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The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-11-01
Output of the Courts.
(St. Johnsbury CALIFORNIAN. J


In connection with the reduction of
the number Of courts or judges for the
state of Vermont advocated by the Cal
edonlan, 1t is proper to look to the
amount of work accomplished by the
Judges under the present system. The
West Publishing Company Docket, a
reliable publication, gives the output
for the courts for 1914. From it we
CLEAN the following facts:
In that year the supreme court hand
ed down "a opinions. There were five
judges of the court and this was an
average of 10 opinions per Judge. The
average length of each opinion by actu-
al count was 1862 words Now let us
compare these figures with other states
In the first place we find only seven
other states in the Union in which as
few opinions are handed down per wear
as in the state of Vermont. In Arizona
the number of opinions per year is Sc
in Nevada SO, in New HAMPSHIRE ri
in Ohio 73, in Utah 81. and in Wvomino
-, the latter being the smallest num-
Der of opinions handed down in any
state III the Union. The largest number
Of opinions IN any state handed down
in one year, is ,S41 in the state of
Texas.
Only four states in the Union have
a smaller number of opinions per nudge
in a year. They are Delaware -. New
Hampshire 10, Ohio 10, Wyoming IL.
In only three states the opinions of
the Judge exceed the average length of
those IN Vermont. They are in Idaho
3,49l words, in North Carolina 3,77O
words, III Utah 1927 words. In Massa-
chusetts the average length of the opin-
IONS IS ! BOB words, and in the state of
New York 2,235 words.
These facts speak for themselves.
There can be no question that the
Justices of the supreme court of Yer
mont do not have as many cases to
consider or opinions to write as thew
DO IN the average state. Nor does it
seem probable that such lengthy opin-
IONS are necessary. They are not nee
essary III other states and the courts
express opinions that are effective. A
Vermont justice should be able to ex-
press himself as tersely and effectively
as justice in other states.
We believe it to be unnecessary TO
maintain IN the state of Vermont. a
court that gives less than a hundred
Opinions in the course of year, and
SIMPLY IN the interest of economy have
advocated reorganization of the
courts, with smaller number of
Judges to perform their work. An
other thing that would bring about
economy, and we believe would not
disturb the efficiency or dignity of the
courts, would be the adjustment of
the office of assistant judges. In only
two other states in the Union are as
slstant judges employed. Why should
Vermont continue to support an office
that has gone out of use in the great
majority of the states in the Union.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-11-01
Graves of Our Dead.
(Claremont, \. H., Eagle

(Claremont, \. H., Eagle.)
As the Daughters of the American
revolution are organizing for the ex-
press purpose of keeping green and
fresh the memory of our ancestors. il
causes no surprise to see the members
OF this society taking thought of the
too often neglected matter of cemetery
care. The Brattleboro, Vermont. chan
ter of the d. A. r. is lust now seek
ing legislation to place responsibility
Iof the proper upkeep of the cemeteries
OF al Vermont towns, upon the select
men OF those towns. As the law now
stahdS' the selectmen are obliged to
take action within ten days after re-
quest has been filed by three taxpay-
ers Apparently there has been q
dearth Of taxpayers interested in these
matters, or else the selectmen have
been in the habit of ignoring the law
NhIie America is fortunately liber-
ated from that superStitious worsbin of
departed spirits which marked the old
Hreek and Roman religions and is still
round IN some of the religions of +bn
East, 1T Is true that we are altopetber
TOO careless of the graves of those
whose heritage we enjoy. Ineiden+alIv
when we neglect the cemeteries of orr
towns, we stamp ourselves with a label
OF community shiftlessness. Inasmucb
as we have to face the serious fact of
death whenever we pass a cemetery
why not make these burying places at
least as pleasing to the eve as may
De: why not also treat the graves of
our ancestors in such manner as we
Shoutd like pOSterity to treat our Iast
resting places2
Whatever the d. A. R. or anv other
association can do toward the imnrovn-
ment OF cemeteries should be appre-
cIaied by everyone. In most eases.
however, there are officials whose duty
~ IS TO preserve the cemeteries, and
II should be unnecessary to force them
TO perform this important duty.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-11-01
EVENING
uIEAIR TALE -
MAN IN THE MOON.
b. MARY GRAHAM BONNER

Il want to tell YOU" commenced
Daddy, "a Story about the Man in the
Noon"
"Oh, yes" said Nancy. 81 haven't
heard Story about him for ever SO
ong.''
That's true" agreed Nick. 1--WE
haven't heard about old Mr.. Moon for
so long that we'd almost forgotten
about him.
L think he thought he was being
forgotten about himself" said Daddy.
About a week ago when it was
quite Dark-though Night hadn't quite
come, number of the Fairies were
Playing and Dancing about in Fairy
land.
Let's Sing Song said the Fairy
Princess Twilight Bell.
What shall we Sing aboutY asked
the Fairy Princess Joy.
"'Oh, | know said Fairy Ybab.
"'WhatY they all asked.
Let's Sing a Song of goodbye to
the Daytime, and of Welcome to the
Nighttime, and tell the Daytime to
come back again ct Dawn
"'All right said the Fairies. and
they began Singing a Song which ey-
cry time ended with Goodbye Day.
time. Welcome Nighttime
And some of the Shadows and
Clouds looked SO gay and bright that
the Fairies felt sure that the Cloud
Fairies and Shadows that play with
the Fairies had heard.
We'll, l never said a Voice from
behind tall Tree.
What can that be? asked one of
the Fairies.
- knew it, l knew it, said the
Voice. They haven't noticed me for
such long time that they've forgotten
my Voice. Here they are Singing a
Song of Goodbye to the Daytime and
OF Welcome to the Nighttime and they
don't say word about me. It's pref
ty hard lines on an old fellow
''Oh, do let us see YOU said the
Fairy Princess Twilight Bell.
"'Oh yes said the Fairy Princess
Joy.
and Ybab in her lovely fairylike
voice said, oh yes, let us see who
you are
'And then from around the tall tree
neeped the Old Man in the Moon.
oh Mr.. Moon they called. ITO
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-11-01

think that we didn't recognize your
Voice. Have you a Cold?'
"a Cold? Ha, ha, ha,' he Laughed.
"A Cold? And then he Laughed some
more, and he grinned so hard that the
Fairies wished they could see behind
nm, for they felt sure his grin must
be going all the way around.
The very idea of the Man in the
Moon with a Cold! Did anyone ever
hear of such a thing? No, no, nor
And he answered his own question be-
fore anyone had a chance to say
word.
We'll, we're glad you haven't q
Cold in the Head, or in the Throat, or
hoarse Voice. But at first we didn't
know who was speaking said Ybab.
You must have changed your Voice
just on purpose
You think said Mr.. Moon. that
can change my Voice to half Voice
or a quarter Voice, or crescent
Voice. he Laughed, Just as | change
my Shape to quarter Moon, or a half
Moon or crescent Moon. Wen, you're
all wrong, all of your
"'Oh don't Scold u.s. said Ybab.
But tell US what a crescent Voice is
don't know said Mr.. Moon.
But you just spoke about it said
Ybab.
Il said,' continued Mr.. Moon, that
you probably thought l could change
ana have a crescent Voice. l know
nothing about Voices. You started the
subject! And Mr.. Moon really sound
ed quite Angry.
Well, then let's drop the subject
said 4bab. For none of US know what
were talking about, and we're quar-
reling very stupidity. Besides, we
haven't forgotten about you. We've
just been busy-there have been so
many things to do in Fairyland lately
WELL said Mr.. Moon, can you
have good evenings Frolic tonight?'
Yes shouted all the Fairies.
"'Goodie,' said Mr.. MoOn-'and I'll
give the light, and also send the Moon
light Shadows to play too!'
'Hurrah 7 shouted the Fairies, and
you're not Cross with US any more, are
you, Mr.. Moon?
q couldn't be Cross with the Fair.
les he said, and gave one of his
broadest smiles
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-11-01
OUCH! LUMBAGO!
RUB PAINS FROM
SORE, LAME BACK
Rub Backache away with small trial
bottle or old, penetrating
st. Jacobs OIL

Back hurt you9 Can t straiohten
up without feeling sudden pains, Sharp
aches and twinges2 Now listen, That :
lumbago, sciatica or maybe from a
strain, and you II get relief the moment
you rub your back with soothing, pene-
trating EST. Jacob S Oil" Nothing
else takes out soreness, lameness and
stiffness so quickly. You simply rub
1t on your back and out comes the pain.
1t is harmless and doesn t burn the
skim
Timber up' Don't suffer- Get a
small trial bottle of old, honest est.
Jacob S Oil from any drug store. and
after using it just once, you II forget
that you ever had backache, lumbago
or selatlca, because your back will
never hurt or cause any more misery. 1t
never dlsappolnts and has been recon-
mended for 60 years.-Advt.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-11-01
The Human Machine.
{ Milwaukee, .JOurnoI \


Keep the human machine in fine re
pair this is the slogan of one Wis
copsln manufacturer who pursues a
novel method of obtaining efficiency.
lie found one girl at a machine
squirting and wrinkling her forehead
He decided that she had eve trouble
and after some argument she was in
duced to 60 to an oculist. Her work.
which requires good eyesight, improved
wonderfully and she cried out in amaze
ment at the beauty of world that she
had never seen before.
Another girl tending a complicated
machine obviously had a headache. BY
a little questioning the efficiency ex-
pert learned that she took only a cup
of strong tea and a little toast and q
little toast for breakfast. An arrange
ment was made to add to her morning
diet and she, too. found her working
capacity increased.
So this efficiency man goes about his
plant, solving individual problems and
repairing human machines, tactfully
but surely. He set to work to reduce
the temperature of the factory room
and increase its humidity. There was
a very noticeable increase in the alert
ness of the employees, their eagerness
to work and in the size of their out
put. Above all, the employees became
Tar more healthful and contented.
This manufacturer may be actuated
by motives of commercial gain, but in
eldentally, he is making large number
OF men and women happier Would
that the United States had more manu-
facturers and employers given to the
study of the human equation.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-11-01

Comment ON the poor streets main
tanned by small cities and towns on
main highways, often far inferior to
the country road, increases and points
more commandingly to the need of
some comprehensive plan that will in
sure uniformity on main roads, inelu-
sivc Of routes through villages and
towns. The following is from an edi-
torial in Good Roads
| 1T would seem superiluous to call
/ attention to the fact that continuous
maintenance is as necessary for the
streets of the smaller cities and the
larger towns as it is for country roads.
yet it is true that III some sections the
main country roads are in much better
condition than are the city and village
streets. Automobiles are well aware
/ Of this, for it is forced upon their no.
/ tice every time they enter or leave any
settlement of sufficient size to be in
trusted with the care of its own high
ways.
A New England town which serves
admirably as an example of this eondi-
tion was recently visited by the writer.
1t is an ordinarily prosperous commun-
! ity of some eight or nine thousand in
habitants; it is ideally situated in a
region of great natural beauty; it has
fine water power, an unexcelled water
supply, and many other natural advan-
/ tages. 1t is served by two railroads
and is the home of several large manu-
featuring concerns. 1t has an active
and growing organization Of business
men, and within the last fifteen years
has become an important summer re-
sort. 1t has several unusually fine
churches, good schools, and well
equipped library. It's fire department
is efficient, its streets are well lighted
and there are sidewalks on most of the
principal thoroughfares. ..
But the condition of its streets is
Iindescribably bad. With the exception
of short stretch of bituminous macad-
am rcsurtaclng ON the main street, there
IS hardly mile OF even passably good
roadway IN the town proper Almost
every roadway is a succession of ruts
and waves that make it very uncomfort
able to ride in any kind of vehicle.
even at very low speed. The main
street through which runs single
track, Trail, street car line, is about
as bad as it could be and remain passa
bic. 1t is even rougher than the other
streets and as it has been oiled-appar-
emily without preliminary cleaning-it
is a sea of oily slime in wet weather.
tniattermg as this description NAV
seem, it is conservative rather than
overdrawn. And the town would suffer
little in comparison with some of its
neighbors.
Whatever the reason for the an
parent apathy of small town and city
officials, the results are deplorable.
Traffic should be as well accommodated
within communities as between com
munlties, and it is difficult to under
stand why there should not be enough
elvlc pride among the citizens of our
smaller municipalities to refuse to toler-
ate such street conditions as exist in
many small cities and large towns.''
Is it possible that the Good Roads
writer has passed through Brattleboro!
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-11-01
TIL E A FLINT Y

The affinity is new edition of soul
mate in calf binding.
The latter-day affinity is the product
OF the new school of higher freedom
which wants everybody to be fully
except the newspapers.
There is nothing so discouraging to
this school of ardent soul aviators as a
half-tone cut and four-deck head on
the front page, followed by two col
umns of narrowing details The average
affinity is in favor Of high grade of
freedom, but prefers to control the out
put.
The affinity is a recent product. When
the country was young and people were
obliged to work for a living, they were
too tired when night came to dress up
and pursue the svelte and nimble di-
vorcee. There were a lot of peculiar.
old-fashioned notions afoat also; and
most people preferred their own wives
to anybody else s. This was a narrow.
restricted view of life, but it led away
from the divorce court to an old age
TDTOtootaI h. IL
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-11-01

This Is the week when cautious vot-
ers will be very slow in taking at its
race value any political yarn from
either side. Every surprising state
ment must be well backed up if it is
to have any effect. Most men have
come to their conclusion by this time.
VI course every man is theoretically
bound to hold his mind open till the
last, but, practically, few men walt till
tuesday morning before having reached
definite decision. The one thing for
all, during this last week of strenuous
ness, is to keep cool and not be carried
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-11-01
The Truth About Mexico
( Kansas CITY Times \


Here IS brief statement of condi
Mons IN Mexico made on June 20. 1916
1t shows what has been going on for tn,
last three years-the failure of the ad
s policy in its practical re
suits, and the wretched outcome 70,
Mexlcans and foreigners alike:
Continuous bloodshed and disor-
ders have marked the progress of
the revolution in Mexico. For
three years the Mexican republic
has been torn with civil strife: the
hVes Of Americans and other aliens
have been sacrificed; vast proper
ties developed by American capital
and enterprise have been DESTROYED
and rendered productive; ban
OUTS nave been permitted to roam
at will through the territory CON
tlguouS to the United States and
TO seize, without punishment or
without effective attempt at pun
lshment, the property of Ameri-
cans, while the lives of citizens of
the United States who ventured to
remain in Mexican territory or to
return there to protect their inter
ests have been taken, and in some
eases barbarously taken, and the
.murderers have neither been appre-
hended nor brought to justice. 1t
would be difficult to find in the an
mails of the history of Mexico con
ditions more deplorable than those
which have existed there during
these recent years of civil war.
Possibly it may be thought that the
account is exaggerated and that the
United States could not have stood idly
by while such condition existed in a
lelghboring state. But there is the
best of reasons to believe that the state
nent is at least not overdrawn. 1t was
made by Secretary Lansing to the Mex
can minister of foreign relations.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-11-01

without host of bitter memories
crowding in upon it,
The affinity business thrives upon
vanity and idleness. We hear a lot
about the eight-hour day, but the
twelve hour man doesn t have any time
to attempt soul flights Too many men
who reach fifty in this country and then
retire are trying to kill time with high
balls and peroxide blends. Many good
husband has been spoiled by cashing in
too early and trying to dress like a
hlgh-school sophomore.
There would be fewer affinities rum
maging around the American hearth
stone if every wife would take a course
Ill physical culture and swing pair
Of fifty-pomd dumbbells for an hour
before breakfast There is nothing
which will remove the foolishness and
heliotrope perfume from frolicsome
husband quicker than clip over the
ear delivered by wife who married
for better or worse and knows which
she got.
\
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-11-01
Fairly Correct.
Rutland Herald.l

The perennial paragrapher of the
Boston Globe says:
From Wilmington, VT, comes the
story of collision between fiv-
yer and a bear, to the ruination of
the pear. Vermont bears will learn
III time to keep out of the way of
modern improvements.
Wlth the exception of the fact that
II happened in Nottingham, that the
Dear was not ruined but retreated in
Sood order and that the hivver is not
a modern Improvement, but 'dem-
milton survival, the foregoing is cor
rect.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-11-01
Member of the Associated press.

The Reformer is on sale every evening
by the following news dealers:
Brattleboro, Brattleboro News Co,
Park Drug Store, G. w. Cleaveland, d.
K. Cutler & Co. (Esteyvlle), Brooks
House Pharmacy
West 5rattIeboro. j. L. Stockwell.
East Dummerston, NJ e. Brown.
Putney, NJ G. williams.
Newfane, n NJ. Batchelder.
Townshend, c. W. Cutler
West Townshend, C. II. Grout.
jamaica, K. J. Daggett
South Londonderry, f. II. Tyler.
South Vernon, L. B. BuTum.
West Chesterfield, N. H.. Mrs. W.
Streeter.
HnsdaIe, N. H., W. II. Lyman.
Bellows Falls, VT, Depot Restaurant.
Bertolino & Bertolino, +. c. WInnewisser.
Windsor, VT, Windsor Restaurant
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-11-01
TO SUBSCRIBERS.

1t Is the aim of the management to
secure efficient service in the delivery
OF the paper each night, and il solicits
the cooperation of subscribers to that
end. Prompt reports should be given Of
each failure to receive the paper on the
morning following the omission, in per-
son, by telephone or postal card. thus
enabling the cause of the error to be
promptly and accurately discovered and
the proper remedy Immediately applied
II is only by this method that the pub
Usher can secure the desired service
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-11-01

The greatest asset of the Democratic
party in the campaign this year is the
general prosperity of the country.
There is reason why, but many people
do not stop to think about it.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-11-01

We wonder whether the political ora
tors and the lawyers who open their
sentences III arguments with the words
" Now, then ever stop to consider
how senseless these two words coupled
are.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-11-01

off from ones feet by sensational
stories without sufficient proof. Some
big jokes are likely to be sprung be-
tween now and next Tuesday.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-11-01

tlons made would concentrate the re-
sponsibility for state expenditures, in
crease the efficiency in state institu-
lions and reduce the cost of our state
government.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-11-01

October ran true to form right
through the 3lst day. It was a won
derful month, beating June, July and
August to a standstill.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-11-01
Boys Beef Clubs.

Boys baby beef clubs have been or
ganized in many of the states. This
movement originated in Texas where
the original club has a membership of
more than 1,200
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-11-01

The Concord Monitor suggests that if
the right spirit is to animate President
Wilson's Thanksgiving proclamation
it ought to be written before election
day.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-11-01
TO ADVERTISERS.

Transient advertising-Ru OF paper.
so cents an inch for first insertion: 2
cents an inch for each subsequent inser-
double rates.
Space rates on application
Classified advertisements - Five cents
a line first insertion with so per cent
discount for each subsequent insertion.
without change Of copy.
Reading Notices-Ten cents per 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, 1916-11-01

The one cross at the top of the
column is an important thing to remem-
Der election dav.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-11-01

An electrically heated coffee perco-
lator made of earthernware has been
patented by New York inventor.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-11-01

They are readiest to admit error who
are rarely in the wrong.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-11-01

Protected by The Adams Newspaper service1
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-11-01
BAD VILLAGE STREETS.

WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER l, 1916
The Detroit times., 1916-03-06

WARD 20 f7-CAr NO iso
n Gschwind lot S. G-chwind's Ess, rnt
sub 81 tots and and part Of lots and
Of a. Crans's sub ~ r. = st and r. e
~ p e 10: Alec part ~ p e 1872 Part
p Morrison. 10, -. last named suh. Part
saysrs lot ~ Rradway's sub of lot,
md md par, 81 lots 4 2 and az Al.
bert Cranes sub. of part Of r cs N sn'
- mock Iot %. last named sub. Part
r ! Rock lot ~ last named sub. Part
Tr-For Grading and Paving TseNay avenue
from q point eco - south ~ Fdlie stree
~ fhs south line 81 Jefferson avenue
Marriott lot 80 K~sn's Island View suh
Of part of r e. 724. OF Jefferson syenus
Part
n~dmors iot - and n IL ~ lot 1s. Kean',
Island Visw cub. % part Of p. g 7H
Seymour e T-oes'er lot 20. last NAMED sub
Seymour q Troest,r. lo' II. las, NAMED sub
Part
Seymour q Tro.stsr lot ~ last named sub
Part
chM peferr. io- - last named sub Part
Char psferrs lot 20. last named sub. Part
John Mact ienberF. iot %. Beniteaur sub OF
tho n se3 - % that part % r. e. 77f lying
q ~ Jefferson avenue ............. Part
Fred Eendrick, lot -. last named sub Part
y ChanVin lnf ~. last named sub. Part
J. Walker lot -. last named sih Part
jas BRADY. l0f ~, last named sub. o.. Part
Alice Strong Lot 20 last named sub Part I
~ ~ Shsnerly iot -. Inst named sub Part ]
r. Weber. lot -. last named sub ..... Part I
7tT--For Grading and Paving Perry street
from the w.st line 81 National avsnus "a
the east line Of Twelfth street