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The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-12-23
The Meddler
"If the coat fits you, put it on"

CHANGING through the Cabot history the
other day, The Meddler came across a
somewhat expurgated account of the ia
nous celebration that took place here il
1927 upon the arrival Of the little steam
boat Barnet from springfield, Mass. This
story always struck him as one of most
amusing of the many that are told of
Brattleboro's early days. This boat, it
seems. was built by one Thomas Blan-
chard of Springfield, Mass, who was con-
, fident that it was going to revolutionize
| traffic between Hartford. Cont. and
Vermont river points. His enthusiasm
naturally was shared by Inhabitants of
| these towns. and the arrival of the Bar
net in Braaleboro was greeted with bon
! fires, bell-ringing illumination and intoxi-
cation" to quote from a contemporary ac-
count of the affair. The bank of the river
| below this village was lined with cheer
] ing people when the little steamer made
its appearance in the offing below Roots
island, and the noise was increased by the
/ firing of cannon taken from Burgoyne at
! Bennington.
|
! The demonstration, however, was a bit
premature, for when the Barnet encoun-
tered the rapids which in those days
marked the course of the river just below
the bridge the current was so swift that
: little vessel was brought to a standstiH
/ 1t must have been a critical moment And
one can easily imagine the excitement
that prevailed Smoke and flame poured
from the stack of the steamer, we are
told, as the stoker desperately urged the
pressure upward, and Captain Blanchard
himself with the energy of despair
punched the bed of the river with a long
spiked pole. In the midst of these efforts
the pole slipped and the redoubtable cap
tain fell headlong into the water Strong
hands grabbed him by the collar just as
he was being drawn under the boat, thus
averting a calamity, but the Barnet it.
self, gasping like u tired animal, floated
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-12-23

FRIDAY. DECEMBER %, 1921.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-12-23

Copyright by George Matthew Adams
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-12-23

Entered in the postofhce at BrsttleborO q
second class matter.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-12-16
CHRISTMAS CAROL.
Music and Song Always ASSOCi-
ated With the YuIetiGe.
Original Sacred Character Of C-rc's
Was Almost Lest sight Of in
Thirteenth Century.

TfA USIC and song have always been
Jkx associated with Christmas
In h0man Catholic countries.
as early as the Third century, it be-
came the custom to usher in the
Christmas festivities with musical
masses.
The practice of singing carols or
canticles was supposed to recall tie
'In EXcelsis Gloria" of the angels and
the song of the shepherds on rilc
first Christmas night.
A very old carol. published in 1927.
gives an amusing description of church
reVelries:
A wooden child in>clouts on the altar sat.
About the which both boys and girls do
dance and timely jet,
And carols sing in praise of Christ
The priests do roar aloud.
And round about the parents stand
To see the sport. and with their voice
Do help them, and with hand.
At first, carols were generally re-
ligiOus in character, and We're written
with Latin and English words in al
ternate lines, or with Latin refrain.
The well-known carol
When Christ was born of Mary free
In Bethlehem, that fair cite.
Angels sang with mrth and glee
In Excelsis Gloria.
and another with a chorus,
Chrstus natus hodie
The babe, the son,
The holy one
OF Mary,
are good examples of this class.
When the tendency to ribaldry be
came marked, somesof De carols got
to be very peculiar in subject and
language. Joseph is treated with a
great want of respect, for one carol
runs:
Joseph was an old man,
An old man was he.
When he welded Mary,
The Maid of Galilee
Another relates the story of the
shepherds watching their flocks by
night:
shepard upon a hill he satt.
He had on him hys tabard and haiti,
IIys tarbox, hys pipe and hys faSatt;
IIys name was called Joly-Joly Watt.
Having been informed of the birth
of Christ, the shepherd sets off for
Bethlehem, and on arriving, says:
Jhesu, off Thee my pype.
My skyrte. my tarboX and my scrype.
Home 10 my fellows now will l skype,
And loke unto my shepe. e
In the Thirteenth century. the 81
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-12-16
GROWTH OF CT STMlS TREE
Abandoned Farms in Foothills of
Green Mountains in Vermont Pro-
vide the Yuetids Sprouts.

q INCE five million Christmas
49, trees are annually shipped out 81
Vermont, it is only natural tt
wonder where they all come from
They must come from farms--lot
farms operated To prodice the Christ
mas tree crop, but abandoned farms
where the trees have planted and
reared themselves.
These abandoned farms lie in high
valleys in the foothills of the Greer
mountains. One may see sections GOV.
cred by thirty-odd farms, once thirty
ing settlements, but now all but tw,
or three may be unoccupied. Such
land, once under the pillow is gradual
ly coming back to forest. Along the
fern-chokcd, faintly-traced burrows
young spruces come up and in the
open sunshine take on vivid green
And more than that-the symmetrical
branches are a lively green clear to the
ground.
Christmas trees cannot be cut in
areas of spruce forest because when
they grow in dense clusters the I'm
der branches die for want of light.
and hence the trees have no value as
decorative Christmas trees.
Few, indeed, see the harvest One
or two lonely partridge hunters, per
hapS, will see it as it lies covered
with the first early snow squalls in the
mountains. But back in October. when
the days have not lost all of the Mel
lOwness of autumn, gang bf twenty
choppers will have been husilv at
work cutting the scattering young
Spruces and tying them with Irvine.
The cutting and bundling is the
easiest part of the harvest, for the
trees must be hauled for miles to the
railroad, and at this time of year the
Mountain roads are nothing more than
frozen ruts and waterholes. Despite
this fact, however, heavy two-horse
wagons and even motor trucks, bris-
ling with great criblilla bodies. strug-
gle slowly ont, loaded high with The
frees. Two horses are able to draw
nut at load about seventy trees OF
average size.
At the chosen town on the railroad
every disused spot is hired anI a
mountain of trees begins to grow. III
eight Thousand OF them may be packed
in solid mass.-St. Nicholas.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-12-16

She is pleased that we Know her son.
No fear, Brother OK. Her husband
will not take his staff to us. She is
gentle, this woman of mine. Her
child, too, will love u.s."
But the OK had not drawn back, He
knelt there, his brood forehead pressed
against the bars, his wondering eyes
fixed on the new life which was TO
shine over the whole broad earth with
brighter glory than that wondering
star's.-John Breck in the SDetroit
News.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-12-16

cred character Of these Christmas
songs was almost entirely lost sight
Of. The Puritan parliament abolished
Christmas and carols altogether but
feasting and revelry returned with the
Restoration.
Carol singing, which had fallen into
disuse, was revived by a collection of
carols published by d. Gilbert, in 1922,
but caroling, which was formerly
ushered in by the Ginning Of church
bells. and the sallying forth of chors
which chanted, their way round viii
lagos until their Threats were hoarse
and their noses red from cold and
friendly Christmas potations, is now
almost a thing of the past.-Tit Bits.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-12-16
CUSTOMS AND THEIR ORIGINS
Numerous YuIetide Ideas Are Relics
of Pagan Observance, Especially
Those of Druidism.

NfHANY Christmas customs are
NTUk relics of pagan observanceS.
especially those of Druidism,
the religious system Of the ancient
Gauls and Britons. Groves of oaks
were their chosen retreat, and today
the acorn is found as a Christmas
symbol on some Christmas greetings,
although it is not used as much as
formerly.
Druidsm considered mistletoe most
sacred, and when growing on an oak
tree. parasite as it is, it was cut with
a golden knife by Il priest clad in Il
white robe and two white bulls were
sacrificed on the spot.
The Yule log in England is relic
of Druidism. It's name is considered
IL corruption of wheel log II wheel
in Druidical symbolism typifying tn,
march of the sun. The lighting o:
the Yule log hanks back to the sacred
fires kindied by the Druids ut md
winter in the round towers which W
remain in many parts of Great Bill
ain. Ireland. France and Spain. Til
use of the Christmas tree has descend
ed from the German DruidS. The
dressing of the tree with candles an,
presents was feature of their mid
winter festival,
Ivy is not used for Christmas dec
oIations, as it was once sacred I,
Bacchus and constituted almost In
sole leafy adornment ut the Romal
Saturnala. The early Christian clergy
desiring to wean the people from thci
pagan practice as far as possible, fol
babe the use of ivy, and the prcceden
still obtains.
In medieval Europe a peacock WA
the favorite dish for Christmas din
ner After being skinned carefully
the bird was cooked. Then the SIKH
with the plumage intact was replaced
and the bird served in a manner Il
nearly as possible resembling real
life.
Mnce pies are first mentioned in
1886 as in common use at Christmas
times. Authorities in the matter then
said they might be eaten as early as
December n. .a.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-12-16
A STRANGE STAR
Birth of New Life Which Was to
Shine Over the Earth.
Conference of the Beasts of the Ma
tivlty as Portrayed by Imagi-
native Writer.
<<U~ AREFUL, Brother, thy horns !!
VI Keep thy head straight. Re-

<&M~ AREFUL. Brother, thy horns
VI Keep thy head straight. Re-
member, tonight we share but
the one stall between us. The man
and his mate, there, have thine" The
little tawny-hided OK of Palestine on
the farther side leaned hard against
the stable wall.
"'Tis a strange star that shines to-
night" his yoke-fellow answered,
signing restlessly as he turned back
his gaze from the open door. Even
with care their horns clicked in the
narrow space. IF men must take
my bed, why did they not turn us out
into the free air? The grass would
have dew on it tonight-and l could
watch the star"
"How snorted the little gray ass
which had carried hither the woman
who lay stretched on the straw be-
tween them. "What grass wouldst
the city,"
aye" lowed the first OK. "There
is hay here; eat and be still. The
star is no concern of thine"
1.-THE star shineth on the whole
broad earth, Brother. He hath the
peaked hills to wander in, and the
dark valleys, the fields and the towns
alike. 1 wish / were free like the
star"
"Then, like him, thou wouldst come
clinr1inoy in n ouY. ct 1nn. UniO
Hey, come off thy knees We must
sleep Standing" his mate grunted
warhingly.
Hush, Brother There is something
wondrous in my old stall Something
very small and white. 1t gleameth
as with hoarfrost i'll the stars light.
1t hath the smell of lilies 1t moveth.
The star can stroke it with its long,
pale tongues" He leaned longingly
against the barrier which shut him
away, until it creaked.
The little ass slipped his soft ears
between his own bars and shifted in
quiringly. "Why, it's a child!'' he
whinnied with delight. "Chldren are
lovely things. His small fingers will
play with my name and he will sing
little songs to me as l bear him along
Look up, little Master. We will see
great days together"
There, that serveth thee right !"
reproved the far OK as the woman
made a quick motion toward the in
quisitive nose. "Thy black muzzle
belongeth in thine own manger, Broth
er. ASS" 4as
"She did but brush it aside" the
little gray beast breathed contentedly.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-12-16
For Men
NeCkWear He Will
Wear

Select them here and he will surely wear them
Our ties are offered in a variety of pleasing
styles Silk knitted and cut silk, in handsome
patterns and solid colors.
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1921-10-23
wANrED-sALEsMKN

EVERYBODY EATS EVERY DAY
you can handle sugar. flour, canned
goods, dried fruit, coffee and entire
line Of groceries, as well as paints.
roofing. aluminium ware and automo-
bile oils, with no rent to pay; NO
money invested; take large orders
from samples. Goods are guaranteed
and proven quality. Selling exper-
fence not necessary. Steady, profit.
able work for workers" Address
Hitchcock Hill Co. Dept. Abs, Chi
cago, Ill. Reference: Any bank or
Express Co.
Opportunity. One sale
day means 500 per month Five
sales, 1000 per month. Marvellous
new adding machine. Retaiis $500.
Work equals $3.50 machine. Adds,
subtracts. multiplies. divides, auto
matically. Lightning speed. Errors
impossible. Five-year. Guarantee.
Used by u. s. government and largest
corporations Tremendous demand
everywhere. Experience unnecessary.
Write quick for free trial offer and
protected territory. Calculator Cor
poration, Dept. 4s5. Grand Rapids.
Mich,
Speciality Statesmen.
(, Sell business card maps. Novel. Rea-
(. sonabIs. Profitable A live item for
dull times. All businesses are pros
psst4 samples free. Clason Map Co..
ppHvsr. Colp. j. 81 :. s.sss ,t.s !. !.
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1921-10-23

WE PAY $500 weekly; 75c hour spare
time. selling hosiery. guaranteed wear
four months. Fall line ready. Pre-
war prices. Free samples to working
agents. Experience unnecessary.
: Perfectwear Hosiery, Darby, Pa.
AGENTS wANTED-To advertise our
goods and distribute Free Samples to
consumer; 90c per hour. Write for
full particulars. American Products
Co, 1879 American Bldg, Cincinnati,
Ohio.
AGENTS-Sell Milburn Punctureproof
tubes. Demonstrate by driving nails
In tire. Sell every owner; 33 1-3 per
cent profit. Milburn Punctureproof
Tube Co, 1856 w. 9Th. Chicago.
our Free Outfit and
wonderful money making offer for
handling Cresco Raincoats, Utility
Bags, Aprons. Improved Mfg. Co.,
Dept 1877, Ashland, Ohio.
A BUSINESS Of your own: Make
sparkling glass name plates. numbers,
checkerboards. medallions, signs; big
illustrated book Free. e. Palmer, 492
Wooster, o.
AGENTS
WATERPROOF Kitchen Aprons-Sell
for $1.O0. Half profit. Free cloth
samples. Ton, 21i South Broad
way, st. Louis. Mo.
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nxlr wArrp-nALD

MEN-Be free-now Of bladder, pros
tate trouble, piles and constipation.
!, No drugs, diet, massage or operation.
Simple, painless treatment at homo.
charge. Free booklet. Electro Their
| NAL Co., 615 Bube Bldg. Steubenville,
! Ohio.
WANTED-Experienc rancher: one
| familiar with stock and hay raising;
| only q first class man will be consid-
| good land to be worked either on sal
airy or shares. Apply Box 1s4. Trib-
une, Great Falls, Mont.
GOVERNMENT positions paying 81 800
to $500. Auditors income tax, rail-
way mail clerks. Examinations soon.
League, Room 247, Washington, D. c.
chandeliers, brass beds, automobiles,
Capital cs tai or e. expe;risnce. Write Gun.
metal Co., 40 Elm, Decatur. Ill.
MEN--Age II to IS. Experience un-
necessary. Travel; make secret in
penses. American Foreign Detective
Agency, 4sS st. Louis.
RAILWAY mail. postoffice clerkscar-
riers needed Particulars for exams
and list positions free. Write Mo-
kane Institute, Dept. A-43, Denver,
Colo.
BE A Detectives 500 weekly;
travel over world; experience unneces-
sary. American Detective Agency,
252 Lucas, st. Louis
GOVERNMENT needs mail clerks, $133
to 1892 month. Write for free speci-
men questions. columbus Institute.
Columbus, Ohio.
MEN wanted for detective work; ex-
perience unnecessary. Write J.. Can
or. former U. s. Govt Detective, ST..
Louis.
WANT man to attend furnace morning
and evening as part pay for room and
board 614 First avenue north.
WANTED-Man with team to load car
with furniture. Address 1885, Tribune.
MAN WANTED on ranch. Room Il.
Dunn Bldg. Apply at once.
BRICKLAYERS, union wages. Mon
tana Employment Co.
START NOW-Y NJ CA Auto Repair
School. Los Angeles.
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1921-10-23
60 sIruArIox wAkrED-xALs

where capable man is needed; reason
able wages; best Of diversified farm
ing references: 3 years city exper-
fence. Room II. Northern Hotel.
MAN and wife wish position on ranch;
man experienced in stock and grain
raising. 225 Second avenue north.
COMPETENT bookkeeper desires en-
ployment for spare time; best refer
ences. Box 17S, Tribune.
MAN and wife desire ranch work; ex-
perienced G. l.. Steward, general
delivery. Phone 1852.
YOUNG man wants odd jobs after
moons and Saturday. Box 1893,
Tribune.
EXPERIENCED stationary boiler fire
man wants work. Box 1873. Tribune.
MAN and wife want work on ranch.
No children. Box 202, Tribune.
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1921-10-23
1FA1Ms AND RELlroUIsHMExrs

FARMS AND RELlNoUIsHMENr
NOW TRY farming on irrigated land:
100 aero diversified ranch ON main
road four miles from town: with e.
room house; barn with hay loft; good
improvements: II dairy cows and reg
istered bull: horses and machinery;
everything on easy terms. We also
have some choice acknowledgements for
sale at Eive-away prtcea Interstate
Realty. 20SM Central.
16o-ACRE relinquishment, mile town !:
SO acres cultivated, water now on
land; small buildings; fenced. WIN
take auto or city property. or sell ut .
bargain. Pagan 4 Norby.
WANTED-Good farm or ranch worth
$4,000 to $780, 900. unincumbered. Send
full details or no attention paid.
Franklin Browne. l16O Drexel Blvd,
Chicago. III.
WE are still boosting and selling those
good, never-failing ranches In the
Belt. Raynesford Kibbcy district, 1T
prc-war prices. Watson Land Co.
WANTED-To hear from owner OF
good ranch for sale. State cash
pricA, full particulars. ID. r. Bush.
Minneapolis, Mimi.
iGO ACHE REIMBURSEMENT. all under
ditch. BOX 1s%. Tribune.
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1921-10-23
ron nENr-FunNlsHED APIS.

IS FOE RENT-FURNlsHED APIS.
THREE room furnished apartment;
neat and clean; living room. bedroom,
kitchenette and bath: gas. 219 18th
street north.
FOR RECNT-Furnished two and three
room apartments; steam heat, cleo
trio range. 426 First avenue south
west. Phone 96H.
PLEASANT three room heated apart
ment; ground floor: rent reasonable;
close in. 81 Fifth avenue south.
THREE room furnished steam. heated
apartment; also basement apartment
Apply 800, Seventh street south.
FURNISHED 5-room, modern apart
ment. Rent $500. Call after 1 p.
m. Cos Sixth avenue north.
ONE room to sublet for the winter.
References required. Mrs. Armstrong,
SO Leland.
THREE room furnished apartment
Phone 500. 225 Fourth avenue north.
ONE and two-room, 515 Eighth street
south. Berkshire Apartments.
APARTMENT at the Maxine. 624 4th
avenue north. Phone S214.
TWO room nicely furnished apartment
1105 Second avenue north.
FURNISHED apartment. SIS Third
avenue south.
Fur. Apt, kitchenette 200 Blackstone
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1921-10-23
FOR SALE-HOUSES

FOR SALE-West side property: House
and lot Fifth avenue northwest; ce-
ment sidewalks, etc, $1.70O; house and
lot First avenue northwest and Ninth
street, 81 900; house and lot Third av-
enue northwest and Tenth street,
$500; two houses and corner lot Fifth
avenue northwest and Tenth street,
$4,000. Terms on all; interest 8 per
cent ~a -
FOR SALE-South side property: 10
room modern house, furnished, lot
65x15O, Seventh avenue, $500; two
small dwellings. lot 5ox15o,, Fourth
avenue, $1,000; $25 cash and $40 per
month. Vacant Second avenue. $500.
FOR SALE or Trade, apartment house
on paved corner, north side, $4,000
equity. viii trade for improved
ranch free Of encumbrance; Cascade a;eie
full particulars in first letter.
L. M. Mcdonnell, First Nat. Bank Bldg.
Great Falls, Montana.
FOR sALE-Eighth avenue north:
close in; five room house; bath;
Special improvements all paid:
first class condition, $4,000.
FOR SALE-Sixth avenue north, inside
of 18th; four room house; bath;
barn, chicken houses; full lot;
terms. Mallon. 2 Dunn Block.
MY EQUITY in 5-room bungalow on
north side, $4,000, less than cost for
quick sale. Terms, and the best cash
proposition will receive consideration
as to price p. o. Box 984, Great
Falls, Mont.
MODERN five room house; full lot: on
Second avenue north, near Sixteenth
street. For sale by owner at a bar.
gain; furnished or unfurnished. 81 600
cash; balance monthly. Call phone
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! ron nENT-TuHN1sHED HoUsns

FOE R1NT-TU1N1SHED HOUB1s
FOR RENT-One Groom, one 4-room,
one Groom, all furnished an1 modern.
Two blocks from Hotel Grand. 9Th
street north.
THREE rooms, furnished. In duplex
house: modern. except heat; close In.
/ newly furnished, $3.50. 321 Eighth
street south.
FIVE-ROOM house well furnished.
Right place for large ar family: Rent
FOUR-ROOM furnished house for
y large family; close to school house.
Inquire 616 Ninth avenue south.
FURNISHED-S-room house for rent
reasonable. Apply Charles Wegner.
3O6 First avenue south.
2-RoOM and Broom house; well fur
nished; clean; rent reasonable. Call
GIL 18th street north.
3 OR { rooms furnished or unfurnish-
ed; modern; close In. S16 Sixth
FOUR-ROOM furnished house, close to
school. Or will sell. 1911 Fifth ave-
nue. north.
THREE-ROOM, clean, modern except
heat. Call afternoon. 1913 Seventh av-
sIx-RooM furnished dwelling; $40 per
month. Misunderstanding Co.. 209h
Central.
4-ROOM house, Academy district, 5000
per month. 800 Sixteenth street north.
MODERN seven-room house, furnish
ed or unfurnished. 703 Fifth Ave. No.
BROOM house, partly. furnished: close
In; SIS per month. Pierse Auto Co.
FURNISHED three-room cottage. 421
Ninth avenue south. Fone 1905.
STRANGERS in town-houses ready to
live in. GA Sixth street south.
TWO room furnished house, $12O0. In
quire 2423 First avenue north.
TWO three-room houses. Cheap. 49,
415 Seventh avenue south.
TWO room nicely furnished bungalow
906 Eighth avenue north.
THREE-ROOM furnished house. 2716
Second avenue north.
TWO room duplex, furnished. 716 3rd
street south.
SMALL house. 1923 Second avenue south.
SMALL house. 519 Eighth Ave. SO.
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u ron HExr-uNrusxrsH. Aria

PLEASANT apartment, consisting of
large living room: kitchen with
breakfast nook; roomy bath; cozy
quarters TOR couple. Chelsea. 5th Ave.
No. and 18th street. Phone 1883.
FOR RENT-Several apartments in
gas range. Hickman. 32A Central ave
STRICTLY modern apartment Of s
! rooms. close In, north side; reference.
Box 203, Tribune
FOR RENT-Modern four I'd "a apart
ment. COS Fourth avenue sGlth. :. Is.