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The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-12-04

The Boston News Bureau claims to
have received authentic advices con
corning the terrible effectiveness of
England's defence against the German
submarine warfare. These submarines
have been melted under water, trapped
above water, and discovered and de-
stroyed by other measures that the 30
submarines in use at the beginning of
the war and 80 others launched during
the past year have been put out of
commission. No report of these losses
are permitted in the English papers,
as every effort is made to conceal the
real situation from Germany One of
the most tragic chapters of the war, il
it is ever written, will be the under
water destruction of Germany's sea
power. 1t will be remembered in this
connection that almost all of the
stories of submarine attacks for sever
al weeks have come from the Mediter-
ranean. England has triumphed so fan
on the ocean, above the ocean and un,
der the ocean, that today she is APP,
preaching control of the Baltic, so as
to be able to block Germany in at
tempts to secure food supplies from
Scandinavia.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-12-04
(Copyright.)

The seal is a massive, clubfooted
animal which earns a living by supply
ing satin-lined coats to members
of the Upper Ten. Inasmuch as it re
quires the entire savings for many
years of a robust seal to make a seal
skin sacque, the species is becoming
as extinct as the bone napkin ring at
$50 dinner.
The seal is not priced for his beau
tv, being short several inches of chin
and having no hips to speak of. He
is surpassed in facial charm only by
the horned rhinOceros and the North
American boot owl, but has an honest,
open countenance, especially when in
the act of penetrating Il yawn, when
the interested Onlooker can easily see
what is ON his mind. The seal also
comes equipped with profuse mus
tache, hung just above the upper max
illary. This is one of the few mus
taches in existence which does not
have to be dyed from time to time in
order to conceal the age of the dyee.
The seal is a doeile animal, and when
treated with affection and fed a
few drayloadS of catfish can be trained
to do anything except smoke a Gig
arctic. \ fearless trainer can take a
herd of seals which look as if they
| didn t know enough to read on write
and teach them more tricks than the
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-12-04
r III E S E A L

freshman class at senior banquet. AS
the seal is the only known fish which
can stand erect on its tail and make
low bow without caving in at the
knees, it is a bigger drawing card at
the circus than the den of man-eating
lions which had their teeth drawn in
childhood.
The seal lives in the frozen regions
of the north, far from the hay fever
germ, where pure channel ice Is cheap
er than human life in Mexico and the
thermometer frequently ascends to 420
degrees below zero in the summer
time Despite this fact, no one ever
heard of a seal being bothered with
chilblains or having TO rub 4 frozen
ear with Il SNOWFALL. The favorite meth
cd of capturing seals is to back
them up against an iceberg and chloro-
form them with Il lasso. This pre-
serves their skins from unnecessary
punctures and also enables the hunter
10 return home 10 his family intact IS
to arms and legs.
The seal has a very disagreeahl@
speaking voice, being cross be-
tween "a power saw and a high bari
tone with the influenza. Nobody has
ever attempted to cultivate the voice
of an enraged seal by using the old
Italian method. most people preferring
a pitchfork with long, eager tines.
rs NewsDaper Seryicel
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-12-04
TO DEVELOP POWER.
Little River Property in Waterbury to
Be Utilized,

WATERBURY, Dee tt. J. Rob
erts has sold his mill and dam on Lit
tie river, four miles from this village,
to Craig L. Huntingale of New York
city who, it is understood, will develop
the property for generating electricity.
There is said to be chance to gener-
ate $50 horsepower The mill formerly
was the property of Mr.. Robert and
George w. Randall, and Mr.. Randall
sold to his partners for price said to
have been $4,000. The price just
paid was $4,000.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-12-04

They don't know where they are
going, but they are on their way =
Ford s pacifcists. The Oscar IL, ear
rying the bunch, has left New York.
Nearly all the notabes invited to make
the trip will stay at home, including
the governor of each state and the sen
ators and representatives i'll congress.
The trip will be a fine iunket for lot
of college students and a corps of news
paper workers who need a vacation
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-12-04
Our Own Weather, NJ. Martin.

Our Own Weather, NJ. Martin.
\ fascinating discussion of our own
weather; it is with some surprise that
we learn that our own weather, as a
whole, does not enjoy a clear superior
ity to the weather of all other coun-
tries in either one of the two primary
qualities of weather, temperature and
moisture. Our weather is neither the
hottest nor the coolest, nor the Wet
test nor the dryest in the world. Mr..
Martin gives clear, simple explana-
lions of weather forecasts, clouds,
winds, cyclones, thunderstorms, dew,
frost, rain and snow, tornadoes, hot
and cold waves. The book closes with
a chapter on signs and superstitions,
including a few cherished superstitions
as for example the rhyme for Candle
mas day:
.''If Candlemas day be bright and
clear,
Wen have two winters in one year. .
Death alone can relieve us of our be
lief in it.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-12-04

The world is small after all and it is
difficult for man to conceal himself
John Murphy, the Rutland bank man
who disappeared without apparent
cause, has not been found by his
friends who are anxious to induce him
to return home, but in the week since
he tried to drop out of sight he has
been seen and identified in New York,
Philadelphia and Columbus, Ohio.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-12-04

The mail order houses continue to
flourish despite all the trade-at home
arguments which the newspapers have
put forth. The business of q single
concern is expected to reach the $115,-
100000 mark. That the goods are sold
at big per cent of profit is shown by
the statement that the company re-
ferred to in addition to paying divi-
dends on its preferred stock, will be
able to declare 16 to % per cent in
dividends on its common stock, al
though its capitalization has been in
creased s20,0o0,o0O within the year
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-12-04
At the Library
New Books

This is the most favorable time Of
the year to begin the study of the
heavens. Two new books on the sub
jeet have just been placed upon the
shelves:
The Beginner Star Book, X. NJ. Ne
kready.
\ valuable book for the general
reader and also for the more expert
enced observer. Great care has been
taken to preserve accuracy of state
ment and thus avoid the making of :
mere wonder-book and to keep the
volume in touch with the best sources
of information. The author takes the
beginner directly into the presence of
the stars, shows him when to look,
where to look, and what there is to
see. He also attempts to 90 on with
the beginner, and in each chapter much
general information is given to devel-
op the broader knowledge of the OBJ
server. All these facts are given in
simple and untechnical language. The
book abounds in illustrations and
charts
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-12-04

ians (frogs, toads, ete.) reptiles, aad
Invertebrates Miss Comstock tells a
great deal concerning the native sur
roundings of the pets, gives instruc-
tions for their housing, food, care aud
treatment, with remedies, if sick. At
the close OF each chapter is list OF
desirable books for further reading.
The many illustrations are charming
and add very much to the attractive
ness of the book. (Just the book for q
Christmas gift to child who loves
and keeps pets.)
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-12-04
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
a line first insertion with so per cent
discount for each subsequent insertion
without change of copy.
Reading Notices-Ten cents per 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, 1915-12-04
TO SUBSCRIBE RS.

It is the aim of the management to
secure efficient service in the delivery
of the paper each night. and 1t solicits
the cooperation of subscribers to that
end. Prompt reports should be given of
each failure to receive the paper on the
morning following the omission. in per-
son, by telephone or postal card, thus
enabling 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 pub
Usher can secure the desired service.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-12-04

The first real touch of winter came
this morning, after many weeks of de
lightful weather. The thermometer
touched Is degrees above zero and the
Connecticut is partially covered with
ice. If you have not done so it is time
to put them on-the storm windows,
we mean.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-12-04

to You every time you eat at The AL
bany Our foods appeal to your sense
Of taste and our prices to your common
sense. Somewhere there may be a bet
Ter restaurant than The Albany, but
none of our many patrons have ever
found it, and the first meal you eat
here will convince you that your search
for the best eating place in town is at
an end
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-12-04

sex, a buckskin horse looking like a
fawn from distance, several calves
and aged cattle, three boys, one girl
and several persons of mature years
manned, but still living. 1t is an in
spring record sufficient to keep the
state stocked with cheap lies for sew
eral months.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-12-04
Where Carriage Lights Would Have
Helped.
Barre Times)

Barre Times.)
The value of lights on horse-d drawn
vehicles was never more conclusivelv
proven than in the case which occurred
on a road just out of Montpelier one
evening recently, when two teams,
driven slowly, collided with each other.
the shaft of one vehicle being driven
into the breast of the second horse in
such manner as to cause the animal s
death. Result, $3.50 loss in an IN
slant. The drivers Of both teams con-
fessed they had no inkling of the ap-
proach of the other. Had one or both
of the vehicles been equipped with
lights, it is likely that the collisic2
would have been avoided or at least.
that the results would not have been
so damaging. Yet the drivers of horses
continue to take chances on the high
ways at night, chances which are
greatly increased in seasons when
motor vehicles are in general use \
slight expenditure Of money would en-
able them to protect themselves, their
horses and their vehicles and, at the
same time, free their minds of the con
slant worry of being hit during dark
ness. 1t Is only a certain element OF
stubbornness which prevents THEN
adopting the safety first precaution
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-12-04
CARPENTER DECORATED.
French Pugilist Wins Honor for Aero
plane Services.

PARIS, Dee. 4.-Sergt Georges Car
pentier of the French aviation corps,
the French heavyweight champion, has
received the military crcss in recogni-
tion of brilliant and daring service in
aeroplane reconnaissance
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-12-04

The Vermont deer hunting season
will end tonight. The records viii not
be compiled for several days, but it is
known that they will include 5000 to
5000 deer, pretty nearly divided as to
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-12-04

Carpenter, who was idolized by the
French sporting public before the war,
has been in active service since the
outbreak of hostilities, first with the
signal service, later as an automobile
courier on the firing line, and since May
in the aviation service
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-12-04

Using a modified wireless receiving in
stumcnt, a French scientist has been able
ito detect thunder storms more than 800
miles distant
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-12-04

Good Form for all Occasions, Mrs. l.
NJ Hall.
This manual of manners, dress and
entertainment is a reliable, sensible
guide for both men and women who
have had little or no experience in so
cial affairs.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-12-04

The library also has these books
suited to the beginner:
Easy Star Lessons, by II. A. Proctor
The Friendly Stars, by NJ. f. Martin
Astronomy in a Nutshell, by G. P. Ser
viss.
Curiosities of the Sky
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-12-04

The Pet Book, Anna B. Comstock
The best book so far on the care of
animals kept for pets The pet"
include mammals, birds, fish, amphib-
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-12-04
JUS liz Time

(Montpelier Argus-)
1t is whispered that Or. Chapman
reached BrattIeboro just about in time.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-12-04

Star Lore of all Ages, w. T. Olcott.
A collection of the myths, legends,
and facts concerning the consultations
in our northern skies. The first compre-
hensive story Of the consultations and
the stars they contain, arranged in a
convenient form for those who already
know the stars but not the mythology
that adds so much to their charm and
interest. Although the constellation
figures seem fanciful, vet our stars still
bear the names given to them back in
the very beginnings of civilization.
No star maps are given; the eonstella-
tions are given with straight lines con
Meeting the stars. The illustrations are
from famous paintings and groups of
statuary and the author quotes freely
from the poetry and mythology of all
nations.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-12-04

When | Leave the World Behind.
Tenor Solo by Henry Burr.
2-It's Tulip Time in Holland. Ten
or Solo by Harry Marlborough.
3-The Sweetest Girl in Monterey.
Baritone and Tenor, J. Reed and
J. F. Harrison.
My Sweet Adair. Baritone and
Tenor, J. Reed and J. F. Harri-
son.
"a Perfect Day. Violin. Cello and
Piano, Mckee Trio.
6-Mother Nachree. Mckee Trio.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-12-04

Love in Sprinetime. Master
William Pickles, Boy Soprano
-i3oheme-Musetta Waltz. Mas
ter William Pickles, Boy So
IFauu.
9-Whisperiae Hope Duet. Olive
Kliue'and Elsie Baker.
lo-Abide With Me. Duet, Olive
Kline and Elsie Baker.
lI-Last Rose Of Summer. Violin.
lin. Samuel Gardner.
12-Believe Me. if all Those En-
dearing Young Charms. Violin.
Samuel Gardner.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1915-08-19
the bonded indebtedness for the new

the bonded Indebtedness for the new
school building is wiped out. The
school since the fire of about five
years ago has accumulated library
of upwards of 1900 volumes, of which
400 volumes are works of reference.
In the high schools laboratory Of sci
ence, botany, chemistry and biology,
new apparatus has been placed costing
over 81, 600 and it has cost an addi-
tional $500 to equip the departments
of domestic arts and manual training
The Langdon high school has stand
ing with the best institutions of the
first class over the state; offers a
course of study which gives its gradu-
ates entrance into the best universi-
ties and colleges in the United States
and by the careful guidance of expen-
ditures by the members of the board
of education is conducted and main
tained at minimum cost or expendi-
ture when compared with institutions
Of its class and standing over the
state.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1915-08-19
CAVALIER COUNTY SEEKS A
LOWER RATE OF TAXATION
Comfy Auditor Eide and Chas. E
Johnston Appear Before State
Board of Equalization

County Auditor Ole J. Eide return
ed to the city Saturday from Bis
marck, where in company with Mr..
G. E. Johnston he attended the ses-
sions of the annual meeting of the
state board of equalization, which for
three days of last week gave a hear
ing to the representatives of the
various counties relative to their levy,
assessment and the question of taxa
tion. MI. Eide who along with Mr.
Johnston attended the meeting in the
interest of Cavalier county taxpayers,
states that upwards of forty counties
were represented officially during the
three days that the board Of equalizers
devoted to hearing detailed statements
of what each county thought to be the
right thing about property valuations.
What seemed to be the hardest knot
in the problem to be solved this year
was to determine in what proportion
the country property should be assess
ed as related to the property in incor-
porated towns and cities. Cavalier
county, however, was mainly interest
ed in securing what it thought to be
more equitable distribution of the
burden of taxation between the
counties of the eastern and western
portions of the state and to oppose
the proposed blanket raise which the
older counties wish to have the
younger and less wealthy counties in
the western part of the state share
with them, 1t does not seem that
anything can be accomplished this
year which gives promise ofdecreasing
the present rate of taxation but with
the work now partly accomplished by
the North Dakota tax commission the
foundation is being laid for system
which will insure an improvement in
things along this line in the near
future.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1915-08-19
FIRST THRESEING NEAR LANGDoN

Memo Liebeler established the
record for doing the first threshing of
the season in the vicinity of Langdon
this fall. On Wednesday of last
week, August 11th, Mr. Liebeler
started up an outfit on his farm which
adjoins the city, threshing out several
loads of oats cut early in the harvest.
About 12O bushels were threshed,
sufficient to furnish feed for the
horses on the Liebeler farm until the
business of pounding OUT the 1915
crop starts in real earnest. Enough
of the field of oats were threshed,
however, to show that the sample is
the finest of any oat crop in years
past while the yield figures out there
will be an abundance of oats all over
the county this fall, and they are not
of the wild oat variety either. j. F.
Ramage and others of the forehanded
farmers of Langdon expect to COM
mence barley threshing the coming
week, unless there is a break in the
present fine weather and with the rate
at which the crop is ripening it looks
as though when threshing once really
commences there will be no let up
until it is all done.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1915-08-19
POINTERS TO APPLICANTS
FOR CITIZENSHIP PAPERS
Petition to be Heard at December Term Must
be Filed Before September 9TH

Clerk of Court Robertson within
the past few weeks has had petitions
filed in his Office by many applicants
seeking to have papers Of final citi-
zenship issued to them by Judge
Kneeshaw at the December term of
district court in this county. In this
regard Mr.. Robertson asks this paper
to state that parties whose first
papers were issued over two years
ago, who have been in this country
for over five years and want to have
papers of final citizenship granted to
them at the December term that they
will have to file their application in
his office before September 7th, other
wise the application will have to go
over to the March term of court.
There is also ruling to the effect
that if they came to this country
since June 20, 1906, they will be
required to furnish a certificate of
landing. This is something it is nee
essary that they should attend to at
once. The certificate can be obtained
upon application at the port of entry
where they landed in the United
States.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1915-08-19
HAIL DOES LITTLE DAMAGE

On Thursday, Friday and Saturday
of last week wild rumors Of the vista
tiol Of different sections of the county
by hail, resulting in damage to crop
were received here in Langdon, and
until the reports had been carefully
run down and actual amount Of dam
age learned, considerable anxiety and
alarm naturally was experienced. The
Thursday afternoon hail news came
from the country to the south covering
the line Of the 500 road from Iona to
Nekoma. The facts finally simmered
down to light hail unaccompanied by
wind having fallen, owing to the ex-
cessive heat with no damage done to
crops. The same result practically to
all purposes applied to reports of hail
received Friday and Saturday after
moons, the former covering the north
Harvey and Stilwell neighborhoods
and the latter around Wales. Con-
tinuous hot weather such as has been
experienced since the incoming of
August is bound to be accompanied by
hail, but we were fortunate in expert
encing the minimum of damage, owing
to the absence of any wind at the
time.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1915-08-19
INFANT1LE POPULATION GROWS

Quite number of births are re-
ported as having occurred in the i'm
mediate vicinity of Langdon in the
past few days. Among those OF which
the Democrat has learned is the arri-
val of a boy baby yesterday to Mr..
and Mrs. John Clodt, living near
Dresden. On Sunday the wife of
Manager Ed. D. Stewart, at the ex-
pertinent farm presented her husband
with little baby girl. Thursday of
last week the arrival of a daughter is
reported at the home in South Lang
don of Mr.. and Mrs. John Perius, who
recently removed here from Dresden.
On the 9th inst, there was an addi-
tion of son in the home Of Frank
Hughson in the Mazda settlement and
the previous day, the 9Th. daughter
to Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Herriott over
near Nekoma. This may not be all,
but helps some to swell the figures of
the infantile population of Cavalier
county.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1915-08-19
DRESDEN YOUNG MAN DIES
IN LANGDON HOSPITAL
Brought f!ere From AIsen in Dying Condition
Suffering from liberated Stomach

We record with deep regret the
passing away of Henry Schneekloth
who died on Monday night in the
Langdon hospital after being operated
upon for abscess of the stomach. A
short time ago he went out with a
horse and buggy to Mclean county
where he was selling groceries when
he became suddenly very sick and
started back for Dresden and got as
far as farm north of Alsen when he
was so sick that a telegram was sent
to his friends that he was danger
ously i'll. Mr.. John A. Terhaar on
hearing Of his trouble went after him
on Saturday with his auto and made a
long tedious trip as he had to drive
so slow owing to the pain caused to
the sufferer by the slightest Jar. 1t
was found necessary to operate at
once with the result as above stated.
The deceased was the only son of
Adolph and Caroline Schneekloth who
came from Kiel Germany, about
tWentyone years ago at which time
Henry was four years old. The
parents settled at Park River and
afterwards at Fairdale from which
place they removed to the neighbor-
hood of Dresden where Henry grew
up respected and loved for his kindly
disposition Two years ago he secur-
ed position as grain buyer in Mont
martre, Sask., where he met Miss
Barbara Keen the young widow who
now mourns his early death All who
knew him express their sorrow in
losing one who was so we'll known in
this neighborhood and the coincidence
of the entire community is extended
to the bereaved wife and relatives.