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The Dickson County herald. (Dickson, Tenn.) 1907-1979, 1916-07-14
Turkey Creek

Mrs. NJ. E. Denny and little
daughter, Johnnie. were at Bon
Aqua Saturday, shopping,
We are glad to report w. J. Myatt
improving.
Mrs. Dee Myatt and daughter,
Mrs. Millie Owens, we're the guests
OF Mrs. M. A. Herring Monday.
Mack Vineyard was at Abiff Sat.
urday on business.
Mrs Nellie Myatt and daughter.
Alberta, were the guests OF Mrs.
Tommie Tucker last Saturday.
Misses Alberta Myatt and Byrdie
Denny visited Misses Frazier last
Thursday afternoon.
Mrs. John Owens and family via
tied Mrs. Mary Frazier last Tuesday.
Miss Orlena Frazier visited Mrs.
Nellie Wyatt Sunday.
Mrs. Jane McCori and con and
Mrs. Peggie Lewis. Of AbiHf. visited
Mrs. Ben McCofd Sunday.
Miss Thelma Sugg visited Mrs.
ITEM Dudley Saturday night.
The Dickson County herald. (Dickson, Tenn.) 1907-1979, 1916-07-14
White Oak Flats

Mrs. Mary Sensing and Mrs. Myr'
tie Corlsw and children were the
guests Of Afs. w. G. Do.y Monday
Ipmmie Sensing and family. Mira
Mary Sensing and W. G, Doty and
daughter. George. made a tlyins
TRIP to vanleer Monday.
Misses Wilma and Matte Cald.
we'll spent Sunday with Mrs. Brept'
Wilson.
Mrs. Maggie Speisht and little
son. Edwin, spent Monday with
Mrs. Tom Crow.
Misc Ethel Crow has returned
home, alter spending q lev week,
with her sisters. Mrs. Fannie Fry,
and Mira, Maggie Spsight.
Little Miss Mary Caldwell is vie
iting her sister, Mrs. Lura Jackson
The Crochatine Club At Mrs,
Susie Wilson's last Thursday wal
organized with Ms. w. c. Doty
President; Mrs. Emmett Nicks. Vice
president, and Mrs. Myrtle MeCor-
mick Secretary. +
Remember the picnic at White
OAK Flats the Goth. and GOMEZ
uncle Roy Linsy Ia no better
The Dickson County herald. (Dickson, Tenn.) 1907-1979, 1916-07-14
at this writing.

at this writing.
There will be Children's Day at
this plsce the first Sunday in Aug
ust. Every body come.
w. c. Doty lie canvassing the 10th
and llth Districts this week.
Mrs. Harriet Heath and Miss
Edna Matlock were the guests Of
Miss Mary Sensing Saturday.
Misses Vara, ThirEa and Evelyn
Crow of Dickson were the guests OF
Miss Virgie Heath Thursday.
Clarence Crow Of Ashland City
and Lemuel Crow OF Dickson were
the guests OF their SITTER. Mrs. W.
c. Doty, Sunday,
The Dickson County herald. (Dickson, Tenn.) 1907-1979, 1916-07-14

Melvin Hanisl will appreciate
yosir vote Tor Trustee
The Dickson County herald. (Dickson, Tenn.) 1907-1979, 1916-07-14
Colesburg.

Miss Mabel Bruce Of McEwen and
Miss Bernadine Stayton of Hop.
kinsville. KY, are visiting the {.
W. Bruce family.
A mad-dog scare prevailed here
Sunday afternoon. A stray bird
dog. 81, the pointer. type. bit and
fought with dogs belonging to Mrs,
4, W. Mathis, v. h. Mcdonald. Lee
Adcock. jeff Adcock, John 0'Neal
and Green Sadler. The dog was
killed at the farm Of VIM, Estes.
about four miles northeast OF here
Durant Beasley and ersndehil,
dren. Win and Alfred Watson Quick,
who have been here visiting the
families OF Mrs. Mamie McAlpiue
and jeff Adcock, returned to their
home in Nashville Sunday.
j.. T. Burch and family spent the
weekend with relatives At Sylvis,
Harry Bruce, who works with =
bridge crew on the Ceutrevills
Branch. spsnt the Weekend here
with homeiolks,
Mn. Geo. Miller OF CleSeland. o.
10 here visiting her mother, Mrs. J
Y. Sidlss,
Misees lille and Elizabeth Bear
spent last week with Miss Helen
Grover at Hohenwald.
L. c. zolabak has purchased 20
acrss Of The Rsxbss land nom ATTY
H. c. Richardsc1 Of Dickson. thns
placing MI. 2olabak In possession
Of the sntirs Barber tract.
Ms, X. l.. Larkins spen, the
weekend with her parents, Mr.. and
Mira. Link. on Jones Greek.
Are you going 10 watch the eclipse
Of the moon Friday nightf
Jsa Adcock and D. w. Brown
were in Dickson Saturday.
C. w. Bruce has bought some
acreage near The depot. fronting the
plks. HON Mrs. Mamie McAlpins,
~ expects 10 improve same and
Isild ! home thereon.
hs<castruotion Of Charley Seay'sI
(fssidsncs 10 nov being rushed.
.beeizas 10 look like a town
FAY.
The Dickson County herald. (Dickson, Tenn.) 1907-1979, 1916-07-14

the latter q father, A. Z. I'M.
Mrs. Robert Martin was the guest
of Miss Bessie Greer Friday after
noon.
Miss Susie Scott and brother. III
bert, spent Sunday night with their
cousin, Hulon Harris.
Misses Wilma and Agnes Cald.
we'll were the guests Of their cousin,
Miss Mabel Cullum. Thursday,
Mrs. Ollie DAVIS and children Of
Martin have been the guests Of her
brother, NJ. B. Petty, for the past
week.
Mrs. X. VI. Caldwell was the
CUES. Of Mrs. Alice Martin Thurs-
day.
Mrs. 4. d. Petty OF White Bluff
was the guest OF her sister. Mrs. J.
J. Gill. here las, Thursday.
Mrs. A. J. Daniel was shopping
in Charlotte one day last week.
MI. and Mrs. e. c. Harris and
ssn, Hulon. were the guests Of Mrs.
J. c. Taylor Sunday.
Mrs. John Allen visited her broth.
er. z. L. Petty. Inst week.
The Dickson County herald. (Dickson, Tenn.) 1907-1979, 1916-07-14
Taking Big Chances.

IL is a great rick to travel without
a bottle OF Chamberlain Collie,
Cholera and Dianrhoea Remedy, as
this preparation cannot be obtained
on the train OF steamships. Attacks
of bowel complaint are often sud-
den and very severe. and everyone
should go prepared for them. Oh.
taipable everywhere, adv.
The Dickson County herald. (Dickson, Tenn.) 1907-1979, 1916-07-14
Chamberlain Collie. Cholera and
Diarrhoes Remedy.

Every family without exception
should keep this preparation at hand
during the hot weather OF the SUN.
mer months. Chamberlain Colle.
Cholera and Dianhoea Remedy Is
worth many times its cost when
needed. and 10 almost certain TO be
needed before the summer IL oyer,
II has no superior for the purposes
Tor which II. In attended, Buy il.
nov, Obtainable evefywhsre.--ady
The Dickson County herald. (Dickson, Tenn.) 1907-1979, 1916-07-14
Pleasant Ridge.

There will be Children Day seT.
vices At Pleasant Ridge the fourth
Sunday in July. Everybody is in
vited.
Mrs. Lizzie OVERLY visited Mrs.
8. N. Donegan Monday afternoon.
Leonard Donegan and vile spent
last week with the lstter's parents,
n. J. Landlord and wife.
Miss Lille Mai Sullivan visited
Mi@ Clara Nc herson last Sunday
Elmer Overb- spent Sunday on
Lick Creek
We are sorry to repor! Mrs. 0. +.
Greer. who has been siex for some
tune. not improving.
Rev. Jim Homer will preach at
tho third Sunday in July
Miss Clara McPhenon visited
&issss Lizzie and Lille Mai Sulii-
van last week.
The Dickson County herald. (Dickson, Tenn.) 1907-1979, 1916-07-14

Mrs. Sallie Oakley has returned
ID Dickeon alter visiting reiatives Al
this place.
Missss Thesma Lee and Jewel
IG;ll wsrs ste guests Of Miss Mary
Hudeins last Tuesday, who IL quite
nick
Mr.. and Mrs. Asa Joslin Vi Ken
indy srs sVsDdins . lew days with
The Dickson County herald. (Dickson, Tenn.) 1907-1979, 1916-07-14
TRUSTEE GALE.

By virtue OF a deed OF trust 4
cuted ~ me by J. b. Williams and
wife, M. A. Williams. August 3Oth,
1918. which deed u trust is record.
ed in Book U, page ~, Register
Office Of Dickson County. Tenn. !
will. on SATURDAY. AUGUST D..
1915, at the courthouse door in
Charlotte. Tenn. at IL O'Clock
(noon). oder Tor sale to the highest
and best bidder for cash, without
the equity oil redemption, home.
stead and all other rights, the fol-
lowing real and personal property.
default having been made on pay,
ment OF note. which is secured by
said deed Of trust:
One saw Gaill. one ax handle oot.
ft, one engine and boiler and three
town lcts in siayden. Tenn.--the
one upon which ssid mill is situa-
ted and two other adjoining same.
This June "a, 1918.
w. III. pEAsOE, Trustee.
Melvin HanisI will spprscias
vrs,v vo4a ~ Trnsfs~a
Alma record., 1916-07-20
GET TO THE CAUSE
Alma, Michigan, People Are Learn
ing the Way

There is but little peace or comfort
for the man or woman with bad
back. The distress begins in early
morning-keeps up throughout the
day. It's hard to get out of bed, it's
torture to stoop or straighten. Plast-
ers and liniments may relieve, but
cannot cure if the cause is inside
the kidneys. When suffering so, use
Doan's Kidney Pills, the tested and
proven kidney remedy, used in kidney
troubles for over 90 years. Doan's
Kidney Pills are recommended by
thousands for just such cases. Proof
of their effectiveness in the testimony
o fthis Alma resident:
Mrs. A. O'Boyle, III Elwell street,
Alma, says: 81 was bothered consid-
erably by dull pains in my back.
got box of Doan's Kidney Pills and
used them with the best results. They
drove away the backache and reliev-
ed me of the other kidney ailments.
During the past several years | have
had no further need of kidney medi-
cine"
Price soc, at all dealers. Don't
simply ask for kidney remedy-get
Doan's Kidney Pills-the same that
Mrs. O'Boyle had. Foster-Milburn
Co., Props, Buffalo, n. Y.
Alma record., 1916-07-20
NOTICE
47-4t

To the owner or owners Of any and
all interest in the land herein describ-
ed, and to the mortgage or mort
gagees named in all undischarged
recorded mortgages against said land
or any assignee thereof of record:
Take Notice that sale has been law
fully made of the following describ-
ed land for unpaid taxes thereon, and
that the undersigned has title there
to under tax deed issued therefor, and
that you are entitled to reconveyance
thereof at any time within six months
after return of service of this notice,
upon payment to the undersigned or
to Register in chancery of the
county in which the lands lie, of all
sums paid upon such purchase, to-
gether with one hundred per cent. ad-
ditional thereto, and the fees of the
Sheriff for the service or cost of pub
lication of this notice, to be computed
as upon personal service Of declara-
tion as commencement of suit, and the
further sum of five dollars for each
Alma record., 1916-07-20
LEGAL NOTICES
ORDER FOR PUBLICATION
Estate of George G.. Holiday
HEARING OF CLAIMS

STATE OF MICHIGAN, The Probate
Court for the County of Gratiot.
At session of said court, held at
the Probate Office in the Village of
Ithaca in said county, on the 18th day
of May 1916.
Present: Hon. j. Lee Potts, Judge
of Probate.
In the Matter of the Estate of
George G.. Holiday, deceased.
The above estate having been ad-
mitted to Probate and Aria Holiday
Chick and HAZEL Holiday Grover of
Alma, Michigan appointed admins
traitors thereof.
1t is ordered that four months from
this date be allowed for creditors to
present their claims against said es-
tate and that such claims will be
heard by said court on Monday the
1lth day of September, next, at ten
o'clock in the forenoon.
1t is further ordered, that public
notice thereof be given by publication
of this order for three successive
weeks previous to said day of hear
ing, in the Alma Record, a newspaper
printed and circulated in said county.
A true copy. J. LEE POTTS,
Attest: Judge of Probate
Madge +. Barnes,
Register of Probate. 47-4t
Alma record., 1916-07-20
FOREST HILL

Miss Gladys Failing's Sunday school
of boys will serve ice cream at her
home Friday evening. All are well
come
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Markham and
sons of Middleton and b. o. Mark
ham of Pompeii called on friends i'm
town, Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. +. Post and daughters
are visiting relatives at Lansing and
Jackson for a few days.
Mrs. Jennie Kemp has gone to
Indiana TO visit relatives.
Ed Wells has purchased an auto.
Mrs. c. l.. Humphrey has gone to
Flint TO spend the summer with her
son, Eugene Humphrey and family.
Miss Marie Myers of Alma is visit
ing relatives in this vicinity.
Mrs. c. II Huffman has been enter
tanning company from Rosebush and
Mt. Pleasant the past week.
Ray Michael spent Sunday with
friends at Crystal Lake.
Little Ruth and Marvel Wood are
quite sick at this writing.
Alma record., 1916-07-20


In the Matter of the Estate of
Huldah A. Bugardus, deceased.
Myrta l.. Ward having filed in said
court her petition praying that the
administration of said estate be grant
ed to Townsend A. Ely or to some
other suitable person.
IL is Ordered, That the 29th day of
July A. ID. 1916, at ten o'clock in the
forenoon. at said probate Office, be
and is hereby appointed for hearing
said petition;
1t is Further Ordered, That public
notice thereof be given by publication
of copy of this order, once each week
for three successive weeks previous TO
said day of hearing, in the Alma
Record newspaper printed and cir
culated i'm said county.
A true copy. j. LEE POTTS,
Belle Jene Price Judge of Probate.
Clerk of Probate. 47-4t
Alma record., 1916-07-20
MEADE E. DUTTs RECTAL
Musical Treat at the Church of
Christ. July 2s

The following program will be given
by Meade +. Dutt, assisted by Miss
Ruth Bennett of this city, at the
Church of Christ on Friday evening.
July 2s, beginning promptly at 500
o'clock. Mr.. Dutt is highly rec
ommended as bass singer:
a. Handel-"Hear Me. We Winds and
Waves"
(Recit. from Julius Caesar"
Aria from "Scipio.")
b. Gounod-Dio Possente.
(Caratina from "Faust").
a. Bullard-"The Different Mariner" "
b. Busch-"Crossing the Bar"
c. Huhn-"Cato's Advice"
(lSth Century Drinking Song)
a. Purcell-"l Attempt From Loves
Sickness to Fly"
b. Elgar-"Pleading."
c. DiX-"The Trumpeter."
a. Molloy-"Thursday."
b. Homer-"Uncle Rome-The Old
Boatman."
c. Haynes-Of to Philadelphia.
Alma record., 1916-07-20

description, without other additional
cost or charges. If payment as afore-
said is not made, the undersigned will
institute proceedings for possession of
the land.
Description of Land
State Of Michigan, County Of Gratiot.
West part of East Twenty acres of
south east quarter of south west quar-
ter of section six, containing five
acres, Town ten north of range two
west of Gratiot county, Michigan.
Sl0.20 for yr. 1906.
S7.56 for yr. 1907.
S10.56 for yr. 1908.
Amount necessary TO redeem, SCI "a
plus the fees of the Sheriff.
o. G. Tuttle,
Place of Business: Ithaca, Michigan.
Dated, August 14th, A. ID. 1915.
To Peter Andrew Lassen, guaran-
tee under the last recorded deed, in
the regular chain of title, to said
land.
Francis M. Bronson and Mary E.
Bronson, his wife.
The person in actual possession of
said land.
Alma record., 1916-07-20
THE SAME CAR FOR
LESS MONEY
WHAT THE MAXWELL PRICE
INCLUDES

Lonr-stroke. high speed. four-cylindcr motor;
70 so miles on high gear; 20 to % miles to the
gallon Of gasoline (average).
Irreversible steering gear; automatic motor
lubncation By splash and pump; 500 70 1000 miles
per gallon Of oil.
Thermo-syphon cooling.
running-in-ol clutch. 50 smooth az 10 make
the driving Of a novice as free from gear-cashlng
and from sudden jerks that Of seasoned driver.
Tall. narrow. racing type Maxwell made radiator
Maxwell-made axles-I-beam front and semi
floating rear; highest auaIsy heat-treated alioyed
steel.
Gasoline tank IN cowi; short. accessible gas line
to carburetor.
Maxweii-rnade stream-line body. well finished
in every detail. Deep. comfortable upholstery.
30 81 tires all around non-skid on rear
average life 5000 to 10000 miles. Demountable
rims
Tire carrier at rear. with extra rim.
Substantial. ifaxwell-rnade crowned tenders and
hnoeum-covercd running boards.
Electric starter. electric lights. electric horn.
High-Tension Magnetic. an Independent source
Of ignition.
one-man Top with quiek-adiastable curtains
storm proof
Rain-vsion. adjustable ventilating Windshield.
High grade speedometer.
The Maxwell Touring Car is a full hve-passeneer
car. Every Maxwell model seats comfortably the
number Of passengers which It Is rated to carry.
Compare these MasweH features roirh
those Of cars selling ar higher prices.
Alma record., 1916-07-20

said court adjudicate and determine
who were at the time of his death the
legal heirs Of said deceased and entitl-
ed to inherit the real estate of which
said deceased died seized.
1t is Ordered, that the 7th day of
August, next at ten o'clock in the
forenoon, at said probate Office, be
and is hereby appointed for hearing
said petition;
Ii is further ordered, that public
notice thereof be given by publication
of a copy of this order, for three sue
cessive weeks previous TO sadi day of
hearing, in the Alma Record, news
paper printed and circulated i'm said
county.
A true copy. j. LEE POTTS,
Attest: Judge of Probate.
Madge +. Barnes,
Register of Probate. 47-4t
Alma record., 1916-07-20
WILL SLOAN'S LINIMENT RE
LIENE PAIN?

Try it and see-one application will
prove more than a column of claims.
James S. Ferguson, Phila., Pa. writes
81 have wonderful relief since / used
Sloan's Liniment on my knees. To
think after all these years of pain one
application gave me relief. Many
thanks for what your remedy has
done for me-" Don't keep on suffer
ing, apply Sloan's Liniment where
your pain is and notice how quick you
get relief Penetrates without rub
bin. Buy it at any Drug Store. 25c.-
Adv. No 3.
Alma record., 1916-07-20
STATE OF MICHIGAN. County o

STATE OF MICHIGAN, County of
Gratiot, SIS.
! do hereby certify and return, that
after making careful inquiry and
search / am unable TO ascertain the
whereabouts or postoffice address of
Peter Andrew Lassen, the grantee un-
der the last recorded deed in the reg
ular chain of title TO said land or to
ascertain the whereabouts or post
Office address of his heirs, executor,
administrator, or trustee, or guardian
of said Peter Andrew Lassen.
/ further certify and return that
said notice was delivered to me for
service on the 14th day of August
1915.
Dated June 2, 1916.
N. NJ. BRADFORD,
Asst. Sheriff of said County
Alma record., 1916-07-20
ADVERTISED LETTERS

Alma, Mich, July II, 1916
Advertised list for week ending July
18th, 1916.
Mr. Jack Bowers
Mr.. d. w Caswel
Mrs. Dwight Forton
Mrs Ada Lavander
John B. Leighly
Miss Cola Reynolds
Mr.. Claude Schnepp.
The above if not called for will be
sent to the Dead Letter Office July
31st, 1916.
" p. Cash, Postmaster,
Alma record., 1916-07-20
ORDER FOR PUBLICATION

STATE OF MICHIGAN, The Probate
Court for the County of Gratiot.
At session of said court, held at
the Probate office, in the Village of
Ithaca, IN said county, on the 9th day
of July \. ID. 1916.
Present: Hon. J. Lee Potts, Judge
of Probate
In the Matter of the Estate of
Thomas Grover, deceased.
Philip w. Creaser having filed in
said court his petition praying that
Alma record., 1916-07-20
SAFEGUARD YOUR CHILD

If your child is pale, dull, at times
flushed, irritable and fretful you
should attend to this condition at once
as the chances are your little one is
suffering from worms. Kickapoo
Worm Killer is what you should get.
This well known remedy in lozenge
form is pleasant to take and expels
the worms at once, the cause of your
child's suffering. Only 25c at all drug
gists.=Adv No. 3.
Alma record., 1916-07-20

STATE OF MICHIGAN, The Probate
Court for the County of Gratiot.
AT session of said Court, held at
the Probate Office in the Village of
Ithaca in said County, on the Both day
of June A. ID. 1916.
Present: Hon. J. Lee Potts, Judge
of Probate.
Alma record., 1916-07-20
MARRIAGE LICENSES

Robert Ii. Cook, 20, Alma
Elizabeth King, 25, Alma
Harry II. Ryan, "a, Cleveland, Ohio
Ethel j. Fuller, II, Ithaca
Alma record., 1916-07-20

WENDE r. DO t, bdsS
DIR Dutt is possessed Of a voice
which measures up to his physical
stature both in quality and quantity.
He was fortunate in the selection of
his first number, Hear Me, Ye Winds
and Waves" recitative from Julius
Caesar" Aria from "Scipio," by Han
del, for it displayed the great breath
control and power possessed by Mr..
Dutt, as well as his ability to render
artistically such a difficult aria
Daily Journal, f. st. Louis.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1916-02-10
QUEER TRAITS OF ANIMALS.

Many animals and insects have
curious ways of doing things for
which there is no apparent scientific
reason. A fly on the window pane
will crawl to the top, fly back to the
bottom and crawl up again. This
order is seldom reversed-why, no
one knows. 1t is on record that fly
crawled up a window pane 80 times,
returning each time to the same
place, the Presbyterian states.
Hens scratch for food with the
sun behind them, the reason being
that the rays reflect on the minute
particles. A blind hen will pick
grain and not miss a kernel. Cats
seldom lie with their feet to the fire.
Usually they lie on the left side.
Dogs lie with their forepaws to the
fire.
A mouse will ignore a food supply
sufficient for meal and run great
risks to nibble at wholesale supply.
1t will hide at the source of food
supply and not depart from it until
actually disturbed. 1t isn't true that
a mouse runs to its hole at the first
alarm.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1916-02-10
RABBIT TRAPS TWO DOGS.

Several large cisterns were dug on
the new fair grounds and boarded
over. Workmen preparing to fix con-
nections with the cisterns and the
water pipes were surprised to find
two dogs and a dead rabbit in one OF
them.
The dogs had evidently chased
poor bunny into what he thought was
a place of safety and had been
trapped themselves when they sought
to follow him. AS there was no wa.
ter in the cistern they landed at the
bottom.
How long they were in the hole is
not known, but the rabbit had kept
them from starving and was partial.
ly consumed. When released they
made tracks for home.-Janesvillt
(Wis.) Dispatch to New York
World.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1916-02-10
SEEMS A HooDoO ON POST
Incumbent at Belrs Tells Of the series
Of Mlsfortunes Which BefeII His
Predecessors.

Strangely enough, writes Sybil
Beicher in the Wide World, our
predecessors at the Beira consulate
had all experienced varying vicissi-
tudes which, forging a curious chain
Of misfortune, made Beira hardly an
enviable post were one inclined to
superstition, as will be seen from the
following:
The first man to be appointed was
the captain Of man-of-war, his
ship doing duty as the consulate.
After three or four months stay he
contracted so bad an attack Of ma
laria that he died shortly afterwarI.
The next consul who came, fright
ened of the surrounding swamps,
purchased an old sailing ship, turned
it into a hulk and fitted it up into 4
most comfortable residence. In some
mysterious way, however, his float
ing home sank in the middle Of the
night, he and his wife only escaping
with their lives. The catastrophe so
discouraged him that he left soon
after.
Number three was unfortunate
enough to lose his wife from the eff
fects of fever, and she was buried
there. Number four nearly lost his
life by being shot at while breakfast
ing, the bullet passing within few
inches of his head and going through
the adjoining door. The consul fol-
lowing him was our unfortunate
predecessor, who was brutally muir
dered in his Office, being stabbed in
the neck. Such an unbroken history
of disaster in connection with a con-
sulate is rarely to be met with.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1916-02-10
FOUND soLAcE IN CAPTIVITY
EnaIIshmen lnterned by Napoleon
Passed the Time In Character
Istlc Pleasures.

An important center of action in
the present war, Verdun, was a IA
miliar name to Englishmen 100
years ago. In it were interned the
most important Of those who were
caught on the continent when the
peace Of Amiens came unexpectedly
to an end in 1903. From then until
Waterloo the French town had a
British colony numbering about 300,
who, with dinners and dances.
steeplechasing and cock fighting, re-
produced as well as they could the
conditions Of life. at home. There
we're five exclusive English clubs, and
even a pack of barriers.
They gambled for very high stakes.
1t was estimated that during his stay
at verdun Lord Blayney lost at cards
something like $25O,OO0 year. That
nobleman exhibited to the last the
national insouciance. When peace
permitted his return from exile he
travelled leisurely to Boulogne, and
then suddenly decided to go back 70
Verdun to purchase property there,
SO as, he said, to be able to battle and
fish in the Meuse and have pleas
ant retreat whenever he felt inclined
to visit France.