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The Monticellonian. [volume] (Monticello, Ark.) 1870-1920, 1917-06-14
SYNOPSIS.

Capt. Ralph Payne. U. S. A. Is given Sc
fcret plans of defense TO deliver TO Pana-
ma. He attends a ball at the Granada en-
bassy with Colonel Dares daughter,
Pearl As a climax to a series of mys-
FERROUS incidents he is arrested for trea-
son. The ambassador Of Granada is found
coat Major Brent. Payne's rival, enters
into suspicious negotiations with Bertha
Bonn. Payne is sentenced to life impris-
onment. A train carrying Pearl. Bertha
Bonn and Payne on his way to prison is
wrecked and Pearl sees Payne's ifeless
body at her feet. She. meets Adams, a
mysterious stranger, who offers her his
services to trace the traitors. She learns
that he has the plans Pearl finds Adams
in Washington and learns of his peculiar
actions. Adams warns Senator Warheld
that he is in danger from a ring OF spies.
While they talk the senator's office is
attacked by conspirators. Bertha Bonn
asks Pearl to hand Adams a package
which proves to be the plans. Adams Is
made Colonel Dare's orderly. They are
ordered South. The Granadians capture
Pearl and Adams to get the plans. Pearl
begs Adams TO let her take his belt which
contains the defense. plans. They escape
and Adams steals the belt from her
Pearl is captured again by the Grana-
dams. She is rescued by Adams. Dis
guised as his brother she accompanies
him into the camp of the conspirators.
and poses as a chemist. They are rec
ognized in the fight Adams saves Pearl
from harm Colonel Dare arrives with
Pearl and Toxic follow Adams on his way
TO an appointment at the chemical build
ing All three fall into the hands of the
"allance" Adams is arrested by coun-
terfeit soldiers who also take Pearl with
them. They carry her aboard ship and
she is again saved by Adams from the
foreign alliance" The ship is blown up.
They escape. Adams surprises Brent In
Dare's home stealing the plans. They In
turn are confronted by Toxic. Adams finds
a note which calls the Silent Army to
arms at the Chemical building. Colonel
Dare with regiment, appears at the
spot. They find the building wrecked and
rihed Pearl is carried away by the ST.
lent Flyer. She descends in parachute
and meets Adams who has destroyed the
Flyer She finds black muffier.
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nouncement was received in passive
silence and the card-playing and story
telling continued as before. They were
determined not TO bulge from the spot
until the promised interview" was de-
livered; and they settled down to make
night of it If necessary.
Adams movements after leaving the
summer house were very peculiar. He
lOitered in the gardens a while, chat
ting with the soldiers and making him
self conspicuous. He was in a joyial
mood and being popular created many
laugh and more than half succeeded
in his effort to relieve the strain on
everyone natural in the unusual situa-
ton.
He rambled over to the garage, show
ing a curious interest in the place. 1t
was not often that he or anyone else
was free to enjoy the liberty of inspect
ing the cars for Toxic maintained a
strict and jealous guard over his juris-
diction.
Adams started slight conversation
with the soldier on guard. Some
d-dump this eh, dough-boy?"
If there is anything an infantryman
resents it is this slurring barracks cpl
tibet. The guardsman growled in a
surly fashion and withdrew into the
shadows of the garage apparently to
avoid Adams.
Adams followed him in. mo o-of-
Tense meant, sonny. Want little
taste of something's" He smacked his
lips and produced a bottle.
The guardsman's manner changed 81
don't care If l do he responded in a
Modified tone of voice. And they
stepped behind the limousine.
The guardsman took long pull at the
bottle and returned it to Adams and at
the same time knocked him senseless
with the butt of his rifle. Then he lift
ed him into the limousine, closed the
curtains, shut the door and stuffing the
bottle in his hip pocket coolly resumed
his sentry duties.
Within the next few moments Toxic
arrived in the repaired automobile. The
sentry stepped aside as he, steered the
car into the garage. Afterwards he
sauntered up and kept his eye on Toxic
while the chauffeur stalled his machine,
climbed out of his seat and began to
put everything in order for the night
The most perfunctory kind of greeting
was exchanged between the two. Toko's
face showed that he resented the pres
ence of the soldier.
After making sure that everything in
the garage was as it should be. Toxic
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started for the stairs which led to his
private quarters. Whereupon he OBJ
served that the blinds in the limousine
were drawn. 1t was a mere detail but,
If anything, Toxic was crochety fell
low. He had already flashed the light
out, so without stopping to put them
on again he approached the limousine
with the evident intention of raising
the blinds.
The guardsman divining his motive
struck him just as he had Adams. Toxic
fell in his arms and he, too, was thrust
into the limousine tonneau.
When Major Brent appeared at the
garage some time subsequently, he
found the sentry pacing back and forth
in front of the open doorway.
II thought l heard Toxic return mo-
ment ago" the officer CURLY stated
with peculiar stare at the saluting
sentry.
He has gone to bed, sir"
'Have YOU seen Adams?'
The sentry nodded. HE just left
here
In which directionF
ITO the house, sir; saw him enter"
The major seemed to question this
statement mentally. Il didn't see him
enter, :"
you came one way. He went an
other. l have been watching both
DOORS" exclaimed the sentry in cool
and deliberate voice.
This seemed to clear the majors
mind. He nodded and strobe away.
The sentrys departing salute was more
i than salute. 1t was finished in an
ironical salaam.
His shoulders shook with suppressed
+ laughter as when Brent disappeared
from sight he sneaked into a dark cor
ner of the garage. raised the whisky
| flask to his lips and emptied it.
But strange and swift retribution
hefelI this demon of a guardsman. He
was seized by masked nan who
seemed to resolve out of the shadows.
The onslaught was so sudden that
the guardsman never knew what hap
pened next. He was gagged, blindfold-
ed and bound in flash and securely
The Monticellonian. [volume] (Monticello, Ark.) 1870-1920, 1917-06-14

tations of foreign bullion and coin.
Gold deposited by the Cuban gov
eminent TO be made into Cuban coin
was valued at 1888, 291,9S; United
States gold coin received for RECON-
age was valued at S1,959, 695.71.
Silver purchased during the fiscal
year 1916 totaled 6.545, 1916 fine
ounces, costing S3,34S,642. as, at an av-
erage price of 81 cents per fine ounce.
According to the statistics, the
United States coinage for the same
period amounted to $37, 200, 062.S2 of
which $31, OF. 400 was gold; $685.
The Monticellonian. [volume] (Monticello, Ark.) 1870-1920, 1917-06-14
HEAVY COINAGE DURING YEAR
Minis and Assay Offices Have Been
Busy Dealing With the Amount OF
Gold Acquired.

The value of gold acquired by the
government at the minis and assay
offices during the fiscal year 1916
amounted to S50S.0S3, 262.92. according
to officials of the treasury department.
This was large increase over the
preceding year, and was due, it is
said, principally to the heavy impor-
The Monticellonian. [volume] (Monticello, Ark.) 1870-1920, 1917-06-14

Byers will make two trips each week
between Nome and camp ISL miles
inland. He will carry mail and pas
sengers, and his service VIII bring the
mining camp three weeks nearer the
outside world.
The country over which he viii fly
is mountainous. There are no level
tracts on which to make a landing in
case his engine should stop. In winter
the snowfall is between - and 80 feet
deep. Even should Byers' airplane
make safe landing in the snow be-
tween terminals it would be impessi-
The Monticellonian. [volume] (Monticello, Ark.) 1870-1920, 1917-06-14

$3.50 was silver; S1,79o,4s.15 was
nickel, and $1,012, 303.17 Wa bronze.
The estimated stock of domstic coin
in this country ut the end otthe fiscal
year was 50, 403, 210,053 of rhich ST.
646,050,15o was gold; S56S,20,515 was
silver dollars, and $1SS, S30,sD, 2SS was
subsidiary silver coin.
The Monticellonian. [volume] (Monticello, Ark.) 1870-1920, 1917-06-14
WILL CARRY MAIL IN AlRPLANE
an Alaskan Contract With
Flyer.

Earl L. Byers, nephew of II. W. By
ers, corporation counsel for Des
Moines, Ia, has one of the most I'M
usual contracts ever let by, the United
States government.
He has agreed to carry mail by air
plane over a route in Alaska at a COM
pensation Of $4,000 annually.
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Marital Consideration.

A considerate man who really wants
to make his wife happy will look de-
jected and miserable at the station
when she is leaving for the summer.
She carries heavy heart with her if
he happens to be brutal enough to
look as if he We're anticipating a hot
old time.-Houston Post.
The Monticellonian. [volume] (Monticello, Ark.) 1870-1920, 1917-06-14

ana nervous feelings
and my head both
cred me. ] would
often have crying
spells and feel as If
| was not safe. If
! heard anyone COM
ing | would run and
lock the door SO they
would not see me.
| tried several doc
tors and they did not
help me so | said to
NV ronthar II nrf1eqs
The Monticellonian. [volume] (Monticello, Ark.) 1870-1920, 1917-06-14
Proper.

Kidd-They say Venice has canals
instead of streets. What do you sup
pose the Salvation Army does for cor
hers?
Kidder-Guess they have to use the
navy department over there.
The Monticellonian. [volume] (Monticello, Ark.) 1870-1920, 1917-06-14

Bile fer the operator to get away again.
All of these possible troubles We're
considered by Byers before he took the
contract. on trial trip he carried
four passengers, the weight being l.
GOO pounds. lie is using Curtiss
tractor, with various ideas in aerial
navigation worked out by himself to
meet conditions in Alaska.
The Monticellonian. [volume] (Monticello, Ark.) 1870-1920, 1917-06-14
Happiness in AdaptabIity

He is happy whose circumstances
suit his temper; but he is lore excel
lent who can suit his temhr to any
circumstanees.-Hum
The Monticellonian. [volume] (Monticello, Ark.) 1870-1920, 1917-06-14

After man reaches the age of
forty he quits trying to secure the
moon and gives his entire attention to
getting the earth.
The Monticellonian. [volume] (Monticello, Ark.) 1870-1920, 1917-06-14
His Condition.

Grimes, who is always imagining
he is being prosecuted, is cetainly in
an appropriate condition frm his de-
scription of it."
"How 500"
"He says he is dog-tired of being
bounded"
The Monticellonian. [volume] (Monticello, Ark.) 1870-1920, 1917-06-14
BABIES AND GROWING CHILDREN

need tonic to tone up the system and
regulate the liver. Mothers are con-
stantly using with wonderful success.
our plantation" Chill and Fever Tom
ic. Pleasant to take-contains no Cal
omel. Price 50c-Adv.
The Monticellonian. [volume] (Monticello, Ark.) 1870-1920, 1917-06-14
Appropriate.

There was one time 1 gave Jabbs
a good dressing down" Il suppose
that was in his salad days.
The Monticellonian. [volume] (Monticello, Ark.) 1870-1920, 1917-06-14
SICK WOMAN HAD
CRYING SPELLS
Restored to Health by Lydia
E. Pinkham's Vegetable
Compound.

Enhaut, Pal was all run down and
weak inwardly. / had female troubles
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-05-29

Granite street, Auburn. He was born
in Turner "A years ago and carried on a
farm there until about a year ago,
when his wife died and he came to
Auburn. He is survived by two daugh-
tiers. Mrs. Cannon and Miss Edith NJ.
Ramsdell. both Of Auburn.
A local branch Of the Red Cross was
organized Saturday at Bath with these
officers Hon. Edward W. Hyde,
chairman; Fred E. Drake, vice cDair-
man; Miss Jane Murphy. secretary;
Miss Annie Cox. treasurer. Efforts are
to be made to push the membership to
1900
The funeral of Charles A. Dawley. a
veteran of the Spanish American war,
who died from fracture of the skull
Wednesday, was held Saturday at his
home. II Chadwick Place, Bddeford.
Rev. William Y. Morrison officiated
Employees of the York Manufacturing
Company. where Mr.. Dawley was en-
ployed, and members of Col. L. H.
Kendall Camp. L. S. w. W. attended.
The veterans escorted the body TO the
cemetery.
Carl J. Frye. %, graduate Of Bangor
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-05-29

High School in 1914 and cost account
ant with local firm. died Saturday at
Bangor. He was son Of Mrs. Hannah
j. Frye.
The new organ presented to Grace
Episcopal Church of Bath by Arthur $.
Hyde was dedicated last week. II Is
said to be one of the finest church or
gans in Maine. The donor is a son Of
the late Gen. Thomas Worcester Hyde.
and is organist at st. Bartholomew
Church, New York City. His gift 10 a.
memorial to his mother. the late Annie
Hayden Hyde.
A two-story tenement house on Green
street. Saco. occupied by Ralph Whit
ten, driver IN the fire department.
and David Rowe. was damaged by FIRE
late Saturday afternoon. Thomas
Shackley. a fireman, sustained a frac-
tured leg while fighting the FIRE The
barracks Of the I'd Infantry r. a block
away and 10 soldiers helped the fire.
mcn.l An American flag In front Of the
house was saved by the infantry.
men, Tho loss on furniture will total
$500, partially insured. The origin ee|
the IRE 10 not known y~,'-
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20 Me-, NOTES

Lieut.. Col. Frank B. Cummings of
the Second Maine regiment. formerly
OF Bangor. is ore of the New England
ma jors and lieut.. -colonels ordered to
report At Fort Sill Okla. where they
will be instructed in rifle. machine-g gun
and grenade practice remaining there
until September. They will then act
as instructors for their commands.
Lieut.. Cummings leaves for Oklahoma
this morning.
One of the privates Of Co. y, Nation
al Guard, now stationed in Ranger
who has been undergoing discipline
at the hands of the proper military
authorities for refusal to work, was
taken from the police station on sun
day to join his comrades in work for
the day. He was returned tothe police
station at night. having been given
sentence of 80 days for characterization
The prisoner has torn his clothes to
pieces and has received little SYM
pathy from anyone under the circum-
stances, being about IS years of age
apparently and old enough to know
better. He tells stories of having been
a deserter from the British army, but
whether or not the stories are true is
not known here. He will be locked in
a cell at police headquarters for some
time yet, it is said. being allowed out
during the day with the company, to
drill, etc.-Bangor News.
The Portland battalion and two COM
panies OF the I'd Infantry, stationed at
Portland all commanded by Mai.
Cummings. paraded Sunday afternoon
prior to the annual memorial services
in City Hall. G.. A. r. veterans, Sons
of Veterans, Woman's Relief Corps and
Daughters of Veterans attended the
services. Rev. Ashley D. Leavitt de-
livered an address. America. the
Beautiful" written by Miss Katherine
Lee Bates Of Boston, was sung.
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1860. He practiced in Houlton until
1866, when he returned to Orono. He
was for many years a Selectman. He
was a 32d-degree Mason and Shriner
and formerly president of the Penob-
scot Medical Association. A widow and
three stepdaughters survive.
Recruits for the u. S. A.
Serg. Powers. L. S. Army, on Satur-
day sent the following recruits from
Bangor to Fit. Slocum: Herbert B.
Gordon, Bangor. Inf; Elmer J. Hay,
Bangor, Inf; Bryan H. Doble. La
Grange, Med. Dept: Albert A. Hayes,
Presque Isle. Med. Dept; John H. Nc
Donald, Pressure Isle, Med Dept !:
Howard r. Kertch, Pressure Isle, Med.
Dept: Lewis D. Caron, Pressure Isle.
Med. Dept.
Samuel K. Whiting, Ga, died Saturday
at Ellsworth. For 20 years he had been
IN the grocery business, retiring short
time ago. His wife, a son and daugh-
ter survive. He was Freemason.
L. P. Rausdell, formerly Of Turner,
died Saturday at the horne Of his
daughter. Mrs. Emil p. Cannon Of
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-05-29
MAINE PREACHER
ENTERS SERVICE

The first Maine preacher to enter the
armed forces in the present war IS
Chester Paul Jameson of Rockland'
who as ensign in the Naval Coast De-
fence Reserve, is in command OF ono OF
the craft protecting that section OF the
c\st. f
Ensign Jameson was born In Cam
bridge, Mass, Sept. 3, 1883. The family
moved three years later to Rockiand.
At Is Chester shipped before the mast
and Ave years later was in command or
the schooner Woodbury. NJ. Snow HIS
SUBSEQUENT commands were the schoon-
ers Catawamteak, F. H. Odiorne,
Charles II. Sprague and Metinic.
Thirteen years ago young Jameson
Joined the Methodist church in Rock
land and became imbued with a desire
to preach. The East Maine Conference
=Anallv licensed him as a preacher. and
he began a two years passionate IN
Westport. His next charge was
struggling parish in which he found IT
difficult to support a family OF six. He
consequently resigned last fall. ana
took a position as third officer on the
steamship Bristol. running between
Norfolk and Boston.
when the war 10 over shan take
up the ministry again" said Ensign
Jameson.
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SAGADAHOC w.
c.. T. i. MAY 81
AT BOWDOINHAM

Bowdoinham, Me-. May es.-The
twenty-eighth annual convention OF
the Sagadahoc county W. c. T. T.. will
be held May 81, at the NJ, E. church in
Bowdoinham. The program follows
$50 A. M.-Devotional service. Mrs.
L. NJ Sparks Of Bowdoinham.
10 A. M.-Convention called to order;
singing, roll call; appointment OF
committees; reports, recording secre-
tary; corresponding secretary; treas
urer; reports of superintendent.
IL M.-Noontide prayer; announce
ments; adjournment; picnic dinner.
100 P. M.-Convention called to or
der; singing; prayer; report OF morn
ing session: report Of executive meet
ing; address of welcome. Rev. J. l..
Pinkerton of Bowdoinham; response
singing; address, Mrs. Deborah Knox
LIVINGSTON, national superintendent OF
franchise, Bangor; report OF creden-
ttal committee; election of officers;
reports (continued); silver orering;
report of committee on resolutions;
adjournment: Aaronic benediction;
supper, served by Bowdoinham Union.
7.sO P. M.-Singing, America !;
Scripture reading and prayer, Rev. j.
L. Pinkerton: duet. Misses Jessie and
Pearle Anes of Bowdoinham. read
ing, Miss Lottie Cobb Of Bowdoinham;
singing; address, Mrs. Deborah Knox
Livingstone; offering; singing. God be
with YOU till we meet again; adjourn
ment; benediction, Rev. c. A. Perry OF
Bowdoinham.
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TIMELY hints FOR THE HOME GARDENER
(Spring Garden Series, 1917, No, XxVD
EVERY WEED AN ENEMY

Livery weed is an enemy of the SOL
diers OF the commissary" who are
making gardens.
All these troublesome vagrant plants
That gain footholds in the garden. for
age upon the plant food and water
which should be available to build IN
food plants,
They stunt some vegetables by steal
ing their sustenance and crowd out
and shade others.
FROM morning until night weeds that
are allowed to grow in a garden work
stead ~ against the interests of the
gardener; and the longer they are
LETT undsturbed the greater becomes
their capacity for harm.
IT you have not begun to free your
garden crops of the weed enemies that
are probably attacking them now, you
should lose no time in beginning your
campaign, 1t is a warfare that you
VIII nave to wage, off and on, all sea-
son, hut if YOU bring superior force
INTO play early YOU will be able to con-
iine the enemy TO a struggling guerrilla
offensive that viii cause little destruc-
ton.
In this warfare the hoe is your heavy
artillery and is to be depended upon
chiefly for action in the open. Weed
ers are the most effective weapons for
close action. Neither tool, however,
viii wholly do away with the Geces-
sity for a hand hand struggle to up
root the persistent weeds that grow
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A SUBMARINE
SEEN SUNDAY
OFF PETIT MANAN

Milbridge, Me, May 2S.--A submarine
said to have been 200 feet long and
carrying no flag or Distinguishing
marks was seen off Petit Manan Sun
day afternoon by AlonZo Counorg, as
sistant keeper Of the light house there,
and two others.
At about $50 o'clock the submarine
was Observed off the island at dis
lance of mile and a half and was
cling in a southeasterly direction.
After watching several minutes the OBJ
servers saw the submarine turn direct
Il around and proceed in a northwest
erly direction. Several minutes later
she commenced to submerge and was
soon out of sight. There was no doubt
in the minds Of the observers that the
object seen was submarine and by
the absence Of any flag or other dis
tinguishing marks they concluded that
1t was an enemy ship.
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closely about the stems of the smaller
plants you wish to protect. and which
yield only when they are pulled bodily
up by the thumb and finger.
The fight on weeds should begin as
soon as it is possible to distinguish
easily between them and the garden
plantlets. 1t is even possible &c do
much effective work in killing weeds
| between the rows before the young
vegetables make their appearance, pro-
Vlded the exact location of the plant
ed seeds is marked.
The gardener should choose bright
sunny day for wedding At such
time even weeds which are only par
TALLY severed from their roots will
have little chance of surviving the
whitening rays of the sun. If wedding
operations are conducted on a cloudy
Or damp day, however. many Of the
weeds that are incompletely severed
will take fresh growth.
Wedding does more than free the
garden of undesirable plants. The
digging incidental to removing the
weeds also serves as cultivation.
AS soon as the weeds have been dug
up the roughend ground should be
carefully sEoothed with a rake. This
will incorporate air in the. soil, form a
dust mulch wh.ch will aid in prevent
, ing the loss Of moisture through evap-
Grafton. and viii tend to bring TO the
surface and expose to the sun weed
roots and sprouting weed seeds which
otherwise might produce plants.
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Bankruptcy Discharges

A discharge from bankruptcy has
been granted by Judge Hale of the u.
s. District court in the case of Gabriel
George of Limestone, as an individual
and a member of the firm g. George &
Bros.
Discharges were also allowed in the
cases Of: William H. Bissitt, Fort
land; Joseph ]. Allward, Biddeford;
Charlee A. Hill. Portland; Percy R.
Weeman, Falmouth: Charles Daring
ton. Portland; Norris Dworet. Lewis
ton; Gerald l.. Spencer, Auburn;
James w. Thompson, Lewiston; Bron-
slaw Duniec. Portland; Maurice r.
Sylvester, Benton; Herbert L. Sylves-
ter, Benton.
Or. E. N. Msye Of orono
DR.. Edward \. Mayo Of Orono, said
to be the oldest physician in Maine.
died Sunday in his slst year. He was
born in Orofno. studied medicine in
Bowdoin Medical College and took his
degree from the National Medical Col
lese in Washington. then tie medical
department Of Columbia University. in