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The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-09-20
DEATH YESTERDAY
OF GEORGE M. FAY
Addie NJ Fay, BrattlebOro, and
Mrs. f. 4. johnson, GuiIfOrd.

George Mason Fay. 50 formerly
farmer at the f. 4. Dickinson farm,
died ut 1870 Tuesday afternoon in
the home of Mr.. and Mrs. Peter ]. Hop
kins of SIS Western avenue, where he
had lived the past 10 months. death re
sulting from hardening of the arteries.
He broke his hip five and a half years
ago and had been crippled since then.
lie was confined to his bed about six
weeks.
Mr.. Fay was a son of Mason Fay and
Jane (Cochran) Fay and was born in
WaIpOle, \. H., Oct 80, 1882. On May
6, 1857. he married Miss Martha Balch
Of Keene, who died II years ago. Mr..
and Mrs. Fay came to BrattleborO over
GO years ago. going to the Bradley farm,
where Mr.. Fay was farmer five years.
For Il years or more he was foreman in
the livery stable of the late John l..
Ray, going later to the Dickinson farm,
where he was foreman 10 years. At one
time he was engaged in the ice business.
He leaves three daughters, Mrs. c.
w. Wilcox of Chaplin street, Mrs. Frank
A. Johnson of Guilford. and Miss Ad-
die NJ. Fay, corresponding secretary
treasurer of the BrattlebOro Woman's
Exchange. He also leaves three grand
children. Miss Marion f. Wilcox of
Brattleboro, Harold T. Johnson of Nor
witch, Conn, and Miss Helen NJ. John
son of GuilfOrd.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-09-20
Dust

How much more pleasant life would be
If there were no such thing as dust
How many weary hours we spend
In strife with it. because we must.
1t settles down on everything,
4 grimy covering of dirt,
Defiant of the dustiug-cloth,
Though welded by the most ex-
pert.
1t floats in with the windows tight,
Wherever there's the slightest
crack.
And takes delight in gathering
Upon the mantel bric-a-brac.
On picture frames. above the doors,
On chandeliers. upon the books,
1t makes a coating that dismays
The housekeeper, where'er she
looks
Just where it comes from, goodness
knows;
It's always floating in the air.
Just leave a closed room for while,
And you are sure to find it there.
The daily damage that it does
To estimate would be to guess
Just say-and let it go at that
4 billion dollars, more or less.
And we must fight it every day,
And wipe and brush and wipe and
blow,
Because on everything we have
The peSky dust-film settles so!
How many weary hours We spend
In strife with it, because we must :
How much more pleasant life would be
If there were no such thing as dust
-Somerville Journal.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-09-20
BRATTLEBORO LOCAL

Bingham chapter, No. 80, order of the
Eastern Star held its regular monthly
meeting last night at Masonic temple.
Previous to the meeting a family supper
was served. which was attended by many
members and their families.
The first of series of dances and en-
tertalnments given by the Masonic fra
termtles of Brattleboro will be held to-
morrow evening at Masonic Temple The
affair will be dance and will last from
5 until midnight. The dance is open
only to Alasons and their families and
members of the Eastern Star. Refresh
ments will be served. 1t is hoped that
large number of Masons viii be pres
ent because the number of similar af-
fairs that follow will be largely depend
ent on the success attained tomorrow
evening. The proceeds will be used to
reduce the debt of the temple. A five
piece orchestra will furnish music for the
dancing.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-09-20
WHEN THEY DRANK YAUPON.
Indian Tea Once Popular OF the Allan
tie Coast

With the increasing prominence of
things South American q growing num-
Der of people have learned of mate, pro-
nOunced mahtay, often called Para
guayan tea, which is extensively used as
Il beverage in certain parts Of South
America. a fewer number of people,
however. realize that the United States
has a closely related species. This is
the Hex vomitoria, which greatly resem-
bles the Hex paraguayensis Of South
America, from which the drink mate is
brewed.
While actual medicinal properties are
not claimed for mate. it is considered
healthful. refreshing and mildly stimu-
lating, and Il tradition exists that it can
be used to wean n drinker from alcohol.
brewed by sleeping them in boiling
water. Mate is taken through Il little
silver tube, the native mate cups being
often formed from polished gOurdS. with
handsome silver rims and ornamental
Tion.
the United States has almost similar
properties and uses. The yaupOn. as it
was called. furnished the leaves which
served in pioneer days AZ a substitute
for tea. When properly collected and
prepared the leaves Of the yaupon have
pleasant if not actually valuable quail
ties. Yaupon tea was used daily by the
great majority of the people along the
South Atlantic seaboard for Il consider
able period.
The plant which yielded this once i'm
pOrtant product and which belongs to
the holly family is described by {. ID.
Nell writing in the magazine of the
American FOestry association, as a shrub
or low tree growing plentlfully along the
Atlantic coast from Virginia southwark
to Florida. and attaining its best devel-
Opment on the edges of sand dunes and
ft.ig, {tA y -
where it is easily accessible Its leaves
are quite small and a dark. glossy green.
1t has white flowers which are followed
by small, bright red berries, which re-
main on the bush for months.
Early white settlers in the South
learned the use of the leaves of the yau-
pom from the Indians, who made tea of
Them which they called the black
drink" and which they said enlivened
them. Many white people having learned
to drink it, preferred it TO the imported
tea In the writings of many early tray
elers in this country it is mentioned, be
ing spoken of as a most agreeable drink.
The Creek Indians sent regularly to
the Seaboard for supplies of the leaves.
using the yaupOn tea at the opening OF
their councils. They also prepared it
differently, making an exceedingly strong
infusion of the leaves at certain periods
of the year and drinking it TO excess, 50
as to cause vomiting, which they re
garded as periodically necessary to purify
their bodies.
As its name indicates, the plant does
possess emetic properties, when taken IN
sufficient quantities, and it also has
tonic and digestive qualities, free from
any insomnia producing effects. Recent
chemical Investigations show that the
leaves contain caffein. the same active
property which is found in coffee, Ihey
contain also another principle which is
said to act as a powerful diuretic and
which is employed in nephritic diseases.
diabetes, govt and smallpox.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-09-20
AUTO HORN HALTS LIONS
Lone MOtorist In Africa Cows Three
and Gains Attacked Oxen.

The toot of a single motor horn has
been found sufficient, in Africa, to quiet
stampeded oxen and cause a trio Of
tlesh-hunting lions to stink away into
the bushes.
Two native drivers were recently con-
Quoting a wagon drawn by 10 oxen to
a railroad camp in the wilds near Ma
kurru. the site of the new Uasin Gishu
railroad. when the spans were attacked
by three lions. The drivers fed to near
bv trees. The oxen became panic
stricken and dashed along the body of
one OK. killed by the lions, with the
swaYing wagon behind them. The lions
followed their prey.
This was the mad procession that
greeted lone motorist at a curve of
the road He had no rifle, and it was
almost an unconscious movement that
took his hand to the horn button. At
the first sound of the horn the lions
seemed nnn-plussed The motorist then
blew loud and long. As the uncannv
and sustained shrek rose above the
clamor of the frightened animals the
lions skunk away among the rocks.
headed for the shelter of the bush. and
the oxen swung clear of the dust-covered
automobile and came to a stop at the
side of the road.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-09-20
BIRTHS.

In Cambridge, Mass, Cambridge hos
pital Sept IA, son, Bernard Wod
burn, to Mr. and Mrs. Floyd Z. John
son of Brattleboro.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-09-20
Says b. & NJ. Men Are Firm.

BOSTON. Sept GO. s. Sevrens,
president of the Boston & Maine system
federation, said yesterday that he had
just returned from trip to various
points on the road and the striking shop
men are unanimous in their determina-
ton to remain on strike until the Il. x
NJ. executives accept the Baltimore
peace arrangement or signify their will
ingness to transact business with the
union officers.
The return of the nearly 800 shopmen
on the Boston & Albany at points in this
section will depend on the result of Il
conference, scheduled to be held in New
York between f. NJ. Jewell of the a. f.
of L. and A. Fl. Smith of the New York
Central The situation on the New
Haven road also remains unchanged.
Union officers reported that many strike
breakers on the Bangor & Aroostook
have been discharged for inethcIency.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-09-20
Costly Debauch.

One of the calamities of medieval
England was directly due to overin'
diligence in liquor. Henry is son
and heir, William, was to sail from
France on the White Ship. The Nor
man sailors got drunk just before they
started for England. and the vessel
was lost with all on board. 1t was
q costly debauch, for by removing
Henry's only male heir 1t opened the
way for a civil war over the sue
ceSSion when he was no more.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-09-20
NEW YORK CENTRAL
SETTLES STRIKE
Men to Return on Basis of Baltimore
greement''-SeniOrity Question
Uncertain

NEW YORK, Sept 2O.-Settlement
OF the shopmen's strike on the New
York Central lines was announced early
last evening from the executive offices
of the New York Central.
The formal statement making known
the settlement does not disclose whether
seniority was granted, but says that the
controversy with the striking shOpmen
was terminated on the basis of the Bal
timore agreement"
The number of shopmen affected by
the settlement is estimated at more than
$4,000. OF that number 5000 are in
the New York district When last Sat
urday's conference was broken off the
New York Central lines disclosed that
there were 32,951 at work as compared
with a normal force of 35,192.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-09-20
Art and Free Will

Determinism robs art of its funda-
mental right to exist-of its antono-
nous expression. 1t sweeps individ-
ual into the crowd and makes the
crowd subservient to inflexible forces
1t overlooks mans consciousness of
his place. in the universe; forget his
temperamental preference and reduces
him to a mechanism through which
blind life operates as best it can do
to no conclusion-it takes no heed of
the theology which gives art its glor-
ious significance. its imperishable
beauty.-Thomas G.. Craven, in the
Dial.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-09-20
PASHA TO ATTACK.
Turks Started Fire.

thing. The British force is remaining
alone at that point.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-09-20

Tortoises and turtles have no teeth.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-09-20
TROUBLE IN SOUTH AMERICA.
Bolivia and Chile Can't Agree-Media
ton Needed.

GENEVA, Sept 20 ASSOCIATED
Press. )-Belations between Bolivia and
Chile are such that grave difficulties
threaten unless the mediation of a
friendly power or the arbitration of the
league of nations can be secured. This
declaration is made in a letter received
by the secretary of the league assembly
from Alfredo Gutierrez, Bolivian delegate
TO the assembly.
Bolivia has been unable to reach an
understanding with Chile by direct ne
gotiations regarding revision of the
treaty of 1904. the letter declared.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-09-20
DISCUSS SPECIAL
SESSION CONGRESS
President C0nfers With Congressional
Leaders-Wants Action ON
Ship Subsidy

WASHINGTON, Sept 20.-The call
ing or congress in special session about
Nov. II to consider the administration
ship subsidy bin amendment to the
transportation act and certain appro-
prlatiOn bills was considered today at a
conference between President Harding
and Speaker Gillette of the house. Sena-
tor Lodge of Massachusetts Republican
senate leader, and Representative Mon
dell of Wyoming, Republican house
leader
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-09-20
Restore Order at SMYRNA

SMYRNA. Sept 20 (Associated
press1 .-Order has been restored here
after the horrors of the confiagration
and calm prevails Colonel Bey has been
appointed civil governor. The Turks
have begun clearing the bodies from the
ruins left by the fire and gathering up
those that have been lying in the streets.
The body of naturalized American was
buried today.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-09-20
Sweet Memories.

What is the matter with the piccolo
PLAYER tonight?'
His mouth keeps watering when he
tries to run through all those bars.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-09-20

CONSTANTINOPLE, Sept. 20 (Asso-
ciated Press The American torpedo
boat destroyer Simpson mas arrived here
bringing more American eye witnesses of
the Smyrna fire. All agreed that the
flames originated in the Armenian quar-
ter of the city and assert that the evil
dence strongly indicates that the Turks
MilfullY started the fire
Gunnison news-champion., 1922-03-24
Hinsdale County
Mining Notes

Silver World
The Fanny Fern mine continues to
make shipments of ore. a car a week
being the average. This mine has
been Hinsdale county's most persistent
shipper this winter and has produced
very satisfactory results.
In a letter received recently from
Mr. Mendenhall, who was then at
Moab. Utah, he stated that Merle
Morse. Paul Ramsey and himself we're
nearly ready to begin their trip down
the Colorado river in boats, and SO
probably by this time they are sailing
merrily on their way.
The Hidden Treasure leases, with
Clark Colby and Chas. Slocum at the
helm, shipped another car of ore this
week. making the second car of ore
that they have shipped out since they
took hold of the Hidden Treasure. This
accomplishment is noteworthy from
the fact that during the preliminary
work of getting things in shape for
regular shipping they have also man
aged 10 ship two cars of ore. 1t is the
intention of the operators to continue
weekly shipments. The dam is being
filled and as soon as the water be-
comes high enough the mill will be
started up.
Gunnison news-champion., 1922-03-24

for society or gaiety. instead. home
life and the companionShip of her
loved ones proved of more attraction.
In spite of her suffering of the past
few months and the long Illness pre-
ceding her death, Mrs Estes was ever
patient and cheerful and with 4 pleas
ant smile for everyone Her death
brings q feeling of sadness 20 all who
knew her. and her friends were many.
Funeral services were held from the
Hathaway home, 646 c. street, Salida.
az 2;30 Saturday afternoon, Funeral
Director Stewart having charge OF the
arrangements Rev Burrett, rector of
the Episcopal church. conducted the
religious services Many beautiful
floral tributes were heaped upon the
casket. testifying to the love and re-
spect in which the departed was held
InterIneut was made in Fairview oene-
terry near Salida, very beautiful rest
ing place of the dead
Sincere sympathy is extended t. the
bereaved ones who are left to mourn
the passing Of their beloved wife and
mother.
Gunnison news-champion., 1922-03-24

would below much greater and more
wonderful.
! can bear testimony TO the splendid
citizenship Of my old friend and bene-
factor, quiet. unassuming, straight
forward, gentlemanly, unostsntarons,
= man vel worth having as friend
So, my friend. | bid you farewell.
The highest tribute can pay 10 you
in my feeble way is TO say that you
instilled in my very life some Of the
milk of human kindness" that ! have
tired TO pass on 20 others
Then ! come 20 Charlie April, .
happy. jovial. harmless German, whose
broken English | always enjoyed, and
when | was a youngster ] delivered
papers 70 him, too. He always treated
me with extreme courtesy when ! en-
tered his place Of business, and was al
ways perfectly fine to me He did not
wish that / should follow in his foot
steps and was not like other men in
similar business with whom ] came IN
in contact Charlie was one Of those
good natured fellows who never did
anyone any harm, and he was ever
kind to the boys, for he had boys
himself.
Finally he realized that he was ir
the wrong kind Of business and he wa
Hian enough TO get out and enter an
other vocation There was no one wno
did not like Charlie April in the early
times when history was in the making
in Gunnison and that town was the
melting pot for every state and alnIos,
every nation. He also was my friend
and am glad TO say he lived I
life of useful citizenship
Gunnison news-champion., 1922-03-24
NUSICNL PROGRAM TO BE GIVEN
MONDAY N II. :. CHAPEL

Tho fo.'owjrg mu tcal program will
be given 90 ten o'clock NeU,lay morn
ing .r the High School chapel.
Violin Duct -.------B Bgrnirc Miller,
and Marjorie FTalick
Clarinet Solo -- Richard Owen
Violin and Flute Duet - Mary and
Rial Lake
Violin Solo --.----J john knowles
Trombone Solo ---------J jas MrGllis
Comet Duet - --------N NoE. Napier,
G. McWi'liams
SazuphoUe Quartet ----EEIco Stone
Bud Wusio", Colonel Mckee, Rich
ard owen
Gunnison news-champion., 1922-03-24
THE PASSING OF Two FRIENDS

Continued from First Page)
sling the paper any old way. They had
10 be delivered right up TO the door
and II no one showed up, the paper
had to be slipped under the door, no
slap bang style, such as we have now
and he was always pleasant, never
cross. ] recall vividly two occasions
on which he ingratiated himself so
firmly into my memory.
One winter night | was trudging
thru the snow delivering the papers
and, you know, il used to get cold IN
Gunnison-in the early days. | was
fearfully cold and II was along about
nine o'clock when ! reached his bache-
lor quarters. | had no sooner called
out the arrival Of the paper when he
was AZ the door. He insisted on my
coming in and warming, for he de-
clared | would freeze. Well, fact of
the matter was, was cold, and | ac-
ccptei his invitation. He had roar
ing hot FIRE and ] was soon warmed.
and then went on and finished my
route.
any more than ! could forget the re-
meTnbrance he gave me one Christmas
I've when ! was on my rounds. Ii was
olAt VI AAANnf OliNfi sinai lA4S me-
the stars were sparkling and dancing
you know how they used to do. When
! reached his cabin, he hailed me with
MERRY Christmas" and shook hands
with me. | jerked off my mitten to
greet him, and as We shook hands. he
dropped a great big half-dollar into
my hand. o. how happy | was, so
happy ! could hardly express my
gratitude and return 10 him the good
wishes for the day. II was the only
greeting I received on my whole route
that night, and when left him, new
world opened out before met wasn't
a bit cold any more and even the stars
seemed to shed warm and friendly
ray upon NE.
] had been thinking ! was deprived
of the pleasure of attending the Meth
odist Sunday School Christmas eEer-
cises where we all got candy and nuts
in little cheesecloth bags, because had
to cary my route that night, and
felt just bit hurt, for | knew that at
our house there would be very little
candy and nuts for US children the
next day, but after getting that silver
piece | did not mind it any longer
and I'll bet this minute | was happier
than lot of the kids who went TO the
Sunday School entertainment that
night and there wasn't enough candy
to go around.
Those two things especially impress
ed themselves upon me, and l have
never forgotten how splendid friend
Mr.. Fowler was to the little fellows
! am sure ! was not the only one who
received his kindly attentions. 1t did
not cost him a cent to do these little
things. 1t was just little thought
he has made friend who
has lived after him to recount them,
and to give different side to him
that possibly some of the folks in Gun
nison had observed who have known !
him all these years.
He came to me when needed him, /.
he possessed sympathy and he was
Friends, if we could all /
be sympathetic and appreciative, what |
> great and wonderful world this /
Gunnison news-champion., 1922-03-24
MRS. THoS. W. ESTES
PASSES AWAY IN SALiDi
fcon,inued from F,irs, Pagel

Continued from First Page)
Thirty-five years have been spent in
Colorado, the greater part Of which
time they resided in Gunnison. Il was
in our city that Mr. and Mrs. Estes
raised their family, four daughters and
two sons, all now living and well
known and respected citizens. They
are, Mrs. Leila Hazelhurst, Mrs. Bessie
Wolfe and Willett Estes, Of Gunnison;
Mrs. Cara Hathaway and Mrs. Maude
Monberg, of Salida; and Richard G.
Estes, who resides IN Lafayette, Colo.
Besides her children, she is survived by
her husband and two grandchildren,
Gerald Hazelhurst and Ruth Wolfe.
During the past winter Mr.. and Mrs.
Estes made their home in Salida, hop
ing a lower climate might prove bene-
fetal During her long illness, Mrs.
Estes was tenderly cared for by her
devoted husband and children and
at regular intervals the children liy-
ing here made trips TO Salida to visit
her. IL was great comfort to the
sick lady, whose greatest pleasure
during her whole life was to have her
family around her. She cared nothing
Gunnison news-champion., 1922-03-24
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, 300 oooo o % o o {
npion Correspondence.

NeNh-NLAAflplOu correspondence
Wednesday, March %.
Sim Moore Is up at Jack Dempsey's,
helping him load his car of oats.
Mrs.. Al Haines and daughter came
down from their home Monday ard
went on TO Gunnison that evening.
Miss Algeria Hollenbeek went to
Guuuiaon Friday TO sec the doctor.
Miss Ellen Smith also went along 20
consult d dentist.
Miss Grace Smith came down from
her fIthcr's saw mill the other Gay,
and has returned To her work in the
telephone office in Gunnison.
Mrs. J. T. Logic returned on Sunday
from Gunnison, where she had beer to
consult doctor about her little
daughter, who swallowed 4 piece of a
record last week. She is
much improved now.