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Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1914-12-15

Virginia Bailey, Beullh Beahm,
Elizabeth Burns, Agnes Burns, Fran
ces Fur, Grace Glaize, Doris Griffith,
Evelyn Higgs, Nina Hooe, Ethel Lam
caster, Eva Martin, Louise Moler, May
Painter, Mary Rouzee, Madge Shull,
Annie Tabb, Minnie Winkler, Virgil
Beahm, Owen Conklyn, Raymond
Jones, Francis Kraich, Jacob School
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1914-12-15

A good stack COW for sale Wall.
Lilly separators. the kind that always
pleases and never any co1nplaints, Sold
John G. Burns 4 Co.
For table linen and napkins see lands,
We handle the Thomas aud Umpire drills
both hoe and disc. from sto y disc. az you
wish. Jahn G. Burns q Co.
Buy clean seed and you will grow clean
hay. All our seed is true to name.
John G Burns & Co.
Try us for rubber syringes, ice caps, and
toilet goods. D.H. G. scott, Physian and
Druggist. Consultation r0sm in the rear Of
store
Children Cry
FOR FLETCHER'S
g a 9 . RIA
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1914-12-15

Jessie Ballenger, Myrtle Costello,
Lorraine Jones, Adelaide Phillips, jose
phine Pittman, Florence Webster,
Raymond James, Roy Lancaster, Ray
mond Morris, George Shirley, John A.
Washington, Hattie Robinson.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1914-05-08
FOR COUNTY TREASURER

announce my candidacy for the
office of county treasurer, subject to
the action Of the Uemocritic pri-
mary. Having been bookkeeper in
that office for five years, | am thor
oughly familiar with the work, and
refer to any county commissioner or
member Of the school board concern
ing my efficiency. Being thus emf
nently qualified for the position, !
respectfully solicit the support Of
the voters, and promise, if elected,
to give the same CONSCIENTIOUS and
pains taking care to the service Of
the county in the future as | have
done In the past.
EDWARD j. YOUNG.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1914-05-08
New and Old Britannia

In bestowing the name Brittanic
on their latest and greatest ship, the
White Star line has revived a name
famed in the annals of Atlantic ship
ping many years ago The old Britain
mic had a tonnage of 1904, and a
length of 455 feet. She was a single
screw steamer, built In 1874, sailed
from Liverpool on her maiden voyage
to New York June rs OF that year,
and made the large number of 271
round-trip voyages to New York.
The Brittanic and her sister ship,
the Germanic, were the first vessels to
reduce the time of passage across the
Atlantic to less than seven and a half
days. In 1877 the Britannia crossed
from Queenstown to New York in
seven days, ten hours and fifty min.
utes, thus beating by three hours the
best previous performance of any com
peting liner. The old ship covered no
less than 2,292,999 statute miles in
all, and consumed $4,000 tons Of coal
during her epoch-making career.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1914-05-08
PIC0T EDGE FOR SILK GOWN
Pretty Fashion Comparatively Easy
Task for Home Dressmaker Who
Has Patience.

When making a silk gown 1t Is
pretty fashion to have the girdle fin
ished off top and bottom with a picot
edge. This edge Is easily made, if one
has the patience to pull threads, for
one kind Of picot edge is nothing more
than hemstitching cut in half. Before
cutting the girdle out, outline the
width OF It, in the piece from which it
is to be cut, by pulling threads as
though for hemstitching Have the
edge double hemstitched. When cut
down the exact center of each row,
an edge of picoting will be found upon
each strip Of silk These strips may
then be joined together at the ends,
and piece long enough for the girdle
obtained. The outer row of pulled
threads in the piece of silk, before the
girdle is cut, need only be hemstitched
on the one side, for the edge which Is
cut off is not used In making the
girdle unless, Of course, one wishes to
use these narrower pieces for trim
ming of the bodice. In that case the
hemstitching should be double Need
less to say, each stitch should be taken
firmly and carefully, so that there will
be no danger of its slipping off after
the rows of hemstitching have been
cut in half The shops which do ac-
Gordon plating will do hemstitching
by the yard, If requested.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1914-05-08
FOR COMMISSIONER.
DISTRICT NO. 2

| take this method of announcing
to the voters of Polk county that
will be a candidate for the Office of
county commissioner in and from
District No. in the primary of
1914.
In making this announcement, /,
in measure at least, realize the i'm
portance attached to the office; that
with the board of county commits
sioners rests the duty, among 9TH
ers, of equalizing the valuation of
taxable property of the county, and
of the construction and maintaining
Of roads. Tn this connection | de-
sire it understood that I believe in
equality in taxation, and that all
persons. both rich and poor should
alike, bear their share of taxation
in proportion to the value Of prop
erty owned by them.
l also believe that better roads
should be built and maintained.
If nominated and elected l shall
work to this end.
MARK s. BOWEN.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1914-05-08

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The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1914-05-08

teeth were visible One shoe she had
kicked off and lovely little foot was
seen. As she lay there in fairylike
sleep she made beautiful illustration
for The Sleeping Beauty in the
! Wood
And the monster was not far away,
either.
At the edge Of her white gown
something moved. Something ghostly
dark and vicious. it crept further up
/ the gown, very careful not to make
itself felt. 1t crept on and reached
the bosom Of the sleeping girl.
Black as the night, the ugly mon
ster with its long hairy legs moved
on across the white gown and APP
preached her throat, which lay bare
to the grasp of its poisonous, blood
sucking fangs.
1t was giant spider. an enormous
ly big one, which had crept out Of Its
cave. 1t was at least six inches in
diameter 1t could catch and swallow
small bird just as easily as an ordi-
nary fly 1t was very near her throat
now.
Two inches-and again two inches
-crept the disgusting monster, and
reached her bare throat.
AS 1t rose on its hind legs, It's dark
body against the white gown, the
black monster kept perfectly quiet, as
/ 1t wanted to prepare its poisonous
! fangs before sinking them into the
fresh veins which had tempted It's
! greedy appetite
The man who had just reached the
middle of the small valley stopped
suddenly as If turned to stone. The
shout of JOY with which he had meant
to greet the girl whom he had looked
| for anxiously died In his throat How
/ great the danger in which the little
| girl was lowering he knew only too
well. He knew better than anybody
| that all wild animals, snakes and pol
sonous Insects included, bite or sting
| Immediately when they are scared.
| If, therefore, he let himself be seen
now the monster would follow this in
stinct and sink its deadly poisonous
fangs into the girls throat before 1t
| disappeared
His brain was always clear and the
| life he had lived had taught him to de-
| eide quickly He instantly remem-
| bered that when he had returned from
the hunting and discovered that the
child was missing he had not hung
up the riffe-and this rifle was loaded
with a rather small bullet.
AS he made every effort to be as
calm as possible he lay down noise
lessly and pressed the weapon against
the stone, He was very clever with
the rife, but he did not dare to take
even the slightest risk,
He took har-fine aim and the shot
went off. The faint noise OF the shot
did not wake up the girl But the dis
gushing monster had Disappeared
blown into thousands of pieces In the
! empty air.
First, when 1t was all over, his hand
trembled. He threw away his rifle.
jumped up and ran toward the little
girl, lifted her in his arms and pressed
her tightly to his breast. The girl
woke up.
"Papa-wet," said the little girl, and
looked into his face-which was wet
with cold perspiration-wit sleepy
eyes-"Ray dry, papa"
Yes" answered the father, 81 have
been playing William Tell. and 1t was
bit firing"
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1914-05-08
TO THE VOTERS OF POLK COUNTY

respectfully announce myself as
i candidate for the Office of county
commissioner of District No |, and
earnestly solicit the support Of the
voters throughout the county. If
elected | promise to fl 1.-THE office to
the best of my ability to and for
all parts of the county.
Respectfully,
2457 j. e. LANCASTER
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1914-05-08
FOR COUNTY SCHOOL BOARD

the iIlenos or MIR. j. y. owens,
recognizing his valuable services as
a member of the county Board of
Public Instruction, present his name
for reelection to this position from
the Third district, and urge the vot-
ers to support him.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1914-05-08
FOR COUNTY COMMISSIONER

The friends Of Mr. y 4. Mann
nominate him for the Office Of county
commissioner from district no. 3, and
solicit the support Of the voters for
Mr.. Mann, who has in the past a3ly
discharged the duties Of this position.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1914-05-08
FOR TAX COLLECTOR

10 the Voters:
4 hereby announce my candidacy
for the office of Tax Collector of
Polk county, subject to the action of
The Democratic primary, June I'd.
| solicit your vote and support.
Respectfully,
PHIL. j. LANGFORD.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1914-05-08
FOR REPRESENTATIVE

The friends of Mr.. iIppcs Tucker,
Jr, desire to announce his candi-
dacy for the office of representative
Of Polk county.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1914-05-08
TAX COLLECTOR

announce myself candidate for
Tax Collector of Polk county, sub
iect to the action of the Democratic
primary election June 2.
f. NJ LANIER.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1914-05-08

fey. In the sun
shine the birds
were singing and
shrieking.
But this did not
disturb the little
sleeping girl who
was lying near
the pond, all sur
rounded by high
grass. One small
hand she had put
underneath h g r
head; instead of a
cushion she had
her rich golden
hair. Long silky
lashes touched her
round cheeks, red
with sleep, and
between the cher
ry lips two rows
of small nearly
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1914-05-08
German Labor Laws.

The employment of persons under
sixteen in Germany Is controlled by
special laws.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1914-05-08
!: FATHERS MASTER SHOT 5:
J BY HELEN LEWIS. 3

The low mountains were drawing
a cool shadow over the hot Kafr val
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-07-21
No. 26
Austin
Harrison
Ward
Saturday, July 25,
Charles III. Peddrick

regiment took part in "apid succession
in the battles in that valley Of Fish
er s Hill and Cedar Creek.
Sergeant Ward was on picket durs
in charge of Il squad of "A men that
early morning when the army was sur
prised and Sheridan was forced 10 make
his famous ride to save the day. In the
dense fog of the early morning Ser
@eant Ward heard the clanking of sab
ers and called in his squad. In few
minutes they discovered that they were
being surrounded by cavalry and he
gave the order for every man TO make
his way back as best he could. In that
retreat there was no more vicious hand
to-hand fighting in any battle than that
about the cOlOrs of the Sth Vermont
The, regiment in this fight lost l24 out
of $50 engaged and - out of Is off
GERS. AT this point in the battle the
200 men who had been on the skirmish
lines had not reiOined the colors. Later,
after the arrival of Sheridan, they were
with the colors and had the satisfae
ton of being the "arrOwhead' that
broke the ranks of the enemy and
started the rout. 1t was the last bat
I lie in which the regiment was engaged.
= On the 2Sth of June, 1865, the re2i-
ment was mustered out of service at
Munson 5 Hill, near Washington, and
Mr.. Ward returned to Brattleboro.
making two trips to Montpelier before
he obtained his pay
He went to Fitchburg and there mar
ried, Aug. -, 1865, Miss Augusta H.
| Dean of Dummerston, who was living
in Fitchburg at the time, and they came
to his father 5 farm and spent the win
| ter there. The next summer they work
ed on Frank Taylor : farm in Guilford
and then went to Bernardston Mass,
! where Mr.. Ward ran a small sawmill
| for Daniel Newton FIVE years. In 1872
| he entered the employ of the Millers
| Falls Co. in Millers Falls and remained
in that shop - years. He returned to
| Brattleboro and for % years was en-
ployed in the Estey organ shops, re-
firing four years ago. He spends most
of his time in the spring and summer
in cultivating a fine garden at MS
| home, Myrtle street.
Mr.. Ward has one brother, Orville
of Chesterfield, n. H., and one sister,
! Mrs. Sabra J. Adams of Hinsdale, y.
| II. He was member of Bay State
lodge of Masons of Montague, Mass.
and is now member of Sedgwick
post, q. \. r.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-07-21

Austin Harrison Ward, a member of
Company !, Sth Vermont regiment, saw
service during the stormy days in New
Orleans Immediately following the oc-
cupaton of that city and in the famous
Red River campaign under General
Banks, while during the latter months
of his service he saw hard fighting and
much marching under Sheridan in the
Shenandoah valley. He escaped from
his three years of service without Sc
rious wound.
Mr.. Ward was born in Brattleboro,
Dee. Il, 1910, a son Of Nelson and Je-
rushia (Thomas) Ward, and remained
on the home farm in West Brattleboro
until he enlisted On Dec. 5, 1861, in
Company |. The regiment remained in
camp here until March "A, 1862, when,
! ,0G0 strong, it started for New Or
leans, La. The regiment saw hard
duty i'm New Orleans and along the
Apolousas railroad from A pril -, 1862,
to May -, when it arrived in front OF
Port Hudson. There it was under fire
night and dav until the surrender on
| july s. On June II Mr.. Ward was
! wounded slightly by Il fragment OF
| shell in the body, but it did not KEEP
! him from active duty long. This was
during one of the futile assaults made
under orders Of General Banks and in
| which the sth Vermont lost in killed
wounded and missing 80 men out OF
| the 800 taken into the fight. The 18th
finally wound up its hard service il
! that campaign when it went into caml
at Thibodcaux on July 81, having beer
engaged in marching and fighting con
| tinuouslv from April Q.
Early in January, 1864, the question
| of REIMBURSEMENT came up while the
| regiment was at New Iberia and 32l
mon re-enlistcd, enough to secure the
title and furlough Of a veteran regi
ment. The men came north on far
| Tough Of so days and soon after theii
return to the South were ordered nOrui
to ioin the Army of the Potomac, Mr.
| Ward. who had been made a sergeant
being one of those who had re-enhste'
and had enjoyed his furlou9h.
In the first battle in the North, the
battle of Opequon, Col. Thomas led the
! Sth Vermont in a brilliant hayone
charge which General Emory vaink
tried to have stopped, saying as he saw
the regiment charging: "They will b.
cut ali to hell if they 90 in there.
But they went and the feat was record
ed as the turning point Of the day, Tn
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-07-21

city is spending her vacation with
friends here.
Walter Wright is spending the week
with his grandparents in Walpole.
Mrs. Nora Partridge and Miss
Kate Grout are visiting their sister,
Mrs. Mary Jennison.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Davis and
daughter, Freda, are at Revere Beach
for a two-week's outing.
Mrs. Walter Atcherson and children
of Greenfield, Mass, are guests at Mr..
and Mrs. 6. II. Walker s.
Miss Alace Dascomb of Everett,
Mass, is with her sister, Miss Mary
Dascomb, for her vacation.
Miss MurieI Kennedy, who visited
her aunt, Mrs. Ira Holton, two weeks
has returned to her home in Roslin-
dale, Mass.
Judge Kellogg has been spending a
week with his daughter, Mrs. G. G.
Wright. He will be at Nantucket the
rest of the summer.
Mrs. Lynn Fullam entertained the
Saturday club July Is, when - were
present The company was entertained
with instrumental and vocal music an(
select readings. Mrs. Fullam is ;
charming hostess, as all present were
made TO realize.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-07-21
A NURSE TAKES
DOCTORS ADVICE
And is Restored to Health by
Lydia E. Pinkham's Veg
etable Compound.

Euphemia, Ohio" Because of total
ignorance of how to care for myself
when verging into womanhood, and from
taking cold when going to school, l suf-
fered from a displacement, and each
month | had severe pains and nausea
which always meant a lay-off from work
for two to four days from the time l
was 16 years old.
81 went to Kansas to live with my sis
ter and while there a doctor told me of
the Pinkham remedies but l did not use
them then as my faith in patent medi-
cines was limited. After my sister died
/ came home to Ohio to live and that
has been my home for the last Is years.
"The Change of Life came when was
al years old and about this time | saw
my physical condition plainly described
in one of your advertisements. Then l
began using Lydia E. Pinkham's Veg
etable Compound and cannot tell you
or any one the relief it gave me in the
first three months. 1t put me right
where | need not lay off every month
and during the last Is years | have not
paid out two dollars to doctor, and have
been blest with excellent health for q wo-
woman of my age and can thank Lydia
Il. Pinkham 'sVegetable Compound forit.
Since the Change of Life is over
have been a maternity nurse and being
wholly self-supporting / cannot ovel
estimate the value of good health. J
have now earGed a comfortable little
home Just by sewing and nursing.
have recommended the Compound L
many with good results, as it is excel
lent to take before and after child
birth. Miss EVELYN ADELIA STEW
LKT, EupheAia, Ohio.
IT you want special advice write Il
Lydia T.. Pinkham Medicine Co. conf
Gcntial Lynn, Mass. Your letter viii
30 opened, read and answered by
woman aud held in strict confidence
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-07-21

week with her sister, Mrs. Drury, in
Northfeld, Mass. Mr.. Harlow was with
her over Sunday.
Miss Ruth Harlow of Houehton &
Slmonds s store, Brattleboro, is spend
ing two weeks vacation at the home
of her father, Walter Harlow.
F. r. Chapman and family and
George Gould and daughter, Alice,
spent Sunday in Windham. Alice Gould
and Doris Chapman remained for a
longer visit.
Fireman Houghton, who has attended
business college in Albany, n. Y. the
past year, finished his course there and
| came home last week, He has been very
successful and passed his examinations
with high marks. He hopes soon to
take civil service examination.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Campbell and
| little son of Schenectady, N. Y, who
had been staying two weeks at F. G..
| Campbell s, returned home Saturday.
| Miss Mary Campbell of Boston is spend
ing a two weeks vacation at heI faith
er s. She is accompanied by her
nephew, Stanton Campbell, of Melrose,
| Mass.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-07-21
WESTMINSTER WEST.

Rev. Daniel Mcintyre preached in
Barnstead, n. H., Sunday.
y. F. Schwenk and family were
guests Sunday at Harlan Goodhue s.
The Ladies' Aid society met wit h
Mrs. Bert Houghton Thursday after
noon.
Miss Carrie Houghton and Miss Elida
Frost were guests of Miss Alma Car
penter in Saxtons River from Saturday
to Monday.
Mrs. Walter Harlow is spending a
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-07-21
Disorderly ORTHODOXY.

Willie-Paw, where do jailbirds come
from?
Paw-They are raised by larks, bats
and swallows, my son.-Cincinnati En-
quirer.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-07-21
WESTMINSTER

Fred Atwood has bought an auto
mobile.
Miss Martha Wright of New York
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-07-21

Under the Stars and Stripes was
given last evening in the Opera house
under the auspices of Company Z, LIST
Vermont Infantry Those who took
part were Joseph r. Gordon, Alvin d.
Parker. Edward c. Barry, James Tidd,
Miss Alice Nolan, Miss Dolores Me
Weeny and Mr.. aud Mrs. George Hos
Henry K. Kidney was probably fatal
ly injured yesterday morning while at
work in the Fitchburg division round
house when his head was caught be.
tween a brake-arm and a driving wheel
of an engine. He sustained Il com
pound fracture of the skull. He was
taken to Rockingham hospital. He has
lived on Canal street several years and
came here from EllenviIle, \. Y.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-07-21

The people who are satisfied to put
it off until tomorrow generally put it
off indefinitely
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-07-21
BELLOWS FALLS NEWS.
OFFICER USED REVOLVER.

Row At North Walpole Made Trouble
for Several.
Michael Pelkey, no home, was SEN
fenced to six months in the Cheshire
county jail at Keene, \. H., Thomas
Hayes, no home, was sentenced to serve
three months, and Thomas Heinz of
Bellows Falls was sentenced to pay
Il fine Of $40 and costs, in court yester-
day in North Walpole.
The three men were arrested Fri
day afternoon by Officer Lyman, who
was forced to shoot PelSey in the left
thigh before he subdued the men. The
officer was severely handled and the
hearing could not be held Saturday
because of his condition.