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The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-08-02
SOUTH NEWFANE.

Miss Ruby J Ingram is at home from
Brattleboro for week.
The Woman's Mission circle viii meet
next Tuesday afternoon with Mrs Ella :.
Willard.
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Hosterman and
son, Charles, left Saturday for their home
in Dorchester, Mass.
Mr. and Mrs Henry Stanley of New
York city are visiting Mrs Stanley's sis
ter, Mrs Charles A. Mason
John NJ Stratton and son, Harold, Ray
Brooks and Fred W. Morse all of Brattle-
boro, spent Sunday in town.
Mrs f. H. Metcalf and daughter, Miss
Evelyn Metcalf, OF West Brattleboro are
at home for a portion of their vacation.
Mrs. Leonard J. Taylor and two chill
dren Of West Brattleboro spent last week
with Mrs l.. w. Shepard and other rela
| tives
Mrs. Frank Moss of New York anc
Miss J NJ. Squires Of Richmond Hill
New York, are at Mrs. Moss's summer
home
The road known as 'the dug-way'
above Whitaker's store is being broad
ened by blasting out the lodges which
have made it narrow and dangerous
Mrs Lawrence Ingram and daughter
| Barbara, and Miss Olive Bishop, whC
spent two months at Ira NJ. Ingram's, re
turned to New Bedford, Mass, Monday
Mr. and Mrs. Dexter Stone and Mis-
Florence Stone, who are at West Brattle
boro for the summer dined with Mr.. an,
Mrs f. Milton Dexter Saturday, the oc
casion being Mr.. Dexter''s birthday ami
versary.
Mr.. and Mrs Arthur Ingram and sol
Richard, Mr.. and Mrs Hubert Brown
P. Thayer and Mr.. and Mrs. Howar'
Thayer came by automobile from Brattle
boro Sunday and spent the day wit
friends
, Mr.. and Mrs Ebenezer n Stratton o
Sutiield, Conn, Mr.. and Mrs. Dwight L
!, Bailey of Agawam, Mass, Mr. and Mrs
Edward Y. Morse and Mr. and Mrs
George F. Whitney of Brattleboro, all foI
. mer residents of this place, motored t
Boston and have spent several days G
their vacation in that city, visiting friend
land the beaches.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-08-02
Little Benny's
Note Book
BY LEE PAPE
BY LEE PAPE

My cuzzin Artie stayed at my house
all mite last mite, and we was laying in
bed in the dark taw king about the ferst
thing we wood do if we had a million dol
lars, me saying l wood buy big candy
store and keep on helping myself, and
Artic saving he wood 90 GROUND giving
beggars thousand dollar bills and watch
ing them look scrprized, and all of a
suddin | Scd, Lets pertend we are
spmges on the bottim Of the ocean.
G., all rite, I'll beet YOU TO the ocean,
OF bed and Iaycd on the floor all cerled
UP with his he'd between his neez, and so
did J. Artic saving, Wat kind of a
spunge are you, spunge?
I'm baby spungc to rub off states
with, what kind of a spunge are you,
spunge! | Scd
I'm a old hathtub spunge? sed Artie.
And we stayed there tawking spungc
tawk and pritty soon we herd pop wawk-
ing along the hall, and l whispered, Shh,
spunge heer comes spungc- eating
shark, shh.
Shh, whispered the other spunge. POP
| came i'll saying to himself, | don't sip
pose it Good be in heer, but I've tried
| everyWare elts. Wich us spunges Good
/ hecr him feeling Ground in the dark
and all of suddin he tripped over me
and almost fell down, saving, for the
love Of Peet. WITCH lest then he trippeG
over Artie and bumped into a chair anC
nocked his ankle and sed a fearse swart
werd and grabbed both the spnges jest
as they were trying to get back into
bed to pertend they hadent bin out Of
it.
Now tell me the meening of this, SCI
pop.
We was pretending we was spunges
| sed.
Well then I'm pretending I'm a nit
aireoplane raid. sed pop. And he pm
Us back in bed, and gave rs each
fearse kracks with his hand sumware
and then he went out agen, saying t
himself, Wat the mischitf was | lookin
for! And us spunges keep ON lay
!. ing there, Artie saying, Do you wunt t
try it agen, spunge? and me saying, Ne
spungc, and Artie saying, Neither do
And pritty soon after that we was bot
asleep.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-08-02
He Emptied the Ink All Over tn
Floor.

played for long time, and at the end
of the afternoon the small companion
had to go home.
Ct have had lovely time she said.
$50 have T. said the little girl. 4
am so glad you came And she said
this with such happy tone Of voice
that the monkey looked wild.
"Oh! But he was Jealous! He just
hated the little girl visitor! And he
was mad! Just as mad as he could
be.
''He had not had any attention to
speak of all afternoon. What did he
care about playing .houseT
why don't you walk little way
with me?' asked the small friend.
"'All right said the little girl It's
not supper time yet. will be able to.
''That was just about as much a.
the monkey could stand.
"As the friend was turning away ant
gave one look at him, he gritted hi
teeth together in furious manner.
"And after they were gone-wha
do you suppose he did? He wake,
over to the desk where there was
| bottle Of ink. He climbed up and tool
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-08-02
Here's a Real Hair Grower
That Shows Results
In Few Days

If your hair is thinning out, lifeless.
full of dandruff, and your head itches
like mad, it 5 sure sign OF the danger
Gus dandruff germ, and quick action
must be taken to save what hair you
have and start new growth. Don t
wait until the hair root is dead, for then
nothing can help you, but get from your
druggist four ounces of Partisan sage
t don t cost much and there is moth
ing you could use that s any better
DR.. Sangerbund, the famous Paris spe-
cialist, discovered that dandruff and
falling hair are caused by a mierobe-
then came the discovery of the value of
Partisan sage Qiquid form to destroy
this germ, prevent falling hair and the
formation Of dandruff. \ few messages
/ with Partisan sage are all that are
usually needed, and very soon YOU
should be able to see the new hairs
coming in. Parasian sage is women s
favorite hair dressing, because if will
not stain and makes the hair lustrous,
soft and fluffy. Be sure You get
Partisan sage (Giroux 81. for this
brand is guaranteed. Wilfred F. Root
Iean supply you.-Adv.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-08-02
THURSDAY, August ,, 1917.

The food control bill has taken anoth-
or step towards enactment and Presi-
dent Wilson has gained another victory
over congress. The conferees have
yielded to the President S request for
The elimination of the provision for a
board OF three members instead of a sin
gle food administrator, which viii en-
sure the appointment Of Mr.. Hoover.
Only one serious difference now exists
among the conferecs, the section Great
ing a congressional committee to super
wise war expenditures. On this hangs
the fate of the bill, and President 5Yh
son has secured from the conferees an
agreement to make one more effort tC
| come TO an agreement on this part OF
the measure This section is opposed
| by the President, who viii cndeavor tC
have it eliminated, and then the bill
will be ready for enactment into law.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-08-02

To the lay mind the contention of
the army officers who recently returned
from the battlefelds of France that the
United States army should be reorgan-
lied, seems reasonable. They contend
chat this country cannot continue an or
ganization designed for an army of So
eco men when it is expanding its forces
to more than 100000 men, with vast
increases in artillery and other material
If the United States is to do its best
work in Europe, it should adopt the best
methods, and not cling to the old be
cause of tradition, or desire Of officials
The United States is III the war to hell
win it, and our allies who have beer
fighting over three years, are in a posi-
ton to give us advice which we shoulC
heed.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-08-02

The American Alliance of Labor and
Democracy, with Samuel Gompers, prcsi-
dent OF the American Federation of La
Dor, as its head has been organized in
New York to see that the government
has the support of Labor during the war,
and to combat the influence of the So
sentative labor leaders consider danger
Gus to the prosecution Of the war; Mr.
Gompers and the other leaders of organ
lied labor purpose to see that the labor
my men Of the country fulfill theil
promises of support to the government
IN the present crisis, and honest labor
will undoubtedly give hearty support tC
these efforts.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-08-02

The Bennington Banner offers the
following sensible advice for applica-
ton in the super-heated period: 1.-The
most important help in keeping cool
is to keep one 5 temper smooth and UNI
ruilled. The good natured, smiling, hap
py-dispositioned person does not suffer
from the heat as does a person who is
cranky, ill-tcmpercd and peevish. See
oud in importance is to eat moderately
Of non-heating food Fruit, cereals, sal
ads, sandwiches, bread and milk and ice
cream are better hot weather diet than
hearty food such as is desirable in cold
weather. Also drink not to excess, par
ticularly of ice water OF drinks that con
tain much sweet or much alcohol. TEN
perance in eating, drinking and temper
are the greatest hot weather helps. -
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-08-02
CT. Thomas, the Druggist
A Public Benefactor Z?

The vast majority of human illnesses,
it is agreed by physicians, are prinar-
lily caused by poisonous waste IN the
lower intestine, or Constipation.
If this waste is eliminated the
be uniformly healthy, happy, ambitious
and efficient.
| And if Mr.. Thomas recommends a
pleasant, easyto-take, reputable and
resultful remedy for this purpose like
Abbey's Effervescent Salts, at least
the people whom it benefits will look
| upon him as public benefactor.
| Abbey's is now obtainable in new
package, larger than ever, but at the
same price Ask for it at c. F. Thorn
ass today while it is on your mind.
ADV.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-08-02
Member Of the Associated Press.

TIE Refc-1IIer Is on sale every evening
by the following news dealers:
BrattIeboro, Brattleboro News Co..
G. w. Cleaveland. d. r. Cutler & Co
(Esteyvine), Brooks House Pharmacy
Aliens Depot Newsstand.
West Bratteboro, j. L. StockwelL
East Dummerston, NJ. K. Brown.
Putney. NJ G.. Williams.
NeWfane, n. NJ. Batchelder.
Townshend G. w. Cutler.
West Townshend, c. II. Grout.
jamaica, r. ]. Daggett
South Londonderry, F. II, Tyler.
South Vernon, f. 3. Bufpum.
West Chesterfield. n. H., Mrs. W
Streeter.
HnsdaIe, N. H., W. n. Lyman.
Bellows Falls, VT, Depot Restaurant
Windsor. VI. Windsor Restaurant.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-08-02
THE CURFEW LAW.
Nine O'clock Time Limit to Be Enforced
in Burlington

BURLINGTON, August 2-Chief of
Police Patrick J. Russell is going to take
stringent measures TO have the law in
regard to the curfew obeyed in the flu
ture. OF late this law has been broken
frequently, and it has been no infrequent
sight to see lads of from 10 to l. years
lof age roaming the principal streets of
the city long after they should have been
in their homes. Another perspective of
the wilful violation of this ordinance is
WITNESSED nightly when young girls OF
tender years are allowed to attend the
picture shows and frequent the public
parks in the company of young men
| There is city ordinance which relates
to this sort of behavior, and it reads a.
| follows:
No child under l6 years of age shall
| be in or upon a street, way, sidewalk
alley, public square or park in the night
time after the hour of nine o'clock, unes,
such child is accompanied by a parent
Iguardian or other person having care o.
Icontrol of such child, or is in the per
Iformance of some errand or duty directed
in writing by such parents, guardian o
such other person, and such child i
there necessarily by reason of such EN-
lployment; and no child while then il
such employment or performance of sue
duty or errand, shall loiter upon street
way, sidewalk, alley, public square 0
park"
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-08-02
The Kaiser's War.
(Springfield Union.

Three years ago today the Kaiser
launched the war that has bathed Eu-
rope in a sea of blood and brought ter
rible suffering and sacrifices upon his
own country and horrible outrages upon
adjoining lands How his guilty con
science accuses him and how his guilty
soul trembles as he surveys his work
may be left to the Imagination. No one
envies him, no one would care to be in hi
boots on this fateful anniversary Defea
stares him in the face, his plan of worlC
conquest is doomed to ignominious failure
and his throne is ready to collapse anC
carry the Hohenzolerns into Oblivion
He staked everything on an ungodly am
bition and lost Whom the gods DESTROY
| they first make mad
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-08-02
Old Oats

Heavy sales have prac-
tically cleaned up stocks of
old Oats throughout the
East and West and there are
less than one hundred and
ten thousand bushels left in
Chicago.
BY trying several West
ern points we have picked up
80 cars for distribution dur
ing August and September.
While the old are about 25c
a bushel higher than the new
are being offered for Sep
TENDER shipment. New Oats
are unfit for feeding until
well into October. They are
soft and will heat quickly.
With the high price of Corn
we should suggest that you
substitute old Oats and we
will enter orders for the last
of August and September
delivery.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-08-02
SHELDON CASE DISCONTINUED.
Action Involved Fishing Without Lii
cense at Laurel Beach Pond.

State Attorney William R. Daley
moved in the municipal court yester-
day before Judge A. Z. Cudworth for
leave to amend the old complaint
against Albert NJ. Sheldon of North
Adams, Mass, charged last summer
with fishing illegally in the waters of
Laurel Beach pond so-called, at Jackson
vile, and to non pros the case on pay
'ment of the costs of $3.50. This was
done and the matter has been settled
finally. Mr.. Sheldon, well-known
resident of North Adams, has a summer
home at the Laurel Beach pond and
was discovered fishing there without 9
license. The campers at the pond de
cided to contest the case on the grounC
that they considered that they owned
the pond and had right to fish in the
waters without a license. The case has
been hanging fire nearly year.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-08-02

the INK into his hands, and very care
fully he took the cork out of the bottle
HE looked very happy and very
naughty. I will not be treated like
this he kept thinking. The very idea
Of that child taking all the time away
that my mistress might have spent no
ticing me-
"And he emptied the ink all over
the floor! This is a true story, too
and the little girl had a great deal OF
trouble with her monkey pet, for HI
was Jealous, and jealousy is not {
very pleasant kind of affection"
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-08-02

German aviators dropped gas bombs
on a little French village and 400 chill
dren We're soon close to death from
asphyxiation. The American Red Cross
sent doctors and nurses to the scene
and saved the children. The aviator>
reached their headquarters safely, anC
they may be wearing iron crosses by
this time, as their feat of valor was
on a par with the sinking Of the Lusi
tania.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-08-02
TO SUBSCRIBERS.

1t Is the aim OF the management to
secure efficient service IN the delivery
" the paper each night. and 1t soiicits
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.
1t Is only by tsls method that the pub
Usher can secure the desired service.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-08-02

with the public interest to supply the
In other words, if the
postmaster general says stop publica
tion, you stop and ask no questions
Congress has no right to ask questions
1t is incompatible with the public inter
est for congress to know when or why
or to what extent the right of speech
and the press is limited. This is bureau
cracy run mad.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-08-02
TO ADVERTISERS,

Transient advertising-Run of paper
so cents an inch for first insertion: 3
cents an inch for each subsequent inser-
ucn. Limited space ON first page at
q ,uble rates.
Space rates on application.
Classified advertisements Five cents
line flrst insertion with SO per cent
discount Tor 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, 1917-08-02
May Be True.

A dog was in the habit of going
daily to q bakers shop. His master
would give him a penny, which he
would drop out of his mouth, receiving
in exchange penny bun.
One day his master said to the
baker: II should like to know how
much my dog really does know. Try
him with half-penny bun tomorrow
When, the next day, the dos
dropped his penny and only half
penny bun was given to him he shifted
at it. then walked out of the shop.
In ten minutes he returned, accom-
panied by policeman.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-08-02

John Dale OF Springfield, Mass, came
to the Dale homestead this week.
Rev. and Mrs. Herbert f. Levoy of
Warner, =. H., came Monday for a Wis
it with Mr. and Mrs NJ. ". Thayer and
other friends III the village.
Miss Georgiana Mexican, after attend
ing the summer school at Johnston, visit
ed at J Il Wares a lew days, going
Thursday to see relatives in Massa-
chusetts
/ Mrs w P. Necker and sister, Mrs.
Robert Cushman, both OF New York city,
are visiting their parents, Mr. and Mrs
~. II. Ware Mr.. Cushman Is expected
this week
Earl Wheeler and bride Of Boston arc
guests at the home Of Rev and Mrs. (
L. Vincent Mr. Wheeler formerly was a
resident Of the town and student at lie
land and Gray seminary
"A league game Will, be played On the 10
cal grounds between Jamaica and Town
shend Saturday afternoon, Aug 4 Tn,
girls Of the Helping Hard society viii sci
Ice cream on the grounds the same day
The regular meeting 81 We- Rive
bGrange will be held Friday evening. Aug
Grange fair will be gwen at this meetin
and arrangements made for the Pomon
Grange meeting, which will be held il
this village Aug %.
The almost unbearable heat AIonda,
and Tuesday was broken Tuesday night
when the mercury dropped a very few dc
grees There appeared to be no DANCE
OF frost, however. thermometers through
out the village registered 9S during tn
, days and the breeze came as though fror
a furnace
Raymond Phillips and Laurence Pix,
both Of Company |, were at home on
short furlough from Saturday to Tuesda!
, coming by automobile. The young me
reached Jamaica in time SO that Phillip
had the pleasure of joining in the ba
game with the Townshend nine, who wer
playing there and the disappointment
seeing the team beaten 8 to Z, by j;
! maica
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-08-02

A 22-year old conscientious objectol
in New York, who refused to register
in order that he might test the eonstitu
tionality of the CONSUMPTION law, has
been sentenced to year s Imprisonment
The constitutionality of the law appears
to have stood the test better than he
did.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-08-02
n. C.. L. Adain.

The Cossacks of the Don eat the
young shoots of the cat-tail, and they
are sometimes sold in England under
the name of "Cossack asparagus" And
they will grow where potatoes would
not.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-08-02

When a congressman introduced a
resolution asking the postmaster gen
eral to inform the house of representa-
tiyes what publications had been denied
the use of the mails, Mr.. Burleson sent
word that it would not be compatible
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-08-02

Operated by one man, a gasoline
driven machine has been invented that
delivers more than a thousand hammer
blows a minute to newly laid concrete
foundations for roads to give them an
even density.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-08-02

Locomotives and ears especially de-
signed for passage through sand storms
and to offer resistance to the metal
cutting sand have been built for the
French railroad in the Sahara.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-08-02
THE SELFISH MAN

thinks little about life insurance. The
unsclhsh man rcckons with the future
by arranging life insurance protection
for his dependents. Look into our
Monthly Income policies. 6Sth year
National Life lns. Co., of VT. (Mu-
tual. l-ALBERT c. LAIRD, Special
Agent, s Crosby Block.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-08-02
TOWN SHEND.
R. KEARLEY GOING TO FRANCE
Twelfth to Enter Military Service from
This Town.

Richard Kearley started Tuesday for
Washington to join w r. Brown of Der
lin, \. H., and after enlisting in United
States army Will 90 directly to France
as special chauffeurs for Mr.. Brown, who
Is operator to the commander OF construc-
ton work behind the lines. This work
has in charge the reconstruction Of
bridges, detenses, etc, alter the havoc
created by the battles. Mr.. kearley
though OF English parentage, was born in
Paris and has spent many years IN
France. He has acted as chauffeur there
and therefore knows the whole country
| thoroughly, making him especially well
| fitted for the position His brother, Rob
ert c. Kearey, toured the continent as
! Mr. Browns chauffeur several years ago,
and would have been called IN that posi-
| ton again except for a dependent family.
/ Richard Kearley has acted as night
Waterman in C. H. Wizards mill several
years and gained the respect OF his fel-
| ow-workers. In token of this a present
lbf handsome radium faced wrist watch
and a steel mirror were presented him by
the force Of mill men before his depart
ure He was also furnished with one 81
the canvas duffle bags packed with handy
necessities which have been gwen by the
7. G. Rs 10 each enlisted man from tho
town.
Mr. Kearleys enlistment makes tn,
18th man to go into service credited from
, this town and the 18th to actually leave
rthe place for duty All but two Of these
, Paul Grout Of West Townshend and Ray
mond Wright, who lived near the Graf
ton line, are from the cast village Tn
list whom the town honors is as follows
Joe Cecil Snow, United States artillery
. Raymond Lawrence, United States cay
airy; Walter Theg, United States navy
Leon Bruce, Raymond Wright, Richar
/ kearley, United States infantry; Raymon
Phillips, bugler, Company l, Vt; Hayde
Marsh, Amos Fife, Paul Grout Lucie
Parker, Company |, " n G.; AIbef
Theg, Company F, Y n c. Added t
these are Lauren Pike, Company ], an
William Flanagan, Company A, both o
e whom have worked for several years a
2 Wizards mill but are credited elsewhere
also Herbert Benson, whose home is her
e and who is doing his bit in England wit
9 sawmil unit.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-08-02

Chancellor Won Bethmann Holl-
veg, from his seat in obscurity alley
whispers family, "Let Georg do it.