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Practical Farm Experiment..

OF the various publications of the
Department OF Agriculture the most
useful and probably the most popular.
IL n farmers bulletin issued five or
six times year on experiment station
work. "Prnctical Farm Experiments"
would probably be a comprehensive
title for these bulletins, us each
pamphlet of about 80 pages Is COM
posed OF dozen or fifteen short de-
scriptions OF practical farm matters.
the outcome OF the experiments and
tests OF the varlocs government ex-
pertinent stations nll over the coun'ry.
Their value lies largely In the fact
that cnch article IL only n couple OF
pages In length and It can be picked
up and read through Mt odd moments.
whereas when n farmer receives u
longer bulletin he Is more likely to lay
1T away for some future reading when
he has more time, and us time is usu-
ally pressing on the farm, 1t Is likely
never TO get read ut all.
Farmers Bulletin No. 233 Is the
Inst issue OF these bulletins and Its lit
tie stories are decidedly Interesting.
Information given on the root system
OF field crops will be n surprise to
probably even some Of the best IN
formed farmers. An illustration IL
shown OF corn roots as they occupy
the ground In the corn rows. 1t shows
myriad Of small rootlets, entirely en-
compa sxing the ground In every dlrec-
ton for depth OF almost four feet.
The root systems OF various other
Ipinnts are described. Wheat roots oc-
cupy the ground TO 4 depth OF four
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feet. Flax roots 20 down three and
four feet. Grass roots, four to six
feet. Red clover completely occupies
the upper three feet Of soil Crimson
clover roots In single year grow
three feet Alfalfa roots 60 to the
enormous depth Of twenty to thirty
feet. All Of which may give some
farmers new ideas as to cultivation
which breaks the roots Of plants, and
the distance at which to plant. When
lnte potato hills are three feet apart
pied by the roots to depth OF three
feet. Each potato hill, therefore, oc-
cuples twenty-seyen cuDit feet Of soil.
Salt Not Needed For Asparagus.
Another short article is on the Prop
er Fertilizers for Asparagus. Although
salt has been considered time-hon-
ored necessity for this crop, it has
been found that asparagus will yield
rs well without as with 1t except for
the fact that the salt prevents the
growth of weeds.
Growing Mushrooms for Home Use,
Is another short article and Onion
Culture covers another. Another
short article gives the remarkable re-
suits of forcing early rhubarb with
ether,
Raising Calves on Skim Milk, sup
|plemented, Of course, by grain, is an
instructive little article, covering the
results Of experiments In this line in
the government stations in Iowa, Ida
ho, Kansas, Nebraska and Utah. En-
tire success has been had with the
skim milk diet and the practice is
considered even more desirable by
some authorities than allowing the
youngsters to have natural milk.
Other topics discussed are Noodles,
"a product prepared by European
housewives and some manufacturers
from flour with the addition OF GER
tain amount of eggs and salt the
dough being rolled into sheets and cut
into strips or fanciful shapes; Condi-
ton Powders and Special Stimulating
leeds for Fowls and .'arm Animals;
the Relative Cost Of Producing Meat
from the Beef Type nnd The Dniiy
Type Of Cattle; the Use Of Animal
Food for Young Ducks, showing the
gains of ducklings on rations contain
Ing different proportions of animal
food; the Bad Effect of Using Milk
from Diseased Cows and the Produc-
tion OF Cider Vinegar.
This is free bulletin and applica-
ton should be made to your senator
or member of congress, or to Secre-
ltary James Wilson at Washington.
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OLD AGE PENSION.
Much Attention Given In France Ito
the Care Of the INDECENT,

France evidently does not believe
that the old should be chloroformed
and put out of the way, for, according
to official reports received from United
States officials located at Paris, that
government has a system of pension
ing for the aged. For more than a
century the French government has
been experimenting with schemes for
giving an annuity to the old, not, how
ever with entire success.
At the present time deposits are re-
ceived from any person, regardless of
age, but the amount may not exceed
500 francs ($9G.50) in the course of @
year. An ;rcount may be opened for a
child of three years of age; married
woman may deposit money without her
husbands consent AT any age be-
tween fifty and sixty-flve Cor earlier
in case Of permanent disability to
work. the depositor may claim his an
nuity, which is calculated according to
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ALFALFA TWO YEARS OLD.
fresh cold water is poured in and the
handle turned slowly two or three
times when the butter is ready for
washing, sailing and eating.
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the cmount Of his deposit and interest
and the probabilities Of life, but the
annuity may not exceed 100 francs
(s23I.G0).
In rural districts the tax gatherer Is
empowered to receive deposits, and in
many factories n certain percentage Ia
deducted from the wages and paid to
the Calsse in the workman's name. A
branch Of the Caisse may be founded
in any town or village, with the per-
mission of the prefect of the depart
ment, and there are about 2,300 Of such
branches, with nearly $4,000 de-
positors.
| There are several large institutions
for the care Of the INDECENT aged. Some
Of these are free and IL others a small
charge II made for board and lodging.
At lssy, near Paris. is an institution
for widowers, widows, cr married
couples, Of whom both are over sixty
1--WE years Of age and who have been
married at least fifteen years.
There are many small institutions
founded by private persons for old
officials, at some of which the charge
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Coffee For the Army.

The yearly contract for supplying
coffee for the United States Army is
about to be let by the Quartermaster
General, and the Department of Ag-
riculture has been called upon to de-
eide which brand shall be purchased.
This test was made under the super
reau of chemistry. He selected jury
Of veteran coffee drinkers who know
and can tell good coffee from bad by
flavor and by the odor with the pot at
probably hundred yards distant. The
jury assembled in DR.. Wileys office,
where the bureau cook had prepared
several small lots of coffee from the
samples submitted. They were tested
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CHRYSANTHEMUMS.
M M RotA Yso Bs:etG Jpchs Across and tho Beatrice May

The annual chrysanthemum show
Of the Department of Agriculture. un-
der the auspices Of the bureau Of
plant industry, of which DR.. B. T..
Galloway IL chief, has just been held
in the new greenhouses Of the depart
ment. The building was one mass Of
bloom with its several thousand Of
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fnow claims the whole world as Its
home. Many of the present generation
can remember how but q compara-
lively few years ago the only chry.
santhemums exhibited were to be
found in the show windows of for
lists and the flower fanciers were
taxed sums ranging from one to three
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by the jury from cups and spoons.
After the test the jury was dismissed
and the members each wrote sep
arate report, giving his views Of the
coffee, and stating which of the sam
pies he considered the best. These
were placed in sealed envelopes and
sent to DR.. Wiley who opened them
termaster General. DIR. Wiley also
constituted part of the jury-a fore.
man, as 1t were-to ascertain whether
his findings and judgment OF the quail.
ity Of the coffee coincided with those
Of the others.
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Good Grating.

A pisnt et the Departments show
40 vesr which attracted more than
sS,sei attentiou was 0 specimen about
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MH%4HA GREAT @8R&$Wrg
EENWH& CHRYSANTHEMuM SHOW Ns4MQEN
fS Gu, l1lI077 MITCHELL haSsR
Gun ELLIOTT MITCHELL,

Perhaps nowhere in the world can
one find such varied and magnih-
cent collection of chrysanthemums as
may be seen every autumn at the Ma
TONS Capitol. The chrysanthemum
shows of Washington have become a
fixed institution 80 that society-diplo-
matte circles as well--look forward In
terestedly for the opening Of the gov,
ernment hothouses which display the
finest of Uncle Sam's experiments in
this branch Of flower growing.
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four feet tall on which grew eighteen
different and distinct varieties, some
white, some yellow, while others were
pink. brown and red. This was OBJ
tained by grating stems from valu-
able sorts on a good stock.
The first chrysanthemum known to
florists was yellow and was grown In
japan. 1t was carried over to China
and from that country rapidly spread
au over the world. The passing years
however, wrought wonders, and the
chrysanthemum, the autumn queen"
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Empire Churn," reports Consul Lie
field, Of Freiburg, Baden. does not
even need a special vessel for holding
the cream. The cream is placed In
tile vessel 10 that the dasher is in the
center, and about 1-2 inches below
the surface. The handle Is then turn.
ed slowly for few seconds, and
then at a good speed, and within one
minute butter Is formed. Then some
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One Minute Butler.

The instantaneous ice-cream -maker
seems about to give way to an In
stantnncous butter maker. This Is n
churn capable Of making butter in
sixty seconds. The machine Is 30
handy that 1t might very well be
placed on the tea table as an acces-
sorry to the cups and teapot, and yet
not look out OF place. All that Ii
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plants, representing about 130 Diff
erent varieties. Many of these are
the product Of the governments gar
dencrs, artificial pollenation and cross
breeding valuable varieties, bringing
about most startling results. This
year the most successful OF the de-
partment's efforts Is magnificent yel-
low flower fully ten inches In dame
ter. The petals are extremely heavy,
II a huge bail Of molten gold. The
flower is not merely one FOR show;
florists who have seen 1t declare that
Il L. Of much commercial value.
The Mrs. Roosevelt Chrysanthcmum.
Secretary Wilson wns 20 pleased
with this "SeedlIng OF 1905" that he
authorized 1t named Mrs. Roosevelt
In honor of the first lady OF the land.
But the departments experiments
along the line Of chrysanthcmum
crossing are not always Il success
Last spring efforts were made to
cross two yarleties-Mcrza and Lieu
tenant Colonel Du Croisset-the lar
gest Of the white and yellow kinds
with the hope Of producing combina-
lion OF value. When the iiowcr OF the
new plant unfoldcd itself 1t presented
an ugly mass Of brown, red. yellow
and white. and Of but ordinary size.
II had gone back. Other hybrlds have
= tendency to 20 bnck to single petal
=, ,Y4eties and to distinctly different
color from the parents. And yet each
vesr the efforts OF the government
= srdeners are rewarded. even though
6ey produce one good specimen, by
obtSining a chrysanthemum Of rare
beauty and shape.
Good Grating.
A ulsnt at the Departments show
~,hlrh atfra ctpd more than
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dollars for a single blossom. Now,
however. when plant experts have
simplined the art of cultivating the
flower such prices would shock even
the most extravagant minded.
Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1905-06-09
PERSONAL AND SOCIAL.

]. @. Ullery was In Boston TINS
week
william Kaine has begun work for
~. Il. Gleason.
Ernest ]. Waterman was In Mont
pelier Tuesday.
Edward Condor visited In Bellows
Falls Wednesday.
r. c. Bacon has been In Wardsboro
this week on business.
Clarence T.. Bruce began work In
Halls restaurant last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. c. b. Lamson were In
Rutland Wednesday and Thursday.
| Robert Amidon Is Ill with measles
ut the home of his uncle. Jerome AMI
don.
| C. +. Thompson returned yesterday
after a trip TO New York city on busi-
ness.
Sidney wellman of Bellows Fails
has come to Brattleboro this week to
work.
| Merritt Blanchard Of Readsboro has
been a guest of DR.. w. II. Lane this
week,
Edward Paro is taking the place OF
James Riley as clerk In Caeavelands
store.
Mr.. and Mrs. James F. Hooker went
to New York city yesterday for day
or two.
Miss Annie Walker Of Grafton Is
staying with Miss Maud Stearns for
two weeks.
Sewal Morse OF Springfield. Mass.
has been I'm town part OF the week
on business.
Carl Strand has returned from Au-
gustana college in Illinois for the
summer vacation.
w. c. Duquette went to Russell.
Mass. to-day to spend several days
with his parents.
Carl Cushing was called to Boston
yesterday on account or the serious
illness of his sister.
c. c. Fits has been In Manchester
this week attending the June term OF
Bennington county court.
Mrs. Agnes Crosby Of birmingham,
Mass. Is spending several weeks at
the home of f. C. Crosby.
DR.. w. II. Lane has been appointed
a member of the advisory board at
the Brattleboro Memorial hospital.
Mrs. Ada Meacham and daughter
have been visiting at the home of
Mrs. Meacham's father. Elbridge
Knowlton this week.
James Burns, who has been working
In Halls restaurant for the past sew
eral months. went Wednesday to
Mortified, Mass.
oliver Cayo of Wheatland. Quebec,
who is visiting relatives in Walpole,
n. H.. was a guest of his nephew. ID.
F. Shea yesterday.
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. Fl. Soliday and two |
children of Dedham. Mass. will come |
tomorrow for a visit at the home of
Mrs w. p. Jones.
Mrs Mary Tucker has been in |
Springfield this week attending the |
21st annual convention of the YER
mont Woman's Suffrage association.
f. L. Houghton has been In SYRIA
cuse, n. Y, this week attending the
annual meeting of the Holstein- Frie-
sian association Of which he is secre-
tary.
E. D. Whitney. C. w. Durham and
c. A. Harris will go TO Chicopee.
Mass. tomorrow and return in Mr.. |.
Dunham's Stevens-Duryea touring car
which he ordered early In the season.
J. H. Dunklee of the firm of Mills.
Schneck < Dunklee. St Louis. recently
sustained a paralytic shock and Is now
N a dangerous condition. Mr.. Dunklee
lived in West Brattleboro and
G we'll known thare
Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1905-06-09
The Universalist Church.

Children's day will be observed June
49,
Mr.. Masseck will preach in Guilford
on Sunday afternoon.
Teachers meeting this evening with
Miss Stickney, 46 High street, at 7.30
o'clock
The Sunday-school will study the
message of the risen Christ as recorded
in Revelations 1:10-20.
Service of worship with sermon at
1890 on Sunday. Special offering for
the support of the open air meetings.
The Woman's mission circle will
meet Thursday afternoon at o'clock.
Mr.. Masseck will give a paper on st.
Makrina, an early Universalist.
The Young Peoples devotional meet
ing will be held at 7.45 for the rest OF
the season. so that our people may at
tend the open-air meeting on the COM
mon. The leader next Sunday will be
Mrs. Hobart. and the topic will be
Loyalty; to home. friends. right
church. Christ and God"
At the business meeting of the Y.
P. c. U. held last Sunday it was voted
to send Arthur Peach and Miss Alice
Eames as delegates to the National
which meets in Hartford
July 1918 Miss Alvena Walker and
Miss May l.. Edwards were elected al
ternate delegates. 1t was also voted
to join with the Sunday-school in
sending a contribution to the Good
VIII Farm in Massachusetts. where
children from the poorer homes of
Boston are given an outing during the
summer.
Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1905-06-09
WEST BRATTLEBoRo.

Mr.. Ward and Mrs. Kaye are still
quite feeble.
Miss Maria B. Stedman has been
confined in a dark room the past few
weeks with trouble Of the eyes.
The class day exercises on the school
grounds Wednesday afternoon were
very interesting and well attended.
Rev. Mr.. Eddy will occupy the Bap-
fist pulpit again next Sunday. He gave
very interesting sermon last Sunday.
Gertrude Stockwell went Wednesday
to Keene, n. H.. to work for the Brat
tleboro Overall company who are NOV
ing their business to Keene.
Charles Sauires cut the end of the
second finger to the nail and the third
finger to the first joint off from his
left hand Tuesday. He was working
in Davis's mill
L. ]. Strong has bought the hotel at
South Londonderry and took possess
sion Wednesday. Mrs. Strong will run
the Melrose. and has been making i'm
provements. by having stairs built at
the back end. etc. Her rooms are nearly
all engaged.
Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1905-06-09
EIGHT RECEIVE DIPLOMAS.
Commencement Exercises at 6rattls'
boro Academy This Week.

| Commencement exercises at Brattie-
boro academy have been taking place
during the past week. beginning sun
day evening with the baccalaureate ser.
mon preached In the Congregational
church by Rev. L. NJ. Keneston ana
concluding last evening with an al :
dress by II. s. Cowell. principal OF
Cushing academy of Ashburnham,
Mass. The class day exercises TOOK
place Wednesday afternoon at 3 o'clock
on the academy lawn and consisted OF
welcome address with the COLONIAL
History of Vermont by Miss Daisie
Leonard Miller; grafton. Immigration
by Austin Vose Jillson; class history
by Miss Gladys Stellman; presenta-
ton to school. Miss Mary Irene ROD
bins; reply. Principal w. r. Minis
class prophecy. Miss olive weather.
head; Grafton. New Japan: arthur
Edward Thurber; Memorabilia. Miss
Helen Mary Weatherhead, class ode.
Miss f. Josephine Phelps.
Following the commencement ad-
dress last evening diplomas were pre-
sented to the following pupils by
Principal Minis: Austin V. Jillson,
Dummerston: Daisie l.. Miller.
Gladys Stellman. Mary l. Robbins,
Olive Weatherhead. Helen M. Weath-
erhead, f. Josephine Phelps and Ar
thur +. Thurber, Brattleboro. Music
was furnished by Leitsinger's orches-
ira
The prizes in English offered to
the sophomore and freshman classes
were won as follows: Sophomore.
first Harriet AtkInson second. Sa-
die M Taylor. Freshman. first. Mar
guerite Clark; second. Hugh Thayer.
Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1905-06-09
MARRIAGES..

In Brattleboro, June 1, by Rev. Father N. j
Carmody, Frank Milton Bement and Miss Annie
Agnes Clune, both Of Brattleboro.
In Wilmington. by Rev. G. e. Woodman,
John Christian Fabricus and Miss Caroline
Klopfer.
In Hinsdale, N. H.. Nay "a, by Rev. D. C.
Ling, Edgar Eli and Miss Lizzie Robbins, both
Of HinsdAle.
In Boston, May "a, by Rev. James o. Fallon,
Charles r. Mckay Of Boston and Miss Anna d.
Stoddard, formerly Of Townshend.
In Mortified, May 30, by Rev. d. N. Wilson,
Daisy A. Fenton Of Hinsdale. N. H., to Guy
Edward Brayman Of West BrAttleboro.
In Colerain, Mass June I, by Rev. Mr.. Gra-
ham, Msrvin Alva Fairbanks and Miss Lizzie
Estella Upton, both Of Halifax.
In West Halifax. June 1. by Rev. Mr.. Vile,
Hoyt h. Barber Of Wilmington and Miss Bertha
Clark.
Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1905-06-09
RIGHT TIME TO CURE CATARRH
George e. Greene Guarantees Hyomei
Will Cure II Used Now.

The early summer when the wealth
err becomes warm and settled. is the
best time of the whole year to treat
catarrhal troubles with the expecta-
ton Of complete and lasting relief.
Everyone who has catarrh. or even
a tendency to catarrh, should use
Hyomei now. for the benefit will be
gained twice as quickly and the dis
ease thoroughly eradicated from the
system.
The complete Hyomei outfit costs
but one dollar, and includes a neat
pocket inhaler, a medicine dropper
and sufficient Hyomei for several
weeks treatment. The inhaler lasts
a lifetime, and If more Hyomei is
needed. extra bottles can be obtained
for so cents.
In Brattleboro there are scores of
weHknown people who have been
cured of catarrh by Hyomei. II 1t
does not cure you, George E. Greene
will return your money This is the
strongest evidence he can Offer as to
his faith in the remedy.
Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1905-06-09
Mr. Rouillard Explains.

waldo Rouillard of North Hinsdale
says that his statement at the license
hearing in Concord with regard to the
Brattleboro drug stores was incor-
rectly reported. He said that he mad
been able to buy liquor at local
drug store by having something put
into Ii to medicate it-not In sufficient
quantity to spoil 1t as beverage. He
did not state that anybody could get
anything at any drug store In THIS
way. He has three bottles which he
obtained In this way without. difficult
ty, but he will not give the druggists
name or show the bottles. because the
name is ON the bottles. He said notn-
ing that could be construed as imply
ing that liquor can be procured in
Brattleboro as easily as in Hinsdale.
He came over here before Shea's IL
cense expired. but after the drug store
licenses had expired, and expected to
get some alcohol at Shea's. In one
of the drug stores he remarked that
he needed some alcohol and was told
that he could have it If something
were put into 1t. He agreed TO this
and saw small piece of camphor
gum placed in each bottle. This is
what he said and all he said-at Con-
cord There Is no reason to doubt
the truth of such a statement. ana
the druggist may have been well
within his rights under the letter OF
the law. even though Mr.. Rouillard
says. IL won't give him away" The
druggist would certainly not like to
have 1t generally known that he was
ready and willing to sell slightly medi-
Gated liquor without a prescription.
druggists are believed to
be men who will wish to keep the
spirit of the law as well as the letter,
and the people expect that they will
sell without a prescription only LIQUOR
that is actually medicated. and with
a prescription only unless 1t is a gen.
uine prescription for a genuine case OF
sickness. They will expect this until
they have reason to expect otherwise.
Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1905-06-09
DEATHS.
In Northfield Farms, Mrs. Sumner Titus, So.
In Putney, June Q. jerome varnum Shaw, 81.

In Northheld Farms, Mrs. Sumner Titus, So.
In Putney, June 2. jerome varnum Shaw, 81.
In Brattleboro, May 81, Clarence r. r. JENNIE,
g.
In Waterbury. May "a. Mrs. Clara Darling
Stoddard, "a.
In Townshend, May "a, Charles v. Bryant of
Londonderry, 50.
In Brattleboro. May 81, Gen. Herbert B. Titus,
II.
In Brattlebcro, June 2, Mrs. Lorenzo d.
Thayer, az.
In Brattieboro, May 30, Mrs. Edward ". Fox,
g..
In West Brattleboro, May 30. Joseph Howard
Plummer, 81.
In williamsville. May 81. George n. Herrick
In Newfane, May 30. Baxter c. Cushing. g.
In Rockingham, May Is, Julia Allbee. widow
of Fred Allbee, s.
In Barton. May "a, Fannie NJ. Hall, AZ, wife of
Alonzo E. Clark native Of Newfane and q
former resident Of Brattleboro.
In Boston. May "a, Homer NJ Wells. formerly
Of wardsboro, q.
In Hinsdale. June 9, Miss Margaret Henry, 60.
In KankAkee. H.. June 5, Charles I. Holton.
Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1905-06-09
He Kept up in the Race.

James s. Barron. President Man.
chester Cotton Mills Rock Hill, S. c.,
writes:
In 1888 painted my residence with
l.. & M. 1t looks better than a great
many houses painted three years ago.
Don't pay $3.50 a gallon for linseed
oil. which you do in ready-for- use
paint.
Buy oil fresh from the barrel at so
cents per gallon, and mix 1t with Long
man & Martinez L. & NJ. Paint
It makes paint cost about $120 per
gallon.
Wears and covers like gold.
Every church given a liberal guam
tity when bought from ROBBINS a
COWlES, Brattleboro. vt.
Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1905-06-09
Deserves Its Name.

Mrs. A. C Howe, Trained Nurse.
Allston. Mass. says: Comfort Powder
deserves its name. 1t is the best pow
der made and shaH always rec
ommend Il for chatting. pimples.
prickly heat. offensive Precipitation. and
all irritations Of the skin Be sure to
get Comfort Powder. IL Is so far SUI
perior TO ordinary talcum powders
Ask any Brattleboro druggist about Il.
Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1905-06-09
BIRTHS.

In Brattleboro. May 9, . daughter, Evaline
Adella to Archie and Mabelle Gilbert Win
chester.
In Brattleboro. May %, a daughter to Mr.. and
Mrs. John T. Grady.
In Montpelier, May 81, daughter to Mr.. and
Mrs: F. #. Barber. formerly of West Towns
bend.
In Boston, May IS, q son to Mr.. and Mrs. C. W.
Stearns. and grandson to Hon. L. r. Liscom Of
Hinsdale.