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The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-02-10
NORTHFIELD. MASS.

The Home Missionary society met all
day Thursday. A program of selected
readings was given.
a life that had been accomplished by
some beautiful flower, picture, book OF
person. A social hour was enjoyed.
Albert F. Robert of New York city,
secretary of the rural work of the In
ternational Y NJ G. A, spoke in Sage
chapel and Mt. Hermon at the Wednes-
day devotional services this week.
Mrs. \. Fay Smith led the mothers
meeting Wednesday afternoon in the
parish house, assisted by Mrs. c. z.
Buffum. The subject was The Educa-
tional Value of the Beautiful. Several
members told of the transformation in
! Next Monday the Fortnightly viii
celebrate the birthday anniversary of
Abraham Lincoln. The program is in
charge of Miss Carolyn Rolfe and the
music committee Mrs. M. t. Moore
will give a paper on The Indian Prob
/ lem.
The last debate of the inter-society
series at Mt. Hermon will be held Sat
urday evening. The question is, Re
solved, that the sale and manufacture
for sale of Intoxicating liquors for bev
erage purposes in the United States anc
all territories subject to the jurisdic
ton thereof should be prohibited Th'
affirmative will be upheld by the Phil
iomathean Literary society and the mega
tive by the Pierian society.
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the Masonic nall are undergoing repairs,
which include steel sheathing ceiling, new
wall paper and paint.
Oliver Hale, who lives On the Mortified
road, has Plymouth Rock hen which laid
an egg recently measuring s ID by 6 5-S
inches and weighing five ounces.
Miss Katherine Manning of Springfield
Mass, Frank Fuller of Boston and Louis
Grout of Springfield, Mass. have been
guests of Mr.. and Mrs. w. f. Robertson.
A Lincoln memorial service under the
auspices of the Congregational Sunday
school will take the place of the regular
service next Sunday morning. There will
be a short address by the pastor and spe-
cial music.
1t is expected that the new Monitor
moving picture theatre will be open for
business Feb. % The management has ar
ranged a very convenient interior and has
bought a new Cameragraph Powers No. G
A machine of the latest design,
The supper and entertainment given I'M
der the auspices of the Congregational
Ladies' society in the church Wednesday
was well attended and enjoyed. At 4
o'clock a business meeting was held at
which one new director was elected, Mrs.
J. w. Field. The various business matters
were considered and attended to and work
for the coming year was mapped out. 1t
was voted to buy a new oil heating cook
ing stove. The entertainment followed the
supper and the program was as follows:
Selection, junior orchestra; reading, Miss
Rest Metcalf; selection, male quartet; talk
for suffragettes, Miss Hannah Sweat; piano
duet, Misses Carrie and Mildred Booth;
reading Miss I4ida Higgins; selection, male
quartet; selection, orchestra. A sleigh-ride
party from Winchester attended the sup
per and entertainment
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Hollands Sound Policy.

Holland holds Java and her other
outlying possessions, and maintains an
important overseas trade, with navy
of very moderate dimensions that ranks
perhaps twelfth among the nations. She
has some submarines, and will increase
the number of destroyers and smaller
protective craft. She has also an eff
cient army based upon the principle of
CONSUMPTION Or. compulsory service. The
ordinary field force of the Netherlands
army amounts TO about 10000 men,
while in the various reserves there are
perhaps 100000 more. Holland has six
million people, as against our one hun
dred million, and is not a warlike or
militarized nation. But she could put
100000 men into active service more
readily than we could mobilize one
fourth as many, utilizing our national
guard and other sources of supply. If
we were as well prepared relatively
as Switzerland or Holland to defend
cur homes-while continuing TO stand
with them, as we now do, for the prin.
eiples of justice, honor, and civiliza-
ton IN the world-we should have at
least six million men trained and
equipped for military duty.-American
Review of Reviews.
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WHY PAPERS ARE YELLOW.
Reasons for the Jaundice Hue-Effect
of the Scarcity of Aniline Blues.
Boston News Bureau.

news
For a newspaper to be classed among
the ''yellows now is no reflection
upon the quality of its news columns.
No doubt many people have been won
dering just what is the reason for the
jaundice hue of many of the pages of
the dailies and in some hay way con
meet it with Germany and the war,
which is quite right.
Bleach is scarce and has advanced
enormously ii price Before the war
it was $3.50 ton, but now manu-
facturers of paper are paying as high
as 16 IL cents 4 pound for it, or $3.50
ton. Bleach, which is nothing else
than chlorine, formerly came to the
United States almost entirely from
England and Germany. But we have
been growing gradually more self-suf
ficient. Most of the supplies now used
II the United States are made at Mia
CARA Falls, in Michigan and Pennsyl-
vania. Many new plants have recently
started production, but the demand is
enormous. Not only is chlorine used as
a bleach for paper and cloth, but it is
now in great war demand for the man
ufacture of high explosives. The plants
of the Du Pont Co. are using vast
/ quantities of it.
Greater activity at the textile mills
/ has increased the demand for bleach
and the paper mills, which year or
so ago We're running not over two
thirds full, are now operating at ca
pacity. Imports of paper from Eng
land, Norway, Sweden and elsewhere
have been very much reduced.
! Everything entering into the manu-
facture of paper, including the pulp
itself, has advanced greatly in price.
All chemicals have gone up about so
per cent since the war began. Caustic,
which was chiefly imported, is about
100 per cent higher, and dyestuffs have
risen 400 to 500 per cent. The pinch
is being felt especially in aniline blues
such as rhodamine ad indanthriae
which are used to give paper the white
shade. So far as the manufacture OF
colored paper in the United States is
concerned half the concerns making
it have been forced to suspend pro
duction. Colored paper today is very
hard to obtain.
Unbleached wood pulp has advanced
from $40 a ton to $5S, or an increase
of 37.5 per cent. Bleached pulp has
risen from 500 a ton to 500, or clos,
to 80 per cent. A large part of the
pulp supply used to come from Ger
many, and this source is of course
cut off. Sweden and Norway, also i'm
portant sources of supply, have put
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SOUTH NEWFANE.

Mrs. Charles n. Kelsey went Satur-
day to Springfield, Mass, to stay few
weeks.
The late light SHOWS, coming on a
hard-frozen surface, have made fair
sleighing again.
Mrs. Erwin G. Sparks has been i'll
with grip 10 days and is still kept in
door by the attack.
The Ladies' Benevolent society will
meet next Wednesday afternoon IN the
vestry. All are invited to attend.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. Milton Dexter of
Philadelphia, who had been visiting in
They are the guests of Mr.. and Mrs.
j ohm E. Morse.
| The village school was closed Friday,
when Miss Landman and Miss Adams
of the Brookside school visited schools
in the north part of the town. On Sat
urday morning they visited schools in
Townshend.
Mrs. Idella B. Hescock of Greenfield,
Mass, after spending a few days with
Mrs. f. W. Morse in Brattleboro, came
Monday. She is with her sister, Mrs
/ Charles w. Morse, who is still suffering
from the effects of fall several weeks
1 ago.
On Tuesday evening, Feb. Is, a val
entine social will be held in the vestry
under the auspices of the Ladies
Benevolent society. There will be a
program of instrumental music. A cor
dial invitation is extended to all to be
1 present at o'clock.
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WESTMINSTER WEST.

Bert Houghton, who has been very
Ill with pneumonia is gaining slowly.
Rev Walter Curtis will have a Lin
coin memorial service in the church
next Sunday morning.
The next regular meeting of the
Grange will be held in the home of
Mr.. and Mrs Hunt Clark.
County Agent A. w. Sweeton gave a
very interesting and helpful talk on
fertilizers Saturday afternoon in the
town hall, which was largely attend
ed.
News has been received here that
Mr.. and Mrs. George Hubbard of Red
Hook, n. Y, have a daughter born
Sunday Feb. 6. Mrs. Hubbard was
Miss Stella Gooden of this place. Her
sister, Mrs. Fred Harlow of Maiden,
Mass, is with her.
The Christian Endeavor society of
Westminster will come Saturday even
ing, Feb. II, for sleighride and supper
here. After the supper there will be
a Lincoln social, to which all here are
cordially invited. Those who come are
requested to bring quotation from
Lincoln.
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of parents present. Mrs. F. 1. Swift,
teacher of sewing, gave a very in
teresting talk on her work, showing
several specimens of the work done
by the pupils. Miss Fandel, Mutual
Aid nurse, also gave an interesting
talk on the health and care of the
child. Questions were asked and
answered about the industrial work.
Mrs. ". T. Stellman rendered two
solos.
First Congregational church. Mid
week meeting Friday evening at 7.30,
conducted by Rev. George F. Prentiss
Of Florence, Mass, who viii instruct
the canvassers on the every member
canvass to be held Sunday, Feb. 13.
A large attendance is urged. Sunday
morning service at 1870. Sermon APP
propriate to the occasion by Rev. Mr..
Prentiss. Every member of the parish
| is urged to be present at this service
and to remain at home in the after
noon to receive the eanvassers. Sun
| day school 11.45. Christian Endeavor
| conservation meeting at Z. E. A
! Knight leader.
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MARLBORO.

Supt. Mofitt was in town Tuesday
to meet the school board.
Mrs Alta Rider of Guilford is with
Mrs. Simeon Adams for brief stay.
J. E. Thomas returned Saturday
from his visit with friends in Massa-
chusetts.
Miss Ruth Dalrymple of Brattleboro
was a guest of Mrs. E. p. Adams sew
eral days last week.
Z. p. Adams is in Brattleboro for a
few days in order to be in closer touch
with his physician.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. E. Learnard of West
Halifax spent Sunday and Monday
with M. f. Baxter and Mr.. and Mrs
Van Wyek.
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embargoes ON expectations, but they
are now issuing licenses to permit
pulp to come into the United States.
Normally the United States imported
about 100000 tons of wood pulp
year. England has gone so far as to
put an embargo on all kinds of paper
making materials.
With all these factors combined it
is not surprising to find that book pa
pers have advanced $40 to SIS ton
since the outbreak of the war. Al
though there has been a substantial
advance in newsprint its effect is not
yet marked, due to the fact that it is
sold far ahead on contract
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f. G. Robertson is in New l ork on bust
ness.
Harold Merritt was at home Sunday
from Boston,
j. NJ. Lamb visited relatives in Leomin-
ster Mass, last week
Mrs. Prentiss Taylor is confined to the
house with a severe cold.
I F. A. Davis has been in Hartford, Conn,
several days the past week.
John Magee has gone to Springfield, Vt,
where he has employment.
! Mrs. Orlin Whitney of Brattleboro is
spending some time in town
! Mr.. and Mrs Victor Cote of Greenfield
Mass, visited in town last week
The w. G. T. q. will meet with Mrs. A.
A. Bailey next Tuesday afternoon
R. F. Holland of Indian Orchard Mass,
was at home from Friday to Sunday
Mrs Harold Webster of Brattleboro is
Visiting her mother, Mrs. Ida Higgins
Elmer Aldrich is cutting the ice. which
is about II inches thick, on the Streetel
ponds.
Mrs. A H Sawyer was called to Royals
ton, Mass, Wednesday by the death Of {
relative.
WI. anu MIS-. IeTcy DOOCn ana cnlldreI
of Winchester have been visitors of Hins
dale relatives
Mrs. Harold Shaw of Needham, Mass
a guest of her sister, Mrs. w L. Todd
one day recently.
Mrs. H. L. Jeffords returned to he
home in Plymouth, n H., Thursday, afte
spending several days with Mrs. Heller
= Jeffords
I The anterooms and preparation rooms a
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-02-10
It's the Way They Handle
That Sells the eeSIX-4O''

lady and light, high powered should
NEW SIX 4O When drive heavy
fly would be seldom that would be obliged shift
hills Brattboro. Of there
would make high
and the climb.
seldom
backward" feeling when shift hill EQUALITY
FIRST"
to
will throttle
hill the unhead of thing
The SixO staple because not feksh When
unchanged for number looking beautiful
with the
roads The
theirslo wela the Moto Compa
in m Isen
buy anyo MI Barney E. Mead, Manager.
Vermont Auto Sales Company
South
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-02-10
MARRIAGES.

In Brattleboro, Feb. 9. by Rev. Del
mar Z. Trout, pastor of the Univer-
salist church. Leroy Albert Carpenter
and Miss Eula Thankful Torrey, both
of Brattleboro.
In Brattleboro. Feb. 9, by Carl :
Hopkins, Esq, William A. 0eltien AMI
Miss Estella May Kaufman, both OF
Chicopee Fails, Mass.
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DEATHS.

In West Brattleboro lMelrose hospital) .
Feb 9, Mrs. Maud tNanslit) Charm, -,
wife of John Charm of Brattleboro.
In Bernardston, Mass, Feb. Z, A. J.
Farnsworth.
In East Dover, Feb 3, Mrs. Sarah
Ingram, Il, widow of Charles ingram.
In South Londonderry, Feb. ., Mrs
Orrel Tyler, 20.
In Newfane, Feb. >, Mrs Eliza NJ
Knapp, 60, wife of Leroy L. Knapp.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-02-10
HIN SCALE. N. II.
Horn Pout Biting Well.

There has been considerable discussion
among the local fishermen as to whether
there is a closed season on horned pout,
the majority not being aware that the
closed season on these fish was abolished
by the last legislature. State Fish and
Game Commissioner Franz J Deal has an
swered to this effect to recent inquiry
and this settles the question
1t is unusual that any thought would be
given to horned pout fishing at this season
of the year, but the mild weather this
winter and the several thaws have made
this fishing excellent, several fine strings
having been caught, both angleworrns and
very small minnows being used for bait
Lest some think that angleworms may
be dug hereabouts in midwinter it might
be well to add that several of the fisher
men put in a supply in their cellars last
fall and have various methods of their own
for keeping them alive and healthy.
Mr.. Beal recently gave out the informa
ton that 6,023 deer were killed in this
state during the last open season and that
there were approximately $4,000 licensed
hunters, which figures include both resi-
dents and non-residents.
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BIRTHS.

In Red Hook, \. Y, Feb. 6, \
daughter to George and Stella Good
ELL Hubbard.
In Hinsdale, y H. Feb. 6, daughter
to Mr. and Mrs Clyde Smith.
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problems9 Is he a good general hired
man for us2' If these questions can
all be answered Yes, it is not wise
to bubble on his manner Of getting
the knowledge
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WEST BRATTLEBORO

The Parent Teacher association held
meeting in Academy hail yesterday
afternoon at $40 with large audience
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\ BITS OF
FATE, NEWS

Right Rev. p. !. Donahue, d. D.,
Of Wheeling, on a recent trip to Wash.
Ingtons obtained from the war depart.
lment, a number OF Winchester rifles
to be used in the military activities
at the Cathedral High school. Bishop
Donohue is well informed on theiregu.
slattona governing the issuing Of such
a supply. by the war department. and
VIII confer with Brother Anslem, So.
perior OF the Cathedral High school,
within the next few days In regard
to the rifle range which is to be .es'
tablishe ed on the grounds OF st. Xat
.yier's Manual Training school at Elm
Grove. The school has already in ito
poIsession about 40 Winchasters,
which have been loaned by the war
department, which are being used lin
the manuel. OF arms by the boys Of
the large companies,
The Gilmer county 81 hurt has award.
ed to Holmboe S&S LatfertyJ architeetsl
the COMMIT sion to prepare plans and
sspeci ationa for q new court house,
sherift's resid ence and Jail to- lhe
erected at Chenille ut 81 cost Of ap.
spfnximat elyi $4,000 & xcIugt3e OF fuEt
3iiitiire and hxtur6S! The court house
IN TO be gof mopume nthl& archite otufal
design, sur amounted BY g graceful
dome thfoft 80 lich TIE rptunda WIN
sbSY iIghted. JIG viii DE CONSTRUCT ted ot
NATIVE blue sand tpne ana VIII 10
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RUFF STUFF ~, + +
BY RED.
BY RED.
Even peanuts feel effects Of the

Even peanuts feel effects Of the
Germans probably bursting too many
shells.
That woman who ran away with two
children, asman and g$75, must have
travelled in freight car
Ninteen dollars would be enough for
any woman to live on each month II
there were. no more money in the
world.
5""verdun situation remains unchang.
ed.,'-Head1ine.
Evidently means that "the poor dew
ils;are dying" nv
oditsotMeH eoS ROY Dunn must be VII.
las press agent ep: st,.s Pr Y
OF course the battle in which the
two Americans and 81 greasers were
killed was fought on the movie picture
plains
=
partments like Fairmont's. .s
Wonder how the, Africans like civil.
cation when one Of those French rs
explodes in their midst?
some are sorrySthat those two boot
leggers who had ammunition on them
did not scare the cops a little.
At that Connors and satterfield be.
lIeye in Safety First" and always tray-
elm pairs.
Pretty good equipment on the rail-
roads here when wheel falls of one
Of the coaches.
Smoking ham and pork took on a new
aspect early yesterday morning.
Chinese monarchy lasted about: as
long as the effectiveness OF city ordin'
ahces in this burg.
Almost time to be selecting ones
side.door pullman.
Kindly let us know when the Ger
mai, airships come over here. We want
to nab ourselves three feet Of Bell tele
phone conduit.
From what we read OF Goodhand he
must be rather lovely looking CHAP
LET Katy Do IT,
She has our consent.
H. L. Smith has an awful time keep
ing out OF the papers,
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~ M M ~ nj ineacllarUisc. Cieselan has The
.s4,s ale san Francsco inefehants require that 70
fnTns mn he made innet be gwen
Mfnnespeiis merchants who are parties % agFee
ment Unit returns at presam
Paul thert IL return rule on goods
sent On approval In rule pretty much the
same as liz Minneapolis Merchants in other cities are
sai Ia have arbitrary that are dotns
their work well, according to reports heard tney
been is Judged by the merchants
who dl NIT join the various movements when they were
begun have since fallen into line. .s
Sensitive shoppers have had their feelings hurt ire
ouently j: late by printed admonitons concerning the
return Of goods which they found with
1t may comfort many q them to learn that the cam
naign 10 correct the abuse Of the return privilege is
national cue. &st#
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=iI Er.aIDA \, EVENING. MARCH %, 1915.
.AMERICA FIRST
B BRIGHT B. PROSPECTS.

p-TzSHE election next November will be sweeping
Republican victory unless every indication is false
me Republican party should gain national, state
and county Naturally we more interested
ina victory in Marion county than any other
one place.
Marion countys normally Republican and we feel Ger
conditions will prevail at the next cleo
ton. IA very unforlunate circumstance brought the
present Democratic administration into power But sucn
will exist when the ballots are cast
hsst November.
county Republicans like members OF the g. O.
II country united again All the faconal
nesshaye disappeared and harmony prevails the pfo-
gFessyes turned again to the parent organization
md have welcomed back into the fold Thus the
prt upted and all that is needed to insure VIC
tory concentrated effort
of the local Democratic administration,
ike national administration have been many
Marion county have suffered by reason
Of these mistakes The people tired OF Democratic
rule and II ould rejoice in change
With D. good true, strong Republican ticket for state
ndcouty officers the chances of victory bet
ter ali pull together and recapture our home
county ffomsthe enemy
ii can be done.
Dot.
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WASHINGTON NEWS j.
GOSSIP [sz 9z7zEz.: sz39s. .M!zz:l

but the summons to Clarksburg chang
ed their plans. One Of the functions
at which Mrs. Davis was sorely missed
this year, on account of the death, was
the annual observation Of st. Joseph's
Day at the home of the Little Sisters
OF the Poor. Mrs. Davis has been one
OF the hostesses annually who have
been counted upon to help entertain
the grandfathers and grandmothers
who have passed the proverbial three
score years and ten" who are inmates
Of the homeI Nine. Jusserand, the wife
o fthe French Ambassador, was one
Of the hostesses this year, as he has
been at every one OF the celebrations
since she has joined the diplomatic
circles in Washington.
Maxwell Church, one of the promi-
Iient members Of the younger set in
Washington, will leave the latter part
o. this week for Charleston where he
will be a! guest ct the wedding OF MISS
Agnes Chiffon and Mr.. Eugene N May
er, which will take place the latter
part OF this month.
Marriage licenses have been issued
here this week to Thomas o. Parker,
OF ward, w. Va, and Jenena A. Parish,
Of Scottdale, with Rev. IA. F. Downs,
as the Officiating clergyman; to Daniel
A. Jamtson and Edith P. Perry both
OF Gifts, W. Va. the Rev. William
Harris, officiating. % !.
Mr.. and Mrs. Isaac T. Mann enter
tanned last night with q masked din
rer at. their home on Sixteenth street.
The guests were sixty I'm number, and
It lis said to have been one the most:
Ielaborate and unique naifsl that hsyel
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TeTCORRECT sHOpPING ABUSE.

i4SEYERAI boxes Of unbleacned stockings were re-
stufnsl eastern store not long since. accompa-
MED bysa claim for credit, The obging merchant
sale account dated "a years ago.
md the longdstance record for the ex-
change snods.
Inthe struggle with the abuse of this system
semsrsBants the different large cities are testing
methods Angeles reports forty.eghthour
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DANGER IN DUST.

UsT IS shifts about the street in millions Of par;
Id ces does not have very harmful appearance.
- Ye: when you go to looking into the nature Of 1t
this same dust takes on far different aspect
What makes UP dust? little Of everything is one an
swer aid one that pretty near tothe truth es
pecially that dust found about the streets Of city IN
its particles will be found considerable dried sputum and
other ge:m.breeding matter.
specks skim mold spores particles of clothing
and furniture and foods often all the evils OF street
dust are added to this mixture there is sickness es-
naciay Of contagious OF infectious nature, the germs
Of the disease will appear the air unless due care Is
taken. .-..,.4..
In an Investigation dust investigator using plates
12 inches in diameter found that in large drygooos
store in New York city 1893 germs lodged on plate
while in nearby street. where the snow haa Oeen
ths dust that settled the plate contained 5SAo
germs ,.,,,.
While these germs the air not necessarily harm,
ul vet heavy Accommodations of them on fruits OF hoous
are liable to prove serious menace to health.
Thus the necessity guarding all foods from dust ana
street filth