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

slowly landed down on the Ground.
The Gnomes seemed to hurry away
and only the Tipster Bird was left,
growing Larger and Larger all the
time. But as he grew Larger he
seemed to lose his shape. He no long
er looked like q Bird, but just like a
great deal of Mud.
1.-The Bird is made of Md said
Pinky.
"'What do you mean?' asked his
Mother.
I've been flying said Pinky.
Flying! Squeaked his Mother.
You said you were going to take a
Walk, and you had not gone more than
a few Steps when you Dropped down
in that Mud ard have been Lying there
ever since sound Asleep. You won't
grow Thin that way. But I'm glad of
it. I'd be Ashamed to have a Thin
Child
but, Mother said Pinky. Didn't
l go Flying with the Gnomesg
My dear Pinky Pig said his
Mother. You must be still Dreaming.
The very Idea of a Pigs Flying. |
never heard of anything so Absurd.
But anyway it's Fine Dream. If q
Pig Flies in his Dreams it shows he's
rather Noble Pig. And I'm proud of
YOU, my Child
"'Well,' Grunted Pinky, 4 wish 1
had really been Flying-but anyway
my dream of it was very Real, and
now think I'll see if 1 can't go again.
he ended, as he fell Asleep once more"
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-01-01
TO THE PUBLIC
At LARGE:

Something more than Eve years
ago l assumed the management of
the Brooks House QIoteD. 1 have
tried 70 care for It's patrons to the
best Of my ability. I thank the
public for their support i'll the past.
At this time when other parties are
interested in tie property it Is time
20 consider present conditions and
prospects for future business.
As everyone Knows Of the large
advance III provisions and supplies,
amounting TO approximately SO Is
per cent, cannot continue to serve
the public at tho old rate and have
decided TO advance my prices 20 per
cent. On and after Jan. l, 1917, UNI
I'll further notice, my prices will be
based on a $500 per day rate.
Regrctting that conditions made
this change necessary and believing
the public realize the Justice of the
advance and having Just made a
.eontraSt 70 continue as. manager Of
the Hotel for 1917, ask for the sup
port Of the public, which ! shall try
20 serve 40 faithfully as in the past.
GEO. { SHERMAN,
Manager
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-01-01

The war viii 20 ON. The entente al
lies call the Teutonic proposal sham,
more ike war mancuver than a peace
plan. fhcy take exactly the same view
OF the note that was expressed by The
Eoformer and other papers when the
first announcement Of a willingness ia
enter into negotiations was cabled from
Berlin. Germany is held responsible
for the war and the claim Of victory by
the Teutons is ilatly denied. When the
allies state there can lac no peace for
them except with penalties, reparation
ard guarantees it is evident that the
Wa. will be prolonged indefinitely, and
that the allies will fight for years ii
necessary TO crush Prussian militarism.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-01-01

In an address delivered before the
University club, Washington, d. C., c.
Francis Jenkins stated THE motion
picture ribbon is that only unit that is
standard III every country. Railway
gauges, for example, vary in different
countries, units of value, volume,
weight, and of length, differ. but the
motion picture film is the same the
world over.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-01-01

ment as have already made rural life
more possible and have checked migra
tions to congested centers. 1t seems to
have paid the Canadian government to
get the point of view of women in
answering the problems of the rural
regions in the provinces.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-01-01
Better Evidence Needed

OEc day 81 was arrested and brought
before the local justice for CHECKER
stealing. Judge, your honor" he
said. = plead guilty on the advice OF
my lawyer. - But the justice gazed al
the roted prevaricator and rubbed his
chin obviously. Il dunno he said
~ dunno. ! guess-wen,-I guess II
have to have more evidence before
sentence ye Case and Comment.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-01-01
Member Of the Associated press.

The Ro.ormer is ora sale every evening
1y the following news dealers.
Srattiebcro Iiratteboro News Co,
T.. W.. Cleay Gland d. T. Cutie x Co.
ESteyyilIc) Brooks House Pharmacy.
West Brat.leboro, J. L. Stockwtn
EAST Dummerston, NJ. r. Brown.
Putney, st. q. Williams.
NesfaBc, ~ n Batchtllcy
Townshcnd. G. w Cutler.
West Townshend. G. II. Grout
jamaica. r. j. Daggett.
South londonderry, = II. Tyler
South Vernon, j.. =. Ruffum.
West Chesterfield, N. r., Mrs w
~trstt.r.
Ilirsdaie, N. H., W II. Lyman.
BeIlos,s Falls, VT. Depot Restaurant
Windsor, ". Windsor Restaurant.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-01-01
A Good Sermon.
{ Rutland Nnvsl

I he Rutland News New Year :
sermon: Don t bother so much about
swearing of on some petty habits.
Concentrate your mental, moral and
physical resources on living in 1917
the best year of your life. Some
preachers tomorrow will take an hour
more or less, for New Year 5 sermons
but the essence of all of them will be
in that one sentence.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-01-01

In some eastern towns carpenters and
painters are preparing to demand 50
cents an hour, beginning III the spring,
while masous, who are receiving $50 cents
an hour, will ask for IS. And vet these
men expect farmers boys to stay on the
laEd and break their backs raising
ereps that viii make living cheap.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-01-01
TO SUBSCRIBERS.

II is the aim of the management to
secure efficient service i'm the delivery
81 tine paper each night. and il solicits
the cooperation Of subscribers to that
end. Prompt reports should be given Of
each lallurc 10 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 he
promptly and accurately discovered and
the proper remedy Immediately applied
IL Is only by this method that the pub
fisher can secure the desired service
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-01-01

\ workman in a Detroit factory,
sorting some boards, was surprised to
find one with a well defined image of
q dog s face in the grain of the wood.
The face was outlined by the peculiar
formation of the core and knots i'll the
wood
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-01-01

Making butter boxes from hoop pine
IS becoming big business in Austria
liza. New factories with modern ma
chlneTy are starting. The locally made
boxes are much cheaper than the i'm
ported ones. Australia exported ST.
100000 OF butter in 1913.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-01-01

Then give to the world the best you
have, and the best will come back to
you.-Madeline S. Bridges.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-01-01
FRENCH CRUISER LOST.
All But -Four Saved When Gaulois is
ToTpedoed

PARIS, jan The French armored
cruiser 9auiois was torpedoed in the
Mediterranean sea on December p and
sank IL half az hour, according to off
ciai announcement. Owing to the cool
nesss Of the crew and the arrival of
patrol boats there were cnly four vie
tins, two CT whom were killed 81 the
explosion.
The naval registers list the Gaulois
as battieship Of 1860 tons displace-
ment and a complement Of 631 men.
She carried - guns. The battleship
&aulois served il the Dardanelles CD
eEations but was sent back to Toulon
IN March. 1918, for repairs. It is pos
slble that an armored cruiser has re-
placed it.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-01-01
TO ADVERTISERS.

Transient adyertising-Run OF paper,
80 cents an inch FOR first insertion; >
cents AN inch for each subsequent inser-
tiuu. Limited space on first page at
double rates.
Space rates on application
CLASSIFIED advertisements Five cents
line tust Insertion with 80 per cent
discount FOR each subsequent insertion,
without change of copy
Reading Notices 49, Ten cents per line.
first insertion with 30 per cent discount
for edch subsequent insertion without
change Of cops.
Position 1n per cent extra.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-01-01

An roads viii lead to Montpelier on
Wednesday.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-01-01

TRY THE CLASSIFIED COLUMNS
IN THE DAILY REFORMED
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-01-01

The largest bell in the world is the
Great Bell OF Moscow. It is nineteen
Ieet II height, sixty feet around the
RIM and weighs 202 tons. Big Ben at
estmlnster weighs only IA tons.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-01-01

Here $ hoping that it will be the best
year YOU have ever lived.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-01-01
Clarke C. Fits.


In the death of Clarke c. Fits, Brat
tleboro loses its foremost citizen and
Vermont Il man who, ii his life had
been spared, bid fair to bring honor
Ia the state he So dearly loved. As Il
lawyer his advice was sought far and
wide. lie had the ability and intui-
ton to take care Of big things. He
was loyal TO his friends and when oe-
casion demanded he was q Jealous work
a. in their behalf. His death IS
maurned in every town in Vermont.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-01-01
Waterbury Record. )

Waterbury Record
In the fun strength of his years.
Clarke c. Fits Of .Brattleboro passed
from this earthly sphere the 20th inst.
at the age Of Is. In his death Brattle-
boro has lost distinguished citizen
and Vermont a brilliant son. He was a
keen and able LAWYER, to whom pro-
tcss!onal honor was no empty phrase
and whom opposing counsel learned TO
regard with profound respect. He
ranked high as a political orator and it
was while campaigning in New York
state that he was taken i'll. An oper-
alton was performed Nov. 5 at Corey
Hill hospital in Brooklinc, Mass, and
Thanksgiving day he was removed to
the home of his sister-in-law in Wa
tertown, Mass, where his death oc-
Cured.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-01-01

Happy New Year TO all.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-01-01
est. Johnsbury Caledonian.)

~ y WIIIISTIWI NUItWNWIdW.l
The death Of Clarke c. Fits takes
from Vermont one OF its most loval
and progressive citizens. He was
stricken IN the prime OF life and at a
time when there was promise OF much
more usefulness to the state. His
early death has robbed him of honors
that should have come to him and
the state Of a strong man. To the
names Of Fletcher d. Proctor. George
II. Bickford, Joseph 4. DeBoer must
be added that of Clarke c. Fits, of
men who have been removed in the
height of their success and when they
were most needed by their state. Each
left a vacancy in the ranks OF large
NcrmonterS il will be hard to fill.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-01-01

MONDAY. JANUARY !. 1917.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-09-26

60 people, led by the famous joseph
Creatore, has been booked for the
evening OF October Is at the Empire
theater, and this appearance promises
to be one of the most important mus
ical events ever occurring in North
Adams.
There viii be 112 people in the az
gregation and some OF the leading
stars of the country will appear in
the leading roles Creatores sue
cess with grand opera has been
marked. He has organized an or
chestra which has been the wonder
OF the musical world. Some OF the
best must ans in the country have
been brouG ut together under his. man.
agement ald direction, and with his
artistic ability given over to direct
Ing these men, it is little wonder
that q remarkable organization has
resulted.
The coming Of this aggregation
will be under the auspices OF q local
organization, and within d short time
ii will be possible to announce thC
artists who are to appear This viii
be the only appearance OF this aggre
cation in this section this year.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-09-26
Head W,lters.

A head waiter must always be ahld
to tell at a glance how much money You
are going to spcnd so that he will BIZ
able to sneer AZ yul accordingly.
When n restaurant proprietor hires G
new head water he expects 70 be great
ly Inundated. To make a favorable inn
preston the head waiter must be ablo
to give the proprietor look that will
make him feel pretty cheap. Before the
interview is over the proprietor is show
ing the head waiter bis family portrait
alum.
The head walters in the magazines
and movies COLD never hold real job.
because they have been seen to smile
and bow Ii a real head waiter ever
smiled at a customer he would break
cut with rash, and If he ever bowed
It would cause internal Injuries
There may come a day whom head
waters bows and smiles may lie haC
1T moderate prices. At present, how
ever. they are within the reach Of few
Brooklyn Eagle.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-09-26
THIS MEDICINE
WOMEN Value
Positively Relievesthe
Suffering.
More Convincing Proof.

When Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable
Compound was first introduced its cur
alive powers were doubted and had to
be proved. But the proof came, and
gradually the use of it spread over the
whole country. Now that hundreds of
thousands of women have experienced
the most beneficial effects from its use
its value has become generally recog-
nized and it is now the standard medi-
cine for women's ills.
The following letter is only one of the
thousands on our files.
Dennison, Texas. - 81 cannot feel
that have done my duty until | tell
what Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable
Compound has done for me. suffered
from female troubles so | could hardly
drag around and do my work. | was
very nervous, and had dizzy spells, heat
flashes, and headaches until life was a
burden. My husband brought me bot
tie of Lydia e. Pinkham's Vegetable
Compound and soon began to improve.
| continued its use and am now free
from all pains and aches that made life
burden. You may use this letter in
any way you like for want the world
to know what grand medicine Lydia
E. Pinkham' Vegetable Compound is"
Mrs. G. o. LowERY, 9ll S. Barrett
Ave, Denison, Texas.
Write the Lydia L. Pinkham Medi.
cine Co., Lynn, Mass. for free advice.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-09-26
WEST SALISBURY

Andrew Niles and family spent the
day in Woodford Sunday.
Mrs. Lester Robinson spent Monday
with her parents IN Arlington.
Miss Florence Center is the guest
Of her grandfather, Albert Amidon
Mr.. and Mrs. Newell Bennett were
in Bennington on business Tuesday
n. d. Tinkham of Perry, n. Y, has
been a resent guest Of L. c. Tinkham.
Miss Alice Madison Is spending the
week with Mrs. Eliza Percy of Ben
ningtoE.
Miss Georgiana Robinson and
friend spent the week end with her
parents.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Waite of VIII
Jamestown were recent visitors at Ell
mer Amidon's.
Mr. and Mrs. C. p. Salmon Of VIII
Jamestown were Sunday guests of Mr.
and Mrs. Carl Madison.
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Stoekwell and
daughter were guests Sunday of Mr.
and Mrs. Harry Bronson.
Mrs. Martha Elwell and Jennie
Covery Of bennington were guest:
Sunday of Mrs. Harry Bronson.
Mr.. and Mrs. Leo Ladd and daugh
ters of Hoosick Falls, we're guests
Sunday of Mr.. and Mrs. Merritt
| Hewitt
Mrs. Lee Dickson and Miss Heller
Dickson from Silver Creek were re
cent guests of Mr.. and Mrs. Harr!
| Bronson.
The sympathy Of the community Il
extended to Mr. and Mrs. Ernest StRI
Icy by the loss of their infan
daughter. Gladys May.
Mrs. Edward Bingham and son o
Rutland and Miss Bessie Niles wer,
week end guests OF Mr. and Mrs. n
d. Bottum OF Williamstown.
Mr. and Mrs. Benz. Quackenbusl
and daughters OF lloosick Falls, Mrs
Hammond Lake and daughter, Lur
of White Creek. were callers at r.
mer Amdon's Sunday
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-09-26
Our Strongest Muscles.

The strongest muscle in the human
body is the glugeuS mazlmus. Hardly
movement Of the lower exiremities
can 'be made without bringing 1t into
play. but its chief duty IS TO balance
the pelvis ON the head OF the thigh
bone. 1t assists in carrying the leg
forward and outward in walking, and
without its aid any movement OF the
body from the hips would be impossl-
BILE.
AS it IS the strongest, so is 1t also the
largest muscle we possess. In the full
grown man it can exert force Of 40
pounds TO the squire inch Of its section
in the thickest part.
Another strong muscle, which is stu
ated in the calf OF the leg, is capable
of sustaining seven times the weight
of the body. The great tendon. which
is inserted in the heel bone and which
is called tendon achilles, Is also Of sin
gular strength. When removed from
the body it las sustained weight OF
1000 pounds. yet sometimes by the
sudden action OF the muscles of the
calf, to which 1t belongs, it has been
snapped across.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-09-26
NEW YoRK's SKY LINE.
A Riot of Architecture In Its Jagged
Forest Of ToWera.

The best of New York ia against thu
sky. We have not an equally arrayed
town like Paris or London, with a
tolcrably even roof line and only d few
monuments here and there rearing
heads above the ruck. Everything in
New York tries to be higher than ey-
erything else. The profile Of the city
is rs jagged as a second growth forest.
A city of towers is the name that has
been used to describe Manhattan. But
1t is far too polite. We are much more
like colossal factory town with an
uncnding variety Of workshops topped
by the tallest Of marble chimneys.
Restlessness and activity are its
watchwords Even our private houses
are stood or end. A few milllonaires
can afford to bmy block and spread
out their homes so cs actually to lool;
rooted to the ground The rest of the
world must live Oh end in tree house
connected BY laT ladders, that might
walk of dowa the street at any MO
Ultul. NUT 1tW HluliulAltht1i OIL U~t"'~'
like the custom house and the library
and the Metropolitan museum, are sim
ply noteworthy exceptions whose PA,
cidity makes the surrounding upheayalS
all the more turbulent.
Mere change in the manner OF tat
bandar log is not the real spirit of New
YcTk's sky line, however. 1t is tur
buence with method. Contest, rivalry
the will to beat out ones neighbor
stick out in every juttlng corn,ce, IN
every soaring tower. The brick facade'
Of the newer dwelling houses quarrr
with each other In exactly the sam'
fashion. Restraint, molesty, a desire
to melt into the general scheme o.
things, almost never occurs to owner OF
architect. One of the newer houses o.
| Fifth avenue comes to mind, a perfec
word in dignity and tTaint.. II IS al
most indecently conspicuous by reasol
OF its contrast with its shouting, TEN
pcstuous neighbors.--New York Trib
me.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-09-26
seaweed as Food.

Kelp is an enormous sea plant which
abounds along the Pacific coast. a
fun grown plant win have stem 800
feet n length, which bears at the top
an air bulb. From this bulb grow fif-
ty or more slant leaves. each one Of
which will attain length of thirty or
forty feet
This plentiful vegetable Is entirely
ignored by US, but the Japanese prize
it highly. They make what Is known
as "kombu' from kelp. Because it
fades in the curing process much of 1t
is dyed green, just as French peas are
dyed to give them their pleasing color.
This shredded, dyed "kombu' is used
as vegetable and is cooked will.
soups and meats II is even made into
n sort of CONNECTION 10y sugaring small
strips OF it.-Popular Science Monthly.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-09-26
Tho Hotel In the Forest.

Busaco, the beauty spot of Portugal,
is n vast forest, in the center of which
is situated one Of the finest hotels In
the country. Travellers arriving at this
noted hosiery invariably comment
upon the position Of a certain olive
tree standing irst outside the hotel in
the center OF 70 road. most awkward
~ situated for ,aific. The reason the
obstruction Is not cut down is due
ia the fact that Wellington tied his
horse to this identical tree on the eve
OF the battle of Busaco, 1910, and the
Inconvenience is put up with out of
respect for the great general. An an.
Gent monastery formerly stood on the
site If the hotel, and Wellington is said
to have Silent tcre ON the eyentful eve
New Noi,, s.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-09-26
NORTH WHITE CREEK

Henry Wueff, Jr, is attending
school in Cambridge
Daniel Geary, Charles and Ernest
Bennett took an auto trip Sunday.
S. X. Lake of White Creek and
John Lake and Rescue James, was
through here recently buying wool.
e. NJ. Harrington OF South Airing
ton and Mr. Fits and Ira Seeley OF
Ash Grove took an auto ride over the
Mohawk Trail Tuesday
Mr.. and Mrs Robert Luke, Mr.. and
Mrs. VIM. Luke and son, John took
an auto ride to North Hoosick and
called ON Mr.. and Mrs Fred Weir.
Mrs. Peter Stover has returned to
her home in Valley Falls after spend
ing few days with her parents, Mr.
and Mrs, Charles Agan, Cambridge
n Y
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-09-26
All Circus Rinos The Same Size.

Railway tickets are the same size all
over Great Britain and the Continent
viz, pr 10y III inches-and have been
so for the last fifty years. This sure
~ indicates a worldwide tendency to
standnrdize. a
Every builders ladder is built to
scale, and the frcman's ladder is on
the scale OF the seaman's run up the
latllnes But perhaps tile greatest tri-
umph Of standarii2ing Is that OF the
circus. There are big and little cir
cliSes in the world, but the ring is al
ways Of the same diameter, for the
bareback rider has discovered the ex-
act angle at which he can square the
circle. No matter whether 1t be Il ring
cut in the turf or IA luXurlously appoint
ed theater, the circus ring never varies
a foot.-London Mail.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-09-26
Breathe HyOmei
TO Kill Catarrh
The Only Sensible Method for sue
cessful Treating catarrh.

The Only Sensible Method for Sue.
cessful Treating catarrh. q
What is catarrh?
An Inflammation of the mucous
membrane which causes a discharge.
WHAT causes the Inflammation?
Some physicians say the pernicious
activity Of little germs or microbes
that ledge in the folds and creyices Of
the mucous membrane.
How can oatarrh be ended7
BY killing the germs.
viii medicines taken into the stom-
aoh kill these germs7
They may act on the blood and tone
up the system, but it is not believed
that they can destroy catarrh germs.
How about sprays and douches7
Good, as far as they go, but they do
not go far enough No liquid can
reach the lower throat or lungs, Meth
err can a liquid penetrate into the
folds and crevices of the membrane
where germs secret themselves.
What will reach catarrh germs?
HYOMEI. a soothing antiseptic
which you breathe into the lungs.
How do you breathe HYoMEl2
Through a small hard rubber inhal
err that can be carried in a vest peck
ct. a
Does HYoMEl act quickly
! Yes; results ore soon noticed.
Is HYOMEl recommended for any
other diseases?
Yes; for any disease of the nasa
passages and throat where inflamma
ton is present
Is II used for colds?
Yes; especially the vapor treatmen
which is often used to break up |
cold over night. and for coughs, sor,
throat Group and asthma
Is 1t guaranteed?
Yes; or your money back.
Who sells HYoMEl7
W. H. Gokay.