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The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-05-18
A HERO EVERY DAY
Brave Deeds of Men in Americas
Fighting Service.

For heroic work during the fire on
board the L. S. $ Ryndhan, Carpenter
Paul Troy, L. s. naval reserve force las
just been commended hy Secretary Dan
iels. y fire broke out on the ship carly
one morning in April and when the
alarm was given Troy and several other
shipmates were the first to respond Not
withstanding smoke and dangerous flames
these men went down into the fore-peak
Of the vessel and brought to the deck
Il yard worker who had collapsed lie
would have been killed by the fumes if
he had not been SO promptly removed by
Troy and his gallant men.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-05-18
To Protect Birds From Cas-.

The pole supporting martin-house,
or any other birdhouse, and also the
trunk of tree in which a house is
placed, should be protected by a cat
guard, writes George GLADDEN. in an ar
ticle on brdhouse construction in the
Peoples Home Journal. Barbed wire
wound around the trunk of the tree,
put held away from it by tying around
the support or tree trunks. a number
Oh stalks Of rose bushes or any other
branches with natural thorns.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-05-18
TO THE SUBSCRIBERS.

IL is the aim Of the management to
secure ehlcIent service in the delivery OF
lht paper each night, and it solicits the
cooperation of subscribers to that end
iIoIhpt reports should be given OF each
azure 20 receive the paper on the morn
Dy telephone or postal card. thus anahTng
me cause Of the error to be promntiT
ana accurately discovered and the propey.
tStneHy immediately applied. 1t is only
secure the desired service.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-05-18
SATURDAY, MAY Is. 1918.
CONCLUSIVE PROOF

he influence of Prince LichnowsI,v, :
expose of the German war conspiracy
has been as marked in America as any
thing else. To great numbers of German.
Americans, it has been the final. concIu-
S.'e retutation of the German claim
That England is responsible for the war
a good example is found in the "open
confession published Ivy the Milwau-
kee Germania-ITerold, a newspaper
which was long n steadfast defender
OF Germany
We, too" sadly admits the Ger.
manla-llcrold, "have time and time
again repeated the assertion to our
readers that English statesmen. ieaI-
Gus Oh Germany 5 success in the world
markets, attempted to encircle it. The
Iichnowsky memorandum and Won
Ja2ow admission have made that view
ridiculous."
An honest reading Of that rcmarl.-
able document written by an honest
German diplomat should convince any
intelligent German citizen of the guilt
Of the Berlin government and the inno-
cence Of the allied powers. The New
York World suggests that the federal
committee on public information furnish
an authentic copy to all the German
language newspapers in the country, to
place before their readers Are they
willing to print it!
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-05-18

sherman Allen, formerly a reporter on
tie Burlington Free Press, who went to
Washington as secretary to the late
Congressman Il. j. Foster, has been
elected treasurer of the government s
$5o0,Goo,o GOO war finance corporation.
Allen was engaged in newspaper work
in Washington a few years but more
recently has filed important positions
in connection with government activi-
uca. His old friends in Vermont are not
surprised to see him in a position of
great responsibility, as he possessed the
ability and character which was sure
10 bring advancement.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-05-18
TO ADVERTISERS

Transient advertising-Run OF paper.
80 cents an inch for first insertion 25
cents an inch for each subsequent inser-
double rates.
Space rates on application.
Classified advertisements-Ffve cents q
me ilrst insertion with so per cent dis
count for each subsequent insertinn
without change Of COPY
Reading Notices-Ten cents per line
frst insertion with so per cent discount
change Of copy.
Position 10 per cenA extra
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-05-18
Artificial Eyes for the Dead.

Oddly enough the first artificial eyes
We're not made for living persons but
Tor the dead. In the days of the earli-
est Pharaohs the Egyptian embalmers
removed the eyes of the defunct (for
what would nowadays be called q
swell funeral'O, poured plaster or
wax into the sockets and set in the
latter eyes of volcanic glass or semi
precious stone of one kind or another.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-05-18

Goddard seminary Of Barre came into
rather undesirable publicity when the
game of baseball which its team was
playing against Exeter academy was
stopped because of an insulting remark
which one of the Goddard boys made to
the Exeter faculty Exetcr's manager
was ordered to pay Goddard the money
guaranteed and the game ended in the
second inning Wonder whether the
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-05-18
Suicide Statistics

A study of suicide among wage
earners in the United States by a life
insurance company has brought out
the fact that there are more suicides
among men than among women. and
fewer negroes seek death to end their
troubles than white persons The sur
vey shows also that there has been a
marked decrease in the death rate
from suicide in the last few years.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-05-18
On Peacenoakipn

For nation to make peace only be-
cause it is tired Of war, and. as 1t were
In order just to take breath. is in d.
rect subversion Of the end and object
of the war which was its sole iustifi-
cation. lis like poor waysore travel
er getting up behind coach that is
going the contrary way to his.-Cole-
ridge Tin 1909
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-05-18
Natural "Water Barrel

Perhaps the most notable specimen
or self-watering plants is the so-called
water barrel" which. of about the size
and shape of an ordinary beer keg. Is
in fact nothing more or less than liv-
ing water tank. It's whole interior is
composed of storage cells so admirably
arranged that the pulp which they
form contains something like 90 per
cent of pure water.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-05-18

East Burke is little more than ham
let in size but it is to be provided with
a fine library and community house, the
gift OF Elmer A. Darling, formerly of
the Fifth avenue hotel in New York,
who has an attractive estate on. the
high land a short distance from East
Burke.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-05-18
Unnecessary Noises Barred.

The man with the new set Of store
fangs was alternately eating fresh cell
cry and dry toast. Finally waiter
stepped up and tapped him ON the
shoulder. saying: Pardon. sir, but I
must call your attention TO the fact
that this hotel is located in the hospital
zone. Farm Life.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-05-18
ST. Johns BREAD

st. Johns bread is the name given
the carob In the Holy Land as il is said
to be both the locust and wild honey
devoured by that famous acclaimer
while in the desert. 1t grows practical
iy everywhere planted I'm Palestine.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-05-18

The Grand Army men are finding It
difficult to keep the camp fires burn
ing. The Easthampton, Mass, post,
which was established "a years ago with
q membership of II has voted to dis
band. There are only II members left.
Even these IA ought to keep together,
with support from associate members.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-05-18

youth who caused the trouble was one
of the crack players who had such 4
reputation as baseball PLAYER that
his position on the team was assigned
to him before he arrived in Barre.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-05-18
Pet seaauII, IS Years Old Dies

Charlie" pet seagulI belonging to
the bishop OF Ely, has died. after hav-
ing been an occup. at of the Palace
gardens 20 years. II was caught on
he Dorset coast 35 years ago.-From
the Mail, Paris.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-05-18

The Albany, \. Y, Knickerbocker
Press gives many of us something to
think about in the following paragraph:
''There has never been a summer when
the time of every worker in the United
States was 50 valuable as it will be this
summer and for this reason vacations
are in danger Of being neglected. There
are many employees who can with diff
Guilty be spared because working forces
have been cut down by draft enlistment
and patriotic demands. Then, too, many
persons will be strongly tempted to cut
out the weeks of play and devote them
to money making. No greater mistake
could be made than to limit or neglect
vacations in a time like the present
Everyone, by reason of the war, IS labor
ing under an added strain, whether it
be in the direct form of increased effort
or in sorrow and worry. This greater
strain demands greater and more com
plete relief; vacations are more neees-
sary than ever before. -
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-05-18
Member OF the Associated Press

ne ASSOCIATED Press Is exclusively
rn at,. to the use for publication of ali
it usspatches credited to il and not
~ wise wise credited In this paper and also
me local news published herein
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-05-18

At the final adjournment of the 1918
session OF the Legislature at Albany,
\. y. the usual presentation exercises
were held in both chambers, various off
GERS and leaders receiving handsome re
membranes. Senator Theodore Douglas
Robinson, who has vainly tried for two
wears to obtain the enactment of cat
licensing law, was given a live and active
cat.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-05-18

ADVERTISE IN THE KEFoR.MER.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-05-18

Entered In the postoffice at Brattleboro
as second class matter.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1918-11-05

My sister also vouches for the Prescription
just as enthusiastically as / do"
Mrs. d. L. Parton, or Monument St.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1918-11-05
DR.. Miles Nervine

advertised in the papers and / at
once began to take It. continued
to take it for some time and now
am we'll"
If you are troubled with loss of
appetite, poor digestion, weakness,
inability to sleep; if you are in a
general run down condition and
unable to bear your part of the
daily grind of life, you need some
thing to strengthen your nerves.
You may not realize what is the mat
ter with you, but that is no reason
why you should delay treatment.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1918-11-05

Mrs. Kate Marquis, Mid
dIeburg, Logan Co., Ohio,
writes as follows:

81 have used Peruna with sue
cess. 1t has cured me Of catarrh
of the head and throat. 1t is the
best medicine for catarrh that 1
have ever used. am completely
cured. Thanks to Peruna-"
Mrs. Marquis is but one Of
many thousands who know the
value of Peruna for that c2tar-
rhaI condition of the membranes
responsible for many OF the
human ills.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1918-11-05
Woman Finally Receivers
From Nervous Breakdown

Impoverished nerves destroy many
people before their time. Often be-
fore a sufferer realizes what the
trouble is, he is on the verge of a
complete nervous breakdown. 1t
is of the utmost importance to keep
your nervous system in good con-
dition, as the nerves are the source
of all bodily power. Mrs. Rosa
Bonner, Sa5 N. 18th ST., Birming-
ham, Ala, says:
II have been suffering with nerv-
Gus prostration for nine or ten
years. Have tried many of the best
doctors in Birmingham, but they all
failed to reach my case. / would
feel as if / was smothering; finally
l went into commissions. My little
GIRL eaw
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1918-11-05

which are so common to women, should
take the right tonicfor the womanly system.
If woman is borne down by pain
and sufferings at regular or irregular
intervals, BY nervousness Or dizzy spells,
Prescription" should be taken. Favor
lite Prescription" can now be had in
tablet form as well as liquid at most
drug stores. Send to Doctor Pierce's
Invaids' Hotel, Buffalo, N. Y, for a
ten-cent trial package of tablets.
For fifty years DIR. Pierce's Pleasant
Pellets have been most satisfactory in
liver and bowel troubles
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1918-11-05

Charleston state department
of schools, which always has lent its
assistance to teachers and boards OF
education in finding schools for teach
ers and teachers for boards, has been
doing a greater service in that this
year than ever before. 1t still has
hundreds of applications for teachers,
however, which it has been unable to
fill.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1918-11-05

Charleston.-Suitw was started in Cir
cult Court by NJ A. Burdette against
w. A. Melton, jailer at the Kanawha
county Jail, asking damages in the sum
of $1,000 Burdette bases his suit on
q little affair that took place on the
porch of the main entrance of the
county Jail few days ago. He claims
that while in conversation there that
developed into an argument between
the two men, Jailer Melton struck him
a fist blow on the side of his head.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1918-11-05

Cbarleston-AIiss Gladys Crews, 18,
daughter of Will Crews, residing near
Guthrie's post office, about four miles
from Charleston, was seriously injured
when crossing Two Mile creek. She
slipped and fell, sustaining broken
back.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1918-11-05

Charleston.-In order to escape be
ing drafted. Oscar Hill. 81, climbed into
a tree near his home at Elm Greek,
fastened a rope about his neck and
jumped, dying almost instantly. He
was a farmer and the son of Mr.. and
Mrs. Blake Hill, with whom he lived
Hill is said to have been radical So
cialist and strongly opposed to con-
scription.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1918-11-05

Parkersburg.-Circui Court Clerk @
b. Wells and Assistant Fritz Grimm
are engaged in making up the ballots
for the coming general election in No
veIlber, as it is required that the work
be done earlier than usual for the ben
eft of the absent voters, the soldiers in
the camps and those who are abroad
in the field and in the trenches.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1918-11-05
.lEcEIvING WAR CROSS

L ne paCrloClc
spirit and devotion
with which Ameri-
can women have
SO far performed
war-service work
and made sacrifices
b as never been
equalled in the
istory of a ny
country. Mothers,
wives and sisters
support this burden
with strength and
fortitude. But
those who are al
ready miserable
from the complaints
and weaknesses
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1918-11-05

Wheeling. the names APP
pearing in one of the late army cas-
nalty lists appears the name of Private
Forest L. Delaney, of MouDdsville, re-
ported as killed in action. A telegram
was received by relatives of the young
man announcing his death.
| Wheeling the case of Adam huh
VS.. the Adams Express Co, which was
| tried in Circuit Court, the jury found
for the plaintiff in the sum of 800. The
action was one for damages growing
| out of a shipment of household goods
| from Cleveland that went astray in
! some1nanner.
Aorgantown.-Dr D. B. Purinton,
| former president of the university who
| recently underwent an operation al
| the West Penn hospital in Pittsburg,
is recovering Dr. Puritan also under
went an operation in Atlantic City
some time ago being taken ill while
spending vacation there.
HuntlngtOn.-M1SS Lurd SIHlllls LON-
mer nurse at the Guthrie hospital, en-
| listed here for service as yeoman-
| cite, and later passed final examina-
! ton at Parkersburg Her home is at
| Olive Hill, KY, but she has been here
for three or four years, and during
| that period has made many friends.
i
| Charleston.-J. III. Thornton, assist
ant to the state superintendent OF
| Schools has been accepted for instruc
| ton in the infantry officers training
school at Camp Lee, Va, and has been
ordered to report there. He was &C
cepted for the school only two days
before enlstments were closed to civil
ians.
Charleston. c. E. Deeds has
brought suit in common pleas court
against G. w. Hastings, claiming dam
ages in the sum of $4,000 for alleged
false arrest. Plaintiff is a resident OF
! Chelyan. He bases his claim for dam
ages on the action of the defendant In
having him locked over night in the
county Jail.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1918-11-05

Dan0SIle, Va.
/" DIR. Pierce's Favor
lite Prescription is a
wonderful tonic for
expectant mothers.
My own experience
with it has proved to
me that it not only
keeps the mother in
a healthy, happy con-
dition but it also
helps wonderfully in
praxyantiYr ct,ffar;pn
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1918-11-05
DIR. Miles Nervine

has proven its value in nervous dis
orders for thirty years, and merits
a trial, no matter how many other
remedies have failed to help you.
Sold by all druggists. II first bottle
falls to benefit your money 10 returned.
MILES MEDICAL CO.. Elkhart. ind.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1918-10-31
Catarrh Cannot Be Cured

cannot reach the seat of the disease.
Catarrh is a local disease, greatly in.
siuenced by constitutional conditions, and
in order to cure it you must take an,
internal remedy Halls Catarrh Medi-
cine is taken internally and acts thru
the blood on the mucous surfaces of the
system. Halls Catarrh Medicine was
prescribed by one OF tine best physicians
Ia this country for years. 1t is COM
posed of some of the best tonics known,
combined with some OF the best. blood
purifiers. The perfect combination OF
The ingredients in Halls catarrh Medi,
cine is what produces such wonderful
results in catarrhal conditions. Send for
testimonials. free.
+. J. CHENEY & co, Props, Toledo, o,
All Druggists, 75c.
Halls Family Pills for constipation.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1918-10-31
OBITUARY.

Tis said that those who have stood
the ravages of time and ripened into
old age, they go to Death. But to
those in manhoods strength and
heart Death comes"
Jackson Hillyard was born in Vir-
ginia nearly SO years ago-died
Oct. 23rd 1918. If he had lived
until Dec. 9 he would have been Sc
yrs. of age,
He had been member Of the
M. E. Church for 90 years and had
lived constant christian during
that time and his past life had been
exemplary and above reproach.
Mr.. Hillyard had been twice
married his first wife preceding
his death 8 years. He is survived
by his second wife and the following
children, Mrs. R. M. Bibey, Mrs. w,
L. Coffman, Floyd Hillyard and
Olive Hillyard of Junior, Mrs. Mat
tie Williams, of Kansas, William
Hillyard, Jas. Hillyard JOS Hill
yard Of Oregon, and one brother
Martin Hillyard, of near Belington
these trying times sickness and death
of near Belington.
Funeral 10 O'Clock at Junior
Uncle jackson Hillyard as he was
Familiarity known was pioneer II
this section and was we'll known t
almost everybody in this end Of
the county. While he had reached
the place where life's sun was set
! ting low in the Golden West hi.
years did not seem to weigh heav,
on his life and he seemed mucl
younger than he really was---f
bare fifteen minutes before he wal
called to pay natures Debt HI
seemed in the best of spirits an,
health.
The bereaved friends and relative
have the sympathy Of the Progress
| i've.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1918-10-31
MODERNITY ON THE FARM

To certain extent the cities are
absolved from blame for Turing the
boy from the farm and the more or
less stable existence of the tiller of
the soil to the uncertain lot Of the
city laborer or clerk. According to
arguments advanced by those who
have made study of the small town
and country development, the blame
for the desertion of the land by the
young must rest largely with the
parents--with the farmers them
selves.
The average farmer has until re-
Gently been interested in his crops,
cattle, and bank account more than
he was in the comfort of his wife
and children. With the city man it
has been the reverse. The wife Of
the city mechanic, whose income was
far smaller and immeasurably less
secure than the income of the farm
err has for years been having hot
and cold water in her kitchen, a
bath tub in the house, and gas and
euectricity with which to cook, wash
and iron. Her household work has
been cut to a minimum. The wife
of the farmer, in most cases, is
still drudging away unnecessarily.
Because of this drudgery, and the
want of comfortable and the
want of a comfortable and caonse-
quently interesting, attractive home
the migration to the city has been
unprecedented in recent years.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1918-10-31
TRIBUTE TO AUSTIN BUSH.

LOngIellOW truly Salu, Inc air
is full of farewells to the dying and
MORNINGS for the dead" Austin
Bush died Wednesday morning Oct.
Both. Where manhoods sun was
shining brightest-the storms OF e.
ternity swept the frail craft far
out to sea and the boatsank in the
sea Of death-I had many times
grasped those horny hands of toll
for he was one of those fearless
souls who daily risked his life deep
down within the mine-To many he
seemer rugged, but beneath that
rough out side appearance there
beat a heart as true and pure as a
mountain brook. Beneath the black
ened dust and SCOT of the mine
there always beamed a friendly
smile. To those who knew him
best his heart was warm the bonds
of friendship true and strong. In
suffering saw him most, no martyr
at the wrack or stake ever bore his
suffering with more patience and
bravery than he-his heart was OAK
and rock beneath the whitening
hand of Death and never once did
he finch or quail in cowardice be-
fore the "King of Terrors.7 Good
Bye my friend ! only knew the
best in you and this is all Judge
The rest ! leave to God whom we
are told is just. Out where you
sleep in silence wrapped; my
thoughts shall often dwell and there
too some day my form shall also
lie.
A friend.