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The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1909-10-29
PLAN OF PURCHASE
AND REORGANIZATION
Of Hardware and Woodenware
Mfg. Company.
COMMITTEE REPORT
All of Property to Be Purchased and
Turned Over to a New Corporation
Whose Common Stock Shall Be Is
sued in Payment of Old Indebtedness.

A committee appointed at a recent
meeting of the creditors of the Hardware
& Woodenware Manufacturing company,
which went into the hands of receiver
two years ago, has submitted the follow
ing plan of purchase and reorganization:
|. Present Debt.
Secured debt ..................$l l9, 0l3.42
Receivers certificates. ......... 99,9l5.00
Unsecured debt. ................ 545,6lS.23
The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1909-10-22
A REMARKABLE FACULTY.

While the reasoning faculty as usual
ly understood seems to be largely lack
ing in animals, their sense Of sight.
hearing and smell seems to be even
more acute than with human beings,
as Is also their sense Of place and d.
rection. Familiar instances showing
this last faculty, which seems to tran
scend the faculties of both sight and
smell, are the migratory fight Of wild
fowl. the everyday movement Of bees
from field to hive. the return Of the
homing pigeon. the ability of the
northern seal to find the narrow open
Ing Of Its home after going miles for
food in darkest seas under thick ice.
the return of Il cat or dog taken miles
from home In box or sack and that
common case of the ability Of the old
family horse to find the road home on
a pitch dark night when the driver Is
hopelessly fuddied. These dumb brutes
that are entirely subservient to mans
will and reason nevertheless outstriI
him in this wonderful trait.
The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1909-10-22
SPRAYING pANpELloNs.

| A number of towns in the mountain
states-Denver and Colorado Springs
have come to our notice particularly
have of late been experiencing YER
dtable pest of dandelions.- this plebeian
Intruder having trespassed to the point
where lawns in. private lots and pub
lie parks and boulevards have had to
be stripped Of sod, respaded and re-
seeded to get rid Of them. And this
process has to be repeated at intervals,
for the most carefully kept grass plots
will become fouled with the seed from
adjoining lots. An aid in fighting this
dandelion pest seems to have been
found in spraying affected lawns early
in the season, just as the plants are
starting, with a solution Of iron sui
phate, which has been found effective
in destroying number Of noxious
or troublesome weeds, but does not in
jure the tender grass. This plan in
wolves some work and expense. but II
is simpler than the methods previously
mentioned and should be given thor
ough trial.
The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1909-10-22
4 SECRET OF THEIR SUCCESS.

\
ago from q trip through number OF
western states In which he Investigate
ed frst hand the conditions under
which fruit Is grown In the famous
Hood river. Rogue river and Yakima
valleys. A conviction which was forced
hpon him was that If fruit growers in
some other parts Of the country, espe-
eiAlly central ana eastern states. were
AZ we'll organized, cared for their or
achards as scientifically and painstak-
angly az growers In the valleys men,
JEioned long step would be taken to-
ward putting fruit production On a
satisfactory and remunerative basis.
1t i tr,se that soil and climatic condi-
tion especially favor the owner Of the
western fruit ranch, but these are only
partial factors In his success, as Is
demonstrated by the fact that some
twho live in these favored districts are
making little or no profit because their
ranches are not being managed as they
ought to be, either through lack of in
rlination or ability, or both. A feature
which contributes much toward sue
cessful fruit growing in Oregon and
Washington and some other western
states is the fact that the spraying OF
fruit trees to keep in check insect and
fungous pests is made compulsory by
state laws, which empower the state
fruit inspector or his assistants to
spray or cut down any trees which the
owner cannot or will not spray. These
regulations mean reduction Of in
sect and fungous pests to minimum,
the benefit of which to the fruit grow
ing interests being almost incalculable.
Another respect in which the western
the admirable way in which they are
organized in associations whose pur-
pose is to promote the interest Of the
grower in a general way and in par
ticular to give him helpful suggestion
in the growing of his crops and also
in the matter Of packing his fruit and
finding satisfactory and reliable mar
ket for it. In the case of the Hood
River association all fruit belonging to
members of the association is sold col
lectively, representatives Of houses
which would like to handle it being
on hand to bid for it. If the prices
offered are not deemed reasonable by
the executive board the boxed fruit is
placed in their own big cold storage
warehouses to await more favorable
market. Much of their success is ex-
planned when 1t is said that in these
sections fruit raising is the chief and
primary business, and quite naturally.
having their all at stake, they take
Sensible precautions to see that they
are not defrauded or hoodwinked at
any stage Of the game. The care they
give their trees and the pains they take
in packing and marketing their fruit
may we'll be called the premium which
14Aey pay on an insurance policy which
gSar4ntees them success, and they
don't wait until their orchards are bro
ken down and weakened by disease
before they take out the policies.
The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1909-10-22

He has achieved q large measure OF
success as citizen and man who has
been thoughtful and confederate In his
own home and a kind neighbor.
The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1909-10-22

1t has been wisely said that opportunity knocks at
the door of every man. Most of US never recog-
passes on and is picked up by man or men
who have the courage and pluck we have lacked
The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1909-10-22

Just about as much can be expected
Of boys and girls as from a newly set
orchard II both are started and then
allowed to shift for themselves. The
old Harry in the shape Of weeds and
Iii manners. borers and bad habits Il
sure to get them. No slipshod or abb
sentee oversight win give satisfactory
results. 44e
The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1909-10-22

In central northern states the fern
Is, because Of its beauty and rarity.
very highly priced as native wood
land or ornamental plant In the heav-
lily wooded sections Of the Pacific slope
In Washington and Oregon it grows in
such profusion that it is one of the
worst weeds which the tiller Of the
soil has to contend with for two or
three years after he clears up and
breaks his land.
The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1909-10-22

The grape growers in the Chautau-
qua belt In York state have suffered
serious loss of late as result Of the
inroads of insect and fungous pests.
Figures which have been published
show that there has been a reduction
in yield per acre from 500 baskets in
1900 to $50 baskets in 1903. So serious
has the situation become that the
growers are trying to secure the loca-
ton Of a state experiment substation
in the locality with a view to having
scientific methods Of fighting the pests
demonstrated so as to show them a
way out of their troubles. Enough
would seem to be at stake 80 that this
move might well be made, as the work
of the state officials would be of real
value to viticulturists IN other parts OF
the state and in other sections Of the
country.
The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1909-10-22

It pays an owner in dollars to give
his buildings good coat Of paint and
make the premises shipshape II he is
contemplating selling. It viii give
just as large return In chunks Of
solid satisfaction for himself and fam
lily II he isn't thinking Of selling. Els.
pecially is such Improvement Of the
place to be commended from the
standpoint Of the passerby.
The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1909-10-22

It VIII be well to feed the hugs
sparsely Of the new corn, as the In
judicious feeding of 1t gets the ami
mails systems out Of order and makes
possible a whole lot Of later and more
serious Ills. usually termed swine
plague and hog cholera.
The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1909-10-22

In most states the law as to fences
requires railroad to provide its right
of way with fence Of the kind which
the farmer has or may want to erect
adjacent thereto. To illustrate, II a
landowner wishes to fence hog tight
a tract Of land bordering ON the right
Of way, the railroad would have to
erect a fence Of this description on the
line bordering such tract.
The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1909-10-22

A not altogether reassuring showing
Of the destruction Of our forest re
sources is given in the reports OF thu
lumber industry for the year 1908
These indicate that during that periof
3l,231 sawmills In the United State
turned out 83,2S9, 367. 900 feet Of lum
Der, besides Y, JOG. 4s3. 900 shingles and
2,oS6, 6S4 600 laths.
The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1909-10-22

There are four states which the first
Of this year had more than 100000
hogs. Iowa leading with 8.413,OOO, ILL
nois ranking next with 4,673,OOO and
Nebraska and Missouri following in
the order named with 4,243,OOO and
3,593,O head. respectively. And this
has been decided prosperity factor,
for there has been very little loss by
disease, and good prices have prevailed
for those that have been marketed.
The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1909-10-22

Some ingenious poultryman has late
ly devised louise proof henroost, the
base of the iron castings at either end
Of the roost resting in a receptacle
containing strong disinfecting fluid.
This would seem to be effective enough
In preventing lice and vermin from
crawling up the roosts to the hens.
but would hardly serve to keep them
from crawling from the hens on to
the roosts and thus being spread.
The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1909-10-22

A Nebraska town has inaugvrated
lately very practical type Of church
union or afIiliation. An enterprising
lady of the Episcopal faith IS the
prime mover in the good work. A
Roman Catholic altar, permitted by
special dispensation Of the pope. is
fenced in at one end Of the church;
an Episcopal rail is at the other end.
with reversible seats between in the
body of the church. Besides the
faiths mentioned, Congregationalists
and Methodists also use the building.
with seats arranged to suit the taste
and with sermons delivered from the
north or south end. as the case may be.
This signifies considerable progress
along the line of church union, but
somehow or other these good people.
with those Of other denominations.
ought to fix It up somehow so they
can all face and march In the same
direction. 1t is this facing in different
directions which has been the chief
weakness of religious organizations for
the past 500 years. Perhaps better
time is at hand.
The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1909-10-22

The young calf before it reaches the
age Of a month may be easily dehorn-
ed, prevented from having horns. by
rubbing caustic potash on the skin just
over the embryo horn. The hair
should be removed Immediately over
the spot and the caustic rubbed on till
the skin is pink. Care should be taken
not to have the chemical come in con-
tact with the hands, as 1t will burn
the skin.
The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1909-10-22

During the recent stress Of harvest
time out in Nebraska many young
woman has followed the binder and
helped shock the golden grain, and this
was entirely to her credit, just as
much so as it was to the discredit of
the husky chaps who loafed around
town and didn't work because, in ad-
dition to generous wages, they weren't
taken to and from town every night in
a leather cushioned automobile after
the days work was done.
The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1909-10-22

1t is wages spent for things that
are either useless or harmful more
largely than the injustice Of economic
conditions under which men labor that
are responsible for the most abject
types of poverty to be found in this
and other countries. And yet they are
factors which the average student Of
our social and economic Ills il wont
almost entirely to overlook.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1909-11-05

lacing Of supports to permit OF the
least possible damage from the shots
OF the enemy.
1t has been shown by experiments
that this form of structure will stand
the greatest amount Of puncture from
shots before II collapses, and so the
navy department is replacing the more
or less solid structures with this
grapevine arrangement.
The new mast, while rising to the
height of the topmast of the old style,
is only about one-flfth Of the weight,
averaging about 1000 pounds, as
against $4,000 pounds of most masts
Of the old style. The height of the
new masts from the water to the look
out is about 100 feet, or approximately
the same as the old ones, but the
EYE" OF the ship is infinitely safer on
the top of the new masts than 1t was
! on the top of the old wooden topmasts
| The Illustration very adequately
shows the masts on the battleship
Missouri recently fitting at the
Charlestown navy yard, the foremost
| being the new model and the main
mast the old
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1909-11-05


Gen Walter Kitchener. who is sta.
toned at Bermuda, is Il brother Of
Lord Kitchener. and this fact has
worked against him rather than for
him. He is considered clever sol.
dier in England. and at the time OF
the war in South Africa It was
thought that he would receive an i'm.
portant post that would become va.
cant, lie was passed over and his
brother, Lord Kitchener. was asked
for the reason. 1t should have gone
10 my brother" he said, but if | had
given 1t to him everybody would have
yelled 'favoriyisn' at the top of their
voices, SO picked someone else"
Walter Kitchener was expected nj
Cape Town nj railway station once
when an old lady rushed in excitedly
/ and asked at what platform Lord
/ Kitchener was expected to arrive. Nc
one seemed to know anything about
his visit until 1t finally dawned upor
the stad officer that she had heard a
Fhe arrival OF his brother. He in
,ormed her that this was only Kitch
arer that was expected. Il call it /
( shame that this man, whoever he ma,
| he. should be allowed to use L.or,
| kitchener's name; the government
ought to do something about it," sh,
said, stalking maiestically out OF tn,
. station.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1909-11-05
SKELETON MILITARY MAST
Picturesque Feature OF the 5sttleship
Is Being supplanted BY Strue-
ture Of Steel.

Rostcn. --one of the most pictur'
ssque features of the battleship Is
rapidly on its way to the scrap heap.
The military mast, that heavy steel
column Of which most ships OF Uncle
SAINTS navy carried pair, fore ana
All, which had fighting tops from the
platforms OF which machine guns
could be used TO pop away at torpedo
boats Or ike craft. ~ being regarded
as obsolete.
The military mast was considered
not SO very long ago. formidable
feature OF the equipment Of a battle
ship. Now, It Is being supplanted by
skeleton mast, stranded structure
81 steel sufficiently omen in it's inter
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1909-11-05
THE DIFFERENCE
Coffee Usually Means Sickness, Blu
Postum Always Means Health.

Those who have never tried the ex
pertinent Of leaving OH coffee aut
drinking Postum in its place and il
this way reEaIutug health ana happi
ness can leatn mHcA from the expert
enCe OF others who have made thu
trial.
Que who kaows says; II drank cot
fee tor breakfast every mOraiuE uuG
| had terrible attacks 0f iud,gestiW
producing days OF discomfort auS
nights Of sleep.essuess, | tried 10 give
up the use ot coffee entirely, but tount
II hard % 50 from hot coffee to {
glass Of water Then tried Postum
1T was good and tho effect was 81
pleasant that ! soon leuned To low,
Il and have used Il for several years
I improved Immediately after lef
on coffee and took on Postum anS
am new entirely cured Of my indtges
| ton and other troubles all OF whiCl
/ were due to coffee. I am now wei
and contented and all because
changed from coffee to Postum,
| Postum Is much easier to maxi
right every time than coffee. for II I
so even and always reliable w
never use coffee now In our family
We use Postum, and are always wen.
There's a reason" and 1t is prove
by trial
Look In pkgs for copy OF the famou
little book, The Road to MELVILLE"
Ever reRd the above letterf ne
one appears fraSa time to time. The
ARE genuine. true. and fall OF kuIna
| tntcrest.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1909-11-05
How 10 Care for the Child,

Porplexed mother writes: My chile
has sneeziug FITS after the morning
sponge bath, What would you ad
wiser" Some mothers give theh
babies n hypodermic of morphine fol
sneezing. But we have always fell
that this was too harsh remedy
Give the baby about three tablespoon
fuls OF Old Tom gin with little sugal
and pinch of lemon peel The sugar
makes this remedy more grateful Il
the child. BE sure to keep this prophy
tactic away from father.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1909-11-05
rhe nest Food for Worksrs.

The best food for those who work
with hand or brain is never high
priced.
Tine best example Of this is found In
Quaker oats. II stands at the top
aa0ng foods that supply nourlshment
and yigor, without taxing the diges.
uon. and yet ii Is the least expensive
food one can eat.
This great food value and low cost
make Il an ideal food for families VINO
want to get the greatest good from
what they eat.
IsaborefB, factory or farm hands, fed
Enlentifully on Quaker Oats will work
better and with less fatigue than II
fed on almost any other kind Of food.
! Al az these facts we're proved and
! very interesting information about
4 human foods were gathered by Pro,
fessor Fisher OF Yale University in
| 1908. In addition to the regular pack,
age Quaker Oats Is packed in large
sized family packages either with OF
without china dishes.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1909-11-05

table. / will never be without this
medicine in the house. Mrs. SAINT
LEE, 1923 Fourth St., Louisville, KY
Another Operation Avoided.
Adrian, Ga.-"I suffered untold
misery from female troubles, and nv
doctor said an operation was my only
chance, and dreaded it almost as
much as death. Lydia Z. Pinkham's
Vegetable Compound completely cured
me without an operation. "-LEEA Y.
HENRY, r. F. ID. 8.
Thirty years Of unparalleled sre..
cess confirms the power of Lydia i.
Pinkham's Vegetable Compound 10
cure female diseases. The great vol.
ume of unsolicited testimony constant
ly pouring in proves conclusively that
Lydia e. Pinkham's Vegetable Com
pound is remarkable remedy for those.
| distressing feminine ills from which
SO many women suffer.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1909-11-05
Waste Material.

In process of time 1t was observed
that the multt.millionaire philanthropy
list had ceased giving costly library
buildings to towns and cities.
why In this, Mr.. Canaggy?" the re
porters asked him.
Young men" he said, what is tht
use OF building great houses for Ii
brartes when ell man needs for al
education Is FIVE feet of books"
Whereat they marveled, but the!
could not answer him.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1909-11-05
FINE RECIPE FOR cc~lS.

Any druggist can supply these In.
lredients or will get them from hts
wholesale house
MIX half pint OF good whiskey, two
ounces OF gIycerine; half ounce Of
Concentrated pine compound. Shake
the bottle well each time and use In
doses Of a teaspoonful to tablespoon
ful four times q day" This prescrip-
ton Is said to work wonders.
The Concentrated pine is a special
pine product and comes only in half
ounce bottles, each enclosed IN an air.
light case. but b. sure It is labeled
Concentrated
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1909-11-05
Labor ualons Fight Tuberculosls.

Ten frGternal and benefit organiza
tons, with membership Of nearly
100000, and three international la.
Dor unions with membership Of over
100000 have Joined the ranks Of the
fighters agalnat consumption within
the last year, according to a state
ment of the National Association for
the Study and Prevention Of Tubercu
tosls, The fraternal orders and unions
now IN the fight against tuberculosis
are the Modern Woodmen of America,
Brotherhood OF American Yeomen, Or.
der Of Eagles. improved Order Of
Red Men. Knights Of Pythias, Royal
Arcanum, Workmen's Circle, Knights
of Columbus, Royal League, Independ
ent Order of Odd Fellows, and Forest
ers of America, heInternational Pho
to-Eugravers' Union Of North Amer
lea, the international Printing Press
men and Assistants union. the Inter
national Boot and Shoe Workers
union. and the international Typo
| graphical union,
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1909-11-05

Before he went fishin'," said the
town story teller, The swallowed
bout a pint an a half of snakebite
remedy, an of course you know what
that is. Well, after the snake bit him
the reptile cut all sorts O. capers, kaze.
the remedy went straight to it's head
Last thing it tried to do wuz to swaL
Ter its tail, an it got itself in the form
of hoop an Pm a liar eff the chill
dren didn't roll it around all day"
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1909-11-05
NEGRO AT THE NORTH POLE
Matthew Henson, Peary's Valet,
Proves That Black Man Can Stand
Coolest Weather.

New York,-The general supposition
that the negro can't stand cold wealth
err and is a warm climate person only.
is refuted in the case of Matthew Hen
son, Commander Robert E. Peary's
personal servant. Among the interest.
ing announcements connected with the
north pole discovery was the state
ment that Henson was the only civil
tied person with Peary when the top
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1909-11-05
DOUBLE SARCASM.

Old Crab What be ye dom araound
this place, eh? Wanter buy 1T?
Neryy Nicholas Why. Use dc spe.
cial agent Of Andrew Morganfeller
ana rue lool1in' FER d site ter lay out
IFS enormous estate on. I'll offer yer
tree plunks fer dis place II YEN trow
on 9u per cent. Ter cash.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1909-11-05
NlnrtleEe Parent Aaaln.

nrautiErI GhN -- Gardener, dom
make flower bed there. II viii
spoil our croQuet ground"
Gardener - Can't help II, miss
ThCms MY orders Your father say
no Is going to have this garden dc
voted to horticulture, not husbaudry
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1909-11-05
Two of a Kind.

Mrs. Boggs-I hate to have a man
always complaining about some little
thing. Now, my husband is continual
ly harping on the lace curtains.
Mrs. Woggs-Yes, and my husband
has keen kicking on our front door
every morning at three o'clock for the
last 20 years.-Puck.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1909-11-05

of the world was discovered. Henson,
in fact, says 1t was he who raised the
stars and stripes at the great rail"
and that he taught the Eskimos to
cheer when the American flag was I'M
furled
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1909-11-05

talnIy done me 4
world of good and
1 cannot praise ii
enough. / suffered
fromirregularities,
dizziness, nervous
ness, and a sovcra
female trouble,
LydiaE.P inkhan's
Vegetable Com.
pound has restored
me to perfect
health and kept me
from the Orpra+tn.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1909-11-05
oundl

Entcker--W What is your definition o
a gentleman
RUcEor--de was evidently my wife
lrst husband