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The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-02-02
Little Benny's
Note Book
By LEE PAPE
By LEE PAPE

Last Satlddy mite | was setting up in IL
setting room, not feeling like taking
bath, and ma was Introducing and DO
was smoaking and reeding the spoartln
page with his feet up, and / sed, G, Dor
G, ma
Wy the suddin berst of oratory? Sc
pop.
L think | better not take bath tonite
even if it is Satidday, / sed.
Have you eny good reasons for that cor
cloosion? sed pop, and l sed, Yes sir.
Wen would you mind sharing them wit
your family? sed pop. Meening wat wa
they, and | sed, Well, in the ferst place.
was running like enything vile | was out
and my pores is proberly too far open.
objection overruled, sed pop.
Meening it wasent good enuff of a rel
son, and | sed, And in the 2nd place
bleeve I'm getting cold
And l caffed about small cawffs, ne
staying, You can put those CATS bac
agen, the objection is overruled.
Me thinking, Heck, G, And / SCI
and in the 3rd place I'm pritty SLEEPY
and once | red about sumbody going t
sleep in the bath tub and drownding be
fore they weak up.
objection overruled, sed pop, how abou
~ the 4th place, is there eny 4th place?
No sir, I sed
Then go and take your bath, sed pop.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-02-02
improving the Rural Schools.
Barre Times.)

In Caledonia county campaign has
been started to raise the standard of the
rural schools by adopting series of
tests, which the schools must attain to
before they are allowed the right to be
elassed as standard school. AT the
outset, the tests have been made fairly
liberal in order that the schools need
not be discouraged over the chance of not
getting into the favored class. After read
ing the requirements for admission to the
standard class we should say that the
effort will require the cooperation of not
merely the teachers and the pupils but
of the school directors and the entire
people of any given community as we'll
for the requirements pertain to the equip.
ment and surroundings of the school
buildings in addition to the matters more
nearly in the scope of the teachers and
pupils. But that wider cooperation is
as it should be; the school directors anc
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-02-02

the public in general ought to be enlisted
IN such movement to raise the stand
ard OF the rural schools, for the right
to carry the designation of standard
school will betoken spirit of progress
IN the community which would have a
splendid reflex influence on the commun-
lty. The results of the effort in Gale
donia county will be watched with in
terest throughout the state, for the plan
may mean much toward the building up
Of the school system providing it is con
Quoted with yigor and close adherence
to the principles laid down. Any school
might well desire to be listed as a stand
ard school. There's going to be quite
an incentive to all of them to improve
their surroundings, their equipment and
their conduct.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-02-02

An eminent jurist once handed down
a decision to the effect that a man s
home was where his laundry was col
lected and delivered, but it now ap-
pears that it is where he stores his
private and legal stock of liquors.
Home, too, according to an old saying
rs where the heart is. If these things
can be said to all be in the same place
at would seem to establish beyond a
doubt where man s home was.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-02-02

Potatoes from Aroostook county in
Maine are selling for Sc barrel, the
highest price ever known. If they get
nipped by frost or several thousand
dollars worth of them get burned up by
overheated stoves in the storage places,
as has been reported so often in times
past, no one knows what heights will
be reached. At 81 a peck it hardly
seems respectable to call such a luxury
so humble a name as ''spud.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-02-02
Mother Shipton's Prophecies.

-Four hundred and twenty-five years
ago, several years before the discovery of
America, there was published in England
verse of prophecies So strange and
utterly impossible did these prophecies
seem that their author, Mother Shipton
was looked upon as a witch and believed
by all to be crazy The prophecies attract
ed great deal of attention from their
very extravaganza
Yet, ridiculous as the prophecies seemed
to the people of those days, every discov.
cry and invention mentioned therein has
come to pass, with the single exception oil
the last, relating to the end of the world
Following are Mother Symptoms Prophe
cies:
Carriages without horses shall go,
And accidents fill the world with VICE.
Around the world thoughts shall fly,
In the twinkling of an eye.
Waters shall yet more wonders see,
And gold be found at root of tree.
Through hills man shall ride,
And no horse nor ass be at his side.
Under water man shall walk.
Shall ride, shall sleep, shall talk.
In the air men shall be seen
In white, in black, in green.
Iron in the waters shall float,
As easy as wooden boat.
Gold shall be found milestone.
In a land that is now unknown.
Fire and water shall wonders do
England shall at last admit Jew
And this world to an end shall come,
In eighteen hundred and eighty-one.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-02-02

A decree comes from Washington
that all tips received by walters por-
ters and other persons must pay an in
come tax. Those whose pay has been
increased by this source of revenue
will probably raise many objections on
the grounds that such sums were only
gifts, but the federal officials have de-
cided that they are but recognition
Of services rendered and are therefore
taxable as much as one s salary.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-02-02

The department of agriculture shows
that during the past year there was a
decrease of IA per cent in the number
of horses in this country, IL per cent
in the number of mules, AZ per cent in
the number of beef and store cattle,
per cent in sheep, 81 per cent in
swine and an increase of one-half of
one per cent in the number of milk
cows. Probably the demand for horses
and mules will not increase but the
country's growing population and in
creasing concentration in cities and
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-02-02
Due from Another Direction,
(St. Adams Messenger

(St. Adams Messenger.l
The name of Carroll s. Page, Yer
monts junior senator, has been brought
into the Graham case. Probably Carroll
can explain, as he is undoubtedly the
greatest explainer that the state has
ever produced. Montpelier Argus.
Any effort to make the states Junior
senator responsible for whatever Hor-
ace Graham did in the way of using the
states money, whether it was criminal
or merely unlawful or entirely justified
is foolish. 1t is impossible to see where
Senator Page owes an explanation to
anyone in this matter The explana
tion is due from another source.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-02-02

The Reformer is on sale every evening BY
the following news dealers:
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Gleaveland, 5. L. Purinton (Esteyville)
Brooks House Pharmacy, Aliens Depot News.
stand, Gilbert Pollica, 297 South Main St
(Fort Dummer district.
West Brattleboro, J. L. StockweH.
East Dummerston, NJ E. Brown
Putney, M. G. Williams
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South Vernon, E. B. Buffum
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Greenfield, Mass, C. A. Hays
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-02-02
MONDAY, FEBRUARY 2, 1920.
THE FARMERS PLANT.

The politicians who sent out a ques-
tionnaire to 200 900 farmers of this
country have received an interesting
volume of economic information that
should open their eyes to the danger
of playing political favoritism to any
industrial class. The attitude of the
farmers is summarized as follows:
Inability to obtain labor to work
the farms, hired help and the farm
ers' children having been lured to the
city by higher wages and easier liv-
ing.
High profits taken by middlemen for
the mere handling of food products,
and lack of proper agencies of contact
between the farmer and the ultimate
consumer
Many of the replies, said one official
who had looked over them, probably
as many as so per cent, indicated that
the writers contemplate either leaving
their farms or curtailing acreage under
cultivation because of one or more of
the three major grievances and because
of the growing feeling against non
producing city jewellers.
Commenting on the replies. Assistant
Postmaster General Blakslee said:
"Such condition at time when
the predominant cry is for production
and still more production cannot but
constitute a grave menace.''
The nub of the situation is this:
The farmer cannot produce food at a
profit on an eight hour basis for labor
nor can he afford to purchase farm
machinery, clothing, shoes and dry
goods produced on an eight hour SEIZED
ule. In other words he cannot afford
an eight hour schedule and the eight
hour laborers cannot afford farm prod
ucts produced on an eight hour SEIZED.
ule. The present available supply of
farm labor is insufficient to produce
enough food to support the rapidly in
creasing nonfood producing population
of the cities and towns. Hence food
cannot be supplied at reasonable costs
The eight hour laborers in manufactur.
ing industries cannot produce enough
goods to supply the demand, hence the
high price of all kinds of merchandise
Merchants cannot get goods delivered
for months after their orders are placed
simply because the goods cannot be
manufactured in time for earlier de
liveries. The insistent demand in farm
ing and industry is more production
but the constant reduction of working
hours does not give it.
In their replies the farmers are thu
first to speak the failure of higl
priced and short houred labor to fiji
the demands upon it, but their franz
statement of the truth may open tn,
eyes of the general public to the true
condition and in time lead to an eff
Gent remedy for the economic evil tina
has followed politicians efforts to cap
ture the labor vote of the country.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-02-02
Today's Anniversaries.

1SO1-Meeting of first parliament of
the United Kingdom of Great
Britain and Ireland
lS20-Benjamin Trumbull. who wrote
one of the first histories of the
United States, died at North
Haven Conn. Born at Hebron
Conn. in 1875
1S3O-First temperance society in Eng
land organized at Bradford.
lS36-Maria Letizia Bonaparte, the
mother of Napoleon died in
Rome. Born at Ajaccio in 1850
l87O-Georgia Legislature ratified the
10Th amendment to the federal
constitution
lS95-Rhode Island State Federation
of Women's clubs was formed
at Providence
l9l6-Flood in Arkansas caused the
loss of eight lives and $4,000.
GOO in property damage
bills were signed BY
governors of Oregon and Tennes
see.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-02-02
TO THE SUBSCRIBERS.

II is the aim of the management to secure
ethcient service in the delivery of the paper
each night, and it solicits the cooperation Of
subscribers to that end. Prompt reports should
be gwen 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 It 10 only BY this
method that the publisher can secure the de
sired service
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-02-02
TO ADVERTISERS.

Transient advertising-Run of paper, 50 cent.
an inch for first insertion. rs rrnt. an ;nch
for each subsequent insertion Limited space
on first page at double rates.
Classified advertisements-Five cents a line
first insertion with SO per cent discount for
each subsequent insertion without change of
copy. Minimum charge % cents Cash with
order.
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insertion with 50 per cent discount for each
subsequent insertion without change of copy.
Reading notices are published at foot of local
items.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-02-02

A Democratic member of congress is
now accusing the cabinet officers of
eating too much. He says that no mat
ter what time one calls they are always
at lunch. There may be method in
their mad pursuit of luncheons. Pos
sibly it serves the same purpose as the
phrase not at home.'
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-02-02
Will Pay the Price.
Barre Times

Most of the people who have been in
the habit of attending the Vermont state
talr will not discontinue their attend
ance, now that the state fair manag.
ers have decided to increase the admis.
sion price from 80 to 70 cents. However
they will be inclined to insist that first.
class entertainment be provided. The
standard of the exhibitions next summer
will settle the question of future patron
age.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-02-02

towns certainly will require more milk
cows and other cattle, more sheep and
more swine. So the increased produe-
ton of these animals would seem a
safe and wise business venture for all
who can produce them in the coming
years.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-02-02
Too Great a Risk.
bennington Banner. J

The association of Vermont druggists
at meeting in Montpelier the past week
voted not to take out licenses to sell Ii
quor for medicinal purposes until the
state and federal laws are brought into
harmony. There is too much risk and
red tape about it now to make the bust
ness desirable
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-02-02
Today'S Birthdays.

Knute Nelson, United States senator
from Minnesota, born in Norway, II
years ago today.
Fritz Kreisler, one of the world s
most celebrated violinists, born in vi
emma, 40 years ago today.
Walter D. Hines director general of
the United States railway administra.
ton, born at Russellville. KY, so years
ago today.
Arthur D. Davenport, pitcher of the
st. Louis American league baseball
team, born at Alexandria. La, % years
ago today.
Maj. Gen. John Biddle, who com
manded the American forces in Great
Britain during the war, born in Detroit
81 years ago today.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-02-02
A Recruit in the Firld of Humor.
Beverly Times.)

John Goodwin, one of the local char
acters in the town of Newbury, Vermont,
IN speaking of one of his townsmen whom
he does not admire, says: IF his brains
were dynamite he would not have enough
to blow his nose" 1t is possible that
there are no mute inglorious Millions in
the present day, but here is evidently a
recruit to the brotherhood which in
cluded Josh Billings and Abe Martin.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-02-02

If the ground hog has grown in
wisdom he will stay in his burrow to-
day. He has been proven a poor proph-
ct many times and az far as control
ling the vagaries of old Winter is con-
cerned he might as well continue his
dreams and not run the risk of a
frostbitten nose.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-02-02
Food Distributed on Prescriptions.

According to unofficial advices re
ceived by the state department froI
Helsingfors, November % the foo
shortage in Petrograd had reached sue
an acute stage that food was bein
distributed only upon prescriptions o
physicians.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-02-02
Wornan's Toierance

neighbor woman's idea of toler-
ance is to say with curious empha-
sis which leaves the impression that
she is open to conviction on the sub
ject: "Oh well, don't suppose the
girls actually bad."-Qhio State Jour
nal.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-02-02
Turtle Serum sssocial;zeao,,

Press reports from Berlin announc
that DR.. Friedrich Franz Friedman
has sold the rights to his turtle seru
for tuberculosis to two prominent So
cial democratic capitalists for 10000
marks
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-02-02

tor from Oklahoma and candidate for
the Democratic presidential nomination
born at Lynchburg, Va, Ga years ago
today.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-02-02
One Year Ago Today in the War.

Allied troops reported to have
reached Adrianople.
Steamship Celtic reached New York
with over 5000 American troops.
Severe fighting in Bremen between
Spartacan and government troops.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-02-02
Member Of The Associated Press.

The Associated Press is exclusively en-
titled to the use for publication of all news
dispatches credited to it and not otherwise
lited in this paper and also the local news
published herein.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-02-02

Ebony is always soaked from six to
eighteen months as soon as cut. It
comes largely from Ceylon and the East
Tndiac
The Washington times., 1920-02-06

not indicate a lack of love, but
rather the right qualiy OF love.
However, a man wants to feel
that he is first in a woman's
thoughts, else no matter how
angelic his disposition. he's apt to
have a little green in his eye.
In real love, mutual love which
has been declared on both sides
there is very little room for jeal-
ousy. If there is any occasion for
it on either side, it seems that the
two are not all in all to each oher.
and it's time for the one who isn't
the whole thing to get out OF the
affair. Either the love is mutual
and there is no cause for Jealousy
or it isn't and the one who has
reason for jealousy should realize
that the others love Is not COM
plete and withdraw.
The Washington times., 1920-02-06
Socialism and the Eighteenth
Amendment.
To the Editor Of THE TINES:

To the Editor OF THE TIMES;
At a public meeting in Yonkers on
the evening of January IL Prof. Scott
Nearing, a well-known Socialist. who
had been advocating the nationalist
ton of private property, was asked
by one OF his audience: "How do you
propose to take property away from
it's owners?" His answer was: In
the same way that the property OF
the brewers and distillers was talien.
by constitutional amendment The
prohibltionists have shown us the
way by which property can be taken
for public purposes without compen-
satlon to the owners,
This frank admission that the So
cialists purpose amending the Con-
stitution Of the United States so rs
to enable them to confiscate private
property without compensation, should
arouse the American people TO a real
izstion of the momentous Issues In
volved in the question of the valid
ity of the Eighteenth amendment
soon to be argued before the Supreme
Court OF the United states. As Is
clearly shown in the pleadinKs flef
In the test suit brought by US, IL the
Eighteenth amendment Is held to be
valid II will be in the power of $50
members Of Congress, SO less than =
The Washington times., 1920-02-06
From, The Public To The Editor:

majority of both Houses, to submit
radical and revolutionary amendments
to the State Legislatures. These
amendments can b ratified by a
bare majority OF quorum Of the
members of SO Legislatures, less than
$500 members being necessary to rat
ify. Thus less than 5000 men can
amend the Constitution so as to con-
fiscate the entire property interests
OF the country, even though the sub
jects OF the amendments were never
submitted to the people of the sew
eral States.
Article of the Federal Constitu-
tlon provides that private property
shall not be taken for a public pur-
pose without Just compensation. IL
the Supreme Court decides that an
amendment destroying property val
ues Of 81 900 900 900 Ia valid, an anne nd
ment confisoating the railroads nr
steel industries would be equally
valid.
Tho American people should know
that a decision sustaining the valid
ity Of the Eighteenth amendment
opens the way for Socialism, Com
munism OF Syndicalism to abolish he
right to private property. tho basis
OF all civilized society. by the action
OF less than 5000 persons.
u. j. SHRIVER.
Chairman Executive Committee.
The Vigilance League.
The Washington times., 1920-02-06
= EAR MISS FAIRFAX:

would like to ask your
- opinion on the matter of dress
for young men. l go with girl
who dresses very fashionably, but l
wear very conservative cloth. Az
dances she cri'icises my clothes as
being out Of place and that / would
look better in very fashionable
clothes. She thinks ! should wear
clothes, which are the eN-
tremes in mems fashions. l would
like to know now II she is right or
wrong. CONSERVATIVE.
I don't know the particular
brand of clothes you mention. but
l can imagine they are the pinch
back, belted, narrow-breast, wide
lapelled fashions of the moment.
Curiously enough the under-sizei
young man does not look VEEl
foolish in this style of clothes, but
the regular herman, six-foot,
broad -cheasted fellow looks too
horrible for words. Personally, /
detest the "lounge lizard type OF
clothes. They are efreminate in the
first place which ought to seal
their fate with rex ular men. There
is nothing better than we'll
tailored, conservative clothes on
any man. The secret of good
dressing for men is first: Good
tailoring; second, immaculate lin
en-; third, well fitting, carefully
kept boots; fourth, smart but
sober taste in scarf and scarf pin.
If were you l would refuse to be
led by the nose by this young mink,
who, if she is like lot of girls,
will only try to see il she can die
tate to you in every detail Of your
affairs and if she can have very
little use for you. I've noticed
that women try to make men over
and then usually fall in love with
the kind they cannot succeed in
budging an inch from their own
accepted path and ways.
The Washington times., 1920-02-06
They Probably Spend Too
Much Time Looking
In the Mirror.

DEAR MISS FAIRFAX:
We are two handsome young
men who are experiencing consid-
erable difficulty in which we wish
your advice. While not wishing to
appear vain or conceited, we wish
to say that we seem to greatly at
tract numbers OF the fair sex. We
are employed in the Government
service and IL Is constant source
OF annoyance to have a great many
girls force their attentions on us.
on the way to and from work.
there are a groat number Of them
who seem TO take advantage of tho
fact that this Is leap year, and who
use every offort TO scrspe an ac-
quaintancs with us.
We do not wish to hurt these
girls feelings, but their advances
are becoming so bold that we must
do something. 80 we are asking
you for your advice. How may
we let these girls know that we
do not approve of this manner of
The Washington times., 1920-02-06

making their acquaintance and
consider 1T highly improper to
meet a girl except by formal in
PRODUCTION? Please understand,
Miss Fairfax. that we do not blame
the girls for failing for u.s." as
we are naturally attractive, but we
do object to the unfair advantage
taken by these girls OF leap year,
and forcing their attentions on US.
r. & r.
If you go about your business,
I'm quite sure you will have none
of the difficulty you describe.
Don't you think you both have
rather active imaginations? The
sort of man who is handsome and
admits it is very apt to think mere
civility or graciousness on the
part of women is infatuation. II
you exercise now and then on the
wood pile or, in this kind of
weather, with a good snow shovel,
! think most of your difficulties
will disappear.
Is Jealousy
Sign of Love?
DEAR MISS FAIRFAX:
Like many other girls wo are
coming to you to settle an argu-
ment.
When a fellow is Jealous of q
girl Is that a sign that he really
loves her, or is jealousy just
trait more common In some people
than in others, and of no slgni-
ficance where love Is concerned?
This may not seem a very sensi-
BILE subject to publish. But I'm sure