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The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-03-31

pie than the children
"'That's because you've been
around more than we have said the
Snow Flake children.
"And both Mother Snow Drop and
Mother Snow Flake agreed.
"When they got to the cave of Judge
Rock they knocked on the side of the
biggest rock of all.
ugh, oh, jimminy crickety, dear
me, oh my said Judge Rock What
are you hitting my great toe for?'
care we hitting your toeT asked
the Snow Flake children.
Ibid we hurt your asked the Snow
Drop children.
"'Ah, no. said Judge Rock, the
hurt a tough old fellow like Judge
| Rock. Tn made of stone-hard. hard
stone. you see. and nothing hurts me.
I'm so solid and strong.
"'That's good said the Snow
Flakes and Snow Drops.
"'Won't you tell the children the
story of your life?' asked Mother Snow
Flake.
"'Oh do chimed in Mother Snow
| Drop.
'''Thank you, I'll be happy to- said
| Judge Rock. And all the Snow Fairies
| settled around the cave and listened
while Judge Rock told his story
"'You See,' he commenced, 4 am
the largest rock around these parts,
| Il Eos. hot 7
Judge Rock. Ny home and myself are
| all one. It's SO convenient not to have
a separate home for oneself. The
/ Cave is Me. / am the Cave. Isn't
that fine?
"And all the children laughed and
| thought Judge Rock was very won
derful indeed.
81 have a great many children
said Judge Rock. They are not as
big or as strong as / am for that is
quite right. They are called the
Stones, and have grandchildren, too
he added proudly.
"'Who are they:' asked the Snow
Fairies.
They are the little pebbles said
Judge Rock. And such fine little peb-
bies as they all are. They often play
with your cousins the Sand Fairies
when Mr.. Wind blows them about and
Old Father Ocean roars around the
Sea Shore
"'What a splendid family you have,
said the Snow Fairies. and we are so
grateful to you for telling us about
them
You're welcome said Judge Rock,
and before you go you must have
some of my Moss soup and snow ice
cream
$50 old Judge Rock gave a party in
his cave which was both his home and
himSelfl'
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-03-31
At the Library
New Books

The library is indebted to the Rev
Richard II. Clapp for the review of
DR.. George A. Gordon s ASPECTS of
the Infinite Mystery.'
Aspects Of the Infinite Mystery is the
suggestive title of DR.. George A. Cor
'don's latest book. He describes it as
" somewhat of confession of faith. =
After forty years of profound research
and meditation on the deep things of
life he here sets down his matured con-
illusions in series Of chapters Of re
markable insight, strength and liter
airy excellence. One reads the book
with the continuous satisfaction of
knowing that he is in vital contact
with one Of the ablest thinkers and
greatest preachers of our time.
"The idea that gives unity to the
volume is the idea Of the good as the
inevitable quest of the human spirit.
| The idea Of the good is the common
possession of Greek philosophy as rep
resented by Plato and Aristotle, and
the Old and New Testaments; it is the
poss sssion Of all great insight into
life So the book goes on to discuss
the religious nature and experience Of
men under such titles as, 1.-The Coco
as the Path TO God, - FatherhooC
in God, > Man the Host of the Inf
mite, = 'sMoral Evil and Racia
Hope 1.-The Mystery of Redemp
ton, = 1.-THE Mystery of the End ;
DR.. Gordon s wide acquaintance wit
y the best in literature furnishes woalt,
of apt illustration, and his profoun
feeling for the wonder and pathos o
: human life provides no place for dr.
, or formal discussion. Most Of tn
. great questions with which ever
I. thoughtful person has to wrestle az
! here considered. The book is. some
4 thing Of an encyclopedia of the essei
3 tials of religion, bearing wealth {
a experience nobly exressed.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-03-31
Fl DADCY'S[y[NING
Ill FAIRY TALE
JUDGE ROCK.
81 MACY GRAHAM BONNER

1.-THE Snow Fairies,'' said Daddy,
Thought they would like to take
long walk along the top of noun
tain.
"'Wen start right away one Of
them said.
so little Fairy named Snow
Drop led the walk. and another Fairy
called Snow Flake made all the sug-
gestions.
'Now Snow Flake was the mother
fairy of all the little snow flakes and
she called all the children to the walk
ing trip.
"'Come Snow Flake children she
whistled through the wind And along
came the Snow Flake children scam
pering and laughing.
ats going to snow again, said the
Grown-CpS on the earth and we
thought that the snow had almost
gone
THE Snow Drop children and Moth
er Snow Drop-the Snow Flake chill
dren and Mother Snow Flake all went
walking and dancing along the top Of
the mountain.
Isn't it strange said the Grown
Ups, that the mountain top is covered
with snow but that very little is com
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-03-31
NEW MILITIA INSTRUCTORS.
Captain w. L. Reed and Sergeant Nc
Math on Duty in Vermont.

MONIPELlLR, March 3l.-lnspec-
tor-lnstructor OF the Vermont Natlunal
t,uard William l.. Reed, detailed from
the Thirteth United States Infantry |
and his assistant Dave +. McMath, |
sergeant-instructor of the Vermont
Natlonal Guard aiso detained from the
Thirtieth Infantry, have taken up their
Headquarters in this city in the adJu-
tant general s office at the state house
Captain Reed is detailed here for
four year period and Sergeant McMath
for three years. Captain Reed takes
the place of Captain John {. Water
man who was inspector-instructo while
! the office was located at Northheld,
| but is now on sick leave. The othce
| of inspector and sergeant instructor
was located at Mortified while Col. Ira
| l.. Reeves was in command of the regl-
ment but has been moved here now
that Col +. b. Thomas is IN command,
to allow closer cooperation III the
work.
The duties of the office arc to give
instruction to the National Guard COM
panies of the state. Trips of inspec-
ton are made through the state and
classes and examinations for commits
NIOHbu anu Hbh-ApiiiLilct
are held at various places.
Captain Reed arrived here Friday
from I'll Paso, Texas, where the 30th
/, L. 5. Infantry is now stationed, by
way of Washington. He was in com
mand of Company +, on the Rio
Grande river, Texas.
5 Captain Reed was appointed as ;
second lieutenant i'll the army IN 1872!
following his graduation from West
Point. He served in Porto Rico, Cuba
Alaska, the Philippines and in thu
United States His last commission
was captain of Company L. 30th L
= =. Infantry, located at the Plattsburg
! y. Y, barracks which is now at Eagle
Pass.
He had command OF two companic
: at the Plattsburg training camp, assist
s ed by Sergeant McMdth as instructo
Q in small arms practice. He also ha,
= command at Fort Sam Houston, Texas
which he saws was a training camp Il
Texas after the Plattsburg idea. Cap
tain Reed was made a first licutenan
! in 1901, and captain in 1907 and
due for promotion should war breal
out. He is now on what is called tn
detached officers list He says;
l. q am very much in sympathy wit
e the National Guard and its ideals an
S will do anything | can to make ther
a more efficient [ hope we may be o
mutual service.
: Sergeant McMath was with the Vel
y mont regiment on the border and re
u turned with them, having since bee
II stationed at Northfeld and St. Alban
is He entered the AMY in 1902 as pr
vate and served in the Philippines, II;
waiian islands and Alaska. He wa
with Company A, Thirtieth Unite
II States Infantry.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-03-31
CASH STOM Err
. Howard LRdnn

The cash customer is 4 twoleggad
ray of sunshine with ready money in
his pocket and real religion in his soul.
There are two things which cause
the retail merchant to grow old before
his time and 90 down TO work in a
pair of shiny, buttonless pants. One
of these is the credit system and the
other is the telephone. The credit svs
TEN is an amieahle arrangement where
by people can buy out the entire con
tents of a grocery store, down to the
cash register, without paying anything
down except long-winded promises. 1t
is a great solace to people who move
into town without anything in the
form Of credit except a cast-iron cook
stove, and enables the merchant to sup
port 4 large number of families il
frst-elass shape.
The telephone is another boon to thu
merchant, as the customer can stand a.
the farther end of it and order enough
goods to stock up an orphans home
People who have exhausted their cred
it with the proprietor can always walt
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The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-03-31

The late David X. Simonds per
formed one important public service
which was not emphasized in the press
dispatches sent out from Manchester
reviewing his career as Civil war vet
Gran, editor, publisher and man of pub
lie affairs. We refer to his work in
writing the history of his native town,
Peru. There arc many towns in Yer
mont rich in historic material, but no
one has ever spent the time to- gather
the facts and to write them out, either
in attractive, readable form, or in
such way that they could be used
for ready reference. Woodstock, Rock
ilgham, st. Johnsbury and Waterbury
are some of the larger towns which are
fortunate in having their histories
carefully compiled and written in at
tractive style. Our so-called Brattle
boro history is tumble of material
thrown together without connection
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-03-31

Fifty years ago this week the Unit
ed States bought Alaska from Russia,
paying S7,2OO,0oo for the territory. The
purchase was ridiculed at that time as
' Stewards folly" Today Alaska
sends to our western ports each year
gold, silver and copper to the value of
over S20,000,o0o annually, the value of
the salmon fisheries is of almost an
equal amount, and the miscellaneous
items Of goods for shipment total $27,-
100000 annually. The mineral produc-
ton of Alaska since it came into our
possession aggregates $35o,000,000. Sc
ward builded better than he knew when
he negotiated the treaty as a sort OF
friendly act for the interest which
Russia had shown in the cause of the
North when England was menace in
the darkest days Of the Civil war.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-03-31
Snow Fairies Settled Around the Cave.

ing down here? Just now and again
a few flakes come down but along the
mountain top there is a long ridge of
snow
''Of course that was because old
King Snow hadn't come out. And the
snow flakes that fell to the earth were
some Of the trimmings of the little
dresses and suits worn by the Snow
Flake children which fell as they
walked. Most of them fell off as they
were walking along on the mountain
top, and only few fell way down to
the earth below the mountain.
"They walked and walked until they
reached a cave at the top of the noun
tain.
"'Here is the cave owned by Judge
Rock said Mother Snow Drop.
"sIs he friend of ours?' asked the
Snow Drop children.
"'Ah.' said Mother Snow Flake, we
old mothers know so many more peo-
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-03-31

through the principal streets Of the city
back to the campus.
Aside from this defiant response to
the appeal of DR.. Jordan for Yale stu
dents to keep out of the European mud
die, Yale men were careful to do moth
ing to injure the feelings of the Cali
fornia paeifist.
They turned out to the number of
more than 1000 to listen to his peace
proposals. DR.. Jordan S address elected
little applause.
He predicted that there would be no
war, because congress would make no
declaration of war, and that the kaiser
would back down and refuse to fight
America. He declared that Germany,
whose policy was the vital cause of
the war, would be crushingly defeated
DIR. Jordan began his talk in the
Lampson lyceum, but shifted to Wool
sey hall when he found that more of
the crowd were outside clamoring for
entrance than We're inside listening to
his talk
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-03-31
TWO ENGLIsHMEN KILLED.
Officials of Oil Firm Slain by Tehuan-
tepec Bandits

GALVESTON, Texas, March 31-W.
II. t. Buckingham, general manager of
the Aguila Oil Co. on the Istnmus of
Tehuantepec, and his cashier, named
Bannerman, both British subjects, were
killed by bandits at Nanchital March
9, according to information brought
here BY passengers arriving from Mex
leo on a tank steamship. After Buck
ingham had been killed his body was
hacked TO pieces.
The passengers also reported that a
reign of terror had prevailed for sew
eral weeks in the oil fields in the state
of Vera Cruz and declared it to be the
result of German influence.
Buckingham and Bannerman were
killed following a demand by the ban
dts for 81 500 and their discovery that
the safe contained only $1,000.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-03-31

up to the telephone and order a dray
full of provendar from a green clerk
who is anxious to oblige. The only
way to avoid this is to kill the clerk.
The cash customer is looked upon as
preferred stock and is always given
the fresh celery and late model eggs
1t is soul satisfying sight to see a
brisk patron come III and carry of
$3.50 worth of store goods after pay
ing for the same with crinkly 500
bill. Such man should never be
served with musty oysters or stale soda
crackers, but should be allowed to paw
| over the grapefruit and garden truck
without interruption.
| II there were more cash customers in
/ existence, it would be easier to stay il
the retail business without borrowing
money on the home farm. The man
who pays cash is a greater public bene
| factor than the inventor of the cheese
less mouse trap or the air-tight innc
tube, aud vet who ever heard of any
medals being hung around his neck
This teaches US that Justice should b.
!. more evenly distributed than it is.
~
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-03-31

ladies. 1t stops itching almost in
stantly.
You may be told that there are
remedies .justas good as Herpicide .
You cannot afford to take chances
with nor can you expect to obtain
results from Fan off brand" article
Insist on having genuine Herpicide,
the Original Germ-Remedy for Dand-
ruff.
You can get a sample of this de-
lightful hair dressing and a booklet
on the care of the hair by sending
ten cents in silver or postage to The
Herpicide Co., Dept S, Detroit,
Mich. Try Herpicide once and you
will never be without it.
Sold everywhere in 80 cent and
S1.00 sizes and guaranteed to give
satisfaction or money refunded.
Applications obtained at the better
barber shops and beauty parlors-
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-03-31
is YOUR HAIR SLIPPING?
II HERlcIDE WILL SAVE IT TOO LATE FOR HERpldDE

The presence of dandruff and fall
ing hair conveys warning which it
is best to heed. At first the loss of
hair may be so slight as to be hardly
noticeable But no matter how little
may be the fall each day, it is work
ing toward the same and inevitable
result, and that is total badness.
You may have hair enough today,
but how about tomorrow and the day
after? Dandruff and falling hair
mean badness sooner or later and
demand the immediate regular and
energetic use of Newbro's Herpicide.
1t keeps the scalp free from dirt and
dandruff and allows the hair to grow
abundantly and naturally. By this
means total incurable badness may
be prevented.
Herpicide does not stain or dye and
has a most exquisite fragrance which
makes it especially pleasing to the
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-03-31
Scandal Lifted from State.
lSpringfeld, Mass, Union.

springfield, Mass, lhlon)
With the signing of the bill requir-
ing nonresident applicants for marriage
licenses in Vermont to wait five days be
tore the licenses are issued Bellows Falls
will cease to be Gretna Green and a
grave scandal will be lifted from the
state The interests that prohted by
the transformation of the state OF Yer
mont into a free and easy marriage
mart fought hard against the enact
meat of the measure but the better
sentiment Of the state prevailed and
the bill is now up to the governor fol
his signature which it is not believed
will be withheld. II is 4 distinct gain
for morality, and the Vermont leglsla
ture is 10 tie congratulated on HAVING
done its art 10 put stop to the mast.
and clandestine marriages that in 81
many eases have only evil results.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-03-31
STATE NEWS NOTES.

The New Willoughby hotel on Lake
Willoughby will be new in fact as
we'll as in name. The famous lake has
been without modernly-equipped ho-
tel, but when Charles s. Foster pur-
chased the hotel formerly known as the
Willoughby house last November he
named the place the new Willoughby
hotel and proceeded at once to make
the house fit the name. How complete.
" he has done this can only be appre-
ciated when it is known that his con
tractor, A. L. Bragg, of St. Johnsbury,
began by tearing out the partitions in
the house. He then began work in the
basement, following throughout the
house
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-03-31
WANTED TO LEAD AMERICANS.
Sergeant Mcconnell Hoped for Expedi.
ton from This Country.

NEW YORK, March 31-Sergeant
James R. Mcconnell, of North Caro-
lima, the American army aviator, who
while serving as a member of the
French aviation corps was killed be-
hind the German lines in France last
week, hoped to lead a United States
army aero corps on the French front.
In a letter just received here he gave
expression to that hope, together with
the belief that he and Lieut. William
1'haw will be shifted to the American
aviation service if Washington sont a
force overseas.
The entente aviators are looking for
harder aerial fighting this spring, he
wrote, because the Germans said the
war would be won III the air.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-03-31
Member Of the Associated Press.

The Reformer is on sale every evening
by the following news dealers: rsszut.=
Brattieboro, Bratteboro News Co,
c. W. Cleavelaud. d. r. Cutler & Co
tEsteyyiue), Brooks House Pharmacy
Mems Depot Newsstand.
West Brattlcboro, J. L. Stockweu
East Dummerston, NJ. f. Brown.
Putney, NJ. G.. Williams.
Newfane, y. NJ. Batchelder.
Townshend C. w. Cutler.
West Townshend, C. II. Grout
Jamaica, r. ]. Daggett
South Londonderry, F. II. Tyler.
South Vernon, Z B. Buffum
west Chesterfield. NJ. r., Mrs. w.
streeter
HInsdale, NJ. H., w VI Lyman.
Bellows Falls. VI, Depot Restaurant
Windsor. W.. Windsor Restaurant.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-03-31
SATURDAY. MARCH 81, 1917.

The Morse bill was finally killed in
the house by a vote of 100 to lO3 when
taken up on the question of final pas
sage. 1t ought to have been knocked
ont earlier in the session. 1t would
bee interesting to figure out just what
She attempt to get this measure upon
the statute books cost the state.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-03-31

Why not give the Danish West In
dian Islands, just acquired by the Unit
ed States, a distinctive name when they
are rechristcucd! Dewey islands or
Virgin islands may answer, but why
not call them the American West In.
dies? No one will fail to know with
such designation who they belong to or
what they stand for.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-03-31
TO SUBSCRIBERS.

II is the aim OF the management to
secure efficient service In the delivery
~ the paper each night. and II solcits
the cooperation of subscribers to that
end. Prompt reports should DO given OF
each failure to 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 be
promptly and accurately discovered and
the proper remedy Immediately applied
II Is only BY this method that the pub
Usher can secure the desired service.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-03-31
PUTNEY.

Miss Nellie Clarke visited the first of
the week with her sister, Mrs. Charles
H. Bridgman, in Keene, \. H., also at
Mrs. Frederick Clarke Is in Charlestown,
y. II.
Mass will be held on Easter Sunday
in Putney, instead of the first Sunday
Of the month. All members of the
congregation are requested to make
their Easter duty.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-03-31
Public Spirited Action.
Barre Times.

A Brattleboro bank has shown is
local pride and public spiritedness by
paving trifle more for Brattieboro
bond than any private bond house
would offer. 1t helps the credit OF a
town considerably to have local insti-
tutions bidding sharply for bond is
sues.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-03-31
HELD WAR PARADE.
Yale Students Answered David Starr
Jordan's Feace Plan

NEW HAVEN. Conn, March 81
Yale undergraduates answered the
peace talk Of David Starr Jordan with
a war parade.
As soon as he Lad closed his paeifist
harangue military procession number
ing some 500 started just outside the
hall in which he was speaking and q
brass band leading the line, it moved
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-03-31

Some men who kick about Il little
jury duty, which all of us ought to be
willing 70 perform, are referred to
Robert b. Currier of Sherburnc, who
has walked - miles daily across lots
through heavy snow to Rutland ahd
back, attending to his duties as juror
during the day and taking care OF his
farm work as far as possible early in
the morning ard late at night.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-03-31

Hats of to our governor aud tho
members of both branches of our leg
islature. The appropriation of $1,000
600 tor war emergencies, recommended
ny the governor, went through both
houses unanimously. Vermont stands
first TODAY, relatively. in what it has
done to meet any cvcntualitics. The
spirit which has always animated Yer,
mont in time Of national peril has
now been shown in way to stimulate
action in other and larger states.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-03-31
NEWENCLANDDETECTIVES SERVICE

Registered. Every class of Detective
work transacted in an efficient and con-
fidential manner. Dictograph service.
Correspondence solicited. Private tel
ephones (Day or Night. Rutland,
Vermont.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-03-31

1t is better for man TO be loyal to
his family than his political party, if
he has not allegiance enough to go
around.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-03-31

kindness because they are afraid to do
otherwise
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-03-31
TO ADVERTISERS.

Transient advertising-Ru OF paper.
so cents an inch for first insertion; 2
cents an inch for each subsequent inser-
ton. Limited space on first page at
double rates.
Space rates on application.
Classified advertisements Five cents
discount 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.
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The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-02-14
NEw YORK COTTON MARKET.
tQuosations by MILLER a Co. M~msess
New York Cotton Exehan9e.b

Ne" I orN, CD t''-~f'd9i me- % q"
excellent character strengthened the
cotton market today. although buSi-
ness was neither general nor active
A firm tone was displayed at the
opening. prices advancing seventeen
to twenty seven points on the call
The early advance carried the active
months about thirty to forty points
above Saturdays closing figures. Rusi-
ness jApered off around the sixteen