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1t is not only tho suburban acre, 1t -
not only the back yard. 1t is not only
the present market for produce or the
probable market next fall that IL up
for inspection and review at the pres
ent moment; the most important object
under the lcnse OF todays mtscroscope
is the man himself.
One kind Of human disposition Is that
which refuses to take definite action
as to planting because OF uncertain
ties of the season. This person says,
1T Is not likely to pay" Il can buy tho
stuff next summer for less expense
than II will cost to raise 1t" None but
the profitecrs and sharpers and mid
dlemen get anything out OF 1t My
country cousins worked hard and saved
and managed all last year and could
not make 1t pay"
Shall We conccde that the people OF
the present day are feeble race, In
ferior to those of tho previous genera
ton? More directly. are the inhabitants
OF these glorious western states unable
to endure with their innumerable con-
veniences and means of comfort, con-
trasted with the pluck which animated
the pioneers who came amid countless
hardships and fought out a grand sue
cess from tho unbroken soil?
Still moro directly, shall We throw up
tho best and most fortunate country
on earth. while thousands in Europe
and thousands in the Orient are long
ing and schcming to como herc?
Some sf the ArEuneats
Tlmidity has been engendered. hesi-
tation and vacillation produced by the
swtft changes in prices and in demand.
especially because tho origin and caus-
e. OF these changes have been myster-
ious and unaccountable. Tho more
reason then to expect that the erratic
conditions will soon get n round the
circle and begin to point our way.
Mercantile and theatrical people OBJ
serve and study and tr to anticipate
the human whim- II begins to ap-
pear that farm producers must do like
wise.
Beyond tho question of ordinary sales
Is that OF storage. Plenty OF shrewd
thinkers are confident that various
staple products II stored this season
will swell up with Increase faster than
money in the bank
There are officers now In the army
tand II requires superior mentality and
training to bo an officcr) who do not
hesitate to predict that there will be
another war within n fairly short time.
or conditions that will require the pro
paration for war.
A farm garden showing growing
crop. or cultivation or even breaking.
will he twice as far along for nesotiA-
ton and sale
Pueblo chieftain., 1921-04-11
'HICHESTDAM IN W0RLDT0
RECLAIM THOUSANDS0F ACRES
Will Join States Of Nevada and Arizona and Harness
the Turbulent Waters of the Colo
rado River

Washington. April 10-The highest
dam in the world. to Join the states
of Nevada and Arizona, and harness
turbulent waters OF the Colorado river
for extended irrigation in the south
west, is to be constructed in the near
future by the United States reclama-
ton service.
plans. would rise to the unprecedented
height OF 500 or 600 feet in Boulder
canyon, where granite abutments rise
more than 1000 feet above the water
surface. Engineers OF the reclamation
service, afloat on barges, are now
boring for bed rock underneath.
A lake varying from thirty to fifty
miles in length would be backed up in
the Colorado and Virgin rivers: and in
this basin would be held in check for
irrigation, the drainage from almost
tho entire Colorado river basin. includ-
ing parts of six states.
Tho proposed structure would be
higher by far than the worlds highest
dam at present-Arrowrockd dam, on tho
Boise river, Idaho. which measures A8
feet-and would top other famous dams
in the United States, among the high
est of which are:
Shoshone, on the Shoshone river, Wy
oming, 32s feet; Elephant Butte on the
Rio Grandc, New Mexico. 800 feet; and
Roosevelt, on the Salt River. Arizona,
29O feet.
Preliminary work on the Boulder can
yon project Is being done under author
~ of congress. which appropriated
$40 900 for investigation. An additional
$4,000 was contributed by local irri-
gators Engineers have located a site,
and are making horinEs for founda-
tions. While these are incomplete, bed
rock has been located at q number
of points and the outlook Is favorable
according to Arthur p. Davis. director
OF the reclamation service.
interests from the irrigable region
are expecting to bring their problem
before congress at the approaching sos
sion. and thru the COMMITTEES on irri-.
CATION seek government aid. It is un-
derstood: but the exact nature OF their
proposal, whether an out and out ap-
preparation. government loan. or ex-
tension of credit has not been an
nounced.
So unmanaEcable has the river been
in the past that 1t has often changed
its lower channel Like huge elephant
with body over seven states II has
swung its trunk about thru tho soft silt
delta, uncomfortable at flood and de-
structivc to canals and levees. So ac-
tive did the trunk become in 1905 that
1t entered tho California Develop
Pueblo chieftain., 1921-04-11

That one hansin' right IN front OF
ye."
MolI made a clumsy move for the
garmcnt in question. and it fell off
its hanger. as such heavy things will.
Quick as n flash. silky MoIl bent
down and picked IL up-pickcd II up.
and the loaded rcvolved which lay
right under IL.
Before tho detective had even an
inklinE OF her intention. she had him
covered and Ballard. sprinEinE to his
side, had possessed himself of tho
wc,i-nilcd police weapon. with which
he instantly covered Mike.
II was tho work OF moment to
possess themselves OF the necklace.
right under tho eyes OF the two m~r
who ragged hclplcasly with upliftcd
arms.
Thcn swiftly and joyfulIy tho lovers
backed toward the door, stIll holding
their prey covered.
Good bye-and good luck''' they
called swcctly. and slnrnming tho door
shut after them, they locked tho i'll
assorted pair within,
CONTINUED Tomorrow
Spain is said to have nearly "A quar-
ter of million hoggars.
Pueblo chieftain., 1921-04-11

the silo mounted on Noah ark like
scaplano. In Arizona We might
need to carry a gun: in Colorado wa
VIII need TO carry boat.
Tho tendcrfooter shivcrcd yeeter-
day morning as he opened the door
OF his homestead shack and found II
scum of ice on the water In his wash
pan. He exclaimed There can be no
such thing as farming in such an
Alaska rs this! Better call this tho
valley OF tho Yukon" Never you
mind; we can show you tho official
records OF at least three seasons since
the present century set in. when there
were only three fostloss months in
the year. The last OF these ended up
with one of tho biggest crops and ono
OF the finest state fair exhibits.
But II Is like fighting a fire Tho
city has an elaborate layout OF pre-
paredncss, from fire trucks to the big
whistle. Same way with farming
II We have good luck Mt both end,
OF the short summer we may get by
with five or at least four frostless
months We must be all ready to Jump
in ana make every move count, and
keep everything on the hustle thru
mat sunny growing season.
Hero comes in brief note which
instead of a dozen lincs-thc pre-
parauon of the seed bed. This is tho
essence of preparedness. II the grow
inE season were six months long ws
would have poor success without a
good soil bod for the seeds Even in
a poor country school a smart child
can acquire considerable education,
but there is no garden seed can catch
on in u wrctchcd hard. sterile mass
of clods too dry or too wot.
Entirc column could be written to
show the strange and fantastic IL
cures of markets in tho east and
markets local. No need. To the rural
people the market columns have all
this winter been the most Interesting
portion OF the newspaper.
About tho c3d of this month We
may begin to settle down into a feel
ing OF confidence. n faith that there
will be no more raids from frosts.
Arapahoes, smallpox or drunken
rowdies. but of this quartet there is
nothing surely sure except the In
dians. and even they are likely to
pranco on the baseball field and tho
buttermilk bar.
Il. Ed Downey shipped so head of
fat cattle to the Kansas City market
the past week and he stated that he
was pleased with the returns. con-
sidering the past market conditions
on cattic.-Ordwny Era
Dairy farmers do not havc to
worry about raising the money to pay
taxes. Their monthly pay check puts
them on cash basis and makes them
independent-Lamar Sparks.
Seeding of the 1921 crop in west
ern Minnesota. particularly on high
ground got under way last week. n.
j. Holmbers, state commissioner of
Pueblo chieftain., 1921-04-11
agriculture declared prospects for 4
good crop were never better"

A sweet potato weighing 20 pounds,
grown by J. ]. Paublo an Indian. wns
shown at a recent Escondido (CL.)
exhibition.
Most of the grain bins in Kansas
Ing 1921 crop OF wheat is threatening.
and the pillow boys are hitching up
to begin to get ready to plant corn.
Pueblo chieftain., 1921-04-11
CHAPTER TEN
The Midnight Visit

When Silky Moll was left alone. after
Black Mike had retreated with Dapper
Bill to the latter's quarters in the fiat
across the hall, her first thought was
to make dash for 1t with the neck
lace. She would return 1t to Chang Lo,
and then get ronforcements to rescue
her lover. "
But a careful examination showed
Pueblo chieftain., 1921-04-11

BY carrying a step further the pro-
cess OF recovering sulphite spirit from
the waste of wood pulp factories, by
evaporation, 1t has been discovered
that a new and valuable fuel may he
produced. The process prccipitates the
organic contents of. the lye in The form
of powdered coal.
Pueblo chieftain., 1921-04-11
Foley's
Honey and Tar
COMPOUND

LooSENS THE PHLEGM AND
MUCUS clean the air psssases. coats
iuflamed and irritntcd membranes With
healing and soothing dcmulcent. eases
hoarseness. stops tickling in the throat
and mskes retrcshins, restful sleep
possible.
Pueblo chieftain., 1921-04-11
Life In Colorado
lmparts Courage

From the Pioneer Chieftain. Aekmnn,
MonteZuma county:
Today finds tho farmers in this s~c-
tion busy plowing and planting and
everybody optimistic over the outlook
for n bumper crop this season. South
western Colorado has just passed thru
ono of the finest winters over eSper-
fenced. 1t has lived UP to Its name. tho
land OF sunshine, with little snow and
good roads practically all winter Cars
have run almost continually all win
ter. Taking everything into general
wo can't help but feel that there is
more truth than poetry In that saying,
"'Tis a privilege to live in Colorado
Pueblo chieftain., 1921-04-11
Banishsd La Grippe coush,

Lewis Newman. 5oetf Northrand ST.. Charles.
Hone, snd Ter 10 tho best remedy Tor iuns
trouble have ever used. have been down siek
ever since January and nothing would do me
winter until / aet two eoe bottles of foI.y!s
Honey and Tar. I used ~ bottles. sm dad
90 sAy can, feel any more cold in my chest"
Foley's Honey and Tar Compound
gives prompt relief from coughs, colds,
hoarsencss, tickling throat. whoopina
cough. spssmodie Group sad bronchial
coughs.
Pueblo chieftain., 1921-04-11

Dairy farmers do not have to
worry about raising the money to pay
taxes. Their monthly pay check puts
them on n cash basis and makes them
ndependent-Lama Sparks
Pueblo chieftain., 1921-04-11

Seeding of the 1921 crop in west
ern Minnesota. particularly on high
ground got under way last week. N.
j. Holmbers, state commissioner of
Pueblo chieftain., 1921-04-11

r. Ed Dcwney shipped so head of
fat cattle to the Kansas City market
the past week and he stated that he
was pleased with the returns. con-
sidcring the past market conditions
on cattie.-Ordwny Era
Pueblo chieftain., 1921-04-11

iorn Drug Co.. Fourth d santa Fe.
Pueblo chieftain., 1921-04-11

the silo mounted on Noah ark like
scaplano. In Arizona We might
need to carry a gun: in Colorado wa
viii need to carry a boat
Pueblo chieftain., 1921-04-11

careful e1Amination showed
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1921-02-02
WAITSFIELD
High School Notes.

The following students not having
been absent or tardy during January
and having a good record in conduct
and scholarship were given last Fri
day afternoon OFF Harry Bonnet,
Kenneth Bowen, Edmund Boyce, Col
lister Buzzell, George Elliot, Lyle Ford.
Guerdon Fory, Marshall Gaylord,
Frank Joslin, Donald Moriarty, Fran.
els Moulton, Guy Savage, Floyd som
eryille, Clyde Tucker, Clifford Wallis,
Tia Allen. Doris Austin, Lena May
Buzzell, Mabel Corliss, Shirley Corliss,
Bernice Kingsbury, Alvina Pappino,
Edna Prentis, Frances Seeley, Maude
Someryille, Sybil Stone and Edith
Tucker.
The sixth.year class had charge Of
the assemblies last week. Wednesday,
Mrs. Mills gave most interesting talk
on her large and valuable collection
Of Indian baskets, which she had
brought with her from the west, The
students enjoyed this assembly very
much Mrs Mills was introduced by
Leah Bernath Friday, Charles Jones
and orman Tucker spoke on the Older
BOYS Conference, which they recently
attended in St. Johnsbury.
A new system Of instruction is be
ing tried out in the various classes. II
is known as the group system and was
introduced by Miss Perrine. who had
observed the wav Il is operated in the
Springfield. Mass, schools. Accord
ING to this method. the most adj
vanced students in the class are chos-
en- to teach the Others, the regular
teacher going from group 70 group
making corrections and suggestions.
In this way, every student in the class
is kept busy the entire recitation pc
riod. Very good results have already
been obtained, especially with the
younger students.
Friday afternoon. Or Kent visited
school and gave a short talk to the
student body. He spoke OF our system
Of government. with which he Is much
pleased ne said that now we are well
established. we must expect that peo-
I DE viii look al u with critical eyes
wondering how long student govern
meut will continue 20 be a suceess. He
| impressed upon " the necessity u
/ having faith in ourselves and Of stand
T ing together 80 strongly that outside
opposition will have no effect upon Us
Friday evening. the Boys Athletic
association rHve q promenade and
dane at the school building Home
made candy was sold during the eve
ming. and about twenty dollars was
| cleared Nrs. Fory and Nr Pattet.
son furnished music. Irs. Gotta Mr.
Farr and Mrs. A. n Tucker. members
II the Parent Teacher association, act
81 a. hosfesses.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1921-02-02

The value al milk as a food Is
brought more sharply to attention by
the announcement of the reduction in
price of milk in Barre from fifteen
cents to thirteen cents per quart. Sci
entists tell us, and experience backs
up the assertion, that cows milk is
one of the finest foods that can be
taken by the human being, both as
regards the amount OF nourishment
contained and az regards the digesti-
bility of the food, 1t combines a large
number of the values which the human
body needs for the rebuilding of the
cells that are constantly being broken
down and in its normal state it goes
into the human stomach without many
Of the handicaps which accompany
many other foods. Thus we see that
milk ought 70 be the natural food. It's
use Is the more to be desired when it
II Vohhiueitu th"t tuc hl'h SUM az
Barre is from herds which have been
tested and from which herds all cows
infected with bovine tuberculosis have
been eliminated. These tests are con
Quoted so frequently as to prevent the
development Of the disease in the ami
mails, thus giving a great measure of
protection to the public. Therefore,
drink milk.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1921-02-02

To- A. Comstock's tenement to Mr.. Gil
more's tenement on the Williamstown
road
Judge and Mrs Dana of Montpelier
spent Sunday with Mr.. and Mrs Ar,
buckle.
Alex Thow and the little son of Mr..
Rock, who have been at the City hos
pital for treatment, have returned TO
their homes,
Melburn Wright Of Burlington has
arrived home for a short visit with his
father and mother.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1921-02-02
STATE PRISON CONDITIONS.

After reading Mrs. Lillian olzen-
dams report Of her observations at
the state prison which, by the way,
were not az all iattering to some
phases of the life there. the people of
Vermont will look forward with inter
est to the official report Of the legis.
lati,e committee which made an inves-
LEGATION Of conditions At the same time
As Mrs. Olzendam was there II the
findings Of the legislative committee
are as bad ~ the word picture por-
irayed by Mr.. olzendam there is a
great need FOR sharp change How
ever. there are assertions that some
| II Mrs. Olzendam's criticisms were not
|entirely just in that they were the
result Of faulty observation. No one
win accuse her II deliberate intent 70
portray the conditions in wrong light
but an viii admit that there is a
fhsnce for error 10 creep in. The same
thing might. Of course, be said about
the observations by the legislative
rommittee: but those observations win
he included in one report made mp from
the opinions q many men and ought
perhaps, 20 BE- = little more valuable
thar one person. findings Hence the
legislative committ@s's report win b.
twsited vita interest,", a. furnishing Z
EAST, on which action nav = taken b
.he Legislature With sssurA1-s Tat the
right thing vin Be- deHe.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1921-02-02

on Warren street many years ago,
which caused house he then owned
to be considerably lower than the level
of the street. He had sold the house;
in fact, the house had changed hands
again since that sale BY him. Yet he
thought the city ought to deal fairly
and pay its just obligations just as 1t
expected the taxpayers TO pay theirs.
He said L. n. Normandeau, the man
who purchased the property from him,
had to raise the house % feet to get
it up on the ground floor of the street
and that the cost OF the outlay to Mr..
Normandeau was 81 $50 He offered
TO divide his own damages in half and
ask the city to pay $3.50 The matter
vas referred to the street committee
and the city attorney
On recommendation OF George III.
Cook. street sprinkling taxes against
Mrs. stephen Shufelt tovercha rgedl
and the Crandall property on Maple
avenue we're abated Henry Alexan-
dcr's protest against the NE of sur
face sewer across his land as the out
let of a domestic sewer from the Abare
house off Prospect street was referred
4
to the street and health committees n
Barquin appeared in person and asked
for permission 10 postpone the removal
of his barn on West Patterson street
until the weather opened up SO he
could make a foundation. He agreed
TO keep the premises clean Of manure
in the meantime, and the permission
| was granted. r. p. Corcoran, deputy
income tax man, was given permission
to use the city council chamber.
Among the acquisitions on the city
| treasury was one for $4,000 from the
city schools That was honored as
.were the following; Street pay, $3.50.
IS: engineering pay, s4l.73; water pay,
S93s5; fire paw. Sla255i police pay,
sS465; c. L. Booth, $40; Miss Grid
lev. S26. William Wishartt S466s;
Fred Inglis. auditor, s2s.40; Robert
Mackie, auditor 5000; J. ]. Averill,
auditor. sos. 40; Burroughs Adding Ma
chine Co. Sl96.
The street committee was author
! lied TO purchase a cement mixer and
1--WE cars of cement with a view to-
ward extending the cement pavement
on North Main street the coming sum
mer
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1921-02-02
SOUTH BARRE

DIR. Bancroft, who is on the sick list
is reported on the gain.
A daughter was born to Mr.. and
Mrs. Morris Jan. 20,
Fritz Hollenback. who has been Wis
iting his brothers in Windsor, has re-
turned home.
Mrs. Randall French has gone to Wa
terhury to care for her father, who Is
on the sick list.
Mr. Wheeler intends to move from
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1921-02-02
HINTS IN MAKING OUT
INCOME TAX RETURNS

In the making of an income
tax return for the year, l9Zo,
taxpayers of every class, bust
ness and professional men, wage
earners and farmers, should pre-
sent to themselves for consider
alton the following questions:
Did you receive any interest
on bank deposits?
Did you receive any bonuses
during the year?
Have you any property from
which you receive rent!
Did you receive any income III
the form of dividend or interest
from stocks or bonds
Did you make any profit ON
the sale of stocks, bonds, etc.
Did you act as Il broker in
any transaction from which you
received commissions
Are you interested in any
partnership or other firm from
which you receive any incomef
Have you any income from
royalties or patents!
Have you any minor children
who are working?
Have you control of the earn
ings Of such children If so, the
amount must be included in the
return Of income.
Has your wife any income
from any source whatsoever If
so, it must be included III your
return or reported in a separate
return of income.
Did you receive any directors
fees or trustees fees in the
course of the year!
Do you hold any office in a
benefit society from which you
receive income?
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1921-02-02

Don't stay stuffed.upl Quit blowing
and snuffling A dose Of "Papes Cold
Compound taken every two hours un-
til three doses are taken usually breaks
up a cold and ends all grippe misery.
The first dose opens clogged-up nos
trils and air passages OF headi stops
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1921-02-02

Few people are as willing to admit
they are as near bankruptcy as the
railroads are constantly declaring they
are People expect to get nothing fur
thcr than sympathy if they indulge IN
that line of talk, whereas the railroads
believe the sympathy will be supple
mented by fresh outpouring of coin
Tat explains the difference in the
mental attitude.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1921-02-02
Nvxz:;a> z:sa;!:S'>'
F. Fl. Rogers &
Company
MAN FELL, GUN DISCHARGED.
John Ludwig, Pownal, in Serious Con-
dition in Hospital.

Pownal, Feb. John Ludwig OF this
place is in a North Adams, Mass, hos
pital in serious condition as a result
of a rabbit hunt Saturday, Ludwig
and two other young men were climb
ing the west mountain when he slipped
on the ice and fell, discharging the
gun, badly lacerating one shoulder He
ast a quantity OF blood before physi-
clans checked the hemorThage, so much
that his condition was made critical.
He has a wife and three children.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1921-02-02

The shocking tragedy in the town
of Rochester on Tuesday in which six
members OF family of ten living in
a made-ovcr shed were burned to
death reveals that not all the housing
problems are to be found in the large
cities.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1921-02-02
"Papes Cold Compound is Quickest Relief Known

nose running; relieves headache, dull
ness. feverishness, sneezing.
"Pape's Cold Compound is the quick
est. surest relief known and costs only
a few cents at drug stores. II acts
without assistance Tastes nice. Con.
tains no quinine Insist upon Pape's
ADV
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1921-02-02

As yet sugar hasn't reached the
point where the dealers are giving 1t
away with the purchase of a yeast
cake, but it's nearing that minimum
price mark. 1t is hard to realize that
a year and two years ago the people
were willing almost to barter their
souls to get a pound Of sugar.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1921-02-02

Mrs. Harding is being initiated into
the undesirable features of being the
wife of the president Of the United
States, even before her husband is in
Quoted into Office The way American
people cape at, ogle and inconvenience
those prominent in life is serious re-
Election on their good manners.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1921-02-02

President Wilson is planning to 60
to the Capitol on March 4 to sign the
bills enacted into laws by the retiring
Congress. Perhaps he viii also take
the opportunity to look over the wilful
many.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1921-02-02
Seventh Day Adventists to Take Up
Collection.

Washington, d. C.. Feb. THE gem
eral conference committee Seventh
Day Adventists, announced to-day that
Feb. 26 had been set aside for taking
an offering in all churches OF the de-
nomination for famine sufferers in
northern China.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1921-02-02

Although there are now three wom-
en- deputy sheriffs in Washington
county there should be no greater rush
on the part of the men to fall into the
arms of the law.