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Cavalier County farmers press. (Langdon, N.D.) 1920-1921, 1920-07-01
TRADITIONS 1000
YEARS OLD UPSET
Ancient City Of Pressburg
Changes Character With
Coming Of New Rulers.
RESULT lj:!'lI OF PEACE FARLEY
Resentment Shown over the Employ.
ment Of cxeehs In Government Pc
sitions Formerly Occupied by Hun
garians-Many Are Expelled.

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Bradshaw, Slovakia.-It is only on
Czechoslovakian maps that this an
cient Hungarian city Of Pressburg car
be located by its new name. Ruled by
Hungary for a thousand years, 1t
passed under the control of the new
Czechoslovakian republic by the decis-
ion Of the peace conference. and a
large part Of Its inhabitants do not
take kindly to the new order of things.
Its people are dominantly Germanic
or Hungarian.
The street signs are in German and
Hungarian characters. and now to them
is being added Czech. Phe old postal
and telephone employees have been re.
placed by Czechs and Czech high of
fcere installed in the government.
Slovak regiments on duty here tiave
been replaced by purely Czech soldiers.
In a city as old and conservative and
routine as this, drifting through the
centuries undisturbed in it's social cus-
toms, these things have made feeling
run rather high in certain social strata.
Many Are Expelled.
Persons, regardless of sex, who have
not acquired legal residence are being
expelled. One man who told the Asso-
ciated Press he had lived and done
business here for forty years was ex-
PEELED a few days ago. The list of
those cited for expulsion is said to con-
toSp rorpoc ne 1oo1 rorcnpc
Some H%ungarians do not hesitate to
express their resentment over the en-
ployment Of Czechs in government po-
sitions here formerly occupied by the
Hungarians. .Czechs and many SlQ-
walks Of the educated classes who hold
office under the government say this
feeling is due to Hungarian and Ger
man propaganda, and has no real
strength or extent. Also they admit
the necessity of Czech oficialdom, as
S1ovakia has little or no educated class
from which to draw executives of abil.
ity.
Hard to Upset Tradition.
It is hard to upset rudely the tradi.
tons Of ten centuries, and talks with
many persons, both in official and I'm.
official circles, would indicate that the
a%ntagonism displayed toward the
Czechs is a natural condition Of this
period of transition and is not deeply
rooted. Probably it is stronger here
In Pressburg than in the other parts
of Slovakia, where the change is not
SO apparent. .
The school question plays a very
prominent part in the situation here.
The government has abolished the Ger
nan and Hungarian languages In the
schools, and this means a general Gust
ing Of teachers and a reaction in house
holds.
Cavalier County farmers press. (Langdon, N.D.) 1920-1921, 1920-07-01
Dehydrated eeefsteaks.

Wichita, Kama. e. Smoll, a
chemist with a packing company here,
is experimenting with a view to reduc-
ing the high cost Of living. His latest
experiment is with beefsteak. BY a
process of MISUNDERSTANDING all
the water out Of the meat--the steak is
In n good state Of preservation and is
capable of being kept almost indeti,
nitely. When II is desired to bring the
steak back to a condition Of freshness
all that is necessary. Mr., Smoll says,
Is to soak It In water. The meat Is said
never to lose Its odor of fresh meat
and It is az tough al sole leather
when dehydrated.
Cavalier County farmers press. (Langdon, N.D.) 1920-1921, 1920-07-01
vienna IS FLEEcED
War CRATER Gets Away With
Huge Sum of Money.
Funds Collected to Aid Soldiers Used
by Spectator With Mayors
Fri Aid. )..H l'

3Vienna.-Mayor Reumann has Just
disclosed to the Vienna city council
q loss to the city Of 100000 crowns
through a business venture undertaken
by a former council headed by Mayor
Weisskirchner. ...aHs,s.
On the beginning Of the war, Mayor
Weisskirchner organized a committee
to collect public subscriptions for the
relief Of soldiers and their dependents.
II is charged that Weisskirchner ad-
vanced huge amounts from this fund
as well as city moneys to Hans Hafner,
who undertook to exploit several
schemes for the benefit of Vienna. tt
Among Hafner's ventures was the
operation of,a large plant for the pro
duction OF artificial milk and a factory
to manufacture footwear from patent.
ed artificial leather. A building was
erected for the milk process scheme,
but it was never put in operation,
while the shoe factory proved a dead
loss.
To its losses, it is charged,
Mayor Weisskirchner drew upon funds
raised by needlework guilds and upor
other charities ah over the country
and also from the profits of municipal
war kitchens without acquainting the
opposition members of the council OF
his action.
No accounting Of the charity funds
was ever made, SO the use of those
funds was not discovered until the
present government took Office.
Weisskirchner and his associates
have been called upon to explain these
transactions. Meantime the city is be
ing sued by manufacturers in Slovakis
for vast quantities Of artificial leather
fabrics, which they furnished to pro
vide Hafner with material for manu-
featuring shoes.
Cavalier County farmers press. (Langdon, N.D.) 1920-1921, 1920-07-01
Best to Build for oneself.

The advice to the. citizen to build
his own home, If possible, is good.
When a man builds for himself and his
family he knows precisely what he
gets, and he gets the kind of home
he likes. It is better suited to the
needs of himself and his family than
Is n that has been constructed for
some other family. The cost of such
construction may seem high, but good
judges of values believe that an in
vestment of this kind, made carefully
and wisely, is the soundest and most
satisfactory In the long run.
Cavalier County farmers press. (Langdon, N.D.) 1920-1921, 1920-07-01
Roadsfde Fruit Trees.

The genius of the roadside fruit or
nut tree is the hospitality which ii
sZmbolizes, and the spirit Of neighbor.
" cooperation. It is an established
institution in parts of Europe, as In
France, Italy and Germany. 1t is a
practice worth. thinking about. Both
esthetic and unitarian purposes would
be served by general adoption Of the
rule in communities sufficiently organ
lied to give necessary care to the trees
once they have been planted.
Cavalier County farmers press. (Langdon, N.D.) 1920-1921, 1920-07-01
Students Fined IL Cents
When Guilty of Flirting.

Bangor, Wales.-Under. the
rules of the Antimotting league.
the object of which is to pro-
mote the best interests of the
colleges here. a student is liable
to a fine Of IL cents If found
guilty of ogling or making any
sign whatever to attract the at
tention of girls.
Cavalier County farmers press. (Langdon, N.D.) 1920-1921, 1920-07-01
.Qne bun|
! hep6Y
GATEWAY THAT COSTS LITTLE
Entrance Constructed Of Plain Lumber
In Standard Dimension Always
Easy 10 Procure.

The gateway here shown vas very
economically constructed by using lum-
Der supplied in standard dimensions,
reports Popular Mechanics Magazine.
The uprights are 4 by 4 inches !; the
lower crosspteces and fence rails, 2
by14 inches, and the fence splndles and
upper crosspieces Of the gate, 2 by 2
inches, as r also the short horizontal
strips which extend at right angles be-
tween the crosspieces, to support vines
over the archway. The arches are
made Of Eastwood, which is easily bent
into shape after being soaked over.
night In water. The structure was
Cavalier County farmers press. (Langdon, N.D.) 1920-1921, 1920-07-01
Does Not Like His. Name.

Lincoln, Kan.-One of the young
men in Lincoln high school feels that
he Is unfortunate in his name, II has
not thus far In his life affected his
popularity In the school or In the com,
munity where he Is well known, But
how about the time when he shall have
to begin life IN his own account? This
boys name Is Kiser and Royal Kiser,
at that.
Cavalier County farmers press. (Langdon, N.D.) 1920-1921, 1920-07-01
Bio Production Of Fats.

The production of animal fats, ex-
elusive of butterfat, equal to but 20
per cent Of the vegetable oil output Of
the United States in 1912, rose in 1917
to nearly so per cent. Including but.
ter, in 1912 the quantity of animal fats
was approximately twice as great as
that of vegetable oils, while in 1917
the production of the two classes OF
fats and oils was nearly the same.
Cavalier County farmers press. (Langdon, N.D.) 1920-1921, 1920-07-01
Hen Laws ANY Place.

Woodville. Mich.-Mrs. G. G. Lay.
nan owns a hen that is a regular ole
gadabout. She'll lay eggs most any
place except in the nice downy nest
Mrs. Layman provided in the mosi
sanitary and scientifically perfect hen.
house. She selected the top of a straw
stack to lay n hatch of eggs ant
hatch out a brood of Is chicks. Their
she had q terrible time getting hel
youngsters.
Cavalier County farmers press. (Langdon, N.D.) 1920-1921, 1920-07-01
Family Too Bio.

Hutchinson, Kan.-When the family
of J. B. Clothier. = farmer OF western
Reno county, has n Sunday dinner II
has to be held out In the yard. There
are IA grown sons and daughters 10
the Cl0thier family, most of them mar.
ried and with families of their own
Eleven Of the Clothier- boys own farms
In western Reno. j. b. GOthier's ia.
ther hud l8 children, all grown.
Cavalier County farmers press. (Langdon, N.D.) 1920-1921, 1920-07-01
Club Women Bar silk Hose.

Cedar Rapids, Ia--No more silk hose
will be purchased by members of the
current events department Of the
Woman's club here for one year. A
resolution pledging the members to
such a curse has been adopted as one
step in combating the high cost of liv-
ing. The women also agreed not to
wear silk stockings after those they
now have are worn out.
Cavalier County farmers press. (Langdon, N.D.) 1920-1921, 1920-07-01
BELCIANS DO.NOT
FIND OLD HOMES
All Landmarks obIiterated by
Shell and ShrapneI Fired
in War.
new SURVEYS NECESSARY
Kong Series Of Disputes and compIi-
cations Likely to Arise-oid eoun-
daries Of Farms Are Completely
Wiped Out.

Ypres, MISUNDERSTANDING Of Bel
gfan' families probably never will find
their former homes In No Mans Land.
All means Of identifying them have
been shot away .5Gs .sa. ssa#2-
They will find homes, of course.
somewhere in that desert waste, per-
haps on what used to be somebody
else's land. But the exact location Of
their own sacred bit Of ground may
forever remain a mystery. .n.e
Nearly FIVE years Of ceaseless bonn
bardment has obliterated the land
marks upon which the pre-war land
surveys were based. The old bounda-
ries which distinguished one farm
from another have literally been
pounded into the earth-too deep for
resurrection.
New surveys will come in time, prob
ably more scientific than the old. Ev-
eryone who nce owned part of the
great battlefield will receive some
thing, equal In size and as near as pos
sible to where his former home is
nOuShC 70 nave Deen.
Peace Of Mind Vanishes.
But in another sense this can never
compensate. Nor can the old peace of
mind ever fully return to folk SO at
tached to their own little piece Of
earth that nothing less than certain
death from shell fire-and sometimes
not ever this-could induce them to
desert it.
This is n phase of tomorrow's hu-
man story in that vast, cratery DESC
lation which reaches here beyond eye
range in every direction-once one Of
Belgium's most beautiful farming dis
tricts.
AS yet, very few homeseekers have
returned. OF these, some took one de-
spairing look at the miles of water
logged shell areas and climbed back on
a train for the place from whence they
came-to wait a few months more un-
til the process of reclamation has had
time to make a little progress.
Others are still searching among the
ruined trenches and shell holes, filled
with marsh grass and stagnant water,
for clues to their homes.
Landmarks Are Demolished.
The big stone at the corner bound
ary-and from which, perhaps, all sur
veys for the entire n~eighborhood were
made-the well in the front yard, the
house, the barn, the shade tree over
the gate-all have simply disappeared
under wars terrible effacement. Moth
ing remains to indicate where they
n ce were. ,.
What will happen when the real van
guard Of the exiled Arcadians finally
arrives? Opinions here differ.
Some predict a general scramble to
stake out plots on the most desirable
or, rather, least Observation-Disclosures
a mild restaging of some of the Incl
dents in our own American history,
such as when the squatters rushed in
to the Middle West.
And then a long series of disputes
and complications when others arrive
who believe themselves the rightful
owners of the Claims" with probably
years of legal entanglements in court.
For it is easily conceivable that under
prevailing conditions it might be ex.
tremely difficult to dislodge a claim
\ jumper.
Cavalier County farmers press. (Langdon, N.D.) 1920-1921, 1920-07-01
Learn Wisdom THROUGH Folly.

1t is a great pity that we must eS-
pertinent with a score of follies, most
Of them hoary with age, before, we
can arrive at a point OF wisdom.--SiE
Richard Cooke.
Cavalier County farmers press. (Langdon, N.D.) 1920-1921, 1920-07-01

BY Using Cheap Lumber, an orna-
mental Gateway Is Erected at the
Entrance to an UndeveIoped Park
at Trifiing Cost.
painted white, with the exception Of
the fence spindles, which were given
a brown tone; but the color scheme in
such q case depends on the surround
ings. At very slight expense a gate
way of this kind greatly improves the
entrance to a farm, a small park, or
even a private residence. The example
shown stands at the side entrance to a
large park, to serve until the develop
ment Of the neighborhood will make
possible something of a more substan-
tial nature.
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1920-02-10
PASSUMPSIC

Miss Irma King is home sick with
the mumps.
Several from here attended the U
C. T.minstrel show in St. JohnsbuIy
Friday and Saturday evening.
Charles Bandy and Gideon Tous-
ant are working at the electric plant
Little Ruth Young has pneumonia
News has been received of the
death of Mrs. Carrie Stamford OF
Manchester, N. H., formerly a resi-
dent here.
Mrs. Albert Granger went Satur-
day night to Newport as her sister
Helen Judkins, is not SO well.
Benjamin Wright and son, James
Wright came Saturday morning
from Inverness, p. @. and are visiting
at Richard Wright's.
The Cottage Prayer meeting will
be held Wednesday night at the home
of Mr.. and Mrs. Harold Wood at :
o'clock.
Mrs. Jennie Witty is on the sick list
Mrs. Matte Wright is sick with the
grip.
Mr.. and Mrs. Napoleon Lamott are
the parents of a baby girl born Mon
day morning.
Benjamin Wright and Jane;
Wright left Monday for Rutland and
from there they will go to Delaware
to visit relatives.
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1920-02-10
ST. IOHNSBURY EAST

Rev. Il. +. Grant gave very in
teresting talk at the Sunday evening
meeting. His subject was 'FThct Rich
Man and Lazarus"
Mrs. C. w. Temple, who has been
in poor health for long time with
a nervous trouble has gone to the
St. Johnsbuly hospital for treatment.
Mrs. B. c. Wood has gone to the
home of her daughter in West Burke
for the remainder of the winter.
Mrs. Allen Larrabee is sick with a
hard cold
Hope Grout is sick with a hard
Geld.
Mrs. Gertie McGinnis has three of
her children on the sick list.
Edith Ranney of st. Johnsbury
spent Sunday with Mary Wark.
Mrs. William Crofton of Concord
received word from the doctor at
the Waterbury hospital that Mr..
Crofton had improved so much that
he would be able to come home
again in short time.
j. A. Winslow is still on the sick
list.
Fred Elliott is sick with a hard
cold
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1920-02-10
Hand SapoliO- The
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|Idealfor Toilet and Bath

Vt. and was twice wounded and
mustered out at the close of the war.
He was a member of the Col. Preston
Post and also of the |. o. 0. F. He
married Amanda Buck of Concord
at st. Johnsbury, Feb. 7, 1867, where
he lived most of his life. Nine chill
dren were born to them all of whom
are living in this town. Mrs. Wal
lace died in April, 1896 and in 1905
he married Mrs. Della Quimby, who
died few months ago. Mr.. Wallace
was the first station agent here which
position he held for 80 years. He
was elected to the legislature in 1908.
Mr.. Wallace was a genial friend and
kind neighbor and will be much miss
ed by his many friends.
Mr.. and Mrs. Wilbert Billiard Wis
sited relatives in town last week.
Ethel Nelson was guest at Clar-
ence Bedell's Tuesday and Wednes-
day of last week.
Rupert Franklin has been on the
sick list the past few days.
There will be q supper and social
at the church Thursday night, Feb
| ~.
About Is of our people attended
the musical comedy given by the U
C. T. at st. Johnsbury Saturday
night.
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1920-02-10
EAST RYEGATE

C. NJ. Wallace, one of our older
residents, passed away Friday at the
home of his daughter, Mrs. J. F. Dew
ms, after an illness of several months.
The funeral was held Monday at j. F.
Devins' at one p. M, and burial was
at McIndoes. Mr.. Wallace was
born in Concord, Oct "a, 1874, and
educated in the public schools. He
served in the Civil War in Co. G, 18th
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1920-02-10

Nazol is an ideal nasal ointment
adv
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-08-28
ORANGE

Mrs. Albert Machis and Miss Parder
from Connecticut visited at Frank
Mschia's last week.
c. L. Peake and Mr. and Mrs. c.
O. Peake spent the week end at Coles
pond in Walden.
Guido Msnera's horse became
frightened at the foot of the Haynes
hill, capsizing the buggy and throw
ing Mr.. Maners and his brother out.
Guido Msnera was quite badly bruised
and wrenched but aside from that no
damage was done.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. n. Emerson we're
in Middlesex Wednesday to attend the
Pomona grange.
=. NJ Curtis and " X Beard are on
. camping trip in Essex county.
Bessie Peake. has returned To Bos.
ton, after spending two weeks in this
vicinity.
Clyde Whitcomb is visiting friends
in Piermont. y. II.
Mrs. B. W. Chalmers Of Hartford
Conn, was a business visitor in town
wednesday.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-08-28
Farmers Take Heed.

The president and secretary OF the
New York federation of agriculture
have sent telegram to commission of
public markets of New York City say
ing in effect that the apple growers
of that state have large quantities of
apples ready to ship to the city mar
ket but are offered only zone cent a
pound, or $3.50 barrel, and that con-
sumers are charged 25 cents oonnd
for the same apples. The head of The
New York Retail Grocers' association
says the apples are sold at 10 cents
a pound at retail Even this shows a
tremendous increase in price after the
apples have left the grower.
But the head of the grocers added
that the eating apples come from the
west and are sold on a margin of about
one cent an apple. The margin is less
on this class of fruit, he said, because
there is virtually no waste, as all this
western fruit is standardized. 'In this
state the apples on top are almost
invariably superior in quality to those
on the lower. layers
The sentence in quotations is a very
severe arraignment of the New York
apple growers. Apparently they are
attempting to secure prices of honest
fruit for dishonest fruit, something
that cannot be worked but once On a
dealer. Note also that he says here
is virtually no waste on western fruit
because il is all standardized. This
is evidence that the New York fedora
tion of agriculture is not performing
its whole duty to the farmers of the
state. II is not instructing them in
marketing methods.
We believe this is too generally true.
Vermont. has its organizations of farm
ers but it has very few farmers or
CARNATIONS that are educating their
in marketing or preparing
their products for the markets The
result is that few dishonest farmers
who force dishonesty sorted goods on
buyers damage the price of the whole
product. These facts lead to repeti
tion of the suggestion that the farm
prs must cooperate in marketing their
goods and must guarantee their goods
are uniform in quality and honestly
standardized Honesty is the best poll
icy on the farm as well as elsewhere
u ra siahar. paFormnr
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-08-28
M4RSHFIELD

There will be corn roast and social
at Mrs. Mary Coles this evening, Aug.
20, under the auspices of and for the
benefit of the Sunday school. Every.
one is invited, both old and young,
No admission will be charged, but each
one is requested to make freewill
offering. Ice cream will be on sale. If
the weather should prove unsuitable, it
will be held on Monday evening, in
stead.
Harry Buzzell and mother of
Woodsyille were the guests of Mr.. and
Mrs. Il. A. Folsom Thursday.
The topic for Sunday morning will
be The Christian and Worldly Amuse-
ments." The pastors address in the
evening will be on praise
Mrs. Amelia Wooster has been quite
ill this week with heart trouble.
Mr.. and Mrs. B. l.. Cameron and
daughter Dorothea, left Thursday for
an auto trip to Connecticut.
Mrs. f. c. Pitkin and Mrs. Clara
Merrill are visiting relatives in Peach
am for few days.
The children and young people of the
Sunday school will hold their fair Fri
day Afternoon and evening, Sept 10.
Look smiling when solicited and lend
your hearty cooperation for the en-
eouragement of these youthful work
ers. Remember the date and bring
your friends with you.
MIR. and Mrs William Kimball OF
Lisbon, \. H., were the guests of her
sister recently.
Mrs. H, Q. Baldwin and Mrs. Lillian
Ward are on the sick list this week
William Ward of Montpelier has
been visiting his mother recently.
Mrs. Arnold Dow Of Mortified, Mass.
is the guest of her parents, Mr., and
Mrs. G.. h. Wheeler
Mrs. Willis Abbott of Auburn, Me-.
and her brother, Mortimer G. Nichols, |
were guests of Mr.. and Mrs. II. ID. Me- /
Crillis a few dayA. this week
Mr.. and Mrs. A. r. Davis were bust |
ness visitors in Montpelier Wednesday. !
The ladies aid viii meet next Wed |
nesday afternoon at the home of Mrs. !
Eva Lamberton.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-08-28
E. MONTPELIER CENTER

Miss Sarah Strong is expected soon
from New York City to spend her an
nual vacation with her parents, Mr..
and Mrs. Fred Strong.
Mrs. Lille H. Green is planning to
close her house at the Center this fall
and spend the winter at the home of
her brother in Los Angeles. Cal
MIR. and Mrs. L. r. Young and Mrs.
James Young attended the chautauqua
entertainments in Montpelier last
week. They had season tickets.
Mr.. and Mrs Fred Barnes were in
Montpelier Thursday. They have a
new Overland car, bought recently.
Nearly all the farmers in this vicini-
ty have their grain cut and most of
them have it threshed, several thresh-
ing direct from the field
Miss Mildred Boice, the county home
demonstration agent, was at the four
corners schoolhouse Tuesday afternoon,
where she gave an interesting talk to
ladies from the district and the Cen.
ter, who hope to hear her again soon.
Ray Hall. who has been visiting in
the home of his uncle, W. A. Hall. left
Wednesday for. Greensboro. where he
is to teach the coming school year in
the junior igh school.
Rust has struck. many fields Of DO
tatoes and il is feared will cause rot.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-08-28
Waterbury Misses Opportunity.

Mountain climbing is attracting more
and more attention each year. You
seldom get onto through train but
you see passengers who are to leave
the train at some Vermont station to
take one of the Green Mountain trails.
The class of people who enjoy this
pastime are very desirable TO know.
They are students OF nature and their
appreciation of Vermont scenery is
quite to our liking. We wish the be.
ginning OF many trails started in at
Waterbury. II would be much more Of
an asset to the town than our home
people realize. The local Camels Hump
club could perform service in this di-
rection which would make itself ma
tionally known. Surely it would bring
to this community many city guests
who so much enjoy the autumn foliage
of Vermont. The town that is located
so near Cancels Hump and Mount
Mansfield has, in our Judgment. been
rather lax is encouraging mountain
climbing Waterbury Record.