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The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-03-25
PRIV. CAIN WRITES
IN HUMOROUS VEIN
Former Porter at Brooks House Sends
Letter from France-HaS Had No
Pay Since Christmas.

p. J. Cotton of the Brooks House |
force has just received letter from
Private Arthur H. Cain of the 10lst
ammunition train, formerly Brooks
House porter, written in France March
3. 1t is in Mr. Cain s Enthusiastically
humorous vein and reads as follows:
Dear friend Pete
How is everything at the old
" Brooks!' Slim (Levi Heap let me
read his letter from YOU, and it was
sure just like old times to hear about
the folks working there.
Ny company is on detached service,
and | was left behind owing to throat
trouble. At present | am with Levi
company Believe me, ] never was so
broke as | am now. | haven t had any
pay since Christmas, but you can bet
will make up for lost time when |
get back to my own company, where
| there will be three months pay coming
| to me.
| Everything is going fine over here
with Slim and myself, as we have only
| had Q few weeks of cold weather to
remind us Of ''pitch playing in room
| ~ The winter was over almost before
we knew il. that is say. il is over. al
thouob il showed the lst and % but
| il is not yerv cold and the snow did
not last as the ground is free from
frost How would Won like to ro down
to your farm around the Goth Of Feb
ruarv and start blowing SO as to be
READY TO plant in March? That is
what they arc doing where We are at
present They say summer, or what
they call spring, arrives around the
middle of this month, 50 l guess We
have got no kick coming as to our hard
ships so far. OF course we are not
in action so We have got our share com
ing.
Eddie Gonyer, the 'once-was bar
Der, received Phoenix Yesterday, and
IN 1t | read about John White S ascen-
sion TO the throne OF the musical club
also read Butch Sherman S let
ter to his dad. l would sure like To
run across him. Maybe it wouldn /
be great sight for sore eyes. | was
also some surprised to hear who the new
heuo waitress was. HFe hef ny oes'
fGg"faS II she i sim on the Job Whef
'niS ,cplSll@ OF woe from 'hat some
"hefe reaches YOU.
"oh"ef II Joe layiof VIII DC oFel
mere Goa help the Germans II he sees
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-03-25

was made at the age Of four years and
one month, at which time she yielded
2932 pounds Of butter from oo}.
pounds OF milk in seven days This
time she freshcned at two months over
five years and her figures for the first
seven days were 1921 pounds Of but
ter made from 35s pounds OF milk. She
IS running Very nicely and VIII be con
tlnued for yearly mark.
Her sire is Sir Pietertje OrmSby Mer
cedes lS67S4. Her dam is Spring BrooE
Bess Burke 9S734 She was bred and i
now owned by L. G. Schroeder, Moor
| head, Minnesota.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-03-25
BRATTLEBOROLOCAL.

Charles Lee Of West Guilford while
working in his lot this morning found
live grasshopper. He also saw two
chipmunks.
Children of the 9TH, 9th and 18th
grades. Canal street, and 81 grade,
West Bratticboro, sent afehans Satur
day TO the Red Cross.
The Methodist Sunday school will
observe Easter next Sunday afternoon
at t clock in the church. The program
will be given by the children.
Mrs. William Fish of Elliot street fell
on the sidewalk near +. L. Lowe 5 store
Saturday, cutting her lip so badly that
it was necessary to remove her to the
hospital for treatment
The weekly prayer meeting of the
Methodist church viii be in charge of
ciety next Friday evening at 80. An
interesting program is promised.
\ church social will be held tomorrow
evening at the home of Mr.. and Mrs
l.. +. Convey on Western avenue. All
members and friends OF the Methodist
society are invited. \ good time is as
sured.
I Mrs. Elizabeth j. Butterfeld OF New
/ fame fell Saturday morning near the
entrance n the Brooks House as she
WAS leaving the hotel, after making a
professional cali at Dr. Anderson 5 of
flee. and fractured one hip. She was
taken to The Memorial hospital. Mrs.
Euttericld supposes she caught the heel
OF her SHOE on the step, which threw
her heavily TO the sidewalk
Mrs Mary Iapine, 50, died early
SUNDAY morning III the home Of her
daughter, Mrs. Josephine Goodale OF
los Elliot street. following an illness
since last July with brights disease.
She was born in Canada Sept. Is, 1898
the daughter OF Mr.. and Mrs. Peter
Jarvis. Mrs. Lapine had lived for sey-
eral years III Windsor, coming to Brat
tleboro to make her home with hcl
daughter last July. because of failing
health She leaves besides her daugh
ter one son. Edward Lapine OF Man
, chester, y. H.. and five grandchildren
The body viii be taken tomorrow (,
t Windsor, where the funeral and buria
will take place.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-03-25
CAIRO MAY BE ATTACKED.
Oficial Notice That Hostile Airship
Has Reen Observed Over Coast.

LONDON, March 95.-rhe inhabi-
tants Of Csiro, Egypt were informed
officially last Thursday, according to a
Reuter- despatch, that q hostile airship
had been observed over the coast. The
public was warned of the possibility
Of air raids. An official statement is
sued in Athens Saturday says that on
Thursday Zeppelins passed over the IS
land of Crete, travelling in northcrly
direction.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-03-25
fookWorm.

The full-grown hookWorm is ahou'
one-third to one-half an inch in length.
It is about the thickness OF a small
hairpin or a No 80 thread 1t looks
TO the unaided eye very much like o
miniature earth worm.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-03-25
WEST BRATTLEB0R0
Mrs. Harriet (Everleth) knight.

Mrs. Harriet (Everleth) Knight, 81,
wife Of Leslie }. Knight, died at her
homo on Melrose street Sunday morning,
after an illness of week Mrs. Knight
was born in West Dummerston March
-, 1851, daughter of George and Ann
(Tennev) Everleth. She married, May
u, 1870, John \. Knapp of West Dunn
merston. One child was the result of
this union, Fanny Harriet, who mar
ried John T. Puffcr She died i'll 1901
Mrs. Knight married in 1888 Horace
Stoddard of Dummerston, who died in
March, 1915. In September, 1896, she
married Leslie J. Knight of West Brat
tleboro, who survives. She also leaves
one sister, Mrs. Anna L. Evans, who
has lived with her several years. one
brother, Herbert q. Everleth of Putncy,
and one nephew, Henry II. Everleth OF
Putney. The funeral viii be held Tues
day at go at the home. Friends and
relatives are invited Friends are re-
queSted not to send flowers. Rev. \. Y.
Woodwork viii otlieiate.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-03-25

Henry Shpman has gone to Rochester
(Et) to remain during sugaring.
The Twentieth Century club will
meet tomorrow afternoon with Mrs. J.
:. Morse.
Ernest Aldriyh, who is seriously i'll
with pneumonia, has two professional
nurses caring for him.
The schools in the academy viii close
this week Thursday for the spring vaca-
ton, re-opening Tuesday, April Q.
Harold Chase returned this morning
to Camp Devens Aver, Mass, after Wis
Iiting his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. 2. ".
Chase, week.
Mrs, Arad Could returned Saturday
Iaiternoon from Cavendish, where she had
been two weeks on account OF illness in
her brothers family.
Walter NJ. Robbins is making steady
gain IN the Memorial hospital and it is
expected that he will be able to leave
the hospital in another week
George Martin has finished work ion
! the Twin State Gas & Electric company
whcrt he had been employed IL Years
For several years he had been boss Of
the section work. He Is taking :
month 5 vacation.
Millington Dix, son of Mr.. and Mrs
Justin Dix, received bad injury FRIDAY
while riding with his father on a lumber
sled in the woods The lads foot caugh
on a stick breaking a bone in his ankle
He was taken Saturday to the Memoria
hospital where an xray photograph va
made to determine the extent of the III
jury.
Mrs. Leroy +. Barnum OF Greenfield
who had been in the Melrose hospita
seven weeks following serious opera
ton, was discharged Saturday. Mr.,
Fred Heycr and infant daughter wer
discharged Saturday and went to tn
home of her mother, Mrs. Henry {
Titus of South Main street. Mrs. Cot
frin of Linden street, who had been i
.. the hospital q week for medical treat
ment, also was discharged Saturday
/, Mrs. Elmer J. Harris and infant son lei
the hospital Saturday and went 20 thci
home III West Townshend.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-03-25

College ices 10 cents at the Park Drug
Store.-Adv. l1tf
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-03-25

Special Easter sale of embroideries,
stamped linens and accessories. Mrs.
". L. Cushman, - Canal St.-Adv.
20-23
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-03-25
PFEWEF

z. :. There sure win be some reunion
when we all get back to the House for
4 little smoke talk, or game of pitch.
that is if you and Dick Holland will
he sure and not try to fight.
4. II. CAIN.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news. (Idaho Springs, Colo.) 1905-19??, 1918-11-01
THE SCOUT LEADERS, CHANCE.

There is an opportunity in this work
Of being q scoutmaster II one really
wants an opportunity. The material
is given to the leader Of a troop at
a stage when 1t is most pliable. You
are perfectly competent to become an
expert and thereby hold the respect
and the admiration Of the boys now.
Put the American boy in his rightful
place, which you can do because he
does love adventure, because he does
have In his blood that which makes
him infinitely harder to handle and bet.
ter when he is finished than any other
boy in the world.
You are going to do piece Of work
that this country needs more today
than ever before-that Of making the
American boy into a real American
man through making him do things
well.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news. (Idaho Springs, Colo.) 1905-19??, 1918-11-01
SCOUT THEORY AS TO GUNS.

The use Of the rifle for boys in mass
has been proven extremely dangerous
as well as Of little practical value. To
adequately equip the large member
ship Of the Boy Scouts of America
would involve aot only the expense of
rifles. but expensive equipment for the
Lroper care and use Of the rife. More
over. 1t would involve change of laws
In most of the states of the Union.
Under these conditions the Boy
Scouts Of America have proceeded on
tie theory Of doing the things which
were most serviceable for the charac-
ter development and citizenship train
ing Of the boy and of the greatest serv-
Ice to the state. The wisdom Of this
course In the last eight years from a
purely military point Of view Is fully
justified by the splendid support Of
General Pershing and other military
and naval authorities, under whom
over 100000 former scouts and scout
officials are now doing active military
service.
The Boy Scouts of America have at
all times encouraged craftsmanship
supervision. Indeed. from the very
start a merit badge for proficiency in
craftsmanship has been offered, stipu-
lating. however, that all practice and
the test for this merit badge must be
on an approved rifle range under ade-
Quate supervision. This condition re-
veals the basis of concern on the part
Of the Boy Scouts Of America with
reference to the use of firearms. 1t
is realized that without proper safe
guards the use of firearms by boys in
their teens Is dangerous, and the Boy
Scouts Of America exercise very
strong leadership in avoiding the dam
gers involved.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news. (Idaho Springs, Colo.) 1905-19??, 1918-11-01
SCOUTS OWN FLYING BOAT.

When q boatload Of survivors from
the torpedoed steamship Carolina
landed at an Atlantic port, scouts
promptly organized for a search for
others.
This scout council already had
motorboat with speed Of IS miles
per hour and a 90-horse power flying
boat. In addition to these they &c
cured a tub whose crew agreed to 70
main on duty as long as needed.
The organization was advised by
naval headquarters not to go to sea,
90 the motorboat and the flying boat
were used not far from shore.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news. (Idaho Springs, Colo.) 1905-19??, 1918-11-01
sov SCOUT poINos.

A troop In Seminole, Fla, cleaned
up the cemetery and helped to plant
the school yard in grass.
A lady In Portsmouth, N. H., found
her house in flames after leaving IN
electric natiron. She signaled to q
Doy scout who was sailing on q raft
some distance away. The scout knew
1t would be slow work getting the raft
ashore, 20 he plunged into the river
and swan to the burning building.
Coupling up the garden hose. he soon
had the 0re under control
The Idaho Springs siftings-news. (Idaho Springs, Colo.) 1905-19??, 1918-11-01
SCOUTS FIND BLACK WALNUT.

The requirements for gunstocks and
airplane propellers are larger than the
unaided efforts Of the walnut manufac.
turers of the country promise to sup
ply. This is due entirely to the lack
Of walnut logs and not at all to lack
Of machinery for manufacture.
The Boy Scouts of America are en-
gagged In a countrywide search for
black walnut trees and are proving
particularly effective In locating large.
old trees. which abound in the longer
settled parts Of the country.
For several years past the walnut
industry has come to depend upon
the middle West for Its logs. The
present need has brought into the
market walnut trees which were not
for sale a few years ago, and the
scouts have been valuable in locating
these.
Reports Of all trees over IL inches In
diameter are forwarded by scoutmas-
tiers to the forest service and are
there tabulated. The forest service
acknowledges receipt Of the report and
the war department brings the owner
and the log buyer together. The
scouts 30 far have reported enough
black walnut to make 1900 carloads,
but the government needs far more
than this.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news. (Idaho Springs, Colo.) 1905-19??, 1918-11-01


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attitude Immediately treated
walked revee and usually coned the second
might initiating the
in
face"
The Idaho Springs siftings-news. (Idaho Springs, Colo.) 1905-19??, 1918-11-01
SAVING AND WASTING
Save by Using:

Save by Using:
Dates. raisins, figs, to sweeten
buildings and cereals.
Fruit and nut CONNECTIONS for
candy.
Honey, sirups, maple sugar,
and molasses in cakes, cookies,
and all desserts.
Less sugar in beverages.
Thinner sirups or no sirups in
canning.
No frosting unless made with
out sugar.
Waste by Losing:
Sugar dregs in coffee cups and
iced-tea tumblers.
Sugar leavings in cereal bowls
and saucers.
Sugar spilled In little lots In
cooking.
Sugar spent to make caramel
for flavor or coloring.
Good sugar spoiled in scorched
food or by careless cooking.
Pieces Of cake or cookies or
any sweetened dessert left to
be thrown away.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news. (Idaho Springs, Colo.) 1905-19??, 1918-11-01

he
And month robbed several but
home
Ernest pleaded guilty the other day to robng ewey store saloon
Paul E.
S6 Locust
the police the articles
to
blame"
Home
Jimmie andPau were paroled %
The Idaho Springs siftings-news. (Idaho Springs, Colo.) 1905-19??, 1918-11-01

saying ut
sea Goldfish the rate of minute particular
attention
handle
"An him to
tina I'm -showin'
to the to
ownership
beans
I'm
him about a
The Idaho Springs siftings-news. (Idaho Springs, Colo.) 1905-19??, 1918-11-01

probation officer leaning
Billy sauntered the
him.
a
blocks You either with to the detention home
or licking"
of the home choosing the two
Jimmie
Billy
where cup Of bushes he felt
he o the Flaw"
orders
a left
probation
= II inns o nflc punishment younger boyA
The Idaho Springs siftings-news. (Idaho Springs, Colo.) 1905-19??, 1918-11-01
Housewives Are Urged to Prac-
tice Economy in Arranging
Meals for Family.
COOK entire MEAL IN oven
Compartment Vessel Which Enables
One to Cook Two or Three Vege-
tables Over One Burner Is
Worthy Of Attention.

It Ia Just as much a patriotic serv-
ice for you to save fuel as to save
food. War activities call for great
quantities of fuel in addition to the
usual demand. To make this supply
available every American must save.
A little thought in the planning of
your meals, with the saving Of fuel in
view, will make 1t possible to save an
appreciable amount each day.
Utilizing the Flame.
For the woman who cooks with gas
or liquid fuel, many economies are
practicable. The purchase of COM
partment vessel which enables one to
cook two or three vegetables over one
burner is worthwhile economy,
since the gas from one burner cooks
the food ordinarily requiring three
burners. Or If you have a colander
or a wire basket that fits over an or
binary kettle you can steam such vege-
tables as squash, peas or carrots over
the kettle In which the potatoes are
boiling.
Remember that when the flame
spreads up around the side of the
vessel you waste gas. Turn down the
flame after the boiling point Is reached,
for the potatoes will not cook any
more quickly in water that is boiling
fast than in water that Is boiling
slowly.
The greatest amount of gas wasted,
however. is by the indiscriminate use
of the oven. Too often the oven is
lighted to bake a single dish when by
little careful planning the whole
dinner can be baked by the heat ex
pended upon one dish.
Three Fuei-Savino Dinners.
Here are three dinners planned to
utilize the heat of the oven to the
best advantage, all the hot dishes of
which may be baked at the same time.
Peppers stuffed with Rice and Cheese.
Baked Potatoes. Baked Onions.
Corn Dodgers. Butter.
Sliced Tomatoes.
Baked Cocoanut Custard.
II.
Roast Beef with Drowned Potatoes and
Gravy.
Baked Whole Tomatoes.
Fresh Celery.
Apple Betty.
III.
Smothered Veal
Glazed Sweet Potatoes.
Baked Corn. Pickles.
Bread. Butter
Sliced Fresh Peaches or Baked Dried
Peaches.
Oatmeal Drop Cookies.
1t may not always be convenient to
have such a baked dinner. but II you
do light the oven to bake cake or even
quick bread. think ahead far enough
TO have some sort of fruit or pudding
ready to put in the oven for use at
later meal. II such care is used 1t
may prove better economy to make
frequent use Of the oven.
Save Time as Well az Fuel.
Another way to save fuel Is the use
Of the fireless cooker for meat, cereals
and Some vegetables. The main point
In the conservation Of fuel In cooking
10 planning ahead how to make the
best use of the smallest amount of
fuel. A meal cooked with the aid Of
6reless cooker must be planned ahead
for time 10 required for this type Of
The Idaho Springs siftings-news. (Idaho Springs, Colo.) 1905-19??, 1918-11-01
Understanding the Bible.

I believe that the Bible IL to be un-
derstood in the plain and obvious
meaning Of its passages; for I cannot
persuade myself that a book intended
for the instruction and conversion ot
the whole world should cover its true
meaning in any such mystery and
doubt that none but critics and philos.
opheEs can discover it.-Daniel Web
otee.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news. (Idaho Springs, Colo.) 1905-19??, 1918-11-01
Sauerkraut ls In Season.

Attempts have been made to keep
popular the tasteful and popular dish
Of sauerkraut by changing the name
to Liberty cabbage. But if the rose
will smell as sweet by any other name.
so will sauerkraut taste as good to
many people whether its name be
changed or not.
The essential points to make
good kraut are the use Of mature,
sound cabbage, scrupulous cleanliness
throughout the process, and proper
care of the surface of the brine after
fermentation is completed.
In making sauerkraut for home pur-
poses the outer green leaves of the
cabbage should be removed, just al
in preparing the head for boiling. In
addition, all decayed or bruised leaves
should be discarded and the core re-
moved. If an instrument for this pur-
pose is not available, 1t is advisable
to quarter the heads and slice off the
part of the core remaining on each
quarter The cabbage should be
shredded by one Of the Understanding
machines sold upon the market for
such purposes, or, IL one is not avail
able, the heads may be cut into thin
slices with q slaw cutter or q large
knife.
The shredded cabbage should be
packed Immediately into a perfectly
clean, water-tight receptacle, such as
a cider or wine barrel, keg. or tub. As
1t is packed into the receptacle add
salt in the proportion Of one pound of
salt to forty pounds of cabbage, dis
tributing it evenly throughout the cab
bage. Experiments have shown that
approximately two and one-half
pounds Of salt to each one hundred
pounds OF shredded cabbage give the
best flavor to the resulting kraut
When the barrel or crock is nearly
full, the cabbage should be pressed
down as firmly MS possible and COW
cred with a clean board cover. It is
advisable, but not essential, that clean
cloth be placed over the cabbage be
fore the cover Is put into place. The
salt soon extracts a considerable
amount Of the cabbage Juice from the
cabbage, and sufficient weight of
clean brick or stone should be added
to cause the brine to rise up to the
wooden cover. Set the container aside
until fermentation is complete and
skim of any scum that forms.
IT, OfNIpm RfrSrhn-
The Idaho Springs siftings-news. (Idaho Springs, Colo.) 1905-19??, 1918-11-01

IA little TOO mucn authority. II WIS
charged he had punished Billy, . ten
year-Old boy.
However, had Jimmie not repeated
the process Of Furnishing Billy the case
might never have been brought to
light.
While playing near North avenue
and Fortieth street Billy spied a pile
Of cement blocks and not seeing any
one near he proceeded to smash up
one Of the blocks. That was his sin.
Jimmie the ardent PROTECTOR Of
The Idaho Springs siftings-news. (Idaho Springs, Colo.) 1905-19??, 1918-11-01
with christss Aid.

With the power Of Christ perfected
ID my weakness, I am equal to every
temptation, competent for every duty.
equipped for every struggle. the mas.
tee Of every fear.-W. L. Watkinsoa.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news. (Idaho Springs, Colo.) 1905-19??, 1918-11-01
Public Coed.

There never was found I'm any age
u the world, either religion or law
that did 20 highly exAlt the public
GOOD a. the Bible.-Bacon.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news. (Idaho Springs, Colo.) 1905-19??, 1918-11-01

WIS utItIHtU Ut Ou1HD SHtr1HuH, sus
pected of shamming deafness to avoid
CONSUMPTION.
Wilson is one Of about 500 deaf
mutes doing their bit in factory, work
ing on war materials that are helping
to equip our armies in France.
Il was registered In Atlanta" VIII
son said after his release, using sign
language, "but requested transfer
where l was working. One night I
found squad of husky khaki-clad lads
The Idaho Springs siftings-news. (Idaho Springs, Colo.) 1905-19??, 1918-11-01

.HIIuISH cry up HHHuS
The boy smiled as a patrolman
jerked him to his feet. Ernest Hard
wick. seven years old. living at go
East Twelfth street, with his mamma
and step-papa," said he wanted to
be a hold-up mans" Since then the
Shooter"
In 1914 he stole a coat belonging
to a woman neighbor. In 1915 Ernest
was paroled from the McCune Home.
Then Ernest was arrested for steal.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news. (Idaho Springs, Colo.) 1905-19??, 1918-11-01
Milwaukee Has Young Amateur Probation Officer

probation officer should start very young At
faced the tribunal charge Of exercising
The Idaho Springs siftings-news. (Idaho Springs, Colo.) 1905-19??, 1918-11-01
Akron Deaf-Mute's Experience in an Army Camp


n
rubber a
The Idaho Springs siftings-news. (Idaho Springs, Colo.) 1905-19??, 1918-11-01

Theory IL q vine from which ADs0
~ sometimes suffered.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news. (Idaho Springs, Colo.) 1905-19??, 1918-11-01
Ernie, the Bug Shooter" Now Eleven Year0Id Thug

Twelfth Charlotte
his fingers at the trigger The officers heard
The Idaho Springs siftings-news. (Idaho Springs, Colo.) 1905-19??, 1918-11-01
Finds Five Hundred Dollar Ring in Giant Goldfish

AN NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
Daily is entitled medal
The Idaho Springs siftings-news. (Idaho Springs, Colo.) 1905-19??, 1918-11-01

@ither ne Is the Iuckiest man that ever
went fishing. or he is the biggest Ash
ing trip Ananias in or out of captiv-
ity. But let Daily tell his own story
"See this ring!" he asked the 9TH
er day Of a small group of friends, at
the same time exhibiting a solitaire
diamond in platinum setting that had
evidently been worn by n woman, and
which was inscribed "From G. to j."
upon the inside.
ats daisy. isn't it?" was Daily's
next question. which he answered him.