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The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-05-13

Early to bed and early to rise is
an agricultural epigram. It need not
apply to any district which has cleo
tric lights. If the farmer had are
lights all over his farm he could get
up when he pleased in the morning
and stay up and plough as late as he
pleased Il night. Two Of the most nat
ural things in the world are to stay
up late a1d to get up late. Going to
bed early and getting up early are as
abnormal and unnatural as cramping
the feet Of Chinese women. We are in
favor of abolishing the Early to bed
and early TO rise epigram in the
cities.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-05-13

Livery stables will soon be as scarce
As mausoleums
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-05-13
We Want to
Feed YOurHOr
Free
For SO Days

On condition, however, that he is
about at the point of losing his iden-
tity with this world, and that you are
willing to use our Crushed oats exclu-
sively in feeding for 60 days; size of
feed specified by us, and one or two
other little conditions to govern this
feedfest.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-05-13
N,,,As 1uel n.eo 20.

An imitation bone for cutlery han
dies is made of seaweed.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-05-13

Protected by The Adams Newspaper service7
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1916-12-21
Industrial Campaign.

High Point, N. c., is town of lit
tie less than $1,000 people. 1t has six
ty large manufacturing plants and
twenty-One smaller ones. The value of
it's manufactured products for the
year ending December 81, 1914 was
$5,9O5,OOO. That would seem a dis
tinct industrial achievement for com
munity of that size, but High Point is
out after a bigger record. To this end
it's live business men have organized
an industrial committee within the
Commercial club, which will devote it's
energies to the further upbuilding OF
the town along industrial lines. A sub
stantial sum is being raised to carry
forward the work of the committee.
and a secretary and assistant secre-
tary have taken mp the detail work.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1916-12-21
Surprises In War.

In warfare the elements Of surprise"
counts for very great deal.
Troy would not have been captured
by the Greeks had 1t not been for the
surprise sprung upon the Trojans by
the gigantic wooden horse In which
Greek soldiers concealed themselves,
stealing out in the nighttime to open
the gates Of the city to the Greek army.
Pyrrhus would never have gained his
victory over the Romans had he not
brought his elephants into the field.
These gigantic creatures as they plow-
ed their way through the Roman ranks
struck terror into the hearts OF the sol
diers who had never before engaged In
a battle In which elephants took part.
Hannibal, the great Carthaginian gen
eral, would never have captured one
Of the chief Alpine passes had he not
hit on the happy idea Of fastening
torches to the horns Of 1000 oxen,
lighting the torches when 1t got dark
and driving the beasts toward the no
man camp. Seeing the moving lights,
the company guarding the pass thought
their comrades were in danger and
fastened to their rescue, thus leaving
the way clear for Hannibal and his
men to get through.-Pearson's.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1916-12-21
Carpets of the Ancients.

References to carpets are found
among the earliest Egyptian and AS
syrian writer's. In Egypt, for exam
Die, floor and seat coverings were used
In temples for religious ceremonies,
while about 1900 B. G. they garnished
the interiors Of the royal palaces.
For 400 years following the dynasty
Of the pharaohs carpet weaving was
apparently confined to the Egyptians
and Assyrians, an extant example Of
a floor cover Of 705 3. c., taken from
the palace at Nineveh, bearing a de-
sign of wooden lotus flowers and buds.
Arrlan tells us that the tomb of
Cyrus the Persian was covered with
pail Of purple Babylonian tapestry,
while Callixenus, the best reporter OF
his time, writing the story of the ban
quet given by one of the Ptolemies,
pictures purple carpets Of finest wool
with the pattern on both sides and
handsomely embroidered rugs very
beautifully elaborated with figures"
description Of which might well apply
to the floor or chair coverings In any
mansion of today.-New York World
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1916-12-21
REMEMBER BOYS MAKE MEN.

WHEN you see a ragged urchin
Standing wistful in the street,
With torn hat and kneeless trousers,
Dirty face and bare, red feet,
Pass not by the child unheeding
Smile upon him. Mark me, when
He's grown he'll not forget it,
For, remember, boys make men.
WHEN the buoyant youthful spirits
w Overflow in boyish freak,
Glide your child in gentle accents;
Do not in your anger speak.
You must sow in youthful bosoms
Seeds of tender mercies; then
Plants will grow and bear good fruitage,
When the erring boys are men.
HAVE you never seen a grandsire,
With his eyes aglow with joy,
Bring to mind some act of kindness.
Something said to him boy?
Or relate some slight or GOODNESS,
With brow all clouded, when
He said they were too thoughtless
To remember boys make men?
EFT US try to add some pleasures
= To the life of every boy,
For each child needs tender interest
In its sorrows and it's joy.
Call your boys home by your brightness;
They'll avoid a gloomy den
And seek for comfort elsewhere,
And, remember. boys make men.
Unidentified.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1916-12-21

such as this plan calls Tor will cost ap-
proximately $4,000 For the small
towns and cities less expensive build
ing is contemplated. but which con-
tains all of the elements found neces-
sary to make station safe and SAM
tary. BY the clever working out Of
this plan these stations will be not only
self supporting. but will pay for the
cost of construction within ten years.
That means that a city builds sta
ton, owns it outright and out of the
receipts from the pay privileges pays
back the loan to itself. 1t is not a
charge upon the community, but good
paying investment in dollars. decency
and health.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1916-12-21
MISSING Commas.

Many instances might be furnished
of the results of lack Of care by
writer's in punctuating their work.
This is sentence to be found in one
Of Lucas Cleeve's novels: ION sofa,
stretched out like a lay figure, Lady
Castlemere reclined, with a faded In
dian shawl thrown over her lower
limbs, which had been the gift of the
queen on her wedding day."
There is a nursery rime which often
puzzles youngsters until it is read with
the pauses in the right places:
Every lady in the land
Has twenty nails upon each hand.
Five and twenty on hands and feet;
This is true without deceit.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1916-12-21
Ready Answer.

Mansfield once made vigorous OBJ
lection to a couple of scene shutters
who, after some labOrious work in the
flies, came to the stage breathing heav-
ily as a result of their eXertions. Mans
field nearly froze them with a look.
Then he summoned Quinn. THE
breathing of these men annoys me,
he said.
"I'd answer to the law if | stopped
it," was the ready response or the
Irishman.-Christian Intelligencer.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1916-12-21
Oroan Pipes.

The names of the different parts of
an organ pipe are interesting. For in
stance, the air is forced In through a
hole in the pointed toe Of the pipe, goes
through the flue Ghe slit cut in the
side) and strikes the lip. In some cases
it then hits the beard "a metal cylinder
attached just below the opening) and
rebounds against the lip, producing a
double vibration. There is also tongue,
and the upper part is called the barrel
Exchange
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1916-12-21
Thouoht Measurement.

"a man is as big as the terms in
which he ordinarily thinks" remarked
the wise citizen.
''That is dreadful!' exclaimed Miss
Cayenne MY father is a scientist.
and he is accustomed to getting his
ideas with a microscope. "-Washing
ton Star.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1916-12-21
-, -s-.;. - :. -, =,
Thn+I Honf.T,r -.n'S 2 oar.

II il; rc.a 'eil iii ilhloW, tlIe@faith'
ful servant All IS Isl va ct o.
Pr.n Iisinaick, Oh; tied on his mas
tel.s gouty foot Instead Of swearing
at him or c;rn Ger.a.'ing he was q
clumsy fool lsSnart'i, noticing tha'
PinnOw him elf was frightened. said
Consider yourself honored. No other
person.. my dear PiI.now, not even the
kaiser himself, would have been suf-
fered to tread OH my cornS."
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1916-12-21
Gems In Verse
THE END OF THE ROAD.

TIE END Ut n Z NOAO.
w s ". g.; i: &: i; ;:
And how, for life's last test,
we pray again
For courage to be old.
We do not realize our fleeing days.
We watch the sweep of life and feel it's
thrill,
Admire it's progress, it's achievements
praise
And share it's service still
Until some day the tasks once lightly met
Grow strangely irksome to our weak
ened hold:
Our steps are slow, we helplessly forget
And know that we are old
The young compassionate us for the lapse
Of memory, for failing eye and ear.
They smile at us, indulgently, perhaps.
To them old age is drear.
Oh, strong, glad heart of youth, it is
not so!
Though ends the road among the falling
leaves,
An open gate beyond the sunset glow
The truthful soul perceives.
OF earthly blessings age is not the least
Serene its twilight sky, the journey past
Like that rare draft at Cana's marriage
feast,
Lies best wine is the last.
Frances E. Pope.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1916-12-21
q Rumner.

When a glass is as full as 1t posi-
bly, can be of liquor the surface Of the
liquor is slightly convex and the cen
ter lies higher than the brim. In view
Of this fact such a glassful is called q
bumper, because the liquor bumps up
Or protrudes in the middle.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1916-12-21
Cruel.

Lottie-He wore my photograph over
his heart, and it stopped the bullet
Tottie-I'm not surprised, darling; 1t
would stop q clock.-London Sketch.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1916-12-21
One Drawback.

Confession may be good for the soul,
but it's often rough on the reputation.
Charleston News and Courier.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1916-12-21
STATING the Truth.

81 thought you said if Mabel refused
you you would surely die"
81 did"
But she turned you down, and
you're still living"
Eyes, but l still expect to die some
day."-Detroit Free Press.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1916-12-21

Hear one man before you answer,
several before you decide.-Danish
Saying.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1916-12-21

Nothing boosts the value of blessings
Ike their removal.-Chicago News.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1916-12-21

Nation Wide Campaign Inau9urated,
Backed by Several Powerful Associa
tions, For the Erection of Public
Stations In Cities Along All lmpor
tant Highways.
The Laclede blade. (Laclede, Mo.) 1890-1945, 1916-08-11
Suspects Arrested

Two young men from Kansas
who have been in this vicinity for
several months were arrested by
Marshal Power last Monday morn
ing as they attempted to board the
morning train for Kansas City.
The arrest was made on request of
W. A. Cutler, night operator for
the Burlington, who was held up
and robbed here April 10. In the
two boys he thought he recognized
the robbers and had them turned
over to Special Officer Hughes of
the Burlington. They were taken
to Brookfeld and examined by
Prosecuting Attorney Mckinney
but the evidence was not sufficient
to warrant holding them and they
were released.
The Laclede blade. (Laclede, Mo.) 1890-1945, 1916-08-11

A public meeting will be held in
the park Friday evening, August
IL, at 7:15 to consider the question
of holding harvest picnic in La
clede this fall. Every business
man as we'll as every citizen of the
town is invited to come out and
take part in the meeting. The
harvest picnic held a few years
ago was the most successful things
ever pulled off here and many be-
lieve we can do even better this
year, Come ont to the meeting
Friday evening and express your
self and do your part toward
having one big day in Laclede.
The Laclede blade. (Laclede, Mo.) 1890-1945, 1916-08-11
Missionary Meeting

A very enjoyable occasion to al
present was the August meeting ot
the Women's Foreign Missionary
Society under the cooling breath ot
the electric fans at the church
The president, Mrs. Bigger, led
the exercises of song, scripture
reading and prayer. Following
instrumental music by Willie Lam
dree, Mrs, Landree, the leader, in
troduce local visitor, Miss Vol
mer, of Illinois who gave the
society enough ideas on live mission
exercises in Sunday school to last
u year or more.
A song by five young ladies,
cOrnet solo by EIfreida Dueker and
piano solo by Harold Standby were
thoroughly enjoyed. Miss Dueker
talked insplringly enough about
college life to convince any young
person of the value of sacrificing
lesser things in order to enjoy the
association of people and life pur-
poses which center around colleges.
After a mite box story by Ruth
Foreman, the mite boxes were
opened. Those who fingered were
delighted to know that enough was
collected to elect another life mem
Der to add to present list which has
been made so either by the society
or by individuals and consists of
Beatrice Harter, Ruth Foreman,
Willie Landree, Naomi Burnett,
Georgia Loesa Welsh, Louise Grif-
fifth and Lucille Groes.
The Laclede blade. (Laclede, Mo.) 1890-1945, 1916-08-11
L. 7. L. Meeting

The Loyal Temperance Legion
met at the home of Gene Nettie
Pease Wednesday, twenty-nine
responding to roll call with Bible
quotations. Opening prayer, Letha
Anderson; vocal solo, Viola Ander-
son; reading, Ethel Garside; story,
life of Frances E. Willard, Gene
Nettie Pease; lessen subject, The
stairway of love-" led by Zoe
Stutsman was very interesting and
we'll rendered.
The following officers were
elected for the next quarter:
Kathleene Cross, president; Mar
guerite Jones, vice president; Gene
Nettie Pease, secretary; Eunice
Farrar, treasurer; Zoe Stutsman,
librarian; Arvilla Garside, organ
ist; Lucille Jones, assistant orgauist.
At the close of the meeting an
invitation was extended to the
L. T. LIS of Laclede to render a
short program at the W. G. T. U.
in BrOokfield August
II. Meeting adjourned to meet
with Carl and Isabelle Libby, !
AuUust 02
The Laclede blade. (Laclede, Mo.) 1890-1945, 1916-08-11
Republican Committee Organized

The new republican county CEN
trail committee met at Linneus last
Monday with nearly every town
ship represented. A, G.. Ferris of
Brookfield was unanimously elected
chairman. On motion it was
ordered that the chairman be per-
mitted to select the secretary which
he will do in the near future.
Alpha Michaels of Marceline was
unanimously reelected. treasurer.
The matter of naming a candidate
for judge Of the western district
was taken up and w. R. Sallee
was unanimously chosen. Mr..
Sallee is a we'll known and sub
stantial farmer living in Clay
township and has splendid qualifi-
cations for member of the county
court. Other vacancies on the
ticket will be filled by the executive
committee. Mr.. Ferris, the new
chairman of the county committee,
is active and aggressive and will
conduct a lively campaign and use
every honorable means to elect the
entire ticket.
The Laclede blade. (Laclede, Mo.) 1890-1945, 1916-08-11
Methodist Church Notes
H. j. Dueker, Pastor.

H. J. Dueker. Pastor.
Sunday school at 9:45 a. m.
VIM. Kraft, superintendent.
After the study of the lesson a
short missionary program will be
rendered.
To the pastor was granted a
leave of absence for Sunday in
order that he might preach at the
dedication service of the enlarged
church at Mt. Pleasant on Green
City charge, where he was pastor
prior to coming to Laclede. Mr..
Dueker gave the people the vision
of improvements and his successor
carried them out. Now pastor and
people want the former pastor to
enjoy the feast of good things.
The Laclede blade. (Laclede, Mo.) 1890-1945, 1916-08-11
Local and Personal

Misses Lula and Nina Walker
are home from attending the Kinks
vile normal.
T. 81. Barbee and daughter, Miss
Folsom, motored up from Adrian
and are spending a week here with
relatives.
Miss Muriel Jacobs of Linneus
is spending the week with her
cousins, Lee and Willie Landree,
at Rosair farm.
Mr.. and Mrs. P. F. Weaver and
Mrs. Allie Harter and daughter,
Miss Beatrice, returned Wednes.
day evening from their motor trip
to Oklahoma City.
Miss Jennie Stark returned Fri
day from Columbia where she at
tended the summer term of the
state university. Miss Stark will
teach mathematics and agriculture
ia the Warsaw high school this
year.
The Laclede blade. (Laclede, Mo.) 1890-1945, 1916-08-11
Lyceum Course Dates

The dates for the Laclede Lyceum
course have been received and ac-
eepted and are as follows:
October 13, Maude Stevens Con-
cert Company; December Is,
Preston Bradley Lecture; January
II. Strollers Male Quartet; Febru-
airy 6, Charles H. Plattenburg,
lecturer.
The Laclede blade. (Laclede, Mo.) 1890-1945, 1916-08-11
Aluminium Ware Free

You get free coupon with each
purchase, good for piece of alum
mum ware. See our display in
front window. j. B, PATRICK.
The Laclede blade. (Laclede, Mo.) 1890-1945, 1916-08-11
PERSONAL PARAGRAPHS
Brief Mention of Those Who Cone
and Go During the Week

Mr.. and Mrs. John Gartner we're
in Linneus Tuesday.
G. E. Tracy made business
trip to Macon Thursday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Victor Pitney of
Chicago are visiting relatives here.
Miss Kathryn Harter visited
relatives at Meadville over last
Sunday.
Miss Lena MendenhalI of Brook
field spent Wednesday afternoon
with Laclede friends.
Miss Lizzie GndgelI of MeadviIIe
visited her brother, E. B. Gudgell,
and family here this week.
Miss Willetta Moberly went to
Milan last Saturday to spend a two
weeks vacation with relatives.
Prof. ]. E. Marsh has returned
from attending the summer session
at the state normal at Maryville.
Fred Alexander has returned
from spending a month with his
mother, Mrs. r. M. j. Davis at
Vista, Mo.
Miss Dora Coins returned We'd
nesday from attending the summer
session of the state normal at
Maryville.
Mrs. Bertha BrendeI and chill
dren visited Geo, G. Jones and
family at Linneus the latter part
of last week.
Mrs. F. G. Adams and daughter,
Chrystal, returned home Wednes-
day from attending a camp meet
ing at Clarence.
J. Paul Jones, committeeman
from this township, attended the
democratic committee meeting at
Linneus last Tuesday.
A. ]. Caywood, wife and daugh-
ter, spent Saturday night and Sun
day with Mr.. and Mrs. N. A.
Ormsby in Chilicothe.
Mrs. A. L. Vandyke and two
little sons of Brookfeld visited
over Sunday with her sister, Mrs.
J. W. Reed and family.
Miss Ruby Adams left Wednes-
day to attend camp meeting at
Macon. She will teach again in
hat county beginning her school
n September.
I. S. Linn and family of Mt.
Auburn, ILL.,, motoring to Great
Bend, Kansas, for a visit, spent a
couple of days here the first of the
week with L. E. Eichman and
amily.
MIR. and Mrs. John Libby of
Bonnie Terre and Mr.. and Mrs. E.
/. Libby of Linn Greek are visit
ng relatives here, guests at the
ome of Judge and Mrs. O. F.
libby.
Mrs. A. J. Linn is spending this
7eek and next at the wholesale
Millinery houses of Quincy and st.
,ouis and selecting her fall line as
'elI as getting the styles for fall
nd winter wear.
Byron Western has returned
,Om taking the summer course at
le MaryviIle state normal, and
i'll move to Spickard preparatory
, opening the public schools at
lat place as superintendent.
Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. w. Mitchell
Meadville took the train here
Tednesday for a months visit in
Ie east. stopping in Ohio to visit
r. Mitchelps brother and then
ling to their old home in West
....
The Laclede blade. (Laclede, Mo.) 1890-1945, 1916-08-11
ON LOCAL SUBJECTS
Local Items and Interesting Bits Of
News Of All Sorts

, Thursday of next week.
J. W. MOberly's right hand was
severely burned last Tuesday as he
pitched flaming gasoline stove
into the yard at his home. The
fire was extinguished before much
damage was done.
S. Bassett came in from Walnut,
Kansas, Wednesday night to visit
his brother, James and family, and
his many old friends here. He says
it is about as dry in his locality as
here, the late planted COIN especial
ly suffering.
Miss Daisy Rankin has returned
from taking a summer course at
the state university at Columbia
and will spend couple of weeks at
her home here before going to
Carthage to resume her duties in
the public schools of that city.
While squirrel hunting several
miles northwest of town a few
weeks ago, F. F. Pratt and A. j.
Baum, spotted a bee tree. They
cut it last Saturday and secured
over a hundred pounds of fine
honey, and Geo. Estes captured
the bees and added them to his
apiary.
The Meadville cbautauqua, the
one big event of the county, be-
gins one week from next Saturday,
August 10 and runs to the 9th.
Special trains will be run from
BroOkfeld both Sundays, leaving
Laclede at 9:1O a. m. Returning
the train leaves Meadville at
9:15 p. m.
A. S.. Byrd, secretary of the La
clede Farmers Mutual Fire and
Lightning Insurance company is
mailing out notices of an assess
ment of three mills on each dollar
of insurance in force in that com
pany on July l. This assessment
is made to cover thirty losses that
have occurred since the last assess
ment September l, 1915. Most of
the losses were on stock killed by
Ohas. w. Shive, a former La
clede boy and member of the La
clede high school, now in the
government mail service as clerk
in the postofice at Quakertown,
Pa, sends a remittance to renew
1is subscription this week. He says
hey are having real summer
weather in the east with lots of
ain and everything is growing
inc. Hay was an enormous crop,
wheat and rye a little above the i,
Lverage and oats and corn looking
PROMISING.
People are already inquiring !;
bout schools and looking up 7
oints and places where they can
est school their sons and daugh- .
srs. 1t is none too early to call
ttention to the Laclede schools. =
his town should lead in the ca ,
acity of her schools any place in
lis section, and we believe it will
the matter is given due publicity.
lOrally Laclede is as clean a town G
, you find auywhere-nOt a saloon G.
r pool hall or Objectionable resort
I any kind. Parents should have G
D hesitancy in sending their chill Z
ZEN here to school. The advan- /
ges are the best and the training al
ven pupils is thorough and pre- ie
Tres them for the state university
ithOut examination. 81