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The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-04-26
HITS BRITAIN'S FINANCES.
Cunard Chairman Says Methods of
Raising Money at Fault.

LONDON, April %. British war
financing was severely criticised yes
terday by Sir Alfred Booth chairman
Of the board of directors of the Gu
nard Steamship Co., at the annual
meeting of the corporation
We have gone wrong from the
very start, - said Sir Alfred 1--WE
have borrowed where we should have
taxed, and now when we have begun
TO tax we are taxing production and
eaving consumption to run riot.
The excess profit tax exhibits both
these vices to special degree. More
over, this tax has the grave disadvan-
tage that it does nothing toward solv
'ng after war problems, for after the
war there will be no war profits to tax
and its place will have to be takei
by new direct OF indirect taxation al
he worst possible time for trade to ad
lust itself to new burdens
"The gravity of the food problem
IS due as much to financial follies a.
% German submarines. The paralyzin.
| 'hackles of the government control O.
| shipping, if continued long enough
will throttle our commercial life -
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-04-26
College Honors for Farmers.
Farm and Fireside. }

Farm and Fireside.)
In Wisconsin and several other
states the state universities and state
colleges are honoring farmers for
lives of usefulness devoted to the i'm
provement of agriculture.
This tardy recognition is in the form
Of a certificate bearing the state seal
and signed by the dean of agriculture
and president Of the state school. II
is known as certificate of reeogni-
ton" and recognizes the eminent
service of the farmer to whom it is
granted.
Those lately honored in Wisconsin
are Henry Krumrey, who organized
and unselhshly managed successful
cooperative cheese marketing enter
prise; J. Q. Emery, a breeder of, dairy
cattle who formerly served the stat,
as dairy and food commissioner; ano
Joseph Gordon, a pioneer farmer who
has been active in bettcring the socia
life of his community
In thus honoring its useful citizens
the state schools have shown a spiri
Of democracy which will inspire man,
matchmaking farmer to revise Iii
ideas about higher education.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-04-26
HIGH HEELS PUT
CORNS ON TOES
Tells women how to dry up corn so
it lifts out without
pain.

Modern high-heeled footwear buckles
the toes and produces corns, and many
Of the thousands Of hospital cases Of
infection and lockiaw are the result of
woman s suicidal habit of trying to
cut away these painful pests.
For little cost there can be obtained
at any pharmacy a quarter of an ounee
ofoa drug called ueazobfcs Which ! IS
sufficient to rid one : feet Of every hard
or soft corn or callus without the
slightest danger or inconvenience.
4 few drops applied directly upon
the tender, aching corn stops the sore
ness and shortly the entire corn. root
and all, lifts right out 1t is a sticky
substance, which dries the moment it
is applied, and thousands Of men and
women use it because the corn shriyels
| up and comes out without inilaming
| or even irritating the surrounding It's
sue or skin. Gut this out and try it if
your corns bother you.-Adv.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-04-26
Interest

Interest is something which a bank
gets for loaning money. II now and
then gets something else which it was
not looking for at the time and failed
to see coming.
If it were not for interest we would
not have any marble-tiled banks in
this country and the number of auto
mobiles per capita would fall off faster
than the birth rate OF France. When
ever a man enters bank and wants
to borrow enough money to buy two
or three potatoes or a diamond soil
taire, the cashier will produce small
legal document with a time-clock at
tachment, called a note. This docu-
mcGt comes right to the point and
when first read and digested by timid
citizen will cause nervous chill To
climb up and down his spinal column
1t provides that the bank will furnish
the money if the borrower viii paw il
back, throw in a little boot at pei
cent and get his wife to sign on the
second line
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-04-26
HOUSE WORK is A BURDEN.

Woman S lot is a weary one at best.
But with backache and other distress
'ng kidney ills life indeed becomes a
burden. Doan's Kidney Pills have
made life brighter for many Brattle-
5oro women. Read what Mrs Benson
says:
Mrs. G. c. Benson, 104 Canal ST.,
Brattleboro, says: Some years ago
[ had great deal of pain right over
ny kidneys. The pain was rather sharp
when | tried to stoop or do any sweep
ing. l was sore and lame when l got
Up III the morning and didn t feel like
LONG my homework. Ny kidneys
tdn t act regularly also, and Other
'ymptoms showed that something would
have to be done. My poor condition
gave me some alarm and | finally
bought Doan s Kidney Pills at Wilfret
F. Root 5 Drug Store. After l haC
taken three boxes, / felt as well a
ever. !"
Price soc, at all dealers. Don t sim
ply ask for kidney remedy-ge
Doan's Kidney Pills-the same tina
Mrs. Benson had. Foster ilburn Co
Props, Buffalo n Y-Adv.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-04-26
"a DADDY'S [y[N|NQ !
= n FAIRY TALL
I'll 81 hAQY GRAAAM BONNER
GROWING BOOSTERS.

There We're some very wonderful
roosters in the barnyard belonging to
farmer" said Daddy. But it was
no surprise TO them to hear people
talking about their wonderful looks,
for they were really most conceited.
81 feel sorry for ROSTERS who
haven't fine Shoes said Mr.. Fuzzy
Black Rooster.
Il never knew roosters of any sort
had Shoes" exclaimed Nancy.
Did their master give them the
shoes to wear to make them look so
fine?" asked Nick.
NO" said Daddy. "their master
didn't give them the shoes to wear, but
their feet were covered with feathers,
lovely long feathers which completely
hid their feet. They always called
them shoes and were proud indeed of
them. Some different colOred ROSTERS
had different colored shoes and they
thought they were about the best
dressed rOosters in the land.
81 feel still more badly said Mr..
Long Tail Rooster, about the ROSTERS
who haven't long tails. They have
nothing to drag around after them.
Long tails are so stylish
"As they were talking some small
! children came along.
| "'Oh, look at the ROSTERS with the
long tailsr they exclaimed. They look
like ladies with long skirts trailing be-
hind them
"'And see the ROSTERS With the
feathered feet said another.
"At this the roosters all began to
crow:
"'Cock-a-doodle-do,
We're very glad that you,
Admire pretty shoe,
Not only one but two
'And they kept on repeating as they
crowed, Not only one but two,' fo1
they evidently thought it was very fine
TO have both feet covered with feath
ers.
THE children loved the black roost
ers and talked to them. OF course thu
ROSTERS were delighted. They crowec
and thanked the children for liking
them so much.
and the children gave them gooC
crumbs and some fine grain, and thel
started to walk around the barnyard.
"They saw the two white peacocks-
all white with beautiful white tail
which they spread out. And they say
the green and blue peacocks with al
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-04-26
THURSDAY, APRIL %, 1917.
THE FLOWER AND THE YOUTH.

II am for letting the flower and
youth of this country volunteer before
we fasten the disgrace OF draft upon
them. Speaker Champ Clark.
This is like the Champ Clark Of the
old davs of lesser responsibilities. We
thought he had become harder headed.
At least he might have learned some
thing from the bitter lessons the Brit
ish nation had to swallow.
His plan would be to fasten what he
-corsiders- the 'sdiserace. of~.a draft
uuon the men who went less eagerly -
TO make two classes in great armies we
must raise - the volunteers and the
unwilling that would never work at
Ian. Or if on the other hand the flower
land the youth of the land went over
seas and fought and died in order that
democracy might prevail in the world
who would be left at home to take
their placcs3 The slackers-thc selfish
the men who cared not for the higf
principle that democracy shall exist
over all the earth
Would the men and women who want
peace, who want ease, who want safe
tv. have any real right to it, if the!
asked the flower and youth of TIL
Hand" to die for it, while they staye'
at home? Universal service is the onl.
democratic and the only efficient wa.
of going at our tremendous problem
Let us have it in order that we ma.
become a mighty world force for tn
highest ideal in government that ha
vet been evolved.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-04-26
Children Gave Them Crumbs.

and fighting with Mr.. Fuzzy Black
Rooster. They wanted to see every
thing first and so did Mr.. Fuzzy Black
Rooster. After they had pecked each
other a little they all became friendly
and decided they would look at every
thing together.
"'Well,' CLICKED the Bantams, the
children had better notice us and they
did, but the roOsters got most of the
attention.
What are you talking about, Long
Tail?' asked Mr.. Fuzzy Black Rooster.
You are growing and growing for all
you are worth and haven't heard you
say sensible thing.
Neither have T. said Mr.. Long Tail
Rooster
Then why have you been growing
and cackling so much?' asked Mr..
Fuzzy Black Rooster.
Because said Mr.. Long Tail
Rooster, L know a secret
"'Tell it to me-, said Mr.. Fuzzy
Black Rooster. / love secrets And
they put their heads together so that
their tall crowns looked almost like
one.
eve might just as well make lot
of noise and appear talkative and in
teresting,' said Mr. Long Tail Rooster.
That's why they pay so much atten-
ton to us. OF course, we're beautiful
and unusual. But at the same time we
must talk so they will pay attention
TO US. If we never made a sound they
| would simply think us strengthening,
but very dull and stupid. They don't
understand rooster talk anyway, so we
might just as well crow about nothing,
rather than try to think up something
| to say each time
"'That's good idea said Mr.. Fuzzy
Black Rooster.
"And all the other ROSTERS thought
it such good idea that they strutted
around, with their heads thrown back
growing and growing and Growing
about absolutely nothing at all u
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-04-26
MISERABLE FROM
STOMACH TROUBLE
Felt Wretched Until He Started
To Take "Fruit-a-tiVeS"
594 CHAMpLAIx ST., MONTREAL.

''For two years, ! was miserable
sufferer from Rheumatism and Stomach
Trouble. ] had frequent Dizzy Spells,
and when | took food, felt wretched
and sleepy. / suffered from Rheu-
matism dreadfully, with pains in my
back and joints, and my hands swollen
A friend advised "Fruit-a-tives" and
from the outset, they did me good.
after the first boa, / fell I 7cas getting
nell and l can truthfully say that
''Fruit-a-tives" is the only medicine
that helped me-. LOUIS LABRIE.
Soc a box, 6 for s. 80, trial size, 25c.
Atall dealers or sent postpaid by Fruit
s.tives Limited, Ogdenshurg, NY.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-04-26

Interest rates vary according to how
much money the bank has on open ac-
count Some men who are short on
collateral but long on character are
able to get lower rate of interest
than people who have property back
of them and keep it so far back that
nobody can Get a it. One of the most
discouraging things which can happen
to liberal minded banker is to loan
money to retail merchant who is al
ready thrcefourthS submerged and who
| crawls under the bankruptcy act just
before his notes fall due. When we
reflect that this is occurring every daE
| it is no wonder that the average bank
cr appears AT times cold and unrespon
sive and seems to he a distant relative
of the polar bear.
Interest is helpful in many ways, but
when used as a steady diet is disap
pointing in its action. The best way
to use interest is to have it coming il
at the big cnd Of the horn, instead o
going out at the small one.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-04-26

Capt. Rice of the steamship Mongolia
will become an historic figure if the
fact is accepted that his vessel really
fred the first gun in the war against
Germany, and in SO doing sent U-boat
to the bottom of the sea. But we would
like to know the name of the man who
was behind the gun that is said to have
made a clean hit at a distance of 900
yards. He ought to be remembered as
well as the captain.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-04-26
TO SUBSCRIBERS

II is the aim OF the management 70
secure efficient service in the delivery
OF the paper each night, and 1t solicits
the cooperation OF subscribers to that
end. Prompt reports should be given OF
each failure 70 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, 1917-04-26
BARS NEW ENGLAND PINE.
New Jersey Places Embargo to Keep
Out Blister Disease.

TRENTON, N. j., April %. 49, New
jersey has placed an embargo on white
pine and fve-needle pine from all the
New England states and Pennsylvania,
New York, Minnesota and Wisconsin
OH account OF pine blister declared to
have been discovered III those states.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-04-26
Member of the Associated Press.

The Reformer Is on sale every evening
by the following news dealers:
Brattleboro, Brattleboro News Co.
c. w. Cleaveland. d. r. Cutler & Co
CEsteyvinel, Brooks House Pharmacy
Aliens Depot Newsstand.
West Brattleboro, J. L. StoekwelL
East Dummerston, NJ. r. Brown'
Putney, NJ G.. Williams.
Newfane, n. NJ Batchelder.
Townshend, c. w. Cutler.
West Townshend, c. ii. Grout.
Jam lca, r. j. Daggett.
South Londonderry, +. II. Tyler.
south Vernon, z. B. Buffum.
west Chesterfield, N. H., Mrs. w
Streeter.
HlnsdaIe, N. H., W. II. Lyman.
7 Bellows Falls, VT, Depot Restaurant
Windsor, VT. Windsor Restaurant
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-04-26

sherman Burroughs of Manchester
captured the Republican nomination
for congressman in New Hampshire
Yesterday for the special election tc
fill the vacancy caused by the death OF
CYRUS Sulloway, and Rosecrans w
Pillsbury was numbered among those
who also ran. Pillsbury has tried fol
office so long and failed that the kline
people of our neighboring state ought
to hand him a glass of water and 9
few kind words. Some men, even witt
wealth, are doomed to disappointment,
when they try to get important pub
lie offices.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-04-26
WAR RANT
The legal voters of the Village of Brat
tleboro are hereby notified and
warned to meet at the Town
Hall in said village on
Tuesday, the LIST day Of May
NEXT, AT 8 O'CLOCK P. M

To act on the following articles, to wit:
Article l. To elect Moderator to pre-
side at the meeting.
Art. 2. To receive and act upon the re-
port of the Commissioners, Treasurer,
Chief Engineer, Superintendent of Fire
Alarm, and Chief of Police
Art. 3. To elect a Village Commissioner
for a term of three years, a Clerk,
Treasurer, Tax Collector, and Board
of Auditors.
Art A. To see what salaries shall be
paid the various village officers for the
ensuing year.
| Art. >. To see if the voters of the Vii
! lage OF Brattleboro will appropriate
| money for Il series of Concerts to be
given within the village limits during
| the ensuing year, by the Brattleboro
| Military Band.
Art. 6. To see if the village will vote to
arrange for the laying of the dust upon
certain streets and highways within
the limits Of the village for the ensu-
ing year, and what method for paying
for the same viii be adopted
Art I. To see if the village will vote to
| appropriate HlbEtN 70 pay IDI Ia Iil8
the dust upon the streets and high
ways within the limits OF the village
for the ensuing year.
Art. s. To see what action, if any, the
, voters OF the village will take in regard
to the offer of the Twin State Gas and
! Electric Co. for the installation of or
namental lighting posts in the business
section Of the village.
Art .. To see what action, if any, the
voters of the village will take in re-
n gard to instructing the Commissioners
as to the employment OF day police
man during the year.
y Art. 10. TO see if the village will vote
G to pay the Valley Fair Association fol
e such public use as is made of the FAN
/, Ground, and if so, how much?
l, Art H. To raise money to defray Tho
Q expenses Of The coming year.
Art T. To transact any other bushes.
that may legally come before til,
meeting
( WI PERRY, Village Clerk.
Brattleboro, Vt, April -, 1917
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-04-26
TO ADVERTISERS.

Transient advertising-Run OF paper.
so cents an inch for first insertion;
cents an inch for each subsequent inser-
ton. Limited space on first page at
double rates.
Space rates on application.
Classified advertisements Five cents
discount 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, 1917-04-26

The last legislature enacted several
new laws relating to lights and mufflers
on automobiles and to signalling by
drivers of ears. Every owner and every
chauffeur ought to be thoroughly ia.
miliar with these laws. They can be
found in the law supplement distributed
with The RefOrmer yesterday.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-04-26

Germany is outmatched on land and
sea. but is far from being whipped
James w. Gerard, former ambassador
TO Berlin, tells Americans that this
will be a long war. Germany will
fight until forced to surrender, but her
doom is sealed, sooner or later. The
late indications are that Spain vii
be the next nation to step into the
war on the side Of the entente allies
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-04-26
COURT SESSION CONTINUOUS.
Judge Butler Acts on Own Initiative in
Chittenden County.

BURLINGTON, April 26.-Judge F.
NJ. Butler, presiding in Chittenden
county court, yesterday made the or
der that the court would be in contin
uous session until the September term
to facilitate business. This was done
on his own initiatives. This is the first
time such action has been taken in
Vermont.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-04-26

The first four men on the house COM
Gratis, but when President Wilson
wanted man to lead the fight for
selectivc draft it was necessary for
him to draft Republican, Mr.. Kahn
of California, the ranking member OF
his party on the committee.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-04-26

We used to hear lot about subsi-
dies to build up our merchant marine
With the government facing the food
problem it might be a good plan to
offer sui sides to the farmers for bump
er crops, or special pay to men willing
to go into the fields to help the farm
ORG
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-04-26

the many colors which are so wonder
full.
There were the pheasants with their
lovely-colored feathers and beautiful
tails and some of them were arguing
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-04-26
Hard Task for Edwin.

Edwin" said the teacher, write a
sentence containing the word CON
tents" After few moments hard la
Dor Edwin submitted the following:
1.-The contents of a COW is milk
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-04-26
NOTICE

We are ready to receive bids on the
repairs of the Putney town hall, which
was burned April Is, and reserve the
right to accept or reject any or all bids.
3. M. Reed,
j. J. Knight,
L. H. Bugbee,
Selectmen of the Town of Putney.
Putney, VT, April 20, 1917.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-04-26

There are casualties even in guarding
bridges and. in other work which our
young soldiers are called upon to per
form. Six national guardsmen in Yer
mont, New Hampshire and Massachu-
sets have lost their lives in accidents
within the past ten days,
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-04-26
1T S NO USE WAITING

Cor your ship to come in unless YOU
have sent one out Digest this as ap-
piled 60 life insurance. Endowments
save and protect. 6Sth year. National
Life lns. Co., of VI. Mutual. AL
BERT c. LAIRD, Special Agent, 8
Crosby Block.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-04-26

being forced to take this step on ac-
count of the ruthless submarine war
fare.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-04-26

The man who is willing to oct by
will never get ahead.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-04-26

Vt, April 10, 1917.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1917-01-18

Agents for stoves, selling
and delivering, excepting
merchants paying regular
and proper license ..... IS 10 90
Agents selling and delivering
lightning rods s........-........- 10 90
Agents selling and delivering
medicines, any kind pr day 25 90
Agents selling or delivering
medicines, any kind, pr yr 500 90
Agents selling and delivering
books, per day -.-.-.-..--- 10 OO
Agents selling and delivering
books, per year.. ...... 100 90
Agents selling and delivering
fruit trees, per day. 5 90
Agents selling and delivering
fruit trees, per year. 100000. rs 90
Agents selling and deliver
ing sewing machines. rs 90
Artists: pr day. S1.00; pr yr 10 90
Architects with income from
100000 to S3,000.00..~~ 20 90
Architects with income from
S1.00 to 100000 ..........- 10 90
Auctioneering live stock,per
day..--.--.--................... lVV OO