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Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-10-06

These three unhumanly
perfect people in their plus
perfect clothes are trying
to interest you in our new
fall styles.
We're just giving them a
tryout to-day. Personally.
we haven't any confidence
IN this MISUNDERSTANDING
stuff, and we don't believe
these pictures put it over"
with real men; however,
nevertheless, just the same,
we have the real styles in
Suits and Overcoats for
young men this fall.
The o. Il. a No. /. 100 per cen,
pure New York fashions. Suits. xl5
up.
New arrivals Of Berry
Junior Norfolks for young
men at $500, $3.50, $500,
$4,000, S22.5O.
.TNM
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-05-15

right one every time. And when to this
we add the manipulation of the space bar
and the adjustment OF the carriage with
each successive line, it becomes apparent
that to win speed championships on the
writing machine there Is need of almost
unimaginably well coordinated and con
trolled action of the hand and the brain
and the eye.
What method does Miss Fritz emplov2
OF what school is she a graduateg Anna
teurs of the keyboard may not hone 10
learn her secret from manuals of instruc-
ton. As tutor, how much of her own
skill in technique could she irnpart To
learners! She Is a genius of the keyboard.
and genluses never neglect the grammar Of
their art. Like Paderewski. she owes bor
art to native skill improved by hard study
and faithful practice. On either instrn-
ment not motion is wasted BY the mas
ter, no effect is the child of chance
The accuracy Of machinery, the economy
of skilled labor and the harmonies of art
unite to make admirable the performance
OF Miss Rose Fritz. Plato, we think. who
specialized on the nature of music. would
have found music in the clicking of her
keys.-New York Sun.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-05-15
Surprise for Pat.

AT circus recently a lion died. The
manager, seeing his friend Pat walk
ing along the street, mentioned it to
him, whereupon Pat offered to take
the place of the lion and dress in the
latter $ skin. 4 trial performance was
gone through and Pat answered ad-
mlrably, his roaring being most
lifeHke.
When the circus was opened Pat was
seen IN the lion 5 den, the keeper, with
La pitchfork, keeping him up to ICON
cert form. The climax was reached
when the keeper drove Pat into the
tiger s cage. Pat was now extremely
frightened and rushed round and
round the cage TO escape the infuriat-
ed tiger. He was about to collapse
when hoarsc whisper came from the
mouth of the pursuing tiger:
- It's all right, Pat, me boy; don t
be afraid. / only came here on the ex-
cursion, and was too late for the train
to get home to Waterford. ''-Reho-
both Sunday Herald.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-05-15
The Editors Package.

\ newspaper man of some renown,
Who lives in q small but thriving
town,
Received package the other day,
Which he failed to open, but laid
away.
A strange and busy man IS he,
Lacking curiosity.
As time rolled on, the story is told.
Of how this package grew musty and
old.
And balmy odors strange to mention.
Drew to the package the man 5 at
tention.
He removed the wrapper with care
and ease,
Expecting to find a limburger cheese.
To the sorrowful part of the tale we
come,
For when he got the package undone.
1t WASH I cheese, and it WASH t a
cake.
But big muskrat laid out in state:
And owing to the man S delay.
Time had started some decay.
No sweeter flower than this e 'er grew.
As everyone i'll Bennington knew.
For his lusty shouts brought forth a
crowd,
That cautiously gathered around the
smoud.
No tears were shed, / m sorry to tell
Except the ones that were caused bv
the smell.
The board OF health was then called in.
To get permit to bury the thing.
But due to the odor, tbs sad to re-
They only came back to fumigate.
1t didn t require an expert to tell.
That the rat had been dead for
quite a spell,
And probably sick for long time as
we'll
\ funeral was held by the light OF
the moon.
And nobody thought it was held too
soon;
Ia fact l heard one person state.
They buried the package a month
too late
And now It's over, and all is well:
Who sent that package, will anyone
ten2
\ meeting was held in a sly. secret
manner,
Too see who was sore on the Ben
nington Banner.
No one could tel, and no one couI5
say.
And there the matter stiu rests %
dav.
But we have inquired rather thorough
The package was shipped. from Brat
tleborO.
E /. T.
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want to turrow in the mud. 7
want to sleep. / hate concerts. This
barnyard is too clean. | like dirt |
like peace. | like marshy ground l
hate this stupid. neat barnyard.'
OF course they like TO have the
Pigs grunt every SO often I'm the con
cert-that makes it interestfng-but
when Grandpa Pig just grunted these
cross little sentences they all got very
angry.
'Gobblo. gobbie. do be quiet, said
Mr. Turkey. There's nothing like be-
ing Clean and having a good breakfast
and morning concert You don't
know what a fine time you have in
this harnyard- Suppose you never had
any fun and lived all. all alone. You
are very lucky old Pig 10 have such
interesting friends
You know Mr.. Turkey is proud Of
himself and he wanted to make Grand
pa Pig understand that he was lucky.
But Grandpa Pig only got all the
crosser when they talked to him. He
said it was so ridiculous to have the
same thing every morning II was
Just as bad for them to go through the
same nonsense every morning. as il
was for the grown-ups and Bows and
Girls to eat bacon aud eggs each morn
ing.
When the other little Pigs heard
him speak about bacon they began to
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-05-15
S II A X E S p EARE

Three hundred years ago William
Shakespeare died at the age Of fftv-
two years, having written more poet
~ that had to be expurgated with a
pair Of tire-tongs than any other man
Of his age. There has not been so
much demand for Shakespeare s works
since they were expurgated. but they
can he read in a select company to
better advantage, without causing n
deep purple blush to break out on the
forehead of the reader ever and anon.
Shakespeare was a short, highwaist-
ed man with a thick head of hair
which he wore on all occasions. His
parents were poor people and kept no
books III the house except hver-piIl
almanac and 4 mailorder catalogue.
and 1t was from such humble sources
as these that William secured the plots
and language for some Of his best
plays. When we look at Shakespeare
and see how little education he had
and yet what noble use he made of it.
particularly in the sonnet line, and
then compare him with the average
college graduate. we realize how much
money IS being wasted on higher edu-
cation in this country
Shakespeare was attracted to the
stage before he began to write poetry.
Protected by The Ada
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Fingers on the KEYS.

The typewriting machine not less than
the piano has its virtuosi. and in both alt=
the excellence of performance Is affected.
almost regulated, ny so elementary a fac
ulty as the digitaI dex.erity of the person
at the keyboard. What PaderewsI, does
to the keys of his instrument Miss Rose
L. Fritz does to those of the typewriter on
which she makes records in speed and ac-
cUracy.
In u minutes Miss Fritz typed, without
an error, l.770 words Large numbers
mean less than small ones: I,77o words in
10 minutes is lis words 10 the minute
The first five lines of The Suns report of
Miss Futz's achievement contain p words.
with LOB letters, an average of 6Ia letters
to the word. If the fraction be omitted in
the calculation, an operation not in the
champion favor. the speed in letters Is
'oS to the minute. In every second of the
10 minutes of the test the champion
pressed dozen keys-and pressed the
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-05-15

neighbor told my mother about lydia
Z. Pinkham' 5 Vegetable Compound and
l took 1t, and now | feel like a new
person. | don't suffer any more and 1
am regular every month. Mrs. Hazel.
HAMILTON, SD South 18th st.
When a remedy has lived for forty
years, steadily growing in popularity
and influence, and thousands upon
thousands of women declare they owe
their health to it, is it not reasona-
bic to believe that it is an article of
great merit?
lfyOu want special advice write
TO Lydia T.. Pinkham Medicine
Co. (cOnfidentiaD, Lynn, Mass.
Your letter viii be opened, read
and answered by a woman and
held in strict confidence.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-05-15

Earl S. Kinsley of Rutland, Republi-
can national committeeman of Yer
mont, has succeeded in being inter
viewed in New York. He says the SEN
timent of the state is for Hughes, and
OF course he WASH obliged to guess
to make this statement He predicted
that Theodore n. Vail of Lyndonvi:le
would head the delegation at Chicago,
and this is right in line with what
The Reformer has advocated for
months. He also says that E. R. Morse
of Rutland, F. H. Babbitt of Bellows
Falls, Guy w. Bailey of Essex June
ton, John T. Cushing of st. Adams
and Collins Graves of Bennington will
be among Mr.. Vail S associates. Fine,
kinsley, fine. We all second the mo-
ton, but why not pick out two more,
as Vermont is entitled to eight dele
gates, and ali are to be elected in the
state convention, as the new primary
law has wiped out those beloved dis
trict conventions, which have been the
curtain raisers for the big events for
years.
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Grandpa Pig w as
Very Oisagree-
able.
making q great NJ

making great noise.
The whole trouble started with
Grandpa Fig. He didn't want to wash
his face nor have bath. nor did he
even want any breakfast But. worst
Of all, he didn't want to join IN the
mornings concert.
You may be surprised TO hear it
but they call that racket. as we would
say. concert They all make as
much noise as they can. and each
thinks he can drown out the others
voice, so it is no wonder a BARNARD
is such wild sort OF place in the
morning.
And the Animals not only enjoy
hearing their own voices. but thew
think that having all the different
voices OF the different Animals togoth-
er makes it very superior chorus.
'But this morning Grandpa Pig was
very dtsagreeable. In the first place
of all he didn't want to squeal and he
Just grunted all the time He had the
loudest grunt of any Pig tn the barn
yard, and he made so much noise that
The squeals could scarcely be heard
for a long time.
Grandpa Pig was granting like this:
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-05-15

The forest fire is almost a daily in,
cident at this time of year in New
England. Vermont to date has been
fortunate in not suffering from serious
devastations, at a time when fires have
destroyed large areas of growing tim
Der in other states. In New Hamp-
shire two fatalities have occurred
within a few days, when men lost
their lives in fighting the fires which
had been carelessly started. Every
possible precaution should be taken
against starting fire, but once a fire
is underway a general alarm should be
sounded. Prompt and effective work
might save great financial loss and pre-
vent soaring the landscape for years.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-05-15
Vermont Thaumaturgies.
(Rutland Herald.)

II &c Soldo,n 81 dow, ,,,-,-, ,.,1-o
hrinoe IN moro o,,,.;a,,, i+o,,,.. tla,, a.
Daar u Tbn H,ro e,ilou' 4oti,iS om'n A.
n,aroina - ''' 'i.S,,, S1".e nI"s 'Hi'
HIorri.viIIo ha,. '.u,t 4'7 a'e .ne1l,
With 80 L Ll 10y "I,"'eS "oo''h''f'
Wos+ w l.V,,p 9,',' H,I III " can
G.h kao1. " t ,i.,S3oIG 10y ; oog swallows
Hon IN Wa+arfo, . a "o"s llt,", 4hou
IF rabbi+ Ift+sr o9 ' ,3 oiL ll,o I llsi
self. anu ''00''S 'neiii ii'i
Golden wedding anr;,-orsor,. NO
NAM reaobos oo+L l,;r41,le-. 9''' w.
sr;ns WOOL ~, ba5 80 ''i-."S' "0iA"H
mo wnnl, net ', ,ns+ o1.a n+.;l,,4,.7
o., ,,,,,s,-oI g'ss .''0' s''oo Gu
i+a,, "''o - 'uiii''el % Pee"ll"F news
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-05-15

lie became an accomplished actor. ana
doubled in brass with great success.
The English stage at that time was
III a low state Of morals, and Shakes
peare decided to write a series Of PLAYS
that would pass the national board Of
censorship. Some people who object
10 Sha kespeare' : racy and piquant vo-
cabularE have since tried to make out
that Shakespear never wrote ANYTHING
but due bills and love letters filed
with passion and poor spelling, aud
insist that his laurels should be plac-
ed on the bullying brow Of Lord Bacon.
This IS called the Baconian theory.
and it ranks fully as high as the theo-
ry Of non-resistance in Europe.
Shakespeare ran a good deal ta
blank verse, and he also wrote con
siderable blankety-blank verse in the
round Spencerian hand of the period
lie was a prolific writer, and nobodr
has ever successfully initiated his stvIe
without getting into trouble with the
postotliee department. Nobody can read
Sha kespeare in the original without
being a better man and endorsing the
pure food act.
Shakespeare was the greatest liter
airy genius of all time. and the farther
we get away from him the brighter
his genius shines.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-05-15

The busiest state commission in Yer
mont is the industrial accident board,
created by the last legislature, which
has been conducting its work less
than year. 1t has had several thou
sand cases to attend to, and nearly all
have been settled satisfactorily to the
individuals and the concerns involved.
There is no question about the perma-
nency Of this board, and of the great
field for usefulness in which it is en-
pioyed.
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Vermont Delegates to Chicago.
(Randolph Herald and News

lRandolph Herald and News.)
All OF Vermont 5 delegates to Chi
cago will be chosen in one state con
vention TINS year instead Of three con
ventions rs heretofore - one state,
which elected the four delcgates-at-
large, and two district, which named
two district delegates each. The change
is to conform with the new primary
law which requires the state committee
of each party to call "a convention
for the choosing Of delegates, who are
supposed to follow the preference pre-
viousIy expressed as to presidential
candidates by the voters at the May
primary.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-05-15
INDUSTRIAL PREPAREDNESS.
State Board Already Getting Results
from Movement in Vermont

Chairman Frank o. Sinclair Of the
Vermont state directors of the United
States naval consulting board on IN
dustrial Preparedness mas received AT
Burlington Isl replies from town
clerks to whom had been sent requests
for information as to producing and
manufacturing plants in each town.
Two hundred and 80 letters were sent.
The clerks were asked to include
among the producing and manufactul
ing plants creameries, milk stations,
condensed milk factories, cheese fac
tories, canning factories, tanneries.
mines, woodworking shops, wooden and
cotton mills, machine shops, etc.
1t is the plan Of the war and ma
w departments TO obtain, for use in
time of need, a complete inventory OF
the producing and manufacturing re
sources of the nation based upon prae-
teal business lines.
Vermont directors comprise, James
Hardness, Charles b. Hollis, B. T. Burt
and George IL. Burrows.
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Member of the Associated press.

The Reformer is on sale every evening
by the following news dealers:
Bratteboro, Brattleboro News Co.
Park Drug store, Q. w. Cleaveland, d
r. Cutler " Co. (Esteyviue).
West Brattleboro, J. /. StOckweu.
East Dummerston, NJ z. Brown.
Putney, NJ. @. williams
Newfane, n. NJ. Batchelder
Townshend, c. w. Cutler
West Townshend, c. H. Grout
jamaica, Z. J. Daggett
South Londonderry, F. H. Tyler.
South Vernon, e. b. Buffum.
West Chesterfield, NJ. H., Mrs. w
Streeter.
HlnsdaIe. N. H., w. H Lyman.
Bellows, Falls, VI, Depot Restaurant
windsor, VI, Windsor Restaurant
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-05-15

Do your duty as a citizen tomorrow.
90 to the ballot box and cast your
vote for the man you deem best quail
ihed to serve as president 1t is the
first time the individual voter has had
an opportunity to express his wish.
The way to make the primary a sue
cess is by voting. 1t is time for ev-
ry man to show that he has an interest
in national politics. The ballot
boxes will be open from - noon to )
?. m.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-05-15
GREEN MOUNTAIN CLUB.
Sixth Annual State Meeting at Bran
don Next Friday.

BRANDON, May I5.-The sixth an
nual meeting of the state organiza-
ton of the Green Mountain club will
be held at the Brandon Inn next Fri
day, May 10. \ meeting of the coun-
ell will be held at 900 a. N. and Il
general business meeting will be
called at II o'clock. Lunch will be
served at 1870 and the business con
tinued at 100. 1t is probable that a
number of the state officers of the
organization will be present at this
meeting and a number from Rutland
Burlington and Bennington clubs have
signifed their intention to be present
After the meeting, if time permits, an
automobile sightseeing trip will be
taken to the high point near the Hub
bardton line, the point where the
Brandon club held its annual meeting
and picnic last summer.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-05-15

The figures of the casualties in the
German army since the war began are
staggering. 1t s a terrible reckoning
when such totals are given-casuaI-
ties 2,S22,079, including 664 ,552 killed
outright or mortalIy wounded and A.
325 who died of sickness Even these
figures do not tell the whole of the
story, for the naval and colonial troops
are omitted. What an awful price to
pay for German miLitarism. While the
voice Of a Liebknecht cries in the
wilderness against the policy of blood
and iron to enfor ee Kultur. Prussians,
BaVarians, saxons and Wurtembergers
go marching forth to- slaughter in the
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-05-15

The United States had its warning
in the little war with Spain. But the
costly lesson of unpreparedness Is
wears ago is forgotten. Today we
have stripped the Atlantic and Gulf
coasts OF our forces in order to have a
Sufficient number of men to patrol one
border Of the country, with the assist
nce OF the national guard of three
states.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-05-15

DADDY, as he saw
both the Children
were waiting for
his story.
1t was getting
up time IN an old
barnyaTd. L h e
BOOSTERS " ere
making a great
f u S S I h g Pigs
w e r e squalling,
the Turkeys were
gobble gobbling,
and all the other
A n 1 n al S were
running around
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-05-15
10 SuRSCRIRERs-

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
ne 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, 1916-05-15

cry anu " mem
the Hens heard
about eggs they
10 o k c d cry
mournful for a
moment.
But just then
into the old barn
yard came the
Fairy Queen with
lots of the little
Fairies. T h e y
wore their gowns
Of gold like the
sun.
IT h g Fairy
Queen waved her
hand said, We've
come for the con-
cert
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TO ADVERTISERS.

Transient advertising-Run of paper
so cents an inch for first insertion; Is
cents an inch for each subsequent inser
non. Limited space on first page at
Space rates on application.
Classified advertisements - Five cents
discount for each subsequent insertion
without change of copy.
Reading NOtices-Ten cents per line
lirst 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, 1916-05-15

teen l entered each
month so / had to be
IN bed l had head
ache, backache and
such pains / would
cramp double every
month. l did not
know what it was
to be easy a minute.
lily health was all
run down and the
doctors did not do
me any good a
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-05-15

trenches. The German soldier obeys his
orders without question Discipline
and drill have erased his personality
and denied him will of his own. He
is under the mastery of the war lords
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-05-15

The support which John w Weeks.
junior senator from Massachusetts,
will receive in the Republican nation
al convention, will surprise some of
the old liners. He has picked up a for
midable support in western and south
ern states and may prove the dark
horse Of the convention.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-05-15
BABY LIFE SAVED.
Newborn Baby Responds to Langmotor
in Four Minutes.

ST. Adams. May 15.-The lung.
motor recently purchased by r. IL Ne
Gorney had its first trial at the Sher-
wood Friday after the birth of an
infant son to Mr.. and Mrs. F. A. Bar
Der Of Hyde street The child was
asPhyxiated at birth and failed to res
pond to all the ordinary methods of
rssuseitation, but it responded to the
ihnemotor IN four minutes. The baby
= line healthy boy weighing nine
pounds. The Iungmotor undoubtedly
saved IFS life.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-05-15
ACCIDENT HEARINGS.
Industrial Board Has Busy Two Weeks
Planned

11luI1slIAaI bUaIu HAS BUSY Two WEEKS
Planned
MONTPELIER, May 15.-Hear.
ings viii be conducted by the indus
trial accident board for the next two
weeks in Proctor, Rutland, Brandon.
Bellows Falls and Hardwick Two Of
the hearings, one at Proctor, ii which
the Marble company is party, and
the other at Rutland, in which the
Rutland railroad Is concerned, are the
results Of fatal accidents. The hear
ings will be held there the 18th and
18th and the following day the board
viii be at Brandon, and on the 10th
Bellows Falls viii be visited.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-05-15
MONDAY, MAY 10. 1916.

Only few days ago we had win
ter or what seemed like it. Today
we ought to begin to make prepare
tions for a safe and sane Fourth of
July.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-05-15

a good vegetarian meet is the clay.
pigeon, which may be secured 1T all
most any gun club. After being
boiled for twenty -four hours it is al.
most eatable.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-05-15

The Goodafternoon Tire and Rub.
Der Company now makes asparagus
tips for the select market.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-05-15

d n OF
course, they had to give q real concert.
and even Granpa Pig pas happy again
at the honor of having the Fairy
Queen in the barnyard..
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EVENING
TALE 81
GRANDPA PIG TRIES TO QUARREL.
y NARY GRAHAM BONNER

The Fairies came just In the nick
OF time this morning" commenced
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II DON'T SUFFER
ANY MORE"
Feel Like a New Person."
says Mrs. Hamilton.

New Castle, Ind From the time
was eleven years old until 1 was seven
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-05-15

An asparagus tip makes an excellent
substitute for teething ring.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-05-15

Nothing breaks down the health like
sickness.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-05-15

new born kangaroo is not much larger
than a medium sized thumb.