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The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1919-01-02
Letter from Private Hervie Hill OF 20.
|. 56th Infantry. A. +. F. to His
Sister. at Manchester Depot.
Somewhere in France,
Nov. 10, 1918.
Your loving son,
LOUIS.

Dear Sister
II is evening and long one as they
all are now, SO | will try and write a
bit. Il is dark here now at ; o'clock,
as early as at home. Am writing on a
rough wooden table in captured Ger
man shack. Have a line Of hunks all
along one side. tables, benches and
three stoves. I can tell you II is more
comfortable than the front line
trenches.
Well, Ethel | suppose it is about as
good news as you could want. to hear
the finish OK the Huns. Suppose you
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1919-01-02
Letter from Private Hervie w. Hill to
His Parents, Mr.. and Mrs +. +.
Hill of Manchester Depot.
Somewhere in France,

NIL OI M1UCucbtcI DcpOts
Somewhere in France,
Nov. "a, 1918.
Dear Father and Mother:--
As it is Sunday and ! have plenty
Of time, will try and pen letter to
let you know / am still kicking.
Well, life is sure some less dubious
since the signing of the armistice.
Drill on about the same old schedule,
only shorter hours. | never will kick
on drill again. 1t is so easy after
going through what have. Can sleep
until Gas in the morning and usually
60 to bed at six in the evening. If
we don't get SO lazy we can't move
suppose / will live through it all.
Had Saturday afternoon off yester-
day, the first since hit France.
Say, did you read Pershing's speech
to the A. L. f. Sounds pretty good
doesn't it, and hope that wait won't be
so long before we get the boat.
Well, suppose Thursday is Thanks
giving. Wish | were there. see the
Red Cross and Y. M. G. A. are to
|heib the boys in France. Hope they
send a little to us. Have got some
from them already: cookies and cigars.
Helps some anyway. Can't buy one
single thing where we are now and
have to depend on army rations for
our chow.
| see by the papers that President
Wilson is to come to France and re-
view some of the A. Z. F. Might have
to hike, too. Imagine this clod hopper.
Just took recess for dinner. Had
boiled spuds, punk and cabbage. Were
raised by the Germans. Can you oeat
that in the States? German cabbages,
German bunk house, tables, stoves and
benches. All Boches' work. The
doughboys sure drove them last fall
and no mistake.
Just told us we are to have a con-
cert and entertainment this afternoon
at 2 o'clock. Believe me, some change
from two weeks ago today. A concert
of three, six and eight inch shells,
both American and German. Take 1t
from me, some change.
All is peace, blessed peace. The
French have begun to come back al
ready. Have been salvaging our own
and German equipment. About all
clean here. Also found some German
bodies: as well as Americans, poor
lads. All are buried and all went IKE
men and soldiers. Honor to them all
| tell you the doughboys are always
there.
Shall always wish you could have
seen them go over the top as ! ana.
Makes you feel proud of the A. L. r.
if | do say it. Every time you see a
soldier at home with service stripe
salute him, as he did his duty like a
man.
So long for now must close for this
time.
Lovingly,
HERV1E.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1919-01-02

have tried 10 find a birthday card, but
II Is pretty hard to buy much OF any
thing here. hope TO strike some city
TO buy some souvenirs before leave
for home. have collection OF
French coins TO bring home with me.
Well I guess that ] will come to a
close for this time, with very much
love to you all.
November 25, 1918.
Dear Mother
| am going to add just . few lines to
my letter of the 22nd, which ] had not
vet mailed. There is one Of the fel-
lows here in the Office who has lieu
tenant friend here and expected to
have him take this letter up and have
him censor il or rather 0. X. it as !
wanted II to get through If possible,
as put in a little more news than
usual.
I got hold of this base censor envel-
ope today so | thought would add a
few more important lines, and send II
in this envelope. They do not censor
a letter at all in one Of these envelopes
so am sure you will get all the dope
i write. sent out several cards,
views of Vitrey yesterday, to Ethei'
Elsie. Gerty and Hazel; also some TO
other people around the town.
The latest dope here is that | may
possibly spend Christmas with you,
and wouldn't that be just great. IL
sounds too good to be true, as had
not planned on leaving here In less
than two or three months. The COM
manding officer of this post made the
remark today that all French Artillery
Center men would spend Christmas at
their homes. It is also said that all
men will be sailing in three weeks.
The paper reads as though we would
receive our discharges just as soon as
possible after we land Whether we
will receive our discharges at our local
board or at camp ] do not know,
That makes little difference SO long as
they act quickly. All batteries here
are now turning in all their equip
ment and preparing to leave Tor en-
barkation points. | think this center
will be about cleaned out in week or
ten days. | think that we Will PROB
ably sail from Bordeaux which Is a
lcng trip from here. now hope we
strike good passenger boat instead
Of freighter as we had coming over.
But believe me, the trip will be much
moro n.easant going back than 1t was
coming over We will have lights
music and everything possible to make
life worth living. Coming over II
seemed more like funeral--no lights
at night, and expecting every minute
to be punctured with torpedo. how
ever. we have nothing to worry about
going back, and will take straight
course instead Of zig Tagging as we
had to coming over. We should make
the trip in at least seven or eight DAYS,
on good boat. saw by the paper
tonight that the first troops ieit q
British port yesterday, the Z4th' Tor
home, so feel sure we will soon De
starting home.
am afraid that won't be able to
bring home my equipment, gas mask
helmet, gun, etc. as | had hoped to-
as they are to be turned in, ! am
afraid.
VIII now close with much love to
you all. ,n
PRIVATE ALFRED A. SEYMOUR.
s,,er From Sergeant Alfred Roberts
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1919-01-02
DORSET

The farmers of Dorset are urged TO
get out to the N. f. NJ. P. A. meeting
al School Hall, Tuesday afternoon,
January 7th, at 2 o'clock.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1919-01-02

been a particle Of evidence 10 show
that the State has benefited one
penny in the aggregate through It's
operation. Here arc the Official fgur~s
showing what |, has cost the state.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1919-01-02
BOARD OF TRADE NOTES

The following by Helen Perkins
Pearson is sermon in itself.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1919-01-17
CHRISTOPHER AN IDIOT.

Now take the grasshopper for exam
pie. No insect on earth more sorely
needs to ask daily to be excused for
living. The bee has a business. The
wasp has a business end. The ant
has an investment and the grub worm
has a grudge. But the grasshopper
has only an existence-an aimless ex.
istence. When we say aimless we
speak advisedly. for the scientists tell
us that when a grasshopper catapults
his corporate self into space by the
propulsive power of his hinged hop
ping poles, he has no idea where he
is going to light. 1t may be in the
lake or the brush fire or the kerosene
can or the pansy bed; it is all the same
to him. Examine his countenance.
He looks the perfect fool. at the top
of the head two bullying eyes as ex'
pressive as the eye of a dead carp;
and below this a nose like a wooden
plowshare. This is all. There is no
forehead. no brain and no room for
one. The grasshOpper, we find, is an
insect idiot, says Minneapolis Journal.
The best he ever did was to keep out
from under foot Of his betters.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1919-01-17

Engineer of Ways and Strustures. N
l., H. and Traction Co, on repairs to
Flfty-ninth Street Bridge, read and
referred to Committee on Finance.
communication from A. W. Hebbing
embodying report of condition Of
boilers at the Pumping Station, read
and referred to the Committee on
Streets.
The Committee on Finance report
ed back bills and payroll, and on roll
call they were allowed and ordered
paid.
The Committee on Streets reported
back petition of The VIM. H. Schmidt
& Sons Co, with resolution providing
that the prayer of the petition be
granted
Resolutions providing for ratifying
and approving the payment of emery
ency orders and the transfer of funds,
adopted under suspension of the rules.
Resolution providing for payment of
special taxes on the Aetna Park
School property adopted under sus-
pension of the rules
Resolution providing for payment OF
the city's proportion of cost of main
tanning legislative representation at
Madison, adopted under suspension Of
the rules.
Resolution transmitted from the
Board of Public Works, providing for
payment of amounts due various con-
tractors, adopted.
Resolution directing the City
Clerk to bill against the NJ. L., H. &
t. Co. for it's proportion of expense of
repairing Fifty-ninth Street Bridge,
adopted under suspension of the rules.
There being no further business and
on motion of Alderman Hanson the
Council adjourned.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1919-01-17
COMMON COUNCIL.

Regular meeting of the Common
Council, 1880 P. NJ. Tuesday, January
I, 1919. Seven aldermen present.
Mayor Koenig in the chair.
On motion of Alderman Hayes the
reading of the minutes of the preced-
ing meeting was dispensed with ana
the minutes were approved as printed.
Financial Statement of City Clerk
and Acting Comptroller read and or
dered placed on ME.
Report of the Superintendent OF
Water Works read and ordered placed
on file.
Report of the Chief of Police OF
street lights not burning in month OF
December, 1918, referred to the Com
mittee on Finance
Bills and payroll read and referred
to Committee on Finance.
Alderman Notbohm present.
Petition for improvement OF FIJI
tenth Avenue.
Communication from Richter, DICE
& Reutemann, submitting prices on
School Site in Block -Four, Pabst Park
No. 2. read and referred to Commit
tee on Public Buildings and Grounds
Communication from R. D. Pinkley
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1919-01-17
an Reason eirIs Seal.

This bit of philosophy of a reformed
girl thief was contained in an article
in the Peoples Home Journal on the
value of the probation law: "A girl
can no more live without 4 few pleas
ures and pretty possessions than she
can without food. Take it from me-
girls don't want to steal. If they knew
how to earn things for themselves
they wouldn't be bad. Some day therell
no q way found for girls to earn what
they need before they get into trouble
cot after. Then the whole woridh De
different"
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1919-01-17

About 8 per cent of the men called
TO the coIors unable TO read Think
of It. Three hundred thousand Amer
lean soldiers unable to read Condi-
tons like that are what is putting
steam into the demand for federal con-
troll of public education. Some Of the
statesmen tell you this isn't nation.
but a federation. says Houston Post.
But It Is a nation, and states can shirk
their duty this way and get by with 1t.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1919-01-17
THE
MILWAUKEE, SANITARIUM

THE
MILWAUKEE SANITARIUM
FOR MENTAL AND NERVOUS DISEASEa
ESTABLISHED IN 1884.
Located at wauwatosa "a suburb of Milwau-
kee on C. NJ. & st. P. Ry., ~ hours from
chicago Two car lines from Milwaukee, >
minutes walk from all cars.
Psychopathic Hospital. All appliances foI
acute cases Continuous baths. Ftre-proof
building separate grounds.
west House. Attractive rooms en- suite;
private bath connected.
Modern bath house.
Gymnasium and Recreation Building.
Secluded, yet convenient. Five buildings
for patients 'set on a hill" IndivtduAlizeo
treatment. Thirty acres beautiful lawn and
forest
Address: RICHARD DEWEY. AM, Md.
tin charged Wauwatosa, wis.
EUGENE CLANCY, AM, Md,
WILLIAM T. kRADWELL. NJ. d.
Assistant Physicians
Chicago once: Marshall Field Annex Bios.
Hours: to Wednesdays (except In Jul,
and August).
Milwaukee Office: Goldsmith Bldg. Room eVA
Telephones: Chicago-Central 11r2.
Milwaukee-Wav~ VI tOsa H.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1919-01-17

An American correspondent gives
most deplorable view of Germany, pros
trate, on the verge of famine and the
people almost apathetic in their mis-
cry. But the authors of all this ruin
brought upon outsiders and their own
alike, the criminal rulers of the Teu-
ton nations and their officials and adj
visers, have fed the country to live
In comfort, according to their calcu-
lations, while the people they have mis-
used and betrayed are left to suffer.
No wonder the demand is growing for
their punishment, and that indignant
protests are rising against their con-
tinued enjoyment of immunity.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1919-01-17

There may be well-intentioned peo-
pie who say that virtue always leads
to success and vice to misery. But 1t
is an obvious and monstrous falsehood
in a world where we profit by the good
deeds of our parents and where mil
lions are suffering unutterable tortures
because of the deeds of foreign poten-
tates. That those who suffer must
have been wicked. and that those who
triumph must nave been virtuous, is
one of the most inhuman beliefs in
history, says New Republic. AS to the
doctrine that the reward of virtue is
to be found in a clear conscience or
high atisfaction-that is an even more
violent falsehood. The people who
suffer most from their conscience are
obviously the sensitive and highminded.
while self-approbation comes most cas-
lily to the complacent and fortune-fa-
vored Jack Horners. The doctrine that
the reward of moral life is feeling
of satisfaction or happiness is not only
contrary to moral experience, but Is
intellectually sterile.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1919-01-17

FOR SALE-Three tons of bailed
oat straw and three tons OF corn fod
der in barn, in first class condition.
See John Barnekow. Phone West Al
lis 41S-L. 49w3
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1919-01-17

FOR SALE-Solid mahogany 54-inch
library table, good condition. and hand
vacuum sweeper. Phone Tlauwatosa
965-L.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1919-01-17

FOR RENT-House with 5 rooms,
bath. screen porch (enclosed in win
teri and sleeping porch. Inquire of
w. A. Clapp at the postoffice or at 80
Stickney Avenue.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1919-01-17
Dad knew

Dad, what are tbs silent watches
of the mighty" "They are the ones
which their owners forget to wind, my
son"
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1919-05-30
MEMORIAL DAY.
Continued from Page b.

CONTINUED from Page IT,
recall,
When friends and brothers fought
to win the day;
We dwell in peace beneath the starry
flag,
No more to meet in battles dread
array.
With Freedoms banner floating over
head,
We meet again on our Memorial
Day,
And, while we share its honors with
the dead,
May "Old Glory" deck the graves Of
blue and gray.
The nation was aroused by wars
alarms,
And from the North, the South,
the East and West,
Heroes obeyed the nations call, "To
arms"
To fight beneath the flag they loved
the best.
They crossed the sea, and with the
Allied hosts
They fought the hated Huns, and
won the day;
Do not ask these soldiers Khaki-clad
Whether their grandsires were the
With one country and one glorious
flag,
Long may it wave DER united
land;
May tyrants fear to cope with suct
power,
And nations yield to every just de-
mand.
| When dawns the reign of universal
peace.
| And Time has ushered in that glor
ious day,
May robes of white be equally be
slowed,
On wearers of the drab, the blu
and gray.
| Lakeland. Fla.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1919-05-30
GRAND AUCTION SALE;
80 CHOICE RESIDENCE LOTS
FOR COLORED PEOPLE ONLY
At Lakeland, Florida, Saturday. May
31st. at 1880 O'Clock P. M.


Washington Park Subdivision on
North Florida avenue. Large, beau
tiful lots, convenient to schools,
churches and stores. The best To-
Gated and most desirable lots for col
ored people in Lakeland.
An Unusual Opportunity-Mr. j.
G.. Swindel, owner, has assigned these
splendid lots to us to be sold at aue-
ton, absolutely without reserve and
ON very easy terms.
Own Your Own Home--Dont fail
to attend this sale and buy one or
more of these lots on the Easy Pay
ment Plan, and soon you can owe
your own home and stop paying rent
A chance of lifetime. Do not miss
H..
Free! Brass band concerts, valu-
able cash prizes. Free.
Terms: $40 down on day of sale,
balance easy monthly payments.
A big time, big day, everybody
come.
NATIONAL REALTY AUCTION CO.
B. H. HARNLY, Auctioneer.
l.. NJ. FELTON,, Sales Manager. .9044
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1919-05-30
BIG SALE AT THE
FAMOUS OPENED TODAY

The mammoth sale is on in fall
force at the Famous, having opened
this morning. Large crowds have
filled the store every hour since the
opening. taking advantage of the
many money-saving bargains offered.
II you haven't gotten dowr to the
sale, you should be there early to-
morrow morning. 9Os2
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1919-05-30

WANTED--Eight young ladies to en-
ter st. GATHERINGS Hospital Train
ing school for nurses. New class
begins June 18th. Hospital and
training school incorporated; Hos.
pital non-sectarian. For application
blanks address Supt. St. Catha
ines Hospital, 1915 Walnut
Jacksonville. Il N.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1919-05-30

PIANO TUNING-Wade, the tuner
will work in Lakeland next week.
Highest grade work. Unsticking
piano action a specially. Send or
ders to the Brown House. .9o5o
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1919-05-30

IMPOUNDED-A stray hog. Owner
may have same by identifying and
paying charges incurred since TAX
ing up at my place one month ago,
DR.. S. A. Sylvester Hollingsworth
Neighborhood. 1854
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1919-05-30

IA, e QAR NtER, y. ,.
: Msepsthle Physician and ortAsssl
Y Surgeon
hrsRIs Diseases successfully Trseass
ojassss Correctly Fltted
|N,ss.-RooMs -, Hardin DvlidlAe
LAKELAND, FLA.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1919-05-30

Lakeland, Fla,
Omaha daily bee., 1919-12-21
Chinese Gree" Poet
Has Compassion on
Tired Business Man

Chicago, Dec. 20.-A new poet has
been found in Chicago's Chinatown.
He is Wang Men Chez. Wang by
days devours the classics amid the
academic shades of Northwestern
university's campus. By night he
dispenses chop suey and chow nein
in Chinese restaurant. In the in
tervals he wooes the muse. His
verse is free, very free. Here>is one
of his creations:
I ride down town on the street car
in the morning.
In the seat beside me 10 4 very tired
American business man,
Reading his morning newspaper. I
A book of poems. We pass Chi
nese laundry.
He sees laundry signs, then turns
to me.
Chances down at my book of poems.
| can read what is in his mind:
"You poor Chink," he says to
himself, what business have
you
Reading a book of poems? You
ought to be
Running a laundry, too"
But forgive him, poor American
business man.
For he is very tired.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-12-21
English Race Is Slowly
UNDERGOING Change in Type

London, Dec. 20.-The English
race is slowly undergoing change
in type, according to Professor Par
sons, professor of anatomy at St.
Thomas hospital. He has measured
a considerable number of English
and German faces and has found
that the general differences in these
measurements amounted to Is per
cent
A study of the old arnlor Of the
Tower of London shows that pres
ent day British soldiers could not
squeeze into the ancient war gear.
The English woman, it is said, has
developed in size since her grand
mothers day, owing to larger par.
ticipation in outdoor sports and
more exercise,
Omaha daily bee., 1919-12-21

was a bit breathless, but still as
fresh as ever. Finally even her OPP
ponents got tired of having the
laugh turned on them, the crowd be-
gan to take her part and the meet
ing ended with a cheer, even if it
was a, haIf-hearted one for "Astor."
When it was all over we went back
to headquarters for lunch and a half
hours rest before the next meeting.
which was scheduled for 2:30. Lady
Aston was wet, her nose was red,
but she was triumphant. Her scouts
had reported that she had a bigger
meeting than Gay, who held forth
at the same time few blocks up
the street.
But don't you agree with me-"
she said, that women have an up
hill road in politics in England?"
And l did, most fervently.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-12-21
Citizens Protest Against
Burial of Doq in Cemetery

Concordia, Kan, Dec. 20-When
Beloit citizens learned that DR.. D. S.
O'Brien had buried his dog, Jack"
more than month ago, in the Elm
wood cemetery petitions of protest
poured into the council. Recently
the dogs body was removed from
the cemetery and reinterred in the
doctors back yard after six attor-
neys, one special referee and dis
trict court Judge had looked up the
law on the subject.
Jack" died a year ago and his
place was hard to fill because he
lad a special chair and ate at the
table as if human. He was buried
in special hardwood coffin with
silver nameplate and went to his
first resting place under pile Of
flowers.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-12-21
Thousands Have Tape
Worm Without Know
ing 1t.

Many sufferers who have doctored
for stomach trouble without getting
: lasting relief, have finally discovered
that tape-worm or other worms in
the stomach and intestines caused
their trouble.
If you have q pale complexion. dull
eyes, rings under the eyes, coated
tongue, heartburn, gas on the stomach,
dizziness, headaches, constipation, poor
appetite, a gnawing sensation in the
stomach, offensive breath, or excess
sive nervousness, write The Vita-Tone
Co., Dept. 60, All 18th St.. Milwaukee,
Wis, who guarantee to remove tape
worms and relieve stomach troubles
and send their treatment on the Free
Trial Plan.
This company will send you free Of
charge, q booklet telling all about the
symptoms and causes Of tape-worm,
and other worms. and how to get rid
Of them and other forms Of stomach
troubles at home without dieting or
danger.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-12-21
Gas On
StOnnaCh?
Adler-i-ka!

"For four years I suffered from
gastritis, bloating and belching. Was
in misery all the time. Nothing
helped until l took Adler-i-ka."
(Signed) w. TAYLOR.
Adler-i-ka flushes BOTH upper
and lower bowel so completely it
relieves ANY CASE gas on the
stomach or sour stomach. Removes
foul matter which poisoned stom-
ach for months. Often CURES con-
stipation. Prevents appendicitis. Ad-
ler-i-ka is a mixture Of buckthorn,
cascara, glycerine and nine other
simple ingredients. Sherman & Nc
Connell Drug Co.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-12-21
Lady Aston Won Her Seat in British
Parliament Over Two Male Opponents
Through Her Yankee Wit and Repartee

Straight the Hearts Her Constituents With Her Frank Manner
Indomiab Sp-Rebufed Hecers With Quick Clever AnswEr
Campaign Champion English Women Not for Herself Work