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The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-09-11

tuC little Il
suggested. 1--WE would like to have
the Elves, Brownies, Gnomes, old Wit
ty Witch, and Mr.. Giant, the Oaf and !,
Bogey families and the COLLINS"
Lets have them ALL" said the Fairy |
Queen. "And I'll prepare a supper for
them after the storytelling"
"Oh, wondrous! Wondrous /" shouted |
the little Fairies. 1T will be a real |
party"
So they started off to invite the |
others. And the Fairy Queen waved
her wand so that all her messengers
came to her and said as they bowed
low, what would you have, Madame?"
And some of them said, ''What would
you have. Royal Highness?"
Il would have every friend of Fairy
land invited to storytelling party
this afternoon. said the Fairy Queen.
And the messengers bowed low
again and said. "Your wish will be
granted. We will obey your command"
OF they went in all directions, and
when afternoon had come Fairyland
was gay with fairies and their friends.
laughing. chatting, playing.
The Fairy Queen had not arrived,
| but soon she came dressed in q beau
tiful robe made of goldenrods. On
| her head was a crown made of wild
| asters.
"Once, not so very long ago, way
off in the deep woods, there were many
beautiful wild flowers. They were
flowers that grew where it was shady
and wondrous shrubs which blossomed.
In the springtime the woods In these
| parts were so beautiful
And the Fairy Queen smiled as she
thought of them.
An old lady had a little cabin home
just off these woods. Her only COM
panion was cat. The cat was black
and two paws were white, and the
old lady thought they We're very won
derful. ts
Now and again the old lady had to
go into the village to buy food. Some
times the cat would follow, wearing q
little jingling bell, for the old lady
wanted TO be sure that the cat had
lots to eat, but that he would never
get bird.
That was why she had him wear
the collar with the little bell. The bell
warned the birds he was coming, Sc
they could get away. He could be
heard coming along by the sound OF
the tingling bell.
But this time, when the old LADY
went into the village the cat was
sleepy and sat on the porch in the
sunshine.
"'Will you come, pussy? she asked
But the pussy blinked his eyes as
though to say, "I am sleepy So she
went off,
when she came back she found tt
her horror that the cottage had beer
burned down. Some one had left 6
match lighted in the woods, and a fir.
had started which had spread. Blu
even though the house had burned
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-09-11

Fairy Queen, Il used my magic wand,
and in three minutes and four seconds
and two quarter seconds tn house was
up again-and the old lacy had both
her home and her cat"
THAT was a real fairy tale" the
fairies and their friends all said.
ut was indeed" said the. Fairy
Queen. ut was about make-believe
characters for q make-believe story,
but that makes it real Fairy Tale,
eh?" And then they all enjoyed the
Fairy Queens fine banquet.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-09-11

The 18th commandment for the next
few Sundays, according to the New
York Times, is: ''Thou shalt not use
thy gasoline nor thy neighbours gaso-
line; but thou canst spend the day
cleaning out the carbon in thy engine
adjusting thy earbqretor TO the leanest
mixture and tinkering with thy old
wagon so thou eanst beat it over the
hills tomorrow.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-09-11
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edy Immediately applied. 1t is only by this
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The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-09-11

Persons who are inclined to grumble
on account of the uncertainty of the
postal service will no doubt be able
TO extract some comfort from the
thought that their delays were nothing
as compared to the case recently re
ported from Connecticut where a post
card mailed at Putnam eight years age
has just reached Danielson, eight miles
away.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-09-11

down the cat
sat In front Of
where the house
should be trying
to say, I am
sorry, b ut a t
least / am here to
w e | C o N e YOU
And the old lady
Rugged her cat
and said:
you are al
ways glad to well
come me, and
with you here /
do not feel so
badly about the
house,
tn =,
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-09-11
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the date on the label on your pa
per is not changed on the second
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kindly notify this office Of its
amount and the date 1t was sent.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-09-11

p e a t e d, =" y o u
haven't told US q
story in so long
q time"
''That is so, ]
haven't told you
a story in ages"
Fairy Queen said.
"You will tell
u S one to d q Y
won't you?" the
little f ir j e /
asked.
Certainly" the
Fairy Queen said
Let us ask the
o t h er friends,
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-09-11

According to figures compiled by his
torians of New Hampshire towns and
cities that state has l6,045 men in
service to date. Among the numbers
reported from nearby towns are the
following: Chesterfield, 13i. Hinsdale,
IS; Keene. SIS; Westmoreland, -;
Walpole, so; Winchester, 20.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-09-11
Mushrooms Thrive. Too.

A queer place is Wall street. Who
would ever imagine they could see
flowers blooming in this busiest of
streets? Yet there is one firm in the
financial district who evidently likes to
have touch of nature about its place
of business. On the broad window sills
of a Wall street skyscrarer are win
dow boxes from which blooming flow
ers rise. No one else in Wall street
or, for that matter, in any of the New
York downtown districts, thinks Of
flowers, Of color, of charm in business
life. Flowers are for country green
houses or Fifth avenue show windows.
Out with them. says Wall street.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Ar 91ryr nATT "
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-09-11
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The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-09-11

The agreement between the council
of national defense and the retail mer-
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-09-11
DYSEV[NDN(
ARY TALL eli
~ MARY GpAHAM BONNER
FAIRY QUEENS STORY.

"Dear Fairy Queen" said the little
Fairies, "dear Fairy Queen" they re-
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-09-11

IN THE DAILY
REFoRMER BRING RESULTS.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-07-29
ADJUSTMENTS.
,r ,prs or THE woRrp"--pLAYHoU

"ur,Rrs or THE woRLp"-pLAyHousE.
The second week of '1loarts of tho
World" begins auspiciously today at
The PLAYHOUSE, a fnct which hundreds of
Wilmingtonians are glad 10 learn. The
attendance during the first week exceeded
all expectations, and, PARTICULARLY on
Friday and Saturday, many people were
unable to obtain the kind of seats they
desired 30 IL was incumbant on The
Playhouse management to make good,
to hook the photoplay for second week
and give every interested person an oppor-
t,,nitv To learn the beautiful lesson
taught by Hearts of the World. 1t Is
timely now TO learn that lesson, Tor IS not
France. with the gallant AID OF her allies,
TODAY rolling back the invading Hun mile
by mile in the Soissons- -Rhclms sectorf
Hearts of the World shows the spirit
that is making such an immense allied
victory possible. In one of the simplest
stories in the world, it bares the hearts OF
but two poilus, but those two hearts are
the hearts of all France, OF all britain
and of all America,
incidental II may he OF interest to
record that this is the first time in the
history of The Playhouse and also the
first time in the history of any other
amusement house in Wilmington, that II
motion picture has been presented TO the
public for two consecutive weeks. Thus
The PLAYHOUSE sets a new mark in the
amusement business in the good old city
of Wilmington. The phOtoplay Will be
shown twice daily matinee and night. and
the perform; 'cS are enhanced wonder
fully by lari c symphony orchestra
ENID HEN<Err At rnT QUEEN.
the Paramount-lnCc star, will be at the
Queen in "A Desert Noong In this
picture the star has role Of sDcicty
girl who later attains to the full measure
Of womanhood rs the witc of mastcr(ul
man whom she marrlcs N order to pro-
vide her mother. a secretly woman, with
funds To maintain her high social station.
DOROTHY DALTON At IHE MAJESTIC
Majestic photopays are rchshcd by
everybody The deeper the mystery the
greater the thrill Tins IS Inc view cX-
pressed by Dorothy Dalton, the famous
star. and her opinion was given after she
had completed her work IN her newest
play, Tho kaiScrS Shadow the dra
matte feature 1T the AiaJCStI' Theatre
today. tomorrow and Wednesday. The
story deals with the German spy propa-
ganda in this country and efforts Of the
United States secret service 70 get Hun
agents wherever they may he lurking
The comedy feature Of the double bill is
the newest Scnnctt, and Is called Her
BIightcd Love
AiICF pRApY At rIiE NicToRIN.
Alice Brady, whose consistent popu
larity on the screen IN The Knife
Her Silent Sacrifice and AZ tho
Mercy Of Men as we'll as the legitimate
stage placed her At the very heights Of
tho theatre world Will again hc seen at the
Victoria Theatre to-day, tomorrow and
WEDNESDAY in q play In Winch her ahIllv
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-07-29
Ckildren's Day at : hellpot.

ChilIrcn'S DAY vii hc observed AZ
~hcllpot Park tomorrow Al children
arriving at the park On the trolley cars
between II 80 m and 80 ?. m. will be
presented With tickets which will admit
the holders free to all the children :
amusCmCntS
For the Family Theatre this week the
hcadlincr Is the Sclma-C Corbctt Trio n
Nanny : Jubilee Hedges and Hedges.
oncratic stars. have an act which has
charmed lovers Of music Joe Fields, the
George Beban II Vaudeville also has a
place on the bill Mae Burns 2 dainty
singing ccmcdiennc. and the I.aNoIds.
also on the bill
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-07-29
HARL ANS PLAN FOR
DOUBLE LAUNCHING
Workmen Want to Make Fine
Showing on Labor Day
Program.

How the Harlan workmen are going to
try and launch two ships on Labor Day
is explained in the Harlan News as
follows:
Monday we start the Big Push,
What push? Why the Big Push that will
shove 40 and "577" into the water on
Labor Day September ,.
We want TO participate in the ma
tional Labor Day launching festival and
We want to skin everything in the Della
ware district Can we do it? You bet
your life we can.
Its going to mean some tall huStlng
IL : no boys job to be sure. The Big
Chief isn't going 10 be awful sore II
- doesn't accompany '49 IN the
Labor Dav slide, but we want to show
i'm that thev cant bite off "a omuch Tor
Harlan to comfortably masticate. But
40" is the nut that has to be cracked.
No excuses will 90 if 40 docsn come
through We simply must make good
-. B. :" pledge on this bird. It simply
must fly or the national toll holiday.
WANT TO MAXI 1T TWO.
After talking it over with several of
the men we fnd that they want 10 put
81 over at the same time. here :
the pen for YOU You'd think that
40" would staggcr them. hut no. they
want to include - and make two
ply slap at Kaiser Bill
We didn't participate IN the Fourth
of July nationwide launching, but We re
going 10 he on the Job this time
Wouldn't II be great if We could stick
both of EN- over" Oh, boy, We d
paralv7c en-, that's all
But let 60 down TO earth and dope
out what II Is going 10 mean 70 have !"
take the bottle on Labor Day They
tell Us that 10000 rivets a week will do
IL That's plenty Of rivcts i~n' II
But i can be done If all the gangs set ~
and put on good day. The tank testers
will also have 10 throw her INTO high.
YES. We know The weather isn't exactly
adapted to rccord-hrcahirg except when
Thermometers are concerned, but all the
more glory II we complete the big TASK
under adverse conditions
OF course 1t isn't entirely UP 70 the
rivctcrS but they will have to boar the
brunt Of the offensive Everybody will
have 10 bear down 4 little harder. not
orc dav. but every day. That what is
gong 10 put Il over Just constant
plug. plug ping. and then some more
pluggir bv All hands No let up, no
pali~ing to turn around 70 sec what has
been done. hut JUS; cvcrlaStngly n it
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-07-29

as portrayer of characters Is given free
play, "The Ordeal of Rosetta" Acting
the dual role of twin sisters, Rosetta and
Lola Gcrlardi, radically different in mental
make up and tastes, Miss Brady gives the
two living, breathing and sympathetic
appearance,
MARY MILES MiN'rER AT THE voY.
Mary Miles Minter has all the ele-
mcnts of dramatic completeness IN her
new photoplay. "The Ghost Of Rosy
Taylor" which was scenarioized for Miss
Mnter by Elizabeth Mahoncy from a
Clever little story by Josephine Daskam
Bacon which appeared III the Saturday
Evening Post. The play suits Miss Min
tcrs whimsical vein of comedy very
admirably, and as Rhoda Sayles, the young
American orphan landed destitute in New
York after spending all her life in Paris,
she is wonderfully effective.
MANY AT THE SPRINGS.
Brandywine Springs Park entertained
many people from Philadelphia, as well as
this city yesterday The park this week
will offer the usual line of amusements
and there will be plenty to interest and
amuse the public.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-07-29
dad HAD THE RIGHT
o IDEA," SAYS julius

III ranlac hadn't worked such won
dcrs in dad ease guess would still
bc suffering from rheumatism and stomach
trouble. said Schrolhcr julius, 1924
North Gratz street, Philadelphia
Seldom a day passed that didn I
suffer from aches and pa ins in my arms
and across my back My stomach. too
had been acting bad and instead Of
supplying my system with nourlehmcnt.
my food ruld lie IN my stomach feeling
like chunk Of lead felt weak and
tired most Of tho tune
Dad got me bottle Of lanlac alter
il had done 50 much for him and hc gan
taking It To-day ! am pleased to say,
have no rheumatism and ny stomach
was never N better condition Ianlac
is fine
The genuine Tanlac. which is tcing
introduced at All leading drug stores.
rcars the name J / Gore GO on cut
lido c~rf~r crk far IT.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-07-29

During that tine the Kaiser .-ad Dr Davis about me
hundred and fifty times invariably -7r0- anywhere from tn
minutes to an hour and half after -a=
completed 70 discuss tie topics -= particularly
ing the war years-4nea -7e Kaiser asked ~a- e-@r1n
as to the lkeIs attitude ot Arer-- .r.er era-
ditions and rro>ocar5rs.
THE fist and billy 5-l-- er--a II -.z >a.--
American ln intimate EARS ".o e
Kaiser could TAX freely H-.5-- -=-- ---r-4-
u9na complications
Ever, chapter !. "Th9 Kaiser hn=H Him III F...--
teen Years revelation o character mar. s-
has STEPPED the civilized World .- -aol and disaster
DR.. Dal> story s the Most tr.o.- document that
tie history # This generation rs gwen Is. a--'-nr +
he eAr~a5r5.0arl SITUATION
tno persons manly concerned.
1t infinitely more "a -ae= -z-s-~e repeats --n-
rerSacons Thar Nere never a-@l-- ro-t---. either
by The hal~er Il D~ Da<~ ia Test. t .r. -1e a1-
<oe 81 prominent members II ..- and Il --.,la
OF ls CONNECTIONS t7ac re IS oe lr--l thereby.
that Dr. Da>~ Been aer~- t.- - --.la. -.roere.y
ana detail a IL knows # The >.--r and Il. e NlSer
has >a.t d bum aec- A,-- 4.- -.e AL lies
Tie N1,er talked +-ye. o-.m5ea- -ers-as =x-
pressing His aa...es, al PRESIDENT WILSON. TEE
CZAROF ISSIA. hI\Ge GEORGE. \EL 2CCoE-
WELT MR. Hl Giles, MR. HEARST lord NORTH
CIlFFE LLOYD GEORGE NtR j. piERPC\E NOR
Gan. MR. >CHWAB. SENATOR STONE r4 .lers
N.otrea t#Hs +. .1s 8. e~e .Her.<a'.
His estimate, S tp>e ea,u- ..-t .s .>- entertaining
ana ntorma= eart q the ,>-a..t, Ser. Pr oa. sells.
Su1c Tie War began th,r. r..e .t,0 t.l..> rs,y.a-
tor> ii t.ef1e. purposes Gl~4-
aentar. ut-e Bt. Ue l.-.1. N.-4s-r .--E
Worlds history 81 r.>ut t..u "--
or nl5at * nr..tyl I.o~. \e,r
haze been absolutely
by some -@U statements
Such. f.r example. .~ r., ns n.,
Kaiser himself i. 81. &.
ii Aaerla if ..#e d '-
~hart'< Before ae L- nu
He9 uaJg BE re>~l<.t.r@
te tells Nom#ete.. E~ teH.
Ihe Philadelphia B.er.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-07-29
Notice

beginning August ! 1915 tickets will
c sold and aggaGc checked Al Pennsy-
vania Railroad Station, Wilmington. tor
points on Wilmington DIVISION, PhlIadcl-
pha 4 Reading Railway Adv
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-07-29

What will be the future name of Will
hclmstrassc?
Gilpin observer., 1918-01-10
FISH is A SPLENDID FOOD
Rich In Protein, Mineral Salt and
Phosphorus-StaIe Fish Cause
Ptomaine Poisoning.

Under the heading of sea food come
fish, shellfish, crabs, Holsters, clans
and oysters.
Fish may be divided into two classes
fresh and salt water. Some we'll
known varieties of fresh-water fish are
white fish, black and rock bass, perch,
lake, mountain and brook trout. Cod,
paddock, halibut, founder smelts, sal
mon, bluefish, mackerel and shad are
of the sea.
Fish is rich in protein, mineral salt
and phosphorus. 1t spoils very quick
ly and so must be used while in per-
feet condition. 1t is easy to digest,
especially when boiled. Fish must be
firm, particularly along the backbone.
The gills should be red and bright, the
eyes full and clear. Discard the fish
with sunken eyes. Stale or decayed
fish causes ptomaine poison.
Crabs and Holsters are coarse feed
ers, with flesh that is coarse in tex
ture and hard to digest. They spoil
rapidly after death; crabs must be
alive when cooked, and live lobster
Is as necessary. Do not use them If
they are dead. Ptomaine poisoning is
sure to follow.-Exchange.
Gilpin observer., 1918-01-10
Knit Practical Gifts.

Women waste much time in fancy
work which is neither beautiful enough
to make it praiseworthy nor service
able to make it practical. The knit.
ting hysteria which has swept the
country will do more than anything
else to show how much good their
time can be put to in making things
worth while, and so help them to stop
their everlasting time wasting on little
things which amount to nothing, says
an exchange.
Knit red and yellow and purple
sweaters and labor upon them in your
machine and at your tea parties, and
at the theaters and concert halls-and
work night and day.
This is the right attitude toward
the war, especially when there are so
many hundreds of thousands of boys
over in the chill and cold, suffering
for sweaters and helmets and stock
jngs. y
Gilpin observer., 1918-01-10
LAUGHED TO SEE GOLD teeth
Tartars lnduIged in Peculiar Antics
to Induce Artist to Display His
Decorated Grinders.

The artist who accompanied George
Kennan through Russia tells an anus
ing story about an encounter with u
party of tourists, who seemed very
curious about the artists pictures. As
the Tartars were armed to the teeth,
the artist thought it best to be amia-
bic and smiled broad and propitiatOry
smile upon the party. WhereupOn the
entire party smiled broadly in return
and showed great interest in him. He
smiled again, more broadly still
whereupOn the Tartars came around in
front of him and began to go through
the most extraordinary antics, laugh
ing still.
The artist gathered somehow that
he was expected to laugh, too, and
proceeded to crafty their evident
wish. The more he laughed the more
they laughed, and several big Tartars
came around in front of him and lay
down on the ground, rolling and tum-
bling. The artist laughed until his
jaws almost cracked. The thing final
ly became little alarming, and call
ing his factotum and interpreter, the
artist bade him find out of the head
man of the Tartar party what these
extraordinary antics were all about.
His excellency," said the Tartar,
in explanation, 'smiled upon us, and
showed us something which we never
saw befOre-teeth made partly of gold.
And as the men of my tribe saw that
his golden teeth We're only to be seen
when he laughed, they took all pos
sible ways to make him laugh, and
when they rolled on the ground before
him, it was only the better to see into
his mouth and behold the golden
teeth" =. H.,
Gilpin observer., 1918-01-10
Our Other Selves.

The old Hebrew sage declared,
"Wisdom cometh from the opportunity
of leisure."' 1t does not mean that II
wise man must belong to what we call
the leisure classes. 1t means that If
one has only little free time at his
disposal, he must use that time for the
refreshment of his hidden selves, says
s. NJ. Crothers in the Atlantic. If he
cannot have n sabbath rest Of twenty
four hours, he must learn to sanctify
little sabbaths, 1t may be Of ten min
utes' length. In them he shall do no
manner Of work. 1t is not enough that
the Self that works and receives wages
shall be recognized and protected; the
world must be made safe for our other
selves. Does not the Declaration Of
Independence say that every man has
an innlienable right to the pursuit Of
happiness2
Gilpin observer., 1918-01-10
Destruction of verdun.

A British Red Cross official, refer
ring to recent visit to the western
front, says: "Of Verdun itself II Is
almost unnecessary to speak except to
say that all the written accounts one
has seen pale before the actual scene.
The town itself reminds one of Pom
peii. From the forts above one sees
for miles earth churned into dust, trees
shattered to ribbons. and not even a
whole brick where houses stood. Town
after town is completely destroyed,
thousands of square miles of the rich
est land In the world are absolutely
sterile and sown with unexploded
shells, which make cultivation impos-
sible. But the greatest tragedy of all
Is poor Reims, perhaps one Of the fin
est towns of its size in Europe. 1t
seems hardly possible that it could
ever be rebuilt, so complete and APP
palling is its destruction. The lowest
estimate of the cost of the damage
Is f40OO0.000 in this town alone"
Gilpin observer., 1918-01-10
CAPTURING GorllIas.

1t is said that no gorilla has ever
been captured alive after he is full
grown. Gorillas fear nothing. Even
when mortally wounded they show an
agility, strength and ferocity which is
astonishing. A traveller stated that it
would take $50 men to hold down n
gorilla with any degree of safety. On
the other hand, all other apes are easy
to capture. The usual method is for
a trapper to seat himself where he is
certain to be observed by these crea-
lures and pretend to drink from bot
tie Of crude spirits. When he is sure
that he has been observed, he leaves
the bottle and goes away. The mo-
ment his back is turned the monkeys
rush to appease their curiosity con-
corning the contents of the bottle.
They like the taste of the spirits and
quarrel among themselves for 1t till
the bottle has been emptied. They are
soon overcome by the intoxicant, and
the trapper returns and gathers them
up.