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The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-12-31
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MRS. CAMEL'S TALK.

Mr.. and Mrs. Camel had been hav-
ing talk. They were in the desert
and they often were very busy travel
ing. They took people on Journeys
and they carried packages and par
cells and all sorts of odds and ends.
In fact they were very busy pair of
camels but they enjoyed life very
much. They always chewed as much
as possible, and they chewed. and
chewed, and chewed whether they had
anything to chew or not They would
just move their mouths around as If
they We're eating all sorts of fine
things.
Mr.. Camel had been very much mud
died throughout his talk with Mrs.
Camel. He had boasted a little about
what he could do, which he thought
was all right as he had done a great
deal Of late.
Mrs. Camel had told him not to put
on airs and he was very much mixed
up because he didn't see why she
didn't speak of air instead of airs, and
why she spoke of putting it on instead
of breathing 1t in.
You don't understand" said Mrs.
Camel. And other creatures have
had just the same sort of a conversa-
don't understand that when creatures
put on airs, it is something quite diff
ferent from breathing in air.
Putting on airs means that a crea
ture tries to act very fine and smart
and tries to pretend he is very supe
| rior.'
We'll, am very superior" said Mr.
Camel. I'm glad l put on airs"
oh, no." said Mrs. Camel, you
shouldn't say that You should say
that you hope other creatures thinl
YOU are fine and superior but yor
mustn't say that about yourself.
why not?" asked Mr.. Camel
Because it's not nice and modest
It's very conceited."
Cant l be conceited if l have some
thing to be conceited about?"
Now dear Mr. Camel" said Mrs
Camel, that isn't the way TO be
Listen to me. "A creature who ha
something to be conceited about ism
conceited Great men don't go aroun,
talking about how great they are
They try to make use of that great
ness 10 invent something which will
help people, or in some way they us
their brains and their greatness L
| help others.
It's when creature doesn'
amount to much that he is conceiteG
and so | hate to have you talk in tina
. way, Mr.. Camel"
: Il believe I understand now. Wei
1t is nice to have things explained t
!, one"
Il thought you would understand be
fore long," said Mrs. Camel, for if yo
!, are proud of what you zap do an
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-12-31
CLIPPING
With Now a Comment and Then
Only Caption.

That the muse of poetry must have
taken winter quarters in northern Yer
mont is shown by a poem of p verses
in the Newport Express and Standard
written on the departure of friends foi
California. That you may share ON
pleasure in part we print five of tn,
cation:
Friends Must Part.
They owned small farm
Where it was nice and calm
In old Vermont
But they have sold their home
And have planned to roam
From old Vermont.
The cows would get out
And wander about
On the farm.
The horses had to be fed
Some of the pigs were dead
On the farm.
Here when the ground is froZe
| They may be smelling a rose
In sunny California.
And when we shiver and shake
They may be killing a snake
In sunny California.
When we have flesh like chicken
Oranges they may be picking
In sunny California.
Or they may be dressed up cute
In striped bathing suit
In sunny California.
When the burrows come
And the white hairs some
May you happy be.
When you can't wander about
Because your strength has given out
May you think of me.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-12-31

Dear me, dear me-" saio mr. camel,
''you are teaching me quite lesson,
l do believe"
81 do believe I am" said Mrs Camel.
well, I'll try TO improve" said Mr..
Camel. II mustn't be conceited be-
cause | can be used by travellers
through the desert. | mustn't be con-
ceited because l can be used to carry
things / mustn't be conceited be-
cause if ever go TO a 700 | will car
ry children and grownups for special
rides as I've heard that my cousins in
the zoo do.
Il mustn't be conceited because |
can go for several days without both
ering about water-and water is some
times hard to get in the desert.
There are many Things | can think
of about which / must not be con
| ceited.''
That's so,' said Mrs. Camel, ''but ]
must not be conceited either, and ]
must practice what l preach, as the
saying goes"
What does that mean?" asked Mr.
| Camel.
at means" said Mrs. Camel, "that
| must do what l tell you to do an,
mustn't talk more finely than | act
A conceited person is not so bad &
person to my mind as the creatur,
who lectures others but never doe.
anything right herself. One should b,
fair and square in all things, and tina
is a little lesson to learn myself a.
| well as one for you. And we can b.
fair and square even if we hay
humps!"
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-12-31

The Reformer Is on sale every evening by
the following news dealers:
Brattleboro, Brattleboro News Co.. C. w.
cleveland, s. L. Purinton (Esteyville), Brooks
House Pharmacy, Aliens Depot Newsstand,
George J. Bower, 2 Riverview Street Fort
Dummer district.
West Brattleboro, J. L. Stockwell.
East Dummerston, NJ. +. Brown.
Putney, NJ. G. Williams.
Newfane, N. NJ. Batchelder.
Townshend, c. w. Cutler.
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Jamaica, X. J. Daggett.
South Londonderry, F. II. Tyler.
South Vernon, Z. B. Buffum.
Mortified, Mass, Thompson Bros.
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The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-12-31

resolutions, whether for good or other
wise, and the persistence with which we
strive to fulfil them. There can be no
happiness in. yielding further to our
weaknesses and undesirableness, but
there is great happiness in making prog
ress and increasing our power for good.
With confidence that each of our readers
desires more happiness and has the pow
er to attain it, we wish them all A
Happy New Year
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-12-31

The suffragists have planned another
speech roasting" party and will feed TO
the flames all the speeches the President
has made while in Europe. Woodrow is
doing his part toward keeping the home
fires burning.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-12-31
TO ADVERTISERS.
TO THE SUBSCRIBERS.

II Is the aim of the management to secure
efficient service in the delivery of the paper
each night, and it solicits the cooperation Of
subscribers TO that end. Prompt reports should
be given of each failure to receive the paper
on the incoming following the omission, in
person, by telephone or postal card, thus en-
abling the cause Of the error TO be promptly
and accurately discovered and the proper rem
edy Immediately applied. II is only by this
method that the publisher can secure the de-
sired service
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-12-31
Halter Broken.

Sam1 j. Killow, an ex-confederate vet
eran living at Walnut Ridge, on Dec. 5th
led his eleventh blushing bride to the
altar and meekly poked his hoary head
into the marriage halter Not being con
tented in merely throwing Seven" he
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-12-31

A farmer in Ohio entertains his cows
with musical selections while milking
them, affirming that it increases the flow
of milk. Has anyone ever tried a vic
trola in the hen house?
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-12-31

The discovery by ex-Congressman
Plumley of good sized pearl in a dish
of creamed oysters at Montpelier last
week may make pearl hunting one of the
popular indoor sports there during the
coming legislative session.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-12-31
Subscriptions Must Be
Paid IN Advance

The War Industries Board, In its efforts
to conserve the paper supply, has ruled that
newspapers must stop all subscriptions
IMMEDIATELY UPON EXPIRATION.
This means that subscribers must keep
their subscriptions PAID IN ADVANCE
In order to be certain Of getting The Re-
former regularly. Notice Of expiration Of
subscription Is always sent In advance; do
not neglect 1t and then blame the publisher
for what is your own fault.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-12-31

Reference to ''Wilsonian smiles" and
Georgian wrinkles" are all right, but it
must make Mrs. Wilson feel rather mid
dle-aged te hear She has a kind moth
erly face"
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-12-31
Some Famous Lines.
News From Our Neighhors

Ray Baker is up and dressed. Now is
the time to look Felcherville.
William Reddy has two hens that stole
march on him and last week appeared
each with little family-New Salem.
+. l. Heald saw something unusual for
this time of year on Dec. ia large fish
worm crawling along the road-Dens-
more District.
Butchering is now the order of the day
and the squeal of the pig is heard on
every hand.-Landgrove
Charles Arcand says that Isl" never
was abused by ''Hee- Haw Maud" as he
was by Tin Lizzie yesterday morning
when he went out to start her going
Mr. Arcand said: Maud would give
some Kind of warning when sire kicked
but Lizzie never even smiled when | took
hold of the crank, but simply pulled and
kicked me in the wrist. "-Claremont
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-12-31
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The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-12-31

The Victory boy who was going to earn
his five dollars shoveling snow has oul
sympathy.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-12-31
tried, and tried again, and now he's
thrown "eleven."-Clay County Courier.

An exchange says: ITO SINCE tur-
key; Put some alcohol in saucer, light
it and SINCE with smoke" The only
thing that would prevent us would be
lack of the turkey and alcohol.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-12-31

Mr.. Creel insists that he has not re
signed but is still winding up" Per
haps he has started in on the barbed
wire.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-12-31

WANTED RETURN LOAD-Want
part of load from New York. Call
Charter S,49l.
New Years Eve in New York city
should make this easy.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-12-31

Aunt Sarah says it is dreadful to read
how those four minute men died off
making those speeches; in 8 months the
corps numbered $4,000
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-12-31

And now for the turning of the new
eaf
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-12-31
Skull Scrapping.

Last Thursday afternoon while chop
ping wood Frank Smithers received bad
blow on his head. He was attended by
physician and the skull bone had to be
scrapped.- Walnut Ridge item.
If the medical profession has started
in scrapping skulls we foresee a serious
decapitation of the population.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-12-31

glad that You can do 1t, you must
think only of the things you can't do
and try to do whatever is possible"
Gunnison news-champion., 1918-05-10
COLO FARMERS NOT RAISING
SUFFICIENT LIVESTOCK FEED
Surveys Show Danger of a Shortage
Look Ahead to Next Winter and
Raise Enough Feed on the Place TO
Garry the stock.

BY Z. W. Clark. Livestock Inspector
The L. 5. Government has made a
survey Of production for 1918 thru tn
public schools of the country. Re-
ports now being received show that
moro feed for livestock should be pro
ducod than the farmers Of Colorado
have planned. According to report
from 6.lOO farms there is TO be no in
crease this year IN corn, sorghum, KAT
fr milo, maize. fctcrtIta, sudan, or
millrt. Reports from $500 farm J,
show that ,her" will be a decrease Of
Is per cent in alfalfa and other hay.
From this II can BE- readily under
stood that tho situation may become
serious. There will be plenty of live
stock TO consume every bit of feed
The incrcas" in such table crops a.
wheat, rye. and barley probably &C
counts for there being no increase in
the feed crops. In the spring of 1917
the feed situation was very bad. Lots
Of farmers did not have enough feed
for their horses, while the crop was
being sowR. Let this not happen
again.
On account Of the worlds shortage
OF wheat. more meat. milk, and milk
products will be used. Prices will
fuctuate more or less on account Of
the unusual war conditions and farm
ers may some times feel inclined. 10
sell their animals. but those who pro-
vide lots of feed, keep up the number
Of their hocks and herds, improve
them as they go along. and feed well.
will be the most prosperous and salts
fed in the end. The farmer should
plan to retain his dairy herd, and TO
feed out and to furnish as many hogs,
sheep, cattle and horses as possible.
This is q word of warning to the
farmer TO look to his live stock, to pre-
pare to have lots of feed for next
winter and spring.
This is an important matter and
should receive the farmers immediate
attention. Business men of the state
should also consider this and cooper
ate with the farmer in every way pos
sible.
Gunnison news-champion., 1918-05-10
DO ANY GUNNISON RANCH
MEN WANT FARM HELP

Some time ago the Department
Labor organized the U. S. Boy.
Working Reserve. This is an arm.
of the boys in the United States, IL
years old or over but under draft age
who are anxious to help win the war
by assisting in the agricultural and
industrial occupations.
Gunnison County is now organized,
the registration cards are now in and
we find many of the boys have made
provisions for the summer work. A
few, however, are not rs
yet placed. The committee will be
glad to assist the ranchmen or any
other persons, in securing help for the
coming seasons work.
1t is the purpose of the Reserve to
bring in boys from other counties or
cities, if there is need of this assist
ance, only, however, after all the local
boys are placed.
The schools of Gunnison close May
18th and then there will be few
boys available for work. Will all
those wishing help report at once to
the Farm Labor Committee of which
F. E. Lightley is the chairman, or to
any member of the U. S. Boys Re
serve Committee who will see that
the matter receives the proper at
tention. This committee is composed
Of: T. w. Gray, H. F. Lake Jr., Joe
Miller, NJ. A. Jencks, Grant Rutland, A.
p. Berkstresser, chairman.
Gunnison news-champion., 1918-05-10
unison Grocery mpany
C.. c. Anderson

is little or no excuse for idle men Il
this community.
Gunnison news-champion., 1918-05-10
CONCERNING MOBILIZATION
OF FARM HELP

MontrDs, Enterprise
a few Of tho morr important CON
clusions reached by Governor Guntcr
as tho result Of a conference a. Wash
luRton are these: By three different
actions affecting farm boys now in the
army or who may be called by the ar
my, the government will do its best to
allow the farmers the labors Of
their own experienced boys until after
harvest. More help will be- given the
state councils Of d"fcnsr By the ma
tional government and the co-ordina-
tion Of state and national councils will
be increased Colorado will be rclm-
burscd for its expenditures in equip
ping the fcdcralizcd national guard
with uniforms and in training the men
in mobIizng camp before they en-
tered the federal service. The train
ing has given the Colorado troops q
prestige. The bill appropriating sIO.-
100000 for seed for farmers will be
passed.
Gunnison news-champion., 1918-05-10
WILL HELP YOU TO
RAISE BETTER SPUDS

If you are interested in potato cul-
ture, and of course you are, for not
only does the ranchmen expect to
raise his own potatoes, but the num-
ber of vacant lots being plowed in
town, indicates that every city man
is also to be spud gardener this sum-
mer-if you are interested, better
drop q card to the Agricultural Ex-
pertinent Station, Fort Collins, Colo,
and get the latest bulletin of the col
leRe entitled potato Culture in Colo
rado." This is written by Prof. E. p.
Sandsten, and contains IS pages of
Just the things you want to know.
Even il you have known them once, it
will refresh your memory to read Whist
Prof. Sandsten has to say.
There is still plenty Of time to get
- baIlstin. for planting h this cosn-
tv begins Nay Is % IS.
Gunnison news-champion., 1918-05-10
" :. Z: :.,,r,y,ss,ys
UP AND DOWN THE VALLEYS

~ ~, - -. :'.;...-t ''s,,.,.
This is your last call for govern
ment garden seeds. We have a few
packages left.
Richard Allen and z. L. Cliff have
laken charge of their new purchase
the former Davis ranch on the Cebolla
The deal was completed Monday b.
which Stanley Pugh becomes owne
Of the Jas. Tweed ranch, eight mile
up the Gunnison. This numbers Il
acres, has some fine river land, and
capable of being made into a fine lii
tie place.
Frank and Charley Wheeler were i
Gunnison Monday, completing the dea
whereby they become owners of :
NJ. Woodworth's ranch on Quart
creek, four miles from Parlin. The
Young men will bring in about
head of their own stock. Their bran
notice appears in another column. "
welcome the newcomers TO our county
Peter Peterson gives US an iteI
about the benefits of treating see
oats. A few years ago, he was raj
ing oats and peas as hay and feedin.
to milk stock. One spring he lost
out of II calves from what seemed
be contagious abortion. A yeteriI
arian looked over the situation ar
pronounced it smut on the oat
Since then he has treated his sec
carefully and never loses calf fro.
that cause.
Gunnison news-champion., 1918-05-10
GOOD STOCK FEED
IF FED WITH GRAINS
Experiments at Oregon Show Highest
Gains From Steamed Potatoes and
Barley.

State Agricultural College,
Raw potatoes fed alone, will barely
maintain weight in hogs. They should
always be fed with some grain in hog
feeding, and are much better when
cooked or steamed.
Two experiments with potatoes show
how they compare with grain. The
Wisconsin Station fed hogs weighing
approximately 26o pounds each, on a
ration of 4 pounds of corn, and LA
pounds of potatoes, making gains OF
IL pounds per day. Hogs fed corn
alone required 4i0 pounds of corn a
day for 100 pounds gain. Those fed
potatoes required 262 pounds of corn
and 7s6 pounds of potatoes. II took
442 pounds of cooked potatoes to equal
100 pounds of corn.
The Oregon Station obtained slight
ly better results, using steamed pota-
toes and barley. Hogs getting &c
pounds of barley and 1913 pounds OF
steamed potatoes made the same daily
gains as hogs getting IL pounds Of
barley. The gain was 1.66 pounds
per day. Hogs getting 4 pounds Of
barley and II pounds of raw potatoe.
gained LA pounds per day and thost
getting AZ pounds barley and 13.4
pounds of steamed potatoes gained
1,S6 pounds per day. This last ratior
shows the highest gain, and is cheap
er than the all barley ration, but i.
not as cheap as that with the high al
lowance of potatoes at present prices
With barley at $3.50 per hundred
raw potatoes at 65 cents, and steames
potatoes at rs cents per hundred, tn,
costs of gains should be as follows:
Ration Barley Potatoes Cost ne
Gunnison news-champion., 1918-05-10
GUNNISON COUNTY DITCH
DISPUTE HEARD In MONTROSE

Montrose Enterprise
A large delegation from Saguache
county came down Saturday to appear
before Judge Black as witnesses in a
case in which A. f. Marlatt, resi-
dent of the Doyleville district in Gun
nison county, asked for an injunction
preventing certain parties from pre-
venting water to which he claims the
title in the Arch ditch, from coming
down his way, he being on the lower
end of the ditch.
Gunnison news-champion., 1918-05-10
CARBONDALE AFTER THE
81 WON'T WORK" MEMBERS

"Loafers must stick away from
Carbc 1ale," is the edict of the town
counI at that place. Authorities
are N orders to round up every
and idle man. These men will be
taken charge and examined as to
their II ans of livelihood, and if it is
showr hat they live by their wits.
they be given the alternate of
goin, work on the farms or they
will IL double alternate of going
to ja being run out of town.
" h farmers striving in every
possi amer to get men at good
wag, I authorities feel that there
Gunnison news-champion., 1918-05-10
WAR WORRIES UPSET HEALTH

1t is agreed by medical authorities
that worries affect the digestive org
ans. When the digestion is out Of
order it throws the whole physical be-
ing out Of gear. B. B. Hayward, I'm
adilla, Ca, writes: "Foley's Cathartic
Tablets gave me quicker relief than
anything l ever tried" They relieve
biliousness, bad breath, bloating, gas
indigestion, and constipation. No
gripping or nausea-Dr. Walkers Drug
Store.
Gunnison news-champion., 1918-05-10

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Gunnison news-champion., 1918-05-10

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This is your last call for govern
ment garden seeds. We have a few
packages left.
Gunnison news-champion., 1918-05-10
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We like the beautiful brunett,
We don't despisc the winsome blonde,
But best Of all the girls we've met
Is Little Miss Iona Bond.
Gunnison news-champion., 1918-05-10

The News-Champion is always on sale
at the Normal Book Store.
Gunnison news-champion., 1918-05-10
u (nw) 15.1c

Counting the pork at Use, the po-
tatoes in ration would be worth
$1.00 per 100 pounds II barley is $3.5ol
per cwt
The Morgan City daily review. (Morgan City, La.) 1916-1920, 1918-05-28

road on each side. They are widen
ing the road to sixty feet, and the
Government will pay the whole cost
of the highway widening out Of its
funds.
wrote to the War Department,
asking what roads they considered Of
military value, how they should be
built, etc, and received an answer
from Major Gen. w. M. Black, Chief
of Engineers, important parts of
which are:
1.-THE requirements Of military
J highway do not differ in any mater
ial respect from those OF highway
for modern commercial purposes.
,, The character of the roadbed should
in general be the same as for mod
ern commercial highway, and in gen.
eral a road designed for modern
commercial purposes would serve
| well for military purposes. In prac-
tically all cases roads which are val
liable in a military way are those
connecting important commercial
centers.
| Gas to the question of what mill
tary roads must be prepared to car
ry in the way Of traffic, it may be
| stated that our existing ordnance IL
able to accompany field army will
have its heaviest representative in
a 12-inch howitzer weighing $4,000
pounds, 18,6OO of which are on the
front wheels and the remainder on
the two back wheels. The wheel base
or distance between the front and
rear axles is 18 feet; width of truck
- feet 4 inches; width of tires, 8
| inches; width of tire shoes, IL inch
es. This howitzer is to be drawn by
a 75-horsepower caterpillar tractor
weighing about $4,000 pounds. Com
parison with the largest commercial
trucks shows that road substantial
enough for such will suffice for the
ordnance load"
"a systematic, well-planned net.
work of roads which can be regularly
used commercially is not only a good
investment, but may be of tremen'
dous value to our military forces
While hastily or improperly built
roads should not be rushed at thi:
time on the chance that they might
be Of some strategic value to our ar
mics, substantial highway construc
ton of economic value should not bs