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The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-02-26
Up Against 1t.
Bennington Banner.

The little railroad that runs up the
West River valley from Brattleboro to
South Londonderry is in trouble 1t can't
pay expenses and sees no way to increase
its income. In the summer time the lit :
neys get the business and in the winter
the snowstorms take all the profit. The
small steam roads are following the troll
ley roads toward bankruptcy. 1t might
help some if these small lines could be
given the iitney and stage line franchises
IN their territory. The busy little gas
buggies could then be run as feeders to
the rural traction lines instead of in com
petition and opposition. There would be
a few weeks in winter when the feeders
would be largely out of business, but the
business could possibly be so co -ordinated
as to improve the service to the commun-
tiles and at the same time help keep the
lesser traction lines in operation.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-02-26
THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 26, 192
THE GoVERNoRsHIP.

With the announcements yesterday
of the candidates. of Frederick H.
Babbitt of Bellows Falls and James
Hardness of Springfield the governor
ship campaign of 1920 may be said to
have formally opened Although for
some time it has been taken for grant
ed that Lieut.. Gov. Mason S. Stone was
a gubernatorial aspirant he. has yet to
make definite statement of his posi-
ton. Curtis S. Emery of Newport also
has been mentioned and is likely to
make an announcement soon.
1t has been good many years since
the Republicans of Windham county
had the opportunity to get behind a
candidacy which promises as much as
does that of Mr. Rabbit Since boy
hood a resident of Bellows Falls. he
has not only been actively connected
with the business affairs of the county
for long period but has been ready
and willing at all times to further any
public movement looking toward the
betterment of town. county or state
As a public servant Mr. Babbitt has
wide experience, and the knowledge he
gained through active service in both
branches of the legislature fits him tc
deal intelligently with the many prob
lens that confront a state executive
The Reformer is glad to pledge Mr.
Babbitt its active support, not only be
cause he is a Windham county man
but because it honestly believes that o.
all the candidates thus far mentioned h,
is best equipped by training and TEN
permanent to administer the office O.
governor in the vital years to be GOV
cred by the next administration I
goes without saving that Windhan
county Republicans will be for him al
most to a man. and there is no reason
to doubt that his candidacy will fint
strong support throughout the state
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-02-26
Little Benny's
Note Book
By LEE PAPE
l. nOE
By LEE PAPE

Eggs.
Every herd used to be a egg, es-
peshilly CHICKENS Wen you eat a
chickin you don't genrelly stop to
think it used to be egg once and
would be still if it hadent of bin
Matched. and wen you eat egg YOU
don't genrelly stop to think how it
would look if its mother had sat on
it all she wunted to.
If You hold hole raw egg in your
hand it will jest stay there perfeckly
still but if you suddinIy all of a suddin
crack it in half it will do jest the
opposite.
Hens lay eggs Jest for the pIezzure
ofstloing IT and not for the p1ezzurc OF
thinking how mulch injoyment sum-
body will get ont of it at hrekfist
Wen a hen lays egg it goes erround
cackeling as if it has Jest did sum
thing that hardly enybody elts could
do, witch it has BOOSTERS cant lay
eggs and proberly don't wunt TO-
BY jest looking at egg before il
is Matched you cant tell weather the
chickin win grow up to be a hen OF
a rooster, and after it is Matched vor
cant even tell by jest looking at the
cbickin. This proves that nature i,
MYSTERIOUS.
The most populer time for eggs i.
brekfist, people eating either one Or :
depending on how Expensive they are
Eggs look prettiest fried and most
natural soft bcrled and most unnatura
scrambled.
a egg can hardly ever be dropped
without losing its shape
The bigger berd it Is, the bigger
the size of a egg it will lay. If chiekin
wascnt discovered yet and children wa
Supposed to eat ostrich egg will
tea spoon for brekfist, they wouI,
proberly all be late for skool ever,
morning.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-02-26
| oday's Events

Ellhu Vedder, eminent American paint.
ar, enters upon his S5th year today.
The future of the Union government
party in Canada will be determined at the
session of the Dominion parliament omen.
ing today
Ashevllle, \. c., will be the meeting
place today of the annual convention OF the
southern Appalachian Good Roads associa,
ton
Traction officials and engineers of hall
dozen states will assemble at Louisville
today Tor meeting of the Central Flec
trlc railway association
An unofficial state convention of the
Democratic party in New York will meet al
Albany today to suggest names for del
egates to the national convention.
The twice-postponed emergency conyen
tlon OF the United States Brewers asso
nation is to assemble at Atlantic CITY to
lay to survey the outlookewith regards t.
breaking down prohibition
The General Education board is to NEE
today to determine upon plan for distri
buting the S50,O0O0OO Christmas gift o
John ID. Rockefeller to enable American
colleges to raise salaries
The Central Federated Union of New
York, following its decision to enter pol
tics as an independent party, is to holt
| . conference today to consider plans for
state convention and the putting into tn
ield of a full state ticket
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-02-26

ftable production as possible. The
great majority of farmers will do
this because as a class they are thrifty
and practical
he can replace much of the hired
labor with farm machinery that will
produce crops cheaper than hand labor
ever can. While farm machinery is
high it is not so high as hand labor.
Machinery can be utilized by commun-
tiles rather than by individual farms.
A good potato planter, a good harvest
ing machine, a good potato digger. a
good fruit spraver can perform the
work of large community, if the in
dividual farmers will cooperate in
their work. The scarcity and pro-
hibitive cost of farm labor makes CO.
operative work by machinery neces-
sity, which is the mother of invention
1t will be strange if the coming sea.
son does see considerable development
along this line
More intensive farming is probable
1t has been demonstrated that maxi
mum production from minimum acre
age is much more profitable than low
production on a large acreage. We
shall see two tons of ensilage grown
where only one has been produced will
insufficient fertilization and cultivation
This will offset to some extent the pro
posed reduction in crop acreage
| In view of the critical conditions Of
the present there may be expected al
Improvement in methods that will pu
the business of agriculture on NOR
practical and efficient basis. 1t ma,
not produce enough food for this sea
son but it will equip the farmer to pro
duce at minimum cost in the futur
for the high prices sure to continue TO
farm products.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-02-26
FOOD PROSPECTS FOR 1920.

The statement of the department of
agriculture that serious risk of food
shortage impends because of high
wages demanded by farm laborers,
high cost of farm equipment and sup
plies, and pronounced movements of
people living away from the farms to
the cities will cause some concern to
all people living in the towns and cities
who are obliged to buy all their food.
The prospect of cheaper food is not at
all brilliant. 1t is possible, however
too much alarm may be felt.
First, America will not need so much
food as it has during the war Mil
lions of tons of food were shipped each
year to Europe and Europe will not
look to America this year for so much
food. Tt will raise more itself and il
will go to other countries-South Amer
lea and Australia-where food can be
secured for less money than from Amer
lea. SO the American farmer viii not
have as profitable a market for his
food crops and meat as he has in the
past.
The high wages and scarcity of farm
| labor are not likely to be relieved dur
ing the coming season and the farmer
cannot hope to produce crops will
hired labor cheaper than he has in tn,
past, so he may curtail production OF
that account. On the other hand, hi.
capital is almost wholly invested il
his land and unless it produces som,
cash income it is Improbable and de
pletes his capital Therefore it is goot
business for him to effect as much pro
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-02-26

As soon as the University of Yer
mont baseball schedule is completed,
negotiations will be entered into with
an insurance company for insurance
against loss by rain at baseball games
This college will be the first to take
insurance of this nature and by means
of it will be able to play out SEIZED
ule and yet suffer no deficit by games
cancelled because of rain. It's terms
will be based upon the rainfall read
ings of the United States weather bu-
reau which will be final and binding
upon both parties.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-02-26
Were They Overlooked?
Barre Times.)

The conferences recently held at Spring
field, Mass, by representatives of -four
states of New England with view to the
development of the interests of the Con
neetieut valley paid undivided attention
to the manufacturing interests of the
valley, if one can Judge correctly of ths
proceedings through the reading of fairly
complete reports of the conference in tho
newspapers. OF course, the manufactur.
ing interests of the valley predominant il
the southern part of New England, il
Massachusetts and Connecticut, as well as
in the lower sections of both Vermont an6
New Hampshire; but in the upper reaches
of the Connecticut valley, along the fer
tile plains from Brattleboro north, cleal
to the source of the river in Connection
lakes in northern New Hampshire, there
are splendid agricultural interests, in fact
among the best that can be found in an,
section of the country. Surely, those
agricultural interests ought to have been
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-02-26
Today's Anniversaries.

Congressional Temperance society
organized in Washington, d. c.
lS46-William f. Cody buffalo Bid, fam
Gus scout, guide and Snowman, born
in Scott County, Iowa Died at Den
yer. Jan. 10, 1917.
l84S-Thomas Simpson Cooke. celebrated
f Irish singer and composer, died in
London. Born in Dublin in 1872
lS7O-Cardinal Bonald archbishop of Ly-
ons and a noted political figure in
the reign Of Charles X, died at Ly
ons, France. Born Oct. 80 1877.
ls92-The University of Chicago received
a million-dollar donation from John
d. Rockefeller
ls95-The first patent was granted for a
machine for blowing glass.
9l6-Gen. Kuropatkin was appointed com
mander-in-chicf Of the Russian ar
mics on the northern front
l9l9-Patrick j. Hayes was appointed
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-02-26
TodaY'S Birthdays.

Thomas w. Lawson, widely known Bos-
ton financier, born at Charlestown. Mass,
GO years ago today.
Ferdinand Of Bulgaria. an ally Of the
Teutonic powers in the late war, born in
Coburg. 50 years ago today.
Camille Flammarion, famous astronomer
and writer, born at Montigny lie Roi,
France, IS years ago today.
James F. Fielder, former governor. now
vice-chancellor of New Jersey, born at
Jersey City, n. j., 50 years ago today.
Grover Cleveland Alexander, pitcher OF
the Chicago National league baseball team
born at st. Paul, Neb., 80 years ago today
RI Rev. John G. Murray, auxiliary bis
hop of the Catholic diocese OF Hartford
born at Waterbury, Conn, 43' years age
today.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-02-26

Gen. Leonard Wood, who is in DO
sition to know whereof he speaks, is a
strong advocate of universal military
training. He declares that many
American men who were drafted in
July, 1913, were killed the following
September without having learned to
handle their rifles correctly and it is
just such things that the government
is trying to prevent through universal
training and which, contrary to the
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-02-26
popular conception. does not mean com
pulsory training in miIitarism.
Those hard hearted federal official

Those hard hearted federal officials
who unfeelingly confscated 16s quarts
of perfectly good whisky at our Can
adam border from passengers on a
Montreal express who had been cele-
brating Washington natal day in
Canada could probably see no good
reason why the celebration should be
continued further, There seems to be
no really safe and sure method of
smuggling.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-02-26
Roman Catholic archbishop of New
York.
I'm The DAYS News

Sir Auckland Geddes, now mentioned
for the post of British Ambassador at
has been expected to assume
the principalship of McGill University,
next fall. At the present time
he holds the position Of British minister
of national service and reconstruction.
Sir Auckland is "a native of Edinburgh and
was educated for the medical profession
He was still a student when the South
African war broke out, but he volunteered
for service and was accepted. Subsequent
ly he held professorships in Edinburgh, at
the Royal college of Surgeons, Dublin, and
at McGill University. On the outbreak of
the late war he left Canada and was soon
fighting with the British in France. Later
he was appointed director-general OF
recruiting post he held until he was APP
pointed minister of national service Sir
Auckland is a brother of Sir Erie Geddes,
first lord of the admiralty.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-02-26
TO THE SUBSCRIBERS.

II 10 the aim of tho 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 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
and accurately discovered and the proper rem.
edy Immediately applied. II 10 only By this
method that the publisher can secure tie de-
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-02-26

Age is not a condition, it is an
idea, says writer to the New York
Sun and Herald. Perhaps he is right.
Those who are at the point in life s
journey known as old age will doubt
less agree with him. As he saws. "the
boy of ten thinks his father very old
his father, aged thirty-five, thinks his
own father very old and so on. We
say we are looking forward to old age
When does it arrived At forty we
think that at fifty we shall begin to
feel the twinges of age and will have
to settle down. When fifty arrives we
fail to see that old age comes with il
and think we are just beginning tC
know how to live; so the dreaded day
is put off until we are sixty where We
|are sure we shall meet the ogre. W.
begin to accept the little attention,
shown us by youth, knowing that they
think we are very old indeed, but oul
vision is clear. We are really growing
younger and younger and leaving thu
bugaboo of old age to the youngsters
themselves who are the only ones tina
fear it,
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-02-26
A Serious Question.
(Morrisville Messenger.

tAIoii leN ilie messenger.
1t Is very serious question that CON
fronts all towns this year The teachers
must be paid higher rates and this means
increased taxes. Weigh carefully the
qualifications of every man considered
for school director. 1t is the most impor
tant office this year. Good school direc.
tors mean good schools.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-02-26

A new menace to the public stom-
aeh has been discovered in the glue
snndae - which the health officials have
found on sale at various soda foun-
tains in New York city. 1t is said to
be so full of gelatine that it viii not
melt even in the sun. Such com
pound must help out materially on the
ice bills.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-02-26

Goat pelts sold for $l.25 each at the
New York fur auction this week and
come to think of it, the back yard wan
derers are not half as common as they
used to be- says the Holyoke Tran
script With old shoes too valuable
to use as silencers this is bound to
work out in the interest of undisturbed
slumbers.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-02-26

A Connecticut woman approached
the town clerk of New Britain re
Gently with the request that her mar
riage license be made good for only q
year or two. Full term licenses are all
the town clerks have to offer. If the
period is shortened it is done outside
their jurisdiction.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-02-26

given some consideration in a contempla
ton of the development of the Connect
cut river valley. They certainly should
be if Vermont and New Hampshire are
to be expected to join their efforts in the
common purpose of developing the mar
ket for the products of the valley.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-02-26
One Year Ago Today In The War.

Strikes and other disorders reported in
Baden, Bavaria, Saxony and other parts
of Germany.
President Wilson discussed the league
of nations project with members of con-
gross at a dinner at the White House.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-02-26
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The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-02-26

The mother of Herbert Hoover, who
IS being discussed as possible presi-
Dental candidate, was preacher. after
the casual Quaker fashion.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-02-26
To Cure a Cold in One Dav

Take LAXATIVE BROMO QUININE
Tablets. 1t stops the Cough and Head
ache and works off the Cold E. W.
GROVES signature on each box. soc.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-02-26

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 Brattieboro, J. L. stockwsll.
East Dummerston, NJ E. Brown,
Putney, NJ. G. Williams.
Newfane, N. NJ Batchelder.
West Townshend, c. Fl. Grout
Jamaica, r. ]. Daggett.
South Londonderry, F. 81. Tyler.
South Vernon, z. B. Buffum.
West Chesterfield, N. r., Mrs. W. Efrssser
Htnsdale, n. r., w. II. Lyman.
Greenfield, Mass, Greenfield News C.
Greenfield, Mass, c. A. Hays.
THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 26. 1920
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The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1920-12-01
NEW ORLEANS COTTON,


Clemson, College, Nov. 27!-Ths
death Of Mr.. c. A. McFaddin, until
recently, district agent of the esaen-
sion service, is a source OF. sadness to
all VINO knew him. From being one
OF the very best farmers in Clarendon
county Mr.. McFaddin Joined the sx-
tension forces in the capacity OF
county agent in the carry days or
demonstration work. There is no
doubt that he sacrificed the career Of
successful farmer, upon which hs
was already launched, in order to
give his life to the work OF making
other farmers more successful he
was soon promoted to the position of
district agent in the southern and
eastern part of the state. and held this
position until a short time ago when
he resigned on account Of failing
health. His efficient service in CON
nection with, extension work il we'll
known and especially so in the south
ern and Pee Dee sections of the state.
Mr.. McFadin's kindness and consider
alton for others gained and held 'rhs
love of all with whom he. worked
while his energy and knowledge Of
South Carolina agriculture made hins
a prominent figure in the sgrieultpre
OF the state. He was prominent also
in church affairs and was in every.
sense Christian gentleman. HIS was
a life Of service and in his death the
people fthe state suffer a. distinct
loss
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1920-12-01
FLOWERS THAT GIVE LIGHT
rset Not Generally Known Is That
> Many Common Plants Have
Distinct Luminosity.

Most people have seen the plant
colloquially called the burning bush,
and have struck a match and applied
1t to the feathery flowers and leaves
10 order to see the delicate flame run
over the surface Of the plant without
anecting or hurting it! But 1t is not
30 we'll known that there are a mum.
Der of flowers which throw off lumi-
Mostly all their own, and among such
plants are the common marigold, cer-
tain sorts OF lilies and the oriental
poppy, as well as that familiar and
popular fayOrite the nasturtium.
1t is related that, on warm sum-
mer evening in the year 1852 the clev-
er daughter Of the famous Swedish
botanist. Linneus, noticed that some
nasturtiums in her fathers garden
were emitting tiny but distinct flashes
OF light; first one flower then another
would throw out an. evanesceut beam.
Though at first her assertion was re.
ceiyed with doubt, other, investigators
soon. proved 1t to be true, and it Is
now known that not only nasturtiums
but many other flowers exhibit this
luminosity. Camellias have been seen
to glow with n moOnlike radiance.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1920-12-01
THE CRUSADE OF TnE
DOUBLE BARRED GROSS

Monday, November 2sth, through :,
out our city and county the crusade
OF the double barred cross begaa
This crusade directly affects everybody
because it means healthy new .yesif
You can not be happy, unless YOU are.
healthy, so appoint yourself ~ a CON-
mittee of one to make not only, YOUR
self healthy. therefore happy, for the.
year 1921, but also many others.
Our quota, $4,000, can be raised.
and must be raised. How2 Simply.
by your cooperation. Buy health
bonds and Christmas seals and fight
tuberculosis.
Don't dodge the Christmas seal SELL
er on the street corner-she is helping
you dodge the tuberculosis germ.
Don't give Christmas presents TO
your friends who have ALI they want
buy Christmas seals and help save
child's life. -