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The Washington herald., 1921-11-29
LOCAL

Nv. D. Habbs = c., H1bbs Dsae-
AesSers Washingtsa ssssk
- Exehange.,
srocxs.
Pot Elec em a2 Ref "a ". l.. $500 at
io4z. 500 at loan. sl.eoo At .fo<h. $1,000
At D4. $1,000 at lo<. 81 900 4 1o4. 1900
q 104, $1,000 At Io4, 81 90 At 1o4. 81 900
At io4. u.ooo At lo4. $1,000 At io4. Si.0oo
at 104.
Capital Traction. 8 at sly, 2 at si,s~
Washington Gas It., at <7ls~
AFTER CALL
Washington Ry and Eiec a. s. 600 At g..
5000 at g.. 5000 At 81. 5000 at a..
$1,000 at 81.
Capital Traction. s at BIN. 5 at slx. s
at sih.
Money, call loans, and Q per cent.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1921-12-28
Why Chinese Esteem Jade.

When Confucius was asked why
jade was so highly esteemed he re-
piled in effect: 1T is because in an
cient times the wise compared the
virtues of humanity to jade; its hard
ness represents the firmness of intel
ligence; the sharpness of its angles
symbolizes justice; pearls of jade
when worn represent ceremonial; its
sound, pure and sOnOrous, with its
peculiarly of ceasing abruptly, is the
emblem of music; its spendor resem-
bles the sky, and its substance, drawn
from mountain and stream. represents
the earth"
Jade was conspicuous in religious
and ceremonial use as far back as
the Shang dynasty, IS centuries before
the Christian era.-FrOm Bulletin
of the City Art Museum st. Louis.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1921-12-28
MEANT TO HOLD PRISONERS
ON ruiNeL sem ue1aolod sssuIVo
Chances on His Charges Getting
Away From Him.

"The late Willard Straight" said
a Cornell professor, soften used to
tell a story which typifed, he said,
China and the Chinese.
Straight, in his official capacity In
China, once had occasion to hand over
to Chinese policeman nine Chinese
delinquents, This happened in small,
inland village, and Straight that night
walked round to the polceman's quar-
tiers to see how his prisoners were get
ting along
HE found them holding hands in
ring-or so, ut least, 1t seemed-and
dancing round and round tall flag
staff, like children playing ring
arOunda-rosy Straight drew nearer,
and saw that the men were not really
holding hands, but were handcuffed
wrist to wrist.
"The policeman then came cut and
stirred them up with long pole,
whereupon they danced little faster.
The policeman explained to Straight
that there was no village jail, and so
he had adopted this flagstaff method
of OBTAINING his prisoners.
=" But why said Straight, do you
keep them dancing all the timer
THAT said the policeman, Is to
prevent them from climbing up the
flagstaff and escaping
straight tried to explain that nine
men, handcutfed together, could
scarcely climb up a flagstaff stimuli
taneously, but the policeman thought
it was best to be on the safe side,
and his nine prisoners danced their
weary dance round the Flagstaff all
night long"
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1921-12-28
POWER OF LITTLE THINGS
How TrifIes Have Brought About Mo-
mentous Changes in the Des-
tfnies of Nations.

The destinies of nations have turned
on the most trivial things imaginable
Here are n few examples Of unusual
interest, London Answers states:
Tie beauty of Helen Of Troy caused
II terrible. war and Launched thou
sand ships and burned the topless
towers of Eliuma.' The war lasted
for ten years.
The oak tree that sheltered Charles
Stuart from his pursuers after the
fight AT Worcester made possible the
return of the Stuarts to the throne of
England.
The mole which made the molehill
in Bushey park that caused William
lis horse to stumble, and so brought
about the kings death, was long a
famous toast among the Jacobites.
The toast was to "the little gentleman
in the velvet coat"
Then, again, the geese in the capitol
Of Rome saved the city by their timely
quacking.
The beauty of Cleopatra led to the
fall of noble Mark Anthony; the steam
from Watts kettle altered the
worlds ideas of locomotives and the
wave ripple in a pond led Marconi to
experiment with the electromagnetic
waves of wireless telegraphy.
Truly, from little things do big
events derive!
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1921-12-28
W. X. C.. MEETING

On Monday evening occurred a very
enjoyable meeting of the w. r. G.
the last meeting of the year.
After the regular business session
a reception was given Mrs. Gertrude
Emerson. We have all learned "a
love her and regret that her home
is to be in New Hampshire for a
time, at least. Dainty refreshments
were served
The w. r. c. has had very suc.
cessful year, increasing its number
by 20 members. The amount added
to the treasury is very satisfactory
indeed.
We regret exceedingly that Ida A
l.. Towne, our president. does NOT fool
able to serve another year. We have
enjoyed her leadership, kind WAYS. and
good judgment in adjusting matters
under discussion. We bespeak the
same loyalty OF our membership to
suing year.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1921-12-28
BELIEF COST Elm HIS JOB
Reporter Was Discharged Because He
Had Faith in PractlcabiIty of
Edison's Electric Lamp.

did you ever hear OF the New
York newspaper reporter who lost his
job, only few years ago, because he
wrote an article for his paper about
EdisOns demonstration Of his firsr
electric lamp? The publisher said he
had no place on his paper for darned
fool who would believe you could
spirit electricity through wire that
had no hole in it, and fred the report
err unceremonlously
The speaker was grizzled Old cleo
trical engineer, who has attained the
age when he Is inclined to look back
on things as they were and to attempt
to understand the forces that have
brought about the marvellous changes
he has witnessed within his lifetime.
"You know" he continued las I
look back upon the development OF
electrical engineering, II seems to me
that advertising has had more to do
with 1t than any other factor. Flee
trical companies are willing to 90 al
most any length in the development
of new cOnveniences because they
have learned Not only about electric
ity, but have also learned what Is
more approximations to tell the peO-
pie about their products, through ad-
vertsing.
suppose | have an idea for new
kind of electric lamp. I could afford
to spend nearly any amount in per-
Iecting it, because, within few weeks
after it is ready for the market | can,
through advertising, get it Oh the
shelves Of thousands Of merchants.
and can have millions Of people ask
ing for it by name
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1921-12-28
Christmas Exercises at Puffer Meth
odist EPISCOPAL Church

Christmas at the Puffer Methodist
Episcopal Church began Saturday
night with the cantata, "The Night
Before Christmas" given by the Sun
day School 1t was a decided success.
The different characters were excep-
tionally well taken
T. B. Ellis, as Santa Claus, acted
his part to perfection Mrs. P. c.
Jones, as Mother, took her part ex-
ceedingly well and surely was an ideal
mother. Phillip King, as Tommie, was
the lively and wide-awake boy he was
expected to be; his three sisters, the
Misses tombstone, Lawson and How
ard, did their part without a break
as also did the six fairies and Rosa
All the solos and choruses made a
decided hit and showed much thought
work and training. Mrs. Raymore and
Mrs. Lawson were the accompanies.
Much credit is due Mrs. A. A. Niles
and her corp of efficient helpers for
the splendid manner i'm which this
cantata was put on.
The tree was well laden with gifts
for all At the Sunday morning serv-
ice the large chorus choir rendered
three very beautiful anthems, one
with violin obligato by A. NJ. Law
son. Mrs. Lawson taking the solo part
assisted by the chorus. The leader
Mrs. Lawson, is to be congratulated
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1921-12-28
LAMOILLE GRANGE NOTES

Lamoille Grange will hold its regu-
lar meeting Friday evening of this
week, when the third and fourth de-
grees will be conferred. All candi-
dates who have not already taken
these degrees please be present as
the officers wish to get this work
completed before the new officers are
installed: After the business session
a social hour will be enjoyed.
Let all come and spend pleasant
evening in the old year, and wish
your brothers and sisters a Happy
New Year.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1921-12-28
Methodist Episcopal Church

There was a large attendance at the
Christmas exercises and everybody
enjoyed the splendid program rendered
by the Sunday School.
Special music was rendered by a
full choir Sunday morning, the SER
mon and music being in harmony with
the occasion.
The teacher-training class will meet
at the close of the prayer meeting to-
morrow evening.
A collection was taken Sunday
morning for the children of Armenia
Next Sunday morning the pastor
will take for his subject "The Shift
ing Scenes of Time" A church cal
endar for 1922 will be gwen to each
person attending this service.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1921-12-28
Why Coat Was Ruined.

Manufacturing faults or fugitive
colors are responsible for trouble
where, in many cases, the laundryman
is blamed" states the secretary of
the British Federation of Launderers,
in reference to a mans coat which
had been sent to the wash and re-
turned in holey and dtsmantled condi-
ton. 1t has been reported that a
large number Of coats made of wood
pulp reached England from Germany,
and chemical examination of the re-
naming particles of the garment de-
stroyed disclosed the fact that it had
been entirely made of paper.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1921-12-28

upon the splendid music rendered
Mr.. Best preached a most excellent
Christmas sermon and at the close
gave the congregation booklets for
his Christmas greeting. In the after
noon at three the Junior League had
its usual exercises and tree, which
were all arranged and carried out by
the children, assisted by Mr.. Best
This is a very enjoyable affair and
one of the Christmas festivities which
the children always look forward to
a little more than any of the others
This closed very happy and joyful
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1921-12-28
INDIANS IN THE WORLD WAR
Ten Thousand FuIbIooded Redskins
Lie With American Dead in
France.

How many people in this country
We're aware before they read a recent
cable from London that 10000 full
bloOded Indians lie with the American
dead in France? Honor of con-
spicuous sort has been done to almost
every class and group and race that
contributed in any way to the allied
victory before the world was reminded
Of the singular part played in the
war by those Americans who NAV
properly be called 100 per cent. The
United States and all its people owe
a debt to DIR. Joseph X. Dixon. Of
this city, and to the founder of the
Wanamaker historical expeditions for
the part they played in bringing rec
ignition formally to the American
Indian. Haig, FOch and Pershfng
found these tribesmen deserving of a
place with the MODEST soldiers Of all
time. They were cool, dispassionate
fighters, invariably brave and mar
velQus as marksmpn. Most of them
were volunteers. The Indian in France
may yet live in great American epic.
He never knew complete freedom, yet
he went out to fight for it until he
died.-Philadelphia Evening Ledger.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1921-12-28
Machine Measures Golf Drive.

Golf enthusiasts bent upon develop
ing an ability to make long drives can
measure their progress by means of
machine which has been invented to
record accurately the length of drives.
The machine consists of steel pole
on the top of which is dial to the
mechanism of which is attached
cord. The golf ball is attached to the
end of this cord. When the player
strikes the ball the force of the drive
is recorded on the dial and the length
of the drive, had the ball not been held
by the cord, can be determined.--Pit
burch Dispatch.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1921-12-28
WorrisviIle Churches



A merry Christmas" was enjoyed
by a large company, when the pastor
preached an appropriate sermon in the
morning upon Gifts to the Christ
Child" Matt. 2:1l. Many helpful
thoughts were brought from the les
son. Mrs. Fender sang "Mary's Lula
by" by Ira B. Wilson.
The theme of the day was also OBJ
served in Sunday School and L. W
meeting, the latter being led by Nettie
Bidwell.
The exercises in the evening were
well rendered and enthusiastically re-
ceiyed, nearly all parts being taken
as planned
Brief exercises accompanied the
unloading Of the tree on Monday eve
ming
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1921-12-28
Buying and Selling Without Money.


The difficulties in conducting trades
without money are illustrated in the
following, reported by the United
States Trades commission at Riga:
Z According to current news from So
Wet Russia, the Council of the Peoples
CommiSsariat has established arbi-
trary exchange values for certain COM
modities, with one pood (36 pounds)
OF rye grain taken as the basis. It
is stated that this move has been made
necessary by the reintroduction Of
freedom in private trade.
From these arbitrary commodity ex-
change values, as established in June,
It appears that one pound of rye
grain is fixed as the equivalent of IL
pools of salt, % pools of petroleum,
II packages of matches. 9 metal pals,
iron spades or 6 arshins q arshin
equals 28-inches) Of calico.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1921-12-28

Next Sunday is Communion Sun
day. The subject of the sermon will
be "The Land of Beginning Again"
Church School at noon. Junior
Christian Endeavor meeting at soc
p. m. Evening meeting at seven
o'clock.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1921-12-28

The hearty cooperation of the adult
classes of the Sunday School, under
the direction of Mrs. H. A. Smalley
resulted in a Christmas supper and
entertainment for the juniors which
uas pronounced to be the best in many
years. The Sunday services were well
attended; the work of the choir, under
the leadership of Miss Barrows and
Mrs. g. NJ Powers, was of the usual
h.ch order; -by request, one Of the
mo1aing anthems, with solo by Cliff
ford Barrows, was repeated at the
evening service, as was also an ap-
propriate and skillfully executed
organ solo by Miss Mary Camp; the
children presented pleasing program
under the direction of Miss Noble
Miss Sherman and Miss Mudgett
Unfortunately, the pageant prepared
by Miss Thompson, had to be given
IN; it will probably be staged later
The Juniors were assisted at the eve
ming service by Mrs. Hosmer, vocal
ist and Philip Goddard, violinist.
The annual church meeting will be
held on Thursday evening of this
week at 1880. The annual meeting Of
the society will be held on Monday
evening, January ,, at 1870. The
parish supper viii be held Wednesday
evening, January 4.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1921-12-28
Progress AII-Important.

Let us remember that just because
Improvement is always and ever with
In the grasp of human effort at all
points, progress is the greatest real
sty in the World.-J. l.. Garvin.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1921-12-28
Christian Science Society

The services of this society are held
every Sunday forenoon at 10:45 in the
hall over f. w. Gates store.
The subject for next Sunday is
"God."
Sunday School will be held at 9:45
Sunday morning.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1921-12-28
r.event Gust

Touch with oil the center ends Of the
ribs of your umbrella. This prevents
rusting and running Of the materials.
Re sure that you use only a very little
oil hOWeyer.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1921-05-12
MANS RELATION { TO
UNIVERSE IS TOLD

b Following the chapel singing last
Saturday, DR.. C. L. Kjerstad gave q
most interesting talk on the "Relation
Of Man Of the Universe" He discussed
the question Of the origin of man,
giving various versions Of the\ same.
Among these were the Bible version
and an old Norwegian Saga version.
He compared man to the Universe
showing how insignificant man is. We
are, after all, Of little account as com.
pared to the vastness Of the sun and
its planets. Recently man at the
University Of Chicago measured q
star. It was found to be large enough
to contain the Sun, Mercury, Venus,
Earth, Mars, together with their orbits
and still its volume would reach half
way from the orbit Of Mars to the or
bit Of Jupiter.
DR.. Kjerstad said that man is conf
posed of the body and the mind with
its instincts. Of these three, it is the
mind that counts most in life. Meth
er the past, the present, nor the fu-
ture limits the mind in its capacities.
Man is made by his mentality. There
fore man must make his experiences
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1921-05-12
DANES CLUB B GIVE
SURPRISE SHOWER
Normal School Budget)

\NOIlIldl OCllOO1 DuufSCVl
BY a series of stories which suggest
that the Danes have rather vivid pow
ers of imagination Miss Josephine
Wright, faculty member, was mi
tiated by all the rites and ceremonies
that attend young lady, who is in
vited to her first miscellaneous show
er. TT time was last Saturday night
and the place was the hospitable
home of President and Mrs. c. E.
Allen. This honor was given Miss
Wright because it is her plan to be-
come a Dame in the near future.
One OF the first things on the pro-
gram, we are told, was fine four
course dinner which the ladies of the
Danes Club brought together and en-
joyed, as such dinners always are.
Each member of the Club brought a
gift which suited her fancy, having
in mind it's usefulness to the recipient.
Later in the, evening the conundrum
of how to manage husband was pro-
posed for discussion. Each dame gave
an answer to this question but none
was satisfactory to herself. 1t is
confidently claimed by the personnel
of this Club that the conundrum is q
problem whose solution is almost il
not quite impossible. Music and con-
versation filled the hours of very en-
ioyable evening. The guest Of honor
modestly is reported as saying that
she believed the DANES Club would be
fine organization to join. This event
proved to be a very happy one in ev-
cry respect. r... c.sf.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1921-05-12
FIRST CALL FOR
ALUMNI REUNION

Mrs. Fred Fredrickson, president OF
the Alumni Association, has issued the
following invitation to it's members.
"On June %, 1920, at the V: c.. N
alumni meeting, the matter Of having
certain classes come back each COM
me1lcement for reunions was brought
up. After discussion, the following
resolution was adopted: that in June:
1921, the classes up to 1901, inclusive,
and the class of 1911, have special re-
unions,
"NOW is the time to center every
effort toward making this years meet
ing the biggest ever.
SAIthough graduates Of 1911 and
1901 are to be especially honored at
this their tenth and twentieth ami
versarfes, and together with the
classes Of 1894, '95, '96, '97, '98, '99
and 1900 are to be given special rec
ognition, yet we urge every Alumnus
Of V. C. N. to be a PARTICIPANT in the
1921 reunion. II
"Pfans are under way for rollick-
ing; enthusiastic Homecoming. We
need your support. Be there on June
Is, 1921. Reunion and business meet
ing at two o'clock; banquet at six
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1921-05-12

Miss Sayde Pinkerton, former as
sistant secretary of the Minot Asso-
citation of Commerce and of late stem
ographer in the Office of Will E. Hol-
bein, secretary of the North Dakota
State Good Roads association at Bis
marck, died in Minneapolis yesterday
afternoon, according to word received
in Minot today. No details were re-
ceived other than that Miss Pinker-
ton went to Minneapolis from Bis
marck two weeks ago and was in good
health when she left. 1t, is believed
she went to visit Mrs. Stephen Judge,
formerly of Minot and now of Mime
apolis, who was an intimate fried of
Miss Kinkerton. The funeral will be
held Thursday afternoon at Lang
don, here former home. Mrs. Anna
Pinkerton, her mother lives at Wales,
N. d., with three other daughters,
Maude, Myrtle and Elizabeth. The
fourth daughter, Hazel, was married
few days ago and is living in Valley
City. The above is from the Minot
Daily News. Miss Pinkerton is sis
ter of Mrs. Arthur Rowley Of Valley
City.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1921-05-12

During the convention here yester-
day Nelghbor L. E. Hedstrum had a
Joke pulled off on him that for a time
was serious matter. Mr.. Hedstrum
was a committee to arrange for get
ting the theater tickets for the visit
ing Woodmen and in trying to make a
deal with John Piller dispute arose
as to whether the lodge should pay
Piller $40 or SIS for the tickets. Then
Hedstrum suggested that they flip
coins which was done and Piller lost
out and at the same time five dollars.
He got peeved and had his brother
Woodman arrested on a charge OF
gambling and Chief Swanson went
over to the convention being held in
the Elks home and arrested He'd
strum and took him into Judge labels
court where he pleaded guilty and was
fined 3Oc. The sentence was suspend
ed. We want to say that Neighbor
Hedstrum does not gamble but IS
law abiding decent citizen and Bro
Piller is severely censured for having
him arrested. There is no such thing
as gambling in this city-particularly
by Mr.. Hedstrum. 1t was a good joke
and the genial scout takes it good ma
turedly.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1921-05-12

The Times-Kecord receives occas.
ionally small bits of news through the
mail from people at points outside OF
Valley City, regarding parties, mar
riages, ETC., which, are of interest. to
the readers of this paper. With the
opening of the baseball season near
and other social activities taking on
more active form there will be
"heaps of news about the county
which the Times-Record will be only
too glad to use if some one that knows
about it will mail it to US. When
sending in news write it up so as to
make as clear as possible just what
the event was or is to be and sign
your name to it. However, your name
will not be used in connection with
the article. The same applies to city
people except that the telephone may
be used for social items. 1t is our
desire to make the paper as newsy as
possible, and every item that you con-
tribute will assist US to that end.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1921-05-12

The Fargo Forum last night says:
"Sheriff Engebret Larson, Of Valley
City, today combed Fargo in search Of
Oliver Thompson, As, trusty prisoner
in the Barnes county Jail at Valley
City, who escaped last night and is
thought to have boarded a freight
train for Fargo. Thompson's home
is at Hastings, N. D. He was de-
scribed to the Fargo police at 5 feet
10 inches in height and weight about
100 pounds" Sheriff Larson tells the
Times-Record reporter that the story
is all bunk.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1921-05-12

ing operations. The paper stated that
work would begin in from 60 to 80
days. We are informed this morning
that the club is going right ahead and
expected to have the golf links in OPP
GRAFTON very shortly. The golf archi-
tect will be here within the next two
or three days to lay out the course.
plans are already out for the club
building and work on that is expected
to begin very soon and it is hoped to
have the club in full swing so that the
members can enjoy the benefits of it
this season. The editor is pleased to
make this correction. Business men
have subscribed literally to the men,
bership lists and the country club is
going to start out with lot of live
members and much enthusiasm.