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The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-12-19
Plenty Of Land in Public Domain.
New Bedford Times.)

The heydav of the pioneer is long
past. but there s still considerable pio-
nccring going on. The "homesteader
hash t vanished, by any means. Last
year this tribe took up more than 49,
100000 acres of new public land And
there s still enough left to last several
years at the same rate.
Secretary Lane SAYS we have found
go 900, 900 acres of public land yet I'M
occupied. Some of it will never be good
for anything. Most of it is in the "arid
region the sort Of land we used to
call "desert.' But the secretary saws
the greater part of it can be irrigated
and water is all that s needed to make
il rs fruitful as any of the wonderful
soil already reclaimed
The typical pioneer of today is set
ting MP his homestead on the govern.
mert irrigation projects. lie is taking
10 to so acres instead of the quarter
section of old. And he finds that with a
water supply under his control and
with modern scientific, intensive meth.
| DDS Of agriculture. he can often GOT
moro out of 40 acres than his grand
father got out of whole section.
II is common notion that ''all the
good land has been taken M. = IT re.
Quires only a little knowledge of gov.
eminent reclamation work to realize
that lands even now regarded by old
fashioned farmers as utterly hopeless
viii vet yield bountiful living tc
hundreds of thousands of Americans.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-12-19
Sergeant-at-Arms Candidates.
Bennington Banner

It appears that there is to be a con
test for the Office Of sergcant-at arms
from which Frank T. Parsons will re-
tive next month. The election is we
believe, by joint assembly of the legis-
lature and there are three candidates.
d. j. Dwinnel, Charles a. Smith and
William E. Poole, all of Montpelier.
Mr.. Dwinell has been employed at the
statehousc for several years. Mr.. Smith
is a dealer in marble and granite and
Mr.. Poole was formerly in the drug
business. All of them are popular and
likablc men. Mr. Parsons, who is re-
firing from Office is urging the election
of Mr. DWincll and there is some feel
ing on the part of the other candidates
end their friends that he should not
seek to name his successor. The Office
Of sergeant-at- arms is an important
ore. He is the custodian of the state
house and the valuable state property
at the capitol. He is the general in
command of the regiment of state en-
ploves during the session. In ease of n
call of the House it is the duty of the
Sergeant-at-arms to secure deputies and
90 out and bring i'll the members-bv
force of arms if necessary. It is no
job for a weakling. It will devolvc
on the senators and representatives to
make the selection and when they get
to Montpelier they should make it
their duty to get acquainted with the
candidates and elect the one that seems
/ best qualified.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-12-19

Col. !. Payson Bradley of Boston is
q man who shows Il fine sense of eour-
tesy, prorricty and fitness. He was a
drummer boy in the Civil war when he
was mustered out in 1864 at the age of
Il. lie has been prominent in Grand
Army circles for years and has served
rs department commander in his own
state. He was warmly supported for
the position Of commander-in-chicf this
year. but he declines to be a candidate
OH the ground that with the convention
to be held in Boston the state which
acts as host should not aspire to the OF.
Zee. Indiana wants the honor and will
probably get it. The IIoosier state has
had but ono commander-in-chief,. while
the Bay state has had six. Vermont
furnished one commandcr-in-ch in
tile late Col W. G. yeasev of Rutland
who commanded the 10th Vermont reg
iment in the Civil war.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-12-19
Natural Way to Live

The natural way to live is to live al
your best. When one of your house
plants looks pale and sickly. putting
out few leaves and no blossoms at all
You ask yourself what is wrong with
IT. You are sure something is in the
way of its normal development. The
natural way for 4 plant to live is
to be full of thrifty green leaves, with
blossoms crowding on one another
And the natural way for girl to live
is to he successful and happy and am,
bitious.-Girl's Companion.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-12-19

freeze. Il was very sole and firm.
OF course. it did not need a White
Table Cloth for it was all White any,
way,
"All over the Table Peter Gnome
put Red Berries so that the Table al
most looked Red with bits of White
peeping through. And around every
place he made n Circle of Red in
which he put a large, Brown Oak-Leaf
for Plate.
AT last it was time for everyone to
come. And how they did arrive,
1.-THE COLLINS came along Hopping
and Skipping and Singing.
How Happy and Free.
And jolly are We
For we've come to Dine
with the Gnomes so FineI'
The Elves came in Air-BOats which
looked like Snowflakes, and the Brown
les came with their Red Suits, and
each one of them wearing Reins. They
were HarneSSed and looked like little
Prancing Ponies, and at the very end
of the line was Billie Brownie. his
49, t'hh oAiAhlSSf NdAl lHS ii w mp Iluue
out Of White Plumes, and saying.
"Get-up, my Fine Brownies
"The Fairies were Driven in Chart
OTIS of Red and long line of their
beautiful White Horses pulled the
Chariots. The Horses wore large, Red
Bows on their White Names, and on
their Heads they had tall Hats of Red.
on which was written, "'The Fairies
Wish everyone a Merry Christmas.
We. can't do that, so we Neigh our
Wishes
THE Gnomes We're delighted at this,
and the Horses did, indeed, Neigh
when they passed Peter Gnome.
"At last they all took their places
at the long Table, and had most
marvellous Dinner.
= Just at the end of the Dinner Pc
ter Gnome and the other Gnomes
brought in a great many Red Candies,
one for each Guest, and as they were
lighted Peter Gnome said "sNow we're
going to Walk to Mr.. Giants Cave.
who will tell us Stories of Christmas
Days long ago And off went the
Procession of Elves, COLLINS. Brownies.
Fairies and GnOmes, each one carrying
a Tall, Red Candle!"
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-12-19
THE IN YER TEBRATE

The invertebrate is a person whose
spinal column lacks reinforcing ma
terial
The spinal column was given to man
so that nobody would take him for an
angleworm. 1t is long, bony article
which sometimes contains a backbone
and at other times appears to be per
fectly empty. 1t is very disappointing
to make the acquaintance Of a tall,
bristling citizen who looks as though he
could whip his weight in wild eats,
and then discover that when he was
born they forgot to put in a backbone.
Beauty is good thing, and a few
brains scattered here and there will not
hurt anything, but nothing can take the
place of rigid. wabbling backbone
when 1t is necessary to 90 the entire
route.
The invertcbrate is called by this
name because his vertebrae have melt
/ ed down and run together. A good set
/ of vertebrate which will not cave in lust
when they are needed most is worth
Protected hv The A re
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-12-19
Member of the Associated press.

The RefOrmer IL Oh sale every evening
by the following news dealers:
Brattleboro, Brattleboro News Co.,
G. w. Cleaveland. u. r. Cutler & Co.
(Esteyvile) Brooks House Pharmacy.
West 5rattieboro, j. L. Stockwel
Cast Dummerston, M Z. Brown.
Putney, NJ G.. Williams.
NeWfane, N NJ. Batchelder.
Townshend, G. w. Cutler.
West Townshend, G. Fl. Grout.
Jamaica, r. ] DaGgett
South Londonderry, F. II. Tyler.
South Vernon, p. 3. BuGum.
West Chesterfield, ~. H., Mrs. W.
~tTeeter
HtnsdaIe, NJ. H., w H Lyman.
Bellows Falls, VI, Depot Restaurant
Uettolino & Eertolino.
Windsor, VT, Windsor Restaurant.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-12-19

Extravaganza and careIessness- arc
the two greatest weaknesses of the
American people. lust think of the
sljp,hod way in which letters and par
GELS are sent when over lo,e0o,0Oo pieces
Of matter fnd their way each year to
the dead letter office. And the letters
contained checks, drafts, money orders
and other valuable papers to a total
value of more than two and quarter
million dollars.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-12-19
D4DDY,S EVENING
FAIRY TALE % WARY
9fssN g f.v1l G aa.-ilAs
l2 = ENyy B, Bon J
PETER GNoME'S DINNER.

'Petcr Gnome," commenced Daddy,
wanted to give Dinner Party.
a shall give it on Christmas Eve
he said.
And will you ask usT said the
Brownies who were around when Pc
ter Gnome made that speech.
Yes, l shall ask all of you. of
course and We'll ask the Fairies and
the Elves and the COLLINS. 1t will
be very large Dinner Party
LIT sounds as if it would be a very
fine Dinner Party said Billie Brownie
Thank you said Peter Gnome,
making one of his nice low Bows.
You're quite welcome said Billie
Brownie. was only telling the
Truth
Thank you still more said Peter
Gnome. This time he made two bows
and the second one was so low that
he fell over.
THAT'S usually the way l bow
laughed Billie Brownie, and all the
Gnomes Laughed as Peter got up
again.
Now you must all leave me, for
| have to get ready said Peter Gnome.
Shall we take your Messages to
the COLLINS, Fairies and Elvesg asked
Billie Brownie.
oh, will you be so Kind? said Pc
ter Gnome.
1T will be a Pleasure said Billie
Brownie. making HE how which endad
in a SOmerSault
THE Brownies went off in every d.
rectiOn so as to tell the other Chests
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-12-19

more to a man than horse pistol with
bird shot. Many a man has driven
burglar out of the house without using
any other weapon than his vertebrate
while others have crawled under the
bed and allowed their wives to cap
ture the intruder single-handed
For some reason or other, there are
very few invertebrate women. Woman
IS supposed to be weak, frail creature.
but she is endowed by Nature with one
Of the NEST aggressive and perpcndic-
ular backbones in the history of the
iron age. This will be attested to by
every husband who has tried to sub
due the aforesaid backbone and retired
from the ring to consult a graduate
bonesetter. A husband can make no
greater mistake than to try to impose
upon a fragile, S0-pound wife whose
spinal column constitutes 90 peg cent
of her net weight This accounts for
the large number of husbands who drag
themselves into court every day, look.
ing as If they had been pushed through
a corn shredder.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-12-19
Advantage in Short Session
(Rntland Hnrala

While a short session of the legisla-
ture is excessively desirable, it is only
fair to say that legislative expense is
but small part of the problem. Tha
big costs come in education, $s96,471;
highways, $835,695. and the administra-
ton of justice, s77S,228. A Ebicnnial
legislative expense of 1874, 500 is small
beside them, but it can be made less
and, with short session, there will be
less temptation to yield to the many
demands for additional appropriations
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-12-19

of the Dinner Party. Peter Gnome
and the rest of the Gnomes set to
Work at once, for they had no time to
lose.
This way, that way Peter Gnome
would call out, for he was Trimming
the Woods with Red Berries and maxi
ing an enormous Red-covered Table in
the center of the Wooded Grove
You see the Table was of hard
Snow which the Gnomes had made sew
eral days before. Then they had
poured Water over it from the Magic
Brook and that made the Table
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-12-19
TO SUBSCRIBERS.

II Is the aim OF the management to
secure efficient service In the delivery
" the paper each night, end II solicits
the cooperation OF subscribers TO that
END. Prompt reports should be given OF
each failure to receive the paper on the
morning following tie omission, In per-
son, by telephone or postal card thus
enabling the cause Of the error to be
promptly and accurately discovered and
the proper remedy Immediately applied
II Is only by this method that the pub
Usher can secure the desired service
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-12-19
TUESDAY, DECEMBER 10, 1916.

Villa 5 offer of peace is almost as
refreshing as the German offer, but he
seems TO be as little inclined as Ger
many to make his terms public. We
cannot talk until we know what he of
fers, but unconditional surrender ought
20 be about the only terms which the
United States ought to consider.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-12-19

When the administration has sent to
Germany its recent friendly re-
monstranee against the deportation of
the Belgians from their devastated
country to the mines and munitions
factories of their oppressors, Washing
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1916-02-01
MILK men MAKE
TOO MUCH NOISE

Tho milk men will have to get
rubbertired wagons and talk In
whispers from now on.
Councilman Bolton introduced n
bill Monday regulating vehicles
from midnight TO G a. IN.
He says they mako too much
noise.
The council voted TO hold n hear.
Ing Wednesday afternoon between
the public safety committee. Fire
Marshal Bringhurst and Superin-
tendent OF Buildings Josenhans TO
decide II tho building code should
be changed. Joscnhans has com
planned that tho authority IL d..
vided. with loss Of efficiency In
preventing fires.
Bills were passed instructing the
engineering department TO i'm.
medlately investigate the Sank.
Suiattle power site.
The mayor was instructed to In
form federal authorities that the
city intends 20 develop IL.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1916-02-01
VILLA DRIVEN INTO CORNER
IN GREATEST OF MAN.HuNTS

trick to make him a victim OF the
firing squad. he showed his yellow
teeth like a wolf and Kissed back II
the courier:
go AND TELL THEM TO COME
AND GET Me. AM HERE. !
WILL BE WAITING FOR THEN
WITH A RECEPTION so WARN
THAT THEY. WILL NEVER SEE
CHIHUAHUA CITY AGAIN!"
II was the answer Of the desper-
ado Doroteo. not the diplomatic
Pancho, the ommander-in-chief Of
the Army OF the North.
There 10 order In the appar-
ent disorder OF this man-hunt In
the Sierra Msdres.
For weeks these same little
men have been covering the
mountain Inch by Inch In .
great drive. and now they have
forced Villa and his 800 tar
nished Doradoes - q o en-
Cuards-back and back untm
trey are In . giant trap, formed
by the four walls Of mountain
range, cut off by . raging
mountain river.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1916-02-01
ITCHING SKIM
WAKEFUL NIGHTS
Not TO BE Endured-PosIsr Aiiays
Ecxema's Distress

n ever any remedy may bs said
to triumph" over a disease. certain
ly Posiam does 90 in tho healing Of
Eczema. The aRRravation attending
this malady Is torturous and nerve
racking. II II persistently stubborn.
but the healing powers of Poslam
soon prevail over IL. aubdue II and
usually eradicate ~ thoroughly and
permanently. Itching stops at once.
Daily Improvement IL seen AS heal
Ing progresses.
A. to soaps you uss on your skin.
II these irrltate. try Poslam Soap.
with Posiam. and superior
for daily use. Toilet and Bath.
For samples send Sc stamps to
Emergency Laboratories. az w. 2bth
ST.. New York city. Sold by all
druggists
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1916-02-01

part OF tn' EasN
Indian prince In
THE Ruling Pas
sion" at the
Clemmer theatre.
is n son OF
Charles Shay. for
some years chief
of New York's
fire department.
For ten years he
played with Mrs.
Leslie Carter.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1916-02-01
SUBMARINE KS
REPORTED SAFE

WASHINGTON. Fob. The
submarine ks IL safe. Captain
Simpson. OF tho sterrott. one OF the
vessels hunting for tho undorsea
vessel since she disappeared mys
teriously from the flotilla near
Charleston. wirelessed the navy de.
partment today that he had sight.
ed her at 3. 30 A. m. today five
miles east of Fowey rock. n light.
house 10 miles from Miami. Fla.
Simpson said she was heading
southwark at 10 knots an hour and
needed no aid. At tho rate she was
making. she was due to reach Key
West today.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1916-02-01
BY NORMAN WALKER

Ell PASO. Tex. Feb. 1.--Gen.
Francisco villa. the one-ume hope
OF Mexico. has faded into the past.
In his place stands Doreteo ArranJo.
blood-thirs;y bandit OF the Sierra
Madre mountains
History Is repeating.
Blood is telling In this brown
skinned man OF the hills. who Is
now the object OF the greatest man
hunt on record-greater even than
the trailing OF old Geronimo across
the Mexican boundary by United
States troops.
Since the Santa Ysabel massacre
of Americans there has been price
on Villas head.
Sandal-clad troops have shuffled
out OF chihuahua City and Juarez
10 take up the trail.
DON'T COME BACK WITH
OUT VII LA-DE FAD OR
AlIvEi" Gen. TrevIna told
his commanders.
Bandltry Is no new game with
Villa
As a boy he was driven back into
these same hills OF the Guerrero
district and forced TO turn bandit
save his life from the Diaz rurales.
who hunted him as only one bandit
can hunt another.
Villas metamorphosis from
Mexican general. in gold lace and
diamond-set medals. TO an un.
shaver. ragged. dirty bandit. has
been a clear case OF reversion TO
type.
Gen. villa is dead and Doroteo
Arranio. the terror OF the Tarahua-
mara mountains. lives.
When he was offered an amnesty.
which he knew was only Mexica
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1916-02-01
"RAoAMuFFIN" COMING

"RAoAMuFFiN" COMING
Blanche Sweet. Lasky star. will
next be seen Mt tho Coliseum In
The Ragamuffin." In which n girl
OF tho slums. brought up with
thieves, tries TO turn honest"
Two women producers will fea.
turc the next bin at the Mission.
They arc Grace cunsrd and Cleo
Madison. They not only write and
play In the movies. but produce
them themselves.
HAzEL's EYES HAzEL
Hazel Dawn. featured in MY
Lady incog." at tho Coliseum now.
was born IN ogden. Utah. She
played in The Pink Lady" for
four ycars She Ia n singer. a VIC
lin player. good swimmer. and
has blonde hair and hazel eyes.
TWO OF A KIND
There is bit OF similarity In
the personal career OF Alice Brady.
starring now at the American In
The Ballet Girl" and the ballet
girl herself. The ballet girl cannot
resist going into the ballet. altho
she Is brought up In comfortable
circumstances. but its In her
blood. an inheritance from her
mother. Alice Brady. In the same
way. didn't have TO become an
actress because ahc needed the
money. But Il was In her blood.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1916-02-01
they kept DOC BUSY

Montenegro and Serbia are al
most completely depopulated by
war and typhus. according to let
ter TO Attorney J. w. Lysons OF
Seattle from DIR. Spiro Sargentich.
who has Just returned to New York
from Red Cross work In Serbia.
He writes he attended 5000 typhus
cases and treated $500 wounded.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1916-02-01
INCREASING

During the past month coo. 900
persons employed here have re-
ceived wage increases totalling $780,
100000 annually, says the Digest
OF Trade Conditions" issued by the
First National Bank. All lines Of
business have been materially bet.
tered. the report states.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1916-02-01

w nilAunt, " ieh-
tured In my
Lady's slipper. -
now at the Rex
theatre. n ev e r
had any stage ex.
perience before
she became n pho
I oplay actress.
She will be 81
February IT. She
Is Ralph lnce's
sister-in-law. and
~
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1916-02-01
A RIOT OF COLOR

The star OF n Kings Game. ut
the strand theatre. is Pearl White,
sho has red hair and green eyes.
Plenty OF color-whatg But The
Kings Game IL one Of the Pathe
pictures, however, which II not col
ored except with lot OF lively
action.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1916-02-01
PIG IN the PARL0R

NEW YORK. Feb. IA pink pig
paraded with pernicious placidity
about the gold drawing room
OF Mrs. Payne Whitney's home. at
a charity bazaar. proud with the
pride OF being the original pig In
the parior.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1916-02-01
TWO Of A KIND
AT AMERICAN

Alice Brady's career some
thing like that OF "The Ballet
olri": riot Of color at Strand,
With red-headed and green.
syed Pearl White; Anita
stewart Will be ~ soon;
Blanche Sweet coming In
'Ragsmuffln": women pro.
duoers now on Job; and oh.
lust look At what Charlie
wants.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1916-02-01
WILL HONOR YESLER

A bronze memorial tablet to
Henry l.. Yesler. Seattle pioneer,
will be set in the new court house
main corridor The building stands
on Yesler's old home site.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1916-02-01

Alexander Pantagcs announced
Tuesday he has completed ar
rangemenss for . new S25o.o0o the
afre hdiiding nj Vancouver. y. G.
Another " being built ut Minneap-
oils. and one IL In Wow for Taco
ma
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1916-02-01
BULLETIN IS SOLD

The Seattle Daily Bulletin In be.
ing consolidated Tuesday with the
Seattle Daily Record. having bcen
purchased by VI. r. Brown and o. ].
David.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1916-02-01
WANTS HIS PRICE

Charlie Chaplin. appearing Mt the
Hippodrome theatre now. has been
offered $4,000 week, with a
guarantee for ten weeks. but he
has refused H. He's dickering for
an interest in Mack Sennett's Key
stone company. with a salary of
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1916-02-01

Marie Empress. internationally
famed. comes TO the American
Wednesday as the sublime vam-
pire in Behind Closed Doors" In
this drama. she appears as queen
of the underworld.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1916-02-01
PROSECUTORS MEET

Prosecuting attorneys are trying
10 agree on mooted points In the
dry law. in conference with Attor-
ney General Tanner. at Olympia.
Tuesday.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1916-02-01
BESSIE WAS FIRST

At this time when The Bird of
Paradise" is being played at the
Moore theatre. II may be interest
ing 20 mention that the first TO
play Luana, tho leading female
role of the great Hawaiian play,
was Bessie Barrlscaie, featured IN
Tho Cree swamp at the LIB
erty now.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1916-02-01
DEFENSE CLOSES
n mrs. n0nR TRIAL

PROVIDENCE. r. l.. Feb. L.
<rbe defenao In the tria Of Mrs.
Aohr e,8ueds this fUrsn00n The
two negroes indicted with her were
then scheduled for hearing.
A climax was reached with the
testimony OF the widows son.
Charles. who told OF intimacies Of
the doctor with other women.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1916-02-01
ISSUE 2lI7 PERMITS

County auditors records show
2.ii7 liquor permits were issued
during January. at rs cents each.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1916-02-01

He'd dad IN william A. Brady. the
millionaire theatrical producer.