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The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-06-10
WEST DUMMERSTON.
George Willard Writes from France

Mrs. Samuel Clark of this place has
just received two letters from her broth
er, George +. Willard, who is with the
American expeditionary force in France.
He writes:
Dear Sister:
just few lines to let you know am
well and hope this finds you all the same.
As | understand it, you cannot send me
any more boxes unless / send fol- them.
1t may be that they want to get the back
mail Strengthened out. / hear there is a
lot OF 1t tied up here in. France and prob
ably my boxes are among them.
am staying in an old fort and there
are many interesting places in it; do not
know how long we have to STAY here
but 1T is much better than trench life
at that, although we have to get pass
10 60 out. ! just got box from Bessie
and 1t was full of maple sugar and it is
the best thing | have eaten since ] have
been in France. 1t made me feel some,
| what blue to think that am so far away
from the things that give us pleasure
But when get that way my mind wan.
ders back to that little verse, Let not
your heart be troubled" You do not
know how much comfort those six words
have been to me in these days of strain
With love to all.
Dear Sister:
| just few lines to let You know that
I have just got back from the trenches
again. The boche tried to drive us back
but could not do so, for our artillery i,
too strong for them. Somehow they dc
not like our big shells bursting al
around them. | can say that we hav.
one OF the best artillery there is any
where. Well, | do not see where tina,
Christmas box is. Have been looking fol-
it all the time and will be some gat
when get it. Your loving brother,
| GEORGE +. WILLARD.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-06-10
Peculiar Presents for Rride.

In social circles of the Celestials the
family Of the bridegroom makes pres
ents to the family of the bride of vari-
Gus articles few days before the day
fixed for the marriage. The presents
generally consist of food, the leg and
foot of pig. the leg of goat, eight
small cakes of bread. eight torches.
three pairs OF large red candles, q
quantity of vermicelli and several
lunches Of firecrackerS.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-06-10
chloroformino to Some Old Sayings.

chioroforming to Some Old Sayings.
The Arctic explorer Stefansson-who
ought to know-has knocked the foun-
dation out of several old sayings which
had come to be regarded as solid facts.
Among other things he says authori-
tatively that frost bites cannot be
remedied by rubbing snow on them;
that there is no harm In eating snow
when you are thirsty; that Eskimo
houses are well ventilated and are not
generally ill-Smelling.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-06-10
sayonet Work Bring. In Body Armo,

6ayonet work Brings In Body Armor.
Civil war veterans who tell stories
OF bayonet thrusts stopped by prayer
books In their pockets will be interest
ed In the discovery Of protection for
our soldiers to wear In France which
will turn a bayonet's point. says the
Boston Post. The shields were invent
ed by Everett Dunbar Of Lynn, q pa
triotic citizen, who has turned his In.
vention over to the war department
without making IN attempt to patent
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-06-10
he GAINED 26 LBS.
She Became Plump and Pleasing
Flesh Maker Found. Eat II One Week FREE

A real 1esh.maker and
strength-givcr has been dis
covered. Eat il for a few
days and get New Life, Rich.
er Blood. Steadier Nerves and
Improved Digestion. This
CERTONE is a grand dis
covery. absolutely safe fer
man, woman or child. You
can prove it free. Eat a little
CEkTONE and note your
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The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-06-10

so bad i c0ulQ NOT
rest at mig h t.
would lie awake and
get so nervous i
would have to get
up and walk around
and in the morning
would be all tired
out. ! read about
Lydia K. Pinkham's
We getable Com
pound and thought
! would try it. My
nervousness soon
liza
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-06-10
SIGHT Of Fishes.

Scientists have recently discovered
that most fishes are able to focus their
eyes on near objects by means Of the
superior and inferior oblique muscles
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-06-10
Her Misfortune.

Nancy, much afraid of dogs, was
walking happily along beside her IA
Their when little dog snapped at her
heels, and soon another dog barked at
her. Nancy said nothing, but held her
fathers hand pretty tightly. Finally
a great big st. Bernard rushed by and
nearly knocked her over. 'Oh, dear
me, daddy" said Nancy, why is it that
l always get on the dog side of your
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-06-10
Just Landed.

Clarence Is so poetical," she sighed;
when accepted him he said he felt
Ike an immigrant entering q new
world.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-06-10
BRzrTLEBoRo DA1IY REFoRnER MoNDAY JuNE TO- 1918 -

= lncloenrany llf.:;' opens now
field for volunteer woman workers,
who can sew the cloth parts for the
thin steel plates which are flexible
and fit the body.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-06-10
Daily Ihounhf

The possession Of great powers no
doubt carries with it contempt for
mere external show.-Garfield.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-06-10
DEFINING the Nonessential.

A nonessential Is something that be-
longs to somebody else and that he
should be forced to get along without.
Cleveland Plain Dealer.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-06-10
WOMAN'S NERVES
MADE STRONG
By Lydia E. Pinkham's
Vegetable Compound.

Winona, MINI. =" / suffered for more
than year from nervousness, and was
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-06-10
NO ouid Pro Quo.

II wonder why that woman wants ia
aisnuta her husbands WILL"
Sure enough. He never disputed
her won't"
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-06-10

up. fill out neck. shoulders. bust and limbs.
Doctor' ministers, nurses, men and women
OF all ages write how CEETONE has given
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-06-10
Wall Paint
That LaStSl

Pure, old reliable Dutch
Boy whitehead, mixed,
ready for the painters
brush =
The Washington times., 1918-09-12
Protect Your Girls
A WORD TO ALL PARENTS

what seems like happy jests and
jokes and remarks about the per-
son-and drifts slowly into a dan
Eerous familiarity. The man who
would ruin your girl may begin his
resort to pinching and scurfling.
Hands of is the only safe rule here.
One Of the very best ways where
by to help your girl rCorGaniZe her
personality within and make II
strong defense in the new danger
zone into which she has gone is TO
see that she receives many new
ideas in lie and iis higher pur-
poses. Perhaps the church is the
best agency for this purpose. 4
weekly sermon. midweek church,
with a young peoples religious So
ciety- such experiences as these
will give your girl a constant sup
ply OF clean. uplifting thoughts for
her quiet reflection. and prove TO be
a strong defense against the evils
which tend to encroach upon her.
1t is really n part OF the coun-
iry's great patriotic program to
hav" your girl take up this indus
trial service. But To make it sue
coed you must hold much secret
council with her and do everything
possible 10 make hey secure and
superb by virtue OF the inner
strength Of her own personality
And Just here may be your chief
patriotic duty. mother.
The Washington times., 1918-09-12

moment he was ~ with me. a hurly
gypsy. whose face was unfamiliar.
WHO are you?' he cried. and
what were you about to do?' Then
he recognized me. The cursed po-
lice spy. he muttered. u was clear
that Valenski had explained from
the first who ] vas. or that word
had been sent or from Die!itz-
perhaps even from the village
where Vslenski and I had nassed
the preceding right-announcinE
my arrival. This explained the
black looks with which ! had been
greeted.
Il was in a state Of frenzicd ex-
element. ! had worked my nerves
up to a point Of great tension be-
fore ] had made up my mind to
risk the precipiee path. I could
not have spoken a word for my life.
l painted and choked and. with a
spring, l hurled myself upon the
man.
My attack took him by surprise.
Probably he had suspected nothing
OF the sort. and had not seen that
l held a knife. He swore a loud
oath and grappled with me. but I
. saw the blood squirt from his
shoulder where I had STRUCK him.
He was much bigger man than L.
and in better condition. but I was
able to stab him again before his
arm circled me and wrenched the
knife from me.
He did not cry out-luckily for
me. Had help come should easilv
have been overpowered. Men are
usually silent when forced to an
unexpected fight. Besides. in the
excitement of the moment, he hardly
felt that he was wounded, AMI CON
sidered himself perfectly able to
grspple with me alone.
BE that as it may. he bore me to
the ground. and I knew that his
fingers were making for nv throat.
He had dropped the knife after tear
ing it from me. and was depending
upon his hands alone.
II struggled to the utmost OF nv
power. but he was a much heavier
and more powerful man than 7. 7
felt helpless in his hands. With one
OF his arms he cncircled both of
mine. and could neither strike nor
defend myself
And after a few moments OF
sngufsh-moments in which 7 was
conscious that was being forced to
my death. saw the blue sky above
ne and knew that We had reached
the end OF the tunnel And then
there was no longer anv support
for nv head and shoulders-thAy
were hanging over the side Of the
cliff, where my body would soon fol-
Iowa sheer fall to the valley be
low.
"'God have mercy" cried in an
suish. for IL seemed that no earthly
power could aid me. My face was
wet with the spray Of the waterfall
and my opponents blood; the roar
Of the water in my ears was deafen-
ing. ] shut my eyes TO the sunlight.
and because I knew that in another
moment the end must come. Slowly
my adversary loosened his hold of
me, and drew himself together for
the last effort. And then he sud
denly uttered a cry and felt his
limbs relax.
Freed for the moment. I threw
myself back from the brink of the
abyss and struck out wildly upward
with both fists. The man had been
The Washington times., 1918-09-12
A Fit of Temper.
AR MISS FAIRFAX :

DEAR MISS FAIRFAN:
One day while walking with
my girl friend We met boy ac-
auaintance, and he said to her:
Don't go with her, but come
with me-" and she went away
with him. ! felt insulted. but did
not show II: instead ] wrote her
nasty note. have apoloSized
to her two or three times, but
stjlI she does not accept il.
WAITING IN VAIN.
u is most unwise TO write let
ter or talk when you are thorough
Is angry. And YOU are now SUI
forinE tho consequences Of this bit
or seIr-indulGcnce. II your friend
will not accept your apology. | am
afraid there is nothing else for
YOU to do. However. she was lack
ing in courtesy to leave YOU for the
hoy. and under the circumstances.
she might afford to be little mag
unanimous.
The Washington times., 1918-09-12
The Wolves of New York
A STORY OF LOVE AND MYSTERY
Tunnel Near Valenski's Castle Is Sur
rounded by Mystery on Brink of
Steep Precipice.

81 Eszad down over tho brink at
the dizzy depth below. Luckily. I
have done some mountaineering in
my time. and am not given to losing
my head when looking over a preci-
pICe. was asking myself what
purpose this tunnel in which ] stood
could have served. Why was its on
trance fashioned in tho face Of the
cliff. Looking down and examining
the rocky surface with greater at
tention 1 understood.
There had once been a path--a
path Of the toughest and most
breakneck description-but il had
been worn away by long disuse and
was no longer practicable. ] could
trace IL to the foot of the rock. for
il sloped 10 tho left and apparently
passed behind the huge mass OF fall
ing water, that ID, between il and
the cliff.
Il traced this path out very care
fully. wondering if / dare attempt
r. To reach 1t it was necessary to
lower one self from the mouth OF
the tunnel and drop a foot or two
onto a narrow ledge. where the path
seemed to begin After that. there
vas foothold for some little way, If
one trod on the sides of ones feet
and turned ones face to the rock.
fThen came a niche where grew
solitary shrub which might afford
minutes rest Below this niche were
some little prominences of stone, sad
'lY broken, and at considerable dis
,tance ono from the other. yet they
might possibly serve as steps TO an
other shrub-covered recess farther
down. After that I dared hardly fig
lure the difficulties which would
have to be met I saw that a small
avalanche OF stones had completely
jhroken down the narrow track and
lin another spot. where it approach
ed the waterfall. a little tricklinG
stream had made a way for itself
along the very source OF the path.
such was the task that 1 must
face il l decided to risk ME desr ent.
As I gazed il seemed an impossi-
BILE one; besides, how was l to
know that there was any path at
all?
Nevertheless. a voice within
kept repeating. GOO" And.
after all, was it not better to meet
death by a fall from the precipice
than to trust myself to the mercy
to the scoundrel from whom I had
escaped? Ny great desire was to
reach the little grassy recess. from
which the path branched to the
waterfall in safety. There I should
be out Of the reach OF Nalenskl and
his crew. and would be alb to
gather up my courage TO meet fur
ther difficulties. II I could but
reach that recess, 1t was more
than a quarter Of the way down,
and to my excited Imagination il
appeared the very haven of my
desires.
Il prepared for the first step.
] measured my distance, and turn
ed my face away from the preci-
pice preparatory to letting my
self down. My feet were hanging
over the ledge. And at that mo-
ment | became aware OF a pair
Of eyes fixed upon me from the
depth of the tunnel, and OF the
sound. dimly heard through the
roar Of the water. of hurrying
footsteps. ] had been seen, and
nv enemies were upon me.
IT drew back from the precipice
and awaited my adversary. In a
The Washington times., 1918-09-12
BY William A. McKeever.

TEADILf the great stream OF
our American girlhood keeps
on its way toward the shops
stores. banks and hundred other
moro isolated places left vacant by
"';r young soldiers
Gau your girl stand his new
sirlinc - j. she becoming NIL.
ann merely hardened 10 what a-e:,Is
like ar unhappy fate:
In the course Of my constan:
different States this present month
find that the tcen-age girls ate
filling tho vacant places in surpris-
ing numbers. The majority Of them
arc N6t immature physically and
mentally. The older girls are not
ava',ab.r for this shop and clcri-
col work at present as they are -
ri;cnt demand for higher priced
Government positions and o,h"TI.
h,u. ciaIly in the case Of ,hoi.
sards OF merchants. clerns have
gone to war and tho younger set or
girls have been employed. For
example. in certain store wher"
year ago the merchant employed
four men. he and his wife and two
fiftcen-yNar-old girls are doing tn"
work This country cannot well
afford to have the flower Of it,
yOung CirIhood thus drawn into
tho rough channels OF employment
unless some apne assumes in osch
case the responsibility OF looking
after tho welfare OF the girls.
Mother. will you take up this
matter at once and sec to it, !
VIII toll YOU how.
First make sure that your EIrl
in the store or shop is not ham
pered by an abnormal physical lif"
Defend her against excessive strain
OF standing and OF lifting and car
rying Remember that her ply
siqun is necessarily a delicate mech
anism. that there is danger o. mis-
placement OF the vital organs and
that this last error alone could
easily deprive her OF her peace ana
happiness Of life. 90 over with
her every item Of the days duties.
and il the employer is carelessly
permitting any overstrain Of the
Kind named. see him and ask for
a correction.
Build up your girls moral pur-
pose and self defense. Being so
Immature. sho will become more
easily the prey or the evil-doer.
d r. not merely the girls leisure
iiue, hut her hours or employ mcnt
that must he thought NJ en- this
connection. The records show that
girls in tho teenaEe are often
stealthily cusnared.
The trouble usually starts with
The Washington times., 1918-09-12
Not A Cricketer.

The irate little man rushed into
the shop. and banged wildly IN the
counter.
''Iooh here" he cried. holding
out handful OF somethin- ihat
looked Ike soda Yer sod this to
me yesterday -"amphor balls
"Er yes SAID the puzzled chem
list.
To kill moths" CALCULATED The
littl" man. with great scOrn. How
in the name of thunder d'you think
I'm going TO Kill moths vita them
balls? IT We can show me q man
that can hit d moth with one o
them I'll say nothing more about
the ornaments me wife anil I've
brOk" with them. Kill mOtas. in
deed"
The Washington times., 1918-09-12
By Ann Lisle.
CHAPTER XIX,

(CopyrlGhI 1918, by King Features
Syndicate, Incl
It HERE vas no one in the liy-
ing room when l returned.
1t seemed big and lonely in
spite of its glowing flame
coIored torches and pickering can
dies. I was suddenly glad l need
not eat my first meal alone-that
would have made my longing for
Jim too cruel!
arranged the cold meats and
bread and crackers. and the radishes
and little cream-colored pat OF
cheese on the plates that were laid
out in readiness. Then l called
Evelyn.
Tom Mason strobe in from the
kitchenette with an air of being
completely at home. His coat was
off, and he was just rolling down
the sleeve OF his tan silk shirt
1--WE been washing-scrubbing
rather" he announced.
Evelyn, too. l suppose. Oh,
Evelyn."'I called.
"Evelyn's gone" replied M. Ma
son. quietly.
Gone? You're joking" I cried.
running to the door that led to the
kitchenette and bath in my haste
to end this game Of hide and seek.
Mrs. Harrison, you reedn't look
for Evelyn. She's gone, 1 tell you.
Sally Royce phoned out to Hemp
stead to invite Evelyn to join them
and Sheldon Blake on a motor trip
UP the road And Evelyn's mother
gave Sallie this number-so, Of
course, when Sally called Evy here.
what was there to do7
Then / must eat my supper alone.
after ALL" 1 cried, feeling decidedly
sorry for myself.
The man smiled.
Not at all-Tm here"
but you can't stay, NJ. Mason"
1 said. with a frankness that might
have been called downright rude
ness.
Don't BE FOOIiah.S
Cant stay? Don't be foolish.
Why can't / stay? I'm here, and
you're here. and the supper is here.
The Washington times., 1918-09-12
Puss inBOOts,
T.
By David Cory.

you remember in the last story
" the strange, sad man was
telling little Puss Junior
how he had stolen the gold
en- presents from the Christmas
Tree, and had carried them off to
the mountains.
Well, he went on and told Puss
how he had buried them in a low.
secret valley, and then wandered
about among the mountains, and
never dared show his face
But one day" said the strange,
sad man, looking at Puss very sor-
rowfully. ~ sat down beside little
Fir Tree. And maybe 1 fell asleep,
for 1 was very tired. But, anyway,
/ heard the little Fir Tree sing
these words:
Here on Gods mountain, close
under the stars.
I'm striving to grow big and tall
1 mind not the heat OF the fierce
summer sun,
Nor the snow and the wild wintry
squalI-
For I've just one plan. and that is
to be
A beautiful, wonderful Christmas
Tree
"And now What do you think?
Shall / tell you what is in this bas-
ket? All those golden things are
here. For as soon as that little
. Fir Tree ended its song / went to
that low. secret valley and dug up
those golden presents. and I said
to myself 4 will return them to
their owner
And now the castle stands be-
NU.N
old people who were so good to me.
Do you know why ! asked you to
travel with me. To bring you here
so that might show you the cas-
tie and to beg you to give these
golden presents into the baron's
own hands and to tell him all that
] have told to you"
And when the strange. sad man
finished speaking. he handed the
basket to Puss and pointed to a
tall fir tree that grew near by.
There stands the fir tree. II Is
now grown and will make a beau
tiful Christmas Tree. Tell the
Baron how it wishes TO be Christ
mas Tree"
And then the strange. sad man
leaned on the great white rock.
and. suddenly. it changed into a
great white horse. with wonder
full wings, and before little PusS
Junior knew what was taking
place: it flew up into the sky with
the strange. sad man on its back.
until they both were lost in the
clouds
Well. early the next morning PusS
came to the castle and began walk
ing around the grounds, and the
first thing he saw was a little
spring of water bubbIinE up, and
he set down his basket and leaned
over to take a drink.
And while he stood there tapping
up the clear. cold water along came
the high and mighty steward of the
castle. all dressed out in gold lace
and ruffles. And when he saw the
basket he touched it with his sill
yer yointcd cane. and then he lifted
the cover to see what was inside.
And just then Puss turned around.
Don't mcddie with that, sir" he
cried out.
Indeed, shall NEEDLE with that"
said the EoId-lsced steward For
he saw that all these golden things
were marked with the crest OF the
family, YOU see. And when poor
little PusS began to tell where he
got them and what nc was going to
do with them the steward only
laughed. and in the next story YOU
shall hear what happened after
that.
Copyright. 1918. by David Cory.
ITO BE CoNTNUED-)
The Washington times., 1918-09-12
Stays Out Too Late.
DEAR MISS FNIEFAN:

DEAR MISS FAlltFA\:
am eighteen and living with
my aunt and uncle. ! have
number of friends OF tho same
age and love to 60 out with
them. but my aunt always OBJ
jc, -. Recently met young
man and I have been out with him
till midnight quite often without
letting my aunt know. ] have
had lots of trouble at homo about
il. and my aunt told me ! must
leave her house II don't get
hone by 1890 p. m. 10 YOU
think il bed for a girl Of eight
cen to stay out that late
TROUBLED GIRL
would try. as long as was
living with my aunt. 10 abide by
Ter rules and he at homo by 1870.
agree with her that midnight is
too late for girl to he out with
out some older person in the party.
The Washington times., 1918-09-12

leaning over me. putting all his en-
deavor into the task OF pushing me
over. and my blow must have
reached his head with stunning ef-
feet. He fell forward, turning al
most a somersault. and before
could fully realize what had hap
pened, he had disappeared into the
void.
For a moment / lay there on the
brink OF the precipice. and then I
recovered myself sufficiently to
raise to my feet. I was saved for
the time being, though l knew not
how. 1t was not till later that l
understood that the gypsy had been
weakened by the stabs I had in.
hicted and that his strength had
given out at the critical moment
when he was about to thrust me
over.
Il could think of nothing for the
moment, nothing but that one dan
ger was over. ard / must face an
other without delay. crawled to
the edge OF the eff and looked
down. Ny late adversary. by some
unknown chance, had fallen upon
the little grass-grown ledge which
lay some distance down to which the
path I wished to follow led. He
lay on his back. his white face turn
ed upwards, and 1 felt instinctively
that he was not dead.
without pausing an instant long
er. little At as was for the attempt.
I turned my face TO the cliff and
lowered myself to the narrow ridge
where the uncertain path began.
Il had committed myself to the
hazardous undertaking. Return was
impossible"
To Be Continued Tomorrow
copyrighted. W. r. Hearst