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The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-04-26
MANUF ACTURE OF
ORIENTAL RUGS
Art Has Driven Many East
ern Women Into
SpinisterhOOd
TOO EXPENSIVE
FOR YOUNG WIVES
Young Turkomans Refused to Pay
Large Doweries and Married Inferior
Women-Rug Weaving Develops a
Distinct Character Says Bulletin.

WASHINGTON, April 26.-.If someone
asserted that the American love for ORR
entail rugs had changed the marriage Gus
toms of nomadic people, had brought
forth on this globe a comparatively home
~ race of human beings, and had built
up a complex system of morals in the
heart of Asia, it would seem like a SEM
sational story says bulletin of the
National Geographic society, based on
communication to the society from May
Inard Owen Williams
Yet that statement seems well found
ed, and love for beauty in America has
reacted on the facial features of a prince
~ race III Turkestan with deplorable re-
suit" the bulletin continues. Truly it
is small world when an artistic recluse
in a New York studio fathers homely
son in a distant desert. Yet the rising
generations of Turkomans are distinctly
homelier than their prineely sires. And
the conquest of their domain by Russia
does not entirely explain it.
The Tekllntzi rug, more commonly
known by the less distinctive name OF
Bokhara. is the loveliest product of the
desert loom Its charm lies not in intri-
cacy Of design, manifold details, or SYM
bohc meaning. 1t is not picture in
wool Briliancy OF coioring it does not
have. But in richness of tone the TEX
kintzi wins its rightful place as queen OF
rugs.
Its symphony of soft and sober color
has its major and minor chords. From
one direction it is dark and quiet and soft
But as the light strikes down into its vel
vety nap, it shines with a light overtone
and reveals sheen like that of silk, such
as can come only from years of contact
with the flexible, high-arched feet of the
desert mother or the heel-less boots OF her
master.
Years of care in selecting the long
fibered, spotless wool. in dyeing it IN red;
from Bokhara, blues from Afghanistan
or blacks from Merv, with touch of or
! ange or yellow now and then, and il
1 weaving it beneath the hot sun of the
dry desert, give the Tekkintzi character
which more hurried methods cannot give
1t reveals no trace of foreign accent, fol-
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-04-26

its language of lasting beauty is bred in
the blood
For centuries, possibly extending back
to the Iranian peoples whom Alexander
found here on his way to India, the Tekke
maiden had been taught to dye and weave.
When she was married to her Mohamme-
dan husband, the young bride took with
her to her masters hut the rugs her pa
tient toll had formed, and he in turn
paid a corresponding price to her parents.
Her dowry was her skill and its product.
She was 4 mental. but with the soul of
an artist. Her toll was long. but it was
not drudgery. She was not a slave, for
SOUL and she had an enviable position
compared with that of many OF her OH
entail sisters in polygamy.
Gradually these masterpieces in ma
hogany. deep chocolate, terraeotta, old
rose, burnt orange and black found their
way to America, where their appeal was
irresistible Buyers raced one another
across Europe into the Transeaspian home
of history to secure the priceless treasures
of conquered race The skill of the
Tekke woman began to win its reward
Her genius had caused the art world to
wear a path to her hut and her opens air
loom But there was the unhappy side.
Only the rich Young Turkomans could
afford to buy wife at the exorbitant
price her skill made possible. Parent;
raised the price of their daughters. con
selling themselves with the fact that i
they could not produce offspring they
could at least produce valuable rugs. The
age of marriage became higher. Caught
| in the trap which skillful women haC
woven, the young men revolted from thu
exaggerated demands of the avarieiou'
and unromantie parents and sought cheap
| err wives elsewhere, while Tekke women
robbed of love and enmeshed in thei
own skeins of fine WOOL dragged out bus,
| lives of hated spinsterhood
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-04-26
Bring Your
Prescriptions
Here

II you want them filed with the purest
and freshest drugs, and with the great
est care and accuracy-flled precisely
as. your physician orders them filed,
to produce the exact effects he desires.
We are proud Of the record we have
made in our prescription department.
And yet we fill prescriptions at very
reasonable prices, and fill them quickly,
too.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-04-26
$4,000 HEART BALM
FOR MISS ANNA DYER
Rutland Woman Won Suit Against
Former Hotel Proprietor-Was
Courted 10 Years.

RUTLAND, Vt, April 26-Miss Anna
c. Dyer of this city was awarded $4,000
damages yesterday morning by the jury
in her breach of promise suit against
Charles H. Lalor, ex-hotel man, the jury
being out about an hour and half Miss
Dyer is 50 years old and Mr.. Lalor 80,
their courtship, according to her testi
mony, having extended over Is years. The
defendant testified that he was worth
over $1,000
The plaintiff testified that Mr. Lalor
proposed marriage to her as far back as
1901 and that several times since then
he had promised to marry her. She knew
nothing, she said, of his change of heart
until his marriage to Miss Margaret Sulli
van in October. 1918
Miss Dyer was represented by Law
renee, Lawrence & Stafford, while Web
Der & Leary and Jones 4 Jones appeared
for Labor. Counsel stated yesterday tina,
the case would be carried to the supreme
court
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-04-26
MAN MURDERED
AT ESSEX JUNCTION
Murderer Walked to a Constable and
Gave Himself Into Custody-Had
Family Row.

ESSEN JUNCTION, VT, April pa
family quarrel at the home of Mrs. Mary
Sherman here last night resulted in the
shooting and death of Charles H. Cliff
ford. aged SIS, who lived at the Sherman
residence, by Mrs. Shermans son, Daniel
Farnham, aged 10. Two shots were fired
with a 32-calibre revolver, one entering
Clifford's head, the other in the heart
Young Farnham coolly looked up Con-
stable j. p Flynn in nearby store and
asked the officer to accompany him home
Mrs. Sherman showed Clifford's body and
Farnham was arrested The people con-
cerned in the tragedy moved into town
from Worcester, Mass, three weeks ago
They previously lived in New Hampshire
Farnham was employed by the street de
partment and Clifford did odd jobs OF
garden work.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-04-26
ATILEBoRo DAILY REFoRAfER; SATURDAY, APRIL g. 1918
CASUALTY LIST.
No. 10 of Second Series from Wal
Department News Bureau.

The war department. news bu-
reau casualty release No. 10, Sec
ond series, contains 308 names,
summarized as follows:
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-04-26
EAST DUMMERSTON.

Marion Beardslee has returned from
France and is visiting his brother. Rev.
T.. s. Beardslee.
Mr. and Mrs w. J Ray and Mrs. Alb
bic Patch attended the Pomona Grange
meeting i'll Guilford Centre Wednesday.
The Grange held a regular meeting
Tuesday evening. The question brought
out many interesting ideas. Mrs. Opal
Laughton was elected Pomona in place
of Miss Kingsbury, resigned, and Mrs.
Bertha Brown was appointed chorister.
The next meeting viii be held May 6.
The woman's committee for the. Victory
Liberty loan drive consists Of Mrs. A. G.
Walker, chairman, Miss Alice Laughton
and Mrs. W. W. Burnett of West Dunn
merston. 1t would be greatly appreciated
if people would make their subscriptions
early and report the same to the commit
tee
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-04-26
THE AMOUNT OF YOUR INCOME

now is important The income for your
whole life is more important. Buy a
National annuity. It will guarantee a
fixed income as sure as You live, as long
as you live National Life ms. Co.. of
Vt. EARLE s. KINSLEY, General
Agent, Rutland, VT.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-04-26

The war department. news bu
reau casualty release No. 10, Sec
ond series, contains 308 names,
summarized as follows:
Killed in action ....... 5
Died from wounds .. 5
Died of aeroplane accident. /
Died of accident and other
causes .;...... bI
Died if disease 10
Wounded severely ..... ID
Wounded, degree undeter
mined
Wounded slightly ..,..... POI
Missing in action $780,.
Total -. ....... sos
The list contains FIVE Vermont
names, as follows: Wounded
slightly, Private Walter C. Hall
of Ludlow, Private Leslie E. Hoff-
man of South Barre, Private Ray
mond s. Church of Bennington
and Private Francis t. Deyo of
Brattleboro; died, previously re-
ported missing in action, Sergeant
Harry E. Hobart of Ludlow.
Total number of casualties to
date. including those reported
above:
Killed in action, including
3S1 at sea 1872. 32,440
Died of wounds ...... 13,453
Died of disease .s....... 22,767
Died Of accidents and 9TH
er causes 4,36s
Wounded in action. S5 per
cent returned to duty. 198,343
Missing in action, not in
Guiding prisoners re-
leased and returned. ;. 4,430
Total .-................ 2f3,ool
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-04-26

For the land sake-use Bowker g
Fertilizers. They enrich the earth and
those who till it,
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-04-26

A man with long meek and a gym
nastic Adams apple should not wear soft
collars
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1919-08-04

timber region have been sent to Colonel
Arnold, in command Of the Mather fly.
ing service in California, ana a reply is
expected at any time.
In the meantime State Forester FL.
liott has informed the fair board that
he has called a conference of foresters
to be held within few days, when the
matter of securing funds for hangars
and equipment will be discussed II is
his suggestion that tho funds be fur.
nished jointly by the fair board, the
forest department and the commercial,
a plan that is favored by Manager Nc
Croskey, Members Of the fair board
are practically agreed that part of
the open acreage of the fair grounds
shall be devoted TO the use of the
planes, not only on account of the pa
troll machines but in view OF the fact
that in the near future great numbers
of commercial planes will make this
city landing point.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1919-08-04
FOREST PATROL WITH
PLANES PRACTICABLE
Scouting Flight Shows Big
, Area Car Be Covered In
Single Day.

The scouting trip Of the two patrol
planes which arrived in tins city last
week were eminently satisfactory II.
several respects. They demonstrated
that under ordinarily favorable condi.
tions the entire circuit of the north
portion Of the valley could be thorough
" patrolled IN day, with Salem as Il
base. The flight, which ended in the
return Of the machines to OlcOtt fieiu
Saturday afternoon at 4:30, proved that
even with low-lying clouds aud a hazy
atmosphere small fires could be detect.
ed at great distance. With clear
sky and tho help Of good field glasses
II would be possible to sean the entire
inter.mOuntain region by ascending to
a height Of 1000 to 5000 feet, which
was the highest altitude reached in the
flight Saturday, In course Of the tour
they passed over or in sight Of a mum.
Der Of the lumber camps and mills. The
tour, which covered a distance Of about
lSO miles, confirmed State Forester Ell.
lott in the opinion that the airplane
will prove a most valuable adjunct in
combating forest fires. Further than
that, II may assist in the detection Of
parties responsible for the sialtiLg Of
fires, either deliberately or through
Tentative plans for the patrol Of the
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1919-08-04
PHONE QUESTION IS
AGAIN UP TO council
Possibility Of Municipal Sys-
tenn Revived With Raise
In Rates.

Like Banquo's ghost, the municipal
telephone question: will not down. In
fact, Il is more alive than ever, ae.
cording to some members Of the city
council, and at the meeting to be hello
this evening, the proposition VIII come
up of calling an election TO vote ON
municipal telephone company for Sa-
lem.
A few months ago there was dis.
cussion in the council of municipal tcle.
phones and although there was special
hearing at which f. T. Bussrllc pre-.
sonted some figures, the telephone com.
pany had little the best Of it. As a
result, il was decided to drop the mu-
nieipial telephone question.
But the recent advance in rates has
revived the subject and it is probable
that AT the meeting this evening Of the
council, resolution will be introduced
asking the telephone company By what
right il had increased rates aud wheth-
er 1t intended to reduce thCm at the
expiration Of four months from July %.
The question of calling an election to
vote on the municipal telephone propo-
sition will como up for discussion along
with the resolution and II sufficient
aldermen can be lined up in opposition
10 the recent advance in rates. il is
probable that some definite action may
be had.
AT the meeting held a few months
ago When the telephone company had
several experts in the, city, the showing
was made that the company here was
doing business at a loss and that It
would be necessary TO secure higher
rates.
In addition TO tsekling the telephone
proposition, the council will be called
upon TO elect successor to J. 5, Austin
Of the third ward. It is probable that
Robert Craig, Of 1910 Court street. will
be elected aud with his election the
council win again he complete. The
new members 10 sit in council tails even.
ing who were elected two weeks ago are
Harold Hagcr Of the first ward and
Gerald Nolk Of the fifth waui.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1919-08-04
CANBy WATER PLANT

The. MOlalla Electric company is now
installing a 100 horsepower Iiart-Parr
oil engine as an auxiliary 10 their wat
er power plant at Candy. This engine
was contracted for and WIS supposed
to have been delivered June 18th; but
on account of numerons delays has just
been delivered. Through the use of the
engine the company win have continual
service through the low water season Of
the year.-Aurora Observer.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1919-08-04
Increased Car Fares For
Chicago Predicted Today

Chicago, Aug. 4,-Seven Sad eight
eeat fares on Chicago surface and ele-
waited lines will begin tomorrow, In the
opiaiOa Of authorities here and officials
OF the state public utilities commission.
The higher fares were declared to be
necessary to pay the increased wages
agreed to in the settlement Of the 4-day
traction strike last week. Five cents
is the surface ear fare now, while six
cents is charged on the elevated lines
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1919-08-04
Fall Of BeIa Kun Fails To
Check RumaniaR Offensive

Paris, Aug. 4.-(Uniied Press. The
vienna correspondent Of the Ageaee Ra-
dio reported today that Rumanisn for
ees had advanced on Budapest, despite
Bella Kun 5 overthrow and had oeeu-
pied the city.
Bella Kun, former soviet dictator, has
arrived in Vienna, where he AaS been
interned, the dispatch said
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1919-08-04
SURPLUS ARMY EQUIPMENT
MAY BE SOLD TO PUBLIC

Washington, Aug. Army surplus
clothing and equipment, including Sl7,
100000 worth Of underclothes and So
5000 worth of blankets, may DC mar
keted in the same way surplus food is
being sold, if present plans are success
full, Secretary Baker said to newspaper
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1919-08-04
Pacific Fleet Undamaged
By Earthquake OFF Colima

Washington. Aug. l.--Navsl officials
said today they believed no serious
damage had been done te the Pacific
fleet hy q double earthquake shock
which shook the big vessels off Colima.
on the western coast Of Mexico.
AT Georgetown university. here. OBJ
servers said the seismoefapn did not
record an earthquake shock They ex-
pressed the opinion the ships might
have been struck by a tidal wave, set
up by volcanic setion.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1919-08-04
! : s**%*********
;. LIBERTY BOND QUOTATIONS !
: = - = = ****&*

New Yerk. Aug. 4.-Lioesty bond
quotations: sl&'s, 1884; first as,
.e4.ls; seesnd As. 1884; first AZ S,
sl-5o; second Al. 5, e26O; tand AZ 5,
s5i fourth a. q, sS.5s; victory s% 5,
se.ss; Al S. 90.se.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1919-08-04
Governor olcOtt left recently for

tanuon Beach whore he WIN spend sev-
eral days with Mrs, Olcotl and children
who have been at the beach for sever.
al weeks.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1919-08-04
A list Of 2s rural pastors from vari,

hst OF 88 rural pastors from vafi-
Gus parts Of the northwest have sent
IN their names as students in the VIII.
annette summer school which opens
next Monday, August IL,
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1919-12-19
tegssgse8sgap ssN ssssssssss
THE CURIOUS MlsTLETOE
Something Like 800 Varieties in the
Word--Pink Berries Found Only
on Cedar Trees.

There are about 800 kinds Of mistle-
toe in the world, and each variety
grows on the branches of trees and
has little white or pink berries, says
st. Nicholas. But the pink berries
are found on only the cedar trees. The
mistletoe, unlike other plants, gets no
food directly from the ground. In
stead, it gets it's nOurishment from the
trees on which it grows.
Another curious thing about the mis-
tletoe is that though it blossoms earl
Ter in the year than the tree on which
it grows, yet the little berries do not
ripen before December. Maybe that
is because it has to steal it's food from
the trees, and therefore cannot ripen
early. The very name "mistletOe"
gives some idea of its insignificance.
In the Anglo Saxon language mist"
means gloom, and it comes i'll mid-Win-
ter, the gloomiest time of the year.
The gathering of mistletoe was a
very important ceremony among the
ancient Druids. About five days after
the new moon they marched in state
" procession to the forest and raised
an altar of straw beneath the finest
misunderstanding oak they could find.
The arch-Druid would ascend the oak,
and, with a jeweled knife, remove the
sacred mistletoe. The others stood be-
meath the tree and caught the plant
upon a white cloth, for, if a portion
of it touched the earth, it was an omen
of misfortune to the land.
And this is doubtless the reason why
it is still the custom to hang it from
the ceiling and why it is supposed to
lose its charm if it touches the floor.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1919-12-19
LORE or THE .YULE LOG
Should Be Lighted From Portion of
Last Years Which Should Be
Preserved for Good Luck.

The Yule-log, probable variant of
the bonfre-SO characteristic of sun
festivals-has some interesting folk
lore of its own.
In medieval England, it's duration
conceded with the Christmas revels.
AS long as it burned, the tenant had a
right to feed at the lords expense. The
log was often cut from an ash-tree-
the sacred tree Of our Saxon forefath-
ers. There is gypsy legend that our
Lord was born in field and brought
up by an ash-fire.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1919-12-19

The log should, properly, be lighted
with a portion Of last years log, a
piece of which is always supposed to
be preserved for luck. At the same
time that the Christmas fire was lit, the
Christmas candle had to be lighted.
CA portion of last years taper has al
so to be kept) 1t was unlucky to snuff
the Christmas candle, which burned
for II daysv-the period of festivity.
AT st. Johns college, Oxford, can still
be seen the ancient stone socket with
the Agnus Del stamp, in which the
Christmas candle was placed on the
high table.
On the Isle of Man, the folk former
~ carried long tapers to church on
Christmas eve.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1919-12-19
S8 egegS zlsg699 SD
%'s %
Squaring Himself.

Last Christmas young man way
invited TO dinner at the house of one
of the leading men in the town. A:
the dinner table he was placed op-
poste g goose
The lady of the house was seated
on the young mans left. Seeing the
goose, he remarked:
Shall / sit so close to the goose"
Finding his words bit equivocal,
he turned round to the lady and said,
in most inoffensive tone:
Excuse me, Mrs. Blank, | meant
the roast one"
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1919-12-19

81 presume you had great time
Christmas, Willie?"
mo. / didn't have so much fun
Christmas day, but did the day af-
ter"
"Were you sick on Christmas?
"Nope. But you see the day after
Christmas pa had to go to work and
! got chance to play with all my
toys them"
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1919-12-19
MY CHRISTMAS TREE.

On
Christ
mas morn
ing when !
W Ike ant
sleep-dust from
my eyes shake, l
see a sight that
makes me start and
causes thumpings in my
heart; Christmas tree
oh, pretty sight-with cam
dies, bells and balls alight.
With horns and dolls and sugar
plums, and skates and trains and
beating drums. And, oh. it is a Won
der tree, with heaps of things for
me to see. Rare gifts hang upon
the side. which tinseled fairies
cannot hide. soldier doll,
doll house, too, and
strings of gold come to
my view, and
as l look
] seem to
hear sweet Christ
mas music, soft and clear.
A merry Christmas, it seems to say,
A merry happy. holy day!
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1919-12-19
Boxing Day in England.

Boxing day is little known in Amer
lea, but its observance is general in
Great Britain. 1t is the day after
Christmas day, and is observed as q
holiday, Christmas being reserved for
religious observation. A feature of
the day is the giving of gifts by en-
ployers to employees. These are
called Christmas boxes.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1919-12-19

News? Call No. ?.
Bisbee daily review., 1919-01-10

face of questioning as to their need, that would have discouraged and halt ed a less far-seeing and purposeful and determined heart.
 Colonel Greenway, by example, ac' complished more than any other indi- vidual in bringing aDout the splendid record Arizona set in enlistments and responses to the draft, in subscrip- tions to Liberty loans, Red Cross and war savings stamps. He is back in the country, with thousands of hearts beating gladly with the news, many of them having held but little hope of the return of so commanding and urgent a figure in peace, and he has coming to him when he sets food upon Arizona soil all of the ovation that will rise to greet him.
 Welcome, Colonel Greenway, to the relns of enterprise which await you and which you will be in haste to plck up, With the worK Of tIgntlng done and the tasks of reconstruction, in which you can accomplish equally much or more, lying before you.- Arizona Star.
Bisbee daily review., 1919-01-10
LUKes TO VISIT FRANCE.
Review Phoenix BureaD


 PHOENIX, Ariz., Jan. 9.-Mr. and Mrs. Frank Luke. parents of Frank Luke, Jr., the noted American ace, who was reported killed in action while flying over the German lines last October, are planning to go to Europe next summer in the hope Of finding the last resting place of their son. No particulars have ever been received from an authentic source as to just how young Luke met his death, nor is it known by his parents just where he is buried.
 The latest information they have received came this week in letter from Franks commanding officer. who wrote what he had learned from an American aviator who had been taken prisoner. This aviator was told by German officers that they had shot down the great American ace. Luke. " while hA was in the act of flying low over the German lines after having destroyed two balloons. The officers said young Luke was brought down by machine gun fire. but either did not know or refused to tell where he had been buried. It is for the pur- pose of learning more of the circum- stances of their sons death and if possible locating his grave that his parents are planning their trip abroad.