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The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-12-12


Miney for Country Roads
BANGOR. Me-, Dec. 12.-"The danger
signal of high taxes is surely flying ana
unless we call halt on expenditures We
surely shall suffer the inevitable conse-
quences," said William J. Thompson o.
South China, master of the state grange
in his annual address before members Of
the order assembled here today IN 49th
annual session. Economy and athrii
in the old fashioned way" were urged in
all departments of state management He
recommended among other changes to
combat the situation. statewide poll
tax Of 50, a personal income tax rather
than increasing the state tax, that COZ
pyratiOn taxes now collected by the state
and turned over TO the cities and town
be retained by the state and that a tax
on gasoline be levied as a partial ms
OF maintenance of all roads. lie urged
that greater proportion of the road
money be spent on country highways.
State Secretary f. II. Libbey reported
the membership in Maine to be the larg
est in the history of the order, the 10000
mark having been passed during the year.
Oevr 300 patrons from all parts of Il
state are here for the annual session
which will continue through Thursday.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-12-12
CHIMES. CITY MODE.
Evening Hymn in the Fashion of me
Music of the Future.


From the square tower looming up
against the dark blue evening sky and
above the seminary yard where lights
glow over doorways and the pointed
chapel windows make a vivid pattern of
color in the dusk the bells strike 6
o'clock Then OUT over the old quarter
of the city there float the opening notes
of the chimes beginning:
Lead. kindly Light. amid -
Roar, rattle, bang. slam, crash, grind
ing of brakes. A train on the Ninth
avenue elevated road passes by and
stops at the station.
and | am far from home,
Lead thou me-
ker-ump, ker-ump. ker-ump. roar,
roar, roar. roar, ker-ump, ker-ump. 4
big motor truck goes through a cross
street Needless of speed laws and the reg
ulation regarding cut outs.
Keep thou my feet; / do not
ask to see
The Distant
Put. put. put, put-put-put, put. put
put (prestissimo, forte. da capo). A
motorcycle roars up Ninth avenue in
different to man, law or the devil.
The mutilated hymn is ended. Rich
ard Strauss and Stravinsky are outdone.
The chimes. city mode, are heard as in
an effect of the music of the future Yet,
being of the undying past, the chime
ringer perseyeres in the hope of his mes
sage of the older beauty reaching some
body. Occasionally it does.-W. B. ~,
in New York Herald,
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-12-12
BLACK AND TANs GO FARMING.
Irishmen Unsuccessful in Getting Police
Jobs i'm Australia.

J0DS IN tAusIFdIla.
SYDNEY. New South Wales, Dee IL
Forty members of the Black and Tans,
the former royal Irish constabulary aux
iliary. have arrived here with their FIN
lies TO settle on farms. They were given
pensions when discharged from British
service and assisted in settling over seas.
The Sydney police inspector an
nouneed that few Of the newly arrived
Black and Tans had applied for posi-
tiOns on the city police force, but that
there were no positions open. The in
spector said that Irish Republicans ar
irving there had also asked to be taken
on the force, but that while no discrim-
ination was made between the two
classes only local men were being put on
the police body.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-12-12
WALT wHTMAN's CAREER.
Poets Life Was Free, Uahurrieti, Cheer
flh, Optimistic. and He Lived it JoyOusly


full, Optimistic. and lie Lived it JOyOusly.
Walt Whitman began his career as
an errand boy in q lawyers office and
tried in turn working in printers of
nee. teaching in a country school and
editing the brooklyn Eagle. He found
ed and edited his own paper. the Long
Islander, but gave it up and tried build
ing and selling small houses in Brook
lyn.
During his checkerboard career,
Whitman was continually writing poetry.
and finally in 1856 he published a small
book containing a collection of his poems
under the title of Leaves Of Grass. 1t
was characterized by Emerson as ..the
most extraordinary piece OF wit and
wisdom that America has yet contri-
buted'
Whitman's life was a poets Hfe-free.
unburried. unworldly. unconventional, ,un-
selfish. cheerful, optimistic, and it was
contentedly and joyously lived.-Detroit
News.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-12-12
THE WEATHER.
Cold Wave Arrives Tonight - Fail
Mednesday-Strong Winds.

WASHINGTON, Dee. 12.-Forecast
for southern New England: Cloudy and
much colder tonight; Wednesday fair
and much colder; strong southwest.
shifting to northwest winds and prob
ably gales.
Forecast for northern New England I:
Cloudy and much colder tonight: cold
wave in Nermont Wednesday, fair with
cold wave; fresh TO ssr0a. shifting
winds becoming west and northwest.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-12-12

The new thing is often the old thing re-
found. Even the political equality of the
sexes was anticipated centuries ago. 1t
has just been discovered that in the year
2400 B. c.. city in Asia Minor was
ruled by prince and princess with male
and female prefect, and that the women
had precisely the same power as their
Colleagues.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-12-12
Masonic Temple

Tuesday, Dee. u, 7.30 D. m.-Colum-
bian Lodge, No. So, F. and \. NJ. Stated
Communication.
Thursday. Dec IA. 7.30 p. m-Fort
Dummer Chapter, No: l., r. a NJ.
Stated convocation.
Dance and social Friday evening Dee.
15. Music by Shows orchestra
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-12-12
All Souls Church

Wednesday. Dec. 13, 10 n. m.-Rum-
mage sale under auspices of Ladies' So
ciety of the church at the new store of
Jason +. Bushnell on Elliot street
Mr.. Bob, a comedy. will be presented
by the Young Peoples Christian union
in the parish house Wednesday, Dec. Is,
at O'Clock Tickets 30 cents.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-12-12
Openiy Arrived At.

He-The lecturer said that wife
should be an open book to her husband.
She-I admit that. my dear. And u
husband should be an open pocketbook
to the wife-Boston Transcript
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-12-12

Declaring that she is going to find out
If the prohibition enforcement laws
mean anything. Mrs. Samuel Frank,
prominent clubwoman of Rutland, Vt,
has applied for and obtained special
commission ~ justice of the peace.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-12-12
TncIe Els Observation

When 'er man talks bout luck" re-
marked Uncle Ezra. "be ginerally means
bad luck. Cause when he's prosperous
own smahtness. boston Transcript.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-12-12
Bowling Schedule.

Tuesday. Dec. 12-Americans team ),
Nationals team 3.
Wednesday, Dec. 13-Americans team
g. Nationals team f.
Friday, Dee. 15-Americans team l,
Nationals team l.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-12-12

The japanese are producing from the
inner bark of the mitsumata plant a
good grade of Vegetable leather which is
declared TO be almost as durable as the
so-called French kid.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-12-12
COLD IN MIDDLE WEST.
Sub-Zero Temperatures in Northwest--
Cold Coming East.

CHICAGO. Dec. IA high wind
brought the first severely cold weather
to the Middle West today, while the
Northwest for the second time this win
ter was in the grip of sub-Zero tempera-
lures. Forecasters predicted the cold
weather in the Northwest would spread
eastward today preceded, however, by
rising temperature.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-12-12
Red Men S Hall

4 regular meeting of st. Michaers
Court. No. ga, G. @. T.. will be held
tonight at : o'clock. Come. L. \. Austin,
r. s.
Wednesday evening. Dec. 13, S O'Clock.
Triumph lodge. $. F. of A., will meet.
BUSINESS. Election of officers. Refresh
ments.
Thursday. Dee 13. at s p. m.-Regular
meeting Of Pocahontas Council No T. ~.
of y Nomination OF officers. Every
member urged TO attend.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-12-12
Speeial Notice.

NFNNIElf -NVt~tN'
All Red Men and Pocahontas Council
members. and their families, are asked
10 buy tickets for the benefit picture for
Pocahontas Council to be given Monday
and Tuesday, Dec. Is and 10. at the Prin-
cess theatre. Thomas Mcighan and Lea
trice JOY in The Man Who Saw, Tomor-
row: also any theatre goers who have not
secured tickets can get them by telephon-
ing 4S9-R or 776-M.
Da ice every Saturday night
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-12-12
Centre Congressional Church

Wednesday. Dec 13. at 730 p. M
The teacher-training class will meet with
Mrs. II. II. Thomas Of 10 Highland
street.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-12-12
WARNS CHANGERS
Of HIGH TAX EVIL
Master of Maine State
Grange Advocates Per
sOnal Income Tax
MASSACHUSETTS
STATE GRANGE MEETS

To Present Resolutions Disappearing of
Daylight Saving-Maine's Membership
Passes 10000 Mark Wants More
Miney for Country Roads.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-12-12

Da nee every Saturday night
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-12-12

Continued on Page Six.)
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1922-12-20
Must a Woman Make Herself
OUer OF Suit a Mans Idea?

duty to his wife consists solely in
feeding and clothing, and giving her
a comfortable shelter, and when he
has done this, and especially when he
has added a few frills in the way of
fresh millinery and an automobile,
he feels that he has done everything
that any reasonable woman could
ask, and he pats himself on the back.
congratulating himself on being such
a good husband.
Yet IL he had a wife who inter-
preted her marriage vows as he does
his, he would be hunting around for
an affinity who understood him. and
sympathized with him. lie wouldn't
consider any woman who merely set
well coo kcd food before him, good
wife. He wouldn't think that wom-
an who took no pains TO please him,
who went sloppy and slouchy about
the house, and who growled and
grumped, and snapped when she was
spc ken to, was much of home
maker.
The Way of Ructions
And If she told him that he did not
know what he was talking about
when he expressed his Views on a
subject, and II she openly derided his
opinions, and her favorite funny
story was recounting to strangers
some foolish mistakes he had made:
why, then. there would be ructions,
or divorce in that family, accord
ing to whether it moved in the cir
cles that throws crockery or goes to
law.
Every man wants his wife to give
him comprehension, and sympathy
that he seldom even dreams of be-
slowing upon her. He expects her to
bear her part of the burden of mat
rimony. and in addition to assume
about half of his load. Above all,
he expects her to be the little ray
of sunshine In the home, ready to
make a place where the most pes
simistio dispeptc can take his
glooms, and have them charmed
away.
1t is utterly unjust and unreason-
able. Theoretically, there Is no more
reason why Mrs, John should have
to acquire the difficult art of walk
ing on eggs so as not to rifle Mr..
Johns peevish disposition, than there
Is why Mr.. John should not study
Mrs. Johns peculiarities so as to be
able to sidestep her little idiosyncra-
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1922-12-20
MOTHERS OF
FAMOUS MEN

Look at the child" runs an an
cient truism, land you will know the
mother" And if every child Is a re-
Election of its mother, this is particu-
larly true of the great of the earth.
A brief study of Mary Ball Washing
ton, for instance, serves to give us an
insight into the character of "The
Father of His Country"
George Washington was a stern
man. inflexible in his devotion tc
duty. These qualities grew out of the
inherited tendencies and the early
training of his mother. She was pos
sessed of sterling qualities. She
was sturdy, Spartan type of wom-
an. who held with no soft sentiment
talities. She cooked wove, spun.
washed. made the family clothing.
Her children obeyed her every COM
mand without the slightest thought of
question.
In addition to the industry, frugal.
ity and strict honesty with which
she endowed him, Mary Ball Wash
ington gave her son a real intelligent
understanding. She offered him guild
ance and counsel, wise and tempered
with humor. He always accepted her
opinion, and usually 1t was right.
Mrs. Washington foresaw her sons
greatness while he was commanding
the Revolutionary forces. and pre-
dicted that he would be the first pres
fdent of the United States. She did
not worship greatness, however, as
the folio wing little incident points
out,
On his way to the first Inaugural
ton, it is told. George Washington
stopped at his mothers home to pay
her visit. Mrs. Washington, talk
ing to a woman neighbor, said that
she would make great concession
to her son by wearing new cap and
a clean apron.
These great folks" she explained
with an amused air, expect some
thing extra
Next: The Mother of Charles Dar-
xyfr
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1922-12-20

| cies. Nor is there any reason why
Mr.. John should not read up on the
subjects that interest Mrs. John, and
spend tho evening regaling her on
the snappy stories he has heard dur
ing the day in order to make himself
fascinating ana interesting to her
Neither is there any reason why Mr..
John should not count his calories,
and do without everything he likes
to eat in order to retain the boyish
figure that originally captured Mrs.
Johns fancy.
Does He Do It.
But can you see Mr.. John doing
any of these things in order to make
domesticity grand, sweet song for
lis wife? Not in a Thousand years,
Mr.. John considers that being mar
ried to woman gives him a right
to say what he pleases to her, and
that every mans home is his Crouch
cry, and that IL wives don't like a
three days stubble of beard, and old
PIPES, and old coats, they can lump it.
While as for making homo enter
tanning for those who have to live In
it. he no more considers that his job
than darning the baby's socks.
In society, man may be the life
OF the company. He may be wit
and raconteur who can make any
dinner party go, but at home it is
his wife who has to monologue along
to keep the conversation going. and
prevent her own dinner table from
being like a feast of deaf mutes.
When you find peaceful home in
which there are neither spats nor
arguments, you will find that 1t Is
the wife who steers the talk safely
past the danger points. When you
find married couple who get along
harmoniously together, you will find
little wife deftly stroking husbands
fur the right way When you find
bright and cheerful home you will
find wife wearing the smile that
won't come off
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1922-12-20
M ORE FILTRATION IS
GOOD FOR THE WORLD
BY FLORENCE DAVIES

French actresses are proverbiallys
worldly and naughty and just bit
shocking.
One of them, Madame Cecile Sorel,
who has just paid visit to this
country. gave us some of her world
lest wisdom before she departed.
Being famous coquette of the
French stage, she naturally defend
ed coquetry. In fact, she told us
that most women didn't know nearly
enough about it, and that the world
would be great deal better off If
more of us learned something of that
subtle, dangerous, doubtful art.
At which, very probably, a great
many good people were very much
shocked.
The flirt, has always been looked
upon as a rather naughty person.
and when a French actress cham
pions her cause, discreet mammas
must feel like stopping their ears.
The reason we haven't more great
men just now" said Madame Sorel, rs
that We have SO few inspiring
women"
"All the greatest artistl have been
inspired to their greatest works by
women" said Madam Sorel. who fol-
lowed this sweeping assertion with
a list of the names of some of the
famous enchantresses of history
1t isn't at all hard to imagine how
our mid Victorian great aunts and
our Puritan grandmothers would re-
ceiye such shocking advice. In fact.
we don't have to go back two gem
erations to discover a raised eyebrow:
the majority of modern women would
look askance at the advice that bids
us glorify cOouetry.
wouldn't it be droll joke on some
of us very straight-laced folks if we
weren't quite so right as we think we
are, and If there is more than a grain
of truth in the advice of the stage
coquette?
The worst thing about coquetry Is
that most of it is done by the wrong
people. Perhaps if there were a lit
tie more clever filtration in the home,
there would be less of 1t outside the
home
Why leave all the wiles of allure
mont to the outsiders, to the people
who make business of being al
Turing only to debase the thing we
call love?
Who knows but that If there were
more coquettes In the world and
fewer sodden. gray, dutiful women.
who take themselves and their stern
duty too seriously to make an art
of loving. this might not be a much
happier old world?
Madame sorel ought to stay and
start course of coQuetry for wives. |
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1922-12-20

| Coquerty, if it's going to be practiced,
ought to be practiced by the best
people, not the worst. That's just
what some of our very best people
don't see.
Most of the troubles in this world.
most of the love tangles. the eternal
triangles and crossed love plots, are
caused by too little loving instead of
too much, as some people falsely
imagine.
There must be place for love
making in the world, or there
wouldn't be so much of it. Now the
only question is who's going to
do it.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1922-12-20
ny DOROTHY DIX

SAID q woman the Other DAY.
I'VE women are always being told
that we must adapt ourselves 10 our
husbands peculiaritIes, that we must
keep our worries to ourselves, and
make home bright and happy, and
that when our husbands come home
in the evening, we must be all dolled
up and meet them with a glad, sweet
smile.
II don't see why it is any more
incumbent on a wife to make herself
over to suit her husbands taste than
IT is for him to alter his habits and
way Of thinking to please her. l don't
see why it is any more a wife's busi-
ness to make happy home than 1t is
a husbands. l don't see why q wom-
an should take any more pains to
dress herself up so she will look at
tractive TO her husband, than there
is why he shouldn't beautify himself
so as to be easy on her eyes.
Il don't see why women should
have to do all the adjusting, and
keeping the peace, and pollying, and
eamouflaging in matrimony.'
There isn't any reason, my dear,
except the iron bound, copper riveted
reason that IT is thing that men
won't do, and therefore women have
to do 1t, IL 1t is done at all. And II
1t isn't done a marriage goes on the
rocks. 1t is enc of the situations de-
scribed by Mr.. Cleveland when he
said, "a condition, and not a theory.
eonfronts us"
A Partnership
OF course, marriage is partner
ship in which a woman invests her
all Just as much as a man does, and
If the venture fails she is left more
completely bankrupt than he is, be-
cause he has more outside interests to
fall back upon than she has, and 1t is
sasier for him to mako n fresh start.
1t is, therefore, peculiarly an obliga-
ton of honor on man to make his
marriage success by making his
wife happy, but curiously enough,
men seldom ever realize this. or make
any effort to pay this debt.
The average man considers that his
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1922-12-20
FASHIONS: SPECIAL FEATURES OF INTEREST TO WON

Mrs. Going, December 20, at her
home.
The Caxton club will meet with
Mrs. Roderick Beddow, Friday night,
December 20, giving a dramatic pro-
gram, to which the husbands are in
vited.
The Clionian club will meet with
Mrs. Borden, Dectmber 20.
Mr. Drayton Nabers. of Washington
& Lee University, will come home on
Friday to spend the holidays with his
parents, DIR. and Mrs. Samuel Nabers.
Miss Mary Peters will give bridge
party Friday, December %, entertain
ing a number of her friends who are
at home for the holidays.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1922-12-20
ANNOUNCEMENTS

The regular meeting of the Junior
League will be held Wednesday morn
ing at 1890 o'clock at the Indepen
dent Presbyterian church.
The Avondale School improvement
association will not hold its regular
meeting this week on account of
Christmas holiday rush.
The board of managers of the Ala
bama Vocational School for Girls VIII
meet Wednesday afternoon at the
home of Mrs. c. y. Spencer, at Ter
race court, at o'clock.
The Cadmean Circle will meet with
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1922-12-20

To Cure Cold in One Day
Take Laxative RRoMO QUlNINE< tab
let's The box, bears the signature
Of Z. w. Grove. BE sure you get
BROMOlk S0c.-Adv.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1922-12-20

Trouble? Why, it's no trouble at all to bake
delightful fruit cake, or any other kind for
that matter, with Roller Champion flour be-
cause of its downy, silken softness and the
perfect way it combines with other ma
terials in every baking. Plain or self ris-
ing; your grocer has both!
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1922-12-20

2 lbs, raisins % lb. citron
2 lbs. currants cup milk
3 eggs "a ID. butter
"a cup molasses l lb. brown sunar
level teaspoons baking powder
"a nutmeg grated
"a teaspoon allspics
cups Roller Champion flour
Cream butter, sugar and eggs,
add molasses and milk, and cups
of Roller Champion flour. Mix
the fruit with one cup of flour,
and add spices and flavorings,
lastly add the cup of flour we'll
sifted with the baking powder.
Bake in slow oven.
The Monett times., 1922-01-20
SUNNY SLOPE
Health is good in this communitn.

Health is good in this community.
! Misses Ruby and Leona Smith, Miss
Helen Jackson and Misses Erple and
Ellinor Fly were the guests of Miss
Fern Alexander Sunday.
Benton Fly, who was ill with pneu-
monia, is able to be up again.
Those who visited Mr.. and Mrs. V,
/ H. Marbut Sunday were Mr.. and Mrs.
James Henderson and Tonne Eth
ridge.
Mr.. and Mrs. f. C. Jackson were
trading in Purdy Thursday.
Little Ernest Smith was visitor at
Grove school last week.
Mrs. James Smith and Mrs. Reva
Jackson and children spent Thursday
of last week as the guests of Mrs.
Bertha Clements.
We are enjoying very mild winter
Fred Smith visited his cousin Paul
Henson Saturday.
J. F. Willis formerly of this place
who is now living near Canon City,
Colo, is improving i'm his health and
has took up a claim near Rocky Ford
Colo, and is building him house.
Arlie Inmon is blowing for Oscar
Jackson.
Hilbert and Minnie Hutchens of Nc
Dowell visited Sunday with their sis
ter Mrs. Pude Morlan.
Miss Erple Fly was a visitor at Mt
Grove school Tuesday.
Rev. Calvin Henderson took dinner
with r. ]. Ethridge, Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs, G. NJ .Hughey were
trading in Purdy Friday.
Meeting at Mt. Grove was well at
tended Sunday and Sunday night.
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Jackson took
dinner with Mr.. and Mrs. F. c. Jack
son Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Webster Thomas
spent Sunday with the latters parents
Mr.. and Mrs, I. C. Tnmon.
James Smith and Roe Clements had
their hay baled last week.
There are only six more weeks of
Mt. Grove school.
Chester Henderson visited with
Wilmer Inmon Sunday.
Miss Elva Riggs boarded at Pude
MorlanS last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Tilman Henderson
.ook dinner with Mr.. and Mrs. r. j.
Ethridge Sunday.