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The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-02-18
Doctor Tells HotU To Strengthen Eyesight SO Per Cent In One
 Weeks Time Ln Many Instances

getting glasses. Eye troubles of many descriptions may be wonderfully bene- Here is the prescription: Go to any active drug store and get a. bottle of Bon-Opto tablets. Drop one Bon-Opto tablet in a fourth of a glass of water and allow to dissolve. With this liquid bathe the eyes two to four times daily. You should notice your eyes clear up perceptibly right from the start and in. your eyes are bothering you, even a little, take steps to save them now be- fore it Is too late. Many hopelessly blind might have been saved if they had cared for their eyes in time.
 Ncts: Another prominent Physician te whom the above article submitted. sad Bon -Opto is very remarkable remedy Its constituent ingredients well to eminent specialists and widely prescribed by them The manufacturers guarantee it strength en eyesfght 50 per cent in weeks time in many instances refund the money. It be obtained from any good druggist and is one of the very few preparations feel should be kept hand for regular use in almost every family" It Is sold in Brming- ham by Golfers Drug Store and othor druggists.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-02-18
A Free Prescription You Can Have
 Filled and Use at Home

Philadelphia, Pa. Do you wear glasses? Are you victim of eye strain or other eye Weaknesses? If so, you will be glad there is real hope for you. Many whose eyes were failing say they had their eyes restc~ed through the prinrinle of this wonderful free prescription One man says, after trying it: q was almost blind; could not see to read at all Now I can read everything without any glasses and my eyes do not water any moge. At night they would pain dread fulI2; now they feel fine all the time. It was like miracle to me" lady who used It sas.. ''The atmosphere seemed
 hazy with or without glasses, but after using this prescription for fifteen days everything seems clear. can even read fine print without glasses It is be- leved that thousands who wear glasses can now discard them in reasonable
 time and multitudes more will be able
 to strengthen their eyes so as to be
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-02-18

Gum aragic naturally exudes from the bark of Acacia Senegal, a tree native to North Africa. Other species of Acacia are drawn upon, though yielding a slightly inferior product. Tragacanth is from shrubs of Astragalus, species native to Asia. While Astraga1us are common in western America none of them seems to be of value for tragacanth. The most shrubby local species is. A Brauntonii.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-02-18
NORTH ALABAMA IS
 EAGERLY WATCHING
 SHOALS CAMP PA|GN
Contest for the Location of the Nitrate Plant of in- terest to Entire
 South

Sheffield February 17-(Special) )-The people of Sheffield, Florence and Tuscum- bia and throughout this entire section are watching with unabated interest the developments which are now occurring almost daily anent the Muscle Shoals site being selected by the government for the s20,000,c0O nitrate plant. From all reports it is gathered that the government off cials favor establishing several smaller plants in lieu of one immense plant, which it has been assumed would be placed at Muscle Shoals. It has not been officially stated that several smaller plants would be established, and this fact naturally leads to the conjecture that the Muscle Shoals site is still in the running and will come out triumphant when it comes time for the site to be actually named.
 From far and near come reports of work being done for and against the Muscle Shoals site A great deal is being accomplished favorable to this site, and very little is, being accomplished against it. It would appear, therefore that when all sites are surveyed and have been visited by government officials, but one site will be chosen and that site prom ises beyond all peradventure of doubt to be Muscle Shoals.
 The people of Alabama and of the whole solid south, are pulling together as one mighty machine for the, plant to be built here at Muscle Shoals, and this in conjunction with the merits of the place are sufficient for the morrow when the final test comes.
 Southwestern Lodge, 161, I. o. F., this week installed the following officers: Joel Wilson, N. G.; c. H. Dillon, V G.;
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-02-18
With Her Eyes
the Princeton Tiger.

From the Princeton Tiger.
 They stood by the old well together How shall we drink?" he said, "there is no bucket here.' She lowered her eyes When she raised them again they were full of water
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-02-18

HHTE7oR the past week there have " been in our midst a corps of of
 ficers in the Salvation Army discussing ways and means.
 
 l am not going to even try to give an outline of the great work being done throughout the world by the consecrated men and women who have enlisted as soldiers in one of the greaIest religious organizations of modern tnte.
 Today the Salvation ArmW is treated with respect in every Christian land, and has made it's way into missionary terri
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-02-18

where both resided. Sherifr J. E. Keeton was notified of the killing some time aft erward, and went in search of the mur- derer but time had given him an oppor- tunity to escape
 The farmers of this county are making busy now for a large and successful crop year. It is noted that diversifcation is being followed out everywhere. Soy beans, peanuts, alfalfa, corn and oats are the cereals that will be planted largely this year, and yet g. large cotton acreage will also be planted If the boil weevil fails to show up this should be a banner year in this section It is prdicted that the boil weevil will fail to show up be- cause of the severe winter weather that has been experienced
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-02-18

treasurer; s. c. Eubanks, R. S. N. G.; W. H. Gracy, l.. s. N. G.; William s. L. Mar tin, warden; R. Y. Sibley, conductor, and U. W. Basden, chaplain.
 At a meeting of Colbert chapter, Daughters of the American Revolution. recently held, the several standing com mittees were named and delegates to the convention to be held in Washington, D. C., in April, the following were named: Mrs. A. H. Carmichael, Tuscumbia; Mrs. J. Fl. Lester and Mrs. H. c. Fornalt of Sheffield.
 The civil service examination to be held in this city on February 24 promises to be attended by large number of appli- cants. Recently the postmaster at RogersvilIe, in Lauderdaie county, re- signed, and an examination will be held on Saturday, March 10, to fill the place. The office pays $7Oo per year, according to the last fiscal year.
 Miss Grace Merrill, daughter of Mir. and Mrs. J. H. Merrill, well known resi- dents of Tuscumbia, while on visit to Miss Mary Walker at Spring Valley last week, was badly cut about the face while she and Miss Walker were out in the lat ter's automobile. She was thrown against the radiator of the machine and her face badly cut and bruised. Dr.. Walker attended her soon afterward and reports that she will suffer no ill eff fleets from the accident.
 Last Wednesday evening Sam Thomp- son, colored, was cut to death by Paul Thompson, also colored, at Cherokee,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-02-18

Southwestern Lodge, 161, I. o. F., this week installed the following officers Joel Wilson, N. C.; c. H. Dillon, V. G.. J. G. Wilson, secretary; E. G. Rhoades
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-02-18

NOTE: For many years Dr. Baker has been giving free advice and prescrip- press columns, and doubtless has helped in relieving illness and distress more than any single individual in the worlds history. Thousands have written him expressions of gratitude and confidence.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-02-18

Last Wednesday evening Sam Thomp- son, colored, was cut to death by Paul Thompson, also colored, at Cherokee,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-02-18

Back to the army The religious is not the only side to the army. It's so cial, rescue and industrial work is carried out on large scale. We have evidence of it in all of these phases here in Birmingham.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1917-05-16
Newport to be a City.

Last Friday evening about 300
voters met at the school hall and
unanimously voted to accept the act
of the recent legislature to create a
city of Newport. There were only
four dissenting votes.
At the same hour the voters of
West Derby met, 119 voting in favor
and less than Is opposing.
Immediately following the meet
ings, the people from each village
met at the center of the short bridge
as an expression of the spirit of each
to meet the other half way. Remarks
were made by Hon. F. C. Williams,
Rev. G. Pomfrey, DIR. Gaines and L..
f. Kay, after which the town line
sign was removed as further evidence
of the unity of feeling of the two viii
lagos. March /, 1918, is the date of
the consolidation of the two villages
and the birth of new city, Yer
mont's seventh.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1917-05-16
WARNED BY A PREMoNITIoN
Bankers Removed $25o,ooo Because of
II, and Building Caught Fire
That Night.

81 have premonition that something
Is going to happen during the night"
said the cashier of the banking firm of
@. B. Richards & Co., agents of the
Lloyd ItalianO Steamship line, at 31-33
Broadway, one recent afternoon.
So the firm Immediately moved $780,
600 in cash and securities to the vaults
of the Equitable Trust company.
Something did happen. Fire started
in the building, and early the next day
fremen were fighting stubborn blaze
40 feet beneath the street.
Dense volumes of sufrocating smoke
poured out Of the building, permeating
the pressrooms OF the Journal OF Com
merce, which also occupied the build
ing. The loss was $2O,OO0.-New York
Telegram.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1917-05-16

B. s. Curtis went TO Boston Sunday
accompanying Miss Smith 60 the
! DeaconesS hospital, where she Will re-
ceive surgical treatment. He return
ed Monday night.
smile these days, occasioned by q
telegram from his seventh. grand
daughter, Lillian Medora, born TO Mr..
and Mrs. S. R. Putnam, Monday,
May z, 1917.
B. S. Curtis was IN Morgan, Fri
day, to take charge of the funeral of
Mrs. L. A. Parsons. The body was
brought to Newport and sent on the
night train to her former home In
West Virginia.
At a recent meeting of the direc-
tors of the Newport National bank,
Henry S. Root was elected president
to fill the vacancy caused by the
death of Elisha Lane. w. w. Blod-
gett was elected a director.
Earl Brown, assistant cashier of
the National bank, was operated on
Monday afternoon at his home on
Highland avenue for appendicitis.
He is reported to be as comfortable
as possible at this time.
The crossing of the electric light
wire and fire alarm wire caused the
alarm to be sounded repeatedly last
Wednesday night. The company re-
sponded promptly and excitement ran
high until the cause was ascertained.
A letter received from z. S. Wat
son, who is now in Pittsfeld. N. H.,
states that he is planning to return
to Newport in about ten days though
he will be unable to attend his duties
as principal of the high school.
Mrs. Diantha Waters, widow of the
late Captain r. Waters, died at the
home of her son, last Sunday, in So
merville, Mass. The remains were
brought to Newport and the funeral
held last Wednesday,, at B. S. Curtis
undertaking parlors. Rev. w. G.
Bernard officiating, the burial was in
Pine Grove cemetery.
A new building is being erected
near the r. r. stock yard, to be used
by Shufelt & Son livery business, now
conducted in the Raymond stables.
We understand that the proprietors
of the Raymond hotel contemplate a
general reconstruction of this part
Of their property and the construction
of an auto storage stable for the use
of transient guests.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1917-05-16
EAST CHARLESTON

Mrs. Richard Parker is i'll with the
mumps.
Merrill Lewis, who has been very
i'll, il q little better.
Eta Canning visited friends at
Enosburg last week.
Carroll Piper has sold his Maxwell
car to j. G. Canning.
Mr.. Berry il putting up three new
buildings at Camp Winape.
Allen Maxwell, who has been i'll the
past week is able TO sit up.
Floyd Davis is moving to the farm
he purchased of Eugene Hinton.
Joseph Canning has gone to Bos-
ton to bring back some new autos.
Bert Davis of West Derby visited
relatives and friends here last week.
Mrs. Fairchilds of Derby was a
guest at DR.. j. B. Cushman's last
week.
Mrs. C. F. Barney and daughter,
Grace visited relatives in Derby re-
Gently.
Guy Hinton has taken possession
of the farm he purchased from Abb
on Covill.
Grace Stumpf of Coaticook spent
the past week with her mother, Mrs.
Mary Stumpf.
Topic for C. E. prayer meeting
May IL, Fellowship with Cod
Leader, Mrs. c. F. Barney.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ira Gray and chill
dren of Bloomington visited their
parents here over Sunday.
Mrs. Ernest Morrill, of st. Johns
bury spent the weekend with her
mother, Mrs. Helen Canning.
Several friends of Flora Davis call
ed at her home May 9th to help her
celebrate her 18th birthday. Re
freshments were served and a good
time was enjoyed by all.
Col. Emery of Newport was here
Thursday and organized a Red Cross
society with the following officers:
Director, Mrs. Archer; assistant di-
rector, Mrs. e. w. Buck; secretary,
Mrs. /. r. Wolcott; treasurer, Mrs. P.
D. Kelley.
Raymond Curtis entertained sew
eral Of his friends at the home of his
sister, Mrs. Ed. Grow, Saturday af-
ternoon, it being his 18th birthday
The guests report dandy time and
left some useful presents and their
very best wishes.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1917-05-16
NEWPORT PERSONALS

Capt. R. T. Corey spent Sunday
with his family here.
Mrs. Edwards of Orleans is visit
ing at C. S. Moulton's.
Aubrey Akin and Warner Keith,
are home from u. V. M.
E. L. Richard has moved to mis-
farm on the Troy road.
Mrs. d. w. Hildreth was visitor
In Barton the past week.
Mrs. G. F. Root returned last Wed
nesday, from Allston, Mass.
Martin Norton of Lowell was a
business visitor in town Monday.
E. J. Dudley of New York city, was
a business viSi+o,. boy.o Lost Fyidov
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1917-05-16

JOfre Party Through Newport.

Last Sunday morning, about rs of
Viewpoints citizens met at the r. r..
station at 600 a. m, to meet the
special train of Field Marshal Joffre
and party en- route to Montreal from
Boston.
The fife and drum corps were
present and played during the time
the train was at the station and a
salute was fired but the citizens were
disappointed as only the train crew
and porters were seen.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1917-05-16

and baby, also her brother, Leon
Dwire, returned home with him.
Charlie Bishop had his right ankle
and foot hurt last week while work
| ing in the mill yard. A log rolled on
it. He has been able to get about by
using clutches.
Mrs. Retta TiIton was at Island
Pond one day last week 20 have her
household goods moved here. She
will live in her mothers house and
board her brothers three children.
James Mcnamara has finished
work at st. Johnsbury and returned
home. The building where he work
ed has been sold and will be used for
other purposes than a feed store.
Mr.. and Mrs. Leo Callahan were
called to Bethlehem, N. H, last We'd
nesday morning because of the seri-
Gus illness of his mother. They re-
NAMED till Sunday and left her more
comfortable.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. E. Renihan and
parents. Mr.. and Mrs. E. J. Bruce,
Friday, and Mrs. Renihan and son re-
manned until Sunday afternoon when
Mr.. Renihan returned for them.
Mrs. Ellworth Heath and children
of Barton, were here also with Mr.
Heath last week, and while Mr.. Heath
remained only few days, Mrs. Heath
and children stayed the entire week.
They visited his parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. John Heath.
Fred Parlin, selectman, and Mrs.
James Mcnamara were in Newport
last week to attend the hearing in
the case of Mr.. Bean. Mrs. McNam-
ara cared for Mr.. Bean for nearly a
year, prior to his being removed to
Mrs. Hattie Revoir's fewweeks ago.
Mothers Day was f1ttingly observ-
ed at the Baptist church, last Sunday
morning. There was special music
and the M W. A. attended the serv-
ice and sat in body. Rev w. d.
Hetherington preached splendid
sermon. He presented each person
with a pin bearing a carnation, that
flower being an emblem of the day.
Col. Emery and four ladies of New
port, were here last Thursday to help
form a Red Cross branch Many
thanks are due them for their kind
ness. The branch was organized
with Mrs. w. r. Price, director; Mrs.
B. G. Royce, vice director; Mrs. E. M.
Pickel, recording secretary; Mrs. E.
| S. Boyd, corresponding secretary and
Miss Lou Bruce, treasurer. The
committees will be soon announced.
CONG. CHURCH NOTES.
Sunday morning worship, 1870
Sunday school at IL m.
| 7.3O p. M, union service at the Con-
gregational church.
Thursday evening, G. E. meeting,
1880.
The pastor is away this week at
| tending state conference at Brandon.
BAPTIST CHURCH NOTES.
Rev.w. D. Hetherington, Pastor
| Sunday, May 20, 1917, 1920 a. M,
sermon by the pastor; 11:45 a. M,
Bible school; 7.30 p. M, Union service
at the Congregational church.
Wednesday, May %, 1917, 1880 p.
M, C. E. meeting. Topic: Growing
las Christ Grew. Luke 2. 41-52
Leader, Mrs. Clifton Barrup. Every
body should have a share in this
good work. Come and help us.
| Our thanks are hereby extended to
the Ladies Aid for the beautiful car
pet for the platform of the church
which they laid during the past week
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1917-05-16
WEST CHARLESTON

Leslie Hill is i'll.
Guy Horn has had telephone put
in.
Will Locke of Merrimac, N. H, is
here.
Seth Garland is working for DR..
Kendrick.
Mrs. Walter Hildrethwas Ill partof
last week.
Miss Clara Hetherington has gone
to Portland, Me.
Ray Faufaw of Holland is visiting
relatives in town.
John Eley and family have moved
into Mr. Nelson's tenement.
Mrs. Margaret Coffey has moved
into Mr. Kinne's tenement.
Alden Mudgett has been doing car
penter work at Will Hinton's-
A son was born to Mr. and Mrs.
Robert Farman of Lowell May 8.
Mark Barrup and John Laham are
working on Clifton Barrup's barn.
Geo. Cummings is having a garage
built, G. w. Horn is. doing the work.
Stanley Hetheringt0n of Barton,
was here recently to, visit his parents.
| Hattie Willard, who spent the win
ter in Florida, visited at ]. B. Holton's
recently.
Walter Cofey has finished work
for DIR. Kendrick and is working in
the, mill.
There will be no farmers meeting
there, Friday evening, as previously
Escheduled.
/ Mrs. Alma Waterman has returned
to Island Pand after spending few
days here.
Ernest Going Of Bloomington is
working for Eugene Lyon and viii
soon move here.
Mrs. S. Bowen is doing as well az
could be expected. A trained nurse
is caring for her.
Mrs. Will Farrar and son of East
Charleston are visiting her mother
Mrs. Charles Griggs.
Mr.. and Mrs. Will Fuller of Or.
leans were guests of Mr.. and Mrs. j
B. Holton's over Sunday.
Miss Stowe, who teaches the schoo
on Dane hill, visited at her home II
Newport Center Saturday.
Mrs. Raymond Maxfeld of Lake
Road, Newport, is visiting her par
ents, Mr. and Mrs. Simonds.
Mr.. and Mrs. Cephas Dupont of Or
leans, visited her parents, Mr.. anc
Mrs. G. L. Kinnie here, Sunday.
Charlie Mason, who makes his
home with Mr.. and Mrs. Will. Gard
ner in Holland, was in town over Sun
day.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Counter ant
nephew, Edwin Bennett of Somers
Conn.,, are occupying the McNair cot
tage.
Holton & Weymouth have had ;
6O0-gallon gasoline tank placed il
front of the drug department of thei
store.
Mr.. French has been visiting at MI
Cooks the past week. His wife teach
es the Plunkett school and boards a
Mr. Cooks.
Mr.. and Mrs. L. v. Silver of New
port were callers Wednesday evening
at the home of her sister, Mrs. Cliff
ton Barrup.
Mr.. Bean who is being cared 70
by Mrs. Hattie Revoir, has been ad
Judged insane and viii soon be take
to the state insane asylum.
Gerald Conley Of Westmore, wa
here one day last week and his wit
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1917-05-16
REBUKED THE DEAN.


The Theological Student Got His Re.
vsnee In Few Words.
Thirty years ago Alexander Schmidt
was dean Of the university at Dorpat,
Ia the Russian province Of Lvonia.
''The Bloodsmith," as the students
called him because Of his researches
concerning the circulation Of the blood,
waa noted for the severity Of his dis
c3pline. An amusing incident is told
81 kim By an army chaplain In the
&satung der 40. Armee:
A certain theological student once
wwatsd 10 ret leave from the unfversi-
e. - attsAd his sisters wedding. The
aoaM refused the necessary permission
en- eh@ ground that the reason WIS too
trivial The student was greatly Of
H1mawd beth because be wanted to &c
to tAo wedding and becag1se he gus-
pectwd that Dr. Schmidt had not be-
liovsA that his excuse was a true one.
Accordingly he was determined to get
eoRAe kind OF revenge.
Il CHANGED that ON the day after the
affair he was reading St PauI's second
letter to Timothy when he suddenly
saw a very clever way to get satisfac-
ton. Laying down the Bible, be wrote
to the Dorpat newspaper and ordered
an advertisement inserted in large
type that said simply. III Tim. iv.
ALBA"
Every reader Of the paper, surprised
by that line, reached for his Bible and
looked up the verses. Imagine the
amusement of the university students
when they found that the passage was,
alexander, the coppersmith. did me
much evil: the Lord reward him &C
cording to his works; Of whom be thou
ware also"
Korea and Chosen.
Chosen is the oldest name for Korea
and is Chinese in derivation. The his
| tory OF the name OF the country is
briefly as follows: From about CSC
/ A. d. the name of the country was
Kori or Koryu. In 1892, when the last
dynasty was founded, a still older
name, Chosen or Chosen (Chinese Chao
sien, morning freshness or morning
calm) was revived In 1897 the king
dom was called Daihan by the Koreans
but it became officially Chosen in 1910
when it was annexed to Japan.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1917-05-16
In the Silent opera.

''What do you think of my daugh-
ter's voice7 Do you think she would
make success on, the stage1" 'Ghe
might-in the movies"
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1917-05-16
Korea and Chosen.

Thousands Of oysters perish in the
sea by the attacks Of a strange enemy
called cliona, kind OF sponge, which
burrows into and gradually destroys
the shells. causing them to fan 20
pieces