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Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1921-10-01
"Apple.PIe Order"

Few persons take time to race e1-
pressions they use every day. When
1t thing is in "applepie order for
example. you mean, OF course that II
is clean and neat and generally every
thing that il should be- The express
sion originated under somewhat differ
rnt circumstances observes the New
York sun
"Apple.pie order" is All old New
England phrase. aud j we'll grounded
ia the blue laws uf several centuries
ago. Formerl, the New England
housewife did little work Oh sunday
aud among the many things she didn't
do was baking Everything of that
nature was finished saturday night.
When the baking WAS done all the
pies ANA cakes were ranged IN row
on the kitchen shelf With the flour
still on her hands and apron. the good
housewife would come "ut with a
smile on her fa,r ready Tor the sab.
bath. Everything Was III apple pie
order
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1921-10-01
BELIEVE THEY HOODWlNK GOD
Chinese Seemingly Have Little Re
spect for the intellectually
Of Their Oeities.

One OF the strangeSt things about
crrnct they hold Tor their gods. de-
spite the belief that the gods are gui-
lihlc a. Il man ~ inferior intellect.
Instead OF attrbuting infallibility TO
III" drities they worship, a. all other
races have done, the Chinese resort 10
tricks OF childish simplicity and are
sure they have deceived the god.
Usually the tricks employed are TO
make sure the god does not betray
the sins of Chinese TO the higher
deities. An amazing example is the
treatment OF The kitchen god Jus
before he is 10 start on one OF his
periodic visits to heaven This trip
is limited because the Kitchen god
may be- absent only seven days.
The householder thinks he must pre-
vent the god from reciting his sins TO
the deitles SO Il il the genera Gus
tom, before the god il 10 dephrt on
the seven days absence. 10 prepare
large hollow balls OF the gods favorlte
candy. The kitchen deity ha> very
small throat. When the candy. Of
which he is extremely fond is placed
before him. the chimes" say the god
stuffs his mouth with IT, being too
gluttonouS 10 leave any behind His
small throat prevents swallowing the
confection. and thus when he appears
before the railing deities he is unable
10 talk. and the hou>eholder's sins
remain secret
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1921-10-01
Birds That Dive.

Aquatic birds that ae ordinarily
able To float high on the water can
also sink at will by eXprlling the air
that is inclosed within ia. him ~
feathers surrounding their bodies. thus
making them heavier than water
This mechanical trick on the part
Of diving birds i probably familiar
10 all who have watched the king
fisher at close quarters and have noted
the sudden contraction In the birds
apparent size as II takes the plunge
This j. much more easily observed in
the case OF the starting. which some
times initiates the kingiiSher b! plung
ing into the water. The shrinkage OF
the bird is very apparent when. after
lowering above the surface II turns
downward to dive
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1921-10-01
GREAT SHOCK AFFECTS HtlR
Wsll.Authentiested Cases Of Sudden
Whitening over the More lmper-
tant Nerve Centers

There has been some interesting
correspondence III the Scientific Ameri-
can about the possibility OF persons
hair turning white overnight" aud
nov Elmer q Stll u LiYernore,
Cal. contributes letter from the
viewpoint vi phrennlogisi lie Ar
serts that there are many cases Oh
record in which great shock 10
specially sensitive emotion was fol
lowed at once by whitening OF III"
hair just over the region of the
brain in which this emotion is sit
uated
He cites one cuSe Of Il man with
large bump of cautiousneSs. who WAS
upset from sail boat and dung All
might 10 lis bottuuI. In the morning
his hair had turned grey in Two tufts
the size OF half dollar VI each side
of his head. right over the c-nters "
cautiOusneSS
Another WAS the case Of woman
whose hair fell ont over the region Of
cOnjugal love while her husband was
undergoing serious opefdtloh' iHe
hair grew In again. but quite white.
The region Of conjugal love Is situated
about two inches directly back hori
zontally from thu meatus OF the ear
Another is that of q man with n
triangular tuft OF white hair jus, below
the center Of the back Of the hrad,
over the region Of philoprogcnitlve-
hess, or love Of children. and "n 10
qulry Mr. still found that he was II
man remarkably fond Of children
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1921-10-01
Som. one Else. or Some one. El..

The expressions some ON" else. any
one else everyone else somebody else,
etc. are used corrertly as substantive
phrases Chat is. used a. noun.
serving as subject or object. whether
single word. phrase or clause and
have The poSsessive infection upon the
else. as some one clse'S house Some
d these phrases ~ elliptical eX.
onS Expressions having part
y. as, the house il some ones
hat is, other than the person
sly mentioned). Therefore,
ome one else's ar some ones
correct. However some one
the expression In general use
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1921-10-01
DO Won RnO0g aghaf constitutes
a strong constitution?

To have sound healthy nerves, completely under
control digestive organs that capable OF absorbing
hearty meal, means you have a strong constitution
Your general attitude is OF optimism and energy.
But an irritable disposition, frequent attacks Of
Indigestion and a anguid depression, indicate your
system is in correct working order.
Probably you not eating the proper food.
Probably the nutritious elements are not being
supplied your system in the proper way
Grape-Nuts the wholesome, delicious cereal
that promotes normal digestion absorption and elii-
nation whereby nourishment is accomplished with
-ntoxication. mixture OF energy-gving
wheat and matted barley comprise the chief elements
OF Grape Nuts. A dish breakfast or lunch IS an
excellent, wholesome rule to follow.
You order Grape-Nuts at any and every hotel,
restaurant, and lunch room; dining on lake
boats and steamers; in every good grocery large and
small in every city, village in North America.
Grape-Nuts -the Body Builder
There's Reason"
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-08-10
THE TRUTH FROM RUSSIA.

The return of the American prisoners
in Russia to freedom and the custody Of
friendly hands will mean more than
their personal relief, important as that
is 1t will mean an opportunity for the
world to heM I'M. Questionable truths
about conditions in Russia, truths which
should prove valuable in shaping policies
for the handling of the entire Russian
question.
Lenine and Trotzky may try to pose
in the matter, before the Russian people
and the world at large, but the door is
open, and from now on truth will come
out of Russia 9Pd pour back into /, in
spite of every effort to prevent.
The French have suggested that the
Soviet government is responsible for all
the terrible Russian conditions now eX-
listing, and that it is idle for aid to be
given without some sort of guarantee
that a more practical government viii
be established to prevent recurrence OF
the same situation. Those who are just
returning from long and painful expe-
rience with the present powers should be
able to give some idea as to what form
of government would be most stable and
most acceptable to the majority of the
Russian people.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-08-10
Little Benny's
Note Book
BY LEE PAPE.

=
Ma sent me to the grocer store for
pounds of potatoes this AFTERNOON, say
ing Hers a 5 doller bill and for good
Mss sake be careful of the change
Well if / don't lose eny of it, ma, VIII
you give me a nickel of it? l sed, and
she said, Get the potatoes and don't
waist so mulch time tawking. Meening
she woodent, and | started to go er-
round to the groder store feeling sorry
| was going a errand, and l met Pubs
Simkins Eaf ways Ground and he went
the rest of the ways with me on ac-
count of not having enythlng elts spesh-
il TO do, and wen we got to the grocer
store there was sine on the potatoes
saying, 5 cents a pound, $3.50 a baskit.
Me having Il ideer and saying to the
man, How meny pounds IN a baskitZ
60 pounds, you save 30 cents on every
basllit, sed the man, and | sed to Pubs,
Hay Pubs, if l buy a baskit will you
help me carry it home, and then my
mother viii be so glad about saving the
so cents maybe she I'll give me a dime
and III give you , cents out of it.
Sounding like good ideer to Pubs,
and | bawt hole baskit insted of Jest
3 pounds and me and Pubs started to
carry it home by both taking a hold of
the bottom and wawking sideways,
Pubs saying. G WIZ, holey smoaks, if
Id of knew how heavy it was, good mite.
And we kepp on wawking and rest
ing, at. ferst mostly wawklng and then
mostly resting ON account of the bas-
kit getting heavier insted of liter, and
Jest wen we was almost home the bas
kit dropped on account of us dropping
it and the potatoes rolled all over the
street and it. took us about 70 minnits
to pick them IN agen, Pubs saying,
Good mite, if Id of knew this.
And / opened our frunt door and
called back to ma. Ma, | saved you 80
cents. if YOU don't bleeye it come out
and see. Wieh ma did, looking sispi-
cious wen she came out and mad wen
she saw the baskit. saying, A hole bas-
Kit of potatoes. sutch an ideer. they'd
all be bad before | had them half used
MP. take them back immeeditly and
bring me pounds like | told you.
And she went in agen. and Puds sed,
Well I'll be darned. if Id of knew this.
And we carried the baskit back to the
grocer store, dropping it twice insted of
once and wishing we had never even
saw it
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-08-10

It is said that Prs 'ident Harding is
considering the appointment of a woman
delegate to serve at the coming confer
ence on disarmament. Such choice
would be appropriate and wise 1t is
hard to prove that either sex is more in
tereSted than the other in the prevention
of war and the reduction of arms. Since
they are about equally concerned, it is
right that both should have a voice in
making peace plans effective. 1t is even
possible that the presence of women at
this conference might make all the diff
ference in the final outcome For it must
be admitted that men are by nature more
inclined to warfare than women are In
any event, women intend to speak for dis
armament, and intend "a be heard and
they might just as well be allowed to
speak through the conference.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-08-10
A Recess for Congress.
burlington Free Press

You began to grow excessively weary
of the recent hot weather even in Yer
mont. but what about our national law
makers who are forced not only to endure
the hotter climate of Washington. hut
also to suffer the heated language 10O,-
100000 people and 10000 newspapers and
other publication are hurting at them
constantly? Is not a congressional recess
in order?
President Harding is expected to arrive
in Washington today on his return from
his vacation trip to New England 1t is
said that one of the first nuts to crack
with the presidential nuteracker MiIl-. be
the congressional recess, which both SEN
ate and house are anxious to take.
The grasp which the President has Sc
cured on his party's leadership is shown
by the fact that the party leaders in con
greSS Will not consent to adjournment
until the white house says the word
Quorums are hard to hold however. and.
if President Harding says legislation can
wait. congress is likely to take a recess
for few weeks. Possibly the excessive
heat has precipitated a situation which a
congressional recess will materially re-
lieve.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-08-10
Check Up.
(Rutland Herald.)

The outstanding idea in Frederic
Withey's address to the Rotary club
yesterday, as The Herald sees it, is the
'check-up' idea.
1t is only fair to the honest man, ac-
cording to the speaker. to check him up
onstrated and temptation is removed. and
it prevents the crook, or the Oyer-tempted
or the over-tried man, from getting an
opportunity to be dishonest
This is proven so everlaStingly true by
business and public records everywhere
that 1t ought to pass into an axiom.
The check-up is no reflection on the
executive or. the man, in the ranks.
The Honest man Welcomes il, and the
man who gets indignant when such q
thing is suggested has either a totally
wrong slant on his trust or will bear a
lot of watching.
1t is the experience of surety compa-
MES that a very large majority of the
cases of defalcation, embezzlement and
breach of trust could have been prevented
by frequent check-up.
The state of Vermont has adopted
evidently for all time-the interviewing
and check-up system in handling state
business. There will probably never be
another shortage in the public funds of
the state due to failure of some public
officer TO check up the accounts of those
who handle state trust money
Not only are the accounts of the audi
tor and treasurer inter-checking, but the
provision fer an outside audit" by disin-
terested experts is a check on all those
through whose hands the money passes.
very considerable advance has been
made in that direction. and it cannot be
too strongly impressed on business men,
bankers and general auditors that the
frequent check-up is not only an accepted
and indiSputable business routine, but is Il
favor to the honest man and a preventive
against the crook.
The check-up idea can be extended in
definitely. Outside of mere money. we
ought to check up our public servants and
see II they are living up to their public
duty; whether they are conducting them
selves as public servants or pu,. lie para
sites whether they are fulfilling their pre-
,lectiOnspledges whether they are operat-
ing public office as public trust or a pri-
vate opportunity; whether they are duly
and truly representing their employers
tine people, or whether they are lining up
with the forces of exploitation.
1t runs into social and religious life.
II we check up our brother churchmen. or
Mason, or Knight of Columbus, or Odd
Fellow, or ROtarian, or Pythian, or
nelghbor-how much better we would
know what he is up against: how much
better we would understand him; how
much less opportunity for quarrels. en-
mites and feudsl
There is no limit to it, and the business
prudence, sagacity and fairness that die
tates the check-up of the trusted employee
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-08-10
The Railroad Situation.
Huntington News.

The Springfield Union calls attention
to the serious aspects of the railroad sit
uatiOn by citing the abandoning of two
branch lines of the Boston & Maine Oper-
ating in tho White mountains as an ex-
cellent illustration of the burdens i'm
posed on railroads by lines once operat-
ing on a profitable basis.
\ nine-mi1e branch running from Beth
lehem Junction to the Profile House at
Franconia Notch averaged to carry only
two passengers to a train while in Oper-
alton last season, yielded revenue of only
S1.713. while the expenses of operation
amounted to S12.a40. The other branch
of three and half miles from Cherry
mountain to Jefferson was run at a pro-
partionate loss. These lines were run
for only three months of the year. and
formerly constituted the sole means of
reaching certain large hotels surrounded
with cottages in those mountain localities
50 popular with vacationists. They JUS
rise of the automobile changed the face
of things completely. and the indications
are they will never be used again.
As time goes on more of the lesser
lines are bound to be discontinued. This
is an inevitable result of the enormous
motor development and the attendant
construction of great systems of concrete
and macadam roads. a similar change
IS taking place in England. Recent cable
dispatches say that the motor bus has be-
come a serious competitor of the rail-
roads of Great Britain in giving service
for weekend and longer excursions, in
seeking legislation enabling them to run
such coaches as a subsidiary service. 1t
is predicted that parliament viii approve
this idea.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-08-10
WEDNESDAY. AUGUST 10. 1921
STATE SOCIALISM LOSES.

English Liberals came into power at
the conclusion of the mismanaged South
African war. They stayed in power I'M
til the World war made necessary Goa
Iition government, largely because of
steady, if reluctant, progress in the di-
rection of state socialism. The war
forced the nation furthur still along this
path. but now the United Kingdom re-
traces her steps.
State socialism is done for in Great
Britain for a generation, according to
those whose experience in government
and economies entities them to a hearing.
The departments of shipping, food and
munitions are gone. Sugar and butter,
bacon and cheese have been 'decon-
trolled," and are much the cheaper for
it. The government has gladly surren-
dered its control of the coal industry
after losing immense sums-and the
owners have their mines again, bank
rupt and demoralized. The railway con-
troll ends Aug. 81, and there is parlia-
mentary agitation looking to the abOli-
ton of the liquor control board. The bu-
reaucrats have been routed and are on
the run.
And oddly enough, David Lloyd
George, who in pre-war times was one
of state socialisms most ardent and con-
vincing advocates, although he' did not
use the term then, is now as strongly
anti-socialist as may be and is preaching
with undim:l his cd eloquence the crusade
against the British Reds, and the Pinks
as well.
Lloyd George is a great man. His
record in peace as in war has proved
this But his greatness lies chiefly in
his opportunism. II. shifts just little
too fast for most of us.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-08-10
Today Events

Greetings to the state of Missouri, 100
years old today.
Centenary of the birth of Jay Cooke,
the financier who raised millions of dollars
for the Union in the Civil war
The biennial reunion of the Doane fam
ily of America is to begin today at the an
ceStral home at Plymouth, Mass.
Justice Joseph AIcKenna, oldest mem
Der of the supreme coiirt tOf the United
States in point of service, celebrates his
18th birthday today.
Hundreds of Catholic priests and pre-
lates are to meet in San Francisco today
for congress of the Priests EucharlStlc
League of America.
A convention of the international AssO-
citation of Street Cleaning Officials is to
meet in Chicago today with delegates
present from the chief cities of the United
States and Canada.
Educators from all parts of the British
Empire are to attend the Second lmpe-
rial Conference of Teachers associations
which is to assemble at Toronto today for
a session of four, days.
A number of important matters affect
ing business men in the United States who
deal with South American countries Will
be taken up at the second Pan-American
Postal congress, which is to open today
atsBuenoS Aires.
The committee of - appointed by the
American Farm Bureau federation meets
i'm Chicago today to pass upon plans for
the establishment of producer-owned and
operated cooperative commission compa-
MES at the leading markets.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-08-10

Even the war veteran ostensibly pro
vided for in a soldiers bonus II not re-
ceiving the protection he should, accord
ing to Col c. r. Forbes of the bureau of
war risk insurance. Bootleggers, sell
ers of narcotic drugs and immoral women
all are preying upon the men in some of
the government institutions. Poor man
agement, a shortage of guards and gen
eral inefficiency account for the condi-
ton. 1t is hoped that the senate com
mittee investigating soldier relief agen-
cies will find measures to stop all such
abuses. 1t must be done for the sake of
the men themselves, who in their depleted
condition are less able to resist tempta-
tions than usual, and also for the sake of
the public, whose efforts to aid the sol
diers are nulliied by all agencies operat-
ing against the soldiers welfare The
distressing thing about the whole situa-
ton is that the accumulation of evidence
as to wrongs and abuses seems to pile
up faster than the evidences of improve
ment and relief
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-08-10
lSt. Albums Messengnr-l }

The Vermont National Guard. now on
regimental basis, has completed its or
ganization bv-cfrcting Capt. Ernest w
Gibson of Brattleboro as its colonel. The
election will be highly satisfactory one
to the state as il gives recognition to an
excellent soldier who has been tirelesS in
his efforts for the regiment over period
covering a great many years. Its places
in command a man who has sOldiered
in season and out of season, who has had
a ripe experience with the colorS in peace
time work as well as under war condi-
lions and who, as his election signifies.
possesses the confidence of those who
must serve under him. Captain Gibson
was most instrumental in recruiting the
regiment for war service and gained wide
recognition for the success of his activ-
tiles at that time. After leaving the
Guard two or three times he has returned
when it seemed that he alone could hold
the Brattleboro company together. He
has been the pinch hitter of the organic
alton and has never failed to respond to
any demand that might be put upon him.
In brief he was entitled to this promo
ton. and the line officers of the-fegiment
do themselves credit in their action 4
recent order also called for the election
of major of one of the battaions One
assumes that this election has not yet
been made for the press dispatches from
Camp DevenS say nothing of it, The
Messenger understands that among the
names receiving serious consideration are
those of Capt. Charles f. Pell and Capt.
John f. Sullivan, both of this city, Cap
tain Pell being still connected with the
regiment. Both of these officers have
had wide experience and both would quail
ify in every way if called upon to COM
mand a battalion.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-08-10
In the DAYS News,

Associate Justice Joseph McKenna.
who celebrates his 18th birthday today, is
the oldest of the justices of the supreme
court of the United States in point of ser
vice, and it is rumored in Washington
that he is likely soon to retire from the
bench. He is a Philadelphia who re-
moved m California in his twelfth year
and afterward became an eminent law
year His first public office was that of
district attorney of his county. Two
terms in the California legislature were
followed by his election to the 10th CON
gress. In 1892 he resigned from congress
to accept a place on the federal circuit
bench. In the cabinet of President Nc
Kinley he served for a time as attorney
general In 1897 he was appointed asso-
ciate justice of the supreme court to sue
coed Justice Field.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-08-10
Col. f. w. Gibson.
(Rntland NeWS.l

The choice of Captain Ernest w Glib
son of BrattlebOro to command the First
infantry, Vermont National Guard. is
wise in more ways than one. He en-
listed in Company / in 1898, commanded
the company from 1903 to 1906 when he
was promoted to colonel and inspector of
rife practice. retiring with that rank in
1908. He took command of his company
again in 1915 and served with it on the
Mexican border. He did much recruiting
i'm this state at the outbreak of the World
war and went overseas with the 5Ith
Pioneer infantry@ He has done much
since then to aid former service men and
is commander of the Legion post in Brat
tleboro.
BY his experience Colonel Gibson is
well fitted to command the First Yer
mont. and has the reputation of being a
very able officer