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The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-12-29
lons.Lived Superstition.

We wonder whether the Turkish
prisoner who foretold the end OF The
war By means of the shoulder blade OF
sheep had ever read "GiraIdus Cam.
brenSis' Itinerary Through Wales"
made IN the year 1lSS.
IF so, he would have read in Chap.
ter II that these people fthe Elem.
nGs Of Pembrokeshire), from the in
spection Of the right shoulders of rams
which have been stripped OF their
flesh, and not roasted but boiled, can
discover future events. or those which
have passed and remained long un,
Known s~7 .% M ~
A footnote tells. us. that "ths curl
Gus superstition is still preserved in
a tfebased form among the descend
ants Of The Flemish population OF this
district, where the young women prac.
lirc d sort OF divination with the blade
bone Of shoulder OF mutton to dis.
cover who will be their sweetheart
II Is still more curious that William
de Eubruquis, in the thirteenth cen
Jury. found the same superstition ex
listing among the Tartars" Now, in
he twentieth century, we find /,
among the Turks.-LOndon Chronicle
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-12-29
FIND MANY USES FOR PEAT
Wartern industry Gives Promise o!
Great Development In the
Years to Come.

The output Of peat In the United
States last year far exceeded that Of
any preceding year and the general
increase, which was stimulated by the
war, was shared by practically all
branches of the industry. Though ey.
tensiveiy used as fuel in Europe and
widely known in the United States as
potential source of heat and power,
peat has been unable to compete with
coal and many peat operators have al
rected their attention to the utilization
OF peat in agriculture with gratifying
results. 1
Peat fertilizer was FIRST marketed in
commercial quantities IN 1908 aud
stock-food peat In 1912, and though
therei is still some prejudice against its
use the agricultural branch OF the in,
dustry has been successful and The
quantity OF fertilizer and stock food
peat annually produced Is increasing.
Large quantities Of these products
were made last year, but the most
striking development was fhe produc-
ton Of more peat In the New England
| States than has been manufactured in
the entire United States in all proceed,
ing years. Almost equally striking
was the widespread interest manifest.
cd In peat resources which Ind been
generally regarded as of doubtful,
| value
Large quantities Of peat or spbag
| nun moss were produced and utilized
for stable litter, packing material. and
surgical dressing. and several hun
dred thousand acres Of peat soils were
used for the growth OF crops. The
peat litter was produced by the own
ers of small hogs for their. own use
but the packing material was sold
10 florists for S25 ton. Accord NJ
TO J. w. Hotsou of the Red eros:
more than half a million peat pad.
were prepared in this country for thai
| organization. Most OF the moss wa.
gathered by volunteers from hogs il
Washington, Oregon and Maine. ant
the pads were used In military hos
| pitfalls at home and abroad.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-12-29
Averse to Borrowing Trouble.

Jimmy mas been rather unfortunate
lately in the way Of minor accidents,
and his mother has grown quite eau
uous about his taking chances. One
day he came in and wanted TO ride his
tricycle. down to his auntie's house
His mother hesitatcd before consent
ing to his request, and Jimmy cut In
with the comforting assurance. May
mother. so don't make a worry fol
yourself till it does"
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-12-29

ADVERTISE YOUR FOR SALES
IN THE DAILY REFORMER
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-12-29
There FOR a Good Time.

While entertaining onr club one
evening our hostess felt il her duty to
ask member to sing. Realizing what
we would have to endure, and without
stopping to think. suddenly ex-
claimed, "Oh, we came mere 10 have
a good time; let's play cards" The
painful silence which followed, to-
gether with the I5okl which the 'Toulds
pc singer gave me. made me truly ex-
perience the most embarrassing mo
,nent Of my life.--Exehangc
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-12-29
Would Be Up to Date.

Minnie. five years old. lives in the
country. One summer she was taken
to visit in town, where she was much
interested in the electric lights. The
first time The faithful kerosene burn
er was lighted after her return home
she looked at it with evident disfavor.
then ran To her father with: Papa.
lets give our lamps away and get us
some gas lights in bottles"
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-12-29
BRATTLEBORO LOCAL.

Enoch Ainsworth of Thomas street
has sold his farm in Guilford, known
as the Clough farm, to l.. A. and
Charles F. Canedy, brothers, of Green
field, Mass, through John l.. Howard s
real estate agency. The new owners
will move to the farm next spring.
Gladys May, aged three months
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John r.
Greenough of 70 Laurel street, died
early yesterday morning of convulsions.
The burial took place this afternoon
at Q o'clock in st. Michael's Roman
Catholic cemetery.
While fishing through the ice on West
river one day last week, some distance
above the mouth of the river, Philip Col
grove, Albert rigneau and Henry Sexton
caught four northern pike that weighed
over % pounds The largest one weighed
20 pounds and was the largest that has
been caught in this. section this season.
Sunshine society, branch |. will hold
a Christmas party at the town home
in West Brattleboro Wednesday, Dec.
| 81. Members are asked to take The
car that leaves Prospect hill. South
! Main street, at $50 o'clock. They viii
| be met by eonveyances at the Bonny-
vale corner A large attendance is
hoped for.
| Clarence G.. Walker of Hinsdale, \. H.,
William F. Fleming of Brattleboro, and
| George f. Lawson of Kichner, Ontario
have enlisted at the local navy recruiting
station in the postotfiee building as ap-
prentice seamen and have been sent to
the naval training station, Newport, K
H., for instruction in seamanship and
navigation After completing then
course of instruction they will be as
,signed to one of the numerous ships III
the Atlantic feet.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-12-29

Some day a poem will be written about
the beauties of forgetting. \ good mem
DRY is poor article if it causes you to
retain hatreds and jealousies and gossip.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-12-29
Mot AZ ali = BAD Idea

Always speak well of the dead, and
If you have the time you might speak
a good word for the living occasional
| ly.-Credit Lost.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-12-29
Then Get the Other Side

Success is merely a matter of luck
If you don't believe il ask any I'M
successful man.-BoSton Transcript.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1919-08-24

ME. He would think me an awful
little spitfire to give way as I had.
1t WAS terribly humiliating to
have Rose go home as she did. But
the outcome of my thinking of his
side of things was little note l
wrote him and laid upon his chifronier
where he would not fail to see it
when he dressed for dinner:
Dear Everett, please forgive me
for being so horrid. Sandsa."
felt better after l had written
it, so / called Mrs. Sloane on the tele-
phone and aske her if she wished to
go for motor ride with me-"
would just love to, but l have
a guest, neice of my husbands, a
delightful girl. May she go along
also?"
Certainly! / shall be delighted"
Marion Callum was charming girl
about my own age. She was full of
fun and we had perfect time. Be
fore | left them l had promised 20
go TO tea with them the next after
noon and had joined in their plans
for Marion's entertainment. | had
absolutely forgotten that Everett and
] had quarreled; and that l mad been
sorry.
H was at home when went in.
He scowled as he asked me where |
had BEEN told him all about our
ride, about Marion, and that / was
going to tea with them the next af-
La'poon.
81 hat will be Impossible. You VIII
call Mrs. Sloane up and tell her
So"
ut-Everett-" all my pleasure
gone.
II have made arrangements for
you to commence your reading and
studies. Mrs. Barr will he here to-
morrow afternoon at four"
/ said nothing more, but flew up
stairs into his room. | would des-
stroy my repentant note. 1t was
gone.
To Be Continued.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1919-08-24
Do Authors Enjoy writlna2

In an editorial on the financial re.
wards of the late Amelia f. Barr the
New York World sets forth that sheer
love of writing always produces the
best results. "NNe object" says the
Sun. "a canvass of writer's who
achieve the best results, our guess is.
would show that nine-tenths of them
don't love to write. There is a good
deal of bunk about it, ana it is hard
to get honest answers; many writer's
are afraid to say they don't enjoy the
writing job"
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1919-08-24
NOT THE ONLY ONE.
There Are Other Americas People
Similarly Situated.

Can there be any stronger proof Of
fered than the evidence Of Americas
residents? After you have read the
following quietly answer the question.
A. G Alexander, prop, of grocery
712 Spring ST., gave the following
statement March IS, 1910: my back
caused me much suffering and / was
hardly able to perform my duties. !
had a great deal of trouble with rheu-
matte pains, also My kidneys didn't
act properly and caused me 10 get VI
several times during the night had
heard Doan's Kidney Pills so highly
spoken of, / decided to try hem. They
quickly relieved me of the trouble and
l was rid of all the complaints. /
heartily recommend them"
FOR ONE-sCORE YEARS.
April "a, 1918 Mr.. Alexander said:
at has been twenty years since Doan's
Kidney Pills cured ME. take Doan's
occasionally as preventive and they
keep me in fine condition. have
recommended Doan's to great many
people and they have always gotten
fne results"
COO at all daelers. Foster-Mi.burn
In Mfgrs., Buffalo, N. r. ads
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1919-08-24
Everyone Should
Drink Hot Water
in the Morning
Wash away all the stomach, liver,
and bowel poisons before
breakfast.

To feel your best day in and day out,
to feel clean inside; no sour bile to
coat your tongue and sicken your
breath or dull your head; no constipa-
ton, bilious attacks, sick headache,
colds, rheumatism or gassy, acid stom-
ach, you must battle on the inside like
you battle outside. This is vastly more
important, because the skin pores do
not absorb impurities into the blood,
while the bowel pc res do, says we'll
known physician.
To keep these poisons and toxins
we'll flushed from the stomach, liver,
kidneys and bowels, drink before break
fast each day, glass of hot water
with a teaspoonful Of limestone phos-
phate in it. This will cleanse, purify
and freshen the entire alimentary tract
before putting more food into the
stomach.
Get a quarter pound Of limestone
phosphate from your pharmacist. II
is inexpensive and almost tasteless
except a sourish twinge which is moi
unpleasant. Drink. phosphated hot
water every morniig to rid your sys
tenn Of these vile poisons and toxins
also to prevent their formation.
To feel like young folks feel; like
you felt before your blood, nerves ant
muscles became saturated with an ac
emulation of body poisoRs, begin this
treatment and above all, keep 1t up,
AS soap and hot water act on the skin
/ cleansing, sweetening and purifying. 81
! limestone phosphate and bot water be
fore breakfast, act on the stomach
liver, kidneys and bowels,
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1919-08-24
Entire VILLAGE of Wood.

The Russian village Is built prin-
cipally of wood and rooted with wood
or with straw and stones. For this
reason there are so many fires that,
according to statistics, One-fifth of all
the peasant cottages burn down every
year, or putting it in another way,
every house burns down after five
years. This seems improbable, but 1t
is reliable information.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1919-08-24
SANDRA is ONCE MORE
DISAPPOINTED.
CHAPTER LIV

1 Vial L4AN LII
THE awful horror of that supper
party was! Had it not been for
Barrett, | never could have gone
thru it without disgracing myself.
There were only tow others, bus
mess man and his wife, old friends
of Everett's, both about his age or
little older.
From the moment that Mrs. Weeks
saw me, her eyes never Eefb my
face.
"How much she resembles Leolap'
, she said to her husband in a stage
whisper, while Everett was engaged
with the menu. "The same coloring.
I'll bet that was the reason he mar
ried her. You remember how he
loved Leola." She stopped when she
saw me looking at her, but every lit
tie while she would nudge her hus-
band and whisper something about
me. Then after Everett was finished
withwith the waiter, she said to him:
II see your wife is fond of blue.
Or is it your taste? 1 remember how
your first wife adored sapphires too"
''They are very well suited to Mrs.
Graham's coloring," Everett had
flushed, and l leaned toward Bar
rett, and whispered something that
made him laugh and deepened Ever
ett's frown. Then when Mrs. Weeks
made two or three more tactless re-
marks about Everett's first wife the
very spirit of recklessness entered
into me and | laughed and chatted
40 my husband never had heard me
I even joked with Mrs. Weeks about
being wife number two, although I
knew it was in abominable taste. But
worse than that was the way l t1irted
with Barrett. And when I heard her
whisper to her husband that she
guessed was gay like the first one,'
l did it still more openly.
| knew Barrett was puzzled by my
actions, as well as was Everett, who
/ could see was growing very angry.
We'll, let him. l thought defantly.
He didn't like it or me when l tried
to please him: So l might as well
pay no attention to him.
It was late when we broke up. We
babe them all good night and went
home alone Everett never spoke
all the way. He looked so cold and
stern / began to be frightened at
what / had done. Perhaps he would
forbid my ever seeing or speaking
to Barrett again. But instead of that
he never mentioned his name But
after we reached home he gave me
the most awful scolding, telling me
/ had acted SO silly, 80 childishlv that
he was positively ashamed of me.
Then he added: q
at wasn't nleasant for you to lis
ten to Mrs. Weeks, hut you might
have respected my feelings, my re-
lations with her husband, sufficiently
to have restrained your hoydenish
actions"
That was all he said that night,
and when he left for his office in the
morning he had not again mention
ed the subject.
Would lever understand him?
Someway felt more unhappy than
ever. was sorry had said so much
about the boys and girls at home.
Perhaps now he would never let me
go home Then from being sorry for
myself l began to be rather sorry
for him. He had looked old that
morning, as if he hadn't slept very
well, Mother had said it would be
hard for him as well as for me. Per-
haps he was awfully disappointed in
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1919-08-24
Admiration for Bravery.

If there be one thing upon this
earth that mankind loves and admires
better than another, it is brave man
it is a man who dares to look the
devil in the face and tell him he is
President Garfield.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1919-08-24
T:.;unpk I over Misfortune.

The famous French artist, Gustave
Dore, was born and reared in the
shadow of Strashurg cathedral, says
Mrs. Northumberland in THE Heart
of rhe Vosges." At the age of eight
years he broke his right arm, but be-
came, as if by magic, ambidextrous.
AS he lay in bed he eheeriiy drew pic
lures all day long with his left hand.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1919-08-24

Patricia came tumbing down flight
of stairs. and her mother, badly fright
ened, inquired If she was hurt. When
Patricia regained her breath she loud
" proclaimed her feelings. 81 iS Killed
motheri know 1 is killed
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1919-08-24

The Candid cobbler

Advertisement in English paper
"All plain work, such as selling ane
heeling, returned in one or two enya.
Toe-capping and vamping will 'azans
longer, as we do them properly
Boston Transcript.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1919-08-24
Good Advice for Parents

Children readily copy what they see
and hear, and as a consequence they
should not hear squabbles among
adults. and should be given every
chance to observe courtesy -Fr.
change
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-03-13
NEGRO MURDERS.
GREEK;E5CAP!ES.
To OHIO. SIDE.
SHERIFF AND POSSE
ON TRAIL OF SLAYER:
Suspect Arrested at Martins.
Ferry, and |. Held Pend. z J.
ing Identification.

Jim Brown and another negro named
White went into Petro's pool room at
Beech Bottom yesterday evening at s
o'clock and watched Greeks playing
pool. Brown had been drinking and
wanted to get into the game. which the
Greeks resented. especially Pete An4cio.
The argument developed into dispute,
as both men have been on bad terms;
The Dispute 6eeame can caber eevolyer
and shot Angelo four times in the chest,
and he died almost instantly. :.
Both Brown and Angelo were coal.
miners and worked in the Beech Bottom
mines. . -,
with people ut the time. the most oE;
them being foreigners and negroes. and.
the shot created CONSERVATION. and
brown fed in the excitement: He dis
fpPehieU ihF in what l M direction he had gone. :.
Tho excitement cooled down and
Sheriff Linton. at Wellsburg, was called
over the phone and Immediately depart..
ed for the scene; and on arrival tndinf
the body removed to Wellsburg 80
Sheriff Linton and his deputies then
started on the trail Of Brown after
notifying nearby towns and neighooFing
TWO men thought to be negroes were
seen rowing over the. river toward
Warrenton. on the Ohio. side, shortly
after the murder, and sheriff Lin1oh noh
crossed over and was searGnins ni;nss .i"nT
The river front for the, criminal, put
without success UP until an carly nour
The city police on being Informed iI,n in
snfsnes tsFeT Of the eS and md sEoWn
would have found it Impossible 70 get
into Wheeling.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-03-13
DEbS DECLARES.
F0RB0[SHEY|SM
IN LAST SPEECH
LENINE AND TROTZKY :.
UPHELD AS STATESMEN
Meeting Of Protest Against
Imprisonment Of Debs
Has Been Called.

CLEVELAND. O., March 12.-1n what
may be his farewell public address, De-
fore he begins serving ten years SEN
tence. at Moundsvillc. imposed by the
federal court here On charge Of Violat-
ing the espionage act. Eugene V. Deos'
Socialist leader, tonight upheld the Boil
shcvist rule in Russia. and referred 70
Leninc and Trotzky as the foremost
statesmen of tho age
Dcbs said the judges Of the Cnlted
States supreme court were "begowned'
bewhiskered. bcpowdered fossils, who
have never decided anything"
Referring to the prison term that ne
faces he cited his opposition to the law
he violated while the war was in prog
rcss.
Announcement was made Of a meeting
TO be held here March :3 to protest
against the Imprisonment Of Debs and
10 organize to obtain the freedom OIL all
political and industrial prisoners.
A big squad Of policemen and agents
Of the department Of justice were scat
tered through the crowd. but there was
no semblance OF disorder.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-03-13
FAR NORTHERN ALLIES
FORCED TO WITHDRAW

ARCuANGEI.. Tuesday. March IL
(By tn Associated PresS).-Th" allied
Eaga column yesterday tvithdrcw north
from Fistavka tn 4 new position. tiHad
quarters announces that the Withdrawal
waS completely successful. TN" allied
troops bringing out most Of their war
material and destroying tho rrmhlndrr'
and completely lrv"linG tn" ruins ol the
village, which the liUlsheVlk artillery
partly wrecked.
Since the evacuation of NiStavka th"r"
has been another lull in TN" l'"lSh"Nlk
offensive on the VaEa front.
? Detailed reports of Sundays infantry
engagement in which tn" Brit ish. Amer
ir,us and Russians rcpuiSrd tn" enemy.
indicate that the Eolsh"vik losses were
about 4nn killed. rho allied losses were
very small.
Ono Of the allied nirplan"s Monday
scored n direct hit with a hunlh ON an
enemy column on Ih" march mp III" road
near the village Of, N"rrhcla.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-03-13
SpARTACUS FORCES
LOSING IN BERLIN;
TRYING FOR 4 TRUCE

LONDON. Msrch 1e.-t3y the ASsocl-
ated Press.)--A German government
wireless dispatch received here this eve
ming SAYS that accordirs; 10 official an
nouncerncnt, up to Tuesday afternoon
there had been no more important flght-
ing anywhere in Berlin. An attack on
the stan headquarters Of the government
troopS in tho suburb OF Nnukolin was
frustrat ed,
There wore occasional unimportant ell
gagemcnt in CharluttenberG and various
places in East Berlin.
\ military order declaring that any
one found in certain streets Of East
Berlin after o'clock in the evening Will
be shot has been issued says tho DIS
Thc Berlin newspapers. tho dispatch
cont inucs. say the Spartacans VISITED
Herr Nosl1c, secretary Of military analIS'
tions. It is rumored that after pro-
trnctrd negotiations. Herr Noskc % G"-
mandcd unconditional surrender or IN"
Spnrtarans and also possession Of all
their arms.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-03-13
BRITISH TROOPS
IN REVOLT On !.
BIC TRANSPORT

HALIFAX. March l2.-Whon the
transport Toloa docked here today With
her captain reporting r. threat oy tsS
British troops in her storage 10. SIN
the vessel unless they were put asn1
and given transportation to, their homss
In the United States. steamship OFFICIALS
wsnt aboard to interview the complain
rhew found that fifty Of the. meg had
sufricient funds TO cover their railroao
fares and immigration head taxes,
which were reported to have been IN
The others, it was stated. would be hsia
aboard the ship, which will SAL EriaaE
for New York. whittier she was oouno
after discharging Canadian troops mere
when. a wireless message recalled ner
70 Halifax to coal because OF the ,,St. nSE-
hor strike at the American port. Inls
order keeping the men aboard vas S
sued in spite Of fears expressed oy Eap-
tain Jackson of violence by the, soldierS.
Tha troops, most Of whom enlisted y
The British forces from the Oniteo
horn were discharged from the AIR.
with 500 and an order on the 6rlt.n
consul at New York for transportetIs1S'
N their homes. the ships officers d ssId.
Rambling among the men, they aooen.
had left most Of the funds in the hanoSS
Of a few =