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Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1918-04-19
Current for heaoliQht.

Current is supplied for a new cleo
trio headlight for bicycles by a genera
tor which is driven by friction against
the front wheel of q machine.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1918-04-19

produced the whisky She arrested her asonn and taken to
the Sheppard
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1918-04-19
Humors and Exasperations Of the Red Tape Tang|e

expanded
buildings
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1918-04-19
TRAVELLING KITCHEN. RUN BY MOTOR POWER.

problems
by
The kitchen with food for hum
automobile
hundred and fifty addition
while
his being Oted
provided which he hold
Monthly.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1918-04-19

wants more homes for newly arrived
clerks.
The manner I'm which the govern
ment goes about getting its help would
be source of unending JOY to the ap-
plicant did 1t not fret him. The same
is true about buildings and In lesser
degree about homes.
Here is part Of an appeal which
the civil service commission has sent
broadcast all over the United States:
thousands Of workers are urgent
" needed In the prosecution of the
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-04-04
A HERO EVERY DAY
Brave Deeds of Men in America S
Fighting Service.

With a line tied about him and a Ian
tern in his hand, NJ Chiay2tta, a driller
employed in the New York navy yard, de
seconded into a 20 foot tank and located a
heater boy who was living on stage in a
sem-conscous condition This act Of
hcroism occurred on the l. :. ). Standard
Arrow Although nearly overcome himself.
thiavctta managed to secure the youth
O'Neil and assisted by another heater
boy. j Goodrich. brought him up to air.
o'Ncil was revived and Chiavetta and
Goodrich were given treatment by the
ships company and later by dispensary at
tendants In report Of the occurrence the
assistant naval constructor IN charge
writes: Il desire to call attention to the
conspicuous heroism of Chiavetta. He en-
tered an unlit, choking and difficult tank,
and exhibited the most pralseworthy deter
mination, judgment and bravery in find
ing and bringing out O'Neill. Chiavetta
was himself under treatment for about an
hour afterward, and then further distin
guished himself by returning to work in
side the tank, being the only driller who
50 remained on the Job He has beer
commended by Secretary Daniels.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-04-04
DADDlS EV[NlN(
[ARY TALL al
~ MARY GRAHAM.R BONNER
THE oPoSSUM'S TRICK.

'sMr. Opossum was gray and white
with very long nose. He was quiet |
little fellow for the most part" COM |
menced Daddy. His ears were large
and rounded and he had four sets of
teeth. His whiskers were long and his
snout looked very much like that of
a pig.
''The opossum's legs and feet some
what resemble arms and hands for his
paws have five toes, very much like
hand. His hind paws have some
thing which quite closely resembles
thumb. He likes the night far bet
ter than the day and prefers trees TO
the ground. His tail is very long and
he hangs by it great deal. Now this
Mr. Opossum I want to tell you about
had been spending the night in visit
ing different trees. He had been do
ing his marketing and had had very
| good time indeed.
"What a breakfast he was going to
have! How he did look forward to it.
He would become fatter and fatter
and instead of looking like a rat as
so many people had said his family
looked like, they would say he was
nice and round and well-fed looking
| like a pet cat.
'Soon it was morning and he be-
gan to eat He had a breakfast of
fruit which is not so very different
from the way we begin our breakfast.
"But next he had something very
different. Instead Of having porridge
or hominy he had insects! He
thought they were delicious. He COB
bled them up plain. He didn't both
er to put cream and sugar on them
they were quite perfect just as they
| were. Neither did he have to cool
! them.
| They were quite ready for him, he
| thought. How he did smack his lips
and his snout looked more like q pigs
snout than ever, for he seemed 81
greedy and so devoted to his food
? Now next he had baby snakes. Il
:, you would have suggested that he take
bacon and eggs, or plain eggs, or may
3 be some kidney stew he would have
d said. if he could,
KNOW DetleF course IMAM VIA
for breakfast. I know of dear LITTLE
n reptiles, appetizing snakes, luscious
crawling things" And indeed he at
this last part Of his breakfast as i
! he thoroughly enjoyed it.
"'What a fine meal I have had h
K said to himself 7 do believe l vii
d take a nap And he did. He slep
ID for some time, but later on durin
the day he woke up.
Its not evening yet, but I thin
=, I'll take little stroll He began b
- climbing about the trees instead c
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-04-04
The Boy Went Away Disguised.

strolling He swung himself by his I
tail and looked at the world out of
his tiny. bead-like eyes. Food he
said is very nice. There are some
things to eat. Now though we aren't
all of the same size and though we
are considered quite imperfect, still
we do like to eat.
lone thing we hate to do though
is to battle. How we hate baths. They
call US dirty animals but we don't
care. | suppose if not taking baths is
dirty. then we are. But we don't
agree With many folks. We like fruit
SO do they, but that's about all.
Although a good many creatures have
the good sense to like insects
II do believe he continued, IN
go down on the ground and see what
is up He jumped down from the
tree, but no sooner had he reached
the ground than a big boy who was
very cruel and wanted to hurt crea-
lures smaller than himself because it
was 50 easy TO do, noticed him.
1.-THE boy wouldn't have had the
courage to attack anyone G. any crea-
ture his own age or size, but the lit
tie opossum would just do. He wasn't
quite sure what sort of an animal il
was, for he didn't care enough about
animals to find out how interesting
they all We're. He just thought he'd
take this one and put him home in
cage. He was sure he had seen it
novel
But when he poked at the opossum
this way and that, never a sign of life
did it make, and the boy went away
disguised. When he was out of sight
the opossum went back to his tree and
to safety. For the opossum plays dead
when danger is near, and no matter
how he is handled he viii not show
any sign of life For that reason
when people play they are asleep ev
eryone says that they're playin.
'possum
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-04-04
THURSDAY, APRIL /, 1918.
MASSACHUSETTS RATIFIEs.

BY a vote of 81 to II on the final
round-up-after the referendum had
failed by - to 1.-THE Massachusetts
senate coucurred with the house of rep
resentatives in the ratification of the
prohibition amendment to the federal
constitution. This makes Massachusetts
the eleventh state 70 Join in the pro-
ccssion and the third or fourth of the
so-callcd wet states to do So Texas
was wet when it ratified this amend
ment, but has since become or is in
process of becoming dry. Maryland
and Kentucky, which have never
adopted the state prohibition, gave
prompt adherence to the federal amend
ment.
There can be little doubt as to the
general outcome, SAYS the Boston Her
aid. The speedy ending of the war
would undoubtedly deprive the prohi-
bition cause of some part of the mo-
mcntum which the war has given it.
/ To say more than this would be lilo
gical. The tide was running strong
before 1914. And were the war to end
tomorrow, its economic problems, like
the food shortage, would not immc-
diately disappear. This year legis
lativc results have shown distinctl ~
enough the trend of American scnti-
mcat. Three states have postponed
the question Now York, New Jerse,
and Rhode Island.
The law prcscribes one year after
ratification for the new regime to g,
into operation. 1t is a fair guess tha
two years from today the bcyerag,
traffic in alcoholic liquors will be a
an cnd in the United States. How wei
the federal government will enforce tn
law is another story; but it will be ~
new task The moonshiners of Ken
lucky have had picturesque intercs
for generations 1t makes a great diff
ference with business, however, whc
put ON mouns,lncr basis Far-sighte
men who have business relations Wit
The liquor traffic viii lose little tim
i'm making plans TO see it discontinue
in about twcrty-four months. This wi
: be social change OF cxtraordinar
significance, one TO which the ovcl
worked phrase "cpoch-makiag' clea
~ applies.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-04-04

Some Of the idle rich will squirm
when the anti.loafing law passed re-
Gently by the New jersey legislature
goes into effect. There will be no dis
tinction. lIoboes and millionaires, if
they do not work, will be put in the
same class, All arc required to work
at least SO hours week Refusal TO
obey the law means fine Of 500.
three months in jail, or less. When
ever an officer sees an idlcr lie will
take him to the nearest police station.
There the man must fill out form
card, which will indicate the kind of
work he is est fitted for. He will then
be directed to hunt for work The card
will be turned over to one of the pubic
employment Offices If the man cannot
find work the employment bureau vii
offer him a choice of jobs. If he should
reject this offer, specific job will b,
picked out for him If he still refuses
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-04-04
TRUTH TRIUMPHs,
Brattleboro Citizens Testify for the
Public Benefit


4 truthful statement of Brattle-
boro citizen, given in his own words,
should convince the most skeptical
about the merits of Doan's Kidney
Pills If yo usufTer from backache,
slecplessness, urinary dis
orders 81 any form Of kidney ills, use
a tested kidney medicine.
A Bratt!eboro citizen tells of Doan 5
Kidney Pills
Could you demand mrre convincing
proof Of merit7
". I. Wentworth, 43 Pine ST., says;
When | was motorman on the local
street ears, the jolting affected my kid
neys. The kidney secretions were off
color at times and were otherwise I'M
natural. | had to pass the kidney Sc
cretions too often and they contained
sediment. | felt all tired out and my
back also bothered me with dull pains
over ry kidneys. Doan s Kidney Pills
have always given satisfactory relief
from these attacks.
Price 60e, at all dealers. Don t
simply ask for a kidney remedy get
Doan j Kidney Pills-the same that
Mr.. Wentworth had Foster Milburn
Co, Mfgrs., Buffalo, \. Y.-Adv.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-04-04
Do It For Baby.
(Bv Ruth Danenhower Wilson of The
Nigilantes.)

(Bv Ruth Danenhower Wilson of The
Nigilantes.)
Ii YOU were fiat on your back in 4
weak condition without strength
enough even to turn on your side, how
would YOU like to have powerful giant
grah You up, swing you over the
shoulder, pat you and jounce you
Don I YOU think such treatment would
be extremely exhausting?
Ard If this giant should hand you
over 20 another huge creature who
would walk up and down with tremen-
dous strikes and swing YOU back and
forth with powerful arms, wouldn I
you DO returned to bed with very little
strength left2
To very yonng or weak baby i
grownur is like giant.
. Oh IT is excellent to have giant i
strength,
But il is tryannous to use it like {
giant.
Shakespeare may not have intend
Cd that remark to apply to baby wei
| fare but i certainly does.
| One of the hardest lessons for a moth
er to learn is to let her baby alone
To rock or pat it is 50 delightful. /
baby is i'll, walking with it and swing
ing il III her arms is q real comfor
to the mother. adoring grandmother o
aunt But to the baby s slender vital
ity such treatment is exhausting.
uses mp strength and lessons resistane
to disease.
The necessary handling incident /
washing and dressing is all a bah
should he asked TO endure
For baby sake learn the wholesoin
lesson Of = Hands OF.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-04-04
Training Tomato Vines.

In the home garden it is advisable to
train the tomato vines to single stalks
Y here the summers are dry perhaps It
may be all right to ALLOW them to spread
over the ground at will, for the more foil
age plant develops the more fruits it
will produce. On clay soils and in the
usual garden, tomatoes will rot if allowed
to remain ON or near the ground. We
prune vines to a single stalk and tie them
to stakes five feet tall This allows tall
growth and by keeping the top shoots
pnched the tomatoes will ripen rapidly
This method of treatment is good for all
varieties except the early dwarf sorts
For raising exhibition fruits Of the Pondc
rosa, or other varieties, this method is
recommended. Last season we raised
some particularly handsome yellow toma
toes by this method-Farm Life.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-04-04

Among the oldest of the great anti
liquor organizations of the United
States is the Woman Christian Tenn
perance Union. Although the cause
which it was created to- advance has
been taken in hand by other and per
haps more aggressive movements in re-
cent times, it is nevertheless as service
able as ever in certain ways, the Chris
tian Science Monitor points out. The
spiritual and moral welfare work which
il is doing unostentatiouslv in the
several environments and naval train
ing stations is compelling attention and
winning eommendation, even if neither
has beea sought. Frances willard would
rejoice to see the Union, to which she
was devoted, engaged in such helpful
practical, and patriotic work.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-04-04
A Spreading Plan.

Brattlcboro is Vermont first commun-
itv to adopt the Syracuse war chest plan.
Its committee started the campaign tor a
fund of SD GOO from which to meet at
the 1918 demands for various war actlvl-
ties. After a weeks canvass the commit
tee has pledges for nearly $4,000, 1t VIII
he paid in monthly instruments by the sub
scribers. There will be no other canvass
during the year, and the resulting saving
in time. money, and especially in the
energy of the patriotic workers who com
monty make up the committees for the
various drives, is "a splendid thing.
1t IS not strange that this idea OF war
chest, so successfully inaugurated in SYRIA
cuse last year, is spreading Meirose, the
first city III this vicinity to adopt the plan,
has pledges far beyond the 100000 mark,
though the sum aimed at was much below
that sum Lexington and other places are
adopting the idea with enthusiasm. Col
umbus, O., carries the plan into the West
and it is said that numerous cities OF the
middle West and beyond will organize al
| once. before the call comes for the first
| 1918 drive, to make one drive answer the
purpose for the rest OF the war. The sue
cess Of the plan, after the initial drive
the success of which appears never to b'
in doubt, depends on the fairness anC
sound sense of the committee that has thu
allotment of the fund to the numerous
good causes that put in claim from tins
TO time. Thus far in the cities where tn,
plan Is IN operation there has been no con
plant on that score The generous proper
tions OF the Brattleboro response, abou
SO a year from every man, woman ant
child in the city, is typical OF the work
ing OF the plan elsewhere.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-04-04
Little Benny's
Note Book
BY LEE PAPE

Yestidday was pops belthday, and alter
suppir ma came in the setting room with
both her hands in back OF her. saying,
Nillyum heer comes your berthday pres
ent. its a segar lighter that werks every
time
Herray, | dident think it was possible
the dreen OF the ages has come true, d
segar lighter that works every time, sed
pop. give it to me quick.
And ma took one of her hands out frum
in back of her and gave pop segar lighter.
ing, And that's ony half Of the present,
I've got hole box OF segars for you, too
No, | meen wat do you know about that
sed pop.
And ma took her other out frum in back
OF her and gave pop box Of segars, anc
pop opened it and took segar out anc
smclt it, ma saying, How does it smell.
| Remarkable, sed pop.
| Well hurry up and snoak it, Sed ma
and pop -sed, Iasure will. ,Ilb.lit4,t 1T witt
+ the segar lighter And he pushed tn,
j little button on the segar lighter and tn,
Id flew up but it dident lite. And Ia
tried it about more times and il diden
lite each time
That's queer it worked every time
tired 1t, Sed ma And she took II ava.
frum pop and pressed it and it lighte,
rite away. ma saying, There. see. yol
hatf to press it hard, now put the sega
in your mouth and III lite it for You
No, insist on making it werl myseli
otherwise the flavor OF the seGar will b
all spoiled, sed pop And he took tn
segar lighter and pushed the button som
more without enything happining.
! Well, well, it looks as if | don't smoa
tonte, sed pop.
Nonsents, press it harder press it re,
hard, sed ma
That's wat I'm doing sed pop trying
agen without making it lite, and ma set
Willyum You're hardly touching it, ! reel
} hleev you don't wunt to smoak that sega
ii you don't make that lighter werk immeet
lily I'll never speek 70 YOU agen as long
t YOU live. And pop pushed the butte
: hard as enything and it lighted and PC
looked as il he thawt he was serprize
I and hit the segar and smoaked il, maxim
iearse faces every time ma wasent loo
ing
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-04-04
German Tailor Arrested.

Deputy United States Marshal
Reeves of Burlington, acting on fed
eral instructions, Monday arrested III
st. Albans Siegmund Bloch, q tailor
and took him to Burlington. Bloch was
arrested sometime ago but was subse-
quently released on $4,000 bail The
man IS German born and unnaturaliztd.
At the opening Of the war he had a
brother serving in the German army,
who had been decorated with the iron
cross. Bloch : wife also has a brother
serving in the kaiser S forces. 1t IS
strongly intimated that the man is to
, be interned b. the government.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-04-04
STATE NEWS NOTES.
Motorist Ran Down Soldier.

Military and civil police have joined
hands i'll hunt for the motorist who
ran down Corporal Carl Amsden Of
Reading at Camp Devens and left him
unconscious on the main street at Aver.
He is under treatment at the base hos
pital for a fractured skull and may die.
He was struck and carried several feet.
The automobile did not slow down.
Another automobile with soldier pas
sengers took up the chase after the
fleeing machine. \ freight train came
between the two at the crossing and
the unidentified driver escaped. \
third automobile carried Amsden 70
the hospital. In the excitement the
number of the motor ear that struck
Amsden escaped notice, although lis
make is known.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-04-04
RUTLAND WOMAN APPOINTED.
AS Surgical Dressing Instructor By the
Vermont Red Cross.

MONTPELIER. April Announce
the Vermont chapter of the Red Cross
here Of the appointment of Miss Nina j.
Cleayer Of Rutland as a surgical dressing
instructor under provision OF resolution
adopted by the executive committee at its
last meeting Miss Cleaver is serving as
"a volunteer, but branches receiving instruc-
ton will be expected TO meet the neces-
saly travelling and other expenses.
ANY branch desiring instruction should
write direct to Miss Cleaver % Wood
stock avenue, Rutland Vt The need for
surgical dressings is a constantly increas-
ing one and any branch not now in posi-
ton to make these should Immediately con
slider the advisabiity Of taking up the
work
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-04-04

The Reformer lie on sale every evening
by the following news dealers:
Bratteboro, Brattleboro News Co., G.
W. Cleaveland, S. l. Purinton (Estey-
ville), Brooks House Pharmacy. Allen s
Depot Newsstand. Mrs. =. F. Doyle.
South Main Street.
West Brattleboro, ]. L. Stockweu.
East Dummerston, NJ. E. Brown.
Putney, NJ G. Williams
Eewfane. " NJ. Batchelder
Townshend, c. w Cutler.
West Townshend. c. H. Grout.
jamaica, r. J. Daegett.
South Londonderry, II Tyler
South vernon, B. Buffum
Mortified. Mass, Thompson Broe
West Chesterfield, ". II, Mrs "
Streeter.
Hlnsdale, ~. H., W a. Lyman
Bellows Falls, Depot Restaurant
Windsor, VT. Windsor Restaurant
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-04-04
Fell into Draft Machinery.
Barre Tincs.)

Windham county fell into the draft
machinery without slipping a cog. For
the present, therefore, Windham is on
the same basis as the other l3 counties
of the state. although that does not dim
the glory OF it's early preparedness, which
prevented the operation of the draft when
the first increment of men was sent to
Camp Devens
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-04-04

Some cities are foolish enough to al
low partisan politics to hold sway, re-
gardlcss of the fitness of candidates.
In Mr.. Hagartv as mayor Hartford,
Conn. had one of the ableSt chief ex-
eeutives in its history, but the city has
denied itself of his service after two
years by electing a Democrat to sue
cecd him. Hartford is a curious city
when it comes to the election of city
officials 4 few years ago II elected
as mayor Ignatius Sullivan, former
baseball player in Brattleboro. Sulli-
van in civic life had never filled a
more important place than that of clerk
in clothing store, but he was one OF
the state leaders in union labor affairs
and he went to the head of the city
government by a comfortable majorit%
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-04-04
TO THE SUBSCRIBERS.

II is the aim Of the management to
secure efficient service in the delivery OF
the paper each night, and 1t solicits the
CO. operation OF subscribers to that end
Prompt reports should be given of each
failure to receive the pa per 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, 1918-04-04
A DIV Old OSculator.

Customer-T Those kisses you sold me
yesterday were hard and stale. |
thought you claimed TO keep only fresh
candies.
Salesgirl-We do generally They
must have come from an old batch.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-04-04
TO ADVERTISERS.

Transient advertising-Run OF paper
so cents an inch for first insertion, 25
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, 1918-04-04

Il think I'll put joke book under this
ornerstone. Some future generation may
dig it up"
Il wouldn't deposit a joke book, how
ever. They might confuse US with the
Babylonian era Louisville Courier
journal
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-04-04
Shy on Her Age.

Bacon "How's your wife
Egbcrt; shes plumb mad. Hasn't
spoken to me for a week
What's the natter"
ooh, she had a birthday coming and
she asked me what | was going to give
her, and suggested an adding machine ;"
Yonkers Statesman
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-04-04

to work he will be prosecuted. Large
posters announcing the provisions OF
the law and warning idlers that il will
be enforced will be sent to all sheriffs
with instructions to display them prom
inently.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-04-04

Let us be LOYAL Let us support
our boys in France. While they
fight for us. let us save for them.
You cannot beat the kaiser by be-
ing miser If you can I dig IN
the trenches, dig in your pockets.
Buy n thrift stamp today.