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Mountain advocate., 1921-05-13

and good. One of us has to he so
good and the other so bad. and the
good ore has 10 be horrid and preachy
and the bad one necessarily has to he
/ punished"
owe never cared for such stories,'
said the boy.
"Wc always thought they were RI
diculous, said the girl. and written
by people who had been children
SO long. long ago that they had for
gotten all about it,
""Ihen' said the children of the
vine-cOvercd rahin. dclightcdly, wa
will he free from much of this vine
which is so unfair and so untrue. and
which takes ssuch mean advantage Of
us
"PerhapS,' one Of them said, you'd
care to see our cabin. You could
doubtless tell others our story and
they could help to free us
"'But we'd get caught in the vines
said the boy.
"'No. you'll he SAFE said the chill
dren.
but you almost killed us before
said the girl.
"Tct bygoncs be bygoncs,' said the
children. we viii see that no harm
comes to YOU. It's our promise
"They looked perfectly honest and
friendly. so the boy and the girl fol-
lowed them into the house. Every
where there were vines, growing from
large pots inside The house, rs they
grew from the ground all over the
outside of the house. One could
scarcely see from the windows, 50
covered were thGy with vines.
"Nears ago said the first child, we
came here. And all this time we've
been waiting to he free
"Therc was time said the sec-
onG child, when we almost made our
escape
"'But not quite said the first child.
we had to come back, after all.
Would you like to hear about itT
Hugely said the girl.
Enormously said the hoy.
"'Childrcn wouldn't play with us
said the first child. They'd shout to
us that we wouldn't know their gamc',
for we'd be so unnatural with one Of
us being so gOod-goody and the other
SO dreadfully, drcadfully wicked.
"'We'd hear them shout and sing
and play and laugh. hut they woulJln'r
play with us. We weren't real to
them. We couldn't get Mt thcm to
tell them it wasn't our fault.
"'These terrible vines Of untruth
kept us back.
"'Upstairs It Is just as bad. Some
one was going 10 help MS escape, he
cause that person said we were surely
not as bad as we were painted-Or sup
posed TO be. But then they thought
II was unsafe. We were so long sup
posed to be what we were
"We'ye been fed by the Story-tell-
er people, who kept us as we We're.
They'd make the good child have per-
feet table manners ana the bad child
would grab food from the good one.
You see, we forget which one IS bad !
and good until the storytelling people !
come around
allow horrlbler said the boy and
the girl. Wen set you free. We
know you're natural. real Children
"And they got rid Of all the vines
that had kept the children tangled up
for a considerable length OF time."
snded Daddy. 3
Mountain advocate., 1921-05-13
An Actual Lottery.

Marriage lotteries are still in vogue
dming October IN a.l-c parts of In
dia. The names of both sexes elIgi-
BILE for marriage are written on slips
OF paper and put into separate earth
enware jars. The local wise man
draws one OF each kind and the youth
whose name is drawn obtains n letter
CT Introduction to the young woman
whose name accompanies his, after
vhich the courtlng commences.
Mountain advocate., 1921-05-13

number Of recitals and concerts.
where she has been as successful
as on the opera stage. At Cirno
gle Hall, the HippOdrome and
Madison Square Garden, she has
enraptured New York audience ;
by the beauty of her voice and tn ,
charm of her personality. Que
side of New York, this famous
artist has been equally welcomed.
and her concert hall renOwn
promises to equal her fame in the
opera house.
Albert Spalding. in Along Byoa,l-
Tray, said:
"The influence of Mr.. Edison's
invention on the culture of our
country is incalculable. BY means
OF it a million tongues of music
are sent broadcast. Their vibra-
tons will echo in the lives Of un-
born generations. 1t is enough to
make one pause about what he
shall transmit in a musical way
to the future"
Mountain advocate., 1921-05-13
Tree Of the New York rensmerts.

The tree Of the New York tenements
is the ailantus, palmlike In Its youth,
brought originally from China for the
gardens of the rich. II grows in dis
couraglng surroundings. is defiant OF
smoke. does not even ask to be plant
ed; for, Topsylike. II "Jest grows" Cut
II down. and II comes up again. II is
said TO have no Insect enemies. An
odd point IN its appearance is that
every branch points up.-R. and T.
Shackleton In Century Magazine
Mountain advocate., 1921-05-13
Wheeler

Among the artists we invari-
ally find listed in featured appear
Cncss with the leading orchestras
Of ihe country are Rachmaninoff,
Ilcmpel, Spalding and Matzenauer,
I'll Of whom have recorded for the
Edison. IL is usually a matter
for congratulation for an artist to
appear with a leading orchestra,
but We would say that the forego-
ing artists would dignity any
orCanizg ton and cause Il to be
the party for felicitations. Rich
ayd Aldrich. the competent critic
OF the New York Times, said of Miss
Irioda Hempel, at her appear
Gnce with the New York SYM
phony, that she sang with vocal
power and brilliancy and an easy
command of the style of Mozart" 1"
Miss Hempel sang the "Tncarna-
tu5," from the mass in G minor,
and the air of "Costanze," from
I'll Seraglia," both OF which make
severe demands on the artistic
powers of the singer.
Mario laurent is winning tn
umphs for himself at the Metro
politan in the season that is now At
its full. Between scenes the other
night he was relating some of his
experiences with a touring organi-
zation in this country. It must
have been rather well trained
company. According to the story,
all the lights went out during a
performance, but the orchestra
and singers continued "Il Trova-
tore" without a mishap. The
audience remained perfectly silent
and, of course, very much aston
ished
laurent is becoming a more
and more important member of
the Metropolitan Opera Company.
His repertoire embraces many
roles.
When Albert Spalding made his
first appearance OF the present
season at Carnegie Hall, there was
a great audience waiting to greet
this foremost american violinist,
after his triumphal tour of Eu-
rope, as vioijnjst soloist with the
New York Sym nhony And they
applaudcd SGalding, not only as a
native artist, but as well poised
and finished musician. When
Spalding later appeared with the
national symphony and The
Beethoven Association, he con-
tirmed the opinion that this best
Of American violinists may be
very favorably compared with the
best of any nation. His technique
is finished and easy, and his tone
is one Of singular purity and
beauty.
The Edisnn Tone-Test Recital
Department has developed into
the largest hooking agency in the
world. and its grcat importance in
the field of music is becoming
more and more recognized. I'm
der It's direction. Miss Alice Verlet
toured the p9ciic Coast in a series
OF bookings that ended during the
middle OF December. This de-
lightful singer made about one
successful appearances.
Her accompani5t was the we'll
known pianist-composer, Victor
Young.
George Gershwin. composer of
5wanee and other successes, in
3loHg Byoadray, said:
"Why, if you were in. Europe
md heard the music of our sup
Dosedly native composers, you
would be unable to say that work
s American They no more voice
he spirit of these United States
han did Tchaikowsky represent
Russia, or Puccini, Italy, when
hey wrote in styles of other
ands. DO you know, I think
rving Berlin is more typically
american than many of those
whose works are heard in opera
md concert halls"
Mountain advocate., 1921-05-13
Takes Sail Behind HaIibut.

Uncle George Butler of Ellsworth,
Me-. now in his elghtieth year, hooked
q hallbut while fishing Off Sisters
Ledge, and casting off his anchor rope,
which he had fastened with toggle,
be enjoyed n sail about the bay, with
the hallbut for power. After n while
the halibut got tired and Uncle George
hauled II in. 1t weighed 200 pounds.
Mountain advocate., 1921-05-13
To Rescue Drowning Person.

AS soon as a drowning man begins
TO lose his recollection he gradually
slackens his hold until he quits alto
gether. A rescuer should be careful
to avoid being grasped, however. The
safest method of approach is at tho
head. Grasp the struggler by the
hair, turning him on his back. Then
throw yourself on your back and
swim, holding the man by his hair,
his back to your stomach.
Mountain advocate., 1921-05-13
Biblical Information.

The Lookout prints the following In
formation about the Bible: 'The Bible
contains 3.5GG,4S0 letters, SlOG97
words, 3l.l75 verses, l.ls9 chapters, 60
books. %'he longest chapter is Psalm
ll9, and the shortest is Psalm III.
This is also the middle chapter. The
middle verse. however, is Psalm
llS:S- The longest name Is In Isaiah
chapter s"
Mountain advocate., 1921-05-13

they should be
b e { { er q c.
quainted."
"I never could
understand VIII v
married women
are always match
Ing up the young
people of their ac-
qualntance," re-
marked James
worthy. IN Ost
W YES lnsist-at
least to their hus-
bantfs-that mat
rimony is a pro-
nntnnpa1 fntI,.ra
Mountain advocate., 1921-05-13
Ancient Perfume.

1t seems strange TO us today to read
Of saffron as perfume; one Of the
romances about II lies in the story by
Hakluyt of n pilgrim smuggling, ut the
risk of his life, from the Levant head
OF saffron in a hollow made In his
stan.
Mountain advocate., 1921-05-13

turn green with envy, and you have
told me million times that woman
sacrifices her liberty and independ
ence the minute she invelgles a man
to the altar, and vows TO love, cherish
and protect him. You have said in my
presence that the spinster is the only
woman who is her own boss.
at doesn't take the ingenuity Of a
Sherlock Holmes to deduce from your
remarks that you consider matrlmony
q total loss. Why, then, Mrs. james.
worthy, are you forever trying to be.
guile your friends into that condition
Of misery2 OF course, you can't ex.
plain; neither can any woman explain.
Matchmaking just comes natural to
all Of you.
when l am looking for all kinds of
plain and fancy trouble, I'll begin
matching up the young men and won't
en- Of my acquaintance But not until
i am suffering for an invoice of grief.
i might persuade my friends to invest
In a western silver mine, or buy patent
rights In revolving churn, but you'll
never see Elijah Jamesworthy boost
Ing matrimony in your indiscrimlnate
way. If two young people got married
through your ring generalship and
they found that each had drawn q gold
brick, they would hate you as long
as they lived, and would always speak
Of you as an old busybody with a nose
too long for legitimate purposes. and
they'd make faces at you whenever
you met them on the street.
DO you ever think of your respon-
slbility when you try to boom the or
ange blossom market? Does it ever
are rushing in where angels fear TO
tread2
"Now, just consider Sarah Jane Fa-
vOrite and Charles Augustus Terwil-
Tiger, who will be railrOaded to the
altar IL you have your way. l admit
that they make a handsome pair.
Sarah is q blonde with q pug nose,
and Charles Augustus is brunette
with a nose like Roman senator.
They afford pleasing contrast. But
appearances count for little, Mrs.
Jamesworthy, when the real business
Of married life begins.
Sarah has basked in the lap of lux
ury all her days, and she has the idea
that money grows on vines like Gu
cumbers. l don't suppose she ever
knew what 1t means to need fifty cents
or dollar. When she wants anything
she goes to the store and gets 1t, and
has It charged to her father. If there
familiar with, that word is retrench-
ment.
"Charles Augustus on the other
hand. had hard shedding all through
his bOyhOOd. AS result of his eI-
perience he has an exaggerated idea of
the value of kopeck. He is the sort
of man who will walk eight miles
through a thunderstorm rather than
cough up carfare. Whenever he parts
with q nickel he has to take brOmo-
seltzer to steady his nerves. His rev.
erence for money increases every day, !
and 1t Will keep on increasing as long
as he lives.
"Yet you, Mrs. Jamesworthy, In your
matchmaking enthusi-
asm, would use your vote and infu-
ence to join these two people in the
holy bonds. Just take the advice of
your swaybacked husband, and let
such people work out their own des-
tinies. and everybody concerned will
be happier"
Mountain advocate., 1921-05-13

human nature is
all right"
"They don't con-
vince me. TO any
great extent" OBJ
lccted the star
hOarder mo
body ever does n
good deed with
out expecting n
reward, Mrs. Jig
gers. In highly
moral books in
ten dcd for the
young, people do
such things. hut
Mountain advocate., 1921-05-13
A Pretty Good Method.

"Why do you encourage your boy to
send his verses to the magazinesf Do
fou want him to be a poetf" mo,
merely want him to get the concat
Knocked out of him, that's all"
Mountain advocate., 1921-05-13
And the Audience Smiled.

A well-known statisticaa was giving
some statements about Il certain indus
try at public dinner. These are not
my figures, ladies and gentlemen" he
said. They are the figures Of man
who knows what he is talking about"
Mountain advocate., 1921-05-13
Marble Cheaper Than Pine.

The United States commercial at.
tache in Rome REPORTS that imported
pitch pine now costs more than ma
tive Italian walnut, and that builders
save money by making stairways Of
marble instead Of yellow pine.
Mountain advocate., 1921-05-13
All Have Obligations.

Ey2ry citizen has obligations in the
community in which he lives. Wheth-
II q man is prominent or not he is
expected TO do his part in helping
)ring about normal conditions In this
country.
Mountain advocate., 1921-05-13
NOTHING FOR NOTHING

tG6 WAS feeling bad this afternoon,
h and Mrs. Pollywog heard about
it ans brought me over some chicken
broth" announced the landlady. "I
thought 1t was very kind Of her. Such
cOnslderate actions convince us that
Mountain advocate., 1921-05-13
Their Greatest Menace.

Somebody has discovered that to
bacco smoke Is not injurious to
frogs. The most Injurious thing W.
know OF is the fact that they have
edible legs.
Mountain advocate., 1921-05-13
MATCHMAKING

ONoW that Miss Favorite Is com.
1N Ing to spend a few days with
US, I think I'll invite Charles Augustus
Terwilliger to dinner" said Mrs.
Jamesworthy. "I have always thought
they were intended for each other. and
Mountain advocate., 1921-05-13
orecIan CHI Provides the Home,

oreelan Girl Provides the Home.
In some parts Of Greece no girl can
ever hope TO find husband until she
has a home Of her own. Hence. pro-
vidlng his daughters with houses Is an
onerous duty which falls to the lot OF
every father.
Mountain advocate., 1921-05-13

Wife, dropped into a millinery
opening today.
Hub-And put me In hole, III bet
Boston Transcript
Mountain advocate., 1921-05-13
Oheyed Orders.

"ITQw is it have such big telegraph
llllSg"
"Iou told me, sir, to use dispatch in
hat correspondence, so l wired all the
Ctters."
Mountain advocate., 1921-05-13

's,-s~sm~s~ss~ N~Wss,sas,rs-, ..,..'
t The Story of
t Our States
! By JONATHAN BRACE
I xVIII.-LOUISIANA
~ THE dlscOv-
o. +. E. !: !. Il. |. !. i. /. !. !.
MHISAR~sNSM Louisiana
v Nosns<MsI II Of the Six
Y N%sleS II tccnth cen
tury, when
the Spanish explorers, Alvarez
de Pineda and De Soto sailed up
the Mississippi. In 1882 La
Sale descended the Mississippi
and took possession of the en-
tire valley IA the name of the
French king, Louis XIV. In his
honor this region was named
Louisiana. French colonies SOON
sprang up, including New Or
leans, whicn was founded in
171S.
An Interesting chapter of
Louisiana was the formation of
the Company Of the West by
a financial sChcmer named John
Law. This company ostcnsibly
was to exploit the new colony
and held out to spectators an
alluring get-rich-quick scheme.
In 1863 France Ceded LOuiSi-
ana east Of the Mississippi to
England, and, by secret treaty,
New Orleans and the western
territory went to Spain. Spanish
rule proved uncomfortable to the
inhabitants and the restrictions
over the navigation of the Mis-
slssippi led to hostllities be-
tween the northern American
settlements and Spain. This
situation, however, was brought
TO u peaceful termination by
Spain relnquishlng her rights
to this territory to France and
the purchase in 1903 by the Uni
ted States from France of the
entire Louisiana territory.
The southern portion of this
acquisition was organized as the
territory Of Orleans and in 1872
was admitted as the eighteenth
state of the Union. with an area
of 4S,506 square miles. AS the
Louisiana coat-of-arms has a
pelican in its center. the state
is often called the Pelican State.
20 by Mcclure Newspaper Syndicate.)
Mountain advocate., 1921-05-13

Many of the style features that dis
tlnguish this seasons suits are attrac-
lively combined in the trim model,
with its straight-line silhouette, that
invites study here. Beginning with
this uprightness of line it adds the
aaring sleeve, the odd management of
pockets, simplicity and cleverness in
Its decoration to appeal to the woman
who likes smart suits that follow new
styles in Il conservative way. The
very simplest Of embroidery is used
on 1t but it is unusually ef'ective-es-
pecially where it defines the arms
eye.
Mountain advocate., 1921-05-13

TIE dlscOv-
Il cry of
Louisiana ma
dates back to
the beginning
Of the Six
tccnth cen
tury W he n
Norwich bulletin., 1921-05-24

Chicago, May 23.-Wheat raised +o- day to the highest prices which +5o July delivery has touched this eaoror Crop z reports were bufiish to depres lttle short of sensational and buvina va s on a huge scale. The market, however closed unsettled ranging from 1-c net lower to an advance of 1-2c with May s1.67 1-4 to S167 3-4 and Ink, $l.27 3-4 to SIPS. Corn finished 51sc or to shade up; oats down 7-S to IT, and provisions varying from 7c da- cline to 1oc gain.
 One of the chief factors which ;n cluded broader demand for wheat WI -.' |. an estimate from a leading crop exnert mat the Kansas yield this season won1d be 35,o0o,O00 bushels less than the oov- ernment May report had indicated Ad- vices that farmers were freely Ie+tino go of old wheat failed to check the m urn in values but in the last part of the day considerable of a reaction took place as result of selling based more or less on the fact that prices had been on the upgrade for a weak and +bst htelgium and Greece had withdrawn from the market As expected the visible s11n- piy total shrank today to less than 10 = 100000 bushels.
 corn and oats reflected wheat streng al tlmes' but for the most part were low CT influenced by big receipts of corn here.
 Provisions had little activity but at the last appeared to be tending lower will corn and hogs.
Norwich bulletin., 1921-05-24
F.NaNI.oo...:.L AND COMMERCIAL
MARKET WAS WEAK.

New York May '22-The stock mar Eat resumed ifs hesuant and uneven c1Hrse today. 4 number of speculative -ar1r--ez displayed decided strength nile others denoted a continuance of the recent pers- -srent pressure.
 shorts were driven to cover in the oils. especially lIaXicans and rails. Severai popular s0ecialties, particularly tobaccos, were a1p-scisbly higher Motors and few food issues were heavy to weak some of the former establishing low rec o-is for the year Sales amounted to 670o0o shares.
 Fundamental conditions over the week end recess were not substantially altered "estern railway tonnage figures dis closed additional declines and brokers Of that section reported deadlock in the investment situation and further un- certainty regarding the businss out look.
 The local inquiry for tnonev wad slightly more active and that fact, coupled with last Saturdays moderate deficit Of clearance house actual re- serves. tended to stiffen call money. In inc final hour, however, the rate dropped from ' 10 6 1-2 per cent. On the ex- change and per cent in the open mar ket
 The one constructive development of the session was the announcement of the terms of the new French goverrn7 on f loan. Incidentally. foreign exchange wal reactionary n all it's branches. sterling falling some 3 cents to the pound from it's recent maximum.
 French and Belgian rates fell 40 points from last weeks closing ouota tions and reactions of to 25 points were recorded by most other continent al remittances, German marks lasing only points
 The bond market, including Lfberay issues, was at all times irregular though changes were mostly trivial For. riEh fotatious were not materially af- fscted by the heavness of internatfonal exchange. Total sales par value) az. rregated S1O,175.0oo.
Norwich bulletin., 1921-05-24
PLAINFIELD HIGH NINE
 DEFEATS PUTNAM HIGH

Moosup, Conn, May 23-Plainfeld hung another scalp on it's belt Friday, by defeating Putnam High nine in a swatfest , tQ S. on the Moosup grounds. The features 6f the game were two home runs and a three-bagger by Dougherty, Plainfelds Babe Ruth" and a shoe string catch by Trudeau in center field One of Dougherty's homers came with all bases full In the fifth inning Plain field scored nine runs, which proved enough to win the game Eaton, first man up, started it off with Q single to center Then Dougherty, Sum, Collonan and Dcnison hit singles in succession. kapalo received a base on balls Jouret hit a single. Bibeault got a base on balls and Dougherty then hit home run. Den ison kept up his record of twelve strike outs. He allowed eight hits and gave four free passes Nelson. who started the game for Putnam, was knocked out of the box in the fifth inning and was replaced by Durand. While in the box Nelson allowed thirteen hits, passed three men and struck out six. Durand was more effective getting ten strike outs, allowing three hits and giving only
 one base on balls, There was much argung by both sides on the umpire's decisions. Plainfeld expects to play the Nindh3m High boys Friday in the Thread city. Following is the lineup:
 Plainfeld-Jouret c. Trudeau cf. Sher- man of, Eaton 2b, Dougherty ss, Sum
Norwich bulletin., 1921-05-24
DARTMOUTH AND WILLIAMS
 REACH sE1gI-FTNAI STAG

BrooEline, Mass, May 23.-Dartmouth ana Williams players advanced to the semi-f1als stage of the singles today in the New England Intercollegiate Tennis Championship played on the covered courts of the Longwood Cricket club, chestnut Fill.
 The surprise Of the first days play was the defeat of German Broockman. of Massachusetts Institute of Technology by F. P. Swift of Wesleyan, in the firss round by score of 6-2. 6-4. Brooclman, who two years ago was New England singles champion. showed little of his old form.
 Georges Titus, an Amherst freshman, furnished another upset when .e wtn from Captain BuIlar, of Williams, 6-3, 4-6, 10-8. This match played in the sec ond round was hotly contested.
 A H. Chapin, Jr., of Williams, pres ent champion, will meet the winner of tonorrow's match between Swift and w.. E. Howe. Jr., of Dartmouth. L. W. Sanders, Jr., of Dartmouth, will meet the winner of the match between kimbau Fisher. of Bowdoin and R. D. Carver, of NJ. I. T.
 Tomorrow's doubles card matches Am herst against Williams, Dartmouth against NJ. I T. against Boston Univer- sity and Brown against Bowdoin.
Norwich bulletin., 1921-05-24
EIGHT AMERICAN GOLFERS
 SURVIVED FIRST DAYS PLAY

Holyake. England, May 23.-(By The A. P.) Eight of the eleven Americans drawn for the opening days play for the amateur golf championship game through with flying colors and are fac ing the outlook of comparatively easy competition in the second round tomor- row.
 The eight survivors are Bobby Jones. Chick Evans Francis Ouimet, Captain ". c. Fownes, Jr., F. J. Wright. Dr. Paul Hunter W. T. Hunt and J. H. Douglas. Those who dropped out of the classic today were Ray Thompson and Manley, both of whom were defeated, and J. Wood Platt, who withdrew owing to injuries received in a fall yesterday.
 Fownes was the only one of the sur vivors who did not actually play, having received a walkover through the scratch ing of his opponent The day passed without sensational scoring or play.
 The opening of the championship se- ries brought not only unfavorable wea ther for the American style of play, but news that Platt was definitely out of the contest.
 Considerable surprise was expressed by the golfers here at the stiff game Bobby Jones encountered at the hands of G. C. Manford. He was driving with his usual reliability. but suffered on the greens through short and narrowly miss ed puts. On several occasions he was unlucky with bad lies.