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The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-11-16

In spite Of previous announcements
that the American Red Cross does not
approve the chain-letter system of rails
ing money, and that il has never author
lied any ehainlettcr promoters to use
the name Of the Red Cross in any way,
letters of this nature are in circulation
and many copies of them have been for
wardcd to national headquarters for ex.
PLANTATION. The American Rcd Cross
rcitcratcs that no chain-lctter project
has it., approval. While some of these
schemes may have been started III good
faith, mention of the Red Cross is not
warranted. Red Cross members, and the
public in general, are warned that there
is no assurance that donations in re-
/ Spouse to any chain letters will reach
the Red Cross treasury, and are urged
/ to pay no attention to such appeals
\ whose sincerity is always open to doubt
4 Aid TO the Red Cross should always be
! furnished through recognized channels
/ if the donor wishes to be assured that
his gift is to reach the object intended
The northampton Gazette strikes q
/ very vulnerable point when it contrasts
tic German spirit of sacrifice with om
own. Note the words: ''Tne reason
that Germany has been able to hold of
the whole world for more than three
years is because everybody in that coun
try has long been doing all he or sht
could, while in her leading opponents ;
large part Of the people have been do
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-11-16
The Uses of Adversely.

(Shelburnc Falls Messenger
Nothing is trucr than that continued
and sustained prosperity will enervate
and moral stamina of any people. The
human animal is all too prone 10 over
indulge in the good things of life. Put
a man on his mcttlc to wrest existence
from reluctant world, and in the
effort every fibre Of his being is nee
essarily developed to the uttermost,
and he energies an invincible Speci-
men of the fighter.
So with nations. Given all that the
heart can wish, and left to revel un-
hindered in the indulgence of that
plenty, the national fibre must newt
ably deterioratc.
Any crisis that Jars men out Of
their ease cannot fail 10 work good
to that people. With no disposition to
minimize the evils of the present con
fiict, yet We are bound TO realize that
the world is waking up to a View OF
life that it had well-nigh lost. Life
Is struggle, and when struggling
ceases decay sets III.
When the smoke Of the present con
tlict has cleared away and the world
takes stock Of results, we will be found
to have learned many valuable les
sons. One great loss is inevitable
that of heroic lives that must Of ne
cessity be sacrificed. This is deplora
| BILE. Yet these lives will have been
given in the most glorious OF. causes
the renewing and vitalizing Of the life
| OF the nations.
| From the dawn of. history to tn,
! present day, SybariteS and sensual
lists have IrofeSsed to deride and scot
| at the scriptual virtues Of renuncia
! tion and self sacrifice Yet the lie
cree remains as unalterable today a
when enunciated by the Man of Gal
lilee, that whatsoever loSeth his If
shall find it.
We Of America have not We
touched the edge Of real remuneration
We have given only OF q superabun
dance. 1t is when the giving assume
the nature Of sacrifice that the rca
good to the people. will be realized
Shall We, then, pray that it come no
TO US
We repeat, the sacrifice of life j
deplorable, and we would II could b
averted.
There IS but one greater calamit
that could bctall US, that is that "
should fail 10 measure up to the OF
: portunity now knocking at our DOOR
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-11-16

The trolley railroads on all sides are
complaining Of the falling off in bust
ness, due in large measure no doubt to
the increased use Of motor cars. There
is talk Of giving up the line which con
meets Derry, y. H., with the metropolis
Of the state, Manchester. The road has
been a losing game for years. The Con
nccticut valley line, running south from
Greenfield with connections to Spring
field, has made it's schedule car in an
hour and a half and has cut out its
night service to Turner's Falls and Mon
taguc on branch line. The trolley is
one Of the few modern developments
which has not lived up to the predic-
tions made for it when it was coming in
to vogue nearly 80 years ago.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-11-16

ing as little as they could. It is very
important difference. Without war it
would have led to the ultimate down
fall Of England. 1t is making it a
mans Job for all the world to lick
Germany. II permits Germany to get
her fighting done for a very small
fraction of the cost to her enemies, thus
ensuring their earlier exhaustion. If,
after the war, this difference between
Germany and her enemies exists in like
degree il will enable her\to build up
again in very much less time than her
enemies. There is no mystery to mas
terv. Those who have it earn it. There
have been, since we started in the war;
500 strikes in this country for less work
or more pay. The government yields so
easily to demands that it paid $l4 a
day for carpenters AT its Southern
camps The work of ship building, gun
making and ammunition making has
been and still is greatly retarded by
strikes The difference between the
power of country where all the peo-
pie do all they can, all the time, and
the efficiency Of a country where good
part of the people do as little as they
can all the time is very great. 1t eX
plains why Germany has held out three
times as long as most people expected.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-11-16
Little Benny's
Note Book
By LEE PAPE
By LEE PAPE

Granpop was Ground last mite, and we
was all up III the setting room and
sed Does envbodv know watts good for
heeeups3
Take 8 swallows of water with out
stopping, that will cure YOU, scd ma.
| blecvC the best way to teetch hee-
cups their place IS simply by the exer-
else Of Will power. sed pop, bleeve
enybodv with strong will can lest
make up his mind that he hagent RELY
got hcccups at ALL aud th"v will stop
immeeditly.
don't take no stock in that Will
yum, sed granPop, YOU must Of bin reed
ing some book on hipmotizm. there's ony
one way TO cure heecuEs, and that's to
stick = cold key down your back.
Wy father, that's tna cure for nose
bleed, sed ma
Its the cure for cnythiag, sed granpop,
| ust to know a old rhine Watever all
ment does attack, stick a cold KEY down
your back.
swallers Of waiter without stopping
has always cured me. sed ma.
NonscnrS II was your will power that
cured YOU, sed pop, YOU took your {
swallows and then made up your mind
that YOU dident have heecups, and sure
enutf vou dident. You mite as well OF
started rite ont with will power in the
ferst place insted Of wasting al that
waiter.
Watever ailment does attack, stick a
cold key down your back, sed sranpop
And they kepp on each saying theil
way was the best, and after vile EoI
sed, by the way, Benny. l haven't no
teed YOU doing eny heecupping.
No sir. ] was jest numbering wat t.
do IN ease ! started, / sed.
You 90 take yourself for wawk
sed pop.
Wirh | did
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-11-16

the war. There : going to be sugar
enough by and by, and our ability to
get along comfortably until relief comes
depends upon our present attitude. Per
sonal boarding makes the situation Just
50 much harder The woman who with
plenty Of sugar ON hand for immediate
needs goes around to the various gro
Gerry stores purchasing more is Just as
far from being a patriot as the person
who binders tie government IN more
conspicuous ways. No amount of sew
ing for the Red Cross can atone for her
sin. Local merchants are showing a
commendable disposition to make the
town S supply Of sweet 90 rs far as
possible, and in this effort they should
have the cooperation Of everybody.
But if they find they are being hindered
through the selfshness of a few individ-
uals The Meddler would suggest that
during the present strin9ency they make
every purchaser OF sugar register his
name and the amount of his purchase
and that the list kept by each mer
chant be open to inspection by his
competitors.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-11-16

tence for he was looking far over some
mountain tops at another valley with
clover.
what have you hesTd? asked Mrs
Goat.
oh" said Mr.. Goat, as he begun to
remember that he had been talking
"Oh, to be sure" he continued, Il have
heard that some of our cousins who
have gone to live where it is level and
where there are no real mountains,
Will climb right over the little houses
they are given to sleep in"
81 am not in the / asst surprised"
said Mrs. Goat. If | saw q little
house | would climb right over it.
What would a house be to me? Alb
solutely nothing. For / am used to
the mountains, the great ridges and
the peaks"
They walked and climbed many
miles and after long long time they
rested. After they had had nap
they began to feel the effects of the
again felt hungry.
Mercy me-" said Mr.. Goat, 81 am
feeling cross again. That is only an
other word for hungry with me-"
II know your ways, dear goat" said
Mrs. Goat, land we will start off to
the next valley right away"
Mr. White Mountain Goat was GER
tainly feeling very ere IS, but soon they
had reached the valley and they were
eating again.
Even if you arc cross for little
while before meal-time,' said Mrs.
White Mountain Goat, 'you are a love
of Il goat after meals. The time when
you are cross and hungry never lasts
very long, SO l can forgive you, III.
Coat
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-11-16
CLAIM THEY WERE ABUSED.
Two Boys Leave Homes in Waitsfeld.
One Being Sent Back.

WAITSFIELD, Nov. 16.-Carlton
Emerson and Roy Jacobs, both II, left
tae homes where they have been liv-
ing Wednesday night and were taken
into custody yesterday near Montpelier
by Sheriff Tracey yesterday morning.
Their story was that they had been i'll
treated. They are from Massachusetts
institutions.
The boys were taken to the sheriff S
house where an investigation was con
Quoted after which the Emerson boy
went back to Waitsfeld The Jacobs
boy told a story of i'll treatment that
will be investigated before he is al
lowed to go back.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-11-16

TIE Reformer Is on sale every evening
by tie following news dealers:
Erattleboro, Brattleboro News Co., G.
w Cleaveland, s. l. Purrinton (E.stey-
wiley. Brooks House Pharmacy, Aliens
Depot Newsstand Mrs. ID. F. Doyle,
South Main street.
West Brattleboro, J. l. Stockwen
East Dummerston, NJ E. Brown
Putney, NJ. G williams
Newfane, " NJ Batchelder.
Townshend, g. w. Cutler
West Townshend, c. II Grout
jamaica, r. ]. Daggett
South Londonderry +. III Tyler.
South Vernon. b Buffum.
West Chesterfield, NJ. H., Mrs. w
Streeter.
Hinsdale. ". H., W. H. Lyman.
Bellows Falls, Depot Restaurant
Windsor, VT, Windsor Restaurant
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-11-16
BETTER THAN CA[OMEL
Thousands Have Discovered DR..
Edwards Olive Tablets are
a Harmless Substitute.

DR.. Edwards Olive Tablets-the substi-
tute for calonleI - are a mild but sure
laxative, and their effect On the liver IS
almost instantaneous. They are the result
of Dr. Edwards determination not to treat
liver and bowel complaints with calomeL
His efforts to Danish it brought out these
little olive-colored tablets.
These pleasant little tablets do the good
that caiomel does, but have no bad after
effects. They don't injure the teeth like
strong liquids OR calonel. They take hold
of the trouble and quickly correct it. Why
cure the liver at the expense or the teeth?
Calomel sometimes plays havoc with the
gums. So do strong liquids. It is best not
to take calomel, but to let Dr.. Edwards
Olive Tablets take its place.
Most headaches, "dullness" and that
lazy feeling come from constipation and
a disordered liver Take DR.. Edwards
Olive Tablets when you feel 'loggy' and
heavy" Note how they ''clear" clouded
brain and how they ''perk UP" the spirits.
1oc and 25c box. Ali druggists.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-11-16
Sea Power Important.
{ Springfield Republican.

y few weeks ago before the Italian
reverses and the outbreak of civil war
III Russia, there would have been much
citation over the past weeks remark
ably poor showing of Germany ; L
boats against British shipping. But one
vessel Of over 1900 tons was sunk, and
but five vessels of less than 900 tons
where is Won Tirpitz3 Depression
over the Italian situation should not be
permitted TO blanket the increasing
success being won over the enemy sub
marines. More than once IN the Ma
poleonic wars sea power alone held out
against the conquerer Of the continent.
Sea power at least holds out today, and
il may yet be made a fact of great
significance
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-11-16
GREAT REJOICING BY
RHEUMATIC CRIPPLES
If So Crippled You Can't Use Arms OF
Legs, Rheuma VIII Help You.

II YOU want relief in two days, swif,
certain, gratifying relief, take a small dos
OF Rheuma once a day.
II YOU want to dissolve every particle
Of uric acid poison in your body and drivl
II out through the natural channels 81
that YOU will be forever free from rheli
matism. get a bottle of Rheuma from VII
fred + Root or any druggist at once 1t
must give the joyful relief expected or
money refunded
rheumatism IS a powerful disease strong
Is entrenched in Joints and muscles In
order to conquer it powerful enemy mus,
be sent against it. Rheuma is the enemy
OF rheumatism enemy that conquers il
III nearly every" instance
Judge John Barhorst, Of Fit Loramie,
Ohio, knows it. He was walking with
as much for you; it seldom fails.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-11-16

With the approach Of winter months
T. Is wen to advise people to plan TO be
ont door n part Of each day. Winter
is the time when grip, colds and other
maladics are rampant and the doctors
are ovcrworked. The main reason is that
people do not get enough exercise and
fresh air. The person who will walk
FIVE to ten miles in the invigorating air
each day is not likely to be an object
of concern to the physician.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-11-16
DADDlSEV[NDN(
[k|RY TALL Nt1
~ M1PY CDAUAM BONNER
MOUNTAIN GOATS.
~ MARY GRAHAM BONNER

Mr.. and Mrs. White Mountain Goat
We're having talk as to what they
should have for dinner.
Il suggest good deal of clover"
said Mr. Goat
And | would like some hay" said
Mrs. Goat.
"Why shouldn't we have both?"
asked Mr.. Goat.
'Why not, indeed?" asked Mrs.
Goat, looking at her husband proudly.
NO one could say that goats are
stupid if they ever saw you, my dear"
she said
Thank you, my love- said Mr.. Goat.
kind words are pleasant to hear and
we have both made each other happy
hy them, but just now it is meal
time and am very hungry In fact |
will be far more pleasant after | eat.
| am beginning to feel a little cross
now
'As long as you admit it." said Mrs.
| Goat, sit is not so bau. The only
/ creatures / cannot stand are the ones
| who don't admit when they feel cross.
! They act in such a horrid way and yet
they pretend they are not disagree
able in the least :.
Il am getting more cross by the
moment" said Mr. Goat. "Nye really
! must hurry
Now Mr. Goat was really feeling
rather cross. He always did when he
grew very hungry. To be sure he adj
mitted it, because he thought it was
the best way. He did not want Mrs
Goat to think that he would natural
ly be cross to her.
He felt rather ashamed that he al
ways grew so cross when he was hun
cry and he tried hard to hide the way
he felt, but it was very, very difficult
SO off Mr. and Mrs. White Mountain
Goat went for their meal of clover
and hay. They found some splendid
clover and the hay was good too.
81 am feeling better now" said Mr.
White Mountain Goat, as he muncheC
the clover and smiled.
II know you are" laughed Mrs. Goat
! Il always feel so cross when l an
/ hungry said Mr.. Goat.
i ITO be sure You do said Mrs. Goat
'but oh. how extremely pleasant yol
Il are after i meal"
Il It was quite true for Mr.. Goat be
1 gan to smile and laugh and chat i
1 the happiest manner. He told joke
Il and he said how wonderful the worl
was. He also told Mrs. Goat hoy
= much he loved her.
| They went for long walk after thi
+ meal-a very long walk, along tn
top of the mountain. They climbe
I and climbed and no matter how hig
the ridges were, they managed TO g
over them.
How | would hate to live on tn
!. level earth" said Mr.. White Mountai
1 Goat.
:, 80 would T." said Mrs. Goat.
II have heard" said Mr.. Whit
l. Mountain Goat, rubbing his handson
/ beard or goatee against his shoulde
Y but he had forgotten to finish his sci
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-11-16
IS SENT BACK TO ASYLUM.
Anna Doyle, Who Escaped From Wa
terbury, Found at Montpelier

MONTPELIER, Nov l6 Anna
DOYLE was taken into custody Yesterday
noon by the police, having escaped from
the state hospital al Waterbury, She is
90 wears old and was so dressed that
she was easily recognized after notice
was received here about ll30 TELLING
OF her escape. She came to this city
Wednesday night and STAYED at tn,
Montpelier House over night, causina
no disturbance. She was at the railway
station ready to take train for Che
sea when the officer found her
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-11-16
TO HE SUBSCRIBERS.

II is the aim OF the management to
secure efficient service in the delivery OF
the paper each night, and II solicits 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. IL In only
by this method that the publisher can Sc
cure the desired service.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-11-16
Too Much Autoing.
{ Rutland Newa.)

One Rutland man counted 90 automo-
bilcs containing 430 passengers that
passed his house on Saturday afternoon
III the course of an hour. Is it any
wonder that railroad passenger traffic
receipts show falling off? Is it any
wonder that the price OF gasoline has
steadily mounted? Is it any wonder
that govt, fatty degeneration of the
heart, and weak undeveleped legs have
increased?
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-11-16
FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 10, 1917.

Having knowledge of what the Ger
mans did to Rheims and to dozens of
villages and cities the world shudders
at the thought of a German army draw
ing near to Venice with its wonderful
art treasures.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-11-16
Judicial Correction.

Unfortunately we've mislaid the
name Of the judge, but his courtroom
is in New Bedford, Mass. Before him
appeared a defendant who, hoping for
ieniency. pleaded, Judge, IN down
and out
Whcrcupon said the wise Judge:
You re down, but you re not out
Six months. philadelphia Evening
Ledger.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-11-16

Another honor has come to Vermont.
According to the officials in Washington
it has less labor troubles and strikes
than any other state in the Union dur
ing the war period. The only difficulty
in this neck of woods is to find enough
men TO DO the work in sight.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-11-16
The MeddLer
:" The coat fts you. put i on"

Service to the country should be the
first consideration Of every man, WON
an and child in these days, yet in view
of the fact that ability to sarve-es-
peciallv with those of US who are at
homc-depends to large degree on the
measure of our prosperity we may well
ask ourselves here in Brattleboro 4
few pertinent questions. Why is il
that with towns all around us com
planning of a scarcity Of tenements we
have larger number vacant than for
several years? Why is il that in =
town where there are plenty of vacant
tenements there are factory buildings
not in use? Why is it The Meddler
docn I know, nor is he inclined TO
blame anyone in particular for this
state of affairs, but he Is firmly con
WINGED that the situation is one on
which considerable amount OF gray
matter may wen be expended
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-11-16
Rye T |our
FOR The
"WheatIess Days.

The Food Administration
is urging the use Of rye
bread as a substitute for
white bread at least one day
each week. Housewives and
restaurants are getting be-
hind this movement with I'M
expected enthusiasm and are
buying rye flour as never be-
fore.
You can purchase Rye
Flour from your Grocer at
$1,000 per barrel (2 98-lb.
sacks). Also Rye Meal at
$500 per barrel u 98-lb.
sacks).
Z nD0cDV o on
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-11-16
Mennher nt the AssooIated press.

THE Associated Press II exclusively
entitled 20 the use for publication OF all
news dispatches credited TO II and not
otherwise credited in tins paper and also
the local news published herein.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-11-16
TO ADVERTISERS.

transient advertlsing-Run OF paper,
80 cents an inch for first insertion; 25 cents
an inch for each subsequent insertion.
Limited space on first page at double
rates.
Space rates on application.
Classified advertisements - Five cents
line first insertion with so per cent dis
count for each subsequent insertion.
without change OF copy.
Reading Notces-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, 1917-11-16

In this very situation. The Meddler
believes, there ought TO be found a solu-
ton Of the foregoing questions, for it
seems to him wasteful for labor and
material to be used in the construction
of houses and factories in one town
when in another town close at hand
there are houses aud factories already
built and not in use. If i is true, as il
seems to be, that manufacturers III towns
adjacent to Brattleboro are handicapped
in the production of necessary materials
for lack Of factory space or homes for
needed employees why shouldn' they
utilize the facilities that Brattlcboro
has available in 50 far rs is feasible
The Meddlor cannot see why not. There
is enough factory space here for the en-
ployment of sufficient men to fill all the
vacant tonements in town. And if this
space were utilized the need OF new and
expensive construction elsewhere would
he diminished by just that amount.
Furthermore, every wheel turned III
Brattleboro would be turned by hydro
electric power at a saving of so much
coal for use in localities where water
power is not available or for othcr pur.
poses.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-11-16

The country is fast putting itself on
war basis. That is true and is TO be
expected, and the changes incident to
the metamorphosis are bound to bring
about strange conditions. The demand
for Injuries is certain to be curtailed-
must be eurtailed, in fact. Everyone
must learn TO avoid waste, TO be thrifty
in the sense of making use OF odds and
ends that heretofore have been thrown
away. But above all these obvious facts
is this one The demands on the coun
Try 5 productive power were never so
great as they are today. The war needs
of this country and its allies are tax
ing industry 10 its utmost-to such an
extent, indeed, that the government is
continually urging the abandonment Of
all unnecessary expenditure Of labor and
of material, especially fuel