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The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-03-15
IMPORTANT ADVICE
TO SUGAR MAKERS
State Commissioner Shows How Yer
mont Product Suffers Needlessly
Through Improper Boiling
Especial to The Reformer.)
ST. ALBANS, March ID.

ST. ALBANS, March ID.
While an increasingly large part Of
Vermont maple products is marketed
as syrup and eaked sugar. more than
one-half the crop is probably still mar
keted as tub sugar. When such sugar
Is cooked at a lower temperature than
240 degrees syrup viii separate from
the sugar and fermentation win take
place IN warm weather. While there
may be limited market for a small
quantity OF soft sugar early in the sea
son for immediate consumption, vet
the great bulk of Vermont maple sugar
should be cooked hard enough to stand
transportation to long distances and to
keep without shrinkage for long
time.
Dealers in Vermont sugar agree that
! because our sugar makers are not cook
ing their sugar hard enough we are los
| ing the trade of many eastern and
western consumers, who are coming to
! prefer Canadian sugar even at d higher
price, because it Is always made uni
! formIy hard and there is consequent
| ~ no loss from shrinkage.
| Vermont sugar should always com
nand the highest price, because II is
second to none in quality. Our farm
ers should be careful TO make the new
crop of sugar particularly hard and
thereby help to get back the business
that has been lost.
This is particularly vital at this
time, because after May /, 1916, the
duty Will be removed from Canadian
sugar and Vermont sugar ma kers must
compete with Canadian sugar on a
duty-free basis.
Makers of tub sugar this spring
should boil the sugar until the Their
mometer registers 240 degrees.
E. $. BRIGHAM,
Commissioner of Agriculture
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-03-15
Up to the Voters Now.
Barre Times.)

The liquor law referendum is an es
tablished fact, with the attaching OF
Governor Gates signature to house bill
No. 102. Between now and the refer
endum taking there will be plenty OF
chance for the voters of Vermont to
make up their minds whether they wish
to return to statewide prohibition OF
continue under the local option prinei
pie which gives to each individual
town in the state the right to say what
its policy shall be for a year.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-03-15

Litigation ism t such a popular sport
as it used to be. Following the open
ing Of the March term of Washington
court this week the newspapers pub
lished list half column long of
cases that had been settled and dis
continued. The disposition Ito fight
il out in court is not so prevalent in
Vermont as it was a generation ago
and men who always had case of
some kind on the docket are not so
numerous. Evidently we are learning
that when two parties go to law for
the sole purpose of getting back at
each other both are bound to get lick
ed, no matter what the decision Of the
court or the verdict of the jury may
| bc.-Bennington Banner.
There Is whole sermon in what the
contemporary says. \ lawsuit IS usu-
ally pretty costly to the parties cen
ceIned, makes expenses for the state
and is profitable only for the lawyers
The trend OF modern medical practice
is toward the prevention of disease
| When the lawyers reach the altruistic
| altitude where they try to prevent Hti
CATION they Will save money for THEN
| clients and for the commonwealth.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-03-15
TO ADVERTISERS.

Transient advertising-Run Of paper,
SO cents an inch for first insertion; rs
cents an inch for each subsequent inser-
ton. Limited space on first page at
double rates.
Space rates on application
Classified advertisements - Five cents
Q line first insertion with so per cent
discount for each subsequent insertion
without change of copy.
Reading Notices-Ten cents 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, 1915-03-15

The crying demand in Windsor IS
for more houses. The sleepy little
village of few years ago has been
metamorphosed into one of the most
prosperous towns of the state. Over
1000 men are at work regularly IN the
machine shops. Many of these have
families. but there are no houses avail
able in the village in which to make
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-03-15
IZAeHNEEGFHEN
|X2caEEGABENET

/ am my brothers keeper; therefore
l Will try to solve the problems of life
with view to his welfare, knowing
that in the riEhtful adjustment of busl-
ness, end labor. and society, and life
in its truest expression. my brothers
welfare is my own, and mine is his.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-03-15

got 80 weak that /
ccu!d hardly 90 my
vcrE. " h ia /
v,s,saed r.y dishes I
had to sit down and
when | would sweep
the Hoor / you'd get
SO weak that / wouid
have to get q irir..,
every few minutes,
and before | did ny
dusti.lg | would nave
to lie down. ! &c /
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-03-15
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 telephone or postal card, thus enabl-
ing the cause of the error to be promptly
and accurately discovered and the proper
remedy Immediately applied. It is only
by this method that the publisher can
secure the desired service.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-03-15

Mrs. Crawford - Have you shown
your husband the list of Christmas
presents you are going to buy?
Mrs. Crabshaw-No, my dear. He
would only want to censor it.-Judge.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-03-15

Our compliments to the weather
clerk. Fifteen mornings of sunshine in
the first - days of March is a record
which spring-hungry people every
where appreciate.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-03-15

.s7TTyHsTrrrsrp to the digestive tract
NSNlGHJHHHH when properly made.
HINSg!QlIYHA Prune Pe.-Line a pie
YI2<YgAA tin with good. rich pas
- try and fill with stewed
X SJ-%Z prunes, cut in bits.
50 Sprinkle with one-half
S -. cupful of powdered sugar
and enough cinnamon to
haVor or grating of lemon rind
Bake and just before it is well done
cover with meringue made from two
beaten whites of eggs and three table
spoonfuls of sugar, a tablespoonful
of lemon juice. Return the pie to the
oven and finish baking until the mer-
ingue is brown
Celery and Pineapple SaIad.-Shred
pineapple with a fork and add chopped
celery in equal quantities, mix with
mayonnaise dressing and serve on
lettuce leaves.
Broiled HaIibut-Slice the fish, sea
son with salt and pepper and brush
with melted butter and let stand for
an hour. Roll in flour and broil over
clear fire for twelve or fifteen min
utes. Place on a dish with a garnish
of parsley.
Tomato and Peanut SaIad.-Peel the
tomatoes carefully and remove the
centers so as to form a cup Fill with
chopped cabbage and chopped peanuts,
well mixed Add French dressing.
When serving, top with spoonful Of
mayonnaise.
Fricasseed Potatoes.-Slice a small
onion. fry brown in a saucepan with
butter, paprika. salt and pepper. Cut
the potatoes into half-inch squares
and place on top of the onion and
pour boiling water over to cover.
Cook until all the water is boiled
away and the potatoes mealy and tint
ed from paprika and butter.
Fruit Bread sPonge.-Pour over
two cupfuls of small cubes of bread
hot fruit juice until it is all absorbed.
Let stand in cool place several
hours and when ready TO serve turn
from the mold ana pour whipped and
/ sweetenod cream over.
| IeSA@. EazsesSI,.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-03-15
FIRE IN NORTH ADAMS.
Plant of Armour & Co. Damaged to
the Extent of $1,000

NORTH ADAMS, Mass, March Is.
Fire in the warehouse of Armour &
Co. caused loss of $4,000 today. The
refrigerating plant was not damaged.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-03-15

An extensive deposit of asphalt Of
superior quality has been discovered
III the Philippines.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-03-15
Not That Rig.

Ism T your wife clipper
She s more. She 5 revenue cut
ter, Prom Judge.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-03-15
MORE GOOD THINGS.

Pies are the universal American des-
sert. and they are less Objectionable
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1915-05-29
HIS PROFITS GO TO STATE
President Waters to Give Royalties
From His Books to the Student
Loan Fund.

Every high school text on agricul-
ture sold in Kansas in the next five
years. instead of paying a royalty to
the author, Dr. Henry J. Waters, presi-
dent Of the state agricultural college
at Manhattan, will help send some
self-supporting student through one OF
the big state schools The school book
commission was embarrassed when it
came to select a high school agricul-
ture text The best one submitted
was written by Dr. Waters before he
came to Kansas at all, and placed on
the market before DR.. Waters was
made a member of the state commits
sion Dr.. Waters said he would not
profit by the sale Of any book select
ed while he was on the commission,
and if the other members of the COM
mission considered his book the best
suited for use in Kansas, he would
turn over all his royalties, amounting
to hundreds Of dollars, to the COM
mission His one condition is that
the money be turned into a loan fund
to help worthy students through the
university, agricultural college or one
of the state normal schools.
The commission announced that
contracts had been let for thirty-seven
high schools texts to be used in the
state, some for three years and some
for five. The state will pay a royalty
for the geometry text published by
McMillans, and publish the text from
the state printing plant w c. Aus
tin estimates that the state can sell
the book for 20 cents. The present
geometry text retaiIs for Slip. The
prices for other new high school texts
viii average slightly higher than for
those now in use, members Of the
commission admit, but they say the
new books are much superior.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1915-05-29

Wool crepes are about the most
worth while novelties in dress goods
for summer wear. They I'LL much the
same place as wool chaIlie and nuns
yelling, being soft, light in weight and
durable. But the crepe surface is
prettier than a plain surface. The
crepes come in all colors and are
used for negligees in fancy shades
and for afternoon, evening and home
gowns.
This fabric is really elegant looking.
II runs about forty inches wide and
is sold at rs cents yard, or even less.
1t does not take much reckoning to
ind that an ordinary dress requires
less than five dollars as an invest
ment for materials.
The novel afternoon dress shown in
the picture is made in one piece, al
though the bodice and skirt are cut
separately and mounted on a light
underbOdice Of thin muslin This
bodice is made separately and fitted
to the figure, extending beloR the
waist line. The back portion Of the
crepe bodice is cut to extend over the
shoulder and is joined TO the front
portion several inches below the
shoulder seam in the underbodice.
The front portion is cut out at the
sides in bolero jacket effect and is
fulled into a belt at the waist line in
front and at the seams below the
shoulders. The short belt across the
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1915-05-29

100000 dead-One man for every nine
who wore the blue.
From the lips of thoughtless youth
we sometimes hear the f1ippant charge
that the "old soldiers are still fighting
the old battle of the Civil war" little
realizing what they mean to the
SCARED survivors of those epoch-mak-
ing days
Who that marched with Sherman
to the sea" can ever forget?
Who that came back from the slip
perry slopes of Gettysburg can ever
forget the bloody tragedy which for
three long days turned it's peaceful
quiet into a seething hell Of shot and
shell?
Who that witnessed the destruc-
ton by the Confederate army itself,
of its last hope and stronghold, the
city of Richmond, in that memorable
April of '65, will ever forget the in
describable scene of horror, with the
roar of an immense confagration
sounding in their ears, while the ex-
plosion of the gunboats shook the
doomed city to its very foundation?
Thirty city blocks swept out of exist
ence by the spreading flames, 1000
houses destroyed, while hundreds of
hospitals and almshouse inmates were
said to have been blown into eternity.
Such is war! God forbid that our
land shall ever know another, but let
us forevermore remain one people,
loyal to one flag, and united in one
earnest effort to make this nation the
grandest ever risen on the tides Of
time.
Memories like these are inefface-
able, and who has a better right to
live again-'ight," If you wiIl-the
| battles of that fast-receding period,
| than the proud heroes of that day?
But the honored ranks of that once
powerful army are rapidly thinning.
Day by day in ever increasing num-
bers slowly winds the funeral cortege
through the streets of Washington to
that vast, silent encampment on the
wooded heights of Arlington, that
consecrated spot whose silence is only
| intensified by the dropping Of an
acorn or the whir of a wild bird S
wing.
Not many are the years before 9th
er hands must deck our soldiers
| graves with the flowers of spring, but
when the last soldier of that great
war shall have followed comrade and
! commander to that land which knows
no bugle call to arms, may these low
! ~ graves be still the shrine whereOn
an unforgetting people shall lay their
tribute of bloom and blossom, and
be forever guarded by that emblem
of the worlds best hopes. and the
heritage of a people yet to be-that
splendid, costly flag for whose
Every stripe of crimson hue,
| And every star on field of blue,
| Ten thousand of our brave and true
Have laid them down and died
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1915-05-29

The experienced traveller soon
learns to travel light or, in more ex-
plicit terms, to take along as little
luggage as possible. Going on sight
seeing journey requires somewhat diff
ferent Quitting from going on q visit
But one must be prepared to meet
emergencies in either case. For the
tourist a hand bag and a gOod-sized
suit case will carry about all that
the sight-seer needs, unless It is that
everlasting problem. the extra hat
And the parcel post or express COM
panies viii look after that
Blouses and bOdices are made Of
such sheer materials that good sup
ply of them takes up little room
Wash silk. pongee, and crepe de chine
blouses, made in plain tailored styles,
are to be relied upon for wear while
travelling Fancier blouses Of chiffon
or lace viii be needed, but one or
two OF them viii serve for those oc-
casions that require something more
dressy than the tailored blouse.
An elegant, new model in crepe de
chine is shown In the illustration,
strictly tailored and suitable for wash
silk or pOngee. It is finished with
a turnover collar and turned back
cuffs. The seams are set together
with hemstitching, which is a deeora-
tive feature on waists OF this kind a
little pocket at the side and white
buttons with black rims complete the
smart design Similar waists in pom
gee are frightened with brilliant red
or green buttons. or with buttons Dor
dered with black like those on the pic
tuEed waist
Besides these, there are the waists
OF plain goile having small tucks and
little strong lace used IN their con
struction- They Withstand wear and
tear as well as silk fabrics and ara
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1915-05-29

excellent for the tourist
For a dressy waist a good model,
made of net and shadow lace, IS
shown in the picture. The body is OF
net with border Of lace at each side OF
the front. and sleeves CT lace These
are finished with hemstitched cuffs.
A standing collar at the back is made
Of the lace with scalloped edge and
wired TO hold its position
Narrow black velvet ribbon IS used
in q band about the neck and around
the cuffs At the neck It fastens at
one side with hook and eye. Small Jet
buttons complete the design, to which
it is easy to add a color note by
basting in figured ribbon below the
line OF the bust, on the under side OF
the net
A little garment that is likely to
prove a friend in need is pictured in
the knitted waistcoat Of wool yarn IL
is sleeveless and shaped 10 1T the fig
ure, reaching TO the waist line at the
back and little below in front It Is,
in fact, a vest to be worn under the
suit coat when the weather demands
It Reinforced with this coy little af-
fair the suit coat viii do duty for a
heavier one and tighten the tourists
baggage by that much
JULIA BOTTOMLEY.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1915-05-29

front is braided with soutache braid
matching the crepe in color. A short
belt braided in the same way extends
across the back
The waist is cut with q V opening
ar the neck in front and standing turn
over collar at the back. This collar
is faced with black satin, which is
decorated at the edge with a pattern
put on with sand-colored soutache
braid. Cuffs of the crepe are cut with
a turnover upper edge which is also
faced with black satin and finished
at the edge with the soutache braid
as on the collar. A separate stock OF
black satin with fat bow in front In
ishes the neck
The dress fastens with fat pearl
buttons down the front. Covered but
tons made of black satin might be
used to good advantage in place OF.
the pearl A shaped piece set on at
each side carries a little pocket.
Machine stitching with silk ike the.
crepe in color makes a decorative I'm
ish at the seams
It requires about five yards Of dou-
bic width goods for this dress, so that
the crepe and the satin cost not more
than four dollars, leaving a sufficient
balance to pay for the buttons, braid
and silk thread, and also for the bit
of thin muslin that MAKES the under
bodice
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1915-05-29

never do, when moving the howitzer''
would be vastly more appropriate.
Modern artillery has forced US to
make verb out Of q noun and to per-
NIT our gunners to SHELF a place in
defiance Of all conceivable rules OF
grammar. We have forced Offensive
and objective" to do duty as nouns
in spite Of the fact that they are plain
and indubitable adjectives, and We
freely lombard though it would be
quite as reasonable for a pillow aght-
er to say be @pi1Iowed.''
Perhaps the most curious thing "A
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1915-05-29

the most dangerous group of German
spies have their headquarters in the
United States.
This country has secret service. il
is true. but the complex, underground
Vaccinations which are so important
to the statecraft of Europe at all
times and so much relied on during
the war, are known to Us only through
hearsay.
It would be easy to become a little
pulled up by this. I'VE Americans
and aboveboard. We do not work in
the dark is an obvious comment. Yet
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1915-05-29

men who will ride or march on that
day are survivors of war which 20
the younger generations has become
almost ancient history. They are all
old men, though many of them will
not admit it.
There is this strange thing about
the celebration Of the day. The Civil
war became, before it ended, an anti
slavery war, but the men who were
prominent in the antislavery move
ment will not~appear in the process
sions. They are gone. One can al
most count upon his fingers those who
remain. But the men who fought the
battles that were brought on by their
agitations still live, by hundreds of
thousands.
The explanation is a simple one.
The antislavery agitators were ma
ture men-some of them old men. The
Civil war was fought, largely, by
young men and youth. More than
100000 enlisted at seventeen or be-
low that age; more than 100000
were not more than twenty-one Only
61S,511 were twenty-five and above,
and only 46,026 Of these were twenty
five or above.
And so it happens that among the
marchers will be seen many who,
nearly fifty years after the close of
the war, will not appear to be old So,
also, it happens that the pension rolls
contain the names of more than 4OO,-
900 veterans of the Civil war. who are
still living.
If one cares to compare these Sc
lected men with those who were re-
jected as physically unfit or defec-
tive, he will be interested in noticing
the Grand Army button on the lapeis
of the coats of gray-headed men, as
he passes them in the street The
little bronze button, or the smaller
red, white and blue button of the
Loyal Legion, appear very frequently,
and that in spite of the fact that hun
dreds of thousands of the men select
ed as fit were killed in battle or died
of wounds during the war, and many
others have since died from disease
contracted during the contest.
The youthfulness of those who made
up the army of those days suggests a
thought not often made prominent in
discussions of the pension question
While a pension is not designed to
recompense pecuniary losses incurred
by the pensiOner in his service, it is
we'll to remember that the boy OF
young man, from sixteen to eighteen
who left school for three years in the
formative period of his life, was never
able to make up what he lost in edu
cation, and that those who were above
eighteen, many of whom were just
taking the first steps in promising
careers, by giving UP their opportuni
ties lost their chances in life The
procession closed up, and when they
returned at he close of the war they
were obliged to take a place in the
rear, if they got into it at all
Decoration of the graves of the faI
len heroes OF the civil strife and Of
those who have subsequently Joined
the ranks of the departed in the
Roblest war that has ever beer
waged, is indication of the country's
reverence for the valor of the slair
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1915-05-29
NO NATION FREE FROM SPIES
System Has Taken Such Hold That at
Present 1t Is Practically a
Universal Curse.

Spy stories have flown thick and
fast, reading like magazine fiction, yet
sufficient number of persons have
been cast into prison or executed to
give all needed realism to these tales.
In London a citizen of Brooklyn, n.
Y, is on trial for espionage 1t is sad
that his arrest revealed the fact that
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1915-05-29
New Electric Bell.

An original electric bell combination
is in use at Paris which is designed to
get rid of all trouble caused by the
question Of batteries, for these are
now lodged within the apparatus itself.
The usual box bell shape is retained,
but the arrangement of the parts is
different in this case. All the magnet
parts are now lodged under the gong
itself, while the box being now left
free, serves to contain a set of three
dry battery cells which will last for
several years. In this way there are
no connections to be made between
the battery and bell, and the wires and
push-buttons are the only pieces
which need to be attended to-Scien-
tific American
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1915-05-29
c. eroomino PrevaiIs.

OF hats there seems so little to say
that 20 say anything may be supeThU-
GUS They are all small, most Of them
are black, although a few flowers are
to be seen as trimmings Wells are
general, and the tight eoIfure Of the
moment gives All women the effect
Of having small heads. To see hair
pulled out IN these days makes one
feel quite uncomfortable II looks 50
slack and 4 little bold Nestness.
trinress, and extremely good groom
Ing are the first eIeuents. and Al
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1915-05-29

'spionage is the very natural outcome
# the grinding contact Of nation
against nation as it prevail at all
lines. The spy as type must be
highly courageous and devoted to his
cause
1t gives US creepy feeling, just the
same. to think that plottfngs and in
ternational intrigue may be going on
in our busy and peaceful midst-De-
troll News.