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Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1917-04-04
Snaky.
Even the rattlesnake gives warning.
Sac Wasn,t to Be cauaht.

Mr.. Lawhead-''Why do you treat
me SO coldly? Why didn't you answer
the note wrote you last ThursdayT'
Miss Brushley-"Sir I don't wish to
have anything more to say to you.
You began your note by saying you
thought you would drop mea line I
want you TO understand that I'm not
a fish,
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1917-04-04
CONGRESS- WILL
BACK WILSON
War Resolution Quickly Finds
Its Way Into Hopper
IDENTICAL IN BOTH BRANCHES
Directs That Conflict Which Has
Been Thrust Upon Us by Germany
Be Carried on to Successful Con-
eIusion by Use of All Resources of
Our Government

Our government
Washington, April "a house
fully organized and ready for war
greeted President Wilson last night.
In the late hours of the day house
members had completed election OF
house officers, adopted rules and
named committees.
Champ Clark, Democrat, was re-
elected speaker of the house. The
vote stood;
Clark, 217; Mann. 2O5; Gillett. 2;
Lenroot, 2.
Representative SchaII Of Mime
sofa. Independent, who is blind. and
who, it had been thought, might vote
for Mann as speaker, stirred the
house when he nominated Clark. In
normal times, he said, he would vote
for Mann.
Chairman Floods resolution, pro-
claiming a state Of war with Ger
many and resolving on firm prose-
cution thereof, was dropped in the
hopper directly at the conclusion or
the presidents speech.
Because of the opposition to the
measure by Senator Stone, chairman
of the foreign relations committee,
the resolution was introduced in the
senate by Senator Martin, the Demo
cratic floor leader. Representative
Flood, chairman of the foreign at
fairs committee, introduced it in the
house. The resolution follows;
Joint resolution declaring that g
state of war exists between the i'm
periaI German government and the
government and people of the United
States and making provision TO
prosecute the same;
Whereas, the recent acts Of the
imperial German government are acts
OF war against the government and
people Of the United States.
Resolved by the senate and house
of representatives OF the United
States Of America, in congress as
sembled, that the state Of war be-
tween the United States and the i'm
perial German government which has
been thrust upon the United States
is hereby formally declared: and
THAT the president be, and he is
hereby, authorized and directed to
take immediate steps not only to put
the country in a thorough state Of de-
tense, but also to exert all Of its
power and employ all of its resources
to carry on war against the imperial
German government and to bring the
conflict TO a successful termination
The resolution was referred to the
foreign affairs committees by both
houses, and adjournment until today
followed soon afterward
Both house and senate committees
viii act on the resolution today. II
viii be moved speedily, and prob
ably before Wednesday night a state
of war viii be officially recorded,
fresh soldiers win be under call, and
a struggle that marks a democracy's
final step against brutal autocracy
viii be an accomplished fact.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1917-04-04
British NEARING ST. Quentin

London, April General Haigs
troops again have made good prog
ress toward the German stronghold at
St. Quentin, now being only two
miles from that town. The British
captured three villages and also sew
eral other email points OF vantage In
this immediate sector.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-05-20
ON BORDER VELIE
TRUCKS MADE GOOD

The experiences ot Jack Ham.
mes of Rock Island. lIL who during
the Mexican trouble was acting as a,
sistauf truck master ON the border
Mr. Hamme. .s we'll qualified 90 teN
ot the particular merits of different
make, of trucks which we're boz service
at Douglas. Warren. Naco. El pa-1
and other towns along the border
ON one trip Co Roosevelt Dam the
bridges had been washed away and On.
streams had tn ho lordpd. aud iu some
instances the men were obliged D
pull the trucks through. as the water
was up over the motors and the road.
In general We're nearly impossible.
When they finally parked the trucks
or those which were not being used
after the troops left the border. they
made trip from III paso To Douglas.
and Mr. Hammes states that the tram
of Nelic trucks, consisting of 33. fin
ished the trip entirely on their own
power. while some others did not The
conditions were very hard no roads
In some places, sand. hills and rocks
The distance Is 266 miles The tril
was made ON Feb % and took approx.
imately two days 20 negotiate IL.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-05-20
ADVISING OWNERS TO
LOOK AFTER CARS

The Ford Company is advising Ford
owners to take their cars TO the uear-
est Ford agency and service station
for spring oyerhauling In every
branch city there are Ford agencies.
while 10000 more are scattered over
the United States.
Every one of them is equipped with
up-todate machinery for handling
Ford work, has competent mechanics.
who understand how Ford cars are
made and how TO take care OF them,
and each agent carries a large stock
of genuine Ford-made parts. The COM
pauy further urges that only at these
authorized agencies can the Ford own
er be sure of getting genuine Ford ma
terials, and only by the use of such
materials can he obtain the maximum
OF service from his car.
At the Ford agencies motors will
be tuned up, carbon removed, valves
adjusted and everything made ready
for the big summer drive" The work
is done at reasonable rates, for Ford
charges are uniform the country over
Service is highly important fea
ture in connection with a car at any
time it is doubly important at this
season, and it's wise owner who be-
lieyes in the new maxim. "If YOU
would have a thing well done, go to
man who knows how.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-05-20
AUTOCAR RAISES
PRICE OF TRUCK

After maintaining It's chassis price
unchanged for the past two years in
the face of steadily rising costs of raw
materials, the Autocar Company Of
Ardmore, Penn, announces that an
increase is now made imperative by
the market conditions
The price Of the Autocar CONNER.
cial truck chassis formerly 1850. has
been raised to $3.50. In speaking o.
the change an official of the company
said.
we had hoped that our steadily in.
creasing sale of trucks and rapid
growth in the volume OF business
would make AN increase in our price
10 the consumer unnecessary In spite
OF the scarcity of materials. We were.
IN fact, able 10 hold our price until
the present but the costs of materials
are reaching a figure that makes am
increase ON our part unavoidable.
Within the past two years. the pro.
duction of Autoclrs has doubled The
tremendous demand for motor trucks
ON every hand Is "a significant ndica
tion of changing business conditions
and of the iJrsigltod policy %. buy
urs of equipment To- prepare tHemspl
yns 10 meet transportation needs. Tuu
Adams Express Company alone nos
OWNS l5U Au.U#rs."
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-05-20
FIGURES OF INTEREST
TO AUTO OWNERS

The recent investigation which the
Haynes Automobile Company cOnduc,
ed among some 500 Haynes owners
gave some remarkably interesting fig
ures as to the way the motorist spends
his dollar Many an automobile own.
er imagines that the major part of the
outlay he turns over for his motor
car goes for items like oil and repairs
which he purchases frequently in
small quantities
The largest expense in front of the
motorist is the four tires, even when
the car is giving a tire mileage of
nearly 1900 miles Tires which are
good for a figure in excess of 10000
are the exception rather than the rula.
This mileage claims 81 of every four,
which the motorist planks down on
the counter of the equipment retailer
1t is estimated that the cost of inner
castings is approximately one-eighth OF
total tire expense.
Next in importance is the gasoline
expenditure. Fuel costs - cents a
gallon on annual average the country
bNtlt anu IL ldhtN 90 ltlllH Oul VI
every dollar to keep the motor turn.
ing. The Haynes investigation show
ed nationwide average of nearly 10
miles to a gallon of fuel
Weather has an important effect on
the segments Of the motorists appro.
priation, which the gasoline and tire
outlays cover. In summer the higher
temperatures give perfect conditions
for yaporization in well cooled motors.
The weight Of demountable tops and
the addition of tire chains in winter
cut tire mileage one-fitth and fuel
mileage one-third.
The motor cars repairs and replace.
ments are third in importance They
amount to eight percent OF the sea.
sons bills, with expense varying
greatly with the skill OF the individ.
ual driver. The money spent for mo.
tor lubricants ordinarily amounts to
only four percent of the motor cars
total outlay.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-05-20
GOOD ADVICE TO
NEW DRIVERS

Instructors seem unable to con
vince the average amateur driver of
an automobile that he must keep mis-
foot off the clutch pedal while driy.
ing. They do not seem to realize that
even slight touch of the foot on
the pedal diseangages the plates, and
that serious trouble finally results
from this.
1t would be a very wise thing if the
buyer OF an automobile would study
the mechanism Of a multiple disc
clutch, or for that matter of any other
clutch, for it is only by such intimate
knowledge of the parts that they can
be made to understand that firm con
tact Of the two parts of the clutch,
that from the engine and that to the
transmission is absolutely necessary
to get perfect action
When the clutch is even slightly dis.
engaged, as by the pressure of a light
touch of the toe on the clutch pedal.
the plates do not set firmly together
but rub and the result is oyer.heatinC,
and wearing of the parts This wear
does not occur with close contact, bu.
when slightly pressed apart, the plates
heat rapidly and finally burn out.
Cars are brought in because OF
clutch trouble and Of course the poor
manufacturer is blamed for having q
clutch built OF poor material, or be-
cause it is improperly set. The real
reason is that the driver keeps his foot
constantly on the clutch, and uncon
sciously presses it out Of engagement;
just enough to wear it out.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-05-20
BROUGHT OUT
FACTS ABOUT ROADS

ur.fnn Globa. nr. .. ...
,.,r.. ,r.t ,., o..,. .......... '.'..'
R.or E, Ma. .,s.r .., $751;. I...,..l
sst.. ,.,ar5 art.r -r.......... .'
to -,,, m .rs. inf,r,r.,... ........,'
ais to load, and bri5r.. .... ...... Wv,
needed Tor the uu-pl-.taa r.
Quiromcut- %, the army Road. are
of the utmost strategiclI tau, ..o tre
handling of troops. also .or tile m.n.p.
ulaJiou of big guns hamilton. and
supplies The governments. r. ,our-..
olj detailed maps. .a. +. .l NOT
everywhere possess tlr-rH..a n,ur.
nation ON this subjec.
Iu sachuSctts tomuueN nuun
.'s n'rh done III the way %. aidu,
'' 'l' s.oF' 20. hno".eds" 300 .uI. mu',
,'N IoI recently much information has
o''h 'aFe'uu' compiled regarding
! IIa'll'"Ily an jae siI",esi' routes not
Only 'I iHl7 state, oul lh \'N England
"' NhoI' rms data wa" collected
NY h'lIJ"Iy heA ariihe Independently.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-05-20
1917 BANNER ROADS YEAR,

According to d writer in the current
issue Of American Motorist, a greater
amount of constructive highway legis-
lation has been enacted by the legi'.
latures of several states in 1917, as "a
result of passage of the Federal Aid
Road Act, than has been enacted in
any single year since the Republic
was established Following this eN.
preston is a summary of what the
states have done in the way OF law.
making to meet, and to secure assist
ance in highway building under the
terms of the federal act Widespread
preparations for active and comprc.
hensive road Improvement are clearly
indicated.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-05-20
BEING CONSIDERED
BY ARMY EXPERTS

The MaNier ton truck maker Is be-.
ing considered by army experts for use
In the United States service and they
have indorsed this unit because of jts
most economical and practical mode
of transportation Within a few days
there is to be- ON the streets of Bos.
ton "a complete working unit fitted
with an especially built body So con.
structed that It win be able 10 carry
an aerial gun with a corps of nine
men. and when not In use as a gun.
carrier. it can readily be converted
into ambulance service.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-05-20

ers ear that came TO Boston more than
TWO and oncnalf years ago. and has a
mileage of $4,000 tu It's credit.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-05-20

The Ozark Trails convention at Am
arillo seems to the hill country peo-
pie to be a long way from home
The review. [volume] (High Point, N.C.) 1908-19??, 1917-02-22

Our PAPER contains all
the Local. County and I'M
portant State news. 1.-The
Weekly Kansas C1tyStar'
has the world and general
news.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1917-03-19

then pick OF mess of eats out of your
own back yard.
Here and there some little seeds,
Planted in the land,
Help cut down the bin you get,
From your grocery man.
And then if you have any space
left, plant some flowers. You can't
eat 'em, but they are cheerful
What's cheerful is worth bOthering
with.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1917-03-19

SHORT ONES
To live is not merely to breathe, it
is to act.-RousseaU.
They're succeeding in teaching
parrots to talk by means Of the pho
nOgraph.
Heaven help US! There's a patent
out for a combination of piano and
phOnOgraph.
Last wooden sleeping cars are
bound for the junkpiIe. But it's just
as hard to sleep in the steel ones.
China knew the compass 1854
years before Christ, and now they're
trying to steer her into the worlds
war.
Edison is trying to perfect a smoke
screen for the navy How often he
must wish he hadn't declared against
cigarets.
Economists declare that we waste
20 per cent of potatoes in pairing.
They don't know how many folks are
eating skin and all
Geo. Washington at Il had a navy
appointment, but his ma said no. A
lad who minded ma and couldn't lie
to pa was sure some boy.
New Yorker has invented a noise
less shears for BARRIERS. There've
been times when we regarded the
shears noise as a blessing.
The Lady Next Door believes in the
literacy test for aliens. And you
would, too" says she, eff you'd see
the litter some of them bring"
New Philippine Congress Works."
is a newspaper headline. Looks as
if we could learn something about
government from our Little Brown
Brothers.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1917-03-19

HOME GARDENING.-It is to be
hoped that all Of the gardening talk
really develops into hundreds of
backyard plots of homegrown vege-
tables this summer. Talk is cheap
homegrown food is great deal
cheaper.
1t is the easiest thing of earth, if
you've got only bit Of dirttaround
your home, to have radishes, peas,
onions, beets, lettuce, beans, carrots,
parsley and even corn, if you just put
a bit Of your spare time to it. And
it's great sport to get up early in the
morning, 90 out and hoe while
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1917-03-19

PROTECTING OUR CHILDREN.
The Bulletin of Safety says that
about a great many Of our schools
there is very scant protection for the
children against autos, ETC., in the
streets. Youngsters must cross
streets to get to and from school. As
a rule the younger set are a lively
bunch, full of pep, and are right like
ly to, unthinkingly, dash out into the
street in front of some vehicle. An
officer ION guard at street corners
near schoOIhOUses, who could escort
the little ones, would lessen this dan
ger greatly. Hence, let's have the
officers.
As guardians Of our little ones we
would sure have a great deal Of re-
spect for police officers.
The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1917-12-15
Geo. w Bohne,
County Agent
NOTICE

Destrehan, La. Dec. 9, 1917
By virtue of a resolution Of the
Board of Church Wardens a meet.
ing Of the members of the Roman
Catholic Congregation O. st. Char
les will be held on Thursday Jan,.
airy 18th, 1913 at 10 O'Clock 4. M.
in the Red Church, Parish Of ST.
Charles. for the purpose OF cnasid
er'ng an acting upon proposed
amendments 70 the Charter of said
Congregation. . type written copy
of which said proposed amend
ments is posted on the front door
Of the Red church:
Numa Zeringue.
President B ,afd Of Gnu ch War
dens.
The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1917-12-15
Do NOT BUTCHER The
YOUNG FEMALE STOCK
Pser Practice, In Spite OF tire prssa
High Freee-

The prices obtainable foe cattle AA4
hogs at the present time Of4sf . gTssa
temptation TO sell, even the female
stock, that 10 hard to oveeonA And
yet II We give q little thought 70 the
future. ones better tudgmeas wsuA
certainly suggest the reto0Gon Of Q
sufficient number Of the younges f.
mae animals to maintain the supply
and inset the demand for neat yeas
at least. IL not for longer.
The writer il ied to make this sus-
gestton from information received
that great numbers Of cattle and hogs
are being sent out OF the state, IRE.
spective Of sex, due no doubt to the
be had for them. There 10 an old
saying that money counts" bot how
long is it going to count" II ous
stockmea dispose Of theis female
foundation and afterwards find out
when too late that they have deprived
themselves Of the necessary females
to breed rom and are short Of stock
to sell another year when prices will
be just as high. II not higher?
II this practice Is persisted in II In
going TO result in a shortage Of meat
animals when they may be needed
even more than at the present time.
In other words, it is not going to eon-
serve the meat supply nor is 1t ultt
n,ateiy going to be the ypn@ profit.
able to our stock owners.
It may be all right to set rid OF
reasonable number OF the old and IN
profitable female STUFF. but there
should be rigid line, drawn at the
younger female stock II we hope 70
maintain and increase the supply and
meet the fatura demands for meat
animals whic seems not only the
common sense proposition. but pa
triotic and profitable one.-W. Fl.
Dairymple, Department OF Veterinary
Science. Louisiana State University.
The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1917-12-15
rs THE COMMON CUR
WORTHY OF EIS KEEP!

The writer is lover Of the dog.
However, there are dogs and dogs.
and the greatest drawback to success
ftli sheep husbandry 10 Louisiana. BY
keeping the majority OF our farmers
from raising sheep and wool. is the
useless and worthless dog. Therefore.
the important question at this time. 10,
can We afford to permit the worthless
dog to stand In the way Of our in
creasing the mutton and wool supply
OF our people, which is, and will con-
tinue to be, 50 urgently needed!
Further. . lot o. useless dogs.
around country plao a especially. are
not only liable to get the sheep-kilf-
ing habit, but they haya to be fed. and
much OF the food they consume 10 IA
the nature OF human Gist which might
be used for that purpose. IN fact, II
has been estimate that the dogs Of
, this cour-.- cGrsunie enough food Of
iris character that would feed an
army Of U9ore than Two million men
The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1917-12-15
BETTER FARMING"

The ca p Ri Of Demonstration
Work IS well expressed BY the
words which head this weekly ar
: Gle, Better Farming means some
thug to all of us, regardless Of
how well we ere equipped for our
work. and regardless Of how sue
ces.ful our efforts have been. Bet
ter Farming means progress: it
means that our lands are not De-
ing depleted from year to year; it
means that our work is well order
ed and that we are planning ahead
FIR the crops of The future years &
that we are pracuciug d good ro-
tdt,on, calculated TO have each new
crop get some benefit from the
crop VIII Gu has gone before
Demonstration or Execution
Work offers to the farmer the
knowledge that he requires TO
practice better method, than he is
employing a, the present time. A
paor farmer will require much IN
formation while a good farmer
will require but little, and that lit
tie will relate to experiments which
he il personally carrying on. To
such a man we can Offer the exper
fence of the Un ted States D.part-
| men, of Agriculture, the State De
| partments, and ais" personal ex-
perie7ces Of cooperatars all over
the country. His own efforts will i,
| in time, for part Of the stock in
formation which We will, in turn.
pass on to the next man who would
have need If same. 1t is a work in
VIII CHI every cooperatos helps the
cause OF a moe general prosperity
aud at the same time he is helping
himself along meet which are sure
to add to his own ability and sue
cess
| Demonstration Work is aimed
particularly at the weak spots in
local farming pr. ctices. There afe
The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1917-12-15

good examples of every h:anch OF
the farming business. and he Ex-
tention D-partm mt mikes has
ness in bringing these 2oot KAN
plies 10 the 1T. ntio s.nf tn farmer
Ia those localitios twhere an IN
prrvement IS desirable. II may. br
that a particular section is just be-
g'nning to be interested ~ 4 ne"
crop an by having the s1xpcfienct
of SECTION where this or - has
been successfully ra.srd aud han :
led paced b, fore thesr b 81 ner*'
tie Oh mes of a succc stu venture
i, always made better than il the
BEGINNERS we.e Jeff to 6 '1her then
own experience in the actual grow
ing and hand ling of the new crop
In short. Demonstration York
means service, and the County
Agent is the man in the field 0
render this service 1T i his bu''
"e>s to get the IN formation tn
you need and .-eve'y farmer ha-
The right to demand this service.
Do no, hesitrte to ask and e in
formation furnished, backed up Joy
your personal Efforts will surely be
OF benefit to you self aud your com
munity
Geo. w Bohne,
County Ageat
The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1917-12-15


June goth 1913
Sheriff's fees in Criminal
cases .iSsoo. 90
maintaining prisoners 10000
) 'e~ S. 500 -
She s ) q pd >:1la 100 90
D:sirics Attorney fees
Tor convictions 10000
CorOne:S salary, 10000
Justices Of The Peace 1909. 90
Constables 300. 90
Grand, Pe,l. and Coroner
july 10000
Secretary Police Jury. 900 90
Official journai 600. 90
President Board o; Health, 800. 90
Asse. Commission 1860 90
Asses: o's &c C. ExpeAes 5000
Pa .sh Treasurer 1000"
ScnGoi Fund $500. 90
Expenses Board Of
Health for Infections ano
Contagious di.eases 800. &C
Road fund, Il. loo.oo
Maintenance Of Ben
Cadets at l.. Sla,- UniveI-
slty, 500.
Maintenance Of ) Ben
scholar al the State Nor
NAL Schoo! 6oc. 90
Syndlc> Salary 5000
Sergeant at arms 100 90
Salary iCr oiiiug VINO
mill i washing tank Co.
Road Supervisors i,Soo."o
Election expenses 500. 20
t'ersh Auditor 900 90
Jefferson T. asst & Savings
baus 5000 %
Parish Oemon5l. :oy 600, 90
$,AISoo. 90
hereby certify that the anove
rabieau was adopted by the Police
Jury at the meeting held o. re 81
day c: sept. 1917
F. Schexnayd.e
Secretary
Parish of 81. Charles Sept. %. 1917
The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1917-12-15
NEUROLOGY

Friday las, ceath claimed Mrs.
Norbert Lor,o. aged So years, De
ceased suffered an illness of some
ten days, dying in New Orleans
where she had been transferred.
Her remains were inferred in Oul
Lady OF the Rosary Cemetery
Fa her Psrro: officiating
Deceased leaves her husband,
one child. mother and brother Il
NOUN her loss
The fam, ~ enjoys our sympe-
thetic wishes