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The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-03-15
Little Benny's
Note Book
By LEE PAPE

Me and Sid Hunt and Skinny Martin
md Sam Cross was setting on my frunt
steps tawking about weather we wood
1ther go in the infantry or the calvery
sambody came up and told us we had
- take our choice, and Sam Cross sed,
/ was soldier with a gun and ev-
tything Id like to see eny of the Berks
~treeters get fresh with me, that's all
/ got to say.
The Berks streeters being a gang of
tut kids that come erround every
wunts in a vile and try to pick ftes
and Sid Hunt sed. I'm not afraid OF
air, that's all they are, they cant
scare me.
| didn't say they Good scare me. gosh
they cant scare me envy, sed Sam Cross
Ne either it would take more thar
the Rerks streeters to scare me, al
rite, | sed, and Skinny Martin sed, Jest
because they look tuff that don't SAY
they can fife eny better than enybody
elts, ! amt afraid of them or enybod,
like them.
Wlch Jest then who marched erroun,
the corner but the Berks strecters, witt
broomsticks over their shoulders 70
guns yelling, Who are we, who are we
we are the Berks strceters. J., =, ). An
| they started TO walk Ground III Il ser
exile down at the corner keeping on yell
ing It, and all of a suddin Sam eros
| yelled, All rite, I'm coming. And h
quick jumped up and ran over to hi
house and went IN jest as if sumbod
had called him, witch nobody haden'
| And the Rerks Streeters stopped wawb
ing IN a serckle and started to mare
up the street Indian file, yelling, O
the trail, on the trail, Berks streeter'
Berks streeters, never fail.
G, darn if dident forget that e
raun. sed Sid Hunt. And he got up an
started TO walk up the street quick q
if he was going some place speshi
which he proberly wasent, and II
Berks streeters kcpp on marching u
and skinny Martin sed, G. fire. fir
And he ran up the street like the dicl
ms lest as if he had herd fire engine
, which he badent. And the Bcrks stree
ers keep on coming, being almost L
to ny house, and l thawt, Well, thel
amt envy use me setting hear all alon
mite as well 90 III and get a glass
, waiter. Ct, hope the frunt door all
locked.
Wieh ii wasent
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-03-15

appeared and your Vegetable Compound
has made me well, strong woman so
do all my own homework. i cannot
recommend Lydia E. Pinkham's Vege-
table Compound too highly to women
Mrs. FRANK HENSON, 1916 S. Orchsde
St, Urbana, Ill.
Women who suffer from nervousness,
cheat flashes" backache, headaches
and "the blues" should try this famous
root and-herb remedy, Lydia E. Pink
hams Vegetable Compound.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-03-15

Two Vermont towns, Shoreham in
Addison county, and Cavendish in
Windsor county, gave the women hand
some recognition in the recent town
meetings. Shoreham chose a woman
to the office of town clerk, put two
each of the gentler sex on the boards
of school directors and library trus-
tees, while Cavendish elected one WON
an a selectman, one a school di-
rector, another town agent and two
others town grand Jurors The vote of
the women in Vermont as a whole was
very disappointing, but another year
they will unquestionably come to the
polls in larger numbers.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-03-15
The Evidence.

4 traveller who believed himself to be
the sole survivor Of a shipwreck upon a
cannibal Isle hid for three days, in terror
Of his lie. Driven out by hunger, he dis
covered thin wisp Of smoke rising from
n clump Of bushes inland, and crawled
carefully to study the type of savages
bout it. Just as he reached the clump
re heard voice say: "Why in hell did
you play that card?" He dropped on his
nees and devoutly raising his hands
cried; Thank God, they are Christians
Every body's Magazine.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-03-15

Harvey Judevine, who died in the
little village of Concord in 1895 was
unquestioIablv a man who loved his
home community. He was not wealthy
but he provided by his will that after
the death of his wife, which has taken
place this week, $4,000 should 90 to
the village for the purposes of beau
tifying the cemetery and streets and
helping the community school
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-03-15

for that time we don't eat at all. We
live on our own fat We have no reg
ular mealS-and for that matter-we
don't even have irregular meals"
True" agreed Mr. B. Bear.
$50 think it most unfair for folks
to say I'm as hungry as !; bear when
bears spend q good portion of the year
in sleeping and not in eating"
But we do make up for the time we
don't eat when We have such huge
meals in the fall said Mr.. =. Bear.
"We eat ahead of time"
mo matter" said Mr.. Brown Bear,
who insisted upon having the last
word, "its unfair, and when ] stop
to think Of it, it's very nearly as sense
less thing to say as that speech about
sleeping like q top"
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-03-15

The Reformer is on sale every evening
by the following news dealers:
Bratteboro. Brattleboro News Co. C.
w. Cleaveland s l. Purinton (Estey-
ville). Brooks House Pharmacy, Aliens
Depot Newsstand Mrs d. F Doyle.
South Main Street
West 5rattleboro, ] L. Stockwell
East Dummerstcn, II f. Brown.
Putney. NJ @ williams
NeWflne. NJ Ratchelder
Townshend, G. w Cutler.
West Townshend. G II Grout
Jamaica. 2 J. Da9qett.
South Londonderry, TT Tyler
South Vernon, F. Y Rutfum
Nor+Hfeld Mass Thompson Bros
West Chesterfield " H, Mrs w
-treetpr
Airsdaie. ~ ~ " = LYMAN
Bellows Falls, Depot Restaurant
Wtn"~o,. ~, Is ui~.r nestau~ant
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-03-15
TO AOVERTiSs RS.
TO THE SUBSCRIBERS.

1t is the aim of the management to
secure efficient service in the delivery OF
the paper each night and II soiicits 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.
bv telephone or postal card, thus enabling
the cause of the error to be promptly
and accurately discovered and the proper
remedy Immediately applied IT is only
by this method that the publisher can
secure the desired service.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-03-15

LOU oil dlIdCh u
grippe which lasted
all winter and left
me in a weakened
condition. / felt at
times that | would
never be well again.
| read of Lydia E.
Pinkham's V ege-
ia bic Compound
and what it did for
women pas in &
through the Change
of Life, so / told my
doctor l would try
it. / soon began to
gain in str en- e t h
and the annoying
symp tom s dis
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-03-15

BocKs To MEN IN SERVICE.
The library war service of the Amer
Jean Library association is extending
f.. won. already established in 81
..w.s. Ny -ordf~- hooks to- the men
cover there" With several hundred
thousand books in its free circulating
camp Libraries and branches, it needs
many thousands more to meet the de
mands being made upon it. Its fund
generously given by the public last
autumn. is being used to purchase books
which will not come to it through gifts,
and for purchasing great Quantities of
books in ENGLAND for ogr troops in
France. 10 save transportation across
the ocean.
During the week Of March Is a great
ouf. ourin~ os books from urivate col
lcrtiors mill supply the books needed
to extend the humanizing work of the
librarv war service. to the constant
~ increasing number of men unde
arms; to furnish books and magazine
to the sailors on naval vessels at hom
ard in foreign waters; and to plac
books on transports for the men goinl
abroad.
Generous owners of private colleC
tions of books are asked to take sue
of their volumes as they would like {
give for the use of soldiers and sal
ors to the Brattleboro Free lbrar,
marked Library War Service. - The
! will be sent at once to the camp libr;
| ries.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-03-15

stood for Brown, but then it was not
used. SO there would be no confusion.
Have you had good sleep?" asked
Mr.. Brown Bear.
"F'ine,'' said Mr.. B. Bear. "How
about you?"
"Oh, l slept like top"
"What's a top, and how does 1t
sleep?" asked Mr.. B. Bear.
| I'm sure / don't know" said Mr..
Brown Bear. But when folks sleep
/ particularly well they always say that
they sleep like tops
"Have you no idea what tops are?"
asked Mr.. b. Bear, who was quite
curious animal.
Eyes, / think ] know. And to know
thing is better than to have an idea
about it,
"You said just a moment ago that
you didn't know. and so / asked you
if you had an idea"
Il forgot for the moment" explain
ed Mr. Brown Bear. II am still so
sleepy that / have forgotten what !
know and what l don't know"
Tell me about the top" begged Mr..
B. Bear.
"a top spins around and around and
its toy which children play with"
Then what is the sense of saying
people sleep like tops?" asked Mr..
B. Bear. Surely people do not
want to spin around and around when
they sleep. They don't do that, do
they?"
I'm not apt TO be around when
folks sleep" said Mr.. Brown Bear.
! 1--WE never been visitor in any
house. They've never asked me, and
B. | don't believe they ever will"
' Cheer up" said Mr.. b. Bear.
) ''They will never ask me. / am
quite sure of IT,"
81 don't imagine that folks do spin
around when they sleep" said Mr..
Brown Bear. Il GUESS that saying has
no sense to it."
Its pity it's used, then, isn't it?''
: said Mr.. b. Bear.
Il at is" agreed Mr.. Brown Bear.
s But l don't suppose we can do any
IL thing about it. People are not apt Il
; ask our advice on any subject-it'S
d funny that they DON'T
4 Not so very funny" shifted Mr.. p
! Bear.
: by the way" said Mr.. Brown
Bear.
"By the way" interrupted Mr.. E
Bear. rs there some way by which
we can find the best food when tbs
e spring comesf"
Y That's only another saying" saiC
Mr.. Brown Bear. II meant that
thought of something wanted TO tel
" YOU
za Tell me; I am interested in hear
ID ing"
w We'll" commenced Mr.. Brown Bear
no "just before I went to sleep for N,
a. winter nap I heard some folks talkin
:, as they drove on the wooded road.
18Th be glad to get home, said one
= "sWhy" asked the other.
'o because I'm as hungry as bear
ne said the first.
IS And. by listening closely" contiI
us ued Mr. Brown Bear, Il discovere
Sc that they seemed to think that to |
as hungry as bear meant TO be
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-03-15

1t is like greeting dear old friend
to find the st. Johnsburv Evening Cal
edonian on the exchange table again.
No paper in the state has behind it a
more creditable history. 1t has always
kept us to a high standard, and could
he depended upon TO espouse all worthy
causes. 1t would have been a calamity
to have had the Caledonian 90 out of
existence forever William Dudley
Pellcy. the most widely known author
in Vermont, will endeavor to give st.
Johnsbury a daily evening newspaper
of which they may be proud. 1t is M
to the business men of that community
to give the paper the support which it
deserves. The Caledoniau ought to be
one of the institutions which is a rea
asset TO the community, helping ever
movement for local betterment.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-03-15

are brought into the voters in such q
tedious schedule as Claremont arranges.
With a few more matters to be sub
mitted to the voters it would be in
order to provide sleeping touches. An
attempt was made to amend the vii
lage charter last year and the pro
posed reform to which leading citizens
had given much attention was beaten
by narrow margin. 1t was thought
that when the proposition came up this
year it would get an affirmative vote
but the result was a great surprise
the no vote predominating $50 to 49,
Evidently it is as hard in Claremont t
change a charter as to get new tow
lines established in Vermont.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-03-15
Not a Chsnce.

! Sunday School Teacher-What does
this verse mean when it says: And
the lot fell upon Jonah"
Little Harvie-F guess it means the
whole gang jumned on hir1.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-03-15

i understand that Wihbles married a
cool million"
Yes, and he's complaining now because
he hasn't been able to thaw ont any OF
it. >
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-03-15

- - W
Swered his cousin,
Mr.. B. Bear.
Now, these bears
looked very much
alike, and they
We're both brown
bears. So as not
to mix them up
when tai i n 6
about them one
was known as Mr..
Brown Bear and
the other as Mr..
b. Bear.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-03-15

hungry as posi-
BILE for a human
being TO be.
Nov, it annoy
ed me, 1t did. In
the first place, we
sleep all the win
ter. Now and
then we come out
on a good warm
day like this, but
we go back to
sleep in no time.
We really sleep
all winter And
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-03-15
amount.

."# w. tin 81 "latc."eat : q.
vas aa an-lar affair. ali tram,at ~.
iE rr#ebcl IF G.15 ia tie evening az
er more than GO articles Lad been act
ed upon. We wonder whether lunches
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-03-15
DADDlSEV[NIN
EARY TALL al
Mr.. BROWN BEAR.
~ MARY RAHAM BONNER

"Hello," said Mr.. Brown Bear in
his growing voice.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-03-15
WOMEN OF
MIDDLE ACE
Need Help 10 Pass the Crisis Safe.
ly-Proof that Lydia E. Pink
hams Vegetable Compound
Can be Relied Upon.

Urbana, lll.-''During Change of Life,
in addition to its annoying symptoms,
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-03-15
Member OF the Associated PRESS.

The Associated Press is exclusively
entitled to the use for publication 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, 1918-03-15
The MeddLer
=" the coat fta you. put Il ON"

What With town meeting topics 10
write about and War Chest affairs to
work upon The Meddler has not here
tofore found opportunity to comment
upon the action of the Valley Fair as
ISOLATION in deciding to continue. Per
haps it is needless to say that ne ap-
proves of the course taken at the an
nual meeting, for that is the sentiment
of practically every public spirited per
son in town. The Valley fair is an in
stitution of too long standing to be
abandoned merely because comblna-
ton of circumstances beyond the con
troll of anyone has put the association
into debt. Even those who looked
upon the abandonment of the. fair IN
1916 with feeling Of relief were
obliged to admit that they missed its
enlivening influence, and that feeling
was increased when last years sho"
had to be given up also.
Now that it has been definitely de
cided to hold a fair this fall il would
seem to be the duty of Brattlcbort
people to help the officials in every way
| possible with view to overcoming TIL
handicap that two years suspension
has made Extra effort will be required
to accomplish this, but the new boar
of officers realize the situation full.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-03-15

TRY THE CLASSFH COLUMNS
IN THE DAILY REFORMER
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-03-15
BOOKS To MEN IN SERVICE.

FRIDAY. MARCH l.. 1918.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-03-15

To be sure the
letter E. in the
cOuSin'S nam O
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-03-15

Entered In the postofflce at Brattleboro
as second class matter
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-06-18
NEDTCS OF STATE
OPEN MEETING IN.
FARGO TONIGHT:
BIG ATTENDANCE

A meeting Of the house Of delegates
in the knights OF Columbus hall at 8
o'clock this evening will mark the
opening of the thirty first annual
convention Of the North Dakota State
Medical association, the first general
session Of which will be held at 10
o'clock Wednesday morning. The
convention will continue until Thurs
day night. Two hundred to ESQ mem
bers are expected.
This evenings meeting will be the
annual business meeting. There will
be reports by the several association
officers, and announcements for the
convention proper.
The unfurling Of a service flag,
carrying a star for each member now
in government service, will be a fea-
ture Of the first general session
Wednesday. Invocation will be pro-
nouced by Bishop J.. Poyntz Tyler, Of
the Episcopal church Of North Da-
kota. Attorney Aubrey Lawrence, Of
Fargo, will make the address of well
come.
The annual banquet Of the associa-
ton will be held at Madson's cafe at
$3.50 o'clock Wednesday evening.
Wives Of delegates and members,
Four minute men, state, county and
city Red Cross officials, officers Of the
Liberty Loan and War Savings Stamp
committees and officers and. directors
Of the Fargo War Organization will
be special guests Of the association.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-06-18
Land Seizure Doctrine
Preached by Townley In
Political Talk at Grafton

| that we didn't ask the lawyers, or the
beef trust, the Minneapolis Chamber
Of Commerce and other organizations
to help build US up" said Mr.. Town
lev.
THE farmers of the state had
grown tired of buying at retail and
selling at wholesale. hence the Non
partisan league. No merchant could
exist If he bought at retail and sold
at wholesale unless he had a rich
father-in-law to help him out. With
this system in vogue the farmers had
to resort to various methods to make
up the deficit each year. They either
have to raise the mortgage on the
homestead a few hundred dollars
or take the dicit out of their own
hide by working from a. m. to 8
.. m.
1.-THE Nonpartisan league was not
built for me nor for any individual,
nor to give the farmers control Of the
state or the United States for the
special ACKNOWLEDGMENT of farmers.
It was built to give the farmers a
chance to get what belongs to them
and no more. The lawyer gets what
he earns. the doctor. the artisan. the
manufacturer all get what they earn.
We are going to give the politicians
what they have coming to them. We
are also going to give to the press
subsidized by Big Business what is
coming to them"
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-06-18
PIKE FEATURES
AT STATE FAIR
WILL BESTRONG

Visitors who do the pike" at the
coming state fair to be held in Far
go July Is to 20, will be greeted by
one Of the greatest carnival organ
d2ations in the country today. The
c. A. Wortham shows have been
contracted to furnish the exclusive
amusements and with their entirely
new nlake-uo OF uD- to-date feature
attractions, the Midway will pre-
sent one Of the leading amusement
departments Of the big exposition.
The show will be in the personal
charge of G. A. Workman, who is
sole owner ana manager Of the or
ganization. Mr.. Workman winter
ed his big troupe at San Antonio
Texas. where he opened this year
and played to the biggest weeks
business ever known. the boys from
the army camps there flockine to
the shows in great numbrs, and the
company has since been working
gradually toward North Dakota. be-
Ing this week at Mason City, Iowa.
From there they work north through
Aberdeen, S. D., up to the week of
July at Bismarck. From there
they will entrain for the big state
fair at Fargo. '''.'''' $50
The entire aggregation has been
changed this year and entirely new
features will be on hand for state
fair patrons. One of the nationally
known features which will be pres
scented is Essie Fay's horse, Arabia,
and her high school and jumping
horses combined with wild west
shows, which will be one Of the
most entertaining OF the Workman
exhibition.
Among the other attractions Of
note will be: Through the Trenches,
Midget City, Hawaiian Village, The
Sea Cow, London Ghost Show,
Water Circus, Joan of Arc, LaDare' 8
Illusion Show, Underground China
town, DEVILS Saucer OF Auto Stad-
ium, Merry Widow Swings, Carrou-
sci, New and Improved Whip, Eli
Show, Jungle Land, Scottish Giant,
or W1tching Waves and Bug House.
This list Of attractioaR surely VIII
appeal to the patrons 0f the fair as
an entirely new and newell collection
OF attractions.
Underground Chinatown" has
never been seen in this country be-
fore and Is. proving to be one Of the
most popular OF recently devised at
fractions.
The big Water CIRCUS" with its
bevy OF expert diverO performing
all kinds Of stunts in and out of the
water, will he one OF HaN. feature at
fractions. Every attraction Is
guaranteed to be free from any
features that win ofIeild and Mr..
Workman win not carry any attrac-
ton In his company which cannot
be attended by any member OF your
family with perfect safety and
pleasure to all
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-06-18

Conflscation Of lands and their dis
tribuIon to the soldiers. the Bolshevil
doctrine that broke Russia's army Of
millions and laid that empire open
to the Prussian hordes. was preached
from a platform in Grafton last even
ing by A. c. Townley, president Of the
National Nonpartisan league.
The Fargo morning paper owned by
Mr.. Townley. the official organ OF
the league quotes Mr.. Townley as
follows:
IF Governor Frazier and a
Nonpartisan legislature are elect
ed. law will be passed taking
land from spectators and divid-
ing it up among returned SOL
diers for their homes"
Again quoting the morning organ
on Mr.. ToWnleys speech:
Let us bond the state, put a
reasonable price on untitled land
now held by spectators, parcel
1t up into farms. furnish houses
and seed for our returning SOL
diers, and encourage them to
marry North Dakota girls and
settle down here"
The doctrine expounded at Grafton
and Pembina by the league president
was compared today by numerous
Fargo people to the Bolshevik doc
trine Of land distribution. somewhat
sugar coated. but still the same doc
trine.
The prime criticism against us is
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-06-18
U. 5. OFFICIALS ATTACKED
BY RESOLUTIONS
Continued from page ~

Continued from page ~
permit Porto Rican workers to meet
for organization purposes. Il
AS adopted, the resolution called
upon the federation's executive coun-
Gil to press the charges against Gov
ernor Yeagor, made by President
Gompers. Mr.. Gompers requested
President Wilson to investigate Gov
ernor Yeeager's alleged dilatory tao
tics in blocking successful prosecu-
ton Of the war.
Certain contractors in Philadelphia
and other parts of the country, have
obtained government housing con-
tracts through the influence Of an
admiral in Philadelphia, according to
another resolution. The resolution
called upon government officials and
officers Of the emergency feet cor
poration to see that contractors with
housing contracts put into effect
union wages, hours and working con-
dtiions.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-06-18

Continued from page j.
state ticket, according to the pres
ent available figures.
ST. Louis Returns Missing.
st. Louis county, which includes
Duluth, had reported only II Of its
60 precincts at 1880 o'clock, and the
vote then was 1901 for Burnquist,
and ITO for Ldndbergh The miss
ing precincts Will materially in
crease Burnquist's lead.
Ramsey county, which gave only
a small margin for Birnquist, was
complete in the 1880 o'clock tabula-
ton, Burnquist getting 11,s49 and
Ldndbergh, $3.50.
Some southern county returns are
interesting.
Faribault county, for instance,
with 16 precincts reported, gave
Burnquist 2,l75s and Lindbergh.
$50.
Martin county, where so much
excitement incident to the campaign
has occurred, reported only six pre-
eincts, giving Burnauist 500, Lind
bergh 2T8.
Asoka county, 10 precincts report