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The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-04-17

"a q j
bawt new 10 sent pencil and all it needs
is point to make it perfeckly useful
pencil, sed pop. And he took it out of
his pockit and handed it to me, saying,
Bizzy men have no use for pencil with
out point or point without q pencil,
in union there is strength.
Yes sir, [ sed And | started to sharp
en- it, being long sidney yello pencil with
a red rubber on the other end in case OF
mistakes. And | started to sharpen it
with the pen nife, the blade being SO dull
you had to feel twice to find out which
wasent the sharp side, and after | had
bin sharpening it about minnits the pen
ell started to look changed, being Jest as
yello but ony about half as long, on &C
count of me having to press down SO hard
that the point kepp on breaking off every
time it got big enuff to.
G., thawt. And | sed to pop, Would
ent you drather have a shoart pencil than
a long one, pop2
Q well, / don't keen them very long,
| joak, sed pop. And | kepp on trying to
| sharpen it, and pritty soon it was SO
| small nobody wouldent of reckonized il
| if it hadent of bin still yello, and all
| of srlddin pop sed, Hah, Ill make mem
orandum of that, Benny, wares that pen
ell?
| Heer it is, / sed. And / handed it to
| him, having a point on it at last but no,
having hardly enything elts exsept the
rubber, pop saying, Wares the one ! gave
you to sharpen?
| That's it, l sed, and pop sed, The docs,
| it is, and I sed, Yes sir, you can tell by
/ the rubber. WITCH pop jest looked at it
saying, My noble long 10 sent pencil, how
you have changed.
WITCH it had, and pop made me clean VI
the shavings and told me the next time
wunt to sharpen pencil for him t.
kindly don't
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-04-17
Fitting Representatives.
Rutland News.l

The Barre Times observes that Vermont
ought to be adequately represented on the
occasion next week of the welcome home
of the Doth division, the New England
troops, and this is putting it just right.
The Rutland morning paper suggests that
Vermont will be SO represented by Colonel
III. T. johnson, adjutant general, and
Lieutenant Robert Clement, son of the
governor, lieutenant in the ordnance
corps, and others. But these men have
not been overseas. To The Rutland News
the most adequate and acceptable repre-
sentation would be made up of a delega-
ton including such men Lieutenant
Colonel B. S. Hyland of Rutland, Cap
tain E. w Gibson of Brattleboro, Captain
C. NJ Barber of Barre, all of whom did
magnifcently effective work in organizing
the Vermont regiment of volunteers and
all of whom have returned from overseas
service. An official delegation made up
at least in part of officers who have seen
actual service over there would be most
fitting and proper.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-04-17
In the Days News.

Forty-fve years old today is Clarence
H. Mackay of New York city, who, as
president of one of the large telegraph
companies, has incurred the displeasure
of the postmaster general in the latter's
plans for the governmental operation of
the telegraph lines. Mr. Mackay inherit
ed his vast wealth from his father, John W.
Mackay, a multi-millionaire mine owner.
The younger Mackay has been a generous
patron of the opera and the new the
atreH projects in New York city, and he
showed his patriotism, several years ago,
by standing sponsor for and acting as
treasurer of the association which bought
the farm, in Kentucky, on which Abraham
Lincoln was born, and also secured the
cabin in which the future President lived.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-04-17
Today's Anniversaries.

179O-Benjamin Franklin, the famous phil
osopher and statesman, died in Phil
adelphia. Born in Boston, Jan II,
l706.
179i-The Russians were expelled from
Warsaw by the Poles
1S30-The navigation of the Black sea was
opened to American vessels.
lS56-Quebec was made the seat of govern
ment of the Province
1S7l-Versailles army captured Chateau
de Brem from the Communists.
lS79-Two hundred men and boys killed in
a mine explosion at Mons, Belgium.
l9l5-Nienna declared the Russian drive
in the Carpathians had been
checked.
l9l6-Austrians assaults repealed by the
Italians at Monte Cello and by the
Russians in Galicia.
l9l7-First shot fired between United
States and Germany in submarine
attack on L. S. destroyer Smith.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-04-17

lightful, and wonderful.
1T means a great DEAL" said the
jumping spider.
Naturally" said the caterpillar,
tits a great word Well, as / was
saying, spring is the beautiful time of
the year when the flowers burst into
bloom, the buds open, the leaves begin
tc appear, butterflies and chrysalis
creatures follow. All, the spring is
wondrous."
well, neither of US think much of
the winter" said the jumping spider,
for both of US sleep in the winter.
l got all ready for my sleep last au-
tumn.'
$50 did l." said the caterpillar II
fuss a good deal. before am all ready.
l have to see that l am safe and Sc
cure, from other creatures who might
disturb my winters nap. / do some
interesting things. you know"
Tell me about them." said the jump
ing spider politely.
81 belong to the family Of caterpil-
| lars which weaves its own chrysalis
cases out of hairs and wool from it's
| summer coats. Some Of the families
| find some silk which they have grown
within themselves which they use"
Sounds very strange to me-" said
the jumping spider.
TT does sound strange" said the cat
erpillar, 'but it is true"
Il am glad to hear about you," said
the jumping spider.
Il have told you about myself, and
now I must nap a little longer before
l get up and get ready for the beau
tiful spring. / am not quite, quite
! awake yet, but / have begun to stir
/ and soon, very soon. ! will be very,
very wide awake.
/ But just before l take one little
nap more, won't you tell me about
yourself, Jumping Spider, for | am
sure you must be interesting? In fact
1 know you are interesting. And 1
4 would like to hear your story before
we both leave each other entirely.
"It is strange that we should have
chosen our winter home so near each
other. Hurry and tell your story, for
see you are really wide awake"
And why wouldn't l be pretty wide
awake with all the eyes have?" asked
the jumping spider.
"All the eyes?" repeated the cater
pillar.
YES" said the jumping spider. my
. name and the fact that | can jump
amounts to very little when you think
Of my eyes"
81 will think of your eyes. but tell
, me more about them SO i can think
more" said the caterpillar.
81 have been in this closely woven
tent" said the jumping spider, "as
| Il.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-04-17

The Reformer is on sale every evening by
the following news dealers:
Brattleboro, Brattleboro News Co., c. w.
Cleveland, s. L. Purinton (Esteyville), Brooks
House Pharmacy, Aliens Depot News stand,
George J. Bower. Riverview street Fort
Dummer district.
West Brattleboro, ]. L Stockweli.
East Dummerston, NJ. E. Brown.
Putney, NJ. G. Williams.
Newfane, N. M. Batchelder.
Townshend, c. w. Cutler.
West Townshend, C. II. Grout.
Jamaica, r. J. Daggett.
South Londonderry, F. II. Tyler.
South Vernon, f. B. Buffum.
Northfeld, Mass, Thompson Bros.
West Chesterfield, N. h, Mrs. w. Streeter.
Einsdale, N. H, w. II. Lyman.
Greenfield, Mass, Greenfield News Co.
THURSDAY. APRIL IL. 1919.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-04-17
Today's Birthdays.

Maggie Teyte, celebrated prima donna,
born in Wolverhampton, England, % years
ago today
Ray Stannard Baker, well known author
and editor, born at Lansing, Mich, 49
years ago today.
William Il. Day, associate Justice of the
supreme court of the United States, born
at Ravenna, O., 20 years ago today.
DR. Charles Fl. Parkhurst, eminent New
York clergyman and reformer, born at
Framinghan, Mass, II years ago today.
Willis Van Devanter, associate justice
of the supreme court of the United States
born at Marion, Ind, 60 years ago today.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-04-17
Little Benny's
Note Book
Ry ZEE DApE
By LEE PAPE

Yestidday | snapped Pubs Simkins
roller skate for pen nife, the roller
skate being all rite exsept one roller was
off and the other wouldent. go GROUND
good, and the pen knife being all rite ex-
sept it ony had one blade and that's more
dull than wat it is sharp, and last mite pop
was smoaking and thinking and | sed, l
got new pen nife, pop. [ meen it amt
new for pen nife, but its new for me,
have you got eny pencils you wunt sharp
ened, pop?
Wy, yes, come to think of it, | jest
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-04-17
More sweet Potatoes eroMn.

Sweet potatoes slowly advanced in
production for many years before the
war. and in no year did the crop reach
e0.O00.000 bushels, but in 1915 produc-
tion jumped to 100000 bushels. and.
after recession in 1916. rose to S4.-
o0U, 900 bushels in 1917 and S6.000.000
Bushels In 1918. This crop has no for
eign trade.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-04-17

Scientists who are observing the OPP
erations of Spanish influenza say it
moves in waves and they make the
cheerful announcement that we may
have another wave about the last of
this month. We can at least brush up
on the rules for prevention and hope
that the telephone strike will be over
by that time.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-04-17
TO THE SUBSCRIBERS.

It 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 morning following the omission, in
person, by telephone postal card, thus en-
abling the cause. of the error to be promptly
edy Immediately applied. 1t is only by this
method that the publisher secure the de-
sired service
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-04-17
One Year Ago Today in the War.

Viscount Miner succeeded Lord Derby
as British secretary of war
British ON western front held their line
against repeated German attacks.
Nine women an two men killed In Paris
by German long-range gun bombardment.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-04-17

Brattleboro would do we'll to follow,
especially in some of the newer sections
of the town, the lead of st. Adams and
Bellows Falls. Both places have made
plans for the planting of trees in the
near future St. Adams will plant one
half mile of elms and Bellows Falls
100 elms and so Norway naples.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-04-17

WHY
and they look like little beads con-
tinued the jumping spider. But il.
makes no difference if they are small.
for l have several pairs of eyes. /
have.
Il feel very sorry for the poor crea-
lures who have only one pair of eyes.
And so, you see, when / become wide
awake become very wide awake, for
i have so many eyes to open
"Ah me, ah my, it is fine to be a
jumping spider with many eyes. sew
eral pairs of eyes at least. and to wake
up in the spring after a good, long,
refreshing Sleep" ended the jumping
spider.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-04-17
Too Far Distant.
BARRE Times.

The chief trouble with Gov. Glenn
ent IS suggestion for Fourth of July
celebration in honor of the soldiers and
sailors returning from service is that
the time is so far distant that the boys
may be well scattered long before that.
However, there is nothing to hinder a
celebration in their honor on that date
providing the boys are agreeable to the
plan.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-04-17

=
here / have stayed
all winter. AS you
see, l have q good,
b roa d n o S e. |
W oul d. hate TO
have q little mar
row nose, or, in
short, any other
kind of a nose
than the one /
have.
sit Is nice to
be satisfied" said
the caterpillar.
Both nice and
sensible" said the
jumping spider.
"Pray continue"
urged the cater
pillar.
MY eyes are
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-04-17
TO ADVERTISERS.

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Space rates on application.
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insertion with 50 per cent discount for each
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Position 10 per cent extra.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-04-17
Or Millers Falls, Mass.
Boston Globe J

The suggestion of the Vergennes En-
terprise and Vermonter that William
Hohenzollern should be sentenced to
Montpelier for the rest of his life may
seem good until you remember Essex
Junction.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-04-17

The announcement of the German
foreign minister that "loyalty to treat
les is the distinguishing mark of the
new Germany must be good news to
the allies, but probably will not pre-
vent them from keeping their weather
eye open for scraps of paper.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-04-17
Progress.
Burlington News.

Of course progress costs money but
it gets you somewhere. All those who
would like to go without their tele-
phones permanently please raise their
right hands. OF course, no hand up.
The telephone spells progress-it costs
money
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-04-17

Joe. Hohenzollern, youngest son of
Wilhelm is anxious to locate in the
United States. Some might class him
as an undesirable alien.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-04-17

"What s the use of Bolshevism in
this country, anyhow" asks the Man
chester Union. at has got SO that a
railroad president can't afford to ride
on his own train unless he has pass.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-04-17
A Real Patriot.
(Keene Sentinel.)

Blessed is he who can sit on his porch
Sunday and watch the hundreds of
automobiles go by and then take his
garden tools and prepare that ''Peaee "
garden in a peaceful spirit
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-04-17

you are right"
said the caterpil-
lar. Spring is al
most here. And
with spring comes
the changes. the
beautiful, beauti-
full changes.
II change from
a caterpillar. I
become a thing of
exquisite beauty"
what do you
mean by 'exquis-
ite?' asked the
jumping spider.
Exquisite" said
t h e caterpillar,
means just too
perfect for words.
1t means some
thing lovely, and
L4-%;f.I cd 10
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-04-17

Col Wait C. johnson, L. Y. NJ, 90, of
East Proctor, has recently been decorated
with the Order of Leopold by King Albert
of Belgium, according to news reaching
here. He is at present in France with the
American expeditionary forces, of which
he is chief athletic officer.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-04-17

The Springfield Republican prints an
article on excepting hens in the back
yard" What we are looking for is
an article on how to keep them out of
the garden.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-04-17

Senator Borah expresses enough dis
satisfaction with the league of nations
covenant so that other opponents can
take a rest.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-04-17
VERMONT NEWS.

Arrangements have been made at st.
Johnsbury for a Community Chautauqua
to be held there July I'll. Over 80 guar
antors have signed the paper.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-04-17

Monday will be egg rolling day IN
Washington-rather an expensive out
door sport.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-04-17

1t is said that 100000 British wom-
en- will never have the chance of get
ting married. Their American sis
ters ought not to begvudge them the
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-04-17
Member of The Associated press.

The Associated Press is exclusively en-
titled to the use for publication of all news
dispatches credited TO it and not otherwise
credited in this paper and also the local news
published herein.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-04-17
Its an Ill Wind.

(Barre Times.)
Nervous people disturbed by tele-
phone bell have chance to recover
their mental poise.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-04-17

Genius lights its own fires, but it has
constantly to collect fresh fuel to keep
alive the flame.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-04-17
DADDY,)fv[N|NGD
FAIRY TALE Fl
THE JUMPING SPIDER.
6y hary Graham !! Bonner {! a'!I,e.

"Ah," said the jumping spider to the
caterpillar, sit is almost time for US
to awaken"
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-04-17

ance, pleaded sUlty Monday to breaking
and entering the plant of the Burlington
Rendering company and attempting to-
steal two sacks of pelts. Edward Fox,
who was arrested with him, entered a
plea of not guilty, Blair had been released
from the house of correction for only
short time and Fox is a stranger in that
city They were arrested Sunday morning
after lively chase by employees of the
company and members of the police de-
partment.
Plans are being carried out for the
proper establishment and maintenance of
the Horace Greeley memorial at Poult-
ney. Papers or books relating to Mr.
Greeley or published during his early days
will be considered as entitled to promi-
hence in the display of articles which it
is hoped will form a generous exhibit.
Some contributions have already been
made, among which is desk said to
have been part of the equipment in the
building at the time Mr. Greeley worked
at the case.
, Charged with breach of the peace by
conspiring and using force to get money
| NUN tue NOHldu f0lbdT-Olu nusDanu eV-
| cry time his government check arrived
Mrs. Stella Bailey, age 25 years. and Rob
ert Allen, 40, both of Rutland, were be-
fore Judge George NJ. Goddard Tuesday
| The man was given a sentence of three
years at the house of correction and the
woman is months. 1t was shown that the
woman had struck her husband on re
peated occasions and that the old man
had been repeatedly maltreated in his
own house by Allen.
| Nermont's water supply is of the purest
| and best, according to Dr. T. A. Carmelia
! past assistant surgeon of the United
States Public Health service, who has
/ been comforting with the secretary of the
state board of health regarding the water
supply in this state for railroads and pub
lie carriers. He has been making an in
vestigation throughout the, eastern state:
and finds conditions in Vermont yer,
satisfactory. DIR. c. F. Dalton, secretary
4 of the state board of health, states thai
i Vermont has had for some time a regular
inspection of all public water supplies il
i the state, this including any water sys
tenn from which 10 or more families ar,
supplied.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-04-17

After the peace conference the peace
congress.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-04-17

few American soldiers they have sue
ceeded in capturing.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-04-17

Bert NJ Neweity of Stowe, is suffering
from gunshot wound which he claims
was accidentally self-inficted at his home
early Monday evening. The bullet en-
tered above and to the right of the heart
struck rib and has not yet been located.
Mr.. Neweity's condition is not considered
serious.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-04-17


serious.
Walter c. Washburn of Montpelier has
been elected Excellent High Priest by
King Solomon Chapter of r. A. Masons.
His father, j. w. Washburn, and his
grandfather, Gamaliel Washburn, also
held the same office. This is doubtless the
first time in Masonic history that the
members of three successive generations
have held this high office in the order.
Fair Haven business men have pur-
chased a lot owned by the Rutland Rail
way ON which they will erect two-story
building, 200 by 80 feet, which is to be
occupied by the Tauber Upton CO., OF
New York city fore the manufacture of
shirt waists, pajamas, shirts, etc The
company expects to employ between 200
and 300 hands, The work of erecting the
building viii be begun at once
The top floor of an old storehouse. sit.
uated in the rear OF the Battell block at
Middlebury fell Monday night taking
the second floor with it. The building
which is very old, has not been occupied
for several years. Tuesday afternoon a
number of Boy Scouts We're in the build
ing doing work on some books that had
been donated to the Red Cross and a
few hours later both floors fell.
After June 10. the war buildings on the
back campus of the University of Yer
mont will be no more, as most of the
buildings and the equipment which was
bought to carry on the work of the wal
schools was sold April l5 The money
for the buildings and accessories will be
given over to the government, and later
the college will be reimbursed for the
money spent on the war schools in tht
way of buildings and equipment.
Arthur Wilbur and Earl Davis were ar
rested Tuesday night in Barre, charged
with stealing chickens from several farm!
in that section. Thirty of the stolen bird
were found on the Benjamin place on thu
Montpelier road Wilbur is farm la
boror and lumber jack and claims Massa
chusetts as his native state, while Ear
Davis, the other, halls from keene, n. H
Both were placed in the county Jail a
Montpelier to await hearing.
Some miscreants occupied their time a
Middlebury Monday night painting tn
large cannon mounted in the park IL
front of the Logan house and the small
building occupied by Charles Westhall, sr.
as clock repairing shop. The cannon
which was presented to William P. Rus
sci post, G. A. r., by the government
bore the inscription, Captured at Verdul
by the Boys from Middlebury." Tn
Westhall building was labeled with th
| sign, Soldiers and Sailors Club
An attempt was made by someone il
| the local Office of the telephone compan
| at Burlington Wednesday afternoon t.
| cause the arrest of four striking opera
| tors doing peaceful picket duty in from
| Of the exchange. The police on invest
CATION found that no city ordinance GOV
| cred the action as long as the pieketer
| kept walking. -Four operators. each dom
| an hours patrol duty, succeeded in keer
ing away would-be applicants for thei
| positions, with two exceptions.
| Zeb Blair, an old police court acquaint
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-04-17

Zeb Blair, an old police court acquaint-