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The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-01-23
JAMAICA.

Mrs Edna Lackey is i'll.
The Red Cross members are making
quilts while waiting for other work
Twenty five men came by team Fri
day from Brattleboro, to work for the
Realty Co.
A. B. Stark took load of passengers
to Brattleboro by team Friday, return
ing home Saturday.
w L. WadIey and Walter Conrad of
the Realty Co. are III Springfield, Mass,
for a short vacation.
Mr.. Sparrow brought a bag of mail
from Brattleboro Thursday, this being
the first mail in many days.
Miss Rena Allen returned Friday
night from three weeks vacation in
Massachusetts and other places.
Eleanor Allen entertained FIVE of her
little girl friends Thursday afternoon
from $50 to $50 in honor of her sixth
birthday anniversary.
H. l.. Sherwin, A. Z. Shumway, Reu-
ben circuit, Fred Ballard and Mr.. Waite
are working on the railroad trying to
| help clear the track.
Mrs. Leon Bemis IS staying at the
| home of her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. II
| 0. Emerson, while Mr.. Bemis is away
He was one of the men on the engine
which went off the track to the river
and he has not been home since the
| trains have been stalled.
Seven horses belonging to the Realty
Co. have already died since the carload
were shipped here from Canada a few
weeks ago The trouble is thought {,
be due to the change of climate. DR.
Rathbone of Brattleboro has been her
two or three weeks looking after them
| c. c. Allen has been employed by tn
government to carry the mail from tn
Offices from Jamaica to Newfane unit
the West River railroad is running
again He made the first trip Friday
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-01-23
WEST CHESTERFIELD, N. H

Owing to the depth of snow, the
choppers on the Marsh place quit work
last week. Consequently the mill was
forced to shut down.
Edward L. Welcome and Louis d.
Herrick shoyeled part of the snow off
from the suspension bridge TO relieve
it Of some of its weight last Thursday.
Many people have been obliged TO
shovel the snow off from their build
mgs, owing to the great weight upon
them. This is something unheard of be
fore, but the falling of the West River
bridge roof last week gave people the
warning.
Travelling is anything but a pleasure
nowadays The main roads are full Of
cradle holes, and the hill roads are so
filed with snow that turning out is an
,, impossibility in many places. Carrying
a shovel with one is the only safe way
when one ventures out in a team.
Four members of the Ladies' circle
and two Of their neighbors met with
Mrs. c. II. Robinson Thursday, Jan.
| II, and sewed carpet rags for a woven
rug to be disposed of at the annual
| festival. \ boiled dinner was served
at noon. A good time is reported BY
all.
In the annual meeting of the Ladies
Benevolent society Thursday. Jan 10
the following officers were elected for
1918: President, Myra L. Farr; vice
pres, Helen Burnham. sec, Anna Il
Stoddard; treas, Mrs s. c Boutwell,:
directors, Mrs Alice Farr, Miss Mary
Cobleigh, Mrs. Alice Davis.
In the meeting of the Universalist
parish recently these officers were elect
ed: Moderator, Helen Burnham; clerk
Mrs. S. L, Boutwell,; treasurer, Myrs
L. FAIR; soliciting committee, Marci;
Burnham and Emma Hutchins. Befor,
the meeting a blue jay supper wa
served by the ladies for the benef
Of the local Red Cross, netting the sun
of $3.50.
Next Friday evoning, Jan. p. til
annual fair and fes. wal of the Ladies
: society will be held Citizens hal
, The play, Held Tor 70 oee, will b
presented by Hinsdale talent, followe
9 by dancing until o clock, with musi
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-01-23
VERNON.

Miss Viola Harris of Brattleboro
spent several days last week at c. T
Sawyer s.
Miss Leila Stoddard came from West
Mortified to spend the weekend with
her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. I. C. Stod-
dard
Raymond w. Fairman, who spent sew
eral weeks in New London, Conn, has
returned and is employed at the power
plant
There will be dance in Grange
hall Friday evening, Jan. %. An oyster
supper Will be served and q good time
is assured
The recent heavy snowfall caused a
portion of the roof of a tobacco shed
at S. S. Pixies to give way, damaging
considerable hanging tobacco.
Mrs NJ. G. J. Buttcrfield and little
daughter, Mildred, are spending a week
with her brother IN Hartford, Conn
Maude Butterfeld, the older daughter
is staying with Mrs. W. NJ. Hale during
her mothers absence.
Mrs. f. L. Eldridge and daughters
Doris and Marjorie, who spent sever
| al months with her parents, Mr.. ant
Mrs. II. ". Fairman, went Monday t,
/ New London, Conn, to make their hon
for the present. Mr.. Eldridge is en-
ployed in the Groton shipyards.
The funeral Of Mrs. Isabelle E. Coo
was held at the home Thursday at 1.3
p. M. Rev. D. f. Trout officiating. G
Z. Fairman and Mrs. G. x. Stebbin
sang two selections. Among those pres
ent from out of town We're Mrs. Hel
bert Bolton of Winchester, n. H
George Shattuck Of Hinsdale, y. II
and Henry Palmer of Claremont, n.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-01-23
Slackers Among Hens.

The poultry department of the Con-
nectieut agricultural college proved to
the people of the state that n is pos
sible to reduce the size of the average
flock of hens nearly Cne-half with an
attending loss Of only FIVE per cent in
egg production. Over a hunhred dem
oDstration9 have been held since last
July. Complete figures are available
on - Of these, at which total Of
1,3j6 hens were handled. The records
show that the week previous to tle
culling Of these hens 2,l3O eggs were
laid by them. The poultry experts frcm
the college threw out 3,i37 hens as
slackers The remaining 4,4l9 hens,
which the college men selected as Law
ers, produced 2,0l8 eggs the week after
their selection. In other words, de-
crease Of 4l.5 per cent in flock was
followed by a decrease in egg produc-
ton Of only 5.3 per cent
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-01-23

life from rabies. Stoc kmen have shown
much interest in the work and in nu
merous instances have contributed
funds for cooperation. The states of
Nevada, Utah and Washington are also
cooperating, having appropriated sub
stantial sums for the purpose.
The damage done by predatory ami
mails has been increased by the preva
Ience among them of rabies. This dis
ease spreads from the point of origin in
Oregon into the states of Nevada, Cal
ifornia, Idaho and Utah. Cattle and
sheep were destroyed in large numbers
and hundreds Of persons were bitten.
As result of the campaign conducted
by the bureau i'll cooperation with To-
cal authorities and stockmen, the
spread of the disease has been checked
and conditions have been greatly I'M
proved. II is believed that with a con
tinuance of the work complete eradi-
cation of this alarming disease among
the wild animals of the affected states
can be accomplished.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-01-23
LONDONDERRY.

Mrs Bert Davis has been i'll with
grip.
Freda Westine is working for c. s.
Waite.
Mrs. Frank Stowell is suffering from
erysipelas.
Mrs. A. B. Waite and Mrs. Calvin
are some better, but not able to be out
yet.
Williams Brothers have been filing
ice houses the past week. The ice is
about two feet thick.
Mrs. Landman and granddaughter,
Asia, and Mr.. Kingsbury Of Rawson-
vile are guests of Mr.. and Mrs f. A.
Wilder.
The merchants are having much
trouble now in getting freight. The
mail all comes by the way Of Chester
or Manchester.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-01-23

is receiving treatment for an abcess
on his eye.
Plans are under discussion to form
one or more Home Economics clubs in
town. /. II. Burgwald of the United
States department Of agriculture is ex-
pected in the near future to address
g meeting Of the Vernon women, the
exact date OF which viii be published
later. It is to be hoped that all women
will take this as personal invitation
to attend, and each by her presence,
help TO encourage the rest to make this
club success
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-01-23
SEES JERUSALEM
A WORLDS SHRINE
Jews, Moslems and Christians by Hun
bred Thousands Will Make Pill
grimages There.

LONDON, Jan. % (By The Associat
cd Press1 .-'I believe that Jerusalem
after thu war will become the moral
center for the world said Sir Mark
Sykes. a British authority on the at
fairs Of the Near East in an interview
here.
"Thcre is today throughout the
WORLD he explained, "a deep-rooted
desire that this war shall be the last
war. But if this hope is to be realized,
there must be some force which will
control nations. People talk of the
Hague Conference, and vet we know
that hitherto these conferences have
been, and may be again in the future,
just hypocritical conversations between
lawyers, diplomats and soldiers rrepar-
ing for fresh hostilities.
Moral force and physical must be at
the disposal of whatever authority man
KIND desires to set up to shield the
world from war. But the physical
force of a league of nations must be at
the call of moral force higher than
the Hague. ii you look at Jerusalem,
are there not moral forces there strong
CT than any man could imagine-the
moral forces of Calvary and sacrifice,
the moral forces Of Zion and eternal
| Hone. the moral forces of Islam and
/ obcdience2"
! Sir Mark believes that there will be
I a series of pilgrimages to Jerusalem
! after the war, more extensive than
/ that city has ever seen before.
I eve have the seeds, jew, Moslem
/ and Christian Of a trinity of impulses
] l. L.
the war Jews will 90 in tens and hun
dreds of thousands, not as colonists
but as visitors, to see where the little
seed of Zionism is being planted. Rus
slams will visit Jerusalem in a food ris
ing perhaps to two or three hundred
thousand. | can imagine even that the
pope himself might call his children tC
a pilgrimage of repentance, and UNTOLD
numbers responding to the call. l ear
imagine also the followers of Other
Christian churches going Jerusalem
ward. And l can see Islam participat
ing in the pilgrimage. Jerusalem il
= lodestar which affects all these PEG
pie.
After the war we shall have a civ
iliZed regime in Palestine. for | canno
imagine even the central powers de
rlarimg that there can be no peace un
I'll the Turk returns to Jerusalem. Tn
Turk has been there since the DAYS o
Selim the Grim, and consequently, Their
have been at work forces which hav
used Jerusalem for the purpose of fc
menting discord in ChriStendom, o
holding Jewry at arm S length, an
promoting war and ill-feeling anon
all men.
''What of the future? We need no
question who is going to be in Jerusa
| lem. 1t is sufficient to know that tn
Turk has gone, and that Jerusalem
| therefore minus q strong positive fore
| for ILL., The war will give the Turks
| clique n great setback in Islam, an
| that means a spiritual revival in
/ lam Of a nature different from anvthin
Il we have seen before. The intellectual
II spiritual Arab and Indian will play
II great role. Moslcms will think mo-
H OF the Word than of the Sword
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-01-23
STOCK-K KILLING ANIMALS.
Take Heavy Toll from Nations Food
Supply.

A single wolf in Colorado took a toll
Of nearly $4,000 worth of cattle in one
year; in Texas wolves killed % sheep
valued at 50 each during a period of
Two weeks; in Oregon, COYOTES in two
nights killed Is purebred rams valued
IT $50 each; and l bobcat in New Mex
leo in one month killed % lambs, one
eve and one goat BELONGING to a SINGLE
ranchman. The points are brought out
in the report on the work of the bu-
rcau of biological survey of the Unit
ed States department of agriculture for
the fiscal year ended June 80, 1917.
The destruction of such stock-killing
animals has a direct bearing on the in
creased production and conservation of
the nations food supply. Their con-
troll means that stock and poultry rails
ing can be conducted with safety, and
with this in view the bureau EMPLOYS
n force Of l75 to 300 hunters and trap
ners who hunt these animals. They
accept no hounties from any source, all
skins of animals taken becoming the
property of the government Last wear
The proceeds from this source amounted
10 approximately $4,000.
During the year 30,512 predatory an
imals were taken, including 500 wolves
- 3i2 coyote, l01 mountain lions 3,053
bobcats. and so bears. Bears are gen.
orally considered game animals, and
are not molested by the predatory ami
NAL hunters except in cases of indi
ylduals known to have the habit OF
killing stock. In addition to the cap
ture Of animals by means of traps and
shooting, extensive poisoning campaign,
I were conducted, and it is conservative
~ estimated that at least 10000 preda
tory animals were destroyed in thi.
/ manner.
As a result OF this destruction OF
9tock-killing animals a large saving OF
cattle, sheep, goats, horses, swine anC
poultry has been effected, in addition t.
reducing greatly the danger to human
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-01-23
KEEP LOOKING YOUNG
It's Easy If You Know DR..
Edwards Olive Tables

The secret of keeping young Is to feel
young - to do this you must watch your
liver and bowels - there's no need of
having a sallow complexion - dark rings
under your eyes - plmples - a bilious
look in your face - dull eyes with TO
sparkle. Your doctor will tell you ninety
per cent of all sickness comes from In
active bowels and liver.
DR.. Edwards. well-isnown physician
in Ohio, perfected a vegetable COM
pound mixed with olive Gil to act on
the liver and bowels, which he gave to
bis patients for years.
d.. Edwards Olive Tablets the substi-
tute for calomel, are gentle in their action
yet always effective. They bring about
that eXuberance Of spirit, that natural
buoyancy which should be enjoyed by
everyone, by toning up the liver and clear
ing the system of impurities.
You will know DR.. Edwards Olive Tab
lets by their olive color. l0c and 25c per
box. All druggists.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-01-23
STRATTON.

Another cold wave has reached town.
Snow in the roads is four feet deep.
For one whole week no mail was re-
ceived
A few days ago when Mrs. c. ]. AL
len went to feed her hens in the after
noon she discovered that some animal
was among them. Calling her husband
they found it was large bobcat and
that he had killed six hens and a roost-
er. all she had. Mr.. Allen soon killed
the animal and carried it to the town
clerk 5 office for the bounty.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-01-23

Clarence Holden is visiting his sis
ter in Westminster.
Everett and George Hamilton were
called home by the death of their aunt,
Mrs. PuTer, III South Windham
The heavy snowfall last week made
plenty of work for the snow rollers and
shoyelers. One day no mail got through.
Fred Slate of Claremont, n H., came
to George Carleton 5 Monday night. On
Tuesday Mr. Carleton went home with
him.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-01-23
WINDHAM.
R. F. D. Route Discontinued.

The R. F. D. route that was started
from this office April /, 1909, was dis
continued Jan u. The patrons of this
route are now served from the South
Londonderry office, Mr.. Carlev carrier
NJ. II. ingalls, had been carrier of the
route from its start He was faithful
IN the discharge of his duties. missing
but very few trips in the nine years,
often coming when the weather was
so bad no one on the route would have
thought of taking out a team to go
for their own mail He always was
pleasant and accommodating whatever
the weather His services were appre-
ciated by everyone on his route.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-01-23

Borrowing is the ruin of agricultural
nations and the life of manufacturing
ones.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-01-23

DIR. 4. l. MILLER, Hooker block. Bratte
utbeTu. Once hours. To- 9, 10 ,, 90 to
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-01-23

Oh, d HUNTER once at residence,
West BfattirbuIu. Hours 10 y a. m., / to
?, and o.AU 90 g. Jus. Telephone, 5ls.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-01-23

DR.. +. Il. LYNCH, Surgeon. Once, Park
Bldg, rooms, ! and 5. telephone $40 Office
hour. uutil y a. ui,. , tp 5. ami Z To y, N.
Nclrose hospital, telephone 2Ul. TO 10 a. IN.
Residence, 90 Canal ST., telephone. ~. Sun
days by appointment only.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-01-23

W r. MOVES, NJ. d., Eye, Ear, Nose and
Throat. Co II, l3U to 3. Wednesday and Sat
ufday evenings. Other hours and Sundays by
appointments Appoutn cuts for glasses ht.
tiny. mal. hY mail 10 'pLone. AmerIcan Bldg
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-01-23

Z. Z. TRACY, N. D. OIHee aud Fesldence,
aud 10 $50 q. ~. Tel. $50.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-01-23

DIR. GRACE W. BURNETT, Physician and
Surgeon. Market bloeh, elliot 81 once
aouf,. $50 lu $50 a. Co.,, 80 to 80, and
. To- b. m. Telephone. JAW
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-01-23

BOND q SON. Exclusive undertaking. Al.
tam1bile service Tel 1ti.N
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-01-23
plsof EssloNAL CARDS.

{. X. ALDRICH. NJ. b. Hours 1870 to
80, = 20 3. Omor phone, loS-W house, los K.
MAY rurk 81 speciality.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-01-23

Or. Il /. WATERMAN. Office Abbott:
b.dg, elliot ST Hrs. 1888. 6.50.s Tel 42-W
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-01-23

Or. II. =. GREENE, Physician aud Surgeon
Ou,c, Bank hl,ek. Hours. $50 10 10 a. m.
I % 3, tud . % 3 g. as Residence, 50 Green
81 Telephone connection.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-01-23

DR.. HENRY TUCKER. Residence. p Grove
ST.. telephone 25s Once, Leonard block.
haul, tJJ 70 ), and 10 8. Telephone, DIV.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-01-23

W, II. LANE, NJ. D., ~ Main St Hour
~ ! ..L ] d ; cN-nnt SUNDAYS Tel. 7s9.V
Bisbee daily review., 1918-05-12

are low, though production is fast re- turning to normal. and leaving a sur plus over war demand. Many mines are showing a large profit in this in- dustry, while others are forced to close down. Washington is now con- sidering the question and it is expect ed in mining circles that the fixed price will be raised from 2315 cents to 241a or 9 cents in the near future. At the present excess profit tax will drain heavily on all companies able to produce cheaply. it will allow the companies operating at high cost a fair profit, thus equalizing earnings, seems to be the logical answer.
 Lead mines are taking care of them selves nicely. Production and con sumption are holding about the prop CT relation to each other. and stocks on hand are large enough to assure supplies for several months. even if labor troubles or their eventuality should close the mines. Seven-cent lead compares with nearly five-cent lead in normal times, considered a satisfactory basis.
 An increase in copper price will en- courage the entire mining industry. and will encourage buying of mining stock, probably stabilizing the siGua- tion for zinc and lead producers as well as copper.
Bisbee daily review., 1918-05-12
MICHIGAN COPPER MINES GIVE MEN
 WAGE INREASE

CALUMET. Mich. May 11.-Sever- al mines of the Lake Superior copper country have announced a five per cent wage increase, while practically all other properties are expected to soon follow like course. Despite the high wages paid. s4.45 a day, the lab or situation is unpleasant. and few of the properties are securing crews ade- quate to their needs
 High wages. shortage of men and milling and smelling costs increases have been hard on exploration propO- sitions in the copper fields of the country. at least in the Lake Superior district Several explorations have been forced to close down and more of those operating now. with the pos sible exception of the Michigan, are planning to make any mill tests this year or until costs go back to some where near the normal level.
 The manager of one exploration is authority for the statement, however. that it is practically as cheap to con tinue work sufficiently to keep the mine open and clear of water as it would be to close down. To close down it would be necessary to entire ly dismantle the shafts and part of the surface equipment. The shafts would fill with water and equipment would be ruined or at least depreciate considerably in value. There would likely be much caving in of shafts and levels, meaning much costly work to reopen.
 The Michigan is working three lodes and is sending from 50 to 120 tons of rock a day to the mill, but the Michigan is making a good recovery from it's rock and is doing considera- ble toward its expenses in this way.
 Work has not been discontinued at the North Lake and the New Baltic and New Arcadian are still operating and have no plans for closing down. although they will not likely make any mill tests of rock this year Sene- ca and -Old-Colony are pushing down their shafts, but both being in proven ground. these propo- sitions are hardly considered in the exploration class. Federal is doing nothing at all this year on its proper ties in Keweenaw County.
 New Arcadia is daily expecting to cut at the 170O-foot level. the No 8 conglomerate vein. to intercept which a crosscut has been run from the east.
Bisbee daily review., 1918-05-12
MINING INDUSTRIES
 FIND PRODUCT VALUE
 TOO LOW FOR PROFIT

DULUTH, Minn., May h. Mining companies are facing a serious prob lem in that present product values in few cases are high enough to allow a fair profit Zinc is quoted at below $7, which is little more than equal to $4 in normal times. Lead is holding around the S7 mark, and lead produc- CTS are probably in the most comfort able position of any mines. as this figure is sufficient to leave a substan tial margin of profit Copper at 23Ia cents allows some. companies profits, particularly the porphyry mines, but the smaller properties and even some of the larger ones, where cost of pro- duction is high, are barely getting by.
 The difficulty lies in that little de- velopment work is being carried on. High cost or labor and mining ma terials makes companies hesitate be- fore devoting much time to this inn portant factor, and unless something is done to encourage prospecting and opening up new ore, it may not be many months before production is greatly curtailed. Little mines all over the country are already closing down, and only few of the big ones are producing up to normal.
 Spelter is probably in the most se- rious position, in that neither shelter nor mine is making a profit at the present level Stocks are enormous. owing to a big decline in consumption and unless these stocks are turned in- to new lines the situation may not be relieved except by closing down the mines. The Butte district mines are producing considerable zinc as a by product in getting out copper. almost enough to meet the present demand. Since shortage of steel has practically put a stop to galvanizing. the only big consumption of spelter is as an alloy.
 On the other hand. the government went to the trouble of putting a max imum price on spelter. for above the present market price. and those talk ing part in the production of this min eral are inclined to think the govern ment expects an early call for huge supplies of spelter which will send prices skyward. Time alone will prove the correctness of this belief
 Cost of producing copper varies SO widely that it is difficult to determine a method of price fixing that will do justice to all mines. Copper consump ton is heavy and owing to the strikes which curtailed production of fast summer stocks in the United States