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Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1918-03-04
Grinnell Professor TO France.

Herbert Francis Evans, professor oi
biblical literature and religious edu-
cation for the last three years at Grin
nell college, has received an appoint
ment as overseas secretary in the Y.
Nj. C. A. and expects to sail for France
in a few weeks. He has left Grinnell
for Fort Worth and Austin, Texas, and
other points in the southwest, where
for the next three weeks he has been
requested to speak in many of the col
leges and universities. He hopes to be
called to France within month.
---W.S. S.
Ray Stow has sold his residence
property on Division street to w. E..
Hawley. Mr. Stow plans later to go
west to look around and may decide to
locate somewhere out there.
-W.S.S.-
Trench stationery, ready to mail, at
Teed's. f-j-d-eod-tf
WSS-
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1918-03-04
Hung in Masonic Hall With
Special Services to Mark
the Event.
NAMES OF THE TWELVE MEN
Roll Is Called and Relative or Friend
Unveils Star for Soldier mt
Front.

n. P. Hyatt.
Merlin V. Best.
Gale T. Pearce.
3. o. Brumfield.
r. c. Crumpton.
Gerald O. Blake.
Lester r. Meyer.
Harold j. Smith.
Fred H. Winslow.
Franklin J. Drake.
Guyon c. Whitley.
Edward p. Prince.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1918-03-04
.W.S.S.

John S. Melvin has accepted posi-
ton as salesman at the Hanson e.
Tyler garage.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1918-03-04
Ont For School Directors

Petitions are being circulated for
II. l.. Cox and W. A. Neel as candidat-
es for the school board to succeed W.
c. Pyle and Mrs. S. w. Meadow. So
far as the Freeman-Journal knows
there are no other candidates. Messrs.
Cox and Neel would make excellent
and satisfactory members of the board.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1918-03-04
-W.S.S.

NJ. J. Oleson, who has been associat-
ed with his brother, II. +. Oleson, in
the jewelry business, expects to dis
continue this work and return to his
former trade, that of carpenter.
Lloyd Dooley, son of Mrs. Josie Page,
who is jeweler, has accepted a
position in are OlesOn store and is
expected to arrive here from Mount
Clemens, Mich, to begin work soon.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1918-03-04
For Sale.

Pure bred, big type Poland China
male pig. Pure bred Holstein bull,
one year old. VIM. Oakland,
harrisburg, Iowa. 2.1S-f-jtf
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1918-03-04
-W.S.S

The.E e. Field family of this city
re moving to farm near Wooden.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1918-03-04
W.S.S.

! Trench fountain pens at Teed &
Feeds. f-j-d-eod-tf
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1918-03-04

Mrs E. A. Madison and the Ezra
Brewer family are moving into Mrs.
Madison's new home at 1905 Third
street.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1918-03-04

All kinds Of clocks At Teed & Teed's.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1918-03-04

Chas. J. Singer and family have NOV
ed from their farm north Of this cit.
to S33 Second street.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1918-03-04

Trench pillows At Teed's.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1918-03-04

Friends in this city have received
letters from H. S. Coppernall, who
recently enlisted in the aviation serv-
ice. He is now stationed at Fort
Worth Texas.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-12-26
DOG Was Afflicted One.

A man appearing to be blind and led
along Broadway, near Forty-second
street, by dog bearing card with
the words II am blind" attracted the
attention of Clarence Simpson. A be-
nevolent pedestrian. who had been in
the habit of dropping a coin into the
beggar's hat, passed by without con.
tributing. The putative blind man
rushed after him TO remind him Of the
omission. Then the beggar was COM
PEELED TO explain that it was the dog
and not he that was blind.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-12-26
Little Benny's
Note Book

By LEE PAPE

| was writing at the setting room table
and pop sed, Wy all the industriousniss
1t cant be your lessins, or you wouldent
have sutch an interested Impression.
No sir, | sed, Pubs Simkins and Leroy
was referee, and I'm writing a account
Of it to send to the paper, do you want
me to read it to you?
Shoot, sed pop Meening go shed and
read it. Wieh / did, being as follows:
Big Fife Between Pubs Simkins and
Leroy Shooster, Benny Potts, Referee
BY Benny Potts, Referee.
Round L. The 2 fighters started to
Jump erround each other like BOOSTERS,
the crowd yelling and asking them wat
they thawt it was a dancing contest? And
after vile Simkins tried TO hit Shooster,
but Shooster jumped back, and then
Shooster tried to hit Simkins, but Simkins
jumped back, and they kepp on doing that
till the end Of the round, the crowd yell
ing and asking then wat they thawt il
was, funrel? And Benny Potts, the
referee, kepp jumping GROUND pattine
them each on the back and telling them
not to be afraid.
Round . The fighters started to jumr
GROUND each other agen till omkins az
SILENTLY tired on Shoosters foot and Shoes
ter kicked Simkins in the shin and Sim
kins butted Shooster in the stummicl
with his he'd, the crowd yelling and tell
ing them to keep up the good wcrl1
Benny Potts, the referee. trying L
make them fife with their fists without
getting too close on account OF them kick
i ing and butting with their eyes closed anC
a referee mite feel the same to them a
enybody elts
| Round 3. The fighters kepp rite OF
| fum round without paying envy atten
ton to the wisse blew by Benny Potts
| the referee, grabbing a hold of each othc
and not leeving go. the crowd yelling an,
asking them wat they was doing, huggin,
or fighting: and Benny Potts, the referee
tried to pull them apart and was butted
fearse butt in the chin by the top 0
Shoostcrs he'd and got mad and an
nountsed the tite was over.
Not bad, not bad, a tall. scd pop, Blu
you haven't mentioned the referee yer
mulch, have YOU?
! mentioned him piitty good eel, bu
/ CESS l could mention him some more
| sed.
! Well, perhaps not, it mite become nc
tieeable, sed pop. And | sent it to tn
lspoarting editor of the paper. Jest like
was, ony he hasent printed it yet an
maybe he never will,
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-12-26
Special Flavors of Honey.

Each season imparts its own taste
10 money, the spring product from
orchards and lilac blooms being quite
oistnct from the clover of midsummer
or the peculiar flavor of dark buck
wheat honey. The writer has tasted a
deep-colored honey with the pungency
OF a whole marshful of wild marigolds
in its six-sided cells. This Nemahbin
honey was as distinctive after its kind
as the honey of Narbonne, which has
the flavor Of rosemary, or Maltese
honey, which owes its delicacy TO or
ange blossoms, or the fragrant heath
er honey of Scotland, which was the
base of heather ale. To less-trayeled
homefolk the traveller in Greece may
bring, if he be SO minded, q precious
jar of the honey of Hymettus, spicy
with the thyme that clothes it's slopes
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-12-26
Timed by Cows Heart Beats.

According to tests made by the
Canadian government, milking ma
chimes to operate properly should
take into account the heart beats Of
the cow. Examinations have shown
that there is a relatively small amount
of milk in q cows udder at any one
time. Many times that amount can
be obtained in a milking. because ma
tnre secretes the milk from the glands
TO which blood is supplied as fast
as the udder is emptled. The inves'
tigators making the tests referred to
maintain that milking machine
should create vacuum about AZ
times q minute, tallying with the heart
beats of the COW.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-12-26
uud styles In Ornaments.

a very old kind of ornament COM
monty worn by the Zulus in South
AFRICA is made of the cocoons of
large species of moth. These. when
urled, make a rafting sound if shak-
en- the shriveled pupae of the insects
pelhS still inside. The cocoons are
pahed TO Kill the contained insects and
'iieh are strung bunch of them to-
sether, to form anklets. 4 Zulu can
De seen drawing 'rickshaw. He
wears pair of these anklets, which
are not only attractive to the eye but,
oy their rattling agreeable to the ear
vi lhe negro. They furnish q cheer
iui accompaniment to his movements
as ne runs along the road. It will be
houced that he wears q pair of cows
lorns on his head. They have nc
significance except as becoming head.
gear.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-12-26
War Mysteries Revealed.
Boston Herald.)

Week by week the British army and
navy disclose the secrets, well kept and
valuable, on which they depended to de-
ceive and beguilc their foes. All Eng
land knew that the government used
some sort of mystery train for getting
troops and supplies to France in the
shortest possible time, but comparative
ly few, at least of civilians, had any
definite notion as to what these trains
were. Now it appears that long strings
of ears were run to a channel port and
there hauled aboard specially designed
vessels that served as ferries to France;
at the French port they merely steamed
out upon standard British railway
tracks, laid down since 1914 and ran
at high speed to their strategic destina-
tion. Trains left England and disap-
pcared, and the multitudes did not
know whittier.
Then Great Britain devised the co.
boat as an answer to the U-boat. These
mystery ships simply lured predatory
submarines by an elaborate semblance
of helplessness. Attacked, the bided
their time, endured shell fire and often
the fatal smash of n torpedo, until at
last the German captain was sure he
had nothing TO fear and exposed his
craft to the blow the disguised "vic-
tim = was waiting patiently to inf1iet.
British officers and crews clamored for
a chance to ship aboard these co.
boats Often the vessels were sunk
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-12-26
Mans Books Reveal Character.

Those afflicted wifi the passion OF
acquisitiyeness form larger class
than might be supposed. The pres
ence of books in household is ac-
copied as an evidence of culture. II
is no new craze, for as far back as
the days of the arrogant magniticance
of Alexandria. Seneca cried ont: "Our
idle book hunters know nothing but
titles and bindings; their chests Of &C.
dar and ivory, and the bookcases that
fill the bathroom are nothing but fash
ionable furniture, and have nothing to
do with learning" 1t is not the books
which bring the culture, but rather
the use of books, and those books
which man uses are expressive OF
his real self.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-12-26
Bird and Insect Vibrations.

A scientist who has given rarticu-
lar study to the migrations of Insects,
states that the principles and laws gov
erning the better-known bird migra-
lions have remarkable parallel in the
annual movements of certain members
Of the insect world. both birds and in
sects being influenced by meteorolog-
ical and geographical conditions which
defect and determine the routes and
the psychologists of both birds and in
sects reacting 10 the travelling inn
pulses which are unsatiSfied in some
cases with anything less than 4 world
wide distribution.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-12-26
THURSDAY, DECEMBER 20. 1915
REvERsIoN OR RECONSTRUCTION.

From the generosity of the Christmas
season the people of America have
passed and arc now facing a new year
trauSht with great possibilities of fail.
ure or success. More than that, they
are emerging from a period of war and
wartime restrictions, sacrifice, service,
denial, destruction, conservation. and
patriotism; and are passing into a pc
Rod Of peace and prosperity. They
have been Istened by the loss of
thousands heir best young men and
comrades, by the restraint of Injuries,
by the subordination of private gain
TO public welfare and by noble serv.
lee in the relief of suffering and pro-
lection Of the moral welfare of their
army and navy. The great question in
these days of mighty changes is: Shall
there be reversion or reconstruction
The answer to this question will de-
tcrmine the future strength and inf.
cucc of the American nation.
Rcvcrsion would mean the loss of the
service of the women of wealth, many
Of whom for the first time in their
lives have done something useful in
working for the soldiers. and a return
of the moral laxity, cnervating Idle
ness and decoration of luxury in our
wealthy homes; the desertion of the
habits of thrift and adoption of ex.
travagant expenditure by our common
people, the return to unrestraned prof.
tcering by our commercial interests;
the return of the power of greed to
both capital and labor and the elcva-
tion of personal selfshncss over public
purity and good. We do not want re-
version.
Reconstruction would mean a contin-
uation of the economies and thrift
practiced by all classes during the alb
normal demands of the war period; it
would mean the creation of great re-
serve of wealth by the common people
the substitution of industry for idle
ness, the development of spirit OF
real democracy, a fair adjustment OF
the differences between capital and la.
Dor, the advancement of public homes
~ and the purifying of public serv.
ice; il would marshal the man and wo
man power of the whole land into an
army of production, furnish the food
aud utensils necessary for the rehabili
tation of Europe and turn to the Am.
crican shores the greatest stream OF
wealth the world has ever seen; il
would purify American ideals and give
them greater force among the world
overs and make more sure the reigr
Of Peace and Justice. We want recon
struction.
I The answer to the question of rever
sion or construction is a personal one
The extent TO which each individual
sinks back into the practices of the
past or advances to the opportunities
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-12-26
HEARD IN BRATTLEBORo.
Tow Bad Backs Have Been Made
Strong Kidney Ills Corrected.


All over Brattleboro YOU hear it.
Doan s Kidney Pills are keeping up the
good work. Brattleboro people are
telling about it--telling of bad backs
made sound again. You can believe
the testimony of your own townspeo-
pie. They tell it for the benefit of
you who are suffering. If your back
aches, if you feel lame, sore and mis-.
cradle, if the kidneys act too frequent
". or passages are painful, scanty and
off color, use Doan s Kidney Pills, the
remedy that has helped so many of
your friends and neighbors. Follow
this Brattleboro advice and give Doan S
a chance to do the same for you.
Frank Stockwell, lis S. Main St.
says: ~ have had spells of kidney
trouble, the most common symptoms
being too frequent action of my kid.
neys, which bothered me at night. The
kidney secretions contained a sandy.
like sediment, the color of brick dust
| also have been bothered quite a Bit
by sharp pains over my kidneys and
have found it almost impossible to
bend over to lace my shoes. If l did
so, | had sharp, cutting pains in my
back. l have always bought a box OF
so of Doan's Kidney ills from the Park
Drug Store at those times and they
have put my back and kidneys in just
as good condition as ever
Price 60c, at all dealers. Don It sim.
ply ask for a kidney remedy-get
Doan s Kidney Pills-the same that
Mr.. Stoekwell had. Foster-Milburn Co,
Mfgrs., Buffalo, n. Y.-Adv.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-12-26

under their crews. For instance, the
Stock Force sunk after her crew had
waited in hiding almost an hour for the
opportunity to put the enemy down.
Many 80" boats disappeared with
out trace but the ingenious scheme
aided greatly in keeping the seas open
for merchant vessels.
Other "fakeso were signally sue
cessful. 1t seems that at the start the
channel passage was very dangerous
for transports. The troopships crossed
for considerable time behind a bar
rage Of mines that turned out not tc
have been mines at all. Before the
Germans discovered the trick real pro
lection in sufficient quantity was avail
able The English kept their secrets
well and their enterprise had its full
reward.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-12-26

The request of w. II. Jeffrey, sec
rotary of the state board of charities
that all defective children whose par.
ents or guardians are unable to secure
necessary surgical treatment for their
relief be reported to him win undoubt
edly be complied with. In doing this
people viii be doing real service fol
those unfortunates who may be trans
formed into useful citizens. 1t will bt
satisfactory record for the state Il
have every defective and dependent
child properly treated.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-12-26
PUBLIC NUISANCES.
The Folk That do not Behave Properly
at the Movies.

Since theatres first came into being,
since motion pniure houses began to
make fortunes, since public gatherings OF
every kind have been known-into these
gatherings have always wandered the peo-
pie who feel that it IS their duty to alnuse
those sitting near them. Time has not
changed that attitude, and perhaps never
will, but there is always hope.
1t has always been the custom to pay
admission to any theatre or moving pic
ture show; tickets are bought with the
idea that they are the means OF hearing
or seeing something that may educate
or amuse. Then comes someone who
reads the title OF the pictures out loud OF
explains the show that he has either wit
messed before, or fears that his companion
viii not comprehend Perhaps the com
panion has not the power Of comprehen
sion, but other people have. Especially
IS this public bore noticed where there i;
good music The selections may not al
ways please all the performers hearers
hut they please some. Those not salts
fed should wait until something comes
that does suit their fancy, and give othe,
persons who came to the performance ;
chance to enjoy it. The crunching o
candy, the rafting of paper. the litter o
uninterestcd listeners do not aid the en-
joyment of a selection from Lucia O
from Martha :
Ii everything pleased everybody thi
would be a perfect world That canno
Is. but people can have the common 20
liteneSs to give every one the chance T.
get what he paid his money for Publ
rolitcncss does not mean only politenes
TO the listener. but also respect for tn
| performer indianapolis News.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-12-26
Subscriptions Must Be
Paid in Advance

The War Industries Board, in its efforts
to conserve the paper supply, has ruled that
newspapers must stop all subscriptions
IMMEDIATELY UPON EXPIRATION.
This means that subscribers must keep
their subscriptions PAID IN ADVANCE
IN order to be certain of getting The Re-
former regularly. Notice Of expiration Of
subscription is always sent in advance; do
not neglect It and then blame the publisher
for what Is your own fault.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-12-26
The Reformer /, on sale every evening b,

The Reformer Is on sale every evening by
the following news dealers:
Brattleboro, Brattleboro News Co.. c. w
cleveland, s. L. Purinton (Esteyville). Brook:
House Pharmacy, Aliens Depot Newsstand
George ], Bower, 2 Riverview Street (Fort
Drummer district.
West Brattleboro, J. L. Stockwell.
East Dummerston, NJ. Z. Brown.
Putney, NJ c. Williams
Newfane, N. NJ Batchelder.
Townshend, c. w. Cutler.
West Townshend, c. II. Grout.
Jamaica, r. J. Daggett.
South Londonderry, F. II. Tyler.
South Vernon, Z. B. Buffum
Mortified, Mass, Thompson Bros
West Chesterfield, N. r., Mrs. w. Streeter.
Hinsdale. N. H., w. II. Lyman.
Greenfield, Mass, Greenfield News Co.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-12-26
Had Good Reason.

Mothcr-Why, Bobby, you don t gem
orally keep on crying like this after
your father has given YOU a spanking.
Bobby-I-I know it, ma; but he
says I've got TO sit down aud think it
over, and and before I've always
stood up and forgot it.-Boston Tran
script.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-12-26

nt Sot up
how he laughed with Joy.
Its going to be q regular snow
Storm" he said.
It had showed quite often before at
times during the autumn. but this was
the first really big snowstorm. This
was a snowstorm which would amount
to something. This snow would fall
upon the ground and stay there for
some time 1t had melted very quick
~ after the other sHowstorms. and
there hadn't been any real parties.
ave can have coasting parties and
sleighing parties, We can make forts
and have SNOWFALL fights. We can
make snowmen. In fact. we can do
everything with this sort of a snow
storm" said Peter Gnome
"Heigh-ho, heigh-ho," called out a
deep voice.
"Whos there? Who's there?" called
out another familiar voice.
And from two opposite parts Of the
woods came dear old Mr.. Giant, his
face full of smiles, and Witty Witch,
who wore a tall white hat with deco
| rations of icicles.
''I've come dressed for the party"
she laughed.
| Here am I, and here are the 9th
ers," said the fairy queen. She came
| flying along on new kind of flying
| snOwshoes which she had wished for
when waving her magic wand. And
1 +fo foip ri ha1 oil en-
Soon appeared all the other brown
les and gnomes, the Bogey and Oaf
| families, the elves and Peter Goblin
with his band Of COLLINS, laughing.
chuckling as they ran and skipped
along.
"Well," said the king of the snow.
81 didn't know | was going to give you
ali such party"
And he laughed very hard. As he
laughed the snow fell harder and more
! than ever. 1t seemed as If ii fell
right from old King Snow and all
the snow fairies, and all the earth
| fairies felt that everywhere in the
skies there were inst quantities and
quantities of snow which simply had to
i get down to the earth.
This is simply gorgeous" said Pc
ter Gnome.
isn't it," said Billie Brownie. And
!, they Rugged each other so that they
fell over in snowhank, but they
really meant TO do that.
: The snowbanks grew larger. The
/ snow was becoming deeper. The trees
were all heavily laden with it. The
woods and the country around seemed
TO be covered by wonderful white
, blanket of snow, with beautiful shapes
and figures made by the branches of
the. trees which were covered by it.
"Well, what shall we do first?' asked
Peter Gnome.
There is so much to do. il is hard
to know how to begin said Billie
Brownie, land it is even harder to
! know what 10 do first"
Lets have some coasting first,
called out the fairies.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-12-26
TO THE SUBSCRIBERS.

II is the aim of the management TO secure
efficient service in the delivery of the paper
each night, and it solicits the cooperation of
subscribers 70 that end. Prompt reports should
be given Of each failure 10 receive the paper
on the moening following the omission, in
person, by telephone or postal card. thus en-.
abling the cause of the error to be promptly
and accurately discovered and the proper rem
edy Immediately applied. 1t is only by this
method that the publisher can secure the de-
sired service
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-12-26

Was rude this afternoon a little
girl asked her mother
Il hope not, my dear, said the mother
Little girl: well. our teacher was ex-
aiming us in poetry Casabianca,' and
she asked why did the boy stand on the
burning deck. and l said because it was
too hot for him to sit down; and she made
ne stand i'll the corner. STRAY Stories