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The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-01-15
Pete Hopkins Writes from Montpelier

pritty low an pritty high. jim. Sum ov
Their old fcllerS stayed rite thrugh.
Kernel linn Taylur WIS thare tellin
of than menny feercc battuls heed fot in
Their invashun ov Kerneticut. ole Bill
loans seq az how Their kernel ken ak
kount for a lotter ded ~soljcrs.
Jon CuShin liz hear aGin. He want
feelin ser we'll as he wuZ when we wuz
at Their staet convenShum. his bruther
Sleeve is tryin ter git a job AZ page for
Their draftin kermittee. its ben a kup-
ple ov munths sens Sleeve haz ben OF
Their p~ayrole. Rollins Graevs hant shoan
up. Thares sum talk ov takin up a ker-
1ecshum fer him. He klams ter be hard
up and seq he kant live onNthc lnkum
frum n kwartcr milyun.
You otter seen Sandie Daniels. he wuZ
heer and there an ~eyrywharc all ter
wuust. Sod he wuz lookin fer his chum
fred Babbit. fred wan here. twuz good
ov sandie ter KUN and git jimmy Hank
ness started off rite.
q. p. Smif walked in frum berlinten
ledein hiz boy levi by Their hand. c. p.
scd twuz Their only way levi kuld git
tharc.
VIII rite moer next weke.
yures Trulev, s1r
PETER HOPKINS.
PIE s.+-Fhcr perslzrishun bizness is
pickcn up at Lew RivurSs drug Stoer.
Tharei goin ter be a lotter SikneSs hear
this se>shun. faint going ter be SCI
dry if we dew haev prohighbishun.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-01-15
~MONTPEELYU. Jan. s.

Dear Jim:
The seshun has gut started. Hev gut
Their saem old bordin phase. Prise is a
lcctle high but kin get a job, so i kin
be to wurk an ernin sumthim aside frum
my salary. i fgger we wunt be NEEDED
mulch for Il munth as l wunt be mist if
| be ter wurk.
We heddcr a CRATE time fer the nau-
grashun. PurSy talkt ter them purity
strong = sed we had tew milyun saved up
fer Their staet an he wuZ a goin ter gev
it ter US ter spend, and he told us bout
he wanted US ter spend If on Il lotter
new tangled noShunS. kinder lick purSy
after all. ther ole gang haint drawn
nawthin outen Their trasury sinse heeS
ben uvner
Jimmy arkness Their new man ant
nawthin ter look at. but | CUES his he'd
was mapd fer sumthin cept ter grow
a crop ov dandruf on aftur all. Hees gut
julie wilkox ter help him. julie hes kwite
a maiein list ter hoom hees sent tips as
ter legislashum whilst hees klerk that
otter help jimmy sum. julie will kepe
him kernected with Their korporashun
= Hedder crate ITEM at'a'tlHar danse.
Guess Their hi kost ov Twin muster hit
sum of Their high tones prtty hard. leeSt-
wise sum ov Their wimen seemed kinder
hard on it fer close. Thay was kut
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-01-15
Merton C.. Robbins.
Burlington Free Press.)

Merton c.. Robbins of New York,
whom Governor +. W. Clement appoint
ed a trustee of the University of Yer
mont to succeed the late Theodore y.
Vail. is receiving handsome words from
his contemporaries in the publishing
business i'll the metropolis. Among the
laudatory articles elected by his ap-
pointment is a very readable one in "Ad-
vertising and Selling" which deals IN
an interesting way with experiences OF
his youth as well as his later success.
One first big thing Mr.. Robbins did
while he was in his student dayS was to
sell Rudyard Kipling, then living Ill
BrattIpboro. a life insurance policy for
$4,000. He subsequently won success
selling advertising for the Free Press.
After his graduation from the Uniyers-
ity of Vermont, where he won signal
h0nors. he went to the American me-
tropoliS to engage in the advertising
business. He did not find an opening at
first, but did what he could find to do
including n period of service in the
Sp~anish-American war. until he secured
an opening to do what lie desired 10 d.
rs a member Of the advertising staff of
the Engineering News. In 1907. he re-
signed from the Engineering News and
purchased an interest in American Ar
chitect and the Munical Engineer. Later
he was made manager of a group OF
, trade papers headed by the Iron Age,
and in May. 1918. he purchased the Gas
| Age and Browns Directory of American
Gas Companies. Some idea of his sue
cess in that connection is furnished by
the statement that under his leadership
the sale of the governments surplus
property of S700.O 600 900 following the
! war was promoted by advertising in
! trade papers at a cost of less Thar one
per cent. 1t was the first time the
United States government had ever adj
vertised in trade papers, and Mr.. Rob
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-01-15
RUTLAND DROPS
GAME To LOCALS
st. Michaers Cadets Take
Return Game by Score
of q to 20
CONNORS EVENINGS
STAR
Local Lad Scored Is Points, Getting
Five Baskets and Three from Fouls
Independents Beat st. Michaefs Sec
Ond Team IL 10 Z.

~"
st. MichaeIs Cadets took revenge on
st. Peters Cadets of Rutland last night
N in Festival hall for their recent defeat at
\ Rutland. by trimming the visitors, 21 to
20.
The game was fast and clean from start
to finish and the outcome was a gamble
N although st. MichaeI's held the advantage
most of the time by a very small margin
1t is hard to figure out how the Rutland
" aggregation could have trimmed the local
crew so badly as they did, for last nights
n exhibition showed the two teams to be as
evenly matched as possible. Although the
visitors carried a little more weight, the
n locals speed and ability to get the jump
at the start offset Rutlands advantage in
N size and weight.
Kelly. the lad who showed wonderful
N speed here last year. was well covered by
Blake and had little chance to prove dan
gerOus. turning in only one double counter
n in the last period.
Radigan and Mooney, both stable lads,
y played the best game for Rutland, each
Il throwing three baskets.
Connors was the star performer of the
\ evening, shooting five double counters and
4 three from free tries, besides giving Il
N pretty exhibition of floor work.
lDUne, a new conner. also CONeitl Il lot
n of ground. but was a little slow in getting
n the ball away. Experience, however, will
\ rectify this and make him a player that
will bear watching.
Both teams showed flashes of clever
4 team work and uncovered some pretty
passing. which is always, to the fans, the
h life of the game.
st. Aichael'S got the jump at the start,
i Connors throwing two baskets in rapid
\ succession, along with a try from a foul,
before the Rutland boys could get under
i way. Cannon then cut loose one for Rut-
h land which he promptly followed up with
n score from Il free try. Crown came
through with a ringer and then Rutland
cut loose, Radigan getting a double cOun-
ter. followed by Moneys throwing in two.
good for four points. Just before the
whistle blew for the half DUDE shot one
vi into the net. putting his team in the lead
with a margin of one point.
The locals came back fast in the second
half. Grown. Connors and DUDE each
dropping one into the net in succession.
Rddigan threw his second basket of the
III game. which was promptly followed by
Connors's fifth ringer. With only a short
time to play Rutland again threw a burst
of speed, Radigan, Kelly and Mooney each
turning in Cub counters, Moneys be-
ing the last of the game and coming just
a minute before the call for time.
The preliminary of the evening was a
game between the Independents and st.
MichaeIS Cadets second team, which was
won by the latter by u score of II TO {,
the feature of which was the pretty shoot
ing of Lyons and the floor work of DeyO.
The summary
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-01-15
Corr0bOratiOn.
(Rutland Herald.

1919 EAAaAA I
In Ills colrmn n few mornings ago.
the Herald pointed out the need IF est
a~ccauuting on Vermont farms and ven
tured the statement that few farmers
knew where they were 'at" when the
rear ended. Now comes the Rutland
County Farm Bureau News with an ar
ticle along the same line from which
Tie following is reprinted
out of $50 Vermont farmers who
lent farm account books last year. Two
If them lost between 5000 and $500
each; % made about. $3.50 each 81
made about $762 each. while on1v II
made as high as $1,000 each. Before
keeping records of their farm business,
these farmers did not know how thev
stood. Now they are in position to
study their farm business carefully /;
they know what it is that is holding
down their income and how to plug up
the leak"
There must be a lot of leaks of this
sort in the thousands of farms in the
state and the long winter evenings give
a fine opportunity for finding them and
plugging them up.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-01-15
ST. PETERS
TEAM f WINS THREE.
Tie in First String Eliminates One, OIL
Odd FelI0Ws' Alleys.

\ tie in the first string of the bowl
ing match on the Odd Fellows alleys
last evening left but three points to bat
tie for, and these were won by team F.
In the second string Il margin of but
When the b5wlers came up for the third
string the teams bad their ups and
downs. the ups being in favor of most
of team F, while the downs favored
team + decidedly, the totals for that
string being 427 for team F to 3SS for
team f. and giving team F a total lead
Of II pins i'm a score of 1.246 to 1,204
for the opposing men. Following are the
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-01-15
TEAM +.
III 800 3SS-1,204
LEONARD RETAINS TITLE.
Worlds Ligl,tweioht C1'a~nn'o" Sore
TachnicaI Knockouf ON Mitchell.

NEW YORK. Jan. 15.-In a spectac-
ular bout which was stopped by the ref.
cree in the sixth round at the Madison
Square Garden last night Benny Leon
ard, the worlds lightweight champion,
scored q technical knockout over Ritch;e
Mitchell Of Milwaukee who, despite his
dfeat proved himself a worthy chal-
Tac fsat w~ The main attraction at
4 5Cae.fr given h the american commit
sec fer tl-ra stated France.
In the opening rOund Leonard knocked
his opponent down three times and in
jured AIitchelIs right eye so badly that
it was useless to the game western lad
during the remainder Of the bout. How
ever. toward the end of the initial round
Mitchell surprised the champion and in
fact the entire house by hooking a ter
rife left to Leonard's Jaw, which sent
the champion down on his back. Leon
ard arose slowly and. remaining on one
knee, waved his hand to his manage
and second indicating that his head was
clear and that be was ~uninjured.
From this to the beginning of the
sixth round Leonard had the advantage
in every session but many close obsery-
ers believed that if Leonard had not-vir-
tually blinded Mitchelfs eve in the open
ing round the Observation-Disclosures have
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-01-15
e
Miss Helen vans is i'll.

Miss Helen -vans IS 1T.
The Grange will have a dance and sup
Ter at Grange hall in Dummerston Center
Thursday evening, Jan. 30.
TT. W. Sargent. assisted by Mr.. and
Mrs. Oscar I. Whitney, installed the Of
fcers of Evening Star Grange Tuesday
evening. About so were present. An oys-
ter supper was served at the close Of the
exercises. Eighteen were present from
West Dummerston Grange. A pleasing
feature of TIE evening was the presenta,
ton to Mr.. Sargent by the visiting Nom.
hers o p handsomely decorated cake with
81 lighted candles it being the birthday a
riversary of Mr.. Sargent. The next
Grange meeting viii be held Jan. %.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-01-15
CHURCH NOTICES.

Unitarian church. Rev. f. Q. s. Osgood
pastor. Service IN the parish house Sun.
day morning at 1920. Subject OF sermon
W here There Is No Vision the People
Perish. All are welcome.
Advent Christian church. Rev. T. G.
hlnne,. acting pastor. Sunday, Jan. ID
Preaching lO.45 a. m. Sunday school ~
m; Loyal Workers, 8 D.. M. Song service,
rs p. m. Address. 80 p. m.
Pentecostal mission, Thomas Collins
leader. Sunday afternoon service: Bible
study at ,. Praise and prayer with ser.
mon by the leader at 8. Evening ser
wee :" Wednesday evening at 80.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-01-15

bins had successfully demonstrated their
value IS advertising mediums.
Mr.. Robbins has a host of friends in
Burlington. who will be pleased to learn
that his oldest son is now preparing at
L~aurcnceville school to enter the Uni
yersity of Vermont next fan, If he
takes after his distinguished sire. he will
make most of the athletic teams, capture
prizes in oratory. shine in the Univers-
ity military organizations. run some of
the college publications and in the mean
time find time to graduate as a Phi
Beta Kappa man.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-01-15
For Good Measure.

(St. Johnsbury Caledonian.)
The Gospel in the Heart of an Axe
was the subject of the sermon at South
Ncwfane Sunday. 1t probably included
the Ten Commandments Of a cord OF
wood
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-01-15

given him the fight of his career. The
men weighed in at , p. IN. at 134 pounds,
one pound under stipulated weight.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-01-15

Smoking is universal in Siam, and chill
dren begin to huff the native cigarette.
rolled in lotus-leaf. at the tender age Of
three or four.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-01-15

Public baths abound in Japan, and the
poorest citizen bathes usually twice a day.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1921-10-17
BOYS AND GIRLS CLUB
WORK PAYS.

The Importance Of the boys and
girls club work, which has been start
ed recently in Washington county
and which has been running longer in
other counties of the state, was dem
onstrated at the Eastern States ex-
position at Springfield, Mass, this fall
when the highest score made by my
team, either boys or girls was made
by Vermont young people. The dis
tinction goes to Caledonia county for
the boys prowess and to Chittenden
county for the girls progress. The
members of these teams, as well as
of others, demonstrated that they had
learned great deal of the subjects in
which they had been receiving special
instruction and training; in fact, they
were so far advanced in some in
stances that write, in leading aeri-
cultural paper declared that MANY
woman who has had trouble with Jelly
went away from the demonstration
feeling certain, am sure, that she had
located her trouble" That, mind you,
was after seeing these girls from Yer
mont demonstrate how jelly ought to
be made.
1t is good to see that the girls and
boys of Vermont are getting interest,"
ed in progressive methods Of carrying
on various phases of farm activity as
well as in household affairs The
swing away from the vain things of
life is encouraging and augurs well
for the steady advancement of Yer
mont along usefdl lines. This WORK
being done by the boys and girls
clubs deserves encouragement, beth
financial and moral Here surely Is
something worth while.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1921-10-17

makers to Paris is interesting. For
generations it has been the watchword
that Paris sets the fashion AMI that
the United States must follow; let a
Parisienne deck herself out in the most
monstrous makeup and sooner or later
you get the same or an sxpurga.cd
edition, so to speak, in the United
States. II has not been considered up
to date TO deviate one little pit from
the general scheme of things rs Paris
determines. 1t is odd that the wo'a-n
Of the United States permit themselves
to be dictated to by Paris. The Unit
ed States leads in a great many
things; and the people Of the United
States are more or less independent
thinkers--until they come to the mat
ter of fashion. Wien they approach
that subject they throw off the role of
leaders and become mere abjcct fol-l
lowers, catching up this hint or that
hint eagerly as Paris drops It TO the
waiting world s'Direct from Paris"
has a magic sound and magic effect.
Tell it to the purchaser in some So
called smart shop and, presto! tie ar
ticle is picked up quicker than min
ute. Slaves to Parisl Yes, surely
that. Paris has decreed, so 1t is said,
that women's skirts shall be longer.
American dressmakers are, therefore,
to make dresses longe-. Il
will not be many years before Paris
DEGREES" that skirts shall be shorter;
and back the American women viii go
to shorter skirts. Isn't it about time
to proclaim declaration of indepcnd
ence from Paris. Why not set the |
fashion in the United Statesf
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1921-10-17

The death of Philander G. Knox ie-
moves one Of the public men Of the
country who approached the standard
of a statesman more nearly than most
of the men in public life to-day. Knox
was by no means really commanding
figure but he nevertheless stood out be-
cause of his good common sense and
his devotion to his country. He was
careful man in many respects, little
given to hasty or ill-considered action.
His services in behalf of the country
have been of considerable importance,
and Knox will be much missed som
national councils.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1921-10-17
SLAVES TO PARIS,

Eve all have to recognize that Paris
dictates the fashion note from season
to season." declared a director Of he
Associated Dress Industries of Amer
lea, adding: Paris has decreed long
er skirts, and while some manu:sctur-
ers have been reluctant to divert from
the skirt length which has proved to
be so POPULAR they must accept the
new edict." Aside from the matter
Of short skirts VS.. long skirts, the a5-
ject surrender Of American clothing
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1921-10-17
CRANITEHILLE

Mr. and Mrs. Joseph p. Feeley OF
Rutland spent the week with j. W
Reason and Mr.. and Mrs. Theodore
LascoT.
Harold Carey, who is employed in
Montpelier, spent Sunday at his home
Mr.. and Mrs. Ralph Tobin of Barre
spent the week end with Mr.. and Mrs.
John Finnigan.
Mrs. Margaret Smith of Barre was a
guest of Mr.. and Mrs. II. r. Suitoc
Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. L. Nj. Flynn OF West
Topsham visited relatives over The
week end.
Mr.. and Mrs. Rodney Campbell OF
Barre were visitors in town Sunday.
The infant son of Mr.. and Mrs. Rob-
ert Lynch, who was threatened with
pneumonia last week, is improving
slowly. Mrs. James Scott of Webster
Vile is caring for the child.
Remember hospital bag day Thurs
day, Oct. 20.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1921-10-17
His Handicap.

"Welll wellip interestedly ejaculted
motorist who had stopped his vehicle
to pick up a young fellow in the big
road. 80 you are going to walk 10
miles TO town in your bare feet7 You
are pretty big fellow to be going
barefoot
yep, I'm 20 years old" replied
young Jurd Jogg of Straddle Ridge,
Ark. 1--WE wore shoes off and on for
year or so, but the dad blame things
make me so clumsy can't run down a
rabbit to save my life.Kansas City
Star.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1921-10-17
Resourceful Willie.

IF banana cbsts 3 cents, b said the
teacher, "what will a dozen costY'
Willie hesitated, then gave it up.
well do you suppose you could do
the sum if we were to play at keeping
shepf"
Willie thought that he could and con-
scented to enter the make believe mar
ket and address the shopman:
.Haye you any good bananas to-
day."
"Some fine ones at cents apiece, =
was. the reply.
'Ill take dozen, if you please,
said Willie, digging into his pocket for
imaginary cash. "And how much'll
that bet'-Youth's Companion.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1921-10-17
When Needed.

Those, hopeful, Harold and Henry
were discussing matters in general,
when Harold asked:
do you say your prayers in the
morning or at nightYr
AT night, of course" was Henry's
reply. ANY fellow can take care Of
himself in the daytime. New Orleans
Times Picayune.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1921-10-17
Poor Outlook for Dad.

Father-Don't you think that young
man who is calling on you means BUSH
nessg
Daughter-Yes, father; he asked me
last night if you and mother were
pleasant to live with--Boston Tran
script.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1921-10-17
JINGLES AND JESTS
Swelling the War Tax.

''Tis said that certain young lady
who attended the recent picnic ate Ia
ice cream cones within an hour and
said that she could have eaten that
many more had she been feeling well.
A young man with three Jersey cows
and five gallon freezer might make
big hit with her.--MeRae Ark Pro-
gress.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1921-10-17
One Better.

81 always make it a rule to tell my
wife everything that happens said
Browning.
30, my dear fellow, that's nothing"
said Smithkins. 81 tell my wife lots
of things that never happen at all. -
London Telegraph.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1921-10-17

Vice President Coolidge expresses
the conviction that there are better
times just ahead for the people OF the
United States. Here's hoping That
Coolidge's reputation for cool cascula-
tion win be sustained in this instance.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1921-10-17
The Situation.

Sir said the count, 81 cannot live
without your daughter"
''Are you sure" said the millionaire,
"that you cannot live without her.
weller" stammered the count. II
might manage to get along somehow,
but ! wouldn't be SO comfortable. -
Richmond Times Dispatch.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1921-10-17
Hopeless Case.

my lord" said the prisoner, have
] to be tried by jury of women?"
BE quiet whispered his counsel.
II won't be quiet? My lord | can't
even deceive my own wife, let alone
II womenl plead guilty!"--London
Answer.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1921-10-17
At the curio Shop.

Customer-Have you any old weap-
ons from the age of chivalry,
Shopkeeper-Not just at present: l
expect consignment in a short time;
they are not quite rusty enough as
et.--Washington Star.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1921-10-17
Electrical Wonder.

Mr.. Thickhead--When i read about
some Of those wonderful inventions in
electricity it makes me think little.
Miss Smart-Yes, isn't it remarkable
what electricity can dos--London An
swers.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1921-10-17

The unemployed have been warned
away from Washington, D, G. Times
have changed there since the war activ-
tiles were drawing in thousands uron
thousands of persons ON the payroll
of the government.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1921-10-17
Hard TO Do Both.

Oldman--one should always practice
what one breaches.
Newman-Yes, but often a man puts
in so much time preaching that he has
none left for practice.-London An
swers.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1921-10-17
The Very Ideal

Il earn only $4,000 year, dearest,
but I'm sure we can be happy on that.
"Why, that wouldn't buy gasoline,
Henry. You talk like the hero of an
old-fashioned novel.--Lousiville Cour-
ier-Journal
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1921-10-17

Among its other distinctions, Water
bury has the champion school speller
OF Vermont. Spoilers, by the way, are,
born, not made.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1921-10-17
NUNS the Word.

Customer-How can one tell the imi-
tation pearls from the realg
Salesman-Ah, madam, you do not
tell--you just keep it to yourself
Boston Transcript.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1921-10-17
Death Rattle.

They say jazz is dead We thought
it was dying from the weird noise it
made Boston Transcript.
The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1921-04-16
Paint and Oils

"; Fie- 4Peess
We have a fine stock of paints in
Davis and L &, Mall colors. White
Lead, Zinc, Oil, Varnish, Stains, Jap
alac, Kejonize, Alabastine, Enamels.
In fact anything for inside or out,
side painting Brushes of all kinds.
The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1921-04-16

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