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Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1918-07-24

the flowers were placed upon the desk
of the new manager. AS he stepped
through the doorway Barclay ap-
preached him.
81 have something to speak to you
about, Mr.. Hull" he said.
-"Oh, yes. that reminds me-" inter-
rupted Hull, with a pleasant smile.
''Think of me once in a while, Barclay.
That will help buy some new things for
the baby"
"Oh, sir, really!' gasped Barclay,
as he read, "two hundred dollars" on
the check placed in his hand.
"You are glad, see," observed Hull.
Sand SO am I. Good-by."
81 have something to show you, Mr..
Hull" grasping his hand, Barclay said,
II cleaned out the desk as you request
ed. I found this way back in one of
the drawers. It's nothing Of value, sir,
but it was so old I thought I'd show
1t to you," and he handed Hull a
small dust-covered parcel tied around
with torn shred of a string.
Hull united this and removed the
paper. A flat stone pierced with two
holes going clear through showed, upon
the surface was scratched two initials
-"W. R."
81 declare!' calculated Hull, and his
usually somber face broke into the mer-
riest, most agreeable smile. He peck
eted the stone. "Thank you, Barclay"
he added and left the place with a
brisk step. That queer stone had act
ed like tonic to his jaded mind. It
carried his mind back ten years or
more. 1t revived an incident in his
life that instantly created a series Of
pictures vivid as panorama.
"W. R."-Winston Revere, his fides
Achates of boyhood, the chum who had
shared his joys and sorrows, who had
helped him fight his juvenile battles
and had been to him as brother. The
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1918-07-24
Camp Abnaki Notes.

Camp Abnaki on Lake Champlain
opened on July 1 for it's 18th season
and in spite of rain and cold the 60
fellows in camp are having a fine
time. The attendance is larger than
usual for so early in the season. State
Secretary Clark, who returned from
his eight months of service in France
is In charge as usual, and plans are
under way for making the present
season one of the best. July 4th was
| celebrated in a safe and sane way,
the special feature being the raising
Of the service flag with 165 stars. An
orchestra of eight pieces has been
| organized and is giving some fine
! music. The Scout work was started
with meeting in the Scout Council,
| Apokeepsing, the evening of July 4th.
at which the fire was started with
| rubbing sticks, without matches. H.
S. Duncan of Fort Ethan Allen Y. M.
G. A. was the Sunday morning speak
er, and E. B. Read of Richford, spoke
in the evening. Many are enjoying
the tennis courts and the swimming.
Baseball has not yet been taken up
in earnest, but several teams are in
the making. The fishing has been
better than usual this year and many
large ones are being caught. The
motor boat is in good running order
and many fine trips are looked for
ward to. Many additions have been
made to the camp this season, includ-
ing gas lighting plant and museum
cases, in the latter of which are be-
ing put many relics of the present
war brought over by Mr.. Clark. More
boys are coming every day and the
prospects indicate one of the best
seasons.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1918-07-24
Queen Of
Roses
By HortenseW orthington

copyright, 1917 Western Newspaper Union }
He was tired out, world weary; he
was young, but he felt old, with 1T all
however, there was a feeling a relaxa-
ton, Of hopeful anticipation, of rest
and peace and enjoyment, for Percy
Hull had just sold out his business
for fifty thousand dollars cash, and
that amount to him, who loved work
more than money, was abundance.
It was no marvel that the letting
down from business activity caused
queer emotions. Somehow body and
spirit seemed floating in a vague at
.mosphere. He had crowded twenty
years into ten, for sole thought had
filed his mind-success. He had
reached the goal What Of the future?
"Any orders, sir?" inquired the
young man who had been his messen-
ger boy for Ave or six years, his
stenographer for the same period of
time.
Eyes, Barclay" nodded Hull, "clean
out my desk, will you? Any papers
referring to the business put in the
top drawer; any personal stuff in the
waste basket. ! don't think there Is
anything there Of mine worth preserv-
ing. You have been loyal companion,
Barclay. Please do little errand for
me, as friend"
certainly, Mr.. Hull"
"My successor will be here in the
morning. I shall not. Here is some
money! and he extended q fivedOllar
bank note. eco to the florist I direct
you to and tell him to send a neat
assortment of flowers for the occasion,
will you? Here is his card. I de-
clare" and Hull vainly ransacked his
pockets. II picked up his card only an
hour ago, l must have lost it. Oh
well-yOu can locate the place. Fifth
street, just beyond the opera house"
81 know the place, sir. I will have
the flowers here in the morning" prom
Used Barclay.
'And see me before I leave-don't
forget"
Percy Hull made his last visit the
next morning to the establishment he
had so long dominated. He saw that
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1918-07-24
NORTH TROY

A daughter, Gwendolyn Helen, was
born to Mr.. and Mrs. Earl A. Sisco
on July 16.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1918-07-24


Loren Hendrix had a cow killed
last week as a result of choking.
Mrs. Mark Willis and Mrs. Dayton
Harding spent Tuesday in Newport.
Mrs. John Brown recently enter
tanned her niece and friends from
Orleans.
Sunday, o. w. Bailey and family
motored to Morgan for the day with
relatives.
Miss Maize Adams of Lowell has
been the guest Of Miss Eva Miller a
few days.
Homer Edmunds and family of
Morrisville were guests at Erwin
Clark's Sunday.
Miss Ruby Calkins of Westmore
camelast week to spend a few days
with Mrs. A. J. Hunt.
Wilson Foster has CONT to Mt.
Washington Hotel, Breton Woods,
N. H., for the summer.
Gerald George of Mansonville is
staying with his brother at O. w.
Bailey's for short time.
Almon Clark of Hyde Park spent
the weekend with his brother, E. F..
Clark, and relatives in Lowell.
Ora Dane and family and Mrs. A.
j. Crawford, called at Herbert Long
ley's Sunday on their way to Lowell.
Mr.. and Mrs. Roy L. Miller Of Au-
burndale, Mass, are expected soon to
visit Mrs. A. j. Hunt and Mrs. Lee
Miller.
Loren Hendrix went to Beebe Sat-
urday to spend a week with his
daughter, Mrs. Ephraim Courser.
Wednesday Mr.. and Mrs. M. H.
Burbidge accompanied Mr.. and Mrs.
Ryea to Newport for a days fishing.
Monday and Tuesday were the first
and only two consecutive good hay
days this summer and large
amount of frst-class hay was put in
barns.
Harvey Hendrix, who enlisted from
Brattleboro was transferred to the
| Orleans district for physical eXamln-
alton which he took Wednesday. He
was assigned to the auxiliary service
| in Scotland and is subject to immedi-
ate call.
Arthur Austin and family and Will
Kenniston of Northampton, Mass,
motored up here few days ago to
visit their sister, Mrs. Fred Curtis
and relatives in Troy. Mrs. Curtis
had been visiting there a few days
and made the return trip with them.
The Red Cross will hold an ice
| cream sale Saturday evening on the
common if the weather is fine. If not
it will be held in the schoolhouse as
before. 1t is hoped that there will
be a large attendance as the society
| is nearly out of funds and the need OF
materials and work is very pressing.
Sunday Mr. and Mrs. D. c.. Wood
worth and son Wellington, and Royce
Houston Of Enosburg Falls, Mrs.
Bradley Houston and Mrs. Fred M.
Beck and two children of ST. Johns
bury motored up. and made flying
calls on their former friends here,
stopping at Lake Eden for dinner.
Saturday there was a very severe
rainstorm, in the midst Of which came
a terrible hail storm, lasting several
minutes, stripping the leaves from
the trees and cutting "garden sass'
to Sits, then a ripping thunder storm
came on. An immense amount Of wa
ter fell and with the wind and hail
badly damaged crops.
Friday afternoon a score of the
Westfeld ladies attended the recep-
ton given by Miss Orcelia Atwood,
where she exhibited several patch
work quilts and other specimens Of
needlecraft made by her forbears.
The refreshments were appetizing
and strictly hooverized. Mrs. Albro
Hunt presided at the refreshment ia
BILE and Mrs. Herbert Longley and
Mrs. Dayton Harding assisted at the
| pleasant occasion.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1918-07-24

Mrs. Thos H. Davis R. +. D. No. 3, Montgom
cry, Ind, writes she had trouble with her bladde
and treated for several months without relief. Foley
Kidney Pills were recommended to her and she COM
menced using them. She says she got relief from the
first bottles, and eight bottles cured her. Many
similar letters have been written by grateful pers
who found relief from kidney trouble backache, ri
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1918-07-24

Many Shocks Followed Earthquake.
The Messina earthquake of 1908 was
followed by no less than 1927 after
shocks.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1918-07-24

The owner of some limestone caves
I'm Virginia has riped the air from
them into his house to provide an
even temperature the year round.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1918-07-24

Ashes from Luzon's occasionally &C.
tive VOLCANOES fertilize the soil and en-.
able the Philippines to produce the
worlds finest hemp.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1918-07-24
POSTSCRiPTS

Two horoscopes are used by an Iowa
inventor to keep single-wheel motor
cycle steady, the rider and motor bal
ancing one another.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1918-07-24

Officials in the Philippines are inves-
tigating the possibility Of obtaining
larger quantities of high-grade lubri-
eating oil from a vine that grows wild
throughout the island.
To enable the operator of an old
style typewriter to watch it's work as
In visible machine, an inventor has
patented pair of mirrors to be mount
ed on it in the proper position.
The production Of potatoes in Eng
land and Wales last year has been Off
cially estimated at 1885, O95 long tons,
about one-third more than the year be-
fore and the greatest crop on record.
Japanese scientists are searching for
an explanation of an apparent relation
ship between the frequency Of earth
quakes of Tokyo and the amount of
rainfall and snowfall in other parts Of
the empire.
All the works of a new clock are in
closed in ball representing the world,
which slides down strip of parch-
ment inscribed with the hours, the nu-
merals being pointed out by figure
Of Father Time
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1918-07-24
UP THE MISSISOUOI
WESTFIELD


IN
, 1918-03-07
Patience With sitters.

To be successful with sitting hens
requires careful and faithful attention
to their needs, and above all, patience.
Even with the best of care some hens
prove to be tickle mothers and cause
trouble and loss in Matching by break
ing their eggs, leaving their nests or
trampling on the chickens when first
Matched. Most hens of the general
purpose breeds, such as the Plymouth
Rocks, Wyandottes, Rhode Island Reds
and Orpingtons make very good moth
ers. The heavier class or meat breeds,
including the Brahmas and Cochins,
are good s%itters, but are inclined to
be clumsy on the nest The Leghorns
and other Mediterranean breeds are
very v and usually do not make
good mothers.
, 1918-03-07
Instead Of Beef Scrap.

If 1t is desired to substitute cot
tonseed meal for beef scraps in the dry
mash for hens the feeder should be
careful not to replace more than half
the beef scrap with this substitute, as
the result In egg production and in
the quality of the eggs will be unsatis-
factory. Chopped green bone, avail
able at the butcher shop, is an excel
lent substitute for beef scrap when fed
fresh to the hens. Buy 1t in small
quantities as 1t does not keep fresh
very long, and when spoiled it is like
ly to be harmful.
, 1918-03-07
Early Hatch. Early LAYERS.

February, March and April are the
best months to hatch chickens, but
the sooner 1t can be done the better.
Matching should be completed if pos
sible by the first of May. Chickens
Matched before this time will have n
good chance to mature and be in lay
ing condition as pullets before the cold
weather of fall sets in, and should,
in consequence, be producers during
the entire fall and winter. This is one
of the chief reasons poultry specialists
of the United States Department of
Agriculture are urging the Importance
this year of the early hatch. Early
Matched chickens are also easier to
raise, as they live and thrive better
than those which are still small when
the hot weather begins.
, 1918-03-07
kidney TROUBLE NOT
EASILY RECOGNIZED
Applicants for Insurance Often
Rejected

An examining physician for one of the
prominent life insurance companies, in an
interview of the subject, made the as
tonishing statement that one reason why
80 many applicants for insurance are re.
jected is because kidney trouble is so com.
NOR to the American people, and the large
majority of those whose applications are
declined do not even suspect that they
have the disease.
Judging from reports from druggists
who are constantly in direct touch with
the public, there is one preparation that
has been very successful in overcoming
these conditions. The mild and healing
influence of DIR. Kilmer's Swamp-Root d
soon realized. 1t stands the highest for
its remarkable record of success.
We find that Swamp-Root is strictly
an herbal compound and we would ad-
wise our readers who feel in need of such a
remedy to give it a trial. 1t is on sale
at all drug stores in bottles of two sizei,
medium and large.
However, if you wish first to test this
great preparation send ten cents to Dr..
Kilmer & Co., Binghamton, N. Y, for q
sample bottle. When writing be sure and
mention this paper.-Adv.
, 1918-03-07
WELL TO SELECT
BEST INCUBATOR
Hatcher Found to Be Successful
Locally, Usually Most
Profitable.
MANY MAKES ARE RELIABLE
Machines Most Popular in Vicinity
Enables Beginner to Learn From
Experience of others-size
is OF Importance.

If you are concerned now with the
selection of an incubator, you have the
choice of many reliable makes. Since
1t Is not advisable to recommend any
particular machine, you would best
study the types and decide for your
self. Wherever possible 1t is well to
select an incubator which has given
satisfaction in your locality, so that
you may get the benefit of the expert
ence of other operators near by. Some
machines have become popular in GER
tain sections of the country because
they were advertised extensively in
that section rather than because of
adaptability to the climatic conditions.
Don't Buy Cheap Machine.
Cheap machines are less reliable, re-
quire more attention and wear out
much quicker than higher-priced incu-
bators. AS the value of the machine is
small compared to the value of the
eggs used during the normal life of the
incubator, it is poor economy to pur-
chase n machine that Is not reliable.
The details of construction and
equipment of most ~incubators are so
subject to change that it is impossible
to state definitely the best kind Of
lamps, brackets, regulators and other
equipment for the different incubators.
The lamp should have a bowl large
enough to hold sufficient oil to burn at
least 36 hours under average weather
conditions; 1t should be easy to remove
and replace and set absolutely tight in
position. The incubator should be set
so that the lamp is at II convenient
height and the egg tray convenient to
handle.
Size of Machine to Get.
The best size of an incubator to buy
depends upon circumstances. 1t takes
, 1918-03-07

To drive a tank, handle the gun an,
sweep over the enemy trenches fob.
strong nerves, good rich blood. n o.
stomach, liver and kidneys. When ~.
time comes, the man with red FLOOD y
his veins "is up and at It." He has ,raa
nerves for hardships-an Interest in n.
work grips him. That's the way von
feel when you have taken a blood ors
nerve tonic, made up of Blood roo,
Golden Seal root, Stone root, Cherrv
bark, and rolled into a sugar-cootas
tablet and sold In sixty-cent walls bv al.
most all druggists for past fifty veor,
as DIR. Pierce's Golden Medical DIscor
cry. This tonic, In liquid or tablet form
is just what you need this spring 10
give you vim, vigor and vitality. At ths
flag end of a hard winter, no wonda,
you feel rundown" blue, out of sort.
Try this Medical Discovery" of Dr,
Pierce's. Don't whit To-day is tbo
day to beginl A little 'pep," and Won
laugh and live.
The best means to oil the machInerv
of the body, put tone into the liver
kidneys and circulatory system. is to
first practice a good house-cleanlpg
1 know of nothing better as n laxative
than a vegetable pill made up Of Nav.
apple, leaves Of aloe and jalap. This
is commonly sold by all druggists as
DR.. .Pierce's Pleasant Pellets, and
should be taken at least once a week To
clear the twenty-five feet of intestines.
You will thus clean the system-expel
the poisons and keep tpel1. Noto IA
the time to clean house. Give yourself
n spring house cleaning.-Adv.
, 1918-03-07
City Chickens Need Room.

Whether the backyard poultry keep
er should try to renew his flock either
by Matching and rearing chicks or by
purchasing and rearing day-old chicks,
is an open question. Raising chicks
should not be attempted unless a plot
can be provided separate from that to
which there is grass Of where a sup
ply of green feed can be furnished.
Matching under these conditions can
best be done with hens.
, 1918-03-07
SELLING HENS NOW MEANS
LOSS OF EGG MILLIONS.

To effect a saving of 10000
900 eggs for the food supply in
the United States, poultry spe-
cialists of the United States De-
partment of Agriculture are
making every effort to encourage
farmers to keep their hens until
after the spring laying season
rather than send them to market
at this time. Figures compiled
by the specialists show that
more than 100000 hens, each
capable of producing 80 eggs, on
an average, r sent to market
from the southern states alone
in the winter and early spring.
The "Save-the-Hen" message is
being sent by the Department
of Agriculture broadcast through
press notices and posters and
through its county agents, espe-
cially in the southern poultry
raising sections, where the prac-
tice is more common.
, 1918-03-07

or three patches, so that much time is
saved In tending to the i%ncubators and
brooders, while the chickens are more
even in size than those that are hatch
ed when the incubating period extends
V e a longer time. A fair estimate
for a poultry farm is an incubator
space of one-egg capacity per hen, pro-
vided that about one-half of the flock
is to be renewed yearly and no outside
Matching is carried n The larger
machines cost less in proportion to
their capacity than the smaller ones.
, 1918-03-07
sREsT-LITovsk DELEGATES SIGN
TREATY WITHOUT DISCUSSING
NEW GERMAN DEMANDS.
HANG 200 BOLSHEv|K|
REPORT SlAvS ACCEPTED ALL
TERMS TO HALT TEuToN
INVASION.

Western Newspaper Union News Service.
Berlin (Via London), March A.
"By reason of the signing of the peace
treaty with Russia" Jays the Official
communication from headquarters last
night, military operations in Russia
have ceased"
petrograd, March A German air
man bombed various parts of the city.
Three persons were killed and five
wounded.
Amsterdam, March 4.-According to
reports emanating from Poland, Leon
Trotzky, Bolshevik foreign minister
did not return to the peace conference
at Brest-Litovsk because Germany OBJ
jected to his continuance as a Russian
delegate. 1t is stated that Trotzkys
resignation will be forthcoming as a
result. Semi-official German and Aus
trian statements received here yes
terday set forth claims of forward
steps toward peace between the n
trail powers and Rumania.
Petrograd, March An the fear
that argument would result in even
more onerous terms, the Russian dele
cation at Brest-Litovsk accepted all
the German peace conditions n Is
about to sign an agreement, according
to a telegram from the delegates re-
ceived yesterday at the Smolny Insti-
" IL l-,,-l, a1raol- houn haan
increased, they reported. The mes
sage, which was addressed to Premier
Lenine and Foreign Minister Trotzky,
follows:
"As we anticipated, deliberations on
a treaty of peace are absolutely USE
less and could only make things
worse in comparison with the ultima
tum of Feb. 81.
'"They might eve assume the char
acter of leading to the presentation
of another ultimatum.
an view of this fact and in conse-
quence of the Germans refusal to
cease military action until peace is
signed, we have resolved to sign the
treaty without discussing its contents
anu ledNe dlltT we nave dlldcueu Jul
signatures. We, therefore, have re-
quested a train, expecting to sign to-
day and leave afterwards.
1.-The most serious feature Of the
new demands, compared with those of
Feb. 81, is the following:
ITO detach the regions of Kara
baugh, Kars and Batoum from Rus
sian territory on the pretext of the
right of people to self-determination."
London, March According to a
semi-official news agency dispatch
from Petrograd Saturday. a proclama-
ton has been issued by the Bolshevik
government under the heading I'm
porters of German Kultur," asserting
that when the Germans entered VOL
mar Feb. 90, 200 persons were arrest
ed and, without any investigation,
were hanged in the market place. The
proclamation says this action resulted
from information given the Bour.
geoise, who gathered around the gal.
lows and shouted, "The same fate
, 1918-03-07

Marriage is like any other condition;
where there Is life t..ere Is hope.
, 1918-03-07

Ready.
Bobby would kiss you if l thought
no one would see me.
Flossy-Shall 1 close my eyes7
, 1918-03-07

nbout Is much time to care for a go
as 1t does for a 300-egg machine, SO
that 1t is generally advisable to get one
of at least 150-egg capacity, although
special conditions often exist which
make smaller machines valuable. A
small machine is often used in con-
nection with q larger one, placing all
the eggs in the large machine after the
first or second test. I%ncubators of
froLa 300 to 400-egg capacity are gen
orally used on those large farms which
use individual lamp incubators. Many
poultrymen believe that it pays to have
an incubator capacity large enough to
hatch the bulk of their stock in two
, 1918-03-07

False teeth are one thing, but a false
tongue behind them Is another.
, 1918-03-07
HOW TO HELP INCUBATOR.

Follow the manufacturers di-
rections in setting up and oper-
ating an incubator.
See that the incubator is rum
ming steadily ut the desired tenn
perature before filling with eggs.
Do not add fresh eggs to u tray
containing eggs which are under
going incubation.
Turn the eggs twice daily af-
ter the second and until the
nineteenth day. Cool the eggs
once daily, according to the
weather, from the seventh 20 the
nineteenth day.
Turn the eggs before caring
for the lamps.
Attend to the machine careful
ly at regular hours.
Keep the lamp and wick clean.
Test the eggs on the seventh
and fourteenth days.
Do not open the machine after
the eighteenth day until the
chickens are Matched.
, 1918-03-07
AMERICANS REPULsE RAID.
Hun Shock Troops Driven Back by
". S. Artillery Fire.

With the American Army in France,
March 4.-Another German raid on
the American line was made Friday
night in the Chemin des Danes sector.
After sharp fighting the enemy re.
tired.
A plan of attack, including a mar
of the American positions, indicating
every dugout, which was removed
from the body of a Prussian captain,
who led the recent assault upon the
sector northwest of Tpul, shows how
completely the Germans prepare their
raids-if, in fact, this was but a
simple raid, not having as its ultimate
object the retention of a portion of the
salient.