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The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-03-11
JAZZ FROM JAP RIDDLES.
Many Violins Imported from Eastern
Country by L. :. Dealers.


WASHINGTON, March IL. - Jazz
music in this country is being extracted
from Japanese made fiddles. y report
from Consul Hawley, at Nagoya, Japan,
saws a quarter of Il million dollars worth
of japanese fiddles We're bought by the
United States in 1919, this country tax
ing the great bulk of the product of this
new industry, built up IN Japan since
the World war broke up Germany's
business.
Three factories in Nagoya produce
all the yioins made in Japan. They
were founded by Masakicki Suzuki, who
made his first fiddle, Consul iawley
says. in 1888. using as a model "A for
eign instrument brought to Nagoya as
curiosity" The enterprise had a total
product of musical instruments in 1914
valued at $24. 40, but had spread out to
three factories employing LOO people
in 1919 when the output reached $3.50
44O of which $39S 491 went in export,
the United States taking 6S per cent.
The first six months of 1920 saw the
plants develop business aggregatlng
! $304, 143.
Germany's former place as fiddle
maker at large to the world has been cap
tured. the consul indicates, and adds:
Mr. Suzuki believes that the Germans
| cannot manufacture instruments at Jap
| aneSe costs, and that the instruments OF
| Japanese manufacture having proved
their good quality, in spite of prejudices
which were at first entertained abroad
have now established themselves so firmly
in foreign markets, and especially in the
| United States, that they can not be dis
placed
| The key to the situation appears TO bC
| i'm japanese labor costs and the consul
says that wages run from % cents t.
| 81 90 day in the Suzuki factories. Mer
workers get from 60 cents to S1.99, boy.
from % to 90 cents and women from ,;
to 6J cents for days work.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-03-11
WOrnen's Fibre
Silk Hose

An Exceptionally Good
Quality Fiber Silk Hose
that regularly sold at CSC /;
colors, brown and black,
Special soc
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-03-11
Towels

Large Fine Huck Towel
that regularly sold for 3sc,
Special 1870
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-03-11
DAFFODILS

These pretty messengers OF
spring are always dainty for aft
ernoon or evening wear, for a vase
on ones desk or table, or as pot
plants. You may have them
either way, also your choice OF
other Towering bulbs. Call or
phone. We can please you with
these charming flowers of early
spring.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-03-11
Where Church Is Popular.

The Christian aborlgines of Yunnan
like lengthy church services. A Sum
day morning service In Sapushan.
Yunnan province, has been known TO
comprise eleven hymns, eight prayers.
three sermons and the Sacrament OF
the Lords Supper.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-03-11

the farms to facilitate transportation and
keep the farms from becoming deserted
Every Chamber of Commerce should
have a code of ethics for citizenship, the
constituent parts of which should be love,
truth, faith, loyalty to the community,
courage and hope. No community rises
above the level of its citizenship.
Before the departing the audience stood
and sang one stanza of America, and many
remained to meet Mr.. Brow personally.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-03-11
S19.75 to STATS
a Special Sale
Worsted Jersey Suits
at S10.75

These are unquestionably the finest Suits we
have ever sold under $4,000 Beautifully made in
the best quality wool jersey in number of smart
models; plain and heather mixtures.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-03-11
Long Cloth

Soc Long Cloth, SO inches
wide; a good heavy quality,
Special 100
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-03-11

A Splendid Heavy Quail
ity Cotton, 40 inches wide,
Special TIC
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-03-11
PetticoatS

A special assortment OF
Silk Taffeta Petticoats, a
splendid value, in all sizes
and colors ........ S2.SS
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1921-12-14
No Perpetual Motion.

Perpetual motion has been the dream
of Missionaries for centuries. Many
men have labored and experimental
on the making and invention Of per
petual machines, but all have failed.
If such a machine were invented, it
would, after 1t had been once set in
motion, keep in motion without draw.
ing on any external source Of energy.
A machine Of this description would
entirely controvert the established
principle of the conservation Of en-
ergy, and since the establishment of
that principle the search Of perpet.
ual motion had been judged visionary
Perpetual motions have been founded
on the hydrostatic paradox, on capil.
larry attraction, on electricity and mag
netism, but in every case the result
has been failure.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1921-12-14

goth, 1920, she was united in marriage
to the now, grief stricken husband, Ar
thur Holtin, and they had since lived
on the farm near Svea.
Mrs. Holtin was very good Chris
tian and an ever willing church work
er. She was confirmed in the Svaa
Lutheran church and was a member
of same ever since except during the
time when the family lived in Tripolis.
She was member Of the ,Tripolis Lu-
theran church when they lived there.
Upon moving back to Svea she re-
joined the Svea Lutheran church of
which she was a faithful! member at
the time Of her death. She Was i'll
about three weeks prior to her death.
The mourners Of the late Mrs Arthur
Holtin; are her husband, Arthur Holt;
in, her mother and father, Mr.. and
Mrs. John Freed, three brothers, En-
nest Of Willmar, Arthur and Albin at
home and one sister Amy at home.
There are also many other +relatives
and friends in this community.
The funeral was held from the home
in Syea Thursday, Dec. 18th, at / p. m
and at two o'clock at the church. The
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1921-12-14
Captain Cooks Ship.

The Endeavour, in which Captain
Cook sailed from, Plymouth on August
Is, 1868, was bought at the modest
price Of f2,SOO. The small tonnage Of
the Endeavour was, to Cooks practi-
cal mind, one Of her chief merits. She
could be easily careened and easily
handled and when he was struggling
with the currents of the Great Barrier
Reef her captain was able to thrust
out oars through the ports Of the YES
sci and thus turn her into galley.
He crowded into this small ship a
complement of IS men, with provis-
ions for nearly two years. The main
object of Cooks expedition was to
take some astronomers to Tahiti to
observe the transit of Venus, but he
was instructed to proceed afterward
to make discoveries in the south
Pacific ocean," 1t was in pursuit of
this secondary object that the En-
deavour won her place in the history
Of exploration.-Man Guardian.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1921-12-14

officiating c,ergymen were Rev. j. b.
Sorenson and Rev. Hi Tillman. Two
songs were sung by the@Svea: choir and
a solo by Mrs. Paul .Hedin of WILL
mar. The remains were inferred in
the church yard cemetery.
The pail bearers were Carl Lund-
blad, Carl Anderson, VIM Christian
son, Carl Wahlquist, Robert Lund:
b!ad and Herbert Christianson.
ALL is dark within our dwelling.
Lonely are our hearts today, ..
For the one we loved so dearly,
Has forever passed away.
Oh dear Huldah, how we miss you,
Words can never: tell,
But God; took, you, Oh So quickly,
Up to Him to dwell.
We are coming, Oh dear sister,
Meet us on the Golden Stair,
We arc waiting, for that meeting.
For it is no parting there.
A link is taken from our family band
A chain is forming in the better land
"A Sister.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1921-12-14
The Christmas
Spirit

~ FTER q year of strife and con-
d fusion the world is about to de-
clare an armistice for the observ-
ance Of Christmas. It is curious how
the essence of Christianity gets itself
recognized and practiced in spite Of
the world, the flesh and the devil.
In this time Of good will everybody
becomes Christian, for Christmas is
simply the substitution of the spirit Of
giving for the spirit of getting.
When Jesus was born in Bethlehem
there came to the world a new con-
ception of God and Of his relations
with man. The Child lying in the
Bethlehem manager will forever SYM
bolize and express the woodworking
truth that God is love and, therefore,
He gives HIMSELF 70 and for men made
in His image.
Tradition records that when the
Wise Men from the East joumeyed to
Bethlehem to worship the newborn
Child, they brought gifts.
The gift of God is life eternal, here
and hereafter. When this divine spark
animates the bosoms of men, they, too,
begin to- give.
Giving is the chief business Of life
for God and men alike. What a man
gives he has. He los:.s all else. Earth
ly immortality lies in whatever one
gives to ones fellows in service and
friendship and healing.
wonder if we shall ever lie able
to practice the Christmas spirit the
year round!
If that time ever comes we shall
find that most Of our personal and So
cial problems, perplexities, animosities
and failures are unnecessary. If we
want spring and summer and golden
harvest, we must have the sun.-Dr
Charles Aubrey Eaton in Leslie's.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1921-12-14
lLL.LucK IN. THREE PIECES
Ancient Superstition That Has, Strong
Hold on the Mind Of Almost -.
Every Japanese.

You must never take three pieces
of any cut food on your plate at one
time, nor must: you ever offer three
pieces of cut food to eanyone at one
time. There will be bloodshed If you
do, according to old Japanese super
stition. Why? Well;s three pieces is
Mi Kire, three cuts, and. it. lnay also
be, in the spoken language, Mi okiru,
in another infection, meaning ITO cut
the body" Somewhat far-fetched, but
it holds. strong sway. in the minds of
every living Japanese. furthermore you
must never cut only three baby dresses
out of one piece Of material. One
"tan" the usual length of piece goods
will make exactly three baby dresses,
and leave small remnant. This rem
nant, if you wish the baby you are
sewing for not to suffer: from grievous
body wounds, you will cut into some
part of another dress, the neckband,
the belt, or anything you please, so
long as the entire cutting from the
piece is more than Mi Kire, three
cuts" The curious belief in sympa-
thetic magic is strong in every walk OF
Japanese life, and in every act of daily
existence.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1921-12-14
Voices Of
the Bells

<<m HERE is neither speech nor
W language, but their voices are
heard among men," This is
an inscription engraved upon one of
the bells in tower in Antwerp, Bel
GUM, in 1868, but, long before this
date, voices of bells had told to human
ity their tales Of gladness or sadness,
Of threatened danger or safety
achieved, and always the world un-
derstood and responded to mood or
emergency as the case might have
been.
For centuries church bells have told
the ever-new, old story Of the Christ
Child. For weeks before the sacred
day arrives wild rush of preparations
leaves little time for reflection. In
these busy hours changing bells of i'm
patient street cars spur the pedestrian
to heroic efforts and startle the pre-
occupied shopper out of some absorb
ing reverie. This is the time when
fatigue and happiness 60 hand in
hand, and many an exhausted mother,
nOdding on her hOmeWard ride, hears
the ripple Of baby laughter and the
patter of hurrying feet above the rau-
cous noises attending her trip. Fa-
Their, with his arms piled high, looks
over the crowd with far-aWay express
sion, seeing only the one paramount
incident of the Christmas revelation,
and starry eyes that will turn toward
him with deeper lovelight written in
their shining depths. 1t is this mar
velous hour toward which the whole
world moves with one concerted mo-
tive, and in it's hallowed JOY revives
the spirit that is the foundation of a
nations greatness.
When the bells Of Christmas morn
peal their tidings Of "Peace and Good
! Wilr' it will be to a world waiting
to receive the message; world that
has been hurried aud excited and in
terested, but which has all unconsci-
ously been acquiring spirit en- rap
port with the burden of their Chin
ing. All the stress of living and striv.
ing, all, the hurts and the sorrows are
softened by the benediction of the
bells. Deeper reverence for life and
fuller appreciation of the love that
surrounds us is reused by their Yule-
tide music. They call to all that is
best and loveliest and we answer by
an outpouring of Christmas spirit, a
keener sense of human brotherhood
and closer knitting of family ties,
While they have neither speech nor
language" they tell marvellous story
story that we understand, and we
live better for that understanding
Detroit News.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1921-12-14
WITH HER SOLDIER HUSBAND
Him on His Campaigns Whenever
Il Was Possible.

Like Penelope of old, Julia Dent
Grant was welded to soldier named
Ulysses. Also like Penelope, her hus-
band journeyed around the world. But
there the resemblance ceases. Mrs.
Grant herself is quoted by historians
as saying:
"Having learned a lesson from my
predecessor, Penelope, I accompanied
my Ulysses in his wanderings around
the world
Julia Dent Grant was born in St.
Louis, the daughter Of Frederick Dent,
a prominent man of that city, says the
Detroit News. At the age Of eighteen,
shortly after she had completed her
studies 1T an exclusive school, the
charming girl met Ulysses Simpson
Grant, then only a lieutenant. He was
stationed at Jefferson barracks in st.
Louis. It was not long before the
young people were deeply In love. At
ter the war with Mexico they were
married. =.
Like that Of NEST wives of soldidrs
Mrs. Grants life was one Of constant
moving about, until she fell i'll, and
was not able to accompany her hus'
band to California, whittier he had
been ordered. She spent two years at
the home Of her parents and at the
end Of this time Captain Grant re-
signed from the army, that he might
be near her.
The Civil war brought him back into
the service and it was during this time
that Julia Grant revealed her brave
and hardy spirit. She was with he1
husband whenever it was! possible, ant
spent all Of her time on or near TIT
scene Of action.
She saw him twice inaugurate<
President.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1921-12-14
When Painting Was fashionable.

Referring to "SantO Sebastiano,"
popular Victorian novel; critic made
a computation of the number of faint
ing fits that occur in the course of five
volumes: Julia de Clifford IL. Lady
Delamore 4, Theodosia 4, Lord Glen
brook 2, Lord Delamore 2. Lady Ender-
fe /, Lord Ashgrove 1, Lord st. Or
vile 1, Henry Midway I. A single
passage selected for no other reason
than because it is the shortest, will
serve as a specimen Of these catastro.
Plies: zone Of the sweetest smiles
that ever animated the face Of mortal
now diffused itself over the face Of
Lord st. Orville, as he fell at the feet
of Julia in a death-like swoon."
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1921-12-14
SAINT OF VIRTUE AND PIETY
St. Nicholas Was Of Unb!emished
Character, According to Homes
"Ancient Mysteries"

" CCORDING to Homes "Ancient
a Mysteries" Saint Nicholas, bish-
op Of Myra, was a saint of great
virtue and piety. The old legend is
that the sons of a rich Asiatic, on
their way to Athens for education,
were slain by a robber innkeeper, dis
membered and their parts hidden in a
brine tub. In the morning came the
saint, whose visions had warned him Of
the crime, whose authority forced con-
fession, and whose prayers restored
the boys. TO life.
st. Nicholas is the grand patron Of
the children of France, to whom he
brings bonbons for the good, but q
cane for the naughty child. In Ger
many he acts as an advance courier,
examining into the conduct of the
children, distributing goodies and
promises to those with good records, a
further reward which the Christ Child
bringsIat Christmas time. But his own
peculiar celebration takes place In a
tiny seaport in southern Italy,
On st. Nicholas day, December 6.
the sailors of the port take the saints
image from the beautiful Church of
st. Nicholas, and with long process
sion of boats carry it far out to sea.
Returning with it at nightfall they are
met BY bonfires, torches, all the towns
people and hundreds of quantity
dressed pilgrims, who welcome the re-
turning saint with songs and carry him
to visit one shrine after another, be.
fore returning him to the custody OF
the canOns
:, Chambers 'Book Of Days. says
Through the native rock which forms
the tomb Of the saint, water constantly
exudes, which lis collected by the can.
ons on sponge attached to a reed
squeezed into bottles and sold to pill
grims as miraculous specific under
the name Of the mamma of St. Mich
olas.' 75ss.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1921-12-14
Lemon Snaps,

- Cream together one large cupful Of
sugar and two-thirds Of q cupful of
butter. Dissolve half = teaspoonful
d. soda in two teaspoonfnls Of hot
water and add to the: creamed mix
ture. Flavor with the grated rind Of
aslemon. Add enough sifted -four to
roll out very thin; cut and bake in
hot oven. z-z@.~,.e.. ~ i /. -.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1921-12-14
DEAD. BROKE.

49, DEAD BROKE.
Millie-Are you going to hang up
your stocking this Christmas
j: Billie-I am more likely to hang up
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1921-12-14
YOUNG WIFE AND i.
MOTHER HASG0N u
Mrs. Arthur Holm Laid To Res|
In Svea Churchyard Last
Thu eday

"A we'll known and beloved young
woman passed away in the person of
the late Mss Arthur Holtin, whose sad
death occurred at local hospital on
Monday, December 5.
Mrs. Arthur Holtin whose maiden
name was Miss Hulda Freed, daughter
of Mr.. and Mrs. John Freed. of near
Svea, was born April 10, 1892, on the
farm in Fahlun township. On Nov.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1921-12-14

the tourist 5encouragingly, "Stratford
-Shakespeare's town Shakespeare,
the famous poet, you know. Surely
you know Shakespeare" 'Yus," re-
piled the rustic. frightening. BE you
he ?"-Chicago. Herald:
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1921-12-14
SHAW and the Tourist

George Bernard, Shaw recently con-
vu.sed an audience by relating story
whether he was on the right track for
Stratford-on-Avon. The yokel .re-
manned silent "Come. come" said
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1921-12-14
A CHRISTMAS SMILE

A CHRISTMAS SMILE
from Santa Claus with our Greetings
we send, to everybody. @..- : 70 -
Thanking you for past favors we
invite you to come here and investi-
gate the merits Of
osTEoPATHv.
DIR. OSCAR zAHR,
Whitman, MINI.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1921-09-12
The Symphony Orchestra

Members of the Symphony orchestra and the
leaders of the organization are looking hopefully
toward the coming season. They believe that
greater public interest will be shown in music
this year than has been recorded in the past, and
that the Symphony orchestra, revived last year
after long interval, has been placed on secure
footing
Details of this years plan of musical enter
tanments have not all been perfected, but they
are definite enough to assure the public of good
entertainments.
And while the members of the orchestra are
preparing to begin again their seasons work the
public should not overlook the fact that attend
ance at concerts and warm hearted support are
essential for the permanence of the orchestra.
Recognition of the orchestra, recently shown
outside of Richmond proves that the organiza-
tion is capable of giving concerts before audi
ences other than those at home
Let the Richmond public do as it has done in
the past support the orchestra, and it will re-
main with us for years to come as organiza-
ton capable of satisfying our desire for good
music and as one of the real assets of the COM
munity.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1921-09-12
Ripping Rhymes
THE RAILWAY CROSSING
BY WALT MASON


He reached the railway crossing the
same time as the train; | saw the en-
CINE tossing his auto DER the plain; an
epitaph engrossing was placed above
the slain. With buckets and valises
the undertakers came. and gathered up
the pieces of his poor mortal frame,
the while his weeping nieces declared
it was a shame. He speeded up his
lizzie, and tried to beat the train: his
speed was surely dizzy, and certainly
insane; why be so ALFRED busy, when
all such haste is vain? He had all
week to travel to Junktown-in-the-
Hole; but he must scorch the gravel,
the poor, misguided soul; and now no
druggists salvell restore this Peter
Pole. "Oh, stop, and look, and listen, y
the railway signboard said; he saw
the wise words glisten, in fresh paint,
just ahead, and he worked every piston
and to the crossing sped. They scraped
him from the cedars, they raked him
from the plain; the public prints had
leaders, that showed his course was
vain, warning to all speeders who
try to beat the train. Alas, for poor
old Peter Much grief my spirit feels !;
and as I downward teeter, no more he
rips and reels to show his lizzie's
tieeter than anything on wheels.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1921-09-12
MEMBERSHIP DRIVES,
MARKETING DISCUSSED
AT DISTRICT MEETING

County farm bureau membership
drives, and various projects in coop
erative marketing and for improve
ment of productivity of the farms
will be planned at the district farm
bureau conference which Is to be held
at Newcastle on Wednesday and
Thursday of this week.
This conference will be attended by
officials of the ten county farm bu-
reaus included in this district, by the
district livestock committeeman, grain
marketing committeeman and other
district officials. Earl Crawford, dis
trict director, will preside over the
conference. All county agents have
been invited also.
Owing to the conflict in dates be-
tween the conference and the live
stock exhibit at Jackson park, Off
Gals of the Wayne farm bureau will
find difficulty in attending the confer
ence, but state that they will en-
deavor to be at Newcastle one day
atJeast
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1921-09-12

many problems, including the very ones with
which the platform manager found fault. It's
present policy is the result of experience gained
in the years of its existence. The public is salts
fled with the management and with the policy.
Strangers may not like what has been done
here but there is nothing to prevent them from
trying out their own theories elsewhere. For
ourselves, we still elect to act on facts gained
from personal experience rather than sugges-
tions of persons who have made only superficial
investigations and are not fully advised.
The chautauqua management has served the
community we'll in its devotion to this form of
popular entertainment and it also has done a
creditable thing in not letting the structures of
stranger go by unchallenged and unanswered.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1921-09-12
The Chautauqua

The officers Of the chautaUqua association
recently answered some criticisms passed on it
by its platform manager. The answer of the
management was conclusive, and 81 the same
time expressed the sentiment Of the public gen.
orally.
Richmond has a chautauqua association
which is distinctly in class by itself. No city
of the size of Richmond possesses an independ-
ent chautauqua. None of its size offers better
or more elaborate programs than those the Rich
mond. organization presents for the price which
it charges for admission.
In the years of its organization it has solved