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The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-01-03
AUSTRALIANS ARMY PLANS.
Peace Program Calls for Force of 1870, 900
and Compulsory Training.

Reorganization of Australians army on
a peace basis has recently been an
nounced and the program calls for a force
of 100. 900 men. the revival of the Austria
liam imperial force. compulsory training
for a period of ten weeks in the first year
of service of the young citizen soldiers and
the establishment of an air force. Plans
for the reorganization of the Australian
navy have been held up pending the re
suits of the next imperial conference,
which will make recommendations for the
naval policy of the empire.
Senator Pearce. the minister of defense.
in his report said that the war had com
pletelv dislocated the old army system
and that reorganization of the entire de-
Tense of the commonwealth would be nee
csSary. He recommended. however. that
the government should retain the old syS-
tenn of citizen force and compulsory
training. The annual quota of new re
cruits he said. would only be about $4,000.
and until an efficient force could be built
up he urged that the imperial force should
be invited to join the citizen force and
become the basis Of the country's defense.
The citizen soldiers, after the 10 weeks
training in the first year of their service.
viii have to serve 16 days. including eight
days in camp, each year for n period of
three years. when they win be placed in
the reserve. Under the old system of com
pulsOry training seven years service was
required. New York Times.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-01-03
CHICKEN EVERY DAY.
On the Menu at Hotels i'm Hayti 365
Days in the Year.

Labor and living are cheap in Hayti.
There is a hotel in Port au Prince, rated
as the best. that charges only 81 day
for room and three square meals. True
the rooms are small, with ancient wash
bowl, and unlockable. with concrete floors
and rugless, but they are clean and COM
Portable.
The same meals could not be obtained
anywhere in the United States at double
the price. Luncheon Is a regular dinner,
and dinner is much like an eight-course
feast. They never serve less than two or
three meats, when one, according to the
American habit would be enough. There
is fruit in abundance in Hayti and a boy
standing on the front porch, overlooking
the sea often picks the breakfast oranges.
The favOrite dish is chicken. served $50
DAYS in the year without variation. No
body ever wants to see a chicken after
STAYING three weeks in Hayti.
\ Haytian boy. waiting faithfully on a
guest for 21 meals, beams his delight
when TIMED three gourdes which is 80
cents The maid. whose chief dntv IS to
spread the mosquito net, almost drops to
her knees for the same fee weekly. The
boy who fetcheS the water and fixes the
shoes gladly slips a man extra towels for
three gOurdes a week.
Laundry at American rates would cost
more than room and board in Hayti if
there We're laundries. There is much to
go out from each room daily to washer
women, and it comes back spick and span
at nominal cost. taE##
But Hayti has not reached the point
where it may bid for tourist travel. 4
man stopping at the best hotel here for
the first time feels rather foolish when he
asks for room and bath and is conducted
to a little house 80 feet away, where he
NAV get a shower.
The best, however, is in sharp contrast
with the worst, for the laborer gets 80
cents day. and thousands of natives
live only on fruit that grows wild every
where, the year round, like the roses.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-01-03
BURGLARS GET FOOD ONLY,
Fail to Open Swift Beef Company's Safe
in MnntneIier.

Reef campauya store here was broken
into Saturday morning. but apparently
the burglars confined their efforts to pro
curing something To eat, for they took
only a can OF mincemeat and a few mouth
fuIs Of cheese. They made an unsucceSs-
full attempt % get into the safe.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-01-03
VERMONT NEWS.

! Owing to continued lack Of business, the
| Chace cotton mills at Burlington will not
reopen as expected today They Wall
/ probably open on Jan. 10.
Following the reductions in the other
/ commodities the prices of candy Will also
be reduced from 20 to- p per cent by the
retailers of Burlington. Recent cuts IN
price by the manufacturers have led TO
/ this reduction.
4 fire in the turning room of the New
/ ton & Thompson Mfg. company in Bran
don the first of the week caused a loss of
several hundred dollars. but the perfect
working Of the automatic sprinkler saved
the building.
Hayward Marshall. an Addison man,
was taken 10 the hospital at Burlington
fer an operation, accompanied by his WIFE
/ On her return home she fell at the rail
road station and broke both bones in one
| leg below the knee.
George X. Montgomery of Rutland
has concluded his duties as cashier of the
KilGngtOn National bank and the Rutland
Trust Co. after Is years of service, hay
were organized. Mr. Montgomery was
presented with $500 by each institution.
Following a conference between the
milk dealers Of Nln0oSkl ana the farmers.
it has been decided to reduce the price of
milk from II cents per quart to IL cents,
commencing Jan. /. The meat dealers
also are helping in the matter of reduc-
lions in the cost of living in Winooski.
The hotels and rooming houses in Bur
lington enjoyed the biggest year in their
histories. during 1920 more than $4,000
guests registering at the three principal
hotels And it is conservative estimate
that more than 100000 guests in all were
registered. when the large number of small
hotels and boarding houses doing business
i'm the city are considered. The summer
tourist season broke all records for the
number of guests visiting Burlington.
The month Of August shows that 14,274
people registered at the hotels Vermont,
Van Ness and Sherwood.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-01-03
Formidable Programs Are
~ Before State Legislature

Tax Reform, Dry Law En-
fOrcement, More Liberal
Sunday Laws, Suffrage,
Soldier Bonus, Boxing
and Primary Repeal Some
of the Subjects Coming
Up .
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-01-03
Specific at Hand.

John was visiting his grandmother,
who has a candy store. On being told
he would be sick from eating so much
candy, he replied: ooh, that's all
right. Mother has pills to make me
we'll"
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-01-03
FutiIity.

Teacher-"Tommy. what is the mean
ing of the word 'futility'?"
TOMMY dent know just exactly,
but an example of it would be trying to
tickle turtles back with a chicken
feather.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-01-03
To Cure Cold in One Day

Take Groves LAXATIVE BROMO
the signature of Il. w. Cove. 30c.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-01-03
FINE FOR RHEUMATISM
Musterole Loosens Up Those
Stiff Joints-Drives Out Pain

)IIA JULIUS Dives Out I OH
You'll know why thousands use
Musterole once you experience the
glad relief it gives.
Get a jar at once from the nearest
drug store. 1t is clean, white ONT
ment, made with the oil of mustard.
Better than mustard plaster and does
not blister. Brings ease and comfort
while it is being rubbed on!
Musterole is recommended by many
doctors and nurses. Millions of jars are
used annually for bronchitis, Group, stiff
neck, asthma, neuralgia, pleurisy, rheu-
rnatisrn, lurnbago, pains and aches of the
back or joints, sprains, sore muscles,
bruises. chilblains, frosted feet, colds of
the chest lit often prevents pneumonia.
=, y
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-01-03

Owing to continued lack Of business, the
Chace cotton mills at Burlington will not
reopen as expected today. They Will
probably Open on Jan. 10.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1921-07-20

You may consider yourself accept
ed" Before the astonished young man
could follow she was speeding away in
the luxurious limousine of the school
friend.
There is your chance, said the Old
gentleman, when he learned Ardeth's
identity. Hold her to that"
Charlie squared his shoulders. 81
WILL said he.
1t was two years before the Fates
give him the opportunity. The morn
ing was perfect. and Charlie quite
looked the successful young business
man as he boarded -he train-bound
for conference in :Tew York. The
train was crowded 5sssf when Charlie
saw that he must 49, e the seat with
Ardeth Appel or sta up. he felt that
the moment was indeed his He had
grown up in these two years. but his
eyes had not grown less clear, nor his
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1921-07-20

thing appears all right and the parties
have the license"
Inwardly he groaned. 1t did not add
to his composure to be quite sure that
Henry was delighted eavesdropper.
Though, of course, business ethics
would not tolerate such breach, yet
this was such a tremendous occasion
that it was in way pardonable,
though liable to be reckoned with aft
eTward.
How many people have you mar
ried, Mr.. Adams?''
why, er-er-hundreds- course
I never kept count
ooh, am so sorry: wanted to be
the first. Will you marry me?"
Eyes, indeed. I shall be delighted, .
smiled Ross.
At this moment the door swung open
and two men, heavily bearded, stalked
into the room, and in military pre-
cision took a stand on each side of
Ross, while in duet they chanted:
Eve are witnesses to your prom
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1921-07-20

along now" he reproached himself
bitterly, "but somehow I never had tn
knack o. keepin' much ahead"
tits because you've been good t ev-
erybody," she flashed, that we amt
nothin' nowl When tn children was
little you thought they mus have tn
best o. everything" she went on
breathlessly, IAN we spoilt 'em, Eben;
yes, we did,
But they're good children, mother -
interposed her husband mildly. John
an Nancy'd do anythin' for US"
mo. they wouldn't! They amt tn
kind that does things for anybody.
They're thoughtless an selfsh-an'
we've made EN- so, Eben," sadly.
who, mother, l never knew you t.
be so hard!"
When John wanted t. go t. college
you sold the wood lot an sent him,
stead O. lettin him work his way"
" 'Twould be hard on tn boy, Com
fort" responded the old man gently.
She went on as if she had not heard,
her toll worn hands clasped in her lap,
the potatoes forgotten.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1921-07-20

ruin of his coat, as the mischievous
young scamp put increasing distance
between himself and his victim, never
stopping to remove the coat. Half
way out Mr.. Winters, raging at the wa
ter's edge, saw the boy stop swimming,
and with a peculiar upward move
ment of his hands, turn half over in
the water and begin slowly to disap-
pear from sight.
J. Ethelbert Winters knew every
inch of that pond, where he had often
swum as a boy, and could have named
the very spring that was sucking poor
Teddy in, hampered as he was by the
coat about him. Hastily Winters shed
Suit SEA" and went to the succor of
his adversary.
1t was hours later that Teddy
opened his eyes. AT first he thought he
was in heaven, for he smelled perfume.
and there was music in his ears. As
his vision become clearer, however, he
saw his sister standing by the window.
her eyes red with weeping, and the
Bean Pole" was just about to give
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1921-07-20
By Abner Anthony


After John got settled in biz-ness
an it looked s if we might get a little
help from him now an then, he got
married; an that was tn end o.
that"
Eyes; but faint good for man t. live
alone,'" quoted Eben smilingly, trying
to draw her from the strange mood she
was in
Then Nancy took SICK" she con-
tinued YEARLY, "an' it took all our
rainy day savin's t. pay for her opera
ton"
II trusted tn Lord for our rainy
days after that, comfort" he answered
reverently. HE amt ever failed us
yet"
He's lettin' them separate us nowl"
she cried brokenly. I'VE. who've been
married fifty years, some Sat'day. Oh,
Eben, faint right, faint right" she
sobbed again in his arms.
Try to comfort her with hand and
voice, he was too distressed to see that
his daughter was speeding up the path
toward the house, in back of the oak.
White and sobbing Nancy reached
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1921-07-20
Cash and Credit


Bean Pole" he said scathingly. Your
money is dirty"
The bean POLE" who was really
John Ethelbert Winters, Esq, shot out
one long arm to grab the offender, but
Teddy evaded him and pranced just
beyond his reach, hurting vindictive
taunts, until his fathers whistle from
the house called him in for the night.
After he had gone, the man laughed.
Licked him today down at the
swimming pool" he explained with
considerable satisfaction. Hes got it
in for he''
Rage is one of the greatest absorb
ers of vitality in man, and it is, there
fore. impossible to say accurately just
how long Teddy sat at the window of
his chamber glazing balefully at the
Summer house that evening before
merciful sleep overlook him and sep
arated him from his black desires. He
awoke shivering with cold, and a
glance at the Summer house lying
bathed in moonlight showed it to be
empty-butl over the back of the set
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1921-07-20
d Open For Business By Pake Whitney
By Parke Whitney


"Gee." mourned "Girlie, - went and
messed up the whole show after our
rehearsing for week. But, see here,
Ross, this is Jim Turner" motioning
toward the other man who had leaped
to the side of the girl and was trying
to comfort her in a most 1over-like
manner.
All right replied Ross, and now,
the why of all this fool farce?p
20. Sis and Jim want to be married,
that's all, Folks kicking up rumpus,
but Sis and are strong for Jim so
go to it,"
Ross. from whom all timidity Of
first business had fed, took from his
desk drawer the necessary book, and
calling in the grinning Henry as wit
ness joined the couple in marriage.
Now. said Ross, my privilege to
the bride shall be taken advantage Of
any may it in some measure erase the
memory OF the blow
SO Ross performed this ceremony.
also r ay---os,A'- Sz.tsfscfion wirh the
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1921-07-20

Mortified at "Girlie" of college days in
the face of one of the men he had de-
nuded of a beard.
Now, see here, Grille, said Ross,
Il always told you that no good ever
came from practical joking You have
brought this upon yourselves. But,
turning to the girl, who was crouched
down in the chair with hand held to
a crimson cheek, my deepest regrets
to this young lady for my brutal act
and my only hope is that she will for
give me. Who is she anyway
20, that's only my kid sister and she
don't mind a little crack like that!
Ought to see her sometimes after she
has put on the gloves with me-"
"Huhy' flashed the girl. ''Mr. Ross,
you should see him when / get through
with him. He looks like beef steak
pie for a week afteri But though
know that every tooth is knocked
down my thoat and that my jaw is
fractured in a thousand pieces, guess
~
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1921-07-20
The Old Home

understood with torturing clearness-
Eben was going to Johns and she was
going TO Nancy's; the old home was
being broken up.
; Silently she sank down beside Eben
and the potatoes on the grass under
the oak, and when he looked up with a
welcoming smile she understood all be
would not say.
Mechanically she fell to helping him
in his slow, methodical sorting of the
potatoes. Every minute they had to-
gether now was priceless.
Eben spoke presently: You'll be
warm an comf'table there a. Nancy's,
mother-thank God, shan't have t.
worry over that. An Nancy'll have tn
specialist for your eyes-she promised
me that"
The woman stirred restlessly.
ST don't need no specialist" she as
serted stoutly. AN father, what'1l
you do when you have them cramps
in tn night? John won't understand
EN-"
He smiled at her bravely.
Now, what do you think, I'd be TAX
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1921-07-20

3 A Timely Proposal By Phil Moore

would you be if you had loved a girl
for five years without ever meeting
her"
But why don't you meet her"
Cant. am onlp a poor working
boy. and her father is millionaire
more or less. She sure is a Inner,
though" in musing tone.
Charles smile was gone now, and
it had been his undoing. If he had not
been so busy trying to hold on to it he
would have seen Ardeth Appel get in
at the other end of the car. She, too,
had felt the urge of adventure. that
morning, and had slipped out of the
house before her father could stop her.
Indeed he had caught a glimpse of her
as she sped down the driveway, and
had shaken his head in despair. Long
experience had taught him the mean
ing of that quick springy step and high
held step. From the bottom of his
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1921-07-20

tee hung the light gray topcoat of j
Ethelbert Winters.
It took Teddy just so seconds to
drop to the ground, secure the coat and
return to his room. Clearly Mr.. Win
tiers had forgotten his coat upon taking
his departure, and Teddy was losing
no time in making the most of his OPP
portunity. Carefully he went through
the pockets.
"All's fair in love and war" Teddy
didn't know the saying, but his young
mind seemed to have grasped the prin-
ciple fairly effectively.
A faded rose, at which Teddy shifted
contemporary, linen handkerchief,
and-a letter. Teddy did not hesitate
to read:
Mr.. ]. Ethelbert Winters, Esq.
Sir-Payment on Suit No. 56-A has
not been forthcoming. We will credit
nothing further in this matter until we
hear from you.
ARNOLD e. WRIGHT,
Attorneys at Law.
Teddy fairly snorted with disgust.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1921-07-20

in them cramps along with me for?''
he demanded humorously. I'm leav-
In 'em t home, where they b'long-''
1t was an unlucky speech. She
turned toward him with stifed cry.
Where we bIong, tool" she sobbed,
the floodgates of her pent-up sorrow
flung wide. They've no right t. sep
arate us; it's wicked. Oh, Eben, let's
not go-let's not go!"
There, there, mother" he soothed,
clipping a rheumatic old arm about
her tenderly and drawing her head up
on his breast. They might separate
them in body, but never in heart
When her grief had spent itself and
she spoke again it was as If in answer
to his troubled thoughts.
I'VE en- get along all right, Eben,"
she said eagerly. "Th' hens amt gone
yet, an they're laying good. There's
wood enough t. last quite a spell
an"
no, no, dear heart" he interrupted
huskily. 81 could never forgive my
self If let you suffer needlessly. I
oughter had enough saved t. tide us
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1921-07-20

Something in the queer way this was
said made prickly sensation run up
Ross spine, while as vision of a GER
tain young lady waiting for his success
flashed on his consciousness, in fancy
he felt his sleeked down hair rise into
a pretty fair imitation of frst-class
pompadour.
Then something so theatrical about
the whole thing struck him. and at this
thought a memory struggled up, the
memory of a delicate featured youth
of college days. This youth had been
dubbed Grille by his mates, and was
a prime mover in all sorts of stunts.
And there he sat, grinning now in ma
licious enjoyment of Ross discom-
fiturel
With swift back-action swat, Ross
euffed the pseudo girl soundly across
the cheek, while with lightning speed
he c1utched at the mems heads. They
came forth in each hand. but there
came forth a startled yelp in an I'M
mistakably feminine voice from the
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1921-07-20
By Phil Moore


determination less strong.
He settled himself beside Ardeth
with polite, impersonaI bow, and be-
gan to read a story.
Things like thi- JUS ION: haGpy.s
you know He broke the silence cas-
ually. Ardeth, startled, looked ques-
ton
Like this story" he went on. Man
loved a girl for years without her
knowing it. He sees her on the train
one day and, throwing all caution to
the winds, proposes to her.
How improbable!" But the girls
cheeks were suddenly flushed.
"She calls his bluff, though" he con-
tinued in the same impersonal tone,
"and accepts him"
you say he has always loved herr"
The girls voice was faint
Since he was kid. But her father
had no use for him. Good chap, toe"
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1921-07-20

Then suddenly Nancy's voice called
from the hall.
Yes. we're comm. Nancy" an
swered her mother tremuioualy.
Hand n hama the two old lovers
went downstairs together. each vowins
for the others sake to be brave that
day.
But what was this2
Father and Mother Mitchell stared
bewilderingly at the table spread with
snowy cloth, the blue wilIow-ware and
a steaming breakfast. whose browning
glory was a bowl of 80 yellow roses.
"A happy golden wedding day."
chorused John and Nancy, leading
them to the table where two piles OF 50
shining dollars dazzling reflected the
sunlight in two blue plates.
Children, what does this mean ."
faltered Mother Mitchell.
at means that there's a hundred
more coming every month, said John.
his hand on his fathers shoulder. "Nan
and I have decided we don't want the
old home broken up, it means toe
mighty much to us he cleared his
throat, and If you'll stay. you'll Bnd
there's about everything you'll Be
needing for awhile"
If they'd stayi The old couple
looked at each other dazedly.
Nancy's tremulous voice broke abe
tension.
"Therei / forgot those sbiscuitst"
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1921-07-20

ty strict watch on her list Of male
acquaintances, and he imposed just
two requirements-mo and posi-
ton.
Charlie smiled blithely as he swung
down the street to the station on his
way to New York on his search for a
wife. But every step took him away
from her, and by the time he bought
his ticket, his smile had faded a little.
Wonderful weather" he remarked
to himself enthusiastically, and forced
a large, artificial smile. He wondered
if, after all. he wanted a wife, when
he couldn't have Ardeth. He propped
up the fasi-fadiag grin with two An
gers.
"Why try SO hard?" asked the old
gentleman.
II beg your pardon?" stammered
Charlie.
why try so hard?" repeated his
seatmate. you have been conscien-
tiously propping up that smile for so
long that anyone would know you are
sad"
Charlie looked at him earnestly, SELF
ed with sudden desire to confide in
someone.
Il am sad" he confessed, "and so
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1921-07-20

heart he pitied the school friend whom
she was going to visit.
Now as Charlie Wetherbee told his
sorrows to the kind gentleman. some
thing strange happened to him. He
had just said: ITS pretty hope ss. 1
guess, when he suddenly felt that it
couldn't bet mustn't be hopeless!
Unaware that the train had stopped,
and that the passengers were filing
out, he said in loud, determined
voice, looking straight ahead:
mo, it is mott Some day." he con-
tinued with conviction, 81 am going to
marry that girl!' And as he spoke he
looked right into the eyes of the girl
herself! The Fates chuckled with
glee.
Ardeth, at first inclined to feel insult
ed, was suddenly amused Looking
calmly back into the clear, honest eyes
of the stranger she answered.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1921-07-20
By JoeIla johnson

THE tin-horn sport" he muttered.
"Sparkin' with my sister, and owing
for his clothes. Buying on credit, too"
he added in contempt. "Bet that's the
suit he had on tonight" as he re-
membered the light flannel outing suit
which had graced Mr.. Winters long
limbs.
The next day Teddy sought the
swimming pool, wearing over his bath
ing suit, the gray coat of his enemy.
He had barely acquainted some of his
more intimate cronies with the latest
shortcomings of Mr.. ]. Ethelbert Win
tiers, and was initiating them into some
choice taunts which were to be deIiv-
cred upon the appearance of Mr.. Win
ters, when that gentleman arrived,
seeking Teddy and his missing coat.
That he knew just where to come was
quite evident. There are many inter
esting books written on the subject of
mental telepathy, and Mr.. Winters was
quite a reader.
Teddy took like duck to the water
and Mr.. Winters watched him, and the