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terssting stories OF the Eskimo rnce,
concerning theif customs and their
condition. fs especially stressed the
terrific havoc wrought by the Influenza
epidemic 1f lasr year n which nearly
hnis oc The Eskimo population Of
Alaska was wiped 0u1-
They seemed D have no resistance
70 the epidemic" said the Presbyterian
secretary. .prnbably rhesr dlr-T CON
dfrlous q living and homes helped 70
spread the disease, and undoubtedly
their hnhir 0f he-uinz together ana not
separating the y5eii rom ttie sick ae-
counted IN large measure TOR the in
roads made
Il It had noe beea for government
regulation which p-eFeuted any traders
s1oing 70 the infected districts or from
rhe infected Districts 10 the Essimos.
IL Is prnhahls that there would have
been very Jew LEFT of this race ut the
end ofsthe epidaraic last year declared
DR.. Marquis.
One peculiar custom noted by the
Presbyterian secretary was the Eskimo
habit of building fences OF winnie bones
about their cemeteries 1t used 70 be
that whale5one was regarded as very
precious. but because of the nnny sue
ce:ssfui substitutes ttiat are now being
used, It has lost much or its CONNER
ctai vniue What peculiar property at
inches to the whaiebone thut 1t should
be such an excellent material for ceme-
tery- fences is not known. unless the
scarcity of otiier material mikes Its
use cheap and desirable.
DR. Marquis, with his daughter from
New fors city. made an Unsuccessful
attempt tn reach Point Barrow. Aiasira.
the northerumDst mission station in
the world operated by the Pressyte-
rf1n church.
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inspectors were all TOO busy asking
ciaire what her mother Iooksi Ike
and what hotel ste stayed at and
Claire would use her exquisfte hand
kerchief on her more exquisite eyes
and soy ssio supposed It was Hotel
d'4ngieterre-they afwnys stopped q.
d'Angieterres when they traveied
Finally I managed 70 induce an inspec-
tor to take his eyes on Cinire for a
minute and devote them to the bag
gage Of middie-aged person-uny-
seif-and ne enst glance over my
suitcase and Mrs. Deinrio's, which was
open on a bench beside mine. and said
That's all right Where does the
young lady come from. and isn't It
awful her mother isn't here, and may
be she's met with an accident on the
way and been Killed"
/ Claire heard hlIn-dnd almost faint
ed into Mrs. Deiario's drrns.
NotS Just moment before he snid
these words l noticed that one Of the
two pairs Of turquoise studded slippers
had fallen between the two sritcases.
picked II mp and I was on the point
Of asking mrs. Delnrio II II belonged
10 her when Claire collapsed, ana three
seconds later saw my cousin. who
should hnve met me. coming up on the
trot.
ffe mdde the nrst sensible sugges-
ton TINT hnd been ofrered-that MS
Mrs. Deiario hnd ciaire In chnrge
she'd better take the chnd home with
her and cable to the father for instruc-
tons
The shipper was All this Whine In my
hand, and without giving it another
fhougnt-inleed. hardly being con
sclous what I did-T stufted II In
among some Clothes In my own suit
cnse ana shut the I'D and away we
went. wnsn't It. under the circurn-
stances. perfectly natural thing to
do7 Wen. the moral IS "don't"-don't
every entry on an old slipper unless
You're sure It's tours That old slip
per nearly cost me my sanity and my
fifei
Now, when I unpacked found the
slipper but even then It didn't occur
10 me TINT It wasn't tuine-r merely
wondered how ia lost the mate. and II
whs a couple of days before got to
the bottom OF tho other suitcase md
found my own phir neatly done mp In
tissue paper. OF course I knew in.
sthntfy that the old slipper wns Mrs.
Deihrio's, mud remembered then how
I'd cnttied It of; bot didn't hnvs n
box suitable for sending It through the
mali to her. SO set II on n chest
where i'd be sure to see It nnd not ie,
It ret mixed with mine, meaning ia
thite II down to the house ns soon nr
could find time for II. And THUS
several more dess went by, und
forgot tie s,,prcr Hnd TINT Mrs. Jlmfn.
son wns coining to Glenn some
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tifl size cot the child 50 nervous tine
Doctor was realty seri5us over herr
Nrs. Deiario was not 1f dinner thar
nigi1t and Claire loft the table after
the soup and as ] was busy packing
saw neither OF them until morHins
when az was hustle and excItemenr
for we'd passed the Statue Of Liberty
and were steamIng up The bay anf
would De on 1ry land almost before we
knew iC And then we were hangir :
over the ran and iooInr down ar the
friends of The passengers on the docS
and / heard Cinfre. in an agonfzed
toice Mamma Isn't meeting meH'
Clafrs began 70 cry. nor hoisrgruusiy
hut Ia a dreadtuify parhetic. iost-child
way. into D very heauffui French eru-
hroideref h1nfkerchief. and an the
customs inspectors gathered about her
ard she asked them each ia turn il
he'd seen rndnna and Described mann
ma, and be shook his head and told
her he'd help her look FOR uiamma IN a
minute as soon as he got the haFea -e
inspected. and Mrs peinrfd and got
orr snifeases opened and mads Clnirs
open her bags and her trunk and we
lmpiored TIE inspectors 70 look at our
meaeer belongings ID hurry and the
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hgo. saw one knock mt the front door
OF suburban villa to gain admit.
tnnce?
II was Persian and. leaping to n
s'nhil ledge beside the door. stretched
OUT us paw and ratified the knocker
several times. I waited on the pnye-
Inent for the sequel.
There was no answer. so the cot re.
peated the summons. Result. Admis.
SION ana cuf on the ear from the
ousy housewife who had been dis
turoed In her household duties.-Lon-
don Chronicle.
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Where euz1ard. Foreaather.

Ruzzards nest in trees in swnmpy
places. II possible; II they can find
an island difficult of access to man
they speedily prc-empt the place. in
vite all the members OF their kind
within radius Of many miles, and
make the island their breeding ground
where thousands of them gather. At
the breeding ground and Mt the roost-
Ing places the ground always is COW
cred with filth. bones. feathers and
carrion OF all kinds.
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didn't knownnd wouldn't I. Just out
Of pity. let her lie ID ny berth whlia7
My suitcase was open III the berth
| took II out and slowed II md then
Just out Of pity ! laid Claire down In
lis biace end STAYED with her. Tint
one trlfflng net probably changed the
course OF my life: but lin telling the
story as II iinwound, IFS iehgth aud
coiied It's ehthneliDg fneshes over tie
straight and hnrrow path my feet
were treading. sf .8.s ca.
IL was becnuse OF our common 10.
tsrast in Claire that I snw a great
deal more of Mira peiario than I other
wise should have done. It was on The
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csseTss ll-csntino.d


Wen n course hadn't neant any
h.nz 20 serious as That wien ] spoke
brit aeeins that She wns gery much ip
carncgt i let lt pnw and told her the
story q the ring It is 2 pleasantly
romnntic faie the curious escapes from
nerds and sudden deaths colncldent to
the rings poasessio. Sising yon The
fecNng that ~ lucky
Mrs Deiario l,tes Ell nd when
had 1nished she burst ont rm mad
oyer gems simply mad lfs been The
dream n my NE % own them IN hand-
fgis You can't Imagine The induenee
they have over me. 7 could sing--i
could dance, They thrill me through
and through People don't generally
think u, but gems are alive"
We had some discussion on this,
rather aippant on NY part and i was
this incident hat started us talking
gems and gem ygiues. n subject that
hsd been ny pet deleht since ei.ild-
hood when I learned the story of the
ring that w1s one day % be ny own.
a few DAYS iater she came 70 ny
statervom with a very mysterious air,
aid she md some stones he would
Hse % have me value Or her and pro-
duced a pacEage of .opazes She said
sne had bought them in IUie town
in Belgium. . .......r
ran them through ny hands held
faw 70 the light and in less than
sixty seconds told her they were worth
from nluefy cents 20 q dollar apiece.
she vas ln high fen,her over it soy
ing she'd paid only a frane each for
them. She next asked me 70 appraise
the diamonds 10 a ring she wore.
gave her the value 81 the stones and
the probable price that had been paid
for it. She appeared 50 much i'm
pressed by my knowiedse thst she fat;
ter,ngiy said as she rose 10 leave me
'Ill know where 20 come II 7 ever
need expert opinion on stones-and
may some day" .,.-.....- ...... ~.
[ didn't think anything Of this at the
time people always sgy It 70 me ont
OF soliteness--9nd / no more expected
her to call on me, as gem expert
than looked for her 70 call me as o
physician or a lawyer OF anything that
I professionally wasn't. She knew I
was writer, for was pegging away
at 'Belzian Byways" as hard as ever
could to get It ready IN time FOR
Blanks nagnzine--so much TINT I had
70 tell Claire frankly she mustn't both
er me while / was Working. rernem-
her that was quito sharp 10 her one
morning. saying should not be able
to 20 dnt on deck with her TIL after
noon. and nfter she had left me. look
ing rather snd. I had to rush to my
stateroom FOR my forgotten penknife,
sud there was glnlre.
! confess Il surprised me to see her
there without Invitation. but she ex-
cused 4 by saying that she thought
wouldn't mind shed grown SO tired
Of her own stateroom and Mrs Deiarlo
was always talking about people she
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latter are being cleaned and prepa red
for market. The sponge develops from
an egg. which forms ciliated Iarva
that swlms around and finally attaches
Itself to one place. Only few kinds
of sponres find their way to the mar.
ket, ms In many cnses their skeletons
consist not Of spongy fiber. but OF hard
slllceous or cnlchreous spicules.
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Sponge Formation

sponres form group of animals
known as the Porifern or pore-bear-
ets. the lowest IN the scale Of life
except the slnflc-eelled Protozoh
Thcy vary exceedingly In form. but all
attach themselves 10 rocks or mud In
warm. ,ideless sens and draw In wa
ter nnd mir through minute pores. this
being expelled through other openings.
A Iciiy.likc nnss. the living animal n
su,irezeJ out OF Tie sponges when the
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continual reminder of tAe fact that
they were ih,. bellies OF the village and
their muriiated faces advertise this
distinction 70 All who see them.
The men Of the Eskimo tribe have
few bad hablts.T says Dr. John A.
Marquis. secretary of the Board Of
Honis. Missions Of the Presbyterian
church in the q. 81 A., who recently
returned from an extensive SIX nsbths'
trip to Aiaska "But they are inor-
iinateiy jealous Of their women This
jeaIousy was formerly 50 strong that
before they learned better. fathers
would bite OF their pretty daughters
noses Ia order TO keep them In the
family longer. bu, more often an Eskf-
mo, after marrying. wouid bite of the
nose Of his beautlfui wife 50 that she
would no longer have attractIon for
other mem
This nose-bitin- wns prnctleed fre--
quently NOT because the Eskftnos thera-
selves were 20 unscrupulous about
waking on with their neigiibors. wives.
hut beca,se men from other races
world happen along ana he unduiy at
trncted According to DR. Nsrquis.
there are many old women today who
wall. about bonored and respected. and
as proud as qneeTis. because their
noses ard no more Yet the custom is
dying out and IL not noF so widely
practiced. probably because the mod
err woman idea is also penetrating
AIaska and the younger bellies raise
objection to haying their noses abbre-
yiated
Despite tho fact however. that Euro
pean and American Influence have
rrdc some changes. tho life and Ian
z,inye Of the Eskimo stiil remain very
much ike those Of the stone-age In
hnbltnnts Of Europe of whom they are
amid TO be the last Surviving represent
tstives. Ona peculiar feature noted by
T,-. Marquis was thnt the Eskimos,
rh,lc living IN groups or villages, ap-
neor to have no chiefs or ruiers For
the hunt they elect a chief who is chief
for the hunt. and when TINT Is over
his authority ends until the next hunt.
This Presbyterian secretary noted in
one village, however. Eivalina, Alaska,
m Eskimo who seemed 10 hnve an IN
bspa1 degree Of authority. This was
especially unusual because the man in
question was n cripple and was con
fned continuously to seat in a rough
sled which had been constructed for
bfnn. His nnnne was Hoe sokonik. DR..
MARQUIS learned. and he was a school
Teacher. Invest igatins. It was found
tbot he had remarkable story.
Some yenrs previous he had been
,,kob down with serious illness In
which because Of the filthy conditions
surrounding the homes Of the Eskimos.
he went through much suffering. As q
mart NJ his afflicti0n he suffered nm
Infection m the spine. which almost
prevented him from moving. An Amer
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The splnster sees some
"rubies" that surprise her.
GRO BE coNfiN6EDJ
Wr-t. ~ Monev.

mngnrte-rhnt fellow knows too
mitch about my affairs. had TO give
him s5.o0o TO keep me out OF Jail.
wifc-oh, Henry, please stop spend.
ing your money 10 fooiishiy.
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raAaas agaA9Loa oe 1aE gxraA2Aaaar aetaeEas.

lse Fssaeh q ysysy sasrs ,7e sad
yVnR uaited
o
ef n1d met
f f 1ne
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Ca, Use. Door knoeker.

The dog seems TO have had Its day .
mny champion the cat, plends cor
respondent, and tell how. dny or two
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pf-hout unses are
not usuaNy considered
beautiful jet those of the
older generation Of E-ki-
mos IA Alaska are IN
tenseIy proud Il their ap-
pearance has been thus
cbanprf IrIl 10 them a
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1920-03-12
MINOT ]. CROWELL
TO Be MIDI COACH

Minot ]. Crowell, star pitcher of the
Brown University team during the sea-
sons of 1914 and 1915, and later with
Baltimore of the international League
and the Philadelphia Athletics, has
been secured as baseball coach for
Middlebury and will arrive on the
campus April 5. Gap" Crowell is one
of the most popular athletes ever de-
veloped at Brown. He acquired his
name as Captain of his Freshman
team, and also played as right guard
on the Varsity football team He has
also made a record as scientist, Sc
curing the degree of Master OF Science
in 1917. He has nearly completed the
work for a Doctorate of Philosophy in
Biology.
The day following Americas declara-
ton of war Crowell enlisted in Troop
M of the Rhode Island Cavalry, later
securing a commission as lst Lieuten-
ant and being assigned to the 26th
Engineers. He participated with this
organization in the St. Mihiel drive
and other activities in the big game
over there, returning as Captain While
in France he made the record for the
longest throw of the hand grenade of
any man in the A. E. F., the distance
being 70 meters. He is a man of push,
enthusiasm and fight and promises to
be a first class coach for Middlebury.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1920-03-12
DRAMA OF TODAY"
DR.. Burton is College Lecturer Next
Wednesday

The last number of the College Enter
tainment Series will be given next We'd
nesday evening when Richard Burton
lecturer professor, and writer, will lee
ture in the Mead Memorial Chapel
taking for his subject "The Drama OF
Today"
DR., Burton is professor of literature
in the University of Minnesota, and
lecturer on literature at the University
of Chicago. Perhaps the best recon-
mendation of him which can be given
to Middlebury students is the fact
that he is an old friend of Billy
Phelps OF Yale, who made such a fine
impression during his series of lectures
here during the first semester, and who
says of Prof Burton, "He is a most
admirable and inspiring lecturer" He
is well known throughout America for
his many years of brilliant lecturing
and for his books. A new work entitled
Poems of Earths Meaning, will be
published this spring He is trained
reader, an experienced and stimulating
speaker, one of the foremost authorities
in America on drama and literature,
and his lectures are noted for wit,
humor, and depth and originality of
thought
Incidentally Mr.. Burton is an old
school chum and lifelong friend Of
Professor Wright.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1920-03-12
SUDBURY
(Mrs, E. W. Parent, Correspondent

(Mrs. E. W. Parent, Correspondent
Edward Lowell has moved to Leices-
ter Junction.
The Missionary society met Wednes-
day afternoon with Mrs. E. ]. Foster.
Mr.. and Mrs George Kenna of For
estdale were recent guests at Thomas
Disorda's
Lewis Severy of New York City spent
Sunday with his parents, Mr. and Mrs.
George Severy.
Mrs Camelia Kilburn, who has spent
the winter in Brandon, is with her sis
ter, Mrs. Nathaniel Bucklin.
A branch library is being established
at the home of r. c. Griffin to ac-
commodate people living in the south
east part of town.
Andrew Trombly is moving from the
Wright farm to Forestdale Arthur
Humiston OF Whiting is moving to the
farm vacated by Trombly
Moses MARCEL of Leicester has
moved to the Phenner Vail farm. Mr..
Charron who has lived on the farm the
last year has moved to West Haven
Miss Harriet A. Ackerly, home de-
monstration agent will be present and
give a freless cooker demonstration at
the meeting of the Ladies Aid society
to be held next Wednesday afternoon
with Mrs. George Severy.
The following program was given
last evening at the regular meeting of
Sudbury grange: Roll call, responded
to by the brothers with Washington
anecdotes; paper, Mt Vernon, Mrs.
Hugh Selleck; vocal solo, Mrs. Horton
Farnham; National Grange in Legisla-
ton, Burt Cook; violin solo, Wyman
Graves; comedietta, Gust Like a Wom-
an"
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1920-03-12
RESOLUTIONS

Whereas 1t has been the will of our Heavenly
Father to remove from our midst our esteemed
Neighbor, Noah Cummings.
Therefore, BE it resolved that while we bow
in humble submission to His divine will, we
mourn the death OF our Neighbor and extend
to his bereaved family our sincere sympathy
Be it
Resolgcd, That our charter be draped in
mourning for period OF thirty days Be it
further
Resolved, That a copy OF these resolutions
be spread upon the records of Middlebury
Camp No. 1921, Modern Woodmen of America
a copy be printed in the local paper, and
copy sent to the bereaved family.
RALPH G. MERRITT
AVERY CAUL
FRANK HEICHTER
Committee
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1920-03-12
Mr.. R. c. King Tells a Wonderful
Story About Rats. Read It

For months my place was alive
with rats. Losing chickens, eggs, feed.
Friend told me to try RAT-SNAP. 1
did. Somewhat disappointed at first
not seeing many dead rats, but in a
few days didn't see a live one. What
were not killed are not around my
place. RAT SNAP sure does the
trick" Three sizes. 25c, SOC, $780, Sold
1.-THE Rats Around Ny Place Were
and guaranteed by
George E. Marshall, John Stewart and
Frost's Pharmacy.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1920-03-12
Card of Thanks

We wish to thank our kind friends
and neighbors for their many acts Of
kindness and sympathy shown us in
our bereavement; also for the flowers,
and words of sympathy spoken by the
Pastor
Mrs. Minnie Place
Mrs Seraph Place
Mr.. and Mrs. Rolla Hallock
and family
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1920-03-12
State Valuation of
Vermont Bank Stocks
- AND WHY -
Those Valuations vitality Interest
DepositOrs in Savings Banks

Moisvie Messenger made an error-unn-
iona of couen giving the State valuation of the Stock the Lmoe
County Savings Bank and Trust Company $4,000 per share
of fact the valuation $4,000 per share
This statement of the Messenger purely
affords excellent opportunity place before prospective depoto
as to the exceptional strength of the Hyde Park institution
The managers the Lamo County Savings
that they have to be proud the standing of the Hyde Park
Bank because with only three excepons-and have
business many years longer than the Hyde Park BankNO BANK IN
THE STATE RANKS AS HIGH, ACCORDING TO THE VALUA-
TIONS PLACED UPON ITS STOCK BY THE STATE OFFICIALS
APPOINTED TO MAKE THE APPRAISALS AS THE HYDE PARK
BANK
What is there state vauaon of bank stocks that is of interest to
depostors?
We know of bank in Vermont today that responsible the
depotor generally deposit expectation will
the bank for and he properly ask 81" the bank where think
making deposit exceptionally strong affairs conducted by
who make safety first their guiding principle and moto?
What there the State appraisal of bank stocks which evidences the
comparative strength and stability of the different banks?
Vermont the Bank called upon
rigid investigation of the affairs of each bank each year.
only strength incidentally decide upon the valuation
which the stock of the bank should be placed in the grand list
If the Bank Examiner finds that the reckless careless
making their Investments he finds that managers of the banks
spectators gamblers that they unfit and control the
of their dpOsio then the depotOr naturally looks further and
I duty place my savings simply with good bank but with
the safest and best bank of my acquaintance"
The State Bank Examiner the State Treasurer and the State Tax Com
constitute the State Board of Appraisal They decide the solid
and strength of the bank and especially its surplus and the character
of its and having taken into all these facts they place vau
upon stocks of all the banks the three been
found by the Board be entitled higher valuation than the Hyde Park
Bank
thing and in the
State Board Appraisal the Hyde Park Bank stands for fidelity for
bliy 70 safety and for conservatism
If in the opinion the reader the foregoing facts prompt the selection
of the Hyde Park Bank place deposit for portion his savings
that Bank will welcome both additions his open-
ing of new
The LaMOlIe County Savings Bank and Trust Go.
Carroll S. Page, President
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1920-03-12
Card of Thanks

l wish to return my most heartfelt
thanks to all those who so kindly as
sisted me during the sickness and death
of my husband, and also to those who
furnished the beautiful flowers.
Mrs. Jeanette Whitman
Weybridge
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1920-03-12
Card of Thanks

We wish to extend our sincere gra-
titude to the kind friends and neigh
bors for their help and the gift Of
money to help in our recent trouble.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Newton
and family
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1920-03-12
Card of Thanks

We wish to thank the many friends
and relatives who so kindly assisted us
in our recent bereavement, and for the
beautiful flowers.
Mrs. Noah Cummings and family
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1920-03-12

Don't nurse opportunity too long
take it into active partnership with
you at once, lest it leave you for other
company.
New Britain herald., 1920-01-17
Bmt What Zs Really Wrong |?
Ihe Reneh

all uIdh IH saving hh ngges best ph htm he dhH
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-08-13

another direction. For a short distance
l. ..-.l d., last as his legs would take
him. for he wanted to get away from
the Old Briar-patCh before he was
missed. But running in tall grass was
a very different matter from running
along the nice little paths in the dear
Old Briar-patch, and before long he had
to stop to rest.
When he had rested he started on.
but soon had to rest again. This time
he sat up to look around. But he
couldn't look around No, sir, he
couldn't look around. You see. he had
got in tall grass and even when he
stretched as high as he could he couldn't
see over it. Right then he got his first
dreadful fright. He discovered that he
didn't know where the dear Old Briar-
patch was He was lost.
Then he did just what most lost folks
do, the most foolish thing they can do
he began to run. And because he
couldn't see where he was heading for
he began to run in circles. At last he
lay down, too tired to run another step,
and big tears rolled down his cheeks,
for he was a badly frightened little RAD
bit, He was lost, utterly lost! And all
the time he was only Il little way from
the dear, safe Old Briar-patch.
Copyright, 1920. by T. w. Burgesso