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The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-01-12

and prefer the plain -four product,
which can be piled on the table to the
height of the Leaning Tower of Pisa,
and then disappears with terrifying
raFidity 1t is trying task to frv
whole wheat pancakes for a stout, in
trepid husband and nine chunky sons,
and this is no doubt one reason why
it IS 50 hard to keep good hired girl
these days.
The pancake can be made by any
body who is not particular about the
specifications or does not care to pre-
serve human life. This is why no tive
pancakes taste alike. or have the same
soothing afteretfect. 1t requires an
artist, however. to fry 4 pancake and
give it that delicate, golden brown
finish which appeals to the aesthetic
eve. The brand new wife who can az
this without working in too mucl
seur milk is a greater treasure than
an automobile which can be started ii
cold weather without having to remove
SIX spark plugs.
as NewSpaOer Ser-yice1
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-01-12

The Meddlcr cannot see how the
question Of sending the village fire ap-
paratus to fires outside the village lin
its can be settled satisfactorily as long
as these limits remain as thev are. In
allowing the department engineers to
use their own Judgment the commits
sioners have no doubt done as well as
they can in the circumstances, but this
policy is sure to provoke trouble in
more wars than one. Even now there
seems TO be no understanding between
town and village officials as to payment
Cor services of the department, and as
far as The Meddler is concerned he
hasn' t the slightest conception of what
should be the basis of such payment.
Without considering what should he
lone In emergency eases it is obvious
that property owners who want fire
protection should be willing to pay
their share of the taxes REQUIRED to
provide it, and the way to make that
possible is either to extend the village
limits. or better still to abolish the
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-01-12

" Wen have a
SNOWFALL fight
s a j d BILLIE
Brownie.
" All righ t.
said the other
+ + O nie S in
chorus.
Lets fight the
Gnomes, said Bill
lie Brownie.
4" Nothing could
be nicer said the
re S t o f t h G
Brownies.
&" 5 o Bill e
Brownie put on
his soft white
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-01-12

Representative Otis W. Amidon Of
Halifax was paid distinct compH-
ment when he was the man selected to
introduce the first important measure
for which Governor Graham IS fighting.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-01-12

BY the use of a partial vacuum the
United States department of agriculture
has developed a hydrocvanic aciG pro
cess for fumigating imported seed more
rapidly than heretofore.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-01-12

down condition, had
pains in my left side,
so | would faint Of
ten. My doctor adj
vised me to try
Lydia E. Pinkham's
Y e g t a bl e Com
pound. l did SO,
a id gain ed in
strength so | can
now do all my own
house work and |
hope you may pub
lich NV ovna~ianoa
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-01-12

1t may be just as well to remind
folks at this time of the existence of
the law which provides that only those
whose taxes are paid before Feb.
have the right to vote in town meet
ing. Last year, it viii be remembered,
a good many citizens found themselves
disfranchised on this account.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-01-12

Even if there were any advantage in
having an incorporated village within
the town the present limits are ridicu
lous. Where is the sense in boundaries
which extend as far north as the Clar-
ence Barber place on the West river
road, as far south as the Vernon line
and vet 90 no farther west than the
Judge Wheeler homestead on Western
avenuc2 The residents OF Western ave
uue, Centerville and even West Brat
tleboro ought to have fire and police
protection-in fact. ought to be bene-
tciaries Of all the governmental func-
tions exercised by the yillage-and The
Neddler believes that great majority
Of them would be willing to pay the
tax necessary to provide these fune,
tions. Certainly they ought to have
an opportunity to say whether or not
they are willing, and it IS to be most
sincerely hoped that measure provid
ing an opportunity for vote on this
question in one form or another will
he enacted at the present session Of
the Legislature. d1tf-1
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-01-12

In the matter of finances the select
men could do something worth while
by pointing cut in their report Just
what portion of the town s bonded in
debtedness natures during the com
ing year and asking for a tax large
enough to take care Of this indebted
ness and at the same time meet running
expenses. It ism t enough to say sim
ply that q 45-eent tax viii raise so
much money and q 53-cent tax SO much
more, for IL that the tendency is 10
vote the smaller amount without stop
ping to consider conditions. Last year
for example, the town voted 45-een.
tax despite the fact that at least eight
cents more was needed to take care
of unpaid temporary loans. The select
men 5 report showed this, to be sure
but it contained nothing to indicate
what the selcctmen themselves thought
should be done. In the opinion Of The
MeddIer this custom Of voting only
enough money to meet estimated ex
ponses, including expiring. bonds, and
letting temporary loans accumulate Is
decidedly poor policy-unbusines
aud expensive in the long run.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-01-12
The Medd!er
If the coat fits you. put i on"

About this time Of year The Meddler
always feels it incumbent upon himself
to begin talking about town affairs in
the hope that the discussion thereby
cngendered viii lead to a more gen
eral understanding of matters that are
likely to be brought up at the annual
March meeting. Unless somebody does
this, the warrant is likely to be devoid
Of articles that it ought to contain,
and articles that it does contain are
not as generally understood as they
should be. The Meddler has felt that
this lack of general information about
questions likely to come up at town
meeting was due in part at least to
the failure Of the selcctmen to make
sufficiently detailed report. It has
been the custom for years to make this
particular document more or less per
functory, dealing only in general terms
with matters that have happened dur
ing the year and making few if any
recommendations This ism t at all as il
ought to be. The selectmen, who are
more closely in touch with town mat
tiers than any other officials, owe it Il
the public to give q detailed account
of their stewardship and should fee
free to make recommendations. II
fact, if they haven t opinions that
can be put forward in the form Of rec
concentrations they haven t very in
teiIgcnt conception of town manage
mcnt.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-01-12
MDDY'S EVENING
EElEAlR TALE s.
b. NARY GRAHAM BONNER,
SNOW BALL FIGHT.

'The first soft snow had fallen"
commenced Daddy. lin BrownielanG.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-01-12
Mother or Nine
CHILDREN
Able to do Housework by
taking Lydia E. Pinkham's
Vegetable Compound

Springfield, Mass. after the birth
of my ninth baby | was in a weak, run
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-01-12

village entirely and create town or
borough government.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-01-12

Protected by The Adams Newspaper Servicel
The Clay City times. [volume] (Clay City, Ky.) 1901-current, 1917-04-05
VAUGHN s MILL.

Charley Clark had fine COW
TO die last week.
Mrs. Asa Todd has been quite
sick for the past few days.
Mr.. and Mrs. :. l.. Wetherholt
were visiting j. f. Smith Sunday.
Mrs. J. w. Mize is some bet
ter. She has teen sick for some
time.
Walter FIckln and Frank Pra.
Their, of Montgomery, spent Sat.
urday and Sunday with their I'M
Gle j. + Smith.
The people of this community
certainly do appreciate the start
made for better road up Hard
wick's creek, and they should
lend every assistance to the
movement possible, for truly is
now the opportune time.
The Clay City times. [volume] (Clay City, Ky.) 1901-current, 1917-04-05

A team of mules ran away
with the little son of X. 5. Chris
TOPPER, hitched to a harrow. HIS
grandfather, Luther Martin, who
was present at the time, attempt
ed to stop them and In doing so
was thrown to the ground and
run over. He was cut up and
bruised up considerably, but not
seriously.
The Clay City times. [volume] (Clay City, Ky.) 1901-current, 1917-04-05

Mrs. Martha Spurlock has been
visiting her daughter, Mrs. Den.
mis-, at Stanton.
Mr. Byrd, who, as we under.
stand, was from Lexington, was
here Sunday week and preached
US an excellent sermon.
English Garrett IF Bowen and
Miss Ret Awen of ROsslyn were
married few days ago. Our
folks send them best congratula-
tons.
Misses Sylvia Skldmore Of Mt.
Sterling, Perl S>ldmore of Bow.
en-, and Nora Even of ROssl va,
were visiting Miss GraS White
Saturday.
Sunday School began Sunday,
for this year. with d large crowd
attending aud much interest TAX
Ell. Walter Thacker was chosen
superintendent, and we have
started off fine.
Miss EfIir Weller and son VII
lis, of FIncasj,r, have been visit
ing uncle jim Holman. His sis
ter, Mrs. Bette b ,nch, IF near
Winchester, aud Mr.. Williams of
Clay City, stand with him over
Sunday, while Charley Mcclure,
his sOn-ln.law, and family of
Jackson, wer- here last week.
Uncle Jun has b al another Sc,
ri0us spell, bat Dr.. Lemming l.
helping him out right along.
The Clay City times. [volume] (Clay City, Ky.) 1901-current, 1917-04-05
a SPOUT SPRING

Rankin Barnett had a splendid
two-year-old colt 10 die Satur
day.
Mrs. Alf Grow was over at Clay
City two days last week, visiting
Mrs. Oscar Woolery.
The Rev. NJ. @. NanCleve
preached here Sunday TO full
house of interested hearers.
Thos. S. Mckinney, whose seri.
Gus illness has been previously
noted Is again able to 60 about
the place.
w. j. Christopher returned
Sunday from sever Il days visit
10 his sons, I. 5. and w. J..
Christopher, jr. in Clark county.
Mrs. Hester Fraley, of Kim.
brell, who for some time was IN a
very dangerous condition, is now
much better and able to do her
homework.
1t is the aim of the Sunday
School workers here TO revive
the Sunday School next Sunday
afternoon, now that spring is
opening and 1t is at the begin
ming of new quarter. All are
invited to come anG take part
Squire Shelf Mckinney is at.
tending the Fiscal Court meeting
at Irvine. The Court seems TO be
greatly interested AT this time in
State aid TO roads and are eager
10 vote something like $500, 600
in bonds 10 build the inter-county
seat roads.
The Clay City times. [volume] (Clay City, Ky.) 1901-current, 1917-04-05

ms, Mary ! aker and Eliza Mil.
Ter. She told them she was pre-
pared to die and was going to a
better and harry nome, and ad.
monishrd them to 1--we right and
meet her in that better world.
We extend to them our deepest
sympathy, and especiallSto the
husband now S3 I age.
The Clay City times. [volume] (Clay City, Ky.) 1901-current, 1917-04-05
spRAINs AND STRAINS RELIEVED

Sloan's Liniment quickly takes
the pain DOT Of strains, sprains,
bruises and all muscle soreness. 4
clean, clear liquid easily applied,
il quickly pea etrates without rub.
bing. Sloan's Liniment does not
The Clay City times. [volume] (Clay City, Ky.) 1901-current, 1917-04-05

stain the skin or clog the pores like
missy plasters or ointments. For
chronic rheumatic aches and pains,
neuralgia, govt and lumbago have
The Clay City times. [volume] (Clay City, Ky.) 1901-current, 1917-04-05
Young Mule Tor Sale

One good sized 2.year-old horse
mule, sired .byg Kennon's l6-hand
jack. VIII be sold when. thisEad
ceases. II. w. Garrett,
sClay CITY. Ky.
The Clay City times. [volume] (Clay City, Ky.) 1901-current, 1917-04-05
SLADE.

|
Mrs. Alfred Neal of Lombard
visited Mrs. Adams, SATURDAY.
Mrs. Minnie Faulkner went to
Stanton on business last Friday.
Taylor Swango has moved to
LON bard and Joe Elem will move
to the pace he left.
Carlin Even is confined to the
house with deep cold and is
threatened with pneumonia.
Mrs. Mary +. Faulkner is suf.
fering with rheumatism but not
seriously, and II Is hoped will
soon be relieved.
Bruce Trimble has moved back
TO his old home in Menefee
Tommy Fields moved into he
house he vacated
Farmers are busy irving to
get potatoes planted and gardens
out-everybody ia,e; farm help
scarce and almost impossible 70
get.
News was received here last
week OF he death of he wife of
Clifton Even # Divine His
friends here JOIN III sympathy
with him.
Surdav School every Sunday
morning at 8 O'Clock. Everybody
come out and let lis have a good
one like We used to have here.
Work is no object in this end
of the county, a. the oil cOmpa-
MICS have opened up new line
of work and he band mill at Ma
da, and the railroad, calls for
quite "A few men.
Taylor Adams has charge of
extra crew on J. d L. again this
summer a Mr.. SnOwden will
have charge of section here while
Mr.. Adams j. away. The rail
road has raised the wages of sec
ton men to 81 10, and # extra
crew lo SLIGO, per day.
Among those attending court
from here last week were Martin |
Ford, Ed Even, Miss LA Ford,
and Mrs. Belle Campbell and son.
Miss Ford got damage against |
the railroad for failing 10 stop
when tagged nne dark night, at
St. Helens, where she was at.
tending school.
Mr.. l.. A Watson of Ohio was
here Monday drawing mp crn
tract for right.of. way through |
farm of w. b. Congleton. We
are to have a road from Slade to
the Ashley oil field. There have
been S 1000 subscribed. This
will be of great benefit to people |
on that side of the hill, and will
save great expense as 1t is only
about four miles from here to
the OIL field. The oil has taken
IA northeast turn and il is the be
lief that the field here will BIZ
developed when the weather gets
better.
Died, Monday, March Goth Mrs.
Bette McKnabb, wife or San
ders McKnabb. She had been
an invalid many years and ex
posure the night their house was
burned, added to her infirmities
and TO her age, fastened death.
Before marriage, she was Miss
Betty Hanks, sister of Henry and
Jack Hanks of Lombard. She
leaves husband and six children:
Fielden and Bob McKnabb, sr.
The Clay City times. [volume] (Clay City, Ky.) 1901-current, 1917-04-05

this wellknown remedy handy. For
the pains OF grippe and following
strenuous work, il gives quick re-
lief At al drug gists, 25c. adv
The Clay City times. [volume] (Clay City, Ky.) 1901-current, 1917-04-05
BOWEN.

Mrs. Martha. Spurlock has been
visiting her daughter, Mrs. Den.
mis-, at Stanton.
The Clay City times. [volume] (Clay City, Ky.) 1901-current, 1917-04-05

Charley Clark had fine COW
TO die last week.
The herald., 1917-04-19
DOES KISSING DENOTE LoVE7

One kiss from all others prevents me,
And sets all my pulses astir,
And burns on my lips and torments me
IT'S the kiss l fam would give her.
One kiss for all others requites me.
Although It Is never to be,
And sweetens my dreams and invites me-
It's the kiss that she dare not give me-
There's many stern, elderly man
of business and practical woman, who
have no patience with sentiment, who
will wonder why l have given time
and space to an article bearing the
above caption. To such I would say,
let US look into the matter and we
will soon all agree there is a reason
and grave need. Hundreds of letters
on every conceivable subject reach me
In the course of a week. Among these
are several hundreds from young girls
confid!ng to me their love affairs, in
genCously asking, in one form or an
other, Does kissing denote lOve?"
1t is my duty to give these hundreds
of innocent young girls earnest advice
upon pleasure which may lead to IA
tai results if the girl is not forewarned
and forearmed.
| might wrife the most learned arti-
Gle my brain might be capable of con-
The herald., 1917-04-19
Night Life.

A farmer and his wife moved TO ns
city for a few weeks Of metropollnn
life. They got what they went aiIeL
They stopped with their son, WnO~
next door neighbOr was a Bohemian
sort of fellow, and who frequen~
gathered to his home after the thesIs'
some of the troupe and their frienS
who talked, ate, sang, laughed am
kept up a lively and CHEEKY time w
early morning. The farming par ~
dured 1t for while, and then pacA"
up their things and returned 70 u'-
rural home, where the wicked ce''.
from troubling and the weary arc =
rest, and "where there amt no ms-
life," which quoted clause contains ~
whole purport of this incident -. ~
night life" There is a blessing u -
very idea. Night is all right for s's~'
but there is too much of 1t ioi w. :,
and when you find a people addic.e. ~
this night life they are not SCUM s =,
solid enough to found ci''ii''
upon.-Ohio State Journal.
The herald., 1917-04-19
Wreaths and Trousers.

How near tragedy and comedy are
In the happenings along the battle line
is shown by this incident of the fight
ing on the Isonzo river front, which q
Vienna correspondent of the New
York Sun tells:
A Caproni fighting aeroplane that
had gone up from the Italian side was
hit by the antiaircraft guns and fell
within the Austrian lines. The pilot
was killed, the observer was somewhat
scratched, but otherwise unhurt. His
trousers, however, were ripped from
A to L."
Captain Amegliano, the captured
flyer, was inconsolable, and to an Aus
trian officer who sympathized with
him he said:
MY poor comrade will be buried and
L cannot even pay him my last re.
spects-not in this gear"
IF that Is ALL" remarked the Aus
trian, well soon mend that" And,
after obtaining permission, he went
up in his FOkker machine and threw
a letter into the Italian line, acquaint-
ing them with the fact, and requesting
"a pair Of new trousers for Captain
AmeglianO."
Sure enough, an hour or so later
there was an Italian machine high in
the air, and a package dropped that
contained laurel wreath for the dead
and pair Of trousers for the living.
The herald., 1917-04-19
KNIGHTS OF COLJMBUS.

Santa Maria Council. Knights OF
Columbus, held an interesting meet
ing at the home in Olivier street.
last week, and many members were
present. Patriotism again abound.
ed and the members were unstinted
in their praise of President Wilson
and his policies. The council; de-
cided to exempt from the payment of
dues, assessments and like expenses
all members who have or will enlist
in the government service for the
war Delegates were named for the
Monroe convention and to the Fed.
Grafton of Catholic societies. Messrs!
F. c. Duffy and l.. w. Peterson were
elected delegates to Monroe on May
5. A. j. Herbert and Eugene lie.
Boeuf, alternates. The delegates TO
the Federation of Catholic Socie-
ties, which meets in New Orleans on
the same dates, are: j. F. Matthews.
j. /. Hogan, James Gallagher, ]. p.
McCloskey, Orris Dawson, Rube
WhitmOre. The alternates are: B.
w. Borne, A. Twickler, Prof. F..
Herbert, w. S. Dwyer, c. o. Roome,
Jr., ID. Murtagh.
The herald., 1917-04-19
A Tiny
Ambassadors
By
Ausu,tu, Goodrich Sherwin
1916. by w. G. Cha2man)

! Copyright 1916, by w. q. Cha2man)
"SchOOl-Drive Slow" read signs
| five hundred feet from the structure
| in question in every direction, and,
nearing one Of these, Gordon Leigh
shut down his high-pOwered autOmO-
| bile to second speed.
The friend with him bestowed u
| commenting glance on his thoughtful
and even-minded companion and nod
ded slightly Ia Il group of our teach
ers, who Joined in his appreciation.
recognizing the delicate courtesy paid
to the painted suggestion.
Then he thought no more of ii, as
they passed the slow belt and the ma
chine sped up to normal, until Leigh
remarked, with a half laugh:
Don't think me the OverObliging
and considerable friend To humanity
and township restrictions altogether.
There's pair of bright eyes among
that quartet for a glance from which
I'd make the auto crawl! The young
lady in blue. Do you know herr
uOi |, ItlSH- oIt VI lllc ut"
term teachers, fancy"
well, am going TO know her." de-
clared Leigh perSistently.
struck"
"Vitally. She is the most charming
girl have ever seen"
The friend shrugged his shoulders,
thus diSmisSing what he considered
passing fancy. Leigh said no more.
However, he thought. The next morn
ing, just approaching school call, he
started again over the route OF the
day previous.
''HOity-t0ity, little one" he hailed,
hating the car as he noticed a tiny
miss SObbing and in tears and wiping
the dust from books and slate. whats
the trOuble?"
II fell down and muSsed everything
up, and I'm afraid I'll be late at school,
and my apron got torn, and l stubbed
my toe, and"
There! Wen get you to school in
plenty Of time, little lady" declared
Leigh with heartiness. and he lifted
The herald., 1917-04-19
BIG FUTURE FOR NAVY YARD
CCon,inued from page y

CONTINUED from pag" j
express his hearty approval Of such
a plan. but he requested me 10 fur
nish him with a copy OF the tele-
gram from the New Orleans AssOci-
alton o. Commerce, accompanied by
a letter from me asking that this
ward he used 10 its fullest capacity
in carrying out this work. The sec
retarv promised every aid and as
sis.lnce that he could give towards
seeing that the yard is used.
MIR. NcAdOO expressed the desire
70 take mp the matter personally
with NJ Denman, chairman of the
shipping Board as most probably
this work OF repair will BE- under
taken through the intermediary Of
the Shipping Board before the ships
are put into the service by the Navy
Department or other governmental
agency under which they are to be
operated. Mr.. Denman at this june
ture Joined the conference and in
quircd as 10 the efficiency Of the yard
at New Orleans for the purpose
stating that, generally speaking.
such work can be done more eXpe-
ditiously and adyantageOusly in pri-
yate yards.
The secretary, in reply to this
question, promptly suggested that
this plant had cost great deal Of
money and vas at present doing
nothing and that this appeared 10
him as an opiOrtune moment for the
utilization OF the yard in order that
its efficiency might he established.
The secretary informed me that
he had appointed boards OF survey
10 examine each individual seized
ship so as 10 determine exactly what
repairs are necessary in order 10
put these ships into service of the
government and that the work of
repairs would begin as rapidly az
these various boards reported on the
needs Of repair Of each ship.
1T is needless 70 say that I am
greatly gratitied that this effort in
the direction of utilizing the yard
at New Orleans for the purpose for
which that plant was constructed by
the government appears to be in a
fair way OF being realized. feel
that if this repair work is done and
a sufficient force at once organized
and its efficiency determined, that il
will lead TO the plant being utilized
TO its full capacity"
Senator BrOussard also called at
the War Department today at the
suggestion of the New Orleans AssO-
citation Of Commerce, with relation
to the establishment of a quarter
masters depot in the military dis
triCt Of the Gulf. General Sharpe.
the quartermaster general informed
him that the establishment of no
such depot was in contemplation at
this time: that the matter has not
been taken up and probably would
not be at present.