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The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-09-27
Little Benny S
Note Book
By LEE PAPE.

A new fellow moved in up in the next
block yestidday, and this AFTERNOON US
fellows was setting on my frunt steps
and | sed, Hay, fellows, have you saw
the new guy in the next block, he's one
of the skinniest fellows ever moved in
erround heer.
| bet he amt as Skinny as Skinny Mar
tin, all rite, sed Sid Hunt.
/ | bet he is. ! bet he's twice as skinny,
sed, and Lew Davis sed, Aw go on,
that's impossible, and | sed. Well | bet
he's one and a half times as skinny, that
amt impossible is it.
| Not quite, sed Lew Davis, and Skinny
Martin sed, Who sed he's SKINNER than
am, | bet he amt, | amt even saw HIM
! yet but | bet he amt.
/ Wich some of the fellows wunted t.
/ bet he was and some wunted to bet he
wasent, and | sed, Well | tell you wat
lets 90 up and ring bis bell and ask t.
see him, then you'll find out all rite,
don't wunt to insult you, Skinny, but
/ bet he's SKINNER all rite.
/ And we all had race up to the new
fellows house in the next block and
rang the fruut bell and skinny lady
opened the door, proving it ran in tht
family and | sed. Can we see the boy
chat Jest moved in heer pleese?
He's very bzzy jest now helping. tc
unpack. vat do YOU wunt to see hin
about2 sci the skinny lady, and | sed
We wunt to measure him alongside o
this boy to see witch is the skinniest ano
witch amt
Go rite back ware you came frum, al
Of Won, sed the skinny lady. And she
banged the door shut, Skinny Martin
saving. Well wat the heck. it wouideni
/ he envthing for her to be ashamed about
even if he was SKINNER.
Wieh it nroberly wouldent, and we a.
walked back to my frunt steps agen'
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-09-27
SYMMETRICAL FARM BOYS.

The committee on recreation and ru-
raj health of the national Countrywide
conference finds that farm work by
boys tends towards unsymmetrical bod
lily growth and that it develops the ma
ior muscles of the body at the expense
of the finer muscles. 1t says that
farm reared young men in the army
were slower to respond to 1.-The stimuli
of play" This committee recommends
physically energizing and joy produc-
ing games" for the rural population.
That more pleasure giving activities
would add to the attractiveness of farm
life is not to be denied but practical
men will ask the necessity of develop
ing the elmer muscles" in a farm boy S
body. 1t might make farm boys some
what prettier but viii it make them
any more useful? There is question
also whether soft ieshy muscles are
more beautiful than muscular arms and
legs and broad chest with well deyel-
oped lungs and heart. The advantages
of farm life in the past have been the
development of ability to do things and
the DEVELOPMENT of self reliance. Farm
training has developed real men and
we doubt if it win be more beneficial
when turned into development of
beauty for bench shows at the fairs of
pretty farm boys.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-09-27
The Next Senate.
bennington Banner.l

While Republican nomination is not
quite equivalent to election in some
counties in Vermont, the Republican
candidates for senator are usually sue
cesstul Following is a list Of the Re
publican nominees for the state senate
from the several counties:
Addison: w. n. Cady of Middlebury,
Walter r. White of Panton..
Bennington: Walter f. Andrew of
Manchester, Harlow A. Bottum of
SALISBURY.
Caledonia: Frank T. Taylor of Hard
wick, William P. Russell of Kirby.
Chittenden: Martin s. Villas of Burl
ington, w B. McKillip of Burlington,
DR.. I. S. Coburn of Milton, S r. Whit
comb of Richmond.
Essex. Luther A. Cobb of Island Pond
Franklin: s. Carl Carpenter of Rich.
ford, W J. Chaffee of Sheldon
Grand Isle; DIR. G. H. Branch Of
Grand Isle
Lamoille: DR.. w. 7. slayton of Nor
| risville.
Orange; ]. C. Sberburne of Randolph
Orleans: w w. Blodgett of Newport
r. M. Cowles of Albany.
Rutland: H. r. Kingsley of Rutland
w. w. Nichols of Rutland, BENJAMIN
Williams Of Proctor, E. j. Foster of Sud
| bury.
Washington: ]. B. Estee of Mont
pelier, Fl. NJ Farnham of Montpelier
| Charles H. Dana of Woodbury..
Windham: George l.. Durham OF
! Brattleboro, DIR. +. L. Osgood of Saxtons
River.
Windsor: DIR. W. n. Bryant of Lud
low, B. NJ. Newton of Reading, H. p
| Clark of Woodstock
| On the whole this seems to promise a
| high standard of ability in the senate
With FIVE doctors its health ought to be
safeguarded properly. The Banner is not
personally acquainted with all the sena
| torial nominees but we recognize two
| lawyers which is considerably below the
| customary quota. In the senate of 1926
there were IA lawyers in a total Of %
members
The senate in the Vermont legislature
usually considers itself the superior body
but doesn't always prove SO. 1t generally
| has more weight in legislation because
Of its size which makes its membership
compact and able to work together bet
ter than the large and unwieldly house
| The house membership can hardly be
| figured accurately until after the No
vember election.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-09-27
Tndav's Anniversaries.

l772- Martha Jefferson Randolph, daugh-
ter of Thomas Jefferson and mis-
tress of the White House during
his administration, born at Month
cello, Va. Died in 1896.
lS25-Opening of the first railway in
England-the Stockton & Oar
lington.
I854-More than 300 lives lost in col
lision of the steamships Arctic and
Vesta off Cape Race.
lS70-Strasburg was surrendered by the
French to the Germans.
l90l-Prince and Princess of Wales
liking George and Queen Nary
visited Regina, Sask.
1902 Madame Melba was publicly well
coined on her return to her home
city of Melbourne after an absence
of l6 years.
President Wilson spoke in New
York at the formal opening of the
Fourth Liberty Loan campaign.
l9l9-Adelina Patti, one of the most ia
nous of all singers, died at her
home in Wales. Born in Madrid,
Feb. 10, lS43.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-09-27

a deprecatOry way several times to the
heavy Overhead" including therein
the expense of the 80 or 60 district
superintendent This is not a fair in
clusion. These men and women are ac-
lively employed in school work on a
12-month basis. The correspond TO the
foremen in a factory, guiding and di-
recting the teachers and adding to
their efficiency 1t is not common to
refer to foremen as "Oflicials or in
clude their salaries in the "overhead.
Barring these, the administration of
the educational department can hardly
be considered top-heavY or excessively
costly, considering the extent and i'm
portance of the work and the large
amount of correspondence, bookkeeping
and clerical work involved, together
with many other necessary OUTLAWS.
Returning a moment to the cost of
supervision, which in 1918 was Sis
l34.95, this means a total of less. than
500 per year per school throughout the
state. The teachers drew an average
salary of $425 in 1918, so that super
vision cost about 10 per cent of the
total outlay, compared with 80 per cent
for the actual teaching force--not dis.
proportionate, lit would seem. The next
report will make b. more favorable
showing, as teachers salaries have ad.
vanced since 1918 much more than su,
perintendents.
The actual "overhead" in 1918 was
less than $4,000, including all salaries
and expenses properly chargeable to
the educational department in that
line. Does it seem exorbitant in view
of the magnitude of the work?
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-09-27
A Question.
bellows Falls Times. }

How valuable is newspaper editorial
support to a candidate for governor Of
Vermont? In the recent four cornered
event candidates favored by newspa-
pers were in a majority of instances de-
feated in the towns and cities in which
the newspapers are published. For ex-
ample the papers in Bristol, Middle
bury, Vergennes, Bennington, Manches
ter one paper in st. Johnsbury, one pa
per in Burlington, Enosburg, Swanton,
Hyde Park, Morristown, Brandon, one
paper in Rutland. Mortified, Water
bury, Brattleboro. Londonderry, White
River Junction, Windsor and Wood
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-09-27
Today Events

World war veterans who fought with
the Thirtieth (Old Hickory division are
to gather at Asheville, N. c., today for
their annual reunion.
Hon. William Pugsley, lieutenant gov
ernor of New Brunswick and former DO
minion cabinet official, celebrates his
10th birthday today.
The annual Oregon state fair is to be
opened today at Salem, the Idaho state
fair at Boise, and the East Tennessee
state fair at Knoxville.
At Baltimore tonight Senator Hard
ing is to deliver his first speech in the
East since his nomination as Republican
candidate for president.
Hon. Mackenzie King, leader of the
Liberal party in Canada, IS to begin
lspeaking tour of western Canada tonight
| with an address in Victoria, b. G.
The ninth annual session of the Ma
tional Safety Congress is to open at
| Milwaukee today and will continue
through the remainder of the week
The eleventh annual Dairy Cattle Con-
press and second annual international
Belgian Horse Show will open at Water
| loo, Iowa, today for weeks engage
ment.
Delegates representing a membership
of 100000 ex-service men will meet IN
| Cleveland today for the opening of the
second national convention of the Ameri-
can legion.
The Corn Palace Festival at Mitchell,
4 S. Oak, one of the most widely known
of the autumn exhibitions and festivals
in the Middle West, will open today for
its 9th annual season.
Odd Fellows from all parts of the
United States, Canada and Mexico will
assemble in Boston today for the Goth
annual communication of the Sovereign
Grand Lodge of the order.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-09-27
George washington's Home Brew.

fNeW 1 OGh CuI-J
Tho New York Public library. in its
Bulletin. announces a most interesting
manuscript discovery Somebody sent
to the library an old notebook which
appeared to contain roster OF the
regiments raised in Virginia in 1874
for the last of the wars between the
English and the French of Canada. An
examination of the relic by Mr.. victor
HUGO Paltsits, keeper of manuscripts
in the library, proved not only that the
roster was genuine but that 1t was
written by George Washington. The
writing has been compared with some
of Washington s early letters in the
library of congress and its anthem
ITCHY has been confirmed de visu by the
foremost of Washington specialists,
Mr.. Worthington c. Ford
Colonel Washington s notes, made in
that period of his life which lay be
tween his defeat at Fort Necessity and
his victory at Fort Duquesne, relate
principally to military affairs. But
AS an example of Washington Is spell
ing, punctuation and capitalization 1T
is best to offer the longest item in the
book 1t happens not to relate directly
to preparation for war:
To Make Small Beer.
Take large SITTER full of Bran Hops
to your Taste-Boil these 3 hours then
strain out 80 Gallons into a Cooler put
in 2 Gallns Molasses while the Beer is
Scalding hot or rather draw the Me
lasses into the Cooler & St(r) ain the
Beer on it while boiling Hot let this
stand till it is little more than Blood
warm then put in q quart of Yea(s)t if
the Weather is very Cold cover it over
with Blank (et) s. let it Work in the
Cooler 81 hours then put it into the
Cask-leave the. Bung open till it is
almost don(e) Working Bottle it
that day Week it was Brewed.
Nothing is eaid about the wisdom of
using patent shoppers or crown caps.
Men of those stern days managed with
something else.
To many persons who burn the mid
night oil in the cellar the item we have
quoted will be further proof of Wash
ington s many-sidcd greatness Now
shat the library has published its find
there is scarcely a subject of present
dav interest-bar the motion pictures
upon which the writings Of the Father
of His Country do not shed some light
and comfort.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-09-27
In the Days News.

DR., Arthur f. ShipIey, who is mem
Der of the British delegation which has
arrived in America to take part in the
Pilgrim tercentenary celebration, is an
eminent English scholar and educator,
who for some years has served as vice
chancellor of Cambridge university, and
master of Christ's college, Cambridge.
Dr. Shipley, who is now in his Goth year,
was educated at University college school
in London. and at Christ's college, Cam
bridge He was for some years demon
strator of comparative anatomy in the
university, and afterward became lee
turer on advanced morphology of the in
vertebrate. He is prominent in the
affairs of numerous learned and educa-
tional societies in Great Britain and is
also foreign member of the American
Association. of Economic Entomologists
and of the acknowledgement Society of
Washington.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-09-27
Todey's Birthdays.

Martin H. Glynn, former governor of
New York, born at Undertook, n. Y, 40
years ago today.
Thomas L. Rubey, representative in
congress of the 10th Missouri district,
born at Lebanon, Me, 5S years ago today.
Louis f. Swift, president of the great
packing firm of Swift & Company. born
at Sycamore, Mass, 80 years ago today.
Rev. Frederick j. Kinsman, who re-
signed the Episcopal bishopric of Della
ware to enter the Catholic church, born
at Warren, O., % years ago today.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-09-27

stock supported Babbitt, yet all these
towns went against Rabbit. Places
having papers supporting candidates
who won in the several communities in
which they are published are Bellows
Falls. Springfield. Ludlow, Rutland,
Burlington, st. Adams, Barre, Newport,
Barton, Randolph, Bradford and Grot-
on. Isn't the fact that so many pa
pers failed to carry their communities
for their candidate additional argu-
ment for political advertising in which
the candidate can reach the voter in
his own way and in his own language
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-09-27
Something New"
(Rutland Herald. }

Judge Stanley c. Wilson rather as
founded the Washington county bar
the other day when he admonished the
talesmen who had been sworn in for
jury duty to avoid associating with
attorneys retained in causes pending
in his court. The admonition is said
to have been something new - in the
experience of counsel practieing at the
county bar, but certainly there is ex-
cellent reason in it. Too many iurymeH
go into court with their minds made
up on cases in which they have not
heard the evidence
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-09-27

The Reformer is on sale every evening by
the following news dealers:
Brattleboro, Brattleboro News Co. l.. w.
Cleveland s. L. Purinton (Esteyville),
Brooks House Pharmacy, Aliens Depot News
stand, George ]. Bower, South Main St
(Fort Drummer district.
West Brattleboro, J. L.. Stoekwell.
East Dummerston, NJ. z. Brown.
Putney, NJ. G. Williams.
Newfane, n. NJ. Batchelder.
West Townshend, c. H. Grout.
Jamaica, r. J. Daggett.
South Londonderry, F. Fl. Tyler.
South Vernon, E. B. Buffum.
NOrthfe1d, Mass, Thompson Bros. s..,..
West Chesterfield, N. H, Mrs. w. Streeter
HinsdaIe, N. H., w. H. Lyman.
Greenfield, Mass, Greenfield News 20.
Greenfield, Mass, c. A. Hays
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-09-27
Wanted 70 Be mParked.r

Mother. aunty and little Eta were
downtown shopping. Eta was quite
tired, and they still had many places
to go to before they had finished their
purchasing. Presently they happened
TO pass through the restroom and the
leather-covered chairs looked inviting
to Eta. Turning to her mother. she
remarked: Couldn't you park me
here while Won and aunty do the rest
of your shopping7"
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-09-27
They Probably Need 'em.
lRennington Banner.l

With reports from all sections of the
country showing that the decreased
consumption of liquor is resulting in the
actual closing of jails and reformatory
institutions, some of the state papers
have waxed facetious and sarcastic
over the new eighten-cell emporium re-
Gently made ready for habitation in
Rutland Perhaps this meddlesome
disposition may not he war
ranted by existing conditions in
Rutland. 1t is generally conceded that
a man knows something of his own bus
mess Likewise, it is usually safe to
admit that a community possesses some
information concerning its particular
needs.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-09-27
Suggesting the Impossible.

, (ot. AIDans MeSsengtr.1
There is an epidemic of colds in
Massachusetts, and doctor of the state
board of health has issued warning
to the people in which he advises those
who are suffering to 'stake a day or
two off, rest up, and resort to any of
the old fashioned treatments He
must be practical joker. One of the
favorite old fashioned treatments was
the sum result of lemon juice, sugar
hot water and a generous dash of that
which violates the 18th amendment
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-09-27

An illustration of what can happen
in these prohibition times is the case of
the Vermont man who, just as he had
perfected his formula for raisin wine so
it was said to have a ''forty-yard' kick,
collided with the federal prohibition en-
forcement officer and had to see the
contents of what was probably the best
cellar in town spilled.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-09-27
TO THE SUBSCRIBERS.

II 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 recei .e 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. 1t is only by this
method that the publisher can secure the de-
sired service.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-09-27

Vice President Marshall says: Don't
train your son for the vice presidency,
give him a fair chance. Bring him up
to become a president of the United
States. Shouldn't he have included
daughter? Who can say what the flu
ture holds for her? .,aa.a
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-09-27
Political CandOr.
Barre Times

One of the candidates defeated for
nomination for representatives in the
town OF Milton last week thanks his
friends through the newspaper and an
nounces that he viii be a candidate two
years from now because he could do
the town of Milton more good than eny-
one else you could send" That is an
unusual candor, to say the least. Many
men think they can do thing better
than anybody else but they are not so
outspoken in making known their be-
lief
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-09-27
More Power to the Axe.
{ Waterbury. Record

" dVCI UUIY IANNUINItJ
Some nice good hard wood nicely
piled up in the woodshed is one of the
delights of country home. More
power to the axe, which will be needed
if coal prices keep soaring. The time
is near when good stove in the living
room will be a real luxury.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-09-27
The Women Bent 1t a Bit.
randolph Herald. J

Brattleboro ''trun down. Bellows
Falls when it gave Hartness a big lead
over Rabbit, thereby making a notch
in the Rockingham stick. Is the en-
tente between these two towns that vir-
tually established political control of
Windham county cracking2
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-09-27
As Others See Us.
clos Angeles Times.

The population of Vermont under
went a shrinkage of one per cent dur
ing the last ten years. This is the first
state to show falling off in the cen
sus. In the absence of anything elso
they are blaming it on prohibition and
the splitting up of the maple sugar in
dustrY
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-09-27
Roblna.

Robins seem almost always to run
along when they want TO get any
where. But now and then they take
pretty strong hops that cover the
ground much faster. When they run
they lift their heads high as though
they were very proud indeed to go at
such pace.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-09-27

word of a successful Jew more reliable
than that of many successful Americans.
Perhaps this personal honesty and re-
liability have been to a large degree
responsible for Mr.. Schiff's great sue
cess in the financial world. If so, his
example should be instructive to the
young men who aspire to wealth and
great financial influence.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-09-27

The death of Jacob III. Schiff, the
famous New York fnancier, recalls a
remark by the late Theodore \. Vail.
Several years ago at the dinner table
Mr.. Vail was telling of a conversation
with Mr. Schiff and one of the guests
remarked the name indicated danger of
being Jewed. Mr.. Vail promptly re
piled that in business he had found the
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-09-27

teachers. Perhaps they will carry the
idea back into their school rooms, to
the distinct advantage of the boys and
girls who are struggling through school
without a chance to develop their spell
ing ability to the fullest extent. The
spelling down match used to be both a
duty and a pleasure.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-09-27

One of the surest signs of Autumns
arrival is the frequency in the news
nowadays that Mr.. or Mrs. John Doe
have been picking ripe raspberries.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-09-27
A Bear State.
(St. Paul Pioneer Press. J

est Paul Pioneer Press.)
The Vermont game commissioner re
ports that bears are on the increase in
Vermont Of course they are. They in
crease just as fast as the little Yer
moutela grow up and start buying
things liz the open market.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-09-27

Without doubt it is the abatement OF
that wild desire of the American people
to buv goods of all varieties at no mat
ter what figure that is the foremost
factor in the downward slide of price.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-09-27
One Year Ago Today.

American bluejackets landed in Fiume
region.
Beginning of the great railroad strike
in Great Britain.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-09-27
According to Precedent.
bennington Banner.

Fred Martins campaign expense of
5000 is probably a typographical er
ror. According to advertising prece-
dent the price should have been $49.9S.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-09-27
No Effect On Her Cooking.

Now the "cruel war is over lets
turn our attention to pumpkins and
pumpkin pie. The season has opened
gloriously Can your wife make 'em
like mother used to do9' Ours can.
Her voting has not spoiled her cook
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-09-27

Nowhere, in the regulation Of prices
does the old law of supply and demand
show up more sharply than in the egg
market about this time of year.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-09-27

And now at the beginning of the sea-
son comes the gloomy bit of news for
the tired business man that there is a
great shortage of chorus girls. ... .
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-09-27
A Good idea.
BARRE Times. ]

One of the features of the state
teachers convention in Burlington next
month win be a state spelling contest.
1t was a happy thought to introduce
this old-fashioned idea to the school
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-09-27
snarka ana sathr,nes

hayhrohe, ne more than ordinarily
careful. MS spark VIII set the surface
of the robe blazing with the rapIdlty
of an eXnlosiOn