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The Monticellonian., 1918-02-15
WITTY AMID FALLING SHELLS
lrishman Within an Inch of Death An- swered Superor's Fool Question
 With Ready Humor.

As Private Mulligan of the -th Irish was leaning against the sandbag parapet, dividing his period of guard between nervous glances through the battered periscope and day-dreams of the little colleen back in the Emerald isle. noisy shell of the 59 pattern insinuated it's brazen nasal organ into the earth about two feet in front of Pats parapet thereby making far different channel of thought for the Irishman.
 After the smoke had cleared q little and the confusion suhsided a subaltern In action for the first time protruded his startled vision from a nearby dug out, and gazed in horror on the only visible portion of Patrick that be- ing his head, and in a voice of plain- tive inquiry asked:
 Er-er-aIulligan, was that a shell7'
 For moment Pat looked innumer- able things at his superior. and then. remembering who he was, answered, keeping the sarcasm as much to him. self IS possible:
 "No. sorr. Shure It was only an ex- ploslve bullet. sorr T.
The Monticellonian., 1918-02-15
PRIEST FATHER OF SLAVERY
Bartholomew de Lss Casas, First to Advocate Bringlno of Servants
 Into the World.

The first man to advocate the in- troduction of slaves from Africa to the new world was Bartholomew de Las Casas. Spanish priest, who was born in Seville, Spain, on August 23, 1474, says the Chicago Journal.
 'sThe father of negro slavery in America" first crossed the Atlantic when, at the age of nineteen, he ac- companied his father with Columbus to the West Indies. On returning to Spain he determined to fit himself for the duties of a missionary and return to America, there to spend Dis days in preaching the Gospe. < the h. dians and humanity to She.r oppres- sors." It was his tender regard for the mistreated natives that led him 10 suggest that African slaves be im- ported to labor In the fields and mines and thus relieve the Indians of bur den they were temporarily unfitted to bear His suggestion was followed end the African slave trade was in-
The Monticellonian., 1918-02-15

Chaldeans, the Assyrians and Baby lonians. And remnants of some of these old races are still found there. living now as they lived so many thou
 sands of years ago. Among the desert Bedouins the covenant of bread and salt is still kept, and the law of asylum is strictly observed. If you are being pursued by an enemy, you can run into an Arabs tent, and claim asylum. And your enemy cannot follow you to this haven: your host, too, Is bound by the law of the desert to protect you-to fight for you if he must-and, after you have eaten a meal with him, he is further bound to respect your person and property for 24 hours after your departure. But by another law of the desert, when you have gone A hours from your hosts tent, it is quite good form for him to chase you, and to kill and rob you, if the whim seizes him.
 In these Mesopotamian towns, too, live thousands of Jews, dressed in flowing white gowns and sandals, call Ing each other "Yusuf" (Joseph) and
The Monticellonian., 1918-02-15
 Surely Meatless Day.

They didn't violate ''meatless day" after all.
 Food conservation hath it's heroes and heroines no less than war.
 young housewife bought herself a lamb stew, and that evening set 1t forth for the deleetation of her hus- band.
 The stew was mostly lamb bone, the husband thought, as he searched the dish for a bit of meat.
 His probe proved unsuccessful.
 But he didn't say anything
 Neither did his wife, but she was thinking lot.
 All of sudden the husband spoke up.
 "Why. this is meatless day" he gasped. horror struck in remembrance. His wife looked sadly at the dish.
 Tt is," she said. grimly.
The Monticellonian., 1918-02-15
He Took His Tin Hat Off,

A man staggered down the trench with blood running over his face and over his uniform. There was so lit- tie room at this point that We had to fiatten against the wall to permit him to pass. Close behind was an other soldier with small red cross on his sleeve, not Red Cross nurse as they never are at the front. He started to tell us that the wounded man had just taken his helmet off but the wounded man preferred to tell the story himself. 'T just took off me tin hat to scratch me blooming top piece when whangl Shrapnel. And now it's me back to blighty under me own power" He wobbled on.-London Chronicle.
The Monticellonian., 1918-02-15

straighten you right up and make you feel fine and vigorous by morning, I want you to go back to the store and get your money. Dodson's Liver Tone is destroying the sale of calomel be- cause it is real liver medicine; entire ly vegetable. therefore it can not sali- vate or make you sick.
 guarantee that one spoonful of Dodsons Liver Tone will put your sluggish liver to work and clean your bowels of that sour bile and consti- pated waste which is elogging your system and making you feel miserable. l guarantee that bottle of Dodsen's Liver Tone will keep your entire fam fly feeling fine for months. Give it to your children. 1t is harmless; doesn't gripe and they like its pleasant taste. Adv
The Monticellonian., 1918-02-15
DON'T BE FOOLISH

and buy an imitation, get the original VACHER-BALM.
 It is better than any of the substi- ute "Balms" for quickly relieving Coughs, Colds, Group, and all kinds of hurts and soreness.
 The many limitations are proof that 1t is an unusually good thing.
 The price is only 25c per Jar or Tube. Surely it is worth that to get rid of Cough or Cold, or your child's Group. Ifyour druggist will not supply you and we have no agent in your lo- eality, write for the agency.
 Every family needs vacher- Balm, and we supply samples Free. to start the demand. F. w. YACHER, Inc, New Orleans, La. Adv.
The Monticellonian., 1918-02-15
Tonight! Take Dodson's Liver Tone!
 Better Than CaIon1eI For Liver Calomel sickens! If bilious constipated and head
 achy read my guarantee

Listen to me! Take no more sicIen- Ing. saliYating calomel when bilious CT eonstipated. Don't lose q days work.
 Calomel is mercury or quicksilver, which causes necrosis of the bones. Calomel, when it comes into contact with sour bile. crashes into it, break ing it up. This is when you feel that awful nausea and cramping If yon are sluggish and "all knocked out" if your liver is torpid and bowels consti- pated or you have headache, dizziness, coated tongue, if breath is bad or stomach sour, just take a spoonful of harmless Dodson's Liver Tone.
 Here's my guarantee-Go to any drug store and get bottle of Dodson's Liver Tone for a few cents. Take q spoonful tonight, and if it doesn't
The Monticellonian., 1918-02-15

"Ibrahim" (Abraham), living now just as they did in Christ's time. staying sheep to seal VOW, CT bind a contract, The tourist of the future, going around the world by way of the Bagdad rail- way, can get stopover at old Nine qeh, the same Nineyeh that was de- stroyed, and from whose startling ruins Layard dug up the Creation Tablets" odd cuneiform records telling of the making of man, of his fall. and of the overwhelming world flood. You cross the great wheat plains of Celieia. where St Paul was born and pass through Haran, the town from which Abraham started on his voyage of ex- ploration to the Land of Canaan.
 Scenes Along the Tigris.
 As your train winds along the swift. muddy Tigris. you will see Arabs trav- cling by "kelek," which is raft of poles supported by the inflated skins of goats. These same old rafts, by the way, are pictured on the inscribed walls of Nineveh. These same picture walls show men crossing the river by the aid of inflated goat skins, each man supporting himself on q skin and pad ding with his hands as a child paddles in his swimming pool with water wings" And to this day, at Mossul (which is opposite old Nineveh), the Arab workmen cross the river by means of these skins. From faraway Persian provinces from Kurdestan and mountain countries long camel cara vans come trekking In, bringing wool, hides, carpets and skins of dates. And when they go back, they carry cases of American kerosene, or bales of piece goods" from Manchester, or cube sugar from France
 Nearing Bagdad, the river towns take on an air of greater hustle. The people will no longer throw rocks. or
The Monticellonian., 1918-02-15
GREENS AUGUST FLOWER

has been d household remedy all over the civilized world for more than half a century for constipation, intestinal troubles, torpid liver and the generally depressed feeling that accompanies such disorders. It is a most valuable remedy for indigestion or nervous dys- pepsia and liver trouble, bringing on headache, coming up of food, palpita- tion of heart and many other symp- toms. A few doses of August Flower will immediately relieve you. It is a gentle laxative. Ask your druggist. Sold in all civilized countries.-Adv.
The Monticellonian., 1918-02-15

run shrieking at sight of the train and the "ferenghies'' (foreigners). They will come peddling all manner of ed ibles, from curdled camel-milk to Turk ish nougat and pistachio nuts. And in the crowded, dusty bazaar streets roofed over like tunnels to keep out the heat-you will see offered for sale hand sewing machines, dollar watch es," graphophones and tons of gaudy calicoes.
 There Is another class of tourists, also, who stream across Mesopotamia by tens of thousands. every year. And, to handle this traffic, the far-sighted Germans planned a branch railroad from the Persian frontier down to Bag dad, thence southwest through old Babylon to the holy cities of Kerbela and Nedjef. The Shia pilgrims, this strange tourist horde Is called, and from this pilgrim trade alone the Bag dad railway will-when open to nor nal traffic-derive millions of dollars a year. These Shias are the "dissenters' of the Mohammedan faith.
The Monticellonian., 1918-02-15

N YHEN British guns came NH pounding at the age=old
 v v walls of Bagdad, ancient
 home of Sinbad the Sailor and Haroun-al-Rasehid a new epoch began in the history of this long dor mant middle East. The romantic city of golden msnarets and languorous dreams awoke to new life-tO play a big, eyentful part in the giant upheaval that is changing the map of the world. Gone forever, now, is that fayorlte phrase, "The Changeless East" says a writer in the Los Angeles Times.
 Today the British hold Mesopotamia, the richest province in the Ottoman empire. They have built their own rail- road from the Persian gulf to Bagdad through GOO miles of changing land scape-a landscape of dense date groves, of fertile fields, of wild marsh es, and sandy desert. Bagdad, the key to the middle East, is theirs.
 The Bagdad route proper begins at Scutari, suburb of Constantinople on the Asiatic side of the Bosporous, runs southeast Of Aleppo, thence off east to the Euphrates and Tigris country with network of branches-and thence south along the winding Tigris to the hot waters of the Persian gulf.
 For sheer human interest, no trip In the world can compare with jour ney over the route of the Bagdad rail way.
 And. when the great war has ended, and trippers are again making the tour of the world, it is inevitable that hordes will forsake the Snez route to go by rail via Nineveh, Bagdad, and the old Garden of Eden.
 Region Older Than History.
 It is region that was old when his- tory began-the veritable cradle of the race-the home of the Phoenicians, the
The Monticellonian., 1918-02-15
As He Understood It.

nice to a man who was visiting Johns big sister, Clara. When things be- came dull inside, John invited the vis- itor out in the yard. Seeing one of his playmates, little John called him over, exclaiming: Charlie. come on over and meet my sisters finance"
The Monticellonian., 1918-02-15
Misunderstood.

"Dld you hear of poor Fathead's misfortune?"
 "No; what is it?"
 "He observed to Miss Oldgirl when he saw how she won at bridge that he would like to have her hand, and now she's suing him for breach of promise"
The Monticellonian., 1918-02-15
Suuar for One.

The announcement of NIT. Justice Bray that bigamy is rampant at the present time has been drawn to the notice of the food controller. who wishes 1t to be clearly understood that under no circumstances will the head of family be allowed a sugar ration for more than one wife.-London punah
The Monticellonian., 1918-02-15
RECIPE FOR GRAY HAIR.

To half pint of water add l oz. Bay Rum, small box of Barbo Compound, and A OF. of glycerine. Any druggist can put this up or you can mix it at home at very little cost. Full directions for mak- ing and asc come in each box of Barbo Compound. It will gradually darken streaked, faded gray hair, and make it soft
 and glossy. It will not color the scalp. is not sticky or greasy, and does not rub off. Adv.
The Monticellonian., 1918-02-15

augurated. A dozen times Las Casas csunsed the ocean to plead the cause of the Indians at the foot of the Span- ish throne.
 The town of Casnana, In Venezuela, still boasts of an old church in which 'sthe father of slavery h America" preached. Las Casas returned to Spain late in life and died in Madrid at the age of ninety-two.
The Monticellonian., 1918-02-15
Fiery Red Pinnles

A hot bath with Cuticura Soap followed by an application of Cutlcura Oint- ment to distressing eczemas, etc, proves their wonderful properties. For free samples address "Cuticura, Dept. X, Boston," At druggists and by mail. Soap 9, Ointment % and 50.-Adv.
The Monticellonian., 1918-02-15
Good Substitute,

Judge Ben B. Lindsay said in an nd dress before a wayfarers' lodge in Chi caeo:
 "The man who gets on, the man who climbs up. is to be neat man.
 "There's no armor against fate, but clean shirt is a good substitute"
The Monticellonian., 1918-02-15
Easy to Borrow.

Some men feel sure that their credit is good because of the fact that they have never had any difficulty borrow ing trouble.-St. Paul Pioneer-Press.
The Monticellonian., 1918-02-15
IMMEDIATE ArrENrlnn

should be given to sprains. sweIlincs. bruises rheumatism and neuraligia. Keep Manstield's Magic Arntca Iini- ment handy on the shelf. Three sizes -25c, 5ec and S100.-Adv.
The Monticellonian., 1918-02-15
COVETED BY ALE

but possessed by few-a beautiful head of hair. If yours is streaked with gray, or is harsh and stiff. you can re- store 1t to it's former beauty and Jus. ter by using La Creole" Hair Dress. ing. Price $1.0O.-Adv.
The Monticellonian., 1918-02-15

Bad Colds, Pneumonia, and Group may be prevented by using Yacher- Balm in time. Everyone should keep 1t in the house.-Adv.
The Monticellonian., 1918-02-15
It's Particular Style.

"What kind of coach did you get for your examinations?'
 An old college hack"
The Monticellonian., 1918-02-15

'Ive cut out smoking lately" "How'd that happen?"
 "Going with a different crowd now"
The Monticellonian., 1918-02-15
pr. B. F. Jackson, Celebrated Physician

handed down to posterity his famous prescription for female troubles. Now sold under the name of "Femenina.n Price 50e and $1.00.-Adv.
The Monticellonian., 1918-02-15

There are lots of people you'd will ingly give the last word-if only they'd hurry to it.
The Monticellonian., 1918-02-15
ParadoxieaI Success.

"Has he succeeded in business?" T should say so! lie has failed three times"
The Monticellonian., 1918-02-15
Weak, Fainty Heart, and HysterIe. can be rectifed by taking "Renovine" . heart and nerve tonic. Price SOC and $I. Adv

Nc excuse will serve when he who has been saved to service fails to serve
The Monticellonian., 1918-02-15
The Difference.

"That young actress. l see. Is just incoming along"
 'I thought she was starring."
The Monticellonian., 1918-02-15

Red Cross Ball Blue, made in America, therefore the best, delights the housewife. All good grocers. Adv.
The Monticellonian., 1918-02-15
Seems Impossible.

'T can imagine many things, but" "But what?" But Russian making peace"
The Monticellonian., 1918-02-15
Redolent Luxurles.

"That man eats onionst |"
 "What deplorable ostentaton of wealth !"
The Monticellonian., 1918-02-15

It is sometimes difficult to convince the world that you have brains unless you have money
The Monticellonian., 1918-02-15

Wash day is smile day if you use Red Cross Ball Blue, American made, therefore the best made. Adv.
The Monticellonian., 1918-02-15
Pretty.

"1s she very pretty?"
 "Yery. She keeps her father broke buying gowns to equal her face"
The Monticellonian., 1918-02-15
Worth While Quotation.

GA laugh is just like sunshine-it brightens all the day"
The Monticellonian., 1918-02-15
To Cure q Cold In One D.v
Good Rea son.

Take LAXATIVE PROMO Quinine Tablets 1t stops the Cough and Headache and works of the Cold. Ii. W. GROVES signature on each box. S0e.
The Monticellonian., 1918-02-15

And in this era of maintaining, lots of men are stalking" the field.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1918-03-02


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Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1918-03-02
Marine Peculiari,ies.

There are tHo natural phenomena
% quite regular recurrence which have
given unique fame 10 m" japanese hay
II ToHaua. The lightning cuttlefish is
rather tiny species that cmitS won
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ana while the fish is not confined to the
locality II SWarmS along the coast in
April ant May. As Tho fishermen seek
them with special nets the alarmed
creatures glow with exceptional bril-.
Iianc". The second PHENOMENON is HE
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along The shore begins as faint mist
and then develops into panorama for
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Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1918-03-02
"Relievino our Minds"

What passes for reasoning ON most
occasions is series 81 vocal sounds
which s,rye-to use IA phrase al once
popular and scientitic-to relieve our
minds Arguments employed In polit-
ical addresses. sermons, and newSpa-
paper editorials are commonly little
more than CALCULATIONS, called forth by
feelings Of approval or disapproval,
comfcf or alarm.-James Harvey Rob-
inson the Atlantic.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1918-03-02
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The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-08-07
BUSINESS men
Vote ON TAXES

what. oh what. viii the answers
be-
Chamber OF Commerce members
have been sent n series OF questions
for referendum VOTE. 10 Determine
how they would like TO be taxed by
Uncle sam. when the answers come
in the data will be forwarded to the
National Chamber Of Commerce for
presentation at Washington. u. c.
The list OF proposals follow
!. That exemptions allowed before
war taxes are imposed should he abe.
quate for the safe conduct OF bush
ness enterprises.
2. That provisions for amoruxn.
ton OF plants used upon war work
should be made
.. That Their. should be a limited
number OF boards 81 review. making
recommendations upon appeals from
assessments.
4 That there should be equallEa'
ton Of federal taxes.
o. That In computing taxable In.
come. corporations should he allowed
To make two s-~tntrrcht
and charitable gifts.
g. on condition that exemptions
and opportunities. for adjustment are
allowed. that war profits tar
should b. imposed at a high rat.
and levied when u would exceed the
excess profits tax,
That the excess profits tax
should bo Increased.
s That rates Of income taxes
should be Increased and unoarned In.
comes taxed AZ least an much as
earned
D. That heavy taxes be imposed
upon a few articles " Widespread
consumption.
10 Heavy tases upon n selected
list OF Injuries.
n. Heavy taxes upon a selected
list 81 war cxtraynEances,
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-08-07
'AMERICANISM'
ENVOY COMING

Mrs. Dora -. Arnold. special en-.
voy OF the bureau OF education.
Washington. ID. e. will arrive In Sc.
attic Friday FOR the purpose OF or.
ganixing this community la tho tn
tcrcata OF Amcricanisan. The Cham.
Der OF Commerce and Commercial
Club. notified Wednesday of Mrs.
Arnold's proposed visit. Is planning
To cooperate In the work.
Mrs. Arnold claims that there are
n .o0o.oo forrign-bcn aliens In
America. and over $4,000. 900 add.
tionai OF immcsiiate foreign cxtrac,
ton. These individuals. Hho says.
cannot speak English comprehen.
slveiy. and have no conception OF
American citizenship. IL n her pur.
pose TO r~ctify thi. condition.
According 20 Mrs, Arnold, there
are more Than 100 ianEua gcs cur
rent Ia the United States now. which
should ali be consolidated into the
mother tongue.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-08-07
HERMAN HELD
FOR WARRANT

Emil Herman. state secretary OF
the socialist party, under io'year
sentence for sedltious utteranoes.
who broke his $4,000 bond In an at.
tempt 20 reach Chicago. last sunday.
will he held by the marshal at Havre,
Mont. until the certified bench war
rant issued by Judge Neterer for his
arrest reaches Havre by mail
Herman is expected TO afsivo IN Sc.
attic Friday. lie was az liberty pend.
ing appeal of HIS case IN the circuit
court Of appeals The bench war.
rant was mailed from the office 81
Special Assistant United states Dis.
triet Attorney Clarence l.. Rea-nes.
Tuesday,
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-08-07
CANADA MARU'S
SKIPPER IS LOST

Capt y Namnmoto, commander ~
the saivnged Canada Maru. was lost
overheard at 9 o'clock a. m. Wednes'
day. white the vessel. In charge Of
the steamer saivor. was making her
way 20 Tacoma % dry dock for re-
pairs.
Capt. Namamoto was missed nj
Grace point. but no details have yet
been obtained
lIarbor patrol boat no ?, in charge
OF Port Warden Paysse, loft for the
scene az $40 Wednesday morning. to
investigate. The Canada Maru IN con.
,inuing to Tacoma. Capt Nama-noto
II reputcd 60 be one Of the oldest and
most able commanders Ia the osaka
Shoahen kaiaha service.