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The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1921-01-07

A league of women voters has
been formed representing all states.
whose chief aim Is to protect the
motherhood and childhood Of the
nation. thus verifying the theory
that women will always use their
power in politics to further the in
teresu Of the home. The league
also declares its intention to bring
housewife methods into politics.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1921-01-07
||How HI6tEarhte1
81, II LIZ.
THE CHRISTMAS STOCKING.

THE custom Of hanging up stock
i ings at Christmas comes from
Holland and Germany. where many OF
the people wore wooden shoes. Or
Christmas Eve these shoes were left
by the fireplace, filled with hay FOL
the weary horses Of st. Nicholas AZ
he went his rounds. In the morning
the hay would be gone, and in it'
place would be a gift from the CRATE
ful saint.
(CopyriGht)
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1921-01-07

Unless there Is reforestation. there
will be no newspapers so years hence" "
SAYS the Syracuse. Post Standard. Un-
less there is reforestation. there will
be no forests. either. which will be
nearly as unples SAINT.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1921-01-07

The Department Of Agriculture
urges farmers to breed skunks. "All
that Is required Of the farmer is TO
be tactful when he meets them Of an
evening" says the Circular. Even in
the daytime II might pay to be polite
aud distant.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1921-01-07

The announcement that the Dutch
se terrifying their border to keep
German Bolsheviki out rs probably
gentle way Of telling the world that
having given asylum to one unwel-
come visitor they are willing to risk
their reputation for hospitality b
barring others.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1921-01-07

Argentina has started war Oh prof
iteess In the necessaries Of l.fe. pre-
viding heavy fines and Imprisonment.
A touch on the pocket nerve and .
taste Of jail viii DO more than any
thing else to discourage the practice.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1921-01-07

The fatal tendencies Of the man
who didn't know IL was loaded are
fast giving place 70 the mOtorist who
f. always going at q very slew rate
of speed when he kills hi' victims.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1921-01-07

Apropos OF hasing. IL Is an odd fea-
ture Of human nature that ths aver
age student would rather be q bully
than Q gentleman. arguing the old den-
milton Of gentleman as q man or
kind heart. considerable ways and o
Just mind.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1921-01-07

Rather than further reduce prices.
speculative holders Of hides are said
10 Be selling them to be made into
glue. The public has suspected that
most Of them were being transformed
into paper for use as soles.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1921-01-07

II the report that three Americans
have been brutslly killed by Bolshe-
visits Is true, Americans thrown into
contact with Bolshevlsts hereafter
will probably take pains to conceal
their nationality.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1921-01-07

True wOmanhoOd will shine" writes
pOetess. Not If the powder puff can
prevent 1T
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1921-01-07

Wooden hats are appearing In Eng
land. With some people II may Be
diticIt to tell where the head enSs
and the gear begins.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1921-01-07

Marshal Foch says he hopes to visit
he United States. The hope Is en-
rely mutual.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1921-01-07

With the high price Of coal there Is
more satisfaction in gazing upon II
han In burning IL.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1921-01-07

Under the stimulus Of lower prices
the consumer Is again beginning TO
be one
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1921-01-07

Baseball players are reviving Inter
est I'm the debating society query as TO
whether wealth brings happiness.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1921-01-07

The French are predicting the COL
lapse OF BOlshevism. More power TO
he prophets
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1921-01-07

Having tried sOvietism, q large mum.
yer of Russians are now ready for
;omething else.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1921-01-07

Census figures are mighty uninter-
sting information after you know the
population Of your own town
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1921-01-07

The psalmist who said in his haste
hat all men are liars proved that
hey are not always so.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1921-01-07
BurplarPreof Safe.

Ability 10 resist the most potent
cutting tool so far known. the scety-
lene torch. Is the remarkable charac-
terisdc OF burglar-proof alloy now
being used for lining bank vaults and
safes. says Popular Mechanics Maya
zine. In an s6icial test, four.inch
plate OF the material showed only a
small hole, TIVE and oneeiShth inches
deep. after nearly 1eur hours werk
with . estsila 4&NA ..s
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1921-01-07

Spinsters who once looked under the
led before retiring now look over their
houlders before registering.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1921-01-07

II Is truly remarkable how every
)Ody can see declining prices except
he fellow with the pOcketbook.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1921-01-07

Has anybody ever been able 10 ex-
afbit a radiator 10 prove that the
telephone pole Got tho worst 81 ~
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1921-01-07

In these VOlstead days a man may
nell like a barber shop and yet not
ave a shave In q week.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1921-01-07

Make no mistake. A man can be
| professional ball player and be hon.
ST and on the square.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1921-01-07
A LINE O. CHEER
BY John kendriek Bangs.
NO SHORTAGE.

Sugars short, and so Is Coal.
But Two warmth stored IN my soul
In such stores az carry me
Through whatever cold may be.
Unto that OF Spirit kind
That invariably lies
In the depths OF loving eyes.
(Copyright)
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1921-01-07
wild Fruit Worth cuisivatino.

The presence Of wild fruit In a To-
caiity helps protect the cultivated
ones, particularly II the former fruits
are similar 10 the latter and ripen
earlier Among those best adapted are
mulberry. wild blackberry. June bef-
n. Wild cherry and elderberry.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-02-28
WEST BRATTLEBORO

The Home Study club will meet this
evening in the home of Mrs. Herbert III.
Thurber.
The Twentieth Century club will meet
Wednesday afternoon with Mrs. c.. NJ.
Hamilton
Miss Jessie Turner of White River
Junction was a guest over the~week
of Mrs. Myra Fuller.
The musical which was to have been
held Wednesday evening. in the -Congrcga.
tional church has been postponed
A union cottage prayer meeting vii
be held tomorrow evening in the HON
of Miss Stedman. Everybody is wei
come
Miss Gladys Stellman returned Satur.
day evening from a weeks visit with
friends and relatives in Boston and
Providence, r. |.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-02-28
LOREN CLARK BRYANT.
North Bennington Man Dies in Home o.
C.. Nj. Hurd i'm BrattIebOrO.

Loren CLARK Bryant, -. died about
noon yesterday in the home of George
NJ. Hurd at > Western avenue. where
he came about three months ago to be
cared for. He had been i'll nearly a wear.
Death resulted from brights disease. He
was born in Peru in March. 1867. and
was son OF Clark and Fanny (Batchel-
derl BRYANT. He was twice married
but no children were born. Mr.. BRYANT
was an accomplished musician and for
several years was leader in the band in
North Bennington. He was a carpenter
by trade and was a Mason. The funeral
arrangements have not been made.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-02-28
GIVES UNIVERSITY
OF VERMONT s25O,OOO
General Education Board Contributes
Largest Single Gift Ever Made
to Burlington College.


BURLINGTON, Feb d - Tho Con-.
eral Education board of New Yorl, 6as
given $4,000 to the. Upiyfrsity of Yer.
mont as part of an embodiment fund of
51:g00,O00, providing the university raises
The trustees of the university applied
Tor the contribution some weeks ago. at
a meeting when they voted to ra7sa -
fund of 100000, the income to be used
for increases in salaries of teachers in
the, colleges of arts. science, agriculture
and engineering. The college authori-
ties will take steps to raise their part
OF the endowment at once.
This will be the largest single gift
ever contributed to the university. The
decision of the educational board was
made. in New York Feb "a. after a re-
port by President Wallace Buttrick, who
paid visit to the institution in Burl
ington.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-02-28

dustry within the zone and the full re
port is expected to be completed by
June 30 next.
Dealing first with railroads, the re.
port said that there were 20 class i
lines in the district with a total track
age of 10000 miles, about one-third OF
which could be electrified so as to handle
60 per cent of the traffic A saving OF
100000 tons year in coal and of $780,
100000 in reduced coal and maintenance
costs would be effected. The survey dis
closed that the gross cost of electrified
ton is placed at SS00,OO0.000, which
would be reduced to 5000, 100000 through
salvage of steam locomotives. With the
estimated. annual saving, electriheatlon
would sreturn approximately IA per
cent or the investment, the report said.
Study of the 10000 power consuming
industrial plants in the region is incOm-
plete. but the, report said that data at
hand indicated a saving of from 5000
600 to 100000 tons of Goals a year IN
this field, while conservative estimates
placed the coal saving through electric
cation of Pennsylvania anthracite mines
at 6,500,000 gross tons. In public utIl-
tiles, it is estimated, the saving would
be one pound of coal per kilowatt hour,
or a total of 100000 tons annually.
/. Conferences with coal producers, the
report said. Indicated that this coal
would show an average cost of $3.50 up
Reviewing the hydro-electric supply
available through interlocking of power
development on the st. Lawrence.
Raquette, Delaware, Susquehanna and
Potomac rivers and the Adirondack
power, the report estimates that in aver
age years 12000.000.000 kilowatt hours
would be obtained.
1T is of interest at this point" the
report said. Ito state that in 1880 the
total power requirement in the super
growth curves, will be 4S,000.000,000 kill
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-02-28

att hours, Of which the superpoweY
system would supply 36,000000, 200 kilo,
watt hours.
This, therefore. indicates tina the
water-pOwer supply can be but from &c
to % per cent Of the total This fact
therefore, forces the conclusion that most
careful consideration must be given to
the efficient development of power from
COAL
Legislation for the project should take
the form of authorization for a corpora
ton with. right of eminent domain by
separate act or amendment of the fed
eral power commission law. the report
sand Under such authorization, it con
tnued, and subject to state authority in
each case, a superpOwer company is Asug-
gested with non-par stock as its only
form of security and vested rights of
existing power companies, protected
Through their subscription to the super
FpoWer stock pro rata upon capacity
demand and load factor" the stock to
be then offered by customer companies
Tor E, pu!5 ?! stibscliptign. s
.Spec1he dimitatioh On earning capacity
OF the Stock, Ebased ON fair, division be-
tween the Investing public and consum-
erS, IS urged. and the financial plan out
i!hed includes provision for diStribu-
toh OF excess earnings to customer com
panles as well as stockholders.
Inc prime object of the superpower
ply of cheaper power. The superpower
survey looks to the full utilization of
all resources, and conservation of the
eountry's fuel cannot be attained EXCEPT
with the aid OF large capital investment,
Neither. the nation by coal consprva-
ton nor the individual consumer by
i iF prices, can profit by the project
however sound in its engineering and
economic phases. unless the conditions of
financing are sufficiently attractive to
warrant the use of the country's financial
resources " -
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-02-28

Wooltex Tailor Made Suits
The styles are as varieI
as your tastes, embroidery
and braid trimmed models,
OF fine serge and tr,cotinc,
for all dress-up occasions,
and for every day wear;
strictly tailored styles, belt
ed or unbe1ted as you prefer.
And for the miss such a store
of goodies that she will
want TO buy them all. Box
coats, belted and unbeltcd
styles that ripple smartly
below the waist; every one
with a distinctive trimming
of embroidery, silk stitching
or braid Navy blue is, of
course, the favorite. Prices
of Wooltex Tailormades
Range from $50 to SIS.
2 - N
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-02-28

Farm Bureau Federation at Beatrice,
"for which if YOU hire the work done
you must pay so week. Washing and
ironing would be $3.50 a dav for two
or three days week. There is an av-
erage of nineteen days year sickness
on each farm. and acting in the capacity
of nurse the farm wife should get S25
week. As an assistant in farm work
she should be paid at least $50 month";
for cleaning two days week, So: sew
ing two days a week at So a day. and
other details So a week
Total this and it makes $4,000 a
year.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-02-28
BRATTLEBORO LOCAL

Edward 2. son of Mr.. and Mrs. Nor
man McAIahon of Elliot street. fell
Wednesday from his high-chair and frac-
tured his right arm.
season on rabbits, also the last day in
which wall-eyed pike may be taken.
Pickerel and great northern pike NAV be
taken until March 10 and yellow perch
any time
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-02-28
COAL SAVING OF
100000 TONS
Seen in Boston Washington
Power Project by
= Survey u
- - IT. - T.
WOULD SERVE
8 20 RAILROADS

Economy Estimates at $50 .OOO,O 900 An
nualIy but Necessary ElectrificatiOn
of Lines Would Entail Cost OF
$500, O00, 900.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 28.-Study OF
the Boston Washington superpower pro.
ject, authorized by congress, indicates
that coal. savings of approximately
100000 tons annually could be eff
fected in the zone. according to prog
ress report submitted to President Viii
son by Secretary Payne of the interior
department
The figures were compiled in a pre-
liminary review by the geological sur
vey of the application of the scheme to
transportation, public utilities and in
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-02-28
WILL FIGHT WAGE REDUCTION
New England BIacksmiths So Decide in
Convention.

BOSTON, Feb. 2S.-Decision to fight
against any. reduction in wages until
the cost of living drops to "A reasonable
figure was unanimously voted at the
semi annual convention OF the New
England council of the international
Brotherhood of Blacksmiths. drop forg
crs and helpers here yesterday.
The delegates voted to oppose the i'm
stalling Of the inditidual' contract sys
TEN and the open shop.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-02-28
FARM WOMEN. $4,000 A YEAR.
Home Economics Expert Figures Out
Value i'm Items

OMAHA, Feb. 2S.-Farm women are
worth $4,000 a year, according to Miss
Margaret Fedde, chairman of the home
economies department of the University
of Nebraska
She gets the meals three times a
DAY and seven days week. Miss
Fedde told meeting of the Nebraska
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-02-28

Kubelik, the famous violinist. is cred
tied with having paid $4,000 in 1910
for the "Hadtlock Strad." which found its
way to England from Brussels in the wear
of Waterloo, and had only been played
in public twice in the intervening o.
years.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-02-28
DOG SAVES COWS FROM FIRE.
Drives Them One by One from Burning
Barn.

EAU CLAIRE. Wis. Feb. 2s.-Sport
a Scotch collie dog, rescued thirty head
of cattle from a burning barn on the
farm of 4. j. Danielson. at HALLS.
Danielson was unable to get the cows
ont, but the dog went in and drove
them one by one from their stalls. Dam
age to the barn and contents was esti-
mated at $1,000
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-03-12
EAST ARLINGTON


Mrs. 7. S. Martin was in Rutland
Tuesday.
Mrs. Charles Whitman has sold her
place to William Dean.
Frank Lasher and his son Hewitt
were in Casleton last Saturday ON
business.
Mrs. N. A. Burt spent the week end
in Bennington with her sister, Mrs,
Martha Powers
Robert Buck was called last week
to Lawrence, Mass because OF serious
illness Of his wife.
Mrs. Irving Grout left Tuesday for
Granville to spend few days with
her daughter, Mrs. James Button.
Work has begun in earnest on the
new Junior High school Evacuation
is being made for the foundation, o,
e. Bromley has charge Of this part
CT the work
The ladies Of the East Arlington
Village improvement Association
wish 10 thank all OF the men VINO III
any way assisted in the work OF re-
pairing the SIDE walk.
SUNDAYS March 10, is GO to Church
Sunday" at the NJ n. church Every
one offiEated with the church is ex-
pected to make a special EFFORT to be
present and to extend cordial invita-
ten to others to attend,
An entertainment under the aus
pieces of the young people of the NJ. h
church will be given at Colonial hall
Tuesday evening. March 18th consist
| ing of humorous dialogues, recita
lions. and music Mr. and Mrs, John
Docherty, John McClinty, Mrs, Curtis
and Jesse Harrington of West Airing
ton assisted by local talent win fur
nish the entertainment Refresh
ments will be on sale. Proceeds fol
church current expenses
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-03-12
WARNING

The legal voters OF the Village Of
North Bennington in the Town Of
Bennington and the State of Vermont
are hereby notified and warned to
meet at the Village Hall in said vii
lage on Tuesday, the fifteenth t15)
day of March A. D. 1921 at 1880
(seven.thlrty) o'clock in the after
noon to transact the following bust
ness; viz:
To hear and dispc7e of the re.
ports of the officers of The past year.
including the report of the North
Bennington Free Library association
TO see IL the village will vote
to raise the following appropriations
for the current year
For the North Bennington Free
Library fund, and what sum.
For the Village clerk for serv-
ices the past year, aud what
sum
For street Lighting, and what
sum.
3To see 4 the village viii vote a
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-03-12
um Of money for band concerts.

sum of money for band concerts.
4 To see il the village will in
struct the trustees to oil the streets
of the village.
$40 see what sum on the Grand
List OF the village the meeting will
vote, to cover appropriations made at
this meeting and for other current
incidental village expenses. or author
ize the Trustees to borrow the neces-
sary funds for the purpose.
To see if the meeting will vote
to collect the taxes under the proyis.
ions Of Chapter 80 of the Vermont
Statutes and amendments thereto re,
lating to the collecting of the taxes
by the treasurer.
To fix the time when the rate
bills shall be placed in the treasurer's
hands for collection.
$40 hear and dispose of the
report of water committee appointed
at the 'ast meeting.
9-To see II the village will vote
to accept, if and when the same is
passed and becomes a law. House Bill
No sos now pending in the Vermont
state legislature and entitled an act
to enable the village OF North Ben
nington to accept a donation of a
system of water works, and in
amendment of and in addition to the
charter of the village of North Ben
lnington.
10 To see If the village will in.
struct its trustees to exercise the
powers of eminent domain now or
hereafter possessed by the village for
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-03-12
DORSET HOLLOW

John G. Kelly was in Manchester
Wednesday on business.
Charles O'Melia of Glen Farm was
IN Manchester on business. Saturday.
Herbert Hazleton. who has been out
OF town for some time has returned.
lbert Wilkins of Weston, Vt, is
Wis ting his sister Mrs. Frank Streeter
John Burns and Edward Malloy Of
South Dorset called on John Dalton
la, Friday.
Miss Rachel Hazleton has returned
to Saratoga. after spending several
veeks at her homo here.
George Baldwin. a former resident.
and now of South SALISBURY. is spend.
ing a week with Frank Streeter and
family.
Mrs. Chester Phillips Of Paw'et and
also Daniel Paddock of Pawlet spent
the weekend with John Paddock and
family.
". ]. Hayes OF Granville. MIR. Hit
of West Powlet and F. G. Stone Of
DoIset were az valley view Farm last
week on business.
Mr.. and Mrs, Frank Streeter enter.
tanned 1913 of their friends last Thurs
day night They were entertained by
ldancing and all had very enjoyable
time the occasion being Mrs. street
er's birthday.
John. William Jr.. and Cara Kelly
Mrs. Peter Pas5era and Peter Mo
Langhl'n Of Manchester motored Ia
Bennington a week ago Sunday and
called on Frank Kelly and family ana
L. }. Mccoy and family
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-03-12
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NORTH WHITE CREEK

Frank Smith of Shushan spent the
week end with his grandmother, Mrs.
Mary l. Bailey.
Mr. and Mrs. William Luke enter
tanned few of their friends Saturday
evening in honor of Mr and Mrs.
Daniel Geary
Mr.. and Mrs James E. Bailey have
moved their household goods from
Carney Point N. j. and expect to
live in his brothers house the coming
year.
o. NJ. Harrington Of South Airing.
ton spent a few days recently with
his brother, Daniel in West Airing
ton
William Lawton Of Ash Grove was
auto riding through here Sunday
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-03-12
PENNINGTON BRIEFS
NEWS Of the Town ami Village Tod
Briefly for Busy Readers

Backus, the cleaner and dyer Of De
Dot street has reopened his store
and is now ready for business. Adv
1853
No pupils were absent or tardy in
the filth grade room taught 10y Miss
Teresa Daley for the week ending,
March nth.
The Sunday school room and gai-
lery was full Thursday night at the
Methodist church with the nearly two
hundred people who attended the mid
week meeting. 1t was closing Of
the Stewardship Reading Campaign
which has been in progress five
weeks. Approximately 10000 pages
CT stewardship literature has been
read 400 people participating, Don
nelys orchestra furnished three mum
bers: pictures of Method st work IN
1 Europe were shown; the story,
THANKSGIVING Ann was dramatized
lby Mrs. James Martin, J. Guy Living.
ston, Arthur Buffum, and Miss Mil
bred Farnum; and Rev H. b. Silver
NAH Of Watervliet gave an address.
Many people have become interested
lin t.thing as stewardship method
of paying into the work of the church
and Kingdom.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-03-12
Good Rules for lies Conduct.

Never desplse anything Because 1t
seems wanting in brilliancy. Learn TO
recognize virtue and honor and excel
lence no matter how lowly the garb or
humble the dwelling in which you find
them. The only thing TO do with any
excellence is, love it; with honor en-
ulate it; with virtue, revere 1t; and
the highest compliment you can pay to
character is, possess it.-Selected.