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The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-08-19
Little Benny's
Note Book
BY LEE PAPE

Pop finished eating his dizzert at suppir
last mite, being wobbly gelatin and easy
to finish, and he went out in the ward
and pritty soon he called, Come out heer,
foxes, | wunt to show youNsumthing. come
out heer
WITCH me and ma and my sister Glad
dis went out, and pop was standing in
the corner pointing down at some funny
looking green things sticking up, saying,
There, sweet peez, / planted them my
self more than munth ago and this is
the ferst sine OF them. | suppose / plant
ca them so deep its taken them all this
Time to come up.
| wy Willyum, how can You be so silly.
.hats not sweet peez, sed ma, o Willyum,
nee hee hee. ''ii'
wat IS It, then, o high and mitey SUI
perIor inteleck? sed non
wen, its not sweet peez, sed ma. And
my sister Gladdis sed Sweet neez. + sbood
say not, those redickiliss looking things
sweet peez, nee hee hee, wat a deer
1here Is no more dizmal site on the
lace OF the erth than wimmin iafiing
WITHOUT SHOWING wat they're laffino ahout
sea pop, L planted sweet nee seedS IN
that very spot and heers the result tbat
wood be enuff evidents for me even Il T
dident know how sweet peez look won
icy grow. wieh do. They look Exactly
like that
WITCH jest then Mr.. Jones stuck his he'd
over the tents frnm his yard. saying. sum
!; thing seems to be funny over heer. NAV
, | share in the genrel hilarity.
Mr.. Potts insists that these funny oh.
jecks are sweet peez, hee hee hee, sed ma
Hee hee hee, sed Gladdis
Haw haw haw. sed Mr.. Jones'
Laff on, ignorants is bliss, sed pop.
G, pop, maybe that onion had sumthinp
to do with it, sed.
Nobody sed enything about eny onion
; sed pop, and I sed, Well, / found one
) that looked ike it mite grow, and this
, corner looked like a pritty good place 70,
it, so / planted it heer.
DO YOU see that gate2 sed pop. and
sed. Yes sir. and pop sed, well disapeel
through it quick.
WITCH | did, herring everybody laffint
like everything all except pop.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-08-19
History Making Day by Day.
(Claremont. n. H.. Eagle

(Claremont, n. H., Eagle.)
In practically every town of New
Hampshire some competent person is
acting as war historian Their purpose
is to collect and keep all data in re-
gard to each towns citizens who en-
ter the military or naval service for
the United States. Following. the call
of young man to the colors, the his
torlan arranges a running account of
the salient features of his service The
result will be at the end of the war
that each towns part in the conflict
may be accurately stated, and the war
history of the state be prepared with
small loss of time and great increase
IN accuracy. This public service is
undertaken without thought of com
pensation-another way in which GER
tain persons may do their share of war
work. Their work will be of value in
proportion as they get complete person
al records, and this will be governed
largely by the degree of cooperation
which families of boys cover there /,
offer, as personal lettesr home will be
of quite as much value in the MARIA
tive as brief official notes from Wash
ington. The entire work of this nature
is under charge of Prof. R. w. Hus-
band, who as state historian carries
large responsibility, and which the
pubic knows will be efficiently dis
charged
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-08-19
MONDAY, AUGUST, 10, 1918.
THE EASTERN FRONT.

There S q lot of encouraging signs in
war development from the side of the
entente allies. That the eastern front
will be reconstructed in the spring and
that crippled Germany will be forced
to fight from both sides of her worn
and hungry land is a growing belief.
The various anti Bolshevik parties
seem to be gathering together for the
purpose of defense. The Czecho- Slo-
walks are admitted by the Berlin Tage-
blatt to have increased from 1000 to
10000 and to be getting daily rein
foreements of Siberians, Cossacks and
counter-revolutionists. As the Tage-
blatt is naturally not anxious to ad-
vertise enemy strength its figures may
be taken as extremely conservative.
A Moscow despatch reports that
japanese advance troops are in touch
with the Czecho- Slovaks. British troops
which landed at Vladivostok have pro-
ceeded to the Usuri river front, and
are being welcomed by Czeeho-Slovaks
and natives both.
The party of the Social Revolution,
trying to take Jaroslav, met defeat,
but not before the Red Guard had suf-
fered severe losses. The town was f.
nally turned over to the Germans-an
open acknowledgment of the eonnec-
tion between Hun and Bolsheviki.
Lenine and Trotsky are said to be on
the run. The Social Revolutionary
party, which is becoming pro-ally and
will welcome the allied troops, is gain
ing power everywhere. Moscow and
Petrograd are expected to fall in line
with it soon.
Germany is manifestly worried by
the new developments, and Justly so for
the Russian people are beginning to
find Germany out. And up to date,
every country which has come to any
true knowledge of Germany's purpose
and methods has fallen swiftly into
the allied line. excepting Holland and
Switzerland, of course They hold of
because they know too well what hap
pens to children at the hands of the
Hun in power. Nobody would be sur
prised to see them come in at the finish
when they think it is safe.
With the strength of the Czecho-Slo
vaks, the organizing power of the Jap
anese, the moral and military support
of the western allies, and the awaken
ing consciousness of the Russian people
working together, Germany may wei
lie awake with anxiety over the East.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-08-19

Don't swap your bonds is slogan
worth shouting from the house tops
Once bought they should be kept. Not
only are they gilt-edged securities but
they represent your bit in supporting
Uncle Sam. And yet there is one course
more foolish than selling bonds. That
is to listen to the smooth mouthed
strangers who offer to take Liberty
bonds in exchange for the superior
stocks that they offer. OF course, if
their securities were really superior,
they would not exchange. They are
not out for love. They are today find
ing new victims in the people who have
begun investing. The offer great bar
gains in wildcat stocks and for these
investments are willing to accept Lib
erty bonds.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-08-19

strong. You have been the delicate
one Of the family, and so / have
watched over you and looked after
you, and let your lessons go.
Now you are strong again and you
must learn the lessons. 1t has been
strange that you have not been at all
curious to learn, for most bunny rab-
bits are very, very curious. In fact,
many rabbits get into a great deal of
trouble because they are so curious.
u well remember some of my
scrapes because / was very curious as
young lady rabbit" And Mother
Rabbit dropped her ears, and thought
for some time of her girlhood days,
her pranks and games and her escapes
from danger.
wont you tell me some of your
scrapes as young rabbit" asked
Baby Bunny.
He still chung to the name because
he had been named that when he was
tiny and delicate, and names are so
apt to stick to one, and one so easily
gets quite used to ones own name.
WELL" said Mother Rabbit, "the
lessons must be learned"
II will learn them twice as fast and
will study twice as hard, If you will
tell me some stories now," begged the
Baby Bunny.
Perhaps l can teach you some les
sons by telling you Of my scrapes,"
said Mother Rabbit, half to Baby
Bunny and half to herself.
Perhaps" said Baby Bunny, In his
eagerness to hear the stories. And to
himself he thought, as most rabbits
will think, and as many other crea-
lures and people will think.
Il win listen politely, but of course
[ don't have to pay any attention.
Things nowadays aren't like they were
In her rabbit days."
And while the Mother Rabbit knew
that Baby Bunny would only half heed
her lessons she was hoping so hard
that he would heed them enough to
keep out of danger.
Il know he won't take everything
| as say it," Mother Rabbit said to her.
self, but | hope I can make him I'M
derstand many things. For though he
| has to find out a great deal for him
self. and has to make mistakes, still
| can warn him of so many, many dan
gers, and can tell him the one great
lesson which all rabbits must learn
| and believe and remember-that the
orier bushes are their great, great
| friends.
1.-THE brier roses" she said aloud to
Baby Bunny. "once saved my life.
| was In clover field. and to be in
clover field, for rabbit, is to be in
| the finest place imaginable" Baby
| Bunny wiggled his little nose. He
| understood this lesson
I'm fact" Mother Rabbit continued,
people have heard and seen so well
how much rabbit loves being in a
clover field, that they have a saying
about being in clover. meaning that it
Is quite the most perfect thing In the
world
well, / was having a splendid time
when In the distance I saw q fox. Now
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-08-19
Vermont Wheat, Beef and Pork.
(Rutland Herald.


1t is already estimated that some of the
New England wheat fields will yield 40
bushels to the acre. With the grain sell
ing at 1928 or more this means a hand
some profit to the grower. Wheat Is
easily grown and harvested and it is not
crop like tobacco which brings immense
returns under right conditions, but which
is always a gamble -Brattleboro Reformer,
Particularly should the Connecticut val
ley be excellent territory for paying wheat
crops. 1t is, in the first place, one OF
the most fertile valleys in the state. 1t
is Of extreme width and has high aver
age of sunlight A valley that will grow
Connecticut tobacco under most condi-
tons ought to be world-beater when it
comes to raising wheat.
The same thing applies to the Otter
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-08-19

There is little doubt that the new
draft bill will become a law within
week and that the age limits will be
1915. This will add about $4,000 900
to the number of registrants and will
make certain an army of 5000. 900
Some features of the proposed law
show how closely the interests of both
the individual and the country are be
ing considered. 1t provides that men
under 81, either volunteer or draft
shall be entitled to two years of school
ing at approved institutions after the
war, at government expense. This will
affect thousands of boys who throw
aside their college or other courses to
serve with the colors. The other amend
ment concerns workers excused from
military duty on account of their labor.
II they leave their work except for
sickness they will at once become sub
ject to the draft. The effect of ,nis
VIII BE 10 discourage strikes and to
stabilize production, thus beneftting
the country. The new law will com
mend itself to all Americans. What
others think is of no consequence.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-08-19

Thee Reformer is on sale every evening by
the following news dealers:
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s. L. Purinton (Esteyvile),
Brooks House Pharmacy, Aliens Depot News
stand, Louis Semeraro, South Main Street.
West Brattleboro, J. L. Stockwell.
East Dummerston, NJ. E. Brown.
Putney, NJ. G. Williams.
Newfane, N. M. Batchelder
Townshend, c. w. Cutler.
West Townshend, c. H. Grout.
Jamaica, R. j. Daggett.
South Londonderry, F. III. Tyler
South Vernon, z. B. Buffum.
Mortified, Mass, Thompson Bros.
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Hinsdale, N. H., w. H. Lyman.
Greenfield, Mass, Greenfield News Co.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-08-19
In Seeking Beauty.

Girls are natural beauty lovers.A The
thought girls give to their dress land
the pride they take In whatever is
pretty and becoming proves that. But
the girl who loves beauty must be
careful not to put higher estimate
on the beauty Of bright eyes than on
that OLA sweet soul. Do not value the
sheen Of silk above the charm of kind
~ speech. In seeking beauty, do mot
lose sight tof the beauty which stthe
highest Of all.-Girls Con panion.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-08-19

Percy Clement, the stormy petrol of
Vermont politics, who has twice made
a run for governorship, thinks the wa
ter is fine and is plunging in again.
Whatever we may think of Mr. Clement
personally we must all admit that he
is man true to convictions and is not
afraid. He will add spice to the cam
paign and his entry will not be to the
advantage of Charles H. Darling
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-08-19
Flour at Rate of
$40 per Barrel

We have received a car of
Old-Fashioned Low Grade
Flour in 140-lb. sacks. We
are selling it to merchants at
a price that will enable them
to retail this at the rate of
$1,000 per barrel, or about
$3.50 per barrel less than the
higher grades. Of course,
this Low Grade Flour re-
quires the same amount of
substitutes. A year ago we
were selling many cars of
Old-Fashioned Low Grade
Flour for human consump-
ton.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-08-19
The Reason.

Oh, them Germans are a'fightin'
Cause the Kaiser says they must;
Never let up on their scrappin'
Till the Allies bite the dust.
For says he: Just keep it going
I'LL the foe is backward hurled;
You have got to win this scrimmage
So that | can rule the world
And it's now a cinch to finish.
For the French have lost their fight
And the British are a'dyin'
BY the thousands, just from fright.
As for this you hear of Yankees
Let 1t pass without a thought
For they couldn't lick a skeeter-
lis all bluff and tommyrot. !"
So they're keepin' on a'serappin',
Tryin' hard to win or bust,
And they think they'll lick the allies
Cause the Kaiser said they must.
But them allies don't just banker
For a lickin' very bad,
And the way the Kaiser's talkin'
Sort of gets them feeling mad
Yes. they're getting up their dander.
And are httin' back like sin,
And before the Kaiser knows it
They'll be gettin' to Berlin.
And them Yankees, just like skeeters,
COIN to poster him like fun,
Keeping right on with their bitin'
Till they get him on the run
And we folks at home won't grumble
But will do our very best,
just to keep the allies gon'
Till the Kaiser's laid at rest
Wen just pull our belts up tighter.
Work ike sin and not complain,
Till we see the Kaiser's finish
And the rule of peace again.
So. old Kaiser, keep on BLOWN,
You may brag. and you may shout,
But them allies sure viii git you
If you don't watch out.
Brattleboro, Vt. c. II. G.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-08-19

won't you take walk with me? Let
me join YOU
Il was, about to be emendously
battered, when 1 saw a cruel. fearful
look In his eyes. / ran; oh, how I
ran-like only rabbit can run. And
for safety | went behind the brier
pushes, for Mr.. Fox couldn't get
through their bristles, and they let me
underneath. For generations and
generations they have been our
friends
And Baby Bunny knew that it was
rue, and promised he would never
forget the story and lesson told in
onei
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-08-19
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Subscription Receipts

The Reformer has discontinued
the practice Of acknowledging re-
mittances by postcard receipts,
and asks its mail subscribers to
depend upon the labels on their
papers for this information. If
the date on the label on your pa
per is not changed on the second
issue after your remittance is made
kindly notify this office of its
amount and the date 1t was sent.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-08-19

The death of Senator Gallinger
leaves New Hampshire without repre-
sentation in the upper branch of con
gress, as Senator. Hollis is abroad on
some mysterious diplomatic mission. 1t
will be incumbent upon Gov. Reyes to
appoint senator who will serve until
the general election in November. Nat
urally he viii not appoint any of the
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-08-19
Cowardly.


Undoubtedly if he were up and do
ing, Candidate Frank E. Howe would
ask no quarter from those who oppose
him, but to accuse sick man of being
pro-German in his sympathies in these
days of rightcously inflamed public SEN
timent seems bit too much like jump
ing on a fellow when he is down.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-08-19

cnild, you must
learn all the les
sons every bunny
must know"
"Your brothers
and your sisters
h a We lie arm e d
many of their les
sons already. They
were brighter than
you. They were
eager to learn.
But then it has
not b e e n you r
fault, for you have
~n~a~ -,
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-08-19
TO ADVERTISERS.

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an inch for first insertion, Is cents an inch
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Space rates on application.
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first insertion with 50 per cent discount for
each subsequent insertion without change Of
copy.
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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, 1918-08-19

you KNOW Mr.. Fox
Is a very sly old
fellow. He pre-
tends to be very
friendly, but as an
act Of friendship
he would eat us
for his supper /,
~ didn't think
he was nearly so
bad as I had been
told he was.
HE called to
me, Hello, Miss
Rabbit for I was
a young lady rab-
bit In those days.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-08-19
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The Associated Press is exclusively en-
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credited in this paper and also the local news
published herein.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-08-19

There is a private cemetery in the cor
ner of every heart where fond hopes are
inferred.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-08-19
DADCY5[V[N|NG|
[A|RY TALE
BABY RuNNY's LESSON.
s. hAlN QAuA|1eQyeR

Nov Baby Bunny" said the Mother
Rabbit to her little black and white
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1918-06-21
The MAKING OF
A FAMOUS
MEDICINE
How Lydia E. Pinkham's
Vegetable Compound
Is Prepared For
Woman's Use.

A 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 to be
gathered at the season Of the year when
their natural juices and medicinal sub
stances are at their best.
The most successful solvents are used
to extract the medicinal properties from
these herbs.
Every utensil and tank that comes in
contact with the medicine is sterilized
and as final precaution in cleanliness
the medicine is pasteurized and sealed
in sterile bottles.
1t Is the wonderful combination of
roots and herbs, together with the
skill and care used in its preparation
which has made this famous medicine
10 successful in the treatment of
female ills,
The letters from women who have
been restored to health by the use of
Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Com
pound which we are continually pub
fishing attest to It's virtue.
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1918-06-21
The Doctor Away from Home
When Most Needed.

People are often disappointed to find
that their family physician is away
from home when thew most need his
services. Diseases like pain in the
stomach and.bowels, collie and diarrhoes
require prompt treatment, and have in
many instances proven fatal before
medicine could be procured or physician
summoned. The right way is to keep
at hand bottle of Chmberlains' Collie
and Diarahoea Remedy. No physician
can prescribe better medicine for these
diseases. By having it in the house
you escape much pain and suffering
and all risk. Buy it now; it may save
life. adv IL
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1918-06-21

For SALE-25 bushels Lookout
Mountain Irish potatoes for seed. So pei
bushel. C. W. Reeves. Oakland. 7-2l
The Gabeshiwin Camp Fire Girls
are enjoying camp at Joyner's Camp
Ground this week. Twenty girls, with
their guardian, Mrs. c. A. Harper
left Somerville at five O'Clock Tuesday
morning and liked to the Camp Ground,
walking the distance in three hours.
This is the first time they have left
Somerville on camp, altho they have
enjoyed several hikes. MIRA. Harper
organized the Gabeshiwin Camp last
March with twelve charter members.
which has now increased to twenty
The girls expect to derive much benefit
both spiritually and physically, from
the organizationssnd the lessons taught
in patriotism, loyalty. obedience etc.
are valuable.
Judge Roberts is the .undoubted choice
of majority of lhe.peoplefOr governor,
and we say this without any purpose to
disparsge the character or worth of the
other two candidates. The people Of
the State have somehow made up their
minds that Judge Roberts is the man,
and the holding of tprimary at a cost
of $3.50, 900 to enable Mr.. Peay and Mr..
Shropshire to find out that fact, would
be SO costly a piece Of folly that it is
inconceivable that either of these
gentlemen should consent to it. they
should, they must, find way to settle
the issue between them without the
formality of this senseless and costly
primary the welfare of the State and
the effective prosecution of the Nations
war aims requiring it. Let's carry out
the Presidents request and adjourn
politics" until after the war; Chatta-
nooga Times adv. 1t
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1918-06-21
TRY I'll SUBSTITUTE
FOR NASTY. CALOMEL
Starts your liver without max
ing you sick and can not
salivate.

Every druggist in town-your drug,
gist and everybody's druggist has NO.
ticed q great fallinE-off in the sale oe
calomel. They all give the same rea.
SON. Dodson's Liver Tone 10 taking its
place.
Calomsl Is dangerous and people
know It. while Dodson's Liver Tone IN
perfectly safe and gives better re-
Suits" said prominent local druggist.
Dodson's Liver Tone is personally
guaranteed BY every druggist whS,
sells It A large bottle costs 80 centa.
and II il fails to give easy relief In
every case Of liver sluggishness and
constipation. you have only to ask for
Tour money back
Dodson's Liver Tone 10 Q pleasant
tasting, purely vegetable remedy,
harmless to both children and adults.
Take spoonful at night and wake up
feeling fine; no biliousness, sick head
ache, acid stomach or consipated bow.
els, It doesn't grippe or cause neon
venience all the next day like violent
calomel. Take q dose Of calomA TO
day and tomorrow you will feel weak.
sick and nauseated. Don't lose days.
work. sTake Dodson's Liver Tone In
stead and feel fine. full ot vigor enc,
ambition.