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Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1916-06-01

The Alternative Function.
KnickerDid she promise to be =
sister to you?
Bocker-No; a president OF human
ity
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1916-06-01

t. Pinkham Medicine Co. (conidenal
letter will be read and
i'm
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1916-06-01

Dark consequences sometimes re-
suit from light remarks.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1916-06-01
The Reasc

The Reason.
"Old friends are the best"
Yes. They have usually borrowed
the limit and stopped"
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1916-06-01

An idle tongue is usually an advance
agent of a busy intellect.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1916-06-01
No "AIleaedu About Il.

A certain lawyer who was candi-
date for municipal office went out
canvassing one day and knocked at q
cottage door. The door was opened
by woman.
rs your husband in, Mrs. ?" In
quired the lawyer.
mo, sir, was the reply; "but
know what you want. My husband is
sure to vote for you because you GO.
him off for stealing that ham last
week"
No, no; alleged stealing OF the
ham," corrected the lawyer
Alleged be blowedi" was the wom-
ans smiling reply We've got bit
Of it left still Lemme give you Q
sandwich out Of 1t, sir"
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1916-06-01

$1OO,OOO,OOO
LOST.

every year through unwise in
vestments. Know what and
where to buy and what to keep
away from. Beware Of the Sc
curity shark. / have nothing to
seH tut sevUfce. Expe,T security
advlce. Ask my assistance, it
will not obligate you in any way.
4. M. Mann, 66 Broadway, New York City
roy SCOTT Or baseball suit free: write
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1916-06-01
A hot foot bath with
J0HNSON'S FOOT SOAP

will relieve them at once and make life worth
living. The safe and sure remedy composed OF
the old and reliable -Borax, Iodine
and Bran CSC per cake at first class druggists
Or sent prepaid on receipt of the price by the
manufacturers. THOMAS GILL SOAP co.
z11-717 Kent Ave. Brooklyn. n. 7.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-07-30
State Normal
School
itAERISONBUKG. VIRGINIA.
PREP3RES YOUNG WOMEN for tea,

ing !D kindcrrartcn. elementary and high
school grades. FOR supervisors aud comipu.
nifty Workers. nn'i for specialists In home
making. millinery aud dr"ssmakiuE. Ideal
cati"u--''iu the heart -: tho Shcnsndoah
Valley" state scholarships siyc nco tut
;ion. All eSpcns"s very low. For cataloEs
ana FUN information. address
JULIAN 4. HI'RKUSS. President
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-07-30
Marion College and
School of Music
Marion, virginia..
In Mountains or Sirrinin.

t:Si sbiished In 1874 Junior COLLEGE roy
iStcrcd by Virginia state BOARD OF Educa
ton tour years high school and /tSo ycaTu
college,, graduates receiving ilvc years
teachers ""rthca'r. which is renewable.
departments; uernry Music tpinno. voice.
violin. pipe "rRanJ, Art Expression. pomcs q
Il" Scton"" and Art Faculty "f fourteen
m"u and women. Christian environment.
500 for TN" session of thirty six week.. in
clndinr board and tuition
Apply for catalogue To
REGISTRAR. 10, r..
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-07-30
Southern Seminary

"'t's AMI Young Women. Bucnu Vista. Va.
Nm ~ hundred thousand dollar school
h"iuo In heart IL Blue Ridge Mts offers al q
>,n''E'" ~ nnm" WAYS seldom cuusilcd.
Ton for home l,kc rnnncmen,s O, female
ihahh'r anu character. Courses: for high
preston. AT. Domestic Scicnce business
Must ftn" Organ. otc. Late Prof Thoz. Il.
pa tniN"rsity. Y y said: what "A bless
,hS mat such AN education as YOU offer may
'iIN"h "' Wchn"rd said; "ir people knew
H ~ i"n ha'" y"n could rails" your price
.n Pcr cent AMI not know what to Il" with
N'nneifS H"u would have Patronage from
cN"rS section ~ 4. 8. and outside. For
I Hu anh book on Home Life. address
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-07-30
The Scott and
Talcott School


kindergarten. Primary and Junior
Glasses for boys aud girls from to 10
years of age up-'o-dato Fresh Air
school on roof garden. Mcntcssori
features added TO kindergarten system.
session 191S-1T opens October . An
ply early, as number Is limited. Phone
f3ou' evard 1875. Address
MISS TAIC0I"r.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-07-30
Fauquier Institute
For Girls and Young Ladies
Wnrrcnton. Va.

tn" most beautiful school plant In rird-
m"nt Virginia. High and healthy. with
'Nt"nf're grounds. Buildings modern and
'r tn date: electric lights stoau, heat run
ing wHtcr, rtc. Cultured community and
'ivan.sgcs of Washington city. Faculty
i'ronr and studies OF wide range: patron
'SH limited. terms moderate. For par,icu-
.frs. address
MISS NELLIE V. BUTLER
b"N 100. Principal.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-07-30

REGISTRAR. 10, =.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-08-25
AIRSHIPS DROPPED
BOMBS THAT KILLED
Three Fatalities and Several Injured In
One Town and Nine Injured in
Another

LONDON, August 25.-Details of the
raid by hostile airships which crossed the
east and southeast coast of England be-
tween midnight and 3 o'clock this morn
ing, as disclosed by the official statement
of the war office, show that nine persons
are reported to have been injured, some
mortally. Other damage by the raiders is
declared to have been slight Three per
sons We're killed and several injured by
Zeppelin which dropped a large number
of bombs in the neighborhood of a town
on the southeast coast of England early
today, says despatch TO the Exchange
Telegraph Company.
A Central News despatch saws there
was great excitement in town on the
Thames at | o clock this morning when
the news was received of the approach
of Zeppelin. Mist obscured the raider.
but it could be heard approaching from
the coast. After lowering about the town
some time il passed toward the west.
Shortly afterwards a series of violent
explosions shook buildings and lighted
the sky.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-08-25
How Can I Sell More7

Retail Selling, a book by James w Fisk,
IS published this week by Harper & Broth
ers, as the first volume in Harpers Retail
Business Series. Mr.. Fisk, who is now Di-
rector of Selling Service. Lord & Taylor's,
New Iork-formerly Director of Courses
III Retail Selling and Advertising 'Dry-
Goods Economists Training School, has
utilized the results of his business expert
ence in the preparation of this suggestive
book on various phases of selling He pre-
sents ideas and methods which he believes
will be useful to every man in retail busi-
ness, and to students who wish to acquire
a practical knowledge of the subject.
Some of the topics are: Competition,
Sales Policies, Organization of Selling
Force, Arrangement of Stock, Getting Peo-
pie Into the Stores, The Personal Eaua-
ton and the Environment, Training Sales
people to Sell More. Method. Incentives.
Promotion of Loyalty, How to Keen
Track of Results
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-08-25
READY FOR RUMANIA.
Germany Would Try to Garry War On
to Rumanian Soil.

BERLIN, Aug. 25.-Government cir
cles here, though none too optimistic,
view the Rumanian situation calmly.
taking the attitude that it is Ru-
mania s next move. The feeling is that
the central powers have done every
thing possible to meet Rumaaia 8
views, and that Rumania, in persisting
In the course desired by the entente
and her own expansionist party, will
hnd the central powers ready, in
which event it is to be expected every
effort will be made to insure that the
new war theater shall be on Rumanian
soil.
Information from Vienna indicates
that the Austro- Hungarian govern
ment, bearing in mind the results of
the negotiations concerning Italv s
claims before that nation entered the
war, has been at no time disposed TO
offer Rumania similar concessions for
fear that this again would be mis-
taken for sign of weakness.
At this moment there is not discern
ible the slightest effort to persuade
Rumania taking any other course than
one due of her own initiative. The
latest dispatches from Bucharest in
dicate a further cooling off of the war
fever.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-08-25
RAILROAD CASE
STILL UNSETTLED
Both Sides Called to White
House to Confer with
President
PROPOSALS DEVELOP
FROM ORIGINAL PLAN
Wilson Wished to Get Views of Broth
erhood Men on Legislation Under
Consideration to Prevent Controversy
in Future.

WASHINGTON, August 25.-President
Wilson summoned the representatives Of
the employers and employees involved in
the threatened railroad strike to the
White House today for conferences to dis
cuss proposals which have developed out
Iot his original plan of settlement
Arrangements were made for the repre-
sentatives Of the employees to see the Pres
ident first and for the representatives of
the employers to see him later.
The four brotherhood heads said on en-
terlng the White House, that they did not
know why they had been called by the
President 1t was understood that Presi-
dent Wilson wanted to get their views
on legislation under consideration to pre-
vent controversy in the future.
HE four brotherhood heads remained
with the President an hour and a half.
but would make no statement on leaving.
The President kept the cabinet waiting
Tor an hour to continue his conference
with the railroad men.
The situation in so far as we are con
cerned, \. b. Garretson, spokesman for
the employees, later said, SIS absolutely
unchanged. No complete concrete propo-
sltlon to which the railroads will agree
has been rendered us Our position is ex-
actly the same as it was when we accepted
the Presidents plan We have deviated
from 1t in no way Whatsoever
The railway strike negotiations resolved
themselves today outwardly at least into
more or less confused state. Express
slons OF optimism from both sides were
not so free as they were yesterday and
feeling heretofore general among the man
ayers that plan to include the S-hour
day would be found was not so evident.
Some of the railway executives reverted
to their prediction that it never would be
conceded
The railroad executives conferred among
themselves during the day and it was
thought possible they might later go to
the White House Some of the more op-
timistic still had hopes of final decision
being reached before tomorrow night The
opinion that the 8-hour day will not be
conceded apparently was growing as the
conference continued
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-08-25
KNOCKED DOWN. BY
FAST MOVING WHEEL
H. r. Lawrence Sustains Painful Bruises
When Hit by Bicycle Which Was
Dodging Automobiles.

ii. K. Lawrence sustained painful bruises
last evening, when he was struck by
a bicycle and thrown heavily at the corner
OF South Main and Canal streets Sew
crai automobiles were in the highway at
the time and Mr.. Lawrence stepped to the
side OF the fence where the building for
the Holstein Friesian association is being
erected A boy who was riding rapidly
down the street turned quickly to the
side OF the road to avoid the automobiles.
striking Mr.. Lawrence with great force.
He was assisted to his feet and was able
a little later to walk to his home. He is
very lame and sore today, but is able to
move about slowly with the aid of cane.
The bicycle was badly smashed. The
name OF the rider is unknown.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-08-25
PERSONAL.

Mrs. James j. Dowd returned to heI
home in Holyoke this morning, after
spending the week with Miss johanna
Baker.
Mrs. Roy B. Miner, whose husband
is lieutenant il Company l., 30th e
Infantry, left this week for Eagle Pass
Texas. She viii visit her parents, Rev
and Mrs. Andrew Harper, .jr., in Madi-
son, Ind.
Mr.. and Mrs. Raymond Frost of
Westfield, n. j., who had been spe1d-
ing the week in town with his father
+. G. Frost, went today to Charlestown,
n. H., to visit Mrs. Frost's parents
until after Labor day.
Rev. and Mrs. R. H Clapp and
daughters, Eunice and Ruth, returned
last night from an absence in Massa.
chusetts since early in the month. Rev,
Mr.. Clapp will resume preaching in
the Centre Congregational church the
first Sunday in September.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-08-25
EXPLOSION AT BRocKToN.
lightning Hits Denatured Alcohol
Tank In Shoe Factory.

BROCKTON, Mass, Aug. 25.-Nile
persons were injured, four of them Sc
nously and nearly score Of others
suffered minor injuries -1ghon a bolt ut
lightning struck the box toe plant of
+. l.. Gowdey late yesterday, causing a
vat OF dcnatured alcohol to explode
and set fire to surrounding property.
The loss is estimated at between S7J,-
600 ald 100000. One hundred and
fifty workers including many girls,
made mad rush for safety and most
of them were accounted or later.
Six men were at work in the vat
room when the lightning struck. A
terrific explosion followed and the ell
OF the three-story wooden building in
which the Gowdey factory is located
was virtually split in half. Two mel,
j. Edward Pike of Danbury, Conn.
who was installing machinery, and
Walter Sampson of Easton, fireman.
were blown through window and re-
ceivcd severe burns about the face
and body.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-08-25
BRATTLEBORO LOCAL.

Thomas Doyle and sons of West Brat
tleboro and George Carpenter of Will
mlngton have bought Overland touring
ears, Model Job, through the local dis,
tributer, +. A. Betterley, this week.
Charles r. Crosby, has bought of Mrs.
Mary A. Allen the land and two houses
on Vernon street between the Crosby
gram elevator and the new sales pa
WHOM of the Pure Bred Livestock Sales
company.
About thirty friends of Miss Esther
BALDWIN, including several employees of
the Hoistein-F Friesian offices and her
Sunday school class, gave her a shower
last evening in her home on Washing
ton street. She received numerous
gifts. Refreshments were served and
the evening spent with music and a
social time.
Today is Triangle day at the Princess
theater. Edith Reeves in the Triangle
drama, The Moral Fabric, and Hale
Hamilton in the Triangle comedy, Her
falnted Hero, are the attractions, with
speelai music in the evening by Lett
singer orchestra. Tomorrow Charlie
Chaplin in the new comedy, The Fire
man, also a Broadway star feature and
The Hazards of Helen, will be shown.
Mrs. Eliza b. Osborne Of Framing
nam, Mass, who is visiting here with
her niece, Mrs. G. H. Smith, was pleas
antly surprised last evening by several
trends In town, whom she had met
while visiting here at other times with
Mrs Smith, when they called to remind
her OF her birthday anniversary. They
presented her a beautiful bouquet of
| flowers In recognition of the fact A
| peasant social time was enjoyed dur
ing the evening and cards were also
played. Mrs. Smith served refresh
/ nents.
| A jury was drawn today in the ease
| OF X. f. Day against James Thayer,
both of Guilford, to recover a balance
OF $32.4o claimed to be due for skid
| ding logs. The ease is set for trial by
| the municipal court in the town hall in
i Guilford Center next Tuesday forenoon.
Harrie B. Chase represents the plaintiff
! and A. +. Schwenk the defendant. The
| jury consists of H. Z. Gallup and Law
ence French of Guilford, P. f. Frank.
| lin, Ernest w. Duaklee, G. +. Fairman
and j. t. Wright of Vernon and George
M. Scott, w. B. Warren, M. A. Fair,
banks, F. B. Stone, Arthur Tinker and
J Archie Miner of Halifax.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-08-25
Willing to Serve as Repre-
sentative, but Does Not
Seek Office
SAYS PERRY BILL
SHOULD BE REPEALED
Had Made Other Plans, but Is Not Un-
mindful of Mans Duty to Public -
Would Work for Benefit of Whole
State as Unit.

George l.. Dunham, for whom a petition
was put In circulation yesterday. as
stated in The Reformer, for town repre-
sentative from Brattleboro, was seen this
forenoon by a representative of this
newspaper as to whether he would CON
sent to the printing of his name on the
official ballots for the primary election.
Mr. Dunham stated that while he had
made other plans for the period when
the legislature would be in session he was
not unmindful OF mans duty to the pub
lie and that although the petition was
started without his knowledge if the
townspeople wished him to represent them
he would, if elected, discharge the duties
of the office to the best of his ability.
Il am not seeking this Office said Mr..
Durham, who has Just returned from an
absence OF a few days, and | would not
enter into any strife for it. I appreciate
the fact that to be elected representative
would be an honor but | would be will
ing to turn in and help elect someone
else. | have plenty to do here, but my
business is so well organized that there
would be no obstacle on that score The
fIrst that | knew of a petition being cir
culated was when man stopped me on
the street and sand lie had signed it
Mr.. Durham was asked what his atti-
tude was with reference to the Perry pro-
hibition act, and he replied that inasmuch
as the people failed to ratify the act he
felt that one of the very first things that
the legislature ought to do was to repeal
the act and not allow it to become law
against the win Of the people
L think too little attention is paid to
legislation for the benefit of the state as
unit, said Mr. Dunham "in the effort
to secure legislation for the benefit Of Ger
tain sections. If | should represent the
town | should, of course, be on the look
out for the welfare of Brattleboro, but |
should consider that my duty was to the
whole state. | should consider it my duty
also not to see how much legislation could
be put through, but to endeavor to prevent
the enactment of needless laws
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-08-25
CATTLE JUDGING
GUEST DAY FEATURE
Prof. Geo. F. E. Story of Vermont Agri-
cultural College to Give Demon
stration Wednesday.

y letter has been received from George
f. f.. Story, professor of animal and dairy
husbandry at the Vermont Agricultural
college, to the effect that he will be in
Brattleboro Wednesday. Aug. 80, to give
a cattle Judging demonstration in connec-
tion with the Guest day program. This
was to have been held in Newfane at an
agricultural gathering set for the same
day, but since practically everybody in
w Nlndham county was planning TO be in
Brattlcboro Aug. 80 it was thought wise to
move the demonstration here. 1t will be
held IN front of Iarrow's stable at an
hour to be announced later.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-08-25
GERMAN STEAMER
REACHES NEW LONDON
1t Is Expected That the WilIehad Will
Remain Tied Up for Indefinite
Period

NEW LONDON, Conn, August 25.-
The German steamer Willehad, which was
tied up in Boston at the outbreak of the
European war and which sailed from Bos-
ton yesterday by way Of the Cape Cod
channel, arrived here this morning The
ship passed into Long Island Sound short
ly before 8 O'Clock, Heavy log held up
the steamer during the night, but the
weather clearing at daybreak the Willehad
came directly up the harbor 1t is expect
ed that the WllIehad viii tie up here for
an indefinite period
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-08-25
HURRICANE STRIKES
EAGLE PASS CAMP
Tents Blown Down and Y. M. G. A.
Building Damaged - Breakfast
Taken to Co. I. With Difficulty.
Especial to The Reformer.) J

EAGLE PASS, Texas, Aug19.
L want to write you a few lines in re-
gard to terrific hurricane that struck
camp last night. 1t will never be for
gotten by the boys. The velocity of the
wind was 40 miles, if not more. Rain
began falling lightly about $50, and
as time wore on the wind blew to such
an extent that tents were crushed to the
ground. Nothing in its path escaped.
The Y. M. c. A. building that was erect
ed short time ago was partly wrecked
The tar paper on the roof was blown
off and rain leaked in to the building
and caused considerable damage.
As luck would have it Company 1 was
on outpost last night. l don t believe
Company / has been on guard or out
post duty that it has not rained. Last
night the cooks got orders to have
breakfast ready at 6 clock for the
boys on duty. 1t was also included in
the orders that an automobile truck
would be furnished. But when morn
ing came the hurricane had not calmed
down and was still doing its worst to
make 1t uncomfortable for the boys of
the 1st Vermont
At 8 o clock the cooks were ready
and waiting, but there was no truck or
team. They waited long time and
finally found that no team would 90
out on any detail whatever. There was
only one thing to do in case the bows
at the bridge were to have any break
fast, and that was to carry it, so Pri-
Yates Exner, Barrie, Marsh and Stevens
and Cooks Lee, Heap and Gonver, be-
sides myself, started with coffee, bread
and hash.
1t was two miles or more. which
would not be bad ordinarily, but the
wind was so strong that it seemed an
age before we reached the boys. But
finally the bridge was reached, and a
happier crowd of boys l never saw. They
were chilled to the bone, with clothes
soaking wet, but they had the courage
and grit for which the Vermont troops
always have been famous. That they
were hungry you may rest assured.
Just to illustrate the damage that
was wrought by that hurricane: There
Is an iron structure about half mile
long just below the bridge, that was
laid fiat as board.
All the boys seem cheerful in spite
of the damage that was done. Each
company suffered from its effects. It
was my first experience, and I hope it
will be my last.
PRIV. ]. II. BASTIAN,
Co. l. v n G.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-08-25
Silence PIeases Orator.

What speaker likes best is not ap-
plause. 1t is silence. There are mo-
ments when to speaker the silence
can be thrilling. Then he knows, as
we say, that he mas" his audience. A
perfect relation has been established.
During those moments the thought is
passing rapidly from the speakers
mind into the minds of the listeners,
and is taking effect. 1t may not al
ways be a sympathetic effect. It may
even be hostile. Nevertheless, the
thought is at work.