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The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1915-01-13
BY lDAH MeoLoNE GIBSON

From dozens or letters, each telling
some tragic experience of the girl
who works In once, SHOP or store. |
have selected these two for puDlica.
ton because they picture 30 yividly
The struggle OF the weak against the
strons-lne struggle OF the glrl eager
10 hold her position against the man
SO careless OF her gooa name, so cru
ely mdlnerent as TO whether she re-
mains seli-respecting and seli-support'
ing, or becomes an outcast, and Iall-
ure In business.
Dear Mrs. Gibson: | was going TO
my hrst position. girl OF rs, but "A
mere child in experience, with my
hair In braid down my back, and my
skirts 10 the tops OF my shoes.
Beside me on the train--it was a
days ride on the train from my home
TO my new position--sat woman who
was the most repulsive person | ever
saw. Her face showed too plainly the
life she was living, and turned from
her, shuddering,
When the train was a few miles
from the town the conductor brought
to me very well-dressed man whose
appearance showed him TO be a man
OF means, and said 10 him, There's
the girl from F." This man (M.)
then said, You are Miss M? am
Mr.. NJ. from the II. ID. w. Co. (the
company | was going to work for)
and they asked me TO meet you, say
ing you would be on this train"
He then left me to myself.
When We reached L. It was rain
$ ing. My escort stepped up to cab
driver and asked him TO take us to a
certain hotel The driver asked II
there was a trunk, and, on Mr.. NJ. S
replying EYES," said that he could not
take the trunk. but would take us to
the hotel and then come for the trunk
in the morning. | was standing In the
shadow and as he said this | stepped
into the light, and the cab driver
looked at me and then looked at my
escort
Where did you say you wanted to
go2" he asked.
My escort told him and he said.
mot on your life. You don't take her
there. I'll take you 10 the G.. hotel
You don't take her to any such place
as that"
We started towards the hack, my
escort fighting mad. and imagine my
fright when discovered that he had
been drinking and that the hack was
a little. tightly-closed affair without
any lights In 1t.
The woman who had sat beside me
on the train got into the hack and |
hurried up TO her and whispered,
take care OF me, please. I'm afraid
OF him" She did not answer, but took
my arm and helped me into the hack
We had only gone short distance
when Mr.. Ms hand fell on my knee
and shrank over against the woman.
She knew that something had happen
ed, but II was so dark she could not
see what, and promptly moved so as
TO let me move away from Mr.. Nj,
When we reached the hotel the cab
driver took VS. in himself, not losing
sight OF us until we were inside. He
then left us to call Mother"
or course. was badly frightened
and hardly knew what to expect.
When she came in she was a big.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1915-01-13
$50 Stamps On $4,000 Deed

MONTESANO. Wash. Jan. 1.-THE
first revenue stamped deed filed in
this county is curiosity. II conveys
a small chicken ranch from Frank
Swank and wife TO John A. Nelson for
$500. requiring SO in stamps. w. H..
Bush. who made out the papers, could
get only 2-cent stamps in Montesano.
and had TO put on $50 OF them. This
required the pasting OF second sheet
OF paper to the deed the same size as
deed. and IL had to be stamped on
both sides TO get them all on. Swank
who is n farmer. baked at signing
his initials and date $50 times The
auditor finally accepted the deed with
just pen mark drawn through every
stamp and Swank's initials and the
date written in big letters across each
page bearing stamps.
Printing the plain neat kind-that n
right - Times job Departments-Main
AGO
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1915-01-13

motherly woman, and just made a
Decline for her arms and whispered
Take care of me-"
She put her arms around me and
said she would take me to my room
and then, turning to my escort, said
You wait here. | want. 70 talk to
you when | get back
found out the next day that the
place he had wanted to take me 10
was the most notorious in the coun
try-side.
| have thanked God many times-in
fact, every time / think Of it-for His
protection OF me in sending just the
right people to take care OF me when
needed them most.
A STENOGRAPHER.
Dear Mrs. Gibson: have always
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1915-01-13

been fortunate in having for employ
ers men who were too honorable 70
wish to have any other relations with
their stenographers than purely bust
ness. excepting In two instances.
The first was my first position
which lost through my repelling the
attentions OF both my employer and
his brother-in-law, noted character
My second experience was OF the
same character. only this time 1t was
only my employer who tried TO force
his unwelcome attentions on me and
finding himself unable to do this
promptly fired" me, and attempted
to lay the blame on me. quickly
saw through It all, and gave than man
such round, royal scorching as he
never got before In his life, and never
will again. NJ. e.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1915-01-13

An intrepid airwoman as well as
an expert motorist is Mrs. Winifred
Butler. OF the Volunteer Motor Ambu-
lance corps of London.
Mrs. Butler declares that If an acct
dent befalls her motor ambulance she
Is ready TO remove her wounded
charges from the battlefield in an
|aeroplane.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1915-01-13

Miss Anne Morgan, daughter OF
the late ]. p. Morgan, Inherited big
slice OF the Morgan millions. but even
so she doesn't believe in spending her
wealth I'm restaurant tips. So she
started an antitipping crusade by
opening 2 no-tip restaurant.
With the assistance OF several other
we'll known women Miss Morgan Is
financing popular-priced cafe on the
roof of the Strand theater in New
York. It's not rendezvous for so
ciety, just populaf-priced. wellman-
aged "eat shop" run like other res
taurants, except that II Is against the
rules to tip the walters.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1915-01-13

Fred Jorn. alias Jorgensen. former real
estate agent of this city. In held by
the police OF Louisville, Ky. on Thu
charge OF grand larceny. and has
waived extradition Detective John
Donovan will bring him back Harry
r.. Cornelius, photographed, at No. 81
Woodward ave. alleges that Jorn
took a diamond valued at 5000 TO sell
for him. and left town without re-
turning the stone.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1915-01-13

I found Helen BadgIey sitting In a
large arm chair at the Thanhouser
studio. with her feet sticking out
,traight in front of her and she re-
minded me OF little wax doll. Her
,Nraps we're or her short-sleeved
dress showing her dlmpled elbows
md her hair in tiny ringlets. She has
roguish black eyes and a very diminu-
tive nose.
Helen Is the pet Of the Thanhouser
company and is known as the Than.
houser Kid" everywhere. She Is only
four years old now and has been In
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1915-01-13
cs.r.e. Wood. OF Armada. M,eh.. d

JharIes Wood, OF Armada, Mich, o.
searching Detroit for his mother,
Mrs Henry Wood. so years old. who
left her home In Armada Dec. 81 and
ed a clairvoyant and was told that
his mother was In a Detroit hospital.
but was not III He has made In
quiries az all hospitals In vain. Mrs.
Wood disappeared after keeping a
four-day vigil at the bedside OF her
sick husband The strain OF caring
for him II believed 10 have unbal-
anGed her mind.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1915-01-13

England is believed TO offer a mar.
ket for the American manufacturer OF
Cigar bands. ny
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1915-01-13

Expert French butter tasters assert
they can perceive the flavor Of the
soil over which cattle feed.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1915-01-13

F, moving pictures two years. Der first
picture was Brother Bob's Baby" and
since then has appeared in many other
pictures. including Turkey Trot
Town" and "The Tin Soldier and the
Doll"
Not so long ago this clever little
miss appeared at n vaudeville house
in New York and the feature OF her
act was her impersonation OF Eva
Tanguay. She will play an important
part in the ninth episode OF "Ludora'
and is the first child actress in mo
ton pictures 10 be given stellar part
In a great serial production. NN II
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1915-01-13
HOUSEHOLD HELPS

When making sauce. remember that
one ounce OF butter and half an ounce
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1915-01-13

A pair Of long wooden knitting
needles are most excellent for drain
ing doughnuts. As the doughnuts are
fried slip them on a needle, and when
Il is full rest II on the top of pan
TO cool. The doughnuts do not crush
and the lard drains off.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1915-01-13

Velvet used to belong to middle-age
but youth has appropriated 1t. and no
one is too young nowadays TO wear
the royal fabric
Robins egg blue banded with silver
embroidered chiffon is used In the
model illustrated. The broad brimmed
hat Is youthful and gives girlish
effect to costume that might other
wise suggest the dowager rather than
the debutant.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-07-28
EXTRA SESSION TALK
HAS NO SOLID BASIS
President Firm in the View That Coun-
try Is Better OFF with Con-
gressmen at Home.

WASHINGTON, July 2S.-Predictions
that President Wilson viii call congress
in extra session in the autumn have no
basis other than the fact that high Off
Gals of the administration have, from
time to time. discussed in an academic
way, the possibility that the international
situation might require congressional de
liberation. The president and his princi-
pal advisers are known to be opposed to
having congress at work prior to the reg
ular constitutional session, which will be
begun on the first Monday in December.
| In the opinion of the President, at
least the opinion which he held up to a
short time ago, and which IS not known to
| have been modified in any degree, it would
be unwise to have the senate and heuse
| in full swing within the immediate flu
ture. ) Some senator's and representatives
have urged him to call an extra session,
hut he has not been responsive. As the
| Presidents view is understood here, he
| feels that with congress- in Washington,
the temptation would be too great to dis
cuss under the capitol dome delicate inter-
national problems which the government
finds it difficult to adjust, even with the
country not aroused by legislative action.
| So pronounced is the President oppo1
! sition to an extra session that he objected
4 to proposal advanced by Senator Kern,
the Democratic leader of the upper house
that the senate should be convened in
special session for the express purpose OF
Irevsing the rules Of that bod. This pro.
lposal did not contemplate having the
house III session at the same time The
President thought that it would be better
to let the senate wait to revise its rules
until the regular session in December
His main reason was that if the senate
were assembled, even under the stipula
ton that only the business of revising the
! rules should be undertaken, the opportun
:. ity for debate on questions arising ont o.
the European war could not be resisted
and the country might be aroused at {
time when, in his opinion, 1t should not
become excited.
: 1t is being urged that the President
should call the Democratic leaders of thu
II senate and the house to Washington with
in the next month or SO to discuss will
him a legislative program for the mex
regular session This suggestion arise
i mainly out of the fear that the trcasur!
+ will need replenishing to meet extra ex
! penditures in carry out the expected legis
Q lation to place the nation in a better con
/, dition Of military preparedness.
II The idea advanced is that Representa-
tive Champ Clark, who will be reelectct
r speaker of the house, after consultation
n with other Democratic leaders of tina
body, should designate those Democrat
E representatives who are certain to b
elected members of the ways and mean
q committee so that they could meet a
!, once and begin the consideration of meas
;, lures for raising additional revenue.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-07-28
WEST BRATTLEBORO

Mrs Hiram Miller and son, Stedmans
of Lynn, Mass, are in town to visit
her mother, Mrs. E. E. Fisher.
Miss Ella Stewart was discharged
from the Melrose hospital today and
went to her home on Canal street.
Mr.. and Mrs. Martin Daniels of Lyn-
donVlile are expected this week to
visit Mrs. Daniels s cousins, Mrs. Rem
frew and Mrs. Gibson.
Mrs. J. W. Wood of Rochester, N
T., who is visiting Mr.. and Mrs. A. O..
Nofcross in Dummerston win visit at
Henry Halladay's later.
Mrs. Jennie Stone of Halifax and
Mrs. Emma Long of Shelburne, Mass,
are visiting Mrs. Stones grandmother,
Mrs. lIoyt H. Barber, few days.
Mrs. Charles Pettee, who has been
spending few days at her home i'll
Dorchester, Mass, will return Saturday
to the home of her father, A. T. Hill,
| accompanied by Mr.. Pettee.
Miss May Hilton of Walpole, Mass,
spent tho weekend with Miss Georgia
| OrmsEce. She was accompanied home
| by her mother, Mrs. Thomas Hilton, and
| two brothers who had been spending a
three-weeks vacation there.
| Operations III the Melrose hospital
Tuesday morning were upon Thomas
Smith of Lawrence street, Brattle
boro; Ernest Fadden of South MAR
street, who is employed as brakeman
on the railroad and Elizabeth Bar
betti OF South Main street. DIR. Lyncl
was assisted by DR.. Hamilton.
| During the heavy thunder shove
early Monday morning, J. Exner Z
| house was struck, tearing the plaster
| ing off in the bathroom. Several tel
ephones were put out of commission
md f. 3. Corbett was stunned so tina
he was deaf In one ear several hours
Mr.. Corhett had gotten up early, a
he had planned to attend the excursion
to Block Island and was standing nea
the telephone when it was put out 0
commission.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-07-28
Victor's Italian Band Gave
Concert of Special
Excellence
SUBSCRIPTIONS FOR
ast
317 COURSE TICKETS
Brattleboro Likely to Remain in Chau-
tauqua Circuit - McKinnie Operatic
Company and DIR. Thomas e. Green
Will Be Heard Tonight.

Besides the announced program for
Chautauqua yesterday a definite move
ment was begun in the big tent last
night to determine the sentiment as to
having Chautauqua return next year As
is well known, the guarantors for this
Eear's series of entertainment had to
make up part of the amount necessary
to secure the course. After having seen
some of the attractions and knowing just
what the character of the entertainments
is, the people are showing a greater will
ingness to endorse the movement For
last nights performance ,0S7 persons
assembled IN the tent and when the call
came for them to express their sentiment
as to having Chautauqua return next year
81 course tickets at 50 each were sub
scribed for. This is nearly half the re-
CURED number. A further opportunity
for subscriptions will be given tonight
and tomorrow night, so there is a strong
probability that Brattleboro will enroll
as one of the permanent places in the
circuit
| In the afternoon yesterday Supt Gold
smith gave the usual series lecture and
/ Victor's Italian Band and Venetian
| Troubadours was the special attraction
| In the evening the band and troubadours
Twas the attraction, followed by a comic
moving picture film of a particularly
laughable character, with an intermission
while subscriptions for next year were
being received.
The big audience last night was great
/ ly pleased with the entertainment ana
manifested its appreciation by applause
long and loud. The concert under the
4 Il /
the real features Of the week. The banC
consisted of p skilled musicians, and til.
leader is rated among the best band mas
tiers of the country. He has an individual
| style of directing, interpreting the selcc
! tions with his whole body, and it is
i pleasure to see him work. His long hair
which becomes thoroughly disheveled dur
4 ing his efforts, rather adds to the audi
enees interest. The selections were boil
4 classical and popular, and all extremel,
well rendered. The Troubadours consisted
of an orchestra of mandolins and guitars
the players CARRIED In Venetian costumes
and they made a hit. Miss Hiltz Of Bos
ton, coloratura soprano, sang and wa
), pleasing, but she was afflicted with laryn
: gifts and was obliged to exercise caution
To one unfamiliar with the music o
the piano accordion the numbers by Siq
nor Perone ON this old but sweet tone
instrument were worth the price of ad
mission, Signor Perone has played i
Italy and France, and since coming t
America he has achieved a distinct su,
cess
There was further drilling on the Chat
tauqua song, L. w. Hawley of this tow
directing and Miss Izetta 81 Stewart
{ also of Bratteboro, playing the piano
The attractions for tonight are th
; MeKinnie Operate company and d
. Thomas E. Green, the renowned lie,
turer.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-07-28

respondence of over 1000 adults. The
objects of the study was to .develop
scale for measuring attainment in
the spelling of common words on the
part of school children y
Cooperating with the city superin-
tendents in 81 cities of the United
States, DR.. Ayres had the 1000 com
monest words tested by an aggregate
of 100000 spellings, secured from
10000 public school children. The re-
suit, according to DR.. Ayres, made is
possible to accurately measure spell
ing ability, and to compute the amount
of improvement in spelling the same
words from grade to grade.
By a scale arrangement, extending
on a line from 0 to 100, E'spelling
ability is easily and scientifically de.
termined. For example, nine words OF
most frequent use, viz, "the,' in, ,;
$780, "no,o '"now,'' oman. 4
"ten,'' "bed,' "top," revealed that
second grade pupils, on an average
spelled correctly "a per cent of these
words. At the other extreme of the
scale the words Judgment, - 'srecom
mend" and "allege' We're found tx
be spelled correctly by just so PEI
cent of eighth grade pupils. Percent
ages above and below these would in
dictate variations from the normal il
spelling.
DIR. Ayres finds that .'intellectua
abilities are distributed in much tn,
same way among people as are phys
ical traits Just as there are few
| dwarfs, many people of medium
height, and very few giants, so Their
are very few exceedingly poor spell
ers, many medium ones, and very few
excellent ones. Few words do most o
our work when we write. Fifty word
constitute, with their repetitions, one
| half of the words written. The chill
who masters the 1000 words on tn
scale given will make no spelling ell
rors in nine-tenths of his writing =
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-07-28

Compound to me and l tried it at once
and found much relief. After that |
had no pains at all and could do my
housework and shopping the same
as always. For years | have praised
Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Com
pound for what it has done for me,
and shall always recommend it as wo-
mans friend. You are at liberty to use
my letter in any way. Mrs. THOMSON,
649 w. Russell St, Philadelphia, Pa.
Change of life is one of the most
critical periods of woman's existence.
Women everywhere should remember
that there is no other remedy known to
carry women so successfully through
this trying period as Lydia E. Pinkhan' 8
Vegetable Compound.
IF you want special advice
write to Lydia f. Pinkham Med
icine Co. (confidentiaD Lynn,
Mass. Your letter will be opened,
read and answered by a woman
and held in strict confidence.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-07-28

FOR SALEi-A 155-acre farm on the
main road from Greenfield to Brattle-
boro, 5 miles from Brattleboro and
about 10 miles from Greenfield. This
farm contains plenty of tillage, field,
pasture and woodland with a brook
running through the farm past the
end of the barn. The buildings con
sist of a large 14-room house with a
dance hall on the third floor. There
is plenty of barn and shed room All
newly painted and in good condition.
Also farm tools. This is an ideal
place to take summer boarders, make
a fine orchard farm together with
market gardening or straight farming.
A great money maker for the right
party. Inquire of l.. F. Lyons or Mrs,
+. l.. Lyons, Greenfield, Mass.
1912
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-07-28
MEASURING SPELLING ABILITY
Curious Facts Brought Out by Russell
Sage Foundation.

Seven out of every 100 third grade
public school children can not spell
:" has. = This and other curious evil
dences Of the special problems inhe-
rent in the teaching of spelling are
brought out by DR.. Leonard p. Ayres
of the Russell Sage Foundation, in a
study just published.
As a result of combining the -four
most extensive studies that have been
made to identify the words com
monty used in different sorts OF
English writing, DR.. Ayres has Sc
lected the 1000 words that constitute
80 per cent of the language ordinarily
used. This selection was made from
various English authors, from -four
Sunday newspapers of Buffalo, n. Y.
and from the business and family cor
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-07-28

fered for six years
terribly. | tried sew
eral doctors but mono
seemed to give me
any relief. Every
month the painswerc
intensein both sides,
and N a d e m e S o
weak that | had to
go to bed. At last
a friend recommen-
ded Lydia E. Pink :
hams V e e e t a Bile
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-07-28

FOR SALE-Toy factory in Vermont,
live, growing business, with unusually
profitable line, including patented toys.
Can be bought at bargain. Large or
ders on hand. Good reasons, fofrse Hing
VIII sell business and equipment and
lease or sell buildings. Prompt action
necessary. Box 169, Burlington, VT.
4..- 125-13O
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-07-28
RESTAURANT FOR SALE

Well equipped with good seating capacity,
catering TO better class of trade. wish to go
TO Florida about Sept. l., and desire to sell
before that date. Price low for quick sale.
First come, first served. An excellent oppor
tIInity for man and wife with small capital
To enter paying business. Address Lock Box
~, KCene, n. II.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-07-28
Ii He ONLY Knew Howl

Wife-John, why don t you answer
mother when she speaks to you? She
asked you what an asphyxiating bomb
was made of.
Husband-If / knew I'd make one.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-07-28
A Hazardous Occupation.
(Rutland Herald.)

A Middlesex lady broke her arm
while picking flowers in the back yard
Another hazardous occupation for the
industrial accident board
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-07-28

FOR SAI4E-Hudson roadster in ex-
cellent condition, model 1911, 80 h. p.
VIII sell cheap to quick buyer. Com
pletely equipped, demountable rims,
new tires. A bargain. Address, r. M.
Simonds, Scott Farm, Brattleboro, VT.
sNs l25-13O
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-07-28
The MeIrose Hospital
WEST BRATTLEBORO. VIZ.

Special attention given to confne-
ment cases. Rates reasonable. Patients
may be attended by their family physi-
clan. For information, apply to
HELENA D. MATHEWS,
Phone 2O1. Matron
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-07-28

THR MORE YOU READ RE-
FORMER ADVERTISEMENTS THE
BETTER WE CAN MAKE THE
REFORMER.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-07-28
MRS. THOMSON
Tells WOMEN
How She Was Helped During
Change of Life by Lydia E.
Pinkham's Vegetable
Compound.

Philadelphia. Pal an just 81 years
of age and during Change Of Life suf-