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The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-07-07

Following closely upon Senator
Page s announcement of his candidacy
for reelection comes ex-Gov. Allen NJ.
Fletcher S formal statement that he is
after Senator Page $ place. 1t is pub
lished in another column OF this issue
of The Reformer and is worth care
full reading even by those who are num-
bered among the opponents of the man
from Cavendish. Mr.. Fletcher SAYS
that his entrance into the fight will
enable me to emphasize various is
sues and public policies for which I
have always stood and still stand, -
and in the emphasis of these issues and
policies it is safe to assume that much
interesting information will be de
veloped. Mr.. Fletcher has never been
rated as a political pacifst and there
is every indication that he is we'll sup
piled with ammunition for use in the
offensive he is about to undertake.
Whether the situation will be further
complicated by the entrance of other
candidates in the senatorial race re
mains to be seen, but in any event an
interesting summer is assured. Mr..
Fletcher at least has the advantage
of being opposed by practically all the
professional politicians and perennial
lobbyists in the state.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-07-07
D4DDY,S EVENING
hAR1 lAE q WARY
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& - NyD eI:'!ozNN!E=:R
NEW MOLE HOME.

MI. Mole was going to get mar
ried.' said Daddy and he wanted to
build fine, fine Home for the new
Mrs. Mole. So he went forth into the
incest meadow he could find, and there,
just at the end of it, near an old fence,
Mr.. Mole started to burrow into the
ground
You know the Moles live under
ground almost all of the time, and
there make their Homes. Just near
the fence Mr.. Mole began to dig and
dig. First of all he made a long, long
tunnel, funny underground passage
which he called the Driveway of his
Home!
"Of course the callers of Mr.. and
Mrs. Mole could hardly drive along
this tunnel. but they could run and
scamper along, and they liked to call
it by a big name like Driveway.
"And after the long. long tunnel Mr..
Mole started in to make a fine House
out of the earth. He made lovely
rooms, one for Mrs. Mole, one for him
self, one for the little Mole who was to
do the cooking and housekeeping and
several for guestrooms. For, as you
can imagine, Mr.. Mole was very fond
OF company. In addition to all this Mr..
Mole built very fine picture gallery
made in tiers of earth and mud long
rows and rows OF it, On these he put
pictures Of his family which he made
out of earth, too OF course, Mr.. Mole
made every member of his family look
just alike, but that didn't make any
difference The Moles are not very
fussy if their pictures aren't very well
taken, for they can't bother to look at
pictures much Of the time
you see their eyes are very small
and they like to look at things more
worth While-such as food and corn
starting to grow in the ground and all
the things the Farmers plant They
love farms you know, where wonderful
vegetables are planted deep down in
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-07-07

ever, IS not so much lack of speed as
lack of consideration for the CON
venience of the travelling public. That
is the annoying feature of the whole
business.
In a eommendable effort to bring
about cooperation between fishermen
and hunters and the officers whose
duty it is to enforce the fish and game
laws Commissioner ]. w. Titcomb has
issued a placard which bears the fol
lowing sensible advice:
eff requested by a warden or by
the owner of the land upon which you
are fishing or hunting, show your Ii
cense with the same willingness Won
show railroad ticket on the train.
Your cooperation with the fish and
game department is solicited. The more
You cooperate in securing an observ-
ance Of the fish and game laws the
less money will be necessary for war
VIII
be available for the propagation and
distribution of fish and game.
Remember that the six-inch law on
trout, the 10-inch law on black bass
and the 12-inch law on salmon and
lake trout is for the purpose of allow
ing these fish to reach maturity before
being caught. These fish seldom spawn
until they have reached the sizes the
law prescribes; give them a chance to
leave some little ones in their places.
"When removing short fish from
the hook, if you will wet your hand
before doing so, it will prevent the re-
moval of the mucous coating on the
body of the fish and thus prevent the
disease known as fungus, which
might prove FATAL
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-07-07
NORTHFIELD MASS

Miss Ina Merriman is having two
weeks vacation.
Leland Kimball of New Haven Wis
tied Paul Jordan for the holiday.
Many from town attended Cook &
wilson circus in Brattleboro July A.
Miss Susie Harmon of Northampton
IS with Mrs. Fred Crane for the sea
son.
Mr.. and Mrs. Leroy Lester Of Wor-
cester were week end guests of Mrs.
c. W. Stebbins
Miss Carrie Orcutt of Springfield
was the guest of Mr. and Mrs. d. F..
Lyman this week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Mason spent the
Fourth in Greenfield with their sons,
George and Arthur
Mr.. and Mrs. Sheldrick have arrived.
For many years they have had Bible
tent near the auditorium.
Miss Gertrude Delaney of Orange is
the guest of her uncle and his wife.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Evans.
Miss Lillian Dean Of Roxburv comes
Monday to visit Mrs. Thomas Parker
and later Mrs. J. NJ. Field.
Miss Elma lowering has returned
from her second visit this year with
her niece in Minneapolis, MINI.
Mr.. and Mrs. S. II. Smith and Mr..
and Mrs. Charles Streeter of Mount
Hermon spent Sunday in Springfield.
About 100 Of the employees Of the
Northfield hotel went to Greenfield the
night of the Fourth to see the display
of fireworks.
Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas Campbell Of
Somerville and Miss Nellie Campbell
OF Springfield spent the Fourth with
their sister, Miss Annie Campbell.
The total amount received for the
famine fund in the recent campaign
made In the behalf of the Armenians
and Poles is $625. OF this $3.50 was
collected the last week. The Gill con,
tribution has not yet been handed in.
The largest contribution was $50 ana
!the smallest two cents. The entire
sum will be forwarded for relief work.
Those in charge of the campaign feel
that Mortified has given literally and
has Kept her usual generous record
for worthy causes.
The Young Women S conference
second division, convened "Wednesday
and though there were about 600 here
for the first conference even more
young women are expected for this
conference. Some of the speakers tc
be here at this conference who were
not at the first are: DR.. Henry Apple
garth of Rochester, Rev. James Ne
Conaughy of Philadelphia, Brewer I'D
I dy of New York, Rev. F. W. Pattisor
of East Mortified, Miss Jane Stebbin,
/ of Rochester and Dr. Robert T. Spec
! Is expected for two days also. The
| first session was Wednesday evening
at O'Clock with w. r. Moody pre-
siding. \ chorus Of about 100 of tn,
young women delegates leads tn,
singing. Rev. John Mcdowell ot
Baltimore, Md, preached.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-07-07

Five hundred rural churches have
been abandoned in Kansas for the rea-
son that motor cars can so readily bring
people into community centers. 4 map
of Kansas of ten years ago shows al
most 200 more postofiices listed than
at the present time. Along with the
disappearance Of the postoiIice. by rea-
son of the rural mail routes. the coun-
try store, the country church and final
lv the town itself have disappeared.
There are almost 10000 motor ears in
Kansas. Slightly more than 60 per cent
Of these cars are owned by farmers and
this has extended the social activities
of the rural population. The farmers
have disposed of their buggies and ear
riagcs and now. with their families in
a motor car on Sunday morning, drive
10 or 10 miles to Sunday school and
church services with greater ease and
less time than they could have driven
five miles with a horse and carriage.
The great increase in the number of
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-07-07
"Piease Admire My Dress"

the earth. They are very apt to bur-
row along and make paths SO they can
walk to farmland and have a feast.
but / must tell you more about Mr..
Moles new home. The very last thing
he did was to build beautiful throne
in the picture gallery for Mrs Mole.
At last it was time for her to come
to her new Home and Mr.. Mole had in
vited their friends and cousins, the
Cricket Moles, to come, too. These
cousins have very strangely shaped
front legs with which they burrow
homes just like the regular Moles, and
SO they are considered relations.
Here we all are said Mrs. Mole.
and she blinked her very small eyes.
while all the other Moles blinked their
tiny eyes, too, and looked about them.
Through the Driveway they ran until
they came. to the House with all the
beautiful rooms.
The room MIR. Mole took them to
last was the picture gallery, where
Mrs. Mole sat on the throne in honor
of her wedding day, and the little Mole.
who cooked, brought out some of the
delicious stewed vegetables she had
made for the wedding feast.
You should have heard the Moles
as they looked at the pictures. They
thought every picture was one of their
own relatives.
Zone Mole would say:
WIZ, there's Mamma and another
would say:
Why, no, that's not your Mamma.
that's my Papa. However, they didn't
get in the least angry about the pic
'tures-in fact, they thought it very
clever of Mr.. Mole to make pictures
which looked like all their relations at
the same time.
But you haven't noticed my we'd
ding dress. said Mrs. Mole. i think
my new Home is SCR U-M-P-TI-
Gus, which means beautiful in case
any Of You little Moles don't under
stand the word I've said in honor of
the day. And now that you've all adj
mired my Home. please admire my
Dress.
For the first time the Moles noticed
that Mrs Mole had attached to her tiny
ears little earrings made Of mud with
a red berry in each, and she wore a
necklace to match. Her dress was of
duh oak leaves which Mrs. Mole had
saved for a whole year to wear on her
wedding day.
You're handsome Mole said Mr..
Mole, and I'm so proud you're to share
this Home I've made and all the other
Moles grinned and ate more and more
of the vegetable wedding feast to show
what good time they were having"
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-07-07
WEST GUIIFORD

Clifford Akley has bought an auto
mobile.
School district No. l, taught by
Miss Bell Goodenough, finished wee !,
ago.
Walter Akley has been spending 10
days with his sister, Mrs. Amidon, in
Vernon.
Mrs. Lucy HigIey of Marlboro has
been spending few days with Mr..
and Mrs. o. J. Hale.
Mrs. Jane Bishop has been visiting
a week with her niece, Mrs. Emma
Fletcher, in Marlboro
Miss Gladys johnson of Springfield
(Nt.) is spending some time with her
sister, Mrs. Archie Phelps.
Miss Estella Cook of Boston came
Friday to spend two weeks with her
sister, Mrs. w. c. Phelps, and mother.
Mrs. \. NJ. Huling.
Arthur Lynde and friend of Boston
came Saturday to stay until after the
Fourth with his sister, Mrs. Newton
Hastings, and family.
Mrs. Emily Eastwood went Friday
to West Brattleboro to visit her niece.
~ s. 'piAh I'li Ht.N anu Nils. IlnllN
Edwards at the east village. She
returned home Tuesday.
o. j. Hale sold a fancy pair of
aattle recently to Ernest Wilcox of
Greenfield. He has bought of the
Thomas Brothers the cattle that took
the second premium at the Valley
fair last fall
Mrs. Ernest Fairbanks and child of
Greenfield, Miss Florence Fisher of
keene, n, H., and Miss Rachel Fisher
of Brattleboro were guests over the
Fourth of their parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Hosea Fisher
Walter Sherman and family of
Providence, r. l., a former pastor s
son, motored through this place Sat
urday, stopping for luncheon on the
parsonage lawn, under tree that Mr..
Sherman set out when he was boy.
Clifford Akley and son, Robert, and
brother, William Akley, went Friday
to the home of Mr.. Akley s brother
in-law, Charles Hawkes., in Walpole, N
II. They returned home Saturday, ac-
companied by the formers daughter,
Miss Ruth Akley, for the Fourth of
July picnic at Clifford Alleys farm
with his brothers, Bert and Fred, and
their families, making company of
over 25.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-07-07

THE { 4 b q A e. E

The cabbage is humble. unobtru-
sive vegetable which is modelled close
~ after the human head, the resem-
blance at times becoming painfully
distinct. If the common garden cab
bage had been provided with nose
and a pair of eyebrows we would all
hesitate to uproot one for fear Of de
CAPTIVATING some loved friend.
The chief mission of the cabbage on
earth is to make sauerkraut In fact.
if it were not for the lowlv cabbage
this delcaey, which rests with uustud
led grace upon the stomach. would be
as scarce as the marriage ceremony in
Mexico. Every year countless thou
sands of cabhages with sloping fore
heads are PMcked rudelv from the hos
ON Of Mother Earth and worked up
into sauerlraut, being offered for sale
in large, open barrels which exhale a
dainty but far-reaching perfume. Most
people can tell sauerkraut by its per
fume, without having to partake OF
the same and pass a restless ana re
morseful night.
Unlike the orange and banana and
the domestic science biscuit. the cab
hage is very seldom eaten raw. II
tastes better and digcsts with greater
tiuency when cooked for couple Of
days in company with carton OF
corned beef. Few people ever at
tempt to negotiate a plate of corned
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-07-07
GROVE. /.

Mr.. and Mrs. Floyd +Gerrish spent Sun.
day in Green River.
Mrs. Fanny Phillips Of Greenfield spent
Tuesday at Sumner Worden's ).
Otis Amidon and family motored to
Putney Sunday to spend the dag with
friends
Mrs. Addie Dix and Miss Mildred Stet-
son Of Greenfield visited at George Bar.
bers' Tuesday
Joseph koshinsky Of Greenfield visited
his brother, John koshinsky, from saturs
day until Monday.
Ward Wheeler came from Greenfield to
spend the weekend with his parents. Mr..
and Mrs. w E. Wheeler.
School closed last Friday for the sum
mer vacation. The teacher and pupils
enjoyed picnic in the afternoon.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-07-07

The bare, unadorned truth is that
the average young man does not be-
ieve the administration is serious in
its threats to Mexico, does not believe
there is going to be any war, and is
unwilling to volunteer until he is sure
his services are actually needed. For
this public frame of mind, which is
holding back enlistments from the
Atlantic to the Pacific, the administra-
ton itself is wholly to blame The
moment Wilson adopts policy of I'M
yielding, firm and resolute insistencc
in his dealings with Mexico, that
moment he will find all of young Amer
lea at his back. So long as he continues
to appear to be seeking for every pos
sible loop-hole to prevent the employ
ment of force, he will lack the men he
imperativclv needs to make his threats
to Cawanza effective. - Manchester
Union.
This is one viewpoint, but it does not
explain why the New Hampshire Ma
tional Guard fell down completely. I'M
able to recruit up to even peace
strength. At a time when the troops
of all the other New England states
were prepared and at the border the
New Hampshire companies still lin
gered at the state camp ground in
| search of men.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-07-07

That the driver of the automobile
which figured in the deplorable acct
dent of Monday afternoon will lose his
license is to be expected of course. yet
that Is merely precaution against
future trouble. If the facts are as we
hear the young man in question should
have lost his right to drive a car long
ago. or better still, should never have
been given it. in the interest of pub.
lie safety more care should be taken
in the issuance of licenses to drive au-
tomohiles. The present law provides
that the applicant for a license NAV be
required to demonstrate his ability to
operate n machine; it ought also to
provide for the requirement of a certi-
ficate Of sobriety and good conduct.
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Member of the Associated press.

The Reformer is on sale every evening
by the following news dealers:
8ratteboro, Brattleboro News Co.
Park Drug store. g. w Cleaveland, u
X. Cutler Il Co. (Esteyviue).
West 5rattleboro, j. L. Stockwen
East Dummerston, NJ. +. Brown.
Putney, VI. G. williams
Newfane, n. NJ. BatChelder.
Townshend, c. w. Cutler.
West Townshend, c. II. circuit
jamaica, Il. J. Daggett
South Londonderry, F. II. Tyler.
South Vernon, u. b. Ruffum.
West Chesterfield, N. H.. Mrs. w
Streeter
Hlrsdae N. H., W. II. Lyman.
Bellows Fails, Vt. Depot Restaurant.
Bertolino & Bertolino.
Windsor, VI, Windsor Restaurant.
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Personal Publicity.
{ Benninot0n Banner.

bloomington Banner.)
If Major Wallace Batchelder would
90 about his work more quietly with
out quite so much blare of trumpets.
including his own. we feel that il would
add distinction to his service All
men have vanity and like publicity and
attention even when they diseIaim the
fact, but it Is usually n mistake for a
man to make an effort to secure person
al newspaper publicity. The seeker
for fame of this sort is familiar in ev-
cry neWspaper Office in the world.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-07-07
The MeddLer
If the coat fits you. put It on"

Now is not too early to remind the
voters of the incorporated school dis
trict that the annual meeting Of the
district win take place the evening of
Tuesday, July Is. The chief item of
business will be the election of some
one to succeed Rev. f. Q. s. Osgood
as member Of the prudential commit
tee. In the opinion of The Meddler it
would be foolish to consider anyone
for Mr.. Osgood s successor but that
estimable gentleman himself He is
not only thoroughly familiar with ev-
cry detail of school district affairs
through long experience with them.
but is as enthusiastic in the work as
if he were taking it up for the first
time. The Meddler has had occasion
not infrequently to disagree with the
committee on matters of policy, but he
is nevertheless convinced that the
best interests of the district would 90
unserved if Mr. Osgood were not re-
elected. This opinion is given at this
time for the reason that there have
been rumors of an attempt to defeat
Mr.. Osgood- something that cannot be
accomplished if the voters are alive to
the situation and attend the meeting
as they should
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-07-07
Another Vermont Admiral.
LBennington Ranner.l

bennington Banner
In speaking of Vermont s contribu-
tlon to the navy the Banner and 9th
er Vermont papers have neglected to
mention Rear Admiral Franklin G..
Prindle, who was an Arlington boy and
who served most ereditabIv for 30
years and is now retired and lives in
Washington. He went into the navy
during the Civil war and won his high
rank by merit and ability.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-07-07
TO SUBSCRIBERS.

II is the aim OF the management to
secure efficient service In the delivery
OF the paper each night, and II solicits
the corporation 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, 1916-07-07

The Meddler evidently was a bit
premature when he announced week
ago that the road work on Western
avenue had reached point where the
worst of the situation was over. Prog.
ress on the job of late has been so
slow that Western avenue residents
have taken the matter up with the
state highway commissioner in the
hope that he can inject more speed
INTO the contractors. The trouble, how.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-07-07
There Are Others.

job didn t get away with all the
patience, Moses didn't corner the
meekness market, Soloman didn t
know it all and, by hockey, Ananias
WASH t the only liar.-Houston Post.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-07-07
WHEN YOU ARE UP IN THE

world the law of average seems un-
friendly. When YOU are down. the
law of average seems a luxury. In
surance takes into account all the ups
and downs, and is the only legitimate
chance TO take up more than YOU put
down. National Life ms. Co.. of VT.
Mutual -ALBERT G. LAIRD, Spe-
cial Agent, Abbott Block.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-07-07

II the administration rcuews friend
" relations with Mexico we hope it will
not be foolish enough to again lift the
embargo on arms and munitions.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-07-07

young people attending the schools and
colleges have brought a desire for bet
ter sermons and more social life which
the motor car makes possible.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-07-07

Last week The Meddler predicted
that the usefulness of Brattleboro s
day police officer would be so amply
demonstrated this summer that there
would be no opposition to his remain
ing on duty the year around. It
should have been added, however. that
the measure of his usefulness will de-
pend to a large extent on the officer
himself. If he takes pains to acquire
and have at his tongue s end such in
formation as tourists are likely to
want, for example the best routes to
nearby towns, the condition of the
roads, the mileage, points of interest,
ETC., he can do great deal to create
a favorable impression of this town in
the minds of those who pass through.
and that is the most valuable kind of
publicity.
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Dense Scholar.

There is such thing as being so
scholarly" that one is dense.
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Watch 'em
Grow

You cannot expect strong
sturdy hens or good layers
unless you build from the
beginning. Feed the chicks
for strong constitutions and
you will be we'll repaid in
big meaty cockerels and
persistent laying pullets.
Oatmeal excels all other feeds for
big development, rapid growth and
early maturity, so avoid any chick
feed which does not contain some
oatmeal. For laying hens you will
find Oatmeal a great help, as |. K.
Felch says: 1T is worth Just as
much in egg production as in the
growth and development of young
chicks. "
|E. Crosby & Co..
Telephone 1876
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TRY THE CLASSIFIED COLUMNS
IN THE DAILY REFOPMER
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The day book., 1916-09-14
National League

Ritchie Mitchell defeated >Shamus
O'Brien of New York in ten rounds
at Milwaukee. The Gothamite did
most of the leading, but was unable
to penetrate the Milwaukee mans
guard.
Walter Hayes defeated Ichiya Ku-
magae, Japanese tennis star, in
straight sets, and Ralph Burdick did
the same to Machishiro Mikami
Then the Japanese wonders defeated
the Chicago champions in two sets
of doubles after hard fight.