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Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1919-07-18

Commissioner of highways S. b. Bates
"a received the fourth consignment of
rucks allotted to Vermont by the fed.
oral government for road construction
The new allotment included two mscel-
aneous light delivery, two G. NJ G.
three ton trucks, four miscellaneous two
ton trucks, seven Pierce-Arrow two-ton,
four light aviation, five miscellaneous
direction, three Pierce-Arrow trucks, nine
Packard and four high aviation trucks.
The total now consigned to Vermont
reaches well toward 20 trucks.
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10 Terry just now: l wanted the
The TRUTH" I repeated wonder
inEIy. What do you mean?"
NO wonder you ask" Jim
Taspcd out. Il want to know the
truth-and ] mean to have it, Anne.
You'd better make up your mind 10
that-for change"
But, Jim, 1 don't know what this
is all about. L don't know what
you mean"
Quit playing innocent. I suppose
you don't remember how l took the
job because of Norrey's chief as
sistant wanting to get off into the
fighting of the late war. l sup
pose you don't"
The Whole Truth.
yes, 1 remember" 1 whispered,
fumblinE around in my mind for
the thing ] must do. and wondering
if Jim had actually uncarthed our
friendly conspiracy to find him
work he could do-work that
wouldn't strain his crippled ankle
and that would still yield him
good living.
"Oh. you do! Well. then, you also
remember who told me all that
high-falutin' truck about taking
this job to help a friend Of Terry's
and TO release a man for the war
for fighting. 4 fine yarn you told
me, Anne. ! can't understand your
lying to me like that"
Across my mind swept the men,
oTy of how I had pleaded with
Terry Tor the tTuth-and Of his
reply:
II was afraid Jim would take a
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Puss i'm Boots
Jr.
By David Cory.

w IHEN Puss Junior had finished
w his story he got up and
" stretched himself. and then
he looked at the little boy and salo:
I'VE must be going now lot we
have many miles to traVel. 30
the Blackbird tapped his wings ana
Tom Thumb climbed I'D on Puss
Juniors shoulder.
.Good-by, little boy, good-oy:
little boy" 2nd our three small
travellers went out OF the sate'
leaving the little boy standing on
the porch looking wistfully atter
"How-do-do." said Puss as q
small toad jumped across the high
way.
"Croak." said the toad. I'm hungry
1 think.
Today I've had nothing to eat or TO
drink;
I'll crawl to a garden and jump
through the pales,
And there I'll dine nicely on sluss
and on snails."
That's an easy way to get one
dinner" cried the Blackoird; l
could eat a slug ia snail myself
The toad looked up at the Black-
bird, and asked in an anxious TONE
"You don't eat toads, do your
mo, we don't" laughed russ
Junior, tickling the toad with a
straw. Hop along, Mr.. Hoptoso,
and get your dinner; you might
show my friend, the Blackolro, =
slug or two, he's half starved
imagine" But before the toad ma
time to start off, a big frog jumped
up from the side OF the road anu
said to him:
mean?
Then I'll hop away to the next
meadow stream;
There I will drink, and eat worms
And then I shall have a good din
ner like you"
And when he finished speaking, the
frog said to Puss Junior, How are
YOU, Sih Catj Come with me to the
brook and will show you how you can
catch some nice fresh fish.
This sounded very nice to Puss Jun
ior. So he said II will come with
YOU. Mr.. Frog" But the BlacSbird flew
after Mr.. Toad When Puss reached
the brook, little Tom Thumb poked his
head out OF his pocket and said: 1t
seems to me everybody is going to get
something to eat except me"
Don't you like fish," asked the
Frog. when it's cooked" said Tom.
But / don't see much chance OF fried
fish. As I said before, everybody Will
get his dinner but me. The Blackblrh
will dine on snails and slugs with Mr..
Toad. and Puss Junior will feast on
fish with you, while poor little Iom
Thumb can suck his thumns and Iooh
on"
"Don't worry, little comrade." replied
Puss ..let us get a meal OF fish and l
promise YOU IIl get you a fine supper.
And in the next story you shall hear
what happened after that.
CCopyright. 1919, David Cory)
CTo BE COntlnued.D
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The Reversible Cape
MANY AND DISTINCTIVE MODELS

and serviceable for those new
wraps, and is sometimes lined with
taffeta. Capes of this kind do well
for evening affairs over the dance
frock. Gay Innings are selected.
such as French blue, tan or henna.
Figures or striped Innings are not
appropriate for reversible capes,
although they are very smart for
daytime wear.
Many capes this season arc fash
ioned with interesting best effects.
bUttoned in tho front. However,
these arc not very practical for re-
veTsible wear. The simple styles,
made either with q narrow shoulder
yoke or cut circular from the neck.
arc better If one prefers to have a
wrap to wear on either side.
There arc silk wraps. too, or tri-
coIette lined with bright colors and
tied at the neck with Tong stream
crs. Some unusually effective color
schemes can be formed with. this
combination OF materials, as the
gay satin lining will show prettily
through the silk meshes of tricol-
ette. Mahogany brown tricolette
makes a smart wrap when reversed
with corn color satin.
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Preparing Vegetables
CAN YOU FIX THEM FOR THE TABLE?

sauce or It may be combined with
milk and thickening and be served
as a Creamed asparagus soup. y
few leftover tips may be put into
this soup just before serving.
Spinach is another vegetable fire.
quently abused by the housewife.
To conserve the mineral in spinach,
wash it in several waters and then
put it into a pot without water.
Place the pot over a low fame.
Press down the leaves with A spoon
or potato masher until the heat be-
gins to draw the juice from the
leaves. Enough water cIings to
the leaves from the washings to
prevent sCorchinE.
Toward the end of the cooking
add a tcaspoonful each Of salt and
sugar for each quart of spinach
measured before cooking. If much
juice collects in the pot. use it as a
basis for cream OF spinach soup.
Try cooking other leafy vegetables
with little or no water.
Often in city markets, even carly
in tho summer. one can strike
bargain in radishcs. Three punches
for cents is a bargain. Wash
thoroughly. The green tops may be
cooked like SplnaCh ana NdNOTeu
with bits of bacon rind. The rad
ishcs themselves arc delicious when
boiled till tender and served with
creamy white sauce or little
melted butter. =,
Scaulpr onions are mighty good
whom boiled and served with just
white sauce, to which has been add
ed Just a little cheese.
New cabbage should b" soaked,
head down. in basin Of salty water
for a couple of hours. This Will
cause tiny insects otherwise inNisI-
bic to crawl out of the folds OF the
leaves. Rinse thoroughly and cut
into halves or quarters. Place IN a
not and cover with boiling water.
This will tend to set the color or
the cabbage. Cook uncovered until
tender. Cooking onions or cabbage
uncovered seems to create less odor
than when they arc lightly covered.
And don't forget that vegetables
properly canned will he just as good
and lust as nutritious next winter
as they are now. BE sure and can
some
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BY Loretto G. Lynch.

A T some tables, NC find deli
"A cious vegetables. while at
4 = others. although the vegetables
may come from the same garden,
they are anything but attractive.
Take, for instance, the salad plants.
Once / visited several homes at an
army post. There was "A large war
garden on the place. and the ladies
who kept house at the post grounds
were privileged To use the fresh
vegetables gathered from the gar
den daily.
1t th- first home. little Mrs.
LarcClut, from Nevada, served lot
tuCc and tomatoes. fresh from thu
garden as a first course. Only per
feet lettuce leaves were on the ice
cold plates. Those were clean and
dry and ice cold. One thici: slice
OF a big rcd. bccfstcak tomato was
on each little bed of lettuce. y
sauccboat containing simple
French dressing vas passed. Mrs.
LanccIot said she know nothing at
all about cookery when she mar
ried. Eut she had studied yeECta-
bl"s ana their preparation from
tn" bet authorities, because Cap
tain" vas particularly pleased with
vegetable diet
Then / Visited Mrs HaUscr. Only
recently had she married a young
aviator. For many years before
she had supported herself as a Wild
ow by running A cheap restaurant.
But her lettuce, All. how I pitied
those poor working men who had
eaten the vegetables that this wom-
an prepared for many years. Her
lettuce was Unclcan. warm and
wiltcd. To add 60 its horrors. il was
bcsmcarcd with sour cream and
spTinElcd with CoarS" brown sugar.
But she gave Us to understand that
she was not a "cook-book cook
No. she cooked from experience.
Fortunately, Mrs Hauscr's kind
~ passing. and il Is a hopeful sign
when 50 many housewives are ask
ing for help in the preparation Of
vegetables for tho table Authori
ties. however. arc by no means
agreed as TO the methods of COOK
ing vegetables.
Few housewives get all the good
possible from asparagus. Scrub
and Scrapc each stalk. Tie it into
small punches, allowing about seven
or $ to "A bunch. Tie these small
bunChcs together into one large
bunch. stand the bunch upright in
deep pot. Pour boiling water un-
til il comes half way up on the
bunch. Cover, Cook until tender.
The steam will cook the tips. and
much Of the mineral mater viii be
conserved.
The liquid remaining in the pot
may be thiclIencd and served as a
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By Rita Stuyvesant.

- APES have triumphed over top
coats for spring wear, and
- never before have so many
distinctive models of such varied
material. been worn. The Avenue.
these lovely days, shows a prom
cnade OF the smart set. and the
woman who is not wearing a trim
tailored suit. wears 4 cape to ad-
vantage over her One-picce frock.
AS spring advances. new models
are being designed. and one of the
latest creations is the reversible
cape that may be worn on either
side.
\ cape Of navy blue tricotine is
lined with pale gray tricetine and
is like the proverhial dark cloud
with the silver lining. It swings
gracefully from a small fitted
shoulder yoke and falls in folds 10
the knees. Heavy silk fringe, both
gray and navy, outlines the bot
tom and adds the attractive touch
TO the cape.
Another new note that djstin-
guishes the latest models is the
taffeta collars that remind one Of
the picturesque Red Riding Hood.
Cut on the bias. three collars
wrinkle gracefully up around the
back of the neck and narrow down
in the front
Another type of cape that is prov
ing its popularity is made with
straps that cross over the chest and
button in the back. concealed under
the garment. These models are also
reversible and generally combine
navy with sand color.
Tricotine is both good looking
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The Longevity of Birds.

IT was the general belief in an
cicnt days that ravens lived longer
than any species of birds, and it
was said that their age frequently
exceeded a century. Recent studies
Of the subject indicate that no au-
thentic instance of a raven surpass-
ing 30 years of age is on record.
But parrots have been known to
live 100 years. There is also rec
ord of A golden eagle which died at
Schronbrunn at the age Of l1S; an
other was kept in the Tower OF
London for ninety years, while a
third died at Vienna aged 1O4 years.
Geese and swans are tenacious or
life. and extraordinary accounts
exist of the great age to which they
have attained. Button and other
naturaIists have credited them with
eighty and 100 years of life.
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"The Dark STAR
By ROBERT w. CHAMBERS
Neeland Crosses English Channel
With His Precious Olive-WOOd
Box on Way to Paris.
By ROBERT w. CHAMBERS

Lying in his chair, cheek on arm.
he continued to ponder on what
happened, suntil the monotonou
vibration no longer interfered with
his inclination for a nap. On the
contrary, the slight, rhythmic JOLT
ing soothed him, and gradually in
duced slumber; and he slept there
on the rush training, his feet crossed
and resting on the Olive-wood box.
A hand on his arm aroused
him; the sea wind blowing
through the open doors Of the mall
van dashed in his face like splash
of cool water as he sat up and
looked around him,
As he descended from the van an
officer of the freight packet greet
ed him by name; sailor piled his
luggage on a barrow; and Neeland
walked through the vista Of COW
cred docks to the pier
There was a lively wind whipping
that notoriously bad-mannered
streak OF water known as the
English Channel Possibly, had IL
been christened the French Chan
mel its manners might have been
more polite. But there was now
nothing visible about IL to justify
its sentimental pseudonym OF Sill
yer Streak.
ilI-temper beyond the great break
water to the northward; and it
fretted and fumed inshore and
the open sea.
A Casual SupeFeargo.
But Neelands dining from tray
in a portholed pit consecrated to
the use OF q casual supercargo, re-
joieed because he adored the sea,
inland lubber that he had been
born and where the tides Of fate
had stranded him. For, to a New
Yorker, the sea seems far away
as far as 1t seems to the Partisan.
And only when chance business
takes him to the Battery does a
New Yorker realize the nearness
of the ocean to that vast volume
Of ceaseless dissonance called New
York.
Neeland ate cold meat and bread
and cheese, and washed it down
with bitters.
He was nearly asleep on his. sofa
when the packet cast OF.
He was sound asleep when, some
where in the raging darkness OF
the Channel, he was hurled from
the sofa against the bunk opposite
into which he presently crawled
and lay, still half asleep, mechant-
cally rubbing a maltreated shin.
Twice more the bad-mannered
British Channel was violently rude
to him; each time he crawled back
to stick like limpet in the
depths Of his bunk.
Except when the Channel was
too discourteous he slept as a sea
bird sleeps afloat, tossing outside
laundering combers which batter
basalt rocks.
Even in his deep. refreshing sea
sleep. the subtle sense OF exhilar-
ation-of well-being-which con-
tact with the sea always brought to
him, possessed him. And, deep
within him, the drop OF Irish
seethed and purred as a kettle
purrs through the watches of the
night over a banked but steady fire.
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A Story of
Wn0n q NJIFI NIdffl0S Early Welded Life
Jim COnfrOnts Anne With Scathing DenuncatiOn OF
Norreys and Puts Her in Bewildering Dilemma

stand and refuse TO accept the post
Just because friends had found 1t
for him. There's only one thing he
isn't brave enough TO face. He's
fair hipped on never being indebt-
ed 10 a pal for life in his work.
Jim has to stumble on his job for
himself-find it, do us a favor by
taking it. VIII you break Jim's
heart in idlcness or have me torture
his pride with assistance the dear
old chap would almost die swallow
ing-just to save yourself a little
white lie? Id lie myself blue in
the face TO save Jim from being
hurt. Aren't you a pal and help
mate and a good sport as well as
a wife,
I remembered in a flash how
Terry had convinced me against my
wilI-how he had forced from An
thony Norreys his promise TO help
put that story plausibly before Jim.
He had staged his little play by
phoning TO plead with Neal TO take
the job so Norrcy's assistant could
be released for fighting. Then there
came the thought of how Jim had
worked at uncongenial accounting,
how he had forced himself back to
health so he could 'help Ierry.
And now he was struggling with
the humiliatinE truth that ii had
all been a hoax, staged to force
his TO accept assistance from his
friend.
Could I tell him the. whole truth
now? Could | exonerate myself at
Terry's expense just when Terry
stood most in need of Jim's loyalty
and friendship"
CTO BE COntinued1 .
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By Ann LiSle.
CHAPTER CNX.
Copyright, 1919. King Features
Syndicate.)


Copyright, 1919. King Features
Syndicate.)
EET'M going over to Washington
on the next train, Anne"
i Terry's voice came over the
telephone with a manifest effort TO
be calm. "TH set q list OF the
towns where Betty was before she
came home, and see if can trace
any happenings that will account
for her disappearance"
1 turned from the telephone to
smile a greeting at my husband.
Here's Jim. Want TO speak TO
him?" ] asked.
Haven't time-have 10 make a
dash for the train. So long" came
from Terry, and hard on it Jim's
tense:
"Here-hold on! want to speak
TO him"
Hes hung up. Any news from
Betty?' 1 asked eagerly, impelled
by Jim's strange manner to believe
that something most important
must be in the wind. Then ! added,
you've spoken 10 Miss Sturge5,
dear?"
'Yes, we've spoken replied Jim
curtly. scarcely needing.
a trifle uneasily CaFlotta gather
ed up her beIongings-eXtra
( furs, elaborate, gold monogrammed
patent-ieather, purse: gauntlet
+ gloves, green-bordered handkcr-
chief-and rose TO depart.
Il. wanted to do something" she
said, with scarcely q trace OF her
useful flamboyant assurance.
Yes, 1 know" I replied-and
found myself adding the declara-
, tion Terry and Anthony Norreys
had made. you're a brick"
Quick. good-by and assurances
that she still wanted to help-but
was sure there wasn't anything to
worry about-and Carlotta was
gone, her very perfume and pres
ence eliminated. and Jim and stood
facing each other with that queer
tenseuess had felt lying almost
tangibly between us.
Did you tell Mr.. Norreys about
Betty? Did he send you home to
help find herr" 1 asked.
Jim Is DiSagreeabIc.
Like fun I did. Like fun he
did, sneered Jim. mo! I'm through
that's what. Out Of the Norreys
game for good"
In Jim's uneasy ejaculation I
/ thought I detected the bravado of
the man who has lost his job and
doesn't propose to whimper about
il. That accounted for his tense
ness-for his staring, glaring eyes
and set lips. sank down on the
couch and held out my hands in
willingly.
Come, put your head down on my
shoulder. dear, and tell me all about
. IL. Maybe it can be fixed up"
said ten6crly-in a tone reminis-
cent of the old love we have found
anew only the evening before.
Jim did not meet my mood; in
stead he came and stood in front of
me. belIigerently balancing so that
his weight should not fall on his
lame ankle.
i've a darn sight less 20 tell you
than you have 10 tell me, Anne.
knew from the beginning that there
was something wrong about this
Norreys icb--a screw loose some
where. That's why I wanted TO talk
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CHAPTER XIV.
The Road to Paris.

Over the drenched sea walls gulls
whirled and eddied above the
spouting spray; the grey break
water was smothered under ex-
ploding combers; quai, docks, white
washed lighthouse, swept with
spindthrift, appeared and disap-
peared through the stormy OBJ
scurity as the tender from the
Channel packet fought its way
shoreward with Neeland himself
sticking to the deck like a 1y to
a frantic mustang, enchanted with
the whole business.
For the sea, at last, was satisfy
ing this young man; he savored
now that he had longed for as a
little boy, guiding a home made
raft on the waters OF NeeIand's
mill pond in the teeth OF a summer
breeze. Before he had ever seen
the ocean he wanted all it had to
give short of shipwreck and early
decease. He had experienced It on
the Channel during the night.
There was only one other pass
enger aboard-a tall, lean, immacu-
late dressed man with a ghastly
pallor, a fox face, and ratty eyes,
who looked like an American and
who had had been dreadfulIy sick.
Not caring for his appearance, Nee
land did not speak to him. Besides,
he was having too good a time to
pay attention to anybody or any
thing except the sea-
4 sailor had lent NeeIand some
oilskins and a Sou'-wester; and he
hated to put them oft-hated the
calmer waters inside the basin
where the tender now lay rocking;
Ionged for the gale and the heavy
seas again, sorry the crossing was
ended.
He cast a last glance of regret at
the white fury raging beyond the
breakwater as he disembarked
among a crowd OF porters, gen.
darmes, soldiers, and assorted
officials; then, following his por-
ter to the customs, he prepared to
submit to the UnvaryIng indignities
incident to luggage examination in
France.
IdIes Away Time.
He had leisure, while awaiting
his turn. to buy a novel, Les Bi-
zarCtteS." of Maurice Bertrand:
time. also. to telegraph to the
Princess MistChenka. The foX-faced
man. who looked like an American,
was now speaking French like one
to a perplexed official, inquiring
where the Paris train was to be
found Neeland, listened to the
fluent information on his own ac-
count. then returned to the Gus
toms bench.
But the unusually minute search
among his effects did not trouble
him: the papers from the olive
wood box were buuoned in his
breast pocket: and after a while
the customs let him so to the
train which stood beside an uncov-
cred concrete platform beyend the
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Cunning.

Higgins. the local greeng grocer
employed A dense youth whom he
caught stealing an apple.
IF ! catch you doing that again"
he yelled, III give you a weeks
notice.
Some time later he caught the boy
stealing again. and this time he had
taken four apples.
"Didn't I tell you I'd give you a
weeks notice if I caught you stNal-
ing" said Higgins.
''Yes, sir" answered the boy quite
calmly. Mother is moving in
months time, an / won't be able
to stay here any more, so l pinchcd
four"
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One to the Yankee

"Aw, aw," said snobbish visitor
TO Washington; 'it must be-aw-
very unpleasant for you Americans
to be-aw-governed by people
whom you-aw-wouldn't awsk to
dinner" "Oh. I don't know" said
the American girl; mo more so than
for you to be governed by people
who wouldn't ask you to dinner"
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Obeying Instructions.

A Scotsman had the misfortune
TO get arrested and sentenced. He
was given a bucket Of water.
brush and a cake Of soap. and told
to wash his cell. Some time later
the warden came in and saw the
prisoner giving himself a thorough
securing. Here" he cried. what
are YOU doing" Didn't / tell YOU to
wash your CcII:" "Ay, an am ! no
washin' myscT!' asked the surpris-
ed offender.
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How She Put It.

The young man came to his old
friend for comfort and consolation.
so she has turned you down?"
his friend asked.
Yes, but she was very gracious
about it,"
What did she ssy?'
"Shc said she couldn't think OF
marrying me, but she hoped that |
would keep on and prosper. so that
some day she might be able to point
me out to her husband as the man
she might have married"
The Washington times., 1919-05-08

Men and women are political
EQUALS in Iceland. The nation num-
bers seventy thousand people, and
il governed by representatives
elected by men and women to-
getheT.
The Washington times., 1919-05-08
DO YOU KNOW
THAT

II the land in England and Wales
were equally divided there would
only be a little more than one acre
for each person.
The Washington times., 1919-05-08

The debris left from coral made
into articles of jewelry, etc. Is
crushed, scented and sOld as tooth
powder at a high price by Indian
perfumeTS.
The Washington times., 1919-05-08
A CamOuflaged Sea Nymph

Here's the latest word in bathing suits 1t IS or1glnal
and striking Black with white ground with black and white
inserts it promises attain popularity this coming season
The Washington times., 1919-05-08

The highest waterfall in the
world is Cholock Cascade, at Yose-
mite. Cal. which is 1000 feet high.
or six feet short of half a mile.
The Washington times., 1919-05-08

4 camel. when burdened, can
travel twenty-five miles a day;
when unburdened, as many as sixty
or seventy.
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This Dog in History.

THIS the anniversary Of the attempt in 1871 Of con
Blood to steal the crown jewels OF England he got
away with the but caught and strange to say
rIrdoned by Charles who even gave him pension Blood
several times narrowly escaped being hanged.
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The First Yachtsn1aE,.

THE first English yachtsman the Merry Monarch,
In his diary for 1861 John Evelyn writes: 4 sailed
this morning with His Majesty in of his yachts-or
pasure boats-veSsels not known among till the Dutch
East India Company presented that curious piece to the
King"
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tcoVyriEht. 1919. by the wheeler syndicHI