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The Carlisle independent., 1919-03-27
Why Yam Hit Ellick

Yam Sims, who was tried last week on a charge of breach of the peace, was acquitted on his own testimony. which upon re quest of the judge was as follows:
 We'll, Jedge. 1t was this way Ellick Hellwanger and me had been playing seven pp all day, with two bits On the corner, and 1 had been losing all day. 1 had up my last quarter; 1 was five and he was two. I dole the cards he begged and I give 'em one. I flung my Jack for high and he fang his King; flung my tray for low and he fang his deuce a d 1 hit him y
The Carlisle independent., 1919-03-27
HOgWa11OW News
Dunk Botts, Corresponder1t

Ellicx Hellwanger has traded his farm for barrel of Bat Smiths moonshine whiskey. Up to the time of this writing Ellick is happy and does not seem at all sick of his trade.
 A bunch of Gypsy horse trad CTS were in Hogwallow last week and as a result several bad horse trades were made by some of our people.
 Cape Allsop gets credit for killing the first snake of the sea- son Several oi ht rS have killed some very large ones this spring but Cape is first to bring the dead snake to the post office and he ranks first in this enterprise for the year 1919.
 The dogs in Hog wallow are be ginning to show signs of fieas. This is considered a sure sign of the arrival of spring here. .
 The Dog Fair at Tickviile last week was a disappointment to the dog taDciers of Hogwallow as the local dogs failed to carry away any of .he prizes. About all the notoriety Hogwallow got out of the affair was the two or three fights Ellick Hellwanger had over a flee he had entered. Ellick kicked up so much trouble at the fair that at times it looked as though ti.e judges were going to be forced in self defense to give Ellick's flee first prize. Tobe Moseley who entered ten d, gs in the show ring, says the senti- ment seemed against him from the start
 The postmaster has at last heard from the Postmaster Gen erals office concerning the hog which is sleeping under the post office at Hogwallow They have sent him blank report to be fill ed out immediately. The report contains the following questions: Size of hog? Color of hair? Color of eyes? General disposition? How old? Name q present own. CT? Length of tail? Ear marks? Value of hog? General remarks. They also sent him a bunch of weekly report blanks which he must fill out as to condition and progress of the animal. Along with these he also received a pad of monthly report blanks. though
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-03-08
TEMPTATION RESISTED.

The house of representatives at Mont
pelier did a commendable thing when
it killed beyond resurrection the hill
raising the pay of the members of the
legislature. In legislature, the same
as in a factory or on farm, there are
always some dissatisfied with the pay
they are getting. They are disturbing
element demanding hearing at the ex-
pensc of their regular work and the
efficiency of their fellow laborers. This
session they absorbed an unusual
amount of time but to no profit to them
selves. Perhaps they were of some prof
it TO the state because they brought out
the rugged honesty and economical spir-
it of such a large majority of the house.
These men were able to resist the temp
tation to benefit themselves at the ex-
pense of the state.
The demonstration of such honesty
and honor gives the people greater con
fidencc in their Legislature. 1t is a prom
ise OF careful consideration of all
schemes that viii increase the expen-
ses of the state and the burden of the
tax payers. Everyone will feel confident
now that only expenses of merit will be
authorized by the present legislature
and that the business of the session will
be finished as expedivously as possible.
Even the men who voted for the boost
in pay should be anxious to complete
the work of the session, because the
quicker it is done the quicker will they
be relieved of the annoyance of work
ing for under pay.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-03-08
T oday' $ Events

Centennial anniversary of the birth of
Edwin Percy Whipple, a celebrated New
England critic, essayist and lecturer.
Rear Admiral Walter T. Worthington,
of the United States navy, will be placed
on the retired list today by operation OF
the age limit.
Today is the 30th anniversary of the
death of John Ericsson, whose invention
of the turreted Monitor revolutionized
naval warfare.
The naval committee OF the United
States house of representatives is to leave
Washington today for an inspection tour
of all Pacific Coast navy yards.
Compulsory arbitration of labor disputes
is to be the subject OF debate today be.
tween student teams representing Whit
man college and the University of Wash.
ington.
With open meetings in all parts of the
state of California grape growers today
will launch a referendum movement
against California's legislative adoption Of
the federal prohibition amendment
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-03-08
SATURDAY, MARCH s, 1919.
AS OTHERS SEE US.

AS we predicted, the attitude of the
United States senator's toward league
of nations has caused some skepticism
in England and France but the general
expectation of those peoples is that the
sentiment of the American people is
for the league. One of the best answers
to the senatorial opposition is made by
the London Daily Mail. In part it
says:
eff any argument for America s sup
port of league of nations were needed,
it would be found in the very nature
and origin of the American common
wealth itself 1t is argued that Amer
lea Is sovereignty win be limited by her
membership in the league. Her sove-
reignty will be limited and her response,
bilitics increased; but is not the Amer
lean Union compounded out of states
that voluntarily limited their sovereign
" and assumed extended responsible
ties to create whole that would be in
eomparably greater than the sum of its
parts2
IF Senator Lodges own Massaehu-
sets had played in 1888 the. part he
would have America play in the world
today, the United States might never
have come into being. The problem fac
ing America now is the problem that
faced the several colonies 1870 years
ago, except that the stage is the worlt
instead of a strip of the Atlantic sea
board.
To the common man, (and it is Will
the common man that ultimately the de
cision win rest, the die was east fol
| America two years ago. The nation
that adventures all she is and all sht
! has in the destructive toll of war, il
not the nation to draw back and refus,
her share in the constructive labor o.
peace"
After the talk is over the American
people will fa!i! he vision of thi
great Engli.1 lrnal-a nation read,
to assume cher share in the construc
tive labor of peace.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-03-08
A Useless Knocker.
bennington Banner)

Senator Knox has objected strenu.
ously TO various parts of the proposed
constitution of the league of nations.
Now he has been asked to make a
draft covering those points just as he
would like to have them adopted. This
Senator Knox refuses to do. He win
neither fish nor cut bait. His policy is
TO tear down, but not build up. He
would destroy the work that has been
done along the line of league, but he
would not aid in reeonstructing the
framework of a peace structure of this
kind He does not 60 on record as OPP
posed to any and all kinds of peace
league: but he merely publicly opposes
whatever efforts already have been put
forth to establish such an organization.
The public usually respects mans dis
senting opinion on question or pro-
ject; but it usually has little patience
with person who will persist in knock
ing, but will do no boosting. The ques.
tion of forming league of nations is
too big for petty politics to play an
important part in its determination.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-03-08
In the DAYS News.

Ira Nelson Morris, who enters upon his
45th year today, has been United States
minister to Sweden since 1914 and is one
Of the youngest among those holding
prominent posts in the American diplo-
matte service Aside from being a diplo-
matist, Mr.. Morris is an author and a
former tinancier. Though he has retired
from active financial affairs, he is never
thelcss still interested in many banks,
railways and corporations In 1918 die
was commissioner-general to Italy in be-
half of the Panama. Pacific International
exposition In politics he is a Democrat
He is graduate of Yale university. and
a member of the Academy of Political
Science and the American Museum oil
Natural History.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-03-08
Something Wrong.
BARRE Times)

Something must be wrong with the
administrative machinery of the army
IN Europe when soldiers have to 90
without pay from August of 1918 until
February, 1919, even though they have
been transferred several times in the
interval, 4 Barre soldier has written
home from Europe that he doesn t have
any money to spend, nor do his com
radea, because the United States gov
ernn'ent hasn't paid them since the
middle of last summer. The machinery
OF administrations ought to have gotten
into such working order after two
years operation that delays of this
nature would not happen. The failure
is all the more noticeable inasmuch as
four OF the seven months have been
passed under cessation of fighting and
without the distractions incident to
conflict.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-03-08
Little Benny's
Note Book
By LEE PAPE
The Park Ave. News.
By LEE PAPE

Weather and Joak. Cool in spots Then
why not put more clothes on those spots !?
Big Skandil in Skool. Sam Cross had
to stay hours after skool and eileen off
all the blackbords last Thersday because
he told Miss Kitty he was late on account
OF his mother being sick in bed with 2
doctors, and a little later who wawked
IN TO see Miss Kitty but Mrs. Gross,
looking helthy as enything. Sam Cross
saying as Excuse that it wasent lie
because he .dident ixpect Miss Kitty
would bleeve it.
Spoarts. Leroy Shooster bet Benny
Potts ) cents last satidday that there
wont ever be another war. proberly not
thinking that it would take so long for
him to win that even if he does he will
be too ded to get eny enjoyment out of
the } sents.
lntristing Facks About Intristing Pee
pie Artie Alexander has Jest bin pre-
scented with a red bath robe with fancy
rope GROUND the middle for his berthday,
and after this he Expects taking bath
will be almost plezzure insted of a
dooty. saying he cant hardly wait for
Satldday mite to come to try it.
Sissiety. Miss Maud Jonson had her
piekture taken last week, making her
look as if she was trying to think of
sumthing and can't
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-03-08
The County Seat.

A little bird told this to me,
"a plump and smiling chickadee)
Sup the line" began the bird,
!" They've strange ideas, so / have
heard.
They went straight up into the air
They scarcely could keep on their hair,
\ county case, they sobbed with pain
Has been tried elsewhere than New
fanel'
The sob became long drawn wall
: We II lose our court, we'll lose our
Jail
With ancient prccedents so wrecked
There S nothing we may not expect
A teapot tempest, as you see
Thus spoke the cheerful chickadee.
" In Brattleboro, to be sure,
The law. job is some sinecure.
aLawreases spfout up here galore,
x sprinkling Of judges, too,
With many others passing through,
We'd be all fixed for court, you sec,
But when it comes to jails-tec heel
We have a reputation here
AS connoisseurs of wine and beer
And other liquids of that ilk
Less innocent than Holstein milk.
Once there was gathered a supply
And in the lookup safe put by.
1t must have been uncommon strong,
Because it got away ere long,
And where it went, or how, they say
No mortal knows unto this day.
If we've a lookup that s so weak
That bottled stuff could from it leak, =
Nuf sed. Newfane's no need for heat
We IL never be county scat.
Then ehortled as he left the tree,
A Brattleboro JAIL Tee heel"
f. H. p,
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-03-08
AMERICANS
MAKING GOOD
AT SIXTY-FIYE

Don't WORRY about old age. A sound
man is good at any age. Keep your
body in good condition and you can be
as hale and hearty and able to do your
bit" as when you were young fellow.
Affections of the kidneys and bladder
are among the leading causes of early
or helpless age. Keep them clean and
the other organs in working condition.
and you will have nothing to fear.
Drive the poisonous wastes from the
system and avoid uric acid accurlilla-
tons. Take GOLD MEDAL Harlem
Oil Capsules periodically and you viii
find that you are as good as the next
fellow. Your spirits will be rejuvc-
mated, your muscles strong and yonr
mind keen enough for any task.
GOLD MEDAL HARLEM Oil Capsules
win do the work. But be sure e. get
.he original imported GOLD MEDAL
HARLEM Oil Capsules. They are re-
liable and should help you, or your
money will be refunded For sale BY
most druggists. la sealed packages
three sizes,
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-03-08

present time there are 100000 maple
sugar trees in, Vermont which are not
tapped. This means that less than 45
per cent of the possible output is being
produced. The amount of usgar which
can be obtained from a tree depends
entirely on the weather, but pound TO
q tree would not be large and that
would mean that Vermont is neglect
ing to make $500 tons of maple sugar,
which would mean fortune coming
into the state.
This year, with an even break of luck,
the sugar makers ought to do well. Last
year one great handicap was the lack of
labor, but that will not exist this year,
and with prices, keeping up as we'll as
they are, there should be big increase
in the revenue
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-03-08
More Money in Sugar This Year.
(Middleburv Reeister)

While there is not the normal in
crease in the number of sugar makers
who arc buying complete new equip
ment this year, those sugar makers who
have been operating their bushes show
a disposition to work them to capacity
this year. Attracted by the high prices
of last year, they are buying buckets
with which to tap every available tree.
In spite of the fact that maple sugar
makers i'll Vermont can sell every ounce
of sugar they can make at a price sew
eral times that of a few years ago, and
that the Vermont output is more eager
ly sought than that of any other state
in the union, the Green Mountain
state is not turning ont anywhere near
the amount of maple sugar OF which it
is capable. 1t is estimated that at the
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-03-08

The prohibitionists find strong ar
gument for their cause in the state of
Indiana, which has nearly completed its
first year under state wide prohibition.
The work house in Indianapolis which
had been a well filed institution for 80
years has been closed since last June,
the decrease in crime being attributed
to prohibition.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-03-08

having Spfl
weather; what say you, Mr.. Jim?"
''My dear ostrich" said the noun /
tain sheep, you mean spring fever"
"And why, pray tell, do I mean
spring fever?" asked Blackie.
Because that is the thing folks get
in the spring" said Jim.
I'm not folks" said Blackie. /
what is spring fever, anyway? II
only know it comes in the spring"
How strange" said Jim, with a i
funny little smile
''Why stranger asked Blackie, in
quite a serious tone, as though he
didn't understand it at all.
Its not in the least bit strange"
said Jim.
"Then why on earth, or in the zoo.
did you say it was stranger" asked
. Blackie.
Il meant it sarcastically,'' said Jim.
when one means thing sarcastically
one means to be a little superior and
proud and wiser than the other fell
low"
Cant two mean the same thing:"
asked Blackie.
.'Of course" said jim,
"Then why did you say that when
one meant thing sarcastically, and
so forth, and so forth:' inquired
Blackie.
zone merly means anyone-no one
in particular"
How dull" said Blackie
Not dull at ALL" said Jim It's
merely the correct way TO talk"
"oh. pardon me" said Blackie.
grinning foolishly and making low
bow
when / said it was strange that
spring fever came in the spring
meant it wasn't strange at all, but
quite the most natural time for it TO
come"
"And So said BIackle. "you said
it was strange when you thought it
wasn't strange"
From the tone of my voice YOU
should have known it was. said sar-
castically." said Jim.
How can you expect stupid os-
trieh TO know anything about things
said sarcastically?' asked Blacllie
Il don't suppose can" said Jim
/ "Still, you know spring fever comes
in the spring"
All" said Blackie, smiling fool
ish smile, sit is good to hear that
the ostrich can tell you something you
don't know"
You can't tell me anything I dom
know, for do know that. 1t is sim
ply something you know, too" SAID
Jim.
"Tell me about the spring fever
then?" asked Blackie.
Spring fever is something which
makes folks or animals feel sick ant
poorly and as though they didn't wan
to do anything at all"
That's what I've got" screamed
Blackie. 81 don't want TO do any
thing at all / should think thai
would be an illness which folks and
animals would get very. very often"
"Some do, and some don't" sal,
Jim.
..1'll be among those who do get il
Often said BIackie. ''As / told yor
| was feeling poorly and those are
the very things the matter with me
How clever OF you TO find out wha
was the matter with me. You're as
fine as any doctor, and I'm sure mucI
finer than some
Thank you." said Jim. "And
know what is the matter with my
| LIZ Too ic -
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-03-08

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 Newsstand,
George ]. Bower, Riverview street (Fort
Dummer district.
West Brattleboro, J. L. Stockwell
East Dummerston, M. E. Brown.
Putney, NJ. G. Williams.
Newfane, N. NJ. Batchelder.
Townshend, c. w. Cutler.
West Townshend, c. II. Grout.
Jamaica, r. ]. Daggett.
South Londonderry, F. H. Tyler.
South Vernon, E. B. Buffum.
Mortified, Mass, Thompson Bros.
West Chesterfield, N. r., Mrs w. Streeter.
Hinsdale, N. H, w. H. Lyman.
Greenfield, Mass, Greenfield News Co.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-03-08

t7A -
making me feel
poorly. | have a
very sore hoof. |
need the zoo doc
tor. I'm sure he
will be coming
s o o n, for the
keeper said when
he saw me this
morning:
T" Jim, you have
a very bad pain
at was quite
true I had. +
must have hurt
my hoof, my front
hit one, the
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-03-08

We re in the same class now with the
chap seen going into a public bar. We
may not use the stuff but how are we
TO explain our conduct ?-St. Johnsbury
Caledonian.
This is the typical Lily White atti-
tude. The important thing is not what
we do, but how are we going to explain
our conduct2
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-03-08
A Full Day for Willard.

l.. +. Bragg is busy at the Bates saw
mill in Langdon. Willard Kelley is en-
gagged to run the mail auto to and from
Bellows Falls on Monday morning and
Mrs. Bragg in the evening.-Alstead
news in Bellows Falls Times
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-03-08
Mis- Agnes Thnver. nortmistress /

Miss Agnes Thayer, portmistress for
the last four years at Lancaster, has
rendered her resignation. She is soon to
be married. Francis W. Glover is an ap
plicant for the position.-Boston Globe
Aunt Sarah can't quite make out
which job Francis is after-postmaster
or bridegroom.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-03-08

must relieve the mind of William some
what, fear will still Turk in the back
ground as the Spartacides propose, if
they gain the upper hand in Germany
to try the Hohenzollerns and other mil
itary heads.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-03-08
TO THE SUBSCRIBERS,

1t is the aim of the management to secure
efficient service in the delivery of the paper
each night, and it 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 the de-
sired service.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-03-08

Last fall many weather prophets saw
signs of a severe winter,
These sure signs seem to have failed
and even the woodchuck made a mis-
take in predicting another fight of
winter After all our one best bet is
the daily forecaster.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-03-08
CLIPPINGS
With Now a Comment and Then
Only a Caption.

The Bolshevik starts up his fires,
His way, all must regret it,
Nobody knows what he desires.
Nor how he hopes to get it. !"
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-03-08

There has been several fiocks of
strange birds in Mortified recently,
among them were the Horned Lark
which were coming from the south and
going north.-Northfield news.
Our friend of the News has evidently
failed to recognize the returning legis-
lators from the south end of the
state.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-03-08

Once more Gen. Jacob Coxey appears
in the news. This time he proposes to
lead an anti-dry army to Washington.
Although spurning the waterwagon he
has decided not to go on foot but will
lead his followers in touring ear.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-03-08

Jill.
Neither do l."
said Mr.. Blackie.
the tail ostrich.
They were both
in the zoo talking
from their yards
TO each other. for
the day was 4 bit
warm. AT any
rate 1t was much,
much w a + m e r
than it had been
for a long time
and they were all
e n j oyin g t h e
weather in the
zoo.
perhaps. V said
Blackie, I'VE are
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-03-08

Legislation is now in progress in the
state of New York to make Sunday
baseball permissive. It's opponents say
its passage win be the first step in the
breaking down of the American Sunday.
Our idea has been that the American
Sunday is already considerably cracked.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-03-08

The New Hampshire legislature is
using up valuable time in settling the
question eff the state flower. The house
is strong for the apple blossom but the
senate "nipped it in the bud as it
were, by voting for the purple aster.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-03-08

While Henry Ford only made up
wards of SIP 100000 last year there are
those who will say it is too much for
any man to make, but would any one
of them turn down chance for try
at it?
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-03-08

other day"
I'm sorry You have pain" said
Blackie. 'but am glad that you ex-
planned which hoof it is in. for at fret
] thought you We're trying to tell me
you had but one hoof and then was
going to say you were quite mad in
stead of being SICK"
And then the zoo doctor came 10
give Blackie some medicine and Jim q
fine dressing for his sore hoof.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-03-08

President rests and reads senators
comments says a headline of New
York paper. We would hardly call some
of the comments restful reading