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The Monticellonian., 1919-02-21
100000 TANKS ARE
 Y. w. (. A. VISITORS

Four hundred thousand persons and more served in the cafeteria In one ear is the record of the I. w. C, A.
 Iostess House at Camp Lewis, Amer can Lake, Wash.
 The majority Of the 100000 diners were mothers. wives. sweethearts and friends who went 10 the camp 10 visit their soldiers. The remainder were soldiers themselves who broke the mo aotony of "chow" with home cooked meals. In addition to all these guests 25,00O little children were cared for In the nursery and the rest room served 10000 tired wives and mothers.
 The workers at the information desk received and answered 97,0O0 questions varying from how to get the best connections to a destination clear across the continent, the rates of sol diers' insurance and the kind of ere tonne girl bride should have in her living room now that Private John is coming home from France. Eleven thousand of these queries required tel ephone conversations with various company commanders relative to hunt ing up soldier whose parents had ar- rived unexpectedly.
The Monticellonian., 1919-02-21
FoYERs IN FRANCE.


 Four departments of the French Government. have asked the American Y. W. c. A. to open social and recrea- Ion centers for girls employed oy them-Finance, Commerce, War and Labor.
 Lieutenant Poncet of the Ministry of Labor recently requested that this Y. ". c. A. work be begun for girls in his offices after seeing the social and recreation eenters which had been opened at the request of the Ministry of War. Sixteen centers of this kind are operated in six cities in France. Three of them are in Paris.
 The last of fhese Foyers des Alliees Is for girls who are working in the De- partment of Labor. It is far down the Seine. under the shadow of the Eitfel Tower. and overlools the Q1ai d'0rsay The rooms are bright and cheerful, with chintz hangings and cushions, comfortable chairs. rsading and writ ing tables and a fireplace. \ kitchen has equipment so that girls can pre- aare meals for themselves. They go to the foyer for their two hour lunch con time, for social evenings and for lasses in English.
The Monticellonian., 1919-02-21
THE NEW REVENUE LAW.

Among other Nations Ameri-
 ans have the reputation of being
 boastfu people Whatever we may think of the justice of the shsrge, We must admit that 1t ioeS afford us satisfaction to talk of our tremendous resources and of the ease with which we accom- plish big undertakings In the midst of war we did take cer- tain amount of pride in the fact that our Government was able to make appropriations and loans on a vaster scale than the govern. ment of any other country. And
 ,nw tn { the reckoning time has come. we can claim still another distinction. The new war rev. enue bill, genuine American production, IS the biggest rev. Anne mea,ur ever put together in any country of the world
 There are few so poor as not to be touched by 1t in some way and there are some, even in this sec. tion of the country where big in. come are scarce, upon whom it will draw heavily Six percent on incomes up to $4000 above ex. emptions is not so high; but above that it is twelve per cent with the sur-tax beginning at s500o The law is long and the ble articles enumerated are many but the hnlk of the returns will be fir m the taxes on incomes and excess profits.
The Monticellonian., 1919-02-21
E. N. GARDNER.

MT. E. Nj. Gardner, aged about 70 years died at his home in the northern part of this city on last Tuesday, of pneumonia, and was buried at Rough and Re adv Wednesday morning at 10 o clock. services conducted at the grave by Rev. G. K. Rogers. Mr. Gard ner had been a resident of Mon ticello for the past 30 years, and was painter and paper hanger. which occupation he followed up until his last illness.
 The deceased is survived by his Wife. one son, Frank, and one daughter, Frances,a all of thls city. to whom we extend our heartfelt sympathy.
The Monticellonian., 1919-02-21
RUSSIAN PRINCESSES
 LEARN TO TRIM HATS
Y. w. c. A. Saves Wife of General
 From Becoming charwoman.

From Becoming CharWoman.
 When the war work of the I. W. c. A. in Russia has all been told one of the most interesting stories will lie in the establishment of the first Women's Cooperative Association at Moscow.
 There day after day prineesses work side by side wifb peasant girls, wives of high Russian officials make dresses or trim hats at long tables with simple, luulettered women. and the money is used for self support of these prtn- eesses and notable women as well as for the peasant classes.
 The need and suffering throughoW all RcSsia was so great at the time the Association was established that It was problem to find where the money would help the greatest num- Der of people. It was thought best to expend it to help capitalize organiza- tions for giving work and permanent opportunit es to families and individu- als to earn their own living.
 The women bring their handiworz to the Association for sale or take or ders to do dressmaking, millinery, etc. in the rooms of the society or at home. Suitable work was found just in time not long ago to keep the wife of one of Russia's greatest generals from going out as n charwoman to earn bread for her husband, who was III.
The Monticellonian., 1919-02-21
INSIGNIA, CURTAINS,
 MADE FROM SKIRTS

Blue broadcloth skirts used for or rarlzation insignia and plaid summer dresses reconstructed into window cur ,ains are after war economies of the nine |. N. c. A. secretaries in Arch angel. Russia.
 These secretaries have just succeed ed, III the face of food.Ned cloth short as,s, in opening l. 6. .. A. Hostess liodse for American troops stationed n Arehaagel q town behind the allied tines- l. was necessary fo hunt dp eoile summer dress which one of tie secretaries had discarded for heavy wi0trr clothes in order to have cur ans nj the windows. They live on rega3a,ien army rations.
 Archangel is the fourth city in Rus s.a where the Y. ". C. A has estab- ished work Centers were opened first in Petrograd and Moscow and then in Samara, 900 miles eastward from Moscow.
 Miss Elizabeth Reies, head of Rus sian work and one of the few Ameri- cans wto remained In that country throughout the revolution. is on route to America by way of England 10 re cruit workers for Russia.
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Mrs. R. s. NJ Q9iston. having been reader If the dnnticelHon ian from the tima she and NJ McQuiston were married is loea friend of this paper. Last Thurs day Mrs. NcQaiston called on u and directed Us to send the pape, to her daughter, Mrs. Elmel Cater an account of whose wei ding Is contline in thjs issue. w are glad to enter Mrs Cater on our list of readers and We hope that she may prove as faithful a reader as her mother.
 Mir ] J McOioy, one of Mon ricello's oldest an most success ful merchants. ca led n to St, ns an renawe hS subscription to the Montie llonian. Mir. Me 1loy has been a subscriber of this paper for d number of years and his cantin lel patronage is greatly appreciated
 Monticello Lodge No. 105. I o. o. F. will confer the 1st de- gree tonight, (Frida,). All members are urged to be pres ent. All visiting brothers will be welcome.
 Mrs. P. ] creeey of Little Rock x visiting her parents. MT and Mrs Saudford Smith, this week.
 All abstracts 90 cents Der sheet. This includes rompt ser vice.-W. 0. Cruce.
The Monticellonian., 1919-02-21
GRAND JURY REPORT

The Grand Jury, at the Feb. term, 1919, of the Drew Circuit Court, showed in its report to said Court, that said jury had been in session four days, examined thirty witnesses at a cost $56.SO and found and returned into court seven true bills of indictment. This IS the least number of true bills ever found by grand jury Tn Drew County and shows, con. clusively, that eur citizenship is composed of a moral and lava. biding element.
The Monticellonian., 1919-02-21
JOY AFTER PAIN.

i, On the l7th day of October,
 1918 my sen wrote me a letter,
 He said he was as sound as he
 was when he landed in France
 on the 27th of June, 1917. On
 the Both of November, 1918, I received a telegram which said your son, John J. Noble of Go. C 28th Inf, is wounded severely and then a card which said John J. Noble in hospital TOP under treatment for severe gun shot wound in left foot, received in action. l wrote the War De partment for further informa- ton. l received a letter from the War Department on Jan uary l4th which said John ]. Noble gassed by inhalation. transferred to rear; no later rec, ord found than Oct. II, 1918. Nv heart was overburdened with pam; Here is the letter that thrilled my soul, Jan. Is. 1919 God alone can tell the joy it brought to me.
The Monticellonian., 1919-02-21

The Nonticellonian regrets be- ing late with this issue. In
 Jew oi the tact that one of our erce, Briee Wilson, was out of .awn on a business trip for three
 avs We were very much handi- cap and could not get out on lime. We are under great obh- gation to the Advance Printing l,, t,r lU sas anly by the kind
 ssis ance Il Air C 0. Whiting
 on shat ere able to get out when we did We ask the indul- yence If eur readers and promise
 n fhe future to try to come out with the regularity for which this paper has long been noted.
The Monticellonian., 1919-02-21
CATER.McQUISTON.

NIT. Elmer Cater and Miss Katie B McQniston, both of this county, were married at the A. K. P. manse, by Rev. G K Rogers on last Thursday evening at 8 o'clock. The bride was the attractive daughter of Mir. and Mrs. R. $. McQuiston who lives north of this city. The groom is one of the prosperous faamers of this county living s miles north of this city. The best wishes of the Monticellonian is exte nded to these young people.
The Monticellonian., 1919-02-21

am staying gave us some Wlne, so you see we were fixed for chewing. Ha! Hal And also the Y. M. C. A. sent Us some cake, chocolate, gum, cigaretts and tobacco. That was very nice of them. We'll mother, l am in Germany, though l had rather be in America or France one or the other. France iseGke my home. Mama 1 was enter tained Christmas by some Dutch girls, but would look good to me for a Christmas entertainer. Mother they tel the State will soon be dry and that will be nice to be in a r.a- tion that has no Whiskey in it Though the world will be dead then and 1 just as soon for tho world to come to and end, as we have won the war and nothing to worry about. Ha! Ha Mother. l think I'll be in Ameri- ca next Christmas. l hope so anyway. One more year and l will get my discharge and 1 hope this is the last warsin my day. 1 have been "Over the top" 14 times and 1 am satisfied with mine. Every time l think of ii l get mad but 1 know they are licked so 1 let them go. l don't like them at all for they do not talk our language at all. I will close. Be good mother. Your son,
 Tobp I Nobla
The Monticellonian., 1919-02-21
TELLS HOW COLONEL BOIL ING SAVED LIFE, THEN
 DIED FIGHTING.
Chauffeur Who Was Trapped
 With Officer, But Escaped, De-
 ScribeS Battle With Germans.

Chauffeur Who Was Trapped With Officer, But Escaped, De-
 scribes Battle With Germans.
 The heroic manner in which Colonel Raynol C. Boiling, of the Twenty-second aero squad ron. met his death near Amiens In the great German drive last spring, was told accurately for the first time today by Charles D. Lanler, of this city. MT. Lan- Ter has first hand the story of Paul L. Holder, Colonel Bolling's military chauffeur, who was driving the Colonel when they were trapped and whose life the dead officer saved.
 Recently, in Paris, Holder who had been held prisoner by the Germans, made a deposition before his commanding officer in which he gave all of the incl dents and details leading up to Colonel Bolling's death. His statement has been read by Col onel Bolling's son and close friends.
 Colonel Boiling had been re- lleved- of his work of organiza- ton in France just few weeks before his death. He had been preparing for the aeronautical activities of the American army. His work of organization had been highly successful, such men as Lord Northcliffe. Lord Rothmore and Carl B. Cravath placing Colonel Boiling in the front ranks of the Americans who crossed the Atlantic to make. possible the wonderful showing of the American forces in France. General Pershing had given Colonel Boiling a fighting com mand in the American aero for ces and had assigned him to the British Royal Flying Corps for a short period of observation lie had expressed'his delight and
The Monticellonian., 1919-02-21
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NURcES PPcDTCE WILD
 WEST PICTURE SHOW
Entertain eour1anian Countess at
 American Show in France.

Entertain eourraalan Countess at
 American Show in France.
 Picture shows are being put on In France without cameras. scenery or nny of the necessary properties, ac- .r.ing to reports reaching the Ma iional Y. W. C. A. from 8 '. ". c. 4. nurses, hut in 8 Base Hospital.
 Having no film or camera, the nurses at Base decided to put on q '.r'ns picture show and invited a group of nurses from nearby hos Id'nl to he the audience It was a rtnl thriller, one of the wild and wool ly west variety. with bucking bron- choes and wild rides on broom and mop horses
 lmasination supplied the scenery, with the exception of placards. which announced the sun" when 1t was sup passed to be shining or "cacti" when tho COW punehers rode across the desert
 Countess yacaresca of Roumania. who had heen milking to the nurses on conditions in the German courts at the time ste was ladv-in-waiting to the Qgecn of Roumania. was the most ap- preeiative of all the guests.
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was on his way to the front when the end came. The state ment of Holder reads as follows:
 "The daily gains of the enemy
 ere so unprecedented that the
 est day of the drive the British
 eresanot aware that the Ger
 1ans were so near. On March .6thI was driving Colonel Boll-
 ng in the direction of St. Quen-
 in and the German lines. He lad with him his bed roll and
 alise and was prepared to stay
 n the firing line.
 At a point some twenty-siX
 llometers east of Amiens we
 let a group of. British officers
 nd Colopel Boiling asked about
 he enemy positions. He was
 1formed that the German line
 as three miles to the east and
 ot near him. We drove on and Elthin a few minutes came to
 light rise, from the top of Fhich the old Somme battle field
 ould be seen.
 We were approaching the
 ummit when from both sides 4f the road concealed German machine guns opened fire upon $. 1 attempted to race the en- rine to avoid having it stall, but machine gun bullets penetrated he radiator and we were trap- ped. Colonel Boiling ordered me to jump and seek cover, and ] leaped into a shell hole.
 'I could see Colonel Boiling oading his automatic in a man ner as cool as though he were at target practice I was unarmed. Suddenly there appeared on the rim of the shell hole where I was hiding a German officer. He began firing at me point blank the bullets coming close to my head. He had probably fired three times when Colonel Boll- ing, an expert pistol shot, took deliberate aim and shot him dead.
 About this time a second German officer came over the rise and opened fire on Colonel Boiling, who was still in the au- tomoblle. He. fired twice the second bullet passing through Colonel Bolling's heart, and he fell dead. 1 tried to play dead, but, was made prisoner and talk en back of the German lines. | saw the Germans ransack the ColonePs valice and examine his raperS. l was later sent to a German hospital, where I was made to work until the arnis- tice was signed"
 Colonel Boiling was the first American officer of his rank to give his life for his country. The aero field at Washington, D. c. completed last year, has been named Boiling Field in memory of him. The dead officer hved .,,art of the time in this city and the rest in New York city.
 The above was taken from the New York Herald and was tcld by Charles D., Lanier of Green ~leh, Conn. Colonel Bolling's father, MT. Sanford c. Boiling, vas a citizen of Monticello for a number of years. Col. Rolling ?as an aunt, Mrs. A. M. Bell iving in this citv and one cons. . n, MT. N. F. Boiling.
The Monticellonian., 1919-02-21
REVENUE INSPECTOR TO
 BE HERE FEB. 26TH.

We are in receipt of the fol- lowing telegram, which may be of interest to many of our read CTS.
 Little Rock, Ark, 2-19-19. Monticellonian,
 Monticello, Ark.
 Please announce that Reven- ue Inspector, H. E. Proctor, will be at Monticello, afternoon of February 26th, to March 1st, in- elusive, for the purpose of assist ing persons in preparing Feder- al income tax returns for 1918.
 Jack Walker. Collector. ]"
The Monticellonian., 1919-02-21
Y. w. C. 4. CAFETERIA
 IN PORTO RICO

Porto Rico has n cafeteria. It is the first one established on the island, and when il was opened ln the '. W. C. A. Hostess House at Camp Las Casas the natives crowded around. much amused at the innovation They insisted upon having American dishes.
 The house became very we'll known in a short time. and group of women from San Juan volunteered to go out every week to mend socks and sew on buttons for,the soldiers.
The Monticellonian., 1919-02-21

A second Y. W. c A. Hostess House. for wives and children of soldiers. is soon to be opened at Casner, Oahu, Hawaiian Island. to care for the over- flow of women and children from the first house, which opened some months a'-o in answer to a call from the com uanding officer Of the camp
 During 15 days in November 2,152 visitors were entertained at the house, including weiaeA and children of the following nalionalities Philippine. Ha- waiian. Portuguese, Spanish, Russian, Porto Rlcan, Korean, Jupalese and Anl> riean.
The Monticellonian., 1919-02-21
WHITE, GOTHAM & co SELL
 I29 HEAD OF FINE CATTLE

An auction sale of unusual in- terest took place Thursday at Whites barn. Of the 129 COWS sold 21 throughbreds averaged over s100. All but one of which were bought by Drew county men. We are glad to see thoroughbred cattle retained in this county.
The Monticellonian., 1919-02-21
IN MEMORY OF W. K. FULL
M D Ill -,

w. k. Full. an honored mem.
 Der of U. c V, James A. Jack
 son Camp No. 1908. answered .. the last roll call December 17tEl 1918, at the home of his daugh ter in Jackson, Miss. In tIf death of Comrade Tull this camt has lost one of it's truest and most honored members. We can truthtully say that he did as much, if, not more, than any other member of this camp h preserve and keep alive the great principles for which the Confederate soldiers fought. He, like all true Confederate soldiers, ever maintained that they fought for the principles of self gov. l ernment, the right of self deter. mlnatlon, and the great prin. clple as set forth in the declarat lon of independence that all just governments rest on the consent of the governed. This salne great principle for which the Southern Oonfederacy fought so valiantly for 4 long years was also the great principle fer which , the world war was fought so long ana finally gained at such great sacrifices. When peace Is finally consummated may this great principle of self government be its chlef cornerstone. There never was a time, circumstance or an occasion that ever presented it. sell since We knew Comrade Full that he was not ready and willing to defend the great principles for which he fought in the War be. tween the States He labored in- cessantly and continuously to preserve to coming generations the true facts and the true his tory of this great conflict. His great desire and aim seemed to be that fair and impartial his tory should be written of this great struggle to the end that posterlty might know the true iacts and that the blame might De De placed where it justly belongs. ms camp of Confederate Yet efans can well say that Comrade lall was gallant soldier, a good and loyal citizen and a true chrlstlan gentleman. "Soldier rest, thy warfare Der 5
 Let us ever strive e to meet our comrade in that great camp where war and battles will be no more, and where our great Cap eain Will be none other than the Prince of Peace.
 by order of James A Jackson Camp No 1908 U. 0. V.
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AARON TH0NIASSON.

Uncle Aaron Thomasson, age 79 years, dled at hs nome on k. Shelton Ave, of this city lharS- day. Feb. 18th and was buried Saturday. Uncle Aaron came to Arkansas in 1857 from York vile, $. C. He was an expert tailor, lowing learned his trade before ec.ning to this state. Al ter coming to Monticello he O. pened a tailor shop in which business he was engaged until shorty before his death. The business known as A. H. Thom- assor St Sons stili Demg carried on by his son, J. E. Thomasson. Uncle Aaron was a skilful work man and an honest man. He was respected by both white and colored.
The Monticellonian., 1919-02-21

Mir. w. P. Gill of College Stat m called in to see us Saturday ta give Us an order to renew hi subscription to the Nonticellon ian, Nr Gill is an exconfederate saiier. le volunteered at the first the war between the Stat & anl continued in active ser vice throughout the war. Mir. Gill has been q subscriber for B year. anl We are glad tn continue him on our list of readers.
 Mir. A. V Satherlin, of Park da Q, Route ,, was a business visitor to Monticello Tuesday w hiie here he called in to see us tn have his paper changed from Wiinar. Route ,. from which place he recently moved. We are glad to have the Monti- celloniaa follow him to his new h0ms.
The Monticellonian., 1919-02-21
MRS BISHOP ALLEN.

Mrs. Bishop Allen. formerly Miss Ona Carter, died at her home ten miles Northeast Of this city, February 18th. and was buried at Camp Ground cemetery, services being con- ducted at the grave by Rev. G. K. Rogers. The deceased is survived by a husband and two children. We extend to the ber- eaved relatives our sincere sym pathy in their loss.
The Monticellonian., 1919-02-21

1h r p lty with which the uman nind levels itself to the iandard around it gives us the most pertinent warning as to the :ompany we keep Lowell.
The Monticellonian., 1919-02-21
=I&II# H IT eFF

Are you " t. in fight?
 Largh t or. Are you cheated of your right?
 NIaugh it off. Don't make radedy of trifles, ont not but er lies with rifles
 LaHsE of. D onr ' TX get into kinks?
 L up' i off. Ire y nea I O ts of brinks?
 Laugh it off. If it's sanity you'ra after, There's ne re De like laughter
 Henry Rutherford Elliot.
The Monticellonian., 1919-02-21

III nay d Hun with disil-
 lusi ,ned dream, he dark lnfathomed caves of ocean bear: ull many a Prince was born
 to blush II can md Sa,le bis royalty on the desert air.
The Monticellonian., 1919-02-21

Now, what l. 10 be done with he antiqsated ma gaines which ave been so generously bestow- I upon the soldiers nd sailors?
The Monticellonian., 1919-02-21
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MESSAGE TO ". W. c. 4. FROM ;
 FRANCE.

[ must express to you the x ! very great satisfaction and most < [ sincere gratitude of the French < | Government for the service ren- Y . dered to the women working in < | Government factories through # : the establishment of Y. W. c. A. < | Foyers des Alliees Bathrooms < | for munitionettss1. f . These foyers have been an ex- <
 ! cellent means for bettering the # | physical conditions and the mo- # | rale of our workers. They have < ! been constantly used by. the wo- x ! men workers. who have found < | tfere new elements of dignity < . and social education. x | must thank you for bringing < | this to pass. and I hope that < | Y ". c. A. work will not disap- < | pear with the war, but will he F
 < carried on in order 10 develop x
 | the princinles of social solidar- x
 . I,v which it has insr'red. r
 < fe'enpd) II BOUCHER. < : Minister of Arms and Muni- <
 | tions Manufacture. <
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D Dec. 25, 1918.

no. M. Dec. 25, 1918. Will write you this glad Christmas night. The day has been well spent and is pasf'
 When we awoke this plad Chrlstmas morning snow had fallen and everything was white.
 We had a nice time this Christ. mas. We had roast pork, mash ed spuds, gravy and coffee % and the lady of the house where I
The Monticellonian., 1919-02-21

MT + G. Wilsey of Monroe La spent last week with home folks here.
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am staying gave wine his way front you when the end The state chewing Hal Hal And also of Holder follows