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The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-09-13
HOUSE WORK IS A BURDEN.

Woman s lot is a weary one at best.
But with backache and other distress
ing kidney ills life indeed becomes a
burden. Doan's Kidney Pills have
made life brighter for many Brattle-
boro women. Read what Mrs. Benson
says:
Mrs. G. C. Benson, 1O4 Canal ST.,
Brattleboro, says: ''Some years ago,
l had a great deal of pain right over
my kidneys. The pain was rather sharp
when / tried to stoop or do any sweep
ing. / was sore and lame when I got
up in the morning and didn It feel like
! doing my homework. Ny kidneys
didn't act regularly also, and other
symptoms showed that something would
have to be done. Ny poor condition
gave me some alarm and l finally
bought Doan IS Kidney Pills at Wilfred
F. Root s Drug Store. After 1 had
taken three boxes, felt as well as
ever"
Price zoe, at all dealers. Don t sim
ply ask for a kidney remedy-get
Doan 5 Kidney Pills-the same that
Mrs. Benson had. Foster Milburn Co.,
Props, Buffalo n. Y.-Adv.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-09-13
Shake. F"


four pigeons andr they all thought it
was O fine day for good bath. They
enjoyed bathing SO much that they
kept on and on.
"The sun was shining brightly and
the people We're walking along when
just as people were passing under
some caves on the side Of q building,
great deal of water fell down on
their heads.
"'Co-o-o-o-o.' said the pigeons. This
is fun
THE people looked about them, for
| they couldn't understand at first how
! the water came down on them when
| the sun was shining so brightly. and
when it was such q nice clear day.
But when they saw the pigeons and
/ fhe water in the caves, and they all
remembered that they had had rainy
night which had cleared off into the
sunny day.
"The pigeons didn't mind at all who
get wet In fact they seemed to en-
joy it. And they sent down gener-
GUS supply III water uDOll 1ilt LttluS VI
the passers-by. The corner where
they had chosen the bath-tub caves was
one of the busiest ones in town, too
Everyone was really quite amused
even though at first they sometimes
looked a little mad at getting wet.
"Now the four pigeons We're daddy
and mother pigeon, and their little
pigeon children whose names were Pc
ter Pigeon and Polly Pigeon.
"'Now, Polly said his mother, 'b'
sure you wet your feathers. Now |
good shake! There, that's the way
, And then the mother pigeon woul'
give herself a good shaking in the wa
ter to explain.
"And Daddy Pigeon was saying t
!, Peter. There, Peter! That's the way
, Done be afraid of the water. A bat
> will do you good And the day
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-09-13

Did you realize that the United
States has been at war against Germany
FIVE months? Some carping critic will
ask what we have done. We have not
accomplished much on the battlefield,
to be sure. because of the woeful state
of unpreparedness which existed at the
time the declaration of war was made
but considering the situation then won
ders have been accomplished. This
country is already the grauary and
treasury of the allied nations and within
comparatively short time it will be q
1 potent factor in the clash of arms
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-09-13
Little Benny's
Note Book
BY LEE PAPE
By LEE PAPE

Last mite before | went to bed | red part
of book out OF the bookcase called, y
Famous Ghost STORIES.
Being pritty fearse all about skeIlng-
tons and things, and | went to sleep with
out ternIng the lite out, and this morning
pop came in my room all dressed reddy to
go out, and he woak me up, and the lite
was still berning, pop saying Haven't |
warned YOU hundred times not to go to
sleep with the lite berning? I'm going to
hold a court martial about this rite now
before | leeve for the ifiss.
| can ixplane how it happened, pop, II
wasent my fawlt, | sed
Well, this is a free country, and every
man is innocent in the eyes of the law
until the Judge gets good and reddy t.
sentence him, so 90 ahed and state youl
case, a square deel for every body, that,
the motto Of Teddy Roozvelt and Willun
p. Potts, sed pop.
| Yes sir, | sed, well, | went to bed and
| looked at the lite and | thawt, G., the lite'
| lit
Very clever of you to notice it. perseed
scd pop.
And ] laid there vile. ! sed, and
pritty neer went to sleep, and after viii
| opened my eyes agen, and | thawt, G
the lites still lit
Go on, go on, sed pop.
Yes sir, and kepp on laying there, I sed
and after a vile | RELY thawt ! was RELY
asleep, but | opened my eyes agen and TIN
lite was still lit, and | thawt-
I'm sorry, but my times limited, YOU
story intrists me strangely, but mcenwil
the worlds werk waits See that it duzzen
! happin agen, sed pop. And he looked a
his watch and quick went out, and
| streched about 10 times and then rot IN
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-09-13
TO QUIT FRANCE IN 1918.
But That VIII Not Bring Germans to
Terms, Says British Writer.

That the fourth year of the war will
see the Germans driven entirely ont of
France is the prediction made by a
writer in the August number of Cover
seas, who holds out but slight hope that
1t will bring peace. The British author
urges England and her allies to look
forward not to months, but to years more
OF fighting before Germany is humbled.
He holds that the Germans are being
slowly and surely beaten
I'VE are entering on the fourth year of
the war, he says. 1T is now three years
since our people, recognizing their response
| bihty to God and to humanity, stepped
into the breach for the defense of inter
national honor and international law A
common purpose and a common suffering
have drawn the ends of the empire to-
gether. London, England, and London.
Ontario, have proved anew their essential
oneness. Edmonton, Alberta, and Perth
Westrala, Cape Town, and Auckland, the
Falkland Islands to the far south, and
Vancouver Island to the west, have beer
moved by the same purpose to the same
common sacrifice and common triumph
The unity of the empire was, a little over
three years ago, an improved aspiration
/
of the great facts that are molding the
history Of the world
Our mistakes were many, and we have
Ipald for them. But out of our mistake,
we have learned the way to victory AnC
despite our errors there has proved to b,
still IN the British people sufficient of tn,
lold stubbornness and determination t,
hold our foes at bay After close on t,
two years of heavy losses, of tragic errors
and of almost incredible blunders, W,
built up new war machine the creates
the world has ever seen.
The fourth year should see before it
close the definite repulse of the German
armies over most of their front, the re
covery Of all France from the enemy, an,
, the reconquest of much of Belgium
may see still more, and there are man
who hope before the fourth year is over
peace will have been achieved But on
thing is certain. The fourth year can onl
be the year Of victory if it is also the yea
OF supreme sacrifice. We must keep Il
:, our armies at full strength in the field
To-day we see the possibilities of sti
} greater results. One hundred and forty
, one years ago the mistakes of statesme
severed the people of British stock No
the old division has been bridged owe
Britain and the United States are toda
), the closest allies, working in common f
[ a common end knit in sympathy. knit
e friendship, knit in their ideals for Il
f future of the world
9 Our twin peoples. with two Cover
4 ments but one soul, have had their hear
;, inspired and their imaginations illumna
- ed by fine ulimpsa of a uavr world IN y-b
= peace, justice freedom, and honor sh;
Y be established in security and in PERI
tuity. when no man, however great. shi
e be able to plunge the nations into t
v weller of war, and when the humble
citizen shall be able to rest secure a
90 live unafraid'
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-09-13

When Civil war veterans gather in
reunions these days they are all above
the three score years and ten mark.
This means that they are going rapidly
toward the sunset vista Of life. We owe
the men with the bronze buttons every
possible honor we can pay them. The
years in which we can render homage
to them are few. 1t is but a compare
lively short time ago when the Wind,
ham County Veterans association re-
union brought out an attendance of
several hundred old soldiers. At yes
terday s meeting the attendance was on
~ $50, and at regimental reunions there
are frequently only two or three dozen
persons present.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-09-13
Women SlackerS.
(North Adams Herald.)

NOFIn ADAMS Herald.
In discussing the question of married
women s relations to the war, woman
who speaks for 100000 of the most
enlightened members of her sex is en-
titled to respectful hearing. Mrs. Car
rie Chapman Gait, president of the ma
ton s biggest suffrage organization,
draws an inspiring picture of America S
- woman-power and the role it should
play in the war.
The man-powcr of the country, she
says, 'moves to the front, and the WON
empower of the country closes up back
OF the men, pressing through all lines OF
industry, trade and transportation, near
er and nearer to the trenches, until the
women are on the firing line itself, as
they are III Russia today
We do not need our women on the ac-
tual firing line, but there is work for them
all in some branch OF the infinitely varied
service She has no tolerance for women
slackers. And She puts in this uneom
plimentary category large numbers OF
married women who are encouraging
their husbands to plead exemption OF
the ground that their wives are de
| pendent on them for support.
In the case of the mother Of small
children, says Mrs. Gait, this is a legit
innate claim. But she insists tha
childless young wives have no right t
ask the government to let their men stay
at home and toll 50 that they may lie OF
sofas.
Uncle Sam seems to agree with her
And we We an idea that most women do
| too.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-09-13

This bank cmbezzlement in New York
city is somewhat out of the usual line.
Frequently it is some trusted minor Off
cial who gets away with the swag. At
the old Chemical National, with mil
lions of money, it was the late presi-
dent, Mr.. Martindale, who had been
stealing l6 years and who took a total
of 100000. His populations were not
discovered until he was forced by his
last illness to be away from the bank
As is usually the ease with the fdu
ciary institution man who steals Mr.
Martindale was considered the " sou
of honor
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-09-13

Draft boards throughout Massachu-
sets are consulting with the deputy
United States commission of natural
cation in regard to aliens who have de-
clared their intention to become citi.
zcns of the United States since June 5,
Registration day. According to de.
ciSion Of Provost Marshal General +. H
Mccall, such men are now subject to
the draft. A large number of men who
have taken out their papers in Yer
mont since the date mentioned will al
so bc affected by this decision.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-09-13

fairs declare that both Kerensky and
Kornilof are genuine patriots. Both
are loyal to Russia and both desire to
see their country keep its faith with
the entente and to fight out the war I'M
til the Hun is crushed. One looks at
the situation as a man skilled in state
craft and the other purely from the
viewpoint of military genius. Know
ing much about the discordant elements
and the lack of discipline among the
Russians, particularly the soldiery,
prominent Englishmen are inclined to
believe that Korniloff should have been
given free hand in Russia.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-09-13
Real Penalty.

@ have come here, = said the angry
man to the superintendent of the street
car line, "to get justice; justice sir
Yesterday, as my wife was getting off
one of your cars, the conductor stepped
ON her dress and tore a yard of frilling
off the skirt.
The superintendent remained cool.
Well SIR he said, q don t know
that we are to blame for that What
do YOU expect us to do? Get her new
dress?'
No, sir. l do not intend to let you
off so easily as that, the other man
replied gruffly He brandished in his
right hand a small piece of silk.
What ! propose to have you do,
he said, is to match this silk
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-09-13

good indeed so as
to receive the re-
wards which the
T airy Queen
would whisper to
the children. And
in case she hadn't
already told You,
| want to let you
know that 1t will
make her happy
to think of chill
dren all over the
world, when The
w arm weather
comes, thinking
of the little crea-
lures who can't
turn on the faucet
and get~a good,
cool drink of wa
fer hlIt who nuSt
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-09-13

wait for the rain or kind people"
Were going to think of the birds
and pigeons and little creatures who
give US so much pleasure" said Nancy.
yes" said Nick, land the little
creatures are so grateful, too
THAT is So" said Daddy, land | am
sure from the comfortable way that
Polly and Peter settled themselves in
their sleep, they We're dreaming that
through the summer they would never
want for Water!'
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-09-13

The coming of the frosty season will
not bc regretted by the fathers and
mothers of Montpelier and a few other
towns of Central Vermont where cases
Of hfantiIe paralysis have been under
quarantine the past season.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-09-13

Weymouth and Alice Halliday are ILL.,
Mrs. Cora Crosby returned from the
Memorial hospital Tuesday
Ross Eddy of Springfield, Mass, was
recent visitor at Elmwood.
Mrs Helen Phelps of New Ipswich,
\. H., is visiting her niece, Mrs. NJ. T.
Brown.
Mrs. Augusta Bennett went with a
party of friends from Brattleboro over
the Mohawk Trail recently.
There will 81 a dance at the Grange
hall, Dummerston Center Friday. Sept.
2S, for the benefit of the Red Cross
Mrs. NJ. f. Brown, Mrs Augusta Ben
nett and Mrs Abbie Patch attended
the Pomona Grange meeting in Town
shend
The Grange held regular meeting
Tuesday evening with a good literary
program. The next meeting will be
held Sept. p.
Mr. and Mrs G. F. Wellington. Mr.
and Mrs. f. II. Brown and Mrs Helen
Phelps went by automobile to Athol
Mass, Sunday.
The Grange will hold its memorial
service in the hall al noon Sunday, Sept
Is, all members are requested TO attend
wearing badges reversed. and to carry
| flowers.
The Red Cross center group meeting
was well attended this week. Next
week there viii be a meeting Of all The
sewing groups il the vestry. 1t j,
! hoped that it will bring out a larger
attendance than has been present at any
one meeting.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-09-13
TO ADVERTISER

Transient advertising-Run of paper,
cents an inch for first II isertion; 2
cents an inch for each subseq uent inser-
ton. Limited space on firsn page at
double rates
Space rates on application.
Classified advertisements =, Five cents
a line first insertion with so Der cent dis
count for each subsequert insertion,
without change of copy.
Reading Notices-Ten CENTS per line,
first insertion with so per q ent discount
for each subsequent insert ion without
change of copy.
Position 10 per cent extra
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-09-13
warm, the sup is shining, and Wen get
good and warm after tfis. Our feath.

warm, the sup is shining, and Wen ger
good and warm after this. Our feath.
ers will be warm in no timer
Now, Peter and Polly Pigeon were
being told just how to battle in the
best way by their fond parents. But
1t was not hard for them to learn. They
had lots of fun scattering each other,
and they played all sorts of games.
1T was not long before they had
really bathed enough, and oh, the
many, many people who had had their
little share, too, of the dropping wa
ter which came every time so unex-
pectedly, I just stood and watched
and thought what a time I would have
telling you about it.
"And after they were really through
bathing and had shaken their feathers
they began to get dry in the hot sun.
'Polly and Peter Pigeon were quite
sleepy, after their playing, bathing
splashing and scattering, and they be
gan to coo very SOFTLY and then go to
sleep. But as they We're just doing
off Mother Pigeon said:
IF we're all good pigeons. the Fairy
Queen, who looks after pigeons, too
will come and whisper in the ears OF
children to give us bread crumbs. She
will tell them that in the hot days OF
summer we like little cooling drinks
which they can put in pans an(
saucers around their yards and OF
their porches. Yes, the Fairy Queer
will tell them AL that, if were goot
pigeons
''Of course Polly and Peter mad
up their minds they would be YER
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-09-13
THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 10, 1917.

Men who have enlisted in the navy
voluntarily from patriotic motives must
be highly pleased whrn they read that
confessed thieves are allowed to 90 I'M
punished on condition that they also
enlist in the navy.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-09-13
TO SUBSCRIBERS.

II is the aim OF the management TO
secure efficient service in he delivery of
the paper each night, and! 1t solicits the
Prompt reports should be given Of each
failure TO receive the pape on the morn
ing following the omissi on. In person,
the cause Of the error to e promptly and
accurately discovered and the proper
remedy Immediately apph ed. 1t is only
bv this method that the p lbiisher can Sc
cure the desired service.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-09-13
BERNARDSTON, MASS.

f. A. Corr, well known i'll this local
ity, is having fine success with his fruit
farm this season. His peaches and plums
are the finest ever, and are sold almost
entirely at his own door to people who
come for them 1t is in vain, however,
that anyone goes on Sunday, for he
firmly refuses to do business on that
day.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-09-13

children all about
it.
"Some pigeons
were bathing to-
day" said Daddy,
land they acted
as if they wanted
to give the whole
world q bath. Or,
at least as much
of the world as
they saw
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-09-13

The guns used in 1882 at the lombard
ment o. Alexandria, Egyp' were OF sixteen.
inch bore, an inch large than the biggest
British naval cannon 81 today, while four
years later that navy had guns OF l62-
inches caliber
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-09-13

If your hair is getting thin and you
are troubled with dandruff or itching
scalp, get four ounces of Partisan sage
from your druggist. This helps to pre-
vent badness and grayness and keeps
the scalp clean.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-09-13

The Rcformer is on sale every evening
by the following news dt alers:
prattleboro, Brattlebo % News Co.
c. w. Cleaveland. ID. F.. Cutler & Co.
fEStcyville), Brooks H. use Pharmacy
Aliens Depot Newsstand
West Brattleboro, ]. II. Stockwell.
East Oummerston. NJ e Brown.
Putney, NJ C. William Is.
Newfane, y. NJ Bate helder.
Townshend, g. w Ctltler
West Townshend. G. II. Grout.
jamaica. II. j. Dag};gtt.
south Londonderry. r II. Tyler.
South Vernon. T.. b. Buffum.
West Chesterfield, N. r., Mrs. w
Streeter.
Hinsdale, N. H., w II. Lyman.
Bellows Falls. VT, n epot Restaurant.
Windsor. VT. Winds pr Restaurant.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-09-13

''Before going to bed l rub little
Partisan sage into my scalp says a
woman whose luxurious, soft and fluffy
hair is greatly admired. This keeps the
hair from falling out and makes it easy
to dress attractively.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-09-13
DUMMERSTON.
Rev. MIR. Merrill Coming Saturday

Rev. c. c. Merrill Of Burlington VIII
be i'll town Saturday and will meet
Saturday evening those who are to take
part III the everyone mber canvass. On
Sunday morning Rev. Mr.. Merrill will
assist in the service and will preach
the service.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-09-13

A difference of opinion makes big
difference, even when it is between in
dividuals, if they happen to be great
leaders Close students of Russian af-
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-09-13

Everyone knows sage is good for the
hair, but be sure 20 get Partisan sage
(Giroux 81, for this brand will not stain
the hair and is delicately perfumed.
Wilfred T. Root eas supply you.-Adv.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-09-13
HAIR HINTS

Helpful Advice for Care of the Hair
Worthy the Attention of Every
one Who Would Avoid Dandruff,
Itching Scalp, Gray Hair and
Badness.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-09-13

Slurs cast at President Wilson, Amer
lean soldiers and the Liberty Loan cost
a clerk in the Newark, y. j., postoffice
his job
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-09-13
Member of the Associated Press.

The Associated Press is exclusively en-
titled to the use for pl ALLEGATION OF all
news credited to il andl not otherwise
credited in this paDer an II also the local
news published herein.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-09-13
DADDSEY[NLN(
ARY TALL 0k2
~ MARY GRAHAM BONNER
PIGEONS BATHING.

Daddy had seen very funny thing
that day, and he was eager to tell the
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-09-13
Short and Sharp.

But has Germany the democrats to
democratize?- B0ston Herald.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-09-13
No Need to Wonder

if the groceries we send you are the
right kind You can be absolutely sure
they are. We cater to many of the most
particular people in the community. We
could not continue to serve them if our
groceries were not up to the highest
standard and our prices well able to
stand comparison with others.
Arizona republican., 1917-12-08

NEW YORK STOCK EXCHANGE Furnished by R. Allyn Lewis.
 private leased wired tG all ex- changes.
Arizona republican., 1917-12-08
Cottor,
WOOL.

BOSTON. Dac. 7-The Commercial Bulletin will say tomorrow:
 "ThNe formation of the new war board in Washington, with the conse- uuent designation of the committee on wool supply of the council of national defense. has had a tendency to slacken trade in the local wool market, all though lN-ices are very firmly main tained, especially on medium and low sorts
 Cables Trom the river Platte and South Afrioa indicate little change in he price situation"
 Secured l,asis: Texas fine. 12 months. $1.69 to $1.7Z; fine months b1.55 to $t.60.
 Territory fine staple $1.SO to s1S5; half blood coAlbing $l.75 to $1.SO; three-eights Mood combing s1.45 to $1.50; quarter blood combing $1.30 to Si.35; common and braid $1.03 to s1.07; fine clothing $1.60 to s1.65.
 Pulled extra St.SO to $1.S5; A S170 @1.S0; A supers $160 to $1.65.