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The Washington herald., 1918-01-24
Promised Theater Attractions

day through next "Wednesday, with
Tuesday necessarily omitted
From Thursday TO Sunday Of NEXT
week the feature Of the Strand blll
win be q powerful drama OF Irish life,
His Own People" In which Harry
Morey and Gladys Leslie are pictured
in the roles Of stellar importance.
Meore's Gsrdes-NThe Impestor..
Ann Murdock win be seen upon
the screen OF Moore's Garden The
ater on Thursday. Friday and SAT-
urday Of this week in The Impos-
tor"
Beginning Sunday and continuing
through Wednesday. Tuesday omit
ted. the chief attraction at the Gar
den Will be The Avenging Trail
in which Harold lockwood is featur-
ed. Following The Avenging Trail"
Thursday TO Sunday. william Rus
sell Will be screened in his latest
release. In Bad"
All the features will. as usual, be
supplemented with q variety OF
short reels and accompanied by
synchronized orchestral programs.
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Washington Stock Exchange.

Furnished by W. b. Hibbs q Co.
SALES.
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COTTON MARKET.

Furnished by n. l.. Carpenter & Co.
NEW YORK.
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Aitef Chils
Capital Traction. Q at s0Ai. Is at sO%.
GOVERNMENT BONDS.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-05-06
S:1I MDVSu[N|NQ.
k,l ARY TALE
~ 81 hAM GA4AlkN BONNER
SPRING BLOSSOMS.

"How do you feel?" asked the first
apple blossom of a pear blossom on
one of the other trees in the orchard.
"Splendidly," said the pear blossom
How about yourself?"
Never better" said the apple bios
som. Now when the other pear bios
SONS and apple blossoms heard these
two talking they all wanted to see
what was going on.
And before long they were all out
talking and chatting while some of
them We're having games with the
Breeze Brothers who blew them to the
ground and made ii look as if the snow
had come again.
Did your trees have a secret to
whisper to you?" asked the first apple
blossom. s.s#'.s ST. u" ~.fta'a.
YES" answered the first pear bios
som. Il was just about to ask you the
same question"
ITS this way with u.s." said the
first apple blossom. you see the farm
house is very shabby. It's been need
ing Il coat of paint for so many years.
And the people who live inside are so
poor they can't afford anything they
don't actually need.
They don't have to have the paint
But they feel badly that they cannot
afford TO have their house painted for
It would look so much brighter and
prettier.
well, It's been this same way for
so many, many years as / said before
And they have bad luck with the pota-
toes and the corn every year. Some
thing always happens. Bugs eat up the
potatoes and storm is likely to come
and hurt the corn just when it would
be growing quite perfect.
"All these things my trees whispered
to me and to all my sisters and broth
ers. The trees said, Little blossoms
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-05-06

YOU are very soon to come out and look
at the world. You are to appear with
in a short time because the spring is
here, and you are the spring blossoms.
People love the spring because the
blossoms are so beautiful and because
the birds sing.
But of all the glorious sights in
the world there is none quite so per-
feet as an orchard filled with gor-
geous blossoms.
Now in this farmhouse the peo-
pie are very poor. They cannot even
afford to have their house painted.
And so you must try 40 make up for it
during this one season Of the year.
You must be just as beautiful as you
can be, so that people will forget the
house needs painting as they drive by.
and will think the place is very
lovely with ali the wonderful trees so
full of spring blossoms.
When the fall comes and the late
summer you will give excellent fruit
for you never disappoint the people
who live in the farmhouse. They al
ways say that they can depend on their
orchard. Nothing, they say, ever hap
pens to it.
And so pear trees, apple trees and
even cherry trees, listen while whis-
per TO YOU And.we heard the wind.
at this time, carrying the secrets of
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-05-06

every tree to the spring buds.
"'Ail Of you be beautiful SO for one
season in the year the people in he
farmhouse will think they have the
loveliest Of homes. Make their dingy
home look like a fairyland.'
Yes" continued the first apple bios
som. Il knew you must have been told
the same secrets. because just at the
end we heard the same whispering of
every tree"
1--WE heard the same story" said the
first pear blossom.
"And so did we," said the first cher
~ blossom.
Nov some of the blossoms We're out
ahead Of the others but they all look
ed their best. and indeed the orchard
which was in front Of the shabby
house. looked just like fairyland
And how happy the first apple bios.
som and the first pear blossom were
when they heard some people driving
by say, How wonderful it must be
to live there and to see that orchard
all through the spring And more
than that, the fragrance is quite the
most perfect in the world
And once again the blossoms gave
JOY to the people in the dingy farm
house, who every year had the most
beautiful place the country around
owing to the spring and their fine or
chardS
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-05-06
Beating tho U-Boats by Building.

The frank figures lately given out by
the British admiralty provide the best
ground we have had yet for calm confid
encc in the shipping situation. They re-
veal enormous losses, and ct the same
are really gaining on the U-boat and unless
some new factor mtervenes will soon have
the upper hand
During the war there have been nearly
100000 tons OF shipping lost By allied
and neutral nations, due to submarines
and natural causes together. The new
construction has been only a little more
than half Of that amount Thus there is
4 deficit Of over 10000 tons. But about
half Of that deficit has been made good by
the seizure Of German and Austrian ships,
leaving a net loss to the n-Cerman
world o. only 2,632. 900 tons in nearly four
years
For the past year thc destruction has
been particularly heavy But the figures
show Enthusiastically that il recent months
the destruction has diminished, and con
st-Gction IS increasing with unprccc-
dcntcd ranidity.
Fer the last Cuoite Of 1917 the net loss
was ouly a litt!e more than 100000 tons a
month. !. tie J-boats we're to continue
through q year as successful as they were
IN that quarter, it would take less than
balance the current war losses Great Brit
ain herself will product more than that
And the United States is expected to add
S,e00.H}0 ions or more New Bedford
Times.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-05-06
STATE NEWS NOTES.

The largest trout ever caught at Cas-
pan lake in Greensboro was landed on
Thursday by Robert G. Parks Of Hardwick,
assisted by Albert Pescionti, who GATED
the fish. The trout measured 36 inches
in length, IL inches across Che tail and
was Il inches deep. 1t weighed - pounds
and ) ounces. aud was caught on an or
dinary Bristol rod and common line.
George w. Hobart of 50 Elmdale
street, West Springfield, Mass, a fore
man at the Boston & Albany round
house, whose father, John Hobart, was
murdered in his home in Middlesex,
April 50, is the sole heir to his father S
estate of more than $40 200, according
to a will filed for probate in Mont
pelier, Friday. Hobart appeared be
fore the probate court Friday and pc
titioncd for the appointment of G. Z.
Miles of Middlcsex as administrator.
The identity of the men who murdered
the elder Hobart is unknown, but the
police have arrested two men who they
think they can connect with the crime.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-05-06
Fly a Clean Flag.

This | heard the Old Flag say,
As / passed it yesterday:
Months ago your friendly hands
Fastened me on slender strands
And with patriotic love
Placed me here to wave above
You and yours, | heard you say
On that longdeparted day;
Flag of all that's true and fine
Wave above this house of mine;
Be the first at break of day
And the last at night to say
To the world this word of cheer:
Loyalty abideth here
Here on every wind that's blown
Der your portal | have flown:
Rain and snow have battered me,
Storms at night have tattered me;
Dust Of street and chimney stack,
Day by day, have stained me black,
And I've watched you passing there,
Wondering how much you care.
Have you noticed that your flag,
Is today a wind-blown rag?
Has your love so careless grown
BY the long neglect you've shown
That you never raise your eye
To the symbol that you fly
Flag on which no stain has been,
lis my sin that you're unclean,
Then | answered in my shame,
On my head must lie the blame.
Now, with patriotic hands,
| release you from your strands,
And a spotless flag shall fly
Here to greet each passerby.
Never more shall flag Of mine
Be a sad and sorry sign
Telling all who look above
neglect the thing | love.
But my flag of faith shall be
Fit Tor every eye to see.
Edgar A. Cues
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-05-06
Facts Worth knowing.

Communicates Of churches in this coun-
tly number 40,0lG.709
National pure food law became opera
tive Jan J. 1897.
First Balkan war was in 1912.
Chelsea fire occurred April J., 1908
Federal income tax amendment went
into effect Feb %, 1918.
ltahan-Tmkish war began 1911.
The great fire in Baltimore was Feb. I,
1904
Boxer instruction IN China was in 1860.
Air brake was invented by Westinghouse
in 1860
Halifax disaster Dee 6, 1911
The moon completes her circling Of the
earth in a period, the mean or average
length Of which is y days, hours and
432 minutes
Fog IS most prevalent along the New
England coast during the summer month;
and on the South Atlantic coast during
the winter months
Medical department Of the army has an
enlisted personnel Of over 7o.eg0 men. Il
had 5000 before the outbreak cf the war.
The aggregate cost of the world war an
to Aug. l was $50. 81 100000 The est.
mated ordinary expenses of the United
| states IN Its inst year Of participation in
the big war vas given in October, l9l7 a.
sl237o, 27SG79o7 r., no
The amount Of coffee imported into the
United States for the year ending June 81
1917, was 1,3l9.S7o,S02 pounds
There are lo,3sl presidential and iJ,04.
| tourth-c'ass postoiiices in the United
States.
The estimated farm value OF beef cattlc
per loo pounds in Massachusetts IS So -
OF hogs $l7.70; Of veal calves 1880; q
mich cows, per head. 500
Name the seven new wonders Of til,
world: Wireless telephone, aeroplane
radium, antitoyins and an.iseptics, spec
trum ANALYSIS and X-rays
Germany's toll in the war 50 far la.
been 100000 dead, 3.oa0,Ge0 or 4.0e0,GF
wounded; 5oo,o0o crippled for life ans
100000 absolutely invalided-Lynn Item
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-05-06
A HERO EVERY DAY
Brave Deeds of Men in Americas
Fighting Service.

His acroplanc punging into the water
from a height Of 300 feet, Edward Cary
Echelberger, gunner lieutenant in tho
United States Naval Aviation, met his
death overseas. At the time Of his death,
the young man was flying with the late
Curtis S Read, an ensign i'll the same
service. The scapane had been in the air
about % minutes, when it suddenly nose
Owed into the water. A boat was sent
TO the spot immediately, and, though as
sisted by British trawlers and dri,ters, the
body was not recovered. The commanding
officer, in reporting the accident, referred
to Eichelherger's record as one deserving
the highest commendation The aviator
was son of Mrs J. f. Eichelberger liv-
ing at Walbrook, in the suburbs of Bati
more, Nd. Before going into service liz
had been prominent as local athlete.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-05-06

The New Hampshire constitutional
convention will consider plans for re-
ducing the number of members in the
lower branch Of the legislature The
house is now made up of 400 represen-
tatives and this number will be largely
increased if the basis of selection is
not changed before the next census is
taken. Every New Hampshire town of
GOO population has a representative ut
every session and an additional repre-
sentative for each additional 1900
population. If the population is less
than 500 It has a representative a pro
portiouatc part Of the time, that is. at
every other session if it has 500 popu-
lation and at every third session If
it has 200 population. Thus the men,
hcrship varies and of course increases
as the state grows. New Hampshire is
said to have the largest legislative body
in the world with the exception of the
Swiss parliament.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-05-06

Il SQUADS like q big undertaking
when We talk about raising an Amerj-
can army of 100000 to 100000. but
even If we reach the maximum figure
our effort will bc small compared with
what some of our allies have already
done. Fourteen per cent of the popu-
lation of Scotland is in war service at
the present time. To equal this show
ing it would he necessary for America
To have an army of upwards of 10000.
OGn soldiers.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-05-06

The fire which destroyed the hotel,
town hall and a fine residence in
Townshend Saturday morning calls at
tention again to two ways in which
fire losses may be figured. All of the
buildings now in ashes were in excel
lent condition and were built at a
time when materials and labor cost far
less than at present. At first thought
a person in figuring out the loss would
say that the buildings cost certain
sums, naming the exact amounts ex-
pended in constructing them But
there is more to the loss than this and
you get it by asking How much will
it cost to replace the buildings?' The
expense in putting back buildings du-
plicating those burned at Townsend
would be more than 50 per cent above
their actual cost of construction.
Here Is where the trouble comes in,
particularly with the hotel, which was
Of so great a value to the community.
The Reformer is not trying to boom
the fire insurance business, but in view
of She fact that many buildings now III
regular use could not he replaced for
anything like their estimated value
their owners to be properly protected
ought to carry larger insurance poll
eies than at present.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-05-06
ARE YOU PREMATURELY GRAY

Do you suffer any hair troubles?
Have you dandraiT? The Original Orien-
tZal 1907 Hair Tonic Will stop any
itching, the dandruff scales Of, the
hair becomes glossy; thin or laid spots
viii become covered, and the hair viii
grow II the roots are not gore entirely.
II is fer men, women and children. Guar
anteed TO change gray or streaked hair
to its natural color. You may rely on
1907" as it has been used in our
town and every bottle guaranteed.
't1o07'' has come and no change in
price, S1.0o bottle, 81 Main Street,
Brattleboro, Vermont. w. II. Bond.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-05-06
Little Benny's
Note Book
BY LEE PAPE

| had marbils in my coat pockit, and
was ratteling them, and Sid Hunts
quiet little cuzzin Joe came UP rattel-
ing his own coat pockit, sounding like
good meny IN there, and l sed, bet
! got more marbils than you got. joe
Him not saying enythin, which he
hardly ever don't, and | sed, tell YOU
vat, Joe, let's have guessing contest.
if YOU can CESS how many marbils in
my pockit you can have them, and If
I guess how meny in yours I can have
them
All rite, sed Joe.
You 90 ferst, ! sed.
2, sed Joe.
How mcny? I sed.
8, sed Joe.
You can have another chance if you
wunt, sed, and he sed, ] don't wunt
another chance. 9.
And l counted my marbils ager
thin king maybe | had made a mis-
take, ony I hadent, being ixactly 8, and
l hand them to him, saying, Now its
ms tern. rattle your pockit.
| WITCH he did, and | sed, Rattle il
agen And he ratified it agen, and ]
sed. II.
No, sed Joe.
How many? | sed
Nun, sed Joe, they're all jelly beens
Wich he shaved me, and they was, anC
l sed, Hay, no fare, no fare, YOU haf
to have some number to start with.
Well, nun is a number, sed Joe, nun
from nun equals nun, don it
WITCH il does
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-05-06

The Reformer is on sale every evening
by the following news dealers:
Brattleboro, Brattleboro News Co, C.
w. Cleaveland. s l. Purinton CEstey-
ville), Brooks House Pharmacy, Aliens
Depot Newsstand. Mrs D. F Doyle.
South Main Street
West 5rattleboro, J. l.. StockweH
East Oummerston. NJ f. Brown
Putney VI 9. Williams
Newfare, y. M Batchelder
ToWnshend, G W Cutler
West Townshend, @ II Grout
jamaica. r J Daggett
South Londonderry, F Fl Tyler.
South Vernon, Rufum.
Mortified. Mass, Thompson Bros
West Chesterfield, NJ. H., Mrs. w
Streeter.
HirsdaIe, ". H., W H Lyman
Bellows Falls, Depot Restaurant
Windsor VT, Windsor Restaurant
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-05-06

The first three months of the gov
crnmont operation of railroads shows
a falling off of &,oo,ooo,0oo rs corn
pared with the corresponding months
q year ago, bat it is not fair to
charge the government with such a
failure as the figures seem to indicate.
Many of the railroads were lost when
the government took them over They
had reached their limit Their deficits
were expanding beyond anything they
had ever seen. Their wages were high
or. They had never had such severe
winter or such poor coal to work with
The railroads werr facing bankruptcy
when the government stepped in.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-05-06
Part of Your Education.

Training in cheerfulness should he
regarded as one of the most important
features of education. What is the
use of learning science and mathemat-
les and foreign languages. if when I'll
is cone, Won are so miserable that You
ask yourself if life is worth living?
\ training in cneerfuiacsS is the best
foundation for education.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-05-06

The Germans are paving the way
for the sinking of American hospital
ships by charging that American avia-
tors are crossing on them. The excuse
is supcrtluous Denial of the truth of
the charge will make no difference with
the Germans. Having made up their
minds to do it, American hospital
ships will be torpedoed by the German
submarines at every opportunity. Why
should a German fighting for the " de-
fcnsc of his fathcrland" spare n hos
pital ship on the sea any more than 4
Red Cross hospital on the land2 This
is the way the Germans make war and
that is all there is to it.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-05-06
TO The SUBSCRIBERS

It is the aim of the management TO
secure efficient service in the delivery of
the paper each night, and il soicits the
cooperation Of subscribers to that end
Prompt reports should be given of each
failure 70 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, 1918-05-06

Mary Pickford's husband has sued Doug
las Fairbanks for s250OoO for alternating
her affections But think of what it would
have been if he had ''kidded' her into
breaking a film contract
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-05-06
MONDAY. MAY 6. 1918.

While Washington is considering
plans for raising the draft age to 40
Canada has taken action in the other
direction and made boys Of 10 eligible
to military duty.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-05-06
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, 1918-05-06
TO ADVERTISERS.

Transient adyertisng-Run of paper,
30 cents an inch for first insertion, Is
cents an inch for each subsequent inser-
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 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, 1918-05-06

Entered in the postofFice at Brattleboro
as second class matter
The evening leader. (Tarpon Springs, Fla.) 191?-19??, 1918-03-29

Registfation books Of precinct "A,
for the primary election on June 4,
were opened by q. F.. Albaugh, the
registration officer of that precinct, on
Monday, March 4, and will be open
until April 1. The hours for regis
tration are from 8 to IL and 2 to 5 on
week days and every Saturday night
until 8 o'clock. Mr.. Albaugh received
notice from the supervisor that one of
the books of precinct "a had been lost.
so every voter should 60 and look over
the books to ascertain whether or not
he is properly registered The books
of precinct rs are open at Roy Fer
maids store, Mr.. Fernald being the
registration officer for that precinct.
Voters may register here any day at
any time when Mr.. Fernald is there.
The evening leader. (Tarpon Springs, Fla.) 191?-19??, 1918-03-29

c. johnson, of Seven Springs, is in
town today transacting business.
M. G. Campbell was in the city yes
terday, among the out of town shop
pers.
Tomorrow afternoon at 8 o'clock,
the Planters and Growers Association
will have meeting in Dunedin. Mr..
Travis, of the United States Depart
ment of Labor, will address the as
sembly, and all who can are urged to
attend this meeting.
The Gourley-Logan Hardware Co. is
observing the coming Easter season
in an unusual way. In their windows
are six baby rabbits and three large
ones, lying on a bed of soft Spanish
moss. At the front of the window is
a basket of pretty colored eggs. 1t
makes an attractive window.
A meeting was held last night by
the clerks of this town in order to
secure their equal rights which they
claim is that they are not being treat
ed right when they are asked to work
their present hours. What they ask is
to be freed from their labors at six
o'clock in the evening (by the new
time) and at noon on Thursdays, and
at ten o'clock on Saturday night, same
to take effect on April Is. 1t is I'M
derstood that this will not be legal
until all the merchants have signed
and agreed to the above hours.
The evening leader. (Tarpon Springs, Fla.) 191?-19??, 1918-03-29

Sam Boyett, (no longer the cattle
hng) says the government has asked
him for three thousand dollars income
tax and he is going out to a country
The evening leader. (Tarpon Springs, Fla.) 191?-19??, 1918-03-29

dance and fiddle for them tonight and
try to raise the money. Sam takes his
tin Lizzie to bring back the coin and
his dog Rex as guard.
The evening leader. (Tarpon Springs, Fla.) 191?-19??, 1918-03-29
NOTICE TO TAX PAYERS

City Taxes became delinquent Feb. 1st. A
penalty of percent per month on all delinqu-
ent tax is required by charter and will be collec-
ted. On March 31st according to provision of
charter, tax on realty will be turned over to the
City Attorney for collection entailing consider
able additional expense and tax on personal
property will be collected as provided in char
ter, to witt Distress warrants will be issued, the
property seized and sold at public outcry.
ESTEN F. ALBAUGH
City Clerk and Tax Collector