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The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-07-19
TO THE SUBSCRIBERS.

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The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-07-19
Little Benny's
Note Book
Park Ave. News.
BY LEE pAPE

SPOARTS. Skinny Martin CHALLENGES
the werld to a one foot skating contest
and is willing to give the other fellow the
choice of feet.
Intristing Facks about Intristing People
Ever sints Sam Cross got his new pen
nife he keeps his pencil points SO sharp
that they make holes in the paper every
time Sam Cross dots his. eyes, witch he al
ways does.
Sissiety Mr. Benny Pots was saw
wawking ON Broad street with a flower
in. his top button hole, wawking pasi
bravey under the attack as if nuthins
was the matter wen other members of sis
siety yelled, Hay, Benny, did your faith
er open flower store2" and diffrent things
ut him, incooding, Give us a smell, Ben
NY" and 20 joy, look at whose got flow
err" Amung those yelling was Mr.. Arti,
Alexander, Mr. Charles Puds1 Simkins
Mr. Leroy Shooster and Mr. Ed Wernick
Pome by Skinny Martin
Pritty Neer Close.
wat arc you looking 50 happy about
/ | almost got a doler
| got 10 sents of it in my pockit.
And I'm waiting for 90 to foller
| Mliterry News Kernel Pubs Simkin
is going erround with fearse bump OF
, the top of his he'd as a result of pertendin
he was submareen vile he was takin
Ia bath on Satidday mite.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-07-19

TIE Reformer Ii on sale every evening
by the following news dealers:
erattleboro, Brattleboro News Co q
w, cleveland, g l. Purinton (Estey-
yillep. Brooks House Pharmacy. AIIen's
Depot Newsstand. Louis Semeraro
South Main Street
West 5rattIeboro, ], L. StockweIl
East Dummerston, NJ. Il. Brown.
Putney, NJ. G.. williams
NeMsre, N. M. Batchelder
Townshend, c. w. Cutler.
West Towrshend. c. II. Grout.
Jamaica, r. ]. Daggett
south Londonderry, r. II. Tyler.
south Vernon, E. b. Buffum.
Northneld, Mass, Thompson Rros
Streeter.
HInsdale, ~: r., W. Fl. Lyman.
Bellows Falls. Depot Restaurant.
Windsor. VT. Windsor Restaurant
Greenfield, Mass, Greenfield News Co
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-07-19

Nothing, my DEAR" answered Mr..
Bee. a
"Can people or bees talk. about
nothing?" asked Baby Brother Bee.
"Dear me, dear me-" said Mr.. Bee,
''now isn't that just like bright child!
He is asking such a clever question.
"Of course, dear Baby Bee" said Mr..
Bee, "you are quite right. They aren't
talking about nothing. What / really
meant to tell you was that what they
were talking about need not be no
ticed by you. But I didn't say Just
that, and you were so clever you want
ed to know just what / did mean by
what said"
81 really don't understand even
now" said Baby Bee. 81 am afraid
am not as clever as you think"
Eyes, you are clever, buzz, buzz.
you are clever" said Mr.. Bee, and
Brother Bee said:
"Buzz, buzz, you are a clever baby
brother. You are a smart little bee.
II am not so smart just doing MOTH
ing. am TT asked Baby Bee.
"Ah. buzz buzz. that is what makes
You so smart-that and the bright
questions you ask"
81 feel very stupid" said Baby Bee.
Listen. my dear little Bee, and I
| will tell you." said Mr.. Bee. And all
+ this time the sister bees were saying
| to each other:
Hurry, hurry, buzz, buzz, work and
1 nd Il t. -
waste. buzz, buzz. There is no time
10 waster'
And in the center of all the other
/ bees was a beautiful Queen Bee who
was constantly fed the most delicious
| of goodies and who never did anything
but eat all she could get and lay eggs
! so there would be more bees all the
i time. 10 aa.s4sa oa1lam ION 9uoq looo
In way she was doing something
for she was making many subjects for
her kingdom. She was having a big
and splendid kingdom of bees over
which to reign, and she knew that II
she didn't do her part and didn't have
plenty of subjects. they would take her
off the throne and make another bee
But Dir. Bee. Brother Bee and all the
other Mr.. Bees were doing absolutely
nothing at all. The new little bees
who kept coming into the bee world
were made assistant workers to the
ones who were already working 81
J, hard. But none of the Mr.. Bees, or the
: male bees did any work at all.
nv pao Mr. Do, sat,1 ss,,-o
supposed to work. In the Bee Worl,
! only the ladies do the work. It's
fine, sensible arrangement / think. w
can be lazy and do nothing. There
J something very fine about doing notl
| ing when we see others about US S
: very busy. They rush about in sue
{ q hurried, common fashion! We'r
$ such little gentlemen"
Baby Bee listened. He was q littl
? male bee, and later on he would be
full-grown Mr.. Bee How dreadfl
his life was going
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-07-19
No Private Prayer.

Deacon Jones decided To speak his mind
to the minister who was temporarily fill
ing the pulpit.
II didn't like your prayer very much
this morning, said he.
No?" answered the minister, "And
what was the matter with it,
"Well, in the first place, it was too long;
and aside from this, it contained two or
three expressions which | thought were
scarcely warranted
Il am sorry, Deacon thee good man
responded, ''but it might be well to bear
in mind that the prayer wasn't addressed
to YOU "-Argonaut.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-07-19
uradycrticed Kindne IS.

Kind deeds which the door advertises
10 not commend themselves especially
to the discerning. And the girl who
takes pains to let all her friends know
it every time she makes little sacri-
fee, misses the best satisfaction life
gives. The kindnesses which are a
little secret between the Heavenly Fa-
Their and ourselves. are the ones which
pay the highest rates of ioy.-Girls'
Companion.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-07-19

while he became used TO his laziness
and was q regular little male bee-do-
ing nothing. But, oh, how often he
envied the ones who could work, and
how often he wished he hadn't been
born gentleman bee.
eff had my way" he said, II would
only make my enemies gentlemen bees
if it always meant they couldn't do
any work"
But of course, one poor little baby
bee couldn't change all the rules of tile
Bee World.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-07-19
Subscription Receipts

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the practice of acknowledging re-
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depend upon the labels on their
papers for this information. If
the date on the label on your pa
per is not changed on the second
issue after your remittance is made
kindly notify this office of its
amount and the date it was sent.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-07-19

here, mere, get
to work, get to
work." said Miss
Bee to her sister.
II am hurrying
as fast as I can,'
buzzed her sister,
er Bee.
",T h ere is Q
great deal of work
to do" said Miss
Bee.
81 know it,
know it," said Sis
ter Bee.
"What are the,
talking about?'
asked Baby Broth
or Bee
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-07-19
TO ADVERTISERS.

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Space rates on application.
Classified advertisements-F1vec cents a
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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 per cent extra
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-07-19
Member Of the A.,ocla,ed pr.,,.

The Associated Press Is exclusively
entitled to the use for publication of all
news dispatches credited to II and not
otherwise credited in this paper and also
the local news published herein
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-07-19

There is one that keepeth silence and
is found wise, and another by much
babbling becometh hateful.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-07-19
DISEV[NDl(
ARY TALL Nl
ar 1<1NN n1JT1Nf PNkINIED
BEE WORLD.
N MARY GRAHA0R BONNER

"Buzz, buzz" said little Mr.. Bee.
"Buzz, buzz" answered Brother Bee.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-07-19

to be.
"Must I be a lit
tie & e n t | e m a n
bee?'' he asked.
"Of our e /!
Isn't it wonder
full |" exclaimed
Brother Bee, and
Mr.. Bee buzzed.
isn't it simply
magnificent |"
"I' d ra t h e r
work." said the
little bee. "It's
so stupid to do
n 0 t h | MS a n d
there's no fun in
being lazy. l wish
I'd been born a
working bee"
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-07-19

A lot Of men are just like flying ma
chimes; they're no good on earth.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-07-19

Birmingham, Ala, threatens the whip
ping post for the disloyal.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-07-19

Don't criticize unlass your criticism
is constructive, and will help.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-07-19

AS long as the present arrangement
is to continue in effect there is nothing
to be gained by discussing its merits
rs compared to the six-and six plan. nor
is II perhaps worth while to indulge in
regrets at the loss of Mr.. Smith now
that he has definitely hired out to the
Greenfield school authorities and his
successor here already has been chosen.
But it certainly is not out of place to
say that parents, not only of children
who are in the high school but those
who are to become of high school age
within the next few years, look upon
Mr.. Smith S departure as a loss that
the district authorities might well have
made almost any concession to avoid.
During the 13 years that he was prin-
cipal--a period during whiea t75 young
people received diplomas-Mr Smith
not only improved the standard of the
school in a purely educational way but
exerted over his pupils an influence
, hat made itself felt outside of the class
room and beyond graduation. He was
chiefly instrumental in developing the
spirit which has been so noticeable in
all gatherings in recent years-some-
thing that was an almost unknown
quality before his administration and
that can be maintained only by one
,whose interests in the community are as
sincere as those in the school itself
Taking everything into consideration
The Meddler believes it would be a
very fitting thing for the people of
Brattleboro to make some public reeog
milton of the invaluable service that
Mr.. Smith has rendered as guide, coun
sellor and friend of their boys an6
girls.
Trout fishermen who have been con
eerned over tho use of dynamite in tn,
| etrcams of the West river valley by TIL,
American Realty Co., may find reassur
ancc in the statement by w. II. Mich
OILS, superintendent of the company !
operations in this district, that it no
only does not intend to do. any amour
of blasting but would do none unless i
!; were convinced that what little is bein.
done is not in the least harmful to TIL
streams from the fisherman S point o
, view. Mr.. Nichols says that no blast
{ ing to speak of is planned on the Win
| hall river and but little in Bald Noun
tain brook just above Jamaica village
| merely the blowing out of an occasion
! al boulder too big to be removed in an,
other way. So far as clearing ont
channel in any streams is concerned h
says his company would not consider
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-07-19
NOT ICE

On and after July 18th our
price for teams will be $500
per day of 9 hours, or Soc
per hour for less than day
work. The scarcity of help,
with the advance in wages
made necessary to keep our
men, together with the In
CT ,ased cost of equipment,
makes it impossible TO longer
G ntinue at the present
rices.
Crystal Springs Ice Co.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-06-08
Special to The Bulletin.)

June Although busted in matters pertaining to government restrictions in regard to the soldiers and, sailors that are very much in evidence in tho city of New London, with special ref erence to bootAegging and immoral conditions, members of the police de- partment of the city find time to spe- cialize in the enforcement of some fea- lures of the complicated automobile laws. Automobile operators talk. chances when they park machines in forbidden sections, when automobiles are left a distance from the curoing and when they are left not properly lighted. In this latter particular al automobiles look alike to the police of icers and the owners are notified to appear in police court and pay the pen atty, no matter whether the owners be a Vanderbilt, a Kirkland, a Landers John Smith, or any other man. They show no partiality and that is as ii should be. But there are other and mere serious violations of the automo . hile laWs that seem to be unheedad by these same police officers. Features that are a menace to life and limb. Machines are permitted to be opera ted mot properly lighted, or not lighted at all, and to be absolutely recklessly driven.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-06-08

# there is no section more than an. ather where the automobiles are per- r.itted to violate the law in regard to lights, overspeeding and reckless driving, that section is Ocean avenue which seems to have been selected as the speedway. On a single evening during the present week and for q pe- riod of one hour, four automobiles were driven without any lights, three with out tail lights, seventeen at reckless speed and four actual races and all ra- yardless of the public safety This condition did not exist when Police man Smith was acting as the motor cycle cop. The violators of law soon realized that Smith was on his icb and they governed themselves accordingly, and the resident of the avenue felt correspondingly safe, as did all who operated automobiles within the law What has become of the moto-3ycIe and the motorcycle cop? Have both been sunk into oblivion by the rsto,fn- ed and alleged to be improved police department?
Norwich bulletin., 1918-06-08

avenues, while more. than one strang- CT has had bumps at that point an1 in few instances have been put at the expense of repairing br16a7 springs. This condition has existed for more than two months and has re- ceived no attention from the highway department. Perhaps when a hiiii or two is presented the city for dant2ges caused by defective highway that de- partment may rub eyes, get busy, and make needed repairs. Perhaps che gas and electric light company is res2on- sible for the defects, but the city would have to defend the suits if brought. There was a leak in the gas main s+ the junction of these two avenues last winter and the company made several attempts to find and stop the leak. In so doing they damaged the highway but never stopped that leak. It is still there and the stench at times is al most unbearable, and menace U the health. Sometimes the stencn is stronger than others, but it is there just the same and a nuisance to the neighborhood. There is an ordinance that requires the gas company to leave roads in good condition after digging in the same, and the health officer has full authority to have the c0mpany
 
 Therefore the existing conditions ought to be improved forthwith.
 The unexpected surely did happen in politics in the last state election when republican New London elected a dem ocratic delegation to the general as sembly, composed of Senator Jam3S E May, and Representative William c. Fox and William A. Holt. It was a big surprise to the electors ant the elected. It was weak delegation but was not representative of th5 sen atorial district and the 7ity from a political and party standpoint. While they represented the majority of the vote cast they did not represent the dominant political party. It is unof- iciaily- stated that these gentlemen ex- pect nomination and hope to be elect e2. They may get the nomination, but that will be all. Senator May was just as influential as any other senator, but he was lost in the republican big ma jority in the senate so Tar as g7ining a party advantage but he was ol the right side of all matters in which hi5 constituency had direct interest.
 Mir. Fox was an active member of the house and spoke on every question that was debated. or nearly every question, and for that reason lost some influence. But he did succeed in gaining the favor of the lobbyists of
Norwich bulletin., 1918-06-08

Even speedy automobile operators seem to know the bad spots in the Ocean avenue speedway as they c2re- fully avoid the deep holes in the high way near the corner of Ocean aao Lee
Norwich bulletin., 1918-06-08
NEW LONDON ENFORCING THE LAWS

But There Are Many Instances of Garng Violation Which Get no Attention Ocean Avenue Used as Speedway-
 Looking Ahead to the Next State Election Little
 Chance For Democratic Representatives I. Miner Candidate For Mayor.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-06-08

Mir. Fox was an active member of the house and spoke on every question that was debated. or nearly every question, and for that reason lost some influence. But he did succeed in gaining the favor of the lobbyists of
Norwich bulletin., 1918-06-08

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Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1918-08-01
Treating Heated Horses.

Do not bleed horses that have fallen
from sunstroke or heat exhaustion.
Apply ice or very cold water to the
head and spine. Give half an ounce Of
carbonate of ammonia In one pint Of
water as soon as the animal is able
to swallow freely. Repeat the dose
in oAe hour II the pulse has not be-
come slower. Showering the horse
with cold water from a hose Is good
treatment and should be repeated until
the body temperature. Is reduced to
1903 degrees Fahrenheit. 1t helps In
some cases to rub the legs brlskly with
wisps of hay or straw.
After the horse has again become
able to eat readily. specialists of the
United States department Of agricul-
ture advise that the following dose
Of tonic be given In his feed for a
few days each morning and evening:
Sulphate of iron. one dram: gentlan,
three drains; red cinchOna bark, two
drains, mixed In the feed.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1918-08-01
Materials for Preserving Eggs in Water Glass.

such soil will have to be purchased.
A heavy clay or adobe soil is not as
well adapted to poultry raising, as
such land does not drain readily and
it is much more difficult to keep the
stock healthy.
Long stationary houses, or the in
tensive system, saves steps, but it is
easier to keep the birds healthy and
to reproduce the stock under the col
ony system where the birds are allow
ed free range. Breeding stock, and
especially growing chickens, should
have an abundance of range, while
hens used solely for the production of
market eggs may be kept on very
small area with good results.
The colony house system necessi-
tates placing the houses, holding about
100 hens, from 200 to $50 feet apart,
so that the stock will not kill the
grass. The colony system may be
adapted to severe winter conditions
by drawing the colony houses together
in convenient place at the beginning
of the winter, thus reducing the labor
during these months.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1918-08-01
How to Candle Euus.

If you are going to put away some
summer-laid eggs for winter use-both
a patriotic and personal duty-you
will need to exercise care to see that
only good eggs are put in the water
glass or limewater container. One bad
egg is likely to destroy several others.
BY consistently gathering the eggs
when they are fresh, most of the dan
ger Of storing bad eggs is avoided but,
since some eggs are imperfect when
they are laid, Gambling. where 1t can
be done without too much trouble and
delay, might well be practiced.
The United States department of
agriculture has just issued bulletin
"HOw to Candle Eggs" The text is
brief and direct and Is illustrated with
colored plates showing the way in
which an egg should appear before the
candle, together with the various ways
1t should not appear. The bulletin was
written by DIR. M. T.. Pennington. chief
Of the food research laboratory, as
sisted by NJ. X. jenkins. bhcteriologist,
and II. NJ. p. Belts, artist. 1t should
be Of great use. not only to persons
putting away eggs for home use but
to those who desire to establish or
maintain regulations for delivering
eggs In perfect condition.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1918-08-01
Essentials in Poultry.

Prime essentials In poultry houses
are fresh air, dryness. sunlight, and
space enough to keep the birds COM
Portable.
No particular style Of house Is
peculiarly adapted to any section Of
this country. A house which gives
satisfaction In Maine will also give
good results In Texas or California,
but II is preferable to build more open
and consequently less expensive
houses In the South than in the North.
The best site depends principally on
local conditions. The location should
have good water and air drainage, so
that the floor and yards will be dry,
while the house should not occupy n
low pocket or hollow I'm which cold air
settles.
Wherever possible southern or
southeastern exposure should be Sc
lected, although this Is not essential II
there is any good reason for facing
the house in a different direction.
Poultry can be raised successfully
on any well-drained soil. A light loan,
which will grow good grass. is well
adapted for this purpose: while very
light, sandy soil. through which the
water teaches freely, will stand more
intensive poultry conditions. but most
Of the green feed for the fowls kept on
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1918-08-01
WILLIAMS DAY IN COURT
For Once His Sharp Tongued Wife
Had to Be Silent, While He Held
Forth at Length,

On one Of the Melanesian islands In
the Pacific ocean lived a much-beloved
pastor, native, by the name Of VIII
liam. With one exception all Of Will
liam's little flock bowed before his
word. The one exception was the pas
tors wife, Lydia, a lady possessed of
sterling qualities, but also, unfor-
tunately, Of a very long and very sharp
tongue. Miss Florence Coombe In
Islands Of Enchantment" tells how
the pastors day of triumph over his
lady finally arrived.
Poor William often had hard time,
but one day bright idea broke upon
him. Lydia had been on the warpath,
and had refused to allow him to have
his say. He longed to speak his mind,
but the Gathering tongue never ceased.
Presently the church bell rang, and
William hurried to his vestry to robe,
Lydia to her place among the women.
When prayers were ended, William
came forward in his surplice to say a
few words.
What must Lydia's feelings have
been when she found that she herself
was the text Of her husbands dis
course! AS she sat there meekly and
tearfully below him, for once William
had his hearts desire and could say
what he really thought. He had the
first word and the last word, and all
the words between! Lydia was great
ly edited by that sermon, and the rest
Of the island hugely enjoyed it,
Youths Companion.