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Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1920-09-17
Sale of Indian Lands


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Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1920-12-22
Helpful Words
From q Barton Citizen

s your back lame and painful?
Does Il ache especially after ex-
1 there a soreness IN the kidney
region?
-17se symptoms suggest weak kid
1sys.
L 50 there Is danger IN delay.
Weak kidneys get weaker fast.
Give your trouble prompt atten-
non.
Dean Kidney Pills are for weak kid
rsys-
Your neighbors use and recommend
them Ask your nelghb0r-
Read this Barton testimony.
Ernest Valley, Lake street. Bar
to1 says: about year ago / was
troubled with my back and kidneys,
due 70 kidney trouble which / had
when / was young. Ny kidneys were
weak and irregular and the Secre-
tons panied IN passage When
stopped over my back was sore and II
felt as though someone were sticking
q knife through me. ! surely was IN
bad shape / read OF Deans Kidney
Pills and got q box at the E w Bar
rou Co., and the relief was wonder
fuL ! used three more boxes and
they cured me- / am glad 10 recon-
ngnd Doan's Kidney Pills for they
certainly are good"
Price 60c, at all dealers Don't
Simply ask for 2 kidney remedy-get
Deans Kidney PiIls-the same that
Mr.. Valley had Foster-Milburn
Co., Mrs, Buffalo, N. Y.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1920-12-22
BEES PRODUCTION OF HONEY
How the Transition From Nectar 10
the Highly Detachable Compound
is Accomplished.

When q bee arrives in the hive with
a load OF honey, she searches until
she finds a cell 10 her liking and then
enters the cell with feet upward Her
mandibIes touch the cell where the
load is TO be deposited Then the
month and nandibles open, and drop
of nectar appears With the mandi-
bles constantly in motion while quite
likely some secretion is added TO the
nectar. the head is moved from SIDE
70 side and the nectar spread over the
MINER cell wall. When this honey Is
first stored IL is quite thin, but later
the bees evaporate or -ripen" II IN
til IL contains less than p per cent OF
wafer. The work Is done mostly at
night. the bees standing on the combs
with heads upward and then forcing
= drop of nectar TO the mouth and
mandjbIes. where il gently pulsates
for about ten minutes when IL is swat
lowed and another drop appears ms
work continues sometimes for nearly
half the night Anyone entering the
apiarv at this time viii note the pleas
ant odor OF the new honey and VIII
also enjoy the drowsy sound OF the
millions at work ripening the honey
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1920-12-22
Stats DIARY

Friday-pa was sent for to go &
serve on the Jurie yesterday to find
out II man stole a cow or diddenr.
ne never got home till tonite. he sed
they was hung up & shud ort to of
got home las mite if they wassent IL
OF the contraryest men he ever seen
witch woodnt try to agree with him.
Saturday. have begun my Girls
mas shopping all reddy / purchased a
little book named What to get the
Boy. / am giveing it to pa & ma in
case hey mite over lux me. Went to
carry note TO mrs. Rapp & vile it
was ranelng she asst me to step inside.
pretty soon she hollered to be to be
careful of her floor that she had Jus
had waxed. l replyed & sed l was
sent scared of 1t because / had on my
spiked shews- she looked like she
wood of tainted but diddent.
Sunday-Went a visiting to are re-
laShuns witch lives in the city. when
we got home mrs. Gillem cum around
TO see II ma had any new Gossip. she
asst pa II the city was as hospitable
as foxes say it Is. Pa sed he CESS so
he counted 2 of them.
Monday-had to stay in at skool
tonite witch may not help my Crismas
presence emmy to speek about. ma had
TO no why and etc. 1t was on acct.
l was picking my teeth & the teacher
seen me & she sed why do you pick
! yure teeth in the skool room & / re-
plyed & tole her / was the only 1
witch new witch tooth to pick.
Tuesday-wen the teecher asst Jake
who was Hannibal he sed to her It
was man witch eat yuman beings &
nlishunarys before they was civilised
& got electrik ites and ottos & wis
key and etc.
Wednesday-pa is worryed about
his job. They are laying men off ev-
ry day & cutting their wages. Ma
sed she was afrade his wages wood
get cut & she woodent get her frs
this year pa sed they diddeRt need
10 offer TO cut his wages because he
woodent kept it. he sed he wood
leave there and go TO wirk 1st
Thursday-Jane was sore at me
because / beat her IN rithmetick
test. she sed to me If yure he'd was
as big as you think 1t is it wood take
all day to get your hare cut off
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1920-12-22
WEST BURKE

Earl FLYERS condition remains
about the same.
Mrs Emma Way has returned from
her visit IN Island Pond.
Ernest Smith OF White River juno
ton spent Sunday in town.
Mrs. Nellie Brockway is quite sick
with an attack OF the jaundice
Mrs. Nettie Mccoy is at home from
Woodsville, n. H, for the holidays.
Derwood Newman is at home from
college for the Christmas vacation.
Miss Marjorie Hall is at home from
Simmons college for the holiday va
cation
Bert Dean is in Boston for treat
ment and expects to be away about
three weeks
Clyde Batchelder has rented the
restaurant and Mrs. Lila Bean is
working for him.
Miss Celia Spencer is expected
home from Walthanl, Mass, on Fri
day of this week
Bert Hawley has rented the tene-
ment IN the Litchfeld house and took
possession last week.
Miss Maude Smith is visiting her
sister, Mrs Humphrey, in St Johns
bury until the first of the year, when
she viii go TO Newport to teach.
J. B. Watchie is at home again af-
ter three months serious illness in
Brightlook hospital. He is still in
very poor health but seems 10 be I'M
proving.
Mr.. and Mrs. L D. Sleeper, Mr. and
Mrs. r. R. Chase, Mr.. and Mrs. John
Duval and daughter, Lizzie, and Mr..
and Mrs. Frank Ford and son, Gil
man, went to St. Johnsbury last week
10 attend the state grange
S. E. Leach and daughter, Ruth, are
TO spend Christmas with friends in
Providence, r. L, after which Miss
Leach viii return home with her IA
Their, and remain during the winter
The many friends of Clair Hitch
cock of Springfield, Mass, will be
very glad to learn that he is much
better and is able to sit up several
hours a day, and to walk about his
room.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1920-12-22

compiacently occupied an soDa5,,.+
mat was cut IN the face of the n,oT1,,-
IAN ana which conducted IT To : yar1
IerI1e part OF the valley where Il
couio De used for raising corn an5
Vegetables When we asked how
iong that aqueduct was we were fol5
three hours on foot.
Across the gorge in the face of the
GIN Is one OF the oldest monasteries IL
TINS part OF the world. / believe II
Is called St Georges. 1t is approach
aole only by narrow path that i
cut IN the face of the cliff. Very If
.-e ouliolng was visible, but several
openings could be seen. The rock Is
ca4ieo limestone and contains pockets
ana VEINS OF almost pure lime. In
onese PAGES II Is easy 10 work. 1t
contains some natural caves as well.
Much OF this rock hardens If cut into.
small pieces and exposed TO the air
and sun.
Our trip home was very uneventfuf-
We saw several caravans. Several
OF the camels were bashful on meet
ing our Ford Perhaps the fact that
the exhaust pipe had become detached
from the muller had something 10 do
with It Someone dared insinuate
that II was the face OF one of the
secretaries that caused the stampede.
However, we were as careful as we
could be, and our Bedouin friends
seemed always TO regard the matter
as q joke. and gave Us friendly looks
and greetings.
That trip was one of the Hfeompensa-
TONS" ! think Emerson would call il.
But then. many difficulties can be
overcome only with a smile.
With greetings to all the friends,
Walter.
November Is, 1920.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1920-12-22
EDWIN B. SMITH

Edwin B. Smith, who had been Ill
for the past five months, died on Sat
urday. December IL. He was born IN
Newport and spent his boyhood IN
that town In August, 1858, he mar
ried Lovisa c. Bowman, and the first
wears of their welded life were spent
near Lake Memphrenlagog. Eight
children came TO bless their home,
three-of whom died in infancy; Royal
J.. of East Longmeadow, Mass, Ed
win W, CORTLAND B., and Maude l.,
of Burke and Mabel Mrs Frank
Humphrey Of St. Johnsbury, survive
them
When the Civil war broke out NJ J.
Smith enlisted as q private, but was
soon made sergeant, and on January
21st. 1864. he was commissioned as a
second lieutenant, of Battery +. IN
the first regiment of Artillery 18th,
Vermont Volunteers In the latter
part of the summer of 1864 he was
taken prisoner and spent nine weary
months in the prison pens OF the
South. He was discharged from the
service May 18th, 1866.
Soor after his return North, he
moved his family 10 Burke where they
lived for several years; later. ne pur-
chased a farm In Newark, which was
their home Tor over on years W
vember 3, 1905, they moved TO West
Burke. where Mr. and Mrs Smith
guent their declining years
He was the first commander OF u
battery. Post No. 9, a past master OF
Caledonian Lodge No. 90, F. & A M,
and was a faithful and efficient mem
Der Of both orders.
On Nav 10th, Mrs. Smith was TAX
en- from him, after 13 years of con-
tinued Ill health During the last
few years of her life she was almost
helpless, and was great care The
loving devotion of her husband
through these years of suffering, can
never be known to any but the fam
lily. but the memory of his unfailing
patience and tenderness viii be cher
ished by their children.
The funeral took place Tuesday at
ternoon, Rev. F. B. Richards of St
Johnsbury, officiating, and the inter
ment was in Hillside cemetery in
charge Of the Masonic order The
floral tributes were very beautiful
and spoke of the respect and love felt
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1920-12-22
LETTERS FROM THE PEOPLE
The Christian Sabbath Day.
Continued from uare onel

those who fail TO catch the supreme
meaning of the Gospel. 1t i further
more noted that the gospels refer fre-
q1ently TO the Jewish Sabbath af-
ter the resurrection of Jesus. The
Acts of the Apostles speaks of the
nrst day as the day of public wor-
snip The Epistles mention the Jew
lsn Sabbath chiefly to furnish an ar
gument for its abolition. In the
prophetic book of the New Testament
the Lords Day alone il mentioned
Revelation ITO.
No specific command Is given for
the enange OF days yet the fact OF the
olsc1ples meeting on the first day of
the week and Jesus defeating that
Gay IS more important than a verbal
command No rules were given for
is observance because the early
Christians loved their Lord SO much
that for them laws were unnecessary.
However Paul finds It necessary to
warn them IN Hebrews 1925. This
the beginning OF laws for the pro-
lection OF the Lords Day, that day
given for man yet which Is so abused
that the desecrator fails TO secure its
benefits.
J. J. Hutchinson.
Barton, Vt.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1920-12-22
CALEDONIA COUNTY
SUTTON

George Gordon has been confined to
the house with 3 severe cold.
Ella Gray, who is teaching in Man
chester, is at home for the Christ
mas vacation.
A community Christmas tree and
exercises are TO be held at the church
FRIDAY evening.
Edith Brown is spending the Christ
mas vacation with her sister, Mrs.
Walter Craig.
George Drown has moved from
Concord, on the farm he recently pur-
chased OF Mrs. Hussey-
Mrs. Ralph Turnbull is very sick at
Brlghuook hospital. Her many friends
hope for her speedy recovery.
Mrs. D. F. LaClair was called 10 ST.
Johnsbury last Saturday by the SER
ioqs illness of her daughter, Mrs Car
roll Brooks.
Rev. Kenneth Macleod preached at
the Baptist church last Sunday. He
IS here for four weeks with view TO
locating here for the present.
Joseph LaClair returned from Cam
bridge, Mass, last week, where he
has been since the first of October.
helping 10 care for 8 daughter, who
Is sick
Mrs Allen gave her scholars a
Christmas entertainment at the
Schoolhcuse and treated them to can
dy and walnuts grown on the Allen
farm at Fergennes.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1920-12-22
HOW

HOUSEWIFE MAY MAKE BIER
WORK MORE ATTRACTIVE
How 10 make household work
more attractive is so serious q
problem that III Is delightful TO
hear that the operation Of wash
ing clothes is "a kind of Greek
dance" So, ar least a lady
who is used 10 Greek dane
ing declares. The same au-
thOriIy says that she engages in
rhythmic movements for every
household duty and finds her la
bors surprisingly Iightened. Thus
energy can be conserved in the
lifting Of kettle if one Stops
with ones whole body Instead
Of simply leaning forward a lit
tie The theory is plausible
enough 70 deserve a careful
working out Il is one of the
principles OF modern education
thar study must be made play
for the child How much more
should work become one sweet
song for the houSewifel Many
might ind the combination Of
washboard and Greek dance
perpIexing. Probably the ordi-
nary worker might resent the
interference with her ways" no
matter how much help she might
derive from it But we have
one resource unknown 10 the
ancient in canned music Put
in the record and turn the
crank, and the rhythmic move
ment Is easy In this untrOdden
field of domestic art-or shall
we say science the first ad-
venturers viii have 10 walk
warily. Only long and careful
experiment can determine the
exact kind of music for each
particular task II would not
do 10 employ jazz IL slow waltz
time were required IL q bed
were made up 10 jazz the sheets
would probably not be tucked
in properly at the bottom A
little comic opera music might
suit a hasty luncheon whereas
for a deliberate and formal din
ner an adagio from symphony
might blend more tremendously
with the occasion Since the
domestic problem Is one Of the
gravest the modern woman has
TO face, 1t is obviously OF the
highest importance that the con-
nection between the family
wash and the Greek dance be
carefully investigated and fur
Their researches undertaken
New York Tribune
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1920-12-22
acitx of Earthauakes.D

The city Of San Salvador. capital Of
the republic of Salvador. may be called
city of earthquakes, for II has seen
disaster as result Of many eruptions-
and even today the many volcanoes
that surround the little city which has
been shattered so many times again
threaten il Rumblings and grumblings
are heard, coming. IT is supposed from
The IzaIo volcano.
This cinder-coyered peak, nearly
5000 feet high, has gradually built
itself up from what was a level plain
at the base Of the Santa Ana volcano
1T has long periods of inactivity. throw
ing ND clouds of smoke and steam in
great puffs. and at times belching
flames Sometimes a flashing effect
can be seen far out at sea, and the vol
cano has become known along the
coast as the lighthouse Of Central
America
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1920-12-22
THOUGHT SHE HAD
HEART DISEASE
sRUTT-A-TTvES~ Made Comnlete
Cure CT Stomach Trouble

ZoUltonvlles Carroll Co., Nh.
en- account ] rad about Fruit
s-E7as' or Fr1it Liver Tablets II one
q or 1svsqa2es p1onpseo ne %
= Is remedy
! VS. Il IN down and was
b---GlzoDe oE12g . IaL--1stioa
a. EulIoess, due 10 gas = my
z-c-z1h which caused me TO belch q
goo5 deal Ny heart seemed 70 be
affected
Twas Two yeas ago that vas IN
this condition AID began the Use of
'F-li,-z-lvS' Ev@ though the
trouble had been OF : fox years
s-5llg, the use Of sFruIt-a-givcs-
proved the very remedy I required.
I VS. reed Ct the Indigestion, which
! a--Eii5--ed 70 ny heart /; AID cza
ec----a1-zousIy recommend Fruit
E-- IS = remedy Of rlerit'.-
L-z FRANK y. WALLACE.
sc. boz, 6for : &C. tEiaI size &c.
Az6azleS OF from FRUIT-A-TIVES
Intel G-CDENSBUBG. NJ
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1920-12-22

Doe up weak, inactive, sluggish kid
rs and help rid the blood of poison
waste matter that causes aches and
~ II arms and LEGS, backache, rheu-
aug pains, sore muscles stiff %
'-ol-en joints
80 < TE-ansn. Asbzry Park. N.J-.writess
1s-z czzsed Ee great deal CT trouble tor
-G2s- experienced sharp. shooting pz11s
- SIC d1e 10 the condition Of Ely Ednsss-
lie Ct Foley Kidney Pills corrlete1y
- Tia pains left my back recon-
~ Kidney Fs1,s 70 NJ friends
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1920-12-22
Barton, Vt

The following interesting letter Is
written by Walter Harlow OF Iras-
burg, brother OF A z. Harlow, who
has been II foreign Y NJ. c. A SER
vice for 3 long time
Cairo. Eryut.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1920-12-22

by many friends for the one who had
stepped across the great divide.
Those from out of town to attend
the services were Royal J. Smith of
East Longmeadow, Mass. George
Humphrey of Barton, Wallace Bow
man of Orleans, Miss Florence Drum
of St. Johnsbury, Mrs. E. II. Shepherd
of Passumpsic, and Miss Carrie Mar
shall of Lyndonville.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1920-12-22
Are. Bachelors Eunnx7

A bachelor may be legal. but there Is
alwa- something funny about him
In the case of an old maid, there is al
ways the possible excuse that her
lover died, but if a man wanted to get
married he wouldn't pay any attention
20 thing like that.-E. W. Howe's
Monthly
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1920-12-22
SHEFFIELD

There viii be a Christmas tree at
the hall Friday night.
Mrs. Searles OF Newport is visiting
her sister, Mrs. Minnie Sheldon.
John Fountain has bought the
house On the corner and moved in.
Mrs Sumner Eastman visited her
daughter in Lyndon the last of the
week
Harry Williams is on the sick list.
Minnie Sheldon is gaining very
slowly.
John Simpson was recently hurt by
a falling limb while working in the
woods.
The Stone boy, who enlisted in the
navy six months ago is at home for
. few days
Mr.. and Mrs. Amasa Chase of Lyn-
don were visitors al Henry Mitchefl's
the first OF the week.
Peter Simpson of Canada visited
his sister, Lydia Blake, the first OF
the week Lydia Blake is gaining
very slowly
The state herald., 1920-08-31

ately crowned with the Democratic
domination for president.
II was In the first year OF the tcle-
graph, and when the name OF Clay
was licked of as the nominee OF the
Whig convention Mt Baltimore those
wiseacres OF Washington who stlll re-
garded Morse as an impostor snld that
the trick was easy. since anyone could
have guessed who the whlg nominee
would be. Three weeks afterward,
when the inventor ut the capital
spelled out the name OF Polk ms the
Democratic nominee the doubling
Thomases were convinced that he was
a fraud. They scoffed nt such an alb
surdity and We're not persuaded OF the
truth until the arrival OF train from
Baltimore.
The obscurlty OF "Jim" Polk. which
that Snug. unsmlling. unlnspired little
man OF respectable abilities had pre-
served on the enlnoncc of the speak
er's chair, was dcepcned by the shin.
Ing fnme Of Van Burcn, whom he had
displaced nj the convention. and of
Clay. nr0inst whom he was matched
before the people. Those two states.
men had taken It for granted that
they were 10 be the champions Of their
respective pnrties. History suspects
that they concoeiod In friendly visit
two letters which appeared suspicious.
ly close together and which were sus.
piciously alike In dlsconrnrlnr tho nn-
nexn'lon OF Texas at rlsl, n war with
Mexico.
Van Burcn stood by HIS guns ngnlnse
annexation going down Ia the Demo.
crntc convention under the displens.
ure or the southern Shareholders and
the hinrm Of northern douehfnccs. Clay
fnltorcd In tho campaign. ouibbllng,
qualifying md taking hnck track.
he went down Mt the election under
the Indignation OF the aholitionlsta.
who policd enough votes for thclr
third ticket 10 cause his defeat.
Polk lost Tennessee Mt the polls. and
ls the only man. with the sole cxccp.
ton Of Wilson In 1910. who has been
elected without his own state. For
several days tho national election was
In doubt. with tho result hanging on
n complete count In New York. Al
last II wns found thnt Polk hnd cur.
r'ed the state BY 6.000-thnnks to tho
Liberty party. which Ind drnwn nwny
moro thnn that number Of votes from
"thc great compromiser." Henry Clay
had compromised his last chnncc for
the presidency.
The state herald., 1920-08-31

JAMES KNOX POLK was the first
y dark horse to win the presidential
race, and his figure remains among
the pale shadows In the procession OF
presidents across the pages of history.
When he was yet boy the family
of James X. Polk moved from North
Carolina to Tennessee. where he was
too frail for frontier farming and was
put to work behind the counter of n
crossroads store. After time In that
excellent preparatory school of life he
returned to his native state to enter
college, and he graduated from the
University Of North Carolina.
Becoming country lawyer. he was
sent to the Tennessee legislature; mar
ried Sarah Childress, daughter Of n
well-to-do man Of business. and went
to congress for IA years. In the course
Of which he became first the jackson
leader of the house and finally speaker
Next he took his seat as governor of
Tennessee for term. After having
been twice defeated In his effort to
obtain n second election to the COVER
norship, those defeats we're immedI.
The state herald., 1920-08-31

- REATNESS and the presidency
" found John Tyler down on one
knee, playing "knucks" with his boys
in n pathway 0i his dooryard In Wa-
llamsburg, that stately old vice-regal
village of colonial Virginia. He had
not even heard that Harrison was III,
antil destiny, without steam, wire or
rail to carry 1t, sped to him from Wash
lngton by boat and buggy with the
news that the president had been dead
a day and that the empty presidential
chair was awaiting the vice president.
Tyler belongs among the third or
fourth-rate presidents. Although a
clean-handed, kindly man of good pres
ence and polished manners, he was
a mediocre country lawyer and a mar
row-mlnded politician. with n gift for
getting offices that he had no gift for
dlling.
AS John Tyler stepped into the
White House, its door closed against
the party which had elected him only
five months before Death had turned
out the Wings after 80 days of power
and caused Il political revolution.
Clay looked upon the accidental pres
ident as only regent for the Harri-