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Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1920-09-15
SNAkE-EAIERS IN CON ENTIoN
s@enerne Which is Held Annually In
North Africa Must Be Re-
puisive Sight.

AFTER lapse Of five years the an
nual convention Of the snake-eaters ~
northern Africa has lately been held
seventeen OF the most renowned rem
uie consumers from various parts Of
Iunis and Algeria took part.
An extraordinary feature of the con-
Venuon was that most Of the snake
eaters served In the French army
curing the war, many Of them wearing
the medals they won In France.
More than four hundred small
snakes OF various sizes were carefully
measured and distributed to the COM
peurors- score-keeper watched each
man. and the spectators cheered the
eaters" at the top OF their voices.
The eating" consisted OF forcing a
snake into the mouth as quickly as
possible, but no punching or rolling
up or the reptiles was allowed. The
snake had to be forced In head first.
and as soon as the tail had disap-
peared, which 1t usually did with ex-
raordinary rapidity, the competitor
quickly snatched IL out OF his mouth
and inserted another.
The man who finished his "a snakes
first was adjudged the winner, and
was presented with a prize consist
Ing OF round bali studded with brass
nails and hung with brass chains, to
which were attached silver and gold
coins
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1920-09-15
NAPKINS NOT JUST SUITABLE
But Man Meant Well, and Fortunately
the Teachers Had a Sense
of Humor.

The parents of the pupils Of a large
Indiana ward school decided TO give
the teachers a surprise dinner party.
Accordingly they took charge of the
building one evening herded the
teachers In one room and made ready
the table for the dinner. But Just
as everybody was about ready they
found that they had forgotten nap
kins. One OF the hostesses accord
ingly telephoned her husband who
worked IN department store. aThe
colors are pink and white so bring
something appropriate" she told him
He bought them-pink and white.
But when they were opened they dis
played storks holding in their mouths
the time-honored new babies. The
hostesSes were horror stricken but
the teachers. ready TO grasp the awk-
wardness Of the situation, led In laugh
ter. But that man says that he viii
move out OF that school district be
fore there is another banquet for
teachers.-Indianapolis News
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1920-09-15
MIGHT BE CARRIED TOO FAR
Physician Could Hardly Be Expected
70 Rejoice In Patients Exposition
Of Imagination.

Perkins was feeling decidedly queer;
ne couldn't get on with his work; he
couldn't do anything. So he decided
70 pay q visit TO the doctor.
Il don't feel up TO the mark" be
said 10 the man OF medicine. Can you
give me a good tonicT'
With pursed lips the doctor sur
veyed him for q moment or two, and,
rising from his chair, remarked:
HAS II ever occurred 10 you that
there's a great deal In imagination.
Mr.. Perkinsr'
Certainly. doctor" answered Per
kins-
Then go out OF this surgery and
imagine that there's nothing the mat
ter with you Come back In week
and let me know how you feel J"
The patient went, doctored himself
and returned 70 the physician at the
appointed time
"Ah, All" said the doctor. You are
feeling better now, / can see Didn't
! tell you there was great deal In
imaginationf"
That's true" said Perkins What
is your charger
Five dollars said the doctor.
swell, imagine you've got It'll" said
Perkins-London Tit-Bits-
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1920-09-15

hear me relate my experiences. ma
sed / mussent go down and go a
swimming So I went. & cut my foot
on a stun.
Tuesday-the Sunday skool had q
picknick today. Ihad sore foot and
had to stay at home. that's my luck.
The only day in the year when they
is any fun about a sun. skool & then
hafto stay at home. all the other
kids have went. I feel as lonesome
as a goat with nothing to but at. ma
sed it serves me rite for disobedients
to her cumands.
Wednesday-they was man in
town who sed you cud blinfold him &
he wood find emmy thing. I wood like
to see him play golf and find the golf
balls. / believe he is a lire.
Thursday-went to see about a po-
sishun as a offs boy but the manager
sed Yore not big enuff. So I replyed
& sed all rite I'll cum back next
Thursday. he LATED. If I don't get q
job I will hafto go back to skoool.
that meks me shiver. saw Jane she
was smileing. But / don't thing she
seen me.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1920-09-15

DIARY
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Friday-pa and ma includeing me
2 of my cuzzens went to Jaxon squair
to a politikal meeting. They sung
the Star Spangled banner & pa &
a gentleman was tawking & when the
singing seized they diddent notis it
& pa was yelling out loud so every
L could hear You Only need 2 rasins
sum people LATED. except ma.
Saturday-we are getting reddy to
go back home agen tonite, are visit
has ben very pleasant to the majority
of the family. pa sed he wood hafto
ask for a weak off when he got home
to rest up from his vacation. met a
little orfan kid & give him dime
! he had never new the love of a pa &
ma them having died before he was
born. 1 seen lots of sad incidents
when 1 is travelling on trip like
/ this 1.
Sunday-this is good day to be
on a trip not haveing to go to any
chirch or sunday skool. pa is getting
ust to rideing on sleeper now onl!
ma was very angry at him when h,
clum out of his shelf this morning 4
stusk his foot in her face.
Monday-home agen. this .issen
such a bad ole town after all. al
the kids and my dog is anxious tt
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1920-09-15

II IS a trite but true saying la
when the boys calf became Inc -
fly COW, son left home IL is n p Pc,
sentine the benefits OF Agriculture LIZ
An their most attractive forms In
the funior department OF the Easueiu
states Exposition exercises us
est appeal an show
This wear at the annual tau SNOW
IN SnrinrfieId Mass, from Sept u 70
o. ;pclnesve more than 400 boys anu
,irle from the 10 North Atlantic states
viii be the guests Of the Exposiaon n
,,anarenent and viii compete iof
Eastern Championships. o. h pen
49,, Formerly with the Federal DepaI[
ne1t of Agriculture, viii act as super
intendent, and under his olrec.lon :. :.
has been divided into three ols.inc'
and unique divisions They WlH X
Known as Camp Vail, Mohawk Indian
Village and Industrial Achievement
village =,
There viii be great versafaiHy ~
exbfbits- demonstrations, contests ant
carnn activities. Children VIII De Oh
exhibition with farm products, am
mails and poultry showing how Inc,
bave Transformed work into rea
zane idleness into product1on' wasl'
1roducts into wealth; tin can conven
lions into toy and utility shops com
-,onnIace things into interesting en
tertainment- a.vo+ea =,
fhe activities Of farm boys anu 49, go :.
the work with farm and nome proJecu
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1920-09-15
FRAUD CONTRACTORS
WILL BE PROSECUTED
Government to Cleanup War
Contract Controversies,
324 on List

Prosecution of S24 contractors
making the beginning of a move
by the government TO clean up its
war contract controversies has been
ordered by the department of just
ice The proceedings VIII include
both criminal and civil action, and
involve millions of dollars"
Practically all of the cases en-
braced by the prosecution order
were turnd over by the war depart
ment, but there were indications that
similar cases would be received from
other government departments. The
Shipping Board is understood TO be
planning TO request criminal prose
cution In half a dozen cases IN
addition to those already in the
hands Of the encouragement
The contracts on which action viii
be pressed were said 70 involve
amounts ranging from few thou
sand 10 a few million each" They
include agreements for the furnish
ing of supplies of nearly every COM
modify which the government pur-
chased for war purposes as well as
construction OF camps, environments
and warehouses and other facilities
Tor the training Of the army.
Officials express the belief that al
though the VIZ department had failed
TO reach an agreement, many or the
controversies would be fled out OF
court.
With a respect to score OF more
the contract settlements IN desputs
there was the belief that honest mis-
| takes had been made by the con
tractor and that an investigation o.
records would produce grounds OF
which adjustment of the matter
could be easily made. 1t was sait
| that in other cases, however, plain
fraud and conspiracy" had beel
proved so clearly that no otne
course was open to the government
excepting definite action looking .
! the Indictment of the law violators-
Robert T. Scott, assistant to tn
attorney general, said 1t would o
| the policy of the government, not Z
| deal leniently with the fraud cases
He explained, however, that contrac
tors against whom civil proceeding
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1920-09-15

At the annual meeting of the hos
pItal association held in School
hall, Tuesday evening, the officers of
the past year were reelected 70
serve for the ensuing year and are
as follows: Pesident. Mrs John
Young; vice president, Josiah Gro,,t
clerk, DR.. Harry Hamilton: treas'
urer, Earle Brown.
Mr.. and Mrs. T. D Flint and Mr.
George Frost were elected as mem.
oers of the executive Board. The
as follows Presidnt, Mrs. John
lowing members: Col. c. S. Emery
board Is now composed of the fol
Mrs. James McCarten, Mrs. Walter
Human, Mr.. Charles Drown. Ex
Gov. Josiah Grout, Mrs. John Young
Mr. Earl Brown, and DR.. Harry
Hamilton. Although there was not
very great attendance, there was
much enthuiasm shown. The bust.
ness men are showing a lively inter.
est, and the association feels conf.
dent the erection of the hopital vii
be commenced the coming spring.
a canvass is to be made among the
business men, and later a genera
canvass will be made through New,
port and the surrounding towns
With S47, 800 to the credit of the
fund, there is assurance of such az
institution as this for the city mex
year There has been at the pres
ent time the nearly $4,000 sub
scribed TO the building fund, and tbs
income on more than that is avail
able for maintenance when it i.
built The movement is one that i.
of interest TO all, and now that 1t il
q sure thing, everyone ought to b,
willing to help In a financial way
AS long as the movement has be
hind it, the kind of men and womer
who have pledged themselves t.
carry 1t on, it will grow rapidly, anC
show results When the hospital i
actually built the people will b,
proud of it and viii support it gladly
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1920-09-15

as carried out by the state colleges OF
agriculture and the q. s. Department
Of Agriculture under the provisions OF
the Federal Extension act The Junior
owners and managers Of farm ano
home property-then peeveA' Ds
sheep. poultry, calves and hogs VIII Dc
in Camp Vail.
The Mohawk Indian Village. located
ON the banks of the Agawam river men
itself In Indian lore, VIII be the oivf
sion conducted, erected and run our.
ing the entire Exposition by the SCOUT
offieiaIs and Boy Scouts from the IL
eastern states The boys VIII De su.
nervised by James E. West, chief scoul
executive of New York and competenl
assistants. The village VIII De erected
.nd maintained by the Scouts In true
indian style and they VIII give eAnlDf
lions In first aid service, demonstrs
lions camp Life and ceremonies.
l Bows and girls from the Girl Scouts
Camnfire Girls, City Clubs, y. nj. y a
and Y W. c. A and public schools VII VII
nake the Industrial Achievement VII
1aoe their headquarters Educetlona
| EXHIBITS in production industry, com
u.erce. trades and home making for CIT,
and industrial centers viii De snow
in this department. Contests ano oe,n
ons+ratious will be conducted daily =
| shoe making, repairing, mechanics
e1actricitv. salesmanship, hat making
etc. II will be the first snow Oh ~
| kind ever conducted In con1uncHo'
| with an Exposition
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1920-09-15
COVENTRY
Sunday

= Little Sylvia Smith died Sunday
in Orleans hospital.
George Brennan and family spent
Sunday at Lowell with relatives.
Mrs. Mary Kerr and daughter OF
Putney are guests of Mrs. Clara Nor
rill.
Friends from Lexington, Mass, Wis
tied Mr.. and Mrs. Ira Wheelock last
week.
James Kidder is home from the
hospital and boarding at Mrs. Jane
Carbee's.
Miss Lillian Crawford of Cam
bridge, Mass, is a guest at the home
of Mr.. and Mrs. FL. G. Cleveland
Mr.. Taylor, who drives a truck for
I. P. Trudeau, has moved his family
into the rooms vacated by Mr.. Fish
er.
Mrs. Clara Morrill, has been quite
i'll the past week. Her daughter.
Mrs. Ella Vance, of Newport is caring
for her.
Ray Wilder motored to East Mid
dlebury Saturday to carry Harry
Grant, one of the truck drivers. both
spending Sunday at the Grant home
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1920-09-15
Side whisker Back in London.

The London exquisite is doing his
best TO cultivate side whiskers. fash
ion that was somewhat frowned upon
a few years ago when Lord Rocksav-
age attempted its resurrection. But
that was in the days before the war
and probably il is as change from
the regulation military mustache of
the last five or six years that British
young men of today are growing tufts
of hair In front of their ears with most
hideous result
The earl of Lonsdale and his broth
er. the Hon Lancelot Lowther, have
always been famous in the fashionable
world for wearing "sideboards," but In
this hirsute face fitting they are usual
ly credited with desire to suggest the
sporting" atmosphere in which they
are generally TO be found
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1920-09-15
WEST BURKE

w $780,
Mrs. M. M. Coe was in st. Johns
bury last week.
Mrs. w. F. Hill was in st. Johns
bury last Saturday.
R. P. Porter of Brattleboro was in
town last Saturday.
Miss Lila Coe is working in the
Peerless factory at Barton.
Mrs. Nettie Mccoy went to her
school in Woodsyille, n. H, this week.
Miss Alice Townsend returned to
her teaching in New York last Sat-
urday.
Mrs. Archie Bailey and little
daughter, Thelma, visited in Piermont
recently.
Mrs. Viola Sleeper and son, Clyde,
visited relatives in Montreal, P. O.,
last week.
Mrs. Lucian Chappell has been
spending a few days with her daugh-
ter in Sheffield.
Srank Kittredge of Woodsville, N.
| H., spent the weekend with his cous-
in, Mrs. Aldrich.
Mr.. and Mrs. Leroy Bugbee have
been visiting in Hartford, Conn, for
| the past two weeks.
Mr.. and Mrs. Alvin Drown of Win
chendon, Mass, were visitors in town
during the past week.
Mr.. and Mrs. W. S. Wheeler have
been spending the past week with
their son in Irasburg.
Mrs. B. D. Ruggles and Mrs. C. C.
/ R0rnhnl6nr hox- 4hnTI
summer in Denver, Col.
Mrs. Carrie Flint of Pepperell
Mass, was the guest of her sister-in-
law, Mrs. j. F. Ruggles, during the
past week.
Miss Dorothy Newman is teaching
one of the rural schools in St. Johns
bury, and Miss Alice Gallagher ha:
returned to her school in Mooretown
Mr.. and Mrs. o. C. Woodruff have
moved into Miss Alice Townsend
house for the present, and the Gil
mour's, who have purchased tn
Woodruff property, have taken pos
session of their new home.
Miss Mavis Batchelder has gone t,
Denver, Col, where she expects Z
remain for the coming four years a
a college student IN that city. He
brother, Willow, accompanied her an
has already found good position, W
understand
While visiting her nephew, w. E
Eastman of st. Johnsbury, Mrs. Kat
Fowle had the misfortune to fall an
, break her hip. She is now at the S
lJohnsbury hospital, and is said to b
as comfortable as can be expected
She is an aged lady and her recover
viii be very slow.
The social event of the past wee
was the district meeting of the ID: c
R.. which was held here on Tuesda.
A tempting banquet was served
6 o'clock, which about 140 people el
joyed. The tables were prettlly decor
ated with mountain ash berries an
i, asters and the supper was excellen
: The work was done IN a very credit;
bic manner by st. Johnsbury lodg
e and Mrs. Myrtle Hall of West Burk
z the presiding officer, conducted Il
affairs of the meeting in a very plea
r ing way. Mrs. Gertrude Jewell, sta
y president. and Miss Emma Gate
|. grand secretary, were present.
n The funeral of Mrs John Cole W
II held here at the Methodist church
q Saturday afternoon and nterme
+. was IN Hillside cemetery. Mrs. &c
: was 81 years of age, and was
: many years a resident of this villas
L Since the death of her husband, no
L ever, as ~her health was feeble,
J. has lived with her sister, Mrs. Mou
tain, in Waterbury, Conn. She W
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1920-09-15
.u.raoe Duration Of Life.

Good authorities give the asela
duration of human life as apou. ln, uo -
three years. One quarter OF the pe ~
n1a on the earth die before the age u
ssr one-half before the age OF SIX
- .nd only about one person Oh
each 100 born lives to the age OF saA's !,
e. The deaths are calculated a.
s,xtv-seren a minute, 97,7so Gay anu
q Gao ss5 a year. Births are calc o az
"a 81 about seventy minute, lVo'oV
aav and SO, 792, 900 year.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1920-09-15

Cincinnati Is one OF six places In the
world where steel is strengthened by
being boiled In oil. At a plant in Car
thage, a steel shaft weighing 10000
pounds. the largest piece ever subject
ed TO the new method, went through
the process Of being strengthened II
was q hollow bored tumbler shaft" for
use In dredging gold In California, cost
ing about SIT, 900. The great shaft was
first suspended In an upright furnace
until heated 10 just below the melting
point. A crane then picked II up and
dropped IL into a huge well Of oil.
where II boiled and sputtered, throwing
ont clouds of oily mist
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1920-09-15
-. constipation and
f' i Completely Relieved
srPfTT-A-TIVE"

,,-isSon St., Portland, Maine.
,-oubIsd with Constipation
.T,.s I can remember; IS q
rs subject TO distressing
- and pain in my left side
= 20 for two or three days
- movement ofthe bowels.
s.-,si 70 read about Fruit
s-Si1onsofour local papers, and
l. tbsir use about four months
i size them, I have been free
l. Fs.1achaS ny bowels have
r--lz-, and from the use of
l,-lb5zss Of 'Frut-a-uveS', l feel
.l.r4ar-gsr benefit I have derived
- II II prOnOuncing them a
- q tue and exceptional
OTIS Y. BRYANT.
E.,b11. 6for $50, trial size 25c-
,;alsso- from INITIATIVES
e. OGDENSBURG, n. Y.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1920-09-15
A PASSING Jest.

We should have thought OF this joke
before. but even yet, If we hurry,
gentle reader here and there viii know
what we are talking about
Riggs-You might not think IL 10
look at him, but there is a great deal
In that young man.
Diggs-No; he carries It well. but 1
srnelIed IL on his breath
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1920-09-15
c.,,. Make Knife Handles.

The scarcity Of camphor. the output
Of which is controlled by Japan, Is
having a serious effect on the cutlery
trade I'm Sheffield, England For cam
phor lis an essential ingredient of cell
lulo,d and the cutters find 1t impos-
stble to get enough of this for knife
handles.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1920-09-15

visiting in Vermont when she fell
at the home of her niece, Mrs. Curtis
Stoddard, in St. Johnsbury, and was
taken at once to the hospital. She
lived several days, but was uncon-
scious most of the time. She will be
pleasantly remembered by the many
West Burke friends and neighbors.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1920-09-15

only would be instituted would be CIV
en- every opportunity to straighten
out controversies before the matter
was thrown into litigation The con-
tracts represent practically every
section of the country and court &C
ton viii be sought in local juris-
diction-
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1920-09-15
A Paradox.

ut is the vote that does the talk
ing"
-"Yes. and they say II is the silent
vote too.r-Baltimore American
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1920-09-15

reacher-"Jimmy, give an example
~ minority ruling" Jimmy-"When
there lis a baby in the fanily."-Boys'
Life.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1920-08-06

Europe. Thruout the nation Americans
and English are courteously treated, and
the residents express their approval OF
these two countries occupying the zone
along the Rhine.
america is not wanted in the league
for anything that will benefit it. The
whole affair seems to me plain case OF
inveigling the United States into the
alliance for the purpose of allowing
other nations to further their own ends,
using this country for their own per-
sonal gain and support.
'Until | saw with my own eyes the
true condition overseas was strong
advocate of the league, Mr.. Davis
continued. 81 supposed, as do large
of American citizens, that it
was our duty to become member and
believed the beautiful things had read
concerning it,
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1920-08-06

defiation public confidence will be un-
shaken and world financial crisis will
be averted. The United States govern.
ment is selling gold without limitation
for industrial consumption at the pre-
war price of 500 81 an ounce, which is
less than the cost of production.
The average wholesale price of all
commodities in 1919 was 1l2 per cent
greater than in 1914. Had the price of
gold been regulated by the law of sup.
ply and demand it would have at least
increased in price with the average of
all other commodities. Gold producers
would have received for their 1919 out
put, which was sold to industrial con-
sumers for $5S, 500, 900, an increase of
liz per cent, or an additional $65, 5,OOO,.
600. To this extent industrial consum-
ers of gold profted by subsidy at the
expense of the gold producers. The
bill in congress creates the government
machinery by which industrial consum-
ers of gold will pay more nearly the cost
OF production for their raw material.
thereby lessening the subsidy they now
enjoy.
1T is important to keep the gold
mining industry alive, for fear that
with the greatly reduced production
there will be difficulty in retaining the
gold standard during popular cam
paign for credit restrictions, accompan-
led by declining prices. The gold min
ing industry will be completely shut
down unless constructive aid is provided
without delay. Continued depletion of
the gold stock by excess expectation
and industrial use will seriously impair
the public confidence in the nation s
finance and currency unless normal
gold output is assured.
IF the gold mining industry is per-
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1920-08-06
Denver Business Man
Is Now Against League

Ninety days in Europe will turn any
self-respectlng American against the
league of nations" was the declaration
made this week by Fred F. Davis, pres
ident of the Davis & Shaw Furniture
company, Denver, who has just returned
from three months tour of Europe.
In company with his brother, W. ].
Davis, banker of Hartley, Iowa, the
Denver business man sailed for France
April "a of this year.
Together the brothers made a COM
plete tour of the war zone in addition to
visiting European business centers.
Their itinerary included a visit to Paris.
London, Milan, Rome, Geneva, Berlin
and numerous other points of interest.
A staunch advocate for the league
prior to his departure, Mr.. Davis has
returned to American shores bitterly
opposed to the alliance and described
European advocates of the league as a
'power-loving, territory grabbing body
of hypocrites.
1.-THE best thing for the United States
to do is to get out of Europe and stay
out, " Mr.. Davis said
Germany is really the only country
that is friendly to Americans visiting