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The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-03-08
LAND OF ETERNAL SUMMER.
Mary E. w. Spring Enjoying De-
hghtful Weather in Florida.

Editor Of The Reformer:-
We are enjoying suck delightful
weather here in Florida that l want
to tell your readers about it. The
mornings are fine and the DAYS like
summer When we read the weather
reports in the northern papers telling
OF the SHOWS and storms, Of the zero
weather and way below, we can not
realize II as we sit on the porch amid
such charming surroundings We see
flowers IN bloom, roses, hibiscus, poin-
sstt1as, Jessamine, and many other
tropical plants. There are thousands
OF birds whose brilliant plumaoe and
sweet songs with the ever-present
sunshine make it truly a glorious sum
mer time to the northern visitor.
Through the principal streets of this
city you will find growing every
variety of palms, richly colored
shrubs, and oleander trees, and the
bright orange colored flame vine that
creeps up and over porches to the
roof and even to the tops of tall trees
and in the distance looks like fire
There are yards where orange.
lemon, and grape fruit trees are load
ed with fruit. We see ripe fruit and
blossoms all on the same tree. There
sowing the seed and digging veeeta-
bles in the same field There are
strawberries, peas, string-beans and
all other kinds of vegetables ready
Tor the market. You see bows about
ne streets bare-footed, men in shirt
sleeves, and women dressed as for a
July day without hats and carving
sun shades.
The weather here is simply perfect;
the nights are cool and Won sleen
restfully under covering with wids
open windows. The sun shines bright
IN the early morning and you are
awakened by the sweet notes of the
mocling bird. There are occasional
showers that soon pass, cooling
breeze, but seldom heavy winds. There
, are number of fresh water lakes in
and around the city. This one | am
speaking of is one mile in circumfer-
ence surrounded by a paved boule-
ward with seats where the tourist may
I rest IN the shade of the palmetto
trees and watch the white swans float
about.
We will not ask for space to tell
about the fine churches, elegant homes,
the school buildings, theatres and bus
mess blocks. They compare favorably
| southern states. There are fine brick
roads where the autoist may ride for
miles into the country and view the
orange groves, laden with their golden
frult, and inhale the sweet perfume
| OF the orange BLOSSOMS 1t is the
wonderful climate that we wish to
dwell upon, favored by nature above
all others, truly unsurpassed.
The name Florida is of Spanish orr
GIN, meaning 'Hblooming,' and it is
rl9htfully named, for it is famed
above all other states in that all the
year around flowers bud and bloom. 1t
is little wonder that hundreds of peo-
pie leave the rigors of the north
country and come to the land where
winter time means flowers, birds, per-
petual sunshine and eternal summer
MARY E. w. SPRING.
Orlando, Fla, March 2.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-03-08
SAGE TEA DANDY
TO DARkEN HAIR
Look years younger! Use the oldtime
Sage Tea and Sulphur and
nobody will know

You can turn gray, faded hair beau
tifully dark and lustrous almost over
night if you'll get a 50-cent bottle Of
= Wyeth s Sage and ). Sulphur Com
pound = at any drug store. Millions of
bottles of this famous Sage Tea Recipe.
improved by the addition of other in
gradients, are sold annually, says a
well-known druggist here, because it
darkens the hair so naturally and even
~ that no one can tell it has been APP
piled.
Those whose hair is turning gray or
becoming faded have a surprise await
ing them, because after one or two APP
plieations the gray hair vanishes and
your locks become luxuriantly dark and
beautiful.
This is the age of youth Gray-haired,
unattractive folks aren t wanted
around, SO get busy with Wyeth IS Sage
and Sulphur Compound tonight and
you Il be delighted with your dark,
handsome hair and your youthful APP
pearance within few days.
This preparation is toilet requisite
and is not intended for the cure, miti-
cation or prevention of disease.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-03-08
TEAM C
PROBABLY CHAMPION
Rolled It's Last Game Last Evening
Defeating Team D - Not Likely
That It Will Be Overtaken.

Team G of the Masonic bowling
league rolled its last game last even
ing and virtually won the champion
ship by a margin of 81 pins over
team &, which had been a strong con
tender ali through the series. Both
OF these teams have rolled all of their
games and unless one of the other
teams can get better than 1900 pins
in the two remaining matches team G
and c will finish in the first two
places. Team C in its last game Mon
day night rolled poorly in its last
string and lost all chance for the lead
ing honors. Team G s total pinfall
was 1883 and team G knocked over
l5,507 pins.
In the game last night team G de-
feated team d, 1,343 to 1904. Moffatt
had high single of ia and was tied
with Bowers for high total of 293. The
scores:
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-03-08
KEENE TEAM COMES FRIDAY.
Strong Basketball Men to Meet Com
pany I in Armory

Manager John j. Clune of the Company
/, V. y. G., basketball team has secured
the keene Knights OF Columbus basketball
team for the opposing team in the game to
be played in the Armory Friday evening,
The visiting team is made up of strong
PLAYERS, including Kepple and Fontaine,
who PLAY regularly with the Company Z
team OF Bellows Falls
The class the local team has been show
ing in recent games should bring out a big
crowd. The attendance at the last two or
three games has not been anywhere near
as large as the quality of the sport war
rants and it is hoped that with this strang
attraction booked for Friday evening there
viii be a good turnout.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-03-08
FROZEN BODY FOUND.
Bradford j. Smith Died by Roadside
Near Home in Cuttingsville.

RUTLAND, March s. The frozen
body of Bradford J. Smith, farm
hand aged so years, was found at 9
O'Clock yesterday morning lying face
upward in the snow about a quarter
of mile from his home in Cuttings
vile. The man 5 hands We're in his
pockets and bis cap was pulled down
over his ears No explanation of the
fatality is apparent and Dr. H. 5.
Martyr, health officer, win probably
perform an autopsy today.
Smith left his home Monday even
ing to 90 either to Mount Holly or
East Wallingford on the I clock
train. He returned an hour later, hut
no one can be found who saw him
alive after he left the station.
Smith, who had recently been en-
ployed by John Molouey, leaves a
wife and six children.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-03-08
Sporting Notes.

Three left handlers have already
been turned loose by Manager Dono-
van of the Yankees.
Mclaughlin is the comet of tennis,
Murray the meteor and his brother a
hurdle star. See what it means to Cali
fornia to have the Lick Observatory.
Even starting a sweat with snow
shovel yesterday it was hard to en-
joy life as we'll as some ball players
now in the south are doing with the
mercury at so and Whereabouts.
Kauff S stubbornness has forced
President Harry n. Hampstead of the
New York National league baseball
team to open negotiations with the
Federal league star. The Giants want
him. Kauff merely sits back and says
pay the price.
The Manchester fans who raised
$1,000 last season to keep the club
in that city when Greenfield was bid
ding for it, have been assured that
whatever becomes of the Lowell fran
chise half of the 80 per cent stoc k
sale will go to them.
Willard plans to weigh about $50
pounds when he enters the ring with
Moran. He is by many pounds the
biggest man who ever held the
championship, exceeding the weight of
Jeffries by from 10 to 40 pounds, de-
pending upon which fight is selected
for Jeffries s weight.
al. Weatherhead is end on the Har-
ward football team, captain of the
wrestling team and college boxing
champion in the 158 and IT'S pound
classes. There has been versatility in
college athletic attainment better
suited to promote the well being of
the possessor S alma mater, but none
better adapted to take care of his
own
1t begins to look as though the colleges
were taking the matter Of studies too
blamed seriously. Here's Capt Gilman,
Boles and Enright, football stars, request
ed to pack their buds and bid farewell to
Harvard just for fiunking midyear exam
nations. Enright has chance to get back,
but neither of the others can be eligible
again. Enright is regarded as a successor
to Mahan and Brickley as a backfield star.
Joe Stecker says he has made
Alexander Aberg, champion Graeco-
Roman wrestler, a chance to get rich
quick He offers to give him $500 if
he can remain on the mat without his
shoulders being pinned Is minutes af-
ter the call of time and 800 for every
minute he stays after that. The only
proviso is that the match be at catch
as-catch-can style.
College sports are getting to be
more and more national in scope, and
one of the virtues of intercollegiate
competition is this increasing service
in bringing together men of widely
separated regions for better aequaint-
ance, better understanding and so for
the common good. We have had Brown
and Syracuse going to the Pacific
coast to play football, California
crew on the Hudson, and now the Lee
land Stanford and University of Cal
ifornia track teams are coming East
for the intercollegiate. College base
ball and track athletics have gone
still further and spread the doctrine
of international competition and ac-
quaintance.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-03-08
An AID 70 SORE FEET

For sore, tired, aching feet, reduce
the Inflammation that causes itching,
burning and swelling by applying
Minard's Imminent as directed. Any
druggist will supply you with a bottle
OF this wonderful delightfully."- creamy
llnlment. 1t soothes and cools, does
not stain and is absolutely effective
because of its healing, antiseptic prop
critics. II gives relief quickly. 1t
frees you from foot misery.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-03-08
PERSONAL.

Y. W. Boyden Of Townshend is in
town for few days
Miss Elizabeth Braley Of Putnev IS
visiting friends in town few days.
Mrs. S. A. Sheldon visited relatives
IN Readsboro Monday, returning yes
terday.
Mrs. Charles Holden, employed in
the office of the D0nham Brothers Co.
: out on aceSpntof illness.
Miss Nellie BuSfer.field, nurse, was
IN town yesterday, but Shas returned
TO case in Winhall.
Air. and Mrs. Houghton Seaverns
went Sunday to Boston. They are ex-
pected TO return tomorrow.
Mr.. and Mrs. C. B. Lamson return Cd
last night from Orlando, Fla, where
they had been since December.
Miss jeanette Davenport of Albany.
y T., IS visiting in town with Miss
Alice Richardson of Horton place
Mrs. Margaret Gatty and Miss
Dresel of New York will leave tomor-
row for Bermuda to spend some time.
5. B. Emerson, who is spending the
winter in Watertown, Mass, was in
town yesterday. returning this morn
ing.
Miss Florence Converse, who is hav-
ing a two-weeks' vacation, VIII go to-
morrow to Kingston and Boston TO
visit.
Charles E. Herrick of the wholesale
department of the Durham Brothers
company is spending several days in
Boston.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. O. Abbott went to
Springfield, this state, this morning to
visit until Friday with their daughter,
| Mrs. w. j. Alderman.
Miss Rose Johnson of Windsor
Locks, Conn, who had been II guest OF
Miss Margaret MeGinn few days,
has returned to her home.
Miss Dehlah Tudor, who was taken
seriously i'll with an acute attack of
appendicitis Monday while at her
work in the Holstein- Friesian Office.
IS more comfortable
Miss Lucille Howe resumed work
this morning in Houghton & Simonds S
store, after two-weeks vacation.
Miss Howe visited relatives and
friends in Springfield and Chester.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frederic G. Adams
will go to Woodstock on the late train
tomorrow night to stay a few DAYS.
Mr.. Adams will attend a banquet of
the Northern Bankers Association
held there.
c. Noetch viii leave Saturday for
New York, going from there to Jack
sonville and Key West, Fla, and on
to Cuba. He will be away three weeks.
stopping on his return trip in Phila-
delphia to visit his brother
! Miss Margaret Walsh is expected
Saturday from New York, where she
has been studying millinery. She will
begin her seventh season as trimmer
| for Mrs. 6. II. Smith. Mrs. Smith will
JOIN her in New York tomorrow.
Mrs. George W. Bailey went TODAY
to Hartford, Conn, to join her hus-
band, who will wrestle the Masked
Marvel there tonight. She also will
accompany Mr.. Bailey to Boston and
visit there a few days. On Friday
night Mr.. Bailey will wrestle Johan-
neson at Norwood.
DR.. I'll. d. Holton went yesterday to
| Chester to attend the wedding of his
granddaughter, Earle H. Ballou, son of
Rev. Henry l.. Ballou and Miss Thel-
ma Ravens, daughter of DR.. w. L.
Ravens, both of Chester. They will be
at home after Sept. 20 at the Ameri-
can Mission, Picking, China.
Kingsbury's orchestra of Jamaica
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-03-08
Absent Treatment.

Employer-Well, what did he say
when you called to collect that bill?
Clerk-That he would break every
bone in my body and pitch me out of
the window if | showed my face there
again.
Employer-Then 90 back at once and
tell him he can t brighten me by his
violence.-Stray Stories
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-03-08
To Give up Famou. R.oo

This year, for the first time since its
establishment in 1889, the Grand Ma
tional steeplechase, one of the classics
of the English turf season, win not be
run. The race course at Aintree has
been taken over for military purposes.
as were Sandown park, Hurst park.
Kempton park and other famous
courses in England.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-03-08
Catcher Gowdy to Be BUSY.

Hank Gowdy expects to do the bulk
of the backstopping for the Boston
Braves next season, now that Whaling
has been released. e-4, -. -
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-03-08
No Think For Him.

What did your husband think of
the ball gamer
"Oh, he doesn t go there to think
He just hollers. Washington Star.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-03-08

G. F. Baker of New York has given
$4,000 to Cornell university.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-03-08

Kingsbury's orchestra of Jamaica
scored a big success in West Brattle-
boro last night They viii play there
for another dance tonight. Sewan
Morse viii play.-Adv. Z
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-03-08

Seven ssDays' Trips Washington,
March 1881. Send for circular TO P'rfn-
elpal E. B. Smith Persons outside the
high school welcome. Adv. 4-6-1-3-2t
The midland journal., 1916-10-27

want to get away. This is the only
thing 1 can do for England-for you
Oh, please let me go-oh, pleasew
He saw that she was greatly
moved-that she was soul-tortured
half frantic. And he had not the heart
to deny her any solace, no matter
where she might turn for it.
"I know how you feel" he said. "and
you shall do this thing if can arrange
it."
Her heart went out to him in graft,
tude because he had understood.
"Oh, thank you, Larry! Thank you!
Now, tell me-what am to do? Where
shall be sent? Shall be with your"
She hoped that it would be So
"No, my dear-not with me-" he ex-
planned. "My job will be inside the
German lines-perhaps in their very
army"
His answer struck chill of fear in
to her-for she could feel fear for him.
"But that's impossible!" she ex-
claimed incredulously. "You would be
caught at once"
"Oh, 1 think notv' he reassured her.
'The plan is all arranged every de-
tail-since before I went away. Now
tits only for melto carry it out. Put
you can't be with me-"
Her disappointment was obvious.
"But what shall I do?" she asked
doubtfully.
"That we'll see. But somehow Wen
be working together"
For king and countryr' she ex-
claimed, holding out her hand to him.
"For king and country!" he repeated
after her, as he took her slight hand in
his own strong one.
The midland journal., 1916-10-27
CHAPTER X.
Hoist By Hls own Petard.

"Beg pardon, Miss WilIoughby! A
gentleman to see you, by appointment!
In his character of Brewster, Sir
Georges butler, the German spy Roe
der made his announcement in fault
less fashion.
"Oh, in just minutew Ethel Will
loughby told him. She knew that it
was Henry Streetman who had re-
turned to see her. And to Larry, whose
hand she had hastily dropped just as
Brewster threw open the double doors,
she said. when the pseudo butler had
gone, 81 may gain some very impor-
tant information from this man. l can't
explain more than that now. Will you
wait In that room?" She indicated a
door leading into a smaller room ad-
Joining her sitting room.
''Yes, my dear-God keep your Cap
tain Redmond answered. And he at
once proceeded to carry out her wishes
Ethel breathed rapid prayer as she
heard Streetman already mounting the
stairs.
"Oh, help me to be bravel Help me
to be clever-for Larry and for Eng
land" She turned then to meet the
man who had betrayed her, and
against whose wits she had now un-
dertaken to match her own.
The midland journal., 1916-10-27

England is not involved In the war.
then Churchill alone is responsible for
his action and his public career will be
ended. If England goes to war. then
the English navy has gained at once
an early and tremendous advantage"
But 1t means that Churchill believes
England will fight" Ethel said.
"That England viii have to fight"
Sir George corrected her.
"Then the fieet-it did not disperse 20
she questioned. "Where has it goneT'
Sir George saw no reason for telling
them half truths.
"The most powerful feet the world
has ever known has gone to the North
sea to the Kiel canal to bottle up the
German navy, and that it will do. I'm
certain. With the bulk Of the German
fleet unable to come out, wen prove
once again that Britannia does rule the
waves"
His words thrilled everyone of them.
"And there's really going to be warl"
Mrs. Falconer exclaimed in a wonder
ing voice. Il never believed I'd live
to see it."
"And long, horrible warw Sir
George continued slowly. I'VE shall
suffer very terribly-England, fear.
in particular. because we did not ex-
pect it. We've been too sure that 1t
would never happen In our lifetime.
Some day-yesl But not nowI And
The midland journal., 1916-10-27
SYNOPSIS.

Georgy WagstaR, daughter of Sir
George, Of the British admiralty, hints at
Q liaison between her governess, Ethel
Wi1loughby, and Henry Streetman. Ethel
denies It, Henry Etreetman calls on Ethel
and while waiting for her talks to Brews-
ter, Sir Georges butler, who is q German
spy, about his failure to get at admiralty
papers In Sir Georges possession. He
phones to German secret service head
quarters. Streetman, the German spy. and
Roeder (alias Brewster. the butler) are
discussing the possibility of war. When
Ethel appears he tries to force her to get
from Sir George knowledge of the sailing
orders to the British fleet. Though she
believes him q French instead of a Ger
man spy, she refuses until he threatens
her. She begs him to announce their Sc
cret marriage, as Georgy is suspicious
but he puts her of. At tea Georgy and
her lover. Guy Fulconer, tease Sir George,
and Streetman makes an awkward at
tempt to talk politics. Streetman, the
German spy, Sir George Wagstaff, British
naval official, Ethel Wiloughby, secret
wife of Streetman, and others are having
tea at the Wagstaff home. The party is
discussing a play. Charlie Brown, news
paper man Of New York. entertains the
tea party with his views on the threat
ened war In Europe. Guy Falconer de-
clares that IL war comes he will go to
Cuba His mother and Sir George reprove
him. Charlie says Guy is spoofing. Capt
Larry Redmond OF the Irish Guards, calls
on Ethel. The two had been undeciared
lovers. She tells him of her marriage and
he tells her Streetman is 8 German spy
with family in Berlin.
The midland journal., 1916-10-27

~won't you iet me heip?" she asked
him then.
"YouY' He wondered what she
could mean.
II do SO want to helpw she con-
tinued '"There'll be thousands of WON
en- who'll go to the front as nurses
millions to do the things at home. But
can't l go to serve England-to be in
the special service tooT
A shadow. crossed his fine face at the
mere mention Of the undertaking.
"Oh, my dear, couldn't let youi
The risk for you'd be too great /
couldn't permit it."
But she would not be put down so
easily.
"Think Of the things a woman could
do safely-without suspicion" she ar
gued, where man would be use
less
81 know, know-but 1 couldn't al
low it. And your husband?" he ques-
toned. He hardly thought any right
minded man would be willing to let his
wife face such peril.
She turned to him impetuously.
Larry, I lied to you" she con-
fessed. "I'm miserable, wretched. I'm
not happy with my husband. I've
made mess of things, like you.
The midland journal., 1916-10-27

There are small, shaped emplacements
of the material at each side of the
front, set on at the waistline. They
are machine-stitched to place, with two
rows of stitching, and finished with
silk braid made into two round Orna-
ments at the end of a short spiral de-
sign.
A similar design in braid appears at
the top of the deep cuffs. The buttons
are set in groups Of three down the
front and on each cuff there are three
in smaller size. There are two large
fur-covered buttons at the back.
The ever present turnover collar for
once is lacking in this model. A stand
ing collar of velvet is banded with fur
little below the top edge and the fur
band about the coat follows its ex-
ample by finding it's place away from
the bottom edge. 1t is set above the
hem.
Dark skunk fur looks well with all
colors and every material used for the
suits of the present season.
The midland journal., 1916-10-27

The combination of cloth and fur in
suits never grows tiresome, and this
accounts for the fact, in part, that
furs are soaring in price. Certainly
they are much higher than they were,
and furriers appear to enjoy imparting
to us the bitter truth, when they assure
us that they will never be cheaper. If
you are going to consider fur as a
trimming you must reconcile yourself
to paying stiff price.
But it is not so difficult to pay the
price for suit as attractive as that
shown in the picture. Besides, the
skunk fur used on it is one of those
which furriers describe as shard" and
is very durable. 1t will outlast several
seasons wear, and the likelihood is
that each year it will be worth more
than it was the year before.
The suit pictured is of wool velours
in a dark green, and the skunk banding
is almost black. The coat is a beauti-
full model semifitted and cleverly cut.