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The daily progressive-miner., 1916-08-17
THE COUNCIL SHOULD ACT.

It would seem from what occurred the last few days that the council should pass an Ordn- ance covering all misdemeanors and thereby ac-
 ujre the right to handle all disturbances of the ssaa within our corporate limits. As it is now, a man was assaulted pounded and hammered, had his assailants arrested, and taken before the federal authorities, there to be tried by twelve true and good men who disagreed, and the as- sailants dismissed. These men must have been guilty or not guilty Had we had an ordinance to cover their case, the result would have been different. Later the same men were arrested on a more serious charge-that of MALICIOUSLY destroying propcrty-a felony, which was com promised whatever that means. However, the men obtained their liberty. The chances are though if the town had had an ordinance cover ing up the cases. the assaulted would have had some redress
The daily progressive-miner., 1916-08-17
REYNOLDS IN LIMELIGHT.
(bneau Dispatchl


 In a signed statement in page ad. in the Seward Gateway Henry D. Reynolds outlines his plan for build ing shelter at Seward with other peoples money. One million shares all treasury stock of no ryalne in accordance with modern corporate practice 10 use his own language are to be sold and that needs be overlooked the stock is placed low s share
 The of S25oo00 is desired the first unit pyritic shelter. The dispatch desires to repeat it's warning about small investors dipping into this scheme. While associated with Mr. Reynolds are names of persons who well known at the same time every with mining experience knows that smelter cannot be built and maintained a shoesting The former schemes of MT Reynolds sounded fully plaus ible the present The hearrenderng ory which might be told by the widow, the working woman, the workingman and others who had s1aved and starv ed almost few dollars only to spend the money for Ar Reynolds visions ought be the best testimony for making people go slow before investing in his pres schemes If the Seward people want to invest that is their business. They there on the ground and will do with their eyes open but shou the pro motors seek to sell any stock this part the terri tory. people should be their guard
The daily progressive-miner., 1916-08-17
BEAUTIFUL WORDS.
(JOhnstown Leader. ]

tJOnnStoNn LedQefJ
 We wish memory was good enough to bring back in their entirety those beautiful paragraphs written b. President Wilson in which he told us how ali the anes of travel and traffic all the under tie heavens were going to be crowded with American ships flying the American flag and carrying American commerce wheresoever they listed words that effect Those words would sound good to relieve the distress caused by the noise Of thousands of American exporters who find that they export beans without the sent of Great Britain
The daily progressive-miner., 1916-08-17

port. Yet, by reason of having refused the first offer they have deprived the American business men the profit that rightly belong to them thru the purchase of supplies. After all the agita- tors in opposition to the bill may rightly be call ed "nuisances" as they don't know what they are talking about.
The daily progressive-miner., 1916-08-17
Advertised Letter List
Ketchikan, Alaska, Post Office, For The Week Ending Aug. 12, 1916.

Fred Edwards Gwo). Jack Fay Joe Garcia, George Grant, Sam Karlsen. F. P. Marshall, Phillip Nelson. Harry Ness. Jos. Pruelle, John Setto, L. c. Thornton (two)
 All letters unclaimed by Aug. 18th, 1916. will be sent to the Dead Letter Office, Washington, D. c.
 M E. SWINEFORD, P. NJ.
The daily progressive-miner., 1916-08-17

The Daily ProgressiVe-Miner Is for sale at both the Walker Drug store and the kyus Drug Sore.
The daily progressive-miner., 1916-08-17

All kinds of printing done at reason able prices at the Progressive-Miner office.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-06-16
GUILFORD CENTER.

\ gang Of men began work on the
new creamery this week.
Miss Doris Shedd was home over
Sunday from her scholI.
Children 5 day viii be observed in
Grange hall, Saturday June Il.
Mr.. and Mrs. B. y. Whittemore at
tended the Universalist convention
in Bellows Falls Wednesday.
Nelson King and friend, Mr.. Cam
eron of Greenfield, were guests over
Sunday at B. A. Whittemore 5.
Miss Mary Clark came home Mon
day from Pittsford. where she has
been i'll some time. She is some
what improved.
Mr.. and Mrs. Randall rockingham
formerly Mrs. s, Reed Anthony, and
three maids came to the GuilfOrd
Springs farm Monday to remain until
Saturday.
Mrs. D. D. Franklin was called to
Gill last week on account of the i'll
ness of her mother, Mrs. Thompson,
who is visiting another daughter, Mrs.
Sarah Franklin.
Miss Anna Johnson finishes a sue
cessful term of school today. There
are 10 pupils enrolled The pupils of
No. > school 90 there. also three from
the Hincsburg school. The children
have done good work.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-06-16
FRIDAY, JUNE IS, 1916.
SAFETY FIRST JULY 4TH.

Inspired by the demand for prepared
ness and the necessity that citizens Of
this county become more familiar with
military requirements, it is predicted
that the celebrations incident to indie
pendcnce day will be the most eIabo-
rate and extensive in the nation 5 his
tory this year. In view of this fact
unusual precautions should be taken by
the police and fire authorities in every
community to enforce local regulations
governing the use of firearms, fire
works and explosives.
The nbounded enthusiasm of those
who are planning to display their pat
riotic pride ON this national holiday
must not be allowed to take such an
unrestricted course as to make the
occasion marked by greater loss of
human life, shattered limbs and the de
struction Of property than ever before.
This year more than ever before some
substitute is needed for the old method
of celebrating. In every town and
city where safe and sane Fourth of
July programs have suppIanted old
fashioned ways, there has been a
notable reduction in accidents and IA
talitics, and no community which has
done away with the senseless cclebra
tions Of the past has shown any dis
position to return to them.
The Safety First Federation of
America has issued n nationwide ap
ueal for rational observance of July
4th and has requested the governor OF
each state to issue a proclamation call
ing upon the citizens to cooperate Will
officials in an effort to enforce laws
with a view to minimizing accidents
among children and the destruction OF
property by fire.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-06-16

Just at the very moment they werA
asked for. And not to be outdone by
their fine hosts, the Brownies, the
Gnomes went to the game in a big
automobile made o. the roots of ola
trees and lined with fresh green
ferns. They really had to help make
their automobile go-but it looked
very gay and like the cool green woods
and they had a most impressive horn.
They had asked Mr.. Crow to sit on
one side of their automobile and to
Cav Cav when anything got III the
way-and very often when they just
wanted to be noticed! Their automo-
bile was very. very large, and with a
number of Gnomes pushing every few
seconds and with Mr.. Crows horn, the
Brownies and Fairies thought it very
funny.
The Fairies flew to the game. and
when they arrived they We're asked to
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-06-16
WESTMINSTER WEST.

Miss Ruth Harding came Monday
from Augusta, Maine, to visit Mrs. Ar
thur Harlow.
Edward Phillips moved his family to
Gilsum, n. H., last week Thursday. He
has lumber job there. His daughter,
Laura, came from Dummcrston. where
she had been working, and went with
them.
The South Valley school closed last
week. The teacher, Miss Carlotta Law
renee Of Grafton, returned to her
home Saturday. On Friday the school
had a picnic at the home of Philip
Hall. The mattress on which little
Philip lay in a plaster cast since he
threw his hip out of joint about a
month ago was carried out to where
the children were so he might enjoy
the picnic with them. On Tuesday of
this week DR.. Bugbee removed the east
and the boy is learning to go on
crutches.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-06-16
Everyday
WiSdOrnG @GN
~ - m #eso& ~ ~
vULGARITY OF WEALTH

A man can make a fortune out of a
comic opera if he is lucky, but he is
a whole lot more apt to make it out of
mops. 1t is pretty nearly impossible
to be clever and make money at the
same time Shakespeare did not make
much. Paderewski is about the only
flush pianist, but there are a dozen
men who have made millions out of
piano polish.
1t is very diseouraging to bright,
ambitious young man to realize how
easy it is to make money. Almost any
body can rise to affIuence If he is will
ing to sell pepper and salt OF get up
window washing trust or organize a
factory to make disinfecting powder
for bird cages.
Cleverness is something they aim Mt
in colleges -cleverness and its sister
vanity, intelligence and they both
go well with girls, hut they don T buy
bathroom slippers for the baby.
Buy something for cent and sell
it for n cent-and-a-tenth and you CA
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-06-16
Page-Fletcher Straw Vote.
Farmland Herall.l

Through the kindly offices of the
Lyndonville Union-Journal, Senator
Page is to have valuable aid in decid-
ing whether he should really become
q candidate for reelection or leave
the field to his opponents - if he has
any opponents.
The Herald s first impulse would be
to commend the well-meant enterprise
of its contemporary These are times
when ''more light is cminentlv de
sirable. and. if the result of the Union
Journal 5 compilation gives any light
on the trend of public opinion in Yer
mont, why-good for the Union-Journ-
al!
It does seem a little strange. how
ever, that this staid and respectable
newspaper, with some priceless demo
cratic traditions handed down from
its honored and lamented founder, the
late c. NJ. Chase, and surely not in
tensely Republican under the able
management Of his son. should all OF
sudden be inspired with a burning
desire to know whore Senator Page
stands with the people of Vermont.
! If. as the news stories Indicate tn,
! circular from the Union-Journal offic,
! is being sent to Senator Page s IRE
| proachablc mailing list, based on tn,
| indispensable card index. the Herald
will save its contemporary furthe
worry by assuring it that the resul
will be entirely satisfactory - to Sen
/ ator Page.
Another singular thing is the fail
ure of the circular to recognize Gov
ernor Gates as a factor, and, unless tn
list is edited with some care, Their
might be enough Gates votes writer
in to give rise to some uncomfortabl
! speculation. One may be reasonabl,
sure. however, that nothing so unfortu
nate will happen.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-06-16
MARBLES IN BRoWNIELAND.

The Brownies" commenced Daddy
said that they wanted to have a game
of Narbles-a real game, where at
least hundred Brownies played in it.
And then when they got the number
to one hundred they began to think it
was not a large enough number
Lets ask one hundred Gnomes to
play against u.s. suggested one
Brownie.
Good! That's fine they all cried.
And how about the fairies?' asked
another.
Lets ask the Fairies to be the
Judges OF our game, and we will ask
the Fairy Queen to give the prizes
81 didn't know we were going to
have prizes, said another Brownie
"'Well, we must. you know. if we're
to ask the Gnomes to play against US,
and if we're to ask the Fairy Queen
and the Fairies to Judge who wins the
game
"'All right they agreed. but we
must hurry with our invitations
Six Brownies offered to take the
invitations to the Gnomes to play Mar
bles. and to the Fairies to judge the
winners of the game. And these six
Brownies dressed up in their best
brown velvet suits with their brown
velvet helmets on their heads.
They went in a different way than
they had ever gone before, and the
Gnomes and Fairies were so excited
at seeing them that for a long time
they could not understand what they
were saying.
For, you see, the Brownies did not
walk or fly or crawl when they went
off with their invitations. Instead
they rode in carriages made of tiger
lilies, which were drawn by eight
green Toads.
THE Toads hoped along and drew
the carriages, and sometimes wher
the carriages upset. the Brownies dir
not mind in the least, but got right II
again, after they had cried Whoa t
the Toads.
And when they had told tbs
Gnomes and Fairies why they has
come, all were very happy and sale
right away they would be delighted L
| go to the Brownies game of Marbles
in the afternoon
"And sure enough. they all arrived
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-06-16

Little has been said in the news
papers of the excellent work which is
being done by H. w. SIocum of New
York, a special lecturer on tubercu-
losis, who is working under the direc-
ton Of the Vermont state board of
health. MI Slocum is travelling with
the tuberculosis outfit of the state
board and is visiting the back towns of
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-06-16
Member of the Associated Press.

The Reformer is on sale every evening
by the following news dealers:
Brattleboro, BrattIeb0ro News Co.
Park Drug Store, c. w. Cleaveland. d
r. Cutler q Co. (Esteyvile).
West BrattIeboro, J. l.. StockweH.
EAST Dummerston, NJ Z. Brown.
Putney. ". G. Williams
Newfane, n. NJ. Batchelder.
ToWnshend, c. w. Cutler.
West Town5hend, c. II. Grout
jamaica. K. j. Daggett
south Londonderry, F. ii. Tyler.
South Vernon, f. B. Buffum.
West Chesterfield, N. H., Mrs. w
Streeter.
HlnsdaIe, NJ H., w. Il. Lyman.
Bellows Falls, VI, Depot Restaurant
Bertolno & Bertolino.
Windsor. VT. Windsor Restaurant.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-06-16

ing detected. Backward husbands who
were dragged to church by a strong
willed wife could sink down behind Il
palm leaf fan, apparently engaged in
deep meditation. and sleep from the
otfertory to the benediction unless be
trayed by a husky suore.
During the heated term it is a popu-
lar custom to take an electric fan to
bed and 60 to sleep under its soothing
rays. luasmuch as most Of these fans
are attached to Il meter which never
sleeps, this custom Is encouraged by
all electric light companies. which ar
que that it viii drive away insomnia
ami mosquitoes. There * some ques-
tion which is worse. to he stung by q
hungcr-maddened mosquito or an eIec-
trio meter which turns over faster
than a fat man rolling dcwn hill The
only cheap and economical way t.
run an electric fan is to install 4
water moter ia the cellar in the dirk
ness of the night, when the super. n
teudent Of the water works is not
looking
Business men keep an electric fan
over their desks. so that whenever II
revolves on its axis .igar ashes will
be sprinkled on their shirt front This
/ Is why so many men return home al
night with shirt bosoms looking 3
burnt wood PLAGUE.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-06-16
A LARGE CONTRACT.
What Wilfred F. Root Wants Every
Person in Brattleboro to do.

When Wilfred F Root. the enterpris-
ing druggist, first offered a 50-cent
package of DIR. Howard s specific for
the cure of constipation and dyspepsia
at half price, and guaranteed to return
the money if it did not cure, he
though it probable from his experience
with other medicines for these diseases.
that he would have a good many pack
ages returned. But although he has
sold hundreds of bottles, not one has
been brought back.
Mr.. Root wants every person in Brat
tleboro who has constipation, dyspep-
STA, headaches, or liver trouble to come
to his store or send Mr. Root % cents
by mail and get 90 doses Of the best
medicine ever made at hale the regular
price, with his personal guarantee to
refund the money if it does not cure.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-06-16

sit in the Judges stand. which was
made of daisies and buttercups built
high up from the ground
Then the game began-and all the
Brownies played against the Gnomes
with bright blue, and green, and vel
low and purple Marbles Soon the
Gnomes had almost every Marble on
their side, and the Fairy Queen
called out. The Gnomes have Won
Here are the priest
And she lung the prizes of baskets
filed with red raspberries to each OF
the one hundred Gnomes Every
Gnome caught his little basket and
then said Wen all share our rasp-
berry feast
But we have more raspberries-a
regular raspberry supper. cried one of
the Brownies--and sure enough, they
all sat down to a supper of delicious
raspherries, and were waited on by
the green Toads!"
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-06-16
10 SUBSCRIBERS.

1t Is the aim of the management to
secure efficient service In the delivery
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.
1t is only by this method that the pub
Usher can secure the desired service.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-06-16

tended disrespect to a soldier whose
greatness has been recognized even by
the residents of the city for which the
Ontario Berlin is named, we must say
that the name - Kitchener" is in itself
neither pretty to look at or pleasant to
hear
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-06-16

fit your whole family out with Imou-
sines--if you get enough customers
Shoot the luck 1t makes us mad.
We've always wanted to be wealthy.
And we 've always wanted to do some
thing hard. And now we see it plain as
day at last that if we ever want to
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-06-16

1t may be that the gentlemen who
cracked the postof1fce safe in Saxtons
River this week were professionals,
but they certainly showed surprising
unfamiharity with the explosive quail
tiles Of nitro glycerine
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-06-16

We can t understand these stories
about folks being arrested for robbing
gardens in ST. Adams. Have they
been taking the seeds out of the
ground before they were sprouted?
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-06-16

Honorable James E. Kennedy of
Williston has again been chosen Dem
ocratic national committeeman for
Vermont, and patronage hunters of the
state are thus assured of the services
of a man who viii go down to Wash
ington and fight for their interests
like thunder
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-06-16

The city of Berlin, Ont, has been
anxious ever since the war began to
change it's name but it cannot decide
on new one. One paper has lately
made the suggestion that the problem
be solved by changing the name of
the city to . Kitchener With no in
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-06-16
TO ADVERTISERS.

Transient Advertising Of paper,
so cents an inch for first insertion; 20
cents an inch for each subsequent inser
ton. Limited space on first page at
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
for each subsequent insertion without
change of copy.
Position 10 per cent extra.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-06-16
AS TER PLANTS

The neighbors never before saw the
equal of the thousands of plants going
out from il Clark Ave, addressed all
over n. E. Acclimated plants have
proven the reason. And so many for
25e-120 or more-no time to count.
Roots 3 inches long, All shades of
the chrysanthemum type. Early yet. On
sale all June.
I'm ground. A. II. HARVEY.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-06-16
The MeddLer
If the coat fits you, put It on"

Unless a still hunt is being made
for opposition to the traffic regula-
tions which are to come before the
voters of the village at tonight s
special meeting the probabilities are
that they viii be adopted in toto
without much of any discussion. AS
The Meddler understands it the warrant
is so framed that in case the regula-
lions are defeated as a whole they
may be taken up section by section.
1t is doubtful, however, whether this
will be necessary. The commissioners
have gone to considerable effort in
framing these proposed ordinances,
taking into their confidence all auto
mobilists who would avail themselves
Of the invitation, and the rules as now
drafted seem to meet local needs
about as well as any that could be de
vised. To be sure, the section in re
gard to the muller cut-outs, if adopted
and enforced, will bring about {
change in the methods of numerou.
Ford operators, but it Will be change
that will prove a great boon to the
general public without causing any
actual hardship among the Ford folks
Although The MeddIer doesn' t pre-
tend to be an authority on automobile
traffic rules he is willing to accep
the opinion of some of his car-drtvin.
friends that the proposed regulation
are generally satisfactory, ana be
lieves that they should be adopte
forthwith
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-06-16

1t is interesting and pleasing to
know that the cost of making this
years grand list was lessened about
$120 through the plan of mailing in
ventories to taxpayers with requests
that they bring in their lists. The sur
prising feature of the matter is that
the plan was never adopted before.
The law distinctly provides that tax
payers shall file their inventories, and
there never has been any good reason
for the listers spending the town 5
money in doing errand-boy work.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-06-16

One doesn t have to be in very close
touch with the present village admin
istration to be convinced Of the fact
that there is division Of opinion
among the commissioners as to the APP
pointment of a chief of the fire depart
ment. Were the situation otherwise
this post would have been filed for
the ensuing year at the time the po-
lice officers were named. # The Med
der were asked to guess the attitude
Of the village officials he would say
that Mr.. Stcarns favored the reap
pointment CT Fire Chief Sanders, that
Mr.. Kaine was opposed to his reap
pointment under any circumstances
and that Capt. Gibson would prefer
someone besides the present chief if
that someone could be induced to take
the position. This is merely a guess
however, and may turn out to be {
very poor one after the commissioner,
hold their meeting tonight.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-06-16

amount to anything financially, we We
got to sit down in a swivel chair and
start q doorknob foundry or some
thing easy like that.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-06-16

OUR SUFFRAGE CAMPAIGN
Paper plates for women.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-06-16

There is one thing, though, that
should be remembered in any discus
sion of fire department affairs, and
that is that the department as it IS
at present constituted is practically
volunteer organization, and on this
account it is impossible, even if it
were desirable, to subject the members
to very rigid discipline. Judged on
its record over q long period of years,
the local department is entitled to be
called a more than ordinarily efficient
organization and some of the best fire
fighters are men who could not and
would not serve if the department
were placed on any other than the
present basis. This may not be de
sirable state Of affairs, but it exists
nevertheless and the commissioners
should keep its existence in mind
when considering any changes in per
sonnet or policy.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-06-16

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