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Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1917-02-21
CURIOUS FRENCH DUEL.
When Man and Wife Tried to Settle a
Dispute With Swords,

Charles Coypeau, Sieur d'Assouci, a
French poet and musician of the sew
enteenth century, relates in one of
his Adventures" that his father and
mother were one day engaged in dis
cussion upon questions of law when
a dispute arose between them with
regard to the precise Specification and
bearing of a provision in Justinian's
code with respect to the rights of
brothers.
Ultimately the quarrel waxed so furi-
Gus that the disputants lost all control
of themselves. defied each other to
single combat and proceeded to settle
their difference and determine the
mind of the ancient legislator by a
fight with swords.
This singular duel took place in their
sons presence. COypeau pere was an
advocate by profession and a men,
Der of one of the French parliaments.
Madame was exceedingly diminutive
and had to wear exceptionally high
pattens to approach the ordinary stat
ure Of women, but she was fierce and
dOmineering in temper. The combat
appears to have been a drawn battle
and the sense Of Justinian remained
as obscure and debatable as ever
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1917-02-21
AS Blind as Love.

AS the German army approached
Brussels in August, 1914, it was re-
ported that the invaders might shell
the city. In high state of alarm the
Chinese minister went to see our min
lister, Brand Whitlock, to see what
Whitlock meant to do in the event of
COMMANDMENT.
81 do not believe there will be any
assault" said Whitlock. MY infor-
nation is that the authorities will sur
render Brussels to avoid any POSSIBLE
ity of damage. But if there should be
an engagement, and the Germans
should use their heavy guns, l shall
hoist the flag of my country over this
building, and | shall call upon my fell
low countrymen to come here for safe
ty and protectSn. | advise you to do
the same thing with regard to your
people,
But. Mr.. WhitlOck," murmured the
Chinaman in his polite but labored
English, 1.-The cannon-he has no eyesr'
Saturday Evening Post.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1917-02-21
Castle Garden.

Castle Garden was built by the Unit
ed States in 1907 from the plans of
Lieutenant Colonel Jonathan Williams.
G. E., and was called Fort Clinton. In
1922 it was coded to New York city;
in 1924 it became a place of amuse-
ment and about 1926 got it's present
name; in 1915 there were Ethiopian
Ministries thelH: in 1919 theatrical
companies played therein 1850 Jenny
Lind sang there; in 1858 it was closed
as a place of amusement, and the COM
missioner of emigration took it as an
emigrant depot; in 1870 it suffered
from fire, and on July 9, 1876, it was
burned to the ground. It was rebuilt
at once. In 1892 the depot was moved
to Ellis island, and Castle Garden re-
verted to the city, which in 1896 open
ed an aquarium there. 5s
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1917-02-21

tfs sister tried to drag the girl away I
caught her arm, jerked her around.
and in a moment she and Miss Osgood
were prisoners.
After the first gasp of establishment
and fury Saunders fought like a de-
mon. He plunged one hand in his
pocket and shot it out toward Miss Os-
good, who was close beside him, but l
struck his elbow. sending the object
flying, then. springing past him, Sc
cured it. 1t looked like a fountain pen.
but proved to be a hollow tube with a
sharp metallic tip and filed with poi
son. One prick of that tiny weapon on
the girls flesh and she would have
been dead past all help. Handouts
were finally snapped on Saunders
wrists, and we were all marched off to
a vehicle in waiting.
Committing Miss OsgoOd to the care
of the prison matrOn, who took her to
her own comfortable home, we kept
telegraph and long distance telephones
hot for awhile. l was the hero of the
occasion, receiving eulogiums from my
chiefs and from Mr.. Osgood. all of
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1917-02-21
MAGNIFICENT SUCCESS
THROUGHOUT CANADA
'tFruit- a-tives" With Its Message OF Health
and Happiness = Has Come To The
United States To Relieve The Sick And
The Suffering.
THEONLY MEDICINE MADE FROM FRUIT JUICES


natura1ized crossed
Ogden
burg New York, where and fruit tablet located
The
Canadian medical world idea of the demand for
million hundred fifty boxes
"FRUII; Liver Tbets'' the
remarkable discovery
Of Ottawa the juices apples figs and
1eheng properties OF fruit juice and in marked degree
chronic CONSTIPATION
terrible Nalgia and Sex Heart zlad caused
leading New England
to claim made for ''Fruitatives'.
tablets
Should
them postpaid by RENTING the retail to Limited,
Ogdensburg, New
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1917-02-21
THE LEGISLATURE
Continued from Page One

Senate committees regarding the two
administration judiciary bills, one of
which was introduced in the House by
Representative Stearns of Burlington
and the other sponsored in the Senate
by Senator Morse of Hardwick The
House bill abolishes the present su-
perior court and increases the number
of justices on the supreme bench to
eight, but Mr.. Stearns stated that no
objection would be made to increasing
this number to nine, SO as to include
all of the present members of the su-
perior court, with the understanding
that no appointments would be made
to fill the vacancy which might occur
Der to eight. The Senate measure
abolishes the sixteen municipal courts
and city courts and creates thirteen
district courts for the entire state,
which in addition to hearing the caus-
es now tried in municipal courts are
designed to care for some of the caus-
es now tried in the county courts.
There will be another public hearing
on the bills Thursday evening.
The bill to establish changes in the
law controlling the militia, bill in
troduced by Mr. .Prouty Of Newport,
Of the committee on military affairs,
has passed the house. The bill makes
our law conform to federal law in
times of war as regards drafting. Mr..
Prouty has introduced a bill relating
to the building of a bridge across the
Mississquoi river at Richford, from
the town of Richford into the town of
Sutton, P. Q. Sum not to exceed
$4,000 shall be appropriated with an
nual appropriation from the state
bridge fund to maintain the same.
1t is understood that the passage of
the bill by Vermont means that Can
ada will improve her highway between
North Troy and Richford.
A bill has been introduced by Mr..
Taylor of Derby, to repeal and amend
certain sections of No. 1873 of the acts
of 1898. This act abolishes the high
way district of Derby Center.
Their was a live hearing on the
woman's suffrage bill last week at
which the states equal suffrage asso-
citation and the woman's organiza-
ton opposed to equal suffrage ap-
peared. Both sides presented strong
arguments.
Senator Morse of Hardwick has in
PRODUCED bill providing for a year
ly referendum on the question of
whether liquor licenses shall be grant
ed anywhere IN Vermont. If the bill
introduced by the senator from Hard
wick becomes a law, the Hunt bill
which prohibits the granting of Ii
censes except to inn-keepers and
druggists within five miles of an in
stitution of higher learning receiving
an appropriation from the state, will
be reported adversely and killed in the
House, but if the Morse measure fails
to pass, a similar measure, which will
be known as the Hunt bill, but will
only very remotely if at all resemble
the original bill, will be reported back
to the House.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1917-02-21
WONDER ISLAND OF HISTORY.
The Story of Sicily Is a Compendium of
Medieval Romance.

The Story of Sicily Is a Compendium of
Medieval Romance.
Sicfly's history is as vivid and pic
turesque, as ferocious and creative and
destructive, as mythical and intensely
practical as the stories of all the rest
of the world put together And in
beauty of nature, of climate, or man,
and of beast, the island is a paradise
today, whether or not it was ever the
voorhees,, painless, passionless elysium
where our first ancestors enjoyed all
the good things of life without having
to toll.
Nature itself, now in the guise of the
misunderstood gods of old, now in con-
vulsions or in quiet fertility that sci
ence has made plain to us, weaves
it's mysterious shuttle through and
through the highly colored fabric.
And men-such men!-toWer above
their fellows in the story like Titans-
Pindar, Aeschylus, Theocritus. Thucy-
dides, Archimedes, the two great HE
rons, Cicero, Verres, Diodorus, Hamil-
car and Hannibal, Roger the Count and
Roger the King, Belisarius, the great
crusaders Richard of the Lion Heart
and Louis the Saint of France, Charles
Of Anjou, Frederick H., the wonder
of the world" and Garibaldi. Even
this partial list reads like a compendi-
um of ancient and medieval romance
and chivalry-National Geographic
Magazine
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1917-02-21
Our First Battleship.

The first American battleship was
the old Texas of Spanish-Ameriea an
war fame. She was authorized by con-
gress in 1886 and was completed six
years later The original battleship
displacement of 6,315 tons. The pres
ent day Texas is 554 feet long and has
tonnage of $1,000 tons. 'Ihe old Tex
as ended her days as target for navy
practice.-EXchange.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1917-02-21

her expression varied from one of hope
to the deepest depression.
By and by the cars stopped again,
and my attention was attracted to a
boy on the platform jerking a rosined
string through a drum shaped piece Of
cardboard-a sample Of the basketful
he carried and which he was demon
strating with a zeal and volume of
discordant sounds that rivaled pande-
monium. Instantly the girl across the
aisle-that was the side nearest the
station platform-became violently ex-
cited The blood rushed to her cheeks
and tears to her eyes. Touching her
fathers arm. she exclaimed eagerly:
Papa, papa, buy me one Of those
pretty, noisy playthings!'
mo; that thing is only for boys and
children ~
ooh, please, please, papa !" she per-
sisted, clasping her hands. II must
have it! 1 want to see if it will sing
for me. Quick. quick, before he is
gone"
Anything to please a fool v' he NUT
tered. Opening the window, he babe
the boy outside toss up one of his in
fernal machines, snatched it from him.
threw out q quarter and shut the win
dow
THERE He tossed it in the girls
lap. See how long that will amuse
you AS he resumed his paper l
watched the girl across the aisle with
a new interest. coupled with growing
mystification.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1917-02-21


| whom requested me to await their ar
rival That evening I heard Miss o.
goods story.
Saunders was my fathers confden-
or for my hand. | disliked and dis
trusted him. The day of the robbery
he seized me On a by street, put me in
carriage and kept me somewhere, right
in the city, for several days. I over
heard him when he thought l slept tell
ing that he had written father that
had eloped with a man 1 had long be-
fore dismissed. Finally we left Cincin-
! natl, and he has passed me off as his
crazy daughter and declared that when
safe from pursuit he would force me
prosecuting him.
"Tell no more if it pains your
urged as her lips Quivered and her eyes
filed with tears.
ct relieves me-" she replied. You
were the first friend l found, and by
that time l was nearly in despair. But
from the moment l looked into your
face l felt that l could trust you. l
had studied telegraphy as a pastime,
SO, Of course, / recognized your tap
pings Immediately. How I thanked
heaven for that k11oWledge!''
"And l thank heaven that 1 took up
the study when a lad, intending at that
time to fit myself for an expert telegra-
pher," I answered fervently. when l
am thinking deeply fall instinctively
into the habit of keeping tally, as it
were, with my fingers. But why did
you not try to open communication
with me in the same way?"
II was afraid to risk it for fear Saun-
ders would notice me and suspect what
was doing" ..-.
"What would he have done in that
case?' asked.
Nothing that any one would be like
ly to notice. He would simply have
pressed a tiny needle point into my
arm, and should have fallen back
dead, while, as he took care to warn
me beforehand, the only verdict would
be heart disease. But when caught
sight Of that boy with his wares be-
l1eved could find the way, while in
ducing Saunders to believe that was
temporarily demented-as he evidently
did-to catch and fix your attention
until you discovered what was really
about
you certainly kept me guessing a
good WHILE" said. smiling.
But it took you so long to guess
right!' she rejoined. with sigh But.
really, the greatest risk was when you
began to reply" said Miss Osgood aft
er pause. Il feared that one of us
might make some unlucky slip or ges-
ture that would betray us and ruin
ALL
1 stayed with Miss Osgood as late as
her hostess would permit ere l babe
her good night. When the various in
terested parties arrived the following
day l was lauded to the Skies Mr.
OsgoOd declared l had made him my
debtor for life. Morning brought the
news that the prisoners had made "a
simultaneous and almost successful at
tempt at suicide, but they were dis
covered in time and subsequently tried.
convicted and sent to long terms Of ina
prisonment.
When I babe Miss Osgood farewell
two days later as she left Rochester
with her father her sweet eyes, con-
frmed his cordial invitation that
tunity, and my chief very kindly made
that opportunity an early one.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1917-02-21
Late Repentance.

You should never take anything
that doesn't agree with you." admon-
ished the physician. -
The patient glanced around ruefully
at his wife.
'If l had always followed that rule.
Lizzie where would you be?'-Chicago
Herald
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1917-02-21
INFLUENCE.

Just as soon as you begin to
think or do something you begin
to have influence. influence is
something you can't keep at
home. And when it gets away
from you you can never recall it.
Your influence makes you
something of somebody else.
influence has no boundaries.
Once started. though it may
seem ever so trif1ing. yet it may
have as it's destination the far
thermOSt corners of the earth
If you would get conception
Of power, realize the influence
of strong man.--George Mat
thew Adams.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1917-02-21
PLENTY of Practice,

Have you any special qualification
Tor this job you are asking for in our
establishment as fOOrwalker?"
ooh, yes, sir! My twins have just
been teething' Baltimore American.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1917-02-21

Panama is rising three feet in each
century.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1917-07-26
MAY BRING CHINESE
COOLIE LABOR INTO SOUTH

Att ANTA, Ca, July 26.-Chinese
coolie labor ay replace the negro to
some extent in the South, if the drain
of negro migration to the north. cou-
pled with the taking of negroes in the
seIective service causes any considera-
Bile labor shortage in addition to that
which now prevails, in the opinion OF a
of Atlanta men who have made
q close study of the situation.
Up to this time there has been very
little Chinese or Japanese labor in this
country, owing to the stringent immi-
grafton laws, but it has been suggested
that the federal government may con-
slider it necessary and advisable to re-
lax the laws somewhat in case Of Sc
rious labor shortage.
It is estimated that 100000 negroes
have left the South in the last eighteen
months for northern industrial cen
tiers, where they have been promised
high wages and privileges which they
do Aot enjoy in the South,
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1917-07-26
Death Penalty For Deserters.

PETROGRAD, July 26.-The pressed
line of the southwestern front is APP
pcoximately that occupied after Cen
eral I:russiloff's drive last summer,
except before Tarnopol, where the
enemy 2Jcoeeded IN pushing further in
to Russian territory The fate of the
latter town was virtually decided with
the Germans holding the suburb just
across the Sereth river within easy
gun range.
The Germans chose the junction
point of the seventh and eleventh ar
mics for beginning their offensive, the
first blow being struck between Zbor =
eff and Pebaki, on a 2-mile front
Without great effort, as is admitted in
the Russian official communications,
tkey pursued their advance to the line
OF the Sereth. This uncovering of the
Russian positions south of Tarnopol
forced a retirement all along the
Stripa and Zlota Lipa to Halicz and
the Lomnica The Russians have been
obliged to retire to the right bank OF
the latter river and Halicz is serious
" threatened with prospect OF
further retirement TO the original Rus
sian positions east of Stanislau oc-
cupied before General Brussiloff's ad-
vance.
One of the first results has been a
general agitation for the restoration of
the death penalty for INSTRUMENTATION
in the army, and for reasonable con-
duct on the part of agitators. Gen
eral Korniloff, commander on the
southwest front, has issued orders to
all subordinate commanders to open
fire on deserters and troops refusing
to obey orders. Premier Kerensky has
sanctioned the effort to restore discip-
line. Many Maximalists. to whose
agitation the decentralization Of the
troops is directly attributed, have been
arrested.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1917-07-26
RICHMOND TAX EQUALlZERS
LISTING RECORDED MORTGAGES

ATLANTA. Ca, July 26.-While
members of the legislature who favor
repeating the tax equalization law are
bringing AGAINST it the complaint that
the law increases only the valuation on
real estate, and fails to secure the pay
ment of taxes on mortgages, notes and
other invisible property, the board OF
tax equalizers of Richmond county are
giving an actual demonstration OF the
fallacy of this argument by going after
the holders of mortgages with such
effectiveness that the affected parties
are up in arms.
The Richmond county board has sim
Div gone to the county records ana
obtained the names of the holders of
mortgages and the amounts they hold,
and is insisting that these parties pay
taxes on the same, not at full value,
but on a basis of 80 per cent. of the
amount of the mortgage in each case.
The plan thus followed has demonstrat-
ed iconclusively, by the rumpus it has
raised, that the fault is not in the law
where it fails to tax invisible property,
but in the local board of equalizers,
who simply fail to exercise the author
ity vested in them.
Another county where some work is
being done along the same line is
Coweta. The returns from that coun-
ty for 1917 show an increase of $55S,73
ir the value of personal property,
which includes mortgages, notes
stocks, cash On deposit, etc.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1917-07-26
GERMAN SEA TRAFFIC
REPORTED ON THE INCREASE

ROTTERDAM, Netherlands, July 26
A revival in German shipping is the
latest curious feature of Rotterdam's
water traffic. No fewer than fourteen
German steamships arrived in port
within forty-eight hours day or two
aso. Their occupation is, perhaps, yet
more strange. for coming in ballast
they are engaged in loading German
coal at Rotterdam and carrying it to
German, Swedish and Norwegian ports.
The coal is mostly brought down the
Rhine in barges, the object achieved
by this latest move being a tightening
Of the overburdened German railways,
where, on top of the pressure of wars
demands, has come the shortage OF
rolling stock, due to the increased wear
ard tear resulting from lack of suffi-
cient lubricating oil.
The new idea was first tested. One
or two vessels laid up at Rotterdam
were loaded with coal and put to sea
Hugging the coast they arrived safely
at Emden. Then an occasional Ger
man ship arrived to take cargo of
coal The experiment proved success
full.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1917-07-26
SHIPPERS AND ROADS
COOPERATING IN ATLANTA

ATLANTA, Ca, July 26.-Atlanta
shippers and receivers of freight have
undertaken Systematically to cooper
ate with the railroads in the conserva-
ton of the car supply, by promptly
loading and unloading cars; by estab-
fishing shipping dates for package
cars; by promptly taking out bills of
lading for cars when loaded, and
promptly taking up order notify bills
Of lading when shipments arrive; by
notifying railroad agents in advance
Of arrival where shipments should be
placed for unloading, and by other
methods which have been worked out
by the traffic officials of the railroads.
AS pointed out by railroad officials
Of Atlanta, the physical plant which
manufacturers transportation cannot
be enlarged at the present time to
meet the demands for increased trans
portation, and consequently the only
method of increasing transportation is
by increasing the efficiency of the eX-
listing plant. The most effective way
to accomplish this much desired result
is by cutting down the wasted space in
railroad freight cars and the wasted
time in their movements to and fro
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1917-07-26
SUNDAY FREIGHT TRAINS
BEFORE LEGISLATURE AGAIN

ATLANTA, Ga, July 26.-Allowing
the railroad commission of Georgia
il their discretion to suspend the OPP
Grafton OF the law against the run
ming of freight trains on the Sabbath
seems to be the best Solution of the
question yet proposed in the legisla-
t.re and the bill to this effect which
was passed by the senate yesterday
will probably be accepted by the
house as a compromise
War conditions make it necessary to
operate freight trains without let or
hindrance in the transportation of sup
plies for the government and supplies
for industries filing government con-
tracts, and for this reason it has been
proposed to repeal for the period of
the war the law against the Sunday OPP
Grafton of freight trains. Some of the
ministers of the state have strongly
opposed the suggestion on the ground
that there should be no letting down of
moral standards under the plea of mil
itary necessity.
Placing the matter in the hands OF
the railroad commission, with author
ity to grant suspensions of the law
when necessary only, and then only for
such periods as are necessary, seems
to offer the acceptable all'round So
luton.