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The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-05-21

al oOOut. W.T. VtUO 6aQ9UC0s
The day was
clear and cool, though it was spring.
A big sun was trying his best to keep
things warm, for old Mr.. North Wind
was laughing so hard at some jokes
his children, the breezes, were crack
ing.
And when Mr.. North Wind laughs
oh, how cold it is! His ckuckles and
smiles are chilly, but his laugh is very
cold indeed.
He was happy, too, at being around
at this time of the year. He had been
giving the South Wind entirely too
much of a good time He hadn't been
fair to himself.
Now he would be. he vowed, as he
blew cold air all about him. He
hasn't great deal of use for his cou-
sin, the South Wind, nor for the South
Winds family, for they are entirely too
gentle and mild to suit him.
So Mr.. Sun was having hard work
on this day to keep it warm for the
earth people and the children, and
especially SO for the little girl who
went in search of the spring flowers.
''They have been thinking lately that
they We're all through with the cold
weather, Mr.. North Wind" Mr.. Sun
| said.
Now Mr.. North Wind was usually
called Mr.. Wind. He liked that bet
ter, because it made it appear that
there was only one wind-at least only
one wind of any real importance.
| "Well," said Mr. Wind, Its about
time they got used to me. They had
me all winter, and instead of being
| glad when left on q visit they should
have been very sad. They should be
happy now that I'm back.
And / had such nice visitors this
/ winter. I shared my visitors. too, like
| the good, old generous soul that / am.
have always stuck to my friends any
vau and hlpNn thsstn llan
folks could enjoy them.
Il never could understand how crea-
lures could forever keep changing
their friends. I like the same ones"
That's true" said Mr.. Sun; you
do like the same Ones"
what joy it was" continued Mr..
Wind, when my friend, Prince Sleet,
visited me. He did not stay all win
ter. but now and again he came to see
me. He loved coming at the same
time that the King of the Clouds and
the Army of Raindrops chose for Civ
Ing their big party for King Blizzard
and King Snow"
] "Oh," sighed Mr.. Sun, 81 remember
all your visitors. What work l did
have to do this winter! Oh, dear, oh
dear. / almost feel as if l couldn't
shine any more, thinking of how tired
l sometimes got" And Mr.. Sun hit
his face behind cloud and two grea
tears fell to the earth.
Dear me-" said the, little girl, Sc
am afraid it Is going to rain. and
won't be able to get my flowers. But
never mind, l shall go anyway.
think that Mr.. Sun looks as If he ha,
only gone behind q cloud for a min
ute"
That's the way to talk about me-
said Mr.. Sun beaming and shinin,
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The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-05-21

Life in war times is just one drive
after another in towns which have not
established a war chest.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-05-21
DYSIV[NDV
.ARY TALL Ell
THE WINDS FRIENDS.
20 MAY 0AHA0 BONNER

i think shall take walk and get
some of the flowers that always come
out this time of
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-05-21

year." said a lit
tie girl to her
mother. II want
some violets and
trailing arbutus
flowers, and there
will be some tiny
ferns and perhaps
some star flow
ers.
"Oh, there are
always SO many
In the Spring and
each year 1 see
old favOrites I'd
almost forgotten
all about"
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-05-21

IN THE REFoRMER.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1918-03-15
Pennsylvania.

LANCASTER, Pa, March 6, 1918.
Tn discussing the question of the
prices paid for the 1917 crop, one of
our leading packers, one of the few
who bought heavily, remarked to the
writer few days ago, that he didn't
blame the growers for going the limit
on prices. Because many of them were
simply dragooned by buyers into sell
ing, when they preferred waiting to
strip before disposing of their goods.
If buyers had been infreQuent callers
the growers would have gotten the i'm
preston that the crop was not badly
needed, and there would have been no
initiation of prices. But this was not the
case. The growers were simply be-
sieged by buyers, one following the
other, until finally the price was so
tempting that the grower just had to
sell.
Lancaster county has of late had
plenty of damp weather and the grow
ers have been busy stripping, and those
of the northern part Of the county,
where turnpikes are numerous and
fairly good, have made heavy deliver
les. Fewer deliveries were made in
the lower section because there are
fewer good roads there and teams could
not get through with the heavy loads.
The numerous streams in that section,
all of them flooded for a considerable
period, helped to hold back delivery in
that section, too. 1t is understood that
of the late tobacco is being delivered in
being delivered in better condition than
earlier in the season, partly because of
the number of growers who were sent
back home with their goods and partly
because the buyers got busy and noti-
fed the owners of crops purchased of
their intention of refusing to pay con-
tract prices unless it was delivered ex-
actly according to contract agreement.
Earlier in the season the buyers were
inclined to be too easy, but there is al
ways a last straw to break the camePs
back, and after awhile the patient ami
NAL kicked. Which is exactly what he
should have done early in the delivery
period.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1918-03-15
WISCONSIN TOBACCO MARKET.
EDGERToN, WIS. March Is, 1918.

LD0CnlOIN, Wis., 1udICH 1O, 1910.
The tobacco growers have so nearly
finished the stripping of the crop that
nearly all are beginning to call for de-
livery dates and anxious to get their
tobacco off the farms before the busy
season for seeding starts. The deliv-
cries at all the receiving points have
been the most liberal the past week of
the season. The markets have been
crowded every day with hundreds of
teams and the farmers are carrying
away larger checks than ever before
for this product. The railways, too,
are better able to furnish cars for
shipment to warehouse points, so that
movements are going along much more
satisfactorily.
Warehouse work can now go forward
without interruption as sufficient stocks
are on hand for several weeks to come.
Shipments of old leaf are now going
forward from storage to eastern fac
tories more literally and receipts from
outside points for warehouse handling
are coming in quite freely.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1918-03-15
New York.
NEW YORK, March 9, 19

NEW YORK, March y, 1918.
The briskness of the leaf market last
year was but reflection of the splen-
did business done by the cigar indus
try. The increase of half billion in
the cigar output was accomplished in
spite of the war tax agitation, in spite
of tax increase, in spite of the handi-
cap of the Siberian weather just when
the holiday trade started with big
rush, in spite of the irregular and al
most demoralized freight dispatch, and
in spite of the strenuous kick against
the adoption of our higher cigar price.
But the higher price finally carried
through did not seem to have had any
considerable repelling effect on con-
sumption as otherwise no such increase
as five hundred millions would have
taken place. These considerations are
keeping the market in good humor
forecasting an even more favorable re-
suit this year In other respects the
market holds it's own. The attention,
however, is concentrated on the possi-
bility of either increase or decrease of
our tobacco acreage this year. 1t not
for strictly patriotic reasons no reason
able argument could be advanced why
the tobacco acreage sheuld not be kept
up at least to its present size. The
talk about the higher cost OF producing
should hardly be considered as sufficient
for curtailment of the acreage as the
higher cost seems to be covered more
than in legitimate ratio by what is
already almost an excessive price. =
Journal.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1918-03-15
New England.
SPRINGFIELD. MASS, Mch. 4, 1918.

SPRIEGFlELD, MASS, MCD. Il, 1O1O.
With the 1918 season only a few
weeks distant, Connecticut Valley to-
bacco growers are utterly at sea. The
situation battles even the most astute.
Never in the history of the industry
have there been SO many vital prob
lens. What will the price of fertiliz-
ers be and can they be had at any
price, or rather is there any certainty
that railroad congestion will be reliev-
ed sufficiently to permit reasonably
prompt shipment provided the grower
can raise the price of the fertilizer, is
one Of the leading questions. Another
relates to the condition of the money
market and the ability of growers to
procure sufficient advances to carry on
operations ct the higher cost in all par
ticulars.
The labor problem is ever recurrent
and witch it this season is the added ir-
ritation arising from the automatic fact
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1918-03-15

About so per cent of the growers in
western Kentucky steam tobacco beds,
and the method of sterilizing is consid-
cred the very best because of the
scarcity of wood for burning. The
method of steam sterilizing is to make
a steam pan Of sheet iron. The pan
should be 10 feet long, 6 feet wide and
6 inches deep. Attachments are made
which provide for the introduction of
steam into the pan and for the connec-
tion of the steam hose or pipe running
from the steam boiler to the pan. This
steam hose should be at least one inch
in diameter and so feet long SO as to
permit the supply of an abundance of
Steam and also in order that the box
may be moved without moving the
steam boiler. The soil of the seed bed
is fertilized and prepared in the same
manner as for the sowing of seed, The
pan is turned over section of this
prepared soil, and care should be taken
that the edges of the pan sink into the
loose soil so as to prevent the loss of
steam under the edges Of the pan. The
steam is now turned into the pan and
on being confined under the pan, under
pressure it rapidly heats the soil to the
desired depth A strong pressure should
be maintained in the steam boiler. and
a full supply turned into the pan. In
the beginning, the temperature of the
heated soil should be frequently deter
mined. It is desirable to heat the soil
to IT'S degrees to depth of at least
four inches and to maintain this tenn
perature for one hour This treatment
destroys the weed seeds and diseases
in the soil and improves the condition
of the seed bed soil for the growth of
tobacco seedlings. About 500 square
feet of seed bed surface can bc treated
in one day according to this plan. The
tobacco seed should be sowed the fol-
lowing day and lightly raked.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1918-03-15

Not in all trade history has there
been that absolute certainty that all
the tobacco that can be raised will be
needed, and at remuperative prices, as
at the present time is an assured fact.
With the coming Of the 1918 crop we
will see all the markets of the United
States exhausted and an abnormal for
eign demand for all the United States
can possibly, with her reduced labor by
war drafts, and the drafts munition
plants have made for needed labor from
the farms of the United States, so that
it behooves every farmer to set about
thinking how to produce the best pos
sible results. It is no longer ques-
tion of over production that confronts
the tobacco farmers for 1918, but how
to produce. In the first and foremost
place, they need to "cut out' planting
worn out and exhausted soil in tobacco.
The question of quality of seed and soil
are the two important factors to be
considered. What business sense is
there in farmer putting tobacco on
thin, worn land that is totally incap-
able of producing over $50 to $100 per
acre, when there are thousands of
farmers who are yielding $3.50 per acre?
The same labor required for both, and
the difference in returns would ofttimes
buy the land.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1918-03-15

The consolidation or absorption of
the manufacturing of cigars is grad
ually falling into the hands of larger
corporations. Among the recent deals
is one put through by the Haas Bros.
of Cincinnati, an old established firm,
who have absorbed the San Telmo fac
tory at Detroit The merger involves
a capital Of million and a quarter dol
lars and tk9 operation of seven factor
les with an output running into several
hundred millions The Haas. Bros.
have for many years been liberal buy
ers of Wisconsin leaf but generally
packed at their Ohio warehouse.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1918-03-15
NOTE BOOK SKETCHES

A we'll informed tobacco man who
has kept pretty close track of the re-
ceiving of the crop so far informs the
writer that he is satisfied that growers
are being paid for from 10 to Is per
cent more moisture than the average
season. If his observation is correct
one, it can readily be computed that
the packer is buying from $50 to 200
pounds of water in each acre received.
which is dead loss to him because of
the evaporation before the leaf goes to
the manufacturer. This might not be
so bad if the price at which it was
weighed in was not around 20 cents or
better, so the farmer is dragging down
500 to $40 more per acre than he was
really entitled to. Water at these fig
ures is mighty expensive, all will adj
NIT, and it all comes abou. because of
the percentage of high case and wet
stems found in the present crop. Just
how long the dealers can stand up
under such treatment our informant
does not attempt to predict. If high
moisture content leads to any consider
able damage to the tobacco in the
sweating the loss to packers is likely
to be away beyond any hope of profits
in the transaction. In other years
high case leaf has led to exceed
inglv heavy losses from black rot and
must but possibly we may escape such
injury in the cure Of the present crop.
Time will tell. The conditions in the
other cigar leaf states do not vary
much from that above described here
and the kick on high case tobacco is
almost general as receiving proceeds.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1918-03-15

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The Seward gateway daily edition, and the Alaska weekly post., 1918-10-14

IN THE DISTRICT COURT FOR THE TERRITORY OF ALASk \ THIRD DIVISION.
 No. Sl25
 ALIAS SUMMONS LILLE F.. HETTEL,
 Plaintiff,
 against | BERNARD w. HETTEL, Defendant THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA. GREETING:
 TO BERNARD w. HETTEL, the above named defendant. You are hereby required to appear in the District Court for the Territory of Alaska, Third Division, within thirty days after the completion of the publication of this summons, to- wit within thirty days after the 2Sth day of October, 1918, and answer the complaint of Lille F.. Hettel the above named plaintiff in the above named cause, which cause is an ac- tion for divorce for one of the causes prescribed by law, wherein the plain tiff prays a decree of absolute divorce from you, forever dissolving the bonds of matrimony existing between you and the said plaintiff and for ar adjudication of property rights. And you are hereby notified that if you | fail to appear and answer the said complaint as herein required, the said plaintiff will take judgment against 1 you for want thereof, and will apply to the court for the relief demanded | in her said complaint, as herein above , set out.
 ! The order for publication of this summons was duly made and entered on the 18th day of September, 1918. 1 The date of the first publication of l this summons is the 18th day of Sep tember, 1918, and the date of the last l publication thereof is the 2Sth day of October, 1918. | WITNESS the Honorable Charles ! F.. Bunnell, Judge of said Court, and the Seal thereof, this 18th day of ] September, in the year of our Lord i One thousand nine hundred and eigh- ! teen, and of our independence the one 1 hundred forty third. (SEAL) ARTHUR LANG, Clerk. : By C. Fl. Wilcox, Deputy, Date of First publication Sept, 16. ] 1918.
 Date of Last publication Oct. 2S. 1918.
The Seward gateway daily edition, and the Alaska weekly post., 1918-10-14
TRACY VISITS SEW ARD.

Fred Tracy. agent of the Ala4N@ Steamship Co.,, at Anchorage, arrivca in Seward on the train Saturday nigh, and returned home again on the tram this morning. Mir. Tracy visited Scw- ard for the first time in over t%n years and said that he was surprised at the prosperous look here after hcHf ing so very many talks to the oppo site. While in the city Mr. Tracy made his headquarters at the Over land.
The Seward gateway daily edition, and the Alaska weekly post., 1918-10-14
PATRIOTISM WILL BE TAUGHT IN
 TIE SCHOOLS

The Governments ot ,hr Unite. atrs. United States Bureau of Edu- ton and the Commissioner or Edu- tjon for Alaska. are al. urging tho nooIs to give ~pcyia. attention Co th. aching O. U..,co state, history. e.. msc and current history O. .h. gre" ar, the duties O. citizenship, ano ha, should grow our o' ,h,sn s'vD- .s. namely, respect ani homo" .a. ... ac of the United States,
 Commissioner of Education HoUt.. m. of Juneau. has recently 'rrrar J 60 Ire Superintendent, O. rho Sc = rd schools nn"b.. C. copies O. The Americans C"aod,"
 'I BELIEVE in the UNITED
The Seward gateway daily edition, and the Alaska weekly post., 1918-10-14

state, of American as a govcrnmc1! r0 the people, by the people, for the people. whose just powers are der,v"o
 .m the consent of the governed; a I.mov... in a republic; sovereign Nation ot many sovereign States, a pert.c. Nu5ou. one and inscpcrablc c<- a1H,.ad upon those principles Q.
 E.otom. equality, justice, and h". rwt for which American pat". & sacrificed their lives and fortunes.
 "I therefore believe it is my duty 70 ny country to love it; to support ".
 Constitution. Co obey its laws; to i'- spec, its r'am and Co defend it aga a. s, ali enemies
The Seward gateway daily edition, and the Alaska weekly post., 1918-10-14

"Thcrc are weeks of different co., ors and different hucS and once in a while one of deeper shade in prim- ary work but the one just past had q very u>"al combination Yes! of cour- sc primmw work Includes dancing and play, | It we were some what con cerMcd as to the effect that this othcN dancing and continued gaiety migh: have on our work in our school room, said Miss Kendall.
 "Howcvcr we managed to keep things going in the same manner and to follow tho plans and methods as on other occasions, in fact we had SOmr
The Seward gateway daily edition, and the Alaska weekly post., 1918-10-14

Commissioner Henderson also sent several goDJc, of "America, My Cou"- .ry." rhr now national anthem, which .h, school children are now lca'T,Cg 70 sing.
 Copies of "Scrool Lifc," a new Hu'- .ar or Education, and National Srhoa' -.~v.o" published by the Committy" ,r P.b1r Information have been n. ...yct. Each issue contains valuable
The Seward gateway daily edition, and the Alaska weekly post., 1918-10-14

,uggc, io1S bearing upon the prop-r rIucat on ,f citizens.
 The work of the schools k progress ing pleasantly and the children are be- coming acquainted with the new force of teachers. Attention k given so ia as practicable to current topics and when now asked to describe the Hal of Fame, the pupils have ceased to say that it is another name for "Ro- gues Gallery"
The Seward gateway daily edition, and the Alaska weekly post., 1918-10-14

splendid days last week after the might before" In consequence it .s decided that it wasn't so bad after all to dance and go to school
 "We are now well started in ou' studies and plans inspired by Octo- bcrS bright blue weather"? Just the same we delight in October work and other special days, whether bright ', rainy, and have lots of good things in store"
The Seward gateway daily edition, and the Alaska weekly post., 1918-10-14
TRAIN OFF ON CURVE.

The freight train due in Saturday night from Kern Creek did not arrive until last night. A box car containn% several horses owned by F.. w. Will burn, jumped the track at the curve at Mile 33 and long delay resulted. Fortunately none of the horses were injured.
The Seward gateway daily edition, and the Alaska weekly post., 1918-10-14

This view destroyer WU' under construction the the keel A' AS nnu'h possible prepared in aHnr"; hnENT'> sections ready Tor hNS'nhph@ launched I the date or is worlds SdpbUiins record
The Seward gateway daily edition, and the Alaska weekly post., 1918-10-14

POWDER CAPS and fuse at J. l.. Graef. ........ .... .... ............ tt
 GROWN GAS and DiStilatc 2t J. l.. Graef. fl Pocket Flash light and batteries a' J. l.. Graef. tf.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-01-24
Minus Doth Legs
But Not D;sco,lr-
aged Over Future

Attic minus both legs. and with a
wife and child to support. William
Treadway. aged 81, Of Chicago, is not
discouraged over the outlook for the
future. and after period Of GONZALES
cence in, this city expects to return to
Chicago to take up his trade OF sheet
metal worker.
Just recently out Of the hospital, Mr.
Treadway reached this city Tuesday
afternoon, accompanied by his wife and
3-year-old daughter. to visit at the
home of Mrs. Treadway's father, John
II. Rhoades, 8 North Thirteenth street
On Sept. I. while employed as O
switchman Tor the c.. B. & Q. railroad
Treadway was working in the lumber
district Of the South Chicago yards. He
and another switchman and the con
ductor Of the train were standing or
the rear end OF the tender, when Tread.
way went to climb down from tho ten
der and struck his knee against the
Dag holder. He dislocated the knee
and became SO sick from the pain tina,
he tainted and.fell. The wheels of the
cars ran over both legs, and at st
Anthony hospital the left leg was am.
putated below the knee and the RICH,
just above the knee.
Treadway remained in the hospita
until last Monday. AS yet the railroad
has not made q definite settlement witt
the injured man, but Treadway does
not anticipate that he. win be compelled
to 90 into court Tor settlement
Treadway ID son OF Marion Tread
way. of Graniteville, mo.