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The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1920-03-12
GOLDEN NEeDLex
Thsy Were Used When oaIiants b
France Did Fancy Work

EGa0SS Sfe auSy WQ&k
During the old regime in France,
about which so much glamour re-
mains to us, the very men who were
living and making the history Of the
empire of Louis passed their leisure
time in a way that seems to US Of
today utterly ridiculous. In all the
fancy work on which ladies employ
ed themselves the men seem to have
taken part.
Poinsinet in one Of his comedies
represents a young marquis enter
ing q room where two fair damsels
aIs embroidering. One is working
a piece of dress trimming, the other
a Marty founce. The beau examines
the embroidery with the eye of a
eonnoisseur, points out here and
there the specially good touches and
Is too polite to notice any defects.
He takes a little gold tube out o:
the pocket of his richly decorated
waistcoat and selects a dainty gold
needle. He goes to the frame at
which Cidalise is working and fin
ishes the flower which she had be-
gun. From her he moves to the
sofa and, Selling one end Of the
aounce, assists Ismene, to whom he
pays special attention, to complete
her task.
At this time it was the custom Of
the ladies invariably to carry their
workbags with them to the evening
receptions, in which they had not
only their embroidery materials, but
the last novel, the popular songs,
their patch boxes and rouge pots.
Gentlemen also carried deity en-
broidered little bags into company,
which held ga whole arsenal of cut
lery and fancy articles, such
boxes of different shapes filled W.
lozenges. bonbons, snuff and scent
At another period the fashion OF
the day was to cut out drawings
from books and pamphlets and to
paste them or screens, lamp shades.
boxes and vases. The skill N this
was to so arranro the drawings or
parts Of dilerr"E drawings as to
produce a curious or amusing ef-
feet. Then there came a season
when all the rage was for charades
.
and riddles. which gave a peculiarly
good opportunity to exercise the
light and rapid wit so conspicuous
In the French. Every evening the
drawing rooms were converted into
impromptu chGades. Some lady
would suggest "A word or phrase, and
forthwith it would be converted into
the subject of Il sprightly little play
Many of the word games now
rent with Us in America had their
origin il the necessity the French
salons we're under in the last cen
fury to divert themselves. In some
of the salons the fashion of keep
ing a daily chronicle of news, which
was too often a mere chronicle OF
scandal, was adopted. Nine. Dou.
blet de PERSIAN issued bulletins
which she called "nouvelles q Ia
main" In her apartments two reg
listers were kept, one of the authen-
tic news received here and there by
her guests, the other of floating ru
mors and on dts, and from these
the budget of her chronicle was
made up and circulated throughout
Vfanca---Appleton's Magazine.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1920-03-12
IN THE LAND o.
COMMON SENSE
Saws il is suicide TO cut corns,
and tells how they lift
right out

You simply say to the drug store
man, Give me a quarter of an ounce of
freezone." This will cost very little but
is sufficient to remove every hard or soft
corn from ones feet.
A few drops applied directly upon a
tender, aching corn should relieve the
soreness instantly, and soon the entire
corn. root and ali, can be lifted out with
the fingers without pain.
This new way to rid ones feet of corns
was introduced by a Cincinnati man, who
SAYS that while freezone u sticky il dries
in "a moment, and seems 10 simply shrivel
up tine corn without infiaming or even
irritating the surrounding tissue or skin.
sDon't let father die from infection or
lockjaw from whiting at his corns. but
cut this out and make hip try it,
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1920-03-12

twenty-five automobiles are to be
sent TO Burma by the American Bap-
fist Foreign Missionary Society. The
result will be to triple the work OF the
80 American missionaries there. as the
British government has excellent roads.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1920-03-12

One OF the biggest publishing plants
In the Orient is the Baptist Mission
Press at Rangoon. Burma, which Is
quite modern and self-supporting. AS
SO per cent Of the people OF Burma can
read. the plant In q valuable aid to the
aissien workers.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1920-03-12

Women In Burma are being educated
to an extent net rivaled anywhere In
the Orient, women's schools being con-
Quoted by American Baptists at Moul-
mein, Rangoon and Mandalay.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1920-03-12

WI you be q good girl now tn
I've bought you that pretty MUIR
"Yes. ma: but II you wants me to b
. real angel just buy me a boa and
fur lined coat to go with it"-Nsw
York World. }F
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1920-03-12

Great Britain is using American Bap-
fist missionaries in promoting educa-
ton in Burma, missionaries conduct
ing $50 schools under government d.
r~ection.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1920-03-12

Based on the 1910 census. there is
one doctor for every 600 persons in
continent United States. In Burma
there are four American Baptist mis-
sionary physicians, who give medical
attention TO more than 10000.
The Caledonian-record. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1920-current, 1920-07-29
IYNDONVILLE

A set of Fairbanks scales have
been installed on Church street by
the Edmund's drug store, for public
use, and they will serve to fill a
long-felt want. They have a capac-
itv of about TWENTY tons, and are
run by the village for public con-
Venience
Rev. and Mrs. Hubur have been
entertaining a friend, Nj. Martin,
from their old home in Pennsylvania.
, The Willoughby Lake dance pavil-
ion is to be opened to the public
next Tuesdav evening, and dances
will be held there twice'a week for
the rest of the summer, under aus
pices of the Village Inn Improve
ment society. Henault's orchestra of
st. Johnsbury will play every Tues
day evening, and the New Harmony
orchestra of Orleans every Friday
evening. This is an ideal SPOT for an
evenings pleasure and with good
music, refreshments and a competent
committee in charge there will no
doubt be some ver'' successful dances.
Mrs. Beede and son, from Mont
real, have been spending short time
with their cousin, Mrs. Erton Shorey
going on from here to the White
Mountains.
Nj. and Mrs. Harvey E. Kelsey,
The Caledonian-record. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1920-current, 1920-07-29

Master Dana Nichols, who is ten
years old, and his fox terrier, Mascot,
have killed 16 woodchucks this sea-
son.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Hale and Pre-
scott Moore of Lyndonvlle were
guest of the Harley Cowles last
Wednesday.
Hills Novelty orchestra came from
st. Johnsburv on Fridav evenin" as
scheduled despite the storm and furn-
ished music for dance which was
much enjoved by the dancin set and
spectators as well. Manv who would
have been there were detained but
the floor was well filed
The friends of James Ernest Sis
by. now Fitzdale but formerly a Lun-
enburg boy, extend CONGREGATIONS to
him on his marriage last week to
Miss Marion Ednev of Fitzdale. Mr.
and Mrs. Slisby are taking a motor
tri" to Albany, N. Y, where they
were guests of the groom uncle,
James Silsby and Mrs. Silsbv. They
will reside in Fitzdale where Mr..
Silsby is employed in the H. w.
Powers store.
The Caledonian-record. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1920-current, 1920-07-29

their daughter, Mrs. Myrtle Clarke
and daughter, Catharine, are taking
motor trip to Maine, where they
will visit their daughter, Mrs. Walter
Seavey, and family at Pine Point,
near Portland. They expect to be
absent about week, and during this
time Glen Pearl is staying at the
farm and looking after the necessary
chores.
Mrs. Willis Wilder, who has been
spending few weeks in this vicinity
with relatives, the Parkers. returned
Wednesday to her home in Leonia,
N. j., a suburb of New York, in
which city DR.. Willis Wilder is prac-
ticing.
The Campfire girls are enjoying a
weeks touting, camping in a cottage
in Lyons grove, at Lake Willoughby.
Mrs. Walter Mitchell has charge of
them.
Miss Isabel Wilder, and Robert Nc
Kelvey of Whitefield, N. H., called
on friends in town the first of the
week
Mrs. Frank Lynch has been enter
tainino her father, Capt. H.. E. Ran
dali of Island Pond. also Mr.. Ran
dall's sons widow, Mrs H. E. Ran
dali, and little daughter, from Day
ton, Ohio.
Mr.. and Mrs. Clarence Dodge, and
Mrs. H. l.. Parker took a motor trip
to Derby Line and Stanstead the first
of the week, and called on Mrs. Hut
Crimson, the Pike and Irvine families,
all of whom have so many friends
here.
Mrs. Lerov Howe is with her daug
liter, Mrs. Asa Mckenny and son,
Malcolm, for camping trip of few
weeks at Lake Winnepesukee.
The Caledonian-record. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1920-current, 1920-07-29
IUNENRURG

Mrs. G. w. Douglas, and Master
Richard went on Thursda'- for week
with Mrs. Douglas mother, Mrs.
: Hattie Pierce in Fairlee
Nj. and Mrs. C. w. Turner were
in st. Johnsbulv on business on Fri
day.
Mrs. Carl Bell delightfully."- enter
tanned a party of little people at her
home in South Lunenburg on We'd
nesday afternoon, Jul IA to cele-
brate the fourth birthday of her lit
tie son. Miss Lena Valley presided
at the punch bowl and Miss Priscilla
Bell assisting the hostess in serving.
Master Maurice received many pretty
gifts and also SO in money.
Miss Marion Burbank is spending
two weeks with Mrs. Brown and lit
tie son at Camp Brownie, Meals
lake
Mrs. Hannah Benton went to N.
Haverhill, N. H., on Thursday after
spending month with her daugh-
ter, Mrs. Hattie Benton Balch. and
Miss Christie.
Fife Wood, Edward and Arthur
Penny of Randolph, n, H., and Miss
Harriet Pelletier of Groveton were
recent guests of Mr. and Mrs. Carl
Bell at South Lunenburg.
The Caledonian-record. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1920-current, 1920-07-29
TURNOVER OF CAPITAL

The percentage of profit that q
business man of corporation makes
upon his capital, does not always tell
the story whether he is rightly to be
called a profteer or not.
If a business makes 20 per cent on
its capital, probably the majority OF
people would say it had been profit
eering. But if it made that profit by
turning its capital over 10 times, so
that it only made 2 per cent on sales,
you could hardly call it profteering.
The business would seem to have been
done about as close as was possible
A small and sluggish buiness
which turned its capital over once
and made only 5 per cent on that
turnover, would never be charged
with profteering. But it would not
be so advantageous to the Dmmun-
ity as the concern that operated with
a high degree of efficiency and made
a lot more money.
The concern that turns capital over
slowly will not be able to keep in
the game. If it takes year to make
sales equailing its capital, while other
concerns accomplish the same thing IN
three months, its overhead charge
will be four times too large.
The best way to turn over capital
quickly are these:
advertising, so that the public
will know what the concern is selling,
and take the stock up quickly with
out its having to lie around in stores
and warehouses.
cash basis so far as possible,
otherwise prompt collections. A small
Ter capitalwil do bigger business
on a cash basis.
The community should patronize
the concerns operated on this basis,
even if they often seem to be making
a lot of money. For all that they are
the cheapest places for buying.
The Caledonian-record. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1920-current, 1920-07-29
Women May Be Strong

and enjoy life whether in the home
or business world if they can keep
at bay those ailments peculiar to
their sex. If every woman realized
how Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable
Compound, that simple remedy
made from roots and herbs, goes to
the root of the trouble and overcomes
such symptoms as backache, head
aches, nervousness, and irritability,
they would be healthier, happier and
stronger If you suffer from any
form of female ills why don't you Try
it? 1t will pay you to do so.
The Caledonian-record. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1920-current, 1920-07-29
Help Wanted

Both Men and Women. Steady
work. The work for Women is on
small Boxes, also. Veneer. Pay $3.50
per day. Hours 6:45 to 5:18. One
hour out for dinner. Saturdays mill
closes at IL M. Any employee who
has worked time as above, SO hours,
will be paid for sd hours, a full week
and 10 per cent extra bonus added to
their pay. Work for Men is handling
Lumber, manufacturing Piano Backs,
Sounding Boards, and Veneer Work,
also, several Butter Tub Makers,
Day or Piece Work.. Same hours and
bonus as paid to women. Pay de-
ponds on mans ability and position
he is capable of filling. Overtime pay
is time and a half. Call and see US.
THE E. L. CHANDLER COM
PANY, ORLEANS, VERMONT.
The Caledonian-record. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1920-current, 1920-07-29

day with two horses of Mr.. Bolton
of Cabot on the Danville-Walden
road. The animals were being driven
horseback by the two Bolton children
and the children said the horses were
not afraid of automobiles but only
playful. After the accident the chill
dren told Mr.. Dutton to send the
bill for damages to his car to their
father and he would pay all the bills.
The Caledonian-record. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1920-current, 1920-07-29
THURSDAY, JULY 20, 1920
SUNNY SQUIBLETS

The feeling among many people
that one vote will make no difference
in the result. leads several million
people to stay away from the polls
each year.
The Caledonian-record. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1920-current, 1920-07-29

The disuse of torchlight process
sions as method of campaigning,
may not be due so much to their in
effectiveness, as to the dislike Of vo
tiers to walk as much as a mile.
The Caledonian-record. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1920-current, 1920-07-29
Two Horses Damage
w. A. buttons Car

w. A. Dutton of Hardwick, chair
man of the Public Service Commits
sion, has reported to the Secretary of
State at Montpelier an accident Sun
The Caledonian-record. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1920-current, 1920-07-29

After complaining about the
wretched condition of the roads, man
motorists kick about the small tax
placed on their machines.
The Caledonian-record. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1920-current, 1920-07-29

Don't blame the girls for wearing
their furs in hot weather. 1t may be
necessary to cover up their necks.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1920-01-07
- moulncation Of the res
ervations.
creations.
Celebrates Seventy-Fifth An
niversary

The Penn Drug Store, now known
as Penn & Holstein, is by consider
able number of years the oldest mer-
camille establishment in Edgefeld.
In 1S45, Mr.. George L. Penn, the
maternal grandfather of Mrs. j. D.
Holstein, established this business
and it has been in the family since
that time. About 15 years ago Mr.. j.
d Holsetin, the present owner, pur-
chased a half interest in the Penn
Drug Store from w. B. Penn and he
has managed it very successfully.
No store or business house in Edge
field has ever more firmly established
itself in the confidence of the people
than has that which was founded
seventy-fve years ago by Mr.. George
IL. Penn. All down through its seven
ty-five years cf existence its name
has stood for 100 per cent merit and
quality.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1920-01-07
t.-C CuC
chard

Have you seen the County Agri-
cultural Agent about having your
orchard sprayed? If not you should
do so at once. The spray for San
Jose scale should go on tonce. Use
the commercial lime-sulphur for this,
proportion to 10.
Do you ever prune your orchard?
Do you know that you should? Coun-
ty Agent A. B. Carwile will be busy
for the next two months assisting
with this work. You may get aid from
him if you so desire. Do not expect
him to do all the work; this is not his
business. His place is that of an in
structor for the county.
Do you pay fruit agents double
prices for your trees? You do if you
do not see the County Agent before
you buy. Beware Of the fruit tree
peddler who promises so much that
he can not do all he says.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1920-01-07
1924 S. C. Farmers Apply for
Loans.

Columbia, S. c., Jan The total
number of South Carolina farmers
applying for loans through the Fed
eral Loan Bank in Columbia for the
year just closed was LIZA. The face
value of the loans asked was $6,53S,
281. The total number of loans ap-
proved was 1910 for $3,938,772. Of
this number $50 farmers actually
closed their loans for $2,744,52O.
The average size of the South Caro-
lima. Loan to farmers last year was
$3,250.
The money IS loaned over a long.
period of year at very low rate Of,
interest. Recently when A. F. Lever,
member of the federal reserve board,
was in Columbia, he emphasized that
this was the first time in the history
of the United States when farmers
could procure loans through the fed
eral loan banks at lower rate of
interest than could be procured by
railroads.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1920-01-07
Farm Loan Board to Check
Values.

Washington, Jan. 4.-Regulation
designed to check the creation of
speculative land values and specula-
ton generally have been placed in
effect by the federal farm loan board
in all farm loan banks, the boards
annual report, made public tonight,
reveals. Farm loan banks have been
instructed 'to lose without regret"
applications for loans which do not
protect amply the banks and their
bond buyers.
In furtherance Of the policy to
keep down "unwarranted' land val
ues, the banks have been ordered not
to enter into competition with pri-
vate loaning agencies where the lat
ter have offered larger loans than the
boards appraisers believe to be JUS
titled.
The boards regulations provide
with few negligible exceptions-that
not more than $100 per acre will be
loaned, even in cases where actual
Isales were taking place at $3.50 to
Is4OO per acre. Supplementing this is
a ruling that where farm had sold
within a year at considerably en-
hanced price, the price of the sale
next previous was to be one to be
considered by the appraisers in fixing
the amount of the loan.
The farm loan system since its
creation has supplied total of S9aS,
$4,000 to the farmers of the nation.
In it's report year ago, the board
gave total loans at $154,742,000
Or growth in the year ending No
vember 80 of more than 100 per
cent.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1920-01-07
Board of Commerce

Feeling the need of on organiza-
ton through which the citizens
could co-opeate and combine their
efforts for the advancement of Edge
field along industrial and CONNER
cial lines, number of citizens met
recently and organized Board of
Commerce by the election of the fol-
lowing officers: J. H. Cantelou, pres
ident; NJ. w. Shive, vice-president;
S. B. Nicholson, treasurer, and o. P.
Bright, secretary. The following
were elected directors: B. Cantelou,
A. B. Carwile, Rev. G. W. M. Taylor,
E. c. Asbell, w. A Byrd, L. W. Cheat
ham and j. L. Minis.
More than score of representa-
tive citizens have already enrolled
their names as members and practi-
cally no work has been done by the
membership committee. 1t is hoped
that several hundred men of Edge
field, both town and county, will
join and put their shoulders to the
wheel. The organization is county
wide in its interests and should be
county wide in it's membership.
Attend the meeting in the court
house Friday night seven o'clock.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1920-01-07
ANONYMOUS.
A Palace Car

If you wish to experience the joy
of riding in a palace on wheels, try
the Overland a sedan which Mr.. j.
D. Holstein, Jr., has just received.
1t is de luxe car in its uphQlstering
and in it's easy riding qualities. Do
not take our word for it but ask Mr.,
Holstein to give you spin in it and
you will feel like placing your order
at once.
(Since the foregoing was written
Mr. Holstein has sold this car to Mr..
John Rainsford but he will soon
have others.)
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1920-01-07

senate agriculture committee, testi-
mony Of the ''big five" packers and
other interests having been conclud-
ed. Next Friday the committee will
hold hearings on a bill to extend the
maximum limit of federal farm
loans.
The senate plans to pass next week
the first of the remedial bills urged
by the senate labor committee pro-
viding for the Americanization of
foreigners and committee work on
proposed federal tribunals to consid-
er labor disputes also will be taken
up. =
Laws to deport and exclude unde.
sirable aliens are to be considered i'm
mediately, including the johnson de-
portation bill passed last month by
the house and the administration
measure extending power to veto un-
desirable immigration by, denial Of
passports.
Senate democrats will meet in
caucas January Is TO elect minority
leader to succeed the late Senator
Martin of Virginial with Senator
Hitchcock of Nebraska, administra-
tion leader in the peace treaty fight
controversy and Senator Underwood,
former Democratic house leader, in
contest for the leadership.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1920-01-07
Effort Renewed to Break Sem
ate Lock on Treaty.

Washington, Jan efforts to
break the peace treaty deadlock in
the senate were renewed to-day as
senators Of both parties, began re-
turning from their holiday trips pre-
para tory to the reconyening Mon
lday of Congress. 81
The only surface developments to
indicate the trend of the negotiations
were number of conferences in
which both Senator Lodge ST Massa-
chusette, the republican leader, and
Senator Hitchcock of Nebraska, act
ing leader of the democrats, were
prominent figures though they did
not see one another. All Of the con-
Iferences decline to go into details,
but they gave an expression Of hope
fulness that the days work had adj
vanced the situation toward an agree
ment. ~
Who should make the first open
move lor compromise, however, con
tinued to be a warmly debated ques-
tion, each side apparently rnaneuver-
ing while the negotiations went on
under the surface, to force the other
side to be the first to break from its
! former position. Senator Lodge still
maintained that any compromise
move should come from the demo-
Gratis and Senator Hitchcock insisted
that the initiative should be taken by
the republicans.
In declaring formal compromise
offers must come, from the democrats, (
the republican leaders reiterated that
enough senator's to, defeat ratifica-
tion were pledged to accept no com
ipromise that would impair material Z
ly the majority reservation program
of last session. To this Senator Hitch
cock replied that there were enough
on his side of the chamber to defeat;
ratification who were pledged
against any.comprnraisA-+l- ~
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1920-01-07
Meeting of Colored Farmers

There will be a farmers confer
ence for the colored people held at
the new Graded School near Pleas
ant Lane known at the Springfield
Bethel Academy, on January 1929.
This will be for the betterment of
the colored farmers in Edgefield
and adjoining counties.
Every farmer that is interested in
agriculture come and discuss the bet
ter way of raising corn and cotton,
etc. Also how to use economy in liv-
ing.
w. H. Hilyard, Colored Extension
Agriculture Agent, will be there to
conduct the meeting. He is prepared
to give any information along this
line.
There will also be fair on the sec
ond day. Horse races, base ball,
games, etc. The colored children of
the community are Delng taugnC IN
dustrial work which will be on ex-
hibition.
Let us make the conference worth
while.
The colored school building is near
ing completion. We have two teach
ors o1roadv and +ba third ono will he
here in a few days after the opening.
Our enrolment is very large.
presume it's Gods blessing that the
law is to enforce the people to send
their children to school. This shows
very plainly that the Southern white
man is our friend. / shall always love
them.
am yours for the cause,
|. P. L. ANDERSON.