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The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-02-27
TAKE SALTS TO
FLUSH KIDNEYS
Eat less meat If you feel Backachy
or Bladder troubles you-Salts
is fine for Kidneys.

Meat forms uric acid which excites
and overworks the kidneys in their eff
forts 20 filter il from the system. Reg
ular eaters of meat must flush the kid
news occasionally. You must relieve
them like you relieve your bowels; re-
moving all the acids, waste and poison,
else you feel a duh misery in the kid
ney region sharp pains in the back or
sick headache, dizziness, your stomach
sours, tongue is coated and when the
weather is bad you have rheumatic
twingcs. The urine is cloudy, full of
sediment; the channels often get irri-
tated, obliging you to get up two or
three times during the night.
To neutralize these irritating acids
and flush off the body s urinous waste
ret about four ounces of lad Salts
from any pharmacy; take a tablespoon
full in q glass of water before break
fast for few days and your kidneys
will then act fine and bladder disorders
disappear. This famous salts is made
from the acid of grapes and lemon
Juice, combined with hthia, and has
been used for generations TO clean and
stimulate sluggish kidneys and stop
bladder irritation. Jad Salts is ineXpen-
sive; harmless and make a delightful
effervescent lithia water drink which
millions of men and women take now
aud then, thus avoiding serious kidney
and bladder disCases.-Adyt.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-02-27
COUNT GELD IN BILLIONS
Production of Yellow Metal in the
Last Quarter of Century Has
Been Enormous.

Eight billion dollars in gold has been
mined in the last 25 years. against an
equal amount in the 400 years pre-
ceding, the National City bank stated
today.
The gold money of the world has
doubled in the last 20 years, while sill
yer money has decreased one-half in
the same period. The bank, it was
said, was impelled to issue the state
ment because of the exceptionally
high price of silver, Of which the Uni
ted States was now the worlds larg.
est producers, and the large inflow
of gold, of which this country had i'm
ported more than $600,000000 since
the beginning of the year.
THE total world production of gold
from the discovery Of America to the
present time was $4,000, 100000 in
coming value" the statement said.
THE gold money of all countries of
the world for which statistics were
available in 1896 aggregated S4,144,-
100000, and on January /, 1916, S.
25S,000,0OO; silver money of the same
countries was in 1896, 81 .237 900, 900,
and in 1916. S2,441 100000. The 'un-
covered paper money of the countries
in question was stated in 1896 at So,
55S,000,0O0, and in 1916 at $3.50, Co.,
OOO."
Down to 1885 the worlds gold out
put never reached as much as $780,
100000 annually; in 1896 it crossed
the S200,O0O,000 line; in 1908, $780,
100000, and in 1906, for the first time,
exceeded S40O, 100000 1t advanced
steadily until it reached S470,000,O00
in 1915. Silver production first ex-
ceeded S1OO0O0,O00 annually in 1880,
| and in 1893 exceeded, for the first
time, S200,00O,000, making its highest
record in 1911, S292000,0 900, and slow
ly declining to $232, 100000 in 1915.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-02-27
M'CUEN HEADS FISH
AND GAME LEAGUE
Resolution Expressing Appreciation Z
John w. Titcomb's Services as
Commissioner.

BURLINGTON, Feb. 27-The az
nual meeting of the Vermont Fish an
Game league was held last evening a
the roof garden of the Hotel Vernon
President John W. Titeonb, the retiI
Jag fish and game commissioner pre-
siding. There were about 30 member
present.
a resolution expressing appreciation
of Mr.. Titcomb S long service 10 tn,
state was adopted as was a resolution
expressing the hope that the stat
would select as Mr.. Titccmb S success
sor a man of mature experience III fsl
aad game propagation and in the othe
branches of the work OF the depart
ment.
+. :. Higgins Of bennington intro
duced q resolution which was adopted
and which placed the league on reeor
rs opposed 10 the bill now before tn.
Legislature, which would shorten tn
trout fishing season, cutting off tn
month of August, Injury to the tours
! business of the state being given n,
. reason. If the season was to b,
shortened ii was the sense Of the meet
ing that the opening date should b,
changed.
Robert W. McCuen of Vergenne,
was elected to succeed Mr.. Titcomb 4
president of the league the other Off
GERS being as follows: Vive presi
/ dents, William II. Wheeler of Yer
gennes, w. II. Brad ord of Bennington
/ R. l.. Patrick of Burlington. \. W
Fiske of Isle LaMotte. Mortimer r
Proctor of Proctor, II. J. NJ Jones o
i Montpelier, W. d. Woo!son OF Sprine
field; secretary, Edward Cornell 0
! Lyndonville; treasurer, Charles L. Low
of Montpelier The executive commit
tee includes John II. Dugan Of Rat
land. 6. y. Shambo of Middleburv. T
f. Howe of Bennington, George I
i Gridley of Windsor county and H. {
Rice Of Windham county.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-02-27
GRAIN CONDITIONS WORSE.
Chicago Officials Meet to Discuss Car

CHICAGO, Feb. 27.-Officials Of the
Chicago board Of trade, attorneys for
the board and representatives of grain
houses met yesterday to discuss the
car shortage situation, particularly as
1t affects the grain business, and to de
wise means of obtaining more cars fo7
the movement of the product. Accord
ing to board of trade officials, condi
tiols are growing worse instead of bet
ter, as regards grain shipments to the
East. On thu other hand. Henry c
Barlow, traffic manager of the Associa
ton OF Commerce said: "There is NJ
truth in the talk about q food shortage
in Chicago We have plenty of food.
hut New York and the East are bid
ding for it, and we have to pay the
price they name to get our own food.
The joint investigation of food con
ditions in Chicago by municipal and
federal authorities was resumed today
Agents of both governments continue
TO visit cold storage warehouses il
their search for violations of the fad
eral food laws and city ordinances.
The announcement of a boycott of
potatoes b. city and county hospital
was followed by many households, 1t
the suggestion Of City Health Commits
sioner Robertson, who said: Z" A reai
boycott will knock the price of pota
toes into a cooked hat in a week.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-02-27

tations. Attacks were made simulta
neously from the front and flank. The
rebels asked a truce to arrange foi
surrender, but Colonel Collazo, suspect
ing ruse to gain time, ordered hi,
men to charge. The rebels fed. The
battle lasted two and one-half hours.
Dispatches from Santa Clara say
loyal forces pursuing rebels under Ma
chado and Sanchez del Portal, the lat
ter of whom was Liberal candidat
for the governorship of Santa Clar;
province, were ambushed by the rebels
but succeeded in routing the rebels
killing fifteen and wounding man,
others. Sanchez del Portal was wound
ed in the right side, according to thes.
reports.
1t is reported here that General Jos,
Miguel Gomez, the rebel leader, is il
with fever.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-02-27
Hiuhwaynen Used Bait.

Highwaymen operating in central
Illinois are making speciality of hold
ing up occupants of motor cars at
night They use the lure of tire
never failed to work, and the robbers
are reaping harvest. Drivers of cars
at night, seeing the tire, and believing
it to have been dropped by some car
ahead, invariably stop to pick it up
AS he is about to place it in his car
the highwaymen emerge from n hid
ing place convenient and present guns
and a command to deliver. The au-
thorities urge tourists travelling al
night to go armed.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-02-27
hat Settled 1t.

Commissioner Dillon, apropos Of
his success in the New York milk
strike, said to reporter:
'The trust had dictated to the farm
ers so long, it thought II could dictate
to them forever. But the farmers got
together, and from then on they tool;
the initiative as completely as the lady
in the story.
zone clubman said to another, point
ing with shocked look from the club
window toward a lady in an ultramod-
ish skirt:
81 thought you said, George that
you'd never consent to let your wife
wear one of those outrageous gar
ments?'
Eyes, so l did, George replied, but
my wife overheard me-"
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-02-27
Shade Grown Leaf from the
Connecticut Valley Now
Costs 81 a Pound
INCREASED ACREAGE
is NOT EXPECTED
Most of the Product Goes Directly
from the Warehouses of the Growers
to the Cigar Manufacturers, IN &C
ccrdance with Agreement.

ccrdance with Agreement
HARTFORD, Conn, Feb. 27-The
producers of shadc-grown tobacco in
the Connecticut valley have sold the
best part of their 1916 crop, and have
had no difficulty in obtaining $3.50 per
pound for the highest grade of wrapper
tobacco-an advance of 80 cents per
pound over the top price for this to
hacco in any previous year. These |
growers are also now well aware that /
if they had held out for 81 per pound I
for all the best of their shaded wrap
pers they could easily have got it. I'M
fact 81 is now the prevailing market
price for this tobacco wherever dealers
in tobacco have any Of il in their con
troll, unpledgcd TO cigar manufacturers
Most of the annual product goes di
roctly from the warehouses of the
growers 70 the cigar makers, in pur-l
suance Of arrangements made in the
months of November and December.
hut an extraordinary state of things
now exists. resulting from the interrup
tion OF the shipments ~ Sumatra wrap
per tobacco to Amsterdam or to any
American port, which is n consequence
OF the great war. II seems to be q
safe assertion that if there were twice
as much high-gradc Connecticut wrap
per tobacco on hand as there actually
is il would all find a ready market at
~ per pound.
But il docs not follow that during
the coming season there will be 5000
acres of tobacco land under cloth in
the Connecticut valley instead of the
1000 acres that were cultivated last
/ year. Several excellent reasons are
/ given why the total acreage this year
+ viii not be very much larger than that
Iof 1916. The growers are not at all
/ doubtful about the continued increase
i Of the demand for the new tobacco, but
+ they are bcsct by many uncertainties
that are certain to endure after the
4 end Of the war Chief among their
4 troubles is the labor problem which
is very far from being satisfactorily
I solved by the assurance that six or
SeEch hundred negro students from
Hampton and other schools in the south
can be depended on to spend the sum
mer as iaborcrs on the tobacco planta-
tions of Connecticut and MasSachu-
sets. 1t is hoped that il viii be pos
sihle to carry on operations about on
the scale of last year, but it is felt
that any attempt at a large extension
of shade-growing at present is unad
visable for this reason, if for no other
| that it would probably be quite i'm
POSSIBLE to secure the number of farm
lahorers that would Ice required. Tho
cost Of cotton cloth for the fields ha,
gone from 800 to $3.50 per acre. Fer
tili2nrs, too. are scarce and much more
costly. 1T would take more than -.
100000 cash capital to equip another
/ 5000 acres of land for shade-growinr
to say nothing of the cost of the land
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-02-27
CUBAN REBELS DEFEATED.
Fifty Killed and 100 Made Prisoners
by Government Forces.

HAVANA, Feb. 27.-Colonel Callazo
reported that fierce engagement oc-
CURED apparently with the main forces
of Jonc Miguel Gomez. between Jibaro
and .Jatibanico, near the Santa Clara
Camguav border line The rebels lost
fifty killed and many wounded, in adj
dition to two hundred prisoners. The
losses Of the government troops are re-
ported as one killed and eight
wounded. The only machine guns of
tic rebels were captured. The fight
occurred at La Crisis and signal plan
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-02-27
PRAYERS Seemed to Go Wronu.

Robert wanted baby sister. The
Smiths, who live across the street
have a house full of children, who were
playmates of Robert. Recently anoth-
er baby came to the Smiths. Robert
came to his mother again and asked
for a baby sister for Christmas, to
which his mother replied: "Why don't
you pray for one?"
Robert answered, disgustedly: 81
have prayed, and every time I pray
God leaves it nj Smiths"
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-02-27

IT PAYS TO ADVERTISE
IN THE DAILY REFORMER
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-02-27
Central Vermont Ry
Corrected to october l, 1916.
Trains leave Brattloboro

ANdNt pAbVNA0HSAp
600 a. m. Except Sunday. For New
London.
700 a. m. Except Sunday. For South
Londonderry.
9.20 a. m. Except Sunday. For New
York via Springfield.
$50 u. m. Except Sunday. For South
Londonderry.
1925 a. IN. Except Sunday. For Millers
Falls.
40 p. m. Except Sunday. For Keene,
New London and New York
via New London.
600 p. IN. Except Sunday. Local for
South Londonderry.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1917-11-16

tial of written language which the pu-
pills of each grade are capable Of do
ing at this time and the results point
out plainly where emphasis should be
From time to time tests involving the
same principles will be given and thus
the growth and development of ability
in this work will be measured.
The new course of study in grade
and junior high school history takes up
the following subject matter:
munity Life, the home, the farm, the
store, etc.
Second Grade-The Story of the In
dians as based upon the story of obi
Shib, the Ojibway" and the EskimOs.
Third Grade-Stories of Shepherd
peoples and of weavers including ma
terial regarding the Navajo Indians,
the Persians, the East Indians, the
Arabs, the goat herds of Switzerland,
the shepherds of Scotland and Greece,
and Old Testament bible stories.
Fourth Grade-Norse and Viking
stories during first semester; early Van
Buren, county stories during second
semester.
Fifth Grade-Greek Stories and
Myths.
Sixth Grade-Roman Stories.
Seventh Grade-Middle ages as cen
tered around the development of Eng
land.
Eighth Grade-The History of the
United States.
This work is developed as much as
possible through the methods Of "learn-
ing through DOING and drawings, and
table work, clay modelling, weaving
and dramatizing, are forms of activity
around which the subject matter is
woven. Each teacher has a new out
line Of the course which includes the
aim, the method of procedure, an out
line of the subject matter and bibliog-
raphy pertaining to same. and a list
of the standards Of attainment to be
timed at.
About forty people in the high school
are working for a Palmer penmanship
certificate. This involves the mastery
of a set of lessons which are so ar
ranged that at the end the student
has mastered both movement and let
ter forms which give very legible
hand and at the some time add speed
to the writing.
Don't forget the Parent Patrons day,
Friday, Dec. II.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1917-11-16
UP TO THE FARMERS.

Do the farmers in this community
want a canning factory; and do they
want it bad enough to do their part
in getting it9 In other words, the
canning factory proposition is strictly
up to the farmers. No man will come
here or go to any other location for
that matter and expend from $40, 900
to 100000 getting ready to do bust
ness, unless he can be shown that he
will get the business to warrant such
an expenditure. The only considera-
tion right now is, will the farmers con-
tract to grow the requisite amount of
canning factory produce to insure the
business, and up to this time very little
interest has been shown by those out
side the immediate village. Business
men on the street cannot grow canning
products, but they are willing to do
their part in another way. There is
no necessity of making a big stir about
a site or location. All that will fol.
low in due time, when the necessary
acreage is secured. No one doubts the
advantages to be derived from can.
nings factory. Thousands and thou.
sands of dollars would be paid out in
the community for produce, besides
such an institution would furnish EN-.
ployment for twenty-five or thirty peo-
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1917-11-16

pie during al the summer months. No
one questions this, and all will agree
that such an institution would be a big
asset to Paw Paw; but that don't get
us anywhere. OF course the country
has not been canvassed yet, and can
vass ought not to be necessary. Farm
ers should wake up, and show their
willingness to do their part in secur-
ing this industry. That is, if they
want it. See some member of the
acreage committee or member of the
Commercial club, and give it a boost
by telling them how many acres of
produce you will grow for a factory.
Stir around among the neighbors, and
get up a little enthusiasm. We have
the right man now to operate sue
eessful canning factory, one that will
mean something to this community.
He is sound, thorough business man,
who does things as they should be
done and has the money to finance
such a project. If we ever want a
canning factory, now is the time. We
can never get another similar PROPOSE
ton that looks as good as this one.
The question, however, is up to the
farmers. Do you seriously want such
an institution here, and are you will
ing to do your part to secure it2
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1917-11-16
...GHtorlaL..
POOR DELUDED MoRTALs.

The writer overheard the following
remark one day this week: 1--WE have
no business to be in this war. 1t was
entirely uncalled for, and there is no
excuse for it, The remark undoubt-
edly reflects the sentiment of great
number of people, and what pity it
is. Poor deluded mortals, who cannot
see beyond the limits of their own mar
row, biased and bigoted sphere Per-
haps a person should not be censured
for a scarcity of gray matter, and
correspondingly limited vision, but it
is pity nevertheless, that every ono
cannot now comprehend the seriousness
of this great war, and the necessity
of our own country's participation.
Had it not been for our own entry
into the conflict, Germany would have
won the war by this time. There is
no question about that. The allies
across the water would ere this have
been on their knees begging for mercy.
After that had been accomplished, it
would have been our turn next, and
there is no question about that either.
Developments since our declaration of
war, and events prior to that time
which have since been made public,
demonstrate beyond the question of a
doubt that the United States would
have been the next victim. We would
then have been fighting our battles
alone, and unprepared as we were and
as we still are, the ruthless German
hordes would have swept everything
before them, and our children and chill
dren's children would be paying tribute
to victorious Germany.
No, aside from the outrages commit
ted against neutral Belgium; aside
from the slaughter Of innocent Ameri-
can women and children when the Lu-
sitania went down; aside from the un-
speakable crimes committed by the
barbarian Huns against the civilized
nations of the world; aside from all
this and more, we are fighting for our
own life. We are fighting that our
children may live to enjoy the peace
and liberty won by our forefathers on
the field of battle in the years gone
by. We are fighting to insure world
that in the future will be safe for
democracy, and not subject to the raw
ages and dictation of, an autocratic
Germany.
Some time we hope, every citizen of
this land will know and understand
just why we are in this war. Right
now, however, there are many who do
not know, and many who are so un-
loyal, through ignorance probably, that
they will question the good motives of
this government in entering the con-
flict. Be that as it may, we are in
the war and God pity us all, if we
cannot push the conflict to a victorious
conclusion.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1917-11-16

The Philadelphia Ledger is of the
opinion that this war will produce no
Robert Morris, no Stephen Girard, no
Jay Cooke-meaning by that that no
man will so impress himself upon the
financial operations of the government
during the war that he will stand out
like these figures of Revolutionary and
Civil war days. This may mean some
loss of the picturesqueness with which
historians may write the record Of our
war for the freedom of the world; but
that will be more than overbalanced
by the gain to the nation in the con
sciousness that the united action of
ten million citizens-the number who
subscribed to the second Liberty Loan
means more for the national cause
than the superhuman efforts of any one
man.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1917-11-16

Municipal elections in Russia show
the Bolsheviki to be a negligible guam
tity, numerically speaking, their vote
in the larger towns amounting to but
seven per cent of the total, while in
the smaller communities it was less
than three per cent. The Bolsheviki
in Russia correspond to the !. WV.
III the United States. In both coun-
tries they have exerted an influence
far beyond their real strength be-
cause they have not hesitated to en-
ploy methods of terrorism before
which the forces of law and order have
shrunk in unnecessary dismay. The
percentage of Americans opposed to
the |. w. w. is no smaller than that
of Russians who are opposed to the
Bolsheviki and in each country this
great majority, by vote and with force,
should unite to crush shch enemies of
free institutions.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1917-11-16

"The time has Gomez says Secre-
tary of the Treasury McAdoo, "when
suffrage should be given to the women
of America. AS matter of fact, the
present time is no more opportune than
any other for the giving of the fran
chise to women. If woman suffrage is
desirable, il was as desirable twenty
years ago as it is today. What Mr.
MsAdoo really meant was that the time
has come for him TO advocate woman
suffrage.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1917-11-16

In any and every important confer
ence between the United States and
the nations with whom we are fight
ing this war against autocracy, this
government should be represented by
the men who are best qualified by ma
tive ability, by experience in large ma
tional problems and by the influence
which goes with worldwide reputation.
Our present international conferences
are not schools for the education of
diplomats. They are tasks calling for
the services of men whose abilities
have been demonstrated and whose
names command respect the world
around. Colonel Roosevelt fills the
bill.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1917-11-16

The war council of the Allies at
10Y cum s!ql moIJ IgM 9ql 10 pIoM
qoleM eql 90 lsnm uopoe Ioy :uono1
10 uem 10 dn epgm eq pInoqs SUED
ward. Time, men and money have been
lost in profusion because there has
been inaction when every considera
ton called for sturdy, speedy blows.
The United States is not guiltless in
this regard, though our offense is less
than that of some Of our allies-per-
haps because we have been shorter
time at war. At the Paris council
table we should set the pace, we should
show that we, at any rate, mean bust
ness.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1917-11-16

The stock of whiskey on hand in
this country is estimated to be enough
to last for three years; the stock of
sugar on hand is enough for three
weeks the stock of coal on hand is
enough for about the same time. If
sugar and coal required time to de-
velop their flavor and add to their
value, there would be plenty of them
also.