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New Britain herald., 1916-08-17
Lillian Advises a Fillip of Jealousy to Make Dicky Forget Grace Draper.

Make Dicky Forget Grace Draper.
 When Lillian Underwood uttered her wish for @ real, live, goodlook- ing, not too serious man." I stopped short in the road and stared at her, although I could see her face but dimly.
 What do you mean?" I asked sharply.
 She laughed. "Nothing to startle you, my dear" she said coolly, "but the appearance of good-looking man who would devote his attention to you for a few days is just what we need at this interesting juncture of affairs If such a one could only ap- pear I'd agree to have the Draper cat safely landed in a theatrical engage ment and banished from Dicky's studio by another fortnight" "But how would a strange man help that scheme?' I stammered.
 Little stupid,' Lillian said, with affectionate impatience, taking my arm and drawing me onward with her, "haven't you seen yet that all Dicky needs is a little fillup of jeal- ousy to make him forget all about the Draper and put his whole mind to worrying about you? When that hap pens the S1rl Will OO Ollo Ol e"o things, she'll either make a scene and forever disgust Dicky, or she'll get her pride up and fade quietly away in the hope that her absence will make his heart grow fonder.' In either case there is a dignified way in accepting the offer Harry made her.
 "It's the best thing for the girl, too," she went on, If the little fool only realized it. She'll never amount to anything as an artist. I've seen some of the trash she calls her draw ings, but she's mighty clever in this dance of hers. I never saw Harry so impressed with a stunt on first sight as he was with that dance she gave tonight
 Hes a very good judge, isn't he?" asked, more to gain time to as- simulate the startling thought she had given, me than because l really cared for an answer.
 Why Grace Draper Left the Stage. "Oh, Harry never picks a dead 1 one," she returned indifferently, but there was the same note of pride in | her voice as she spoke of her hus-
 bands skill that I had noticed in
 his tone when he commented upon
 the clever imitation she had given of 1 her co1ored maid. Betty.
 I had a sudden flash of insight into 1 the mental workings of this queerly 1 yoked husband and wife. Seemingly
 devoid of any romantic sentiment for 1 each other, each indifferent as to any | fiirtations in which the other might
 indulge, yet I saw that there was @ l strongly cemented friendship between | them and an admiration for each | others mental gifts which served as
 a very good basis for marital con- | tentm ent.
 T wonder what made Miss Draper
 leave her engagem ent," I said. T don't know, but I can make l very shrewd guess" she replied , quickly. Did you notice that mar 1 tyred-heroine stuff she tried to put ! over after Harry had found out she was in the company of which Dave Graydon is manager and his wife leading woman?"
 T didn't understand the reference"
New Britain herald., 1916-08-17
EMBARGO ON GRAIN.
Baltimore and Ohio Establishes Re-
 strictions on Exports.

Baltimore, Aug. 17.-On account of accumulation, an embargo, effective August 16, has been placed by the Baltimore and Ohio railroad on all grain shipments for export from here. The notice says that shipments billed up to and including Aug. 15 will be accepted.
 At the offices of the company it was said there are 3,10O carloads of grain at the Locust Point terminals and in transit, and 1,500,000 bushels stored in the elevators
New Britain herald., 1916-08-17

Tall crowned and microscopically brimmed, the black velvet sailor hat in the picture achieves an air of smartness by the use of jaunty veil which hangs over the brim and ties in butterfly bow in the back All sorts of dainty organdie neckwear still strew bargain counters. The Brittany model pictured is of white with cart ridge plaited rows of pink organdie, three of them, running about it's round edge.
New Britain herald., 1916-08-17
NEGRO BANKS GROWING.

Kansas City, Mo-, Aug. 17.-Mem- bership of banks in the National Negro Business league has grown from two in 1900. to 51 at present. This fact was brought out here today in the discussions before the 17th an- nual session of the league, emphasiz- ing the servic~ tae organization.
New Britain herald., 1916-08-17
CHAMPION SCULLER KILLED.

London, Aug. IT, 1:10 p. m.-Lieu- Italy, the Italian oarsman who won the diamond souls at Henley in 1914, has been killed during the fighting on the Carso plateau, says Central News despatch from Milan today.
New Britain herald., 1916-08-17
PAROCHIAL SCHOOL BURNS
Adams, Mass, Confronted by Task of
 Caring for Pupils

Adams, Mass, Aug. 17.-One of the in Adams in a long time and which is thought to be of incendiarv origin
 left only the first floor and the brick walls of Notre Dame parochial school intact last night. The loss is esti- mated at from $20,000 to $4O,OO0 The loss on the contents will be con-
New Britain herald., 1916-08-17

siderable, as many books and furnish ings were destroyed.
 The school accommodated over 4Oo n7pils. and it will present a problem to take care of all the school children in the town unless some temporary quarters are secured while the build ing is rebuilt.
New Britain herald., 1916-08-17
DISCHARGED

This is the one word most feared by the average workineman or wo- man today. 1t means for them the loss Of salary, the endless hunt for a new job-the fear of poverty, hunger, failure.
 DISCHARGED
 But tho trained man or woman has no such fear. This school specializcs in so training young men and young women that a good position, at a good salary is always open for them.
New Britain herald., 1916-08-17

which was founded by the late Booker T. Washington, is giving to the negro business interests of the country
New Britain herald., 1916-08-17

It is a good idea to try changing foods about from one meal to another use something generally planned for breakfast for luncheon instead, and a dinner food for breakfast. It makes meal time much more interesting.
New Britain herald., 1916-08-17
Menu for Tomorrow

Breakfast
 Fruit MacarOni Reignets English Mullins Coffee
 Lunch Creamed Fish Cup Custards Ice Chocolate Dinner Cream of Tomato Soup Roast Leg of Lamb Creamed Potatoes Corn Pudding Lettuce Salad Peach Pie
 Coffee
New Britain herald., 1916-08-17

When one is nervous or tired, a sponge bath in water, either hot or cold, will often prove stimulating and refreshing. Elderly people and those whose circulation is feeble should avoid the cold plunge so delightful to the young, because it robs them of vitality. But those in advanced years, as well as boys and girls, are better for the daily bath from head to foot. A bathtub and a copious amount of water is not a prerequisite if all that one has to depend on are basin and pitcher
New Britain herald., 1916-08-17

MERT kidneys are out of order or A'1G4V Kidney trouble preys upon
 AND the mind, discourages and vv-O1~~r lessons ambition; beauty WOMNlN vigor and cheerfulness
 often disappears when the diseased. For good results Dr, Kilm r 8 SWamp-Root, the great kidney remedy. At orusg1sts' Sample size bottle by Parcel Post also pamphlet
 Aooress pr. Kilmer 6 Co.,, Bnghamton, N. 4., and enclose ten cents. When writing mention the New Britain Herald
New Britain herald., 1916-08-17

Macaroni Beignets-Boil one-half pound macaroni in plenty boiling salted water, cut it up very small, drain, allow to cool, mix with it two tablespoonfuls grated cheese, and three tablespOonfuls white sauce. Heat, stir well, add two yolks of eggs, spread on a dish to cool. Make into neat shapes dip into frying batter fry in smoking hot fat. Drain and serve with grated cheese. A little chopped nam or cold meat added to this mix ture makes these beicnets very tasty
 Corn PuddiRg-Eeat up yollzs of three eggs; add four cupfuls fresh corn, two cupfuls milk, one-half cup- full butter, seasoning of salt and pep- per and whites of eggs stifflv beaten. Pour into buttered baking dish, bake in moderate oven for one hour.
New Britain herald., 1916-08-17

Scotch hort-Bread-To one quart of flour add one-fourth as much but ter and a quarter cupful of brown su- gar Work gradually together. When we'll blended, roll into cakes half an inch thick, and cut in rounds or squares. Bake in a slow oven for forty minutes.
New Britain herald., 1916-08-17

A good salad is made of peaches and cherries, the first pared and halved, the second pitted. Fill the cherries with Neufchatel cheese and lay them in the peach halves, then serve with sour cream dressing.
New Britain herald., 1916-08-17

A pretty garden effect is obtained by two or three tubs sunken in the earth and filled with water in which some little water plants are growing. Spaces between the tubs should be filled up With some low-growing plant like sweet alyssum.
New Britain herald., 1916-08-17

The cloudy look on a piano can be removed by a cloth dipped in soap and water and wrung very dry.
New Britain herald., 1916-08-17
Household Notes.
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Cruel for colds is made with one pint of milk, one tablespoonful of oat- meal, sugar and sherry. Cream the oatmeal with @ little milk heat the rest of the milk. Cook for ten minutes and add sugar and one teaspoonful of sherry.
New Britain herald., 1916-08-17

Prune Salad-This Is delicious for luncheon. Stew one pound of large prunes until soft without sweetening. Drain and pit; then fill the cavities with nut-meats or cream cheese, and serve on lettuce leaves with mayon- naiSe dressing.
New Britain herald., 1916-08-17

When you have not quite enough peas for pea soup, cut up few new potatoes, boil them with the peas until tender and make the soup in the usual way.
New Britain herald., 1916-08-17

Meat or fish intended to be fried should first be wiped as dry as pos sible, and it should not be very cold before dipping into the fat.
New Britain herald., 1916-08-17

A Russian salad is made from one onion, two apples and four cucumber pickles, all chopped fine and seasoned with salt, cayenne and vinegar.
New Britain herald., 1916-08-17

Almost any cold vegetable is deli cious in a salad, but it should be re- membered that there should be two parts of oil to one of vinegar in the dressing.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-11-18

One of the important things that
will doubtless come before the constitu-
tional convention in New Hampshire,
provided for b. the vote at the recent
election, is change in tax laws, as af-
feeting growing timber, which now re-
quire all property to be assessed at full
value. Young growing woodlots are be-
ing driven prematurely upon the
market. The present law cannot be
amended until a change in the eonstitu-
tion gives the legislature power to act.
As n timber lot cannot yield anything
until it is cut, and as the annual taxes
sometimes amount to as much as the
annual growth, it is often impossible
for an owner to pay the taxes and hold
the timber until it becomes valuable.
He sells too soon, in order to escape
taxes. Thus one of the great resources
in the state is being driven out of ex.
istence.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-11-18

federal prohibition in spite of the op-
position in Washington They now have
% full prohibition states with Utah and
Florida in the ineipient stage, both sure
of the complexion of the final steps by
1918. They expect to pick up two or
three more within a year. With 2S of
the states, they will say, Either give
us federal amendment now or when
we have 80 states we will call for a con
vention to revise the constitution of the
United States. And they can do it, too
They do not expect to be forced to this
radical step, however.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-11-18
SATURDAY. NOVEMBER Is, 1916.
HUMAN EFFICIENCY.

The president of one Of the big in
surance companies sounds a timely
warning on the subject of efficiency.
Any efficiency scheme, he says, that
fails to take account of the conserva-
ton OF human life cannot accomplish
its object. And the greatest mistake
Of the age, perhaps, is the speeding
up which wears men out by the time
they reach middle life. They get more
done in the first few years of their
maturity, but that gain is far more
than matched by the loss of a long peri
cd Of years when they should be giving
effective service.
/ Think of the value of the lives
snuffed out at ffty-fve." he says
Just when these lives have reached
their maturity, when knowledge has be
come wisdom, when judgment has be.
come well balanced-ffteen years of
the choicest part of their lives snuffed
ont!
A man should be at his best up ia
seventy. If man disappears at fifty
five he is inefficient, no matter what he
has done before that time-inefIicient
because he has thrown away the ripe
fruit of all his life
Thousands of talented and energetic
Americans are doing that very thing. IT
is the natural result of a speeding sys
TEN that regards men as mere machines
But happily this attitude is changing
One result of the war, this same insur
ance philosopher points out, the more
intense appreciation of the value OF
human life. - And that tendency is not
only humanitarian, but is in line with
The increased human effectiveness
which is the aim of all civilized socie
ties.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-11-18
FAIL TO FIND sEvIGNEY BOY
Left Home on Bicycle Just Before
the SnoWstorm

ST. JOHNSBURY, Nov. IS. - All eff
forts to find a trace of Samuel Sevig-
ney, IA, son of Alphonse Sevigney, who
left home late Sunday afternoon, riding
bicycle and just before a 14-inch snow
fall Sunday night, have failed. Police
OF all surrounding towns have been aid
ing the local authorities in the search.
He wore only light summer clothing,
including thin cotton blouse. When
last seen he was riding up Railroad
street toward Lyndonville. He had re-
Gently recovered from two weeks i'll
ness, which the parents say might have
affected his mind. He was subject to
nervousness and often told his parents
that if an idea occurred to him he had
to carry it out.
1t is thought possible that he left the
road and wandered into the woods With
the heavy SHOWS and zero weather he
would have died from exposure.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-11-18
l4DDY,S EVENING
FAIRY AE - WARY !
49,. [|>y|| 81 yy;N!!G;R:
WEASEuS HABITS.

"Peter Gnome," commenced Daddy,
'waS taking a Walk one day.
"T think / will Call on Mr.. Giant,
he said to himself. But on the way to
Mr.. Giants Cave he met a very Queer
looking Animal.
"sAnd who are you? he asked.
"T'm Mr.. WEASEL replied the AMI
NAL.
"T never saw you before said Peter
Gnome. will you tell me something
about yourself? | am very much In
terested in Strangers. Not that I
don't like my Friends, too he added
hastily. But there is always some
thing Interesting and Queer about a
new Creature
"'And I'm certainly Interesting said
the Weasel proudly.
"'You're certainly Queer to look at
said Peter Gnome, for your Legs are
so short and your Body is so long and
thin. And yes, yes, it's truer Peter
Gnome had been Walking around the
Weasel as though he were measuring
distances. yes, it's true he repeated
Your Tail is as long as your Body
Well, that's a pretty good Joke Peter
Gnome sat down by the Weasel anC
laughed hard.
Sand is there any reason said the
Weasel, why / shouldn't have as Ions
a Tail as I wish? I like it long. Yes
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-11-18
Our Winter Possibilities.
(St. Adams Messenger


Here in st. Adams, as we'll as in the
rest of Vermont, we do not make
enough of our wonderful winter in the
way of getting the fullest enjoyment
out of it. For over 100 years the stu
dents at Dartmouth college in Han
over, n. H., saw winter after winter
pass by without any appreciation of the
opportunities it presented for the
building up of health and the obtain
ing of purest delight in winter sports
And then, three or four years ago,
there came an awakening, and now all
Dartmouth is a-skii or a-snowshoe, to
say nothing of the toboggan, so that
the winter carnival at Hanover is a
fixture in the sport catalogue. St. Al
banlans and other Vermonters need an
awakening along the same line. When
the natives begin to enjoy their win
ter and make something of it, then
will city jewellers begin to look TO our
state as an enticing winter playground
There are wonderful possibilities in the
| Vermont winter, both from the stand,
point of pleasure and business, but as
| yet we haven t opened our eyes to them
| There ought to be several snowshoe
clubs right here in st. Adams, and, by
uniting effort, there ought to be a rea,
| toboggan slide and ski-run. And when
we have them we will find that not
only will we enjoy them, but that
Others will come to share in our pleas
| lure.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-11-18

The Making of Modern Germany, Fred
eriek Schevil.
This volume comprises the lectures
delivered in 1915 for the University
Lecture association in cooperation
with the University of Chicago. Before
publication they were re-shaped and
fused to give briefly the evolution of
modern Germany. The subjects of the
lectures are as follows: The End of
the Elder Germany and the Rise Of
Brandenburg After the Thirty Years
War; Frederick the Great and the Ad-
vent of Prussia as European Power;
Napoleon Bonaparte; Prussia S Over
throw and Reconstruction; Progress and
Reaction, from the Congress of Vienna
20 the Revolution of 1913; Bismarck
and the Unitication of Germany; Ger
many Since Her Cnification. Prof
Schevil concludes with other intelligent
observers that there are good reasons
Tor thinking the German system a more
advanced type of social organization
han the British one and that the wal
will bring conviction on this head to
he whole European world. He also says
hat the will to organize, involving
trained professional leadership with
democratic cooperation from man, WON
in and child, is the very essence of the
German state and society.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-11-18
PAIN GONE! RUB
SORE, RHEUMATIC
ACHING JOINTS
Rub pain away with small trial
bottle of old, penetrating
st. Jacobs OIL
stop dosing' Rheumatism.

Stop DOSING Rheumatism.
1t s pain only; not one case in fifty
requires internal treatment. Rub sooth-
ing, penetrating ''St. Jacob Oil"
right on the tender spot, y and by the
time You say Jack Robinson-out comes
the rheumatic pain and distress. est.
Jacob s Oil = is harmless rheumatism
lInlment which never disappoints and
doesn t burn the skin. 1t takes pain,
soreness and stiffness from aching
joints, muscles and bones. stops seiat-
lea, lumbago, baekaehe and neuralgia.
Timber up, Get small trial bottle
of oldtime, honest, est. Jacobs OiI''
from any drug store, and in moment
you II be free from pains, aches and
stiffness. Don t suffer! Rub rheuma-
tism away.-Adyt.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-11-18
Consolidation Advocated.
(St. Johnsbury CALIFORNIAN. }

Some newspapers call the sugges
ton that the state treasurer collect the
revenues of the state an attempt to
get Tax Commissioner Plumley' politi
cal scalp. There is no thought of that
1t is simply suggestion in the interest
of economy We do not believe it nee.
essary to keep a man and large force
of stenographers and clerks at work
the year around to properly assess the
property of public service corpora
tons. That work could be properly
done by the state treasurer and il
should be. A big reduction in expenses
could be effected there without reduc.
ing the revenue of the state cent.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-11-18
A Good Appointment.
Burlington Free Press.

The selection of Sherman r. Moulton
of Burlington by the justices of the
supreme court of Vermont to be court
reporter to succeed John Redmond, re-
signed, will receive general commenda-
ton as public recognition worthily be
towed. Mr.. Moulton, who has been city
grand juror and who is now executive
clerk to Governor Gates, has judicial
prediction, and the present appoint
ment will naturally appeal to his taste
for court work. Mr. Moulton is a
thorough student as well as a success
full lawyer, and the supreme justices
could not easily have made a more ac-
ceptable selection. Mr.. Redmond is one
of the most brilliant lawyers in Yer
mont and it is an added honor for Mr.
Moulton to succeed so able a pred
eeeSsOr.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-11-18

Germany miscalculated in assuming
that England would not enter the war
Germany miscaleulated again in con
Guiding that the English people would
not stand for CONSUMPTION In other
words, Germany thought the British
love of freedom applied only to selfish
individual freedom-that the Britons
were unwilling to cooperate and make
the utmost sacrifice for the sake of the
freedom of the smaller nations and I'll.
timately for the preservation of Eng
land S own liberties. The Kaiser s gov.
eminent has made some wild guesses
and this is one of them. Hence the Ger.
man feeling of hatred against England
is intensified.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-11-18
FIR e f. Y E. r S E.
CCCU2 right

Free verse is an effort to write poetry
without using any of the ingredients.
1t IS called free because under our laws
anybody can write il and escape going
to Jail. This is one of the laws over
sights which causes countless thousands
to mourn
Free verse is produced by taking a
number of well known English words
and lining them up against the wall
without rhyme or reason. This results
in high grade of poetry which is
about as durable as a cream puff, but
which can be readily understood by
anybody who has nothing else on his
mind or stomach.
The object of free verse is to wean
the affections of the public away from
the communicating influences of the
classics. AS a cure for the reading of
poetry in any form it is almost as eff
cacious as marrying into family of
seven small children and hand-power
washing machine. The only difference
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-11-18
Want Change in Marriage Law.
Ludlow Tribune.)


The somewhat unenviable regulations
won by Bellows Falls and Brattleboro
because of their becoming such popular
localities for couples who do not care
to comply with the marriage laws
of other states have been made the
basis of movement to bring about
such legislation at Montpelier this win
ter as will swing Vermont into line with
Massachusetts, for instance, and put a
stop to these pilgrimages which have as
their motive the evading of law and
the hurrying of the wedding ceremony.
Representatives. may wisely give
this matter thoughtful consideration
and the steps taken in some towns to
acquaint the representative with public
sentiment before he goes to the CAPT
tai are steps in the right direction.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-11-18

After reading the following we are
inclined to believe that the Hartford
Courant could extract sunshine from
cucumbers: "There were enough super
fuous Republican votes in Connecticut
to have given Hughes a handsome ma
iority of the electoral college, if they
had been judieiously distributed among
the very close states. But they were
not. -
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-11-18
History of American Literature Since
1870, F. L. Pattee.

History Of American Literature Since
1870, F. L. Pattee
Professor Pattee divides the literary
history of the century into three peri
DDS, naming them the Knickerbocker
period, the New England period and
the National period, making the last
to begin shortly after the close of the
Civil war. 1t is of this last period he
writes, our first really national and All
American period for it was not until
after the Civil war that America
achieved even a partial literary indie
pendence. He gives an appreciative
well balanced survey OF the period, and
includes only those writer's who did
their distinctive work before 1892
Only poetry, fiction and essays are in.
cluded in this survey. 1t is the book for
the person who wishes to Grub up
on recent American literature.