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Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1919-06-11
SUTTON NORTH RIDGE

Mrs. Angus McIver is quite i'll.
There will be social at E. E. Cur
it's June goth.
Miss Belle Fairbanks spent the
weekend at home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Wesley Curtis left
Saturday for Montpelier.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. T. Richardson were
in st. Johnsbury recently.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. E. Grant attended
the funeral of Mrs. Ed. Graves at
Lyndonville Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. Fl. Mcfarland at
tended the funeral of Patsy Donahue
at East Haven Saturday.
The Ladies' League social Friday
evening was largely attended. Mrs.
Curtis furnished the literary pro-
gram.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1919-06-11

Chfo-'.I suffered from
ta41o -. which caused me much
fenl3l1 li. ---fTaTiDCr and two
The Delta independent., 1919-01-24
ere.k,no Il Gently.

Kind Old Lady (visItlng peniten.
tiary)-Ah. my poor fellow; you look
like an honest man. Why did they put
you here?
Poor Fellow-Yer right; II was O
shame. Teddy. They put me here just
fer tryin' to open up a little business
Kind Old Tady-Why, that was an
outraged What kind Of business
was III
Poor Fellow-The little business on
the front of safe. (,
The Delta independent., 1919-01-24
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HIGH SCHOOL NOTES
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Walter Henderson has enlisted in
the marines and will probably be
stationed in California
Last Friday closed the first quarter
OF school work. Report cards were
issued Tuesday afternoon.
Mary Seeley, John Leidig. Helen
Farmer and Helen Roller have re-er
tered school.
Hartsel Pace has re-entered school
after spending year in the employ
of the Government Employment Bar
eau.
Negotiations are under way for the
annual spring athletic and rhetorical.
meet. A meeting Of the representa-
tives of the schools OF the Western
slope is being arranged cut definite
date and place has not bceh decided
on at the present time.
Mr.. Warren ShelleGY a former
principal of the North Delta schools.
visited classes Moniay afternoon.
Shelley has just rec ,ivel his honor
able discharge from he aerial service.
Dorothy Wonder, returned Ia school
Monday after being called to Indiana
on account of the death OF her brother
The sympathy OF the studtn. body go
out to her in this sad hour.
LINCOLN SCHOOL
The attendance in the department
is running normal again. The enroll
ment on Monday morning was ninety
per cent.
w. H. Weller and Miss Gillett have
Just completed directory for the
Lincoln building which will be Of much
convenience to the visiting public.
Calesthenics and physical education
are in operation throughout the build
ing.
The first lecture course of the Ster-
eoptican views on trench digging and
machine gun operation was given to
the pupils Tuesday OF this week.
The new Draper curtains which
we're hung the first of the week add
much to the appearance OF the assem-
bly, room and comfort to both teacher
and pupil.
The boys of the department are get
ting out material for the Soccer foot
ball goals.
O. b. Staples. District Superintend-
ent of the Cooperative Extension
Glasses for Teachers gave the Fac
ulty an interesting talk on the need
of health instruction in pubic schools.
Miss Wonders. teacher in the depart
ment, returned Monday from a ten
days absence on account OF the death
OF her brother in Indiana. Both the
teachers and pupils extend their sym
pathy because OF the los OF this loved
one.
The Delta independent., 1919-01-24
ssw Another chanos

'say. that lot you sold me 10 three
feet under the water"
'sIs III"
'sYes. Il ID. and you. know H."
"weil, IT'S . good thing you told me.
! can let you have bargain 10 .
canoe.-Kapsas City Journal
The Delta independent., 1919-01-24
PUT HYpMoTIsm TO GOOD USE
Australian Physician Announces That
He Has Cured War stammerin0
by Its Employment

Writing in the Medical Journal Of
Australia. DIR. Clarence G. Godfrey
states that during the past two years
q number of cases have been referred
to him for treatment by hypnotic sug-
gestion. in which stammering or slut
tering had developed, or had been
revived, after years Of disappearance.
as the result Of shell shock or
OF various war stresses. Sometimes
a hpynotized patient has been told to
keep on repeating some well-known
nursery rhyme and not to cease at the
signal to awake, although in the mid
die of the rhyme. but to keep on talk
ing. He will usually manifest his
establishment at finding himself talk
ing without difficulty. Sometimes a
patient will converse on waking with
out realizing that his stammering has
disappeared until his attention Is
drawn to 1t with amusing effect. In
one case the patient spoke perfectly
in sleep at the first attempt to hyp-
notice him, although he had had
very bad stutter for eight months past.
being aimost inarticulate. He woke
in a few minutes apparently cured
and has been free from stutter ever
since.
1t has been noticed that every case
treated, even the worst, has been able
to speak far better in the hypnotic
state than out Of II.
The Delta independent., 1919-01-24
LIttIe-known Hero.

OF the many stories of heroism dur
ing the war on which ofiicial records
are silent but which are being brought
forth with relaxation Of the censor
ship is that Of Captain Larcombe Of
the antiaircraft defenses of the Lon
don (Eng.) district. His job for four
years has been to And and dispose Of
German aerial bombs that failed to
explode when dropped on London.
After each air raid, and In the early
part of the war there were many, Lar
combe and his men would 90 about the
city seeking the "duds." II was dan
gerous work extricating them from
wherever they happened to drop. trans
porting them out of the city and ex-
ploding or otherwise destroying them.
During the excitement after a raid few
people thought Of the bombs TINT
failed to ''go off," but all Of them have
ceased to be menace to the city.
The Delta independent., 1919-01-24
Ware Souvenirs.

Even "kultur" has It's limitations.
One of these ls brought out in a let.
ter from Private Ralph G. Kilbon Of
the Sixteenth engineers. He says:
II am in a dugout that was very has
tily abandoned by 'kuItured' Boche.
lie was 'kultured' enough to have q
nice feather tick In his bunk. which ]
appreciate in spite Of the fact that
even his 'kultur' didn't keep It from
being alive. However. he left me his
helmet for box and plenty of can
dies to light up the place. There Is
everything In the line Of souvenirs
that one could ask, but everything
have goes on my back, with an over
coat. blankets, raincoaf, shelter tent
and extra clothes. SO the souvenirs will
stay just about where they are. un-
less somebody comes along with q
truck"
The Delta independent., 1919-01-24
CLAIM CURE FOR CHAMBERS
italian eavants' Discovery, n True.
VIII Have Earned Them the
Gratitude Of Mankind.

The reviews Of medicine and vet.
Urinary surgery speak Of important
researches looking to the cure Of glan-
ders. which affiicts horses and may
also attack man, who almost invaria.
bly, succumbs.
At the beginning of the war the
spread of glanders, especially among
the quadrupeds Of the Third Italian
army, suggested to Colonel Command
ing DIR. E. Bertetti, director of the
veterinary service of the army, the
idea of utilizing the victims of CLAN
ders in making experiments In regard
to its durability.
Obtaining permission of the war
ministry and the supreme command
of the army, the experiments were be-
gun at Caorle in sanitarium rigorous
ly quarnntined and equipped with all
the latest scientific and surgical ap-
pliances.
DIR. Guido Finzi, head of the Insti-
suite of Pathology and Medical Clinics
of the Superior Veterinary School OF
Turin, assisted Doctor Bertetti. After
two years they announced that CLAN
ders was curable. not only in its chron-
ic stages but also in its process Of evo-
luton.
The Importance of the discovery and
the evidence of the results obtained
led the two experimenters to ask for
a commission to make practical tests
of their discoveries. The results fully
confirmed the facts announced by Doc
tors Bertetti and Finzi.
The Delta independent., 1919-01-24
MOUNTAIN AIR

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The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1919-12-29

Wolf found opportunity for melody
OF which he WAS quick to avail him
self In the Garden OF Happiness
scene there was another In the
Farewell Tyltyl's song was exquisite.
Wherever he could, in fact the coca
sons all too rare, Mr.. Wolf clothed
the sentiment in behtting musical
colors But it was in the intcrudes
that Mr., Wolf really expressed him
self In those the composr was able
to obscure tho author by the power
Of his own Imagination and to optic
mize whatever there is OF sentiment
In the play in language Of musical
cadence, penetrating as well as beau
tifll.
Not few OF the elders and most
of the younger members OF tho COM
pany were In the cast. and they
PLAYED their parts woThily Ray
monde Delaunois as Tyltyl, the boy
dreamer, the principal character in
the development OF the play, aside
from the philosophers involved in
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1919-12-29

Annette Babe, Bessie Mccoy Davis,
James Watts, George and Dick Rath
ANA benHett ana HCuaruS. Iue NUM-
bers were all tuncful, the girls pretty
and the costumes and scenery gor-
geous. In one Gcene Annette Bado
and dozen girls distributed real
doughnuts among the people in th,
audience, and Immediately. almost
without exception. tho recipients SUNK
eager teeth in the cTIllers.
Bessie Mccoy Davis presented "a
lance FANTASY called "Iime-Housc
sights" in which she appeared rs a
Chnaman. James watts was seen in
brief burlesuuc OF "Aphrodite,"
called "Aphronitie." The Raths Won
volumes OF applause with th2ir aero
bate worn and Bennett and Richards
in blackface proved funny. OF course.
| Bernard Granville did his ankle break
| inS dance. He alSo sang several good
songs. a. did Misses BtGe and snip
! Wan, The show is bull, along ncw
/ lines and Is the most pretentious ol
the series.
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1919-12-29

Mr., Maetcrlinck' creation, IN spite Of
some shortcomings as to voice, was
admirable Mary Ellis as his sister
Mytyl, with little 10 sing and much
TO look, was astOnshingly good. Leon
Rothicr ana Louise Derat as the
grandfather and grandmother, gave
exquisite representations. Flora Per
mi as Light a stunning picture;
Frances Ingram as Night, Jeanne
Gordon AZ the Fairy, Florence '3dston
as The Maternal Love. Robert Cou-
2inou as the DOG, Margaret Romaine
as the Cat, and Gladys Amman as the
Joy of understanding, and the host
Of children, trained ny ROsina Call,
deserved especial mention.
Mr.. Wolf, with his furclochs dis
hevCllcd by the strcnuOusncss Of his
conducting, was called before the cur
tain with the principal singers many
times. So was Boris Anisfeld, who
was sponsor for the s.euic prudu.j ion
After the third act Mr.. Maetcrlnck
was called ont severM times to got
hih share of the paud,ts.,
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1919-12-29
'The Blue Bird
Sung First Time
At Metropolitan
By ,Sgireaicr RawIiRg,

M the centre box Of tho horse
shoe At tho Metropolitan
Opera House on Saturday night, wa $
u spectator at The world premiere o.
his famous creation, "L'Oiaeau Bl"u,
set to music ~ an opera 10y Albert
Wolf. The house rose to hum as he
entered and stood while the Belgian
French and American anthems were
played. After the thIrd act, he came
before the curtain and was acclaimed IN
traditional American fashion, The per
| furmanco was tor charities sponsored
! by the King and Queen OF Belgium,
the President Of the French Republic
! and the promoters Of the Three big
! Sisters Examinations Catholic, Prot
cstant, Jcwish) for MIX for Amori-
can Children. From one source and
another some $4,000 was raised. As
a gala occasion it was one OF the
coolest within memory SO much Ton
| the obvious facts.
II is my misfortune that never
saw the play. Whatever comments
shall follow, therefore, are base"
upon the book, the music, and the
production us an opera, with such
sumptuous settings, such SplCndldly
painted scenes that never were on
sea, or land, such wealth Of color
and material in costuminS far he
! yond the dreams OF former directors
, long since RELOCATED to the classic
shades, and such groupings and
movements, all commanding admira-
ton even when aesthetic taste may
) take exception, triumph should nave
, been assured to Mr.. Gattl. II wasn't
The pity Of II that such accessories
were wasted! for Mr., Wolff had hao
, set before him AN impossible task
Mr.. Maetcrlinck's fairy story is one
70 for grown-ups, not for children, j
y involves consideration Of the deepdl
. PHILOSOPHERS of life. II looks back
q ward and forward celebrating time
. and space, and dimension. II Is calm
. dissertation. Music can play no par
% in Illuminating the uifferentll
h calculus, or debate IN the Senat'
10 on the League Of Nations, or the new
found theory OF relatively, It mus
! have for subject such vital emotion
q as love, reverence, devotion, pity
Il sorrow, hatred, revongc-the cs
Il sential passions-to give it powe
II and application.
IS Mir Wolf, | have said, set 70
q himself "A well-nlgn Impossible nSf
It That he recognized II, the gossi
y fitting through after rohcarsal
IL which l did not attend, would seer
VI 20 bear out He cut his score ruth
II lessly OF what appeared TO him mus
y, unlluminative of the text. After IN
Il dress rehearsal, he sacrificed eve
" the overture, leaving only "A few ban
before the curtain, He had n
st child's fairy story with which
he deal, such as Huuperdinck had
or "Hansel and Prctol," with genuir
s. childish fancies, real human patho
De folk songs and traditional relgiol
.. hymns and prayers His fairies wei
lc metaphysical fairies hung about Il
a figures OF the children to proclai'
profound PHILOSOPHERS of life, Art
i'd the preliminaries OF "A boy and gil
In dreaming on Christmas Eve VIII
ne could any man do with a dog and
e. cat, and baking bread, and sugar ar
- fire, and water, and goodness know
what inanimate things brought TO II
II and 10 aTtiCulate speech.
10 In the Land Of Memory scene "
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1919-12-29
THIRD 'MIDNIGHT WHIRL'
THE MOST P RETENTIOUS
or THE ENTIRE SERIES.

The new Morris Gest Midnight
Whirl," the third Of the series, opened
at the Century Grove, on the roof Of
the Century Theatre, Saturday night
before an audience thai might have
been called living Broadway Blue
hook. So eager was Broadway to
welcome Lui5 new Midnight chow that
Manager John Henry Mears found il
necessary to put in extra tables. l.
WIS merry crowd and it saw a
merry performance.
Julian Mitchell staged the produce
lion. George GerShViu furnished the
mus ANA the ,yIica wcY, written by
Bud DC sylvia and Mr. MCars. Prom-
ucut among the entertainers were
Helen Shipm0n, Bernard Granville
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1919-12-29
Stages Weeping Sisters
Haze Joined Dry Forces;
Real Tears Seldom Seen

not make an emotional actress. The
modern tendency is 10 get away from
them, 10 act with the brain, as Mrs.
Eiskc does 80 admirably our lead
ing actresses are slipping into COM
rdy, and So Grace George. FOR one,
has developed into a brilliant come
dionnc. But there's such a thing as
OVERRIDING II. The serious play Will
Always have it's place in the theatre
In spite Of the ratuous person witt
blHndiy argues: There's enough
trouble In real life without going TO
the theatre for it," n everybody
took this view such plays as Ham
let and Romeo and Juliet would
have been buried long ago.
But the fact remains that the sob
sisters Of the stage have become pa
thctiCally few In number.
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1919-12-29
Tiny Handkerchief SueiceS for
Emotional Actresses Of
To-Day.
Bn Charles DdrntOn.

"RHERE are our great emotional
w actresses? This question oc-
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1919-12-29
PHOTOPLAYS.

can CT EUSIC Chdrsnt Holiday Molten
SOD y l. HALL. Pictures. Matuees Daily
G3d ST hest / 10 =. NJ.
nj BNaA. All seats CSC
EG.. 20 ~ Revival M Motion Picture Suovg,sas
I'M Az. John BARRYMORE, "Nlan From MeIlco."
T. N..hl thaGt, Nay BOO "truukCd Straight"
The Washington herald., 1919-05-29
Don't Continue to Suffer Be-
cause of Wrong Treat
ment.

IF you are one of the thou
sands who are afflicted with any
form of irritating skin disease.
verify you know what real torture
is. You know well enough what it
means to lay awake at night. rub
bing and scratching your raw. irri-
tated skin, in a vain endeavor to
get relief from the fiery burning.
OF course. the most serious phase
of skin disease is the almost un-
bearable suffering caused by the
fiery itching and irritation of the
skin. In addition, the disease often
causes unsightly roughness and dis
coloration, dis6guring and spelling
the complexion. and leaving its
blighting marks in its wake. Many
a beautiful skin has been marred
by these disorders which first ap-
peared as tiny red pimples.
At last science has determined the
real source of all skin diseases. and
with this enlightenment comes the
reason why the prevailing treatment
heretofore used has proven such a
The Washington herald., 1919-05-29
WOUNDED YANKS'
RELEASE NURSE.
Red Cross Girl. Accused Of
Speeding, Helped by
Doughboys.

Because she unintentionally violat-
ed the speed regulations in Potomac C
Park. where she was taking six
wounded Yanks for an airing. Miss
Dorothy W.. Whitley, a pretty Red
Cross nurse attached to the Walter
Reed Hospital. was released on per-
sonal bonds yesterday morning in Po-
lice Court by Judge Hardison.
The six wounded Yanks, some arm
less and some legless, piled into the
courtroom as witnesses for Miss Whit
ley. The nurse was arrested by a
park policeman. The testimony show
ed that Miss Whitley daily took an
automobile load of wounded overseas $
soldiers for an airing as a part of
her duty.
After hearing the evidence and hay-
ing been satisfied as to the nurses
guilt. Judge Hardison said, "As long
as am on this bench, in cases like
this that may be brought before me
/ will not infiict the penalty of the
law upon any woman who is engaged
in such a laudable and patriotic work
of giving pleasure and comfort to our
soldier boys"
Attorney Robert l. Miller appeared
for Miss Whitley.
The Washington herald., 1919-05-29
IS YOUR SKIN
ABLAzE WITH
FIERY ITCHINCS?

complete failure. 1t has been prov
en- that impurities in the blood cause
millions Of tiny disease germs to
set up their attack on the surface
of the skin. and in the form of
pimples. boils. scaly eruptions and
itchy. burning irritations. begin their
dis6guring and destructive work.
Being in the blood, these dis
ease germs can be reached only
through the blood. and local ap-
plications have no effect whatever.
That is why salves. ointments. To-
tons. washes and other remedies
applied to the skin can do no more
than give merely temporary relief.
Soon the fiery itching breaks out
again. for such treatment cannot
reach the source Of the trouble.
If you want permanent relief
from the tortures of skin diseases.
lose no time in discarding all local
remedies. and begin taking S. S. S.
today. You will be delighted with
The results. and when you are thor
oughly rid of your trouble. you will
praise the day you got on the right
treatment. You can get S. S. S. at
any drug store. Begin taking it to-
day. and if you write to our physi-
clan he will gladly give you full
instructions about your own case.
Address Medical Director. 402
Swift Laboratory. Atlanta. Ca
Adv.
The Washington herald., 1919-05-29
C.W.U. MEMORIAL
TO HEROIC DEAD
Will Combine Tribute with
Walt Whitman Centen-
rnial Exercises.

Memorial exercises in honor of
the George Washington University
students who gave their lives in the
world war wild be combined with
the centennial celebration OF the
birth Of Walt whitman. the poet of
democracy" to be held at the uni
versity. Monday morning at 1l:55
o'clock.
If the weather Is fair, the exer-
cises will be on the campus at the
rear of the Arts and Sciences Build
ing. 2023 G street northwest; il not,
in the assembly hall of the building.
The Walt Whitman celebration will
begin, the two exercises forming
practically one continuous program.
The address on Whitman will be
delivered by Langdon L. Mitchell,
poet, and playwright.
Trustees. councillors. faculty MEM
bers. students, alumni and friends
Of the university have been invited
to attend.
The Washington herald., 1919-05-29
FARE INCREASE
HEARINGS CLOSE
W. R. & E. Petition for
Financial Relief Under
Consideration.

No decision has yet been reached
by the Public Utilities Commission
In regard to the case of the Wash
ington Railway and Electric Com
pany's increase in fares.
After a session OF the commission
which lasted practically all day yes
terday, Chairman Kutz announced
every phase of the company's re-
quest had been considered.
The current BELIEF of many per-
sons interested is that the zone
system of fares will not be consid-
cred but that the method installed
Will be that of the 2-cent transfer
The charge will be made not only
between the different companies but
on the different lines OF both the
Capital Traction and THE Washing
ton Railway and Electric.
II put into effect the 2-cent trans
fer will turn approximately $780,
900 a year additional funds into the
treasures of both companies.
The Washington herald., 1919-05-29
ALIMONY GOES UP
WITH OLD H. G.. OF L

Justice Jennings Bailey. in the Dis
trict Supreme Court. cited Joseph J..
Carroll. navy yard employe, to
show cause why on June he should
not pay his wife. Mrs. Louise NJ.
Carroll. alimony sufficient for her.
self and three children.
In her petition. which was filed by
Attorneys Newmyer and Baker. Mrs.
Carroll tells the court that the sS5
a month temporary alimony which
the husband was previously ordered
to pay is insufficient and that she
would require 800 a month and up
wards. Further, she declares. the
house, 1919 c street northeast. which
is jointly owned by herself and hus-
band, Is about to be sold and she
asks the court to prevent the hus-
band from appropriating any OF the
proceeds of the sale until her de-
mands for alimony are met.
The Washington herald., 1919-05-29
w. e. c. Entertains Soldiers.

A dance was given last night un-
der the auspices of the War Camp
Community Service. for soldiers and
sailors and girls in government de-
partments. at the armory at L and
Sixth streets.
Another dance will be tonight at
the Naval Battalion Armory. o and
Water Streets southeast.
Hostesses who are serving at
these dances this week include Mrs.
George Winchester Stone. Mrs.
Frank Fuller. Mrs. Harriet Love.
Mrs. Frank Keyser. Mrs. C. l. Peck
ham. Mrs. A. NJ. Barrett. Mrs. A. NJ.
Stimson. Mrs. John A. Lane, Mrs. a.
II. March, Miss Gertrude Belden
Spaulding. Miss Nora Huffman and
Miss Daisy Watkins. A third dance
will be given Saturday evening at
the L Street Armory.