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The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-08-21
In the Days News.

Br;gadier General Harry H. Bandholtz,
who has been appointed as American rep
resentative on the interallied military
commission which viii go to Budapest to
arrange the terms of an armistice, is one
of the best known officers of the United
States army. A native of Michigan, he
was graduated from West Point in 1890
and was assigned to the infantry branch
He saw active service i'll Cuba during the
Spanish war and later was sent to the
Philippines. He was successful as paci-
fer of Philippine tribesmen, and enjoys
the distinction of being the only regular
army officer ever elected governor of a
Philippine province by popular vote, hav-
ing been chosen in that capacity in Taya-
has in 1902. Gen. Bandholtz was director
OF the Philippine constabulary for six
years. In 1916 he was made commander
of the instruction camp at Plattsburgh
and later he saw active service abroad
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-08-21
Little Benny's
Note Book
BY LEE PAPE

Ne and Pubs Simkins was wawking
up the alley and we came to the back of
Skinny Martins house and climbed up
on the tents to wissel for Skinny and
wat did we see laying in the grass but
6 peetches, me saying, G., look at the
peetches in the grass, sumbody must of
dropped them.
And we sat looking down at them and
forgetting we had got mp there to wis
sci, Pubs saving, ] tell you les watts do,
the kitchin and Mrs Martin viii give
me one for finding them, and then you
can carry the other 3 in and she will
give YOU one for finding those ;.
WITCH we started to do, me dropping
down on the outside of the tents and
Pubs dropping down on the inside, and
opened the gate little, to see if |
could heer. which | could, Pubs saving
Good AFTERNOON, Mrs Martin, | got up
on the tents to wissel for Skinny, AMI
| saw these three peetches laying in the
grass.
Yes, sed Mrs. Martin, | put them
there to get ripe, you can keep one fol
your trubbel but please put the Others
back with the rest, and don't allude tC
him as Skinny, his name is Algernin
Meening skinny, and buds sed, Yes
mann.
And he came out with the biggest
peetch, and / went in and picked up th'
peetches off the grass and went anC
| looked in the kitchin door, and Mrs
Martin was making dough in "a bowl il
there. me saying. Good AFTERNOON, Mrs
Martin, climbed up on your tents t.
wissel for Skinny, Algernin, AMI | saw
these peetches laying in the grass.
o you did, did you, well, | may be al
easy mark, but I'm not that easy, nov
you get rite out and put those peetche
back ware you found them and go HON
and wash you face, sed Mrs. Martin
And she, shook one hand at me so har
a peece of dough came off of it and hi
me rite in the eye. And | quick pu
\ the peetches back in the grass an
went on rubbing the dough out of m
eve, and Pubs was finishing the last bit
of his peeteh as if he had jest ate it i
fearsc hurry.
| Proving some of the best Ulcers aw
to ony be tried once.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-08-21

lot of relatives born up here, too. One
of my uncles ran livery stable for
years, a cousin was in the furniture
business, one Of my aunts was the
champion bread baker of the county
for six consecutive years, and l don t
know how many of my folks took 9TH
er high honors hereabouts'
1.-The resident was impressed. Look
ing Greene over carefully and observ-
ing that the young fellow appeared to
be telling the truth, the old man
agreed:
. Well, young man, it may rain. 7
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-08-21
Fire Protection Pays.
(Rutland News.)

Vermont towns, particularly the
smaller ones, have suffered greatly of
late from sweeping fires. The number of
large industries destroyed by flames
seems to be unusually large. There are
two striking lessons every community
must learn. One is that of taking every
preeaution against fires starting; nine
tenths of fires are preventable. The
other is the value of the investment in
an effective water system. Fire pro-
lection costs the community something,
but it pays. In these two things is
embodied the whole problem Of the re-
duction of the terrific loss and waste by
fire. The community is very unwise
that doesn t learn these two lessons
well enough to have its actions conform
to its information.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-08-21
Become Slender
A Simple, Guaranteed Method

II you would like to lose. weekly. from
pne to FIVE pounds of burdensome fat while
eating and drinking all you need, also enjoy
ing life far better than at present, just follow
this advice:
Take seven deep breatha of fresh air each
morning and evening; after each meal take
little oil Of korein; eat all you need, but
chew thoroughly, and follow other simple
direction5 OF the guaranteed Korein system.
Men and women who were waddling around
with heavy, sluggish bodies have, in many
cases, reported a gradual agreeable reduc-
tion OF thirty to eighty pounds, with wonder
full benefit to health and figure This very
season is the time to become slender, attrac-
tive, vivacious and healthier very easily.
Get oil of korein at the druggists; it comes
in capsules, convenient to use and is now
sold at before-war low price. Weigh and
measure yourself week to week. You can
scarcely realize the JOY that awaits you in
normal symmetrical figure, with good health and
longer life. Show others this advertisement.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-08-21

The pay received by engineers, con-
ductors and other trainmen is far more
than that of lieutenant colonies, ma iors
or captains in the United States army,
according to statement made by the
general manager of the Pennsylvania
railroad Freight and passenger con
ductors get more than most governors,
not to mention thousands of workers in
more humble capacities. Yet these were
the men whose representative in Wash
ington said they couldn t live on what
they were getting.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-08-21
STRENGTH OF THE BANKS.

The comptroller of currency, Shelton
1919, the deposits in the national banks
of the country amounted to $l5,924,-
S65, 900, exceeding the deposits of May
II, 1919, (the previous high mark by
$21 ,069 900. During the year previous
to June 30, 1919, the depos IS increased
81 ,903 ,256,000. The total resources of
these banks were $20,799 $50, 900, an in
crease during the year of $2,960,04S,-
600. The ratio of loans to deposits this
year was 66.4 per cent and 68.6 per
cent a year ago.
The natipnal banks are not the de-
positories Of the people S savings, so
these figures do not represent the in
crease in savings. On the contrary they
represent business capital or money
used in the conduct of business quite
largely only small percentage of their
deposits being used for investments
State institutions more correctly show
the people IS savings, and it will be re-
membered that the reports for Vermont
and New Hampshire recently made pub
lie showed large increases in deposits.
So these reports indicate that moro
money is used in the conduct of bust
ness and also more of it is being saved
The fact the national banks do no
have so large proportion of thei
money loaned as they did a year. ag
indicates that more money is available
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-08-21
Another death for daylight saving
Another Greene Story.
(St. Adams Messenger


Vermonters will enjoy the following
taken from the August II issue of The
Nation, Ill.,, Commercial Star:
Representative Frank Greene of
Vermont, who makes the best after
dinner speech of any man in congress
and does not like to because it inter-
feres with his train of serious thought,
has brought a new Vermont story to
town. 1t is based on the care with
which his fellow Vermonters take
strangers into their arms.
"While ambling around the state
during the recent recess Greene visited
a town where several of his ancestors
were born. Finally he came up in
front of a village store and encounter
ing one of the oldest inhabitants he
tried to start a conversation.
90 Looks as though it might rain,
Greene suggested.
''The oldest inhabitants response
was a quick glance.
Who are you, young MANI he
asked.
"'Oh, Greene responded, I'm young
Greene. My grandfather used to run
the quarry out yonder. My grand
father, too, was born in these parts.'
".' Is that so?
Yes Greene continued, f had Z
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-08-21
Business or Pleasure.
bennington Banner.)

The remark of Henry Ford to a
Stowe citizen, recently, that Vermont
should be making some parts of the
Ford car, has caused much. specula-
ton among the, inhabitants of the
state as to where Mr.. Ford is to locate
the factory. There are a number of
towns that would like to get the plant !;
but as yet, it is not known that there is
any serious contemplation of locating
q Ford factory anywhere in Vermont.
The automobile millionaire may have
been looking up factory possibilities or
he may have been making a purely
pleasure trip through the state. We
hope the former was the primary object
of the journey but we shall be inclined
for some time to- believe that it really
was the latter.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-08-21
The Men Behind the Gun.
Bennington Banner.)

The bill to repeal the daylight saw
ing law has been passed over the presi-
DENTS veto by the house of represen-
tatives at Washington and it is expec-
ted that the senate will do likewise.
This means that the gas and electric
light lobby, backed up by the coal bar
ons, will carry their point OF course
they did not approach congress under
their own name but worked through a
minority of farmers who did not real
ize that they were being used to pull
corporation chestnuts out of the fire
Probably four ffths of the people OF
the United States are earnestly in ia.
vor of the daylight saving law but they
do not make their influence felt while
the light, power and heat dealers whose
pockets were touched, exerted every
effort.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-08-21
Observance Cheaper Than Infraction.
(Rutland News.)

Six out-of state fishermen who were
violating the Vermont fishing laws and
also were without licenses paid in the
Brattleboro court $685. each. The
fishing laws of Vermont are very rea-
sonable and accessible to all who are
able to hike to the waters or to. hold
a rod. They are also cheaper in the
observance than in the infraction In
cidentally the round fines collected
from violators are devoted to the best
possible purpose, viz, to the restocking
and protection of the waters.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-08-21
Preparedness First.
Mortified News

Before Charley Thompson gets
Henry Ford s factory into Washington
county he wants to get his power line
strung. No use trying to induce new
industries here when those that are
here are having to run on short time
because of lack of power. Haven t
the boys over to Rutland or at Essex
junction got more juice than they need ?
There never viii be too many power
plants in this section. "Let 5 hurry y
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-08-21
shortly after his start for the North

shortly after his start for the North
Pole.
Taft signed the Statehood
bill with the Arizona judiciary re-
call clause eliminated.
l9l4-French and Germans battled for
possession of Charleroi.
1915 British seaplane sank Turkish troop
ship in Sea of Marmosa
1916 Severe battles ragged in the Balkans
with British, French and Serbs at
lacking the Bulgarians at all points
Canadians drove Germans from
trenches at Lens by bayonet at
tacks
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-08-21

for the conduct of business than then
This makes the national banksso great
er service than ever. Evidence of their
strength is shown in the statement of
Mr. Williams that t'there has been no
failure of any national bank in the
United States during the past six
months. -
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-08-21
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The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-08-21
Today's Anniversaries.

lS20-John Tyndall one of the most emf
nent of British scientists of his time
born in County Carlow, Ireland
Died Dec 4, 1893.
1869 Confederate band under Ouantrel
made a raid on Lawrence, Kas.
Professor Ely. of the University Of
Michigan, was put on trial on q
charge of teaching socialistic and an
= archistic doctrines.
19O2-White Star liner Cedric, the largest
steamship built up to that time
launched at Belfast.
l909-Walter Wellman returned to Spitz
bergen with balloon which burst
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-08-21
To THE SUBSCRIBERS.

II Is the aim of the management to secure
efficient service in the delivery of the paper
each night, and Il solicits the cooperation Of
subscribers to that end. Prompt reports should
be given of each failure to receive the paper
on the morning following the omission, in
person, by telephone or 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 tho de-
sired service.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-08-21
Plenty of Timber.
st. Johnsbury Republican !

Suggestions for next year S state
ticket grow better and better. The lat
est is from the Hyde Park News and
Citizen: For governor, Alexander Dun
nett of ST. Johnsbury; for lieutenant
governor, Elmer johnson of st. Adams
This is no barge terminal combination.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-08-21

In its account of the marlborough
railroad strike in New York the New
York Tribune reported that sit was the
deadly stiffness of everything that first
put chill into the heart of the people. y
1t must have been below zero along
Sixth avenue.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-08-21

That's So" s'id
the potato bugs.
and why should
we be friendly
with the farmers?
They don't like
us. They ask us
to leave. They
try to get rid of
US.
"They never In
vite us to have
some of the leaves
of the potatoes.
any more than
they ask you to
bite holes and eat
Of the potatoes.
I'VE have TO in
Nita ourselves and
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-08-21

Many ideas are advanced for reducing
the cost of living, among them is the
suggestion of coming half-eent piece.
1t would come in handy for the con
sumner who has paid IS cents for some
thing marked II 1-2 cents all these
years.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-08-21
TodaY's Birthdays.

Frank A. Munsey, well known publisher
and fnancier, born at Mercer, Me, 65
years ago today.
Frank A. Marshall, champion American
chess player, born in New York city, a.
years ago today.
Claude Graham-White, pioneer English
aviator, born in Hampshire, England, 80
years ago today.
Cardinal Fruehwirth, papal nuncio at
Munich, born at St. Annde de Argon
Austria, "a years ago today.
Hon. A. r. Hudson, former attorney
general of Manitoba, who was mentioned
as a candidate for the Liberal leadership
born at Pembroke, Ont, A years ago to
day
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-08-21
The Closed Door.

The people whose society does us
the most good are the ones who make
a daily practice of having little time
to themselves. Too much solitude is
not good for anybody. but a small dose
of solitude is a daily necessity. You
cannot live on salt. but you cannot
well get through a meal without a
sprinkle of salt somewhere. Respect
mothers wish when she closes her
door and says. Don't disturb mother
for a little WHILE" She will be able
to do all the more for you when she
comes out, because of that closed door.
Girls Companion.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-08-21
Small Da'Iy Task

Nothing surely is so potent as law
that may not be disobeyed. 1t has the
force of the water-drop that hollows
the stone. A small daily task, if IT
be really daily. will beat the labors.
of spasmodic Hercules.-Anthony
Trollope.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-08-21

LOT lHey Sdlus
Its all right for us to treat the po-
tatoes badly, but it is different thing
for people to have the bad manners
to pick US up as though we were lit
tie creatures of no importance"
There were also brick-red bugs with
blacks dots on either side. These were
the little potato bugs, while the others
were the daddies and the mothers.
They got on the leaves of the first po-
tato crop and fed off them, eating
away at the leaves as hard and as fast
as such tiny creatures could do.
These little bugs were very anxious
to kill the plants and they would have
done so if they had gotten good head
way. That is. they would have done
a great deal of harm If they
hadn't been driven away in time.
But these bugs went to other nota-
toes and they saw some Of the potato
grubs, so they said to them:
Potato grubs. what are you do
ing"
Were eating holes IN the potatoes"
said the grubs. what are you do
ing?"
I'VE were eating leaves of potato
plants" said the potato bugs. 1--WE
were driven away from some other
plants but here we are. and the dear
little children have come. too"
"Are you going TO eat the leaves
here?" asked the grubs.
"We think they look good" said the
potato bugs.
"They do" said the grubs, 'but Of
| course we pay all our compliments to
the potatoes themselves. We. don't
| bother about the leaves"
Perhaps" said the potato bugs,
"the potatoes wouldn't mind 1t If you
didn't pay them such compliments
Perhaps not" said the grubs, but
we do, just the same. We say to the
potatoes:
"'Dear potatoes. we love you. Let us
show you how fond we are of you by
eating you"
'Ha, ha, ha," laughed the potato
bugs. that is a good joke"
1.-The farmers don't like the jokes,
though" said the grubs. ''They think
they and their wives and their chill
dren and their neighbors and their
friends are the ones who should pay
such compliments to the potatoes"
Absurd" said the potato bugs.
"Of course" admitted the grubs, sit
is not so absurd If we put ourselves
, in their places. but who in the world
| ever imagined that grub would put
itself in the place of person? No one
would, so why should we do 1t? And
we don't"
That's So" said the potato bugs,
land neither do We If we cared for
people we wouldn't eat the leaves and
we wouldn't try to destroy the plants
Were not friendly with farmers
even If we do like potato hills" said
81 the grubs.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-08-21

look after ourselves. It's too bad the
farmers don't like us when we like the
potatoes they plant"
And so the potato bugs and the
grubs tried TO do all they could to
hurt the farmers crop of potatoes.
And they were SO mean about 1t that
they didn't even feel badly, they were
so naughty
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-08-21

The district attorney at Brooklyn,
n. Y, has received complaint charg-
ing profteering in beauty, ga necessity
of life. If it should be determined that
beauty was a necessity, what lot of as
would have to go without it.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-08-21

The New York World thinks there is
some uncertainty whether the favorite
drink in dry New York is to be butter
milk or wood alcohol. We should ad,
wise a thorough trial of buttermilk
first
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-08-21

There. may be those who will find
ray of hope in the news that 200 hogs
in a piggery at Stoneham, Mass, were
able TO get gloriously drunk recently on
generous ration of sour milk.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-08-21
Little SYmnsthy for Him.

"Readin' bout what dem soldier men
went through" said Uncle Eben. sis
g'ineter make it mighty hard to sym
pathize wifi de man dat complains
bout q little thing like a hot day"
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-08-21

If all the departments of the office of
our secretary of state are as busy az
that which attends to the revokng of
automobile licenses it must be hust-
ling place.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-08-21
One Year Ago Today in the War.

British attacked l0-mile front in the
Ancre region.
General March announced 80 United
States army divisions on French soil.
French advanced over 15-mile front,
piercing German lines to depth of five
miles
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-08-21
Member Of The Assocfated Press.

The Associated Press 10 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
nuhlished herein.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-08-21

AND we must
work hard" said
Mr.. Potato Bug. |
1--WE have such
fun working" said
the little potatoI
bugs.
IT n e. pot "A ( o
bugs had six legs
apiece. They had
little black feel
ers and tiny eyes.
They were yellow
and black on the
back, and blue
and brown under
meath.
They spit n lit
tie yellow juice
on anyone who
took hold of them,
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-08-21

AT last Burlington seems to have
awakened to the fact that its freight
ing apparatus was inadequate.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-08-21

Pitiless publicity for the pitiless
profiteer.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-08-21
UNDERTAKINGS
FAIRY TALE ~
6y hary Graham 6onner M
Ok - Aurs0S t-8N
THE POTATO BUGS.
0% 80 AUTps0S

swell, 1t Is time we should get start
ed" said Mrs. Potato Bug.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-08-21

Try THE CLASSIFIED COLUMNS
IN THE DAILY REFORMER
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1919-10-17
you must place your

Some of you people that know them would only do them
great favor to see that get picture and but will
be doing duty the coming generation We don't believe that
there family this county that has SERVICE who has
not been notified about Stevens County the World War; Send
haven't picture write and tell us his data anyway It
up the family The finished book will tell the story
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1919-10-17

There will only be enough books printed fill orders and you
will all copy should be every Stevens county home
it's worthy.