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The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-03-04
Politics i'll Vermont.
{ Boston Transcript.


There was Il time, not so very many
ycars ago when Vermont nee led no
watching. politically speaking. She
could he depended upon 10 stand with
cut hitching. Her Republican ma iori-
ties would OF coUrsc vary from yc;u
10 year. bat they did NOT approach the
danger ime I-atterly. however. the
spirit Of division aud unrest has affect
cd even her. The man who first irl aH
assault upon her solidarity WIS PEREZ
val Clement WHO wished 10 lie GOV
ernor. ami though he dii NOT ~,trgeed
he made a breach ia the rauks which
has never been wholly healed. While
her electoral vote was given To Pref
dent Tart Ia 1912. i wa, nv tine rarfoU
margin ot about I 100 over Eoo~eee!l.
/ DOUBTLESS many 81 those who de.eltcd
I ne old standard 90 that occasion haN"
( returned 10 H. bat there Is ~Jitj an eie
ueut Of il>aileetiou that causlu@
+ ,eEac apprehension 10 vi-'y a, .n,f ce'r
I ut congressional election.
The aanouarc..crt h. s.9a-ra~-s l- 81
'lumt"y thar be a1a asE ae p a@a-.
/ dale tot Reduction sill matte ~olu' -
/ tit1"u brisk IN tta ~@rua,i tdBere->in.
I - ,tstrlet II rr pas a.. Tt.lih#r s.
candidates looking fer III ~eae~. 4
would doubtless haze made Things
"as.cr f he had again offered himself
for the oUiira.es o. that district IL
rcPrcs cutcd broad SERVED not OILY j..
national bat i'm international atEar-
""' even had thefe h%'a '"' 50
Sl'te Pflae """'9 'oopt,e>N nave I'P'
n't' III tl9 ~'''~ us "2' "'.# N'S
II necessary le swap H"f>'7 "h'i1 "f"so
i"@ streams anu l"eit are $" many 'al !
hoiSes th3t the SITUATION Is hAti% T" bt
more OF less complicated III - lh fA'
Second d'stne' that sue F'I'@~-iH'
strength was most iotMi'"'l". a' ~,
sac Of what may be iaft 81 III Is stiI
III Hh Nh""h quantity JUICE +.
honi son - Barton and former Ne!a
| or =. ". Fthe"h OF l''a''i'nofo. h"'s
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-03-04

The no-hcense victory in Bennington
yesterday Was the biggest surprise OF
the day. Bennington is the one large
town in the state which mad been con
sistentlv license since the local OPP
ton law vent into effect. Bennington
is situated in the southwest corner Of
the state, close to license towns in
both Massachusetts, and New York, 50
that its allconiitions have been diff
fcrcut froE taos If other towns. just
What eject The 10 ,oie viii ha7c
~ b. Bennington .luh .nd the liz.
-!uh; beth CT ~h,eh have maintalnsd
cafes with h4uld chser available, re
mans 10 De seen
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-03-04
YOUR SHOE REPAIRING

To be worth while should be good re
pairing That requires that tb- Very
best OF stock and materials should be
used and that is all | DO use 3 sides
repairing ] make shoes to order and
have q very complete line Of shoes,
slippers, ruhbers and footwear of all
kinds. c. l.. Kaye, snocist, Elliot st.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-03-04
TO SURSc RIDERS.

1t Is. the aim of the management to
secure efficient service in the delivery Of
the paper each night, and It sohcitS the
co-operation OF subscribers to that end.
Prompt report should be gwen 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. 1t is only
by this 'ethod that the publisher can Sc
cure the desired service.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-03-04
THERE ISM T A DAY

Goes hy that does not see ouf stock OF
biz bargains reduced materially It +
rapidly nearing the ;jme when we aust
move to our new bnilding on Elliot
street aud We are planBin@ to move q
little as possible. Ii makes no differ
ence whaf it j you need o. wish IN he
household furnishing line, If il i -
our stock it is to be had 1t bargain
price. Emerson 4 Son. Main street.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-03-04

For some time the appointment o.
collectors OF customs iii tho two Yer.
mont districts under the Wilson admin
istration has been the subject of con
siderable Speculation The candidate,
for the position to succeed Collectoe
Charles II. Darling have been Mayo
James +. Burke and Deputy Coilector
George II. BurIeson of Burlington and
II, H. comings Of Richford, while
Thomas H. Browne of Rutland Yer
mont member Of the Democratic ~
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-03-04
WHEN SLIDING BY

Slip into Sherry 5 restaurant on Main
street hill aad: get 4 cup Of coffee to
improve your state of mind. We are
perfectly willing to discuss the weather
# YOU feel the need Of THAT rs well as
something good to eat at most any old
time, day or night. Cooking is what
makes things taste good and when it
comes TO cooking there IS 10 other place
in town that can produce better.
Shcrry's restaurant on Main street
hiil
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-03-04
WHAT TOYS WE MAKE

Are of the substantial kind and they
may be purchased in Brattleboro at
several different places handling chil,
dren 5 toys. Our big plant on Flat
street is turning out hundreds Of them
daily and they are shipped to all parts
of the world but we always take care
of the home trade by having good
stock in the hands of local dealers. =
5. a. Smith Manufacturing ca
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-03-04

The Boston Herald full, into "a com
mon error WHEN it assumes shat the
adoption of the Carnegie Foundation
experts advice TO educate Vermont s
sons and daughters for service il, the
state would mean schoolin" then,
only for the con-baru and lumber
camp. Ii is true that Vermont cos,
taius few large citics. but Tho Herald 5
statement !bat Its ;, sources are al
most wholly in pasture and meadow,
furcst ana quarry fails entirely to
take into consideration the growing
Importance of the state : manutactur
ing interests and the great oppor
tunity that exists for further develop
ment in this line We suggest that tbs
secretary OF the Greater Vermont as
ISOLATION 90. in touch with the Herat
editorial writer and supply him viii
few facts and figures for future
reference.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-03-04
LIGHT YOUR LIGHT.

There is nothing that will attract
attention like light. An electric
sign is the modern way to advertise.
Are you among the live onesf Think
this over and let US know Were our
representatives can tell you all about
an electric sign.-Twin State Gas d
Electric Co
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-03-04
Member of the Associated Press.
WEDN ESDAY, MARCH /, 1914.
YESTERDAYS ACCOMPLISHMENTS

The Rcformer is inclined to View
with satisfaction the outcome of the
various matters which came up fol
settlement at Yesterdays town meet
ing. The decisive majority for ne
license i, atiiying to all sincere be
heyer> in Il clean town and indicates
healthy local sentiment toward this
problem. The increased appropriation
for the library is also CONNIE ndablc
as well is the provisions tor more sieo
Main street bridge to conform to he
expected railroad Improvements. Eco
nomical administration ought to. max,
il possible for the town to 20 tmou2r
the comm. year on the amount OF
revenue tnu- a eeAt tas will raise.
In connection viii Yesterday > -14,e;
/ lu". however. something should he said
regarding the shpshod way IN whics
/ the halloting IVES conductor. The SO
rctary Of state is Doubtless resporsi
/ ble Ton the confusion that WAS caHsa,
! b, the fact thai the ballots On liccrsc
primaries and the state house PROPOSE
ton were identical in size, shape an,
color. but lie cannot he blamed for In,
( absence Of yotih" booths and the fail
IRE to supply means for marking th'
\ different ballots Every citizen is sap
posed to have the right to east M
vote in secret, hut there WASH t a grta
dead OF secrecy attendant upon yester
day $ ballotin9. Ia the case OF In
state building proposition the vote II
this town was unqucstionably invalid
since the law authorizing it distinct
provided that it should be taken undc
the regulations that prevail at genera
elections, namely, these of the Austr.
ban system.
Hctuus from various parts Of i
state Indicate Il decisive sentiment /
favor Of Il direct primary law IN
Il less stron" feeling against IL
construction Of It new state buldin
Ia Montpelier. il viii bc interestln
to see whether the latter cxprcssio
Vii revive the agitation in favor
moving the state capital to Buriin.to
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-03-04
BIG REDUCTIONS

On fur robes street and stable blank
cts and carriage heaters. | have the
large wagon umbrellas at Sl1l and
larger and better ones for SID. Storm
horse covers nj all prices. Come in and
see NY bargains. also have a large
line OF veterinary medicines. Rex
Renson. Elliot St Phone. 454 NJ.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-03-04
EVERY KIND OF A SAW

Now on the market is included IN our
stock There is Just the plain. every
lay hand saw, special saws for particu-
lar work; the saws for cord wood and
the crosscut saws OF all sizes. good
saw j. il necessity. Any saw bought OF
MS is !. good saw. We have no others.
Mcllcn Hardware Co. Main ,treet.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-03-04
A FURTHER REDUCTION

llas been made in the prizes Of my
y och - mliliuery. busr about =
trimmed LIT that nu.t 20 At some
pr.cs ana y ths figure. 7 ha7 : PLACED
en- them the vii net Etay long with
NE The sans IS trus OF all my stock.
| an to take a vacation IN short time
so there IS no time to lose N takin z
advantage CT theze bargains. lIrs.
I1s--- r. ,r1-~, St-=-4
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-03-04
WE ARE nACfS

II our eli nn0risrs nh4eb have been
thcroaehi, rs4"s ated 4nl have .aaed
- cur stack i rsss Int snaenss "a
and E apcra.ed Milk: We also have &
complete stock OF Teas, Coffees, Cocoa,
Spices of all kinds. and Candy. The
Direct Importing Company sell high
=. q - Is - l-r est
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-03-04

DeBoer in 1912 was willing to con
slider unanimous nomination TO the
governorship rs a command from the
people, but II didu t come. And til"
plain truth is that it ism t likely t.
come in the ease of Mr., Proatv either,
with the ,enatorship under con~idera-
ton.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-03-04

Almost sugar weather, and almost
tin1c for it,
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-03-04

And 10 think that Bennington, oil all
places should have gone arid,
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-03-04

I'D many . zelt-mada man has
Ser -,r--. A. ~ a +2.i---..-~,,ee1 49, Z
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-03-04

Is .=e, 70 believe that Jos=r1 =
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-03-04
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of copy.
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The Press., 1914-02-25
HOMES 0E THE sYRIANs.
Where 1t Is Little Trouble to "Taks
 up Thy Bed and Walk"

UP Thy 6ed and WalkP
 On the right as you enter the house stands small structure of sun dEied brick, called mekhdaah, It is about i've feet high, six feet long and n foot deep. On the inner side it is divided into openings of different sizes and serves the cosmopolitan purpose of q china closet, kettle cupboard, a place for fathers Turkish pipe nargile) and tobacco and whatever other little ar ticles 1t may be convenient for the moment to thrust into It.
 The mankedah (fifeplace) is at the forward end of this structure, It is such fireplace as you would build at fl picnic-square, open it the top for the kettle to set in and Tt one side to admit the fuel, It is built of clay mix ed with straw and fine quartz. There Is no chimney, The smoke floats in the house with the sufferance of pub lie opinion. The ceiling is black and shining, as if it had been vanished. The earthen floor is painted frequently with red mud and rubbed with q smooth stone until it shines. It is fur nished with straw mats, cushions and in the winter season soft and fluffy sheepskins
 There are no chairs, no bedsteads, The family sit and sleep on the floor The bed consists of thick cushion for mattress. stuffed with wool or cotton. Il pillow of the same mnterial and Il quilt for cover, So when Jesus said to the man he had healed, Arise, take up thy bed and walk" the man did not have very much to carry, In the daytime the beds are either roll ed up. ench one, in Il heap and left on the floor next to the wall or put in Il recess in the wall. constructed for the purp0se.-Atl tlnntie Monthly.
The Press., 1914-02-25
TACT OF EUGENE.
Diplomacy of the French Empress on
 a Question of Dress,

a Question of Dress. A curious instance of the diplomatic methods of the ex-Empress Eugenie Is worth recalling,
 When Queen Victoria, Prince Albert and the princess royal were about to visit Napoleon III, and the Empress Eugenie il was feared Ut the French court that the young princess royal would not he dressed in n style that would hurmonize with French taste The question was how to beguile her royal parents into dressing the child in a suitable manner,
 In this difficulty the empress had il really brilliant idea, The height and other measurements of the princess royal were obtained and a doll of eX- actly the same size procured. The doll was provided with a large and eXquis- itely finished rousseau, and it was then dispatched to Buckingham pal ace as an imperial gift to the princess,
 The expected happened, Queen Vie tOria, enchanted with the dolls ward robe, transferred most of the outer garments to her daughter for use dur ing their visit to the emperor and emiEeSS- The result was that the princess appeared at her best, and ev- erybofty watS pleaSed-Lohlon Spe<'- rat,lr
The Press., 1914-02-25
FACED A FOREIGN FLAG.
4 sritisb seamsn's Prank That En.
 raaad ft1a Rraziliane.

4 British ssaman's Prank Thst En.
 ragged the 6rsxjlians.
 The hnRl,oF Of ttIu de JnneirO is one of the wonders of tliF world You enter Darrow strnit guarded by a towering cOiIirnl mOnntAiD and discOv. CT giOFinls inland sea surrounded on every side ny abrupt aud preeipi- tons aDsOuntAns. many of them with the most fHntnstic outlines l should imagine. says tue Hon stephen Cole ridge in Memories, that all the fleets of the world might anchor there in safety
 In the early seventies couple Of English bluejackets in search of Hd- venture climbed to the top or Ihe mountain that guards the entrAnce hauled after them nAgstafT and a union jack. set up the pole On the summit and unfurled the dag to the breeze,
 The astOunded and indignant Brazil. fans awoke one morning to ind an alien bunting flying over their territory from It's most conspicuous emtnence Protests were lodged with vhe English minister. who with the utmost DO liteness. ApOIogtzed for the thoughtIesS escapade of some entirely unknown persons and gravely told the Brazilian government that of course ne would have no possible objection to the prompt removal of the flag and pole The emperor, however. could find no subject in all his wide empire who would volunteer to make the hsrent to the summit of the mountain. which the people of Rio de JaneirO consider ed nnScnlahle +. -s. ..,
 In this embarrassing dilemma the Brazilian government determined to knock over the stnff by shooting at it. The Brazilian fleet was ordered to shoot the offending pole of the top of the mountain Either they could not train their guns to the required nnGle Of eIevntiOn or the target was t"" mar row for a successful shot Al any rate. the English flag flying over the proud Brazilian city remained hrnving the battle and the breeze till II rotted away
The Press., 1914-02-25
A: Popular Verdict
Based on Evidence of Stafford Springs
 >>@- tt People.

Based on Evidence of Stafford Springs
 v >.>- ts People. NJ, Grateful thousands tell it
 Of weak backs made strong s'H ~ Of weak kidneys made we'll F'
 Urinary disorders corrected.
 Stafford Springs people add their testimony.
 They praise Doan's Kidney Pills. }
 Stafford Springs evidence is now complete. '~@
 Stafford Springs testimony is con firmed
 Reports of early relief substanti- ated.
 Merit dnubly proved by test of time
 Let Stafford Springs citizen speak.
 Mrs. FIG. Lynch, Stafford Springs, Conn. says: "I am pleased to say few words in praise of Doan's Kid. ,. ney Pills. Both and another of my family have used them with good results for kidney disorders. We have procured our supply of Doan's Kidney Pills at the Eaton Drug Store and have never used another remedy that has given such great benefit. .
 For sale by all dealers. Price 30 cents. Foster Milburn Co.,, Buffalo, New York, sole agents for the United States.
 Remember the name-Doan's- and take no other.
The Press., 1914-02-25
What Killed the Adlutant.


 There Is story of an English officer, Colonel FitzRoy, that dates back to 1860. FitZTiOy when in India was pos sessed of an air gun, and one after noon he took shot at an adJutant, h bird which, being an excellent scaven- ger, is protected from injury by fine of 100 rupees, Several people saw the bird fall, but heard no report, There was, of course, hubbub, and a court of inquiry was ordered to investigate the birds death.
 As luck would have it, FitzRoy was appointed president of the court, the finding of which wns duly recorded as follows: The court, having carefully Investigated all the evidence brought before it, has come to the conclusion that the bird died of sunstroke (Stgnedl Phil FitzROy, Captain and President.
The Press., 1914-02-25
Lines by a Sick Poet.

Mir William Watson, when i'll in Lon don and attempting dinner for which he had no appetite, scribbled these lines on scrap of paper. which he threw to his attendant: Strange sauce that's mingled with the meat,
 Strange meat that's mingled with the sauce-in vain eat and, wond ring what and why 1 eat Long for the porTdge of my youth again.
 London Chronicle,
The Press., 1914-02-25
sharnanina . PookafIsnIfs.

Cutters nave certain rules for sharp sning FaZ0Fs. poeketkhiVes, ctr, "A fHZOF" said one of the craft, must be laid naI on the hone, because it Is bol low ground and requires fine edge RnI p0oketknife requires 8 stitf edge. ma rhs moment you lay it flat on a sIone, so as to touch the polished side, y0n lnjure the edge. Ii must be held al an angle of twenty 10 twenty five de grees and have an edge similar to a rhiStsl
The Press., 1914-02-25
Waddad Euahrn,ls.

In Turkey meeting eyebrows are greatly admired. and the women use artificial means to bring the brows to this condition, and if art cannot induce thin eyebrows to grow they make Hp by drawing black line with paste,
 It would appear that the Greeks ad- miFed bFows which almost met, and the fashionable inhabitants of Rome not only approved of them, but resort ed to pigments to make up the lack which sometimes existed.
 Some proverbs state that the person whose eyebrows meet will always have good luck, while others state exactly the reverse. The Chinese say that people whose eyebrows meet can neV- CT hope to attain to the dignity of q minister of state," and in Greece of today the man whose bfOws meet is said to be a vampire, while in Den mark and Germany 1t is said he is weFewolf.-London Spectator.
 An invitation,
 sWhat are y0u thinking of, Miss Wembutf'
 "0f your name MT, Hnggins
 My namer
 .Yes as Shakespeare says, Is there anything in namef" Seattle Post-ln- teiligenceF.
The Press., 1914-02-25
CC1acred Awful Pains
 From Stomach Trouble
Sick Three MOnihS-cOuld Eat NOth- ing-Only Relief Was Dr. kennedy's FaVOriie
 Remedy.

Read what Mrs. May T. Bartlett, of Salem, Mass, says in recent letters ''I shall never be without Dr. David Kennedy's Favorite Remedy again. When wrote for 2 sample bottle I was suffering badly with my stomach and from eonstipa ion. I could eat hardly anything and would lave awful pains. I was down sick for three months that summer and could take nothing but gruel and beef tea. l am now ca my second bottle of Dr. Kennedy's Fa- vorite Remedy. My stomach is better, my bowels move freely. l used to have severe headaches but do not now. Not only has it helped me, but four of my friends who have been troubled with constipation Ere | ing it and have been benefited"
 DF. David Kennedy's Fayorita Remedy has had 40 years of wonderful success in Kidney, Liver and Blood troubles. A phr~ sieian's prescription, formerly used in h. . large private practise, and now prepared for general use. Write to-day for free sam pie and booklet of valuable information. Or. David Kennedy Co.,. Rondout, N. Y.
The Press., 1914-02-25
Dixie Land.

Where the southern states and the Dixie" Is told in the history of the old Citizens bank of New Orleans, which the London Financial Times gives Prior to the war between the states the bank. which had power to issue paper notes. put out several millions of dollars in denominations of $10 and $2O. The ten dollar bills were engrav- ed in French. with the word Dix" (tenD prominently featured on the back The bills became known as "DixiGs." and, this money becoming popular, Louisiana became known as ''the land of the Dixies,, and at last the term came to include aa the southern states under the familiar Dixie Land"
The Press., 1914-02-25
THIRTY YEARS AGO.
Kebruary as. bod.
EtenE Of local interest taken from u 6 cOIub n
 Of The PFefs, thirty years ago.

Thomas e. Hodgson has received the appointment as prosecuting agent.
 E. K. spaulding from Orcuttville has taken the west center store in Central Hall block, and will open in it a variety store.
 A man named Henry M. Calkins, who lived on the Wardwell place in West Stafford, was found dead. in the road in somers, near the Somers and Stafford town line Sunday morning. He had left his home apout six o'clock Saturday evening, and went to Haz- ardVille. On the return journey he fell with his face upon the wheel, af- terwards to the ground. The freshly fallen snow showed no signs that he moved after falling, and his nose was ground as if it had been some time pressed upon the revolving wheel. His hat was found in the road between Somers and Somersville. His horse returning without him caused search to be made.
The Press., 1914-02-25
All Sha Askad-

My dear. some of these days l will bring you string of perfectly match ed pearls,
 Forget those dreams, Harold, yHwned his wife, Just bring me u string nf pei fectly matched sausages when you come home tonight -"-Chi ''ugu Journal
The Press., 1914-02-25
Gausd AimsaIf.

If Fmhduh hadn't displayed come unexpected energy today should have fired him
 And what direction did hts unex- peetCl energy take:"
 He went out and got himSelr an- nther job. VI Louisville Courier-lourRaL
The Press., 1914-02-25
RkIIl.

Son ,a golf enthnsiastI You must ac knowiedge. father, that it requires a great deal of skill to drive hall a hundred yards Old Farmer -Shucks' II hpn't require half as much skill as II does tO drive pig fifty feet Bos ton Transcript,
The Press., 1914-02-25
The Indian Version.

An Indian who had been told by a white man that feathers were good to sleep upon secured 2 feather and slept upon it.
 White man heap big liar" was his comment National Monthly.
The Press., 1914-02-25
Love of Nature.

After q man has lived in tow Il about his soul, he begins to love the scenery back Sn the old farm, which he didn't have time to look at when he was working sixteen hours a day.-Toledo Blade.
The Press., 1914-02-25
A Bio Door.

The following iS a copy of bill posted on the wall of a country village in England: "A lecture on total absti hence will be delivered in the open air, and collection will be made at the door to defray expenses"