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Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1920-11-26
IS YEARS AGO
From The AriddleOury Register Faes

The Thanksgiving services are held
this year in the Methodist church. Rev.
Mr.. Speare, pastor of the Congrega-
tonal church, breaches the sermon
"The Progress of Temperance Reform"
MIDI local
The catalogue of the college has been
printed and is now in the hands of
tn binders. 1t shows Al students in the
institution, gain of one over last year.
Ibid
Otis Abbey's new house on South
street is substantially completed and
Mr.. Abbey and family are moving in
to it, Charles Bruya's house on the
same street is also about finished. Both
are first class dwellings and add much
to the appearance of the street.--Ibid
In spite of the storm Tuesday eve
ming the school house hall was crowd
ed for the closing exercises of the grades.
" The music, the chorus and the
solos-by Messrs. Coolidge and Howe
and the Misses Drake and Ford-were
all eXcellent-Ibid
Interesting religious meetings are in
progress i'll Weybridge and 40 CONVEX
sions are reported.-County note
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1920-11-26

The Origin of 1.-TWO Bits"

TO northern and eastern people
saws the St Louis Globe Democrat
the term two bits" may sound like
slang, but to people of the West and
southwest it is the best of idomatic
English The expression, "a quarter
is seldom heard in those regions Peo-
pie invariably say two bits, and it
is much easier for them to say six
bits than "seventy-hve cents"
The word dit" was used in this
sense about 1872 when the Spanish
milled dollar was the unit of money in
the southwest. AT that time there hap
pened to be coined under Spanish au-
thorty piece of silver for Mexico
that represented the eighth part of a
dollar, and that was called a real
after the name of coin in Spain, 1t
had the same value as the early Amer
lean shilling Yankees used the shil-
ling as a common expression, and some
people can remember when farmers
hired help by shillings
When the forty miners" went to Cal
ifornia and the southwest they found
that dos reales was the equivalent of
two shillings. Later, dos reales be-
came common as a quarter The
Americans never learned to say dos
reales, but they may have American
lied that amount by saying two bits "
Buy and sell through wise advertis-
ing
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1920-11-26
JAKEY" is INTOXICATING
VolStead Act Spreads its Mantle Over
Jamaica Ginger


The office of the Federal Prohibi-
tion Director, for the State of Vermont,
at Burlington, is in receipt of an off
cial Treasury Decision setting out that
on or after ninety days from Novem-
Der IT, 1920, Tincture of Ginger, wheth-
er sold as Jamaica Ginger, Essence of
Ginger Extract of Ginger, or by what
ever other name known, is hereby
classed as an alcoholic preparation fit
for use for beverage purposes, and may
be manufactured, sold transported
and used only in the manner provided
for other similarly classed preparations.
This means that ninety days after
November l6, 1920, Jamaica Ginger
cannot be sold, purchased, bartered,
transported, imported, exported, de
livered, furnished, possessed or used
by any merchant, storekeeper, or other
person, unless he or she be a registered
or other person having the
right to use the same upon qualifying
under government regulations Such
Jamaica Ginger can be sold lawfully
only by such registered pharmacist
having a permit to sell on doctors
such Intoxicating liquor
as alcohol. whiskey, gin, and other clas-
sifed liquors.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1920-11-26

Buy and sell through wise advertis-
ing.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1920-11-26
CORNWALL NEWS
(Mrs. c. H. Lane, Correspondent

(MrS. c. H. Lane, Correspondent
Mrs, Harriet Eastman of Hopkinton,
n Y, and Mrs Levi Newell of Con
toocook, N. H., who have been guests
of Mr. and Mrs H. f. Sanford and
Mr. and Mrs. c. H Lane, left Tues
day for their respective homes.
Mrs. Emma B. Lee
The death of Mrs. Emma Bruce Lee,
wife of the late Jasper Lee Of Lewis,
n. y occurred after a brief illness on
Thursday, November Is, at the home
of her daughter Mrs. F. II. Harris.
Mrs. Lee was born in Jay, N. Y, July
IS, 1850 She was the mother of eleven
children, four of whom, Elmer Della
Sydney and Mrs E J Stanton, have
died. Those left to mourn the loss IF
a devoted and affectionate mother are
Mrs E. H. Harris of Cornwall. Eugene
Lee of Whitehall, N. Y, LeGrand OF
Lewis, N. Y, Mrs r. ]. Gearon OF
Seattle, Wash, Mrs. Robert Oliver of
Leicester, VT, Miss Bertha and Joseph
Lee of Lake Placid, ~ Y. Three sisters
also survive her. Mrs E. B, Clifford OF
Lake Placid, n. " Mrs Eugene Ran
dali and Mrs Nora Levi of Harvey,
Ill. A prayer service conducted by
the Rev. c. R. Hamlin, pastor of the
Congregational church, was held on
Saturday afternoon at 3 O'Clock at the
/ ONE of her daughter Mrs. E. H. Har-
ris. On Sunday the body was taken
bv auto hearse to Lewis, N Y, where
d funeral service was held at 2 o'clock
in the Methodist church, of which she
bad been for many years devoted
member. The burial was in the family
lot in Lewis, n. V
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1920-11-26


=: y. !: +. !: !: !: E.
a bacon fat, If the delicious
---.-.,uy@ smoked flavor is at all
-@@ Objectionable, may be
M%M washed by putting 1t in
WMa to cold water and letting
~ it come to the boiling
k190N point, then cool and all
the sediment and most
Of the smoky flavor will
be taken out in the water, Skim of
the fat when it is cold
Creole Loaf.
Take one and One-half pounds of
chopped meat, pork and beef mixed,
one and one-half onions chopped, one
half can of tomatoes, salt, pepper and
one-half cupful of rolled oats. Mix
well and bake and serve with a tomato
sauce.
Potatoes au Gratin.
Boil the potatoes in their jackets,
peel and chop rather coarsely Put
the potatoes into a baking dish, pour
over them a white sauce and sprlnk-
ling Of grated cheese. Put into the
oven. cover with buttered crumbs and
bake until the crumbs are brown.
Never.FaiI Cake.
Take one cupful of New Orleans
molasses, one teaspoonful of soda, one
tablespoonful of butter or lard, nut
meg, ginger, cinnamon or vanilla for
favOring add one-half cupful of milk
and pinch of salt with -four to make
a soft batter. Add the soda to Il
spoonful of warm water, then pour
that into the molaSses; stir until II
foams. Bake in layer tins or loaf
Mock Angel Food.
Sift several times one cupful Of
-four and three teaSpoonfus of baking
powder, add one cupful of boiling hot
milk. stir smooth. fold in the whites
of two eggs beaten stiff and bake in
a loaf forty minutes.
Almond Cakes.
Take One-half cupful each of sugar
and butter one egg. one-half teaspoon.
full of cinnamon, 0ne-fourth teaspoon
full of cloves. the same Of grated nut
meg one-half of lemon rnd grated.
two teaSpoonfulS of orange juice and
two cupfuls of -four Mix and bake
in slow oven
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1920-11-26

We shut our eyes to the glories
around US, or strain them to see so
far beyond that nearer things are lost
to view
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1920-11-26
EVERYDAY GOOD THINGS.

Save every bit of fat from bacon,
suet or roasts and the household will
-. .,o,,4 eor foto Tho
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1920-11-26
Il E El E5|5

Hard was his lot, and bitter words
Were often of him said;
Not that he did so bad thing
They misinterpreted.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1920-08-20
NOTICE OF HEARING FINAL RE-
PORT AND PETITION FOR
DISTRIBUTION

In the Superior Court of the State
of Washington in and for the
County of Whitman.
In the Matter of the Estate of Theo-
dore Jeffries, Deceased.
Notice is hereby given that Ivan
j. Putnam, the administrator of the
estate of Theodore Jeffries, deceased,
has filed in the office of the clerk
of said court his final report as such
administrator, together with his pc
tition for distribution of said estate,
asking the court to settle said re-
port; distribute the property to the
heirs or persons entitled to the same,
and discharge said administrator;
and that Wednesday, the Sth day of
| September, 1920, at 10000 o'clock
a. M, at the court room of our said
superior court, in the city of Colfax,
in said Whitman county, has been
| duly fixed by said superior court for
the hearing and settlement of said
final report and petition for distribu-
ton, at which time and place any
person interested in said estate may
appear and file objections thereto
and contest the same.
! Witness, the Hon. r. L. McCros-
| key. judge of said superior court
and the seal of said court affixed
this 18th day of August, 1920.
- s~N - y M. U.TRUE,
afseal) Clerk of Said Court.
BY Fred C. True. d
d. c. Dow, Deputy.
Attorney for the Estate.
augl SSept3 Pullman, Wash
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1920-08-20
SHOW YOUR INTEREST

The people of this community will
have an opportunity this afternoon
to prove their loyalty to the schools
by going to the high school building
and voting to authorize a five-mills
tax levy in addition to the 10 mills
levy for the maintenance of the
schools.
This additional levy was voted
last year and is absolutely necessary
again this year, if the present high
standards of the schools is to be
maintained. In several districts of
the county and in many districts of
the state !evies OF 10 mills or over
have been voted in addition to the
authorized 10 mills. At one time it
appeared that it would be necessary
to ask for an excess levy of eight
mills in this district, but by close
figuring on the budget the board of
directors has been able to hold it
down to five, the same as last year
While there is little doubt that
the levy will be authorized because
nearly everyone recognizes its ne
cessity and the Importance of keep
ing up the work of the schools, yet
every parent and every voter should
prove his or her interest in the well
fare of the children by going to the
polls. The excuse that the PROPOSE
tion is sure to carry anyway, with
out my vote, is no excuse at all, but
simply an evidence of indifference
and laziness. If everyone acted on
that theory none but the opponents
OF the levy would take the trouble to
vote and it would be defeated
The residents of the district owe
it to their children, to the teachers
to the members of the board of di-
rectors, to show that they are inter-
ested in and approve of the work
the schools are doing, by casting a
vote to make it possible to continue
that work.
They can do this by voting this
afternoon to authorize the proposed
levy or they can demonstrate their
indifference by voting against it or
staying away from the polls, which
open at 1880 o'clock.
VIM. GOODYEAR.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1920-08-20

an eight-hour, a six-hour, a four
hour or no-hour day on account of
the enormous amount of labor in
volved in the transporting, presery-
ing, storing distributing cooking
and serving of food.
Now, all social reformers will
agree that work is an acquired char
acteristic. Sensible people ignore
work to great extent, and would
ignore it still more if it were not for
the unfortunate food problem. In
the words of once popular actress,
the best occupation is recreation.
To be sure, there are people with
abnormal and perverted tastes who
seem to enjoy work. Most of our
farmers belong to this group. They
have no regard for union hours, they
tint the eastern sky, and they are
still at it when it sets in the west.
and curiously enough, so many of
them seem to think that it is their
solemn duty to slave through the
endless hours of summer time that
their fellowmen may have enough to
eat. Think of the millions of them
in the distant valleys, on the far
flung prairies, in the hills and the
mountains, on good land and poor
land, often cut off from human fell
lowship by snowdrifts, and flcbds
and impossible roads. Think of the
tired muscles, of the backaches, and
of the heartaches when insects, or
fungi, or frost or hail, or the scorch-
ing sun sweeps away the season S
toll.
But we should worry about the
farmers 1t is important to remem-
Der that work is an artificial coudi-
ton and that, if it can not be entire
Ily abolished, it should be reduced to
a minimum. And here we are re-
minded once again that the need of
eating stands between us and the
millennium. Remove the need for
food and you largely remove the need
for work. Where is the genius who
will teach us how to keep the human
body active and fit without feeding
it with fuel raised on the farm p
j. G Lipman, in New Jersey Agri-
culturist.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1920-08-20
HOW COMMUNITY CENTERS ARE
FINANCED

In the preceding article it was
pointed out that there are between
25O and 800 community center build
ing in this country. These represent
the investment of sum of money
They vary in cost from $4,000 to
about $4,000. a,.,.
How was the money raised to
erect these buildings? "A study re-
Gently Published shows that the
methods may be classified as fol-
lows. This information is quoted,
with slight changes, from bulletin
No, S25 of the United States Depart
ment of Agriculture. have taken
the liberty to rearrange these meth
DDS in what seems to me the order
OF their importance
First. Buildings Financed Through
Community Endeavor.- most
Numerous group comprises buildings
CONSTRUCTED or acquired by the com
munity for community purposes,
Money is usually secured either by
the sale of stock in a community or
ganization or through the solicita-
ton of general contributions. Both
OF these methods are often supple.
mented by giving entertainments OF
various kinds, the proceeds of which
go into the construction fund; and q
part of the amount required to pay
the cost of construction is often Dor.
rowed on the security of the build.
ing itself, to be repaid later will
money derived from dues, assess
ments, or rentals. Contributions OF
I labor or materials. as we'll as o
cash7' are often received. Wherl
funds are secured through the sal,
TOT stock, the incorporated stool
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1920-08-20
THE FOODLESS MILLENNIUM
AND
THE PHILOSOPHY OF NOTHING

Eating is not a habit but a dis
agreeable necessity. 1t is a discon-
certing obstacle to social progress.
1t is not only an evil itself, but it
brings in its wake many other evils.
Some people become ill because they
eat too much. Others feel indis-
posed because they bet on the wrong
vitamines or take an overdose of
proteins. Still others are out of har-
mony with their surroundings be-
cause they are indiscreet enough to
eat too little. Such people evident
ly forget that the human body is an
engine that requires minimum
amount fuel, even though some
social reformers can last longer on
a gallon of gas than others.
But let US hold to the main fact
% of our discourse, the fact that eat
ing is an evil Consider, in the first
place, the question of transporta-
ton. Is it not true that two-thirds
OF the one hundred-odd millions of
people in this land of ours live in
towns and cities?, Their food must
be brought to them from places
more or less remote. Each one of
them insists on eating, in the course
OF a year, 172 pounds of meat. 376
pounds of wheat, 200 pounds of po-
tatoes and so pounds of sugar. to
say nothing about oats, corn. barley.
rye. vegetables, fruit, oils, berries.
nuts, milk, cheese, butter and an
endless number of other agricultur-
al products. Think of the trainloads
and trainloads of stuff that must be
hauled TO feed the multitude, OF
course, that means work for the rail
road employees, truck drivers. post
'nftice employees, etc. Consider
again the canning and the processing
of perishable food products. Con
slider refrigeration, drying and pick.
ling as industries calling for the
services of large numbers of mer
and women. Consider the labor bur.
den imposed by the manufacturer
of fertilizers and implements, ant
the coal, oil and iron that they use
Consider the butchers. the grocers
the clerks and the rest Of the ma
chinery for food distribution. Con
slider the cooks, the dishwashers, tn,
walters and the rest Consider tn,
buildings where food is stored o
sold; consider the vehicles used 10
transporting food; consider the. con
tanners; consider all the parap1ref
MALTA for the preparation OF food
They all use up a. great deal of la
Dor. Truly. It is hard to establish
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1920-08-20

Work is in progress on the finish
ing of the interior of James Wilson
hall, the agriculture building, The
top floor is complete and will be oc-
cuped by the departments of plant
pathology and soils Construction
will be continued on the other three
floors until the appropriation for
this work is used up.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1920-08-20


company of course owns or controls
the building; and where funds are
secured through general contribu-
tions the ownership and control rest
with a permanent community or
ganization formed for the purpose
Second Buildings Financed
Through Club or Society Initiative |
When buildings have been fin
anced through club or society initi- |
ative the major share of the finan-
cial burden has been assumed by a !
specialized organization, which has
projected building primarily for it's
own use, but available also for gen
eral social purposes. Such build
ings have been erected through the
efforts of athletic associations, |
women's clubs, and other types of
organizations. The building erected
by farmers club in strictly rural |
community becomes automatically
building for the community as a |
whole, since the club membership Of
ten embraces practically the entire |
population of the community. The
ownership and control of buildings
in this class rests, as a rule, with the |
organization responsible for their
construction, or with a special or
ganization which has been formed to
take care of the increasing activities
centering in the building.
1nlrd. Buildings Financed by the
Local Government.--The buildings
in the fourth class are financed by !
county, town, or township govern
ments, the funds for construction be-
ing obtained either through taxation
or from the sale of bonds. Such !
buildings are usually maintained at
least in great part, through rentals !
and other revenues derived from the |
building itself. The title and control |
remain with the governmental unit |
originally responsible for the build |
ing.
Fourth. Buildings Financed by !
Local Manufacturing Concern.-In
number of communities social center |
buildings have been erected by a |
manufacturing concern, usually one
which represents the predominatinC
industry of the community. Local |
assistance has been given in some
cases, but usually the manufacturing
concern has borne the whole ex-
pense, or practically the whole of it. |
having in mind the welfare of it's |
employees and of the community on
which it depends for support. These
buildings are generally maintained
and managed by a community or
ganization formed for the purpose,
and the title to the building is often |
turned over to this organization.
Fifth. Buildings Financed
Through Individual Donations.-A
considerable number of community
buildings have been presented out
1Aohb W SOIl6 VI Jn6SC |
taking the form of memorial build
ings. Other buildings have been
financed partly by large individual
donations and partly with funds
raised by the community in general
The donated buildings are usually
turned over to an appropriate COM
munity organization, though some
remain under the management of a
self-perpetnating board of trustees
What is the general character of
community buildings, how they are
maintained, operated and used
these points will be discussed in a
later article.
F. f. NADER.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1920-08-20
THE FORUM

Under this head will be pub
lished communications upon
any subject of general interest
to the community. The arti-
cles should be brief-not over
500 words, unless dealing with
matters of great Importance
must be free from personals
ties, and must be signed by the
writer. The Herald is not re-
sponsible for any opinions
which may be advanced by con-
tributors to this department
and reserves the right to de-
termine whether or not contri-
buttons are suitable for publ
cation.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1920-08-20
NOTICE OF STOCKHOLDERS
MEETING

Notice is hereby given to the
stock holders of the Gamma Delta
Fraternity Alumni Building Associa-
ton, of Pullman, Washington, that
a meeting of the stock holders OF
said corporation will be held on Sat-
urday, the second day of October
1920, at 500 o'clock p. m. at the
Fraternity House at 702 Linden ave.
nue., Pullman, Wash, to consider
and to vote on the question of in
creasing the capital stock of said
corporation to $4,000.
All stock holders are requested to
be present in person or By proxy
Dated August S, 1920.
FRANK THWAITS,
DONALD STEWART,
LEON MARTINI,
ERIE PARKER,
8. ]. HALL,
aug6oct1 Trustees
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1920-08-20

Manure in the barnyard is not
nearly as successful as manure on
the field
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1920-08-20

MY Friends Must Hear
That Wonderful Voice"

You listen The beauty the rendition almost
Yet mingled with the pleasure is desire
must that Also friends
must hear it, because wish share joyful
them.
With the New Edison The New Edison brings
home the worlds best by the worlds
lists And doubtless know the New Edison
initiate mechanically reproduce this music Ed
actually RE-CREATES music
few weeks Marie Morrisey this direct
with the New Edison Part of the time
ing the artist and of the time the New Edison BUT YOU
COULD NOT TELL THEM APART There difference
The New Edison gives home everything but the v
ing presence of the artist
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1920-08-20

In the pulpwood industry pioneer
conditions for the southeastern
Alaska region have been met and
overcome by the successful estab-
lishment of paper mills in nearby
British Columbia.
New-York tribune., 1920-09-04
Child and Rescuer Hurt
AS Fire Truck Hits Motor
Six.Year.Old Boy Suffers Frac.
tpred Skull and Policeman's
Life Is Imperiled

A fire that did practically no damage
to the premises in which it started may
result in the death Of a six-year-old
boy, jeopardized the life of a police
man who snatched the youngster from
the path of rapidly moving fire truck
and caused minor injuries to a number
Of persons who were knocked down
when the apparatus skidded over the
curb and UP on the sidewalk.
The fire was on the top floor of a
three-story building at 81 East Broad
way, occupied by a cloak and suit
manufacturer. Benjamin Nell, six years
old, of Is Eldridge Street, was playing
with number of other children in the
gutter when Hook and Ladder Company
No. came along and in trying to pass
q motor truck, veered over to the curb.
The truck struck the child first and
threw him ten feet in the air, and
when he struck the street he was di-
rectly in the path of the oncoming fire
apparatus. With only an instant in
which to act, Policeman Braendly
leaped in front of the speeding FIRE
truck and, grasping the unconscious
boy by the collar, got him out Of the
way. The truck grazed Braendly's side,
injuring him slightly.> >Thc boy was sent
to Gouverneur Hospital, where it was
found that his skull had been frac-
tured