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Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1918-01-10
A Queer Present

A Queer Present
The company received quite a pres
ent in the form of twenty new mem
bers, who were sent here to fill up the
ranks. We don't blade old St. Nick
at all for getting rid of them, for the
noise they make is very trying on
ones nerves, and I can plainly sur
mise that even as jolly an old man as
he would soon tire Of them. | think I
could have lived up to my boast and
slept until II o'clock if they had
not been stationed right next door to
my tent.
We each received a box from the
Red Cross units working throughout
the United States and delivering the
presents through the numerous Y. NJ.
c.. AS at different camps. Taking
into consideration these much appre-
ciated acts by different persons, and
the fact that we had the day to our
selves, we managed to live down our
second Christmas in the south, while
all are earnestly praying that it will
be the last. Most Of the boys celebrat-
ed Christmas eve in a much quieter
way than last year, especially Corporal
Pierce, who has just received a nice
new sweater from somewhere in Wis
cOnsin. The afternoon of the oath was
rather cool and the night whole lot
cooler. The person who made the
sweater must have used a broom for
a pattern, for he started crawling into
it at $3.50, and by taps (10:30) he had
just managed to slip the last Of it
over his head. Being all out of humOr
as well as patience. he decided to
sleep with it on, and in order to do
so had to leave the front door open all
night. Christmas eve was spent by
the squad in a game Of freeze-out.
Why should Shy worry; George says
he was warm all night.
Roy Case must have had wonder
full dream for Christmas morning the
first one to wake found his socks
hanging on his cot They were very
much empty and we all agree that
the only cause for this can be that
someone cut the feet out of them
through the night Perhaps the cooks
have been busy. The coffee was not
very good, yet we can't blame Case.
Joke on Pete
Skinny Capener was detailed to help
Pete Mcdonald open his mail. They
worked three hours on one box and
when they finally succeeded in their
work they found a three-pound box of
iaw-breakers. Some of Pete's close
friends must have sent it, for it is
the only thing in the world that has
been able to make him keep his mouth
shut for fifteen minutes. We are al
enjoying the pace and quiet of camp
life. Long live Pete's friends!
The DIRTY Dozen" were invited out
for dinner, and such a dinner! l could
almost see visions of home. There,
gave myself away. Just ten of the
dozen are from BaraboO, so I am moi
alone with such a title, and believe
me they have the commercial ~
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1918-01-10

beat seven different ways when it
3mes to advertising Baraboo. They
will more than likely have the name
painted on the walls of Fort Leaven-
worth if we don't leave here soon.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1918-01-10
Could Not Eat Or Sleep
Made Well BY PER UNA

Mr.. William e. Denny, 1923 Park
Ave, Springfield, Ohio, writes:
CT find great pleasure in writing
you and thanking you for what Pc
runa has already done for me.
have been troubled with catarrh for
years, and it had affected my head,
nose, throat and stomach, that 1
could not eat nor sleep with any sat
isfaction.
81 have just taken three bottles. l
can eat most anything and am greatly
relieved of nervousness, so that when
! lie down can sleep without the
least trouble. | recommend it to all
those who are sufferers of that dread
full disease, catarrh."
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1918-01-10

Cecil Lockerman and Fred Sussex of
Milwaukee have been visiting at the
A. Stebler home.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1918-01-10

you eat and that which does not appeal
to you goes in the fire, so you have
no choice. If you lose anything you
look for it in the hash the next morn
ing. If it can't be found there, you
might as we'll give up,
Taiban Valley news., 1918-05-03
A New Service FIao.

One Of our jackies, Maurice Glenn
ent, the quartermaster on the U. s. S.
Texas, thinks that the conventional
service flag which is now flying from
immunerable windows all over the
country, has one defect. 1t does not
tell what branch of the service each
man has entered.
Now Quartermaster Clement is ex-
tremely proud Of being in the navy,
so, when he came to make a service
flag for his own home, he framed the
central white space with piece of
white-line tied in attractive knots. At
the top and bottom Of the panel he
made a double Carrick bend at each
side, at equal intervals, figure eight
knot, and then square knot, thus
making balanced design.
This flag is not only very attractive,
but 1t leaves absolutely no doubt as
to what branch of the service 1t SYM
bolizes.-Popular Science Monthly.
Taiban Valley news., 1918-05-03
PROVEN SWAMP-ROOT
AIDS WEAK KIDNEYS

The symptoms of kidney and bladder
troubles are often very distressing and
leave the system in a rundown condition.
The kidneys seem to suffer most, as al
most every victim complains of lame back
and urinary troubles which should not be
neglected, as these danger signals often
lead to more dangerous kidney troubles.
DR.. Kilmer's Swamp-Root which, SO
many people say, soon heals and strength
ems the kidneys, is splendid kidney,
liver and bladder medicine, and, being
an herbal compound, has gentle heal
ing effect on the kidneys, which is al
most Immediately noticed in most cases
by those who use it.
A trial will convince anyone who may
be in need of it. Better get bottle from
your nearest drug store, and start treat
ment at once.
However, if you wish first to test this
great preparation send ten cents to DR..
Kilmer & Co., Binghamton, N, Y, for q
sample bottle. When writing be sure and
mention this paper.-Adv.
Taiban Valley news., 1918-05-03
Care Makes Bees Efficient.

Because of lack of attention fully
half the bees now kept in the United
States are virtually useless to their
owners and consequently beekeeping Is
often condemned as Improbable. Prob
ably in an average season for the
United States as a whole the surplus
honey obtained by good beekeepers
scarcely will exceed 80 pounds to the
colony. Assuming that 400 pounds is
the average needed by hive to main
tain its existence during the year, this
60-pound surplus represents then only
one-ninth Of the nectar gathered by the
Taiban Valley news., 1918-05-03
Community kitchens Canned.

Community kitchens, where surplus
vegetables and fruits are canned un-
der cooperative arrangements, were
operated last year in Ohio, Peasants,
Kenawha, Jefferson, and, to some ex-
tent, In other counties of West Vir-
ginia. The kitchens were supervised
by the home demonstration agents of
the extension division Of the state
university.
In the city of Charleston, where a
kitchen was opened In July, the mum
Der who brought products to be can
ned increased from SO women during
the second week to several times that
number in a short time.
Supplementing the work of the
Charleston kitchen are about 10 vol
unteer women who, under the super
vision of the home demonstration
agent of Kanawaha county, established
temporary field kitchens in the rural
communities, to which the women
bring their surplus vegetables and
fruits.
AS result of this effort, large guam
titles Of food were conserved, much OF
which would otherwise have been
wasted.
Taiban Valley news., 1918-05-03

bees. In such an average season an
apiary of 100 colonies may gather nee
tar equivalent to 221a tons Of honey
where the "honey crop" or surplus
honey will be only 21a tons. That 100
colonies of bees can find nectar suffi-
cient to make 221a tons of honey with
in a range of about two miles gives
some idea of the amount Of sugar avail
able in the form of nectar. This
amount doubtless is much below the
actual sugar at hand, for when nectar
is flowing freely bees do not get it all.
Furthermore, in many places more
than so pounds of surplus are obtained
and often more than 100 colonies can
be kept profitably in one place.
In the face of these facts 1t is regret
table to find so many beekeepers who
fail to get even the small percentage
which belongs to the beekeeper. There
are parts Of the United States where
80 per cent of all colonies Of bees are
in hollow logs or plain square boxes
in which combs of bees cannot be
udnuleu. Iuere are le" paI 70 VI tiS
country where the box hive Is not
found and probably one-third Of all the
bees in the country are so housed. In
this case both equipment and manage
ment are poor and the energy of the
bees is misdirected. Even of those
who keep their bees in modern hives
of movable frames the vast majority
do not get the full crop. BY failing
to control swarming by providing in
sufficient room for storage or by lack
of proper care in winter their crop
is often reduced one-half or more.
Taiban Valley news., 1918-05-03
LIQUID SWEETS
BY PARCEL POST
Average Distance 654 Miles in
Experimental Shipments by
Bureau of Markets.
LOSS IN THREE SHIPMENTS
Tin Containers With Screw Cap Found
Satisfactory for sIrups and Honey
Urge Only Hloh-Grade Prod
uets Be Shipped.

Producers and consumers may find
1t to their advantage to use the parcel
post for marketing sirups and extract
ed honey, according to a statement
from the bureau of markets, United
States department Of agriculture. Ex-
perimental shipments of maple, cane,
sorghum sirups, and extracted honey,
made from many parts of the country
over many different mail routes, have
shown the possibilities of marketing
these products by parcel post. A total
of 394 trial shipments were made over
distances averaging 654 miles, much
greater distance, 1t is pointed out, than
sirups are likely to be sent by mail.
OF these shipments only three showed
any material loss Of contents because
Of seepage or leakage and this was due
to unusually rough handling.
Tin Containers Used.
Two types of tin containers were
found satisfactory for parcel post ship
ments of sirups and honey. Both
types have screw caps and are pro-
vided with outer cartons Of corrugated
paper board. The screw caps contain
snugly fitting pieces of cork that cover
the opening in the cans when the screw
caps are properly closed. AS protec-
ton to the screw caps, squares of cor
rugated paper board are placed on top
of the cans beside the screw caps.
Such packages properly wrapped and
securely tied, marked fragile" as re-
quired by the postal regulations for
packages containing liquids, will carry
without danger of leakage in the mails.
High Cost Of Containers.
While the cost of containers is high
at the present time, there are doubtless
many cases in which parcel post mar
keting would be desirable and economi-
cal, as sirups and extracted honey are
| good substitutes for sugar. Sugges-
tions on obtaining customers and con-
ducting business with them by parcel
post may be found in Farmers Bulletin
922, "Parcel Post Business Methods"
In order to retain customers, say the
specialists, it is necessary that only
high-grade products be shipped, as the
principal incentive to buying by parcel
post is to obtain products Of high
quality. Persons desiring further par
ticulars in regard to shipping sirups
and extracted honey by parcel post
may apply to the bureau Of markets
United States department of agricul-
ture.
Taiban Valley news., 1918-05-03
Identified.

"Joe" Jefferson once presented a
check at Detroit bank, only to be
told by the cashier that he'd have to
be identified.
With twinkle in his eye the great
actor quoted from the play with which
his name will always be associated;
"If my leedle dog Schneider was
only here, he'd know me-"
Enough" exclaimed the cashier as
he Immediately cashed the check.
Taiban Valley news., 1918-05-03
HOW MANY FARMERS
ARE COOPERATING

Farmers cooperative purchas-
ing and marketing associations
now number about $4,000 with
about two million members and
do an annual business estimated
at one and one-half billion dol
lars. On the basis Of the value
Of products handled the elevator
associations lead, followed In or
der by fruit and produce organi-
cations, and creameries and
cheese factories.
Taiban Valley news., 1918-05-03
War Job for Boys.

Boys who want to help their nation
win this war will devote their next
school vacation to victory work on a
farm, helping farmer feed the fight
ers. Get in touch today with the q. S.
Boys working reserve, or your county
agent, or your state agricultural col
lege.
Taiban Valley news., 1918-05-03

Wv
operation, ] cannot
say enoughin praise
oft. Isuffered from
organic troubles and
my side hurt me 80
I could hardly be up
from my bed, and !
was unable to do my
housework. / had
the best doctors in
Eau Claire and they
wanted me to have
an operation, but
T.udia r. pinkham'a
Taiban Valley news., 1918-05-03

Vegetable Compound cured me so | did
not need the operation, and ! am telling
all my friends about itm-Mrs. N1. a. W.
BNzER, Black River Falls, Wis.
vt is lust such experiences as that OF
Mrs. Binzer that has made this famous
root and herb remedy household word
from ocean to ocean. Any woman who
suffers from Inflammation, liberation,
displacements, backache, nervousness,
Irregularities or the blues" should
not rest until she has given It Q trial,
and for special advice write Lydia T.
Pinkham Medicine Co., Lynn, Mass.
Taiban Valley news., 1918-05-03

Soothe BABY HaShe6
That itch and burn with hot baths OF
Cuticura Soap followed by gentle
anointings of Cuticura Ointment.
Nothing better. For free samples aG-
dress, "Cuticura, Dept. x, Boston" !"
Sold by druggists and by mail. Soap
25. Ointment 25 and 50.-Adv.
Taiban Valley news., 1918-05-03

If you wish beautiful, clear white
clothes, use Red Cross Bag Blue. At all
good grocers. Adv.
Taiban Valley news., 1918-05-03

It's the limited express for the man
who shutters.
Taiban Valley news., 1918-05-03
this WOMAN
SAVED FROM
AN OPERATION
By taking Lydia E. Pinkham's
Vegetable Compound, One
of Thousands of Such Cases.

Black River Falls, Wis. -"As Lydia
e. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound
Taiban Valley news., 1918-05-03
High Cattle Prices
Accompany
High Beef Prices

1t consumers are to pay less FOR
beef, livestock raisers naturally will
receive less for cattle.
If farmers are paid more for live
stock, consumers will necessarily pay
more for meat.
Swift & Company pays for cattle
approximately go per cent of the price
received for beef and by-products.
The remaining 10 per cent pays for
dressing, freight to market, operation
of distributing houses, and in most
cases, delivery to the retailer. Net
profits also have to come out of this
10 per cent.
This margin cannot be squeezed
arbitrarily without danger of gripping
the only effective means of performing
the complex service of converting
cattle into meat and distributing this
meat to the fighting forces and to
consumers.
Swift & Company's net profit on
beef during 1917 was only IA OF a
cent per pound. On all products, it
was a little less than four cents on
each dollar of sales. Complete elimi-
nation of these profits would not affect
appreciably retail prices of meat, or
farm prices of live stock.
Swift & Company will be glad to
cooperate in devising methods that
will improve conditions in the meat
and live stock industry.
Taiban Valley news., 1918-05-03
Soothe Baby Rashes

Don't seek sacrifices. Just wait.
Taiban Valley news., 1918-05-03

A woman is satisfied with photo
graph when it flatters her.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-08-13
WOMAN CELEBRATES
9STH ANNIVERSARY
Mrs. Martha Stickney of Dummerston
in Remarkably Good Health
Four Great Grandsons in Service.

Mrs. Martha Stickney of Dummerston
is observing her 9Sth birthday ami
versary today, but no special celebra-
ton is being held ON account of the
heat As far as known, Mrs. Stickney is
the oldest woman in Windham county.
She was born in Nottingham Aug. Is.
1920. She had several brothers and sis
tiers. but is the only one living now Mrs.
Stickney had eight children, all but two
dying in infancy One daughter, Mrs
Martin Whitney died II years ago. A
son, Lewis NJ. Stickney, lives in Brattle-
boro. Mrs Stickney lives with her
grandson, Philip Whitney of Putney
road
She is active for one so advanced in
years and greatly enjoys the newspapers
She always has been a great reader until
failing eyesight compelled her to depend
on someone else to read to her. Her
mind is remarkably keen and she often
tells Of spinning and weaving and max
ing cheese and going to the mill to have
corn ground. Mrs Stiekncy has been a
/ hard worker and thinks people of today
have an easy time She has six grand.
kchildren, II great grandchildren and SIX
4 great great grandchildren.
Mrs Stickney is intensely interested
in the war as She has four great-grand
sons in the service. They are Floyd A
Whitney, Company H.; Willard 7. Whit
ney. Cavalry I'd troop; Philip Hoyt, 1920
field artillery, all of whom are in France
and Robert Fisher, who is in the auto
mobile service at Camp Dix, Nj. RA
She enjoys greatly visit from hel
neighbors and friends. She feels tn,
warm weather. but otherwise she is re
markedly we'll She walks with can,
outdoors, but in the house walks unaid
ed. Mrs. Stickney's many friends ar,
hoping to see her round out hundred
years of health and happiness.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-08-13
PERSONAL.

Miss Maud Jaekman spent Sunday
at her home in Newport, n. II.
Miss Evelyn Streeter of Lowell, Mass.
is here for a vacation visit with her
grandmother, Mrs. |. T. Streeter
Miss Esther NJ. Farr of Saxtons Riv-
.er came Saturday to visit her cousin,
Mrs. l.. j. Parmenter several days.
Miss Bessie Kendall went Sunday to
spend a vacation of two weeks at the
BetterleS farm on Dummerston hill.
Mrs Harold w Mason and Miss
Margaret E. Root have returned from
"a vacation of a week at Lake Suna-
pee.
Private Guy Tatro, who is under spe-
cial training in the Springfield, Mass.
tenchical high school, was in town over
Sunday.
Miss Maude and Miss Marion Betterlev
are enjoying a vacation of three weeks
from their work in the office of the Hol-
stein Friesian association.
Mrs. Heydriek and little son have re-
turned to their home in Springfield,
Mass, after spending few DAYS with
Mrs. Heydrick's sister Mrs. Royal John
son of Chestnut street
Rev. Douglas G. Guest is in Richford
to oliiciate at the service in memory
of Private Royden l.. Chapel, who
was included in the list of those
killed in action as published Aug. 9.
Rev Mr. Guest and Private Chapel
were intimate friends before Chapel
came to Brattleboro, where he worked
one winter at the Rice farm
! Charles 7. Mann, superintendent of The
Vermont Printing Co. for the past II
years, will finish work in that capacity
tomorrow. He has not yet completed his
future plans, but expects to leave town
shortly He has sold his stock holdings
in the Vermont Printing Co. and Brat
tleboro Publishing Co to H. c. Rice and
+. II. Crane. Mr.. Mann has been promi-
nently identified with the printing bust
ness in Brattleboro for long period. be-
/ ing employed by E. L. Hildreth & Co.
and in partnership with c. p Spencer be-
fore joining the Vermont Printing Co. in
April, 1906. He has had a prominent
part in building up the business of the
latter concern and his. departure viii be
regretted both by owners and employees
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-08-13
PERSONAL.

DIR. F. L. osgood pfrsaMons River
was in town yesterday.
Mrs. r. II. Boutelle of Fitchburg,
Mass, is visiting in town.
Rev. f. Q. S. Osgood left yesterday
to join his family at York Beach, Me.
Frank Subway is spending few
days at Spofford lake with John Dun
ham.
Miss Freida and Miss Anita Morris
seau returned today. after a stay of 10
days in Lisbon, Me.
Oscar F. Benson and daughter, Nat
allie, returned yesterday after stay of
about week at York Beach, Me.
Misses Marion and Maud Betterley
are having. three weeks vacation from
their work at the Holstein- Friesian of
fee
Miss Katherine Brosnahan has re-
turned to her work at the Holstein-
Friesian Office after three weeks vaca-
tion.
Miss Marion Sherman and Mrs. Frank
Z. Philbrick returned yesterday from
East Bridgewater, where they visited
Miss Berniee Brown several days.
MISS EleanOr bowler OF Jamaica
Plain, Mass, will come this week to
spend vacation in the home of her
grandfather, James Bowler, of Birge
street.
Miss Rachel Iverson is having a va
cation of two weeks From her work in
S. A. Daniels Is insurance Office. She is
visiting her sister and other friends in
Winchester, n. II.
Oscar +. Benson and family have
moved from % Oak street to the house
which was occupied by the late Mrs
Ann l.. Benson, mother of Mr.. Benson
X. L. Mosher, who bought Mr. Benson :
house, has beg an repairs preparatory to
moving there early in September.
Thelma Russell celebrated her fifth
birthday anniversary Friday afternoon
from to clock in her home at &C
Clark Avenue by giving an enjoyable
party to l6 of her little friends. -Four
mothers were also present. Games
were played. Refreshments of salads
sandwiches and ice cream and cak.
served. The little hostess received sew,
eral pretty gifts. Mrs. Walter Haigl
took a group picture of the children.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-08-13

General of Railroads McAdoo issued
this oFdeE.late yesterday. ~.
lie does not believe that the govern
ment should engage in business of
selling liquors He returned to Wash
ington today and at once issued the
following order:
The sale Of liquors and intoxicants
Of every character in dining cars, res
taurants and railroad stations under
federal control shall be discontinued
Immediately"
Not many dining ear services will be
affected, for the majority of the rail
roads have already banned the sale of
intoxieants upon the trains. There are
bars in various railroad stations, for
instance in both the Grand Central and
Pennsylvania terminals in New York,
the Union station in Baltimore and in
other cities These will be closed i'm.
mediately.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-08-13
PERSONAL.

Emerson Dunklee and friend, Fred
Smith, are visiting in town
Minnie Hamilton of West Brattleboro
spent the weekend with Karlena Dun
klee.
Eugene Rolin, who works in the ship
yards of Portsmouth, n. H., spent Sun
day at his home on Forest street. His
son, Corp. Arthur Rolin of Camp Wads-
worth, Spartanburg, N c., who is hav-
ing 10 days furlough, accompanied his
father to Portsmouth Monday for a
few days stay.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-08-13
PERSONAL.

Col. G. III. Bond, who has been at his
home here the past four weeks, has been
ordered to report for duty at Washing
ton and win leave tomorrow morning.
Mrs. Alexander Thompson returned
yesterday to her home in Fitchburg.
Mass, after visiting in the home of her
brother, DIR. George f. Barber, and fam
lily. three weeks.
Mrs. Robert Higley has received notice
from the government announcing the safe
arrival III France of her sister. Miss
Rosalee Roehon. where she went with a
Red Cross unit.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-08-13
PERSONAL.

Mrs Clarence ", Reed and daughter,
Ruth, Mrs. Grace X. Doak and son, Kin
son, and Mrs. c. H. Clark and daughter,
Edith, of Montclair. n j., returned yes
terday after stay of week at Maple
hurst lodge, Halifax
Charles r. Crosby went by automobile
to Boston yesterday to attend the month
ly meeting of the directors of the Grain
Dealers Mutual Insurance company He
was accompanied by w. A. Wilcox.
George f. Foster, Martin Austin and
Austin w. George They will return to-
night
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-08-13

st. Louis, 3 3
Cincinnati, 3
Tuero and Gonzales; Schneider and
Wingo.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-08-13

Philadelphia. Brooklyn. ain.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-08-13
National League.

Boston.Ncw York, rain.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-08-13

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