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Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1917-02-28
Parents Night at o. H. S.

The third annual parents night was
held at the O. H. S. building Tuesday
evening, Feb. 20 and was a pro-
nounced success from every view
point. Nearly 200 parents took adj
vantage of the opportunity to attend
and see at first hand the results of the
school work. The assembly hall was
filled to overlooking and standing
room in the corridors was at premi-
UNI. After a fine musical, literary
and dramatic program had been given
all the rooms, including the grades,
were thrown open and the work of the
school was attractively displayed. The
boys of the dairy class made butter
and cheese, and the girls of the do
mestic class made cookies, waters and
light refreshments for the guests.
The greenhouse was open to visitors,
who viewed splendid crops of lettuce
and cucumbers well on the way to
harvest. AS an event in the school
life the annual parents night is be-
coming second only to commencement
week as an interesting attraction. The
program given was as follows:
Opening chorus, "To Thee, Oh Coun-
try" GA Song of the Years." Cor
leans, high school; 80 FRESHMAN
Work." Lucy Hancock; boys chorus,
"Jolly, Jolly Winter grades six and
seven; girls chorus, my Golden
and nine; Junior Work." Stannard
Campbell; ''Senior Work." Alice
Hughes; children's orchestra, Baron
Munchausen;" senior play, Court
Room Scene from GA Merchant of
Venice" orchestra, 'Haymakers' Pic
nic;" 'America."
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1917-02-28
Congregational Church Notes.

Morning worship at 1870. Com
munion of the Lords Supper, recep-
ton of new members, and short ser
mon on the parable of the Good
Shepherd. At the evening services
during the month of March, there will
be given brief sermons on short
journeys in Christian doctrine. The
following are the subjects: God who
is called Father, Jesus who is called
Christ, The Spirit called Holy, The
Faith called Christian.
The mid-week meeting this week
that time there will be exhibited in
the church a set of 80 slides illus
trating "Remote Places in the
Philippines" Admission free and a
cordial welcome.
The Woman's Missionary society
will meet in the chapel, Tuesday,
March 9th, at 2:3O. Mrs. Lothrop is
hostess for this meeting and the
program committee will have in
charge Missionary Progressive
game. The game is an interesting
arrangement to test the knowledge
of the members of the society on the
subject of missions. 1t also serves as
a stimulus along the line of more
knowledge.
The month of March will end the
first term of the Go-to-Church Band.
The pins have been received already
and will be awarded at the cloose
of the term. New members may join
the Band at any time. The junior
department includes all under 12
years, the senior all II years old and
over u
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1917-02-28
Wheeler Wins Game from Checker
Champion.

F. E. Wheeler of this place, who is
in Florida this winter, is known as a
checker player of some note. He re-
Gently played the checker champion,
F. B. Fishburne, in tournament in
ST. Petersburg, Fla. The Daily indie
pendent of that place gives an account
of the playing in which New York and
Chicago men participated against the
champion who played as high as "a
games simultaneously. In SO games
played against groups of men Mr..
Fishburne lost but four games, drew
II and won 72. In playing II games
blindfolded, six games at a time, the
champion won all but three, one being
a draw with Mr.. Wheeler. Mr.. Wheel
er also got another draw from him in
a similar "stunt." But Mr.. Wheeler
won a single-handed game from Fish
burne and was the only one to win
from him single-handed, although one
other player got two draws.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1917-02-28
Fine Residence for Sale
B. 0. Smith Administrat
i'm the Village Of Orleans, VT.

in the Village of Orleans, VT.
The property occupied
as a residence by the late
I. D. R. Collins, con-
sistin6 Of a commodious
nine room house, with
bathroom, pantry, closets,
fireplace, hot-water heat
ing system, electric lights
throughout, Gem ente d
cellar under whole house,
ample shed room, base
ment barn with stable
room for horse and COW;
about three acres Of land
in orchard, garden, lawns
and grove, variety Of
shrubbery;; the most beau
tiful location in Orleans,
out of the dust and dirt of
the main streets, yet with
in 8 minutes walk of
post office, bank and R.R.
station. The place can be
bought partly furnished if
desired and at a reason
able price. For further in
formation apply to
E. D. COLLINS, Orleans, VT.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1917-02-28
Children's Night at the Mothers
club

About sixty mothers and children
observed children's night in the chap
ell Wednesday evening. The enter
tainment consisted of songs and reci-
tations by the children. Miss Pris-
ella Alden won a prize "a picture Of
George Washington in a contest of
states and capitols. After the pro-
gram the guests enjoyed games and
refreshments before bidding each
other good night
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1917-02-28
NOTICE.!

The entire Watch and Clock re-
pairing outfit of the late E. r.
Baraw, including a splendid set of
tools, stock and repair bench, also
one Optical Test Case and Optical
outfit and stock must be sold to
close the estate. This is splendid
opportunity for someone to pur
chase the entire outfit or any part
of same at way under cost, as same
must be sold at once.
B. o. Smith Administrator
The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1917-11-22

started on foot across field to seek
cover behind q hill held by the French
We had barely clambered out of the
car when n shell burst 600 yards ahead
In field near the road over which our
car had been speeding.
well, he did try one on US" laugh
ed the French officer, "but it was a
bad one. I'll wire the kaiser to take
away his Iron Cross"
Over in the dugouts behind the
French trench line an assortment of
poilus were whiting away at knick-
nackS, playing cards or taking cat
maps. The dull boom of guns came
across intervening hills from the Yer
dun front. only few kilometers away.
Our escorting officer led the way on UP
over the hilltop past an Gnti-aircraft
gunner who wished us "bon jour" and
lamented because he hadn't seen a
German for many days.
Calls II Dull Life.
At an artillery observation post our
coming was an event. The officer in
charge confided that it was n dull life.
The Germans hadn't sent Il shell mis-
way fos long time. He was glad TO
meet newcomers and mighty glad 70
break the mOnotony Of days work
by pointing out the BOche trenches in
the valley below and the great Vuu-
quoiS mine crater on the yellow side
of NauquOis plateau. No sign of life
came from trenchland. At one point
where a V-shaped German trench
seemed almost to run into a V-shaped
French trench-only co feet separated
them-there had been little grenade
tossing few hours earlier, when poi
lus and BOches needed warming up ex-
ercises after breakfast That was ALL
Back we went to the officers dug
out for quite palatable war bread and
wine.
"War out here" he said as we were
leaving, moves like mOlasses."
The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1917-11-22
DAY Of CIVIL WAR
HARDTACK IS GONE
Uncle Sans Fighting Men Are
Assured of "Three Squares"
Every Day.
FANCY CHEFS GIVEN LESSON
Best In the Business Are Able to Learn
Something From the Manual for
Army Cooks, Says Wallace
Irwin.
RY WALLACE IRWIN

A few weeks ago the guartermaster
generals department, faithful to its
complicated task of supplying every
thing from shoes TO sugar TO q rap
idly forming army of over a million
men, telegraphed an appeal to So lead
ing hotel proprietOrs throughout the
country asking the loan of $50 chefs
and expert cooks to teach the science
of gastronomics to the Kitchens of our
Is new cantonmentS.
Now, the Observation-Disclosures old
mess sergeants of our regular army
cooking schools-Of which four have
iourished for many years-are willing
and anxious to sit at the feet of the
capable wizards who have fed Fifth
avenue anti fremont street; but so
great is the faith of the mess sergeant
In the manual for army cooks, issue
Of 1916, that they pause refectively in
their scientifically arranged pantries
and allow-quite unofficially - that
maybe q few of those fancy chefs will
go back to their hotels with one or
two choice recipes well worth trying
On the favored fellow who always gets
by the plush rope and calls the head
waiter by his first name.
As a matter of fact NJ. Panchard,
famous chef OF the Hotel McAlpin,
New York, was loaned Il while back
il order to gain sufficient knowledge
Of army cookery &c instruct National
Guard Kitchens IN various New York
armories. II. Panchard spent two days
The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1917-11-22

at Washington barracks, where he stu
died the cuisine for enlisted men; he
went back to New York with his OBJ
servations, together with q copy Of
the months menu. Today the McAipin
serves-by the enthusiastic recommen-
dalton Of N. Panchard-a military
luncheon" which Is a duplicate Of the
noon meal which Uncle Sam dishes mp
for his boys. The price Of this meal
Ii SO cents; and II Is the highest COM
pliment which Broadway can pay the
army's camp and field mess.
Embalmed Beef No More.
In fact, the day Of Civil war hard
tack and Spanish war embalmed beef
Is "long gone" Emergency rations,
Of course, the soldier must carry to
tide him over bad situations where
the enemy fire is hotter than the bake
ovens behind the line. But for feed
ing his armies in barrack and trench,
Uncle Sam has become q domestic
scientist who thinks In terms of nu-
tritive values and q psychologist who
realizes that the stomach's digestive
juices will not respond unless the
palate telegraphs Its approval to the
brain.
Never before In the worlds history
have commanders Of troops realized
how absolutely an army "moves on
Its stomach" 1t would not be going
too far to say that a unit in motion is
organized around the commissariat.
Closer than the artillery to the in
fantry, or the aviation division to ell
Their. comes the group of rolling kitch-
ems" which, their great kettles boiling
nerrily all day, go mule drawn into
action behind the marching men. Soup
Is simmering, beef is stewing, the clas-
sic beans are heating as the doughty
cook wagon bumps along. When the
company halts for noon the efficient
cook is ready to announce dinner Is
served" In appearance It's as simple
as the organization Of a dining-car
service; and In actually many times
as complicated.
In the months to come. when our
American trolling kitchens" are
perched reasonably out Of range on a
Scared field somewhere In France and
our boys from home are emptying their
plates Of generous helping Of 'El
Rancho" stew. they may lift their
oullet-proof helmets to the printed
consider. comforter. and friend which
las followed them to the trenches
he manual for army cooks, issue of
1915.
As a matter Of history, the present
The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1917-11-22
ORDNANCE NEEDS MEN
Many Posts Open to Americans
in That Service.
Chief off5eer Announces That 0ppor.
tunlties for Technical Men With
Unit In France Are Good.

Paris.-The ordnance department Of
the United States army In France
wishes to correct an erroneous impress
sion prevailing-that.b by reason Of be-
Ing particularly desirable branch OF
the service, II already has enlisted Its
full quota. On the contrary. there are
openings In every class, from private
to- the highest ranking noncommis-
stoned officer.
Enlistments are required to Ill the
positions Of clerks, stenographers, typ
lists and general Office help. both at
headquarters and the various depots
throughout France. Many armorers
and carpenters are also needed, and
a prompt warrant for q grade COM
mensurate with ability displayed is
assured.
An especially attractive opportunity
is presented to technical men and
graduates of mechanical schools. The
ordnance department offers to such
men q chance to specialize along the
lines of their individual, training. Pro-
motions to the grade Of commissioned
officer are made on the merits Of the
work done, and many enlisted men
have won this reward solely upon the
grounds of the ability and training
they possessed.
Enlistments will be accomplished In
The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1917-11-22
Work Basket of Paper Rope


No gifts are quite 50 much appceci-
ated as those which show the painStak-
ing work of the giver. The pretty
work basket. pictured above, is such a
woman might wish to give TO someone
near and dear to her.
1t is made of paper rope in gray and
lined with rose-colOred silk. 1t is an
achievement to be proud of and gift
to cherish. Little pockets, set about
the lining of the basket at the sides
will carry all the tools for sewing
They are made of the rOse-colored silk
The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1917-11-22
UNCLE SAM LANDLORD
May Have to Build Homes for
War Workers.
Great Influx Of Laborers at "War.
Bride" Cities Puts Living Space
at Premium.

Washington.-With thousands o.
worhmen crowding into the "war-
bride cities of the nation, Uncle Sam
faces the proposition of becoming q
landlord or having his important war
work crippled. The crowded condi.
tons in many industrial centers al.
ready are hampering the work of NUM-
tons manufacture, especially with adj
ditional plants being built to employ
more wOrkmen.
The great demand for labOrers in
many sections has been followed hy
the demand for houses. Companies
have built houses for their own work
men. and real estate men and builders
have done their best TO relieve the
situation. However, the onward sweep
of wOrEmen has defied all efforts to-
ward proper housing.
The use of beds i'm eight-hOur shifts
has been resOrted To in such cities rs
YOUNGSTOWN. o.; Erie, Pa; Bridgeport.
Conn; Chester. Pa; Newport News,
Va. and many others. All OF these
cities were crowded even before the
United States entered the war. In
Erie 40 munition workers procured
room and board in one five-room house,
with cots in every room and in the
cellar and attic. Conditions in all of
these cities are becoming worse each
day. One shipbuilder procured 20C
badly-needed workers and lost them
the next day because he could find no
place for them TO sleep.
The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1917-11-22

Shoveler had made them very hungry,
This was to have been a party"
one Of the ducks said, and ail we
have been doing has been to talk of
our beauty and charm and fighting
with everyone who doesn't agree"
There is one subject we all agree
on" said another duck.
So they all began to eat worms and
insects and to drink Of the good pond
water until Mrs. Mallard Duck said:
"When all is said and done, the JOY
Of eating is greater than the thought Of
beauty" And all the creatures quack-
quacked In agreement and the party
ended off very successfully.
The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1917-11-22
DolnQ Without.

One of the arts of life is to learn
how to do without. Few Of us have
everything we consider desirable, and
If we grumble over every little depri-
walton we make ourselves miserable
and our associates uncomfortable. To
learn to do without and yet be CHEEKY
and happy, goes far toward making
life a success.-Girl's Companion.
The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1917-11-22

gether again. This is exactly what has
happened, however. with the residence
of ]. +. Storer Of this city. The Storer
family recently decided to make its
home hereafter in Edmonton, Canada,
and for some reason, not generally
known to the public, they took theft
house with them. A corps Of workmen
was engaged, the house taken down
piece by piece, each carefully marked
and done up in neat bundles and load
ed upon steamship for transportation
TO Vancouver. and thence by rail to
Edmonton 1t will not be long, there
The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1917-11-22
Remember the Baby

Even the baby is to have a patriotic
bent given to his affections, by means
of toys this year. Uncle Sam appears
among the clever, homemade Christ.
mas dolls, that reveal q rubber ball
somewhere in their anatomy. They
have limp bodies, stuffed with little
cotton and are dressed In cotton ia.
brics, as cotton flannel, eiderdown OF
percale.
In the Uncle Sam doll the ball Is
used for the head-but in the other
one it makes the body. This doll is
dressed In blue eiderdown and has q
row Of the tiniest pearl buttons down
its rotund tummy. When the ball Is
punched the doll squeals-nuch to the
surprise and delight Of his babyship.
The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1917-11-22
Believe In Yourself.

Believe In your resources, believe IN
yourself. believe In your call to work.
Take IL for granted that the things
you ought to do you will do. Be con-
fident that IL you do your part, unseen
forces will work with you and insure
your success. Every day faith Is NOV
ing mountains, and a lack of faith
means failure.-Girl's Companion.
The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1917-11-22

the usual manner and under the mill.
tary rules and regulations observed by
the recruiting Offices In the United
States.
Men who are eligible and DESTROYS of
enlisting should make application at
once, writing direct to the chief ord
nance officer, American expeditionary
forces, France. who will make all ar
engagements and notify the applicants
accordingly
The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1917-11-22
FEEDING SOLDIERS IN
CAMP ENORMOUS TASK

Chicago.-Soldlers In training
ut the 10 National army canton
ments In the United States re-
quire approximately $500 car
loads Of food daily, according to
statistics given out here by the
railroad war board. 1t is esti-
mated that ut least FIVE pounds
of food is needed each day for
eech Of the 100000 men now
training for the National army
and National Guard divisions.
Railroad executives are giving
close attention to transportation
problems presented by the task
of moving this great quantity OF
foodstuffs.
The task involves the supply
ing of all the necessities Of life
for 10 non-productive cities of a
population of 10000 each. and SO
smaller cities ranging in popu-
lation from 800 to 5000.
The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1917-11-22

the finest Of swimming BIRDS
Mrs. Ducks husband, Mr.. Mallard
Drake, began at once to speak of tho
beautiful green hat he was wearing.
You are good swimmers, and yen
both can fly WELL" said the Greco
Winged and Blue-Winced Teal family,
but we are So delicate and refined.
We are not coarse and tough. It's not
nice To be too strong"
Nonsense" said Mr.. Mallard Drake.
Give me good wings and the power to
swim. don't want to be delicate and
refined. 1t will get you nowhere, no.
where in the duck world
"Of course" said Mrs. Mallard Duck,
eve have 4 very fine reputation for
being most delicious when eaten"
AS soon as Mrs. Malard Duck had
said that, she was sorry, for it made
her feel sad to think of such n thing,
and of course in her bOasting she had
not realized how it would sound. Mr..
Mallard Drake had shivered little
and was about TO fly of, as he does
when danger is near, when he said:
"Quack, Quack, never say that again.
! cts talk about our strong wings"
and so they did not boast about being
good to eat! The other creatures were
quite amused that Mrs. MaIlard Duck
had actually known herself that she
had bOastcd too much.
"When anyone is talking about beau
ty," said Mr.. and Mrs. Mandarin Dack
together, "they should simply speak OF
Us, for of all the co!oring and piumaSe,
ours takes the lead"
I'm not so sure about that" said
Mrs. Paradise Sheldrake, who is just
between a duck and Il goose in looks
and ways. I'm almost like two crca-
lures and I'm far more beautiful than
Mr.. Sheldrake," which was perfectly
true. But at once they started quar-
reling, for they are very apt to argue
and quarrel.
Don't fight" said the Lesser Scaup.
II will dive for you and make you for
get your troubles" So the Lesser
Scaup made many fine dives, for he
belonged to the sea duck family. He
likes 10 ClNe Why uuNh uiilii hc iSHNh
es mud and there he hunts for his
food.
The Sheldrakcs had stopped quar-
reling, for they were listening to the
Pintail Duck family telling the Man.
DARN or Wood Duck family that they
were quite handsome.
"We have softer coloring," they said,
but the Gadwall had interrupted By
saying:
"what have you to say to met
am handsome gray bird"
The Baldpate family were trying to
copy the diving az the Lesser Scaup.
but they could not dive at oil well and
they felt quite badly about 1t.
II am interesting" said the Shovel
er. my bill has become so used to
getting the goodies out Of the mud ana
1t is very big and anyone passing me
notices 1t first OF all. 1t really is tho
The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1917-11-22
Novel Coat Hanger
--.-.....-.-...-.--.-.....-.-..-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-

Another Of those pretty novelties
made of painted wood appears /, the
coat hanger shown above. These hang
ers are shown In the stores. pair ted
white with the figure outlined on IT, EN-
In black, ready to paint in any collars
one may choose. This one pictures
a .frl in smart riding hat and black
collar with white stock. The face and
arms of the hanger are TO be painted
according to individual tancy.
The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1917-11-22
Didn't Know the Lingo.

"How do you like your new fatherT
the visitor asked Johnny, who had re-
Gently acquired stepfather.
Jaw, he's NUT"
"a nut is he; and why do you call
him that?"
saw, he asked me would / rather be
the stopper or the thrower in a ball
game"
The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1917-11-22
Golden EAGLE Killed.

Elwood, Ind.-A golden eagle, meas
uring ~ feet between the tips of its
extended wings, was killed southwest
Of Elwood. near Aroma. recently, by
ARA Leeman. The bird was brought
here 10 be mounted.
The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1917-11-22
aoves HOUSE 1850 MILES
~ angeles Family Goes to Edmon-
ton, Can, and Takes Home
With Them.

- Angeles.-It Is not an uncom-
~ agnt to encounter q house upon
~ IN the middle of n street and in
- p'ocess OF being transported to a
"cation some distance away, but
-. seldom that a house is taken to
the parts transported more
-'oo miles. and once more put to-
The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1917-11-22
Ate Raw Onions Like Apples.

Lady Shackleton gives the interest.
ing information that the members of
her husbands expedition found the
greatest benefit from eating raw on
ions like apples. The ironical title of
''violets," conferred on them for an
obvious reason, explains why onions
are banned, but their nutritive and
tonic value, particularly in cold condi-
tons. is beyond question. In the Pen
insula labOrers in the fields take with
them Spanish onion, which is the
pick of the family, just as in this coun-