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The Lamar register., 1920-05-26
HEREDITY
By WILL T. AMES
@. 1890. BY mcclure N.wspaper s.nhLeate

It's only after years and years that
they can do II, these llnOtypists.
mean that only after years and years
OF keeping the mind and the eye aud
every sense pinned tight to the job
comes time, perhaps, when the me
chnnical and spiritual intelligence of
the operator fall a little apart, as It
were. and "A man can follow copy and
set clean proofs with part Of his
brain the while another part goes H.
wandering.
Even then 1t isn't every one who
experiences the cbnnge only the more
agile minded, and they must have
served long and faithfully at the key
board.
So you may know that Bedient was
an old hand. old enough TO have just
right to the gray in his hair, when |
tell you that no one in the Grnphlc's
composing room had n cleaner score
of errors at the end of days work
and that no one was farther beyond
the deadline In the number Of slug~
cast thnn this same Richard Bedient
and all In spite of the fact that for
hours Of every day his thoughts were
dwelling. These last four months, on
the girl at the next machine.
She had come In answer To one Of
the advertisements that Briggs. the
foreman. had Inserted SO often of late
In a trade paper; for the Graphic was
expanding and operators were scarce
and hard to find.
When Briggs gave her Farley's old
machine. next to Bedient. the gray
haired operator had noticed only thai
she was quiet and businessllke and
wore her hair rather plainly. When.
later in the day. Briggs addressed the
girl as Miss Murgatroyd. Bedieni
glanced keenly at the newcomer. really
observing her for the first time.
Thereafter. many times during the
day. he studied the girl unobtruslvely.
The Lamar register., 1920-05-26

On the way out. at the days end. ho
spoke to the foreman as the latter was
closing his desk.
THAT new operator on No. II. Mr.
Briggs. where did she come fromf"
Toledo. Looks TO Ice better than
most we've been getting" This wa~
purely professional judgment. "Nlcr
kind of girl, apparently"
YES" responded BedIent. and
passed on.
a curious sort of friendship grew M
between the new girl ard Bcdicnt. IL
her way Miss Murgatroyd was MS re-
served us the silent. courteous com
positor whom everyone liked but with
whom no one ever became familiar.
Bernice Murgufroyd was voted diff
cult" by the nine other girls and given
up ~ hopeless by all but one OF III,
dozen bachelor operators and proof
readers one Of the latter youu
Royce Fellows, was frankly -mitteu
and as frankly persistent and fpr
him Bernice had II frequent bright
smile and CHEEKY. II brief. woT';.
But toward the older man she hote
herself with singular half-difident-
The Lamar register., 1920-05-26
Un- american Idea

The day of the CLOSED" shop is
about over. Not because the public
is against the workman but because
the people are beginning to see that
the CLOSED" shop is against every
principal Of our American constitution.
The real aim Of the closed shop
agitators was to force every man to
belong to designated organization be-
fore he could get job and to prevent
every man who did not belong to such
an organization from getting job.
Every American has right to belong
to any labor union he sees fit. Also
to such political party as he wishes
or the church of his faith, but when
it comes to getting job he should
not be required to pay tribute to any
organization unless he desires, whether
labor, political or religious, before he
is allowed to do a days work or earn
a days pay.
The CLOSED" shop was the real point
at issue IN the Boston police strike
The Lamar register., 1920-05-26
Seed ElectrlncstIon.

There appears to be much interest
In the identification Of seeds and the
application of electricity to growing
plants, says the Scientific American.
recent account of work along these
lines tells of q new method of aiding
plant growth. The seeds. ten or 20
sacks, are placed In tanks provided
with iron electrodes at both ends: the
electrolyte is solution Of sodium nj
trate or some other fertilizer. Par
ticularly with cereals-wheat, barley
and oats-the yields of both grain and
straw are said TO be increased. Some
800 farmers have taken up the treat
ment of the seeds. which is followed
by very careful drying In a tilna
month or two before sowing.
The Lamar register., 1920-05-26
New Law Helpful

Another of the beneficial provisions
of the railroad act is to be called upon
to relieve the serious freight conges-
tion from which the country is now
suffering. Under the terms of the act
the Interstate Commerce Commission
is authorized. in times of emergency,
to suspend car service rules and regu
lations, to use locomotives and cars
without regard to ownership, to re-
quire joint use Of terminals, and to
give directions for priority of ship
ments, embargoes, and movement Of
traffic. 1t is confidently expected that
with the power the railroad law has
placed in the hands Of the Commission
the present car crisis will be effectual-
ly met.
The Lamar register., 1920-05-26
Last Of the Barona

The last holder Of the judicial title
of baron In Great Britain passed with
the recent death In Dublin of Chris
topher Palles. who was baron OF the
exchequer in Ireland. The title of
baron WIS abolished when the court
OF exchequer was merged with the
queens bench, and Lord Chief Baron
Palles was the last bearer of II.
He was the solicitor general for Ire
land In 1872, and the same year was
promoted attorney general. After
holding the latter Office for two years
he became lord chief baron and held
that position until 1915.
He was one of the ablest lawyers on
the Irish bench and one Of the wittiest,
but had great regard for the dignity
Of his court. He was eighty-nine years
old when he died.
The Lamar register., 1920-05-26
Where Did He Get This Hat7

Whether mental telepathy can be
used In the directing OF hat In a
windstorm is not known. but a resi-
dent of West Philadelphia believes he
has hat which knows thing or two.
During the recent "tail" OF a bliz-
zard. which must have been very
strong TO Judge by this tale. this man
was entering the street in which he
lives. when zipi went the hat. and. to
use his words. he said: ITO h
with itr' As the hat blew up the
street Mt a terrific rate, he turned up
his coat collar and proceeded on his
way. This is where the mental telep-
athy comes in. When he reached his
home there was the hat waiting for
him. wcdsed against the doorstep.
The Lamar register., 1920-05-26
Got His

The way of presidents in Mexico is
rough and rugged, and few are able
10 escape with the goods US they do
in the South American countries. The
latest victim is Carranza who was
murdered last week US he was making
his getaway with the usual pot of
gold. He go. what he dished out to
many American citizens, but his end
came through his own adherents and
not through ary interest which the au-
tnorities at Washington took in the
protection of American lives.
The Lamar register., 1920-05-26
PALMYRA ONCE MIGHTY CITY
But Today Only Ruins Mark oiss Of
Great Commercial Center Of the
Third Century.

Palmyra, In Asiatic Turkey. is per
haps the most remarkable dead city
In the world-a place OF mighty ruins.
dreary desolation. ghosts and skele
tons. There Is living Palmyra, too.
II is little Arab village OF some /. 800
people, living In low-mud huts. and
is so lost In the midst OF the ruins
that from little distance II is invfs-
lble.
The ruins OF Palmyra are really ma
jestic. with long rows OF columns.
great arches and massive stone walls
still standing. These are the remains
Of city that In the third century af-
ter Christ was sought as an ally by
both Rome and Persia. II was city
OF culture and beauty and a great
commercial center where caravan
routes met and crossed.
The utter decay OF Palmyra has
been considered something of a mys-
terry. especially since Damascus. her
sister city and very similarly situated.
remains today Just what she was 1900
years ago-a busy commercial town.
Ellsworth Huntington. an expert on
climate. who visited Palmyra. express
ed the opinion that the decline Of the
city was caused by the failure of its
water supply. due to change in eli
mate. He found that there were eight
large conduIts running from the noun
tsins TO the city, but that only two
Of these contained water Mt the time.
Palmyra has numerous namesakes.
There are no less than 10 Palmyras
in the United States. and one In
Brazil.
The Lamar register., 1920-05-26

"Then this isn't my aunt = mouse. ang
I've eaten up all your food. and-A
By this time Elizabeth Ann was 10
tears. Robert Elwell. for this was
Mrs. EIwell's son, walked out and lef'
the two women alone. Mrs El"eil
arranged that Elizabeth Ann should
stay with her until some time the next
day. when Robert would drive her over
to Aunt Mira's.
When the mistake was explained to
Aunt Mira the next day she laughed
over IT. and she and Mrs. Elwell began
an acquaintance which they never gave
IN. While they talked together, Eliz
nbeth Ann and Robert picked an arm
full OF beautiful old-fashioned flowers
for his mother.
During the next three weeks Robert
Elwell spent a great deal OF his time
with Elizabeth Ann. The momentous
time came, as 1t always does. and when
the sparkling ring had been slipped on
her finger, she exclaimed: And the
first time you saw me you thought
was a burglar"
"You were then. and you are now.
for you stole my heart, and it's only
fair that / play burglar now myself"
was the reply.
The Lamar register., 1920-05-26

the steel strike, the coal strike, the
shipyard strikes, the switchmen's
strike and numerous other strikes al
though this fact was hidden from the
public under a camouflage of various
demands.
This autocracy in America is about
ended and any American will soon have
a right to work where and when he
pleases.
The Lamar register., 1920-05-26
WEDNESDAY, MAY 26, 1920
Likes a Change

President Wilson yesterday vetoed
Che Peace Resolution passed by Con-
gress. He just couldn't stay of one
mind two consecutive campaigns. In
1916 his slogan was "He kept US out
Of war;" and he hopes to run again
this year on the issue of ''He kept Us
Out Of peace"
The Lamar register., 1920-05-26
The Reason.

"why does water rum"
at has to; II is a chaser.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1920-10-07
A NEW CURE.

One does not ordinarily pay
much attention to new cures for dis
eases that have remained incurable
through centuries of efforts to find
remedies, but when the United
States public health service an
nounces that 48 lepers, who were I'M
der treatment in Hawaii, were dis
charged year ago, and that they
show no signs Of a return Of the
disease, there is at least encourage
ment for the hope that this ancient
scourge may be mastered.-Detroit
Free Press.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1920-10-07
SOMETHING FOR HIM TO DO
Live Up to the Ethics ct His
: ..-.-....~, Organization.

A troop of boy scouts recently be-
gan studying ''first aid.''' A few days
after their first lesson there was an
accident at their school. One of the
boys in cranking a car broke his
arm. The principal of the building
Immediately made use of the scouts.
Two were sent to take the injured
boy to the doctor-some others to
get the, car out of the yard before
any other boys. could bother it and
be hurt. And others were sent on
various other errands.
Just one was left-the baby Of
the troop-a little fellow so tiny
that he was nearly always taken to
be ten or eleven years old instead Of
the thirteen he actually was. The
principal decided to let him do moth
ing, but he had other plans. He
came up to her. please, Miss
T" he began, hopefully,
"John's mother faints awful easily.
I'm sure she will when they tell her
he's broken his arm. So can I go
down to the house and be ready to
give her first aid when they bring
him homaI :
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1920-10-07
COMMISSIONERS NOTICE
Estate of Lysander w Babbttt

THE UNDERSIGNED, having been APP
pointed by the Honorable Probate Court
for the District of Westminster, COM
MISSIONERS, to receive, examine, and
adjust the claims and demands of all
persons against the estate of Lysander w
Babbitt, late of Londonderry, in said
District, deceased, and all claims eXhlb-
tied in Offset thereto, hereby give notice
that we will meet for the purpose afore-
said at the residruce of 3. NJ. Vale in
the town of Londonderry, In said District
on the 10th day of Oct, 1920 and l4th
day of March 1921 next, from O'Clock p
m until o'clock p IN on each of said days
and that six months from the 14th day OF
Sept, A. D., 1920, is the time limited
by said Court for said creditors to
present their claims to US fori examina-
ton and allowance.
Dated ct Londonderry, this 2lst day
Of september. A. D., 1920,
A. a. D. .; r S0nsMnki Commissioners
4l1
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1920-10-07
WANTS TO KNOW HIM.

"Mabel writes me that she wants
to stay another week at the summer
resort"
sWhat for?"
ssSays she wants to get little
better acquainted with the man she
is engaged to marry"
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1920-10-07
CHILDREN OUT OF SCHOOL

Latest figures obtained by the fed
eral bureau of education show that
between 100000 and 100000 chill
dren in the United States last year
were without schooling.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1920-10-07
GOLD IN VANCOUVER,

A veteran Australian miner has
produced samples Of ores found in
Point Grey, Vancouver, which show
gold assay values Of over $1,000 a
ton.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1920-10-07
Wanted-Mau or woman as

Wanted-Mau or woman as
special representative collecting.
inspecting etc. Salary one hun
dred and forty dollars monthly
aud commission. Position per-
minent. Firm who will open
business here and throughout
Vermont soon. Also spare time
man or woman to work under
special representative three hours
daily. Salary $40 90 monthly
and commissions. Cash bond
.equired for both positions. Ad-
dress Dept. XII. P. O, Box No.
~, Burlington, Vermont.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1920-10-07

FoR SALE-My two tenement
house in in South Londonderry. A
ewo story house. with ell; slated
roof, also good barn and one acre
Of land~a desirable village prop
erty. Mrs. Ellen O. Martin, Sim
onsville, Vt, R. F. d.. 4o-4tp
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1920-10-07

PIGS For SALE-We have at our
Kendall Farm near BOndvillc, VT.
100 four weeks old pigs for sale at
$500 each, Champlain Realty Co.
Bondville, Vt. I0-tf
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-02-22
GEORGE WASHINGTON.

westnorslssd coaniS' Va. as on OG TeDrue
ov George one nexer told s,ory gusss
cherry troe and the sorrel colt. which
prove his truthfulness. Anyway, L will
George had little ha,chctt. which
was given to him. He was very much
chop on everything he could find. His
father had young cherry tree.
which he e, looked after with great care
and left it in the yard. a little later
augustine Washington. his father. saw
George. and said: Son, who cut my
Eaer Tree ca1not tell e0ff e TTong
70 sec that his son could always tell
rel colt, whom she thought lots or. He
was so wild no ono could break him.
ot ,g .a Wth some other boys went
the colt. He tried to throw the rider,
but in vain. In last attempt TO
shr0y sre the rider S,ot the col, jumped high
the ground. George ran and told his
mother. She was angry. but was glad
to know he could always tell the truth.
When Washington was 10 years old
no spent the winter with his brother,
Lawrence. at Mount Vernon. Here he
to survey his land. The tract of land
was in Virginia and West Virginia, Il
vast territory, from which twcnty-one
counties have been made. His expert
ences as 4 surveyor taught him lot
OF the Indians.
After this. about the time OF the
French and Indian War. Governor Din
w!ddie OF Virginia, sent Washington
with message to NJ. de st. Pierre,
the French commander. This was a
very dangerous journey, and several
books have been written OH It.
Fort Duquesne would have been
taken If Braddock had followed WASH
ingtons advice.
Washington was married. TO 4 widow,
Mrs. Martha Custis.
1t is needless and would take me too
long to tell the story OF tho Rerolu l.
ton. Washington was commander-in-
chief Of the American forces, and it
was he who won our Independence
After the war the people had to
elect President. Washington received
every vote. SO he was elected to be
our first President in 1888. He served
two storms, and declined third.
He spent the rest Of his life at Mount
Vernon. On December IA. 1893. he Died
from severe sore throat; The high
eet praise that can be given him Is:
First in war. first in peace and first
in the hearts of his countrynien.'
ROBERT lJPES JONES.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-02-22
A BRAVE GIRL.
please" said Ammo.

.".PPi h; said "a q An n, :, -
II Won't do i. that's all"
DO the yo only MaY s ont P.eaded Aane
Anne sighed, news had Just reached
l Hiilsv,is that huge forest fire, was
were people nearer than they who know
fled. but the Taylors had not. 10"
q, The y, villaEs folks had mover thought
OF losing their lives. only Of themselves
= a IA large s,s swamp lay between IIlllsyille
cross.
Anne rneditated a moment. could she.
ieaVe he aS0Ii Go OF WIZ the rest and
she w. Sic Wonld r tnSir h tate tSoTld
theao fellow mon OF hers
She crept. silently, down tho path
20 ,he road road; for she knew her mo- Their
AZ tho gate she turned around and
J Locked upon tho house, which perhaps
s sre, s W,Huld t never see again, and re
lage of Rena.
Suddenly she realized how precious
gan running very fast. it was a mile
a 1S tas SWAMP Hnd Mh ,s vas half mile
swamp twenty YIN minu,es 'r run 'f Srors she
She looked at it moment, half
friends overcame her cowarilIness. and
S,no carefully stepped forward on tho
9 nSa Ian, and slowly walked across. onco
she bravely scrambled UP, and con.
tinped TO walk along on her dangerous
anu Important errand.
In thirty minutes she had reached tho
other side OF tho swamp. now She co,Iid
NY along the road.
Suddenly she stopped, what was tho
roaring noise she hearde 1t was deaf
s 0y Tho ,Aa DANES toe Of w ehs
forest. but from hero She could iS Seq 81 p'"e
In m INSTANT her quick brain had
fShr s nse s the sso she must
road, neeessity lending " Wings a9T to h fss
,'hi;G danes were half way down tho iWs
had The ss s,r ran sag again, ran she never
and 81, ran ,,, UP the .prIneiple street
IN tire! IRE. tho forest ilre.' she
What, cried the mon and boys.
finger toward tho forest Where sn n few
LANES ,.nns were beginning to catch the
And exhausted and tired the child
sanE 20 the ground In faint.
When Anne became conscious. she
M was much SURPRISED TO find her mother
oh. George" cried Mrs. Taylor 70
her son. she's brenthng!"
: On. mother. ] am SO. slad!" cried
running across tho room to look at
Anne was soon we'll and the Roma
people always were grateful and loved
mo iittle. girl who 80 bravoly riskod
her life for theirs.
The End
LILY URQUHART AcCAEE.
Gagged 10 years.)
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-02-22
HOW HAPPINESS CAME TO THE
POOR FAMILY.

Once upon a time there lived a very
rich girl named Mary Rocks. She lived
in fine mansion, while not far from
her there lived very poor girl. whose
name was Louise Smith She lived In
q little hut with but one room. The
siri when she saw her. Ono day
while Louise was turning around the
corner she came up to Mary and there
upon a conversation followed why
Mary. ""
and I work hard to make a living.
While you buy ice cream and cake
every day" said Louise: We'll, must
my. father we'll" Just as you say,''
said Mary. "Xou can come around to
lne mouse; we may have some work
quickly and brought back the doctor.
doetoI's bill. was very high and she had
went TO Mary's house and scrubbed
the floor. washed the dishes and dust
ed When she got through and was
dollars (s6.oo). as sho was rich and
natured and was not at all like her
I We're only rich like that so I could
keep father we'll" The next day while
as she was getting some things she saw
sign in window, Girl Wanted II
only she could get the job. She went
in and told the manager what she
wanted. He said she might come at
o'clock in the morning and try. At 9
O'Clock the girl was ready. and soon
at the store. The manager told her he
would start her out 1t IS per week.
but when he saw how hard she work ed
and how nice she was he raised il to
$40. right away. She went homo and
satisfied. haven't told you her mother
was stolen when Louise was years of
age and She is now 10. Before this
her mother had ESCAPED and worked SO
she could get to her husband and child
She was on the train coming to the
same city they lived in, because she
thought they would have stayed there.
She still knew, the way to their house.
When she got there the girl was at
work, but the man recognized his wife
and they were glad 70 meet once moro
out and came home with big package.
which was to make large supper.
Louise worked and her mother kept
return to Mary Rocks. Her father was
careless in his business plans. He had
INVESTED e; Largely In unproitahlc oil
the larger part of his money was in
vested in that. After this point in her
life Louise was always successful. Her
and they help the poor and also help
Mrs. Rocks, as they were Of the
poorer class. And SO our story ends
The proud Mary is now at knees OF
heroine. while Louise is past being
made love to BY a handsome young
man, whom she afterwards married.
Original. LILLIAN GREEN.
hGo IL years
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-02-22
TIE SECRET PASS.

Crack" The sound OF a gun broke
the stiffness Of tho morning. large
mountain sheep fell from the brink OF
large canyon. In few minutes a
giant of a man broke through the I'M
derbrush md picked UP the sheep.
This man was dressed in animals
skin. He was about six feet tall, and
was very muscular.
pretty Eood-sized sheep" said ha.
Y guess I'll make q robe for my horse
With this" And no walked way. All
this had happened in a valley sur
rounded BY canyons. Up among the
rocks the quaint old houses of the
cliff dwellers could be seen. This man
went TO a cave In r rock and entered
It, In few minutes no returned with
just tho skin Of the sheep. lie tackled
It up and put sone powder on it. He
then started O. fire with a nint and put
some Of the sheep in it. He set thcre
for while and looked at the fire.
All at once shout started him.
Quickly grading his rifle. he retreatcd
to the cave and closed the entrance
with a rock.
tTo Be continued.)
Writted by DELA1AS McGARY.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-02-22
Editorial and Literary Department
GEORGE wAsHrNsroN,s BIRTHDAY.

My Dear Boya and Girls.-As you
know today is tho anniversary OF the
birth OF our first President, George
Washington. There arc SO many things
that might tell you about him. so
many things that you know almost by
heart, FOR everywhere no is honored
and loved. but ! think I want you to
rem ember Just one little bit about this
great man. He Is honored and looked
up to. after al these years have passed.
becattse he was q good man and every
whore served even the humblest per-
son whom his life touched. To be
a Efoat man whom the nation honors
is wonderful thing. children mine,
bat 1t is q far greater treasure to DO
loving and true and kind to everyone
you know and meet, serving everywhere
you can. That Is real greatness that
lives through the years like perfume
from sweet flowers.
So today want you TO remember
most about tho great Washington that
he served and helped the people OF his
day. and in that wnS no is enshrined in
the hearts OF this whole country.
YOUR EDITOR.