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The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-03-26
Early Insurance.

William Gibbons of London is said
to have been the first man to have his
life insured. On June IS, 1853, he
signed contract with eight men by
the terms OF which he was to have his
life insured for 1888 for one year for
$ per cent of this amount. In 1859 a
resident of a Connecticut city was
travelling in England and became in
terested in the workings of accident
insurance for travellers. SO he came
home and promoted the first accident
insurance company in this country.
Hls first client was resident of Hart
ford, whom he insured for $4,000
against injury in his stroll from the
post office to his home Marine insur-
anee goes back to the early part of the
fourteenth century and comes from
Belgium.
Farming and pig rearing are the
staple industries of Serbia
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-03-26
TAKE 1T IN TIME.
Just as Scores of Brattleboro People
Have.

Waiting doesn Z pay.
If you neglect kidney backache,
Other troubles often follow.
Doan 8 Kidney Pills are for kidney
backache, and for other kidney ills.
Brattlcboro citizens endorse them.
Mrs. c. +. Wilcox, AZ Clark ST., Brat.
tlcboro, says: ~ have no hesitation in
recommending Doan 5 Kidney Pills. l
used them three or four years ago, when
l was subject to kidney disorder. l
noticed my kidneys were weak and
their action irregular and annoying.
This continued but short time when
used Doan s Kidney Pills and a box
OF this medicine did me a great deal
Of good"
Price soc, at all dealers. Don Z simply
ask for kidney remedy-get Doan s
Kidney Pills--the same that Mrs. Will
cox had. Foster. Milburn Co., Prop,
Buffalo, y. Y.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-03-26
LARGE LOAN ASKED.
Northern Vermont Association Applies
for S125 .OOO,

SPRINGFIELD, Mass, March %
Application for a loan Of $4,000 was
made of the Federal Farm Land bank
OF this city by the Northern Vermont
association of st. Adams, Vt. The as
ISOLATION is located in the heart Of the
richest dairying section of Vermont.
The bank officials hope to complete the
loan for the association within a few
weeks. 1t is by far the largest yet
requested since the bank opened.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-03-26
DEATH WAS NATURAL.
Charles Guyette of Essex Died from
Heart Disease

BURLINGTON, March 26. - The re-
port of the autopsy performed by Drs.
Is. II. Stone and G. F. Whitney of the
state laboratory on the body of Charles
Guyette, late of Essex Center, which was
performed recently, was sent from the
laboratory to State s ATTORNEY Allen
Martin. The cause of death was not
apoplexy, rs was given in the death GER
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-03-26
%Demand Deposits part p
Items Other Than Individual Deposits.

Items Other Than Individual
in
that the
justifes
to S165
Certified checks Cashiers
checks obligations
the Bank has added its promise
the teller
Banks
demand deposit ~
their imply Since the National
times been large but the development
TO MAKE small
people prefer to
SAVINGS banks at
lngs Deposits TIE
THE VERMONT NATIONAL BANK
Banking Series No 81
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-03-26

Farming and pig rearing are the
staple industries Of Serbia.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-03-26

Ps.-Sandie IL er votin alrite. Thay er
goin ter put in er bin so toni Shrunk
wunt halter set on ther wills as he
dror.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1917-06-08
LADYsMITH MARKET
Corrected Weekly

We now have blanks for receiving
subscriptions to the new Liberty
Loan of the United States. You can
purchase these in amounts Of fifty
dollars and up. If you want to pay
for this bond by the week we will
assist you to purchase it and turn
it over to you when you have paid
for it. Help the Government by do
ing your "bit.'-Rusk County Bank.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1917-06-08
CARD OF THANKS

We wish to extend our sincere
thanks to the many friends whose
kind acts and words Of sympathy
during our recent affliction were OF
so much help and sOlace to us.
MR.. and MRS. JAMES J. WARD.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1917-06-08
COMING EVENTS

June Is Commencement, st. Mary's
School.
June 16-Barn dance at VIM. Heck
er's place, across road from the
Flunker cheese factory.
June 21-Commencement, Rusk Coun-
ty Training School,
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1917-07-18
HOLDING FOR HIGHER PRICES.
Storage Holdings Of Eggs Now Re-
ported Larger Than Last
Year.

Washington, July 16-Holdings of
eggs in cold storage were reported
greater on June Is than at any cor
responding time last season, for the
first time since storage reports we're
begun in August, 1915. On Septem-
Der !, 1916, holdings reported by
1S5 houses were 1879 per cent less
than on September /, 1915 On
March 1, at the end Of the season.
they were S3.6 per cent less than on
March ! last year. On June 10,
however, 5,151, 421 cases of eggs
were reported by 264 storages last
year and 5,239,9S5 cases by the
same firms this year, an increase of
IL per cent.
In spite of the low stocks on hand
on September 1, 1916, the rates of
mfthdraNaals were proportioIately
larger during all of the winter
months than they were during the
corresponding period of the previous
season. During January, 1917, for
example, stocks on hands January
1 decreased S3.7 per cent, whereas
during the same month last year,
the percentage of decrease was only
66.7 per cent, tho larger number
of cases of eggs were withdrawn
last year during January, 1917.
During March, April and May and
first two weeks in June, the rate at
which stocks of eggs have been plac-
ed in storage has been proportion
ately larger than during the same
months last year, tho the actual num-
Der of cases placed in storage was
larger during March and April. Dur
ing May, 1916, 2,140,G1S cases were
placed in storage in 236 houses,
whereas 2,621,S56 cases were re-
ported placed in storage during May
this year in 323 storages. During
the first two weeks in June, 571,524
cases more were placed in storage as
reported by 81 storages this year
than were reported by 219 firms last
year. The total holdings on June
Is were reported by 23S storages as
5, 752,225 cases, All, 500 cases more
than the holdings reported by 252
storages August 1, 1916, the date
of the maximum holdings Of last
season.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1917-07-18
No More Hours i'm the Day.

A. E. Clayton, the practical farm
er who edits the farm page of the AL
coma Advance, says:
"A number of the farm papers
that come to our desk are devoting
nearly one-half their space to arti-
cles on increased production. We
also get circular letters from a great
many implement factories agitating
the same thing. We wonder how
much of this dope the farmer takei
seriously, and if it will have any di'
rect effect on the final yields. Some
of these articles are written by con
scientious men, and the facts as set
forth them have the right ring.
Other articles are simply advertising
for the companies who are sending
them out, and as q matter of fact are
written by men who are working on
an eight-hour basis, and these fell
lows have the presumption to tell the
farmer that one way to increase the
yield is to put in more hours per
day, when they know the farmer is
putting in more hours each day now
than the men of any other class OF
labor. No one realizes better than
the farmer the seriousness OF the
present situation. He knows that
barring manipulation of the mar
kets, he is going to get long price
for his 1917 crop. He also knows
that he is the man the whole world
is looking to, to redeem the present
shortage of foodstuffs. 1t is our
opinion that he will prove equal &c
the task, and that a lot of this larg'
er production literature is not nee
essary to gain the desired results.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1917-07-18

OF
had 42SOOO
dealing
n a a
different
nkng
II
The gigantic promises be greater
state There this the
@dend offered
past fairs Another extraordinary
optimism
states the number herds H Various breeds and
their With owa best There many Asr great swine shows
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1917-07-18
CORRIEDaIE SHEEP

The classification in the sheep de-
partment of the Iowa State Fair in
cludes an even dozen different breeds,
with liberal cash premium money Of
fered for each. The latest conner In
this department is the Corriedale, a
breed native to New Zealand and
Australia. 1t promises to prove an
excellent type for the Middle West
farmer who desires an animal that
will produce both mutton and wool
They are hardy, easy keepers and
great rustlers. and when tried out un-
der range conditions have demonstrate
ed unusual ability for taking care OF
themselves. A few representatives
were shown at the state fair last year
and created a favorable impression
among sheep fanciers.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1917-07-18
HOmespun Verse.

Lines To a Hobo Sitting Under
Tree Drinking Coffee from
a Tin Can.
Blessings On thee, o thou boomer,
Tho thy nose looks like a tumor,
And thy ugly mug needs shaving,
Thou existeth without shaving.
l would like to come and have
Cup of thy hot steaming Java,
l would like to talk with thee,
Underneath that chestnut tree.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1917-07-18

Sioux City, Ia, July 16-No hopes
Woman Injured When Clock Stops.
are entertained for the recovery Of
Mrs. Amanda Armitage Of Sioux
City, who sustained injuries in a
fall from chair in her home after
arising from bed to wind her clock.
Mrs. Armitage is unable to sleep UNI
less the tick Of her clock could be
heard in her home. The clock had
stopped and few minutes later she
awoke, not being able to return to
sleep until the ticking of the clock
could be heard.
She slipped and fell from her
chair as she was trying to wind the
timepiece.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1917-07-18
Guilty Conscience Needs No Accuser.

Guilty Conscience Needs No Accuser.
Sidney, Ia, July 16-Conductor
Ponte, in charge Of passenger
train from Creston to st. Joseph
tells a booze story that has them
all cheated He says that just as
his train crossed the Iowa-Missouri
line. during the rush to the south
ern state for wet goods, a pompous
looking stranger arose and thunder
ed in an authoritative voice, "All bag
gage out in the aisle for inspection!
A half dozen suitcases crashed
through as many windows and Ian
ded in the ditch. Then the man
walked to the water cooler, took a
drink and smilingly returned to his
seat. He proved to be an ordinary
trrveling man .aving a lot of fun
all by himself. The owners OF the
damp merchandise in the ditch
three miles behind looked glum ana
said nothing.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1917-07-18
THE BUNK OF A BUSY BRAIN.
stray Thoughts That Leak From Ye
Editors Mind.
L Warn You Chester!

Don't bawl the editor because he
happened to get one or two of the
minor details a little twisted. If he
peddled as much of that spurious
stuff as lot of his readers he'd
have been sent up for life years ago.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1917-07-18
Otherwise He's o. X.

He sure is an unpleasant jay,
We keep him at arms length,
For ne eats onions every day
Because they give him strength.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1917-07-18
A Better Plan.

Instead of preaching sermons,
'Twould cut the work in half,
If they would put a fence along
The straight and narrow path.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1917-07-18
Is 1t COning2

The chainless bicycle, the horse
less carriage, the fireless cooker and
the wireless telegraph will likely be
followed by the grubless dinner un-
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1917-07-18
It's Such a Pleasure.

Work is the greatest thing il the
world. Perhaps that's why the most
of us always ready to leave some of
it until tomorrow.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1917-07-18
Poor Henry

Here lies the bones
OF Henry Moon.
He took the blame
Things off too soon.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1917-07-18

1t doesn't make ones linen pants
any more comfortable to be told that
Il is too cold to wear them.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1917-07-18
less prices take a tumble.
Why Is 1t?

A woman can wear false hair and
get away with it, but its different
with a man.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1917-07-18
Fudge!

Il think it's strange"
Said little Ted,
THAT they use yeast
In raisin bread
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1917-07-18
Two and One.

Two and One.
You should retire early
You'll feel better if you do,
Late hours are not good for one
not so bad for two.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1917-07-18
Regular John ID,

Old Millions is wealthy man
If what they say is true;
He went into a barber shop
And bought an egg shampoo!
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1917-07-18
Tell her. Feller.

Tell her, FeIIer.
Now banks are awfully funny
things;
For instance Robert Spring,
Is called the paying teller
And he wont tell me thing.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1917-07-18
Know Him?

Know Him?
There is a man in our town,
An ivory headed pup;
At four a. M, he mows the lawn
And wakes the neighbors up.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1917-07-18
Another Secret.

One thing, my son, you'll have to
learn
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1917-07-18
IOWA GREATEST PORK PRODUCING STATE

last Iowa is have real truly packing plant something IN
big Capital sufficient VOLUME assured erect the
considered
n favored
logical
quality finished
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1917-07-18

0NIVIN gOU OItIIS TUT
It's nearly always what you've been
That makes you what you are.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1917-07-18

Nature intended Pottawattamie
county for grape growing. The soil
Is what biologists call Missouri
Loess, and is said to be identical in
character and quality with the soil
Of the world-famed grape-growing
district Of the Rhine valley. The cit
liens OF Pottawattamie are wise in
their day. and generation and have
literally covered the picturesque hills
and bluffs of the county with Vine
yards, turning them into bowers Of
beauty and mines of wealth
Bisbee daily review., 1917-12-02
SLdckers Will Be
Severely Dealt
With In Future

WASHINGTON, Dec. Under the
new draft rules and regula lions effec-
tive December 18th men convicted of
falling 10 register on last June 9Th will
be dealt with more harshly than under
the old system. Provost Marshal Gen
eral Crowder announced today that
such men, instead of being given Jail
sentences as has been done in many
cases heretofore, will be so listed by
local boards as to insure their call with
the first increment summoned after
the new rules are put in force.
Local boards are directed not 10 send
the registration cards of the convicted
men to the state adjutant general for
serial number assignment but to place
them at the top of the first class liable
Tor call Thus the men, it was pointed
ou;, will forfeit all chances of the mas
ter list rotation except in cases wnere
physical conditions or the terms of the
law require exemption or deferred
classification.
Men now under suspended sentence
Tor failing to register also will be list
ed at the top of the first class, it was
announced.
Bisbee daily review., 1917-12-02
FUEL men WILL
GET s. CENTS
TON INCREASE
lRy Review leased Wirel

WASHINGTON, Dec. IA general
increase of thirty-fve cents ton was
added to the price of anthracite coal at
the mines today by President Wilson.
to meet proposed wage increase for
anthracite miners. The new prices
are effective beginning today and will
add more than S3O.000O00 10 the pub
lies annual coal bill.
The wage increase was agreed on
by operators and miners representa-
tives here two weeks ago, contingent
on higher coal prices to absorb the
raise. When their negotiations were
ended the operators and miners turn
ed over to the fuel administration their
agreement and estimates of what 1t
would add to the cost Of production.
They asked that prices be raised at
least forty-five cents ton.
Fuel Administrators Garfield said to-
night he gave the problem the most
careful consideration. hesitating to de-
eide whether it would be worse TO add
to the burden of those who buy coal
or permit workmen TO leave the mines
for higher pay elsewhere. thus reduc-
ing the coal output. II was evident,
he said. that the producers we're ready
~ fight the wage increases. II forced
to pay the entire amount themselves.
Bisbee daily review., 1917-12-02
WAGE INCREASE
DEMANDED BY
RAILROAD MEN

CLEVELAND. o., Dec. demands
were presented to practically every
railroad in the country today for in
crease in wages for trainmen and
conductors, which are approximately
40 per cent higher than the present
scale. The general chairmen of the
two labor organizations presented the
wage scale 20 the general managers
of the railroads throughout the coun-
try today. The railroads are asked
to make answer to the demands by
December 81 at the latest.
The railroad managers are request
ed to enter a collective movement for
the purpose of handling the PROPOSE
tion at one and the same time through
a joint committee representing all
railroads concerned and the two labor
organizations stand ready to do like
wise.
Today's demand for increased wages
is the result of referendum vote
taken by the two labor organizations
following the approval of the PROPOSE
ton by the executive committee of
the several associations representing
the two organizations which met in
Chicago on November l TO 4, inclu-
sive.
Bisbee daily review., 1917-12-02
Haig Continues
Attack Against
German Forces
BRITISH HEADQUARTERS IN

BIRTHS H HEADQUARTERS IN
FRANCE, Dec. l. (By Associated
Press Field Marshal Haigs troops
today were continuing their counter
attacks against the German forces
who yesterday penetrated the British
defenses in the Councillor sector and
who pushed considerable salient
into the British territory. Desperate
fighting was proceeding about Con
nelieu this morning.
At an early hour of the forenoon
the Germans had been pushed back
over a considerable amount of ground
which they overran yesterday GouZe-
aucourt, which they enemy held five
hours and represented their extreme
advance. was cleared little after 3
O'Clock yesterday afternoon. and later
the British operations resulted in the
Germans being pushed back from
Quentin ridge to the east of GouZeau-
court and from Guachewood. which
lies west of Villers-Guislain. A little
further north in the La Vacquerie sec
ton the Germans also had been
forced to fall back
Thps far the Germans have not re-
newed their attack, either in the
Gonnelieu region or at the scene of
their disastrous failure yesterday
along the line from Moeuvres and
around Bourbon wood TO point near
Cantaing. However, il was known
that they brought up heavy reinforce
ments for yesterdays offensive and
the further attempts on their part to
oust the British from the newly won
territory in the Cambria sector were
not unexpected.
The Germans in their northern at
tack met a complete reverse at the
bands of the counter-attacking Brit
ish and the enemy suffered exceeding
ly heavy losses both in men killed
and wounded This attack extended
from point just west of Moeucres.
about Bourbon wood and thence down
to the region of Cantaing.
Bisbee daily review., 1917-12-02
Berlin Claims
Their attacks
We're O. Success
(By Review Leased Wire)

BERLIN, Dec. 1.-Todays official
statement says:
Western theater. front of Crown
Prince Rupprecht: The battle near
Cambria broke out again yesterday
with great violence. Our own counter
attack for the improvement of our
positions met with complete success.
The strongest fire of our artillery
and mine throwers prepared the way
into the enemy's lines for our infan-
try.
Between Moeuvres and Bourbon
and from Fontaine and Lafolie We
threw the enemy back onto the VII
lagos of Graincourt, Anneux and Can
taing. On both sides of Banteaux our
troops took by storm the heights on
the westren bank of the river. rising
from Scheldt They penetrated the
first eremy lines and captured the
villages of GOnnelieu and Villels- Guis-
lain.
''The enemy. who resisted stubborn
ly, sustained heavy losses. Four
thousand British were taken prisoner
and several batteries we're captured.
Counter attacks by the enemy against
Gonnelieu. in which tanks and caval-
ry were employed. collapsed with
heavy losses.
a sharp artillery duel continued
on the battlefield dduring the night"
Bisbee daily review., 1917-12-02
Russia Will Not
Make Separate
Peace; Reported
an Reyiew Leased Wirel

LONDON. Dec. -Reassuring mes
sages frcm Russia to the effect that
no separate peace viii be tolerated.
but that the armies under General
Dukhcnin will fight on. have been re-
ceiys1 by the Russian embassay in
LONDON.
DIR. J. o. Gavronsky. special COM
missioner of the Russian provisional
government, and n. NJ. Nordmann. di-
rectorbf the department of economics
in the ministry of foreign affairs, who
are now in London. declared in a state
ment to the Associated Press today
that it was only matter of a few
weeks, it may be sooner. when the
Bolsheviki will be repudiated as Tie
forces in south Russia, which is over
whelmingly opposed to a separate peace
control the Supplies and are working
quietly but surely in the right direc-
tion.
The fact that the embassy staffs in
London are carrying on their routine
work with the Dukhonin headquarters,
as we'll as with part of the Russian
navy, the same as usual. is said by
the embassy officials TO indicate that
there is no intention to recognize the
Petrograd usurpers.
According to Gavronsky and Nord-
mani, the situation is most delicate
because of ignorance OF the masses.
therefore the forces which are work
ing to put Russia again on her feet
are doing so quietly. DR.. Gavronsky
said:
I'VE are sure that Russia will
never quit the war until the allies are
victorious. Information We have re-
ceivei is to the effect that some more
army units may go over TO the Boil
sheviki before the reaction sets in,
but there will be still many units
which will fight on, They may be
forced to retreat again and again un-
til their bro hers who are now quitting
under false promises, realize that
separate peace would mean the ruin
of Russia for all time.
"One thing sure, however, there will
always be Russian front, and ques-
tion which may bear close considera-
ton soon will be whether the Ameri-
can army could not be employed ad-
vantagecusly where the eastern front
remains firm. The people who have
the welfare of the country at heart
will never submit to the Bolsheviki
and as a soon as they see on oppor-
tunity they will overthrow them.
When the reaction sells IN is the time
to consider sending an American army.
Americans would have such a stimu.
lating effect that the whole country
would rally to fight to make the world
safe for democracy"