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The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1922-12-29

Dress of Brick Red veIours de Lame
in chemise Form, Inset With Dia-
mond Shaped Pieces of Duvetyn.
turned down, but wien up and draped
around the neck it forms frilly jabot-
like collar.
street dress of this character is
in chemise form, developed in brick
red yelours de laine inset with dia-
mond-shaped pieces of duvetyn in the
same dull gray of the cape, which is
OF gray astrakhan.
Dancing Frocks Feature Petaied Skirt.
Another curious novelty Is shout
der extension in the shape of an
the point where the shoulder seams
might be. is continuous cut from
The front of the gown. These long
ends hang over the back of the gar
ment in swinging scarf ends about
three-quarters of yard wide and
reach TO the hem OF the skirt. Some
times these scarf ends are crossed at
the back, in which case they form a
muffiing collar and cape wrap.
Vionnet does not use the exagger-
ated length in skirts. Practically all
her skirts are well above the ankles.
and, generally speaking. they are mar
row. The large petaled skirt is a
marked feature of her dancing frocks.
Not few of Vionnet's dresses have
the almost straight skirt. A new form
has an inverted plat at the right side.
At the left there is scarflike con-
tinuation of a turned-over top which
turns to form the girdle and ties at
the left side with long. flowing ends.
She works out the same idea In con-
nectiOn with a collar. Following a
medium bateau outline, this straight
band ties on one shoulder with long
ends and loops.
Vionnet,s colors are, first and fore
most, beige in full gamut, with accom-
panying shades of reddish chestnut
and golden browns. She still uses dull
brick reds in both wOolens for street
suits and silks for afternoon dresses.
There is very little black except for
coats
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1922-12-29


Clever, but the Latin says it more
forcibly: Crowned-with-laurel Horace,
what you say is true: Flies than the
southeast wind faster time the devOur-
er of things.
And the second quotation above
neatly supplements the first by say
ing: Times change and we are changed
In them. .
All of which suggests most forcibly
that time has destroyed the old-fash-
Toned method of observing several OF
our American national holidays; that
the times have changed and we in
them.
Now, there's the Fourth of July, for
example. The oldfashioned Fourth
is so entirely gone that we don't quite
know what to do with the day. In the
old days we used to twist the Lions
tail when we didn't know what else
to do,.but since we fought side by side
with the British in the Great War.
that seems as out OF place as do fire.
crackers and the casualty list of small
boys.
And it's just about the same with
New Years Day. About all that's
left us is to listen to the whistles blow
ing at midnight and to make good res
olutions. And what changes the day
has seen since first Americans began
it's celebration!
Americas celebration of New Years
| Day owes nothing to Puritan New
England. In the North New York, be-
/ ing Dutch, was the center of New
Years gayety. The South. being Eng
! lish, but not Puritan, also celebrated
/ enthusiastically. The custom of max
ing calls probably is as old as civilized
man; it is likely that it originated
| independently in almost every cline.
; Old-time European chieftains used to
set New Years" apart as day on
! which they would condescend to re-
ceive substantial tributes from their
| underlings. Queen Elizabeth re-
| ceived New Years calls every year,
! and there was always much rivalry be-
tween her ambitious courtiers as to
the quantity and value of the gifts
they should bestow upon the virgin
! sovereign. 1t was on New Years Day
that Sir Walter Raleigh gladdened the
queens heart with memorable pair
Of silk stockings-the first ever made
and worn in England.
In Holland the custom of making
New Years calls had been general
long before the settlement of New
Amsterdam, and the natives of the
! Netherlands who came to live in the
| New World brought the practice with
! them. And, of course, they had
! plenty to eat and drink-for who ever
heard of Dutchmen who did not take
good care of their stomachs?
Up to the beginning of the Nine
! teenth century the typical New Years
observance was a neighborly custom.
Then it became an observance deereed
by fashion and was observed in every
city of any size In the country.
The younger women of such house
holds as had daughters were the host
esses, and great was their rivalry, one
with another. in respect of richly load
ed refreshment tables and elegance OF
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1922-12-29

toilet. The "beaux," and "dandies,"
and 'gallants" attired themselves In
their best and started out early In the
morning, calling first at the houses
where matrons received, and afterward
upon the younger ladies. The drinks
that were offered at every house Of
any prominence were ardent and d.
verse.
1t was not until about the middle of
the century or Whereabouts that the
abuse which finally led to the Gus
toms decline began. For years the
handles rivaled one another in the
length OF their calling lists. and the
calls soon came to be nothing more
than hasty gorgings of cake and gulp-
ings OF wine.
Then the ladies-the matrons as
well as the young women-began to
vie with one another In the number of
their callers. This led to the most
extraordinary practices. Callers were
recruited, drummed up. Cards an
nouncing that Miss This-or-That would
be .'at home" on January 1 were sent
out almost indiscriminately The Sum-
Gay newspapers began to print lists Of
those who would receive, and the
houses Of those mentioned In the lists
were sure to be besieged by numbers
of men whom the ladies had never met
or heard OF and desired never to meet
again.
Men would go calling in couples
/ and parties, and even In droves of 80
or more, remaining as short time at
each stopping place as possible, and
announcing everywhere how many
calls they had already made, and how
many they expected to make before
they finished. At every place they
drank. The result was a most APP
palling assortment of "jags" long be-
fore shutdown, and crowding OF the
police stations at night.
| This New Years observance finally
became so abused that 1t was called
national evil" and was attacked by
reformers everywhere and ministers
Numbered against 1t from the pulpit,
Finally fashion set its face against II
and 1t died a gradual death.
Its place was taken after while by
eating and drinking in the restaurants,
and by the street carnivals.
If Croesus himself had come back
to earth and had visited New York
or any big city In the country-in 1905
he couldn't have got seat In any
restaurant Of note after ten o'clock the
night Of December 81, for all his
fabulous wealth. In fact. he probably
couldn't have got inside the door
Every table was engaged-at bic
prices and long In advance. Diners
had to get out at nine o'clock and
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1922-12-29
Wings Of Birds and Fishes

BY studying the wing structure of
flying fish, an authority on the flight
Of birds has found that their wings
are some four or five times as efficient
for soaring flight as the wings of
birds. He attributes this to the fact
that the fin rays formed projected
ridges on the under surface Of the
wings BY experimenting with models
fashioned on similar lines, he found
that the fin ray caused sheltered
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1922-12-29
Not What He Thought.

''Tll show you an old, old tintype of
the family" said she coyly, leading
me into the living room. "Ah,"
thought /, "a sweet old-fashioped
maid Lovely echo from the romantic
past. Hers should be background
OF hollyhocks, sweet Williams, and Ii
laos, with sweet music of the minuet
sounding family in the distance" She
led me to the window. There's the
d-n wreck" and she pointed TO
oliver at the curb.-StaEford Chapar-
ral
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1922-12-29

known. Tradition says that after
preaching the Gospel In scythia,
northern Greece, and Epirus. he sui
fered martyrdom on the cross at
Patrae, in Achaia, 81 or 20 A. d. a
cross formed Of beams obliquely
placed is styled st. Andrews cross,
st. Andrew is held in great venera-
ton In Russia as the apostle who, ac-
cording to tradition, first preached
the Gospel In that country. and In
both Scotland and Russia there is an
order of knighthood named IN his
honor.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1922-12-29
ScotIand's Patron Saint

st. Andrews day is November 30.
ST Andrew, the patron saint Of Scot
land, was the first disciple Of Christ,
and afterward an apostle. BE was,
like his brother Peter, a fisherman.
Previous to his recognition Of Christ
as the Messiah he had been numbered
among the disciples Of John, the Bap-
fist. The career Of st. Andrew as an
apostle after the death Of Christ Is I'M
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1922-12-29
1 was smoking
my pipe when
it came to me"
Which may, or may not,
be a boost for Edgeworth

How many good ideas are born in a
pipe of tobaccol There is something
in the calm contentment of smoking
fpipe that seems to open up the mind
for new ideas.
A busy man, thinker, whose brain
lis crisscrossed with thousand i'm
lpressions, finds that smoking his pipe
wipes out most of the confusion, and
leaves his mind clean, so that the new
idea, the inspiration, has a much
better chance to make its impression
las if pipe-smoking wiped all the
Ichalk-marks from the blackboard Of
the mind and invited new ideas, new
thoughts, and creative plans to out
line themselves thereon.
Lots of men get good ideas when
shaving. Many more find their new
ideas when putting away at the pipe.
The right kind of tobacco is an i'm
portant matter to a pipe-smoker-
though, like breathing, he seldom
thinks of it. Having settled on GER
tain brand, it becomes habit to buy
that. If the tobacco just suits his
taste, it doesn t matter what its name
is or what it costs-it becomes
his tobacco.
Edgeworth suits many men. We
presume there are some men who
wouldn't like Edgeworth. 1t is a
anf fnn ut IKnr T.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1922-12-29
THE GULF STREAM

A correspondent writes surprising
story about the influence of the Gulf
stream upon Ireland. He says that
there Is a stretch Of about ten miles
at Achill Head, County Mayo, where
the stream hits Ireland This point
is actually tropical, and bananas,
palms and various fora flourish there
as they do In the tropics. while mile
or so either north or south Of this
point has the cold, damp temperature
Of the rest Of Ireland
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1922-12-29
"saInt Tammany.n

ST. Tammany, the tutelary genius
of the famous Tammany Society of
New York city, was a famous In
dian chief, about whom many fancied
legends have gathered He is said
to have been a native of Delaware.
After attaining his majority, st. Tam
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1922-12-29


and back of the dress at the waistline.
Generally speaking, sleeves are mar
row, some of them being quite tight
fitting; others are close at the Shout
ders and widen a little on the way
down to the wrist. Some are cut very
wide at the armhole and are so shaped
as to snugly encircle the wrist.
Cape Collar In Jabot Form.
The wide square-cut handkerchief
sleeve is again seen, with q small
undersleeye forming semi-narrow
cuff usually in contrasting color. The
long, angel sleeve In modified form Is
also Is evident.
vionnet has many little cape effects
and curious cape collars which are a
part of the sleeve or the back of the
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1922-12-29
Fistic Ability Won Him Position.

An Egyptian prince has appointed
an American ex-welterweight cham
pion. rejoicing in the name of Blink
McClosky, as his private secretary.
Blink obtained the appointment by
knocking out the princes former Sec
rotary, who was Cairo pugilist..
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1922-12-29

area to appear back of the ray when
the model moved through the air. His
conclusion is that this sheltered area
acts as a force to drive the wing
ahead when soaring.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1922-12-29
Sport Tam and Scarf.

For sport wear in the country, there
IS gay Scotch tam of fuzzy plaid
which has scarf to match.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1922-12-29
Eoyptian Stuff.

"Tell me what you know about
Papyrus."
81 think he succeeded Cheops."
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1922-12-29

cept those with credentials got ID. Dur
ing the last hour of the Old Year the
people feasted, and at the first stroke
of the New Year everybody in every
restaurant arose, wine-glass in hand
and drank health to the New Year.
1t was comparatively quiet indoors.
but the people in the streets made
noise enough to scare young 1905.
Every sort of noise-making Implement
known to man except cannon and dy-
Mantle bombs was in active use.
Get your horns and ticklers !" was
the prayer roared by thousands OF
takers all evening. Trucks and
wagons were halted at the curb, load
ed with tin horns and thin sticks with
a bunch Of hackle-feathers at the tip.
II you were a real devilish New
Years humorist you proceeded like
this First, tickle some stranger I'M
der the chin with the feathers; then.
as he turned to protest, you blew the
horn in his face.
A universal custom of New Years
of those days was the carriers New
Years address. This was often In
rhyme If the carrier or any Of his
friends could string he jingling
lines together or find an old carriers
address TO copy. Such verses as these
Were popular:
This day devoted now to mirth.
To open house and social hearth,
New friendship mounts on airy wings
And gives her tuneful harp new stringA
While plenty spreads festive board.
or wine and food and ample hoard.
In idleness and laughter gay.
To spend the hours this happy day,
All save the carrier, whose snowy fest
Still must pace up the snowy street.
So give to him moments heed.
Since he alone this comfort needs.
And to your ample, jovial store
Let him not find a closed door. etc.. eta
BY 1914 there were strong indica.
tions of a saner celebration of New
Years. The feasting in restaurants
New Years Eve was still In full blast.
with singing and dancing added. But
most Of the large cities had ordered
the police to enforce "sane" celebra-
| ton on the streets. In consequence
there was less noise and rowdyism out
of doors. Chicago, for instance, for
babe horns, confetti and ticklers.
Cleveland probably had the "sanest'
New Years Eve in 1914. That city,
gave the New Year a community
greeting" in keeping with the spirit
of community Christmas celebrated q
week before. Twelve bands, with $50
musicians, were massed in the public
| square. To an audience of thousands
they played hymns and patriotic airs.
Announcement by the police that the
midnight closing law would be en-
forced rigidly cut hotel and restaurant
festivities down markedly. In Gin
cinnati the police had the promise OF
1 every hotel, cafe and saloon keeper to
close promptly at midnight. Similar
conditions prevailed In Detroit and
Indianapolis.
Then came the Great War. And
then prohibition.
So at present the celebration Of New
Years Eve and New Years Day Is be-
twixt and between.
What will 1t be ten years from nowf
] And what a century hence?
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1922-12-29

We want those men to try Edge
worth. We would like to hand them
our pouch personally, but as that is
impossible, we'll do what we can.
The makers OF Edgeworth will send
free samples to any pipe-smoker who
win ask for them. Simply send a postal
or note asking for these free samples
and they'll come to you by the first
mail.
Edgeworth comes In two forms
Ready-Rubbed and Plug Slice. In
either form it is a moist, fragrant to-
bacco that packs nicely, lights quickly
and burns freely and evenly.
We can't promise that Edgeworth
will make brilliant ideas come to you;
but we are sure you will have a de-
hghtful smoke-and after all, that's
all that good tobacco is supposed to
give.
For free samples, address your pos
tai or letter to Larus & Brother Com
pany, Al South 21st Street, Rich
mond, Va. If you will mention the
name and address of the dealer from
whom you usually buy your tobacco,
your courtesy will be appreciated. J,
To Retail Tobacco Merchants-H
your jobber cannot supply you with
Edgeworth, Larus & Brother Com
pany will gladly send you prepaid by
parcel post one or two-dozen car
ton of any size of Edgeworth Plug
Slice or Ready Rubbed for the same
price you would pay the iobber.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1922-12-29
Temporal mutantur ct nos mutamur in Ills
BY JOHN DICKINSON SHERMAN

uE hdllH has u IcfS0
and forceful way of
putting things. Now,
the first quotation
above has been rem
dered in free-and-easy
style:
Old Man Horace, sprigged
with bay
Truly thou dost say, sir.
Time speeds faster on its
way
Than the swiftest racer.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1922-12-29

IIidtCcE vi lIiOlflu-
ual taste-like eat
ing onions.
But we have q
belief that there
are m any pipe
smokers not srnok-
ing Edgeworth who
ought to be. =
who don't know
l. Edgeworth and
Fl therefore have
no idea that
4 there is a to-
bacco that hits
their taste SO
exactly that it
might havebeen
The Caledonian-record. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1920-current, 1922-10-02
HAVE GOLDEN
ANNIVERSARY
AT WEST BURKE
Mr.. and Mrs. c. G.. Ames
Given Purse of Gold by
10 Friends

Mr.. and Mrs. c. G.. Ames were
given a very happy surprise We'd
ncsday at West Burke when about
40 relatives gathered at their home
to remind them that they had been
walking the road of life together
for 80 years. The affair was a com
plete surprise to Mr.. and Mr..
Ames, all arrangements having
been made by their daughter, Mrs.
Smith, and Mr.. and Mrs. Frank
Ford, near and dear friends.
After dinner, which was enjoyed
b! all present, Rev. Marshall
Ame>, a brother of the host, pre-
scntcd the happy couple with 4
purse of gold, and said many
pleasant things concerning them
and their life work, which has
been so we'll and faithfully done.
Mr.. Amcs responded with deep
feeling, expressing his own, and
his dear's wife's appreciation Of
the loving thought that had plan
ned this never-to- be-forgotten
gathering in their honor.
MIg and Mrs. Ames are splendid
people, and have the love and re-
spect of a host of friends, and all
wish them more years of quiet
happiness in their pleasant home
here.
The Caledonian-record. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1920-current, 1922-10-02
LATE NEWS

MIDDLEBORO, Mass, Oct. 3
The bodies of Miss Lenna Willett,
% year old divorcee, and Charles
Haggerpy, a SPECIAL policeman,
were found in the Willard home to-
day with a bullet wound in TIE
head of each. A service revolver
which Haggerty had obtained at
police headquarters early this
morning was in the home at his
side.
Haggerty went to the home of
Miss Willett this forenoon. He
found the mother out and sent the
young woman's brother on an er-
rand. When the bcy returned he
found both bodies.
The Caledonian-record. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1920-current, 1922-10-02
HIGHWAY BOARD
AUTHORIZES 10
NEW SURVEYS
Barton Contract Let and
Several New Bridges
Ordered

d, w. Overocker of Brattleboro
was awarded the contract for the
Barton federal aid highway pro-
ject Tuesday night by the State
highway board and will start work
Immediately. The highway is 3.24
miles in length and will be of
gravel construction. 1t is to be
completed by October 10, 1928.
The board also authorized 10
surveys for the making of plans
estimates, and specicationS. These
include roads and bridges in var
ious parts of the State.
Surveys We're authorized at the
following points: "A portion Of
the main road in the town of Col
chester, Chittenden county, known
as Munson Flats, beginning at a
point about one mile northwest Of
the intersection of highways near
Colchester and extending north
westerly a distance of appl'oxi-
mately one mile to the intersec-
ton of a road leading to the north.
"A bridge in Hyde Park, La
noble County, on the main road
leading east and west, said bridge
being two tcnths of a mile east Of
the road leading to Centerville
and five-tenths of a mile west of
Hyde Park MorTistown line.
"a road in the twon of Pownal.
Bennington county, beginning at
the Massachusetts, State line and
extending north a distance of
about two miles to village.
"A road in the town Of Pawnal.
Caledonia County, beginning at "a
point about 9 of a mile south of
the Barton-Sutton town line and
extending Southerly to a point
abut 81 miles south of said line
to a point about 100 feet souther-
ly of the grade crossing, survey to
be made on a new location for
distance of approximately 1.25
miles involving elimination of one
grade crossing.
"a road in the towns of Walden
and Hardwick. Caledonia County.
beginning at Walden station and
extending westerly about five miles
to the intersection of road leading
to East Hardwick.
"A road in the town of Water
ford, Caledonia county, on what
is known as Hurlburt Hill beoin-
ming i of mile west of SIGN post
to PaSSumpsic at top of the hill.
said point being As miles from the
St. Johnsburv-Waterford town line
and extending easterly approx
matelv 1,25 miles to point 4
mile east of intersection of road
leading to farms and Concord Cor
nCr.
"A road in the town Of Coventry
(C9ntlnued en- page ST.
The Caledonian-record. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1920-current, 1922-10-02
OCTOBER TERM
SUPREME COURT
HAS 50 CASES
Largest Caledonia County
Docket In Many
Years

The October term of Vermont
Supreme court opens at Montpe-
her Tuesday with "a docket OF S3
cases and the longest list from
Caledonia county in many terms.
Essex and Orleans also have more
cases than usual set for trial, many
Of which are expected to be heard
at this term.
The Caledonia cases are: Leon
Dancv Neoma Bean, writ of error;
Charles n. Utley V Edward Hitch-
cock, petition for trial; Village of
HardWick Town of Wolcott,
contract; H. f. Cummings V
Ritchie Lumber Co., ct al; c. f..
Simanton V George W. Caldbeck,
tort; Corner Garage Y George W.
Pullen, Jr., tort; Minnie Goldstein
Y Philip Goldberg, tort; George
Shores Y Charles f. Simanton, con
tract; r. J. Shurletf and 4. A.
Goodrich L. c. Udah and Trust
&c, contract; d. l. Grapes John
Rogue and Trustee, contract: Fred
Richardson V G.. A. Carter, tort;
Clara f. Platt Charles A. Shields
and David S. Conant, contract;
International Products Co. V
Estate of Theodore N. Vail, appeal
from Commissioners; HarpOnola
Company George II. Wilson,
contract; Newell Brothers V
Zuar Hansan, tort; Wilfred and
Ezilda Moncion Olivia Bertrand
ct al, tort
There are six cases from Essex
tContinued on page four