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The Elbert County tribune., 1919-06-27
Woman Asks 81, 600
for UnWeIcome Kiss

Hprnell, N. Y.-"He threw his
arms around me. hugged me,
kissed me and then gave me %
cents"
This is the reason why the
exclusive farming section OF
HartsviIIe, N. T., Is all agog over
an action brought in court here
by Mrs. Alice Newman against
BSlrdeIl Evans. Mrs. Newman
demands $1,000
On the lonely road that passes
her home, Mrs. Newman Chains
she was forced Mt midnight. De
cember IA, into being kissed,
Rugged and given II good squeez-
ing.
The Elbert County tribune., 1919-06-27

The mere fact that a man doesn't
call you a liar Is no reason that he
doesn't think you are one.
The Elbert County tribune., 1919-06-27

Silence is more eloquent than words.
Carlyle.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-05-06
In The DAYS News.

DIR. Abraham jacob who enters upon
his Goth year today, is known as Amer
ica's grand old man of medicine" A
native of Germany, he was forced to fec
from that country when charged with
high treason for participation in the Ger
man revolutionary movement OF ls4S. To-
day he is believed to be the only surviv.
ing leader of that revolt. He arrived in
America equipped with a medical educa-
ton received at the best OF the German
universities Settling in New York, he
became in time one of the most distin-
guished OF American physicians. In 1873
DR. jacob married DR. Mary Putnam,
who was famous pioneer among women
physicians, being the first woman to be
come member of the New York Acad
envy of Medicine and the first to be adj
mitted to the Ecole Medicine, the ia
nous Paris medical college.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-05-06

brought them up" said Mrs Cowbird.
Yes" she continued, I'VE are the
only birds ] have ever seen or heard
of who do as we do"
'What do you mean?" asked Mr..
Cowbrd do YOU mean because we
walk through the pastures where the
cows are in the summer and because
we do not feel afraid of COWS, we are
different?"
Ne said Mrs Cowbird, that isn't
what mean. but that is how VIC have
our family name of course. That is
the reason for that"
Tell me what You were going to
say before" said Mr.. Cowbrt.
I'VE are the only birds I've ever
heard of. or seem said Mr.. Cowbird.
"who do not either make nest of
their own or bring up their young.
I'VE don't bother about building
nest"
1T would be silly to do So" said Mr..
Cowbird, without first seeing whose
nest we. can leave the eggs in. We
can always find one We're sly that
way, or rather you are. have seen
YOU"
Eyes, am sly" said Mrs. Cowbird.
81 leave my eggs in nest when the
one who owns the nest is taking
little fly, or has gone a-marketing.
"But think, Mr.. Cowbird, we're the
only birds who don't care to bring up
our young We LET others do that"
r. 1. q Y,r,,,
mothers. eh?" asked Mr.. Cowbird- ''We
don't believe in looking after our eggs
and little ones ourselves"
I'VE don't want to take the time or
trouble. We're very lazy. It's lazy
not to build nest. it's lazy not to
look after the young.
But the young will do the same
with their young because they never
had their mothers to look after them.
and so won't see any reason for 1t
| themselves.
"We don't behave like other mother
/ birds, we mother cowbirds. for we're
without the great mother love that
they have for their young"
Mother love is silly" said Mr. Cow,
bird "Silly to work hard for the
| young and think its all mother love
and great joy
SILLY" chirped Mrs. Cowbrd. "and
I'm glad you agree with me-"
4Of course | do said Mr. Cowbird,
as he spread his tail and his wings
But all the other birds in birdland
said
oh We're glad we aren't the COW
| birds. for they miss all the great Joys
of life They don't know what il is
to own their home. And the mother
eowbirds don't know what il is TO look
after their very own little brdlings.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-05-06
DADDY,} EVENING
ufAIRY TALE e
IyfARY GRAI1An BONNER
Mr.. AND MRS. coWBiRD.

"What did you do with the eggs?"
asked Mr.. Cowbird.
Left them in sparrow's nest"
said Mrs. Gowbird.
Dear me, that is a joke" said Mr..
Cowbird. You left everything for
Mrs. Sparrow to do. You are 4 fine
one to make others work for you"
''My dear Mr.. Cowbird," said Mrs.
Cowbird, 81 consider it extremely clev-
er for any bird or any creature to get
others to work for them and to be
lazy themselves"
Well said Mr.. Cowbird, ''it is
certain sort of cleverness, but not one
which we all admire. / admire il of
course, for am cowbird, and I think
you're smart. You suit me as a mate,
anyway"
and you suit me-" said Mrs. Cow
bird. II think your shiny blackish
green coat, and your brown hat make
you look so handsome"
81 like your gray dress" said Mr..
Cowbird. at is becoming and it is
modest costume for a Mrs. Cow
birG."
1.-The children will dress like me un-
til they are older" said Mrs. Cowbird.
''Then it will depend on whether they
are Miss Cowbirds or Master COwbirdS.
| If they are Miss Cowbirds they will
| take after their mother. and if they
| are Master Cowbirds they will take aft
er their father.
"That is good way, isn't it,
! "a fine way" said Mr.. Cowbird.
"Of course l won't be there to look
after them, but / know they will do
that way, for cowbird children always
have, and some of the eggs have been
left at times with warbers. Some
mother cowbir1s have left their eggs
with vireos and the vireos have
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-05-06
A Splendid Hair Grower
and Wonderful BeaUtifier

When your hair becomes faded, dry,
streaked and scraggly, when it falls
out badly and new hair cannot grow,
the roots should be Immediately vital
lied and properly nourished. To do
this quickly, safely and at little ex-
pense, there is nothing so effective as
Parisian sage Ciquid form which you
can get at W. F. Root s and all good
druggists.
It's guaranteed to abolish dandruff
stop scalp itch and falling hair and
promote new growth or money re-
funded It's in great demand by dis
eliminating women because it makes
the hair so soft and lustrous and APP
pear heavier than it really is.
A massage with Partisan sage is a
real delieht-easy to use, not sticky OF
greasy, and delicately perfumed. If
you want good looking hair and plenty
of it use Partisan saga little atten.
ton now insures beautiful hair for
years to eome.-Adv.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-05-06
Today's Anniversaries.

l7oS Laval, the first Roman Catholic
bishop in Canada, died at Quebec.
Born in France, April 30 1923.
lS44-Feaffut riots in Philadelphia be-
tween the Native American party
and the Irish residents Of the city
1856 Fcrtythree persons killed in a
wreck on the Panama railroad.
1882 Epping Forest was declared open
to the people. forever by Queen Vic
toria
1891 Hoke Smith. secretary of the int
rior, delivered the commencement
address at the University of Nortl
Carolina.
1902 Rear Admiral William T Sampson
whose name was linked with tho
great american naval victory Al
Santiago. died in Washington. d. G
Born at Palmyra, \, Y, Feb. 8
1910.
1915 Paris declared heavy German otfens
i've of past fortnight had beer
checked
1916 German bid for peace in note t,
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-05-06
The National Guard.
81. Albans Messenger.

The establishment of the National
Guard in Vermont would be more popu-
lar if it could be made reasonably Ger
tain that the state would be allowed to
send out it's own regiment in case it
became necessary for troops to take
the field again. There is little en-
couragement in the fact that, despite
the state : guard being considered
about the best in the country by the
Inspector generals department it
nevertheless was broken up so as to fill
gaps in better favored and less deserv-
ing regiments in other states, so that
our boys had to undergo the humilia-
ton, when they had been assigned to
other outfits, of hearing jibes to the
effect that Vermont couldn I support a
regiment that was fit to be sent out by
itself. great injustice was done to
the state and to the men and officers
when the First Vermont was broken up
and it is no idle prediction to say that
those who were in a position to help
preserve the regiment but did not seri
ously exercise themselves with such 6
purpose, will live to regret it, if they
do not already have feelings of re
| morse.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-05-06
Little Benny's
Note Book
By LEE PAPE

was eating cake with jelly in the
middle yestidday, eating all GROUND the
jelly to save 1t for the last, and Lew Da-
Wis came up, saying, give us bite, Ben
ny?
. III brake hunk off for you. | know
your bites, | sed. Lew Davis having the
biggest bite for his size in the nayber-
hood, and | broak off hunk that would
OF bin pritty big if it had of bin mulch
bigger and pritty small if it had bin envy
smaller, and Lew Davis ate it, saying. |
tell you lets wat, Benny, lets 90 into
partnership for wackeys-if you see me
eating enything / haff to wackey half
with you and if / see you eating sum
thing you half to waekey half with me,
lets begin with that cake-wackey
All rite, that's a go, | sed And / broak
wat was left of the cake in half and gave
him one half and kept the other half
keeping the jelly half BY axsident, and
after suppir l saw Lew Davis agen and
wat was he doing but eating apple, me
! SAYING, Waekey, wackey, its my tern
How do YOU meen, your tern. sed Lew
| Davis taking anither big bite.
Wy, according to the partnership,
sed
! - dt pdtalclship. sea Icy DdNlS TAX
ing a still bigger bite.
Our wackey partnership, you know
hay, stop biting a vile, | sed.
don't remember--wen did we MAKE
it? scd Lew Davis taking sutch big bit
you wouldent hardly bleeve it looking al
the hole in the apple and then looking a
Lew Davis And he kepp on taking bite
and looking as if he was trying to remem
her about the partnership until Their,
wasent enything left of the apple bu
the core and not mulch of that, Lew Da
Wis saying, Q YES. that's rite, remember
do YOU wunt half of this core?
No, | sed. and wawked away proud
Proving agreements mite ony werk OF
one side il you don't watch them.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-05-06

The Reformer is on sale every evening by
the following news dealers:
Brattleboro, Brattleboro News Co., C. w.
Cleveland, s. L. Purinton tEsteyvile), Brooks
House Pharmacy, Aliens Depot News-s stand.
George J. Bower, Riverview street Fort
Drummer district.
West Brattleboro, J. L. Stockwell
East Dummerston, M. E. Brown.
Putney, NJ G. Williams.
Newfane, N. NJ Batchelder.
Townshend, c. w. Cutler.
West Townshend, c. H. Grout.
Jamaica, R. J. Daggett.
South Londonderry, F. Fl. Tyler
South Vernon, E. B Buffum.
Mortified, Mass, Thompson Bros.
West Chesterfield, N. H., Mrs. w. Steeter.
Hinsdale, N. H., w. H. Lyman.
Greenfield, Mass, Greenfield News Co.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-05-06
TUESDAY. MAY 6, 1919.
ISOLATED DEGENERACY.

Vermont has frequently been shocked
by revelations of mhumanity in some
of its isolated communities, but never
more shocked and Inundated than it
was last week when it Learned of the.
brutality of Charles Smith, q well do
farmer of Walden, to an unfortunate
boy bound out to him for the re-
mainder of his minority. 1t appears
that Mr. Smith returned to his home
one night at eleven clock, got the
i boy out of bed and gave him twenty
lashes with a horsewhip. So severe
was this punishment that the boy
arose the next morning at five clock
and hid himself in barn about 1000
yards away. At night he came out
from his hiding place and securing
some skim milk from swill pail mixed
some corn meal with it and subsisted on
this for eleven days.
Information that the boy was being
abused by Smith got out and the state
authorities promptly took up the ease
with the result that Smith was fined
500 and costs at a hearing before q
jury of Hardwick men. The boy i,
mentally deranged by his mistreat-
mcnt and doubtless will become Q
state charge, at least until he RECEIVERS
from the effects OF his abuse
Walden is a township located OF
various mountain and hill tops, sparse
lv settled, without any real town cente
and the different sections of town yer!
little acquainted with each other
| There are some good people there bu
they are so isolated they cannot com
| bine in successful or encouraging com
munity life. That people there woul
condone such cruelty is not to b
| thought; they were simply ignorant o
4 it until it reached such an inhuma
stage it could not longer be concealed
i 1t is safe to say that this creatur
II Smith, who boldly stated to the officer
of the law that he had a right to bea
the boy, is no more popular in Waldo
than anywhere else where his wicked
i ness is known.
| But the township of Walden an
II several other places similarly locate
Il make . state problem. Vernon
II should devise some way Of governin
II these isolated and poor sections b
II modern methods that would make r
II currences Of such offenses impossible
H Town government in such a TOWNSHIP
II has proved failure. 1t does NJ
II maintain good schools, good churche
II good roads, good farms or develop goo
Ii citizenship. 70 leave such section
III under town government means furth
= deterioration and degeneracy and u
II innate extinction. Parts of Waldo
Il naturally gravitate towards the TOW
II Of Danville, part towards Hi,rdwit
II and small part towards Greensbol
H Wouldn t it be wise for the state to
II sist upon the disor2anization OF su
II a section as town, and annex the di
II ferent portions of the township to t
H towns of which they naturally form
II part. Undoubtedly there are twenty
II more other towns in the state th
II should be treated in the same way. t
II towns themselves will not inaugura
u such movement but it might be wi
. for the state itself to study this pre-
Fl lem and see if isolated degencracy ca
not be more effectively prevented
H Vermont
II New England seems to be able
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-05-06
No Mistake.
Rutland Herald. J

Judging from the comments in state
newspapers. no mistake was made in
clevating Judge Leighton p Slack to
the Supreme court and appointing
Fred l.. Webster of Swanton a SUI
perior Judge Both men seem to stand
extremely well with lawyers, laymen
and newspaper editors. Incidentally
the compliments following Judge
Seneca Haselton into retirement are
pretty good evidence of the high char
acter of his incumbehcv of the high
Office which he has dignitied for SC
many years.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-05-06
News from the Twin Belt.

G. r. Harmon had two cows some time
ago that had twin calves. 1t is not often
COW has twins, but when did one ever
before hear of two cows in the same
herd having twin calves? Well, Mr. Har
mon sold the two cows and the two sets
of twin calves to Joseph Dinwiddie, Of
Grayson county Now on Saturday he
received Letter from Mr. Dnwiddie stat
ing that the day before his wife hat
presented him with twins.-Marion, Ky.
Falson.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-05-06
The joys of Farming.

c. H. Hampton found potato bugs crawl
ing in the trench where he was planting
potatoes this week. Mr.. hampton says
it reminded him of Mark Twain's story
of the bed bugs which crawled over the
register of a certain hotel to see where
Twains room was located. Breckenridge
Bulletin
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-05-06

One of the most wonderful of trees
is the sorrow tree. found in ancient
Persia. which takes its name from the
fact that i blooms only Mt night
When the first star appears in the sky
the first flower opens. and, as the eve
ming advances, more and more buds
burst into bloom until the lovely tree
appears to be one vast flower.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-05-06
I odays' Events

Greetings to King George V, who to-
day begins the 10th year of his reign
Following the close Of a spirited cam
paign, Baltimore will hold an election for
mayor and other municipal officials
The Rt. Rev Nathaniel Seymour Thorn
as today celebrates the 10th anniversary
OF his conservation as Episcopal bishop
OF Wyoming
Ottawa is to be the meeting place today
OF the Odd annual convention of the Ma.
tional Fire Protection association of the
United States and Canada.
Delegates from many countries are ex
peeted at Berne today for the opening Of
a conference of the International Commit
tee of Women for Permanent Peace.
The annual convention of the Nationa
Congress of Mothers and Parent Teacher.
associations viii open in Kansas City to
day and continue in session until Satur
day
The church in reconstruction work vii
be the general theme OF a special meet
ing Of the Federal Council of Churches o
Christ in America, to open today at Cleve
land
With all the pomp and ceremony pre-
scribed by the Roman Catholic ritual tn
sacred pallimn today viii be conferred up
on Most Rev. Denis J. Dougherty, tn
new archbishop of Philadelphia.
Experiences from the war regardin
minimum standards for the health, edu
cation and work OF children will be cor
sidered at conference of American an
European authorities, beginning in Wasl
ington today, under the auspices OF tn
Children's Bureau Of the department {
labor.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-05-06
Today's Birthdays.

Frederick William, the former Ppussian
crown prince, born at Potsdam, 81 years
ago today.
Philander c. Knox, United States sena
tor from Pennsylvania, born at Browns
vile, Pa, &C years ago today.
Oscar w Underwood, senior United
States senator from Alabama. born al
Louisville, Ky, 81 years ago today.
John r McCutcheon, celebrated car
toonist and war correspondent, born ii
Tppecanoe, county, Ind. 10 years ag,
today.
Rear Admiral Robert T. Peary, L. S
~, retired. famous as the discoverer 0
| the North Pole, born at Crcsson. Pa, 6
years ago today
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-05-06
An Explanation.
Rutland News

In the matter of the postponemcnt
of the eases against Ex-Governor
Graham and ExPurchasing Agent Han
ley, one Vermont newspaper offers sub
rosa the explanation that the at
torney general wouldn't try them unless
the governor would assign former At
torncv- General Barber to assist him
and this the governor refused 10 do;
hence the putting over.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-05-06
Passing the Butter.

''The village ram was unusually active
the other evening Many on the way
home from school were the .obiect of his
special attention. Mr.. Ram applied his
weapons effectively. The school
mistress arrived home the worse for the
contact Oxford news in Bradford Opin-
ion
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-05-06

In many places funeral obseques
have been held for that old and we'll
known sinner, John Barleyeorn. II is
said that some have refused to take
part in the ceremonies lest they be en-
barrassed later by a return of the
corpse.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-05-06

weather punctuatcd by heavy thunder
shower, the weather man now warns US
TO look out for rain, temperatures be-
low normal and frosts before the week
is over
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-05-06

As an instance of taking the joy
from life we cite the case of the Pitts
field, Mass. fisherman whose wife made
a careful analysis of his last fishing
trip which netted him seven trout aud
which, according to his wife 5 figures
cost him $4.29 apiece.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-05-06
conventions opening today:

Conventions opening today:
Chicago-Air Brake Association OF
America.
Fort Smith, Oklahoma and Ar.
kansas Associations OF Bakers.
Auburn, Me.-Maine State Conference
of Congregational Churches
Rochester, Mimi Minnesota State Con
ference OF Congregational Churches.
Z Louisville Amalsamated Association q
Iron, Steel and Tin Workers OF Nortl
America
Sioux Falls. 5 D. South Dakota Sun
day school association
Columbus, 0.-Ohio State Medical Asso
citation.
Ellshart. Ind Grand Army of the Re
public, Department Of Indiana
Des Moines, Ia Iowa State Dental Is
ISOLATION.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-05-06

According TO the present poll of the
National woman's party, solid suf-
fla2e vote is assured in the new con
gress. Ii would be well for the party
to see that their militant demonstrators
are kept muzzled and away from the
scene of action.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-05-06
Two Friends.

"In-a-minute" is bad friend. He
makes ven put of what you ought 10
do nj once. and 50 he gets you into 4
great deal Of trouble.
"Right-away' is a good friend. He
helps you to do pleasantly and quickly
what you are asked to 90. and he never
gets you into trouble Selected.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-05-06
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
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 the de
sired service.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-05-06
In Sprin gfeld.

If YOU wish for a drink on the quiet,
Ard do not know just where to buiet,
Get someone to show
You just where to gov,
But otherwise, neighbor, don't truiet.
Springfield Union.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-05-06

Bay rum as a beverage instead of a
hair tonic played havoc with the
thirsty in Portland, Me-. Sunday. L
persons being arrested for having in
dulged too freely in this fragrant
potion.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-05-06

Germany gets $4,000 tons of food a
month which is 10000 tons less than
they think they should have, but
Hoover decides this is enough to keep
them alive and going-though not toe
far.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-05-06
A WoodsYille Zenhvr-

We had a breeze from Woodsville last
Saturday afternoon, which waited in one
door and blew out the other She was
| accompanied by her father. Walter Bur-
| beck.-Newbury news item in Barre
Times
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-05-06

America brought out refusal from
England.
l97-Allies urged United States to send
troops to France without delay.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-05-06
Member Of The Associated Press.

The Associated Press is exclusively en-.
titled to the use for publication of all news
dispatches credited to il and not otherwise
credited in this paper and also the local news
published herein.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-05-06
CLIPP NGS
With Now a Comment and Then
Only Caption.
A Warning.

The poets sing OF balmy spring,
OF birds and trees and bloom:
But lest YOU have to pause and sneez,,
Don't take EN- off too soon.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-05-06
And Also Thee.
Mary'S Lamb

Miss Mary Cummings and Thomas A
Lamb, both of Mooresville, were married
Thursday at the home of the brides par
charlottesville item
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-05-06

Along with the news of Sunday auto
drownings from canoe upsets has begun.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-05-06
One Year Ago Today in the War

Rumania signed peace treaty with the
four Central powers.
British airmen made successful night
raid in neighborhood Of Bapaume.
Balfour in British parliament denied
new peace offer had been made by Ber-
lin
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-05-06

New England seems to be able to
produce all sorts of weather at short
notice Starting in with summer