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The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-08-07

Gradually West River valley towns
are improving their means of intercom-
munication. The automobile service
to West Wardsboro, established last
season, was followed this spring by a
similar line between Williamsville
station and South Newfane, and recent
" motor-car has been put into SER
vice between South Londonderry and
Chester. With the train service now
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-08-07

Arthur F. Stone, for many years
editor of the St. Johnsbury Caledonian
and more recently the directing head of
The Advance, has been engaged as
editor of the Springfield Reporter and
will take up his duties in the Windsor
county town the latter part of this
month. Springfield is one of the live
liest towns in the state and Mr.. Stone
will have good field in which to ma Ike
the most of his talents.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-08-07

warm contest is looked for in
Franklin county this fall between John
c. Lee of Greenfield and Representative
Charles II. Webster of Mortified for
the office of register of probate now
held by Mr.. Lee. Having served two
terms in the Massachusetts legislature,
Mr.. Webster is well known throughout
the county and may be depended upon
to put up an active campaign.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-08-07
TO ADVERTISERS.

Transient advertsing-Run 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 NOtceS-Ten cents q 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, 1914-08-07
TO SUBSCRIBERS,

1t Is the aim of the management to
secure efficient service in the delivery of
cooperation of subscribers to that end
Prompt report should be given of each
failure to receive the paper on the morn
ing following the omission, in person, by
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 oan Sc
cure the desired service
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-08-07

Hon. P. w. c. didn t mention any
names, but he probably had particular
person in mind when he wrote 81 A
nOn-partisan candidate is like a priva-
teer of war. Responsible to no party
and therefore not to be relied upon to
assist in constructive legislation he
must remain a political privateer until
some party is developed to fit his prin,
ciples. -
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-08-07
Member of the Associated Press.
FRIDAY, AUGUST 7, 1914.

News that the one-cent letter postage
cranks are still actively at work in
spires the thought that more efficiency
on the two-cent basis would be more
desirable.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-08-07

The latest plan for draining Hol
land s Zuyder Zee contemplates the
construction of an embankment 1872
miles long, a work that will take 50
years to complete.
The Amazon Valley in the first three
months of 1914 exported 29,26S,47
pounds of crude rubber.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-08-07

Referring to our good one about every
woman wanting to have a Husband in
Congress, the Rutland Herald says:
Apparently the statutes provide no
adequate punishment for the crime per
petrated by the Brattleboro Reformer. -
To have it printed in the Herald is
punishment enough. The offense win
not be repeated.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-08-07
DOES YOUR BABY CHAFE?
USE COMFORT POWDER

Mrs. Grace u. Anderson, nurse of
Lynn, Mass, says: ''For twelve years
have used Comfort Powder for ba-
bies chatting, rashes and all skin
soreness with great success and fad
it better than any other powder. -
The genuine has the signature of +.
S. Sykes on the box.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-08-07

Lack of interest on the part of those
who have been behind the Bellows Falls
street fair in the past makes it doubtful
whether that picturesque event will
take place this fall, but the Valley
fair will take place as usual the last
week in September.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-08-07

1t would be idle to urge that Brattle-
boro will feel no effect of the terrible
conflict that is now raging in Europe.
The whole of this country is bound to
suffer at least a temporary industrial
setback as a result of the struggle.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-08-07

in effect on the West River branch of
the Central Vermont, and the prospect
of a still better schedule with the ar
rival of that belated battery car, there
is every reason to expect that the val
ley will show a pronounced develop
ment in the near future.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-08-07

If the general war in Europe is long
continued it viii bankrupt the nations
involved. Statisticians figure that the
daily expense of carrying on war will
be $40 900 to $54,000.OOO.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-08-07

The scale factories in st. Johnsbury
and Rutland are likely to feel severely
the effects of war in Europe. Both the
Fairbanks and Howe concerns have car
ried on a large foreign business for
wears.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-08-07

The few mild eases of typhoid fever
that have been reported in town re-
Gently should not give rise to fear of
an epidemic. The health authorities
have already received reports on sam
pies of water sent to the state labora-
tory from the source of the village sup
ply and these are wholly reassuring.
Further investigation OF local milk sup
plies also indicates that there is no
contamination of these sources. The
chances are that the two or three ty-
phoid eases under Investigation are
in no way connected and very likely
the result of infection picked up out of
town
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-08-07

Again The Meddler expresses his
conviction that it is about time the
sidewalk in front of the Grange build
ing on Elliot street was reopened for
traffic.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-08-07

The latest wrinkle of the local high
way department is the use of sods in
the construction of water-bars on gray
ell roads Can you beat il
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-08-07

The start of the big log drive over
the dam at Bellows Falls should be Il
warning to local motor-boat owners to
take immediate steps toward keeping
the Connecticut river clear during the
passage of the drive. Last season the
logs were doomed above this town in
such way that they gave boat own
ers a minimum amount of trouble, and
the same method should be adopted this
year.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-08-07

However, in comparison to many other
towns and cities the local effects OF
the situation are likely to be slight.
In the first place, Brattleboro 5 diver
sifed industries have enabled it to
come through the business depression
of the past year with far less i'll effects
than many others, and thus it is in a
better position to meet the further lull
that is likely to eusue. This diversiti-
cation also means fewer i'll effects in
the future, for while the organ in
dustry is likely to suffer somewhat by
reason of the failure of the foreign
markets the particular branch of the
cotton industry in which this town Is
interested seems likely to benefit from
the disturbed conditions abroad. At
the present time the Fort Dumer Mills
are running to their capacity, employ
ing a greater number of hands than ev-
er before, and indications point to n
continuation of good business for some
time to come. As far as the organ
factories are concerned the immediate
effect of the European war is likely to
be less than many people have feared.
Taking it all in all, Brattleboro has rea-
son to congratulate herself upon the
fact that she is confronted by the pres
ent foreign crisis at u time when her
resources have not already been drained
by such industrial quiet as hundreds OF
other communities have experienced.
The Lamar register., 1914-01-21
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ILLUSTRATED % LAUREN STOUT

the Hoods had come, and it had fallen!
The man at the desk had wheeled
in his revolving chair and was looking
at the trim athletic back blotting the
daylight, with a smile that was little
short Of covert sneer. He was one
of the local managers Of the corpora
ton whose ruin was to be that days
sensation. a colorless man who had &C.
quired middle age with his first long
trousers and had been dedicated to the
commercial treadmill before he had
bought a safety-razor. He despised all
loiterers along the primrose paths. and
John Valiant was but a decorative fig
urehead.
Valiant started as the other spoke at
his elbow. He had come to the win
dow and was looking down at the
pavement. How quickly some news
spreads!"
For the first time the young man
noted that the street below was filling
with desultory crowd. He distin.
guished knot of Italian laborers talk.
ing with excited gesticulations - a
smudged plasterer, tools in hand
clerks, some hatless and with thin
alpi "a coats-all peering at the voice.
less front of the great building. and
all, he imagined, with thriving fear
in their faces. AS he watched, a WON
an, coarsely dressed, ran across the
street, her handkerchief pressed to her
eyes.
The notice has gone up on the
door said the manager. Il sent word
to the police. Crowds are ugly some
times
Valiant drew sudden sharp breath
The corporation down in the mire
with crowds at its doors ready to
clamor for money entrusted to it, the
aggregate savings of widow and or
phan, the piteous boarded sums earned
by labor over which pinched sickl.
faces had burned the midnight oil.
The older man had turned back 10
the desk to draw narrow typewrit-
The Lamar register., 1914-01-21

ten slip OF paper from a pigeonhole.
Here" he said. is q list Of the bonds
of the subsidiary companies recorded
In your name. These are all, of
course, engulfed in the larger failure.
You have. however, your private for.
tune. II you take my advice. by the
way" he added significantly. you'll
make sure Of keeping that"
What do you meanT John Va
liant faced him quickly.
The other laughed shortly. "A word
to the wise," he quoted. Its very
good living abroad. There's . boat
leaving tomorrow"
A dull red sprang into the younger
face. You mean"
Look at that crowd down there
you can hear them now. Therell be
legislative investigation. of course
And the devil1l get the hindmost."
He struck the desk-top- with his hand
Have you ever seen the bills for this
furniture? Do you know what that
rug under your feet cost? Twelve
thousand-it's an old Persian. What
do you suppose the papers will do to
that? Do you think such things will
seem amusing to that rabble down
there?" His hand swept toward the
window. Its been going on for too
many years, l tell you! And now
some one'll pay the piper. The light
ming won't strike me-Tm not tall
enough. You're a vice-president."
DO you imagine that I knew these
thfpOa-thot bavo hoon marty IN
what you seem to believe has been a
deliberate wrecking?" Valiant tow
cred over him, his breath coming fast,
his hands clenched hard.
your" The manager laughed again
-an unpleasant laugh that scraped
he others quivering nerves like hot
sandpaper. "Oh. lord moi How should
youf You've been too busy playing
polo and winning bridge prizes. How
many board meetings have you At
tended this Year, Your vote is PROF.
led as regular a. clockwork. But
you're supposed to know. The people
down there in the street won't ask
questions about patent-leather pumps
and ponies; they'll want to hear about
such things as rotten irrigation loans
in the Stony-Rive Valley-to market
an alkali desert that is the personal
property Of the president of this cor
poration.''
Valiant turned q blank white face.
'6edgwick?"
Yes. You know his principle: It's
all right to be honest. If you're not
Continued on page
The Lamar register., 1914-01-21
NOTICE OF ADJUSTMENT DAY

Estate Of Carrie S. Cooper. Deceased
me undersigned. having been appoint
gu ADMINISTRATOR OF the estate Of Carrie
D. cooper. late OF the County OF Prov
ers In the State OF Colorado, decea sed,
hereby gdves notice that he will appear
oetore the County Court OF said Prov
ors County. at the Court House in the
Saty OF Lamar. In said County, al
me December Term. 1919. on the first
Aonoay IN February next. being the 2nd
Jay OF FEBRUARY. A d. 1914. at which
Time all persons having claims agains,
said estate are notified and requested
to attend for the purpose Of havins
the same adjusted All persons indebt.
I'd to said estate are requested to make
immediate payment to the undersigned
Dated at Lamar. Colo. this 18th day
Of December, A. d 1918.
WILLIAM W. COOPER,
Administrator.
The Lamar register., 1914-01-21
Ua7NNeW "a ~ DaDas-Al1laGS q
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The cresh

The crash
HAl3o1f" calculated John Valiant
blankly. and the hat he held dropped
70 the olarstoolored rug like huge
white splotch of sudden fright The
Corporation-failed!"
The young man was the glass Of
fashion. from the silken ribbon ON the
spotless Panama to his pearl-gray gait
ers. and we'll favored-a 1.-the stalwart
figure, with wide-set hazel eyes and
strong brown hair waving back from
u candid forehead.
Never had his innocuous and but
ter-fy existence known a surprise
more startling. He had swung into
the room with all the nonchalant hab-
its, the ingrained gertrude of the man
born with achievement readymade In
mis- hands. And a single curt state
ment-like the ruthless blades Of .
pair of shears-had shipped across
the one splendid scarlet thread In the
wool that constituted life as he knew
it. He had knotted his lavender scarf
that morning vice-president of the
Valiant Corporation-one of the great
est and most successful of modern
day organizations; he sat now in the
fading afternoon trying to realize that
the huge fabric. without warning. had
toppled to its fall.
How solid and changeless It had
always seemsd-that great business
fabric woven by the father he could
30 dimly rememberi HIS own invested
fortune had been derived from the
great corporation tho elder Valiant
had founded and controlled until his
death. With almost unprecedented
earnings, II had stood - . very Glib
raltar Of finance. . tyre and sign Of
brilliant organization. Now. on the
heels Of . trusts dissolution which
would be ninedays' wonder. the vast
structure had crumbled up like card
board The rains bad Assesndsd and
The Lamar register., 1914-01-21
KEEPS FIRE OVER NIGHT

Consumes about one pound OF
coal per hour. Is Gauge MELVILLE
polished Steel Body. ons-hslf inch
space between body and steel lin
ing. Massive rotary crusher crate
Quinckly pulverises clinkers. solid
triangular CRATE bars. Strong and
durable. Circular fire bowl upper
and lower). will not warp. lasts
longer. Crate weighs twice a. mucl
as that In an other hot blast
heater. High dome top gives sym.
metry Of appearance. Lock set"
nickel ring. no bolts or screws. re-
versible cast pipe collar. ipipe may
stand vertical or rrn straight back
TO low flue. may be set up" or
taken down" In half the time nee
essary with other makes. Simplest
in construction. easies Of operation.
no dust, NO dirt.
The Lamar register., 1914-01-21
Stockholders Meeting

The regular annual meeting OF
the stockholders of hte First Ma
tional Benk. Lamar. Colorado. will
be held at the Banking room Tues
day. January Is. 1914. for the pur-
pose of electing . board Of d.
rectors for the ensuing year and
the transaction Of such other bus
inees as may properly come before
said meeting.
". G GOULD, Cashier
The Lamar register., 1914-01-21
Notice Of St0ck0ldsss' Annual
Meeting OF tie Lamar Building
aAd Loan Association

The annual meeting Of the stock
holders OF the Lamar Building
and Loan Association will be held
Oh the 2eth day Of January. 1914.
at 8 O'Clock p. N. At the office Of
said Association. lot west Olive
street. for the purpose of electing
a board Of directors for the ensu-
ing year and for the TRANSACTION OF
such other business ~ may legally
come before the meeting.
c. G. Huddleston. President.
I. H. Myers. Secretary.
The Lamar register., 1914-01-21

Office Of city Treasurer. Lamar. Colo.
Dec. II. 1919
Notice IL hereby given that will re-
deem at my office the following WAL
rants:
The Lamar register., 1914-01-21

I have . very attractive small
place, exceptionally we'll located In
Missouri for exchange for irrisat
ed farm In this valley.
Am in the market Tor altalfe
hay at all times. Geo. B. Wilson,
office phone Lamar 1s2. residence
Lamar $50.
The Lamar register., 1914-01-21

Motto. Of Redemption Of City Warrants
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1914-10-09
(To BE coNfINUED)
AMERICA MODEL FOR EUROPE
Baroness Won Suttner Calls the United
States "Land Of Unlimited
Possibilities"

1.-THE land of unlimited possibilities
and conquered impossibilities" is what
Baroness Bertha Won Suttner calls
America.
1T is to America, the young. new
world, exuberant in strength, glad in
its daring, that tired, cynical Europe
looks to find new hope and faith in
progress" says the baroness, who
declares that Europe is being Ameri-
canized by returning immigrants.
But" she says, 'it is a pity that
so few people of our better educated
classes travel IN your country as you
Americans travel here. But. do you
know, | have often wondered IL you
know us as well as you know our art
and antiquities.
"One of my dear American friends
confided to me that they, she and her
husband. had never been in a private
home in Europe until they visited me.
Even though everything is not rosy
in your political arena. though there
is brazen-faced practice of corruption
how do you call it. graft, trusts,
strikes, bribery-though you have con-
ditions as complex and problems as
difficult as everywhere else. we look
to you for the solution, for America
is full of hope, strength, and you
Americans are striving and working. "
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1914-10-09
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Spring Bee Escape.

same style and size. and should be as
simple as it is possible to make them,
to facilitate operation. AS a rule. it
is better to buy hives and frames
from a manufacturer of such goods
rather than to try to make them un-
less one is an expert woodworkel
Hives should be painted to protect
them from the weather Il is usually
desirable to use white paint to pre-
vent excessive heat in the colony hot
weather. Other light colors are sat.
isfactory, but it is best to avoid RED
or black
Hive Stands.
Generally it is best 10 have each
hive on a separate stand The eD.
trance should be lower than any
other part of the hive Stands of
wood, bricks, tile, concrete blocks. OF
any other convenient material will an.
swer the purpose. The hive should
be raised above the ground, so that
the bottom will not rot. 1t is usually
not necessary to raise the hive more
than a few inches.
iNNAiOtS III
Bees should be handled so that they
will be little disturbed in their work
AS much as possible, stings should be
avoided during manipulation. This is
true, not so much because they are
painful to the operator, but because
the odor of poison which gets into
the air irritates the other bees and
makes them more difficult to manage.
For this reason it is most advisable
to wear a black veil over a wide
brimmed hat and to have a good
smoker. Gloves, however, are usually
more an inconvenience than other.
wise. Gauntlets or rubber bands
around the cuffs keep the bees from
crawling up the sleeve. 1t is best to
avoid black clothing, since that color
seems to excite bees a black felt
hat is especially to be avoided
Superfiuous quick movements tend
to irritate the bees. The hive should
not be Jared or disturbed any more
than necessary. Rapid movements
are Objectionable, because with their
peculiar eye structure bees probably
perceive motion more readily than
they do objects. Persons not accus
toned to bees, on approaching a hive,
often strike at bees which fly toward
them or make some quick movement
of the head or hand to avoid the sting
which they fear is to follow. This
should not be done, for the rapid
movement. even If not toward the bee,
is far more likely to be followed by
a sting than is remaining quiet
The best time to handle bees is dur.
ing the middle Of warm days, partio-
ularly during a honey flow. Never
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1914-10-09

Bookkeeping for pleasure and profit
is carried On by many thousands of
people In all parts of the United
States. There are many places where
an experienced beekeeper can make
good living by devoting his entire
time and attention to this line of
work. 1t is usually unwise, however,
to undertake extensive beekeeping, the
u. S. department Of agriculture
says, without considerable previous
experience on a small scale, since
there are so many minor details
which go to make up success.
The average annual honey yield per
colony for the entire country, under
good management will probably be
twenty-five to thirty pounds OF comb
honey or forty to fifty pounds of ex-
tracted honey, the latter being more
productive owing to the fact that the
comb is used repeatedly instead of be-
ing made anew by the bees each time.
The money return to be obtained from
the crop depends entirely on the mar
ket and the method of selling the
uOuey. IL SOlu ulIeCI 10 luS COHSulu-
er, extracted honey brings from ten
to twenty cents per pound, and comb
honey from fifteen to twenty-five
cents per section. If sold to dealers,
the price varies from six to ten cents
for extracted honey and from ten to
fifteen cents for comb honey.
The location OF the hives is a mat
ter of considerable Importance. AS a
rule it is better for hives to face
away from the prevailing wind and to
be protected from high winds. In the
North, a south slope is desirable. It
is advisable for hives to be so placed
that the sun will strike them early
in the morning. so that the bees be-
come active early in the day, and thus
gain en- advantage by getting the first