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The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-06-14
Little Benny's
Note Book
BY LEE PAPE

Mr.. Parkins came to see my sister Glad
dis yestidday. and Gladdis termed on the
fonograf and they started to dance in
the parler, and pop and ma stood and
looked IN the. door watching them, witch
wen they stopped pop sed, Well, if that's
dancing LII take the sponge cake, Mrs.
Potts and | use to take prizes dancing
be fore we were married, but l must say
that if it wasent fon the music wood
OF thawt you were giving a imitation Of
the Siamese twins out for a wawk
Wy, father, Mr. Parkins is bewtifill
dancer, he wins silver cups with his
dancing, sed Gladdis.
For dancing that ways sed pop.
Serteny, sed Gladdis
Its a funny world, sed pop.
Well of corse. Mr. Potts, to a persin
with the old fashion Ulcers of dancing,
the modern stiles proberly seem little
strange. sed Mr.. Parkins.
Old fashion nuthing, there's ony one way
to do a thing rite, dancing or enything
elts, and if you can induce that masheen
to play waltz, Mrs Potts and | will
show you wat reel dancing looks like.
Serteny, I'm always willing to lern, sed
Mr. Farklns, saying it as it he didant think
he was going to Tern mulch. And he put
on a record with waltz on it, and pop
and ma started to dance, Gladdis and Mr.
Pmkins watching them and looking as
# they ddent think il was the greatest
thing they had ever saw. and after a vile
pop. and ma stopped ont of breth, por
saying, there that was reel dancing. wat
did You think of that
Well, to be pereeelsly franz. sed AIr
Paikins. il reminded me- of ackerbats or
a stage giving a exhibition of how meny
times: they Good tern Ground withou,
getting diyzr.s
Yes, father. there sertenv wasent eny
thing modern about it, sd Glatldis.
Well who sed there WASP SGD pom.
Who sed there was intended to be9 sec
ma.
r And sthev both went up stairs lookins
sawtv. and G'addis nut on a record VT
lady SINGING on it in form langwidse
md | went ont.
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The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-06-14
KILLED BY LIGHTNING
JOHN J. Nelson Dies Instantly at Fort
Ethan Allen.

BURLINGTON, June 14.-priyate
John j. Nelson of the supply troop.
3l0th cavalry, was instantly killed
Wednesday afternoon and four other
troopers were rendered unconscious bv
a bolt of lightning just after they had
stepped into an old mess shack of the
18th cavalry eantonment ground. west
of the reservation at Fort Ethan Allen,
where they sought shelter from the
storm.
Nelson was badly burned on his left
shoulder and side. The others were
hurried to the hospital, where one re-
mains suffering from the shock. The
men had started for the eantonment
ground to care for recently arrived
lot of horses when the storm broke.
Nelson was % years old and had
transferred from the 4th cavalry, COM
ing to the post from Honolulu March l.
He had been in service four years He
is survived by his mother in New York
CITY. esn .HaHATAJ pna GIL
h. The headquarters stable was struck
by lightning and a hole torn in the roof.
The lightning struck the wires and
went into the barns of the Burlington
Traction company, starting fire, but
the blaze was quickly extinguished.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-06-14
STATE NEWS NOTES.
Rutland Soldier Dies in France.

Word has been received by Mrs. !.
c. Jasmin, of Rutland, of the death
May 3 in France of her brother, Ben
jamin l.. Carter, q member of Company
d, 102d Infantry, American Expedi-
tionary forces. The soldier was wound
ed, his name having been included in a
casualty list published some time ago
Two days before he died Private
Carter wrote to his aunt, Mrs Antoine
Carter. of Chittenden, where he for
merly lived, very pathetic letter, be-
ginning as follows:
"Dear Aunt Mary:
II thought d drop you line to
ask you if you will kindly do one little
favor for me. Will you go to Father
Lynch and ask him to say mass for me
as ! do not expect | am going to puff
through my troubled If you IL do this
III thank you ever so much
9 / have lost my left leg and my right
is very badly injured. Last night lost
my senses and went crazy for short
time. If anything happens to me let
Bessie (Mrs. Jasmin) know and pray
the best You can for me- | am irving
very hard to get priest to baptize
me. Went through catechism and con
fession here in the hospital for the PEG
pie all tell me that losing my courag.
is liable to not pull me through
And you know the Lord suffered g
great deal of pain when He died for us
all and | know he never said one third
as much as | did last night.
ssNour auarlac napba,u
BENJAMIN l.. CARTER"
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-06-14
Coarse
Grain
Products

We are prepared to supply the New
England consumer in any quantity,
through their regular provision houses,
substitutes of unequaled quality, in
Guiding Barber Milling Company's Rye
Flour; Quaker City Flour Mills Pure
Rye Flour; Washburn- Crosby Com
pany's Pure Barley Flour; Pillsbury s
Pure Barley Flour; National Oats Com
pany's Pure White Table Meal; Ma
tional Oats Company's Rolled Oats in
90-lb. sacks; Quaker Oats Company s
Rolled Oats in packages, all sizes;
American Hominy Company's Cream of
Maize, which has recently been made
a substitute; Topeka Flour Mills Com
pany's Fancy Corn Flour. Also our full
line Of goods manufactured at our Brat
tleboro plant, including Rye Meal,
White Boited Corn Meal; Yellow Bolted
Corn Meal. We are installing machinery
to manufacture White Corn Flour. We
place n guarantee back of our goods
and solicit your valued business.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-06-14

The strike at the Howe scale plant
IN Rutland is assuming dangerous pro-
portions. Several hundred men are idle.
as the company refuses to grant an in
crease of 81 day in wages The COM
pany has offered to compromise at 50
cents day, after having made one
large increase during the present year.
Ex-Gov. Mead, president of the con
Germ, says it is impossible for the com
pany to pay its way and grant the in
crease the men demand He also init
mates that the business may be moved
to some other city if the men are insist
ent upon receiving such large in.
crease.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-06-14

Brigadier General Fred T. Austin of
Northfield, Vt, has reported for duty
with l56th field artillery brigade, 3sth
division, National Guard, at Camp
jackson, Columbia, South Carolina. Gen.
Austin is a Norwich university man
who was at one time drum major of the
First Vermont regiment band, and lat
err entered the regular army as lieu
tenant, winning his way to his present
high rank by meritorious service.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-06-14

, Inc heIormer 10 on sale every evening
by the Following news dealers:
v,y ora5tleooro, Brattleboro News Co, C..
yyllie): Brooks House Pharmacy, Aliens
Depot Newsstand. Mrs. D. F. Doyle.
west srattieboro, J. L. Stockwell.
Putney, M. G. williams
Newfane. N. M. Batchelder.
Iownshend, c. w. Cutler.
west Townshend, c. H. Grout.
Jamaica, r. J. Daggett
South Londonderry, r. TT. Tyler.
south Vernon, E. b Buffum.
NortnneId, Mass, Thompson Bros.
west Chesterfield, N. H., Mrs. W.
HinsdaIe, ~: ~. w H. Lyman.
selows alls, Depot Restaurant.
windsor. VT, Windsor Restaurant.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-06-14

Secretary Daniels told the graduates
at the University of Virginia that the
lesson of this war is that "the rule of
force must be resisted.'' "We shall
pay heavy toll before victory comes
but all is not staked on single battle
The Prussian power may bend us here
or break us there, but they fight against
the ideals of freedom and justice. These
enforced by the willingness to sacri
flee by twenty one nations, are strong
or than all the batteries of -Krupp, al
the aircraft of Zeppelin, all the strategy
of IIindenburg. and more invineible
than all the undersea assassins of vor
Tirpitz."
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-06-14
NO EXTENSION
IN THE DRAFT AGE
Present Provision Satisfies Military Re-
quirements, According to Sec
rotary Baker.

WASHINGTON, June l4.-In view of
many reports that the war department
was to ask modification of the draft law
and extend the present age limit, Secre-
tary of War Baker authorized the state
ment that no such plan was under con-
sideration
The present provision for drafting
men between the ages of 81 and 81 salts
fies military requirements and there is
no need whatever, it is explained, to look
beyond these age limits now or in the
near future. Mr.. Baker would be on
posed to any proposition to extend the
age limit at present for the reason that
he regards this as entirely unnecessary
| 1t became known that the treaty nepo-
tlated between the United States. Great
britain and Canada regarding conscrint-
ing and enlistment provides for the
Drafting of British subjects in the United
states between the ages of q and 40.
his treaty, which must now no rat;.
ned by the senate, was slightly modified
10 make draft laws more or less uniform
III an the countries involved. and this led
10 reports that the United States gov
erhment contemplated raising the age
nmit 10 % IN order to conform to the
brltish man power law which conscrints
between the ages of Is and 80.
1t Is explained at the war department
that if raising the draft age at this time
would hasten the winning of the war or
serve useful military purpose there
would be no hesitancy in recommending
it.
The available man power between the
ages of 81 and 81 has not been exhausted
nor has the call to the colors of men
within these age limits reached point
where IT appears necessary to look be-
yond Each year brings upward OF
, OO0W0 new men to availability fol
service by the fact that approximately
this number becomes of age annually.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-06-14

The Christian Science Monitor, usu-
ally rather mild hammered, reaches the
defamation point when it says: IF
there is going to be any popular ex-
citement over coal shortage in the
United States this year, now, not next
winter, is the time for it. There is no
good reason under the sun why the
whole country should not be completely
supplied with fuel. If coal is not be-
ing mined, if coal cars are not being
provided, if coal supplies arc not be-
ing distributed adequately, there should
he no postponement Of demand for
correction of these deficiencies Last
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-06-14

Secretary of War Baker admonished
the newspapers of the country to saw
poS1nq about the, number of Amer san
troops abroad. and the suggestion was
observed generally. Evidently Mr..
Baker wanted to spring the news him
self He has stated this week that we
have at least 100000 men on French
soil and that the number within a
short time will be increased to a round
million.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-06-14

al HeT III n were gwen Unit
very great honor. And she has al
ways proved that honor was given to
her quite justly
well continued the sun, sall the
great and beautiful family of roses
are blooming in their most glorious
and plentiful fashion in June. and so
many other wonderful flowers gre SO
gorgeous then that call June the
birthday month OF fi6wers!' Is that a
nice secretY
Every flower nodded it's head and
as they waved in the breeze they said,
We're lucky June flowers. We belong
to the birthday month of fiowersr"
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-06-14
!ntelliuenee.

An intelligent person is supposed to
be one OF cultivated understanding a
person who has acquired .arge store
of knoWledss out not necessarily in
the schools or colleges. for many high
~ Intelligent persons have been self
educated men and women. lntelli-
gence is d characteristic oil the mind
rather than OF action or manners.
There are highly intelligent people
who are socially impossible because of
self-cOnceit or bOorish manners.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-06-14


OF the year. too said Mrs. Peony.
As for u.s. said the little blue
forget-me-nots. we love this month
better than any other, though we like
to stay on during the summer too, and
see all that is going on. We came
from the riverside where it was so
damp and marshy that we were made
strong and very beautiful. We're glad
we can give so much pleasure too. So
many children we have heard say that
forget-me-nots were their favorite
flowers
'Ah,' said Sir Iris, I'VE have many
handsome suits to be worn by our
family. They're quite magnificent.
We are indeed almost like the royal
family with our beautiful colors and
handsome decorations
Were all glad to be beautiful be-
cause we give so much happiness said
the little garden violets.
All, yes, we're not conceited,' said
Master Blue Pansy, we just want to
be as lovely looking as possible to
make people happy
do We make people happy? 2
asked the pink rose family.
Indeed we do said Miss Peony.
People love to pick us and put us In
their houses. We make the houses
gay and fragrant and attractive. And
some people like to wear us-they say
we dress them up! Isn't that fine?
And others say that We are more COM
fort when they are i'll than all the
medicine in the world
It's so nice to be q flower said
the valerian or garden heliotrope.
Most of the heliotropes had been
planted from pots where they had
been growing nshotbeds where they
could grow very quickly.
They We're very fragrant and they
loved to be just as sweet as ever they
could be.
"Iisten flowers said the sun.
"What is it?' they asked.
tive secret to tell YOU
Good! they all exclaimed. Mr.
Sun has secret to tell the flowers
What Is the secret, Mr.. Sun?
asked Miss Peony. we can hardly
wait to hear
| 1--WE can hardly wait to hear it,
whispered all the flowers as they
swayed and moved little in the sof
summer breeze.
There are flowers which come IL
the spring. said Mr.. Sun. They art
always SO welcome because after ,
long winter of snow and hail and slee
people are SO happy to see the flower
peep above the ground and whisper I
good morning to all the world.
i Children love to gather the earl.
/ spring flowers and each child likes t,
find some flower the first of all.
In the autumn there are othe
beautiful flowers and people love then
because the flowers, are so soon to b.
frost bitten by old Jack Frost and hi
brothers. They like to see the flower
as long as possible.
I'm the summer the flowers ar
always very lovely and there are man,
Of them. But In the winter there ar
only flowers In very warm climates. o
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-06-14
TO THE SUBSCRIBERS

II Is the. aim of the management to
secure eficient service In the delivery Of
the paper each night. and n soltc,t.S III
cooperation Of subscribers to that end
prompt reports should be given OF each
iallure TO receive the paper on the morn
by telephone or postal card, thus enabIine
the cause of the error to be prompfIy
and accurately discovered and the proper
remedy Immediately applied 1t Is only
ny TINS method that the publisher can
secure the desired service.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-06-14

Daddy, "and as it
was early morn
Ing, and the flow
ers had had their
morning bath in
dew water they
were feeling very
fresh and happy.
!" This Is GER
tainly my time of
the year. 8 a d
Miss Peony to her
cousin, Mrs. Pc
ony. Now Miss
Peony was dressed
in red and Mrs.
.Peony In white.
90 aIt,c my tin,n
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-06-14
FRIDAY, JUNE IA. 1918.

Inc emperor of Austria Hungary is
now quoted as having written two or
three years ago to the king of Ru-
mania: This is a time when we kings
must stick together This is another
way of saying they must hang together
or hang separately.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-06-14

summer was frittered away by those
responsible for the fuel supply, and the
result was a winter filed with shortages,
discomforts and alarms. That course
should not be repeated If the public
asserts its power, it will not be re-
.peated."
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-06-14
TO ADVERTISERS.

Transient advertising-Run of paper,
80 cents an inch for first insertion, rs
cents an inch for each subsequent inser-
double rates.
Space rates on application.
Classified advertisements-Fivec cents a
line first insertion with 80 per cent dis
count for each subsequent insertion
without change o. copy.
Reading Notices-Ten cents per line.
iirst insertion with 80 per cent discount
change OF copy
Position 10 per cent extra.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-06-14
To Nv Mother

Most of all the other beautiful things
in life come by two and three, by
dozens and hundreds. Plenty Of roses,
stars, sunsets, rainbows, brothers and
sisters, aunts and cousins, but only
one mother in all the wide world
Kate Douglas Wiggin.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-06-14

are at their best
and you know a
rose was chosen
once to hold a
very honorable
place.
" The American
Beauty rose,' the
flowers all whis-
pered. Yes, we
know. The Amer
lean Beauty rose
was so tall and
straight, so fine
and beautiful and
big that she and
=
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-06-14
Little Thinus in Ma iority.

Really the most fortunate people iE
this world are those who can get lots
of comfort out of everyday little
things, for we find good many NOR.
little things in life than big ones.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-06-14
Trust Providence.

De worl' is HE railroad engine.
an sometimes jnmpe de track: but
Providence ain't gwinc ter let 1t stay
In de ditch too long.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-06-14

Manager Nelson has closed the Sha
ron House, the only hotel in the town
of Sharon. 1t had been open for bust
ness more than 100 years without a
break.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-06-14

1t is almost IA years since the move
ment for the protection of migratory
birds took the form of proposed legis-
lation by congress. During this period
considerable advance has been made,
more largely by special enactment
of separate states than by federal law;
and now, by the action of the house
of representatives at Washington in
practical concurrence with that already
taken by the senate, the policy already
agreed upon in our treaty with Can
ada will soon become operative.
This act is not proscriptive but
wisely regulatory. The shooting sea
son for game birds is not to exceed
three and half months in the year
for wild fowl, with shorter period for
shore birds and absolute protection of
the smaller of this class and for GER
tain song and insectivorous birds whose
service is an aid to agriculture 1t is
not denial of the privilege of sports
men, but rather conservation of their
opportunities. 1t will unquestionably
work for the preservation of species
which have been brought to the point
of extinction because Of the absence
of protection during their mating and
brooding sojourn in this country.
Where the open and close seasons
as marked by local and state enact
ment have been regarded, notable in
crease in the number of these visitors
has been brought about, National su-
pervision of the matter will make the
conditions fair and profitable to all.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-06-14
Member Of the Associated pre..

The Associated Press IL exclusively
enutied to the use for publicati OF ali
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, 1918-06-14
The Reason.

No matter what Is the trouble. I
M always the goat" sThat is because
.ou are always butting In
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-06-14
f1 DADY'S GV[NINQ
Ill A|CY Tale
Z s. EIAlN GQANAl1bOyR
JUNE FLOW Frs.

"The sun was shining down upon
an old-fashioned garden" commenced
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-06-14

In the houses where they grow In pots
and flower boxes.
"sBut June-June Is the month of
flowers. It's the month when roses
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-06-14
The Meddler
" II aks eeas f. yos. pat il %"

aihS is becoming almost lost
arr, with the general use of automobiles
and trolley cars. It is strange how
some able-bodied men, who would 70.
sent being called old, will wait from 10
minutes to half an hour for street
car when their destination is less than
half mile away. Walking in the oman
air is wonderful, health giving exer-
else and persons of both sexes NOT in
advanced years ought to welcome the
chance to walk dozen miles without
any preparatory training. Groups of
Smith college girls at Northampton
have proved this week that they are not
afraid of hiking. One delegation, after
commencement, started to walk to Buff
falo and another to Boston.
II you want to start something ask
the janitor of the Masonic temple
whether he has any difficulty in keep
ing the handsome lawn in front of the
building clean. People who have been
to the postoffice and have received let
tiers and circulars begin to tear them
up and throw them into the air about
the time they have reached the temple
lawn. Yesterday morning the lawn was
adorned with at least 100 scraps of
paper, ranging in size from little bits
to pieces several inches long. The
grounds close to the postoffice do not get
all the paper refuse, as it is no unusual
sight to see people tear up papers in
the center of Main street and toss the
fragments in any direction. Of course
the offenders have never given a
thought to the matter, but they heir
to make the stree. look untidy and it is
necessary for some one to pick up OF
sweep up the nnsightly scraps The
thoughtless ones are not all children
by any means, and The Meddler from
observation is inclined to believe thai
some of the older girls and women oil
mature years deserve the reprimane
fHOre IMAM the KIDS.
| Although not much of night owl
The Meddler's observation leads to tn.
belief that not over so per cent of tn,
men who drive horses after sunset us,
lanterns attached to their conveyances
as the law provides. They are taking
foolish and needless risk. 1t is tru,
that not much attempt is being made t,
enforce the law by arresting and fnin:
the men who ignore it, but there is al
ways chance that complaint may
be filed against an offender, giving hin
a court ease to settle. The Light onos
vehicle is good protection in itself, bu
what many of the negligent ones APP
lparently forget is that when they driv,
without taking the precautions which
the law demands they lose all standin,
in any litigation which may arise as
result of collision. An AUTOMOBILE,
which is properly lighted may crasl
into carriage which displays no ligh
and smash it to smithereens and seri
ously injure the occupants, but the auto
mobilist has an argument which the law
breaking owner of the unlighted vehicl,
cannot controvert.
Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1918-02-08
A Kitchen Paradox.

"Your cook is certainly a rare one"
"Yet everything she does is well
done"