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Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1918-01-02
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AS the doors of 1918 are swinging
open to us and the light of a new
year is beginning to shine through,
we are all wondering what this new
year has in store for us. Harry
Lauder, the ScOtchman whose songs
have cheered people up all over this
country, says we must be economical
in everything. Eat less, save more
and give more, and do all we can to
help win the war.
A great many people have found
out that they can save money by buy
ing House Furnishings and many of
the little everyday necessities needed
about the home, at my store. | have
few secondhand coats that l would
like to close out at low prices, one of
them a good warm coat, suitable for
Boy, also one Ladies' Fur Coat.
AS my business expands l am con-
stantly adding larger variety of
goods to select from.
Let me know your wants and if l
do not have the goods on hand l may
be able to procure them for you at
money-saving prices.
For your liberal patronage during
the past year, l thank you. For con-
tinuance of your patronage l will en-
deavOr to serve you Better.
Nelson's Bargain Basement
F. e. NELSON, Proprietor
Main ST. Rarton Near Passen1er Station
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1918-01-02
Fresh Cut Meat and Bone as an Egg
Producer.

Fresh cut meat and bone has been
called the Ideal Food for laying hens
because it contains in a highly con-
centrated but easily assimilated form
all the materials which are contained
in the egg. If your hens are not lay
ing you had better send $500 to c..
S. Page, Hyde Park, VT, for a 200
pound barrel of this Food. At this
price he will pay the freight to your
railroad station. When writing him
mention this paper.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1918-01-02
Annual Meeting of Orleans County Fair
Barton, VT, Jan. 8, 1918

The stockholders of the Orleans County
Fair are hereby notified that the annual
meeting of the abOVe-named Dom pany, will
be held at Hotel Barton Jan. s, 1918 at 80 p.
m. Officers for the ensuing year will be
elected at that time, and any other bust
ness thought proper Will be tranSac ted
when met.
O. f.. HAM BLET, Secretary
Barton VT, Dec. 20, 1917 52-1
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1918-01-02
THE GREEsNSBOROS

vance was shown in all the work of
| the church. Seven members were re-
| ceived into the fellowship of the
| church in the afternoon. The address
of the day was given by Rev. G. G..
Merrill of Burlington.
The following letter has been re-
ceived by the local Red Cross branch:
Dear Mrs. Wiley:
l wish to thank through you the
Caspian Lake branch of the Red
Cross for the nice Christmas box
which l received this morning.
Considering the fact that we could
not go home for Christmas, every
thing is fine and the cooks prepared
a real turkey dinner for us.
l cannot speak too highly of the
work your organization is doing for
| the boys with the colors" and we all
appreciate it very much. 1t is such
| things as your boxes that keep up the
| spirits of the boys and we know that
when we go across the American Red
| Cross society is with us and that we
will be well cared for.
Thanking you and the chapter I
remain,
Henry G. Marsh,
Dec. 18th, 1917.
Headquarters Co.,
3O1st Engineers,
Camp Devens, Aver, Mass.
GREENSBORO BEND
The Christmas tree and exercises
held at the Methodist church Tuesday
evening of last week were well at
tended. The program in charge of
Miss Ruth Barr, superintendent, con-
sisted of songs and recitations by the
children, also a cantata, by the young
people Of the Sunday school, entitled,
"The Prince Of Bethlehem" which
was very impressive, eliminated in
one of the prominent features of the
occasion which was the giving of
white gifts" by church and Sunday
school to the Armenian relief fund.
GREENSBORO-No Neighborhood
Mr. and Mrs. Carl Philbrook visit
ed relatives in Walden recently.
w. A. Thompson was business
visitor in Montpelier the last of the
week.
Misses Alice Spier and Aida Fair
banks returned to Burlington Mon
day.
MI anu MIS-. IeTley huCleuSe ana
daughter visited at w. w. Young's
recently.
Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. Thompson and
little daughter visited relatives in
town last week.
Miss Ada Hill visited at North
Craftsbury and attended the Alumni
banquet last week.
Christmas guests were entertained
in the families of Carl Philbrook,
Roy Young, Harlie Haines, Allen
Fairbanks, and Carlos Thompson.
Mrs. Owen Miles, who has been ill
for several weeks, went to the home
of her daughter in North Montpelier
last week. Her husband accompanied
her.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1918-01-02

W. H. Winget went to Montreal
Saturday returning Sunday, bringing
Mrs. Winget, who has been at the
Royal Victoria hospital, with him.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1918-01-02
IRASBURG RED CROSS.

We congratulate ourselves on the
splendid showing we made in the
Christmas membership drive. Our
quota was 21 per cent of the popula-
ton and we went over the top with
As per cent. The actual reported
The Press., 1918-03-14
ONLY SECURITY FOR 4 WIFE
Birth Of Children Guaranteed lnde~ pendence te the Woman Under the
 Code of Hammurabi.

In Babylon. under the code of Ham dren furnished the only financial se- cHrity for wife. A man might sepa- rate from wife at will and marry another but if she had borne him ,cllil- dren he must give back to that wom- an her dowry, the usufruct of the Held, garden and property, during the minor ity of her children and thereafter she was entitled to a share equal to that of son of all that has been given to her children. She may marry the man of her choice"
 Under the primitive laws of the Ka- firs of South Africa similar provision Is made. according to writer. A con- siderable payment is made by the hus- band to the male relatives of the wom- an al the time of marriage. In legal theory this amount is the property of the woman and her children. the rela- tiyes receiving it as trustees for her benefit Here, roo, a man may divorce his wife at will and may demand back his d0TTy if there have bean no chill dren born of the marriage, but his claim upon if passes upon the birth of children Obviously, where the status of The wife is entirely subject to the will of the husband and Where the woman has an enforcible claim against this property while it remains in the hands of her relatives, the birth of children furnishes the only assurance of security and independence for the wife.
The Press., 1918-03-14
SOME OF THE INNS OF COURT
cray's Produced Fewer Great LaWyero but Can outdo RiVals In Assoela.
 ton With influential Men.

Gray's inn, where the prime minister and the heads of the air service take a snack together in the evening, comes down to us through the Grays of Will ton, whOSe home or inn 1t anciently was, from the bishop and ,canons of St. Paul's cathedral. The inn itself, bear ing the family name, formed part of the Hundred of Ossulstone, and the whole was included in a yet larger property, states a writer in the London Chronicle. How St. Paul's itself be- came possessed of the estate is not clear, but 1t is believed that it was at one time the personal property of one of the canons, who. 1t was enacted, might give and sell their lands with out leave.
 Gray's inn has produced fewer great lawyers than some of the other inns of court, but it can outdo its rivals in association with men who have vitalIy influenced the life Of the nation-- Thomas Cromwell, for instance, who suppressed the mOnasteries; Lord BurShley, chief counselor of Queen Elizabeth, and George Monck, duke of AIbemarle, who practically restored the monarchy. But the inns chief glory of course. is with the Bacons, Nicholas and his far greater son, Francis, whose mark remains till this day on the inn gardens. f- :.
The Press., 1918-03-14
ARMY WITH ETERNAL SMILE
EngUIsh Warriors Display Greatest FortItude Especially During Hours
 of Suffering In HospitaIs.

Sir Berkeley Moynihan, the represent Rtive of Great Britain in the surgeon generals office in Washington, said re- gently that the English army is an army with smile, that 1t never wears Off and that where 1t is most persistent is in the war hospitals. In his cease less visits to the bedsides of the wounded at night he could not but he touched by the awful loneliness and solitude and the aching misery of the early hours of the day. But never was there whimper of regret or surren- der.
 Never would he forget one boy who had a bad compound fracture of the knee joint, which every effort had been made to save. In spite of the efforts gangrene had come on and amp utation was necessary.
 By blood transmission, the use of which in surgery was due to Maj. George Grille, the American surgeon. the boy had been put into something like fair condition. Though still grave surgical risk the boy had had to have his chance.
 Sir Berkeley had seen him several times during the evening and again at half past eleven, when he had said: 'Well, how are you2" The boy turned his white, weary face to him and said as loudly as he could, 'T am tip-top. sir;" and at midnight was dead.
The Press., 1918-03-14
HIS BOSS LAUGHED AT HIM
Novice Craftsman Relates How He Got His First ToehoId After His
 Work Had Been RidicuIed.

I never shall forget the first piece Of independent design with which I was intrusted--a railing and gate to divide rhe private from the public Of flee in some business concern, observes . writer in the Century Magazine. l suppose worked on it for about two solid days, assisted and encouraged as far as was capable of receiving as 6istance hy the men at the neiGhbor- ing tables. When finally the head draftsman came around to look al my effort I was a very proud person. but when, after looking at the drawings for a minute or two, he started to make some criticism and, unable to control himself, began to laugh so hard that everybody else came around to see what he was laughing at, I was about as disappointed as anybody ever was in the world. The head draftsman was not only a great art ist, but a big man. He did not take the job away from me, as he should have done: he told me where it was wrong and why it was wrong, apOlO- gized for laughing at 1t, and gave me ih these few minutes my first toehold fin comprehension of architectural de sign. It was then that J began to 1earn. .
The Press., 1918-03-14
TEIiRTY-ONE YEARS AGO.
March 17, 1887.
Items Of local interest taken from the columns
 Of The Press, thirty-one yeaEa ago.

Ferdinand Shippey has bought Philip Sibley's lot on Holland avenue. Price S18O.
 :. The sale of the Springs house livery stable business by Lyman Oushman to Horace Towne and Alyron F. Blair has been oonsummated.
 G B. M. Knowlton of WestfoTd has bought the interest of O. ". Beck with in the card making business and formed a partnership with the junior member of the firm, c. F. Beckwith, under the name of the Beokwith Gard Go. Q. F. BeokWith proposes to re sign; his position as paymaster for Rawitaer. &5 Bro after seven years serv ice with the firm, and to give his full attention to the card business, which it is proposed to extend. Ish. man Sherier succeeds c. r. BeckWith as paymaster for Rawitser &5 Bro.
 Married. Holland, March 3, at the residence of Palmer Charter, by Rev. B. J. Savage, l.. R Ladd of Water bruy, Vt and Hattie Charter of Tol- land.
 Died. Wilmington, March 18th, Sylvester T. Preston, 7S.
 Hydeville, March sth, Allen Will. lis, 56.
 westford, 9th, George E Whit moro, 45; 14th, Laura Ashley, 92, widow of George Lincoln.
The Press., 1918-03-14
PLANE MAY RIGHT ITSELF
Stability oS Machine Has Been Re- gained Even After Nose Dive With
 Wounded Pilot,

Most airplanes are more or less sta ble, and can be lighted from any poe sition provided they are not damaged by gunfire or other cause, provided also the pilot is not wounded, and pro- vided there Is sufficient vertical space in which to maneuver, writes Charles Lincoln Freeston in Scribner's Maga- zine. If the pilot is wounded, a ma chine will often right itself even from ''nose dive," and 1t may happen that the pilot meanwhile recoverS conscious ness.
 This was exactly what occurred to a friend of my own who was doubly wounded at 10000 feet, and swooned away, with a helpless observer en board. During the resultant dive the pilot came to himself and landed with out a crash. Not infreQuently, more over, a courageous observer may save the situation, and one such was awarded the military cross not very long ago for particularly daring feat. The pilot was badly wounded and lay over his controls, but while the air plane was actually diving, under full engine power, the observer scrambled out of his seat. hung on right outside the bottom plane, lifted the pilot up, and pulled the machine out of its head long dive. And all this was effected whil. the airpIane was descending at probably a hundred miles an hour.
 In another case the pilot was killed outright, but the observer contrived to sit over his dead body and assume con- trol of the machine.
The Press., 1918-03-14
Eucalyptus and Malaria.

"What is the connection, between the eucalyptus and the disappearance of the malarial trouble? This has been only very recently explained. There is probably no tree having q greater avidity for water than the eucalyptus. Experiments with seedlings grown in water have shown that a baby blue gum will take up the liquid at an eE- tremely rapid rate. As the blue-gNnas grow at a marvellous rate (often as much as ten or twelve feet is added to their height in a single season), the consumption of moisture from the soil goes on at a rapidly increasing rate. Now. it Is well-known that the malariaI poison is introduced into the blood of man through the agency of a certain variety of mosquito (Ano- pheles). and the dwelling place of these insects. when fin the larval stage, is to be found In pools of water. With the planting of the eucalyptus trees the pools disappear and the mRrshy land becomes comparatively dry. Thus the breeding places of the mosquitoes are destroyed and the insects are no longer able to carry on their pernicious activities. ."--S Leonard Bastin En St. Nicholas
The Press., 1918-03-14
Rioht to the Point.

One of the judges of the county court was called upon at his club re. gently, muses New York eorrespon6 ent, to make speech in favor of the appointment Of a welI-known lawyer and member of the club, who was gum ming for a political 1ob. The judge touched on the patriotic issue, various questions Of civil virtue and the value of keeping good men on the bench. At this point one of the members of the club, noted for his argumentative and violently demonstrative support of any point he took, arose. The remainder of the audience mentally, got on tip toe. Here is where the fireworks started. Judge" began the question CT. "there's one thing that has always bothered me, and hope you can settle 1t for me so that the other members of this club will see that am right. This is it: Does or does not a straight flush beat four of a kind un- der any and all circumstancesf"
The Press., 1918-03-14
whan chIIa MEallam P

When a child fails in school, must 1t always be the fault of the child? May 1t not be the faults of his parents? Or of the school which he attends2 Inves- tigations have shown that there is host of children whose mental slug gishness is due te physical causes. Dr. M. F.. E. Groszmann writes in Hu- manitarian. Even conservative est1 mates place the percentage of children suffering from some physical ailment at 75; this means about 1S,O00,00 chill dren of school age in this country. Al- most all of these ailments are remov- able, even preventable. They range from decRyed and maladjusted teeth with their manifold sad effects upon the efficiency and the temper of the growing child to such serious defects as nervous disorders, tuberculosis, hlinaRena. etc.
The Press., 1918-03-14
An JssIated Island,

7. The last and most isolated of the -Polynesians is Easter island. It Hes 2.O00 miles westward of the coast of Chile, it's nearest neighbor being Pit caiTn island, 1,400 miles further west. It, is small, only 45 square miles in area, and volcanic, the surface being formed Of lava Of comparatively re- cent eruption. Hence the strange lack of vegetation so cautiously at vari- ance with a tropical climate. Grass grows on it, however, and 1t Is for that reason largely given up to the raising of sheep and cattle.
 Easter island was discovered nearly two hundred years ago by the Dutch Admiral Roggeveen. who cast anchor there on an Easter Sunday. whence it derived it's name. He found 1t more largely populated than it is. now. :. But he and his crew must have seen and marveled at its bold rock-sculpture. it's terraces and walls, It's picture writ ings. Many of these, indeed, rival the world famous relics of Mexico and Peru, while they are strangely akin to them fin conception and design
The Press., 1918-03-14
VoIumea couIdn,t say More.

A curious sidellght on German standards of probity Is found in re- port of the case of Lieutenant Spln- dler, who commanded the German ship Lbau, which landed Easement in Ireland and was captured, says the Outlook. Spindler gave up four pounds when taken prisoner, saying 1t was all he had. "When his captor asked, 'On your honorT Spindler re- piled, No, no more.'" A search re- vealed 21 flve-pound notes concealed in his clothing The attorney general asked him: Do you think in the cir. cumstances you were entitled to give an untruthfuI answer?" Lieutenant Spindler replied: "There may be diff. ferent points of view-the point of view of an English officer and the point of view of German officer" Volumes could speak no more.
The Press., 1918-03-14
ERrIy Use of MefOIe.

As compared With Mexico, the tools employed hy the ancient. Easter island CTS, though like in shape, are yet more wonderful when the purpose for which they were used Is considered. It Is believed that the use of Iron was un- known to the more ancient people of the earth: certainly few traces are found. But among the ATexicans there Is evidence Of red copper having 3Keen fashioned into tools; and althougIl7tIIat is wonderful enough when the usage is seen to which the comparativelyzsaf metal was put. yet still more marvel. GUS are inc tools of volcanic glass which Urought. carved. cut and ahfs$ eIed lhe huge images and blocks .nf stone to he found on Easter island. Re mains of these tools are yet to he found lying about inc island Guarries.
The Press., 1918-03-14
IS NO LONGER FOOLS GOLD"
Pyrites, Source of suIphurIc Acid, Has Been in Great Demand Since
 Outbreak of War.

Years and years ago, even before the interstate commerce commission, the Stars and Stripes or Uncle Joe Cannon were born, the early arrivals of a southern colony dropped their hoes and went to mining for gold. "Why raise food when the mountains were full of goId?" they asked as they loaded a ship with the shining ore. Alas! the metallurgists of England said it was not gold. Visions of wealth were dissipated. Worse yet. The summer was over; the harvest was past, and they had laid up no food for winter. In bitterness of spir- it the shining ore was called fools gold," and succeeding generations left 1t undlsturbed in the Southern hills.
 Some centuries later the breath of Mars blew over the land. America was called for It's every resource. Steel, copper, ammunition and food stuffs were required in enormous quantities. Their production depend upon the supply of sulphuric acid in hitherto undreamed of quantities. The ores from which it is extracted are imported from Spain, and there are no ships to spare.
 "What can. I dor" asked South ern man as he walked into Secretary Lanes office.
 "Find the pyrltes in the Southern hills," was the reply.
 'Done," was the reply, and he found them.
 In a few weeks the five mines al- ready opened will produce 1000 tons day, and save the continuous em- ployment of 15 vessels, while the sup ply of sulphuric acid is assured. Fools gold" will help begin winning the WAT
The Press., 1918-03-14
ENGLISH THRUSHEs TUNE UP
aongBters Are in Evidence Even Early in February, Roblns Singing
 Throuuhou1 the Winter.

Thrushes in England are early sing CTS, and 1t is not unusual to hear a thrush singing even in the first week of February, says the Christian Science Monitor. The gardens-and, of course, A thrush loves & garden-Are then green, and moist, and very quiet and already In full possession of the robin, a very charming musician-a musician that sings throughout the winter and gains particular laurels in doing so.
 This season the thrushes that in- habit the woods and hedges anG re main during the winter have decided to break through tradition and sing e much and as early as they have a mind 10. It seems that they, as well as the robins, sing in December and Eing in full voice. Some one has heard a De Res2ke in a thieket, who begins with the daybreak. and sings as glori- ons a song as any that he is wont to sing in the early days of spring.
 Have his calculations been thrown out by the mildnesS of the weather, for we hear of punches of outdoor chrysanthemumS coming In rom country gardens. or Is there a move ment on foot for complete liberty of action in regard to the commence ment and duration of the musical sea sony
The Press., 1918-03-14
A Changed" Quarter.

Thousands of persons, banks and corporations are daily causing the se- cret service and subtreasury great an noyance by telephone calls inquiring if the 1917 quarter has been counter feIted, states the New York World. The National City bank and the Fed eral Reserve bank are among those who have been flooded with requests for enlightenment.
 The trouble results from an Aet of congress. based on the Idea that the legend on the reverse side of the piece was not as clear as 1t should be, or dering 1t changed. The new issue re- gently was put h circulation.
 Tn the first issue the eagle is at the bottom of the coin and there are seven stars on the left andS six stays on the right Ot the national btEd.
 In. the second issue the eSgIet has been placed near the center of the coin. and there are i've stars on each xIde and three stars beneath the eagle ana the "E pluribus mum" and other reading matter is more distinct.
 Both coins are of course O. K
The Press., 1918-03-14
THE RED CROSS NURSES OF EUROPE
 ARE GIVING TOASTED
 CIGARETTES TO THE BOYS

To anyone Nil5 jac2a't l.'ow of the wonderful adv ances ihat lave been made in the preparation of smoking tobaocos in the last few years itmay 5ound strange to speak of toasted cigarettes.
 Strictly speaking, Nc should ssy e;ga- rettes made of toasted tobacco; the snaok- CTS of this country will recognize it more readily by its trade name, LUCKY STRIKE '-thc toasted cigarette.
 The American Tobacco Company arc producing millions of these toasted ciFa- rettes and these are being bought in enormous quantities through the various tobacco funds conducted by the news papers of the country and forwarded through the Red Cross Society to thc boys in France.
 This new process of treating tobacco not onlyimproves the flavor of the tobacco but it seals ia this llavcr and makes the cigarettes keep better
 The Red Gross nurse Is always glad Co have a cigarette tar the wounded soldier, as, in most instances, that is the first thing asked for.