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The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-08-22

saws the writer ''women have entered
the business and professional world
Contemporary with their release into
this wider sphere there appeared the
'tailor-made girl She was the
most finished expression of the
new womanhood; she stood for
the new relation in which man and
woman stood to each other. She per-
sonifed every lovely Characteristic and,
at the same time she suggested every
charming and refined aspect of the new
comradeship between man and women.
Alas and alack! We have exchanged her,
the smart, trim figure in tweed suit,
tan shoes, sailor hat and Dent gloves
on her way to office or store-we have
exchanged her for a sinuous figure in 2
clinging satin skirt, vaporous and de
| collette waist, transparent stockings
light, high heeled shoes and elbow
sleeves. Oh, for the tender grace oil
day that is dead Bewitching ant
business-like, lovely and levelheadeC
tailor made girl, where have you gone
Could you not get even the briefes
leave from the world of vanished
things and make a manifestation o.
your charms to the georgette clad young
women who have replaced your Th'
turn of fashion s wheel win bring he
back again if the writer waits in pa
thence.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-08-22
Astray on Scripture.


The Vermont Federation of Labor in
its state convention resolutions took a
fall out Of nearly everybody, saving by
name a few sheep from the goats. The
federation never calls a spade an elon-
gated handled receptacle for the remov-
al of pulverized strata. But the resolu-
tions committee went little astray on
Scripture, didn't it, when it referred
to hiding ones light ''under bushel
of oats?'
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-08-22
FRIDAY, AUGUST %, 1919
GERMANY COMING BACK.

The rapidity with which Germany is |
trial activity is surprising. In less
time than the old established republic
of the United States requires for the
ratification of the treaty of peace
the German national assembly has ac-
cepted the terms of the treaty and
adopted a constitution and apparently
has begun an era of liberty under the
law.
Germany's new constitution evident
freedom of speech and of religion. In
education it surpasses the American
constitution as it provides for national
education in public schools controlled
by the national government No pri-
vate or religious schools are allowed
except by the consent of the national
government. Nationality is supreme
over any religion.
Constitutionally the German govern
American but the American govern
ment in practice is becoming practi
callv as much centralized as the Ger
man. In this particular the Germans
have shown themselves responsive to
modern demands.
While structurally quite perfect, the
A.,
the habit of mind of the German people
| If they have become in their mind and
purpose transformed from monarchy to
republicanism, the constitution will
stand and grow stronger with observ-
ance If the mind of the people still
longs for monarchy the new constitu-
ton will be observed more and more in
the breach. But the orderliness of the
people indicates a determination to live
under their new basic law
The German minister of finance has
recently announced that in an industrial
way Germany is at least year ahead
of any of her former enemies in get
ting back to normal production. il
true, and Germany certainly has les
industrial unrest and agitation thar
America, this is wonderful Furthe
evidence that Germany has started OF
an intelligent and orderly course i
shown by the suggestion of tn
Deutsche Allgemine Zeitung that t
minimize the danger of strikes on pub
lie utilities Germany adopt sys
tenn of compulsory labor service.
Instead of military training, ever
able bodied German is to give a POI
tion of his youth to learning a trad
which he may be called upon to praC
tice at the need of the state. In tn
event of a destructive strike, the COY
; eminent could call out its citizenry S
coed until differences were ADJUSTED
Naturally there would be few or n
strikes and it is equally certain this
under republican institutions arbitr;
tion would have to be fairly conduc
ed.
III These developments in governmer
and industry indicate that German
rapidly and surely is coming back ;
one of the great nations of the worl
II and she will be given cordial WELDON
into the new sphere by all nations.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-08-22

watch northward bound automobile
tourists on their approach to the sign
at the junction of Main and Linden
streets says that a good majority of
them turn out Walnut street, evident
ly under the impression that the White
Mountain route lies in that direction.
This mistake is doubtless due to the
fact that one of the hands on the board
points directly toward Walnut street.
1t could be prevented by building the
board in two sections, each facing more
nearly in the direction Of the route it
is intended to mark
1t is gratifying to know that the vii
lage commissioners have taken steps
looking to a thorough inspection of the
local fire alarm system by a represen-
tative of the concern which installed it.
Whatever the system needs in the way
| of repairs or requirements should be
done at once, for unless kept in perfect
| working condition it is not only of no
value but a potential liability.
A pamphlet entitled Holes in the
| Road and Holes in the Pocket, pub
lished by the Niagara Falls chamber of
commerce, contains the following per-
tinent facts concerning the highway
! policies of towns:
| Nobody was ever accused of con
tinually stufiing coins into the top OF
his private pocket because he was toe
negligent to sew up the holes in the
bottom of it. But how about the 9th
er pocket, Mr.. Citizen-the public peck
eft into which you as taxpayer annual
| ~ put more money for the purpose OF
public improvements. Are the holes il
your public roads making holes in tina
pocket9 Unless your community ha
adopted broad policy in the matter O
road building you may find such stat
of affairs. There is no longer any ar
gument as to the necessity of goo'
roads. The only question now is on
|, of policy. Present day road buildin,
: presents two alternatives: (1) Build
, ing road at a comparatively low in
itial cost and expending for maintain
ance in few years sum greater thar
the original; (2) constructing an endur
ing highway at somewhat greater in
itial cost and expanding negligibl
, amount for upkeep. The first kind o
r road gnaws holes in the public poke
The second has the maintenance bull
into it.
Brattleboro has had experience wit
Alternative No. in the matter of Mai
' street and ought from that experienc
e to have learned the wisdom of adoptin
Alternative No. 3
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-08-22

The Reformer is on sale every evening by
the following news dealers:
Brattleboro, Brattleboro News Co., c. W..
cleveland, s. L. Purinton (Esteyville).
Brooks House Pharmacy, Aliens Depot News
stand, Gilbert Pollica, 297 South Main St.
(Fort Drummer district.
West Brattleboro, J. L. Stockwell.
East Dummerston, NJ. E. Brown.
Putney, M. G. Williams.
Newfane, N. M. Batchelder.
Townshend, c. w. Cutler.
West Townshend, c. H. Grout.
Jamaica, r. ]. Daggett
South Londonderry, F. Fl. Tyler.
South Vernon, E. B. Buffum,
Northfeld, Mass, Thompson Bros.
West Chesterfield, N. H., Mrs. w. Streeter.
Hinsdale, N. r., w. H. Lyman.
Greenfield, MASS, Greenfield News Co.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-08-22
Where Was Dillingham;?
{ Bennington Banner. J

According to the Washington dis
patches Senator Page voted to return
the daylight saving law. This makes
twice that Senator Page has voted with
his constituents on important issues re-
Gently. We do not find Senator Dill
ingham s name in the list of those who
voted to return this great privilege fol-
the man who works for a living.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-08-22

timber, granite and maple sugar con-
Germs in Vermont, the impression must
be abroad that money is superabun-
dant in this section of the country. One
of the latest suits noted is one against
maple sugar company of Essex June
ton from which an Ohio corporation
wants $25, 900, mere trifle, as it were.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-08-22
TO ADVERTISERS.

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an inch for FIRST insertion, rs cents an inch
for each subsequent insertion. Limited space
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Space rates on application.
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copy. Minimum charge, 20 cents Cash with
order.
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! insertion with so per cent discount for each
subsequent insertion without change of copy.
Reading notices are published at foot of local
| items.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-08-22
Doing What You Do Not Like.

1t is desirable for young people TO
choose the life-work which accords
with their tastes and qualifications,
but never make the mistake of sup
posing that any work will be alto
gether pleasant. There is no occupa-
ton without some drudgery. There
is no success without sacrifice. You
will never do anything of consequence
without doing something you do not
like.-Girl's Companion.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-08-22

When the Methodist minister of Mid.
dletown, Conn, left with his family for
his annual vacation they strapped their
chicken coops on the back of their auto
mobile, the minister declaring that the
high cost of living necessitated it. Racks
for chicken eoops may be the next new
thing in automobile accessories.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-08-22
TO THE SUBSCRIBERS.

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person, by telephone postal card, thus en-
abling the cause of the error to be promptly
and accurately discovered and the proper rem
edy Immediately applied. 1t is only by this
method that the publisher can secure the de-
sired service
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-08-22

Maine woman finds selling bee
stings a profitable business, the stings
being used by the medical profession for
the formic acid they contain. If the
formic acid is as effective used in a me-
diene as it is when used by the bee il
ought to occupy prominent place in
materia medica.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-08-22
Holding a Few.
bellows Falls Times. J

Senator Martin s. Villas of Burlipg-
ION, who is possible candidate for
lieutenant governor, visited Swanton
recently and attended band concert
and made speech The Swanton
Courier gays the senator talked for
nearly two hours and "held few OF
his hearers until the end of his adj
dress. The question, when did the
band find time to give its concert, re
mains unanswered
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-08-22
In the DAVIS News.

Probably the only man who was pres
ent at the signing of the peace treaty
which concluded the Franco russian
war in 1871, as well as the treaty end
ing the late world conflict, is Lord Dun
raven, the noted sportsman, soldier and
politician. In his early days he was
war correspondent for London news
paper, and it was in that capacity that
he went through the siege of Paris and
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-08-22

Again the female of the species
has been found more deadly than the
male. New Jersey officials, in an eff
fort to rid that state of its justly no
torious mosquito has found that it is
only the female mosquito that bites. As
yet no means of segregation have been
discovered.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-08-22
A Rarity.
Barre Times.)

A Brattleboro motorcyclist has been
fined for operating his ear with the
muller cutout open. This sort of pro
secution is so rare when many motor
cyclists are constantly barking their
way through a town that it is worthy of
notice
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-08-22
Or What?
randolph Herald.

We heard awhile ago of Montpelier
grocer who would sell a small amount
of graduated sugar to customers at
the fixed price only on condition that
they would take a considerable guam
tity of loaf sugar at fifteen cents a
pound. Is that protiteering-or what7
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-08-22
One Year AGO Today in the War.

German Uboat torpedoed Belgian re-
lief commission ship out side war zone
and fired on lifeboats.
United States government appealed
to forego non-essentials to overcome
labor shortage.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-08-22

Now that the daylight saving law has
been repealed the lighting companies
will, of course, soon reduce their rates
that law being the chief reason for
their advance
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-08-22

A direct order from the war depart
ment to discontinue the sale of army
blankets until further notice may mean
Mexican intervention at an early date
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-08-22
Or ChilblainS.
Burlington News.

This "Vox Populi'' that talks about
going barefoot because of the high
prices of shoes evidently never
heard of such a thing as a Vermont
winter.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-08-22
A Suggestion.
Randolph Herald !

Suggestion to NJ. j. Hapgood of
Peru:-Buv ont Burt Leonard the only
male resident of Somerset, of voting
age. and elect yourself biennially to the
legislature as long as you live.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-08-22

At the season s prevailing prices for
berries of all kinds, the farm in Lud-
low which produced 1890 quarts of
strawberries and 1860 quarts of rasp-
berries must have found it quite a re-
munerative crop.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-08-22

If the American army does intervene
in Mexican affairs it is to be hoped
that they will not march in, turn
around, and march right out again.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-08-22
Member Of The Associated Press.

The Associated Press is exclusively en-
titled to the use for publication of all 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, 1919-08-22

A Holyoke Transcript writer mourns
the passing of the "tailor made girl
and we will agree that she is sadly
missed. Within the last % years.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-08-22
Hard to Answer.
(Montpelier Argus

Henry Ford is reported as saying
that parts of Ford ears will probably
be manufactured in Vermont. Where
IS Charles II. Thompson?
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-08-22
Vermont s Reputation.
(Rnfland NeWs-l

Judging simply from the amounts
named in various suits in the United
States court against divers and sundry
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-08-22

One who has had an opportunity tt
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-08-22

Brattleboro has had experience with
Alternative No. | in the matter of Main
street and ought from that experience
to have learned the wisdom of adopting
Alternative No. 2.
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1919-10-31

Aunty and she. on the point of part
ing with the two boys at the last pos
sible port up the coast and whose in
habitants had seized upon the occasion
20 give grand ball IN the mode of tn,
English. who have ever danced, courtec
and loved best when on the eve OF
battle
Andrea drew a long and quiverina
| sigh. Tomorrow the boys would
BIO gone. Tomorrow Aunty Gwen and
she would depart in state In the pri-
vate ear her ailianced too busy TO the
last for the soft preliminarics Of love,
had sent down from the high veldt.
Tomorrow - tomorrow would indeed
mark the beginning Of the end. "The
end OF whatg" cried something within
that same something that had
so often spurred her to momentary
escape.
She felt great dependency, ter
ror OF the morrow that would bring
the end of nothing but that neverthe-
less would mark the death Of part of
Andrea PellOr. Then a more startling
emotion seized her. She realized, al
most with the sharpness of recoil,
that she was on the verge of becom-
ing forever a woman without a his
tory. She looked back and saw that
she had never done one outre thing;
she looked forward and saw that she
probably never would: she looked
down and
At her very feet was the coping that
edged the almost precipitous clifr.
Upon the pale stretch of sand was a
far-away blur, a dark, wlde-winged
blot. She concentrated her unbeliev-
ing gaze upon 1t until she made It out
beyond a doubt 1t was an airplane.
Two midget figures moved around it
busily.
Andrea watched the midgets dream
lily and thought of all the stories she
had read about flying machine elope-
ments. AS she stood there her diaph-
ANGUS second-best party dress and her
looscned hair stirred by the spice
laden bFeezes Of an Indian ocean dawn
and her eyes fun Of the stlll, fairy
light Of a tropic moon. the thing dry
Ing It's vast wings on the distant
sands seemed like giant moth.
strayed from some Arabian Night and
sent in answer 10 the cry of child
hoods valiant fancy
Who were those midget dots? Were
they men or genli? Whence had they
come and whittier would they go? Did
hey talk with tongues or like Brown
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1919-10-31
he Settled Back Tensely and Made
For It.

| far ahead. He settled back tensely
and made for it. The engine back
fired with the ripping report of gat-
ling gun, coughed and stopped. The
man gripped the steering gear tightly
and tipped the machines nose down
for a long. reaching volplane. On the
backs of his hands Andrea saw little
cleaning bulbs of sweat Swerving
TO escape the crest of tree, he made
a reasonably successful landing, in
spite of his agitation. The airplane
took the ground In the wide beaten.
circle OF native kraal. shot across II
and then came to violent stop with
wings buried In the mud-plastered
walls of two separate huts.
The shock cast Andrea forward; in
stinctively she threw her arms around
the mans neck. She felt the CULVER
ing of his whole body as though IL
we're shaking with an ague. To her
establishment he became for an In
slant almost pitiable. But only for
an instant; then he nerved himself.
climbed out OF the machine and helped
her down. She gave a long sigh of
relief and looked up at kim with
half smile on her face. He had taken
of his goggles. His eyes were gray
and large. They stared at without
seeing her and In them was visible
trouble as OF some deep and hidden
struggle.
Andrea gazed at him. her lips parted
in wonder. At last he felt her eyes
upon him and a deep flush mounted
from his neck and swept upward,
lighting the tan of his face with a
subdued glow.
"If that happened to me-" thought
Andrea. "s'd be as red as a field of
poppies."
IL beg your pardon" stammered |
the man and started walking up and |
down with quick strides. Andrea
knew instinctlvely that he was warm (
ing up muscles that had been sud
denly frozen. steadying shaking knees
and Shaky heart.
she tarned her eyes from him and I
sazed around to get her first glimpse f,
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1919-10-31

that no one could hear her crying, moi
even berselfl
EVERY person one meets" thought
Andrea, following the line Of her dis
covery, "has to be climbed. Some
people are Insignificant mounds and
you just walk over them; others are
high cliffs that it takes a long time
to climb but that give you fresh and
wider views the higher you 90. And
then there are Others" she continued
with vlndictiye look at the stolid
back in front of her. that are just
great round hard powders"
Her mouth drew down at the cor
ners, but she would not succumb again
to feeling sorry for herself. Instead
she shielded her eyes once more and
took stock Of the various handiworks
of God. The world was good to look
upon that morning. 1t was twirling
by in a strange rotative movement
that gave it an Elusive appearance. 1t
was like a new toy in the way of pam
dramas. Things started to come nearer,
changed their minds and then swept
into the past, lingering long on a steep
horizon as though they hesitated be-
fore an irrevocable plunge.
Andrea found that by holding back
her skirts she could look straight
down. She did so off and on for half
an hour and the things she saw told
her much. Forest and plain, forest
and plain swept under and away in an
endless gentle undulation cut twice
by long, wandering silver bands.
From high in the air those bands
were nothing-mere strips of ribbon
that a child could step over But
down there? She knew that down be-
low they were mighty rivers, doubt
less teemlng with hippos, crocodiles
and snakesl
The engine missed fire-Once, twice.
Andrea would scarcely have noticed (
the fact had it not been for its ex-
effect on the man. All his |
pose dropped from him. He became
galvanized into nervous life and did .
several things rapidly with twitching
fingers. The engine missed again, and
lie half rose in his seat, craned his
leck, turned his face to one side and
ooked down. III the glimpse she
'aught she saw that the lines around
IFS mouth had suddenly deepened in
redibly. His eyes seemed to fix with
certain relief on spot. Il clearing,
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1919-10-31
CHAPTER n.

Up to the moment OF the sudden
chilling OF her exuitant blood. Andrea
had been almost oblivious OF the din
Of the engine. Now she could think of
nothing else. The deafening roar that
made speech futile was a very real
barrier; 1t imprisoned her, held her
Ike the bars of an iron cage. and sven
beat her remorselessly with it's rapid
FIRE explosions OF defying sound.
She sank back on her seat, painting
and sobbing. She was frigAts~sd.
Never since the day when ~ a httie
child a closet door closed and locked
upon her and memorable darkness lad
held her for moments that were such
an eternity had she known such ter
ror. The feeling that had csme to
her then came TO her now-darkness,
4 sinking OF the heart down. down
through an interminsble void and.
tumbllng after IL. body. soul, leg or
two and clutchlng hand, all come
apart In the maelstrom of fear.
The present nightmare did not last
for long. Andrea gradually realized
that In fact she was quite grown up.
not a child at all but strong and
reasonably healthy young woman VINO
had ridden straight to hounds at many
a five-barred gate before which men
had often paled What was she fright
ened about? A man? Why. in the
vulgar vernacular OF across the water,
men had been her ailment for years
Her backbone stiffened with a snap.
she assumed her natural erect and
'quare-shouldered carriage. and. lean
ny forward from the hips. laid her
hand on the mans arm Gentle action