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The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-10-03
Little Benny's
Note Book
By LEE PAPE

1t was Nora's day off yestiday and ma
got suppir reddy herself, being some kind
of a stew with so meny vegetables in it
you couldent hardly find the meet, and
after suppir / sed, Do you wunt me to
carry the dishes out to the kitchen for
you, ma!
Well, you mite be big help if you did
ent drop eny, sed ma.
| wont drop eny, ma, if eny start to
drop, | wont let them, | sed.
And ! started to carry them out in the
kitchin and ma started to wash them, and
some of them started to drop and | dident
lecve them, and wen they was about half
out / sed, | aint dropped a single one yet,
ma.
You better mock on wood, sed ma
Meening mite drop some yet, and |
sed, if carry all the rest of them out
without dropping even one, will you give
me sents, ma?
Ill see, sed ma Meening proberly, and
jest then cup dropped on the floor.
Watts that? sed ma out in the kitehin,
and / sed. 1t was ony a cup, ma, it dident
even brake
Well for mersey sakes be carefll, my
goodniss grayshiss, sed ma. WITCH jest then
the same cup dropped agen, and | quick
sed, Its all rite, ma, its, ony the same cup.
Did it brake? sed ma.
No mann, | sed. and ma sed, Well wy
cant you be careful?
l can, ] sed. And | carried about 4
more out without eny dropping and then
a plate dropped, ma saying, For goodniss
sakes, watts that?
Ony plate, ma, it hardly broak, | sed.
1t did wat? sed ma, and l sed, 1t ony
broak in 4 pieces.
Q how fortunate, don't you dare toutch
another single thing, sed ma, and | sed,
Well gosh, G. ma, I've saw things brake
in so many peeces you couldent hardly
count them.
You're very wonderful, sed ma. Meenng
/ wasent. And | went out without men
tioning the sents agen.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-10-03
Today's Anniversaries.

1S26-Jens Emmanuel Gabbesen. the
most popular Danish literary fig
ure of his day, died in Hamburg.
Born in Denmark, Feb. Is, 1865.
ls8S-1 he breaking up of the steam
ship Great Eastern was complet-
ed in the Mersey.
1S90-IThe Comte de Paris and son ar
rived in New York, and were
welcomed by old military asso-
ciates.
lS97-Samuel J. r. Mcmillan, ex-Unit-
ed States senator from Mime
sofa, died at ST. Paul Born at
Brownsville, Pa, Feb. %. 1926.
lS99-Arbitratio Tribunal sitting in
Paris to decide on British and Venez-
uelan claims delivered its award.
l910-Regent Prince Chun opened the
new Chinese senate in Peking.
t9l4-Rusians won a signal victory
over the Germans in East Prus-
STA
l915-Russia sent an ultimatum to Bull
garia.
1916-Austrian monitors on the Dan.
ube destroyed pontoon bridges in
rear of the Roumanian forces in.
vading Bulgaria
t9l7-American schooner Annie F
Coulan sunk by German submar
inc
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-10-03

Margay cat, you will find them there"
You're an ignorant creature" said
the Ocelot
And why. pray tell?" asked the
Margay cat.
because ordinary cats often SIT IN
der the trees. They watch for birds
They aren't always under stoves Mt
all. Besides in this hot weather,
they're trying to be cool and not hot
ter.
often, too. ordinary cats are look
ing into garbage tins and getting
things to eat-if they find what they
want. And, too, ordinary cats are
often sitting on beautiful soft cushions
In beautiful drawing rooms"
Beautiful soft cushions and beauti-
full drawing rooms" snarled the Mar
gay cat. Its absurd to hear you talk.
You have the idea you are very wise"
Il know I'm right. I've heard chill
dren talking about cats who came to
the zoo," said the Ocelot cat.
Cats who came to the zoo?" asked
the Margay cat.
mo. children who came TO the zoo
were talking about cats" said the Gee
lot cat.
Then pray say what you mean and
express yourself better" said the Mar
gay cat, INSTEAD of putting the back
part of your sentence where the front
part should be, and mixing up the
words so no one can understand what
you mean"
you've a very cross, snarIy ma
ture."
"Ah. I'm cat, and so are you"
said the Margay cat. "You happen to
be feeling in more purring sort of
mood than I do, that's ALL"
Yes, wouldn't say you were very
pleasant"
you don't have to say so; I
wouldn't waste the time and effort 70
say so If l were you," said the Margay
cat.
"Still. don't see why / am In the
ZOO
"Of course II is true / have fine
round spots which are interesting.
And they say am rare and that my
very smallness is interesting"
That's what they say, and so that
| Is why you are in the zoo," said the
Ocelot cat. Now have q lot of in
teresting things about me. come
from South America. I'm considered
large for my species, or big family, or
cousinship. or whatever you want to
call it,
Il don't care about calling 1t any
thing In particular" said the Margay
cat.
We'll" said the Ocelot cat, 81 mean
what one would call 1t If one wanted
to speak about It."
Il can't imagine who would want
to-" said the Margay cat.
"Now don't be rude said the Gee
lot cat, snarling.
"Pooh, don't put on such fine and
| mighty airs" said the Margay cat. 81
don't. I'm a modest creature. And
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-10-03
In the DAYS News.

Eleanora Duse, the most celebrated
tragedienne of the Italian stage, cele-
brates her sixtieth birthday today. To
the present generation of American
playgoers Nine. Duse is little known,
for it has been many years since she
last appeared on the American stage.
Curiously enough, it has been the re-
cent exploits of Gabriel d 'Annunzio at
Fiume that have served to recall her to
memory, for the tragic love story of the
famous actress is still well remembered.
The whole life story of Nine Duse has
been one of romance. Her birth occur
red on railway train between Padua
and Venice, her parents being strolling
italian players. The child made her
first bow to the public at the age of
years and had attained considerable
fame before she was out of her teens.
She has made several extensive tours
of America, the first in 1898.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-10-03

The Reformer is on sale every evening by
the following news dealers:
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cleveland s. L. Purinton (Esteyvillel
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stand, Gilbert Polica, 2g South Main ST
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The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-10-03
Today's Birthdays.

Miss Virginia Gildersleeve, dean OF
Barnard college, born in New York city
II years ago today
Nora Bayes, popular singing com
edlenne of the American stage, born in
Chicago 80 years ago today.
Maj. Gen. William c. Gorgas, U. S
a, former surgeon general of the Unit
ed states army, now retired, born al
Mobile, Ala, 60 years ago today.
Andrew J. Montague, former govern
or of Virginia, now amember of con.
gress, born in Campbell County, Va.
81 years ago today
Prince Charles of Roumania. who re-
nounced his rights to the throne to
make marriage of his choice, born &C
years ago today.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-10-03
Next to West Point.
bennington Banner

Norwich university at Mortified is
to celebrate its centennial anniversary
October 10, IL and IL. Norwich uni
versity started as a weak little col
lege at Norwich, this state, which is
just across the Connecticut river from
Dartmouth. The juxtaposition of the
two colleges did not seem desirable and
after few years Norwich university
was moved to Mortified where it has
proved its value for a hundred years.
Next to West Point it is the best mil
itary school in the United States and
the country owes it debt of gratitude
while its service in peace has been none
the less noteworthy.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-10-03
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The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-10-03
I oday's Events

Two dioceses of the Roman Catholic
church in the northwest, those of Du.
.luth and Fargo, are thirty years old
today. 49,
The Maryland division of the Amer
lean Legion is to complete its organi.
zation at a state convention to be hello
today in Baltimore.
Today's itinerary of H. R. H., the
Prince of Wales, provides for brief
visits to the towns of Medicine Hat
Maple Creek and Swift Current.
AT sunset today the members of thu
Jewish faith throughout the world will
begin the observance of Yom Kippur
or Day of Atonement, the most wide
ly observed holy day in the Jewisl
calendar.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-10-03

you have nothing
to boast Of. A
.jaguar would not
think anything of
eating you.
"He wouldn't
think any more of
you than q child
would of a small
piece of cake"
That's q good
DEAL" smiled the
Ocelot, sand no
matter what you
may say l know
| am a handsome,
spotted cat. and I
think ] look like
a leopard. l do"
NO one can
stop you fro m
thinking 7 SIM
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-10-03
The Brattleboro Fiasco.
(Rutland Herald.)

After few days of effective pub
Iicity, the Brattleboro ministers saw
4 light and withdrew-or suspended
their complaints against the Sunday
ball players. At the same time the
attorney for the ball players withdrew
the complaints against the golf play
ers and certain other Sabbath violators.
The statement of the ministers is as
follows:
We, the undersigned ministers of
Brattleboro, believing absolutely in or
der and the observance of law, but to
restore and preserve peace in the COM
munity and for the welfare of the
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-10-03

gay cat.
II have every
reason for being
here" said the
Ocelot cat.
We'll" said the
Margay cat. I'm
a very small cat
and l have no
greater size to
brsg about than
an ordinary cat
behind a kitchen
stove. Still ! am
Ii the ZOO"
Ordinary cats
aren't always be-
h in d kit c h e n
stoves" said the
Oceiot.
Most of the
tirna !" said tha
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-10-03
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
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, 1919-10-03

Twenty five years is not so very long,
put it happens to be the lapse of time
since the proprietor of this newspaper
ook control and the present date. It
llso marks the beginning of another
5olume in the bound files of the publ
alton. Tempus fugitG Yea, verify
Randolph Herald and News.
The foregoing paragraph is the mod
st statement of Luther B. Johnson who
$ publisher of one of the very best
weekly newspapers in the country and
whose editorial comment or~Vermont
men and affairs is not equalled for
sound sense by that of any state pub
lieation. May the Herald and News
prosper for another 25 years under his
able management.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-10-03

No one howled louder or longer over
prohibition than the grape growers of
California, and it is stated that they
ire now selling their product for four
lines what they received for it before
the war.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-10-03
They Are.
bennington Banner. J

The Brattleboro fair this week has
been about the only fair in Vermont
this year that has had perfect weather
for its whole show The managers TO
day are probably congratulating them
selves that they didn t try to run it
three days.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-10-03

Vermont must be somewhat infected
with the fever of farm speculation. In
he weekly news letter from Townshend.
317 inhabitants, four farm sales were
mentioned this week.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-10-03

The new law fixing an eight hour day
or all workers in all trades which will
become operative October /, has ar
used a general protest from employ
5, who announce that the price of
many articles will advance. No, gen
lie reader, this is not in the United
states but in sunny Spain.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-10-03
Catching Aerial Limited.

Uncle Hiram-Gosh. nevvew, lust
look at the steeple-jack goin' up the
side Of that building.
City Nephew-Nonsense, Uncle.
That's suburbanite going up to catch
the 5 81 Aerial Limited.-Judge.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-10-03

The organization of western farm
RS pulling for 10 hour day for all
productive industries against the work
RS who demand fve-day week may
-esult sometime in establishing a hap
~ medium
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-10-03

It's influence to keep up the cost of
flour and wheat products to the consum-
er, questionable government purpose.
These suggestions, the circular states,
ire based on the reports of specialists
who have been sent abroad to report on
onditions and probable needs. They
we're sent at government expense, of
curse, and the people must pay the
bill. They are justified in inquiring
what they are paying for, the contin-
lance of high prices or an increased
production of food for Americaa
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-10-03

Has the Prince of Wales found out
where Boston is? As one youngster of
I motoring turn of mind said, "Tell
him to follow the red bands"
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-10-03

1t is quite probable that many of the
children who saw the airplane flights at
he fair Wednesday will be attending
Valley fairs in their own flying fivvers.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-10-03
One Year Ago Today in the War.

Germans evacuated Lens and Armen-
there's
Secretary of War Baker arrived in
Paris.
French airmen made great bombing
raid behind enemy lines.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-10-03

The writer of headlines now ponders
rs to which should be given the "big
one,' the league of nations or the big
league.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-10-03
Member vf 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, 1919-10-03

pose." said the Margay cat. yawning.
But must have nap. must have
my beauty sleep"
81 don't need such thing" snarled
the Ocelot cat, who felt little cross
at the Margay cat.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-10-03

Another thing that has been brought
80 mind recently is the high price of
'heavies -
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-10-03

Vice President Marshall declares that
what the matter with us is old-fash-
toned laziness. Is he right?
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-10-03
Flour

Indications are that bread
fours are going to be very
scarce in the East the balance
of the year.
Many Northwestern mills have
advanced prices $3.50 per bar
rel during the last so days on ac-
count of the advance in the
price of hard winter wheat and
choice spring wheat.
The spring wheat crop is about
one-half the size of that grown
in 1913. Now prices East have
not advanced, to any extent,
and we suggest you secure your
winter supply now.
The reason of this -four search
ty in the East, and in fact the
country over, is caused by the
ridiculous 60-day clause ruling
of the Food Administration. We
believe their ruling to a large
extent caused this sugar short
age, not allowing refneries to
conduct their own business or
purchase supplies in competition
with the foreigners; the result
is the foreigners obtained the
sugar.
E. CROSBY & co.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-10-03
They Are Making Bouohs.

Why does 1t seem that In the month
OF May most of the trees are going
on journey? Because they are max
Ing boughs and getting ready to leaf.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-10-03
DADDY'JEVfN|NQU
FAIRY TALE fl
1v Harv Graham honner w
MARGAY AND ocELoT.

'I've no special reason for being In
the zoo that / can see" said the Mar
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-10-03

The French national library contains
$4,000 books on the French Revolution
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-10-03

Only % more days in which to save
daylight.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-10-03
The Meddler
"J the coat fits you, put it on

Perhaps the Valley fair hasn't yet
rcceded far enough into the past to per-
nit viewing it in the perspective nee
essary to an unbiased Judgment of the
show, but even at this short range GER
tain facts appear to be evident. One of
these is the Importance of entertain
ment features, including midway. An
other is the advantage of holding the
show at this time of the year instead of
two or three weeks earlier. A third is
the number of persons who like the idea
of having the fair on Tuesday and
Wednesday instead of Wednesday and
Thursday.
There is no doubt that the great ma
jority of people who go to fairs go
chiefly TO be entertained and consider
that no little part of their entertain
ment is derived through an opportun-
ity to spend some money. One had on
ly to watch the crowds that thronged
| the midway to be convinced that this is
| true. And since the educational fea-
proportion to the number of people who
| visit them it seems reasonable to say
| that their value would be lessened by
doing away with the frivolous features
| In other words, a fair accomplishes
nothing unless people go to it, and in
order to get them to go they must be
provided with what they want. This is
not intended to mean that the educa-
tional phase should be neglected, but
rather that it should be dispensed in
conjunction with entertainment in much
the same way that medicine is mixed
with sugar.
| There is no doubt that people here
abouts prefer to have the fair take
place at the end of September rather
than earlier in the month"; this prefer
ence being due in part to a conviction
| that better weather is more likely then
And although Tuesday and Wednesday
were selected this year so as to inter
fere as little as possible with the North
ampton fair on Wednesday, Thursday
and Friday of the same week there are
at least three good reasons for adopting
| Tuesday and Wednesday permanentlv
The first is the increased opportunity
for postponement in case of rain; the
second the incentive to hustle that
comes from the necessity of getting ex.
hibits in readiness early in the week;
and the third the increased advertising
the fair gets through having more OF
its exhibits on the grounds the Sunday
previous to the opening day.
An encouraging feature of this years
fair was the increased interest in il
manifested by Brattleboro people. The
reason for this is doubtless the in.
creased number of local stockholders as
the result of this years reorganization
but whatever the cause the effect can.
not but be helpful AS one man said
Yesterday, sit may have been only be-
cause I felt sort of proprietary inter
est in the fair this year through having
bought few shares of stock, but any
way it seemed more interesting thar
any fair | have been to in recent years
and I'm certainly glad l did my bit il
helping to keep it alive"
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-10-03

ADVERTISE IN THE REroRMrs.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-10-12
.FOODSTUFFS SEIZED
 BY GOVERNMENT
Wheat Shorts and Lung Medicine Said to Be
 Wrongfully Labeled

Three carloads of foodstuffs, alleged to have been adulterated, and 69 bottles of lung medicine were seized yesterday by dputies out of United States Marshal H. A Skegg's office. The cars were located in the Frisco yards and the lung medi- cine at two drug stores in the city.
 The three cars contained 800 bags each of an article labeled wheat shorts,' but which, Mir skeggs says. proved to be largely ground bran. The labels on the bags contained guarantees as to the amount of protein matter and calories, which, it is claimed. are incorrect.
 The shipments were consigned by the Grain Products company of Wichita, Kan, to the Southeastern Brokerage company. It is said there is a difference of from S2S to S30 ton in the price of wheat shorts and bran.
 Fifteen bottles of Lung Vitae" were seized at the Doster- Northington Drug company and 21 large and SS small bot ties at the Collier Drug company. They are said to have been shipped by the Nashville Medicine company lof Nash vile. Tenn. The labels on the bottles stated that Lung Vitae" would cure consumption and bronchial asthma.
 All of the seizures were made under the pure food laws
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-10-12
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 F R E E

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 To prove The Williams Treatment con- auers kidney and bladder diseases, rheuma- tism and all other ailments when due to ex- -essive uric acid, matter how chronic or stubborn, if you have never tried The Will | Jams Treatment we will give one 75c bot tie (32 doses) free if you will cut out this notice and send it with your name and ad- dress. and 10 cents to help pay postage 1 packing. etc. to The Dr. D. A. Williams
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 put mourning any obligation. Only one bot
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