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The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1913-04-23

\ number of Vermont newspapers
have seen fit to take to task President
Guy Potter Benton of the University of
Vermont on account of what is regard
ed as premature assumption on his
part as to what the educational COM
mission, of which he is a member,
will do along the line of formulating
an educational plan for the state. The
trouble arose over a statement by
President Benton which gave the i'm
preston that the new educational plan
was to make the state university the
capstone of the whole structure and
that all the rest of the state s insti-
buttons were to be given secondary
consideration. No doubt President
Benton was premature in making the
statement and over-enthusiastic in his
terms, but this ism t surprising Ever
since he became head of the Univer-
sity of Vermont he has been so Iauded
and worshipped that it is not strange
that he should begin to consider him
self a privileged character and his uni
versity on a similar plane. Time viii
remedy all this-time and a few sucI
gentle reminders as he has been re
ceiving lately.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1913-04-23
Grand Treasurer of n. E. o.
p. Short i'm Accounts
About $3.50
STATEMENT TO
GRAND LODGE MEETING
Mr., Davis, Who Had Held the Position
20 Years, is 73 Years Old and a
Resident of Bur1ington-Has Made
Restitution as Far as Possible.

BARRE, April ga sensation de-
veloped at the oath annual session of
Menthe Grand Lodge Of Vermont,
New England Order of Protection, yes
terday, when it became known that
Henry II. Davis, grand treasurer for
20 years, was a defaulter by his own
admission to the amount of $216O.
A letter was read III the grand lodge
addressed by Mr.. Davis to the grand
warden III which he acknowledged the
defaleation. 1t appeared that he had
been using the lodge money in small
amounts during the last u years.
These sums were replaced for time
but after while got beyond him. Mr.
Davis pleaded business and family
troubles, and the fact that he was -
years old. He offered to do all in his
power towards restitution and has
given chattel mortgage to the grand
| lodge on his business in Burlington
where he conducts the 30. k laun-
| dry. He has turned over his books
and $500 in money to the Grand War
den.
What action will be taken by the
| grand lodge is not known. The entire
matter has been referred to the finance
| committee who will make an investiga-
ton and report. Frank g. Rowland
of Barre succeeds him as grand treas
urer.
There are about 100 in attendance al
the sessions of the grand lodge and
| several members of the supreme lodge
from Boston and Providence were pres
ent. The annual event opened with a
reception.
The following grand lodge officers
were chosen: Grand warden, H. w
Scott of Barre; grand vice warden, H
d. Fillmore of Bennington; junior past
grand warden, Henry X. Mill of Bur
lington; grand secretary, II. A. Bart
lett of st. Johnsbury; grand treas
urer, Frank G. Rowland of Barre
grand chaplain, Mrs. Eva J. Perkin.
of Barre; grand guide, W. l. Greene o.
Bennington; grand guardian, Mrs. Ag
ness Lavalle of Hardwick; grand sen
tinel, T. j. Bagley of Bellows Falls
The reports of the officers show
that the present n. L. o. p member
ship in Vermont is 1862 in % lodges
There has been decrease of 243 il
the last year. In the same perio,
there were % deaths for which s32, 90
insurance was paid.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1913-04-23
BELLOWS FALLS.
SEWER IMPROVEMENTS VOTED.
Special Tax Raised to Apply on In
debtedness at Special Meeting.


debtedness at Special Meeting.
The special village meeting Monday
night drew only about so voters, and
long discussion and some oratory made
the meeting last until about 10 clock.
1t was finally voted to adopt certain
parts of the report of Engineer +. A.
w. Hammatt of Hyde Park, Mass,
regarding improvements to the sewer
system by building the additional, or
relief, sewer on the west side of At
kinson street from South street to
Earle street; enlarge the brick sewer
on Earle street; build an outfaH sew
er at the river to care for Granger
and Barker streets and the main sew
ers; to enlarge the sewer on Atkinson
street between School and Oak to 20
inches and put a new one on Oak street
extension between Church place and
Atkinson street.
IT was voted to appropriate not to
exceed 100000 for the entire work on
sewers and that the village issue $780,
O0J in four per cent bonds, payable
$1,000 each year beginning Jan. ], 1918.
1t was voted to raise a special tax
of ; percent on the grand list TO apply
| on the Indebtedness of the corporation
| The proposed improvements to the
| sidewalks were voted down. As a
whole the action of the voters was
| commeHdable, the expenditures voted
/ being such as were sorely needed, and
| the time spent in discussing all sides
of each question was we'll spent.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1913-04-23

A Brattleboro iveryman bought a
horse and buggy of an anxious-to-sell
stranger the other day for $l5. He
considered it a bargain, and also con-
sidered it stolen goods which the own
er would be glad to get back at that
price. 1t does not seem to have oe-
CURED to him to call a policeman and
have the suspicious stranger arrested,
saving his $l5 and furthering the ends
of justiee.-Vergennes Enterprise.
As a matter of fact the iveryman
did become suspicious and reported the
case to the authorities in ample time
for them to have taken action. The
trouble in this particular case seems te
have been an undue amount of caution
an overworking of the old adagt
about being sure you re right before
going ahead.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1913-04-23

John Brennan, the veteran engineer !.
between White River Junction and 4
Springfield, who retired from work
three or four years ago, had stroke
of aroplexy about 10 days ago at the
hor1e of his daughter, the wife of Dr.
J. T. Ridden, on Green street.
The recent death of J. Pierpont Nor
gan recalls the fact that Quartus Nor
gan, the first of the name in Bellows
Falls, and the grandfather of the
present Harriet b. Morgan, who lives
in the north end of the village was
distant relative of J. Pierpont Nor
gan. An uncle of Quartus, Joseph.
was the father of Junius s., the Lon
don banker and partner of George
Peabody, and father of the deceased
J. Pierpont Morgan.
The new directory published by the
| II. A. Manning company has been de-
| Gvered to the subscribers, and is in
its usual complete form. The number
of names added to the 1912 directory
is 575, and the total number of chang
| es 1850. The statement is made that
! the population covered by this direc-
tory, including the surrounding towns
| that are complete, is about 10000. A
number of new departments have been
added, and it is more complete than
| any heretofore.
During the hour of George 0. Guild s
funeral Tuesday afternoon all the
stores, offices and banks of the village
were closed. The services were at the
residence on Westminster terrace and
conducted by Rev. A. c. Wilson. The
bearers were Il. II. Allbee, George r.
Wales, F. l.. Thompson, A. G. Moore,
DIR. o. NJ. George and Clark Chase A
special escort from Holy Cross Com
mandery. knights Templar, were in
attendance, consisting of four past
commanders and four other Sir
Knights. The Masonic quartet rem
dered two selections.
Mrs Katherine C. MACEDONIAN suf-
fered a stroke of apoplexy Monday at
the home of her son, James +. Mac
Lehman, at No. u Church street and
Tuesday forenoon she suffered a sec
ond stroke, which made her condition
critical. Mrs. MacLennan has lived at
different times with children in vari-
Gus parts of the West, but has been
here several years with her son and
has BEEN much interested in philan-
thropic and missionary work here and
elsewhere. She rs being cared for by
DR.. Blodgett, and Miss Payson as
nurse.
About 4 O'Clock Monday afternoon
an alarm from box % at the corner
of Green and Williams street brought
the fire department to the small build
: ing on the corner of Rockingham anG
Canal streets occupied as a lunch
! room. 1t is owned by A. L. Young
t An employee was trying to fill the gas
olene tank connected with the coffee
! urn while the stove was lighted anG
an explosion occurred, setting fire t.
the whole inside of the building. Be
fore the fire was extinguished practi
! eally everything of value in the build
ing was destroyed and the building it
self badly damaged. There was 1920
insurance on building and contents.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1913-04-23
STRATTON.

Joel circuit of Newfane is spending
few days at A. J. Pike s.
Truman Wallace of Brattleboro visit
ed Mrs. Wallace at Pearl Robinson s
from Tuesday to Saturday.
Lyman Bills and his mother, Mrs.
NJ. NJ. Bills, of Newfane, visited at A.
J. Pike and f. A Eddy s recently.
Mrs. Pearl Belliveau of Brattleboro
came Saturday night to help care for
her mother, Mrs. Wallace, at her sis
ter s, Mrs. Pearl Robinson s.
Miss Ethel Eddy came home from
BrattleborO Friday night, her mother
Mrs. +. A. Eddy, returning with heI
Sunday.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1913-04-23
WEST GUILFORD.

Rev. and Mrs. H. /. Kemp have
moved into the Baptist parsonage.
Ora Fisher visited last week in
Greenfield with his sister, Mrs. Ernest
Fairbanks.
Walter Nichols spent Monday and
Tuesday in Greenfield with his sister,
Mrs. Henry Carpenter.
Mrs. il. L. Nichols went Friday to
Greenfield to spend few days with her
daughter, Mrs. II. w. Carpenter, re-
turning home Tuesday.
Austin Nichols went Monday to
Barre to attend the grand lodge of the
\. Z. o. F., returning home Wednes
day.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1913-04-23
Member of the Associated Press.
WEDNESDAY, APRIL %, 1913.

The weather man is demonstrating
the fact that April is too early to
fish for trout in Vermont and angler.
who went out yesterday and today
got ''frosted' in the ordinary sense
of the word as we'll as in the meaning
given the expression by modern slang.
Fishermen of the two southern cOun-
ties, who fathered the early fishing
bin before the legislature, were
wreathed in smiles when on April 10,
opening day, summer-like weather
prevailed, but on the principle, He
who laughs last last best, advocates
of the old May Is opening day are
now having their inning.-Rutland
News.
Once again let US try to impress
upon our friends up north - that be
lief in the early opening of the trout
season is not founded on the theory
that more fish can be caught in April
than in May. The idea is that if the
open season begins before conditions
are at their best the trout will have a
better chance for life, liberty and the
pursuit of happiness. For two years
! in Windham county the open season
began May Is. For two or three days
thereafter everybody went fishing and
everybody got fish; after that there
was nothing doing. Since the early
opening date went into effect there has
been no such concentrated onslaught
that is, no such effective onslaught
and the fishing has improved steadily
IN consequence.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1913-04-23

What was it that made Grace
Darling famous?
With her father, William Darling,
she rowed a boat a mile through a
rough sea from one of the Farne Is
lands on the coast of Northumberland
and rescued nine persons who remain
ed alive on the Longstone lighthouse
and it was because of the insistence
of his daughter that he went with her
on the rescue trip.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1913-04-23
Birds Voracious Feeders.

As instances of the amount of food
some birds consume, the Rev. c. T.
Phillips, vicar of IVegill, we'll
known Cumberland naturalist. the 9th
er day found in the crop of q wood
pigeon he shot 40 beech nuts, whilst
another wood-pigeon had devoured
more f1nely-chopped trump leaves than
L could hold in the palm of his hand.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1913-04-23

1t is suggested that the state board
of health make an investigation to
substantiate or disprove the assertion
that the schoolhouses in Vermont s
cities and large towns are "made to
burn. Not bad idea. If condit-
tions are as bad as they are pictured
we ought to know it; if not, we ought
to see that the accusations are taken
back.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1913-04-23

a drag. L was nreg-
ular, had cramps SO
b ad that / would
have to lie down, al
so a distressed feel
ing in lower part of
back, and headache
My abdomen w a S
sore and | know l
had organic infam-
nation.
Lydia E. Pink
hams V e g e t a b le
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1913-04-23
EeconciIabte.

The Duke de Roquelaure was told
that two ladies of the court had a
quarrel and had cast all kinds of in
yectives at each other. Did they call
each other homely?" asked the duke.
mo, my Lord" All right; then l
will see that they become reconciled."
Life.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1913-04-23
TO SUBSCRIBERS,

1t is the aim of the management to
secure efficient service in the delivery OF
cooperation of subscribers to that end
Prompt report should be given Of each
failure to receive the paper on the morn
telephone or postal card, thus enabling
the cause of the error to be promptly
and accurately discovered and the
proper remedy Immediately applied. It
is only by this method that the pub
Usher can secure the desired service.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1913-04-23

When Burlington man and wife
became involved in a noisy controversy
the other night a neighbor called out
the fire department-probably didn t
dare throw cold water on the perform
auce himself.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1913-04-23
TO ADVERTISERS.

Transient advertising-Run Of paper,
so cents an inch for first insertion; 25
cents an inch for each subsequent in
sertion. Limited space on first page at
double rates.
Space rates on application.
Classified advertisements Five cents
discount for each subsequent insertion
without change Of copy.
Reading Notices-Ten cents a line first
insertion with so per cent discount for
each subsequent insertion without
change of copy.
Position, 10 per cent extra.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1913-04-23

How many postage stamps are used
in the United States?
Perhaps the safest answer to this
would be that the government prints
10000 daily and that six days output
placed end to end would reach from
New York to San Francisco.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1913-04-23
OUR QUESTION BOX

How many coal mines in the United
States?
There are 1876 that produce 100000
tons, or more, each annually.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1913-04-23
CRAMPS,
HEADACHE,
BACKACHE,
Yield to Lydia E. Pinkhan's
Vegetable Compound.

Cedar Rapids, Iowa. q l was always
tired and weak and my homework was
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1913-04-23

1t is not pew religion, but do reli-
gion, that counts.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-02-12
. . The Manicure Ladv . :
By William F. Kirk
lkTWAS reading a poem the other
night, George" said the Mani

UTwAs reading poem the other
night, George" said the Mani
cure Lady, that said it was
better to speak kind of gentle and to
rule by love instead of fear Gee!' l
think that's a pretty sentiment: don't
you?"
There's lot of pretty sentiment in
the world" said the Head Barber, but
the doings don't fit in much with the
sentiment. Even the poets that write
beautiful thoughts don't live up to them.
Bobbie Burns wrote a lot of grand,
wonderful stuff-at least so the old
Scotch dad says-but I have looked up
Bobbie little, and it seems that he did
pretty much what he pleased while he
was here, which wasn't long enough"
well, anyhow" said the Manicure
Lady, 81 think 1t is kind of nice to
speak gentle as long as one can. OF
course, sometimes one can get tired of
speaking gentle when everybody else is
barking at he or she, and speaking
rough; but it is lots nicer. think, to
keep ones noodle as long as one can.
"Wilfred showed the folly of speak
ing rough the other night OF course,
the poor boy had a good deal of provo
cation, in a way, because the old gent
was all the time after him about how
poetry was drug on the market, and
how the average poet these days had to
borrow from his father or his sister to
keep from starving. That was kind Of
rough work, to be sure, because when
Wilfred has anything you can have any
part of it that he has, which he mostly
hasn't. He's like the fellow that would
give you his shirt, but never had any
thing else to give you.
But the mistake Wilfred made was
writing a satire on the old gent, just to
get even. Anyhow, he said it was a
satire, though goodness knows 1 don't
know a satire from fiatiron. He read
it to me before he showed 1t to the old
gent. and 1 told him that he would be
making the mistake of his life if he
read it to father, expecting, as Wilfred
does, to be drawing now and again on
the old gent the same as in the glad
days of yore. This is how the satire
read, George:
ODE TO A CRUEL SIRE"
"Oh, cruel sire, who balks my every
move,
Who does not know the holiness of love,
Such as a father for child should feel
Who merely asks from him good
square meal.
The way to Hades is long, smooth
road,
Ger which a million million souls have
flowed,
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-02-12
Al TIE TELEPHONE.

An amusing telephone story is told
of a lady whose name is Brown. One
morning recently she proceeded from
the breakfast table to the telephone in
the hall, to order some things from the
butcher.
"Hallo!" said Mrs. Brown. rs that
Mr.. Batty's?"
Yes"
We'll, this is Mrs. Browns residence
Will you send me large, thick steak
by 4 o'clock"
The boy in the butchers shop hap
pened to answer the telephone, and
promptly responded:
well, you just bet your sweet life
will"
do you know, sir, to whom you are
speaking?" Indignantly inquired Mrs
Brown.
Sure, l do said the boy. You're
Jenny, Mrs. Browns cook.
you are mistaken, young man. You
are speaking with Mrs. Brown herself
us that 500" replied the boy. "Ther
in that case, madam, We'll call the bel
off,
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-02-12
Attains Ideal Figure in Year Given to Exercise;
''Most Perfect Woman"
Girl Now Plays With Weights
Once Used by SandoW, the
Champion Strong Man.

NEW YORK, Feb 12.-Declared by
numerous medical experts and profess
sors of physical culture to be the most
perfectly formed woman in America,
Miss Caroline Baumann has today come
forth to claim the laurels as the near
est approach to the physical perfectness
conceded to the famous Venus de Milo.
Here are Miss Baumann's measure
ments: Height, feet inches; weight,
1856 pounds; bust, 3S inches; hips, 81
inches.
A remarkable thing about the physi-
cal condition Of Miss Haumann is found
in the statement that she attained it in
less than one years constant devotion
to certain periods of exercise.
Although Miss Baumann weighs only
1875 pounds, an example of her wonder
full strength may be obtained from the
following: She lifts a huge dumbbell
that Sandow, the worlds strongest
man, formerly performed with, and
poises it above her head with cOnsid-
cradle ease. She can lift 10 pounds
with one hand and can play ball with
cannon balls weighing 100 pounds, with
the same ease as if she was using peas
Miss Baumann has long blond hair,
blue eyes and an abundance of natural
color. She never uses cosmetics.
IF women We're TO exercise regularly
they would produce or reduce the flesh
they lack or have in excess and would
be truly beautiful, symmetrical and
graceful" she says. Strength building
does not mean hard work, for hard
work methods destroy beauty and the
refinement Of beauty"
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-02-12

And you, cruel sire, NAV ha IT,.
fine day soma
Unless you smooth your so.,-
thorny way. 100
asked for six bits, and yop sor
two, save ne
| never seen a 0rueller sire than you.,
That WAS kind of raw worl, =.
part Of the kid" said the Head Pn,. .ae
but 1t is the best verse Of his tb ,t' Oe''
ever read to me. I'll bet tha ola you
opened the door and said .con Ssa'
least that's what 1 would have H., , !"
And that's what the old ear. a.
said the Manicure Lady. Tn +L 1OHs =,
days poets used to have 49, '' oa
opened for them to walk IN W.. uoof
nave the door opened for them NV w tney
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-02-12
S7~N~NN~---NI~NSa.-
NURSE HELPS
YOUNG GIRLS
She Knew From Exna.
rience Just What Was
Needed. Describes
One Remarkable
Case.

Watonga, Okla.-Mrs. Ida BoIr.
ger, of this town, makes the follow
Ing interesting statement for nub.
lication:
Il suffered for 20 years with won.
anly troubles, and in this time tried
several different treatments. but got
no better.
Il finally got hold of a Ladies
Birthday Almanac and read about
Cardui, the woman'x tonic.
i had not taken very much of It
before l was entirely well.
81 do some nursing, and have
given Cardui, the woman's tonic 10
lots of women with good results
Il use this medicine a great deal
in treating young girls. 4 Young
girl came to my house one day last
summer. She had taken cold at the
wrong time, and was in a terrible
condition. ] went to the druggist,
bought her a bottle of Cardui, and
the third dose she took did the work.
She is now entirely well.
you may use my name in any
way you desire, as 7 am anxious to
do anything l can to help suffering
women"
For more than 80 years Cardui has
been in widely extended use by
women of all ages, and has given
perfect satisfaction as remedy fol
helping rebuild womanly strength
and health.
Try Cardui yourself 1t will help
you. Your druggist sells it.
n. B.-Write to: Chattanooga lledi-
cine Co, Ladies' Advisory Dept, Chat
tanOoga, Tenn, for Special instructions
on your case and 64-page book, Home
Treatment for Women sent in PLAIN
yoN6GEEEIIcoo-o oo~%/>~Ny~C-~l--J~JNy>o0~
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-02-12
ADVICE TO THE LOVELORN By Beatrice Fairfax

young man who was very friendly
toward me. He asked If he might
call. AS some time has elapsed since
he asked my permission to call,
would it be proper for me to write,
asking him to call? L. s. d.
You gave your permission, and the
fact that he has not awaited himself Of
1t would indicate that he doesn't value
1t very highly. Let the matter end
here
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-02-12
Do You Know

Australians and New Zealanders
are the greatest meat eaters in the
world. The former eat 1852 pounds of
meat year each, and the latter 2l2
pounds. Americans eat 1856 pounds, and
the British only 1870 pounds.
Charlottenburg, the fashionable west
ern suburb of Berlin, is known as the
widows town" At the last census no
fewer than 1883 widows were regis
tered as residing within it's boundaries.
This is very nearly half of the total
surplus of women over men that is to be
found in the town-29,24O In no other
town in Germany can such a proper
tionate surplus of the female sex be
found. The number Of widoWers is eX-
traordinarily small in proportion, being
only 1855.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-02-12
DON'T TRY.
Dear Miss Fairfax

DVUT MISS dIIIdN,
| have been keeping company
with a young man one year, my
senior about year. Some time
ago we had a petty quarrel. and
since then / had not heard from
him. Last week l received a letter
from him, in which he states that
he is sorry and wishes to make up.
He tells me he still loves me, but
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-02-12

the trouble is I do not love him as
! did before. MARY.
Quarrels are so senseless hope you
will make up this one, but only as
friends. Give him to understand you
will be friends, but can never love him.
DON'T DO 1T.
Dear Miss Fairfax:
Recently while at a ball met