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The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-04-17
Room With Personality.

The walls of the room were pre-
pared in faded gold, like an old mans
memory Of a sunshiny day when his
heart was young, and the cretonnes
at the windows, once brave and gay
in their coloring, were blurred, ana
Gimmed, like memories Of the short,
bright hours of youth, flaming out,
one after another, almost painfully
distinct, which the hand Of time has
woven into one indefinite pattern,
with all the passionate joy and sharp
regret washed out. The restless feet
of youth had stamped out the designs
in the carpet, and had worn a path
straight through the heart of the big,
peaceful room to the open front and
the wide, pulsing world without Like
the incarnate spirit of the room, the
little hostess sat in the stiff, high
backed chair of her great-grandfather
fluttering her ivory-tinted hands
among the fragile china that had been
the wedding present of her great
grandmother, while the youth of long
ago smiled wisely down on her out OF
their narrow, black frames on the
wall.-The Countryside Magazine
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-04-17
WEST CHESTERFIELD. N II

Albert Burt of Brattleboro is visit
ing ct Charles Chamberlain IS.
Cheshire Pomona Grange will meet
with Spofford Grange May "a.
Last Friday. Clifford Amidon of this
place moved his family to Brattleboro
There will be a basket ball game in
West Chesterfield April 20, also a
dance and luncheon
Mr.. and Mrs. s. +. Rice are visiting
heir son, Wayne Rice, in Brooklyn
Mrs. Elvira Davis is caring for their
home here.
Mrs. Eveline Puffer is being con
veyed to her school III BrattleborC
this term by Richard Amidon, who
takes several pupils.
Mrs Clara Amidon is home for {
visit and Miss Leila Amidon has takeI
her place at Fred FAIR in Spofford
Mrs. Farr is slowly improving.
i At the spoffora Grange meeting
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-04-17
Where the Hen Beats the Cow.

e / visited friend last summer who
has kept both hens and cows for
years, says a writer in Farm and
Preside His dairy averages about
nine cows and his hens from 300 to $50
layers, the latter all housed in one
building without partitions, except to
protect the roosts from drafts.
=" Except during the first two weeks
when the chicks are small, the poultry
receive considerably less than half the
time and labor given to his cows
q His hens last year averaged IL
dozen eggs per hen, and his eggs, sent
to New York city market, Melted him
a little over % cents per dozen for the
year. His net income per hen, reckon
ing all the feed supply at market
prices, was just under $50 per layer
His net income from the COWS, reck-
oned on the same feed-eost basis, was
no greater than from his hens. His
cost equipment for his dairy business
is at least ten times that for his hen
business.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-04-17
To Reduce Flesh Safely.

If one really wishes to reduce the
flesh without injury, careful diet is
absolutely necessary. Milk, eggs, fish,
fowl and fresh fruits are good, and
you must have lots of water. air and
sunlight. Bicycle riding is better
than walking, and dancing also helps
to reduce.
Eat only simple, light foods without
fats. greases, oils, starches and
gravies. Shun all liquors and hot
drinks-and eat nothing after five
o'clock in the afternoon. Do net sleep
over seven hours at night and avoid
an afternoon nap as you would the
plague. The juice of a lemon, taken
in a glass of hot water with a tea
spoonful of rochelle salts at night is
also good.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-04-17
HAVE RESERVE TO DRAW ON
New York Newspaper Gives Good Ad.
vice to Those Who Must Fight
for a Living.

A bank account is the ammunition
needed by every worker in the battle
for a livelihood. And this kind of pre-
paredness can have no opponents.
Those who are at the front of the
fight for a living must have further
supplies to depend on than just those
on their persons at present. There
must be a source of supply to be
drawn on in case of need.
Workers, you should prepare your
selves toward the time of need.
Whatever may be the national policy,
preparedness should be your personal
policy. Safety first" must be your
motto, and there is no safety in liv.
ing from week to week, just waiting
from one day to another Your only
safety lies in having some money put
by for that rainy day, which may
come at any time.-New York Eve
ming Telegram.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-04-17
TRULY A WONDERFUL THING
Remarkable Instances of the Instinct
of Homins Pigeons Told by
TWO Veracious Citizens.

The following should be appreciated
by our friend the angler, who must
be weary of having his statements
doubted
At the monthly meeting of certain
hcming society one of the members
related an interesting experience. He
had, he said, recently sold couple
of "squeakers very young pigeons
to a man whose cote was 200 miles
away. He sent them off by train, and
was astounded to find them back in
the old cote a couple of days later!
There was a painful silence, broken
at length by the presidents Wonder
full"
you doubt my word?" demanded
the narrator of the story.
Not bit of it," was the reply.
It's a strange coincidence, that's all.
I sold the very same man sitting of
eggs in the middle of June. Before
the end of the month those birds had
Matched out and had flown back to
me! Homing instincts wonderful
thing!"
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-04-17

Saturday evening there We're % mem
bers present. The attendance was not
50 large as usual, but there was an
interesting meeting. The question
was: Resolved, that a more practicai
cooperation between the producer and
consumer is needed in the distribution
Of food products in New England
The speakers were Curtis Chickering,
a. NJ Brown, Albert Chickering and
G. o. Cobleigh. There was a reading
by Miss Myrtle Farr and an essay by
Mrs. Mary L. Smith on Economics in
the Home.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-04-17
DEATHS.

In Guilferd, April 16, William Pat
rick Ryan, e
In Quilt, April Is, Walter Earl
White, 81 Y native of Dedham, Mass.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-04-17

Japan has more telephones than all
the rest Of Asia
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-04-17
A Card.

We express our sincere appreciation
and deep gratitude TO the members of
Company !, the Grand Army post, the
Woman S Relief corps and the many
friends who, by their gifts and deeds
of kindness, helped to tighten our bur-
den in the loss Of our brother and
friend. Also we wish to thank all
those who sent flowers and Rev Mr..
TomhnsOn for his comforting words.
May you all find such help in your
hour of sorrow
Mrs Laura Purdy.
Mrs William Russell.
Bratt!eboro, VI, April II, 1916.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-04-17
Hungarian Faces.

l have never seen such interesting
photographer show windows as
there are in Budapest. Partly this is
because the photographers are good,
but partly it must lie in the Hun
garians themselves-such vivid, inter
esting, unconventional faces. These
people look as if they ought to do tha
acting and write the music and novels
and plays and paint the pictures for
all the rest of the world If they
haven't done so, it must be because
along with their natural talent, they
nave this Incidence and tendency tc
foD and not push things through
Arthur Rune in Coilers " eekly.
Japan has more telephones than al
fla paSf If Asto
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-04-17
MARRIAGES.

In Brattleboro, April Is, BY Rev
Richard H. Clapp, Edward e. Perry
and Miss Emily Lamphier, both of
Springfield, Mass
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-04-17
BIRTHS.

In West Chesterfield, \. H., April
IA, a son to Mr. and Mrs. Upton Prem
tiss Lord.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-04-17

The world 5 richest tin mine is one
in Tasmania.
Palisadian. [volume] (Cliffside Park, N.J.) 1906-current, 1916-05-06
Woman's Club
of u. c. Z. Will
Study Browning

The Woman's Club, of the U. C. T..
held their annual election on Tuesday
at the home of Miss Emma Hodkin-
son, in Palisade avenue. Miss Hold
kinson was succeeded as president by
Miss Edna Perry. The other officers
selected were: Mrs. N. B. Hartman,
president; Mrs. w. j. Mcdonald,
recording secretary; Mrs. Norman
Paul, federation secretary; Mrs.
Joseph Kenworthy, corresponding sec
rotary; Mrs. Eric Lehsten, treasurer.
The plan is being mooted by the
club of making next year Browning
year during which the works of the
great poet will be studied.
A worthy work of the club has
been the making of twenty little
dresses for the use of the needy chill
dren in the borough. Next year the
club will make infants layettes.
Palisadian. [volume] (Cliffside Park, N.J.) 1906-current, 1916-05-06
In A Circle Club
Have Jolly Party

The May meeting of the In Circle
Card Club was held on Monday even
ing at the home of the N. B. Hart
MAINS and the Boyers at Lafayette
avenue and the bluff. The meeting
was one of the most delightful in the
history of the club. Those present
were: Mr.. and Mrs. N. B. Hartmann,
Mrs. H. A. Boyer, Mrs. Adelaide
Kentz, Mrs. Fanny B. Lucas, Captain
and Mrs. S. E. Darby, Mr.. and Mrs.
G. r. Thayer, Mr.. and Mrs. G. j..
Dickinson, DR. Margaret Brewster,
Mrs. Fanny B. Wilson, Mrs. j. M.
Akin, Mrs. Warren B. Eyrich, Mr..
and Mrs. j. H. Koch, George Koch,
F. L. Smith, Mr.. and Mrs. Edwin LIE
Cato, Mr.. and Mrs. George A. Clark,
Mrs. w. Carroll Snyder, Mr.. and Mrs.
George N. Venables, Mrs. Howard
Greene, W. S. B. Dana, Mr.. and Mrs.
H. R. Benda, Mrs. Jane Coulter, Miss
Esther tombstone, Miss Edith For
niger and Mrs. Marion Gray.
The next meeting of the club will
be held on Monday evening, June s.,
at the residence of DR.. Margaret
Brewster, Mrs. Eyrich serving as
hostess.
Palisadian. [volume] (Cliffside Park, N.J.) 1906-current, 1916-05-06
Mr.. and Mrs. Tams
Give Masquerade To
The Choral Society

A very jolly affair was the mas
querade party given by Mr. and Mrs.
Arthur w. Tams Friday night, April
%, to the members of the Palisade
Choral Society at Buergel's Hotel.
The event was compliment on the
part of the director to the society
following the recent performance of
"The Mikado" in which they so distin
guished themselves.
The costumes seen were gorgeous
and varied, some of them very funny
and the whole evening was con-
tinued round of merriment. The mas
querade festivities were interrupted
only by the unmasking and the pro-
cession to a very bountiful supper
at which the society surprised the
director by rendering snatches from
the organization two productions,
"Pinafore" and "The Mikado."
Excellent music was discoursed,
impelling everyone to foot it with de-
lightful abandon. Altogether it was
red letter evening in the society's
history.
Among those present were Mr.. and
Mrs. Brooks, of Philadelphia; Mrs.
Standish, Mrs. Kitty Donnelly, Miss
Among those present were: Mr..
and Mrs. Brooks, of Philadelphia,
Mrs. May Standish, Mrs. Kitty DON
nelly, Mr.. and Mrs. Fred St. John,
Miss Ethel de Vaux, Mr.. and Mrs.
Foeppel, Miss Clara Foeppel, Mr..
and Mrs. Walter Lennon, Mrs. Geo.
H. Frew, Mr.. and Mrs. D. A. Carson,
Mr.. and Mrs. N. A. Paul, Mrs.
Roberg, Miss Goldsmith, Miss J.
Hoebel, Mr.. and Mrs. l.. C. Anderson,
Mrs. H. Clark, Mr.. and Mrs. Wilbur
F. Holt, Mr.. and Mrs. E. E. Miller,
Mr.. and Mrs. Emil Schmidt, Mrs.
Schroth, Mr.. and Mrs. P H. Walther,
Mr.. and Mrs. w. H. Alves, Mr.. and
Mrs. E. M. Caffall, Mr.. and Mrs. H.
A. Flagge, Mr.. and Mrs. w. G Howell,
Mr. and Mrs. Max Nienstaedt, Mr..
and Mrs. J. S. Stewart, Mr.. and Mrs.
3. F. M. Wye, Mrs. Lucas, Mr.. and
Mrs. Lucien P. Druck, Mr.. and Mrs.
George Lane, Mrs. Akin, Mr. and
Mrs. J. F. Pencil, Mr.. and Mrs.
Vincent B. Kelly, Mr.. and Mrs. Rich
ard SCHNEIDER, Mr. and Mrs. Walter
Binner, Mr.. Clayton Stewart, Mr..
Eugene T. Sheath, Mr.. Harry Clark,
Mr.. Louis Levy.
Palisadian. [volume] (Cliffside Park, N.J.) 1906-current, 1916-05-06
Music Festival
In Fort Lee School
Next Tuesday PM

Part second of the Public School
Festival in which all the grades of
the Borough from the fourth to the
eighth inclusive participate, will be
given in the auditorium of School
Number one, Tuesday afternoon,
May 9th, at 2 o'clock.
Show your interest in the work of
the school by attending this enter
tainment. An enjoyable afternoon
can safely be assured.
In the event of rain the festival
will be postponed to the following
day.
Palisadian. [volume] (Cliffside Park, N.J.) 1906-current, 1916-05-06
Gtneys Can Run
On The Boulevard

Director of Public Safety Frank
Hague, of Jersey City, who has been
leading the fight to have the jitneys
use the Hudson County Boulevard,
received word Tuesday through Cor
poration Counsel John Milton, that
Judge George G. Tenant and County
Counsel James ]. Murphy had agreed
that the jitneys had a right to use
the Boulevard. The jitneys have
been kept off the county thorough
fare up to date by the Boulevard
Commission.
Commissioner Hague, as soon as
he had received word that the Boule-
ward was open to the jitneys, an
nounced that he would start work at
once working out the routes. 1t is
planned to have the cars run north
and south on the Boulevard.
The City Commission has received
many protests from residents along
Bergen avenue anent the jitneys and
Director Hague has been trying to
work out plan to relieve this. The
narrowness of Bergen avenue and the
heavy traffic has made it dangerous
to cross except where there are traf-
fic policemen. All this will now be
done away with with the shifting of
the jitneys to the Boulevard.-Ob-
server.
Palisadian. [volume] (Cliffside Park, N.J.) 1906-current, 1916-05-06

About $4,000 tons of paper and
paper board are manufactured every
day in the United States.
New automobile tire chains are
equipped with spring clips that grip
the spokes of wheels firmly.
Palisadian. [volume] (Cliffside Park, N.J.) 1906-current, 1916-05-06
Old Folks Home
Now In Palisade,
Also Orphans Home
West Palisade, N. ].

VeSI dllSdue, IN. d.
May 2, 1916.
To the Editor of the "Palisadian,"
Dear Sir: AS this is the week set
aside forthe consideration of the
VIM y senses, Settlers" in
1lew yefyey5 M az i call your readers
attention to certain institutions be-
longing to them in Palisade, i.e., the
Old Folks Home; the Orphans
Home; the Maternity Institute and
other important centers of activity
between Palisade and West Palisade
just north of the car tracks, which
anyone can see from the cars going
west of Anderson avenue?
These homes cannot be burned
down, or the writer would gladly do
it, but they can be drained and thus
rid us of these pests at blow. "Do
it now" should be pasted in the hats
of our energetic Mosquito Commits
sion.
Earsen l. Sopen.
Palisadian. [volume] (Cliffside Park, N.J.) 1906-current, 1916-05-06
Dramatic Success
Of Grantwood Girl

Miss Octavia Stone, daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. William H. Walters, of
Crescent avenue, Grantwood, has the
distinction of being chosen, at the
end of her first year at the Ameri-
can Academy of Dramatic Art, for a
special course i'm -coac hing during thq
acadeng. MISS Stones conscientious
work of the first year has secured
for her admission to next years
senior class, which will take up stock
company work.
Palisadian. [volume] (Cliffside Park, N.J.) 1906-current, 1916-05-06
Classified AdUs

FURNISHED ROOMS TO LET
Nicely furnished rooms to let in
ouire 273 Lawton Avenue.
Palisadian. [volume] (Cliffside Park, N.J.) 1906-current, 1916-05-06
Fort Lee Roads
hNeed OfRepairs

Sometime ago, about two or three
weeks, mention was made in the
"Palisadian" about the condition of
Jones' road, West Fort Lee. Since
then work has been done to put it in
at least passable condition, though it
is far from being anything like de-
sirable, as roads go yet.
Also, Central avenue needs some
work done on it. The "Palisadian"
recently went to Rumprecht's the
florist, by automobile and got some
hard jolts from the very punk condi-
lions that prevail along that avenue
also. 1t needs repairing badly.
A form of parachute has been in
vented to enable persons to escape
from high buildings in case of fire.
Palisadian. [volume] (Cliffside Park, N.J.) 1906-current, 1916-05-06

More than 800 kinds of fish have
voices audible to human ears.
Fiber board is being made from
sugar cane on one of the islands of
Hawaii. VI
Italian State railways are gradu-
ally lncrdeasing their numer of cleo
trio locomotives.
The Clayton news. (Clayton, N.M.) 19??-1954, 1916-07-29
WILL RAISE WATER TANK AND
LOWER INSURANCE RATES
Engineer DuePr Suggests that Water
Pressure Be Brought TO Under
writer's Standard BY
Simple Method.

To lessen the fire risk of Clayton
by raising the water pressure of the
city mains to sixty pounds per
square inch, which is the pressure
required by the Fire Underwriters,
has been suggested to the Board of
Trustees by Consulting Engineer
Duerr, and the suggestion has been
adopted.
Duerr proposes to raise the pres
sure in the mains by raising the tank
some forty five feet, which will give
the pressure required.
Just how the tank will be raised
'has not been determined. The struct-
ure weighs some twenty tons and to
life it bodily would be a difficult
task. Such things have been accom-
plished, however and Mr.. Duerr will
ask for bids for the contract of
raising the tank in that manner or
by tearing it down and reconstruct
ing it.
The Clayton news. (Clayton, N.M.) 19??-1954, 1916-07-29
SISTERS PLAN FAIR TO RAISE
MONEY FOR SCHOOL
Seminary As Planned Would Be
Credit To Clayton; Means OF
Centering Custom For
Many Miles

The plan of the Franciscan Sis
ters, of the local Catholic church, to
build in Clayton a seminary for the
young ladies, and a parochial school,
is one that SHOULD receive the sup
port of every business man in the
city, not only because the school Of
itself is a needed institution.bu for
the business reason that parents
having daughters in the school would
make Clayton their shopping point,
thus transacting necessary business
and visiting their children at the
same time
\ meeting of the Sisters was held
the fore part Of the week and plans
were made for holding a fair, or
Bazaar, FOR the purpose of raising
funds for the proposed school. Sew
eral parties. it is understood, have
expressed their willingness to sub
scribe to the fund and it is thot the
matter will be pushed to compile
tion within the next few months.
The Clayton news. (Clayton, N.M.) 19??-1954, 1916-07-29
TOWN GRADES WILL Be ES-
TADLISHEO ONCE FOR ALL
To Avoid Possible Damage Suits
And For Convenience Of Home
Builders; A Necessary Ad-
junct to Growth of City

10 avoid the possible occurance
of damage suits which might arise
in the future over establishing the
grade of the streets of the town, and
for the, convenience of the builders
of homes in the city who wish to i'm
prove their property permanently
and without dread of future changes
the board of trustees have decided
to establish the grade of the principle
streets of the village before the build
ing boom starts. v
Engineer C. A. Lomax, assistant to
Engineer H. o. Duerr, and force
have been busy the past week with
level and rod determining the pro-
per grade of the city streets ara has
about completed the work.VA plat
of the grades VII be on file at tie
city clerks office and the builder who
wishes to put down a cement curbing
or sidewalk will only have to re-
fer to this plat to get the proper
grade of the street
ThlS step Will insure unltOrOmlty
of sidewalks and curbs that is some
times lacking in the larger cities,
where no provision has been made
for a uniform grade until the homes
We're practically all built. ~
A survewy would have practically
been necessary for the extension of
the water works, as planned, and the
trustees are making one survey
serve two purposes.
The grade established in this sur
vey will also be of value should the
municipality ever undertake the
construction of a modern sewage
disposal system, (which is probably
She next step in civic development
Nter an abundance of water is Sc
- wed. ....
The Clayton news. (Clayton, N.M.) 19??-1954, 1916-07-29
GRENNILLE WILL HOLD A FAIR
THURSDAY. SEPTEMBER %
Many Prizes Offered For Exhibits
And Exhibition Expected To
BE The Best Ever Held
Good Attendance Urged

The directors and boosters for the
Grenville Fair and Exhibition met
last Saturday and decided that the
date for the Fair would be Thursday
September 2Sth.
1t Is expected that the Fair this
year will surpaSs any previously
held in that section and will be a
drawing card for the whole county.
Races and other stunts have been
provided for, and there will be eX-
hibits of the best in grains. garden
stun, stock and pouoltry. as we'll as
articles of handicraft that will be
we'll worth seeing.
The Superintendents and Judges
OF the various departments of the
Fair are as follows: Farm Produce.
j. v Cogdill; Live Stock, \. l.. Mey-
ers; Poultry, Mrs Cavanaugh: Baby
show, Mrs. &C.. -. Childes: Track
Events, j. W. Snelson: Old Fiddlers
Contest, j. Buck Smith.
The night of the fair there will be
a home talent drama eiven at the
school house and following that af-
TAR a pie supepr, the proceeds of
which will go to the fair treasury.
The Clayton news. (Clayton, N.M.) 19??-1954, 1916-07-29
Funeral of N. A. Hxpes

The funeral of n. A. Hypes was
held Wednesday afternoon at $3.50
fro mthe Methodist church, the body
having been held so that his wife
and son could arrive from Illinois.
A large concOurse of neigbors and
friends followed he body to its last
restiy place in the Des Moines ceme-
terry.
The funeral services were con-
Quoted by Rev. Thee.
-Des Moines Swastika
The Clayton news. (Clayton, N.M.) 19??-1954, 1916-07-29
CONTRACT FOR DRILLING THE
FIRST CITY WELL AWARDED
Greenville Man The Successful Bid
der On First Step Toward
Adequate Water Sup
ply For Clayton.

h. W. Williams of Grenyille. was
Tuesday evening awarded the con-
tract for drilling the first we'll for
the city which is the initial step to-
ward an adequate supply of water
for all purposes. Mr. Williams bid
against two other parties and secur-
ed the contract at the following
price; for the first three hundred
feet, $40 per foot; and an increase
of fifty cents per foot for every
hundred feet until the full thous-
and feet is reached The last one
hundred feet of the we'll, should it be
necessary to go one hOusand feet
will cost the city 1925 per foot.
That it will be necessary to ex-
.ceed seven hundred feet in depth,
however, is doubtful, according to
Engineer II. o. Duerr, who is of the
opinion that the Dakota sand stone,
the water bearing stratum of this
section, will be reached at approx
mately seven hundred feet.
The contract awarded Mr.. Will
iams, who is the pOssessor of a Key
stone rig capable of drilling sixteen
hundred feet, calls for twelve inch
bore, decreasing toward the bottom
to not less than eight inches, The
contractor further agreees TO fur
nish everything necessary for the
we'll and to turn the well over To-
the city drilled to,all specifications
or forfeit payment on the contract.
Work on drilling the well will be
started in two weeks and the work
will be pushed TO a completion as
rapidly as good workmanship will
permit
Engineer Duerr seemed pleased
with the bids received and entirely
satisfied that Mr.. Williams would
complete his contract in the short
est possible ime.
-Ait'l oN NuiullS lic NOulIdtl lllt
board of trustees instructed Mr..
Duerr to proceed with drawing up
the plans and specifications for the
other improvements he has suggest
ed and which have been adopted.
These plans call for relaying the
principle water mains of the city,us-
ing larger pipe throughout and the
of concrete reservoir
near the electric light plant of a
half million gallon capacity.
= New and efficient pumps will be
needed to raise the water to the
reservoir and the old equipment will
probably be overhauled and repari-
d for use in raising the water from
he reservoir to the tank which will
supply the city.