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The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1908-03-20
the industrial era Of the town
Said to have had its birth.
nderful Natural Resources.

4 the industrial era of the town
Said to have had its birth.
nderful Natural Resources.
Zee in detail the growth of Spring.
m' that day to this would. require
F space than is at present avail
That its wonderful natural re-
have been used to best advantage
who has visited the hustling COM
within the last year can deny;
ducts of its inventive genius are
p the industrial activity of nearly
puntry on the globe. Employing
Of business prosperity fully 1000
mechanics, the factories of the
et year distributed nearly $4,000
each week; while for factory ex-
and equipment, business blocks
Bling houses there was expended
Between $35O,OO0 and 100000. In
les & Lamson Machine company,
urers Of the famous Hardness fiat
athe, Springfield has concern
Product is made nowhere else in
Over 1900 of these lathes are
pse and they are acknowledged to
most perfect machine of the kind
Vwhere under the sun. In Spring
are located the shoddy mills of
III. Slack & Brother than which
b no larger in the country. The
completed foundry of the Yer
bath company is the largest
in Vermont devoted exclusively
ing. The Parks & Woolson COM
Rkers of CLOTH finishing machinery,
products of its factory in over
bent. of the wooden mills of this
The Fellows Gear Shaper COM
kkes a machine which is in use in
III the big machine shops in this
and for which there has been an
demand since the growth OF the
ile industry. Gilman & Son, in
ed, make lathes for turning IT.
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1908-03-20

5ycd in the village Of Springfield.
j. beginning Of the 10Th century
~ lloughton about whom a
said 10 have remarked: HE
anything. | intend TO have him
garden seeds. II might trouble
BIZ the fuSz on the carrot seeds,
INK he would do IT," History
|iell us whether the ingenuity Of
khton was put to the test along
which have brought fame TO
Burbank, but the story is OF in
connection with Springfeld's
N that il shows TO what human
istic the village owes its indus
perity. Inventive genius and UNI
Itural advantages have made.
q what il is today. As early as
vast possibilities of the Black
itch falls over $50 feet inside a
half, were recognized by the
pioneers who Travelled the Old
oint Road from Settlement No.
TO Lake Champlain, and
year dam was constructed at
of the falls for the purpose of
: power for sawmill. 1t was
before other Colonial captains
~ took advantage of the natural
for business at this point, and
fulling mill was constructed. A
a trip.hammer shop, a spinning
tory, a chair factory, hoe manu-
nd a cotton and wooden mill were
ne industries established during
Is or 90 years, and with the
/ the new highway from Cheshire
the falls in Springfield village
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1908-03-20

Crosby u Rralllshoso and Al. A, ccolldss
II hlehhuIg. Mass, having parchasssl q
controlling iaies~.i az the company IN the
meantime. The railroad Was eompieie.i
and formal, opened August !. isss.
The original liea Mas 10 have the naasl
i,illy capable 81 handling frrieh, as sell
a. Passenger traffic som1,hlns hardly
,lecnle.l ieasihl. a, tha, time and slil'
this idea IN ylew the oomlany spared M
.Sp~ns. IN the matter Ut track aud eauil''
msnl. The track Vas II eourso made
standard gaags, the road.hei heavily bal
lasted aud the hrdsvs built with slea
To hearing the heaVles, Kind II irelghl
traffic. fron the very iirs, the line pros~i
it, ability 10 do mow than vas expected
ii II; in fact. Il Was the solution Of the
transportation problem which had an
noyed springheld's manufacturers for 81
many Year,.
Towns Remarkable Growth.
The growth 81 new springiield-icr the
town has certainly taken new lease Of
hie with the past decade-and the growth
oi the Springfield Electric railway com
pany are very closely associated. For ex'
ample; Previous 10 the building Of the
road the number Of fright ears -, Oh at
charicsiown, n. H., aud 6assctis ion the
Rutland road, for Springfield concerns
was about M a year. while last year over
i.eoO ears Of freight for Springfield indus
tries were hauled over the road from the
charlesiown freight station ON the Boz
ton aud Maine road. In the early days
of the Springfield street railroad a freight
car Of Is or ~ tons was considered an
extreme load. Nowadays 10 or 80 ton
coal cars are hauled from Charlcs,own 10
Springfield without difficulty in about 30
minutes.
The length OF the Springfield electric
railroad Is seven miles. II extends from
a point directly opposite the Boston and
Maine station at Charlestown, \. H., two
miles in a northwesterly direction TO the
bridge Of the Cheshire Bridge company
a corporation owned and controlled by the
road-and thence five miles westward to
the heart Of Springfield village, the ter
minus being directly in front Of the Adna'
brown hotel block in which the railway
company maintains well appointed waiting
rooms. During the iirst few days OF the
roads existence power was purchased from
the Springfield Electric company, but in
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1908-03-20

John, do you love me"
eyes"
Glow much do you love met"
"Say fifty dollars worth, Maria. Money
s tight just now."-Courier-Journal.
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1908-03-20

The inquisitive visitor to the studio OF
the famous crotchety artist propounded
the query, 'What do you mix your colors
withw
with brains, sir" replied the painter
in dignifed tones.
"AR," commented the visitor, $50 you
paint miniatures. "-Pearson's Weekly.
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1908-03-20

"Macaroons and ice -cream! You ought
to eat something more substantial for
luncheon, Grace" :,
Il guess l ought. Waiter, add some
mixed pickles to that order. Pittsburgh
Ieader
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1908-03-20

"WhaN are you going to name your
boy?'
II think we will call him Peter"
Don't do that. Name him Paul"
'What is the difference?" ;,
"a whole lot. | have always noticed
that Peter is the unfortunate one who is
eternally robbed to pay Paul. Nashville
American.
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1908-03-20
the TOwn Has GrOlUn in Recent
Years and the Reasons.
'CTRIC ROAD CAUSED BOOM
rs Establishment Various Industries Took on New
|ase of Life-Springfeld's Remarkable Natural
byantages and Inventive Genius OF Manufacturers
lctors in Towns Remarkable Progress.

regular shapes in wood aud have been
sending these machines all over the world
since 1853.
These are the principal industries TO
which Springfield owes It's growth and
through whose success the town has
grown in recent years 10 a community Of
nearly 5000 population-a gain OF almost
loo per cent. in little mop than 10 years.
And from the statement concerning this
remarkable growth, which eliminated last
year in period OF such unexampled pros
periiy, very naturally arises query:
What has been responsible for this in.
dustrial awakening in Springfield, town
situated seven miles from the railroad!
The transportation Problem.
To answer this question satisfactorily
IL will be necessary 10 outline briefly
Springfed's history with relation to the
matter OF transportation. Back in 1924,
seven years after the establishment OF
post-oiliee in the town, there was organ
lied the Springfield Stage company for
the purpose OF maintaining route be-
tween Charlestown, \. H., and Manches-
ter. With the growth Of the town other
men and companies entered the stage bust
ness. In those days it was the custom OF
merchants TO make trip TO Boston once
in two months with fourhorse team,
and the amount of traffic done in this
primitive way was unusually large. After
the railroad was completed to Nashua, n.
H., teams went TO that point for freight,
and the trips were shortened from time
to time as the railroad extended, until, in
1916, freight came by rail to Charlestown.
In 1868 highway was cut through the
hill from Cheshire bridge to the railroad
and the Springfield station established.
With this arrangement, unsatisfactory
at best, Springfield was obliged to put up
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1908-03-20

Kennedy's Laxative Cough Syrup acts gen.
tly yet promptly on the bowels and ailays
Inflammation at the same time. 1t Is pleas
ant to take. Sold by All Druggists.
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1908-02-20
WOES or THE QUERY EDITOR.
Little Wonder the Poor Man is Gray
Before His Time.

The Answers to Correspondents"
man. feverishly rumpling the hair that
his duties had too soon made gray.
tossed letter on the table.
AN ex-widow OF 80" he groaned,
says she loves her second husband
better than her first She wants TO
know IL this Is wicked or un-Chris.
tian."
He sneered and ripped open another
letter. Then he said;
"A Methodist minister has too large
q nose. What Is he to do? What. In,
deed?"
He read a third letter.
Here's GIRL" he said. who wants
to know In what winter resort hotel
she will meet the largest number OF
eligible bachelors"
Reggie" he went on, asks me the
best way to avoid the effects OF heavy
drinking. I'll tell him, suppose. to
avoid heavy drinking.
lis 1t possible Charles inquiries,
to tell when a black man blushes?'
80 the questions go. ten or twelve
OF them day. Is II any wonder am
gray before my timer"
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1908-02-20
BRAIN POW Err


lady writer who not only has done
good literary work. but reared a fam
lily. found in Grape-Nuts the ideal food
for brain work and to develop healthy
children. She writes:
Il am an enthusiastic proclaimer OF
Grape-Nuts as a regular diet. for
meriy had no appetite in the morning
and for years while nursing my four
children. had insufficient nourishment
for them.
Unable TO eat breakfast felt faint
later. and would go to the pantry and
eat cold chops. sausage. cookies.
doughnuts or anything ! happened to
hnd. Being a writer. at times my
head felt heavy and my brain asleep
When ! read of Grape-Nuts began
eating IT every morning. also gave IT
to the children. including my 10
months old baby. who soon grew as
fat as little pig. good natured and
contented.
Il wrote evenings and feeling the
need of sustained brain power, began
eating a small saucer of Grape. Nuts
with milk. instead of my usual indi-
gestible hot pudding. pie. or cake for
dessert at night.
Il grew plump. nerves strong. and
when I wrote my brain was active and
clear: indeed, the dull head pain never
returned"
POSTUM CEREAL CO.. Ltd.
Battle Greek. Mich.
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1908-02-20
SHE COULD NOT WALK
pr Notwithstanding Humor on Ankles
-Opiates Alone Brought Sleep
Eczema Yielded to cuticura.

81 had eczema for over two years.
had two physicians, but they only
I've me relief for a short time and
$nnot enumerate the ointments and
lions l used to no purpose. My ank-
+ were one mass of sores. The itch
e and burning were so intense that
|tould not sleep. could not walk for
farly four months. One day my hus.
nd said had better try the Cuticura
emedies. After using them three
hes l had the best nights rest in
[bnths unless took an opiate. |
Jed one set of Cuticura Soap, Oint-
ent, and Pills, and my ankles healed
a short time. 1t is now a year since
hsed Cuticura, and there has been no
turn of the eczema. Mrs. David
own, Locke. Ark, May Is and July
1907"
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1908-02-20
SILL HAD USE FoR BOOTS.
Kafir's Newiy.Acquired Treasure Put
70 Queer Use.

An army officer In charge Of a ma
tive district in South Africa presented
TO the kafir boy who acted as his par
ticular servant a pair Of strong. heavi-
ly nailed army boots.
The boy was delighted with the gift,
and at once sat down and put the
boots on, They were the very first
pair he had ever had in his life. and
for several days afterward he strut
ted proudly about the camp with
them.
But at the end of the week he APP
peared as usual with bare feet and the
boots tied round his neck.
"Hello." SAID his master. why
don't you wear your boots? Are they
to small for your"
''Oh. no. sah." replied the kafir,
they plenty big, Berry nice boots,
sab. but no good for walking or run.
ming. Make um fellah too much slow.
sab. Keep boots now for wear In
bed. London Answers.
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1908-02-20
The Bird Told Her.

Henry eyed the canary solemnly.
ben, threateningly, he pointed his
hger and said emphatically:
f"Chirpy. l think heap Of you, but
me things Nv just got to stop or
PHI. it won't be good for you. There's
II single thing I've done lately but
bat mas found out. And it's always
(e same-she says a little bird told
Pr when l wanter know how she's
fard about 1t.
FNow, Chirpy, you're the only little
fd around here now. I'm just goin'
go straight through the pantry from
lp to bottom. and IL ma hears about
|is from any little bird. Chirpy-
Ply you're goin' to deckerate the in
DE OF the cat, that's ALL"
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1908-02-20
CARE OF THE KITCHEN.
Clean Walls Are an Essential to
Sanitary Cooking.

II Ia not only important 20 know
how TO cook. but 1t Is equally impor-
tant to know where to cook. Cook
ing in a dirty kitchen can never pro
duce good food. The idea is simply
preposterous. yet kitchen walls are
left for months--sometimes for years
without cleansing.
In the first place the kitchen wall
should have a light tint that the mer-
est fieck OF dirt can be seen; that the
sheerest cobweb can be brushed
away: that the tiniest water bug can
be discerned. 1t is all folly expecting
clean food In kitchen with dirty
walls.
Never put a wall coating on q
kitchen wall that Is mixed with hot
water or that has glue In II. or sour
milk In 1t II mixed with cold water.
Glue walls made from horses hoofs
colored up with cheap colorings do
not indicate good housekeeping. The
glue Is constantly fiecking OF. fall
ing into the food and the idea OF food
favored with glue made from horses
hoofs is not appetizing.
Kitchen walls to be thoroughly sat
isfactory should be alabastined the
same as every other wall In the
house. They should be coated regu
larly in the spring and fall OF each
year with light tint.
The care of the pantry requires
constant attention. The walls should
be brushed over every year, the
dishes removed from the shelves
which should be thoroughly wiped
with hot water II there are an
holes or any other insects in the pan
tries thick putty of the wall coat
ing can be made and all the ant holes
even small mice holes can be fillet
with II which will protect the pantr,
from the incursions OF disagreeabls
insects and mice.
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1908-02-20
PURE FOOD.
No Food Commissioner Of Any State
Has Ever Attacked the Absolute
Purity of Grape-Nuts.


Every analysis undertaken shows
this food to be made strictly of Wheat
and Barley, treated by our processes
to partially transform the starch
parts into form Of Sugar, and there
fore much easier to digest.
Our claim that it is a "Food for
Brain and Nerve centresr is based
upon the fact that certain parts of
Wheat and Barley (which we use) con-
tain Natures brain and nerve-building
ingredients, viz: Phosphate Of Pot.
ash. and the way We prepare the food
makes it easy to digest and assimilate.
DR.. Geo. w. Carey in his book on
"The Biochemic System Of Medicine"
says:
When the medical profession fully
understands the nature and range of
the phosphate of potassium, insane
asylums will no longer be needed.
The gray matter of the brain Is
controlled entirely by the inorganic
cell-salt, potassium phosphate.
This salt unites with albumen, and
by the addition of oxygen creates nerve
fluid, or the gray matter of the brain.
"Of course, there is trace of other
salts and other organic matter In
nerve-fuid, but potassium phosphate
is the chief factor, and has the power
within itself to attract, by its own law
OF affinity, all things needed to manu-.
facture the elixir of life. Therefore,
when nervous symptoms arise. due to
ha 70 pf hat a,,sl
exhausted from any cause, the phos-
plate Of potassium Is the only true
remedy, because nothing else can
possibly supply the deficiency.
"The ills arising from too rapidly
consuming the gray matter of the
brain cannot be oyerestimated.
Phosphate of Potash, is to my
mind, the most wonderful curative
agent ever discovered by man, and
the blessings it has already conferred
on the race are many. But what
shall the harvest be- when physicians
everywhere fully understand the part
this wonderful salt plays in the
processes of life? 1t will do as much
as can be done through physiology to
make a heaven on earth.
Let the overworked business man
take 1t and go home good-tempered.
Let the weary wife. nerves unstrung
from attending to sick children or en-
tertaining company, take 1t and note
how quickly the equilibrium will be
restored and calm and reason assert
her throne. No 'provings' are required
here. We find this potassium salt
largely predominates in nerve-fiuid.
and that deficiency produces we'll
defined symptoms. The beginning and
end of the matter is to supply the
lacking principle. and in molecular
form, exactly as nature furnishes II in
vegetables. fruits and grain. To sup
ply deficiencies-this is the only law
of cure"
Please observe that Phosphate OF
Potash is not properly Of the drug
shop variety but is best prepared by
"Old Mother Nature" and stored In
the grains ready for use by mankind.
Those who have been helped to better
health by the use Of Grape Nuts are
legion.
There's a Reason"
aQAIA pOwEo
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1908-02-20
millions In Dat. and Barley.

Nothing will pay you better for zoos
than to sow plenty of big yielding oats
and barley with oats at i0c to SOC bu,
(Salxer's new Emperor William Oats ay-
eraged so bu. per acre more than any
" while Salxer's Silver King Barley which
proved itself the biggest yielder at the
Wisconsin Agricultural Station during
1907 il YOU had planted 50 acres would
have given you in 1907 Just $4,000 ON 30
acres. Ii is an enormous yieldcr.
Just SEND THIS NOTICE AND Toe
TO the John A. Salrer Seed Co.. La
Crosse, Wis, and we win mail you the
only original seed catalog published in
America with samples Of Emperor vii.
liam Oats. Silver King Barley Billion Dol
lar Grass which produces IL tons per acre.
sainfoin the dry soil luxuriator, etc, etc,
aud il you send lic we add a package OF
new farm sesds never before seen by you.
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1908-02-20
This Cold World Of Business.

The messenger boys paused outside
the Army building, says the New York
Sun. One OF them was selecting a
cigarette from a box.
Gimme one" said the smokeless
boy.
Nav" said the other. they cost
money"
''lll owe you a cent" said the first
boy. Come on. I'll pay you after"
They cost more than cent" said
the boy with the cigarettes. 'Nothin'
dom. Your credit amt no good"
And they parted
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1908-02-20
Gloomy Outlook,

Long MINDED Orator Towering his
voice to an impressive whisper)-
Have you ever. o. my friends. al
lowed yourselves TO wonder where you
will be and what you will be doing
when another century shall have rolled
around?"
Wearied Auditor Tin an equally i'm
pressive whisperD-''Yes-well still
be here waiting for VOC to finish your
speech"
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1908-02-20
AS YET UNKNOWN TO FAME.
Can Any One Place This Quotation
from Philosopher?

Louis Jones of the Grand opera
house had the blues. His brother. a
colored man. usually In good humor.
had 'em, too. Neither knew just why
he had 'em. but they had 'em just the
same. They talked of the weather.
the times and dozen other gloomy
subjects. There was nothing sunny
in the soul OF patron or barber.
Finally both sighed In concert and a
silence fell over the shop-yes. over a
barber shop. The colored man was
the first to speak. After several mo-
ments of silence he gave vent to an
other sigh and said:
We'll. as de old philosopah says:
Eff yo' amt got nothin.' now's yo'
time"
Jones is still wondering who the
philosopher was.-Indianapolis News.
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1908-02-20

bles. bearing down sensations, etc.
On June goth. 1907. four and one-half
years later. she said: Il haven't had
kidney trouble since. l repeat my
testimony
Sold by all dealers. 80 cents a box.
Foster.Milburn Co., Buffalo. N. Y.
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1908-02-20
L.PFUI
ADVICE

You won't tell your family doctor
the whole story about your private
illness - you are too modest. You
need not be afraid to tell Mrs. Pink
ham, at Lynn, Mass, the things you
could not explain to the doctor. Your
letter will be held in the strictcst con-
fidence. From her vast correspond
enee with sick women during the
past thirty years she may have
gained the very knowledge that will
help yourease. Such letters as the fol-
lowing, from grateful women, es-
tablish beyond doubt the power Of
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1908-02-20
Bears the


Timkins---Your wife seems TO be
quite fluent talker.
Simkins-You bet she Ia. I never
knew her to be outtalked but once.
Timkins--lndeed!
Simkins--Yes: and then It took two
cthar women TO do IL.
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1908-02-20
The First Advertiser.

The author looked up from the
first chapter of his mammoth history
Of advertising.
Il wonder" he murmured. who
could have been the first manufacturer
to advertise? 1t is an item that would
fit in well here"
There is no extant data on the sub
ject," said the farmer, but l have
every reason to believe that the hen
is the person you are looking for"
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1908-02-20
The Ruling Passion.

The young man asked the banker
For his fair and only child:
The banker nodded gravely,
And then he grimly smiled.
Amazed, the young man heard him
Reply in business phrase:
''I'll have to file your notice.
Come back In sixty days
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1908-02-20

ney troubles. Is that
relief lasting? Let
Mrs. James NJ. Long,
of 1i3 Augusta St..
stanton, Va. tell
you, On January 3lst,
1903. Mrs. Long
wrote. "Doan's Kid.
ney Pills have cured
me" (of pain in the
hack urinary trol.
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1908-02-20

The very wisest advice: take Garfield
Tea whenever laxative is Indicated
Pleasant 70 the taste, simple. pure, mild.
mot drugs.
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1908-02-20

Making things appear to prove what
we want them to prove. Is one way;
having them prove what they do
prove III another way.
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1908-02-20

When Your Throat Feels Sore
get 26c box OF Browns Bronchial
Troches. They give immediate relief.
Contain nothing injurious.
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1908-02-20
On Ojmjnutives.

The Sphinx was asking riddle.
|"Why does a man in love always
hnt to call 200-pound maiden his
title girl?'"
With one accord they gave it up.
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1908-02-20
PILES rriptnIN n m

The best swimmer is tho FIRST to
drown himaeif.--Italian
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1908-02-20
IN suo HOLLOW.

DR. Moth--Whats the matter?
Artie Anti think ! must have
eaten too many marshmallows over at
the swamp party.
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1908-02-20

Mrs. Winsiow.s Soothing syrup.
For ehildrr1 tccthtns, softabs the gums reduces IN
Examination. ailays pain, wind collie 2ac bottia
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1908-02-20

Taking care OF money Is almost as
hard work ms earning II.
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1908-02-20

ONLY ONE .BROMO QUININE-
nj is LAXATIVE BRDaO QUININE- Look fos
signature of k. W. GROVE Used the World
pa 70 Cure q Cold In One Day. &c