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The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-06-03

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The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-06-03
DEATHS.

In Brattleboro, June 3, Mrs. Nellie L..
(Burnham) Brazer, "a, wife of Charles
NJ Brazer
The Ordway new era., 1920-10-15
ST. PAUL'S: A CHURCH
WITH A STORY

Since postwar building needs al
ready have robbed London of many
historic churches and threaten the ex-
lstence of others, those that remain
will be enhanced In historic value. one
of those which will stand. barring
some natural calamity, is st. Paul's ca
thedral. This famous church, like the
English constitution, represents
growth of centuries rather than def
mite period of construction. Indeed.
request for funds ito complete st.
Paul'S" was made during the war. And
England's esteem for the historic edl-
fee was shown by the continuation of
restoration work throughout the war
despite the interruption to practically
all other building
Still fresh in public memory is the
notable service of conservation attend
ed by royalty and distinguished Amer
leans then in London, held in st. Paul's
April 20, 1917, to commemorate the
entry of the United States into the
war.
st. Paul's is the largest Protestant
church In the world. Its dome is one
of the most beautiful. The church
embodies architectural ideas of many
periods, because 1t is not the product
Of generation, or even century.
True, Sir Christopher Wren is credited
with the structure as 1t stands to-
day, but he embodied many features
of the famous "Old st. Paul's," razed
in the great London fire of 1906. Wren
did not wish the restoration to be after
the "Gothick Rudeness of the old De-
sign" But he was compelled to mod
ify his own plans to considerable
extent. Said he, of the balustrade
added over his veto: Ladies think
nothing well without and edging."
Travellers are apt to pass by an in
scription on the south porch pedi-
ment, "Resurgam" Il shall rise again)
as a religious reference to the resur-
rection. When the architect was sur
veying the ruins he wished to mark
the center of the projected dome. He
asked a workman to hand him a stone.
The workman chanced to pick up a
chip from an old tomb bearing the in
scription, which Sir Christopher
adopted.
The motto was appropriate. Some
historians believe the cramped Lud-
gate Hill site originally was that of
a Roman shrine of Diana. A Christian
church is known to have been built
there in the early seventh century. 1t
The Ordway new era., 1920-10-15
EARTHQUAKE PLAYED
PING-PONG WITH
MAN-OF-WAR
Earth1unkes play Queer pranks.

Earthquakes play queer pranks.
Recent seismic disturbances in Italy
have attracted renewed attention to
this phenomenon, and recall an amaz-
ing incident in the annals of the Amer
lean navy in which a United States
man-of-war was carried on the crest
Of tidal wave three miles up the
coast, two miles inland, and set down,
entirely unharmed, within a hundred
feet of the Andes.
This thrilling incident is recounted
In communication to the National
Geographic society by one of the par
ticipants, Rear Admiral l.. G. Billings,
U. S. n, retired, as follows:
"In 1868 was attached to the U. S.
S. Wateree, then on duty in the
South Pacific-one of n class of
boats built at the close of the Civil
war to ascend the narrow, tortuous riv-
ers of the South; she was termed
a double ender,' having rudder at
each end, and was quite flat-bottomed.
a conformation which, while 1t did not
add to her sea-golng worthiness, en-
abled her to carry large battery and
crew, and eventually saved our lives
in the catastrophe which was soon to
come upon us.
August, 1868, found us quietly at
anchor off the pretty Peruvian town of
africa, whittier we had towed the old
United States storeship Fredonia to
escape the ravages of yellow fever.
then desolating Callao and Lima.
1T was August that the awful ca
lamity came upon us. like storm
from a cloudless sky, overwhelming US
all In one common ruin.
~ was sitting In the cabin with our
commanding officer, about A p. M,
when we were startled by n violent
trembling of the ship, similar to the
effect produced by letting go the
anchor. Knowing 1t could not be that.
we ran on deck. Looking shoreward,
our attention was instantly arrested
by great cloud Of dust rapidly mp
preaching from the southeast, while
terrible rumbling grew in intensity.
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VOU cannot think of anything much
Il prettier to dance in than this
flower-like frock, which might be made
accent on "taffeffta" For there is
of either satin or taffeta-with the
something joyous in the crispness of
this particular silk that endOws every
frOcll made of it with certain buoy
nncy and the looms turn 1t out in ex-
Qulslte shades of every color under
the sun. No other silk is so tract
able when bouffant and spirited drap-
cries are needed. But smooth, lus-
trous satins have advantages when
supple silks are required to carry out
the idea in the mind of the designer.
The lovely party frock, shown in
the picture. reveals new interpreta-
tion of the petal dress and looks like
great blossom. Four overlapping
panels, scalloped at the bottom, and
faced back with satin, resemble long
petals. The deep facing weights the
panels in way that insures good lines
in the skirt, which is gathered in,
all around at the waist line. 1t al
most goes without saying that the
bodice is plain and II is worth not
ing that 1t is not very low and has
band of georgettte Mt the top with
The Ordway new era., 1920-10-15
CAIRO: ANCIENT CAPITAL
ATTAINS NEW POLITI-
CAL IMPORTANCE

Egypts capital attains new political
Importance us the administration seat
of the more liberal home rule granted
the ancient empire by Great Britain.
Cairo, Queen of the Nile Valley"
the Paris of the Levant," or 'the dla-
mond stud on the handle of the fan
of the Delta" as your Imagination pre-
fers, has about the population of Bos-
ton, record of disorders that makes
bolshevism a nouveau-anarchy, and n
picturesqueness all its own.
From the citadel ramparts the visit
or receives the best Introduction to
Cairo, that unforgettable view-the an
cient city ut his feet, n vast panorama
of houses and palaces and novels,
fiecked with cupolas, minarets and tow
ers; the island-dotted river and the
verdant Nile valley ever widening to-
ward the north, yellow cliffs to the
east, and beyond them the desert The
sea of sand suggests illlmitable space
until the faint outlines of the pyramids
against the horizon turn ones thoughts
from space to time.
Descend to the streets of Cairo and
encounter bedlam. "Clty of the Ara
blan Nights" perhaps, but certainly
the days loose n thousand md one
noises. There are the rattle of carts,
cries of the wnter bearers, moaning of
camels. braying of donkeys, whirring
of taxIcabs, jangling Of coins in the
open bazaars, continual shouts from
pilots Of this traffic medley, such as
"thy foot, SIR or "to thy left, Oh
chief" all in the native tongue, of
course.
Gorgeous colors of every hue and
shade assail the eye-a post-lmpres-
sionistic fanfare of prehistoric color
schemes. The poorer the Egyptian
the more ragged; the more rags the
more colors. Then again the Arabs
denote their families and dynasties by
turbans of distinctive colors. To tell
prophets scion from a priest of to-
day, or one dervish order from an
other, or any of the countless dynas-
ties and sects apart requires a study
Of turban lore as complicated as the
numerous insignia worn by American
soldiers returned from France.
The richer women, attended by serv-
ants, may be seen in carriages, faces
yelled to their eyes, eye lashes and
| lids, fingers and exposed toes darkened
with henna. and bedecked with ear
rings. anklets, beads and bracelets.
Poorer women go afoot also yelled,
| garbed in plain robes highly sugges-
tive of Mother Hubbards."
In the street crowds, too, are the
beggars whose balloons serve the pur-
pose of the monkeys of our organ
grinders; snake charmers, vendors of
the ubiquitous scarabs and tiny craven
images, and the Berberine bead boys.
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satin straps over the shoulders. Bod
ices are growing higher and short
sleeves gaining favor In every fashion
center and at this rate we shall ar
rive at the square neck and elbow
sleeve mode before long. There never
was anything prettier or more becom-
ing.
Short draperies at each side lead up
to high loops of satin at the back
of this frock and they are reminders
of the hustle mode. The moderately
wide glrdle is ornamented with love
ly cluster of roses made of satin rib
bon, and mounted at the left side.
Some dance frocks have no girdles,
their plain quaint bodices are extend
ed n little below the waistline, overlap
ping the top of the skirt and are
"crushed," that is slightly wrinkled
about the waist. Garlands of satin
flowers or of vividly-colored satin
fruits, as grapes, little apples, cher
ries, make the prettiest glrdles that
ever were to encircle the waist in
place of sash. Where so colOrful
and important decoration as this is
used, the skirts are without drapery
but are very full and have wide hens.
The Ordway new era., 1920-10-15
KIEV: THE MART AND THE
SHRINE OF RUSSIA


once more during the Pole-Bolshevik
fighting, already has changed hands
ten times in three years with Its oc-
cupation by the Poles earlier this year.
Mother of Russian cities, also the
Jerusalem of Russia, Kiev did not live
in the past, even before its recent ka-
leidoscopic adventures, though 1t was
sufficiently significant thousand
years ago to give its name to three
century period of Russian history.
Both the Wall street and the Ply
mouth Rock of Russia, each February
found thousands of merchants crowd
ing it's fair to contract for merchan-
disc and produce, especially beet sugar,
and other seasons found hundreds of
thousands of pilgrims thronglng Its
unique shrine, the Convent of the
Caves.
Few cities offer such an agglomera-
tlon of the old and the new. kiev
lies upon the muddy Dnleper, the Ohio
river of Russia, formerly carrier OF
some S60.000,00O worth of freight an
nually for the 100000 people within
its basin. Near its site Prince Vladi-
baptism, after he had forsaken his pa
gan gods and thousand wives for
Christianity.
Russians embraced the new religion
with all the fervor with which they
had offered human sacrifices to the
abandoned idol, Perun. While Vladl-
mir held political sway at Kiev there
came lOwly monk, Anthony, who took
up his abode I'm cave. Other devout
men followed his example. Archaeolo-
glsts since have recognized in these
cnves the homes of dwellers of the
stone age.
The caves constitute but one fenture
of the famous monastery which, with
Its streets of churches, cells, inns and
schools, Is small city in itself.
Among the mummies that formerly lay
in open cofIins, enveloped in costly
robes, was that of Nestor, the Russian
Herodotus, whose chronicles are re-
sponsible for the tradition that Kiev
was founded by three brothers in the
ninth century.
From the Gave Town" quarter OF
the city one emerges suddenly into the
Podol, or trading quarter, suggesting
New England factory city, with its
mills and shops, for paper machinery.
tobacco, chemicals and hardware. Kiev
not only was the chief seat of the Rus
sian beet sugar trade, but also dealt
heavily in timber, live stock and grain.
Its recent growth has been rapid. In
1889 is had less than 100000 peo-
pie, and in 1911 more than 100000.
Oldest of the better known cities of
Russia, Kiev gave Russia her first
Christian church. first library, first
Christian school. and today 1t boasts
the Oldest cathedral of the former en-
pire, that of St Sophia. Therein is
the so-called "Virgin of the Unbreak-
able Wall" Because the figure re-
sisted the vandal frenzy OF the Ia
tars when they smashed other price
less treasures of the church.
Kiev is the seat of government of
the new republic of Ukraine. 1t is
624 miles southwest of Moscow and
2T0 miles north of Odessa.
The Ordway new era., 1920-10-15
CHINA'S HOLY PLACES

China's shrines, including those In
the much discussed Shantung, are de-
scribed in the following communion
ton to the National Geographic society
by Frederick Mccormick:
"Coleridge could not have selected
a phrase more apt than stately pleas
ure dome had he intended to call at
tention to the best-known form in Chi
nese architecture. Like so much of
the wrought beauty of China, such as
Is still seen in parks and gardens, pa.
godas are the work of the Buddhist
church almost exclusively.
"The most beautiful specimens are
in the Yangtse valley, where pagodas
are most numerous. Every important
Chinese and Manchurian city is gar
landed with them. From the walls Of Pc
king dozen pagodas and towers may
be counted within the city, and with a
good glass half dozen famous ones
may be Geen rising from the surround
ing plain.
"Pagodas range in height from 20
to more than 200 feet, and are of va
rlous shapes-round. square, heNag-
onal, octagonal, etc. They always have
an odd number of stories, ranging usu-
ally from seven to nine, and some
times possessing IL and even 13.
1.-THE Chinese have appropriated the
pagoda as counterpoise TO evil, and
used it, subject to their rules of ge-
ometry.
"At the city of Tung, In the Peklng
plain, region in past years visited
by earthquakes, there is n prominent
pagoda which at one time had more
than 1000 bronze bells suspended
from its cornices, most of which are
still In place. The people have this
story as to its construction: A
water fowl lives underground at
this place and when he shakes his tail
1t causes earthquakes. Geomancers To-
Gated the end of his tail, and the pa
CODA was built on 1t to hold 1t down.
At the same time this did not prevent
the water fowl from winking his eye;
but, as his eyellds have not been nc
curately located, a second pagoda has
not yet been built. AS n result, trem-
blings of the earth still occur.
"The wonder inspired in the breast
of the traveller who visits China's vast
remains of abandoned capitals, exten-
sive temples ranged in successive
courts and on terraces of mountains,
its pagodas, p'al-lous, bridges, and
canals, is equaled by the awe inspired
by the silent splendor of the tombs
of China's emperors. The tombs OF
the kings of the six Kingdoms in
Shantung, though now only earthen
pyramids terraced with little fields,
have the air of the pyramids of Egypt"
The Ordway new era., 1920-10-15

TIME fashion reporter like the Athe-
l. mans, is always looking for some
thing new. and the search, in so far
as blouses are concerned, is little
discouraging just now. Designers ap-
pear to think without ceasing in terms
of ceorgette crepe-any other materi-
nls, get only an occasional scrap of
their attention, and these georgette
blouses merely provide the theme CT
embroidery for discussion; but that
they furnish In endless variations. A
very new and promising departure
points In the direction of taffeta
blouses in plain colors, toned up with
plaid and striped ribbons and the time
will soon arrive when the annual pro-
cessions of lingerie blouses will pre-
sent themselves in anticipation of the
needs of southern tourists.
Meantime embroidered georgette
blouses parade the work of the needle
woman or of machinery that under
takes to do the work of deft hngers.
BIouses and smocks are classed to-
rether and discussion of one In
cludes the other. The smock (or
blouse with a peplum) shown in the pic
ture. has the familiar round neck and
the plain girdle of georgette that ties
in front. But 1t boasts an unfamiliar
pattern in embroidery, employing two
colors, and unusual sleeves, long and
flarlng at the wrists. The checker
board embroidered border and the mo-
tif at the center are quaint and child
The Ordway new era., 1920-10-15

was burned two decades after William
the Conqueror came to England. From
the ruins emerged "Old st. Paufs.
Fire destroyed that building, too, but
1t was restored on an even more pre-
tentious scale.
At the "Old st. Paul's' John Wy
cliffe faced the charge of heresy, Tyn-
dale's New Testament was burned,
Wolsey heard the reading of the papai
condemnation of Luther, and under
"PowIe's Cross" now marked by me-
mortal, heretics We're forced to recant
and witches to confess.
The Ordway new era., 1920-10-15
BocHEE's SYRUP
A Harmless Soothing, Healing Remedy
for Coughs and Colds.

Here is n remedy for coughs, colds,
bronchitis. throat irritation, and espe-
cially for lung troubles, that has been
sold all over the civilized world in
many thousands of households for the
last fifty-four years. Its merits have
stood this test Of time and use, and
surely no test could be more potent
or convincing 1t gives the patient
with weak and inflamed lungs good
nights rest, free from coughing. with
easy expectoration in the morning.
Try one bottle, accept no substitute.
For sale by all druggists and dealers
In medicine everywhere.-Adv.
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ish and are confined to the neck and
sleeves.
A new rival of the georgette blouse
appears in the pretty taffeta jacket,
made of plain silk and ornamented
with plaid or striped ribbon that is
selected to harmonize with 1t and to
brighten 1t up. Small sllk-covered
buttons, painstakingly set on in neat
rows, are one means by which these
ingratiating new arrivals make them
selves engaging. but they are sure of
welcome anyway. Occasionally n
handsomely embroidered blouse of
canton invites us to consider its ele-
gance and to forget its extravagant
price. The taffeta blouse is different
In character and, by comparison, 1t is
modest in price, because 1t requires
little haDdwork. 1t points In the di-
rection of high necks and long sleeves.
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and before our astonished eyes the
hills seemed to nod, and the ground
swayed like the short, choppy waves
of troubled sea.
'The clouds enveloped africa. In
stantly through its impenetrable veil
arose the cries for help, the crash of
falling houses and the thousand com
mingled noises of n great calamity,
while the ship was shaken as II
grasped by giant hand; then the
cloud passed on.
But our troubles then commenced.
We were startled by terrible noise
on shore, as of tremendous roar of
musketry, lasting several minutes.
Again the trembling earth waved to
and fro. and this time the sea receded
until the shipping was left stranded,
while us far to seaward as our vision
could reach, we saw the rocky bottom
of the sea, never before exposed to hui
man gaze, with struggling fish and
monsters of the deep left high and
dry. The round-bottomed ships keeled
over on their beam ends, while the
Wnteree rested easily on her floor
like bottom; and when the returning
sea, not like wave, but rather an
enormous tide, came sweeping back,
rolling our unfortunate companion
ships over and over, leaving some bot
tom up and others masses of wreck
age, the Wateree rose easily over the
tossing waters, unharmed.
"From this moment the sea seemed
TO defy the laws of nature. Currents
ran in contrary directions, and we
were borne here and there with speed
we could not have equnled had we
been steaming for our lives. At irreg-
ulnr Intervals the earthquake shocks
recurred, but none of them so violent
or long continued as the first.
about s 80 p. IN. the lookout hailed
the deck and reported n breaker ap-
preaching. Looking seaward, we saw,
first, thin line of phosphorescent
light, which loomed higher and higher
until 1t seemed to touch the sky; its
crest, crowned with the death light of
phosphorescent glow, showing the sui
len masses of water below.
"Wlth crash our gallant ship was
overwhelmed and buried deep beneath
n semi-solid mass Of snnd and wa
ter. For n brenthless eternity we were
submerged, groaning In every timber,
the stanch old Wateree struggled again
to the surface, with her gasping crew
still clinging to the life-lines-some
few seriously wounded, bruised and
battered; none killed; not one even
missing. A miracle 1t seemed to us
then, and as / look back through the
years 1t seems doubly miraculous now.
THE morning sun broke on Il scene
of desolation seldom witnessed. We
found ourselves high and dry in little
cove, or rather indentation, in the
coast line. We had been carried some
three miles up the coast and nearly
two miles inland. The wave had car
ried us over the sand dunes bordering
the ocean, across a valley and over the
railroad track, leaving us Mt the foot
of the seacoast range of the Andes. On
the nearly perpendicular front of the
mountain our navigator discovered the
marks of the tidal wave, and by meas
urements, found it to have been AZ feet
high, not including the comb. Had the
wave carried us 200 feet farther we
would inevitably have been dashed to
pieces against the mountainside."
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No NJ ore Misery
After Eating
just Takes An EafonTc

"The first dose of Eatonic did me
wonders. | take 1t at meals and am
no longer bothered with indigestion"
writes Mrs. Ellen Harris.
Thousands Of people, like this dear
lady, gratefully testify about Eatonic,
which does its wonders by taking up
and carrying out the excess acidity and
gases which bring on indigestion,
heartburn, bloating, belching and food
repeating. Acid stomach also causes
about seventy other non-organic all
ments. Protect youCsef A big box
of Eatonic costs but trifle with your
druggists guarantee.
The Ordway new era., 1920-10-15
Catarrh Can Be Cured

Catarrh is a local disease greatly influ-
enced by constitutional conditions. 1t
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Is taken internally and acts through
the Blood on the Mucous Surfaces of
the System. HALLS C A T A r r H
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All Druggists. Circulars free.
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The Ordway new era., 1920-10-15
"paps's Dlapspsln" corrects Stomach

"Papes Diapepsn" is the quickest sur
est relief for Indigestion. Gases, Flatu-
lence, Heartburn, Sourness. Fermentation
or Stomach Distress caused by acidity.
A few tablets give almost immediate
stomach relief and shortly the stomach
Is corrected so you can eat favorite foods
without fear. Large case costs only 60
cents at drug store. Absolutely harmless
and pleasant. Millions helped annually.
Best stomach corrective known-Adv.
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Adaptability.

"Of course, you are in favor of
votes for women"
"Of course" answered Senator Sor-
ghum. "A man who hopes to hold his
own in politics must do his best to be
in favor of anything that anybody
wants."-Washingto Star.
The Ordway new era., 1920-10-15
CASCARETS
"They Work while you Sleep"

Do you feel all Observation-Disclosures
constipated, headachy, full of coldi
Cascarets tonight for your liver and
bowels will have you tuned up by
tomorrow. You will wake up with
your head clear, stomach right
breath sweet, and skin rosy. No grip
ing-no inconvenience. Children love
Cascarets too. 10, %, so cents.-Adv.
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poused. at Il Were.

No man can carry water on both
shoulders and make much headway.
He gets cold water thrown on him
from all angles and acquires the ap-
pearance of q drowned rat.
The Ordway new era., 1920-10-15
Best Weather Sign.

Those who live by the coast do not
want better weather sign than the
gulIs. which in the various winds that
will bring the rain collect in big fiocks
over the land, wheeling and scream
ing uneasily. They will not come in
on a false alarm, and none need fear
they will make a mistake.
The Ordway new era., 1920-10-15
Tortoise-SheII Buckles.

The popular tortoise shell has at
last reached milady's feet. Shoes
with tortoise-shell buckles are quite
new. Those who cling to the exclu-
sive feel that this style Will soon be-
came very common, as 1t is so easy to
Initiate tortoise shell.
The Ordway new era., 1920-10-15
Misleading.

"You call her fair sample of the
beauty of the placer"
1--WE so consider her."
"How can she be n fair sample
when she's brunette?"
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Ir,nortant 10 Mothoro
Modest Apprehension

"That audience cheered you for at
least half an hour"
"Yes." replied Senator Sorghum; II
began TO suspect that the folks would
rather listen to their own demonstra.
tions than to hear me speak"
The Ordway new era., 1920-10-15

Wise men are like sponges; they
seek to absorb all they can.