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New-York tribune., 1918-04-28
aSc Znezhaust;bIe Thirst fox Ma2od,

ihe manifest desire Of the Metropoii
tan Opera Company to encouraoc tho
production Of works by American com.
posers is altogether praiseworthy, espe-
clally so IN as much as the past experienc,
OF the financial hackers Of the institution
has not been such as to make them be-
hevc that there is any public demand for
American opera per- Sc In nonu1ar
sense the production of Charles Wako-
reid Cadman's "6hancwis" and of Henry
+. Gllbcrt's ballet "Thc Dance IN Plac.
Congo have been the happiest atte,npts
yet made in the Metropolitan's nat;ve
musical crusade. The reason for this is
not difficult to discover: both work..
possessed melody.
Melody is the touchstone of popular
success IN opera, as it may also be that
OF artistic success, whatever snickers
THIS statement may provoke among the
so-called modernists. Wagner is orca,
primarily because OF his supreme melodic
snt. The same is true of Verdi. In tho
last ten years the Metropolitan saw 29e
performances Of Wagner and 237 of
Pucclni. The Verdi record was nronoblv
greater than the Puccini, if slightly less
than that Of Wagner. Then we have
Gounod and Bizet, melodists both
Whether the melody is a constant river
as IN Wagner, or in set numbers. as i,
the early Verdi and his predecessors. the
melody is there
Manufactured music may be "intcrest,
lng"-that terrible word flung a. nc
whenever word fails in spontaneitv oT
spirit--it will never be popular. and II
certainly never will live. "Puritani"
with all its naIvete is worth a h1,ndrsl
"Maroufs." A musician may be master
OF the orchestra more potent than
hlchard Strauss, but if the lyric gift IS
not his, if he cannot write a few simnle
tunes, he is wasting his time in the world
OF opera. Even a genius like Claude
Debussy was powerless to overcome the
popular requirement. "Pelleas ct Mali
sande" is certainly great work-for tho
fc". But the people cry for melody and
the composers who have cars to hc,r
aught but thc buzzing in their own brains
Will hear il they would succeed.
New-York tribune., 1918-04-28
Suggested by Benjamin Franklin
(From Thc World,s IYorsl

tFTom The Worlds Work)
On October 16, 1888, Benjamin Franklin,
then diplomatic agent of the American Col
ONES TO France, wrote to his friend. DR..
David Hartley. who was appointed by Great
Britain to make q treaty of peace with the
colonies recognizing their independence:
what would you think of proposition
II should make it, of compact between
England. France and America? America
would be as happy as the Sabine girls il
she could be the means of uniting in per.
petual peace her father and her husband"
New-York tribune., 1918-04-28
Requiem

Requiem
'Ltanel f. Schubert. Nachlass T. Z o IA,
F'om The Westminster Gasette)
ID EQulESCANT! God befrierded
4 Labor, pain and sorrow ended
Death is over, life reborn.
Endless light, eternal rest.
Friend and foe together sleeping,
Requiescant, in Gods keeping!
Requiescant! All souls greet YOU.
Angels, comrades, throng to meet Won,
Wells Of healing, fountains bright
Cleanse the mortal stains Of night.
All ye souls, together sleeping,
Requicscant, in Gods keeping!
UNA ARTEVELDE TAYLOR.
New-York tribune., 1918-04-28
The Storm

tFrom The NcW Statcsman)
W. wake to hear the storm come down
w Sudden on roof and pane:
Inc thunder's loud and the hasty wind
Hurries the beating rain.
Inc ram slackcns, the wind blows gently.
ne strong gust grows gentle and stills.
ana the thunder. like a breaking stick,
Stumbes about the hills.
The drops still hang on leaf and thorn.
The downs stand up more green:
Ihe sun comes out again in power.
And the sky is washed and clean.
EDWARD SHANKS.
New-York tribune., 1918-04-28

The community that so atrociouslv
lynched Paul Prayer for the accident Of
beng an enemy alien may redeem itself
by giving the country an example of
swift and perfect Justice 1t is already
moving in that direction. Lynching in
war time Is singular1y and intolerablv
abominable
New-York tribune., 1918-04-28
The Wolfe Report

The state of war was declared in April.
1t was in April that S. H. Wolfe. an actu-
ary OF international reputation, went to
canada for the government to study Cana
dian methods of dealing with it's soldiers
and the families Of soldiers. He came back
10 the United States, wrote a report now
printed AS Miscellaneous Series No. 10. Rp-
rcau publication No. 25, of the Department
OIL Labor Then. as Captain Wolfe. he went
TO Europe for the Secretary Of War. His
report on conditions there covers some
thing more than 230 pages and is docu.
mented as Series No. II, Publication No. %
The United States at that time already
mad IN, existence in the basement Of tba
treasury Building a bureau for insurance
on hulls, cargoes, masters and seamen On
October the bureau was suddenlv ~.
fronted with the necessity of exnans;on -
take care Of the burden imposed unor - ~,
the new bill. The bureau had haan ~
charge Of William c. De Lanoy at +he t;n,a
He is still in charge of it, but with him ;s -
steadily growing staff Of executives irving
~ 20 MAINTAIN order in tho growing business
mat must be taken care Of And Cantain
"ol1e, now Major Wolfe, has not left the
war RISK bureau behind. He probably has
more. 10 40 with the de, elopment Of tho
governments insurance business to tho
polht where it is functioning and meeting
ths demands upon it without friction thar
any other man connected with the project
IL Is true that point has not vet been
actually reached There are still some fiftv
thousand letters from dependents Of or.
listed men that have not been answercd.-
lost In the confusion Of sudden swampinc
New-York tribune., 1918-04-28
A $4,000, 900, 900 Thrift
Machine
Va 7AsHlNGToN, April 6--There is al
wv ways something impressive about
By Ralph Block

VIZ 7ASHlNGTON, April 6.--There is al
wv ways something impressive about
all insurance company. 1t may be
what it lives in. One is dressed in the
Metropolitan tower. That is impressive
enough. But in very plain building in
Washington that was built for the Elks re-
sides the biggest insurance company in the
world. 1t is an infant prodigy. 1t is so big
that on April l it had issued enough life in
surancc to equal almost half the amount of
life insurance issued by all the companies
in America
The United States Unlimited Insurance
Company got started overnight early in last
October, and was able to issue insurance to
the amount of SIS, 100000 by April l.
And on that date it had 1,638281 applica-
ticns for insurance, with an average of S..
40 for every application.
Pensions Up 10 Dasc
Whatever democracy may be, it is be-
coming generally understood that democ
racy IS not form of government which can
ask men to die for it without proving 70
those men that it will take care of those loft
pehlnd, and incidentally will care for Tho
lighters themselves if they return in such
shape mat they cannot care for themsel. es
IN vague. numbering way the pension svs
tom OF tho Civil War was mark in that
direction. But the pension system bears the
same relation to the present highly organ
lzed system of benefits and insurance as n
battering ram bears to a modern trench
mortar. The new system aims to help care
Tor the families of men when the men are
away fighting; it aims to care for the fam
lies IT the men are killed; it aims to care
for the man himself if he is wounded and
disabled, and it intends to supply the fighter
with regular insurance which he can carry
just as he would carry any other life insur
ance If he comes out of the war safe and
sound. And it supplies this insurance at g,
much lower rate than do the insurance con,.
panics.
Experts who have studied the state insur
ance and indemnity systems of Europe saw
without hesitation that the new system of
the united States exceeds anything abroad
1T has been little heralded, it's influence on
the swirling eddies CT modern political ten.
dencles little counted, yet it is impossible
to understand what it is doing without
understanding equally that it is a tremer.
oouS step toward a new and more comma
henslve theory of the duties and function.
OF the state. Doubtless when evolution nro.
sents the world with a rev WORKING schene
OF government it will be by such practico,
methods Here again it may be repeated
that the extension of democracy in tho mod.
crn world is only problem of orran;va.
ton.
New-York tribune., 1918-04-28

You purchase merchandise advertised In THE
TRIBUNE With absolute safetyor " dlssatsfacton re-
suits In any TIE TRIBUNE guarantees to pay your
money back upon request. No red tsps No aubhilnp.
wo make good promptly II the advertiser docs moi.
New-York tribune., 1918-04-28
MEMBER OF THE ASSOCIATED Press

NEMBER OF TIE ASSOCIATED TNESS
TIE Associated Press Is exclusively entitled TO tho use
for republication OF all dispatches credited to 1t
otherwise credited paper and also the local
Of spontaneous origin published herein.
All rights OF republication OF all other matter herein
also reserved
New-York tribune., 1918-04-28
1t Has Reached Idaho
(From The Wallace Nj

(From The Wallace Miner,
Why is Germany like Holland?
Because II is low lying country and
damned all around.
New-York tribune., 1918-04-28

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New-York tribune., 1918-04-28
GUARANTEE

Entered tho Postof,ce at York Second Glass
Mail Matter
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1918-12-25

Soldier Boy News.

Lieut.. Fred Bennett is home on a
ten-day furlough from Camp jack
son, S. c.
Merton Badger has been discharg-
ed from military service and IS nome
from Camp Devens.
Letters from Lieut.. Alton A. Doe,
written from Alsace-Lorraine and
Luxemberg say that he has been
transferred to the 39th division now
in Germany, according to the papers.
Corp. Ralph E. Miller of Derby
Line spent the weekend at Ed.
Wells while on his way home from
Camp Wetherill, R. I. He had re-
ceived his discharge from military
service.
Cadet Paul X. French and Robert
Dean arrived home Wednesday last,
having been discharged from military
service. French came from Post
Field, Okla, and Dean from Norwich
university.
In a casualty list of last week was
the name. of Stefon Bech of Orleans,
as missing in action on Nov. z. Alex
Molshok of this town received let
ter from him on Dec. II written Nov:
"a, saying that he had been wounded
and was in a hospital. Bech. is
Russian and had been in the employ
of the Parker Young Co. about four
wears. He was good, faithful
workman. He was called to the col
ors last June.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1918-12-25
B. o. SMITH, Proprietor

business college. Miss Ruth Trip
is home from the Skidmore school,
and Miss Alice Hughs from Bryant
& STATIONS
Landlord and Mrs. Parlin are en-
pertaining today party of relatives
at Christmas dinner. Those present
are, Mr.. and Mrs. w. H. Winget,
Miss Florence Winget, Mr.. and Mrs.
Joseph Lanou, Master Lawrence La
nou and Miss Barbara Lanou of Iras-
burg, Mr.. and Mrs. N. ]. LABEL, Mas
ter Bernard LABEL, Miss Geraldine
LABEL, Mr.. and Mrs. J. J. LABEL and
Miss Myra Douglass Of Coventry,
Mr.. and Mrs. C.. o. Parlin and Miss
Mabel Parlin of Orleans.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1918-12-25

(cated by Avah Wilcox and will soon
move from his fathers house. on East
street.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Blaisdell left
for; Southern !. Pines on Saturday,
where they will spend some time with
Miss Ella Blaisdell before going To
Florida.
C. A. Dodge has sold his house to
j. b. Grey and will go to Pasadena
CAL, as soon as they can get ready
to leave. He has finished working
to leave.
Card Of Thanks-We wish to thank
the many friends and neighbors, who
so kindly got up a good generous
woodpile.
Mr.. and Mrs. F. v. Swanson.
Mr.. and Mrs. F. W.Hardy, Earl
Hardy, Charles Hardy and Miss Mary
holidays with Mr.. Hardy's sister in
Tilton, N. H.
Preston Twombly has finished
working for the Parker Young Co.,
and went Wednesday to Island Pond.
where he will work for the Grand
Trunk railroad.
M. M. Taplin slipped on the ice and
turned his foot under in such way
as to break a small bone Wednesday
of last week. He is now able to be
about on clutches.
Miss Helen Beede is attending bus
mess college only half time now, hav-
ing accepted a position as assistant
music teacher at the Woodland Park
school at Auburndale, Mass.
An error was made in the list of
officers in the Ladies' Aid society of
the Congregational church last week
The treasurer is Mrs. A. o. Joslyn
instead of Mrs. A. o. Austin.
Mr.. and Mrs. R. A. Bean were the
guests of Lyman House and his sis
ter, in Beebe, P. G., Wednesday eve
ming. They made the trip by auto
finding the roads very good.
Mrs. Eta Clapper was called to
Springfield about two weeks ago to
care for Miss Nellie Clapper, who
was ill with influenza. They return.
ed Saturday night. Miss Clapper is
still unable to work.
Arab Wilcox has sold the stock Of
| IIIC OIACdHS odhAAAS w. w LID OAOtAA-
er, Ray Wilcox, possession being Civ.
en- last week. It is understood that
Mr.. Wilcox and family will leave
town in the near future.
Mr.. and Mrs. Urban Warner Gill
liam Emerson) of North Troy have
been visiting Mr.. and Mrs. Louie
Emerson and Mr.. and Mrs. Ray Shaw
before going to Claremont, N. H., fol
Christmas.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Adams are
entertaining with a Christmas din
ner, Mr.. and Mrs. F. B. Reed and son
Russell Adams, of st. Johnsbury ane
Mrs. A. D. Chandler and Miss E. S
Eaton of Orleans.
| Miss Matte Gauvin, Miss Heller
Beede and Miss Marion Bartlett re
turned home last week for theil
Christmas vacation. Miss Bartlett
comes from the Sargent school a
Cambridge, and the Misses .Beede ant
Gauvin from the Bryant & Strattor
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1918-12-25
Congregational Church Notes.
R. A. Hamilton, Pastor.

Despite the rain Sunday evening a
large congregation heard the splen-
did Christmas anthems rendered by
the church choir and the solo sung
by Mr.. Converse. Mr.. Hamilton
spoke briefly on goodwill as the con-
dition of lasting peace.
Morning worship Sunday at 1920.
The sermon will be in keeping with
the time of the closing year. In the
evening will be given the last OF the
four talks on the four Gospels as in
dividual books, each with it's own in
terest and point Of view.
The church at Bloomington village
will make it's every member canvass
for the finances Of 1919 on Monday
Dec. Goth. Orleans made it's canvass
on Dec. 9Th, with gratifying results
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1918-12-25
Methodist Episcopal Church Notes
w. S. Smithers, Pastor.

Methodist Episcopal Church Notes
w. s. Smithers. Pastor.
Sunday services. Sermons by the
pastor at 1870 a. m. and 2 p. m. Bible
school at IL m. Junior League at 8
o'clock.
A very interesting program Of
Christmas music and readings was
rendered by the choir assisted by
Marion Bartlett, Mrs. Edwin Dudley
and Mrs. McGoff, Sunday night un-
der the direction of Mrs. Bartlett and
Mrs. Hunt.
A pleasing feature of the Sunday
morning service was the singing by
several younger members Of the
church school, under the direction Of
Mrs. Cotton. It is hoped that they
may be heard again in a similar way
at an early date.
A centenary group meeting is to be
held in the local church January LIST,
afternoon and evening. At 2 p. m.
Rev. Milo A. Turner of Barton will
give a Survey of the Field" Fol-
lowing him Rev. w. J. McFarlane Of
Lyndonville will give an address on
Reorganization" In the evening at
.7.3O there will be an address on
Stewardship" by Rev. H. T. Coontz
of Newport, also an address on "The
Spiritual Interpretation of the Gen.
tenary," by Rev. c. w. Kelley of
Newport Center. This is more es-
pecially for the laymen, who are
urged to be present. All interested
persons are invited to attend.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1918-12-25
THE CLIMAX TO VICTORY.

: During the week before Christmas
the entire American people will have
the privilege Of answering the Red
Cross Christmas Roll Call. The re-
Spouse should roar through the land
with a unanimity that will stimulate
to the uttermost the hopes of men in
all parts Of the earth. It will there
fore be the climax Of American ideal
ism and will usher In Christmas with
q Red Cross membership approximate
ing the census figures. What the Red
Cross wants is the approval of the
American people Of the Red Cross pol
icy, and such approval will. have the
highest significance in the eyes of suf-
fering people everywhere. President
Wilson leads the response and passes
along the message, Il summon you to
the cOmradeship."
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1918-12-25

DR.. and Mrs. Trenholme are near
ly settled in their new home in the
Wiley block.
Miss Lillia McMullen is spending
The holidays with friends in Boston
and vicinity.
Miss Joan Donaldson of Lyndon
vile is spending the holidays at A.
R. Benefits.
Miss. Elgia Deblois went Tuesday
to her home in Wells River for the
rest of the week.
Mrs. Jennie Kipp was the guest of
her sister, Mrs. Laura Sheldon, in
Barton Thursday.
Mrs. w. F. Scott and Miss Kate
Stevens visited friends in Newport
Saturday evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. G.. H. Moulton are
spending the holiday in their old
home in Lisbon, N. H.
Herbert Smith broke his arm Mon
day while helping deliver the turkeys
for the Parker Young Co.
Mrs. J. C. Anderson is with her
daughter, Mrs. F. E. Twombly, in
Albany over the holidays.
The Parker Young Co. distributed
Christmas turkeys as usual among
their employees on Monday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Damon Warner Of
Highwater spent the weekend with
Mr.. and Mrs. A. c.. Harris.
Mr.. and Mrs. F. w. Swift of Chi
cago came Monday night to spend
two weeks at the Valley House.
Miss Greta McMullin came home
from the Lowell business college for
the holidays on Wednesday morning.
E. A. Girard has moved from Mrs.
Thomas Landon's house into Mrs.
Celia Perkins house on South street.
Miss Ruth Skinner is home from
New York, where she has been work.
ing on the Fourth Liberty loan.
Mfand Mrs. L. A. Wadleigh took
their Christmas dinner with her sis
ter, Mrs. H. A. Cleveland, Of Barton.
Miss Hattie Sherburne and Mrs.
ing some time with Mrs. Alden Phil
lips.
It will please the many friends of
Miss Eta Clapper to know that she
has position in the Commercial
Trust Co. in Springfield.
All the departments of the Parker
Young Co. mills closed down Satur-
day night and will not open again
until Thursday morning.
Mrs. Marion Corley spent last
week with her mother, Mrs. Mary
Ordway, before going to her new
home in Colebrook, N. H.
C. A. Harris goes to Woodsville,
N. H., Tuesday, where he will work
for Armour & Co. Mrs. Harris will
remain here for the present.
Mrs. Sarah Brockway, who has
been spending some time in the home
of w. C. Twombly, returned to her
home in West Burke Saturday.
There will be a regular meeting of
the Eastern Star Thursday night, fol-
lowed by a practice meeting. ALI Of
ficers are requested to be present.
George Howe has returned to his
work in Springfield, after coming
home to attend the funeral of his
sister-in-law, Mrs. Elsie Brewster
Ed Gauvin came home from Lis
bon, N. H., to spend Christmas with
his family. Mrs. Gauvin and Miss
Annie met him at st. Johnsbury.
Delone Andrews has hired the ten
ement on Maple street soon to be va
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1918-12-25
ORLEANS LOCAL MENTION

A. D. Beede is home from Burling-
ton for Christmas.
Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. Lyon spent the
weekend at Stanstead.
E. A. Cook went to Boston Sunday
night on a business trip.
Miss Rae Astel was taken i'll and
went to her home in st. Johnsbury
on Friday.
All who would like 1919 calendar
can have one by calling at Mrs. Dick
ems office.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1918-12-25

Mrs. C. D. French attended meet
ing of the county officers at Newport
Saturday.
Will the ladies who have in their
possession small balls of wool either
report them or turn them in to the
wool committee, Mrs. Jerre Marston
The Christmas Roll Call of the
American Red Cross in the village OF
Orleans was success, the committee
covering the ground thoroughly, call
ing on a population of 1850 people
and securing 483 memberships.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1918-12-25
RED CROSS SCHOOL FOR BOYS.

The American Red Cross has estab-
lished manual training school for
Belgian boys at VaulruZ, Switzerland.
Arizona republican., 1918-10-15
QUESTIONS

What firm suggests character of early California history? 2 DN whose ad is the word "drain?" B. Whose suggests of the twelve apostles? whose S alphabet whose five word expression quotation marks? the dropped spells something measured by a meter? T. Who "No hot air?" advertised beautiful dwelling? only state? What suggests the presidents residence?
 WINNERS IN BUSY AD MANS CONTEST OCT. g. 1s1s i. Mary Wilson, 34S N. Fourteenth Bradford Pierce Flinn's santaum Prescott Arizona. g.. Donald Martin, sos N. Second
 CORRECT ANSWERS TO QUESTION OCT. 8, 1918 1.-Hamon Millinery, 2o5 w. Washington St. 2. Standard Furniture Go, 237 w. Washington St. 3. Taverner Music Co, 2os W. Washington St. 4. Centra Pharmacy, Goodrich Block. Appliance 33t w. Washington St. 6. Central Auto Supply Go, 517 N. Central Ave- r. Citizens Bank, Seventh Grand Ayes, Five Points B. Way w. Washington St, N Central Ave g. Ford's New Ann IA E. Adams St. 10. King Bros, 11o E. Adams St.
The Winslow mail., 1918-12-27

Dunbar's Weekly is making
the same mistake with hundreds
of other newspapers and poIiti-
cal spell binders in estimating
that when the 1000, 900 return
ing soldiers get back home they
will be voting the democratic
ticket in 1929. And there is 60
ing to be a sad disappointment
in store for these prognosticators
when the votes are counted. The
soldier boy that went out will re-
turn a man of action and inde-
pendence, and professional poll
ticians and agitators will find cold
comfort if they think the soldiers
are to be driven like sheep to do
the bidding of an organized gang
of rinsters whose only use for a
soldier or any other voter is to
use him for a pawn for their own
selfish ends.
The Winslow mail., 1918-12-27

It is reported that President
Wilson is a strong advocate of
sinking the surrendered German
navy instead Of parceling it out
among the allied nations. In
these Hooverizing times Mr.. Will
son should remember that reck-
less waste of good material by
sinking it in the ocean will hard
ly meet with popular approval.
To avoid any further squabble
about the German navy Mr.. Will
son should order it sent to an
American harbor, not as spoils of
war, but foreclosure of chattel
mortgage to recover some of our
money invested in making it's cap
ture possible.'
The Winslow mail., 1918-12-27

It is said Won Hinderbug is
forming new line with the
German army back of the neu-
tral zone. Perhaps he has an
idea that if the final peace terms
offered the Huns are not pleas
ing to him, he will start a little
war of his own. Heinie is to far
away for personal advice, but if
telepethy can penetrate his old
noodle, he will be better occupied
studying the arts of peace. The
next shot fired by the Huns al
the allies means the annihiIation
of Germany and a sad day for
it's military fanatics.