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The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-10-30
What Makes a Life Great.
(Rev. c. c. Albertson in Christian
Herald.)

(Rev. c. c. Albertson in Christian
Herald.)
''The God of Jacob is our refuge -
Jacob s character is not particularly
admirable. He is too much of trick
ster; he drives too close a bargain
he is too grasping, too worldly, TO be
admired. SO il comes to us as great
surprise that he had a God. The still
more surprising thing is that it is not
Jacob 5 claim for himself, but God s
claim for Jacob. If it were Jacob s
voice speaking of Jacob 9 God, we
might doubt it. Jacob might have
claimed too much for himself. But
since God calls himself the God of ia
| cob there must be more of good in
Jacob than we have seen. more that is
admirable and praiseworthy. There IS.
/ There is more that is admirable in
most men than we see. There Is also
more that is not admirable. But God
sees It all. 1t is easy enough for US
to sit in judgment on Jacob and David
and all the other men and women
whose weaknesses are recorded in the
| Bible, but we forget il is hardly fair
for us to measure them by modern
standards. The world has improved
somewhat in twice a thousand years.
But. measured even by the standards
of their own day, some of these saints
were men of faults and follies, men
of passions and preiudices, men Of flesh
and blood They seem more like sin
ners than saints. but we must not for
get that at last, after SHINING and suf-
fering, they became men of God, their
stubborn wills bent and the hard hearts
subdued by the grace that abounds
much more where sin once abounded.
What is a saint2 A faultless life
An unstained soul? Nay, but a life
that aseends, a soul that sees the stain
of sin and hates it, and aspires sky
ward 4 friend of mine saw a wreck
thought: $50 this is the system that
is the pride of the railroad world; il
is not so great after all. Then he
saw the wrec king crews at work, ant
in a VERY short time the wreck haC
been cleared away and the broker
tracks relaid. There was no serious
disarrangement of the schedule. The
Limited > did not even have to slow
down as it passed the place, and my
friend said, I" Now | see the greatness
of the system The greatness and in
deed the sanctitv of a life is like tina
i'll clearing away the wreck, in risin,
after a fall. in final recovery afte
/, successive failures
For noble souls, through dust and
heat,
Rise from disaster and defeat
The Stronger;
And, conscious still of the divine
{ Within them, lies on earth supine
No longer.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-10-30
The -Four Corners.

tWilliam II. Ridgway's Busy Men s
Corner i'll Sunday School Times.)
] will seek that which was lost. and
Will bring back that which was driven
away, and will bind up that which
was broken, and will strengthen that
which was sick.
Didn't know this little gem was
there, did you? There are many 9th
er like splendid passages hid away
among the words of the prophets If
YOU want high flights of poesy these
heaven-inspired poets are the one to
lift you. just sound the music of this
magnificent passage What master of
words can phrase the love of father
FOR his straying children better than
this2 Seek : ''Bring back ''Bind
up. Strengthen. Indeed, these are
the four corners of all rescue mission
work. Yet | have never seen Ezekiel
34:l6 printed upon any mission litera-
ture, nor have / ever seen this motto
painted upon the walls. Have youi
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-10-30

be forced to suspend operations unless
greater heed was paid to the work of
getting the fuel from the mines to
the consumer. The fact that unless
more adequate provision was made New
England would be no less than 5000
600 tons short of fuel, including both
bituminous coal and anthracite in Jan
uary shows the seriousness of the sit
uation. The problem is one which must
have the closest attention of the adj
ministration until it is solved 1t is
vitality connected with the efficient
prosecution of the war The facts and
figures presented at Washington can
but impress deeply those with whom
has been placed the responsibility for
the nation S welfare in the presented
crisis.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-10-30
QUIT MEAT WHEN
KIDNEYS BOTHER
Take a glass Of Salts before Breakfast
If your Back aches or Bladder
is troubling you.

No man or woman who eats meat
regularly can make a mistake by flush
ing the kidneys occasionally, says a
wellknown authority. Meat forms uric
acid which excites the kidneys, they
become overworked from the strain, get
sluggish and fail to filter the waste and
poisons from the blood, then we get
sick. Nearly all rheumatism, headaches,
liver trouble, nervousness, dizziness,
sleeplessness and urinary disorders come
from sluggish kidneys.
The moment you feel a dull ache in
the kidneys or your back hurts or if
the urine is cloudy, offensive, full of
sediment, irregular of passage or at
tended by sensation of scalding, stop
eating meat and get about four ounces
OF Jad Salts from any pharmacy; take a
tablespoonful in a glass of water before
breakfast and in few days your kid
lneys will act fine. This famous salts is
made from the acid of grapes and lemon
juice, combined with ithia, and has
been used for generations to flush and
stimulate the kidneys, also to neutralize
the acids in urine so it no longer causes
irritation, thus ending bladder weak
ness.
Jad Salts is inexpensive and cannot
injure; makes delightful effervescenr
| hthia- water drink which everyone
should take now and then to keep tht
kidneys clean and active and the BLOOD
pure, thereby avoiding serious kidney
! omplications.-Adv
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-10-30
The War is Not Debatable.
lRntland Herald. }

Some people look at the war as if
il were "a matter of politics. The war
is not debatable from the standpoint
of true American. 1t is simply
CHASTITY horror staring in our faces all
the time. There is no such thing as
neutrality now. You are either for us
or against u.s. Don t forget that fact
when YOU meet any of the slackers or
the near INSTRUMENTATION Reform
err.
1t is not for the purpose of improv
ing this particularly terse and compre
hensive paragraph that The Herald
adds: In addition to the political
Stacker, there is the religious Stacker
and the intellectual Stacker.
The political Stacker is the misguided
public man or would be offiee-holder
who so misreads and misconceives pub
lie sentiment that he considers it his
duty to oppose the war itself. the gov
eminent conducting the war on certain
policies of that government. Some
times he opposes all three
The religious Stacker is the we'll
meaning but misguided churchman who
understands but one side of the divine
| character and teaching and entirely
| forgets the God of battles and the in
| dignant Christ who drove forth the de-
| tilers of the temple. He is dangerous
! because Of his cloth and the tendency
| toward making him martyr to his
convictions CD when in reality he is
merely self-defrauded
The intellectual Stacker is the man
of narrow outlook and self-centered
opinions, usually out of touch with men
and passing events, who, by reason OF
much grubbing in the printed page, has
developed a system of ethics and poll
ties, pretty and admirable in theory
but wholly inapplicable to times and
conditions for their very existence
Often, alas, the religious and the in
tellectual Stacker NAV be one and thu
| same, of which Vermont has recently
been shown a lamentabe example il
Rev. Clarence II. Waldron of Windsor
One advantage of being at war, how
ever, IS the simplifcation of issues
from which such problems come On,
need only say to such men: Ar,
YOU for or against the United States?'
II the answer is eyes. = then the ad
monition is: Get in line and kcel
your mouth shut. If it is NO. tn
case is similarly simple: ''Get out O
keep your mouth shut. =
There are one or two Vermonter
who might read this with profit.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-10-30
STATE NEWS NOTES.
Eben Wheeler 100 Years Old.

Eben Wheeler of Cabot is 100 wears
old and SAYS that s. would cover his
own doctor S bills for the century. He
has not heard that Wilson is president
as he Is stone deaf and can neither
read nor write. Not over four wears AGO
he went into the woods. cut basket
stock and made bushel baskets that
were hard to beat anywhere. At a5
he could NOW as well as his son, but
possibly not so many hours. and until.
within year or two he cut the wood
that supplied the house "Uncle Eben >
was - when the Civil War broke out.
tie twice tried to enlist, but was
turned down both times by the army
doctors for physical defects, vet he is
ailve today and able to get around the
house and yard with considerable agil-
lty and Is regular at his meals. He
drank splntuous liquors sparinglv in his
life; never smoked, but took snuff. His
father, Paulus Wheeler, was in the
| battle of Plattsburg and his GRANDPA
ther, Comfort Wheeler, was a Revolu-
| tlonary War soldier He spent his en-
tire 100 years within radius of 20
miles OF his birthplace in Woodbury..
| lie has lived in Plainfield and Marsh
held and came to South Cabot to STAY
with his son on the death of his wife
Prudence Spencer, some eight years ago,
Mr.. Wheeler was the oldest of 10 chill
dren, two others now being alive, Fol
som, 50, of South Cabot. and Zolenzo
50, of Hardwick.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-10-30

The food administration has present
ed some figures concerning grain and
meat supplies which are of the great
est Importance to everyone. In times
Of peace it is quite natural that we
should forget the teeming millions in
Europe are dependent in large measure
upon the United States, South America,
and Australia for grain and meat. So
smoothly does commerce run that we
easily overlook the fact that the grain
on our own acres or the steers in our
own fed lot are likely to be sold final
ly in Liverpool, Hamburg, Rotterdam
Barcelona, or Triest Not only has the
present enormous demand to be sup
Piled but after the war is over great
stores Of all grain foods must again be
accumulated. In other words, the ur
gent demand for meat and grain j:
going to continue until the world ha.
caught up with itself again. The pros
perity we now enjoy is not merely
wartime prosperity, but will continue
for several years to come.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-10-30
Little Benny's
Note Book
By LEE PAPE

Pop came home with fotograff to-
day, being fotograff of himself with
his arms crossed looking as if he was
trying to think of sumthing and Good
ent, and lie showed it to me, saying,
Hers the proof | selected today, wat
do you think of it?
Well, don't you think its little stiff?
sed ma.
There Won 90 agen, sed pop.
Well you woodent wunt me to say
] think its perfectly lovely wen | think
its little stiff, wood you? sed ma
Do you know dignity wen you see
it? sed pop.
Serteny | do, sed ma.
Well you see it rite in frunt of YOU
in this fotograff, sed pop, stiff, stiff,
wat do you wunt me to do, grin frum
ear to ear like a chorus gerl? Stiff, do
you wunt me to look like a tooth pow
der avvertizemint? Stiff, stiff
0, well. for mersey sakes, then its
not stiff, Cuzzin Emily dropped in this
i aftirnoon, sed ma
| Did she look stiff2 sed pop.
Now, Willyum, don't be foolish, sed
ma.
I'm not foolish, I'm stiff, sed pop
And he kepp on saying everything was
stiff all dooring suppir, and after sup
/ ir ma sed, Dugliss Fairbanks is er-
round at the movies tonite, Willvum
do you wunt to 90 GROUND?
I'm afraid he mite be a little Il
stiff, sed pop.
Some people know wen to stop and
/ some sertery are aggervating, sed ma
And me and ma went TO see Dugliss
Fairbanks and pop stayed home.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-10-30

look forward to the fall immensely. We
shall have q jolly time, but we shall
love it when it gets cold, too, and we
can burrow down into our holes"
But as the days We're still warm the
prairie dogs joined in all the fun there
was to be lad, and SO happy did they
seem, that the bear from his den often
looked over and wondered if they were
still thinking and dreaming of the
time when they should go to sleep.
He couldn't quite decide the ques.
ton. But the whole truth was that
the prairie dogs are happy all the
time whether awake or asleep, and
they look forward to all the days
winter and summer, playing or curled
up in the holes.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-10-30

The Germans, Withdrawing some of
their forces from the Russian front, have
used them in conjunction with the Aus
trians, in striking a terribly costly blow
against the Italians. If it were pos
sible for the Germans to break through
the Italian lines and to march upon
the cities of Vendetta and Lombardy
the calamity would be one to staggeI
humanity. The TeutOns made their lat
est drive with suddenness and skill, in
nicting tremendous losses. The Ital
ians, however, are far from being sub
dued and the late reports yesterday in
Dictated that they were rallying valiant
ly. The Italian disaster will put al
end to the foolish talk about the early
ending of the war, and it may show
that the allies, including the United
States, will be compelled to send rein
forcements to help the hard pressed
sons of sunny Italy. 1t is up to thi
country to speed up in every way pos
sible and to get hundreds of thousand
! Of our boys into action as the earlies
/ possible moment.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-10-30

And are not these the four points of
the compass for all Christian activity?
Some folks think the prime and only
work Of the church is seeking the lost
and bringing back the backsliders.
But there is an equal work in binding
up and building up. The folks of the
congregation are forever getting
mashed fingers, bumped heads. hard
pinches, and bad cuts from our adj
versary, who lays for us at every
turn. And the good pastor has his
lotions and plasters for us on Wednes-
day nights. Then we must be strength
ened with the good roast beef of sound
doctrine. This he gives Us on Sundays
| Matt. 1871; Mark 2:17; Tim. 4:10.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-10-30

II is difficult for us here in New Eng
land To see how the fuel administration in
Washington can refuse to listen to the
appeal for relief from the threatened
shortage of fuel presented to it on
Friday by the delegation of New Eng
land governors, including Governor Ora
ham of Vermont. The appeal was based
not alone on the human grounds that
New England has climate which de
mands during the winter months al
abundance of fuel to keep its peopl,
from actual suffering, but also on tn,
ground that manufacturers Of this sec
ton, working on war contracts would
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-10-30
Italy S Defeat.
New York Times.l


Germany, by massing great Ger
man army and practically the whole
Austrian army against Italy, has null
lifted Cadorna s victories and put Italv
on the defensive. II is not Italv's
fault. Italian emiSsaries have been be-
sleging the allies for months. in fact
for years, trying to make them see the
Importance OF giving aid in full meas
ure to Italy. The first task was to make
the allies understand that the Italian
campaign was not a side issue, but a
mayor campaign, which might decide
the war. Not until Cadorna s yicto-
RES OF this spring, not until his obiec-
tive became obviously Laibach and OBJ
Vlously readable, did this idea seem
to strike the allies, in spite of all
Italy $ exhortations. The second task
was to make them understand that
while Italy could furnish soldiers and
generals, she could not furnish coal and
guns and munitions, and that the allies
must do that
| Italy has been defeated for the same
reason that the Russians were defeat
ed in 1915, not because her men were
not brave or her generals ingenious.
/ their
| bare hands against artillery. When
Italy asked for the raw material of
warfare she was not asking a favor.
she was asking something for the bene
fit of Italy, France, England, Russia
and the United States. She should
have got all she asked for, not as !
favor to her, but as a means Of winninp
the war, and she should have got il
early. Because she did not get il She
falled to hold her gains when the
whole strength of Germany and Aus
tria was hurled against her. Thai
strength could not have been hurled
against her if Russia had stood firm
but the allies know that Russia prob
ably would not stand firm and shon,G
have prepared for that contingency
No doubt they have seen their fanl
lately and have been fastening to re
pair it, but they should make still
more haste. Every help that can b
given Italy should be given at once an,
without stint.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-10-30


bear, but somehow in the zoo l can't
think of going to sleep for the winter.
keep getting regular meals and |
just take maps and doZe. But l don't
go off for a long, long sleep as | would
if / were in the woods"
1T doesn't make any difference to
me where l am" said the prairie dog.
NO, it makes not the least bit Of
difference" said several other prairie
dogs who had come to listen to the
talk.
How do you manage it," asked the
bear you see we can't eat enough
ahead the way we do when we are in
the forests. Here there is just enough
| but not too much and we don't get SO
dreadfully sleepy. Don't you eat all
winterW
Sometimes" said the prairie dogs
together.
Tell me about it," growled the bear.
you see,' said one of the prairie
dogs who had been listening so far
1--WE build holes right in this yard of
ours. We 90 into the ground and
sleep in our holes until the warm
weather of spring comes. The keeper
brushes the snow off our holes, SO we
have been told. We have been too
sound asleep to notice.
And then we haven't awakened
until the spring and the warm days
| have come"
The warm days are still here" said
the bear. 'Why are you talking of
going to sleep?"
II said l just liked to think of it,
said the prairie dog.
Eyes, 50 do we ALL said the others.
Eve like to think of our buried food
too, which we have begun to hide late
ly. All, winter, food and sleep will
soon be here" said the speaker among
the prairie dogs.
ooh, you've hidden food, have YOU?
asked the bear.
i i .".Qf eQurse,". said. the, prairie dog.
And they all danced and played
about, for they were very happy. The
prairie dogs are one Of the happiesl
of animals and they are always very
cheerful and pleasant. Some farm
ers do not like them because Of the
many holes they make, but they really
do no harm.
You have such funny tails" sait
; the bear.
YES" said the prairie dog, 'w'
have They were given to US so as t,
let folks know we always felt hk'
laughing. They are such absurd tail
and they make everyone feel jolly AM
amused"
Just then all Of the prairie dogs be
gan TO bark and their barking sound
ed as if they were laughing at som
huge joke.
what is it," growled the bear.
, 1--WE were thinking of our tails,
$ they barked. I'VE know how TO smil
S and laugh with our tails-don't We?
: And from the looks of the funny lii
+ tie tails the bear certainly though
they looked as though they were a
! ways laughing.
ITS a lucky thing" said the speal
er prairie dog, "to be able to laug
Y backwards and forwards. We ca
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-10-30
TUESDAY, OCTOBER 80, 1917.

1t is the duty Of every housekeeper
to sign one of the food pledge cards.
The government is not trying to have
people save food at the expense of
poorly nourished bodies. 1t wants all
Of us to have enough to eat. But
there are many kinds of foods which
we have in abundance, and we are
urged to use these. such as potatoes and
vegetables of all kinds, and to save
some Of the staples like wheat and 9th.
or grains and beans, which can be
shipped readily to our soldiers and om
allies abroad.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-10-30
y 20 CO.
PUT CREAM IN NOSE
AND STOP CATARRH
Tells How To Open Clogged Nos
trils and End Head Colds.

You feel fine in few moments. Your
cold in head or catarrh will be gone
Your clogged nostrils will open. The ali
passages of your head will clear and
you can breathe freely. No more dull
ness, headache; no hawking, snuffling
mucous discharges or dryness; no strug
Cling for breath at night.
Tell your druggist you want small
bottle of Ely's Cream Balm. Apply g
little of this fragrant, antiseptic cream
in your nostrils, let it penetrate through
every air passage of the head; soothe
and heal the swollen, infiamed mucou:
membrane, and relief comes instantly.
1t is just what every cold and catarrl
sufferer needs. Don't stay stuffed-uI
and miserable.-Advt.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-10-30
TO THE SUBSCRIBERS.

It Is the aim OF the management TO
secure efficient service in the delivery of
the paper each night, and it solicits the
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
remedy Immediately applied. 1t is only
by this method that the publisher can Sc
cure the desired service.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-10-30

bark and laugh
with our voices
and our tails,
too !"
IT h en- you
shouldn't begin TO.
think of going to
sleep for the win
ter S al d t h G
bear. You should
be happy and
look forward to
a month or two
of outdoor fun
and play
1--WE do" said
t h e S p e a k G +
prairie dog. I'VE
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-10-30
The Best TIE st.

"My mother has the loveliest new
DRESS" said Bessie.
$50 has my mother" said Olive.
'My mother goes to more parties
than anybody in this town"
"My mother has the doctor more
than any one in this ton" said Olive,
triumphantly.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-10-30

nut L love TO Inlnk
OF It,"
~ on d on t
change your ways
in the zoo, do
your" asked the
bear from his
yard some little
distance away.
No" said the
prairie dog, Il
care about sleep
no matter where I
am"
II like to sleep
myself" said the
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-10-30
Thank You.
Rutland Herald. }

Editor Hubbard of The Brattleboro
Reformer not only showed his nerve
by going up in a balloon at Rockville,
Conn, under the direction of ~ H. Ar
mold, chief instructor, former local man
on The Reformer and correspondent of
The Herald, but he wrote a mighty
interesting account of his experiences
This IS real newspaper enterprise, to
take the chance and then write a good
story about it.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-10-30
TO ADVERTISERS.

Transient advertislng-Run of paper,
so cents an inch for first insertion; % cents
an inch for each subsequent insertion.
Limited space on first page at double
rates.
Space rates on application.
Classified advertisements Five cents
a line first insertion with so per cent dis
count 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, 1917-10-30
DADDY EVENIN|,
[ARY TALL I'll
PRAIRIE DOGS.
~ MARY GRAHAM BONNER

"Of course" said the prairie dog, at
is not nearly time to 70 to bed as yet,