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Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1910-03-18
Chocolate Industry in Switzerland.

In stating that Switzerland produces
$s,OOO,OO0 worth of chocolate annually,
Consul General R. E. Mansfield, at Eur
ich, gives the following facts relating
to the industry:
"'The value of the exports is $5,000,-
900, while 100000 worth is consumed
in the country. The population of the
Confederation is 100000, which shows
the value of chocolate produced each
year to be equal to more than So per
capita, and the local annual consump-
ton equal to nearly 81 for each inhabi-
tant. The industry includes 20 large,
well-equipped factories, besides a num-
Der of small establishments and individ-
ual manufacturers, whose products are
intended for local market only. The 20
manufactures employ 5000 hands, 5000
women and 1850 men. Two of the
largest factories are in the Canton of
Freiburg, with 1900 employees; three
in Neuchatel, with 1900; five in the
Canton of Vaud, with 1880; three In
the Canton of Berne, with 700; one IN
the Canton of Zurich, with 400; and one
in the Canton of Lucerne, with 200 en-
ployes. Other less important establish
ments are in different Cantons through
the Confederation.
Great Britain is the largest purchaser
of Swiss chocolate, taking about one
half of the total exports, Germany, It
ally and France being also large I'M
porters in the order named.
The year 1909 was a prosperous one
in the Swiss chocolate industry, the
export trade showing an increase OF
about 100000 over that of the prevl-
ous year, and the manufacturers say
that the prospects are promising for a
still greater increase during 1910.
Some of the manufacturers have en-
deavored to increase their export busl-
ness in recent years by making cheap
err grade of chocolate, but this plan has
been abandoned, as foreign trade has
been established and maintained by the
production of superior specialties and
the cheapening of the grades and lower
mo of the standard brings the Swiss
nroduet into competition with inferor
Grades of chocolate manufactured IN
other countries. Foreign duties being
generally high, competition with home
made articles in other countries is only
possible by exporting the superior quail
tiles. such as milk chocolate, and the
high,grade, pure eating chocolate, which
are the Swiss speeialties.
The total value of Swiss chocolates
exported to the United States in 1909
was about $4,000, less than 3 per cent
of the total exports. This small show
inc is due to the development of the
chocolate industry in America in recent
years, the homefactories being abe 10
produce various grades OF ehocolate AT
pprices which make foreign competition
5iffcnlt when the extra cost of trans
nortation and import duties are taken
INTO account. In fact, Swiss manufae-
turers have practically abandoned the
United States as market for their
D Un except for some of their high
GRADE specialties, as the business is no
longer profitable or even possible under
prevailing conditions. -"
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1910-03-18
Red Measure # Value.

Labor, not gold, is the measure Of
wealth. How much of days toll is
loaf of bread9 How many hour g
work is a shirtwaist7 The dollar of
perspiring brow and aching fingers and
tagged out brains is the real standard
of value, and the only one by which the
cost of living of one generation, of one
individual, can be compared with that
of another, says Milo Hastings in Chi
cago Wholesale Grocer.
Gold, chosen for want of a better
thing, j. but mechanical continuance
to ana in the exchange of property. 1t
is an incident, not the fundamental fact
of prosperity, of poverty, of the cost of
living, of the ability of one man to buy
with his labor the product of another Is
toll.
The abundance or scarcity of gold, we
are told, has something to do with the
price of commodities. When gold is
plentiful, and consequently cheap, the
prices of everything else, stated in
terms OF gold, will be high. This sounds
logical. The world IS annual production
of gold is about twice what it was thir
teen years ago, and in that time prices
have about doubled. To those who lOol
no further, the relationship is clearly
proven.
From 1890 to 1896 the prices of com
modities made very material drop t.
the exceedingly low point which mad'
possible the spectacular rise of the las
decade, and yet, during this period o.
declining prices the world g gold outpu
climbed as fast, and on a percentag,
basis a good deal faster, than during
the recent years of ascending values.
If the high price of commodity i
due to its relative scarcity compared
) with gold, eggs, barley and bananas
the production of which has increased
> at a greater rate than has the produc
tion of gold, should have shown a re
cent decline in value. Has such bee
the case9 Go and see.
I Since 1896 our wheat crop has in
creased more than so per cent, fgur
3 that pretty accurately expresses tn
increase in the amount, not value, o
| commodities generally. The increase o
the products which gold must buy eac
year is far more rapid than the increas
of the stock of gold with which to bu
9 them.
t But suppose Gold has become cheaper
: Cleveland quarter simply becomes
Taft half-dollar, and we can readjus
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1910-03-18

the left loop formed, swing the right
cord under instead of the usual over
and then up and in as custom has it.
The secret of the horizontal lace is this
reversal system of making the second
loop by bringing the cord over. In
stead it is brounght under, making a
fiat surface for the knot to rest on. The
bow ends are now pulled tight and the
trick is done.
In fitting ladies with footwear, this
problem of neat lace is half the battle
of sale. The shoe properly laced brings
every part of the upper in position, and
the shoe fits as if it were upon the ORR
ginal last. Too much care cannot be
taken with the lacing of shoes.
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1910-03-18

A political Office in a small town in
Iowa was vacant. The Office paid $3.50
a year, and there was keep competition
for it. The democratic candidate, Eek
iel Hicks, was shrewd old fellow, and
a neat campaign fund was turned over
to him. To the establishment of all,
however, he was defeated.
81 can't account for it," said one
of the democratic leaders, gloomily.
FWith that money we should have won.
How did you lay it out, Ezekiel"
"Well, /" said Ezekiel, slowly pulling
his whiskers, eyer see, that Office only
pays $3.50 a year salary, an 1 didn 7
see no sense in payin 5000 out to get
the office; SO bought me little truck
farm instead.'
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1910-03-18
CASTORIA
For Infants and Children,
The Kind You Have Always Bought
si SSsss sss Of NxHzZsSzM

The manager entered the office his
face clouded, his brow wrinkled in
angry thought. He called the Office
boy. Regarding the youth sternly,
he said:
"Boy, do you smoke cigarettes9"
81 DIDO a little, sir" stammered
the youth.
The manager fixed him with his eagle
eye.
"Then give me one," he said. az
left mine at home.'
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1910-03-18

The animal trainer having been
taken suddenly i'll, ms wife reported
for duty in his stead.
"Have you had any experience in
this lineG" asked the owner of the cir.
Gus and menagerie, with some doubt.
"Not just exactly in this line," she
said; "but my husband manages the
beasts all right, doesn't he3"
"He certainly does
"Well, you ought to see how easily
I can manage him."
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1910-03-18

~ remember that my wife and /
were talking over our affairs one day
and we agreed that it had come to the
point where we must both economic. "
" Yes, my dear, said to my wife,
I'VE must both economic, BOTH
Very well, Henry she said, with
a tired air of submission, you shave
yourself and II cut your hair. !"
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1910-03-18

Did you ever have a good, oldfashion-
ed boys stomach ache7 OF course you
have. A little dose of Hamlin IS Wizard
Oil will chase away colicky pain in the
stomach like magic.
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1910-03-18

the lenses in our shopping eyeglasses
and fill our baskets as of yore.
The trouble is that the readjustment
of price levels does not proceed uni
formly, but rather after the fashion Of
a hoop being driven on a barrel; just
now there is a feeling that the hoop
has loosened up on the farmers side
and that the city consumer is being
pinched accordingly.
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1910-03-18

Howard E. Burton, Assayer and Chemist,
Leadville, Colorado. Specimen prices: Gold,
Silver, Lead, $1.00; Gold, Silver, Use; Gold,
soc; Zinc or Copper, $100 Mailing
velopes and full price list sent on application.
Control and Umpire work solicited. Refer
ence: Carbonate National Bank.
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1910-03-18

To Curs Cold in One Day
Take LAXATIVE BROMO Quinine
Druggists refund money if it
fails to cure. E. W. GROVES sigma
ture is on each box. 25c.
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1910-03-18

81 want to get good novel to read
on the train-something pathetic" said
a woman to book salesman.
"Let me see. How would tThe
Last Days of Pompeii dos" asked the
salesman.
"Pompeiiq 1 never heard of him.
What did he die of9''
CT I'M not quite sure, ma 'am," re-
piled the salesman; "some kind of
eruption, I've heard"
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1910-03-18

"Why do you pout, girlf''
''He went away without kissing
me.
"Better pout while the young man
is around. He might take the hint"
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1910-03-18

rhere was a big convention going on
ln0 n,ou town and the proprietor of
b. oa 9R' hotel had leased ed. sots church ae5
s siUI beds put in there to accommodate
ne Two drummers, who had been imbib
ng quite freely, were given beds in the
church. ,.,o,, - tho manning the
Ap hell which was also the town
e ra's alarm, began to ring. 1t brought
o art the d, fire department and all the ma
lives. 80 Az bo+ol
rushed across the street and into the
church he called out:
'n ~Who's ringing that bellf''
81 am responded one of the drum
mers "Send over two Scotch highballs
and pitcher of ice water to pew ~
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1910-03-18


Piles Cured in 9 to IL Days.
PAzo OINTMENT IL guaranteed to
cure any case of Itching, Blind, Bleed
ing or Protruding Piles in to IA days
or money refunded. SOC.
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1910-03-18

Mothers will find Mrs. Winslow' Is
Soothing Syrup the best remedy to
use for their children during the
teething period.
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1910-03-18

The man who looks downward is
impressed with his own greatness, but
the one who looks upward realizes
his own smallness.
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1910-03-18

Petit's Eye Salve for Over 100 Years
has been used for congested and in
famed eyes, removes film or scum
over the eyes. All druggists or How
ard Bros, Buffalo, N. Y.
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1910-03-18

A girl hash t much tact if she can It
induce some man to tell her that she
is pretty.
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1910-03-18
DIR. MARTEL's FEMALE PILLS
Savantean Yaara tina standard

Prescribed and recommended for
women's ailments scientifically pre-
pared remedy of proven worth. The re-
suit from their use is quick and perma
nent. For sale at all drug stores.
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1910-03-18

The average man no sooner ac-
quires a virtue than he proceeds to
advertise it.
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1910-03-18
Yon Can Get Allen's Foot-Ease F,REI

Write Allen 8. Olmsted, LIE Roy, N
Y, for free sample Of Aliens Foot
Ease. 1t cures sweating, hot, swollen,
aching feet. It makes new or tight
shoes easy. A certain cure for corns,
ingrowing nails and bunions. All drug
gists sell it. 25c. Don't accept any
substitute.
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1910-03-18

No nerson is better qualified to attest
- the high cost of living than is the
Grocer. He usually keeps several fam
Review.
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1910-03-18

A woman Is idea of a genius is a
man whose neckties match his com
plexion.
Vanity in a woman is almost as bad
AZ conceit in q man.
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1910-03-18
No Appetite

II took ho '"rnan' had no appetite what
very sic SICK TJ not sleep more than three
YER, and a Gou'u I was persuaded by friend
ours nlg al two bottles of it, and it greatly
try it, TOOK too raw gave me good appetite. and
enefted, me-, Mrs. John Edens, 222O w.
E Sand street tissf, Davenport Iowa
nv =, corsaparilla restores the appetite
Hood sieep sound and refreshing by
nd mi, maN pS the Whole system. It purifss the
building .r up the nerves, aids and per-
i ioSd' digestion S;s Take it this spring
.0dav in usual liquid form or tablets
Ges Il sorsatabs. 100 Doses 81.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1910-03-04
Deaths.

In Brattleboro. Feb. Is, Albert Baldwin,
r.
In West Guilford. Feb. &c. Ida wife
of Calvin Coleman. So.
In Mortified. Mass. March l, Horace
Reynolds of Westmoreland, N. H., a
native of Putney,
In Northheld, Mass. Feb. "a, Thomas
B. Nation, IS.
In Bernardston, Mass, March l. Samuel
Hall Atherton, 30.
In Jacksonville, Feb "a, Mrs. Frank
Morse &c.
In Londonderry Feb, %, Eugene NJ.
Davis, 60.
In Townshend. Feb. 2s, Bella Brewster
Brigham, 70.
In West wardsboro, Feb, q, Mrs. Jose
phine Qowe) Allen, wife of Wesley e.
Allen
In CambrIdgeport. Feb a. Henry Van
cor, 60.
In Grafton, Feb, a. infant son of Mr.,
and Mrs. w. M. Wetherell.
In Colrain, Mass, Feb. %. Mrs. Elmlra
Eames Bates, 80. native of Whiting
ham.
In Dorchester. Mass. Feb. g. Mrs. Har-
riet s. CasWell- Broad, 70.
In Pennington. MINI. Feb, q Mrs
Ruth Lord, widow of William o. Bennett
formerly of Putney. ..- ...- -
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1910-03-04
The PHILADELPHIA strike.

With 40 labor unions in Philadelphia
preparing to strike Saturday in sympathy
with the street car men, the heads OF
the rapid transit company refuse to ar
bitrate the case and matters are moving
toward a general tie-up Of industry, with
all the injury that attends labor war.
The mayor OF the city, apparently siding
with the company, warns the public to
keep its hands of and Net the company
and car men settle the trouble between
themselves. Meanwhile he is recruiting
the police force and promises to have
5000 men in uniform by Saturday to en-
force order. The company is determined
to win. and the mayor expresses the view
that il will have the situation well in
hand in a short time.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1910-03-04
BOYS INTENSIVE FARMING.
How the Produetlveness Of Land May Be
Increased.

Increased.
More than 1000 Southern boys less
than eighteen years old planted and Guilt
waited an acre Of corn each last year
under the direction of the department of
agriculture. Persons interested in the
experiment in Arkansas. Mississippi.
South Carolina and Virginia offered to
pay expenses of a trip to Washington
tor the boy in each state who raised
the greatest amount of corn on his acre.
The winning boys will soon visit the
national capital.
The average yield of corn to the acre
in 1893 was a little more than twenty-five
bushels. The South Carolina boy, who
made the best record produced l52l1
bushels. The winning Mississippi boy
raised l47 bushels, the Arkansas boy 1876
and the boy from Virginia l22. The ave
rage raised by each of the 1900 was
sixty bushels.
The instructions given to those boys
by the department of agriculture are
available 10 every farmer in the country.
II they should be followed exactly the
yield of corn to the acre could easily be
doubled in a single year
Intensive cultivation is worth while on
all crops. The average yield of potatoes
to the acre in 1909 was l07 bushels but
the Maine farmers averaged 25 bushels
and some of the most progressive Of
them dug 400 bushels to the acre. The
yield of corn and potatoes depends more
upon cultivation and fertilization than
upon the soil and there is practically no
part of the United States in which these
crops cannot be raised successfully.
1t is beyond doubt that larger crops
can be produced from ten acres thorough
ly titled than from two or even three
times ten acres cultivated as they usu-
ally are. The fact that the South
Carolina prize winner raised more corn
on one acre than the average farmer
produces from six tells story that
should not be lost upon those for whose
benefit the experiment was made
| youths Companion.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1910-03-04
BRATTLEeoRo PERSONAL.

Charles Gibbs is very i'll with measles.
Joseph Boyce of Westfeld was in town
Wednesday
Miss Abbie Pratt is i'll at her home on
Canal street.
Miss Margaret Lannigan Of Ludlow is
visiting in town.
Philip Beauleu of Bellows Falls was
in town Wednesday,
Edward Paro has recovered from slow
fever and is out again.
A. H. Barber of South Main street is
i'll with sciatic rheumatism
Miss Minnie Scott went yesterday to
New York to remain a week.
Il. j. Snyder, who visited in Fair
Haven this week will return today.
Mrs. James Redding of Hinsdale was
in town Wednesday and Thursday.
Miss Lindgren went to Boston We'd
nesday to attend a nurses meeting.
Louis Gorborino and David Carey, jr..
are working as bell boys in a hotel in
Athol.
Frank !. Richardson of Lynn will come
to Brattleboro today to spend a few days
with j. II. Fifeld
William NJ. Cox VINO has been en-
ployed at Lenihan's barber shop. went
yesterday to Albany.
Miss Margaret Lynch was in Holyoke
Saturday to attend the funeral of her
cousin, Mrs. Thomas Dunn.
Jed Paro who has been working in
c. W. Cleavelands store. returned Mon
day to his home in Burlington.
Mrs. John Curry and daughter Mary.
spent Sunday i'm Bellows Falls with Mrs.
Curry's sister, Mrs James Blake.
Miss Emily Shea, daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs d. Frank Shea has recovered from
an attack of appendicitis and is out
again
charles Boyle returned Wednesday To
! White River Junction, after a rev DAYS
| visit with MS parents MT ana Mrs. T.
| W. BogIe'
S. S. Rooney Of St. Adams, travelling
! passenger agent for the Central Yer
| mont kan"aE company was VI ''""
'e'""E'
Mr.. ana Mrs Edward l"pp moved sat
! uruaN from me SltnpIhS mouse on '"d'
street to the Doollttle apartment mouse
on the same street
Miss Cassie McMcnimen. who under
went an operation in TIE Memorial hos
| ptal a few weeks ago, VIII return tom'r
row TO her nome on rat street
Rarlin Oyitt is very III with pn,umonia
following an attack of the measles in
his homo an Read street NIrs Oyitt',
| SON Maxwell Rovd also is seriously IL
win nnoumonio
town sunday and Mrs BENSON who ma,
hs.r bera thrna weeks caring for ne,
uother Mrs g + Henson returnc,
,ritb him NIo,d,,.
MI. ana MRS. joseph M'r'ln ana uIush
Ter Mary oi holy"ke nave zee" IN ''"
TINS week on account Oh inc serious III
ness OF Mr.; Martin tather' Ihoih'9 Mar
TN OF Elllot street
Rev DIT John r. Cow. pastor of th
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1910-03-04
To start a Tlaht Screw.

Lots of folks have tried to remove a
screw from a piece OF wood. a screw that
won't bulge at all. and have in the end
given II up as a bad job. Well, II such a
thing occurs again don't give 1t up, don't
lose your temper or exert yourself, but
try this recipe for removing the screw,
Heat a poker red hot, and then hold 1t
against the screw head for little while,
wait few minutes for the screw to cool
down, when 1t will be found that the
screw can be removed quite easily with the
same screw driver that just previously
would not perform the work, The expla-
nation is quite simple, The red-hot poker
heats The screw, the screw expands and
makes the hole 1t is in just wee BIT
bigger. The screw then cools down and
resumes its original size. leaving hole
in the wood a size too large-and there
you are.-GStrand Magazine.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1910-03-04

F. r. Dye has given up his position in
the Estey Organ company shops
Ray L. Greene is in Boston, where he
will attend the automobile show.
Floyd w. Coolidge was operated upon
for appendicitis in the Memorial hospital
Tuesday
@ b. Hughes has been appointed
special agent to collect statistics of min
ing and manufactures for the census de-
partment His territory will be all OF
Windham county and possibly neighbor-
ing towns. His headquarters Will be IN
Brattleboro.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1910-03-04
Get the Best Potato

For planting-the new 1910 Seeding
irst offered from first hands, no sales
mems or agents profits A wonderful
promising new variety. Full particulars
and prices by mail.
Also the Wardsboro potato, one of the
test medium early potatoes KNOWN ne"
variety never before offered outside OF the
locality of It's origin, highly recommended
by all who have tested it for sound
healthy tubers and good table qualities
At a low price by freight express OF
mail.
Also selections from the best strains OF
a few of the best old varieties. as the
Green Mountain. etc.
Also potato balls containing 100 10 zOV
seeds, or the same number of seeds In
packets, 10 cents by mail, prepaid.
Lower prices to neighbors and those
who take their potatoes at my place.
Send for circular containing full par
ticuars and prices by mail, express OF
freight.
NJ. o. HOWE
NeWfane, W.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1910-03-04
Fresh Cut Meat and Bone as
an Egg Producer.

Fresh Cut Meat and Bone has been
called the Ideal Food for laying hens be-
cause 1t contains in z highly concen-
trated but easily assimihted form all the
materials which are contained in the egg,
II your hens are not laying you had better
send TO c. 8. Page, Hyde Park VT, for
a 400 pound barrel Of this Food. 1t will
Your railroad station. When writing him
mention this paper.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1910-03-04
Btrths.

In BrattlebOro, Feb. 10, a son to Mr..
and Mrs. George Wlcutt.
In West Chesterfield, n. H.. Feb. IL.
son to Mr. and Mrs. Edward l.. Welcome.
In Newfane. Feb 9s. a son TO Mr.. and
Mrs. Raymond Grout.
In South Wndham, Feb. p, daughter
to Mr.. and Mrs. W. \. Farr.
In Springfield, Mass, Feb. &c, a son to
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert F. Day and grand
son to Mr.. and Mrs Robert W. and Ida
Boyden Day.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1910-03-04
Green Cut Bone and Meat
The Cold Weather Poultry Food.

Fowls have a natural craving for ami
NAL food, especially when the weather is
cold. All kinds of grains are good, but to
produce lots Of eggs, an occasional ration ion
essential. This product can be obtained
Of Carroll S. Page, Hyde Park, VT He
will ship a 200 pound barrel to any ad-
dress on receipt of $3.50 and at this price
pay the freight to any railroad station in
New England or the Middle States
Money may be sent at his risk by regis
tered letter postal money order. check or
express money order. When writing him
mention this paper