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The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-03-04
WEST BRATTLEBORO

w. II. Cheney is working in Stock
well s store for a few DAYS.
Mrs. Anna Evans of MeIrose street.
who has been ill with grip, is better.
Leon Whitney of Elliot street is
spending few days in the home of
Cortes Farnum
Leon Martin has returned from viii
mington where he had been doing
masonry work month.
Miss Clara Evans and Miss Annie
Goodeil are spending the weekend at
their homes in Dummerston.
Miss Patience Wilder has taken \
position in the telephone Office. he
ginning work there Monday.
Miss Marion Leonard of Fitchburp
Mass, who had been a guest a week
OF Mrs. L. W. Chase, returned to her
home today.
II. L. Moffitt, superintendent of
schools, conducted state examinations
for teachers in the Academy Thursday
and Friday of this week.
A Larkin club, composed of 10 wo-
men in the village, has been formed
this week, Mrs. f. Ii. Martin being
secretary. The first meeting was held
s.
The monthly meeting of the Wo-
man s Missionary association of the
Congregational church was held Thurs
day afternoon with Mrs. Z. A. Knight.
Mrs. 0. G. Convey gave an interesting
paper Mrs. Knight served refresh
ments.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. L. Stoekwen went
to Boston yesterday afternoon to re-
main until Monday. While there they
VIII attend the automobile show.
Katherine Stockwen is a guest in the
nome OF w. II. Alexander during their
absence.
The Christian Endeavor service in
the Congregational church will begin
Sunday evening at O'Clock with
song and praise service and viii close
at $50 O'Clock in order that all pres
ent may attend the meeting in- the
Auditorium
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-03-04
The Hawthorne Tree.

wish | was little boy
just like l used to be.
Then hunting birds nests I would 90
around the Hawthorne Tree.
for there the Jennie Wren does build.
AS neat as neat can be,
tier babies cosy little home
Right in the Hawthorne Tree.
Now boyhood days are past and gone.
Yet still | long to see
mat lovely little Emerald Isle,
Where grows the Hawthorne Tree.
Now Annie tells me at her home
There grows the Hawthorne Tree.
With blossoms white, and berries red.
As full as it can be.
And if l get my sight again,
My brother III go to see,
Then we can sit and talk all dav.
Beside the Hawthorne Tree.
Hurrahl Hurrahl for the Hawthorne
Tree,
With blossoms white as snowi
For God is Good, and good He does.
He made the Hawthorne grow.
Written for Thomas Cain bv his
brother, William, of Newtonville.
Mass, who has been blind for sever,
al years.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-03-04

Oh IN

emma IS large, overgrown lemon
entirely surrounded by missionaries
1t IS the oldest nation on earth, and
IS thickly crowded with people who
need religion and a manicure. Several
attempts have been made to change
the Chinese religion, which consists in
worsmplng broken-nosed idols. but all
have failed, much to the establishment
of Americans, who worship money.
clothes, society and somebody else s
wife.
China is inhabited by hardy race
of people who live on rice and laun-
dry work. Every year China sends to
TINS country thousands of expert laun-
drymen who speak English on their
fingers and compete with the steam
laundry. If it were not for this prac
tiee thousands of American communi-
ties would not know what Chinaman
looks like and would be more inclined
to increase their contribution to the
foreign missionary movement.
China is very rich in natural re
sources and every year raises a
bumper crop of heather. 1t is not n
warhke country, and could be over
powered in about thirty minutes bv
a regiment of German soldiers. An al
tempt was once made to take a cansns
OF China, but the growth in popula-
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The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-03-04
The Other Fellow Wrong.

(Randolph Herald and News.)
The Springfield Reporter agrees that
an annual statewide referendum on the
liquor question would be an improve
ment over local option, but would not
equal permanent statewide prohibition
for the reason that it each year gives
the wet interests a chance to get in
their corrupting influences, and thus
occasionally carry the state the wrong
way, with the result that some towns
would have saloons for at least twelve
months. The wrong way, of course.
is the way that is not our way. even If
1T be that of the majority of the free
men of the state. Steps should be taken
to prevent the majority from ruling,
unless they act according to the cor
rect idea. An annual referendum is
all right if it brings a dry Vermont
but all wrong if it does not. Eha In
the same editorial the Reporter saws:
That there is a certain educational
value In an annual vote the Reporter
does not deny.'
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-03-04
WEST DUMMERSTON

Miss Laura Phillips is visiting rela-
tives in Westminster.
Harold Kendall is visiting his
grandmother, Mrs. Gotta, in Brattle-
boro this week.
Mrs. w. w. Burnett is visiting her
daughter, DR.. Grace Burnett, in Brat
tleboro a few days.
Miss Alice O'Brien visited her aunt,
Mrs w. Z. Richardson, in Brattleboro
several days last week.
Mrs. Henry Halliday of Brattleboro
was a guest over Sunday of her par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. A. o. Noreross.
Mr.. and Mrs. James Clark, ir.. and
Mr. and Mrs Herbert futile attended
the funeral of their neice. Madeline
Taylor, in the Advent Christian
church in Brattleboro Tuesday after
noon
Miss Read of Saratoga, N. Y, will
speak on temperance in the Baptist
church next Sunday at the regular
service hour. 1t is hoped that every
one who can viii try to attend as
Miss Read is a very interesting
speaker.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-03-04
Agent for Advancement.
Barre Times.

On the occasion Of its third birth
day, on March l, the Brattleboro Re-
former remarked: we face the flu
ture with confidence and courage, with
the determination to do our part in
making Brattleboro the best and bust
est town IN the state. 1t is a per
feetly iaudable ambition and well
worth striving for; and we feel GER
tam that such has been the aim of the
contemporary ever since it was start
ed. Moreover, we feel confident that
the contemporary is one of the most
powerful agencies for advancement
that Brattleboro has at the present
tlme- Speaking from the standpoint
OF an outsider, we can say that it is a
source OF satisfaction to be able to
peruse such an excellent newspaper.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-03-04

contribution in behalf of the Sunday
school will be received Sunday school
at l1.45. All are welcome at both
services.
Universalist church, Rev. D. E. Trout
minister. Divine worship 1890 a. m.
with sermon. Subject, The World s
Need of the Universalist Church. Bible
school 1l.45. Stereopticon lecture 7.30
p. IN. Subject, Alaska Many coIored
slides will be used to picture this very
interesting country and the life of its
people. The public is welcome to all
church services.
Methodist church, Rev. T. W. Owens
minister. Regular Sunday morning wor-
ship at 1890, with sermon by the pas
tor Sunday school at noOn--a class for
all. Epworth league Call welcome) at
8 +. m. in the league room. Church
class meeting Tuesday evening at 80
IN the league room. Church PRAYER
meeting Friday evening at 30 in the
vestry
Advent Christian church, Rev. +. S.
Hewitt pastor. Morning worship at
LOIS. Subject, A Sure Foundation.
Sunday school -. Junior LOYAL Work
ers I. Prayer and praise service 6.
Evening sermon Z. Subject, 4 Surren-
dered Life. Teacher training class
Monday evening in the home of the
pastor. Regular prayer service Thurs
day evening at 80.
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran church.
Service, beginning the session of Lent.
Wall be held at 1890 a. m. Evening
Lenten service at 100. Sunday school
peglns at FLO Throughout this church
IN New England concerted effort is
peinS made during this Lenten season
20 nave the Swedish Lutheran people
vice, and to bring to the attention of
non-members the vital Importance of
church membership. 1t is therefore
KINDLY urged that all be present at
services, and to all hearty welcome
is extended.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-03-04

In a recent issue of commerce re-
ports, the department of commerce ex.
pressed great surprise that the Meth
erlands and Switzerland sold much
larger quantities Of milk in the United
States in 1915 than ever before. = In
asmuch as the Democratic law placed
condensed milk on the free list, there
rs nothing surprising about the fact
that European countries are taking adj
vantage Of it. However, half our con.
densed milk imports are coming from
Canada who turned down our reciproc-
ity offer in 1911 and received free ac-
cess to our market in 1913.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-03-04
At the LIBRARY
Books by Henry James

The newspapers of this week an
nounce the death of the celebrated
English novelist, Henry James. An
American by birth, his interests were
always European, and he chose to die
naturalized English citizen. Ameri.
cans have been prone to indulge in
comment, more or less ill-natured, on
Mr.. James s "cosmopolitanism, y and
lack of interest in the affairs of his
native land But what interest could
there be for a man of Mr.. James s
turn of mind in a land where almost
everybody has to work? In his books
almost nobody works. The only occu-
patton of the young and middle aged is
either spending money, or obtaining
money to spend by marrying some hap
Ply possessor of a fabulous income.
stripped of the glamour thrown over
them by Mr.. James 5 art the plots of
his most elaborate novels arc baselv
venal. The heroine of The Wings Of
the Dove, MIily Theale, is an American
he1ress of enormous wealth. whose
health is delicate We have also a
young Englishman and Englishwoman,
very much in love, but too poor TO
marry. The young Englishwoman de-
cldes that Miss Theale is consumptive
and hits upon delightful plan. Her
own lover is to marry MilIy, who can t
i've long, and when death has hap.
PLY come, all that wealth will be theirs
to enjoy. In The Golden Bowl, another
enormously wealthy American girl. this
time with father still alive, marries
an Italian prince. The prince, of
course, has mistress, and the mistress
marries the prince s father-in-law. Then
Mr.. James personally conducts an ae
tive liaison between the prince and his
wife s step-mother. 1t is this life based
on intrigue and yenality, and embroi-
dered with all that wealth and fine
taste can bring to the adornment Of
life, that Mr.. James chooses to depict
1t is life dominated wholly hv ma.
terlal beauty. We hear a great deal
about art, but it is art from the view
point Of the wealthy connoisseur rath
er than art as it exists in the mind of
the artist. Mr.. James lived in the do
main of things not in the world of
ideas; he seemed to prefer the atmos-
phere OF a conservatory to the breezes
OF the h1lis. His attitude toward life
Itself was that Of connoisseur. Re-
lglon, priceless tapestries, jewels, mar
rage, life, death, and bric-a-brac are
served together in ragout seasoned
by Mr. James with his unerring taste
IN such matters. That Mr.. James was
writer OF extraordinary gifts goes
without saying. Had his nature re-
eelved a touch of his brother William s
deep sense of the tears of thing. he
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-03-04

There is one fact in this controversy
over liquor-law legislation in Vermont
hat nobody, whatever his sympathies.
viii attempt to deny: 1t is that condi-
tons with regard to either the open
Or the secret sale of liquor in this
town, and throughout Windham coun-
ty, have never been as good within
the memory of anybody now living. as
they have been for the past ten years.
This IS broad statement, but it can It
be successfully disputed Not only
have there been many times less viola
lions of the law, but there never has
been time when infractions of the
law were SO promptly and SO vigorously
dealt with. 1t is still further true -
and here is the real point of the whole
buslness-that there never has been a
time when public sentiment has so
strongly and so unanimously sustained
stringent enforcement of the law. It
may be all wrong and useless, as pro-
hlbltlon advocates claim, to s'stir up''
tins question every year, but here YOU
have the result of the agitation, and
the fact can t be denied or got around.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-03-04

Great Britain offers to permit the
shipment of two cargoes of dyes from
Holland to the United States. and
there is hope that Germany will lift
the embargo and let them come. The
value Of the cargoes is $5,OOO,O0o and
the dyes would be very helpful to this
country at the present time. Yet. as
The Reformer has before remarked
the people of the United States should
be thankful if the war brings them no
greater deprivation than the absence
for time of their favorite dyes.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-03-04
Member of the Associated press.
SATURDAY, MARCH 4, 1916
THE CAUSE OF PNEUMONIA.

Cognizance should be taken of the
act that this is the height of the
neumcnia season, and already this
dread enemy is counting its victims in
~ sections of the country where
winter holds sway. The number of
leaths from pneumonia in March is
aid to be double the average number
for October Knowing this to be the
act, every precaution should be taken
0 guard against the attack of such a
ireaded enemy. Familiarity with the
auses is to be safeguarded.
Some of the causes put down by
eminent medical men are contagion
from pneumonia cases and pneumonia
carriers, overindulgence in intoxicat-
ing liquors, overeating, staying in
crowded and overheated places,
getting overtired, getting chilled.
Knowing these causes one can
2nard against them and at no time in
he course of the entire year could a
warning be more timely than now.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-03-04

ton kept so far ahead of the census
takers that it was abandoned. The
chief products of China are opium,
rice, superstition and sleep. 1t grows
more sleep to the acre than anv
other nation, unless it is Spain.
For some time China has been
operating as republic, but a vote of
the upper classes was taken recently
and 1t was decided to change back TO
a monarchy. The Chinese mind pre-
fers a monarchy, as it was never able
TO get used to the Australian ballot or
the voting machine The habit of vot-
ing the straight ticket originated in
China, and when they took the circle
OF of the ballot everybody became
dissatisfied with republican form of
government.
The foreign nations have been
using China as a meal ticket for sew
eral years, coming in through the
open door and retiring choked with
plunder. just now Japan is taking n
few copious bites of Chinese territory.
all of her neighbors being toe busy
with other matters to protest. japan
will exercise fatherly care over
China, and will see to it that nobody
else gets any of her money. This
teaches us that there are some things
worse than standing army, with an
unprotected hen roost.
Nor
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-03-04
CHURCH NOTICES.

First Church of Christ, Scientist
Emerson building, Elliot street. sun
day morning service at 1045. Evening
service at 7.30. Subject, Man Wednes-
oay evening testimonial meeting at s
0 clock. Reading room open daily, ex-
eept sundays and legal holidays, from
. TO D o'clock. All are welcome
Unitarian church, Rev. E. Q. S. Os-
good pastor. Service Sunday morning
At At i0.S0: Subject of sermon, A Little
1hia ohaii Lead Them. In place of
the usual church offering the annual
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-03-04

A word to farmers: Do not be de-
celved. Although the Perry bill per
mlts the sale of fermented cider nv
the barrel or eask, that permission is
directly against the principles and
wishes OF the prohibitionists. Farmers
may be sure that if the Perry bill be-
comes a law the next legislature will
be urged to repeal the cider clause. 1t
was left in only temporarily to win
your votes.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-03-04

would have been a great artist. AS it
is, he will probably be relegated to the
limbo of idle singers of an empty
day"
Mr.. James's more important books
viii be found together in the first case
as you enter the alcoves. With all
their faults of omission and commits
sion, they are well worth careful study.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-03-04
TO SUBSCRIBERS.

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on, by telephone or postal card. thus
'nabllng the cause of the error to be
rompty and accurately discovered and
ne proper remedy Immediately applied.
is only by this method that the pub
isher can secure the desired service
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The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-03-04

The mind-changing habit is catching
IN Washington. Senator Gore furnish.
ed the star performance by introduc-
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-03-04
OLD AGE ENJOYS

n steady income, free from risk or
care. Annuities furnish just this ser
vice and also give maximum income for
minimum amount invested. National
Life ms. Co, of VT. [Mutual.) EARLE
s. KINSLEY, General Agent, Rutland.
VT
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Nanes apace rshalI Be going home
In another hour"
De MorbIhan shrugged. -Out OF my
great affection for you" he purred
venomously. 4 win do my possible
But ] can promise nothing"
= hare every confidence in your
powers Of moral suasion. monsieur,
Lanyard assured him cheerfully. aAu
revoirip
And with this. not at all nj pleased
with himself, he strutted of to an ad,
Joining table, where a high-strung ses.
sion OF chemin de fer was in process
possessed himself of a vacant chair
and in two minutes was so engrossed
in the game that the Pack was quite
forgotten.
In fifteen minutes he had won thrice
as many thousands OF francs.
Twenty minutes or half an hour
later hand on his shoulder broke the
grasp Of his besetting passion.
sour table ID made up, my friend"
De Morbihan announced with his mex.
tinguishable grin. We're waiting for
you"
quite at your service"
Settling his score, and finding him.
self considerably better of than he
had imagined. he resigned his place
gracefully and suffered the count to
link arms and drag him away up the
main staircase to the second story,
where smaller rooms were set apart
for parties who preferred to gamble
privately.
$50 1t appears you succeeded" he
chaffed his conductor spontaneously.
y have brought you the mountain, /"
De Morbihan assented.
"0ne is grateful for small miracles. +"
But De Morbihan wouldn't laugh at
his own expense; for a moment, in
deed. he seemed inclined to take UNI.
bragg at Lanyard's levity. But the sud.
den squaring of his broad shoulders
andsthe hardening Of his features was
quickly modified by an uneasy, side.
long glance at his companion. And
then they were at the door Of the
cabinet particular.
De Morbihan raped, turned the
knob, and stood aside, bowling politely.
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ing these matters" WertheImer ven.
tured.
None the less. if I refuse, you de.
clare warp
Something like that the Amert
can admitted.
In that easel am now able to
state my position definitely Lanyard
got up and grinned proyokingly down
at the group. you CANAL four Of
you-go plumb to -!'
My dear friend!" the count cried,
shocked, you forget"
Il forget nothing!" Lanyard cut in
coldly and my decision is final Con-
slider yourselves at liberty to 60 ahead
and do your little worst! But don't
forget that it is you who have been
the aggressors. Already you've had
the insolence to interfere with my ar.
rangements-you began offensive op'
erations before you declared war. So
now, If you're hit beneath the belt you
mustn't complain-you've asked for
IT."
Now what do you mean by that?
the American drawled with an accent
of irony.
Il leave you to figure it out for your
selves. But | will say this: ! conf
IDENTIFY expect you to decide to live
and let live, and shall be sorry, as
you'll certainly be sorry, if you force
my hand"
He opened the door, turned, and sa.
luted them with sarcastic punctilio.
81 have the honor to bid adieu to
messieurs, the council of--the Pack!"
MAR Tosbe continued
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yard. who submitted with resignation.
And then, just when he was on the
point OF consigning the Pack to the
devil for infiicting upon him such cruel
and inhuman punishment, the Spanish
girl picked her way through the mob
of dancers who had now invaded the
floor and paused beside his table.
you're not angry, mon coco?" she
pleaded with provocative smile.
Smilingly Lanyard returned mega
tive.
"Then / may sit down with you and
drink a glass of your wine?"
Cant you see I've been saving the
bottle for you"
The woman pumped herself prompt
ly into the chair opposite the adven'
turer. He filled her a glass.
"But you are not happy tonight?"
she demanded, staring over the brim
as she slipped.
Il am thoughtful" he said.
"And what does that mean?"
Il am saddened to contemplate the
infirmities of my eountrymen, these
Americans who can't rest in Paris uu.
til they find some place as deadly as
any Broadway boasts, these English
who adore beautiful Paris solely be.
cause here they may continue to get
/ drunk publicly after half past twelyep'
'Ah, then it's you are bored. is il
not?" said the girl, gingerIy stroking
her faded, painted cheek.
ut is true; | am bored.p
"Then why not go where you arc
wanted?" She drained her glass at a
gulp and jumped up, swirling her
skirts. Your cab is waiting, monsieur
and perhaps you may find it more
amusing with that Packl"
Flinging herself into the arms of an.
other dancing girl, she swung away,
grinning impishly at Lanyard over her
partners shoulder.
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