davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-02-16
WEDNESDAY. FEBRUARY 1G, 1921.
ADVERTISING FOR READERS.

Book publishers have become very
much interested in educating the public
not only to do more recalling but to do
better reading. This is because they
have discovered anew for themselves the
old truth that what is best for one
group of persons will turn out in the
end to be best for all. No one group
can thrive permanently to the disadvan-
tage of any other. Publishers cannot
prosper safely and soundly by tempting
the public only with best sellers" or
with gorgeous gift" volumes with moth
ing of real value between their covers.
Educating the public to read good
books will be fine for all concerned. But
whether the 'year-round bOokselling
plan" is the best one for achieving this
result is doubtful In adopting the
year round plan publishers and dealers
have dedicated each of the - months to
4 specific variety of reading. For in
Stance. February is to be American
month" This is appropriate enough,
perhaps, because so many famous Ameri-
cans were born in February. Books on
America, its history. its government and
its great men and women, will be urged
upon readers. No doubt many persons
will make a good start toward histor-
ical reading in this month. But alas
for the plan! When Feb. % is past,
suddenly we are plunged into the ''prac-
teal month" The propaganda will en-
phasize technical works, books on bust
ness and home economies. What special
line of reading is reserved for April re-
mains to be disclosed.
There is something a little too artifc-
ial about this particular method to
make it wholly successful. Yet it is
quite possible that some reader who has
awakened to a real interest in history
during the America month will go right
on pursuing his reading along that line
long after March, with its practical
works, has come and gone. If this is
true in only a few cases the campaign
will not have been futile, for the low
ers of good books have a way of sharing
their own pleasure with others and so of
conducting a little private but very eff
fective book propaganda Of their own.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-02-16
UOMEN MEN ADMIRE.

Men admire pretty face. a good fig
ure. but most of all the happy. healthy.
contented woman. as beauty fades and
the figure will change Women who are
troubled with backache headaches, those
dreadful dragging sensations, and nervous
irritahility cannot hope to be popular.
and advancement in either home. business
or social life is impossible. The cause of
these troubles. however. yields quickly to
Lydia f. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound
as it is a natural restorative for such
conditions. and dispels effeetual'y all
those distressing symptcms.-AdY.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-02-16
|Knw ItgStarted.
So II LIZ
MUM Frs.

A RITHMETICAL numbers criginat-
L n ell with the Hindus, passed from
them to the Arabs. and were intro
duced into Europe by Leonardo of
Pisa about 1900 \. d. The use Of
fractions is very old, nearly $500
years; but the decimal system did
not come till the Sixteenth or Seven
teenth century. Logarithms, the
greatest advance in mathematical
science of their time. were proposed by
Napier in 1914.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-02-16
The Retormer is on sale every evening by

The Reformer is on sale every evening by
the following news dealers:
BrattIeboro, Brattleboro News Co, {. W.
cleveland, S. L. Purinton lEsteyvilie)'
Brooks House Pharmacy, Aliens Depot News
stand Gilbert J. Pollica, 2V South Main 81.
(Fort Drummer dietrich.
west Brstt1eborO, J. L. Stockwsu.
East Dummerston, NJ Z. Brown.
Putney, NJ. G. Williams.
Ncwfane, N. N Batchelder.
West Townshend. c II Grout-
South Londonerry. r. II. Tyler.
South Vernon, F. B Buffum.
Northheld, Mass, Thompson Bros.
West Chesterfield, n. H, MIRA. w. Streetsr.
Hinsdale, ". r., w. 81. Lyman
Greenfield, Mass, Greenfield News &c.
Greenfield, MASS. C A. Hays.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-02-16
The FIXTURE.

Henry Ford's progressive plans
Really make one dizzy:
Poor bOsSy's life is sacrificed
TO keeping up with Lizzie.
Baby'n drink synthetic milk
And dad have fiivver steak
If the older kids take gasoline
What speedsters they will make.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-02-16

One of the tragedies of prohibition is
the case of the Lynn man. who. believ-
ing himself to be dying, bequcathed his
entire stock of liquor to the man who
was caring for him and then proceeded
to recover only to find that his bequest
had already been appropriated.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-02-16
Short lSkirtl Notes.

Many of the skirts of 1921 are such
that if you hear a man speak of knee
action" don't take for granted that he is
talking of a horse.
Better price for calf hide says a farm
publication. Probably due to scarcity.
You seldom see calves hide now.-Balti-
more Sun.
In all fairness to the girls in the short
skirts it should be said that they are not
concealing their reasons for wearing them.
Springfield Union.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-02-16
TO THE SUBSCRIBERS.

II Ia the aim of the manaEement 10 sssurs
efficient service in the delivery of the paper
each night. and it solicits the cooperation OF
subscribers TO that end. Prompt reports should
he given of each failure to receive the paper
on the morning following the omission, in
person, by telephone or postal card, thus en-
ablinR the cause of the error TO be promptly
and accurately discovered and the proper rem
edy Immediately applied. 1t 10 only BY this
me thod that the publisher secure the de-
sired service.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-02-16
TO ADVERTISERS.

Transient advertising-Run of paper. - cents
an inch for first insertion, 80 cents an inch
for each subsequent insertion. Limited space
on est page at double rates.
Space rates on application. a.
Classified advertisements-Five cents nne
first insertion with 50 per cent discount foT
each subsequent insertion without change OF
copy Minimum charge 20 cents. Caah with
order.
Reading Notices-Twenty cents per line hrst
insertion with 50 per cent discount for each
subsequent insertion without change of copy
Reading notices are published at foot of losAl
items,
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-02-16
Seeing Things i'm Vermont.
{ Manchester Union. }

We do hate to grow suspicious of a
neighbor, yet we are moved to point out
that it wasn't until the bootlegging grew
animated that Vermont began to see
queer colored birds with ''rapier' bills
and talk about fertilizers that made
grass grow and killed all the weeds. The
horizon must be like kaleidoscope for
the Vermont brethren these days, es-
pecially up Canada way.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-02-16
Here Is Good News

A western physician has discovered
harmless Pile remedy known as Hem
Roid. In many cases of years standing
all distress quickly disappeared. The
Brattleboro Drug Co. sells it with money
back guarantee.-Adv.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-02-16
One Thing at IA Time.
{ Barre Times J

Mr.. Dempsey, Vermont's new commits.
sioner of education, ought to be left
out of the impending discussion rela
tive TO teacher training in Vermont
Let's settle one thing nrst and not get
into a complicated situation from which
there will be little chance of escape
without disrupting our whole educa-
tional system.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-02-16
Todav'S Birthdays.

George Harvey. noted editor and pub
licist. born at Peaeham, Vi, 81 years
ago today.
Henry Watterson. famous editor and
journalist. born in Washington, D. G.,
81 years ago today.
George KEENAN,. celebrated traveller.
lecturer, and author. born at NorwaIk,
To-. rs years ago today.
James A. Farrell. president of the
United States Steel corporation, born
at New Haven. Conn. IS years ago to-
day.
Edward f. Browne, representative in
congress of the Eighth Wisconsin dis
trict, born at Waupaea, Wis, IS years
ago today.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-02-16
In the Days News.

Nine. Pierre Curie, who is soon to
visit America. has been recognized as
one of the leading scientists of the
world since the discovery of radium-
that rare and precious element worth
thousands of times its weight in gold
BY herself and her husband now de-
ceased. in 1898. Nine Curie is now in
her 55th year She is the daughter of 4
Polish professor and received her early
education at Warsaw, her birthplace.
In early womanhood she went to Paris
as a poor student and entered the Mu-
nicipal School of Physics and Chemis-
try, where NJ. Curie was in charge OF
the practical experiments. They met
and married. and for a number of years
lived very simlFy. but very hannily,
carrying on researches together. Their
discovery of radium was made after long
and complicated experiments. Prof;
Curie stated that to his wife belonged
the credit of having started these IN
vestigat ions. Her genius and achieve
ments have been recognized with prizes
and decorat ions from all the great seien-
tilc societ es Of Europe.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-02-16

Not all the unusual news comes from
Winsted, Conn. An item from Canaan,
n. H., says that man telling tree the
other day knocked down a birds nest in
which were three newly Matched young
ones. 1t is to be hoped that this early
bird knows where to get the worms for
her brood
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-02-16
Tadly's Anniversaries.

IG5G-Spain made declaration Of wal
: AGAINST ENGLAND.
I7:J5-Friedrich Wilhelm Bulow. Prus.
sias best general in her success
full fight against Napoleon. born
Died Feb. -. 1916.
Is34-Prof Ernest Haeckel. who won
world fame for his researches in
zoology, born at Potsdam. Died
at Jena, Aug. 9, 1919.
lS7I-Brit sh parliament granted $50,
600 to Princess Louise on her mar
iage.
lSS7-Oueen Victorias jubilee was eel
ebrated III India
l9O0-British under Lord Roberts occu
pied Jacobsdal.
l9ol-Russia added so per cent to Gus.
toms duties on certain American
goods in retaliation for United
States dirty on beet SUGAR.
l9lg-A general election for the national
assembly was held in Austria.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-02-16
Today Events

Seventy five years ago today the first
legislature of the state of Texas assem-
bled at Austin
Fifty years ago today the Franco
Prussian war terminated with the sur
render of the Belfort garrison
The annual meeting of the American
Society of Electrical Engineers will be
gin its sessions today i'll New York city.
The educational and learned societies
OF Germany TO-DAY VIII observe the lOeth
Barth. the famous African explorer and
writer.
Whether the National Woman's party
having won suffrage, shall disband, or
shall continue as a political organiza
ton, is expected to be decided at the
party convention in Washington today
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-02-16
Aspiration.

This Prohibitionists' decree
Doth bruise We dissipator.
And so l think I'd like to be
An Auto Radiator
For does he worry? Not at all;
Nor does he care a splinter
lie gets filled up on alcohol.
And stays that way all winter.
Illinois Siren.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-02-16
Wood Row Still i'm the Ring.

Coon hunting and cock fighting are the
order of the dav at Tilton. a. Carney's
out by Sam Mollzs old dominecker. named
Wood Row.-Wynne, Ark, Progress
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-02-16
Ring Out Wild Bells.

Lorain, Ohio. has just put itself on the
map. One of the sweet young things went
down TO the office with sleighbells on her
goloShes- Minneapolis Journal.
Jingle bells, jingle bells,
Bells and buckles too;
oh, what fun it is to slosh
In a bell-trimmed overshoe.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-02-16

Aunt Sarah, who just dropped in with
her non-skid ice creepers on, says she had
always supposed Hopkins, the florist, was
n vegetarian until someone told her today
he was Il Baptist.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-02-16

But are the taxpayers of New York
asked to clean up the dairies of New
York in any such proportion as we are
so asked in Vermont? Would New
York state authorities ever undertake the
colossal task of testing, condemning and
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-02-16
CLIPPINGS
With Now a Comment and Then
Only a Caption
Have 4 Heart.

judged by the Smithsonian institute in
1913 to be the most perfect American
girl. was married TO Frank r. Valentine.
Frank got perfection and Betsey got a
Valentine
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-02-16
Member Of The A.soei.ted Press.

The Associated Press Is exclusively IN
titled to the use for publication of all news
dispatches credited TO it and not otherwise
credited in this paper and also the local news
published herein
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-02-16

Even if there is crime wave, any WELL
gartered girl will tell you some hold-ups
are quite necessary.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-02-16
It's Surprising How Many Get a Job.

Cum chewing stenographers are not
sought after" So Attorney Il. l.. Stafford
told over 100 students of the Rutland
business college on Thursday morning
taking as his subject, Qualifications of a
ographer.-Rutland Herald News
item.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-02-16
One Year AGO Today.

An international housing conference
met IN London.
The allies asked Holland to intern
the former German emperor.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-02-16
Breaking the Blue Laws.

The small child of Mr.. Gibbs. who
drank some blueing, is better.-F'letcheI
item
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-02-16

Managing a rural school seems to be
no problem to Miss Eleanor Black,
teacher at Goss Hollow. about five miles
from st. Johnsbury. To her II pupils
she serves hot lunches which are paid
for from the proceeds of a concert she ar
ranged and at the rear of the school she
has established miniature store where
the children receive instruction in retail
business methods. 1t looks as though
this course in storekeeping might be a
good thing for these future buyers and
sellers.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-02-16
Try This On Your Epizootic.

Get a free sample of Mentholatam
threats xvfiflff zzffa xxx xxx Xzfififfi
at Briggss. 1t relieves cold and sore
throats.-Adv. in Morrisville Messenger.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-02-16

Tulip is quite positive that Sol Singer
of Hartford is a fellow that can always
find the key. Yes, we suppose she means
latchkey.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-02-16

compensating for every COW in the state
that reacted to the tubercuhn test p
Rutland Herald.
New YOrk's commissioner of agricul-
ture is asking the legislature for an APP
preparation of 100000 to compensate
owners of cattle reacting to the tubercu-
lin test, so it is evident that New York's
attitude toward this question is not en-
tirely different from that of Vermont.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-02-16

Bone dryness," says the Springfield
Union columnist. probably doesn't
worry Mary Moist, who, we learn lives in
Delaware, o.
Acting as one of the committee of IN
PRODUCTION. Tulip would like To arrange a
meeting between Miss Moist and VIII
Drier of InswOod, same state.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-02-16

Baptist church, 80 p. Unpopular
evening service. Subject. Fools and
Idiots. \ large number are expected
Marengo H., News.
Sort of a roundup of the flock?
Cheraw chronicle. [volume] (Cheraw, S.C.) 1896-2005, 1921-09-08
IS D|VERGENCE OF OPINION
The Senate Was Not Consulted by the
President When a Representative
Was Sent to Supreme Council.

Washington.-Sec Hughes is
of the opinion that the new treaty
with Germany doesn't permit the
United States to join the League OF
Nations except by a treaty to which
the senate has given its constitu-
tional consent. He didn't intend the
language of the new pact to be inter
preted in any other way and had no
desire to use phrases which could in
any way give rise TO what he consld-
ers an absurd viewpoint-namely the
joining of the league without the con-
sent of the senate.
But there is a divergence Of opinion
on this subject And the interesting
thing now is to see whether the allies
consider the action of the Harding
administration as absolutely final.
1t is pointed out by those who diff
fer with Mr. Hughes that the present
administration did not feel bound to
consult the senate when a representa-
tive was sent officially to the supreme
council and that if the executive cared
to do so he could send an American
/ diplomat to take Americas seat in
/ the council Of the league.
Cheraw chronicle. [volume] (Cheraw, S.C.) 1896-2005, 1921-09-08
Domestic

Gen. H. H. Bandholt announces that
he has dispatched a telegram to the
war department at Washington to send
federal troops into West Virginia at
once. He says: 81 am satisfied the
West Virginia miners will not obey the
presidents proclamation"
Conflicting reports of happening
along Spruce Creek ridge, West Vir-
ginia, on one side Of which armed
bands are gathered, while on the other,
Logan county deputy sheriffs. volun-
teers and state troops are doing patrol
duty are circulated in Logan, w. Va.
Reports from Camp Dix are that
troops of the Twenty-sixth and Six
teepth infantries a awaiting orders
for possible duty in the West Vir-
ginia coal fields.
The Ford Motor company has in the
neighborhood of s54,000,000 in cash in
the bank, according to report tender
ed the department of state at Lansing.
Mich. The report las not been Off.
cially accepted because of minor er.
rors and may be returned to the
company for correction.
Bodies of eleven miners were re-
covered recently from the Harco
mine, after an explosion recently, at
Harrisburg. Illinois.
Creditors of Lewis Burke, Chatta-
nooga broker, now in jail in default OF
bond on the charge of fraudulent
breach of trusts, filed on involuntary
petition in bankruptcy against him.
A man in whose coat were found
papers indicating that he was Oscar
NOrlin, of Baltimore, committed
suicide recently by jumping off the
Brooklyn bridge
Unless a tax bill amounting to so
is paid, the sheriff of Tangipahoa par
ish. will at an early date sell at auc.
ton the Louisiana estate of Genera!
John ]. Pershing, according to a story
published by The Pelicanaire, for
llltl SCI lNC lilIll N'Ch.s
\ train of three loaded trolley cx.
press cars recently crashed into a
live.story building at Springfield,
Mass. when motorman lost ContrO.
of the cars. Only one person was in.
jured.
Director c. r. Forbes, of the veter.
ans bureau. Washington, will make I
personal inspection OF the government
properly at Camp Mcclellan soon. ac-
cording to information made recently
tO Congressman Lamar Jeftries.
The soviet authorities still have re-
sources at their disposal and should
he urged to use them TO provide food
for adult relief, declared Secretary OF
Commerce Hoover, chairman of the
American relief administration. IN a
telegram recently TO Colonel William
y. Haskell, director of the relief aG.
miniStratinn'S mission to Russia
Cheraw chronicle. [volume] (Cheraw, S.C.) 1896-2005, 1921-09-08

A half-billion dollar anchor to wind
ward has been provided by the house
of representatives against failure OF
the new tax law to provide for the
governments expeditures for the cur
rent year. This anchor may be life
saver in either of two likely conting-
encies. One-If the new schedule OF
taxes provided by the law fails to
produce sufficient revenue to cover
the total of appropriations.
President Harding, speaking recent
ly at the opening of the fall term Of
the Army War college, declared that
mo matter where the best aspirations
Of the world lead us there never may
be time without the necessity for
armed forces The president in his
brief address, however, pledged the
two hundred officers in his audience
that during his administration they
would never be called to perform mill
tary service they could not enter
into with all their heart and soul as
Americans"
Indications Of broad general busi-
ness recovery throughout the country
are lacking still, according to a report
given out by the federal reserve board
Chairman Sydney Anderson issued
statement recently asserting that addi-
tional credit facilities for farmers are
imperative. He indicates the commits
sion in its report to congress will rec
commend concrete plan for bridging
the gap between short-time and long
time credits.
That the homage paid to his mother
in the movement to build a replica of
her birthplace in the national capital
through the efforts of the Georgia
Roosevelt Memorial association, would
have been most pleasing to Theodore
Roosevelt, was the declaration Of Han
mis- Taylor, ex-ambassador to Spain,
in an address before the association
following the parade and pageant re.
Gently.
Assurance was given President Har-
ding recently by Senator Watson, re-
publican, Indiana, that the tax revi-
sion bill would be ready for consid-
Grafton soon by the senate and to be
put through without delay.
Captain Cranston Williams, secre-
tary to Senator Harris, went to Camp
Meade, Maryland recently to attend
farewell dinner Of the officers and
ladies of the 56th infantry.
The Famous-Players Lasky corpora
ton and affiliated concerns, which
the federal trade commission was
formally charged with unfair COM
petition and monopolistic policies,
combined and conspired to suppress
competition in interstate commerce in
motion picture films, according to
official complaints.
The federal government is now mov-
ing rapidly to protect the state of West
Virginia against violence. The presi-
dent has issued a proclamation CIV
ing those engaged in unlawful pro-
ceedings until noon, September l. to
return peaceably to their homes.
Decision to ask Henry Ford to come
to Washington for conference with
respect to his offer for the Muscle
Shoals nitrate plant, was announced
recently by Secretary Weeks.