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The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-11-05
Little Benny's
Note Book
By LEE PAPE

Last mite us fellows started TO play
kings and things, Sid Hunt starting If
by putting his cap on backwards and
wawking up and down yelling, Ding a
ling, I'm a King and | don't give a
bling for enything.
And he kepp on yelling it, and Pubs
Simkins put his cap on backwards and
started to wawk GROUND in serkle,
away far, it don't make eny ditfrents
who you are.
And he kepp on wawking Ground
in serkle yelling it, and Sid Hunt
kepp on wawking up and down yell
ing. Ding a ling, I'm king and |
don't give a bmg for envthing, and
Ed Wernick put his cap on backwards
and started TO jump up and down yell
ing, was born prince, and I've bin
one ever sints, so bware, for that's no
coincidints.
And they all 3 kepp on yelling wat
they was, and ! put my cap on back
words and started to run up and down
swinging my arms GROUND, yelling, I'm
a kaiser, I'm kaiser, and no matter
how smart YOU are, I'm twice as wiser
Wieh we all 4 kepp on yelling wat
we was, each trying to yell il the loud
est, and all of a suddin before we knew
il who was standing there but Flat
foot the cop, and all us kings and
things got 50 quiet a persin mite OF
thawt we had always bin that way
and Flatfoot sed, Don't You Suppose the
people in this naberhood wunt to get
some sleep, who do you all think you
are enyhow?
Wich we dident tell him, and he
went away saying, If I heer another
yell III come back and lock YOU al
lup.
And the kings and things put their
jeaps on rite and sat on my frunt steps
Proving a repubiliek is the best form
of government.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-11-05
Insuring the Apple Crop.

OF late years scientific attempts have
been made to insure the apple crop.
Formerly apple growing was a sort Of
gamble. Perhaps Jack Frost might slip
down from the hills into an orchard,
ONE spring night. when the trees were
in bloom and with q touch of his icy
fingers, blast the entire crop. Even if
he passed up the opportunity of freez-
ing the incipient crop the worms and
bugs and various diseases got in their
work. All the way through apple grow
ing was more or less of a gamble. Not
so today. The apple producer provides
himself with smudge pots filed with oil,
and when the temperature drops to the
freezing point in spring time the grow
er lights the heaters and maintains q
safe temperature. Then at the proper
time he goes forth with a spraying APP
paratus and wards off the danger and
damage of a myriad host of creeping,
crawling, flying insects and some tree
diseases as well.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-11-05
Clear, Peachy Skin
Awaits Anyone Who
Drinks Hot Water
Says ar. inside bath, before break
fast helps US look and feel
clean. sweet, fresh.

Sparkling and vivacious-merry,
bright, alert-a good, clear skin and
natural, rosy, healthy complexion are
assured only by pure blood. IF only
every man and woman could be induced
to adopt the morning inside bath, what
gratifying change would take place.
Instead of the thousands of sickly,
anaemic Choking men, women and girls,
with pastv or muddy compilations; in
stead of the multitudes of ''nerve
wrecks, = rundowns," "brain fags'
and pessimists we should see virile,
optimistic throng of rosy-cheeked pco-
pie everywhere.
An inside bath is had by drinking
each morning, before breakfast, glass
of real hot water with a teaspoonful of
limestone phosphate in it to wash from
the stomach, liver, kidneys and ten
yards of bowels the previous day in
digestible waste, sour lamentations and
poisons, thus cleansing, sweetening and
freshening the entire alimentarv canal
before putting more food into the
stomach.
Those subject to sick headache, bill
iousness, nasty breath, rheumatism,
colds; and particularly those who have
/ a pallid sallow complexion and who
are constipated very often, are urged
to obtain a quarter pound of limestone
phosphate at the drug store which will
cost but a triie, but is sufficient to
demonstrate the quick and remarkable
change in both health and appearance,
awaiting those who practice internal
/, sanitation. We must remember that
inside cleanliness is more important
than outside, because the skin does not
absorb impurities to contaminate the
blood while the pores in the thirty feet
of bowels do.-Adv.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-11-05
CONGRESSMAN ABROAD.
Dale's Private Mission Likely to Be
of Great Importance.

1t would have been a good thing if
congress had officially sent a large
and representative commission to Eu-
rope, not only for the purpose of get
ting into touch with our allies on the
political and economic questions con
nected with the war and its settle
ment, but to familiariZe themselves in
some degree with the military task
that our soldiers are facing. This is
time when our rulers must ''eare for
abroad, = whether they are by habit in
clined to do so or not. 1t is a time
for our national Legislators to keep
their eyes and ears open to what is
passing. The war is not a European
war. though it's chief scene is in Eu-
rope. 1t is just as much an American
war as il is European The direct and
intimate view is needed by every
American legislator as by every adj
ministrator.
| For this reason, it is a good thing
| that 10 of our congressman al least
are to go to Europe, even unofficial
| ", 20 meet the parliamentary repre-
acntatives OF the allied countries. 1t
would be still better thing if the
commission were larger and much more
representative Of the last ability and
the active control of congress than it
IS. In the list of representatives. who
have received passports for the trip
we see the name of but one member
from a New England state-that of Mr..
| lalc of Vermont. Without question
ling the qualification of Mr.. Dale in
Eany way, we may nevertheless regret,
lin view of the prominent and early
ipart taken by New Englanders III the
| war, that he is the sole representative
iof New England on this important er-
rand, and that Vermont is the only
state III this section which is supposed
TO be interested III the mastery OF the
military, political and economic condi-
tions which the country has TO face.
iSimilarly, III the list of these congress
men who are to go abroad for this pur-
IpoSe, we see the name of but one
southerner-that of Mr.. Goodwin of
Arkansas. If the delegation is to have
but 10 men, it is too small for the pur-
pose, and its composition, so far, if the
names have been definitely and con
& lusivelv determined upon, does not
Suggest much chance for the effective
education of the House on good many
subjects which it is desirable. for it tC
know.
Let the congressman go-as many OF
them as will Let them learn what
Americans are doing for America, as
well as for the rest of the world, or
the other side-or what. in some in
stances, they may not be doing. We
are not likely to have any too much
light or understanding on the charae
ter and the prosecution of this war
lBoston Transcript.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-11-05

even of northerners, and rousing re-
spouse is accorded it. With the open
ing bars of "My Country tbs of
Thee people rise here and there in
the audience. Is this because they
are British subjects and are honoring
the English anthem, which has the
same air as "Mv Country, IT'S of
Thee. - or have they mistaken our ma
tional hymn? With the opening
strains of Columbia, the Gem of the
Ocean, those who stand increase in
number and the thought is again bound
70 arise do we know our national an
themo Surely "The r-Spangled Ban
ner' should he so familiar to every
American citizen that mistakes like
these need not be made by the patri-
otieally inclined. Now that we are
one of the allies, il has become a Gus
tom, pleasing 10 the citizens OF the
other allied nations, to pay respect 10
the Marseillaise, tGod Save the
King, and the Russian national hymn
by rising when they are played. Pay
ing respect to the national anthems OF
all allied nations while the war lasts
adds honor to our own 'Star-Spangled
Banner
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-11-05
DADDYS EV[NDM
ARY TALL N3
BLAcKIE'S ESCAPE.
~ MARY GRAHAM BONNER

"a little girl named Doris" said
Daddy, twas devoted to her pet dog,
Blackie. He had long black curly hair
and was her constant companion.
Wherever Doris went, Blackie fol-
lowed. He took long walks with her,
and when she stopped to gather ferns
and lovely wild flowers. Blackie would
romp through the fields, playing and
chasing his shadow, sticks, and some
times his tail!
"One day Doris was very busy. She
was getting ready for a magic lantern
show she was going to give for some
OF her little friends that evening.
"Blackie went out alone. He thought
at first he would take long scamper
over the hills and then he decided that
he would go and see some of the other
dogs in the village where Doris lived.
He thought perhaps they would like
to take run, and 1t would be so much
more fun to have companions. He
knew his mistress would not be able to
leave the house for she had told him
so, and Blackie always understood.
He went up into the village and
before he had met any of his special
friends he came across a big bone. He
had met several dogs he knew well
enough to sniff at and wag his tail
as he went by. but he was waiting to
see some of his really good friends
when he happened upon the bone.
This looks good he said to him
| self. L do believe I'll take it home
and spend the afternoon munching on
/ the bone
"Blackie ran home and into the side
yard. What time he did have, but
it was not long before Doris saw him.
"'What, back againT she said. And
Blackic wagged his TAIL Maybe I'll
get through in time for a little scam
per-
"Of course Blackie knew perfectly
we'll what a scamper meant and he
barksd delightedly.
"'What have you got thereT asked
Doris as she noticed the bone.
Somehow it had a peculiar look
and a very peculiar odor and in a
moment Doris thought of poison. That
was always the danger about bones
that were found. But she thought tC
herself, as she took the bone anC
looked at it, there have been people
cruel enough to put poison around or
bones so dogs would eat it.
''She threw the bone away ant
though Blackie looked very much dis
appointed he knew that it must bs
quite a horrid bone if his mistress
wouldn't let him have it. For SHIT
knew how much he loved bones ant
would never take it away from him i
she didn't have TO 10 so.
81 think I'll be able to leave now,
said Doris. For the bone still worried
her and she thought perhaps it wOul'
be good for BlaclIie to have n run.
''Blackie was very happy again, bu
when they were little way out of tn
village Blackie didn't seem to wan
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-11-05

St Louis. which recently doomed large
in the public eve as the scene of bloody
race riots, will take vote on the
adoption of the commission form of
government.
New Hampshire s interest centers in
the Manchester and Concord contests
over the reelection of mayors.
OF the many municipal elections to
be held in various parts of the coun-
try most public interest centers in the
mayoraltv contest in New York city.
Mayor John p Mitchell is a candidate
for reelection on fusion ticket and is
opposed by Judge John F. Hylan, who
has the backing of the Tammany
forces; William NJ. Bennett, who was
nominated in the Republican primaries
and Morris Hillquit, the choice Of the
Socialists.
Mitchell IS strong man-the best
executive New York has ever had, ac
cording to some of the ablest men OF
the metropolis Mitchell has savagely
attacked Judge Hylan, the Tammany
puppet, on the ground that he is part
and parcel of the German propaganda
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-11-05
The Gospel of Vermont.
iBurlincton News.l

Rev. II. +. Frost is a native born Yer
monter who has made q little journey
in the world in which, in the classical
phrase. he has known many cities and
learned the minds of many men. A ma
tive-born Nermonter, after serving in
the leading towns of the eastern part
of the state he was called to a wider
field, and filled important pastorates
successfully in New York, Brooklyn,
Philadelphia and finally Evanston, HI
Now, retiring from the active work Of
the ministry he comes to Vermont for
the rest of his life. choosing the village
Of Bradford as his home.
Asked his reason for locating there,
Rev. Mr.. Frost replies in brief let
ter which expressed III brief the COS
pei of Vermont. II should have a wide
circulation, in the State and out of it.
Rev. Mr.. Frost writes:
Since leaving Vermont twenty-eight
years ago we have cherished the hope
that when the time should come for re-
firing from the active pastorate, the
way might be open for US TO return
10 our native State. Moreover, hay
ing il in mind to do some literary work
.ot modest quality and proportions,
desired quiet spot. with congenial
surroundings, where enc might feel IN
Nature
"A presence that distulbs me with
the JOY
OF elevated thoughts, sense sublime
OF something far more deeply inter
fused.
In other regions there are scenes of
more rugged grandeur and more over
towering sublimitv, but nowhere be-
tween the Pacific coast of North Amer
lea and the lakes OF Italy have l found
the Green Mountain state surpassed in
that union of peaceful loneliness and
! stately beauty which at once both
! charms and satisfies the soul.
i Therefore, III view Of the memories
and friendships of the past and present
the natural scenery with which this re
! zion in the valley of the Connecticut
is 50 richly endowed. and the opportun
! lty to secure Il home quite to our Xix
! ing. with enjoyable neighbors. i'll a com
munity where one can have all de
sirablr comforts and conveniences, anC
live the simple life according to one I
tastes, we made choice Of Bradford
So we are here and are glad that W,
arc here.
This tells the story III way at one,
discriminating and impressive. 1t i
worth u thousand Of these unstintet
eulogies Of our State which seem t.
suggest the whitewash brush rattle
Than the artist s camel s hair pencil
And the picture Of Bradford drawn b,
Mr.. Frost is also that of scores of on
Vermont villages-scores and scores o
them, as so many people have learne,
IN this era Of the motor ear. Wer
} they to be depicted with the literar,
, skill with which our ministerial frien,
paints Bradford, it would advertise on
State III way 10 reach theN educated
cultivated classes Of the country an
make il a Greater Vermont in truth
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-11-05
POTATO MARKET.
Demand Light at Most of the Eastern
Spud Markets.

PRESQUE ISLE, Nov. s. Shipments
light; no demand; market weak; quail
itv and condition generally good;
wagonloads, tracksidc, bulk, II pecks;
Mountains, light offerings, mostly 1925.
Boston-Six Names, six New Bruins
wicks, one Massachusetts,, four New
Yorks; slow demand and movement;
supplies on track increasing on ac-
count of slow out of town demand;
Names and New Brunswicks, two
bushel sacks, Mountains, quality and
condition good, many small, mostly
1920 to 1925; few $3.35; smaller, $275
to $40; car lots, bulk, bushel, Noun
tains, practically no demand, $50;
New Yorks, two bushel sacks, Rurals
quality and condition generally good,
many immature, SO to S3.15, few 1928;
Prince Edwards, quality and condition
good, 90-pound sacks, Chenangos, 50. 10
Ito 1925; Island Whites, $3.50 to $40,
some higher; Island Reds, 1875 to $40,
some higher; home grown Mountains,
bushels, first. $1.T5.
New York-Twelve New. Works, Is
Names, five Wisconsins, one Mime
sofas, eight Michigans, seven New Jer-
seys, 2s Long Islands; movement mod
crate; market strengthening; New .ier-
seys, quality and condition generally
good; 1l-peck sacks. Giants, mostly
$3.50; Michigans. quality and condition
variable, l0.peck sacks, Round Whites,
1925; Names, quality and condition
generally good; Mountains. llpeck
sacks, mostly $3.50; bulk, $50 pounds
$3.50 to $4.75.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-11-05
what Have You Got There2" Asked
Doris.

to run, and he stopped every few mo-
ments to eat grass. Dogs usually do
that when they are feeling poorly.
Again Doris thought of the bone
and how worried she was. Blackie
didn't want to run, and was SO unlike
himself.
pretty soon she decided to go home
and Blackie seemed very glad of that.
She telephoned her little friends and
said that the magic lantern show
would be put off for Blackie was i'll.
How badly they all felt, for they
knew how much she loved Blackie.
But she didn't forget about the other
little dogs, for she told all her friends
to watch their pets for she imagined
cruel person who wanted TO poison
dogs was around.
During the evening Blackie grew
worse Oh how sick he was! He
was so hot, and Doris kept sponging
his head with cool water. He would
look at her out of his brown eyes and
tell her how grateful he was, and he
would try to say that he didn't want
to leave his mistrcSs-life had been
SO happy for him.
"'Oh Blackie.' whispered Doris, as
she bathed his head. and as her tears
rolled down on his black shaggy hairs,
would they kill little dogs who are
peoples pets-just because they are
so mean and don't know what it is to
understand and love an animal? And
they just put the poison around any
where so that the good are just as apt
to eat it as perhaps one dog who is
naughty
but Blackie got we'll, and perhaps
the cruel person heard about it, for
there was no more dog poisoning in
that village"
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-11-05
Let the Soldiers Vote.

Albany knIckerbocker Press
The report that the Judge advocate
general of the army intends to rule
that soldiers serving abroad are not
entitled TO vote in the coming election
viii not be welcomed by thoughtful
itizens. The statement is made that
this war department official intends to
hold that il is inexpedient TO extend
the voting privilege to soldiers abroad
because il would interfere with their
principal mission on the other side. -
What this would amount to may be
Judged from the fact that 100000
young men have gone from New York
state into one branch or another of the
nation 3 armed service Not all of
them are abroad, of course, but enough
Of them are overseas to make such a
ruling of considerable Importance in the
election, and its I'm Justice affects those
not vet out of the country as well as
the othersl New York state has al
ready made arrangements for receiving
and counting the votes of its citizens
in military service. They are entitled.
as citizens, to vote, and the state is
prepared to meet all the expense and
trouble involved. Military interference
with the process would be unwise
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-11-05

Ralph Written Wheeler of Westmore-
land is the first young soldier from our
county of Cheshire in New
Hampshire to die on foreign soil.
He deserves all the honor that would
be accorded man slain in battle none
the less because he was a victim of
pneumonia before he had an opportun
soon come home to us all with striking
personal forces. especially when we be-
gin TO get casualty lists of the lads
we know. Over 70 Brattleboro boys
are now overseas somewhere.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-11-05

The Reformer is on sale every evening
by the following news dealers:
Brattleboro, Brattleboro News Co, c.
w. cleveland &. J. Purrinton (Estey-
ville) Brooks House Pha rmacy. Aliens
Depot Newsstand. Mrs. ID. Z. Doyle,
South Main street
West BrattIeboro, J. L. StockweiL
East Dummerston NJ L. Brown
Putney, NJ. G Williams
Newfane. y. NJ. Batchelder.
Townshend, G. ". Cutler.
West Townshend. c. H. Grout.
Jamaica, r. J. Daggett.
South Londonderry. F. II. Tyler.
South Vernon, +. B. Budum.
West Chesterfield, NJ. H.. Mrs. w
Streeter.
Hinsdale. NJ. r., ". II. Lyman.
Bellows Falls, Depot Restaurant
Windsor, VI, Windsor Restaurant.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-11-05
MONDAY, NOVEMBER .. 1917.
ToMoRRow's ELECTIONS.

Maye political contests of impor
lance are TO be decided in the elections
next Tuesday. In Massachusetts, and
Virginia a governor ami other state
officers are to be chosen; in New York,
Pennsylvania, Maryland, Kentucky and
one or two other states the voters will
choose minor state officials. In Mary
land and New Jersey the election of
new legislatures will be of particular
interest because of the possible effect
on the prohibition issue. In New York,
Pennsylvania, Ohio, Utah California
and several other states municipal Off
GERS are to be selected, while in New
York county a number of judges and
sheriff are to be voted for.
New York will vote on a constitu-
tional amendment giving suffrage to
women. Statewide prohibition and
proposal to extend presidential suffrage
to women viii Ice involved IN referen-
dun votes to be taken in Ohio. New
Mexico will pass on u proposed con
stitutional amendment providing for
statewide prohibition.
Massachusetts voters will decide the
fate Of four proposed constitutional
amendments, known as the absentee
voting, antiaid, public trading and ed
ucation amendments. The absentee
+i,,sr .,,o,Iu,a,. ,,-o,,II ala. IL -
islature to provide the necessary ma
chincry for absentee voting; the anti
aid amendment would withhold public
aid from all institutions, scctarian or
otherwise, not under public control /;
the public trading amendment would
allow the Legislature to authorize the
buying and selling of the necessarics
of life by the state and municipalities
in times Of emergency, and the educa-
ton amendment would authorize the
( legislature TO continue the state policy
/ Of eXempting from taxation religious
charitable and educational institutions
( The legislative election in New Jer.
/ sey is attracting attention because of
the pledge of the Republican party
that it will pass a local option measure
at the next session if it gains contro
Of the legislature.
A special election will he held il
tn" 18th district of Pennsylvania to fiji
the vacancy caused by the forced res
ignation of Orrin d. Blealdcy. In the
9TH congressional district of Connect
cut the voters will choose . successo,
to the late Representative Ebenezer ]
| Hill.
In cities Of New York state ant
Pennsylvania there are important con
tests for local officers. In all of tn
cities of Ohio, with the exception o
Columbus and few others that hav
charter forms Of government, mayor
are to be elected. In practically al
Of these cities Socialist candidates au
pear, and in Dayton and one or tw
: other places some apprehension Ina
been expressed over the possibility tina
the Socialists may gain control of mi
nicipal affairs.
san Francisco has abandoned the d
rect primary system and at next Tue,
days municipal election will try on
the new preferential election law fC
the first time. Following vigoror
campaign, Wilmington, Del, will vot
, to decide whether it will renal
"wet' or become ''bone dry" Ia,
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-11-05
TO The SUBSCRIBERS.

It Is the aim of the management to
secure efficient service in the delivery Of
the paper each night, and II solicts the
cooperation 81 subscribers to that end.
Prompt reports should be given of each
failure to receive the paper on the MORN
ing following the omission. in person,
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 IL only
by this method that the publisher can Sc
cure the desired service.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-11-05
aIvage
Wheat

Salvage Wheat is in an
unusual demand this year on
account Of an immense
amount of poultry feeding.
We have several cars in our
elevator here which we Of
fer at $1.65 per bushel for
the "B" grade, and $1.85 per
bushel for the "A" grade. 1t
is claimed that the feeding
value is very high regardless
of it being burned.