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The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1914-12-12

~ luncheon She hoped It did not
snow alarmngly In WestmOre
Suddenly she stood still where
am ! going, anyway?" she asked her.
self She knew that she had gone tar
enough tu have passed the pine tree
and vet II was not visible Sln
laughed shakily II believe ln nil
turned around she thought u be-.
lieye--lm lost ,'
She remembered hearing Hugh Nor
rie tell once Of beng IN western
blizzard how he had wandered l,r
hours II stones throw from house
with lighted windows She had laugh.
cd at the story II seemed rather
funny and Improbable Ouly Hugh
Norrie never told Improbable things,
You could believe every word he said.
She wondered where he was nov.
She had heard that after he finished
Of Cornell he went out into the coun-
try somewhere near WeStmore an !
started fruit farm A big brown,
Intelligent strong 4houldered mnu
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1914-12-12

occasionally she losea some Of the
wash off the line after having fed a
tramp her intuition told her was per
fectly honest though poor
But we have never yet met q won
an who was rs tlreSOme rs the man
who had nothing u say IN a banquet
speech aud who kept saving the samr
thing over and over
Also We have never had the pleu~
ure " meeting romIositOr who
didn't believe that he could do more
and better work than the editor and
all the reporters combined
Also there may have been occnslons
when the Intelligent rouposltor was
right about It.
Every galley boy, Of course. gete ,hr
Idea that the reporters are the Kind
WHO used to wear red tnssels on their
caps and he never gets the belief out
~ his head
Rut after all there is no contempt
to equal that which those em
pl0yed IN the business office and the
editorial department of newspaper
have Tor each other.
Still, there are many things that
are worth while IN newspaper ur
flee one of them we Imagine, Id
when Cay Bisbee employs new snskt
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1914-12-12

before her and read ~ she ate She
soon lost herself Ia the book aud 1t
was not until she hnd 10 draw closer
to the dimming page that she realized
the light was fading fast Then She
looked up
The school room was dark and past
the window fell bllndmg >hr4t Of
SNOW rhc blizzard Startled. she
sprhng M aud ran 10 look oul rhr
blank white curtain veied all
pine tree at The corner Of the school
house wa, barely visible. There
seemed only one thing 10 do and that
was TO get to the Palmer' NJ fast ns
she could The road ran past the
pirc She had only to follow the
road She would 20 at once before
the snow got deeper
Hastily She butloned her fur cont
mp 10 her chin. tied down Ter hat with
her veil and bultoncd her lcgglns
closely She lauhcd NJ 4he finished
her dressing lgusss II be warm
enough she said
She stepped ou into the snow half
wa; 10 her knees The falling snow
dropped over her face like q welt Shr
SAW the pine tree dimly aud made to
ward IT, The road NaS still di~erui
BILE
Fear began to chill H,len'- heart
She had not gone twenty rods before
she began 10 realize thf she had matte
mistake She should have remainsl
In the s'hOolhouse II was warm
there There was ~ pile NJ chunks
hehlnd the stove two days store NJ
fuel She had not rmptiel her dinner
basket Even II she had had 10 stay
In the schoolhonse all night she would
not have been uncomfortable And
surely somebody would dtg her out in
the morning What fool she had
been from first tu last She ought
to have Needed Jim Saudcrsons warn
/ ing She ought moi to have come ont
In the snow II took strength TO wada
TO Trpss against this powerful white
cloud which blinded her eyes and All
but stopped her breath
II won 20 another step IN gu
back 10 the Schoolhulsc she thought
She turned Where was the school
house Where WIS the plue tr,-'1
Both were blorted mu The fear he
nme n G'rror llcr tracks had been
covered Hs soou rs madc. The cruel
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1914-12-12

season NJ the wear fur almost any pit
luble ohlru should understand llmt
It will Wl hr wasted II they cxteod II
In his directions
The fact is that the man who eats
his Christmas dmurr alone is usually
too selfish tu du otherwise, even II
he hoi n chance
Also uuhod, oovs why the lawyer
who conduct, examination
should hr cross w generally he is In
that condition
No, H,mr The pool Of Oblivion has
not been filled up nor has Il been
frozen over hut rhl. s uo time To be
slukiug anybody iu No.
~ course on 20, uunt Of lack ~
space we Arp unnulr to rescue some ~
these who ar. uov aud then being
pushed u
Also We have newer met the nnu
who said we shoulu pay taxes ~ glad
ly ~ we I'm, Christmas presents
II maN he true enough that s0tne
hodN said ~ People sav S0 many
peculiar things YOU know
Nhd the mau may have been In.
sane when Nt made the remark
On he NAV have been drunk
RICHARD \. GRAVES
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1914-12-12

reporter and fiuding thai he has to
use him In an emergency as dra
matte critic sends him out 10 criticize
n Broadhur,i play
Everybody knows. II they have paid
amy attention it that Mr BroadhurSl
Is going 10 get all that Is coming 10
him right then aud there
This might he looked upon as one
~ the drawback, ot stage career
hut there are other, far worse One
N them rs the fnr mat actors and ac.
tresses have to Kiss each other
And here may he times when q
man is up against H. but never any
worse than when hls wife gives him
d Kick under the table when there s
company and hc has no idea what She
Is kicking about
Doe Osler really meant we pr"
sume although he didn't ,ay II IN "a
many words that when a man gors
10 seed II is time 10 plant him
Also the time is coming when the
unmarried man will soon have 10 eut
his Christmas dinner alone, but even
those who work mp sympathy at this
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1914-12-12

like that would make good farmer
surely, only shr did not like farmers.
II he had been an Instructor. preach-
ing agriculture instead " practising
w. shr would have married Lin 10
think that she might have been he
wife nov instead of standing here in
thC,now before a country school
house But sne must not stand slill.
Why she would be- showed under IN
an hour She must find that school
house she must she must
Her throat was tnlck with sphs ~
'ne pluns,d along \nd sun she coult
moi find the pine tree
A long time after the Inst VI her
courage went She was only a fright
pned exhausted co,d girl hopelesslv
lUsl IN the SNOW She felt the waru
life going Oui Of her and began lu
call Vet vino was there tu hear. save
God In the high heaven Praying.
calling she staggered m until her
poor cloeIed feet would carry her p0
further 'HhCn Sue sank down aud llie
soft darkness OF forgetfuln,ss came
She opened her ewes with the teel-
ING that great jolt had unwrenchri
them but all WIS still about her Shd
lay on low couch before red hoe
stove and there was faint smell ue
brandy IN the air Bending over her
with anSious eyes was Hugh Norrla.
Not all al once did he tell her how
She had wandered 80 near to his door
that he could hear her call Did sh9
know that she had roamed out OF her
way more than a milei No, abe vac
not e,en frost bitten II was hot
very cold storm Hut she had ben
lunf time coming TO- Il was might.
He had telephoned that she was safe.
Aud Mrs Winch the old lady. WHO
Kept house Tor him, was heating sonio
milk for her 10 drink She would he
stronger presently and all right To-
morr0w, thank God
Helen lay very still She was trv-
Ing 20 rpaIise II seemed a little dlffI-
cult at first And she wanted to pray,
but what Hugh had sald seemed
prayer enough Just then Dear Hugh
She PIT her hsnd out feebly aud
smiled when he held II close and
kissed ".
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1914-12-12

Conditions in Palestine are represented 10 be
chaotic and pitlabe If the Zionist movement
having as its goal the possession of the Holy Land
by the Jews for tie erection Of an independent ma
ton remains the forceful organization it has been
believed to be- here is an object for it's effort worthy
Of the talents TO be found among its supporters
II the Jews already established there cannot look
TO the wealthy men Of their race outside Of the
borders Of Palestine in times Of stressl the move
meut is not established upon firm foundation
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1914-12-12

When the German reichstag voted $l2500 000-
600 m support of the war ouly one member was
registered in opposition The statesman who re
fused to make the transaction unanimous was a
Socialist This is the first time since the war be-
gan that member of that party has manifested
determination to be placed on record as an op
moment OF the present policy of the imperial gov
erpment The prospects are that there will be
much greater opposition on the part Of the Social
lists as soon as the enormous cost of the conflict
grows on the working people of the kaisers realm
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1914-12-12
PEANUTS N the RoAsTeR

All we want for Christians this year
is the assurance FROM the ROsk Island
that II viii not shoot any more NJ
that the black smoke Into our win
dOws
Aud We modestly suggest to other
gEers that they refrain from present
Tug cnples of DE Balzac 10 Christian
Endeav0r students. shirt studs TO the
mnn who does not own o dress suit
and running shoes to the me afflicted
with locumotOr ataNiH
Among the peculhrilIes NJ women
which we have noticed rs we have
journeyed this far through life u
that nearly all OF them say they sur
fer in silence, but the do not II Is
absolutely impossible Tor them to 10
80 1t is also noticeable that woman
may forgive but she never fOrgets
And every woman believes thar she
Is gifted with intuition and can read
mans character at glance, which
may possibly account for The fact that
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1914-12-12

War has lied up the goo business rt
which Copenhagen IN the center and
dealers pre unable 10 deliver the wlld
beasts contracted for In America The
Haaenl~cks are left IN the lurch with
Tb grown lions, " tigers. 70 trained
polar l,ears. 100 hyenas and Or ele-
plants
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1914-12-12

to the notion that this great republic Is seriously
impened by the empire on the other side OF the
Pacific ocean when nothing cgr-be more widely nm
reasonable than such fear
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1914-12-12

The new uniform Of the French army, says an
exchange will be u color blending with the land.
seape In that event it will be blood red for some
time.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1914-12-12

Lady dentists are scarve, but there
are sny number Of females OF ths
species who can elcagate mans
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1914-12-12

On he NAV have been drunk.
RICHARD \. GRAVES.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-01-05
NEWFANE.
Meeting of the w. G. r. U.

The W. c. T. T. met with Mrs Da.
wilson Jan =. and after the devotional
service it was voted to purchase a copy
of the Gulick series on physiology en-
titled What to DO in Emergencies.
which will be placed in the hands of the
grammar school teacher in Newfane vii
iage. The president was instructed to
send for sample copies of temperance
posters that suitable selection may be
made for posting in the village school
rooms and other public places.
Discussion relating to the matter of
engaging speakers was followed by u
discussion to defer making arrange
ments until later in the season. One
of the members read from the latest
report of the National Grange conven-
Ition the resolution adopted by that
body. in favor of appealing to Congress
to amend the constitution for national
prohibition, also the resolution in ia
vor of full suffrage for women. This
| action of the Grange, which is similar
to the attitude taken by the Anti Sa
loon league, the Christian Endeavor so
ciety, the Prohibition party and the
Woman S Christian Temperance Union
shows that 1.-The world do move.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-01-05
ting her mother IN law, Mrs. augusta

ting her motherinlaw, Mrs. augusta
Day.
Mrs. A. P. FIT aud Miss Emma are
visiting Rev. and Mrs. Paul ID. Moody.
in st. Johnsburv. Vt.
DIR. Arthur j. Brown has been in
town recently. All the family return
ed to New York on Wednesday.
Mrs. Fred Watson attended the sill
Yer wedding of her sister. Mrs. Jennie
Minis, in Hinsdale, n. H., last Thurs
day.
The seminary girls at East hall Ell
tertained their friends from Mt Her
mon Saturday night at u New Year y
party in the gymnasium
A goodly number of people gathered
in the congregational church Wednes-
day evening and held watch night
meeting until 1914 arrived
Arthur NJ. Blaikie of Ontario, Calf,
who has often visited here, is at the
Mortified hotel. He is student of
/ the school for the deaf at Northamp-
I ton.-.-
Miss Gincie Gould has resigned her
position as teacher of the intermediate
| grade at Mortified center school Her
place will be filled by Miss Caroline
b. Rolfe.
Benjamin d. Calender of Franconia
! \. Fl was in town Thursday. He left
! Mortified four wears ago. lie has Just
leased the Maplewood farm in .eonnec
tion with the Maplewood hotels in
Bethlehem and will move there soon
The monthly meeting of the Foreign
Missionary society will be held at Mrs
w r. Moody Wednesday Of thi,
week Mrs. w. F. Cheney. Mrs. w. c
Roberts end Mrs. Mary Dickinson hav,
the program in charge.
The annual meeting of the North
field Automobile club will he held il
the parlors of the Northfeld hotel thu
evening of January - at : 'cloc k
; Officers will be elected and other bust
ness transacted The members an,
their friends will have a banquet fol
lowing the business.
The high school students numberin,
81. together with Principal c.
, Hicks, Harlan Atwood and Perc
, Richardson. left Northfeld square TO
i sleighride to Greenfield Friday at
ternoon.. They al lunched at a restar
rant and later attended the play, Cir
sey Girl, at LAWYERS theater.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. l.. Hammond o
Millers Falls celebrated their 3ut
wedding anniversary last Thursda
For many years they lived at NORTH
field Farms. Mr.. and Mrs. A. w War
/ and - of Mr.. and Mrs Hammond
: former neighborS drove to Millers Fal
t and assisted TIE celebration. About J
= We're present. o. l.. Leach. IN heha
: Of the people Of Northfield, made
r speech. presenting the couple a han'
some couch bed and Il sum of none
The company enjoyed games and r
!. freshments of sandwiches. cake an
:, coffee. Mr.. aud Mrs Morgan also &c
ebruted their 18th anniversary Il
;. same day They received Il postcal
shower. Mr. and Mrs. Hammond al
family were their guests for Dime
Mrs. Hammond is Mrs Morgan 5 nice
!, Both of these occasions were great
! cnioved bv THOSE who attended.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-01-05
DIRE DISTRESS.
II Is Near at Hand to Hundreds. of
Erattleboro Readers,


Don I neglect an aching back.
Baclache is often the kidneEs cry
fer help.
Neglect hurryin2 20 the kidneys aid
Means that urinary troubles may
follow
Or danger of worse kidney trouble.
Here Brattlcboro testimony
r. r. Pratt, 3 spruce street. Brat
tleboro. VI, says: ~ have a great
deal of heavy lifting to do in my WORT
and q strain, no doubt, was the cause
of my kidney trouble. ! suffered from
hackache aud at times became so lame
that | could hardly stand erect.
was unable to rest well on account OF
too frequent passages of the kidney
sccretlons, rs the result, fcl, miserable
during the day. After ! bad doctored
and used several remedies without re
lief, took Doan S Kidney Pllls, pro
cured from Brattleboro Drug co 5 drug
store. They strengthened my kidneys
relieved the backache aud helped me il
every way. certainly have every rca
son Ia recommend this remedy to othel
kidney sufferers.
For sale by all dealers Price 81
cents. Foster Miiburn Co, Buffalo
New York, sole agents for the Unite,
states
Remember the name Doan's =
and take no other
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-01-05
For Sale s. Horses!
will sell by public auction on
Thursday, Jan. 8, tS14

~ horses and some sleighs, harness and
blankets.
Having made up my mind to make the
year 1914 the busiest In my experience !
viii sell by public auction about every
two weeks. beginning Thursday. Jan. g.
At this sale L. will have about 50 fresh
country horses, weighing from 1850 to
1850 pounds each; in pairs any size you
may wish for. 1000 to $500 pounds each.
Also 81 to 30 acclimated horses.
You can find anything you may wish for
from Cheap horse to the best draft
chance to sell horses that you don't want
and buy some dat you want. as | GER
tainly Will have horses to I'LL all kinds
Of jobs Every horse will be sold with my
usual guarantee. must be represented
return within the time limit AMI get
Your money back. Everything goes for
the high dollar. No limit with me: | will
sell them. win or lose after the second
bid
WHll also sell a few sleighs, harness Of
all kinds, and blankets.
II YOU wish to dispose Of anything at
this sale. please notify me early as
possible.
Sale positive rain or shine, as ! have
q large room under cover
Remember the day. Thursday, Jan S,
commencing at 1880 a. IN.
M. J. TETREAULT Prop.
Mansion House Stables,
Greenfield, Mass
JOHN n. FTNIGAN. Auctioneer.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-01-05

Miss Myrtle Washer of West Brattle-
boro is Il guest of her aunt, Mrs. f. j.
Butteriield.
The ladies aid society will meet
Thursday afternoon ut > O'Clock with
Mrs. j. NJ. kenney.
Mrs. Clara Smith of Chester was u
guest of her cousin, Mrs. Y. |. Chase,
the latter part of last week.
Mrs. +. A. Dewitt and children. who
were al home during the school vaca
tion, returned to Chester Monday.
Twenty-Five from Brattleboro enjoy
ed a sielghride to Newfane last Thurs
| day evening and took supper ut the
Newtane Inn.
| Samuel WiswalI is able to resume
work, after having been disabled sew
eral days. The carriage at the Squires
steam mill ran over one foot while he
was at work there.
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Gray of Atho
came New Year 5 day for few days
| visit in the home of his parents, Mr.
aud Mrs. Nelson Gray.
/ Mrs. J. u. Pierce, who went to Bos
ton to spend a week, writes that hel
daughter, Mrs. Lewis Breslin, is seri
ously i'll and she will remain for tn,
present to care for her.
Walter J. Wright, who resigned hi
position last week as mail carrier OF
rural route No. > and has accepted al
offer to take charge of the cow testin,
work of the West River association
:. which society recently was organized
will begin his duties this week Thurs
! day. Mr.. Wright, who is gradual
of Lyndon Institute, is well qualife
to take up the work.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-01-05
IT MAKES NO DIFFERENCE

To us neither. you have all of your
laundry work done outside or only a
part of it. 1t makes no difference to
or fine waists. we have the machinery
aud the people who know how to work
il aud we send out only laundry work
that has been properly done. Brattle-
boro Steam Laundry. 10 Flat Street.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-01-05
A LIGHT LUNCH

Is better for YOU than headache. medi-
cine. Many q time when YOU suddenly
discover that your head aches it is due
to the fact that your stomach demand,
something. We serve probably over
200 hot drinks day At our fountain
and VIC sell headache medicine so if
you insist upon skipping . light lunch
II the form OF an. egg arinS.. matted
mill or chocolate. YOU can stop that
headache at ". r. Root 5 pharmacy
Main street
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-01-05
SOMETHING DOING.

Just to keep something doing through
the dull season we are offering at spe-
cial reduced prices building lumber,
hemlock boards, doors and other vari-
cites of lumber. If you are in the
market for such material YOU will find
1t greatly TO your advantage to see
Holden & Martin, Frost street.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-01-05
NORTHFIELD. MASS.

Miss Efiic Stearns OF Hartford i
visiting friends in town
Philip Wood is entertaining Robert
Calender of Franconia, ~ H..
Miss Ruth Roberts i, visitin. Miss
Harriet Fuller in New Haven.
Frank Fit returned to Union Theo-
logical seminary today, Monday.
Mrs. Flora Day of HaverhilI is Sis-
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-01-05
THAT CLOCK YOU WANTED

Is here in the store Come in and we
will prove it to you. Not only is the
casa right but so are the works and
the time. The same is true of watches.
Bring I'm some things you have that
You wish engraved. We have more
time now for that work. Randall &
Clapp. Jewellers.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-01-05
THERE IS NO TREATMENT

That can Immediately make the chronic
invalid well. All that osteopathy
claims to do is to. bring about right
conditions and relations of the tissues
of the body, thus assisting Mother
Nature in bringing about a cure.--Dr
g. G. Wheeler. ID Crosby block
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-01-05
SUTHERLAND's SPECIALS.

This week we have a handsome Sc
lection of ladies togish waists in silk
and other materials, the very latest
styles, beautifully made, and marked
to sell quickly from 9S cents up. A new
display of fashionable neckwear in
nattv boxes for gifts at % and 80
cents. = Sutherland Il Co, Brooks
House BLOCK
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-01-05
THIS WEATHER

Makes the person who has to drive or
motor wish he had one of those fur
robes bave IN stock anil ma kes his
horse wish he had bought before one
of those street blankets. There is a
loug winter ahead Of us So take time
by the foreloek and come III now aud
buy the stuff to keep yourself and an
inials warm. 1t pays.-Rexford Benson
Elliot street
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-01-05
OrIy Orce7

Excerpt from an interview with .
visitor to town, printed in an ex-
change: The velocity Of time and
the friction of years will never erase
the pleasure OF this visit. The many
pleasant rides and kisses from my
once sweet girl friends will ever lin
ger with me-"
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-01-05
LIGHT YOUR LIGHT.

There is nothing that will attract
attention like light. An electric
sign is the modern. way to advertise.
Are you among the live ones? Think
this over and let rs know where our
representatives can tell you all about
an electric sign.-Twin State Gas &
Electric Co.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-01-05
THERE is A PLACE

On the wall at your home for pretty
picture They do brighten up room
SO much Whether you want one as a
gift or surprise or merely wish to
ada 70 vour house decorations, we are
sure in our stock YOU will he able to
find not only one but several that will
be exactly what you are looking for
Clapp L. Jones, Main street.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-01-05
Flannelette
Underwear

75c Ladies Flannelette Gowns.
S;te Price sc
$50 Ladies Flannclette Gowns.
Sale. Price 79c
s1.25 Ladies Gowns Sale Price CSC
SOC Mems Night Shirts.
Sale Fire SIC
CSC Mems Night Gowns
Sale I'ri,e 79c
SOC Children 5 Gowns. Sale Price &c
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-01-05
On Guard.

So you object to these extreme fash
ioue ~ gowns - she said. gently.
No: don t. replied Mr. Growcher.
~ know what you re going to say.
You re going to tell me that YOU IL com
promise when cold weather sets in by
covering them with nice fur coat.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-01-05
Water From UNDERGROUND.

Southern Belgium is likely to Sc
cure great water supply from an
underground lake which was discover
ed short time ago AT present it
is dependent on rain-water.