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The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-07-03
Animals in Fire.

Most animals are afraid of fire. and
will fly from it in terror. To others
there is q fascination about a flame,
md they will walk into it, even though
tortured by the heat.
A horse in burning stable goes
mad with fear, but a dog is as cool in Il
fire as at any time. He keeps his nose
down to the floor, where the air is pur-
est, and sets himself calmly to finding
his way out Cats in fire cry piteously.
They hide their faces from the light
and crouch in corners. When their
rescuer lifts them they are as a rule
quite t;ocile ana subdued, never biting
or scratching.
Birds seem to be hypnotized by fire,
and keep perfectly still; even the To-
quacious parrot in fire has nothing
to say. Cows, like dogs, do not show
alarm. They are easy to lead forth
and often find their way out them.
selves.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-07-03
The Rattan Cane.

One of the most important exports
of Singapore is rattan, although it
does not make a large showing as to
value, being a comparatively cheap ar
ticle compared with its bulk. SingG
pore is probably the leading export
market for rattans in the world al
though practically none of the raw
product is produced in the Straits Set
Elements and very little in the FEEDER
ated Malay states, most of it being
collected from the islands of Sumatra,
Borneo, the Celebes and smaller is
lands. Ordinarily cut from the jungle
by natives under the direction of
Chinese merchants doing business in
the interior, it is bought up by large
dealers in the principal towns and
eventually sold to Singapore buyers
in bundles as it comes originally from
the jungle. The buyers in Singapore
take the rattan in this form and put
it through a process of selection and
cleaning, after which it is bundled
together according TO grade and
shipped direct to various parts of the
world.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-07-03
Lemons Whiten and
Beautify the Skin!
Make Cheap Lotion

The juice of two fresh lemons
strained into bottle containing three
ounces of orchard white makes a whole
quarter pint of the most remarkable
lemon skin beautifer at about the cost
one must pay for a small jar of the
ordinary cold creams. Care should be
taken TO strain the lemon Juice through
a fine cloth so no lemon pulp gets in.
then this lotion will keep fresh for
months. Every woman knows that
lemon juice is used to bleach and re-
move such blemishcs as freckles, sallow-
ness and tan aud is the ideal skin
softener, SmoOthener and beautifer.
Just try it, Make up a quarter pint
of this sweetly fragrant lemon lotion
and massage il daily into the face
Eeck, arms and hands. 1t should natur
ally help 10 whiten, soften. freShen, and
bring ont the hidden roses aud beauty
Of any skin. II is wonderful for rough
red hands.
Your druggist will sell three ounces
of orchard white at little cost, and any
grocer will supply the lcmons.-Ady.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-07-03
HOW TO FIGURE HORSE POWER,
Comparatively Easy Method of Max
ing Calculation With Any Engine
Is Available.

AS an easy method of calculating
horse power the following is commend
ed:
Where practicable take an indica
ton diagram which shows the mean
pressure of steam throughout the
stroke. In order to calculate the pres
sure. ten ordinates are usually drawn
across the diagram; the length of
these is measured on a scale repre-
senting the pounds per square inch of
pressure. The ten numbers thus OBJ
tanned are added together and the sum
divided by ten; this gives the average
pressure per square inch of steam
throughout the stroke. Calculate the
area of the piston in square inches
from its diameter, and multiply this
by the square inch. This gives the
total pressure eXerted on the piston.
Next multiply the number of revolu-
tons of the engine per minute by
twice the length Of the stroke in feet ;
this gives the speed of the piston in
feet per minute; multiply this by the
pressure on it in pounds, and the re-
suit is the number of foot pounds OF
work done on the piston per minute.
| A horse power is reckoned at 33, 0OC
/ foot pounds per minute, the number
of foot pounds divided by this figure
gives the indicated horse power.
portion of this, varying from a thirt
to a fifth, is taken up in overcomin:
4 the friction of the working parts o.
the engine; the remainder only il
available for useful work.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-07-03
MORE PARALYSIS AT wA1TsFIEL1
Three New Cases Developed in Fam
lily of W. H. Moriarty.

MONTPELIER. July 3. No new
cases Of infantile paralysis developed
Yesterday in this city although it is nm
derstood that the navy recruiting office
here will be closed during the epidemic.
y report from Waitsfeld gives three
additional cases, children in the fam
lily of Walter IL. Moriartv, which
makes four children III that family who
are i'll with the disease. The early
eases in this city are all improving.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-07-03
Gold Leaf.

There appears to be some mystery
about the origin OF gold leaf 1t is
found, for example, in connection
with the most ancient known mum
mics, having been used for covering
teeth, tongue, skin, etc. Sometimes it
is also found on the collins. Gold leaf
was also used on the tombs and monu-
ments of ancient Egypt. The process
of making gold leaf has thus been
known since the eighth century. B. c.
In the eleventh century it seems to
have attained as high a degree of per-
lection as today. The gold leaf on
some ancient Grecian pottery, indeed
is as thin as that now used.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-07-03
Demanding Proof.

II see by your hand that you are go
ing to be rich some day. said the
palmist.
"Umph ~ replied the skeptical client
eff you can show me $40 bill in my
hand I'll believe you"
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-07-03
Sad Sacrifices

seven the dear little children are
hit by the sacrifices and privations
of this terrible war;"
Yes; the way tin cans have gone
up, boys can't get 'em any longer to
tie on dogs tails"
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-07-03
Bring Your
Prescriptions
Here

IL you want them filed with the purest
and freshest drugs, and with the great
est care and accuracy-hlled precisely
Ms your physician orders them filed,
10 produce the exact effects he desires.
We are proud of the record we have
made in our prescription department.
And yet we Gil prescriptions at very
reasonable prices, and ill them quickly,
too.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-07-03
Glorious.

''It was a glorious death to die"
''In what way!"
"With all the world at war think
Of the luck of him actually passing
away in his bed"
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-07-03
Trains Leave Brattleboro.

Trains Leave Brattleboro.
900 a. m. Except Sunday. For New
London.
$50 n. IN. Except Sunday. For South
Londonderry.
900 a. m. Except Sunday. For New
York via Springfield.
40 p. m. Except Sunday. For Kcene,
New London and New York
via the Norwich Line steam.
ers.
GOO p. m. Except Sunday. Local FOR
South Londonderry.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-07-03

top-noteh way to celebrate Indepen
dcnce Day-enliat.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-07-03

Maybe congress wants to force barteno
els to enlist.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-07-03

Congress never did like playing its bot
air against hot weather
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-07-03
c. F. Thomas, Phi. 6.
Central Vermont Ry.

Corrected to June "a, 1917.
Valdez daily prospector., 1917-12-05

lessly on now while a referendum Is being taken-this time in Russia. The soldiers "referendumed" orders to go into battle and the policies of the pro- visional government, which were in tending to compose a chaotic condi- tion brought on by the revolution, were "referendumed" by the Bolshe- wiki, who, within short time, prob ably will find the people have their own scheme upside down through the initiative"
 In time of war as governments are constituted, the war referendum" is equally as preposterous as disarma- ment. China is a typical example of the non-resisting, unarmed nation, and one could imagine what would have happened in Belgium had King Albert called for a popular vote on Germany's dmand for an open road to France.
 Ultimately. perhaps, it will be feas- ible for the people to vote on ques- tions of war or peace drectly, and al- so for nations to disarm, but when that time comes the world will not be menaced by an autocracy armed to the teeth as it has been for sever- al years.
Valdez daily prospector., 1917-12-05
GERMAN PERIL TO RUSSIA

In the course Of an article which he recently wrote for Golfers Weekly Charles Edward Russell, a member of the Root commission, gave it as his opinion that the kaiser would like to restore the czar to the throne. The article was written before the count er-revolution, but the situation with regard to Germany's attitude is the same now as it was then.
 'Of course. Germany could not af- ford to allow a great democratic re- public along her northern border" says MT. Russell. "The kaiser's opin- ions of republics are we'll known. and he is right about them-from his point of view. Every republic is menace to the king job everywhere. and the kaiser's pet dream is to see republics extinguished
 He is, moreover, bound by the terms of his gentlemen's agreement with the czar and the rules of the Am dI6duidIcu OuIOH OA ANOydi A>ihSom poops of Europe, of which he is the founder and head, to put the czar back on the job If he overruns Rus sia. He would not have to overrun very much either, to be in virtual control. There Is a certain danger point, known to all students of the Russian situation, and if the kaiser gets that in his claws further resis- tance will be essentially fruitless. the revolution will collapse and Germany can do as she pleases with the great CT part of what is left. The chance for democracy in Russia. therefore, de- bends on keeping Germany out of 1t. ,"
 Mir. Russel goes on to say that whatever Russia wants. 1t does not want a return to the old political and industrial system, and he has faith or had at the time of writing-in the soundness of the Russian spirit of democracy.
 There is no question that the Ger man military and aristrocratic caste has no sympathy with the popular movement in Russia. The kaiser and his bootlicks are of a feather with the czar and the junkers of Russia. At the present time Germany not only is trying to put Russia out of the war but is intriguing to make of that country an ally of the central powers; 1; and as the climax of this bold game 1t might be expected the kaiser would restore Nicholas to his throne.
 Russia will be democratic, as Mn. Russell says, if it is allowed to pur-
Valdez daily prospector., 1917-12-05
REFERENDUM AND WAR

"(Benedict) Arnold was nowise sat isfied, however, in his new position and among his new friends: and he, therefore. published an address, to the inhabitants of America in which he sought to defend his conduct. He said he had always considered the Declara- tion to be hasty and ill-con- sidered; and he blamed congress for having plunged the people into long and expensive war. without first suD- mitting the matter to their vote."
 This extract is taken from George Charming Hills Life of Benedict Arnold" and is said to have been dis covered by the Lacrosse (Wis.) Tri- bune-a paper published in the state whose senior senator uses almost id entical language in opposing Ameri- ca's war with Germany.
 We have heard bother of talk from anti-Americans. pro-Germans' pacifists and conscientious objectors about referendum" on war. This gentry would have had vote taken throughout the United States on the question of upholding the honor or the government after the Lusitania and Sussex and more than half doz- en American ships were sunk; after the German embassy at Washington was turned into spy's nest; after the kaiser's government. while we were still at peace. attempted to in- cite two friendly nations against us. Benedict Arnold advocated a refer endum" in our Revolutionary War just as the traitors of their we'll meaning but deluded follower in this country seek to chill the war spirit of the country today.
 Incidentally. the greater part of the world is looking sorrowfully but help
Valdez daily prospector., 1917-12-05
TANNING MIR. BURLEsON

The American Federation of Labor, which is almost unanimously behind the president in the war with Ger many, is not entirely with the presi- dent in his support of at least one member of his cabinet-the post master general. The fact that the fed eration is up on its toes for the war rather indicates, too, that its griev- ance against Mir. Burleson cannot be imputed to any desire to embarrass the president.
 The postmaster general Is charged with being an autocrat, a dictator, and a tyrant in his attitude toward the employees of the postoffice department. We do not know what proof the feder- ation has of it's accusations but un- doubtedly there is some reasonable ground for them. At any rate. this is not the first time that MT. Burleson has been accused of being an auto crat. As spokesman for the president the man who gumshoes over to con-
 
 gress and tells congress what the president wants--he has gained the notion that he is considerable of an official"
 All over the United States there has been more or less editorial gasp ing at the postmaster generals inter- pretation of the espionage law, whereby he is given authority to pro- nounce a periodical "nonmailable. The New York World calls this species of lynch law" of which "the postmaster general is judge. jury and executioner."
 It was in connection with the ap- plication of this law that MT. Bur leson said no paper would be allowed to impugn the motives of the govern ment or to make such charges as that it is controlled by Wall Street. Even the faithful Springfield Republican. somewhat disturbed remarks that If MT. Burleson is going to suppress all puDlCdtlOHS thdt 'Oh|uS " the motives of the government he must in the end virtually suppress all hostile criticism of the administra- tion and destroy free speech in this country" It then proceeds to tone down the postmaster general thus:
 "The president has placed some of the foremost citizens in other places of high responsibility which the war emergency created; why should not men of national reputation for judg- ment and insight be given control of the war censorship powers of the post office department? Frankly, neither Postmaster General Burleson nor any of his subordinates seem to measure I'D to the job. They do not command public confidence as men exercising such authority should command 1t.
 Certainly, nobody wants to deny the government the power to throttle reasonable sheets; in fact, there IS universal demand for such action. but there is a widespread opinion that a mediocrity-a dictator, as the labor federation says-should not be given the authority of jury, judge and exc cutiOner.'
Valdez daily prospector., 1917-12-05
SEATTLE probably would be cleal

SEATTLE probably would be clean ed up quicker and the ban removed by starting in to clean up the papers. They have undoubtedly helped to muddy the water by being against everything their opponents are for. If the Post-Intelligencer is for may or he straitway is stench in the nos- trils of the Colonel's son, and if the Times Is for a man the Post-Intelli- gencer can see no good in him. The Star being feminist everything and everybody can scarcely be said to ex- ert any influence one way or the other.
Valdez daily prospector., 1917-12-05
Advice to . Youne Man.

Give up money. give up fame. give up science, give up the earth itself ana all 1t contains. rather than do an I'm moral act. And never suppose that in any possible situation. or under any circumstances. it Is best for you to do a dishOnorable thing. however slightly so It may appear to you. Whenever you are to do thing. though it can never he known but to your self. ask yourself how you would act were all the world looking at you. and act accordingly. Encourage all your virtuOus dispositions, and exercise them whenever an opportunity arises 1: being assured that they will gain strength by exercise. as a limb of the body does, and that exercise will make them habitual.-Thomas Jefferson.
Valdez daily prospector., 1917-12-05

SOME statistician has figured out that Secretary Seward paid less than two cents per acre for Alaska. And we'll bet that there are certain sec tions in the interior that are not worth the money.
Valdez daily prospector., 1917-12-05

WASHINGTON. D. C.. Dec. D. The War Emergency Council has or dered the bakers throughout the country to reduce the price of bread.
Valdez daily prospector., 1917-12-05

THE FOOD administrator says families must not buy more than a dollars worth of sugar at time. The man must take us for bloody million aires
Valdez daily prospector., 1917-12-05
Touched.

The Minister-Don't you think touched them rather deeply this morn ingf The Deac0n-I don't know. haven't counted Sp yet
Valdez daily prospector., 1917-12-05
THE WISE MAN.

I'E WOE WNN' A N old man. going lone high A Came at the evening. cold ( \ and gray.
 To chasm vast and deep
 and wide. The old man crossed In the twilight dim The sullen stream had no fear for him But he turned when cafe on the other side And built d bridge to span the tide. "Old man." said a fellow pilgrim near. You are wasting your strength with building here; Your journey will end with the ending day. You never again will pass this way: You've crossed the chasrn deep and Why build you this bridge at even tide? The builder lifted his old gray head Good friend. in the path l have come" he said There followeth after me today A youth whose feet must pass this way: This chasm that has been naught to me. To that fair haired youth may pitfall be. He too, must cross in the twilight dim Good friend. I am building this bridge for him."
 Exchange.
Valdez daily prospector., 1917-12-05

New table linen, round table sets the yard. At E. Winters. If
Valdez daily prospector., 1917-12-05

sue is course unhindered. The out standing peril is not in Petrograd' but in Berlin.
Valdez daily prospector., 1917-12-05

Housekeeper wanted at c. J. Zinns. If
 Hot-Point Electric Heaters and Cooking-Appliances at the Emporium. Christmas goods coming on the next boat If
 Buy your groceries direct. Save fifteen to twenty-five per cent. The house that sells direct to consumers. Randall Grocery & Brokerage Co.,, Inc, S2 Marion St., Seattle Wn. If line of box candies at Hunts. If Fresh bulk chocolates and a new Fresh taffy. chews and brittles. at Hunts Candy Kitchen. If Rainer Cereal Beverage. non-in- toxicating at E. Hunts. If Do net forget to give your share to- ward Christmas box for the soldiers. Xmas Goods
 and useful articles are now coming on every boat, for the Emporium. If Announcement
 Christmas gifts now on display at the residence of Mrs. Graham. All are invited to call. Give your orders early. Hours 10 .. m. to 2 p. m.
 Mrs. Graham and Mrs. Depue. k-dec-23
Valdez daily prospector., 1917-12-05

Housekeeper wanted at G. J. Zinns. If
Valdez daily prospector., 1917-12-05

COMMISSION ORDERS PRICE
 OF BREAD REDUCED
Valdez daily prospector., 1917-12-05

Rainer Cereal Beverage, non-in- toxicating at E. Hunts. If
Valdez daily prospector., 1917-12-05

Fresh tafy. chews and brittles. a, Hunts Candy Kitchen. ti
Valdez daily prospector., 1917-12-05

Do net forget to give your share to- ward a Christmas box for the soldiers.
Valdez daily prospector., 1917-12-05

line of box candies at Hunts. If
 Fresh bulk chocolates and a new
Valdez daily prospector., 1917-12-05

Xmas Goods and useful articles are now coming
 on every boat, for the Emporium. If
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1917-10-26
.G|RLs! GIRLS! TRY IT!
STOP DANDRUFF AND
BEAUT|FY YOUR HAIR
Hair stops falling out and gets
thick, Wavy, strong and
beautiful

Your hair becomes light. wavy, fluffy,
abundant and appears as soft, lustroue
and beautiful as a young girls after a
/ ''Danderine hair cleanse" Just try this
I-moisten a cloth with little Danderine
and carefully draw 1t through your hair
taking one small strand at time. This
will cleanse the hair OF dust, dirt and
excessive oil and in just a few moments
you have doubled the beauty Of your
hair
Besides identifying the hair at ones.
Danderine dissolves every particle OF
dandruff; cleanses. purifies and invigor-
ates the scalp. forever stopping itching
and falling hair.
But what will please you most will be
after a few weeks use when you will
actually see new hair-fine and downy
at first-yes-but really new hair grow
ing all over the scalp. II you care for
pretty, soft hair and lots of IL, surely
get a small bottle of Knowlton's DAN
derine from any druggist or toilet coun-
ter for a few cents.-(Advt.)
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1917-10-26

to fight harder. Rather let the
kaiser be discouraged by the knowl-
edge that We are going TO fight to
the death. The arguments of those
peace advocates will stab our gal
liant boys. in the back while they
are fighting German bullets in the
front. 1 do not believe in compro-
missing with anemic or deluded
American citizens, to the detriment
of our country, any more than l be-
lieve in compromising with the enc
mics of our country.
If we go forward with resolution.
if we let the kaiser understand that
America is inf1exible in her purpose
TO restore peace to the world upon
the stable bases of justice and
right. so that hereafter the weakest
nation on earth shall share equally
with the most powerful, be protect
ed in the exercise of its just rights
so that the will of people shall
find free expression, as the will OF
the people of this great republic is
permitted free expression, II we 60
forward with that spirit, under the
leadership of that indomitable and
courageous and far-seeing states
man, Woodrow Wilson, we shall end
this thing forever. and Americas
liberties will never be imperiled
again.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1917-10-26
WE CAUGHT THE KAISER
WITH THE GOODS

What was the other thing he had
in mind? About the 18th day of
January, fourteen days before he or
deredy America off the high seas, he
sent through his foreign secretary
a dispatch to Mexico. We did not
get this dispatch until sometime
the next month, but we got IT. and
il is authentic, We caught the kai-
ser with the goods and his foreign
secretary had to admit il. What
did he say to Mexico? He said il
Mexico would make war upon tho
United States. the German govern
ment would finance the undertake
ing. and that Mexico and Germany
would together, dictate terms OF
peace to the United States. And
what was the reward that Mexico
was to receive? The kaiser prom
Used to hand over the great states
of Texas, New Mexico and Arizona
That was the bait the German kai-
ser held out to Mexico. if she would
make war upon us. So long as
there is q gallant American heart
under a GIhaki uniform or a blue
jacket, would like to see any for
eign despot tear three stars from
the American flag.
That was not all of 1t. There is
Japan, our great neighbor of the
Pacific. our friend, now making
common cause with us in this great
struggle for liberty and world de-
mocracy. Japan was at war with
Germany. so the kaiser could moi
approach her directly, and-this is
another evidence of that superior
intelligence Of the German diplO-
matte service-he suggested that
Mexico approach Japan and suggest
that Japan make common cause
with Germany and Mexico, so that
II japan had done that We would
have been attacked upon the Paci-
fist coast, we would have been at.
tackled upon the southern border,
and, an the meantime, what would
have happened to our great part