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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-12-02
ruth r." 10 "John Brown"

Dear Cynthia am interested in
Prudence's" letter In answer TO John
Browns letter Of a few days ago.
Just because John Brown has had the
good luck to know 1t an" surely he is
wise enough to know that there are
some people In this world who are
either too young or else have not had
the opportunity Of coming in contact
with enough people and do not know
enough not TO have TO write to the col
umn or, for that matter, to any column.
TOT answers to questions which seem
silly or sensible (according to who reads
the same).
| will say this much for myself, that
! DO not know much of ethics etc, but
J 40 Know when | am Stuck" and must
enlighten my mind, for little things
mean whole lot in this world of ours
l trust that the next time John Brown
reads an article in this column he vii
look "at both sides Of the story: thai
is how he would look at the matter and
! how the writer looks at the matter, and
then say that it is SILLY" if II Is.
| RITTJJ y
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-12-02

GNHEY knew each other pretty well,
l. that is, when they met they calleo
each other by their first names.
But they seldom met.
Their friendship had been one OF
those casual boy .and-g affairs con-
sisting of Hello" and Hello" when
ever they saw each other at parties
or passed on the street or anything ike
that.
And conversation. after they grew up,
was always of the II haven't seen you
for a long time; what have you been
doing?" "Yes, II certainly is,-why, l
don't know. what have you been do'
So Il was that when he got on her
train not long ago he wasn't 30 very
much elated when he discovered that
there were only two empty seats IN tee
car and that one Of them was beside
her.
Neither was she.
She looked around. saw him, and they
exchanged the usual "Hello.how are
yous," and he sat down beside her
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-12-02
He Came In Win His Girl, but He Had
to Sit Douon With Another Girl He kneto
And His Embarrassed Panic for Fear His Oon Girl You'd
Catch Him Being Too Friendly Vas Funny to See

might think he was waiting for her
TO start the conversation, and begin
to get "clubby" with him.
Then there would be "fishy eye.v
cold and glaring, centered upon him.
And oh, the consequences! The an.
ermath Of that ride
WITH two evils pressing hard upon
w him neither less than the other
he did the only possible thing left
After his first rather brusque replp
to the other girls casually friendly re.
mark, he swung out his newspaper, and
for the rest Of the trip engaged himself
in absorbed perusal Of one page Of Il
One single page for a full twenty
minutes!
There are careful. slow readers in The
world, but none of them take that lonr
to one page.
II you had asked that poor soul what
he had been reading at the end Of that
pins and needle ride, he would have
stared at you in amazement.
He didn't even know that he wa,
looking at news.
But he thought he had saved himself
lot of trouble.
II NoonoH, Ihe othci Biii was just
~ amused; in fact, 1t was all she
could do to keep from turning around
and winking at his girl, after she real
lied what It was all about.
wonder il she would have been
amused.
wonder whether she really did have
that eagle eye on him, that fshy eve
ready for him.
Some girls would have. of course.
But lots of girls. even II they are
careful about giving their beaus too
long a leash, would have enjoyed the
poor boys embarrassed fright quite as
much ms the other girl did.
II they did, they would find th.
short leash much less necessary.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-12-02
Write a Little Note

Dear Cynthia--I met a boy this sum-
mer at the shore. He seemed to like
me and l liked him. The last day he
gave me his address and asked me for
mine and l forgot It. Would It be right
for me to write to him first as he doesn't
have my address? CUTIE
Since he gave you his address and
you did not give yours, it would be all
right to send him little note. Say you
realize you did not give him yours and
you had enjoyed meeting him at the
seashore and hope he will call on you
some evening at your home
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-12-02

might hold ! We
ere 60 prone 20
nope a n d weep
and pity our
sclves.
There are a few
big, h u m o r GUS
sos1ls that take
what the god 8
send, In n cheer
full spirit, or at
least in a spirit
of bravery. They
will not let fate
down them. They
feel that. bad as
it sometimes Is,
this life is here.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-12-02

~ ADplV
Yes. dribble is the
best word | know u
express il. You SEQ,
you young fellows
sort Of forget-when
you have a checking
account. You over
draw. Now over
drawing Rnnoys the
bank 20 some extent,
but it Injuries the Gus
toner u whole lot
more than it bother,
the bank. It hurts
your credit.
"But how can | Sb
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-12-02

hogany pen apart from
the rest of the Gagged
Enclosures of I h e
banking rooms.
II came in TO ask Il
you'd mind telling me
what my balance Is,
s a i'd Paul hastily.
i've sort OF lost
track" he a d d e d
lamely.
The ass 8 / a n t
cashier smiled pleas =
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-12-02
Woman's Life and Loue
The Great adventure
by wINIFRED HARPER COOLE

IF WOMEN only could look apon life
y as q splsn6;i adventure. a sort Of
corded "lerE whaE possibilities Il
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-12-02
THEN it started.

TNTIFN It Started..
i Right behind him. in the only other
empty seat. sat his girl. .,
He had entered the train WIN ner,
and, being ahead Of him. she had taken
the first place. which forced him TO g, :,
What a horrid situation! :,
n he smoke too cordially, he would
get in bad with the lady of the eagle
eye behind him.
Not that she seemed to be possessed
Of an eagle eye, but what mans girl
entering a train with him and seeing
him sit with another girl could fail
to have at least an eagle eye, If not a
"fshy" one? -,
Yet. on the other hand, il he did not
speak cordially enough. the other girl
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-12-02
Shall She Accept Ticket?

Dear Cynthia-While at n party last
Sunday ] met certain young man who
seemed to take Il sudden liking to me,
He took me home and on the way asked
me to go 10 dance with him Satur-
DAY. He also gave me ticket TO give
to my girl friend II | did not want 70
go alone. Asking my girl friend TO 90
she told me she would not 10, and also
that 1t was not right for me TO 60,
either l have asked several people
ABOUT II, out some said no and others
wrong about II. Is 1t right for me 70
go, and also should | go 10 gathering
with him next Sunday? 80
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-12-02
Please Tell Me
What to Do
Hair Is Not Stylish Now
BY CYNTHIA

sobbed Hair Is Not Stylish Now
Dear Cynthia-There is much discus.
sion about hair-bobbng. l am girl
or eighteen, very anxious TO bob my
halr, but undecided, as tho majority are
against II. Please tell me what to do?
WILLING TO BE A BOBBlE.
The rage for bobbed hair Is passing
II is no longer stylish
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-12-02
The Woman's S EXCHANGE

pensive. and It removes the stains with
out inJuring any material either silk or
cotton
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-12-02
Real Rest Depends Largely Upon
the Depth Of Your Sleeb
A earning TO flight"

The deeper and sounder you sleep the better
YOU feel. Five hours sound refreshing sleep does
you more ACTUAL good than ten hours restless,
disturbed sleep.
This is because the final conversion Of food
into vital tissue and cells goes on more
rapidly when the physical and mental forces are
at rest.
You can't get sound, refreshing sleep If your
nerves are agtated with tea coffee. Both these
drinks contain caffeine, which is sometimes very
irritating to the brain and nervous system.
If you want to know the Joy, vigor and
stamina that comes to the person who gets sound
healthfu sleep, why not stop taking tea or coffee
for a while, and drink delicious, invigorating
Postum instead.
Thousands OF people everywhere nave found
that this the only thing they needed in order
to bring about these very happy results.
Order Postum from your grocer today.
Drink this delightful cereal beverage of coffee-like
favor, for a week. Perhaps, like thousands OF
others, you'll never be willing to 60 back to ten
or coffee.
Postum eomea in two forms; Instant Postum lin dns)
instantly in tho by the addition Of boiling
Cereal lin packages Of larger bulk, for those who
prefer the drink while tho meal 10 being prepared
made by boiling for 20 minutes.
Postum for Health
There's Reason"
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-12-02
ONLY WAITINC,

1t would be wiser not "a occont i,,.I-
tations from a person you have onIv
met once. Let him call on YOU and
meet your parents and after knowinr
him little while accept his Invitations
write him a little note saying that your
friend cannot go with YOU and vOu
cannot 60 alone with him unless he
comes to your home and asks vonr
parents permission to take you To- The
party. ''''
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-12-02

DAUL hurried into the bank and
i nodded bit nervously to the as
sistant cashier. who sat In little ma.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-12-02
Babies Shoes

TomorrOw-.inother Way Out
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-12-02
Paul and Virginia
BY HELENA HoYT GRANT
Put and Take

leck. But a savings account docs n
doesn't dribble.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-12-02

A MARVELLOUS sentence was Ut
"A tered by Charles Frohman, IN"
New York theatre manager. when the
mighty ocean liner sank. and he stood
on the deck. holding three friends by the
hand. and sinking into the ocean, and
into Eternity: Death is Life's Great
Adventure, :"
That brave philosophy might have
been uttered by some drnmatist com
fortnbly seated in his study, because
il sounded heroic. It might have been
offered as solace by some rcligionist or
mOralist. who himself was in no dan
ger. But for a man who was facing
death, and knew that in a moment he
would suffer the agony Of relinqulshing
all life's joys, and sink into the cold
water forever, it was q noble and tran
scendently beautiful utterancc.
Death can seem beautiful adventure
only TO one who has made of life q great
and thrilling adventure!
OUCH q soul might say to women who
- are terrorized at life's demands.
fearing q thousand foolish results, Live
" so that when the angel of the darker
drink
At last shall find you by the river
brink,
And. offering the Cup. invite your Soul
Forth from your lips 70 Quaff-you shall
not shrink - -
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-12-02

TomorrOw.-Round, Plump Hands
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-03-04
Little Benny's
Note Book
BY LEE PAPE.

Tt started to drizzle vile we was eating
brekfSt yestidday. me thinking, Heck, /
bet III have TO ware my rubbers to SkOOl.
Rubbers being my most unfavorite
things to ware, and it kepp on drizzehng
and pop sed to ma, Mother, don't forget
to see that Benny puts his rubbers on.
Me thinking. Darn it all. And pop
finished his brekfiSt and went down to the
Office and / thawt of a good ideer to in
fluence ma not to make me ware my rub
bers, saying, Hay ma, did | ever tell you
about fearse dreem | had once about a
boy that had to ware rubbers jest because
it was driZzeling tiny little bit?
WITCH ma kepp on eating her egg with
out saying weather / ever did or not, and
/ sed, Well g, ma, | dreemed there was
hardly wasent raining at all and the boy
had feeling something ferase was libel to
happen if he wore his rubbers, but he had
to ware them jest the same on account
of his mother making him. and sure enuff
he hadent hardly got outside wen a bull
started to chase him with horns, and If he
hadent of had his rubbers on he could of
got away easy, but his rubberS kepp him
from running fast on account of sticking
to the pavement, and the bull cawt up to
him and bucked him up on top of a house
and he fell down the chiminy and stuck
half way and nobody ever herd of him
agen, and he was jest about my size, ma,
watts you think of that, ma?
Wat, l wassent lissening, | was think
ing of something elts, sed ma.
o gosh, holey G, ma, it took me about >
minnits, / sed.
I'm sorry, and o by the way, don't fale
TO put your rubbers on, sed ma.
WITCH i did.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-03-04
FRIDAY. MARCH /, 1921.
A NEW ADMINISTRATION.

There has been g change of govern
ment." to quote the words a famous
American used eight years ago today.
With the Inauguration this noon of War
rem Gamaliel Harding as President of the
United States the executive branch of
| the government swung back into Republi-
can control and the administration
chosen in the November election began.
Time alone can tell what the new adj
ministration will bring to the country
| in the way of solution of foreign and do
nestle problems and relief from burdens
growing out of the World war, but hun
dreds of thousands of persons are eX-
pecting great things from it. If their
expectations could be summarized they
would in all probability find expression
in the hope of a business administra-
ton. Interpretations of the phrase
would vary widely, however,
A very considerable number hope for
relief from governmental meddling with
private business, and these will find en-
couragement in that part of President
Harding's message which touches on this
very subject. Likewise, believers in a
protective tariff will take heart upon
reading Mr.. Harding's sentiments on
that important question.
As to the new Presidents views about
the duties of the United States in inter
national affairs, approval or disapprovaI
will depend wholly upon the views of
~. Il
from Mr.. Harding's inaugural that he
considers the outcome of the election
which put him in Office by such an over
whelming majority a decisive endorse
ment of natiOnalism as against interna-
tionalism. He is in favor of any
'seemly" program likely to lessen the
probability of war, but would have the
United States be a party to mo perma-
nent military alliance" In his opinion
it can center into no political commit
ments, nor assume any economic obli-
cations or subject our decisions to any
other than our own authority"
Throughout President Harding's in
augural are plainly discernible a sincerity
of purpose and a deep sensibility of the
enormous responsibilities that he has as
sumed. There can be no possible doubt
that he is determined to give the country
the best and largest measure of service
of which he is capable And people
generally, whatever their political con-
viction may be, hope that it will be SER
vice of the sort so vitality needed in these
trying times.
President Wilson retires from the
presidency with the good wishes of the
great body of his fellow countrymen
There is no doubt that perceptibly
kinder feeling has been manifest toward
him of late, and even his bitterest polit-
zeal opponents admit that a fuller and
fairer recognition of his notable service
will be apparent in the light of future ex-
animation.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-03-04
T0day's Birthdays.

Brand Whitlock, the United States
ambassador to Belgium, born at Ur-
bana, o., % years ago today.
Rev. DR.. Arthur c. McGiffert, presi-
dent of Union Theological seminary.
born at Sauquoit, \. Y, 60 years ago
today.
Rear Admiral David w. Taylor. L.
s. y, chief of the bureau of construc-
tion and repair, born in Louisa county,
Va, 81 years ago today.
Archbishop AIannix of Melbourne,
whose attitude on the Irish question
aroused the ire of the British govern
ment, born in County Cork, ireland, 81
years ago today.
Dean John II. Wigmore of the North
western Law school, decorated with the
Legion of Honor for his efforts in be
half of French education. born in San
Francisco IS years ago toda<.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-03-04
Today S Events

Warren G. Harding of Ohio today will
be inaugurated as the 10Th president of
the United States.
At the same time Calvin Coolidge of
Massachusetts will be formally indicted
into the vice presidency.
Many distinguished veterans in the
public service will be retired from pub
lie life today with the expiration of the
Goth congress.
Vermont, the first state to be admit
ted to the Union after the adoption of
the constitution, will celebrate the both
anniversary of her statehood today.
For the first time since Woodrow Will
son became president eight years ago
the Republicans today come into control
of all branches of the federal govern
ment.
The senate of the United States will
hold q brief session today for the pur-
pose of confirming the cabinet and other
important appointments of President
Harding.
Mr.. Coolidge will succeed Thomas Il.
Marshall of Inciana. who retires from
the vice presidency with a record of
service in that Office second only to that
of Mr.. Calhoun.
Representatives of Columbia univer-
sity and the University of Texas are TO
engage in a debate in New York this
evening on the subject of the advisable
ity of all the states establishing courts
of industrial relations, similar to that
of Kansas.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-03-04
THE COAL CONSPIRACY

The indictment of large group of
coal operators and miners on a charge of
violating the antitrust laws leads to a
hope that something will really be done
about the gross abuses from which the
public has suffered the last couple of
years
1t is hard for the law to lay its hands
on the precise malefactors who are pri-
marily responsible for the gouging. The
dealers blame the operators: the opera
tors blame the jobbers and spectators :
the miners plead innocence. There has
been a general suspicion that the miners
unions have had an understanding with
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-03-04
MRS. LAMERY WANTS
EVERYONE TO KNOW

| was afraid to go upstairs without
holding TO the banister. At times I be-
came very faint and intensely nervous.
My kidneys We're badly disordered and
| had such severe pains in my back [
could hardly bear it and [ suffered
agony from rheumatism and neuralgia.
In fact, | was so rundown and had so
little energy / could hardly do my
homework
"Tanlac helped my husband so much
last spring that | decided to try it and
the medicine has done equally as much
for me, in fact, | feel like a different
person. Ny nerves are as steady as
they ever We're, | sleep like a child, my
appetite is ravenous and | haven't an
ache or pain. My little fourteen wear
old daughter had a few attacks of in
digestion, but a few doses of Tanlac
was all she needed We are all firm be-
levers in Tanlac at our house"
Tanlac is sold in Brattleboro by the
Brattleboro Drug Co.-Adv.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-03-04
TOday's Anniversaries.

1S2l-James Monroe began his second
term as president of the United
States.
1S36-Stuart Robson. a popular actor
of the American stage, born at
Annapolis, Md. Died April 20,
1908.
passed law provid-
ing for the establishment of COM
mon schools.
1S12-An embassy of distinguished JAP
anese arrived at Washington
1SS1-St. Thomas, Ontario, was in
corporated.
1SS2-Electric street cars were first
tried in London.
1S92-Noah Porter, former president of
Yale university, died at New
Haven. Born at Pennington,
Conn, Dec. II, 1911.
1S96-AIOSt Rev. Peter II. Kendrick.
Catholic archbishop of st. Louis,
died at ST. Louis Born in Dub
lin, Aug 1t. 1906
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-03-04
10 THE SUBSCRIBERS.

It is the aim of the management to secure
efficient service in the delivery of the paper
each night, and it solicits the cooperation of
subscribers to that end. Prompt reports should
be given of each failure to receive the paper
on the morning following the omission, in
person, by telephone or postal card, thus en-
abling the cause of the error to be promptly
and accurately discovered and the proper rem
edy Immediately applied. 1t is only by this
method that the publisher can secure the de-
sired service.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-03-04

The Reformer is on sale every evening by
the following news Dealers:
Brattleboro, Brattleboro News Co, {. w
cleveland s. L. Purinton (Esteyville)r
Brooks House Pharmacy, Aliens Depot News
(Fort Drummer district.
West BrattIeboro, ]. L. Stockwell.
East Dummerston, M. E. Brown.
Putney, NJ. G. Williams.
Newfane, n. NJ. BatcheIder.
West Townshend, c. II. Grout.
Jamaica, r. ]. Daggett.
Jamaica, K. J. Daggett.
South Londonerry, F. H. Tyler.
South Vernon, E. B. Buffum.
Mortified, Mass, Thompson Bros.
West Chesterfield, N. H, Mrs. w. Streeter.
Hinsdale, N. H, w. H. Lyman
Greenfield, Mass, Greenfield News Co.
Greenfield, Mass, c. A. Hays.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-03-04
Three in Her Family Re-
stored TO Health by Tan
lac, Declares Montpelier
Resident.

Il only wish everybody afflicted like
was could experience the wonderful re-
lief / have by taking few bottles of
Tanlac'' said Mrs. Louise Lamery, q
East State St., Montpelier, VT.
For nearly two years / was in a gen
eral rundown condition. / had no APP
petite and what little ] did eat caused
gas, dreadful pains and palpitation OF
the heart. | was continually taking
something for constipation and / sui
fered so bad with headaches l had to
90 to bed for three and four days at
the time. | had such bad dizzy spells
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-03-04

The bitterest thing about having to
pay that S55,OOO, 100000 indemnity is
Germany's reflection that if she had won,
she would have made the allies pay her
several times that much.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-03-04

the operators organizations, through
which both were to profit, and it may
quite possibly be found that the sus-
picion was justified. 1t seems evident,
however, that comparatively little of the
swag has gone to the miners, and likely
that far more of it has gone to the opera
tors than they are prepared to admit.
In numerous cases the operators are
accused of having participated in the
very specializing they. profess to deplore,
buying their own product through firms
in which they held an interest, and bid
ding up the price as they pleased. 1t
may be that some big dealers have done
the same thing, thus taking two or three
profits while complaining. for advertis-
ing purposes, about the extortiOnate
prices they were obliged to pay, and so
seeming to justify the high retail prices.
1t is a long and nasty job, probing
this coal mess, but it has to be done.
And when the job is finished, let us hope
that congress viii provide such a sys-
TEN of permanent control for the coal
industry that the robbery will be ended.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-03-04

Judge Howe has just invoked the
heavy fine of 81 800 each on two New
Hampshire men who were recently APP
pretended while bringing into Vermont
756 quarts of liquor from Canada. Both
pleaded their case on the grounds that
they had no money. They must have had
good credit somewhere, judging from the
amount of liquid confscated.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-03-04

We have seen some very clever stunts
performed but the one we want to see
most of all is a musician playing a slide
trombone in a telephone booth.-Burl-
ington News. ......
Easy enough to do if an open door pol
icy is adopted.