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The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1918-04-11
Our Potato
Column
Article No. 8.
SPRAY POTATOES EARLY.
First Danger Period Comes When the
Vines Are Six Inches High.

When potato vines break through the
ground and reach height of five or
six inches the flea beetles appear by
the millions. They riddle the leaves,
"shoot them full Of holes" and so
weaken the plants that they fall an
easy victim to early blight. The beetle
can be controlled and at the same OPP
GRAFTON early blight can be prevented.
Early spraying, however, is necessary,
for spraying is a preventive rather
than cure.
1t is difficult to poison the flea beetle,
but for some reason or other he shuns
the vines which have been sprayed,
and becomes so discouraged that little
or no damage is done. Perhaps he is
starved out, but be this as it may, q
combined spray, containing some poi
son for those of the flea beetles that
stay, and a fungicide to guard against
the blight gives magnificent results.
The best fungicide for the purpose is
bordeaux mixture, either commercial
or home prepared. AS the spores of
the blight strike the leaf they are
killed by the copper in the spray COW
ering, and as long as the vines are
covered the blight cannot gain head
way.
Perhaps you do not know the early
blight, but the chances are that you
have seen it and thought it was extra
early ripening.
This blight usually comes shortly
after the potato is set, and when the
growing tubers cause great strain on
the plant. Small brown spots appear
on the leaf; these later run together,
the whole leaf turns yellow or brown,
and the plant dies. The crop is cut
from 10 to 25 per cent and the result
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1918-04-11
IT'S CORNER, Winterp0rt.

ST H. Y ork visited her brother, E.
. Ind family, in Monroe recent
W Nealey recently spent a
--..t with Mrs Henry Luce in New
.. \-alev and Tyler Conant returned
,sgien Academy after a week S
..-- fla Conant and Tyler Conant
\ Severance and family in
.sv g.. Gently
.aa Mrs. c. W. Nealey were re-
.--ts of Mr. and Mrs. Walter
,r Newburg,
Whitney and daughter Alice
.-.. ..-~rs of w. E. Whitney and fam
,...l nth and 30th
N-- taua Conant returned to Hebron
A.. ,.. March 9th after spending the
.... e c,s at her home
LDby, Norris Clements and
eelds, students of Winterport
G, spent last week at their
-ments who has been at the
Is son, +. P, Clements, for two
returned TO his home in the
II Conant attended the Re-
safe Convention in Portland
lld was accompanied by his
" est of Belfast was called TO
as March 3lst to attend horse
..... .e-elyed a bad kick few days be-
Vie animal was found to be in
edition.
Jessie Cunningham of Monroe
- &c of the w. Winterport school
sa. Mss Coleman of Brewer has the
Mir school at Whites Corner The
-, schools over town began April lst
md Mrs. r C. Nealey visited at
S y -rryens in Monroe March 3lst. Mrs.
>ts,-a, who has been seriously i'll, is
M.rg improved at this writing. Mrs.
M= lttlefield of W. Winterport is
Or for her
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1918-04-11

lam prepared to do all kinds of trucking.
Furniture and piano moving speciality.
Have lust added to nv equipment 2-ton
Acme auto true kmade by the Cadillac con.
Germ. Leave orders at the stable, corner OF
Main and Cross streets, and they will re,
ceivs prompt attention.
Telephone connection.
w. W. BLAZO,
126 Waldo Avenue, Belfast.
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WEEPING ECZEMA
SOON RELIEVED
4 Perfect Treatment For This
Distressing Complaint

w ASING.
81 had an attack of Weeping
r.sra: 50 bad that my clothes
.Id he wet through at times.
suffered terribly. l could get no
...f nptll tried 'Fruit-a-tives Tor
r.. Ll-G- Tablets and SCOTIA
.. The first treatment gave me
@ Altogether, have used three
-.xs. of SCOTIA Saliva and two of
.a-t..-,tyes and am entirely well".
G. w. HALL.
10th these remedies are sold by
srs ut soc. a box, 6 for $3.50, or
..s. ry FGUIT-A-TIVEs Limited,
..r,FNsBU RG, NY.
art-a-tiyes" is also put up in q
SOFA. which sells for 25c.
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Maine Cen1raI R. R.
BELFAST AND BURNHAM

On and after Jan. 20. 1918. trains connecting
at Burnnam and Waterville with through trains
for and from Bangor, Waterville, Portland and
Boston. will run daily. except Sunday. as fol-
1ous-
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1918-04-11
Matter of Fact Youth.

Teacher-April showers bring forth
what, Tommy?
Tommy-Umbrellas, miss.
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1918-04-11
SAVE THE LABOR IN GROWING
POTATOES.

There are but two ways of saving
human labor in growing potatoes; one
is to use more horses per pillow, two
row cultivatOrS instead of One-rOW
cultivators, and the like; the other is
to make labor produce more bushels
per hour, and in this way reduce the
labor cost per bushel.
In certain New York counties some
five years ago it was found that 1t
took about 65 hours of human labor
to grow an acre of potatoes, as fol-
lows:
Man Hours Per Acre.
PlOWlng ................. o.7
clltlHs ''''..'.''... 90
Cultivating ..l5.o
Harvesting and hauling .27.5
The average yield OF the farms stud
led was about 1O3 bushels per acre, so
that every hour man put in in raising
potatoes brought back a shade more
than one and One-half bushels Of pO-
tatoes.
This production per hour can be in
creased in several ways. Fertilizer
can be used to increase the yields. 1t
will do this without particle of ex-
ira labor until it comes to harvesting.
Even then it takes little more time
to pick up 2OO-bushel crop than to
harvest a crop producing only 100
bushels per acre.
A poison spray may be used to kill
the Colorado beetle. This adds but
slightly to the labor cost of growing
the crop, but very greatly to the size
of the crop.
Instead Of the poison spray COM
plete spray or combined insecticide
and fungicide may be used to protect
the crop against bugs, beetles and
blights, and to insure the potato grow
er against the loss of the time and the
money which he puts into the crop.
Finally, as fully as important as any
of the foregoing, the grower may make
use of better bred seed which will,
with a given amount of labor, produce
more potatoes by far than the mongrel
stock so often planted.
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1918-04-11

U S. Shipping Board free navigation school
at R0ckland trains seamen for officers berths
in new Merchant Marine. Short cut to the
fridge. Two years sea experience required,
Native or naturalized citizens only, Course
six weeks. Military exemption. Apply at
school. Federal Building, Rockland. tia
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-11-19
RHEUMATISM
Physician Believes a Genuine Remedy
for the Disease iIas Been Found.

..Rheuma, the wonderful rheumatism rem
'rdy sold by Ntilfaed r. Root and all drug
lsts. gives qtaeket and more lasting relief
than other remedies costing many times
as much ~
.eretions into the bowels and kidneys,
from which they are quickly thrown off
in natural. healthy way.
Read what reputable physician says
about Rheuma: 81 have made a most
careful investigation of the formula en-
ployed in the manufacture of Rheuma, and
heartily recommend 1t as a remedy for
all forms of rheumatism. find Rheuma far
in advance Of the methods generally en-
ployed IN the treatment of rheumatism,
and altogether different in composition
from the remedies usually prescribed y
DR. NJ c. Lyons
This should give any sufferer from rheli-
matism confidence to try Rheuma. ADV.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-11-19
IRON CROSSES ARE
PRIZE SOUVENIRS
American Soldiers Willing to Trade Al
most Anything to Get Prizes
Wrist Watches Common Booty.

WITH THE AMERICAN TROOPS
NORTHWEST OF EERDUN, Oct. 81
correspondence of Associated Press -
The German iron cross is the prize
souvenir and TO obtain one the Amcri-
can soldier will gladly give several bags
of tobacco and even money i'll the bar
gain.
1t is m interesting commentary on
the esteem, or lack Of esteem, in which
the cross is held bv Fritz that he parts
with it in a great number Of eases and
generally with only expressions of con
tempt for il and its significance. Even
German officers give up their crosses
occasionally.
Here and there is to be found an
American soldier who has a German
machine or automatic gun as a souvenir,
but only rarely because they generally
have a military value and are too bulky
to be used or carried. German car
bincs and rifles are more popular
though they too are almost impossibly
heavy and in the way
Greatly coveted though seldom found
are the rcvOlvcrs that German officers
carry. Unlike the American soldier. the
German seldom il ever carries such a
weapon Even the numerous mon
CONS of the German army have them
only rarely. Consequently they are
scarce and are all the more popular be-
cause they arc easily carried, useful
and handy. They are good weapons,
too.
Every German soldier carries as a
rule a mass of documents on his per
son rnurinu from U.rit+nn md t,n,,-y;+
ten postcards to sentimental, illustrated
laws ana savings, colored pictures and
the like. At the start they were in
demand rs souvenirs but are now far
too common. Even the inevitable diary
is no longer popular. 1t is invariably
written in illcgihlc German script and
contains little If anything of interest
Wrist watches have been considered
since the beginning Of the war as the
legitimate booty of the conqueror. and
many and many watch of enemy make
now runs well or badly upon the arm
of some victor. Ninctv-ninc of every
hundred watches, of course, are virtual
ly worthless but the hunChcdth. origi-
ually the property of some officer or
aviator, is valuable and thing of beau
ty.
The list thus far comprises chiefly
the pure souvenir or remembrance of
the battle. In every retreat. however.
thc Germans have left behind whole
grist Of utcnsils-tool boxes. cartridge
eases and general utcnsils-that are
eagerly picked up by those who want
some additional. facility for carrying
their possessions with safety and ease.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-11-19
Will Start for Peace Confer
ence Early in December,
He Announces
TO HELP FRAME
PROGRAM OF ALLIES
Wife VIII Accompany Him on Prece-
dent Shattering Journey Which May
Include Visit to Various European
Capitals Official Statement.

WASHINGTON, Nov 49, President
Wilson will attend the opening sessions
of the peace conference This was an.
nomccd last night officially.
lie will 20 Immediately after the con
vcuing of the regular sessions of con
gres,, Dee >.
This official statement was ISSUED at
the White House:
The President expects to sail for
France Immediately after the opening of
the regular session OF congress. for the
purpose Of taking part in the discussion
and settlement ot the main features OF
the treaty of peace.
1T s. not likely that IL will be possible
for him % remain throughout the sessions
oi the formal peace conference. but his
presence at the outset is necessary in
order 10 obyiutp the manifest di-adyan
tagcs ct discussion by cable in determine
my the greater outlines Of the final
treaty about which he must necessarily
BIZ consulted.
He viii. ot course. he accompanied bv
delegates Who viii sit a. the representa-
tive, of the United States throughout
tho conference
The names OF the delegates will be
presently announced"
How long the President viii remain
abroad he himself probably cannot sax
now. The time for the converting OF the
peace conference has not been announced,
bat the general belief here l. that il can
not hr assembled before late i'm Deem
Der, ~ the earliest. Ii such prove, the
ease. the President will be absent from
the country fer at least month and
probably longer.
What plain, the President may have
for his trip other than to attend The
opening Ot Che peace conference and to
participate in the discussions among the
representative. of the associated nations
which will prcccdc it have not been re-
4rJlrd.
tie undoubtedly will be accompanied
by Mrs Wilson and IL j. expected that
beside visiting Paris. where the peace
congress probably will sit, hc viii go To-
London and possibly To Brus,cl, and
Rome
Mr.. Wilson is expected to receive
abroad a reception such a, has been ac-
corded but few Mcn in public life lie
viii bc welcomed not only ~, the Prc,i-
dent OF tbc United States and the com
maudcr-m-chlct of It's army and navy
but also a. the champion OF world de
mncracy.
In visiting Europe the President will
establish "a precedent
lie viii b" the first chief executive OF
The United state, to participate in a
peace conference for the settling Of issues
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-11-19
"CAN L
BE CURED?"

How often have you heard that sad cry from
the victims Of disease. Perhaps the disorder
has gone too far for help, but oftcner it is Just
i'll its first stages and the pains and aches arc
only natures first cries for help Do not de-
spair. Find out the cause and give nature all
the help you can and she will repay you with
health. Look after the kidneys. The kidneys
body, and when they fail in their work of
hltering and throwing OFF the poison that con
stantly accumulates in the system, everything
goes wrong. GOLD MEDAL HARLEM Oil
Capsules. will give almost immediate relief
from kidney and bladder troubles and their
kindred ailments. They will free your body
from pain in short order. But be sure 10 get
GOLD MEDAL. Look for the name ON every
box. In three sizes sealed packages. Money
refunded if they do not help you.-Adv
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-11-19
KIDNEYS ACT
BAD TAKE SALTS
Backacho is a sign you have
been eating too much meat,
which forms uric acid.

When you wake up with backaehc and
misery liz the kidney region II
orally means that you have been
Ing too much meat, saws a we'll
'wn authority. Meat forms uric
I which ovcrNotks the l1idnoys in
ir effort 70 filter il from the blood
they become sort Of paralyzcd aud
yy. When your kidneys get slug
aud clog you must relieve them.
you relieve your bowels: removing
the body = urinous waste, else YOU
r backachc, sick headache, dizzy
|ls; your stomach sours, tongue is
led, and when the weather is bad
have rheumatic twinges. The urine
|loudy, full of sediment, channels
Fn get sore, water scalds and YOU
obliged 60 seek relief two or three
F. during the night.
ithcr consult good, reliable phvsi.
at once or get from your pharma.
about four ounces Of Jad Salts;
tablespoonful i'm glass of water
ire breakfast for a few DAYS and
kidneys viii Them act fine This
ous salts is made from the acids Of
cs and lemon juice, combined with
IN, and has been used for genera
I 20 clean and stimulate sluggish
|cys, also to ncutralilc acids in the
+ 80 il no longer initiates, thus
|ng bladder weakness.
NJ Salts is a life saver for regular
eaters. II is inexpensive, cannot
p and makes delightful, cffer.
cnt lithia water driuk.--Adyt.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-11-19

Alton Dunncl was home from Camp
Dcvens, Aver. Mass. for the week end
Mrs J. H. Howard OF Springfield is
caring for her sister, Mrs. r. g. Sauter
who has influenza
Mrs T. f. Howard has been spending
a week with her sisters in Wallngford,
VT. Miss Ellen Howard of Manchester
y. H.. also visited there.
Mr. and Mrs H. NJ Bristol attended
the funeral Of Mrs. John b. Michele. who
is a sister of Mrs. Bristol. She leaves
her husband and five children.
Several Of the family OF Frank May
nard are i'll with influenza. Miss Lillian
Maynard. student nurse in a Brattleboro
hospital is here caring for them
The United War Work campaign. Of
whcih T. A. Welch is chairman, reporte ed
Monday $1,000 received, which is 5000
over the minimum quota with more to
come
Mr. and Mrs Andrew +. Lyman have
closed their home and gone to Greenfield
to spend the winter with their daughter
and husband. Mr. Nand Mrs. George
| Pfeffcrle
| DR.. r. H. Phibrick, who returned to
Camp Oglcthorpe last week Sunday. after
| three weeks furlough in which TO re-
cover from influenza. is now suffering
from relapse there.
/ Mrs John A. Ottc and daughter have
gone to South Bethlehem. Pa. to be with
her son, John p. Otte. who is with the
ship building plant. Rev. Philip Phelps
has gone there to engage in Y NJ. c. A.
work.
! Harmony lodge of Masons elected these
officers Wednesday evening: w. NJ. J..
Il. Alexander; S. w, +. +, Howard: j.
w, G. G. Frizzeli; treas, G. Il. Nelson
soc. G. G. Stearns. The lodge voted so
to the War Work campaign.
Frank Whitman. son of Mr.. and Mrs.
Frank Whitman of Warwick avenue. has
been wounded in both legs by shetland
Is IN hospital in France recovering. ;, His
comrade, Martin Gormley of the same
battery. carried him through shell fire to
first aid station
Mortified Grange elected these officers
on Tuesday evening of last week: NJ
L. o. Clapp; o.. Amos Field; L.. Mrs. II
NJ. Bristol; s. c. y. Hodgen; A S, Ralph
llolton; chaplain. Mrs \. W. Keet
treas, Mrs. W. A. Priest: see. Mrs. L. @
Clapp; Ceres. Miss Hazel Clapp. Flora
Mrs F. W. Harness; Pomona. Miss Mabel
Miner; l.. A. S., Miss lola Holton. OK
com. ". A. Priest The gatekeeper will
be elected at the next meeting.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-11-19
PERSONAL.

Ray Watkins of Keene. n H.. visited
his aunt, Mrs. George Odell, Sunday.
Mrs. Elizabeth B. Davenport left this
morning for Lowell, Mass, to visit rela-
tives.
Miss Louise Mann, bookkeeper in J. f.
AIann's store, is i'll in her home on Pine
street
Ralph Shaw went today to Greenfield.
Mass, to visit in the home of his aunt.
Mrs. C. j. Killay.
Fort Slocum. H. y having failed to pass
the physical examination.
G. r. Crosby, G. w. Reed, d. +. Riley
and Austin George left by automobile
yesterday afternoon for Boston
I. +. Haverty has given up his paint
ing business for the winter and has begun
work for the S. A. Smith Mfg. Co.
Miss Grace Leach and party of friends
came from Greenfield to visit over Sun
day at her home on Prospect street.
Jacob F. Estey, who is in the gas de-
fence service. stationed in Boston, was
at his home in town over last night.
Joseph T. Hildreth left Saturday for
Orlando, Fla where he will spend the
winter as usual. Mr.. Hildreth owns a
bungalow there
Mrs. O. II. Stickney has returned to
Springfield. Mass She was called here
TO attend the funeral Sunday of Mrs.
Martha Stickney.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Harvey and two
children Of Worcester are spending the
week with Mr. and Mrs +. G.. Frost at
the Dickinson farm
Mrs Fred Holland returned this morn
ing to her home in East,Dover. after hay-
ing visited here since Thursday at ". b.
Smiths on Oak street.
Lewis Brown and John Kennedy. who
are enrolled in the student army training
corps at Dartmouth college. visited at
their home in town over Sunday
Miss Dorothy Hubbard /, making
satisfactory recovery from an operation
performed Saturday in the Brattleboro
Memorial hospital for appendicitis.
DR. and Mrs. c. H. Smith. who had
been visiting in town and with relatives
in Wiliamsville and Dover left this
morning for their home in New Haven
Conn.
Mrs. G NJ Thomas returned to her
home in Bridgeport, Conn, after visit
ing her parents. Mr. and Mrs. Philetus
Wall, in the home Of Mrs. Lila Pike
since Friday.
Miss AIuriel st. Marie has returned
from Windhau. where She was called
several months ago on account of the i'll
ness Of her mother. She has resumed
work a, waitress at the Brooks House
Miss Margaret Willard has taken po-
,ition rs >tenographer in the office of the
Purcbred Live Stock Sales Co Miss
Laura Spaulding will finish work in that
Office this week.
Miss Ethel NIillington who had been i'll
three weeks with influenza i'll her home in
Wilmington, has recovered and resumed
work for the Brattleboro Trust company
Miss Julia Mlllington. who also had been
ill in her home. returned Yesterday to her
work for the Holstcin- Fricsian associa-
ton
Mr.. and Mrs. NJ J Lynch of Elliot
street received card Yesterday an
nouncing the arrival OF their son.
Private Thomas ~ Lynch. overseas.
Private Lynch is a member Of the 9th
company, field artillery, and left here
I'm June for Fort Slocum y Y Mr.
ana Mrs Lynch have two other sons
in Franco. They are Private Francis
p. Lynch. Company +, 18TH infantry,
2sth division, and Private John J.
Lynch of Company H. l03d irfantrv,
26th division.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-11-19
From the Ancient Greeks.

ITO throw dust in ones eyes" is a
saying derived from the ancient
Greeks. Epaminondas, wishing to sur
prise the Lacedemonians, is said to
have caused 1000 cavalrymen to adj
vance in front, kicking up 4 great dust
which the wind blew into tie faces of
the enemy, thus binding them to a
flank movement he was executing with
a view to taking the coveted heights
in the rear.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-11-19
ARCHDUKE TOOK OATH.
Formal Proclamation of Hungarian Re-
public Occurred Sunday.

COPENHAGEN. Nov. 19.-Formal
proclamation of Hungarian republic
was made on Sunday, according to a
Budapest received here. Archduke
Joseph took the oath of allegiance to
the new government after Count Mi
chael karolyi, president of the Hun
2arian national council, had made a
speech He declared that he personally
had great sympathy with the people 5
government
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-11-19

The grinding of wheat flour has been
resumed in Montpelier after lapse of
fully 30 years. There is a call for the
home grown old fashioned -four that was
$50 popular years ago. Farmers viii not
hurry their grain to the mill before the
first Of the year. however. as they want
it to harden. The most notable local flour
mill of other days was that owned by
James Il. Langdon, which was enlarged
from one erected by his father Col. James
H. Langdon. This had a capacity Of go
barrels a dav
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-11-19

growing out Of a war in which this coun-
try participated
In reaching his decision to attend the
peace conference, President Wilson is
understood to have been largely in
huenced by representations from Pre-
mlers Lloyd George of England and Glenn
cnceau OF France and other statesmen of
the entente countries
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-11-19
WILLIAMSVILLE.

FRIDAY afternoon e.. ". BuHum
D buck ON Dumucrston hill. iu the
Of Marlboro, weighing Isl pounds.
Saturday morning Drlbrr, Pierce
a lupotut buck weighing 2l1
Is il Henry Johnson $ pasture.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-11-19
VERMONT NEWS.

A new wooden industry may be located
lat Wrightsville by Harry A. Daniels OF
East Montpelier, who has purchased the
|Medad Wright mill from Levi H. Bixby
trustee in bankruptcy of c. C. Putnam &
Son. Mr.. Daniels is one of the owners of
"a thriving wooden industry at North
Montpelier. When sheep raising was an
important element of Vermont agricul-
ture two WOODEN mills were in operation
in Montpelier, Medad Wright running
one back in 1861. Later he operated
foundry and machine shop.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-11-19
MORTIFIED, MASS.
Ban Put On Again.

OF cases Of influenza all schools have
been closed again. No services were held
in the churches Sunday and no public
gatherings arc allowed. Northfeld semi
nary is in quarantine to guard against
the disease Mount Hermon school again
has few eases Most of the eases in
town are confined to Mortified village.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-11-19

At the semi-annual meeting Of the
board Of bishops Of the Methodist Episco-
pal church held at Yonkers. n y, last
week, Bishop Charles Bayard Mitchell
LID, OF Minneapolis. Mimi, was as
signed to hold the Vermont conference
and Bishop William Burt. LID OF Buff
falo. \. y, to hold the Troy conference
containing the Burlington district.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-11-19

Gov II. f. Graham has appointed as a
member of the executive committee of
the Vermont public safety committee
II. !. Howe Of Burlington. formerly of
st. Johnsbury. III place Of Rev Frazer
Metzger. who has recently resigned.