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The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1913-09-09

The Massachusetts, highway commits
SION is testing concrete as a road max
ing material in North Andover. where
about a mile and one-half has been laid
this year, which viii be heightened to
more than two miles by contract that
has recently been let. The road sur
face, as described by the Worcester
Evening Post, is Is feet wide with a
substantial shoulder of three feet on
either side, giving for all practical pur-
poses a 2IfOot road. The concrete is
laid i'll much the same fashion as a
granolithic sidewalk, except that it is
not left with as smooth a surface as a
sidewalk. A foundation of stone is put
in and upon it is spread the concrete.
With comparatively a small amount Of
care it is claimed that the concrete road
will wear . long time and carry heavy
traffic.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1913-09-09
Prophecies.

Provide each player with a sheet of
paper and Il pencil and instruct him or
her to write ut the top of the page. Il
prophcsy that" and add on the next
line the name of any person present
or of any person of note who may be
thought Of. The top of the page must
then be folded over. so that the writing
is concealed, and passed to the right
hand neighbor. who must write pro-
phecy. fold the sheet over again and
pass it on. The next one writes date
in the not very distant future Then
the papers must be collected and read
aloud. There will be as many pr0phe-
cies as there are guests, and three per-
sons help to make each one. Here is
one that was made at a recent game:
l prophesy that Mrs. Pankhurst
And the mayor of Philadelphia
VIII ride a tandem motorcycle
AT the Panama exposition.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1913-09-09

The lives of poets in this callous
world have ever been characterized
by misery and now q New York man
is charged with a modern and most
ingenious cruelty to an unfortunate
band, He advertised for poems, offer
ing to set them TO music. and charg-
ing the author $21. But most poets
would prefer to be published" before
being set to springfield Re
publican.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1913-09-09

President Howard Elliott Of the
New Haven road has scored in his first
statement to the public. 1t is the plain,
aightforward, frank expression of
an honest man who is going to do his
best to restore to a state of efficiency
the great system under his control. Mr.
Elliott cannot be blamed for the acct
dent which recently Mortified the coun-
Try. He is entitled to the support Of
the press and public. Give the new
president a chance.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1913-09-09

Not long ago Mrs. Finley j. Shepard.
formerly Miss Helen Gould, gave a
mothers outing on her estate at larry
town. y. Y. Mothers and their chill
dren from the poorer districts of New
York city were the invited guests. All
sorts of amusements were provided
for the Young folks. of whom there
were q large number. Swings merry
go-rounds and seesaws interested the
girls and small boys and for the larger
boys pie eating contest was one of
the main features. The contestants
We're seated on Il stone wall, and at Il
signal from the judges the eating be-
gan. Pies of the most luscious kinds
were handed out. and the number
slowed away is said to have been pro
digious. The girls. too. had all the pie
they wanted, but of course they We're
too polite and dainty to enter into a
/ contest, Such feelings. however. did
not deter the boys from eating all the
pie they could in the shortest possible
time. The boy who ate the most was
of course, the winner.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1913-09-09

The people who expect to see Harry
*. Thaw back in Matteawan within
few weeks are likely to be disappointed.
Dominion officials at Ottawa forsee a
delay Of possibly two years before final
decision in the Thaw case. The litiga-
tion, in their opinion, undoubtedly will
be carried through the dominion courts
to the privy council in England, where
the final verdict will be written. Tn
til this verdict is given, the immigra-
tion officials believe, the courts will
not permit the deportation of Thaw,
and he viii remain on Canadian soil
The journey of the action through the
courts 70 the privy council is a long
one.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1913-09-09
Cat ON a DereIict.

The rescue of a solitary white cat
from tho derellct Norwegian bark Glen
mark in the Atlantic was reported on
the return of the British cruiser Done
gal to Plymouth with the bark in tow.
The bark, which was abandoned 1T
sea, was found by the cruiser after 4
four days search.
Maddened by thirst, the cat bit q
bluejacket who tried to stroke it. But
after being given milk it became
friendly and now is the pet of the
Donegal's crew.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1913-09-09
TO ADVERTIS ERS.

Transient advertising-Run of paper,
so cents an inch for first insertion; 25
cents an inch for each subsequent in
sertion. Limited space on first page at
double rates.
Space rates on application.
Classified advertisements - Five cents
n line first insertion with so per cent
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, 1913-09-09
TO SUBSc RIB RS.

1t is the aim of the management to
secure efficient service in the delivery of
the paper each night, and it solcits the
cooperation OF subscribers to that end
Prompt report should be given of each
failure to receive the paper on the morn
ing following the omission, in person, by
telephone or postal card, thus enabling
the cause Of the error to be promptly
and accurately discovered and the proper
remedy Immediately applied. 1t is only
by this method that the publisher can
secure the desired service.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1913-09-09
PeIIa~Ts Due 70 Flint in Water.

Professors Scala and AIessandrini
of the University of Rome have an
nounced the discovery that pellagra
is due to the water of the affected dis
tricts, which contains collodal solu-
tons Of flint. The disease can be pre-
vented by adding carbonated chalk
to the water
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1913-09-09

Can you tell me through the CUES
ton Box how to remove a spot from
a polished mahogany table caused by
setting a hot dish on newspaper? The
paper sticks and can not be removed
b. any common means.
There is no way Of removing the pa
per without removing the varnish
That can best be done by prepared
varnish remover
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1913-09-09

Senator Dillingham; made a strenuous
attempt yesterday to have the Senate
consider his amendment to turn over a
part Of the income tax to tho states for
construction and maintenance of good
roads, but the Democrats voted solidly
against him.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1913-09-09
The Nest.

All day 1 watched Il busy crow
Who built a deep. soft nest
With twigs and tiny bits of fluff.
Where baby crows might rest.
That night l dreamed that mother MADE
\ coy nest for me
And that l had little bed
Up in shadowy tree
And that l chatted with the birds
That swung upon the pine.
Oh. how I wish that dream were true
And that the nest were mine!
Youths Companion.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1913-09-09

What per cent of the city of Chiea-
go are foreigners?
Foreign-born whites, 357; of mixed
parentage, AS; negroes, 30.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1913-09-09

The most surprising thing about the
congressional election in Maine yester-
day was the falling off in the Bull
Moose vote.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1913-09-09


him unconcerned
u
by
trial al Albany, N. Y.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1913-09-09

month and day the cyclone occurred
in St. Louis.
Friday, August 10, 1851.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1913-09-09
TOnCue-IMIStnr.

Try this Oh your vocal organ. Say
t over several times, and say Il fast:
A rat ran over the roof with a lump
OF raw liver in his mouth"
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1913-09-09

Can you tell me anything about a
scientific theory regarding a change in
the weather every - years?
There is such a theory among some
scientists. They claims that every Is
years, the world undergoes a change
and that this change effects the wealth
er. The past few years have been dry
and the claim is that after about two
wears there viii he change which
viii result in lots of rain in the sum
mcr and plenty Of snow in the winter.
Just watch and see how it works
out.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1913-09-09

I would like to know what year,
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1913-09-09

Ada county, Idaho, has a school dis
triet containing 324 square miles.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1913-03-07
Lucille-I hear that proposal

Lucille hear that proposal
parties will be all the rage next
year. The girls will do the pro-
posing, and the one who proposes
the best will get the prize. Will
you go to any? Ethel-No. You
see, proposing party came to me
the other evening. How do you
like my ring?
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1913-03-07
Apple Pancakes.

Make a simple batter as you
would for a batter pudding. Then
add 2 heaping teaspoons of bak-
ing powder for each quart of flour
used. Add 2 cups of very fine
chopped apple for each quart of
flour used. Cook as for ordinary
griddle cakes.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1913-03-07

had lived in the house. Then he
dozed, to awake with a great
start.
A squeak, clear and distinct,
sounded through the house.
Noiselessly' the old man arose
from his bed and reached the sit
ting room. In the one beyond,
where he had flung the doll, was
a light. He seized a gun he kept
always loaded, crept to the open
doorway, and made out two
masked men ransacking a desk
that had not been opened since
Eunice died.
BangEJohn Marsh fired
promptly! There were cries of
alarm, the dark lantern was kick
ed over, there was a'crash of glass
and the burglars disappeared.
The report of the gun had
aroused the nearest neighbors,
and soon the old man had COM
pany. He found a bag left be-
hind by the burglars filled with
money and papers secured from
his own wardrobe. Then, as he
began to pick up the papers
strewn about from the desk Eu-
mice had owned, he made start
ling discovery.
What had estranged him from
Nellie was a letter apparently in
her handwriting, shown him by
the plotting Eunice. Addressed
to her lover, it referred to her
uncle in sneering terms, telling
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1913-03-07

den, an old man opened the gate.
Carefully repacked, he carried the
parcels post package.
"Why," shouted the little miss,
all smiles and dimples-"I know
who you are-grandpa-'c cause
that's the box l sent, and-oh, |
must tell mamma
1t was fearful, yet happy in
terview, that which followed be-
tween uncle and niece. All was
explained, and when Mr.. Dan
vers came home that evening, he
learned that all the family were
to return to Rushville, where he
was to have a free, gladstone life
caring for the old mans property.
Dear little Child" said John
Marsh, fond1y stroking the gol-
den-haired fairy who had brought
all this about 'my fortune saw
ed, my old-time happiness back to
me-, all through you and that
blessed parcels post"
Copyright by w. G. Chapman.)
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1913-11-13
METHODS Thai AaE NOVEL
Best Way Of Cooking Ham-susaes-
ton for improving the Flavor
Of Pickles, ETC.

Before cooking ham, take of L
thin shaving" also the rind. and see
how much nicer favored your ham
will be.
To clean black chip hats, rubbing
with sweet oil Is ar excellent way:
but be careful not to use too much,
and then rub with piece OF black
velvet till all the oil Is removed.
All pickles should be kept at least
one month before opening the jars
for use: BY opening them sooner they
lose much of the delightful flavor
which would otherwise be theirs.
Paste labels on the inside of glass
Jars used to hold food supplies, such
as rice, tapioca, spices, etc. Thus la
beled, the jar can be washed without
soiling the label or pulling it off.
The best way to warm up joint is
to wrap 1t in thiekly creased paper
and keep it covered while in the oven.
BY having 1t covered the steam will
prevent the meat from becoming hard
and dry
Fold piece Of emery paper In the
center and draw the knife rapidly
back and forth several times, turning
1t from side to side. This Is an ex-
cellent sharpener for pairing knives.
The pulyerized washing powders
last much longer II used from a tai
cum powder shaker. A baking pow
der can with holes punched through
the lid may be utilized for the pur-
nose
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1913-11-13
THos. R. MooRS s. J. G. MooRE
Pres & Treas. Sec'y
Moore ano Moore
Insurance, Real Estate, Loans, Surety Bonds

Representing the Following Fire Insurance
Companies
North British aud Mercantile Insurance
Company. of London and Edlnbnrg Atlas
Assurance Co., Limited. of London. Con-
tinental Insurance Co., New York Under
writers Agency, Hanover Fire Insurance
Co. German Alliance Insurance Associa
ton. Fidelity Phoenix Insurance Com
pany. Fidelity Underwriters and Gern1ania
Fire Insurance Co., of New York Glenn
Falls Insurance Co., of Glenn Falls N. Yp.
Philadelphia Underwriters, Pensylv ami
Fire Insurance Co., Spring Garden Insura
ance Co., and Girard Fire and Marine In
snrance Co., of Philadelphia Springfeii-
Fire and Marine Insurance Co., of Spring
field, Mass. Citizens Insurance Co. and
American Central of st. Louis, Missouri.
Nreman's Fund Insurance Co.. of San
Francisco and Colonial Fire IND erwriters
The JOHN HANCOCK Mutual Life In
snrance Co.. Of Boston, Mass. The UNITED
STATES FIDELITY q GUARANTY co.
issue all forms Of Surety Bonds. Bonds for
Administrators, Executors, and all other
Judicial Bonds issued Immediately upon
notice. Farms. Town Properties and Real
Estate Of every description for sale. We
are PREPARED TO make loans both large and
small on short notice.
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1913-11-13

swnlting only A iaiivs-Ksepiae
Things cls.n he Cure.
From the Chicago journal.
The true cu1sedness Of the fly seldom
showa forth till about this time IN The
fslI. He is more numerous now than
before, and seems many times a great
er nuisance.
He haunts doors and windows watch
ing for chance to slip inside. He
promenades over your face while you
are Trying to get beauty sleep in the
morning. He comes from garbage can
and stable to walk over every uncover
ed bit Of food, and he seems to take q
fiebdish pleasure in drowning himself in
the milk pitcher.
The Cbinaman who hates you bad
enough will kill himself on your door
step. so that his ghost may haunt you.
The fly loads himself with typhoid germs
and pIunges to milky grave that he
may start an inflammation in your Pey-
er's patches.
Fly swatting now is necessary but
palliative. The buzzing pest Is too well
grown to be destroyed. All that can
be done is to hold him in check, starve
him by covering all garbage and stable
litter, catch and kill him when possible
land resolve to make more effective
s
campaign against this murderes of
babies next spring.
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1913-11-13
Local Readers.


Mixed nuts 15c ID. at Brown Bros.
Buy Kre . Dip Of MiIIer's Pharmacy.
Mile Pharmacy sells Parker FOun-
tain Pens.
Kreso i the best Dip. MilIers Phar--
macy seIIs i.
Fruit cake from one pound up at
Brown Bros.
iilIer's Pharmacy sells the best Rub
Der Goods.
See the new Balkan Blouse at the A
B. Dept Store.
Huyler,s and Martha Washington
candies At Brown Bros.
MiIIer's Pharmacy have the best Soda
Wster and Ice Cream.
Ask Miiler's Pharmacy for what you
want. They have it.
Ne are now showing new fall style
the A. B. Dept Store
Red Cross Kidney and Porous Piasters
oldby Miller's Pharmacy.
Miller's Pharmacy sells all the best
Fiction and Fashion Magazines.
The largest line OF. furniture in the
County at the A B. Dept Store.
Buy Landreths Garden. Seeds of Mil
lers. Pharmacy. They are the best.
Fishing time is coming. MiIler's
Pharmacy have the best Tackle for sale.
Baby bottles, nipples, and all sorts
of baby foods are. sold by Miller'a Phar-
many.
Millers Pharmacy sells the Ingersoll;
"The watch that made the dollar fam
. ous.''
You take no chances by dealing at the
A. B. Dept Store your money back GU
! demand.
Miller's Pharmacy sells Winchester
and U. M. C. Black Powder and Smoke
less Shotgun Shells.
+ We have placed on sale an assort-
ment of Richard Hudnutts perfumes
and toilet articles. Brown & HooFF.
! New Fall dress goods and silks.
Palmbaum's
New Fall and Winter coats and
suits. Palmbaum's.
Carpets, rugs and oilcIoth
! Palmbaum' 3
Try sal-vet for your sheep.
C. F. WALL co.
just received car of Laurel Spring
Wheat Flour. G. F, WALL CO.
just received car choice white potatoes
C. F. WALL co.
We are ready to clothe your boys in
our new school suits VIM. KAHN
Cotton seed meal, Sucrem Dairy Feed
Alfalfa Horse and Mule Feed
C. F. WALLCO
Miller's Pharmacy have the most
complete stock of Talcums, Soaps, and
Toilet Requisites.
New blankets, comforts AID bed
spreads. Pslmbaum 8.
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1913-11-13

sects will be destroyed by being thus
exposed to the weather. The most i'm
portant of these will be grasshopper
eggs found in masses just beneath the
surface Of hezground. -z-=
Destruction of insects by fall cult
Vation is accomplished in three ways:
by burying them so deeply that they
can not get to the surface, by mechan.
zeal injury to the pupae or larvae, and
by exposure to the action of the
weather.
Fall blowing should be supplemented
by the destruction Of all sorts Of trash
on the fields and around the fence
rows. Perhaps we should say that de-.
struction of such trash is the first
thing to attend to, and that the pillow.
ing is good way to do part of it. AT
any rate, all the stubble, stalks, grass
and weeds should be either plowed
under deeply or raked up and burned,
along with any brush and other mate
rial too course to pillow under. It is
sometimes advised that piles of rub.
Dish be scattered over the fields until
early spring. These will attract many
insects by offering suitable shelter and
may be burned in the spfing to destroy
these insects. Such measures as are
suggested above will be particularly
effective for the garden, and for it are
always feasible, even If not for the
larger fields.
In the garden our list of insects
Is largely Increased and in
cludes several insects that could not
be reached in any other satisfactory
way. 1t is especially Important to
clean up all refuse in the vegetable
garden, as old melon and cucumber
vines, potatoes, cabbage stumps and
the like are especially likely to har-
Dor pests
In the matter discussed above it is
most desirable that there be co-opera-
ton, as, while good can be done by
the individual, it can be made much
more. effective by having a definite
neighborhood plan and concerted ac-
ton. 1t seems now as though the con-
troll of many important field crop in.
sects, notably the common ear-worm,
would have to be accomplished by con
eerted neighborhood. community and
even county action, as the problem is
too large for any one, two, or half
dozen men. L. M. PEARS,
College of Agriculture, West Yir-
ginia University.
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1913-11-13


No branch Of farming in West Vir-
ginia is more profitable in proportion
to the money invested than the keep
ing of good flock of hens for egg pro
duction.
The well-bred, early-hatched pullet,
now worth one dollar, can be made to
lay ten dozen eggs before next. fall
If these eggs are marketed to good ad-
vantage they should net the producer
at least twenty-five cents per dozen as
an average for the year.-At=the pres
ent time, September 26th, large, clean,
fresh white eggs are. bringing forty
five cents, wholesale, in New York
state. So the average price stated,
above is conservative estimate.
Onathe average farm feed for the
fowl costs about one dollar per year.
Deducting this from the value of the
eggs We have one dollar and half
left, which is practically all profit, as
it does not take much to take care OF
a flock of layers on the farm. Thus
we have more than 100 per cent profit
on the money originally invested.
West Virginia is especially adapted
to the poultry business on account OF
It's location. Practically all sections
of the state are near enough to the
big markets SO that the very highest
prices for fancy eggs can be obtained
In this respect we have a great adj
vantage over such big poultry states
as Missouri and Kansas, where, on ac-
count Of exorbitant express rates, the
bulk of the eggs must be shipped by
freight, which makes them too o.
when they arrive in the markets to BE-
classed as nearby hennery." From
practically every part Of West Virginia
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1913-11-13


eggs can be shipped ny express III the
afternoon and be in the New York
markets the next morning The ex.
press rate, too, is low. being seventy
seven cents per case, or two and six
tenths cents per dozen, in practically
all sections of the state.
Not only is West Virginia near the
big markets, but we have a. sp1endid
climate for egg production. Our win
tors are short, our summers are not
too hot, and we have innumerable shell
tered coves, while all the natural con-.
ditions are ideal as affecting the health
and fecundity of the fowls.
In spite of all these Natural advan-
tages, however, we have only 100000
fowls in West Virginia, or an average
of only 81 per farm flock. We could
Increase the average size of our fiocks
with great profit.
In the past but little attention has
been paid to the age of the fowls, but
the young hens are the best layers.
We should keep only pure breeds, for
then the eggs would be uniform, and
unless eggs are uniform in color and
size they can not be sold to the best
advantage.
We should feed our fowls better.
Information on this matter can be OBJ
tanned from Agricultural Experiment
Station Bulletins, which may be OBJ
tanned for the asking. We should build
better poultry houses, and keep our
fowls free from lice and mites. It
will pay to do all Of these things, and
we should give the same careful
thought and attention 10 our poultry
that We give to the other branches OF
our farm activities.
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1913-11-13
In Charles Town
Testimony.
The Evidence Is Supplied by Local

Testimony.
If the reader wants stronger proof
than thu following statement and ex-
perience of a resident of Charles Town
what can it be?
c. j. Cullers, grocer, 518 W. Wash
ington ST, Charles Town, w Va, says:
II was troubled off and on for some
time with dull, dragging-down mains in
sore and twas hard for me TO straight
en- after shopping. | could not stand
for any length of time without becom-
ing tired did not rest we'll and got
up in the morning more tired than
when / went to bed. The kidney Sc
cretions were distressing in passage.
| heard of Doan's Kidney Pills and got
"a supply at Brown & Eooff's Drug
Store. After using them awhile inn
proved and kept on taking them until
the pain in my back left and my kidneys
became normal know Doan's Kid
ney Pills are fine remedy. think as
highly of them now as when / publicly
recommended them some years ago. ]
have had no return of kidney disease. !"
For sale. by all dealers. Pric> so
cents. Foster-Milburn Co, Buffalo,
New York, sole agents for the United
States.
Remember the name-Doan sand
take no other.