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The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-02-19
APPOINTED BY LINCOLN.
Miss Eliza Hyde Employed in Washing
ton Fifty-two Years.

A Washington despatch telling of the
promotion of Miss Eliza R. HYDE, for
50 years an employee in the office of
the controller of the currency, SAYS
Miss Hyde, a diminutiye. kindly
faced woman, with dark hair, lightly
silyer2d, was deeply moved by the I'M
expected good news. She was deluged
with congratulations from her aSsoci-
ates in the division. a
Miss Hyde Is now clerk of class 3
designation at a salary of 1900, hav-
ing served a number of years in class
al 81 400. She was appointed as a
clerk in the controller 5 office in No
vember, 1864. by President Lincoln.
Officials at the treasury say her
record is practically unapproachabla
for efficiency and punctuality. She has
been on sick leave less than one day
a year, and has never taken any time
off except the annual leave to which
she was entitled
Miss HYDE is still alert, Energetic
and enterprising, and the chief clerk of
her division says she makes the other
employees of the division step lively to
keep pace with her. She looks almost
40 years younger than she really is.
Letters dated Nov. Is, 1864, show
that her application for clerkship was
! accompanied by a letter from Charles
X. Field. who informed Secretary Fos
sender that Miss Hyde was capable
bright, alert and Efficient Officials
/ at the department say Field s letter
holds Just "a true today as 50 Tear.
ago, when it was written.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-02-19
Combine Patience With Force.

Force in breaking dog does not
mean telling the dog to do
something and whipping him until he
does it, Patience and persistence are
AS effective at times as punishment,
The deg should be patiently shown
what is required of him and the amount
Of punishment given to enforce be gov
erned by the amount and character of
the dogs resistance after the breaker
IS satisfied that the dog understands
what is required. The whip should be
used only as final argument when a
dog S sulky or wilful resistance makes
its use necessary.
After each lesson he should be given
good run, with no more restraint put
upon his actions than is necessary to
keep him out of mischief. During mis-
lessons a long cheek-cord should be
kept upon him to prevent any attempt
to bolt.-All Outdoors.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-02-19

Margaret BoydeE and Lincoln Taft
have been added to the chicken-pox
victims.
Representative and Mrs. L. II. All
bee returned Saturday from Montpelier
for short stay at home.
Mrs. Carl Woodard and children of
South Londonderry arr visiting her
mother, Mrs Charles Phillips.
Herman Walters of New York came
recently to work for Mr. Steiner
Mrs. G. b. Within = returned Satur-
day from a two-wecks visit with rela-
tives in New Rochelle, \. y, where she
went for rest and recuperation.
Mrs. NJ. +. Greenwood has not been
in her usual health recently. She has
gone TO the home of her son, John
Greenwood, in Chester, to be under the
care of DR.. Stevenson.
The series of meetings conducted by
Rev. G. /. Ramsey Of Burlington closed
sunday with morning and evening sery-
ices. Mr.. RAMSEY is . fore full Spcake
and much interest has been shown IN
the services. On Friday evening q large
number wera preSelt from Jamaica. Mr.
Ramsey was a guest of Rev. j. K. Law
renee during his two-wceks stay here.
Mr.. and Mrs VIII Tenney and fam
liz, formerly of South Londonderry
moved last week into the upper tcne
mcnt il John Grout 5 house Mr.. Ten
ney S work of running the steam drill
on the state roads necessarily takes
him from home much of the time anC
for this reason they have rented tn i
farm in South WiAdham. Miss Bessi
Tcnney is well known here and all vii
be glad to welcome the family to tn
village
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-02-19
STRONG EVIDENCE.
Is the Statement Of This Brattleborc
Woman.

Is the Statement of This Brattleboro
Woman.
Eackachc j, often kidney ache;
\ common warning Of serious kidney
Ills.
"A stitch in Time Saves Nine -
Don't dclay-usc poan's Kidney
Pills.
Profit by. Mrs. Knowlton's expert.
cncc.
Mrs. Lora l.. knowlton, 6 Horton
Place, lirattleboro. says: ~ have al.
ways found poan's Kidney Iflls an ca.
ecllcnt remedy ! have been subject
10 attacks of kidney trouble, which
hnv. caused me quite % bit Of distress
aud annoyance. My kidneys haven I
acted right 90 times aud my back has
felt tired and painful. This has been
quite bother 10 me. However, | have
used Doan' Kidney pins on such oc-
coyons and they have soon improved
my condition, and it has not been long
before | have felt well again.
Price soc, at all dealers. Don I sim.
ply ask for kidney remedy-get
Doan IS Kidney Pills-thc same that
Mrs. Knowltou had. Foster Nilburn
Co., Props, Buffalo, y. N.-Ady.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-02-19
PETER HOPKINS His Letter
Londonderry Sfter)
Londonderry Sifter.)

at 3S meetin, so that the bord drors
bout FIVE thousan dollars outen the
stat trasurv. Waltur Skot's ser mad
bout il his hare STAINS ~ Xix a pom
pvdoor. Thet s the kind uver Job ID
like.
Jon Pidduk frum Saxuns River S
bin here. Jon gose about atorkin hees
a pr .eressiv. an athinkin no wun knos
hces u gum-shewin fer Their gang. Jest
now hecs delein out samples NV Bah
bet $ petlterkal dope.
ledge Warren Crane hez bin hear
aeein bout the job hees athinkin hees
aloosin. Yu kno the tom o brine CRANE
kompany runs Boilers falls, sumtims
knon by the NOR demerkratic naim of
Cravvill. SEE tom to CRANE: "Y GU
! be probat jedge an LII practis fore
VA. SEE CRANE to tom: ''Yu be mer-
niciplo ledge and Iii practis fore yu.
But how bout Hold s skeem!'' seq
! tom. wal. SEE CRANE, q II git bob
Baken to git Frank barbur 'pinted
deestrik iedge, so toni Shrunk kant be
probat jedge, an III be probat jedge
an We IL git Boilers falls nexed ter
Winser kounty so you kin be deestrik
leuSB TOO NcSS sum WuH toie
CRANE tibet toni Shrunk he'd got wize
ter ther skeem, so he KEN up hear an
mad wun NV of his pregressiv speeches
ter Their kommittee in beharf NV the
widderS and orfans who mite be de.
pryved NV his bein iedge.
Yurs truley,
PETER HOPKINS
Ps-Tain Il tru tibet hurb Barburs
offs is athinkin up emmy NV there per
sitions tibet git pade By the staff
Taint neether tibet Gy Bayly is agoin
ter low his salerv ter be riduced.
Ps Better git q tung put II
tibet wood-shod sled, 'thout yu wait 4
gether sap on Their stun-bote Don
lux zif | culd Zoe there ter help sugal
| this we're.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-02-19
Three Grandchildren in One Day.

This is the story of a woman who
became great grandmother three
times in one day and right IN success
sion.
Mrs. Title BerlIovitz IS years old, of
81 Roberts street, with her new little
great-grandsons in her arms, with her
80 grandchildren and her sons and
daughters about her, says that there 5
nothing in the whole world she loves
as much as babies
She was seated at the breakfast table
when one of her 30 grandchildren, j.
Bergar. came rushing into the house
with his eyes as large as saucers.
cit s a boy he cried, "a bouncing
boyi He weighs" and he poured out
a flow OF speech that well-nigh
drowned the little grandmother.
But she rose CALAMITY to the situa-
ton, smiled sympathetically upon her
grandson and without waiting to finish
her breakfast ran with him to his
home, at $50 Fulton street.
But before half an hour was up an
other grandson, r. Bruff, of 2l2S Cen
ter avenue, came in all out of breath
with excitement. He didn It even wait
| to congratulate his brother-in-law. but
When ne nnally 10unU his voice ne
suffered: Rachel-Raehel Just gave
birth to boy She wants you right
away, : and Mrs. Berkovitz hurried t,
the Bruff home, where there was an
other baby boy.
The grandmother had just returned
home when a third grandson, A
Abrams, of 1873 Erin street rushed int,
the house without hat.
BABY boy he gasped, and h
looks exactly like me. ''-Pittsburgl
Leader.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-02-19
Montpelyur, Feb. II.

Montpelyur, Feb. II.
Dear Jim:-
Twas ter bad for Square dunnet ter
pitch onter the king nv highland at
this time. Jorge haint eny time ter
spair ter be afitil Aleck. Looks iii
the square an KEser bill he'd an under
standin. Srozed Square purferred scotch
ter mrmahS But the square ) got
Their nerve ter 10 enything. Ever hear
Tell bout his fer! Wal his wife she
wanted a karosin stove, and he didn 7 =.
but she got il, an one day it 'sploded.
Their squarc he sot on the piasser Il
rcdein = book. She rushed outen Their
hous an bol,ared the hous wuz AFTER
lie didn't stop aredin or LUX up. She
ken out crgin aringin her hans an
asayin the house 5 after. What II /
do?'
- sposc We kin kali the fer
kump ny seq Aleck, 'thout lookia
up.
Purity kwick u rushed the fer
kumpn y with thare apparatus.
WHARF 5 the ier?'' ser the cheef
ash0win his orthoritv.
Don { kno, SEE Alcck, thout
stoppin aredin, ''you II hev ter ask
missis dunett; this is hur fl arr and he
kept on areden, 'thout skippin word.
I'm thinking NY moving ter Rutlan,
Jim. Fri kinzley seq as how he kin
git me onto Their lisens bord if | kin
fix it up with Joe Joans. Cess Fri and
Jos wuk together. Yu lno, Jim, Their
lisens law givs them kommish 'ncrs ten
cents for evry tim mans n1m goes
onto the blag list, 20 he kant git no
more drinks. Wal, Their II lisens
phases in Rutlan, an thet menes Sl.40
/ fer elch man as is blak-liSted.
, Thayve postid so meny names that
sum ov tn, likker sellers may halter 90
/ inter bankruptcy. Then they've he'd
i bout too hundred meetins ny the board
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-02-19
ADJUSTMENTS
Motion Picture Attractions.

Today the Empire presents Virginia
Pearson iii the Fox feature, Daredevil
Kate, in six acts. Tomorrow Pathe
presents Marie Osborne in Shadows and
Sunshine. in FIVE acts; also Tom Moore
and Anna Nilsson in The Irony of JUS
tice, in the Who S Guilty series will
be presented.
Today the Princess theater presents
Ann Pennington in the Paramount
feature, The Rainbow Princess, also
a Burton Holmes travel picture. To-
morrow Alice Brady will be shown in
the new World Brady Made produc-
ton, Woman Alone, also Francis X.
Bushman and Beverly Bayne in the
second chapter of The Great Secret
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-02-19

turned to her home in West Chester
field.
Albert Sweeney, who had been here
helping his father, George Sweeney,
during chopping. went Saturday to
Massachusetts to work. Mr.. George
Sweeney has been disabled with an IN
iured foot
Hayden Squires returned Sunday to
Norwich university, after q few days
stay at his home here. Mr.. Squires had
been with 2S other students of Nor
witch in New York, where theg had
been engaged at the Hippodrome thea
tire doing fancy drills and calisthenies.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-02-19
WEST BRATTLEB0R0
BAILEY INTERESTING SPEAKER
Secretary OF Publishing Society Heard
With Interest in Congregational
Church.

Rev. Arthur W Bailey, New Eng
land field secretary OF the Congrega
tional Sunday School and Publishing
society, occupied the pulpit of the
church of that denomination in this
village, yesterday morning and
preached a forrcful sermon on The Val.
ne of Human Life lie said that while
Christ taught that the saving OF hu
man life was of first Importance there
was evidence that human lives were
not treated as if they were so much
value a, cattle or potatoes or even
tpogs. Aesssst.s .s..--s4ssa.-. 10000
The Maine farmers who ship ear
loads Of potatoes out from that state
are given a certificate by the federal
government that the cars in which po-
tatocs are 70 be shipped are sanitary
and free from potato disease germs;
! similar certificates are issued as n pro-
lection in the shipping of cattle, hogs
! and other animals. But ii a person en-
cages a sleeper he is given no guarantee
I that he viii not occupy sleeping quar-
\ tiers infected with contagious disease.
/ Mr.. Bailey also pointed out the easy
enactment Of laws for the protection
4 VI business, the building of bridges and
j harbor appropriations for dredging,
/ etc, and the difficulty in getting laws
/ passed for the safeguarding of human
\ life, naming especially the recent de-
feat of the bin before the MasSachu-
\ sets legislature, which provided for
n greater protection of school children
\ from dangers by fire. Mr. Bailey en-
n phasizcd in impressive language, the
,aattt fIVfI =,
and said the Christian church was ever
the great barometer in the community.
the value of human life and also Of
property being raised and lowered with
the growth or decay of the Christian
church.
In the afternoon Mr. Bailey con
Quoted conference on Sunday school
work for the benefit OF teachers and
church workers in the community. which
was well attended and very helpful and
instructive.
Ia the evening he was given half
hour 10 speak - the members of the
Endeavor society, during which he
spoke on Using What You Have He
made his points very clear b. series
! Of apt Illustrations. He said the farm
cgs of Lexington had only woodehuck
guns to use against the trained Brit
| iSh soldiers when they defended tn,
| Concord bridge, but they used what
| they had. lie said he once wondered
/ how onc.arm man would cut the beet
| steak he had ordered in a restaurant
Il but he found he had learned TO use hi
one hand to cut beef steak because
that was all he had. He then describe.
IN graphic words, how men with small
means had used them TO great good il
II Christian work. In speaking of th
II use OF money, he called attention I
II the facts that the people of the Unite,
/ States spent some S2,000,000. 900 il
II 1911 for spifituous liquors. 81, 100000
II 600 for tobacco, 1890, 100000 for cor
n fcctious, over StO0,O0O,0O0 for sod
II water aud millions for automobil
II grease, while ut the outside but 1915
II 0ud,O0o was expended last year for I'll
II work a. the Gospel of Christ bv n
II churches in this country.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-02-19
TOWNS HEND.
Mill Nearly Empty of Grain.

C. 5. Mills went last week to Boston
10 find if possible some solution to the
problem OF shortage of grain. The
grIst mill is nearly emptied of grain
0t al kinds. aud Mo. Miller, like other
dealers, has been ntirely unable to
promise a suppl, owing to the tieup OH
Che railroads as q result of the Ger
man submarine order.
To add to the grain difficulty for local
farmers the damage to thu wheel at
the grist mill has not vet been located
OH account of the ice and so no grind
ing can be done. Charles Austin took
charge of the mill during Mr. Mills S
absence.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-02-19

Miss Marion Wilder Of DUNN ,rston
spent tn, Weekend at Fred Wildcr's.
The Twentieth Century club will
mect with Mrs. G. NJ Hamilton to-
morrow afternoon.
Mrs. Z. J. Cornell, who was guest
at william Tyler = in Guilford, has re-
turned to her home in the Bronx, y. Y.
Mrs. Leslie J. Tyler Of South Vernon
spent SATURDAY, here as a guest OF her
sistcr.in law, Mrs. j. l.. Stockwell.
Edward s. Clark returned to his
home in Detroit, Mich, Saturday after
few days visit with his brother, Fay.
cite Clark, and aunt, Miss Susan Clark
Miss Mary Streeter was discharged
Saturday from the Melrose hospital
whore she had been two weeks, and re.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-02-19
BRATTLEBORO LOCAL.

All banks will be closed on Wash
ington 8 birthday, Feb. %.
Protective Grange will hold a reg
ular meeting Wednesday evening. The
lecturer will furnish miscellaneous
program.
Sedgwick Woman s Relief corps No.
3, was we'll represented at the Baptist
church last evening, there being about
20 members present, also a few of the
Grand Army members, who by invita-
ton attended the service in honor of
George Washington
A high school dance will be given
Thursday evening in Odd Fellows tenn
Pile for which Hoose 5 colored orchestra
of Springfield, Mass, will furnish the
music The decorations will be in keep
ing with the spirit of Washington s
birthday anniversary.
Rev. J. Fredrik Virgin, rector of
St. Michael's Episcopal church, will
speak in q meeting of the Oak Grove
Parent Teacher association in that
school building this evening. Refresh
ments will be served and there will be
social hour after the talk.
Specifications filed in the municipal
court Saturday afternoon in the suit
of the town of Wardsboro against
George Tudor of that town indicate
that the suit filed earlier in the day
| for $50 is brought to recover $36.40 for
| board while Tudor was confined on a
close Jail execution in Newfane jail
Mrs. Ruth A. Fitch, 60, of latham
Mass, widow of Edward t. Fitch, died
Saturday morning at her home, after 8
| long illness. She was born in Russell
| Mass, and had lived in latham about
40 years She was a member and 6
loyal worker in the Mittineague Con
gregational church. Mrs. Fitch con
Quoted Sunday school class in this
church many years. She leaves two
sons, William T. of Brattleboro and
George f. Fitch of West Springfield
Mass, and daughter, Mrs. f. f. Bing
ham of West Springfield, also -four
grandchildren. The funeral was helC
in the home this afternoon at 2.3t
0 clock Rev. O. J.. Loud of Mitti
neague and Rev. II. ". Hewitt of West
field officiating, and the burial tool
place in the latham cemetery.
4 The women of the Unitarian churcl
will serve supper at the parish house
Tuesday, Feb 20, at 8 clock. Menu
Cold ham, tongue esealloped potato
cabbage salad, rolls, cake and coffee
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-02-19
CONSERVATION OF PAPER.

Every citizen ought to be willing
70 see that not pound Of paper is
wasted.
Demand from every clerk that any
unnecessary wrapping of packages
bc dispensed with.
II you have no further use for to-
days newspaper save it for the
school children : playground fund.
Thus you win be helping conserve
tho nation 4 paper supply and at
the same time helping along q wor-
thy local cause.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-02-19
A Card.

For the numerous kindnesses and
acts of courtesy shown by the many
Brattleboro friends at the time of my
sad mission here, the burial of my dear
daughter, Miss Helen, | wish to ex-
press M sincere thanks and my deep
sense of appreciation.
Mrs. Catherine Sears.
Brattleboro, Feb. 10.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-02-19

New significance has been given the
phrase ''sweet and Clean by the Ger
man who has discovered a process
whereby soap is made from sugar.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-02-19

Thirty thousand American settlers
have entered Canada since the out
break of war. Immigration to the Do
minion from Great Britain and cont
mental Europe has almost ceased sine
August.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-02-19

midas coal production has passed the
1900, 000-ton mark annually and electrical
machinery is being introduced into its
mines
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-02-19

The supreme court of Panama has
sustained recent law whereby the
government reserves ownership in met
al mines and deposits of coal and oil.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-02-19

Iron and steel for use in eonstruc-
tion work should find fair market in
Sac Paulo, Brazil.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-02-19

He May | have just one kiss?
She That's up to you.-Cornell
Widow.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-02-19

The women of the Unitarian church
will serve supper at the parish house
Tuesday, Feb. 20, at 8 O. clock. Menu:
Cold ham, tongue, esealloped potato,
cabbage salad, rolls, cake and coffee.
Supper 3J cents.-Adv. 299- 300
Valdez daily prospector., 1917-06-13
PREACHER ARRESTED FOR
SENDING OBSCENE MAIL

SIOUX CITY, Ia, June 13.-Rev.
Lynn George ]. Kelly, was twice ar
rested in Sioux City lin connection
with the sending Of obscene matter
through the mails and the inserting
of newspaper advertisements for girls
to pose for him. His latest arrest here
occurred in the fall of 1915.
An advertisement inserted in a
newspaper for stenographers attract
ed the attention of Chief of Detec-
tives j. B. Richard, who caused the
arrest of Kelly.
Kelly at that time was writing a
book on human passions. At the time
of his arrest the Sioux City police
were convinced that he was not ra-
tional. He maintained a stenogra-
piers Office in building here.
Valdez daily prospector., 1917-06-13
BOATS ARE USED By
SOLDIERS IN FLANDERS

WITH THE BELGIAN ARMY IN
MISUNDERSTANDING to battle is one
of the novelties of fighting on this
part of the western front, where the
arated by miles Of flooded land. Raid
ing of trenches is almost unheard of
here. The only thing approximating
them are bombing expeditions carried
on from skiffs, which are padded
skillfully under cover of darkness to
the enemy's lines.
Just at the edge OF the water. in
front of our trench" said a Belgian
officer, 1--WE have two little caches
where our two boats lie hidden and
when darkness has come we set out on
patrol. Sometimes with padded oars,
sometimes with punt poles-for in
most places the water is quite shall
low-we creep toward the German
lines. At any moment a star shell may
give you away and bullets squirting
up the water around you or whistling
overhead warn you that rowing about
in No Mans Sea is not always heal
thy game.
But the browning excitement is
when you meet German patrol boat.
and two men we heard the steady
splash of punt pole in the water
coming slowly toward us. We took
out the safety pins from our bombs
and waited; they were almost on us
when we let fly. Look and he roll
ed up the sleeve of his tunic to show
deep scar near his elbow got
this from a bit of one of our own
bombs, so close did we let the Ger
mans come. But not one of them
could have escaped for at least three
of our bombs dropped right into the
boat
There is only one other way or
getting close to the Germans in the
flood lands. At intervals there are
raised roads running east and west
between the wide-stretching lakes
unpleasant little ribbons of land. Dor
dered by two lines of broken poplars'
connecting us with the enemy ana
far out along the road are German
and Belgian hidden advance posts.
There. night and day, men lie IN the
mud and listen, in case anyone should
be fool enough to attempt an attack
along that road Of death.
Valdez daily prospector., 1917-06-13

ONE of the crying needs of the
city is place where small boats may
anchor safely, and without too much
bother to the masters. A row of piling
driven from the head of one wharf to
another with a row of boomsticks
inside and out would break the
heavy seas and cause this city to be-
come the headquarters of many small
boats. While we have excellent &C
cancellations for landing small boats
it has no shelter worthy of the name,
and boatmen are compelled to watch
their craft constantly to prevent them
from being smashed against the pill
ing of the wharves. A few hundred
dollars spent for the benefit of boat
men by the city would bring ample
returns.