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Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1921-02-23
THE IRON BEDsTEAD SCHEME

The common statement that Z" one
man is as good as another" is false
from nearly every standpoint. Equal
ity is not fact from nature, it is an
abstraction, metaphysical ideal
which no more exists in fact than does
a straight line. Not only are all men
not equal, but even if it were possible,
there could be no greater mistake than
to try to make them so. The ancients
had a legend of the tyrant, Procrus-
ties. He had an iron bedstead, on
which he used to tie all travellers who
fell into his hands. If they were
shorter than the bed, he stretched
them to fit it; if they were longer than
the bed, he Topped off portion. He
tried to make them equal, but he
spoiled many perfectly good men in
the process.
1t cannot be done, and it ought not
to be attempted. 1t is only through
diversity and variation, that the full
est and richest variety can be achiev-
ed. What we need in human re-
lationships is not unison; it is harmo-
ny. If men and women were essen
TALLY alike marriage would not have
as much meaning as it has now. But
because they are almost completely
different, it is possible for man and
a woman to become zone flesh" The
same thing is true in business. There
are some fields of human activity
which require higher intellectual abili-
ty than others, and because the job
seems more honorable, and certainly
more profitable, everyone wants to run
the business. Forgetting that many
men are so constituted that if they
were put in charge of corner pea
nut stand they would either eat up
all the profits, or go into bankruptcy
in a week, while other men, their next
door neighbors could run the STAN
dard Oil company and coin money
faster than they could bank it. Here
were three men in this parable. One
man started out with $4,000 and
doubled it. Another man started out
with $4,000 and doubled it. While a
third man who started out with $1,000
did not have ambition enough to put
the money in the bank, and kept it
in moldy napkin until the reckoning
day came. He did not even have ener-
gy enough to steal it. And he demon
strated prefectly that if he had been
given ten talents he would have done
precisely the same. Which is the rea-
son that he only got one.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1921-02-23
MONEY NOT THE ONLY TALENT

The parable turns upon the matter
of money, but as matter of fact the
possession and use of money does not
cover the whole subject of talents
Health, reason, energy, mental ability,
honesty, constancy, diligence, speech,
sight, hearings the poorest and weak
est of earth have wonderful talents
bestowed upon them. And these are
all ellis goods" All that have, and
are, belongs to God. 1t is his proper
y we are intrusted with. We are
not our own. Life for each of us is
trust, committed to us by our Mas
ter. Certain advantages, have been
given to each of us. And the
business of life is to see what each
will make out of his capital. And
it is tragic thing for any life to
suddenly realize that having been
commissioned from on high to perform
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1921-02-23
To Clean SpectacIes.

Most opticians use solution OF
sYsterine and water for this purpose.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1921-02-23

a certain inconsiderable part in the
fulfillment of a vast, far-reaching,
divine plan he has thrown away his
chance of honor by wrapping his mod
est abilities in the concealment of a
napkin.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1921-02-23

the following Will
be q salad that is
unusual, and very
good:
Plum and Cream
Cheese Salad
L q K e c q n q e q
green gage plums,
drained from their
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1921-02-23
INEQUALITY COMPLAINED OF

Some people object to that distribu-
ton, and want a readjustment on a
more equitable basis. They complain
of the inequalities of life, and murmur
because all men are not upon an equal
footing. They forget that if all the
money in the world were equally di-
vided, it would not be three weeks be-
fore it would begin to run back into
the channels from which it had been
taken. And then the shiftless, incom-
petent, lazy, improvident, ne'er do
wells would want to do it over again.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1921-02-23

PEssIMIsTIC.
Have you ever
been in the war
zone?
Every married
man is in the
war zone.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1921-02-23
ONE TALENT MAN

This parable does not teach, and
we should be careful not to give the
impression, that this one talent man
is a sample of all others. History is
brilliant with the achievement of one
talent men. They were handicapped
in their births, in their color, in their
education, in their pecuniary circum-
stances, in their lack of all the things
to us seem necessary to success, but
they faced the situation, conquered
the difficulties, refused to surrender
to encouragement, nailed their
colors to the mast, and reached the
goal of their endeavors. They had
but one talent, but like the nimble
sixpence it won for them shillings
and pounds. Most of the poetry, and
science, and laws, and constitutions,
and revolutions of the ages were born,
like Jesus, in a manger, and had
Herod's to try to slay them, and
Judas who sought to betray them, and
Pilates who condemned them, and
rabies who attempted to nail them
to the gallows, but it was not pos
sible to be overcome by their enemies.
The one talent men, are the majority
on earth and they will be among the
conspicuous ones in eternity.
GOD NEVER NIGGARDLY IN HIS
GIFT
: The one talent man had a good
outfit. We need to be reminded that
he started out with not less than $1,000
very large sum to be intrusted to
a slave. There are multitudes of men
who would make a fortune these days
if they had that amount of money to
invest, and they would not need to
patronize Ponzi either. With most
people it is getting the first thousand
dollars that counts, after that, things
are comparatively easy, for money
attracts money, and like water it is
always seeking it's level.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1921-02-23
SUTTON NORTH RIDGE

Mrs. A. H. Clark is gaining.
Avery R. Curtis spent few days
in Beebe recently.
Kathleen Mcfarland has been out
of school few days on account of
illness.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Chevier and
Walter Noyes went to Barnstead Mon
day to attend the funeral of Mrs.
Chevier's mother, Mrs. Belknap.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1921-02-23
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(@. 1921. Western Newspaper Union.)
The New York herald., 1921-04-30
MORE OPTIMISM IN
BUSINESS REPORTS
Trade Shouting Improves, but
Not Up to Last Year.

more optimistic sentiment per-
meated the reports OF business condi-
tions during the Iast week. Trade made
better showing in April than in March.
but was not equal TO what IL was a year
ago. More optimism pervades the steel
industry and the output OF shoes, coal,
oil. automobiles ana tires has increased.
Railway car and earnings reports show
Improvement, but the industrial pro-
duction is AT about half speed and more
failures have been announced Apparel.
seasonal hardware and seeds are among
the periods best sellers. and silk hosiery
has had brisk week The mail order
business has made forward strides. but
IL not up TO its figures of last year, The
food index number is sharply lower.
According TO Bradstreet's:
While the volume OF trade is little
different from last week in most sec
tions, gains being noted over March, but
decreases still recorded as compared
with April last year at most centres.
pace seems somewhat better and an un-
deniably more optimistic feeling Is
voiced in most reports.
In fact, the developments OF the week
have been mainly on the favorable side.
These latter include a coptinuance Of
reports that spring trade has turned out
better than earlier expected and a more
confident run OF predictions as to fall
trade
r. G. Dun & Co. say:
The business situation has lost little
of it's irregularity. but the hopeful phases
are attaining more prominence. Con-
structive forces are beginning to exert
somewhat greater influence, and the re-
auction in the Bank OF Englands dis
count rate on Thursday is significant as
further illustrating the trend toward
easing in international money markets
While existing uncertainties remain
cause for hesitation. and caution is
everywhere being practised, general SEN
tment becomes more confident as symp-
toms OF improvement in conditions null
tipIy."
The New York herald., 1921-04-30
WOOL.

BOSTON. April 29.--The Commercial
Bulletin will say tomorrow
THE demand for wool this week has
been less active and prices are barely
firm, except for the choicest staple
woods. The mill situation continues gem
orally healthy. Shearing is spreading in
the West, but little business Is re-
ported by Eastern dealers yet.
The English market Is slightly I'M
proved. but the outlook in Australia is
considered bad Germany is buying a
little more freely in Argentina"
Wool quotations are:
Ohio and Pennsylvania fleeces-De-
laine. unwashed, 40@4ic.: fine, un-
washed. 30@32c. one-half I.ood. comb
ing, 32@34c. three-eighths blooo comb
ing. 29@80c. Michigan and New York
fine unwashed. 30991c. one-half blood.
unwashed. 81 a R32c. three -eighths blood.
unwashed, 28@29c.. Wisconsin. Mis-
souri, and average New England-One-
half blood. 27@2Sc. three-eighths blood.
20 a 26c.; one-quarter blood, 24d zoe
Kentucky. West Virginia and similar
Three-eighths blood, unwashed. 30c. !;
one-quarter blood, unwashed, $50 29c
Secured basis, Texas-Fine twelve
50@55c. California-Northern. roo
Toe. middle county. 65G6Sc.; svutn-
ern, 50@55c Oregon-Eastern No. !,
staple, S0@S6c.; Eastern clothing. 65@
roc. valley No. 1. 65@70c Territory
Fine staple. choice, So a 9Oc. one-half
blood. combing, 70@75c. three-eighths
blood, combing, 53@65c.: one-quarter
blood combing. 42@45c.; fine and fine
medium clothing, s5@70c. Pulled
Delaine. s. 5@s0c.; AA, s0@s5c.; A
supers. 60@70c. Mohair-Best combing.
81 % soc. best cardinV, 22m2 25c
The New York herald., 1921-04-30
BARGAINS LURE BUYERS
TO FLAT HOUSE FIELD
DUeiling Properties Also
Find Ready Market.

A. d n. Realty Co., Inc. George Eau
derer president. sold to the Kirnmelman
Bros. Realty Corporation, Henry Kim
melman president. the five story apart
ment house. 34x100. at 351 Wadsworth
avenue. near 1s1st street. Samuel Wacht.
Jr.. represented Mr. Zauderer and Abra-
ham Leichter represented Mr.. Kimmel-
man.
Ryan q Co. sold for Mrs. Phebe p.
Lahrens of Jamestown. X. l.. the three
five story double flats. 75x100, at 10. 12
and IA East 10Sd street for the Lahrens
family to an investor represented by L..
A, kissing Of A. W Miller & Co.
Everett NJ. Seixas Company sold CO.
operative apartment in 10 West Sixty
seventh street for Mrs. Virginia T. Kent
to Richard Eyre
Julius Rosenberg sold for the estate
Of William Hurry the five story tene-
ment. with stores. 25x100, at 85 East
Hath street to Nemiro & Zuckerman.
Levi S. Hulse acted for the seller and
Samuel Wacht for the buyers.
Max Cohen sold for the Cremieux
Benevolent Society TO a client of Freidus
& Co. 164 East l12th street, 33.4x100. a
five story tenement, with stores, ar
ranged for four families.
Maurice Trilling sold for Irene Angler
to David Ente the five story flat, Tx
100. at 174 East 10Sth treet. w s. &
A. S. Katzenstein, attorneys, represented
the sellers
Duff Conger. Inc, sold for Mrs.
Sarah II. Hough OF Boston, Mass, the
four story flat. 25x102.2, at 21s East
Seventy eighth street.
The New York herald., 1921-04-30
CHESTER HALL, Big
BRONX FLAT, SOLD
Other Deals Show Good Market
for Lots and Houses in North
ern Borough,

A. Bumentha sold for the receivers
OF the American Real Estate Company
Chester Hail. six story elevator apart
ment house, l00xl00. at the southeast
corner OF Westchester avenue and
Southern Boulevard. The new owner is
the Daily Realty Company. Benjamin
Benenson president, which is said 20
have negotiations pending for the -e-
sale Of the property to a prominent
cloak and suit concern. which contem-
plates occupying a store in the prem
ises when the leases expire. Most of
the ground floor is occupied by the
Columbia Bank. The house was erected
by the selling company about seven
years ago and was the first elevator
structure put up in the vicinity OF Fox
returns an annual rental OF approx
mately $4,000.
Byrne & Bowman sold for Constan-
tine Wagner a plot of eight lots on
from 18th to 13Sth street. o0ox101. The
purchasers are a firm of builders who
contemplate improving the property
with a business building. Mr.. Wagner
purchased the property about ten years
ago. 1t is located at the site of the
subway station at 13Sth street and
Cypress avenue. The property was held
at 100000.
William S. Baker sold for the 173d
Street Realty Corporation to Joseph
Sager the five story apartment house
at 1875 Creston avenue. 10e.2x1OO, held
at s25000O and renting for about $4,000
annually The house is one of three
completed at this point last year. all
Of which have now been sold
G. r. NJ. Realty Company sold
through S. H. Frankenheim seven three
story dwellings. each 17x1oO Mary c.
Hanrahan bought Al East both street;
4l9 was purchased by Julienne r. Stry-
bos; 43S by A. Selikoff; AL by NJ. Reise-
man, and 496 by Harry Nathanson.
Jacob Emery and Rebecca Ostrof ac-
quired 1853 and 40 East 10th street re-
spectively.
Walter E. Brown and Joseph Herzog
sold for Benenson Realty Company
1881. 1893 and 1856 Stebbins avenue. three
two family houses, 67.04x74x irregular.
s. J. Taylor sold for j. Romano
brown 10 waiter L. w elIeT a lot, @oAiov'
on the northwest corner of Grand ave-
nue. and North street for Improvement.
J. Clarence Davies sold for John D.
Kroog 1873 East 205th street, 800 feet
east Of the Concourse, three family
frame flat, 27x117.
Harry Calm sold to William II. Picken
the vacant plot at the northeast cor
ner of Fordham road and Belmont ave-
nue., 50xl35. The new owner will i'm
prove 1t.
Samuel Cowen sold for J. w. Van
Pelt to a Mr.. Grabowsky one family
house at S43 East 167th street
Alfred S. Katxenstein sold for Morris
kohn to Charles and Dora Kraft the
three story building at S57 Westchester
avenue, 20xS4. w. s. & A. S. KatZen-
stein. attorneys, represented the pur-
chaser.
The New York herald., 1921-04-30
CRUDE OIL OUTPUT IS
AT NEW HIGH RECORD
March Prodution IN u. S.
4O,6O2, 900 Barrels.

new high record for crude oil pro-
duction in the United States was reached
in March. according TO figures made
public yesterday, which showed total
production OF 40.S02.000 barrels. The
previous record, 3S.S24.0O0 barrels, was
established in October of last year The
biggest proportionate increases were
registered by California. with 1O.482 900
barrels; Texas. S.672.00O, and Okla
homa. $780,. 900.
Gross stocks Of crude oil at the end OF
March were figured at 142.0s4.0 600 bar
rels. an increase of almost 1000, 900 bar
relS compared with those of February
and the largest In about a year. That
stock does not include 11.79s.0OO barrels
OF Mexican crude oil In American re-
fineries. Deliveries of domestic crude in
March were ss.S22.00O barrels. against
30,734,000 in February.
Many oil men are of the opinion that
the only result of the present apparent
oyerproduction can be lower prices for
midcontinent crude. Although they ad-
NIT that it would be unusual IL mid
continent crude went lower as Pennsyl-
vania's crude prices increased, they point
out that the recovery Of Pennsylvania
crude prices is only a natural reaction
from the sharp downward movement In
the first six weeks of 1921. when Penn
sylvania crude fell from $50 barrel
to 50 barrel. However. other grades
did not decline in anything like the same
proportion,
Exporters were taken unaware when
the break in foreign business came in
the late months of last year, leaving
them with sizable stocks of oil on hand.
The country's export oil trade is about
Is per cent. OF the total
The New York herald., 1921-04-30
PRODUCE.

BEANS.-Marrow, choice. 1920. 100 lbs.
ss.7oa6.9o: red kidney. 1920, $e.75; white
BUTTER.-Crcamery higher than extras.
H.. 3Sh@39c.; extras. 92 score. 37s93Sc. :;
firsts. 3+d37c. seconds. 2a133c.; lower
grades. a4q2sc.; unsalted. higher than ex-
s483sc; seconds. o9G33c.; held storage
firsts. 30T34c. seconds, 25G29cl: lower
grades. 21@24c.; Danish casks. fresh. 36ls@
&c; state dairy tubs. tubs. finest, seh9s7he.; !;
.4d32c.; renovated. firsts, 26d2sc. ladies.
current make, firsts. 24Qf25c. seconds. 20Q
2ohc.; lower grades. 1shG19hc.; packing
stock, current make, No. l, 20c. No. 2, l9c. :;
lower grades. 14G1sc.
CHEESE.-state. whole milk. held. col
ored, flats, specials. ID. 27@2ec.; white.
2oia@2sc.; fresh specials. 1sha2oc.; average
run, 18G1SRc.; lower grades, 1HG171ac.; !;
twins. held specials. .6@27c.; average rum
os625c.; fresh specials. Isis@2oc.; average
tahc.; single daisies. fresh, 20c. double
daisies. fresh. 1eG20c. Young Americas.
held, c6c.; fresh. 2oaT21c.
EGGS.-Fresh gathered, extras, dozen. 80
oslo; storage packed. extra firsts. o0@
2aikc. firsts. 27ls128hc. fresh. extra firsts.
27hG2sIac.; firsts, 25a21c. seconds. .3G25c. !:
dirties storage packed No J; 22M823s; = resu.
checks. fair to choice. dry. eOa21isc.; duck
eggs, Baltimore. s3944c.; Virginia and North
Carolina. 42d44c.; Western Kentucky and
nearby Western, hennery whites. extras. SAG
s5c.; extra frsts. 32@33c.; firsts. 2sG31c. !;
gathered whites, firsts to extra firsts, 296
33c: under grades. 27I2sc.; Pacific coast
whites, extras, 36d97c. extra firsts. 33@35c. !;
firsts. 31a32c. under grades. 3Oc.: other
Western and Southern, gathered whites. 276
32c.; State. Pennsylvania and nearby West
ern, hennery browns, extra. 3la32c.: gath
cred brown and mixed colors. graded extras.
30d31c. firsts to extra firsts. o6G2Shc.
POTATOES = Bermuda, bbl., 1o.5oT1s:
Florida. s2@s; culis, 81 box, $1G3; bag.
ss.soas; old. $50 lbs; 81 i.soa2. 80; 1es lbs,
81 oSd2: $50 lbs. &1m1 15 Long Island bag
N.50T3. Sweets. Jersey Bsk.. $i12.50: South
ern. 75cm$1 rs: bbls., S2@4: yams. bb.. sad4.
POULTRY. DRESSED - FRESH KILLED:
Chickens. California broilers. ID. roc: West
ern stags. o8d32c. Fowls, boxes. 2s0f39c;
hhI... osT3sc: old cocks. 20T27c. Turkeys.
a5T40c. Ducks. Long Island. 3Sc.. Boston.
35af35lsc. Squads. doz., &5T1O. FROZEN
Chickens. broilers. 3oa4sc: fryers. aoassc:
roosters 35ef45c: fowls, o5T31c old cocks
isGo7c. Capons. a0T6oc. Turkeys. 46dGOc
Ducks, western. 3Od40c. Geese. Western.
25035c
POULTRY, LIvE-Fowls. exp. csGaAc:
broilers. exp, 4nGS0c. Ducks. exp, 22d27c.
Muscovy. 1sc. Geese, exp. t5d20c. Pigeons,
rair. 60c. Guineas, pair. -. Rabbits, ID.
exp oSHSOc
The New York herald., 1921-04-30
REALTY NEWS IN BRIEF.

VIM. A. White g. Sons have been ap-
pointed agents of the new six story
building at 81 Beaver street
Harris Exchange negotiated the re-
Gently reported sale of the dwellings at
500 and 56l West 169th street.
Slawson & Hobbs have been appointed
agents of the Hendrick Hudson apart
ments, covering the block front on Riv-
erside Drive from 10th to 111th street.
Leopold We'll was the broker in the
lease Of "a West Thirty-ninth street TO
Arthur Brisbane. This firm will here
after be known as Leopold & Herbert
We'll and will have offices in 26 Cort-
landt street.
Brooks & Momand placed first mort
gage loan of $4,000 on 161 East Ninety
sixth street a five story fiat, 26x100 feet.
Arlene Harrison is the buyer OF the
Devonshire apartments, at 325 West
Eighty third street. sold recently. Other
buyers of properties sold recently are
Ferdinand Lutz of $50 West Broadway
Della Connolly of 20 East 129th street,
for which she paid $500; Richard A.
Krenholz of SAG Hudson street; Miriam
b. Parounagian Of 126 East Thirty
ninth street; Marjorie Loeb OF East
Ninth street; Julia J. Browne Of 112
West Seventy street: T. Herbert
Mack of 33 West Ninety-fifth street, and
John Cassidy Of 64S Amsterdam avenue.
For Other Real Estate News See
Page 16.
The New York herald., 1921-04-30
CONTRACT STOCKS
Low, WHEAT RISES
May Wheat Is Up Five Cents
at One Time-Weather Re-
ports Aid Bulls.

CHICAGO, April 2s.-Sharply higher
prices for wheat to-day resulted from
general buying based largely on the
scantiness OF the stock here available
for delivery on contracts. The market
closed unsettled at IA to 3Kc net ad-
vance. with May l.30A to sl.30h and
July $1.06& TO s1.07A. Corn finished
at 70, to &c decline. oats y or to " a
4c up. provisions 21S to 25c higher.
May wheat once showed an advance
OF more than &c. compared with yester-
days close carrying it to a point where
No. Northern In other primary CEN
tres could be shipped here at profit
Rural offerings increased on the ad-
vance. Somewhat of a reaction fol-
lowed. but sentiment continued bullish
owing more or less to frost damage re-
ports from Western Kansas and to pre-
dictions of frost in the Central West to-
night Besides. Missouri advices told of
excessive moisture hurting crops. A
material falling off Monday in the visible
supply total was looked for.
Corn and oats tended upward at first
In sympathy with wheat. They sagged
later. however. on lack Of any specaI
demand.
Provisions were firmer in response to
higher hogs. although subsequently the
hog market failed to hold.
CHICAGO PRICES
The New York herald., 1921-04-30
COTTON MARKET
WITHOUT FEATURE
Trend LIS Indefinite and Price
Movements Restricted to
Narrow Range.

Cotton futures went yesterday through
another duh and featureless session. the
market being without definite trend.
Price movements were restricted to a
range of about s to is points. July. for
instance. had high OF 1856 cents ana
low OF 1855 cents difference of only
10 points. The general market was
steady at the finish. points net higher
70 points lower, with local spot at H. 35
cents, up points. Local operators
showed no disposition TO place new COM
mitments one way or the other. Busi-
ness was in large part local scalping. al
though the South sold early and Nc
Fadden & Weld interests bought. A
bullish factor was the stock markets =
hrmness.
Liverpool cables were lower than due.
hut our market disregarded the decline
and opened 5 points net lower to points
higher. Pressure increased after the
call, however. and the market was off
TO IL points at ono time in the first
hour. Distant deliveriese were neglected.
Weather conditions played but small
part in the days business. The map
was about a stand off. Clear weather
was indicated for most of the belt, tenn
p4Tatures ranged from 4S to 10 degrees.
Mn news from Manchester WAS more
favorable. The Greg mills are said to
have reooened, yet on the other hand
conditions IN Germany we're reported as
very poor. Fall River business showed
~ Increase FOR the week. sales amount
ina TO 10000 pieces.
The list ruled steady et few points
ne. gain or loss throughout the forenoon
and tine afternoon. Local operators were
extremely cautious and the majority pre-
fer-ed to walt until the weather should
become ihe governing factor. Recent
sdvtces from the South state that de-
rnand has improved little Recent estf-
rnatea % = 20 per cent. reduction in acre
hEs were regarded as a bit extreme by
some. Wholesale dry goods advices from
Chicago were more optimistic.
Ealge OF prices:
The New York herald., 1921-04-30
LACK OF STORAGE DROPS SUGAR
Federal Company Tells of COnges-
tion In Warehouses.

The Federal Sugar Company. in ex-
planning yesterday the recent sharp
drop in prices of refined and raw sugar.
gave out the following report
In twenty-eight warehouses there
were stored until April 16. l,379,9l8
bags of the present crop, and now there
is complete congestion without ca
pacity for more storage in car freight
yards. About 400 cars of sugar are
standing covering shipments from more
than twenty centrals, waiting to be dis
charged. The sugar warehouses in this
zone will be obliged to suspend ship
ments If things continue in this man
ner. because the only vessels available
between them will not be able to carry
a quantity sufficient TO relieve ware
houses, without taking into considera-
tion thas there are new arrivals daily"