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The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-02-17
STICKS TO EARLY ELECTIONS.
Maine Will Continue to Choose State
Officers in September.

AUGUSTA, Me-, Feb. II. - The
movement to change the date of the
biennial state election from September
to November was killed today when
the unfavorablc minority report was
accepted in the senate on straight par
ty lines. The proposed change was OPP
posed by the II Republican members.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-02-17

Grim humor characterizes some of
the sayings Of the British soldiers in
England, returned wounded from the
front. Delightful in the trenches, y
says one of them off ever YOU
want anything, you We only got to
show your head over the side and you
get it.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-02-17
PERSONAL.

Mrs. w. L. Gibson Of Londonderry
and Mrs. W. H. Gibson of Grand Rap
ids, Mich, mother and aunt of .Judg
E. w. Gibson, are guests of Judge Glib
son and family.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-02-17
MARRIAGES.

In TowHsheud. Feb. l3. by Rev. r.
II. Bosworth. Henry Gardner of
Jamaica and Miss Nina Jones of Towt
shend.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-02-17
AIRSHIP DISABLED.
Big Craft Seen at Amsterdam Drifted
Toward the Zuyder Zee.

LONDON, Feb. Il, $50 p. m. = A
big airship believed to be of the Par
seval type, apparently damaged by gun
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-11-14
REICHER PLANS
BUSY SEASON
Many Plays Will Be
Staged at the Garden
Theatre This Year.

During the season Emanuel Reicher
will produce five complete plays and
seven short plays at the Garden The
atre, Madison Avenue and Twenty-sev-
enth Street, by such masters of the
drama as Bjornson, Ibsen, Hauptmann
and Tchekov and new group of
American writers. They will be given
in series of seven monthly install
ments, the short plays being divided
between two productions, four in jan
uary and three in March.
The hrst five performances of each
production will be for the membership
of The Modern Stage, beginning Tues
day evening and lasting through Sat
urday evening. During the succeeding
week the same production will be given
on the corresponding evenings for the
benefit of the membership of the Amer
lean Peoples Theatre, as well as at
Wednesday and Saturday matinees.
The difference between The Modern
Stage and the American Peoples The
atre is that the membership of the
latter is open only to people OF re-
stricted means who nevertheless appre-
ciate good performances of the best
modern plays, but who cannot afford to
pay the usual prices for such pro-
ductions. Members Of the American
Peoples Theatre can obtain for 20, 80.
so and 75 cents tickets for the identical
performances for which members of
The Modern Stage pay the previous
week from 70 cents to 81 by previous
subscription.
Mr.. Reicher will open his season
Tuesday evening, November IS, with
when the Young Vine Blooms" COM
edy in three acts by the Norwegian
dramatist. Bjornstjerne Bjornson. 1t
will be produced during that week for
the subscribers to The Modern Stage,
and will open again on the following
Tuesday, November %, TO run for five
successive evenings and two matinees
for the members of the American Peo-
pies Theatre. Further information
about either The Modern Stage or the
American Peoples Theatre can be OBJ
tanned by writing to Mr.. Reicher's ex-
ecutive Office, room BOG, 400 Broadway
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-11-14
Winsome Madge Kennedy's
A Most Un-Stagey Person
Nv Fredre1 Schang.

". do not know the lucky guy
Whose girl you are
We only know that IN our SKY
You'd star
Charlevoix county herald., 1915-03-13

Don't borrow trouble. Sit tight and
more than enough will come along.
Charlevoix county herald., 1915-03-13

often depends upon the validity of a
birth record. Litigation in matters of
property inheritance, the settlement of
estates and the disposition of trusts,
can in many instances be avoided when
accurate birth records are at hand.
Special problems in the morbid aspects
of social life, such as the age of con-
sent, the gravity of the offense in
criminal cases, etc, depend upon
efficient birth registration.
PAYS FINE FOR FAILING TO FILE
BIRTH RECORD.
ST. JOHNS, Feb. 18.-Dr. Peter H.
Banta, of Dewitt, was arrested for fail
ing to file birth certificates and appear
ed before Justice Flynn, Tuesday. He
plead guilty and was fined $500 and
costs, which he paid
Charlevoix county herald., 1915-03-13
THE CREED OF
THE COUNTRY

Rural life is coming into its own and
country life is beginning to be appre-
ciated again after several decades dis
favor and neglect. The following creed
which being adopted as the slogan of
various boys and girls clubs through
out the rural sections of the United
States, shows that the thought OF life
in the country is being directed into its
natural channels.
II believe that the country which
God made is more beautiful than the
city which man made; that life out of
doors and in touch with the earth is the
natural life of man. believe that
work is work wherever l find il, but
the work with nature is more inspiring
than work with the most intricate
machinery. believe that the dignity
of labor depends not only upon what
you do, but on how you do it; that op-
portunity comes to a boy in the city,
and that life is larger and freer and
happier on the farm than in the town. +"
Charlevoix county herald., 1915-03-13
RARLY MARRIAGES

Some time ago, Professor Roswell H.
Johnson published in The Journal Of
Heredity, plea for early marriages,
particularly by those of unusual ability.
eve must have our superior men
marrying earlier" he said ''even at
the cost of their early efficiensy."
Doctor johnson said also that we
must cease prolonging the educational
period past the early twenties, and he
insisted that our practice of delaying
marriages by extending education into
postgraduate courses Cannot go on
without serious loss to the race" ....
Casper L. Rerfield of Chicago, who is
a student of this subject, took issue
with Professor Johnson. He put up a
reward for the discovery of a superior
individual produced as result of early
mating by his progenitors, and advised
other students to get busy with the
history of notable personages in order
to earn it. The time given in which to
find the case recently expired, and the
reward had not been claimed.
Thus are the statutes against early
marriages vindicated. And thus is re-
moved from ambitious students the
feeling that by delaying marriage until
after the educational period they are
cheating their children and the race.
There will always be folks who want
to marry early. There will always be
others who want to marry later in life.
The former have Professor johnson to
lean on. The latter have a companion
in Mr.. Rerfield, backed by Mr.. Rer-
field S cash.
Which, considered by and large, is a
very satisfactory arrangement, indeed.
Marriage being wholly meritorious
institution, can't have any too much
encouragement, especially when the
divorce courts are so busy undermining
Charlevoix county herald., 1915-03-13
MICHIGAN CROP REPORT

Lansing, Mich, March 6, 1915.
WHEAT.-In answer to the question,
"Has wheat during February suffered
injury from any cause?" l72 cor
respondents in the State answer Eyes"
and 260 no." in the southern counties
80 answer Eyes" and 116 no." in the
central counties 46 answer "yes" and
AZ 'no," in the northern counties 45
answer Eyes" and II mo" and in the
Upper Peninsula answers Eyes" and
26 mo"
Snow protected wheat in the State
Is days; in the southern counties IL; in
the central counties IA; in the northern
counties 10 and in the Upper Peninsu ula
2S days.
The average depth of snow on Febru-
airy 18th in the State was 3.59 inches,
in the southern counties 1.23, in the
central counties 2.3S, in the northern
counties $40 and in the Upper Pen
insula 1900 inches. On the 2Sth the
average depth of snow in the State was
2.11, in the southern counties 0.33, in
the central counties 1.23, in the north
ern counties 2.55 and in the Upper
Peninsula 1875 inches.
The total number of bushels of wheat
marketed by farmers in February at II
FIGURING mills is 112, ,765 and at S5 ele-
vators and to grain dealers ia, ,535 or q
total of 2S7, 300 bushels. Of this amount
202, l20 bushels were marketed in the
southern four tiers of counties, 72,0S5
in the central counties and 1905 in the
northern counties and Upper Peninsula
The estimated total number of bushels
Of wheat marketed in the seven months
August-February is S,5O0,0O0.
Forty eight mills, elevators and grain
dealers report no wheat purchased in
February.
The average condition of live stock
in the State is reported as follows, com
parison being made with stock in good,
healthy and thrifty condition: Horses,
sheep and swine SO, cattle 95.
COLEMAN C. VAUGHAN,
Secretary of State.
Charlevoix county herald., 1915-03-13
THE YOUNG FARMERS
NEED OF A YEARLY "
BUSINESS INVENTORY

The young farmer who is endeavor-
ing to build up more efficient and
profitable business seldom retains
much cash. When money is received
he buys new implement, another
animal, improves building, or makes
payments on bills for things bought on
credit. During the course OF the year
he may receive and pay out large sums
of money, leaving almost no cash at
the end of the year. The annual re-
turns may seem to have been only a
fair living for himself and family,
whereas the farm business may have
turned good profit, which was invest
ed from month to month. Hence it Is
important for the farmers guidance
and encouragement that he make an
annual inventory of his farm invest
ments. This inventory should be de-
tailed list, with values, Of everything
used In the farm business, including
land, buildings. live stock, machinery
and tools, produce for feed or sale,
supplies, bills receivable, and cash;
also list of accounts and bills owing.
The difference between the total assets
and debts shows the net farm worth.
A study of two successive inventories
of farm in New York State illustrates
how one young farmer on 100 acres
prospered regardless of the fact that he
had almost no cash at hand at the end
of the year. The total assets at the
beginning of the year amounted to
$4,000 and to $13, 400 at the end OF the
same year, an increase of $310 The
increased investment in live stock,
machinery, and tools, and more pro-
duce held for sale amounted to $l,073,
but this partially offset by the cash de-
crease of $763. The farm Indebtedness
was also reduced by 1858, thus making
total increase in net worth to the
farm business of 1858. The inventory
values covered all depreciations and
increases in values, so that this 1868
was net increase in the value of the
farm investment. 1t means that this
sum was saved from the years busi-
ness after all farm expenses had been
paid, including interest on borrowed
money and all living expenses. The
amount of cash at the end of the year,
$133, proved to be no indication of the
success of the years business.
Charlevoix county herald., 1915-03-13
CHILDREN'S SAVINGS

According to the federal bureau Of
education, the school children of the
United States. have on deposit in the
school savings banks of the country, q
million and quarter dollars. There
are 2l7,0O0 depositors. The school
bank, therefore, can be said to be an
established institution.
To Belgium, the pathetic figure in
the European war, the United States
owes this effective agency for the
promotion of thrift. The idea originat-
ed in that county and its first school
banks came into existence there in 49,
73 John Henry Thirty, native Of
Belgium, introduced the system in
Long Island City, New York. The
work began has been followed up by
Mrs. Sarah Louisa Oberholtzer of
Philadelphia.
Pittsburg, Pa, is mentioned as city
where the system has been notably
successful. The children of that city
have deposited more than 100000
since the banks were established.
Chester, in the same state, has $44, 900
on deposit; Toledo, Ohio, $4,000; At
lantic City, N j., $4,000 and Grand
Rapids, Mich, $65, 900.
Charlevoix county herald., 1915-03-13
A Rare
.3Musical Treat
Schumapn Quintet On the
Lecture Course Next Monday.

The best concert OF the Citizens
Entertainment Course will be that
given by the famous Schumann Quintet
when they appear here on Monday,
March Is. This company has the reputa-
ton of being the best instrumental
quintet in the United States and the
local committee is paying very large
sum to get them for East Jordan. This
will be probably the only big attraction
at the Temple Theatre this season and
the entertainment deserves a crowded
house.
The leader Of the Schumanns is Carl
A. Lampert, native of Germany, who
was for nine years first violin for the
famous Thomas orchestra of Chicago
and is considered one of the best violin
lists in the country. The instrumental
ton of the company is as follows: First
violin, Carl Lampert; second violin,
Norman Weller; cello, Nicolai Zedeler;
piano, Jennette Lampert; organ, Miriam
Zedeler. The company carries with it a
specially constructed organ WEIGH pro-
duces the reed and wind effects Of a
large orchestra and enables the COM
pany to play music written for large
symphony orchestras.
Nebraska State journal, Lincoln,
Neb.-One of the. most thoroughly en-
joyable musical attractions ever
presented in the Y. M. c. A. Course
was heard last night at the Oliver, in
the concert by the Schumann Quintet.
All the performers proved to be excel
lent musicians and the ensemble work
was of high order. Judging from the
enthusiasm of the audience, the sue
cess of the company in their profess
sional aim, to popularize standard
music, is undoubtedly being realized.
Carl A. Lampert is director and first
violin.
Sheboygan Daily Journal, Sheboygan,
Wis.-The Schumann Quintet proved
that the advance notices were in no
way exaggerated and the musicians
furnished, as predicted, one of the
daintiest and most artistic features ever
given in local lyceum course or under
other auspices. The Quintet carries its
own specially constructed organ, which
adds much to the program. The
program was pure music throughout
and was devoid of sensation, ultra.
spectacular features or extreme volume
Remarkable Interpretation was shown
and the aim was to illustrate various
phases and developments of music.
The melodic effects were exquisite.
Charlevoix county herald., 1915-03-13
Y. M. c. A. CONFERENCE
AT EAST. JORDAN

Local arrangements, looking forward
to the entertainment of the second
annual Older Boys Conference, are
well under way at this early date so no
one need fear that East Jordan will be
at all unprepared when the time, April
23rd to oath, for the conference comes.
On the County Y. M. c. A. Secretarys
last visit to East Jordan a meeting of
the Conference Committee was called
and the following subcommittee APP
pointed:
Committee on Entertainment-Ed-
ward Mackey, T. Porter Bennett, Lyle
Jepson, Victor Cross, Hilton Milford
: Committee on Banquet. p. HOlli-
day, Thomas Joynt, Elwin Sundstedt.
Committee on Music-J. j. Porter,
w. H. Sloan.
Committee on Tickets-Floyd T.
Smith, Harry Potter, Dick Dicken,
George Vance, Ray Thompson.
AS usual thing an officer prefers to
get some of his information before he
makes an arrest. We could announce
the name of the POSTMASTER for the
banquet at this time but with hold the
name that he may have a reasonable
length of time in which to get in his
supply of stories and illustrations. In
recommending himself for this position
the party said that one of his main
qualifications for such job was that
he had asthma and could not speak at
opu crraat laputh
Charlevoix county herald., 1915-03-13
WISE OR OTHERWISE

Why blame doctor for thinking Ill
of his patients?
The last person man usually learns
to know is himself.
A man thinks brains do not count
if he hasn't very many.
A well trained conscience will stretch
as long as the fun lasts.
Why should the man who thinks he
is the whole thing try to conceal it? He
doesn't.
Charlevoix county herald., 1915-03-13
KITCHEN KINKS

Rub fresh lemon thoroughly into a
sour-smelling sponge, then rinse it sew
eral times in lukewarm water and it
will become sweet as when new
To clean brass flower pots or trays,
rub them with piece of lemon; then
pour boiling water over them, and fin
ally polish with soft dry cloth.
In making mayonnaise dressing, af-
ter the ingredients are together much
time and energy may be saved by using
an egg beater to finish the work.
Fill burnt sauce pan with water in
which soda has been added. Allow the
water to come to boil and the burnt
particles can then be easily scraped off,
. Instead of mixing cocoa with boiling
water to dissolve it,, Try mixing it with
an equal amount of granulated sugar
and then pouring it into the boiling
water in the pot, stirring all the while.
Don't borrow trouble. Sit tight and
Charlevoix county herald., 1915-03-13
POTATOES IN PLACE
OF BREAD

If wheat remains at its present high
figure or continues to rise in price, and
if there is corresponding increase in
the price of bread, scientists in the de-
partment suggest that the ordinary
household will find it advantageous to
eat more potatoes and less bread. With
potatoes at 60 cents bushel, 10 cents
worth, or 10 pounds, will give the con-
sumer a little more actual nourishment
than two 1-pound loaves of bread at 5
cents each The protein and fat are
present in appreciably larger amounts
in the bread, but the potatoes will be
found to furnish more carbohydrates
and more heat units.
Carbohydrates (starch) contribute
greatly to the energy value of any diet,
and since potatoes are rich in these
families that wish to expend their
money to the best advantage are recon-
mended TO consider whether they can
not make more extended use of them
They are easy to cook and when pre-
pared in different ways can be made to
lend variety to the winter diet when
green vegetables are hard to obtain.
Like other foods relatively rich in car
bohydrates, however potatoes should
be eaten with foods correspondingly
RICH in protein, such as milk, meat,
etc, and with foods like butter,
cr<N1, and meat fat to supply the fat
that the body needs.
Under normal conditions in Europe
and America the potato ranks next to
bread as carbohydrate food. II prices
change sufficiently to make it desirable
from financial point of view, there is
no scientific reason why potatoes
should not be substituted to a great
extend for bread, In addition the
potato, like many fruits and vegetables
helps to neutralize an acid condition in
the body. This is another reason for
its being eaten in combination with
meat, fish, and other animal foods.
Charlevoix county herald., 1915-03-13
THE WEEK in HISTORY

Monday, S.-Niagara suspension bridge
opened, 1855.
Tuesday, 9.-Battle between Merrimac
and Monitor, 1862
Wednesday, l0.-Spaniards attack
Mobile, 1850.
Thursday, l1.-London's first daily
paper. 1702.
Friday, 12.-United States buys Alaska,
1867.
Saturday, 13.-Standard time establish
ed, 1884
Sunday, i4.-Whitney patents cotton
gin, 1874.
Charlevoix county herald., 1915-03-13
HAS YOUR BABY'S BIRTH
BEEN RECORDED?

The State Board of Health has recent
ly inaugurated a system of notifying
all parents, by means of an abbreviated
certificate, when their baby's birth has
been recorded in the Department of
State at Lansing If you receive a
certificate you will know that proper
record has been made. II you do not
receive certificate you will know that
no record has been of the birth of your
child, and you should at once communi-
cate with the physician or midwife
attending the birth and see to it that a
proper certificate is filed with the local
register.
The law requires physicians and mid
wives to file certificates within ten
days after date of birth, and severe
penalty is prescribed for failure or
neglect to do so.
IMPORTANCE OF BIRTH REGISTRA-
TION.
Legal considerations of the highest
importance enter into the registration
OF births. Communities are waking up
to their obligations to restrict child la
Dor. With adequate registration of
births such regulation is hampered and
the law often nullified in its effect In
this way many children are deprived
OF education snd are permitted to waste
their limited energies in industrial pur-
suits, later to become the subjects of
community relief The transactions of
life insurance companies frequently
call for the legal proof of true age.
Since the differences in premium
charges vary with the age, it will be
seen that the factor of age is essential
to the determination of the amount of
benefit which is to be paid at death.
The establishment of personal identity
Charlevoix county herald., 1915-03-13
SMILE THEM AWAY

He who smiles and laughs away
The little trials of life today
Shall live to smile and laugh away
A greater trial another day.
Charlevoix county herald., 1915-03-13

II the silly actions of a man are not
due to his being in love, they are prob
ably natural.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1915-07-14
sheep Killing Statistics

The Department Of Agriculture has
issued "a bulletin which contains the
startling estimate that sheep killing
dogs have cost American farmers
$l44, $4,000 a year, almost as much as
Chicago spends for liquor according
To another statistician Ii is admitted
that the dogs have not killed sheep of
that value, In fact ii is confessed
that it is most difficult to catch sheep
killing dogs flagrante delicto \ sheep
killing dog, like the tough j. b. is
"devlish shy" He has been known
to leave the flock Of his owner and
the tiocks of his owners neighbors un-
harmed and travel twenty miles in
night for an Illicit feast Of mutton. He
is likewise incorrigible. Sheep killing
is a form of caninal depravity which
cannot be eradicated. Whether it is
hereditary or arises from environment
is still a matter Of dispute, but all au-
thorities agree that the dog that has
once tasted fresh mutton is lost. Meth
er pride of pedigree nor chastiSement
can redeem him. No parole system or
indeterminate sentence can rehabili-
tate him. determination is the only
remedy and, as has been suggested,
conviction must be based on circum-
/ Stantldl evidence, SuCn as the HndlnS
of wool in his teeth.
Far be it from us TO defend the
sheep killing dog. He has no defend
or, once his guilt is established. We
regret that the Department of Agri-
culture did not issue its bulletin in
time To bolster up the bill Mr.. Harry
Hawes vainly pressed upon the Mis-
souri, General Assembly. But We
question the methods OF the statsti-
clan. He finds that the number Of
sheep i'm the thirty-sX farming states
outside Of the Western division de-
creased $500 900 head during the last
decade notwithstanding the fact,
which seems to amaze the investiga-
tor, that their approximate aggreg
ate value increased % per cent. This
suggests the amaZement of Mrs. Part
/ ington that her contrary hens should
quit laying right when the price of
eggs got the highest He says the
farmers quit raising sheep on account
Of the dogs If they had raised as
many sheep as of yore they would
have made $144,267,000. provided the
+ increase in supply would not have af-
fected the price. and provided fur
Their that il does not cost the farm
ers anything TO raise sheep
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1915-07-14

gyroscope while it is running at speed
OF 5000 revolutions a minute.
Then will come a demonstration OF
the monorail car, a model car being ac-
tually sent out in midair on a slack
wire above one OF the aisles Of the au-
ditorium.
The producing OF hand writing on the
canvas wall with a ray of light acting
as the crayon will cause another sur
prise throughout the tent
These and other demonstrations will
be presented by Professor Montraville