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The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-08-17
a Defence of Norwich.

Randolph Herald and News)
The educational commission S report,
in justityirg its recommendation that
the state *lC should be taken away from
Norwich university, complains that
there is "too much militarism' at
NGrwicL, though conceding that it
stands scconG only to West Point Yer
mont has rot always been so unappre-
ciative Ct tie military course given at
Norwich. 1t did not disOwn the gallant
Ranso m when he resigned the presi-
dency of the college and died at the
head of mis- regiment at Chapultapec
Nor the younger Ransom, T. E. G., who
rose to be a corps commander and gave
his life IN the Atlanta campaign. Nor
Alonzo jackson, that stern old tactician
who whipped the Vermont volunteers
irto shape for service as they organic
ed. Nor Grenville NJ. Dodge, one of
Sherman S right hand men, who won
the battle of Atlanta and did much
else that the world knows about, and
who still lives, God bless him! the last
surviving corps commander of the I'm
ion army. Nor the Norwich cadets as a
whole, who hurried to the Canadian
border to help repel the threatened in
vasion following the. st. Adams raid.
Nor did Vermont disown George Dew
ely, once a Norwich cadet, when the
nation lavished hOnoTs upon him after
the Manila exploit. And these are but
few of all those for which too much
militarism' at Norwich is to blame
All, there are times when peace hides
her pale face in fear and trembling and
war has to stalk forth to save the good
there is. And then, then, we hear little
about ''tOO much militarism. The
pedant and the theOrist are gone. Stern
men, trained to service, are the need
! And shall Vermont, when such times
come. say. We once had an institu
tiOn second only to West Point, but ii
was too military and we strangled it?'
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-08-17

Reserve stocks of domestic and for
eign imported merchandise held by
great dry goods jobbing houses in this
country are sufficient in quantity and
assortment to satisfy needs of retail
trade through coming fall and winter,
according to information to be publish
ed by Dry Goods Economist. State-
ments were received from 90 wholesale
dry goods houses in various sections of
the country. Virtually all of them de-
clared that although reserve stocks
were sufficient for coming season s
trade, prices were certain to advance
all along the line.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-08-17

Saturday was the 32d anniversary of
the discovery of the bacillus of tuber-
culosis by DIR. Robert Koch. The cam
paign against the disease since Koch
made his magnificent contribution to
medical science has brought marvellous
results. In % years the death rate
from tuberculosis in this country has
fallen from 245 per 100000 to 15S. The
nation is now spending $20,00o,O00 a
year in the fight against tuberculosis
and at the present rate of success in
dealing with the disease it will be
practically eliminated in another 20
years. Up to DR.. Koch s time there
were a million deaths from tubercuIo-
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-08-17
A HEALTHY HAPPY WIFE.

is the greatest inspiration man can
have and the life of the family, yet
how many homes in this fair land are
bighted by the i'll health of wife and
mother
1t may be backaches, headaches, the
fortunes of displacement, or some
ailment peculiar to her sex which makes
life burden. Every woman in this
condition should rely upon Lydia L.
Pinkham s Vegetable Compound, made
from roots and herbs, to restore her TO
health and happiness.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-08-17
REALLY WATERPROOF TENTS.
Used BY Robinson Famous Shows,
to Be Seen in Brattleboro Aug. 25.

Waterproof tents is a trite term
that has been so much abused that
it has nearly lost its meaning Mer-
eerized duck, a new and expensive
material, absolutely waterproof, is
used exclusively by the Robinson 5
Famous Shows in the construction of
their tented city. Patrons can rest
assured that, no matter how hard it
rains, not drop can come through to
soil their clothing or mar their pleas
ure.
So far as we know, Robinson s is
the only show that has gone to the
extra expense of this material 1t add
ed $4,000 to the cost of the Robinson
Outfit, which is considerable when YOU
understand that these tents last only
one short season on the road. But in
this, as in every other detail, the mat
ter of cost has been entirely disregard
ed by the management of this show in
providing for their patrons the very
best of everything. From the finest
special trains of cars, downs to the tent
stakes, which are of imported Mexican
Il Arc, this same discriminating care
has been exercised.
So don t let the weather interfere
with your visiting this great exhibition
you will find everything dry, clean and
safe, even if old probs is doing his
worst.
Two performances will be given at
Brattleboro Tuesday, August %.
Costa Rica last year exported 1885
tons of coffee.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-08-17
COMFORTING WORDS.
Many a Brattleboro Household Will
Find Them So.

To have the pains and aches of bad
back removed-to be entirely free from
annoying, dangerous urinary disorders,
is enough to make any kidney sufferer
grateful. The following advice of one
who has suffered will prove comforting
words to hundreds of Brattleboro
readers.
H. NJ Wheelock, Ninton Block, S.
Main ST., BrattIeboro, says: fFor more
than a year 1 had kidney trouble and
suffered almost constantly from pains
across my loins and back. My kid
neys were weak and the kidney score
tions passed too frequently, causing
me annoyance. After l had tried sew
eral remedies without relief, 1 learn
ed of Doane s Kidney Pills and pro-
cured supply at the Brattleboro
Drug CO. After taking three boxes,
the kidney secretions became regular
in passage, the backache left and my
health improved l shall be pleased
to confirm the above statement in a
personal interview with anyone.
Price soc, at all dealers. Don t sim
ply ask for a kidney remedy-get
Doane s Kidney Pills-the same that
Mr.. Wheelock had. Foster Milburn
Co., Props, Buffalo, n. Y.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-08-17
POPE Plus IS ILL.
Suffering From Catarrah and Intense
Heat Weakens Him.

ROME, Aug. 17.-Pope Plus was
yesterday ordered to bed for a com
plete rest by his physician, DR.. Mar
chiafava. He is suffering from equity
catarrh and the intense heat which
prevails is contributing to weaken him.
His Holiness has not been well for
several days, and the warfare in Eu-
rope has tended especially to depress
him. Yesterday his condition was
worse. Dr. Marchiafava ordered that
all audiences by the Pope be suspend
ed
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-08-17

sis in Europe every year. That is, an
army as big as the Germans have
brought up to the French frontier was
being destroyed by this single diseas,
every year. The worth of DR.. Koch )
discovery measured in dollars and cents
can never be fully estimated to say
nothing of the lessening of misery ard
suffering and sorrow for the hums
family.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-08-17
TO SUBSCRIBERS.

1t is the aim of the management to
secure efficient service in the delivery of
the paper each night, and it solicits the
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 1t is only
by this method that the publisher can Sc
cure the desired service.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-08-17

The hope so generally expressed that
Germany will be beaten in the great
war does not arise from any feeling
against the Germans as Germans The
people who come to this country from
the Kaiser kingdom are as a class
among the finest citizens of the repub-
lie. The feeling in this country against
the Kaiser arises from the belief that
he might have prevented the war.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-08-17
GIRL WOULDN'T RIDE.
Reason Attributed for Suicide of
Adelbert Chayer.

WATERBURY,, Vt. Aug. 17-Adel-
bert Chaver, aged 81, committed sui
eide by drinking poison about 10 Sat
urday night in the field here where a
merry go-round was playing because it
is said, a girl friend with whom he
had quarreled refused to accept tick
cts to ride on the device. He lived
only 10 minutes after he was found.
Chayer was cook for the Central
Vermont construction crew. His home
is in White River Junction and the
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-08-17

Vermonters who have been saddened
by the survey report on our schools
will take heart from DR.. hearings dis
covery that Vermont has the second
placement Massachusetts, the pro-
portion of Who 5 Who names to
population. ...-
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-08-17
TO ADVERTISERS.

Transient advertising-Run OF paper,
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cents an inch for each subsequent inser-
ton. Limited space on the first page at
double rates.
Space rates on application.
Classified advertisements - Five cents
a line first insertion with SO per cent dis
count for each subsequent insertion
without change OF copy.
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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, 1914-08-17

A Burlington committee of seven is
planning to take action with a view to
finding out why the new station in that
city is not started now that three
months have passed since everything
was supposed to be completed in the
way of preliminaries. 1t might be well
for Brattleboro to start a similar inves-
tigatiOn
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-08-17

A local man who was in New Haven,
Conn.,, Friday asserts that dealers there
were selling sugar at the rate of 81
pounds for a dollar on that day. In
view of this fact it ought not to be I'M
reasonable to inquire why Brattleboro
dealers cannot afford to sell sugar for
less than eight cents.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-08-17
That Bicycle Episode.
BARRE Times.)

(Barre Ilmes.)
1t was unfortunate for all that the
bicycle riding on-the- sidewalk incident
at Putney sould not have been conclud-
ed with the fning of the minister for
a slight offense of that nature. To drag
the matter into a public hearing some
days after the incident ought to have
been closed does not reflect we'll on the
dignity and self-restraint of the parties
concerned, whether compliments or ac-
cused, and no good sufficient to counter
act the harm could possibly have been
evolved from an unrestrained airing
of the facts in the ease However, the
feature that does stand out is that BIZ
cycle riding on the sidewalks is for
hidden for the good of the general
public-elsewhere as well as in Putney.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-08-17
TIME HAS NOT DULLED THE
TRUTH

of Epaminonda $ quotation that % A
little thing is not great, but number
of little things done well (for example
the net annual payments to build up an
insurance estate) is a great thing. y
National Life ms Co., of Vt. (Mutual.)
EARLE s. KINsLEY, Gneral Agent,
Rutland VT.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-08-17

All along the line the peace advo-
Gates are agreed that this terrible
storm had to come before we could
have world peace. 1t was absolutely
necessary for the world to disarm be
fore we could have peace and disarma-
ment could only come through great
war,
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-08-17
VERMONT MAY BE INVOLVED.
Germans Planning Raids on Canada
Through this State and Maine.

BANGOR, Me-, Aug. IA request
from Secretary of State Bryan that
investigation be made of rumors that
raids upon Canada through the Maine
and Vermont woods are being planned
by German subjects has been received
by Governor Haines, while he was
visiting here. Governor Haines re-
piled that the rumor seemed alb
surd,' but promised to make in
quiries.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-08-17

This is Old Home Week in New
Hampshire, the state that makes
more general observance of the ami
yersary than any other commonwealth.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-08-17

Now that the polo cup is already in
England and the Davis tennis trophy
about to start for Australia perhaps
it is just as well that the internation-
al yacht races have been postponed.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-08-17
Member of the Associated Press.
MONAY, AUGUST II, 1914.

1t will surely take some important
war news to keep the Braves off the
first pages of the Boston newspapers.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-08-17

More than 10 cities in the United
States and more than 100 in the world
are equipped with automatic tele
phone exchanges.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-08-17

Costa Rica last year exported 1850
tons of coffee.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-09-24
.NrInageddOn-and Othcrs

TIE Seventh Day Advcntsts arc conduct
ing vigorous campaign 10 prove that
the present European disturbance is a pre-
cursor To Armagcddon--that last great battle
at the coming Of tho Lord The world in
general will not be alarmed \ scientist de-
claring that if the earth were nattcncd IL
would b" covered with two miles Of water
An editorial paragrnphcr in Kansas said: "If
any man is caught llattcning the Garth shoot
him on the spot Il lot of people around here
can swim. Similarly if any man is caught
bringing abont the end of the world at this
time. he should be severely handled because
a lot of people around here are not ready
for it,
It's curious how any great movement brings
on prophets. AT the time OF the Cha rcst own
earthquake there were honest people wholly
sincere folk who actually believed that il was
Inc end OF time. SO. III The case OF that one
tremendous mctcoric shower that was visible
III all parts OF Garth, when hosts of Zcalots
quoted from tho prophecy concerning the fall
ing of the stars. and tho dark day when the
sun~did not shine. and when Il certain Senator
IN washington, opposing Il motion to adj journ
said Gentlemen, il this is not the end OF
the world there is no need to adjourn; IL il
is, wish to be found doing my duty"
Thats the keynote of all human effort
worth while. No matter what is going on in
Europe, no matter whether this is Arranged
don or the precursor OF Anna geddon every
man who is worth while will be found doing
MS duty. Let disaster of any sort come the
toiler should be found at his work doing his
manly part and allowing nothing TO alright
him. The things we most fear arc those that
never happen; the troubles that grieve us
most are those that never come; the greatest
happiness is the one that takes MS by surprise
which had we known OF il beforehand might
have appeared as grief
The worlds all right to its end Tie only
trouble is with people who ride it-and those
VINO are riding 1t right not going 10
fret about Armageddon
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-09-24
WHAT WAS NEWS
FIF TY YEARS AGO
FROM tho RICHMOND Dispatch sept y. 1854.

There comes report that two brlEades OF
Federal infantry have crossed into Culpcper
County 1T Wilfords Ford and Ice Spring This
is construed TO be an attempted flank move
mcnt
some picket firing and mortar Smelling in
front of Petersburg yesterday constituted the
days doings between the armies of Lee and
Grant.
Scouts report that it is very evident that the
Fcdcrals expect attack on their RIG hit now
resting on tho Petersburg and Weldon railroad
aud arc maintaining the utmost vigilance at
that point.
On the left and centre in front Of Petersburg
Yesterday there WAS nothing doing but the
ncessant Interchange of compliments between
the sharpshooters Of both armies and occasional
artillery ducls Of short Duration which arc more
noisy than destructive.
There is ample evidence that General Gran;
Is receiving large rcinrorccinents from the
North and it is expected that in a very shor,
while the news from Petersburg is going To
be more exciting than it has been for soma
time past.
The Federal schooner John f. Durfcc was
captured in the Warwick River on tho 20th by
Master John Maxwell. of the toufedorn,c E,vr-
The vessel bonded and the crew porolcd
rms capture made within tho Federal
INES and was daring piece Of work
Returned Confederate prisoners from Fort
helewarc report the suffering there among the
prisoners to be something awful TO think about
ana wei calculated to make an exchanged
soldier prefer death the field to being made
prisoner again
The information from Mobile i. to tie effect
mat the cn"my's feet in the bay is being con
IONS are being made to make desperate
attempt to capture or destroy the city.
The Federal raid ia Orange County which
iateiN appeared Oh tho Orange and Alexandria
railroad was 100 strong They came In haste
and left hurricdly. The only damage done was
the partial burning 81 the railroad bridge over
the Rapid Ann and the total destruction OF
Ilallidays Mills. The real object OF tho raid II
seems, was tho capture OF Colonel John :
Moshy. OF whose woundinG the cncny had
heard, and who they supposed would pass over
that route OH his MAY home. He. however
was far beyond their reach. and safely arrived
in Richmond by the Central Railroad train Iasr
evening.
Among the Confederate prisoners TO reach
nome YESTERDAY 10y tho fag " boat We're
CAPTAIN l.. +. smith William r. White Aaron
Eurton. w. G. Tompkins and j L. Alien. OF
Richmond. and Or Hewlett, OF Chesterfield
County
Tobacco is much more desired by Confederate
prisoners in Northern prisons than money. FOR
~ VIII buy more This is given rs hint To those
who may be sending boxes their loved ones
in prison.
In tho special election in the Fourth masis-
"rIal district of lIcnrico County, M a va
cane IN tn" Office OF magistrate, Martin Nero
dth itpscombc Was elected. receiving more
votes than all three OF his competitors combined
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-09-24
RiChnond'S Vote

d lCHMOND'S interest in the Statewide
L y prohibition election of Tuesday is ind-
Gated by the size of the vote polled More
than 10000 citizens went to the polls to
register their views on this momcntous Qucs-
lion. 1t was the largest vote cast in Rich
mond in recent years.
All OF which is source of satisfaction
Great public interest in great public questions
is encouraging to those who believe In de-
mocracy, and who know that its success de-
Ponds upon the participation OF the people in
the government Yet sober second thought
makes for dissatisfaction Ten thousand
votes is great many compared TO the number
usually cast but in proportion TO the number
which should be cast. il is small 1t is less
han onc-half what the total would be if every
man had performed his plain duty. II is "a
gratifying proportion OF the number regis
tered, but the number registered is disap-
pointincil small. Richmond should east at
least 10000 votes In an election OF the I'm
portancc Of that OF Tuesday \ vote of 10. =
293 is really discreditabe
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-09-24
Irish Home Rule and Democracy

n FTER years of struggle and bitterness.
autonomy for Ireland is law. Owing TO
the war emergency, and true to the British
Split Of compromise, the law does not become
effective for at least one year. and. il the war
lasts longer than twelve months, mot until the
treaty of peace is signed
This is =, victory for democracy. The tory
Conservative party. representing aristocratic
ideals. is unalterabIy opposed TO giving home
rule to Erin Its opposition 10 the desires
of a democratic government has brought Eng
land closer to civil war than at any time since
Cromwclls roundhcads had the word OF the
Lord i'll their mouths and cthal weapons in
their hands. This same Cromwell--whose
name is still evil tradition in Ireland
placed the heaviest hand upon the Emerald
Isle that ii has known since Richard H. fas-
tened the English grip on it, After many
years the party which in England represents
the same unaterable opposition 10 Roman
Catholicism that Cromwell did, libcrates Ire
land from Il system of government which has
made her ranking thorn in England's side
The hope of the English that service on the
battlefield viii! unite Protestant and Catholic
Ireland and 50 make Ulster willing partner
in the benefits that will flow from home rule
is echoed on this side OF the Atlantic, where
synpathes for the desires of people of one
race TO govern themselves arc automatic. Lib
eral legislation. even by Conservative govern
OF lrshmen in tho last decade. but it remained
for libcral-not to say radical ministry
to grant to Ireland the full measure of what
she asked.
And here. perhaps is another indication of
why American sympathy leans much more
TO the allies in the present conflict than to
Germany We have not forgotten the War Of
the states. nor have we forgotten 1912 and
thc rest OF it. But the man in the street
knows that democratic England does not toll
crate the sort of methods which Germany has
practiced wherever she has had {: chance TO
enforce her will on a weaker people In
South Africa general who bore arms-and
amazingly effective arms they werc-apainst
England is tho Prime Minister: in India more
and moro power is being given TO the natives
so also in Egypt much TO the disgust of an
American cX-Prcsidcnt. Democratic England
has now passed home rule bill for Ireland
and so removed what has been in American
removed a bar TO the enlist mont of Irish sol
dcrS into the British army. that is accidental
nasmuch as the bill was passed when the
war was undrcamcd OF Americans cont rast
this with the treatment by Germany Of her
Polish and Alsatian subjects and find that
tho English method approximatCs moro
closely 10 our own way with those subject To
our control. 1t should not astonish clear
minded Germans that one democracy SYM
pathlHcs with another democracy rather than
with an autocracy
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-09-24
The Louvain Photographs

-T'iIERE have now been published in this
1 country reproductions Of actual photo
era pls of tho havoc wrought in Belgian cities
10y the German armies. These constitute ii
far more telling Indictment than anything the
accredited Belgian atrocity delegation could
say. They tell horrifying tale of peaceful
homes destroyed. and of priceless monuments
Of architecture laid in ruins. The Louvain
pictures. In particular. arc mute but very
eloquent witnesses against the invaders.
This beautiful city had not been bonn
hardCd; it had not been defended. Because
OF "sniping. actual or imaginary. by the
citizens. ii has been turned into an aching
dcsolaticn. An American force shipped
nj in Vera Cruz But our mon stopped the
suipiug. They did not destroy the town.
Had they been trained In the gentle art of
striking terror into the hearts OF tho in
habitants of an invaded country. they might
possibly hayc acted no otherwise than did the
Germans III Belgium.