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The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-03-26
Little Benny's
Note Book
By LEE PAPE

We was eating suppir, today, and pop
sed, Wei, well, how time flies, if ] may
be permitted to coin a phrase.
1t serteny does, jest think, its Thersday
alreddy, sed ma.
I'm thinking Of sumthing mulch more
important than that in the worlds history,
sed pop, I'm thinking that week from to-
day III be 10 yeers old.
Gosh, pop, how does it feel to be that
old? | sed
show ignorants, sed pop, don't you know
that 40 is the prime Of life, the heyday
, OF exlstents, as one mite say?
Can you remember wen YOU was a boy
| sed
| Say, look at heer, telling you sumthing
seems to be about as mulch good as pour.
ing information on a ducks back, sed pop
Wy, you poor little dunts, 10 has always
| bin the age OF conquest, the age Of achieve
ment, Columbiss was ixackly 40 wen he
discovered Amercka, Washington wa,
. ixaekly 10 wen he crossed the Delaware
and Shahespeer was ixackly 20 wen h,
rote Hamlet, Mack Beth and King Leer
you don't begin to realize that you're aliv,
till you're 40, Wy, at 40 you're jest begin
ming life.
Well. do people genrelly live mutcl
longer after they're 40? | sed
Are you finished your suppir? sed pop.
| haven't ate my dizzert yet, | sed.
I'm glad to heer it, you martch yoursel
rite out OF heer without it, and if | hee
SO mulch as a peep out OF you on tn
way, you wont know weather the hous
fell down or bloc up, but you'll proberi
thing it was both, now nartch, sed pop
Wich | did
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-03-26
WASTED WATER POWER.

If the authorities at Washington
want 20 save hundreds of millions of
American fuel bills, they should be-
gin at once . systematic plan to de-
velop water powers. In 1917 the Amer
lean output of soft coal was $50 600, 900
tons: of hard coal, 81 100000 tons, one
fourth Of which. it is conservatively es-
timated. could have been saved by
proper use of water power.
Army engineers declare that 80.
100000 horsepower is going to waste;
that waterfalls equal to 1000, 900 tons
of coal are rushing uselessly to the sea
every ~ hours Think of the saving OF
the American coal supply for future
generations, of the convenient solution
OF the home fuel problem, of the man
power saved in mining, and of the thou
sands of trainloads OF coal which would
no longer congest railroad tracks al
over the country if this power wer
utilized.
With the modern development Of Ion
distance power transmission lines, cleo
tricity can be brought from distan
rooms 60 the doors of the great center
OF industry, at the most advantageou
points for marketing. 1t is crimina
to waste powers longer. Conserve tn
public interests in the contracts mad
but begin the great work of develop
ment.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-03-26
BOOKS BY JOHN SPARGO.
Two Volumes BY bennington Autho,
Announced By Harper & Brothers.

John Spargo, who has been dividing
the winter between his office in New York
and a course of lectures delivered in the
cities of the middle west, is at his home
at Old Bennington for a short visit The
New York Times book review supplement
, OF Sunday contained the following:
Mr.. John Spargo who attracted atten-
ton shortly after Americas entry into
the war by voicing his disapproval OF the
war attitude Of the Socialist Party in this
country, has written two books which
Harper < Brothers are soon to bring out.
Social Democracy Explained is an exposi-
ton of the principles and tactics OF modern
Socialism, to which the author added
while the book was in press long chap.
ter on the relation of Socialism to the
movement of the liquor traffic The other
volume, Americans and Social Democracy
deals extensively with the attitude OF
American Socialists toward the war, a
well as with the attitude of the Socialists
OF other lands, and contains importan,
Sociallst!c documents which are not other
wise accessible and which illustrate the
recent controversy in the Socialist Party
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-03-26
MUCH RHEUMATISM
Local Druggists Eo-Cure No-Pay Of
fer Attracts Many Sufferers.

If there are any rheumatic sufferers in
town who have not availed themselves of
Wllfrcd +. Roots generous offer they
should do so at once.
Mr. Root states that il Rheuma, the
guaranteed prescription Tor rheumatism,
does not give any purchaser quick and
joyful relief he will return the purchase
price without any ouibbling or red tape.
rheumatism is dangerous disease, and
anyone who has the slightest faint of it
should drive it from the system as soon
as possible Read what Rheuma did for
this sufferer:
For five years | suffered with articular
rheumatism, having punches on my el-
bows, feet and wrists. | took everything
could get, with no relief. I saw your
sd, and was greatly improved before l
had used two bottles, and was cured be-
fore J had finished the third | thank
God for Rheuma and that / am free from
rheumatism today. If anyone wishes in
formation from me | Will write them.
think Rheuma is miracle Mrs Lucia
Ryder, 1872 Gilbert street, Syracuse. N y
Good druggists everywhere sell Rheuma
a inrEe bottle is inexpensive and sufficient
tor two weeks trcatment-Adv.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-03-26

1t is evident that there are serious
errors in the figures. For instance, the
total acreage returned accounts for
less than one third of the area OF the
state. This IS probably due to leaving
cut of consideration the unenclosed for
est lands of the state. Essex county
figures give 50.520 acres OF woodland
but actually there are single towns in
Essex county with twothirds of that
amount.
Even though unenelosed forest lands
are not included the returns need re-
vision for manifest reasons. Windham
reports ls9,9l0 acres Of woodland and
Rutland county gives ss,35l Rutland
county reports 50,50l acres of tillage
land, Washington county 1861 and
Windsor county 23,027. Clearly the
variation is too great for even moder-
ate accuracy, The returns relating to
i acreage should be taken again and
more thoroughly
/ The returns as to cows and other
stock are probably accurate as thes,
figures are easier to get. Commission
er of agriculture +. S. Brigham states
that the figures for 1917 show a de
crease Of 1000 in the number of milcl
COWS IN Vermont between April |
1916, aad April /, 19l7.-Benningto1
Banner
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-03-26
A HERD EVERY DAY
Brave Deeds of Men in Americas
Fighting Service.

Holding to the anchor chains with both
hands, William c. Dix, a second class
seaman, T. s. Naval Reserve Force,
wrapped his legs around fellow sailor
and he'd him above water until a boat
was lowered. This bit OF real heroism. is
on the log Of the T. S. S. Narada. One
morning last January, seaman, Stanley
Aost, accidentally fell overheard while
passing line outside at anchor in an At
lanJlc port. Dix leaped over the rali. and
grasping the chains. caught 1ost with his
feet aud lifted him out OF the water. He
held the man IN this position until boat
was lowered and Yost rescued. His
promptness and presence of mind was
commended by Secretary Daniels, Dix
enlisted in the Naval Reserve at New
York On May 4, 1917 His mother, Mrs
Marie Dix. lives at 20 Canal street. Bay
onne, y j.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-03-26

The Reformer IL on sale every evening
by the following news dealers:
Brattleboro. Brattleboro News Co., c.
w Cleaveland, s. l.. Purinton (Estey-
ville), Brooks House Pharmacy, Aliens
Depot Newsstand. Mrs D. F. Doyle
South Main Street
West Brattleboro, L. Stockwel
East Dummerston, NJ f. Brown.
Putney, NJ G Williams
Newfane. y NJ Ratcheider.
Townshend. c. " Cutler
West Townshend. c H Grout
jamaica, r j. Oagpett
South Londonderry, 2 Fl Tyler
South Vernon, + Il Rurrum
Northheld Mass, Thompson Bros
West Chesterfield NJ H., Mrs w
Streeter
Hinsdae. NJ. H. " n LYMAN
Bellows Falls Depot Restaurant
Windsor. VI. Windsor Restaurant
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-03-26

very hard the day before, and 1t was
owing to him that there was so much
slush. He had been melting the snow
and ice.
1.-THE castle is superb" said Mr.. Sun.
'It won't be long if you look at it.
but never mind, we've had our fun, y
laughed Peter Gnome.
Mr.. Sun looked ut it from all sides,
and slowly it began to melt and dis
appear. Il must have a look ut the
kings and queens" said Mr.. Sun-and
the slush party came to an end. But
what fine day it had been!
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-03-26
You Must Save Wheat.
Barre Times. }

The next three months are going to be
a crucial time in the food supply condi-
lions of the allies 1t will be three
months before the wheat harvest begins
to come in and before we may hope for
relief. In that time. the countries which
are fighting with us for the preservation
of the stability of the world will depend
upon the United States for great part
of their wheat supply. Their demands
already have pulled heavily on the Amer
lean supply and there is far less wheat
stored than one could hope for in such
an emergency. In fact, there is such Il
shortage that every one OF US must begin
now to save wheat If we already have
not done so 1t is imperativcly required
that the American people turn to corn
and other products in order to save wheat,
the product which can be shipped to our
allies without being damaged We must
save wheat during the next three months
We can do it by cutting down the guam.
tity of pies, cakes, doughnuts aud other
! forms of food which demand considerable
amount of wheat. Let every housewife
| take it upon herself without further no
tice to reduce the baking OF food into
which wheat enters as the chief ngredi
ent We must do it if we are keep ouI
allies going and if we are to win the war
Let the slogan of every household be
Save wheat.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-03-26

The establishment by the government
of bureau of reclamation is official
recognition Of the necessity of saving
so-called waste products. In the an
nual meeting of the National Waste
Material Dealers in New York recently
the president stated that the saving eff
fected annually by the men commonly
known as junk dealers amounts to a
billion dollars a year. The increase in
this direction will go forward rapidly
in the next few years. We Americans
have been the most extravagant people
in the world. Under war stress we are
learning something of the economy and
efficiency which older nations have been
practicing a long time.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-03-26
TO THE SUBSCRIBERS,

II is the aim of the management to
secure efficient service In the delivery OF
the paper each night, and 1t soliclts the
cooperation OF subscribers to that end
Prompt reports should be given Of each
failure to receive the paper on the morn
ing following the omission, in person.
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
secure the desired service.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-03-26

said Peter, 81 haven't had a meeting of
the Gnomes' club of late. And in
case there are any new ones here
among US who haven't joined, let me
| explain the rules and regulations of
| the club.
1T is called Observation-Disclosures
| club That means that all our mem
| bers promise not to complain about
the weather but to enjoy every day as
it comes. We make the most of every
kind Of day, and we find, after be-
coming good and faithful members of
The club. that we are much happier all
the time
I'VE like all kinds of weather and
most assuredly we have all kinds"
I'VE do, indeed said Billie Brownie.
I'VE enjoy the snow. the rain, the sun
shine, the windy and the quiet days.
We have parties on all sorts of days.
It's made us think of great many
more games and trips"
All the ones who did not already be-
long joined the e ) and they We're
-1ven the badges e members wore
with the motto of the club on every
one.
And now," said Peter Gnome, ito
; show that we are true members, we
must have party today"
We've always loved this sort of
day" said the Brownies.
j Yes, I remember years ago" said
' Peter Gnome, that Billie Brownie was
The first one to give a slush party.
. For that is what we are going to have,
there is wonderful slush today. It's
q glorious! Finer
:, "What IS q slush party?" asked the
}. new members.
: "Ah, there are many kinds of slush
: parties" said Peter Guome.l E''Just
e wait and see. Wen have one this
: afternoon. In the meantime everyone
: must go and take out his high rubber
!, boots and rubber suits
= It was not long before all the brown
\ les and gnomes appeared in rubber
suits, rubber hats and tall rubbel
b boots They looked somewhat like
firemen. except the brownies seemed
fatter than ever, and they kept fall
!. ing down all the time. They coulS
:, never have run up ladders, but thel
70 they didn't have any. They Were
SO brownies and not firemen, even if thei
y costumes were little bit alike.
p. Lets build fine slush castle" sGg
Sested Billie Brownie. And they al
set TO work.
Out OF the wet snow they made TIL
most wonderful of castles. The snow
:, stuck together so beautifully whereve
they wanted TO put il. They made tur
rets and towers, bridges and dee
W chasmS.
And they made kings and queens an
nd princes and princesses. They had tn
most beautiful time, and the new men
bers of the club said,
"What a wonderful idea to EMO
every day. There is always somethin
- to do
Eyes" said Peter Gnome, cas- lor
ed as we have the right things to we;
no weather can upset us"
est But Mr. Sun. who had been nappin
heard up in the sky that the gnom'
and brownies We're Up to somethin
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-03-26
The First Battle.

was afraid of fear,
Not OF the foe;
And when | thought that those l hold
most dear
My craven soul would know
And turn away ashamed, who praised be
fore,
Ashamed and deep distressed to find
1t so,
| was afraid the more
Lo, when | joined the fight,
And barred my breast
To all the darts of that wild hellish night
!, only, stood the test,
For fear, which | had feared. deserted
then,
And forward blightely at the foe | priest
King of myself again.
Blessed be God above,
For His sweet care.
! Who heard the prayers of those whom
most | love
And my poor supphance there,
yWho brought me forth in life and liEl
f. all whole.
+ Who blessed my powers with His di
| i vine repair,
lsAhd gave me back my soul,
| Capt T. f. Stewart, Border Regiment
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-03-26
TO ADVERTISERS.

Transient advertising-Run of paper
so cents an inch for first insertion, 25
cents an inch for each subsequent inseT-
ton. Limited space on first page at
double rates
Space rates on application.
Classified advertisements-Five cents a
line first insertion with so per cent dis
count for each subsequent insertion
without change of copy
Reading Notices-Ten cents per line
first insertion with so per cent discount
for each subsequent insertion without
change Of copy.
Position 10 per cent extra.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-03-26
Was He Wronc2

The teachers last question was
meant to be scientific poser.
"What is it that pervades all space
she said. (which no wall or door or
other substance can shut OUt?"
Little Willie had an answer ready.
His hand shot out.
1.-THE smell of onions, miss he
said promptly.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-03-26

II must see
what is going on"
he said. yes, l
surely must" And
he came out and
looked down at
the brownies and
gnomes. He threw
his gray blanket
right off, so he be-
gan TO S h ! n e
brightly.
Ii had been a
cloudy day and he
had not appeared,
for he had worked
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-03-26
VERMONT RESOURCES.
Banner Man Suspects Serious Errors IN
Listers Compilation.

An abstract Of figures collected by
the Vermont listers last year and com
piled by the secretary OF state shows
some interesting things. Among the
figures given are the following:
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-03-26
Member OF the Associated Press.

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, 1918-03-26

w HIT dDoul,
what about, what
will the song be
about?" a S K e d
Billie Brownie.
You'll h ca r,
you'll find out, if
you'll follow US
now" answered
Peter Gnome.
They both half
talked and half
sang these words
to each other and
on all the
brownies and all
the gnOmes had
gathered together
49, =,
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-03-26

The allies iron ring now looks like that
around loose bull on fair ground. =
ioston Herald.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-03-26
I ADCN'SGy[N|NG|
| FAIRY TALE. |
THE SLUSH PARTY.
s. fAQN @AuAl1 QNeR

"Come along, come along, Wen all
sing song" said Peter Gnome.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-03-26

Bruiser Bill won't ride in state up and
down the streets of Petrograd. There i
too much haphazard shooting in the old
town-Toledo Blade
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-03-26

II time is money the lazy mans i
counterfeit
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-03-26
Bring Your
Prescriptions
Here

If you want them filed with the purest
ma freshest drugs. and with the great
est care and accuracy filled precisely
IS your physician orders them filed,
% produce the exact effects he desires.
We are proud Of the record we have
made in our prescription department.
And yet we I'll prescriptions at very
rcasonabi prices. and I'LL them quickly,
200.
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1918-09-21
RENO PERSONALS

JOSEPH B. KENDALL, manager
of the Red Hill Florence mine, has
been in Reno after a visit to the
Wall Street property near Luning.
DAVID ASHLAND, general agent
at Goldfield for the Tonopah &
Tidewater railroad, visited Reno
this week.
BILLY" VIRGIN, at one time a
well-known resident of Goldfield,
has returned to Reno after a pro-
tracted stay on the coast.
BILLY" BALL, formerly of
Goldfield and more recently work
ing in the Como district, has located
in Reno.
FRANK B EVANS, former state
senator from Esmeralda county, has
been in Reno on his way to Mill
City, where he will engage in tung-
stem mining.
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1918-09-21
whv "ThermopyIae of America"

The term, "Thermopylae of Ameri-
ca" has sometimes been applied to the
massacre of the garrison at Fort Ala
mo, Tex, by Mexican soldiers COM
manded by Santa Ana. This occurred
in March, 1886, during the war for
Texan independence. The fort, Occu-
pied by about 40 men commanded by
Colonel Travis of Alabama, was sur
rounded and besieged by a superior
force of Mexicans under Santa Ana,
and after a bOmbardment lasting sew
eral days was carried by storm n
every survivor in the fort was shot.
The Mexican loss during the siege had
been very heavy. The heroic fight the
Texans had made gave rise to u slo-
gan, Remember the Alamo" which
was popular with Texans during the
rest of their war for independence.
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1918-09-21
.STEFANSSON TO
PROVE CLAIMS

SEATTLE, Sept. 1S.-Blond hair
from the blond Eskimos, alleged
proof of the existence of that
strang PARKWAY tribe, is being
brought back to civilization by the
explorer, vilhjalmar Stefansson, &C
cording to p. c. Lepetich, a miner
who recently arrived here from
Fort Yukon, Alaska, where he saw
the explorer. Stefansson, it is be-
lieved, will arrive here this month.
Stefansson is credited with the
discovery of the light-skinned ma
tives far up on Canadas Arctic rim.
He found the tribe in 1908 while
commanding an expedition fitted
out by the Canadian government
and the American museum of nat
rral history.
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1918-09-21
How to Recognize ChapIains.

The war department has again
changed the insignia for chaplains,
and again the cross will give way to
the shepherds crook, which was the
chaplain's insignia up to 1898. Under
the former regulations jewish chap
lains in the service had the option Of
wearing the cross or discarding the
insignia altogether. Representatives
of the organizations of Jewish rabbits
protested that an insignia could be
found which would be symbolic and
free from criticism of believers In any
creed, and that the adoption of the
crook would Obviate all controversy on
this subject. The size and design
of the crook are now under consider
alton and will be announced at an
early date, but it is said that no reg
ulation will be made requiring q chap
lain to wear any insignia.
The only chaplain of the Jewish
faith in the navy says that he is sat
isfied with the naval insignia and has
made no application for a change.
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1918-09-21
IVY
Amputations After Battle
Are Fewer

Under improved conditions of the
treatment of wounds of the extremities
and the minimizing of infections, am
putations are comparatively rare now
adays. Ii is u comforting fact that
hand in hand with the diminution in
the number of amputations, the quail
ity and usefulness Of artificial limbs
have greatly increased.
1 think ii is fair to say that in Amer
lea we manufacture the best types of
artificial limbs, Mai. c. l.. Gibson, NJ.
II. c., writes in Scribner's. They are
in great demand In Europe. We make
a wonderful artificial arm, which has
been a revelation to European sur
geons. Unfortunately, 1t is quite ex-
p~ensive, but doubtless American gen
crosby will see that no soldier who can
use one to advantage fails to obtain
one.
AS q result of grouping together a
large number of cases of amputatiOns,
as in the Maison Blanche, just outside
of Paris, opportunities have been given
to study the conditions which give use
to unsatisfactory stumps. From this
experience Tin civil practice the op-
portunities for study of this subject
are very few better and surer meth
DDS of performing operations with a
view to future usefulness have been
devised. A great improvement also Is
the recognition that a stump, like any
other muscle, is the better for exercise,
and it Is essential for "a patient to be-
gin wearing a temporary leg at the
earliest possible moment, just so soon
as the wound is healed. The patients
morale is also greatly aided by this pro-
cedure.
Professor Depage has devised a very
clever and cheap leg which he makes
his patients wear and entirely forbids
the use Of crutches, the patient being
made to walk very much as one learns
to swim, by being pushed off the dock.