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The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-02-18
Winter Sports for U. v. M.

burlington Free IIesS.
That the University of Vermont is
at last coming into its own in the line
of winter sports is indicated by the
splendid showing made by representa-
tives of the university at the mid-win-
ter meet of the Dartmouth Outing club
last Friday when the Vermont men
took second place in the meet, with II
points, being surpassed only by Dart
mouth. In three events, the Green and
Gold took first place, an enviable rec
ord for any college in meeting of
this nature. This shows that there
is material in Vermont for a frst-class
winter sports team, and this material
should not be allowed to go to waste
but should be developed to the fullest
extent and made to bring added glory
to the university in the future. In
this country of snowclad hills, noted
for its vigorous winter weather, the
University of Vermont should become
the leading college of New England IL
winter sports. We should attract meT
who love the great out-of doors anc
accept the challenge of icy blasts anC
| the conquest of the snowshoe trai
| things which Vermont has neglected
too much in the past, and which sh'
can afford to neglect no longer. Let i
henceforth be known as the white
sports college of New England!
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-02-18
Raise More Potatoes.
Rutland News.

''Potatoes from Aroostook county in
Maine are selling for So barrel the
highest price ever known. At ST a
peck it hardly seems respectable to
call luxury so humble a name as
spud. Brattleboro Reformer.
1t could only be. hoped that Vermont
had a few thousand more acres of po-
tatoes. 1t has been shown that su-
perior article can be raised on Yer
mont soil; in fact, Maine or any other
section has nothing to excel it for
flavor, consistency, size, looks, or high
food value.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-02-18
HEAD STUFFED FROM
CATARRH Or A COLD
Says Cream Applied in Nostrils
Opens Air Passages Right Up.

Instant relief-no waiting. Your
clogged nostrils open right up; the air
passages of your head clear and you can
breathe freely No more hawking, snuff
fling, blowing, headache. dryness. No
struggling for breath at night; your cold
OF catarrh disappears.
Get small bottle of Ely's Cream Balm
from your druggist now Apply little OF
this fragrant, antiseptic, healing cream in
your nostrils 1t penetrates through every
air passage of the head, soothes the In
famed or swollen mucous membrane and
relief comes instantly.
It's just fine Don't stay stuffed NJ
! with a cold or nasty catarrh-Adv.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-02-18
Postponing the Census.
Bennington Banner

With one storm following another it
looks as though the census in the ru-
raj districts in Vermont will have to
be put off until spring. There has not
been a time since the first of January
when it was possible for an eunmerator
to cover the back towns except on
snowshoes and at q cost that would
have run him behind in a day all his
income for the week. Taking the cen
sus in January may probably have been
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-02-18
Clearing the Road.
bennington Banner.

George L. Durham of Brattleboro
has announced that he will not be a
candidate for governor this year. This
leaves Frederick H. Babbitt Of Bel
lows Falls a clear road in Windham
county. Hon. C. S. Emery of Newport
has not yet made any announcement
but it is generally guessed that he anC
Rabbit will not both run, as they are
personal friends and long time politica
associates.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-02-18
Little Benny's
Note Book
By LEE PAPE
Buttills.
By LEE PAPE


Buttins are the parts of your clothes
that keep them frum coming off before
they're took off and keep you frum getting
dressed as mulch of hurry as wat you
wunt to sumtimes, on account of every
useful buttin having buttin hole across
frum it, and if you get the rong ones
in the rong ones it has to be all did over
agen, unless you don't mind going out that
way, witch most people do
Some buttins are jest for looks,
sutch as the buttins on the end OF
your sleeve, ony nobody hardly ever
wunts to look at them and wouldent
get much plezzure out of it if they
did.
1t is easier to unbuttin buttins than
wat it is 10 buttin them, but if they
are unbuttined too ambitious they are
libel to fly off frum the shock. The
most embarrassing thing that could
happin would be if all your buttins
foo off at the same time vile YOU
was out taking q wawk or coming home
You can wear buttins on eny part
of you you wuat to in q free country
exsept ON your shoes, being Supposed
to be sissy, even if you dident pick
them out yourself.
Wen You suddinly miss a buttin of
of you enywares the best thing to do Is
90 and tell your mother and she viii
take out box full of all different sizC
buttins and run one finger GROUND il
them till she sees one ixackly like il
and sew it on you vile YOU stand there
asking her if it is finished yet.
1t is bad to use pins insted of but
tins for reasons, ferst, because they
are libel to stick you wen you dom
ixpeckt it, and End, because people no
tice pins holding you together, bat
buttns would have no effeckt on them
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-02-18

The Reformer is sale every evening By
the following news dealers:
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Brooks House Pharmacy, Aliens Depot News
stand, Gilbert Pollica, 81 South Main ST.
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, East Dummerston, NJ Z. Brown.
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The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-02-18
A Small but Appreciative Audience.

The church was well warmed last Sun
day and no one could help being comfort
able there, but owing to illness and hard
sleighing only the minister, deacon, S. S.
superintendent, the ianitor and one other
were present. Those who were there APP
preciated Mr.. Sargent's helpful sermon
West Fairlee Center item.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-02-18
TO THE SUBSCRIBERS.

II 10 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
edy Immediately applied. II 10 only BY this
method that the publisher can secure the de-
sired service.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-02-18

At their last annual meeting few
days ago the merchant tailors' associa.
ton of New York expressed itself as hope
less of low prices in the near future.
A good slogan for these conventions
of clothing workers and dealers would
be: "Abandon hope all We who en-.
ter here
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-02-18
TO ADVERTISERS.

Transient advertising-Run Of paper, g cents
an inch for first insertion, Is cents an inch
for each subsequent insertion. Limited space
on first page at double rates.
Classified advertisements-Five cents q line
first insertion with so per cent discount for
each subsequent insertion without change of
copy. Minimum charge 20 cents. Cash with
order.
Reading Notices-Twenty cents per line first
insertion with 50 per cent discount for eSch
subsequent insertion without change of copy.
Reading notices are published at foot of local
items.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-02-18

The department of agriculture adj
vocates the planting by the farmer,
and all others who can, of more small
fruits and berries Local markets
never seem overstocked and the fact
that housekeepers have learned in the
past four years the value of large
stores of canned and preserved fruits
will keep up the demand. Such crops
mean more work and there is always
the risk that they may not turn out
well for some reason, but in most cases
it means plenty for home use beside:
a good round sum in cash for those
who can arrange for the extra labor.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-02-18

a good thing for the south but in New
England and other northern districts
the census will be of no value what
ever unless time is given to complete
the work after the snow goes. With
the body of snow now on the ground
many roads will not be passable again
until April
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-02-18
Do It Now.

Mrs. Torrey is certainly the ideal min
ister's wife. The writer does not believe
in the usual custom of waiting till people
are dead before saying the words of APP
probation that they need while here
Jaifrey item.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-02-18
Has Anyone an Aching Void?

Aunt Sarah thinks she has housemaid's
knee, Ezra knows he has shoveler's ell
bow, and we have long known that Fuller
Woe had rowing eye.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-02-18

The Farmers Almanac says on its
February page that "the time of fig
uring up for the income tax returns
is a cloud that may have a silver lin
ing = Many have thought it had a
golden one for the government.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-02-18
A Leap Year Warning.

Boys, when some fair maid to you pro
poses
Don't accept bouquets of roses,
Crocheted ties and other things
That such a courtship often brings.
Withhold acceptance until You see
The solitaire for you that she
Has saved the money up to buy.
Until then be little shy.
M. B.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-02-18
One Year Ago Today in the War.

italy refused to arbtrate her terri
torial claims in Dalmatia
Austria restored $200,000.06O in treas
ure taken from Trieste during the war
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-02-18

A merchant down the street told us
that the reason a woman changed her
mind oftener than her clothes was be-
cause she had more mind.-Siloam
Springs Herald.
Another of life's little mysteries
solved.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-02-18

Let's see. Weren't they talking of
keeping some of the highways open for
autos throughout the winter2
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-02-18
Member Of The Associated 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
published herein.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-02-18
We Can See Inns Finish.

Girls, have you noticed that nice pony
Jim is driving? Now when the roads get
good, if you smile just right, you know
the rest.-North Hyde Park item.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-02-18

viii have Secretary of War Baker as
one of its principal speakers.
The first inter denominational pas
tors conference ever held in Wisconsin
will open at Milwaukee today and
continue in session through the remain
der of the week.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-02-18

It seems bit early to speak of har.
bingers of spring but the Harvard base
ball team began training yesterday.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-02-18

You can rest assured that Eno's will
carry some good looking skirts, coats
and suits this season. Mrs. Emo is in the
market now-Siloam Springs Herald.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-02-18
A Cole Shortage.

Henry Cole of Preble, Ind, is said to be
the shortest man in the state. He meas
ures only three feet in height and weighs
los pounds.-Ex.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-02-18
A Quick Cure.

Everett mickey had the flu one day
and was ouarantined and had only cold
the next day-Jewell Republican.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-02-18
Agricultural Note.

Mr. and Mrs. John Turnipseed of Gas
City and Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Hoe of
Holdridge visited relatives in town last
week.-Jewell Republican.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-02-18
IsIt Personal Magnetism?

To satisfy an all-consuming curiosity,
will the girls please explain how they
make those cute little puffs stay put"
over their ears Weymouth News.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-02-18

Our sprightly little Tulip remarks that
what mother used to make" should
never cause trouble between Mae Cook
and A. Baker, who have just been joined
in matrimony. 1t will be rare to have
anything other than welldone in this
household.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-02-18
There With the Berrys.

Mrs. Mary Capper is caring for the
Berry family this week Four of them
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-02-18

Everybody is inclined to keep sus-
picious eve on the weather man and
wonder-e' what next?'
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-02-18

Usually the hand that rocks the cradle
can't hit the side of barn with brick.
Springfield Union.
Perhaps not, but it has great batting
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-02-18
An Ocean Trip.

Mr.. and Mrs. William Ocean and Miss
Alice Ocean, after visiting here, have re-
turned to Hardwick-Brandon item.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-02-18

average when it comes to hitting the
spank spot of the occupant of the cradle.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-02-18

Answer.-Yes. A liquid diet for a few
weeks may restore the natural flesh tints.
Health column.
Queer We always had an idea a
liquid Diet was what brought one on.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-02-18
QUICK RELIEF
FROM CONSTIPATION
Get DR.. Edwards Olive Tablets

That is the joyful cry of thousands
since DR.. Edwards produced Olive
Tablets, the substitute for calomel. No
gripping results from these pleasant
little tablets. They cause the liver
and bowels to act normally. They
never force them to unnatural action.
DR.. Edwards Olive Tablets are a
soothing, healing, vegetable compound
mixed with olive oil.
If you have bad taste, bad breath,
feel dull, tired, are constipated or
bilious, you'll find quick and sure re-
suits from DR.. Edwards little Olive
Tablets at bedtime. 10c and 25c a box
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-02-18
Resting Quietly at This Writing.
Advertising Good-looking Skirt.

George Yapp's folks have the flu
Ionia item.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-02-18
CLIPPING
With Now a Comment and Then
Only a Caption.
Again Mary.

Again MdIy.
Mary had swarm of bees
Who, Just to save their lives,
Went everywhere that Mary went
Because she had the hives.
B. l.. T., in Boston Herald.
1t was because she had the hives
That Mary had no match.
In history there's not another maid
Who always came up to scratch.
Headline Follow a False
Chew"
Is this something that goes with false
teeth?
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-02-18

One of the most hopeful signs dis
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1920-02-10
HOw to be Rid of
Dangerous Dandruff

If you have dandruff you must get
id of 1t quick-its positively danger
GUS and will surely ruin your hair If
you don't
Dandruffy heads mean faded, brit
lie, grey. scraggly hair that will not
grow-then you are bald and nothing
can help you.
The only sure way to abolish dand
ruff for good is to destroy the germ
that causes it. To do this quickly
surely, and safely and at little ex-
pense, there is nothing as effective as
Partisan sage, which you can get
from w. L. Gokay and good druggists
everywhere. It Is guaranteed to ban.
ish dandruff, stop itching scalp and
falling hair, and promote a new
growth. or the cost, small as 1t Is, viii
be refunded.
Partisan sage is scientific prepare
ton that supplies all hair needs-an
antiseptic liquid neither sticky OF
greasy, easy to apply. and delicatelS
nerfumed.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1920-02-10
Bite Of Secret Far Eastern History.

Tho after-dinner confidential chat Of
British naval officer with French
bluejacket at Sydney ball In 1853
cost the British empire New Caledonia
Our French friend had for many days
cast longing eyes on Captain Cooks
discovery of 1874. So had we. But
the hint given OF our Intention to ain.
mex enabled our riye.s to laad and
take possession three hours before we
came to the scene. Thus we lost no.
only New Caledonia and the adjacent
isles, but the Loyalty group and the
New HeDrides; for It is an open secret
that the throat of the impossible New
Hebrides condominium viii soon he
cut and France win gather in this gem
of the Pacific. 1t may bring balm
TO remember that as the French beat
us on the post for New Caledonia SO
we beat them by nose for Maoriland
IN almost exactly the same way
Sydney Bulletin.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1920-02-10
INDUSTRIAL CENSUS BEGINS
Many Jobs open--More Than 1900
Special Agents VIII Be Needed

Close on the heels of the census of
populat on and agr culture comes the
next big step in the work of the 18th
decennial census-that of taking the
census of manufactures, m mes and
quarries and oil and gas wells. D'rec-
tor Rogers Of the census breau an
nounced today that March / would see
the work Of collecting Uncle Sans in
dustrial statistics well under way. The
general schedules have already been
mailed to all manufacturing establish
ments in the country, approximately
100000. More than 1900 SPECIAL agents
W II be needed by the census bureau to
cary on the vast work of enumerating
each factory, mine, quarry, oil, and
gas well in the nation, and d rector
Roge s has issued an open invitation
or all men interested to file applica
ions for these jobs Immediately with
the census bureau, Washington. In
ais statement Mr., Rogers says that the
york of the special agents W II be from
.wo to four months duration and that
IN energetic agent can earn from>s125
o 500 per month When travel ng a
)er dem subsistence IS also made.
The state OF Vermont for the pur-
'ose OF the industrial census wo has
zen divided into six districts with
rutland as headquarters for the chief
pecial agent sent out from Washing
on by the census bureau. Accord ng
present plans one special agent will
q needed in each Of the * Vermont
dstfcts with headquarters III the fol
owing cities: Burlington, st, Johns
Jury, Montpelier Woodstock, Brattle-
zorro
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1920-02-10
PowNAL


+ w. S. Proud has returned from 6
bus ness trip to Boston.
( NJ 5. George Baker of Pennington
spent the weekend at Mapiehurst farm
Harry Wilson and family, who are
confined with the grip are all GONZALES.
cling,
The fourth quarterly conference will
be held in the Methodist church next
Saturday night.
Mrs. George II. Dunn entertained
the W. G. t. u society at her home
on F.iday afternoon.
The Epworth league will hold Val
ontine party and social in the church
parlors Saturday evening, Feb. a.
Mss Anna Hewett and sister of
bennington have been the guests Of
their parents, Mr.. and Mrs. A. d
Hewett OF Che ry court.
Mrs. A, d. Houghtaling has resum-
ed her work in the Black Cat com
pany's factory, after an absence at her
home for the past ten days.
A citizen caucus has been called and
will be held in the Town hall on Sat
urday ght, February IA, for thG~pur-
pose OF nominating candidates to be
voted upon the coming town meeting.
Miss Hazel Crawford of this town
won the championship of the Boys and
Girls clubs Of garden work IN the state
and Forest Hassum won the Benning-
ton county ,ehampionsh p on pigs.
The ladies' society of the Baptist
church W Il hold a food sale and serve
a cafete at the bone of Mrs. Wilson
Rathbun on Friday evening, February
13. The ladies' will welcome all and
good service is assured.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1920-02-10
MISCELLANEOUS

NOTICE-Garreau' Furniture store
will buy for cash or sell on commits
reau e Belanger. 2S4 School St. phone
4s1-W l2tss'
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1920-02-10
Guard Against Influenza
Prepare Your System.
Inerease Your eodIly Reslstance.

Z
Leading physicians are recommend.
ing various things for the people to do
to guard themselves against the Span
ish Influenza epidemic which is ex-
pected to break out again this fall and
winter
They tell you to keep out of crowded
places, avoid being near people who
have colds, get out into the sunshine
and fresh air and take plenty Of exer-
else, get &c bed early at night and
take little more sleep and rest than
you usually 90, eat good. nourishing,
wholesome food and tone up your sys-
tenn.
Plenty OF non in the blood makes vi.
tally, strength aud resisting power
against disease. Iron-Lax-Tonic Tab
lets should be taken without delay as
q tonic to tone up the system and put
iron into the blood.
There is not supposed to be any
shortage of this remedy at the present
time but if you should find drug
store where you cannot buy Iron-Lax.
'onic Tablets, persist until you find a
s.cre that does sell them.
1t would be well to keep up the |
treatment for some weeks. Avoid any |
substitutes offered when you ask for
ron Lax'Tonic Tablets. 1t is always
nearly certain YOU can reasonably look |
for the expected results only when you |
insist on the genuine article The |
package of Iron-Lax-Tonic Tablets
bears the name of the druggist who |
originated them, ]. T. Lantagne. and
none other is genuine.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1920-02-10
SOUTH sAAFTsRURY
Edward Collins is on the sick list
NIr. and Mrs. Albert Harwood arr

Edward Collins is on the sick list
Mr.. and Mrs. Albert HARDWOOD are
( Ill.
'7r. ana Mrs. S. e. Hawkins were in
Albany Friday.
Born Friday, Feb. 6, son to Mr.
and Mrs. Edward Collins.
Robert Dean. re urned from the al
bany hospita Saturday.
Harry Midfeld and Percy Madison
are both housed by Illness
Mrs. Henry Spencer of North Ben
nington was in town Saturday.
Miss Marguerite Hyde, was a guest
Of Mrs f E. Rice, the past week.
Mrs. D. r. Ga usha, and Mrs. Arlie
Green were in Bennington Wednesday
Rev. and Mrs. C. L. Cady, spent a
portion of the past week in Bristol
Mrs Emma Harrington and daugh-
ter, Elsie are confined to the house by
illness.
Mrs Charles Hawkins, is visiting
her sister, Mrs. C. C. Sweet OF Oss-
lining, N. Y.
The Ladies' Aid were entertained
Friday afternoon at the home of Mrs.
Carrie Rpgbee.
Fred Vancrman was gwen a sur
prise party Saturday evening in hono'
of his birthday.
Mrs. Napoleon Tessier, who was
called to Canada, by the Illness of her
father, has returned hcme.
S. f. Galusha. has sold his house to
out OF town parties, and will move
soon TO James Adams house.
The condition of Vance Stacy who
underwent an operation at the Pu<
nam Memorial hosp tai, is improving.
Orin Griffis and Hoffman Beagle
attended a masquerade dance,
Bennington High school Friday eve
ing.