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The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-10-01
DUMMERSTON.

Mr.. and Mrs. Dwight Johnson, Leon
Crosby, James Johnson and Mrs. Abbie
Patch made trip Sunday over the Mo
hawk Trail
Mr.. and Mrs. G. F. Wellington. Mr..
and Mrs. E. H. Brown and Mrs. Helen
Phelps, W. +. Baker, Leon Crosby,
Dwight Johnson, Sven johnson and 9TH
er townsEeople attended the Greenfield
fair.
Evening Star Grange entertained
Spotford Grange Tuesday evening, Sept.
%. About 90 were present Spofford
Grange furnished an excellent program
OF music, recitations and readings and a
short farce, A Tip on Wheat. A chick
Ell pie supper was served at the close
of the program. The next meeting will
be held Oct. 8.
Mrs. Mabel Wellington and Mrs. Alb
bic Patch were hostesses for the Birth
day club at the hospitable home Of Mrs.
Wellington Sept: % Twentv-seven
We're present and there was an appetiz-
ing supper and shower of gifts Of all
descriptions. Mrs Wellington has claim
to icing q culinary artist having baked
a hlJ'hday cake for the other hostess in
share Of a submarine decorated with
hago and the name Of the recipient.
The meeting was continued to late
hour and everybody had a good time
The October meeting wi4l be held With
| Mrs. Augusta Bennett
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-10-01
''CASCARETS" FOR A
COLD, BAD BREATH
OR SICK HEADACHE
Best for liver and bowels, for bilious.
ness, sour stomach and
constipation.
Get a 10-cent box now.

Get 10-cent box now.
Furred Tongue, Bad Colds, Indiges
ton, Sallow Skin and Miserable Head
aches come from a torpid liver and
clogged bowels, which cause your stom
ach to become filled with undigested
food, which sours and ferments like
garbage in a swill barrel. That S the
first steS to untold misery indigestion,
foul gases, bad breath, yellow skin,
mental fears, everything that is hor-
rible and nauseating. A Cascaret to-
night will give your constipated bowels
a thorough cleansing and straighten
you out by morning. They work while
you sleep-a 10-cent box from your
druggist will keep you feeling good for
months. Millions of men and women
take a Cascaret now and then to keep
their stomach, liver and bowels regu-
lated, and never know a miserable mo-
ment. Don t forget the children-their
little insides need a good, gentle cleans
ing, too.-Advt.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-10-01
dual purpose of helping our government
while we help ourselves.

Senator Dillingham; is member of the
committee which will make up the
charges on which Senator La Toilette
may be expelled from the United States
senate. To Senator Dillingham; is re-
spectfully referred the ringing resolu-
tion adopted by the war convention of
the Greater Vermont association, CON
tanning these words. 1.-The recent pub
lie utterances of Senator Robert La
Toilette have given aid and comfort to
the enemy and (that) he has forfeited
the right to a seat in our national GER
ate. Our senior senator may rest as
sured that this resolution represents the
prevailing sentiment of his home con-
stituents. They would like to see La
Toilette kicked out of Washington, anG,
if possible, given to the Kaiser as a pres
lent.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-10-01
MONDAY, OCTOBER /, 1917.
THINKING IN NARROW CIRCLES.

IN spite of the many ways in which
the present crisis demonstrates the close
dependence of every nation and every
individual upon every other nation and
every other individual. many persons are
still thinking in narrow circles. For ex-
ample, there are people who disregard
an the appeals Of the food administra-
tion about saving wheat. They seem to
think it applies to other people only.
There ncyez has. been a tins y la. white
flour could not be bought here-and
there seems to be plenty in the stores
uow-so why not eat all we want? That
is the way these people argue. No doubt
the same people viii ignore the appeal
of the French nation for sugar. France
( has been having only an ounce a day to
4 leach person, while Americans have been
|rcvcling in four ounces Of sugar daily.
/ We are asked by Mr. Hoover to save an
ounce or two of the sugar we usually
eat, SO that France may continue to have
!. ly destitute of this necessity of life
But the mreasoning ones cannot see
their connection with the matter. There
is sugar ON the grocers' shelves, and
somebody is going to buy it and eat it
But if every one of us uses one ounce
less than usual, that win save 100000,
ooo ounces, or 5000 tons for use tomor
row-and if this saving continues W,
shall have a splendid surplus of sugar
to ship to France, where our heroi,
friends and allies face the prospect OF
"A complete sugar famine unless we shar,
with them.
Anarrow selfsbness-in the refusal t,
help our allies in the way suggested b,
/ Mr.. Hoover will come back home il
the form Of food famine, military de
feat or some other fine rctribution, il
which the generous and greedy will sui
fer together.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-10-01
Vermont and the Liberty Loan.
burlington Free Press. J

Huntington Free Press.
The people of Vermont have every rea-
son for qualification over the handsome
showing made by the Green Mountain
State in connection with the Liberty loan,
as indicated by the complete report for the
United States now at hand 1t transpires
that Rhode Island led all the states in the
pro rata subscription to the loan, with a
record OF Is per cent, while Vermont
ranks in the first half dozen states with
a record OF 10 per cent
The total number of subscribers in Yer
mont was 80, 465 and the subscriptions to
the loan reached the handsome and cred
liable aggregate of $7,475,35O
| While Burlington, as is fitting in accord
ance with its wealth and population, heads
the list, various other communities IN
the State made gratifying record.
Burlington is credited with $3.50 sub
lscubers and an aggregate subscription OF
500 $50. Montpelier comes next with l,2lS
subscribers and subscriptions aggregating
$500 Rutland stands third with 2.0S2
subscribers and subscriptions totaling
| S562, O5O. Other communities subscribing
over 100000 made the following record
st. Johnsbury sos subscribers and $50,
25g in subscriptions; Barre. 1875 subscrb-
ers and S423, loo in subscriptions; Brattle-
boro, l.7S9 subscribers and $4l3, 800 in sub
Iscriptions; Springfield, $50 subscribers and
S29l 900 in subscriptions; Bellows Falls.
! .454 subscribers and $2Sl 200 in subscrip-
lions; Proctor, S25 subscribers and $50
800 in subscriptions: North Bennington,
1850 subscribers and $4,000 in subscrip-
tons: Bennington, 66l subscribers and
500. 500 in subscriptions; Lyndonvile, As
subscribers and SlS6,S0O in subscriptions;
ISt Adams, 1891 subscribers and Sl69 500
in subscriptions; Wells River, I,034 sub
Iscribers and SOL 300 in subscriptions;
Woodstock, 800 subscribers and $l5l, 450 IL
subscriptions Wmcosli. l.56I subscriber.
land Sl33,S00 in subscriptions; FAIR Haven
1876 subscribers and >l3l $50 in subscrip
tons Windsor, 972 subscribers and Sl26. l5t
insuhscriptions; Hyde Park 1874 subscIib
ers and sl25, 800 in subscriptions: Randolph
10 subscribers and SIo0,7o0 in subscrip
tons
Other large centers on the west sid
t lof the State contributed as follows: Mid
7 dlebury, 40l and $50 500 Morrisvile, 81
and $4,000; Richford. $50 and S653o0
Waterbury 202 and S4s,G50; Nergennes
D 80 and $685. Bristol, AZ and S3S, 200
q lSwanton, l24 and $50, 200
With communities like these and other
thus contributing it is no wonder that lit
i tie Vermont ranks among the foremos
Y States in size and wealth in connection
e with the first liberty loan.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-10-01

\ factor in the money market situa-
tion is the sIowness with which the gov
eminent is paying its bills. Suddenly
the nation has become a large buyer of
eminent adjusts its machinery to the
ing accounts and checking up its pur-
chases has not yet been adjusted to its
greatly increased volume of business.
The result is that contractors. waiting
for their checks from the government,
have been obliged to borrow heavily
from the banks. AS soon as the gov
eminent adjusts its amchinery to the
point where it pays its bills promptly,
the demand made on the banks will
greatly decrease, and consequently the
supply Of available funds will be more
adequate to take care of the needs of
other customers, and there will be a gen.
eral easing-up Of the money situation.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-10-01
s. DADlY'SEy[N|N(.
T. FAIRY TALE
la G hAQY GRAAA1' BONNER
ABUSED PENCIL.

"a boy named Gerald" said Daddy,
sons. School had commenced and yet
the days were so lovely it was hard
to study.
There had been such q long and
glorious summer too when studying
had not been thought of, and now play
ing was so much easier to think about.
1T was afternoon and Gerald was
sitting on the back porch Of his home
studying He liked the front porch
better as there was so much more TO
be seen there. People passed by on
their way to the post office and boys
who were playing baseball or who were
going for walk in the woods.
"But he had known If he had sat
there he would not have been able to
say No if he had been asked to join
a walking party.
$50 very sensibly he was sitting on
the back porch. In front of him was
table and upon the table were bis
books and his box of pencils.
| "He could not draw a map and he
was supposed to have one drawn for
the next day He found it so hard to
remember just how the places looked
on the map and he was supposed to do
it from memory.
''He gave up trying the map after a
few moments. Then he sat and Chewed
the end Of his pencil. Perhaps in a
moment or two he would think of all
the places he was suppose to mark.
"He decided he would do his arith-
metic but he could not manage the
sums. They were all so extremely
hard. Much worse than they had beer
in the spring, though in reality they
We're a little easier. The teacher hat
known the children had had a Ions
/, summer and 1t would take them lit
tie time to get back into their work.
HE tried to do the sums bu
couldn't What pity the book had NJ
answers in the back And he began Il
chew the end of his pencil again while
he tried TO think.
Before long he felt he could not d.
his lessons for he was too tired ant
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-10-01
This Is a Good Recipe.

Green Tomato Mince Meat-Chop four
quarts OF green tomatoes, drain off juice
cover with cold water, and bring to boil.
sealding for thirty Minutes, then drain
Repeat till parboiled three times. then add
two pounds Of brown sugar, one hall pound
Of chopped citron, one pound Of secdless
raisins, one-half eupful of chopped suet,
one tablespoonful of salt, one-half cupful
of vinegar; mix, and cook until thick
When cold, add one teaspoonful each of
ground cinnamon and cloves, and one
tablespoonful of ground nutmeg Mix
well. and keep in cool place Farm and
Fireside
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-10-01
Little Benny's
Note Book
By LEE PAPE
By LEE PAPE

| finished my homework jest as the fell
lows started to wissel for me last mite,
and | quick started to put my
books away, saying, Aw g, Wy cant we
have vacation all veer, Vat goods les
sins. envhow3
Benny, I'm serprized, shocked and
panied, sed pop.
Well. wat good are they, wat goods
joggriffT? | sed.
Even the most ignorant question may
be ansered brilliantly sit down and III
ixplane, sed pop.
The fellows is wisseling for me, I
sed
Well, wisseling improves with prae-
tice, like everything elts, let them prac
tice, sit down, sed pop.
Wich | did and pop sed, 1t ii wasent
for joggriffy one half of the werld wood
ent know ware the other half was. Jog
gritty tells YOU weather you are bound
| ed by the Bay of Biskay or Joneses
creek, so you can always be reddy to
| enser a stranger wen he asks you. And
also, if it wasent for ioggritfy, how
wood you know that the exports of
Siam are sea shells. one peece bath
ing scots and Siameez twins? Are you
convinced that joggriffy has merits'
Yes sir, | sed. And | started to 90
out, and pop sed, Keep your sect, vile
we are on the subjeck l mite as well tx
plane to you the usefulniss of other
branches of lerning.
6, pop, the fellows will get tired of
wissehng, | sed.
They never have yet, ronfouud them,
sed pop, let's take history. History teet-
ches you the kings of highland in thare
proper order all the way frum Persev
the Ferst to-George the watts you callem
so that awffen III future life wen you
go out i'll sissiety you win have sum
thing to fall back on wen the company
gets tired Of tawking about the weather
Arifmetick will enable you to figure
out to your own dissatisfaction that the
weeks grocery bill of $14.15 is quite cor
reclt. AS for the higher subjecks, such
as Latin, the doctor will put in twice
as mulch wen he rites his prescriptions
If he knows you can reed them.
Yes sir, can | 90 out now? | sed.
If You promise to make your noise
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-10-01

decided to try bottle of Lydia E. Pink
hams Vegetable Compound. It worked
from the first bottle, so took second
and third, also bottle of Lydia E.
Pinkham's Blood Purifier, and now am
just as we'll as any other woman. adj
wise every woman, single or married,
who is troubled with any of the afore-
said ailments, to try your wonderful
Vegetable Compound and Blood Purifier
and / am sure they will help her to get
rid Of her troubles as they did me. =
Mrs. ELSIE J. VAN DER SANDE, sc No.
York St, Paterson, n. ].
Write the Lydia E. Pinkham Medicine
Co, (confdentiaQ Lynn, Mass, if yea
need special advice.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-10-01
GAS ASPHYXIATES SIX.
Accident Is Indirect Result of Steel
Workers Strike

GARY, Ind, Oct l-Six men met
death in the plant of the United States
steel corporation here Saturday, as an in
direct result Of the strike of switchmen
in the local yards of the Chicago, Joliet
and Eastern railway. Because of the
strike there has been a shortage of ma
terial in the mills, and as a result one Of
the blast furnaces became clogged En-
DRY Padgett, foreman, took eight men
into the furnace to clean it. A gas valve
gave way and Padgett and five of his
workmen were asphyxiated 1t is thought
that one Of the workmen struck the
valve accidentally, and that it broke, re-
leasing the high pressure of gas which il
confined
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-10-01

"'And when I won't think for you
continued the pencil, this is the way
you abuse me. Think! Don't bite me
to pieces And I'll tell you another
thing. You may bite me in two, but
never, never will | do your thinking
for you. l am not supposed to and |
WON'T The pencil was certainly very
decided, Gerald thought, and he
thought he would not argue with it.
81 was a lovely red pencil with
black lead the pencil continued in an
injured tone, and now am all bitten
to pieces. One of my ends is almost
useless, and l will break when the lead
is used very much further. Oh dear !
And | was such a nice pencilv 1t
sighed and seemed very mOurnful.
"Just at that moment the cotton
wool came off the pencil and Gerald
saw that he had been sleeping. The
pencil had been badly bitten, but Ger
aid, now wide awake, put his mind to
his studying, and found the lessons
were not so hard after all!'
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-10-01
WOMAN TAXED ON $1,000, 900.
Decision Puts Mrs. Sears at Head of
Chicago List

CHICAGO, Oct. 1.-The board of re-
view has denied the plea Of Mrs. Anna
l.. Sears that her assessment Of ST.
100000 be wiped from the books The
plea was presented through former
Judge Charles s. Cutting The board
confirmed the assessors figures. The tax
will be about 1920 600 Mrs. Sears was
not present, although she had been or
dered to appear. A telegram dated New
York was received from her
This decision makes Mrs. Sears the
largest individual taxpayer in Cook
county. The next is Mrs. Howard
Spaulding, formerly Miss Katherine
Barker, who is assessed on $4,000 600 4
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-10-01

The second Liberty loan of SO 900 ,00O,-
Oo0 is now offered to the American peo-
pie. Subscribers are not called upon to
give money. They will simply loan it
to the government in an emergency, and
will hold the safest securities in the
world, bearing interest at per cent.
Ample opportunity, as in the ease of the
first Liberty loan, will be given to peo-
pie to pay for their bonds on the in
stallment plan. Here is Offered at once
an opportunity to pract ice thrift, by
saving small per cent of our money
as we 90 along, and by putting it
into Liberty loan we will serve the
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-10-01
TO SUBSCRIBERS.

II is the aim Of the management to
secure efficient service in the delivery Of
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,
by 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, 1917-10-01
MARLBORO.
The Marlboro Supper.

Chickens are high,
But chieken-pie
Is the only thing to fill the bill
At the annual supper on Marlboro hill
Fifty cents plate
Now don t be late.
For the crowd will be great.
We d like to serve you all first rate.
Come with stomach empty, but pocket
full,
To tighten a bit our uphill pull,
Bringing lots Of good to us and thee.
Don t forget the date-October three.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-10-01
Getting Up in the World.

o m leaving you, ma am-going to
a munition factory, as you would not
give me a rise. =
Well, Mary, if you drop shells about
as You do our crockery, you will get a
Very big rise, indeed London Opin-
ion.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-10-01

nave made me Well
and healthy. Some
time ago | felt SO
run down, had pains
in my back and side,
was very irregular,
tired, nervous, had
such b I'D dreams,
did not feel like eat
ing and had short
breath. I read your
advertisement in
tho npuc1a0n~c and
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-10-01

in frunt of sumbody eltses house for one
eevning, sed pop.
WITCH we did, making it in frunt of
Pubs Simkinses.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-10-01
TO ADVERTISERS.

Transient advertising-Run OF paper,
cents an inch for first insertion; 2
cents an inch for each subsequent inser-
tion. Limited space on first page at
double rates.
Space rates on application.
Classified advertisements - Five cents
line first insertion with so per cent dis
count for each subsequent insertion,
without change Of copy.
Reading Notices-Ten cents per line,
first insertion with 80 per cent discount
for each subsequent insertion without
change Of copy.
Position 10 ner cent extra.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-10-01
STATE NEWS NOTES.
Reward for Capture of Deserters.

Gov. H. f, Graham received Saturday
from the war department a telegram
that a reward Of $50 viii be paid for
men who are called deserters The
telegram explains who are termed de-
serters under the new regulations. name
ly: Persons who do not respond to the
notices sent them by the local boards
that they are to report at specified
time for war service, or persons who do
not report to the adjutant general when
he notifies them that they are to report
for duty. individuals as well as Off
GERS, are urged to assist IN rounding up
these slackers. now termed deserters.
1t is shown that if they did not viii
fully avoid service, it will make no diff
ference in the payment of the reward.
The deserters are to be taken to the
nearest post or mobilization camp,
where the reward will be paid.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-10-01

The Reformer Is on sale every evening
by the following news dealers:
Brattleboro Brattleboro News Co,
c. w. Cleaveland. d. +. Cutler & Co
tEssteyvHle). Brooks House Pharmacy.
Aliens Depot Newsstand.
West 5rattleboro, J. L. Stockwell
East Dummerston, NJ. Il. Brown.
Putney, NJ G.. Williams
Newfane, n. NJ Batchelder.
Townshend, G.. W. Cutler.
West Townshend, G. II. Grout.
jamaica, r. J. Daggett.
South Londonderry, +. II. Tyler.
South Vernon, Il. 3. Buffum.
West Chesterfield, N. H., Mrs. w
Streeter
HInsdale, N. H., w II. Lyman.
Bellows Falls, VI, Depot Restaurant.
Windsor, VI, Windsor Restaurant.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-10-01

Starting on the last quarter of 1917.
1t is time to speed up.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-10-01
Member Of the Associated press.

The Associated Press Is exclusively en-
titled to the use for publication OF all
news 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, 1917-10-01
WOMAN NOW IN
perfect HEALTH
What Came From Reading
a Pinkham Adver-
tlsement.

Paterson, N. ]. ~ thank you for
the Lydia E. Pinkham remedies as they
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-10-01

Locating Trouble.
Don't blame others when things go
wrong A little walk around yourself
may locate the trouble.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-10-01

Rear Admiral Charles f. Clark, L. S.
n, is at the clubhouse of the Lake
Mansfield Trout club in Stowe for his
annual outing. The admiral's son-in-
law, Capt S. s. Robinson, who was cap
tain of the United States battleship
South Carolina, has been transferred
and placed in charge of the entire sub
marine force of this country, a great
honor for so young man.
F. c. Royce, who lives in Roxbury, is
raising his own coffee this year, as has
been his custom for several years The
coffee stalks are 81 inches in height,
one stalk has 26 pods on it and another
30. The pods have the appearance of
pea pods, except that they grow up the
stalk. At maturity, about the middle
of September, the pods turn black, aft
er that the beans are removed and
ground as needed Mr.. Royce will have
about 100 pounds.
! Morgan horses from the Edgeville
/ farm in Brandon, owned by H. R. c.
| Watson, captured II first premiums, -
second and third premiums at the New
England fair held in Worcester, Mass,
a short time ago. Thirty-two ribbons in
a single show indicates that the Morgan
breed is holding its own, and The Reg
lister, now as ever eager to see the
Morgan horse preserve in its highest
strain, congratulates those who are fur
thering this laudable enterprise.
The circle banner. [volume] (Circle, Mont.) 1914-1939, 1917-07-20
WILSON ACTS TO SPEED
UP SHIPBUILDING PLAN
Gives Directions That Construction
Work Be Placed With Emergency
Fleet Organization.

Washington, July 14.-The contro-
versy over the governments shipping
program was settled by President Will
son by directing the Emergency Fleet
corporation, of which Major General
Goethals is manager, to take charge
of construction and by authorizing the
shipping board to operate the vessels
after they are built and to requisition
and operate tonnage now on the seas.
The President, by dividing the pow
ers conferred on him by Congress
cleared the way for an immediate
speeding up of construction.
General Goethals will commander
at once the contracts for most of the
100000 tons of ships building in
American yards, and will put on dou-
BILE and triple labor shifts to hurry
their completion.