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The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-12-27
AWFuL sruFF

DO your customers wear an air glad expectancy when you make yol rounds?"
 'No,' replied the bootlegger. 'Tht did for while, but that's all chang. now. They are beginning to look mo; like men who are waiting to take the medicine"
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GRASS sIGHTsEERs

50 you once visited stratford-or Avongs
 "Yes,'I replied the wealthy Amer can. "As member of { party tourists"
 Tn that case. you probably failed enter into the spirit of the place. I'm afraid so. If Shakespeare hs been alive I believe he would ha, climbed tree to escape that bunct
 PAUL COOK
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sHREwD TRADER

"Mr. Grabcoin is the kind of man who knows all the ins and outs of busi- ness"
 Yes, and when accounts are settled it will usually be found that MT. Grab- coin has the ins and his competitors the outs"
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LOVES THE GAME

Would you call Clipping a man his word?" ITO limited extent"
 ''Yes? He keeps his gol. engagements." ["
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hope, however, that by this time you
 are satisfied, and I'll quit before some of you begin to cali me names but if any of you care to pursue the subject further I will gladly let you look through my hook on quilts.
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E x X

Some sins do bear their privilege on
 earth. -king John.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-12-27

Entered at the Birmingham. Ala, postoffice as seoond-class matter, un- Ger act of Congress. March 8. 1873.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-12-27

I do not suppose you ever thought about it. I am sure did not until l studied
 up on the matter, but history, politics, religion, nature, poetry and romance all
 are stitched into the gayly colored blocks lations. The stirring frontier activities
 and the great men of history made im-
 pressions on the housewives minds and they found expression in the names of
 their quits.
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names given by those living near the ocean waves, of the ones taken from na- ture, and of tho scores from flowers and dozens from birds and insects and creep ing things; of lots of them taken from local neighborhoods, Alabama Beauty or from foreign lands. as the "Grecian Design;'' of those taking the letters of the alphabet; of the ones or the grotesque
 and fanciful; of the humorous ones like the Tangled Carter" But must qAit, but not before Ncalling attention to oae that promises in the near future to be-
 dodo. It is "Drunkard's Path" and I have seen the illustration of it. ,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-12-27

To illustrate: The common star" pat tern, in which one star is made the cen
 ter of each block, is invariably known as the "Five-Pointed Star" It seems that variations have not altered the old fa-
 miliar star name. This lease is quite different however, in the tree" pattern, for change in the trunk has resulted
 in at least three new names, Pine Tree"
 Temperance Tree" and the Free et
 Paradise I merely cite these two by way of contrast.
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.Aou!ElIaMaAanetH

P. S.-Quilts have been mighty handy things to have around during the hoIi- days
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-12-27

Remittances can be made at current rate of exchange. The Age Herald will not be responsible for money sent through the mails Address
 THE AGE-HERALD,
 .~1,av, Ala --e
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suBscR1PTIoN RATES

No communication will be published
 without its authors name. Rejected manuscript will not be returned unless stamps are enclosed for that purpose.
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Here are a few to show what l am driving at: 'Washington PlImes, Mex ican Rose and Rose of Dixie are old quilt names reflecting historical and do- nestle events of importance. It is a sim pier way of perpetuating history and TO- nance than the old Bayeux tapestries show forth, but the root idea is the same. Some of the pioneer names breathe of the stirring wildness and frontier days:
 Bears Paws Texas Tears Rocky Road to California" etc
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-12-27

'The worlds not going to the bad" says the Montgomery Journal. Certainly not The time is coming when little children will no longer ask. Pa. who is Trotzky and who's Lenine?"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-12-27

Russian reds predict that China will
 be the next big country to become bol- shevist Before that takes place China may have to substitute vodka for the poppy.
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washington Bureau, 800 Davidson
Member of the Associnted Press

TELEPHONE EeI1 (private exchange connecting all departmentst Mnin 4900.
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A careful census of quilts and their names by an expert has revealed the fact that but few of them have been
 named in haphazzard way; but that in nearly every instance there was req
 son or at least a suggestion for it's be- stowal upon them. In most cases the re-
 self evident even to the novice in quilt making.
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1919-07-11
JOHN ATKINSON PASSES AWAY

John Atkinson died at the hospital
in Winner Tuesda, night after a
lingering illness. Mr.. Atkinson vas
one of our most prominent Indians,
and be was taken down with rheuma
tism last December. He has been
confined to his bed practically ever
since, gradually growing worse, He
was taken to the hospital at the
Agency, then to Hot Springs, S. D.,
then back to his home here and about
two WEEKS ago he was taken to the
hospital at Winner, to be nearer medi
cal aid, but to no avail, and he ans
wered the final summons Tuesday
night. He leaves a wife and seven
children-three girls and four boys,
to mourn his death. At the time of
going to press we have not learned
the funeral arrangements, but he will
no doubt be laid to rest in the Catho
lie cemetery west Of town today or
tomorrow.
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1919-07-11
BAD. AUTO ACCIDENT

Wednesday morning "Bun" Leffier
came up town and asked Sam Funk,
whose car was standing on Main
street, if he could use it to drive to
the issue station to get some help for
Mrs. Mckee, who was taken very
seriously i'll that morning He took
the car and laboring under more or
less excitement, opened up the thrott e
and hit Main street, between the hotel
and @. Abourezk's house at a pretty
stiff rate of speed with the result that
the car was overturned twice and the
driver was pretty badly bunged up,
sustaining a. broken rib, a sprained
wrist and lumber of scratches and
minor injuries. The car, a brand new
Ford, was pretty badly wrecked, the
windshield being broken, the top was
almost torn of. one wheel broken, the
fenders, axles ani radius rods twisted
and bent out of shape.
There was . big ditch on either side
of the street. where be attempted TO
cross, and it appears that the Lizzie
jumped the frat ditch, landing in the
center of the grade and then surned
over and landed on the other side of
the second Ulitch. IL was a pretty =
bad accident and Leffler can thank
his lucky stars that he escaped with
his life. This is the second accident
that has occurred in Wood since we
have had our streets graded, and both
occurred ny people attempting TO
cross the street In the middle of the
BLOCK The streets are laid out for
VEHICLES to travel, and if people will
getan the habit Of travelling the streets
at a reasonable speed, these accidents
can be avoided.
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1919-07-11
SAVING DAYLIGHT

There is weeping and gnashing OF
teeth in the large cities at the repeal
of the daylight saving law. But they
are not narrow minded about it. They
admit that the law has been working
a hardship to farmers, and that there
is plenty of argument in favor Of its
repeal. If the farmer sets his clock
in contradiction to railroad time, his
schedule will get considerably twist.
ed when he is shipping cream and
produce to the city consumer.
But the whole trouble is SO easily
cured that it is difficult to understand
why it ever became a vexed question
1t is simply a matter of phraseology
We can call any time bedtime if we
want TO GO to bed
City folks can have what they want
withous hurting the farmers, If they
prefer to start work an hour closer tc
sunrise. Make employers get togeth-
er and arrange that offices shall open
and close an hour earlier. Places
that open at $50 and close at $50 can
open at 1880 and close at 4:30. They
will not work any harder and they
will have more light in the evening
all the year round.
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1919-07-11

V. V. Burkenshaw returned from
Herrick, Wednesday. where he had
been to celebrate the Fourth.
Mrs. VIM. Mckee was quite sick
Wednesday as result of doping an
aching tooth with caroolic acid the
night before. DR.. DeBart of Wittan
was called to attend her.
1t is reported that Pat Navin of
White River and Miss Eta Cash of
near O'Kreek were married at ST..
Francis Mission on Tuesday. Here's
our congratulations Pat, may you and
your bride live long and be happy.
Ira and Everett Howell of Webster
Day county. S. D. returned to Mel
lette county this week, accompanied
by their father, and they will no doubt
invest in some of this rich Mellette
county dirt before returning. They
like this country and expect to make
it their future home.
Sing song Of peace time, a treaty
neatly signed,
Four-and-twenty little wars In the
world we find,
Going right along with guns and
troops and rations.
Isn't that dainty dish for the League
OF Nations?
I'm the spring young mans fancy
lightly turns to thoughts OF love-
In July 1t turns with terror to tn,
disparity between the small amount
of his pay check and the high cost O
Ice cream sodas.
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1919-07-11

Sunday evening while the Town
sends, Asburrys and Rennicks were
returning to the Asburry home near
Neville, from Gilbert Broods, where
they had been attending a birthday
party, one of their cars was disabled,
and one car was sent on ahead ). while
some of the passengers in the dis
abled car started to walk home. Pat
Navin and Frank Cummings came
along and gave the distressed parties
lift along the road in their car, and
they got out near their home and
again started to walk. They had
hardly walked thirty rods when Gay
lord, the seven year old son of Mr..
Townsend, was bitten twice by a
rattlesnake, just above the right
ankle. Mr.. Rennick and Mrs. Town
send, who were with the lad, immedi
ately gave first aid to the little fellow,
Mr.. Rennick lancing the wound, so as
to make it bleed freely, and his
mother sucked the blood from the
wound, after which it was bandaged
up as best thev could and the little
fellow was taken to White River for
medical aid. He was bitten shortly
after sundown, and Tuesday ii was
reported he was out of danger and
getting along as well as could be
expected.
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1919-07-11

The United States produces six and
three-fourths tons Of coal to every
inhabitant. You will be so glad tn
know this In December, even though
In July it seems a matter Of complete
indifference.
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1919-07-11
STATEMENT OF RECEIPTS AND
EXPENDITURES OF THE HOME
COMING CELEBRATION.

The following is statement of the
receipts and expenditures of the Home
Coming Celebration held in Wood,
June Goth. The statement is not
quite complete as there should be a
credit for pop bottles returned, and
there are a few small bills still out.
standing that have not yet been paid:
RECEJpTC
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-12-15
In The Days News.

Congressman Claude Kitchin, who
urges big increase in the income tax
rate on corporations if the excess pro-
fits taxes are done away with, is the
ranking Democrat of the House Ways
and Means committee. and was head of
that body when the excess profits meth
Cd was Instituted. Mr.. Kitchin has rep.
resented the Second North Carolina
district at Washington since 1911. Ed
ueatcd at Wake Forest college, the cul-
tural mother of SO many sons of North
Carolina, young Kitchin, in 1890
turned to the law as 4 calling; and
within a decade had won rank as q
thinker and orator such as to induce
his ncighbors to send him to congress
There he has remained, showing ability
rs n parliamentary leader and dehater
which ability was duly recognized sew
| cral years ago when he was made floor
leader of the Democratic party in tht
House.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-12-15
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ADJUSTMENTS.
My Soldier Girl'-Pretty and Vivacious
at Auditorium Thursday Night.

What viii prove the prettiest girl
show, catchiest music. funniest comedy
ond most gorgeous production on tour
this season is the brilliant musical com
ady, Ny Soldier Girl, brand new offer.
ing coming to tho Auditorium, Thurs
day night, Dee. IS. If pretty girls, who
can and do sing and dance. viii make d
musical show a success this entertain
ment should lead all other attractions
for in this show from the rise to the fall
Of the final curtain there are girls-just
girls in all their possibilities, probabili.
les, and all their charming attitudes
The authors have combined clever, snap
py dialogue with tuneful melodies and
the song hits of which there are more
| than a score. including the title song
success. My Soldier Girl, which is the
fayorite number in the score. Some OF
The other songs are That Dixie Wedding
Tune, Just For You, Jaspers Ragtimt
Band, Wrap Me Up in Bundle of Love
and a score of others. Seats now selling
at the Auditorium box officc.-Adv
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-12-15
MONDAY. DECEMBER, Is, 1919.
MR.. GARFIELD's POSITION.

While carefully guarding any infor-
nation of a confidential nature between
himself and the administration, Harry
\. Garfield former fuel administrator.
made his position in the attempted set
Element of the coal strike clear TO Il
sub committee of the senate Saturday
night His objection to the settlement
plan is that the commission to be ere
atcd to decide wages and prices will be
composed of a miner, coal mine opcr
ator ana - REPRESENTATIVE of'ffes general
public "Undcr il, the public, which
IS always the chief party at interest,
would always be in the minority.
Mr.. Garfield suspects that the employees
and employers in the coal industry
might have common interest in in
creasing wages and costs and passing
that increase on to the public in prices.
He held that the average wage Of
workers in the industry should be talk
en- as y guide in fixing the increased al
lowaucc to meet the cost of living and
Secretary of Labor Wilson wanted the
increase in wages estimated on the wag-
cs Of the pick miners. He further ex-
planned that basing the increase on the
wages of the pick miners would have
secured an average increase VI 10 pei
cent in wages in the coal industry over
| the period since 1913, when the secre.
tarv of labor conceded that the increase
in the cost of living had been only 7g
per cent. The cabinet was divided be
tween Mr.. Garfield and Secretary vii
son and the former assumed the respon
sibility of putting through his settle
mcnt suggestion without securing /;
unanimous agreement of the cabinet
because, he said, 81 conceived myself
to be the responsible officer, belicvin,
that l had authority to determine prize,
questions"
These statements make it cviden
that Mr. Garfield is the victim of hi
conviction that the general publ
should be protected in the great dis
pute. He has been sacrificed by tn
political power but he merits the ap
proval and support of the public who's
rights he so fearlcssly championed
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-12-15
FAITH IN YOUR SECTION.

Some valuable suggestions were made
by Clifton Jackson, general secretary
Of the Springfield chamber of commerce,
before the meeting of commerce board
executives at Springfield, Mass, Sat,
nrday, in urging that a great future for
the Connecticut valley become the creed
of every citizen and that all work with
might and main to achieve the ideal
He stated that in other sections of
the country the fact of future growth
Is accepted as a part of the creed OF
good citizenship and cited the booming
spirit of the middle West where every
man believes that his city and state Is
achieving today and aspiring to do big
ger things tomorrow.
The Importance of faith in future de
velopment is self evident. People sell
dom accomplish more than they expect
Only those capable Of formulating grea;
programs ever do. SO there must be faith
in possibilities before any successful
development is undertaken. Faith that
the Connecticut valley will grow anC
develop is reasonable. 1T has many
large and prosperous industrial centers
calling for raw material and skilled Ia
Dor and every industrial center is
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-12-15
Good Chances In Vermont.
{ Rutland NcWs.l

The opportunities for large business
success III Vermont are sometimes dep
rccated. Innumerablc instances show
ing to the contrary may be cited. 1t
is related that one foreign.born citizen
in Springfield, this state. who has been
engaged in repairing and shining shoes
has recently purchased real estate fol
100000 and is constructing thereon a
new five-story business block This l.
by 10 means o sporadic instance. There
are many eases in Rutland where poo
pie by dint of hard work and thrift
have accumulated comfortable fortunes
The opportunities for business success
IN Vermont towns, we contend are Just
as good as they are in the larger cen
ters of population.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-12-15
Today's Anniversaries.

14s5-Cathcrine of Aragon, whose mat
rimonial relations with Henry
VIII were a factor in the Eng
hsh Reformation, born in Spain.
Died at Kimbolton Castle IN
1886
l6S3-Izaak Walton, famous as the au-
thy of the "Completc Angler,
died at Winchester, England.
Born Aug. 9, 1893.
lS10-Mrs. Sarah Trimmer, an English
authorcss and friend of DIR.
johnson, died in London. Born
Jan. 6, 1741
lS3l-Hannah Adams. the first woman
in America to make literature q
profession, died at Brookline
Mass. Born at Medfield, Mass.
in 1855
lsS5-John W. Daniel was elected
United States senator from Viz
ginia.
1ss7-The South African Jubilee Tx
hibition was opened at Graham S
Town
l9l4-Austrians crossed passes Of tn.
Carpathians in Galicia.
l915-General Sir Douglas Haig sue.
ceedcd to the command of tbs
British forces in France and
Flanders
f9l6-French smashed German lines al
Nerdun. penetrating two miles
deep over a siS-mile front. anc
taking more than 1900 prison
ers.
9l7-Russo-German armistiee sigueC
at BrestLitovsk
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-12-15

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The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-12-15
It oday's Events

General Pershing and staff are sche-
duled to pay visits of inspection today
to Camp Taylor and Camp Knox, at
Louisville, Ky.
Embargoes on wheat and wheat flour
are to be lifted today, according TO Off
cial announcement of the United
States Grain corporation.
A secret consistorv for the creation
of eight new cardinals IS to be held in
Rome today, followed by public con-
sistory next Thursday
The annual Winter fair Of the Mari
| time Stock Breeders association is to
be opened today at Amherst, y. s., and
viii be continued until Friday.
Western Canada today starts a drive
for q 100000 fund to supply clothes
| and other necessities to stricken Jews
IN Poland the Ukraine and Siberia.
| \ Christmas pageant drama entitled
The Wavfarer, declared 10 he the big
gest dramatic religious performance ev
hxs staged, is To- b-xyroaacesle blythe In
tcr-church World Movement in Madi
son Square Garden tonight with tn.
aim of eounteraeting the dangerous
Esprit Of world unrest.
\ collection of modern French paint
ings, sculpture and other works of art
sent by the French government in ac
cordance with an arrangement for
series of annual exchange exhibition
of American and French art. is to b
placed on display today in the Metro
tpolitan Museum of Art, New York city
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-12-15
Santa a Profiteer?
(Keene Sentinel.

Is Santa Claus a proftecr?
Has the spirit of greed. which has
swept the world of late. even invaded
The heart of the children S saint?
Christmas trees a dollar foot-and
dad used to go out and cut one down
or, at most, pay % or 90 cents for the
hitherto indispensable center of the
holiday celebration He could scarcely
buy twig now for that sum.
Tho war-that overworked and omni-
present excuse is to blame for this
latest tragedy. Pine trees. and partic-
llarlv spruce trees, were cut in such
abundance for airplanes and other war
purposes-according to this explanation
that there is a general dissemination
now to cut young trees for Christmas
use
And even holly branches will be
scarce and high Surely, you say, thi-
aan t be blamed on the war too. Hol-
" WASH t used to build airplanes OF
ships or barracks or anything else that
pertained to war. But there's an cx
cusc ready, nevertheless. Holly trees
say the dealers, grow chiefly in the
south, and they have been cut in re-
cent years to such an extent that they
are very scarce.
SO even holly will suddenly soar il
price this Christmas, and the bright
green leaves and brighter red berrie:
which are $50 closely associated Will
holiday cheer, will he hacking in mos
| homes.
We can I think of Santa rs u profit
Ger. Santa must be the victim, jus
rs the children are. For there s nothin:
| in common between our memories o.
Santa and the proiiteer of today
| There : no mutual ground between TIL
| patron saint of childhood disciple
| Of giving unto others. the advocate o
| good cheer'-and the man who raise
| prices simply because he can get more
who capitalizes want, who coins hunger
who brings riches out Of necessity.
| The memory of Santa even wit
| Christmas trees at a dollar Il foot
lmust still remain pure and indebted