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The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-09-22
At the Library
War Library Week

We again call the attention of our
readers to the proclamation of Gov
ernor Graham designating the week
beginning Monday, Sept. "a, as "War
Library Week." when the people of the
state will be asked to give 100000 to- |
ward the million dollar war library |
fund.
The question may arise, Why IS it |
necessary to raise 100000 for libra
ries for soldiers and sailors?
Because it is the least amount, in the
| experience of the American Library as
ISOLATION and the Library War Council,
needed to supply libraries to our sol
diers at the front, in the field, in the
environments, in training camps, and on
board the troop ships.
Others may ask, Why does not the
government supply these Libraries?
Because we are engaged in war in
which the entire energy of the govern
ment is needed for the actual conflict.
Others yet may ask, Do soldiers want
libraries2
Yes, q don't know how we should
live without your circulating libra
, ries, writes wounded soldier to the
British Library Association. eve have
no books, is the appeal Of an isolated
group of wounded in Egypt During the
recent Mexican troubles on the Border
, the dreary time of waiting to move
, forward was relieved by the volunteer
work of the American Library Asso
+ citation
u Read this letter from Hugh Brit,
e ling to his father: eve read ofrcourse
But there never could be library big
enough to keep US going. We can d
with all sorts of books, but / don Z
think the ordinary sensational novel il
quite the catch it war for lot of then
in peace times. Some break toward Sc
rious reading in the oldest fashion.
used to imagine that reading was mean
to be stimulant, but here it has t,
: be an anodyne.
Quoted from Mr.. Drifting sees i
: through. y
Il 1t may be interesting in this connec
II ton to know that 81 viii furnish
II book, keep it in circulation, replace
Il when it is worn out, and all the tim
\ pay share Of the expense Of properl
II housing and caring for these librarit
| in various camps
II One dollar apiece from the stay-a
homes will give to those who are figh
ing our battles some of the pleasul
! they crave. relieve the pang Of hom
i sickness and loneliness. and keep the
e. in touch with the life they have yaeatd
y Lastly this question may arise, Ho
Y much Of this 100000 viii be used f,
the expense of this campaign?
5? Not one cent. The expense of tn
ar campaign has been met privatel
= Every cent Of the million dollars will
IN used for the purpose stated.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-09-22

out in the ocean real fishes were say
ing, We'll, isn't it shame! Here
there are make-believe fishes that are
thought more of than we are. And
were real, not just imitationsv
But l also felt sure that old Grand
father Ocean Fish said, Now, look
here, we have no right to get mad.
We never offered our backs for folks
to ride on. And we never rushed into
the shore on the great breakers. So
we can't grumble. For the sport
fshes-not real like US to be sure
will help the gown-ups and children
have the kind of fun they like
"And so tomorrow" continued Dad.
dy, Il thought / would take both you
children to the beach to ride the
breakers on the glorious sport fishes
the make-believe fishes which give
such real fun y
And both the children clapped theil
hands with delight
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-09-22
JENNIE HEMMINGWAYs.

Back of the so-called Warm murder
trial. which resulted in a conviction for
mansaughter in the Franklin county
court, is material for a sermon from
every pulpit and an editorial in every
newspaper in Vermont.
''Where is my wandering boy, to-
uight!" has long been sung, and the
words as text have been elaborated
into tboasands of .pEaas lments.. But
what of the girls, the little girls?
The tragedy which brought death to
Jennie Hemingway, a child of Il
years resulted from wandering about
the streets at night without supervision.
She was introduced to Warm by an
other little girl Then she went to the
movies with this stranger in a uniform
The performance over they strolled out
by the last electric light on the New
ton road this child of II and this
Istrappiug soldier who knew the seamv
side of life. A few nights later Mr..
/ Hemingway met his daughter in com
pany Of the soldier on the street. Hem
mingway took his little girl and started
/ for home. Warm followed them home
and asked permission to call on Jennie,
and received it, under the promise that
he would not take her out, as he had
done.
It might be asked right here what
the parents knew about the man that
they allowed their little girl to asso-
ciate with.
Violating his promise Warm took the
child out again the next Sunday night
on the same tramp they had taken pre-
viously. On the last night, with the
fathers permission, he went out with
the girl, but Mr.. Hemingway thought
they were going to call on some rela
tivcs Of his family on a nearby street
Then came the dastardlv crime an5
the little girls horrible death. TIL,
body was found in a corn field; Warn
I had disappeared. The child had beer
strangled to death by choking.
\ part of the defense for Warm wa
TO the effect that he "loved' the Dir
and wanted to marry her, letters TO tina
I effect which he had written being sub
mitted as cvidence-wanted to MARI
this child only a few weeks after hi
I wife had died in childbirth leaving twi
babies.
1 Warm was not convicted of murder
there being reasonable doubt that i
choking the girl he did not intend t
1 kill her, choking the child he "loved
and wanted to marry.
Il There are a good many Jennie Hen
= mingways in the making Girls-littl
girls-that wander around the street {
night, when their parents don It kno
where they are, who are introduced
or in some other way become acquainte
with men about whose antccedents an
characters they know nothing.
Not many of the girls will meet deaf
BY violence while no plying eye lool
on, but the pitfalls are in their way whe
they wander the streets at night al
make chance aquaintanees or pick-ups
We won t at this time point out Il
II probabilities in many such eases, al
we won't moralize. just consider tn
ease as it happened, and then ask you
self what about the other little Jenn
Hemmingways, some of them right
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-09-22
Children Rode Them, Too

dangerous, for If anyone fell off in the
water when one is riding fish which
lies right on top, one has no distance
to fall at all and one simply gets a
nice, jolly ducking.
But by holding on fast no one need
fall off-just lie or sit on the fish and
the breakers and fish do the rest.
well, such fun as everyone was
having at the beach. The children
were laughing and crying out, Lets
ride the sport fish,
Big men and grovn-up ladies were
saying, Lets ride the breakers on
the sport fish. My, how they go
Aren't they fun
And I am quite sure that further
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-09-22
a ADYSg[N|NQ|
Al A|R TALL
'N 81 MAQY GRAAtMb0NNeR
SPORT FISH.

ST have a story to tell you this
evening of fish which wasn't a fish
at ALL" said Daddy.
Goodness :" said Nancy 81 don't
understand at all. l must be awfully
stupid"
Il guess it's fish story" laughed
Nick, and Nancy joined in saying as
she smiled, RE-
"Of course, I might have known
that Daddy had a good joke for US.
| suppose the hot weather made me
SLOW"
Its really not fish story at all
that is" Daddy explained, its not
fish story of the kind that Nick
means. Nick thinks of course I have
lovely tale to tell Of a fish who
grew and grew and when he was
caught 1t took sixteen men to pull
they got him out, they found it
wasn't a fish but q whale! Is that
the kind Of story you expected,
| Nick?"
Yes" Nick agreed. "Was wrong?
l really made no better guess than
Nancy. She said she didn't under
/ stand. | tried to be so smart. But
now 1 guess I'd better say I don't
understand"
Let's both say so at once" said
Nancy, land then Daddy will tell us
"All right" agreed, Nick. Now, al.
together! ~
And both the children said, eve
don't understand about the fish al
| ALL"
Neither did l." commenced Daddy
"until / saw one and rode on one AM
heard that everyone of these peculiar
creatures was called sport fish"
"Oh, there We're more than one,
said Nancy. But Nick put his fngeI
on his mouth to show Nancy that the.
wanted TO hear Daddy.
You know that yesterday I wen
with some men down to beach for /,
swim?"
Yes" said the children. The,
thought to themselves that it wa
not going to be so strange after al
The fish lived in the water. That wa
quite natural.
"And there l saw" continued DAD
dy, "some great things which wer
made to look like big fish. They wer
made of rubber, | was told, an
pumped up like automobile tires, an
then they were covered with canvas
) Their eyes were painted on til
) canvas, so were their fins and the
tails. They looked like very funn
fishes but still they did look quit
right. And people were riding on to
of them in the water
"Oh," exclaimed the children. 'Ho
wonderful"
"Yes," Daddy went on, "they WEI
on these fishes-the people were-ar
what games they did have with Il
breakers. The fishes would rush in
the shore when q great wave woul
:, come and the people would have
most glorious ride. And children roc
s them, too. They're not in the lea
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-09-22

The Reformer Is on sale every evening
by the following news dealers:
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(Esteyvjlle)a Brooks House Pharmacy,
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The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-09-22

The Waterbury Record has the
temerity to suggest a delegate to the
next Republican national convention.
Perish the thought. As the young law
yer said cit is irrelevant, immaterial
and not germane to the subject >
which with all of us at the present time
ought to be how we can aid in helping
to win the war.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-09-22
The Broken Laws.
North American Review

(North American Review
The Holy Father should study the
holy laws:
Thou shalt have no other gods be
ore me.
Thou shalt not kill (wantonly.)
Thou shalt not ommit adultery Cor
rape.)
Thou shalt not steal.
Thou shalt not bear false witness.
Thou shalt not covert.
The Ten Commandments, said
James Russell Lowell, "will not
bulge. Each and every one of those
enumerated Germany has violated open
", brazenlv, dofiantIv, shamelessly-
and she must pay the penalty in full.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-09-22

your town. Whose is the fault if they
go astray? If the people in their own
homes or the people who have authority
over them won't keep them off the
streets wouldn' t it be good plan to
have a well-enforced curfew law?
Think it over?
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-09-22
TO SUISSE RIDERS.

It Is the aim OF the management to
secure efficient service in the delivery of
cooperation of subscribers TO that end.
Prompt reports should be given Of each
failure TO receive the paper on the morn
ing following the omission. in person,
by telephone or postal card, thus enabling
the cause of the error to be promptly and
accurately discovered and the proper
remedy Immediately applied IT Is only
by this method that the publisher can Sc
cure the desired service.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-09-22
STATE NEWS NOTES.
Baptists Have the Best Year in Half a
Century

The Vermont Baptist State convention
with Rev DR. w A. Dawson as secretary
and superintendent and Howard Crane as
treasurer has just closed one of the best
years in its history There have been GIL
additions to the churches by baptism
which Is the largest number received in
any one year since 1876, or in II years,
and the church membership is now 1914,
which is the largest since 1914, or in -
years. The convention has expended in
educational eyangehstic and missionary
work in the state during the year Just
closed $26,S33.73 and closed its books on
the 18th with a balance on hand of 1896 Is.
During the year there has been added to
the permanent and trust funds so, 10 IS
50 that convention now has fund of
S2Sl, 1890, the income of which is used
for benevolent and missionary work right
here in Vermont. The annual meeting of
the convention and allied organizations
will be held at Richford beginning next
Monday night, the oath, and clocing We'd
nesday night, the Goth, and at this session
a new constitution is to be adopted and
some radical changes made for the future
welfare Of the work
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-09-22
TO ADVERTISERS.

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cents an inch for first insertion; 2
cents an inch for each subsequent inser-
ton. Limited space on first page at
double rates
Space rates on application.
Classified advertisements Five cents
n line first Insertion with so per cent dis
count for each subsequent insertion.
without change of copy.
Reading Notices-Ten cents per line
first insertion with 80 per cent discount
for each subsequent insertion without
change OF copy.
Position 10 per cent extra.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-09-22

The Mississippi river at Fulton, H., is
now the lowest it has been in 80 years
Sand banks and islands have appeared
at many places in the stream, where
they never before were seen.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-09-22

Subscribers to the Liberty loan will
soon have tangible evidence of posses
sion, as the bonds will be ready for
distribution Sept. %. With the bonds
in their hands the subscribers Will feel
that they have something to show for
their investment, and there will be an
end to the needless worry of the last
few months. Moreover, the delivery of
these bonds will clear the way for the
second Liberty loan, which is to be
Heated next month. In view Of the pub
lie impatience at the delay in deliver
ing these bonds it would be good policy
on the part Of the government to sec
hat the bonds for the second loan arc
;.tten ready for more. prralFt delivery
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-09-22
Member of the Associated press.

The Associated Press is exclusively en-
titled to the use for publication of all
news credited to Ii and not otherwise
credited in this paper and also the local
news published herein.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-09-22
A TIMELY REMEDY

for an incurable disease. Annuities rem
der old age comfortable, and comfort.
able old age must be delightful. En-
dowmcnts in carly life buy annuities
giving double or treble interest. 6sth
year. National Life Ins. Co. of VI.
Mutual. ALBERT C. LAIRD, Spe-
oiskAgent, s. Frosty Block.
skC kS&S.-e
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-09-22

John Spargo of Old Bennington returned
"Wednesday from Washington, D. c..
where he was a member Of an important
delegation which held a long conference
with President Wilson on the situation
in Russia Mr.. Spargo is one of the FIVE
members Of a committee elected at Min
neapolis by the American Alliance for
Labor and Democracy to keep in touch
with the Russian revolutionary leaders. No
report of the White House conference was
made public, but the New York papers
intimate that new mission will be sent
to Russia
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-09-22
Among the Treasure.

HiioiiS WE i'SoSHiS G.
$50 you have quit using sugar.
Eyes"
ION account of the price,"
ooh, no. Valuable as it is, we have
some. But I forgot the combination
to the safe"
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-09-22

Capt. +. \. johnson of West Juoddy
Light, Me. declared that last month wa
the foggiest August since 1872 and thai
the fog whistle at the lead was bowr
4UZ hours 6l4 = seetna3 bee
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-09-22
The Vermont State School Of Agriculture
AT RANDOLPH CENTER

Randolph Center
Education will begin its
2,
IS in older,
the school No examination required
The the entire field of Agriculture be
in Bookkeeping, Black
smthing Carpentry, Public Speaking and English
eticala and practical he
all years required for graduation.
TO THE YOUNG MEN VERMONT SCHOOL OFFERS
corps of specialists work
building spendidly
school, farmty typical of n topography,
Goodb boarding and rooning
Excellent selfhelp
calculated incucate
manhood
location model which fertility soil
lealthfulness hardly surpassed
TUITION TO VERMONT BOYS FREE. The necessary
schooling should not exceed The school
eight months length Will
interfere as little possible with planting and harvesting
primary object young TO
the best a appreciation Of
Send for Caalog and Application Blank.
Address all correspondence
G. L. GREEN,
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-09-22
CT. Thomas u las, Phi. G.
Central Vermont Ry.
Corrected to June "a, 1917.
Trains Leave Brattleboro.


600 a. m. Except Sunday. For New
London.
$50 a. m. Except Sunday. For South
Londonderry.
go a. m. Except Sunday. For New
York via Springfield.
4.1O n. m. Except Sunday. For Keene,
New London and New York
via the Norwich Line steam
ers.
500 D. m. Except Sunday. Local for
South Londonderry.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-09-22
Bring Your
Here

if you want them filed with the purest
and freshest drugs, and with the great
est care and accuracy-flled precisely
as your physician orders them filed,
to produce the exact effects he desires.
we are proud of the record we have
made in our prescription department.
And yet we FL prescriptions at very
reasonable prices, and fill them quickly,
too.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-09-22
z. Crosby & Co.

NEW ENGLAND AGENTS FOR
WHITE SATIN FLOUR
Leave IL TO MS. We win see that this
Section Of the Country has sufficient
Flour for all reasonable wants.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-09-22

SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER %, 1917.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-08-19
(OriGinal.)
4 SUMMER CAMP.
CHAPTER II.

There was one day that I can re-
member that we had not planned 10 do
anything especially. SO Immediately
after dinner we decided TO walk
through the woods. AS we had never
been through them before. we were
determined to go to the other side.
After we had walked until we felt as
II wci could hardly walk any more. all
OF us girls sat down on tho stumps OF
trees TO rest. While we were resting.
the hoys gathered some poles and pine
tags to make tent. When we found
out what they were doing we were all
eager to help. We worked at il until
nearly supper time. Some said that
they were too tired and gave it up, but
few kept ut it until it was finished.
We were so tired that we could hardly
reach home in time for supper. but we
had good time ali tho same. Every
day after that uatil the time came
for us to ret.rn home. we had good
time in that tent
(ThA End.)
MARY HARDIN.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-08-19
HIS sTEPAIoTHEn.
IN EINI. pART

ON FIVE PARTS; PART IT'D
I'm sorry, Keith. but very Important
I've just received letter from Virginia
saying she and her brother Tom would
spend two weeks with us I'm sorry
mat must be, away: but !., Just st.. have ~ {:
sighed Keith. sadly. At the car Mr..
Watson bid his young wife and son
farewell lieith's eyes were full OF
tears. and she ran TO her room quickly.
Tom and Virginia came that after
noon. The latter wore Il sad face.
Two weeks before her expected we'd
was twenty-six. tall and handsome.
~ party OF four; how glorious" ex-
claimed FRANKLIN. Let's play tennis" ,
will try Tom and Keith"
The four went merrily to the tennis
court, and the game was soon in action.
Tom, could not take his eyes from
Keith. Wake up. Tom" shouted
Franklin. lie whispered something to
back to the house Keith looked beau
tiful after the splendid exercise. as
we'll as Virginia.
How about game or rock" sug-
gestcd Franklin after dinner. Fine"
Tom asked Franklin '.liow In the
world d. did d., Cousin Frank ever get his
wife," That's what puzzles mo. She
Keith Is nothing but Il kid. She cried
when father left this morning. I look
on her as IL kid sister more than ] do
a stspmothcr." ''Shc is the most beau
tiful woman I've ever seen, and the
sweet" wait. Tom. she's married"
Two weeks spent in tennis. rock.
boat riding on the lake., horse back
riding. parties and other fan was de-
lightful. Virginia had gained ten
hounds and looked u hundred per cent
better. She and i'om lef, the morning
that Mr.. Watson was expected. About
20 o'clock n telegram came for Keith.
After reading ii she screamed Frank
his arms
Composed by pHTLIS G.; GARY
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-08-19
NANNY JANE AND WILLIAM.


You Willum! Come heah dis mint
fore ! buas 20 hnid open, heah! You
done Son an let dat o.e goat oh GalIy
Roberts chaw up cherry las one oh desc
clos, an dcy's ole missiusses bcs' clos
too. fo' heah me, Willum, come heah.
amt ncber gwyne-Laws! wah dat
niEgah gone to-"
Nanny Jane waddled out of the
little negro cabin just in time to sec
William rum out of the rickety little
gate and down the road.5s5
".\h neber seen SIGH a. chile in all
nah born days. II he ain't de beati-
ness nisgah Now All don reckon he'll
git back heah fore dark"
Sure enough. William didn't come
back until after dark. but when he did
come NANNY was waiting for him with
n big switch. William began to cry
at sight OF it, but Nanny was mad.
and she used her tongue and the switch
both freely, IN fact, most too freely
for William. At last he got, breath
enough 10 protest.
NANNY. can't you leave Teller
alone artcr h says he's sorry he done
IL. sides l don believe / don ii nohow.
clare | seen dat little ole Sam Brown
out dar at dc gate. IN / lowed den
dat he was UP TO sumpin. l betcher Il
nicklc he done it,"
You black scoundrcl, you! faint no
use for you to try to git outen ii thata-
way. bekase / knows Il little bout il
myself. Amt | done seen you wild my
own eyes aswinsing away on dat dar
gate, huh! Reckon | knows who done
il" Here Nanny applied the switch
more freely than ever, and later on
"Dcy amt no gitten around oh dat
ole oman: de mo you tries to sit outcn
scrapc de mo YOU gifts in it,
FLORA McDDN AID FARRAR.