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The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-12-26
.GDNEsDAY, DECEMBER %. 1917.
LEWIS HAS HIS DAY.

Testimony being taken NY the sen.
ate committee investigating the war
department. with particular reference
to its rcadiucs, for war. is bringing
out in concrete form many of the more
or less indefinite stories that have been
common property for the past few years
relative to the Lewis machine 9nn.
Col. Lewis. inventor of the gun That
bears his name. has proven himself
willing witness, and rather bitter one
when discussing his relations with
General Crozier chief of ordnance in
the war department.
After making due allowances for COL.
Lewis = predilection for the produce
Of his own brain, he appears to have
scored heavily over General Crozirr
aud others who would not adopt MS
gun for the United States army when
it was first offered in 1911; when the
first model was ready for inspection.
Failing in his efforts in this country.
Col. Lewis resigned from the army.
went TO Europe, and there. before the
war clouds began to form. he found
foreign capital ready to back his gun.
As result the British army, when il
was ready for serious work in the field.
found itself with the most effective
machine gun, n, France had, aud still
has the most deadly light artillery n
her famous ,eventy.fves.
While repeatedly affirming in his ties
timonv that General Crozicr j. inef
fcicut col. Lewis declared that i'm his
belief il was professional and personal
prejudice and malice. aud not corrup
tiou. that lead the ordnance chief I,
reject the Lewis gun. This WA, IN in
+ terroting moment at the hearing ol
saturday, for when talk i heard of :;
+ "ring something worse than nch
! cheney is generally inferred Thi
country can stand mistakes in the man
agemcnt Of it, many war affairs, fo
they are inevitable but corruption i
another matter.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-12-26
Bills Dad.

Our last sight of Bin wuz Jest il back,
Far of in tn distance. beneath is pack.
touidn 90 t til thrain. his mother an
Amakin it harder for Bill. y sec.
50 we stood on tn sidewalk. an
watched em GO
shoulder to shoulder an row on row.
Bill couldn speak. but is head wuz
IL he gave us look an waved Good
An eouIdn help feelin en- fathers
will.
= Eli it only wu1 me-insrcad Of Bin. :
We didn say much at supper that
night
An mother seemed older-more feeble
an white.
But She stuck it out. somehow. az brave
cz could be:
Never thought ny herself, but ullus ~
me.
Then we seen in tn papers where Bill i
reached France.
| An of I tn front. at the very frs
chance.
| It told how til Freuchnen thanked
/ God. ON their knees.
/ Hacn the star Spangled Banner flew
| out on tn breeze.
StiIl couldn help fcclin cz fathers
will
" III it only wuz mc--instead of Bill.
An 50 it ran on, with word now an
| then.
That told us uv Bill an the rest NV tn
men.
i An mother seemed oldcr-more feeble
an white,
As we d read tn Bible chapter al
night.
Tn thing at hurt most. tho. wuz Bill :.
empty chair,
Drawn up t til table ez if he WI
there.
We know he II be back. when tn worlc
Is set free,
An we II be together, Bill, mother an
me-
But alIus KEEP prayin', oz father
will,
Fergit about MS God-an' look afte
i Bill.
Memphis Commercial Appeal.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-12-26
Little Benny's
Note Book
BY LEE PAPE
BY LEE PAPE

E'uds Simkins and my cuzzin Artie
came GROUND to nv house after sup
pir vestiday. and my sister Gladdis was
setting on the parler softer rccdm.
book and eating chocklits out OF a
box, the box being on the little table
next to the softer, and Us fellows was
IN there looking at her reeding aud
eating them and GladdiS sed, Now
III give son boys zach one peeee of
candy pervidins you cleer out Of heor
WITCH we scd We wood and she gave
us each 4 peecc insted Of leevine Us
take cry peece we Huuted, and W
went ont III the hall and started 40
wi-pcr. me wispering. Lets pertend to
be Gnr,nin spies and GET up a plot TO
get more candy. And Artie whispered
Let's ask the telefone gerl to ring the
teletone to see if its working all rite.
and then lets tell Gladdis its for her,
aud wen she goes to anser il lets each
taken another perce
Being fine ideer, and snuek up
TO the setting room and took the re-
sewer off the hook and the e2rl sed
Number please. and | sed, Will you
please make this tclefope ring to see
II il will, And she sed, Have YOU had
cnv trubbcl with it? and scd. No
hut We iNpect to have some. and snt
/ sed, Wen. Ill give you ring Wich
She did, RINGING fine, and ! went down
stairs agen and me and Artie and Puds
wawked into the parler trying to lool
natural me saying, Gladdis. vour,
| wuntcd on the telefone.
| o bother, jest wen I'm all nice and
7 4. Wort ltN nl tlal
NJ and started to 90 out, and then she
| looked ut ne and Pubs and Artie anl
came back and picked up the box 81
chloe hlits and took them up with her.
Aw heck, sd Us ; German spies.
And we all quick got our coats anc
! hat and ran out Jest as Giaddi> startct
10 call down, Benny, Wy. the reserve
| ilent even of the hook. Benny. Benny
Proving the more Germin Of i po
it IS. tae more its libel to fail.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-12-26
Waste of lime.

Ephraim Jones YVES charged with
>tealing 9 ,iazan and half jars of
peach jelly from Mrs. Watson's cell
lar. Itc stood in humble silence while
the arresting officer and the judge dis
cuSSed the dement's of the case. He
did it al right. your honor" said the
policeman. Il was watching him
when his head peeped through the
door. His arms were filled with
jars yes" continued Judge Briles.
From all | can understand, this pris-
oner deliberately broke into that eel
lar. waited until he thought the coast
was clear and then grabbed up as
much as he could carry. Ethically, it
is apparent, moreover, that" The
prisoner broke in at this iuncture.
'Pawdon me. ledge" he declared. but
what's de use on y0' folks wastin' all
er dis we're legalish talk? rs done
made up NAH mind ter say l done hit
enyhow'
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-12-26
DADDSEY[NDN(
[AR TALL d1
W MARY GRAHA0 BONNER
ANNETTE'S DREAM.

1T was the night before Christ
mas. said Daddy, land little Annette
had put note by the fireplace for
Santa Claus and hung up her stock
ins, and then had gone off to bed.
'She did not believe she would be
able to sleep at all, for the night be-
fore Christmas was such very excit-
ing niGht-quite the most exciting In
the Whole year. None of the other
three hundred and sixty-four nights
We're anything compared to Christmas
eve.
"Shc stayed very still in bed and
She really did try quite hard to go to
sleep. OF course She would have been
very happy if she had stayed awake
ami seen Santa Claus when he ar
rived
But when her mother had told her
that Santa Claus was ON the lookout
for little oren eyes and that he did
not like to be seen while he was do
ing his work. He wanted to hurry
! and he wanted too, 10 surprise the
| children when they awoke in the morn
! in@. If they saw everything that was
| happening their fun would not be
! nearly so great.
| $50 Annette really closed her eyes
| and Yet She felt 50 very wide awake.
| Somehow she just couldn't help it, 1t
seemed as though n very long time
went hy and at last Annette heard
strange sounds oil The roof.
"'Ah.' she said to herself delighted
| ly, i am sure | hear Santa Claus and
the reindeer. ! am sire he must be
coming down my chimney now
More sounds on the roof and then
the sounds We're heard nearer and
nearer. Now Annctte's stocking was
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-12-26
DOOR STILL OPEN TO NAVY.

Since the sclective draft operates
for the increase of the army only. and
not the navy, it j. obviously ueccs.
sary to keep the door open for volun-
tary enlistments in the naval reserve.
Announcement is now made from thu
headquarters of the second naval Dis.
trict, at Newport, Rhode Island. that
registered men may apply for adj
mittance TO the naval reserve at any
time, providing they present a certif-
cate from the local draft board tc
show that their liability order numbes
are so low that they are not included
in the current quota of the draft boa, ]
under a present cali.
About fifteen hundred men are need
ed to fill up the naval reserve at thi,
time. Under the circumstances il |.
unfortunate that the impression 20.
abroad that all recruiting was to- ,caes
December 10Th
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-12-26
Possibilities Of Bad Verse.

No one has Vet written any adequate
appreciation Of The possibilities of bad
verse. The worse | mean, that is COM
posed at The crises of life, on the noun
tain tops of exultation and in the joy
less valleys, hy persons unskilled and
ordinarily unpoetic. The verse that is
hidden away in vases and bureau draw
crS, never to be shown. and always pro-
duced in some moment of vanity. Only
Il true poet could write just appre-
citation Of bad verse: and from his pen
the words would come too much faint
ed With the Implication of irony. The
quality of bad verse is not strained.
It is written 10 suit no magazines pol
icy. 1t is rewarded with no check. 1t
is brave denying of reality; q prayer
that is its own answer. 1t is, to use
Maeterlinck' $ phrase. "a making or in
voking Of wings by creatures that
creep on their bcllies-The New Re-
public.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-12-26
She Saw Him Turn His Back.

hung in the nursery by the fireplace
and she wondered if she would not be
able To sec everything.
oh this was wonderful and she
wondered if she could keep her eyes
close and still see, Yes, She thought
her eyes must be closed She wasn't
quite sure. hut no matter, She was
going To have the most thrilling time
She was going to watch Santa Claus
ut work.
al last there was Il terrific noise
in the chimney ana soon she saw
Santa Claus. There he was, just like
his pictures, so wonderfully jolly and
| merry and gay. She wasn't i'll the
| least scrap disappointed. No, he was
far more perfect even than his pie
| lures His beard was so white, his
! checks SO red and his eyes so twink
ling
And his smile, The most wonder
/ full smile she had ever seen in all her
! life. She wondered If the worst cross
patch in the world could have kept
from smiling if that smile had been
/ seen. She felt herself all smiles. But
she must keep very quiet,
"Santa Claus was talking to him
self, but Annette didn't hear him. 50
the Dream King is playing Il joke on
me. eht' he chUcklcd And the Dream
King said. Never mind. Annette this
is really Santa Claus,
annette didn't kuow quite why She
had heard some enc telling her such Il
thing, when she knew it anyway. As
if anyone could have mistaken Santa
Claus,
But | mustn't let her see what |
am putting in the Stocking-that will
never do said Santa Claus. And she
saw him turn his back and bead over
her stocking and at last hang it III
again all filed with something very
much like a doll poking out of the top
She must have Il surprise, Dream
King said Santa Clans.
THAT is all right answered the
Dream King. I simply wanted her t,
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-12-26

see you in her dream. anu hcr dream
is really true because you are here,
and she is seeing a perfect picture
Of YOU. That's my magic camera that
does that. I'm taking pictures of you
every minute ana they pass before
Annette's eyes. You did not want me
to take picture Of You as you filled
the stocking, so ! took your back and
SHE saw picture of your red coat
and of Won bending over the Stocking
"'Ha, ha,' laughed Santa Claus.
You're y pretty smart old fellow,
Dream King. So now the little girl is
seeing me through your dream pic
lures, and your pictures are just as
clear and true as can be, Ell Dream
King:
They are perfect said the Dream
King
"'Good,' said Santa Claus. But
] can't stop to have any more pictures
taken here tonight as I've too much
to do But how delighted Annette
was TO have had such perfect dream
pictures -
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-12-26

States navy who came from this state.
pelier Dec. &c, 1897, the heta Of the
battle of Manila bay in 1879, nal
urally holds first place, ;nd second to
him is Admiral Charles +. Clark, born
in Bradford August 10, lS43, who
brought the Oregon around Cape Horn
from California i'll the Spanish Amrri-
can war in record time and had hi,
vessel stripped for action on arrival in
the waters of the West Indies. Adj
miral Henry T. Mayo, born in Burlins
ton Dec. 6, 1896, is the present COM
nander of the Atlantic feet. Follow
ing are the other admiralS from Yer
mont, with place and date Of birth:
George r. Emmons, Clarendon. Aug
%, 1911; Stephen Rand, Norwich, May
II, 1874; George \. Converse, Nor
wich, May l3, lS44; George p. Colvc-
eoresscs, Norwich, April Is, 1917; vii
liam G.. Temple. Rutland, March %.
1911: george W. beaman, RUTLAND,
May !, 1887; Franklin c. Prindla.
SYNDICATE, July :. 1871; Edward Fab
ner, Weathersfeld, March l. 1886. All
of these were either rear admirals in
service or were promoted to that Office
upon their retirement. There is also
Commodore Simon b. Biosell, who was
born Oct. Is, 1908, and who has often
been mentioned as a native Of Yer.
mont. but of whom the Vermont His
| torical society has no record Of tae
place Of his birth
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-12-26
LIVED TO HELP FELLOW MEN
Ruskin's Noble Words Show How the
Appeal of Humanity Stirred Him
to Self-Sacriiice.

John RuSliin began his life as an
art critic; as one who could see what
was truest and most full OF the beau
ty that helps the soul he counted it
his mission, his gift, to open the dull
eyes of his countrymen to see the
glory of the vision that had dazZled
his own. He flung the treasures of
his mind before men in three great
books - Modern Painters" THE
Stones of Venice and "The Seven
Lamps of Architecture" But mean
time there had been entering into his
mind some knowledge of the deadneSS
of the human soul, of the misery of
human lives, Of the degradation and
brutality rampant everywhere in mod
ern society. He could not go on talk
ing beautifully about pictures when
men We're starving. Hence he felt the
necessity Of leaving his gift before the
altar, or, at any rate, of Harvesting it
to other uses. He says: For my own
part | feel the force of mechanism
and the fury Of avaricious commerce to
he at present so irresistible that
have seeded from the study not only
of architecture but nearly of all art !;
and have given myself, as l would in
a bcsieged city, to seek the best modes
Of getting bread and butter for it's
multitudes."
! Again he says: Il cannot paint, nor
| read. nor look at minerals, nor do
anything else that / like, and the very
! light of the morning sun has become
| hateful 10 me, because of the misery
| that / know Of. and see signs of. where
/ ] know il not. which no Imagination
can interpret too bitterly. Therefore
I will endure it no longer quietly, but
| henceforward, with any few or many
who will help, do my poor best to
/ abate this misery"
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-12-26
STANDING Just So Much.

We have all seen parents or teachers
who would stand for almost every
thing. They would turn the other
cheek to The child till it was worn to
Il thread. and then turn the first check
back again. But, suddenly, something
slips. The parent worm turns and wal
lOps the sawdust from its offspring
and the onlookers. to a man rejoice
1t seems too bad. sometimes. that
things have to come to Il head. 1t
takes So long. But ii is a way they
have. Perhaps it is all right. We
worms might make more mistakes than
we do If we didn't get things all
thought out and suffered out before
turning. -Nlnneapois Journal.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-12-26
NAMING of PENNSYLVANIA.

William Penn did not give his own
name To the state of Pennsylvania
Tile namc he selected fer the extensive
territory which he acquired by treaty
with the Indians was Sylvania from
the Latin SILVA" Il forest. because it
was q heavily wooded country King
Charles ii, who was Il personal friend
of PENIS father. an admiral in the
British navy, changed the name from
Sylvania to Pennsylvania. The grant
covered 300O0,000 acres of land, and
gave Penn opportunities of acquiring
wealth, but through the dishonesty of
others he spent part of his old age in
prison and died poor
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-12-26
WELL EQUIPPED WITH BRAINS
When She Handed Feathered
Creatures Their Portion.

NaturaliSts have arrived at the con-
cluSion that the brain in birds is large
in proportion to the body. Ii 1t is al
mitted that intelligence depends upon
the weight of brain. then the goldtinch
must be placed at the top of the list of
birds: the brain weighs Onc-fourteenth
Of its whole body 1t must be remarked,
however. that attempts to draw con-
illusions as to the intelligence of GER
tain birds from comparison of the
weight of the brain with that of the
body have been considered futile. IN
man the brain forms from onc-tWenty-
second to one-thirty-third Of the whole
body; in the canary. one-fOurteenth:
the sparrow. one-twenty-fifth; the
chaffinch. acknowledgements; the
rcdbreast, one-thirty-second :. the blackL
bird, one-siXty-eighth the duck.
onc-two-hundred-an acknowledgements; the
eagle, Observation-Disclosures :;
the goose, Observation-Disclosures
eth: the domestic hen, one-four-hrin-
dred-and-twelfth. BY some the prefer
naturally cunning raven is supposed TO
he the most highly developed of birds.
His courage is SO great that the eagle
respects it, and his intelligence pre-
vents him from getting into unseen
though suspected dangers.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-12-26

The ReforTner is on sale every evening
by the following news dealers:
Brattleboro, Brattleboro News Co, G..
w. Cicareand, 5. L. Purinton ttstcy-
ville) Brooks House Pharmacy. Aliens
Depot Newsstand. Mrs. ID. r. Doyle,
South Main street.
West BrattIeboro. J. L. StOctwell.
East Oummerston, NJ r. Brown.
Putney NJ. c. Williams.
NeWfane, y. NJ. BatChelder.
Townshend, c. W. Cutler.
West ToWnshend. G. III. Grout.
jamaica, x. j. Dagsett.
South Londonderry, i. H. Tyler.
South Vernon. f.. r. Buffum.
Northfield. Mass. Thompson Bros.
West Chesterfield, N. r., Mrs. w.
Streeter.
Hnsdale. NJ. H., w. H Lyman.
Bellows Falls, Depot Restaurant
Windsor, VT. Windsor Restaurant.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-12-26
VERMONT S ADMIRALS.

Dorman +. Eaton Kent, nephew Of
the noted lawyer and publiciSt who
lived in Brattlchoro many years. is ID
ing a large amount of historical work
Of particular interest to Ncmonters.
and one of his recent compilations r.
latcs TO the 10 admirals OF the United
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-12-26
MY Altar.

| have worshippod in churches and
chapels:
I've PRAYED in the busy street:
l have sought my God and have found
W here the waves OF His ocean beat:
have l>nclt III the silent forest
In the shade OF some ancient tree:
But the dearest OF all nv affairs
Was raised at my mothers knee
J have listened to God IN His temple;
We caught His voice in the crowd:
have heard Him speak when the breakers
Were booming long and loud:
Where the winds play soft in the tree
tops
My Father has talked to me-
But never have heard Him clearer
J han ! did at my mothers knee.
The things in my lie that are worthy
Were born in my mothers breast.
And hreathed INTO mine by the magic.
Oi the love her lie expressed.
The wears that have brought me to man
hood
Have taken her far from me:
! But memory keeps me from straying
loo lar frem my mothers knee.
Cod make me the man of her vision
And purge me OF scltishness.
God, keep me true 10 her standards
/ And help me to live to bless,
| God hallow the holy impress
| OF the days that used To be,
| And keep me pilgrim forever
| 10 the Shrine AT my mothers knee.
Boston Post
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-12-26
TO TnE SUBSCRIBERS.

II is the aim OF the management 10
secure efficient service in the delivery OF
the paper each night, and il solicits the
cooperation 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,
hy 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, 1917-12-26
NOTICE TO SUBSCRIBERS

Complaints are frequently
received from subscribers oi
the late receipt OF copies OF
The Rcforncr sent through
the United States mails.
\itcr We deliver papers to
the po,tothcc we have no con-
troll over them, but a. an i'm
portant step to remedy these
late receipts we suggest that
every delay in transit be I'M
mediatcly reported to the local
postmaster and To- the Post
office Department Washing
,on. ID. {.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-12-26
TO ADVERTISERS.

Transient advertising-Run OF paper,
30 cents an inch for first insertion; 20
cents an inch for each subsequent inSer-
ton. Limited space on first page at
double rates.
Space rates on application.
Classified advertisements-Ffve 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 80 per cent discount
for each Subsequent insertion without
change Of COY.
Position 10 per cent extra.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-12-26
Member of the Associated Press.

The Associated Press is exclusively
entitled 10 the use for publication OF all
news dispatches credited to il and not
otherwise credited in this paper and also
the local news published herein.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-12-26

Only the man who has nothing to 1--we
ior can afford to Loaf
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-12-26

Fat is fuel for fighters. Save it. Eat
more baked and boiled foods and Try less
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-12-26

Many a mans head has been turned
by tlattell and a womans by peroxide
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-12-26

Truest Philosophy.
The man who is thankful for the
roSt in lifc has The trucst philosophy.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-12-26
Formulas For
Rolled Oats
Bread

No. without sugar and shortening.
No with sugar and without shorten
ing,
No. with sugar and With shortening.
Ne. l.. No.
so lbs ncur 80 lbs. -four
20 lbs. oats 20 lbs. oats
ia lbs. salt ~, lbs. salt
IL lbs yeast ia lbs sugar
90 20 65 lbs. u, lbs. yeast
water SO TO 65 lbs. water
No. 3
80 lbs. -four
20 lbs. oats
IA lbs salt
Ia lbs. sugar or
ID. sugar and
"a ID. malt
II lbs. yeast
n lbs. lard
So to CO lbs water
Soak oats III warm water about 10
minutes, rs per cent of total water.
.
ing hot water and allow to cool. Make
dough not too slack temperature "a
degrees Give first punch two hours
and forty-fve minutes. Second punch
forty.fve minutes. Let stand one-half
hour. then mold up. Let proof from
forty to sixty minutes, according to
temperature Of room. Proof slightly
lees than white bread, and bake same
as white bread Extreme care should
be exercised not TO let fermentation
proceed too far, especially so when oats
arc scaldCd and the starch cells thus
broken down.
Except the soaking Of the oats, the
process Is no different from the manu-
facturc of white bread.
Due 10 the great nutritive value OF
oats fat content from TO 8 times as
great as in white four-the shortening
in oatmeal bread in unnecessary. Ever
without sugar a very nutritious, whole
some, and palatablc loaf is produced.
When the sponge method is used tn,
cats are incorporated in the sponge to
gether with part Hour. yeast and enough
OF the water 20 make a firm sponge.
washington, D. c., Dec %, II.