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The Monticellonian., 1917-05-03

cites which marked the government house at that period, gave to the place an intensity of life which it has never since equaled.
 Following the capture of Washing ton Il British brig and a transport ship arrived at Halifax bearing large number of fugitive slaves from Nir- ginia, whose descendants still popu= late negro colonies on the outskirts Of the town. Another and larger and more important addition to the pOpula- ton of Halifax, however, came at the conclusion of peace between the moth CT country and the revOlting American colonies in 17S3, when thousands of loyalists, preferring the old flag to the new, left the states and renewed thelf British allegiance in Nova Scotia. By them was laid the foundation of the now considerable city of St. John. while many of them settled in Hali- fax. where they contributed at once and in no small measure to the enter prise of the community and where their descendants still retain that de votion to the empire which has had so remarkable q demonstration in these last troubled years for Britain's far flang lines.
 | Halifax has always been essentially English It is, nevertheless, surround ed " the settlements which the earli- CT Frei.c had established in that part of the weld, beginning as early as 1G04; and il was not until ITO that British sovereis aty was definitely set up. By the treat. of Utrecht Q713= 14) the Acadians w>re permitted to remsin in the count =. continuing their religion, or to leave with their personal effects. From 1755 s.o 1762,
The Monticellonian., 1917-05-03
Irish Blarney

An Irish magistrate. one of the old Dublin court The plaintiff was hand some woman and her good-looSing daughter was one of the witnesses, "Gentlemen of the jury" said his hon. or, everything in the case seems plain except. of course, Mrs. O'Toole and her charming daughter. ."-Boston Tran script.
The Monticellonian., 1917-05-03
Origin of Harmless Phosphorus.

The danger attendant on the use of the white or yellow phosphorus illus trated in the crop of fatal accidents. suicides and in several cases murder by phosphorus poisoning which imme- diately followed the production of the new form of match. led to the innocu- ous and now familiar red or amorphous phosphorus introduced in 1882 by J. E. Lunstorm of Sweden and which has with more or less variation remained in use to this day.-New York World.
The Monticellonian., 1917-05-03

stfUD DTush III her hand, openeu the casket of her forgotten notes and to the wonder of hundreds of guests scat tered sweetest music from "n Trova- tore," and then she whistled arias from the famous opera.
 Assistant to President McCargo. A. k. McRae, and Assistant Manager T. F. Mullins were hurriedly sum- moned from the front office, and they also listened without disturbing the newly awakened singer. As the song stunned and a crowd had patbared
The Monticellonian., 1917-05-03
Rye For Dry America.

Nashville, Tenn. = Governor Rye sent telegram to President Wilson ,rging that, during the war, the use of 1,>od products for the manufacture of alct holie drinks be prohibited. The governor estimated that $600.000.000 of products that might be used for food were con 'lmed annually in the manufacture of liquor.
The Monticellonian., 1917-05-03

 Charles C. commanding beneath the The and then found the Plymouth in building of About 1877 the office removed Odd Fellows building
   Its has
The Monticellonian., 1917-05-03

however, no fewer than 14,000 Acadi- ans were foreibly dispossessed and Longfellow's "Evangelnen has im- mortalized their sufferings.
 City and Its Surroundings.
 The environs of Halifax are delight full The city is capped by it's citadel, a picturesque Martello tower, and the arm. a three-mile ford, Is marked by chain rock, whence a boom used to be stretched, with a frigate moored in side, to repel the enemy. The roads were all laid out by army engineers with a view to transporting men from point to point in maximum numbers and in minimum time, and the result is d series of beautiful wooded drives constructed on the soundest principles of road-making and fringed with many alleys and bridlepaths which lead into the woodland maze.
 The harbor is never closed by ice and the development of the port as planned by the Dominion government looks to one of the largest centers of water transshipment on this side of the ocean. When completed these i'm provements will find Halifax as the climax of the grand Canadian trans continental railway Scheme-the transshipment point intended to guar antee that Canadian goods will be entirely carried over British soil the link in the great British "all red" transport system of which English statesmen have long dreamed.
The Monticellonian., 1917-05-03

Il brooches said Would 96 avenue Yonkers
 The said he would peared he sent him to Yonkers telling him package ar leave
 When the told him remembers the ou the house.
 
 
 "Ths is Reed Bartons a
 a We q
 h had a the maid him engaged the railroad bundle Hedy When
The Monticellonian., 1917-05-03
AROUND THE WORLD

British newspapers are again to be reduced in size.
 The British naval boot is of light pattern, owing to its being chiefly used for deck duties.
 Cooked crabs claws are nbbled by the people of Seville, Spain, more for pastime than for sustenance.
 The oat cakes of Scotland are said to approach nearer the primitive type of bread than anything else known to- day.
The Monticellonian., 1917-05-03

you select, said Blanc to his farm CT opponent, and if don't milk more cows than you in the course of an hour, I'll withdraw from this fight If you, on the contrary, win I'll withdraw
 But the farmer, though an expert milker, got scared and refused Blanc's challenge.
 "A man said to Blanc afterwards.
 How many cows can you milk Der hour?'
 How the deuce do I know till I try? he answered. I never mllked Il COW in my life. ,"
The Monticellonian., 1917-05-03
: Aliens May Be Citizens.

New york.-The legality of grant ing final standardization pa pers to an alien enemy after declar Ation of war with his county. whey. the first pa- pers have been takes out before such declaration, was affirmed here in the federal Court of Appeals.
The Monticellonian., 1917-05-03
Women Help Farmers

Bismarck, N. D.--Women are work ing in the fields of North Dakota be cause of an acute labor shortage which has developed to some extent through recruiting, according to Senator Thomas Pendray.
The Monticellonian., 1917-05-03
oUNT VoN BERNSToRFFs

~ 0UST N0N BERNST0RFF'S enforced delay at Halifax \ during the examination made
 by the British authorities of the neutral ship by which the dis missed diplomat was journeying, would have been far less irksome if the voy- aSers had been permitted to visit the picturesque city, which occupies commanding position on the east slope of peninsula jutting into the deep waters of the Bay of Chebucto on the southeast coast of the far larger peninsula of Nova Scotia, says war geography bulletin issued by the Ma tional Geographic society.
 From its foundation in 1749 the town has been a center of British mili- tary activity and it was established at ths instance of the New England cole dsts who had recognized the ad- yfltages Cf the wonderful harbor shence D'AnNsue's fleet had made it's futile descent up,n@ the New England coast in the course Cf the long war be- tween France and Great Britain.
 Where All Navies MieSt Float.
 The town was the first English speaking settlement in the miest of the French colonies of Acadia anG it speedily took on importance. Within five years from its founding it became the seat of British North American government, and Britons have long termed it the warden of the honor of the forth. Its harbor is deep and ample asd claimed to be sufficient to float all tia. navies of Europe. Elev- en forts comrEend it's spacious waters, and up te 1905 Halifax was an active center of British activity. In that year, however, as a mark of friendly
The Monticellonian., 1917-05-03
AMERICAN 0|L SH|P
 SUNK BY SUBMARINE
CAPTAIN AND PART OF CREW OF VACUUM tSSlNG-ElGHTEEN
 ARE LANDED SAFELY.
ON WAY TO UNITED STATES
Vessel Carried Crew of 34, of Whom IS Were American Citzens-The Vacuum Was Built in 1912 and
 Was of 2,551 Tons Gross.

London.-The American oil tank steamer Vacuum has been sunk. The captain and part of the crew and the naval lieutenant and nine American naval gunners are missing.
 The Vacuum was sunk by German submarine while she was on the way to the United States.
 The chief mate and F men, includ- ing three of the American navy gun ners have been landed.
 A boat containing the master of the ship and the remainder of the crew. together with the lieutenant and nine naval gunners, is missing.
 New Yerk.-The American steam ship Vacuum, commanded by Capt. s. s. Harris of this city, left New York on March 30 for Birkenhead, England, carried a crew of 34 men, of whom 15 were American citizens, in- cluding nine natiVe-born.
 The Vacuum, formerly the steam ship Bayamen, was owned by the Vacuum Oil Company of California. She was built in 1912, at Eeor5e, Mich, and was brought to the Allan tic by way of the Great Lakes and the St Lawrence River, and converted into a tankship Since the war began she has made frequent trips to Flu rope She was a vessel of 2,55t tons gross, carried oil in bulk and was PIT feet long, and with a 43-foot beam.
 The Vacuum Oil Company received this message from it's agents abroad:
 "Vacunm torpedoed 18th, 40 miles west of Para. Number l life boat with captain and others drowned"
 In addition the message said that those in No boat were saved in- cluding the chief officer, Simpson ard Williams, engineers; Lindgren. Car penter; Lotis, quartermaster; Hatton. wireless operator; William Orrel. cook; Niehola, Hilson and Lasker, of the naval gun crew.
The Monticellonian., 1917-05-03
To Aid Stricken France.

Washington.-Hal q million dollars to aid in the reconstruction of homes in the devastated portions of France, Belgium, Serbia and Russia was ap- propriated by the Board of Trustees of the Carnegie Endowment for Interna. tional Peace in annual session here.
The Monticellonian., 1917-05-03
French Condemn Girl.

Paris.-A court-martial has con- demned to death as a spy Ell. ilienne Roue Ducimitiere, an Italian girl. She was convicted of gathering militaa ' information at Geneva, Lyons anf
 Paris on behalf of a German by who n she had been employed as a serv Int.
The Monticellonian., 1917-05-03
Desiqn New Gas Masks.

Washington.-Expe of the Bureau of Mines are designing an apparatus to combat noxious gases, which it is citydeclared promises to be superior to any in use on the European battle fields.
The Monticellonian., 1917-05-03
IL S. Aviator Killed.

Paris.-Corporal Ronald Hoskier of South Orange, N. j., one of the stars of the Americans flying corps, has been killed in an aerial combat in the offensive that is now progressing.
The Monticellonian., 1917-05-03
"Murder Vietinv Home

St Louis.-Elijah M Minks, fSr whose murder Murel Drum was ar rested, returned home Drums ar rest resulted from a story he told of engaging in fight with Minks at De Soto. Mo.
The Monticellonian., 1917-05-03

light in the attic of the old Bramhall building on Main street, which is un- dergoing alterations.
 Before and at the time of the outbreak of the Civil war the old effigy of spread eagle, carved in wood and standing on half-unfurled American flags crossed in its talons, stood over the gun rack of the Standish Guards, in what is now Ma sonic hall. When, as Company B, Third Massachusetts infanfr tho
The Monticellonian., 1917-05-03
Diamonds Are Received.

New York.-A shipment of dia- monds, valued at more than s2,000,- 900, arrived at an American port on a Dutch steamship from Rotterdam. They are consigned to American deal CTS
The Monticellonian., 1917-05-03
Statue To President.

Deauville, France.-Upon the initia- tive of Mayor Le Hoe, committee of citizens has been appointed for the erection of a statue of President VII son.
The Monticellonian., 1917-05-03
Italy To Send Mission.

Rome-It is expected that the Duke of the Abruzzi. cousin of King Victor Emmanuel, will head an Italian mis- sion to the United States.
The Monticellonian., 1917-05-03
Discovered War Eagle, Hidden for Fifty Years

DLYMoUTH MASSHere of had been hidden the public
The Monticellonian., 1917-05-03
No Clue.

Did that Englishman drop any thing?' whispered the political spy. No" replied his assistant. nothing but his h'S"
The Monticellonian., 1917-05-03
Fine Singer Discovered Doing MeniaI Work

DTTsBURGHowing Italy Cecela samara while
The Monticellonian., 1917-05-03
Gov. Williams For Draft.

Oklahoma City-Gov. Robert l.. Will Hams made statement in favor of conscription.
The Monticellonian., 1917-05-03

 look up Mrs. Louis at 741 Junction avenue, the address given by the peni- tent husband.
 At this house the Wayne county deputies found buxom young wom- an, about twenty years old, energet- ically sweeping off her front steps. She was mildly interested in hearing that her husband was in Me nominee but fleurished her broom in realistic fury when she learned of his self-made charge.
The Monticellonian., 1917-05-03

De sent to him at his office. He Wanted to select gift, "Hedley" added.
 Reed & Barton put half q dozen brooches valued at S5,50O in a package and sent them to Hedley's office, 165 Broadway, by trusted messenger. The messenger was told Hedley was out. As fact, he was III, and not ex- pected at his desk for several days.
 Before the messenger reached the store on his return trip the telephone bell rang and the man representing himself as Hedley asked for the mana
The Monticellonian., 1917-05-03
Warm Reception Is Promised Returning Hubby

NETRoT-Edward city up U he
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The Monticellonian., 1917-05-03
New York Jewel Thief Worked Clever Tric

NEW YoRKHeres the latest up " Reed Barton jewellers
 Icy general of the subway
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  I'm through is Detroit his months Wife desere Huh! Well won't claim him kidding himsefi I'm without
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1917-03-30
SPRING

Spring is natures apology for
summer and winter.
Every one, including the man who
froze his face last January and the
man who suffered a heat prostration
last August, is supposed to be happy
in spring.
Spring is the time of the year
when radiators, tea kettles and
prima donnas quit singing and the
birds begin.
Spring is everywhere in spring. In
the step, the eye, the atmosphere,
everywhere. There's only one place
where spring isn't. That's in a $1-a-
dav hotel bed.
The only unpleasant thing about
spring is poets.
-O-O-
Madrid. - Government declares
martial law and closes labor centers
to uuell threatened geenral strike.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1917-03-30
PUBLIC MARKET GETS BOOST

Charges that the municipal mar
ket in South Chicago has been kept
closed since 1915 because the gro
GERS in the locality were against it
were voiced at the meeting of the
health committee of the council YES
terday. After listening to state
mnts Of Former Alderman John En-
erson, T. J. Wind and J. S. Coughlan,
recommend opening of the project
trades union officials of South Chi
cagO, the health committee voted to
recommend opening of the project
which cost the city about $4,000.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1917-03-30

Pasadena, Cal. - John @. Shedd,
pres. of Marshall Field & Co., buys
Adolphus Busch property, THE
Blossoms" for $125, 900. viii use it
as winter home. Purchase does not
include famous Busche mansion and
gardens
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1917-03-30

citizens drilling in
skyscrapers
they get rifles guard this place. being drilled
rifles
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1917-08-02
BEHIND TIE LINES

Ga.erals, admirals, captains, sol
diers, aviators ard sailors arc suppos-
"a 10 win wars, and just now the inn
minent need Of the nation and of
Europe is for fighting men, but the
folks behind the lines are Of just as
much Importance in conducting Q mod
ern war.
Those who heard or who remember
what Mr.. Newcomb said in Rutland
about transportation problems recog-
nizc the paramount importance Of
railroads, steamships, sailing vessels,
motor trucks and other vehicles in
getting men to the front and keeping
them supplied with munitions, food
and necessary comforts after they get
there.
A tirs,-class railroad system Is a
mere beginning when Il comes to car
ing for an army such as Petain's or
Sir Douglas Haig's, TO sly nothing
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1917-08-02
MORE CALIMNY

Breathitt county, Ky, the name Of
which has almost gone intothe Ian
guage, had the distinction Of not par
tieipating in the draft at all. Its
quota as fixed by the state was 1872
but it had already furnished PIP vol
unteers for the regular army, or more
than twice as many as the whole state
of Vermont, with about twenty times
the population of Breathitt county.
New York World.
TIE Reformer has answered derog-
atory comments on Vermont's part in
volunteer recruiting so often that il
is hardly necessary to make an ex-
PLANTATION here in the home field, but
it hurts to have great paper of ma
tional circulation like The World con-
tinue to take a false statement as its
text in throwing ink bombs which
place this state in the Stacker class.
Brcathitt county is deserving Of all
the praise the Would can give it. 1t is
one of about dozen exemption dis
tricts in the entire country to which
the draft for the first increment Of
the new national army does not apply.
Another district is Windham county,
Vermont, of which Brattleboro is the
commercial center. Before the draft
took place Windham county had fur
nished in the regular army and Ma
tional Guard 255 mon from a popula-
ton of less than $4,000. The quota
for this county was 241. Windham
almost equalled the record of Breath
lit county and was ahead Of any other
district in New England or in New
York state.
Vermont's contribution to war SER
vice is over 1000 men and officers in
the National Guard, between 200 and
200 in the regular army, ACT in the
navy and over 500 in various other
branches Of the service, without men,
tioning the large contingent which
went over the border long ago to
enlist with the Canadian troops. More
than 80 Vermonters have been killed
or seriously wounded somewhere in
France while fighting with the British
forces against the Hun. Vermont
stands seventh among ell the states of
the Union on men enlisted in the Ma
tional Guard and regular army, and if
the total in service in all fields Of ac-
ton and activity could be figured it
would undoubtedly stand first.
We respectfully request the World
to give this statement Of fact the
same publicity that was given in the
false and misleading paragraph quot
ed above.--Phoenix.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1917-08-02
HOW RED CROSS
ARTICLES ARE USED

People who read the list Of articles
in the box just sent by the Manchester
Red Cross Branch 70 headquarters
may like to know when ard where
they arc to be used and jugt why those
particular articles are called for by
the Rcd Cross in such large quanti-
ties.
The heaviest work Of the Red Cross
Society Is not for the fighting soldier
in the trenches, but for the wounded
after the battle or engagement For a
simple wound the soldier uses his first
aid kit supplied by the government
for himself or his comrade. II he Il
severely wounded the stratchcr bear
ers carry him TO tho rear where the
army dressing stations arc locatd
There; where his uniform covered with
blood and mud is cut off ard his
wounds are dressed; the Red Cross
provides tho clean suits Of gray pa
jamas to wear while he ia carried by
train or motor ambulance to the base
hospitals, whicR may be anywhere
from % to so miles or more away.
When the soldier reaches the base hos
pital he is bathed, his wounds redress
ed, clean surgical shirt is put on
him and he is put to bed. When he
can sit up little nightingale (Which
by the way takes its name from Flor
ence Nightingale, who first nursed
wounded soldiers in the Crimean War;
is worn across his shoulders to keep
him warm. As he improves he needs
a suit Of paiama5, bath robe and
slippers so that he may be wheeled
or walk in the corridor or open sir.
The tray cloths and napkins are Of
course used in the serving Of hospital
meals.
Long before the present war COM
fort bags for the soldiers and sailors
of our army and navy were asked for
and various societies have provided
them and have knitted socks and muf-
flers: 80 the value Of these things is
already proven.
Do not think that your help is not
needed. As this is the greatest Of all
vars supplies for the wounded and for
hospitals must be in proportion. Ex-
President Taft in a recent article on
the Red Cross, says wounded soldiers
in France today arc. being bandaged
with straw and old newspapers. Pretty
soon our boys will be in France and
we want them to have something bet
ter than straw and old newspapers.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1917-08-02
PATRIARCH Uf NAVY
EXp!aES SUDDENLY

Newport, r L., July 30.-The
United states navy mourns the loss OF
its senior me Eber, founder of the
naval war college, father of the ma
val training station, Rear Admiral
Stephen b. Luce, retired, who died
suddenly at his home here after an
illness Of about two hours. He was
80 years old.
Luce had taken his usual carriage
ride in the afternoon, falling III on his
return He died a few minutes after
a doctor arrived. Luce requested in
his will that there be no military
ceremony at his burial, and this will
be complied with.
The rear admiral is survived by a
widow, a son and'two daughters. He
snent weight years in active SER
vice in the navy, thirty-three years
on duty at sea. He began his service
on a wooden man of-war and lived
TO command a squadron of steel ships.
He was known for his advocacy OF
preparedness.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1917-08-02

country, and every effort will be made
by the government to take the fullest
possible advantage Of these opportun.
tiles.
"Tha expositions have an attendance
that is drawn from every walk Of
life" said Mr.. Hoover, "and they form
a wonderful medium through which
the government can reach all of the
people in its work Of raising the ma
ton to standard of wartime efiic-
iency. They have the machinery all
ready and can put the great food
problems before the public in prac-
teal, getting way without loss
of time"
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1917-08-02
NEW ENGLAND FOOD
TRAINING CAMP

A special Food Training Camp de-
partment, representing the Eastern
States Exposition and Dairy Show of
Springfield, Mass, and the other large
fairs Of the country, was organized in
Washington this week to work out for
the government definite plans by
which Herbert c. Hoover, director Of
food control, can make the greatest
possible use Of the Eastern States Ex-
position and other shows in presenting
to the American people the great food
problems which now confront the ma
ton.
The new department will begin at
once to work out a plan Of co-opera-
ton between Mr.. Hoover's department
and the expxositions. 1t is thought
probable that a series Of government
exhibits will be arranged and that eff
forts will be made to have represen-
tatiye Of Mr.. Hoover attend the expo
sition in Springfield and the others to
address the people and explain the
food problems and their solution.
Mr.. Hoover's department is enthus-
iastic over the possibilities for etfic-
lent work along food conservation
lines offered by the expositions Of the