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The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-03-21
BRATTLEBORO LOCAL.

The free kindergarten will close to-
day for the spring vacation and will
reopen Wednesday, April ?.
The rummage sale which the Wom-
ans association CT the Congregational
church was to hold on March % and %
has been postponed to April II and II
because of the Red Cross drive for
clothing.
George A. Littlefeld of West Brat
tleboro has sold his farm, known as the
Miller farm, which he bought of julius
Exner, to Arthur II. Lynde of Putney.
who will keep Holstein cattle and will
set out fruit trees. lie will take pos
session about April |. The sale was
made by John L. Howard S real es-
tate agency.
The following officers have been elec-
ted by st. Michael cadets to take
charge of the athletic affairs of the
company: Manager, Edward Shea
president, Eugene Moran vice presi.
dent, James Baker; captain of hall
team, George Shea; secretary, Henry
Blake; treasurer, Joseph Pellcrin; adj
visory committee, Richard Crown
| James Griffin, Lawrence Sheehan.
/ Twice within the past week automo
biles and electric ears have barely es
capped serious collisions on High stree
hill, and on both occasions they have
hit each other, but without damage
The cause of this is due to the deep mut
on the hill. Drivers of automobile
try to avoid the mud, driving eithe
!, on to the car track or so near the tract
that it is almost impossible to get hacl
:, into the road.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-03-21
Houghton & Sinonds
Illustrated-fom left TO right:

IIIlLStfated = TtOfn lett %
No. 26oo is a pretty compro-
mise between cape and coat
Nth ne,V OPENING and odd
pocket treatment; silk stitch
ing forms a back yoke. Of
fine French serge S45
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-03-21

No. 56I5. A youthful box
suit with slendenzing plaits
and oddly finished front, dis
closing a unite detachable
~ais'cOa'. @ Fine French
serge S55
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-03-21

Mrs. Eugene A. Raux Of Bethlehem,
Pa, has retired as president of the Lee
high Valley Alumnae association of the
Moravian college for women, after having
held the Office continuously for quarter
of century.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-03-21

Mahogany davenport in fine condi-
tion-oak chiffoniere-half iron bed
with silk floss mattress-large mirror
two iron beds with nearly new
mattresses. Salesroom Elliot and Elm
streets. 1918
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-03-21

No 5255. This belted model
gets its smartness from the
roll tucks on belt and pockets,
a wide girdle and many
nickel buttons 8 Of blue
serge -. sos
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1919-08-28
COULD HAVE BEEN WORSE
Hostess Saw Reason for ThankfuIness
in View Set Forth by Her
Young Visitor.

Out on he east side the other aft
ernOOn a group of women were having
a porch party Now. all except one
were married. and the married ones
constantly talked to the one young
Spinster on the subject Of getting mar
Tied. They even went so far as TO
suggest some candidates for her hand
And Of one the young woman said. 'Oh,
he wouldn't do. He's been married,
and I've not yet reached that stage
where have to take 4 widOwer-"
Absolute silence followed that re-
mark With wild start the girl real
lied that three OF the women present
including the hostess. were second
wives She was just beginning 70 reach
the most painful stage OF embarrass-
ment, when the hostess laughed easily.
and tried TO utter remark that would
put everybody at ease THANK good
ness yOu haven't" she said. "Other-
wise you might be in my shoes and
in yOurs-"-Indianapo News
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1919-08-28
Custom OF Preventing Growth of Horns
Is Becoming More Popular.

% per cent of kerosene, and % per
cent of water. The caustic soda is
dissolved in the water and heated to
the boiling point, then removed from
the fire, and the kerosene added grad
TALLY, while the mixture is vigorously
stirred. This emulsion is applied in
very much the same manner as the
stick caustic, except that it is neces-
sary to employ a short, stiff brush.
Sometimes meat skewer is used, the
large end being mashed to form a
stubby brush. Two Or three applica-
tons should be made to each horn
button, as in the case of the stick
caustic, with intervals to allow it to
dry.
In the very young calf the horn
button, Or point that will ultimately
develop into a horn, has scarcely any
attachment to the skull, and may be
felt as a small button embedded in
the skin. In this early stage it may
be easily removed with a sharp knife
or a pair Of curved scissors, but even
then caustics should be applied to kill
any remaining cell life belonging to
this germ point; otherwise there may
be some subsequent irregular horn
growth, which is more or less OF a
Disagreement.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1919-08-28

and would have gone TO the bitter end
of paralyzing every form of activity
had not the motor truck, which had
no terminals. gone to the rescue. Now
at this time. May I, 1919, another thing
has got the motor truck by the throat
and is choking three-quarters Of its
efficiency out OF it
This time it is the dime museum
freak construction of our so-caIled
good roads. not by tying up the motor
truck as the locomotive was tied up
in the terminal, but by knock
ing it and its traiIers to pieces, thus
cutting short the life of the rolling
stock, as we'll as making it move
slower and with not over One-quar-
ter Of a load over the imperfect sur
faces, increasing the cost of motor
truck transportation way beyond what
it ought to be for what the motor
truck does, as well as limiting the
amount il can do way down below the
normal, writes Frederic J. Nash, in
New York World. Had these roads
been properly constructed they would
have gone to the stock exchanges and
been bought and sold there, like every
ties. As it is, they have gone to pieces
and left the bOndhOIders. the states.
counties and townships, their bonds on
their hands and only a scrap heap OF
bad roads to show for them. These
freak roads, had they been offered on
the stock exchanges with only them
selves as security would not have sold
for one cent on the dollar. They are
built on the credit of the states, coun-
ties and townships through which
they passed. This at the rate of two
hundred millions of dollars per year.
A speed Of $50 miles an hour on the
beach at DaytOna, Fla, was made last
LincOln'S birthday, a rate of speed
which the locomotive has never been
able to reach. Anything beyond d
three-ton truck load is more than a
freak highway can safely carry. while
the ordinary normal load OF the freight
car on its railroad is so tons. If these
few things could be combined in the
highway-absence of terminals, a rate
of speed beyond that Of the railroad,
freight-carrying tonnage equal TO
that OF the railroad, a cost OF the up
keep less than that Of the railroad,
this would multiply our present means
OF transportation seven or eight times
and give this country a prosperity dur
ing the next dozen years such as we
have never even dreamed of. We
want TO change our form Of highway
construction over night and put our
highway securities on the stock ex-
changes and not our highways on the
dump heap. Highway stocks and
bonds based on the value OF this prop
erly-cOnstructed highway will pay q
higher rate of interest than the rail-
ways ever have, for it will do much
more work
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1919-08-28

be placed on four sides Of the house,
opening below the level of the false
floor. The intake vents should be at
least "a by 80 inches and should be
provided with tight-fitting insulated
doors. being placed about Is feet apart.
Outlet fiueS should extend from the
ceiling of the storage room vertically
to the roof and should open into the
cupOla, the lower end OF the outlet fiue
in each case being provided with q
door to be closed whenever the intake
vents are closed. The outlet hues
should be not less than 20 square feet
in cross section for every 1900 square
feet of floor space. The ventilation
is usually accomplished at night, as
the temperature at that time usually
is lower than during the day, although
even then it requires careful attention.
In the storage of apples about eight
cubic feet of storage space are neces-
sary for the accommodation of each
barrel of fruit. On this basis any
grower can quickly determine the
amount of space he needs. The height
of the storage room ordinarily should
be about II feet from floor to ceiling.
AhS TPEiSSs
The question is often asked, fFWhy
does one lot of apples keep well In
storage while another lot of the same
variety will show serious decay and
costly deterioration early in the sea
SOM" Investigations of the depart
ment of agriculture show two princi-
pal causes of apple SpOilage in storage.
One comes from not picking apples at
the proper stage of maturity-when
the seeds have turned brown or near
~ black, when the apples part readily
from the fruit spurs in picking, and
when the underlying color of the skin,
or ground color. has turned from deep
leaf green to a lighter yellOw-green
hue, as these are the earmarks Of the
prime storage apple. Another reason
for deterioration comes from allowing
the picked apples to remain in the
orchard or in a warm packing house
exposed to daily changes in the tenn
perature, or exposed directly to the
suns heat. As rule it is not possible
to note the serious effects of this ex-
posture at the time the apples are
placed in storage, although a heavy
loss is sure to occur later when the
fruit is treated in this manner.
Apples properly handled and placed
in storage promptly may keep in ex-
cellent condition from four to six
months, while fruit from the same
trees may deteriorate quickly in stOr-
age due to delay in handling promptly
from the tree to the storage house
From the storage standpoint one OF
tho most serious TrOh1omS that tho in
dividual grower and shipper has to
work out is to arrange his operations
so that his apples can be handled
promptly and expeditiOusIy from the
trees to the storage.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1919-08-28
PREVENT HORNS ON CALVES
Either caustic Soda or caustic Potash
Without Other Substances Is
Satisfactory.

prepared by the United States Depart
ment of Agriculture.)
When circumstances are favorable,
as in the case of farmers who build
up their herds by raising the progeny,
the horns may be prevented from
growing by a simple and practically
painless method, and the custom of
preventing the growth of the horns is
becoming more popular and more gen.
orally practiced under all conditions
except in the Ease of calves dropped
on the open range. The calf should
be treated not later than one week af-
ter it's birth. preferably when it is
from three to five days old. The agent
to be used may be either caustic soda
OF caustic potash, both of which may
be procured in the drug stores in the
form OF sticks about the thickness of
an ordinary lead pencil and 5 inches
long. These .cauStics must be handled
with care, as they dissolve the cuticle
and may make the hands or fingers
sore The preparation of. the calf con-
siSts in first clipping the hair from the
parts, washing clean with soap and
warm water, and thoroughly drying
with a cloth or towel. The stick of
caustfc should be wrapped in a piece
OF paper to protect the hands and fin
gers, leaving one end of the stick IN
covered
Moisten the uncovered end slightly
and rub it on the horn buttons or little
points which may be felt on the calf'S
head, first on one and then the other,
alternately, two or three times on
each, allowing the caustic TO dry after
each application. Be very careful to
apply the caustic to the horn button
only. II it is brought in contact with
the surrounding skin it will cause pain.
Be very careful also not to have too
much moisture on the stick of caustic
as it will remove the skin if allowed
to run down over the face. After treat
ment, keep the calf protected from
rain, as water on the head after the
application of caustic will cause it to
run down over the face. This must
be carefully avoided.
Either cauStic soda or cauStic pot
ash alone, without the admixture of
other substances, answers the purpose
satisfG ctOrily. Some years ago, how
ever, certain preparations or 'dehOrn-
ing compounds" composed largely of
one or the other of these caustics,
were generally used, and as inquiries
are still occasionally received concern
ing such preparations, the following
formula is given: Combine in an
emulsion so per cent of caustic soda,
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1919-08-28
Just as Usual.

How is your baseball team hereE"
asked the guest with the tintinabu-
latOry waistcOat-
well. all winter they are the cham
poems of the whole region and sweep
everything before EN- like a cyclone"
replied the landlord at the tavern at
GrUdge- But when spring comes and
they begin to play matched games
pears like something always gets the
matter with 'em to keep 'em from win
ming anything but excavations and such
like. kansas City Star
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1919-08-28

MEET DEMANDS OF TRAFFIC
Construction of Freak Highways
Should Be Stopped-Pemaneney
Should Be Sought.

]. J. Hill, in a speech in Mime
apolis, January %. 1910, said: ''If the
problem OF the railroad terminals be
neglected for the next five years as
it has for the last ten. it win blight
every form Of activity by paralyzing
the whole trade"
w. c. Brown. president OF the New
York Central lines, said November 3,
1872: ''If cars are kept in motion at
the average speed of freight trains at
at present time. they would make on
the average four times the mileage
they do now. The trouble is the cars,
as rule, are held longer to load and
unload than the time involved in the
actual movement Of the cars"-that is,
the terminal had the railroad by the
throat and was choking three-quarters
Of its efficiency out OF it. The predic-
ton Of Hill was absolutely correct.
A period of acute congestion in rail-
road transportation had already set in
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1919-08-28
IF Thin And NERVOUS,
TRY PHOSPHATE
NO<hfnE Ike Plain BItro-PhosBhats g
Put On Firm. Healthy flesh and
to Increase Strength. EiEor
and Nerve Force.

When one stops to consider the host OF
thin people who searching continually
for some method BY which they may in
crease their flesh TO normal proportions b.
on Of protru6Ing angles with tn attend
ant bloom OF health and trsctiveness. IL
i wonder that many and varied sug
gesticns along this line appear from time 10
time in public print
While excessive thinnszs might be at
different individuals II is a weIl-knoEn fact
that the lack OF SUFFICIENT PHOSPHORUS in
the human system Is very largely reSpOn-
sible for this condition Experiments
humans and animals by many scientists
have demonstrated beyond question OF
becomes nervous sickly and thin A noted
author and professor in his book. Chem
istry and Food Nutrition" published in 1915.
says 80 . that the amount OF paos-
phorous required for the normal nutrition
Of Is seriously underestimate IN many
OF standard text books"
It seems TO be well esta bIished that this
deficiency in phosphorus may now be met
by the use Of an organic phosphate know n
throuE 5out English speaking countries a.
Bitro-Phosphate- Through the assimilation
Of this phosphate by the nerve tissue tbs
phosphorfc content when absorbed In the
amount normally required By nature soon
produces q welcome change In our BODY AMI
mind Nerve tension disappears viEor and
strength replace weakness and lack Of s1sr-
hoiloEs and abrupt angles. becoming envel-
oped in glow of perfect health and beauty
and the viii and strenEtl TO be up AMI
doing -
CAUTTON:-whfIe Bitro-PhoSphzfe Is IN
surpassed for the relief OF nervousness. gen
not desire TO put flesh should extra
care in avoiding fat-productnE foods
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1919-08-28
ENCOURAGE PULLETS TO LAY
Avoid Any interruption of Regular
Habits or Radical Change in
Fowls Diet

prepared by the United States Depart
ment OF Agriculture)
The growing pullet is Il creature OF
habit. thoroughly addicted to regular
ity and vigorously opposed to disturb
ance and unusual cOmmOtiOn. 1t is
essential for the good of the flock in
it's entirety that the pullets should
grow and improve like cIOckwork,
from the time of Matching to maturity.
Laying is often retarded by seemingly
trivial disturbances. such as moving
the fowl from place to place and
changing the makeup of the ration.
In order to insure early eggs see to
it that the growth of the pulIets is
not retarded in any manner whatever.
Almost without exception the pulIet
whose growth from Matching to ma
rurity has been regular, not subject
~ checks and Interruptions, is an
early layer.
As a rule, egg production begins at
or before the cessation of the puIIet's
physical growth and development of
the reproductive organs Generally,
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1919-08-28
UIterior Motive

He had just bought a 25-cent cigar
and had gone out of the shop and
down the street putting like the Twen-
tieth Century Limited when the cigar
girl remarked to the next customer:
THAT man has very polite way OF
begging for 4 living"
why do you call man n begger
when he buys 25-cent cigarSz-' asked
the customer, puzzled by her remark
That's easy" she replied a blind
man will give a lead pencil when you
drop dime in his hat, but that gink's
been wantin' to sell me some oil
stock
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1919-08-28
BIG EGG LOSS PREvENTABLE
Consumer Compelled to Pay Higher
Price for That Portion Which
Finally Reaches Him.

prepared by the United States Depart
ment Of Agriculture)
In marketing poultry and eggs there
IS an enormous preventable loss in
quality and value between the produc
er and the consumer. It has been
conservatively estimated that this loss
amounts annually to $75,000O00 in
poultry and $45,OO0.OOO in eggs. While
this loss falls upon all who handle
poultry and eggs it is borne chiefly by
the producers and the consumers. The
producers loss. caused by a decrease
In price, under present conditions rep
resents that due to Spoilage or poor
quality. The consumers loss is due
TO a curtailed supply because of the
pounds of poultry and dozens of eggs
that are either OF poor quality or
total loss hence the consumer has to
ray a higher price for that portion
which finally reaches him.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1919-08-28


Influences which hinder growth also
operate to delay egg production for
several months. Any disturbance af-
fecting the habits, quarters or COM
life may retard laying. Shifting the
birds from place to place and abrupt
changes in the diet often disturb the
fowl enough to retard laying. In fact,
poultry fancierS who desire to keep
puIlets in condition for exhibition
often use this means of keeping them
from laying. On the average, pulletS
sitiVe to disturbances than at any 9TH
er stage of their growth. and there
fore require greater care in handling.
1t is imperative that every poultry
keeper exercise the maximum of eau
ton from the time the chicks are
Matched until the pullets attain ma
turity, so that the fowl will make reg
ular growth and not be subjected to
any factors which will stunt or divert
the proper development of the birds.
The alphabet of proper management
of the pullets emphasizes such factors
as correct nour.shment, constitution,
exercise, and cleanliness. Given the
proper care and surroundings, the
earIy-hatched chick will develop into
a profitable, early and persistent pro-
Queer of eggs. This is the goal to-
ward which every pOultryman should
work.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1919-08-28

.RMa7N0YES

The corrugated roller is a splendid
tool.
Look forward to next winters sup
ply Of wood.
There are late crops that may be
grown for hay.
Let nothing edible on your farm go
TO waste this year.
Alfalfa can be sowed any time after
the ground is ready.
A good bean for the ordinary farmer
to grow is the soup beam
Vigilance against weeds at all times
counts for humiliation.
Frequent cultivation is the next best
thing to rain for the garden.
Barnyard manure is often the diff
ference between profitable crops and
improbable crops.
The principal advantage in sowing
rape in corn is for me late fall pas
ture that Is secured.
Richer soil should be the aim OF
every farmer who looks to the future
as well as the past.
Alfalfa is by far the most valuable
forage plant. though it is not groWa 50
extensively as the clovers.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1919-08-28
YOUNG CHICKS NEED WARMTH
When Brooded by Hens They Remain
Under Mothers Nearly All the
Time for Three Days.

prepared by the United States Depart
ment of Agriculture)
The first requirement of young
chicks is warmth temperature COM
Portable for them. Chicks hatch in a
temperature of 1O2 degrees to 1O5 de-
grees F. When broOded by hens they
remain under the mothers nearly all
the time for two or three days. Chicks
shipped in small boxes are kept warm
by the heat of their bodies so long as
the boxes are not exposed to near
freezing temperatures, but this natural
heat is not sufficient when they are
given more liberty.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1919-08-28
IT'S NOT YOUR HEART;
IT'S YOUR KIDNEYS

sons. A majority Of the ills affecting
people today can be traced back to the
kidney trouble.
The kidneys are the most important
organs Of the body. They are the fl
which are swept nom the tissues bT the
blood are not eliminated through the
kidneys, disease of one form or another
viii claim you as & victim
Kidney disease Is usually indicated By
WEAKNESS, sleeplessness, nervousness,
dependency, backache, stomach trou-
BE, pain IN loins and lower abdomen,
gan stones, gravel, rheumatism, sciatica
and IumbagO.
An these arrangements are natures
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1919-08-28

signals that the Kidneys need help.
You should use GOLD MEDAL Hazr-
lem Oil Capsules Immediately. The
soothing, healing oil stimulates the
kidneys, relieves Inflammation and de-
Go to your druggist today and get .
box Of GOLD MEDAL HaarIem Oh
Capsules. In twenty-four hours you
should feel health and TiEor returning.
After you feel somewhat improved
continue TO take one or two capsules
each day, so IS TO keep the frst-cIass
condition and ward OF the danger OF
other attacks.
Ask for the original imported GOLD
MEDAL brand Three sizes Money r.
funded It they do not help you.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1919-08-28
PREVENT. HOG CHOLERA LOSS
Important to Keep House and Lot
Clean to Thwart Outbreaks of
Deadly Disease.

prepared by the United States Depart
ment of Agriculture.)
One means of increasing our supply
of food is to prevent loss from hog
cholera. Keep the hog house and lot
clean. This is important in prevent
ing outbreaks. If any Of the hogs
show signs OF sickness notify the
state live stock sanitary authorities,
the county agent, or local vet
erinarian. Steps taken in the early
stages of the disease can probably pre-
vent loss, but if delayed many hogs
may die.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1919-08-28
Where Else Could He Shaver

A private was busy shaving himself
in the open air beside the barracks.
when his sergeant came along
DO you always shave outsider"
asked the sergeant
"Of course" answered the private.
did you think I was hair-lined p
Pittsburgh Observation-Disclosures
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1919-08-28
BOND Issue Is Answer.

Few communities, except those hav-
ing large cities in them with a result
ing high valuation, can afford a mod
ern system Of highways and pay as
they go. The only other alternative
is TO issue bonds.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1919-08-28
SHIPPING SWINE IN SUMMER
Proper Care Should Be Taken Not to
Load Too HeaViIy-Most Common
Cause Of Loss.

When shipping hogs in warm wealth
er care should be taken not to load
too heavily. Too heavy loading is one
OF the most common causes Of loss In
shipments OF hogs.