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The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-06-21

WANTED-A woman for general
homework in family of two, man and
wife. A good home for the right per
son. For particulars apply 10 Miss
Minnie f. Fox s Prospect ST., Brat
tleboro. S7-tf
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1919-06-14
Rat Skins Make Leather
Suitable for Some Kinds
of Gloves and MittenS

There is not enough leather to go
round. Fish skins are susceptible Of
tanning, and there are rat skins
which make good leather, large
enough for many purposes. They
would do for some kinds of gloves
and mittens, says the Little Journal.
They may be sewed together to make
clOaks and other garments, and they
are not too small to be available for
parts of boots and shoes. The gem
eral rule as to leather Is that the
thicker the fur is the poorer the hide
and vice versa. According to this,
a hide would produce superior
leather.
Somebody with the gift Of guessing
computes that there are 100,000,000
rats in this country, and the damage
they do would feed a good sized
army. 1t would take at least 5000
skins a day to supply a small modern
tannery. Nobody wants the rats ;
they belong to anybody that can
catch them. That is the only prob
lem-to catch them and skin them,
and then deliver the goods.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1919-06-14
Insects Cause a Billion
Dollar Loss Yearly, Says
Agricultural Department

Destructive insects in the United
States have a food bill of S 1,0O0,00O.-
600 annually, according to department
of agriculture figures. That amount is
lost each year because Of insect dep
relations on various farm crops and
fruits. In addition to this, there is
a large loss to live stock from such
pests as biting flies, parasitic flies,
ticks, mites and so forth.
In 1916 destructive insects caused
a loss Of S430,204 300 In cereal crops
and were responsible for a loss Of
SIG, 800 in hay crops. The insect
damage to the tobacco crops was $lb,-
9OO,SOO and In vegetables $199,41s,-
GOO. They caused a loss of $S,433,-
500 in sugar crops and a loss of $141,-
264,3OO in fruit. The loss caused by
them in all other crops was S29,649,-
700.
1t has been found that vegetable
and fruit crops suffer most heavily
from the ravages Of insects and a 20
per cent loss lR vegetable crops and .
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1919-06-14
Zoo Superintendent Finds
New Husband for Mourning
Widow in Alligator Family

For many weeks Cy De Vry, super
%intendent of the Lincoln Park Zoo at
Chicago, watched with utmost CON
Germ the ravages of melancholia upon
the person and psychology of BESIDE
mona, the brunette alligator, who
some time since was bereft of her
husband. He succumbed to influ-
enza.
They were inseparable and had
achieved a oneness of concord rarely
encountered in the domestic domain.
The unallOyed bliss they enjoyed was
manifest to all. 1t was natural that
with the visit of the grim reaper the
weaker vessel, deprived at one fell
stroke of prop and stay, should mourn
deeply.
But De Vry thought time would as
suage her grief. In this he was in
error. After a consultation he de.
cided that but one hope remained-to
obtain a new husband.
In the Florida jungles there was
captured Othello, a blackamoor. If
Cupid's darts prove potent the
gnawing grief wearing away the wild,
ow's heart will be eradicated forever
and a day.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1919-06-14
POULIN
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~

"A few baby chicks well taken care
of will give better results than double
the number that are neglected" says
II. Il. Mclean of the Colorado Agri-
cultural college.
Keep the hen and chicks free from
lice and in comfortable quarters, 9th.
erwise look u for losses.
Feed the baby chicks a little feed
after they are SO to 4S hours old.
More chicks are killed the first three
days after Matching by overlooking
than during any other period.
IF you keep the body growing you
will find no chicks with dropping
wings. Skim milk that is allowed to
clabber furnishes the best animal pro-
TEN for the growing chick. Give it
to them slightly warm and start them
out on it. The Tactic acid helps clear
the intestinal tract and a lot of bowel
trouble is a%voidable by It's use. If
fed in connection with bread crumbs,
johnny cake or a good commercial
chick feed you a give them all the
milk they need without harmful re-
suits.
Don't change from sour skinned
milk to sweet or buttGrmilk, but feed
one kind to avoid throwing them of
their feed.
"Chicks should have access to
good, clean, coarse sand or the fine
commercial chick grit"
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1919-06-14
AbdiCationS in Germany
Will Include Total of
278 of Royal Families

A German professor figures out that
the abdication and .dethronements in
Germany include 27S persons. Ba
varia leads, with one king, n queen,
10 princes, 16 princesses, five dukes
and one duchess. Prussia has sent
80 royalties into exile, including the
emperor, the empress, 20 princes and
Il princesSes. Brunswick is at the
bottom of the list, with only the ducal
couple and their three children. The
two tiny municipalities of Reuss, whose
area is hardly one-three hundredths
part of that Of Prussia, have exiled
SO royalties.
The principally Of Lippe, only
about 20 square miles larger than the
Reuss states, had a royal family num-
bering "a persons. Most extraordi'
nary is the case of Schaumberg-LippC
with its area of 100 square milei,
where there was nearly one royal pei
sOnage for every five square miles
These included the ~reigning prince
seventeen princes and sever prlH,
CeSSeS.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1919-06-14
Only 1875 Cases of Total
Blindness Among Yanks

There were only 125 cases of total
blindness and fewer than 1000 ampu-
tations in the American forces en-
gagged in the war, it is stated by the
bureau of wal risk insurance in an
announcement concerning the bureaus
activity in supplying crippled soldiers
and sailors with artificial limbs and
in otherwise caring for the wounded
and disabled. Not even all of the 125
cases of total blindness cited, it is
stated, have yet been declared rs per-
manent by the medical officers in
charge. Relative to a%mputations, de-
NAL is made, on the authority of Sur
geon General Ireland and Col. Charles
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1919-06-14

80 per cent loss in fruit crops is prob
ably a minimum figure for these two.
A further study of this question has
revealed the fact that in 1916 the
chinch bug alone was responsible for
a loss of S6O,OOO,OOO. The grasshop-
per caused a loss of $4,000 900 and
the Hessian fly was charged with be-
ing responsible for $40,0O0,OOO slump.
In addition to the direct losses in
growing crops, forests and live stock,
insects are responsible for depreda-
lions on stored grain, other farm prod
ucts and household supplies. All
these have brought the total annual
loss from insects in the United States
up to $1,000, 200.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1919-06-14
THE WORSHIP OF NATURE

'''.''''''
The harp at Natures advent strung
Has never ceased to play;
song the stars Of morning sung
Has never died away
And prayer is made and praise is given,
BY all things near and far;
The ocean looketh up TO heaven,
And mirrors every star.
Its waves are kneeling on the strand,
As kneels the human knee,
Their white locks bowling to the sand,
The priesthood Of the sea!
They pour their glittering treasures forth,
Their gifts Of pearl they bring,
And all the listening hills Of earth
Take up the song they sing.
The green earth sends her incense up
From many a mountain shrine;
From folded leaf and dewy cup
She pours her sacred wine.
The mists above the morning rills
Rise white as wings Of prayer;
The altar curtains OF the hills
Are sunsets purple air.
The winds with hymns Of praise are loud
Or low with sobs of pain
The thunder-organ of the cloud,
The dropping tears Of rain.
with dropping head and branches crossed
The twilight forest g%rieves,
Or speaks with tongues Of PenteCost
From all its sunlit leaves.
The blue sky is the temples arch,
Its transept earth and air,
The music Of its starry march
The chorus Of a prayer.
So Nature keeps the reverent frame
With which her years began,
And all her signs and voices shame
The prayerless heart OF man.
whittier.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1919-06-14

the urban communities think it is a good thing It is merely human nature
that those who want il repealed are making the bigger showing. lepresenta1
tive Mann of Chicago says Of the general situation: /
"The people in Chicago and other cities favor n continuance Of the dayI
light saving law, while those in the country are for its repeal
The national war garden commission put the case this way: IAN ideal
Of what tise extra hour Of daylight meant to the war gardeners Of the cOuntryl
may be gathered from the actual amount OF working time it presented AS al
gift to the home food producers This extra hour given each nfernoonf
to the war gardener mean a total of 1872 hours during seven months OF 26I
working days each. Multiplying this figure by the number Of war gardeners.
in the United Saes-52S5OOO-t gives the supendous aggregate of 961l
$4,000 hours of time or 3294O7 years Of eghthour days"
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1919-06-14

sition has been received with cOnsid-
cradle favor in England. Although
Helgoland is separated from England
by most Of the breadth of the North
sea it is believed that the establish
ment of Il bird sanctuary on the island
viii be of benefit TO many Of the Brit
iSh birds. 1t will give them a breed
ing place safe from molestation, and
many birds may come to English
shores.
A stranger transformation than
tLnt nrnnnsnl for Lnlrnlnnl nMuLl
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1919-06-14

re knew a good thing when he sw it. Messrs. Adam and Morgan allowed pa
was some sport and had a great business head, and they bought him
choice things to eat and drink and smoke. They brought him to St Louis for
n good time.
Two operatives of a Chicago detective agency a Mr. Adam and Mr..
Morgan, and Immediately wired: "Who is c. f. Tbblesf He's about to be
trimmed" Ma Tibbles was consulted and she thought it would be a nice
idea to have the operatives watch things.
Pa went to Chicago and got a certified check for $4,000. He didn't know
the operatives were lowering about him. He didn't know they we're with him
when he went to St Louis. Neither did Adam and Morgan.
So it was quite surprising that just as pa was about to hand over the
money In nice new bills the door opened and in walked the operatives.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1919-06-14

lulu two weeks ago; His seven years study of the piano and pipe organ was
revealed to the Y. M. G. A. with the result of his participation in a hut pro-
gram. His deft aluring charm in the fantasies, seniorental, that he ere
ad from the keys, won admiration of the troops and nightly thereafter he
played for them
The white troops prevailed upon officers to have him quatered with
them and this was done. This provoked Jealousy oil the part of some negro
troops and a guard was stationed at DVidios quarters tmt night The fol-
lowing night the feeling subsidized and no ws asked to participate n a hut
minstrel show by the negro troops. His playing evoked applause that dis
rupted the program and persistent recalls and encores crowded nj stunts
planned by the negro troops.
Jealousy prompted m negro the next afternoon to wnylay DVidio near
an outbulding with a razor The SRmese with ne blow knocked out the
negro.
he vas attacked, bound to a tent pole and bludgeoned.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1919-06-14

NduonS OI lne university OF luanO.
This work, which has been inaugural
ed by the school of mines at the uni
versity, is, so far as is known, the
first attempt to apply to actual, under
ground mining work the new system
of vocational education provided for
by the Smith Hughes act, and the ex-
pertinent is being watched with inter-
est by miners and mine operators
alike throughout the western states.
The schoOlroom Is devoid of black
lnnrI hnnlc md hnnnhnr nnnniln
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1919-06-14

ward avenue, which they have occupied since their marriage in 1885. 1t was
this house Gabraith brought his bride and at the time it was built it was
here. John is married and Grace is the wife of w. S. Negley.
The origin Oft the trouble between Galbraith and his wife was the desire
of the latter to purchase a Michigan farm 70. their ION when he vas fifteen
years old. Mrs. Galbraith wanted the farm decided to the Sol and the hus-
band declined.
The wife then went to live in to oom OIL the upper floor Of the resi-
dence. Galbrahh occupied the rest of the house. All the servants were dis
charged. Mrs. Galbraith did her own work. The husband performed the
same duties for himself The years passed but neither spoke to the other.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1919-06-14

OF DUO IsIHHU, III. IV HVVS Ut OIIV
Stewart avenue, Chicago.
Six weeks ago pa, who is six feet,
200 pounds, and has a white beard,
went to Hot Springs, Ark, to doctor
his strained knees. There he met Hen
ry Adam and Harry Morgan. They
were interested in Arkansas timber
lands. They showed them to pa, and
told him what they could do with a
sawmill, if they only had a little capt.
tai. Pa became interested. He wanted
tn GOT In LIZ hnl nnnitnl nnlnntN
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1919-06-14
Women May Be Members
of the American Legion

service work, including yeomanetteS,
army nurses and marine corps girls,
are eligible for membership in the
American legion, the association of
veterans of the world war, according
to a statement issued from the ma
tional headquarters of the organiza-
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1919-06-14
Cause of BowIegS.

Bowlegs in growing children are
caused by lack of milk. Walking at
too early an age or too often has
nothing to do with it, SO declares n
Pennsylvania county tgriculturist. He
says that scientific Investigations show
that all children should have milk, one
quart a day at least, from the time
they walk until they are full grown.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1919-06-14

countess was born in Luxembourg and went to school in Paris. There she met
Helen Brasseure If this place, and they became chumS After finishing
school she went back to her home in Luxembourg, but because she would not
enter society she a sent to the home of her uncle, lie Cleuse, in Belgium
When Miss Brasseure married she invited the Ountess to be her brides
maid. The countess accepted In the Brasseure home here she saw the
picture of Doctor Budde and cried out:
"Oh, who is this? l must meet him. Isn't he handsome"
After the wedding the countess was taken to North Chicago and met the
doctor and his mother. Then she went back to her uncle In Belgium.
Swept out Of her native land by the German invasion. LIE Ceuse and bis
niece took refuge IN London an. tie man started . lace factory
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1919-06-14

ton. The announcement says that 50
many inquiries came from women who
served during the war that it was de
cided to issue a formal notice. Prep.
arations are under way to form the
first post Of m who had worn the
uniform of their country. Whether or
not the yeomanettes will unite in a
post with the army nurses or whether
the women will join the posts formed
by the service men Is to be left to the
discretion Of the local posts.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1919-06-14
No Escape.

"Ah, laws. They prate Of the time
when dreams come true. Before l
was married l used to hope every day
I'd meet the lady before the day
ended"
"And now that you are marriedf'
81 gotta meet her, Can't get away
from It."
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1919-06-14

signed to new superdreadnaughts. For
historical and other reasons, however,
the fourth ship, the famous Oregon,
which circled South America in order
to be in the battle against Cervera's
squadron, will retain her name, and
will continue service with the Pacific
fleet.
The vessels probably will be
stripped and sold for scrap or used
as targets for ships of the fleet, as
was the old battleship Texas.
The name Indiana will be assigned
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1919-06-14

to batheship No So authorized with nine others in 1916, and which is Il be
built at the Brooklyn navy yard. The names Massachusetts and Iowa viii
be given to batheships Nos SO and 81, bids for the construction of which
have just been opened by the navy department
The Indiana, Massachusetts and Oregon were the first bccun bntIe-
ships of the navy and we're completed more than 20 years ao and at that
time were regarded as the most powerful ships ahoat
1t pRases the patriotic that the Oregon is 10 to be iunked. While se
was making her extraordinary a against time between March G and june 4
from Puget sound to Santiago, the attention of the nation was IN her. Her
arrival in lighting trim and her part II the battle Of Santiago made her
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1919-06-14
10 EUROPE

holding that postbenum exclusion of immigrants would stem the tide of
anarchy setting toward America.
Aside from those emigrating because of lack If employment there appears
to be two welEdehned classes Of foreign population about to return to Europe,
one class is composed of those who are going back to succor relatives in
the wurdevastated regions and who intend o return 10 America, In most
instances bringing their kin with them before the threatened passage of an
immigration suspension law.
The other class comprises natives of the liberated countries of Europe,
tyranny and now intend to return in the belief that they can live peaceaby
and happily under the conditions of the new regime.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1919-06-14

America to their native lands has set
in and Is about to materiall2e on a
larger scale.
This unexpected development Will
have an important bearing upon the
consideration of the immigration guess
tion, If it appears that workingmen are
leaving the country permanently In
large numbers.
The bin barring immigrants for
four years in the last congress was
advocated by the American Fedora
finn of IMhnr and nlsn Nv nnranna
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1919-06-14

ebIueu An act 10 save daylight and
TO provide standard time for the Unit
ed States approved March 10, 1918;
TO the committee on Interstate and
foreign commerce"
These are samples of bills which
crowd the Congressional Record these
days. There are also memorials from
state legislatures asking for the re-
peal Of the dayllght-saving law. AS
for petitions, they are legion.
In general, the agricultural COM
munities want the law repealed, and
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1919-06-14

and teacher alike are dressed in overans and mining boots, and the school
equipment consists of rock drills, picks, shovels, timber dynamite, caps and
fuse.
The teacher is Lieut.. Frank H. skeelsl officer of engineers of the United
States army, recently released from service for this work. Lieutenant Skeels
had been a min manager and mine superintendent. Admission to the school
is obtained by application to the federal employment agent at Wallace, and
preference is given to returned soldiers who are young enough and bright
enough to be teachers.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1919-06-14
PLAYING Politics.

You are accused Of playing poll
tics
II know it," replied Senator Sor-
ghum. THAT isn't the worst. Some
of the people who profess to be az
perts say l am making a mighty poor
game of it,"
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1919-06-14

Colnet d'Huart.
His was an easy victory, won with
out occurs to arms, though arms, it
is presumed, were used in the engage
ment. The wedding will take place at
the home Of the bride, Leicester Man
sions, London, within a few weeks.
Yes, it was an easy victory, for
the countess fell in love with Captain
Budde's photograph about six years and
six months ago and shortly thereafter
with the original of the Dicture The
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1919-06-14

He-Women ought to be so far re-
moved from outside life that men
would look on them as angels.
She-How would you Ike them to
be recording angels?
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1919-06-14

which will not yet show the elevations in any distinctive n relabe way
They have, however devices with which they are experimenting 0 N the
problem Of topographic mapping from the air..
The importance of this use Of the camera and airplane in mapping can
scarcely be exaggerated. The geological survey, the coast and geOdetc sur
vey the national park service and other branches Of the government doing.
field work spend thousands IF dollars every yea in making maps. Until a
few years ago this enmled going into the country and laborousy mapping
fine weather.
Now that the plane has become n stable and reliable craft, the inspiring
possibility opens up of mapping the wild mountain regions of Alaska, for
example with detail and accuracy while passing over them at the rate of
100 miles al hour
This will be as far removed from the method of the oldume topographer
is from the 0 X cart.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1919-06-14
A Quid Pro Quo.

''Why do you
women 90 to bar
gain sales to get
S o m for
n%othing?"
"Why do you
men go to poker
clubs to do the
same thing?"
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1919-06-14

HVBTV ITUUpS Ihut Ted 70 he binding,
gagging and beating of Private Leo
DVidio, as his name appears on the
rolls, Siamese member Of the Twelfth
cavalry, and subsequent detention Of
a score Of negro troops at the Preside,
according to developments in the
probe of the case.
D'Vidio, born in Siam, protege Of
e. G. Rothschild, banker Of New
York, and formerly a Yale student,
came to the Preside as enlisted in the
Twelfth cavalry and en- route to Homo
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1919-06-14
From Looks of Ihinns.

He-Tve traced my ancestors away
back.
She-I should Judge your ancestors
were from way back.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1919-06-14
Misunderstood

"Our salmon are nice and fresh
num-"
'Er-have they roes?"
well, yes, mum, the price is q Bit
higher"
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1919-06-14
His Place.

what place does that queer fellow
fill in his mechanical business?"
"Oh, I guess they use him anywhere
they need a crank"
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1919-06-14
A Quid Pro Quo.

"Why do you women go to the bar.
gain sales to get something for moth
ing?"
why do you men go to poker clubs
to do the same thing?"
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1919-06-14

E. Banks, chic medical officer of the
val insurance risk Insurance that
there were any cases in which men
lost both arms and both legs.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1919-06-14
Lived in the Same House; Silence for is Years

Eyes, 1t is, Thomas, but 1t looks like
on the weather between Thomas b.
his wife was the first time they had
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1919-06-14
Cheanest Wav.

"Why has your husband gone TO
work at a theater as a stage hand?"
Because the doctor told him he
must have change Of scene,"
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1919-06-14
Pa TibbIes Is a Thorough Man of Business, But

CT. LoU1s-"Pa is a thorough business man. understand" says Ma Tbbles
~ But he doesn't believe there are any confidence men in the world. At
least he didn't That's pa" Pa is Charles E. Tfbbles, 1.-THE compound king
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1919-06-14

survey, VINO, together with MAJ. J. WI
Bagley of the engineer corps and J.l
b. Mertie, also of the survey, has been
at work for many months on the USE
Of cameras and airplanes for map
making.
These scientists are developing a
method of making accurate maps byI
aerial photography of all featuresI
which show in the horizontal. That
is, they can now make a map which.
will show the streams and lakes, the
roads, railroads, forests and cities, but;