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The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-02-05
Stone.

once there was q man named Stone.
lie came from Missouri After snend-
ing hla time cohgratulatirg the kaiser
and excusing the tricks Of the German
trade, he found himself without a len
because ms country was at war with
GERMANY Se he hunted around for
somebody against whom to use bis
powers OF denunciation. OF course no
wanted to pick somebody who disagreed
with him about his friend the kaiser
Ihere was another man named Roose.
veit. And this man was as strongly
against the kaiser as Stone was for
MIN. he may have the reasons for he
ing SO vigorous in his cuss-words
against the Potsdam rogue, but what b !,
SAID was worth saying and was well
SAID. And Stone did not like to see tbr
AFORESAID Roosevelt in the limelighl
particularly when the Roosevelt speech
rs were hurting German sentiment
IN Missouri For Colonel Roosevelt
mad begun to write editorials for a
Missouri newspaper and some of them
peeved Stone.
30 Stone made a speech in the senate.
II was neither true nor well composed
1t hardly bore comparison with what
Roosevelt had said and written. Bur
Stone blew off and felt better.
Moral: If there can be apvtbino
moral about Stone): What will Mis-,
sour savl AS to the rest Of the conn.
Try, the comparison between Stone and
roosevelt, Is so funny that its not
worth talking about Troy Record.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-02-05
TUESDAY FEBRUARY S, 1918.
WHERE SWEDEN STANDS.

It is not likely that there is any
native-born American who knows
Sweden and the Swedes better than
the Hon. w. w. Thomas of Portland
His long residence there as United
states minister, his marriage to Swed
ish woman of noble family, his work
in bringing across that splendid Swed-
ish colony to northern Maine, have com
bined to give him a sympathetic I'M
dcrstanding Of the Swedish feeling and
policy i'll these times He is convinced
that the collapse of Russia removes the
last possible chance that Sweden could
be led to take sides with Germany or
to take any attitude hostile to the al
lies.
Sweden is additionally hostile to
Germany. 1t was bitterly hostile to
Germany 80 years ago, when Germany
attacked little Denmark and stole the
provinces of Schleswig and Holstein.
1t sided with France against Germany
III 1870 and contributed many soldiers
TO the armies of France. From the be-
ginning of this war il has had 10 sym
pathy for Germany, Mr.. Thomas AYERS,
except an inevitable sympathy for any
nation that might be fighting Russia
For Sweden has hated Russia and feared
1t ever since Peter the Great wore down
the heroic Charles XII, and continued
the encroachments on Swedish terri
tory that had begun when Finland was
taken and even the very ground where
Petrograd stands. But with Russia
gone stark mad and knitting out its own
vltals, Sweden puts aside all worry
about Russian menace Then there is
/ the hatred for Germany that comes
from the U-boat work.
Mr.. Thomas points out that the re-
cent Swedish elections have given that
kingdom u very liberal government
and one that has less sympathy for
Germany and more for the allies. and
especially for America than most Of
us realize. For Mr.. Thomas puts much
emphasis on the good will of Sweden
for America. He says: ''You can
hardly enter the home of a farmer or
workman in all Sweden without find
ing that that home has some ropresen-
tative in America son or daughter.
brother or sister-and how eagerly they
ply you with questions about this land
Of opportunity! And how much infiu-
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-02-05

Nobody repeats the popular query IF
25 years ago What s the matter with
Kansas After the state began 10
grow prosperous it dropped popuhstic
theories and got rid of some of its
freak politicians. Today no state in
the Union is living more sanelv n
more practically than Kansas which.
by the way, has just. observed It's 5Sth
anniversary of entrance int6 the sister.
mood OF state Here is the pretsq
tribute of the KANSAS City TIMES to
the state: Kansas was admitted ui.
der the greatest difficulties. No other
state Ill the Union caused the country
war; no other state threatened ia
disrupt the nation in order to pet into
the family. And good part of the
long journey it has travelled in such 4
arkably short time has been through
difficulties that might have DISCOURAGED
her II she had not become aecustome cd
to hard fighting at the beginning. By,
here she Is, So, and fair to look upon
without q wrinkle or a 'crowfoot
Rich, prosperous, loyal, intelligent
SOBER Kansas. The nation confesse,
that she IS worth all that she cost -
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-02-05
my Turn Next. -
(Rutland Herald.)

The Waterbury Record, which is a
fairly good index of what people are
thinking of in the small towns which
control the politics of the Vermont leg
islature, says:
The, usual newspaper talk is going
the rounds relative to re-electing every
member so far as possible that was a
member of the 1917 legislative body
We have no objection-iust would not
matter if I'VE did-however, we know
or some very capable fellows who were
in the Legislature last wear. who would
rather, like a seat in the senate next
time and they are so in earnest about
II, that they rather object to the other
fellow holding down the seat for more
than one term. We also know of some
men, right here in Waterbury. who
think they could fill the bill as a repre-
sentative and would rather not have
the other fellow ask for second an
PIE. rms much about 1t, we have sew
eral months to think over and chevy
| over these matters
This is simply variation NJ tho
''mv-turn next system which o;vos
us 100 or US members of the 1e9isla.
lutely nothing about legislative nro-
| cedure and waste month or six week
III getting settled and learning how IN
find their way from the cloak-room 70
representatives hall, thence occasion
any to committeeman, then finally
to take hold of the business of tho
session and put it out of the way.
The desire of hundreds of excellent
Nermonters to ''go TO Montpelier and
represent the town is natural
enough. Under ordinary conditions.
with the country at peace, that natural
ambition might not be interfered
with. Today, with the country strain
ing every nerve to win the war, such
ambitions ought to be made secondary
to the great business Of winning the
wa:
One of the best ways that Vermont
ers can help to win the war is to save
the Sl5O,OOO which we usually expend
on legislative session.
1t IS not worth that much money Ia
CRAFTY the natural ambitions of Ger
tain good fellows who want to be ron.
fesentatives and other good fellows
J VINO want to be senators to saw moth
ing about those who aspire to state OF
fees. They can serve their state and
their country better where they are. A
Legislature of men accustomed to their
work, the men who served a year ago.
for choice, can do great deal in that
direction
Let US try and realize, gentlemen.
lhat TINS nation IS at war; that this
state has not yet begun to make The
sacrihees which will ultimately be nee
essary; that playing politics is waste.
that an extended state campaign is
waste; that an extended Legislative SEES
Slon IS waste; that electing new and
untried members is waste; that waste
will never win the war.
Why not begin conserving by saving
that $150.0OO?
1t can be done if the people Of the
] various towns will face the situation
ana re-elect the present representa-.
tlVea, senator's and all state officers
regardless Of some good fellow ( per.
sonal and natural ambitions.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-02-05

ence lies in the millions Of dollars that
Swedish Americans send to the home
land every year!'' Mr.. Thomas is con
WINGED that the United States has no
better friend in Europe today than
Sweden is.
In view of Mr.. Thomas s convictions
1t IS rather surprising to hear occasion
ally-even right here in Brattleboro-
of few Swedes who are naturalized
American citizens, but who are pro.
German in their sympathies when il
comes to discussion of war questions
These few are the antithesis of the
great majority of their countrymen bv
birth, who, as a general rule are as
stanch and loyal Americans in this time
of national peril and emergency as ou,
native-born residents.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-02-05
Little Benny's
Note Book
D-sY TT DAnr
BysLEE PAPE

Me and Pubs Simkins saw hole pile
OF newspapers setting on the pavemint
next TO wall, jest setting there, Pud.
saying, Gosh, we can sell them. | won
der Il. they belong to enybody speshil.
Well let's us stand here till we count
100, and if nobody claims them by that
time we can take them and it wont be
steeiing, | sed. Wich we did, count.
ing the ferst 90 pritty slow and the
last 10 pntty fast, and then Pubs took
half OF the papers and | took half and
we started to wawk along yelling, Pa
pers, papers, heer YOU are, get your
eevning papers. Keeping it up vile
without anybody buying -eny, and then
Puds sed, | know watts the matter, we
awt to yell sumthing speshil And he
yelled, EXter, exter, 40 Germin submer-
reens EXPLODE on perpiss.
Exter, exter, reed about so babies
Jumping out of a 10 story window, /
yelled.
Heer you are, get your exter all
about the runaway airyoplane with
Presidint Wilson and the Kaiser in it
yelled Pubs. !,
Big spy discovered with tons of
dynamite in his back pockit, ,exter
exter, l yelled
Wich jest then old lady and a old
gentleman came up, the old lady say
ing, Wat are these boys making sutcil
rackit about, lets buy a paper and
see.
III buy mine frum this boy and YOU
BUY yours frum that one, sed the old
gentllnan. Being a old gentilman with
little wife wiskers on each side of his
race but noware elts, and be hawt .
paper frnm me and the old lady bawt
a paper frum Pubs. Being a prittv
rat old lady with glasses on her nose
and a kind Impression on the rest of her
race, wich as soon as she looked at her
paper she sed, Wy, this is yestiddays
paper, this is swindil.
This is a swindil, wares offiser? sed
the old gentilman
Wares offiser2 sed the old lady.
And they both started to look Ground
as II they RELY wuntcd one. And me
and Pubs quick dropped the money and
the rest Of the papers and ran like the
dickins
Proving if you jest depend on things
you find you'll proberly never be mil.
Honaire
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-02-05

Ii Germany does not win this war
ana that is practically impossible
then Prussanism has failed. And that
means an end of Prussianism. A few
of the German statesmen have canpbt
hoid OF the fact. DR.. Philip Scheidemanu
Is one OF them and he is leading the
rerman masses back toward SANITY
When he told the reichstag the othe,
day that the ambitious scheme of tha
general stat can never be achieved
and must be repudiated before the ma.
ton is ruined, he gave utterance to
the plain truth and perfectly sound ad.
vice.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-02-05
STATE NEWS NOTES.
Vermont Association Elects.

The Vermont association OF Boston
mas announced the election OF officers
with the news that the annual dinner
was abandoned because of the war and
the absence OF many younger members
IN the service. David T. Montague was
elected president, Richards NJ. Bradley
and Thomas j. Boynton, vice presi-
dents; Arthur W. De Goosh, secretary;
Z. v. Haskins, treasurer; Rev. J. Har-
~ Holden, chaplain; Scott C. Carbee,
George H. Walker, Burton G. Ellis
Charles E. Benton, Vernon c. Cooke.
Bert :. Currier, w Grant Fancher,
Fred ". Montague and Carroll W.
Staples, directors.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-02-05

The Reformer is on sale every evening
by the following news dealers:
Srattleboro, Brattleboro News Co., c.
w. CleaFeland, 5. L Purinton (Estey-
Nille), Brooks House Pharmacy, Allen s
Depot Newsstand. Mrs. D. F. Doyle,
South Main Street.
West Brattleboro, ]. L. Stockwell.
East Dummerston, NJ. E. Brown
9utney, NJ. G. Williams
Newfane, N NJ. Batchelder
Townshend, c. w. Cutler.
West Townsheno, c. II. Grout.
Jamaica, r. J. Daesett.
South Londonderry, F. H Tyler
South Vernon, f. B. Bufum
Northtield, Mass, Thompson Bros.
west Chesterfield, NJ. H., Mrs. W
Streeter.
hinsdale, N. r., w. H. Lyman
Bellows Falls, Depot Restaurant
Windsor, VI, Windsor Restaurant
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-02-05

from it. too. They
could not live
without them, for
they are the lit
tie animals who
are responsible
for the red coral,
pink coral, blue
coral. mushroom
coral, organ coral
n n d cup coral.
There are differ
ent cousins and
they belong to
the different kinds
Of coral homes,
which are all a
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-02-05
NOTICE TO SUBSCRIBERS

Complaints are frequently
received from subscribers of
the late receipt of copies OF
The Reformer sent through
the United States mails.
After we deliver papers to
the postofice we have no con-
troll over them, but as an inn
Portant step to remedy these
late receipts we suggest that
every delay in transit be inn
mediately reported to the local
postmaster and to the Post
office Department, Washing
ton, d. G.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-02-05


'a@'e' coral polyp, 81
know that But somehow / would much
rather be called an insect than u
polyp. a polyp doesn't seem to mean
much"
1T means what you are" said his
mother. But perhaps that doesn't
mean much. We aren't big enough to
thlnk Of what we are called. We just
belong to big group and you and l
have grown friendly. That is why you
call me mother polyp. But maybe l am
your mother polyp after all. 1t really
Is too much trouble to think about"
i suppose So" said the polyp, .'but
l Ike to call you mother polyp."
Go ahead and call me it then" said
mother polyp.
what do you think about all the
timc? asked the small coral polyp.
Il think of our home" mother polyp
answered. Il feel so sorry for crea-
lures who haven't their own homes.
And | feel almost as sorry for those
who haven't beautiful homes. In fact,
very. very few have beautiful homes
'Who have beautiful homes?" asked
the young polyp.
I'VE have" said mother polyp, "and
all the members of our family. Just
think, we have an island named after
our homes. 1t IS called Coral island.
'Oh, do feel so sorry for those who
live in wooden houses and in brick
houses. How ugly their homes are.
Think of wood and brick compared to
coral.
And / feel so badly for the crea-
lures who build rough nests of straw
and grass and sticks. There are others
who live in holes. Horrid holes made
out Of dirt! Gracious, how some peo-
pie and animals can live! 1t gives me
the shivers.
Now We live and get all our support
from our coral homes. And think how
wonderful they are? Some are of red
coral and some of pink, but all are
beautiful.
Eyes, the more think Of it, the more
I'm sorry for the creatures who live in
houses of wood or brick, ground holes
or rough nests.
Besides, 1t Is so much finer to have
home on the water-a coast home is
far nicer than an inland home"
well, l suppose" said the young
polyp, that it all depends how one
looks at it."
Il Fbok at it from the standpoint of
polyp," said mother polyp proudly.
ITO be sure we are wonderful to
have such homes" said the young
polyp. And still finer than that is the
fact that we have shoemaker in the
family"
'What?" asked mother polyp.
To be sure" said the young polyp.
There is the coral shoemaker, and he
is relation"
That's so, that's so,'' said mother
polyp. But of course we don't wear
shoes, and so he isn't of much use.'
That's true" said the young polyp,
''but it is always useful TO have one
n the family. And it sounds so bust
ness!ike to speak of Cousin Coral Shoe
maker"
For there is q little creature with
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-02-05
Mealtime Contentious

Mealtime contentious are not only
uncomfortable and diScOurteous, bui
from hygienic standpoint they are
positively dangerous. CheerfuIneSS is
one OF the most important factors i'll
good digestion, and people have beer
literally poisoned by eating while
angry. II you must wrangle. postpone
it TIL comfortable distance from
mcaltime.- Girls Companion.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-02-05
TO THE SUBSCRIBERS.

II is the aim of the management to
secure efficient service in the delivery OF
the paper each night, and it solicits the
cooperation of subscribers to that end
Prompt reports should be given or 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 II is only
by this method that the publisher can
secure the desired service.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-02-05

little different in shape.
No wonder the coral families boast
and hrag of the homes they live in, for
very few of US could even dream of Ilv.
ing in Jeweled home. But after all
for people and animals coral reef
would be very uncomfortable, and be
sides people and animals have so very
much more sense!
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-02-05

coral polyp. Coral
Is q hard sub
stance used for
jewelry and orna-
ments, you know.
Because, my
DEAR said the
mother, you are
"a kind of animal,
and not insect.
1t is incorrect TO
call you an insect,
just as it would
be wrong to call
me enc. We are
two Of u big fam
lily, YOU know"
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-02-05

just J2aL name ana lie IS cousin OF
our friends who live in the coral reefs.
The polyp and all his friends and
relatives live in the wonderful coral
that we have for jewelry and for orna-
ments. And they get their support
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-02-05

The appointment of a Christian
Scientist to a chaplaincy in the navy
is another good indication that the
world is growing more tolerant. Such
an appointment would have raised a
protest dozen years ago, but now the
feeling IS general that the Scientist is
likely to make 3 good chaplain.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-02-05

If you got a rieh, rare aroma tout Of
the south wind it is probably from
south Deerheld, whore 90 carloads of
onions were fried Sunday night in the
destruction of the big storage ware
house near the Boston & Maine tracks.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-02-05
Industrial Training for Boys.
Waterbury Record. )

There is talk III Barre of establishing
a school for training boys in the gran,
lite industry. This will be run along
the same lines as the school in Spring
field, which permits boys to give half
OF their time at shop work and half al
school. The possibilities for develop
ment along industrial lines were never
better and 1t seems to rs that our Yer
mont schools should fall into line. We
are very glad that, the state educational
department is giving the matter consid
Grafton.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-02-05
German Alien
Enc mics
ARE REQUIRED TO
REGIS Err

TIME: Between 6 a. m.
and s p; m, beginning Mon
day, Feb. A, and ending Sat-
urday, Feb. 9, 1918.
PLACE: In places of 5000
or more, at police headquar-
tiers. In other places, at the
postoffice.
Full information may be
obtained at the Registering
Places.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-02-05
Member of the Associated press.

The Associated Press is exclusively
entitled to 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, 1918-02-05
Daddy EV[NLNl>
[ARY TALL d3
~ MARY GRAHAM BONNER
CORAL FAMILIES.

why aren't we called coral insects
any more, mother?" asked the small
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-02-05

1t Is said that a man never travels
very lar when standing on his dignity.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-02-05
NOTICE
The Fuel Situation and
Our Business

: Owing to the seriousness Of the fuaI
situation, I, wish to announce that In
order t." do my bit toward relief of
same, shall observe Monday as a holt
day In my plant until further notice.
My teams will make collections as
usual on Mondays and wish to ask INV
customers to have both washings and
ounoies rea1y II possible same as be-
iofe, as 1t VIII greatly help making
prompt deliveries.
Remember you can save on your own
inei by patronizing the laundry.
Wet wash, 35 lbs. or less, 60 cents.
Wet wash with fiat pieces ironed. as
cents.
Rough-dry wash, cents per pound.
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1918-06-11

getting away from the daily grind
into something else.
Some business men are nervous
wrecks because their business owns
them, body and soul. If they take
walk through park, the flowers
don't interest them as beautiful col
or display. It's how much they would
bring a dozen. A waterfall is never a
wonderful work of God. They con
only see lots of horsepower rushing
over. Well-kept, spacious lawns are
never a rest for their tired eyes. They
are merely a big collection of build
ing lots going to waste. Everything
they see is judged from commercial
standpoint, and yet they wonder why
they are becoming nervous. If bus
mess men could only remember this:
There is no business in the world
worth a mans health. Now, let's go
walking.
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1918-06-11
DANIELS TELLS STUDENTS
AMERICA IN WAR TO STAY

Germany by bringing the war to
the doors of the United States
through submarine activity has not
frightened the American people, but
has intensified the fire of our pas
sion" and has brought home to us
the need of strength so that the enc
my may be more quickly and more
thoroughly be stripped of his AFRO
gance," Secretary of the Navy Dan
iels told the graduating class of the
U. S. Naval academy at the annual
commencement at Annapolis, Md.
The class numbering 1919 men was
graduated a year earlier than usual
on account of the war exigencies.
Members of this years naval acad-
envy class are fortunate youths, said
Secretary Daniels in his address,
Because it is given you to prove that
the age of chivalry is not dead-that
chivalry was never more in life than
now. The hottest of the crusaders
was moved be- no finer impulse than
has brought us into this war, to prove
that life means more than force; to
prove that principle is still worth
lighting for; to prove that freedom
means more than dollars; that self
respect is better than compromise;
to be ready to sacrifice all so that the
world may be made better. What
nobler dedication of himself can a
man make?
A message from Vice-Admiral Sims
to the class was read by Secretary
Daniels. The value of the academy
training as basis has already been
demonstrated in the war, the message
said.