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The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-06-21
DADDY SEy[NDV'
ARY TALL eli
~ MARY GpAHA0RQGNER
THE PINE NEEDLES.

II must thread my needle before
begin my work." said little girl as
she sat under the big pine trees, with
another little girl.
whats that I hear?" asked one of
the pine needles. "She speaks about
threading her needle? Am I her
needle, or are you her needle, or who
In the word is her needle? And what
Is thread?"
The poor needles were very nervous.
And the other little girl spoke next: II
like to knit better than / do to sew be-
cause then l can use four needless
"Oh, dear. oh DEAR" said the pine
needles. There's child who needs
four needles. Do you suppose she
threads us too?''
They watched for long time. try
Ing TO move away from the children
so they would not be used. They
whispered TO the pine tree saying:
Blow about and move us away,
Sway. swing. swing and sway.
| For we've just this minute heard 1t said,
That into needles they will put thread.
And the pine tree whispered to the
| breeze:
| Blow. blow, make me sway,
So l can move the needles away.
Please. Mr.. Wind. would you mind
| Doing this act SO very kind?
And the wind said:
| love you, pine tree.
| You are my delight.
| In the winter to see.
And in summer you're right, just right.
I'm glad I please YOU" said the
pine tree.
So the wind blew the pine tree and
the pine trees branches swayed ant
blew about the little pine needles. Blu
no sooner had all this happened thar
they saw that the children had othel
things called needles. They hadn'
wanted pine needles at ALL.
Its a good thing though" said on
of the pine needles. that we're no
used for sewing. I'd hate to go into
sewing basket"
RI I'D hate to go into that great bi
j knitting bag" said another pine needle
+ Goodness only knows oil that ma
be in that bag. I've never seen such
big one. Oh, I'd be frightened if eve
l were put in bag like that"
"But in a sewing basket" said til
first pine needle, ut would be ia
t worse. / saw scissors there with whic
T she cut all sorts of things-an
s suppose were cut in little pieces!
might bump straight into that pair {
scissors in the dark and instead {
:. saying, Howdo-you-do,' the scissor
would probably cut off my head,
some part of me. ! have no speci
o head of course"
q "Oh, that knitting bag would be :
Is dreadful because it could hide so mar
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-06-21
Cur Army of nliterates.
Christian Science Monitor.

The United States is one OF the last
countries in which one would look for
illiteracy on any large scale. Yet it Is
declared that there are nearly 100000
men of draft age for the army who
"cannot read or write in English or
in any other language. The full figures
of all forms OF illiteraey run into the
millions. Franklin K. Lane, the. seere-
tary of the interior. suggests meeting
the problem by bill introduced into
the house of representatives; whilst, as
| far as New York state is concerned
| the governor has approved measure
| reqiring those persons, between sixteen
| and twenty -one, who are unable to
speak and write English, to attend a
public or private school. Of course there
are thousands of foreign born who car
| read or write in their own language but
who are ignorant of English. But al
though they are not included in the iii
literates' statistics, concerning which
Mr.. Lane declares that they are almos
unbelievable, - it is certain that so Ions
as man does not know English he cal
never make s'good American.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-06-21
Little Benny's
Note Book
BY LEE PApE

Pubs Smkins bleeves almost everything
YOU tell him no matter wat you tell him,
and this aftirnoon me and Sid Hunt was
setting ON my frunt steps and Pubs start
ed to come up the street and we made
up good one to play on him, witch as
soon as he came upsI sed, G, / don't feel
mulch like going erround to the grocery
store, but my mother gave me sent to
go, but wat do | eareg If enybody elts
wunts to go u give them the sent
Ill go, sed Sid Hunt.
Ill go, sed Pubs Simkins.
Pubs sed it ferst, 1 sed, and Pubs sed
Wat do YOU wunt me to get. wares the
sent
| Ill give it to you wen you come back
with the alligator soop, | sed.
| The wat? sed Pnds.
| The alligator soop, | sed, tell him te
charge it to Mr.. Potts.
! Go on, there amt eny sutch thing, sec
| Pubs
! There aint, amt there? l. sed, well,
!, wish / had a million dollers for ever,
+, time I've drank it.
| Leeve me go, Benny, leeve me go if h,
don't wunt to, sed Sid Hunt.
III go, III go, sed Pubs, how mulch o
1t does she wunt!
A pint. / sed And Pubs started t,
go to get it, me and Sid Hunt starting
to laff as soon as he termed Ground TIL
corner, Sid saying, G, bet he'll ge
kicked out faster than he went in
And we kepp on sitting there laffin
| and saying wat we bet they would do /
him, and after a vile Pubs came back
not looking as if they had did enythin
to him, ant l sed, Well, ware is it,. Did
cnt they have eny
Yes. they had some, bnt he sed they on
sold it by the duzzin, do get the sen
envhow? sed Pubs
] shood say not, | sed
WITCH he dident, me and Sid Hunt nc
hardly knowing weather it was joa
on us or a joak on Pubs
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-06-21

uont ike the looks of IT. l am sure !
wouldn't trust it for moment. 1t
might be made like CRATE SO Ii
couldn't catch on fire, but would make
everything else catch on fire that was
put in it."
"There are no flames coming from
1t now"
at might not be lighted"
"Oh well, we're not going in those
bags because we're not sewing an6
knitting needless" said the first pine
needle
I'm very, very glad" said the sec
ond pine needle. 81 like the wild ant
free life, the pine trees and the wind
the snow and the rain and the sun
shine and the beautiful out-of-door.
world, but l would never like to liv'
a life in a knitting bag or a sewing
basket. / can imagine nothing NOR
dull in all the world. Nothing, abso
lutely nothing could be more dull"
ITO be surrounded by half-mad
pieces of work." said the first pin
needle, "and pin-cushions and threa,
and q thimble. I feel sorry for thos
other needles"
$50 do l." said the second pin
needle, "but we need not be ashame
of them, for most assuredly, they ar
not any relatives of ours!"
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-06-21
Why They Are Lonely.

The people who are lonely in this
world are those who are always look
ing for something to come to them;
they hope for pleasant adventures
they exact much from their friends
and from their family-and they are
never satisdedr But the happy men
and women are those who never think
to demand for themselves-whO give
and give and give again. and find joy
whenever they find opportunity to give
joy.-Exchangc
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-06-21

People who have been accustomed 10
putting aside a certain sum for sum
mer vacations may find it necessary to
revise plans and either shorten outings
or take them nearer home Railroad
fares run into money rapidly this year,
especially when whole family is taken
into consideration. Happily we live in
part of the world that is q perpetual
summer resort and can be happy al
home and spend the railroad fares OF
war savings stamps.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-06-21
Fourth of July.

Concord, \. H.. Monitor
Our Fourth of July will ring around
the world this year. 1t win be cele-
brated. with FIRE and steel. by nearly
n million Americans on the French bat
tie front It will be celebrated by tens
of millions in allied lands and remem
bered reverently by hundreds of millions
throughout the earth.
The doctrine of freedom and equality
the gospel of the square deal for every
man. which we once regarded as peeu-
liarlv our own. has now become the
faith of the greater part of mankind.
America. in all that is characteristic
and essential is now more than coun.
try Instead of United States o.
America there is now. in sentiment al
least. a United States of the World
and that sentiment we hope, will be {
reality.
The principles of our Glorious Fourtl
have become the hope of the human
race, recognized as the fathers whC
shaped them believed they would be
We have waited long. but at last on
hour has come.
| And when our national birthday is re
| Giving iHlS .hoHtdSe dpIoau. anu ou
army and navy are conseerating it b,
new deeds of valor and sacrifice, hoy
shall we celebrate it at home2 Surel
in way BETTING its new dignity am
| Importance.
Let lis regard it now as the birth
day of world freedom, and make it til
most memorable of all independence
Days-save one There will be a create
and more glorious Fourth when the HUI
has been beaten and made powerless fc
further harm.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-06-21
The MeddIer
II Tie eoss fl vos. pst i orr

yesterday mornings severe frost
coming on the heels of State Fuel Adj
mlnlstrator Jones IS pessimistic inter
view regarding the coal outlook doubt.
less set good many people to shiver-
ing in anticipation of the hardsbins
next winter seems to have in store
There is cause for comfort, however In
the fact that anthracite coal is COMING
into Brattleboro steadily at the presen,
time and that all persons who are pre-
pared to pay for it Gas per government
regulation) are getting their share o
the necessity. While The Meddler ha
no desire to appear over-optimistic o
to lull anyone into a false sense of sc
curity he is convinced that there is n
occasion for any undue alarm so far a
Brattleboro IS prospective supply of al
| thracite is concerned, although there
every reason for being economical
the use of fuel of all kinds.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-06-21

Sheriff White of Penobscot county,
just removed from Office by the govern
or of Maine and his council, for failure
to enforce the prohibitory law, has been
overwhelmingly renominated by the
Democrats, which leads the Manchester
Union to remark that Governor Mill
ken will discern in this development
"a rigid determination to keep Bangor
safe for Democracy.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-06-21
A HERO EVERY DAY
Brave Deeds of Men in Americas
Fighting Service.

Serving as junior officer of the deck at
night on the e. s. S. Galanteer, Chief
Gunners Mate Horace s. Davis heard
a man cry for help. He called to the
chief quartefmaster to turn on the search
light and then Owed overheard, swim
ming to the assistance of the man in the
water, and keeping him afoat until the
boat arrived For this heroic action
Chief Gunner's Mate Davis has been Off
cially commended He enlisted in the
navy in 1913 at Atlanta, Ga, his next of
kin being his father, l.. Houston Davis
of Admission, Ala.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-06-21
TYPE.

So beautiful she seemed to me,
/ wished we might be wed.
Her neck was just like ivory!
(Alas, So was her head.)
Cleveland Plain Dealer.
In fancy ] can see her now
Why did we ever partg
Just like snowdrist was her brow,
And also was her heart
Youngstown Telegram.
Her face, | know. was plump and round
To love | was inclined;
Her voice was v ny soft, / found,
And likewise was her mind.
-Yon!.ers Stat csman.
Hc- hair. from some celestial fire
Seemed ike a burning fame.
But oh. when something reused her ir'
Her temper was the SAM.
Detroit Free Press.
Her teeth would gil ten when she smiled
Like drops of morning dew,
BIZ. they were so-,o the dentist filled
AS false as she t. you.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-06-21

The Reformer IL on sale every evening
by the following news dealers:
Brattleboro, Brattleboro News Co, c.
w. Cleaveland, 8. L. Purinton (Estey-
yille). Brooks House Pharmacy, Aliens
Depot Newsstand, Mrs d. F. Doyle
South Main Street.
West Brattieboro, ]. L. StockweI
East Oummerston, M. E Brown.
Putney, M. G. Williams
Newfane. N. NJ. Batchelder
ToWnshend, C. w. Cutler
West Townshend, e. H. Grout.
jamaica, r. ]. Daggett
South Londonderry, r. H. Tyler.
South Vernon, E. r. Bufrum
Northheld, Mass, Thompson Bros
West Chesterfield, N. H., Mrs. W
Streeter.
Hinsdaie, N. H., W. Fl. Lyman.
Bellows Falls, Depot Restaurant
Windsor. VI. Windsor Restaurant
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-06-21
Go Easy on the Crackers.

Cheese is one of the articles of food
which American patriots can eat and en-
10Y without misgiving. Thus we may ex
)ect the Welsh rarabit will again enricl
lur social life Yes, we may have as mucl
sheese as we DESIRE, but We must 60 cas-.
IN the crackers To adopt the words o
Portia-
Take thou thy FIJI of cheese;
But, in the eating, if thou dost ca
One cracker or roll over and above
the prescribed ration,
Thy lands and goods
Are by the law of Hoover
confscate.''
Milk Trade Journal
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-06-21

A Boston financial despatch says
it is understood that the war orders of
the Ford Motor company amount to be-
tween $3.50, 100000 to $4,000. 900, and
that the contracts cover q wide range
including tractors, small tanks, Liberty
motors, trucks, ambulances and
eagles. By midsummer. the despatch
says, Ford will be one of the principal
war supply sources of the country. What
is to become of these contracts and thi.
business when Ford becomes a United
States senator, if he does?
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-06-21

One result of the war is the populariz-
ing of the metric system. The Ameri-
can army, at the suggestion of the
French, have adopted it for artillery,
machine guns and maps, and it is com
ing into increased use daily in the many
munitions factories and other estab.
lishments in the United States manu-
featuring goods for shipment to the
battlefronts.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-06-21

The men given honorary degrees al
Yale were those who have given dis
tinguished service in the war Herbert
Clark Hoover was made a Doctor of
Laws, Prof. Woolsey introducing him
with the following felicitous eulogium
"Born in Iowa and bred at Stanford: 6
mining engineer in America, in Aus
tralia, in China. Author, and member
of many societies. In Belgium his ad
ministrative genius fed the starvin.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-06-21

Attorney-General Gregory has de-
clined to approve of the agreement be-
tween the railroad administration and
the express companies unless there shall
be competition after the war With the
parcel post system continually enlarg-
ing its system the public quit worrying
about the express companies long ago.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-06-21
FiIipinos Play Flute with Nose.

II is not an uncommon spectacle to
see q negro play a harmonica with his
nostiiis. Among the Filipinos flute
is never played in any other way, and
II would create much surprise in that
country to see man play flute with
the mouth. These nose-futists can
play the ordinary music with ease, but
last ragsimc is too much for them.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-06-21
Important.

A teacher was trying to impress
upon her pupils recently the fact that
history repeats itself and that many
things which happen today are the
counterpart of similar things that hap
pened years and years ago. "Now, viii
anyone tell me Of anything new Of i'm
portance that has happened during thu
last % years." inquired the teacher
"Me," answered one of the pupils.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-06-21
TO THE SUBSCRIBERS.

1t is the aim of the management to
secure efficient service In the delivery of
the paper each night, and Ii solicits 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 car
secure the desired service
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-06-21

From various indications it is evident
that the contest for the Republican
nomination for the governorship this
year will be between ex-Lieut. Gov.
Frank +. Howe of Bennington and
Judge Charles II. Darling of Burling-
ton, formerly of Bennington.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-06-21
TO ADVERTISERS.

Transient advertising-Run Of paper,
so cents an inch for first insertion, rs
cents an inch for each subsequent inser-
ton. Limited space on first page al
double rates.
Space rates on application.
Classified ELECTROMAGNETIC cents q
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 withou
change of copy
Position 10 per cent extra
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-06-21

This is long day, officially the long
est of the year. With the hour added
by daylight saving the boys ought to
play ball if they wish to until about 9
p. m.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-06-21
Member Of the Associated Press.

The Associated Press is exclusively
entitled to the use for publica ton of all
news dispatches credited to 1t and not
otherwise credited In this paper and also
the local news published herein.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-06-21
lIkIMEHTs- AND :.
PllSTERS DISCARDED
Cream Of Mustard Used In Place Of
Plasters or lIniments and
Does Not Blister

Does NOT Sister.
Thousands are taking advantage Of the
generous offer made by The Cream OF
Mustard Company of South Norwalk.
Conn. by sending for jar of Cream of
Mustard, which is the most powerful ex-
ternal preparation compounded. 1t IL far
superior to mustard plasters. turpentine.
lard or any liniment on the market 1t
relieves congestion. Inflammation and pain
almost instantly. It takes the place of
plasters or liniments for colds. pains and
aches.
1t has produced wonderful results with
thousands afflicted with sore throat. tom
siitis. stiff neck, neuralgia. congestion,
rheumatism, sprains, sore muscles, bruises
colds In the chest, bronchitis. Group. head
acne, tumbago. pains and aches Of the
BACK or joints and chilblains.
| Every household should have q Jar of
cream OF Mustard in the medicine chest
Ior emergency. Ask your druggist: 25c
and sOc jars; hospital size 81. So
Inc Cream OF Mustard Co.. South Nor
walk, Conn.-Adv.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-06-21

millions. Here he prescribes for us our
daily bread. We obey him because we
trust him.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-06-21

things. Gracious. it might even hide
small furnace or an open fireplace
or anything"
II don't believe it could hold fire.
place." said the first pine needle. 1T
would be dangerous, for the bag itself
might catch afire."
81 wouldn't be any too sure OF that
bag. said the second nine needfa y
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-06-21

Vermont's allotment of hard coal for
the coming winter is based on the states
requirements during the 1916 season. In
the case of this town there is little rea-
son to doubt that its fair share of such
an allotment will be ample to take care
of everyone the coming winter unless
it should happen to be such winter as
last, when from 90 to 90 per cent more
coal than normal was required through
out the entire northern part of the coun
try. In that possibility, as well as
because there is always the chance of
wholly unforeseen breakdown in trans
portation or production facilities, lies
the reason for needing the advice of the
state fuel administration concerning
wood. So far as possible every house
holder should prepare to use wood in
stead of coal next winter, for even if
there is coal enough for the season s
needs the uncertainties of the future
are so great as to make the saving of
every pound of it worth while.
! With the approach of July / men of
!: draft age at present under the protee-
ton of deferred classification are nat
urally anxious for definite information
fconeerning the application of the regu-
lation regarding nonproductive employ
. ment Stripped of its verbIage, this
. regulation says that registrants in non
J productive work are liable to immediate
call to service without regard to their
order number or whether or not they
, have been given deferred-elassfcat i0f
nonproductive employment as follows;
I'D persans engaged in serving food OF
drink in public places; % passenger
IS elevator operators, doormen, footmeI
! and other attendants in cluns, hotels
; etc: (3) ushers and attendants in con
:, nections with games, sports and amuse
II ments; "a persons employed in domes
!. tic service; 60 sales clerks and othe
&c clerks employed in stores and other mer
r camille establishments.
So far as The Meddler is able to fin
/ out through a careful reading of tn
| regulation and discussion with member
Il of the local exemption board it is nc
the intention of the military author
ties to draft Immediately every regi.
trant who is in nonproduetive emplo!
ment but rather to serve notice on the
that so long as they are in that cla'
=, of work they cannot expect to escal
m. service because they have dependent
as Individual circumstances, however, WI
II govern in every case, the regulati6
- being one with which local exemptie
eel boards will have the authority to des
ry1
70 Whatever may be the course follows
by the board of this county it is appa
ent that class of this district is pra
tieally exhausted After the quota f
"a. the June % call is filed and the count
' furnishes its share of the 800 me
elk called for especial mechanical trainir
July Is the only men left in the fir
class will be those who have been gran
ed exemption by reason of their Gee
,ed nation. This situation means early I
course to the supply of registrants w
enrolled the 9th of this month and
thorough going-over of the entire cou
he ty list with view to reeiasslheatior
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-06-21

Never trouble Others for what you can
do yourself
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-06-21

FRIDAY, JUNE 81, 1918.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1918-06-08
Purchase Coal for Winter.

Commissioner Minghini, a member
OF the committee appointed to pur.
chase coal for next year, stated he
had secured 200 tons at $3.50 per ton
delivered Upon motion the commit
tee was continued with power to act .
superintendent Report.
The following report was submitted
by superintendent Morton; the first
column of figures showing enrolment
and the second average attendance.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1918-06-08
Want Playground Enlarged.
Hitch About Property.

1t was called to the attention OF
the board that the property adver-
tised for sale by the Opequon Board
of Education was not the property of
that board, but belonged to the in
dependent district OF Martinsburg,
after the recent school election. Com
missioners SiIer and Minghini and
Secretary Pitzer were appointed to
look after the boards interests in
the matter.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1918-06-08

Martinsburg was walloped 10y Cum
berland yes orJay in tie second game
of the season between he two cities,
by the score Of Is TO >. Owing to
the scarcity Of pitchers Morris sent
Ship'ey to the mount and his deliy.
cry proved no puzzle to the Cumber.
land sw2- smiths.
The game wen- six innings and one.
half. and was called at that time to
allow Martinsburg 20 catch train.
Cumberland put the game on ice in
the fourth session, when eight runs
were sent across The rubber. The
score:
A True Massacre.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1918-06-08

I Those who object to liquid medi-
sines can procure Peruna Tablets.