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The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-08-03

You would 90 far to find a finer or
more extensive stock of correspondence
cards and note paper than they have at
the News Store. Every color and size as
well as quality and price seem to be
there. l was really surprised at the
quantity they have on hand.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-08-03

Women who have tried the Sunset
Soap Dyes which the Thomas Pharmacy
carries are enthusiastic with the results.
With a cake of this dye and a little salt
a wonderful transformation is brought
about-an old garment being turned into
a new one and for only 10 cents.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-08-03
FOR SALE.

FOR SALE-House z rooms and
barn. Write B., Care Reformer.
l3l-l33*
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-08-03

SO many times one is troubled with a
fountain pen leaking and this will be pre-
vented if You rub %paraffine on the thread
of the pen before screWing on the head
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-06-14
VETERAN CONTRACTOR DIES.
End Comes Suddenly to James NJ.
Brain-HemOrrhag Cause.

James NJ. Brain, age IS, a Topeka
contrac tor, died suddenly Sunday eve
ming at his home. 210 Stephens street,
from a cerebral hemorrhage. Injuries
received when he was struck by
truck three weeks ago at First street
and Kansas avenue are believed to
have caused the hemorrhage.
Brain was born March 10, 1855, at
Farmers, X. On August %. 1887, he
married Miss Sue Martin al Morehead,
Ky. In twenty-one years of residence
in Topeka he became widely known
as a cement and concrete contractor.
Since his retirement seven years ago
he has been in the poultry business.
He was a member of Topeka council
No 2, Security Benefit association,
and of the Potwin Presbyterian
church.
Brain is survived by his widow;
two sons, Lester Brain and Frank
Brain, of Emporia; a daughter. Miss
Lillian Brain, of Topeka; two broth
ers, W.T. Brain, Illinois, and Frank
Brain, Oklahoma. Funeral arrange
ments have not been announced.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-06-14
ESSAD PASTA IS SLAIN
"AIbanian Dictator Shot Down by
Albanian Student in Paris.

Paris. June 14.-Police today sought
some motive for assassination of Gen.
Essad Pasha, former president of AL
bania, by a young Albanian student
named Avenic Rustim, in front of the
Hotel Continental here in the presence
of hundreds of people.
Essad Pasha was shot as he left the
hotel entrance on his way to a waiting
automobile with a woman friend. The
student stepped from behind a pillar
of the Hotel Arcade and fired three
shots IN rapid succession from a dis
shot struck Essad Pasha in the stom-
ach, while the second lodged in his
breast close TO the heart. The third
went wild.
Scores of men pounced upon the
student, who was rescued by the police
after considerable mauling. A ply
stefan stepped from the crowd and
after a brief examination declared
Essad had only a few minutes to live.
He died as he was being carried to his
apartment.
Rustim said he was passing in front
Of the hotel when the former Alba
Man president emerged. and he was
seized with an irresistible impulse to
take the life of the man who he be-
lieved had caused his country so much
suffering.
Rustim will be tried by a civil court.
International complications were
feared as q result of the assassination
in view of the fact that followers of
Essad Pasha are now in open revolt
against Italian occupation at Valona.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-06-14
DENTIST IN WOMAN SCRAPE?
State Dental Board Investigating
Charges Against DR.. e. r. Warner.

Investigation of misconduct charges
filed against DR.. f. r. Warner, of
Clay Center, was started Saturday be-
fore the board of dental examiners
meeting at the National hotel The
case was continued until December
when it will be heard in Clay county.
Doctor Warner is charged with mis-
conduct with a married woman and
desertion of his three children. U. e.
Need is preferring the charges. War
ner holds that he left his home to en-
ter the army and that the woman in
question was at his home caring for
the children.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-06-14
Extra Good Values in
Summer Underwear

Women's Cotton Union Suits. sizes a. and 3s only
made with tapped top, tight style. Regular 65c
garments for ..--.........-........ sec
Womens Kayser French top Union Suits; tight
knee style in flesh color only. $500 sz.25 gar
ments in regular and extra sizes at..........&1 "a
Chalmers Short Sleeve shirts and
knee length drawers: garments a broken assort
ment of sizes for sec
Mems Athletic sleeveless nainsook shirts knee
length drawers; s5c in all sizes Clear
ance Sale for. sec
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-06-14
.Women's Hosiery
TWo Items at HALF

White Isle Thread Hose. full fashioned made with
finch garter hem double sole. and toe regular
S4A' auan'y at ...................63 $50
Women's white nare-top hose, full fashioned with
double sole. heel and extra good stocking in
sizes 81 to only Regular price his been $3.50 the
pair' IN the Clearance Sale -...-75e
Women's white black hose; regular $3.50 full
fashioned hose. with double toe Clear
ance Price pair. $3.50
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-06-14
A Few Additions to the
Basement List
Decorated China Pieces

We announce sale about 1000 pieces of fancy
received from Holland Specially
Named June Sale Prices
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1920-08-19
Clerical Expedient.

The English preacher, Stephen Jenk-
ms, was not q highly educated man,
but he had q native wit which often
helped him out Of difficulties. One
Sunday while reading as the Scripture
lesson the third chapter Of Daniel, he
came to a batch Of words that gave
him trouble. "At what time We hear
the sound of the cornet, flute, harp,
sackbut, psaltery, dulcimer," etc. Now
this list Of instruments is repeated sew
eral times in the chapter, and the sec
ond time he stumbled through it with
even greater difficulty than the first.
Before he reached 1t again, however,
he had discovered way Of escape. SO
the third time he relieved both him
self and his listeners by reading with
the utmost gravity, "And the band
played as Decentralization Transcript.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1920-08-19
lsinglass.

Isinglass Is the dried swimming
bladders Of several varieties Of fish.
The amount of gelatin In isinglass Is
from Sc to 93 per cent and even more.
1t is prepared by tearing the air blad-
der or sound from the back of the fish,
from which 1t has been loOsened by
striking several blows with q wooden
club, then washing in cold water. The
black outer skin Is removed with a
knife, again washed and spread on a
board to dry in the open air, with the
white shiny skin turned outward. To
prevent shriveling or shrinking the
bladders must be fastened to a drying
board. The best quality Of isinglass
comes from sounds that are dried In
the sun. After drying the sound Is
again moistened with warm water and
the interior shiny skin is removed by
hammering or rubbing. Finally 1t Is
rolled between two polished iron roll
erS
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1920-08-19
BEAR MOST POWERFUL BEAST
Easily King of Them All, as Far as
His Physical Strength Can
Be Estimated

A man rowing does One-third as
much work as an OK blowing.
An OK blowing does a little more
than half the work Of an average cart
horse hauling a ton Of coal.
A camel carrying 500 pounds on it's
back is nearly equal to two average
horses, while an elephant, which will
bear a load of half d ton or lift a log
Of teak of the same weight is worth
in muscular power rather more than
three good camels.
The lion usually known IS the king
of beasts, is by no means the strongest.
It's strength is estimated as that of six
men only, while that Of full-groWn
Indian tiger Is. a third greater.
Neither of these animals is equal in
muscular power to the bear tribe, of
which the polar and the grizzly are
the strongest. A grizzly weighing about
1000 pounds has been seen to carry
a steer weighing 800 pounds up a
steep mountain side for over half a
mile. It's strength is at least twice
that of a lion.
A gorilla four feet six inches in
height has the strength Of four strong
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1920-08-19
Lucky Even to Get That.

"The president of the stone bank
was kidnapped by robber," relates the
landlord of Petunia tavern. "He was
in his own yard, in his shirt sleeves,
moving the lawn, when the villain
driv' up in q snorting car and compell-
ed him. at the pint of a pistol to get
in, and then went roaring off with him
In a southeasterly direction. The sup
position was that the scoundrel expect
ed to hold him for ransom. Just at
dusk last night the bank president
came back in the car. He was wear
ing a vest and a pensive smile, and
also pants and coat. In a pocket OF
the coat was a pistol, and there was
a bundle of clothes in the bottom Of
the car When asked about the fate
of the bandit he sorter yawned and
said he presumed likely the villain
found a barrel OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
City Star.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1920-08-19
Weighing a Perfume.

It was the Italian physicist Salvioni
who devised a microbalance of such
extreme delicacy that it clearly dem
onstrates the loss Of weight of musk
by volatilizatiOn. Thus the invisible
perfume floating off in the air is in
directly weighed. The essential part
of the apparatus is very thin thread
Of glass fixed at one end and extended
horizontally. The microscopic objects
to be weighed are placed upon the
glass thread near it's free end and the
amount of f1exure produced is OBJ
served with a miscroscope magnifying
100 diameters. A mote weighing one
.hourandth Of milligram perceptibly
bends the thread.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1920-08-19
SIX VOTES COST $1,000 EACH
Socialists and Prohibition Parties Bare
Iy Represented in Kansas
City Election.

Kansas City, Mo-, Aug 13.-The
Kansas City board of election COM
missiorcrs canvassing ballots cast in
the recent Missouri primary election,
announced what it believes to be the
highest priced votes cast in the United
States. They cost the state almost
$1,000 each. The official canvass In
Kansas City disclosed that the Social
lists polled two votes, the Prohibition
party one vote and the Socialist Labor
party three, The cost of printing
tickets and sample ballots for the
three parties and defraying their share
Of the primary election expense will
exceed $4,000 and may run as high as
$4,000, Dan Stewart, deputy election
commissioner, said.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1920-08-19
HAD TO HAVE AN ARGUMENT
Old Yankee Was Sick to Death Of A.
mosphere of Peacefulness Which
Surrounded Him.

An old Yankee was station master,
telegraph operator, ticket agent and
Daggageman at small town In
Maine. A passenger bought a ticket
to New York. Then he walked round
to the baggage room to have his
trunk checked. The whiskered little
ticket agent met him in his new char
acter as baggageman. "Wun't check
it," he said.
why not? That's a perfectly good
ticket. You just sold it to me. The
ticket permits me to check baggage
on it."
"Said I wouldn't check it an l
Wun't check it."
But you have to check it. L"
Don't talk big to me, young man.
I'm boss here. Said l wouldn't check
1t, an wun't.'
Then followed Is minutes of heated
dispute. Then the distant whistle of
the approaching train was heard. The
Old man peered down the track and
then returned to the passenger.
changed my mind" said he. "I'll
check it,"
But why all this row? Why
wouldn't you check it in the first
place and save all this arglfnent?"
Young feller," responded the rail-
road functionary, without even a
twinkle in his eye, "Tl tell you how
It's. For a spell, nobuddy's been
a-comin' down here like they used to-.
Hang 'raound tn pustuffice drivelin'
'baout peace an politics n SIGH. Been
lonesum. 'Hain't had emmy argymint
with nobuddy in three months, an
b'gum! [ wuz COMO hev one or
bust New York correspondent in
Cincinnati Compercial Tribune.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1920-08-19
FORCED REMOVAL OF EDICT
Londoners in Riotous Mood When
Monarch Threatened to Close
Citys Coffee Houses.

All England was up in ri0tOUs de-
Tense of the right to pursue happiness
and coffee when, in 1915, Charles tried
to close the cOffee-houses as "the great
resort of idle and disaffected persons,
hot beds of political intrigue. SO loud
were the protests against the prohibi-
ton that the king was forced to re-
woke his proclamation. To save his
dignity, he said that "out of his prince
ly consideration and royal compassion
all and every retailer of the liquor
aforesaid shall be allowed to keep OPP
en- until the four and twentieth day Of
June next" The arid date came and
went-and the lid didn't go on. The
London coffee houses still f1ourished,
champions of free speech when the
press was controlled and parliament
unreliable.
Of all the literary and political
meeting places, the most influential
was one populariZed by the patronage
of the poet Dryden. Literary aspir-
ants of the day paid dearly mere
ly for the privilege of entering the
room the great man usually Occu-
pied. There it was that Pepys saw
him, center of an admiring thrOng,
having Every witty and pleasant dis
course" Dryden's chair always was
placed by the fire in the winter and
on the balcony in summer.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1920-08-19
Tying the Knot.

The performance of the marriage
ceremony is often spoken of as ETY.
ing the knot" The expression may
be of comparatively recent origin, a
figurative phrase referring to the fact
that the contracting parties are united
or bound together in wedlock. Quite
as reasonable a supposition is that
it has come down from the ancient
Babylonians.
At any rate it was the custom in
old Babylonia For the priest who Off
ciated at the wedding to take thread
from the garment Of the bride and
one from a garment Of the groom.
He would then knot the two together
and present them to the bride, a SYM
boil of the matrimonial tie joining her
and her husband.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1920-08-19
QUAINT OLD-WORLD CUSTOMS
Whitsuntide Superstition in Parts of
Iand-Annual "Cheese Roll
ing" in Small Village.

An old superstition still fingers In
some parts of England, notably Derby
shire, and induces people to rise un-
usually early on Whitsuntide morn
ing in order that they may see the
sun rise, for they frankly believe that
whatsoever request is proffered the
Almighty at that particular moment
is certain to be granted.
The county of Northampton cele-
brates an old CUSTOM dating from the
time of Queen Elizabeth, once in 20
years. The scene of it Is the village
of CARLY.
Very early on White Monday, bands
Of men are stationed at the by-Ways
of the parish, who demand toll Of all
pedestrians. Shotfd they refuse, they
are seized, hoisted on stout pole, and
carried to the village amidst the
cheers and jeers of the spectators.
The origin Of the Cheese rolling"
which takes place yearly in the quiet
little village of Birdlip, in the Chel-
tenham district, is lost like many
more, in the mists Of antiquity, but
local sentiment forbids 1t dying out. A
substantial round cheese is set rolling
down a steep hill with all the young
and active members of the population
in hot pursuit. Before it can be cap
tured many of the men are rolling af-
ter, but the cheese evades the ma
jority of them, and usually falls to
the lot of one of the company who
has managed to keep his feet.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1920-08-19
CHIEF, RED AGENT IS NABBED
Radical Tells of Millions Beinu Used
to Spread Propaganda in
America

Chicago Aug. 13.-The human
link" which officials say connects the
radical movement of Europe with the
United States was believed discov-
cred with the arrest of Herman L..
Hoffman in raid at 1906 Sedgwick
street.
Hoffman confessed he was the Sc
cret messenger of international rad
icalism.
He said his work was the snug
Cling into this country from red head
quarters In Hamburg and Amsterdam
of money and material for soviet
propaganda in the United States
where millions are being spent.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1920-08-19
MINERAL POINT OF TODAY
Notes by The Democrats News
Gatherer.

Misses Helen Harker and Vera
Bailey have returned from visit
with DR.. A. B. Bailey in Fennimore.
Mrs. Matt Schmit has been spend
ing the past week at the farm home
OF her daughter Mrs. Avis Schaaf.
Fred Riddle and sister Irene re-
turned to Chicago Sunday, after a
visit here with friends.
Mr.. and Mrs Thomas Benson ana
son Cecil of LaMoille, Iowa and Mr..
and Mrs Herman Bohnset daughter
Mildred and son Herman were guests
of Mr. and Mrs. Walter Benson lass
week
Miss Marguerite Thompson spent
Tuesday in Darlington on business.
Miss Alice Harrison Of Darlington
was the guest OF Miss Cecilia Lieder
Saturday.
Miss Marietta Jewell visited Mr..
and Mrs. George Woolrich in Willow
Springs last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. A Vieth and chill
dren returned Thursday from a Vaca-
ton spent in Norwalk and Prairie du
Sac
Charles Ivey and son Roger re-
turned Thursday from a business
trip TO Chicago.
c. w. Reynolds of Chicago was a
week end guest of his parents, Mr..
and Mrs. j. b. Reynolds.
Mr.. and Mrs. S. C. Nauman and
daughter have returned from visit
with relatives in Freeport and Men
dota.
DR.. and Mrs. w. G.. Hales ana
daughter Ellen left Saturday to Wis
it friends in Moline.
Mr.. and Mrs. d. A. Clarke, Misses
Susanna Clarke and Sallie Arm
strong of Presumption, Ill. are the
guests of the Misses Ella and Susie
Little.
Frank Suthers and son Charles ar
rived here Thursday from Sturgeon
Bay, Wis. to visit his mother, Mrs
Isaac Suthers and other relatives.
Mr.. and Mrs William Teasdale,
Mrs. Wilson Jacques and daughte>
Of Iowa Falls, Iowa, are guests at
the home of Mr. and Mrs. j. B. Re!-
nolds.
Miss Mabel Jackson left Saturday
to spend few weeks in Minneapolis.
Miss Margaret Alblinger of Chica-
so is guest at the home of Mr.. ana
Mrs. Milton Unterholzner.
Fred Jeuck Of Madison spent over
Sunday here with relatives.
@Ir. and Mrs. L. W. Voss, Harold
Voss, Mrs. Aslick and Mrs Hartung
of Mazomanie were recent callers al
the home of Dr.. and Mrs. A. D.
Brown.
Miss Mary Stephenson spent Thurs
day in Madison on business.
Joseph GRADER and son John trans
acted business in Chicago the fore
part of last week.
Miss Mildred Ross of Beloit is
visiting her father, Leslie Ross and
other relatives.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1920-08-19

men. It can bend double a pair of
12-bore gun barrels in It's paw.
The African buffalo and the Indian
gaur-Or wild ox-are the two largest
and most powerful of the buffalo
tribe. 1t Is doubtful if II men could
hold a gaur, which stands as much as
six feet high, and is over eight feet
In length.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1920-08-19
PONY SHIPPED BY AIRPLANE
Horse That Was Needed for Polo
Game Near London Is
Delivered

London, Aug. 16.-Short a polo pony
that was needed for a game to be
started in mid-afternoon, Sir Phillip
Sassoon at noon telegraphed to London
to send a pony by airpiane The ami
NAL was delivered in time to be used.
The game was played at Sir Phillips
estate at Lymphe.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1920-08-19
"ToWer of the Winds"

There was q water clock erected at
Athens, Greece, in the second year Of
the first century before Christ. It Is
octagonal in plan, AZ feet high and 26
feet in diameter. Toward the top of
each side it is sculptured with vari-
Gus symbols of the wind. Originally
the structure was surmOunted with
bronze Triton which served as a
weather vane.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1920-08-19
BOLSHEVIKS HAVE BIG ARMY
Hundred and Forty Thousand Poles
Trying to Hold $4,000 Russians
at Warsaw.

Washington, Aug 13.-Polish forces
defending Warsaw are outnumbered
about two and half to one. Com
prehensive details as to the bolshe-
vik military organization received
in official circles here, place the
strength of the soviet army on the
Polish front at $4,000 men. The
strength of the Poles has been esti-
mated at 10000.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1920-08-19
Heredity.

$50 that clever woman players
father was a dentist? That accounts
for It."
Accounts for What?"
"Her good bridge work"
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1920-08-19
WARSAW BATTLE:
NOW IN PROGRESS
Polish Troops Use Bayonets to
!. Defend the Capital.
RED CAVALRY IN A SUBURB
Poles Start Counter-Offensive Against
the Russians 81 Miles North of the
city-Peace Delegates Start
on Return Trip.

Paris, Aug. 13.-A great battle Is
raging along the entire Polish-Russla
front, on which hangs the fate OF
Warsaw, the foreign Office was IN
formed. According to a Berlin wire
less dispatch, Russian cavalry have
succeeded in reaching Praga, suburb
of Warsaw. In the region of Pultusk
the Poles have launched a counter
offensive with bayonets, Warsaw re-
ports.
Citizens to Defend Warsaw.
Hundreds Of conveyances of all de-
scriptions loaded with barbed wire
and driven by Logs and old men are
streaming through the Polish capital
toward the battle front. Mingled with
them along the roads are endless
trains of supply wagons, which are
guarded by elderly civilians armed
with rifles. All able-bodied men are
being relieved from other dutiej in
the fight for the defense Of Warsaw.
Woman soldiers are hurrying from
place to place, acting as couriers ana
French military mission officers ara
showing extreme activity, racing
around the city in automobiles.
AS the fighting front draws nearer
Warsaw squads of citizens, wearing
their ordinary civilian clothing and
straw hats, but armed with rifles, are
drilling in many parts Of the city. AS
the notwithstanding groups pass
through the streets, many boys in
knickerbockers, elderly men and we'll
TODD merchants are to be seen side
by side with the more usual type Of
fighter in the ranks. Class distinc-
tons are being forgotten or brushed
aside.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1920-08-19
Cost IN Blood Not Counted.

Newspaper accounts of the prepare
tons declare that the spirit of the
people is to defend Warsaw, repel the
invader and not to count the cost in
blood.
The government, while it will not
concede that a date has been set for
the evacuation of the city, is gradual
ly moving away the important state
documents, the packing of which be-
gan several days ago.
Rockingham post-dispatch. [volume] (Rockingham, N.C.) 1917-1965, 1920-04-15
KEEP POULTRY CLEAN.
Enormous Baby Chick Loss Caused
Annually by Lice.

II would not try to keep Poultry
without DR.. LeGears Poultry REM
edies," says Mrs. L. V. Rose of Cuero,
Texas. eve have never had any Of
them fail to do even more than you
claim for them"
Every year millions of Baby
Chicks are lost because setting hens
are not kept clean and free of lice.
DR.. LeGear's Lice Killer quickly
ribs your flock of lice and vermin.
Through his advice and remedies,
DR.. LeGear has helped thousands of
Poultry Raisers during his q years
experience as an Expert Poultry
Specialist. 1t will pay you also to
take advantage of DR.. LeGear's adj
vice just as Mrs. Rose did and in
crease your Poultry profits. Get a
can of DR.. LeGear's Lice Killer from
your dealer. Use it according to di-
rections. Satisfaction or money
back.-Dr. L. D. LeGear Med. Co.,
St. Louis, Mo.