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The Alaska daily empire., 1921-05-14
THE PROGRESSIVE IN ALASKA.

In Alaska the progressive has fought for self gov ernment the government of Alaska in~ Alaska by Aaskans-and orderly progress and development. The standpatter and the radical have usually fought against the extension of full Territorial form of Gov ernment to Alaska They have been content to strug- gle with each other for possession of the wires that lead to Washington. The demagogic politician has sometimes been for self-government and sometime es against it. He always has been interested in ces and has taken whatever position that like office to him
The Alaska daily empire., 1921-05-14
Luke McLuke Says

If some men were barred from talk ing shop, they couldn't think of a thing to say.
 Think it over and you'll discover that you have as much Good Luck as Bad Luck, but you give your at tention to your Bad Luck.
 We do not know much. But we do know that Nagging has broken up more homes than Booze and Inf delity combined.
 You have lot of things to be thankful for. For instance, you might give thanks that parents were not naming their boys Oba- diah and Hezekiah when you were born.
 What has become of the old-fash- toned man who buttoned his pants with a shingle nail?
 You can't sometimes always tell The fact that a can can't spell is no sure fact that he is College Graduate. #sAH
 You can lie out of other things i'ul Ciiif OJC WILL Uc dC- cepted for the black eye that you are wearing.
 People are getting smarter and have to be shown A man cant pretend to know things and get away with it like he used to.
 There are a few homes in which Friend Wife darns Friend Husband s socks. They are the same homes in which Friend Wife churns her OWL butter.
 If you were as dissatisfied with yourself as you are with others. you'd get ahead much faster
 It is hard to believe that there is more rheumatism than there are rheumatism cures. But there is
 Every American is entitled to Lib erty and the Pursuit of Happiness But if a Volstead .Sleuth catches you at it, it will cahse you lot of trouble and expense.
The Alaska daily empire., 1921-05-14
LEAVE TT TO HUGHES.

That confidence in the ability of Secretary Charle F. Hughes to straighton out the angles preserve tho dignity and interest of the United States bring about a workable condition is about the only cer tain thing in connection with the foreign affairs o the country as far public opinion at Washington IS concerned according to the diagnosis of Mark Sul livan whom George Greet has said is the only living newspaper reporter among the vast number who write for the papers from Washington Writine for the New York Evening Post Mark Sullivan says the attitude of the people is one of Well where do we go from here?" Commenting upon this stat, of opinion. he says:
 Nobody knows exactly where we are go- ing or by what route are going 10 get there, but all have perfect confidence in the captain. The nnmstakable mood of Washington Is one. the almost phere having been cleared, of cheerfuness and optimism of new found confidence
 The base of this confidence is the solid personality of Charles E. Hughes There is aspect of present history more im- portant than the daily increasing sense of reinsurance and security in Hughes He rad iates strength There is the air of strength in the stride with which he goes about his work. and in the quickly smiling openness of his countenance We get comfort even from physical appearance of strength that he has, the whiskers and big teeth, and we get confidence from the clear straiehtfor-
The Alaska daily empire., 1921-05-14
Our Joe Miller Contest.

Johnny Fay claims that the oldest joke is the one about the teacher who gave pupil problem. The pu- pil lived on farm and came in to town to attend school every day. "Now," said the teacher, eff there were Ill sheep in field, and A of the sheep jumped the fence, how many would there be left in the field?"
 "None," replied the scholar.
 'Why. of course there would,' exclaimed the teacher. k "No. mann. there wouldn't" in sitsed the scholar. You may know arithmetic, but you don't know sheep!"
 Mercy!
 We have often felt that way about it, too. But what we started to tell
The Alaska daily empire., 1921-05-14
Japan and Disarmament.
(Tokio YordodZu. ]


 About the time that the United States Con gress passed resolution in favor of continuing the naval program, the Japanese authorities in answer 10 an interpolation in the Diet said that big ships were the lie Of the navy This shows that both Japan and America still cling to the plan for further construction of dreadnoughts and other warships.
 The tendency to make much of huge ships is not get on the wane In spite of the efforts argument ana Ideal to eliminate that tendenuy the habit still sawys at least the authorities of the various coun- tries Under this tendency the size of ships and the building cost continue to increase
 The disarmament movement may take some shape. ut there are not wanting elements of anxiety regard hg us eventual fate If the proposed disarmament agreement fails to materalize. with continued in crease Tn naval expenditure it will be great fortune to the world During the several years alfplanes and submarines will be tested to see whether they can effectively incapactate big ships ,hd Tn the meantime it wl be difficult take any defnite action 10 the tendency toward bigger 1hips This will be period when the navies will impose the heaviest burden the people of the various countries
The Alaska daily empire., 1921-05-14
ward and gentle blue eyes, which will seek justice for the other side of controversy


 surely for his own
 Secretary Hughes has an appalling tangle to uh- ravel He must get the Allied countries to reopen the treaty of peace and then he must through the 0O 900 words of that instrument, separating those parts in which we may that have an interest from the parts which are not Of our concern. lhe President declared in favor of accepting the treaty as a basis for the formation of a program for further American cooperation with the countries of Europe CT course, the League Nations must be eliminated, as we are concerned, but the new, or amended as relates to America, treaty must be such that it may be possible begin mmediately in the formation of a agreement through which America may cooperate with other Nations It is believed that may be done by having the other countries rep resented by the League of Nations and the United States as an Independent party, working with the League where possible.
 How all this may be accomplished no man knows. few are wiling hazard a guess. But MT Sullivan is probably correct in his conclusion that confidence is general throughout the country that Secretary Hughes will work it out
The Alaska daily empire., 1921-05-14

Those canneries which accepted the principles and policies proposed in the Britt resolution ac- cepted them after years of opposition them Those cannerymen who opposed to Territorial control Of the fisheries were opposed to the Britt resolution They would rather let things stand just as they than to have any of regulation that would recognize the right of the people of Alaska do anything in the premises.
The Alaska daily empire., 1921-05-14
Why. GeorueI

01ouston, Texas, Post.)
 Luke McLuke is optimistic because he no longer encounters the ancient joke about the grocer putting sand prise us if we should hear our con crete mixers complaining of the sand pitters putting some of the modern sugar into the sand
The Alaska daily empire., 1921-05-14

At the first session of the Yukon Council after the marriage of Bob Lowe, the Whitehorse member of the Council, tax laid bachelors and maids iii Yukon Territory. The Whitehorse statesman has always been generous sort of fellow who wants all enjoy all the good things life that he joys, and naturally, he is promoting matrmony.
The Alaska daily empire., 1921-05-14
How to Be Popular.

Here are ten rules that will 1T sure you popularity if you follo' them:
 Mind Your Own Business. U-Mind Your Own Business. III.-Mind Your Own Business. IV.-Mind Your Own Business. V.-Mind Your Own Business. VI.-Mind Your Own Business. VII.-Mind Your Own Business. VIH.-Mind Your Own Business. IX.-Mind Your Own Business. X.-Mind Your Own Business.
The Alaska daily empire., 1921-05-14

Senator La Toilette has launched attack against President Harding The Harding Luck is still in the ascendant.
The Alaska daily empire., 1921-05-14

New York has raised the salary of the Mayor from $l5,000 to $25000. The New York st says the next thing for New York to do is to elect man who is worth $25,000 year. It probably has former Gov Al Smith in mind.
The Alaska daily empire., 1921-05-14

Whenever there is dull day with the National Geographic Board they vote to retain the name Mount Rainier" for the highest peak of the Cas- cade Mountains.
The Alaska daily empire., 1921-05-14

Gen. Richardson and Major Edgerton, who spent years in Alaska, have appeared before the House Committee Territories in support of the Curry Alaska Development Board Bill.
The Alaska daily empire., 1921-05-14
The Horrors of Prohibition.

The Horrors of Prohibition.
 Any man who has attempted the lecture platform in this country in the past eighteen months can tell you that Volsteadism has not only dulled but has almost destroyed our far-famed American sense of hu- nor. Some one should have warned Gilbert K. Chesterton, the witty Englishman, of this state of affairs. Chesterton is a fat man, who would go to Beersheba, if neces- sary, to obtain beer And his American lecture tour was a dismal failure. After his lecture in Omaha the members of the Fine Arts So ciety pronounced the brilliant Ches- terton both boob and a nut" They termed his talk "piffle" and an insult to our intelligence" But Chestterton took his one thousand iron men, the proceeds of his lee ture, and soliloquized thusly: When prohibition enters, common sense de parts."
The Alaska daily empire., 1921-05-14
Oh!

T always send word that I am out when Borrower calls at my of flee" said Jones'
 Why" asked Smith
 Because he is certain to make a touch," replied Jones. And, if I am out, will be in. But if l am in, l will be out"
The Alaska daily empire., 1921-05-14

No war hero ever had the same degree of absolute and unquestioned courage as the man who lived with TWO wives in the same apar -ment-(St Louis Pioneer Press
The Alaska daily empire., 1921-05-14

Perhaps of the Washington job hunters seeking foreign posts merely looking for place in the ''wet."-(St. Louis Globe -Democrat.)
 Just thirsting for job it were, with the aC cent the thirsting
The Alaska daily empire., 1921-05-14
BITS OF BY.pLAY By Luke McLuke Copyright by Cincinnati
 Enquirer
he Wise Fool.

"It is great mistake for a man to undertake too much, observed the Sage.
 But suppose the man is an under taker?'' demanded the Fool
The Alaska daily empire., 1921-05-14
Help!

Whatta we gonna do with Lotta Tawk, of Charleston, s. C.?
 Things to Worry About The American Railway Express broke 24,000,000 eggs in shipment in 1920.
The Alaska daily empire., 1921-05-14
Things to Worry About.

Things to Worry About.
 The. latest census shows that the United States hasn't enough women to go around. There are 14000.000 unmarried males and 10,500,000 un- married females. This leaves $500 COO bachelors over the age of 20 who will have to remain single or take chance on getting shot by stealing somes sother mans wife.
The Alaska daily empire., 1921-05-14

you was that you can see this sign cn a store in Brazil, Ind:
 Photographs The Damn Music Company.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1921-03-09
WESTMORE

Mrs. Bessie Wheeler has the grip
Carroll Lyon of Glover visited his
brother, Oscar Lyon, the past week
Oakley Converse of Bloomington
has come to help his son-in-law, Chas
TatrO, through sugaring.
Oscar Lyon visited at the home of
his brother, Ira Lyon, at East
Charleston Thursday and Friday.
A rare treat awaits you in the
Bostonia Sextette club at Seaver's
hall, Barton, Friday evening, March
Is. adv
Mr.. and Mrs. Adelbert Converse
and son, Keith, of Bloomington visit
ed his sister, Mrs. Oscar Lyon, Sun
day.
H. G. Knight returned home Mon
day after a weeks vacation with his
sister and other relatives in Sher-
brooke, Can.
Mrs. Ann Spencer is more comfort
able. She has new wheel chair
which will be very convenient as she
is unable to move around without
help.
Word has been received that Roy
Howe, who has been in the hospital
at Springfield, Mass, for an opera
ton, is convalescent at the home of
Mrs. Harriet Fish of that city.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1921-03-09

Mrs. Ralph Leonard visited friends
in Orleans Friday.
Ell. Holtham of San Diego, Cal. is
visiting at H. B.Orcutt's.
Mrs. Henry Brooks of Newport Wis.,
tied at Mrs. Frank Kimball's last
week.
Mrs. Althea circuit, who has been
very sick with the grip, is recovering
slowly.
Elizabeth Drown spent the week
end with Maurice Waterman in Lit
Teton, N. H.
Mrs. Elvira Drown received large
shower of post cards and gifts on her
18th birthday, March LIST.
Paul Brooks had an operation on
his throat at the Orleans hospital
last week and is gaining rapidly.
James Dodge died Friday, March
18th, as the result of an operation.
He was sick only few days and his
death comes as a great shock Mr..
Dodge was born March 10Th, 1866, at
Massena, N. Y, but has spent most
of his life here. Much sympathy is
felt for his wife and family. The flu
neral was held Monday from the
schoolhouse, Rev. j. J. Hutchinson
officia ting.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1921-03-09
DROP IN CROP VALUES
Decline of More Than Five Billion
Shown in 1920.
Corn Leads the List With $685., o00,-
OOO-Ten Crops Show Gain In
Value, Oranges Leading.

Washington.-The value Of farm
crops of 1920 and Of the farm ami
NAL products and animals sold and
slaughtered, as finally determined by
the bureau of crop estimates, United
States Department of Agriculture, is
SIS, 1885, 100000 or S., 1O5, 100000 below
the total of 1919. The drop is almost
entirely confined to crops, among
which the chief declines in value are
Corn, $1,662, 100000; cotton lint and
seed, $1,3OO,OOO,OOO; wheat, $S54,OOO,-
600; hay, tame and wild, $325,OOO,OOO
| tobacco, $24S,OOO,OOO; and oats, $751;
100000.
On the other hand, as many as ten
crops gained in value, chief of which
are oranges, with gain of $4,000, 900,
and sugar beets, $24,OOO,OOO. Other
items of gain are cabbage, $11 900, 600;
cowpeas, $1O,OOO,OOO; sorghum cane
sold and strip made, 100000. Small
gains were made by soy beans, sugar
beet seed, maple sugar and sirup, and
onions Apparently, the products of
the farm wood lot have gained 1928
100000 in value in the comparison
with 1919.
After offsetting gains against losses,
the net crOp-value reduction in 1920
below 1919 is $4,86S, 100000, while only
1927 100000 is found in the total of
farm animal products and farm ami
mails sold and slaughtered. The wool
decline is as yet unrealized, but it Is
reckoned at $37,OOO,OOO. OF the ami
mails sold and slaughtered, the decline
for cattle and calves is 223,OOO, 600,
and for swine, 1927, 100000. But on
the other side of the account, dairy
products gained $311, OOO, 900, and poul-
try raised and eggs produced, $780,
100000.
1t is the rule that, in the upward
and downward movements Of prices,
farm animals and animal products lag
behind crops. So extreme was the lag
in the price of animals and animal
products in 1920. on, account of the
extraordinary fall in the prices of
crops with a short period of time,
that the total crop value of 1920 is
TeckOned to be only 56 per cent of
the total value of all farm products.
In the estimates for a long series of
years, this is the first crop value esti-
mate that has fallen below 60 per
cent of the total of all products.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1921-03-09
SING SING BARS SILK SHIRTS
Jazz Hose and Linen Collars Are Also
Z Banned by Warden of New
York Prison.

New YOrk.-Warden Lewis e. Lawes
Of Sing Sing issued an order forbid
ding the convicts to wear silk shirts
fancy neckties. silk socks and liner.
collars.
Henceforth they VIII have to confine
their sartorial embellishments to the
prison uniform supplied by the state,
which is compact and comfortable but
not beautiful. as
The warden found the order neces-
Sary because of the increasing number
of convictS who get money from home
and who have beer expanding 1t on
clothing, so the yard of the prison be
gan to resemble rainbow drunk OF
homemade hOotch.
The guards, even with their brass
buttons, have been quite eclipsed by
the jazz shirts and neckties.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1921-03-09
Polar Bear Can Swim.

The Polar bear is as fine swim
mer as seal, and behaves, in the
1ce-t old seas of the north, with as
much unconcern as though it had beer
born in that element, writes DR.. r
w. Shufeldt in the American Forestry
Magazine. 1t has been known to drift
for miles upon floating iceberg, anc
this evidently for pleasure and con
venience. rather than from necessity
as number of Arctic explorers have
reported having Seen Polar bears. hale
and hearty, swimming in the opei
ocean all the WHY from 40 to so miles
from land
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1921-03-09
COUNTY PIG CLUB WORK
Preparations "In the Making" Appli
cations for Membership to be
Sent out Soon.

Preparations "In the Making" Appli
cations for Membership to be
Sent out Soon.
The club agent is getting his plans
for this project into shape just as
fast as he can along with all his 9TH
er project work. He has received
several names of boys and girls in
terested in the work and soon will
have the applications for membership
ready to send out.
The manager of DR.. Tinkham's
farm, Mr.. R w. Kelley, says that
the pigs will be ready for us by the
time we have got our plans finished.
If any boy or girl in the county would
like to be considered for membership
in this club they will receive the APP
plication blanks from the club agent,
by dropping him a line at his office in
Newport. Send it addressed to Club
Agent, care Farm Bureau office.
Only twenty-five boys and girls
will be able to be members of this
club, twelve to raise fat pigs, and 13
to raise brood sOWs, the fat pigs to
come from the present spring litter
and the brood sows to be last falls
filters, if possible to obtain them.
Each member must, besides pro-
viding a good place to keep the pig
and small yard for foraging and
exercising, keep cost and feed rec
ord and submit same together with a
story, "How 1 Did My Duroc-Jersey
Pig Club Work." to the county club
agent at the time of the Orleans
County Boys and Girls exposition.
The application blanks will state the
are the main, essential articles.
Dr n n no ~, will f,1rvicb for
this club pure bred Duroc-J ersey
pigs at market price of such pigs.
Sow pigs for breeding purposes will
be registered. Pigs may be purchas-
ed on personal note of member, if
desired, same to be paid at close of
season. All enrolled members of the
club will meet at DR.. Tinkham's farm
in Bloomington and secure their pigs
and receive further instruction in the
spring, on a day to be announced
from the Farm Bureau office. All
pigs shall be of same age and condi-
ton on the start, as far as possible,
(in each of the two classes A and b..
All pigs must be exhibited at the Or
leans County Boys and Girls expo
sition, and may be exhibited at the
Orleans County fair in 1921. 1t is
hoped to render some assistance to
III 1oAo pol oiIIS sClClI- pigs
to and from these exhibits. At the
date of the Boys and Girls exposi-
ton, the pigs may be sold at auction.
The sale, in any case, will be at the
discretion of the owners.
DR.. Tinkham offers the following
prizes:
(A)-In the fat pig class. 1st. The
purchase price of the pig to the best
record member; $500 to the second
best; $500 to the third best.
(B)-In the breeding class (if there
are at least entries). LIST, The.
same value as first prize in class A;
So 90 to the second best; $500 to the
third best.
Members of this club will be eligi-
BILE to the awards in the County and
State Boys and Girls Club work
Basis of award: Winners in this
club will be judged as follows:
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1921-03-09
GaIosh Net aioasrn Footwear.

The 'noderr gaiosh is bit the grand
child of long line of strong sturdy
ancestors from the boots of CAPTAIN
Kidd down. The boot wearing fever
got so bad in England once that par
lament had to be petitioned to restrict
the making of boots. "The merchant
and mechanic walk in boots" so read
the complaint and many of our
clergy in shoes and g>,loShes- Univer-
sity scholars maintain the fashion like
wise. Attorneys lawyers clerks. serv-
ing men all delight in this wastefui
Wantonness"
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1921-03-09
Keeps Vigil for Forty Years.

London.-ln May, 1880, sailor.
married two months, left Cardiff in
a ship, telling his bride he would re
turn on New Years day for dinner.
Every New Years day for 40 years
he woman has sat down to her dinner
alone, with an empty plate opposite
her. She says she viii keep the vigil
q the end
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1921-03-09
NORTH CRAFTSBURY

Mrs. Fred EStell has gone to Man.
chester, N. H., to visit her sister.
H. A. Dunn spent the first of the
week in Hardwick with his brother.
The Missionary meeting was held
with Mrs. Allen Pike Wednesday.
Renfrew Gallagher of Hardwick is
staying with his father who is very
ill.
Mr.. and Mrs. LeBarron and Willie
Clark united with the Cong'l church
Sunday.
John Berry and son Johnnie from
Hardwick visited his brother Charles
of this place.
F. M. Gallagher suffered a stroke
of paralysis Wednesday and is very
low at this writing.
Mrs. Fred Root and little daugh-
ter and Mrs. Estelle visited friends in
Greensboro Wednesday.
twenty-five of the young people
went to Hardwick to witness the bas-
ketball game Friday.
Wendall Page and Murle Goodwin
visited friends in Irasburg Friday and
took in the O. E. S. play
The Sophomore Class will give their
social March IT. Everyone is cordially
invited to the st. Patrick evening.
The c. A. boys played the Morris
vile Basketball team Friday night
and the c. A. were beaten II to %.
Miss Tatro who has been teaching
school at Mill Village closed her school
Friday and went to her home for the
vacation.
Ed James and John Gallagher from
Hardwick were called to town on ac-
count of the serious illness of their
brother.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1921-03-09
Containers Extensive

1t is computed that from a tenth TO
a quarter of the cost of foOdStuffs in
the United States goes TO pay for
crates and other containers that are
thrown away instead of being used q
second time.-Brooklyn Eagle.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1921-03-09

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his farm after the Boys and Girls
exposition. Date to be announced.