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Evening star., 1920-02-18

Chldren's Bloomers, CSC
Black Sateen Eloomers in
sizes 8 and 10 only. Rubber
at top and knees.
Corset Covers, 45c
Women's Well-made Cow
ers. with deep lace and en-
broidery trimmings.
Petticoats, $3.50
Heatherbloom. Sateen and
Halcyon Cloth Petticoats. in
black and colors. Deep. elab-
crate fiounces.
hildrens Dresses, 9Se
Short White Dresses. sizes
and years. Embroidery
yoke, lace-trimmed neck and
sleeves.
Ceoreette Waists, $3.9S )
so Beautiful Waists, of
white and flesh georgette
crepe. with embroidered
fronts. Worth s7.ss today.
Lingerie Waists, $500
OF white voile and other
sheer fabrics-aIl fresh. new
and dainty. Lavish trim
mings of lace. embroidery
panels and embroidered de-
signs.
Infants Shirts, Csc
Infants Part-wool Under
shirts, with long or short
sleeves.
Silk Hose, Soc
Women's Fiber Silk Hose,
seconds. Fashioned kind, in
black, white and colors.
Silk Hose, Csc
Women's Fiber Silk Hose.
in white and black; fashion
esifest' es; garter '.t top, Slightly i'm
Silk Lisle Hose, 59c
Regular and extra sizes in
Women's Fashioned
Lisie Hose: black, white and
colors.
Cauze Vests, 25c
Women's Ribbed Gauze
Vests, in bodice. V-neck and
wing styles. Extra
sizes are 29c. Seconds.
Women's Hose, 15c
Medium-w eight Black
Hose, seconds of CSC quality.
$500 Cloves, $1.75
Sw m ems Pique-sewed
Gloves; all sizes in tan: some
sizes in black and brown.
Infants 39c Socks, 25c
Fine Lisle Socks. with
fancy tops; also in plain
white. black and brown.
Union Suits, $1.l5
Regular and extra sizes in
women's Rib b Fleeced
Union Suits. strictly perfect
quality.
Silk Hose. $500
Women's Full-fashioned
Thread Silk Hose; Onyx,
Monito and other brands.
Black. white and colors. Pair
of silk or Isle toe guards
free with each pair.
New Neckwear. 50e
Spring Novelties in Wom-
ems Collars. many worth 75c.
White and colors.
Ve;l;ng. 29c Yard
Purchase of Fine Mesh
Yelling. worth soc to 75c.
Black. taupe. navy. purple,
brown and black.
Clunv Lacee. lie
New Cluny Lace Edges and
insertions in white and ecru.
Pahv Fl"nnc;pe.. Csc |
27-inch Swiss Flouncings.
with seton ruff1es. Dainty
baby patterns.
Pea-l Rrtt"ns, &c Caro- ,
Good Quality Two and
Four-hole Pea-l Buttons. :
r~---> co-1
Evening star., 1920-02-18
House Dresses, $2.98

OF gingham, chambray and
dark percale. Long and
three-quarter sleeves. At
tractive, trim fitting styles.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-03-10
Little Benny S
Note Book
BY LEE PAPE.
BY LEE PAPE.

| had sour ball in my pockit in skool
today, and | started to put it in my mouth
scvril times and stopped half way on &C.
count of Miss Kitty looking as if she was
looking every time, and after a vile we
started the joggrifTy lessin, Miss Kitty say
ing. Everybody open their ioggriffy books
to page l04 Me thinking, G, heers good
chance
And | put my joggriffy book in frunt OF
my face and quick stuck the sour ball in
my mouth and stayed behind my joggriffy
book sucking it, thinking G, il enybody
asks me wat my favorite subjeck IS, III tell
them joggriffy.
WITCH jest then Miss Kitty sed. Benny
Potts, have YOU gone into retirement?
Meening for me to come out frum behind
the joggriffy book. WITCH | did. and Mis-.
Kitty sed, And now that you are in oul
mist once snore, | think III let you recitc
"a little. Suppose You name large oceans
Gosh, me with this in my mouth.
thawt. And | stood up wondering weather
to swallo the sour ball hole or leeve il
drop out on the floor. thinking, Watts the
diffrents, l wouldent get eny benifit out Of
it either way.
Well, 60 on are you tung tied? sed Miss
Kitty; and ] thawt, O well. maybe Ill gel
little benefit out of it if I swallo it.
Wich / did, choking little but not
mulch, and saying, Atlantick, Paciick
and MEDITERRANEAN Sea.
Have you enything in your mouth? seC
Miss Kitty.
| No mann. sed. WITCH 7 hadent. on ae
count of it being in my stummick by tina
time And | sat down agen wondering !
that's the way a ostrich feels after h,
swallows a hole potato, and we finished tn,
ioggriffy lessin. and started the spelling
lessin, me spelling everything rite excep
| benteh with a t.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-03-10
An Interesting Demonstration.
Barre Times.

Action by the voters of the town of
Springfield in deciding to adopt the town
manager system is the first of that ma
ture in Vermont, we believe, and the re-
suit will furnish an interesting demon
stration by which to guide other towns
which may be contemplating such a move.
Springfield is in the midst of a boom in
business and in population las evidenced
by the action of the voters in town meet
ing in deciding to build two school
houses and the problems which confront
the town are, no doubt, unusually com
pleX. Whether one man will be able to
solve those problems better than a col
lection of men is the point at issue.
theoretically, the town manager system
has much to be said in its favor 1t re-
mains to be demonstrated that the sys-
tenn works out we'll in practical opera
ton. A fair trial of the experiment in
Springfield will help many a town which
is not so prosperous as Springfield and
which is struggling along under ineompe-
tent management in one or more depart
! ments. s..
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-03-10
Hitting the Nail on the Head.
burlington News.)

Plank No in the platform of Fred
erick III. Babbitt of Bellows Falls reads:
"An intensive effort not only toward
agricultural development but also for a
real awakening to our great industrial
possibilities apparent now as never be-
fore because of conditions in the business
world. Agricultural development and in
dustrial development in Vermont should
go hand in hand and are essential to
each other
This might be considered more than a
plank in a political platform. 1t is, in
fact, the enunciation of a doctrine to
which every loyal Vermonter should sub
scribe. We need more people in Vermont
to help shoulder the financial burdens
that our state machinery imposes on US
a machinery that would function quite
effectively for twice as many people with
slight additional cost.
1t would seem to us that the next gov
ernor of the state would do well to ad-
dress himself to the task of arousing pub
lie sentiment in the matter of industrial
and agricultural development The first
the more strenuously because it will
create a market to aid the second.
Mr.. Babbitt has done well to bring to
the fore a matter deserving of serious
and widespread consideration.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-03-10
TodaY's Anniversaries.

l7S9-The city Of London was brilliantly
Illuminated on account Of the con
valescence of the king.
l790-Alexander H. Everett, who had a
Distinguished career as editor, edu-
Gator and diplomatist, born in Bos-
ton. Died in China, June 28, 1877.
lS29-Caroline T. Fox, famous as the
original Topsy in the dramatized
form Of "Uncle Toms Cabin" born
in Boston. Died at Cambridge
Mass, in 1905
l845-Alexander III OF Russia born in st
Petersburg Died in Livadia, Nov
1894.
H55-Don Carlos, pretender to the
Spanish throne. died at Trieste
1863 Marriage of Princess Alexandra o
Denmark and the Prince of Wales
1888 The Maharajah Of Cashmere Offered
to contribute S5OO,000 to the defenc,
Of the British Empire
l9l9-The project season Of German oper;
in New York was abandoned.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-03-10
In the Days News.

Frank w Mondell, who is suggested by
Wyoming republicans for second place on
the national ticket this year, is congress
man-at-large from Wyoming and at pres
ent the majority leader of the house. Mr..
Mondell has been in congress for more than
twenty years He was an orphan at the
age of six, and lived on farm in Iowa
until his eighteenth year. He became en-
gagged in mercantile pursuits, stock raising
mining and railway construction in vari
Gus western states and territories: set
tied in Wyoming in 1887 and took an
active part in the establishment and build
ing of the town of Newcastle and the dc
yelopment of the Cambria mines. In due
course he was elected mayor or Newcastle
later president of the Wyoming senate
and in 1898 was first elected to congress
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-03-10

After rehearsing the various reasons
why wooden materials cannot decline in
price for some time to come, sales
man for such goods announced the other
day with all frankness that he was
not in the market for new suit y
lie explained that while his supply of
clothing was beginning to show the
effects of wear he had no intention of
buying another suit at the prices being
asked. The disparity between the ar
guments he advanced for the product
he sold and his ideas on clothing prices
did not seem to be evident to him.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-03-10

Bernardston, Mass, it is said, is con-
sidering the substituting by town appro-
priation a doctor to take up his resi-
dence there as at the present time there
is no physician in town. Many New
England towns have been confronted
by this same condition which in the
ease of some of them has been more
serious because of their less favorable
location. Bernardston' s idea may be
solution of the ''no doctor" problem.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-03-10
LEGS STIFF? JOINTS
AND MUSCLES ACHE?
Timber up! Rub any kind of pain,
soreness, stiffness right out with
"St. Jacobs Eminent"

Don't stay sore, stiff and lame! Lin
Jacobs Liniment" right in your aching
muscles, joint and painful nerves. It's
the quickest surest pain relief on earth.
1t is absolutely harmless and doesn't
burn the skin.
"St. Jacobs Liniment" conquers pain
1t instantly takes away any ache, sore
ness and stiffness in the head, neck,
shoulders, back, legs, arms, fingers or any
part of the body-nothing like it, You
simply pour little in your hand and
rub where it hurts and relief comes
instantly. Don't stay erippledl Get a
small trial bottle now from any drug
store. 1t never disappoints-six gold
medal awards. In use for more than GO
60 years.-Adv.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-03-10
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 10, 1920.
TOO MUCH GOVERNMENT.

At the opening of the national and
state political campaigns the usual
flood of economy talk mandates the
country No matter whether a man
is running for President, governor,
town representative or minor Office he
cries for economy in government until
he is elected or defeated and then gov
crnment expenses continue to increase
and new forms of tribute from the
people are devised One of the reasons
for this is the number of governments
that are trying to run the affairs of
the people.
In Vermont there was a time when
the town built the roads, supported
the schools and the storekeeper, the
farmer and the miller each attended tol
his own business. Today we have the
town authorities to manage the schools
and build and care for the roads and
each town compelled to expend at least
twenty cents on a dollar on its high
ways before it can receive any of the
state highway tax The town has to-
pay its own road commissioner and
the members of its school board the
same as they did in former days when
these bodies were the only management
the people did pay.
In addition to the town managers for
our roads and schools we have state
road and educational management, the
| highway commissioner costing about
| $4,000 a year and the commissioners of
education above $4,000 In addition
ors costing about $4,000 year and
the union school superintendent cost
ing in excess Of $l1S,000 a year. All
these constitute additional overhead ex-
penses of road building and education
al work in the state. These immense
sums do not put a shovelful of dirt
into the highway or teach child a
single hour.
This is not ALL We have some fed
eral aid in the case of highways and
schools on a $3.50 basis. The federal
government lays down the conditions
for the expenditure of its money on
the roads and in the schools, impos-
ing another government over the town
and state governments in road con.
struction and education of children
The federal government s overhead
organization again does not lift a shov-
elful of dirt or teach a single child
1t simply adds another expense to road
and educational activities. We do not
know the extent of this overhead ex
Dense but it is safe to say it is enor
nous and the people have to pay ev
cry cent of it.
Both the federal and the state gov
ernments dictate to the storekeeper
the farmer and the miller how he shall
7 conduct his business by means of othe
commissions and swarms of govern
ment paid clerks and subordinates.
faint idea of what these federal gov
eminent activities are costing can b.
gained from the statement that befor
the war the total number of govern
ment employees in Washington wa
about $4,000 Today they exceed 100,
600.
All this increased activity conducted
4 as government officials are saying, wit
ii great efficiency, duplication and unsu
1 pervised diversity, costs tremendou
/ price. Any candidate who is reall.
| anxious to secure economy in govern
1 ment should study the question and re
u duce the amount of government, es
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-03-10

road companies and electric supply men
will gather in Louisville today for the an
nual convention of the Central Electric
railroad association
are to visit Frankfort today to urge upon
Several hundred Kentucky clubwomen
the Legislature the passage of a measure
to provide for a continuance of the Hitter
acy school work in Kentucky.
The transfer of the remaining German
warships to the allies is to take place to-
day. The vessels to be given up include
eight battleships, eleven cruisers and
twenty-five ,destroyers.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-03-10

The Reformer is on sale every evening by
the following news dealers:
Brattleboro, Brattleboro News Co., c. w
cleveland, S. L. Purinton (Esteyville),
Brooks House Pharmacy, Aliens Depot News
stand. Gilbert Pollica, 81 South Main St.
(Fort Drummer district.
West Brattleboro, J. L. StockwsIl.
East Dummerstcn, NJ z. Browa
Putney, M. G.. Williams.
Newfane, ". M. Batchelder.
West Townshend, c. 81. Grout
Jamaica, R. ]. Dag9ett.
South Londonderry, F. 81. Tyler.
South Vernon, z. B. Buffum.
West Chesterfield, n. H., Mrs. W. Ktrsster
Hinsdale, N. r., w. e. Lyman.
Greenfield, Mass, Greenfield News CO.
Greenfield, Mass, c. A. Hays
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-03-10

"a nameless contrib, !" says the
New York Tribune, "harks back to a
song that was used on him as a lula
by God pity Bessie the drunkard s
lone child. - It ran thus:
Out in the gloomy night, sadly | roam,
We no mother now, no friends, no
home.
Nobody cares for me, no one would cry,
Even if poor little Bessie should die.
Barefoot and tired I've wandered all
day,
Asking for work, but I'm too small
they say;
On the damp ground | must now lay
my head,
Fathers drunkard, and mother is
dead,
Chorus.
Mother, oh, why did you leave me alone
With no one to love me, no friends and
no home2
Dark is the night and the storm RACES
God pity Bessie, the drunkard's lone
child.
We were 50 happy till father drank
rum,
Then all our sorrows and troubles be-
gun;
Mother grew paler and wept every day
Baby and ! were too hungry to play
Slowly they faded, and one summer
night
Found their sweet faces all silent and
| white;
And, with big tears slowly dropping
/ said:
Father 5 drunkard, and mother i.
dead =
Another he recalls is:
sd like to die, = said Willie,
If my papa could die, too,
But he says he ism t ready,
Cause he s got so much to do.
I'D not like to tell the angels,
When | reach that golden shore,
That my papa couldn t come,
| Cause he's too busy at the store -
| LAST stanza repeated acciaccato,I
This puts Ezra in a reminiscent moo,
and he begs to see in print his oil,
cradle song:
Father, dear father, come home witt
me now;
The clock in the steeple strikes one.
You said you were coming right hom
from the shop
As soon as your day : work was done.
This touching appeal used to alter
nate with the chorus of, "Put me il
) my 'littul' bed -
Come, sister, kiss me good night,
For | my evening prayer have said;
I'm tired now and Sleepy too-ooh
So put me in my littul bed F"
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-03-10
Today's BIRTHDAYS.

Arthur Reynolds, noted Chicago banker
and fnancier. born at Pandora, Iowa, 81
years ago today.
Ri Rev John Hazen White, Episcopal
bishop Of South Bend. Ind, born at
Cincinnati, Il years ago today.
Everett P Wheeler, long an eminent
leader Of the New York bar, born in New
York City, so years ago today.
Sir Clifford Sifton, Canadian statesman
and former cabinet minister, born in
County Middlesex, Ontario, 80 years ago
today
Mary Mills Patrick, for many years
president of the American College fo1
girls in Constantinople, born at Canter
bury, n H., 20 years ago today
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-03-10
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 postal card, thus en-
abling the cause of the error TO be promptly
method that the publisher san secure the de-
aired servics
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-03-10
Cne Year Ago Today.

New Jersey senate refused to ratify the
prohibition amendment to the federal
constitution.
Supreme Court Of the United States nm
animously sustained the conviction of Eu-
gene Y. Dehs, found guilty Of violating
the Espionage Act
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-03-10
Today S Events

A conference of the Interchurch World
Movement will open today at Spokane
Memphis will be the meeting place to-
day of the annual convention of the South
ern Retail Lumber dealers association.
The Z. S. Bureau of markets will hold
public hearing at Charleston, S. c., to-
day with a view to establishing permanent
standards for milled rice.
Representatives of numerous electric rail
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-03-10

The genus hobo is said to be extinct
in the United States. This disappear
ance of Weary Willie" is attributed
to prosperity, prohibition and to the
work or fight orders of wartime. He
may be distinct loss to the joke
smith but nowhere else win he be
missed.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-03-10
A Gala Day in Corinth.

We didn t get any mail from Cor
NTH Sunday 1t was Uncle Eph Wy
ats birthday and everything shut
down. The kitchen squadron started
their charge two or three days before
and the smoke is just dying down.
There was great feast prepared in
honor of this faithful veteran.-Cor-
NTH, Tenn, item.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-03-10
TO ADVERTISERS.

Transient advertisinr-Run of paper, 50 cents
an inch for first insertion, Is cents IN inch
for each subsequent insertion. Limited space
on first page at double rates.
Classified advertisements-Five cents . line
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 ecch
subsequent insertion without change of copy.
Reading notices are published at foot of local
items.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-03-10

Villa is up to his old tricks again
He blows up a train, kills thirty or
more people, holds another American
for ransom and defes the world. He
seems to have been rather successful
at his game of defying the world so
far.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-03-10
DIAMOND DYE" FADED
OLD DRESS MATERIAL

Fun to see shabby, discarded skirts,
coats, blouses, sweaters, gloves, dresses,
everything turn new; whether wool,
silk, linen, cotton or mixed goods. Di-
rections in package. Can't make mis-
take. Druggist has Diamond Dye"
Color Card.-Adv.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-03-10

pecially the number of governments.
He should relieve the people from the
excessive expenses the different gov
ernments are imposing upon the public.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-03-10

While Governor Clement appears to
be as immovable as the rock of Gibral-
tar on the suffrage amendment ques-
ton he does acknowledge that the wo-
men have put up strong argument to
him.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-03-10
Fit to Print.
montpelier Argus J

The New York Times says:
Burlington and Rutland, st. Adams,
staid Montpelier itself and other cities,
long impregnable keepers of prohibition,
have opened their gates to the enemy"
This must be bit of news that is fit
to print!
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-03-10
CLIPPINGS
With Now a Comment and Then
Only a Caption.
The Sting of the Shoveling Bee.

The Sting of the Shoveling Bee.
l know at heart that there will come a
day
In springtime when the old alluring
call
viii thrill my ears, and l shall fling
the thrall
Of care and winter WEAKNESS away
But in the meantime with bent and
aching back
At five and six-foot drifts | take a
whack.
ID. T. B.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-03-10

Mary Pickford announces that she
will never marry again and will de-
vote the remainder of her life to NOV
ing pictures. She will never have to
complain of non-support if she is mar
ried to her art.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-03-10
A Second Houdini.

OFF came the cap with the wide
visor He peeled off the sweater over
his head. The trousers were removed
| likewise.-Red Book Magazine.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-03-10

The doctors are all using chaffeurs
these days.-Aurora item.
Aunt Sarah says they are always
trying out some new tangled medicine
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-03-10

Here's hoping those fishing license
blanks will be issued in time for the
opening of the trout season April 10.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-03-10
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
publshe herein.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-03-10

sand frbox esthatt hepow orderly
Shreveport Times.
We had an idea 'twould taste some
thing like that
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-03-10

Come to think of it, that Hoboken
weather prophet who foretold a rip
roaring blizzard was right.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-03-10

For fear that we might have the i'm
preston that Corona Underwood of
Smith 5 Point, Ia, was a typewriter,
Tulip dropped in yesterday to tell us
that she was a mere underwater for
an insurance company there.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-03-10
Reaching the Limit.

An audience, which crowded Odd Eel
lows hall, remained until II O'Clock
to hear Alderman Kirk, who talked
until midnig ht-Vancouver Province
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-03-10
What's Become of the Rest of Her

Charles Town, who is confined to the
house with her knee, received large
Sunshine box Sunday for which he
wishes to thank the many friends who
contributed Sunshine" packages
West Berlin news in Montpelier Argus.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-03-10

One of the choicest delicacies in ia
maica is huge white worm found in
the heart of the cabbage palm. When
cooked it tastes like almonds boiler