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Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1917-04-17
The Ideal Kitchen,


The kitchen is the real workshop OF
the family. Most of the work there
has to do with preparing food for the
family, cleaning it up 6hd putting 1t
away. The old fashioned kitchens
never took into account economy OF
steps and time, but today this Is al
ways done. There is logical order
for the arrangement Of the equipment
Things that belong to each process
should be together, within the reach
Of the worker. The icebox, cold PAN
try, kitchen cabinet, stove and serving
table are used together and should be
in q close continuous line. This In the
food preparation side Of the equip
ment. For the cleaning up Of the same
economy should be practiced. The sink
should be near the china closet or In
a buffers pantry, the track should be
straight for clearing up. Always have
plenty of table room near the sink. A
drain board on each side Is the best
plan, or at least set Of hanging
shelves, a hinged shelf and extra ia
BILE or q wheeled table at the right II
the drain table is porcelain a rubber
mat will prevent breakage.-Exchange
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1917-04-17


able to report unoflcially, but decir
sively, on the character Of long, low,
destroyer type Of craft that crept
around the headland downstream, how
cred q few minutes and then hurried
seaward at thirty knots. followed by
about half a ton Of steel from the
Argylps six inch and secondary guns.
'Russian scout boat" he remarked
to the deck, then turned bis glasses
elsewhere on the smooth waters Of the
strait, where might appear some traces
Of his lost boat or bis men. Late In
the afternoon, when the tide had turn
ed and gained its maximum strength,
he called attention to something that
glistened In the sun far over toward
the other shore, and soon after he
pointed out another such object just
behind It, then another, farther out In
the stream, then a fourth, far to the
rear Of them all.
"Torpedoesr' he called to the bridge
beneath. They've shot them out to
tighten her."
he turned his glass around for mo-
ment, then hailed again. "Man over
boardg' and pointed dead ahead. Bron-
son came down to the bridge.
The man could be. seen with the
naked eye-a swarthy, bearded fellow,
who swan remarkably high out Of wa
ter. But Bronson, after another In
spection, stopped the comment on this
BY the quiet remark: Hes not swim
ming at all He's riding a torpedo.
Look out for 1t, gentlemen, for you'll
find the safety gear unscrewed from
the detonator. That's my engineer"
Whitehead torpedoes, being standard
lied, are valuable to any craft carry
ing tubes, and boats were sent to
bring them In, one Of which brought
also the bearded Russian engineer. MI.
Bronson translated his story.
sIt was the quartermaster," he said.
.who reached up and moved the start
ina switch IN the coming tower. He
easily surmised by my talking In q
language strange to Finnegan that We
were captured"
sBut did anybody drownr asked Mr..
Oarkson eagerly. where's Finne-
eaui How did that man get outr'
"soms must have drowned" went
a Bronson gravely. 'The quartsr-
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1917-04-17
His Idea.

"Binks has an idea that he expects
to make lot Of money out Of"
"What is it?"
"An electric piano with slot ma
chine attachment"
There's nothing new in that"
"Oh, yes, there is. The coin you put
In stops the playing."-Buffalo Express.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1917-04-17

other, still waving the wigwag from
her bridge, had passed them and was
leading the parade. Behind was an
occasional glimpse Of small, circular
coming tower. which appeared 70;
only an instant and then dived.
The big. helpless ship swung slowly
around, steering, after manner, with
her twin screws. but helpless to ma
neuver. Yet her batteries were intact,
and she continued her hammering
blows on the fleeing ships. The sub
marines coming tower now seemed
to be approaching the Argyll, which
had swung end on to it. Then It dived
again.
"She's coming" said the captain. Il
wonder II she fired a torpedo"
Don't think she got near enough,
sir" answered one Of the lieutenants.
But consider the moral effect Of these
boats, captain. She frightened away
the scout boat and the cruisers. They
went away signaling"
"Yes, one such boat Is worth whole
fleet until fighting begins. She has
frightened them all away. Here she
is again."
The small coming tower again arose,
a hundred yards ahead.
"Ship ahoy!" yelled man standing
knee. deep IN the water ahead Of the
ship. "Why dye run away fur? Hey,
ye brass bound, murtherin' sons ov a
Goldfish a-rishtocracy! Lemme out o
this contrapshion! Dye hear me, blast
yer eyes"
"Finueganw yelled chorus of voices
from gunports and apertures, and the
beloved name went through the ship.
He began dancing about In the water,
shaking his fist and reviling his off,
cers profanely and unkindly and re-
buking them for their heartlessness in
running away. Then the captain spoke.
Hes drunk" he said, an expression
Of awe, and wonder on his smoke
stained countenance, "and still an In
strupent of Providence. But how did
he raise that boat alone, and how did
he get drunk1" ~
As the small submarine boat came
abreast men on the main deck went
over after Finnegan. Yelling and shout
ing joyously, they pulled the profane
and abusive old man OF into deep wa
ter and. held him up, finding him at
last an inert and lifeless load on their
hands. Then bowline was lowered.
and he was pulled abboard.
But In the confusion In the water
no one had noticed that one man had
climbed up the submerged deck Of the
submarine, 6oundered along to the
tower and entered 1t. It was only
when the noise of the hatch swapping
down came to their ears. and they saw
the small coming tower disappear be-
fore their eyes that they suspected
who had entered the boat.
But a. to. how Finnegan had raised
the boat they did not learn from him.
he knew nothing about II, hs insistsd,
when the surgeon had revived him.
Months later tbs explanation came In
. lottsr, part of which the captain
nd % .his ofacoes. - xss,''
= VA released from parols, you -.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1917-04-17
Elannaaan,a Way.

Cassidy-Flannagan's thinking Of go
In into the haulin' business. He bought
a foine new cart today. Casey-But
shure he has no horse. Flanagan
No, but he's goin' to buy wan. Casey
Well, that's loike Flanagan. He al
ways did git the cart befoor the horse.
philadelphia Ledger.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1917-04-17
\ Y wireless telegraphy, interna-
I tional code signal and dispatch
J boat gossip her existence was

@Y wireless telegraphy, interna-
tional code signal and dispatch
boat gossip her existence was
known to the allied fleets, but
the world at large had learned Of her,
while yet in process Of construction,
through indiscreet official babbling at
st. Petersburg and immediate publica-
ton Of the news In the London Times.
Later on japanese spies heard Of her
as far inland as Lake Baikal, coming
along on fat car Of the Siberian rail-
road, and so reported, but at Harbin
all trace Of her was lost-it was not
known whether she would proceed far
ther east to vladivostok or whether she
would turn south and take to the sea
from Newchwang, Shanhaikwan or
Port Arthur. But though her where
abouts was doubtful, her plans and
specifications were known to every Of
ficer on every ship from Vladivostok
to Shanghai, and to all lookouts, search
light men and boat parties instructions
were given to watch for an object re-
sembling small, thin telegraph poles
sticking out Of the water.
This would be her periscope that
would show when she had risen to the
surface for a peep around. For the
rest, according to specifications, she
was sixty-three feet long, cigar shaped,
with five torpedoes and tube In her
nose, a gasoline engine for surface run
ming and a reversible motor dynamo,
drawing power from storage battery
charged by itself for submarine work.
With ballast tanks empty she floated
high and could easily be seen. With
these filed with water she sank to the
awash condition, from which she could
dive out of sight in few seconds BY
the aid Of her motion and horizontal
rudders.
But, with every tank full and her en-
CINE stopped, she still possessed a re-
serve buoyancy which would bring her
slowly to the surface. She could trav-
ell awash 400 miles; submerged, fifty.
In this radius of action she could ex-
pend her five Whitehead torpedoes and
return to port again and again for
more.
Her torpedoes were miniature mod
els Of herself, with thirty knot speed,
automatic controlling gear to replace
the human intelligence within the moth
er boat and 220 pounds charge Of gun
cotton In their heads that exploded ON
impact.
Her mission was secret and unseen
her blow sudden and deadly; and even
though she struck no blow her pres
ence In eastern seas was Of more In
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1917-04-17


Jury to the morale Of the crews than
was the gunflre Of action, for abe was
conducive to neurasthenia officers wore
an anxious, worried look, men lost
their appetites and saved on their mess
money and old man Finnegan Of the
Argyll stopped drinking. It was bad
for his nerves to stop 70 suddenly, and,
a it was given him to b the first one
TO see that inverted washtub while out
at the end of the boat boom, he prompt
" sang out the news to the bridge and
than fell overheard. s
The ship was anchored In deep and
narrow strait, with swift but smooth
tide running past. Mr.. FELTON, was Of.
fear Of the deck be saw Finnegan ian.
saw the circular steel object coming up
on the port quarter and Immediately
ordered q boat cleared away for the
one and tho secondary battery for
the other, while al hands rushed On
deck and the captain and other omcers
Joined him on the bridge.
But Finnegan needed no boat; be
slid up sprawling on the turtle back Of
the oncoming submarine. And the lat
tar needed no immediate attention from
the battery, for circular hatch new
ND from the top Of the coming tower,
and ! keen eyed, shrewd 1Aced, man
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1917-04-17
A con6rmad lasts.

I'm blest II can see what Blabkins
inds to admire In that Miss Jorkins,"
said Hinkleigh. "Why. she's wholly
made up"
That's It, / guess" said Harkaway.
"Blabkins always was crazy about &C.
tion."-Harper's.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1917-04-17

stable usnurs u sonswhst deficient
IN phospborIc acid 10 make wsll.bal-
anced manure for the crop; 90 e 10 sn
soonomy 10 nee about 10 pounds OF
hieh arsds acid phosphate With every
ton oi the manure. This makes We'll.
bslsncsd plant food for the crop snd
vIll insure : muoh lasgsr yields even u
the season 10 unfavoEabls.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1917-04-17
NUMBER Is.

member" said the letter, "and took q
chance that Finnegan had weathered;
that's all. Five torpedoes going out
did not tighten her enough, but five
men, nearly a thousand pounds more.
going out did the business, and she
must have Hoated up with Finnegan.
"He only had to start the motor. but
the water awash in her destroyed her
trim. That is why she dived 30 often.
He turned on the oxygen too, and
nearly suffocated before ! got things
straight"
Oxygen murmured the surgeon.
that's what made him drunk"
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1917-04-17

Too many OF % do not know What real
1900 vould do for our COWS ana oot
.ccEesbooks; We have never tried =.
- n dId. though. II we only kneW
:. - Sssi onr bucInoss . solnr pioxa1
h1ou every time Ne aee aexen - -
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1917-04-17

The cleanest churn . man ever ~
-. rcre too clean 10 make good onseer:
prt iots Of yourself into the work OF
cleaning every siag!s thing toss o -
40 With milk or SeseernAkine: 1c.'
reputation - . good outssrmsSss 10
rIrds On juss sush little thines.,
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1917-04-17

Howell-Why did Rowell allow him
self to die Of starvation? Powell-He
said he wouldn't humor his stomach
any longer, as 1t was getting to b
regular grafter.-New York Times.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1917-04-17

II takes only two ssconds 70 leave the
sats open into The orain BIN hit = ~
saks night oi wa>eAisg = eusc eee ~
that nkca adyanteoe of that oha1ee %
an upoo 0eol 60 olll etoNr
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1917-04-17
NATURAL Ground.

Individuals, like nations, must have
suitable, broad and natural bounda-
ries, eisa considerable neutral
ground. between them.-Thoreau.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1917-04-17
AMONG THE FARMERS.


OVsresRondence on pracsical Agricultural topic
- souc1ed. Address all communication In
SnuSa Ior shis department to HHMnY d.
ocrat. Paris. Ne.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1917-04-17

Englishi I thought you were Russian.
Well, darn my fool SOU" !"
Keep your hands up in sight," called
the lieutenant. "Don't move lever or
wen sink you. This L. his majesty's
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1917-04-17

Thers are things We must txy 10 at-
tain,. ut Il = not really the att1inmsat
Tat nattsn;'it y the seeking. 0nbset
wuxray.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1917-04-17

The next Morgan Robertson story
will bs "From the Darkness and the
nanShsn
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1917-04-17
The
Submarine
One of Morgan Robertson's
Best Yarns About the
Subconscious Finnssan

Copyright by Harper & Brothers.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1917-04-17

~. ,~,.VOLENS-Dress materials and coatings d,
stss. nom the factory. Write for samples anu
insSs garment planned. r. A. PACKAkD,
Box Ito, Camden. Maine.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1917-04-17

u1IO SAC 6Cor
Up and out from this riot Of destruc-
tive forces came a huge expanding
cloud Of black and yellow smoke, while
over the sea, echoing and reverberat-
ing against the wooded shores Of the
strait, went crashing continuity Of
sound as Of a repeated drum call Of
artillery. rS{ ~ ~
Every whitehead In the hold had
exploded separately, and when the
cloud had thinned there was nothing
left Of the mother shop but Q few
floating fragments Of wood and. show
ing for one instant before It sank, the
round coming tower Of Q dngle sub
marine. W.
And now the Argyll received the
gunArs OF the three ships one but a
mils below her, the other two. breast
to breast, coming down the strait.
The cruisers and the scout boat were
SIN going. They seemed to be agis
.tated, smoking hard from their fun
nsls and flying numerous, small Gags
IN different combinations. The battle
ship they had deserted, though weaker
than the Argyll, steamed boldly into
the strait, and, as she was already
close enough, tho latter stopped her
engines and drifted with the tide,
Than the two ships above slowed down,
ana, the Argyll IN the center, there en-
sued one Of the hammer and tougS,
give and take conhich from which
the big English battlsship had ever
emerged victorious, becapss NO ahell
was made that could .penetxate her
eighteen inch armor and no armor that
could Withstand hsr z thirteen Inch
shells, :yes'l ~
BidHAoa gloomy, q feek sppealea
= u eCDnih6 l So - -
f)iyy0Jyt7gHf f''z5 M NJ ~ - :
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-07-31
BUILDING BANK WALL
ON VERNON STREET
New Cement Sidewalk Being Laid :
Wall Over $50 Feet Long-Height
18 Inches to Five Feet.

In another few days the work of con
structing a bank wall on Vernon street
along the most of the length of the prop
erty OF the Morningside cemetery asso-
citation and of constructing a new cement
sidewalk on Vernon street, with the eX-
ception of Il stretch over new fill be-
low the turn in the street will be com
pleted under the direction of Road
Superintendent A. A. Wallace.
II has been necessary to construct over
$50 feet Of bank wall, varying in height
above the sidewalk grade from Is inches
to five feet, and all of it extending II
| inches below the walk The wall varies
| in thickness from l. inches to 3 Il feet
according to the height.
The walk has been extended south
from that portion laid last summer te
the point where the long fill has beer
made Beyond that it has been laid tt
the plant Of the White River Chair Co
Mr.. Wallace prefers to leave the fill unit
next summer before laying new wall
on it. but il after the bills are paid 70
the bank wall and the walk that has bee
made there is something left from tina
particular appropriation he will lay som
walk at the north end OF the fill, wher
the fill is not very deep.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-07-31
BRATTLEBORO LOCAL.

Howard Lang finished work at Hoad- |
ley s cafe last night.
The Red Cross sewing meetings
scheduled for Wednesday and Friday |
will be Cancelled on account of the heat. |
Walter T. Spear has bought of A. F. |
Roberts his house at l6 Walnut street
now occupied by the family of James I.
Denning Mr.. Spear has bought for a
home and will move there as soon as
the house is vacated.
Notice has been received by the adj
iutant general of Vermont from the com
manding general of the northeastern de-
partment that Capt. Herbert w. Taylor
| of Brattleboro has qualified as captain
in the medical department, 1st Vermont
Infantry, National Guard.
Rev. DR.. Milton s. Littlefeld Of New
York city, district secretary of the
Congregational Sunday School and Pub
fishing society, will be at the Centre
church house at 7.30 o clock this even
ing for conference with the officers,
teachers. board of religious education
and any others in the parish interested
in the Sunday school. DR.. Littlefeld
is specialist in Sunday school mat
tiers and is a thoroughly forceful and in
. teresting speaker.
A demonstration Of canning and dry
, ing fruits and vegetables will be giver
! by Miss Pierpoint of Burlington tomor
. row. Wednesday, afternoon at } 'clocl
; in the Centre Congregational church
house Several kinds of both fruits ant
vegetables will be canned. All inter
ested people are urged to attend thi
demonstration. Miss Pierpoint ais
urges people to come prepared to asl
any questions which have arisen j
their own canning.
Mrs. George F. (Fessenden) Nc
Laughlin and daughter, Rebecea, 0
0 Baltimore, Nd, are visiting Mrs. NJ
Laughlin s uncle and amt, Mr.. an
Mrs A. D. Fessenden of Main stree
Mrs. and Miss Mclaughlin attende
Saturday. July p, in Brooklyn the wee
= ding at St. Luke S Lutheran church G
: their son and brother, Erwin Robel
Mclaughlin, and Miss Corinne Rhine
. of Brooklyn. The bridegroom is
!, graduate of the Baltimore Polyteehni
- Institute and Of the electrical enginee
~ inc department of Lehigh universit,
: taking first honors in electricity. He
y connected with the plant department {
! the Bell Telephone company III Ne
), = York as engineer, but is at present wit
- - Company E, second telephone battaio
! Signal Reserve corps Of the Unite
: States, now in camp at Oceanport, y.
= He was chosen recently senior mast
]. signal electrician of his company. Nj
Cora Fessenden Mclaughlin is Il
- daughter of Mrs. Justina Z. Rice Fe
= = sender and the late Erwin Fessend,
= of Jamaica.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-07-31
MAIL CARRIERS CAR
LANDS BOTTOM UP
Fred II. Coombs and Ford Machine Go
Off Bank on Brannan Street
Rickety Fence Collapses.

Mail Carrier Fred H. Coombs rolled
from Brannan street down an lS-foot
embankment in his Ford ear yester-
dav afternoon and brought up against a
telegraph pole with his automobile up
side down and himself under it. With
the exception Of a few bruises and
scratches he escaped unframed, but his
machine was considerably damaged as tc
the top, windshield lamps and mud
guards. Employees Of the Wilson Broth
erS' garage We're able with a block and
tackle to tip the ear over and get i
| on to Williams street right side up where
| it was found that the engine was not
| damaged
| Mr. Coombs was making his usual aft
ernoon round and stopped on the hill il
| front Of the home Of Thomas Geiss. III
| put on the brake and left the car as h
| had often done and went to the house
As he turned to leave he saw that hi
car was slowly moving backwards. H
ran and jumped in, tanning on the foo
brake as he did 50, but not quickl,
enough to prevent the car hitting tn
rickety fence The next instant the ma
chine went over with Mr.. Coomb- IN il
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-07-31
WEST BRATTLEBORO

Charles Pettee of Dorchester, Mass, is
visiting at A. F. Hills
George Kingsley went Sunday to Will
mngton to visit his aunt, Mrs Greene
until today.
Walter Morgan and Fred Ryan, mem
bers of Company |, are spending few
days furlough at their homes here.
Yesterday was the hottest day thus
far this summer, the thermometer going
to 100 in the shade in the afternoon.
William Quigley, who had been receiv-
/ ing medical treatment in the Melrose
hospital, was discharged from there Mon
day.
Mr. and Mrs Arthur Winter and two
children came Saturday from Athol tC
spend weeks vacation with her par
ents, Mr. and Mrs Z. H. Davenport.
Mrs. George Winter. who was i'll il
the home of her son, Ernest Winter Of
Western avenue, has returned to hel
home on Greenleaf street.
Mr.. and Mrs H. c. Squires and guests
Mr. and Mrs. Osgood of Syracuse, n. Y
went on an automobile trip to Spring
field, Mass, Sunday and visited Mr.. an,
Mrs John Peck.
| Mrs Arthur L. Miller and son, Elwir
of Vernon were guests Sunday of Nh
and Mrs Henry Knight. Mr.. Miller
| gaining slowly in the Massachusetts
| General hospital in Boston.
4 Stewart Barney, who had been spend
/ ing few weeks with his grandparent
II Mr. and Mrs H. t. Weatherhead, +,
L turned yesterday to his home. II
/ mother, Mrs. c. c. Barney, returned ye
II terday from johnson VT, where 81
II attended a summer school during July.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-07-31
PLEASING REPORT
FROM MIR. DUNHAM
Brattleboro Man in Brookline, Mass.
Hospital Doing Well and Consid-
cred to Be Out of Danger.

There will be general satisfaction in
the latest news that comes from Brook
line, Mass, relative to George /. Dun
ham Of Brattleboro, who underwent an
operation in the Brooks hospital there
July II for an acute attack Of appendi-
citis, which revealed very serious con
dition.
\ letter from Mrs. Durham, dated Ju-
" 30, says: :" Mr.. Dnnham sat up IN q
wheel chair a little while yesterday
He is doing we'll and is considered to be
out Of danger.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-07-31
ADJUSTMENTS.
Motion Picture Attractions.

The Empire today presents William
Courtenay and Marguerite Snow in
The Hunting Of the Hawk, a fiyeact
drama, also Molly King in Mystery Of
the Double Cross two acts. Tomorrow
Ella Hall in Polly Redhead, Blue
bird production and Mr.. and Mrs Sid
ney Drew in a comedy are booked.
Today Gail Kane and Robert War
wick will be seen at the Princess thea
ter in the New Brady made feature
The False Friend, also Bray cartoon
comedy Tomorrow Earle Williams vii
be shown in the Y. l.. S. T. feature
The Soul Master, also The Secret King
dom.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-07-31
UNIvERsALIsTs WON'T MEET.
Annual Session of State Society Has
Been Cancelled.

! ST. JOHNSBURY, July 81. : The
state board of health has notified George
c. Felch, vice president of the Univer-
salist conference of Vermont and the
Province of Quebec, that the annual
meeting of the society, to have been
held in Barre August 90 and 80, has
been cancelled. This action is taken be
cause of eases of infantile paralysis in
Barre and surrounding towns.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-07-31
TO TEACH AT BELLOWS FALLS.
C. G. Williamson Will Be in Charge oil
Science Course.

BELLOWS FALLS, July 3l.-C. G.
Williamson of Wilkes Barre, Pa. has &C
cepted the position as teacher Of science
in the local high school for the next
year, succeeding + d. Palmer. He will
also be in charge of athletics connected
with the school. He has had wide expe-
rience along these lines and is graduate
Of Pennsylvania State college