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Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1914-11-25
MORE CULTIVATION
OF ORCHARD NEEDED
Farmers Awakening to Fact That
Old Habits of Neglect Are
Not Profitable.

Most farmers who have the home
orchard of so or 100 trees on their
farm seem to regard this portion of
their equipment as a source of per-
petual income, needing no care or at
tention other than harvesting the
fruit They have awakened to the
fact during the last few years that
the old methods of neglect, as prac-
ticed by their fathers, will no longer
bring results. Their orchards have
ceased to bear marketable fruit and
have become a public nuisance in that
they are breeding place for myriads
of insect pests and fungous diseases.
Does it not seem incongruous when
the commercial fruit grower must do
everything known to horticulturists in
order to bring good fruit, that the
farmer should expect even partial sue
cess from a system of neglect? Aside
from thorough spraying, there is no
one operation that will do more to
provide good fruit than cultivation.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1914-11-25
MISTAKE TO NEGLECT HANDS
They Are a Thing of Beauty, or the
Reverse, According to the Atten-
tention Given Them.

Always file the nails from the cor
ners toward the center of the nails.
This tends to make the finger tips
slender. 1t is we'll to file the nails on
the same day every week. They seem
to feel the regularity and look better
for having them done in this way.
About polish, every one has her
own. They are all about the same,
that is, if you get good one, which
you should be careful to do, as
rough, inferior polish is apt to scratch
the nails and in time thicken them.
Those who have not thought it
worth while heretofore should begin
now to care for their nails. The little
time spent at this will show in good
looking nails before very long. Be
gin today. The outfit costs so little
almost any one can afford it.
A good remedy for damp, moist
hands is to make a lotion consisting
of one-fourth ounce of powdered alum
and one teaspoonful of spirits of am
monia in a pint of boiling water.
Battle the hands with this.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1914-11-25
METHODS OF FRUIT
PACKING IMPORTANT
Too Many Farmers Kill Their
Trade by Giving Their Gus
toners inferior Product.

TRANSPORTATION facilities and the in
creasing demand for fruit of all kinds
has made the consideration of meth
DDS of packing fruit important.
The fruit that brings the top price
Is first-class fruit that reaches the mar
ket in as good condition as it leaves
the orchard and packed in neat and
attractive manner.
All fruit shipped should grade up to
a certain standard. First grades
should be the best you have to sell,
Of uniform size and quality; second
grade is usually what is left, although
in some instances and in some sea-
sons two grades are made, the third
being the culls.
In all cases exclude bruised fruit.
Decay in transit and in storage gen.
orally develops from a wound on the
surface. Punctures by insects, by the
stems of one fruit penetrating another,
by dropping fruit onto sharp surfaces,
are the cause of the commonest in
juries. To overcome possible faults
rigid inspection should be made by
some one who is responsible for the
packing of the entire crop harvested.
The more local the market the more
exacting that market is and details
must be looked after with care. The
keynote is to cater to the taste OF
your customers. 1t will pay in all
lines in marketing farm products.
In no case should packing OF apples,
pears, peaches, grapes, etc., be hast
ened. Have everything in readiness,
and, if it is necessary to market rap
idly, provide plenty of help to see that
the work is done properly. Establish
reputation for an honest package,
good quality of fruit and square deal
ing Too many kill their trade by put
ting off on customers inferior fruit,
short in weight and shorter in quality.
1t doesn't pay.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1914-11-25

shades, and are being made up extern
sively in street and afternoon cos
tunes
Here illustrated is a charming cos
tune in royal blue taffeta worn with
fox furs dyed delicate sulphur color
and a jaunty chapeau in blue vel
vet with yellow tinged feather fam
tastes.
The blouse is plain and surpliced
over tiny vest of white batiste, with
a f1aring collar and small lapels OF
batiste twined back from the V neck.
Long sleeves are set smoothly into ex-
tended armholes, and are covered with
a heavily embroidered black silk net,
then finished with turned-back white
cuffs.
The ornate net is applied to the bor-
der of the tunic skirt and makes a.
very handsome trimming. 1t will be
noticed that the tunic is gathered to a
hip yoke under a self-covered cording,
but the yoke in turn is gathered, too,
and the result is very graceful.
A broad girdle is cut out in square
tabs about the top and along the line
of fastening. The idea is repeated in
the skirt placket to bring the closing
in perfect alignment.
If desired, the sleeves and lower
portion of the tunic can be made trans
parent by cutting the dress material
from under them, but in that case the
design could no longer answer the pur-
noses of a street costume.-Lillian
Young. in Washington Star.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1914-11-25

The nature and habits of the straw
berry require that tillage be continu-
GUS through the season. Down in the
crown Of the plant are being perfected
fruit buds which are large or small,
strong or weak, as the conditions for
their development are favorable or IN
favorable.
The strawberry plant requires
plenty of moisture for it's proper de-
velopment. Weekly stirring of the
surface soil secures the earth mulch
and holds soil moisture for the use of
the plants. Not only SO, but this con-
tinuous stirring of the soil preserves
ideal conditions whereby the soil life
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1914-11-25
Provide Plenty of Nests.

1t is a good plan to provide plenty
of nests for the hens to lay in. When
there are not enough, hens are apt
to quarrel and fight for their posses
sion, and in the scuffle eggs are broken
which are eaten by the hen, causing
the egg-eating habit to be formed.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1914-11-25
Maintain Fertility.

Any permanent system Of farming
requires that the roughages produced
on the farm be returned to the soil
in order to properly maintain the fer
tility and at the same time return a
market value for the feed consumed.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1914-11-25
seIvaqes Still Apparent.

When the dressmakers first began
to leave selvage edges exposed at the
bottom of skirts and draperies, and at
any conceivable point on the bodice,
there were EXPLANATIONS of amaze
ment. But the freedom that this use
allows, the grace and suppleness it
gives to the fabrics, have more than
justified it. 1t is still used in the
same way in the new models,
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1914-11-25
IN THE NEW TAFFETAS
THEY WILL BE LARGELY USED
FOR FALL COSTUMES.
Street and Afternoon Frocks in All the
Fashionable Shades Already Are
Seen-Model Designed for
Royal Blue.

Because the manufacturers have
made for us a beautifully heavy and
lustrous taffeta we are allowed to
have it for fall dress fabric, as
we'll as a summer one, and as it lends
itself so readily to the designs and
styles of the season needless to say
we are all glad of its further lease
on life.
These new taffetas resemble some
what a very fine twilled grosgrain,
but have much more body. They are
to be had in all the fashionable
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1914-11-25
Einhtinu Hoo Cholera.

While the matter of fighting the dis
ease of hog cholera successfully is a
matter largely Of cleaner and more
sanitary hog houses and hog yards and
of a larger use of pastures and forage
crops during the growing season, the
presence of the disease germs gener-
ally through the hog-producing sec
tions, requires also that we must ex-
ercise care along other lines.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1914-11-25
Thin SheIIed Eggs.

Thin shelled eggs are the cause OF
a good deal of loss in handling. A
hen lays a thin shelled egg because
there isn't enough mineral matter In
her ration to put thicker she'll on
it. She needs lime and two or three
other things.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1914-11-25

manufactures food, so to speak.
The bacteria which work upon the
elements of plant food in the soil, con-
verting them from an insoluble to a
soluble form, play most important
part in plant life Soil aeration is one
of the things required by these bac-
terra and this condition in the soil is
secured by continuous and thorough
cultivation.
If during the fall season there is
large precipitation the moisture ques-
ton is solved Yet even then we
would keep the cultivator and hoes 60
ing in order to keep the ground free
from weeds and the land in good filth.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1914-11-25

We, the unders igned, warn per-
sons under penalty, of the law not to
hunt, shoot, fish, or in any way tres
pass on the property owned, occupied
or controlled by US. We will report
to each other at any time anyone
found trespassing on land owned or
controlled by any of US.
Geo. M. Keehner,
Martin Keehner,
Mrs. Frank Turner and Sons
Louis Keehner,
Lou Gerhart. 29w6p.
Positively no trespassing upon my
farm, with either guns or dogs, with
out permission. sasn Nick S. Adams.
29tfc
All hunters are 9 forbidden from
trespassing upon our farms in North
| Lancaster. Earl Walker,
33w7* Henry Heberlein.
R. E. Bennett,
Earl Knoke.
Hunting, trapping or trespassing
in any manner upon our farms, south
east of the county farm, in the town
of Ellenboro is strictly forbidden,
under penalty of law.
Schneider Bros,
Will Walker,
Everett Muldoon,
George Eek,
Ed Cummins,
33tfc John Haeffner.
Vesperman Bros.
We positively prohibit hunting on
our farm at Liberty.
Dobson & Eastman.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1914-11-25
Care of Separators.

Cream separators cost money and
they will last twice as long If they
are kept perfectly clean and all the
bright parts are polished every day.
Rust has no place with the separator.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1914-11-25
Kaen Carrots Fresh.

One Of the best ways to keep car
rots from whitening in the cellar is to
put them in box and cover them with
sand. They will keep nice and fresh
and come out plump and GOOD
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1914-11-25
Portraits on EmeraIds.

Emeralds have often been made use
of for the cutting of portraits. They
are among the hardest of stones, and
SO stand the work better than their
fellows. The Roman Emperor Had
rian had his likeness engraved upon
an emerald, as we'll as many other
great persons; and the portrait which
perhaps many have seen advertised
as the only true portrait of our Saw
ior is said to be a faithful copy of
one found engraved or an emerald of
very ancient date.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1914-11-25
Moderation

Moderation.
Moderation is the silken string run
ming through the pearl chain of all vir-
tnes.-Bishop Hall.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1914-11-25
No Hunting.

strictly forbid all hunters with
dogs and guns to tresspass upon my
premises. Geo. w. Lowry,
Potosi, Wis.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1914-11-25

Positively no trespassing upon my
farm, with either guns or dogs, with
out permission. ssu Nick S. Adams.
29tfc
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1914-11-25
33tfc

We positively prohibit hunting or
our farm at Liberty.
Dobson & Eastman.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-08-07
FERTILIZERS for FALL SEED
ING and TOP DRESSING

Many farmers are finding it to their
aivantage to seed down in the fall,
claiming that by so doing they are apt
to get a much better "catch' than
they do when they follow the usual
practice and seed down in the spring.
The same is true regarding top
dressing grass land. Some of the most
progressive farmers put on top-dressing
Immediately after haying, with per
maps Il small application of nitrate Of
soda the following spring.
Ii You will send your name and
post Office address to Carroll $. Page,
Hyde Park, VT, he will send you free,
postpaid, several formulas for mixing
fertilizers especially adapted to top
dressing and fall seeding, together
with prices Of ingredients, full direc-
tions for mixing, etc. These formu-
las have been approved by the Yer
mont Experiment Station and Will be
found thoroughly reliable.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-08-07
DEVEUREX PLAYERS
GAVE SATISFACT 0 \
Company of Nearly Score Presented
As You Like It and Twelfth Night
in Natural Outdoor Setting.

The Devereux Players, about a score
in number, attracted small audiences TO
their renditions of Sha kspearian come
dies at Island park yesterday and gave
excellent satisfaction. In the after
noon As You Like 1t was given and in
the evening the attraction was Twelfth
Night. The performances were in the
open air, with natural outdoor settings.
The leading roles were taken by Clifford
Dcvereux and Miss Grace Fisher, and
while their work was of an exceptional
ly impressive character the less import
ant roles in both productions were en-
acted by talented players, and thus the
significance of every character and sit
nations was duly set forth. The attrae-
tons were given under the auspices of
the Woman S club and the Island park
company.
Especially pleasing were the baritone
solos by Robert Hamilton, who took the
part of clown in AS You Like 1t and
played Amieus in Twelfth Night.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-08-07
JUDGE WATERMAN
AND BUTLER SPEAK
Heard at Old Home Week Celebration
in Jamaica, Which Town is Moth
er of Judges Other Features.
Especial to The Reformer.)
JAMAICA, August :.

Especial to The Reformer)
JAMAICA, August Z.
Wednesday morning was threatening
for Old Home week, but at an early
hour the clouds scattered and the
weather proved fair. The sale of fancy
articles, potted plants and ice-cream
was continued through the day Dinner
was served in the Congregational
church hall by the Benefit association
to a large crowd. At , p. IN. in Opera
hall the speakers, Hon. E. L. Water
man of Brattleboro and Hon. F. NJ
Butler of Rutland, were introduced to
a houseful of their friends and towns
people.
Judge Waterman spoke of the spirit
OF eheerfulness and hope of the people,
the unsurpassed scenery and the ply
steal condition of jamaica, one of the
most beautiful towns in New England,
which should attract artists and pur-
chasers. He spoke of the fine condition
of the farms 10 years ago. many of
which are now abandoned, and empha.
sized the fact that the people are the
town and the children are the future.
citizens and it is important that they
be educated and encouraged. He then
cited many instances of what Jamaica
boys have accomplished and of the in
iuential men whom Jamaica, called the
mother of judges, has produced.
All were poor boys and had no better
chances than the boys of TODAY. They
| had to work and think for themselves.
| lie appealed to the boys to seize their
| opportunities and to make good the
| history of Jamaica, to the parents to
encourage and lend their efforts, to show
interest and give Christian home in
tiuence. He bade them respect their
| town, to be lovers of Vermont, to cher
ish its ideals and remember the history
III which all take pride
Hon. F.. NJ. Butler said the old say
| ing that Vermont was a good state tO
emigrate from should be looked at
from the other side. Look at the fnan
4 eial record of the last 10 years. Emf
nent men don t need to go away to
have influence felt. The debt of the
town decreased year after year from
100000 to $4,000; in the last 10 years
$4,000 paid each year until the present
dept is only $4,000.
Mr.. Butler then gave a history oil
the debt. In 1871 there were only l.
families in Jamaica. In 1871 there
were POO people. The population stead
1 lily increased until 1850, when it was
1000 and over. This was the zenitf
and remained about the same until 1860
In the 10 years following 1860 the
population of Jamaica fell off one
fourth and the town had tremendou!
debt. In 1869 came the flood which
carried away many bridges, thus in
creasing the debt.
He then told of the town s expert
cnce in securing railroad facilities an(
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-08-07
PERSONAL.

Mrs. Edna HoughtOn of Boston is
visiting her sister, Mrs. Artnur Lon
gueil, on Pearl street.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Fellows of
Providence, r. l., are guests of Mr.. and
Mrs. c. II. Welcome.
Judge and Mrs. n. H. Bixby of Ad
ans, Mass, are visiting few days at
f. A. Well s on High street.
Rev and Mrs. Fred c. Leining OF
Biddeford, Me-, came last night and
went to the Barrows summer home on
Ames hill for an outing.
c. ]. Holland has returned to his
home in Athol, Mass, after visiting
few days with his daughter, Mrs ".
J. Shaw of South Main street
L. II. Barber and Arthur Chlids of
Manchester, n H., viii return tomor-
row from a fishing trip through the
northern part of New Hampshire.
Wyman Coudray has returned to his
home in Wetherstield, Conn, after Wis
| iting at E. c. Crosby 5 on High street
and with relatives in Springfield, this
state.
Scott Barber and Miss Marion Be;
| terley went to Newfane yesterday
where they will spend a week s vaca
| tion with Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Stick
ney at the Newfane Inn.
J. Sutherland returned yesterday
| from a business trip to New York
where he had been purchasing STOCK fo1
the new store in Holyoke. The stOlt
| will open about September l.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-08-07
TRAINED MONKEY
PLEASED CROWD
Acted Pirate Chief, Played Ball and
Went Through Other Antics-Auto
Engine Gave Him Fright.

The owner of a hand organ who was
in Brattleboro this morning had with
him the best trained monkey ever seen
here. The little animal had been taught
sevQ al unusual stunts and he apparent
" performed them OF his Vioition. He
would take a iackknife from his mas
ter, open it, jab it against the pave
ment several times and then start to-
wards the spectators with the attitude
Of a pirate chief. The youngsters would
scatter and the monk would solemnly
shut up the knife and return it to his
master He played cymbals, turned
somersaults and tossed a ball with any
one in the crowd who would play catch
with him.
His browning achievement was in
front of the Brooks House, where he
jumped up into DR.. c. r. Aldrich s run
about He crouched over the steering
wheel and finally touched one of the
levers that caused the engine to sput-
ter. Conservative estimates are that
the monk jumped 30 feet straight into
the air He came down on the pave
ment chattering with the crowd yell
| ing with delight.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-08-07

the result on the town 5 finances, which
made an interesting story.
A well-written' original poem by
Miss Alice Waterman was read by Mrs.
A. f. Hartwell.
After the speeches came the ball
game. Supper was served in the Con
gregational church In the evening an
entertainment was held in Opera hall
by the women, including farce, The
Modern Sewing Society, followed by
songs by Mrs. Beatrice Bemis, NJ. H.
Willis and, Z. o. Allen, all of which
elected much applause, as did the
pantomine, The Holy City, by six
young women in Grecian costume, with
singing by E. 0. Allen.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-08-07
KILLED INSTANTLY.
Granite Polisher in Barre Struck on
Head by Falling Stone.

BARRE, Aug. William Even, "a,
a hand pohsher at the George Straiton
granite plant, was killed almost in
stantly yesterday. He was engaged in
polishing stone when the accident oc-
CURED. His stone stood within the cir
Gle of the shed derrick boom and as
the boom swung over his head, the stone
topPled out of it's swing and struck the
man on the head. 1t was a CHANGING
blow and the head was not badly
crushed. The shock threw him to the
ground. He gave one cry and by the
time other workmen arrived, life was
extinct. He leaves wife and five
children.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-08-07

Even prominence may have its draw
backs. Many a well-known citizen is
too well known for his own good
1t s good plan to let your actions
be governed by your heart rather than
by your stomach.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-08-07
THE WEATHER.
Fair Tonight and Saturday; Warmer
Saturday Near Coast

WASHINGTON, Aug. THE wealth
er forecast: Fair tonight and Satur-
day; somewhat warmer Saturday near
the coast; moderate south to southwest
winds
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-08-07

He What are you trying to DO,
make Il fool of me?' She No. Ne
ture saved me the trouble -
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-08-07
Professional Cards

DIR. HENRY TUCKER. Residence. IL Grove |
St; telephone 1858. Office, Leonard block |
Hours. 100 to 3, and to 8. Telephone, |
29-W
23O to 8. Office phone 1851: house 1862 |
over Vermont Savings Bank. Hours, to |
=. m, l to 3 and to 8 D. m.
DR.. w -. LANE. Office and residence, 80
No. Main st. Office hours: Mornings until
9; afternoons until 2.30; evenings until 8.
Telephone 43o.
DR.. @. B. HUNTER. Winiston Block, over
SCOTS grocery. Office hours: l to D. m.
o30 to D. M Residence. West Bratteboro.
DIR. Ii. p. GREENE, physician and Surgeon
Once, Bank block. Hours: 8 to a. m,
to and to y. m. Residence, SO Green
1t Telephone connections.
@. R. ANDERSON, Surgeon and Physician
ssgossry ts spesialty o. 9ee and residence
m; to 2.30 and to D. m. Phone, 246.
DIR. E. r. LYNCH, Surgeon Office Park
bldg, rooms l and 3, tel $40 office hours
until a. m, to and to p. m. ;
Melrose hospital tel. col, to 10 a. m;
residence 141 Canal ST. tel. III; Sundays
by appointment only.
b E. WHITE. M D. General Practitioner).
Office rooms, 4 and 6, Crosby block. Hours:
to =. m, 1 to and to 8 p. m. Resi-
dence. 20 Grove St Telephone. TT.
JORDAN SON, optometrists, 1 Elliot ST.
Specialists in the correction of defective Wis
ion. Examination, to IL a. m, 80 to
D. m. Evenings, Monday and Saturday, TO O.
Appointments at your convenience. Tel" SO M.
DR.. A. I. MILLER Hooker block Bratte-
boro. Office hours: to O. to 2. $50 to g.
DR.. @. G. WHEELER. osteopathic Physician,
10 Crosby block. Office hours: 10 to IL q
M, to p. m. Other hours by appoint
ment. Telephone connections. Spruce St.
DIR. GRACE w. BURNETT. Physician and
Surgeon, Market block, Elliot st. ONCE
hours: $50 to $50 a. m, 100 to $50 and
70 9 p. m. Telephone. 744-W
w. r. MOVES, M. D.. Eye. Ear, Nose and
Throat 9 to IL, ] to 5, Wednesday and
Saturday evenings Other hours and SUNDAYS
by appointment. Appointments for glasses fit
ting made by mail or phone. American Bldg.
DR.. O. Q. CLARK, Dentist Whitney block.
BrattleborO. Telephone. 59-3.
JOHN E. GALE, Attorney at Law, Gunford.
VI Telephone. 800.
HAsINs & sCHwENK, Attorneys and
Counselors at Law. Brattleboro. VT.
FRANK E. BARBER. Attorney at Law
Room T. Crosby block. BrattleborO.
ROBERT G. BACON, Attorney at Law
Room 10. Ullery Building. Brattleboro.
o. B. HUGHES, LAWYER. Telephone. 225.M
GILMAN & HELYAR, Surveyors and Con
tracing Engineers. Tel. 388-W. or 392-W
O. @. BILLINGS, recently First Assistan
Commissioner of Patents, Solicitor and Attor
ney in Patent and Trade Marx Cases, Sey
mour, Seymour. Megrath Billings, II Bdwy
New York; McGill Bldg, Washington, d. G
3. w EDGETT CO. Real Estate and In
veGtmeut; Notary Public. 81 Main st.
BARROwS & CO., Wholesale and Retail
Dealers in Goals Of all kinds. Office,
Main ST., BrattleborO.
MORAN 4 CO, Undertakers, 10 Main 81
Telephone. 35A-2. BrattlebOrO, VT
ESTABLISHED 1870.
Exclusive Undertak kin,
BOND g. SON
REGISTERED EMBALMERS.
MAss., 1724 VT, 1928. N. H. 22O.
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Autos in Season.
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