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The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-02-02
WOMEN TO BETTER PRISONS
Coast to Coast Crusade by Thousand
Well Known Workers

More than n thousand prominent wo
men will aid in a country wide crusade
for prison reform, plans for which have
been outlined by the women's depart
ment of the National Civic federation.
We shall work with the various or
CARNATIONS interested in prison reform
throughout the country" said Miss
Maud Wetmore, daughter of the for
mer United States senator from Rhode
Island and national chairman of the
woman's work in the federation. I'VE
also hope to have the cooperation OF
all the governors in this work"
The women will also carry on ma
ton wide campaign for clean food.
What we mean by clean food" said
Miss Wetmore, lis the improvement OF
the insanitary manner in which food Is
handled in some of the markets and
stores"
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-02-02
Fifty Miles to Market.

1t is not an uncommon thing in France
to see farmer forty or fifty miles from
home in wet weather with load. IL
he sees a prospect of a three days rain
he puts his tarpaulin over his load. a
cover over his horses and a waterproof
coat on and starts off TO market He
may go fifty miles before he finds a
market that suits him. or he may know
in advance just where he is going.
You do not often see anybody driving
fifty miles through a rainstorm in the
United States to find a market for a
load of hay, but it is not uncommon to
see farmers wagons forty or fifty miles
from home in France. They choose the
wet weather for that purpose. Their
roads are as good then as at any time.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-02-02
MUTE APPEAL TO WILSON
IN DRAWINGS BY CONVICT.
PhiIanthropists Befriend Sing Sing
Prisoner Spurned by His Family.

When President Wilson reached
Washington after his vacation on the
gulf coast he found awaiting him two
pencil portraits, one of himself and
the other of Mrs. Wilson. There also
was Il story the like of which he has
not met with every day since he en-
tered the White House.
The pictures are the work of a con
Wet in Sing Sing prison, and the story
is that of his life. Both pictures and
story are remarkable, SO much SO that
several philanthropists IN New York,
which was the scene in recent years of
the crime of which the prisoner was
convicted, have seen that the pictures
We're sent TO the White House and
f have tried TO implant bit of hope in
the man behind the bars.
1T would be most unfortunate If his
name should become known" said one
of the persons interested. for it would
immediately recall attention to the
crime To do so would injure the man
in prison. He has turned his back OF
the past. He has become q model pris
oner Besides, It would be a crushing
blow 10 the mans family. occupying
rs they do a place of some prominence
/ They long ago disowned him"
One day the convict saw another
prisoner at work on a picture. Late
small bit of lead was doing consid
cradle work each night in another cell
This time it was the photographs o
the president and his wife that servet
rs originals. They were being repro
duced on pieces of paper two feet Ions
and a foot or more wide, fastened {
the wall OF the cell.
Then came n visit from the philan
thropists. For n long time they ha'
been interested in the young man. Ii
fact, for five years they had sought I
get inside the armor of mOrosenes
, that seemed TO envelop him. At inter
walls they saw the pictures developing
gave their encouragement. and finall
one day they We're completed.
A remarkable result of the work.
said one of the philanthropists. IVA
its dispelling of the hopeless attitud
of the prisoner. He grew infatuate
with his work. His mind took on
new lease Of life from having some
o thing to do. The man talked abou
/ the pictures and about himself. Th
!. shell of moroseness was cast off. II
: was indeed a study in psychology"
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-02-02
Obsolete Cures.

1t was formerly believed that epilep-
sy could be cured by wearing a silver
ring made from a coffin nail. Seven
drops of blood from the tail of a cat
criminal were said TO be valuable rem
edies for epilepsy. TO cure a felon or
run around hold the finger in a cats
ear for half an hour. For toothache
trim your finger nails on Friday or eat
bread that a mouse has nibbled or car
~ in your pocket a tooth from a sol
der killed in battle. For ranula OF
the tongue spit on q frog. For alco
holism drown an eel in brandy and
make the drunkard drink the brandy
To cure warts rub the wart with a pc
tato and feed the potato TO pig.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-02-02
The Tibetan Bible.

The Kah-gyur. or 1ibetan Bible. con-
sists of Jos volumes of 1000 pages
each. containing 1883 separate books.
Each OF the volumes weigh ten pounds
and forms a package twentysix inches
long, eight inches broad and eight
inches deep. This Bible requires a
dozen yaks for its transport. and the
carved wooden blocks from which ii
is printed need rows of houses, like a
city. for their storage. A tribe of Mon
gols paid 1000 oxen for a copy of this
Bible In addition to the Bible there
are 225 volumes of commentaries
which are necessary for its under
standing There is also a large coilec
ton OF revelations which supplement
the Bible.-I.ondon Tit-Bits.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-02-02
Are All Children Liars?

Every teacher knows that every
child is a liar. but he does not know
that savage man is also a liar. that
the two phases are comparable and
that it is merely the desire of the
child, as. indeed. with savage man. TO
tell you something which will please
you and to concoct the most astonish-
ing fabrications to satisfy that desire
A teacher knowing this would not
brand the child as a liar and punish it
accordingly. but by careful converse
ton cure the lying phases of child life.
So. too. there are many other phases,
such as playing with fire and the
formation of boy gangs, hooliganism
etc, all, in fact. racial traits.-"Child-
hood" by Frederick Davis.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-02-02
WEST BRATTLEBORO.

Miss Blanche Clark of Elm Grove
is visiting her sister, Mrs. Hoyt H.
Barber
Mrs. II. F. Weatherhead has so far
recovered from her fall on the ice that
she IS able to be out again
The Ladies Benevolent society of
the Baptist church plan to have an
entertainment and sale Feb. y at the
vestry.
Miss Leonard, the teacher, returned
to West Brattleboro Saturday and re-
sumed her teaching this morning. She
had been at her home in Fitchburg a
month. because of illness.
The Twentieth Century club will be
entertained by Mrs. Ernest NJ Good.
enough Wednesday afternoon. There
/ Will be a business meeting AT 4
. clock. 1t i hoped that every mem
Der viii he present.
Mrs. Tarant who was operated upon
m the Mclrose hospital Il month ago
returned to her home on Elliot street
Sunday. Mrs. Hubbard was dis
charged from the hospital today an,
Vent to her home on High street
The Ladies Benevolent society o
the Baptist church met two DAYS las
week with Mrs. Lowell Patch and sew
ed for the society. They tied Il quill
and accomplished much work The,
will meet with the president, Mrs i
/ /. Perry Wednesday to sew.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-02-02
DAYS OF DIZZINESS.
Come TO Hundreds Of Brattleboro
People.

There are days Of dizziness;
Spells of headache, languor, back
acne;
Sometimes rheumatic pains;
often urinary disorders.
DoaH's Kidney Pills are especially
for kidney ills.
Endorsed in Brattleboro by grateful
friends ana neighbors.
Mrs NJ. f.. Moore, 3 Elm ST., Brat
tlcboro. VT, says: For several months
| suffered from duh backaches In the
morning when | got up, | often had
bnckaehes and dizzy spells. 4 ncighbor
had used Doan s Kidney Pills with such
good results thar was finally induced
to try them, getting box ut the Brat
tlcboro Drug Co Drug store They
relieved me Of the backache and re-
moved the other symptoms Of the
trouble. / have felt like a different
person since and consequently am
pleased to recommend Doan Kidney
rills. ="
For sale by all dealers. Price .
cents. Foster MiIburn CO., Buffalo, New
York, sole agents for the United
States.
Remember the name-Doan 's-an.
take no other.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-02-02
TOWNSHEND.
sophomores Successful Entertainment

The entertainment given in Seminary
hall Friday evening under the auspices
of the sophomore class was a success.
There was a large attendance of inter-
ested people. The program opened with
a selection by an orchestra, led by H.
j Heath. and composed of Butler,
Phillips, Robinson, Russell and Edith
Landman The second number was an
interesting farce entitled The Quack.
Tie parts were all well taken by Gus
y. Hawkins Leroy c. Spiller. Arthur
+. Cutler. Ross f. Newell, Della +.
Beehe. Ruth Farnum and Florence
Howard. Miss Madge Elwell. and Mis-,
Eta Thomas sang duet, Florence
Howard accompanying. Miss Ada Mann
rccited The Deacon : Search for .
Wife 4 piano solo was reuutred b>
Miss Florence Howard. Another tarc.
Was given entitled Waiting 10" tn,
Train. the parts Of which were takcl
~ Arthur f.. Wright, Guy f. Barry
Eta H. Thomas, Maud WelIman an.
Edith Kinder, the children : parts ee
/ iu9 taken by Raymond Barry, Huti
4 Parry aud Julie Sparks. The farce wa
Very humorous and the parts we'll rem
dered. The rest Of the evening wa
spent socially with some very pictur
esque marches by the members OF tn
school and their friends. The phvsiea
culture classes are bearing fruit thu
early in the grace Of manner aprarcn
III tile marching.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-02-02
BELLOWS FALLS NEWS
Universalists Will Call a Pastor.

In the Baptist church yesterday the
subject of Rev. j. W. Chesbro's ser
mon was But We See Jesus. and in the
evening it was Songs in the Night.
Rev. Dr. Pratt at the congregational
church spoke upon Some Greater
Works Before Us, while in the even
INC the service was in charge of the
Young people of the church. In the
Methodist church Rev. G. w Bur Ike
took for his subject How to Make Good
in the morning and in the evening ii
was Astounding Opposition to Good
Deeds.
In the Univcrsalist church Sunday
Rev. George f. Fortier of Rutland
state superintendent of Universalist
churches IN Vermont, preach A meet
ing II the church members and congre
gation of the Universalst church hele
Il special meeting Thursday evening t,
! discuss the calling of a pastor, and i
is understood that the call will be ex
! tended during this week, although few
/ outside know who the man is upor
whom the church looks with favor. Tn,
I church has been without a regular pas
tor since last Summer, when Rev. c
4 i. Eaton accepted a call 10 the churcl
] in St .Iohnsburv.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-02-02
DUMMERSTON HILL.

John Thayer has bought handsome
iron gray horse of T. \. Larrow.
Lyman Ingraham of Cossayuna, \.
Y. is visiting at the Betterley home
stead.
Mrs. Rosetta Knight is visiting her
nephew, Clifford TImson. in Brattle-
boro.
Miss Susie EIoa z of New Haven,
Conn, came Friday to stay a week
at the Betterley homestead.
The farmers were fortunate in get
ting their ice in before the thaw. r. l.
Frost filled the ice house at the Sar
gent cottage at the lake. Wesley Rock
well, the Thayer brothers and j. \
Betterley have their ice houses filed
The ice was taken from the Ia Ike ans
was Is inches thick.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-02-02
NORTH WALPOLE, N. II.

Robert Patterson Of Springfield, Vt,
is visiting at his home on Church
street.
Miss Mae Sullivan and Joseph Con
nors visited last week in Rutland, re
turning Saturday.
Miss Beatrice Daigle is able to at
tend school after an enforced absene,
caused by q serious burn on her arm.
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Howard have
returned from their wedding iourne.
and are visiting nj Mr.. Howard ; hom'
on Center street.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-02-02
Three Blind Mice and the Medicis.

1t is curious fact that Swinburne.
in spite of his exquisite cadences In
verse, had no musical ear In the ordi-
nary sense. This lack provides MIR.
Edmund Gosse with good story in
his new volume. PORTRAITS and Sketch
es,'' for he was present when lady.
by way OF practical joke. having
taken the rest of the company into her
confidence told Swinburne that SHE
would render on the piano very
ar Fiorentine ritornello which had
an discovered. She then played
&c Blind Mice and Swinburne was
enchanted He found that il reflected
to perfection the cruel beauty OF the
Medicis-which." add, the writer with
q touch OF humor, perhaps ii does"
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-02-02
ON OUR SHELVES

And in our eases is to be found one
of the finest stocks of iewelry, precious
stones, watches, clocks, cut glass and
the countless other things Of value that
should be found in a iewelry store.
that can be shown in the entire south
eru part of the state. Our watch re-
pairing department is always busy be
cause the good quality and thorough
ness of our work is we'll known. Ran
dali & Clapp, jewellers, next to the
INST office
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-02-02
ALTHOUGH WINTER

Has by no means left this section of
the country we have marked down
about everything in our large stock of
clorhing TO a point where we are
satisfied that we shall not have TO
carry amy of il over 10 next fall. Some
of the bargains we are Offering are the
best we have ever given aud that Is
saving a great deal for 5he markdown
includes our regular stock of high
grade clothing. Ambrose Knapp. Main
street.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-02-02
THE RADIOPTICON

Is lust as effective as the stereopticon
and docs not require the expensive
slides that must be used with the
stereopticon Any of the numerous
STYLES of this picture projecting appara-
tus require only a photograph The
machines are made for lighting BY
electricity, or. where that is not obtain
able, aeetylene may be used. We have
q very complete line of them and shall
be glad to show them Jordan & Son.
Optometrists, Elliot street.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-02-02
NEWFANE.
Death of Mrs Lucinda Weatherby
Andrews

Mrs Lucinda Weatherby Andrews.
50, died from acute bronchitis FRIDAY
forenoon about clock at Davidson
Naples, where she had made her home
with her step-daughter. Mrs. G.. T..
Davidson, most of the time the past
two years. Mrs. Andrews celebrated
her SSth birthday anniversary San p
and was taken i'll the next day She
was born in Essex and was the Young
est child in family of - children of
Si!as and Lois Weatherby. all of whom
are now dead. She was twice married.
Her first husband was Orson Goodrich
of Richmond and her second Samuel
Andrews, father of Mrs. G. L. Davidson
of this town. who also lived in Rich
mond.
The body, accompanied by Rev. f
IL. NJ. Niswall was taken Saturday tc
f'her home in Richmond, where tho
funeral was held. The burial TOOK
/ place in Jericho beside her second hus
i band, Mr.. Andrews.
Mrs. Andrews was member of the
j ". {. I. I. Of this. place and wher
able was q regular attendant of theil
meetings
Since coming TO Newfane, on account
/ Of feeble health, she has been confine,
/ 70 the home, where by those who knew
and loved her she will be missed.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-02-02
OUR DISPLAY WINDOWS

Do not begin to tell the story of our
stock of millinery. We carry one of
the largest stocks of the kind in south
ern Vermont and there is not hat,
trimmed or untrimmed in our whole
establishment that will not pass crit
cal inspection either as to style or ma
terials used, and the prices are made
to give rs quick sales and small prof
its and the customers complete salts
faction. Donnell & Davis, Main street
mi Ii mrs
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-02-02
IT'S OUR BUSINESS.

We have modern equipped machine
shop in charge of expert engineers
who are ready to build model ma
ehinery of every description, tools and
parts and' general repairs of machinery,
engines, automobiles, etc. viii give
you estimates on application and as
sure yoa perfect satisfaction. Ma
tional Automatic Machine Co, Brattle-
horo Vt
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-02-02
THERE COMES A TIME

In every household when the round
of menus pals little. 1t is not al
ways easy to TRY something else >
for fear someone of the family may
not like it. But we have SO many diff.
ferent things in the grocery line, in
prepared foods, in fruits, in cereals. in
little side dishes that tone up a meal
that if you will come in and tell Us
your housekeeping troubles we will be
able to help you out. r. III. Amidon
Main street grocer.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-02-02
WHEN SLIDING BY

Slip into sherry ) restaurant on Main
street hin and get a cup Of coffee to
improve Your state OF mind We are
perfectly willing 10 discuss the weather
if 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 il
comes 70 cooking there is no other place
~ town that can produce better.
sherry S restaurant on Main street
hin.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-02-02
A PLACE TO LAY YOUR HEAD

When tired without mussing mp the bed
your wife has made Is to be found on
great big comfortable lounge We
have them in all sorts of makes,
styles, sizes and prices. The coverings
may be what you order as to quality,
material and color. There ism t home
in Brattleboro where a big couch o.
lounge is out of place. If you have one
it may need replacing. If You haven I
one you certainly want one Of those
you may purchase of Moran & Co, fur
niture.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-02-02
WE ARE DOING BUSINESS

In temporary quarters on Elliot street
Just as we were doing il before the
fire that destroyed the Grange block
The carpenters and painters are hur-
rying 70 get our old place of business
ready for Us again but IN the mean
time We are meeting all demands for
our special lines OF eofTees, teas, spices
and other things we handle Direct
importing Co, where you see the signs
on EIlint street
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-02-02
THE BRATTLEBoRo TRUST co

Does all kinds of banking business
even to handling estates. Besides that
new form of saving money The
Christmas Savings club, now closed to
membership--we have a department for
checking accounts; in fact there is no
form of banking business We cannot
handle for Won,
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-02-02
"FAT BABIES UNHEALTHY.n

DR.. Legendre of the famous
Lariboisiere hospital, Paris. as
sertS that when an infant be-
comes fat it is a sign that the
nourishment has been perverted
from its proper use. probably as
the result of Il hereditary predis-
position. The common belief
that it is good to give infants as
much as they can eat is wrong.
he declares. On the other hand.
restricted diet is attended with
) the best results. y
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-02-02

Mrs. q. +. Davidson is very i'll with
pneumonia. She is being cared for by
Miss Van Gumster, trained nurse
from Brattleboro, and is attended by
DIR. Miller, also of Brattleboro.
About 80 attended the concert given
by the Newfane band in Union hall
Thursday evening and the program was
pleasing to all. Besides the home
people a good number of visitors were
present to participate in the dance
which followed. Refreshments OF hot
sugar on snow were served in the din
ing room.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-02-02
Surprise for DR.. and Mrs. FL. osgood.

The Changers gave DR. and Mrs r.
l.. OSgood a complete surprise Wednes-
day evening. when - Of them walked
IN 10 the Osgood home and took posses
sion. The doctor was Just going to
ma Ike professional call. but he readily
took in the situation. made the call -
double quick time, and returned 10
take part in the festivities ii the cvea-
ing Games. Jokes and meirym9kina
We're the order Of the hour. IN token 81
the appreciation of the long aud faith
full service rendered by DR.. AMI AIRS
Osgood &c West River Grange, rhet
We're presented some especially asefN
silver ware. The evening being the hSs;
anniversary of Deacon and Mrs. Bus
r. .Prentiss S marriage. they were
given surprise at the doctor : sur
priSe party by the presentation OF ;
beautiful potted azalea in full bloom
Refreshments Of icecream and oak,
were served.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-02-02

:. For the land 5 sake-use Bowker's
Fertilizers. They enrich the earth ana
those who till it. =
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-02-02

Mrs. Nettie H. Goewey Of Troy. y.
Y, came Thursday for visit win hez
daughter, Mrs Guy ". Powers, At the
Inn
Mr.. Lang, representing the Anti-sa-
loon league. will give a stereopticon
lecture in Seminary nall Tuesday even
ing, Feb. 10.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-02-02
WHEN WE TELL YOU

That our stock of fur coats is SUI
perior to that of any other in town
we base the statement on expert
ence. At from $50 TO 500 we offer
values that cannot be beaten. Years
of experience in the fur coat bust
ness is one item in your favor. 4.
+. Perry & Co. 80 Main st.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-02-02

For sixteen years James Conklin, an
elevator starter in Chicago, has labor
ed to pay off debts contracted when
he was sowing his wild oats and now
he has finished the task that his con-
science had set him.