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Arizona republican., 1921-12-04

against the wiles of Miss Ashley, who found him away down there: and it also restored him as Dr. John Bran don, for he performed the opecatian which gave to the girl her visIcn.
 On the same program with this su- per feature Larry Semon is seen ID The Fall Guy" a comedy in which Larry is kicked from pillar to post with much comic effect. A prizrna color reel and the Columbia orcies- tra are the augmenting features.
 Tomorrow brings for one day only Stolen Moments" a problem play based on the eternal triangia
Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1921-06-15

co.. bic ,ox., (,,o,,e
"iaCkacc' Speacb 1aliv-
cred IN .OnGCn at a
'"'Sheon o' ''e Gn9''sh speaking
Union,
Admiral Sims, the cables announce,
lott rrfr,gb sl,nr,. ,taara enc oI,,u,
PIC J" response Z" an ofdeF from sec
retarv of The Navy Denby to report in
tho United States nj once The or.
Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1921-06-15
Sims SANSF0R AMERICA TO FACE THE MUSIC"
ADMIRAL WHO MADE
'JACkASS' SPEECH IS
CALLED ON CARPET

Washington, June l5.-Admiral William S.
Sims, according to official advices reaching the
capitol today, is enroute home to face the music
Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1921-06-15
w E A THE 4

Unsettled but mostly
fair tonight and Thurs
day, warmer,
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-01-01

with Mrs. TreadwelPs parents. Mr.. and
Mrs. L. NJ. Sanborn.
Mr.. and Mrs Harlan Goodhue went to
Brattleboro Friday. returning Tuesday, to
spend Christmas with their daughter,
Mr.. A. F. Schwenk
Mr.. and Mrs. L. c.. Bacon and family
Of Jersey City, n j., returned home
Wednesday after spending Christmas
with Mrs. Bacon's parents, Rev. and Mrs
Walter r. Curtis.
The Sunday school had Christmas
tree. and Santa Claus at the town hall
Friday evening. with exercises by chill
dren, which were thoroughly enjoyed by
the large number present
Miss NJ. Louise Frazer and D. \. Fra
yer came from Springfield. Mass, to
spend Christmas with their sister. Mrs.
S. n. Minard Mr.. Frazer renamed for
weeks visit. He will sail for Europe
in January to live in Brussels. Belgium.
Students at home for the Christmas
holidays are Pauline and Harry Harlow
from the Brattleboro high school; Mar
ion Benson from the Bellows Falls high
school, Doris Chapman from the Kimball
Union academy of Meriden. n. H. Rob
ert Harlow from the agriculture scnool
at Randolph; Elida Frost ard Hilary Nc
Elroy from the Gordon Bible college of
Boston.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-01-01
PUTNEY.

Mrs. L. Fl. Bugbee is i'll with shingles
Miss Katherine Gee of Greenfield,
Mass, spent Christmas at home.
Mrs. NJ. G. Williams is visiting her
sister, Mrs. Vernon Doty, at Montpel-
Ter.
Mr. Marshall of Mortified will oc-
cupy the pulpit of the Community church
Sunday.
Richard Aplin is at his home at East
Putney for the holidays from the Uni
versity of Vermont.
Mrs. Jennie Perry and Miss Bernice
Perry of Brattleboro spent Christmas
at Merritt Howafd's.
Waldo Howard is spending TIC holt
days at the home of his parents. Mr..
and Mrs. Merritt Howard.
Dalton W. Howard went to New
York to join his wife for Christmas.
She will return home with him.
\ tree for the children was a feature
of the observance of Christmas at the
Community church Friday evening.
Miss Jennie f. Pierce of Scituate,
Mass, is spending her vacation at the
home of her father. Dea. F. l.. Pierce.
Mrs. Beulah Williams Doane is in
Claremont, n. H., caring for her sister,
Mrs. Finette Aleany, who is i'll with
grip.
w. E. Parker. who has been housed
several weeks with a scalded leg, is i'm
proving. The burns show signs of heal
ing.
Miss Pauline Smith of Springfield,
Mass, high school is with her parents.
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Smith, for the va
cation.
Miss Jessie O'COnnor will again ac-
company her sister. Mrs. Harold Reed
Of Dummerston to Boston for treatment
by X-ray.
Miss Charlotte Easton returned to
New York Monday night after spending
Christmas with her mother, Mrs. II. G..
Everleth.
The Grange meetings have been
changed to Tuesday nights. At the last
meeting gentlemen's night was observed
with an amusing program.
Fourteen young people went about the
town singing Christmas carols on Christ
mas eve. a pleasing custom and one
the young people thoroughly enjoyed.
7. w. Ames is spending the holidays
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-01-01
New Year Kissing
Customs
eos
Saluting the Parish Pump
UHERE has always been q close
and mystic association of kiss

~HERE has always been q close
and mystic association of kiss
ing with the New Year. Every
lover, If circumstances permit, thus
salutes his sweetheart at the dawn of
the New Year-and some lovers are
not particular whose sweetheart she
is that they thus salute on this aus
pfcfous occasion.
There Is an ancient kissing custom
associated with a parish church In
Lancashire. The legend is that any
one who at the first stroke of mid
night kisses the keyhole of the church
door, and then runs right round the
ediffce in time to kiss the keyhOle be-
fore the last stroke OF the hour. Is GER
tain OF good luck during the whole OF
the year.
It requires a certain amount or
nerve TO enter this country churchyard
at the dead of night, even for such
purpose, but rumor hath IT that no
new wear is born without someone es-
saving the race round the church. The
distance is such that It is impossible
for more than one person TO thus court
a years luck.
Churchman'S have always been favo-
rite places for New Year oscillations.
In the Wensleydale district, in days
gone by. all and sundry could kiss
without scandal" on New Years eve
in the porch Of the church.
It was largely availed OF. too, for
It Is on record that the accommOda-
ton fell lamentably short of the de-
mand. and consequently there was
even more squeezing than kissing-if
that were possible.
A somewhat gruesome kind of
churchyard kissing used TO obtain
among the Basques Of the Pyrenees
on New Years eve. 1t was the custom
for the maidens to then repair to the
churchyard, and on their fingers watt
kisses to the four quarters of the uni
verse.
A kiss was supposed to brush their
lips on return, and If 1t was warm 1t
indicated that they would marry and
be happy ever after. On the other
hand. If the kiss was cold and of the
earth earthly. the inference was that
single "biessedness" would be their lot.
The only means by which the omen
I could be broken was by repairing to
/ the church and kissing the church bell,
q gravestone and s piece Of coffin
wood. This remedy was very fire.
! Quently resorted to; and so supersti-
| tious were the Basque maidens that
! but for the consolation afforded some
/ of them would have lost their reason.
In these degenerate days the lot of
| the mayor of Durham is far happier
| than that Of his predecessors III 81
| cient times. If tradition can be relied
on the chief magistrate waN then IN.
der an obligation to kiss the first COW
! the first sheep and the first pig
! brought into the first market of The
| New Year.
This went on until II occurred to {;
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-01-01

with his family in New : RI city. Mrs.
Ames and children and paid are occu-
pying a small apartment for the winter.
Mr. and Mrs Streeter Of Brattleboro
and Miss Minnie Crawford of Green
fed, Mass. were Christmas guests of
their parents, Mr.. and Mrs. +. j.
Crawford.
Those who attended the service Mt the
Community church SUNDAY morning en-
ioyed the cantata. To Bethlehem, by
Heyla. The chorus was not large, but
the work done was Of excellent quality.
Miss Mary Bugbec of Winthrop,
Mass, and Mrs Roy Farrell of Ches-
ter are with their parents. Mr.. and Mrs.
Walter Prghee. Mr.. and Mrs. Julian
Bugbee and son of Brattleboro were also
guests there over Christmas.
Mr.. aud Mrs. Fred Il. Howard and
three childrcn, Mildred. Leon and
Gertrude laft Saturday morning to
spend the holidays with Mrs. Towards
parents g. r ngston, i. |. Frank Whit
man is in charge of the store during
their absence.
Arthur i. Hartford is having charge
of putting in a temporary dam at the
Robertson Sons paper mill in place of
thc one washed out by the high water.
1t viii not be built very high only to
furnish enough water to run the beat
ers and wash the paper.
Mrs. Charles Harrington has been ser
iously i'll at the Memorial hospital in
BrattleborO the past week. serum having
been injected to prevent pneumonia,
which was feared in her weakened and
| enfeebled condition. Her cousin has
been keeping house for Mr.. Harrington
| and children.
Miss Adelaide COburn of Boston and
David Coburn. who travels for the Tour
aine Chocolate Co.. whose products are
being sold by the Eastern Star chapter
and the school children, were with their
mother. Mrs. Coburn. who occupies the
Kimball house with her three daughters.
Miss Clara Holt is home from her
work in Northampton, Mass, for the
| holidays. While here she is moving her
| parents. Mr.. and Mrs. Eugene Holt, to
the house she recently bought for them
ut the top of Kimball hill between the
Kimball house. of which it was formerly
a part, and the house owned by Sidney
| Lucia. Miss Holt sold her place, the
! Harris house. to a friend of Denton
Smith who will later come here with
| his family.
| The electric light and telephone line
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-01-01

resourceful occupant OF the mayoral
chair to interpret the custom as relat-
ing TO the first three market women,
and henceforward they were the re-
cipients of the New Year kisses until
the ancient custom vanished alto
gether.
1t is much to be feared that the
abuse of kissing customs has been
largely responsible for their falling
into disuse, though some of them are
certainly more honored In the breach
than In the observance.
One such, which used to obtain in
Oxfordshire, concerned the tenants of
certain estates which they held on
condition that on New Years morning
they publicly kissed the parish pump
or paid a drink fine to the assembled
populace.
AS might be supposed, the tenants
almost invariably preferred to pay the
fine, but 1t is on record that one mis-
guided. close-fisted Individual actually
kissed the pump in order to keep the
fine in his pocket.
The populace were so disguised at
his meanness and Infatuated at the
loss of the liquor that they held him
under the pump and pumped the wa
ter on him until he was almost washed
away.
The exchange of drink for kisses
was, in the bad old days. a not infre-
quent New Years day practice in pub
lie houses. where 1t sometimes led to
rows and riots among the frequenters.
At one hosiery in the metropolis
# was the custom for the landlord to
hand out TO every member of the OF
poste sex who called before the hour
of noon on New Years day a measure
OF ale IN exchange for a kiss.
What the landlords better half
thought of this proceeding report say
eth not
At another London public house II
used to be permissible for the first Gus
toner on New Years morning TO kiss
the barmaid by way of paying for his
liquor. But only the first was entitled
TO this privilege. and any subsequent
caller who presumed to pay in this
fashion had TO forfeit half crown to
the barInaid. One astute Hebe got her
sweetheart to call first and mulcted
several later callers of the customary
half crown In the course of the morn
ing.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-01-01

Edwin E. Gorham of Boston spent
Christmas at his home here.
Nellie Howard of Saxtons River came
Friday to spend Christmas at her home.
Miss Nettie Butterfeld of Brattleboro
came Sunday for a weeks visit at her
home here.
Rev. Walter r. Curtis officiated at the
funeral OF Mr.. Bugbee in Gageville Mon
day afternoon.
Charles Clark of Boston spent Christ
mas at the home of his parents, Mr. and
Mrs. j. II. Clark
Willis Braley. who was Ill last week is
better, and begun Tuesday to carry the
mail to Saxtons River.
Addison Howard and daughter,
Blanche, of Gardener Mass, came Tues
day to visit his brother.
Mabel Harlow of Bellows Falls came
Friday, returning Sunday. to spend
Christmas at her home here.
Miss Carrie Houghton of Springfield,
Mass, came Friday, returning Sunday,
to spend Christmas at her home here.
Mr.. and Mrs. Earl Rich of Templeton
Mass, visited over Christmas with Mrs.
Rich's parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Albert
Howard.
Mr.. and Mrs Ernest Holiday and Gil.
bert Holden of BrattlebOro spent Christ
mas with their parents, Mr.. and Mrs
Jerome Holden.
Miss Bessie Mason, who is teaching in
Newtonville, Mass, is spending the
Christmas vacation at the home of her
uncle, Bert Ormsby
Mr.. and Mrs. William Treadwell OF
Hartford, Conn, visited over Christina:
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-01-01
EAST JAMAICA.

Merle Potter returned to his work in
Wilbraham, Mass, Monday.
Perley Potter of Brattleboro was a
Christmas guest at his home here.
Guy Pierce has finished work in
South Londonderry and returned to his
home here.
Mrs. Ethel Patterson returned to her
work in Brattleboro Monday, having
Mr. and Mrs. w. {. Lippincott. Her
little daughter, Lois, accompanied her.
Mrs. NJ Park Osgood and children,
who visited at her old home here with
her parents, went to TOwnshend Dec.
% to join her husband at the home of
his parents for a visit before returning
10 their home in White River Junction.
The Christmas tree and exercises at
the River Schoolhouse Dec. - were well
attended. After the exercises the appeal
of China was given and an Offering was
taken which has since amounted to So
for the relief of those suffering peoples.
The Sunday school previously gave
S10.G1 for the same cause. The Christ
mas exercises were unusually good this
year.
The River Sunday school is still hold
ing its sessions from TO o'clock sun
day afternoons. Last Sunday closed the
first quarter OF the present school year
with no sessions missed. During the
II Sundays there has been a total at
tendance Of 209. and collections have
amounted TO S29.71. Twelve persons
are working for Little's Cross and
Crown pins. Thirty-two stormy day
badges have been earned. These badges
are given 10 those in attendance on
stormy Sundays, seven badges 70 win a
prize.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-01-01
DUNfNIERSTON.

Mrs. A. c. Walker is visiting friends
in Boston.
Mrs. Harold Reed went to Boston
Wednesday for treatment.
Elwyn Richardson of Pawtucket, r. L.,
was a Christmas guest at Log Cabin
farm.
Mr.. and Mrs. Leslie Bills went to New
fame Sunday to attend the funeral of Mr..
BLISS mother.
Miss Edith Walker of Greenfield came
Friday night to spend the Christmas hol-
iday at Log Cabin farm.
Mrs. r. NJ. Simonds and son of Brat
tleboro are spending a few DAYS with her
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. L. G.. Davis.
The Christmas tree at the church was
we'll attended and the usual gifts were
distributed. Music was furnished by Mr..
and Mrs i. II. Miller and the school
children gave recitations.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-01-01

One reason is that no
good newspaper will print
dishonest advertising.
The other reason is that
experience has proven that
dishonest advertising hurts
the advertiser far more
than it does the buyer Of the
goods advertised.
This fact is easy to I'M
derstand. A person may be
dishonest in a quiet, sneaky
way, for a long time and
never actually be caught at
it. But an advertisement is
a combination agreement
and guarantee
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-01-01
GRAFTON.

Miss Phoebe Walker of North STRAIT
ford, \. H., is at her home for a vaca-
ton.
Sawdust Queen. Friday. Jan. Il, followed
by a supper and dance.
Guests at +. w. Govc's for Christmas
were Miss Hannah Cove Of Bellows Falls,
Paul Cove of Everett. Mass, and War
ner Cove of Bellows Falls.
Miss Marion White of Idaho, who is
attending Wellesley college, was guest of
her cousins, Mr.. and Mrs. +. O. Merri-
field, Tuesday and Wednesday.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-01-01

49 Anderson St., Portland, Maine.
81 was troubled with Constipation
ever since I can remember as q
result, was subject to distressing
Headaches and pain in my left side.
I would go for two or three days
without any movement of the bowels.
1 CHANGED to read about Fruit
a-tives', in one ofour local papers, and
began their use about four months
ago. Since them, have been free
from Headaches, my bowels have
been regular, and from the use of
several boxes of 'Fruit-a- tiyes', 1 feel
that the great benefit have derived
justifes me in pronouncing them Il
remedy Of true and exceptional
merit.
OTIS II. BRYANT.
SOC. box, 6 for $2.5O, trial size 25c.
At dealers or from FRClT-A-TIVES
Limited, OGDENSBURG, N. Y.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-01-01

4 merchant Or 1nanufac-
turer inserts an advertise
ment i'm a paper. That ad-
vertisement carries certain
statements and Ger ia in
claims for the goods men,
toned. To speak such state
ments and claims is one
thing; but to print them,
and sign your name TO them,
and to send this out for ey-
eryone to read, is giving the
public a guarantee.
That's why it will pay you
10 read advertisements and
buy advertised goods. Ev"-'y
advertisement is your guar
antee of value.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-01-01

men were in town again Wednesday
when the seiectmen had the large syc-
amore in front of Fred Fuller's house
taken down. This was felled without ac-
cident or destruction to other property
This, with the cutting of the tamaracks
in the front yard at the Caroline Keyes's
house which also We're dangerous from
decay, makes the streets look queer to
those who have been accustomed all
their lives to seeing these landmarks.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-01-01
A NEW YEARS WISH.

To those my friends who hold me dear.
wish great Joy throughout the year.
To other friends, who like me less.
A full ten months of happiness.
For such as like me not at all
/ hope they'n have good Luck till fall
Iris.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-01-01

A man who had an extraordinary run
of lucl at Monte Carlo last season at
trib tied his good fortune to a tive-franc
Louis Philippe coin which he carried in
his pocket. This coin had been found on
the person of gambler vino had shot
himself after having lost heavily at the
tables
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-01-01
WESTMINSTER WEST.
Providing Food for Winter

The last two weeks many farmers have
been killing pigs for their own use, and
many more than usual are killing cattle
for beef. SO that with II deer killed here
during deer week it does not look as if
II. c. l.. would worry the people here.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-01-01

Backed, by Truth

You have heard people read an advertise
ment and then say, Il don't believe it.
Once upon a time they might have been
right, for dishonest people have advertised.
But there are two good reasons why practi-
cally all advertising today is honest.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-01-01

The Arabs have a provcrb that. after
whistiing, the mouth is not purified for
20 days; they consider it the most I'M
lucky sign that can emanate from human
liDS
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-01-01
DR.. LeOnhardt's
Advice

He says his harmless tablet-IIem-
Roid-will relieve the most stubborn case
of Piles, or money back. Gives quick
action. The Brattleboro Drug Co. sells it
on guarantee.-Adv.
Martinsburg journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1920-1977, 1921-04-13
PEACE CONFERENCE
HELD THIS Time
IN WASHINGTON
Officials Believe That's What
President Meant.

Washington. April Another
peaCe conference. to be held this
me in Washington instead of Paris,
was foreshadowed today by officials
in commenting upon the pronounce
ment In President Harding's mes.
sage against a separate treaty with
lie central powers. The presidents
celebration that the United states
cannot ignore the old worlds rela-
.ionship and settlements already eff
iected, means that America is again
10 take her seat in the councils of
the world. and. il was pointed out
that the completely of the problems
presented and the sharp conflict of
interests make It extremely unlikely
that these negotiations could be con.
Quoted in any way other than across
the conference table.
This does not mean. however, that
the attempt to negotiate a treaty sat.
isfactory to all powers concerned,
may not be first made through
ordinary diplomatic channels.
Secretary Hughes has conferred
frequently with Ambas sadors Ged-
des, Jusserand. Shidehara and Ricci,
and he has talked at length with Pre-.
mier Viyiani. Presumably he is not
unacquainted with the limits to
which the countries represented by
those statesmen would be willing to
30 in accepting notifications Of the
treaty of Versailles. No secret Is
made Of the fact, he@c::.s.- that mucn
ground still remained to be cover
cd
Martinsburg journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1920-1977, 1921-04-13
100000 men ARE
ORDERED TO STRIKE
BY TRIPLE ALLIANCE
10 O'Clock Friday Night Is
Time Fixed For Action.
tsy international News service3

(sy international News Service.)
London, April 13.-The triple alli-
ance has ordered it's members to GO
on strike at 10 o'clock Friday night
j. H. Thomas, executive head of
the national railway men. made this
announcement shortly before noon
today. Strike orders have gone out
to the rail men and transport work
ers to walk ont at the appointed time
in support of the miners who have
rejected the settlement basis offered
by the government and the mine own
ers Yesterday
Shortly after the triple alliances
action was made known. the organ
izations of engineers, clerks and
electricians formally notified the ALI
ance that they are ready to join the
strike movement If they are asked
to do So
\ strike of these workers would
add 100000 to- the total of idle en-
ployes as follows: Engineers and
firemen, $4,000; clerks. 10000; cleo
tricians, 100000. Together with the
miners. the rail men and transport
WI hSI OOIotllulluS the lIlpl6 DILL
ance, the alliance directly controls
approximately 100000 workers. Be
sides. about 100000 other workers
engaged in industries absolutely de-
pendent upon the alliance, will be
made jobless by the strike, so that
by the end of the week the United
Kingdom will see 100000 workers
idle
The strike which now can be ay-
erted only by an eleventh-hour back
down by one side or the other, would
be the most gigantic and most com
plete in history, with the possible
exception of the German general
strike in 1918, which led to the col
lapse of kaiserism and the creation
of republic.
Thomas followed his strike an
nouncement with the statement that
applications are being received from
other unions TO join the strike"
These applications. he said are being
considered
The press welcomes the fact that
another three days breathing spell"
Is left in which negotiations may pos
sibly be resumed.
Railway managers do not believe
there will be a strike.
Martinsburg journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1920-1977, 1921-04-13
MRS. MURRAY AND
BOWMAN WAIVE A
FIRST HEARING

Mrs. W. \. Murray and w. A. II.
Bowman, charged jointly with muir
dering w. A. Murray at his home in
this city on March 18th by admins
tering strychnine, this morning
waived preliminary hearing before
Justice Wolfe and We're remanded TO
Jail to await the ASSEMBLING of the
grand jury next Tuesday when they
will be presented for indictment,
Mrs. Murray was without counsel
this morning; Attorney Roger f.
Watson represented Bowman. Mel
Their defendant had anything to say
aside from waving their right to be
heard, and they were in the Justices
court no more than two minutes.
Prosecuting Attorney Hannis ap'
peared for the State.
The little twO-year-old baby Of
Mrs. Murray, which has been with
her in jail since she was arrested,
will he turned over to some other
perss today, it was said, possibly
TO a relative or possibly to attend
ants at the Jail.