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The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1922-02-16
Why Chinese Esteem Jade.

When Confucius was asked why
Jade was so highly esteemed he re
piled In effect: ut is because In an
Gent times the wise compared the
virtues OF humanity TO jade; It's hard
ness represents the tirnness OF intel
ligence; the sharpness of its angles
symbollzes justice; pearls of jade
when worn represent ceremonial; Its
sound. pure and sonorous, with It's
PECULIARLY OF ceasing abruptly, Is the
emblem OF music; its splendor resem-
hles the sky, and its substance, drawn
from mountain and stream, represents
the earth"
Jade was conspicuous In religious
ana ceremonial use as far back as
the Shang dynasty, is centuries before
the Christian era.-From a Bulletin
OF the city Art Museum, st. Louis.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1922-02-16
THESE ELECTRICAL GENERAL
ING STATIONS RUN THEMSELVES

Great hydro-electric generating sta
tions, producing electrical current in
volume and operated continuously day
and night by crews in three shifts, are
numerous throughout the Unitc
States.
From them originate the electricity
daily and nightly used by millions OF
modern Americans.
Can en- expensive plant OF this sort
run without men right there to super
wise its operation? Yes
There is now coming into use a new
type Of generating station, relatively
small in size, which operates without
attendants, save for an occasional ins
spection ranging in frequency from
daily TO weekly intervals. They are
classified as automatic stations and
substations.
Electrical engineers see an especial
~ rosy future for the automatic sta
ton in the development Of the nations
water power resources, owing TO the
drain on the national coal supply. The
first Of these stations to go on duty
was established by the Iowa Railway
and Light Company at Cedar Rapids.
Iowa, taking It's waterpower from the
Cedar River
This automatic, hydro-electric gen
Grating station is a real saving in
costs of operation Its reliability OF
service, controlled from large station
at a distance, gives frst-class oper-
alton.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1922-02-16
PARENTS AS EDUCATORS
Play Places in the House by Rather
Inc Beebe.

During the many days and hours
when children can not be told TO run
out and play" they must play in the
house. as a matter of necessity. Where
the abode is a spacious one there is OF
course no problem. but the majority
Of families live in small houses and,
alas, apartments.
Time and again it has been my lot
10 spend visiting sessions in houses
where TO all intents and purposes the
only play places were under the visi-
tors feet, on the arms and rockers OF
chairs and entirely in the vicinity OF
the grown people who were going
through the vacuous form Of confer
ence or conversation The usual apol-
ogies were always forthcoming THE
weather is so badr' "The house is so
smallr "The children are so full OF
lifep "They love so to be with moth
err and so on.
Now an A B c application Of ordin-
AIRY common sense would make il plain
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1922-02-16
POWER OF LITTLE THINGS
How TrlfIes Have Brought About Mo
mentous Changes in the Des-
tlnles Of Nations.

The destinies of nations have turned
on the most trivial things Imaginable
Here are a few examples of unusual
interest. London Answers states:
The beauty OF Helen OF Troy caused
a terrible war and Launched thou
sand ships and burned the topless
towers Of Eliuma.' The war lasted
for ten years.
The oak tree that sheltered Charles
STUART from his pursuers after the
fight at Worcester made possible the
return OF the Stuarts to the throne OF
England.
The mole which made the molehill
IN Bushey park that caused William
IFS horse to stumble, and SO brought
about the kings death, was long a
famous toast among the Jacobltes.
The toast was TO "the little gentleman
In the velvet coat.
Then. again, the geese In the capitol
of Rome saved the city by their timely
quacking.
The beauty OF Cleopatra led 10 the
fall of noble Mark Anthony the steam
from Watts kettle altered the
worlds ideas of locomotives and the
wave ripple in pond led Marconi 70
experiment with the electro magnetic
waves OF wireless telegraphy.
Truly, from little things do big
events derive
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1922-02-16
ALL REPTILES HAVE VENOM
Bite Not Always Fatal, but . Certain
Amount OF Poison 10 lnvarI-
ably Injected.

An English scientist says that all
reptiles are venomous-eyen the so
called harmless snakes. The bite OF
a common grass snake is poisonous
even though II may not prove fhtal.
For the snakes which have no poison
fangs have venom In their blood and
saliva and this at once penetrates the
minute wounds made with their teeth.
Frogs, toads and lizards are poison
Gus. The poison they secrete varies
greatly In odor Some smells Ike gar
lie: that OF certain kinds OF toads
smells rather like gunpowder, but the
common toad produces a poison with
the fragrance OF vanilla.
Most fish contain small quantities
of poison, as many fishermen know TO
their cost. Dogfish sting with their
fms. These fins are actually poison
Ans. on the fms are thin spnes which
have poison glands at their base.
When irritated or alarmed the fsh
erects the splnes and the movement
draws a drop Of poison up through a
groove In them-hence, when fisher
mans hand is scratched by dogfish
drop OF poison gets into the wound
Strangely enough. the venom OF
snakes, toads and fishes acts upon man
and lower animals only when It Is In.
troduced into circulation as by bite
or an injection into the veins. Snake
poisons could be swallowed with i'm
punlty.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1922-02-16
NORTH RUPERT

Mr. Howard Of Poultney was in
town last week buying cattle.
Miss Alice Adams spent Saturday at
North Pawlet with Miss Clara Lesson.
Mrs. p. b. Roberts Of Pawlet, was
guest Of her sister, Mrs II. +. Win
chester and family.
Mr.. and Mrs. o. r. Black returned
Saturday from a few days visit with
relatives at Lake George, N. Y.
Mrs. S. f. Adams was in Wells Sat
urday and attended the meeting Of the
ID. A. r. which was held at the home
Of Mrs. ]. b. Wilcox.
The body OF Virginia Lee, nine
weeks old daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
Leon Towsley of Brattleboro, was
brought here Sunday afternoon for
burial The child died Friday OF the
home OF her uncle, Clark Towsley in
Tinmouth. The body was accompanied
here by Mr.. and Mrs. Clark Towsley
and Chauneey Towsley Of Tinmoulh.
and Mrs Leon Towsley.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1922-02-16
GOOD BACKS FOR BAD

Manchester Depot Residents Are
Learning How to Exchange the Old
Back for a Stronger One.
Does your back ache, feel weak and
painful ,
Do YOU suffer headaches, languor
and depression?
l. the urine discolored. passages r.
regular
The kidneys may be calling Tor help.
Weak kidneys cannot do their work
Give them The help they need
To cure kidney baekache you must
cure the Kidneys.
Use a tested and proven kidney
remedy
Doanf Kidney Pills have stood TIE
test
Convincing proof q merit ln re
following endorsement:
Bernard Niles. farmer. r + II No.
3, Rx I12. Manchester Depot
~ was 81 Bad shape with r-y k
brought an b. heavy lifting ard eN.
posure My back was 50 lane sid
sore I could hardly bend or INT Ay
kidneys we're weak and the secrr-ians
were unnatural Two boxes n Dsaf'a
Kidneys Pills cured ne q the trouble
and my cure has lasted
Price eoc. at an dealers- Dau''
simply ask FOR a kidney remedy -ge'
noar's Kidney Pills--the same that
Mr. Niles had. Foster-M ilhurn c..
Mfrs-. Buffalo, y. Y Advertiseneut
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1922-02-16
soda Deposit. Like Snow.

In the midst OF a barren and water
less waste In British East Africa is
what appears to be q lake covered
with coating Of snow partially
thawed and then frozen again. So
complete Is the deception, according
10 reports. that a stranger for a mo-
ment fails TO realize the impossibiliiy
81 there being snow and ice 10 the
midst Of heat that is almost intoler-
able. II is go reality a practically In
e1haustible deposit Of soda.
To traverse this district IN the dry
season Is 90 have ones feet burned
through ones shoes. and the SHARP
soda spikes viii pierce any but the
tEickest s0ies After rains there Il 4
LAYER II water over The greater part
" the surface. which turns . beauti
FIT shade % pink. aud 81 moonlight
tHp scene Is we.rdly beautiful.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1922-02-16
Doc Took No Chances.

Here is another true dog story. eK-
employing intelligence rather than
high moral standard. A retriever was
observed 10 stop outside a house IN
course OF erection. On the pavement
lay canvas bag containing work
mans tools. After looking this way
and that, recites the London Post. as
II 10 see that the coast was clear,
he delicately drew together In his
mouth the two handles Of the bag, and
trotted of with IL, making haste 10
take the first turning he encountered
To catch up with or interfere with
him was not feasible; so II remains
uncertain whether he was retrieving
his masters property or appropriate
Ing some one else's But he did not
al any rate. display an air Of con
sciOus virtue.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1922-02-16

to that mother that consideration for
her guest, for her own comfort, for
her children's good, demands some
other play place, and little ingenuity
would make one possible. Play is so
vital part Of child's life that a
place for it, both indoors and out, is
necessity, not luxury.
One mother whom it is my privilege
20 know, following the modern custom
Of opening windows at night, has sew
eral little beds in a row in one room,-
the smaller one-a larger one being re-
served for the necessary bureaus, play
space and playthings.
In another home the dining room is
the play place, and the very fact that
I it must be put in order before meal
times is giving one group Of little
folks invaluable lessons in neatness,
order, consideration and helpfulness.
But the ideal play place is the attic,
and there often is one Of some sort.
Such a space kept reasonably clean
and having its windows protected,
would solve many a household prob
lem. The fact that the attic is cold is
in its favor rather than otherwise.
Indeed while the children are playing
there the upper sash of the windows
should be open. There is no reason
why with coats, sweaters, caps and
even mittens on, the children should
not be told to run up and play at
such time as rain or cold make out.
door sport impossible. There being nc
occasion for putting on the despised
and clumsy rubbers is also an advan.
tage. Wise parents would see to i
that such an attic contained an ole
mattress for jumping on" a ladder
clothesline, some odds and ends Of
discarded furniture, wooden boxes, Z
trestle or two, boards, hammers anC
nails, an old tarpaulin or other clotf
for tent-making enterprises, togethei
with such toys as the children choose
70 take with them.
have seen many porches which
would make fine play places on we
days and wondered why none Of then
was in use. | suppose mothers consid
err the weather "too damp Blu
when remember a neighbor'
healthy brood Of children. who, equip
ped with rubber boots, coats and caps
played out of doors every day in tn
year, except when the thermomete
was twenty below and wind blowing
| am Of the opinion that few hour
in damp fresh air would be much les
fraught with dangerous possibilitie
than whole days in -heate'
rooms
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1922-02-16
STATE NEWS

Fifteen hundred men In rs concerns
in the slate industries from Castleton
10 Pawlet are losing wages aggregat-
ing about $4,000 a week because Of the
burning out Of a transformer IN an
electric power station al Carvers Falls,
West Haven, from which the slate in
dustry gets is juice This condition
of affairs has existed about 10 days
during a period when the slate busi-
ness Is said 70 BE- active and there is
no immediate prospect Of relief. The
Fair Haven and Poultney Chambers u
Commerce which have been taking up
the matter with view 70 Feoking relief
estimate that there has been q loss 4
production II 10000 since the break
down The slate mills have been on a
25-cyeie current. which the Rutland
Railway. Light & Power Co. says is
antiquated and, therefore, the com-
PAM rot able - secure The eonaaHl-
ers electricity from other sources -
woal8 s. tire eafe & G0-cyeie current
were used There delay u making
repsr 81 Wet Haven becauge the
comB1rv wishes 70 change over 70 Co
cycle equipment and IT, late men
want - kee1 on using their Old appar-
atuf % ave e1panae of installation.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1922-02-16
WHY Goa, Was Ruined.

Manufacturing faults or fugitive
colors are responsible for trouble
where In many cases. the laundryman
Is blamed" states tie secretary Of
the British Federation Of Launderers'
n reference 10 a mans coat which
had been sent 10 the wash and re-
turned In holey and d.smantled condi-
lion. Il has been reported THAT q
large number q costs made q wood
puip reached England from Germany
ana chemical examination 81 tie re-
naming particles u the garment De-
s,r5yef disclosed the fact that d bad
E.ta entirely made = parer
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1922-02-16
pAwLn

c, r. DEMO is Ill.,
Bert Clark is confined % the house
by illness.
Merritt sheldon Is confined 70 the
house by illness.
A daughter was born recently to
Mr. and Mrs Percy Waite.
Mrs.. II A. Smith is visiting her
daughter in Hartford, Conn.
John Andrus. who is quite IN. was
taken to the Burlington Hospital sun.
day.
Mail carrier c. w Monroe has been
of duty the past week on account Of
illness.
Mrs. William Mason attended the
meeting Of the d. A. r. at Wells SAT-
urday afternoon
Mr. and Mrs. O. A. Pratt, who have
been in Rupert with their daughter
and family for few months, returned
home last week
The Congregational Ladies' Aid the
grammar and primary pupils will give
a supper and entertainment at the
town hall Friday evening, February
18th.
Cards have been received announe-
ing the marriage Of Katherine Sple.
daughter Of Mrs. Carrie Siple Of Gran
vile, N. Y, formerly Of this place, TO
Milford Sheldon, son Of Mr. and Mrs.
Will o. Sheldon Of West Pawlet.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1922-02-16
WHY
Speeie, Of Birds Should Not Be
Persecuted.

owls a. a group have long been
persecuied by man. but never has
persecution been more unjust. says
the biological survey Of the Quilted
states Department Of Agriculture
which recently determined what 90
barn owls had for dinner Here Is
the menu:
Meadow mice. Lib, house mice
AZ house rats, 1874. other small
mammals. three per owl. The sery-
Ice done man by the barn owl, the
Survey booklet says. IS typical Of that
performed by hawks and owls In gen
eral. An occasional chicken Is con
sumed. but this loss Is far outweigh
ed by the destruction OF harmful TO
dents.
The sparrow. says the survey
should not be regarded as pest The
single exception to the Endorsement
Is the pesky English sparrow OF tlat
species, usually a nuisance and often
Injurious" says the booklet. Farm
Help From the Birds The English
sparrow Is but one member Of the
large family OF sparrows and its hab-
its are by no means characteristic Oh
the native species.
They are essentially seed eaters, the
sparrows, but they consume also
fair proportion Of insects, the depart
ment finds, and In general must De
regarded as beneficial. Separating the
sheep from the goats In the feathered
Kingdom OF common knowledge TO the
farmer, the department places among
the bad birds the jays, crows, ravens
and blackblrds, a corporafs guard
compared with the army of good BIRDS
who aid the farmer. Even the bad
denizens OF the air have Some good IN
them. says the department, and the
damage they do the farmer is largely
because OF over-populatlon In me
feathered ranks. OF that class, the
department says:
ut would seem a good policy te
accord them the same treatment Ions
given the common crow. The crow II
not specially prosecuted, neither Is u
protected. About the best that can b'
said OF birds OF this family Is that oil
the average they do about as muci
good as harm"
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1922-02-16
-. - e -,

TIE tiras and @ Ee iN fh
p-r-v 80 III NeH N rr
rar.rc ~ an ear'E bard
AsEol.h tbey I've iaHu ard i'rI
have ro worry ahQ their reF'
meal l. coming from tbeF are Iu-ii1e-
dveiy boarding up foad
All classes - animals scent SIT
eirfer. keepers say Tie squirrels ore
f,irg iu nl1 DAYS storing up u-nsl-
Sis large guanf e nuts Ilf
# n time
ta hF
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1922-02-16

Tie Achmes s-nue 10 Hyde PARK.
Iou6on eas car from q cannon enr
,urpa curing TIE Duke - Weiiingtou's
victa-aes aid Il ded.eateo 20 him ard
u lEo.ga
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1922-02-16
| n sur a nee
OF EVERY KIND
Real
Estate

Bargains in either Summer
Dwellings or all the year
Dwellings.
The American Jewish world. [volume] (Minneapolis ;) 1915-current, 1922-01-13
FLAG DAY A SUCCESS

Notwithstanding the mercury drop
on Sunday, December 25th, Minneap-
oils raised for the 9Th Annual Flag
Day Of Jewish National Fund, the
sum of $303.13. $21727 of this
amount was raised on the North Side,
and the balance on the South Side and
West Side.
The success of the Flag Day is due
largely to the efficient management
of the Maccabaean society, supported
by the generous public and the fol-
lowing true blue Zionists who partici-
pated; J. S. HONG, Alex Zimmerman,
Louis Levinson, Manuel Rather, Har-
ry Fiterman, Albert Shepard, John
Harrison, Joe FREEZER, Harold J. Mir
viss, S. Anti, Samuel Dolf, Bessie
Shap iro, Sarah Ritizen, Minnie Ezer-
err, Jacob Ebin, Freda Kern, Miss C.
Karroll, Max Sodomsky, Jeanette
Weisman, Dorothy Bearman, Edith
Shedlov, Edith Levy, Hilda Rosen-
bleeth, Ida Weisman, Rose Barron,
Tibbie Kraman, NIFTY Barron, Ida
Karroll, Anna Silverman. Ruth Scharf,
Marie Guss, J. Forest, Rose Winoker,
Rose Ravitsky, Edith Baker, Anna
Trugman, Sadie Goodman, S. Quit
man, H. Roger, Rose Barnett, Anna
Roberts. Lillian Noosinow, j. Poyrow,
Ethel Stein, Anna Goodman, Dave
Kersh, Rose Baker. Grace Gordon,
Anna Shapiro, Tina Ginsberg, Herman
Mirviss, Florence Click, Beatrice
Gluckman, Jack Bernstein, Gladys
Ginsberg, Ellik Papermaster, Sam
Ravitch, Sarah Litman, Josephine
Weingarten, Blanche Halpern, Esther
Frank, Sophia Cotlow, Hazel Sapero,
and Saul Helpern.
1t is expected that our success this
year, and in the past will stimulate
the many smaller towns of the North
west to fall in line next December.
The American Jewish world. [volume] (Minneapolis ;) 1915-current, 1922-01-13
NO NEED TO STAND IN LINE FOR
THE HEIFETZ CONCERT

Although the public sale Of tickets
for the Heifetz concert, to be given
Friday, January e. at the Armory,
Kenwood Parkway, under the direc-
ton of Mrs. Carlyle Scott, will not
start until January 20, mail orders
will be filled now. That means that
anyone in Minneapolis or ST. Paul can
mail in an order for any number of
seats. enclosing check. addressed to
the Gable Piano Co., and then can have
their seats reserved for them without
waiting in line at the ticket window.
AS the orders will be filled in the or
der they are received, the sooner res
ervations are made by mail, the bet
ter the seats to be secured.
The American Jewish world. [volume] (Minneapolis ;) 1915-current, 1922-01-13
TREAT FOR NEWSIES AT
STARKEY'S

Remembering his own experiences
years ago while he was newsboy,
Mr.. VIM. T. s. Starkey, proprietor Of
Starkey's Delicatessen, at 414 Henne-
pin Avenue, was host to all the news
boys he could get hold of in Mime
apolis at dinner last Sunday after
noon, December %, at 2 p. m. Mr..
Starkey remembers what thrill it
was for him as newsy to be dined
and feted, together with his friends
of the "Uxtree Paper, all about" and
to register his approval of the Gus
tom Of befriending the boy on the
street, he gladly feeds the boys on
special occasions. From all reports
he enjoyed the dinner as much as
any Of his little newsboy guests. t
The American Jewish world. [volume] (Minneapolis ;) 1915-current, 1922-01-13
GONDOLIERs CLUB DANCE

The young ladies of the Gondoliers
Club of South Minneapolis, will be
hostesses at an informal dance at
the Teco Inn, Radisson Hotel, Satur-
day evening, January 81, 1922. Mem
bers are putting forth every effort to
assure the success of the occasion,
which bids fair to be one of the finest
affairs of the season. Those in charge
are the Misses Susan Kiefer, Polly
Silver, and Marian Steinfeldt Tick
cts may be procured from club mem
bers or upon entrance, at $3.50 a
couple.
The Gondoliers last year gave a
successful presentation of bright
Eyes" at the Studio Recital hall.
The American Jewish world. [volume] (Minneapolis ;) 1915-current, 1922-01-13

gram was opened with the lighting of
the candles and songs by the children
of the Talmud Torah. DIR. Maurice
Lefkoyits delivered a short but force
full Grafton on Hanukkah festival as
well as an appeal for the Keren Haye-
sod drive. Mr.. Zolton Brust rendered
vocal selections of Jewish music. A
ballet dance presented by Miss Vera
JEFFERSON, accompanied by Anna
Liberson, was well received. The vio-
lin solo by Mrs. Marion Berenstein
Bearman was masterful. The piano
solo by Miriam Herscovich was. ex-
cellently played. The program con-
cluded with the singing of Hatikvah.
The American Jewish world. [volume] (Minneapolis ;) 1915-current, 1922-01-13
Y. w. III. A.

Mrs. Spain of the Women's Coop
erative Alliance spoke before the Y.
w. H. A. Monday evening, January
9. Her topic, "Social Hygiene" was
well received, and an open discussion
followed.
The Y. W. H. A. will hold social
meeting Monday, January 16, at the
Talmud Torah. All members are re-
quested to be present. Special feat
ures are being planned.
The American Jewish world. [volume] (Minneapolis ;) 1915-current, 1922-01-13
A SAFE PLACE FOR YOUR saw
INGS AT 5 PER CENT INTEREST

We wish to call the attention of our
readers to the Financial Statement
of the Minneapolis Savings & Loan
Association on another page, mu-
tual savings depositary, all of whose
profits go to the depositors. This
company. in operation over 80 years,
has total resources Of $4,155, 746.77,
showing uneaualled in the history of
savings institutions in the Northwest.
Of this amount it had cash on hand
and in bank on December 81, 1921,
$399178.91 to meet all possible de-
mands for Withdrawals in addition to
over $75O,0O000 in government secur-
tiles convertible into cash at a mo-
ment's notice.
This showing is due to the fact
that it's loans are made on first mort
gage real estate security in Hennepin
County at six and one-half per cent
interest payable in monthly install
ments.
The officers and directors Of the as
ISOLATION are well known, successful
merchants and bankers of the city.
Mr.. Willis Endslev, it's secretary and
treasurer, is in charge of the bust
ness, and both depositors and borrow
ers will find it pleasant and profitable
to entrust their financial affairs to
this institution.
The American Jewish world. [volume] (Minneapolis ;) 1915-current, 1922-01-13
At The Hennepin Next Week

Pearl Regay, with Ward De Wolf
and the Rialto Versatile Five, will
headline the new program which
starts at The Hennepin, junior Or
pheum, starting at noon Sunday.
Jimmy Lucas, the composer of num-
Der of popular songs including "Min-
ME Shimmie," "Don't Forget the Sal
walton Army" and others, will be in
the position of added attraction, Of
fering a travesty entitled Vampires
and Fools" He is assisted by Fran
Gene. Other numbers on the pro-
gram are Lynne and Smythe in "A
Racey Conversation" Anderson and
Graves in novelty skit entitled civ
ing on Air" Princess Kalama, "the
Pavlowa of Hawaii" Norris Balloons
and Collies, Wills, Gilbert and COM
pany in "The Masked Frolic, and
the Minstrel Monarchs. The picture
headliner for the week will introduce
Alice Brady in "Hush Money"