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The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-08-07
STOWE

A family reunion and picnic was
| held at THE Lodges" the home of Mr..
and Mrs. Edwin r, Bigelow, Thurs
day. There were 81 present including
Stowe members of the family and w.
X Bigelow, Mrs. Josephine Sanborn,
Miss Mary J. Bigelow Of Salem, Mass,
Miss Mary B. Peterson of Milwaukee,
Wis, Miss Addie Bigelow of Franklin,
n H., Mrs, Frank Perry and little
daughter, Helen, and Mrs. Martha Pike
Of Barre, whose 10th birthday it was,
A. p Bigelow and children and Mrs
Abbie Warren of Middlesex, Miss Grace
Bigelow OF Springfield, Mass. Dinner
was served on the porch.
Mrs. Abbie Warren is at the home
of her sister, Mrs. Carrie E. Straw.
w. X. Bigelow and party left Fri.
day on their return by automobile
to their home in Salem, Mass, going
by way OF Burlington, Rutland and
the Mohawk trail.
Among the guests at Pleasant View
house, the home Of Mr.. and Mrs. 0. s.
Smith of Moscow, are Mr. and Mrs.
William S. Rogers of Nashua, N. H.,
Mr. and Mrs. Arthur VI, Brainerd of
Rockland, Mass, Mr.. and Mrs. George
c. r. Haas New York City Mr.. and
Mrs G. r. Breen, Brooklyn, n. Y. Mrs.
f. G. Delaney, Yonkers, n !, Mrs. L.
A Kenault, Miss Cecile and Master
Kenault of Wollaston, Mass, and Miss
Louise Boudreau of Pawtucket, r. ].
Mr.. and Mrs, c. w, Sanborn motored
Friday to Newport with Mrs. San.
borns parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Warren
Howe, who were on their return to
their home at Magog, p. Q.
Mr. and Mrs Arthur Seayer went
Thursday to Maiden, Mass, 20 visit
their son and wife, Mr. and Mrs Ora
Seaver. orlo X Jenney is employed at
Miles McMahon's.
Dr. and Mrs. A. A. Minott are
spending a few days in Montpelier
Manuel Bailey, who was married TO
Miss Gladys Fiske Thursday afternoon
at the home of her parents, Mr., and !
Mrs. Harry Fiske, in Morrisville, is
the oldest son of Frank Z. Bailey OF /,
Stowe. Rev T. +. Fender officiated. |
using the double ring service The |
couple were attended by Mr.. and Mrs !
Calvin of Hartford, Conn /
They will make their home in Gilmore,
where Mr. Bailey is manager of large /
farm.
Mr. and Mrs Earl Richardson, who
have visited their mother, Mrs. Julia .
Jones. were accompanied to ST. Johns.
bury by Mrs. Jones and Mr.. and Mrs
Frank Dinsmore on their way to their
home at Syracuse, n. Y.
Irving Harrison and nephew and
niece, Gordon and Blanche Harrison,
have returned TO South Sudbury, Mass,
after visiting relatives in Stowe and
were accompanied by Mr.. Hartson's
mother. Mrs Florence Bedell, for a
visit at his home.
Ruth Wells Levitt has returned from
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-08-07

Nowadays a private school Cr col
lege needs a strong endowment in or
der to maintain the standard which
the times demand, and the tendency
has been to wipe out the smaller
schools and colleges, which have strdg
gled along for years on the receipts
from students and minor contributions
from other sources. Vermont acad.
envy in southern Vermont was one of
the schools that was forced to close
its doors four years ago because Of
lack of funds with which to carry on
the work. Since 1916 a good school
plant has been going to waste and the
cause of education suffering to come
extent through the loss of the institu-
tion. Now comes the announcement
of the gift of 100000 to Vermont
academy and of the promise Of $780,
600 more from the Northern Baptist
convention. All of the combined
amount will be necessary in order TO
carry on the school properly, and it
is unfortunate that part of the total
must be put into the construction Of
another building TO replace one de.
stroyed by FIRE Schools of the type
Of Vermont academy are being con.
Quoted on an endowment Of less than
s25O.0OO but they are meeting with
many vexations in continuing their
work.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-08-07
The Peoples National Bank

piled up on the regular debt OF the in
stitution. 1t is, therefore, question
of closing up shop or of receiving sub
stantial aid from individuals or COM
munities. People in community like
Bellows Falls will think twice before
they permit a worthy institution to
close its doors through their failure to
co cooperate, for they realize what a
handicap TO the community 1t would
be to lose its hospital and what suf-
fering would result in individual cases
were the opportunities of immediate
treatment removed. Bellows Falls
ought to come to the aid of its hos
pital. Every community should re-
spond literally, especially if it is a
question Of losing hospital
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-08-07
Worse Than Arithmetie.

The third grade was studying null
tiplication and some Of the children
were having trouble with the tables
One boy was having an especially hard
time, so his folks were helping him
at home One night they were gnes.
tioning him. and his sister said: Birch,
if YOU were to 60 down 10 the store
to buy nine applies and the rrooer
told YOU they were seven cents apiece,
what would you saw
Birch answered Immediately: I'D
say. 'Nothin' doin', I won't pay H. -
indianapolis News.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-08-07

Germany threatens to refuse permits
sion to the allies to send troops across
Germany in aid of the Poles, seriously
threatened by the Russian bolsheyiki,
Not so long ago Germany was profess
ing to be alarmed over the possible
invasion of its own territory by the
bolsheviki, naturally aligning Germany
with the forces combating bolshevism
Therefore, it is not so easy to under
stand why the German government
should not be ready and eager to lend
its territory as passageway for
troops moving against bolshevists and
bolshevism. The apparent change of
front is open to some suspicion.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-08-07
SUPPORTING A HoSITAL OR roRC
ING IT TO CLOSE.

The situation that faces the RocSinp-
ham hospital in Bellows Falls, the re-
oessity Of closing its doors On ease
there is not material financial aid
forthcoming Immediately. is not very
much different than that which many
other hospitals in the smaller commu.
mites are confronted with. A few of
them have small endowment tunds in
vested in low interest bearing securi.
ties. far below the standard rate Of
the present day. and all Of them are
not receiving returns from their "a
tisnts oommensuTats with the cost Of
operation of the hospitals In ih-se
days II mounting costs q materials
snd q help the hospitals fni them
selves fsosd b. much larger expense
snoounts ard uith unchanged receipts.
The hslsnes tsfueeu tie two itsus Is
rroEinE larger ard larger sIl tls t5-ns.
a. the crrrent obligations are Icing
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-08-07

Ponzi of Boston was planning a
course in politics, it seems, and was
building financial reputation on which
to rear superstructure of office hold
ing. He thereby followed the exam
pie of many Americans who feel that,
having amassed wealth, they arc fit
TO control the affairs of their fellow
men. They think that wealth is the
open sesame to official preferment,
Ponzi was, therefore, little different
than many others in that respect, al
though his manner of getting his
wealth seems, according to present
findings, to have been something pc
culiar to himself.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-08-07

Springfield's census figures bear out
the prediction regarding the growth of
that bustling machine shop village. Its
percentage of gain, that of 62.6 is the
best that will be reported by any COM
munity in Vermont. No doubt the
gain was brought about largely at the
expense of other communities in the
state rather than from an influx Of
population into the state, but IS long
as the people are staying in the state
it will not be considered case Of loss
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-08-07

The editors of the Sunday supple.
ments are taking full advantage of the
presidential year to exploit the doings
of the leasing candidates even down To
the wanderings of the children of the
households. Readers of those Sunday
supplements are getting fairly well
acquainted with the family life of the
candidates even if the opinions OF the
candidates on public matters are more
or less in the realm of doubt.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-08-07

Of the country through the Louisiana
purchase.
The documents are of bulky char
acter, in Jefferson's own handwriting
and are legible, although the ink has
eaten into the paper in some pages.
Mr.. Klagus' wife obtained the pa
pers through her grandfather, New
York City publisher, who had obtained
the reports for publication, and they
had never been returned, coming down
through the generations of the family.
Detroit News.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-08-07

Brattleboro, where she has had EN-
ployment.
Kenneth Foster and Harold Morrill,
have returned from Boston
The Stowe Hollow Community club
held its closing meeting Thursday aft
ernoon with Mrs A. j. McGibbon. A
quilt was tied and the work OF the
club was finished.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-08-07
A Trio Of "Howlers. y

'Doomsday Book is another name for
Paradise Lost"
"Rizzio was an Italian who invent
ed ice creams and got killed by them. "
"A focus is a thing like a mushroom,
but if you eat It you win feel differ
ent from mushroom, for focuses
are fatal Boston Transcript.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-08-07
lob REQUIRED Two

What's the IDEA Of hsvinr ~ a.
sistant treasurer IN that snail con-
psny Of yours Have you got 81 rurrh
money uzt d takes two az va1 to
look after tf-
NO re have 81 LITTLE 10 takes tuo
81 us % fns Boston Trau-efpt-
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-08-07

Washington eounty's shrinkage in
population is even greater than the re-
turns from Barre and Montpelier iudi,
Gated. However, Washington county
will not be discouraged but will look
and work hopefully for better results
in the 1880 census.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-08-07

Ponzi's latest promise is of a busi-
ness paying IL per cent on the invest
ment. Why give up the so per cent
business if it is all right?
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-08-07
Those Dear Girls.

She lrising from piano)-It reeds
tuning dreadfully.
Her Rivsl-Tm sure. dear. IL harmon
lied perfectly with your voice Boston
Transcript.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-08-07
Life's Tragedies

be victims of fate while others it's masters;
forth
fter lest they
ouer through living drudger others
is
Circumstances instances perhaps
eral
would must forth intelligent ehorhard
degree and sound Judgment
intelligent effort make day the same
supplement endeavor with savings account;
multiply ambitions
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-08-07
The Young Shaversl

A correspondent tells us Of barber
college yell he heard recently. Il runs
thus:
Cut his lip
Cut his jaw
Leave his face
Raw! Raw Rawi
Boston Transcript.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1920-01-20

But it will be just like Old Man
Charon to figure out new schemes
to get passengers.
He'll concoct other ways of get
ting us.
He has been on his job long,
long time, and has weathered many
a reform storm. How will he get bv
the eighteenth amendment?
All of which leads to the opinion
that Jan. Is doesn't incite gasps of
joy in Hades or on the river Stvx.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1920-01-20

When I have any spare time, I
like to learn" he explained timidly.
Learn what?"
ITO figure and write" -
The camp manager picked up the
rumpled paper. 1t was covered with
figures and writing He said no
more.
When Ii Yuen-Hang was chosen
first president of China, one of the
first things he did was to send this
ex-cook boy a cable expressing a de-
sire for his friendship. Yuan Ski
Kai, his predecessor, had decorated
the former lumber camp lad. SO had
the last emperor of China.
Today the cook-boy is one of the
most influential counsellors of the
Chinese government and almost an
idol in the eyes of the Chinese peo-
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1920-01-20

pie.
His name is Robert Dollar, the
foremost producer and exporter of
lumber in the United States: tbe
owner of two fleets of steamers-one
for coastal, the other for overseas
trade; the greatest individual creator
of commerce between the Pacific
coast and the Orient, still greater
creator and cementer of friendship
between the Orient and the Occident.
and this cOuntry's most potent worker
for the establishment of a powerful
American merchant marine.
| asked Captain Dollar what his
vast experience had taught him were
some of the qualities helpful to the
attainment of success.
The grand old man of the Pacific
replied;
Fear God and be just and
honest to your fellowmen.
"2-lncessant hard work.
"3-FrugaHty and saving your
money"
A few months ago a septuagena-
rian visited octogenrian Hiram Rob-
inson at Ottawa.
You don't remember me?" asked
the visitor.
Don't II" he cried. holding out
his hand, "You are Bob Dollar, INV
old cook-boy."
The millionaire ex-cook boy left
Hiram happy, for the aged lumberman
was the boss who caught him learn
ing to read and write, and who made
the ascent of the ladder of success a
little easier.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1920-01-20
Such Is
Life

A CCORDING to Billy Sunday, Pus-
N syfoot Johnson and Others. the.
chances Americans have in getting to
Hades will be less than before the
dry amendment was tackled Official
~ and in fact) onto the United
States constitution.
This will be bad news for the devil.
The population in the neither re
glons will be less than it would have.
been had America continued wet
So assert Billy, Pussyfoot and others,
who all along have insisted that
Demon Rum issued more passes to.
hell than anyone, or anything, else.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1920-01-20
WINTER WINDS.

The winter, slow dragging, is
spelling our lives; the wild
winds are nagging like BiIIingsgate
wives; all day they are ranting,
they give US a pain; all night they
are chanting a dippy refrain The
wild winds are boIder than wild
winds should be, and keener and
colder than bergs in the sea; they
come and deliver a smart and a
sting, and sufferers shiver and
clamor for spring. And spring
will be slippin' along pretty soon,
and spring is a pippin, with roses
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1920-01-20

l have always faithfully discharged
the duties of every position in which
I have been placed by you, and have
done what l believed to be best for
the interests of those / served.
In my young MANHOOD after -four
years service in the Confederate army
| cast my lot among you, and from
then until now ''your people have
been my people" With the record
| have made among you, respect
fully ask a renewal of your past con-
fdence. Having given up all other
official connections l pledge by I'M
divided attention to the duties of
Ordinary. Respectfully,
JOHN A. COBB.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1920-01-20

of June. And how we will love
her, the garIanded spring, when
mockingbirds hover around us and
sing If winter were banished, to
come back no more, we'd find when
it vanished that spring is a bore.
We wouldn't be grateful for
breezes of May, if winter, the hate
full, were out of the way. The long
night is chilly, and plastered with
snow, the mercury's silly, it's four
teen below; and thus we're in train
ing the spring to enjoy; 50 cut out
complaining and cheer up, my boy.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1920-01-20

One woman says she is not going to buy any hi
because no matter how high low shoes are they a
hoes.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1920-01-20
18H
FOR ORDINARY.

7 am a candidate for the office Of
Ordinary Of Sumter Count, subject
to the action cf the Democratic party
and will appreciate the support of all
voters If elected will discharge The
duties of the Office faithfully and with
careful regard for the interests of
the public Respectfully
F. A. THOMAS.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1920-01-20
FOR SOLICITOR CITY COURT.

FOR SOLICITOR CITY COURT.
To the Citizens of Sumter County:
I hereby respectfully announce
myself a candidate for Solicitor of
the City Court of Americas, subject
to the primary of March 8, 1920. In
doing so, l solicit the support and
friendship of the citizens of this
county, assuring them, if elected a
faithful, courageous and impartial
discharge of the duties of the office.
Respectfully,
18~tf DAN CHAPPELL.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1920-01-20

guard.
What are you up
to-" edma9ded the
boss.
The boy startled,
crumbled up a sheet
of rough paper he
had spread on top of
a flour barrel.
I've finished my
work." he apologize
cd.
What were you
doing?" asked the
boss.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1920-01-20
For That CHILLY Feeling

AXE Groves Tasteless CHILL Tonic. 1t Warns
he Body by Purifying and Enrichine the Blood
,ou can soon feel its Strengthening, IuvisoratinV
iHect- Price Soc.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1920-01-20
Charon.

lives, anti-liquor advocates insist.
Ali this will be bad news for
CharOn
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1920-01-20
HOW TO MAKE GOOD
BE Honest-Work Hard-Save Money"
That's Advice Straight From Millionaire Ex-
Cook Boy In Lumber Camp
AS REPORTED BY B. c. FORBES EDITOR FORBES MAGAZINE

THE cook-boy in a remote Canad-
ian lumber camp was caught off
The state herald., 1920-05-17
EAGER CROWDS WAIT FOR
CENSUS RESULTS

Washington, May 17-Aided by
complicated machines which perform
miracles of automatic calculation,
5000 expert statisticians and CLERKS
in the employ of the census bureau
here now are sorting and classifying
the greatest mass of statistical in
formation ever collected.
The population of the United
States will be ready for announce
ment sometime in October under
present plans, Director Sam L.
Rogers said today. This, population
total, expected to be about 100000
900, will be announced also by
states. State population announce
ments will begin to issue from the
bureau in about six weeks.
Announcement of city populations
began February 2l and about 600
have been made. AT least 1000
more city population announcements
may be expected, bureau official.
estimate.
Congressmen, senator's, civic Or
ganigation, representatives and news
paper men appear at the census bu-
reau twice daily TO receive city popu-
lation announcements. Each by spc-
cial telephone or telegraph arrange
ments previously set up, tries to he
the first to get the news TO his home
town or city Of its new nose count.
Newspapers "extra' on it and
crowds gather at bulletin, boards.
It's "big news" census bureau off
cials, are told. Local boosters
cheer-somctimes.
Complaints are flooding the bu-
reau. They're usually from local
boosters, civic bodies and sometimes
from chambers of commerce protest
ing the count. The enumerators
didn't get everybody in the count,
is the text of most of the complaints.
"Thank you for calling this to our
attention." reads form letter which
goes out Immediately under the sig
nature of Director Rogers. This let
ter promises an investigation of the
The state herald., 1920-05-17
REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS
HolyOke, Nav 4,

Holyoke, May 4, 1920
Leon kepler ct ux to Fritz Leben
lots l, 2, 3, 4, s, 8 and Z, block | Isl
Add. to Amherst, Colorado, 81 ant
0. V. c.
Fritz Leben to Chas. II. Matson
lots !, 2, 3, and 4, block /, first Add
10 Amherst. Colorado, $24O.
r. A. Roush ct ux. to John W
Fleming, part of lot west subdivis
ion of Holyoke, Colorado, $153.
o. w. Lohn ct ux. to Griffin Guern.
sey, lots 5 and 6, block .. Paoli. Col.
orado, $1,000.
Nettie +. Norton ux or to Mary 4
Anderson, 1G0 by 191 #. in SEH
of NEll of 1874, $4,000.
Louise Schroeder to Rev. A
Hanke, SWh of 6-7-42; NEh OF
l2t7-43 and NWA of 7-7-42
10000.
Pearl NJ. Wash ux or to Chas. p
A. Kayser ct al, Eha of lot s FRS
Add. to Holyoke, Colorado. $500.
The state herald., 1920-05-17
THIRTY FIVE DAYS TO PLANT
TWENTY ACRES OF CORN
GRAvETTE, Ark.
May II, 1920.

State Herald
Thinking some of the ways and
things regarding Arkansas might be
of interest to some of you readers,
venture to write.
We have been here nearly two
years, and long enough to find out
few things. This country-north-
western Arkansas--is great for fruit
and the soil is rich in those elements
which make wood. 1t also gives
color and flavor to the fruit but the
country is not good for general stock
| raising and is very poor for grain
raising, If one raises cattle at all
it should be dairy cattle. The beef
types do not pay as feed raised here
Is low IN feeding value.
While grain is raised to some ex-
tent, yet much of it is done at n
loss. A man put in about thirty
five days time in pre- farming and
planting twenty acres of corn.
The field was plowed, narrowed and
marked both ways, using single
shovel plow u part of the time. The
corn was dropped by hand and some
OF it covered with hoe. This
method falls somewhat short of
eight mules hitched to a two-row
lister. Don't let Bill Covert know
anything about this. lie might sell
his new purchase near DURANGO nri
come to Arkansas to raise corn.
Should he come we shall try to per-
suade him to raise apples o. straw
berries.
A class of progressive people are
making good with fruit. The typical
"Arkansawer', who hunted A..i
fished and was almos; saro $40.
with Il stone, is getting scarce and
giving place TO those who are apply
ing scientific methods in all lines.
Arkansas is o. N. ii one falls in
line with what it is good for, and all
wrong il one fails to do so.
u. q. Willis.
The state herald., 1920-05-17

count. And the boosters wait, but
"ln only two cases have we found
that the complaints were justified
and that our count was incorrect"
said Mr.. Rogers. Gn these cases
the enumerators skipped small
groups Of people,"
local boosters have complained Of
the results in about half of the towns
and cities 30 far announced. Census
bureau officials emphasize that they
welcome complaints. They are Just
as anxious to correct local mistakes
US are the inhabitants, they declare.
But counting populations of cities.
counties statesh and even the u. S.
is but one function Of the census,
officials emphasize.
The census is intended to furnish
information on which better govern
ment may be based, according to
Director Rogers. This is why the
greht mass of economic and social
dath is included. The bureau now
IS nearly half finished with the agri-
cultural and manufactures census.
Information collected in these inves-
legations is that of most use to bust
ness men, government officials and
economists.
The agricultural census includes u
count Of the number of farms. IN
clnding owners, managers and farm
hands, and the value of all crops.
Similar information is collected in
the manufactures census.
The present census is expected to
show that there are in the United
States 100000, farms as compared
with 100000 in 1910. To be class
flied as a farm, a piece of land must
include at least three acres and must
have produced $500 worth of crops
per year for ihe past few years or
must have required the entire time
of at least one man to cultivate il.
To complete the present census
will require at least three years, ac-
c0rding to Director Rogers. Al
though the enumeratOrs are all done,
except 600 working on the farm cen
sus and 800 on the manufactures
census, sorting and classifying the