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The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-01-08
I oday's Events

Centenary of the birth of Daniel W
Gooch prominent Massachusetts con
gresham Of the Civil war period
Louisiana keeps holiday today iii
celebration Of the one hundred and
fifth anniversary of the battle Of New
Orleans
The activity Of organized labor and
the participation of women Will add in
tcrest to the civic elections 10 be held
in Vancouver today.
The tenth annual convention Of the
International Association of Clothing
Designers will meet in New York city
today for threeday session.
Elaborate preparations have been
made III Omaha for the reception and
entertainment of General Pershing,
who is to be guest Of that city TODAY
The main body OF the Atlantic fleet.
including eight dreadnoughts, SO de
stroyers and number of other craft,
viii leave eastern ports today for tie
winter maneurers III Cuban waters.
Pursuant TO the call Of Chairman
Homer $. Cummings the National Dem
ocratic committee viii meet iii Wash
ington, y. G., today to select the time
and place for holding the national
nominating convention
Scores of Democratic leaders of ma,
tlonal prominence, including all OF
those who are considered potential can
didates for the presidential nomination
have been invited to attend the Jack
| son day banquet to DC held in Wash.
, ington tonight.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-01-08
THURSDAY. JANUARY $. 1920.
VERMONT GAME SANCTUARY.

Vermont is the first of. the northern
states of this country to establish a
game sanctuary for the benefit OF mi
gratory birds. State Fish and Game
Commissioner Linus Leavens with an
engineer is now making survey of
two tracts Of land near the mouth of
the Lamoille river in the town Of Col
chester recently purchased for the pur-
pose. There are about 900 acres of
land in the two tracts and it is esti-
mated there is $4,000 worth of timber
on it. 1t is reported to be 4 place
where all species of migrating ducks
feed and it is hoped large numbers of
native wild ducks will make il a breed
ing ground. Many fur bearing animals
make their home there and it is ex-
pected the rapidly disappearing musk
rat will find refuge from fur hunters
there. Propagation of native birds
will be undertaken including the ring
hNNh'O phCdoduC diii luucu HIOuSt
This is one of the most advanced
steps for the preservation and develop.
mcnt of game birds the state has ever
taken and its operations will be
watched with great interest by all
sportsmen. Taxpayers can be assured
they viii not be called upon to pay
the expenses of the experiment rs the
land is bought and the sanctuary will
be maintained by the revenues of the
fish and game department, which comes
from hunting and fishing licenses
One will naturally wonder what
method of communication with the mi
gratory birds will be established to on
sure their stopping at this protected
haven. But probably Nature will be
allowed to take its course as it has
done in the past and the birds may be
| depended upon to recognize and apprc
ciate the advantages of a brief stor
among the natural beauties of Yer
mont.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-01-08
TodaY's Anniversaries.

1S2S-The duke of Wellington became
premier of Great Britain
lS45-Steamboat Belle Zane capszed
in the Mississippi river. with a
loss of 40 lives.
1S4S-Walter Scott Gordon. who
founded the city of Sheffield,
Ala, born in Walker county. On.
Died in New York city, Oct rs,
1886.
lS5S-Anson Jones, who had much to
do with promoting the indcpcnd-
cnce of Texas, died ut Houston,
Texas Born at Great Barring
ton, Mass. Jan. 20, 1898.
l976-Sixty-eight persons were killed
in a railroad accident at Odessa
Russia
loS0-Dukc of York (king George W
promoted to be a midshipman in
the royal navy.
1916-Ada Rehan. one of the foremost
actresses of the American stage
died in New York city Born in
Limerick, Ireland, April %
1860.
19l7-Supreme court of the United
States upheld the constitutional.
ity of the Webb Kenyon law
prohibiting the shipment of IL
quor from wet into q dry
states.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-01-08
without these disgraceful squandering.
of the public s money.

Probably in nine eases out of ten
nowadays the chief topic of converse
ton of a group Of women will be the
domestic help problem. The New York
Times sees not far distant q time when
housekeeping must and therefore Will
be conducted on some new system that
either eliminates the domestic servant
entirely or gives her status wholly
unlike the one she has had in the past
From their point of view, those who
say that the domestic servant 5 lot Is
an enviablc one and that she ought to
count herself lucky, ignore all the de-
cisive facts-her lot is not envied by
anybody and She almost always wants
to get out of it. The one who can
evolve some new system which will
tend to relieve the S. 0. S. calls Of
many desperate housekeepers will at
least receive honorable mention
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-01-08
DADDJ EVENING
= FAIRY IALEHs
W. @flARY 0AHANJSAID !
HJ1 ! POWER ! y, @sSI
A CHRISTMAS STORY.

The snow was falling. The wind
whistled and sung in shrill, wild, ex-
cited tones. The fires were out and
all inside was very still. Everything
and everyone was waiting. Children
VINO lived in the cities were listening
to sec if they heard sounds on the
great roofs and If they could get
peep Of 4 jolly old man with a long
white beard and bright red cheeks
climbing down the fire-escape and Into
the windows. And children in the
country were peeping up chimneys Ia
see if any SCOT had begun to fall--if
anyone was above.
Soon, though, everyone went to bed
1t was hard to do, but they went.
The snow kept on falling. Everyone.
even rs they slept, pulling the com
fortables up closer under their chins.
1t grew quieter and quieter; the only
sounds came from the wind and The
snow and the cracking cold outside.
At last. when it was very still. and
all were sound asleep, the dear old
man came. His face was all smiles
He looked as happy as any one could
be-
"Oh," he said, there are some who
are great and some who are clever,
and Some who are famous and some
who invent fine things There are
some who are famous in history and
| others who will be famous in history.
! That is fine, fine! But ain the lack
/ lest of all. For ] am loved by children
That is what keeps me young The
! love sf boys and girls. And I'll never
grow any older rs long as see The
happy, half-smiling sleeping faces Of
boys and girls who have hung mp their
stockings"
The dear old man went about his
work. He filled stockings. lie
trimmed trees. He left presents. lie
did this in every home where there
were children. Aud at dawn when his
work was over he whispered to his
| reindeer: Il don't want fame, ] don't
| want TO be anyone else. For l belong
to the children-a greater honor than
| ever kings or generals or inventors or
statesmen had. I'm Santa Claus The
luckiest old man, my reindeer. in all
the wide world"
That's what you are" the reindeer
said, land We are the luckiest of all
animals. Although we believe orr
stories anu what we DO and All are
amongst a lot of fairy tales there is
nothing of the fairy tale about Us.
We're all real, we are!'
INDEED you are" Santa Claus
smiled.
"Of course" the reindeer said. in
the part of the paper which gites The
story for the evening Che big name of
all is something about an evening fairy
tale. But when the stories are about
animals they are all true, they aren't
fairy stories at all.
and the name Of each separate
story is enough 70 tell whether III
true story, Il make believe one OF
what. All stories that Daddy tells the
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-01-08
EMPTY THE PORK BARRELS.

Republican Leader Mondell of the
lie declared the other day that congress
must not pass the public buildings
and the river and harbor appropria.
ton bills. the congressional "pork bar
rels, this year. Already the two
committees having these appropriations
in charge are framing bills that viii
call for the expenditure of millions Of
dollars. Mr. Mondell says: 'The CON
elusive answer is that unless matters
are imperative they cannot be under
taken because we have not the funds.
We cannot increase taxes; we should
not Issue bonds; there is no course open
TO US but to economic and to econo-
mize to the limit
Unless the estimates OF Secretary
Glass for the fiscal year ending June
30, 1927, amounting to about $1,000
100000, are cut by billion or a bill
lion and q quarter the country will
face q deficit at least three times as
large as the total yearly expenditures
prior to the beginning of the war.
The country cannot safely incur any
such deficit in its finances, and an OPP
portunity to economic without sacri-
icing the interests of the country az
a whole is in cutting out the discredit.
ed "pork barrels for the next year
Possibly the country will find it car
maintain reasonably good government
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-01-08
Mixture of Many LANGUAGES.

Modern English is a composite Of
Lntin and the language Of the ancient
Britons who We're conquered by the
Romans. together with many Scandi-
naYian words introduced by the Danes
when they conquered England. Ger
man words brought by the Saxons,
and French words brought by the
NormanS. There is scarcely a language
that has not contributed something
10 modern English, but those mention
cd have been the largest contributors,
Many technical words have been taken
from the Greek.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-01-08
The Census Man.

Are YOU ready for the census
Have YOU read the almanac
Have You studied your ancestors
For a dozen cycles back:
Have You counted up Your frcclIcs:
Have YOU figured up your sins.
For you know you'll have to tell en-
When the census man begins
Have You added up Your children
Have YOU figured up your cash
Did you ever find button
In a dish Of corn-bcef hashz
Are you deaf or blind or ugly,
Do you toe out or toe in
All OF this you'll have to answer
When the census man begins
Do you lisp or squint or stamner?
Ever have the whooping cough:
Are you handy with a hammer
Ever do stunt at golf!
Are you fond Of chcckcrcd uecktics.
Ever fall and bark your Sims.
Did you swear? You'll have to tell it
When the census man begins.
Ii your partner gave trump signal
Would you lead him back the deuce:
LIVER wear porous plaster?
Was it hard to get it loose
Are YOU fond OF picked onions?
Do you smoke or chew or swear.
Have you any corns or bunionsZ
What's the size Of shoe YOU wear
oh. you might as well look pleasant
For YOU know you'll have 10 tel.
Would YOU use bit more sugar
When the Jelly doesn't jelly
What the nature Of Your labors?
DO you sugar your baked beans
Are you friendly with the neighbors
DO You live beyond your means:
Arc YOU lean or stout or medium
DO Won suit Yourself that way
Did Your vaccination take we'll.
Did You move tile first OF May:
Ii a bob tailed lush called aces.
Could you tell ING which one wins
oh. you'll have 70 come to center
When the census man begins
Are tie children well this summer?
Are they troubled with the hives:
Don't YOU think pink teas are tiresomcz
Did you ever play high fves?
Didn't sec Won al the party.
Don't You 20 out any more?
Wcl, good morning! Can YOU tell me
Who The family is next door?
lanes W Foley, ir, in the Bismare
Tribune
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-01-08

children about animals are true and
the stories told about us, too, are true
And the stories told about me are
true said Santa claus. And he
added. about my good old friend T:oy
of tile North, too, my dear, old, failh
full dog.
We'll. we must be getting home nov.
Toy of the North must haze his Spc-
cial dish Of Christmas bones.
Sometimes | have said - him
Boy of the North. wouldn't you like Z
different sort Of Christmas dinner, a.
do you like tile bones | bring up 10
Won? Wouldn't YOU like pllm prddin',
pcrhaps:'
"Eoy of the North always wa-e ~
toll and grins in his dos way gnG ;',.i
! pat him on the head and W. s,3are
the joke together
"Yes. me must be off, my rcintle.r
but before leave I i:tst i-i~l
whisper Il wish all over The Wo.-ld 20
every single boy and girl. and that
wish is that their old friend Santa
Claus wishes them merry, h:"rgy
Christmas, and hopes that they'll a.
ways look forward 10 his visits rs he
looks forward 10 visiting them.
YES, snowliakcs aud wind and lille
breczes carry my message to tie sleep
ing boys and girls tonight, 50 that
when they may awaken in the morning
they may know that old Santa Claus
has sent them a special ne>SaGc ana 4
great big merry Christmas.
They'll all know of your message
and the big merry Christmas" the
reindeer said We've good idea tAat
they'll know"
SO Santa Claus left the homes "herc
the boys and girls were soon 10
awaken and he smiled TO himself. DO
you wonder why?
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-01-08
In the DAYS News.

Among the potential candidates for
the presidential nomination invited
10 address the party leaders at the
Jackson day banquet in Washington
tonight, in conjunction with the meet
ing of the National Democratic com
mittee, is Oklahoma s senior senator,
Robert l.. Owen. While Senator Owen
is not looked upon as an active cundi-
date for the head of the national ticket
his friends believe that he could muster
many of the delegates from the South
!and Southwest in his support. He is Il
Nirginian by birth and Washington
and Lee university graduate Okla
homa has been his home since terri
torial days. Since he entered the upper
chamber of congress, Is years ago, Sen
ator Owen has been prominent for his
intelligent interest in financial Iegisla
tion and for his radical attitude of op-
position toward traditions both of the
national legislature and the national
judiciary
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-01-08
Sales of Sugar.
Hartford Courant.

\ recent ruling TO the effect that
combination sales OF sugar are illegal
and that prosecution may follow an
attempt to make them will be received
with satisfaction, not only because the
practice was unfair but. also, because
it made the sport of sugar hunting
more expensive unless the hunter
Glanced to have more than the ordi-
nary skill.
One such instance is reported by the
New London Day which relates that
q prospective buyer was told by u
grocer that he could have five POUNDS
of sugar if he bought other goods with
il. The "other goods were ordered
and packed when the buyer counted
out the price of the sugar, told the
grocer TO charge the other articles aud
prepared to take his departure with
the package of sugar. The grocer re-
monstrated when the buyer told him
to go TO place having less residential
charms than New London. The grocer
entered complaint but was told that
as the man paid for what he took
from the stole no ease against him ex-
listed
The federal order is justified. No
housewife should be required to buy
q half -ton of coal in order that she
may receive five pounds of table salt
nor should she be compelled to pur-
chase shredded Goldfish in order to Sc
cure an ounce of red pepper, neither
should She be asked TO buy truck which
she does not need III order that She
may have a pound carton of sugar
which she feels that she does require
The situation now IS sufficiently an
moving without the additional compli.
cation OF combination sales.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-01-08

The Reformcr is on sale every evening BY
The following news dealers:
Brattleboro, Brattlcboro News Co, c, w
cleveland, s l.. Purinton (EstcyvilIel.
Brooks House Pharmacy, Aliens Depot News
stand. Gilbert Pollca. 27 South Main ST.
(Fort Drummer district.
West Brattleboro, J. /, Stockwell.
East Dummerstop. NJ. F.. Brown.
Putney, NJ G.. Williams
Newfane, n NJ. Batchelder
West Townshend, c. H. Grout
Jamaica, r. J. Daggctt.
South Londonderry, T. H. Tyler.
South Vernon. F. r. Bufum
West Chesterfield. N. H., Mrs. w. S'-eeter.
Hinsdale, N. H., w II. Lyman.
Greenfield, Mass, Greenfield News Co.
Greenfield, Mass, {. a. Hays.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-01-08

Montana. born at Connellsvillc Pa, 81
years ago today.
Sir Frank w Dyson. Astronomer
ROYAL of Great Britain, born at Ashby,
England, - years ago today
Major General Sir Sam Hughes. for
Incr minister Of militia and defence Of
Canada, born a Darlington, Ont, @
years ago today.
Ri. Rev. sheldon NJ Griswold ,suf-
fragan bishop Of the Episcopal diocese
af Chicago. born at Delhi, \. y, %
wears ago today
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-01-08
KEEP THE KIDNEYS WE'LL.
Health is Worth Saving, and Some
Brattleboro People Know How to
Save It.

Many Brattleboro people take their
lives in their hands by neglectng the
kidneys when they know these organs
need help. Weak kidneys are respon-
sible for vast amount of suffering
and i'll health--thc slightest delay is
dangerous. Use Doan 5 Kidney Pills
a remedy that has helped thousands
of kidney sufferers. Here is Brat
tleboro citizens recommendation:
Mrs. G. F. Wilcox, AZ Clark street,
says: II am glad to recommend
Doau S Kidney Pills, ! used them a
few years ago when | had kidney trou-
bic My kidneys were weak and acted
irrcgularly ana were annoying. This
continued but Il short time when |
used Doan s Kidney Pills and a box OF
this medicine did me Il great deal Of
good. y
Price G0c. at all dealers. Don t sim.
ply ask for kidney remedy ~ Get
Doan 5 Kidney Pills-the same that
Mrs. Wilcox had Foster Milburn Co.
| Mfgrs.. Buffalo, n. y.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-01-08
Every One Helps.
Barre Times

\ new paper mill industry is pro-
ieeted ut Readsboro Every little helps
10 overcome the pupcr shortage IN the
United States, SO the new industry at
Readsboro, under the right auspices,
may be expected to 30 its share III re-
Iievlng a situation which seems TO
grow worse rather than better In.
cidentallv. the new industry should
add something important to the indus
trial and commercial life of the state.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-01-08
No Eclat at the Finish.
Barre Times.

The Sabbath breaking eases which
were brought in Brattleboro last sum
mer amid great cclat have been mol
pressed this winter rather quietly, aft
er jury had failed to agree in tile
ease Of man connected with d game
Of baseball. It is easy to start such
eases but rather hard 10 finish them
successfully before jury
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-01-08

Kentucky distillcrs do not know
what to do with 60,o0O00o gallons Of
whiskev,' says news headline What
a lot of free advice they might have if
they could only follow it.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-01-08

Many q man will feel a wave Of
sympathy for the man who committed
suicide in northern Vermont this week
leaving behind a note saying: Good
bye, the furnace CRATE is broken
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-01-08
TO THE SUBSCRIBERS.

1t is the aim of the management to secure
efficient service in the delivery of the paper
each night. and it solcits 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-
abiing the cause of the error 20 be promptly
and accurately discovered and the proper rem
edy Immediately applied. It is only by this
method that the publisher can secure the de-
sired service.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-01-08

and which has about AT 600 invested
or cash in hand at the present time
At the rate the association is groa-
ing it should soon be in a position 10
aid materially in construction work IN
Brattleboro.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-01-08

W. A. Shaw, Northfield 5 weather
man, reports that the mean tempera-
turo, in that town for the month Of
December was five degrees below nor
NAL. From what we know about
Mortified it always has a mean tenn
pcraturc about this season.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-01-08
A Growing Institution.
BARRE Times

An institution which bids fair to
have an important influence in the
building up of Brattlehoro is the Co
operative Savings & Loan association
of that place, an organization which
has doubled its capital every two years
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-01-08

The national convention of shoe
statesmen predicts so per cent advance
in the price Of women 5 shoes this
summer Paris can save the day by
sending over some barefoot fashions
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-01-08
One Year Ago Today in the War.

Large Bolshevik army reported again
defeated by loyal Russian forces from
Siberia.
Ebert government appeared to be
holding in check the Sparticans re
volt in Berlin
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-01-08
TodaY's Birthdays.

Augustus Thomas, author of numer-
Gus successful plays, born in ST. Louis,
81 years ago today.
William A. Clark, millionaire mine
owner and one time L. s. senator from
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-01-08
When Opposites Combine.
lHnlvoke Tran scrint \

Up ut Mechanic Falls, Me, the Con-
gregational and Jniycrsalist churches
have agreed TO fcderatc. This certain.
" IS the meeting of diamctrically or
posite religious poles.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-01-08

The payment Of $4,000 for
: Babe" Ruth is an illustration of the
high cost of home runs
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-01-08
Member Of The Associated Press.

The Associated Press is exclusively en-
titled to the use for publication of all news
dispatches credited TO il and not otherwise
credited III this paper and also the local news
published herein.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-01-08

Although eggs of different species
Of birds greatly differ in shane. the
volks Of all are Invariably spherical.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-01-08
Curious Eant

The people WHO are most accom-.
tlished do not always accomplish most
Boston transcript.
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