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The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-01-15
WEDNESDAY, JANUARY Is. 1919
A GREATER BOSTON.

The 10 cities and towns which Mayor
Peters wants merged with Boston, and
which he has named in the bill he has
presented to the Massachusetts legisla-
ture, do not seem to be favorably i'm
pressed with the merits of the PROPOSE
ton at the first glance. The bill con-
tains no referendum, which is strange
oversight, as referendum would seem
to be an indispensable requisite. Mayor
Peters answers this objection by say
ing that it can be tackled on the bill,
and that he is willing to have the leg
lslature do it. Of these 10 cities and
towns, Cambridge, Brookline and New
ton would seem to be the last who
would consent to the giving up of their
local identity and become a name only
in tradition. Cambridge, especially
would he reluctant to yield up its local
distinctions which would make ii re-
ferred to as a village of Boston, even
a "greater Boston than now is. It's
sentiment in this respect is entirely
honorable and ought to weigh much
| against such material advantages as
| Mayor Peters has pointed to in his ad-
vocacy of the merger proposition
One of the natural results of the
merger which would come about in the
course of time would be that Harvard
university would cease to be located in
Cambridge. 1t would be Harvard uni
versity of Boston. Cambridge is now
the shire of Middlesex county.
1t has its registry of deeds, its pro-
bate court, its courthouses all the hab-
itations and instrumentalities for the
administration of county affairs
Brookline has done pretty well as the
biggest and wealthiest town in the
state. It's rate of taxation has been
very low. Its schools are regarded a:
models throughout the state. Its
schoolhouses are of the best Newton
farther removed than either Cambridge
or Brookline from Boston, has a higl
reputation throughout the state for be
ing a well-governed city. A greatel
Boston may not appeal to them. 1t doe
not draw them like magnet. 1t Nigh
be expected that they would prefe
their own greatness than to have great
ness thrust upon them by act of legis
lature.
These places are dry, while Boston
is wet, but the question of wet or DIR.
does not enter into this proposition. l
will not be so very long, according t
present indications, before it will b
hard to get drink in Boston, whethe
, it remains as it is or becomes
Greater Boston.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-01-15
Profteers.
(Burlin gton News.

Not all people who made money out
of the war are profteers. We are think
ing of good many people in Burling-
ton and Rutland and Brattleboro, over
the Island Pond and down around Bel
lows Falls. When they were called up
on to buy Liberty bonds they elected
to pay for them in installments and it
came hard at that. One bond WASH I
paid for when they were called upon to
buy another, but they buekled down
and bought another and more than that
they bought third and fourth. In
the interim they pledged themselves to
buy War Savings and they bought them
even if that promised winter overcoat
had to hold over and that new rug
won't be seen in the parlor this year.
Such people are going to come out
of the war ahead of the game. Some
will have two or three hundred dollars,
some will have more. They made it
out of the war. Profteers? we'll hardly
the salt of the earth. God bless them,
and may thesmoney that they have rep
resented in Liberty bonds and War
Savings stamps seem small in the new
sense of thrift they have developed.
4 SOoo lhliilUHo out
Of the conflict but we II wager they
haven t half the pride in the achieve
l ment that some of our Vermonters feel
when they think of those four Liberty
bonds they own, or viii own presently
when their course of self denial has
been persisted in long enough.
| When William Hohen zollern feels
hat spirit of dependency coming over
him again he could cheer up for hasn't
he taught hundreds of good American:
IN Vermont and Florida; in No. Dakotf
| and Arizona all that is required Il
save money is the right sort of grin
determination.
We rather guess "Old Bill" didn
intend to start many Americans on thu
road to bank account. Rather his in
ention was to take away what stra.
bank accounts he could find over here
But it has worked out the other wa.
and when we think of that bunch o
Liberty bonds paid for at so much
week and those w. S. S. stamps up il
he trunk, we feel bit soft hearte'
toward the chap cover there" who's
twisted ambitions got us started tina
fway
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-01-15

digestion / think that is dreadful, ana
if my foot aches, or If one of my
teeth ache-or even if several teeth
ache at the same time think there
is nothing worse than tooth ache"
Yes. said the elephant. sit all de-
what one thinks is the worst ache"
Are you sorry have a sore throat.
even if I'm not giraffe?" asked the
hippopotamus. after a moment.
"Of course. am" said the elephant.
81 am most extremely sorry
well" said the hippopotamus, Il
like to hear you say that"
Just at that moment along came the
zoo doctor and the keeper.
"These two animals aren't feeling
quite all right" said the keeper, and
the zoo doctor saw that it was true.
He gave the elephant braces and
shoes for his feet, which would
strengthen his ankles and make him
all right in a few days, and he rubbed
the hippopotamus' throat and made il
feel so, so much better.
81 always dread seeing the DOCTOR
said the hippopotamus, but he does
make a creature better"
I'm the same way" agreed the ele
plant, but certainly feel much bet
ter already
Copyright. 1918. Western Newspaper Union)
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-01-15
Clements Advice.
Springfield Republican,

Gov. Percival Clement advises the
Vermont legislature to take adverse
action on the federal prohibition
amendment. A "too complacent sur
render of the rights and powers in
herent in our sovereign state and in
our people" is something not to be
contemplated. The new governor rose
to political influence and power part
" because of his long fight against
state prohibition and his present at
titude reveals perfect consistency with
his past. But the Vermont legisla-
ture would furnish a surprise were it
to go in opposition to the legislature
of such a state as Ohio-not to men
tion % or "a others, Vermont will
probably surrender" as other states
have already Surrendered -; and Gov.
Clement should rest content if he pre-
vents the surrender from being 'too
compliment" whatever that may sig
Nifty.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-01-15

outgoing and incoming governors CON-
mended its work in their messages and
each of them is familiar with its work.
So we may accept their opinion and de-
clare ourselves in favor of its con-
tinuance. The board consists of the
governor, the auditor of accounts, the
treasurer, the director of state institu.
tions and one other member
Gov. Clement says the board has
not checked the upward progress of
state expenses and recommends that a
place on the hoard be made for the
commissioner of agriculture in order
that the great agricultural interests
of the state be represented in the prin-
cipal state activities and most of the
financial transactions of the state.
AS constituted at present major.
| ity of the members of the board, the
auditor, treasurer and director of state
institutions, are heads of departments
| doing large amount of the states
business. They are simply given con.
troll of themselves and it would be easy
for these departments to become fav.
ored departments with the two posi-
tons of control given to them. TIC
place the commissioner of agriculture
on this board would simply add anoth
er department to the list of favored
and increased power departments.
1t would seem better to have non,
of the departments represented on tn,
board of control; that the board o.
control should consist of the COVER
nor and two men of good business
judgment not otherwise connected will
the state government, appointed b,
the governor This would give tn
governor power to restrict expendi
lures of state funds and generally regu
late state business IF he believe
greater economy could be effected i
state business he would be in a posi-
tion to put it into effect and we be
lieve save money for the state.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-01-15
End of a Tragedy.
(St. Adams Messenger. J


Horace F. Graham S career as COVER
nor has come to an end. AS one list
ened to him deliver his farewell ad-
dress to the joint session of the legis-
iature, there was dominant q mingled
emotion of resentment and regret; re-
sentiment that through the instrument
+ality of this man the state had come
into any discredit, regret that he had
stained in any way his own record.
For, if we are to forget-an impos-
sible thing, of course,-but if we are to
forget the unfortunate situation that
has arisen, it must in all fairness be
said that Horace Graham has given
the state of Vermont a good admins
tration which in other and happier
circumstances would have received the
great and unusual reward of being con-
tinued into a second term.
The whole affair has been nothing
less than tragedy. 1t has been long
time since man undertook the duties
of the governorship amid such gen
eral feeling of good will and high ex-
pectation as Horace Graham, and the
contrast between now and two years
ago is something which it is not pleas
ant to contemplate.
There is wide feeling that he should
have delivered his farewell address in
the form of a resignation rendered g
long time ago, to which class The Mes
senger belongs, but he did not see fiji
to take this step. Now it is over and
a period most distressing is ended. May
Vermont never have to endure a repe-
tition,
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-01-15

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The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-01-15
Little Benny's
Note Book
By LEE PAPE

My cuZzin Artie was GROUND yestidday
before suppir, and had fine ideer for
sumthing to do, saying, Lets go up on my
roof and lay down in the sun and see if
we can get sunbernt and look as if we
Jest came frum some place
All rite, wat do you say we do sed Ar
tie Wich we snuck up TO the attick and
climbed ND on the roof and did, both
laying fat on our backs and pointing our
faces up at the sun, Artie saying. Wen
people ask us ware We got sunbernt lets
say we Jest got back fIum California ware
the sun shines pretty Deer all mite.
Well how can You tell its mite, then.
| sed, and Artic sed, you cant, always.
And we kepp on laying there pointed at
the sun and after about ) minnits Artie
sed, Are you sunbernt yet? and | sed. [
don't think so, there's too meny clouds,
are you?
] don't think so, sed Artie. And pritty
soon there was so meny clouds there
wasent eny sky, and me and AJtie got
up off of our backs off Of the roof, Artle
| saying, G. WIZ, holey G, you awt to see
your back
Well holey Moses you awt to see yours.
I sed. Both of our coats being all
smeered with tar off of the roof, me say
! ing. Do you think it will come off, and
| Artie saying, 1t came off of the roof. And
we climbed back agen and started to
sneek down to the kitchin TO see if it
would come off, and pop and ma was in
the setting room wen we started to go
past. ma saying, ware are you boys going
so quietly?
Nam? Will tar come off? | sed. and
ma sed, Wat? Come in heer. both of you.
Wich we did, and ma saw our backs, say
ing. For goodniss sakes. wat have you
bin doing? and pom saying, Is that the
; coat / recently paid for?
We bin up on the roof making a ixperi
ment. l sed, and pom sed, 4 scientifick
Experiment? and | sed, yes sir.
Well, of course, science must go on. *
plane yourself. sed pop. Meaning how
and | sed. We was trying to see if We
could get sunberned
Z That's vanity, that's not science, sippos.
i you stay in tonite and watch your mother
e fail to get the spots ont. sed pop Wiel
j stayed in and watched her. and sin
: failed, all rite. and today | took the Goa
$ Ground to the cleaners, and who did
s meet taking his GROUND but Artie. NJ
e saying, Did you get licking? and hin
saying, Neerly.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-01-15
Mo Use to Him.

A little boy reached school with very
untidy hair and his teacher asked
him: why don't you brush your
hair?' "Ain't got no brush, sir" re-
piled the boy. "Why don't you use your
fathers brush, them asked the teach
er. HE hasn't brush either" was the
reply. mo brush! Why hasn't he a
brush:" asked the teacher again in
establishment. Hes got no hair" was
the gloomy reply.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-01-15
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The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-01-15

ry for someone besides yourself" said
the elephant.
rs it such powerful thing to
have?" asked the hippopotamus.
mo. it's not powerful. When l said
you had the power of sympathy l
meant you could be sympathetic If you
tried
II am sorry your ankles hurt" the
hippopotamus said. "for though ankles
are far away from the throat it doesn't
matter much what part of us hurts IL
some part is hurting.
is worse than anything. Ii ] have in
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-01-15

A member drifted into the House OF
representatives the other day with .
brand-new suit. SO new that it an
nounced its presence audibly. Firmly
sewed to the tail of the coat and an.
nouncing the fact still further were
two robust ready-made tags.-Rutland
Herald
No doubt the member is excusable by
the fact that he probably had just tims
to catch the one train from his towr
to the Capitol. 1t takes time. too, t.
remove robust ready made tags
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-01-15
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 10 always sent In advance; do
not neglect 1t and then blame the publisher
for what Is your ewn fault.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-01-15

1t is evident that state laws will
have to be amended in various WAYS
as aviation becomes more common
Minnesota has turned out great
many aviators and it is understood
that some of these airmen who observed
the flight of ducks late this autumn
have decided that the modern hunter
is a possibility that the state legisla
.ture will forestall such hunting
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-01-15
A Sensible Arrangement.
(Holyoke TRANSCRIPT. J

Up at Putney, Vt, the Congregational,
Baptist and Methodist societies have de-
cided to unite into a community church.
II was voted to undertake such a plan for
a year, beginning at once. This is most
sensible arrangement, for one strong
church is better than three feeble sisters.
Then, too, a union of congregations cannot
but engender a stronger community spirit.
1t is the lack of this that our New Eng
land country towns have most suffered.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-01-15

The Bennington Banner says the
city of Montpelier was filled to over
flowing for the opening of the Iegis-
lature. The band stand being too cool
to sleep in, many visitors went to near
by towns for accommodations while
others sat up all night Some would
anyway.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-01-15

1t is with sadness that we read of
the burning of a creamery at Westford
Saturday with the loss of $500 worth
of butter, and of the spilling of 80
cases of eggs in Hartford, Conn, a
total of 10000 strictly fresh eggs at
20 cents a dozen. The situation had
been sad enough this winter without
this
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-01-15
chewing, while "Hooverizing" is the
art of getting something to chew.

The mercury firted around the zero
mark for few days recently just to
show us that we need not worry about
the ice crop and to put little crimp in
the coal bin. Generally, Vermont
winters are just one shovel after anoth-
er-coal or snow.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-01-15

1t is, of course, extremely appro.
rate that Mr.. Book of West Haven
should be member of the library COM
mittee of the state Legislature.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-01-15

DIR. Horace Fletcher who died in Co.
penhagen Monday was the originator
of "Fletcherizing, the word being as
widely known and used as aHoover-
ling "Fletcherizing' is the art of
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-01-15
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The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-01-15
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The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-01-15
Children Love Candy Cascarets

Careful mothers know that Cascarets in the
home mean less sickness. less trouble, less wory,
less cost When one of the Riddles has white
tongue, feversh breath, sour stomach or cold a
Cascsret quickly and hsrmlessy works the poi
sons from the liver and bowels and all is well again.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-01-15
THE BOARD OF CONTROL.

The general public knows little of
what the state board of control, Great
ed two years ago, has done. Both the
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1919-09-26
Visit from a Pioneer Settler.

Mr.. Geo G.. Stearns one of the
pioneer settlers of Grant county,
has been at his old home here in
Milbank during the last week as the
guest Of the Downie family. Mr..
Stearns is now resident of Hot
Springs, living at the Soldiers
Home. He settled on a farm in
the neighborhood Of Revillo over 40
years ago. and was county COM
missioner from that district. He
later moved to Milbank where he
lived until about fourteen years
ago, when he went to Hot Springs
where he has since lived. Mrs.
Stearns died about three years ago.
Mr.. Stearns is returning from a
visit to his grand daughter who is
married and living in Sioux City.
He left for his home in Hot Springs
yesterday morning.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1919-09-26
Boy Scouts Re. Organize.

A NEE ing Of the boy scouts has
been called for Friday, October 8.
at 8 o'clock, for the purpose of re-
organization. According to the
laws Of the national organization,
the scouts are to re-organize, regis
.er and pay the national dues every
September. The membership Of the
scouts here is 16. but plans for new
membership campaign will be dis
cussed. The national dues is 25
cents a year and all boys over 16
years of age are eligible for men,
bership. The organization has been
doing wonderful work for the young
fellows all over the country. and
MiIbank is fortunate to have one.
The fact that the boys have Home
adds to the attractions of the
scouts. The pledge which every
body is asked to keep isl
promise on my honor to do my duty
to God and to my country, to help
other people at all times, to obey
the scout laws, to keep physically fit,
mentally awake and morally
st ronU -
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1919-09-26
improvements at Power Plant.

The improvements which were
started some time ago at the Mil
bank Light and Power company
plant are being pushed as rapidly as
possible to be completed before the
cold weather sets in. The installa.
tion of the $50 horsepower engine
has not started, but the old machine
ry has been removed. The new
engine will be larger than the one
now in use and has 100 horse power
more than the old one. A thresh-
ing machine engine has been assist
ing the gas engine in furnishing
power for the city. The water and
sewer main which had to be laid to
the plant have been put in. The
sewer is used to drain the water
which has gone thru the plant and
which cannot be used second time.
An electrician has been in the city
for some time testing the meters.
They have not been tested for so me
time and have caused both the
company and the patrons consider
able trouble. There are about
1000 meters in the city.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1919-09-26
The Mdnx.Mdn.

One of the most impressive and
imposing characters in the George
Loane Tucker film version Of The
Manx-Man,' which Henry j. Brock
is to produce at the Bentley Grand
theatre Sunday Sept. % is the old
Deemster, grandfather of Philip.
and. for that matter, Of Pete. too,
although he. doesn't acknowledge
it-"a terrible clever man he was,
but hard, hard" As interpreted
by Edward O'Neill his face, as he
sits in court in his wig and gown is
worthy of study by Gustave
Dore. And his name is Iron
Christian, significant, perhaps. Of
much moral rectitude on the part of
its owner, but apt to be bit chill
ing to the wrongdoer who comes
seeking for any considerable quality
of mercy. Iron Christian! 1t is
reminiscent of the sinister Bradley
Headstone in "Our Mutual Friend. !"
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1919-09-26
County Fair Successful.

The Grant County fair drew
larger attendance during the three
days than il: has ever done before, in
spite Of the threatening weather on
Thursday and the numerous fairs
and other attractions throughout
the country.
A. H. Schmidt. Twin Brooks, was
the man who held the ticket win
ming the Ford car which was given
away. A numbered ticket was CIV
en- with each admission and the
drawing for the car took place Fri
day afternoon. Everyone who had
a ticket was present. The number
which drew the :ar was 1912.
The Or:onville team walked away
with the best two out Of the three
games Of baseball played, after the
Milbank nine started the series by
winning the first. Gill, as pitcher
was the "pinch hitter and could
be depended upon to pull the team
thru a tight place if it were hu-
manly possible.