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Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1916-05-05
MAlPTERRzz

Collingeford gave sigh of relief
when he saw what manner of place
was Maple House AS they gathered
around the great table for dinner he
was the only stranger and he did not
feel it. Nance was there with the
faint smile of mother that has just
put her children to bed. Charley STIR
ling, teasing Clematis, tried to forget
that Monday and the city were coming
together. Mrs. j. Y, with Collinge-
ford on her right and the judge on her
left, held quiet sway over the table
and nodded reassuringly at the old
captain who was making gestures
with his eyes to the effect that a
whisky and soda should be immediate
ly offered to the guest. j. Y, pretty
gray by now, sat thoughtful, but
kindly, at the other end of the table.
Glen was beside him.
1t was not until the men were sit
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1916-05-05
ExPERlM
Teach Things of Value.

Where one has never made the OK
pertinent of leaving off coffee and
drinking Postum, it is still easy to
learn something about 1t by reading
the experiences of others.
Drinking Postum is pleasant way
out of coffee troubles. A Penn. man
says:
my wife was victim of nervous
ness, weak stomach and loss of ap-
petite for years; and although we re-
sorted to numerous methods for re-
lief, one of which was a change from
coffee to tea, it was all to no purpose.
1--WE knew coffee was causing the
trouble but could not find anything to
take its place until we tried Postum.
within two weeks after she quit coffee
and began using Postum almost all Of
her troubles had disappeared as If by
magic. 1t was truly wonderful. Her
nervousness was gone, stomach trou-
BILE relieved, appetite improved and.
above all, nights rest was complete
and refreshing.
This sounds like an exaggeration.
as it all happened so quickly. Each
day there was improvement, for the
Postum was undoubtedly strengthen.
ing her. Every particle of this good
work is due to drinking Postum in
place of coffee" Name given by Pos
tum Co., Battle Creek, Mich.
Postum comes in two forms:
Postum Cereal-the original form
must be well boiled. 15c and Csc pkgs.
Instant Postum-a soluble powder
dissolves quickly in cup Of hot wa
ter, and, with cream and sugar. makes
delicious beverage instantly. SOC
and soc tins.
Both forms are equally delicious
and cost about the same per cup.
There's Reason" for Postum.
sold by Grocera
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1916-05-05
History of
Today and
ofAuDays


ting alone after the glass of port, in
which all had drunk Collingeford's
welcome to that house, that the judge
said casually, "Collingeford saw Alan
in Africa"
"Eh! What?" said the captain
aroused to sudden interest. whats
that about Alan?"
81 ran across Alan Wayne in At
RIGA" said Collngeford, smiling. "Do
you want me to tell you about it?"
Nance called Charley Stirling out.
"You shirker," she said, come and sit
with me in the hammock"
"Collingeford was just going to tell
about meeting Alan in Africa" said
Charley Indignantly. And then Nance
said "Ohw and wanted to send him
back but he wouldn't 60.
eyes" grunted the captain in reply
to Collingeford's question and ]. Y.
nodded as he caught the young mans
eye. wish you would" he said and
leaned forward, his elbows ON the
table.
Collingeford was one Of those men
who are sensitive to men. His vocab-
ulary did not run to piffle but he loved
an understanding ear. He looked at
the judges keen but restful face, at
the captains glaring eyes, which some
how had assumed kindly CLINT, at
J. US rugged figure, suddenly grown
tense, and he knew that Alan Wayne
was near to the hearts of these three.
He fingered his wine glass. 'If was
one of those men, he began, looking
at nobody, who dislike Ten Percent
Wayne l wouldn't tell you about him.
But I'm not. 1t took me only two
hours to get over hating him and those
two hours were spent in a broiIing sun
at the wrong end of a half-finished
bridge.
"Prince Bodsky and l were on
sEikari. We were headed home after
a long and unsuccessful shoot in new
country and we were as sore and tired
and bored with the life of the wild as
two old-timers ever get. On the day
I'm telling you about we were trek
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1916-05-05
SYNOPSIS.

Alan Wayne is sent away from Red Hill,
his home, by his uncle, j. Y, as a moral
failure. Glenn runs after him in tangle
of short skirts to bid him good-by Cap
tain Wayne tells Alan of the falling of the
Waynes Glenn drinks Alans health on his
birthday. Judge Healey buys picture for
Alix Lansing. The judge defends Alan in
his business with his employers. Alan and
AliX meet at sea, homeward bound, and
start a Irritation which becomes serious.
At home, Nance Sterling asks Alan to go
away from AliX. Alix is taken to task by
Gerry, her husband. for her conduct with
Alan and defies him. Gerry, as he thinks,
thing, and goes to Pernambuco. Alix
leaves Alan on the train and goes home
TO find that Gerry has disappeared. Gerry
leaves Pernambuco and goes to Piranhas.
On canoe trip he meets native girl.
The Judge fails to trace Gerry. A baby
IS born to Alix. The native girl takes
Gerry to her home
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1916-05-05
ShoWinu Her Spirit,

James j. Hill, the railroad king.
whom King Albert has asked to re-
organize Belgium, said in Y. M. C.
A. address in Chicago:
Success is a matter of spirit, the
right spirit. If we have the right
spirit, we can't help showing it, and if
we have the wrong spirit, we can't
help showing it, ether-like the maid.
you know.
"A lady engaged maid. This lady
had few current scandals in the fam.
lily, and she wanted them kept dark.
So, examining the maid, she said:
And, of course, | can expect you
to be reticent?'
"'Oh, yes. ma'am,' said' the maid.
Yes, indeed, ma am. and she added
eagerly, What is there to be reticent
about?'"
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1916-05-05

the deep red of her slightly yoked
frock. Her lips were moist and parted
in excitement. She was sixteen and
beautiful beyond the reach of hack
neyed phrases. The four men fixed
their eyes upon her, and she dropped
hers. II was eavesdropping," she said
in voice that was very low but
clear.
"Why, Glenn said J. Y. gravely.
Glenn looked around on the four men.
She did not seem afraid Unconscious
ly they waited for her to go on. and
she did. "Mr. Collingeford was telling
about Alan. 1 heard Charley say he
was going to. l shall always caves
drop when anyone tells about Alan"
For a second her auditors were
stunned by the audacity. CoIlinge-
ford's face was the first to light up and
his hand came down on the table with
bang. Bully for you, young 'unw
he cried and his clear laugh could be
heard on the lawn. Before it was
over, the judge Joined in, the captain
grunted his merriest grunt and J. Y.
patted Clem's shoulder and smiled.
Glen was of the salt of the earth
| among womankind-the kind that
waits to weep till the battle is over
and then becomes thousand times
| more dear in her weakness. Her big
eyes had been yelling with tears and
now they jumped the barrier just as
Nance rushed in and cried, What are
you all laughing at?" Then she caught
sight of Glen. From her she looked
around on the men. you four big
| hulking brutes," she said. Come to
me, Glen, you darling. What have
they been doing to you? There, there,
don't cry. Men are silly things. What
if they did laugh at you?"
Glenn was sobbing on Nances Shout
der at isn't that" she gasped. Il
| don't-mind-that But Mr.. Collinge-
ford ca-called me young one"
The three gray-heads kept their
faces with difficulty. Colingeford
leaped to his feet my dear young
| lady-Miss Clematis-" he stammered,
my word, now! l didn't mean it.
Swear didn't. I'll do anything il
you'll only stop crying. Do stop and
listen to me. I'll grovel."
1t took him an hour to make his
peace.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1916-05-05
Ominous.

The veteran hobo was initiating a
new recruit into the mysteries OF
panhandling.
ITS like dis, Buddy" he explained.
When one of us boes visits house
we puts mark on de gatepost ter
show wot kind of reception we gifts.
Den de next guy wot comes along
looks at de mark an acks accordin'."
What do you do when you don't
find no mark on de gate?" asked the
novice.
In dat case we fggers dat de last
guy wot was dere came out so fast he
didn't have time to leave no mark, so
we passes de place up"
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1916-05-05
Do YOU need A KIDNEY
REMEDY?

DR.. Kilmer's Swamp-Root is not recon-
mended for everything, but IL you have
kidney. liver or bladder trouble. it may
be found Just the remedy you need.
Swamp-Root makes friends quickly be-
cause its mild and immediate effect In
soon realized in most cases 1t Is a gentle
healing herbal compounds physicians
prescription which has proved its great
curative value in thousands of the most
distressing cases according to reliable
testimony.
All druggists in 60c and $1.00 sizes.
You may have a sample size bottle OF
this always reliable preparation by Par
eel Post also pamphlet telling about 1t.
Address DR.. Kilmer & Co., Binghamton.
N. Y, and enclose ten cents. also mention
this paper.-Adv.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1916-05-05

N1GSTF=S = =

Many they were who drank at the
fountain of hospitality in Maple House
and to ALL quiet Mrs. J. Y. held out
the measured cup of welcome with
impartial hand. But once in while
one came who made the rare appeal
to the heart. Such a one was Col.
lingeford. For all his wanderings, his
roughing, and his occasional regres-
sion to city drawing rooms and ultra
country houses, Collingeford fitted into
the Hill-he belonged
On Sunday night they were gath
cred on the lawn, all but Glen who
sat at the piano beside an open win
dow and poured her girls voice out
over the ripping keys. Her voice was
thin and clear like a mountain brook
hurrying over pebbles and like the
brook it held the promise of coming
fullneSs.
Collingeford sat by Mrs. ]. Y, lit
tie apart from the others. They had
not talked. Mrs. ]. Y. broke long
silence when she said, in a full low
voice that somehow seemed related to
Clem's thin trill 1--WE are very quiet
| here"
Collingeford looked thoughtfully at
| his glowing cigar end. 1.-The best parts
of life are quiet" he answered.
"Do you really like it," said Mrs.
j. Y, almost shyly. "Englishmen of
your class generally fall to the lot
of our landed and chateauxed."
MY dear Mrs. Wayne" said Col
lingeford, 1--WE been sitting here in
a really troubled silence trying to think
out how to ask you to make it week
for me instead of a weekend"
Mrs. J. US laugh was happy but
low. 1t did not disturb the others.
Collingeford went on. 81 know Amer
lea pretty we'll for an Englishman.
| thought | had done the whole coun-
try, from Albuquerque to Newport
But you are right. When we're not
roughing it out West, we visiting Eng
lishmen are pretty apt to be rubbing
up against the gilded high-lights of
the landed and the chateauxed. This"
-Collingeford waved his cigar to EN-.
brace the whole of Red Hill-''is some
thing new to me-and old. It's the
sort of thing Englishmen think Of
when they are far from home. l have
never seen it before in America"
"And yet" said Mrs. J. Y, there
are thousands of quiet homes in Amer.
lea just like it in spirit In spite OF
all our divorces-all our national linen.
washing in public-our homes are to.
day what they always have been, the
backbone of the country. The social
world is in turmoil everywhere and
America is in the throes no less than
England. Our backbone is under a
strain and some think it is breaking
but 1 don't" She turned her soft
eyes on Collngef0d and smiled
There" she added, 81 have been
polemic but one seldom has the chance
to spread the good fame of ones coun.
try. l am glad you can give us
week instead of a Weekend
Collngeford heard someone. speak
of Mrs. Lansing and he said to Mrs
J. Y, 81 know a Mrs. Lansing-a beau.
tiful and scintillating young person
the sort of effervescence that flies over
to Europe and becomes the dsmay OF
our smart women and the fate of many
men"
Mrs. ]. Y. for a second was puz.
zled. THAT isn't Mrs. Lansing-its
Mrs. Gerry you're thinking of. Mrs
Lansing is her mother-in-law. They
live next door,"
| (To BE CoNTINUEDa
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1916-05-05
Same Old Chatter.

Just think" exclaimed the en-
thusiastic person. 1T is now possible
to talk all the way across the CONT
nent."
What Of that" queried the unemo-
tional man.
why, it marks a new epoch in sci
ence."
Maybe so, but l notice that the peo-
pie who talk across the continent don't
seem to have anything particularly
new to say"
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1916-05-05
Adept.

And is your wife good housekeep-
err"
ooh, wonderful, mother! She can
heat coffee perfectly with an electric
curling iron. kansas City Journal.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1916-05-05
Why, Indeed7

MY player piano is out of order.
The bellows are so leaky that it's i'm
possible to play on It, l wonder how
l could fix it,"
why trifle with your luck?"
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1916-05-05
Oaxaca is pronounced Wah-ha-ca.

1t sometimes happens that while a
man is watching his enemies, his
friends get the best of him.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1916-05-05

FITS, EPILEPSY, FALLING SICKNESS
Stopped Quickly. Fifty years of uninterrupted
success OF Dr. Khne's Epilepsy Medicine insures
KLINE COMPANY, Red Bank, N. J.-Adv.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1916-05-05
Some Difference.

No enterprising man wishes to
keep his business on a dead level"
How about an undertaken"
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1916-05-05
Political Wisdom-

THE people have long memory"
Then take care how you tax it,
Exchange.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-05-08
PENMANSHIP.
Protest Against Gradually Disappear
ing Art of Hand Writing.

With quivering diastole we have
noted the gredual deterioration in
the gentle art of penmanship for over
three quarters of a century. And our
teeming lids grow sad as we gaze ND
on the diaboIical excavations that the
rising generation pays postage for
and InfIets upon its CORES p4ndents
under the unqualified and delirious
notion that such should be dignifed
with the name of letters, says a writ
er in the Windsor Prison monitor.
SIXty-tive years ago we were taught
to write with pen and ink and to
write good fist. too. Nearly ever
body could, would and did; those who
could not wore cast-of garments and
stayed home and minded the baby
while the rest of us went to the cir
Gus and fed peanuts to the monkeys.
Sixty-five years ago the postman had
to wear helmet to keep his custom
crs from kissing him to death-so
great was the Joy at receiving those
letters - so beautifully, so fancifulIy
and withal, so artisticallv pen-ad.
dressed. Even the rain toads in the
trees sang for JOY.
Not so today. They do not teach
you to write at school anymore. Read
ing 'Ritin' and 'Rithmetie has been
romoulded into reading 'ritin' and
rahi rah. rah!!l And the BOYS and
girls in school learn how to assassin
ate a living Diderential Integral Cal
culus ia South Africa by hammerless
form lower case fg" so gracefully
that It will remind one of a nighti1-
gale about ready to depart in fight.
The fine old Spencerian No. . has
been replaced by an iron monstrositv
called Fstub" which we old timers
use to club the cats out of our back
yard when they get too numerous.
When the postman hands YOU a pen
addressed envelope these days he does
your-soul air and there s strained re-
lations and discord in the family for
week afterward. We don t know
whether Willie viii be home for
Christmas or whether he has been run
over with a dray.
Yes. penmanship is fast rcceding
into the system of blood curdling hi
eroglyphics chat it originated from.
and unless Someone else elevates a
protesting voice, Wen be writing
with brick-bats again before the Eu-
ropean war is over.
Compositor s note: The original Ms.
Of this article was written with pen
but we had to get the author to take
1T back and re-write it with the office
typewriter before we could read it
much less set it up.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-05-08
BRATTLEBORO LOCAL.

W NJ. Irish has bought a new Over
land touring ear of X, L. Mosher.
Harry Bingham of Chestnut street
mas bought Ford automobile of Man
Icy Bros
Fred G. Leitsinger, leader of the
FIRST Regiment band, has bought an
overland touring car Of K. L. Mosher.
lie has built a garage near his hone
en- High street.
The water in the river above the
Vernon dam was drawn down yester-
day to allow fashboards to be put on
he dam. They had been off since about
the time the ice went out.
The Empire presents today the vii
liam Fox feature, Norwood, Marie
Corelll s best play and novel. Tomor-
row, The Iron Ring, an episode of the
Graft series, and other interesting
reels will be shown
Today Mary Pickford will be seen
at the Princess theatre in the Para
mount production, The Founding. To-
morrow Adele Blood, Edwin Stevens
and Montague Love in The Devil s
Toy will be the attraction.
Twenty-one brook trout varying in
i
exhibition in Gilman IS cigar store
window this morning. They were part
OF q catch made yesterday at Marl-
boro South pond by H. L. Streeter.
Charles Brockington and John Tucker.
The first thunderstorm of the spring
season broke over Brattleboro yesterday
afternoon about 4.30 clock and caused
hurried scurry for shelter on the part
OF hundreds of people who were en-
JOylng walks. MANY one-man tops were
put in place by the entire force present
in each automobile. The storm was
brief and not so severe as the clouds
threatened.
The First Baptist church and Bible
school yesterday passed special reso-
lutlons of sympathy for Miss Mary
Bane, whose mother, Mrs. Atweu z,
Bane, died Saturday noon in a hospit-
al IN Lewiston, Me, following an op-
Grafton performed Thursday. Miss
Bane left Friday for the bedside of
her mother and was with her durinot
the last hours. Miss Jessie HawIev
went to Lewiston yesterday.
An unusual example of continuous
personal service is to be found in the
case of Emerson w. Peake, who has
gust completed q years in the famiIy
of the late Col. George w Hooker as
caretaker of the premises and stable.
On account of Mrs Hooker s decision
to live with her son. James F. Hooker.
IN Schenectady, n. Y, and Of the
sale of the premises for mercantile
purposes Mr.. Peake is out of posi-
ton. He came here from South Ran
.dolph 80 years ago last March and for
three years was employed by the late
DR.. Dan P. Webster, going from there
into Col. Hooker's employ. His long
period of service there is its own testi
monial to the efficiency with which he
cared for Col. Hooker's driving teams
and the premises in general.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-05-08
stew Touch Meats

One of the best $50 0'''9.
Sto Ti.ei cuts Of meat is to sta1y 4r.,l n'
la 1q"lhg Is not boiling. i -. tneIil'
d, I;4aSS tHe meat to barely si,,,',,S, IL
,,a - water for long time i"
,a;,!s neat Is just below tho ia. I'm
lba a,.1 Inc vessel containing Tho In :
~ ,0I'i De closely covered. snd :. meat
lr.,' on top of the stove ~ nay
stl-L l. Or IN the freless cooi,o- 'Iie
a,>.1 meat properly all +hn =; l"
- ""1rlhent are retained al ~
~ rendered soft and cas- - IN; 'i'
- - women can boil meat and st So.
~ -" 20; and the meat cor,al
ta.4,I1 heItle tough. and in 80; oI'
L. anu unpaIatable. IN ,,ra-,t -
. wipe the piece of D,es+ -.
80 ciolh' then put into = l,ot+Io.
i'"i o0lHng water, barely enonob ~
cover the meat, cover the vessel ami
set where it viii boil rapidly far -
to 20 minutes, then push the vessel
back on the stove where the boili,o
and bubbling will cease. or where but
few tiny bubbles will show. Keen
1t closely covered, SLOWLY simmerinG
until tender; the water should be
nearly all cVaporated by this time
No meat Will cook satisfactorily in
less than an hour and a half or two
hours, and some very tough meats will
takc longer Whca perfectly tender
1t should lee taken out of the vessel
put into bake pan busted with flour,
and put into The oven to "crisp. -
The oven should be moderately hot
so as to crisp it quickly. If dump
hngs arc liked, make the dough or
batter just before wanted, and place
fhem on the meat ana vegetables so
they Will not touch each other or siak
INTO the liquid. Keep the kettle COW
cred until they are done then serve
at once.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-05-08
Identification of woods.

The distinguishing characteristics Of
more than 400 native and loo foreign
woods have been determined and svs.
tematically arranged by the United
States forest products laboratory at
Madison, Wis. Use is made Of this IA.
ta-partly revealed ONLY by the MI
croscope in identifying the woods
submitted for examination, mere than
] 600 samples being sent in yearly.
The information supplied is &C great.
~ variable Importance to the inquirer.
Us is illustrated BIZ the fact that one
person wished to satisfy his curiosity
as to the wood used for d certain
chess pawn. while Ia another ease Il
contractor had thousands OF ties that
q railroad company had rejected lis
rcd oak instead Of the white oa
specified
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-05-08
PERSONAL.

'. A. Davis of South Roya'ton has
been visiting at G. \. Metcalf s a few
days.
Frank r. Alien Of New York was q
guest over Sunday of his sister, Mrs
i. II. Barber.
Miss Della Tudor resumed her work
this morning in the Office Of the HoIs-
teiu-Friesian Office.
Miss Harriet Newell will move to
West Brattieboro today to occupy the
Misses Knight s tenement at 403' West.
ern avenue
Miss Florence Converse has returned
from a few days visit in the homo al
her uncle, NJ NJ Converse in Andover
Mass, and resumed work in Houahton
& Simonds s store.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-05-08
PERSONAL.

Dana Canedy of jacksonville was in
town today.
Sydney Falkins stayed at J. c.
Goodalo's Saturday night, returning to
his home in Fitehburg, Mass, Sunday
morning.
Mr.. and Mrs. Wells Bardwell went
to Bernardston, Mass, Saturday to
visit Mr., Bardweli's son, returning
home Sunday night.
Charles f. Mann, James \. Austin
and f. J. Mulry are in st. Adams at
tending the state convention Of the
Knights of Columbus.
Mrs. Roger 2. Donoghue and friend,
Mrs. Greeley, of Holvokc, Mass. are Wis,
iting at the home of Mrs. Donoghue 5
parents, Mr.. and Mrs P. Guihcen Of
Reed street.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-05-08

taptain fortescuo SAYS 43 days is the
average life of a British soldier in tbr
trenches in France
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-05-08
Boys Underwear
In Every Wanted Kind
Vests Pants Union Suits

In every kind are sizes for al ages from to
10 years.
Boys White Vests and Pants at Csc Gauzo
WeaVe-high neck with long or sort sleeves
Pants knee length
Boys Balbriggan Vests and Pants at 25c, in
long or short sleeves, knee or ankle pants
Boys Balbriggan Union Suits
IN short sleeves, kneeIength STYLES only
Very Special at only 25c
Boys Union Suits, two excellent STYLES at only
Doc and Use, in both knee and ankle lengths
1ong and short sleeves.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-05-08
There's a Score Of Styles in
Women's GAUGE Vests
AL in a price range from 1oc to csc.

All in price range from 1Oc to Csc.
t1trite'' Vests at 1oc, 1870, 15c and Csc
the vests with the patent cut Of straps over
the shoulders 50 tey viii not slip off. This
assortment includes al weaves of fabric from
the plain cotton to the silk isles. Includes al
so both no-sleeve and short sleeve styles.
These prices are for both regular and extra
sizes.
Straight Strap Gauze Lisle Vests at 1214c, 15c
and 25c, of many kinds. Includes both no
sleeve and short sleeve shapes and sleeveless,
stra2less bodices