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The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-10-29
ooh, It's Raining
Cats and Dogs"

the earth But they were mad oh,
how mad they were, And the King of
the Clouds had TO come down TO the
earth and find ont what they We're
about He splaShed in his great, tall
rain-boOts which ne wears all the time
because when it is not raining he is
asleep and resting And he began talk
ing to the Rain Drops.
''Tell me-" he asked again, what is
the tr0uhle?"
1--WE are angry and we don't want
to work any more" said the Rain
Drops.
Goodness. gracious me-" said the
King of the Clouds you don't think
you are working, do you?"
"Wel, we do now" they said. "Of
course, we don't as rule think it is
work. We think it is play, for it's
! the easiest thing in the world for US
| to do"
"Of course" said the King of the
/ Clouds, lit should be easy for you to
| do for you are Rain Drops. That is
why / could not understand it when
you said you We're working and did
not want to work any more. If you
! had said you We're playing and We're
tired of playing | could have under
stood you much better.
s'But tell me all about it." he added.
"You see it's this way began the
rain drops. "NNe like TO spatter and
splash and play. We like TO fill the
puddes and give drinks Of water 70
the earth, the plants, the birds, the
flowers. the trees. We like TO have
jokes and to snatter where were moi
supposed to and we love to jump uT
on the ends of peoples skirts
"Yes. that is one of our favorite
games"
"Why. oh why then" asked the kins
of the Clouds, frowning, do. yQp com.
plain? You've talked and talked, ane
you've given me no reasons at all
"That is So" said the Rain Drops
"We viii tell you now.
"We heard some people talking ant
they made us very angry. They SAID
oh. its raining cats and dogs AM
we didn't intend 70 rain such creatures
It's enough for US that we RAIN II
drops as our very name explains. AM
we would never rain cats and dogs
never never. never, at any time at all.
The King Of the Clouds laughe
hard. We'll do ] remember when
used to make me mad when peopl
: said those things" he chuckled.
t did you ever hear such things be
5 fore?" asked the Rain Drops in SUI
prise.
"Yes indeed" said the King Of tn
Clouds People often talk in tina
foolish way"
whatever do they mean by It!
asked the Rain Drops.
l Nothing, nothing at ALL
5 "Then they don't imagine we wi
e really rain cats and dogs?" asked tn
/. Rain Drops.
"They know you really won't" sal
the King of the Clouds. when the
say that you are raining cats and dog
they mean that you are raining yer
hard and furiously."
: But Cloud King said the Raj
f Drops. "there were some other peopI
!; and they said that it was raining pltcl
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-10-29

say it is raining cats and dogs That
also simply means it's raining very,
very hard. So go back and play, for
it's not work any more now that you
know people were not saying bad
things about you. No, they were just
saying things they always have, which
don't mean at all the things they sound
as though they mean" So the Rain
Drops rained cheerfully after that.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-10-29

Forty-fve hundred pies "like mother
used to make will constitute the fare
well Offering of the women of Burling-
ton to the two regiments of regulars
who are to 90 to Mississippi for the
winter. The women of Burlington Ger.
tainly know the way to men s hearts
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-10-29
Concert and Dance, rs cents
Supper, including Concert, S1.00
By JOHN F. HERMAN, Auctionee
PIedgee'S Sale

VIII be sold at Public Auction on
Thursday, November /, 1917, at u
0 CLOCK noon, at the Providence Cham
Der of Commerce, Providence, Rhode Is
land, by virtue of power of sale CON
tanned in an agreement of pledge in a
certain promissory note for $4,000 made
by Benjamin F. Smith, dated April Z,
1917, the conditions of said pledge hav-
ing been broken:
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-10-29
Applied Science.

Johnnie was studying his catechism
and asked his mother about the Garden
of Paradise. She told him the story
of Gods making Eve out of the rib of
Adam, and he thought a minute and
said:
Mamma, do you think God could
make lady out of one of papa's
,ribs?"
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-10-29
TO ADVERTISERS.

Transient advertising-Ru of paper,
50 cents an inch for first insertion 25 cents
an inch for each subsequent insertion.
Limited space on first page at double
rates.
Space rates on application.
Classified advertisements - Five cents
a line first insertion with 80 per cent dis
count for each subsequent insertion,
without change Of copy.
Reading Notices-Ten cents per line,
first 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, 1917-10-29

With food as valuable as it is to-
day there should be no waste of beans
or peas or pumpkins in the celebration
of Halloween.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-10-29

In spite of every effort that was
made to explain matters some women
refused to sign food pledge cards Sat
urday on the plea that they were al
ready doing all that they could in the
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-10-29
276 shares of the common
stock of Fort Drummer Mills
A Corporation Of the State of Vermont
located at Brattleboro, Vermont.

The purchaser will be required to pay
the sum of $4,000 in cash or certified
check on account of the purchase price
to the auctioneer Immediately after the
acceptance of his bid.
BY order Of the holder and owner of
said note who hereby gives notice of
his intention to bid for said stock at
said sale or any postponement or adj
iournment thereof.
GREEN, HINCKLEY & ALLEN,
Attorneys for the Holder and Owner of
said note.
Turks Head Building,
Providence, R. I.
October IS, 1917.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-10-29

The Reformer is on sale every evening
by the following news dealers:
Brattleboro. Brattleboro News Co., C.
w Cleaveland, s. I. Purrinton CEstey-
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Depot Newsstand Mrs. d. F. Doyle,
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The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-10-29

whats t n e
trOuble?" asked
the King of the
Clouds. He had
told the r a i n
Drops to fall to
the earth for he
said that Mr.. Sun
wanted a rest in
the first place and
in the second the
earth needed rain.
The sun had
gone to pay calls
and had no inten-
ton Of coming
back so it was the
duty Of the Rain
Drops to keep on
smashing down to
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-10-29

Have you bought your supply OF
three-cent stamps yet!
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-10-29
| DADCNSU[N|NQ
\ (A|QY TALE
i G hAM @AAkN BONNER
THE RAIN.

Its just too annoying" said the
Rain Drops as they fell to the earth.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-10-29
Member of the Associated Press.

The Associated Press IL exclusively
entitled 20 the use for publication Of all
news dispatches credited to il and not
otherwise credited in this paper and also
the local news published herein.
Bisbee daily review., 1917-06-10

WANTED-Furniture and oil stove. Green 696. TsZ
Bisbee daily review., 1917-06-10

NEW YORK, June 9.-The motor shares which for considerable per iod have been the object of much pleasure displayed a reversal form today on buying principally in the na- ture of short covering and some for a fresh lonog account. The increased demand for the shares in this depart ment was inspired chiefly by the pub licity given to the governments in tention to endeavor to make the fly ing machine more effective in pres ent warfare, this leading to the belief that automobile companies may divert much of their effort to turn out the type of motor urgently needed. The strength in the motor department i'm parted certain amount of firmness to the list in general but broad out side demand failed to evince itsen again. emphasizing the theory that for the time being public buying power has about spent itself Then too, Il was apparent that slight upturns en- countered rather liberal offerings and not a few are inclined to believe that
Bisbee daily review., 1917-06-10
CHICAGO GRAINS.

CHICAGO, June 9.-Big jumps in wheat prices took place today as a result of the smallness of the 1917 crop indicated by the government re port. After an extreme leap of 16 cents a bushel, the market closed firm ' to II net higher, with July at 230 and September at POP. Corn gained F to 7A, oats 111 to ?. and provisions 15 to 30 cents.
 The official estimate on the total yield in the United States this sea son was only 16,O00,0O0 bushels more than was harvested in 1916. At an av- craze rate of consumption, this would allow not to exceed 36,O0O,OO0 bushels for shipment to Europe.
 Activity on broad scale character ized the corn market. Heavy buying made prices advance rapidly. The chief stimulus to purchase came from cold weather. Considerable buying was said to be in progress on the theory that corn would be in urgent demand for feeding
 Bullish constructions of the govern ment crop report tended to lift oats. Provisions went upward with grain.
Bisbee daily review., 1917-06-10
CHICAGO UNIVERSITY
 WINNER OF WESTERN
 TRACK CHAMPIONSHIP
CBy Review Leased WireJ.

ADg htNtCN Ltdotu Nl4tJ.
 CHICAGO. June 9.-Piling up 5l 1-2 points. the University of Chicago tri- mphed over r other universities and colleges in winning the seventeenth annual track and field championship of the western intercollegiate confer ence today,
 The University of Illinois, which scored in every event except one. was second with II 12 points. and the Uni. yersity of Missouri, through the plow- ess of Robert simpson, the worlds champion hurdler, scored 2l points for third place. Oberlin college was fourth with 10 points.
 Two conference records were shat tered. Fall. of Oberlin. clipped S-5 seconds off the record for the mile run, and Higgins; of Chicago, hurled the javelin 194 feet and II inches. beating the former record. held by Arbuckle. of Purdue, by 22 feet The record for the mile was previously held by Ivan Myers, of Depauw university
 Sol Butler, negro representing Du- buque college, broke the American in ter-collegiate record with a leap of "A feet inches in the broad jump. but was disqualified as officials ruled he touched ground at the take-Off
 Simpson, competing for the last time for Missouri, was the individual star of the meet. He bagged 16 of Mis- souri's points.
Bisbee daily review., 1917-06-10

Chairman Denman, of the federal shipping board, referring to the state ment of the American Bridge company that it will turn out its first steel ship of 4,5OO tons in six months, and there after one a day. asks if. after six months of preparation one company in this country can produce ship day, how many submarines day can a greater part of industrial Germany produce after three years or more of preparation?
Bisbee daily review., 1917-06-10

Rheumatism in its early stages may Gelude you into believing that it IS 9
 disease of a purely local and tempo rary nature. Beyond slight numb ness of the limbs and pains In the Joints or back, there may be no out ward indications of it, but if yo" dc not heed these warnings, or if YOU rely upon liniments to cure you, 1t will grow rapidly worse until you have Rheumatism in its most violent form.
 These symptoms, mild in the begin ming but growing steadily worse, indi-- cate that your blood is impregnated
Bisbee daily review., 1917-06-10
Rheumafism Should Be Ripped In The Bud

with Uric Acid, which, if not eradi- cated, will contaminate your entire system. The results will be racklng pains in the joints, muscles and limbs, chronic stomach troubles and slug gish liver.
 The only relief is in the restoration of the blood to its normal, vigorous condition, which can be accomplished by taking s. S. S., the unfailing remedy for rheumatic troubles. Our Medical Department is at the disposal of all users of S. S. s. Swift Specific c., 3o3 Swnt Building, Atlanta, Ga.
Bisbee daily review., 1917-06-10
fBv Review Leased wire.) }


 NEW YORK, June 9.-Trading was active for both accounts today after an irregular opening. The advance began with a brisk inquiry for motor shares and soon extended to the general list. General Motors gained almost seven points, Studebaker over four, and oth- CTS of that division IF to 211 points. Other striking features of the short session were Industrial Alcohol which rose almost four points to 170%, a new high record; Distillers' Securities a related issue meanwhile rising four points to 25s4.
 United States Steel was under mod crate pressure, closing at 1S1B un- changed from the previous day.
 The steel tonnage statement for May showed decrease of almost 3OO,- 900 tons from the high water mark established the previous month, but the volume of thrilled orders was sui ficiently large to indicate that the mills of the corporation still are taxed to capacity.
 Copper and zinc shares, oils and sugars registered gross gains of to points.
 Total sales 450,000 shares.
 The bank statement again reflected the enormous shifting of local moneys in connection with the Liberty Loan. The federal reserve banks showed an increase from this source of slightly over s61,00O,000. Excess reserves con tracted about s2S,OO0,0O0. a decrease of almost s1oS,OOO,O0O in the past fortnight Actual loans expanded by more than ss5,000.O00.
 An advance of 11s points in Lacka- wanna Steel lives featured the broad CT bond market. Total sales, par value, s1,157,000.
 United States bonds were down r to Is per cent on call for the week.
Bisbee daily review., 1917-06-10

The Wabash railroad has raised its passenger rate from to 2.4 cents per mile to all points on the system in Illi- nois, to form a basis of test case on the 2-cent passenger rate in that state.
 Grain alcohol advertisements for or ders for alcohol will be barred from the mails when addressed to dry terri Cory, according to the postoffice de- partment interpretation of the Reed amendment.
Bisbee daily review., 1917-06-10

The Mexican department of com merce has under consideration law giving foreigners owning property within 100 kilometers of the coast or 50 kilometers of the b. rder, the choice between relinquishing property rights or renouncing treaty rights. Corpora tions owning pr5perty in Mexico would be given six months, under the meas ure, to incorporate under Mexican laws.
Bisbee daily review., 1917-06-10
WILL MOTOR TO NORTHWEST

John Terrence, and Edgar Math- ews left yesterday morning for the northwest. They expect to make the entire trip by motor, stopping along the way and visiting the various joints of interest. They will return about the first of October.
Bisbee daily review., 1917-06-10
Work To Be Started On
 Michigan-ver.de

closing a big interests handle quick action in deve the cosen BILLION DOLLAR section of the Jerome District
 development being outlined and is probable drilling will be this month the rich existing condition positively will he blowout which produced riches for Clark the United
Bisbee daily review., 1917-06-10
Mining and Financial Nelus
BY REVIEW LEASED WIRE

unless new bullish influence of a more forceful factor assert themselves that constructive operations may not meet with the same success as in the recent past.
Bisbee daily review., 1917-06-10
METAL MARKET.

NEW YORK, June Stopper firm; electrolytic spot and nearby 32934; third quarter and later deliveries 2sou @32.
 Bar silver 753s.
Bisbee daily review., 1917-06-10
OATMAN
fBy Collins & Bretherton.l
OTHER CURES.

Gadsden .........2OO 2.Ot
Judsonia weekly advance., 1917-04-18
Died of Premature Old Age /!

How many times we hear of con- paratively young persons passing away when they should have lived to be 70 or 30 years of age. This fatal work is usually attributed to the kidneys, as, when the kidneys degenerate, it causes standardization. The more injuri- ous the poisons passing thru the kid- neys the quicker will those noble or gans be degenerated, and the sooner they decay.
 It is thus the wisest policy, to pre- vent premature old age and promote long life, to tighten the work of the kidneys. This can be done by drink ing plenty of pure water all day long, and occasionally taking Anuric, double strength, before meals. This can be obtained at almost any drug store. You will find Anuric more potent than lithia for it dissolves uric acid as water does sugar.
Judsonia weekly advance., 1917-04-18
Bank of England cramped.

The work of the Bank of England has increased so enormously since the war that several fresh premises have had to be engaged to carry on the work and house the additional staff, which includes a large proportion of women. The pay office, national debt depart ment, printing department, and loan departments have all had to be sepa- rately housed, and in addition spa cious new building will shortly be taken as restaurant for the many ad- ditional workers engaged on govern mental and public banking work.
Judsonia weekly advance., 1917-04-18

One nice thing about Dr. Pierce's Favorite Prescription, it contains no ingredient.
 Any medicine dealer can supply it In either liquid or tablet form. The cost is modest, the restorative benefits truly remarkable. Write Dr. Pierce,
 Invalids' Hotel, Buffalo, N. r., for free book on woman's diseases. You can also have medical advice without cost.
Judsonia weekly advance., 1917-04-18

"Ft. Worth, Texas, March 12, 1917. "G. F. Willis, Atlanta, Georgia,
 This Tanlac proposition will run us crazy unless we can get more goods. we distributed our last car, which was received only yesterday, and this morning have no goods at all. You certainly have wonderful medicine.
 every truly yours,
 (Signed)
 'MAXWELL-CLARK DRUG co" Houston, Texas, Feb. %, 1917.
 eve are out of Tanlac and are urgently asking for some relief. Start another car by your old routing at once and please get some goods to us from nearby point. (Signed
 SOUTHERN DRUG CO"
 "San Antonio, Tex, Feb. 26, 1917. "G. F. Willis, Atlanta, Georgia, "Must have more Tanlac immedi- ately. When may we expect car load shipment. Stock exhausted. Rush 10 gross from Houston. (Signed)
 "sAN ANTONIO DRUG CO" Memphis, Tenn, Feb. 20, 1917. "G. F. Willis, Atlanta, Georgia,
 About when may be expect car of Tanlac. Customers are complaining because we cannot supply them. (Signed)
 "HESSIG-ELLIS DRUG CO.," "Oklahoma City, Okla., March ', 1917. "G. F. Willis, Atlanta, Georgia,
 .Rush our car of Tanlac. We are entirely out again. Orders piling up. l (Signed)
 ALEXANDER DRUG CO.,"
 Georgetown, Texas, March 12, 1917. "G. F. Willis, Atlanta, Georgia, sWe could have made twice as many sales if your jobbers could only have gotten the Tanlac to us.
 POST OFFICE DRUG CO.," As can readily be seen, it is nothing unusual for dealers to order a car load of Tanlac and have every bottle of 1t sold before it arrives. In fact, many of the Tanlac jobbers and distributors invariably order the second and third cars before the car en route has time to reach them. What is the answer to all this? There is only one explanation, and that is very simple. The inherent purity and wholesomeness of the medicine has confirmed 1t in the minds of the people and made 1t household word | throughout America. l There is a Tanlac dealer in your town.-Adv.
Judsonia weekly advance., 1917-04-18

In later statement Mir. Willis said: 'oThis condition was brought about not only by the enormous demand for Tanlac but by the congested condition of the railroads.
 "When it seemed almost certain that the threatened nationwide rail- road strike would go into effect we made arrangements to keep our prin- cipal distributors supplied by express. Over one thousand ($1,0O0.00) dollars was spent for express charges in a single day on Texas and Oklahoma orders alone.
 Working at Top Speed.
 Although the big Tanlac laborato- ries at Dayton, Ohio, have been rum ming at top speed turning out their full capacity of approximately twenty five thousand bottles per day, we have been wholly unable to meet the de- mand for Tanlac which has been cre- ated during the past two years.
 "In addition to the Dayton laborato< ries with their enormous output the Cooper Medicine Company is now plan- ming to establish branch plants in the Central West, on the West coast and in the Dominion of Canada, and unless international complications make it impossible for us to secure the numer- ous ingredients in the way of roots, herbs, barlzs, etc., many of which come from remote parts of the globe, we will be able to take care of any future demand"
 The wonderful growth and develop ment of Tanlac has been the marvel of the commercial world and the amaz- ing success achieved by the prepara- tions seems almost incredible.
 What Dealers Say.
 In only two years time over seven and one-half million bottles have been sold and the demand is constantly in- creaSing. Although placed on the mar ket in Texas and Oklahoma but few months ago practically a third of a million bottles have already been sold and thousands have been unable to ob- tain it on account of the inability of the laboratory to supply it.
 Dealers and jobbers have been al- most frantic because of their inabil- ity to fill the thousands of orders they have been receiving and the following letters and telegrams from we'll known firms gave ample evidence of the won derful growth and popularity of Tan lac:
 Dallas, Texas, Feb. 21, 1917. "G. F. Willis, Atlanta, Georgia,
 "Please ship car Tanlac. The car now in transit will only last two or ]. three days.
 (Signed)
 "GRETNER-KELLY DRUG CO.,"
Judsonia weekly advance., 1917-04-18
DEMAND FOR TANLAC
 ALMOST INCREDIBLE

Big Laboratories Dayton Unable Supply Enormous Demand-Capacity Increased to Thirty Thousand Bot tles Daily-Dealers and Jobbers Camoring for It. Branch Plants to be Established Throughout United States and Canada.
Judsonia weekly advance., 1917-04-18
JUST tell the people to have little patience and

JUST tell the people have little patience and will be able
 to supply the demand for Tanac"
 message recently flashed from the offices of G. Willis, the Southern and Western distributor of Tanac at Atlanta Georgia the urgent egm letters calls which have been into his offices from leading obb from all parts the South and Vest complaining that for Tnac greatly of the upnlv
Judsonia weekly advance., 1917-04-18

Great Britain now has 276 electric lty companies, with capital of $305,- 100000.
Judsonia weekly advance., 1917-04-18
ADVICE TO WOMEN
Oklahoma City, Okla.-"This is to

used Dr. Pierce's
 Favorite Prescrip- ,tion. It has done me lots of good and I Ncan freely recom- mend 1t to any wom- Ian suffering. I think it is a great medi-
 cine. MRS. J. A.
 CLINE, Route 6,
 Roy C2
Judsonia weekly advance., 1917-04-18
Striving to Be consoIed.

Coal is exceptionally scarce"
 "Yes. But it has one element of economy. You can keep 1t till you're ready to use it without putting 1t on lce."
Judsonia weekly advance., 1917-04-18

Send l0c to Dr. Pierce, Invalids' Hotel, Buffalo, for large trial package of Anuric
Judsonia weekly advance., 1917-04-18

A license tax of $1,OOO a year on cafe hat checking is proposed in Ken lucky.
Judsonia weekly advance., 1917-04-18

Always proud to show white clothes. Red Cross Ball Blue does make them white. All grocers. Adv.
Judsonia weekly advance., 1917-04-18

XIII the Flies Now and Prevent
 disease. A DAISY FLY KILLER will do it. Kills thousands. Lasts all season. All dealers or six sent express paid for $1. H. SOMERS, l50 De Kalb Ave, Brooklyn, N. Y. Adv.