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The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-08-09

The Reformer is on sale every evening by
the following news Dealers:
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cleveland, S. L. Purinton (Esteyville)
Brooks House Pharmacy, Aliens Depot News
stand, Gilbert Pollca, 27 South Main ST
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Putney, M. G. Williams.
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The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-08-09
In the DAYS News.

LordeFinlay, who is to visit Winnipeg
this month to speak at the annual meet
ing of the Canadian Bar association, is
one of the eminent leaders of the Eng.
lish bench and bar to whom many high
honors have fallen. He is a Scotchman
n years old, the son of an Edinburgh
doctor. His education was received al
the famous university of the Scottish
capital. Medicine was his first choice
of profession, but after graduation
he turned to the law, and was called
to the bar in 1867. A large practice
became his; he was made a Queens
counsel. and beneher of the Middle
Temple in London, and, finally. when
Lord Salisbury again became Premier
IN 1895, Mr.. Finlay, as he then was
received appointment as Solicitor Gen
eral and was honored with knighthood
In 1900 he exchanged the solicitor gen
erals seals for those of the attorney
general, which offices he filed for 81,
years.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-08-09
Hallitt'' Visits the Hub

Mr.. Hubert or "Hallitt,'' as he is
known to both young and old, and
wife, left Thursday Am5fning for an
auto trip, Boston the destination, Will
son Leeah driver, cd 6heynwin he niu4
As safe as at home. They are going
TO call on the doctor and see how he
IS located, and how Hallitt will enjoy
Boston. He was one of the best barn
builders in northern Vermont in his
lay. Men would come to see the barns
he built to pattern after them and until
the last year he took contracts. but
the grip was too much for him to throw
1tf. This well-earned trip will make
them young-nothing to worry about
Yes. Fred McGinness and wife are look
ing, after things at home.-No. HYDE
Park item
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-08-09
DADDYJfVl[N|NQH
FAIRY TALE ~
ANGoRA GOATS.
6y hary Grahaym 6o g,I.s!

"Good-day," said Mr.. Angora Goat"
"Bad-day," said Mrs. Angora Goat.
Il might have expected you to make
such speech" said Mr.. Angora Goat.
"Why?" asked Mrs. Angora Goat.
Because you're such terror. said
Mr.. Angora Goat.
$50 are you. my DEAR
well, i wouldn't have surprised my
self if had said it. eithei.ts.e said
Mr.. Angora Goat.
'Such silly foolishness," said Mrs.
Angora Goat. "how can creature sur
prise himself?' M
quite easily" said Mr.. Angora
Goat.
"How?" asked Mrs. Angora Goat.
"By surprising himself"
'But how can he do anything that
would surprise himself, silly?" asked
Mrs. Angora Goat.
well, he might surprise himself by
falling over when he meant TO stand
mp. or by slipping when he didn't in
tend to, or In many other ways.
There. smarty, you thought you had
me In trap, didn't yOu!
Il thought no such thing. Wouldn't
trap you. and besides there is no trap
around"
Il didn't mean real trap" said Mr..
Angora, II mean you tried to put me
In q hole"
II didn't at all" said Mrs. Angora.
"Oh. dear" said Mr.. AngOra, .'what
l mean is you tried to make me APP
pear foolish and as If / couldn't an
swer my own questions and I could.
You will have to admit that
'Very well. l admit it," said Mrs.
Angora Goat. Il agree with you.
though not with many creatures. That
is, / agree with you at times"
Il know" said Mr. Angora, "it is not
| because of your sweet disposition"
why should waste time by having
such thing? One can't enjoy it,"
Others can, perhaps" said Mr.. An
CORA. "but that is not my affair. I
know the keeper says we're a bad
pair"
"Yes." agreed Mrs Angora, i've
heard him say so. He said we were
beautiful, but bad"
That's absurd" said Mr.. Angora
Goat. 1.-THE very idea of being good
when we are beautiful. That is quite
enough"
Il think So" said Mrs. Angora Goat.
"but many creatures don't"
1--WE heard the keeper say that we
were the worst pair of angora goats
he had ever KNOWN" said Mr.. Angora
Goat
| Good" said Mrs. Angora Goat, shak-
ing her horns.
i Mr.. Angora watched her as she did
this. your horns aren't nearly so
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-08-09
SATURDAY, AUGUST 9, 1919.
A REVOLUTIONARY CRISIS.

Glenn E. Plumb, author of the
+" Plumb Plan to nationalize rail
roads, told the interstate commerce
committee Thursday that at the close
of a recent speech in St. Louis a man
rushed out of the crowd of 5000 that
had been listening to him and said:
BY God, if we can t get this plan
there s going to be a revolution HI
defined revolution as follows: 81
think it means that the men have
reached the level of diminishing exist
enee. They can't stand any more
They ii cease to serve. If we don't
work out a solution soon, we II have
no chance to work it out -
Such talk by one of the l. w. w. o,
other radicals would be called anarchy
and the man who uttered it would be-
watched as suspicious character. But
Mr. Plumb, as a representative of la
Dor, utters this threat to the represent
atives of the government with impuni
ty.
He unconscously reveals the att
tude of the railroad brotherhoods, wht
having once held up the government OF
the country for the Adamson law nov
demand another loot of the nationa
| treasury for their benefit. 1t is sim
ply, "Your money or your life Thi:
demand is as clearly a revolution
and destruction Mr.. Plumb so boldl,
| faunts in the halls of congress.
Senator Thomas of Colorado, Demo
crat, evidently sees. the situation in it.
true light. Speaking in the senate thi
week he said
81 sometimes wonder whether in tn
| not distant future you gentlemen OF
the other side of the chamber, and yol
gentlemen on this side of the chamber
may not find your combined strength
of patriotism and of courage essentia
| to the salvation of the country boil
sides love SO dearly. I hope not, 70
there is nothing SO healthy in free gov
eminent, nor so necessary, as vigorOu
and opposing political parties watch
ing, criticizing, and exposing each tn
errors of the other But unfortunatel
for years instead of doing this we hav
been engaging in a mad race to Sc
which could get the most votes, by dis
pensation of patronage, of money, an
of privilege, and this crisis is one o
the consequences which, / greatly feal
many of us have doubtless foreseen.
| That congress must change its att
tude toward the benefciaries of patron
age, money and privilege is eviden
They must give the country 100 pc
cent American service if they woul
preserve the government for whic
their ancestors so valiantly fought TIL
revolutionary demands of labor cannC
be ignored but they must be refuse
if the principles of true Americanisl
are to be maintained and q governmer
of the majority is to continue TIL
country is facing revolutionary cris
and upon the courage and honesty c
the government depends the future Q
liberty under law.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-08-09

In order to make taxes more popular,
Germany has adopted the word "sac-
rifces' in place of the less pleasing
tile. BY this method it is hoped that
he people will pay with smile on
their faces. A tax by any other name
will be as hard to pay.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-08-09
Today's Anniversaries

l63l-John Dryden, poet laureate OF
England, who sold his verses bv
wholesale, born. Died in London
May /, 100.
iI36-James Clinton, celebrated gen.
eral of the American Revolution
born in Ulster County, N. Y.
Died Dec. %, 1912.
Observation-Disclosures of Syeaborg by the
Allied fleets in the Baltic.
lSS7-Creation of the Roman Catholic
diocese of Cheyenne.
l90o-Combined French and British
fleets reviewed by King Edward
at Portsmouth.
l9l4-Serbia made declaration of wal
against Germany.
l9l3-Austrians crossed the Vistula
and. pursued the Russians north
ward
l9l6-German airships bombed the
east coast of England.
l9l1-Von Mackensen crossed the Su.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-08-09

Many are the suggestions that Her
bert Hoover be called home to heir
solve the question of high food prices
At any rate, the faith that the people
seem to have in Mr. Hoover ability
o handle difficult food situations would
make them willing to try anything that
lie might suggest.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-08-09
Onions In the Paint.

The painters had just finished paint
ing the walls, ceiling and woodwork of
the kitchen, which small Catherine
was inspecting. After few moments
her eyes began to pain and water.
"Oh, mother" she cried. do the
men put onions in their paint. that
makes your eyes hurt?".
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-08-09
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The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-08-09
What 3 Stood For

Kenneth was trying to teach his
small sister the alphabet and felt that
he had been working long enough to
get results. He turned to the first
page of the A B c book and said:
"A is for acorn. What is b for?"
The answer came promptly. "B is
for beecorn."
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-08-09

Vermont has ais more automobiles
his year than last year at this time
fhe appearance of Brattleboro' s Main
street on a Saturday evening would in
licate that considerable of the in.
.rease was in this little corner of the
state.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-08-09
Stung in MontueIier.

local motorist discovered yester-
day that an ambitious coterie of bees
had started to hive under the hood OF
his ear while it was in the garage He
made the discovery when he attempted
to pick up nut. Surprising he was
grabbing the nut he picked up the bee
but discovered his mistake in an ex
tremely short time.-Montpelie Argus
Moral-Don try to pick up
"nut. y
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-08-09
Brattleboro Summer Gymnasium and
Fencing Academy,

Classes of light gymnastics and calls
themes for children and ladies' Classes
of gymnastics and fencing for gentlemen
Private instruction of medical gymnas
tics to invalids and instruction in the art
of swimming, diving. water walking and
the rescue of others from drowning, &c
&c.
For particulars inquire of Henry Geb
hard, professor of physical education from
\. \. City, now at the Lawrence Hotel
Brattleboro.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-08-09

Admiral George Dewey of deathless
Manila Bay fame was born at Montpe-
Ter, under the State House hill, on
whose crest the cows chew the cud as
hey look in on the Legislators at their
lesks.-New York Times.
Yes, Vermont cows are crazy about
.hewing their cuds on the hills of Mont
oelier in mid winter.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-08-09
Must be Equipped with Self Starter

Royal purple silk pantalettes have
arrived in Manchester.
The royal purple silk pantalettes first
came into evidence yesterday. They
walked up and down Elm street sever
al times.-Manchester n H. Union.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-08-09
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subsequent insertion without change of copy.
Reading notices are published at foot of local
items
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-08-09
FIFTY YEARS AGO.
Local Happenings Taken from The
Phoenix of August, 1869.

i he HooSac Tunnel eXcurslonlstS lett
town Thursday morning in good numbers
and spirits, spite the shower which greet
ed their departure They left here about
800 strong, occupying Is cars. Another car
was to be added at South Vernon to ac-
comodate those going from that point and
Mortified Had the weather appeared
favorable the number of excursionists
would not have fallen short of 1900 We
go to press at too early an hour to re-
port their return.
A common biddie belonging to Amos
Thurber of Guilford, meditating as is sup.
posed upon the hungry condition of a
certain Professor of the quill'', produced
an egg measuring IA by IL inches,
which is about as well as any hen, com
mon or uncommon, is able to do
We are glad to hear that a petition is
In circulation requesting the selectmen OF
Brattleboro to re-survey the road from
the West river bridge to the house o.
| George Thomas and to widen the narrow
places and straighten the crooked ones
so as to make the road what an avenue
to this village should be, and what the
large amount of travel in that direction
requires. We are sure that the father,
Of the town. will be ready to give dut
attention to the prayer of the petitioner
and act for the public good.
The spirit of Improvement, none too ac
tive in our village, has at last reached
Chase street. Lyman c. Bliss has re
placed that old dilapidated fence arount
the corner as you turn from Asylum
street, with new and substantial one
| which only waits to have its nakednes
covered with coat OF paint to make i
comely; and that schoolhouse near by
which during the last century has unde
gone so many metamorphoses, has of lat
| experienced another and desirable chang
IN having its walls papered Nelson eros
by, too. has caught the inspiration of tn
hour He is making important improve
ments on his dwelling house, raising i
nearly two feet from its old foundations
enlarging it and increasing the size @
the cellar. This makes changes that wi
greatly improve its looks and convenience
Il How to Stop Chewing Tobacco
pamphlet recently received, published b
the Rev. Mr.. Trask gives the followin
advice to tobacco chewers:
Make the most of your will. bro
tobacco and resolve never to use it agai
n any form.
I ?. Go to an apothecary and buy tie
, cents worth of gentian root, coarsel
ground.
3. Take as much of it after each mea
, as amounts to a quid of fine cut Q
"Cavendish'.
j 4. Chew it well and swallow all tn
saliva.
3. Continue this few weeks and yo
will come off conqueror; then thank Go
/ and thank us.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-08-09

The foregoing comment is evidence OF
the former wetness of Bennington, 9th
erwise, there would be no noticeable
difference
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-08-09
Hopeless.

We have sehemed and we have striven
To beat it at its game,
But the old Hicostalivin
Still gets there Just the same.-Ex.
The H. c. l. is due to drop
AS soon as all high prices stop.
But when? To tell that, i decline,
Your guess is just as good as mine.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-08-09

The prospect that by Monday Bos-
on will have $4,000, 900 pounds of sug
If in its refneries makes the sugar sit
lation look little brighter-or sweet
err
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-08-09

The Bennington Banner says: "Ther
has been very noticeable reduction /
the number of cases of intoxicatio
seen on the streets since July |. !
fact, the person with so much of
jag on that he cannot walk straigh
is very much of rarity here now.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-08-09
How Edward Knew.

Dorothy-Eddy, your mammals call
Ing you and I'll bet she's mad.
Little Edward-No her amt; cause
II she wuz she'd be calling Edward"
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-08-09

Anne OF Austria, consort of Louis XIII
and mother of Louis NV, who as regent
ruled France SO long and masterfully, is
described as being when in her 10th year
the most beautiful woman in all Europe
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-08-09
Member Of The Associated Press.

The Associated Press 10 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
publ shed herein.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-08-09
The Latest Thing in Showers

Mrs. Louis Menard of Howard Street
gave an aluminium shower Tuesday
night in honor of her sister, Miss Anna
Goodreau.-Ludlow. Mass, item.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-08-09
The Impatience of Youth.

MARRIED-in East Hartford, Conn.
the 18th inst, Mr.. Thomas Risley, aged
% to Widow Rhoda Bidwell, aged 20
after long and tedious courtship of
ID minutes.-Vermont Phoenix of 1886.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-08-09

BY the burning of big warehouse
Swanton,r 100000 worth of poul-
ny food turned to smoke instead OF
'ggs.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-08-09

Propaganda a hard working word
the newspapers for the last two
FEARS has now given way to unrest =
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-08-09
Today's BIRTHDAYS.

Louis B. Hanna, former governor of
North Dakota, born at New Brighton,
Pa, So years ago today.
Rt. Rev. H. NJ. Burge, recently APP
pointed to the bishopric of Oxford,
born 81 years ago today.
DIR. Edward S. Parsons, the new presi-
dent of Marietta college, born in Brook
lyn, N. Y, Sc years ago today.
Charles Nagel, former secretary of
commerce and labor, born in Colorado
county, Texas, 20 years ago today.
Lord Lytton, who served as British
Commissioner for Propaganda in
France, born at Simla, India, 43 years
ago today.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-08-09
Why, ''Horty.''

Hortense SAYS that one reason why
man doesn t look into mirror as often
as woman does is because he knows
he won t see anything worth looking at
Springfield Union.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-08-09
Those Good Old Buggy DAYS.

I A fellow in New Jersey who tried TO
run his auto and hug a girl at the
same time lost his license. Ezra says
hat in his day they didn't have to
get a license to hug a girl.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-08-09

Two rare pearl earrings, low-neekec
olouses, oblong collars of gold, set will
ewels, and false, red hair, were some O
he things Queen Elizabeth wore in hel
9Th year
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-08-09

There are some things about Mr.
Plumb s railroad scheme that seem
dumb crazy.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-08-09
CLIPPINGS
With Now q Comment and Then
Only a Caption.
Passing the Buck,

A passer by said he saw the largest
)uek in our meadow he ever saw.-Fel-
,herville item.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-08-09

There will always be canoe accidents
IS long as the young things act as
hough they were hammocks.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-08-09
Beware OF the Old oaken Bucket.

s a Castleton man received a charge OF
buck shetsssin his person while he was
taking water from well in the rear
of a house--Vt. News.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-08-09

branee he was presented with a ster-
ling silver silk umbrella Mortified
News
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-08-09
sitza River on a wide front.
One Year Ago Today in the War.

One Year Ago Today in the War.
Germans began evacuation of Lys
salient.
Gen. Otani, of Japanese army, named
to lead allied troops in Siberia.
Swedish steamship sunk by German
submarine southeast of Nantucket.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-08-09
The Perfect Guest.

She answers by return of post,
The invitations of her host;
She caught the train she said she
would.
And changed at functions as she should,
She brought a small and lightish box,
And keys belonging to the locks.
Foods, rare and rich, she did not beg,
But ate the boiled, or scrambled egg;
When offered mkewarm tea, she drank
it,
And did not crave an extra blanket,
Nor extra pillow for her head;
She seemed to like the spare-room bed
She brought her own self filling pen
And always went to bed at ten.
She left no little things behind.
But stories new and gossip kind-Ex
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-08-09
The Last Word in Umbrellas

AS token of esteem and remem-
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-08-09

There are weddings and rumors of
weddings all around, let the good work
go on.-Felcherville item.
No 44-hour week for Cupid
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-08-09

You can buy a good Dress Shoe at
Hawley Bros for $29S.-Adv. from
Jacksonville, Vt.
They must have written this in their
sleep.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-08-09

ADVERTISE IN THE REroRMER
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-08-09

A common biddie belonging to Amos
Thurber of Guilford, meditating as is sup.
posed upon the hungry condition of a
certain Professor of the quilf' produced
an egg measuring 6 IA by II inches,
which is about as well as any hen, com
mon or uncommon, is able to do.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-12-27
JACKSON WILL RENEW
WHITE PLAGUE FIGHT

JACKSON, Tenn, Dee 81 (SpL)--
The local drive in the nationwide anti
tuberculosis campaign will be prose-
cuted with renewed vigOr, beginning
the first of next week, when d number
Of teams will make a thorough canvass
of the city with a view OF completing
the sale of health bonds, it was an
rouEced today by Chairman Thomas L,
Cade The sale of these bonds has
been postponed several times an ac-
count of insufficient number of work
ers and plans are now under way to Or
ganiZe enough workers to finish the
campaign during the coming week. The
directors of the campaign are still hope
iu of raising Madison countys quota of
$1,000 and urge concerted effort on
the part of the public to successfully
conclude the campaign Any man who
will assist in the sale of health bonds
during the coming week is asked to no.
tify Chairman Cade.
The receipts from the tag day sales
Wednesday did not equal the eXpecta-
tiuns of the campaign officials. The
| total sales aggregate something les
| than SEQ In view of the small Contri-
| buttons which have been made to the
| campaign thus far the generous support
/ of all citizens is asked to make the sale
| of health bonds a success.
| The state and national antltubercu-
! lOSiS associations are preparing to i'm
! mediatelE launch an eradication cam
! pagn whereby it is expected to greatly
| diminish the death rate and economic
! loss resulting from the dreaded malady
| If the local campaign is successful
| More money will be spent in Madison
county to stamp out the great whit,
! plague" than is asked of its citizens il
! the present nation wide movement
| states Chairman Cadc.