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Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1917-11-27
SWITZERLAND AN
 ALPINE OASIS

Geneva Switzerland, Nov. 26.-Both the French and Italian frontiers were closed again last night for an indefi- nite period. While La Suisse says that the German and Austrian frontiers, which already are difficult to cross, will be dramatically sealed shortly.
 Thus, it appears, Switzerland will become an Alpine oasis caused by the four powerful nations surrounding it.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1917-11-27
CRowDER ASKS FOR HELP.

< Washington, Nov. 26.-County and
 city counicls of defense were urged today by Provost Marshal General
 Crowder to assist local exemption boards in the task of classifying the nearly 10000 900 men subject to se-
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1917-11-27
AI1TOS COLLIDE.

The autos of Charles l'Nen, oi this city. and a MT. Mccarthy. or pastoria. collided at Cherry and Lin. dsr sfreets. Sunday Afternoon and bofh GIT wers damaged " copsideF' |nklS kxtent. 'N0 yone WEI sexl10siy'
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1917-11-27
SIX SUSPECTS. HELD.

Milwaukee, Nov. 26.-Six suspects were held tonifht in connection with the explosion of the bomb which killed ten persons. Saturday night, in the assembly room at police head. quarters. during an examination of the instrument which had been Jeff st the Italian evangelical church, with possible intent to kill Rev. Auxust Guilana and his band II low
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1917-11-27
INJURED CHILDREN
 ARE TREATED HERE

Mrs. Garand Street.. of Lake Vil- lage, and her two little daughters. Julia and Patricia. are the guests of iMr. and Mrs. Frank Tomlipson for sxvaral days. The children were re. cently injured by runaway horse IT Lake villag6 md aR6 urdergoins
 otpAent hele. Both were doink
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1917-11-27
Estimate.
FATAL PISTOL DUEL
 ON CROWDED STREET

Tulsa. Okla, Nov. 26.-George Til lev was killed instantly and Gene Gooch is in a local hospital with no hone of recovery as the result of a nistol duel on crowded Main street fonifht. After Tiller had shot Gooch thru the body, Gooch fired five bull lets into his opponent. family ,nuarrel was said to htve been the cause Of the trouble,
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1917-11-27
BLOODY CIVIL
 WAR PREDICTED
 FOR RUSSIANS Ominous Dispatches Con. corning Hungry Hordes of Soldiers invading Cities. LEAVING FRONT OR
 DYING IN TRENCH Desperate Condition of the Russ Sol- Beak Out on Seyeal etaoi nslldl dies Cauces Many Mutinics
 to Beak Aut on Seveal 1Lines.

London, Nov. 26.-A belated dis patch to Reuters limited from Petro- grad dated November 21, says: "The commanders at the front con tinue to send in most ominous dis patches concerning the exhauston of supplies and reports of forthcoming hungry hordcs of soldiers invading the centers of .uouplation.'
 A dispatch to the Exchange Tele- graph from Copenhagen gives similar reports.
 It also asserts that tle country is on the verge of bloody civil war. The Russian newspaper, Volka Ma rodna, asserts that Russian soldiers on the northern front rally are leav- ing the front in hundreds, Or dying in the trenches from cold and hung CT. The newspaper adds that muti- nies due to hunger have broken out on several parts of the line.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1917-11-27
NOTICE.

All banks. members of Fine Bluff Clearing House Association, will be. closed Thursday, November 29ths Thanksgiying Dey+leeal holiday. rin6 Bluff Clearins House Associat tion.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1917-11-27
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Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1917-11-27

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Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1917-01-17
WEST BURKE

Will Roundy is quite ill.
Will Smith visited friends in Bar
ton.
Mrs. A. c.. Way was in ST. Johns
bury Thursday.
A. C. Way has been i'll with the
grip the past week.
Mrs. Riley Roundywas in St. Johns
bury one day last week.
Mrs. M. M. Coe spent Friday and
Saturday in ST. Johnsbury.
The George w. Bolton house has
been sold to James Gaskell.
Mrs. Bourland arrived in town
the latter part Of last week.
Warren Richmond Of ST. Johnsbury
spent Sunday at Percy Halls.
Frank Allard has been quite ill
with grip during the past week.
Maurice Porter of st. Johnsbury
spent the weekend at F. T Porter's.
Mrs Charles Copeland and daugh-
ter visited friends in Barton recently.
Mrs Addie Drown had quite a seri-
GUS fall on the ice recently but no
bones were broken.
Mrs. Jenkins and infant daugh-
ter are at home again and the little
one seems to be improving.
Mrs. Arthur Bishop and little
daughter, Constance, have returned
to their home in Burlington.
Mrs. Hattie Fairbrother has fin
ished working for Mrs. Ida Powers
and expects to go S. M. Bartlett's
soon.
Mrs. Cynthia Aldrich has been ill
with the grip, and Miss Aldrich has
not been able to attend to her duties
during the past week.
Mrs. John Rosebrcoks has been
quite sick with the grip and her
daughter, Miss Eva, has also been
confined to the house by illness.
Little Louise Chabot, aged three,
was badly burned Saturday, when she
fell into a pail of hot water with
which her mother was washing the
floor.
The case of George w. Bolton of
this place was given a second trial
last week and he was found guilty
and sentenced to three years at Wind
sor. The case has been appealed to
the supreme court and he is out un-
der bonds
The West Burke Woman's club will
meet with Mrs. F. T. Porter on Wed,
nesday evening, Jan. "a. This change
was made to better accommodate the
hostess and few of the members.
The program will be a musical one
and is sure to be very enjoyable.
Another interesting meeting of the
w. F. M. S., was held Friday, Jan. IL
at the parsonage. After the business
a program consisting of leaflets on
Systematic Giving" were read, Mrs.
William Wallace being the leader
Three new members were received
Eighteen members and two visitors
were present. Much interest is shown
in the auxiliary.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1917-01-17
ABOUT INSECTS.
Why They Are Strong Out Of All Pro-
portion to Size.

Why They Are Strong Out of All Pro-
portion to Size.
Recent experiments with insects have
demonstrated their remarkable mus
cular power. A wood beetle weighing
1.S6 grams and less than two inches
long can pull a little wagon loaded
with fifty-siX grams, or thirty times
Its own weight. When load of eighty
four grams was piled On the wag
on the beetle pulled it an inch. This
was forty-fve times it's own weight.
dynamometer the insect exerted a
force Of fifteen grams, which is as if
a man weighing 200 pounds were able
to raise ton.
A hercules beetle proved his right
to the appellatiOn, for, though he
weighed only 6.5 grams and was
only three inches long, he pulled 115
grams and walked off with a weight
of five pounds on his back. If a pro
portionate weight were put on a man
he would be crushed to death.
A housefly, held by the wings and
brought close to a match, lifted it up
by Its feet. To perform proportion
ate feat a man would have to lift q
beam twenty six feet long and thirteen
inches thick.
It is an old story that a flea can
jump 200 times its own height in the
air. A man would have to jump over
the 1000 foot high Eiffel tower to
equal the feat
The muscles in insects are actually
much larger proportionately than in
man. Professor A. Schmidt estimates
that If an ant can pull an object of ten
times its own weight a man would
equal the task If he lifted a weight
one-twentieth that Of his body. This
Is applicable on the basis Of the far
greater muscular equipment Of the ant,
as compared with man.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1917-01-17
CENTRAL SAVINGS BANK
AND TRUST CO.
ORLEANS, VERMONT
STATE OF VERMONT

District of Orleans, IS.
The Honorable Probate Court for the Dis
trict Aforesaid:
To all persons interested in the estate of
Mary A. Marett, non compOs.
WHEREAS, application in writing hath
been made to this Court by the guardian of
Mary A. Marett, non cOmpOs for license to
sell the real estate of said ward, viz: the
home place of said ward, situated on the
corner of Prospect Street and North Avenue
in the village of Orleans. in said Barton.
Representing that the sale thereof for the
purpose of putting the proceeds of such sale
at interest or investing the same in stocks
or other real estate, or using the availS
thereof for the benefit of said ward as the
law directs would be beneffciaIfOr said ward.
WHEREUPON, the said Court appointed
DOLBY Stoddard's office in Orleans, at 2
O'Clock o. M, in said District, to hear and
decide upon said application and
dered that public notice thereof to be given
to all persons interested therein, by pub
fishing this order three weeks successive
ly in the Orleans County Monitor, news
paper published at Barton in said district,
which circulates in the neighborhOod of
those persons interested therein; all which
notifications shall be previous to the time
appointed for the hearing.
THEREFORE,, you are hereby notified to
appear before said Court, at the time and
place aforesaid, then and there in said Court
to object to the granting of such license, if
you see cause.
Given under my hand at Newport in said
district this End day of January, 1917.
l-S RUFUS w. SPEAR, Judge.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1917-01-17
CALEDONIA COUNTY.

Rev. George M. Hagan of st.
Johnsbury, who was ordained at Bur-
lington late in December andwho said
his first mass Christmas eve, has been
appointed as assistant to Rev. ID. }.
Sullivan of st. Adams. He begins his
duties tomorrow.
Edgar L. Styles, for a number of
years foreman of the brass foundry
at the Fairbanks shops, ST. Johns
bury, was accidentally killed in Bos-
ton Friday, when he became confused
and stepped in front of an automo-
bile. The funeral was held Monday
afternoon from Masonic temple with
full Masonic rites and very large
number attended.
Irene Mcdonald of Lyndonville,
nurse, was found dead in bed Sunday
morning in her room in the former
Pleasant View House by maid from
a restaurant who was carrying her
breakfast to her. Physicians said
death was due to chloroform poison
ing, which is thought to have been &C
cidental, as she was in the habit of
using it to induce sleep. She was
about 35 years old.
The Caledonia County Jersey Cattle
club was organized at ST. Johnsbury
Friday, the club having a charter
membership of about 35. The follow
ing officers were elected: President,
A. F. Page of Danville; vice presi-
dent, D. A. Blain of Barnet; secre-
tary-treasurer, Miss Alice Bronson of
East Hardwick. Miss Bronson was
the only woman member of the club.
The meeting was addressed by S. F.
Showers, field organizer of the Jer-
sey Breeders association of Wiscon-
sin. He spoke on the Jersey and on
alfalfa as crop.
James Walker of st. Johnsbury
aged IS years, was instantly killed in
J. the yards of the Fairbanks Scale COM
, pany when struck by a Boston &
Maine switching engine which had
J Walker had just gone on duty and
! was on his way to close the gates. 1t
\ is probable that the noise from the
shops prevented him from hearing
the approaching switch engine. The
engineer did not know that he had
struck a man until informed of the
fact later. Mr.. Walker had been en-
ployed by the Fairbanks company for
| 33 years, % years as night watch
man. He is survived by his wife and
one daughter, two brothers and one
sister.
The jury in the case of state vs.,
George w. Bolton of West Burke,
charged with having procured an IL
legal operation upon Anna Gunder-
son, brought in verdict of guilty in
Caledonia county court, having con-
sidered the case over night. Judge
Butler sentenced the respondent to
state prison for a term not exceed
ing three and one-half years nor less
than three. Bolton is now out on bail
pending a decision by the supreme
court. The respondent lives at West
Burke and the girl, who now resides
at Bridgeport, Conn.,, formerly lived
in the same town. This ends the jury
list in Caledonia county court, and
court has adjourned until Jan. %,
when few court matters will be con-
! Sidared
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1917-01-17
HOW
To Care For Your Auto In
Cold Weather
first tinge of frost in the air
means that the motorist has
cOpoothinr odIifiono1 m lob

"HE first tinge of frost in the air
means that the motorist has
something additional to look
out for in the care Of his car.
He stands chances Of having his wa
ter circulation system give trouble un-
less he pays it proper attention. Cars
that are not kept in warm places over
night will not start readily, and often
times the battery will get pretty well
run out before the self starter performs
the function for which it is built. If
the garage is not heated about the best
thing when coming in at night Is to
put heavy blanket or other covering
over the radiator or the entire bonnet
and not to remove it in the morning
before the motor is running.
Standing out of doors in the cold
weather will turn a motor refractory,
unless. there is an anti-freeze mixture
in the water system. 1t Is most essen
tiaI that motorists make use Of some
formula, to be procured from an expert,
in order to insure against freezing. Fur
thermore, the radiator front should be
partly covered in order first to prevent
cold air being drawn in through the
radiator and also to insure that the
water as it comes down through the
radiator tubes is not allowed to cool
too much for efficient running.
Calcium chloride and other soluble
salts, which have always figured in
the antifreeze solutions suggested by
motor authorities, are not recommend
ed because Of harmful effects on met.
ais. 1t is possible, too, to use too much
glycerin, for this has a bad effect on
rubber hose connections.
Another matter Of winter care Of
| ears is to see to it that the battery cleo
trolyte is kept up to the proper gravity.
At beween 1.2S and 100 it is hardly
likely to freeze. AS the gravity drops
the chances Of freezing increase, and a
discharged battery will freeze at about
zero. Where the weather is extremely
cold it is advisable anyway to wrap
the battery with cloth.
The bad effects produced on motors
by cold weather are added to by low
test gasoline, which increases difficult
starting, missing fire, inefficient run
ming for some time after the engine is
started and fOuling Of spark plugs
Sometimes gasoline gets mixed with
the Oil in the base on account of con
densation in the cylinders. Extra care
should be taken to see that the oil base
is frequently drained and reflled with
fresh oil. In very cold weather this
should be done at least every thousand
miles. The grade of oil to use in cold
weather is a medium heavy grade OF
often comparatively light oil.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1917-01-17
Commissioners Notice
Estate of LYMAN K. Heath

THE UNDERSIGNED, having been ap.
pointed by the Honorable Probate Court
for the District of Orleans, COMMISSION
ERS, to receive, examine, and adjust the
claims and demands of all persons against
the estate of Lyman X: Heath late of Barton
in said district, deceased, and all
claims exhibited in offset thereto, hereby
give notice that we will meet for the pur-
pose aforesaid at the office of Colby StOd-
dard in the village of Orleans in said dis
trict on the 18th day of January. 1917 and
18th day of June next, from one O'Clock p.
M, until O'Clock p. M. on each of said days
and that six months FROM the 18th day of
December A. d. 1915 is the time limited by
said court for said creditors to present their
claims to us for examination and allow
ance.
Dated at Orleans this 1st day of January,
A. D. 1917.
l.. M. KINSLEY
F. L. HALL
Is Commissioners
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1917-01-17
II. J. DIETSCHE
Estate of w. G. Daniels

STATE OF VERMONT
District of Orleans.
The Honorable Probate Court for the Dis
trict of Orleans
To all persons interested in the estate of
w. O. Daniels, late of WestmOre in said
District deceased, -
GREETING:
At a Probate Court, holden at Newport
within and for said District on the 28th day
of December 1915. antnstrument purporting
to be the last Will and Testament of w. G..
Daniels late of Westmore in said District
deceased, was presented to the Court afore-
said, for Probate.
And it is. ordered by said Court that the
Goth day of January, 1917, at f. w. Bald
wins Office in Barton at two O'Clock p.
m. be assigned for proving said instru-
ment; and that notice thereof be given
to all persons concerned, by publishing this
order three weeks successfully in the Or
leans County Monitor. a newspaper circu-
previous to the time appointed.
THEREFORE,, you are hereby notified to
appear before said Court, at the time and
place aforesaid, and contest the probate OF
said will, if you have cause.
Given under my hand at Newport, in said
district, this 28th day of December, 1916
RUFUS w. SPEAR, Judge.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1917-01-17
How to Cleanse Curtains So They L ook
Like New

TOW 70 Cteanse Curtains SO They Look
Like New.
After shaking out the loose dirt COW
er curtains with cold water. Cut up
half bar Of good white soap, add a
large tablespoonful of borax and melt
to jelly with hot water. Take this
from the stove and add half cupful
Of kerosene. Make a thick hot suds
with part of this mixture and boiling
water. Squeeze curtains from cold wa
ter and dip one at a time into the hot
suds. The dirt will simply run out.
Put through a second lighter suds,
rinse in hot water, starch, adding a
little bluing, and put on stretchers.
The result is curtains which look al
most like new and are not worn out in
washing. With two large pans this
can be done in bathroom or kitchen.
This mixture Is sufficient for four pairs
of curtains.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1917-01-17
How to Dry Heavy Clothes on an Out.
door Line.

If you wish to dry anything very
heavy, such as a blanket or comforter,
hang it halfway over the clothesline
and slip two or three wooden coat
hangers under it on the line. This
will separate the thing to be dried,
tent fashion, and allow the air to cir
culate between the two parts.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1917-01-17
Banking for Profit

requires patience for both deposi-
tors and bank. Stand in with our
conservative methods and your
profits will be cause of congratu-
lations.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1917-01-17
1t Is a Long Story

that refers to an account. The de-
position is an esteemed patron of
years standing. First business
was small, but the account grew
with the prosperity that attended
this bank.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-07-03
MONTH OF ROSES
|. WAS WET AND COLD
Monthly Meteorological Summary
Shows That June Was Not Liv.
Ing Up to Reputation
Given by Poet.
RAINFALL 7.35 INCHES
This is Getting Close to the Mark Set
by June 1915-BeIow Normal
Temperature by Three
Degrees.

The poet who raved about perfect
days in June evidently hadn't read
the monthly meteorological summary
Of the Keokuk weather office for June
1917. The thirty days which have
just passed were colder and wetter
than normal, the figures Of the bu-
reau show.
The mean temperature for the
month was 50, the same as it was in
June, 1915. The normal for June is
1875. The highest temperature for
the month occurred on June % when
the mercury hit 81; the lowest was
recorded on June Is, when 46 was the
thermometer mark.
Total precipitation last month was
7.35 inches OF this amount the
greatest fell June 4 and when the
instruments measured a rainfall of
3.74 inches. Normal rainfall for the
month is 4.53. Two years ago the
rainfall was 9.99, the record for the
month.
There were II clear days in June,
16 partly cloudy ones and three cloudy
days. Ten during the month precip-
itation of .01 fell. Thunderstorms
occurred on June 1, 4, S, 6, 8, 9 ,12, 49,,
20, 81, q and 30.
The wind was mostly from the
southwest with movement of 6,155
miles. 1t blew 3S miles per hour for
five minutes June 6. Il
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-07-03

Because more than half of its mem
bership has enlisted for military SER
vice. the oldest social club Of bust
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-07-03
"LEST WE FORGET"
THE ORPHANAGE
What the War and the High Prices
Have Done to the Christian
Home at Council
Bluffs

R. H. Lemen, manager of the Chris
tian Home orphanage at Council
Bluffs, reciting what the war and
high prices have done TO the home
says in part:
First. 1t has made many. many
families who, before the war, were
barely existing. absolutely unable tc
provide food and clothing for their
children. For the past two years ou1
population has been greater than ever
before in the history of the home, and
at the time of writing this letter, we
have nearly forty children on our wait.
ing list, to be received as soon as
room and means will permit. We have
an average of 270 to feed daily.
Second. 1t has made prices of liv-
ing necessities, ETC., SO high that it is
costing us fifty per cent more to con-
duct the home than it did two years
ago, in spite Of the fact that every
possible economy is practiced; In
spite of the fact that all supplies are
bought as cheaply as long years of ex,
perience in this work will enable us to
buy them; that we are endeavoring to
get along with less help in the home
than for years past, thus placing still
further burdens upon our own Shout
ders and the shoulders of those help
ers that we do have-in short, in spite
of greater sacrifices, greater planning
and working, more hours Of thought
and labor and ordeal than we have
ever before given for this work.
We are glad to do this If we can
know and feel that the friends of
these homeless boys and girls will
stand by us during these truly criti-
cal days, and will help us share this
truly unequal load.
It Is impossible for us to maintain
the orphanage on the same amount Of
money that conducted it two years
ago. Always have the expenses Of
the home been kept to the lowest
point. Consequently, when times like
these strike us, there are no luxuries
or unnecessary expenditures to be
Topped off to help reduce expenses.
The work Is always run as economic
ally as we are capable Of running 1t.
Therefore there are only two ways
left: Either close up one or more de-
partments of the home, or else raise
more money.
We do not believe there IS single
reader of these lines who would have
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-07-03

iLc floating debt OF the independ-
eEt school district of Keokuk which
has been carried for years, was
wiped off the books of the district at
the annual meeting held last night.
On motion Of Mr.. Dunlap, chairman
OF the finance committee, the board
authorized the secretary to pay off
the entire floating debt. This amounts
at the present time to $4,000 and
interest.
This is the second payment on the
floating debt within a year made by
the present board. Four thousand
five hundred was paid off in April.
The debt has been carried since the
building of the high school. The
payment of this debt in full will no
doubt meet with the approval Of the
tax payers Of the district.
The balance on hand at the close
of the years business made 1t pos
sible for the board to take the step
it has.
The annual reports Of the treasurer,
and secretary, were read and order
ed received and filed. The books
will be audited under direction Of
the finance committee. The financial
statement of the district together
with the abstract of the secretary's
report were ordered printed
Officers Elected.
The board reelected Frederic c..
Smith secretary of the board at an
increase in salary Of ten dollars.