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The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-03-04

raphy of a Schoolmate that always stood at the head of his class and he could not turn him down. He always caught hold of a button and twisted it while he answered a question spelled a word. One day Sir Walter got hold of his coat and cut the button off. The next time the boy was asked question he couldn't answer it, for the button was gone and he could not think. Just a fool habit Raleigh turned him down then.
 There are a good many people who have the putting habit now-always putting into other peoples business, and never attending to their own. Just like a goat
 There is wonderful power in habit.
 These little fool habits all have their lessons, for they always get into one s way.
 There is one thing that we should ac- quire, punctuality. We should be pune ice every time at a certain hour, and 1 do it. Then I would like to run it just as long as I like-stop when l get ready Of course, I do not want to detan you unless I can entertain you. But how valuable an accurate business man is.
 Cultivate the habit of being accurate.
 "When you ask man to loan you money and he hasn't got any to loan, that generally means that he hasn't got any to loan to you. You will have to
 be accurate in keeping your promises. If you tell man you will pay on a cer- tain day do so, even if you have to play ante over to do it-borrow from one fellow to pay the other until you get it-you can often borrow from the same fellow twice. Get on to that if you don't know the game.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-02-19
Plume Hunters.

Florida once upon time was alive
with wild birds. says the Florida
Times Union. According to William
7. Honaday, author Of American Ma
tural History. no other state in Amer
lea, except possibly California. ever
possessed bird fauna quite compar-
able with Florita Florida bird life
was one OF the wonders of America.
But the gunners began to shoot and
shoot.
The plume hunters have practically
axterminated the roseate spoonful, the
aamingo, the scarlet ibis, and the
Carolina parrakeet, and the limpkin
and ivory-billed woodpecller have
about disappeared, largely in the in
tereSt of the millinery business to orna-
m0nt fashionable hats. The robin and
other song and notwithstanding birds
are fast going. Unless Il stand is
taken by we'll enforced laws the wild
bird life of the state will eventually
disappear and the multiplicity of in
sects must imperil or destroy agricul.
rural interests.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-02-19
PERSONAL.

Frank W. Nichols is in Boston this
week on business.
Mrs. Adm H. Coleman of Rawson-
vile is spending the week in town
with friends.
c. Voetsch is out again, after being
in the Brattleboro Memorial hospital
a week for medical treatment.
Lee Williams of Turner's Falls, who
visited at his home over Sunday and
Monday, returned this morning.
+. J. Reville of New York is spend
ing few days in Brattleboro and is
registered at the Brooks House.
Miss Arvilla Wardner of Guilford
who IS spending few days here with
her mother, Mrs. Annie Wardner, is i'll
Miss Charlotte Barrett resumed work
this morning in Donnell & Davis e
millinery store, after few weeks va
cation.
DIR. G. R. Anderson was called las,
night to St. Adams to operate. He viii
return on the early train tomorrow
| morning.
Miss Elizabeth Robinson, bookkeepel
for W. A. Morse, returned today from
her home in Chesterfield, n H., wher,
She had visited since Saturday
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-02-19
CAPTAIN LOST TO FoRDHAM
Track Leader Dale Leaves College to
Join Naval Rc5eryes-Third to
Get Into "5.g Game"

FordhUm university lost another
good athlete when Edmund j. Dale.
captain Of thH,gear# tract. team. re-
signed and icft college in answer 10 %
call TO tGo coIors from the United
States naval reserve. Eddie lis % form
or Maroon basket BAH captain. and
has played IN the outaeId and twirIcd
on the nine. Last year he came ont
for the track team mud ram "a fine race
for FordhoW in the annual relay car
niyai Of the University of Pcnusyl-
vauiI.
Dale Is the third Fordham athletic
captain OF q major snort for this year
10 gct into the "b.g game" Bull Lowe.
who had been elected captain of the
1917 eleven hgs been ON tho firing line
for several months with the Fordham
university ambulance uurG. and Dick
McGtuu, eap,a.u-oloct ot the 1918 nine.
Is now stationed at tho Charlostovn
navy yard as q member of the United
States naval reserve.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-02-19
ATHLETES MUST SHOW SHAPE
baseball Players Must Present Them.
selves at Various Training
Camps In Condition.

Baseball players viii NOT he pamncr.
ed athletes tIis yaar-not by any man
nor OF muu-. Nifha training limit
Of 90 days it is up to the players to
present themselves at training camp
In good condition. SO time cam be
wasted in removing the superfluous
collection Of adjpoSe tissue accumu-
lated through the easv winter months.
The athletes must do their own reduc-
Ing M home
other bah clubs are to follow tho
scheme and letters are going all over
the country notifying the athletes of
the diamond TO DE uu and doing. They
will have To- s.ay oaercisiua in home
gymnos'ume or 81 none are handy they
viii ha"e 20 iwuroyise training quar-
ters Tor Themselves. II IFS hoped by
this means ta -et iu at least two weeks
Of work which ordinarily is done at
the clubs expense I'm some southern
training camp.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-02-19
PERSONAL.

Mr.. and Mrs. Herbert G. Everleth
OF Putney are visitors in town today.
W. D. Bathric, clerk in F. C. Clark
grocery store, is i'll in his home on Put
ney road
Miss Katherine Hartley of North
field (Nt.) Is q guest of Miss Elizabeth
Doyle of Clark street.
Clinton NJ. Dugan of Springfield
Mass, came this morning to spend a
few days here with his family.
Mr. and Mrs. Lyman II. Streeter are
in Greenfield today TO attend the fu-
neral of her cousin, w. L. Chamberlain.
Mr.. and Mrs Eldridge and Dr. A. l.
Miller left this morning for Boston,
where Mr. Eldridge will consult a spe-
cialist
Mrs j. J. McKenna of South Lon
donderrv IS spending the week in town
as a guest Of Mrs G. H Hall of Clark
street.
Mrs. Fred H. Morse of Main street,
who had been confined to the bed sew
eral days, is able to be about the house
and is improving.
| Mrs. John Tue ker, bookkeeper in the
Office of Houghton & Simonds s, is hav-
| ing a week S vacation from her work
| She is visiting at her home in Westmin
ster West.
1Ir and Mrs Hugo Kahl of Pitts
burg, Pa, who accompanied the body
Of her mother, Mrs. George Prouty
here last night, are guests at the
Brooks House.
Miss Florence Howard of Towns
bend was a weekend guest in the home
Of Mrs. Frank w. Pier, going from
here to West Mortified where hel
school reopened yesterday.
Miss Grace Pike has returned from
a week s visit in Broc kton, Mass, anC
Boston with friends. She returned to
day to her work in Houghton & ST
monds S drygoods store.
Miss Marion Sherman returned thi.
morning from her home in Williams
Vile, where she had been spending
week, and resumed work in the Hol
stein-Friesian association s Offices.
Mrs. +. 4. Fairbanks of Yonkers
\. Y, came last night to spend tn
rest of the week with her sister, Mrs
+. f. Convey. Her daughter, Miss Flor
ence Convey, has been here severa
days.
Miss Lillian Trevorrow has fnishe,
work at Rev. f. Q. $. Osgood S AM
gone TO her home in East Dover. He
place has been taken by Miss Laur
Bellrose. Before Miss Trevorrow re
turned home a number of the youn
people of the Methodist church Gale,
on her at Mr.. Osgood 5 and presente
her a remembrance
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-02-19
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GOLFERS MAKE A VAST ARMY
1t Is Estimated That Recruits of Game
Are 100000 a Year-Most Pop
uar Sport.

Although there is no way of ascer-
tanning accurately the number of new
recruits enrolled as golf devotees each
season. it has been estimated that not
fewer than 100000 join the ranks every
year. And those who are in a posi-
Ition to judge say this estimate is con
sentative. There is no doubt that golf
now has more actual participants than
any other sport.
Baseball has thousands Of players
and millions Of spectators each season,
but when it comes to actual players
golf uuqucstiorably has more than
baseball. This is true because there
are mo- age limits or weight limits in
golf. \ great many people play golf
10 make weight. but il they had 70
make weight to play-well that would
be different.
There are approximately 1900 golf
courses in this country. This number
does not include the links laid out or
many private estates. There is no way
. OF finding out how many of these there
are. If il were possible. the total num-
! hrr ot courses would be greatly in
Crea-ed.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-02-19
WEST NoRrHF1ELD, MASS.
Calvin L. HARRINGTON.

Calvin L. Harrington, 81, died Satur-
day afternoon, Feb. Is, of brights dis
ease, with which he had been a sufferer
long time. He had been unable to
work for the past two years and for
the past month had failed rapidly.
Mr.. Harrington was born Dee. %.
1860, In Dorset (Vt.) and when he was
small boy the family moved TO Man
chester (Nt.), where he grew to man
hood. He then went to Columbus. Neb.
and other western places engaging i'm
railroading. Later he returned east
TO Manchester, then TO Jamaica.
He married Miss Myra Howard in
Brattleboro Nov. %, 1891. and tbev
lived in Pawlet (Vt.) a while. then in
Jamaica and later moved to Bfattle-
boro, where they lived until about 10
years ago, when they moved here
Besides his wife ne leaves three sons
Avery Howard, Is, Leonard Warner
Il, and Arthur Leroy, II, a sister. Mrs,
Jennie Scott of Bennington (VtD. a
half sister, Mrs. Belisle of Manchester
two half-brothers, Leroy Busher of
Bondville (Vt.) and George Busher OF
/ Conway, Mass, also several nieves and
! nephews.
The funeral was held in the home
Tuesday at 2 p. IN. and the burial in
this place. Rev. +. II. Leavitt officiat
| ed
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-02-19
BELLOWS FALLS.
Over 700 Sugar Cards Issued.

Saturday was busy day at the Of
fee Of l.. S. Hayes, town clerk. The
local board Of food control appointed
Mr.. Hayes to issue sugar cards to ev-
cry family in town and the office was
crowded all day with applicants for
cards. Over roo cards were issued
Beginning Monday morning not a
pound of sugar will be sold to any
family not possessing one of the cards
Each week the number Of pounds of
sugar in town at a NJ. Monday will
be divided by the total population and
each person Will get his share for the
week and no more. Heretofore get
ting a pound of sugar has cost much
more time and effort than the value OF
the sugar.
One store Saturday afternoon was
nearly mobbed. Women pushed and
crowded and hubbub reigned. Under
the new arrangement the different al
lotments can be secured at any time
and quiet will be restored
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-02-19
Green's August Flower

Has been used for all ailments that
are caused by a disordered stomach and
inactive liver, such as sick headache,
constipation, sour stomach. nervous in
digestion, fermentation of food, palpi-
tation of the heart caused bv gases in
the stomach. August Flower is a gem
tie laxative, regulates digestion both in
stomach and intestines, cleans and
sweetens the stomach and alimentary
canal, stimulates the liver TO secrete
the bile and impurities from the blood.
Sold by Wilfred F. Root
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-02-19
Tor War Savings stann Box

For War Savings Stamp Box !.
Up to the beginning Of this weel
the total sale OF war savings am
thrift stamps in Brattlcboro amount
ed to $7,202.o3 OF this total the
largest amount had been sold at tn
local postofiice although stamps Il
the amount Of $1,347 had been dis
posed Of by the Peoples National
bank and the pupils of the public
schools had bought $727.lG worth.
Over $1,000 worth Of stamps
seems like good many, but the
plain fact OF the matter is that it
ISM t q circumstance to what the
government expects Brattleboro to
take. The quota of this town is
something over $4,000, which
means that approximately $500 in
stamps should be bought every work
Ing day throughout the year. To
be abreast our quota Brattleboro
should have bought stamps to the
amount Of SIS, 900 already.
Through the efforts or the local
War Savings organization stores
arc taking on war savings and thrift
stamps az an aid to helping Uncle
Sam finance this war
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-02-19
Leqless Mountain Climber.

Snow-capped Mt. Hood, difficult,
exhausting climb for the seasoned
sportsman, has been scaled by a leg
less newshoy. A few weeks ago, ac
companied by two guides, forest
ranger, and his wife, the neWsy's de-
termination won out, according to
Popular Mechanics Magazine. Part Of
The trip was made on horseback, but
when the steep grades were encount-
cred it was every man for himself.
The newShoy was equipped with an inn
/ proviSed sled and blocks studded with
heavy spikes. These implements. how
ever, proved more of hindrance
than help and were discarded. Rails
| Ing himself on his abnormally strong
arms he flung his body up the incline
1 several feet at time and often made
/ better progress than others of the
! party.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-02-19
What Next?

| do declare that I am beat;
| do not know what / can eat
Now everything is Hooverized.
And everything is minimized.
One day that Hoover says no wheat,
And then the next he saws no meat.
de puts you down to eat war bread,
Or chokes you off on corn instead.
And then again there is no sweet;
| do declare that / am beat.
I've eaten all old kinds of food.
And gone without all things that :
good.
And then, again. there Is no Ere.
And all of this has raised my ire.
/ often wish when / am through,
That Kaiser Bill had Hoover, too.
And when | think of all of this.
IL stand no more, l II just enlist.
/ UNCLE JOHN.
a lie seldom dies from inactivity.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-02-19
CUBS OUT IN FRONT.
Came Back in Good Style and Trimmed
the Giants Last Night.

The Cubs, after being defeated twice
by the Giants, came back last night on
the Elliot street alleys and trimmed their
old rivals, the Giants, 1868 to 1918. Ken
nedy's consistent work was a feature,
with a high single OF ll3 and a total OF
3l4 These two teams are scheduled for
another clash Thursday night.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-02-19
MASONIC STARS WON.
Took Two Strings and Total Against
All-Star Combination.

The All Stars from the Elliot street al
leys visited the Masonic alleys yesterday
afternoon and lost to the Masonic Stars
1929 to 1929. The visitors bosled the
good total Of 473 in the second frame,
which they won by 10 points March
took the medals with les high single and
2S3 total
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-02-19
Firemen to Get More Pay.

AT recent meeting of the village
trustees 1t was voted to raise the pay
of members of the fire departemnt from
10 cents an hour to 81 an hour when
there are alarm calls. The pay for
telephone calls will remain at IS cents.
Michael Page and Eugene F. Cray were
appointed assistants to the fire chief
and voted an annual salary of $50 1t
was also voted to purchase 1000 feet
of new fire hose.
The heads of the different depart
ments of the village government were
instructed to make inventories of all
village property in each department
and report at the next meeting of the
trustees two weeks hence.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-02-19
PUNKS TURNED TRICK.
Took al Three Strings in Match
Against Masonic Stars.

he Masonic Punks turned the trigI5
ON the Masonic Stars last evening, TAX
ing all three strings and leading at the
finish 1876 to l,292. Barber topped the
list as an individual performer with pa
total. while skinner had the higrest sin
gle string, l03,
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-02-19
ALL STARS BEAT CHAMPIONS.
Watson Rolls ISL in Last String and
Makes Total Of sos.

On the Odd Fellows alleys last eve
ming the All Stars rolled up 1875 while
the Champions were knocking down the
pins for 1927. In the last string the All
Stars bowled an even 800, White hitting
the century mark and Watson topping
everything with l3l Watson also took
the three-strng honors with 1903, although
White pushed him hard with 302 The
scores:
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-02-19
WOULD PERMIT BOX
ING AND BETTING
IN KENTUCKY

A bill to legaliZe boxing in
Kentucky under control of a
commission and q bill to abolish
parimutuel betting and the state
racing commission will be intro
duccd at the next session Of the
legislature. The boxing bill is
conceded a good chance of pas
sage.
I'd, z. 4. = 4. o q
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-02-19
Plav on THANKSGIVING Dav.

The football teams of the University
OF Pittsburgh and Pennsylvania State
college viii stage their twentieth an
nual game in Pittsburgh next Thanks
giving day.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-02-19

II. Il. Frazee, president Of the Bos-
ton American league baseball club, in
referring to the trade by which the
Boston club Obtained Bush, Schang
and StvyGk, said he had been offered
$4,000 by Charles Comiskey, owner
Of the Chicago club, for Bush alone.
lie added that the Cleveland club had
also made him an attractive offer for
Bush.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-02-19
New Amateur Athletic Division.

4 new amateur athletic union divi-
sion is to be formed Of clubs in Kansas
City. Mo-. and other big cities in Kan
sas and Nebraska.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-02-19

\ diplomat Is the fellow who has ac-
qured the art Of going after what be
wants while the other fellow is waiting
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-02-19

Roberts Bradshaw, aged II, OF Smith 5
Island, Va. who spent vacation at
home, walked Is miles on the ice back
to school SO as to be there on time.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-02-19

Girls in Milwaukee have shoveled the
snow from the sidewalks and have given
their earnings to the Red Cross.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-02-19

A lie seldom dies from inactivity.
The Washington herald., 1918-05-24
MUST RETURN TO HELP
EVERY WORKER FEELS
This One Thought of Service In
grained in Minds.
We must go back to heip!"

I'VE must go back to help!"
There Is one thought ingrained In
every one Of us. and that is that we
must go back to help them (the
French refugees). set their homes in
order and begin life anew as soon
as we can. II the people back Of us
in America give us half q chance, we
can. when we do so, accomplish twice
the good we have In the past"
This IL the way q Friends
worker, allied with the Red Cross
work of refugee relief and recon-
struction in France. writes Of the
scenes he saw in the great German
offensive in Picardy; of what the bic
meant to the thousands Of the aged.
the young, the babes-in-arms, who
were made penniless wanderers by
the retreat Of the Franco British
armies.
This worker had been engaged in
reconstruction in the devastated sec
tons Of France for several months,
and as q result OF the enemy drive.
saw all the fruits Of his labor wiped
out overnight. Yet he says:
Before I had met with many OF
our townsfolk. who showed the most
lively gratitude and confidence in us,
and seemed cheered and connforted
by our presence to such an extent
that could not think Of the loss OF
our material work that has come, but
only OF the tremendous gain We have
made In friendship and good WIN
among q people to whom We caunot
even yet spsak plainly.
The Washington herald., 1918-05-24
Red Cross Activities
In National Capital;
Time to Give Is Now!

Noon-Meeting Of team
workers at the New willard
ballroom. .r,
= 1890 and t:3o-Music and
speeches at Little Theater on
north steps Of the Treasury.
- $50 - washinston-DetroIt
baseball game at American
League Park. proceeds of
which go to the Red Cross.
s-'Canadian Night" at
Liberty Hut. with speeches
oy men who have been at the
'front.' and songs by Helena
Marsh. Mines. Namara and
Sesurola, Of Metropolitan op-
era Company.
s:3o-Entire change Of pro-
gram at exhibition of motion
pictures at south steps of the
Treasury. Boy Scout band
will play.
Now is the time to give!
Send contribution or pledge
to headquarters. 1929 F
street, or make check payable
to Cuno H. Rudolph, at that
address.
The Washington herald., 1918-05-24
Nears $500, 900 Quota--$1, ,OOO, 600 Gol
To the Public

What arr you giving o the Red Cross?
What giving for which Americas snI.r
did youth is giving all?
Are you, too. giving yoursef
Are giving little than you think you
you giving up luxury some brave man over
there may have a necessity
Are you cutting necessity that little stay-
ing child may barely live?
Have enlisted in the which the white
banner splashed with the scarlet red
Are OF that constructive contingent the
American army that fghts-and wns-without a gun?
If do belong this contingent, you marching with
your regiment you tagging behind?
Are doing your keep the Red
floating where the of suffering and
pain may stretch out in signal of their needa
THE BLESSED CROSS
No who has been there will upon
blessed of red blazing down field of white without
the little faces of tiny starving children
feeds them the first real meal they have months
Again will the sight of hope Pickering
of those who forever walk within the dark their hands
taught by ptyng Red Cross craftsmen take the burden
of livelihood
Beneath long hospital BEDS
occupied by patient form whose panacked mouth twists
the sembance Of smile the Red Cross lays hands
his eyes.
wavens bands of DID, old people whose years seem multi
piled by despair words of benedcton
the of red her whispers words of hope and gently
leads them a place OF
Deepset eyes looking powder
CRIME of the trenches. light the Poiu of
coffee from the Red Cross he leaves the trench
his way back to little rest
NEW LEASE OF LIFE
Young girls with hectic fushes pale cheeks
lease life the Red Cross doctor shows them how combat
the dread tuberculosis.
Somber eyes Of wounded brighten the Red Cross
seherbearer lifts them teudery for they know that will
the Red Cross hospital and the Red Cross and perhaps
blessed ether brings while Red
Cross performs the operation. -,-.
Under the influence that of red long stretches OF de-
country the growing things and
grain begins lift its blades in the stark places of
mud that has left behind.
All these and much who has been there
the Red Cross banner which keep flying the
your regiment unless would be
you have espoused-
LIVING EXPRESSION OF LOVE.
In is the living of all the love and ideals that
this world of rapne and murder and grief and today
Even while dearest and best dying while cities
falling, while the of tortured humanity fill the
the marching under this banneryour Red Cross banner
clear and the of hope all the world
black of the will engulf the souls
forever
Hold this banner high that the allies miles the
shall read this 1--WE and
child America and will bring everything We need
be place beside token feay and 10y
atty to and the cause for which you fighting"