopt the
language of Senator Lodge, when
he said, His ability and activity If
the work of the Senate are unques-
toned by anyone who is familia
with the work of that body"
have written more at length than
| intended to because it seemed nee
essary in order to set the Senator /,
record right regarding his measure
providing for vocational education.
No one less intimately associated
with him than | have been can prop
erly comprehend the drafts which
have been made upon his vitality in
his work for the advancement of
that measure. For a period of two
or three years it occupied his thought
and dominated his life, and to have
twice secured is passage through
the Senate is an honor which must
in some degree repay him for his
many anxieties and tireless efforts.
am glad to be able to write as
have done, both because of the per-
sonal friendship that has existed be-
tween Senator Page and myself for
many years, and because justice de-
mands truthful statement of the
facts as they exist.
Sincerely yours,
! VIM. P. DILLINGHAM;
The Monticellonian. [volume] (Monticello, Ark.) 1870-1920, 1916-10-19
FIRE PREVENTION PAYS WELL
Safe Construction Lowers Insurance
and Reduces Depreciation
Repairs Cost Little.

If the walls and roof of the house
are of fire-resistant material fully 90
per cent of the fire hazard is overcome,
says the writer of an article on Com
mon Sense Home Building which is
published in the June issue of Con-
struction In the interior it is not nee
esSary to eliminate wood from the fin
ishing. There is no objection to trim
on doors and even the floors above the
first may be of wood.
The basement should. by all means,
be cut off from the rest of the house
by masonry floor, protected stairway
and fireproof doors connecting with
the first floor. Partitions should be of
tire-resistive material in order to check
the rapid spread of flames. In other
words, think of fire as it really is and
use common sense in the construction
of the house.
In most localities q house of this
type is credited with noticeable re-
duction in insurance cost Naturally,
too, the cost of maintenance is re-
duced, painting and repairs are not
necessary. Another saving factor is
the matter of depreciation. a frame
house with wood shingles, built as they
are today, will depreci8te just three
times as quickly as a masonry house
with a eommon-sense ROOF.
The Monticellonian. [volume] (Monticello, Ark.) 1870-1920, 1916-10-19
SPANISH CHAPEL BUILT HERE
Wealthy Residents of New York and
King of Spain Aided in Con-
struetion of Rare Edifice.

"Where will we find a Spanish
church ~
That is the question that thousands
of Latin-Americans ask at hotels at
New York city, and there are thou
sands of persons in this city who do
not know that here is the most i'm
posing Spantsh-Catholic chapel in the
United States and one which for beau
~ of architecture and rare art treas
ures is unsurpassed III the great cities
of South America and Mexico, says
the New York Herald.
Nuestra Sonora de la Esperanza is
the name of the chapel. 1t is near
the corner of One Hundred and Fifty
sixth street and Riverside drive, over
looking one of the grandest views to
be had In New York city. Unlike
great majority of Spanish chapels, the
poor of the Americas had little to do
with its building and few of the pen
MES of the Spanish workingmen and
workingwomen went into its building
fund. Nuestra Sonora de Ia Esperan-
"a was built by the wealthy for the
poor.
Sonora Roua Manuela de Laverreni
de Barrill, wife of the one-time consul
general of Spain in this city, was in
strumental in its erection. AS result
of the efforts Archer Huntington gave
the plot of ground and $4,000 toward
the building.
The king of Spain, ]. Pierpont Nor
gan. Ms. Coils p. Huntington, Mrs.
Frederick Vanderbilt and more than
score of other notable men and wom-
on here contributed the money and
the art objects which have made
Neus;r. Sonora de la Esperanza so
beautl -.
Hanging above the east chapel al
tar is Il picture of the Madonna, by
Mandraza. 1t was given to tfe church
by Mr.. Morgan. The sanctuary lamp,
which always is lighted. is the gift Of
the king of Spain. On the rim of the
bowl are reproductions of the elements
| in the collar of the Golden Fleece.
The gold=topped professional arch
is the gift of Mr.. and Mrs. Chauncey
NJ. Depew. The key of the chapel is
made of some of the jewels of Sonora
de BarriI. The door is of gold and
green enamel, and the candlesticks,
which stand at either side of it, are
the gift of Mrs. Frederick Vanderbilt.
The Monticellonian. [volume] (Monticello, Ark.) 1870-1920, 1916-10-19
Swat the Chiouer.

Touch each chigger bite with brush
that has been dipped IN iodine or apply
strong solutions of ammonia or COM
mon baking Soda after itching has
begun The better plan of course,
is to prevent the chigger from getting
a foothoId at all. This may be done
in a number of ways. \ bath in hot
water with strong soap is very good
if taken Immediately after passing
through the shrubbery and weeds from
which the chiggers are picked up, but
the best real preventive is flowers Of
sulphur rubbed all over the body, par
tieularly from the knees down. The
sulphur may be made to stick better
if mixed with little cold cream and
rubbed OIL. Haseman.
The Monticellonian. [volume] (Monticello, Ark.) 1870-1920, 1916-10-19
BADGES for the Wounded.

Those people whose curiosity leads
them to study the many badges of
rank which now decorate the sleeves
of officers and men Of the allied armies
have been puzzled by the appearance
Of Il new badge III the French army.
French soldiers on leave III England
may be seen wearing narrow stripes on
the arm above the elbow and ordinary
people have been unable to understand
why some of the rank and file have
been able TO sport even more of these
decorations than officers of high rank.
The explanation is simple. Every stripe
means wounded once. The French
government has inaugurated scheme
by which every soldier is entitled TO
Wear one for every time he has been
wounded.
Some men have already won several
such stripes and the other day one
man in London was the proud wearer
of nine.
The Monticellonian. [volume] (Monticello, Ark.) 1870-1920, 1916-10-19
MAKE PARKS OF BACKWARDS
Baltimore Has Demonstrated That
Division Fences May Profitably
Be Done Away With.

1t has already been c0nvincinSly
demonstrated, here in Baltimore, that
the scheme of tearing down division
fences between city home backwards
and developing the unobstructed
stretch OF space thus provided as a
continuous flower garden or grassed
lawn, is no chimerical or impractical
dream. 1t has been demonstrated be-
cause 1t has been done on several back
stretches and partially accomplished
in hundreds of instances. BY partially
accomplished we mean those instances
where two or three or four adjoining
householders have thrown their back
yards into a common and developed
the enlarged spaces into flower gar
dens. This backyard park idea, de-
veloped to the limit of potentiality,
would mean the tearing down of all
fences on both sides the midway alley
and identifying all the yards upon
some harmonious scheme of orna-
mental gardening.
There are comparatively few block
centers in which this complete scheme
of ornamentation can be realized, for
the reason that many owners wish to
build a garage, stable or some other
kind of outbuilding in the backyard
and fronting along the alley. While
the placing of rear buildings in one or
more of the backwards of a block in
terferes with the complete realization
of the backyard parking scheme, it
need not prevent the partial carry
ing out of the plan. And as to back
buildings, their ugliness and inhar-
mony can be greatly modified by
planting climbing roses or other climb
ing vines along their sides and rear
ends. There is nothing so unitarian
not even stable-that every thought
of Identification should be abandoned
in connection with it.-Baltimore
American.
The Monticellonian. [volume] (Monticello, Ark.) 1870-1920, 1916-10-19
Rivals in Fist Fioht,

Soldier stories of amusing happen
ings at the front are many. There is
considerable rivalry among the Cana
dams and the Anzacs-the men from
Australia and New Zealand. The Eng
lish think they are both such good
soldiers there is little to choose be-
tween them. This incident happened
at canteen some time ago when the
Australians first came to the western
front. Several Canadians were within
when they espied the wide-brimmed
campaign hats that distinguish the
Anzacs from all the other soldiers.
The Canadians gave their fellow CO.
lonials hearty welcome and an equal
ly hearty invitation to have some
The Monticellonian. [volume] (Monticello, Ark.) 1870-1920, 1916-10-19
Iondoners and zeppeIins.

The contrary way in which the Lon
doner takes his Zeppelin raids has
often been matter of comment. He
not only entirely refuses to be fright
ened, bur. official instructions forgot
ten and disregarded, he crowds into
the streets at the smallest hint Of
raid, scans the sky eagerly, and claims,
as matter of course, and is accorded
in the same spirit the help of the local
police force to the best possible view
Then, when it is all over, he must
needs go and see all that happened.
And the railway companies and the bus
companies and the tramway companies
carry him in thousands, and the po-
lice direct him, and instruct him, and
tell him of the last trains home. And
the street vendors, even before the
news is in the papers, are selling him
souvenirs.
The Monticellonian. [volume] (Monticello, Ark.) 1870-1920, 1916-10-19
Chicago's City Flaming.

Chicago, the premier American city
in city-planning work, is about to in
wade the world of the movies"
1t is going to show other aunicipali-
ties how to make themselves more at
tractive, healthful and prosperous, and
as an object lesson will display views
of present-day and future Chicago to
millions of people throughout the Unit
ed States, Canada and Europe.
To satisfy demands made by more
than a hundred American cities which
are watching Chicago's planning eff
forts, the Chicago plan commission has
arranged to have the entire Chicago
plan put in film form.
The national, state, county and city
officials in Chicago, members Of the
Commercial club members of the plan
commission and the officers and direc-
tors of the leading civic, social and
commercial organizations, industrial
clubs, real estate board and women's
clubs are to be visualized.
The Monticellonian. [volume] (Monticello, Ark.) 1870-1920, 1916-10-19

both of you. Some method must be
arranged, for you will hardly wish to
leave your niece to the mercies of the
world"
II am willing" said Miss Prudence,
after a pause, Ito assume the care of
my niece from six in the morning till
six in the evening"
Il am wiling" said the other, Ito
assume the charge of my niece from
six in the evening till six in the morn
Ing"
Better make it nine to nine, ladies'.
Six is an early hour for q child to rise. =
In the end it was decided thus. From
nine till nine In the evening Miss Pru=
denee was to have control from nine
till nine in the morning, Miss Patience.
Leslie, when she arrived, proved the
most adorable little girl that either of
the old ladies could have imagined.
Eleven years old, she showed each of
them equal love. All talk of discipline
faded under the showers of kisses that
she bestowed on them; and, with a
ehild's understanding. she respected
the lawyers injunctions not to speak
20 either of the 9th. 4.
"What was the quarrel about, Mr..
Cunningham? she asked
The lawyer hummed and hawed.
"Why. l haven't any right TO tell you,
my DEAR he said, "but-but I'm going
10. Heaven knows. perhaps some good
will come out of it, he added, to him
self. You see, when Miss Patience
was young woman. she WAS engaged
to n Mr. Roper. | mention his name
because he's dead now. And they were
10 have been married. Miss Prudence
MAS away then When she came back
Mr. Roper realized that he loved her
more than her sister. whom she re-
sembled even more than she does to-
day. And naturally the sisters quar-
relied.
lie felt it was his duty to marry
Miss Patience but She refused him.
And Miss Prudence refused him too.
That's all there Is to ii, my dear. Miss
Patience thinks her sister stole her
lover from her; Miss Prudence thinks
she had to sacrifice her love because
of her sisters jealousy
Leslie was not long in discovering
that a portrait of Mr.. Roper hung In
the boudoir of either sister. And from
the first glance at the man Leslie knew
that he was not at all the sort of per
son whom either of her aunts should
have married. He was in fact horrid.
looking man. He was fat and common
and beefy, and Leslie knew that he
would have treated both the old ladies
badly, If he could have married both
or either, if he could have married
either.
Principally at nine. after breakfast
Leslie would leave the house of Miss
Prudence and go 10 spend the day witt
Miss Patience. And at nine at nigh
she would come back to Miss Patience
to sleep.
She was not long in discovering tha
the two singular old ladies were yer,
fond of each other, in spite of theil
The Monticellonian. [volume] (Monticello, Ark.) 1870-1920, 1916-10-19

long quarrel. Each spoke of the other
as if she had died.
my dear sister Patience was the
best of the family" sighed Miss Pru-
dence ut was great blow to me
when she passed out of my life
prudence was a dashing girl" Miss
Patience would say wistfully. "She
mad all the men at her feet. l missed
her sorely."
This went on for several months.
But one evening Leslie came running
in to Miss Patience's house before the
hour. Miss Prudence is i'll; | think
she is dying" she said.
She died long ago" said Miss Pa
tience.
'She wants you" wept Leslie. "She
told me to ask you to come"
Miss Patience hesitated only a mo-
ment, and then she followed Leslie
into her sisters house. The doctor ar
rived simultaneously. 1t was uncertain
what had happened to Miss Prudence +;
1t might be stroke or only heart
weakness. But when he was gone the
girl and Miss Patience sat beside the
sick woman in silence for a long time,
till Prudence opened her eyes.
SISTER" she said distinctly, address
ing her for the first time. when | am
gone you are to read the papers in the
drawer of my escritoire. | meant to
burn them, but now l think you ought
to know. You must prepare for a
shock. He-he was unworthy of you,
sister!''
Miss Patience gasped. and the color
flooded into her withered cheeks. you
knew that all the time, Prudence?"
she demanded fiercely.
You didn't know it, Patience?"
THAT he had another"
wife already"
"Why did you hide it from me if you
knew?'
Il knew I couldn't hide 1t. That's
why l dared not speak to you. That's
why 1 kept the wretch's portrait"
THE same with me- cried the other
Historically. Il hated the sight of it.
But l thought the blow would have
killed You. You were such II delicate
girl. And you were only thinking, all
the time of me-"
And you of me- Sister, loved you
l was never jealous, only anxious for
YOU"
sister.
And the two old ladies' wept in each
others arms, while Leslie sat by the
bed, with all the thrill that a child eX-
periences in the first unfolding of life.
When the doctor returned the next
morning he found Miss Prudence out of
bed, sweeping. and Miss Patience get
ting breakfast ready. He could not I'M
derstand it.
But Leslie knew.
The Monticellonian. [volume] (Monticello, Ark.) 1870-1920, 1916-10-19
But He Came Back.

In this same hotel, which is sort
of headquarters for the officers from
across the seas, report was circulat-
ed one night of the death of young
flying corps captain. He had often
been in the "club," and only few
days before had "swanked" quite bit
about the easy life he was living. All
he had to do was to take new machines
across the channel and turn them
over to the aviators at the front. In
this way he spent about every other
day in London, much to the envy of
the other fellows lover there" who
were longing for the sights of town.
But now Gil was gone and a company
of his friends drank silent toast to
his memory.
Three days later Gil created eonster-
nation at the club by appearing very
much alive and as hale and hearty as
ever
"Why, you old cheater." shouted one
of his friends, 'go back where you be-
long or pay us for that very expensive
The Monticellonian. [volume] (Monticello, Ark.) 1870-1920, 1916-10-19

proves irkSome to them. One badly
shattered Tommy lifted his head from
the stretcher a Nv days ego and
hailed the chauffeur Il say, would
you mind driving bit faster; this
amt no bally funeral"
There is also the story of Tommy
Dodd, the most cheerful and indomita-
BILE little fellow in his command. Tom
my was badly laid out a day or two
ago with four or five nasty shrapnel
wounds. He was arranging some
barbed-wire standards along toward
evening, and in the enthusiasm of his
work got bit nearer "WhiZz Bang
Corner" than he should. A shell burst
low overhead and Tommy Dodd went
down in a cloud of dust.
Looks almost like Blighty for
me, sir don't IT." he said to IN officer
who ran to his rescue. Then the
stretcher men came along to bear
Tommy away to the dressing station.
Tommy gave grim little smile as they
Strengthened up. Home, James," he
sighed
The Monticellonian. [volume] (Monticello, Ark.) 1870-1920, 1916-10-19
The Household Incincrator.

An aid in sanitation especially use
full in the country is small garbage
incinerator which can be attached to
the ordinary kitchen range. The sur
plus heat from the range will dry the
garbage il a short time. After all the
moisture has been taken up, damper
is opened, which allows a draft from
the 'fir.tox to pass over the dried gar
bage and consume it to ashes in a
few minutes. The ashes can be re-
moved from the incinerat0r without
being mixed with those of the range.
The garbage ashes constitute a valua-
BILE fertilizer.
The Monticellonian. [volume] (Monticello, Ark.) 1870-1920, 1916-10-19

thing" These fraternal details hav-
ing been attended to, a Canadian
turned to one of the Australians.
when did you fellows come oyer?"
he asked.
Just got in this morning.
We'll, what are you going to do?"
This was too good an opening for
the Amaze.
oh he said in "swanky" tone.
I'VE came over to finish what you fell
lows started
''Humph," replied the Canadian. its
a wonder you didn't first finish what
you started yourself down at CALI
poll.
Then the trouble began. 1t was a
Donnybrook affair for time, but
eventually peace was declared with
renewed and mutual respect for CO.
lonial fighting ability.
The Monticellonian. [volume] (Monticello, Ark.) 1870-1920, 1916-10-19

are entered from time to time. The
book also serves for Identification pur
poses, and the last page is set aside
for the making of will. Some of
those that have turned up lately have
proved grimly humorous. One said:
Il give everything | have to the
Home for Stray Cats London, provid-
ed they don't take in any more black
cats"
I'm ease l should (cheers)-I
will everything to my mother Cloud
and prolonged cheers"
Both were held to be valid
The Monticellonian. [volume] (Monticello, Ark.) 1870-1920, 1916-10-19
The Old Maids
Conspiracy
Il
ByGEORGE MUNSON
eseeeeeeseeeeeesseesese
(Copyright. 1916. BY ". G. Chapm

A@OPS ARi4As ASAot W v. ~ %A4obAAieAAA't
Tell her." said Miss Prudence to
the lawyer, that l shall be glad TO re-
ceive my niece, Leslie, under my roof
and give her a mothers care, in the
name of her father my dear brother.
In spite of family quarrels, my brother
was dear to me. Now that his death
has left his daughter penniless, l shall
wish TO dc what is right.
Tell her" piped little Miss Patience,
from the other side of the table, that
er's child, conditionally upon her rec
ognizing me as her sole guardian"
You might add" said Miss Pru-
denee, that, If she is obedient and dis
eiplined, all my money will SO to her
at DEATH"
And" said Miss Patience, Il shall
leave her everything 1 possess, condi-
tionally upon her obedience in all
things"
The lawyer could hardly suppress a
smile. Despite the fact that they were
twin sisters. Miss Patience and Miss
Prudence had not spoken to each other
for thirty years.
They occupied two prim little villas,
set size by side, each one within its
prim little garden filled with closely
clipped yews and rose trees. What
their quarrel had been about in the be-
ginning nobody knew; but they pre-
ferred to ignore each other. Yet they
were so much alike in appearance that
each was frequently mistaken for the
other.
ladies, this will never do said the
lawyer. Your brother stipulated ex-
pressly that Leslie. his daughter, was
to receive the equal guardianship of
The Monticellonian. [volume] (Monticello, Ark.) 1870-1920, 1916-10-19
Just q LAUGH,

A young married Cleveland woman
was suffering from a severe headache
in the morning when her husband left
for his work. During the afternoon
he called up and informed her that
he would remain downtown for dinner
so that she need not bother. No,
indeed dear. l need you here to help
me get mine," she replied, and he went
home. He had been noted as selfish
old bachelor before his marriage, but
he has outgrown ii.
The Monticellonian. [volume] (Monticello, Ark.) 1870-1920, 1916-10-19

.'I had occasion TO remain under
matches until now" replied the man.
You see he added. Il have just $50.
l shall need all of that when l get to
America. l couldn't afford to spend
any of 1t for ticket. l am sure you
will not take it amiss."
Such stowawhy had never been
seen before aboard the Guglielmo.
Captain Figari said the man talked
and acted like philosopher.
'What are you going TO do in Amer
ica?" asked the captain.
81 ara merchant" was the reply.
The Monticellonian. [volume] (Monticello, Ark.) 1870-1920, 1916-10-19
Do II First.

Let him who gropes painfully in the
dark or uncertain light, and prays
vehemently that the dawn may ripen
into day, lay this precept well to
heart: DO the duty which lies near
est to thee" which thou knowest to
be a dutyi Thy second duty will al
ready have become clearer.-Cariyle.