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The Era-leader., 1918-09-05

the legal sale hours for judicial
the following described propeh7l
ing and situated in Washing0n
ish, Louisiana, to- wit:
.172 acre of land in the s. 81
under William Hickman hr. NJ
TIP. 3 S. R. 13 east, St. HeleDs
idian, and described as follow
wit: Starting at the sw corners
No. As and the Sc corner Of lotA
west on old line 1882 chains tas
thence south .0So west l2l2.6 ID
the intersection of north line oi
street, thence north 1852
feet to stob. the point of begS
thence north 1850 west 30 M
sUob, thence north 14.S
150 feet to stob. thence south
east 30 feet to stob, thence soup
degrees west $50 feet to poln!s.
ginning, together with the eua
and improvements thereon,
same property acquired by
Wendell Afford. deceased. W1
sheriff, in the matter of Parker
Co., VS.. H. N. Simmons, as S
in Conveyance book s6, pay
Said property to be sold suOra
special mortgage Of three n
| (S3OO.OO) dollars thereon with w.
at 8 per cent per annum FROM
1918. the purchaser at said saw
in cash at time of the sale theS
if any, over and above sslu
mortgage.
Also one Dodge Roadster ~
bile to be sold subject ~s
mortgage thereon of approx
five hundred (s5oO.oo) dolia ,
the purchaser to pay at the u
said sale in cash the surplus 0's
above said chattel mortgage =
balance due thereon at In'
sale and to assume the psyp
the remaining mortgage note. ..
Also fifteen 90 shares Of y. !.
ital stock of the Southern h'
of the par value of sl.W p p, '..l
which sale is to be made lo'
Also one hundred (1oo) D
the capital stock of the LeD'.s n
operative Medicine Co, o.
value of s1.oO per share wn''
to be made for Cash.
This the Goth day OF Ausu's
J.E, Bstsnsa' y
The Era-leader., 1918-09-05

by army bands at the Gonzales
cent Home and there are frequent
dances for nurses, officers and en-
listed men.
According to Mr., Howard the
homes are doing a great work in
keeping up the morale ofAmerican
Soldiers at a high pitch and are
calculated to prevent any soldier
becoming homesick.
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election, all of whom shall serve
without compensation:
J. E. Dillon, Melton Lyle and
J. T. Dillon, commissioners, and
Chas. Toney, clerk, to serve at
John Smith school; W. W. Bre-
land, NJ. N. Knight and Il. D.
Grain, commissioners, and D. W.
Tullos, clerk, to serve at Pine
school; B. j. Williams, Will
Stewart and j. W. Harry, COM
missioners, and W. E. Watkins,
clerk, to serve at Lees Creek
school; G. E. Adams, S. Farmer
and W. j. Daniels, commission.
ers, and F. P. Sones, clerk, to
serve at Angie school.
At said special elections the
polls will open at seven O'Clock g..
m. and close at five O'Clock p. m.
and the elections will be conduct.
ed in accordance with the laws of
Louisiana applicable thereto.
Notice is also given that at 10
O'Clock a. m. on the 18th day of
October, 1918, the said Parish
| Board of School Directors Of the
Parish of Washington, La, shall
meet and in open session proceed
to open the ballot boxes, examine
and count the ballots in number
and amount, examine and canvass
the returns and declare the result
of said special elections.
This the Both day of August,
1918.
F. B. Bateman, President.
The Era-leader., 1918-09-05
COnvalescent Home Fills Need

With a daily attendance of more
than 300 soldiers relatives or
friends, the Convalescent Home
recently opened at Camp Shelby
at Hattiesbrrg, Miss. is proving
to be a big feature of Red Cross
activities, according to Harry 7.
Howard, director of the Bureau
OF Military Relief, Gulf Division
A. r. G.
The Convalescent Home is
two stories high and built in the
shape of cross. 1t is look 100
feet large and in one end is a
stage and movie screen, the center
a reading table and library and
there are twelve bedrooms for use
OF soldiers.
The Convalescent House will
be opened at Camp Beauregard
Thursday evening when elaborate
dedication service will be staged
by the soldiers and Red Cross Of.
foiaIs. ..Tis aones cost aboutS18,
900 each.
Concerts are given twice a week
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No Free Papers.

1t has been the policy Of The
Era-Leader to send the paper,
free of charge, to all ministers of
the gospel of whatever creed, To-
Gated in our parish, and to all
soldiers from this section. The
government will no longer allow
us to do this, so those preachers
and soldiers wishing to get The
Era Leader must notify us with
$3.50 for years subscription and
we will be glad to enroll you or
the same footing with other sub
scribers.
The Era-leader., 1918-09-05
How He Fooled Her.

One day mother left my little broth.
er with a neighbor while she went
shopping. When she returned he was
telling her what he had for lunch,
and in conclusion he said: "She
poured water in my cup before she
poured the tea, but I saw her do 1t
and | fooled her cause / just drank
as far down as the water!"-Chicago
Tribune.
The Era-leader., 1918-09-05
PROCLAMATION.

Pursuant to a resolution passed
by the Washington Parish Board
of School Directors of the Parish
of Washington, Louisiana, at a
special meeting held on the 3Oth
day of August, 1918, |, F. B.
Bateman, president of said parish
board of school directors, hereby
give notice that, in compliance
with said resolutions, special elec-
tions will be held in John Smith
School District No. -, Pine School
District No. -, Lees Creek
School District No. -, and Angie
School District No. 5, Parish of
Washington, Louisiana, on the
9th day of October, 1913, for the
purpose of submitting to the tax
payers qualified under the Con-
stitution and laws of the state of
Louisiana to voto at said elections
the following propositions to.wit:
/. To levy a special tax of .
mills on the dollar on all the
property in John Smith School
District No. -, Parish of WASH
ington, Louisiana, subject to state
taxation, annually, for a period
of 8 years for the purpose OF CIV
ing additional aid 10 the public
school,.
2. To levy a special tax of 8
mills on the dollar on all the
property in Pine School District
No. -, Parish of Washington,
Louisiana, subject to state taxa
iion, annually, for a period of 2
years for the purpose OF giving
additional aid to the public school,
8. To levy a special tax of 2
mills on the dollar OF all the pro.
perty in Lees Creek School Dis
trict No. =, Parish OF Washing
ton, Louisiana, subject to state
taxation, annually, for period
of 1 year for the purpose of giving
additional aid to the public
school.
4. To levy a special tax of
mills on the dollar on all the pro-
perty in School District No. 5
Parish of Washington, Louisiana
subject to state taxation annually
1 l
for a period of two years for tn,
purpose Of giving additional aie
to the public school.
For the purpose of said specia
elections the polling. places will
ho tho John Smith eohool for Toh,
Smith District No. -, Pine schoo
: for Pine District No. =, Lee'
Creek School for Lee
Creek District No. =, and Angi
school for District No. 5, and tn
following commissioners ant
clerks Of each polling place hav'
Ibssn appointed to serve at tn
The Era-leader., 1918-09-05
Succession Sale-No, 1902.

Succession Sale-No, 1902.
In the Matter of the Succession of
o. ". Afford, Deceased.
26th Judicial District Court, State of
Louisiana, Parish of Washington.
Notice is hereby given that by vir-
tue of commission of sale, issued out
of the 26th Judicial District Court OF
Louisiana, in and for Washington Par
ish, in the above entitled and numbered
cause, to me directed and delivered
for execution, will proceed to sell
at public auction to the last and high
est bidder on
Saturday, September %, 1915
at the principal front door of the court
house at Franklintop, Ia, between
The Era-leader., 1918-09-05

When you buy War Savings
Stamps you do not give-you re-
ceive.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-01-16
DADDY SEV[N[N(
EkIRY TALL c.
~ MARY GRAHAM bonner.
THE SUN DIAL.

Yea fiatter me- said the sun.
i really can't help il, said the sun
dial. Il just naturally think you are
The most wonderful thing in the world.
And ] think too that you are the only
creature i'm this whole universe worth
noticing. That's why pay So much
attention 10 YOU
We'll. now come To think of it, said
the sun. 4 am not 50 sure you do fiat
ter me when you call me thing and
a creature No matter. | will shine
through ii all. l have such sunny
disposition" And the sun laughed, for
lie thought he had cracked very good
joke.
why will you be SO funny?" asked
the suu-diaI.
Suppose It's my nature" said the
sun. You know what / just told YOU
I'm always bright and it requires some
one really bright 10 be funny-that is
l think 80. And l couldn't be funny if
felt sad. And l can't be sad because
I'm sunny. There, do you see:"
Yes" said the sun-dial, "and l do
not wonder you are SO honored."
You honor me, 1t is true" said the
sun
Yes" said the sun-dial. Il follow
you So that they can tell the time by
me. And how am l able to tell the
time for them? All owing To you.
depend upon you to help me tell the
time, for you cast your shadow over
nae. and folks know just the hour OF
the day II is"
Il like to help YOU" said the sun
| smiling.
And think of the other creatures
| and things that honor YOU" said the
. sun-dial.
You love TO call everyone in the
! world a creature or a thing chuclled
The sun. "But never mind if that is
your way of talking, Mr. Sun-dial, &c
ahead. | can understand you. l know
the language spoken by sun-dials."
There is the sun-ilower which /,
named after You" commenced the sun
dial. at is so called because it is 5,
bright and golden and it is big too :
THAT is So" said the sun. Il an
very fond of the sun-tlower"
And think of all the flowers. Xix,
the marisold and the morning glorie
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-01-16
Thrift Stamps and Cards.
CONCEAL Government Bulletin.

CONCEAL Government Bulletin.)
Q. If ! do not have enough money
saved up to buy a War-Savings Stamp
and can only save in small amounts.
what should | do9
4 Buy a 25-cent Thrift Stamp AZ
rostotfice, bank, or other authorized
agency and ask for a Thrift card. to
which you can attach your Thrift
Stamp.
Q. Is there any charge for a Thrift
Card
A. No. 1t is given you TO hold
Thrift Stamps and contains place for
yeur name and address.
q. How many Thrift stamps Will
this card hold,
l. Sixteen stamps, which represent
value Of 81
Q. When have filed the Thrift
Card, what do I do
\. Take II 10 a lostotfiee. bank OF
other authorized agency, surrender the
card and pay in cash the few cent.
| difference between the Il worth OF
| Thrift Stamps and the price OF War
savings Stamp for the month in which
til exchange Is made
Q. What do l DO next2
4. Iou take the War-0ayinc4 StamJ
/ gwen YOU in exchange fur your Thrift
card, ask for q War-Savings Certificate
if YOU haven I one already, and attacl
the stamp TO the certificate
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-01-16

tions might have won in such a contest.
He was then at high speed of his pow
er. He not only had drawn to himself
all the alien and the anti-war vote, but
his own followers, who were irving to
be loyal TO him and to America 1T the
same time, had not fegun to desert him
in such numbers as to deplcte his ranks.
The decline since then has been marked.
and it Will continue steadily so long
As America Is IN the war. The sena-
tor has no reserve vote from which to
draw. He won over every vote that
could be brought to him when he adyo
Gated an embargo on arms. fought
against the declaration Of a state Of
war, and against egnseription. Sena
tor La Toilette has tried to stem the
tide Of criticism by publicity. He ha,
+ fraukcd out thousands Of copies Of his
. speeches but hundreds of the recipient,
have mailed them back to him.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-01-16

stOnes-and sun perch-like the sun
fish family. Theme are sun plants and
sun ferns"
Indeed" beamed the sun.
"And there are sun shades" con-
tinued the sun-diul.
"Oh dear" said the sun, people
use those TO keep me out Of their eyes,
don't they?"
Yes, that is So" said the sun-dial.
"Dea- me, l didn't mean 10 say any
thing about sun-shades. And there is
sun fever ard sun stroke"
"Oh dear. dear. dear" said the sun.
growing very red and angry. They
are horrible things people get when
their heads ache and when they feel
quite miserable"
The sun was very red and very mad
now. and the sun-dial knew ii had said
TOO much.
~ tried TO be so nice" il said.
well. you We're most of the time, y
said ,he sun Il shall try TO sleep of
my temper though I'm angry now
81 am so sorry" said the sun-dial
II grew little careless in what / was
saying"
"Yes. you did" agreed the sun "But
no matter shall sleep and forget
about It now"
And the big red sun went TO bed
behind the Hill and the sun-dial said
Ia itself II would never make such mis-
takes again.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-01-16
Little Benny's
Note Book
BY LEE PAPE

Miss Kitty started TO give the class
= langwidge lessin this morning writ
ing on the blackboard. The man ran.
~ the street. and saving. Now children,
the object Of this exercise Is To supply
III, missing werd. For instants, in the
scutcnts en- the board the missing werd
Is rapidly, the man ran rapidly UP tac
street Now | will rite another sen
tents and let you supply the missing
Werd yourselves, and remember, il must
be an adverb to modify the affective
sang.
And she rote on the bord The berd
sang all the day long, saving,
Now | viii call upon Charles SAkins
to sipplv the missing werd.
Wich Pubs Simkins got up and start
ri to scratch his he'd thinking, and
Miss Kitty sed. Charles, haven't l told
you not TO do that.
1t helps me to think, sed Pubs, and
Miss Kitty sed, Nonsents. You ony
imagine it does. come now. tell me the
4antenta with the missing werd in it.
The herd sang rapidly all the day
long, scd Pubs.
Now Jest because one missing weird
il rapidly that duzzcnt meen they al
must bt, Sfit MISS i\iitN, ulu you CNbl
aecr a herd sing rapidly.
Yes mann, we had canary berd
sang so rapidly | coodent even wisseI
that fast, sed Pubs.
.ieSt the same, rapidly does not sound
rite. Leroy Shoostor, can YOU tell me
the missing VERDE sed Miss Kitty
Wi,h Leroy Shooster got up and looked
at the sentents and started to scratch
his he'd, and Miss Kitty sed, For mer
scys sakes, stop that, please try t
weyk yonr branes frum the inside, not
the outside.
The herd sang elegant all the da,
long, sed Leroy Shooster, and Mis-.
Kitty aad Well, the wcrd may be Gle
cant but the sentents is not, Benny
Potts, can YOU get up without scratch
ing your he'd and tell me the mis9ins
werd.
Wich | cot up without scratching
my he'd, but feeling like it, saying, Tn,
berd sang ana sang all the day long
! SGD al aGyorb, sed Miss Kitty, nov
who will volunteer to give me an adj
verb to sinplG the missing VERDE Wicl
Lew Davis volunteered the berd san!
Getting down all the day long, and Mis-.
Kitty sed she coodent waist eny NOR,
time and the berd sang cheerflly al
the day long, chcerfilly being an advert
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WEDNESDAY. JANUARY IS. 1915.
A CONVICTED GERMANY.


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The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-01-16
NOTICE TO SUBSCRIBERS

Complaints are frequently
received from subscribers OF
the late receipt Of copies OF
The Reiormer sent through
the United States mails.
After we deliver papers to
the postofice we have no CON
troll over them, but as an I'M
portant step to remedy these
late receipts we suggest that
every delay in transit be i'm
medjately reported TO the local
postmaster and to the Post
Office Department, Washing
ton, D, {.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-01-16
LIVES ON ARMY PAY.
Multi Millionaire Sergeant Gives Wife
$50 and Lives on Rest.

Marshal Field H. grandson of the
famous Chicago millionaire. is irving
to live on his army pay. The young
multi Millionaire is giving more thought
e the nickels and dimes he spends
now than he did to the hundred dollar
bills lie formerly spent.
Young Field, as 4 sergeant. receives
$2s a month. He has instructed the
naymaster to send $50 Of this amount
to his wife. Field recently received his
second pay, with the $50 deducted.
leaving only s.. He already owed Il
It the battery ca-1teen fer cigarettes
and candy, his only dissipation. - had
only - left 20 last month
Sergeant Field has made an excellent
soldier. and has been advanced from
private 70 corporal aud then to ser
-eant He volunteered a 4 private
early in the war because the govern
mcnt may need a few privates.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-01-16
FREE OF CHARGE.

Why suffer with Indigestion, dyspcp-
STA, torpid liver, constipation. sour stom.
7ch, coming upof food-after-eating etc
when YOU can get q samnle bottle OF
Green's August Flower Tree at W..
fred F. Root 5 drug store This mcli
cine has remarkable curative properties
aud has demonstrated its efficiency by
fifty years of success. Headaches arc
often caused by disordered stomach
August Flower is put W in 30 anC
30 cent bottles. For sale in All civilized
countries.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-01-16
TO THE SUBSCRIBERS.

II is the aim OF the management to
secure efficient service in the delivery OF
the paper each night, and IL soHcIts the
cooperation OF subscribers to that end.
Prompt reports should be given of each
failure to receive the paper on the morn
ug following the omission. in person.
by telephone or postal card. thus enabling
the cause of the error to be promptly and
accurately discovered and the proper
remedy Immediately applied. 1t IS only
by this method that the publisher can Sc
cure the desired service
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-01-16

The late Augustus T. Gardner Of
Massachusetts was accused during his
lifetime of being theatrical aud pugna-
ciouS. but there was no REASON to i'm
rugn his sincerity or hi, courage lie
was a volunteer soldier in the Spanish
American war and filled a conspicuous
place in public life of his state before
he represented the sixth district in con
gross - years, lie was an early advo-
cate of preparedness and he was anx-
ious for declaration of war against
Germany long before it came. tie re
signed from congress T. enter tne army.
aud dropped from staff position with
the rank of colonel to a limo position
with the rank Of major SO that he could
get into action with the fighting force
abroad at on early date. Gardner was
. a genuine man and a red -hloodcd, patri
otic American, His untimely death from
/ pneumonia is a public calamity.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-01-16

The Reformer Is on sale every evening
BY the following news dealers:
Brattleboro, Brattleboro News Co, c
W Cleayeland ; l. Purinton tEstey
villel. Brooks House Pharmacy. Allen s
Depot Newsstand, Mrs. d F. Doyle
South Main street.
West Srattleboro, l. Stockwell
East Dummerston. VI f. Brown.
Putney. NJ. 9. Williams
Newfane, y. NJ. BatCheider.
Townshend, c w. Cutler
IVES; Townshend, c. II Grout.
jamaica, II DagEett
South Londonderry. II Tyler
South Vernon. r u BuTum.
Northheid. Mass Thompson Bros
west Chesterfield. NJ r., Mrs. W
~treeter.
Ainsdaie. N. H.. W II Lyman.
Bellows Falls. Depot Restaurant
Windsor VT. Windsor Restaurant
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-01-16

There is nothing more singing to a
public man than to be rebulted at home.
That is what Senator La Toilette is
now experiencing. A special session of
the Wisconsin Legislature is to be held
next month and he must face public
censure. The draft of the resolution
has already beon made. Six months
ago Senator La Toilette and his fac
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-01-16

which open when you arise and 20 to
sleep, closing their eyes when you go
TO bed.
"Then there is the sun fish, so
named because he is round and fat and
supposed to be slightly like the sun
in shape
Il had never heard the reason for
his name before" said Mr.. Sun.
Thanks for telling me-
The sun-dial moved Il little and so
did Mr.. sun for the time was going on
Then there is the sun-gem." con-
tlnued the sun-dial. HE is the hum
ming-bird you know and he has such
glorious bright colors that they have
named him after YOU"
II never knew that before" said
Mr.. Sun. "How very interesting. Pray
so on"
There are sun opals-beautiful
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-01-16

1t is time to begin to make plans to
utilize the prison labor in Vermont in
farm production next season. Prison
commissioner John 5. Kennedy of
New York has made arrangements to
set $4,000 convicts to work outside pris-
on walls, and the legislature is to be
asked to enact necessary legislation for
the purpose of rental, stocking and
equipment. of additional farms to be dull
tivated by inmates of state institutions
Parole and communication will be sought
for short-term men capable of work on
the soil.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-01-16
Doubtful Compliment.

"Mother, why does Uncle Tom ell
ways call me PusSy?"
''Hc thinks a lot Of cats. guess. and
thinks you are nice and soft like a
kitten"
We'll, | hope l have more sense
than most kittens I have known"
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-01-16

Fred II. Harris of Brattlehoro build
ed better than he knew when, as an en-
thusiast ON winter sports, he founded
the Dartmouth Outing club. Now the
club S winter carnivals are great
event at Dartmouth, and throughout
the entire cold weather season MANY of
the undergraduates give attention to
the health producing sports in the in.
MIGRATING northern air. 1t is inter
| esting to note in tAis connection that
the club has recently received from
Rev. j. L. Johnson, Dartmouth '66, the
gift of tract of land and money fol
the erection of cabin on high point
IN Norwich, Vt, six miles from Han
/ over.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-01-16

The Associated Press is exclusively
entitled to the use for publication OF all
news dispatches credited TO II and not
otherwise credited in this paper and also
tie local news published herein.
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No. rs Linden Street,


Judging from some OF Rev. Clarence
II. Waldron : testimony. hc j being
tried in the right town hut not in the
right building
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-01-16

modifying the ajecktive sang and sh,
started the reeding lessin.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-01-16

A further step to promote con
seryation measures, President Wilson
has extended the licensing system Of
the food administration to importers.
manufacturers, and distributors Of a
number of essential foodstufls aud cat
tie fodder Even the salt water fisher
men were brought within the cdiet
along with the peanut industry. Others
included We're persons engaged in the
business of mailing barley or other
grains or in the business OF storing OF
distributing malt, except brewers OF
malt liquor who do not malt their own
grain. Gamers OF peas. dried beans
corn, tomatoes, salmon, or sardines, the
/ manufacturers of all tomato products
and the manufacturers of all products
1 derived from wheat or rye are als(
within the provisions of the rroclama
! ton, which become effective Feb. Is.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-01-16

Would yen say man i .over aead
and cara in debt. when the derby he
has on, IS not paid for