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The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-02-24
A Sure Thing.

barre IlmeS.
One thing the Vermont legislature is
sure of is what day the mesnbcrs arc going
home and what day they are coming back
There is almost no question about that.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-02-24

Mr. Harding, like Mr.. Hartness, is
finding that it is not always possible to
please the senate.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-02-24

Accept California" Syrup of Figs
only-look for the name California on
the package, then you are sure your
child is having the best and most harm
less physic for the little stomach, liver
and bowels. Children love its fruity
taste. Full directions on each bottle,
You must say California"
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-02-24
EPTDEAIICS.

THURSDAY. FEBRUARY "a. 1921.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1921-06-03

Podcewomen in Europe.
The Swedish cities Of Stockholm
and Gothenhurg were among the first
In Europe to have women police.
Vernon Parish Democrat. (Leesville, La.) 1917-193?, 1921-04-28
THE RICH REWARDS
OF RIGHT REASONING

Right reasoning is the source and
origin of all the blessings of human
life, and wrong reasoning is the source
of all the evils we complaint of, The
spirit of the righteous relationship be-
tween the individual members of man
kind begins with straight and cEean
thinking in the secret places of the
minds of men and women. This is the
claim advanced by mental scientists
to-day. This is the elimination Of a
long series of ideas and experiments
and strivings and failures stretching
away back into the dark past, accord
ing to the lesson of the Mental Sci
ence class last Sunday.
Right reasoning is not guessing or
speculative process; it requires a
painstaking observance and exacting
disciphering and analysis of all natur-
al phenomena and personal experience
es.
The Mental scientist does not ask
that his statements, be accepted on his
mere say-so or the assertion and au-
thOrity of any scientific association or
of any government.
The great object of mental science
is to teach people the principles of self
control. 1t appeals to the intelligence
and best impulses in the human heart.
Fear is the greatest enemy of the
human race. Every kind of tyranny
rests on fear; and fear is based on ig-
norance. Truth is the light that will
dispel ignorance and liberate man
kind. Truth carries within itself its
own authority. It proves and main
tains itself. 1t cannot be violated and
requires no arbitrary power-the big
Vernon Parish Democrat. (Leesville, La.) 1917-193?, 1921-04-28
STEADY PROGRESS SHOWN
in W. LA. BANK GROWTH

The West Louisiana Bank has had
but ten years existence in Vernon Par
ish, having been founded in 1911;
and to-day it stands as a model of the
steady growth which has come to Ver--
non Parish during that time.
Vernon is not cotton parish entire
ly, or ever at all; for little cotton is
grown here; and that probably ac-
counts for the very steady business
which the Parish Banks are able to
show. Cotton is a gamble crop, and
the banks in the cotton territory often
show peculiar situations on account Of
this. But the growth of Vernon has.
been steady, and the West Louisiana
Bank has kept pace with that growth,
as is shown by their statement in an
other column of this paperA Deposits
which grew slowly from $545.l5 on
March 10th. 1911 to over half a mill
lion on March l6, 1921, has not been
the result of blind chance, either. for
the growth has been steady, sometimes
doubling in single year. but never
has it been less than the previous year.
G. Ed. Wehrt captain Wehrt, We
familiarly call him) who has been ac-
tive Vice-President Of this bank for !
number of years. has steered the af-
fairs of the bank with the ripe euid-
ance of its President. S. T. Ward, un-
til, at this time. they can look back
over its ten years of life with much sat-
isfaction.
Having removed into its own two
story brick building something over
year ago, the West Louisiana Banl
stands as beacon light IN Leesv;.I.
Vernon Parish Democrat. (Leesville, La.) 1917-193?, 1921-04-28

Scoggins place. Jim sold it to US to-
day. and thereby settled the law suit.
This is a place we have long wanted in
cur possession. Comrade Hartman has
been threatening to haul me before the
board. traded a rooster and nine
hens for a biIly-goat and nine nannies.
| don't see where Job has kick COM
ing: we will soon have more goats
than myself. Comrade Kaas is build
ing the new brick kiln and is making
fine progress. Comrade Ferree is now
in charge of the horses and mules and
seems to have no trouble to keep him
self busy. This is the type of men we
need. The person who cannot find
anything to do here has had bad
training in the past and it is usually his
custom to be dissatisfied. These busy
fellows here don't have time to become
lonesome, or disgruntled either. At
ter Esperanto classes were over to-
night, we school "marms" met at my
house and Comrade Hartman explain
ed our theory of education. Especial.
Iy the facts that the teacher must in
terest the pupil and never force the
child to memorize, because the latte
clogs natural unfoldment. We shOulc
direct the activities of the brain anC
let the children learn to discover foI
themselves. In this way our children
| learn TO do things with useful minds
| How different from a system of mem
orizing lesson from book and nev
er awakening the mental processes
Do YOU get it?' Well, if you don't
come down and we will show you.
= * *
Thursday, April 2I-Van NuIan'
and some of the boys drove down t.
move Mrs Sexton into the Colony. Sh
Vernon Parish Democrat. (Leesville, La.) 1917-193?, 1921-04-28
THE CREATIVENESS OF
2 -A-'- % HAPPY ENJOYMENT

There are dances, and dances. And
one can only see and appreciate the
difference when he has observed them
under greatly differing circumstances.
And when you have experienced the
right kind of dancing under the right
kind of conditions, you are ready once
more to subscribe to the affirmation
that "All is Good" that is, when pro-
perly used. Use determines all quail
ities. Everything can be used benefi-
cially and everything can be abused
to the harm of ones self and to the
harm of others. Our colony dance
last Saturday night was as usual an
occasion of innocent merry-making.
The mingling of young and grown-ups
in the graceful gyrations of chaste
dancing arouses and revivifies dor
mant life cells and gives new zest to
every days existence.
1t is no wonder, then, that visitor;
who merely look on, express their full
appreciation of our entertainments
| We believe in play and a general gooc
time in connection with our work, anc
are well repaid for SO doing, both By
the state of our minds and feelings
and by the work accomplished.
Vernon Parish Democrat. (Leesville, La.) 1917-193?, 1921-04-28
SWEET SONG, WITTICISM
AND SOBER TRUTH

Comrade George Thomas, ST., an
nounced at last Sunday nights concert
that the entertainment committee
would have a program for the colon
lists and friends at the Newllano Hotel
every Sunday night from now on. Ev-
cry one present certainly enjoyed the
excellent singing of the Misses Kather-
inc Ewell, Stella Thomas, and Loretta
Thomas, and Messers. George Thomas,
Sr., and George Thomas, Jr.; and all
were more than delighted with the
splendid contribution to the evenings
entertainment made by Comrade Mrs.
ColIingwood; she has a well-trained
voice of rare sweetness and power, and
is a very valuable addition to the tai
ent of the Colony. Prof. Fred Hem
man, Sr., and Miss Trixie Ewell were
as usual there with the goods. They
can always be depended upon to fur
nish the best kind of instrumental mu-
sic. Comrade Matz played some pop
ular tunes on his accordion, to the de-
light cf all. Comrade Waters set the
audience roaring with laughter with his
witticisms. As a wind-up, Comrade
GIeeser showed a large chronological
chart and pointed out that a knowl-
edge and understanding of ones sell
and control of ones self is the only ba.
sis upon which voluntary cooperation
can be made a permanent success
We understand that a mems Glee
Club has been formed, and we avail
with pleasant anticipation their frs
offering on next Sunday.
Vernon Parish Democrat. (Leesville, La.) 1917-193?, 1921-04-28
The Colony Diary
Being Daily Report of Colony Life at LIanO.

Wednesday, April 20-Once in a
while hard luck comes our way just
to make us feel our oats and stimulate
US for future progress. Our Fordson
cracked a cylinder and is laid up a.
gain; but AL will soon have it rum
ming again. Pete Kemp has been har-
rowing in the field west of the railroad
and later he began to disc at the Or
chard and plant COW peas. Merrill is
hauling wood and Van is plowing.
Scharrer is cultivating the Irish Spuds.
Carlson is cultivating the south cane
patch below the old red house, and
. CoIlingwood is scraping clay for the
mud eater. You see, the brick machine
started operation to-day and is hurry
ing up on the other kiln full of brick.
Comrade Mcbride, who just came in,
is with Morrissey and Mollard, cutting
up oak trees for the saw mill. These
three fellows are all timber men and
make 2 great three-horse team. Berg
man, Caron, and Vernon Boyce are
saving lumber. And, between the saw
mill and the brick plant, Ed Landberg
is kept firing at the power plant, like
fire bug. Comrade Lamb is prov
ing himself real co-operator. HE Is
the champion fisherman of the kid
tribe and usually finds something te
make himself or his money useful
Men Of his spirit can never be in the
road, even though they have passecc
their days of hard work. A new seed
er and cultivator for the garden is be-
ing secured at the request and expense
of Comrade Lamb. Many thanks
Comrade, for your thoughtfulness: Ih'
stump crew is on the job as usual anG
will soon be through with the field
More good luck to-day! We are nov
the owners of the 80 acres called thu
Vernon Parish Democrat. (Leesville, La.) 1917-193?, 1921-04-28
LIano Colony Is Ready To
Entertain May Day Visitors
TWO DAY CELEBRATION WILL
MARK EIGHTH BIRTHDAY OF
COOPERATIVE COLONY

On the first of May, in the year g
IA, five men and women who believed
that cooperation would be the next
step in the evolution of industry and
economics, set their faces toward de-
sert Location in the Antelope Valley,
California, where for years the indi-
vidual had failed thousand times to
wrest a living from the dry. sandy,
shifting soils of the desert, believing
that though individual effort had fail
ed, collective effort would prove pos
sible.
For three years the pioneer bunch
stayed with their hopes and in the
meantime they were joined by hum
dreds of others with similar ideal ev-
er before their eyes. But the lack of
water, lack of humus in the soil, and
the heavy expenses Of feeding all these
people for three years before crop
could be produced, finally caused the
colonists to cast around for new To-
cation. and Vernon Parish. Louisiana,
was found to offer them the best ma
tural advantages.
Here in Vernon Parish, soil which
in California would be looked upon
as gold mine for agricultural pur-
poses, with ample rainfall. human
favorable elements, was to be had for
very small sum. To people who had
been accustomed to hear of land sold
at $500 to $1,000 an acre for farming
purposes, the prices of Vernon Parish
land seemed small. And they are small
for nowhere outside of misrepresented
Louisiana can such highland farms be
bought for what they can here.
Starting on this cheap land. buying
10000 acres of cut-over land on con-
tract of certain number of acres a
year, the Colony now owns and has
deeds to over 5000 acres, and has
made excellent progress. being able to
support itself almost wholly from its
small industries and its farm.
May lst is Sunday this year; and
5 as it is also the anniversary of the
Colony, the colonists are going to cell
citrate the event by inviting all its
Parish friends to come and spend the
: day with them. Sports. demonstra-
tions, and exhibit of live stock and In
dustrial products, picnic. five-reel mo-
vie show and vaudeville. dancing. etc.
e are being arranged for their benefit or
e the two-days' celebration. Sunday anc
IS Monday.
e Everyone has been and is here giv
en- an invitation to be with US Sunda.
=, or Monday.
Vernon Parish Democrat. (Leesville, La.) 1917-193?, 1921-04-28
COLONY BUYS GARDEN
EIGHTY" FROM SCOGGINS

A deal which gives much satisfac-
ton to the coIonists was the purchase
by the Colony of what is called the
Garden Eighty, which the Colony has
been using since its coming here three
years ago.
In the spring of 1918. the Colony
bought this property, Mr.. J. L. Scog-
gins acting as agent for the Colony
and buying the land. Later Scoggins
claimed he acted as free agent, and
suit was brought to regain the land
The local court decided in favor Of
Scoggins, and the Colony appealed to
the State Supreme Court, which has
not yet rendered decision.
A few days ago, Mr.. Scoggins came
to the Colony and made an offer which
could not be turned down, and thu
transaction was made, and the suit IL
court will be Withdrawn.
The Colony has used forty acres o
this land for its truck gardens, and be
cause of It's close proximity to th'
schools, the school children were espec
tally interested in the deal. There i
about IS acres Of this land under cul
tivation, with the balance in good tim
Der. This remainder will be cleared
as soon as possible and will add greatly
to the bottom lands of the Colony.
Vernon Parish Democrat. (Leesville, La.) 1917-193?, 1921-04-28

is a comrade who has long wanted to
join us. She will be moved in to-day,
and we are glad-to have her among us.
Everybody started on the job as usual
to-day; but in the afternoon the rain
came and drove the fellows to cover.
The saw mill and pIaners are running
and the brick machine is on the go.
The farm crew was put to piling lum-
Der and sorting sweet potatoes. Com
rade Thurman and the kiddoos are
planting garden as hard as they can in
order to cheat the rain that later drove
them to cover. Say, some of you fel-
lows don't seem to get this game down
here at all. | will answer many of your
questions now. We are all working
people, with all of our money in this
enterprise-and some of us have sew
en- years of hard work in it, too. You
never saw better bunch of workers
or a more intelligent bunch Of fellows
grouped together than there is right
here. Are we nuts? Well, maybe so; :;
but our hearts are in this job-a job
that must be done by someone if the
human race is to go on. Now, while
we are working day after day to make
good the investment some of you have
made, why do you as k us to help you
sell your stock or solve your selfish
problems We are making YOUR fu.
ture secure for you here. If it werep't
for us, you would have lost all your in
vestment. We have saved it. But we
are not yet out of the woods; why ask
us to help you2 why don't you help
us? You who have memberships vii
soon come back to us; for your heart
is still in our movement-unless youl
investment was a selfish one, and III
that case you don't deserve help at all
Now to you who will later come to us:
I'VE are not in the land-selling game ;
but we need your money to help keeE
this whole acreage intact for cooper
ative purposes. We sell you the lane
to give you security on your money
We know some day we will buy it all
back again, as the Colony grows anc
prospers. You will come and join u,
and be glad you helped; for every
dollar you send now allows US to usV
other money to improve for your com
ing. Do you get the idea2 We dom
most of the farm crew were used al
the saw mill, piling lumber, and som,
want your money; we want you to helE
us to save this land for ourselves. Af
ter the land is paid for and we are il
nosition 70 house our people as the!
Vernon Parish Democrat. (Leesville, La.) 1917-193?, 1921-04-28
VOLUNTEERS BUILD
SHOWER BATH

Volunteers under the leadership of
John Bergman erected building near
the big power plant last Sunday fore
noon. to serve as a shower bath, unto
which the weary Newllanoites can
wend their way after the days labor
to wash off the CRIME and perspiration
and refresh their tired nerves. Great
care was taken to make the roof rain
proof because, as one of the boys ex-
pressed it, it would be hard lines to gel
soaking wet from rain awhile taking
bath.
Vernon Parish Democrat. (Leesville, La.) 1917-193?, 1921-04-28

LLANO HAS WEATHERED THE
STORM OF SEVEN YEARS OF PIONEER
LIFE. MANY REAL HARDSHIPS HAVE
BEEN ENDURED, AND MANY HAVE
BEEN IMAGINED AND SEEMED REAL
THAT WERE NOT ENDURED. IT IS FAR
EASIER FOR THOSE WHO HAVE A FIX
ED PURPOSE AND AN UNDYING HOPE
TO BEAR REAL EARDSHIPS, THAN 1T
is FOR THOSE WITHOUT HOPE TO EN-
DURE IMAGINARY HARDSFIIPS.
THE COMFORTS OF THE OUTSIDE
COULD NOT BE TRANSPORTED TO
LLANO. WE HAD TO PRODUCE THEM
FROM THE RAW MATERIAL. AT FIRST
CHAOS REICNED AND WE WERE LOST
IN OUR OWN CONFUSION.
WE HAD NOT LEARNED THAT THE
THINGS ABOUT US WERE AS ORDERLY
OR AS DISORDERLY AS OUR OWN
MINDS INDEED. WE FOR A LONG TIME
LOOKED THE FACT SQUARE IN THE
FACE BEFORE WE SAW THAT THE
MATERIALS WITH WHICH WE WORK
ARE ARRANGED UNDER THE DIREC-
TON OF THE MIND, AND MUST RE-
Fleet THE MENTAL STATE. WE ARE
Vernon Parish Democrat. (Leesville, La.) 1917-193?, 1921-04-28

The farmers of America have had a
hard deal of it, because most of them
never organized and they never struck,
The price of farm products was fixed
by the dealer in town and the price Of
the goods he had to buy was fixed by
the merchants; so they got the farmer
both going and coming. Wake up,
Mr.. Farmer!
Vernon Parish Democrat. (Leesville, La.) 1917-193?, 1921-04-28
GOOD WEATHER PREDICTED
FOR MAY DAY FESTIVITIES

W. A. Dougherty, U. S. Weather OBJ
server, Newllano Station, says:
'Barometric conditions would seem
to indicate warm, bright, sunny wealth
er for our May Day pleasures.
Let us hope he is a truthful man.
Following are the temperatures for
the week ending April 18th, inclusive:
April l9-Max. IS, Min. 39
April 2O-Max. 76, Min. 46
April 2I-Max. 73, in. 63
April 22-Max. 70, Min. Sc
April 23-Max. 81, Min. 50
April 24-Max. 76, Min. 62
April 25-Max. 50. Min. II
The total rainfall for the week was
go inches.
Vernon Parish Democrat. (Leesville, La.) 1917-193?, 1921-04-28

a threat of violence in discussion is
a tacit admission that the asserted
claim will not bear the light of impair
tial investigation and honest inquiry.
IF intelligence, understanding. knowl-
edge, is not to speak the deciding word
in human affairs, we can make no
claim. then, to being anything more
Vernon Parish Democrat. (Leesville, La.) 1917-193?, 1921-04-28
The Message Of May

GRADUALLY COMING INTO A KNOWL-
EDGE OF THIS FACT; AND AS THIS
KNOWLEDGE BECOMES MORE CENER-
AL, ORDER is EVER'MORE AND MORE
REFLECTED IN OUR VARIOUS UNDER
TAKINGS.
THE DISCOVERY OF THIS FACT WAS
THE REAL BIRTHDAY OF LLANO. AS
THE FACT GROWS INTO OUR CON-
SCIOUSNESS AND BECOMES INGRAINED
INTO OUR UNDERSTANDING, OUR
HOPE CROWS BRIGHTER, OUR CONFI-
DENCE MORE UNFOLDING, OUR WIS.,
ION CLEARER, AND OUR GOAL LOOMS
UP EVER NEARER AND MORE EASILY
WITHIN OUR REACH GRADUALLY, AS
WE CONSCIOUSLY DISPEL THE CLOUDS
AND GLOOM OF ABANDONED HOPE,
WE FIND OURSELVES ENTERING INTO
A SEASON WHERE THE DAYS GROW
EVER BRIGHTER AND THE WORLD AP-
PEARS WITH ALL ITS BEAUTY BEFORE
US. THUS, WE DISCOVERED THAT WE
CAN MAKE THIS WORLD AN EVER
LASTING, MAY DAY. THE MAY DAY
ABOUT US is A COUNTERPART OF THE
MAY DAY WITHIN US.
Vernon Parish Democrat. (Leesville, La.) 1917-193?, 1921-04-28
WANTED!
Gardener
Poultry Raiser

The Llano COOPERATIVE Colony needs the above work
and speeia nducement will be offered to these to join
the Colony They must be excellent wOrkmen and good CO.
operators. -.
If you are one of these and wish to join community
L al tbe land houses industries TOOLS Implements
biner are collectively owned where life is free from the
worry of rents bills and where each worker award
ed equal compensation for equal ervce where life is abun-
dant and clean and joyfulthen write Immediately to US
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1921-05-13
SEASONS ROAD PROGRAM

The county's road program for the
season promises marked improvement
in the public highways The anly
large feature Of such work contem-
plated is the completion of the grad
ing Of the remaining four miles OF
the Pleasant Ridge road, at the ex-
pense Of the staet, the county having
paid the required amount on work
on this road.
A promising feature of the sum-
mer's work is that the county's three
tractors will be kept in operation in
grading work, and these should be
able to cover large section of the
county before the season closes.
Where the graders can not be used
satisfactorily the hand" system will
supplement the result, and the years
work will no doubt show splendid re-
suits.
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1921-05-13
BLACK CAT CLUB MEETS

Mrs. Goodell r. Wooten and Mrs.
L. T. Riley entertained the Black Cat
Club on Saturday afternoon at the
beautiful country home of the former
a few miles from Hartford. A num-
Der of interesting games of Five Hun
dred were played. Mrs. A. d. Kirk
making the highest score. A deli
cious salad course was served. 1t
was altogether one of the most sue
cessful meetings in the history of the
Club. The guests were Mesdames ].
M. Singleton, of Kobe, Japan; NJ. L.
McCracken, d. S. Sullenger, A. d.
Kirk, NJ. H. Murphree; Misses Winnie
Davis Simmerman, Elizabeth Moore,
Emilye Pendleton, Martha Stevenson,
Cliffie Felix, Mary Marks and Mil
dred Stevenson. The hostesses were
ASSISTED in entertaining by Mrs. NJ. M.
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1921-05-13
IKE MASON In RACE

See elsewhere in this issue the an
nouncement of Hon. I. S. Mason as
a candidate for the Republican nomi-
nation for Representative.
Mr.. Mason requires little introduce
ton to the people of Ohio county.
For many years he was one of the
most successful teachers in the coun-
ty, having been principal of number
of high schools. Later he engaged
in the insurance business, but re-
Gently returned to teaching, having
been principal of the Pleasant Ridge
school last year.
Mr. Mason is at present Represen-
tative of the county and at the ses-
sion of 1919 and 1920 made an en-
vlable record as legislator A num-
Der of the most important bills pass
ing. the lower house at the session
bear his name, and were passed thru
his untiring energy and resourceful-
ness. If nominated and elected, Mr..
Mason VIII again represent the coun-
ty via honor alike TO himself and
his oons tituents.
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1921-05-13
HOUSEKEEPING CAMPAIGN
HAS OPENED IN COUNTY

The nationwide campaign of
HOUSEKEEPING has struck Ohio coun-
ty, and a number of such depreda-
tions have been reported recently
After-war looseness of morals and a
big army OF unemployed are given as
the chief causes of the unprecedented
number of such crimes.
Two men, one white and one color
ed, are now confined in the county
Jail, charged with such offenses. Ho-
mer McNutt, colored Beaver Dam boy
and a son of a respectable colored
man of that community is charged
with breaking into the store of ]. T.
Vincent and stealing a quantity Of
goods. The boy stoutly denies his
guilt, but has so far been unable to
secure his release on fifty dollar
bond. His examining trial is set for
Wednesday.
A mere interesting character charg-
ed with a similar crime is a white
man who Is charged with breaking in
to both depots at Fordsville. He
gives his name as Charles Smith. his
age at nineteen and his home nowhere
in particular. He was brought down
by Marshal Burton, of Fordsyille,
after an examining trial before Es-
quire Ben Rice. Smith pleads gull
a. - h-aaking into one of the depots,
but balks at confession of the double
crime. He is being held to await the
action of the grand jury.
Smith claims. to have ben reared
in an orphans home at Buffalo, New
York, and acknowledges that he has
no trade or occupation. He says he
dropped into Fordsville from the late
rain Sunday afternoon. He claims
o be only nineteen years old but ap-
pears to be twenty-five.