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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-07-10
Reports of Forest Fires Are Still
Being Received-Sugges-
tons for Teaching
Arithmetic
THREE MORE CORPORA.
TON CERTIFICATES FILED
STATE HOUSE CALENDAR
Regular Meeting of Governor and
Council Will Be Held at 10 A. NJ,
Wednesday, July 20.

Reports of three forest fires have re-
Gently been received at the office of the
State land agent and forest commits
sioner.
A fire burned for IS hours at San
serville over territory of five acres,
of which one acre was of green timber.
The cause of the fire was unknown.
Rain aided in extinguishing the fire,
which was fought for four hours by q
crew Of % men. Little damage was re-
ported. None of the section had been
burned previously
At Newcastle two fires were report
ed, one burning for four days over a
territory of 200 acres. 1t was caused
by the losing control of burning brush.
The fire started in Edgecomb and as
the section was not well patrolled a
wind carried the sparks into Newcas-
tie. The fire destroyed much young
growth. The flame was extinguished
by crew of so men.
The other fire in Newcastle burned
for il hours over a territory of 100
acres. The principal damage was the
loss Of a barn, farm tools and a guam
,tity of hay, the total damage being
estimated between $500 and $500. This
fire was put out by crew of men sum-
moned blythe selectmen. None of the
section burned over had ever been
burned over before.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-07-10

condition by Mrs. Bowler, and they hap
pened by chance to meet at Mr.. Over
locks. Only the old citizens here re-
membered his grandparents. Some of
his mothers schoolmates are still living
here. Mr.. Clark called on many OF these
and was much pleased to meet all these
old friends Of his relatives.
Mrs. H. H. Clark has gone to Readfeld
to visit her son. J. Sabin Clark.
Angelo Howard, Jr., has been seriously
Ill since Sunday night, when he was
taken suddenly delirious and then be-
came unconscious. DR.. Pierpont was
summoned and tried to find II he was SEN
sitive to the touch of a needle, but he
didn't even finch. He had several of
these unconscious spells. He is now able
to sit up and is apparently coming out
of it all right
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-07-10
Suggestions for Teaching Arithmetic

A bulletin upon the subject "Arith-
metic," recently issued from the State
eduee tsonal department, contains a
number of valuable suggestions which
Will he gladly welcomed by teachers
in charge of the younger grades. In
part ii reads as follows:
TN every grade proportion of each
recitation period in arithmetic should
be devoted to rapid work. This time
may vary from three to five minutes
but should not exceed the latter as
the child's mind soon becomes fatigued
if held to the concentration necessary
for rapid work for over this amount
Of time. Therefore daily short periods
of rapid work with pressure for speed
and health rivalry are better than an
an occasional long period of such work
In rural schools where the number
of grades make 1t difficult to find the
time for many Rotations, all grades
may he combined in a general period
of such rapid work. 1t is we'll often,
where the grades are not too far apart
to economize time by having general
period long enough to have a proper
ton of 1t given to rapid work and the
cesses. Then the regular period for
arithmetic in each grade can be short
and devoted entirely to the special top
ic the grade is studying
Let 1t be remembered that a certain
proportion of every lesson must rep
resent concentrated work on the part
of the pupil. While all unnecessary
rules and tables should be omitted
there are a few which should be def
nitely learned after their meaning has
become plain through principles ex-
planned and problems worked. For in
stance the rules for measuring wood
and the tables should be memorized
definitely by the child after he has seen
their application to real wood piles.
In the same way when any subject in
arithmetic is taught its relation to the
experience of the child, the impression
should not be left that the arithmetic
process is merely incidental to other
work. Therefore II the area of a school
garden is found the pupil must at that
time learn exactly how all other areas
are found"
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-07-10
: New Corporations

The following corporations have filed
certificates of organization at the office
of the secretary of State:
The Pan American Interchange, In
corporatcd, organized at Augusta, for
the purpose of buying, selling. import
ing, exporting and generally dealing
in rubber. chicle gum, tobacco and all
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-07-10
ALMA.

Miss Iva Morse of Waltham, Mass,
is the guest of her sister, Mrs. c. n.
Plumner.
WILDER Dow is building a large adj
dition to his barn.
Miss Annie McCobb passed last
week in Edgecomo.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-07-10

Mrs. Octavia M. Rundlett came
from South Portland Monday to be tho
guest for the summer Of her sister,
Mrs. H. A. Pottle.
Goddard Erskine. after being on the
police force of Boston for IS years.
has returned to his old home In town.
where he will spend the summer.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-07-10
Notice 10 Contractors

Sealed proposals viii he received un-
6 Tuesday July p. at u o'clock noon,
for materials arl labor required to con-
It ust a brick po.m..ory building for
- t'ttte Sern- al SCHOOL ct Gcrham,
u iGt5 n i the txcerti-n OF the Heat
t7e. FisG,DirS ana Wiring. Fans and
gpecifeations may be obtained at the Of
fee of Miller (. Mayo, Architects, Fideli-
ty Building Portland, Maine. The pro-
posals shall be addressed to Payson
Smith, Secretary of the Board OF State
Normal School Trustees. in the care of
The Architects. The right is reserved to
eject any or all Of the proposals.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-07-10

plaster got between tho
cotton and my leg ard caused
an itching which broke out
into a raw sore half way from
my ankle to my knee. AZ
first IL broke out in small
pimples and itched SO 10
seemed impossible for me to
keep my hands from it night
and dav had tn raynoya
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-07-10
ECZEMA FROM
ANKLE TO KNEE
Small PimpIes ltchedNlght and Day.
Cuticura Soap and Ointment
Healed. Never Bothered Since.

1862 State St., New Bedford, Mass
The way the eczema started on my leg
was by wearing a plaster paris cast. Tho
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-07-10
Samples Free by Mail

For red, rough. chapped and bleeding
hands. itching, burning palms. and painful
fnger-ends with shapeless nails a one-night
Cuticura treatment works wonders. Soak
hands. on retiring, in hot water and Cuticura
Soap. Dry, anoint with Cuticura Ointment
and wear soft bandages or old, loose gloves
during the night. Although Cuticura Soap
(25c.) and Cuticura Ointment (50c.) are
sold by druggists everywhere, sample Of
each with 32-p. Skin Book will be sent free
upon request. Address postcard: "Cuti.
cura. Dept. T. Boston
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-07-10

NE cast on my leg and use bandages.
81 had two treatments and was told to
get different ointments which did me very
little good l then tried - but could
not see any change. So I got a box Of
Cuticura Ointment and could see change
in weeks time. Then got cake of Cuti-
cura Soap with which to wash my leg. then
rubbed the Cuticura Ointment on All Itch
ing stopped and in four weeks 1t was all
healed up and has never bothered me since:
(Signed) ]. w. Nichols, Feb. 6, 1914,
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-04-17

Former President Taft 5 tribute to
Archie Butt, at the dedication of the
Butt memorial bridge at Atlanta, Ga,
was Il model of tender simplicity. Every
school boy and girl should read it; 81
like to think of him as the best type
of the new South, with its full flavor
Of the chlvalrous and patriotic scnti-
ment of the old South, strengthened
by the trials of war and its consc-
qucnccs, mellowcd by success in its
struggles against obstacles after the
war, and turned into the deepest 10y
atty to the flag by the Spanish Ameri-
can war and a sense of a full share in
the power aud responsibility OF the
government of the country. Archie
went to his death in a great disaster
world. We do not know the details
but we know that women and children
were rescued and he went down will
the ship. When | heard that many
were lost, ] knew that Archie woult
! meyer return. He would have seIectc,
no other death had he been given
choice. He is preserved to us in hi,
soldierly form. in his kindly attitud,
| of help, in the discharge of his high
est duty. This he is in the memor,
! Of us all. =
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-04-17

Although too cold for comfortable
trout fishing the weather is not severe
enough to prevent thought about ways Of
improving this joyous sport Good fish
ing nowadays depends almost wholly on
artificial maintenance of the supply Of
fish, and the best means of maintenance
Is a problem to which fish and game
authorities have given much study. Clos
ing streams or ponds for short term
of years has proven failure for the rea-
son that in three months after the ban
is lifted the fishing is no better than il
was IN first place Planting large trout
for breeding purpose is also unsatisfactory
because few il any Of them are allowed to
remain long enough to breed. The best
Eplan seems to be the closing for an indefi-
mite period of certain brooks or parts of
brooks, thus making them perpetual
| breeding grounds for the waters to which
| they are tributary This is done success
/ fully in Maine and could be tried out to
advantage in this county. If one or TIVE
of the streams flowing into Green river
Broad brook the Milestone, and other
such waters were closed permanently tho
resultant improvement would be notice
able in comparatively short time AnC
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-04-17
AMUSEMENT NOTES.
THE OLD HOMESTEAD.
Original Company viii Be here Under
Direction of Frank Thompson

Like the breath of real country air
laden with the odor of new-mOwn hay
and suggesting blue skies and open
stretches of country, The Old Home
stead comes to the Auditorium next
Thursday, April %.
That the patronage will be large
goes without saying, for, although this
will be the 2Sth season Of The Old
Homestead, it is still a potent magnet
and bids fair to continue so for many
years to come.
The play is as familiar to the major
itv of theatregoers as household
word. For that reason no description
of it is necessary and all that needs to
be said is that there is no purer.
sweeter or more wholesome play in eN-
istence. none of which holds the mirror
up to nature more truly. and none
which has more real inspiration in its
every line and feature than The Old
+ Homestead. 1t is simple of plot, deals
with homely interest, and is replete
with genuine humor
+ Sunshine and shadow. laughter and
tears, humOr and pathos-these are the
inevitable associates of The Old Home
stead lit makes a direct an immedi-
ate appeal to the human heart. for Vt
breaches a sermon of faith, hope and
charity. No one seeing il was ever nj
a loss to explain its perennial popular.
ity There never was more beautiful
, portrayal of home life, more tender
picture of parental love, than is shown
in this particular play. No wonder
therefore, that, though old. II : ever
2 new. and its popularity continues.
4 The original company under the per
p sonal direction of Frank Thompson
, will be seen here. The famous musIca
. features are of the same high ordei
: Mr. THOMPSON has always provided. i'm
n Guiding the celebrated double male
4 quartet. and grand choir of 20 voice
p i'm the Grace church scene.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-04-17
OUR QUESTION BOX

What is the population of Brattle-
bOro2
The census of 1910 gave the popula-
ton Of this town as 7,54l. Postmaster
Kittredge Haskins had the seven letter
carriers make a census of their routes
IN February. 1918. which showed a pop
ulation of over 500. not including the
patrons of the rural routes or those
families who get their mail ut the
postofiice in the village and at the
West Brattleboro station. not being
served by any of the carriers. From
his it is apparent that the population
is in excess of 5000.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-04-17
The MeddLer
IF the coat ITS you, PIT Il on"

Every few weeks The Meddler
writes a little piece about trading at
home. This is good stuff; people ought
to trade at home and most of us admit
it even when we are buying something
that we regard as extra in Boston or
New York. But it is a poor argument
that has only one side, and a vigorous
letter has come to The Meddler giving
some good reasons why Brattlcboro PEG
pie do not trade at home. There are
evidently some lessons to be learned
by Brattleboro merchants, printers
newspapers and others who want their
local trade. Briefly these are pointed
out in the lettcr-F'irst. be sure to keep
what your customers want; when that
is impossible, send for it even if YOU
don t make a cent on the trade. See
ond, do not substitute something d" just
as good. Third, be sure to give full
measure and value. Fourth, prices must
| be as low as the same goods can bt
bought for by mail Fifth, service mus
hc prompt and clerks courteous and dc
livery made if required. Sixth, account
must be handled with tact and collec
tons made in q business-Iikc way. |
is iust as wrong and creates just Il
much dissatisfaction to extend TO
long credits as 10 ask for too que
payments. II accounts are rcndere
monthly aud settlements required one
in two months except in special ease
both merchant and customer will b
better pleased. Nothing is so annoyin
1 as getting a bill two or three years al
1 ter you have had something and use
it. Some of US will extend credit ind,
fuiteIy and then suddenly decide to co
lcct at time when the customer
, least able to pay. There are not man
merchants IN Brattleboro whose bus
, / ness methods are open to criticism. bt
, all OF us are likely to make mistak,
p and to be misunderstood. Perhaps a lit
more consideration for the point -of-vie
e OF the out-of-town trader would he
T. us to keep this trade ut home.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-04-17

Whether OF not Brattleboro has for
NAL cleanup campaign this spring there
is opportunity for great deal of work
along this line, I'm the nakedncss that
follows the disappearance of the snow
many backwards stand revealed, and THEN
appearance Is d sad commentary on the
attitude OF their owners toward civic re-
spectability The MeddIer has in mind
one particular spot which greets the eyes
of scores OF pedestrians every day. \
picture OF it would qualify for a place in
an album devoted exclusively to views OF
the most unkempt city slums Weather
beaten timbers, empty bottles, rusty
cans and heaps OF ashes are to be seer
in Uttered confusion with here and there
/ the remains of bedding and toilet-roon
accessories dotting the repulsive land
scape. This is probably an extreme case
/ but far too many houses find themselvc'
at this season of the year amid surround
ings that are obnoxious in more way
than one.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-04-17

The Democratic national convention
at Baltimore favored free use of the
Panama canal by American coastwisc
shipping. At least it adopted Il plat
form containing such plank without a
protest. Senator Gore of Oklahoma has
recently iuterrogated the delegates to
Baltimore as to where they stand today
and finds that 33S of the delegates
favor repeal, 90 oppose it, and IL arc
on the fence. These figures are an
other striking tribute to the value of 4;
platform.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-04-17

White River Junction people have
petitioned the Central Vermont rail
road for motor-car service between
that town and Montpelier or beyond to
improve the present service, which the
Randolph Herald characterizes as
cXecrable. If the residents of the
White river valley would help the rail
road finance the proposition there
might be some likelihood of putting it
through.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-04-17

Everybody is doing it at times, under
the compulsion of force of circum-
stances, but the blue ribbon for writing
editorial with a pair of shears belongs
to the Montpelier Argus, Some one up
that way must be suffering from cal
louses on the right thumb, and the
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-04-17
Carpenters Appointment.
Montpelier Argus

IMOnIptIItI FISUs.I
We expect now that the Brattlchoro
Rcformer will get chestv as the Prcsi-
dent has nominated a Brattleboro man
for United States marshal for Vermont
Marshal Arthur p. Carpenter VIII un-
doubtedlv make an excellent official.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-04-17
TO ADVERTISERS.

Transient advertising-Run OF paper,
so cents an inch for first insertion; %
cents an inch for each subsequent inser-
ton. Limited space or first page at
double rates.
Space rates on application.
Classified advertisements Five cents
line first insertion with 80 per cent dis
count 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, 1914-04-17
WHAT TIC DC FOE
ECZEMA CT CHILDREN

Lillian b. Baker, New York
Trained Nurse, says: q advocate the
use of Comfort Powder only, in the
nursery for ehaGng of babies and
children S eczema 1t is Healing
Wonder
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-04-17

John 6. Sargent, formerly attorney
general of the state, will not be can
didatc for the office which Congress
man Plumley is to relinquish. He says
frankly that he can't afford to be.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-04-17
Member of the Associated Press.
FRIDAY, APRIL II, 1911.

Barre is now planning Il campaign for
Il new hotel. Here S hoping the Gran
tie city has as good luck as it did with
its hospital proposition.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-04-17

there is authority under our state law
for doing this very thing.
1t l. very common habit for people
10 think that somebody else has better
job than they have, but there are occa-
sions when that rule doesn't apply. The
Meddler heard a local painter telling an
experience that illustrates the point. lie
was engaged in painting a church spire IN
d nearby town, aud it happened that at
the same time a man was digging well in
the same neighborhood. There didn't seem
10 be very much water in that neighbor-
hood and the well digger had gone down
. feet or more At noon time the paint
crs strolled over and looked into the well
The man who was telling the story tolc
the digger that there wasn't money enough
in circulation to get him down under
ground to that depth. In reply the digger
intimated that 81 600 day wouldn't
tempt him to risk his neck clmbin;
church steeples The difference in opin
ION was due to the fact that each MAJ
understood the kind OF work that he wa
! engaged in, and didn't know anythin;
about the others employment.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-04-17
Didn't Go.
{ Montpelier Argns. J

1t IS reported that our friend of the
Brattieboro Reformer took an axe with
him today when he went trout fish
ing
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-04-17
TO SUBSCRIBERS.

1t is the aim OF the management to
the paper each night, and t solicitS the
corporation of subscribers to that end.
Prompt report should be gwen 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 Sc
cure the desired service.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-04-17

THIS is the time OF year when the beau
tiful trailing arbutus, one of the most at
tiactivc of our spring flowers, suffers fear
fully at the hands of the thoughtlcss
Only It's hardihood has kept it from cN-
termination Every spring hundreds of
plants are yauIled roots and all from
woods and pastures. This useless de
struction could be prevented if those vino
gather arbutus would take pains to break
the sprays from the plants themselves, OF
blossoms
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-04-17
Robbins & Cowles
I26 Main Street


The home residence of the late E. L.
Roberts, 10 Western avenue. A large
two-tenement house with bath, new
furnace; two shares of Western aque-
duct water, plenty to supply the two
tenements: with large barn, henhouse
and fine garden.
This is one of the best locations in
town, on the car line and 10 minutes
walk from the postoffice.
MRS. E. L. ROBERTS.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-04-17
Chr 8rattlebcro 8rformer

Entered in the postoffice at Brattleboro
VT, as second class matter.
The Elbert County tribune., 1914-05-15
MEMORIAL TO MAJOR BUTT
Bronze Tablet Placed in New Crypt
Of IS. Peter and Paul
Cathedral.

A very beautiful bronze tablet has
been placed II the southern cloister
OF Bethlehem chapel In the new crypt
of the IS. Peter and Paul cathedral.
to the memory OF Mai. Archibald Butt.
U. s. A. The tablet is bronze bas-
relief. with medallion portrait of
Major Butt. draped with flags. at the
top. 1t measures three feet six inches
by five feet six inches. 1t was de-
signed by George T. Brewster OF New
York, famous sculptor. and carries
the following Inscription:
TO tho Memory of Archibald w.
Butt, Major. U. 8. A.. Military Aid to
the President. He lost his life, April
10. 1912. when the British steamship
Titanic sank. and the women and chill
dren we're saved. or him President
TAFT said: The chief traits OF hfs
character were loyalty to his ideal.
his cloth, and his friends His char
acter was a simple one. He was in
capable OF intrigue or insincerity He
was gentle and considerate TO every
one and a soldier every inch OF him."
This tablet Is to be placed In the
cathedral in about three years. The
memorial is the gift OF former Presi-
dent Taft. Miss Mabel Boardman and
other personal friends OF Major Butt
1t was uncovered recently with only
Miss Boardman. her mother. Mrs. w.
]. Boardman. and the pastor Of the
cathedral present This tablet will
eventually be placed in that section
OF the cathedral which is TO be de-
voted to the memory of soldiers.
The Elbert County tribune., 1914-05-15
ev Parcel POST.

The next time George Jenison. who
was an empioye OF the house before
any OF the present membership Of that
body was elected to congress. sends a
suitcase through the mail by parcel
post he will unlock 1t. Stopping for a
few hours in New York recently. Mr..
Jenison. Juggling a suitcase, met a
friend who told him to send 1t home
by parcel post. The two stepped into
a nearby postal station. "Thirty-eight
cents" said the clerk.
However. when the. suitcase reached
Washington, alert agents Of Postmas-
ter Merritt discovered 1t was locked
and, therefore. by strict application OF
the rules, full letter rate postage must
be paid. which is $4.84