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The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-01-20
Little Benny's
Note Book
BY LEE PAPE

Ne and my cuzzin Artie was standing
on a corner this AFTERNOON wondering wat
to do, me saying, Wat shall we do, Artie:
/ cant think OF enything. sed Artie, and
| sed, can think OF different things, ony
can't think Of enything to do. G, a
big city like this and MS amt got eny-
thing to do.
] tell you lets wat, sed Artie, lets per
tend we are deaf and dun and half to
tawk deef and dunn langwidge with our
hands, sed Artie
Wich we started to do, standing there
looking at each other and making deef
and dunn sines with our fingers fast as
everything and shaking our beds no and
yes hard as enything. Wieh prity soon
, ladies stopped wawking past and stood
there looking at us tawking deef and
DUN, one lady being a little wide one with
someny rings on her fingers you couldent
hardly see eny fingers, and the other lady
being a big narrow one that could OF
locke drite over the little wide ones he'd
in case she wmted TO see perrade OF
cnything frum in back of her, the little
wide one saying, Well for mersey sakes
don't that beet all?
You can't tell witch ones tawling anc
witch ones ansering, sed the big marrow
one Wich Jest then me and Artie per
tended to get mad at each other. making
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-01-20
MONDAY, JANUARY 20, 1919.
RATIFY AND HAVE TT OVER.


Here are three facts on which fair
minded people in general will agree:
!. That ratification of the federal
prohibition amendment ceased to be
live issue in this state at 1882 last
Thursday morning when Nebraska be-
came the Both state TO complete the
necessary legislative process.
3 That a majority of both branches
of the Vermont legislature favors rati-
tication and will vote as soon as it has
opportunity.
3. That until the ratification ques-
ton is disposed of other legislative
business will have to wait.
In the light of these facts what pos
sible excuse is there for dillydallying
longer7 A large number of the mem
bers of the legislature are business men
who are serving the state at consider
able loss to themselves. They cannot
afford TO stay in Montpelier longer
than is actually necessary any more
than Vermont can afford to stand the
expense of the legislature longer than
is actually necessary. With the ratifi-
cation matter out Of the way other
business could be disposed Of in a com
lparatively short time and money saved
all round.
The Reformer always has been in
clined to doubt the wisdom of prohibi-
tion by constitutional amendment, but
in its opinion the time for fighting that
issue anywhere but in the courts ex-
pired months ago. Certainly Vermont
is not 50 wealthy that it can afford to
keep its lawmaking machinery in SEES
sion for the sole purpose of discussing
the matter, which is what the present
delay amounts to.
Ratify and be done with it, is our
advice to the legislators. And after
that, finish what remaining business
there is and come home
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-01-20

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
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Drummer district.
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The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-01-20
DSgVENIN
EAIgY TALL EJ
~ NARY GRAHAM BONNER
THE THREE HORSES.
~ ElAW

In barn there were three horses
and their names were Danny and Fan
ny and Prince. Prince had been
there for many, many years. Fanny
had been there for many years, and
Danny had been there for quite a few
years
They belonged to farmer and his
wife and their children. You can i'm
agine how the children loved these
three big horses. Two of them were
used as farm horses most of the time,
and the third for driving into the town
not far away.
They were the pets of the whole
farmhouse. and every day at dinner
time, summer and winter, they cams
up to the farmhouse and neighed for
their Jumps of sugar.
But the one who loved them best of
all was the youngest child OF the
| farmer. His name was Bobbie. Day
| after day Bobbie would go into the
barn and would climb up from the
| wooden stalls right on the backs of
the horses. First he would take a
ride on Fanny's back, and then on
Danny's, and last of all on Prince
J back
OF course they were not real rides
but they were fine make-believe ones
and the horses understood these kind
too.
Bobbie would say. Get up, get up,
fine horsey, get up" and the horse
whose back he was on would raise
his ears high up in the air.
| Somehow Bobbie always liked II
when the horses had their ears VI
though he couldn't have quite TOLD
you why. They seemed TO be so very
very friendly then. The horses loved
BObbie, though, and would not have
hurt him for anything in the world
He could go right in their stalls, and
push them to one side-he couldn't
really push them-hut they moved
they were so quiet when Bobbie was
with them.
One night, after Bobbie had beer
playing in the barn all day, he went Il
bed feeling unusually sleepy. He hat
been riding each horse and having the
best of times even though he did wisi
little that it was summer and thai
he could ride through the fields.
But Bobbie was the sort of boy thaI
liked all kinds OF seasons, and al
l.nauv how 70 have finn Ht
liked the snow in the winter and the
water in the summer. He liked coast
Ing or he liked swimming.
Well, he had been having very
fine day, and as he tumbled into bee
he hardly had time to whisper to hi
old friend the Dream King. He useC
to say, just before he went off Il
sleep, please, Mr.. Dream King, sen,
me nice dreams"
If he did not feel so dreadfully
dreadfully sleepy lie would make hi,
little speech longer and would say
'Your gracious majesty, Mr.. Dream
King, will your royal highness do ,
poor, humble subject like myself, tn,
great and noble and wondrous hono
of sending me most royal and nobl,
dreams?"
This evening all he said was, mic,
dreams, please"
Soon, oh, so soon 1t seemed a
though he saw Danny and Fanny ant
Prince walking into his room. Ant
then they stood at the end of the bed
all in row.
Hello, Bobbie," they said.
Hello, Danny and Fanny ant
Prince" said Bobbie
We've come to tell you something,
said Fanny.
'It's something you've always want
ed to know" said Danny.
And because I'm the oldest horse
they've given me tie honor of telling
1t TO you" added FRINGE.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-01-20
TO CUT CURRENCY.
Too Great Variety of Bills Now in Cir
culation.

w WASHINGTON, Jan. 20.-Gradual
reduction of the great variety of Unit
ed States currency to minimize the dam
ger of counterfeiting and "bill rails
ing is under discussion by the treas
ury office and members of congress.
The United States now has "a different
designs for bills of various denomina-
tions, and officials believe the result
ing unfamiliarity of the public with
the designs enables counterfeiters to
operate more easily than if the designs
were standardized.
There are now in circulation five diff
ferent kinds of one dollar notes, five
kinds of So bills, six So, seven $40,
seven $50, six 500, four $500, five
$1,000, one $4,000, and two $4,000.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-01-20
harry's Arithmetic.

Harry had just begun to go TO
school, and was very proud of what
he learned. One day he thought he'd
show his father how much he knew
and ask him at dinner:
Papa, how many chickens are there
on that dish?"
1.-Two, my boy said papa. 81
thought you knew how to countf"
You're wrong" said Harry. There
are three. That's one, that's two anC
two and one makes three"
"Very WE'LL" said the father, "you
mother may have one for her dinner
I'll take the other and you can have
the third"
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-01-20
Accounting.
(RHtland Herald J


The Brattleboro Reformer, which has
never had the reputation Of being tied to
any ones political kite, has been making
some study of the state auditors office
and its problems and is telling its readers
some very true things about conditions
disclosed therein
Commenting on the report of Auditor
Ben Gates, the contemporary says
He recommends that the auditor act
as an auditor only and not be allowed
to issue orders on the state treasury,
He would have the board of control meet
weekly to inspect the accounts passed by
the auditor and upon its approval of the
accounts turn them over TO the state treas
urer, who would pay them. This would
do away with departmental vouchers
which have caused so much trouble in
the past and would pay the costs of any
department so often that advances of mon
ey would be unnecessary and unwarrant-
ed.
Both Mr. Gates and the contemporary
have touched on a very vital matter in
connection with the proposed rearrange
ment of things in the handling of the
states finances-the necessity for prompt
action on bills and pay-rolls in case the
practice of cash advances is forbidden
and discontinued
The state cannot, of course, expect Its
servants and officers to finance their OWE
! offices, SO it goes without saying that
when accounts of any kind are presented
for payment they should be audited and
approved promptly This is duty that
runs clear down the line from the treas
urer and the board of control to tht
state office or department presenting tn,
account for payment
| To say that departments should pre-
sent bills promptly would seem to b.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-01-20
Get the Habit of
Drinking Hot Water
Before Breakfast
Says we can't look or feel right
with the system full
of poisons.

Millions of folks battle internally now
instead of loading their system with
drugs. What an inside bathR'' you
say. Well, it is guaranteed TO perform
miracles if you could believe these hot
water enthusiasts.
There are vast numbers of men and
women, who Immediately upon rising
in the morning, drink a glass Of real
hot water with a teaspOOnful Of lime
stone phosphate in it. This is a very
excellent health measure. 1t is intend
ed to flush the stomach, liver, kidneys
and the thirty feet of iatestines of the
previous day s waste, sour bile and in
digestible material left over in the body
which is not eliminated every day, be-
come food for the millions of bacteria
which infest the bowels, the quick result
is pOisons and toxins which are then
absorbed into the blood, causing head
ache, bilious attacks, foul breath, bad
taste, colds, stomach trouble, kidney
misery, sleeplessness, impure blood and
| all sorts of ailments.
People who feel good one day and
lbadly the next, but who simply can not
get feeling right, are urged to obtain r
quarter pound of limestone phosphate
at the drug store. This will cost very
little. but is sufficient to make anyone
a real crank on the subject of internal
sanitation.
| Just as soap and hot water act on
the skin, cleansing, sweetening and
lfreshening, so limestone phosphate and
hot water act on the stomach, liver, kid
news and bowels 1t is vastly more i'm
Iportant to battle on the inside than on
Ehe outside, because the skin pores dc
not absorb impurities into the blood
while the bowel pores dO.--Adv.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-01-20
TO ADVERTISERS.
TO THE SUBSCRIBERS.

II 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 moIning following the omission, 10
person, by telephone or postal card, thus en-
abling the cause of the error 10 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, 1919-01-20

Bolsheviki appeared in a public
school in Portland, Me, recently, when
a 10 year old boy, armed with butch
er knife and a chain and accompanied
by six confederates, terrorized the en-
tire school until the arrival of the pc.
lice patrol, which nipped the rebellion
in the bud.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-01-20

cost of meat formed an Anti Beef eat
ing association, the members pledging
themselves against eating any meat
costing over eight cents a pound. The
high prices of the present time have
organized automatically a good many
Anti Beef eating societies in many
families the past two years.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-01-20

1t has become known that big gun
which was expected to be of even
greater power than the "Big Bertha, "
was among the secret productions of
the Sheffield cannon works in Eng
land Sometimes we are almost led to
wish that some of the things the allies
had "up their sleeves SO to speak,
might have been tried out once at
least before the armistice was declared
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-01-20
Subscriptions Must Be
Paid IN Advance

The War Industries Board, In its efforts
to conserve the paper supply, has ruled that
newspapers must stop all subscriptions
IMMEDIATELY UPON EXPIRATION.
This means that subscribers must keep
their subscriptions PAID IN ADVANCE
in order to be certain of getting The Re-
former regularly. Notice of expiration Of
subscription Is always sent In advance; do
not neglect It and then blame the publisher
for what Is your own fault.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-01-20

The ex-kaiser has been amusing him
self recently by digging an irrigation
ditch in the flower garden within the
castle walls With the beginning of
the great American drouth he might
be put to work TO advantage in this
country.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-01-20

An aerial passenger service between
London and Paris in connection with
the peace conference has been inaugu-
rated. The trip can be made in two
hours. We can see how these flying ar
rangements will eventually put the
"peaee dove" out of business.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-01-20

Boston is planning for a big inter
national peace festival to be held in
February. just at present there seems
to be a festival of international dis
cord in many parts of the world.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-01-20
A Large Order.

So sobbed lima Observation-Disclosures
sky. ivan Ninespotski died in battle.
You say he uttered my name as he was
dying:"
Part Of it" replied the returned sol
der, part Of it''-Boston Transcript
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-01-20

The armistice between the allies and
Germany has been extended one
month. Up to date there has been as
much protestation as fulillment of its
terms on the part of Germany.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-01-20

The newly drafted constitution Of
the Ebert government in Germany says
that president shall be elected for 10
years and may be reelected. A presi.
dent able to hold the office for 90 years
might be termed a "near king
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-01-20

Those who gave thought that soace
might be found later in Jamaica GIN
ger-and patent medicines will find them
well within the legal barbed wire.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-01-20
Look on This Picture-Then on This.

Kaiser Bill goes down into history as
the worlds greatest example OF a man
who didn't know when he was we'll off
Detroit Free Press.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-01-20

The entire trolley system of Exeter,
n. H., will be suspended February |.
There are worse things than an eight
cent fare.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-01-20
Member Of The AssoeIated Press.

The Associated Press is exclusively en-.
titled to the use for publication of dli 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, 1919-01-20

According to a copy of the Boston
Traveller of 1858, people in Philadel-
phia who were indignant over the high
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-01-20

Mary Rizzi, 90, daughter of Alder
man and Mrs. Stephen Rizzi of Barre,
suecumbed to pneumonia in Washing
ton, d. c.. where she was employed in
the war department. She leaves her
parents, two brothers and a sister.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-01-20

Deputy Sheriff A. A. Leonard of
Wallingford >was fined So and costs
last week for breach of peace He was
charged with addressing improper re-
marks to Mrs. B. w. Aldrich of Wall
ngford.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-01-20

Rev J. Wesley Rafter, pastor of the
Baptist church at Windsor and who
succeeded Pastor Waldron, the Paeifst
preacher, who is now at Atlanta. has
resigned and will go to a charge in
Newport, n. H.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-01-20

The adjourned meeting of the Yer
mont society of Colonial Danes, occur
at Montpelier Thursday, Jan %, at tn
Kellogg Hubbard library. The pro
gram as planned for the October meet
ing will be followed as closely rs pos
sible.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-01-20

A suit for $4,000 has been brought
by Ruth NJ. Brown of Calais against
Marie Wahlen, milliner of Montpelier,
and the case has been entered in Wash
ington county court. The plaintiff
claims she was charged by the defend
ant with having stolen the defendant IS
purse. Specifications allege that de-
PENDANT shook the plaintiff and locked
her in room.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-01-20
VERMONT NEWS.

J. C. L. Wilson was arrested in Ben
1ington last week for passing worth
less checks in Chelsea, Mass.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-01-20

As John Curtis was driving to his
home in st. Johnsbury Friday eve
ming he lost control of his horse just
Jas he reached his home, was thrown out
striking his head against the house
Ills skull was crushed and he dice
soon after.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-01-20

The Ottanqueehee Wooden Co. lost n
valuable pair of horses last Wednesday
Lat Evarts. The teamster, thinking the
ice safe, drove onto the river near the
bridge. The horses Immediately broke
through, taking the forward sled with
them in such n manner that it held
them under the water until they
drowned.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1919-12-22
ATTEMPT To KILL
EGYPT'S PREMIER
BADLY BUNGLED
CoptiC Medical Student Throws
Two Bombs, But Both Land
Wide of Mark and Doing
No Damage.

Carlo, Egypt, Monday. Dec. 15.-.
an official communication issued doV
Gay, gives the following details re.
o. raing the attempt made this morn
ing to assassinate Yussuf Wahbd
P&sha, the premier.
LAS the prime minister was motor
ing from his home toward the min
istry a Coptic medical student named
Arian Youssuf Haab, stepped into the
roadway in the Medan Salesman
Pasha and threw two bombs at his
car, The chauffeur saw the SUDDEN
as he was preparing to throw the first
bomb and stopped the ear with tho
result that the bomb exploded in the
road several yards ahead of it, The
student hastily threw the second
bomb which went over the car ana
exploded in the road, Nobody vas
injured.
"Ysubashi Selim Effendi Zah, who
was in the car with the premier,
jumped out and ran towards the
student, who was trying to draw an
automatic pictol from his pocket.
" it'll the aid of constables belonging
to the premiers motor cycle escort,
Zaki was able to disarm his assailant
before he could draw the pistol. The
student had two loaded automatics
and twenty -four cartridges. He stated
that he had been seeking an oppor-
tlnity for seven days to kill the pre-
mier. An inquiry is being conducted
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1919-12-22
MAGE SPEAKS AT "Y"
FELLOWSHIP LUNCHEON

bethlehem and Albuquerque" was
the subject of Carl Magees address al
the fellowship luncheon at the Y NJ.
G. A. Not only was the address APP
pirate as a Christmas message. but II
was also filled with valuable advice,
which If followed, would eliminate
all strife and make this world the real
Utopia which Sir Thomas Moore inn
agined existed All that is needed to
bring about this Transformation is to
remember that the words uttered two
thousand year ago, ION earth peace,
good will toward men," are as appli-
cable now as thev were then. and be
governed by them in our daily lives.
A feature of the luncheon was the
singing of popular religious and patri-
otto songs by the crowd led by the
Rev. A. o. Kuhn. Mrs. Weir rendered
two thoroughly ENJOYABLE violin solos
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1919-12-22
TREATY AND RAILROAD
HAVE THE ATTENTION OF
REMAINING C0NGRESSMEN

Washington, Dee. 2l-Negotiations
toward a compromise on the German
peace treaty and conferences on rail-
road reorganization legislation prom
Use to be the only activities OF the
few members Of congress remaining
here during the two weeks of holiday
recess which began shortly before last
midnight. BY the time congress recon-
venes January ii is hoped to have a
compromise Arrangement on the treaty
prepared for presentation soon after
ward in the senate. Disposal of the
railroad legislation, however is not eN-
pected until late next month.
Senate and house managers of the
railroad measures will hold formal
meeting Tuesday TO outline work on
adjustment between the Cnmmins and
Esch bills. The following Monday the
managers expected TO hold daily sit
tings. probably lasting for weeks.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1919-12-22
HARVARD FOOTBALL TEAM
is SPEEDING WESTWARD

IsY no <NiHe 10 IRkAL SPECIAL LEASED wiREl
Chicago, Dec. 2i.--The Harvard
football team which left Boston yes
terday on its transcontinental trip to
meet the Oregon eleven at Pasadena
on New Years day, arrived in Chicago
an hour and forty minutes late today.
The members were a bit tired from
the journey and went to the University
club for plunge and dinner. There
were forty-five Of the party travelling
in three cars which were attached to
the overland limited which left at 7:10
D. m for California. The team will
be the guest of the Harvard club of
San Francisco Christmas eve.