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WILL COPY noTEL.oE.vILLE
Rsprstwe4lsa q French village Il
Planned q Medicine Passs, Neas
LaWtsn, Oklahoma.

Stored somewhere In the A. 2. =.
doughboy's mind is q picture Of q
French villass-ths church, the hotel
de-vtlle. the estaminst. Very soon II
will happen that the unsuspectias
doushboy. rounding the base Of the
wichita mountains In psosy Oklahoma
will stumble upon this vision In real
life.
A faithful reproduction Of Q French
village II planned at Medicine park.
near Lawton. Okla. - . recreation
ground for members Of the American
Legion. Its hotel.ds-viile will have an
auditorium seating 1000. and plans
are under way to have Legion posts
throughout the state erect their own
cottages where members may spend
their vacatioosL
Water and electric lights have bsen
donated toward the projset By Q citi.
gen Of Lawton. and the native stone,
which 10 abundant At the foot Of the
mountains, will make the cost Of
erecting the cottages small.
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and devotion Of her many patisats.
Miss weyhing 10 the nrst comman-
der Of the American Legion post CON-
posed entirely Of war nurses In d.
troat. Upon her appointment a. SD
psrinten6snt at the Camp Custer hos-
pital, she rssisnsd her position - d.
rector at the receiving hospital In D.
trolt. Dr. =. B. Brodssick, department
welfare oGacsr. said of hsr: "Nursing
has besn her life work and she has .
war record which cannot be sqnaled
BY any woman In the United States" !"
In 1914 Miss weighing went to Ser
bia to aid In the typhus epidemic. She
labored there unceasinsiy amid terri
BILE coaditioas, and cootfaeted the dis
ease hsrself. which forced her to 70.
turn In 1915. On her recovery, sho
WAS made chief nurse Of BASE Hospital
No. II. with which outat ne served
at Dijan, France, for q moaths. To
day. all her efforts are bsnt toward
making the new Legion hospital Q real
home for tubefcular veterans and %
unlike hospital. In atmosphsrs. -
possible. sF
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toward getting q square deal for ex-
service men. Judge Landis has ap-
peared before scores Of American
Legion posts to speak for the cause Of
rehabilitation and reconstruction.
During the war I thought the poo
pie Of America were made over" he
said recently. addressing the Blooming.
ton. Ill. commerce body. Everyone
got his feet OF the ground. Everyons
wanted to know. How can best
server They gave 20 that the soldier
In the trench could strike his heaviest
blow. But with the armistice. all this
went down In cold-blooded seldshness.
Il this isn't corrected, No win have
won the nsht but lost the wari"
Judge Lands, - baseball commits
sioner, rsinstated Jos Harris Of the
Cleveland Indians. ruling that his b.
Ing sassed In the war caused him -
Do things that be otherwise would nee
have done.
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Q roster Of - o0ceS and 800 eallsted
m to lead The post, and under his
guiding hand It u being built up Into
IN organization which promises - ~
cone ooe Of the leading Legion units
Of the Empire state.
Named for Stewart whiting Hoovss.
ths nrst omcsr from West Point %
make the supreme sacrifice Ia the war.
tho post was Organised 10 10o0 By 60
listed men. Tho retiring commander
is also sergeant-Joseph Grady-and
hs claims credit for having built up
the post from IS members to Ii pres
e0t enrollment Of 87o.
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CENSUS OF Ex.sERvlcE MEN
Five MlliIsn ovsseisNnaIrss 70 y Ueed
In obtalnin0 vIsws sn csmps~-
oAtiON Drive.

A nationwide census Of ex-sesvics
men will be taken By the American
Legion. Five million questionnairss
have been printed for use 10 the L.
gion's service and compeosatioo"
drive. which will aim toward the com.
pilatlon Of vital statistics and which
should AFFORD . definite indication Of
the exact cost Of providing compsnsa-
ton to all veterans.
The various stats organizations ol
the Legion will conduct their drives
separately. and at their own date.
Every man interviewed By the ceasus
taker will b. informed Of the i've op-
tlons Of the pending compensation bin
and be asked to signify his attitude
toward the measure and his choice Of
the Ave features. He will also record
whether he was ever wounded. sassed.
or suffered an injury in service. A.
sistance will be provided in ding com
psnsation claims. and oil sx-soldisrs
will be urged to carry government In
surance.
The Legion's plan for rotating loan
fund will be explained. and every man
interviewed will b asked whether be
would be willing 70 turn over his con-
pensation toward such q fund ese the
relief Of needy service men.
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Carrying On VIII de
Amogican Logion

A free skating rink has besa built
BY the AmeE1can Legion post at Lake
City. Ainn.
John J. Payne. mlasins since his n.
leass from . German prison In 1918 b
being looked for By ths American
Legion.
For proficiency both In studies and
= athlsties." high school students arv
awarded cups and medals by Legion
posts In Minnesota.
October IL. II. II 10 and -. have
bssa ~ - datss for The fourth a.
aual eoavsatisa e ~ American L.
Gloa, VIVA y - - ~ e New O..
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sises ei 6st ealso nsds up q . lafgs
aumbss q tAlA. ohleag sisss. Ons
olics rubbed beeWssa 1ho palms a
yuu1 hAnA fuahA0 q svseaGo
pipsfaL
Edesveeth Rsady.R Rubbed = ia
0ame te6eeee already rubbed up fse
yoa andiA fesm - pes1 right Into ~
bowl Il yew pips.
Beth hndB peek nicely. light quiek.
vsey bottom Il ~ PIPE.
Edgswosth b soid in various slsss 70
0uit Ehe aesdb end means Il Ill puf.
eha1sn Both Edgeverth Piue Gace
cad E1GsWoetA Ready.R .Rubbsd ~
packed II small, peckst.Ass paeiaeel.
n handsome tin humidogS and e3a0
Jan, and also n various handy h.
bseweea Quanat3ss.
ysetAeffsesampio which ~ would
@ks you % judgs, sddrsas Lar,as 9
erceAse Co, q South 2lse etssse,
r. ksas9 Tssssss Msvsas~es-u
Zoa toobee lnnnot supply yeu VIII
N10sWegth, tAeW & BroEi4 Cen.
pany Wm Gla6ly oead you pespajd 81
Dafo1 pege Q -. q tWo-dense eoPtos
q ~ - q 01eswoeth Hlne eiieo
- 46o1Y. .4sbeed lse H. aaao -
~ ve14 ~ - jeeeae.
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thing l Gun DO Tor
you. write me or
ask me-" SO Paul
Bazaar. Of Ro-
chester. N. T..
who had both
hands blown on
during the war.
waited until the
senator became
the p Prestd e o {,
and then asked
him to help him
got . job. Har
d l q Z suspended
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and S0ftenod hos
smile-have won
for Miss Wllhel-
y ina Weyhins.
recendy made
head nurse at the
Roosevelt Amesi-
can Legion Ne
mortal hospital q
Ca m p Custer,
Mich, the un-
dying respect q
o q r . es . . ~.
where, and the
tr q . roverenco
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Mountain Lands.
who recently re-
81 & n . d. swean.
The virile Illinois
ex-judge was used
to being "betwe cen
the devil and the
deep blue sea-" 70
many were tho
decisions he was
compelled to give.
Much Of the lat
ter day vitality Of
this sturdy pi-
Oneer II thrown
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can M carrtsd Iee Fas

~" - Sot'W0 Nv Eess
"Self-help u all right" said Uncle
Eben, "but you can't git along wifoue
coosidsrin' yoh fellow man. Tryin' to
b too Independent Of assistance Il
what gtts folks arrested fob eoantsrI
feitin'."
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lean Legion douf.
lshes and csle-
bratss peace.
West Point - The
home Of the Stew.
art whiting Hoo
vef post, which u
under command
q one oe eafth's
glorious species.
. high-ranking
poa-com.
Andrew Rheu--
Do, q sergeant.
was chosen from
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Tru> 1alk

II was during the impaneiing a .
jury in Q New England town that The
following co,loQuy occurred between
The magistrate and Q talesOan:
"You are Q property holdssT
"Yes, youf houef."
sNarrisd Of sincisf~
II have beeo married fue I've yoaeA
yous hoooe."
"Havs yoa formed q s1Dessssd aAy
eplnloor
mot foe avs ysasA yssf heose.".
A0oeean Leg1oo Weekly.
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HE LOST BOTH HANDS IN WAR
Paul Bazaar, Rochester IN. w Legion
Man, Given Special considsratien
BY President Harding.

"My boy" said Senator Harding. in
October. 1918. "if there is ever any
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."The best
tobacco-bargain
I've ever found"
Hsgs b tie seosy Il Q man who
wouldn't taks oo0s9Aing fee nokhiaGs

6ego = tho oeoey a Q man VI
wouldn't taks eo0seAng fee noehi1G
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VAsso you 0aoafas10o UAosVogtA fee
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We en- odd aething 70 eseA q
sseomaeada3oa. Wou0 yoN Hks 4
am n Gd0oVmth voaaA Sait voaa n
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Weigh the average man and hs will
be found wanting-the earth.
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FRIEND OF THE LEGION MEN
Judge. ks0ssaw Mountain LandIs -
1iiInets Demands square Deal
for the Gx-eeldiees.

The life Of q Judge 10 not IN
rosewater and Yiolsts," RenesaN
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HEADS POST OF WAR NURSES
AlIss Wllkssmlna WsyhIns, Alss Asad
Nures q Rssssvstt Hospital
at Camp cve4ee.

Many years q unseaasA seevics-
yea1 which have whitened hsf hair
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SJ0cUyy IL nay
1ot-W k may.
Just drop - .
postcard beasinG
Xour Aams e1d a6
1rsR, alDo thoes q
tie Staeo Vhsee
you bay most q
yUur tob0eco. We
= V0 0od yu
hsaneiasoi oiEdes.
Voe6 h both
fe1as-Plue
@eeand Rsady.
, Rubbed.
r,.1.d ,.1.dl';;s...s,ss.a l';s. 81.
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LEGION POST At WEST POINT
Ansrsw Rhssds. 4 ssrssan& Hsads
orSaNisatisa In the csvntry'e
oroatoo9 oeheol fee War.

In the heart Of the country's great
sst school for war. q post Of the Amer.
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A Short Tine Ago
Weighed Only so
Posznds---INo Weigh
u2 Pounds and
TANLAC

4 s1lkae bsilt me up %
seo~dssfalyL saus Mss.
Bmbava Weber, JlS
Van Ness Aes.s San
Francisco. She q bat
ene of tkoasands sissi.
IML bssssHeod.
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n yos are snds, sssigSe, II
your digestion Il isspafysd. II
yoa are speek and aysatle t.
enjoy Hfe 70 tie fal1est assas.
urs, yoa sjIoald taks 1aaLse.
AZ al seed dssssists.
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Ys0s W. truly.
nle.sQ 4lvas1 4. BvaaA

We On ed aething 70 .aeA .
!seomo.:edat3oa. woun yey Hbs -
lsasn n EdesWsgth would Suit you =
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". 4 =. o6s1vGA, No 1S-l6aA
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1922-04-24
Vanish na Romance.

cr,v boirod mo-, during enr'np.
$40"
Time are hauh1eu ny tne lascl'a' us
memories Of their departed youth,
They recall how. about C,is time
-, ,oor l,,o ooo boy dreamad ~
80 io"s go '''' " "
running away u std
or all forms Of romantic adventure
the sailors life has been the top.
,otchor ,i,co Marco POLO eone dix
-, a.. -,
Sen'u'' eS ago Di"ub"' INC iNa9N'''1
needle compass rom Asia, thereby
putting ocean exploration firmly on
It's feet Ii was a great step forward
from charting a ",ip's course by the
stars.
IN few generations the world has
seen romance steadily driven from
the sailors life
The beautiful full.rigged schocn
or rotted at anchor crowded out by
the steamship. re slave trader
passed Pirates were driven from
the high seas.
Seamens unions regulate ocean
life where once the cutlass belay.n-
pin and walking the plank reigned
supreme
one Of the final mails has just
been driven in the coffin OF ocean 70.
nance in TIE westinghouse electric
al plant, Philadelphia
The occasion was the first success
full demonstration OF a giant gyros-
core which VIII prevent big ocean
liners from rolling except during
heavy storms. Similar Sgyro-stabil.
izers" are already in use on some
sma Ter ships. especially yachts
The peal 1922 comment about
this will be: Thank goodness, sea
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1922-04-24

Heard on the Curb: Mrs. Central
Avenue-"What delightful manners
your daughter has" Mrs. Park Ave.
nue-"Yes. You see, she has been
away from home so much
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1922-04-24
BENNINGTON BRIEFS
News Of the Town and Village and
Advertisements.

d ]. Kane spent the week end with
his family in Poultney.
Theodore Marsh spent Sunday
with relatives IN Arlington.
Daniel oConnor has returned to
Schenectady after spending some time
with his aunt, Miss Sara oConnor.
Mr.. and Mrs. e. II. Haskins, who
have been visiting Mr.. and Mrs.
Frank Wood, have returned to their
home in Pawlet
DR.. Frank Grennan Of Schenectady
motored to Tenn ngton Sunday after
noon and returned with Mrs. Grennan
and their daughter. Mary Frances,
who have been visiting Dr. Robert +.
Grennan of Spring street
The meeting Of the Method ST
Brotherhood which was to have been
held in the CNurch parlors Tuesday
evening, April %, has been postponed
because OF the unexpected absence OF
the new pastor, Rev John l.. Cole.
Mr.. and Mrs Harry p. Hudson and
Mr.. HudsOn's .ather. G.. i. Hudson
left this morning for the former S
home in Schenectady. Mr.. and Mrs.
/ Hudson visited relatives in Green
field, Mass. last week and spent
Sunday with als father.
Edward Bushnell was thrown from
wagon Sunday morning on BranCl
street and sustained several bruises
and minor injuries. Mr. Bushne
comes to town every morning with q
load Of milk from mis- ,arm in the
Bushnell district
Carl White and Frank Hayek OF
New York spent Sunday with Mr.
and Mrs James White. Mr., Hayeb
gave a song recital Friday evening at
high school Gall under the direction
Of the Fortnight'y
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1922-04-24
NORTH BENNINGTON

II. r. Spencer was in North Adams
SUNDAY.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Gordon have
returned from their wedd ms trip.
George Crawford CT Bennington
was Sunday guest Of his niece,
Mrs. Josephine Brundage.
Tho panos brothers have installed
an electrically equipped ice cream
making plant in their store on Main
stree.
William Gown has broken ground
for cellar and expects to erect a
iouse adjacent to his residence on
Bank street
Mrs. Jennie Scrivens, who is car
ing for Mrs. Orlando Adams in Ar
lington, spent the week end at her
home here
William Mccarthy who is with the
Kmgsbury Construction CO., at Man
CHESTER Depot spent the week end at
his home here
Mr. and Mrs. c. r. Hawkins and
Mr. and Mrs. f. r. Rice of South
sha tsbury visited Mr. and Mrs. II,
X. Spencer Sunday.
Mrs. Mary Hall has so d her propo
erty on Main street to the Loyal Or
der Of Moose and has purchased a
house in Bennington on RIVER street
The ladies' of the Congregational
church will serve supper Tuesday
evening at o'clock In the church
parlors The supper will be followed
by an entertainment,
Miss Carice White has returned tC
her school work in Holland Patent
is. Y, ter spending the Easter va
cation With her parents. Mr. ant
Mrs. H. c. White.
/ Mr. aud Mrs. II. p. Mccullough
spent the week end at Hall Farm
They are having their residence vii
led Tor electric lights. Maurice Rud,
of Bennington is doing the work
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ODD AND INTERESTING

Mozart displayed musical talent
when he was three years old.
One-half Of the area Of the United
States is unused and waiting to be
developed.
One thousand yards OF thread are
required to make a handkerchief OF
average size.
Chill has fifty four soaports along
her coast line, all easily accessible
and SAT-.
Saturday half holidays date back as
an English Institution to the reign Of
Henry H.
There are forty different types OF
buoys used at sea, each OF which has
a mean ne of its own
The distinction OF having the widest
streets of any city IN America is
claimed for the city of Winnipeg.
A basket Of blossoms as big as an
ordinary house was construct to
advertise flower show held recently
IN London
As a result Of the increase in piracy,
Chinese shipping companies are arm.
ing their ships and p.ac.ng details OF
guards on board
Running water in a Siberian city
means a steam pipe alongside every
water pipe 10 keep 1t from freezing
for seven months in the year.
Magn!hed by the crystal amplifier
the footsteps of fly as II crawls on
the ceiling are as noisy as those OF
an iron shod horse on cobbled
stree,
iron-shod horse on a cobbled street.
In Korea It is a great honor to be
considered aged When one Korean
meets another and wishes to be nat
terlng, he says Good morning. You
are looking very aged today
Wood from twenty eight states was
used in making the penholder witt
which Secretary Hughes signed tbs
first OF the treat es resulting from the
Conference on the Limitation of Ar
mament
The most famous and holy sanctu
airy in the Mohammedan world is thu
House o. Allah in Mecca Thi
house contains the famous "blacl
stone" which is believed to have beer
brought from heaven by angels.
In Finland proposals of marriage
are always made through third per
son. called the "talman," to whom
the happy couple give present
which usually takes the unromanti
fora of a shirt, when his delcat
mediation proves successful and end
In a wedding.
On the Gulf of Alden is spot of bal
rem sand where a city springs up eN
cry winter and almost disappears L
the ummer. This place is called Be-
bera. A market IS held there ever
winter and during the height Of traC
ing t becomes a city of rude huts an
tents with a population of over 20, 00(
During the summer the place IS d,
serted
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1922-04-24
HITTING AT EVERYTHING

Envy follows the successful, but
leads the failures.
Men who strain OF gnats Of criticism
swallow camels OF Aattery.
To say NO" at the proper time IS
better than great eloquence.
No matter how high we rise In life,
we cannot view our own destiny.
Advice like medicine, should be
taken in small doses, and only when
needed.
Royalty that boasts blue blood In IT'S
veins has ancestors with red blood on
their hands.
When a mans tongue runs n good
race we must rest assured It carries
little weight
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1922-04-24
EAST ARLINGTON

In last Fridays Banner in the item
about George Oatman, 1t should have
read that the house burned in Janu-
airy instead Of June. Even SO years
ago, don't think Oatman Hill was
so far north that they had snow in
June ! think Oatman Hill farm Is
an ideal place for summer home.
Ask VIII Madison Of Hero Haven,
Conn, who spent his vacations there
for the last % years
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1922-04-24

Thirsty Joe-"Rastus, you are charg
ing me whole lot for this quart Of
moonshlne. What's the extra 81 forT
Rastus.-"Dats 60 de woh tax, boss"
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1922-04-24

Jes' can't keep It from spreadin':
Civilization has reached Japan. Two
members of the parliament have been
arrested for accepting brides
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1922-04-24

It's the lessons learnt from failures
that teach you how to succeed.
Those who gather nothing In youth
have the same amount In old age.
OF two evils It is good to choose the
less, but better TO choose neither.
The short cut to doing your best
Is to resolve continually TO DO better.
II IS better to put your shoulder
10 the wheel than your back to the
wall.
Patience is good servant whom
all recommend but few like to en-
ploy.
Make It your business TO know your.
self. which is tile most difficult lesson
IN the world.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1922-04-24
ARKANSAW MEWSINGS

The more a woman knows, the easier
II Is for her not to tell It.
There's always n bird singing In the
wilderness, but sometimes man wants
n bird for breakfast
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1922-04-24
Votes Of British Parliament Chiefs.

Votes Of British Parliament Chiefs.
The difference between the speaker
NJ the English house Of commons and
the lord chancellor, who occupies a
similar position in the house of lords,
Is that while the speaker cannot take
part In debates and can vote only
when there is a tic, the lord chancellor
Is entitled to speak and vote on all
occasions.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1922-04-24

Buffalo MIX Rich In Butter Fat
The Aslatlc buffalo is n very valua.
Bile animal. its milk containing three
and a half times MS much butter Fat
~ that az the cav
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1922-04-24
Helpful Thought for Today.

What you must do at first through
force Of character you will later be
able to do through force of habit
Boston Transcript
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1922-04-24
WISE SAYINGS

It's the lessons learnt from failures
that teach you how to succeed.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1922-04-24

Divorces are becoming more fire.
uuent, we are told, In the ranks Of the
advanced" women. Maybe II the hus-
bands pay would advance with the
wlfes ideas, there wouldn't be any
cloud.-Arkansaw Thomas Cat.
The Washington times., 1922-02-03
THEY'RE HUMAN
William Anterior Du Puy-

or course even President OF the United States
must have his moments OF relaxation, and 80
Warren g. Harding had foregathered in
quiet room at the National Press Club and given
himself over TO a social evening with some OF his
fellow newspaper men.
And they told stories and here is one related
by the President:
It was summer time in Ohio; there
school, and boys OF the twelve-year class were
feeling the lure Of financial adventure. So
group OF three, of which one Warren Harding
a member, formed a barn.painting corpora
ton. They went into the country and engaged
to save buildings from premature decay by smear
ing paint all over them.
One day they encountered quite canny, not
to say tight, farmer, who was suspicious OF the
estimate of $40 the boys placed on a barnfur-
n.sh . uL. Tie insisted instead that they con-
tract to work by the day.
This they did They found, however that the
incentive to haste was not as great as under the
flat price system. Young Harding's part of the
Job was that of painting the cupola on top OF the
barn II was hot up there and quite necessary
that he follow the shade around, else there might
have been a sunstroke
Thus II happened that the per diem expense OF
painting the stinsy farmers barn amounted TO
s42, which was quite some money. even when
split three ways.
Admiral Henry IS. Wilson, who commanded tv
United States naval forces in France during the
war, was a member of that famous class OF 81 at
Annapolis the members Of which were dis
charged because there were places for them
in the service Secretary Weeks of the War
Department a member Of this class, was
General Barnett, former commandant of marines.
Two years after graduation these youngsters
were called back for competitive examinations to
seiec, W TO- service afioat. Wilson was one
Of the seven who got past. and Weeks aud Bar.
nett wer" among the majority who flunked.
late Grover Cleveland, and who lives quietly in
Washington. claims to have been the first Yom-
an In the United States to have. made a political
Copyright 1922.