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The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-12-19
Little Benny's
Note Book
BY LEE PAPE
BY LEE PAPE

festidday l counted up how mulch
money l had saved up to buy kriss-
mas presents and made a list of the
presents / was going to buy with it,
this being it:
Pop-a hankerehiff with his initial
embroidered in one corner
Ma--a thing to put musterd in with
4 glass spoon, % sents.
My sister Gladdis-things to put in
her shoes wen she s not wearing them
10 sents.
My euzzin Africa half a pound of
new jelly beens in a old fantsy box
fhunl last krissmass, 8 sents.
Being all, and this AFTERNOON I was
standing on my skates tawking to
Mary Watkins standing on hers, and
she sed, Have You bawt your kriss.
mas presents yet, Benny? and / sed
No, not yet, but l got a list rote out
O, have yam, who alls on it, sed Mary
Watkins. Meening was she on it, and
| sed, 0, diffrent people, and she sed
Leroy Shooster is going to give me a
present for Krissmas, watts you think
of that' A half a pound of chocklits
watts You think of thata | think lie.
IVY toAooStct - d"uit Hlce, uoUb YOU.
o / don't know, sed, and Mary Wat
kins sed, o don't you think he is.
pound of chocklits Amt so muteh, waits
o half pound of chocklits, wat would
you say if l gave you hole pound'
o. Benny, how PERFECTLY wonderful
| think you're twice as nice as Leroy
Shooster, hope you don't think mo
ment | was hinting9 sed Mary Watkins
Serteny not, l sed. Wieh maybe sh.
wasent, and wen | went home / made
another list, this being 1t:
Mary Watkins, n pound of ehoeklits
| so septs.
Pop, small size hankerchiff with hi!
initial rote in one corner with red ink
| 10 SCENTS.
Ma, n glass musterd spoon. 10 sents
| Ny sister Gladdis, a small size DO,
of shoe blackening, sents.
My cuzzin Artie, nuthing
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-12-19

The Reformer 10 on sale every evening by
the following news dealers:
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cleveland, S. I. Purinton SEsteyville)
Brooks House Pharmacy, Alien's Depot News
stand, Gilbert Pollica, 81 South Main st
Fort Drummer district.
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East Dumrierston, NJ. Z. Brown.
Putney, ID. G. Williams.
Newfane, N. II. Batchelder.
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Jamaica, r. J. Daggett.
South Londonderry, r: q: Tyler.
South Vernon, z. B. Buffum.
Northneld, Mass, Thompson Bros.
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Greenfield, Mass, Greenfield News Co.
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The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-12-19
Today's Events

Centenary of the birth of Gen. James
Clifford Veatch, who commanded fed
eral brigade at Shiloh.
General Pershing and staff are SEIZED.
uled to pay a visit of inspection today
at Camp Custer, Battle Creek, Mich.
The commercial application of aerial
navigation is to be given prominence
in the sixth International Exposition
Of Aerial Locomotion, to be opened to.
day in Paris.
Much interest centcrs in the specia
election TO be held today in the Fifth
congressional district Of Wisconsin tc
ill the vacancy caused by the refusal
of congress to seat Victor Berger, So
eialist, who was elected at the Novem
Der election in 1913. Berger again i.
candidate of his party, and is opposed
by Henry IT. Bodenstadt, who is run
ming on the Republican ticket with thu
Endorsement of the Democrats and Coos
Government league.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-12-19
Vermont Sugar Production.
(Rutland Herald.j

An excellent piece of homely wisdom
was uttered by the Barre Times when 1t
said this:
The continued uncertainty Of the
white sugar market points Enthusiastically
10 bumper crop of the Vermont product
next spring. Get your firewood ready for
the sugar season"
The cold, unblinking facts about the
sugar shortage have been pointed out
more than once. Europe bid higher for
our normal sugar supply than the pro-
ducers We're allowed to charge here, and
50 Europe got the sugar-4at least large
part of it. Uncertainty" therefore, is
hardly the word. 1t is positive fact
that there is huge shortage and that
price regulation will probably maintain
that shortage. What to do,
The chances arc that there will be spas
modic and limited supplies of sugar ii
The market; enough, perhaps, to sweeter
the coffee and do a little pastry cooking
but not enough for our customary abnor
NAL consumption-and all American:
| probably eat too much cane and beet root
sugar for thir own good.
| First: 1t is not necessary to use sugar
so freely as we use it customarily. Sugar
in bread and douehnuts, sugar thickly
| spread on cereals, sugar i'll coffee and tea
TO a syrupy consistency-these are mer,
habits and are not good habits for adults
Any household can cut its sugar consump
ton in two, especially by the skillful us,
of corn syrup, "drips" and even black mo
| lasses.
The trouble with us Americans is tina
we think we must have twice or thre.
times as much highly refined sugar as W,
need. We do this from habit, just as W,
smoke, eat candy, and in the summel
drink syrupy soda. Hence we might a
well make virtue of necessity and maxi
n horizontal cut of about so per cent il
our sugar consumption.
As to production, most Vermonter
would be astonished to be told that al
ahnormaliy large part of the annual ma
pie sugar crop goes to, certain tobacc
manufacturers, and that the advertise,
taste" in many cases depends on the deli
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-12-19

An army of 100000 women, repre-
senting 10 national organizations and
made up for the most part of women OF
experience and mature Judgment, have
organized to enter the fight against the
high cost of living. If 100000 wom-
en- OF this sort seriously turn their
thoughts toward this great problem
pledging themselves TO preach and prac.
tice thrift, teaching their children &c
work and save, they are bound to Be 9
big factor in this era OF reconstruction
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-12-19
In the Days News.

yiscount Miner, who has arrived in
Cairo as head of the British mission TO
determine the nature of the new pro-
tectorate in Egypt, has had q distin-
guished career as a colonial administra-
tor. He was under secretary for Egypt
lSs9-92, governor of the Cape of Good
Hope in 1897 1901, governor of the
Transvaal and Orange River Colony in
1901 1905, and. also, from 1897 to 1905
served as high commissioner for South
Africa. In 1913 he served for Il time
as secretary of state for war in tho
British ministry. In early years Lord
Miner was an important figure in Brit
ish journalism. His best known book
is England in Egypt. He has long beer
q prominent advocate of an Anglo
American union as a means of preserv
ing the peace of the world
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-12-19

Professor Porta, generally credited
with predicting the end Of the world,
sticks 10 what he says was his original
claim-that q general meteorologi:a al
turmoil would affect the universe dur
ing the two weeks starting Dec. T.
Earthquakes, storms, severe volcanic
eruptions, thunder, lightning and rain
may be expected. The Ohio man who
bought reserved seat ticket fer the
great day should have asked for 6 rair
check
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-12-19
Need of the Old Spirit.
barre Times.l

The Brattleboro Reformer says that
the territory in southern Vermont where
il is proposed TO construct vast fish and
game preserve never was suited to agri.
culture and never would be-; so there
can be no protest on that score for util
izing the land for the preserve. The con.
temporary also says that many OF the
called abandoned farms in Vermont
never ought to have been farms at all
and 1T was good sense 10 abandon them. -
Nevertheless, most OF those farms were
sufficiently good to enable the farmers To
gain living if they were willing to
buckle into the work; and most of them
would do the same again if the right kind
of spirit was back of the operation OF
them.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-12-19
Today's Birthdays.

Reginald Vanderbilt, millionaire
sportsman, born in New York city, %
years ago today.
Sir Charles Fitzpatrick. lieutenant
governor of Quebec, born in Quebec
&c years ago today.
Eleanor Fl. Porter, author of the Pol,
lyanna stories. born at Littleton, y
H., 81 years ago today.
Mrs. Minnie Maddern Fiske. one OF
the most noted actresses of the Amer;
can stage. born in New Orleans, 81
years ago today,
Maria L. Sanford. for MANY years {
member of the faculty Of the Universit,
of Minnesota. born at Old Saybrook
Conn, SO years years ago today.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-12-19
FRIDAY, DECEMBER 10, 1919.
VALUE OF CIVIC SPIRIT.

\ very good story of the develop
ment Of civic spirit is told in the Mu-
nicipal Reference Library Notes. The
story relates that the citizens of a
Michigan city once raised the sum Of
$4,000 TO be spent in what has been
described as the business of factory
grabbing The money was spent IN
three years time, not factory was
secured and the organization met TO
wind up it's affairs. After the motion
10 dissolve had been made and second
cd a leading citizen arose and said:
1--WE have spent our money and
haven t a thing 10 show for it. This
has set me to wondering if we We're
not on the wrong track While we
have been trying to bring factories here,
we have overlooked our own city. The
streets are out of repair. We have no
parks. Our schools, fire and police
departments are q Joke. The city
hasn't enough civic spirit to light a
bonfire. Now, instead of going out of
business, suppose we all chip in TO an
other fund and spend that money try
ing to improve our home city. Let
try it for year anyway.
They voted to do it and after three
years of civic improvement the same
leading citizen made this little speech:
eve spent $4,000 TO get new fac
tories, and didn't get one. We have
spent about the same amount trying
to see how good town we could make
of this, and now look at the inventory;
More than q dozen new industries have
quietly come in and made their homes
here We have gained 40 per cent i'll
population. We have good streets
| good schools, several parks, efficient
fire and police protection, and we are
all loudly and proudly telling the rest
of the country that this is the best city
on this continent. We not only be
lieve it, but we know it, and if called
on, we can prove it.
Several Vermont towns have trie(
factory grabbing. sometimes success
fully but more often unsueeessfully
but too few have tried making thei
town so attractive, progressive and 10y
III that outsiders wanted to come to it. II
many cases there is latent business o
Industrial ability living in the tow
without the least encouragement TO de
velop itself. The town has not had tn
vision of growth from within but look
for help from the outside. 1t doesn
como because God helps only those VIII
help themselves.
Vermont has just started into it
usual winter inactivity but who ca
foretell the results if each town shout
take an inventory of its talent and op
portunities, agricultural as well as in
dustrial, and make an organized effor
to properly support it in new enter
prise and activity for the coming year
Make your town desirable and attrac
tive to yourselves and it will enter up
on u new period of usefulness and &C
tivity. A few live eivic-spirit meet
ings during the winter might brin
surprising results before another winte
sets in.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-12-19
TO ADVERTISERS.

Transient advertising-Run of paper, 9 cent?
an inch for first insertion, Is cents an inch
for each subsequent insertion. Limited space
on first page at double rates
Space rates on application.
Classified advertisements-Ffvs cents q line
FIRST insertion with 50 per cent discount for
each subsequent insertion without change Of
copy. Minimum charge 90 ceuts. Cash VIII
order.
Reading Notices-Twenty cents per line FIRST
insertion with 50 per cent discount for each
subsequent insertion without change of copy
Reading notices arc published at foot Of Ioca
items.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-12-19
TO THE SUBSCRIBERS.

II Ia the aim Of tho management 10 secure
efficient service in the delivery Of tho paper
each night, and IL solicits the cooperation Of
subscribers TO that end. Prompt reports should
be given of each failure 20 receive the paper
on the morning following the oplission, In
person, by telephone or postal card. thus en-
aiding the cause of the error TO be promptly
and accurately discovered and the proper rem
edy Immediately applied. II 10 only BY this
| method that the publisher can secure the de-
sired service.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-12-19
The Meddler
" he Goa, fits yon, pa. IL on

Paragraphs in some of the Vermont
papers call attention to the need of
more generous support of the hospitals
of the state and point to the deficit
with which the Brattleboro Memorial
hospital closed its year in support OF
the argument. 1t is true that the To-
cal institution showed a deficit of be.
tween 800 and $800,but in this connee
ton it should be remembered that the
amount received from the Thompson
fund during the year was less by sew
eral thousand dollars than the hospital
received in some years when costs of OPP
Grating IF not of operations) were far
less than they are now. The local hos
pital always has received assistance
from the Thompson fund, from whose
income it was built, ana there ia no
good reason for thinking that aid from
that source will not continue TO be
available For the sake of the institu-
| ton. however, il would seem to be good
| policy for the Thompson trustees to
take care of whatever deficit develops,
| provided of course that the hospital is
economically managed, rs seems to be
the ease under the present administta-
ton.
| II is probably useless TO attempt to
place responsibility for the situation
which has arisen concerning the use OF
the village teams by the town. In fact,
| il is probable that nobody is to blame
This instance, however, is just another
Of the many that prove the unwieldi-
ness and extravaganza of Brattleboro's
double. barreled system of government
If the conduct of public affairs were in
the hands OF one competent official
whose sole business was to handle them
as any private business is handled there
is little likelihood that there would be
one tenth the leaks that now exist, foi
one reason because the responsibility
for them would rest solely on him. As
it is now, there is such an overlapping
of authority that passing the buck be
comes as easy as it is natural.
n
"Who is supposed 10 plaeard house
where there is a case of contagious dis
ease?' That is a question which wa:
asked The Meddler day or two ago
and here is the answer. Section OF
No. US of the 1919 session laws
which, by the way, is the act providing
for the appointment of district health
ofieers-says that all physicians in tbs
| state "shall be furnished by the stat,
, board of health with suitable cards FOL
quarantining houses where eases Of
communicable disease exist, and shall
be required TO quarantine such house.
as soon rs the diagnosis is made or sus
pected and shall Immediately repor,
I he case by mail to the district health
officer. - This very clearly puts it vi
to physicians to attend to the placard
T, ing of their own cases, and o fine o.
S25 to 500 is provided in ease of fail
ure to comply with these provisions
/, In eases of mild contagious diseasl
where doctor is not called il is tins
duty of the head of the household II
attend to the quarantining. the neees
) sary placards for which can be secured
, ut the town clerk 5 office
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-12-19
AFTER RENT PRoFITEERs.
SpTingfeid's Fair Price Committee {
Investigate Their Doings.

SPRINGFIELD, Mass, Dee 10
springfeld's fair price committee de
cided yesterday to take mp several new
eases Of alleged rent prefteering and
also aid several tenants in blocks who
say they have been ordered to move
because they allowed their names to be
published as among those protesting
against rent increases. In order to pro.
tect these people in future eases the
committee will keep the names conf.
Dental
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-12-19

house is the plan of the pastor. 1t is
to have its library, its movies and other
opportunities which come from getting
in touch with civilization, the church
TO be the social az well as the religious
center. Assistance from interested
friends in some of the larger towns will
help TO make this possible.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-12-19
As Influenza

is an exaggerated form of Grip. LAX
ALIVE BROMO QUININE Tablets
should be taken in larger doses than
is prescribed for ordinary Grip. A good
plan is not to wait until yon are sick,
but PREVENT 1T by taking LAXA-
TIVE BROMO QUININE Tablets in
time.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-12-19

There are many small and remote
communities in Vermont who may get
inspiration from Sherburne Hollow, one
of the most isolated hamlets in Rut-
land county and IL miles from a rail.
road. The church as community
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-12-19
One Year Ago Today in the War.

King of Italy visited President VIII
son in Paris.
Marshal Joffre was made member
of the French academy
German soldiers and workmen,s con
gress transferred full power TO Ebert
government
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-12-19

Many cities and towns seem to be de-
irving some sort of comfort by voting
for liquor even if forbidden by law to
drink it.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-12-19
Piles Cured in s to IA DAYS

Druggists refund money If PAZO
OINTMENT fails to cure Itching,
Blind, Bleeding or Protruding Piles.
Stops Irritation; Soothes and Heals.
You can get restful sleep after the first
application. Price 60c.-Adv.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-12-19

The Associated Press 10 exclusively en-
titled to the use for publication Of all news
dispatches credited to ii and not otherwise
credited in this paper and also the l9cal news
published herein.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-12-19

Hope for an effective peace by
Christmas says news headline. We
should have done our Christmas peace
making early. :,
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-12-19

" Mortified on tho Dog" runs true
to form with the lowest icicular record
of the state.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-12-19
A Tickle is The Beginning

of a throat cold or fainful cough
HAYES HEALING HONEY Stops
the Tickle by Healing the Throat. 35c
per bottle.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-12-19

The Bible contains 773,74S words
and 3,56s,4so letters.
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1919-07-25
BELIEVED FARM GTARDS
CVT Up FENCES

Information secured CHS
week by people living south
west Of town whose fenc $
were cut 20 pieces IL MINER
OuS places last week leads to
the opinion that the destruc-
ton was done by guards from
the prison farm near Aplcs-
worth. who with the hounds
We're tracing a couple Of no.
@rOs who escaped from he
farm. and who DESTROYED fen
ces. hog wires one and all. as
a means of getting thru he
country in search OF their
quarry. with their horsas and
sogs. This however is NO.
definitely established.
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1919-07-25

In the window of the office
of J. B. Hickman and G. w.
Brown. 40 North 3. Avenue.
in Du-ant there is an ear Of
corn which measures ~ jncheE
in length. is g inches in cir
conference and has Is rows o.
grain; il is fully matured an !
can be classed as some corn.
1t wasn't the only ear of its
kind in the field. The farm on
which this corn was grown is
a we'll improved place. faces
railroad station and can be
bought for $4,000 per acre.
Hickman and Brown will give
81. .00 for the first ear of corn
brought to their office that ou'
measures the one they have on
exhibition; if you can't beat it
come take a look at it.
If you would like to own
some of the kind of land thai
grows that kind of corn. thew
will sell you the land and
loan you the money to help
paw for it: come in and let's
talk it over.
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1919-07-25
, DO YOl KNOW

That there are few bette
schools for IA wide-awake girl
than Oklahoma Presbyterian
College, Durant Oklahoma L?
Accredited High School work,
Junior Collegiate, splendid
Business School (Gregg Short .
hald. Rational typewriting
Bookkeeping, BankingD Piano,
Voice. Violin. Art, and Express
ion, under trained specialists.
All this may be had at very
reasonable cost, together with
attractive and safe home sur
rOundings. Send for catalogue.
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1919-07-25
PRUUiHiT!ot'S HISTORY.

The first recorded NOV" TO
ward prohibition was an act by
the english Parliament in l5J2
limiting the sale of liquor to
rcgipin places. Tho first pro.
blbitiOn propaganda in the
United states appeared in 1902
ia = book published by Or. Ben
Hmin RUSH, a -igncr Of the D.
rlaration Of independence. Ttr
first prohibition society in thi-'
o0untrp was organized in lS0S
Maine was thc first state to- g
dry, adopting prohibition il
1913. massachusetts, Rhode
island aud CrmCnt went dry lat
lcr, but aftcrwlrd voted liquOr
BACK. I'm 1853. New York wen;
dry by il own vote, but the law
Was soon declared unconstitu.
tiona. Prohibition. as an or
ganized movement. did not be-
gin until after the Civil War
The prohibition movement of
today started in the Middle
West, with Kansas as the lead
er. and spread to the South.
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1919-07-25

A nationally circulated per-
.iodical inquiries whether or not
1t is profiteering, for the gov
.ernment to earn a profit of a
.million dollars a year on par
Gel post insurance.
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1919-07-25
ARHIT PURE SEED

The following letter Is ad-
dressed to the county farm
demonstrotor.
saltwater. Oklahoma
July IS. 1919
Dear Sir: We are planning -.
publish another seed list, os-
pecially of the small grain and
alfalfa and sweet clover seed
and we are anxious to list al
available seed in Oklahoma in
Oklahoma that is of good quail
ity.
You will find enclosed 4
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1919-07-25
BARGAINS

Having sold my farm on the
jefferson highway . 1-2 miles
South of Durant. have for
sale 4 Jersey milk COWS, buggy
mare, colt buggy and harness,
several hundred pea and berry
crates; Household goods,
stoves, tables, chairs. rugs,
dressers etc. Come and see
these things and get q bargain.
:. Ii. Smith
Overhead Fridge 2SW1I
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1919-07-25
Oats We're bringing SCI
cents a bushell Thursday.
(1st insertion July 18th
Gath insertion August /
NOTICE TO CREDITOl

All persons having cl]
against George 7. Darb1
deceased. are required TO
sent the same with the nd
sary vouchers, TO The NO1
signed adminis;ratriX at \
flick, Oklahoma, or to III
& Mcintosh, at their olild
Durant, Oklahoma, within
(4) months of the date mel
or the same will be ion
barred.
Dated this y day Oh \
1919.
Sarah F. DarOlSo
ExeCu
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1919-07-25

FRIDAY. JULY 10Th, 1919

The labor surplus boggy dis
appears in the face of an or
ganized offer of thousands Of
eastern farmers of $4,000 per
month with board and lodging
for farm hands.
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1919-07-25

Lafe Short, Youngest son o
DR.. w. G. Short is home from,
Franco aftcr more than a yea"
and a half Of service WITH tho
first division, Regular army
He was slightly wounded sew
eral times.