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The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-05-13
WILMINGTON.
Local Red Cress Proposes Important
Projects


There will be a meeting of the Will
mington chapter of the American Red
Cross at the town ball Thursday, May 10,
at s O'Clock p. N. Two important items
of business are TO be considered. One is
Wilmington's part in the nationwide
dFen of Central Europe. In Poland and
other war-stricken countries there are
millions of children who are practically
without clothes, and with no hope Of
any except from American charity, The
American Red Cross has undertaken 10
provide 1000. 600 garments and 25O, 900
layettes before next winter, and is cali
ing on all local chapters to assist in the
good work. Contributions of al sorts
| of children's clothing, In vearable condi-
ton, is to be solicited. ANYTHING which
can be made OF made over into children
garments is also to be collected. What
we shall do about this locally is a CUES.
hon to be discussed at the coming meet
ing,
The other question for discussion is
the project of employing a public health
nurse to serve In Wilmington and vicin
fty. Public health nursing is a special
department of Red Cross work. carried
| on by specially trained nurses whoss
mission is not only to care for the sick
| but to preserve health and prevent dis
| ease. One of their most important func
itions Is work with the school children
A1cy HfOFGA III
courasins cleanliness. care of the teeth
and eyes. and in securing correction oil
ldefects by which so many of our boys
the public health nurse has been estab
and girls are handicapped, Wherever
liShed people are enthusiastic Ia praise
of the work The local Red Cross chap
| ter has something over $1,000 on hand
available for local use. and the proposal
will be made 10 USE as much as may bs
accessory Of these funds 70 maintain q
public kealth nurse in the field for Q
rear, at the end of which time II vii
| be for the community TO decide whether
and how the arrangement shall be con
tinued.
All who subscribed TO the annual mem.
bership roll call last December are mem
bers OF the Red Cross aRd entitled TO votc
at this meeting Any not now members
aud wishing 10 become such can do sc
By paving the annual fee. 81. 1t is
| hoped that there may be large meetin:
and general discussion of these i'm
portant projects.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-05-13
THIN PEOPLE
NEED BITRO-
PHOSPHATE

All that most weak, nervous, thin, men
tally depressed people need is 10 grains
of pure organic phosphate with each meal
for a few weeks.
That's what nerve specialists in Lon
don, Paris and New York are prescribing
with wonderful results.
1t is natural food for nerve and brain
cells and is known to such reliable pharma-
cists as the Brattleboro Drug Company as
Bitro-P Phosphate. Because of its power
TO help create healthy flesh and strengthen
weak nerves, much of it is being sold to
people who are lacking in vitality.
Cautions: Although Bitro- Phosphate is an
excellent aid in relieving weak, nervous condi-
tions, its use is not advised unless increased
weight is desired.-Adv.
CAUTION: Although Bitro- Phosphate is an
excellent aid IN relieving weak, nervous condi-
tions. its use is not advised unless increased
weight is desired.-Adv.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-05-13

Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph LaAIothe went
Friday to Canada to visit his mother,
who is i'll.
Miss Helen Ring, nurse from the Mel
rose hospital at West Brattleboro, is at
her home here for a vacation.
Mrs. w. w. Burnham, who has been
i'll the past week. is much better. Her
nurse returned to Brattleboro Wednes-
day.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lewis Tyler and children
Of Brookline visited Mrs. Tylers par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. w. A. Hall, this
week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Patsy Lepparolli havG
bought a home in this village of Mr.. anC
Mrs. Waller, which they will move int
Oct. 1. Mr.. and Mrs. Waller have mad,
no plans as to where they are to live
At the regular Grange meeting held il
the home of NJ. r. Huntley Tuesday eve
ming five of the members whose birth
day anniversaries come. during thi!
month furnished refreshments of ic,
cream and cake. A very pleasant eve
ming was spent.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-05-13
SOUTH LONDONDERRY.

Mrs. Kate Davis is visiting her rela-
tiTes in PouBai. 81
Gay Barry and Hayden Marsh spent
Sunday 10 town. ..
Afr. and Mrs. J. E. Kierce were in
Rutland Sunday. e.. b..
Smith & Coush were in Rutland Mon.
day on business ... ...
ID. A. Boynton goes to Brattleboro
every week for Treatments.
Frank Wiley IL visiting his mother.
Mrs. Carrie Wiley. FOR few days.
The Methodist Ladies Aid will meet
at Mrs. r L. Darling's "Wednesday.
George Cloush and his nephew NAL
colin. were in Athol. Mass, Saturday.
Hugh Wales has a new Ford sedan
and Z. Fontaine has new Ford coupe
Mr. and Mrs. Lyle Hunt aud Olive
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-05-13

The heaviest man of whom there is
any authentic record was Daniel Lam
bert, who died in London in the early
years of the last century. He weighed
739 pounds.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-05-13
EDUCATION VIA
POSTAGE STAMP
Over 10000 Taking Core
spOndence Course of
Universities
GREAT VARIETY
IN OCCUPATIONS

All Kinds of Workers AmeRg Students
Institutions Make Great Sam en-
Text BeOks-Neu Publications Quick.
ly Produced. e
CHICAGO, May Happening OF the
university front door by means of cor
respondence courses, so that vaudeville
actor, cook or printer can go to college
BY mail If he chooses. is one of the most
striking Developments OF the college
world Of today, IT is indicated by partial
census of this feld taken by The Asso-
eiated Press g.. .es. ... las sret..
In Is universities more than 10000
persons-the great majority past col
lege age and from Q greats many walks
of iife-wers reported taking college
courses With two cent stamp. This
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-05-13
WEST DUMNTERSTON

tanning, and they have some marvellous
cooks !"
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-05-13

census OF IniS Held Iaken py lac ASSo-
ciated Press. g.. .e....., .ss se-,..
In Is universities more than 10000
persons-the great majority past col
lego age and from Q greats many walks
of iife-wers reported taking college
courses with q two cent stamp. This
was the list:
University of Chicago, 5.5T5
Columbia university 500
University OF Florida. $500
Indiana university, 5S6
Iowa Stats college, A0
| University of Kansas, 1900
University of KENTUCKY. 474
University sf Minnesota. 752
| University OF Missouri. 1877
University of North Dakota. go
Ohio State university, 1900
| University of Oklahoma, 500
University OF Texas, 1,529
University OF Wisconsin, 20,1IS
Students From Everywhere.
They come from everywhere. here and
abroad. One member Of the. University
| of Chicago's correspondence classes lives
above the Arctic circle, 125 miles south
of Alaska's farthest noFthern point. An
other in China, is ten DAYS by ceolie tFaiR
beyond the farthest nayigabie point On
the YRutSe KianS.
More than 300 different eeea patioRs
were furnished students for Ohio State
uuiversity's agricultural correspondence
courses at the last listing. Persons TAX
ing college mail courses. there aud else
where. run from day l2boferS- clergy
| men. farmers, grocery clerks, boarding
hOusekeepeFs, cooks, bank clerks. seolo-
gists and quarrymen TO carpenters, mill
workers, vaudeville actors, artists, rait-
ers, men in penitentiaries. ianitors, pro-
baton officers, dressnakers and ball play
| ers. s
Many Courses PmFSmeR.
While college correspondence courses
| are by no means new, they are developing
| rapidly in q number of schools. In still
other great institutions nothing is being
done in this feld, for instance at the un-
! iversities OF Pennsylvania, Michigan and
Illinois.
| Courses most favored differ, With diff
fefent institutions. At Wisconsin bust
ness was most popular. a third of. the
| correspondence students, or 6.S96 taking
it. while engineering and industrial stud
les draw a fourth. At the University Of
| Kansas il was foreign languages that
stood first, at the University Of Kentucky
practical mining, at the University of Ok
| lahoma. education. and at the University
of Chicago, Indiana and Texas, English.
| A characteristic feature OF the college
| correspondence courses is the rapidity
with which they help the university to
meet popular demand for instruction IA
The Washington times., 1921-11-20

couple OF brothers. I guess II
comes natural for me to do for
men. My mother died young and
Ihad to look, out for the mon on
the farm. There were enough of
them, especially ct harvest time.
MAN (sympotAeticaIIy and emphat-
icallv)-YOu said q whole lot. I'm
country raised myself, and know
what II means to do for bunch
of hired men. (Flnds hdndker.
chiefs and puts d6oNt three IN
different pockcts.)
CHAMB.-I didn't mind 30 much.
with snsNe.) I guess I like
men, anyway.
MAN (cIosin0 bog again. AZ he
does 30, czhibits phtskbroom mo-
mcntdrily, shaking head In Gdmir-
GtfoB)-I believe you do. There
is something about you that Is
different. You meet lots of women
who are nice and all that, but they
just don't seem to like the man.
animal. How docs 1t come you
aren't married2 I bet It isn't
from lack Of chances. (As he
speaks he picks up bog and carries
totoard hdt-trcc, at same time tax
ing a corert glance at his toatch.
HE opcrcodt and hat are on hat
tree. He feels In inside 0percOat
pocket for cigar and bites ON IT,
CHAMB.-Oh, I don't, know; am
kind Of foolish about that, maybe.
There never was anybody liked
enough that way.
MAN-No?
CHAMB.-No. At least there might
have been one, but didn't really
know him. evidences confusion
ond seeks to kidc II BY attacking
the bed-covers, shaking out a sheet
from foot of bed With back to
man,
MAN-You didn't know him? (Seats
himself on chair beside hat-trce,
facing maid. Chc.os on cigar Nn-
Hshtcd.)
CHAMP. Il mean, I didn't have
time to know him. only met
him once. (Smilin0.) He got
away. It was Just a fancy, sup
pose. I was young then.
MAN (conttnusno conversation 10TH
a certdtn amount of prcocc1pa-
tion)-Got away? Well, I hope he
doesn't know his hard luck.
CHAMB. (nsakin0 herself rery busy
and speaking breGthlesslv) - Oh.
he would never think Il was hard
luck. He's successful man now
and he probably has . nice wife
and everything.
MAN (risin0 and taking fep pre-
occupied steps doton std0c)-'
Funny how you can have the ex-
perience Of meeting someone who
seems to mean q whole lot to you,
and yet you don't know what, and
then never seeing them again.
Something like that happened to
me once.
CHAMB. (tenscly)-Yes?
MAN-Yes. I was just a youngster
II was when was at college. My
old man was q farmer. as I said,
but he did pretty well and sent
me to college-at least till ne died.
II was Just the day before I got
the news he was sick that that
happened to me- mean that girl.
CHAMB. fnerponsly and mischiep-
onsly)-What girl?
MAN (innocently)-Why, the thing
am telling you about.
CHAMB.-Oh, the thing; you didn't
say.
MAN (,cith an snconsciousIv tntt
mate tone of iwpdttemce)--Well,
listen to me, won't your
CHAMB. (demSrelv)-All right.
MAN (comes doson and seats self IN
chair BY table. He filts beck IN
chair and speaks toithont looking
directly at m0id)-I went home
The Washington times., 1921-11-20

his, speech. She speaks dcmsrely.)
Here are your pajanss.
MANIA, I didn't start back far
enough expect could use those.
fTGkcs pGjamas, and az he does
so looks for first time at chamber
maid. The look fingers on her
and he appears to be pogseIv re-
minded Of something and slightly
troubled. Recovevs himself as
maid goes up to bed again. Funny
how I generally forget my pa
jamas. I suppose II Is because
they are always 30 much part Of
the scenery when you set up that
you don't notice them. While
speaking he stNfs pajanpas ~ the
bog and then has difficulty In trU-
ing to close IT, Now, I don't
know whether wish you had
found those things or not. had
1t Just where I could shut 1t.
Works at bdg.) Anyway, every
things In at last. (Closes bo0)
CHAMP. looming do,on to 90 IN
bathroom t1ith the fresh totDcls)
Are you sure you looked through
the bathroom? fErits into bath
rOOm.)
MAN (calltng after her)-Oh, I re-
membered my toothbrush! You
can't catch me on that.
CHAMB. (re-enterin0 quickly, carry
In Observation-Disclosures your
razor-strop.
MAN (speechless, and then toith
deep sarcdsm) oh, that's al
right. always forget my razor
strop. I keep q supply Of them
at home Just so I can. (Tdkes
strop and opens bog IN disgust
and thrusts strop doton IN one
side. In trying to close the bag
again the broont-corn OF q tohtsk-
broom keeps protrudia0 and get
ting caught IN the jdtos of the bog.
Man toorks pith uhiskbroOns, get
ting more and more cr0spcratedJ
Now, see what you have got me
in for! That whiskbroom always
does that. 1t will drive me crazy
some day.
.CHAMB. (toho has fingered beside
him, her fingers tsottchtn0 to help
T.. him toith the ba0)-You don't do
p 1t right. Let me try.
MAN--Oh, I don't, Ell? Let's see
you do 1t.
CHAMB.-You want to wrap the
broom up in something and then
1t won't get In your way. (Whtle
speaking she tordps the broom IN
part of the pGjdmas and tacks II
doton the side of the bag. She
closes the. bag edstly.) There.
(She returns to the bed-mdktn0.)
MAN (odmiringly)-I've been fght
ing whiskbrooms all my life with
out q decision, and yet you show
me how to lick 'em in half q Sec
ond. ...
CHAMB. fsmiling)-A whiskbroom
Is sign you're neat.
MAN (ldu0hin0)-Neat or stingy.
You wouldn't get a Pullman porter
to cheer for me. (Sneezcs sud
As ucWty uVu JCCS !" Htp-pVCNcs
and then In, breast pocket for
handkerchief. Reopens bog In dts
gust and begins rummd0in0.)
CHAMB.-What's the matter now7
MAN-Packed up all my handker-
chiefs. ...
sCHAMB.-You ought always have
4, an extra one about you.
NAN 18TH searching)-Your hus-
band is lucky man to have you
to teach him things.
.CHAMB. (abruptIv)-I haven't got
a husband.
MAN (surprised) = You haven't?
How did you learn all your tech
nique, then?
CHAMB. fdryly)-I had a father.
MAN-That's so; you would.
CHAMB.-I had a father and q
The Washington times., 1921-11-20

khy Must Not - Rroduco4' Witho0<
p, Als Written Fernlssssa.>
SCENE.-A bedroom In q modern
city hotel at 10 O'Clock In the morn
ing. Nan ts discovered packtn0
bog on the table. He Is har-
ing difficulty In getting evcry-
thing In, as toeH as remembering
oil that he hos to take toith him. He
begins to MI bag Uith shirts, collars,
etc., phich he has piled beside him
on the tGbIe. He searches among
things and looks about him as
though pcrpIered. Goes to bureau
and pulls out all of draUers. In
bottom drasocr fwds some underwear
and retMrns to table. Resumes pack
inc, and then hats suddenly as
though struck 10Th something. Ertts
quickly to bathroom and rc-entcrs
Immediately holding toothbrxsh.con-
spicuomsIy, soedrin0 trimnphdnt er-
preston. Proceeds Dfth packing.
Mon Js about thiYty-fuc, Western
type, robust, pleGsGnt-I00ktng, but
brusQNe and forcefuI In movements.
There 70 \ knock at the door, fol-
Io.ocd Immediately by appearance of
a chamber maid. She ts.smdll, about
thirty, not pretty but pleasing and
pomanly looking. Has sympathetic
Uav of smiling, but there Is self
reliant, pnrposeful little air about
her. In the dialogue that ensnes
there is q friendly kind of natural
ness, without presumption on the
mans part or coqnetry on the 100
mans.
~HAMBERMAID (who has
started to enter, but hats
- suddenly at sight of the mani
Excuse me; thought 1t was val
Gated. (Mopement to retire.
MAN (0lanctn0 up and speaking
curtIy but heartily)-4sCome in. Go
ahead, II you like. I'm Just check
ing out. (Goes on 10Th packing.
At sound of mans rotce chamber
maid starts and looks hard at him,
shoDtn0 emotion, battrstantlv re-
pressing signs of 1t. Enter cham
bermaid. She Is dressed IN ,ohite
or colored calico uniform and has
drn,fuI of fresh sheets, pillo,o-
case and topels, and Is scarryimg
carpet-sDeeper. She, crosses, right,
behind man totDdrd bed, and no
tices, half-hanorouslv, that he Is
perpIcred pith paeking. She
speaks as she passes him.
CHAMB. I'm friendly torc)-Have
= you got everything? s(She pro.
ceeds to bedside, placing s,oeeper
against easy chair as she does so.
and then Placing linen opcr back
of straight chair by the bed.)
MAN fironicalIy) - Probably not.
But I always go through the mo.
lions Of trying to remember. Now,
let me see; there is always one
way that helps me to. check up.
Start at the top-hair. (He touches
his head and then picks UP brush
and comb from bag triu,n phantlv.)
Collar. Touches neck and picks
up bunch of collars or collar bag.
He continues this b2siness Nth
his necktie, shirts, handkerchiefs
and socks. producing each article.
He hats moment, dtfidentIy,
and then sldps thigh and murmurs
"B. v. D.s," flashing up .undcrioedr
and dot1n again IN bd0J There.
That ought to cover 1t. It's a
great method. You start at the
top and work DOWN..
CHAMB. (toho during this business
has been taking the bed apart,
placing pill0tos on chair, also old
sheets, nteanphile pdtchinp mans
performance Sideways 10Th an
amused, tender smile. Suddenly
discorers suit of pdjdnas hanging
on knob at the head of the bed.
Takes them Mp and comes dozen
to mans side jsst as he finishes
The Washington times., 1921-11-20
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The Washington times., 1921-11-20

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The Washington times., 1921-11-20
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The Washington times., 1921-11-20

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1zo West 10th St., Dept. lag, New York
The Washington times., 1921-11-20

CHAMB.-My name 10 May.
MAN-Gee. that's Q pretty name.
Mines Earl. fGrtns.) Amt that
The New York herald., 1921-08-13

their interests. as the purse bearers
of the family, TO have an honest
dollar. She was an interesting fig
ure at the Republican convention that
year. Ever since, for quarter of a
century, she has been the leading
Republican woman worker in this
city and, as such, chairman of the
Woman's Division OF the Republican
County Committee. 1t was she who
after the suffrage victory, organized
the women of the party in the AS
sembly districts. Her prospective
opponent, Miss MATHEWS, is associate
Tammany leader OF the Nineteenth
district.
The naming of women for such a
fat office as Register may arouse the
skirted voter as much as 1t has sur
prised mere man. For $4,000 year
is plum, and when the ladies see
aow eSSily this enc has fallen there
+ may pe a rusn Tor the tree WITCH
will brush some more Of the men
Office hunters aside. Perhaps
woman Sheriff will come next.
The New York herald., 1921-08-13
She Who Will Be Register.

The Register of New York county
is elected for term of four years and
is paid $4,000 a year. The duties
consist in recording all deeds, mort
cages, leases, chattel mortgages and
conditional sales of personal prop
erty; in searching for and certifying
legal instruments and In registering
land titles under the Torrens law.
The charterospeaks Of the Register
as 'he," but the next Register of New
York county, unless there should be
a remarkable upset at the primaries,
will be she" The Fusion candidate
is Miss HELEN VARIcK BOSWELL; the
Tammany, Miss ANNIE MATHEWS.
1t must bring tears to the eyes of
old district leaders to see a $4,000
Job bound in the direction OF a
woman. 1t was all very well to recog-
nize the newly enfranchised sex by
electing women to the Assembly; for
in the practical politics Of this huge
town an Assemblyman is regarded as
something less even than an Alder
man. But the Registership at thou.
sand dollars a month is as good Job
as that of the Sheriff or the City
Chamberlain.
The public's view OF the matter
will differ from that OF the profes-
sional male jobhound. For the county
is sure to get, in either Miss Boswell
or Miss MATTHEWS, a Register OF edu-
cation and enterprise. The Republi-
can candidate, indeed, has had train
ing which should fit her for any place
on the ticket. She Is a lawyer with
long experience as an organizer and
she has been honored by two Presi-
dents with important missions. She
knows enough about politics to know
that Offices nowadays must be con-
Quoted for general, and not partisan,
good; and that's something which a
large number Of trousered politicians
haven't quite learned yet.
Both the candidates are party work
ers. Miss Boswell took the stump
for MCKINLEY in 1895 to tell the
women OF this State that it>was to