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The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-06-03
Today's Birthdays.

King George V. of Great Britain. born
at Marlborough House, London, 81 years
ago today.
Rev. Cortland Myers, pastor of Ire
mont Temple, Boston, born at Kingston,
n. Y, So years ago today
Rt; Rev. Charles NJ. Beckwith, Episco-
pal bishop of Alabama. born in Prince
George county, Va, IS years ago today.
Sam Bernard, one of the best known
comedians of the American stage, born
at Birmingham, Ala, SO years ago today.
Laurence j Henderson, professor in
biological chemistry at Harvard univers-
lty, born at Lynn, Mass, Al years ago
today.
Raymond B. Fosdiek, selected as one of
the permanent American officials in the
league of nations, born at Buffalo, n. Y.
SO years ago today
DIR. James Brown Scott, one Of the. tech
meal advisers to the United States dele
cation at the peace conference, born in
Bruce county, Ontario, SO years ago to-
day
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-06-03
I oday's Events

Birthday greetings to King Ceorge v.
who, enters upon his 55bh Year, t0d4yui9,t
The anniversary OF the bnth Of JEFF
ferson Davis viii be observe: generally
throughout the South today.
Today is the centennial anniversary Of
ethe birth of Thomas Ball, a famous Amer.
lean sculptor and portrait painter.
Nine measures are to be submitted "a
the voters of Oregon for their approval
at special referendum election in that
state today
In the presence of a distinguished gath,
erlng of educators Dr. |. u. Schreckengast
will be formally installed today as chan.
eeilor of Nebraska Wesleyan university.
Edgar Morris, the mountaineer, who re.
Gently killed Magistrate Bluford Sulli-
van at Standardsville, Va, is to be placed
on trial today in Albemarle county. Va.
At meeting in Winnipeg today plans
VIII be discussed for a campaign to in.
crease the membership of the Manitoba
GRAIN Growers association to 10000 this
year
. A Michigan state convention to express
popular ratification of the league of ma.
NiSii' SO'SAoHl - 10 De Helu at bfanQ
Rapids today under the auspices of the
Michigan branch of the league to enforce
peace.
A birthday dinner in honor of King
George V. of England is to be held to-
night at the Hotel Commodore, in New
York city. under the auspices of the I'm
perial Order Daughters of the British En-.
pre- IN the United States of America.
The American Short Line Railroad as
sociatlon. representing about 500 short
line railroads throughout the United
States, IS to meet in Washington today
to discuss legislation congress will be
urged to enact looking to the protection
OF transportation properties with their
return to private control.
Shipping and transportation. financing
trade and the future of the Latin Ameri-
can Investments. loans and bonds trad
ing methods for exports and imports,
parcel post, patents and trade marks.
trade and travel regulations, these and
other phases of commercial intercourse
will be discussed by experts at the Sec
ond Pan-American Commercial Confer
ence, which is to begin its sessions today
in Washington. d. c.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-06-03
DADDY',] TVE,NING
ufAIRY TALE e.
lprARY @AHAn BONNER
THE TWO RABBITS.

lhere were two rabbits" said Dad
uy, which | want to tell you about.
Their names were Clover and Pinky.
Now Glover loved the very sound of
her name. For, as you know, all rab-
OTIS love clover.
Ihey like clover as much as chill
oren like ice cream, and that is say
ing good deal, as you know"
1T most certainly is" said Nancy.
i agree" said Nick.
Glover loved to hear her name
She loved to be called by it very often
and she liked it best of all when her
name was made very real by getting
o lot of clover to eat.
The other rabbits name was pinkv.
Pinky was SO named because of his
very bright pink eyes. They were
really beautiful pink eyes. Clover had
pink eyes, too, but they were not so
bright, they were little bit paler in
shade than Plnky's eyes.
"Pinky thought they were very fair
ly named, for, of course, Glover should
should have the better name of the
two. because Glover was Mrs Rabbit
and it was polite and nice to give the
lady the nicer name.
Both the rabbits were white with
out touch of black. They were very
fond of each other, they were very
tame and fond of children and they
were extremely fond of all the nice
green things they were given to eat.
Now the children who owned these
rabbits didn't know that Daddy Rab-
bits were all right when the children
were big but that when they were
small they weren't so nice because
they We're very apt to kill or eat their
children.
THE daddies didn't care for the chill
dren when they were only little bits
of fluff. They didn't see that they
would grow up into nice rabbits later
on.
SO these two rabbits, Pinky and
Clover, were not separated. and Clov-
er, somehow, wasn't as afraid of Pinky
as sometimes mother rabbit Is.
THAT is. mother rabbit is never
afraid of daddy rabbit for herself,
for she knows he will never hurt her.
but she is afraid for her little ones.
$50 when she knows that the little
ones are soon to come she hides away
from the daddy rabbit.
Glover wasn't at all nervous. She
saw that the children didn't know that
they should be separated And she
somehow thought Pinky would act
very nicely about the little ones.
"She made little hole in the ground
and soon there came seven of the
sweetest. most cunning little bits OF
white fluff you ever did seel -
She had quite a hard time naming
so many little babies but at last she
named them and these were the names
she decided upon.
Her eldest son was named Bun.
Her eldest daughter was named Bun
ny. Her second son was named Pink
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-06-03
Educational Progression
Burlington Free Press

NP"iiiii : ioii L rec IeSS.
The creation of the position of dean
of the department of women at The
University of Vermont and the APP
pointment of Mrs. Pearl Randall Was
son as dean of women al the univer-
slty is distinct event in the educa
tlonal circles in Vermont. This is an
entirely new position representing the
expansion of educational facilities and
is not merely another name for advisor
of women, the position so long ably
and satisfactorily filled by Mrs. Stetson,
who will continue to serve in that ca
paclty. Mrs. WATSON is admirably
equipped for the office of dean of wom-
en-, and she will be in a position to do
inestimable service for the young WON
en- of the Green Mountain state. The
university and the commonwealth are
to be congratulated on this evidence of
educational progress.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-06-03
Little Benny's
Note Book
By LEE PAPE

| wasent allowed out after suppir yes
tIdday on account of ma thinking | sassed
her back wen | dident, and | went UP
! stairs, thinking, All rite, Ill make her
sorry, all rite, | wont cat thing for a
week, and if | die Ill jest half to die, that's
all.
And ! went up to my room, thinking,
She IL be sorry, all rite, | bet-I wont even
drink cup of wattir, and if enybody
asks me watts the matter Ill Jest keep on
getting thinner and thinner without an
sering.
WITCH jest then the fellows started to
wlssel for me outside, and | thawt, She
may think its funny now, maybe. but
Wen l start to stop breething frum star
walton maybe she'll think diffrent.
And after a vile the fellows got tired
of wisseling for me and stopped, and |
layed on my bed wondering how meny
days it would take for all my ribs to
show, and ma called up stairs, Benny
there's Ice GREEN down heer, do you wunt
some?
Gosh, thawt. And l ansered back,
Nam? Wat?
Do you wunt some ice GREEN? called
ma louder. Me thinking, G., holey smoaks,
ice GREEN. Not being able to make up my
mind, and / called down, Nam? Nam?
You herd me, you know you herd me,
now jest for that you don't get spoon
full, ma called up. And | quick jumped
off the bed and ran out in the hall. call
ing down, Aw, ma, G, ma, how can
heer you away up heer, yes, wunt some,
ma, / wunt some.
Some wat?--I thawt you dident heer
wat / sed sed ma.
| herd it but | dident quite realize it
sed And | quick ran down stairs and
ate plates full of strawberry.
Being the ony kind there.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-06-03
Legislative Junkets.
(Rutland News.

1t has been definitely suspected that
the legislative junkets are needless
source of expense and unreliable in re-
suits produced. The state of Vermont
has officials to whom it entrusts the
management of state institutions and
they ought to be entirely sufficient.
The Bennington Banner furnishes a
sidelight on this subject when it OBJ
serves: "The legislative committee
which investigated the soldiers home
last winter did not take the trouble to
get at the facts in the matter and the
trustees would be unfaithful to their
trust should they give any considerable
weight to the report of that committee.
The soldiers home here is not perfect
but it is better than most public insti-
buttons. The improvements it actually
needs were entirely overlooked by the
Legislative committee -
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-06-03
TUESDAY, JUNE 3, 1919.
vERMoNT's RURAL PROBLEM.

The frequency with which one hears,
There ought to be law etc. indi-
Gates that people are too much inclined
to look to the law for remedies. Never
theless, changes in laws are sometimes
necessary to improve conditions, and
we take the liberty of repeating a sug-
gestion of legislation for the improve
ment of rural Vermont.
The strength and desirabilitv of the
town as the unit of government in Yer
mont has become so thoroughly estab-
llshed and approved by the public that
no one can suggest departure from it.
But the best town government is desir-
able and it will be generally admitted
that good, live town government is pos
sible only in good, live towns. There
are in the state from thirty to forty
towns practically extinct. Their citi,
zenry of former days has given way TO
large lumber corporations and the town
spirit, pride and development have
passed forever They continue a. town
organization but town officers are con
centrated in few individuals and not in
the township. Several of these towns
are so divided by hills or mountains
that no town center is possible 1t
seems inadvisable and impractical to
continue the existence of such dead and
hopeless towns
We believe the time has come for the
| next state legislature to take an inven-
tory of Vermont towns and divide all
that are dead and gone between their
nclghboring towns, putting each section
INTO the good town toward which it nat
urally gravitates. In effect it would ,be
grating the undernourished branches
to live trunk, or the infusion of new
life into these dormant communities.
This Will never be done by the towns
themselves, but must be done by the
state as a whole through the legislature.
Town government is too expensive.
TOO Gecadent and too ineffective in such
towns to contribute to state progress.
They are hindrance rather than help
and can offer no valid claim for contin-
nation. There is no necessity of desig-
mating here the towns to be dealt with.
Every county in the state has some and
some counties have several OF course
nothing can be done until another legis-
lature meets but all the progressive peo-
pie of the state can begin considera-
/ ton of this question and see that men
are elected in their town who will seri-
)usly undertake the task of making
good town government more general by
abolishng those towns which have lost
IN their struggle with natural and com
mercial conditions and allowing the con
tinuance of only good towns in tn?
state.
If this should result in a reduction of
hirty or forty towns and reduction of
he membership of the house of repre-
sentatives by that number no harm
would be done. The legislature would
be a little less costly, little less un-
Eieldy but more efficient. The predomi-
nance of the small towns in the state
government would not be threatened. on
The contrary it would be made stronger,
more progressive and more desirable.
1t is time to give this suggestion seri-
1us thought.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-06-03

f"iS o"J TO" Fi~SiouS iney were.
after his dad, and the second daugh-
ter was named Cloverine after her
self. The third son was named Spot.
because of a little black spot which
he had on his nose, and the third
daughter was named RabbIty, while
the fourth son was named Baby Bun.
And do you know that Pinky never
touched one OF those children so as
to hurt them? He didn't kill them.
he didn't bite them.
But instead he watched Mother
Rabbit taking care of them. he saw
her giving them their meals. He
watched her as she taught them the
lessons all rabbits must know.
And he saw the children pick them
up and handle them very gently and
kiss them and say how precious they
were.
After they grew up into bigger rab-
bits some of them were given away
and became the pets of other children
and Glover and Pinky were together
again once more without the young
ones
Il miss Them said Clover. but I
know that children will he good to
their rabbit pets, for | have always
been treated so kindly and nicely by
children
So have L. said Pinky.
And the rabbits shifted and their
l.
they told each other what.a nice world
1t was with children and clover both
In it,"
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-06-03

The Reformer is on sale every evening by
the following news dealers:
Brattleboro, Brattleboro News Co, c. w.
Cleveland, S. L. Purinton (Esteyyiile3. Brooks
House Pharmacy. Aliens Depot Newsstand,
George J, Bower, Riverview street (Fort
Drummer district.
West Brattleboro, ]. L. Stockwell.
East Dummerston, NJ E. Brown.
Putney, NJ G. Williams.
Newfane, N. NJ Batchelder
Townshend. c. W. Cutler
West Townshend, c. H. Grout
Jamaica, X. J. Daggett
South Londonderry, F. H. Tyler.
South Vernon, E. B. BufFum
Mortified, Mass, Thompson Bros.
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Hinsdale, N. H, w Fl. Lyman
Greenfield, Mass, Greenfield News Co.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-06-03

Confederate States of America. born
IN Christian county, Ky. Died in
New Orleans. Dec. 6, 1889.
l844-Garrett A. Hobert, oath Vice Pres
ident of the United States, born az
Long Branch. n j. Died at Pater.
son, \. J., Nov 81, 1899.
lS76-Game of Lacrosse first introduced
into England by u members of the
Montreal club.
lSS9-New harbor at Calais, France
opened by President Carnot.
lS95-Gen. Primo Rivera, captain general
of Madrid, was assassinated.
l9l5-Turks surrendered Amara, on the
Tigris, to the British.
l9l6-Canadians regained positions near
4pres after desperate fighting.
l9l7-British made gains south of Souehe,
river on Arras front.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-06-03

The Rutland Herald is not surprised
that owing to quiet and peaceful condi
tons people live to be over 100 in Mont
pelier, but the news that bandits now
roam the streets of the capitol city
holding up defenseless milliners taking
home their Saturday profits, shows that
It is trying 70 get into the class with
Rutland and other live towns.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-06-03

Someway we cannot feel much sym,
pathy for the lady who was relieved OF
about 100000 worth of jewels at hel
country residence at Lenox last week
Anyone who takes that amount OF
jewelry into the country and leaves il
standing on a dresser overnight Is
counting just what hapPened-a bur
glary.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-06-03
TO THE SUBSCRIBERS.

II is the aim of the management, n ..crrs
efficient service in the delivery of the paper
each night, and it solicits the co-operation 81
subscr bers to that end. Prompt reports should
on the morning. following the omission. in
person, by telephone or postal card, thus en-.
abiing the cause of the error to be promptly
edy immediately applied. 1t is only by this
sired service W
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-06-03
Small-Measely Wedding.

Miss Grace Small and George n.
Peasely were quietly married at the
home of the brides parents Friday.
Only immediate relatives were present.
and they left soon after on a short
wedding trip to points west.-Deep-
water News
The compositor responsible for the
headline, camouflaged his face with
printers ink and made his escape be-
fore the arrival of the bride 3 mother.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-06-03

mer camp developments at Willoughby
lake the Barton Monitor issues a warn
ing to the people up that way to avoid
attempts at profteering in their deal
ings with the summer visitors. That
kind of advice will fit as we'll elsewhere
as it does in the Willoughby section of
the state. The summer visitor is en-
titled to be well taken care of, but
should not be overdone.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-06-03

a good deal less about the weather than
The weather man. The first robin of the
season is only taking a chance and when
you meet one in the early spring you
should not discard your "heavies' > in
anticipation of summer.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-06-03

Gated tobacco against the "a x 81 win
dow pane through which the afternoon
sunbeams struggle into our sanctum
probably chews tobacco just like real
man who has acquired a filthy habit
but we believe there is no further re-
acknowledgements World.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-06-03
The Neglible Father.

Helen Williams of Monet. formerly
Miss Helen Anabel of this place, is the
mother of baby girl born last week.
They have named her Annabell.-Ho-
berg news.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-06-03
Educate the Boy.
{ Rutland Herald

The thing to pound into boy s head
when you re showing him how to use
firearms is: "Never point that gun,
loaded or empty, at anything you
don t intend to shoot at.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-06-03
Dad Gets Into Print

"Dad' Williamson has put A. Z.
McNatt and John NARROW in the dis
card on this early later raising this
year. He demonstrated this by bring
ing the editor a mess of new potatoes
Monday.-Aurora Advertiser.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-06-03

Chairman Hay says individual con-
trlbutions to the Republican national
campaigns are hereafter to be limited
toN$l 600 each. viii everybody believ-
ing that kindly stand on their heads p
st. Louis Post-Despatch.
One modest contemporary suggests
that the suffragists be allowed to keep
their seats.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-06-03
TO ADVERTISERS.

Transient advertising-Rup of paper. 50 cents
an inch for first insertion, Is cents an inch
lor eaeh subsequent insertion. Limited space
on hrst page at double rates
Space rates on application
Classihed advertisements-Five cents a line
hrst insertion with so per cent discount for
copy aANe u
Reading Notices-Ten cents per line frs.
insertion with 50 per cent discount for each
Position 10 per cent extra ''
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-06-03
Complications.

Misses Ada Hill and Alice Spier
students at .. v, NJ are having the
measles. getSughazur-tlece h imey rid.
st. Johnsbury CALIFORNIAN.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-06-03
.BRATTLEBORO
Thin PEOPLE

Bitro- Phosphate should give you a small.
steady increase of firm. healthy flesh each
day. 1t supplies essential substance to the
brain and nerves in the active form in which
it normally occurs in the living cells of the
body. Bitro- Phosphate replaces nerve waste
and creates new strength and energy Sold
good druggists under definite guarantee of re-
suits or money back.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-06-03

The bureau of printing and engraving
has turned out some bills which register
- on the face and 81 on the back.
Should anyone draw any they will
doubtless keep the 50 side up with care.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-06-03
The Reason.

Mr.. and Mrs. Villas entertained for a
time on Sunday, Mr.. Emo, who wished
to meet the gentleman as a relative of
has was at one time connected with or
was an inmate of the Fifth Avenue no.
tel.-Alstead item.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-06-03
A limerick of the T.irke

There was an old dufer who said
With q somberlike shake of his head
. Some day, like as not.
| won t flub every shot
But it won't be till after I'm dead ,,
Elk
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-06-03

Three more lives were sacrificed &c
speed at the automobile races at Indian
apolis Saturday.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-06-03

The Germans call the peace treaty a
song of hate. They surely couldn t
expect the concert of nations to open
negotiations with the song entitled
= End of a Perfect Day.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-06-03

Many who call themselves weather
prophets look upon the robin as har-
oinger of spring, but according to an
eminent zoologist the robin is a poor
judge of weather and probably knows
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-06-03
Chewing Gum for Cows.

Little tiveyear-old Vivian. visiting IN
the country for the first time, hap
pened to notice tie cattle ENJOYING
their cud.
"Say. grandpa! y she exclaimed
docs you have to buy gum for all
them COWS to chew?"
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-06-03
Called to the Co-ors

Dr. Muzzy was called hurriedly to
swamp Pond Sunday to attend Charlie
Whte and Bernard Green who were
taken Ill after eating some canned goods
at picnic.-Horizon Center.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-06-03
Just One Long HOLIDAY

From between the creeks Pink WRIGHT
says he heard a whippoorwill holler. No
more socks. No more stove wood fill
winter comes againt-Arkadelphi news
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-06-03

Blessed is the man who can get ne
much satisfaction out of a $3.50 spad-
ing fork and 10 cent hoe as he can ont
of a $4,000. touring ear.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-06-03
A Tyson Celebrity

Mrs. Greene has white -eghorn hen
that has laid III eggs since last fall
She is not one of the sitting kind
Tyson item
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-06-03

The news that over 5000 automobiles
passed over the Mohawk trail last Sun
day Is an Illustration of the amount of
travel a good road over a scenic route
can attract
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-06-03

1t seems that an alright over the
wllds of western Connecticut may be as
dangerous as dropping into the open
sea.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-06-03
CLIPPINGS
With Now a Comment and Then
Only a Caption.
Mostly Going.

1t $ easy enough to take things a.
they come,
This is the right spirit, we know:
But, somehow or other, it makes II
feel glum,
When we part with things as they go
IL,
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-06-03
Another Yankee Victory

o G, as l might say,
And also Hip Hooray!
1t must B great
To A V s
Across the deep blue C
Now for the N-C4
Let out / Yankee roar;
The e. s. n. -tsssA
Is There again,
As it was sure B.-Exc.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-06-03
Member of The Associated Press

The Associated Press Is exclusively en-.
titled TO the use for publication of ali new.
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, 1919-06-03
The Improved Mr.. Leavitt.

=. H. Leavitt has new bay window
which IS a great improvement-Ma
Grove item.