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Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1918-08-07

Wheat, oats, barley and other
grains are looking exceptionally we'll
but corn is below the average in this
section Of Vermont. Potatoes are said
to be below standard, too. Hay was
considered rather light, but on the
whole, perhaps the entire yield of
crops will be about an average.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1918-08-07

The casualty lists begin to show
that the Yankee army is in the thick
of the fight. One days list recently
contained over 700 names and on this
list were nearly 40 Vermont lads, 20
of whom paid the extreme penalty.
No doubt the list from now to the
end of the war will contain names Of
Nermonters almost daily.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1918-08-07
Fish Culture,

Fish culture, it is claimed, is an old
science 1t goes back to an early date
in the history Of China, and it's ORR
gin is lost in antiquity. In 1853 Steph-
en- L. Jacob, q Prussian soldier, de-
vised q process Of stripping the female
fish Of her spawn and then mixing it
with the milt of the male. This simple
method is still in use at ali fish-hatcn-
ing establishments.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1918-08-07

1t looks as though the support Ell
mer Johnson would receive in the
northern part of the state would be
almost unanimous. Johnson is a good
clean fellow and the kind of man this
paper would like to see become at
torney general Of the state.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1918-08-07
COmp2ny.

Said the cynical enc: ga man is
known by the company he keeps,
usually despised by the company his
wife keeps for a few weeks during the
summer, and feared by the company
daughter keeps three evenings a week.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1918-08-07
PROBATE COURTS

Special sessions OF the Probate Court will
be held at the office OF T. w. Baldwin, in
BARTON, on the second and fourth Fridays
Of each month in the afternoon; and at the
office of COLBY s5TODDARD, in ORLEANS, in
the afternoon of the third Friday of each
month. Parties desiring to transact Probate
business at Barton or Orleans should TO ify
the Judge in advance, that he may tai the
necessary papers.
The Probate office at NEW PORT will be
open every day, except Sundays and holi.
days; but those coming from distance, as
far as possible. should make special appoint
ments with the Court in advance.
+. j. SMITH, Judge
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1918-08-07
Many Vermonters with Canadians.

The name of F. E. Carr of Lyndon
vile, presumed to have died, appear
ed in the Canadian casualty list. 1t
would be interesting to know how
many boys of Northern Vermont
towns enlisted in the Canadian con-
tingent long before the United States
entered the war. Dozens of Vermont
names have appeared at different
times in the reports sent out from
Ottawa, and a large percentage of
them paid the supreme sacrifice. Pop
ulation considered Vermont unques-
tionably sent more men to help the
Canadians than any other state Of the
Union.-Brattlebor Reformer.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1918-08-07
Commissioners Notice
Estate OF Jane E. JosIyn

THE UNDERSIGNED, having been APP
pointed by the Honorable Probate Court
for the District Of Orleans. COMMISSIONS
ERS, to receive, examine, and adjust the
claims and demands OF all persons against
the estate of Jane +. JOslyn late of
Barton in said District, deceased and all
claims exhibited in Offset thereto, hereby
aforesaid at the store Of II. Z. ScaVer
in the town OF Barton in said district
on the l7th day of August and 2Ist day of De-
combCr next, from 200 o'clOcl; D. IN. until 4: 800
O'Clock p. III. on each of said days and that
six months from the 25th day of June, A.
d. 1918 is the time limited by said Court for
said creditors to present their claims to us
for examination and allowance.
Dated at Barton this 9th day of July,
a. ID. 1918.
G.. +. II AMBLET
II. T. SEANER
3l-33 Commissioners
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1918-08-07
LETTERS FROM OUR BOYS
CONTINUED from Page One.)

teams and single mounts in France.
There is quite little U. S. started
here. France will never be France
again. The railroads and highways
are all changed A pullman car is a
thing they never saw in France until
we came. One can ride for days and
nights on real pullman car with
negro porter thrown in. Of course,
we never travel that way. Ever see
a side-door pullman? It's box car
and is marked, $40 men or 8 horses"
One trip went on was some ex;
citing. We started at 7 a. m. and
count of shell fire had to send the
teams back and under cover Of the
woods hiked up to the gun positions
and after dark the teams came up.
1t was most morning when we got
out. If it had been light would have
had to stay there all day:
June 18th.
7 rs - t. The f~o~t tho cthor
night on two days trip. [ had two
teams and three men. We had to put
on our gas masks for a short time.
Shells were coming all around US and
some shrapnel dropped in the wagons.
| liked the trip even if there was
I little danger.
nothing of would be a great sight for
you people back home.
/ suppose slackers back home are
having lots Of good times. Let them
have them, but I feel better over here
When you get this it will be hay
ing time in Vermont. The French
are haying now. tried to NOW grass
with q French scythe and nearly cut
my head off. They do good work with
them but I can't
Two boys, one a county lad, object
TO certain statements made in a let
ter appearing in these columns July
10:
Fairfield, Ohio,
July Is, 1913.
MIR. Editor:
Looking over the items Of the Mon
itor of July the tenth, we ran across
letter written by Pvt. Harold Shep-
ard of the 7th Bn. F. A. r. D., Camp
Jackson, S. c., which aroused our
curiosity somewhat, and We being en-
listed men feel it our duty to reply to
same. We kindly ask you to publish
this little note.
We being enlisted men and COM
radeS in arms with the drafted men,
do not criticize the position of the
drafted men in the least, but never
theless, we do not feel that they are
in a position to place the enlisted men
IN the class assumed by said Pvt.
Shepard. AS far as enlisted men be-
ing out of jobs and joining the army
to be clothed and fed is a statement
which we know people will not take
seriously, but will consider it as a
very radical staten emf
We do not claim that the regular
army is made up of perfect men and
"Shepard-des in it. But,
Mr.. Shepard, do you not also find men
of the same type in the National
army? But here is to the drafted
men who are making good and to the
crack National Army regiments. That
is the type OF men and regiments that
Uncle Sam wants, but remember that
there are just IS many good men and
crack regiments in the Regular army.
Ii closing, we ask that said Pvt.
Shepard think this matter over and
| not jump at conclusions before his
i2oculat'ons have q chance to get &C
quainted with him, say eight or ten
months, not three weeks.
Respectfully yours,
Private Aft NJ. Omdahl,
Private Arthur F. Revoir,
18th Aero Squadron, Air Service,
U. S. A.
Wilbur Wright Field,
Fairfield, Ohio.
Omdahl is from North Dakota and
d Dc
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1918-08-07
Verm0nt's Mineral Wealth.

The organization Of a new tale
company with capitalization of
100000 to carry on a business in
Washington county towns is another
reminder of the wealth that lies in
our Vermont hillsides. Tale mining
and copper mining are becoming two
of the big industries of the state. Big
plants are in operation in Granville,
Rochester, Johnson and other towns
reducing tale to the talcum powder
which is in use in homes all over the
world. Within few years Vermont
will become the great asbestos pro-
ducing state of the Union. We have
the deposits in the counties of Or
leans and Lamoille and perhaps else
where Vermont is already at the
head of the states in the production
of marble and granite, ranks second
to Pennsylvania in slate and is COM
ing forward with q rush in turning
out observation-disclosures Reformer
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1918-08-07
ADVERTISING

Cards of thanks, SOC. Resolutions,
$1.OO. Reading notices, 1Oc per line
per insertion. Classified advertising
terms at top of column one, page one.
Display advertising rates upon appli-
cation.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1918-08-07

Two boys, one a county lad, object
TO certain statements made in a let
ter appearing in these columns July
10:
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1918-08-07

The following letter was written
by Flying Cadet w. E. Cleveland of
Rantoul, H., to his sister, Miss Mari
on Cleveland of Coventry.
Carroll County democrat. (Huntingdon, Tenn.) 188?-1971, 1918-08-16
KIDNAPPED, LOST 80 YEARS
Connecticut Woman Traces Family,
Finding Brother In United
States Army.

Trenton, N. J.-Thirty-two years
after she was kidnapped while playing
near her home at Mount Kisco, N. Y.
Mrs. Ida Dlnges Haywood Of Long Hill
Conn.,, learned Of her identity and com.
municated with her brother, Lieut.
George Dlnges, U. s. A., stationed al
Tullytown, Pa, near Trenton. She is
the wife Of A. A. Haywood.
Ida May Dinges was two years old
when stolen. She was subsequently
adopted by family named Hebberd,
It was not until the death Of her foster
parents that she learned who she was,
She traced many Dinges families In
various parts Of the country and final
~ found her brother through the war
department.
Lieutenant Dinges said he plans to
have the bodies Of the foster parents
exhumed, In order to examine legal
documents which were buried with
them, and which he thinks may dis
close circumstances relating to the
kidnapping.
Carroll County democrat. (Huntingdon, Tenn.) 188?-1971, 1918-08-16
paradisA Worth AttalnInn.

According to the Koran the soil OF
paradise is composed of musk and SAT-
from, sprinkled with pearls and hya-
cinths. The walls of the mansions are
Of gold and silver; the fruits are of a
flavor and delicacy unknown to NOR
tails. Numerous rivers flow through
the paradise. Some are Of wine, 9TH
ers Of milk, honey and water. The
pebbles are rubies and emeralds; the
banks Of musk, camphor and saffron.
The meanest inhabitant of the Moham-
medan paradise will have $4,000 serv-
ants and Y wives, Wine, though for,
hidden on earth, will there be freely
allowed and win not inebriate.
Carroll County democrat. (Huntingdon, Tenn.) 188?-1971, 1918-08-16
LIEUT.. PAT 0'BRIEN DID IT.
Famous Ace Clears Up Mystery That
Puzzled College Authorities
For Years.

Berkeley, Gala college prank
which proved a mystery to the Univer-
slty Of California for several years
was cleared up here recently when
Lieut.. Pat O'Brien, the American
"ace" who fell 5000 feet into Germany
and then escaped from a Hun prison
camp, confessed to ON audience Of
10000 In the Hearst Greek theater
that he was guilty"
On St Patrick's day several years
ago the university woke up to find
Its beautiful gold letter &C" on Char
ter Hill, overlooking the campus,
shining forth in brilliant green. In
vestlgations and probes failed to dis
close whose hand had redecorated the
big &c" and the school officials never
knew until Lieutenant orBrien made
his confession"
Carroll County democrat. (Huntingdon, Tenn.) 188?-1971, 1918-08-16
CHILDREN PROFIT BY DECREASE
IN HOURS OF DRINK TRADE.


The children in Great Britain have
gained, even under such measures Of
restriction of the liquor traffic as have
been introduced by the board Of con-
troll. A recent book written by Henry
Carter, a member Of the board, states
that the number of deaths Of infants
from everything decreased by 40 per
cent in 1915 as compared with 1914.
The number steadily declined with the
decrease in arrests for drunkenness.
Gases Of cruelty and neglect of chill
dren due to drunkenness dealt with by
the National Society for the Proven
ton Of Cruelty to Children decreased
from 402 per cent in 1914-15 to 31.2
per cent In 1867. With 1t went q
general improvement In the homes
and nutrition Of children, better rest
because the streets became quiet ear
lier due to the earlier closing hour Of
the public house. The long evenings
in Great Britain, coupled with late
closing Of the saloons, tended to keep
the children on the streets often until
midnight, while the streets would not
grow quiet until one o'clock or later.
Such conditions were, of course, detri-
mental to childrep's health and moral
welfare. So much gain Great Britain
has won for her children merely by
diminishing the hours Of the drink
trade.
Carroll County democrat. (Huntingdon, Tenn.) 188?-1971, 1918-08-16
IOelOperaElCe.
IL llotgz q
Conducted By the National Woman'i
Christian Temperance Union.l
NATIONAL PROHIBITION WOULD

NATIONAL PROHIBITION WOULD
CONTRIBUTE TO CHILD WEI.
FARE.
In the interest of child welfare, Su-
perintendent Clarence H. Dempsey Of
the Haverhill, Mass, schools, thinks
national prohibition should prevail,
and the welfare Of the children would
Immediately contribute to the welfare
of the nation. Professor Dempsey
says:
Il believe there Is nothing that
would contribute morc to our national
welfare than precisely this thing.
have found, in my experience, that the
presence Of licensed saloons prevents
many children from getting as much
out Of school as they should on ac-
count of the lack Of proper food and
clothing, and the cases of restitution
that come to my attention as direct
result Of the use of liquor in the homes
form one Of the most convincing argu-
ments to me for the abolition Of the
uquOI LTdlIlCs
Further than this, many children,
as soon as they are Of legal age to go
to work, are forced to lose all school
Ing thereafter on account of the use
of liquor at home, and in many such
Instances these children have the
further misfortune to have made poor
progress while they were In school.
Inherited weaknesses, feeble-minded-
ness, and poor food and clothing, are
very common Accomplishments to the
drink habit. have no doubt, futher-
more, that my own experiences would
be duplicated and corroborated by SUI
perintendents and teachers the coun.
try over"
Carroll County democrat. (Huntingdon, Tenn.) 188?-1971, 1918-08-16
IS REAL
EYE OF ARMY

over the narrow section of ground
whose secret must be won, the pilot
steers, for the most part an even
course. Shells burst closely round
them, on this side and that, beneath
and above. At moments the pilot Is
forced to swerve, but he must quickly
get level aad resume his ordered
course.
Meanwhile the observer studies IL
tently the pitted earth below, which
would appear to the uninitlated as In
definite as a huge plowed field. But
his practiced eye picks out Its essen
tial features, and, regardless of the
shells, he presses his lever at carefully
timed intervals. At last the deed is
done-just as a shell bursts close under
their tail and losses them upward as
a wave might lift cork. Fortunately
the damage is slight.
"Flnished?" asks the pilot through
his telephone.
FINISHED" says the observer.
And they swing for home with an
inevitable sense of relief.
1t is all in the days work--a very
ordinary job. But even the airman's
most ordinary job is out Of the com
mon as risky experience. AS for the
knowledge obtained, 1t may prove Of
vital Importance. The camera Is more
than an eye; 1t is a weapon. And the
hand that controls 1t must be as pur-
poseful and steady as If it held rifle.
Carroll County democrat. (Huntingdon, Tenn.) 188?-1971, 1918-08-16
ANT NURSES OF BUTTERFLIES
Peculiar Relationship Which Natural
lists Have Observed Between Crea-
lures Which are Enemies.

Ants and butterflies are not ordinal
lily on friendly terms, for ants have a
ruthless custom Of Selling and devour
ing their winged acquaintance. There
is, however, one species Of butterfly
the larvae Of which are protected by
the large black ants found In Indian
gardens.
The secret Of this care lies in the
fact that the larvae give out a sweet
liquid Of which the ants are very fond,
and which they obtain by gently strok.
Ing the little creatures with their an.
tennae. At the foot of a bush on
which the larvae feed, the ants con,
struct temporary nest and are then
ready to act as attentive nurses.
About the middle Of June the ants
are busy running about on this busf
in search Of the larvae, and driving
them downward toward their OWE
nest. When the prisoners reach their
places, they at once fall into pupae.
During this period, If the loose earth
at the foot Of the bush be scraped
away, hundreds of larvae and pupae
may be seen arranged In a broad even
band about its trunk.
In about a week the butterfly is
ready to come forth and is tenderly
assisted to leave its shell. If it is
strong and healthy, 1t is allowed to
spread its wings and fly away, but
should 1t prove delicate the ants exer-
else the utmost care in assisting it to
the tree, and holding 1t there in safe
ty. It is a curious sight to watch these
fragile creatures going about In per-
feet confidence among the fierce ants,
which have, however, by no means
adopted the profession of nursing for
the love of it, for when the larvae of
another species are thrown among
them they Immediately set upon them
and tear them In pieces.
Carroll County democrat. (Huntingdon, Tenn.) 188?-1971, 1918-08-16
WHIPPING POST DOES TRICK
Loafers Disappear When One Is
4 Erected on Scene Of Favor
lite Hang Out.

Birmingham, Ala.--An old-time
whipping post with accommodations
for two has been erected at Five
Points In this city. The post stands
out prominently before a background
of trees and has written across the
top: "For Loafers." Five Points
has for yeSrs been the fayorite hang
ing-out place Of scores Of the clty's
idle rich. Following the work or
fight order and the subsequent erection
Of the whipping post the usual gang
Of loafers putting cigarettes with idle
hands rammed into the pockets, has
totally disappeared.
Carroll County democrat. (Huntingdon, Tenn.) 188?-1971, 1918-08-16
"A CATHOLIC PASTORS OPINION
OF The SALOON.

"The modern American saloon, with
It's gambling den, wine room, and back
parlors, is nothing more or less than
living part Of hell. 1t is the hang.
out for all loafers, toughs, sapheads,
and would-be sports in town. The pO-
Hceman in every town will tell you
that murders, suicides, robberies,
thefts, and all crimes, originate at the
saloon bar, and any lawyer can tell you
that the bought perjurers who crowd
courts and make justice impossible, can
be secured from any nearby saloon.
The up-to-date barroom, whether we
like to admit 1t or not, saps the vitality
Of our manhood, steals the blood mon
ey from the laboring man, starves the
innocent, drives women to despair,
makes beasts out Of men, and sends
countless souls to eternal perdition."--
Father Henry Mcclure, Joliet, III.
Carroll County democrat. (Huntingdon, Tenn.) 188?-1971, 1918-08-16
TRAIN
YANK AVIATORS

What the fledgllng flyers feelings
are only those who have flown alone
know, He is dropping the pilot and
embarking on the great adventure.
On a first flight alone the pupils
performance is carefully watched for
any faults. Usually he is given a def
mite piece of maneuverlng to carry out.
A pupil Is never sent into the air
merely to fly about for fixed time.
Afterwards he will have more dual"
with his instructor and much of the
old teachings will be repeated and
emphasized. At this point perhaps the
real understanding between instruct
or and pupil becomes manifest. I'M
derstanding and sympathy are impor-
tant factors In aerial instruction.
Carroll County democrat. (Huntingdon, Tenn.) 188?-1971, 1918-08-16
FROCK MADE OF FLOUR SACKS
Wisconsin Woman Designs One That
Sets Pace Among Fash.
ion Followers.

Shchoygan, Wis.-Flour sack dresses
are again coming into their own as
a result of the war. Time was when
grandma's everyday summer white
dress was made OF -four sacks, but
shines had changed since grandma
was a girl" Then the price of dress
goods began to soar again. Mrs,
Anna Schiller has made q white sum-
mer dress out Of IL -four sacks and
It's decidedly attractive; so much so,
In fact, that it has set a pace among
followers Of local Dame Fashion and
the demand for the new style dresses
is now general.
Carroll County democrat. (Huntingdon, Tenn.) 188?-1971, 1918-08-16
Gets Potash From Dust.

observation-disclosures D. Rhodes q
Pittsburgh manufacturer, says he has
discovered a process by which he can
extract potash from the dust from ce-
ment during manufacture in the kilns.
Federal Judge Charles P. Orr heard
the process explained and ordered
Rhodes to enter into an agreement
with an Ohio cement company to ex-
pertinent with a view Of aiding the
government to obtain potash for NUM-
tions and fertilizers.
Carroll County democrat. (Huntingdon, Tenn.) 188?-1971, 1918-08-16
BEER NOT ATEMpERANcE DRINK

Alcohol is alcohol, either in whisky
or beer. 1t Is nonsense to claim that
beer is a hygienlc drink. 1t is drunk
chiefly for its alcoholic effect, and If
the alcoholic effect is produced, the
danger Of alcohol exists. Any one who
doubts that beer can produce certain
form Of intoxication need only visit
the saloon and watch the beer-drinker
in various stages Of befuddlement or
excitement. If beer does not intoxis
cate or produce any alcoholic effect.
what becomes Of the "raclal craving
Of stimulants" which 1t is said to sat-
isfy? Furthermore, heavy beer-drink-
ing, as in the case Of brewery em-
ployees, adds the danger Of excessive
fluid intake, entirely apart from alcO-
hol. The heavy mortality of brewery
employees is sufficient evidence that
beer, SO far as It's effect on masses Of
men is concerned, is not a hyglenic
drink. Eugene Lyman Fisk, NJ D.. In
Atlantic Monthly.
Carroll County democrat. (Huntingdon, Tenn.) 188?-1971, 1918-08-16

the custom of the kings of the West
this absolute monarch Of AfghanistaE
Is accessible even to the humblesi
peasant Of the kingdom for redress Of
wrongs. The Kazls act as judges
It may be noted here that drinking liQ
uor is absolutely Forbidden In Afghan
istan, and violation may be punished
by death.
Afghanlstan has no outlet to the SCI
and hence no navy. But the para
mount factor In its life is its state o.
military preparedness. Out Of polith
cal and military chaos new Afghan
istan has been created by the supreml
genius Of Abdur Rahman, the late fa
Their of the present Amir. He fought
his way to the throne of Afghanistan
and Immediately after his recognitioI
set himself to recognizing the scat
tered forces of the army. He hired
Turkish officers to train his officers and
to drill his men. He built forts al
over his kingdom, especially along It'll
frontiers. He established arsenals
two Of which, those at Kabul and He
rat, were under German military e1
perts for some time. Abdur RahmaI
used his subsidy money in buying guns
rifles and munitions Of war from tht
British. He built storehouses through
out his kingdom for storing foodstuff;
to be used only In cases Of emergency
He built strategic roads-though there
is not single mile Of railroad II
Afghanistan--over some Of the almoS
impossible parts Of his mountain king
dom.
Carroll County democrat. (Huntingdon, Tenn.) 188?-1971, 1918-08-16
Why ne OBJECTS TO THE SALOON

Recently a well-known congressman
gave the following as reason why he
objected to the institution known as
saloon: "A man and a dog viii
go into q saloon together perfectly
sober, and In 20 minutes they viii
come out. The man will be drunk; he
will stagger and fall into the gutter
and lie there like hog while the dog
viii walk away like gentleman. ]
object to an institution that works
such a difference In 20 minutes be.
tween a man and a dog"
Carroll County democrat. (Huntingdon, Tenn.) 188?-1971, 1918-08-16
Elrrt Museum.

The first museum was part Of the
Palace Of Alexandria, where learned
men were maintained at the public
cost, just as eminent public servants
were in the Prytaneum at Athens. It's
foundation is attributed to Ptolemy
Philadelphus about $50 B. c.
Carroll County democrat. (Huntingdon, Tenn.) 188?-1971, 1918-08-16
"Reminiscences.

"Do you remember" said Farmer
Corntossel, show you used to scold
Josh for not comm home to his meals
regular?"
"Yes." replied his wife, "Josh Is
havin' his own way. Since he went
across, all we kin do is to keep the
old farm busy and send his meals over
to him"