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Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1918-10-31
Blind Man Gets Work
in Munition Factory

Willimantic, Conn.-Connecti-
cut is believed to be the first
state in the Union to provide
munition work for a blind man.
John r. Mccarthy of this city,
who lost his sight two years ago,
has been at work for several
weeks in a nearby munition fac
tory crimping primers for big
guns. He was aided in securing
employment by Superintendent
H. j. Martindale of the United
States Employment agency, and
Stettson K. Ryan, secretary of
the state board of education for
the blind.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1918-10-31
SERVICE FLAG, ITO
POUNDS; 10000 STARS

Tulsa, Okla.-A gigantic serv-
ice flag, weighing more than 10
pounds was presented to the
United Confederate Veterans
and Sons Of Veterans by Colo
RADIO delegation.
The flag contained 10000
stars, each representing a direct
descendant of a Confederate SOL
der now in the service of I'm
Gle Sam.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1918-10-31
Actions That Make Greatness.

A truly great mans actions are
works Of art. Nothing with him is ex-
temporized or improvised They in
volve their consequences, and develop
themselves along with the events that
gave them birth.-Guesses at Truth.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1918-10-31
RAILWAY TRAIN SERVICE AT
MINERAL POINT
Change of Time on Chicago, Mil
waukee & St. Paul Railway.
PASSENGER TRAINS.

On the c., M. e st. P. trains leave
daily at 6 40 a. N. and 1:15 p. m. and
arrive at 2 30 p. M. and 1915 pm.
On the Mineral Point & Northern
trains leave at $3.50 a. M, 1 80 p. m.
and 4 40 p. M; and arrive at :25 am;
10 a. m. and 30 D. III.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1918-10-31
ANYWAY. It's No Use

de man OATS always kickin'," said
Uncle Eben, cain got any real trouble
on his mind. When real trouble comes
you is ginerally too stunned to kick"
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1918-10-31

The farm is good one and is we'll
All the land can be plowed
For price and terms inquire of the
owner on the premises NICHOLAS LEY
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1918-10-31

Lady Dufferin, daughter of the Sec
ond marchioness of Dufferin, formerly
Florence Davis, daughter of John III.
Davis of New York. Lady Dufferin
halls from a line of diplomats among
them being her mother, who saw for
eign diplomatic service in CONSTANT
nople, Paris and Stockholm. The first
marchioness Of Dufferin was ambassa-
dress to Russia, Turkey, Italy and
France, gained many foreign distinc-
lions and wrote several books.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1918-10-31
INITIALS OF ALLIES
IN BABY'S NAME

Kirkwood, Ga.-The big war
has resulted in the coming of a
new name. A baby girl born to
Mr.. and Mrs. w. J. Williams has
just been christened "Abife."
The letters composing the name
are the initials of America, Bel
GUM, Italy, France and Eng
land.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1918-10-31
For Sale.

Farm Of 200 Acres. Four Miles East
Of Mineral Point.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-01-18
gJ| DADCN'5[y[D|NQ
b Al [A|ON TALL
la 81 MACY GNAHAM BONNER
KING RHINOCEROS.

ut makes me furious" said the
rhinoceros in the zoo.
''Why?" asked Mrs. Rhinoceros from
her cage.
Because of the people," answered
the rhinoceros.
People are FOOLISH, l admit" said
Mrs. Rhinoceros, but we can't help
that. l don't even notice them.
don't feel they are worthy of my at
tention. They are too feeble, too
weak, too helpless"
''To be sure you don't like Them"
said the rhinoceros, ''but | hate them
Absolutely hate them. They've been
unfair To me for years"
whats the trouble?"
Il am forty-tive years old, and | can
remember the days before l came to
the ZOO" ..-.
You're fine age" said Mrs. Rhi-
noceros. and you have good mem
DRY to be able to think back of the days
before you came to the ZOO"
Thank YOU" snOrted Mr.. Rhi,
noceros,
Tell me why people have been IN
fair to you for years." Mrs. Rhinocer-
oS asked.
Il will, said Mr.. Rhinoceros. "They
call the lion the King of the Beasts
do they really?' asked Mrs. Rhi.
noceros, looking very angry She had
only been in the zoo for n short time
"Ihen they are even more stupid than
1 thought" she said. "Yes, have alb
soiutcly no use for people now in fact
, | quite hate them"
You can't hate them as much as
DO" said Mr. Rhinoceros. "and The
| groWn-ups aren't any worse than the
children. You would think children
| would know better than that. They
! come to the zoo more often and the.
watch the animats a great deal.
! But they go up to the den of tn,
lion and then they stand before til,
| bars and they sag,
"'Oh, isn't he a beautiful animal
lie is indeed the King of the Beasts
How we'd hate to meet him in the for
estS. His eyes look so wild and h
| looks SO fierce"
They say that, do they?" asked Mrs
Rhinoceros, as if she couldn't believ
| it.
They certainly say that. And i
makes me mad.'
Il don't wondern'
ITO call the lion the King of tn
Beasts when l can kill him any tim
| wish. | am the King of the Beasts
No one can kill me. I am the mos
wonderful beast of the forest. / ca
capture anything | want. | am tn
strongest, the widest, the fiercest fgh1
or of all the animal world"
"Of course you are" said Mrs. Ri
noceros. How do you suppose the
ever began calling the lion by the nam
which belongs to you?'
Il am sure l cannot understand, III
less because 1t is of his roar. He eel
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-01-18

The superintendent and secretaries
of the Methodist, Baptist and Congre-
gational churches of the state held a
meeting in Burlington Tuesday for the
purpose of fixing a basis for the sup
port of one strong Protestant church in
each small town of the state. This is in
line with the policy advocated III The
Rcformer for years. We know of towns
of less than 1900 inhabitants which
have supported ~ four Protestant
churches. The result has been scattered
and duplicated effort, weak, struggling
institutions which developed more in
the way of narrow prejudice and big
otry than real religion. One strong,
united church. working on simple prin-
/ ciples of Christianity, can be power
of good for community uplift and in
4luence on the rising generation. You
! will find it universal rule in country
/ life where the people are progressive
and of high character that they come
under the influence of the church In
this unity arrangement the three
churches mentioned might go step
! farther and welcome all Protestant or
CARNATIONS to work with them.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-01-18

kingly with his name and his fine man
ner, but that's not enough to make him
a king. A king should be strong and
an animal who could conquer any an
imal who ever came near him. That's
the sort of an animal you are, my
dear"
''Well, sometimes it depresses me-"
said Mr.. Rhinoceros. Il feel as though
animals and people got more credit in
the world for looking fine and roaring
III a splendid way-making a lot of
noise and attracting attention, than
by being strong and really a king.
''The lion is noble looking, his roar
gathers everyone around his cage to
hear him brag, but he isn't my equal !;
no indeed.
"Why, even the Schoolteachers tell
the children he's the King of Beasts,
could beat him any day. It's shame.
But it shows that making lot of noise
about yourself counts for more than
real strength"
1T seems So" said Mrs. Rhinoceros.
But anyway | know you're the strong
est animal in the world and one who
can conquer any other animal.
And the keeper knows it too for /
heard him telling someone just the
other day that you were the real king
good creature to roar about himself -
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-01-18
WEST HALIFAX.

Arthur Cooke of Brattleboro and Lee
land Cooke of Greenfield visited their
parents here Sunday.
An auditors meeting will be held
in the school room at West Halifax
Saturday, Feb. >. at 8 a. m
There was family gathering at Mr..
and Mrs Francis Sprague s Sunday.
There were present five grandchildren
of Mr.. and Mrs. Sprague, Helena and
Arlene Hubbard, Percy May, Walter
and Olive Allen, and seven great grand
children of Mrs. Lyman Powers, who
is living at Mr.. Sprague s, Helena and
Arlene Hubbard, Olive Leroek, Percy
May, Walter Allen, Mathew and Flor
ence Powers of Marlboro. All sat down
to dinner together.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-01-18
NOTICE TO SUBSCRIBERS

Complaints are frequently
received from subscribers Of
the late receipt OF copies OF
The Reformer sent through
the United States mails.
After we deliver papers to
the postofice we have no CON
troll over them, but as an i'm
portant step to remedy these
late receipts we suggest that
every delay in transit be i'm
mediately reported to the local
postmaster and to the Post
office Department, Washing
ton, D. c.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-01-18
STATES NEWS NOTES.
The End of Bomoseen Park.

The Lake Bomoseen line of the Rut-
land Railway, Light and Power COM
pany has been closed and will not be
opened again. The track will be torn
up, Bomoseen park will be sold, rent
ed or dismantled, the reason given be
ing that the park has been a source OF
loss to the extent of about $4,000 q
year.
The park contains several structures
among them the dancing pavilion
where many pleasant evenings have
been spent by the young people OF
Rutland and the surrounding towns, but
the officials claim they are compelled
by financial conditions to discontinue
any branch Of their service that is 6
source of a financial loss.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-01-18

The Reformer is on sale every evening
by the following news dealers:
Brattleboro, Brattleboro News Co. G.
w. Cleaveland, s L. Purinton (Estey-
ville). Brooks House Pharmacy, Aliens
Depot Newsstand. Mrs. D. F. Doyle,
South Main street.
West Bratteboro, j. L. Stockwell
East Dummerston, NJ. f. Brown.
Putney, NJ. @. Williams.
Newfane. n. NJ. Batchelder.
Townshend. c. w Cutler.
West Townshend, c. II. Grout.
jamaica, r. j. Daggett.
South Londonderry, + Fl. Tyler.
South Vernon, L b. Buffum
Northfield. Mass, Thompson Bros
West Chesterfield, NJ. H., Mrs. W.
Streeter.
Ninsdale, NJ. r., W. Fl. Lyman.
Bellows Falls, Depot Restaurant.
Windsor, VI. Windsor Restaurant.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-01-18

IL IT, "a strange state Of affairs when
Cuba has 100000 tons, or $4,000, 900
pounds of surplus sugar which the hold
crs wish to dispose Of and the whole
world is clamoring for the supply. The
explanation is made that the Cuban
production is marketed through the in
ternational sugar committee, aud that
the surplus is the amount above which
this committee figured on taking.
There ought to be some method of
bringing the committee, the American
food controller and the consumers to-
ecther.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-01-18
TO THE SUBSCRIBERS.

II is the aim Of the management to
secure efficient service in the delivery of
the paper each night, and ii solicits the
cooperation of subscribers to that end
Prompt reports should be given of each
failure to receive the paper on the morn
ug following the omission, in person,
hy telephone or postal card thus enabling
the cause of the error TO be promptly and
accurately discovered and the proper
remedy Immediately applied. 1t is only
by this method that the publisher can Sc
cure the desired service
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-01-18

tt is not surprising that the record
of the selective draft show almost no
physical superiority of the country boys
over their city cousins. Probably one
reason is that the city boys are more
closely examined in their growing years
and their defects corrected This is
particularly true in regard to the teeth,
and poor teeth and poor evesight cause
large percentage of the reflections.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-01-18

While we in America are complain
ing of the inconvenience caused bv the
removal of trains which we have come
TO regard as fixtures on the railroad
schedule the people of Germany are to
undergo a real hardship in the matter
OF travel, for the government of the
kaiser is shortly to put into effect a
system that will compel the securing OF
a permit whenever one wishes to travel
even within German territory. There
is a great scarcity of coal in Germany
at the present time, and the reduction
of travel which will he forced under
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-01-18

the new conditions will do much toward
conserving the supply. During the past
two years Sunday travel within the
German empire has been unusually
heavy and the railroads have felt the
strain of it. Necessity for travel must
be shown under the new arrangement
before permit is issued by the gov
eminent.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-01-18
Proud CT It's Record.
Barre Tines.

The National Life Insurance com
panf OF Montpelier has reason to be
proud of the record of men in the serv-
ice of the United States government at
the present time. there being 10l ali
told, including five from the home of
fee, SO agents and SO medical exam
iners Thus it is living up to its name,
National
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-01-18

The Greenfield Recorder, in noting
the steady, substantial growth of the
Christian Science denomination in its
home town, expresses the opinion tina
there has come about larger tolera-
tion of the Christian Science church
and Of its faith among those who in
former years visited both denunciation
and ridicule uron it. This is undoubt-
eddy true. Perhaps the opposition has
softened through observation of the
practical good that its members derived
from their belief and their high ex-
ample of making their faith alive in
their every worldly concern. The deep
er reason may be that there is in the
thought Of every earnest person a fun
damental agreement with the main
concept of Christian Science, that mind
and life are one,-with only a differ
/ enee in the emphasis put upon this
truth. The Recorder also adds: - At all
events, the church that brings TO its
| people the better means Of meeting
/ daily problems and that contributes to
/ the wholesomeness aud cheer of the com
munity overcomeS intolerant opposition
and gains the favor of an unrestrained
| welcome, to the forces for good.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-01-18

Fuel Administrator Garfield declares
the fuel famine win be over in six
weeks, and this leads the Troy Record
to naively remark it has heard Of peo-
pie freezing TO death in that time.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-01-18
Look Out for Classmates.

Look out for your classmates in the
Sunday school, and see that they do
not fall into the habit of irregular at
tendance. BY keeping their interest
and enthusiasm at white heat, you will
be spared the need Of asking yourself
how % renew it. Prevention is not
only better than cure, but it is easier.
,-:i!rl's Companion
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-01-18
The MeddIer
If the coat fits you. put It on"

The order of the national fuel admin,
istration pertaining to the curtailment
of industrial plants is drastic without
question, and the necessity for it doubt
full in the opinion of most everyone,
yet people who are inclined to class
the action as outrageous should bear
in mind that the head of the fuel ad
miniStration may be liz possession of
knowledge (which we know nothing
about which makes the move abso-
lutely necessary. The Meddler doesn +
pose as a pessimist but it is his be
lief, nevertheless, that the fuel and
transportation problems-the first al
most wholly dependent on the second
are much more serious problems than
the average person realizes-so seri
Gus, in fact, that government officials
have made up their minds that the con
gestion in so far as it affects shipments
of war supplies must be relieved at
once no matter what effect the remedy
| may have on general business If that
is true, and the general suspension Of
manufacturing for five days together
with the establishment OF Monday
holidays will make possible the sailin.
of vessels that otherwise cQuldn t sail
for lack of coal or cargoes, then Ger
! tainly not one of us who claims to be
a loyal citizen has right to complain
over any personal Inconvenience or loss.
However, it is somewhat difficult 10
understand how the enforcement of an
order as general and al arbitrary as
that promulgated yesterday can accom-.
plish any more than one of more tiez-
ible nature might. One does not have
TO look beyond this town to- diseapee
instances where its operation will work
hardship without producing any benefit.
When factory gets its power from hr-
dro electricity, which does not come
within the order, and uses no more coal
for heating purposes than is necessary
to keep its pipes from freezing, which
is allowable, the advantage of shutting
down for five days IS difficult to see
Also it is hard to figure out how any
coal can be saved through closing stores
which numbers among its tenants othel
stores and Offices which have right K
keep open, especially when these store.
would doubtless be able and willing t
do business in a temperature no highe
than would be necessary TO proven
danger from freezing. Certainly il i
an obscure situation, and one from
which we Will be sure to derive mucl
annoyance unless we adopt the phiIo
sophical attitude Of Governor Graham
"Thc fuel administrator would 10
have issued such an order if the condi
tons of the country from the stand
point of the government did not abso
lutely require it.
In the face of such conditions as &c,
tainly must exist t. make the fuel al
ministration s action tolerable 70 any
one we MAJ we'll give thought to way
and means Of further conserving til
town s coal supply. That we are nc
saving all that we might is obviou
and that fact makes it equally plai
that we are not doing all that "
ought The Meddler had something t
say few weeks ago about the oppol
tunity for fuel conservation that la
III a combination Of the town J eli
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-01-18
Member OF the Associated Press.

The Associated Press is exclusively
entitled TO the use for publication OF al
news dispatches credited to Ii and not
otherwise credited i'm this paper and also
the local news published herein,
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-01-18
i Am the King of Beasts"

tainly can make the finest noise, but he
knows himself that 1 could beat him
any time | was given the chance"
Indeed he knows It," said Mrs. Rhi-
noccroS. "Of course he looks rather
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-01-18

Municipal suffrage has been granted
to the women of the Mexican state of
Guanaiuato.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-01-18

There are 10000 900 church members
in the United States.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-01-18
TO ADVERTISERS.

Transient advertlslng-Run Of paper,
50 cents an inch for first insertion; Is
cents an inch for each subsequent inser-
ton. Limited space on first page at
double rates
Space rates on application.
Classified advertisements-Fiv cents a
line first insertion with so per cent dis
count for each subsequent insertion,
without change OF copy.
Reading NotiCes-Ten cents per line,
first insertion with so per cent discount
for each subsequent insertion without
change Of copy.
Position 10 per cent extra
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-01-18

In spite of the cheerful attitude that
officials maintain in regard to rcsump.
ton Of service on the West River road
The Meddler is doubtful whether there
viii be any regular trains over that
branch before spring. Reports from va
rious points along the line indicate that
III some places the track is covered witt
snow to a depth of more than ten feet.
and after this heavy accumulation is
removed there will remain a easing OF
ice between the rails to contend with.
At last accounts West Dummerston sta
ton had not been reached BY the relief
workers.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-01-18

facilities That opportunity still exists.
together with the chance of bringing
the various local factions to better
understanding Of each other through
common meeting place for the remain
der Of the winter. 1t has been suggest
ed that the Masons, the Odd Fellows
the Knights of Columbus and the Red
Men close their quarters and continue
their social activities in the Vermont
Wheel club rooms. What possible harm
could come of such unityo 1t has also
been suggested that steps be taken TO
obvlate the necessity Of keeping the
heating plant of the town building
going. That also is worth considering
and BY no means impossible. Then, of
course, there is opportunity for further
getting together on the part Of the
churches.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-01-18

Entered in the postofice at Brattle-
horo az second class matter
The Tupelo journal., 1918-03-22

chant and the home merchant supports the farmer, you have the real pillar OF soc-
ety. The farmer would have a Door farm if he did not have a good hon market
And III merchant can't build VI the home market alone. He must nave thes support
II. the farmer. Likewise, thu merchant has poor business when the service he ges IS
not the bet possible. The trade mustb be- even The service ustb De mutuaL g, the
picture you are looking at 10Y should b. true rom bottle ends. fit doesn't quite suit
you this way turn the paper around. Now yu have seen the real pillar of society,".
The Tupelo journal., 1918-03-22

REEVES GROCERY co.
Distributors White Crest, Ex-
cello, White Rabbit, Snow
Flake and Calander Flour.
The Tupelo journal., 1918-03-22
THE TOCCERY

ON MAIN STREET NOW
Everything for men. Furnish
ings, Clothing, shoes and hats.
Suits made to measure, $40
and up.
Mail Orders given careful at
tention. Postage paid.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-05-12
MUSICIANS CLUB
ELECTS NEW OFFICERS
VIII Continue Program or Artist.'
concerts and Also Give Concerts
at Camp Lee.

Inc annual business meeting OF the
Musicians Club of Richmond was held
AT the Woman's Club on Wednesday
morning at II o'clock. Officers elected
LOT i'is-l? are Mrs. Francis ID. Will
Hams president; Miss Helen Stevens
ice-prcsident. Mrs. j. *. Bowman
secretary, and Mrs. Basil NJ Gwath-
mey. treasurer. other member. az Tho
board Of governors are Mrs. cbonninc
VI: Ward, Mrs. T.. -. Heuuemhour.
MISS Louise Williams. Mrs. f.. T.
iiaFKer. MISS Jean Trigg and Mrs. Nor
man Call.
n" Secretary'S report reviewed an
Interesting year in which eiyh; morn
."s musicals by active members and
''ur concerts by we!i-kuowu visiting
ARTISTS we're given pariicin,tion T.,
me recent Liberty loan drive was a
p"rt OF the clubs patriotic work. as
"''i as cooperation with the war
camp activities committee in provid-
!hI Weekend musicals for visiting
a''uiers and sailors !, has also re-
'htE perfected plans TO furnish ,alcn,
'or '"o concerts a week AT Camp Lee
me advisahi!ity Of having artists
concerts was discussed "a, length rho
practical usefulness OF ..uSic in var
as wen as normal times was conc,u
SiFei% proven. and the club voted unan.
ttiI""sly to continue its custom OF pro-
Ni"inS Richmond with several concerts
chch season by some o. the WORRIES
SreatcSt musicians.
- chpnsc ia the bylaws so as ia
ADMIT men as affiliate members ond ..I.o
the establishment OF 4 student ,,.nN
Dership was voted upon 10y the club.
IT was decided 10 open each s.,sou
win social function when all ola
ana new members Of the cmb win
haVe we opportunity or meeting each