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The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-06-24

looked about them and there they
saw, on all the lily pads in the stream,
the Bull Frogs.
"'We've invented a game for the
Swimming Party. as of course we're
all a bit tired of races The Mud
Turtles sighed and looked at their
mud sofas and chairs disappearing in
the stream, and smiled as only Mud
Turtles can smile! But the Bull
Frogs saw their smiles, and croaked
and laughed and gurgled some more.
But we're going to have something
more exciting than swimming races.
We're going to sit on our lily pads,
and you're to swim under US and
knock us off into the stream, and
then, just as we find you are nice and
comfortable, We'll knock you OFF,
Now. the Mud Turtles are quite
proud of what the Bull Frogs think
of them-for, as a matter OF fact, they
don't want to appear lazy before the
Bull Frogs. Naturally, the Bull Frogs
can see just what the Mud Turtles are
like, and they thought it would be a
huge joke to pretend they believed
them when they said they were not
lazy.
But after they had played the new
game for a little while the Mud Tur-
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-06-24
and sealing uJaX Of cabba8es- 8 kings
p IE

Pie is a great American invention
which is used as a substitute for food.
This is particularly true Of the rail
road clearinghouse pie, which is con
ceived in iniquity, born in obscurity
and finally dies a miserable death at
the hands Of some innocent purchaser
with rust-proof digestion.
The histories of our country give no
record Of who originated the first pie,
but it was in the early lays of the
republic, when we were free and
happy people wearing thick, cingiua
underwear. 1t is known, however, that
the first kind Of pie which sprang
from the fertile and merciless mind
of woman was the apple pie, which is
still springing in all sections of the
country and leaving behind it a des9-
late trail of oiyspePtic regrets. This
concoction consists of imitation apple
wedged in between two crusts that
would hold up a traction engine. 1t Is
a great deHcacv, and when thoroughly
applied to a weak stomach will cause
it TO sit up and take notice Of its
surroundings at once.
The mince pie is a murder0us i'm
plemcnt with which assault and bat
terry Is committed upon untold millions
every year. This pie seldom proves
fatal, but it produces the most terri
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-06-24

Henry w. Keyes of Haverhill, who
will contest the Republican nomina-
ton for the governorship in New
Hampshire with R. w. Pillsbury of
Londonderry, is a quasi Vermonter,
having been born in Newbury in 1868.
He graduated from Harvard in 1897
and was captain of the crew which was
victorious over Yale that year. After
extended travel he took charge of the
1,000-acre farm which his father had
established on both sides of the Con-
necticut, in Newbury in this state and
Haverhill, \. H. He has served
three terms in the New Hampshire
house of representatives, and one term
in the state senate, and has filled many
other public positions with conspicuous
ability. AT present he is chairman of
the state excise commission. Reyes is
of full governorsnip calibre and if we
lived across the border we should sup
port him in preference to the perennial
candidate, Pillsbury.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-06-24
SATURDAY, JUNE "a, 1916.
THE FARMERS TROUBLES.

Pity the troubles of the farmer -
saws the Connecticut valley farmer
in this so far peculiar summer of 1916.
Not least of the sufferers is he the vie
tim of abnormal world conditions
BROUGHT about bv the endemic Of war.
The Greater the number of the men who
desert the productive ranks to Join the
destructive ones. the greater the pres
sure to get men to do the world 5 work.
That pressure is distantIv felt every
where. The farmer feeds it directly,
for he is down at the Iow-paying end
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-06-24

that looked like a fat Whale swim
ming around, pulling at their feet.
Then how they did swim and scam
per, and the Bull Frogs laughed and
laughed.
Pretty soon the Mud Turtles no
ticed that the Whale didn't chase any
of the Bull Frogs and that the Bull
Frogs weren't hurrying. It's another
trick one of them said.
sThen old Billy Bull Frog, who was
dressed up as the Whale with a cloak
of gray bark and weeds, laughed and
said: Wen. there's no keeping you
awake-so we'll sing lullabies, and
the noise from the stream nearby the
other night really means that the
Bull Frogs were croaking what they
called sleepy songsls
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-06-24

A Berlin despatch says that ''war
between the United States and Mexico
would be welcomed in Germany, where
it has been claimed for months that if
the allies were to be suddenly cut off
from the American shipments of arms
and ammunition Germany would win
the war in less than a quarter of a
year. To this Is added the statement
that ''the belief has prevailed here for
many months, and has been voiced
from time to time in responsible or
gans, that Japan has a guiding
hand in the defiant Mexican attitude. -
If Germany would benefit by war be
tween this country and Mexico, and
Germany is at war with Japan, the sug
gestion that it is Japan that is stirring
up trouble in Mexico is a little too un
sophisticated for this latitude.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-06-24
EAST JAMAICA.

Miss Mollie Capen and Mrs. Evans
were in West Townshend Sunday.
Miss Marion Holland of Brattleboro
is at F. H. Leonard S for her summer
vacation.
Mrs. Ellen Mundell and child, and
Miss Edith Harris of West Townshend
called on Mrs. Sylvia Payne at L. j..
Allen s Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. Fred Fisher, Mrs.
Fred Houghton, Mrs. Lois Harris,
Peter Penor, Miss Marcia Howe a1d
Mrs. O. d. Howe of West Townshe1d
attended the meeting at the River
school house Sunday afternoon, Rev.
Alfred Cornell of West Townshend
preaching.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-06-24

flying. melodious and accelerating
nightmare which ever ornamented the
still watches Of the night Mince pie
should always be eaten for breakfast,
SO that the stomach viii not be awak-
ened out of a sound sleep and strika
terror to q meek and accomplishing
wife.
Cherry pie is a variety which is us
uallv served in raw state, all of the
cherry pits being carefully retained
intact in the pie, where they can be
stepped on by new porcelain tooth
and cause needless pain and expense
to the owner. 1t is narrowing eX-
pcrience TO invest the price of n sixty
sx-foot lot in an otf-colored porcelain
tooth. inserted by hand by q story
hearted dentist, and then sacrifice it
to cherry pic which ought to have
been run through a corn huller.
The only kind Of pie that does not
leave painful memories and digestion
tablets in its trail is the Pie that
mother makes from n recipe of her
own. Many young man has left
home with bright recollections Of
mother : pie, only to run foul of the
restaurant imitation and be crippled
for life in the best part Of his appe-
tite. Ii there We're more Of mother :
pies there would be fewer suicides
sanitariums and sad-eyed husbands.
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Smiled Only as
Mud Turtles Can
Smile.

into his secret, but of course none OF
them had been allowed to tell the
Mud Turtles. He simply told them
all to come to his Swimming Party
when he gave shrill tOot-toot
through the stream and marshy fields
around it.
His toot-toot was very loud-he
had really never screamed in such
shrill, loud way before and the Mud
Turtles all came from far and near.
They came, bringing with them
their chairs of midland some of the
very grand ones were carried on sofas
made of mud. You know the Mud
Turtles are very lazy, and they en-
joy sleeping about as much as any
thing. Still, none of them would miss
one of Billy Bull Frogs Swimming
Parties-so they all came, even If
some were mapping when they ar
rived.
but all awoke with a start when
one Mud Turtle said: Why, could we
have mistaken that foot? 1t woke US
all up-for a time at any rate. And
here we all are, without sign of q
Bull Frog. Where can they all be?'
Gust then the Mud Turtles felt
their mud chairs being pulled from
under them-and the Mud Turtles
who were lying on sofas felt them
selves suddenly without anything to
lie on-and they all had to swim
around for change.
"They wondered and wondered
what could have taken away their
resting places, when they heard q
chorus of Bull Frogs say: Croak,
Croak, Dr-r-r-r-u-m, get up and swim
It's not polite to sleep at a party.
'Then the Mud Turtles blinked and
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-06-24

Probably few Vermont people realize
that the feature story Of the Saturday
Evening Post, Sudden Jim, was
written by Clarence B. Kelland of vii
mington. The author is q successful
business man, manager of the Luding-
ton Manufacturing company, and writ
ing stories is for him a pleasant and
profitable avocation. 1t is understood
that the check in payment for his lat
est serial would equal the salary of a
bank president for a year. The scene
of the story is laid in the numbering
region of Michigan, with which Mr.
Kclland is familiar through years of
experience.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-06-24
A Vermonter Honored.
(RutIand News.

One of the most able men Vermont
ever produced, but one of whom the
world has heard comparatively little,
was honorcd with the degree of Doc
tor OF Laws by Yale university this
week. We refer to Elmer Bragg Adj
ans. native of Pomfret, born there
in 1898. His whole life was given to
the practice of law, first in this state
and afterwards in Missouri. lie is
now United States Circuit court Judge.
residing at Ste Louis. Had Judge Ad-
ans seen fit to devote his talents TO
public life. the county would have
heard much more of him.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-06-24

ties would fall off
their mud sofas
and get on the lily
pad S in s t q a d.
And they didn't
bother to chase
the Bull Frogs at
all.
odd Billy Bull
Frog had thought
that would hap
pen, and they had
all wondered why
he hadn't shown
up before. When,
all of a sudden,
what should the
Mud Turtles see
but a big thing
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-06-24
ENoryday
Wisdom @!YA
..V - m #eso@ ~ ~,
ADVICE TO YOUNG MEN IN

LOVE
Hate little children Don t stop to
pat little children on the street
Don't pay any attention to babies.
Don t make u fuss about wild
flowers.
Don t stop to listen to birds. Ignore
calves, little chickens just Matched
out, kittens, and puppies.
Don t put on any interest in show
windows, women s clothes, lingerie,
window curtains, draperies or wall
paper.
Don notice cute little bungalows.
Don t affect an interest in kitchen
arrangement.
Don't use words like "Iovely,
''lovable," 'sweet,'' "dear," de
licious," or delightful
Hate nature.
Loathe scenery.
Don talk about books you have
not read.
Don t say H'Wen, WELT and . Yes
yes, and lis that sol! every once
in a while when your girl is talking
to you. Wait until she gets through
ana then say: "What did you say7'
Don't tell about how many colo
baths you take.
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The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-06-24

Raymond Mcfarland, head of the
department of pedagogy of Middle
bury college and Progressive candi-
date against Congressman F. L.
Greene two years ago, has announced
his return to the G. o. P fold. E plur-
ibus unum.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-06-24
cAMBRIDGEPoRT.

Scion r Gushing attended the funeral
Sunday OF Mrs. Chaplin, wife of Rev
George T Chaplin OF Saxtons River.
There will be no church services here
next Sunday as the people have been in
vited to the Athens church, where Chill
dren's Sunday win be observed
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-06-24

Carranza finds no trouble in recruit
ing his army, having a strong ally in
hunger which is driving children of 10
and II years and old men into the
ranks on promise of food and clothing
What sort of an army Mexico may
send into battle with such incongruous
elements in its makeup may be mag
ined. I'M the first engagement it would
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-06-24
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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.
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Advertised Letters.

Men-E. L. Brown. Willard Dodge,
Edmund Harris ana B. f. Warren.
Wonen-Aiiss Jennie Brown, Mrs.
G. i. Gleason, Mrs. Harriet Lyonds,
Mrs. James Maloney, Miss Ada Met
calf and Miss Margaret Tatnall.
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be apt to go to pieces at the start and
be utterly routed, But the poor poems
think, perhaps, it is better for them to
seek death at the cannon S mouth
rather than linger on until starved to
death.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-06-24

1t may be because Company A left
at $40 a m, but even at that hour
we are surprised that no more than
500 citizens of Rutland turned out to
bid the boys good-by.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-06-24

Mud Turtles, but
the other d a y
W b e n he gave
his first Swim
ming Party Of
the year he had
more fun than
ever before.
In the first
place of all old
Billy Bull Frog
had let all the
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-06-24
THE
Rutland Trust Co.
Rutland. Vermont.

Each $1,000 earns 1898 when left in
this bank one calendar month.
Deposited before July 10th and with
drawn August 1st $1,000 has gained
for you 1913 at present f per cent in
tcrest rate-each additional month
multiPGes the gain-larger and small
er sums il proportion.
Figure your losses on the dollar now
Idle in your pocket OF left on deposit
without interest.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-06-24
LADDY'S EVENING
TALE s.
b. NARY GRAHAM BONNER
SLEEPY TURTLES AND FROGS.

Well" said Daddy. "old Billy Bull
Frog always has lot of fun with the
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Excursion to Plattsburg june IS. Sec
ad on page 3.
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other Bull Frogs
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-09-08
FAVOR|TES ARE EASY WINNERS IN THIRD DAYS
HARNESS EVENTS; BIC DERBY FURNISHES THRILLS

ing the latter Walters. by easing the
second. got second money. with third
going to The Princess.
Derby a Feature.
The one and one-SiXtccnth mile Derby
was the feature running race OF the
week. 1t WAS a Jockeys battle with Gar
ncc. late of tho eastern tracks up on
Maxcentious, Il winner Hedge Rose was
played as tho tavOrite IN this race and
many bets were placed on the horse 70
win. Tho winner was Il to | shot. but
more money was placed on her to place.
The run started with MaNcentious trail-
ing tho dust of Hedge Rose and Noise
less. Retaining that position until the
three-Quarter pole wa.5 reached. Garner
urged his mount afread and down the
final stretch Hedge Rose and MaNctn n
toUS ran neck and neck. Just as the
wire wax. reached :MaxcentiouS IN Il final
effort. won by inches.
King Stalwart. favorite in the ~ fur
longs running event. the seventh on the
card. had an easy time in winning.
Quickly getting into tho lead nj the
start. the young horse won the dash In
almost 4 walk.
The mule race. the last on the after
noon card. wilS won by N. W. NcLuTr.
after walking all the way around the
course. The start Of this race was good
but when the draw gate was reached the
race became muliSh. several OF the run
ncrs seeking the stables before they had
crossed the wire.
Yesterdays summaries:
Summary:
TWO Year Old Trot. In 3-Furse $4,000
Emma Mcgowan. br.f. by J. Nal
colin Forbes. I Murray ...... ! !
Laber Riddnll. be. ftIidc) ......
Rertha MCGUIRE. brit. tAcker-
mani ............... 3 )
Silbcrt Harvest. br.s.. 'trnctcr) Dis.
Harvest Gale, br.f.. ttoNI 49,. ms.
Worthy volo che. fMcDonaldD.. Dis.
Buck Watts. be. tpark=rl ...... Dis.
Time-2:l2t4; 2:12't.
The Charter Oak 2:o5 Trot-Purse $4,000
ST. Frisco. BIS. by san
Francisco. lGcerSl -. l
Laramie Lad. b. e. NC
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-09-08
FIVE HARNESS RACES WILL FEA'
TURE CLOSING DAY
OF FAIR.
Two Events Have Been Cancelled
That Racing Program Might Be
Completed by Tonight.

Five harness events and two run
ming races compose the racing card
for the final day of the West Virginia
state fair and exposition. The Eli
pace scheduled for yesterday. and the
2.25 trot of to-day have been cancelled
that the program might he completed
without running into an extra day.
With the FIVE harness events on to-
days card and fair bunch Of starters
the racing is expected to be equally as
interesting as that of yesterday.
Possibly the fastest and most Inter,
esting race of the day will be the 2:13
trot in which Wilkes Brewer of the
Jamison stables of Arden. Pa. and
Kathryn Mack Of George Schaffner's
string Of Butler, Pa, are the only en-
trants. Wilkes Brewer is the holder
of the worlds trotting record tor 4
half mile track. She has trotted the
distance this year in 2:0Si4 and has
not been beaten Kathryn Mack bears
AS equally an enviable record. but the
favors are going to the Jamison
horse.
The program will be called today at
- O'Clock it was announced yester.
day, and the first race will be started
at 1890, enabling the completion or
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-09-08
Six Harness Events Were Run Yeste-
day and Better Class OF Facing Was
Never Before Seen Here.
The prayers OF hundreds. yes, thou

The prayers OF hundreds. yes, thou
sands of the Wheeling turf lovers. must
have beau answered yesterday. for not n
1lSSstsr Ca could have been desired tor
St;f4OS the harness events which since
Tuesday have been postponed and car
ried over on account OF rain. Six har-
ness events and two running races were
on the card Yesterday and Il better class
OF racing has never been seen II Wheel
ing.
Favoritas wsre played strong yester-
day and in oH|y ono race did the dope
sters meet with disappointment. Tha.
which Harry X. with Tonekn. who
played as the favoritss. The third heIt
of the event was won by the first choice
farorite. Harry X. with Tomcko. who
Harry n. showed the results OF an In
experienced driver. and on the final
stretch In the fourth hrat with Toneko
forcing the favorite. her driver got eN-
cited and lost the heat. Toneko had 1t
easy for the rest Of tn" racH.
Ersdne Wins Easily.
The first race Of the afternoon card
was the unfinished e:l7 trot. In this F.
Wednesday. but Amazing Lady drew the
honors yesterday. t:-skine had an easy
time and won every heat in buGgErt1e.
Chilcoote could not be beaten in the 2:22
. trot.
l Day Spring. one of Nat Rays horses.
said to be one OF tho best outside of
grand circuit. was the heat favoritc and
the bookies offered SO TO $40 for her in
the first heat This was walkaway.
and when the second heat OF the race
was called the field was offered ut
to hsot against the favorite. The sec
ond and third heats were won by Ray S
horse. without effort.
Todd Temple. Of tho Jarison string.
was the fayotte in the 2:l5 trot and
easily won the race in three straight
heats. Poor time was made in THIS
event Tho first heat was made in
::15h: the second in 2:1S&.: and the
third In 2:21h. Tho fastest time that
has been made on tho track and what Is
thought to be the fastest pace in ser-
eral years was that Of the first heat or
the 2:14 pace. when Harry X. paced the
race IN 2:09A.
Eight Starters In Sixth.
Eight horses started in the sixth
event Horsemen in this event Figured
Cedar Lake Girl as tho winner. bur when
the race was called Rascal drew the
honors. This race was one OF the hard
est OF the afternoon In getting away.
Several unsuccessful attempts were
made made for the first heat. and a
like number in the second. The third
heat was off with little difficulty. Ras-
cal, a Clarksburg horse. PLAYED AS a
5avorite. haE an easy time and won the
race in a walk. The battle for second
and third money was between IN" Prin-
cess and walter s., with the odds FAVOR