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The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-09-18
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kEI 81 MACY GRAHkM BONNER
PARTY FOR LIZARDS.

There was going to be q party in
the Woodlands" said Daddy. Now,
Woodlands is one of the homes of the
Fairies, and they share it with many
of the wood creatures.
.to THE party was to be given for the
little Lizards. The red ones We're all
out, and there were the Newt family,
cousins of the Lizards and almost ex
actly like them. But these little Nevis
dressed little differently. Their
suits were black on the top and red
underneath, while the other Lizards
were all red
'The Queen of the Fairies had ar
ranged to have the party on a day
when the rain drops were playing
around the earth, for that is the time
| the Lizards love better than any other.
Yesterday was just the day for
them They loved the rain drops fall
ing ever so gently. and the air was
so soft and warm and moist!
First of all the Fairy Queen had
races in crawling. She was very care
full not to say running races, for sht
knew that would hurt the feelings OF
the Lizards. They could only crawl
not run. The Lizards all raced ant
they had fine time wiggling along a.
they crawled just as fast as they coulC
90. The Fairy Queen gave handsome
prizes of green moss baskets which
the Lizards thought very fine. Ant
they dragged them along on their wa,
home later on.
Nov all the Fairies were at tn
party, but old Witty Witch had not al
rived. The Lizards felt sure that sh
must have heen invited for thev kne,
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-09-18
BONUS TO employees.
Willard Manufacturing Co., Distributes
Several Thousand Dollars.

ST. ALBANS, Sept. 1S.-The en-
ployes of the Willard Manufacturing
company, about 200 in number, were
made happy when in their regular week
ly pay envelopes each found in addi-
ton a check for substantial amount
together with a typewriter letter. The
letter stated that the check was given
in consideration of the increased cost
of living and to express appreciation of
loyal service that had helped the com
pany to pull through year of hard con
ditions. Each employee was given the
same percentage of earnings the past
year.
The letter also stated that the com
pany would be glad 20 assist any EN-
ploye who wished to help his country
and himself by subscribing for Liberty
bonds. The distribution amounted t.
several thousand dollars and is probably
the largest ever made in the city in tht
nature of profit sharing.
All employees absent in the service
of the country, on account of sickness
or on vacations or temporary leave
were included. The company manufac
lures overalls and skirts.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-09-18
FLOUR
In Times of Stress

These are certainly times of stress in
the -four business The mills are con-
forming rigidly 20 the government regu-
lations and with the demand for -four
far in excess of the possible supply, ex-
IRENE caution in making sales is neces-
sary. We are doing everything that is
humanity possible TO favor all Of our old
customers, and as nearly as we can, are
filling their orders at least to the extent
Of their past average requirements.
Current reports indicate that more lib
eral wheat receipts may be looked for
before long. so far there has not been
enough wheat coming in to enable mills
20 run anywhere near full capacity -
something which every mill in the coun-
try ought TO be doing now. Were we
dependent on daily receipts, our Com
pany could not run its mills as close to
capacity as IL has been running them.
Long before the government fixed the
price Of wheat we foresaw the present
situation and accumulated little
wheat in our elevators at prices then
prevailing 50 as we might be in better
position 10 render adequate service to
our good friends when the rush came.
Capacity cars and double loads are the
order of the day. Only in this way car
the railroads meet the enormous de
mands made upon them.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-09-18
MAJORITY OF SUICIDES MEN
Life Insurance Statistics Show Fewer
Women Die by Own Hand.

A study of suicide among wage earners
i'll the United States by the Metropolitan
Life Insurance company has just been
completed and it brought out the fact
that there are more suicides among men
than among women and fewer negroes
seek death to END their troubles than
white persons The survey shows also
that there has been marked decrease in
the death rate from suicide IN the last
few years.
Among 100000 insured white males the
number of suicides in 1916 was 620. In
1915 the rate was l56 for 100000. The
most frequent form of suicide was by fire
arms, by which method 81 per cent killed
themselves Among nearly 100000 wom-
en- policy holders there were sos suicides
in 1916, or 6.3 deaths for each 100000 in
sured. In the previous year the rate was
IS for each 100000. Poisoning was the
means employed chiefly at this period
Among both male and female policy
holders of the company under 25 years of
age the suicide death rates are lower than
those recorded among males and females
| in the general population of the registra-
ton area of the United States. For each
| age period after 25 the suicide rate of in
sured males is slightly higher than for
the male population at large. White fe-
males insured in the company, however,
show a lower rate than females in the
general population throughout life. If the
suicide rate is an indication of the men
tai health of the people, it would appear
from these figures that the housewives OF
the industrial families of the country are
the best balanced of all Their husbands
are not quite so well favored
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-09-18
Girls! Use Lemons!
Make a Bleaching,
Beautifying Cream

The juice of two fresh lemon
strained into bottle containing tire
ounces of orchard white makes Who'll
quarter pint of the most remarkabl
lemon skin beautifer at about the eos
one must pay for a small jar of an or
binary cold creams. Care should be
taken to strain the lemon juice throug
fine cloth so no lemon pulp gets in,
then this lotion Will keep fresh fo
months. Every woman knows tina
lemon juice is used to bleach and re
move such blemishes as freckles, sal
lowness and tan and is the ideal skin
softener, smoothener and, beautiier.
Just try it! Get three ounces
orchard white at any pharmacy an
two lemons from the grocer and max
up quarter pint of this sweetly fra
grant lemon lotion and massage it dali
into the face, neck, arms and hands
1t naturally should help to soften
freshen, bleach and bring out the rose
and beauty of any skin. it is simply
marvellous to smoother rough, RED
hands.-Adv.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-09-18
Help the Coal Committee.
Barre Times.l

In order that the Vermont coal com
mittee may secure the most complete in
formation possible it would be an ex-
'cellent plan for all coal dealers to com
ply promptly with the request of the
committees for replies to the queries
put forth. Under normal conditions it
might be considered matter for secrecy
on the part of the individual coal dealer,
but i'll the present situation brought
about by war and the shortage of labor
lit is more or less of a duty to place in
formation at the disposal of the state
committee so that the amount of coal
needed to carry Vermont through the
winter can be determined. Fairly com
iplcte information would give great as
sistance.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-09-18
The October American Magazine.

Mary Roberts Rinehart has written
a wonderful, inspiring article called
My Creed, for the October Ameri-
can Magazine. She has something to
say about the war that will make YOU
| sit up think. Dropping the Easy Job
and Tackling the Tough One is an arti-
Gle about Henry l.. Doherty, the great
public utility man, which tells how he
rose from a newsboy to multi miIlion-
aire; How | Advertised Myself Into a
Better Job is personal story of success
and Have You a Friend Who is a law
Yer? is written by Arthur Train and is
/ filled with sensible advice. What Booze
] Did to Me in the Twenties is a personal
confession Of q well known writer who
has stopped drinking The theatrical
article is about and by Fred Stone
The fiction ranks high this month
being by such well known authors as
William Dudley Policy, David Grayson
Hugh S. Fullerton, Mabel Nelson Thurs
ton, and Edna Ferber. 'ESid Saws: 1t :
the Ecores People call For that Makes
Lying Difficult The Interesting PEG
lple department, Family Money, and 9th
er miscellaneous matter is fully up tc
the standard.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-09-18

The ACKNOWLEDGMENT of the First Yer
mont regiment, which has aroused much
criticism, is not a condition peculiar
to any one organization. The Second
Massachusetts regiment, an historic or
ganization which was one of the two
volunteer regiments which went to Gu
ba with the first command of regulars
in the Spanish American war, has also
been cut to pieces, wholesale transfers
having been made to the Sth Massa-
chusetts unit, now in the depot brigade,
and by providing corresponding trans
fers to the l04th infantry. BY this order
many well known Massachusetts officers
of long experience, some with war rec
ords and of demonstrated efficiency
have been consigned to units that will
stay at home and will not sail for France
with the organizations to which they
have always been attached Among those
separated from their commands are
Lieut.. Col. f. R. Gray of Orange, Ma iol
Albert G. Beckmann of Northampton
and several captains, including Capt
Kelly of Company l. of Greenfield ant
| Capt. Anderson of Company E o
/ Orange. Major Beckmann is a veteral
of the Cuban campaign of 10 years age
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-09-18
Little Benny's
Note Book
By LEE PAPE
BY LEE PAPE

Yestidday aftirnoon me and Sam Cross
and Skinny Martin was having catch
out on the street, me throwing the ball
to Sam and Sam throwing 1t to Skinny
and then Skinny throwing it to me agen,
and Miss Winkel came to her frunt
door, saying, Boys, do you each wuut
to make q sent?
Wieh we stopped catching and went
over, Miss Winkel being the stingiest
lady in the block, and she said, Come
rite down the celler and Ill show you
wat | wunt YOU to do.
And she took us in the house and
down the celler, and what was down
there but about 80 boxes full OF ashe;
standing GROUND, and Miss Winkel sed
Now I'll tell YOU all | Wunt you to do,
meerly wunt you to carry these ashes
up into the back yard and jest leevc
them there, and then Ill give you eacf
a sent.
All the boxes being big boxes an(
looking hevvy as enything, and me anC
Sam Cross and Skinny Martin looked a
each other and started to shake ou
| beds, but not shaking them out loud
and Miss WinkeI sed, Well, how abou
it?
We half to tawk it over ferst, SEE
Skinny Martin.
My goadniss, a persin mite think i
was some CRATE bizniss transackshin
All rite, hurry up and tawk it over, SEE
Miss Winkel.
We half to go outside and tawk i
over, sed Sam Cross.
| We'll I pnvar God Miss Win lpf
And me and him and Skinny Martin
wawked up the celler steps and wen
Tout to the frunt street -agen, wich jes
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-09-18
THE GROWING GIRL.

A girl when in her teens is passing
through a critical period of her life.
The transaction from childhood to ma
turity is not always easy; consequently,
in many cases health breaks down en-
tirely and the girl goes into decline
and dies young. If she escapes this fate,
she may fall into state of permanent
! ill-health. 1t is of the utmost impor-
tance, in order to insure normal and
healthy development, that proper pre-
cautions be taken, and nothing has
proved more helpful than the faithful
use of Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable
Compound, the great woman S medicine
and tonic.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-09-18

1t sounded rude. 1t would make her
think that the Lizards found some
thing missing about the party and that
it wasn't quite as nice as they wanted
it to be.
$50 the Lizards raced and crawled
and wiggled, they danced and they
waded-or rather splashed and
squirmed in the little pools of water
which the Fairy Queen had asked the
rain drops to fix.
'They had a beautiful time, but still
they could not help missing Witty
Witch. The Fairy Queen knew they
missed her, though she. did not let
them see she noticed it.
Little did they know of the sur
prise she had In store for them. and
when she said, Supper is ready they
quite gave up the idea of seeing Witty
Witch at the party.
"They were all around long moss
tables when a bugle sounded through
Woodlands. Then another, and along
came old Mr.. Giant.
'How-do-you-do, Lizards and
Newts?' he said in his deep voice.
"'We're well, thank you, Mr.. Giant,
they said.
"'Ah, and that Is good!' said Mr.
! Giant. And now noted guest is COM
| ing in the chariot have made her out
of some of my good strong wood.
| have decorated it with moss and ferns
| and tiny shrubs
again Mr.. Giant blew upon the
bugle, and then he gave a great pull
to cord he had tied about him.
"Along came Witty Witch in the
chariot which was built on two bis
wheels. Ferns We're all about it ant
there were even several little flowers
peening out to see all that was goin&
on.
"'Oh Witty Witch said the Lizard:
delightedly% You've come. TO the par
tyr
cit very much appears that way,
said Mr.. Giant, smiling.
"'You See said the Fairy Queen
Mr.. Giant built this chariot and
didn't dare let him come before H
might have stepped on some of tn
guests and that would never do at
party. He wouldn't have meant t
step on them, but the distance be
tween his eyes and his feet Is so grea
he might have made a few mistakes
80 l waited until you were all a
supper. Now Mr.. Giant has a thron
of his own over by yonder oak tree
"Mr. Giant made a deep bow an
went to his throne. Witty Witch sd
| in her chariot and made funn
speeches which made all the Lizard
j laugh.
| "And after supper was over she too
them in her lap, as she had befor,
] and she told them stories-the storie
she knew they loved-of life IN Lizar(
land on rainy daysl"
le Arm Against Temptation.
II boy will spend ten mir utes eac
lg day reading his Bible he vii; arm hin
se | self arainSt tpmDtotiOn
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-09-18

The Reformer is on sale every evening
by the following news dealers:
Rrattleboro, Brattleboro News Co,
c. w. Cleaveland, d. r. Cutler & Co.
(Esteyville), Brooks House Pharmacy,
Aliens Depot Newsstand.
West Brattleboro, ] l. Stockwell.
East Dummerston, NJ. e. Brown.
Putney, NJ G.. Williams.
Newfane, n. NJ Batchelder.
Townshend, C. W. Cutler.
West ToWnshend, =. n. Grout.
jamaica, r. j. Daggett.
South Londonderry, F. II. Tyler.
South Vernon. F. q. Buffum.
West Chesterfield, NJ. H.. Mrs. W
Streeter.
Alnsdale. NJ. H., W. H Lyman.
Bellows Falls, VT. Depot Restaurant.
Windsor, VT, Windsor Restaurant.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-09-18
TO SUBSCRIBERS,

1t is the aim of the management to
secure efficient service in the delivery OF
co-operation Of 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
by this method that the publisher can Sc
cure the desired service.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-09-18
LUXURIES VS.. NECESSITIES.

Some people who think themselves
logicians as well as patriots, declare that
in wartime we should continue to buy
Injuries, in order not to throw the work
ing class out of employment. In order
to keep things normal, we should con
time to buy caviar and truales and silk
stockings and fancy shoes and vanity
bags. Indecd-so runs this truffle-fed,
champagne drinking logic--lnore than
ever at such a time, it is our duty to
make trade lively and keep everybody
4 busy.
1t takes the Youth S Companion, in
brief and convincing editorial OF
recent issue, to run down any so falla-
cious reasoning, which it pronounceS
$50 weak and sophomore that to re-
flute it seems almost like hitting a
baby. The Companion S answer to The
argument is this:-
Every person whose sole occupation
is making or selling luxuries is per-
son withdrawn from the job of making
nccessarics; and until all the people
everywhere have enough of the neces-
saries, the time and money spent in
making luxuries is an economic waste.
elm peace times the waste is less no
ticeable, and among prosperous nations
is comfortably borne, but in war times
the case becomes different. Among oil
peoples art first shows itself in the I'M
pulse to decorate the weapons of wal
: and the chase. At first every man dec
: crates his own, but in time the more
skillful among the tribe begin to ex
change their artistic skill for food and
clothing furnished by others who are
good hunters but poor artists. This ar
, rangement is satisfactory so long =.
peace continues, but when a ncighbor
ing tribe starts on the war-path thu
plan ceases to work What is wanted
y then is not decorated war clubs, bu
more war clubs, and more men to wicl,
n them, and still other men to supply foo,
and carry water to the fighters. Tn
= dccorators-the ornamental members o
the tribe-must be pressed into usefu
service or the tribe perishes.
y ''It is just so with us now Here :
Aroostook county, the greatest potato
growing region in the United States
worried to death over the necessity 0
- filling its quota for the draft and get
= ting the five thousand men it needs t
= harvest the crop. 1t is a choice be
\ tween two necessities; but suppose til
| men were making summer furs or bras
| bells for dog-collars!
II Here is the war board of the Amc1
lean Railway association asking peopl
II to give up the luxurious side of travt
II and the use of Injuries that move 9
II freight, in order that more cars ma
II be devoted to transporting arms, foo
II and men. The vice president of gre;
II bank in New York puts it well VINE
II he says, 'The woman who buys fame
shoes at sixteen dollars a pair, keeJ
many boys at the front from havin
any shoes to relieve their weary, achir
II feet off on the march,
Such reasoning in unanswerable, al
applicable to every one of US in OF
II responsibility as men and women G
listed in a Great Cause. Let us get Il
. point of view clearly fixed in our min
I and hearts before we plan our whit
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-09-18

To supply the estimated needs of the
United States, the allies, and in part
thesnentrh nations of Europe thesfarm-
ers of the United States must plant for
next year about 23S million acres Of
land to staple food crops, according to
an estimate just made by the depart
ment of agriculture. This is % per
cent more than the 195 million acres
(which represent the l0-year average
| paintings, and 4.5 per cent more than
the large acreage 227 millions OF
1917. Compared with 1917 these acre
ages represent increases of % per cent
for winter wheat, Is per cent for al
wheat, 81 per cent for rye, and 3 pei
cent for oats, and decreases of pc
cent for barley and 5 per cent for corn.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-09-18

The agricultural committee of the
Boston Chamber of Commerce, after
making an extensive survey of the New
England dairy fields, reports that it
costs six cents per quart on the average
to produce quart of milk in this see
ton of the country. This is the price
on the farm and includes no estimate
for transportation or distribution to the
consumers The committee is to com
Iplete its valuable work by determining
the cost of distribution. At the prize
paid today as compared with other prod
ucts milk is uhquestionably one of the
cheapest foods obtainable for regula,
and general consumption.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-09-18

If your hair is getting thin and you
are troubled with dandruff or itching
scalp, get four ounces of Partisan sage
from your druggist. This helps to pre-
vent badness and grayness and keeps
the scalp clean.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-09-18

"Before going to bed I rub a little
Partisan sage into my scalp says a
woman whose luxurious, soft and fluffy
hair is greatly admired. This keeps the
hair from falling out and makes it easy
to dress attractively
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-09-18

Premier Kerensky now becomes pres
ident and the republic of Russia is pro
claimed. 1t is evident that the blood
and iron policy is necessary to lift Rus
STA out Of anarchy.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-09-18

pleasures. For how can there be for
us any pleasure or any serenity of mind
if any indulgence of ours keeps back
an iota of comfort from our brave de-
Tenders at the front, or impedes by a
hair s breadth the oncoming of peace ?
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-09-18
TRUE, TRUE, TRUE.

Do women like insurance? Widows
do. 6Sth year. National Life ms. CO.,
of Vt. Mutual. ALBERT C. LAIRD,
Special Agent, Crosby Block.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-09-18

On March Is there were IN the ice out
side of Archangel, Russia, no fewer than
100 ships The port was frozen up last
winter much earlier than usual
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-09-18

Everyone knows sage is good for the
hair, but be sure to get Partisan sage
(Giroux 's), for this brand will not stain
the hair and is delieatelv perfumed.
Wilfred f. Root can supply you.-Adv.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-09-18
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news credited to il and not otherwise
credited in this paper and also the local
news published herein.
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TO ADVERTISERS.

Transient advertising-Run of paper,
cents an inch for first insertion; 2
cents an inch for each subsequent inser-
ton. Limited space on first page at
double rates.
Space rates on application.
Classified advertisements - Five cents
count for each subsequent insertion.
without change of copy.
Reading Notices-Ten cents per lipa
first insertion with 90 per cent discount
for each subsequent insertion without
change OF copy
Position 10 per cent extra.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-09-18

Every light hath its shadow, and every
shadow hath a succeeding morning.-Co-
perncus
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-09-18

as soon as we got out there we started
i to run like the. doose.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-09-18
HAIR HINTS

Helpful Advice for Care of the Hair
Worthy the Attention of Every
one Who Would Avoid Dandruff,
Itching Scalp, Gray Hair and
Badness.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-09-18
Trains Leave Brattleboro.

600 a. m. Except Sunday. For New
London.
go a. m. Except Sunday. For South
Londonderry.
9.20 a. m. Except Sunday. For New
York via Springfield.
40 p. m. Except Sunday. For Keene,
New London and New York
via the Norwich Line steam
ers.
500 p. m. Except Sunday. Local for
South Londonderry.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-09-18
{. Crosby Be- Co.

NEW ENGLAND AGENTS FOR
WHITE SATIN FLOUR
Leave it 70 u.s. We will see that this
Section Of the Country has sufficient
Flour for all reasonable wants.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-09-18

TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER Is, 1917.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-09-18

Arm Against Temptation.
II boy will spend ten minutes each
day reading his Bible he vii; arm him
self against termination.