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Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1919-02-15
II Like Gravy"

AZ recent dinner party that lnclud-
ed the little folk in their high chairs,
the guests fell to talking Of that Gus
tom OF the dark ages making chill.
drrn wait until the second table.
when | was little shaver" said
n prominent attorney, my brother and
were holding forth In the kitchen.
Twice the gravy bowl had been re,
filed. The third time II was returned
10 the dining room my brother stuck
his head through the door aud yelled .
Don't eat up all the gravy. | like
gravy"
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1919-02-15
"Flsh Meal" for Cattle.

ON the shores OF the North sea there
has recently been started factory
for the manufacture of what has
proven TO he very satisfactory food
for live stock from the refuse Of
fish.packlng plant. A fish meal" Is
turned out which contains 20 per cent
of albumen and T. per cent OF fat. II
Is eaten by swine and some cattle &C.
cept II rendlly. Besides milking use
Of refuse, II releases much grain
otherwise demanded for food by these
animals
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1919-02-15
MRS. OLIVIA STEELMAN
DIED ON CHINCOTEAGUE


On January 9th. Mrs Olivia Steel
man. wife Of Nathaniel r. Steelman.
died At hci home on Chincoteague
Island
Mrs Stcelman vas the daughter Of
Mn and Mrs. Hillary j. Mitchell. Of
near Berlin. She was born in 1851
and was married TO Mr. Stcelman IN
1917 Besides her husband and father
and mother there are five brothers
who survive her Wilbur, Of Ghfnco-
league Va. DALI. of Philadelphia
Clarence. Of Wilmington, Del. Ray
moud at home and Ralph who IS with
the American ENpcditionay Forces
ia France.
The first Of January, Mrs. steel
man Went 70 visit her parents and
on the 2ist She became very III with
influenza. and in few day develop
ID pneumonia
On Monday the 9th She was free
from pam, her last day on earth was
rcsplcndant With heavenly joy, Soft
Is She sang Nearer My God 10 thee
and she was heard TO have song
containing reference 70 calvary,
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1919-02-15
He CUT RED lArt
innocent Request the Prelude to
Much Trouble.
After MIR. Temporary's Experience
With the Formidable System" He
Preferred to Pay for Anything
That He Might Require.

wanted wire paper clip. Miss
Smith, also new to the ministry. said
she would fetch some from the store
keeper That's what started the mat
ter. pinned the loose papers to-
gether and went on with my work.
The storekeepcr had evidently re.
fused to pnrt with amy clips without
an order. Miss Smith brought me a
printed folder containing request for
paper clips. wlre.' which she had
typed in triplicate on paper headed
Ministry OF Economy. For depart
mental use only" She said II was the
right thing to do aud was to sign IT,
and then Mr.. Jones. downstairs, would
deal with It, II sounded quite limo
cent; initiated II without misgivins.
Later In the week the folder came
back. II contained several extra
sheets of paper and had evidently
travelled.
The first minute was from Mr..
Jones: ''In reference to Mr.. TEN.
porary's request for paper clips, wire,
for departmental use. fail to see
what advantage these have over paper
clips. brass, which are In use in my
department"
Mr.. Robinson said that the question
opened wide fsld. and he had re-
quested the storekeeper TO let him
know how many paper clips, brass. he
had in stock See attached sheets A
and AL" These were formal request
to the storekeeper, and his reply. to
say he had 81 one gross boxes on hand
and one box, partly opened. which he
estimated to contain 90. If the exact
number was required he would have
the clips counted,
Mr.. Short pointed out that his col
leagues had not noticed that the mat
ter was one which came within the
province Of the ministry Of wire draw
ing lie had consequently put through
a request for price nj which paper
clips. wire. could be supplied. He at
tached carbon copy OF his letter. and
reply from the applied wire depart
lnent. ministry OF wire drawing, TO
sar The matter was receiving attention
and would be dealt With IN due time.
The next minute WAS from gentle
man who had evidently set the vnst
machinery Of the directorate ~ office
supplies and Sundrlcs nj work At
tuchcd were papers from them to say
they had paper clips wire. aS Well as
paper clips brass In stock. They
wished 10 be certain that no change
In design was necessary. and were
sending by motor, samples Of the pm
per clips (wirc) they had IN stock. ms
perhaps one or other might prove suit
able. Appended were other papers OF
which the first was from the chief OF
the departmental garage to say he had
motor NJ Huntingdon awaiting CON
signmcnt of paper. He had instructed
the driver TO return Mt once. TN his
arrival he would dispatch goods as
requested
At this point Miss Smith entered
WIN sou make out an order for a
typewriter eraser
No" answered firmly. You will
please give this dime 10 one Of the
messenger girls and ask her To "a out
and buy one s. T. Ia London Mail
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1919-02-15
/. iou Have. the
Snow Hill Resident Will Interest
You.

Does your back ache, night and day
Hinder work; destroy your rest?
Does il stab you through and
through
When you stoop or lift or bend"
Then your kidneys may be weak.
OFTEN backache is the clue.
Just to give you further proof,
The kidney action may be wrong.
Ii attention is not paid
More distress will soon appear.
Headaches. dizzy spells and nerves,
tic acid and its ills
Make the burden worse and worse.
IinmentS and plaStcrs cant
Reach the inward cause at all;
Help the kidneys -usc the pills
Snow Hill folks have tried and
proved
What they say you can believe.
Read this Snow Hill woman's ac-
cunt.
Sec her. ask her. If you ioubt.
Mrs. Charles c. kensey, says:
'Doan's Kidney Pills proved very
beneficial in my case. bringing me re-
ief from dull ache across my back
hat had kept me feeling tired and
worn out. My kidneys also acted ir-
regularly but after taking box or
NO of Doan's Kidney Pills felt
greatly improved in every way. This
medicine strengthened my back and
.estorcd my kidneys to normal CON
iition."
Price 60 cents at all dealers. Don't
simply ask for kidney remedy-gct
Doan's Kidney Pills-the same that
Mrs. kcnscy had. Foster ilbun
Co.. Mfgrs., Buffalo. New York.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1919-02-15
Slln~. =.
PLANS A MENACt
Peace Conferees FeveriShly at
Work to ConciIate Conflict
ing Points OF View.
STUDY SPECIAL PROBLEMS.
One OF Tasks Which Will Tighten and
Expedite Work OF big Five"
Desire OF Lesser Powers for
Equal Representation.

Paris The directing force Of the
pence conference, which resides IN
what now are generally called the big
iiye" allied and associated powers, Is
finding great relief from the study OF
the details OF complicated secondary
questions through the commissions
which have been created for these spe-
cial problems In this category falls
the subject of the conflicting claims OF
the smaller nations of the entente to
territory which Is likely to BE- taken
from enemy countries This question
takes grcnt deal Of time to study
Ii IL the design of the Supreme Coun-
ell. or big five, That such questions as
these be ultimately adjusted in har-
mony with the principles Of the So
ciety OF Nations, II Is explained, but
pending the completion OF the organ
lzation OF that society II has been
found expcdient to arrange for full
hearing Of all these claims.
Thus complex issues raised by the
clalms of Greece nor only 10 enemy
territory I'm 10 sections also claimed
liz Other friendly states nftcr being
sintod hy Premier y.nlz.los. we're re.
f.rr.d Ia u committee Of experts for
further examinations leaving III" SUI
IRON. Council FRI. in tnke m other
uu.s,,ons n IN. tn.nntt,n. The re-
nort ~ IN. cn,n,nltt.. probably will
~, 10 oc,.d unn, nniil u Snclrty 81
%ath,rs il b,fn,. md tha urinolnIr
established IN which an sueh claims
am H.. decided
II + n>ncet.1 ,hnt M same course
vfn ~. faIlno..d njfI, mo claims III
Itlv i. t,rrit,ry t.ynpd IN Iltliau
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1919-02-15
Ten Years a Lona Time.

"Why is Wombat hustllng so strenu.
ously? I thought he retired with
enough to live on"
ut looked like enough TO live on
ton vanrs a0a "--fnh0a
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1919-02-15
SIITEn TO HIS TRADE.

What strapping fellow that man
yondcr is"
HI ought TO be. He is harness
maker"
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1919-02-15
STANDlNG SECT RE.

is the friend you introduced to me
4 man Of any extraction ?"
+ should say he was. He's the
most popular dentist we've got
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1919-02-15
Groves TasteIess chill Tome

restores vitality and energy by purifying and IN.
tichine the blood You can soon feel its Strength.
enine lnvieoratine Effect Price Coo.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1919-02-15
SAD FACT.

Miss Maymc is such sensible
girl"
"rhat is why none of the men are
proposing to her"
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1919-02-15

Take a few doses of Chamberlain's
Tablets as directed for Indigestion,
and you will soon forget about your
stomach troubles. Try it.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1919-02-15
Keen Bowels On ScleaElc

Late retarded functioniag throws
the whole day'a duties out Il gar.
Keep the system oleanscd, TIE anro-
tic lively, the stomach a:aunglt With
Or. Kings New Life pi'is. III -Ei
toflc in action, Sid cYesymaefe.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-03-31
G
RANKS HIGH IN
RIFLE SHOOTING
Brattleboro Team Sixth Out of 76
Teams All Over United States in
First Weeks Competition.

High scores characterized the first
week shoot in the National Rife associ-
alton gallery matches for 1919, which end
ed March s and have just appeared in
the Rife association magazine, Arms and
the Man. Brattleboro shows up remark
ably well, the local team being sixth out
of rs teams all over the United States,
with score Of 9S2 out of a possible 1000.
The standing is all the more creditable
when it is considered that GA of the rs
teams scored 900 or more. The highest
score was 994, made by the Marion, o.,
Rifle club
Following is the score of the Brattle-
boro Rifle club by individuals: f. Spaul-
ding, 1919; ~ L. Pettee, 1913; II. d. vii
bur, 1876: A. B. Jordan, 1875; c. r. Frink,
1874; total, 9S2
The Bellows Falls Rifle club is at the
foot of the teams in the 900 class, scoring
gust 900.
One man in each of SIX teams made a
perfect score of 200.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-03-31
Townshend, March 30.

McCracken, Kas., with a population
of 81, is believed to be the smallest
town in the United States to adopt the
commissioner-manager form of govern
ment.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-03-31
WEST BRATTLEB0R0

Victor Erickson underwent an oper-
alton Saturday morning in the Melrose
hospital.
Calvin Harris, who has been in i'll
health several months, is in a critical
condition.
Miss Elizabeth Allen of Vernon is
spending several days here with Miss
Isabel Gay.
The Twentieth Century club will hold
regular meeting tomorrow afternoon
in the home of Mrs. ]. s. Morse.
There will be a regular meeting to-
morrow evening of the Home Study
club with Mrs. Frank H. Martin.
Charles Pettee of Dorchester, Mass.
spent the weekend here with Mrs. Pet
ice at A. F Hill S, coming by auto
There viii be a special meeting of
Western Engine company No. l in
Engine hall Tuesday evening at 7.30
o clock.
Evelyn Nichols, who fractured her
leg several weeks. ago while coasting
on South street hill, is able to be about
on erutches.
Joel Knapp returned yesterday to his
home in Dorchester, Mass, Mrs. KNAPP
and two sons, Francis and Stuart, are
remaining here few days with Mrs
Frances G. Taylor.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-03-31
SPORTING
TALK OF FORMING
BASEBALL LEAGUE
Lew Wachter of Windsor Back Of Plan
for Circuit Representing In
dustrial Plants.

Plans for organizing an industrial base
ball league to include the Fairbanks Scale
Co., of st. Johnsbury. MeElwain Shoe
Co., of Newport, n. H., National Acme
Machine Co., of Windsor and plants To-
Gated in Springfield, Vt, Bellows Falls,
Brattleboro, and Keene, n. H., are to
be discussed at meeting to take place
at the Hotel Moody, Claremont, n. H,
Sunday, April O.
The plan is being advocated by Lew
Wachter, the old basketball player, who
is now superintendent of the Nance club
of Windsor. He has written to ID. F.
Riley of this town, asking him to attend
the Claremont meeting, and it is probable
that Mr. Riley will do so.
Whether this town would feel warrant
ed in joining such league as Mr.. Wach
ter proposes is a question which it is
hoped local baseball fans will discuss dur
ing the next few days, for whatever the
decision the sentiment of Brattleborc
ought to be conveyed to those interested
in the industrial league plan Those wht
have considered the matter are generally
of the opinion that the st. Johnsbury
plant is too far north to join a league a
this end of the state and that 1T woult
be more advantageous to this town, if pos
sible, to incorporate ishop team iron
Greenfield, where baseball interest IS al
ready beginning to simmer and where a
least one strong team could be mustered
without difficulty.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-03-31
CID ROMAN CEMENT.
It's Composition Unknown. Harder Than
Stone.

Twenty square feet of Roman wall in
England was demolished not so long ago
by natural movement of the SOIL An
accident of this kind seems to be the only
thing that in the natural course of events
can readily damage a Roman wall, of
which there are several hundred miles
still standing in England
The secret of their permanence is the
cement We do not know its composition
When some part OF such a wall as that
mentioned has to be dslodged it is neces-
sary to use dynamite
All that we know of Roman cement is
that pounded tile forms a considerable
element in it, For the rest, Roman walls
were built with stone and tile from a, ce-
ment bottom
The finest specimen in England is the
ra'l ttat crosses Northumberland from
about Newcastle to Carlisle, keeping along
~ . ridqes of series of small hills that
fall sheer to the north. The facing Of this
wall is still in admirable preservation in
most rarts, and where the hewn stone
has broken away one can see the interior
mass Of rubble and cement.
One may practically say that Roman
walls are absolutely enduring except fol
the slipping of the subsoil Nothing
touches the cement; it is harder than the
stone itself as a rule But when the sub
soil becomes moist and loosens, disasters
70 the walls are natural accidents-Nev
York Sun.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-03-31
BRATTLEBORO LOCAL.

The annual meeting of the Vermont
Wheel club will be- held at 7.3O tonlor-
row night in the club rooms. s..
E. Wales gave. his annual dancing
party. to his pupils and their friends
afternoon at $50 in Masonic
temple. Music at the piano was fur
nished by Harry Wales. -
Up to this forenoon 208 dogs had
been licensed in Brattleboro as against
total of 341 for the year 1918. The
Office of the town clerk will be open this
evening to give persons an opportunity
to secure licenses for their CANNES on
the lower rate, the high rates going in
to effect after tomorrow night.
Joseph Sawyer Field and Miss Luz
ella Gray Wilbur, both of Westport,
Mass, were married Saturday noon at
the town clerk s Office by Justice of the
fisherman. They were unattended, and
Immediately returned to their home.
An important meeting of the Brat.
teboro society of seamstresses, needle
women and shopgirls viii be held ii
the rest room at o clock this eve
ming to take action relative to court
proceeding recently instituted by Tho
trustees of the Thompson fund. 1t il
hoped that there will be large at
tendance of sewing women so that what
ever action is taken tonight will be rep
resentative of the wishes of the society
Twenty young men from Mount Her
mon, making up one of the best gle,
, clubs ever sent out from the school, vii
give a concert tonight in the Metho
dist church at clock Included il
the club is j. W McDavitt, who vii
whistle several selections Mr.. Me
navitt has just returned from France
The young men are giving a concert q
the Home for the Aged this afternoon
as the club has done when in Brattle
boro on previous occasions.
News was received here Yesterday o
the death in France Marchr2l of Lesli
c. Bemis. son Of Mr. and Mrs. Fred Be
mis- of Meriden, Conn. He was Dor
in Meriden May IS, 1891, graduatin
from the public schools of that cit
and afterward taking an architecture
course. He tried to enlist in the Unit
ed States army but was not accepte
for military duty and therefore entere
the service as a hospital architect.
this capacity he worked in several An
eriean camps before going to Franc
last fall. His parents had known tina
he was i'll but had supposed that i
was recovering His death was due /;
pneumonia. Besides his parents he
survived by one brother, Robert,
grandmother, Mrs. Frances A. Bemi
, and aunt, Mrs. Charles h. Crosby, {
this town.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-03-31
CHANGE IN SCHOOL
ATHLETIC RELATIONS
Plans Under Way to Tie Up With
Those to the South
Advantages.

4 shift in the athletic relations OF the
Brattleboro high school is likely to take
place within the present year if plans OF
the school authorities and the advisory
athletic committee take shape These
contemplate an entente cordiale'' with
the high schools OF Greenfield, Athol and
Turner's Falls. Mass, Deerheld academy
and Arms academy at Shelburne Falls 1t
is probably too late to get on the baseball
schedule of these schools, but it is hoped
that the plans can be completed in time
for next falls fotball
In recent years the Brattleboro high
schools athletic relations have been chief
ly with keene, Bellows Falls and other
schools farther north. 1t has been felt
for some time, however, that a connection
with schools to the south would be more
advantageous in numerous ways
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-03-31
GENUINE AMERICANS.
The Western Hemisphere the Home of
All Humming Birds.

The smallest and most brilliantly col
ored of all feathered creatures are the
humming birds, and of the 400 species
none is to be found elsewhere than in
this Western Hemisphere. Of these the
ruby throated humming bird, called by
Audubon "a glittering fragment of the
rainbow, breeds from the far southern
states as far north as Labrador and
winters from southern Florida to Cen.
trail America, remaining with US from
May to October.
It's length is about three and one.
quarter inches. The upper plumage is
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-03-31
WOMEN BUYERS MAKE GOOD.
they Are Now Real Business Folk and
Important Factors.

An expert in infants apparel, who
started in as a salesgirl at So a week IN
a western department store and is now
at the top of her profession, tells in an
interesting way some of the difficulties
encountered by the woman buyer.
Il well remember the first time a wom-
N buyer went from our firm IN an Ar
kansas town to New York 1t impressed
tseli on my mind not only because it
was an important event. but also because
We met with cool reception in the me-
Jropohs. That was 25 years ago. Today
e woman buyer is welcomed royalty,
nd ! venture to predict the time will
soon come when she will entirely control
8e fed
The woman buyer has succeeded.
though the road has been a hard one.
Her path has been bestrewn with many
fficulties, but in most cases she has
herself been to blame She had much to
contend with in fighting tradition and
/ prejudice, but laying this aside the hard
/ est knocks have come from her own lack
of preparedness and want of executive
knowledge. And although she has RENE
/ died this condition to a great extent
there are women of long experience who
haven't yet grasped the rudiments of tn,
pro 'c5sion Just for example, take q
woman buyer from the West to whom
ecenty put the question, How man!
TIMES do you turn your stock over in
ye7r?' She looked at me hlankly. why
once OF course And yet the woman hat
ad IS years of training.
This may be an extreme case an
doubtless is, but there are still plent
who haven't vet learned the result @
cause and effect Generally speaking
however, women are rapidly acquiring
business knowledge Women are recei,
ing the full confidence of their employer
This is because they are coming to sc
that women make better buyers TIA
men They have more diplomacy an
work harder. The greatest factor in the
success, however, is the result of what
call a sixth sense-feminine intuition
Women reach the same conclusions as IL
men, but by an entirely different process
Springfield Republican.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-03-31

smetaliesHreeny male haxine a, ruby,
rcd gorget, white collar on the throat
and a deeply forked tail of brownish
violet. The female is of palmer color
ings. The eggs, never more than two,
are white and about rs large as peas.
1t is a popular mistake that humming
birds feed only on the honey in flowers.
They really for the most part feed on
insects gathered with their barbed and
sticky tongues from flowers and leaves.
They are, notwithstanding their dimin-
utive size, pugnacious and will attack
birds much larger than themselves, so
that the English sparrow, with all his
Wanted courage, dare not intrude on
their nests.-Arkansas Gazette
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-03-31
Correspondent Thinks Vii
Iage andsTown Ought
to Acquire 1t
SUGGESTED SITE
FOR MEMORIAL
Time to Act Now If Elm Trees Are to
BE Saved and Breathing Space Is to
Be Observation-Disclosures Work
May Be Begun This Spring.

Two garages are to be built on Main
street this season, on what is known as
the Hooker property, it is reported. The
corner Of High and Main streets is owned
by Houghton & simonds, and they have
been planning for some time to erect a
garage on the corner OF a temporary ma
ture, which will be leased for term of
years to some party unknown to the gen
eral public, says the Brattleboro letter
in the Springfield Sunday Republican.
(Houghton & Simonds, as has been gener-
ally known, have under consideration a
plan to erect garage building. but they
have made no definite arrangements and
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-03-31

The leading article in the Postal Tele-
graph for April, which viii be issued to-
day, makes the charge that Postmaster
General Burleson has committed himself
to an increase of $30,000,000 in the tele-
phone rates of the American (BelD Tele-
phone & Telegraph company, and that it
is the intention of Mr.. Burleson to in
crease the local exchange rates all over
the country, in order to carry out this
$50 000, 900 increase in rates.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-03-31

ADVERTISE YOUR FOR SALES
IN THE DAILY REFoRMER
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-03-31
LEAVES FOR BOSTON.
Brig. Gen. Charles Il. Cole to Arrange
for 26th's Return.

NEW YORK, March 3l-Brig Gen.
Charles H. Cole, who arrived here on the
Aquitania yesterday with a vanguard of
the 10Th division at the port of embarka-
ton in Hoboken early today, let for
Boston where he is to make plans for the
divisions Homecoming next month in CO.
operation with the state and local com
mittees.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-03-31
CEASED TO BE SURPRISED.
Townshend Man Expects Most Any
thing from Legislature.
Editor of the Reformer:

Editor of the Reformer:
We notice that the senate has passed
another gold brick to the state in the
barge terminal hill 1t would be moth
ing strange if the house passed a bill
TO take the surplus money on the dog
tax bill to pay the expenses of the
barge terminal. We have ceased to be
surprised at anything they do in Mont
pelier.
Yours respectfully,
G. A. BROWN.
ToWnshend, March %.