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The Arvada enterprise., 1921-12-15

already had received the Inducements
OF the governments IN London. TOki
and Paris and the approval Of the
American administration, and It Is as
sumed that II will be rntfied by con-
gress when submitted to II. since II IL
not drawn In the form of an alliance
or entente which would be dlstasteful
to q large element In the senate.
by this agreement the four powers
recognize the status quo Of the island
possessions of each In the Pnclfic and
undertake to settle by mediation or
arbitration amy disputes that may arise
between two or more o: the. powers
concerning those possessions and that
nre not settled by conference Of the
four powers.
Upon the ratification Of the pact by
the powers the Anglo-Japanese ALL
ance is to be terminated. which will
he pleasing not only to the United
States hut also to the British domin-
Ions The nbroEation Of that alliance
will make II safe for America to re-
duce Its navy and will permit close
cooperation between this country and
Britain In handling questions pertain
Ing to the Pacific.
Since the other powers are pledged,
by the status quo agreement. to re-
frnin from aggression against the Phil
ippines the islands are virtually nell
tralized and the United States IL re-
lieved Of the necessity OF strengthen
Ing its defenses there and In Guam.
Tie agreement also operates to record
the recognition by America Of the
Japanese mandate over the former
German islands that lie north Of the
equator. and II was understood that
the United States and Japan had
reached, outside the conference. set
Element Of their disputes over commun-
ication and commercial rights. espe-
cially those pertaining to the island Of
Yap.
With this quadrilateral agreement
reached. II n believed the other main
problems before the conference Will H..
speedily solved. The acceptance Of
the Hughes naval reduction plan Is at
hand. including the 5-5-3 ratio. for
even Japan will not hold out against
II now. The matter Of the strength Of
the French and Italian navies will he
settled At future conference. as will
he -aome Of the problems relating to
China. However. before adjourning.
the conference will do all II can with
the Chinese questions, and the Chinese.
when the situation II fully understood
by them, probably will have to he sat.
isf~ti with this.
Japanese and Chinese delegates are
not getting along 40 well a. was
hoped In their discussion Of the evacu.
alton Of Shantuns. and the latter may
yet insist that the question he placed
before the conference without prelim.
mary settlement. The Chinese feel
that they are getting the worst Of
things In the conference. and one or
two Important members Of their dele.
CATION have resiGned.
The conference committee on Far
East questions has pledged that the
nine powers II represents will respect
the neutrality IT China In future wars.
and has agreed on a wireless cOnven.
tion by which the various government
radio stations In legation compounds
shall he used only for government
messages. except when ordinary means
OF tslegraphic communication are In
te,rupted.
The Arvada enterprise., 1921-12-15

The Awakening.
He-I.ove Ia like q dream.
She-Natrimony Is an alarm clock.
The Arvada enterprise., 1921-12-15

No man should try to run an auto
mobile unless he has horse sense.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1921-03-09
PAPER FROM VENEER WASTE
How Much Material That Has Hereto
fore Been Thrown Away Is
Now Utilized.

In the wood waste from veneer fac.
tories the United States forest prod
~ucts laboratory sees considerable raw
material suitable for the manufacture
of high grades of paper. The cores
of many kinds of veneer logs, now
used in large part for fuel, make eX-
cellent puIpwood. In addition, a large
part of the clippings could be turned
into pulp stock with profit.
Among the veneer woods whose
waste has paper-making possibilities.
comments the Scientific American, are
red gum, yellow poplar, cottonwood,
birch, tupelo, Eastwood and beech.
Many veneer factories cutting these
species are already within shipping
distance of pulp mills. In certain 9TH
er cases veneer factories are so
grouped that they might furnish pulp
wood enough to warrant the erection
of a centrally located mill. Other eco.
nomic factors being favorable, such II
mill could prOftably operate on a
daily supply of veneer waste equiva-
lent to so cords of ordinary pulpwood
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1921-03-09
How Romans Built Roads.

Two thousand years ago the Ro-
mans built roads, some of which are
still in active service. These roads
have lasted through the centuries SIM
ply because Of their massive cOnstruc-
ton. The Romans built four success
I've courses or layers on an earth sub
grade, carefully prepared and drained.
First came the statumen or founda-
ton, then the rodius, next the nucleus
and finally the pavmentum or wear
ing surface. The statumen and paw
mentum consisted of large fiat stones,
while the two Intervening courses
were built Of smaller stones laid in
lime mortar. To carry the chariot
and packhorse traffic Of Roman times,
these roads were seemingly ridiculous
ly heavy, yet the wisdom of the build
ers was amply demonstrated by the
800 years during which the Roman
road system formed the backbone Of
the transportation system of the an
cient empire.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1921-03-09
DESIRED TO TAKE THE VEIL
Oldest Daughter of Thomas jefferson
Attracted by Quiet Life Within
Convent Walls.

Martha Jefferson, Oldest daughter
of Thomas Jefferson, third President
of the United States, came near to be-
ing a catholic sister. She was a stu
dent at the school Of Abbaye de Pan
themont at the time the French Revo-
luton was in progress. The daring
and flippant infidelity Of the French
frightened and disguised her, and she
chung to the calm and serene life of
the convent with all her strength. Her
mother had taught her in the ways
of the Church of England, but the sur
rOundingS' at the school overreached
this, and she decided to become a
nun.
She wrote to her father asking his
permission to adopt the veil. No
answer came for several days, and
then Jefferson appeared in person.
He greeted the girl with a tcnoer
smile, interviewed the abbess, and
then came out and told the girl to
pack her things. Her school life
was ended at that moment and tie
next day she was introduced to Sc
Getty and made the mistress of her
fathers household. she declared years
afterWard that neither she nor her
father had ever alluded to the sub
ject by a single word from that
day on.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1921-03-09
WATER "cURES" OLD BELIEF
In Both Ancient and Modern Day.
Fountains Have Been Considered
Pools Of Healing.

when you drink mineral water dc
you do It because you believe in it,
curative properties or because you are
superstitious? Or both?
Extraordinary virtue has been at
tributed TO the waters of pools anC
streams by nearly all peoples Of all
times. Among the modern Greeks to-
day we find the remnants OF the OLD
belief that the water from the GrottC
of Macedonia would cure all those
who drank if they entered the cave
with lamp or torch in one hand and
a pitcher in the other, filled the pitch.
err and left some scrap of clothing be.
hind, going silently and not turning
back from "beng scared by the noises
that ensued." And not only in Greece,
but in England, there are many spots
where the bushes around certain
pool will be hung thick with shreds of
clothing left by those who came to be
cured.
According to modern Greeks the
mineral springs are under the proter
'I'il VI llit ANtlcItS, anu lle virtue Gl
the water depends upon it being drunk
in silence and with appropriate sacrl.
flee. Old Church of England canons
dating back to 1902 forbid the wOr-
ship of wells without the bishops per-
mission, attributing the custom to
heathenishness and a survival of the
worship Of the fountain as a symbol
of the source of life. 1t was pointed
out then that the naming of wells was
as old as the days of the Patriarchs;
that Abraham and Isaac are both
spoken of in the Bible as having done
so, but that worshipping them was
different matter.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1921-03-09
LOCAL N e w S
MORRISVILLE

L. M. Munson was in Burlington on
business the latter part of last week.
Walter Stetson of White River Jet has
been spending the last few days in town.
Miss Theda Pronto of Eden has secured
employment at the home Of ]. A. Waite.
Mrs. Marion Grout of Middlebury was
in town Thursday evening en- route to
Hardwick.
Mr.. and Mrs. R. C. Stafford spent
Wednesday and Thursday of last week in
Montpelier.
Dwight Griggs, who has been sufferin G
from blood poisoning in one hand, has re-
Gently undergone another operation on the
member.
H. L. Bentley hasreturned from Boston
where he attended the Eastman School of
Professional Photography. There was a
large attendance of photographers from all
the New England states.
H. A. Srnalley returned Wednesday
evening from a weeks trip to Missouri,
where he purchased carload of horses for
the firm of H, A. Smaliey & Co, the con-
signment arriving by express.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1921-03-09
MARY ELLEN NOT IMPRESSED
Gorgeous Coat Not Such Wonderful
Possession. in the Sight of One
Small Girl.

Mrs. Blanks sister gave Mrs. Blank
red leather motor coat trimmed with
gray fur and silver buttons, and lined
with corduroy, and Mrs. Blank feels
she must wear it. However, she has
not acquired sufficient courage to APP
pear in it outside the car. It is q
perfectly gorgeous coat, but red leath-
er is a bit startling, you know. and
Mrs. Blank is properly modest.
She was coming down the stairs re-
Gently, buttOning the new coat pre-
paratOry to going out, when she saw
the neighbours child staring amaZedly
at her simply devouring the brilliant
wrap with her eyes. Mrs, Blank be-
came slightly self.conscious under
the persistent gaze, and said hurried
ly haven't you seen my new coat
before, Mary Ellen?"
Nom"
what do you think of it. dear?
sit kinda looks like you got it for
Christmas and couldn't take it back"
indianapolis News.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1921-03-09
Historic stratford. on.Avon.

The history OF Stratford-on-Avon
may be traced back for a period Of
LOO years, and as the birthplace Of
Shakespeare is has become q classic
center visited annually by some 10000
people The Guard house, where
Shakespeare was born; Shottery,
where he courted Anne Hathaway /;
Charlotte park, once the seat Of Sir
Thomas Lucy, whose displeasure
Shakespeare incurred by stealing
his deer; the Shakespeare Memo
rial theater, on the banks of the Avon,
and Shakespeare's monument, are all
places worthy Of visiting in the old
market town of Standardization.
The Shakespeare hotel, situated in
the center of the town and close to
the Shakespeare Memorial theater.
was erected in the Fourteenth CEN
fury. A few doors from Shakespeare
hotel is the Harvard House, which
was the early home of the Harvard
family, founders Of Harvard univer-
Sity,
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1921-03-09
THE LEGISLATURE

I One of the important problems before
the Legislature for solution relates to high.
way Improvement And among the pend
ing measures on this matter is S. SO, intro.
duced by Senator Taylor of Caledonia.
The bill proposes classification OF the
public highways of the State roads, State
aid roads, ard town roads. II adopted the
State roads will comprise system of con-
nected main roads through the state to be
taken over by the State and the towns
wholly relieved from the expense of con.
struction and maintenance. The State aid
roads will include the main highway in the
towns not embraced in the State road sys-
TEN and will be maintained by the State
and town jointly, the same as our so. call
ed State roads now are. The highways
not included in one or the other of these
class'fications are called town roads md
will be taken care of by the towns 5 at
present, with such help as the State now
gives to unsolicited highways. The bill pro-
poses no change in the State highway de-
partment, but leaves everything relating
to the construction, maintenance and SUI
pervision of the highways of tie State where
the lawnow places it, except that TIE State
roads are made such in fast, as we'll as in
name, and are maintained under the direct.
ion of the highway commissioner.
The classification Of the highway, or in
other words, the selection of the State roads
and State.aid roads, is left to a commits
ion consisting of the State highway COM
missioner and six others\
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1921-03-09
Working of Pearl.

There are two kinds Of shells used
In the manufacture Of small articles,
the porcelaneous and the nacreous.
The former are extremely hard and
can be worked only with the appa-
ratus used by the lapidary. The lat
ter are more generally used and may
be sawed, filed and turned with some
facility. The pieces should be roughed
out on a common grindstone. After
turning they should be smoothed with
pumice stone and water and polished
with rotten stone with sulphuric acid
slightly diluted.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1921-03-09
Had Inducement to Win.

dog bite enabled a man to win
a race at Fleet, Hampshire, England.
The competitors were taking part in
a seven-mle walking race when one
of them was bitten by dog, He was
told that symptoms of dog-madness
had broken out in the district and 50
he redoubled his efforts to get to the
winning post, where he knew he would
find a doctor to attend to his injury.
He won the race by good hundred
yards.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1921-03-09

We Iiterates have been taught to
read poetry, and taught also that il
is highly commendable to enjoy it. In
order to know what kind of poetry
ought to be especially enjoyed, we read
other books, written by critics. In or.
der to understand what the poetry
that ought to be admired means, we
read other books by professional
grammarians. BY the time we have
finished this preparatory reading, we
are somewhat confused. We are in
doubt as to what poetry actually is,
and how it differs from prose. In this
predicament we fall back on the print
er. If every line begins with cap
ital letter, we assume that 1t is po-
etry.-Samuel McChord Crothers in
the Atlantic Monthly.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1921-03-09
How Miners Are Protected,

The United States bureau of mines
operates ten mine-rescue railroad cars
which travel from mine to mine in the
different mining districts of the coun-
try, giving training in first aid and
mine rescue work and assisting in
times of mine disasters and fires. In
addition the bureau maintains eight
fixed mine rescue stations, seven of
which are equipped with auto rescue
trucks, available in the same manner
as the rescue cars.
This service to the mines and
miners has been real and paying
ere accounted only In the number of
lives and in the value of property
saved" said. Director f. G. Cottrell,
in statement issued recently. 'Tts
hy-products Lave been an awakened
sense of responsibility of miners and
operators alike, resulting in decided
decrease of fatal and nonfatal acct
dents to the miners"
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1921-03-09

| Only One-thiru of the worlds poten-
| tial food-producing area Is under cul-
tivatlon, and the crops raised on that
! third, thanks to agricultural science,
increase yearly.
| The United States has only some 400
millions of its 935 million acres Of
arabic land under cultivation, yet it
raises, among other things, one-sixth
of the worlds corn supply. The farms
! of America raise less that half as
much wheat to the acre as those Of
England, yet even with her present
standard size could raise enough corn
to meet the needs Of Europe on the
land that is now lying unused.
Russia produces only ten bushels to
the acre of corn, but when science
has access to her untold millions of
heres, and brings their capacity up to
the standard of our own farms, then
she alone will be able to supply the
worlds cereal needs with the eXcep-
tion Of maize and rice.
Less than a third Of the worlds pop
ulatiOn gets what we should call three
good meals day, yet the working ca
liabilities of the, from our viewpoint,
underfed continents of Asia and At
RIGA will compare very well with either
Europe or America. The average
meat consumption Of the world is 80
pounds head, yet both the Australian
and the American eat nearer $50
pounds per head, and the Englishman
is not far behind with about 100
pounds.
1t is evident, then, that we can tight
en- our belts hole or two yet with
out running any undue risk of starva-
Inquirer.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1921-03-09

mysterious Chinese servant appeared
in the doorway.
you called, Excellent One?"
Shattered Homes nodded.
"a man is at the door, he explained.
HE is partly bald, squints, and Is
very fond of dogs Show him in!"
A minute later the man so infinitely
described by the great detective
rushed into the room.
you are the famous Shattered
Homes! You must find her You will
find herw he cried.
Shattered Homes wiped his fountain
pen upon his favorite black cat.
'But tell me who she isl" he
ordered.
81 want her back" sobbed the WISH
tor. "She is my mother-in-law =!
Shattered Homes went to the tele-
phone.
"HalIoa! l want OO33, please. Is
that Dottyville asylum? Good! Has
one of your patients escaped? I
thought so! Send a cab round to the
house Of Shattered Homes will your"
Then the great detective went cut
to lunch.-IondOn TitBits.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1921-03-09
India's Fertility.

India, more than half the size of
Europe, has every variety of surface,
climate and production. The contrast
between the level monotony of the
Great plain and the beautiful con-
tours of the Milgiri and Pulney hills
is no greater than that between the
arid heat of Jacobabad and the polar
frigidity of the Himalayas; or that
between the palm groves of Cochin and
the wheat fields of Lyallpur. The pro-
ductivity of India extends over three
zones: the tropical, sub-tropical, and
temperate though on account of vary
ing elevations these do not always
comply with mere considerations of
latitude. :
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1921-03-09
N. E. O. p. Initiates

The regular meeting of Lamoille Lodge
No. 317 New England Order of Protection
was held Tuesday night of last week.
Through the efforts Of Supreme Deputy
E. G. Newell, a class of 81 was initiated
at this time. Supreme Secretary D. M.
Frye of Boston and Grand Warden E. W,
Crannell Of Burlington we're present and
gave both the new and old members a
very interesting talk on the work of the
order.
Refreshment and social hour we're en-
joyed by all after the meeting and every
one was we'll pleased with the work of the
various committees. Then. E. o. P. has
stood the test of nearly % years in this
towu and is in avery fourishing condition.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1921-03-09
HOW

MUSIC CAN BE USED TO
OVERCOME SHELL SHOCK.
The Society of Vocal Therapy
was founded two years ago In
England to provide teachers for
the instruction of soldiers and
ex-soldiers in breathing and sing
ing under medical supervision,
At the second annual meeting of
the society, Lieut.. Col. Sir Fred
erick Mott gave an address on
the influence of music on body
and mind.
He said that early In the war
two cases of shell shock In which
there was complete loss of men,
DRY came under his notice, which
showed that musical memory re-
turned earlier than other forms
of memory-or, rather, the pow
err of recollecting past expert
ences. He found that soldiers
suffering with shock who had
been singers or players of the
piano were able to remember
and sing songs or play pieces
they had learned on the piano,
and yet could not remember eX-
periences connected with their
daily vacations or surroundings.
Again, men who were mute from
the same cause would at a con-
cert suddenly regain their speech
by joining in the chorus of some
Well-knOWn song. OF all the
arts, music appealed most to the
emotions, and probably words
associated with music >were
more stably organized in the
mind, owing to the musical orr
gin of the language of the emo
lions.
He quoted the case of sol
der who suffered from aphasia
following a gunShot wound of
the left side Of the brain. The
bullet passed through the speech
center and also blinded him. He
understood what was said. to
him, but could express judgment
only by "Ah" and "OOt," which
correspondent to Eyes" and NO"
He could, however, sing sever
al songs through without diff
Guilty, provided the first word or
bar of the music was given to
him. When the song "'Tis a
Long Way to Tipperary" was
hummed to him, he started the
well-known chorus, winding up
with: Are we downhearted?
No." But on being then asked
to say "Tipperary," he replied:
"OOt," and could not utter any
of the words. A month later he
could speak.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1921-03-09
Melons.

Melons were first extensively Guilt
waited in France early in the Seven
teenth century, but were known to the
anclents from the commencement of
our era. The Egyptians grew them.
They are said to have been carried to
America by Columbus, and to the
Malay archipelago by the Portuguese.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1921-03-09
er.,ch pespise sIackberries.

The whole blackberry crop is al
lowed to go to waste in France be-
cause the peasants will not eat the
fruit. Some declare the berries are
poisonous, while others have been told
that the crown of thorns was woven
of brambles and that therefore the
bush should be held sacred.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1921-03-09
Centennial Library

The annual meeting of the Morristown
Centennial Library Association was held in
the Library Tuesday evening March /.
The folio wing officers were elected for
the ensuing year.
Pres. Rev. w. T. Best; V. Pres. Della
Thompson: Secretary, Mrs. G. A Morse;
Treas. Mr. H. A. Siayton; Trustees for
five years; Mrs. G. M. Powers and
E. w. Gates.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1921-03-09
Monarch's Mummy Finally at Rest.

The mummy Of the celebrated
Egyptian king, Rameses II, reposes
in the Egyptian museum in Cairo.
The mummy was first inferred at Bib
anet-Muluk and was subsequently
concealed from grave robbers in the
shaft at Deir-el-Bebri, where it was
found in 1881, and later removed to
the museum mentioned.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1921-03-09
Could Show Him in Short Order.

Evolutionary Aspirant-"Tears, idle
tears. know not what they meant"
Manager-"Well, you come into our
box office and our accounts will soon
show you what idle tiers mean
San Francisco Chronicle.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1921-03-09

breakfast. SUD
denly the cut
glass inkwell on
his desk quiver-
ed and danced,
and the great
detective gazed
earnestly into it.
Then he pressed
an electric but
ton in the arm Of
his chair. and his
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1921-03-09
Evidently Thought Horse Was Ghost

Frightened by the sudden appear
ance in the darkness of a horse with
a white forehead, woman dropped
dead on the road near Matlock, Eng
land AT the inquest verdict OF
death from heart disease" was re-
turned.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1921-03-09

Many ills come from impure blood, csn t
have pure blood with faulty digestion,
lazy liver, and sluggish bowels, Burdock
Blood Bitters is recommended for
streng thening stomach bowels and
liver and purifying the blood. adv't.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1921-03-09
Shower of Red Rain and Sand.

Following strong southerly gale of
wind red rain fell on Mentone and the
surrounding districts, the Botanical
gardens being covered with red sand.
1t is believed that this sand was
borne by the wind from the Riviera.
A similar phenomenon has not oc-
Cured for GO years.