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The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-04-14
1--WE Have Had Our Picture Taken"

I'VE Have Had Our Picture Taken"
usually written about clouds and the
sky. We are simple boots. quite sat
isfied to walk our humble way along
the earth or the floors"
'We walk where Eric has us walk"
said the left boot
That's true enough" agreed the
right boot.
"How did it all come about?' asked
the left boot.
What are you talking about:''
asked the right boot.
1.-THE photographs. of course" said
the left boot. "You were listening
standing on my toe and trying not TO
fall over. I wasn't paying much at
tention to anything else for minute
You mean" said the right boot,
shat Eric was standing on one toe,
and as you were new you were hoping
he wouldn't fall over and get you all
dusty"
You're right" said the left boot.
$50 tell me oil about 1T. ! like to hear
even what l know for it makes me SO
proud"
I'm glad to tell IT to YOU" said The
right boot for it makes me proud
too.
Fries daddy had just bought him a
new pair OF boots-ourselves, in fact.
Eric was delighted. as any boy should
have been. In fact he was so pleased
that he wanted to go and have his
photograph taken. so he could send
1t to his Aunt Edie, who was away.
''He said that he wanted to have a
photograph taken of his new boots be-
fore they all wore out and he was
| sure his Aunt Edic would be glad 10
see what they looked like.
Now that was the kind of modes:y
which it is nice to see in boy. He
didn't say lie wanted to have pho
tograph taken of his face like so many
| people would.
NO, he wanted 10 have a photo
rraph taken of his boots-of us. That
was enough to make us proud, and
| proud we should be.
| 'To be sure a photograph was not
| taken OF us at the photographers
shop. but they did take a picture of
us with camera and it's going TO
| Eric's Aunt Edie.
"Yes, we. have been paid great
| compliment. We have had our picture
| taken. and there is a boy who thinks
more of having photographs taken of
nice boots than he does of having bis
eyes and his nose and his mouth and
his hair photographed. which IS 50
usual way TO take photograph
We're honored boots, We are,H'
1we are indeed said I, other
boot.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-04-14
SAYS HOT WATER
WASHES POIS0NS
FROM THE LIVER
Everyone should drink hot water
with phosphate in it,
before breakfast.

To feel as fine as the proverbial
fiddle, we must keep the liver washed
clean, almost every morning, to pre-
cling with indigestible material, sour
bile and poisonous toxins, says a noted
physician.
If you get headaches, it's your liver.
If you catch cold easily, it s your liver.
If you wake up with a bad taste,
furred tongue, nasty breath or stomach
becomes rancid, it S your liver. Sallow
skin, muddy complexion, watery eyes
all denote liver uneleanliness. Your
liver is the most important, also the
most abused and neglected organ of
the body. Few know its function or
how to release the dammed-up body
waste, bile and toxins. Most folks
resort to violent calomel, which is a
dangerous, salivating chemical which
can only be used occasionally because
attacks the bones.
Every man and woman, sick or
well, should drink each morning be-
fore breakfast, a glass of, hot water
with a teaspoonful of limestone phos-
phate in it, to wash from the liver and
bowels the previous days indigestible
material, the poisons, sour bile and
toxins; thus cleansing, sweetening
and refreshing the entire alimentary
canal before putting more food into
the stomach.
Limestone phosphate does not re-
strict the diet like calomel, because it
fcan not salivate, for it is harmless and
you can eat anything afterwards. 1t
is inexpensive and almost tasteless, and
any pharmacist will sell you a quarter
pound. which is sufficient for a dem
onstration of how hot water and lime.
stone phosphate cleans, stimulates and
freshens the liver, keeping you feeling
fit day in and day out.--Ady.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-04-14
Real Issue a Possibility.
(St. Adams Messenger

The Burlington News, while regretting
that the barge terminal proposition was
vetoed by Governor Clement, declares
that the fight is still on and that the
next legislature win be asked to pass a
similar bill. Undoubtedly it knows what
it is talking about, so the state may ex-
pect the matter is still open and that in
1921 the legislature will have the ques
ton up for further consideration.
Of course it is impossible to predict
what will come up between now and the
next campaign, but if there is nothing
startling developed it may turn out that
the 1927 campaign will be fought out on
this issue of water transportation This
would not be half bad 1t would indeed
be an improvement over the average cam
paign in Vermont.
Our campaigns are as a rule devoid OF
issues. They are too often based on per
sonalities Not the election, for that
does not count so very much, the state
being so one-sidedly Republican, but the
Republican primaries. Issues don't fig
ure very largely in these, which is to be
regretted. This may be changed the
next time. 1t is not unlikely that the
present lieutenant governor will be- a
candidate for the gubernatorial nomina-
ton, and he stands firmly committed to
barge terminal.
Now if a good opponent to Mr.. Stone
were to come up, who does not believe
in such an enterprise, the issue might
be joined sharply and the fight conduct
ed along those lines. This would be a
good thing for the state, for it would
elevate the governorship contest above
| the level of how many friends man
might have and how well known he il
about the state and how much money he
could afford to pay for political adver
| Using 1t is not impossible that by
| 1927 the barge terminal may be one
| of the smallest considerations before tho
| people, but if only somehow it could b.
arranged that the contest were to be be
tween men. it would be splendid ant
helpful experience for the state Of Yer
/ mont
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-04-14
Today's Birthdays.

Earl of Athlone, brother of Queen
Mary, born in Kensington Palace, Lon
don, 45 years ago today
Rose Coghlan, long a celebrated ae-
tress of the American stage, born at
Peterboro, England, 90 years ago to-
day.
Dolphin NJ. Delmas, chief counsel for
the defense in the first Harry Thaw
trial, born in France, 70 years ago to
day.
DR. Martin G. Brumbaugh, late gov.
ernor of Pennsylvania, born in Hunt
ingdon county, Pa, 81 years ago to
day.
Princess Beatrice, daughter of tn,
late Queen Victoria and mother of tn,
present queen of Spain, born GO year
ago today.
Rear Admiral Archibald III. Scales
the new superintendent of the U.
Naval academy, born at Greensboro, \
c., 81 years ago today.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-04-14
Today's Anniversaries.

1S14-Desperate sortie of French gar
rison from Bayonne repulsed by
British (last battle of the PENN.
sular war
1S49-Louis Kossuth was appointed
governor of Hungary.
lS65-President Lincoln Eassassinated
by ]. Wilkes Booth. Oiled April
15)
1S69-First steps toward the organiza-
ton of a prohibition party taken
by the Maine Grand Lodge OF
Good Templars.
lS94-Zebulon B. Vance, United States
senator from North Carolina
died in Washington, D. c., Born
in Buneombe county, y. c., May
ID, 1880.
l907-A national arbitration and peace
congress was opened in New
York city.
.l9l5-Several women and children
killed in Zeppelin raid on Eng,
lish coast towns.
l916-Russians carried by storm q
height in Galicia.
l917-British offensive in region OF
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-04-14
DADDY,)fv[N|NQD
FAIRY TALE n
~ A,vu Hv 0hAna Rnnner W.
THE PROUD BOOTS.
6y tiary Grahaymr /! 6 ! inner

Hello, right boot"
Hello, left boot"
Hello, hello, hello"
So the boots squeaked and creaked
while Eric slept so soundly in bed.
They had been put side by side, quite
carefully, at the foot of Eric's bed,
or the floor.
WASN'T that the best compliment
you ever received?" asked the first
boot.
1T most certainly was" said the
second boot. "And wasn't it the best
compliment you ever received too?'
'Indeed it was" said the first boot.
1--WE both got exactly the same COM
piiment," said the right boot, which
had been the speaker called the sec
ond boot, while the left boot had been
the speaker called the first boot.
'We did," said the left boot. "Nei-
| Their of US can be envious or jealous of
! the other. We were spoken Of to-
| gether."
"In the very same BREATH" said the
right boot.
"In the very same word" said the
left boot.
eve didn't have big photographs
taken" said the right boot.
/ ''Well. we're not big boots" said
/ the left boot. "We belong to Eric. and
Eric is boy, not big man. Some
day, of course, if all goes well, he will
be big man."
'Why do you say, If all goes well?'"
| asked the right boot.
1T makes my conversation sound
/, so much finer" said the left boot.
81 must be very careful where
walk-that is, I must be very careful
how l talk. The words rhyme, you
know"
81 know now you tell me-" said the
right boot, "but boots don't as rule
| know much about poetry. We're not
/ high up enough for poetry. Poetry is
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-04-14
I odays' Events

Fifty fourth anniversary of Lincolns
assassination.
Seventh anniversary of the steamship
Titanic disaster.
The Jewish festival of the Passover
begins at shutdown this evening.
New York state observes the week
beginning today as annual Cleanup
week.
Duluth, Mimi, today completes its
fifth year under the commission plan
of municipal government.
The supreme court of the United
States reconvenes today after the
spring recess of two weeks.
The American Humane society has
designated the week beginning today
as 'Be Kind to Animals Week
The seventh annual convention of the
United States Good Roads association
will open today at Mineral Wells, Tex
as.
An attractive program has been pre-
pared for Western Canada S Eleventh
Annual Musical Festival, to open to-
day at Winnipeg.
Inc Hinln dnHudl eAHlDlllOil Oh tht
| Connecticut Academy of Fine Arts will
be opened at Hartford today and con.
tinued for two weeks.
Republicans of the Eighth Virginia
| district will meet in convention at Al
exandria today to choose a candidate
to succeed Congressman Carhn. who re-
Gently resigned.
| Women whose proud boast it is that
they are descended from sires who
fought for American independence viii
| gather in Washington today from al
parts of the United States for the 2Stl
| Continental Congress of the Daughters
of the American Revolution.
Police assistant given government
/ operatives to make America safe from
enemy spies and plotters, and new
methods of detecting criminals viii b,
discussed at the International associ
alton of Police Chiefs, meeting in an
lual convention today at New Orleans.
A national lumber congress TO eclips,
anything ever held in that industry il
to meet in Chicago today under the aus
lpiecs of the American Lumber Manu-
Ifacturers association, to discuss tn
important postwar problems now con
fronting the lumber trade in America
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-04-14
Little Benny's
Note Book
BY LEE PAPE

/ had 10 sents yestidday, being nickel
and 3 pennies with diffrent dates ON them.
and after suppir | thawt, G., | know wat,
III go erround and ask Mary Watkins if
she wunts to go to the movies
WITCH | went GROUND to, and Mary Wat
kins was setting on her frunt steps Jest
setting there, me saying, There's CRATE
movie erround at the movies today, have
you saw it?
No, have you? sed Mary Watkins, and
sed, No, and she sed, Then how do you
know its CRATE?
The piektures outside look CRATE, I sed
WITCH she dident say enything, and l sed
Do you wunt to so and see it, l got lC
sents.
0, Id jest love to, sed Mary Watkins
Wich jest then / felt in my pockit ware
the money was, and all | could feel was
the nickel and pennies, and the more
| felt the more / couldent feel the other
penny on account of it not being there
| me thinking G., gosh, G. And | felt in al
my other pockets and all they had il
them was wat they was Supposed to have
me thinking, Gosh, G., gosh.
! Shall we start now, sed Mary Watkins
and | sed, Maybe it amt sutch graf.
movie after all, Jest because the pickture'
outside look CRATE that don't half to prove
enything, maybe the man that made thu
picktures never even saw the movie, eny
body can make picktures.
/ Well. I'm glad we're going, enyway
sed Mary Watkins. Proving my argew
ment dident have eny effeck, and on tn
way GROUND j sed, I'm kind of tired o
movies, are you?
! No, sed Mary Watkins And we KEEP
on going, me thinking, G, / know, Ill ak
SILENTLY on perpiss drop all the none,
wen I'm getting the tickets and then sa
i cant find one of the sents
4 WITCH | did, the nickel and the sent
rolling in all diffrent direcktions, and a
" could find was the nickel and sents
and me and Mary Watkins kepp on hunt
Il ing about 10 minnits, her hoping to fin
l3 more sents and me hoping to find
more, ony we dident find eny more, m
4 saying, o well, know ware they give 70
i spoons with a 5 sent plate of ice Greer
i if YOU ask them, lets go there.
Wich we did, me using the exter sent
for dohnuts
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-04-14
April a little fearful as usual.
The Legislature Adjourns.
burlington Free Press.)


Two refrains are heard throughout
Vermont today: The legislature is
dead; long live the legislature. You
are joining in one or the other refrain
according as you have been affected
by study of the session now ended.
Whatever may be ones view of the
legislature, certain facts in relation
thereto are unquestioned No legisla-
ture ever started out on its career with
brighter promise of accomplishing pro-
that which adjourned yesterday with
out day. 1t had considerable number
of strong men of former legislative ex-
perienee in its membership. 1t had the
backing of governor who was heralded
as about to give the people of Vermont
the best business administration of
their affairs within the memory of the
present generation. 1t was going to
get at the real financial situation in
the state capital. If there was Estate
house gang the new governor was to
get after it and stir up the animals. =
Various reforms were to be instituted
and Vermont was to have real roads
We confess that the legislature has
backed ana filled and reversed itself so
the dog tax and black bears and apple
packing and such other gigantic prob
lens of state that it is difficult thing
to say off hand just what it has done
along these lines.
| We must search carefully and studi-
ously the statutes it enacted before we
can say definitely how much great con-
structive legislation is to be credited to
| lot = foY
ratifying national prohibition, in the
face of a hostile administration. 1t
did well not to foist two struggling
normal schools on the state for score
of years more, as requested by bill
which made its appearance at the last
moment which therefore had an oppor-
tunity of escaping careful attention in
the rush of the closing days of the
session. Many other individual acts
and things left undone must be credited
to the legislature. We shall reserve for
consideration in detail the more i'm
iportant steps taken by the lawmakers
/ While reserving our estimate of its
work as a whole, we are grateful to oul
lawmakers that they did as well as they
did in some directions and did not dc
lworse in others. Among other things
it passed an unusually small number OF
bills during its session of 90 days.
In justice to the legislature it sheult
be said that it labored under ire
mendous financial difficulties owing tt
the necessity and duty of providing
recognition for our soldiers We al
feel that we cannot do too much fol
the men who risked their lives for us
and, realizing this, much can be for
!. given the legislature for its failure tt
meet public expectations in other direc
! tons. .sfl1 II
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-04-14
A surfeit of Welcome, Perhaps.
(Barre Times.

Some returned soldiers got up in town
meeting at Dedham, Mass, and fold the
voters of that town that they were
tired of khaki, ice cream, sodas, brass
bands. set speeches, marching, etc, and
all they asked for was to be let alone
and. allowed to get back into the cur
rent of their lives SO Dedham decided
to discontinue any plans that were
started for home town celebration in
behalf of the returning fighting men.
The desire of the men to get back into
their routine life which was so abrupt
~ dropped when they sailed away for
Europe is more or less natural; and it
is not strange, too, that they are cloyed
with the soldering business and want
TO take up some different phase of life.
They want to forget for the time being
the scenes they have been passing
through for the last year or more Some
time later they will revert to these
scenes with avidity and they will gladly
assemble to talk over the old times in
the war. But for the present they need
a change of environment, new scenes
new thoughts and perhaps new aspira-
tions. Perhaps all the boys do not feel
as did those dozen or more soldiers who
got up in town meeting at Dedham and
expressed their displeasure with any
arrangements which were contemplated
for giving them a reception; but there
is hint enough in their attitude to ftacl
the exultant people that there may be
OVERRIDING of the homecoming business
that is, OVERRIDING it as far as the
pleasure of the soldiers themselves arr
concerned. One big celebration in Bos
ton when the Goth division passes in re
view, probably the final review of tn,
entire unit, may be enough publicity
for the soldiers. Their feelings in The
matter must be taken into considera
| ton.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-04-14
Just a Suggestion.
burlington News.l

We might suggest to The Brattleboro
Reformer that those behind the barge
terminal proposition were long ago as
sured OF barges Tor the proposition and
the federal government has already made
the necessary appropriation caring for the
situation at "the narrows' Had the
bill been passed the terminal would scarce
ly be in operation next week. As for
freight-that is always ready to move,
it is simply a matter of routing
We are the best losers in the world up
this way but we balk at lot of foolish
reasons being advanced
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-04-14
MONDAY, APRIL IA, 1919.
THE MUTINY AT ARCHANGEL.

The more complete the information
about the mutiny of the 339th infantry
Ga Michigan organization at Archan-
gel the more unsatisfactory it be-
comes. 1t is humiliating to know that
American soldiers refused to return to
their fighting front. There is quite
sufficient excuse for this fact, however.
War against Russia or any part of its
citizens has never been declared. None
of the American boys volunteered or
were drafted for service in Russia
They were sent with an inadequate
force of allied troops to that country
to prevent a large amount of stores
sold by the allies to Russia from fall
ing into the hands of the Germans
while we were at war with Germany.
The war with Germany is over but
these Americans are still fighting the
Bolsheviki in Russia against great odds
and it is not strange they should feel
it an injustice to be forced to continue
an unauthorized warfare in the frozen
wastes of Russia, especially without
sufficient force to make the fighting
reasonably safe.
Most humiliating is the information
that the Bolsheviki were allowed to
spread their propaganda among the
American soldiers in Russia Reliable
information from Archangel tells how
| the Bolsheviki were allowed TO send
large amounts of printed propaganda
matter among the American troops and
the printed questions of the soldiers to
their officers were identical with the
printed questions in this Bolshcviki lit
erature. American officers can hardly
justify themselves in such a breach OF
the rules of warfare.
Cen March, chief of staff, is author
ity for the statement that the route fol
tie withdrawal of the allied troops il
Russia has Been opened, but the contro
of the expedition is in the hands Of
England. So America is not free t
act as its judgment dictates but ac
cording to the instructions of England
This condition is not satisfactory t,
the American people who feel thei
boys are left to certain death at tn
hands of the half civilized forces il
control of Russia.
There is little satisfaction to b
gained from our presence in Russia. |
is Il hopeless and thankless task. l
has driven American soldiers to dis
honor and we are powerless to rectif
the disgraceful mistakes to which W
have been forced. Darker, more dis
graceful, and more unsatisfactory tina
the i'll advised Balkan campaign will
| the record of the invasion of Russia.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-04-14

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 J.. Bower, 2 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. H. Grout.
Jamaica. T.. ]. Daggett.
South Londonderry, F. H. Tyler.
South Vernon, f. B. Buffum.
Mortified, Mass, Thompson Bros.
West Chesterfield, N. a., Mrs. w. Streeter.
Hinsdale, N. H., w. H. Lyman.
Greenfield, Mass, Greenfield News Co.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-04-14
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, 1919-04-14

Keep industry going and have
working conditions pleasant, so that a
man may be willing to remain perma-
nently in his present employment, >
says an exchange. In view of the many
strikes asking for shorter hours and
higher wages, something will have to
be done for the employer to make con
ditions such that he will be willing TO
remain in his present position.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-04-14

We are advised that April is the
month for putting down" eggs. Just
as we get to putting them down. some
one will take the joy out of life by
putting them up.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-04-14

ExPresident Taft is man of good
courage He startled Washington last
week by anticipating the summer
months and appearing in the very first
straw hat that had been seen in the cap
itol this year.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-04-14

Within a few days all the boys of the
Goth division viii receive their pay in
good old American money for the first
time in 90 months.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-04-14

Make this banner year for home
gardening. Digging in the ground will
cure more ailments than any number
of pills or tonics.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-04-14

Upon landing in the United States,
Samuel Gompers burst into tears exY
claiming: "My own land, thank God: I
Must have been a rough voyage.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-04-14

And now the Rutland Herald is try
ing to start something by telling us to
watch our coffee ration.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-04-14

Quebec is the only province in Cana
da which is not "dry," which viii
make it more of a "Mecca'' for the
tourist than ever before.