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The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-02-21
Little Benny's
Note Book
BY LEE PAPE

Us fellows was kicking Pubs Slmklnses
foot ball out in the frunt street, and all
ii suddin Sid Hunt hollered, Cheese IT,
cheese it. Meening Flatfoot the cop, and
we all quick went and sat on my frunt
steps. and Flatfoot stood down at the
corner as if he was wondering weather
to start to wawk up and make as run,
skinny Martin saying, G, if we had ony
of thawt of it in time We could OF gave
Flatfoot a krissmass present and then he
would OF left us play football in the street
all We wunted
Well G., let's do it now, lets us take up
| 4 collection and get him sumthing and tell
lin we bin looking for him ever sints
| Krissmass, | sed.
| Everybody thinking it was CRATE ideer,
and we took up a collection Of 6 sents,
and a committee consisting of me and lie
roy Shooster ran GROUND to Mommy Sim
minses store and bawt bottle of green
| nix for sents and ran back with it and
Flatfoot was still standing down at the
| corner, and us fellows put the football
n my vesterbule and all wawked down
Leroy Shooster carrying the bottle oil
yreen ink on account of him having put
sents and nobody elts putting more thar
4 sent, and Flatfoot stood there watching
us come down, Leroy Shooster holdin;
cut the bottle of green ink and saying
We bin looking for you ever sints kriss
mass.
Watts the ideer? sed Flatfoot
It's present, sed skinny Martin.
Well can you beet that? sed Flatfooi
And he took it and sed out loud off c
the label, green ink, sooperior quality
And he put it in his pocket, saying,
iont know wat III do with it because
always rite in pencil wen I rite, but
/, lint never refused present yet. Us fe
| ows standing there looking at him
| vile, and then Pubs Simkins saying,
| We kicked pritty soft football in ii
street would you do enything?
Nuthing but lock you all up, that's al
\ sed Flatfoot And he wawked away, n
aging, G., WIZ, that was heck of
deer. All the other fellows saying SO t
q aspeshilly Leroy Shooster on account
him having put , sents.
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GIVES HIM TASTE OF WAR.
Elk Soldier Clubs Sneering Inquirer and
Is Indicted.

SCHENECTADY, Feb. 21.-John A.
Sehaller, fireman at the General Flee
trlc Works, is not 50 interested now as
he used to be in the war record of
Frank Rotondo, a discharged soldier
employed at the plant. lie and ROTOR
do were talking about the war the 9TH
er day and Schaller asked, rather sheer
ingly: How many did you kill9'
Rotondo picked up a club and pro.
ceeded TO instruct Schaller, who is OF
German descent, in the mysteriem of
one method of fighting much in vogue
on the late western front 1t is alleged
that the blow broke Schaller s left
arm. Yesterday Rotondo was indicted
for assault in the second degree and re
leased on 81 900 bail.
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when he said: "He serves his party
best who serves his country best.
oday' Events

The Mountain States Congress for the
league of nations opens today in Salt Lake
City.
The Minnesota State Editorial assocla-
ton is to open Victory Convention
today in st. Paul.
An attractive program has been ar
ranged for this, the second day OF the
Lowell centenary celebration in New York
city
The Maine State convention of Chris
tan Endeavor societies is to be enter
tanned at Waterville during the three
days beginning today.
AS part of the wide efforts being
made TO aid returned soldiers in obtaining
employment, a mammoth music festiva
and international peace demonstration j.
| To be inaugurated in Boston today
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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 ]. Bower, Riverviev Street (For'
Drummer district.
West Brattleboro. J. L: Stockwsll.
East Dummerston, NJ. E. Brown.
Putney, ~ G. Williams.
Newfane, NJ NJ Batehelder.
Townshend. C. w Cutler.
West Townshend, C. II. Grout.
Jamaica, r ] Daggett.
South Londonderry, F. Fl. Tyler.
South Vernon, f B Buffum.
Northfeld, Mass, Thompson Bros
west Chesterfield. N. Il, Mrs w. Streetsr.
| Hinsdale, N r., w II Lyman.
| Greenfield. Mass. Greenfield News Co
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their circular eyelids. Il do not
think" he commenced. that one is
wonderful simply because one belongs
TO different family or hasn't just the
same ways as all the creatures under
the sun. For naturally all the ,crea-
lures belonging to the different faihi-
lies have habits and ways that are no.
like each others. But an yesy. very
different" 49,.
II suppose" said the Lizard. that
because you say very. very that. 1t
makes all the difference. If you only
said you were very different itywould
not amount to anything. But as You
are very, very different 1t means a
great deal"
That's just IL" said the Chame-
leon. delightedly. He had changed TO
another color for his disposition was
much improved.
Its this way" said the Chameleon.
81 am very much like a lizard
The lizard wiggled with pleasure:
"And / am not so unusual looking
at first. l have a tail and my feet can
grasp the branches, which makes me
very fine climber. But above all my
body is very cold to touch-niee and
refreshing and cool I'd say"
Something like cold lemonade the
children drink at the circus" said the
| Lizard.
Not at all like that" said. the
Chameleon GROSSLY. Because 1 cannot
| be used as q drink at a circus. | am
cold to the touch mot 10 the tastei"
"Oh." said the Red Lizard, II un-
| derstand now"
"GIad to hear it," said the Chame-
leon. "And yet of all these things I
am not proud because / have s0isle-
thing so much better to be proud Of,
can change colors. There are little
| cells In my body-some of them deep,
and some not so deep, and they give
me different colors when / feel angry
or happy or frightened. They also
! change with the colors about me and
the kind of weather we are having.
| Oh, I'm very interesting"
/, That's true" said the Red Lizard.
you are very interesting. and you
have great deal to be proud Of. The
colors you change to are beautiful and
| you are lovely because you have so
/ many different costumes"
| The Chameleon was much pleased.
II am glad TO hear you say 80 and
always did think my distant cousins,
the Lizards. a fine family with good
taste"
And as the Lizard crawled back
home, for the Chameleon had an en-.
gagement. he was proud indeed tia,
he was relative.
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Today's Birthdays.

Brig. Gen. George p Scriven, T. s A..
retired. born in Philadelphia, 6J years
ago today.
Thomas Sterling, United States senator
from South Dakota. born in Fairfield coun
ty. Ohio, Is years ago today.
William II. Osborn, former T. S. com
missioner of internal revenue, born at
Oxford, n c., 63 years ago to day.
Brander Matthews, noted author, edu
Gator, and advocate of simplihed spelling
born in New Orleans, 81 years ago today
Otto II. Kahn, an eminent New Iorl
financier who rendered the nation distin
gl,ished services in the war;, born al
Mannheim, Germany, 50 years ago today
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TO THE SUBSCRIBERS.

II 10 the aim of the management to SECURE
Efficient service in the delivery of the paper
each night, and it solicits the cooperation of
subscribers 90 that end. Prompt reports should
be given of each failure to receive the paper
on the morning following the omission. in
pei son, by telephone or 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 secure the de.
sired service.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-02-21

According to the Hartford Courant
an expert on .furs stated in that city
that if you want to find out whether it
will be a light or a severe winter, sc
out in September, catch skunk and
rub his fur the wrong way. If the
winter is to prove mild the fur will
be thin. Notwithstanding this expert
advice we shall continue to stick to tht
Farmer s almanac. Rubbing skunk !;
fur the wrong way dOesn t appeal Il
ms
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-02-21

The new revenue tax proposes to ex-
empt symphony orchestras which are
considered neither luxuries nor fnan-
eral things which would come under
that head.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-02-21

Only two weeks now remain in which
the Victory boys and girls may finish
earning their pledges of So for the
United war work campaign. 1t is safe
to say that in great many cases the
pledges are already earned
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-02-21

There seems to be as much uncertain
ty as to the date when Boston can well
GENE home the boys rs there was in
New York as to who was to do the wei
coming.
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penses and report before its close. And
we have very definite conviction that
the results OF an investigation made I'M
der pressure from lawmakers in a hur-
ry TO get home would be little short of
fareial.
The Reformer has no intention of dis
crediting the motives of those who sec
cause for suspicion in the steadily
mounting expense Of various state de-
partments, hut it doesn't believe any
good would come from legislative in
vestigation taken at this time.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-02-21

The Red Cross canteen continues to
minister to the comforts of soldiers and
sailors, doing more than any other
agency, in all probability, TO make
Brattieboro pleasantly remembered
by those who "pass through !" Long
hours on the part of the canteen work
ers are necessary to meet all trains but
they are doubtless thankful that SEIZED
ules this winter are not upset as they
were year ago. If they were the task
would have to be put onto a three
| shift basis
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A Fable Revised

The ant toiled while the grasshopper
danced
The ant earned enough to live on
frugally. But the grasshopper got fancy
prices for teaching the new steps, be-
sides appearing in vaudeville from time
TO time
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-02-21

Ex- President Taft calls no names,
but says he wonldn t trust over night
the gentlemen of the senate who are
setting out to defeat the league of ma
tons. Somehow this does not leave us
guessing.
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One Year Ago Today in the War.

Anglo Egyptian force in Palestine cap
IT, ed Jericho.
Virtual collapse of the Russian defense
against German invasion.
american steamship Philadelphia, carry
ing foodstuffs, sunk by German subma-
riGe
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-02-21

In the old days rings called gimmal
rings were used both for engagement
and marriage These rings were made
of two movable hoops, one of which
was worn by each of the lovers dur
ing the engagement, but at the we'd
ding ceremony, the ring. united again,
was used for the wedding ring, the
twin hoops being held together by an
ingenious arrangement of clasped
hands.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-02-21

The discharge of 5000 war workers
from the Washington offices should
make housing conditions less of a
problem in that city. Possibly they
may find room to stow away few
high school classes this spring.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-02-21

Germany must give up all U-baats
and must build no more The allies have
extracted several German teeth but
this particular one must leave q very
sore jaw.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-02-21

\ bill to repeal the daylight saving
law, introduced in congress this week,
has back of it farmers and country
merchants of the Middle-West Some of
them say they have two clocks, one
for God s time, the other for Wilson 5.
They prefer God s.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-02-21

1t is made public now for the first
time that the new tax law requires the
publication of the names of all who
make out income tax lists. 1t does not
require the amounts of the incomes TO
be given, hut lets John Smith know that
his neighbor Henry Jones hasn't evaded
entirely says a contemporary. Well,
John and Henry should be allowed
some little pleasure out of the new law,
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-02-21
A Suggestion.
(Rarre Times \

Bratteboro and Newfane are almost
at war; Newfane fearing invasion of
its rights as the county seat of Wind
ham county. Brattleboro might get
around the difficulty by annexing the
whole Windham county.
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Member Of The Associated Press.

The Associated Press is exclusively en-.
titled to the use for publication of ali news
credited in this paper and also the local news
published herein
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\ fund has been started TO finance a
flight to the North pole. How dull il
is going to be for the world when the
North pole is no longer a mystery,
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Williams Jennings Bryan says that
the saloon is on the way to the gallows
lut there is a movement on foot il
several states to steal the rope.
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Christy Mathewson says it is hope
less job trying to teach the French to
play baseball. Better give it up; the
fans back home are just awaiting.
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TO ADVERTISERS.

Transient adyertising-Run of paper, 50 cents
inch for FIRST insertion, Is cents an inch
for each subsequent insertion. Limited space
on first page at double rates.s
Space rates on application.
Classified advertisements-Five cents line
FIRST insertion with so per cent discount for
each subsequent insertion without change of
copy.
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insertion with 50 per cent discount for each
subsequent insertion without change Of copy.
Position 10 per cent extra.
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In the light of recent developments
there is move on foot to have the
village adopt further ordinances in re.
gard to the display of billboards. Ac-
|eording to at least one local lawyer this
matter can be regulated by the village
in such way that the display OF
boards can be restricted even on pri-
vatc property. If this fact is estab,
lished and an ordinance 10 make il
effective is brought up at the annual
village meeting there is little doubt that
lit could be passed.
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Rutherford B. Hayes spoke truthfully
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The Meddler
"U the coat fits yoR, PIT il on E

The Meddler has no. disposition to
prolong what would probably be a
fruitless discussion of the respective
merits of Brattleboro and Newfane as
location for the county seat, but he
feels safe in assuring Mr.. Dewitt and
other Jealous guardians of county funds
that no bin will be presented for the
recent session in the local federal build
of trying the Miller ease in Brattleboro
was probably much less than it would
have been in Newfane, for no more
heat was required for the local federal
building during its progress than would
have been necessary in any event while
| light and ianitor service were items so
| small as to be ineonsiderable. As TO
permission to use the building it was
secured from the federal treasury de-
partment with consent of the local Gus
todian and approval of the federal
judge for this district, the only other
requirements being the willingness of
the presiding judge to hear the case
here and an agreement TO that effect
on the part of lawyers and litigants
So long as Brattleboro lawyers show nc
disposition to overdo what may appear
to them convenient arrangement the
Ipeople of Newfane ought not to find
fault If an occasional county eourt ease
is tried here, especially when it ac.
tually involves saving 10 the county
as well as much time to all parties con
Ieerned.
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ADVERTISE IN THE REFoRMER.
The Seward gateway daily edition, and the Alaska weekly post., 1919-06-16

adopt would be to vote the sum ncccS- Sary for completion of the government Alaska railroad from Seward to Fai'' banks. This road will open up the coal and oil fields south of the Alaskan range, the copper belt in those noun tainS, the agricultural districts of th" Panama and Iditarod river gold ficldr.
 The actual period of development ot Alaska should open with completion of this railroad. It should reduce thr cost of mining machinery supplies 1f the Panama valley to point where great arrears of placer ground ana quartz mines can be developed. Tn" railroad will connect with river nav gationS at Fairbanks and will reduce the distance to all points on the lowe Yukon. Application of the general leasing bill to Alaska coal will do away with the present impractical law and stimulate mining to the poln' where coal from the north will be sold in Portland and all other Pacific coast markets.
 But Alaska cannot make real pro grcSs until it has a real government. Authority k now divided among SUD ordinatcs of half dozen different de partmentS. but iS so limited that they must refer practically everything to Washington for decision. The rationa plan is to vest all authority in rcSi- dent commission. under the direction of one department as proposed by Secretary Lane. Alaska is the lasr west in which American pioneers can explore under their own flag, and t should be thrown wide open.
 ( New York Times.)
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Serial 036i6 NOTICE OF APPLICATION FOR PATENT

FOR PAIENl
 United States Land Office Juneau, Alaska. May 2S, 1919.
 NOTICE is hereby given tEt NORTHWESTERN FISHERIES co, q corporation. as assignee ot Peter N. Stecn. being entitled to the benefits ct section 2306 of the Revised Statutes of the United States and the amend mentS thereto. has applied to make en- trv of the lands embraced m l. H. \on-mincral survey No. l236. situate on west shore of Herendeen Bay, Alaska, more particularly described as follows, tO-wit:
 Beg. cor. No.l. on beach Herendeeh Bay at average high tide. cor. not se'' wit. cor. bears West 0.9S chs; |. =. i' NJ. Sur. 1922 bears N. II deg. lS O' N. I73.66 chs: thence West 3.O5 chs to cor. No. ,: thence south 2S.2O chs to cor. No. B: thence East l3.7S chs to cor. No. 1. cor. not set. wit. cor. bears West l.13 chs; thence meanderln" beach Hcrccndccn Bay at ordinary high tide CD Y. i6 deg, or W. l.2o chs: CD \. 6l deg. S7' W. 2.99 chs; (S) \. 9 deg. 55' ". i.O3 chs; (D \. 2i deg. OO' W. 1.S1 chs; (5) N. deg. i2' F.. LIS chs; (6) \. 52 deg D r.. O.97 chs: @ N. 25 deg. 29' w. los chs: (S) \. 10 deg. 2O' w. 3.73 chs; (9) \. 10 deg. l6' W. 1.57 chs; QOl \. 25 deg. OS' ". 5.60 chs; CID \. s deg. 16' W. 3.O7 chs; O2) \. l7deG. l&' w. 3.42 chs; (l3) x. l6 deg. 2l' F.. no chs Co cor. No. 1, place of begin hing. Area 1902 acres. Variation lc all corners 19 deg. 30' F.. Longitude l6O deg. I2' W. Latitude D deg. 42' \.
 As additional to original homestead entry of Peter VI. Steen, guardian ot John \. Steen, H. F. 4S77 dated July ,. 1866 at Winnebago City, Minn.
 Any and all persons claiming ad- vcrsely any portion of the above de- Scribcd tract of land are required to file with the Register and Receiver "f the United States Land Office at Jul neau. Alaska. their adverse elaine thereto. under oath, during the period of publication or within thirty days thereafter. or they will be barred by the provisions of the statute. NORTHWESTERN FISHERIES CO,
 By Jno k. Vim.
 Its Attorney in Fact
 IT Is HEREBY ORDERED that the foregoing notice be published for the statutory period in the Seward Gateway, a newspaper or general cir culation printed at Seward. Alaska, the nearest newspaper to said above described claim or survey.
 Fife A. Frisbee,
 Register. Seward Gateway 60 Days
 First Pub. May 29, 1919.
 Last Pub. Aug. g, 1919.
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Elaine Eogene and pearl oil at J. l.. Graef's. II.
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Evenrude motors and repair parts d J. l.. Graef's.
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ROMANCE OF NORTH

RomanceS of the north were sup posed to have passed with the gamh- ling joint the dance hall and the sa- loon. but it is much alive. No story or fiction could have a plot more pleasing than the true story of James A. Gibbs, of Fairbanks, who came north two weeks ago with his bride. The plot would be divided into four section ' Alaska. the army, winning wife and a fortune.
 A year ago, Nr. Gibbs left for the Outside to enter the army While at Camp Lewis he met beau. tiful Seattle girl . In due time their engagement was announced and the latter part of last month they were married. For honeymoon they went to Tacoma by aeroplane' thea turned back for trip through In terior Alaska after which they will make a tour through the Panama Canal and up the east coast of tho United States to see the points of in- tercSt there.
 While Mir. Gibbs was in the army, he let lay on a wildcat mining claim in the Tolovana district about sixty miles from Fairbanks. Neither he nor the laymen had much confi- dence in it. but when bedrock was reached they found good pay. Dur ing the winter months. some 35'OrO feet of bedrock was taken out run ming little better than $l.25 to the foot, and of this. the owner of the pro perty. Mir. Gibbs will get twenty-five percent.
 So. no one can ever convince Jimmy" as he is popularly known among his friends that the war was a stroke of bad luck, at least so far as he was concerned It's a good war that will bring a man splendid experience a wife and a fortune.
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heir to half a million dollars and will resign his position with the govern mcnt. Mr. Polk has been acting a' Secretary of State while Secretary Roberty Lansing has been attending the Peace Conference in Paris. The dispatches state that the information that Mir. Polk had fallen heir to tn" big amount, came as q shock. Gee some shock perhaps all of Us like to experience.
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WHO NEW BRIDE Is

Mrs. John Jacob AStor was married several days ago to Lord RibbcSdaIe in London. The new bride was th' first wife of the late John Jacob ASt- or multi-millionaire. who lost his l'rc on the Titanic. She is the mother of Vincent AStor. The second Mrs. AStor was Miss Madeline Force daughter c' William II. Force, of New York. Since her husbands death she married on2 of the prominent newspaper publish CTS of Brooklyn.