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The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-08-05

Ira G. Calef of the little town of
Washington takes high rank as a bene-
factor of Vermont institutions. He is a
Vermonter who went away from the
state and made fortune in business
in Providence, r. l. He is wisely fol-
lowing the course of making a large
distribution of his money during his
life time. His latest gift to the Barre
City hospital of $4,000 brings his total
contribution to that institution to the
200 mark. He has given Goddard
seminary of Barre 5000 or more dur
ing long term of years, the Mary
Fletcher hospital of Burlington 100000,
and has rendered large financial assist
ance to an institution in Providence.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-08-05

the Guests sat around or played
around while the Brownies sent away
up into the air Sky Rockets, Shooting
Stars, Roman Candles, and every other
sort OF light and flame you Children
ever heard of.
NOW perhaps you may think that
the Flrefiies and the Lightning Bugs
were jealous. But, not at all! They
thought 1t was splendid to see so much
ilght and they kept lighting themselves
all they could SO they wouldn't miss
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-08-05

Every cotton raiser in the South ex-
pected to 60 broke when the war and
the British blockade ON cotton went in
to effect. As matter of fact the world s
consumption OF American cotton during
the year ended July 81, was l4,s13,O0O
bales, an increase of $4,000 bales
over the preceding season and new
record, according to the New Orleans
Cotton Exchange. The former record,
made three years ago, was l4,715,O00
bales.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-08-05

And to think the mighty traction
strike at New York originated with the
trolley line at Yonkers where the men
were not satisfied with their condition
and pay. They put time limit on a
strike and few hours before its ex-
plration the real head of the Yonzers
trolley corporation had sailed for Eu-
rope. His going left no one in real
authority to settle the strike and it was
precipitated. From the Yonkers com
pany 1t spread on to the Third avenue
line at New York and now the whole
system Of surface lines, elevated and
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-08-05
Vermont's Road Money.
Barre Times.)

Vermont's allotment of the national
good roads money is $22,S44, for the
current year, somewhat more than New
Hampshire's, considerably larger than
Rhode Island s and quite a bit less
than Names Massachusetts s or Con
necticut s. As compared with the
amount which the state of Vermont
and the towns are putting into the
good roads movement the national aid
is small indeed; but it will lend its
help toward a splendid purpose.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-08-05
At the Librnru
New Books
New Books
Adventures Among Birds, W. H. Hud-

Adventures Among Birds, W. H. Hud-
son.
Adventures Among Birds is a series
OF twenty-seven chapters, each com
plete III itself, and forming a connected
narrative. We quote this appreciation
from the English Review. "Ualike all
other natural history books it is never
trivial, because Mr.. Hudson. a man
who knows men, literature and science,
is always absorbed in his subject. with
an affection at once curious and pas
slonate. He writes books that for
breath and delicacy, for witness and
tenderness, for breathing, flashing,
pulsatlng representations of the in
hnltely great and the infinitely little
Ill nature, are unrivalled. .one of the
three or four which we shall remember
and reread most often, partly because
the variety of birds in it is so large
and their voices and gestures and ac-
lions are so wildly painted. "
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-08-05
TO SUBSc RIDERS.

1t 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, 1916-08-05
Simonsville Old Home Day.

The sixth annual Old Home day at
Simonsville will be held in the grove
near the school house Wednesday,
August "a. There will be a basket pie
mic at noon followed by speaking, and
music and old fashioned games. Fav
Fuller of Saxtons River is president.
and Miss Laura Leonard of London
derry secretary.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-08-05
TO ADVERTISERS.

Transient advertising-R OF paper.
80 cents an inch for first insertion; Is
cents an inch for each subsequent inser
double rates.
Space rates on application.
CLASSIFIED advertisements - Five cents
line hrst Insertion with 90 per cent
discount for each subsequent insertion
without change OF copy.
Reading Notices-Ten cents per line
arst insertion with 80 per cent discoun
change Of copy.
Position 10 per cent extra
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-08-05

subways are threatened. All because the
man who at the outset should have
been on the ground was on the ocean
when the storm broke
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-08-05
Be Glad You Live on Farm.

II every child We're In home and
every home garden, most of the So
clal ills would disappear. Moral: Be
glud you live on farm.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-08-05
The Flower Finder, G. L. Walton.

NV q I IIrUVT, o. i. WdTTUH.
A useful book for the beginner as
the arrangement of flowers is by color,
and in addition line drawings are given
and also charts for each color by which
Il specimen may be traced to the group
lii which it may be found. Gray :
Manual, 9th edition) is the authority
consulted for the families and the
Latin names.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-08-05
The Gasoline Engine on the Farm, Z.
W. Putnam.

The Gasoline Engine on the Farm, Z.
W. Putnam.
\ practical treatise for the general
reader and useful also to the operator
Of gasoline engines. 1t is especially
valuable in its treatment of engine
construction, operation, and repairs:
and it tells how to manage ana use
this farm power when applied to all
farm machinery and to the farmers
work both indoors and ont.
The Little Book of Modern Verse
Jessie p. Rittenhouse.
This Is not a formal inclusive an
thology, but a small intimate collec-
ton chosen from the work of con-
temporaneous American poets. These
successors OF. the earlier American
poets are not unworthy of their fame:
they give new Interpretation to life.
and voice the sorrows, the wrongs. the
aspirations and the dreams of TWEEN
tleth century America as sincerely,
passlonatelr and truthfully as did
Longfellow, Bryant, Holmes. Whittier
and others the spirit of the Nineteenth
century.
Rural Improvement, F. A. Waugh.
1.-The principles of Civic Art applied
to rural conditions, including village
Improvement ana the betterment OF the
open country" (Sub-title.)
The author holds that civic art trains
the community for cooperation: hence
Improvement in social, religious and
political conditions necessarily follow.
Money Making Entertainments for
Church and Charity, Mary Dawson
Helpful suggestions for dances. din
herS, snppers, fairs, socials, and plat
form entertainments. The necessary de-
tails are given for carving ont each
form OF entertainment, VARYING from
the simple to the formal AMI ornate
The Young Farmer: Some Things He
Should Know, T. Hunt.
A complete survey of the Whole field
OF agriculture from the point of view
OF the young man about to engage
III farming Among some of the things
he should know are what returns to
expect from investments in crops and
ANIMALS, the cost of farming operations.
marketing, laws affecting land and
labor, the place of intensive farming.
and rural forces.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-08-05
ANNUITIES BRING EASE

and comfort to age by enabling the
purchaser to put absolutely aside the
fear that his OF her income will not
last. The largest possible, safe income
as sure as you live, as long as yon
live. Call or send for figures. National
Life ms. Co, of Vt Mutual AL.
BERT G. LAIRD, Special Agent,
Crosby Block.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-08-05

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Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1916-08-22
ATTRACTIONS AT THE
STEVENS POINT FAIR

The Allie Wooster equestrian at
traction that is to be feature OF this
years Stevens Point fair, Sept. II,
1S, IA and Is, has thrilled thousands
of people throughout the length and
breadth of the country. Mr.. Wooster,
whose home is at Portage, is in the
racing game as much, perhaps, be-
cause he loves horses, as for any
other reason. Thoroughbreds are his
hobby and he has gathered together
the greatest stable of runners in the
United States. MIR. Wooster offers a
varied attraction, including three
mile relay, half mile dash, Roman
standing race anG lone runner race.
The young ladies who appear each
day in the novel races are Vera
Matthews of Fond du Lac, Miss Mabel
Wolbaum of Geneva, Ill, and Miss
Cora Kiech, of Portage. Miss Mat
thews takes part in the three mile re
lay and the half mile dash; Miss VOL.
baum in the Roman standing race, IN
which she stands on the backs of two
horses, and in the relay and half mile
dash: Miss Keich in the three mile re
lay and half mile dash. Mrs. Wooster
who is also a skillful rider, is alway:
ready to take the place OF one. OF the
girls in an emergency.
Wooster's races are thrilling, move
and refined. You can see nothing like
ii at the best circus, nor can you se'
anything better no matter how IA
you may go.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1916-08-22
Monday, January Is, 1888.

In this issue is letter from Hon
j. c. Clarke, telling of his experience
in the Newhall house fire in Milwau-
kee, on the 7th of JAN, 1888 Mr.
Clarke had been to Oconomowoc to
place his daughters, Margie and
Rhoda, in school at Draper Hall, and
in the evening went up to Milwaukee
and took a room at the Newhall house,
and retired at 1920. "The room as
signed me was No. 142, where there
was a nice fire in the crate and the
room was comfortable; undressed my
self, hanging my coat and hat on the
hook, my vest on one chair, my
trousers and underclothing on anoth-
er, my watch on the bureau, and my
shoes and stockings by the chair
where l took them off; the transom
was clear open; / shut it within two
or three inches, then got into bed,
where l was soon sound asleep. By
what mysterious sound or dream |
was awakened, | know not. l dreamt
heard the tinkling of a bell, giving
three light taps at regular intervals.
| turned in my bed and the bell still
tapped; thinks l, that is not the Wau-
sau fire bell;" Mr.. Clark then got
up and found his room full of smoke.
He then went on to tell how he man.
aged to dress. He had located the
fire escape at former visit to the
hotel when he was there with his
daughter, Fannie. He located the es-
cape about thirty feet to the north
and by crawling on his hands and
knees and kicking in a door and out
a window he reached the fire escape
and managed to save quite number
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1916-08-22
LUMBER SOLD BY YARD

Along with fancy ribbons, women's s
silk hose and sport shirts, lumber can
now he bought over the counter at
department stores in the larger cities.
1t can be bought by the yard, odd
lengths can be secured in the bar
gain basement, and various kinds of
fancy grains are carried for the more
particular lumber customers.
A Chicago reporter went out to in
vestigate. Entering loop department
store he queried the floor walker who
conducted him to the lumber yard, y
"Yes, this is the lumber counter,
said the sales girl, and the reporter
learned that he could secure wood
with which to make a kitchen cabi-
net or he might buy piece with a
knot in it out of which he could model
wooden leg.
Lumber at three cents stick,
and BUY a Yard of Lumber" are ex-
amples of the bargain cards placed
at the lumber counters.
Department store lumber yards are
reality in thirty-six large cities in
the country, the store people in Chi
cago declared today. One western
firm makes a speciality of jobbing this
lumber, supplying odd lengths and
short pieces of lumber that would
otherwise go to waste.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1916-08-22
LETTER FROM BORDER
Member of Co. G Writes HOme-NO
Indication of Discomfort.

| A letter was just recently received
from one of the boys near the border,
by W. r. Johnson of this city and we
quote some parts of it as follows:
San Antonio, Texas.
1t is no use to try to induce the
captain to let me off for l don't think
| would take. the chance. There is
too much going on to miss even an
hour. AS for my lungs, 1 think if
J you could have heard me yell for the
| Corporal. of the Guard" you would
think | was in first class condition.
1t is very early for corn down here
because they don't start to plant them
until December
We have not the least chance to
go in swimming here, although
would like very much to do so. We
have shower baths so guess we can
keep clean by using them. There rs
a thing they call river little ways
from here but call it a mud hole.
The top has about three inches of
| water and then a foot of mud.
The Wisconsin Brigade is certainly
getting it's share of the honors. We
beat the Illinois bunch by an hour and
a half on the eleven mile hike.
guess we are nearly able to hold our
place with any of the rest now. Wis
consin ranks first in the militia of
the country then comes New York.
Seeing you have never been in the
south l will try to tell you a part of
the little l know:
To start with, we will go to San
Antonio. 1t is beautiful place of one
hundred thousand. I don't know what
the whites do for a living because
have never seen any of them work.
| The negroes do it all. A coon here
isn't classed with the rest of the
world. They have their places in the
| trains, depots, street cars and other
places. If they mingle with the whites
they soon learn where they belong.
San Antonio itself has attractive
parks, ZOOS and all kinds of places
of public amusement. There are
| dance halls on the roofs, in fact
wherever it is COOL One of the most
| beautiful places | have seen is the
Thorn Palace, where they have animal
| horns from all parts of the world.
| One pair of horns that interested me
was from Texas steer. These horns
| were nine feet, seven inches from tip
| to tip, and were twenty-one inches in
circumference at the base of the horn.
| | sat in one chair which is made of
horns and is valued at twenty-five
| hundred dollars.
The Alamo is an old fort right on
| the main street in the city. Since the
| place was built it has been under
| seven different rules but now it is
the property of the United States gov
ernment. A number of years ago one
| of the bloodiest battles of the south
was fought there.
| 1t is great to see the big army
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1916-08-22
OCCURRENCES OF LONG AGO.
ITEMS OF NEWS BOILED DOWN FROM THE
WAUSAU PILOT THIRTY THREE YEARS AGO

of guests and to reach the ground
safely himself. Many people lost their
lives in the burning shotel that night.
William, alias "Bill," Cross went
to Merrill last Saturday. While at the
depot he was heard to express great
indignation at the delay of the train,
saying that he did not travel very Of
ten, but when he did he wanted the
train to be on time. He was last
seen trying to negotiate loan from
10"
100000 feet of logs have been
banked at Kelly's two camps, on the
Eau Claire river.
The guard lock built by our mill
men and completed last fall, cost
$4,000.
Fred Zentner was one of the lucky
ones that escaped being at the New
hall house on the fatal night of the
fire. He was in Chicago and on Tues
day evening started for the train
which was to carry him to Milwaukee,
he miscalculated and found, when he
reached the depot, the train gone.
OF course, he was mad and remained
so until he received the startling in
formation of the fire, then a change
came DER him. AS Fred always made
the Newhall his headquarters when
in that city, he had good cause to re-
joice.
Henry Degner, of Black Creek Falls,
visited this office last week. He is
building a saw mill at the above
named place, for Johnson, Reitbrock
& Halsey, to replace the one burned
last month.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1916-08-22
MARTINS SPECTACULAR
FIRE WORKS
The Big Night Attractions of the
County Fair.

The first nights attractions of Mar
tins new Spectacular Fireworks Pro-
duction at the county fair will include
| ''The German Glide" "The Golden
Trident" "Silver Birch Tree" Flight
of Four Billions" Patriotic STAR"
Forest Fires" and Massive Revolv-
ing Wheel" The grand finale, which
is a grand climax to a remarkable
exhibition, is a very realistic repre-
sentation of real battle as is now
taking place all over Europe. The
earth trembles to the impact of the
heavy cannOnading and the air rever-
berates to the roar of battle, while a
pail of smoke tinged with a red glow,
hangs over all.
The second night will include nine
big set pieces, special designs, and
other features each different than
showed the first night. The comical
piece will be kicking Mule, Maud"
Another big feature will be the "Cross
of Malta" which is a large Maltese
cross, outlined in many colors. One
of the startling productions will be
the Flying Pigeons" which causes
great surprise and some apprehension
until the audience learns that there
is no danger. There will be many
grand displays and the grand finale
will be another of those popular bat
ties. The whole making up a grand
display with big rockets, bomb shells,
mines, Splines, batteries and other
pyrOtechnic features too numerous to
mention here, but which will go to
make up a program long to be re-
| membered by the thousands who flock
to the big night fair.
The big designs and new features
for the third display of Martins
Fireworks, which are the big night
attraction at the fair, will include
novel features that promise to excel
all previous displays given, in fact,
many of the press notices pronounce
| the last show the best of the series.
The huge Silver Cross will light the
arena as light as day, the Golden
| Maple tree will be a gorgeous creation
of scintillating fires, the Trident will
be produced in a new transformation
| effect of cOlOrS, magnificent star OF
massive proportions will be shown in
a splendid combination of golden
scintillations and molten silver fire, a
| great luck piece, the "Swastika," "
more than ten feet across, will be
shown in all the colors of fire. The
big funny piece for this display will
be the Dancing Skeleton" who will
do many funny stunts for your amuse-
ment.
| Martins Fireworks will include one
of the famous Searchlight Shells, now
being used by the armies in Europe
These will give an exact reproduction
of those now in actual use on the bat
tlefelds.
No one in the county should fail to
attend the fireworks at the night
shows of the county fair.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1916-08-22
OI IH6 IGdCH6TS 6IHpIUy6U Gu
8 received less than $4,000 per mo.

Once each week during nearly the
entire school year lectures accompan-
led by moving pictures, were given in
the assembly hall of the High school
and the four gymnasiums were in con-
stant use by clubs of boys and young
men from the factories, offices, stores
and schools.
The following improvements are be-
ing made this summer:
A cement floor has been put in the
basement of the Lincoln school.
A new steel ceiling is being placed in
one room in the Irving school, one
room in the Washington school, and
one room at the Franklin school.
The interior of the Longfellow school
is being repaired.
Furnaces are being installed in the
Washington school.
The north entrance at the High
school is being rebuilt, and the walk
to the north along thewest side of the
High school campus. 1t is hoped to
have the buildings in readiness for the
opening of school, the 11th of Sep
tember.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1916-08-22
THOUSANDS ATTEND OPENING
Successful Opening of Bathing Beach
Enthusiasm Manifested.

The opening of the new municipal
brought an immense enthusiastic
| crowd of Wausau citizens to Harrison
boulevard, to listen to the address OF
Mayor Marquardt and to witness the
sport of those who were playing in the
water.
Very early in the evening the peo-
fple began to assemble along the beach
The cars were lined up for three
solid blocks along Harrison boule-
ward. The time at which the band
concert was commenced saw upwards
of five thousand of our citizens along
the bank. According to plans there
were a number of row boats and
canoes ON the river just outside the
booms
The flag on the boat house was
hoisted at seven forty-fve, while the
band played ''The Star Spangled Ban
ner" Mayor Marquardt then address
ed the assembled citizens. He desired
to thank the committee which had
worked so hard during the two weeks
in which the plans were being carried
out, also Walter Alexander and the
Wisconsin Valley Electric company
for granting the public the use of the
river front at that place. Mr.. Mar
quardt suggested that the swimming
place should be known as the "Wau-
sau Bathing Beach"
There was large number of swim
mers in the water. Every person
was having a great time. Fully a
hundred were swimming and out of
that number good quarter were
ladies. Those on the bank were roy
ally entertained by watching the
stunts which were being played.
The searchlight throws an excellent
light. One is enabled to see the swim
mers very plainly. The searchlight
has been placed on the platform of
the bathing house and it's rays can be
turned in any direction.
There is no question but that the
beach will be one of the most popular
places in and around the city here
after during hot spells. Swimming is
always sport in which big majority
of people like to participate and now
that such beach is so near home, un-
doubtedly hundreds will use it day and
night
The following are few rules which
swimmers should adhere to:
/. No smoking or profanity will be
allowed in the bath house.
2. Dressing booths are free to the
public; a charge of five cents will be
made for checking clothes.
8. Booths cannot be occupied for
more than ten minutes.
4. Dressing or undressing anywhere
on the beach except in the bath house
is stricay prohibited.
5. No ungentlemanly or unladylike
conduct will be tolerated.
6. Those building fires for beach
parties are requested to eXtinguish
them when through.
7. Bathers must wear full suits OF
some dark-colored material.
8. Swimming outside of booms is
prohibited.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1916-08-22
Marathon County
0TERS MUST REGISTER

citizens entitled to the right Ct
he who desire to vote at the
. IN election Tuesday, September
Mat the regular election, Tues
! yUsmber Z, must be registered
\ asf voting precincts. They will
4 5r.n an opportunity for regis
M before the primary on Tues
llg %. when the boards Of
rsrOn Of the several wards will
i session at the regular polling
s from S to 9 o'clock to place
/ be registry lists the names of all
sEs who have the right to vote.
has must attend to the matter
lsIyes, however, by seeing to it
heir names are properly regis
Those who do not vote at the
-lg but desire to vote at the
.lf election in November must be
ded before election day. They
be given an opportunity to regis
abFe then for the boards of regis
1a will be in SESSION on Tuesday,
bier 81.
ll the election inspectors will be
-tHS Of the registration boards.