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The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-01-29
A Disgraceful Situation.
bellows Falls Tines


Vermont is fast gaining the menvi
able reputation of being the one New
England state in which marriage is
easy, and Bellows Falls suffers more III
reputation than any other community
in the state.
Representative George L. Durham of
Brattleboro has introduced a bin in the
Vermont legislature which. if made a
law, Will do away with the Gretna
Green stencil so offensive to all who
consider marriage something more than
n holiday Journey. The bin requires
five days notice before a marriage il
cense can be issued, the same as is re-
quired by the laws of Massachusetts
and New Hampshire. This bill ought
to have the hearty support of the legis-
lature, and particularly of every mem
Der from Windham county.
Bellows Falls ought to take deeper
interest in this bill than ii seems to be
taking. The only local organization
that is on record as protesting against
a disgraceful situation is the Bellows
Falls Woman 5 club. The Chamber of
Commerce ought to take an oar, and
churches and Christian organizations
especially ought to do all they can to
bring about the desired change. The
churches teach that marriage is a join
ing together by God himself, that the
relation is sacred and extends even
/ beyond this present life. How then
can they stand idly by while marriage
I is Knocked daily? What ideas of mar
riage DO our young people get, when
/ bums, floaters and immature boys and
I girls drop off from trains and in an
! hour S time are able to get licenses, be
made husband and wife and get out
( OF town again, What do our young
people think of marriage when these
couples are pointed out on the street
with a nudge and smile as Gretna
I Greencrs? What do they think when
these couples are chased by camera
men from the city daily newspapers or
caught for the movies} If they come
to believe that marriage is a pretty
light affair after all, something of a
joke, can they be criticized? All the
/ serious preaching and teaching in the
/ churches regarding marriage amounts
to but little so long as the mockery
continues on the street.
We understand that there is to be
a public hearing ON the Durham bill al
Montpelier next week. Ought not Bel
lows Falls to give the committee tC
which the Durham bill has been re
! ferred to understand that Bellows Falls
] is IN earnest about cleaning mp this
Gretna Green business? And ought not
the churches of the community, if they
; are the champions of righteousness anc
morality that they claim to be, be the
!. organizations to lead a movement tha
i shall make the sentiment of this com
munity felt at Montpelier? Here is {
chance for some practical work III be
/ half Of principles the churches hav,
taught since the Inauguration of the
Christian era
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-01-29
HOW TO BE SURE OF DEATH
Maryland Board Of Medical Examin.
ers Gives the Correct Answer
to Question.

What are the means used to prove
that death has positively occurred?
was a question put to postulants by
the state board of medical examiners
of Maryland at the June examinations.
The correct answer is given as: THE
complete and permanent cessation of
circulation and respiration, rigor NOR
It's, loss of bodily heat, pallor of the
body, putrefaction."
Rigor mortis, the condition of rigid
ity into which the muscles pass after
death, begins at time varying from
about fifteen minutes to about six
hours. 1t begins in the face and prog
resses downward, and the muscles re-
lax in about the same order after "a
hours.
In a recent article in America, DR..
Austin O'Malley pointed out that it
was often impossible to tell at what
moment death occurred, and that
physicians We're so often in doubt
about this that it is a rule for priests
to administer the last sacraments
(conditionally, of course) even several
hours after apparent death, there be-
ing many cases on record in which a
person believed to be dead has re
viyed.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-01-29
WHAT ELECTRICITY HAS DONE
Commonplace Happenings of the Day
More Marvellous Than Tales Of
"Arabian Nights"

Aladdin rubbed his lamp, but the
modern man touches button. Thanks
to electricity, the commonplace hap
penings of every day are more mar
velous than anything the hero of the|
Arabian Nights" ever did.
Electricity carries our messages,
turns the wheels of industry, and as
well, turns night into day. 1t has rev.
olutionized farming and emancipated
woman from household slavery.
1t has been the keystone of modern
medical experimentation and research.
With its aid the pain and suffering of
mankind have been relieved.
In the pursuits of peace it is mans
ally, but when the evil genius of war
appears it becomes brother to Mars.
Without it no airplane flies and no
automobile runs. On land it is SUI
preme, and on the high seas its mys-
terious power lends eyes and ears to
the mariner in the blacklist night. 1t
makes the world only neighborhood.
Stop the flow of this mysterious
IluIu anu YOU NIllto lHIO
ness, check transportation, but an en-
barge on commerce and set everything
back a century into the days of the
stagecoach and the packet boat.
Light, heat and power are trinity
that constitute the monarch of force,
Each by itself is q wonderful gift of
God to man, but electricity, combining
the three, is the servant of humanity
in thousand ways. Research
though extensive, is still in its in
fancy.
Our greatest scientists, skilled in the
mysteries of this awe-inspiring phe
nomenon, predict that coming genera
tons will witness electrical marvel
that have not yet entered the dreams
Of mankind.
Terrible in its unfettered power, cleo
| tricity, when subjected to the will Q
man. becomes a miracleworker for al
humanity.-Leslie's.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-01-29

Our old friend, John Barrett. erst.
while of Grafton, never loses the OPP
portunity to preach on the possibilities
Of Pan-Amcricanism As director gen
cral of the Pan-American Union he is
probably better informed on trade and
general conditions to the countries
south Of MS than any publicist in the
United States. While many other men
are talking about what will happen
after the European war is over Mr.
Barrett points out that the greatest
opportunity and responsibility of this
country today is to be found in the
field of its 20 sister American repub
lies. reaching from Cuba and Mexico
ON the north to Chilli and Argentina on
the south. Pan-America, which mean,
all America, comprises politically tho
y independent republics of the west
cn hemisphere-the United State,
and it's score of sister Latin Ameri
can nations. 1t covers an area of l..
100000 square miles, includes a popu
lation of nearly 200,0OO,0Oo, and con
ducts an annual commerce valued a
nearly $4,000, 100000.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-01-29
Beans Are Golden Nuggets.

The January Farm and Fireside saws
that beans are paving exceedingly well.
a writer says in an article:
Where snap beans are grown III
quantities by market gardeners, there
are sometimes considerable quantities
which get too far advanced for market
ing as green beans. Many of these
leftover beans are at times allowed to
go to waste. At the present high prices
all kinds of beans are worth saving.
The wax beans | raised i'll 1916
sold for 50 bushel, which is a good
lnducement for the shelter to employ
the stormy autumn and winter days
getting these beans ready for market
Where many of the beans are discolored
and unstable, sorting and hand shell
ling is found to give better results
than mechanical Smelling and after
wards picking out the imperfect
beans.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-01-29
Advertising Brattleboro.

The advertisement of winter sports
in Vermont by throwing scenes on the
movie screen III the large cities is
calculated to bring beneficial results
to Vermont, only we should have to do
something besides make sporadic at
tempts at enjoying our winter. In
other words, we should really make eff
forts to show our guests the wa to
enjoy the eoasting, the skiing, the
snowshoeing, the skating, the sleigh
ing, the boating and such diversions
as are possible in this state. Already
one town in the state is being repre-
sented by movie advertisement of
this sort. and the pictures are being
shown in the large centers of popula-
tion throughout the country. The SPLEEN
did features of Vermont s summers are
well known; the entirely different but
no less splendid features of Vermont 5
winters are likely to become as famous
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-01-29
DADDY'S.EYENlN6
klEAIR TALEE
LMkRY GRAHAM BONNER
MR.. FOX'S MARKETING.

''AIr. Fox said Daddy, ''never goes
TO sleep for any great length of time.
He likes to be up and about. looking
for things TO eat and with those sharp
eyes of his he finds good deal.
"HOwever when Mr.. Fox does want
&c rest he goes inso hole where he
has Il nest and where the Children
stay. He goes in there too to take
them food and feed them if they are
young and helpless.
zone day Mr.. Fox went off hunting.
1t was showing and he was feeling
very wide awake.
"'Now I'm known as sharp old
fellow he said to himself. so I'll
just see to it that I act sharp He
winked to himself for he had many a
plan a-foot.
Through the deep woods he walked
and sometimes he ran along to keep
good and warm. But he never has
much trouble keeping warm for his
fur is splenddly thick
"He had not gone far before he saw
trap. They think they'd like fox
fur this winter, but they won't get it.
he Snarled.
ION he walked carefully avoiding
the trap. He walked out of the woods
until he came TO a barnyard.
This is my MARKET he said to
himself. What do / want of stores
when can have a barnyard? Now I'll
look about and pick out what l want
Seems to me some good Chicken would
be nice for dinner and little left
over for breakfast wouldn't be bad al
all. | mustn't forget that l have g
good many mouths to feed
He talked on in this way. perhaps
to make himself believe that he wasn't
| cruel at all to take the Chickens from
the barnyard
| sure enough he did his marketing
ana went home with plenty for break
| fast as well as for dinner for all his
| Children and for Mrs. Fox.
LAS soon as he reached his hole HI
went inside and there in his nest the,
all had wonderful feast. And thel
they went to sleep.
when morning came they still hat
| Chicken for breakfast But after tina
Mr. Fox thought it was high time TO
him to be off hunting again.
Oh, why do you take such tril
| today? asked Mrs Fox We still
have enough left over to last US 70
several days. You mustn't get al
| tired out
II won't get tired. my dear salt
Mr.. Fox. I like to hunt It's my ma
ture. And then we may have a fey
days without good things to eat. It
always well to have enough in ad
vance
$50 Mr.. Fox went back to the barn
yard. But that morning the Farme
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-01-29
The Fish and Game Code.
est. Johnsbury Caledonian. J


A very interesting hearing before
the Judiciary committees of the house
and senate was held at Montpelier,
Thursday evening. Unfortunately per-
sonalities were INDUCED in to an I'M
seemly degree by some of the speakers,
but these should not affect the merits
of the ease with the committee. The
issue was, shall the revision of the
chapter on Fish and Game changing
the law from a permissive to pro
hibitory form be substituted for the
present. permissive form The two men
who revised the law into the prohibit
tive form argued in favor of it. Repre-
sentatives from every fish and game
organization in the state asked the
committee to retain the law in its pres
ent permissive form.
The unanimous desire of these or
CARNATIONS to have the law left as it
now is should have much weight with
the committee. The law is well I'M
derstood and more generally obeyed
than any other fish and game law We
have had and it should not be changed
unless it is n defective law. Some
inconsistencies of the law were point
ed out, but they can be easily rene
died by the committee and we believe
the legislature will be carrying out
the will of the people of the state il
il declares in favor Of the laws il
their present form.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-01-29
THE COLD BED ROOM

The cold bed room is a place where
people retire to rest, taking with them
a pair of ice-bound feet which cause
extreme annoyance to any other mem
Der of the family who happens to be
in the same vicinity.
The practice Of sleeping in a cold
bed room is a direct outgrowth of the
freshair fad which sends thousands Of
our best citizens down to breakfast
every morning wearing a nose like the
comb of a Brahmin rooster. A few
years ago an influenza specialist dis.
covered that b. sleeping in a bed
room which would sprout ice on a Their
mos bottle people could get rid of the
elinging grip microbe and the tri-weeklv
throat spray. This was new idea, and
ii has resulted in introducing into man.
q home the most Industrious and un-
terrified form of double wrapped chill
blain known to medical science
The most interesting part of the cold
bed room is the bed, which is always
located between two windows, where
D. i
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-01-29

counts indefinitely is pretty sure to
lead to trouble in the form of misun-
derstanding, hard feelings or law
suit. Pay cash is a good motto, but
where this is impossible it is advisable
to make frequent settlements. A case
which was tried recently in the Gale
donia county court concerned business
which had been carried on between a
merchant and painter "a years. The
award to the merchant was less than
$500, and it is a fair guess that a
large part of this sum disappeared in
the charges incident to the litigation
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-01-29
Boston Art ACQUISITION.

The Zuloaga exhibition in Boston re-
suited in the sale to the Boston mu-
scum of Zuloaga's large group, MY
Uncle Daniel and His Family" pre-
ferred by Mr.. Sargent to all the other
pictures in the exhibition. In the pic
lure Daniel Zuloaga, who in his day
was regarded as the foremost cera-
mic artist in Spain, is seen standing
before an easel, palette and brushes in
hand. The canvas is 115 inches wide
and 50 inches high, and contains six
figures besides the dog Polly, which
sits with its mistress at the left of the
group. The picture was painted at
Segovia in 1910, exhibited at Rome in
1911, at Paris, Dresden and Munich in
1912, and at Brussels in 1914 This is
the first time it has been shown in an
American city.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-01-29
He Went Home With Plenty for
Breakfast.

had noticed that some of his Chickens
We're missing.
- think I'd better stay around here
with my gun he said.
when Mr.. Fox was lowering near
by, the Farmer spied him, for he had
by the Fox.
Bang, Bang, Bang went the gun.
"'Oh me, oh N.Y. said Mr. Fox This
is no place for me to hunt. There is
a horrid Man with a gun around here.
How very inconsiderate of him when
| want TO do my marketing and like
his Chickens so much. He should be
fiattered to think l like his Barn
yard
But the Farmer wasn't flattered in
the least, and off went the gun again.
MIR. Fox ran for all he was worth
and got safely back to the woods.
"When he reached his hole. Mrs
Fox said, We'll, and what luck today
my dear?'
"'None at ALL said Mr.. Fox. That
marketing place is no good
"'Why not? asked Mrs. Fox as she
raised her forehead.
Because, my dear said Mr. Fox
there is Man around with gun
"'Oh dear Shivered Mrs. Fox
Did you hear the gum?
Indeed | just escaped being
killed.
oh, my love- said Mrs. Fox We'll
we still have some Chicken left, ant
tomorrow you'll just have to find {
new market-that's all ="
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-01-29

the cooling night air can play gently
over the PROSTATE form of the sleeper
and allow him to become thoroughly
CONCEALED. There is nothing more ex-
hilarating to man who favors the
short, cambria night-gown than to in
sert himself into an air-cooled bed
which has had time to collect a thick
layer of hoar frost. and then hunt
around nervouslv for place to lay
his feet. The man who can do this
without uttering word which would
offend a pious wife need never fear
about his chances Of gaining heaven.
Another Fascinating experience is to
crawl gingerly out of frost bitten bed
and put on some clothes which have
been thrown over a chair, right in the
path Of an arctic wave. Yet this is
being done daily by untold thousands
of spindle-le9ged husbands who are
encouraged III the practice by unscrupu-
rous family physicians. This teaches
us that the man who places too much
confidence in doctors is liable to freeze
to the counterpart while doing so.
ms NewsDaDpr ServIne1
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-01-29
Vermont 5 Need for Better Roads.
Springfield Republican,

kSpflhSneld hepubllcan.
Max l.. Powell, former state senator,
is manifestly deeply interested in get
ting better roads in Vermont He re-
Gently gave 4 dinner in Burlington to
50 people from different parts of the
state in order that the present road
system might he dissected, and move
ment started to bring about something
better. Out Of the $4,000 miles Of road
way in Vermont only 1900 miles are
state roads. j. b. Wilbur of Man
chester. who has given much time and
attention to the promotion of better
roads IN Bennington county, has dis
covered that since 1906 the state has
spent over SO 100000 on the roads, but
he doubted if the people could 90 out
ana find evidence of it. He has drafted
a bill, based on the Minnesota system,
calculated to bring about better results,
and hoped that the lawmakers at Mont
pelier would help him to get board
Of three commissioners who would en-
ploy q state engineer to supersede To-
cal officials who cost $50, 900 in 1915
with nothing worth while to show for
1T. BY cooperation with federal au-
thorities Bennington county has had
the services of an engineer, whose sal
AIRY was paid. thirds b. the state
and one-third by the county
Prof. Notey Of the University of Yer
mont S engineering department pointed
out that proper road building implied
good foundation and good drainage
| things too much neglected now The
president of the ST. Adams board OF
trade hoped that the construction OF
an international highway between his
city and st. John s could be promoted
las it would constitute an important
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-01-29
Member of the Associated Press.

The Reformer is on sale every evening
by the following news dealers:
Brattleboro, Bratteboro News Co.,
g. W. Cleaveland. u. r. Cutler & co
tEsteyvillel. Brooks House Pharmacy
Aliens Depot Newsstand
West Bratteboro, J. L. Stockwell
East Dummerston, NJ. e. Brown.
Putney, VI. c. Williams.
Newfane, n. NJ. Batchelder.
Townshend, &. W. Cutler.
West Townshend, c. IL. Grout.
jamaica, r. j. Daggett.
South Londonderry, +. II. Tyler.
South Vernon, T.. b. Buffum.
west Chesterfield, N. r., Mrs. w.
StrettCr.
Hlnsdae, NJ. H., w II. Lyman.
Bellows Falls, VT, Depot Restaurant.
Windsor, VT, Windsor Restaurant.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-01-29

1t is rather surprising to note in the
Bennington Banner that 20 per cent of
the members of the Vermont legisla-
ture of 1908 have died since they were
in service at Montpelier This legis-
lature contained more well-known men
than any other in recent years. The
survivors will hold reunion in Mont
pelier Wednesday, Feb. I.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-01-29
Riding Two Horses.
Barre Times

barre IlncS.4
The unseating of a capable official
and the loss of representation to a
town are to be regretted; nevertheless,
the act of the house in declaring va
cant the seat held by L. II. Thornton
of the town of Barnet was based on
clear Interpretation of the constitution
of Vermont which forbids service rs a
member of the legislature by a person
holding an office of profit or trust,
under the authority of congress- In
asmuch as Mr. Thornton was post.
master before the election to the legis.
lature and did not resign until the
day following the election, there was
no other way to do than to declare his
seat vacant. The ease is sharp warning
for future candidates for election to
the Vermont legislature.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-01-29

The hospitals in New York city
have been 50 badly crowded recently
that physicians in practice for years
have been unable to find places to which
TO send persons seriously i'll for suit
able treatment. The congestion of the
hospitals has resulted from the large
number Of cases of pneumonia and
bronchitis and other troubles with the
respiratory organs. This is the time
of ear when those not fit physically
are likely to become victims of grir
and other diseases. 1t is good plan
to keep outdoors as much as possible
20 have the rooms at home well ven
tilated, and to avoid crowded anC
stuffy amusement places.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-01-29
Bring on the Halter.
Barre Times.

Evidently Senators Peek and Villas
of Chittenden county are not of the
opinion that the state has too many
laws already. Between them they had
introduced % of the II bills presented
to the state senate up to Wednesday,
Brattleboro Reformer.
Never mind, neighbor; perhaps the
remainder of the senate will maintain
the proper checks and balances by re
jccting the bills as they come along
from the committees. At the same time
it must be admitted that Senators Peck
and Villas are prodigious workers i'll
the field of awmakino.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-01-29

State Commissioner of Education Hill
lcgas handed out some timely advice on
spelling to the teachers of Rutland
county in their annual convention
when he told them to ignore words I'M
known to the child, and to teach him
TO handle perfectly his own voeabu-
larry.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-01-29

Gen. Pershing is coming out of Mex
leo. The punitive expedition under
his direction has amounted to about
as much as the American occupation
of Vera Cruz. Old Huerta never sa-
lutcd the American flag and Villa still
carries on his atrocities with no Amer
lean interference.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-01-29
TO SUBSCRIBERS.

II is the aim of the management to
secure efficient service in the delivery
OF the paper each night and it solicits
the cooperation 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.
II is only by this method that the pub
Usher can secure the desired service.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-01-29
Repentance.

TEDDY wish hadn't fought Jimmy
Brown this morning.
Mother-You see now how wrong ii
was. don't you, dear?
"1es; cause | didn't know till this
afternoon that he was going to give a
party"
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-01-29
Force of Habit.

Crawford--I hear skater was
drowned in the pond yesterday. How
did it happen?
Crawshaw-He was chauffeur, and
paid no attention to the Danger
sign.-Judge.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-01-29
Disratchind Business

Counsel for the Defense-"Your
honor, you neglected to ask the pris-
Oner If she had anything to say as to
why sentence should not be pro-
nounced." Judge-"Inasmuch as the
prisoner is a woman, we will omit that
formality in order to dispose of the
case in some reasonable time"
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-01-29

Horses imported into Argentina are
taught to avoid poisoning weed that
the native animals shun naturally, by
forcing them to inhale smoke from
burning piles of the weed,