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The Monticellonian. [volume] (Monticello, Ark.) 1870-1920, 1918-06-07
SUCCUMBED TO HEAVY ODDS
With Eleven to One Against Him,
Country Constable Was Willing
to Give Up the Fight.

Reference at dinner party was
made to the trials and tribulations that
occasionally fall to the lot of the mo-
torist, when this little anecdate was
recalled by Representative Horace Nj.
Towner of Iowa:
One afternoon a mOtoriSt was whiz-
zing along an unfamiliar highway in
the West when country constable
appeared in the road with an uplifted
hand.
whats the trouble?" asked the mo-
torist, bringing his car to stop.
what do you want?'
VERY sorry" answered the consta-
BILE, but you We're going at the rate
of fifty miles an hour, and l will have
to arrest you"
You are wrong. my friend de-
slared the motorist. II wasn't doing
any better than twenty-five miles an
hour, and here is a ten-dollar bill to
back up what l say"
"All right" returned the constable
with an air Of resignation, rs the ten
was transferred with eleven to one
against me. / amt going to take no
chances on bein' called down by the
justice o. peace. "-Philadelphia Eve
ming Telegraph.
The Monticellonian. [volume] (Monticello, Ark.) 1870-1920, 1918-06-07
GIVE CALIFORNIA SYRUP OF FIGS
AT ONCE If BILIOUS OR
CONSTIPATED.

Look at the tongue, mother! II
coated. 1t Is a sure sign that your lit
tie ones stomach, liver and bowels
needs gentle, thorough cleansing at
once.
When peevish. cross. listless, pale,
doesn't sleep. doesn't eat or act natu-
rally. or is feverish, stomach sour,
breath bad; has stomach-ache. sore
throat. diarrhea. full Of cold, give .
teaspoonful Of California Syrup Of
Figs" and in q few hours all the foul,
constipated waste. undigested food
and sour bile gently moves cut Of the
little bowels without gripping, and you
have a well, playful child again.
You needn't coax sick children to
take this harmless fruit laxative;"
they love Its delicious taste. and II
always makes them feel splendid.
Ask your druggist fer q bottle Of
california Syrup Of Figs" which has
directions for babies. children of all
ages and for grown-ups plainly on the
bottle. Beware Of counterfeits sold
here. To be sure you get the genuine.
ask to see that 1t Is made by the Cali
fornia Fig Syrup Company" Refuse
any other kind with contempt.-Adv.
The Monticellonian. [volume] (Monticello, Ark.) 1870-1920, 1918-06-07
On historic Ground.

The division headquarters at Camp
Lee Is within stones throw of the
spot where the house stood that
housed Grant and his staff during the
siege of Petersburg. Last fall there
was confederate reunion at Peters
burg, and the old soldiers visited the
cantonment. The man who had served
was there; and in that camp, so ap-
propriately named for the great mill
tary leader of the South. he met the
grandson of the famous general, an
officer in the American army. training
Americans TO fight for America.-WiI.
liam Slayens McNutt, in Golfers
Weekly.
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forward he Withdrew the top newspaper retaining until he had finished
his
the
on.
perhaps
by He performance wild whop
the
a
limit You wouldn't
headline puroners
a
considered secondhand cheap
The Monticellonian. [volume] (Monticello, Ark.) 1870-1920, 1918-06-07
Locomotive Fire Cost.

The cost of kindling fires In locomo-
tives is said to range from 6S cents to
S1.14. according 10 the size OF the en-
CINE. These figures represent the cost
when dry shavings, the cheapest kind
of kindling. are used. Multiplied by
63.0O0, the number of locomotives In
this country. the difference between
the cheapest and the most expensive
kindling would naturally amount to
millions of dollars annually.
The Monticellonian. [volume] (Monticello, Ark.) 1870-1920, 1918-06-07

Mazeppa's revolt against szardom
was taken so seriously by the govern
Ing classes in Russia that until quite
modern times his name was not al
lowed to be mentioned in print. In
1852 dance known as the "Mazeppa"
was fashionable In Paris. When a
Russian newspaper had the mpru-
dence to mention this fact Count Schir-
Insky, the then minister of public in
struction, severely rated the chief Of
the censorship department for having
sanctioned the publication of so objec-
tionable an article.-London Globe.
The Monticellonian. [volume] (Monticello, Ark.) 1870-1920, 1918-06-07
PRODUCTIVE FLOCK OF HENS
Fowls Whose Best Laying Days Are
Over and Poorly Developed Chick
ems Should Be Sold.

prepared by the United States Depart
ment of Agriculture)
If efforts We're made to dispose of all
hens when their best laying days were
over, a large quantity of poultry meat
would be placed on the market All
poorly developed chickens should be
culled out and sold for meat. also This
would allow the poultry keeper to
make the best use of his grain by feed
ing it TO younger and more productive
fowls
The Monticellonian. [volume] (Monticello, Ark.) 1870-1920, 1918-06-07
MANY ERRORS OF BEGINNERS
Difficult Problems viii Be Presented
Before Success in Any Large
Degree Is Attained.

prepared by the United States Depart
ment of AgricultureD
Beginners in the poultry business
will probably make many mistakes and
difficult problems will be presented for
solution before success in any large
measure will be attained. AS soon as
1t is found to be paying investment.
more capital may be put into the plant.
The Monticellonian. [volume] (Monticello, Ark.) 1870-1920, 1918-06-07

ers glad they We're alive. One OF IHOse
1913 model cheap men walked UP TO
the stand. He had on Il high hat frock
coat. striped trousers, spats and
mayonnaise mltts. A cane was crooked
over his left arm. He looked like
man who could recite what the men
will wear" without missing a stroke.
A glarfng war headline on the
blind mans newspapers caught his
eye. He paused, and from a distance
tried to read the announcement. This
..
The Monticellonian. [volume] (Monticello, Ark.) 1870-1920, 1918-06-07
New Habits.

When one is forming a new habit
for good. II must be carefully watched
and its practice guarded until it has
lapse" says a wise writer. lis like let
ting fall ball of string which one is
winding ur a single slip undoes more
than great many turns will wind
apaiu"
The Monticellonian. [volume] (Monticello, Ark.) 1870-1920, 1918-06-07

and two nights. or WIS so considered
by a doctor, the undertaken and the
mans family. casket had been pro-
cured for him aIsl the undertaken had
come TO prepare the body for burial.
The man was supposed to have sue
cunbed TO an attack of pneumonia.
The mans widow insisted on the
corpse being shaved, and barber was
called to perform this operation. When
he had lathered the supposed dead
mans face and had his job about half
comIsefed the barber cut through a
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o
He said he had heard word that had been spoken
to
his
dp Inc u manyye
The Monticellonian. [volume] (Monticello, Ark.) 1870-1920, 1918-06-07
important Turkey Stems.

One of the most important steps
toward success in turkey raising is
the proper selection of breeding stock.
Birds for breeding should be selected
for vigor. size. shape. strong bone,
early maturity. and color of plumage.
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hest OF
Torn having
prompted
necessiang
and
The Monticellonian. [volume] (Monticello, Ark.) 1870-1920, 1918-06-07

supreme court here before Justice Nor
schauser in an aation which Samuel
Beskin. owner of the mules and mayor
of Beacon. has started to compel Frank
Yardle of Ossining to recompense him
for an accident which broke UP his
mule set.
Many in the courtroom We're moved
to tears, Justice Morschauser blinking
at times. as the attorney for Beskin
told OF the devotion of Romeo and
Juliet-the names under which the
mules were listed in the Beacon direc-
The Monticellonian. [volume] (Monticello, Ark.) 1870-1920, 1918-06-07

the Purpora family circle. The couplet
of Huckleberry Films managed TO
amass the grand total of 81 during
their absence from the parental roof.
Accompanied by big police ser
geant the twins We're returned to their
home not the least bit tagged out by
the experience and apparently very
much RECALLED on candy and pies. which
WAS their chief diet. according to Joe.
Billy told interviewers that they spent
IN in a., ,
The Monticellonian. [volume] (Monticello, Ark.) 1870-1920, 1918-06-07
Mission poino Good Work

Experimental gardens and orchards
are conducted as part of the Presby
terrain mission work AT Metet. West
Africa. Cocoa. corn, cassava, palm oil.
coffee, nuts and hats are some of rae
products marketed.
The Monticellonian. [volume] (Monticello, Ark.) 1870-1920, 1918-06-07

Soph-l WAS over to see her last
night when someone threw brick
through the window and hit the pool
girl in the side,
Frosh-Did ii hurt herr
Soph-No; but it broke three of my
fingers.-Burr.
The Monticellonian. [volume] (Monticello, Ark.) 1870-1920, 1918-06-07


anything with William he patriot and would
take him a o
proceeding along the
Oddly enough the friend
had Whit could phyXiate the kaiser
the blow the
off possible the TO
n e.fee foreve a
All bolt three platinum dizzy pms ana
all of
hired to cute but not bizarre
his friend Adam William went
he led
the duration OF the
The Monticellonian. [volume] (Monticello, Ark.) 1870-1920, 1918-06-07

owned by Mr.
holds
positively declines
of
he
wih
Mr. fardle
payhl Tor the OF animals
The Monticellonian. [volume] (Monticello, Ark.) 1870-1920, 1918-06-07
With Beloved Juliet Gone, Romeo Is Sad Mule

pouGIkEEPslE N Two minds with but single bray heels
lowing Duch county mules h "details which aired e
The Monticellonian. [volume] (Monticello, Ark.) 1870-1920, 1918-06-07

Most particular women use Red Cross
Ball Blue. American made Sure to please.
At all good grocers. Adv.
The Monticellonian. [volume] (Monticello, Ark.) 1870-1920, 1918-06-07

Love should never be treated light
ly. That is probably the reason why
the light is turned down so often.
The Monticellonian. [volume] (Monticello, Ark.) 1870-1920, 1918-06-07
Milwaukee Twins Hailed as "Champion Runaways"

MILWAUKEE of
M and
The Monticellonian. [volume] (Monticello, Ark.) 1870-1920, 1918-06-07

Patriotism in its most acute form
attacked William. He was pressing
trousers in his tailor shop at the time
ana when he got through cheering and
appiauding as drum corps passed
there was an aroma of stewed cheviot
about the shop and the trousers had
gone to their reward.
William announced that he would
pay for the trousers and would also
invest ST00 in Liberty bonds. Adam
The Monticellonian. [volume] (Monticello, Ark.) 1870-1920, 1918-06-07

He that wants money, means and
content is without three good friends.
Shakespeare.
The Monticellonian. [volume] (Monticello, Ark.) 1870-1920, 1918-06-07
Lucky for Mr.. Landon That BARRIERS Razor Slipped

foLoRADo SPRINGS CoLo-Phip a here
the
miner employed place known Bnn
The Monticellonian. [volume] (Monticello, Ark.) 1870-1920, 1918-06-07
King of All "Cheap Skates Found in New York

NEW YoRKNo Herald there blind man who makes
enough the air to make New YORK
The Monticellonian. [volume] (Monticello, Ark.) 1870-1920, 1918-06-07

Valuable Iron Tonic for the Blood
GROVES TASTELESS chill TONIC Purifes and
Bnrches the Blood IL arouses the liver, drives out
ma Iaria and builds up the whole system. A Gem
eral Strengthening Tonic for Adults and Children,
60c.
The Monticellonian. [volume] (Monticello, Ark.) 1870-1920, 1918-06-07
More Lioht and Sunshine.

Were the poultry house windows
Kept clean there would be more light
and sunshine.
The Monticellonian. [volume] (Monticello, Ark.) 1870-1920, 1918-06-07

Though the office seldom seeks the
man. the job frequently does-and
without success.
The Monticellonian. [volume] (Monticello, Ark.) 1870-1920, 1918-06-07
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nave been suppressed for the
minus 500 which lie intended to in
New Britain herald., 1918-04-24

houses. The soldiers are forced TO
battle regularly, and>in order that they
may retain their wearing apparel
from the vermin, it is necessary to
place a stone on them as weight
while in the water.
Captain Keene paid a tribute to the
food furnished to the soldiers in
France. He said that 1t consisted of
bully beef and there was no short
age of tin cans when it was shipped
from Chicago, and the "hardtack' was
an excellent composition of concrete
and other things. One Of the diff
ficulties encountered by the SOL
diers in France is procuring drinking
water; at least this condition existed
when Captain Keene was at the firing
line. The Hun, in all his friendliness,
a., poisoned all the wells in the vicinity.
Tea was served with regularity to the
troops and the speaker said: IF it
tasted like tea it was water and If it
tasted like water it was tea"
During the first year that he was
at the front, the men were allowed
to travel about the trench area alone
but in 1915 conditions necessitated
that every soldier going out Of the
trenches be accompanied by a COM
panion. He described the humorous
signs tackled up on various trenches,
purporting to represent some of the
famous avenues in the Il. S. A. None
Of the trenches are built straight
Captain Keene explaining the reason
for their peculiar construction.
The wire entanglements placed by
the murderous Hun was one of the
obstacles that confronted the first
troops Of the British and Canadians
that rushed to the assistance Of
Belgium and France. Miles and miles
of barbed wire can be seen, the
speaker said, and in one sector that
he was at he was able to observe 40
acres of nothing but barbed wire en-
tanglements. Life in the trenches,
the speaker said, is very monotonous
at times. It is imperative that all the
inhabitants of these rendezvous Of
soldiers remain perfectly quiet; one
false move and the Hun is on top of
you, he said.
Speaking Of the memorable battle
Of the SOmme, Captain Keene said
that for every day that the conflict
was in progress, over 1000 shells
were used by the British army. Since
August 1, 1914, from one thousand
to twenty thousand British men we're
killed or wounded daily in battle.
The speaker attacked the Ger
man propaganda who is spread
ing talk about the German people
being tired of war. He said
that the spirit of the German
people is still unbroken, and that
they still love their kaiser as of old,
and the morale Of the German army
today is better than at the outbreak
of the war. He ridicu1ed the talk
about the people of Germany starry
ing, and said that at the present time
all the non-combatants are assisting
the Hun in his mad drive for world
wide conquest.
The women of Germany are play
New Britain herald., 1918-04-24

ing an important role in the war, tbs
speaker said many of them working
in the fields, in munition plants and
sacrificing their earthly possessions
for the Beast of Berlin
He said that the eye of the Imperial
German government is cast on the
United States of America, and with
the present war resulting VIGOROUSLY
for the Teutonic powers 1t would be
only question of time until we would
be brought face to face with the Hun
within our midst"
The powerful German, the speaker
said, has practically accomplished
everything to date that he set out to
do, with the exception of capturing
Paris and breaking through the WON
derful lines Of Field Marshal Haig'
forces. Captain keene said that In
the first pages Of German geography
will be found a warning to her sons
that the "Fathcrland'' is surrounded
by hostile countries.
Captain Keene brought forth rounds
of applause when he made this state
ment: Germany believes In blood
and iron, and the only way she can be
licked is by the same method" He
spoke of the wonderful sacrifices that
the British women are making by
taking UP employment in the trades
formerly occupied by men and toll
New Britain herald., 1918-04-24
they CAVE
HER V|NOL
after ST. KVESS
1t Completely Restored Her
Strength

Brooklyn, N. Y.--"Pneumonia left
me weak and tired, with pains under
my shoulder blades, a bad cough and
no appetite. Five bottles of Vinol re-
stored my strength and health.
gained In weight and my cough dis
appeared. Mrs. B. Richter, 1872
Menhan ST, Brooklyn, n. Y.
This is because Vinol is q cOnsti-
tutional, cod liver and iron remedy
which creates an appetite, aids diges-
ton, enriches the blood and in this
natural manner restores health and
strength. Formula on every bottle.
Show it to your doctor. He knows.
The Clark & Brainerd Co, drug
gists; Liggett's Riker- Hegeman Drug
Stores; John J. McBriarty; Nathan
Noveck; w. II. Russell, and at the
best drug store in every town and city
in the country.
New Britain herald., 1918-04-24

lies do not make the outcome of the
present war one for the perpetuation
Of democracy for all times. He said
that in the Hun country the young
boy is taught bayonet practice just
the same as young America is edu-
Gated in the great American pastime,
baseball.
The speaker said that through Ger
man propaganda, we are told that
Germany would never seek anoth er
war. She believed that through the
submarine warfare she would be in
u position to attack the United States
through South America" he said.
Continuing further, the speaker said
I'VE did not believe that they had
guns that would shoot for many
miles, but they have" He also said
that there was no doubt that America
would be soon called upon to meet
the Teutonic foo should the Allies
prove unsuccessful in the present con-
1ict
In conclusion, Mr.. Sexton said that
the purchase Of Liberty Bonds was an
indication on the part OF the Amer
lean people that they stood behind
the boys who have sacrificed so much
to go to foreign soil in the common
cause--dem ocracy. He also took a
farewell shot at the socialist type, by
reminding them that a country that
had given to them SO much to be
thankful for, during many years,
should at least be entitled to their
heartiest consideration In these try
ing days.
Captain Keene the final speaker OF
New Britain herald., 1918-04-24
PIN THIS UPON
WiFE'S DRESSER
Warns women against cutting
eorns and says they HIT
right out.

Because style DEGREES that women
crowd and buckle up their tender toes
In high heel footwear they suffer from
eorns, then they cut and trim at these
painful pests which merely makes the
corn grow hard. This suicidal habit
may cause lockjaw and women are
warned to stop it.
A few drops of n drug called freez-
one applied directly upon a sore corn
gives quick relief and soon the entire
sorn, root and all, lifts out without
pain Ask the drug store man for Il
quarter of an ounce of freezone, which
eosts very little but Is sufficient to re-
move every hard or soft corn or call
Gus from ones feet.
", This drug Is gummy but 1t dries in
/ moment and simply shrivels up the
.orn without infiaming or even irri-
ating the surrounding tissue or skin.
New Britain herald., 1918-04-24

the rally was rendered nne reCep-
ton as he assembled the speakers
platform after a fattering introduce
ton by Chairman Sloper.
Going Over in 1911
He spoke of his entrance into the
Canadian forces in the year Of 1914
and after several weeks of intensive
training, being shipped with his COM
mand to England. Prior to enlist
ment, Captain Keene said, many of
his pals had discussed the war stu
alton and decided that it was time to
get in and gain a commission before
the field for officers became too con-
gested.
Believing that every army is in need
Of some privates, the speaker said he
enlisted as one. He left the field of a.
newspaper man to enroll in the army
Of the dominion. Striking up q hu-
morous vein in the hearts Of his audi
tors, Captain Keene kept the church
in an uproar for several minutes as
he talked Of the two-cylinder cars that
! were in service at that time, the tyne
that goes nicely down hin, while the
people Of the Dominion of Canada
shouted that the Germans We're licked
but when it came to a hill and the
same two-cylinder failed to repeat it's
brilliant performance, then the ma
tives got chilled hearts and claimed
that there was nothing to prevent the
Kaiser from taking possession of
Toronto and adjacent cities.
After a few days training in Sails
bury, England, Captain Keene's regi-
ment was ordered to FRAN ce--into the
life of the trenches. On entering the
4~s,,
came acquainted with mud, mud and
mud.
1T was mud to the right of you.
mud to the left Of you and mud every
where" he said. The speaker said that
| he still believes that all the water In
Franco and Belgium was in the
trenches that his regiment occupied.
One Of the first engagements he was
in, the speaker said, was at Ypres.
At this juncture, he proceeded to IL
lustrate the many ways this particular
city is pronounced in various tongues.
and the illustration was met with
roars of laughter. Captain keene, IN
describing one particular conflict, said
that being within "a feet of the Ger
man trenches, the Allied soldiers often
threw bully beef to the enemy and
it tasted good that they reached
their heads out Of the trenches in their
pleas for more. He characterized the
Germans in this manner:
There is only one kind Of a Ger
man that Is good one--a dead one
This brought applause that lasted for
fully minute.
He related a tale where bodies Of
dead Germans were buried near his
trench. With one of them he used the
barred head for a hat rack and the
feet of another were used for a match
scratcher.
Places that were formerly utilized
as breWeries are now used as bath
New Britain herald., 1918-04-24

grated by tra, UNI IN -" { .'o'r-
ditions. In conclu-1,.S nc
besought any man in the au".emce to
hit between the eyes any individual
who came to him with the Shiny Ger
man argument He then completed
his remarks as quoted in the opening
paragraph.
New Britain herald., 1918-04-24

scratching. He cried night and day.
81 decided to try Cuticura Soap and
Ointment. After T had used them two
or three times he stopped scratching,
and one box of Cuticura Ointment and
one cake Of Cuticura Soap healed him"
(Signed) Leo Barber, SO w. Spring
ST., Winooski, VT, June II, 1917.
Stop the use of all doubtful SOAPS.
Use Cuticura for all toilet purposes.
Sample Eaoh Free by Mail. Address post.
card: Cuttcurs, Dept. r, Bcstna." Sold
everywhere. Soap Csc. Ointment rs and SOC.
New Britain herald., 1918-04-24
CutiCurdHedIS
Eczema On Face
That Etched and Burned SoCould
Not Sleep. Had to Wrap Hands.
Cried Night and Day.
Nothing Purer, Sweeter, For
All Skin Troubles Than
Cuticura.
my child had his face covered with
eczema. 1t came like pinpleswith water

In the middle. and Later it
took the form of a thick
crust. The skin was red,
and the eczema itchcd and
burned SO much that he
could not sleep nights, and
I was Obliged to wrap his
hands to stop him from
New Britain herald., 1918-04-24

the rally was rendered a fine recep-
ton as he assembled the speakers
platform after a fattering introduce
ton by Chairman Sloper