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The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-11-08
BIG TREE YIELDED TO AGE
Chestnut In Which Washington is
Said to Have Hidden Collapses
at Yonkers, New York.

Maybe there's no truth in the ira
dition that George Washington once
hid in the hollow trunk of the great
chestnut tree that until recently stood
in the front yard Of Charles L. Coy,
Yonkers, New York. But folk there
about believe he did, just as they be-
lieve that the tree was 700 or SOU
years old when it died a few years
ago, and was the Oldest and biggest
tree Of any variety not only in West.
chester county but in New York state.
The trunk, which was about 30 feet
tall and about 35 feet in circumfer-
ence, according to Mr.. Coy, was cut
down by the department of public
works of Yonkers, and it's dismem-
bered remains carted away. Said Mr.
Coy:
Before it died that tree produced
the biggest and sweetest-tasting
chestnuts I ever saw. After its death
n vine that covered it made it still
an object of beauty, just as its. vast
size and age made it an object OF ad-
miration.
1.-THE top was broken off about the
time it died. / never knew its exact
height. But / do know that a deal
Of tradition had grown up around
it and that it commonly was rated the
largest tree in this part of the country.
am sure it was the biggest in this
county"
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-11-08
WOMAN DROPS MIRO WELL.
Imprisoned An Hour Before Being Res
cued-Then She Faints.

HANSON, Mass, Nov. 8.-Alrs. Frank
Cummings, widely known as a collector
of antiques, was near death Saturday aft
ernoon when she fell into an abandoned
well at the Ford farmhouse, Marshtleld.
Mrs. Cummings her husband and VIII
liam Barker of Hanson went to the Ford
house, near Marshiield Center, to secure
some panels they had purchased. The
men Were IN the front part OF the house
and Mrs. Cummings went to a shed IN
the rear to look at some woodwork that
was included in the purchase.
The flooring in the shed gave way and
Mrs. Cummings fell into well % feet
deep. She was not injured, though COW
cred with debris. With great presence ct
mind she dug herself out OF the rubbish
and dirt. The water was only one foot
deep in the well.
Mrs. Cummings was in the well more
than an hour After eXtricating herself
from the mass of rubbish, she found an
old pipe that had been placed at one side
of the well for family use. She grasped
this and hv gaining a foothold on the
uneven stones with which the well IS
built, managed to reach to within eight
feet of the top, when she telt her
strength leaving her.
She had been shouting for help at IN
tervals, but was unable to make much
of a noise as the dust from the debris
cIogged her throat
Mr.. Cummings and Mr.. Barker finally
heard her cries and hurried to her and.
Securing a rope, they made large loop,
which was placed about her body under
the arms and she was slowly drawn to
safety. She tainted after reaching the
surface and was taken to the automobll
and brought to her home here.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-11-08

ADVERTISE IN THE REFORafER
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-11-08
That Decided Him.

George was in Respondent mood.
But Mabel, DEAR" he said, marriage
is out Of the question just now. You
seem to have forgotten that I'm poor
clerk on meager salary"
''Oh, George, don't let poverty inter
fere with. our happiness. We can live
on one meal a day, if necessary"
t'But you know nothing of household
duties, sweetheart. Why, you can't
even cook"
Indeed, 1 can, love. I have kept it
secret from you but the time has come
for my confession. George, dear, got
certificate from a domestic science
school three months ago."
The young man gasped. ''My dar-
ling" he said, "come to my arms. It
shall be as you wish--one meal
a day will be more than enough"
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-11-08

WANTED-Beef, hogs, calves and
live poultry. w. f. Richardson. 1S2tt
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-11-08
WANTED.

WANTED-Waitress. Hoadley's Cafe:
204-tf
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-11-08
Hundred Species of Petreis.

Scattered over widespread areas OF
the ocean are more than 100 species
of petrels, but among the most inter-
esting are the fulmars. Sailors of
British vessels commonly refer to them
as "mollymawks," a corruption of mall
iemuck. The birds in great fiocks
follow in the wake of ships, and are
especially fond of whaling vessels, for
they like the substance that is thrown
out in the refuse from whale clean
ing. The fulmar ranges over the
North Atlantic from As degrees lati-
ture on the American side, and lower,
TO SO degrees as the farthest south, on
the European side.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-11-08

During its existence of more than
a century tn, British and Foreign 81
BILE society has distributed approXi-
mately 25,O0t go coples "t the Scrip
lures in more rlou 40 LAM lges aud
dialects, the very cAmes of some :
which are unknown to many stude-G,
of languages.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-11-08
Gettinu Acquainted.

Alma and Jennie had come from diff
ferent towns, but were visiting Myra,
our four-year-old. The chile n were
strangers TO each other and rather
slow at becoming acquainted Myra
was heard saying, "Alma, meet Jen-
ME; Jennie, meet Alma; now bow and
let's play hard"
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-11-08

5 cents line first insertion; pa cen
So Cash in Advance. Min
WANTED.
WANTED-Waitress. Hoadley's Cafe:
204-tf
MISUNDERSTOOD hand Victrola;:
Tel. 32S-J. LOU
WANTED-Waitress. scOvelrs Re Res s
taurant. zO2-II
WANTED-Beef, hogs, calves and
live poultry. w. f. Richardson. 1SZtt
WANTED-Nfan or woman to wash
windows. Mrs. Geo. r. CroweH 10 80
2l42l9
WANTED-Place to do light house
work or care of child. Box 10, Retormer
Office. Z1z-z14-
WANTFD-Work by hour or day.
Will give satisfaction. Address Z. y.
Box 464. 2O9-214+
WANTED-A few more customers
for Guernsey dairy butter. +. A. Phelps,
Brattleboro, Vt, Tel. "a. 213-tt
WANTFD-Return load for one ton
truck from Boston. G. NJ. Burnham, West
Chesterfield, N. II. Tel. 1876 196-tt
Competent girl for general
homework. Best of wages. Apply TO
Mrs. L. z. Holden, 6 Park Place. 2O3-tf
WANTED-Pupil nurses to care for
children Write Fl. c. Arey, Supt. HOspi-
tai Cottages for Children, Baldwl41yyiaiI e:
Mass. 1o0-tt
WANTFD-Cars to store for the
winter s. ar1 g a month, also or )
cars to Ove....H fer the winter. Tel.
35G-M. 21O-216*
WANTED-A few laborers at once on
concr work, corner South Main and
La re SITS. Apply Grant Granite Co..
on tue Island. 211-tf
WANTED-Laundress to do small
family washing. First class work required
Address Box 2, Reformer Office, or phone
after 6 p. m, 747-M. 2II-tt
WANTED-Good man to run double
edger in saw mill, also good roller, one
who understands saving. Steady work.
Holden & Martin Co. 2OS-tt
WANTED-Beef, hogs and calves and
some nice fresh cows, delivered at my
place Saturday CT at the depot Monday
morning. I will pay market price. II. g:
Clark, BrattlebOro. 34-tt
WANTED-PupiI nurses and attend
ants at the Taunton State Hospital
Wages $40 per month with maintenance.
For particulars address DR.. Arthur V
Goss, Supt. lit
AGENTS WANTED in BrattlebOrO tC
sell the original Watkins remedies
spices, extracts, etc. Necessities and
repeaters. All or spare time. Write
Watkins Co., IS, New York City.
WANTFD-CIerks (men, wOmen)
over II, for Postal Mail Service, S125
month. Experience unnecessary. Fol
free particulars of examination, write r
Terry Former Civil Service Examiner
155 Continental Bldg, Washington, D
c. 212-215'
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-11-08

WANTED-Waitress ScOvelfs Res.
taurant. AOo-IL
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-11-08
Same in EVERYTHING.

No matter how carefully you pick
apples off Il tree, there's a fine one
away up there at the top that you
missed. In life,7 it's, shout tn same
yyav. ..,a:Gu1 ss.iIB Jon l@lru4 uos Is
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-11-08

WANTED-Second hand Victrola:
Tel. 328-J. lou
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1920-07-30
CONFLICTING OPINIONS

The people of the United States are
today enjoying the highest prices ever
known. This is especially true of the
working man and the farmer. The
working man is not only enjoying big
ger prices but he is enjoying shorter
hours. He formerly worked from sun
to sun-the eight hour law is now
nearly universal. The large firms are
allowing their employees longer or
shorter vacations on full pay. Half
holidays is now part of the summer
program in nearly every town and
city throughout the country.
More than this the larger employers
of labor are giving free life insurance.
a periodical bonus time and double
time for over work: and some go still
further and give free doctor, free
dentist and free lawyer to such of
their employees as need their servic-
eS.
The laborer who is worthy is re-
ceiving the full worth of his hire.
We no longer hear of the empty
dinner pail" our sympathy is no long
er aroused by witnessing the hungry
bread line" and "Cox's army" is now
composed OF entirely different ma
terial.
Never before have the farmers, the
stock growers, the truck growers and
the orange growers received such
marvellous prices for their products.
We are told by the masters OF
science and industry and those in po-
sition to know that marvelously good
crops, unlimited wealth. which can
be increased indefinitely by combi-
nation of science. machinery and the
appreciation of common sense. ought
to make pessimism and depression i'm
possible.
This is one side of the story but
what is the other side?
IL one walks the streets of, any big
city he sees men eyerywhere-on the
streets. in the parks, on the beaches,
on the golf courses; watching ball
games and at the movies.
At all these places. even in the day
time, men predominant. :.
That must have q meaning.
II one goes to the busy marts OF
trade he win see women busy there.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1920-07-30
MARROW AND PARTISAN

Chicago, ILL.,, July y, 1920.
To the Ocala Banner:
The newspapers in this big city are
much more narrow and partisan than
the newspapers of the South.
For example the following letter
was denied publication by the Chicago
Tribune:
F. H.
Chicago, ILL.,. July 10, 1920.
To the Editor Tribune:
I note that you continue to parade
the exploded fable that in the League
of Nations England has six votes TO
Americas one.
That is on a par with saying that in
the Congress of the United States New
York and Illinois have many more
votes than the smaller states,' which
is only true of one branch of the con-
gress.
In the senate all the states stand
on an equal footing. The voice of the
smaller states is as potential as the
larger ones.
So it is in the League of Nations.
In the assembly the larger empires
have preponderating vote. but in the
council the voice of the United States
is as potential as that Of the British
Empire, and in the council the vote
on any proposition to become effective
must be unanimous.
So the interests of the United States
are carefully guarded.
Bearing on the League of Nations
permit me to cite an instance.
My father died in the war with
Mexico-a foreign war. My oldest
son was soldier in the Spanish-Amers
lean war-a foreign war. My young
est son was a soldier in the Great
World War-also a foreign war.
Here. without the League Of Ma
tions, within the life time of a single
individual, the United States was en-
broiled in three foreign wars.
Under League of Nations it is not
difficult to believe that these wars
would have been averted.
I participated in the Civil war, on
the Southern side.
With Northern statesmen and edit
ors, such as Daniel Webster and Hor-
ace Greeley holding to the theory
that under the constitution state
had the right to decide, does one sup
pose that If the differences between
the states had been debated before
a League of Nations. that the South
would have been invaded-that the
war would not have been averted?
FRANK HARRIS.
6105 Kimbark ave.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1920-07-30

He will see her operating type writer's
and type machines; he will see her at
the stenographic table, and behind the
counter; he will find her operating
the elevator and running automobiles |;
he will find her in the school room
and in the pulpits and at the ballot
box.
He will find her in all the employ
ments operated exclusively by men
only a short while ago.
What does this signify?
On this head Mr.. John II. Glenn,
secretary of the Illinois Manufacture
ers' Association, says:
what would become of the world,
I wonder, IL woman stepped out of the
stores and the offices and the factor
les and the schools and the banks and
all the other hives where they are i'm
portant factors?
what would become of the world
if she did this and returned to her
home, her kitchen, her garden, and
her children? We will never know.
"She is elbowing man out Of his
own sphere in nearly every line CT
endeavor, from petticoats to politics.
And if you say petticoats and politics
are so very far apart, you know not
what you say.
81 was at San Francisco. | saw
what went on iat the convention. The
women ran it. They controlled no
groups nor disciplinated delegates
They threw no votes to any candidate,
They were only the power that moved
the machinery.
'The Trailer sex, the weaker vessel,
directed the movements of the lord
and master, and made him like it.
Man and superman were there in the
convention-and the superman wasn't
a man at all, but a woman.
ALAS, poor man. I knew him we'll.
His day of dominance is about to end"
Has man had his inning and is he
now to give way to the long enslaved
sex and become a mere "drone in the
hive?"
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1920-07-30

Senator Gronna, or North Dakota a
Wilson and League of Nations Halter,
was defeated for reelection to the
senate by Dr. E. F. Laid. president of
the North Dakota college of Agricul.
tnre. Republicans are anxiously
scanning DR.. Ladd's record to gee
whether he will live up with the re-
publicans or democrats in the organi-
zation of the next senate. During the
war DR.. Ladd served in Washington
and member of the United States
food administration and his leanini
it may be safely said is altogether
with the democratic party.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1920-07-30
HIS NOTIFIES

In the loss OF his dear old mathof
the many friends OF Mr.. W. a.. Pcppef.
editor and owner OF the GalnessiHs
Sun sympathize with him during shls
time OF bereavement.
In a recent issue OF the sun NJ
Pepper pays a beautiful tribute %
Mother" which we gladly quote.
with this expression Of thanks lo
all those whose sympathetic wofds
and floral remembrance have toueA.
ed the hearts OF the members % ID
family. | want TO couple q wore 81
love and appreciation OF the mofser
who has gone on before.
"From the earliest recolleciioas 81
boyhood to the last days Ia her pro
longed illness. which finally broke
down the earthly tabernacle. have
been privileged 10 know a beautifni
exemplification Of the Christian llfe
An abiding faith In Christ save a
radiance to her home life. unaasam
ing and unobstrusive In al unusual
devotion to her children and bee
church. she has left a heritage % ua.
told value.
There is a couplet which has fast
ened itself in my memory and wbifh
has often been repeated IN momeais
when mother would be Ia M
thoughts:
God made you. dear mother.
And then broke the mold.
And gave you to me with your heart
OF pure gold.
A lifetime OF love at my feet yua
have laid.
The best little mother that Gee
ever made"
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1920-07-30

In spite. of the fact that Raymona
Robins has promised TO deliver TIE
progressive vote to Harding. there
still remain progressive who -
fer to do their own thinking and sot-
ing, and who can not be led By ths
nose. They have good memories aad
remember with loathing the denunsia
tions OF Roosevelt and Johnson that
went on daily In senaOr Hardinas
newspaper when the progressive ~.
fused to support the political fortunes
Of President Taft.
They recall only too vividly snch
aspersions cast upon their leaders AZ
''mountebank." "faker" and the llke;
and they know that Senator Harding
is no less reactionary than he waa
eight years ago.-Chicag0 Journal
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1920-07-30

When Mohammed refused to go to
the mountain the mountain was COM
manded to go to Mohammed. The re-
publicans follow the Mohammedan
method. AS Harding refuses to go to
the elephant the elephant is command
ed to appear before Harding. Why
should Harding mingle with the COM
mon herd?
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1920-07-30
HON. WILLIAM JENNINGS BRYAN

Mr.. Bryan has been honOred by the
democratic party more than any other
man. He was three times it's nominee
for the highest office within the gift
of the people. No other American
has ever received such high endorse
ment He was more honored than
Jefferson it's founder.
He was given the highest portfolio
in the cabinet of president Wilson.
A sincere advocate of prohibition he
saw local option obtain foothold in
many towns, cities and countries in
many states, which were afterwards
followed by statewide prohibition.
Finally he saw a constitutional pro-
hibition amendment ratified by nearly
all the states of the Union and saw
this amendment validated by the SUI
preme court of the United States.
Having these honors trust upon him
Mr. Bryan could have well retired
to private life enjoying the full conf
dence of his fellow-citizens.
But he attended the San Francisco
convention with drawn dagger, wit
the express purpose of making trouble.
His friends looked on in sorrow
In some instances the arrow of crit
|cism aimed at the president were dir
ped in more or less venom and he Is
now going about the country sowing
the seeds of discord.
He says that he has been s'rolled in
the dust by his party and is mad all
over.
Speaking Of the League OF Nations
plank in the democratic platform he
says that the democrats have gone
the republicans '.the better in ambi-
guilty and that sham battle is being
fought in the coming campaign and
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1920-07-30

The voter in the November election
will have varigated menu to select
from in his choice for president. Cox
and Roosevelt; Harding and Coolidge;
Debs and his associates; then the
Farmer-Labor candidate; the Liberal
candidate; the Single-Tax candidate;
the prohibition candidate and ever so
many more.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1920-07-30

Why not slogan like this for
0cala: ocala the city Of opportunity
and oaks. the garden spot OF Florida.
Boost Ocala. talk Ocaia. live in
ocala. move to ocala, visit 0cala, see
Ocala first. are just few OF the
things you should say to the stranger
you meet while away from Ocala. II
they don't know where Il is tell them
20 draw . circle around Florida and
put his finger right in the middle Of
4 and he can't miss Ocaia.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1920-07-30

The democratic party can very well
withstand the assaults made upon it
from its enemies outside the breast.
works; the great danger lies from
those masquerading as its friends
within the fold. Reed and Bryan are
doing more to destroy it than Lodge
and those who join him in singing his
hymn OF hate" Far more to be fear
ed L. an open enemy than a make-be
lleve friend.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1920-07-30

The air plane mail service between
st. Louis and Toledo has developed
to such an extent that the fast mail
trains have been discontinued on the
Wabash railway. This demonstration
of the commercial use of the airplane
promises a wonderful development for
its future uses. T.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1920-07-30

The Canadian Mennonites will move
to Mississippi If arrangements can be
made not to make it obligatory on
their children to attend the public
schools and to keep them from mill
tary service. They will leave vacant
in Canada 10000 acres of rich agri-
cultural lands that they have farmed
for years.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1920-07-30

Twenty members OF the communist
labor party are on trial in Chicago
charged with conspiring to over
throw the government. If sue
eessful in calling a revolu.
ton their first act was. to shut
on all lights and their next was to cut
on the water supply; the food supply
was to be seized. and pandemonium
was TO result. II was fortunate that
the plot was nipped in the bud.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1920-07-30

Several flowers Of the Lodge leader.
ship are taking comfort from the fact
that Col. Frank Harris and John T.
Bush. who ran for delegates % tss
national convention on the league %
nations platform were defeated We
do not recall that any OF the Other
candidates had a platform a All o.
that they were opposed to the leagls
Of nations. so that the deduction IL e.
tirely without reason.-Paiatka NeWs.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1920-07-30

that everybody knows that it is a
sham battle"
Having been so highly honored by
this party it is time when silence
the part of Mr.. Bryan would be golde-
Criticism from him assumes the
shape of base ingratitude.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1920-07-30

Mr.. Arthur Brisbane says that since
men have taken up athletics they
average two inches taller and are
more compactly built, and since yonug
women have INDUCED in out door
games and have worn loose bleuses,
peek-a-boo waists and short dresses
have grown perceptibly healthier and
stronger.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1920-07-30

The National TaSicab owners Assoc
citation recently held a convention in
Chicago and its members were told
that prohibition has meant the great
est increase in trade in the history of
the American taxicab business. 1t was
dolefully predicted that the business
would be ruined if prohibition obtain
ed. How often do prophesies go
astray.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1920-07-30

DIR. Varanaff of Paris makes the an.
nouncement that the glands of lambs
can be successfully transplanted into
the bodies of women which will re.
store their useful vitality and beauty
and cure them of nervousness, irrita-
ton and other troubles.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1920-07-30

We hear lot of complaint about the
high cost of clothing and food stuffs,
but 1t does not seem to decrease the
sale Of automobiles for pleasure seek
ers and the price of gasoline is ever
increasing.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1920-07-30

Mr.. Arthur Brisbane says thai ~
housing proposition" l. noS the vial
question OF the hour and that ne
same should be undertaken By the
incorporated towns and cities % the
country. As Mr.. Brisbane enjoys tae
reputation of being the biggest p4ia
writer in the world. what he says
should arrest more or less atteutioa.
Six per cent bonds issued Tor this par
pose he says would readily be- pur
chased by investors. and as municipal
tiles would have to pay no taxes the
rentals would provide ample reyenue
for the annual payment Of interest,"
and final redemption OF the bonds.
An, imposing municipal apartmsat
house for ocala might not be 30 bsd.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1920-07-30

The Chinese are threatening a
strike for five cent raise. They
now receive 80 cents a day Mexican
money and the s hour labor law has
not yet reached China.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1920-07-30

In the olden days it was said that
Ruth went to the well with the pitch
er. II is now said: Well he used to be
a pitcher, but he now gives the pitch
ers h; well you know that he is
some Babe" with the willow.