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The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1913-05-05
The MeddLer
"If The coat fits y0g. PIT it on. "

Every voter in the village of Brat
tleboro should make it point to be
present tomorrow evening at the annual
meeting. 1t is highly important that a
representative expression of opinion be
obtained on the question of adopting
the new charter. The Meddler firmly
believes that the document should re-
ceive the sanction of a large majority
of the residents of the village. The
present charter is such a patchwork af-
fair that it is almost impossible to de
termine the rights and powers Of the
corporation. Adoption of the new
charter means that the act of 1872 with
its II amendments will be repealed and
the village will be in position to
transact business under a charter in
which its functions are clearly defined
and sufficiently increased to meet the
needs of the present time.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1913-05-05

The decision that suits against the
White Star line on account of the III
tanic disaster must be brought in
British courts not only saves American
judges lot of work and worry, but is
cheerful news for the litigants. Under
the American rule the liability of the
company is only 100000, the value of
the salvage and the passage money;
under the British rule the iabality is
about $3,O0O,0O0,
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1913-05-05
A Town That is Growing.
Barre Times. }

Put BrattIeboro in the class of those
Vermont cities and towns whose pub
lie school houses are damned with pu-
pills. We have it from The Reformer
of that town that more school accom-
modations will have to be provided in
the organ town the coming summer.
That is one of the best pieces of news
to come out of Brattleboro in long
time. 1t surely means the town Is
growing.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1913-05-05
KinoIv Life,

And so the kingly life is life in
quest of big things. Everyone is pain
fully familiar with the temptation to
fritter away life in interests that are
small and mean. There are those
who spend their strength in seeking
money. The concentrated purpose of
their days is quest for gold. They
are Jealous for artificial gems and
they miss the goodly pearls-J. H.
Lowett, DID.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1913-05-05

A man was walking down street the
other day when a glistening object in
the gutter attracted his attention. He
stopped suddenly, made a grab for the
shiny thing, examined it carefully and
then threw it away in disgust.
- Humph," he exclaimed in disappoint-
ed tones to passer-by, cit was only
a diamond. 1 thought at first it was
a piece of ice"
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1913-05-05

abortive form of the disease. y But in
this instance two other children in the
same family had died of typhoid just
the remaining members, so that there
appars to have been no reason for such
markedly more favorable behavior of
the first case, except the effect of the
injected culture.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1913-05-05
TO ADVERTISERS.

Transient advertising-Run Of paper,
so cents an inch for first insertion; %
cents an inch for each subsequent in
sertion. Limited space on first page at
double rates.
Space rates on application.
Classified advertisements - Five cents
discount for each subsequent insertion
without change Of copy.
Reading Notices-Ten cents a line first
insertion with so per cent discount for
each subsequent insertion without
change of copy.
Position, 10 per cent extra.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1913-05-05
TO SUBSCRIBERS.

1t is the aim Of the management to
secure efficient service in the delivery Of
cooperation of subscribers to that end
Prompt report should be given Of each
failure to receive the paper on the morn
telephone or postal card, thus enabling
the cause Of the error to be promptly
and accurately discovered and the
proper remedy Immediately applied. It
is only by this method that the pub
Usher can secure the desired service.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1913-05-05
OUR QUESTION BOX

How deep has the crust of the earth
been penetrated and what was the tenn
perature of the greatest depth?
l. The deepest borings do not go
deeper down than mile and a quar-
ter, which is about 10000 of the dis
lance to the center of the earth. For
every 90 to 80 feet of descent into the
earth, the temperature rises one de-
gree.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1913-05-05
A Card

We, the undersigned, do hereby agree to
refund the money on 50-cent bottle of
Greene's Warranted Syrup of Tar if it
fails tC cure your cough or cold. We also
guarantee a 25-cent bottle to prove salts
factory or money refunded.
w. T. Root Brooks House Pharmacy
Thomas's Pharmacy +. u. Holden
J. L. Stockwen E. A. Temple & 90.
Mark s. Mann w. S. Holland
@. II. Grout H. A. Williams
n. NJ. Batchelder A NJ. Merriield
w. O. Halliday J. A. Muzzy
A. L. Wheeler Brown g. Ryder
A. NJ. COrs6x NJ G. Williams
TTh. -Sat.-M3
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1913-05-05

In connection with the proposition
to change the name of Elliot street
The Meddler calls attention to letter,
printed elsewhere in this issue, from
Colonel Haskins. In addition to a
sound argument against the change the
communication contains some interest
ing history about the man for whom
Elliot street was named The more
this matter is discussed the more pro-
nounced becomes the sentiment against
dropping the name by which Elliot
street has been known for so long
time and under which it will no doubt
be able to get along for many years to
come.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1913-05-05

If the new charter is adopted the
question of selecting commissioners be
comes an extremely important one-in
fact, this point is one ON which the
success of the venture is likely to
hinge. Mere authority to bring about
municipal improvements amount to
very little unless there are in office men
with ability and determination to en-
force this authority, and the response
bility for selecting men of this sort
rests wholly with the voters.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1913-05-05

Austin, Pa, collapse, and how many
people were killed!
1911. Eighty-fve.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1913-05-05

Just what time was it that Hon.
John NJ. Forbes of Milton, Mass, had
a million copies of the Proclamation of
Emancipation printed on small slips of
paper, put in packages of 50 each and
distributed among the Northern soldiers
at the front, who scattered them about
among the blacks while on the march?
The copies were given to Gov. An
drew by Mr.. Forbes who sent them to
the Massachusetts volunteers at the
front the latter part of January, 1868.
What President was father of the
largest family?
William Henry Harrison. He had six
sons and four daughters.
Where was the first Grand Army post
organized2
At Decatur, H., April 6, 1866.
Where and what is the Howard uni
versity?
An institution for the higher eduea-
ton of negroes founded in Washington
in 1867.
Has Cuba a permanent army?
Yes. It's strength is 5000.
What year did the Bayless dam at
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1913-05-05

Where was the first Grand Army post
At Decatur, ILL.,, April 6, 1866.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1913-05-05

Has Cuba a permanent army?
Yes. It's strength is 5000.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1913-05-05

What year did the Bayless dam at
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1913-11-01
Y. M. c. A. GROUP WORK
BEING ESTABLISHED

The opening of school in the fall
marks the time for the organization of
Y. NJ. c. A. Groups and at present fif-
teen organizations have been formed
with a membership of one hundred and
fifty boys. The local organizations are
nnder the direction of Coach Smith of
the high school, Victor Cross and AL
fred Blake. The president of the
Junior Groups is Theadore Walton
and of the intermediate Group Donald
Porter. Regular meetings OF the Junior
Group are held on Monday evening of
each week from seven until eight-fif-
teen and the intermediate Group meets
at the same hour on Wednesday eve
ming. A portion of the time for each
meeting is devoted to Bible study, an
other portion to games and indoor ath-
ietic stunts and the balance of the time
to practical talks by business and pro-
fessional men and debates and mock
trials conducted by the boys.
The ultimate aim of the Y. M. C. A.
Committee is to have a group within
walking distance of every boy in the
county.
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1913-11-01

A poor imitation of wickedness is
usually better than the real thing.
Wilbur Johnson of Custer township
Antrim county has 14t acres of potatoes
and estimated his yield at $500 bushels.
At the present selling price of tubers
this would average over $120 per acre
for the crop. Who says potato growing
doesn't pay in northern Michigan.
The ladies of st. Joseph's congrega-
ton will hold their annual bazar on
the 18th and 18th of November in the
Roller Rink. Be sure to attend as the
aprons and fancy articles will be up to
the usual standard in quality and guam
tity. A good opportunity to prepare
your Christmas gifts.
A startling case of peonage has just
been reported by Sheriff Purpole of
Emmett from the north end of the
county. The case came to the sheriff S
notice through the state department at
Lansing and he has refused to make
public the names of the parties impli-
Gated because of the fact that the case
has not yet come under his supervision
He was requested some days ago to in
vestigate and report to the state de-
partment, which he has done. He re-
ports that yonng boy has been sold
by his father to a neighbor for given
sum and that the papers-deed, con-
tracts, etc.-were secured and for
warded to the state department with
other evidence. Action will no doubt
be commenced at once to have the
parties brought into court.-Petoskey
Daily News.
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1913-11-01

The gates of the Gatun Dam, 81 feet
high and 65 feet wide, will be safe even
on the most boisterous Halloween.
At Fuller lake two miles from Fife
Lake, the state forestry commission
has started a reforestation from which
great things are anticipated, but which
is wholly an experiment. The state
owns there from 5000 to 10000 acres
of cut over land where the commission
expects in the course of years will be a
brand new forest.
In going through the exchanges taat
are received at this office we frequent
ly notice that people from the far west
have located at various points, and a
similar straggler drops down in this
county occasionally. Sometimes the
newcomers are former residents, but
oftener they are people attracted here
by the opportunities western Michigan
offers; and the number is bound to in
crease from year to year. AS a matter
of fact the west has been over-exploit-
ed and the reaction is setting in, for
people are getting their eyes open to
the possibilities right here under their
noses which equal If not excel anything
the west can stick up.-Kalkaska Lead
er.
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1913-11-01
THE NEW LIQUOR LAW.

The new law relative to shipping
liquor into dry territory in this state
went into effect Aug. Is. The law is
strict and holds the freight and express
companies liable as the person who re-
ceives it.
Section of the new law makes it
unlawful for any person to consign,
ship or transport in any manner what
soever, or deliver any liquors except
ing those for medicinal, sacramental,
chemical or scientific purposes, to any
person in any township, municipality
or county where by law, either local or
state wide in its operation, the manu-
facture and sale of such liquors for
beverage purposes is prohibited, or for
any person residing in such prohibited
territory to receive any such liquors
without placing upon the outside OF the
package complete information.
The name and address of the con-
signor, kind and quantity of liquor con-
tanned, and the statement that such
liquors are for family use, must appear.
If any false statement is made regard
ing the shipment of the package, the
consignee or the consignor will be
deemed guilty of violating the act.
Express, railroad and other trans
portation companies are. obliged to
keep record of all liquor shipments.
This part Of the law makes it possible
where any person is suspected of run
ming blind tiger, to ascertain at the
freight and express offices, how much
liquor is being shipped to that person.
The record required of the transporta-
ton companies is open to the public in
spection and is prima facie, evidence
of the facts. The law also prevents the
delivery of liquor or express and
freight agents to minors. The person
shipping or receiving liquors is requir-
ed by the law to sign his true name in
all cases. The word "person" used
through the act includes any individual
firm, copartnership or corporation or
combination of individuals. When con-
viction for violation of the law is pro-
cured, the violator can be sentenced to
pay fine of not less than 800, not
more than $500 and the costs of the
prosecution, or Imprisonment in the
county Jail for not less than 60 days
nor more than six months, or both fine
and Imprisonment, according to the
judge.
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1913-11-01
PURITY SUNDAY
A Proclamation Issued By the
Governor.

"The Seventh international Purity
Congress will convene in Minneapolis,
November to II, 1913. Sunday, No
lvember 9th, has been designated
Purity Sunday, the purpose being to
create and crystalline intelligent senti-
ment against the greatest evils of our
time, and to direct this stirred con-
science into safe and sane action for
the humiliation of commercial vice and
the promotion of social and personal
morality"
Every state in the Union is expend-
ing vast sums of money for the pur-
pose of caring for its imbeciles, epilep-
tics, lunatics, paupers and criminals.
This is a commendable characteristic
of modern civilization. In recent years
the peritent question has been asked,
"Why not give careful attention to the
source of these unfortunates?" Every
child has the divine right to be decent
ly born. Social and individual purity
together with physical and mental vigor
constitutes a secure means of making
this divine right possible.
The people of our great state must be
awakened. They must come to an ap-
preciation of the full meaning and i'm
portance of single standard of virtue,
if they are ever to Danish white slavery
and kindred crimes from society.
On Purity Sunday let all of the
churches appeal to all the people in be-
half of that purity which Christ taught.
Emphasize the positive side of personal
righteousness. Much that is printed in
books and proclaimed from the plat
form, in relation to sex problems, is
true, yet positively pernicious. Know
ledge in itself does not always make
for virtue-it may make for vicious
conduct. Therefore, awaken and
arouse love for purity. 1t is the sun
light of Righteousness that the youth of
our land must have if they are to grow
into the fullness of noble manhood and
W omanhood.
Given under my hand and the Great
Seal of the State, this twentwy-fourth
day of October, in the year of our Lord
one thousand nine hundred and thir-
teen, and of the Commonwealth the
seventy-seventh.
WOODBRIDGE N. FERRIS,
Governor.
BY the Governor:
FREDERICK c. MARTINDALE,
Secretary of State.
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1913-11-01
FACE
BUT UGLY HAIR.

How often you see an otherwise love-
ly face spoiled by homely hair-a face
that would be most charmingly beauti-
full if she only had prettier hair. What
a pity!-and how foolish! Because that
ugly hair, stringy, dull, Understanding
though it may be, can be made as glossy
soft, silky and beautiful as the heart
could desire il only taken proper care
of.
Harmony Hair Beautifier is just what
il is named-a hair beautifier. II is not
a hair dye or oil-it is just dainty,
rose-perfumed liquid dressing to give
the hair its natural gloss and brightness
its natural wavy softness, its natural
rich beauty. Very easy to apply
simply sprinkle a little on your hair
each time before brushing it. 1t con-
tains no oil, and will not change the
color of the hair, nor darken gray hair.
To keep your hair and scalp dandruff
free and clean, use Harmony Shampoo.
This pure liquid shampoo gives an in
staDtaneous rich lather that immedi-
ately penetrates to every part Of the
hair and scalp, insuring a quick and
thorough cleansing Washed off just
as quickly, the entire operation takes
only few moments. Contains nothing
that can harm the hair; leaves no harsh
ness or stickiness-just sweet smell
ing cleanliness.
Both preparations come in odd-shaped
very ornamental bottles, with sprinkler
tops. Harmony Hair beautifier, $l.00.
Harmony Shampoo, Soc. Both guaran-
teed to satisfy you in every way, or
your money back. Sold in this COM
muniy only at our store-The Rexall
Store-one of the more than 1000 lead
ing drug stores of the United States,
Canada and Great Britain, which own
the big Harmony laboratories in Boston
where the many celebrated Harmony
Perfumes and Toilet Preparations are
made.-W: G. Spring Drug Co., East
Jordan, Mich.
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1913-11-01
Is Doing a Good Work.

Richard w. Ballensinger lately ap-
pointed postmaster upon Garden Island
attached to Charlevoix county, is en-
gagged in practical development work.
He has named his office Success and
has begun a work which promises
much.
81 am homesteader, he recently
said. "This beautiful island is about
five miles long and three miles wide,
practicall ly undeveloped. The greater
part of the island is covered with
second growth timber. There are about
twenty-five people living here, Indian
and white, most of them are engaged
in fishing or numbering.
81 want to get more people here. l
want them to farm and to raise poul-
try. This is also fine place for a
summer resort. We have a good har-
Dor.
81 cut my farm out of the woods; my
good wife and are doing the farming
by hand power. Forty-six tomato
plants and twenty-four cabbage plants
were planted this year on a square
rod. We harvested eight bushels of
tomatoes and "a head of cabbage. We
had good patches Of cabbage, rutabagas
cauliflower, beans, carrots, corn, beets,
onions, cucumbers, turnips and early
potatoes, lsohalf an acre of late pota-
toes, We also secured some nice
celery and few muskmelons. One Of
the cabbages weighed twelve pounds
and rutabaga eight pounds.
"Our chickens did well. We raised
about 200 chicks with Is hens. The
chicks are all living, the smallest ones
weighing about pound"
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1913-11-01
NEW LAW EFFECTIVE
Automobile Owners Must Pay
License According to
Horsepower.

According to instructions sent out by
the secretary of state to automobile
owners, the registration fees, for Sc
curing license numbers, will this year
be paid according to the horsepower of
the car. The money derived from the
fees will be apportioned so that part of
it goes toward a good roads fund.
While the new system will mean a
greater expenditurefor the owners on
the initial aud only payment it will in
all probability make the yearly tax
lower than it has been in the past, as
the one fee pays everything and there
will be no local payment Of any kind.
All owners paying their registration
fees during November and December
will receive license plates on or before
January /. The tax will be assessed at
the rate of fifty cents per horsepower,
for the season, the rate to be one-half
the amount after September /, 1914. In
gas motors the horsepower will be
computed by squaring the diameter of
the cylinders, multiplying by the
number of cylinders and dividing by
two and one-half. The manufactures
rating must be sworn registration APP
plication. In steam and electric driven
vehicles, the manufacturers rating will
be accepted. The former license fee
was three dollars for all cars regardless
of horsepower.
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1913-11-01

The man who wrestles with the cow
and learns the calves to suck, who
casts the corn before the swine, is now
in greatest luck, for the buffers on the
upper grade, veal's higher than kite,
pork too is climbing up the scale and
beef is out of sight, the eggs he gathers
every day from his Poland chicken
coop, are almost worth their weight in
gold and we are in the soup. His corn
brings him a fancy price, its rising
every day, and he gets all kinds of
III. The farmers in the saddle, and
when he comes to town, the rest of us
by right shonld go, way back and then
sit down.-Devil's Pi.
An article now going the rounds of
the state press and said to come from
the state fire warden of New York is
worth remembering, and may prove Of
great value to some of our readers
when they begin starting the fires this
fall. The warden says, 'Gn case your
chimney gets on fire drop table spoon
full or two of sulphur into the stove and
throw on the direct drafts so that the
fumes will pass up the chimney or
stove pipe, and you may thus possibly
avert serious fire. This has been tried
time and again and has never been
Known to fail in putting out fire"
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1913-11-01
TOO CHEAP TO MARKET
Growers Won't Bother With
Apples That Brings Only
50 Cents a Bushel.

Here is a problem supreme in the
high cost of living:
/ Minnesota has an apple crop which
has every limb of every tree bowling
with a weight which forces the branch
ends to kiss the ground. Apple growers
say that never before has this state
yielded so bountiful a supply af apples.
And yet-mark this:
l. The farmer is letting his apples rot
on the ground rather than to accept
the prices offered for them.
And again:
The lowest prices quoted by Min
neapolis retailers for apples is rs cents
bushel an exceptional case, and from
that figure prices run up to so cents a
peck, and at the fruit stands as high as
81 bushel.
w. D. Washburn, Jr., is only an am
ateur fruit farmer, it is true, but his
case is pretty much synonymous with
those of other orchard owners in Min
nesota. The principal divergence be-
tween Mr.. Washburn and the other
apple growers is that Mr. Washburn is
seeking to find out the why and where
fore of this situations:
He has hundreds of bushels of apples
on his trees and rotting on the ground
on his farm at the door of Minneapolis.
The farm of his is at Manitou junction,
Lake Minnetonka. 1t is the first year
the Washburn orchards have borne in
this manner and it was with some
pride that the owner of these trees
came into town to get quotations on
prices.
The best offer he got for his fruit
was so cents bushel.
"And at that rate it will not pay to
haul Them" declared Mr.. Washburn.
Possessed with the knowledge of
what he could get for his apples, Mr..
Washburn went out to learn what he
could buy apples for from the Min
neapolis retailers.
The first place he went to was a
grocery store which quoted him 30
cents peck. AT the first fruit stand
he was shown specimens of the Duchess
apple, the same kind his orchard pro-
duces, but of inferior quality, and he
was asked Is cents for dozen of them
''My guess is that there are 25 dozen
apples in bushel," figured Mr.. Wash
burn. "At that rate, Is cents a dozen,
that makes s3.75 bushel at the fruit
stands.
Whereupon, somewhat bewildered
by this problem in the high cost Of
living, Mr.. Washburn jumped into his
automobile, motored to his orchards
and gazed pensively upon his fruit.
"Absurd and outrageous" declared
Mr.. Washburn, as he gazed at his trees
81 am offered so cents a bushel to
haul these to Minneapolis. On the
other hand, they want as high as 49, IS
bushel when try to buy them back
in Minneapolis. Fifty cents is not worth
the haul. I'll let them rot first.-Min-
neapolis Journal.