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The Benson signal., 1919-06-21
Buy a Farm Now.

Because land Is cheaper than 1t will ever
be again. The u. g. Railroad Administration
Is prepared to furnish free information TO
homeseekers regarding farming opportunl-
ties. We have nothing to sell: no money to
lend; only information to give Write me
fully with reference to your needs. Name
the state you want to learn about J.. L.
Edwards, Manager, Agricultural Sectic !,
U. 8. Railroad Administration. Room 20.
Washington. D. C.-adv.
The Benson signal., 1919-06-21
The RuIino Passion.

Mrs. Talkerton-Oh, dear! wish
there was some way to break little
Gladys Of sucking her thumb.
Her Husband-Don't worry; when
she gets little older she'll notice that
it interferes with her talking. Then
she'll quit it herself.
The Benson signal., 1919-06-21
Heard on the Train.

''Is this Mr.. Riley?"
"Eh-what?" said the deaf old chap,
SIS this Mr.. Riley?"
''Rileyl Oh, yes"
'I knew your father"
"NO bother"
'I say I knew your father"
"What?"
Neutrality-suspicious."
ooh, Gid ye? So did I."-Boston
The Benson signal., 1919-06-21
The Cuticura Toilet Trio.

The Cutieura Toilet Trio.
Having cleared your skin keep it clear
by making Cuticura your everyday
toilet preparations. The soap to cleanse
and purify, the Ointment to soothe and
heal, the Talcum to powder and per-
fume. No toilet table is complete
without them. 25c everywhere.-Adv.
The Benson signal., 1919-06-21
COULDN'T SLEEP
Was Miserable and LoOsins Weight
Suffering From Kidney Complaint.
Doan's Removed the Trouble.

'T was about down and out from
kidney trouble" says Harry Griffith, of
228 N. Darlington st., Westchester, Pa.
"The kidney secretions burned like
scalding water. Sometimes there would
be complete stoppage and, oh! what
The Benson signal., 1919-06-21

1.-THE way Of the transgressor is
hard" when he is trying to transgress
the laws Of nature.
The Benson signal., 1919-06-21

Magicl Just drop little Freezone
on that touchy corn, instantly it stops
aching, then you lift the corn off with
the fingers. Truly! No humbug!
Try Freezone! Your druggist sells q
tiny bottle for a few cents, sufficient to
rid your feet of every hard corn, soft
corn, or corn between the toes. and
calluses, without one particle Of pain,
soreness or irritation. Freezone is the
discovery Of noted Cincinnati genius.
The Benson signal., 1919-06-21

Calling names in an argument may
make the chap called sore, but do
they answer his arguments?
The Benson signal., 1919-06-21
A Fair Proposition,

''Mr. Grabcoin, I've saved up $1,000
and want to marry your daughter"
''Do you realize that $4,000 won't
last long nowadays?"
"Oh, yes, sir. But 1t ought to take
care of us for at least six months and
at the end Of that time If haven't
convinced you that I'm an ideal SON.
in-law you needn't do a thing for us"
AS we have to live with ourselves
we should see to it that we always
have good company.
The Benson signal., 1919-06-21
imnortanft TO m,

A daughter is an embarrassing and
ticklish Observation-Disclosures.
The Benson signal., 1919-06-21
GROWING Old.

When a man gets so he can philoso-
phize it means he is getting along in
years.-Macon Republican.
The Benson signal., 1919-06-21

pain I suffered! My feet
became swollen and I
had a time of it getting
on my shoes.
"My back hurt right
over my kidneys. Nights
I did nothing but toss
about. It was just as
though a knife were
thrust into my back. I
couldn't bend over with
ont +orr;b1o Do;r oDd r
The Benson signal., 1919-06-21

Some are already using hard words
over the tax on soft drinks.
The Benson signal., 1919-06-21


would fall to my knees and crawl along
to get hold of something to help myself
up. Binding dizzy spells came on and
terrible headaches added to my misery.
''I was rapidly losing weight and
knew something would have to be
done. began taking DoGn's Kidney
Pills and was more than surprised.
The troubles were soon leaving me and
six boxes of DoGn's Kidney Pills
cured me entirely. To this day I have
been free from kidney complaint"
Sa00rn to before me.
A. J. TOWNSEND,
Notary Public.
Get Deans as Any Store. 60c Box
|DOAN'S H1D 11,l11: n Ex
FoSTER.MIzBURN CO.. BUFFALO. N. Y.
The Benson signal., 1919-06-21
The Result

Some women are not as bad as they
are painted.
The Benson signal., 1919-06-21
FOREIGN

The palace Of the Yildiz Kiosk, in
habited by the Sultan of Turkey, has
been destroyed by fire.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1919-10-20

And it Il at this point that the hand
comes into play in its role of elucidator Of
character.
Long, pointed fingers and a slender hand
speak Of the dreamy idealist, the dweller in
cloudland; the person who finds every prsc-
teal unitarian pursuit irksome, and Is q
poignantly panied by anything rough, rude or
unesthetic IS a person Of somewhat coarser
grain would be only by an actual blow.
When, therefore, you nee hands Of this de-
scription In a photograph, you may reason
ably conclude that the person portrayed is
Of the nature just described.
As A foil to this picture IL that Of one
- whose hands are Of broader, more
robust more energetic mold. Usually.
hands Of this sort have either square or
spatulate shaped finger tips.
II they are square shaped tips, It is .sdol.
lars to doushnuts" that you would consider
the most appropriate pose for them to IS
something indicative Of method and systen;
Tor these square-tipped gentry are the most
m~ethodical people in the world, ana evsry-
thing they do b done 81 precedent and
81 rule. Such . man could scarcely be con-
ceivtd go Bolsaevht-hs & to pEacdsal.
md ~ doa61Evative, and HIS 10 nueA ~.
lat4 " nv Axa order.
nj - a sfsnks Il 49, xitA upsts-
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1919-10-20

COME photographers heretofore have been
- satisfied TO pose their patrons in suei, a
way as not only to subordinate everything
else to the face, but to ignore these other
features altogether. II the poise Of the head
was chic and the profile or en- visaEs posed
with a becoming tilt, it was considered sun
cient, and whatever other features were
shown were left more or less to the hap
hazard arrangement which they may have
assumed BY sheer chance.
Hereafter even when only bust pictures
are taken. the hands are to play ! prorni.
uent role. second only to the face itself.
And why not7 In painting there is
scarcely any portrait Of historic note in;
which the hands are not shown, together
with the face. Tho artists, with the .
erring instinct o. ssuius, have felt that only
part Of the character q thown By the face
and that, to bring out everything that 1urked
within the person painted, the hands, too
Should b etyen their opportunity to
Speak
For certain II is that the hand does speak.
at least a. eloqueptly q the fsce, and, often
enough. with 1ess Dciaibility of deception.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1919-10-20

late or conic-tipped fingers on hands of this
sort that the Bolshevist class is cu,led For
the spatulate tip indicates a fiery. ~rest,ea.
ulspositlon' coupled with an impaticncc for
traditions and an. absolute disregard for
authority or precedent.
Inc comic tip does not imply as radica, q
disposition as the other, but it is Indicative
OF an artistic, Bohemianesque Temperament
winch, Tor the sheer deviltry of tho thipo
ana Tor the experience and the thrills tbot
IL might contain, is apt to take IN With
Dolsheyism> as a fad rather than. with anv
sense OF the seriousness of the underta king.
linen, TOO, you may see a picture with
hands the joints of which have q knottv
appearance. These are the hands oe a
thinker. If the knots appear in both Joints
OF the fingers you may feel sure Won have
q philosopher before you. OF course, he may
mol oe a progressed philosopher. for his calling
IN Tic may preclude the possibility of his
GIVING MS attention to anything Other Han
the carly tasks needed to provide the ~ m
to keep body and soul together. BusHe Ill
though he may not reduce his thoughts IN
writing for the instruction and delight Of
future generations, you can be certain that
he does a lot of thinking, and that it is a
downright pity that he is not situated so
rs to be able to impart to others the thoughts
that occupy his own capacious mind.
All, now you come across one who has
extremely short fingers. Well, what of it?
Nothing, except that it is a ~foregone con.
clusion that this particular person, be it
male or female, is an exceedingly quick
thinker and doer, and a most pronounced
detester of everything that looks like detail.
IF, TOGETHER with the short fingers, the
joints are smooth, such a person may be
regarded as impulsive almost to a dangerous
point. He is ~intuitive and does not require
any long processes of reasoning to reach q
conclusion. The moment you begin to talk
to people Of this sort they know exactly
what the entire drift of your discourse ia.
and the longer you talk the more you tire
them. Be to the point with them. For
they are the folk Of whom it is said that ..Sat
verbum sapienti" (for the wise person Z
word suf6ces). As actors or actresses they
are the best for no matter how perplexinx
an unforeseen situation may arise in the
course of a play, they win turn it to the
best account, whereas the long fingered,
knotty- jointed gentry would have to ponder
the matter, and thus lose the precious mo-
ment and, by the fatal delay. be apt to reap
q harvest of scorn and ridicule instead a
applause and admiration.
Bearing al this in mind, b II surprfsing
that the more artistic, progressive photogra-
piers have decided to- make use Of hands II
kI,os~I ~sok,.~cw2 q Nhn 49, nAxSEn
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1919-10-20

~. EtJtEAa fHA-t EH. 49, EHf. AZ.
quaatum Of brute force; while Greek art IL
the very apothsosis Of the xraesful accom-.
pnsnment OF On esthetic s&sct By opposiux
no more or less force than sunices to hal
anes the countAr- force.
WHAT else il It that brings out the char
w acter Of human beings but Opposition II
some art OF other? 1t is an old sayinr
that where there is no temptation there can
oe no question of virtue. It Is only by the
play OF counter motives in Z trial Of strength
against our inclinations, passions, emotions.
that our character can be made manifest.
And this is the province Of the drama
the noblest art. perhaps, Of all. For Il
shows the highest embodiment of the highest
ideals Of the highest being on the face Of
the earth.
For a picture to show this embodiment Il
utterly impossible. It can, 1t most. show
just one phase. q 6eeting. momentary phase
Of this u~nfoldment /; but it can put into that
one moment % much of passion, or pathos,.
OF pity. Or hatred, Or whatever slss It maj
aim to chow, that Il the work l. artistically
executed It may caa forth n tAe bsAoldSv'
atnacst q strong semoeiens q those which 10
sses portrayed bAfors lin. Nevertheless, tn
Will not Eivs Anythins In ~ Sxhsusays
dtspiay q TIE ehAractss, ssly AAs aAsis
,sfS IL.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1919-10-20

Which, OF course, considering Cicero's ora
torical ability, was saying not a little in
behalf Of the hand.
To the casual beholdcr the hand seems
to be rather in the way than an ornament
IN picture taking. As q matter of fact. some
photographers have not native artistic talent
enough. or studied the subject enough. to
know Just what to do with the hands Of their
patrons. And the result sis that, when the
hands do figure in the photograph, in such
cases, they look large and awkward and
rather mar than adorn-the picture. This
should not be. and it is very likely that the
new edict concerning the prominence to be
given the hands In Photography will re.
suit in 50, general q study of this subject
that even the most mediocre photographers
will, By the law Of the survival Of the
fttssta acquire the artistic aplomb which II
to b IN inseparable part Of the equipment
Of their craft.
With this in view, it may not be at
all auiss to 90 a little into the philosophic
reason which gives point to this new artistic
ukase.
HURST Of Al IL should be- known that art
= aims, IN every one Of its departments. at
expressing character. When it deals with
Nominate objects, o. architecture does, it
aims at expressing that which, in the big
masses With which It deals. is equivalent to
character. namely, the qualities Of those
masses. To bring out. in a striking manner.
the enormous strength Of Z column Of stone
by showing the enormous weight which It.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1919-05-28
THE JOY OF SAVING

Don't save for a rainy day"
That isn't the forward looking.
empire building spirit Of America.
Save SO that there won't be any
"rainy days"
That is the philosophy of optimism,
the kind Of thinking that is going to
make you happy and make your old
age a period Of fullest enjoyment.
Don't save as dull. hateful duty.
Save because, by saving. you can
win the delights of competence.
Save so that you can afford, little
later. to buy something you want very
much, for example-the automobile
you are walking for to-day.
Saving leads to temperance in all
things, to constructive thinking, to
clean living. to building for the fu-
ture.
Start your mind going along saving
lines and then watch it travel 1t
will take your fattening pocket book
along with 1t.
Let's pull together to produce more,
to eliminate waste, to save and to
invest in War Savings Stamps.
Don't be cutters. Be savers, and
learn the Joy of saving.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1919-05-28
EAST CHARLESTON

Guy Page has moved into John
Moores' house on the fiat.
Mr. and Mrs. Floyd Davis spent
part of last week in the southern
part of the state and New Hamp-
shire and Massachusetts,.
Mrs. D. X. Hopkins was called to
Newport last week by the illness of
her daughter, Miss Ina Hopkins.
Wallace and Ralph Mcnamara
have returned from overseas and
have been visiting relatives in town.
Mr. and Mrs, Fred Rogers of Bos-
ton, Mass, spent the past week with
their aunt, Mrs. Will Locke.
Several members of the M. w. A.
visited the lodges at Island Pond and
Orleans recently.
Miss Nellie Metchel of Derby spent
the weekend with Miss Minnie Col
burn.
Mrs. Matthew Grove and Mrs. M.
d. Lewis visited relatives at Brown
ington, Friday.
Miss Cora Atkins is visiting her
mother, Mrs. Alison Trip.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1919-05-28

home garden at Winchester, Masa-
reasonable amount of fertilizers, she
produced 35 bushels of potatoes and
over 900 pounds of tomato the first
year This experiment stimulated her
interest, as well as her husbands, and
another lot was purchased at the rear
of her home, making nearly two acres
now under cultivation.
In addition to potatoes and toma-
toes she has added all the staple table
vegetables, Of which 1000 quarts were
canned in her own kitchen last year.
She also devotes part Of the land
to flowers, specializing In gladioli,
which finds a ready sale. For two
seasons a small patch Of wheat and
oats has furnished food for rs chick
ems.
That the land has been made to pay,
she says, is due to the cultivation Of
variety Of things. This year she is
setting out peach, pear and apple
trees, and small fruits.
Naturally, a woman OF Mrs. Wood
bloC byPC 10 ILL NY GAM bsASAAcSS
like and her savings have, to tn
limit Of her ability, been invested IT
Liberty Bonds and War Savings
Stamps, for which. she says, not much
credit Is due, because while you ar
helping the government a little you
are helping yourself lot" She says
however, that the value of a garden
should not be estimated wholly from
monetary standpoint The open
air exercise gives health, strength
and endurance which cannot be got
by merely riding in an automobile
Exercise" she says further. rs Like
counting; you must do 1t yourself. So
long as we live near to Mother Earth
we are strong and prosperous. Vine
we have too much Of luxury and lei
sure we become weak
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1919-05-28

Mrs. Lorenzo M. WoodsIde In her
Gardening for women" says Mrs.
Lorenzo M. Woodside of Winchester,
Mass, Originated in the First Garden
when Eve was given to Adam as a
helper. While the record of her work
is rather incomplete, it is reasonable
to believe that she did more than help
to gather the fruit"
AS an exponent of what women may
do for gardening and gardening for
women, Mrs. Woodside is an example
to her sex. A talented reader and
forceful speaker, the message she Is
giving to women's clubs and other
organizations must be productive of
good.
That she Is not mere theoriZer.
her garden at Winchester proves. Her
interest dates back to the time when
a child, she battered down the long
burrows with her father, behind the
pillow, and through intimate cempan-
ionship with him learned the secrets
of mother Earth.
When buying the home at Winches
ter she looked for small house and
a big piece Of land" She was not
wholly successful, but did secure q
good sized back yard, which was
spaded UP for garden while the fur
ntture was being moved into the
house. For some time For Sale
sign on an adjoining lot disturbed
her, because she wanted the land to
add to her garden. Her husband, al
ways a city dweller, tried to discour-
age her in the purchase Of the 10
but she finally convinced him that,
If cultivated, the land would pay in
terest on the investment, and taxes
and would increase in value. 1t wa
rough and poor, but applying her
knowledge Of soil management, and {
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1919-05-28
LUNENBURG

Memorial Sunday was observed
last Sabbath with sermon by Rev. C.
W. Douglass and special music by the
choir
Howard Post and w. R. C. attend
ed in a body as did the returned sold
iers of the last war, also the J. 0. u.
A. NJ. and D. of L.
Bert I. Brown and daughter Flor
ence S. C. are guests at the home of
L. B. Brown.
There was a good attendance at
the ice cream social at the hall on
Friday evening last.
DR.. and Mrs. Bronson are on a Wis
it to relatives in New York, making
the trip by automobile.
Misses Fannie and Winnie Mail
let have recently visited their par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Maillet.
George A. Hubbard and sister have
been in town calling on friends.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1919-05-28
HOW JANE HELPED
r.-. 49,. UNCLE SAM
BY Aithea Nightingale.

The writer of this story, a little
girl in the Everett School of Boston,
has worked hard to prepare something
suitable for use in connection with
the work Of selling WarSavings
Stamps. Her idea of raising flowers
to be given to wounded soldiers, as
we'll as the plan of a vegetable gar
den for the conservation of food, will
doubtless be adopted by many other
girls and boys.
Once upon a time there was little
girl whose name was Jane Clarke.
She lived in little village outside Of
Boston.
Jane was always trying to help her
country. One day she was sitting
on the doorstep wondering what to
do. She said, Il have bought Thrift
Stamps and War Savings, but that is
not enough" She looked around the
yard. Just as she was going into
the house, feeling very discouraged,
bright idea struck her. Jane
jumped up, running in the house as
fast as her little legs could carry
her. Mother! Mother!" cried the
excited child. Her mother came down.
stairs and Jane sat down by the fire.
place to tell her story.
Mother" she began, slowly and
distinctly, II have bought Thrift
Stamps and War Savings Stamps. I
think I can do more than that. I
thought perhaps you would let me
plant garden in the back yard. Will
your" why, yes" answered her
mother smiling.
The next afternoon Jane began
WORKING in the garden. There was
one place in the yard which she had
not used. Her mother told her that
she might use that to plant some
flowers.
It did not take long for the flowers
and the vegetables to grow. After
the vegetables were all dug little
Jane took them to the Food Conser-
walton Club and gave them to the peo-
pie there to can. After the peovle
canned them they put James name
and age on the Jars and sent some of
them to Washington, and the rest
Jane sold and bought Thrift Stamps.
She took some flowers to the camp
and gave them to the wounded sol
diers who had been fighting "ovar
there"
One day Jane received letter from
Uncle Sam, thanking her for her
thriftiness, and along with the let
ter came a button VIII n said, Thrift
ty Jane Clarke, IL years old. is a
little patriot"
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1919-05-28
MORGAN

Mrs. L. A. Wheeler died at her
home in Holland, Tuesday, May 20.
For many years her life had been
one of much suffering and especially
for the past year. Her poor health
kept her from taking part in much Of
the social life in which she was inter-
ested, but when able to do so seldom
failed to be in her place at church.
Everything that love could suggest
was done o make her suffering less.
Through all her sickness she was
most tenderly cared for by her daugh
ter.
Through all her sickness she bore
her suffering patiently and without
complaint, trusting in One she knew
would not fail her.
Funeral services were held in the
church at the Centre May %. Her
former pastor, Rev. W. W. Cook as
sisted by Rev. Platt officiated. The
flowers were many and beautiful.
Interment was in the cemetery at the
Centre.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1919-05-28
WEST BURKE

Mrs. Geogia Fyler was in ST..
Johnsbury Wednesday.
Harley Eglston is seriously i'll and
his recovery is doubtful.
Mrs. Abby Humphrey has been
visiting relatives nLyndonville.
Mrs. Sarah Brockway has been
spending a few days in st. Johns
bury.
DR.. Derrick has sold his farm in
Sutton and moved to his new home
on church street.
Jack Saunders has been spend
ing a few days in town, after having
received his discharge from the army
Virgil Way of Gibson City, ILL.,,
is visiting his cousins, Mrs. Ida Pow
ers, Mrs. Emma Way and Mrs. Gym
thia Aldrich.
W. r. Thurber will soon move into
the tenement in the S. M. Bartlett
house and Mrs. Brockway has rented
the rooms over French's store.
Mrs. Chas. Coburn of West Burke
was elected president to the state as
sembly of the D. of R., at their meet
ing in Burlington last week. Mys-
tic Lodge feel duly proud of their
first state president, and their dele
gate, Mrs. Coburn with a charming
bouquet of carnations as a token of
their love and esteem after her install
lation.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1919-05-28
A SONG OF THRIFT
BY Thedosia Garrison.

Here's sum that is easy to do,
Add 1 to l, the result Is 2;
Take l from /, the result is 0,
A matter that leads to serious thought.
All thoughts Of worry confuse, appall !;
AS the late Mr.. Gilbert mapped it
out,
"Of this there is no manner of doubt
No manner Of doubt at ALL"
AS a nation taking us one and all,
We have been, to speak mildly,
prodigal;
Finding our national sport and fun,
Subtracting the hard-earned 1 from /;
MASTERS and spenders, so were we;
AS Mr.. Micawber was heard to say
Doing the selfsame sum one day,
Result (of substraction) misery"
Well, we have come upon days where
in
Wassail Is foolish and waste a sin;
So let us learn ere our course is
run
The profit Of adding to 1;
And land and a world shall gain
thereby!
AS nation saves 80 nation
fares,
A fact, as a popular song declares,
Which nobody can deny.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1919-05-28
GUILDHALL

Henry S. Washburn died at the
home of his daughter, Mrs. Frank w.
Ford in West Burke, his remains were
brought here for burial. The fun
eral services were held Wednesday,
May 81. Rev. 7. F. Smith officiat-
ed. Mr.. Washburn was an old res
ident of this town having spent the
largest part of his life here. He
was a highly respected citizen by
everyone.
The body of Miss Emma England,
who was drowned in the river here
April II, was found May 10 at Nc
Indoes Falls and brought home for
burial, funeral being held Tuesday,
May 20.