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The Washington herald., 1921-03-10

Truxton Wood, stopped speaking to
everybody and continued to be ST.
lent for three whole weeks.
The woman. did not worry par
ticularly, she said, over this condi-
tion of affairs, as long as Truxton
paid the rent and the grocery bill.
But when the usual allowance was
not Forthcoming she sought an in
terview with him.
He only grunted at first, she Said,
and then broke into a streak of
swear words that could be heard a
long way off. Then. she said, he
consigned her to the birthstone re-
gions and blacked her eye, to boot.
Truxton said he stopped talking
IN order to find out what and
whereof his wife found so much to
talk about and so much time to do
the talking in.
He did not explain why he hit
her, except to intimate that he was
peeVed because she interrupted his
train Of thought.
1t cost him s10-and a warning
not to do 1t again.
NOT MUCH DELICACY
BUT GREAT ACTION.
In response to an invitation
Harry Taylor called on Louise Tay.
lor. They are not related.
When he arrived, Harry said. he
discovered that someone else had
been Invited. too. and he did not
like that a bit and told Louise So
She then tried to convince him
that no man on earth had an,
strings on her and that she had 9
right to entertain whom she
pleased.
But 1t was useless, SO she said
Harry "bawled" her out In from,
Of the other fellow, who soon de.
cided that 1t was better weathe,
on the outside.
Then the pair continued thai,
arguments. Harry threatened tc
fix her so that no man would ave,
want to look at her again. Louiss
became frightened and caused his
arrest.
He convinced the Judge that hs
actually meant no harm and was
released on his personal bonds to
behave himself and keep away from
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The Washington herald., 1921-03-10

THURSDAY. MARCH 10. 1871.
Copyrighf. 1921, by the Mcclure Nevspapcr
syndicate)
>Astroiogers read this as an un-
Important day. Venus Is In an as
pect mildly encouraging to the af-
airs of men and women.
During this rule no risks should
be taken. but 1t Is probable that
temptation to speculate will be
strong. Women have the forecast
of good fortune at this time. They
should, however, pursue routine
natters-
All the signs point to unusual
stress being put on dress and agi-
tation concerning the fashions will
sxtend to many organizations.
Mars is in a place interpreted to
forecast the death of q great SOL
Her or physician.
Sickness among children may be
IN the increase during this govern
ment Of the stars. and accidents
may be more numerous than usual.
Reforms will be much debated
while the influence Of this months
lunation IL strong.
The wedding OF royalty win start
anew agitation that may hasten
zreaf governmental changes.
Many marriages Of wide interes,
VIII mark the spring Of this year
and disparity Of age win be fire.
7uent
Railway matterp viii not be sat-
sfzctory and there may be q great
,umber OF accidents.
Persons whose birthdate It 10
asve the augury Of q quiet year
hat should be very happy.
Children born on this day are
kelly to be quick, alert and nerv-
~ I1ese subjects OF Pisces usu-
any have = great desirs for change
The Washington herald., 1921-03-10
Kenyon Planning Trip
To See Irish Troubles

Senator Kenyon, Republican, of
Iowa, announced yesterday that il
circumstances permit. he will visit
ireland before the special session Of
Congress convenes next month to
make an investigation of conditions
there.
The Senator said that while he is
strongly desirous of making the trip
to satisfy himself as to the Irish
situation, 1t will depend entirely on
the length of the extraordinary ses-
sion of the Senate. If it Is pro-
longed beyond Saturday, he declared
1t will be doubtful IL he will be able
to go, as the short time remaining
before the extra session would not
give him sufficient opportunity for
the investigation he wants to make.
The Washington herald., 1921-03-10
Deductions Of Harvey Hunt
By Philip Francis NswIaa.

pher. Only q few minutes before /
had brought his mail In for him to
sign. and he was alone. Nobody
could reach him without passing
my desk anyhow
Looks bad for you. Thropman,.
said Bruce, taking the handouts
from MS pocket. Guess I'll have
10 take You in" And despite the
others expostulations of innocence
he did so.
Now Charles Thropman was a
member Of the same club as Har.
vey Hunt. and when the latter
heard OF the predicament he was
in he hurried to see him at once
and offered to do what he could dc
to exonerate him.
1t was just one or two minutes
after fiye wheh he had entered the
plant, Charles said. for the whistles
OF the other factories in the neigh
borhood. which closed at five, had
just blown. The doorman at the
factory substantiated this state.
ment. Then Harvey Hunt looked
| up Patrolman Riley, and from that
officer got an exact statement a.
to what he had noted upon enter.
ing the office.
"He couldn't have been dead long
sir" said Riley. %for his cigarette
was just burning out. Yes, sir
I noted it particularly. because tho
ash for the full length OF the cigar
cite was there on the desk. and &,
had burned down to the very end
Harvey Hunts eyes CLEANED Al
| this statement
in that case" he said. II shall
go down to headquarters and ar
range for the release OF Charles
Thropman and the arrest of isabelle
| Greavcs."
"But-but, how do you figure tha
out. sir?" asked Riley.
The Washington herald., 1921-03-10
Daily Hard Knot

Three years ago I was seven
times as old as my brother. Two
years ago ] was four times as old.
Last year was three times as
old. This year I am two and a
half times as old as he. How old
am and how old Is my brother?
(Answer to yesterdays: Lowell.
Crosswords: Lounge, bought. bow
ing, Robert, homely, trowel.)
The Washington herald., 1921-03-10
JUDGE!
By RUDOLPH PERKINS.

for his money. Nicholas then pro-
| ceeded to the nearest poolroom and
| stayed there until midnight. Maude
came after him.
She ignored vague insinuations
and hints from the other poolplay-
ers to run along home Nicholas
found himself being dragged out of
the place and accused of paying at
tention to a red-haired woman, a
| type he claims does not exist among
his race.
This irritated him very much, and
that night Maude found herself
nursing a. badly hurt head.
1t cost Nicholas $40, nearly all
that he had in his envelope before
he started for the poolroom.
EVEN AS CAVALIERS
OF OLDEN TIMES.
Vernon McNaughten came into
court with a big bump over his eye.
caused by contact with the fist OF
Sam Jones.
Sam brought his right arm into
play, he said, when Vernon ordered
him to move on away from a girl
at a dance.
The girl was to have been escorted
10 tne dance Dy himself, Sam said,
but she telephcned him. he said, that
she was sick and could not go. Sam
went anyhow. and. he said, he saw
Vernon there with the girl.
He remarked offhand that for a
sick girl she was a mighty slick
dancer. Vernon resented the re-
mark and fight took place.
Sam said that Vernon hit first
and Vernon said that Sam hit first.
But Sam had more witnesses than
Vernon did and he managed to CON-
Vince the court that he had decorated
vernon's face in self-defense and the
charge of assault against him was
dismissed
THE STRANGE CASE OF
TRUxTOg WOOD.
Without explaining to anyone the
why and wherefore OF his actions,
said Anne p. Wood, her husband,
The Washington herald., 1921-03-10
Some Alphabet.

Do you know that if you were
attending school in India and
learning the written Indian "al-
phabet" you would have to mem
orize a set of 1000 characters?
These signs do not represent let
ters, but syllables.
Education in India has always
been backward. A new, more
condensed, honest-to-goodness al
phabet for her boys and girls
to study would work wonders
In driving, illiteracy from the
land.
The Washington herald., 1921-03-10
Tips to Writers

Toward-towards. These words
are used Interchangeable. ITO
ward" is not as often used as
towards" however.
Farther-further. Farther" ex-
presses distance. as I'VE walked
no farther" Further" means that
which is additional, as, 'I wrote
nothing further about it."
The Washington herald., 1921-03-10
THE IRISH QUESTION .
Is GIVEN ATTENTION.

One evening three unattached and
unemployed gentlemen sat down
around the stove in a near-beer
saloon and discussed the Irish situa-
tion. The arguments soon reached
the black-and-tan stage.
Bob jackson said that since Ire
land and Africa never had anything
in common 1t was up to all Afro
Americans to mind their own bust
ness.
George Hayden claimed that be-
cause Of the black and tans being
injected into the situation, it was
some of the business of their race.
Charles Hughes argued that
neither George nor Bob knew what
they were talking about. The bar
tender ordered them all outside, and
advised them to take their argu-
ments with them.
Charles and George got sup and
went out. Bob sat still and defied
the bartender. The bartender called
"a policeman who escorted the man
to the sidewalk.
Bob let loose with a variety of
language known as Billingsgate, and
was charged with disorderly con-
duct.
1t cost him Sand the court ad-
vised him. to let the Irish situation
alone.
PAYDAY NIGHTS AND
AFTERMATHS.
, For many years. Nicholas Brown
said. his wife. Maude, was always
on hand at his working place on
payday to take charge of his en-
velope.
This was because Nicholas broke
and Nicholas flushed were two dff-
,ferent men. So Maude said. II NE
had money. she said. he fell for any
vamp. old or young, that came
along. but. she explained, II he had
little or ND money in his jeans he
behaved himself.
One payday shs pl,ssd coming
The Washington herald., 1921-03-10
"Batt'ries Fer Tday!"
Yea DO! Batter up!

Henry Polk and Twining
schools cracked the lid of the
elementary school baseball sea-
son with a game Tuesday after
noon on the New York Avenue
Playground. The Polk nine
copped the long end of a 6-to-3
score. The contest is one of the
spring training battles being
played by the various school
mines in preparation for the an
nual municipal playground base
ball championship series which
will start after the Easter va
cation.
The Washington herald., 1921-03-10
Remains School Head.

DANvILLE, Va, March 9.-De-
spite the fact that the local scheol
board failed to indorse him for the
position, F. II. wheatley was to-
day reappointed Superintendent of
the local schools by the state board
of education. Wheatley, with a six
teen-year record, had no official OPP
position. although individual menu
bers of the school board who de-
clined recommendation wrote their
psrsonal opinions to the state board.
The Washington herald., 1921-03-10

catches and handles. You
may have them in light and
dark shades of leather.
For the man or woman
who wants a really high
grade travelling bag at a
much lower price than they
have been obtainable in
many months. we commend
this value.
Travelling Goods section. Fourth
NoQr.
The Washington herald., 1921-03-10
No. 81.

MOST people know that the direc-
1Sl tion OF a sound may be gauged
by comparing its strength as heard
from two or more locations. But
few realize that II Is a fact easily
and scientifically demonstrated. that
we unconsciously use our ears in
accordance with this principle.
1t is very easy to determine
whether n sound comes from our
right or our left, because in that
case II Is louder In one ear than in
the other, and our brain subcon-
sciously makes the comparison. But
a sound coming from the front or
the rear is heard equally by both
ears. and we are often mistaken
as TO which II Is, particularly in
the open. where there are no echoes,
and under conditions such as those
which surrounded the murder OF
John Querins. where sight gave no
additional testimony.
Harvey Hunt. In the case OF Con
fiicting Testimony" argued that the
testimony Of Mulford determined
the matter. He was FACING the
north. and heard the report as com
ing from east. Wright had been
facing the west. and the sound CON-
ing either from in front or in back
OF him made him uncertain. The
district attorney thought he was
certain, but was mistaken. that the
sound also was coming from in front
or in back of him.
"Of course" Hunt concluded, "we
couldn't have convicted Werner on
that testimony. A jufy would have
laughed at such fine distinctions
But in spite of his fine self-control
Werner was a pretty nervous man
He broke down and confessed un-
der the accusation. II he hadn't,
don't know whether I could have
found evidence enough TO convict
him or not, but at least my field OF
search would have been cut in half
The Washington herald., 1921-03-10
A Familiar Quotation

(Can you guess who wrote it?)
To each his sEferirgs: all are
men,
Condemned alike to groan;
The tender for onotheTs pain,
The nnfeeling for his oapn.
Yesterday, "Ah! Happy years!
Once more who would not be
boyr-Lord byron. .Childe
Harold's Pilgrimage"
The Washington herald., 1921-03-10
Nuts to Crack, ,

Why is a proud girl like a
music book?
(Answer to yesterdays: why
are weary people like automo-
bile wheelsT-Because they are
tired)
The Washington herald., 1921-03-10
If You Desire a High. Grade
Cowhide Travelling Bag
This Is an Unusual Value at SI8.Z5

Genuine Cowhide Travelling Bags. in
the convenient lS-ineh size only 1t is
made in three-piece leather style. with
real leather lining. very substantial
hand-sewed frame and good strong lock.
The Washington herald., 1921-03-10

business. Shopkeepers smirk tneir
smirkiest at their approach - and
then exact the highest price. II -
Of such material that real vampires
are made. Men tire OF them quick
ly. They merely add a touch Of
gaiety TO a party.
These girls are recruited from
good positions usually. They have
found that IL 10 actually possible
TO live without work and yet not
fracture a certain commandment
In the end. like Kipling's female.
they pay and pay and pay.
They become cruel and sardonic-
incapable Of loving. Every man is
considered as q victim They ind
themselves more and more unwel-
come-and then they let themselves
go. The Potters' Field is filed with
many who started out merely TO be
salamanders.
A six-block walk UP Broadway
gives an inkling OF the change
along the old street. wallsck's.
where the sporty. horsey crowd
hung out. now has a hat shop on
the corner. The Knickerbocker is
an ONCE building. and the old Clar-
idge bar is now given over to the
sale Of chewing gum and candy.
The famous Rector's is now a place
for selling overcoats and suits. The
Astor cellar. where wine was drawn
from hogsheads, has been filled with
coal.
The Washington herald., 1921-03-10

called morning musicales." at
which stars Of the opera world ap-
pear. are really conducted at a re-
verse angle. The stars actually
pay to appear. In return they get
the advertising and afterwsrd min
gle with the very select audience
that is permitted to attend.
The Washington herald., 1921-03-10

Can you figure IL outf
The answer will appear tomorrow
Copyright. 1891, By Public Ledger Coz
The Washington herald., 1921-03-10

Old John Querins was mur-
dered while ON n hunting trip
with six politicians. Tive men-
bers Of the party were sus-
pected.
Querins. the district attorney.
and two others were together.
the nth hunter some distance
to the east. and the sixth. to
the west. A gunshot WINS heard
and Quentin fell dead. q revol-
ver bullet I'm the head.
which man shot Quentfnf
Hunt. the fnfaiiibie, worked out
q solution by using n -pripcipie
Of physics." Are his deductions
similar 20 yoursf
The Washington herald., 1921-03-10
hionable Sports Apparel

r HAT hints of the deEshd modes Here wall find Hoe
skirts of umat youthful and of charming simplicity, the
of ashton
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-10-04
5000 ATTEND OPENING
DAY OF STATE FAIR
Larger Part Of Program Carried out
In Spite OF Rainy
Weather.

White River Junction, Oct g. The
rain Of the afternoon failed TO keep
away on the opening day of the Yer
mont State fair 5000 people and they
witne sed the carrying out of the
program with the exception of the
completion Of the two races scheduled
aud the open air vaudeville acts.
On Wednesday the granite manufac-
turers of Quincy, Mass. are to be en-
tertained throughout the day by the
Barre Granite Manufacturers associa-
ton. The Quincy men are coming to
the fair cxpre3ssffyy-to view the granite
exhibit made by their northern com
pctitors.
The management have made the
former Odd Fellows dining room un-
der one Of the grand stands into a
cafeteria which will seat 400 people
at one tine and have arranged with
J. F. Aulis who conducts the cafeteria
at Dartmouth College, and has had
lifelong experience in this business,
to assume charge.
The sheep penS are full and the sec'
retary has been forced to turn away
200 head ON account Of lack OF proper
accommodation In this department
are ESQ entries.
Oxen and steers will occupy one OF
the former cattle sheds that is still
left standing and situated at the south
end Of the fair ground proper, and
there are several fine yokes OF the
different breeds,
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-10-04
EAST DORSET

James Bebee, ir., was in BenNlng-
ton Sunday
Miss Alice Brophy returned home
from Rutland Saturday
Mr.. and Mrs. David Hill are in
South SALISBURY visiting relatives.
Mrs, A. B. Roberts of Dorset was a
guest last week of Mrs. Nellie Sexton.
Mrs. f. l.. Whitney, who is teach
ing IN Barnumyille was home for over
Sunday.
Mrs, Matte Loyeland, who has been
in Bennington for several weeks, ar,
rived home Sunday.
Miss Louise Gridley OF Montpelier
was guest last week Of Mr. and
Mrs. Dale Donehue
Mr.. and Mrs. Ezra Benson of Rut-
land we're guests Sunday of Mr.. Ben
sons mother, Mrs. Alice Benson.
Misses Clara and Los Whitney and
II ldsh Beland were .omc from the
seminary over Sunday.
Messrs. G. L. and Ernest GregoIrc,
A. +. Days George Wilfore and w.
North were in Barre Saturday and
Sunday.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-10-04

PROMOTION DAY
Presentation Of Bibles at Baptist
Church School.

Presentation of Bibles at Baptist
Church School,
Promotion Day was observed in the
Baptist church school on Sunday.
when the Oldest members Of the
cradle roll were promoted to the be-
ginners department and the beg n
ners' primary and junior classes
showed by their knowledge of Bible
verses and stories that they haI
earned their promotion to tie high.
er department
The following graduates from the
primary to junior departments were
presented with Bibles, Arthur Roster,
Lloyd Fleming, Blanche Surdam,
Arthur Delude, Floyd Remington, Asa
Thomas, Lawrence Sumner, Beuah
Steen, Barbara Cummings, Marian
Jepson. Douglas Holton and the fol-
lowing eight children were presented
with Bible story books, as special
reward for perfect attendance for a
year. Mary Bootman, Joel Towart,
William Towart, Arthur Roster, Mary
Roster, Beulah Steen, George Steen
and Stanton Loyett.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-10-04
From Here and There

Cecil Smith suffered with lame
back the latter part of the week.
Jewell.
Iva Jordan keeps his barn more
tidy than some folks do their kitchens,
No. Buffalo.
Mr.. C. M. Tuller and Ruby Lewis
called at Jim Petersons Monday fore
noon to hear the old Edison-one's
hard to beat. Prairie City.
Clint Blacker wants to run someone
foot race since he had the rheuma-
tlsm boiled out Of him at Wacona
Springs. SO. Browns Creek,
Harry Horstman is the possessor Of
a new Ford roadster, having pur-
chased it last week. We do not
know what his prospects are, but Har-
ry is one OF the "eligibles. Aurora,
Dick Miller has a Tooth that has
sweiled his cheek as though he had
a baseball in there. The dentist Dor
rowed distilled water that had a lit
tie sulphuric acid in it.-Jewell.
Sunday school was drag last Sun
day OH account Of the superintendent
getting hit with ball at Batson last
Saturday and not being able to attend,
--~Clarksyille.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-10-04
LONG SENTENCE FOR WOMAN
Mrs. Nellie Wilson Pleads Guilty to
Serious Offense.

Brattleboro. Oct A.. Mrs Nellie
Wilson OF CIaremont, y. H., pleaded
guilty in Windham County court yes.
terday afternoon to the charge of at
tempting to perform surgical act.
Judge Frank L. F.sI imposed a sen
tence of not less than three years nor
more than eig''t years in the state
prison. but on account Of an incurab E
ailment with which the respondent is
afflicted the prison sentence was sus.
pended and Mrs Wilson was placed
on probat on during good behavior.
Mrs. Wilson was arrested in 1917
and was placed under bonds Of $4,000.
When the case was called bail was
forfeited and was paid. She was a
fugitive three years, but last Janu-.
AIRY she was arrested in New Bedford,
Mass, where she was located by Dep
uty Sheriff George p. Alexander OF
Saxton's River Since then rle has
been in Newfane Jail.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-10-04
NORTH BENNINGTON

Henry Barney of SALISBURY was in
town Monday.
Mr., and Mrs, Clarence Parker re-
turned Saturday from their wedding
trir
james Menzies of Waterford, n. Y,
spent Sunday With Mr. and Mrs. Earl
White,
Miss Stella Eldred Of Bennington
was Sunday guest OF Mrs. Michael
Powers.
Jerome Horton Of Manchester was
the guest OF his sister Ms. J.. e.
Mosher Sunday
Mrs. James Humphrey and daugh-
ter, Miss Martha humphrey spent
Saturday in Bennington.
Miss Sabna Howe, stenographer at
the Allen A mill. Bennington, is III at
her come en- Factory street.
Mr.. and Mrs, Harry White OF Ben.
nington Wis ted at the home OF his
parents. MI and Mrs .uman White
Sunday.
The annual meeting and roll CAL Of
the Congregational clurch win be
he'd at $50 O'CLOCK on Thursday eve
ming. Light refreshments win be
served,
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-10-04
LEAD PENCIL WOOD
BECOMING SCARCE
over 10000, ooo Pencils Manufactured
Ycarly-Thousands of Cords
Of Wood Used.

Where do all tie lead pencils come
from and where do they go? AL.
though almost everybody has one.
many folks never buy one. but even
so, more than 750,O00,00O are mann.
factured for use in the United States
every year, using up many thousands
of cords Of wood
But woods suitable for lead pencils
are becoming scarcer and many manu-,
facturers are turning to paper Red &c
dar and Red Juniper says the Ameri-
can Forestry association are the
woods chiefly used in making lead pen
ellis. hunt is on for other kinds Of
wood that viii take the place Of
these. In East Africa 4 kind of cedar
has been found with which expert
ments are being made The produc-
ton in the United States is about S0-
coo cases of pencil Stats per year.
From each case 100 gross OF pencils
are made This results in about one
billion pencils Of American grown ee-
dar. Since one fourth of this number
is sent to foreign countries that
leaves 750,000,OO0 nenci's tor the
home market, which means an aver
age Of seven pencils per person figur
ing on the last census,
AS far back as history goes man
has tried to make things TO mark
with and to set down his thoughts
The Aztecs and the Pharaohs had
crude marking devices As early as
1850 Kahn, a Swedish naturalist
made experiments with American ce
dar. In 1912 William Monroe made
500 pencils at Concord and sold them
in Boston but the war stopped his
plans, In 1851 EbeUhard Faber began
marking pencils on a large scale in
this country
The graphite which makes the mark
is of course the important part in the
manufacture Of the pencil Ceylon has
furnished much Of the graphite used
in this country. Graphite is also
found in Madagascar and in Mexico.
CzecAoslovakia contains deposits of
both the amphorous and crystalline
graphite In the United States the
chef deposits are in Albania, New
York and Pennsylvania