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Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1920-10-08
THE LEGION OF HONOR

The Legion of Honor LEGION d'Hon-
neur), a French order for the recogni-
ton of military and civil merit. was
instituted by Napoleon while consul on
May 49, 1902 1t was inaugurated two
wears later, on July IA, 1904. The or
der comprised in the beginning }66j
chevaliers or knights, $50 officers. 800
commanders, l05 grand Officers. and a
grand master, the last office he ng
vested in Napoleon himself. All the
members at their initiation were
Obliged to pledge their support to the
defense of the state and of the liberties
achieved by the revolution
The decoration originally consisted
OF star containing the portrait of
Napoleon surrounded by a wreath of
cak and laurel with the legend "Napo-
leon Emperor DIES Francois" Napoleon
Emperor of the French; on the re-
verse was the French eagle with a
thunder bolt in his talons and the
legend "Honneur ct Patrie" Honor
and County,.
The order experienced many altera-
tons in the successive changes of
dVnasties in Paris. Its present consti
tuition dates from the year 1872 when
1t was reorganized into five classes
knights, officers, commanders, grand
officers and grsnd-crosses. The pro-
luSe granting of the decoration of the
order latterly brought the institution
into discredit and the number of
knights is now limited to 25,0OO the
officers to 1000, the commanders to
lUOO, the grand-officers to POO and the
grand-crosses to TO- Stipends RANGING
from $50 francs for a knight to 1000
francs in the case of a grand-cross are
attached to the dignities. In 1899 the
order numbered 1881 members of all
classes and by law of 1897 the maxi
mum number of additional crosses to
be distributed was limited to 1920.
The present emblem of the order is
a i've rayed star of white enamel edged
with gold, bearing a figure emblematic
of the Republic, with, the inscription
"Republique Franchise 1872, and on
the reverse two flags with the previous
inscription of "Honneur ct Patrie" 1t
IS surmounted by a wreath of oak and
laurel and is suspended from a red
ribbon
Instead of the decoration which is
worn only on state and other very
formal occasions a very small red rib
bon is worn in the coat lapel.
The order is conferred upon distin-
guished foreigners as we'll as French
men, and in some cases upon women.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1920-10-08
Addison Asked ITO Go Slow

Speakership rumors are floating
around. If we are rightly informed
Charles A. Dana of New Haven is cut
after it. We should think it might be
in order for Addison county to go
slowly on this With Mr. Foote in
the chair in the senate we would ma
turally expect Mr. Dana to hold up.
1t has been intimated that Hale K
Darling will be candidate. He has
certainly had the experience and we
all know the ability. Col. Frarklin
Billings friends in Woodstock will try
to put him over, it is given out by
those who seem to think they are up
on the right dope. Certainly Col. Bill.
ings would make an ideal presiding Off
GER. He has been in the house, and has
the ropes learned. We are of the
opinion that he would make a strong
bid for the honor did he consent to
enter the list. Anyway, it is pretty
evident that the job will not go beg
ging. A pretty good idea is for those
who think they are going to the leg
islature to hold off and see who are
candidates. In other words don't tie
up.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1920-10-08
J. P. STRONG
Prominent Real Estate Broker of
Massachusetts,

Boston. Aug 2sth-says, Il have been ir
the real estate brokerage business for many
years | have suffered with loss Of sleep, in
digestion and nervousness, hut since taking
Argo- Phosphate, | sleep better and eat without
fear of distress, and can feel great change in
my system
There is nothing in medical science that
equals Argo-Phosphate in the treatment OF in
digestion, rheumatism, nervousness, kidney and
liver ills Sold by all reliable druggists
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1920-10-08
A. W. FOOTE KEEPS BUSY
ATTENDING CONVENTION;
Delegate to Conferences in Atlantic
CITY and New York

A. W Foote Of Cornwall, nominee
for Lieutenant Governor on the Re
publican ticket, was a delegate . the
annual convention of the Atlantic
Deeper Waterways Association held in
Atlantic City, n j. Tuesday and
Wednesday, Yesterday and today he
attended the National Convention OF
the Water Power League of America
in Washington, d. c. He was one OF
the representatives of Vermont APP
pointed by Governor Clement
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1920-10-08
JAMES A. SMITH
Former Mill Manager at Beldens Dies
at Monte Carlo

lanes A. Smith, formerly superin-
tendent of the Vermont Marble Com
pany's mill at Beldens and Il promi-
nent member of the governments for
eign service for the last tweney three
vars died in his j4th year, at Monte
Carloe. The exact date of his death
has not been announced but the news
was first received Saturday.
Mr. Smith had lived in Mlddlebury
for several years prior to his app l.
ment in 1897 to the diplomatic post
of Consul at Leghorn, Italy. He had
been manager for several years of the
marble mill at Beldens and occupied
with his family the house on North
Pleasant street now owned by Robert
Pinney. After ten years of service in
Italy he was sent as Consul general to
Broma in the Congo Free State. There
he remained but a single year when he
returned to Italy again to be Consul
general at Genoa From this last
place he went to Ce'cutta as Consul,
an Office which he held till his death
He was the son of Rev DR.. Joseph
Morgan Smith and Cordelia Root
Smith of Grand Rapids, Mich, and the
brother of Gertrude NJ and Dr. Rich
ard R. Smith of Grand Rapids and Dr.
! Morgan Smith of Washington, d.
c. He married in 1890 Miss Margue-
rite A. Ransom of Lansing, Mich.
Mr. Smith was Shriner. a Congre-
gationalist and a Republican. He re-
ceived his education at Willston Sem
mary Easthampton, Mass
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1920-10-08
ADDISON COUNTY COURT.
December Tenn, l92U
{ NTopc,N-

UeCemDeI ItIH I7zU
CHRISTIE VI MORGAN
~
PAUL c. MORGAN
opDFp OE p1-p11CAT1ON
''''i ~
WHEREAS christie M. Morgan OF MlddleDuy
in the County OF Addison has tlled her libel
in the Addison County Court therein setting
forth in substance: That on Oct o, l9lI AZ
Middlebury aforesaid she was lawfully married
to Paul {. Morgan then OF Bristol IN said Adj
olson County; that her maiden name was
Christie NJ Peck; that after said marriage the
said parties llyed together as husband ana
wife al East Middlebuy. in said town OF
MiddlebuV from oct lA 1911 until 1bout
May H. 1917; That during the co'eltuIe she
on her part has faithfully kept the marriage
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1920-10-08

No doubt Middlebury's experience in
the uselessness of the absent voters
BALLOT was not without parallel. OF
the many sent out but one was re-
turned.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1920-10-08

The Register congratulates PROBES
sor H. P Williamson de Visme upon
the high honor that has come to him
That his work for the advancement
of the study of Modern Languages and
of French in particular would merit
such recognition sooner or later no one
who had but even casually observed
his work since his return to his alma
mater could doubt 1t has come to
him earlier than to most educators
But it has not anticipated the merit
that it is intended to reward. The
Professor has not been lucky in this
matter AS he said himself it is the
result of hard work, the result of Xix
ing one thing and the sticking at it
Herein is the lesson for the rest Of us
Even those who hold it against
Henry Ford that he has inflicted upon
a defenseless nation the Ford car,
otherwise known as the lizzie" genus
"flivver" must admit that when he an
nounced a reduction in the cost of
Fords he started something Before
his announcement had time to get
cold the manufacturers of the Franklin
car made public reductions ranging
from l71& to 2l12 per cent Next.
-Groton Times
Sugar - cents wholesale in New
York.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1920-10-08
PROF. DE VISME KNIGHT
OF THE FRENCH L. OF H
CONTINUED from page one)

it was at this time that he began the
lecture tours that brought him into
every state in the northeast and north
piddlewest. He was one Of the editors
of the echo DIES Deux Mondes", then
official organ of the Alliance Franchise
AT the University of Chicago Prof.
de Visme was the first to introduce
the direct method of modern language
teaching, of instruction in the language
il self
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1920-10-08

Subscription Rate: $500 a year, pay
able only in advance.
Editorial and Business Office, 1886
Main street, Middlebury
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1920-10-08

The Pastor is always glad to meet
anyone who desires to consult with him.
lie is always available by appointment
or he may be found at the Parsonage
from four-thiHy until six o'clock on
Thursday afternoon.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1920-10-08
THE MIDDLEBURY REGISTER

, Published Every Friday Noon
Entered as second-class matter, at
the postoffice at Middlebury, VT.
Charles E. Crane, Publisher
Daniel P. Rossiter. Editor and Manager
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1920-04-02
Jiu Jitsu Use din New Russell Film

When William Russell is seen at the
Isis theater today as the star Of THE
Lincoln Highwayman," his latest Will
liam Fox feature-written by Paul
Dickey-was caught in a situation from
which it seemed impossible for him to
extrlcate himself, he never failed. BY
the merest trick-whfch, however, de-
pended upon alertness of mind and
body-he escaped injury.
During the action of the photodrama,
Steele, Secret Service man, had him
cornered and had drawn on him an au-
tomato revolver. Steele handed to him
a newspaper in which was a story that
Steele believed accused his man of Sc
rious crimes. Mr.. Russell, playing the
character of Jimmy Clunder, rolled the
newspaper till it formed a club, and
sweeping his hand about struck the
only electric bulb in the room so hard
that he broke il. Steele fired, but
Clunder had sidestepped as he struck
the lamp. In the darkened room he
Jumped upon steele With a iiu- iitsu
hold he threw his man violently, stun
ming him. In anosher moment Steele
was bound and gagged so that he could
not interfere with the further work Of
Jimmy Clunder during that evening.
In the supporting cast are such Well
known players as Los Lee, Harry
Spingler, Frank Brownlee, Jack Con
molly. Edward Piel and Edwin Booth
Tilton.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1920-04-02

put her ideal was The young doctor
Sim had called to help restore her
sight Then Sim is shocked when the
neighbors demand he marry the girl
who shares his shack. The ceremony
over, Sim is told to kiss the bride, but
one look at her beautiful face was
enough for Sim Gage. Wont you
please kiss her for me, Doc? She's
your kind" Sim whispers to the physi-
clan. But there's more to Sims heart
than that-the giving up of life itself
after rescuing her from the raging tor
rents.
If you want to know the utmost in
Heart and Love and Faith see The
Sagebrusher." at Bonita today.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1920-04-02
At the Pastime.

A tiny baby, new born. lay in the
wreck of a prairie schooner far out on
the desert. The baby's mother was
dying. It's father had fallen before
the bullets of marauding Indians
Who found the baby on the desert?
1t was Cheyenne Harry, Tom Nc
Graw and Tony Garcia. They had
escaped from prison and We're trying
10 outride the sheriffs posse across the
desert. The record of the prison showed
J them to be three of the worst men in
a community of crime.
II am dying" the mother told them
! Il know that you are upright, God
fearing men. Cherish the little one for
me. Teach him to grow up to be noble
like yourselves"
What did they do to the baby?
To tell would be to spoil one of the
J most beautiful stories of the screen.
1t was originally written by Peter B.
Kyne for the Saturday Evening Post
and has been filmed by Universal with
Harry Carey in the starring role. 1t
is called Marked Men," and is now
being shown at the Pastime theatre.
The past will be recalled at the Pas
time theatre today and tomorrow when
the Bits of Hits Musical Comedy Com
pany present that comedy with a kick,
before July l. Since then as Ignatz
says many a man after ten years Of
married life is first getting acquainted
with his wife, and has learned of that
old phrase, Home Sweet Home"
since there is no other place to go.
But as the play. go9 Ignatz along
with Blatz has not reached this stage
yet and the morning after the night
before leaves them in hot water as
they don't know where they We're after
certain hours. Mr.. Blatz believing in
that old saying, "A friend in need Is a
friend indeed takes Ignatz to his
home believing him to be a good fixer,
but instead he is a good mixer and
proves TO be a friendly enemy causing
a creation Of laughter. There will be
some special features introduced in
this bin such as the Spring dance dis
playing the talent of the chorus as well
as their youth and beauty Another
feature being the specialties offered.
You have seen some of the members
OF the chorus in specialties this week
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1920-04-02
He Wouldn't Kiss His Beautiful Bride
Yet He Died tn Save Her

1t would have done your heart good
to know Sim Gage. Not much to look
at was Sim-in fact they called him
1.-The LATEST and ugliest man in the
world" Men scoffed at him, women
turned away as he passed. but Slim
had something the scoffers lacked
heart Then into the life of this i've
tim of jibes and sneers came a young,
beautiful girl, though it was not of
Sims choosing. His only friend
thought a woman would fix Sim Gage
up to look like other men, and adver-
tsed for a wife in his name
The fates We're cruel, yet kind to
Mary Warren. She was stricken blind
on the train. She could not see the
man she had come 10 we'd but the
heart of Sim won her instantly. she
visualiZed him a big. handsome man,
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1920-04-02

interesting program being enjoyed. An
interesting feature was a response
from every member. DR.. Williams
came forwar q with the biggest fish
story of the season. Every member
expressed hiI nself as pleased with
Pensacola and expects to return next
year.
There W ~ be the last social this
evening at the Army and Navy Club
All member 81 are urged to attend and
bring their friends.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1920-04-02
Rheumatism

b completely washed out of the system b
the celebrated Shivar Mineral Water. Pos
itively guaranteed by money-back offer
Tastes fine; costs triHe. Delivered any.
shere by our Pensacola Agents, West E1os,
ds Grocery Co. Phone them.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1920-04-02
TOURIST CLUB HOLDS
LAST SOCIAL TONIGHT

The last meeting of the Tourist
Club was held yesterday afternoon at
the Army and Navy Club. A very
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1920-04-02

so don't fail to see the balance of tn,
girls in their offerings today and to
morrow.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1920-12-18

the opposition to the blacks-this is
splendid!
Progress is made by stages, even
the divine plan unfolds to us only
with out growing receptiyity, our
awakening consciousness. So in bust
ness, we have to take it by stages.
First, it is the enterprising individ.
ual who hears the call or sees the
light, and goes ahead. From the in
dividual we go to the partnership
stage; from the partnership stage we
form combinations; from combina
lions we develop into systems on q
large scale, and now We are at the
door of the cooperative, if we vii
| but enter. Right now we claim tina
the Negro is largely at the individual
stage Of the game. But this is no re
Election on the race, it will be
though, if We remain there too long
Being thus a matter largely of thu
individual, personal supervision be
comes imperatively necessary. May
be out of this we will see the happy
prospects of developing into som
wonderful system of bigness.
The real business Negro knows thu
years it takes to even get fairly start
ed in something pure and legitimate
He knows the cost of building the
kind of a foundation that will supper
a worthy superstructure which will
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1920-12-18
PERSONAL SUPERVISION.

We being a young people in BUSH
ness we can not hope to enter at once
the school that the larger system Of
fers to those who would win success
in this field. 1t takes years of work
and application to develop and per
feet most any kind of a system.
In reference to our group we show
ed in a recent article that there were
three factors in business among us
who had to be trained, they were
first, the employer; second, the EN-
ployee; third, the customer. AS this
is true you can readily see how that
we cannot run business on the larger
system scale as we would like tc
right now. True, we have a few sue
Cessful instances, but the rarity il
quite noticeable. BUT WE WILL IN
THE FUTURE!
So many of us complain that Ne
groes won't cooperate and we never
stop to think just why. I'll tell yol
why, I'll be the hero? 1t is because
that cooperation is the last and high
est thing in civilization. The Anglo
Saxon, with his centuries of progress
has not reached any boastful degree
of COOPERATION. Dissension, de
ceit and antagonism with him is light
ly called competition The great
est cooperation among the whites il
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1920-12-18

If this be true, and there is no
doubt about it, hen woman's duty is
first to her God and then to the beau
tiful character which she embodies.
She must always exemplify the power
given her to influence the world for
good in the sweet beginning, even
when the morning stars sang togeth-
er and all the sons of God shouted for
joy!" Let her always remember this
high conception of original intent on
the part of her maker This thought
must filter through her whole exist.
ence, inspirin G her to do the right
and beautiful thing, proving her pro.
lection against all wrong directed
against her.
In these modern times woman's
place is steadily being revealed in the
sun of civilization along with hel
male counterpart. And with thi:
gaining of place m new and larg
err duties. Confined for centuries t.
the precincts of the narrow house
hold as a slave, she has been grad
ually emancipated from this to a larg
er sphere, and is now found largel.
i nthe business and economic world
AS a GROWING jewel to her Ions
suffering effort for freedom, she, onl
this year, has had the climax of
glorious suffrage conferred upon he
by the laws of the country. Thi
not only broadens the horizon of he
world, but makes her the rightfu
equal of man who has governed hel
since the world has stood, withou
her consent.
So this being the case, woman mus
study hard how best to play this ney
role and still meet eevry old and neN
duty that is imposed upon her. Sh
must still improve her domestic re
%lations, learn more of economics
study social science, seek a highe
culture and become more intelligen
of the immediate things political o
which she is surrounded To d
these things seems to be
THE DUTY OF WOMAN
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1920-12-18
soUNDNEss OF THE INVESTMENT.

They know the Hotel business from
the ground up. They are also prac-
teal and successful business men.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1920-12-18
THE "HleHER CLASS" NEGRO.

A fellow sold out a restaurant the
other day to another party. The place
as he had conducted it was on a
high class basis. When he started
the place it went big, but only for a
brief spell. The novelty being esstn-
TALLY ephemeral soon ceased to allure
an appreciate number Of customers.
But Notwithstanding that the service
of the place was kept up to the stand
ard, the trade went down and the
light of the business went out-once
more some one had failed. This is
not necessarily a tragedy, perhaps
just APP rosy incident in the course of
business life, which is largely up and
down, round and round.
A fellow asked me sometime ago:
"Starks, what's the matter with that
place.. It's a nice place, although
the prices are high, they give you the
service, l can't see why it's not a bis
go, can your" my friend" said
those people are catering to a elias!
that does not eXist-the high grade
AHOolO viz Will SllCh vi d DuSllltSs
proposition from the standpoint o
supporting it does not exist in thii
burg. There are coolies of high grad,
Negroes all right, but they are no
classified, hence any business cater
ing strictly to this imaginary some
thing has the seeds of failure in it
incipiency, the growth of which sool
o~vershadows the weak struggle 70
success"
o ye who enter business, bette
learn how to cater to and serve tn,
public! Nothing to this old clas
business, you'll starve to death think
ing about it! Get close to the ordin
airy people if you can. Do this, ant
you will soon be in a position, if yol
cared to, to tell the supposedly highe,
class" Negro but who is often merel!
highly superficial, to go to H on thu
lower register. Understand me, now
l am not opposed to any one who i!
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1920-12-18

aspiring to the good and beautiful. l
am strong for those who seek refine
ment, culture and social poise, l
think, rather, that these things are
great and glorious. We all should
learn to look up, but above all we
should be honest and sincere about
it. There are too many posers. There
are too many who imagine that they
can get by by foible instead of fact,
and when a business person makes
the mistake of catering simply to
these, he is, in the vernaculair-blow.
ed up!
CHAS. A. SHARKS.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1920-12-18
Officers Of the Hotel Syndicate
Experienced Hotel Men.

Much of the success of the great
Muehlebach Hotel in our City is at
tributed to Mr.. Joseph Reichl, its
manager. Mr.. Reichl before coming
to this country was associated with
many of the largest hotels through.
out Europe. His practical knowl-
edge of the Hotel business from the
ground up has been one of the causes
of the great success of the hotel
mentioned above. The Officers and
Directors of the BOOKER WASH
INGTON HOTEL SYNDICATE are
all Hotel men of wide experience.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1920-12-18

satisfy an ambition for a reasonable
success.
This business person also knows
that he must give his concern long,
constant hours of personal supervi-
sion. He is the largest or sole inves-
tor, and therefore the most interested
and responsible.
When he planked down those dol
lars in the initial move he soon learn
ed that those dollars had to be follow
ed up by other dollars, and that all
the dollars could be made to do a
hundred percent efficiency work osly
by supporting them himself with
great enterprise and industry. This
is the story of all, more or less who
succeed. The first and last is super
vision. personal of you can. q
NOTE-The following articles wa!
written at the request of some gentle
man who desired it for his wife t
read before some audience in som,
church at some time last Sunday. S,
l wrote the article, using the tim
Saturday night to write it that shoul
have been devoted to hanging on t
my daily pork chops! l stipulated t
the gentleman a small fee, for tim
and paper, and so on, but failed t
collect in advance, so here is the al
ticle:
WoMAN'S DUTY.
The subject is at once engagin
and brings to us a high realization
the important part woman must a
ways play in this human experienc
of the world.
In the beginning God saw fit
create man after his own image an
in his own likeness. To the NAL
man he gave a noble strength and
keen judgment that he might SHOULD
er the arduous tasks Of life. To won
an, the female, he gave first the beat
tiful prerogative of motherhood, an
then endowed her with a finer spiri
ual nature that gives such a wonder
full tone to the feminine gender. An
to this he added grace and charm