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Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1918-08-01

A. L. KRONER, American Express
messenger on the Northwestern Ry. is
visiting with his parents in this city
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1918-08-01

Among the social events which trans
pired the past week was the birthday
party given/by Mr.. and Mrs. S. A.
Spafford Friday evening in honor Of
Mr. A. D. Tenant, being his 8Oth birth
day.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1918-08-01
Feb. II, 1856

Feb. II, 1856
Mr.. Joseph Gass expects to return
to his farm near Clearmont, South
Dakota today. Mrs. Gass will not
go until spring.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1918-08-01

Feb. 10, 1856
Mrs. Dwight Green, now enjoys the
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-05-11
Earthquake Statistics.

1t has been calculated that there oc.
cur about 10000 earthquakes within n
year, or $3.50 hours, hence, that there
are on the average three and one-half
earthquakes in an hour. Fortunately.
not all earthquakes are of a violent ma.
ture, like that of A. d. $40. that killed
from 10000 to 100000 persons in the
region of the Mediterranean. or that
OF 1893, to which 10000 persons fell
victims in Sicily, or of Lisbon in 1855,
and those that devastated Chile Peru
ana Japan. OF great frequency are
the minor earthquakes. In fact, our
So-called firm earth can be said to be
In a state of perpetual agitation. Our
senses do not perceive the slight dis
turbances, but the seismograph, a very
delicate and ingenious apparatus de-
NlSed to keep track of them, furnishes
all the information denied to us by our
natural insensibility. They often fur
nlsh US too much of it in the excess
of their zeal, recording sometimes as
seismic phenomena vibrations that
later proved to have been due to the
ringing of church bells.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-05-11
Privileges of the Poor,

Will YOU show me any other people
outside of the fairy books who can
put the most fearful calamity on like
> cloak and doff it at will, who can
augment their families to seven or
eight children overnight, and reduce
them as readily to five or six on the
following day If it but seem to them
advisable? Where outside their ranks
is there anyone capable of persuading
you that it is Il privilege to sleep cold
so that some Darius you never saw or
care to see shall, he had his ancgori-
cal mule, so better warmed? Who
else, being neither of your kith nor
kin, has such power over you that,
with mere bloOdShot eye and shiver
of the shoulders, they can turn your
automobile, your furs, your warmth
and all your pleasant pleasures into
Dead sea apples of discomfort laura
Spencer Porter, in the Atlantic Maya
zine.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-05-11

service, The need for their work is
commanding Springfield (Mass.) Re
publican
Pardon us if we remark that it is ex-
tremely fatuous for the contemporary to
make the observation that Massachu-
sets is the big one of New England
when it comes to the apportionment of
calls as made by the national govern
ment. Naturally, Massachusetts ought
to be the big one because it contains the
great bulk Of the population of New
England and it should, therefore, bear
the greatest share of the burdens i'm
posed upon this section. Take, for in
stance, Vermont in comparison with
Massachusetts. In 1910 the population
of Massachusetts was 10 times that of
Vermont and since the outbreak of the
war the difference has been considerably
increased by reason of the fact that
many of the war industries are located
IN Massachusetts while Vermont has
very little industrial development along
that line. 1t might perhaps be safe in
saying that the population of Massa-
| chusetts is IL or u times as great as
that OF Vermont at the present time.
And yet when the government made the
| call for army surgeons recently it asked
| Massachusetts to furnish only six times
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-05-11
MACHINLSTS BACK TO WORK.
Bridgeport Employees Heed Appeal of
U. S. Army Ordnance Officer.

BRIDGEPORT, Conn, May IL
The strike of machinists and tool MAX
crs that had tied up o Of the smaller
factories here more than a week and
had seriously affected several of the
larger plants came to an end today The
men responded to an appeal of Mai
+. ~ Rogers. ordnance department
[. s. army, who called upon them 70
show their patriotism in turning out
vitallE needed supplies. They returned
to work under conditions prevailing at
the time of tho strike. Their demands
for minimum wage scale of 20 cents
an hour maehinists and 80 cents an
hour for tool makers are under consid-
Grafton by the war labor bureau and
the men have been promised that any
increase that may be enacted will be
retroactive to May /.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-05-11
BRATTLEBORO LOCAL.

Raymond G. Brown has been dcsig-
training school at Camp Dcycns, Aver,
Mass, which opens May -. lie is a
son of Mr.. and Mrs f. c. Brown of
Bullock street and has Just graduated
from the University OF Vermont.
Copies of thrcc more calls sent to
the adiutant general of Vermont have
been received by the local board for
Windham county. Call 505 is for five
railroad brakemcn, hagmcn and CON
ductors. Call sos is for five locomotive
engineers and fremen. Call J3S is for
three veterinarians. The voluntary pc
ried continues through Monday, Nav 20.
These figures are for the state of Yer
mont.
The annual meeting of the Masonic
building association was held Thursday
evening, when the following officers were
elected Pres. NJ. G. Houghton LIST vice
pres, w. t. Ninton; ID vice pres, F. w
Putnam; clerk, III. +. G. Toedt treas, f.
X. Vaughan; auditor. w A. Slumway:
directors. O. +. Randall, W. H. Haywood.
\. l. Billings. A. =. Simonds, NJ. C..
Iioughton. w. b. Ninton. H. +. c. Toedt,
F. W. Putnam. w. A. Subway. f. II.
Vaughan, +. b. Putnam. G. NJ. Clay. w. +.
Hubbard, j. b. Randoll, c. b. Crowcll.
There will be Il events in the inter
class track meet on the Valley Fair
grounds next Wednesday afternoon,
when the high school freshmen and
juniors will go against the sophomores
and seniors. One of these, the iavelin
/ throw, IS new in Brattleboro. Follow
ing Is the list of events: 100 ward dash,
broad jump, half mile run, 900 yard
dash, shot put, high jump, low hurdles,
hammer throw, high hurdles, iavelin
throw, discus throw, mile run, pole
vault, 4i0 yard dash
The participants in the recent pool
tournament in Odd Fellows temple
enjoyed a buffet luncheon in the ban.
quet hall last evening. Eric Landry
and John l.. Howard were the captains
Of the tournament and Mr.. Howard 5
side won. The playing was for Il ban
! quct, but il was decided afterwards Ia
have only a luncheon and to buy a
| Liberty bond with the proceeds of tho
| tournament, all agreeing to this plan
/ At the luncheon last night Rev. d. T.
I Trout made brief patriotic remarks and
/ each team gave three cheers for the
/ other. Funds were raised for buying q
/ new flag to float outside the temple.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-05-11
BAR WAY TO EVIL SPIRITS
Malaysians Believe Mountains Were
Placed to Shut Out Strange
Race of Yajuj.

In the dak bungalow at Kwala Kuhu
Tin Malayasia) the Chinafoy chowki
dar, queue in pocket, shod in shoes of
silent felt, served my breakfast. I was
at last on the threshold of a strange
expedition in a land to which no letter
ever came correctly addressed, so I'M
known was it to the outside world. At
this moment the strangest thing in
sight was my breakfast. It consisted
chiefly of tins of tiny Monaghan finches
-humming birds in size, squads in
taste-canned a dozen in tin.
As devoured the pitiful little birds,
bones and all, / looked up at the
great Malay mountain range, the back
bone of the finger peninsula which
stretches southwark from Siam to
within sight of the bund of Singapore
itself. Mountains, so the Malays say,
are the wall of the world, shutting out
great winds and beasts of prey. And
they believe that q strange race-the
Yajuj-are forever striving to bore
through, and when they succeed, then
will come the end of all things.
The great limestone caves scattered
throughout the mountains are places
where the Yajui have attempted and
failed. There is nothing impossible OF
unbelievable in all this, when one
comes to know Malay mountains in
all their weirdness.-William Beebe, in
the Atlantic Monthly.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-05-11
RUDE AWAKENING FOR GUEST
Visiting Parson Got the "Dustinon
That irate Father Intended to
Bestow on Offspring.

story of how n parson got the
busting instead of youth is related
by a newspaper man of Wenatchee.
Wash.
"The boy in the plot was Oscar
Woods" he says. at happened in
Nebraska. In our home it was the Gus,
tom for one Of the boys to take his
turn at starting the fire on cold morn.
1ngs. 1t was 10 degrees below zero.
and it was Oscars turn. He lit the
fire and then proceeded to the barn
to feed the stock. But the fire went
out.
IAN hour later, perceiving that there
was no fire, father sent another call
louder. Then several more. But nc
sound came. The governor started
upstairs.
without informing the head of the
house, my brother had brought home a
preacher the night before and put him
in the same bed with Oscar.
The parson had a thrilling awaken
ing. He was yanked out of bed. He
resisted. This was too much for in
dignant dad.
The conflict was exciting. The
preacher fought like a wildcat.
In the cold gray dawn dad foun(
that he had made a mistake. II wa,
tough, but the preacher survived"
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-05-11
Now They're MoIlycoddIes.

Dandies who are making their reap
pearance at the Royalty theater, were
fast disappearing when Queen Victoria
began her reign, says the London
Times.
Extravaganza in dress and manners
did not of course originate with them,
but in earlier times there were other
names for those who were noted for
similar eccentricities. They were called
beaux in the days of Queen Anne and
the earlier Georges, ''fops" and
sparks being scornful synonyms.
In the latter half of the eighteenth
century these fashionable tops We're
known as macaronis, and the dandies
may be said to have come in during the
regency.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-05-11

as many as it asked of Vermont-3OO
from Massachusetts and so from Yer
mont. When population is considered
merely, that call indicates that Massa-
ehusetts is getting by rather easily as
compared with Vermont. So Massa-
chusetts cannot lay full claim to being
the big one of New England until
It IS bearing its full share of the burden
as contrasted with all the states of the
New England division of states. Just
because it is called upon to furnish
more men than any other state does
not really prove it to be the big one Of
New England.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-05-11

ein the tribes of barbarians Among
other things, when the call of the tribe
mas been given, we must permit none to
refuse to respond or shirk his duty. In
the great American melting pot all lovers
OF popular government have been merged
INTO tribe-a comminglng of the Sioux,
Apache, Comanche, in other words, Slavs,
Ieutons, Saxons, Latinsa tribe Of Amer
leans. The call has gone out to the tribe
and any member of the tribe who fails
to respond with his person, his services,
his talents and his money must be dealt
with largely according to the primitive
methods of the tribe We shall not scalp
the Stacker, literally, with knife. but
do it none the less effectively by more
refined modern methods. Ostracism. bust
ness and social, may be found to be the
Just punishment of the man who heeds
not the call of the tribe.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-05-11
PERSONAL.

Alfred Croker of Fitchhurg. Mass, is
spending the day in Brattlcboro.
Harry Pike is spending the weekend
in South Londonderry with friends.
Howard Slack Of Brookliuc, Mass, is
spending n few days in Brattlcboro.
Mr. and Mrs. ". i. Miner are begin
ming housekeeping at > Crosby street
Mrs. Q. r. Stevens returned yesterday
from a trip to Concord, Laconia and Ash.
land, y. H.
Wallis Goldsmith, student in the Uni
vcrsity Of Vermont, is ut his home on
North street.
Gordon Pomfrey is working in the
Huntress. Adams Co. s store afternoons
and Saturdays
Mrs. Harold W. Mason has received
news OF the SAFE arrival OF her husband,
Lirut Mason in France.
Mrs Elizabeth =. Bailey and Mrs.
Fred SPauldug left this morning for
Fitchburg by automobile.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. y. Carter will leave
tonight for Buffalo, y. y, to drive back
q sedan for Is. +. Moshcr.
W. J. sherry and family left Yesterday
for Springfield, Mass, where he has en-
ploymeut in the watcrshops.
l.. l.. Durham will leave Monday ON
business trip for the Durham Broth
crs company to Mishawaka, Ind.
o. +. Stevens has finished work for
the Twin State Gas & Electric company
and is working for the Durham Brothers
company
Mr.. and Mrs. X. +. Moshcr and Rich
ard Bowen returned last night from
Boston, where they had been two days
on business.
Mr. and Mrs. c. a. Mitchell will 90 this
afternoon to kecne to visit until tomor-
row with Mrs Mitchcll's sister, Mrs
Sumner Parker.
Miss Mary Christie, ono of the trim.
mcrs for Douncll & Davis, will go to
day to her home in Wlliamstown
Mass, TO visit over Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. William Rand of New
York are registered AZ the Brooks
House. Mr.. Rand formerly was pro
prictor Of the Newport House.
Mr. aud Mrs. Frank p. Barber have
moved from George Wilson's house OF
Pine street To the home OF her mother
Mrs, l.. +. Clark, on the same street,
Mrs. Raymond Boutelc left this morn
ing on business trip To New York fol
Mrs. II. T.. Bascom. She will remain il
Fitchburg with Mr.. Boutcllc over Sunday
Miss Florence Wcathcrhcad, clerk il
the Huntrcss- Adams Co. 5 store, re
sumcd work there this morning, aftc
few days visit in Springfield, Mass.
and ut her home i'm Vernon.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-05-11
HEAVY RAINFALL
IN SHORT STORMS
Rain. lightning and Thunder Incessant
at Two Periods Last Evening
so Telephone Lines Out

For short thunder storm the one
last evening was a ripper, although
the damage done was comparatively
light. The storm came up quickly about
clock and for about half an hour
the rain, lightning and thunder We're m
ccSsant. Then everything cleared away
with beautiful big rainbow, but about
$50 another storm came up which was
even more severe than the first The
amount of rainfall in the two storms
was 1.30 inches, which is unusual for
so short period. There was some sur
face washing of the streets. but no bad
washouts. Fifty telephone lines were
out OF order this morning.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-05-11
1.-THE Big One Of New England.
Barre Times. J

Massachusetts, is ''the big oneo
among the New England states, as is
made to appear in every appeal that
comes from the national government. In
the call for surgeons to meet the growing
demands of the army and navy this
state is asked to furnish 800, Connec-
ticut $50, Maine 100 and Vermont, New
Hampshire and Rhode Island so each.
Doctors not only have to serve on draft
boards, like the lawyers, but are called
upon to enroll for distinctive military
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-05-11
The Call Of the Tribe.
Concord, y. H., Monitor.)

In time Of war we go back largely to
elementals. War is brute force guided by
intellect and but little ameliorated by
human sympathy. The soldier who halts
his sword in midair for even an instant,
goes down before his antagonist who strikes
first This is true of a nation as of an
individual fighting man There are many
things we dislike to do, but self preser-
walton requires action, swift and sure
We must adopt many of the methods
of primitive man. We must act upon
many of the rules and impulses that gov
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-05-11
MUCH MONEY FOR MEDICINE.
War Department Asks Additional Ap
preparation of s33,o00,oo0.

WASHINGTON, May 1l.-An appro-
priation of s33,OOo,oo0 to provide for
The medical necessities of the forces
now under arms and about to be as
sembled under the new draft was asked
of congress today by the war depart
ment. This estimate is in addition to
appropriations already made for the
medical branch of the army tota.tng
$4,000, 900.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-05-11

II following the pending railroad and
steel workers wage increase there should
be an average increase in pay Of all work
ers IN the United States, the increase
would approximate 81, SOC, 000, 600.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-05-11

A recent report of British experts fa-
vors absolute abstcntiou from strong
drink, but supports the use of light
wines aud liquors.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-05-11

The women of Chicago voted 2,757 to
2,Io5 for candidate whom the Municipal
voters league condemned by declaring:
No alderman in Chicago's history piled
up worse record in so short time.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-05-11

Let us be loyal. Let US support
our boys in France. While they
fight for us, let us save for them.
You cannot beat the kaiser by be-
ing a miser. If you can't dig in
the trenches, dig in your pockets.
Buy a thrift stamp today.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-05-11
An@McA6aaE NRh4un E0a2 5zochs
EVERYONE MUST HELP.

EVERYONE MUST HELP
Wars
financial upon tn
The rich OF this country cannot alone
the OF country
cannot GO onei but all OF U.s. the
pazanhp forgetting
supremacy OF right determining
deala
and speneid which Al aIled u7 to do
w. C. McADOO,
Secretary Of Treasury
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1918-10-10

time these men go into the fields dur
ing the cool part Of the day, when they
can render the greatest service. In
one evening alone 40 men were able to
shock more than 80 acres of wheat.
Women Cook for Hands.
In Indiana "a towns secured an en-
rollment Of 1900 workers to assist in
the harvest of the wheat and oats crop.
Kansas City, as result of campaign
during the week of June 3 to 8, en-
listed 10000 workers to assist Kansas
farmers. These workers not only Of
fered their services, but under the di-
rection Of the athletic club and the
chamber Of commerce took q course Of
training which fitted them and harden
ed them for the severe work they
would be called upon to do on the
farms. In addition to enrolling men,
women were enlisted from the towns
and cities to go to the country to as
sist the farmers wives in cooking and
caring for this large army of harvest
hands. Forty thousand city people as
sisted Kansas farmers in handling the
wheat.
In the berry district south of Port
land, Ore, large amount Of help is
needed to harvest the crop. The farm
help specialist in Portland enlisted the
services of 1000 women and girls, who
were organized into units and taken
to the district, where they are now
working and aiding in harvesting the
crop in a satisfactory way.
Emergency Labor Organization.
The farm labor administration of
the Illinois state council of defense.
in cooperation with workers furnished
by the U. S. department of agricul-
ture, has perfected an emergency farm
labor organization In practically every
county of the state. Reports from 60
counties show more than $4,000 work
ers registered to assist in the harvest.
In the sugar-beet districts Of south
ern Michigan, Colorado and Utah many
thousands Of workers have been Sc
cured to cultivate this crop and thus
insure a large supply of sugar.
In q similar way the other states
have organized and enlisted labor for
the farms and thus meet in most
admirable way the emergency needs.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1918-10-10
Keen-Eyed BeIIboy.

A keen-eyed bellboy at the Lincoln
hotel and mans hat prevented Sc
riOus loss to Mrs. d. Scott, SO East
Twenty-fifth street, one evening re-
Gently, relates the Indianapolis News.
Mrs. Scott was resting on the mez-
canine floor with some friends after
dinner, enjoying the music and trying
TIC keep cool and comfortable. She was
comfortable enough but not so cool.
In wiping the perspiration from her
hands she pulled off diamond soli-
taire, which fell down in the lobby.
Mrs. Scott and her party got down
stairs hurriedly and soon guests. mu-
sicians, bellboys and all Joined in the
search for the missing ring.
The search revealed nothing until
one of the bellboys became inquisitive
about a mans hat that was leaning up
against a column. There the ring was,
inside the hat. and Mrs. Scott went
away rejoicing.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1918-10-10
Record Dive Almost Caused Death.

Record Dive Almost Caused Death.
A new worlds record for high diving
was made at Sydney, Australia, during
water carnival for the purpose of
raising war relief funds, when q Solo
mon islander, Alick Wickham, dived
from a height Of 205 feet. The man
was able to retain both consciousness
and equilibrium for the first $50 feet,
after which all became blank. Wick
ham struck the water in semi-prone
position with such force that he was
completely knocked out for more than
ten minutes. When taken from the
water he was bleeding from a dozen
places about the body.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1918-10-10
TOWNF0LK MUST HELP

Though townspeople have al
ready done much in aiding
farmers to harvest their crops
and to do other necessary work,
there is still much to be done
this fall if all the crops raised
by American farmers are to be
saved to supply food and cloth
ing to soldiers and war workers.
Harvesting of cotton, cane, rice,
late sweet potatoes, and other
crops In the South, and corn,
late Irish potatoes, fruit and
other crops In the North, is yet
to be done and will require the
cooperation Of men, women,
boys and girls from cities and
towns to help in the fields and
orchards. Through the active
efforts of many city and town
organizations in. securing neces-
sary help for farmers, the labor
problem has been successfully
solved in many communities,
but there is even greater need
for emergency farm hands in the
future. With organizations well
started, with a better under
standing on the part of urban
people as to their responsible
ties, with public sentiment IA
voring the "work or fight" idea,
with the classification of nom
essential industries, with anti
loafing laws in many states fore
ing able-bodied idlers into pro-
ductive work, with women doing
much of the work previously
done by men, with boys effec-
lively organized and volunteer
ing in large numbers to help
farmers, farm labor problems,
according to the q. s. depart
ment of agriculture, are being
solved in nearly every part of
the United States.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1918-10-10

mill entrance down which unshny Sunday afternoon stream
pleasant
getting
Initial
the Calvert street bridge until to the end
a
the ford.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1918-10-10

asking the best place ito get her
taking Of
good
business
not onlyf
fact complete directory
official of the his Office
his functions
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1918-10-10

HOSSy fripperieS. And then again at
night street is the scene of the final
Haunting Of fiamboyant furbelows.
Washington is famed for the beau
ty, for the dash, for the chic of its
women. And justly so, too. There
are, of course, many more pretty girls
on Broadway or Fifth avenue in an
hour than there are on Z street in
day, but, with all respect to New York
city. it must be admitted that the love-
~ women of Washington give an Inn
preston of culture, of breeding, of the