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The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-02-26
WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 90, 1919
PRESIDENT WILSON'S SPEECH.

When the historian or critic has
completed his study of the public ad-
dresses of President Wilson we believe
he will pronounce the address deliv-
cred in Boston Monday afternoon his
greatest. More than that it will be
placed among the greatest speeches of
American statesmen. Washington s
farewell address (written but not spok
en- and Abraham Lineoln's speech at
Gettysburg have had the distinction of
being the greatest American efforts, but
we think history will place President
Wilson S speech at Boston in the same
class. Washington spoke valedietory
full of good advice TO those who were
to follow him, Wilson sounded battle
cry for q great struggle to which he
is personally committed Lincoln
pleaded for nation, Wilson for a
world.
One element of greatness in the
speech was the appeal to the moral
force of the. nation. Traditions were
ignored that the duty and opportunity
of the present should be made the
more prominent. Glories of the past
were not rehearsea that his fighting ap-
peal might fill the minds of the Amer
lean people. In these respects the
speech was masterful and his appeal
given its greatest force. In this direct
appeal to the morals of Americans the
! President placed himself far above the
| ihrusts of his critics Their wailings
about traditions and past policies can,
not disturb or defeat his transeendant
purpose.
That speech will marshal the Ameri.
can people 10 IN organized defense OF
of the world : humanity 1t will give
the thrill of life to the greatest move
ment the world has ever known. 1t will
make America stronger than ever be
fore. 1t viii increase the love and re
spect of the powerful nations of Eu
rope. for the republic that Washington
made, Lincoln saved and Wilson
launched into international influence
and power His scheme cannot b,
stopped and every American who be
lieves in Justice, honor and usefulness
will respond to the appeal and aid ii
its accomplishment
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-02-26
A Cheshire County Candidate.
{Reenc, n. H., Sentinel.

The announcement the Councillor
Windsor III. Goodnow of this city may
be n candidate for the nomination of
the Republican party for governor will
be well received through this section of
the state. Mr.. Goodnow has not said
that he will run, but neither has he de-
clared that he will not Therefore. il
may Re assumed that he is possible
candidate
lie has had rich business experience
that should make his candidacy popu-
lar, and he has had sufficient experience
in the workings of the machinery of the
stale to- enable him to fill the chair of
the chief executive well. Added to this
he Is most affable and courteous gem
tier. an
1t u.s. too early now to expect the vot-
ers 10 take sides in the gubernatoriaI
campaign to-be, but Cheshire county is
glad to have candidate and especially
one like Mr.. Goodnow.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-02-26
From Here and There.

The Roman signal for battle was the
unfurling of a red flag
An Indiana bee-keeper has succeeded in
breeding race of stingless bees
1t takes II hours for the contents OF
very high clouds to reach the earth.
1t takes the constant labor OF $4,000
people to make matches for the world
In Portugal the ability to read and
write is one of the requirements for vot-
ers
Jamaica is said to contain about 500
species of ferns, or one-sixth of the ferns
of the whole world.
Bombay averages more than - inches
of rain a year and gets most OF it within
four or FIVE months.
The largest gsld coin in circulation is
the gold loot OF AMMAN, a fiat round
piece worth about 1919.
4 horned owl. measuring six feet from
tip TO tip of wings, was shot recently
near Crystal City, Man
In proportion to its population Swift
zerland spends more on poor relief than
does any other country.
Men and women who work among Law
ender, gathering it or distilling it, seldom
have neuralgia or nervous headache
Chicago has Norwegian population
larger than that of any Norwegian city
except Bergen and Christiania about 30,
900.
Corrections made recently in maps oil
Greenland have shown il to be about
10000 square miles larger than formerly
believed
The volcano Aso-san, in southern Japan
has the biggest crater known. 1t is II
miles across one way and between 10 and
II the other.
A field marshal OF the British army
never retires, but remains on the active
list and draws full pay until the day
of his death.
| As carrier of bubonic plague and 9th
er diseases, the rat is charged with tn,
loss of more human lives than all tn,
wars OF history
The cotton handkerchiefs supplied t,
French soldiers have printed upon then
a number of precepts TO be observed OF
the march and during a campaign.
1t has been found possible by aviator
to use magnetic compasses by mounting
them on horsehair cushions, which count
eraet the vibrations of aeroplanes
! The word magnet" is derived from tn
name of the city of Magnesia, in Ash
Minor, where the properties of the lode
stone are said to have been discovered.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-02-26
Small-Bore Statesmen.
Barre Times. J

William Howard Taft, former presi-
dent of the United States, shows that
he is q patriot first and far removed
from mere politician, when he chides
those senators of his own party who
are critieizing President Wilson with
out offering a single bit of constructive
craftsmanship TO take the place of that
which they are striving 10 tear down
In these days when many Republican
politicians are trying to advance the
interests of party, Taft is unwilling 10
follow the leadership of that sort in
his own party and makes no bones of
publicly eondemning members of the
senate who stoop to such small stan
dards of craftsmanship. lie holds that
it is all right TO criticize President Will
son when there is something that ought
to be criticized in the executives ac-
tion.s In the medntime it is the patri-
otic thing to do to support Wilson when
his purposes are obviously above re-
proaeh.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-02-26
T oday's Events

Fifteen years ago today occurred the
great fire in Rochester, " Y, which des-
troyed property in the business section
tc the value of $3,200,00o.
Increase of minimum weights in long
list of commodities will be discussed at
a conference of the Western Freight 1raf-
fic committee in Chicago today.
Prominent speakers are on the program
of the annual convention of the Virginia
State Sunday School association, which
will be in session today at Lynchburg..
Chairman Vance C. Mccormick mas
called meeting of the Democratic Ma
tional committee for Washington today TO
receive his resignation and elect his sue
cessor.
Eighteen men and women scientists and
ator of birds at the Bronx 200, are TO
sail from New York today to explore
jungles in South America.
President Wilson has invited the mem
bers Of the foreign relations committee oil
the senate and the foreign affairs com
mite. of the house to dine with him al
| the White House this evening and discuss
the league of nations agreement.
As the official inauguration in the
Northwest of the 800, 100000 campaign
OF the Methodist centenary, Spokane vii
hold a world program conference today
and tomorrow to be participated in b,
many church leaders of national promi
hence.
The bankers plans for 1919 in the mat
ter of dealing with agricultural problems
are to be shaped at conference in Wash
ington today of the agricultural commits
sion of the American Bankers associa
ton, the agricultural committees of 4
state bankers associations, and represent
atives of various branches of the fedora
government
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-02-26
Today's Anniversaries.

lSl5-Napoleon I. made his escape from
Elba, accompanied by members of
his old guard who had accompanied
him into exile.
lS44-Iiorace II. Lurton, associate justice
of the Supreme Court of the United
States. horn at Newport. Ky Died
at Atlantic City, n. j., July 2,l9l4
1852 Thomas Moore, celebrated Irish po.
ct. died. Born in Dublin, May %,
1879.
1860 Both houses Of the United States
congress passed the Fifteenth
Amendment resolution.
S7l-Preliminaries Of peace between
France and Germany signed at Yer
sailIes
1909 Richard J. Calling, inventor Of the
Gatling gun, died in New York city
Born at Hartford, n c., Sept. -,
1873
i9l5-French and British fleets continued
hombardment OF the Dardanelles
forts
l9l6-ltalians began evacuation of Duraz
20 after covering withdrawal of Bal
kan allies
1917 President Wilson asked congress for
authority TO arm American mef.
chant ships.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-02-26
Fish Lives in Block of Ice.

In the conservatory of an upper part
of New York hospital there was a
large glass jar in which was large
specimen of the goldfish. One morning
the caretaker found the jar broken and
the water frozen to soldity, the fish,
Of course, being rs rigid as lee The
lump of ice was taken away and
thrown into an old rubbish barrel,
where it remained several weeks. One
March day the sun was unusually
strong and it split the cylinder OF -icc,
and what was the establishment OF tho
caretaker to see the tail of the fish
wriggling out of a part of the broken
block. The actual freezing had not
killed the fish, which was removed to
another tank where it swan about as
if nothing had befallen tx.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-02-26

Ih' Randolph Herald and News is
the FIRST Vermont paper to oppose the
payment of drafted men by the state
the same as volunteers. 1t says the
law Of 1917 provided pay for volunteers
only and the general understanding at
that lime was the drafted men would
not receive state pay. Whether UNI
der the circumstances and considering
that this comes in the way of an uneX-
pectcd bounty, it continues, Yer
mont is justified in expanding a million
dollars which must be raised by n di-
rect tax to pay these drafted men is
open to serious question, both from
pul4ic policy and fairness. It would
be more in keeping with the fitness of
things to extend the monthly pay of
volunteers for the full period of their
service, and at the very least this
should be done il the drafted men are
TO be paid at all. = There is food FOR
thought in this suggestion before the
senate passes the bill that has been
passed by the house and sent to it for
action.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-02-26
Trim the Non Essentials.
bennington Banner. }

instead of a committee to investi-
gate state expenses, a good fighting
committee of strong arm senators and
representatives ought to visit several
OF inc departments of our state govern
ment and trim off the on-essentials for
when the state pays hundreds of dol
lars biennially. A few of the state de-
partments need more money, while some
are not spending wisely all that they re-
eelve 1t is not right, however. to
jump to conclusions. Blunders often
cost than mere extravaganza.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-02-26
Little Benny's
Note Book
By LEE PAPE

lestldday morning some men bilt
booth on Broad street and yestidday af
tlrnoon red cross nurse all dressed UP
like one got In it and started to hand
out cards to people going past telling them
to join the red cross, and me and Skinny
Martin stood watching her vile, and
Skinny sed, G, wouldent it be all rite
If a accident happened to happin rite now
and We could see her do some ferst ade
werk?
G, wouldent it, tho, ony | don't hardly
think one Will, | sed
Well. you never can tell wen a accidints
going to happin, or elts there wouldent
be so meny, sed Skinny WITCH jest then
we saw Pubs Simkinses sissy cuzzin Per
sey coming, and l sed, G gosh, maybe we
can make accidint out OF Persey some
how.
Gosh, G, sed Skinny. And wen Perse,
| came up Skinny sed, Do you wunt Il
get in a good game, Persey? and Persey
| sed, Wat? and Skinny sed, Wy, its
sintch for you, me and Benny do all thu
| werk, all you do is stand there and u
. win each hit you kracks on the Jaw
till you fall over unconshiss and thei
the red cross nurse viii come running on
and do some ferst ade werk on you.
| That wouldent be eny fun for me, set
Persey
But think Of the ixpeerients, sed Skinny
| That's wat I'm thinking of, sed Persey
and / sed, Come ahed, 60 on, Persey,
you don't wunt to wait till you're uncon
shiss you can fall over eny time you &c
tired, she wont know the diffrents.
| | got to 20 a errind sed Persey An,
he wawked away so quick that httl
bit more he would OF bin running, an
me and Skinny Martin waited littl
vile longer, TO see if accidint woul
happin by itself, witch none did.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-02-26

The Reformer Is on sale every evening by
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House Pharmacy, Aliens Depot Newsstand.
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The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-02-26

British Columbia in London, born at Bow
manville, Ont, SO years ago today.
Thomas W Lawson, Boston finaneier of
"frenzied finance" fame, born at Charles
town, Mass, 81 years ago today.
Grover Cleveland Alexander, one of the
best known of professional baseball pitch
ers, born at st. Paul, Neb., 81 years ago
today.
George NJ. Rommel, chief of the animal
husbandry division of the u. $. Depart
inent of Agriculture, born at Mt. Pleas.
ant, Iowa, 43 years ago toda
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-02-26
Quite Useless.

The clergyman was engaged in that
Improbable occupation of giving adj
vice 10 the woman who had just paint
ed her husband in very dark colors.
Suppose you were TO try TO heap
Goals of fire upon his head he sug-
gested
'Twouldn i do no good she re-
turned. eve just thrown 4 lighted
lamp ut him several times. but he was
just as bads- next day. New York
Times.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-02-26

''The North Adams Herald says you
might as well take the opener off your
key ring after July l.''-Brattleboro
Reformer. Ours was also a prestolite
wrench and its use for that purpose
went long ago. Now the darned thing S
not even good for n toothpick. Twas
cute, too, but then it hurt to sit on it
and it wore ont our trousers.-keene
Sentinel.
Every little cloud has lis silver lin
ing
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-02-26
A Bad Practice.
(St. Adams Messinger.)

There is n custom growing up at
Mon.pelicr that should be stopped at
oH.c namely, the occupying of seats
on the floor of the house of represen-
tatives by those who have. no right to
occupy the same. Women and boys are
said to be Slipping into vacant seats
as spectators of what is going on. The
rules al the house are so strict that q
member cannot speak except from his
own seat IT never was contemplated
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-02-26
TO THE SUBSCRIBERS.

1t 10 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 morning following the omission, in
person, by telephone postal card thus en-
abling the cause of the error to be promptly
and accurately discovered and the proper rem
edy Immediately applied. 1t is only by this
method that the publisher can secure the de-
sired service.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-02-26

selves under the plan of the govern
ment to dispose of unused lands TO dis
charged men. The small number of
such inquiries would seem to indicate
that retaining unused lands as a life
work does not appeal to the large ma
jority of discharged men.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-02-26

that outsiders should sit with the body
of representatives. 1t is a bad prac-
tice, and does not lend to the dignity
that should properly be attached to
that body. The way to correct it is to
correct it at once and not let an evil
precedent be established. If the house
is not jealous of its own proper dignity
and prerogatives the time will soon
come when no one else viii be-
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-02-26

One trophy of the war which viii
soon be appropriately placed is one of
the German long-range guns which
shelled Paris at intervals during the
last few months of the war and which
is now on its way TO that city.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-02-26

1t is stated that tambourines, which
have been used by the Salvation Army
for more than 80 years in gathering
funds, are 20 be abandoned. There is
no doubt that the tambourine methods
OF this very worthy institution de-
tracted from its dignity
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-02-26
To ADVERTISERS

Transient advertising-Run of paper, 50 cents
an inch for FIRST insertion, rs cents an inch
for each subsequent insertion. Limited space
first page at double rates.
Space rates on application.
Classified advertisements-Five cents line
first insertion with 50 per cent discount fol
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, 1919-02-26

But Mr. Polar Bear said. You may
laugh all you like. but you can't help
but admit that this cold wave is fair
TO me, for when others We're enjoying
warmth I was most uncomfortable
Now I'm perfectly happy. It's my
turn. it is"
II guess its your turn all right. and
no one else's." said Miss Fox. for this
weather must be like your North Pole"
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-02-26

AT the landing of President Wilson
at Boston Monday one Band played
"Smiles while others played = Hail
to the Chief, both being selected no
doubt as being music suitable to the
occasion.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-02-26

Music is now being administered
for all forms of war neurosis Surely
this form of cure is preferable to drugs
and plasters of former days" says the
Rutland News. Our idea would be that
it would all depend ON the music. A
good porous plaster would be much
more soothing than some we have heard.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-02-26
Oldest Artesian Well.

The oldest artesIan well in Europe
ia found at Lillers, France From is
mouth water has flowed uninterrupted
iy for. over $50 years.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-02-26

Senator Owen, who has been much
stirred up over the conditions at Brest
is now appealing for steps to be taken
to purify the atmosphere of the senate
chamber There is no doubt that at
times, it needs purifying.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-02-26

News of the ship loaded with food
for Brest which had TO be sunk at the
pier 10 save it from being entirely de-
stroyed reminds one of pre-armistice
days.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-02-26

The militant suffragists who were ar
rested in Boston Monday staged their
demonstration, it is said, as. a means
for getting arrested From this view
point it was great success.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-02-26

ExCrown Prince Rupprecht OF Ba-
varia is sought hy the police as the
head Of a monarchist conspiracy There
is difference of but one syllable he
tween monarehist and anarchist.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-02-26
The Passing of John Barleycorn.

We shall be potionless,
Parching and oceanless,
j. p. lies motionless,
Still.
When he eapitulates
As the law stipulates,
Each man manipulates
sStill.
So though aridity
Comes with avidity,
Sans all humidity,
Still
New York Sun.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-02-26

The fremen of Barre showed their
mettle when they handled successfully
a fire and ball the same evening. Al
though the fire delayed the program of
the ball somewhat, it was lucky thing
for their gala attire that it came first
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-02-26

Il mean, said
Mr.. Polar Bear,
I'D like a lot of
cold. But / have
70 say IL that way
for the sake of
The rhyme. We
poetry writer's and
r h Y M e writer's
have TO be very
unselfsh and let
the rhymes have
things their own
way"
The zoo animals
all lau G h e d
In their growing
w1a-.a 1so
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-02-26


wv h q is the
trouble?" asked
Master Brow II
Bear.
wv ell. during
this terrialy cold
weather which We
have been having
lately I've really
felt cold. and ]
don't like TO feel
cold"
What do you
like 20 feel:" ask
ed Master Brown
Bear,
II like TO feel
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-02-26


The time" said Miss Fox. Il don't like
to feel too warm or too cold. / don't
like to feel tired and | don't like TO
feel sick. / don't like TO feel a pain
and l don't like to feel hungry. l like
TO feel warm but not too warm, cool
but not too cool. like to feel strong
and well and hungry-with food ready
for me.
i like to feel all right all of the
time-that's all! Do you blame me?
Don't you think I'm sensible? But of
course I'm nervous creature so |
don't always feel all these nice things
But I'd like to, l would"
You're much like everyone" said
Master Brown Bear.
Then everyone is very sensible"
said Miss Fox.
Nothing like being satisfied with
yourself" growled Master Brown Bear.
Its good thing to be that way
| said Miss Fox. But / am not alto
gether satisfied with myself these days.
because / am too cold"
That's too bad" said Master Brown
Bear.
Yes" said Miss Fox, ''the weather
the past few days has been unusual.
ever since | came TO the zoo-and new
er while / was free did / know such
weather as we have had the past few
| days"
oh" growled Master Brown Bear,
that's the way folks talk. They grum-
BILE of the heat in the summer and of
| the cold In the winter. and they never
remember any winter as being as cold
as the present one and they never re-
member any summer as being as warm
as the one they're going through with.
They like to be neither hot nor cold.
but all right-comfortable always
You mustn't become a weather grum-
hler. Miss Fox"
well" said Miss Fox, as she look
ed at Master Brown Bear from her
i 700 cage, haven't / heard you com
4 plain just lately?'
Yes" said Master Brown Bear. 81
have. In fact think we all have Just
Il little. Even the ones with good warm
coats have decided that their, coats
weren't quite as warm as they thought.
We've decided the furs weren't as
warm as they used TO be and vet we
get our furs from our own special fur
shops which can't be beaten By any
one.
These last few days have been nm
usual. They have been too cold for
all of US, even though we Ike the
cold"
i That's So" agreed the other animals
ia the zoo house
Its not so, at ALL" said Mr.. Polar
Bear. who had just poked his head into
4 the door of his inside home TO get some
food which he saw there.
What do you mean, Mr.. Polar
!, Bear:' the others all asked. AREN'T
: you too colds''
You insult me. Animals of the zoo.
you insult me-" said Mr.. Polar Bear.
: 1T is never too cold for me, never, oh
no. neyeri i love this cold, and while
all of you think your fur coats aren't
so warm as they used to be am say
Ing 10 the winter and the snow and the
ice:
. A freezing day and night,
Give me much delight.
] suffered when twas hot
Now give me coda lot