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The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-03-09

AS for temporary loans to pay untore-
seen expenses, they would be much
less likely to occur if the town had a
finance committee whose members
would make a close study of proposed
expenditures and then appear in iowa
meeting with suggestions based on this
study. That is what is done in Green
field, and without the advice of these
bud2etmaker the voters would be at
a loss to pass intelligently on the vari-
Gus proposals. Here the need of such
expert advice is even greater than in
Greenfield and other Massachusetts
towns because we vote an infexible tax
rate, whereas their tax rate IS based
on the amount appropriated for diff
ferent purposes. In Greenfield, by the
way, the finance committee idea is the
outgrowth of an informal movement
which could be started here just as well
as anywhere. All that would be nee
essary would be several competent and
experienced men with willingness to
study the town s needs in connection
with its resources. Their recommends
tions, of course, would not be binding
but the likelihood is that nine out of
every ten voters would welcome them.
The idea Of finance committee of
this kind is in fact part of the town
manager plan in which a large number
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-03-09

There was q similar lack of initia-
tive, on the part of The Meddler and
cvc-yorc else present, when the matter
Of issuing bonds to take care of tenn
porary loans already incurred was
brought W. 1t would have been a
step in the right direction if somebody
had moved a special tax sufficient to
pay half of this indebtedncss-10
cents would have done it-and the
chances are that the motion would
have passed just as easily as did the
one to postpone payment unit! 1927.
OF course, a special tax of this kind
would have caused some cussing when
the collector started outn next fail, but just
the same it would have resulted III an
$4,000 reduction of the town s liabil-
tiles. And who is prepared to say that
Brattleboro is going TO be III any better
shape to pay its debts ten years from
now than it is today?
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-03-09
DO NOT INSURE YouR LIFE

until YOU have investigated all the
forms of this Company. Insurance can
hr satisfactorily arranged b. CORE
spondeucc. Gsth year. National Life
lus. Co., Of VI tMutual) ALBERT
&. LAIRD. Special Agent, 8 Crosby
Block.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-03-09

Protected by The Adams Newspaper Servisel
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1917-02-01

see how they looked In this %wondernN
magic mirror.
But this also had Its limits and
when tagging interest indicated tho
need for a change, the mother intro
duced the toy railroad outfit, consist.
Ing OF miniature tickets, baggage
checks. punch. cap. etc. The older boy
declared that he should he the conduc-
tor. and the mother. with baby In her
lap, played the role OF n passenger.
In n few minutes the field Of opera
tons was extended beyond the seats
occupied by the family. and every pas
senger In the car was given an oppor-
tunlty TO hold a ticket tn some remote
destination. Even the nervous person
declared that she woulc he glad to
travel to the end OF the line In such
good company.
When the train did nj last get to the
end Of the line, after eight hours OF
travel. the mother took or the three
children that had aroused the appre-
tensions of the nervous They
were very tired. hut still go%od.natured
and ready for any new excitement that
might appear above the brink of the
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1917-02-01

next moment. And the nervous lady
she had forgotten to be worried.
When travelling by land or by water
or when staying at home In the city
or countryside troublesome child Is
usually the child that does tot know
what to do with himself and the good"
child is the n that Is occupied. When
our grandparents said Satan finds
some mischief still for idle hands
to do" their theology or ~demonology
may have been questionable but their
psychology was certainly sound. The
safety-frst rule for children-travel.
ing or nOt-is, Keep Busyl
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1917-02-01

tcrcst them. Point out how the bees,
working away for n ~hard.hcartcd queen
who lives In Il conc-shaped palace. run
from flower Ia flower seeking to coll
lcct the tribute of sweets for the re-
lentless task.mistress Of the hive. Tell
them how these little bees, without
knowing 1t, are carrying from one fra
grant blossom to another the germ
Of life that makes possible the repro.
duction of the flower and keeps alive
the beauty and the JOY of having the
plant.
That study ought to appeal to n ma.
ture mind; 1t certainly does to the
mind of n child. The truth has but
recently been discovered among the
city children. The result Of the instruc-
ton has been hat many little shaw.
ers are taking tender care of the
things they once sought to destroy.
and n spirit is being developed that
speaks well for the future Of foricul.
turp.
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1917-02-01

WORK AMONG THE LOWER

II n cactus appears diseased, cut
away all the branches and parts that
do not seem wholesome. Withhold wa
ter for u time and pinch Off the ,Op
OF the stalks to make side branches
grow.
Seeds OF asparagus sprengeri, which
ripen ut this season, should be sown
ms soon as they mature. They germi-
nate quickly and soon make satisfac-
tory follage-plants.
II not attended to before now, take
cuttings Of hardy shrubs, vines and
grippe and set out In the garden In
wcll.prcpared soil in the spring.
II you are short Of window plants
experiment with the chrysanthemum.
Put the new shoots of the half-hardy
sort IN fine, rich soil place In n sun
ny window und see II you cannot have
them in bloom In n couple of months.
The hcllotrOpe Is impatient Of n
small pot, and should be shifted to a
size larger rs 500 as its fine roots
cover the outside OF the ball Of earth.
SO dense are It's roots that IL Is often
necessary To run n fine skewer about
the base OF the plant several times to
allow the water to penetrate to the
henrt of the roots. See that these
holes are kept open.
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1917-02-01
TEACHING THE CHILDREN
ABOUT FLOWERS
BY l.. NJ. BENNINGTON.

One OF the things that wise old folk
" many generations have repeated is
that If n child be taught until II Is
twelve years Of age it doesn't make
much difference who has the suisse
quent handling. the direction of the
mind will he fixed and the career
pointed. This truth Is shown In no
way better than in the development OF
a love for flowers and for the garden.
Country folk Imagine that children
in the big cities have no trees, no
grass and 10 flowers. Quite the re-.
verse! They have the benefit of see
Ing the best development that Is made
by the leading culturists of the world.
They are now being taught the value
Of flowers. The time was when n
child could not be trusted alone in n
city park where flowers were exhib.
tied. They pulled the plants and they
despolled the gardens. No vnndal
eve hit n place with heavier hand
than the average city child struck n
park flower bed. The fear OF the po-
lice did not deter them. They had no
particular thought for the reproof OF
their parents.
Now the people who study parks and
flowers have gone to studying children.
and strangely enough, they have dis
covered that children are rational hui.
man beings, thoroughly susceptible OF
being taught the value Of flowers and
the care that Is required to produce
and keep them. In many Of the big
flower plots the little fellows are be-
ing regularly taken and told all about
the way that flowers thrive. They are
being taught botany as Il kindergarten
study-not In the dry terms of the ex.
pert, but In the plain, interesting way
Of the amateur. They are learning
how seeds are planted. how bulbs
come from the queer land of the dykes
and all OF the other secrets.
The trulsm that the greatest and
most valuable crop in the world Is
the crop Of children Is impressing it.
self In the pursuit Of this hitherto neg.
lected branch of garden work. When
n child begins 10 get interested In the
study OF flowers, made pleasing by
the avoidance Of dry detail, there Is
no end TO the possibility of pleasure
that can be derived from It.. The in.
structlon affords the grown-ups n sim
pie way to enjoy the society of the
young, which Is the best tonic that
age ever had. More gray hairs can be
lodged and more wrinkles lroned out
by associating with children than by
the application Of any known cure.
Once this Is fully realized, the value
Of tnking up the flower study with
children will make an appeal to many,
nsny older persons who now seek n
book and n corner when they might
be finding renewed youth with the
tots.
Tell the children things that will in
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1917-02-01
TRAINING TODAYS
BOYS AND GIRLS
,.appy Child Is the One That
Travels Peacefully.
KEEPING HIN GOOD NATURED
ssus, WEEK. tss Flssesy Llttle Hands.
A SEE 80 Simple A~ruserents, and
Mothers Tram sreelem Is No
Freelem at All.
8, sIpoNIs N. eRuENeERe.

= SNSNNNS ~ ~
lij HIN the train stopped AT the first
w station. the older of the two wom-
en- near the eud W the car looked out
~nervouSly 10 see who n getting On.
She Was not awaiting anyone she was
only worrying lest some children get
aboard and make the rest Of the trip
miserable for her. Some children did
get on-three OF them, with only one
mother 10 take care Of them. Then
the nervous woman felt sure there
would be trouble. aud her companion
could not comfort her. She knew the
children would be running about and
shouting: that they would be restless
aud bother the mother for n drink or
for candy. and that they would surely
make her Journey miserable. She only
dared hope that they would not stay
on tho train long. And when the train
stated OF again. she settled down
comfortably to a good, old.fashioued
f%retting spell.
And at the same time the mother
Of the three children settled down
comfortably To a whole days travel.
First she called the porter and had
him get a table. At this she placed
the two older children, with r box Of
colored cra!ons anu some outline pic.
lures The children set to work com.
pairing totes as 10 the color 20 he used
for the horses or ships, and 5abblins
continuously about the incidents sug.
gested by the pictures. The youngest
child was given some beads. with
which he played Until he Eel! asleep
and the mother took occasion 20 sit
back quietly and rest while there wa
still a chance.
when the children tired Of working
with the crayons the mother dipped
into her baggage again and brought
forth some 'cut-out" pictures. with
two pairs OF dull-nosed scissors. Sort
Ing the pictures and deciding which
ones were to be attacked first helped
to eat up some OF the time, and then
they were busy nearly an hour-with
tho interruptions at stations and &C.
casional glances at the moving land.
scape.
After a short period OF relaxation
the children were again ready to do
something, and the mother suggested
reading u story. This seemed to meet
with approval, and the mother drew
forth a book the children selected the
story, and the mother read TO them.
They stopped 10 look at the pictures
and to discuss the ethics Of Jacks
making way with the giants wealth.
the elder boy c%ontendlng that II was
not really stealing, since the giant had
taken II from Jacks father.
Then the baby awoke and mother oh.
served that 1t was time for luncheon.
This was dispatched In q happy and
l%eisurely manner After luncheon had
been cleared away the mother pro.
duced n couple OF "Stampkraft" books,
containing Mother Goose" or fairy
tales, with packets OF poster stamps"
The selection and comparing and past
ing OF these stamps kept the children
busy and the mother was able To give
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1917-02-01
FALLING HAIR means
DANDRUFF IS ACTIVE
Save Your Halrl Get a rs Cent Bottle
Of Danderlne Right Now-Also
Stops Itching Scalp.

Thin. brittle. colorless and scraggy
hair 10 mute evidence Of a neglected
scalp; OF dandruff-that awful scurt.
There Is nothing SO destructive to
the hair al dandruff. 1t robs the hair
Of Its luster. It's strength and Its very
life; eventually producing a feverish.
ness and itching Of the scalp. which
II not remedied causes the hair roots
to shrink. loosen and die-then the
hair falls out fast. A little Danderino
tonight-now-any time-will surely
ave your hair.
Get q rs cent bottle Of Knowlton's
Danderine from any store. and after
the first application your hair will
take on that life. luster and luxuriance
which is SO beautiful. 1t will become
wavy and fluffy and have the appear.
ance Of abundance: an incompatible
gloss and softness. but what will
please you most will be after Just Q
few weeks use. when you will actual.
ly Q a lot Of fine. downy hair-new
hair-growing all owe the scalp. Adv.
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1917-02-01
Bonus system In japan,

The highest salaried man in Japan
does not receive enough money In that
form to pay for gasoline used by his
automobile. for salaries Of the man.
ayers of business corporations are in
significantly small, says the Japan
Times. Salaries, however, are not the
total income Of business men. Under
the japanese custom there is a liberal
bonus system, and the bonus amounts
20 800 or 400 times the monthly salary
In some cases.
The Mitsui company IL regarded rs
the biggest corporation in japan and
their directors are noted for their
large incomes. Each director Is said
60 receive In the form Of a bonus
about 100000 n year, although his
salary may he only $3.50 n month.
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1917-02-01
O. HENRY'S METHOD OF WORK
Writer Gathered Little Material for
the Remarkably interesting Stories
he Turned Out.

o. Henry In his real work could write
only by the light within. There was
no elaborate scheme Of preparation 10
take the place of the inspired word.
lie read nothing, or next to IL. lie in
v~estigated nothing. lie saw nobody.
He had no propaganda, no views 10 ex.
pound, no lesson. In the meaner sense,
10 teach. His was not the dull indus.
try that investigates. notebook In hand,
the slum, the factory and the mar.
ket place, and turns the mass OF accu.
mulated fact into the vast contempo.
rary novel that pours It's slow current
II alluvial mud through the channel
OF a thousand pages.
Ignorant-undOubtedly, except Of life
itself-gloriously ignorant he was. No
college, not even II theological school
could have m%atriculated him. Even Of
New York, so they nov tell us, he knew
practically nothing. But OF little
threads and patches, n vision Of q bag
gard face seer for n momen In a
crowd, n fallen word, the chance glanc,
Of en- eye-of such as this interviewer
with the cross thread of his marvelou,
imagination. he did his matchless work
Let II 50 rest as his best monument
The little ~peckings OF the critics abou'
the base will but serve to keep cleaI
the stone.-Stephen Leacock, In New
Republic.
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1917-02-01
INDIGESTION, GAS
OR SICK STOMACH
Time It! Pape's Diapepsin ends
all Stomach misery in five
minutes.

Do some foods you eat hit hack
taste good. but work badly; ferment
into stubborn humps and cause a sick.
sour, Eassy stomsoh' Now, Mr. Or
Mira Dyspeptio tot this down: PsPes
Diapepsin dieests everything, leaving
nothing to sour and upset you There
never vas anything - safely quick 50
certainly effective No difference hou
badly your stomach IL -isoraered you
will get harry relief il ave minutes,
but wha; pleAses Won most Is that 81
strengthens and regulates ynur stora.
ach 50 you can eat your iavortte foods
without fear.
You feel different as . as "Fapes
Dtapepsin" comes IN contact with the
stomach-distress Just vanishes-your
stomach gets sweet. no gases. nc belch.
ing. no eructations OF undigested food.
Go now, make the best investment
you ever made, by getting a large fifty.
cent case OF Pape's Diapepsin from any
store. You realize in FIVE minutes how
needless It is to suffer from indiges.
ton. dyspepsia or bad stomach. Adv.
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1917-02-01
THE ANEM0NE AND NARCISSI

Anemone should he planted six roots
to the slx-inch pot, and the roots ought
to be covered with m inch Of soil. The
pots are to be kept In a cool cellar I'm.
I'll he late winter or until early In the
spring, when they are to be planted
In n warm window TO flower.
They may be planted In the open
ground, but In this event they must
have a good covering of leaves or
straw.
Narcissi will do we'll In bowls OF
pebbles and water, or they may be cul.
tured In pots of earth or fiber dishes.
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1917-02-01
Ready TO Travel.

all Of her attention 10 the baby. The
older child finished his book OF stamps
first, and then watched the younger
n with the superior air Of u critical
but sympathetic elder.
When the booklets we're completed
the older child read the stories and
ISlnted out the suitability OF the poster
stamps and their shortcomings, and
the other child did the same with the
Mother Goose" rhymes. Then they
played with the bnby for awhile, until
the mother felt that II was time to
start something else.
She was prepared for the change,
and brought forth n queer contrivance
consisting OF u pane of glass hinged
along n edge to a Hat box. The glass
was set upright, a picture placed fiat
on M side and a blank sheet Of paper
on the other. BY looking into the
glass from the side having the picture,
one can see u reflection OF the picture
and also the hand with the pencil on
the other side. This arrangement
makes IL easy TO make n copy Of "A pic.
ture on n blank paper, since the proc.
ess il the same as tracing the outlines
directly. This was apparently new to
the children, and they went at II with
zeal. They tried first the pictures that
came with the toy. and when they
tired Of drawing they experimental
With the pictures In the magazines. TO
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1917-02-01
Proof OF Traveiinn.

Helen's sister was going TO spend 0
week with her aunt. Helen, who 4,
only four and one-half years old
spread the news to her plnymates In
this way: Mays goln' ~travelin'.'
THAT amt travelling" replied one OF
the children. "Wcll, she's taking Q
night gown along; amt that ~travelin'3'
asked she.
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1917-02-01
Here's a Tip About Hotel Guests.

In the American Magazine a writer
says:
"Here's n funny thing. by the way,
that I've noticed about hotel guests:
You have a solled towel In u room,
and the guest will probably complain.
But you II leave u busket Of paint
and a p~aperhanger's scaffold In the
hallway, and compel the guest to
crawl under n s%tepladder to get to his
room. and he will put up with It
observation-disclosures he knows you
are painting or papering by way Of
making an improvement, and he Is In
sympathy with that. 1t doesn't cost
much to make over a carpet so that
q bare spot In front of the dresser
will be eliminated, but such little de-
tails are a vast help in making q
hotel prosper"
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1917-02-01
An Injustice

There's only one thing" remarked
the unsuccessful candidate, "thnt | re-
greet about returning to private life"
And what Is thaty'
I'D like 10 have remained before the
public n while longer so that every.
body could see | didn't really look like
the colored portraits on banners hung
out in front Of committee headquar.
ters."
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1917-02-01
Unbreakable Windows,

Repeated coats Of raw or boiled lin
seed oil applied to u newly meshed wire
fabric will give n good substitute for
window glass. The wire may be used
for many purposes. and Is especially
good where glass might easily be
broken. The fabric may be dipped In
the oil instead OF applying 1t with a
brush.
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1917-02-01
Justification.

sinks drinks like "a fish"
"Why. | thought he was strictly tenn.
perate."
$50 he Is, but then fishes, you know,
never drink anything but water"
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1917-02-01
Quite RInht-

II know II man who is always black
enlng his " business"
Then he ought to get out Of It,"
"But IT'S making money for him,
he's a stove pollsher."
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1917-02-01
az ALL

but possessed by few--a beautiful
head OF hair. II yours is streaked with
gray, or is harsh and stif. you q re.
store II to its former beauty and lus.
ter BY using La Creole" Hair Dress
lng. Price 8 .00.-Adv.
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1917-02-01

ness, danger or infection.
After the corn or callus Is lifted
away the skin beneath and surround.
ing, is found pink and healthy, and not
iniamed. or even irrltated. This Is Q
good thing to know.-Adv.
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1917-02-01
A Cynical Miss.

She-Tcll me II story.
1le-Once upon II time before people
married for money
She-Oh, that's too ancient: that
must have happened before money was
Inventcd.-Boston Evening Transcript
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1917-02-01

ms drug Is an ether
compound. II simply loos-
ems the dead ,nllused skin.
1t doesn't eat II away, but
|loosens It so 1t peels right
of with the fingers.
A quarter ounce Of this
freezone costs little ut
any drug store. but IL suf.
hclent to remove every
corn or callus from ones
feet. This Is the only way
to free the feet from corns
md calluSes without sore.
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1917-02-01
PEEL OFF CAlLUSES
WITH THE FINGERS

To painlessly and quickly remove any
callus spots from the bottom Of the feet
apply n few drops Of frcezone directly
upon the hardened skin and shortly Il
will peel right OF without pain, sore
hess or bleeding.
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1917-02-01
Wouldn't Be a Queen.

He-Queen Of my heart
Shc-Quccn nothing! Queens can't
pick their husbands. | cun-and be-
lieve me, I'm some pIcker.-Judge.
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1917-02-01
Can Garry Suspicion Too Far.

The man who believes that Their,
are some good people In the world has
a better time than the one who Ia s4ar
nally suspicious.
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1917-02-01

A plank road In portable parts Is be-
Ing laid In the California deserts for
economy and convenience.
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1917-02-01

The temoerature Of Southern aus
tralia varies not more than 20 degrees
during the year.
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1917-02-01

Or. e. = Jackson. Celebrated Physician,
handed down to posterity his famous
prescription for female troubles. Now
sold under the name OF "~Femenina."
Price zoe and Sl.00.-Adv.
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1917-02-01

A scoop which Is also n scale has
been invented by n man In Mobile, Ala.