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The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-08-30
FRIDAY, AUGUST, 80, 1918.
UNUSED WATER POWER.

If half the energy that has been put
into fighting over the terms on which
the water powers in the public domain
of this country should be developed had
been devoted to developing these water
powers, the country would now be get
ting great benefit from them. While
the quarrel about how these water
powers are to be utilized has been 60
ing on vigorously and often venomous-
ly, the water powers have been going
to waste and the country S need of
them has been increasing every day,
says Duluth Herald They are gong to
waste today and yet the nation S war
work could be enormously expedited if
it had the advantage of this cheap
power now running uselessly away.
These water powers should be devel-
oped as speedily as possible. That does
not mean that they should be thrown
wide open to profteers, as we did with
coal and oil and mineral and timber
wealth of the country, to our bitter
ost. That should never happen again
These water powers should never be
altered from public possession and pub
lie control. They should be leased on
terms that will offer capital the incen
tive needed to arouse its interest, but
that will leave rates, service and profits
under government control in the public
interest. Congress ought, early in this
opment law that will, while fully pre-
serving the public interest offer ampl
returns to private capital that is will
ing to enlist in the public service a
fair pay.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-08-30
Paris in War Time.

Paris has suffered little from the war
when other cities and countries are con
sidered Nearly everything one needs
to live is still available, though in re
stricted and reduced measure. Meat
may not be purchased or eaten on three
days in the week, Wednesday, Thurs
day and Friday. Bread is limited to
three fifths of pound daily for all
between Is and 90. An additional al
lowance of one-t third day is made
to manual laborers and women in deli
cate health. Persons over go receive
but two-ffths of a pound. Sugar i:
limited to one pound per month anC
half pound to persons over 60. Goa
for families of one, two or three per
sons, 264 pounds monthly; families o.
four to five persons, $50 pounds; Of
six or more persons, 396 pounds.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-08-30

The Reformer is on sale every evening by
the following news dealers:
Brattleboro, Brattleboro News Co., c. w.
Cleveland, s. L. Purinton (Esteyville),
stand, Louis Semeraro, South Main Street
West Brattleboro, J. L. Stockwell.
East Dummerston, NJ z. Brown.
Putney, NJ. G. Williams.
Newfane, N M. Batchelder.
Townshend, C. w. Cutler
West Townshend, c. II. Grout.
Jamaica, r. ]. Daggett.
South Londonderry, F. II. Tyler.
South Vernon, (. B. Buffum.
Northfeld, Mass, Thompson Bros.
West Chesterfield, N. h, Mrs. w. Streeter
Hinsdale, N H, w. II. Lyman.
Greenfield, MASS, Greenfield News Co.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-08-30

eve had heard that there were some |
wonderful summer vegetables in the
farmers land nearby, and so we're CIV
ing our party there. when all the fam
lily is away. They've just started off
on picnic"
.sWe wouldn't want to go when they
were there, you see," said Mother
-Woodchuck.
mo, it wouldn't be at all polite"
said Father Woodchuck. aThey have
a dog and we can't get along with
that dog. We never did like dogs any
way" o
"We certainly never did," agreed
Mother Woodchuck.
And the little woodchucks added,
'We certainly never did like dogs"
So off started Father and Mother
Woodchuck, Willie Woodchuck and
Winnie Woodchuck and with some Of
their cousins they went to the farmers
land nearby.
Such a feast as they had of sum-
mer vegetables, and how they all did
| eat. Mother and Father Woodchuck
| We're glad TO see IndI the cHiiuTeh
| hadn't changed their ways even If
they did sometimes sing very silly
songs.
When the farmer got back with his
family and the dog from their picnic
and was looking this vegetables thai
afternoon quite late he said: "Well. II
looks as though the woodchucks had
been here today. But / suppose
shouldn't blame them SO much, for VIZ
had a picnic of our own"
And the woodchucks were sayin.
what fine day they had had, ant
4 were planning to visit the farm
next time where no one would be OIL
the lookout for woodchucks who love,
summer vegetables!
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-08-30
DADDyLV[NDN
.ARY TALL 62
WooDcHucKs' BANQUET.
~ MARY GRAHA0 BONNER

GLOW much wood could woodchuck
chuck If a woodchuck could chuck
wood?" sang Willis Woodchuck.
"a woodchuck would chuck as much
wood as a woodcfuck could IL a wood
chuck could chuck wood" replied Win
ME Woodchuck.
Whatever are you two silly wood
chucks saying?" asked Father Wood
chuck.
"And who wants to have anything to
do with wood2" asked Mother Wood
chuck.
Its all joke" said Willie Wood
chuck.
There is no sense to It," said Win
ME Woodchuck.
"It's simply hard to say" added
Willie.
II should say there was no sense to
It," said Father Woodchuck.
81 have never heard anything so alb
surd," Mother Woodchuck said. "It's
quite too silly for Words" she squeal-
ed.
WELL" said Willie, ats just lot of
words put together and made hard for
folks to say. Their tongues get tied
up saying It."
Each word is sensible In itself"
said Winnie.
1Yes," said Mother Woodchuck,
leach word may be all right in itself.
Now there is the word woodchuck-
could any one think of more beauti-
full word? It's a lovely, sensible. fine
word for 1t means the family to which
we belong. It's our family name, In
truth"
"In truth. 1t Is" said Father Wood
chuck.
Perhaps Mr.. and Mrs. Mouse think
that mouse and mice are the two mos
beautiful words" suggested Willie.
"What do we care what Mr.. ant
| Mrs. Mouse Think" asked Father
| Woodchuck.
| slave you been cutting wood, o.
| chucking wood or having anything Il
do with WOODY" asked Mother Wood
| chuck.
| mo, mother" said the woodchucl
children. ''we were simply singing an,
saying those words. We don't want t,
have anything to do like the song sug
gests. In fact the song itself make
1t quite clear that woodchucl
couldn't do such thing"
"Then there Is some sense to It.,
said Father Woodchuck.
"Some sense to it after ALL" agree,
Mother Woodchuck.
"You see," continued Father Wood
chuck, "your mother and were III
tie nervous. We were afraid that yo
weren't going to be true woodehuc
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-08-30
What contentment Means.

Everybody knows that concentration
Is the secret Of doing the best work,
but some people fail to realize that
lack of concentration Is the secret Of
so much nervous, taxing, hurried work.
1t Is the thought of something else we
need to do which makes us feel that
we must race through what we are
engaged in, and makes every instant's
delay so excessively trying. Could we
learn to think only of the task In hand
we should do 1t better, and far more
happily.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-08-30
Little Benny's
Note Book
By LEE PAPE

Last night aftir suppir Mr.. Parkins
came. to see my sister Gladdis, and him
and her was in the parler tawking,
and | went in and sat down jest as
if they was Expecting me, wich they
wasent, and Gladdis sed, Well it seems
you got my invitation all rite dident
youF
Watt Wat invitation? | sed.
Wy, the invitation to come in heer
and sit down, of corse, sed Gladdis.
Meening I had come in without eny,
on account of not having eny, and /
sed, G, Gladdis wot do you think /
dreemed about you last mite? | bet you
cant gesss
And vile you're about it you can
also bet that I'm not going to try, sed
Gladdis.
O, do let him tell, sed Mr. Parkins,
you know everything concerning you
intrists me, even if sumbody ony
dreemed it.
How silly, sed Gladdis, well, 90 on,
wat did you dreem, Benny and | sed,
l dreemed | was running like enything
down a big street full of awtomobeels,
and you was chasing me and wat do
you think you was ins
In hurry, l suppose, hee hee, sed
Gladdis.
Wat do you think she was in, Mr.
Parkins! l sed.
| give it up, sed Mr.. Parkins, I've
stopped gessing about her, sed Mr.
Parkins, and | sed, She was in hel
/ pidjammers.
4 Benny, sed Gladdis.
1 Well, you was, how can you tell wat
you was in in my dreeni! l sed, ano
Gladdis sed, Never mind, you better
60 out now, and | sed, There aim
mulch more to it, you kepp on chas
ing me in your pidjammers, and SOM
pleeeeman yelled at you, Hay lady, wat
you doing out in the street in you
pidiammersf and you sed-
Benny, that's quite enuff, leeve tn
room immeetitly, sed Gladdis.
Watts that in that box, candy?
sed, and 'Gladdis sed yes, Yes, 70
goodniss sakes take peece and &c
out.
WITCH | took 2 peeces and got Out
not remembering wat she sed to tn
, pleeceman enyhow.
Money does more fighting than tall
!. ling in time of war.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-08-30
Making Soap in Vermont.

Last Thursday, down by Slipshod Hill
Jest South of Waterburyvlle,
There where the tale teams ebb and flow
With loads of steatitic snow
The stuff that seems to take the place
OF water on school girls face.
Enough of which is dug and ground
Each year to fill Long Island Sound
saw a sight of health and hope,
10 wit: a farmer making soap.
AS quick as any duck can quack
My saponaceous days came back;
Old times uprose before my eye
And / was lost in thought and I've;
Again | felt the call to preach
/ had when cleaning out the leach;
Again | longed to fire" a train,
As when the soap was right to strain
But why hand out this line of dope
Let's get to work and make some soap.
The leach cleaned out and contents sowed
Upon the knoll there, next the road,
The winterashes forth we brought
From here and there, and what lot.
Each thing of iron, brass or tin
Was full as you could jam 'em in;
Sometimes pretty decent churn
Was forced to do a storage turn
You see, farmer has to cope
With forty things, a-making soap.
Then next we fellows had to bring
The water from the orchard spring;
Five trips day, two pals trip,
We fetched before the I've would drip;
Then six big pals for two days more,
Until it run three streams or four.
by then that ye could almost speak
Beside it liquid fire is weak,
And when twould eat piece of rope
We knew twas time to make the soap.
The mother gradients then we'd get
From out the woodhouse. where they set;
The ham stubs, knuckles, bacon rinds,
And bones and bits of many kinds;
Perhaps some headcheese, turning strong,
Or sassage that had lived too long;
All these within the cauldron fell
With hopes the fairies wished us well,
| For powers beyond our mortal scope
Preside DER nayonaise and soap.
We next lit up the fire and stood
Around and stirred and knocked on
wood:
We had a special rakestail hoe
With which to start undertow
And when the mess boiled up en- masse
1t looked as rich as Roman glass;
/ We'd cross our fingers then for fun
For who can tell when soap is done,
You've kinder got to guess and grope
And talk mysterious, making soap.
But when that soap was ripe and dry
No Dutehman's cleanser need apply;
1t only took one dishcloth swish
T To purify the oatmeal dish;
The great big bubbles made of suds
Threw rainbows off, like diamond studs:
/, To clean a cut or stop bruise,
There want no likelier thing to use
Twas worth the pains, twas health and
hope
: To make and own a tub of soap.
Daniel l.. Cady in Burlington Free Press.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-08-30
PoSers.
burlington Clipper.)

The Montpelier Argus puts these
questions up to the attorney general:
To whom can the governor resign2
Can a governor be arrested while in
officel
Can any body discharge or impeach
the governor except the legislature7
Who can call the legislature together
except the governor?
These are posers and will cause a
hasty search of the Vermont eonstit,
ton to see what the law is on the sub
ject. Evidently the governor holds the
whip hand. Nice state of affairs when
an auditor can overdraw his account
for 16 years without being called tC
account
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-08-30

1t takes 200 peach stones to supply
the carbon that is needed in the max
ing of one gas mask. One million gas
masks are needed for the American
troops as soon as they can be manu-
featured. These are the arguments
that are being used to convince peo
pie of the necessity of saving the
stones from the peaches they use-argu
ments, by the way, that ought to sci
every household at work along this
line of war conservation.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-08-30

The saddest feature of fire like that
which destroyed the village of West
Dummerston Tuesday is the hopeless flu
ture with which it leaves the stricken
community Some day perhaps, when
the granite quarries are reopened, this
village may take on something like its
oldtime activity, but the prospect
seems too remote to be of any value
as an incentive to rebuilding.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-08-30
Valley Of Great Natural Wealth.

The largest river emptying into the
Pacific within the confines Of Peru is
the Santa, which waters the valley
back Of Chimbote, and is capable of
supplying power to many industries
and water for the irrigation of a vast
area. In the Santa valley there exist
extensive coal deposits. The coal
found here is anthracite. and is said
to be of good quality for the manu-.
facture of briQuets.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-08-30
TO THE SUBSCRIBERS.

II is the aim of the management to secure
efficient service in the delivery of the paper
each night, and it solicits the cooperation OF
subscribers to that end. Prompt reports should
be given of each failure TO receive the paper
on the morning following the omission, in
person, by telephone or postal card, thus en-
abing the cause of the error to be promptly
and accurately discovered and the proper rem
edy Immediately applied. 1t is only by this
method that the publisher secure the de-
sired service.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-08-30
Subscription Receipts

The Reformer has discontinued
the practice Of acknowledging re-
mittances by postcard receipts,
and asks its mail subscribers to
depend upon the labels on their
papers for this information. II
the date on the label on your pa
per is not changed on the second
issue after your remittance is made
kindly notify this Office Of its
amount and the date it was sent.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-08-30

this disease is most likely to be at its
height with hardly case reported. 1t
is particularly fortunate this year that
the scourge gives promise of sparing
us.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-08-30

That there is a shortage of woman
power as well as man-power in Vermont
is indicated by the need of $50 teach
ers for the schools of the state.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-08-30
Member Of The Associated Press.

The Associated Press is exclusively en-
titled TO the use for publication of all news
credited in this paper and also the local news
published herein.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-08-30

Notice of two deaths from infantile
paralysis in the city of Hartford,
Conn, recalls the fact that Vermont
Is now passing through the season when
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-08-30

children after all. We were afraid
that you wouldn't care to go with us
to the summer banquet of the Wood
chuck family"
us there to be banquet" squealed
the children delightedly. "Oh we will
want to go. Never fear about that.
When Is 1t to BET"
"We had planned to go today said
Father Woodchuck.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-08-30
Substitutes

While there are prospects that the
Government will change the amount of
substitutes required, it is the opinion Of
those best informed that certain
amount will be required, for Mr.. Hoover
states that in the year, starting Septem-
Der /, the civil population abroad that
depends on us must be furnished with
500,000,000 bushels Of cereals, 4,000,-
100000 pounds Of fat, 100000 pounds of
beef and 100000 tons of sugar.
In the last few days we have placed
large order of Cream Of Maize with
the Government, which indicates its
purity, for the Government is buying no
substitutes that are not absolutely per-
feet. We, therefore, believe the civil
population should willingly use substi-
tutes, and among the best they can Sc
lect is
CREAM OF MAIZE
{. CROSBY g. CO.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-08-30

The consensus of opinion among To-
cal merchants is that the past season s
Tuesday half holidays proved extreme
ly satisfactory, and there is little
doubt that the plan will be continued
another season, perhaps for an even
longer period than two months. Clerks
and Office employees certainly appreci-
ated the opportunity for recreation
which the arrangement afforded. and
it is doubtful whether local trade sufs
fered a particle on account of the
weekly curtailment in selling hours.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-08-30
TO ADVERTISERS.

Transient advertising-Run of paper, so cents
an inch for first insertion, 25 cents an inch
for each subsequent insertion. Limited space
on first page at double rates.
Space rates application.
Classified advertisements-Five cents line
first insertion with so per cent discount for
each subsequent insertion without change of
copy.
Reading Notices-Ten cents per line, first
insertion with 50 per cent discount for each
subsequent insertion without change of copy
Position 10 per cent extra.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-08-30
The Meddler


News that the quadrennial appraisal
figures will show a considerable in
crease over those of four years ago
VIII be received with mingled feelings.
1t is pleasing, of course, to know that
the amount of Brattleboro's real es
tate is growing, but along with that
knowledge goes the somewhat disturb
ing recollection that on the basis of the
old figures the grand list of this town
is decidedly larger than it ought to be
In proportion to other towns and cities
IN the state; or, to be more exact, the
lists of other towns and cities are
decidedly smaller than they fairly
should be, and the more Brattleboro's
list Is raised the greater will be the
disproportion. AS The MeddIer has
pointed out on previous occasions there
are distinct disadvantages to Brattle.
boro in this state situation, for it not
only requires this town to pay more
than its just share of all state taxes
but has a pronounced effect ON the
determination of quotas for various
war charities.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-08-30

While possessing no official knowl
edge on the subject The Meddler new
ertheless has an idea that the news
paper accounts of the Nottingham man
and his barrel of sugar were fully as
lenient as the circumstances warranted.
Presumably the food administra-
tion officials didn t want to make the
offence appear any worse than it real
ly was, but considerable imagination
is required to accept the statement
that the sugar was ordered with little
idea that it would be delivered and
that its delivery was at once reported
by the purchaser to the local admins
traitor. Much more than likely would
seem to be the theory that someone
besides the man who ordered the sugar
noted its arrival and reported to tho
authorities. However, the incideni
should be of value as an indication
of the power which the food admins
, tration folks possess, no matter what
may have been the actual circum
stances.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-08-30

The Meddler does not wish TO be
understood from this line of argument
that he believes this year S appraisal
figures should have been kept down to
those of four years ago. That, of
course, could not be done with any
degree of consideration for the rights
of all property owners concerned. He
does think, however, that the listers
should not forget that this town S
grand list already is the third largest
in the state, exceeding those of towns
that are known to be larger than Brat
tleboro, and that any considerable in
crease is likely to make the town S
tax burden greater than it fairly should
be. The chances are that this Unequal
ity will never be adjusted until the
state provides for a board of equal
ization with view to putting ap-
praisals throughout the state on uni
form basis.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-08-30

Money does more fighting than talk
ing in time of war.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-02-07
Russ Fish Market
Uses Auto Delivery

The Russ Fish Market in Market
Square do most of their delivering
with an autom obile. This enables
them to make much quicker deliv-
cries and give better satisfaction to
their customers than slower meth
DDS used by a good many fish and
sea food merchants. +.
Oysters and fish many times take
the place of meats as q short order
dish. Milady coming home from a
shopping tour or from visiting and
finds visitors whom she was not ex-
pecting is very much at a loss
as to what to prepare for supper.
This is where sea foods come in
handy, inasmuch as there are many
relishing dishes that can hastily be
prepared from these products.
Again this is where the automo-
bile comes in for it is necessary that
a quick delivery be made. The mer-
chant who handles the quality goods
and first class service gets the busi-
ness. The Russ Fish Market has
both and the next time you are in
a pinch just try out this fast de.
livery service.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-02-07
Groceries and Provisions
Are Being Rushed Through


with embargoes on certain COM
modities and the extra severe win
ter weather tying up almost all rail-
road traffic on the lines east of the
mississippi river and north of the
ONO river, merchants are facing a
shortage on the products they sell.
however, groceries and provisions
are being rushed through as fast as
conditions permit.
The supply created by the mobiIiz-
ing OF our troops, of foodstuffs in
enormous quantities. takes away a
large amount that would otherwise
be going into the home. The ma
Jority of grocers have a good supply
o fall staple and fancy groceries on
hand and with the small amounts
coming in each week are able TO
keep up their stock to a certain
standard.
Fl. ]. Bracony of the Excellent
Grocery at Sixth and Boas streets.
has full line of these provisions.
In connection with the regular gro
cery trade, Mr.. Bracony conducts n
meat market. All the goods han
died are bought clean and fresh.
and sold clean. Refrigeraters and
show cases keep the goods in the
best of condition while in the store.
Taken all in all this store is one of
Harrisburg's up to the minute"
stores.