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The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-07-22
WILLIAMSVILLE.
Old Home Week.

Following is the program for Old
Home week: Friday, July 30-10.30 a.
M, pageant parade, Frank Willard
marshal; 1880, dinner in Grange hall;
y D. m, Old Home gathering in the
Universalist church; $50 p. m, supper
in Grange hall; music during the day
by the East Dover Military band; D.
M, pageant play with prologue, cpl
sodes of the following years: 174S In
dian battle, 1866 first settlers, 1873 first
preaching in town, 1773-5 colonial
scenes, 1907 whipping post. Camp Fire
girls and Boy Scouts pageant. Specials
between the acts.
Saturday, July 31-Basket picnic at
baseball park. Athletic sports at ! p. m
sharp. Prizes will be given. No en-
trance fee. Inquire of IL. A. Williams
chairman At $50 p. m, baseball
game, Williamsville VS.. Townshend, a
West River league game.
Sunday, Aug. 1-10.30 a. IN. and 7.3C
lp m, preaching in the Methodist
church by former pastors.
Miss Belle Greenwood is visiting this
week in Brattleboro.
Miss Ruth Brown visited her sister
| in Brattleboro last week
Mrs. Harold Bryant went Wednesday
| to Portland, Me-, for a visit.
| Mrs. A. n. Sherman returned Sat
urday from two-weeks visit in al
| bany.
Mrs. n. B. Perry and Mrs. Whit,
came Tuesday to spend the summer al
Mrs. Perry S home.
Miss Mabel L. Jocelyn of Boston
and Mrs. n. P. Sykes of Hartford
Conn, are guests at DIR. Gordon s.
Rev. B. K. Apelian, pastor of a Pres
/ byterian church in Brooklyn, n. Y, will
preach in the Methodist church mex
Sunday.
Miss Clara Hendricks, who has beer
guest of her sister, Mrs. G. Il. Dickin
son, returned Monday to her home il
Hartford.
/ Mrs. Lucien Hunt and three daugh
tiers, Hazel, Amy and Elizabeth, o
Saxtons River have been guests o
Mrs. W. f. Wheeler.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-07-22

Mr.. Bryan talks so much about beat
ing swords into ploughshares, why
doesn t he open a blacksmith shop?
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-07-22

Irish coal fields are now being more ex-
'tensively worked than ever before in his
tory.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-07-22

Mrs. Hubert Brown has been disabled
10 days with a sprained ankle
AIRS. John NJ. Stratton and children
of Brattleboro spent Sunday at John
S. Strattcn 5.
Ray Ingram started Monday for
Boston stopping over, en- route, az
keene, \. II.
The Stratton hill road has been
closed pending repairs made necessary
by the recent freshet
Mrs. Leonard Taylor and children of
West Brattleboro are guests of their
aunt, Mrs. Hubert w. Shepard. ....t
An unusual treat is anticipated ii
the Dover band concert at the lawn So
eial Friday evening of this week
Miss Mary Moller of Roxbury,
Mass, and John Kelley of Revere,
Mass, are at Mrs. Mary Ballou =
Mr.. and Mrs. George f. Whitney.
Mrs. Edward V. Morse and children of
Brattleboro and Mr.. Handy of Athol,
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-07-22
SOUTH NEWFANE.
The Late Mrs. G. w. Priest.

Mrs. G. w. (Hattie Bruce) Priest,
who died recently in her home in Bel
mont, was a daughter of the late ,Jrri-
son and Hannah (Charter) Bruce If
Marlboro, sister Of the late w. Ellis
Bruce of Marlboro. She leaves two
brothers, Charles H. Bruce OF Brat
tleboro and George A. Bruce of Denver,
Colorado. Her death was sudden and
unexpected as she had been in usual
health and had spent the evening chat
ting and laughing happily with rieces
who were visiting her. After retiring
she suffered an attack of neuralgia Of
the heart and in a few moments was
gone.
The funeral was held July In Charge
of Rev. Charles III. Fry, assisted by
Rev. G. A. A. Jones and Rev. Ira A.
Priest, d. D., a nephew, of 4 lrUn, o.
w. I'll. White sang Beautiful Isle Of
Somewhere. There were many beau
tiful floral tributes from relatives an
friends. Among those in attendance
from distance were some of her nieces
and nephews, including Eli Bruce aud
Mrs. Hattie E. j. Adams of Brattlc-
boro, Leon +. Bruce of Northampton.
Mass, Mrs. Hattie Bruce of Sprin.-
field, Mr.. and Mrs E. L. Holton and
Mrs. Grace JacFman of Winchester, n
H., and Mrs. Mary Barrett Of Keenc,
n. H., Burt R. Priest and Charles Priest
of Reedsboro Mr.. and Mrs H. f.
Partridge and Amy Partridge OF
jamestown, y. H., and Hcrmon Priest
of Dublin, n. IL. Also there were
present DR.. and Mrs. T. A. Cootey
John Cootey, Judge C. H. Howe, and
| 5. M. Dickerman and Mrs Anna Adair
of Rutland; DR.. and Mrs. s. 4. Cootev
and Mr.. and Mrs w. A. Cole of Wal
/ hngford. Mrs. Priest was a charter
member of Lakeside Rebekah lodge
/ No. 81, and had been active and faith
ful in all its formal work and the so
cial gatherings. She was also mem
! Der of the state Rebekah assembly.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-07-22

.. 3. WHITE, NJ. d. GENERAL Practitioner)
once rooms. 4 and 9, Crosby block Hours:
u Q a. m, to 3 and TO D. m Resi-
dtnca. 30 Grove ST. Telephone. TT.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-07-22
Professional Cards

w. H. LANE, NJ. D.. lit Main ST.. over
Perry's store. Hours, 1 to and TO 8 D.
m. Sundays by appointment. Phone. 789-W.
Residence, Belmont Ave. Phone 7S9-R.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-07-22

Oh. Z. b. LYNCa, Surgeon. ONCE. PARK
bldg. rooms ] and g. telephons $40. sHicC
hours: until g.. m, TO aud TO D. m.
helroaa hospital, telephone, 201. D to 10 =
n; residence, 141 Canal ST., telephone. lit
Sundays by appointment only
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-07-22

Or. HENRY TUCKER. Residence, IL Grove
st.; telephone, 25s. Once. Leonard block
Hours. 100 to 3, and &c 8. Telephone.
29-W
The Detroit times., 1915-01-21
Advertising Faker Fined

Joseph Milano, manager OF the Unit
ed Shoe Repairing Co. Salem. Mass
was last week fined s25 for inserting
In a newspaper misleading and un'
true advertising" He appealed and
furnished surety of $500 for trial in
the superior court. The complainant
was E. w Burt & Co., OF East Lynn
manufacturers OF the Ground Grip
per- shoe. Despite the fact that the
William G.. Weber Co. has the ex
elusive agency for this shoe in Salem
Milano had advertised shoes made to
order-Ground Gripper or any other
styles" The statute covering such
advertising was put through the leg
islature in 1912. and although com
paratively new, the advertising asso-
Citations in Boston have been quite
vigilant in calling attention OF viola.
tions 10 manufacturers.
The Detroit times., 1915-01-21

ing almshouses, asylums. charitable
homes, etc.
Children who have defective eyes,
ears. noses and throats cannot, un-
less relieved. receive and proht Dy
public-school education.
To such children, school work IS
pain aud burden. They are always
behind their classes, sometimes re
naming in one room year after year,
an evaporation TO the teachers and
discouragement TO themselves!r
Unless relieved and rendered mt
for study, they are regarded as men
tally deficient and morally vicious, be-
come personally disheartened and tru'
ant. drift into bad society and asso-
Citations, commit small and then
greater crimes. and eventually may
enter the criminal classes and then
become an expense and care 10 ths
commonwealth as police court defen'
dants. and as dwellers in asylums, In
stitutions and prisons.
Education is the greatest enemy 10
crime. and where education is not
possible crime is almost sure 10 raiss
its ugly head. The war cry against
The Detroit times., 1915-01-21

crime should then be Education"
and where education is difficult or i'm
possible owing TO physical defects or
diseases, immediate steps should be
taken 10 relieve or remove such de-
fects, so that children may be able
to receive and profit by education, and
thus rear good. valuable and respect
able citizens and save millions Of
money that can then be detected
into desirable channels.
New York city has $4,000 public
school children. and 80 per cent Of
these children are two years behind
their natural grades.
Ninety per cent OF this misfortune
is due 10 defective eyes, ears, noses
and throats
DIR. Cronin found in one school $50
defective. backward children, 1877 had
bad tonsils and adenoids and 13 had
defective eyes.
These conditions were all removed
and almost all the children became
The Detroit times., 1915-01-21
Undercurrents of the War

Turn Over Every Jap War Scare and Look at the Under
Side of 1t.

She would lose much money and many
things more valuable than money py
our enmity. We do not want trouble
with Japan, and we are not going TO
have it-not for generations, and both
sides hope not ever.
We cannot exist in a world at war
without some danger The time is
full OF danger. One OF the dangers OF
the occasion arises from the under
currents OF opinion-making set In mo-
ton by the contending powers. Brit
ish writer's publish In this country the
most absurd things concerning Ger
many and the Germans. Germany has
wonderfully organized publicity ma
chine in this country, and is quite
holding her own in the industry.
Let them keep their opinion-mills
working double shifts, but let us
Americans keep our heads. Are We
dogs that we are TO be sicked on Ja-
pan in order that Germany's foes may
be embarrassed? No, indeed!
Turn every Japanese scare over and
look under Il. II will be found a de-
ceit and a snare. This Is the open
season for suckers in world politics.
and we must expect TO be angled FOR:
but let us not bite. Just because ia
pan took a German colony as her part
OF the war is none of our affairs. 1t
does not make Japan danger 10 US.
nor does IL show that Japan meditates
hostiIities against us In fact. the
present state of taxation and public
opinion toward Il in Japan seem TO
show that we are in less danger of
serious disagreement with that en-
pire than we have been for years.
Don't let the intellectual pickpock-
cts OF any of the European nations
pick your minds For the fate of a
nation depends on the state Of the
average citizens mind.
The Detroit times., 1915-01-21

laws should not be passed requiring
health departments To insist that a
two per cent nitrate OF silver solution
should be dropped into the eyes or
every babe at birth. and that school
children's eyes should be systematic
ally and annually examined, and that
vigorous steps should be taken TO see
that all detected eye diseases and de-
fects should be relieved
II these two important reforms
should be carried out, vast majority
OF blindness OF this country would be
exterminated,
Think OF this and see If you cannot
help to stamp out blindness!
The question Is again asked, why
are these things not done? And
again the answer returns-"It Is diff
ficult TO say"
Both reforms could be accomplished
for perhaps 100000, and yet 1t costs
$15.000,000 TO care for the dependent
blind.
To this should be added the enor-
nous cost OF building and support
The Detroit times., 1915-01-21
This Precaution Would
Save Blindness

There is apparently no reason
why most cases OF blindness could
not be prevented by the simple ex-
pedient or dropping two per cent
solution OF nitrate of silver In the
infants eyes at BIRTH and the an
nual. systematic examination OF all
school children's eyes would al
most obliterate blindness from this
country. The plans are unobjection-
able, easily compassed and would
cost comparatively little, even II
universally adopted. The benefit
would be incalculable. Why is "
not done? Let boards OF educa-
tion. school superintendents and
boards OF health answer this qrres.
tion. The people should demand
this justice TO the coming gen
Grafton.
The Detroit times., 1915-01-21

good and tractable pupils. This Is a
striking illustration or what may be
done In other schools.
II must not be supposed TINT eye
tests among school children are mere
ly for the purpose OF correcting ocular
defects by glasses.
Such instances are. OF course. ex-
tremely frequent. and many children
are retarded in their school work by
earsightedness or bys other defects,
such as hypermetropia. astigmatism,
muscular weakness, etc. which pre-
vent easy and comfortable eye ser
vice. and which are usually followed
by laziness. neglect of work, discour-
agement, truancy and school abandon
ment.
But there are many other ocular
conditions which the school tests will
disclose, such as the various forms
OF sore and red eyes, iritis, ulcers. cat
aracts, cross-eyes, and tear-duct dis
eases.
The Detroit times., 1915-01-21

Inte how did it
happen I dldnf you at the
masanerade ball the other night
Iambo-funny thing Mistah
Interlocutah, hut do you know All
was all dressed up To- date ball. ut
to Kill. All done told Miss John
son All would call To- her at her
home. She WAS TO go as dawn"
AN All was to go ss "1'wiIig ht.''
Al de las minute All found out de
costumer had rented out his Tvs
light suit so All had 10 aitah de
arrangements an decided All
10 Miss Johnson's house an her
mothah comes to de do an All
says "Am Miss johnson In" Her
mothab says she am takin' "a short
nap. An told her An would walt
cut ON de po'ch to surprise her
VIII NAH costume. an An says to
her. jus tell your dnughtsh IL am
"Nooni" Her mothHh goes In {"
de foot ub de stairs AN calls up 60
Miss Johnson. "ClaribeL 10 ann
"Noon." CIaribeI says to her
mother. "AII right" an turns oher
an goes back q sleep TO seben
All WAS so mad All would hsb
gone 40 de halt all by mahself.
but All waited out dar so long All
froke both nah feet
Rones-Nsh! Yah! Yah!
InterIocutor-Bone what are
you laughing at.
Bones-Tnmbo ought Ia hab gon
to de hall as EARLY Nintah Mnwn-
ing"
Tambo-How you all make out
m man ann goin' 90 ball VIII his
feet froze so dey feel like tooth
ache Honest How could Ah go
ms early wintath Mawning:
Bones-why dat's easy. VIII your
frosted pains.
Phyllis asks lis il we dare SUE
gest that the cobbler who left $4,000
In his will was well-heeled? We dar'
not. Phyllis, but we are willing to oh
serve that he wasn't exactly strapped
DR. down on his uppers.
Now relatives who hoped 10 step II
are contesting the cobbler's will. bu
the court has decreed there is TO be M
.nstep.
Two sons of Denver lawyer have
eloped, according 10 news item
Whaddatheymean, two sons hav'
sloped?
A Georgia insane asylum inmate Il
kept on a diet Of pecans. This, WI
believe, is case Of nut eat nut.
The Detroit times., 1915-01-21
BY HERBERT QUICK.

Japan and Germany are at war.
Ii is perfectly natural and fair In
war for Germany 10 make Japan all
the trouble possible.
There are always people in the
United States who are, afflicted with
the dreadful disease, Japanophob
the most interesting case being that
OF Congressman Richard Pearson HoD-
son: but the presence among US or
suddenly developed literature on the
subject is one OF the undercurrents OF
the war.
II IS made in Germany.
II Is not an accident that members
of congress who speak for an embargo
on arms and ammunition are also en-
gagged in shuddering at the japanese
bogie.
For German diplomats to overlook
the chance to make trouble between
Japan and the United States would be
negligent.
For American citizens TO fall for
this sort OF preaching would be silly.
II is Germany's game to make oil
the United States an enemy 10 japan.
It is the game OF the sane American
citizen 70 see through the device and
refuse TO become excited.
We have an unsettled subject oil
disagreement with Japan, the alien
land laws OF California and some 9TH
er states: but we are not in danger
of armed conflict We must keep the
Japanese from coming TO this country
In any great numbers, but We are go
ing about il in ways which japan does
not feel that she can consent to. A
way will be found which will not hui
initiate Japan and will meet the just
desires OF California. japan is max
ing much money out OF our friendship.
The Detroit times., 1915-01-21

eases or defects, which prevent prop
er school advancement.
It costs about $l5,0O0.000 OF public
money to support the 100000 blind de
pendents IN the United States. Most
OF this blindness could have been pre-
vented BY a two per cent solution OF
nitrate of silver dropped in the eyes
at birth and by the annual, system
attic examination OF all school chil'
dren's eyes. ~
This means thAt the lawmakers and
the law-enforcers OF this country are
not doing their duty.
Why do they not do their duty :
This is hard To answer, "a II Is SO
cheap and easy and unobjectionable
to see that these two important puo'
lie duties are performed
There is apparently no reason why
The Detroit times., 1915-01-21

" AAANNN
least 100000 OF
these children suf'
fer from eye dis
eases or defects
which seriously i'm
pair their school
progress. A b o u {
I2.000,000 suner
from eye, ear,
nose or throat dis
~
The Detroit times., 1915-01-21

Are your childs eyes or lids in
famed habitually?
Do they grow weary and painful
after study?
Does he appear to be "cross-eyed?'
The Detroit times., 1915-01-21
From Another
Point of VieW

The wife OF convict Van Vorce was
more out and out about tt than her
husband evidently is going 10 be.
We understand the Milt Oakman or.
ganization is about to ask waivers on
Tom Stephens, baseball magnate and
regency candidate.
Nobody home but the oven and
that's just inside the door
Which is Slang foe Mazuma.
The name Of the treasurer Of
local business concern is kale.
AS We understand the governor he
Is az in political plots before the fact
and for harmony after il
We Will Now Call MIR. Harold Null
veen to Sing "Glt Away From
Dat Window"
The Detroit times., 1915-01-21

Does he complain OF earache in eth
er ear? Does matter proceed from
either ear? Does he fail 10 hear an
ordinary voice at 20 feet in a quiet
room? ITO test. hold hand over one
The Detroit times., 1915-01-21
FrghHul Increase of Eye Disease Among School
Children Cause of Warning by Eminent Specialist

There are oO,OOO,O 900 public school
children in the United states. Al
The Detroit times., 1915-01-21

ear and then the otherJ Does he
have colds In the head? Is he a
mouth -breather?
These tests cover more than mere
eyesight. They also determine wheth-
er your child needs medical attention.
The Detroit times., 1915-01-21

"Wess. Skinner is so stinsy he
was tn only person in Elm Corners
that Didn't buy ticket Z tn Home
Talent, because They said on tn bills
II was soin' Z be Treat"
The Detroit times., 1915-01-21
Which is Slang foe Mszuma.

The name Of the treasurer Of
local business concern is kale.
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1915-12-22
How Long Your Nails Grow. F.

y The growth of an average finger
nail is about one thirty-second Of an
inch a week, or nearly one and one
half inches in year, so those aristo-
cratic Chinese who proudly exhibit
nails six to eight inches in length
must have refrained from cutting
them at least four to six years. Fin
ger nails grow faster in summer
than in winter. The nail on the mid
die finger grows faster than any Of
the others, and that Of tibet humb is
slowest in growth. The nails of the
right hand grow faster than those of
the left. A nail is supposed to reach
it's full growth in about four and a
half months, and at this rate man
seventy years old would have renewed
his nails 262 times. On each finger
he would have grown nine feet of nail,
or on all his fingers and thumbs no
less than 80 feet Of nail.-St. Louis
Republic.
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1915-12-22
And Along Came Ruth.

Here's hat must throw away"
lamented Ruth's father, as he held up
a last years derby.
"Why?" asked Ruth.
Because it looks worn and it will
not brush clean," he answered.
"Let me try my hand at it," coaxed
Ruth, and her father put the hat into
her hands.
She took clean piece of old mus
lin, wet it with household ammonia,
started at the top Of the hat, and
worked it around in circle, until the
/entire hat and binding had been COW
cred. When the father came home,
she showed it to him and he exclaim-
ed:
"Ah, that isn't the same hat RUTH
ayes, it is" she answered, land
hereafter I"ll always make old ones
new for you in the same manner"
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1915-12-22
Poor holiday fare

A delegation Of fellow townsmen
called on Rufus X. Combs Of Midway,
KY, to congratulate him on the receipt
of Carnegie medal
AS his friends were taking leave Mr..
Combs wished them all a merry Christ
mas.
And l hope" he ended, that you'll
have a more bountiful Christmas din
her than fell to the lot Of young
friend Of mine last year.
HE, poor chap, was stopping at a
cheap New Year boarding house, and
on Christmas day, after he had eaten
turkey neck, potato and splinter
of sodden mince pie, the landlady said
to him as; he rose just as the weak
coffee was brought on:
"'Oh, don't leave the table, Mr..
Smith b 81. FL
I must. madam said Smith grim
". Its hard wood. and my teeth are
not what they used to be. -
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1915-12-22
"The Xirain,s Rlessina."

Every Virgin in Spain is illuminated
with taper. In Ella, near Cordova,
an image or portrait of the Virgin and
the Babe newborn hangs In well nigh
every room in every house. And why ?
Because the beautiful belief is rooted
in those simple minds that on Christ
mas eve, before the clock strikes L.,
the Virgin, bringing blessings in her
train, visits every house where she
can find an image or portrait Of her
son. And many a girl kneels down in
robes of white before her humble por-
trait of the Babe and prays and hears
a rustling in the room and thinks, '"The
virgin comes, she brings me my Christ
mas eve blessing" and turns, and, 10,
it is her mother, and the Virgins
blessing is the mothers kiss!
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1915-12-22
Learn a Little Every Day.

The first steel pen was made in
1880.
The first newspaper was published
in England in 1888, and the first adj
vertisement appeared in 1852.
The Sahara desert contains twenty
GASES, inhabited by wandering tribes,
who live chiefly by plundering.
India is larger than all the Pacific
states and contains about four times
as many inhabitants as the United
States.
The create fire in London common
ced on Sept. 2, 1866 and burned tn 5e
days, destroying 1920 houses.
\ The longest verse in the Bible is
the 9th verse of the 9Th chapter of
Esther, the shortest the 35th verse of
the 18th chapter of John.
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1915-12-22
Straw and Chaff
The Week in History.

Monday, Dec. 20.-South Carolina Sc
coded, 1860.
Tuesday, Dec. Savannah captur-
ed, 1864.
Wednesday, Dec. %. Embargo on u.
S., ships, 1907.
Thursday Dec. 23.-Washington re-
signed commission, 1888.
Friday Dec. %. Fort Fisher stormed,
1864.
Saturday Dec. 25.-The Children's
Day Every Year.
Sunday Dec. 26.-Major Anderson oc-
cupied Sumpter, 1860.
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1915-12-22
Orchard and Garden Notes.

Go through the plum orchard and
cut out all branches affected with
black knot.
Remember Farmers and Home
Makers Week, at University Farm,
st. Paul, January 9-8, 1916.
Tramp the snow about the fruit
trees. This may disturb the winter
quarters of mice and protect your
trees.
Cyclamen is one Of the most useful
Christmas plants. It comes in various
'colors and if kept in a room that is
not too dry or warm will bloom sever
al weeks.
Cut cions Of apple trees and make
hardwood cuttings Of willow, dog
wood, etc, for next years planting.
store in sawdust or sand in such a
way that they may not get wet or
dry out.
An oak or hard maple cannot be re-
placed except through long years of
growth. It therefore behooves US to
think twice before we needlessly re-
move one. We should, however, look
over our trees often and give what
ever pruning or other care, is needed.
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1915-12-22

Perfect womanhood depends on
good health. Natures rarest gift Of
figure and beauty is desired by every
girl. HOLSTERS Rocky Mountain Tea
clears the complexion, reddens the
lips, brightens the eye, fills out the
hollows. Start tonight. Soc Tea and
Tablets. Warren Pharmacy.