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The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-02-20
YOU CAN'T FIND ANY
DANDRUFF, AND HAIR
STOPS COMING OUT
Save your hair! Make IL thick. vavy.
glossy and beautiful at
once.

Try as You will, after an applica-
ton OF Danderine, you cannot find a
single trace of dandruff or falling hair
and your scalp will not itch. but what
VIII please you most will be after a
few weeks use, when you see new
hair, fine and downy at frst-yes-
but really new hair-growing all over
the scalp.
A little Danderine Immediately don.
bles the beauty of your hair. No diff
ference how dull, faded, brittle and
scraggy, just moisten a cloth with Dan
derine and carefully draw it through
your hair, taking one small strand at a
time. The effect is immediate and
amazing-your hair will be light. fluff
~ and wavy, and have an appearance
of abundance; an incompatible lustre
softness and luxuriance, the beauty and
simmer of true hair health.
Get a small bottle of Knowlton :
Danderine from any drug store or toll
ct counter, and prove that your haii
IS as pretty and soft as any-that
i has been neglected or injured BY
careless treatment. A small trial bottle
will double the beauty of your hair
Adv.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-02-20
Feary Saw Ahead.
Portland Press

About two years ago the Portland
Rotary club had as its speaker one day
Rear Admiral Robert f. Peary, the dis
coverer of the North Pole. Admiral
Peary s theme was the important fac
tor the airplane was proving itself to
be in the war in Europe and the need
OF the United States taking some steps
to develop its airplane service He sug-
gcsted the adyis2bility of establishing
a system of airplane coast patrols to
protect us from sudden attacks, and to
build up an aeronautic service which
would be of use to our army and navy
i'll time of war as well as in time of
peace. Peary S suggestion, endorsed bv
many business men who subscribed lib
orally to establish one such station
somewhere in this vicinity, aroused
many other men of vision throughout
the country, but owing to a lack of in
terest in the project in Washington
little headway was made along the line
proposed
Within a few weeks-perhaps few
days-Germany is going to make a des
perate drive somewhere along the west
ern front in France. There is nothing
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-02-20
Little Benny's
Note Book
By LEE PAPE

festidday after suppir me and Sid
Hunt and Pubs Simkins made up a con
test to see witch one Good get up the
erliest in the morning, Sid taking
gerls hare ribbin out of his pockit and
climbing up and tying it to tho top
of the lam post, saying, There YOU are,
whoever gets up ferst can cline up and
take II down for proof.
Wich we all sed we bet we wood be
the one. and last mite wen | went to
bed sed to pop, Pop, will you call me
as soon as you get up tomorro morn
ing, its very important.
Wy, yes, Ill call you, but that's as
mulch as | can promise, sed pop. Meen-
ing he dident bleeve ! wood get up,
and this morning | weak up dreaming
was in the middle of the ocean in
the middle Of a barril in the middle
of fearse storm. and here it was pop
shaking me, saying, Its way after s
Q clock, do you wunt TO be late for
akool?
And | quick jumped out of bed, saw
ing Aw, G, pop, | thawt You sed YOU
wood call ne the minnit YOU got up.
did sag 50, and watts more, | did
so, | called you at leeSt times begin
ming an hour and q half ago, and You
ansered me politely each time, sed pop.
And he went down to the of1iss and [
quick hurried up and got dressed and
had my breakfast, witch by that time
| II was neerly 9 clock and l had to
| run like enything TO be in time for
skool, catching up to other fellows
running jest as hard, and who was thew
but Sid Hunt and Pubs Sinlkins, me
thinking, G, they did the same thing
| did, as soon as skool leeves out Ill
! quick run and cline up and take the
ribbin down, and III win after all
Both of them proberly thinking the
same thing, because vile | was running
| bike enythin@ after skool had left out
| cawt up to other fellows running
jest as hard, and who was they but
Sid Hunt and Pubs Simkins, and we all
got to the lam post at the same time
and here there was TO ribbon on it.
q, wares the ribbon? ! sed
Hay, wares the ribbon? sed Sid Hunt
| q, hay. wares the ribbon sed Pubs
Simkins
Wieh Maud Jonsin was }. standing
there, and she sed, 0, did YOU BOYS
put that up there, Sid Hunts sister
saw 1T up there and sed it was hers and
she got Sam Cross to cline up and get
| It for her.
Aw heck, wat do you say we have
another contest for tomorro morning
sed Sid Hunt.
Me and Pubs both saying it was toe
mulch trubbel.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-02-20

which can prevent this It is bound
to come and the world awaits the out
come of Il with great anxiety One of
the clements which will contribute to
the final outcome Of what threatens to
be the world S greatest battle is the
airplane. If Germany controls the air
and she is building thousands and
thousands of airplanes to do 1.-THE
chances of her success will be multi
piled many fold. Ii the allies control
the air-as they will seek to do-then
Germany s army, being deprived Of
eyes, will not be able to achieve great
success.
The United States has been looked b.
by the allies to swell the number of
air fighters by many thousand before
this German offensive takes place
While II is useless to express regrets
| they do no good and will benefit US not
| a particle now-had we taken up the
idea of Admiral Peary when it was
! first made and started in training aero
I nauts and building air craft we SHOULD
! today be better prepared TO help ON
/ allies in France than we will be wher
/ the German attack begins. a gooJ
.
! of infantry iii modern battle. We, ar,
/ finding it difficult to equip and train
our troops and transport them acros;
the Atlantic fast enough to be Of mucl
immediate aervice-hut we could hav,
/ supplied hundreds and thousands of air
| planes which would have counted TO
4 great deal.
OF course, as it is. we shall have
some air fighters ready for the Ger
man drive when it comes, but judging
from what the military experts of Eng
land and France are now saying, tAc
number which we viii be able to pu
into the fight will be much smalle
than they had hoped for when thC
| United States entered the war. On
failure in this respect comes because
we paid little attention to the men o.
vision WHO urged the development Of
aeronautics long before we became in
VOWED iii the war-and II IS largely
our own fault "a people that we ar,
now about to pay for the mistak,
which has been made.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-02-20
Uncle Sam AS & Life Insurance Agent.
(New York World. J

(New York World.)
Uncle Sam does everything on a
large scale, yet there is still room for
wonder at the sudden development of
the government as the world s greatest
lifc-insurancc institution. Within three
months war-risk policies amounting to
$3,2s8, lS2 500 have been written under
the soldiers and sailors Insurance
law, and il IS estimated that by April
II, when the provision for voluntary
Insurance expires, the amount Will
reach $4,000, 100000. The figures corn
pare with the 50 ,500,oo 900 total o.
New York s largest private company.
This IS a record to make ordinary
life-in'urance agents green with envy.
What volume Of commissions is herc
lost to deserving solicitors and merely
turned back into the national treasury.
Other ucuonal features are the cheap
ness Of government insurance, which
is furnished al . rate of S. per $1,000,
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-02-20

Lewis Allen Browne makes sharp
point III The Forum in his article on
what businesses are essential At the
time Of his writing there were 100
steamers in New York harbor waiting
to clear, but could not owing to lack
of coal Since then matters have i'm
proved, as everyone knows. At the
same time, he continued, there were,
within a 10-minute auto ride of
those ships, scores Of plants that were
using tons upon tons of fuel a week
fuel that would enable these boats to
get away and come back again-and
these plants were turning out what
Glass beads, celluloid picture frames
artificial flowers, bird cages, satin
dancing pumps, ukeleles, etc. Is it alb
solutely necessary that we have 81
satin dancing pumps, celluloid picture
frames, new bird cages and ukeleles
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-02-20

We are spending more money every
day for war expenses than any other
nation, but let US be thankful that we
have more to spend. The war capita
earnings of the United States today
are four times greater than the per
capita cost of war. That is, for every
dollar spent for the war Americans
earn four dollars. +. c. O'Meara, a
member of the National war savings
committee says that in England the
cost of the war is a cents per capita
and the earnings per capita, 20 cents
per day. In France the earnings per
day are 81 cents per capita and the
war expenditures 80 cents. In Ger
many the per capita earnings are Il
cents per day and the per capita wal
expenditures, 10 cents.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-02-20
Railroads Down at the Heel.
iNow York World. J

1t IS now well understood that tho
shortage il coal has been due to a short
age "A railroad transportation. It il
equally well understood that the short
ages IN food supplies at various points
and Of iron and steel and other mate
rails III war construction have been
due to the same thing But it Is no.
so well understood that the shortage in
railroad transportation has been due
rather TO lack of the usual facilities
than TO 2 wholly abnormal amount Of
tonnage To be carried.
Commissioner McChord S report to
Director General McAdoo shows that
the normal capacity of the roads To
carry freight in the eastern district
had broken Down before the govern
ment took over the properties in late
December. Cara out of order were
slde-tracked instead Of being put under
repair at once. Thousands OF these
ears have been counted at junction
points. Injured or disabled loeomo.
tive have been allowed to accumulate
in the same wa.
The eastern freight-train movement.
says Mr.. McChord. has been reduced
TO rate Of eight miles an hour, OF
only twothirds Of normal, and faulty
| engines are q cause as well as the Sc
we're weather
There are those who are charging
| dcllberation against the railroad execu
tIves in letting their rolling plant run
| down and 60 to seed in this wholesale
fashion. We DO not believe il. but
gust what has been the matter2
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-02-20
10 TIE SUBSCRIBERS.

1t is the aim of the management to
secure efficient service in the delivery Of
the paper each night, and it solicits the
cO-opera ton of subscribers to that end
Prompt reports should he given of each
failure to receive the paper on the morn
ing following the omission, in person,
b. telephone or postal card, thus enabling
the cause of the error to be promptly
and accurately discovered and the proper
remedy Immediately applied II is only
by this method that the publisher can
secure the desired service.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-02-20

Miss Bernice futile, a graduate of
Smith college. is a candidate for elec-
ton to the school board in Rutland.
As assistant to her father in the man
agemcnt of the affairs of the TuttIe
company Miss futile has demonstrated
that she has exceptional capacity in
business. Many of our school boards
would be helped by the addition of q
woman member. Women as a rule are
closer in touch with teachers and stu.
dents than men and are better in
formed regarding modern methods OF
educational training.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-02-20

and the system Of monthly payments
OF premiums.
The current reports of regular life
companies, showing both increased
business and decreased mortality
rate, indicate that the government s
venture in their field has not material
ly interfered with them. The great
thing, OF course, is the institution of a
comprehensive and scientific system of
military insurance in place of hap
hazard and irregular plan for pensions.
And certainly the speedy creation of
a bureau adequate to handle this vast
additional business reveals elastic proc
esses Of financing, and refutes, in this
ease at least, any suggestion that the
government is not "functioning prop
erlv under the strain of the war
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-02-20

According to the Berkshire Eagle, a
travelling man who sells newspaper sup
plies declares there has been Is sus-
pensions and consultations among the
newspapers of New England in 1917
and there has been no new newspaper
enterprise started in the district since
August, 1916. The Eagle offers the ex-
PLANTATION that: THE reason is the
inability of publishers to pass on all
the added cost of production to the
public. The retail price of newspapers
seems to be fixed for the present and
when it comes to the advertising re
ceipts, advertisers will spend only
about 50 much for it and 20 without
after certain line is passed. We have
too many newspapers and it is the ones
that are not up to standard that are
falling out for the most part. Wheth
or we are in for a period of fewer but
better newspapers remains to be seen
but il is evident enough that the pub
fishing business viii not enlarge unit
the war is over or cost of newspaper
production gets nearer normal condi
tons -
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-02-20
BREAIkS,Qa C0IDN
FEW HOURS-TRY 1T!
First dose of Pape's Cold COMPOUND
relieves all grippe
misery.
Don t stay stuffed-upi

Don stay stuffed-up,
Quit blowing and snuffing A dose
of "Pape's Cold Compound" taken
every two hours until three doses are
taken will end grippe misery and break
up severe cold either in the head.
chest, body or limbs.
1t promptly opens clogged-up nos
trlls and air passages; stops nasty dis
charge or nose running; relieves sick
headache, dizziness, feverishness, sore
throat, sneezing, soreness and stiffness.
Pape's Cold Compound" is the
quickest, surest relief known and NAV
be had at all drug stores. 1t acts
without assistance, tastes nice, asd
causes no inconvenience. Don't accept
substitute.-Advt.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-02-20

Rudyard Kipling says that nine
teuths of the atrocities that the Ger.
mans have committed since the war be
gan have not been published. Probably
he is right, but we have been made
familiar with an astonishing list, and
we need credit not more than one
tenth of what has been published tC
establish such a condemnation of Ger
man morals and German methods as t,
compel the rest of the nations to fgh'
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-02-20

The Reformer is on sale every evening
by the following news dealers:
8rattleboro, Brattleboro News Co.. c,
w Cleaveland, S. l. Purinton (Estey-
yilie). Brooks House Pharmacy, Aliens
Depot Newsstand. Mrs. d. F. Doyle,
South Main Street.
West 5rattleboro, ]. L. Stockweu
East Dummerston, NJ. E. Brown.
Putney, NJ G. Williams.
Newfane, N NJ. Batchelder.
Townshend. G. w. Cutler
West Townshend, c. II. Grout.
jamaica, r. J. Daggett
South Londonderry, r. II Tyler
South Vernon, e. b. Buffum
Mortified, Mass, Thompson Bros.
West Chesterfield, NJ. H., Mrs. w
Streeter.
Hinsdale, N. r., w a. Lyman
Bellows Falls, Depot Restaurant
Windsor, VT, Windsor Restaurant
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-02-20
Vermont's Record.
burlington News }

Vermont again stands in the fore
front Of the New England states in
patriotic endeavor in the announce
ment that voluntary enlistments in the
army have been so many, no more men
will be called from this state to com
plete the first draft quota
New Hampshire must furnish more
Maine 2l, Rhode Island 81, Connecticut
more than 1000 and Massachusetts
more than 1000
ISLANDERS ON Vermont 5 patriotism
and war service continue to be refuted
hy cold figures.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-02-20

The Smith college seniors have set
a good example to other educational
institutions by voting to abandon com
meneemcnt festivities. The 1tep was
taken as an economic measure in a war
time emergency. II viii not be advis-
able to eliminate commencement in
public schools but the celebrations this
year ought to be conducted in every
ease with the economy idea in mind
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-02-20
NOTICE TO SUBSCRIBERS
Complaints are FREQUENTLY

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 postoffice we have no con-
troll over them, but as an i'm
portant step to remedy these
late receipts we suggest that
every delay in transit be inn
mediately reported to the local
postmaster and to the Post
office Department, Washing
ton, D. c.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-02-20
WEDNESDAY,, FEBRUARY 20, 1918.

st. Adams has wisely decided Ito
nominate fusion ticket for city of
fccrs containing the names of both Re
publicans and Democrats There ism t
a single valid reason for bringing poll
ties into local affairs in town or small
city. Brattleboro has always followed
the rule of uon-partisanship in home
affairs.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-02-20
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count for each subsequent insertion
without change of copy.
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The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-02-20


and Cheerful "Ah, you're not
altogether cor
rect" said a strange voice, and from
a little distance off the rhinoceros
was talking.
'Why not?" roared the tiger.
Because you're not the only fish
in the sea- said the rhinoceros.
Have you gone mad, utterly and
completely mad?' asked the tiger
"rm not a fish, never was hsh'
and I never will be fish. | wouldn
live in the water when ] can i've IN
the forests. / wouldn't be so fool
ish and watery-eyed and slippery. An,
mo. l wouldn't be anything but tiger,
a wild and wonderful animal WIN
great piercing eyes and deep roar
and beautiful skin.
"And too" the tiger continued, Il
don't see why You talk about the
sea.
I'm not interested in the OCEAN.
don't care to 20 in it. ! wouldn't be
the only fish In the sea for anything.
OF course I'm not the only fish in the
sea, but why do YOU say 1t as II II
We're something quite sad:"
Its a great joke" said the rhinoce-
ros laughing. which made his face
look little more ugly than usual.
whats a great joke?" growled the
tiger.
II didn't mean that you wanted TO
be a fish or that you were fish, or
| that you could be fish,
"Then why did you talk about
fishes?" asked the tiger. They don't
! interest me-"
Because" said the rhinoceros,
there is an expression or saying that
runs like this-Youre not the only
fish in the sea-"
The saying runs exclaimed the
| tiger. How can All expression or a
| saying run? How can il. forsooth?
Yes, how can it? We can run, but
words can't"s
you are so particular" said the
rhinoceros 81 suppose for you
should have said that the saying went
like this, slo,fidRt II" .95.i
YES" agreed the tiger.
"Well." continued the rhinoceros. az
means that folks and animals shouldn't
become conceited. They shouldn't
think they were the only creatures
anywhere-if they happened TO be
fishes they shouldn't think they were
the only ones in the sea-if tigers
the only ones in the forests, if PEG
pie, the only ones in the world.
"And so, I don't like it when 70,
brag and boast and call yourself tn,
widest and most dangerous Of ami
mails"
And what objection have you to N.
boasting?" asked the tiger.
Because I'm almost as treacherou
and dangerous myself. / have heart
of some of my relations who became
quite gentle and friendly, but all tn
same we're pretty famous for beini
wild and dangerous.
Yes, I've heard many q person say
the two widest, most treacherous 0
animals are the rhinoceros and tn
tiger"
well, I congratulate you, then,
said the tiger, "if you can come int
my wild class"
/, "You should say" the rhinoceros NJ
: swered, that it's compliment fo
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-02-20

Three cadets at West Point have
been dismissed for hazing. 1t is a poor
cause in which to risk and lose a ca
reer in these times when opportunity
to serve one > country and win a name
and promotion are fairly thrust upon
every young man in the national acad-
cmics. But it is perhaps fortunate for
the army to he rid of potential DULLES
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-02-20

pOOpiC ia We SdiN .
$ The tiger is
the most danger
Gus of animals.
You can't trust q
tiger. They're all
wild, wild, wild =
And at the third
cry of wild
the tiger roared
for all he was
worth.
"Ah, you're not
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-02-20

to be happy and cheerful and sing
and chirp for its the spring time-the
beautiful springtime."
But as the bird flew off again, for he
didn't care to be near such wild ami
mails, Mr.. Rhinoceros said:
"What a queer little creature that
bird was to talk Of singing and chirp-
ing"
"Ah," said the tiger, poor little
thing He doesn't know the JOY Of be-
Ing wild" But the little bird was
happy, for he got SO much more fun
out Of life from singing than if he
roared and growled.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-02-20

Among the Burmese the possession Of
white elephant stands as a sign of uni
veraal sovereignty Every Burmese King
longs for the capture OF such treasure
during his reign as a token that his row
atty is recognized by the unseen powers.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-02-20
Member of the Associated Press.

The Associated Press Is exclusively
entitled to the use for publication Of all
news dispatches credited to il and not
otherwise credited in this paper and also
the local news published herein.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-02-20

you TO be in my
class"
And from the
top of the rhi-
noceros' cage in
the zoo came the
sound of chirp-
ing. chirping.
"Who are you?"
asked the rhi-
noceroS.
I'm Mr.. Chip
ping Sparrow. I've
come to tell you
two creatures that
you shouldn't
boast about being
wild and cruel
it's so foolish. Try
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-02-20

this war to a finish, that the world
may be rid of the detestable German
military system forever.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-02-20
DADDyEV[N[l(
ARY TALL Ell
TIGER AND RHiNOcEROS.
~ MARY RAHA0 BONNER

"Tm the widest animal In the
world" said the tiger. For years
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-02-20
Too Much.

Two boys at the movies saw tragic
picture play, and one Of them was
overcome He took cut lis handker-
chief and wept and sobbed.
'Why, Bill. we're blubherin" said
the other boy.
well" sobbed Bill, Il like TO see
a person show little feelin'."
"Feeiin'." said IN" first boy Feel
ms Ill right. q ye dor need to
wash your face It."
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-02-20

A woman of few words usually has the
reiteration habit.