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The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-01-09
Winter Underwear
In the Sale

Lot Women's Fleece Lined Vests and
Pants, Sale Price 49c
Women's Fleece Lined Vests and Pants,
Sale Price sec
Women's SIPS Fleeced Union Suits, all
sizes, Sale Price Csc
Women S Fleece Lined Vests and Pants,
Sale Price 99e
Small Lot Women's S150 Extra Size,
Medium Weight Vests and Pants,
Sale Price $1.OO
Lot Women's Carriers Heavy Wool
Vests and Pants, were $500 and
1925, Sale Price $3.50
Lot Children's $3.50 Natural Wool
i: Vests and Pants, for ages to 10
years. Sale Price Use
Boys Heavy Fleeced Vests and Pants,
according to size
60c sizes for ........... 4Sc
75c Sizes for ........... 63e
90c Sizes for .............. 7Sc
Small Lot Mems $3.50 Fleeced Union
Suits, Sale Price $1.95
Lot Odd Underwear for Women, Men
and Children, All One-Half Price
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-01-09
Gloves

35c Fleeced Cashlnerette Gloves, at
lie
CSC Misses Black Golf Gloves, at 39e
Women S S1.50 Khaki Wool Gloves, one
clasp, Sale Price SLIP
Mems S1.50 Pure Wool Gray Gloves,
Sale Price, SLIP
Mems $500 Heavy Gray Wool Gloves,
Sale Price $1.37
Few Mems S1.5o and $500 Tan Cape
Gloves, Half Price, 75e and 81
Lot Odd Gloves, all Kinds,
All Half Price
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-01-09
COIOred Wool
IoD4c Black Wool
NOuIO Black Plush
Fine Furs
All at Final Mark-Down Prices for Quick Clearance :
You'll Find Rare Bargains In This Section
Black Plush Coats
Long and Short

The Long Coats are all made Of
Salts Plush.
$4,000 Long Coat, size SO,
Reduced to $21.0O
$500 Long Coat, size 10. Has brown
coney fur collar,
Reduced to $24.OO
$500 Long Plush Coat, size Sc.
Reduced to $1,000
$3.50 Long Plush Coat, size Is,
Reduced to $4,000
$4,000 Long Plush Coat, size IS, has
black opossum collar,
Reduced to $500
$4,000 Mole Plush Coatee, has black
opposum collar,
Reduced to $4,000
$4,000 Black Plush Coatee, has Kerami
collar and cuffs, Reduced to $500
$4,000 Black Plush Coatee,
Reduced to $500
$500 Tan and Gray Plush Coates, at
Only One Half Price, $3.50
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-01-09
Handkerchief In the Sale

4so Mems 1870 Soft Finish Hem
stitched Handkerchiefs,
Sale Price 10c
90 Dozen Women's Pure Linen Hem
stitched Handkerchiefs, the last to
be had at this price, 17c each
, for soc 6 for 81. 81 dozen
Lot Women IS 25c ALI Linen Initials, old
1918 quality. Not all letters,
What There Are at 16c each
Fancy Handkerchiefs Soiled During
Christmas, marked as follows:
sc Handkerchiefs at ...,....... Sc
1oc Handkerchiefs, at ........... Sc
1870 Handkerchiefs, at .......... Sc
tic Handkerchiefs, at .......... 12c
soc Handkerchiefs, at ......... gee
Few Children's Linen Initial Handker-
chiefs, at sc
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-01-09
Odd Items Around the Store

SOC Glass Bottom Cretonne Pin Trays,
one-Half Price, Csc
soc Cretonne Covered Powder Boxes,
One Half Price, 25e
Sample Side Combs, Back Combs and
Barrettes, All Half Price
Small Lot Val and Torchen insertions,
were 10c, csc and soc piece,
All Half Price
Few Mems CSC Fourth Hands,
Sale Price 39c
Two 1898 Brown Leather Travelling
Bags, slightly damaged,
Sale Price $5.9S
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-01-09
In Cotton Dresses

Lot S4.98 to $3.50 Plaid Bingham
Dresses, At Only $3.50
Five Nurses White Uniforms, ! size
"a, four size Sc; were $500,
One to a Customer at $1.O0 each
Eight Wolfe Dresses in dark styles;
were up to $l0.98,
TO Early Customers at $1.OO Each
Two-Piece Best Quality Farmerette
Suits
Blouses were $235, Sale Price $1.1S
Boomers were $3.50,
Sale Price $1.34
one-Piece Union-alls, were $3.50,
One-Half Price, $1.75
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-01-09
White Ivory and
Fancy Articles

Odd Lot Brushes and Mirrors,
Half Price
35c White Ivory Frames, at 19c
75c White Ivory Frames, at soc
S1.50 Manicure Sets, at S1.OO
soc and S100 Sewing and Manicure
Sets, Half Price, 25G and soc
SOC and S100 Ribbon Vanity Bags,
with puff and mirror,
Half Price, ESQ and soc
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-01-09
Many Unusual Bargain Lots
In Waists and Silk
BlOuseS

S2.48 Colored Wolfe Waists, white with
eolored dots and checks,
Sale Price Csc
Eight 1898 Wolfe Shocks, colors and
white, Sale Price 95c
Lot White Wolfe Waists,
Sale Price csc
Lot S24S White Wolfe Waists,
Sale Price $1.4S
Five 1888 and $3.50 Stout Size Wolfe
Waists, sizes 425a to 52H,
Sale Price Lac
Lot S2.98 Jap Silk Waists in flesh.
maize and sunset,
Sale Price $1.9o
Six 1898 Crepe de Chine Waists, slight
ly soiled, at Half Price, $1.99
Lot $3.50 White Wolfe Waists,
Sale Price $2.49
Four Black Silk Waists, were $4.9s 10
s6.9S, Sale Price $2.95
-Four Dozen $500 Crepe de Chine and
Georgine Crepe Waists in flesh and
white. If bought today would sell
at $3.50, Sale Price 1895
Seven Crepe de Chine and Wash Satin
Waists, in white aud flesh; were
$3.50, Sale Price Sill %
Large Lot Georgette and Crepe dc
Chine Waists, $3.50 value today,
Sale Price $4.95
Three S59s Georgette Crepe Blouses,
Sale Price $500
-Four S6.9s Georgette Crepe Blouses,
Sale Price $4.6G
Five S7.9s Georgette Crepe Blouses,
Sale Price $5.32
Se.99 Georgette Crepe Blouse, maize,
Sale Price $3.50
S1475 Cream Net Over Blouse, with
red stitching, Sale Price $9.S4
$3.50 Navy Georgette Blouse,
Sale Price LOO
S1e75 Georgette Tan and Brown Over
Blouse Effect, Sale Price S13.17
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-01-09
Fur Trimmings
At Half Price

I-inch Black and Brown Coney, was
69e, Half Price, 39c yard
Pinch Brown Coney, was $1.25,
Half Price, sac yard
3-inch Brown Coney, was SLIGO,
Half Price, $50 yard
Inch Skunk Opossun, was $1.9S,
Half Price, 99G yard
Inch Black Hare, was $1.00,
Half Price, soc
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-01-09
Ten Last Springs Coats
and Canes

The only coats or capes in the store
older than Fall 1919 Mostly Of navy
serge and the material in them is
worth more by the yard; were up to
$4,000,
Choice to First Customers at $500
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-01-09
Large Lot Fancy Scarfs

Lace Trimmed in 100 Styles, scalloped
edges in white and blue. Odd samples
included; were 25c to $29S,
All at One-Third Less
Small Lot Drummers' Samples Stamped
Goods, many children garments,
All One-Half Price
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-01-09
Three Beautiful Fur Coats
In the Sale

$4,000 Sable Dyed Marnot Coat,
Reduced to $4,000
S225.00 Natural Muskrat Coat, with
black opossum collar,
Reduced to $4,000
$4,000 Natural Raccoon Coat, mado OF
dark, handsome skins,
Reduced to $295.OO
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-01-09
Warm Knit Goods
Tn the Sale

Small Lot Women's Sweaters.
One Third Less
S1198 Hand Made Filet Sweater,
Only $685.
S698 Scotch Wool Scarf, at S4.66
S7.98 Scotch Wool scarfs at $5.32
$3.50 Scotch Wool Scarf, with poe
kets. at $500
S2.98 Rose Fiber Silk Scarf, at $1.49
Five Angora Skating Sets, scarf and
cap, that were $3.50 and 1898,
S2.95
Lot OF Tams and Toques and Odd Knit
Goods, ALI One-Half Price
Lot Children''s Knit Sweaters, Toques
and Tams, slightly soiled during the
Christmas business,
All One Half Price
Six Yarn and Teddy Bear Sets, cap,
leggins and sweater,
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-01-09
A Good Time for the STOUT
Size" Customer to Buy a
Suit at Half the
Spring Prices

$500 Navy Serge, size 421k,
Reduced to $3.50
$4,000 Navy Tricotine, size 40, x
Reduced to 5000
$4,000 Navy Poplin, size As,
Reduced to $3.50
$500 Navy Tricotine, size ~,
SSs "''''"T Ksdaeed 70 $1,000
$500 Navy Serge, size 43,
Reduced to S49.5O
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-01-09
Tailored Skirts
In the Sale

FIFTEEN SILK SKIRTS OFFERED
AT RADICAL MARK DOWNS
Three $3.50 Plaid Silks, At Only $4.95
Three 1898 and S1o.e3 Plaid Silks,
Choice at $6.o5
Two $1,000 Plaid Silks, at $7.05
Two STATS Plaid Silks, at 1896
One S16.50 Plaid Silk, at $1O.95
One S1e.75 Taupe Satin,
One-Half Price $9.S7
Two $3.50 Extra Size Black Silk
Skirts, at 1906
Small Lot $1,000 to $3.50 Plaid and
Accordion Plated Skirts,
At Only S4.95
Two $500 Velvet Skirts, one each
/ black and taupe,
One-Half Price $3.50
Small Lot S2100 Accordion Plated
Skirts, At Only $12.95
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-01-09
Toilet Brushes
At Bargain Prices

Large Lot Ice Wood Back Hand
Brushes, Sale Price 1Oc
Csc Tooth Brushes, bone and celluloid
handles, Sale Price 10c
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-01-09
Many Dresses Marked
Down for Quick
Clearance

They are worthy of much greater de-
scription than we have space here to
give them. All are the season. most
favored styles-most desired shades
most wanted materials.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-01-09
Clearing Out All
Odd COrsets at Half Price

Or Less
$500 RIG, Style 2S6,
Sale Price zoe
$500 RIG, Style 263, size 81 only.
Sale Price zoe
$500 R.-G., Style 1877,
Sale Price Csc
$500 Ferris Waists, style III,
Sale Price Csc
$3.50 Royal Worcester, assortment,
Sale Price $1.25
Odd Lot $500 to $500 Nemos, C-B,
and others, All Half Price
Il Pairs Odd Corsets in all makes
Were $3.50 to $3.50,
Choice to Early Customers, at 800
Three Dozen De Bevoise Brassieres,
: all-over embroidery with lace top and
straps; were $1.a5,
Half Price, csc
Small Lot of $3.50 Satin Brassieres,
75c
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-01-09
Children's Winter Coats
A Group at Half-Price

Eleven Coats for ages 6 TO il, of
navy corduroys and kerseys, Khaki,
cheviots and brown cheviots.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-01-09

All Other ChiIdren's Winter Coats at
one-Fourth Less-This in spite of
the fact that wholesale prices for
next year show a 100 per cent adj
vance.
Small Lot Children's Dresses,
ne-Third Less
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-01-09
SPECIAL NOTICE
No Phone Orders

can be filled until Tuesday.
Customers in person have
first choice all day Monday.
After Monday, telephone or
ders viii be filed as long as
the lots last. Postage not
prepaid at these prices.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-01-09
500 Yards CretOnne Rem
nants Direct from the
Manufacturer
In l. to 5-Yard Lengths

III / TO 5-Yard Lengths
Beautiful patterns that we have new
er had in stock Mercerized Reps,
Velvet Cloths, Sumatra and Velton
Cloths-All at One-Fourth Less Than
Regular Prices.
59c Cretonnes, at ......... 44G yard
79c Cretonnes, at ..... sec yard
85c Cretonnes, at .......... 64G yard
CSC Cretonnes, at 49,. 74c yard
s1.25 Cretonnes, at ...... 94c yard
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-01-09
NeckWear at Half Price

Few Soc Windsor Ties, at 1Se
SOC and S1.00 Collars, ut use and soc
$3.50 and $1.9S Collars, at
75G and 99c
2ec Imported Lace Ruffling, two
inches wide; several patterns, at
19c yard
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-01-09
All Our Black Wool Coats
Will Be Marked Down
as Follows

All Black Coats that were $1,000,
At Only $1,000
AL Black Coats that were $500,
At Only $500
ALI Black Goats that were S45.00,
At Only $1,000
ALI Black Coats that were $500,
At Only $3.50
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-01-09
Children's Headwear
One-HaIf Price

All childrens' and misses Velvet
Tams and Winter Hats in one big
Half Price Lot
S1.39 Velvet Tams Only 69c
S1e8 Velvet Tams ........ Only 99c
$3.50 Velvet Tams ...., Only S1.25
9Sc Velvet Hats Only 4Sc
S1.5O and S193 Velvet Hats,
''0' Only 75c and 99c
1898 and $3.50 Velvet Hats,
Only S1.49 and S1.75
Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1920-08-17
GOES BACK TO ROMAN LAW
Writ Of injunction Almost as Old as
the Institution Of Trial
by Jury.

Use of the Injunction Is feature
or the law almost as old as the inSti-
tuition Of trial hy jury. 1t. was first
used in l3S2, when the king of Eng
lafd empowered the chancellor to issue
wits restraining the barons from over.
riding the common law courts. The
principle Of injunction dates back fur
thcr still to Roman law: 1T is clos.
sihcd in tie law rs one of the 'ex-
'faordlnary writS.' It's essential ptlr-
pose IS To prevent the doing Of a wrong
whose effects, if c0nSumma.od, would
be irrcpArahle. In other words, in
stead Of waiting for a threatened
wrong to work It's damage, which n
law court might redress by punishment
or the assessment of damages, the
equity court steps in with its 'eXtraor-
binary writ of Injunction to prevent
the damage being done. It's twin is
mandamus, which commands perform
ancc OF certain rights ana duties, Willie
the province of injunction Is to forbid
performance of certain acts which
might Interfere with right, or result
IN wrongs"
Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1920-08-17
HEN TAKES SiX-DAY RIDE
Has Box Car to Herself on Trip to
New ngIand-Busincss Not
Forgotten.

Clinton. Mass. -- "Outlaw" railroad
strikers, freight embargoes, stalled
trains and sealed box cars held no
terrors for handsome black Minorca
hen that hoped aboard an open
freight car at Nevirvile, in northern
New York
Six days biddy was sealed up in the
car, humping along over the railroad
ties. IInyseed in the car provided
some food, but it was very dry in the
car--dryer than elsewhere in the
United States.
Business was not forgotten on the
trip, for when the car wHs opened here
the black hen stood cacElng over a
freshly laid egg.
The visitor is being held in n garage
awaiting word from someone in Ncyir-
villo who is minus wonderful biddy.
Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1920-08-17

were on If, too, and SO at the finish
there had TO be regular running race
to see who would get In first.
But afterwards the stings Of the
yellow jackets made their faces md
their hands swollen and they both said
that Of all the creatures they knew
the mcaneSt We're the yellow jackets.
And the yellow Jackets were buzzlng
and saying:
ooh. how we hope 1t is singing
Them good and proper now! How we
hope MI our bites and nbbles are
making them suffer
And another yellow Jacket said:
"Thry may hc almost crying with
the burning now How fine and happ!
n thought that is
Another yellow jacket said:
"Ah, to sting is our delight,
".ind we sting with all our might"
Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1920-08-17
ADD1} EVENING
f1!El3EA!!RZY!, y. TAI! "A |!
WA 81 nory Graham
IN Bonner gv%;.o<
THE YELLOW JACKETS.

"Some one said" one of the yellow
jackets remarked, that as we had
such Il nice name we should be sweet
and sunny in our natures and never
sting people,"
some one was very foolishk said
another yellow jacket. THAT IS all
have to say"
Now the yellow jackets are kind
or wasp. in fact very iuuch like the
wasp family: only those who have
been Stung by yellow jackets feel
that their sting is much worse than
that of the WuspS.
ave have Il lovely name" said an
other yellow jacket, "and it Is my
opinion that we should not disgrace
1t by being sweet ami pleasant. buzz,
buzz, that is not my idea at all. yell
low Jacket is indeed beautiful
name. 1t sounds SO gay and so attrac-
tive.
ut sounds as though we were so
golden and lovely. All, but we can
sting. That Is the main thing, II
Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1920-08-17

people disturb us we can get even
with them"
Just then they heard some sounds.
IT'S this way, this way" said a
voice.
ITS not, it's that way, that way"
said another voice.
ITS over the brook, over that big
log" said smother.
"Now be ready" said one of the
yellow jackets.
"Be ready" said another.
Were all ready they buzzei
softly.
'Be very quiet" another said. "We
want to surprise them. We want 10
give them real surprises. Surprises
nre so nice"
And then over the log came two
children. They put their hands on
the log to jump over 1t and then on
came the yellow jackets. How they
stung the two children. The other
children had gone in different dircc-
tions.
The children were having paper
chase. Two had led the chase and
had tried to put in rs many false
trails as possible to make it very
difficult. And of course the right
trail Of the scraps of paper had to be
found again before the children would
be ON the right trail.
Every one was going in pairs ana
the pair that came in first would win
the prize.
Well two of them had felt that the
right trail led over the log. 1t wasn't
the right one after all. And the chill
dren had to go back and hurry so as
to find the right trail rs they wanted
to be the first in.
But oh, how the yellow jackets. the
mean. mean yellow jackets stung.
Buzz, buzz, buzz" they said, ''lct
us sting them, their faces, their
hands. their hands which ran right
into our long nest"
And another said:
"They didn't see our nest and they
uIlll Stt Us ltI ti'N 'Iltlll want w
disturb us--that was sr,e enough
but they did disturb us and we'll give
1t TO them"
Now the children didn't dare take
the time to put mud on all the stings
they had received. And at that the
yellow jackets rejoiced, for, as they
said:
1--WE hate that old Doctor Mud. He
is entirely too fond of helping to get
rid of the stngs we give. He is Il
helper to the children hut Il hindrancc
to us. 1t is fine that they didn't take
the time to stop for Doctor Mud, but
went right on"
The two children who had gone
right into the yellow jackets nest by
mistake won the paper chase and
won it by Il very wonderful race in
the end. They found the right trail
after q little and q number 2f others
Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1920-08-17
Builds His Pet Animals
Fine Apartment House

Oakland Cal.--IIigh cost of
building material and lack of ac-
commOdations for mere man
We're no deterrents to J.. u.
Stringham Of Berkeley, who, ont
Of consideration for his pets,
built the animals fine apart
ment house. The present tenants
are apparently we'll satisfied, as
to date they have registered no
complaints.
The house has four apart
ments, the two on the ground
floor being occupied by A. Beagle
and Mr.. irish Setter, and one
on the upper floor by Miss Per
sian Cat. The apartment adj
joining Miss Cats is said To be
the only vacancy at present.
This is the ideal apartment
house life, the meals being
served from thc Stringham kitch-
en-, doing away with the servant
problem for the tenants.
Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1920-08-17

FOR RENT--A good, we'll located
house of seven rooms and bath.
Artesian and city water and good els
tern and one of the best cellars in
Ottawa; plenty of grapes and other
fruit ard a good garden. This is an
ideal home and has never been Offer
ed for rent before. For further par
tculars call at my office VIM. jamie
son, Armory block, Ottawa, III. ?. S.
I will not rent by telephone.
Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1920-08-17
English Conquest of ireland.

The conquest Of Ireland by the Eng
sish was gradua! process. The first
step was taken by Henry III. who is
said to have obtained Il bull from Pope
Eadrian ", authorizing him to take
doris steadily pursued the policy of
taking land from the Irish clicfS and
giving II to English settlers Tie final
act Of the union was passed and pro-
Gained on January |, 1901.
Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1920-08-17
Ostrich Shows Affection.

The first case on record of any
demonstration of affection on the part
OF an ostrich is recorded on the Cav
son farm near South Pasadena. Cal,
An ostrich hen was raised from the
incubation period by Mrs. Il. :. Smith
OF Riverside and became very much
attached to the lady. Subsequently
II was necessary to remove the bird
TO the Cawson place where 1t moped
10 IN" point that 1t almost died. Mrs.
smith happened to visit the place and
the bird immediately recognized her
aud refused to leave,
Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1920-08-17
White Faces for Brown Women.

The women of the Macua tribe Of
Africa have a rich brown skin, but
ever since they saw the white skin Of
some Caucasian travellers they have
been making II paste which they smear
over their faces until it gives them the
appearance of wearing false face.
Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1920-08-17
Tennis An Old Game.

An old French game, tennis, was
played in the twelfth century with a
ball and bat on horseback Later the
horses were dispensed with The game
was very popular in England in the
sixteenth century when raCkets first
came into general use. Before that
the hand was used for batting
Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1920-08-17

ander Bernstein. leather chemist
of Berlin. Twenty-Five years ago
he opened laboratory at Brockton,
Mass, for research and the de-
velopment of chemical processes
for shoe manufacturers His days
and nights since then have been a
tireless investigation of leather
chemistry. He says the questions
raised by leather manufacturers
seem to rest on the most reconcile
problems of chemistry and physics.
The whole life Of this modest
Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1920-08-17
E.nt Hills Start a Fire.

Perhaps the strangest of cnuseN
which ever produced fire was an
ant hill. There is species Of ant
known ms the wood ant which makes
nest entirely OF vegetable matter.
Under certain circumstances this may
Torment until 1t gets hot enough tn
begin to sln0lder. Then Comes q
breeze which fans the spark into
ilame, and the result may be a serious
forest fire.
Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1920-08-17

If the man who makes two
blades Of grass grow where one
grew before confcrs blessing on
humanity, how about the man, in
these expensive times, who re-
verses the proposition r. making
one pair of shoes give the wear
that two pairs did before? Fred
A. Howard, chemist and scientist.
who has been affiliated with the
Massachusetts shoe industry for
more than a half century, is the
man who bears this unucual dis
tinction. in the slief of shoe
manufacturers who have examined
his chemical formulae to increase
the wearing power # shoe leather,
and sixteen of whom have just ar
ranged to Use some of his processes.
Howard has wrought marvels
with leather. His father and
grandfather were shoe manufac-
.urers. His final achievement, which
it is said will cut the nations shoe
bill In half comes after thirty-fve
years of hard work as q leather
chemist. Yet he saws he has only
begun. He is shy and avoids being
interviewed.
AS a youth Howard took up adj
vanced chemistry with Prof. AleS
Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1920-08-17

little New Highlander has been Ge'
voted to research.
He has a library containing
more than ten thousand sets OF
clippings on chemical research. His
records of personal chemical ex:
pcriments number several hundred
thousand. His la.set invention IL
Korite which sounds like new
kind of explosive but is not. 1t 10
a chemical agent produced after
thirty-fve years Of research to
double the wearing power Of shoe
leather and render It permanently
water proof and pliable. 1t is said
to be revolutionary in principle.
and in practical application:
II think it is a worth while
work." Mr.. Howard says. "Chil-
dren are apt to catch cold in slushy
sloppy weather if their shoes leak,
and a shoe bill is a big item to thos0
who have families these days. This
chemist who devotes his attention
whole heartedly to leather has q,
real life work before him."
Mr.. Howard once made the state
ment that the workings of the uni
verse, it's every chemical and nat
ural phase, can be discovered in
single fibre of leather. :-,..-.----,....--,
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Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1920-08-17

BJ'N some Of those Early Ohio pota-
toes at 65 cents peck Also some
very fine cooking apples at G5 cents
a peck or $3.50 per bushcl. James
Carver 307 w. Main st. Phone
955.W. Deliveries to all part Of city.