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The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-01-19

Emperor William s birthday comes
Jan. -, and according to dispatches
from Amsterdam he has requested that
the event be celebrated modestly. The
Hartford Courant very timely suggests
that the birthday may be regarded as 4
time at which the Germans might re
fleet on the various things which the
All Highest has brought upon them dur
ing his reign and, if it does not tempt
them to bring that reign to an end
it should at least incline them to dc
their best to forget the anniversary
/ Scholars may have forgotten the birth
dates of Sehon, King of the Amontes
and Og, the king of Bashan, but boil
have as clear claim to observance a:
! has the Kaiser.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-01-19
Little, Bennlyy'ss
Note Book
By LEE PAPE
The Park Ave. News.
By LEE PAPE


Weather People blaming their colds
Oh it
Big Explosion. There was a fearse
noise all of suddin in Sundey skool
last Sundey, ony being Sam Cross try
ing one of the bloc and wife hand
kedchilfa he got for Krissmas so, ev-
crybodv wood be sure to see it.
Sissety Notes Mr.. Sid Hunt put
his 1.5o0th stamp in his stamp albin
last Taersday AFTERNOON, the ceremon-
les taking place in his parler, Mr.. Ben
ny Potts being raste holder and Mr.. lie
roy Shooster putting the paste on the
stamp. Among those present was Mr.
Artie Alexander, Mr.. Algernin Skinny
Martin, and Mr.. Lew Davis.
Spoarta A waiter drinking contes
took place between Ed Wernick an,
Pubs Simkins last Thersday in Pudse
Iitchin, Pubs winning by drinking
| and a quarter glasses to Ed Wernick
and 3 quarters, Ed Wernick admit
ting his defect but saying he bet no
body in the werld Good beet him at lem
minade drinking contest if sumbod,
would rervide the lemminade.
Pome by Skinny Martin
Sumthing Must Of Broak.
| | had a silver watch,
1t was a Inger SAUL,
And after | dropped it the 9TH tim,
It woodent 90 at all.
If Lew Davis will retern the sent Ii
sed he coodent find wen he helped LIZ
roy Shooster look for it, he will Ter
sunthing to his advantage. (Avvertize
ment.@
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-01-19

there is something I do not know. I
can easily understand you would feel
that way when your brain has practic-
ally gone"
1T hasn't gone" screamed Mr.. Col
den. Listen, listen, listen
He shrieked this in such loud voice
that Mr.. Silver stopped talking.
Il did not say l was a pheasant, nor
did I say I was not one. OF course |
am pheasant"
Then you haven't lost your brains,'
said Mr.. Silver.
No; pray give me your attention,
Mr.. Silver, for moment. | said was
pleasant To be sure it sounds like
pheasant. But I am both those things
l am a pheasant and | am pleasant. ]
do not fight and I get along with other
| birds. And so do you. We are both
| pleasant pheasants."
That's So" said Mr.. Silver.
You don't hurt small birds, mol
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-01-19

by Pauline Worth Hamlin Of The
Nigilantea.)
Twice lately ! have overheard peo-
PIE talking of taings that would de-
light the ear of a German spy and
vet | could tell from the rest OF their
conversation that they were loyal
Americans.
Once on a suburban train | was sit
ting in front CT two women who were
Uniting for the soldiers. They talked
Of their Red Cross, Cantecn and War
Relief work. They were without doubt
true patriots yet one of them said to
the other, in a lowered voice but per
fectly audible, My nephew, who i
a captain at told his mother
--' and the information was
something Of which | could have made
use had been a spy.
Another time on the train / over
heard two men talking. They told
some news that an ambulance driver
/ had brought home from France. This
information, which seemed to them not
to be important struck me as being
highly enhghtening-to much 50 fol
German ears. And SO l say to al
/ loyal Americans take unto your
selves Attorney General Gregory ad
vice to the Germans and when outside
your own four walls, Keep your
mouths SHUT =
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-01-19
TO THE SUBSCRIBERS.

II Is the aim Of the management to
secure efficient service in the delivery of
the paper each night, and it solicits the
cooperation of subscribers to that end.
Prompt reports should be given of each
failure to receive the paper on the morn
ng 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 Sc
cure the desired service
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-01-19

The big problem of the year on the
Vermont farms will be help. At present
we are all occupied with the fuel and
food problems, but both of these will
be with us another year, perhaps in 4
severcr form than now To produce the
food requisite for the nation, all the
United States soldiers and our allies
viii tax all our ingenuity and resources
1t will 90 a long way toward the solu
ton of the problem to have the boys
in their teens, who are not old enough
FOR war service, modified in the spring
J in farm work. They would be largely
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-01-19
NOTICE TO SUBSCRIBERS

Complaints are frequently
received from subscribers Of
the late receipt of copies OF
The Reformer sent through
the United States mails.
After we deliver papers to
the postofhce we have no con-
troll over them, but as an inn
portant step to remedy these
late receipts we suggest that
every delay in transit be i'm
mediately reported to the local
postmaster and to the Post
office Department, Washing
ton, D. c.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-01-19

The Burlington News presents Or
mond Cole Of Burlington as a young old
men entitled to decoration. He is 50
years old and has attended every cor
pOrators meeting of the Winooski Saw
ings bank since the institution was
founded 30 years ago. He is now the
bank 8 president and was for mans
years its treasurer
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-01-19
Perfectly Satisfied.

\ Greenwich man tells of a Connec-
ticut farmer who, after having driven
let Of hogssto Greenwich, sold them
for precisely WAT had been offered him
before he LEFT home You haven t
made mach by bringing your hogs
here remarked the man. q Well. no,
replied the agriculturist, dejectedly, 81
ain I made no money. but then, you
know, he added, his face Frightening,
Il had the company of the hogs on
the way down. Harper S Weekly.
The census bureau of the United
States estimates the average death for
males is So years, for females 400
This basis IS made on all causes.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-01-19

Woodcraft for Women, Katherine
Pinkerton.
Gives practical information to women
on the art of roughing it in the
woods She tells the kind of clothing
to wear, and all about packs and the
cooking utensils necessary. She has
chapters on cooking, padding, hunting
and fishing, the winter woods and camp
courtesy.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-01-19

The Reformer is on sale every evening
by the following news dealers:
Brattleboro. Brattleboro News Co, G.
w. Clcayeland 5 l. Purinton (Estey-
ytlle), Brooks House Pharmacy. Aliens
Depot Newsstand. Mrs D. f. Doyle,
South Main street.
West BrattIeboro, ] L. Stockwell.
East Dummerston, NJ F.. Brown.
Putney, NJ. c. Williams.
NeVfane. y. NJ BatChelder.
Townshend. c. w Cutler.
West Townshend. c. II Grout.
jamaica, j Daggett
South Londonderry, II. Tyler.
South Vernon. f B Rufum
Mortified, Mass, Thompson Bros
West Chesterfield, NJ. H., Mrs. W
Streeter
Hinsdale. ~. H., w H. Lyman.
Bellows Falls. Depot Restaurant.
Windsor. VT. Windsor Restaurant.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-01-19

The Story III the New Testament, +.
J. Goodspced.
The author bases his study on the
modern historical hypothesis. In his
study he traces the movement of life
and thought that lie behind the books
of the New Testament and relate them
TO their historical development. A use
full book for Sunday school teachers.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-01-19
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 in this paper and also
the local news published herein.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-01-19

Low Cost suburban Homes, Richard
aon Wright. Ed.
a most useful book TO any one who
contemplates building home. Howard
Hammill discusses the '.Service Of the
Architect" G. Z. Schcrmerhorn tells
how to 60 about planning your home,
G. H. Ingraham writes on the cost Of
different kinds Of building, and RALPH
Adams Cram had an article on the
"Promise of American House Build
ing - The last half Of the book IS
taken up with illustrations of typical
houses, descriptive notes and plans.
Potential Russia, Richard w Childs
A journalist 5 account of what he
saw and heard in Russia He thinks OF
Russia as regenerated by the War ant
points out to America the wonderful op
! portunities for acquiring new market.
for our manufactures and food stuffs
Perhaps the most interesting chapter
are the ones entitled 1.-The Miraclt
Measure" prohibition and Russia
Better Half" Women.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-01-19

WANTED AT ONCE-An Interpreter
to tell the people what the fuel admin
i5tration means.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-01-19

Our Nation in the Building, Helen
Nicolay
The author tells Us We take our his
tory. too seriously, take it as q meii-
cine rather than a cordial; and that
she has written this little volume IN
cheerful disregard of all the established
rules for history booEs-that it =,
sketchy, that she has cared less 70,
dates than for happenings, that she has
cared great deal for movements ana
currents of feeling; and when forced
to choose between the picturesqucly
typical incidents and constellation.
narrative of dry fact, she has shame
lessiy chosen the picturesque. The re
suit Is a wonderful panorama of thu
history of the United States from I'll,
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-01-19
TO ADVERTISERS.

Transient advertlsIng-Run OF paper,
80 cents an inch for first Insertion; 25
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, 1918-01-19

Every woman in Cologne, Germany,
is forced to work.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-01-19

Revolution to the Civil war, full of in.
spiration and trimming with human
nature.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-01-19

Feeding the Family. Mary Rose
\ complete dietary, useful to the
housewife, to lunch-room directors, and
to the general reader. Separate chap
tiers are devoted 70 the special focd
needs of the different members Of 4
| typical family group-babies, growing
children, adult men and women, aged
persons after which some space is de
voted to a consideration of the food
| problems, related to the family srou!
as a whole, and the following point.
are emphasized-the construction {.
daily menus on a rational basis, III
wise expenditure of money for food
and reasonable control of the amour
and kinds of food consumed. (Adapte
from the Preface
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-01-19
At the Library
Miscellaneous Books.

The Chequered Cruise, Ralph Stock.
Those who read and enjoyed the
I" Confessions of Tenderfoot viii
welcome this entertaining account Of .
years cruise, first from London on an
emigrant steamer to Australia, then in
yacht fixed up and ehristened the
Wanderlust, through the South Sea
Islands. Many and varied were the ad
ventures of this party of four; and on
~ the European war put a stop q
their wanderings, and has prevented j
second cruise in new Wanderlust
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-01-19
Keep Your Mouths Shut.

by Pauline Worth Hamlin Of The
Nigilantea)
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-09-16

regard to its sugar supply lost its
license to deal in sugar Another TO.
Ger who charged eyorhitant prices
kept an irregular set Of books and
sought to court trade by selling bom
without substitutes lost his food adj
mnistration license.
A good deal Of the wohteering en-
gagged in by the occasional dealer here
and there could be checked by Nh,
public. Careful attention to the Qual
ity Of goods purchased, weight ant
general prevailing prices would soor
show the purchaser whether or moi
honest values were received. Where
dishonesty or tendency to pronleer
ing really exists, the purchaser has 9
duty to himself ana to the communlt,
to report It TO the correct authorities
To the credit Of the country as
whole. however, there Il moi SO mucf
unlairness ana dishonesty as we art
inclined to imagine.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-09-16
GIRL OF THE WlNpJaMNER

Few girls have the experience tlat
has fallen to The lot of Dorothy Ar
terson, the fifteen year old daughter
ot the captain OF the fear mastel
bark Daylight With her t-ltr and
her mother she has made many loE-
AGES 20 strange lands ana las sailed
more than 100000 miles aboard tie
big square risser.
She has known the fascination az
the Far East. Of China and Japan tho
willing heat of tropical islands ami
The beauties OF Melbourne and Syj-
uey. The Daylight has c.alleJ The
globe several times. and an one Of
these voyages Dorothy vas IA tho
ships company. Her home = ~ Alb
eruethy in Scotland, but Size has no
desire 10 so back there While new
wonders Of the world are in store for
her
When the Daylight was ia the port
OF New York last loading ease oil for
Shanghai Dorothy told some of her
experiences. The one which she stem-
cd 70 enjoy telling most was ahou,
storm which came up suddenly when
the ship was of the South American
coast bound for New York
"A terrible thing happened d1rirs
this Storm" said she. tAoHza really
she seemed TO think it W. a huge
joke. 1T was at night and | wa
sleeping in the bed With my mother
oh, how the wind blew and whuei
throaeh the rigging, The whole thing
came up suddenly and feraot 70
close the ports, as father told me 10
do.
"Wcll, we had the most dreadful.
flood mother and l. A biz wave cama
crash tip against the side and tons Of
water seemed to come into our cabin
throush the port And then, ker-
smash, another one before could get
the port closed Oh. dear. what
wreck in the cabin-all our tbiass
swimming about, shoes ana clothes
and everything, and the room ankle
deep in water
"HWry Dorothy, and close the port
before another one comes said moth, +
er I did SO and we finally cleaned up
the cabin so that father never knew .
we We're flooded But it was funny see /
ing all those things swimming about I
though The storm was just one Of /
those sudden tropical blows, but 4 I
came up SO suddenly that it blew some !
Of the light sails away"
Dorothy has a lot OF friends n
Shanghi, Yokohama and Kobe. which !
are the ports the Daylight usually .
calls at on her outbound trip A Jap.
anese merchant in Kobe gave her n
very big doll on the last voyage out, !
and a smart little dog. which she has
named Full Both doll and dog re
ceiye the greatest consideration and
care from the captains daushter.-N
Y Sun.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-09-16
the MAKING or
4 FAMOUS
MEDICINE
How Lydia Z. Pinkham's
Vegetable Compound
Is Prepared For
Woman's Use.

4 visit to the laboratory where this
successful remedy is made impresses
even the casual looker-on with the reli-
ability accuracy, skill and cleanliness
which attends the making OF this great
medicine for woman'S ills.
over $50 600 pounds Of various herbs
are used annually and all have 10 be
gathered at the season of the year when
their natural juices and medicinal sue
Stances are at their hest.
The most successful solvents are used
to ez tract the medicinal properties from
these herbs.
Every utensil and tank that comes in
,ontact with the medicine is sterilzed
and as final precaution in cleanliness
the medicine is pasteurizel and sealed
IN sterile bottles.
1t is the wonderful combination Of
roots AMI herbs. together with the
skill and care used IN its preparation
which has made this famous medicine
so successful in the treatment Of
female ills.
The letters from women who have
been restored to health by the use OF
Lydia Z. Pinkham's Vegetable Com
no10i which we are continually pub
fishing attest 20 its virtue.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-09-16
PASSENGER TRAFFIC.

The railroad passenger traffic is un.
satisfactory to a large part of the
travelling public. The railroad admin.
istration recognizes that fact, and is
not at all concerned about it. II might
not be quite fair to say that the ad.
ministration wants the service to be
unsatisfactory; Director NcAdoo in.
sists on travellers being treated court
eously, and on trains being operated
as efficiently as possible. At the
same time the director makes it
plain that the public has misundef.
stood the situation
The government. does not want the
public to travel 1t wants people to
stay at home It has raised railroad
fares not SO much to increase its rev.
enues as to deter travel by making it
expensive It has sought the same
end in eliminating trains,
THE smaller the number Of pas
sengers who travel. explains Mr.. Nc.
Adoo, the greater the number of loco.
motives and cars and the larger the
amount Of track and terminal facil-
tiles that will be freed for essential
troops and war material movements
Among the many patriotic duties Of
the American public at this time is
the duty to refrain from travelling nm
necessarily. Every man, woman and
child who can avoid using passengei
trains should do so
Carrying soldiers is far more i'm
portant than carrying civilians, Nov
ing freight is more important thar
moving people. We arc urged to tran
sact distant business by mail or wire
avoid railroad pleasure trips anC
spend our travel money for Libert,
Bonds. II is good and necessary ad
vice.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-09-16
UNPRoFiTABLE TO PROFlrEER

Prohteering is not wholly safe
Indulgence The public that thinks
itself greatly imposed on may be
cheered by the fact that things might
be great deal worse, and that the
government really is on the Job in
keeping prodteering down to a fairly
hopeful minimum.
There are instances OF retail or
wholesale dealers who have overstep.
ped the boundaries Of food and price
regulations and attempted career
of unjust prodteering In nearly ey.
cry case they have early been over
taken by jusice.
Recently two Philadelphia concerns
lost their licenses because they violat
ed food rules A restaurant keeper
whose patriotism did not extend to
The management Of his eating house
was denied the privilege of purchas
ing licensed commodities. A grocery
concern that made false statements 10
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-09-16
FIND GROUND sLOTHS kc
LARGE AS STREET CARS
Bones Of Animals are Discovered In
Asphalt Beds near City of Los
Angeles, California

In tho asphaIt beds Of Rancho La
Rrea Mace eipbt miles from Los An.
eeIes Cal there have heen discover.
ed the homes Of ground sloths which
lived oOo 600 wears aoo and we're a.
hig ae the modorn street car accord
ing to a renort Homer piu tavider.
mist of the University If Iowa has
nrena rod nm tho irvostiga,io, ba n,ado
at Rancho Ia prea ,bis summer
These mighty nrahis,ori, animals r.
alive TODAY could or nol,irg thair noeos
into tho second sfory wfndows ~ orr
houses with case Mr. Dtu daclaros
In addition to tho Ground slotb tho
fossils If otbar ovtfnct animal. oro
found Amone them arc snoci,nan. n
tbo oroo+ s,hro.tootb t,sar rho o.,
cav,tions tavo bronght - ,i,ht o1sn
tho stoloton IF q buna, he,rs ,rhis
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-09-16
Dig!

IT is seldom that men discover rich
mines without digging. Nature com
monty lodges her treasures and jewels
in rocky ground. If the matter be
kaotty and tba sense lie deep, they
must stop and buckle TO it, and stick
upon it with lahor and thought and
close contemplation, and not leave it
until they have mastered the difficulty
and got possession Of the TRUTH
Locke.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-09-16

Electric fans have been designed
10 keep the rollers Of printing presses
cool or TO yentilate press rooms when
the presses are not running.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-09-16
Spasmodic Sermon.

No matter how anxious Il girl may
be- Ia get married quietly she'll find
that ii can't be- done without ceremony.
indianapolis Star.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-09-16

lie man or woman afflicted with
4 oackachc, swollen muscles, stiff
joints, rheumatic pains Or other symptom
OF kidney trouble is entitled to sympathy
and should have help.
Nature gives early warning OF kidney
trouble by puidness under eyes, spots
before the eyes, dry mouth, biIiousncss,
weakness and pale, waxy, dry skin.
II is unwise to neglect the slightest
symptom Of kidney trouble, Giye the kidneys
the help they are r1'.-G f1r.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-09-16

Total ............... 12S
The following Illinois men are in.
Guided on the list
Killed in Action
SGT Zygmond ulOzak. Kaukakee.
Died Of wounds
Liet Raymond Preston. Chicago.
Joseph Spicuzza, Chicago
Frank August Blasky. Chicago.
lssaC / Erwin, NATION.
Wounded, Degree undetermined
WIN. Chester Hoeue keW9ale.
Henry Hess Jr.. Anna
Missing in Action
Emil Geraeu. Troy.
Rudolph j. Jasper, YcncIy.
Frank .Machuies, Chicago.
George NJ Wti-aud, Redbud.
L. ), WILL BAT cmtWypp
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-09-16

The person who applies himself to
work finds it easier when 1t becomes
necessary 10 apply Tor WofA.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-09-16

The great difficulty in trying to rid
a man Of wrong ideas is that lie 10
certain that he is right.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-09-16
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The Free 1rader-Journal may be
found at the sews depots OF Wheeler
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Cigar Store.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-09-16

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Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-09-16

Entered as second class matter Nov
90, 1916. at the postoffice at Ottawa
ILL.,, under the Act of Oct 3, 1917.