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The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-01-25
DADDY SEVENIN(
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~ MARY GnAHA,1M.- BONNER :. c
THE CUCKOO CLOCK.

Julius was very sleepy and he could
hardly keep his eyes open. The whole
trouble was that he hated to do things
On time. He did not like to so to bed
at the house he was supposed to and
he never, never wanted to get up in
the morning when his mother said.
slime to get up Julius. You'll be late
Tor school
And now he was sleepy, now in the
middle Of the afternoon. 1t was rain
ing hard outside and in the big II
brary where he was sitting q large
open fire was burning merrily. Near
the fireplace was cuckoo clock and
Julius always loved to watch the little
cuckoo come out and tell anyone who
happened 10 be listening just what time
1t was.
It's almost time for the cuckoo to
come ont" said Julius. but oh gra-
cious, how sleepy l am. know l was
late in going TO bed last night but
doa't see why I should be 50 dreadfully
sleepy. | DO hope l viii stay awake
until the cuckoo says five o'clock. Ii
Is 50 much nicer to hear him on the
hour than at other times, because ho
only says cuckoo once when the hand
IS at the half hour"
Cuckoo" said the cuckoo bird in
the clock. And then he said ii -four
time, more. Each time he made q
little bow as he spoke and when he had
said cuckoo" for the fifth time, Julius
was waiting TO watch the little door
c.ase.
The cuckoo in the clock always live,
behind Il little door over the face o.
the clock, and when he is not telling
tie time he is in there.
But this time the door did not close
And the cuckoo stayed out of his littl'
home bobbiAG ana saying cuckoo
many times over. until at last it sound
ed Ike Julius, julius, julius
''Ecs," said julius, you are callin;
nc by my right name. How are you
Mr.. Cuckoo Bird of the clock?"
The little bird was made of wood, t
be sure, but he seemed so certain o
himself and SO well satisfied that JU
Illus felt he must be alive.
u am wei, thank you kindly sal
, the cuckoo bird. But l don't have I
ask YOU"
+ "Why not?" asked julius.
, because / know" said the cucllo
: bird. You are sleepy. And it's nc
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-01-25

"WaIl, l am not in a clock said Ju-
Illus, "anl am jolly glad of it."
Tut, tut" said the cuckoo bird.
'Tou are getting quite cross, Master
Julius. Too little sleep. Well, well,
l SUPPOSE l must forgive you. But it's
a shame you couldn't live in clock for
q time"
'What Go YOU mean?" asked julius
who was quite frightened now. He
felt the little cuckoo bird would hop
down and pick him right up and put
him in the clock.
"If you could live in o clock and take
my place you would have to be on time.
Six o'clock would mean six o'clock and
not halc-past! Seven-thirty in the
morning would not mean a quarter past
eight! Ah no, in the clock we keep
good time. We live on the moment and
on the hours and half-h0urs we come
out to tell people TO remember that the
time is going by and they mustn't
waste it for it is so extremely precious"
"Don't you believe in people sleep
ingf" asked Julius.
To be sure, To be sure, SAID the
cuckoo, but | believe they should
sleep at the right time. They should
/ not choose another time for it, such as
the middle Of the afternoon, because
they sat up too late the night before.
Julius was very much ashamed. He
felt the cuckoo bird knew that he had
been doing all that and he wished the
cuckoo bird would 90 back in his little
home and shut the door. He was get
ting more afraid every second that he
would be taken back there. And oil
dear. how he would hate to live IN /;
clock.
Just suppose" said the cuckoo bird
'that I did things at the wrong time
Suppose l should come out ut sis
o'c'ock and tell everyone it was eight
You can't imagine it, can you? AnC
why not? Because l have had tn,
training of q clock. | have been al
assistant In keeping the tire and if
, don't notice that you think more of TIL
time | viii put You back of the clock.
The cuckoo bird banged his little door
and Julius, awaking with start, rul
bed his sleepy eyes, and said.
Il shall always do things on tim
from now on for how dreadful it mus
be 10 live back Of q clock and have tn
hours depend so much on you"
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-01-25

FIGHTING THE GERMANS.

Casuar Whitncv, who has had much
.,.,..vio,,ea ,j,rnoa .iu.o +I,, ,,.,r hooor
-
'''9' III '0'''i'' ''''' "'''' '.'' ~ '''"i -
het WORK and later as war CORES
pondent, contributed to the New York
Trihuua This ,yral. +b. third of his So
49,.
,.'' wv "''i'leN va l"""i''"''S III r'an'''
lie repeats the call OF the Frehehmaa
for the speedy sending over Of Amcri
can soldiers and disruseas tha elements
a.
Had M. To,+o,,ie ,i.,or, II, : oorf
don't ,,., ~, Iii. lin ,,.;,, ..an..aII,.
hr4 a., ,.i.4a.,. IN !. 1.,.,.I
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a., f'l
.. D"'lh5 4,N year brhlh9 the German
prI.1d and Gor,,, .''' mem . Ian ,'.'t
chance to sound all Kind. Of Germans
with whom came in contact-soldiers
tFadosm"n, professional men, students
ala I .at ~, ..,.,ras.,;,,, oe di.'ol;,r -,
f,a ,riu4.opsrass tlo I-a; I,,,.a
II or their o,,,,, onl .1,o ~ ~ "a
fb.ir sorliars So Cow 'o.,''',fs "
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The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-01-25

According to the bureau of labor sta
tisties of the department Of labor, in
the year from November -, 1916, to
November 10, 1917, prices of food as a
whole advanced % per cent. The hum
bic potato IS the only article to show
decline in price. Corn meal advanced 81
per cent; bacon, 60 per cent; pork chops,
Is rer cent; beans, 80 per cent; salmon
IS per cent; milk. 33 per cent; and lard
81 per cent. Food az a whole was As
per cent higher on November Is, 1917,
than on November Is, 1913, and As per
cent higher than on November 10, 1914
During this four-year period corn meal
advanced 127 per cent; flour, 100 per
cent; lard, 104 per cent; bacon, Il per
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-01-25
BURLESON INDICATED.

some OF us IN our childish ignorance
nave mad SUSPICION three or four years
that our postal service, instead OF I'M
proving, was going backwards, We
couidn understand why 1t took about
as long to get a paper sent from Brat
tIeooro deilNered III Massachusetts
elty as III hamlet III Nebraska. There
were various other delays and aggFa-
Natlohs seemingly, but they were prob
ably all IN the mind.
Postmaster General Burleaon finally
set all doubts at rest by telling us what
a wonderfully efficient machine he was
directing. He had a little alibi, to the
effect that if there were any delays the
railroads were at fault with their trans
portatIon facilities, Now we have had
concrete example of how splendidly
/ postal business is handled. 1t comes
! from the metropolis and not from neck
/ of the woods where the postmaster has
time to read all the postal cards.
Eight mail sacks, containing money
jewelry and papers to the value OF
/ 100000 We're placed on 81 automo
bile mail truck at Communipaw, y. J.
for trip across in the ferrvhoat and
then to the central postotfce in New
York The chauffeur, who carried the
treasure, unaccompauied, and unguard
ed. was arrested. He admitted that h,
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-01-25

The Ecformer is on sale every evening
bN the following news dealers:
8rattleboro. BrattlebOro News Co. C.
w. cleveland : l. Purinton (Estey-
villel, Brooks House Pharmacy. Aliens
Depot Newsstand, Mrs d. f. Doyle,
south Main street.
West Brattleboro, l. StockwelL
EAST Oummerston. NJ +. Brown.
Putney VI. G. Williams
Ne~fane. y NJ Batchelder.
Townshend, Q w Cutler.
West Townshend, C. II GrOut
jamaica. & J DagEett
South Londonderry, r n Tyler
South Vernon e " Rurum
Northheid. Mass, Thompson Bros
West Chesterfield " H.. Mrs W
-trpptVr,
t+insdaie, N H., " n Lyman.
Bellows 8 ais depot Bestaura Ut
" ndsor VI Wfudsu, Restaurant
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-01-25
Little Benny's
Note Book
By NEE PAPE

1t was raining outside like everything
last mite, and heer | had a ingagemint
to go GROUND to Puds Simkins house.
and | scd, Pop, | got to 90 GROUND to
Pubs Simkinses, | got lngagemint.
How intristing, well, you've got your
hole life before you to keep that ingage
mint in, sed pop, lissen to it, its coming
down like eats and dogs of all sexes.
But G., pop, the ingagemints for to
mite, l sed, and pop sed, Well, YOU can
tell Pubs tomorro that owing to the
inclemcncie Of the weather you dident
care to venture out
But | don't mind, pop, [ don't get wet
easy, l sed.
People that don't get wet easy don't
get dry easy, sed pop.
But | got a umbrella and Ill put
my rubbers on and everything, pop, |
Sed.
Have YOU done your lessins? sed pop,
and | sed, Yes, sir, and he sed, Well, do
them agen Meening | coodent go. And
pop kepp on smoaking and lissening to
the rain, and 1 started to bid bridge
with my engineering set, and after a
vile pop scd, Cerses and authorizations
ony one segar left, and I've got this
hole long rainy eevning to put throo
DO you wunt me to get some for you
you. | can get them en- my way home
I trum Pubs Simkinses, you wont need
them before that. | sad
Well, far be it frum me to send eny
son of mine out in this weather, or ever
a limited portion of it, for my own sci
fish needs, sed pop, but if you had RELY
made up your mind to go enyway, anC
if, as you say, it is unusually dificult
for you to get wet
i Yes, sir, hardly ever do, I sed give
me the money for the segars, pop, II
put my rubbers on and take my lumber
ella and everything.
And pop gave me the money and |
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-01-25
TO THE SUBSCRIBERS.

II IS the am 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 20 receive the paper on the morn
ug following the omission. in person
by telephone or postal card thus enabling
the cause Of the error to he promptly and
accurately discovered and the proper
remedy Immediately applied 1t Is only
by this method that the publisher can Sc
cure the desired service
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-01-25
The MeddIer
II The coof fits you. put Il on"

The outstanding feature of the indus
trial shutdown in Brattleboro IS that
while local manufacturing concerns IN
complainingly complied with the reg
ulation they failed, through no fault
Of their own, to accomplish any appre
ciable saving III fuels Concerns that
burn waste naturally depend on produc-
ton for fuel supply, and when that
supply ceases IN cold weather they are
obliged to find another. In the ease OF
the local woodworking plants AT least
one that could have been kept warm
with waste wood had it been in opera
ton was obliged to burn coal on ac-
count Of the shutdown, while another
had to seek a supply of cord wood to
take the place Of its waste. The plants
that are heated with coal doubtless
brought about some saving through
shutting down, but so little coal is used
in town for generating power that tho
whole effect of the iveday closing was
inconsiderable, 50 far as Brattleboro i
concerned. The state fuel administra
tor showed an appreciation Of the Yer
mont situation when he first ruled tina
plants using waste for fuel were exemp
from the order, and il was only afte
explicit instruction from Washington
that he reversed MS initial interpreta
ton
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-01-25

went GROUND TO Pubs Simkinses, and
wat did l do on the way home but for
get the segars, and it was raining fear
ser than ever, and ma woodent leeve pop
leeve me go out agen, saying he awtent
to of left me out in the ferst place no
matter how hard | sed it was for me
tol get wet.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-01-25

a London despatch tells about an
aTlation congress to be held in Petro-
grad in February. The right place has
been picked. The people there are up
III the air most of the time.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-01-25
Member OF the Associated Press.

The Associated Press IS exclusively
entitled 90 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, 1918-01-25

cent; sugar, Is per cent; and potatoes,
= per cent. No article declined IN
price.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-01-25
10 preventing useless eurtailment of in

TO preventing useless eurtailment of in
dustry.
These are trying days for school
teachers and superintendent In spite
Of prolonged vacations and suddenly
rearranged sessions they are expected
not only TO keep up their own enthu-
siasm but to maintain that of their pu-
pills to such an extent as to offset any
loss of time that may result from an
early closing Of schools in the spring.
II IS difficult task, and that the teach
crs are doing i uncomplainingly is evil
dence Of their patriotic devotion to the
Great Cause
If the keel apig movement spreads
as Mr.. Hoover wishes, it is not unlikely
that many towns and cities will repeal
for the duration Of the war those reg
ulations which banished the pig from
the backyard. The Meddler had sup
posed that there was such regulation
in Brattleboro but search through the
village ordinances fails to reveal it.
Hence there is nothing to hinder the
spread Of the movement locally except
the regulation regarding the mainte-
nance DC nuisance1, and no pig, properly
cared for, viii put himself in that
category.
Spca king of village ordinances, here
IS one whose enforcement might pre-
vent serious accident: "a person own
ing or controlling building from
which snow, ice or water slides or falls,
or may slide or fall, upon a street or
sidewalk within the limits of the vii
lage, shall put and maintain such guard
upon the roof OF said building as will
prevent snow, ice or water from slid
ing or falling from the same upon the
street or sidewalk The Meddler has
in mind at least one stretch of side
walk that is covered by three or four
feet of snow and ice that has fallen
from the roof OF an abutting building,
on which there is no sign of guard.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-01-25

Even if the worm does turn what
does 1t Denenr hum!
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-01-25

the tine to sleep Ha, ha, ha. What
ever would you do if you We're clock,
or II your home was at the top of
onef'
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-01-25

The success Of the industrial curtail-
ment, however, must be measured by
more than local results. 1t was ordered
to meet a national emergency, and if
that emergency has been relieved there
can be no just complaint. There can
be no doubt that the shipping situation
was greatly improved by reason Of the
additional supplies Of bunker eoal that
it was possible to move to the seaboard
during the Shutdown, but federal fuel
officials are free to admit that much of
the benefit that they hoped would re-
suit was nullifed by the storm Of Mon
day. On the other hand, tie storm
would have arrived, shutdown or no
shutdown, and SO it is only fair to as
sumo that traffic conditions even IN
their present state are better than they
would have been had there been nc
fve-day closing.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-01-25
10 ApNERTIsERS.

Transient advertislng-Run Of paper,
50 cents an inch for first insertion; p
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 so per cent discount
for each subsequent insertion without
change OF copy.
Position 10 per cent extra
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-01-25

Reports of the operation Of the order
In different localities Will, it is hoped.
furnish fuel administration officials
with information that will enable them
20 bring about relief from any future
emergency that may arise without re
sort to such drastic and inhexible rul-
ings. For there can be no desire on
the part Of anyone TO hamper produc-
ton or curtail wages more than is alb
solutelv necessary to facilitate trans
portation and provide coal where it is
most needed. The Meddler has no idea
that any Brattleboro manufacturer
would think seriously of disobeying
any government order or request, yet
they would be we'll within their rights
in asking the state fuel administrator
to explain the situation of Vermont
plants as to fuel and power with a view
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-01-25

Entered I'm the postOffice at Brattle-
boro as second class matter
New-York tribune., 1918-01-03
Other Cities

New York State Banks Show Remark
able Growth.-ALBANY, Jan. 2.-Thc
growth and development of the insti-
tutions under the supervision of the
New York State Banking Department
have been remarkable since the cut
break Of the war, according tc the an
nual report Of State Superintendent Of
tanks George /. Skinner, transmitted
to the Legislature to-day.
The report points out that the New
York State banking system has met all
demands made--upon 1t and has CO.
operated with the Federal Reserve
Bank Of New York and with the ma
tional banks along all lines of patri-
otic endcavor Y 18th these institutions
the state banking system has assisted
in financing the national government
through the purchase and sale of Lib
crty bonds, and has in various ways
extended to the business men of this
state greater facilities for the promo
tion Of business and the commerce of
the state, both foreign and domestic,
than ever before.
New-York tribune., 1918-01-03
Municipal Securities

he outstanding feature Of the mu-
nicipal bond market during 1917, ac-
cordng to "The Daily Bond Buyer" of
New York, was the decline in selling
values which started about February /
and continued almost without break
throughout the remainder of the year
The remarkable rise in the values Of
these tax-eXempt securities, beginning
in the latter part of 1913 following the
enactment of the Federal income tax
law and eliminating in the hioh prices
of January, 1917, has only been out
done by the sharp decline brought
about By the entrance Of this country
into tho world war
The year 1917 opened With tho best
grade OF city bonds selling at prices to
yield about 81. per cent. In the last
few days Of December New York City
and other we'll known municipals could
be obtained OH an income basis Of AZ
to per cent The years readjustment
Of values is we'll illustrated by the ex-
perience Of the city OF Worcester
Mass, which issued 3lss at premium
in January. In April it increased the
rate Oh new issues to 4 per cent and
sold bonds on a 3.S6 per cent basis. In
November 4 iss were foated at par, and
i'll the closing month uf the year it was
making short term loans at rate of
400 per cent.
The present level OF municipal, bond
values is the lowest in Il generation.
The volume of permanent financin.
arranged by tne states, counties, cities
and smaller subdivisions Of the coun.
try shows the influence of the popular
cry of bankers for conservation of
capital" during the period OF the war,
In spite Of the tremendous increase
in the activities of both urhsn and
rural communities incident to the
speeding un of industry and sgricult-
u.e, l"lI borrowings by muncipali.
ties for public improvements We're less
than in 1915 or 1915 and but lite
above the 1914 total, Since this re-
ducticn in the output oi new bonds
was only noticeable in the last few
months Of the year. it is probable
thai thA tAndancy 10 postpona improve
New-York tribune., 1918-01-03
Steel Companies
Make Big Additions
To Furnace Capacity
Shortages Of Fuel Limits 1917
Output of Pig
Iron

Surprisingly large additions to the
country's stcel-making capacity are
shown by the statistics for 1917. Dur
ing the year, according to "The Iron
Age" ninety-sevcn new open hearth
furnaces, some Of which will be oper-
ated dupleying, we're completed, capa-
BE Of an output Of 4,326,5o0 tons Of
ingots IL year. OF this total 10000
tons is furnished by the Steel Corpora
ton. In 1916, previously the record
year, the new capacity added was A.
EOS 900 tons.
Fourteen new blast furnaces were
blown in in 1917, with annual capacity
of 2,520,00O tons, against only five
furnaces in 1915, with capacity Of
100000 tons.
Despite all this new construction,
pig iron production in 1917, estimating
that of December at 100000 tons,
was but 3s,70o,oOo tons, or 735,ooo
tons less than in 1916. The output
was liTnited b. The shortage Of coke
AZ tho salne .me, by drawing on
pig iron stocks and by larger use Of
scrap, steel works produced, about H. =
100000 tons Of ingots last year. OF
100000 tons more than in 1916, max
ing 1917 the high record year.
New-York tribune., 1918-01-03
Lord Shaughnessy Talks

According to statemen issued yes
tcrday by Lord Shaughnessy, president
of the Canadian Pacific Railway, the
Canadian railroads have been able to
handle an enormous amount Of tonnage
since the war began with a minimum
of congestion Comparing the railroad
situation there with that existing in
the United States he said that, with
fewer ports and much less elaborate
network CT railways, Canada solved its
war export probleHs with infinitely
less confusion. From the beginning
of August. 1914, TO November 80, 1917,
the Canadian railways" he said, "have
handled for tho imperial government
over 6,500.ooO tons Of supplies, cxclu-
sivc of horses and mules, most of which
may be considered as supplementary to
normal traffic, but SO admirably has the
movement t~cn timed with the arrival
and departure OF steamer that not u
cent has been earned BY thc ships as
demurrage.7 Lord Shaughnessy aug.
aested that The efficient operation OF
the Canadian railroads might be taken
TO heart by "our American friends who
are looking too hopefully to the con-
trallzad effort of an overworked gov
ers'rohnt-'.
New-York tribune., 1918-01-03
Steel Employees
Offered Stock by
Corporation at $92
Allotment This Year Is $4,000
Sharcs-Dividend Meeting
This Month

The United States Steel Corporation
announced yesterday that the $4,000
shares Of common stock which is to be
offered to employees this year may be
purchased by them at so2 a share. This
announcement was made when the
stock was selling at 90. Shortly after
ward it rose or heavy trading to 961a,
and closed at y5Ts, a Mct advance for
the day of 8 points.
Tho Steel Corporation is permitted
by Its bylaws to deal in its own stock.
Accordingly it has been the practice Of
TIC company to acquire in the open
market tho shares that arc offered TO
employees. This years Offering, It Is
understood, was accumulated over the
past six monthe. Some Of tho shares
were purchased above o. but consider
able portion was obtained when the
quotation was Ia the sos. 80 that at the
Offering price to the cmplovcs the com j.
pany viii probably shoV q substantial
profit on the 7v,uuO shares.
~ the beginning Of 1917 employees
subscribed for total Of e7.Gll shares
ct $1o7 Il share. The record year for
subscriptions was in 1919, when both
the preferred and common stocks werc
offered, the former at 105 and the lat
ter at 81. Over 81 900 shares were sub
scribcd for by 46,S00 employees that
year.
Directors arc scheduled to meet the
last Tuesday of this month to act on
dividends and approve tho report for
the quarter ended December 81. 1t
Is estimated that the earnings for the
last three months of 1917 will be less
than for the preceding quarter owing to
increasing costs Of production and diff
fculties of transportation. Orders
taken at prices higher than those fixed
by the government arc being rapidly
completed.