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Workers Of Am-rica from further
efforts TO organize the non-union
miners employed by the Nickel
Goal company and three other CON-
panies OF Fayette and Raleigh ooun-
tics, West virginia
, 1922-04-14
SEVEN WOMEN ARRAGNED
IN CITY POLICE COURT

A busy session Of police court was
held yesterday. when seven vomen OF
the Sandbar were brought before
, 1922-04-14

W. K Lane has returned to AccYa
after spending q few days here on
business and pleasure
, 1922-04-14

INDIANAPOLIS. IND, April a.
with the end today OF the second
week Of tho nationwide suspension
Of work IN the coal industry. inter
est at union headquarters here was
centered in the progress of enlisting
more non-union workers IN the walk
out The total OF 665 900 idle miners.
claimed by the union, showed n gain
of more han $4,000 during the week.
ana tho opinion in union circles was
that the strike had not yet reached
its peak strength
Gains scored in the Pennsylvania
coke districts were the most sisnifi-
n m developments of the union point
CT view while the only seemed
the temporary injunction affecting
Two important West Virginia fields.
which hampered the union activities
In the latter fields, however. the
union did not admit any loss OF men,
who Soined in the suspension during
the week Plans also were being laid
by counsel for tho union 10 contest
h court orders. with the view of
setting them aside. in whole or part.
Another shift in the national head.
quarters for the conduct of the sus-
pension came when President Lewis
OF the United Mine Workers. went TO
his home in Springfield to remain
for h weekend Since the begin
ming of the suspension Mr.. Lewis has
been in New York and Washington.
as well as this city. He IS expected
TO return here on Monday
, 1922-04-14

PITTSBURGH, Pa, April 14.-1ndications that union or
ganizers are making progress in the West Moreland county
coke regions were found in reports reaching union headquar-
tiers here yesterday. The organizers are pushing their cam
paign steadily into the- territory and mass meetings are be-
ing held daily. reported a continues decrease in ship
, 1922-04-14

A report from Co~nnersvfie. m TIE
heart of the region. last night told
OF the stoning OF an automobile party
Of organizers by q crowd Of ome
miners relatives, when the union men
were on their way to the Leisenring
No. 1 plsat OF the H C. Fr1ck CUks
company. The union men. It was
said, left town without accomplish
ing their purpose Of lining up the
ron-union coke workers
Some apprehension Is felt in the
Pittsburgh Steel trade that II the
strike f. to continue much longer.
IL MAJ be necessary to curtal opera
lions IN some mills. for while the
supply Of coal appears to DO ample.
II in said. the coke supply supply has
dropped off considerably.
, 1922-04-14

Try . Tribune ela..,f,ed 3D.
, 1922-04-14
PROGRESS MADE
IN UMEONIZINC
MINES, REPORT

CHARLESTON. W. va, April Is
An injunction was granted in the
United States district court here
today by Judge George w. McCiin-
tic to restrain the United Mine
, 1922-04-14
OPTIMISM
is UPSET BY LEWIS.

SPRINGFIELD. m. April IA. -
Commenting on the statement of At
torney General Daugherty, given out
in Washington that preliminary and
local conference are going or among
operators ar -~7irers. President John
/. Lewis o. Tie United Mine Workers
at his home here declared positively
that "no conferences at an are IN
progress"
Please say for me- Mr.. Lewis re
epeated, that no conferences are in
progress and none in prospect"
PITTSBURGH, Pa, April 14-The
Influence OF h strike on the Fayette
county region was again shown today
by decreased shipments, h most pro-
nounced falling off of shipments in the
present Marion district The loadings
yesterday were IFS cars, as compared
with 100 the day before. The normal
shipment is $50 cars.
The Monongahela river section also
, 1922-04-14

WASHINGTON. April IA Attor-
ney General Daugherty. leaving the
White House today after reporting to
President Harding on his recent trip
to indianapolis, sal dehe had recefv-
ed the impression that preliminary
and local conferences" wer going on
among operators and union officials
but that no progress has yet been
made. He declined to elaborate on
the statement
, 1922-04-14

CHARLESTON. W. Va. April IL
Loading figures from the two import
ant railroads in the section tending
to show a slight increase in produc-
ton I'm the Kanawha field were the
only tangible evidence of strike SON
ditions in southern West Virginia
a fields in southern West Virginia
was virtually unchanged. according to
reports of operations and union of
ficials,
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The New Venice.

ANY modernization OF Venice would
be a profanity, yet we cannot wonder
that this city with it's glorious mari
time traditions longs to become a
world port once more. How to accom-
plish this without marring the beauty
of the remarkable aquatic city a a
problem. This danger has been hap
PLY averted by a wise governmental
Trade is to be diverted away
from thSaty itself to a great e bar.
Dor, and industrial centers now be-
ing built upon the mainland ut Marg-
hera and Mestre. These points are
connected with the sea by a new ship
canal dredged across the lagoons in
continuation Of the Guidecca canal
Scientific American.
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DEVIL DANCE ExPELs SPIRITS
Tibetans Have Simple Methods Of Get.
ting Rid Of demons" That Dis
turb Their Happiness.

The Tibetan lama, living on the
roof OF the world" has presumably
discovered a magic for appeaslng and
expelling the demons who disturb his
happiness and deny him pleasures.
To the lama, the nomad and the mer-
chant the high, barren Aslatic plateau
Is peopled with ghosts, COLLINS,
gnomes, lmps, demons and evil spirits.
The panacea for all troubles is a
devil dance. The Tibetans' dance is
as weird an incarnation as one could
find in any part of the world. The
lamas wear hideous masks represent.
ing every known and unknown demon,
ghost. spirit and goblin that f%requents,
inhabits and resides in Tibet. These
are carefully enticed, decoyed and
gathered up and, on the last day Of
the three-day festival, escorted by the
lamas outside the south gate and safe
iy blown to nowhere.
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SAW A CERTAIN SIMILARITY
Old Riley Rezzidew's Remarks Not Al,
together Complimentary to the
netaSia Fire Fighters.

"The fire alarm system Of Constan-
tinople has certain pec~uliarities," stat
ed a citizen of Petunla. "A watch.
man stands in a tower and warns OF
any fire that may happen to attract
his attention, calling the quarter OF
town In which 1t is. A fire company
forthwith ONE trotting to the con
migration, dragging a little engine be
hind them. They then bargain with
the owner OF the building about the
fee for putting 1t out. In addition
whatever they can carry off Is theirs
"H'mi That's the way in Constan-
tinople, We say?' returned old Riley
Rezzidew. sounds a good 'eal as II
you were telling o. the capers Of the
Torrent Fire Fighters, right here ~
Petunia."-Kansas City Star.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1922-12-28
GREETED WITH COLD WATER

A quaint New Years custom oh.
served in South .Pembrokeshire, the
Little England beyond Wales" is de-
scribed in a London newspaper. Be
tween six and seven o'clock on New
Years morning the h~ouseholders are
aroused by a succession Of smart taps
at their doors. On opening them they
will be greeted by one or more chill
dren. chiefly boys. armed with a little
year, I cheerfully resolve to obey all
or other evergreen plant. The greet
ing consists OF the words, "Will you
take this New Years water In,
pleasef" No true native OF the dis
trict would dream Of refusing, for this
water is supposed to bring good luck
for the ensuing year. II the child's
request is granted. he sends a spray
Of icy water into the face Of the gen.
tleman or lady Of the house, with the
words. 81 wish you a happy New
Year." Every member Of the house
hold must. participate In the lnck-
bringing water. 50 fhe child Is brought
up TO the members Of the family stiH
abed and the formula Is repeated
again.
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Wasn't an Easter Rabbit.

F~our-year-old Marie of Francisco,
Ind, had often been told stories of
the Easter rabbits and had heard of
egg hunting parties where children
would hunt for nests Of eggs, supposed
TO have been hidden by rabbits.
One day her father was telling her
Of his hunt. He told of looking through
the fence into a bunch of tall grass
and seeing a rabbit in its nest. He
took IA stick and punched 1t out.
Marie listened with wide-eyed atten-
ton, then said: "Did you break any
Of It's eggs, daddy '-Indianapolis
Star.
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suspicious gen., with a bagful OF gold
coins, coral and other precious things.
Another has a bundle Of edible sea
weed, which is called "kobu." The
phrase 'to rejoice" in Japanese is
"yorOkobu :" so seaweed (kobu) means
rejoicing. The last has under it a
lobster A person doubled up with
age reminds one of a lobster with it's
doubled up waist. So the lobster quite
often is plcturesquely representative
of 1.-THE aged of the sea-"
When the family have bowed down
before the gods they eat the great
meal and a few rounds of sake were
tremendously served in former days.
Once You have eaten this feast you
have added one year; and a child born
In December is said 10 be two ii
old right after this meal. / used to
be reminded by older people that l
should be a better boy from the first
Of January, as I had added one year
during that n night. They say that
one night of the thirty-first of Decenl-
Der is worth fifty days Of usual days.
and those who 20 to bed early this
night will grow old that much in one
night.
Early on the first Of January New
Years callers begin to pour in. What
do they say? With heads bowed down
and hands or the sill, they humble:
Congratulations for the opening of
the new year; we received your favor
last year, and pray that it will be con-
tinued I'm future" This phrase is so
common that both sides speak at the
same time, and yet both are well IN
derstood. One says won't you come
mr. mo-" answers the other; 81
have more houses 4 call" 'Then
come when you are through" and the
caller goes. If the caller should come
in he is sumptuousiy Toasted with food
and drink.
Superstitious people find omens and
meanings in dreams, and the Japanese
must have good dreams to begin the
year. For this purpose they put a
piece of paper under the bed. On this
paper a japanese junk is printed, load
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1922-12-28
A New Years
Greeting
BY Emory J. Haynes

"HINK Of an Egyptian pyra,
mid-the Sphinx, for in
n stance, that stone forged
head of a mar. It stolidly stares
out of sightless eyes over the
wastes Of sand. Now think of a
big town clock In the forehead Of
that hard face. The hour hand
has been wagging around and yet
around for all these centuries.
And now 1t marks the beginning
of another New Year. Does the
stony face smile? No. Do the
granite lips move to bid us. of
this age, a Happy New Year? No.
II we speak up TO the broken ears
do they hear? Never.
MSuch a senseless, heartless thing
u is time. 1t knows us not nor cares
for US. 1t has no eyes to see us.
whether we be Greeks, Egyptians
or Yankees. AS well might be the
countless grains of the desert
sands, we and the generations
gone before us. Our laughter and
our tears are alike to time. If we
living beings arv a clock on It's
brows; If we renew its wheels as
they e out II we wind ii day
by day and appoint our children
to keep 1t going after us; If we
make its iron tongue strike the
hours on a bell, it YET is nothing
to the sphinx of Old Time. We
only are the living ones. Time
is not alive. And IL there were no
living ear of man or beast on the
vast Sahara there would be no
sound of the striking clock.
speak in error Of the New
u Years coming. II Is we living
souls who come and go. Time
v comes, never goes; is not
new, not old. Time is a fetish,
an imaginary thing. Man is all,
in fact, since the souiless beasts
take no note of time, and Gods
measure Is Eternity.
EWhat we do on New Years day
y is to take note of our existence.
Away back of us are multitudes
of human lives to whom we real
ize our relation. We say back Of
us. Why not say before us? For
they are the procession that
passed this way. Are we the head
of the column, or is II they who
have gone before? In either view
we are all one. II Is Humanity
that is passing over the earth.
The Sphinx Is nothing since 1t has
no soul to see US pass, or TO hear
us as we pause and toss Our caps
in the air before him in a New
Years festival,
an Instead of the, pyramid let us
Hook up to a Father. How differ
ent the thought Eyes has He
and He sees US ears, and He
hears our thankful acclaims.
Hands has He. which extend
themselves to sustain us, to help
the toddling children, to upbear
the aged, For a thousand years
in thy sight are but as yesterday
when 1t is passed, and as a watch
in the night"
think today of brotherhood.
u We are conscious alike of II
~'n"tntitv and orr immortality.
Life seems sweet and we are glad
- * ansc. LATE seems all en-
bracing, all %conquering, for we
have survived so many trials and
vet are living.
eU n vain does n seek to put 1t
u n words, this mighty shout Of men
into the faces of the aged stars
and to the sunrise. "A Happy New
Year" 1t. is a day OF tinkling
bells and music with dancing feet.
Yet poor indeed must be the mind
that cannot also rise to say:
"Nyhen | consider Thy heavens,
the work OF Thy fingers. the moon
and the stars, which Thou hast
ordained. what Is mall that Thou
are mindful Of himT" And so give
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1922-12-28
Put Prohlbltlon on cotton.

In 1900 the Importation of cotton
goods into Great Britain was prohIb-
tied and In l721 the manufacture Of
cotton in England was absolutely for
hidden by act Of parliament, a pen
atty of 500 being inflicted for selling
1t and one of $25 upon any person con
ricted Of wearing 1t.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1922-12-28

Watch cuticura Improve Your Skin.
On rising and retiring gently smear
the face with Cuticura Ointment.
Wash Off Ointment in five minutes
with Cuticura Soap and hot water. II
is wonderful what Cutlcura will do
for poor compilations, dandruff, itching
and red rough NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS..
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oSlOTt tile emu u
the old year pine branches are set up
by the gateways, shrines of gods,
hearth, well and other places. These
pine branches, si~gnifying constancy,
are hung with a straw ring made TO
initiate a Jewel, with rays Of light radi-
ating from 1t, and stuck with a dried
sardine, a leaf Of evergreen, pieces of
paper and a bit of edible seaweed.
These rings are also put on almost all
representative articles Of furniture
and kitchen implements, and this is
said ito let them take one year"
The festival of "going over the
year." or "Toshikoshi," is sometimes
called 'Toshitori," or taking the
year." and is a busy time for the
housewife. She has to cook many diff
ferent dishes, all Of which have pros
porous significance besides her regular
rice and bean soup.
When food is ready gods are served
first, but only In miniature. Lights are
put before them sake liquor is offered
In a pair of small vases, which, by the
way, / have often seer used for flow
ers in America. Before the gods on
The shelf they hang highly colored
leaflets, each with a lucky meaning.
One is the god of fortune under an
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1922-12-28
MAKING H YEAR

x New Tear 10 TIC starting a.scc
Let's leave Il with n smiling face,
Let's start with laughter and with sons
M when tomorrow comes along.
cling to all our happy ways
Until we've built a stack Of days
And weeks n months OF faith and
cheer.
And made of It happy year
--Detrolt Free Press
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1922-12-28
He Clipped Her Wings.

Somewhere in Indianapolis there Is
a girl who is minus some of the feath-
ers on her hat and she'll never know,
maybe. how they came TO be clipped
off," said Robert Bailey, statehousa
elevator man. the other day.
'sThe girl was on nm I~rvington car
along with 1913 others. She kept bob
bling her head around and nearly
tickled the face of a fellow on the
car. He reached In his vest pocket,
got out a pair of little scissors. and
every time She wagged the feathers
across his face he took OF a slice ~"
Indianapolis News.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1922-12-28
Heart Liz. a stnns.

.Jean-Maud says she puts her very
heart into her cooking.
Joan-She must have been veFy
heavy hearted when she made this
cake.-London Answers.
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Translated roughly, this means:

Translated roughly, this means:
After q sound sleep Of long night.
Resting awake in bed,
hear a cheerful sound
OF a sailing vessel
Gliding over the pillows.
The poem In translation loses Its
power Of calling up associations, But
n a Imagine himself living near
CO .sa!saa. sea, w.ssss Isssss, BAYS aTd
offings, pine groves and plum blossoms
hanging over from the hilly shores,
the u rs yet below the horizon, and
In the mist he can discern a vessel
gliding smoothly, leaving merry songs
Of sailors behind to be carried away
~ the spring breeze
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1922-12-28
Medest b Lner Demand.

Modest In Her Demand.
Lawycr-You want to ash $1,000 q
year aiimeny. Hew much ID your hus
band making?
Lady--Five thousand, bpt Tin sure
he could make more II he had 10, and
I'm willing he SHOULD seeb the differ
ence.
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onsy In adversely do W. come q
know ourselves.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1922-12-28

Maay a girls ideal Is shattered whe'
he gces broke.
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In japan
Is the month of
rest and festival /;
rest after hard
work and harvest (;
festival as an aus
picious beginning
Of the year.
Before the end NJ
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1922-12-28
lmportans to Mothers

Examine carefully every bottle OF
CASTORIA, that famous old remedy
for Infants and children, and see that 1t
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1922-12-28

TO aFFFCFIuFbtSf y 10 UFuIFT
IN pour torn handlel ". l..
douglas siocs,tefiie i0tiapjo f
s~Tciasive rights 10 handle thii
Q@sek selling quick tarn-ovei
The Caledonian-record. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1920-current, 1922-07-18
Serious Fire Is Averted
In Newport City
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(Continn red from Dare oneD
doors and windows He looked in
the window and saw the blaze.
The rooms were locked but the
key was left in the letter box and
a quick entry was made. Mi.
Wilkie rang in the alarm and
threw the blazing board and iron
out side.
1t was not necessary to use
either the hose or the chemicals,
so that there is no damage from
water. The rug is sadly blackened
from the charcoal but is not much
burned. There is also some dam
age from smoke.
The cause of the fire is little
difficult to explain. Mr.. and Mrs.
Grey are out of town but Miss
Beulah Grey, relative, spent
Sunday night there and did some
pressing. She does not remember
using the iron on Monday but
possibly the switch that turned or
the power for the stove was also
connected with the one which the
iron was attached.
The fire department was or
hand in a very few moments, anc
an immense crowd gathered.
The Aubin block now owned by
John Burgess and Lawrence Cot
snam, is one of the oldest though
remodeled buildings in the city
and has at least twelve apart
ments. Messrs. Burgess and Cot
nam are both in Beachburg, Ont
The Caledonian-record. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1920-current, 1922-07-18
Lunenburg
Mrs. Clarisa Dodge Reminded OF
Her S5th Birthday

Mrs. Clarisa Dodge was pleas
antly surprised Friday afternoon,
July IA, and reminded that it was
her 85th birthday, when nine of
her neighbors came in to spend
an hour with her.
They had been invited by her
granddaughter, Mrs. Lawrence
Dodge and Mrs. Jennie Hartshorn
and included Mrs. Albert Gray,
Mrs. Ann Phelps, Mrs. Alvin
Nichols, Mrs. Frank Currier Mrs.
, Iva Carpenter, Mrs. d. 0. Snow,
Mrs Amanda Wentworth, Ms. Flo
Balch and Mrs. Hartshorn, the
combined ages making GOT in clud-
ing little three-year-old Caroline
Dodge the Observation-Disclosures.
Mrs. Lawrence Dodge served ice
cream and waters and a birthday
cake surrounded with roses which
was specially good because little
Caroline, during the absence of
her mother to attend her tiny sis
ter, Virginia, stirred Grandma S
birthday cake vigorously.
The guests enjoyed a real "visit"
and left with the wish that they
might celebrate Ms. Dodge's Seth
birthday with her.
Miss l.. Josephine Webster and
Mrs. Paul of Burlington of the
Children's Aid society of Vermont,
were in Lunenburg on business on
Thursday and called on friends in
the village.D
A slight accident occurred on the
hill on Thursday evening when a
care backed out from the Walter
Colby yard and was hit by a
speeding car coming down from
the Chandler hill. A fiat tire was
all the damage done to the cars
and the culvert was knocked in by
the collision. Both cars were from
Lancaster.
Elezer Woods, the father OF
Prudon Woods and Mrs. Will Nc.
Laughlin, is seriously i'll at tho
home of Pludon Woods on Pono
hill.
Mrs. L. M. Turner, town clerk
is busy sending out the tax notices
this week.
Dir. Gordon Hall, one of the
guests of the Heights house, is IL
Boston for a few days
The Caledonian-record. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1920-current, 1922-07-18
NEWPORT LOCALS

Miss Elaine Sabourin, daughter
of Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Saboulln
and J. Henry Reneau of Plymouth
N. H., were united in MARRIAGE
july 1st at North Woodstock. MIS-.
Reneau is a graduate nurse, haV-
ing taken her course in training at
a hospital in Plymouth.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Harvey spent
Sunday in st. Adams.
e. S. Blodah and family motorcd
to Enosburg on Sunday. =.
Mr. and Mrs. James Hyatt OF
Norwood, Mass, are guests OF
Mr.. and Mrs. f. A. Wilkic.
Mr.. and Mrs. +. W. Connolly
Miss Ruth Connolly and Harold
Connolly of Dorchester are guests
of Mr.. and Mrs. Urban Livingston.
John Daley of Boston is IN town
called here by the very serious III
ness of his father, who is in the
Orleans hospital.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Sherman,
Mr.. and Mrs. Bradley DAVIS and
Miss Alice Sherman motored to
St. Johnsbury Monday, Miss Sher-
man will remain for some time.
Mr.. and Mrs. S. j. Gushing and
children and C. a. Brown and
family motored to Bolton Springs
on Sunday.
Mrs. Nellie Grant who has been
visiting Mrs. f. A. Wilkie has re-
turned to her home in Boston and
Miss Olive Wilkie accompanied
| her.
A. M. Bowen has bought new
Buick coupe.
Miss Agnes Trudcau of Concord
is spending several days with
Miss Gladys Wheeler
Frand Burns is in Lyndonville
today to bring home his mother,
Mrs. A. L. Burns, who went with
her daughter, Mrs. James Corbett
on Friday,
Judge f, ]. Smith and family
are spending two weeks at thcll
cottage on Eagle Point.
Harley Sawyer has been confln-
ed to the house for a few days by
illness but is now better.
DR.. and Mrs. L. H. Mclver mo-
tored to North Stratford on Sun.
day and visited f-:ends there.
Miss Grace Longeway is enjoy
ing two weeks vacation from the
Gilman and Co. store.
MI. and Mrs. A. W. Farman anC
brother Harold and Mrs. Farmar
of Derby Line were in Albany
Monday to attend the funeral o
their uncle, John A. Brown.
H. B. Gordon of St. Johnsburl
is in town.
Mr.. and Mrs. Richard Hurst re
! turned Saturday night from Hart
ford, with their daughter, Mrs
Maurice Blanchard and child ant
Miss Gertrude Hurst who has beer
visiting her sister for sometime.
Miss EIma Brown and CUES
Miss Carter with Donald Davi
' were in BURLINGTON Friday making
the trip by auto.