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The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-03-18
The Method Elsewhere.

The city clerk of Rutland, for instance.
receives a salary of 81 600 and the fees
from his office and receives SO additional
for acting as clerk for the board of list
ers and has stenographer furnished him
as assistant while working on the tax
books. The city gets along with three
listers.
The clerk OF Barre receives d salary OF
$500 and fees and furnishes his own as
sistant. In addition he handles the clerl-
cal work of the board of listers and, like
the city OF Rutland, has a very complete
card index system Oh taxable property, in
| Guiding all Of the necessary details about
| the ownership of each individual piece OF
property. -.r
Burlington has only three listers, but
! has clerk OF the board who is paid s. d
| day instead OF at the rate of So paid the
| listers.
Mr. Gibson says this idea was not
original with him although he was III
strumental in having it brought to tht
attention of the voters at this time be
cause he believed, while the voters were
considering the question of increasing tbs
number of listers, it was the time to hav,
them know what other towns and cite
in the state did regarding the expense o
appraising taxable property.
He said the question was brought befor,
the town meeting two years ago and TIN
seIectmen were ordered TO make a repor
on the ACCESSIBILITY OF paying the tow
clerk a salary, report that has not ye
been made.
Mr.. Gibson was asked what he woul,
consider d fair salary for such work d
the articles III the town warrant relating
to the town clerk contemplated. He It
piled that he believed capable men coult
be found who would be glad to do tn
work for return Of 81 900. He reitel
ated the statement that he had no specia
leaning toward a salary basis and wa
willing the clerk should receive extra pa
for clerical work in connection with tn
listers, and said that small amount Q
extra pay was all that would be necessar
E to enable three listers to care for the tel
work. He again said that the articles L
the town warrant had to do with tn
numerical strength of the board of listers
not with the office of the town clerk el
cept as a side issue
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-03-18

frontiers it is impossible to blockade her
if she may obtain supplies from and send
goods out of neutral port, and this in
convenience to neutral commerce must be
suffered by the neutrals unless the doc
trines of blockade are to be done away
with -
The Detroit times., 1915-11-26
Beth; The Girl
"WhO Went Right"
By Ethel
Lloyd
Patterson
No. 96-GOOd-Bye to GirlhOOd.

his little kisses he whispered
broken. half-incoherent endear-
ments and then at last | realized
Andre was saying something 10 me.
Beth, dearest" he begged, Il
want you 10 be mine Oh. how
want you TO be mine! Beth, let us
get married."
AS though | were quite another
girl standing out a long, long dis
lance away watching the strange
actions OF this Beth who permitted
Andre to hold her so closely 70
him, realized that some great mo
mentous decision was being asked
OF me. realized IL, and yet ! real
lied. too. my faculties were blunt.
ed at the one time in my life, per
haps, when I needed most clearly
to think. My brain seemed wander
ing in n haze.
Andre" I managed TO whisper
back TO him. "of course, we'll get
married some day. But, my dear,
est, let me go now. | must not stay
here. DO ---" my voice grew more
vague. TITS growing very late. !"
and, with last effort, II MUST
go,"
My lovers voice seemed TO boom
In my ear.
NO" he said decisively, and his
grip on my wrists hurt me. mo
We are going to get married now
tonight. now, Beth" And he shook
me. II tell You I Will not wait fol
you another day"
oh" answered stupidity
"Now? But who would marry us?'
My eyelids fiuttered and oDene6
and for an instant caught a
glimpse OF Andres face again
white. with It's little patch OF dull
color on each cheek, and HIS black
compelling eyes. NJ lover released
his hold upon me so quickly al
most fell. He seemed to have
reached a sudden determination
He walked quickly out OF the room
and then I heard his voice at the
telephone. heard 1t and sank
into chair with fluttering hands
, pressed to my forehead. Some
thing seemed TO tell me my fate
was being decided for me. And
when Andre came back into the
room he did not touch me again
Instead he paced its length nerv
ously once or twice, then he turned
abruptly.
Put on your hat" he ordered
"The cab will be here in a moment
| have telephoned minister. We
arc going TO be married"
Still sat stupidity staring. Per
haps saw vision. Far away
| through the last few years OF work
The Detroit times., 1915-11-26
Chicago Physicians Say
They Spread
Disease
WINTER BRINGS
MORE DANGERS
Colds and Infections of
Throat Spread
Rapidly

CHICAGO. Nov. 2s.--Babies are
dying in Chicago every day from
being kissed. physicians declare.
The approach of winter, with it's
prevalence OF colds and throat In
lection. which is transferred to ba-
bies through kissing. is causing a
great deal OF sickness. some fatal,
they add.
kissing babies ought 10 be n
penitentiary offense." Dr. Effie Lob
dell declared recently,
"A case came 10 my attention to-
day Dat almost caused the death
OF a child. A sore throat infection
which developed Assesses that
pressed upon the windpipe and al
most caused strangulation could
have been the result OF nothing but
kissing. according TO my diagnosis.
A prompt operation at the Eye, Ear
Nose and Throat hospital saved the
baby's life.
People who do not have any Of
the symptoms themselves. or who
have just slight cold by kissing
n baby on the lips can transfer
germs that cause serious results
Diphtheria. sore throat and colds
can be given baby by persons who
do not know that they have the
germs. Infections OF the blood are
also transferred as well
AT this time OF year conditions
are AZ their worst. and everybody
has what we call colds TO a great
or or less degree. Even without
anv infection. just working In bad
air will make the transfer OF germs
10 baby lips possible. Giving baby
n pacifler Is another crime.
Older people can choose for
themselves. hut baby cannot OBJ
iect when It's little mouth is kissed
by It's adorins relatives"
"The same thing holds true Of
kissing as OF the public drinking
cup" asserted Or Arthur c. Cor.
win. throat specialist at Rush Med
cal college.
IT would not want 20 say. how
many children are made iii or killed
by being kissed. There are no
statistics on the subject kissing
in any case IS bad. II stands 10 rea-
son, but in the case OF children and
babies II IL particularly bad"
Children with enlarged glands or
throat infection or even colds"
should be taken 20 the state hos.
pital for eve. ear. nose and throat
diseases, where diagnosis will he
made free OF charge and treatment
recommended, Or Lobdell has
stated.
The Detroit times., 1915-11-26

THE Eternal Question Is In a
woman eyes, Just as the answer 10
IL rs in her heart.
That taxi ride from the restaur'
ant TO Andres studio on New
Years eve, which was definitely
to change the whole course Of my
life is still hazy 20 me Unaccus-
toned 10 alcohol in any form, my
flance had persuaded me TO drink a
glass and a half OF wine in honor
OF the gala occasion. He, too, as
unaccustomed TO drink as | was
myself had had his fair share OF
the stimulant. Although, just as
our natures were different. the wine
had affected us differently. | felt
a little foolish, yet somehow little
dull The fine edge had gone of
things. People, words, had become
vague-of no moment Had l been
left alone I would have stopped
still in one chair. Yet was willing
enough 10 follow Andre; or any one
else. wherever he might lead.
On the other hand. Andre had be
come brilliant, sparkling: his voice
sounded sharp and cold like hail.
His eyes, enormous and black In
his pale face, glttered like coal
when the sun strikes II. His ges-
lures became wider, more marked.
Openly he made love TO me there
in the restaurant. surrounded as We
were by gay people--a thing Andre
never would have done on ordinary
occasions. For he was punctilious
30 the last degree in superficial
conventionalities Suddenly, short
ly after midnight, my sweetheart
had leaned toward me end asked
mo 20 return 10 his studio with
him "for one little while" as he
nhrased II. He had told me "he
would die II he did not hold me in
his arms"
Ohe1ientlv 7 had followed him
from The restaurant. and thence 70
n voting tavicab Andres japan
ese servant had opened the door for
us 1T mis- studio. The face Of Toxic
impassivo as always, expressed
Nothing as we two PASSED him in
the hall and walked 10 the big.
rather barren, room where Andre
worked And in another instant
Andre was holding me close 10 him.
Half dazed by the wine as was.
his careeses bewildered me even
more. Never had he seemed so
completely mine, and yet never had
! felt as though I had so little con-
troll over him. His kisses. warn,
and quick. were on my cheeks, my
eyes. my lips His hand wandered
to my throat and pushed the loose
curls from my forehead. Between
The Detroit times., 1915-11-26

I sleuth WAS on his Trail 20 ayenge
the neas caused him 10 Ace
J. C.. Ruhl. owner OF the heas,
recently went 10 a hospital. He
t-trti,fcy--ri- IN ,ettFe.- f,F
the feas during his absence, and
Kerr agreed 20 take them TO board
on MS arm, that being the kind OF
mnchroom preferred by heas.
When Ruhl left the hospital and
returned to the Hotel de Flea he
was horrlhed TO find that Kerr had
deserted the neas and taken their
lunchroom with him
Minnie Flea was leaning against
he wall, furnished. Percy Flea was
gnawing the floor. All the little
heas were bowling for food.
Ruhl barred his arm and there
was no need TO ring the dinner bell
10 call the troupe TO dinner.
After the heas had seven-course
dinner 8uhl went % the police ana
charged Kerr with cruelty and TAX
ing 500 worth OF his clothing. He
scorned a suggestion that Kerr
might have gone gu, 70 look for a
dog for flea food.
my neas are all high-class tieas,"
he declared They are not the dog
Aind Of feas and would starve be-
fore they would eat of dog. They
prefer a Kerr"
The Detroit times., 1915-11-26
CAN LIVE
WITH GHOST
Jury Says Family Can
Break Lease to Avoid
Spooks

KANSAS CITY. Mo, Nov. ga
jury in the court Of Justice j. j.
Shepard yesterday held that
"spooks" in a house Is sufficient
ground for a tenant TO abandon 1t,
lease or no lease. The jury follow
ed an old English rule which gave
tenants of haunted houses the right
to break lease.
Suit had been filed by the owner
of an alleged ehost.infested house in
the Country club district against w.
H. Eardley. who recently came here
from salt Lake city. The house
into which the Eardley family moved
had a history, but they did not
know It. II was there some years
ago that girl shot and killed her
father oao had come to the house,
while separated from her mother,
and tried 10 break in. Later the
house was sold and the new owner
moved in. II was not long before he
and his wife were divorced. Then it
was rented. The tenants were d.
voIced shortly aftcrward.
Mrs. Eardley. without knowing
anything Of the history of the place,
said she always had queer feeling
there. an uncertain, uncanny feeling
which so preyed on her nervous sys-
TEN that she became i'll. And one day
neighbor informed her that she
and others had been patiently wait
ing for the climax of the alleged
haunted house to be reached Then
she told Mrs. Eardley the history of
the house.
Mr. Eardlcy went TO Leslie J.
Lyons, his attorney, who said that
under the circumstances, he would
advise that the family move out.
AS living there was not conducive to
the health OF Mrs Eardley. Suit was
brought by the owner and the case
taken into court.
The Detroit times., 1915-11-26

and pain | was catching my last
glimpse OF a little girl with a
white, sensitive face and great,
gray eyes asking their eternal ques
ton OF what The W0f1I TCufd nod
for her. caught a glimpse OF this
little girl and Goodbye" | wills
pered 10 her beneath my breath.
She seemed To be begging me not
10 leave her so soon.
The Detroit times., 1915-11-26
BY KENNETH w. PAYNE.

NEW YORK, Nov. 26.--Face TO
face and inscrutable like grim play
ers OF the worlds most tremendous
game of chess. stand two skyscrap-
ers way dawn at the lower end OF
Manhattan, which house. IL Is said.
the two most powerful and mys-
terious plot hatcheries In America.
When the hungarian ex-
Consal Josef Goricar charged that
Consul General Won huber Of Aus
tria was manipulating from his OF
fee In New York system OF spies
ramifying into every industrial com
munity In this country, | decided TO
20 down and explore this alleged
lair OF foreign plotters. wanted
10 see where has just been engi'
neered the sinister series OF de-
structive fires and explosions in
American factories.
And instead OF tight-closed.
darksome den, found a wide open
an ostentatiously wide open-suite
OF Offices where innocent looking
clerks clattered away at typewriter
documents which they took no pains
al all to conceal from the casual
visitor.
Wideopenness. In fact, is the
chief characteristic OF the Austro-
Hungarian consulate Through all
the wide flung doors of the third
floor suite the inquiring gaze OF the
passerby In the corridor seems Gag
erly invited. and the smiling OFF,
Gals appear TO have nothing more
10 hide than have the English clerks
In the Offices OF the Cunard line di-
rectly below. sitting at their desks
under a great picture OF the lost
Lusitania.
And right around the corner. in
the very next building to this So
called plot hatchery, stands what
perhaps is the counterpart hatchery
the English consulate. But there
everything Is silent, unobtrusive.
closed And thus here. at the rival
headquarters OF the great war as It
Is being waged In America-the war
OF conspiracy upon which almost as
much OF the worlds fate depends rs
upon the battles OF the armies in
Europe-here the two methods or
secret service are picturesquely ex-
emplified-the Teutonic and the
British.
Equally utterly innocent to all
surface appearances, the one wells
its real activities behind publicity.
talk, smiles. hustle, noisy openness.
while the other simply lies low.
close mouthed. dark and silent.
Whether or not Chief Flynn OF the
United States secret service actual
ly unearths positive proof OF huge
bomb conspiracy depending in dark
and dubious ways directly from tho
foreign consulates, still. because all
America knows that In fact the for
eigu officials In this country cannot
possibly be ignorant or nor disinter'
ested In what IL going on, II Is fas-
cinating TO loiter for a morning
down here in the very heart OF the
hang-out OF spydom.
Great Britain. II Is known, has
sent across the Atlantic her widest
sleuths from Scotland Yards and the
foreign Offices 10 trail the Teutons
over mere.
The employees of these secretly
fighting institutions ride down TO
work in the same subway train. the
officials see each other getting out
OF limousines at the same corner.
they jostle each other in the cor
ridors. and overhear each others
talk In the elevators
Yet understand they are playing
against each other tho darkest
most fascinating game OF mystery
which has ever gone on in this
The Detroit times., 1915-11-26
FLEAS WERE
POORLY FED
Trainer Accuses Keep
er of Starving Insect
Family

CHICAGO. Nov. 26.-The story or
the sufferings OF a starving family
OF fleas was revealed recently when
Detective Sergt. Barry took uu the
chase after ;. a. Kerr. a flea train
err accused OF cruelty TO his troupe.
Kerr has disappeared and the po-
lice believe knowledge that the
The Detroit times., 1915-11-26

PORT HURON. Mich. Nov. S0.<
The State Federation OF Gleane1
win mold its annual convention {
this city Dec. and 2, and an eIa
crate program has been prepar&
tor the occasion. From reports q
ceiyed from the various counties.
Is expected that over 500 delegate
VIII be here. Contests between q
gree teams will feature the gathel
ing.
The Detroit times., 1915-11-26

An edible oil. which also can be
used as an illuminant and in soap.
is being made from grape seeds in
large quantities by a new Italian
process.
The Detroit times., 1915-11-26
Faces As Fair As
Summers Day
Are Possible II Stuart's Calcium
Waters Are Used for a Short
Time After Each Meal.

Many people have been heard TO
say that they used creams and To-
tons for years without effect. yet
after Ave or six days OF Stuart's Cal
cium Waters their compilations were
perfectly clear.
The Detroit times., 1915-11-26
WIFE OF AGED
MARINER DIES

ST. CLAIR, Mich. Nov. 26.-Tha
death OF Mrs. Capt. Henry Fish
Thanksgiving day. breaks a com
partnership OF SO years between hus.
The Detroit times., 1915-11-26

THE Eternal Question Is In a
wOman's eyes; Just as the answer TO
IL is in her heart
The Detroit times., 1915-11-26

band and wife. Capt. Fish survty|
his wife, at the age OF 81 yenFs- 4
is one OF the oldest surviving ~
captains. a master Of the old pctQQ
nzvtug first Satfrd tire irke
captain in 1874. The death Of ~
Fish was not unexpected.
The Detroit times., 1915-11-26

BOVE IN the skyscrapers fronting Battery park in New
York is the alleged lair of the huge bomb plot conspir
acyA Arrow points TO - Austrian consulate with United
States customs office in background and 2 TO British
suate Below at left Chief Flynn of the secret service
the center is former Austrian Consul Gorca who exposed
the alleged spy system of the Teutons and at the right
Alexander Nuber Austrian consul general charged with
being leader of the alleged nationwide spy system and bomb
conspiracy.
The Detroit times., 1915-11-26

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No matter how bad your skin may
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any drug store at so cents box.
and you will be positively delighted
with their wonderful effect.
The Detroit times., 1915-11-26

Christmas Is coming I
pee lines OF all the best Bros
COMMUNICATIONS Sterling Worlds Watches
Howard Illinois, Waltham Elgin Seth
Thomas and Gilbert Cocks-and I don't a
small fortune" time ring Tt-
MILLER g-s 4
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-12-10

have been published, such as the asser- ton that Emperor William was prepar- ing for q solemn entry into Constanti- nople in order to dictate terms of peace.
 Assertions concerning Germany's de- pression and Germany'- arrogance alter nate in these reports (which are entirely untrue.
 This campaign he continued, began at the moment when the diplomatic efforts of the entente in the Balkans broke down,
 After the failures he said. the en- tente powers needed something in order to divert public attentior from their own miserable conditions"
 The chancellor urged the people of Ger many to consider only the facts-the real photographic situation In this country and on the fighting front.
 Against the convincin- power of these facts our enemies are helpless he said There is nothing in our situation which could shake our confidence.
 If our enemies now refuse to recog- nize the facts, they will have to do SC later"
 When the chancellor finished the whole chamber joined in an outpurst of tumult.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-12-10
LETTERS TO EDITOR
Sunday Movies

To the Editor of The Age-Herald:
 I wish to put myself on record with many others who heartily approve of the manifested since allowing moving pie ture shows on Sundays It takes more than ordinary courage, conviction and de- termination to bravely withstand the on- slaughts of the hordes of the sancti- monious, led by the political parson,' to attempt to throttle the progressive spirit of our ideal officials. Why should we call an election to determine whether or not moving picture shows on Sunday are de- sirabIe? Is it not proof enough within itself that thousands upon thousands of the good people of Birmingham are at tending these shows every Sunday?
 The old saying. "'rhe proof of the pud- ding is the eating thereof is very ap- plicable in this case. Why is it that the preachers and some of the laity are con stantly striving to dictate to civil author ities to enact laws, or enforce them. to compel men to regard their man-made ordinances? I have yet to see any scrip tural authority approving t:e idea modern religionists have of appealing to the civil powers to force men to be good or at least act so, especially in regard to Sun day. Why is it that an Individual or q community whose morals are above re- proaeh (eXcept this Sunday sacredness) is esteemed so little and vile by the cler- icals when Sunday is not observed just as they think 1t should be? Ie 1t that Sunday observance is the test of all there is good and holy and pureg That all of mans goodness, honesty and truth is naught if he doesn't observe Sunday Will some one please cite the original au- thority for tine original Sunday law; that is, the first Sunday law? Cite book, chapter and date. One more word tc those who would force us to observe Sun day sacredness whether conscience die tates or not. "One man esteemeth ons day above another. Another esteemeth every day alike. Let every man be fully persuaded in his own naind ' dorn. 14:6
 So, my good brother, my gocd sister. SC on your own way to church rejoic,ng il you wish. but don't forget to jet the other fellow use his own judgment and pleas. ure to his own satisfaction,
 J. NJ. SMITI Birmingham. December g, lsi5
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-12-10
THREE

frecrackers Roman candles, skyrockets,
 and other kinds of fireworks to his hearts
 content. without let or hindrance His elders, instead of frownng upon such sport aided and abetted him in making ali the noise possible. to the keen enjoy
 ment of all concerned. with little or no
 disastrous results. True. this kind of sport doesn't appeal to the Little Lord
 Nauutleroy" type of boy, but that type
 doesn't amount to much, anyway. and can be kept away very easily from any possi- | hle harm, by those interested in the rear tmg of 'molycoddles do not in the least doubt that the commissioners them selves in their boyhood looked forward to | Christmas and it's usual attendant fire works with the eager, eXpectant longing Of the boys of today and would have re- : sented any interference just as bitterly. As to fire loss occasioned by the use or fireworks that is highly exaggerated, and the average boy cares very little for a few insignificant burns and l speak from ex- perience in this respect for I seldom passed through the Christmas holidays as a boy without one or two burnt fingers. but happy, nevertheless think this abridge-
 ment of what l believe to be the rights of every American boy worthy of the name originated among some or all of the following Old, grouchv bachelors
 viuegary old maids stingS parents, mis- erly property owners, and lastly, those who are mortally afraid of some invisible
 intangible germ that rarely appears-ac- tually afraid to live for fear they will come In contact with said germs.
 I do not deny there is an element of danger in fireworks Without this there , would not be any real fun in their use, and the average boy would care little for them, but this danger is so small as to
 be almost negligible. It's pretty hard for the restless, wide-awake boy to content himself on Christmas with an "all-day sucker or playing dolls with the girls So here's hoping he gets (fairy) in some way the fireworks he has looked forward to since last Christmas.
 R F. LACkEY Birmingham, December :, 1915. 3S10 Ave nue F.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-12-10

wonder if they realize they are ruthlessly destroying the very thing that make Christmas worth while to the average red blooded American youngster who has al ways planned and saved and looked for
 ward to this season, when he could exer- else his hitherto inalienable right to shoot