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The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-02-21
DADDYS EVENDN(
EARY TALL az
~ MARY GPAHAM BONNER
CIvET CAT.

Il am becoming very fashionable"
said Mr.. Civet Cat.
Il wouldn't be so modest" said Mrs.
Civet Cat. Il would say, and in fact
1 will say it now-we are fashion
able. We have been used for some
time now and the people use US for
their coats, their fur collars, their
nuns. They have whole coats and
hats made out of US, and they trim
their cloth coats with US. All, we're
very fashionable, and we are appre-
GATED"
Its strange" said the red lynx or
wild cat, as he is often known, "for
you have a very disagreeable odor."
I'VE can't help that" grinned the
civet cat.
Its surprising to me why people
like to wear anything made out of you
or your wife, or any of your family"
Il thank you for the compliment,
my good sir" said the civet cat, grin
ming, but it makes no difference what
you think. People like u.s."
and when 1t rains" said the wild
cat, your odor is worse than ever.
In fact you very much resemble Mr.
and Mrs. Skunk"
Were relations of yours, and not
of the skunk family, however" said
Mrs. Civet Cat.
"Yes, you belong TO our family, too,
said the spotted lynx, who is very
much like the wild Cat, except that m
has more spots.
i do indeed" said the civet cat
80 you can't put on any airs. Ant
| you must admit that / am fashion
able"
Well" said the wild eat, Il can
I see that it is anything TO boast of
| being 50 fashionable. 1t means tina
you will be used for people and in or
i der to be used for people, you mus
Il be killed first"
4 Don't talk about it in such bru
l tai way" said Mrs. Civet Cat.
Il That's pretty queer" said the wil'
cat. You like to think you are fash
: ionable and yet you do not want m
II 10 talk about being killed You don
: like facts-that is ALL"
. Maybe So" said Mrs. Civet Cat. 6
never for one moment said | like
: facts. / admitted l like fashions. 70
: fashions have been good to me. The
i have given me high position
o Its not SO high TO go on the CO.
t lars of people-and sometimes the
k use you around the bottom OF thei
u skirts
every well, let them" said Mr. Give
n Cat. IF it is fashionable
Never have / seen such cref
n ture," said the wild cat.
Ii Il am the same way" shih Mr.
Civet Cat.
d Very well. then" said the viii
z, cat, II will say that have never see
le such creatures"
=, "What about my fashionable self
= asked the spotted lynx.
well" said the civet cat. "yo
! have always been used by people. bl
N my day has been a recent one It hs
as only been of late years that thc
d, have cared so much for me-
DC TRUE" said the spotted lynx, "b,
they still like me-"
y 'Oh, well, don't let's fight about il
= said the wild cat. land for my part
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-02-21

James Q 'Donncu Bennett, ono of the
last American correspondents to leave
Germany, cables from Malmoc, Sweden,
that Germanv's attitude toward Aus
tr!a is one of constant anxiety and APP
prchcnsion concerning what her weak
but sclfwillcd partner may do Ger
many is obliged to show Austria unrc-
hitting consideration, and it is for this
reason that wellinformed Germans
smile a sicklv smile when they hear the
outside world SAYING Austria is Ger
many's va>sal. From their souls they
wish she were. The truth is, America
and Austria arc Germanys principal
troubles. America is her apprehension.
but Austria is her abiding anxiety.
She il the source of the present weak
ness and future peril because she is
cursed with grave internal illness. she
is the burden, but Germany cannot do
without her for reasons having more TO
do with the future than the present.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-02-21
GUILFORD.

Harry Benson lost a valuable COW
this week.
Mrs Archie Miner and daughter,
Lena, Of Green River were guests Tues
day and "Wednesday at G. L. Miller S.
Mrs. Joel Flagg received news
Wednesday morning of the death of her
sisters husband, Alexander Thomson,
IN Fitchburg, Mass.
Mrs. Clarence Thomas is in West
Brattieboro to assist in the family of
Hervey Thayer, a brother Of Mrs. Mcr-
ton Thomas
Mildred and Abbie Birmingham of
Springfield. Mass. are visiting their
grandmother, Mrs. Selma Warren, and
aunts, Mrs, A. Yeaw and Mrs. Sessions
this week
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-02-21
B0schee's German Syrup

Why use ordinary cough remedies,
when Boschee s German Syrup has
been used 50 successfully for fifty two
years in all parts of the United States
for coughs, bronchitis, colds settled in
the throat, especially lung troubles.
1t gives the patient a good night S rest,
free from coughing, with easy expec-
toration in the morning, gives nature
chance 70 soothe the infamed parts
throws off the disease, helping the pa.
tient to regain his health Sold by
Wilfred +. Root
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-02-21
TO ADVERTISERS.
TO THE SUBSCRIBERS.

1t Is the aim Of the management to
secure efficient service in the delivery of
the paper each night. and il solicits the
cooperation of subscribers to that end
Prompt reports should be given of each
failure to receive the paper on the morn
ing following the omission, in person,
by telephone or postal card, thus enabling
the cause Of the error to be promptly
and accurately discovered and the proper
remedy Immediately applied 1t is only
by this method that the publisher can
secure the desired service.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-02-21

Monday night His arrest followed and
in the police court he was sentenced
to three months in the house of cor
rection. He appealed and was released
under $1,000 bail, but it is safe to
presume that he is not very happy or
very proud of himself while he IS
awaiting the outcome of his indiscre-
ton.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-02-21

The Bolshovik government will soon
pay the price Of being too proud or too
afraid to fight Russia can give up a
lot Of property to be sure, but where
it, would ever get s l,Ooo,oOo,og0 to pay
an indemnity is Il puzzler
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-02-21

Now that the Burlington Free Press
has como ont cditoriallv with q clarion
blast endorsing Judge Charles II, Oar
ling for the governorship it is safe to
assume that the ex-collector of customs
Will have the united support of tho
Burlington newspapers in his aspira-
tions to steer the ship of state.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-02-21

Tho Ukraine has made separate
treaty with the Germans and the Boil
sheviki will be forced to do SO. The
Russian factions ought to remember
that the Tcutons regard treaties as
scraps Of paper.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-02-21

One of the most contemplate bipeds
is the masher, who tries to force his
attentions on girls or young women. A
Westfield, Mass, dentist, II years old,
has had a lesson which he will not be
likely to forget. lie accosted girl skat-
ing at the Barney pond in Springfield
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-02-21

Col Roosevelt, who has always been
an advocate of large families, undoubt
ediy takes pride in the fact that he is
grandfather Of eight children before
ho is 60 years old
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-02-21
Daily Tho1att..

Why not, for an interludc, be LIES
children, instead OF her slaves or her
masters. and let hsr lead Is, the great.
crafty mother. N'i.tner she vill.-John
Cowper Powys.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-02-21
Member of the Associated Press.

The Associated Press is exclusively
entitled to the use for publication OF all
news dispatches credited to II and not
otherwise credited i'm this paper and also
the local news published herein.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-02-21
BROOKLINE.

Mrs. J. A. Sewell of Montague, Mass.
returned to Brattleboro Wednesday
after spending FIVE weeks with hel
cousin. Miss Ellen Ware
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-02-21
THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 81, 1915.

Cheer up. The trout fishing season is
les, than eight weeks away.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-02-21

looked upon in any other light than
that its promoters are a tritie short
sighted and are not acting in q way
that will promote a genuine national
unity.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-02-21

If YOU would avoid he fire keep out
OF the FRYING pam
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-02-21
@I,e Brattlsburo 8rfus,nss

Entered In the postoffice at Brattleboro
as second class matter.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1918-06-07
Giving Time by Telephone Dis
continued.

We are on the trail Of every kind of
interference with efficient telephone SER
vice at the present time, as well as seek
ing for all forms of waste in the telephone
business said Manager Brown when
asked about the discontinuance of the
giving Of time by operators to subscribers
on Monday, June 3. CAS- in all big
business in these war times, we must
make every part of the organization as
efficient as possible, and any usage of the
telephone which in any way impedes the
service for the government or for sub
scrbers must he eliminated.
While the giving of the time OF day to
anyone who has called has been of service
to some Of the public, the practice h Is
grown to such an extent that many Of
the telephone companies in other parts
Of the country as we'll as ourselves
have felt it necessary to discontinue to
give such service. In the New England
Company's territory there have been
100000 calls per day, the bulk of such
calls comming at times when our operat
ing forces find it most difficult to handle
them.
las such a burden is obviously an
avoidable waste, and as so large por-
ton OF those inquiries have become a
habit with many people, as happens in
homes where clocks differ, and particularly
through the desire of children to learn
the time easily we are confident that
our desire to direct all of our energies
toward the furnishing Of effective tele-
phone service will he understood by our
subscribers. Relieved of that burden,
the operators will be better able to serve
all users of the telephone.
Should any subscriber, through long
habit, thoughtlessly ask the operator
for the time after next Monday, the
operator will make this response: am
sorry but it has become necessary to dis
continue giving the time of day. Our
subscribers, therefore, will know that this
is the standardized statement which will
be used by all operators throughout New
England territory, and an operators
refusal should not in any way be consi.
dered as personal discourtesy,"
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1918-06-07
TEAM WORK COUNTS!

caused the Mule to count Ten in COM
putting the Age Of Moth-eaten Octo-
genarian In the Audience. Whereupon
the audience forgot to Hooverize in the
use of Eggs and Vegetables.
But that didn't conclude the Trou-
bles Of the Mule Minders. The Extor-
TONERS began to arrive with their Ac-
counts Due and Payable and the Wage
Farmers In their Efforts to Economic
cut down on Industry's Diet. Industry
began to get groggy on his Pins, and
after two or three performances col
lapsed altogether. Whereupon the Mule
Minders held conference and decided
that Agitator was the only man capa-
Bile of handling the Situation, so they
sent for Him and asked his advice.
1.-THE Mules taking" responded Agi-
tator. "He needs a good Beating"
The Wage-Earncrs applied Agitator's
cure until their Biceps ached, and then
came to the Conclusion that although
Agitator was fancy Swimmer in the
Sea Of Theories, he needed a Pair of
Water Wings when it came to practi-
cal application. There was but one
Alternative left for the Wage-Earners.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1918-06-07
AN EXPERIMENT IN GROUP OWNERSHIP;
OR THE FABLE OF THE PERFORMING MULE

Back in the Dark Ages Of American
Culture, before the French Accent had
found its way to the Farm, and when
the Cabbage Coaxers in our rura,
Districts still pronounced Vaudeville
"vawdavil" instead of "Vodeviel."
there lived a Snowman whose chief
Asset was a performing Mule. The
name Of the Snowman was Wage
Payer and the Source of his Income
was dubbed Industry.
Now it so happened that Wage
Payer had spent a number Of tedious
yea teaching Industry to perform
certain clever Tricks such as would
tend to stimulate the Consumption Of
chewing gum and Peanuts among the
gaping Audiences, and had burned
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1918-06-07

Either they must persuade Wage-Payer
to come back on the job, or starve to
death, SO they pocketed their Pride
and sent hurry call for the former
Chief Of Mysteries.
My Friends" announced Wage-Pay-
er, with his Hand on Industrys pulse,
1.-The Mule suffers from Malnutrit.on.
He is in serious condition, but we
can pull him through If you follow my
advice. Bear ole Thing in mind If you
would manage Industry SO as to get
the Best out Of him: You can't skimp
on his Food"
"But we don't want to manage him
any longer" chorused the Wage-Earn-
ers. that's what we got you back
for. We can wash him and curry him,
and feed him, when we have the Food
to feed him with, but we need some one
to put him through his PAGES and take
care of the Finances"
Moral: You can't shift Scenes and
run the Show at the same Time.-In-
dustrial Conservation, New York.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1918-06-07

calculations were at variance with the
computations made by the Squad Of
Husky Mule Tenders whom Wage
Payer had hired to minister to the
material Needs of Industry. Now,
these Mule Tenders, who were known
as Wage-Earners, had always been
content with the Wages they were get
ting until there appeared in their
Midst Man named AgitatOr, who
never did any Work himself but spent
his valuable Time In spreading the
Doctrine that the Laborer Is Worthy
of his Higher"
And so Agitator took the Muleteers,
or Wage-Earners, to the Box Office and
aroused their Jealousy by pointing ont
to them the gladstone Spectacle of
Wage-Payer raking in the fat Simeol-
cons with his right Hand. They lost
sight of the fact that his South paw
was equally busy rolling out the silver
clinkers to a hungry crowd Of credl-
tors. They only had eyes for the In,
take, and their hitherto substantial
Wages began to assume The proper.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1918-06-07
UNDERSTANDING EACH OTHER.

War surely pulls people together,
and its effects in better understanding
among business men are already 80
plain that If peace comes tomorrow
the new cooperative measures adopt
ed by many of our Industries and
trades the last six months would 20
far toward paying for the enormous
war outlay to date.
All the cooperation now existing
and planned between manufacturers is
recognized by labor to be ineffective
without its whole hearted support, and
every day is strengthening the growth
of a new spirit among American work
ngmen.--Industria Conservation, New
York.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1918-06-07
WHO Is THE EMPLoYER7

Manufacturers, contractors or those
who undertake the production of any,
thing that the market demands are al
most invariably considered the employ
ers. This is erroneous; they are SIM
ply the directors of the industry and
are themselves employees Of those who
desire the product.
These directors engage the services
of other employees-manual workers,
etc.-in behalf of the purchasers of
the product The purchasers are,
therefore, the real employers. The d.
rectors and the workers are actually
fellow caftsmen engaged In a common
servics.-Industria Conservat ton, New
York.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1918-06-07
"Certain Clever Tricks Tending to
Stimulate the Sale Of Chewing
Gum and Peanuts Among the
Gaping Audiences"

countless gallons of Midnight oil
studying the Diseases that Mules are
Heir to 80 that He might keep Indus
try in the best Of Health and Spirits !;
for Industry, like all other Stage Art
lists, possessed Temperament, which
varied with the condition of his Liver.
In return for the Effort He had ex-
pended in Education Of the Mule,
Wage-Payer figured that He was en-
titled to IL Fair Share Of the Income
derived from Industry's Performances,
but 1t appears that his arithmetical
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1918-06-07
Preserving Eggs

During the spring and early summer,
when eggs are abundant and reasonable
in price, attention should be given to
preserving them for winter use Fresh
eggs properly preserved may be kept
to II months in excellent condition
and used with good results.
If satisfactory results are to be obtain.
ed, the eggs should be fresh and clean
and, if possible, infertile. Eggs that
float when placed in the solution are not
fresh and, therefore, can not be preserved.
When an egg is only soled, cloth
dampened with vinegar can be used
to remove such stains. Under no
circumstances should badly soiled eggs
be used for preserving; if put into the
jar while dirty, they will spoil and wash
ing removes a protective coating which
hastens spelling. The poultry specialists
of the Extension Service OF the Univer-
sity Of Vermont and State Agricultural
College suggest the following methods OF
preservation of eggs.
Water-Glass Methods. A good method
for the preservation of eggs is the use
of sodium silicate, or water glass. If
the price of sodium silicate is about 90
cents, eggs may be preserved at a cost
approximately two cent a dozen. 1t is
not desirable to use the water glass
solution a second time.
Use one quart of sodium silicate to
nine quarts of water that has been
boiled and cooled. Place the mixture in a
fve-gallon crock or jar This will be
sufficient to preserve larger numbers of
eggs.
Lime Method. When water glass can
not be obtained, the following method
may be used in its stead Many consider
this method entirely satisfactory, though
instances are known where eggs so pre-
served have tasted slightly of lime.
Dissolve two or three pounds of I'M
slalled lime in five gallons of water that
has previously been boiled and allowed
to cool, and allow the mixture to stand
until the lime settles and the liquid is
clear Place clean, fresh eggs in a clean
earthenware crock or jar and pour
the clear limewater into the vessel until
the eggs are covered. Atleast two inches
solution should coves the top layer of
eggs. Sometimes a pound of salt is
used with the lime, but experience has
shown that in general the lime without
the salt is more satisfactory
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1918-06-07
Danger OF Constipation

Neglected constipation may cause
piles, liberation of the bowels,
appendicitis, nervous prostration,
paralysis. Don't delay treatment.
Best remedy is Foley's Cathartic Tab
lets. Do their work surely, easily,
gently, without injury to stomach
or intestinal lining. Contains
no habit-forming drugs. Fine for
fat folks. John w. Thurston. Adv.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1918-06-07
For Tired Women
With Aching Heads

'"They help me SO much and I find
relief as soon as begin taking your
Foley Kidney Pills" Mrs. Frank P.
Wood, Morrill,, Maine. r. F. D. No. 2.
Sometimes it seems as If you can't
stand the pain across your back. It
is just making your life miserable
and robbing you of all energy and
strength. When iyou are constantly
tired, head always aching, nerves ION
edge" kidney action painful and burn
ing, then is the time to start in at
once on Foley Kidney Pills.
They strengthen the weak, ailing
kidneys, improve their action, enable
them to throw off the poisons that
cause your trouble. Your nerves grow
peaceful, sleep becomes sounder. nerv-
Gus headaches disappear b AS Mrs.
Wood says: 81 find relief as soon as
begin, to take your Foley Kidney
Foley Kidney Pills, for they are
purely medicinal and contain no
harmful drugs.
j. W. RSrON. Druggist
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1918-06-07

reaching over 100. This RAID has
long been expected but the Hun OBJ
ject-create fear and make US cease
sending troops and supplies across
the ocean is defeated. This work
only draws tigher the grip of Ameri-
can effort and makes the final pun
ishment of the Hun more certain,
more severe.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1918-06-07

tons of Ford Runabout in q Field
of Supersixes.
Where do you come in on the gate
Receipts?" asked the cunning Agitator.
10 which the Muleteers responded:
He gets the Dough and we get the
Crumbs"
And so a Delegation Of Wage-Earn-
ers was sent to interview Wage-Payer,
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1918-06-07

increasing Expenses, threw up his
hands and cried In Classic English:
I'm sick of this job, anyway. Take
the old Mule and do what you want
with him. Goodbye, Good Luck, God
Bless Your
Whereupon Wage-Payer tied wet
Towel about his fevered Brow, tele-
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1918-06-07

phoned for nerve Specialist, and
vent to Bed for Rest. Meantime, the
Wage-Earners, somewhat Panicstrick-
en- by the unexpected turn Of Events,
set about putting Industry through his
PAGES for the Matinee Performance,
but never having studied mule Peda.
gogy, they got their Signals mixed and
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1918-06-07
SUBSCRIPTION RATES
Advertising Rates

All display advertising, over three inches for
six months or over r5c per inch per insertion;
Tor less space and time 25c per inch; no charge
less than SI.oo.
Classified advertising SC line first insertion;
each subsequent insertion 212c; no charge less
than 25c; count six words to the line. Reading
notices among locals Ioc line.
Cards of thanks soc. Resolutions aud obit-
uaries 75c and more according to space.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1918-06-07

German U-boats have got in their
work on this side Of the Atlantic
and sunk II American coast line
ships with loss of life probably
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1918-06-07
"Such a Man as 10 Known az an Agita-
tor"

and at the urgent suggestion Of Agi-
tator each Delegate carried knottcd
cudgel to help along the peaceful Proc
ess Of Arbitration. When they pro-
posed that they be given larger Pro-
portion Of the Gross Receipts, Wage
Payer, who had become nettled by the