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The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-09-24
WILMINGTON.
Plans for the Farmers Day Exhibit
ton.

Plans for the farmers day exhibit
ton are rapidly nearing completion
and the committee in charge have
spared no pains or labor to make
this event a success, and it is earnest
ly hoped that the public will coope-
rate heartily. The date of the exhibit
ton is Wednesday, Sept. 30.
Music will be furnished by the Jack
sonville band. A baby parade has been
arranged which will form in front
of the schoolhouse at 1915 and pro-
ceed down East Main street, South
River street and back to the fair
ground via School street. The babies
and their carriages are to be decorated
in any way which their mothers deem
best.
In addition to the ribbon prizes to
be given at the farmers day exhibi-
ton, Major F. w. Childs of Brattle-
borO has offered several novel and in
teresting prizes, as follows:
One of So for the largest number of
individuals belonging to one family
attending the fair; So for the oldest
couple attending the fair, man and
wife or brother and sister, two sis
tiers or two brothers; So for the largest
exhibition of live stock by one in
dividual; So for the largest exhibit in
| floral hall by one individual. The larg
est family and the oldest couple are .tC
register their names with the secre
| tary of the fair association before re
! ceiving the prizes.
A kitchen and lunch counter have
been arranged in the upper story OF
the new building so that anyone wish
ing to do so can obtain light luncf
at a reasonable price.
c. NJ. Ottman Of North Adams viii
judge the poultry and will begin hi,
work at 10 O'Clock. The judging OF
the cattle will begin at the same tim,
and will be done by Mr.. Carrigan oil
Burlington. The Jerseys will be judge
first.
:, Both the floral hall and the poultry
building will be open so that exhibits
may be placed therein on the after
noon of Sept. %. No fakirs or per
sons conducting any money-catchin!
schemes viii be allowed on the ground
and it is the purpose of the manager
to have good, clean and instructive
farmers day exhibition.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-09-24
BREADSTUFFs COST MORE.
Potatoes and Butter Slightly Lower
TI<an a Year Ago.

That average prices Of practically all
important agricultural products on
Sept. showed increases over quota
tons Of one year ago is indicated by
the department of agriculture's gen.
eral review. Cotton was the marked
exception. dropping almost three cents
a pound. Almost all the grains show
ed big increases, while average prices
of meat animals on Aug. 10 were s.. So
a hundredweight. compared with S7.20
year ago and S6.J6 in 1919.
Corn advanced from SOT54 on Sept
last year to SOS15 this month; wheat
from $O.771 to $0933; oats. from sc. 3O3
to S0.423; rye. from SO.63O to SO.754;
buckwheat, from $0.70 to SORES; fax,
from SIPS to $3.50 Hay. chickens and
eggs advanced slightly. Butter and
potatoes showed slight decreases.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-09-24
GERMANS MOVED DOWN,
BUT KEPT ON CHARGING.
Diary Also Tells of Fleeing Women
Slain In Fighting at Mons.

Private ]. Calvert, of the East Lin
colnshire regiment, who missed his
regiment during the retreat from Mons,
arrived in Paris with the diary of a
comrade who had fallen. 1t describes
the fighting during the last week of
August and the first week of Septem-
ber
1.-THE Germans came on in huge mass
es. Two thousand of us rained bullets
at them, and as we had been taught to
aim and not merely to shoot from the
hip, they went down like ears Of wheat
before the reaper. Did it bother them?
Apparently not. They still came on like
sheep to slaughter.
when we slackened fire because our
rifle barrels were so hot they formed
up to charge. We redoubled q hail of
bullets from our trenches until the Ger
man dead were so piled up that those
behind could not climb over them, and
they just had to fall back.
After dark we heard trumpets as
sembling them. The Germans lighted
lanterns to collect their men, and all
we had to do was to fire at the lights.
Hundreds of women and children
were fleeing from surrounding villages
in the early morning. We protected
them as best we could. but many were
shot"
A diary OF another soldier tells of
subsequent engagements in which
some men were almost overwhelmed
by heavy artillery fire. and adds:
THE fifth engagement we were in
was after we had been several DAYS
slowly retreating toward Paris Our
| worst moments were when our line of
retirement lay through villages. Houses
were smashed and / saw dead and
wounded on every side
Here the diary abruptly ends.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-09-24
WITH WIFE SAW BATTLE.
Caught In Chateau Almost Between
Firing Lines.

Caught In Chateau Almost Between
Firing Lines.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lyman B. Kendall OF
New York city witnessed the battle
between the German and French ar
mics at Blamont. They took refuge in
a chateau almost between the firing
lines and finally escaped on a train
carrying wounded.
Baron de Turckheim, our host; the
baroness, my wife and myself and one
aged servant were marooned for ten
days while the battle ragged about us =
said Mr.. Kendall
From our retreat we could see the
smoke and hear the booming of the
cannon. The battle kept coming near
er, and we finally were obliged TO take
refuge in the cellar.
ION the night Of Aug 10 there was
a sound of breaking glass on the sec.
ond floor, and we found the lance of Il
uhlan sticking through the window.
We opened the door and admitted fifty
uhlans, who searched the chateau and
its inmates.
THE fighting was now so close that
we could see the troopers who had
been hit by bullets falling from their
horses. This continued for four days.
and we lived most of the time in the
cellar, eating crusts of bread and rice"
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-09-24

The Valley fair disappears tonight
in blaze of glory-one of the most
completely rounded exhibitions and en-
tertainments in the association s his
tory, and probably with a record
breaking attendance. The next event
on the program Will be the Bellows
Falls street fair next Tuesday. The
people of our neighbcring community
on the north have always been liberal
patrons of the Valley fair. Let s re
member the street fair Sept. 20.
What s more, let 5 go! Let 5 go!
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-09-24

Naval architecture is likely to be revo-
as a result of the European
war. England has been known as the
mistress of the seas, but the first great
naval victory is recorded for little Ger
man submarine, carrying about a dozen
men, which in a brief engagement sank
three 12,000-ton cruisers carrying three
times $50 men. Undoubtedly s>illfully
directed submarine will sink a dread
naught as easily as it disposed of the cruis-
ers.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-09-24

The picturesque old Democratic
warhorse, John Senter of Montpelier,
led the fight in the state convention at
Burlington yesterday against the en-
dorsement of Charles A. Prouty for
the United States senatorship. He
wished the Democrats TO preserve their
identity, and in pleading for harmony
and loyalty to party urged the dele
gates to be "true to the milk we
sucked as Democratic babies. -
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-09-24
BACK GIVES OUT.
Plenty of Brattleboro Readers Have
This Experience.

Plenty of Brattleboro Readers Have
This Experience.
You tax the kidneys = oyerwork
them
They can't keep up the continual
strain.
The back may give Quit may ache
and pain:
Urinary troubles may set in.
Don't wait longer ~ take Doan 5
Kidney Pills
Brattleboro people tell you how they
act
Mrs. u. a. wilder, UHery Bldg. An
mex, Brattleboro, says. :" For several
months / had attacks of backache that
were particularly severe when / brought
strain on the muscles Of my back. L
was subject to headaches and was un-
able to sleep well. Ii I caught cold. it
always made the trouble worse. Dur
ing severe spell, l learned Of Doau 5
Kidney Pills and procured a box at the
Brattleboro Drug Co. / began using
them and soon the aches and pains left.
The cure has been permanent.
Price SOC, at all dealers Don t simply
ask for kidney remedy-set Doan :
Kidney PilIs-the same that Mrs. Wild
er had. Foster MiIburn Co., Props, Buff
| falo, \. Y.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-09-24

WASHINGTON, Sept. 24.-The sudden
break between the two foremost factors
in MeXico's politics caused profound
sensation here. Secretary Bryan would
make no comment and White House Off
Gals likewise were silent. 1t was generally
understood, however. that President vii
son, who has set no date for the departure
of American forces from Vera Cruz, prob
ably would delay the evacuation until the
controversy was adjusted.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-09-24
WEST BRATTLEB0R0

Roger Tyler of Boston is a guest at
J. l.. Stockwell's and attending the
fair.
Mrs. j. J. Hawley and Mrs. c. A.
Wilson of Amherst, Mass, are guests
at T. II. Martin s
Mrs Francis Avery Of Shelburne,
Mass, is visiting her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. E. F. Blodgett.
Mrs. Sarah Spear of Worcester and
Mrs Britton of Springfield, Mass.
spent Tuesday with their aunt, Mrs
Polly Clark.
Mrs Polly Clark, Sc, was able to
see the parade yesterday and spend
the afternoon with her daughter, Mrs
w. II. Alexander.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-09-24
GUILFORD.

Hooker Winchester went Tuesday to
Burlington as delegate to the Demo
cratic state convention.
Miss Abbie and Miss Henrietta Mar
tin and Mrs. Elizabeth Bowen, all of
Warren, r. J., are guests of Miss
Mary f. Smith this week.
A Democratic caucus will be held in
the town hall Saturday evening to
elect delegates to the Democratic
county convention in Newfane Oct. /.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-09-24

The Rutland Herald hands this excel
lent advice to few Vermont newspapers
who began to indulge in merry mentioning
for 1916 as soon as the Montpelier con-
vention had adjourned: 'It occurs to the
Herald that the Republicans of Vermont
should proceed to the election of a gov
ernor and state ticket for the next two
years before expanding good ammunition
wastefully on the possibilities of 1916
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-09-24
Mistake in Not Nominating Crosby

Barre Times.)
1t turns out that the Progressives
would have done far better to nomi-
nate E. c. Crosby of Brattleboro as
their candidate for governor than to
go on the uncertainty whether Alex
ander J. Cooper would be a candidate
even if nominated by a overwhelming
vote of the convention. Mr.. Crosby
was willing to become the parry s
standard-bearer and on the first bal
lot for choice he led by comfortable
margin. If his friends had persisted,
they might have nominated him. As
it is, a good many PrOgressives are
likely to cast their votes for Charles
w. Gates, as many OF the delegates to
the convention were reported as de-
siriOus of doing there
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-09-24
TO SUBSCRIBERS,

1t is the aim of the management to
secure efficient service in the delivery of
the paper each night, and it soIicits 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 Sc
cure the desired service
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-09-24

of last spring. The weather bureau stats
tics show that for the whole year the
average temperature varies less than a
single degree. The warm, dry weather
has parched lawns and FASTENED the fall
of leaves, but it has been of great value
in bringing to maturity corn crop which
was very backward few weeks ago.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-09-24

Did you nOtice-but of course you
did-that the Boston Braves gained
another game over the New York Gil
ants in the championship contest yes
terday? They re the boys.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-09-24
It Sure Was.


Brattleboro and Rockingham seized
nine of the II offices at the recent
Windham county Republican conven-
ton. We presume one of the three
offices allotted to the other q towns
of the county was that of high bail
if
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-09-24

The question among Brattlcboro
Democrats this morning was Who 5
Who? Who were the two that voted
for Prouty and who the eight that
voted for Watson?
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-09-24

In the home of an old German who
died in Davenport, Wash, there has
been found a Bible 219 years old, and
set of silver dating back to 1873
Both of them viii be sold at auction.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-09-24
Ter Nine Sons WOUNDED.

One woman in Paris. says "A CORE
spondent. Nine. Bonnard by name. has
received news that all her nine sons
have been wounded. She is widow.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-09-24
GREEN RIVER.

Rev. William Robinson of the West
Guilford Baptist church will hold ser
vices in this church each Sunday at
$50 p. IN. All are invited to attend.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-09-24

Violet light is being used in France
for testing precious gems, especially
rubies, as by its use the more val
liable Burmese stones can be dis
tinguished from the Siamese ones of
less worth.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-09-24
TO ADVERTISERS.

Transient advertising-Ru OF paper,
so cents an inch for first insertion: rs
cents an inch for each subsequent inser-
ton. Limited space on the first page at
double rates.
Space rates on application.
Classified advertisements - Five cents
a line first insertion with so 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, 1914-09-24

What sort of chap is Johnson?'
s. Well, if YOU ever see two men in this
club in corner and one looks bored to
death the other is Johnson. London
Tatler.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-09-24

new rapid telegraph system is in
use between Nice and Boulogne. The
message is written on a piece of sen
sitized paper by means of beam of
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-09-24

The summer heat of the last two weeks
offsets in the averages the many cold days
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-09-24

Duluth has 3S2 acres of parks and
Fairgrounds, valued at S826,000.
The Delta independent., 1914-07-17

]. w. Murphy-The country is pass
ing through a period of liquidation
but the people have not fully realized
that they are passing through hard
times period. They are still buying
automobiles and in many instances
borrowing the money with which to
pay for them. Liquidation means debt
paying, which in turn means economy,
self denial, reduction in outlay, the
discouraging of extravagancies. The
American people are great sufferers
from foolish extravaganza. They want
the best and the highest priced OF
everything. OF late years too they
have been doing work. The dignity
of labor and the moral and economic
precepts laid down by Benjamin
Franklin are forgotten or classed as
archaic. The desire to luxurate, TO
be amused and entertained is upper
most in the public mind. The man
who works with his hands has become
a curiosity, fit only to be exhibited in
the museum, with the megatherium
and the woody horse.
The Delta independent., 1914-07-17

Senator Stone,-Deep-rooted in the
American mind is the idea that con-
troll of the currency is a function of
sovereignty not to be surrendered to
banks or private interests; that the
peoples money ought to be issued
and controlled by the peoples govern
ment. Inasmuch as ali business and
industry are dependent for success
upon the volume and the circulation OF
currency, its issuance should be con-
trolled by the government for the pub
lie good, not by large individual banks,
whose policy is directed by their own
profit and interests. Such great
power should be exercised for the ben
eft of all the people and not for the
The Delta independent., 1914-07-17
lrrigatins Potatoes.

The old-time .spud growers who
study the irrigation Of the potato un-
til they know all about it have come
to the conclusion that the best plan
is to turn a small amount of water
into a deep furrow and permit 1t to
run for hours without stopping, or
even for a day and a night. In this
way the top layer is not saturated
the soil around the roots and beneath
them receives a large supply of water
and the surface may be cultivated
shortly after each irrigation, so as to
check evaporation and retain the mois-
ture for the benefit Of the crop. The
most common mistake made is TO turn
a large head of water into each fur
row, permit it to flow rapidly to the
bottom of the rows and then shut ii
off This method only vets the sur
face layer and if it is not followed up
Immediately by cultivation the soil is
robbed of most of the moisture by
two days sunshine. In this condition
the crop soon begins to suffer and the
unskilled irrigator fancies that the
only remedy lies in applying more
water. We notice that many irrigat-
ors are making the mistake Of having
their rows too long for best results.
The water does not flow completely
through the long rows and this nat
The Delta independent., 1914-07-17

urally makes the stand uneven which
is the very thing to be avoided. If
the rows are already set too long they
had better be checked back and the
irrigation should always be done in
alternating furrows.-Field and Farm.
The Delta independent., 1914-07-17

Grannie-And wits the matter wi
me RIGHT leg, doctor?
Doctor-Oh, just old age, Mrs. Mac
Dougall.
Grannie-Hoots, man; ye're haverin'
The left leg is hale and soond, and
they're bath the same age.-London
Punch.
The Delta independent., 1914-07-17

enrichment of few. 1t is only
through accredited government Off
GERS that the people can act in this
matter, and it is far preferable to in
trust this power to representatives of
the people than to private individuals
who have no public responsibility.
The Delta independent., 1914-07-17
0OOd MnG
DONT'S"

Don't carry large sums OF none!
around with you. Hold-ups are moi
unheard of.
Don't hide money arouno the
house. There are a few burglars left
Don't be extravigant. put your
usvney in this bank and add all you
can spare to it.
Don't fall to take this advice and
you will have an easy and happy
old age.
The Delta independent., 1914-07-17

Briggs-Rogers claims to be an ag-
nostic, doesn't he? -.
Griggs-Only as to religion; as to
everything else he knows it all
Boston Transcript.
The Delta independent., 1914-07-17

Have the Delta Steam Laundry do
your work. During the hot and busy
season especially, you will find it a
relief and a satisfaction.
The Delta independent., 1914-07-17
, WITH THE THINKERS
, . . . . . . . . . . . . .

L. F. Tarkington.-I wish that there
was some wonderful place. called the
Land of Beginning Again, where all
our mistakes and all our heart aches
and all our poor selfish grief could
be dropped, like a shabby old coat,
at the door, and never be put on again
wish we could come on it all una
wares, like the hunter who finds
lost trail; and wish that the one
whom our blindness had done the
greatest injustice of all could be at
the gates, like an old friend that waits
for the comrade he's gladdest to hail
We would find all the things We in
tended to do but forgot, and remem-
bered-too late. Like praises un-
spoken, little promises broken. and all
of the thousand and one little duties
neglected that might have perfected
the day for one less fortunate.
George Pope.-A few years ago the
relations between the employer and
employee were of most cordlal
character Mutual interest and mu-
tual service begot an affection which
close intercourse cemented. Factory
laws, compensation acts, wage and
hour regulation did not then occupy
the major portion of the time of our
legislatures, national and state, as
they do now The ancient question.
Am / my brothers keeper" was ans
wered then by a reference to the
moral law-now it is answered by
resorting to the statutes. Where once
all was harmony discord has crept in.
Instead of mutual interest we find
mutual antagonism and hostility, ere
ated and increased by the indifference
of the employers and the diabolical
artistry of the politician and the labor
mis-leader.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1914-07-28

r6nies del escepticismo, que desde hace
mncho tempo han iniciado. Asi 81 ca
tolicismo, Ell su forma laica 10 menos
toma en- lnglaterra la ofensiva en- al te.
reno de las ideas. Quiero decir que no
solo Sc defende, sino que procede exa
mlnar las teor1as que lie son adversas,
utilizando los metodos propios de estas.
DE semeJante examen, hecho por HON
bres de la capacidad crftica de la agu-
deza de Chesterton y Belloc, resulta que
la posicion mental de los "espfritus
fuertes' que niegan la posibilidad de
los milagros es risible.
Ell auditorio que asisti6 al Caxton
Hall era muy heterogeneo. Unos oyen.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1914-07-28

tes cream en- los milagros; otros, en
Chesterto4 en- Mons. Benson algmos
nj On 6stos nj en- aqu6llos pero la sala
estuyo llena durante mas de dos hsras
Porque siendo sesta la ciudad done la
vida terrena ha obtenido la maxma va
loraci6n ha sido mejor resuea, le5
tambpen donde preocupan mas u Pre-
blemas ataflederos la otra yids
Juan PuJN
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1914-07-28

81 ua4ed desea vender una casa. un
automovil, una joya, algo de valor 8 de
arte, ofrezcalos 4 quien pueda COM
prarlo
La gente que 10 tiene lee Ell BOLE-
TIN MERCANTILE,
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-08-14
WILSON ADDRESSES
THE RESERVE BOARD

Washington. d. C.. Aug. 14-An OPP
timistic address by president Wilson
Thursday featured the first meeting
Of the new federal reserve board The
board called on the president and then
adjourned until Monday
Every member of the board attended
the first session. Protests from Balt-
more and Omaha against selections by
the committee were submitted and sec
rotary Elliott was directed tC prepare
a method Of procedure in hearing these
protests. TO be submitted at future
meeting"
The president in greeting the board
showed plainly the effects of his grief
and the strain he was under during
his wife's last illness His voice trem-
bled as he referred TO the sacrifice some
Of the board made in accepting the Of
flee He told the board that IL was eX-
tremelv fortunate that at last all rea-
sons for delaying the organization Of
the board were removed. and that he
felt sure the country now could pro
coed to the organization of a system,
feel. that Will relieve, steady and re-
assure the country in many ways"