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The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-01-21
The Meddier
"If the coat fits you, put it on"

The town of Palmer, Mass, has a sys-
tenn of checking up the distribution of
public funds which it seems to The Med
dlcr would work to distinct advantage
lin Brattleboro. Some time before each
annual meeting the selectmen appoint a
special committee of Il which makes Il
business of investigating all requests for
appropriations to come up at the meeting
and reporting on each proposition. The
committee gives n series of public hear
ings for the benefit of persons particu-
larly interested in the various articles
in the town warrant. and by means of
these hearings and further personal in
Quiry is able to save the voters a great
deal of time and the town a great deal of
money. through disinterested recommend
alton on every appropriation request.
These recommendations, of course, are
not binding on the voters but they have
acquired the habit of following them, not
only because a great deal of time is
saved thereby but because the recon-
mendations represent the judgment of
men who have given more time to the
voter could give if he had it. If Brat
.tlcboro could have such budget com
mittce to investigate and report on mat
tcrS that come up at every March meet
ing, it would be the first step, and a
long one. away from the present slip
shod method of spending public funds.
The Meddler does not intend to appear
in the role of an apologist for the Brat
tlcboro Retreat. In fact. there are
good many things about the conduct of
the institution which he would be in
clined to criticize rather than COM
mend. But when it comes to charges of
mistreatment such as those made to the
legislature this week by a former inmate.
it may be fairly said that they should
be considered in the light of their source.
The average person can have no concep-
ton of the difficulties attendant upon
care of the mentally unbalanced,
one of the commonest forms of
insanity finds expression in halluci-
nations Of persecution it is not
surprising that institutions like the Re
treat are occasionally subject to charges
like that mentioned. This does not
mean that such charges are never war
rantcd but that i'm nine eases out of ten
they have no basis of fact.
While the appeal for funds to carry
along the high school gymnasium work
was made directly to class secretaries
of the school alumni The Meddler knows
that it is not the intention or wish of
the committee to limit contributions to
graduates. Everyone interested in the
work is included in the invitation.
Though the arrangement which enables
the use of Festival hall for gymnasium
purposes entails much less expense than
the erection of temporary building
there is need of a considerable sum for
the installation of shower-baths, etc.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-01-21

Francis f. McGovern. former governor
of Wisconsin, born near Elkhart, Wis, 90
years ago today.
Joseph krauskopf, noted Philadelphia
rabbi and Jewish scholar, born in Prus-
STA, 63 years ago today
Admiral Sir Henry Il. Jackson. former
first sea lord of the British admiralty,
born GO years ago today.
Frederick Madison Smith. former presi-
dent Of the Recognized Church of Jesus
Christ of Latter Day Saints, born at
Plano. ILL.,, II years ago today.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-01-21
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The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-01-21

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The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-01-21

Some important sleuthing is said to be
going on in the organization of the
Daughters of the American Revolution,
New England having claimed the pres
tige of counting among its membership
the oldest living member of the order,
Mrs Nancy Winch Fay, 104, of South
boro. Mass But along comes Mrs. Lou
lisa Theirs of Milwaukee who says she is
LOG and that her grandfather was a cor
poral on General Washington's staff
while Mrs. Fays ancestor was a mere
Minute Man at Lexington. 1t is rarely
that a woman will add year or two to
her age. but the New England Daughters
are on a still hunt to see if this has been
done.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-01-21
Biblical Lilies Believed Anemones.

The lilies of the field" so often
mentioned in the Bible. are thought to
be the red and purple. particularly
the red, anemOnes with black centers-
These anemones grow among thorn
hedges in the East. which accounts for
the saying lilies among thornS-"
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-01-21

The frequent occurrence in the news
of the last few days of the sentence,
The fire was thought to have started
from a defective chimney" shows that
it is a pretty good idea to discover the
defects in ones chimney before the fire
does.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-01-21

Representative Il. F. Williams of
Peru has varied the monotony of legis-
lative service by getting married. Rep
reSentatives from Peru always have a
faculty of getting their names before
the public.-BenningtO Banner.
The gentleman in question probably
had Ladies' Week in mind.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-01-21

fathers income represented the ability
to insure care and comfort ($1 $50 a
year or more) the infant deathrate was
one-fourth as high as when the fathers
earnings fell into the lowest wage
group"
The baby BILL" which is the name ap-
piled to the Sheppard-Towner maternity
bill now awaiting action in congress,
would provide means for suitable care
for needy mothers and infants. UnfOr-
tunately neither congress nor the pub
lie it represents appears to realize as
yet that the maternity bill is just as
important to the future welfare and de-
velopment of the United States as are
industrial legislation, the tariff bill and
immigration measures which loom large
on the congressional horizon.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-01-21

Another reason for the high overhead
expense of corporations is the need of
keeping two sets of books-one for the
business itself and one for the income
tax report.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-01-21

Congress appears to be making the
marvellous discovery that the govern
mcnts financial problems can be solved
just as well by spending less as by tax
ing the people more.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-01-21

IF the house of representatives is
kept at its present size" says the Bos-
ton Transcript, Names congressional
quartet will become a trio. which raises
a question as to whose will be the miss
ing voice" 1t raises the question as to
who will be Vermont's soloist
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-01-21

Statistics are sometimes interesting.
An average decrease of eight per cent
in the retail price of % food articles in
December is noted. The price of raisins
increased SO per cent.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-01-21

The strange thing about best minds"
is that no two of them function alike
It's much easier to find agreement among
ordinary minds. Maybe Mr.. Harding
had better consult us common folk.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-01-21
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The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-01-21
Vermont Blood Purifier Co.
BRATTLEBORO. VT.
Don't Be Bald

Thin haired readers of this paper should
begin using Partisan Sage at once and es-
cape being hairless. Wilfred Il. Root
sells it with guarantee to stop falling hair
and itching scalp. and Danish all dand
ruff, or money refunded.-Adv.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-01-21

Anyone with a good recipe for egg
nOgg should preserve it in a little water
glass for future reference.-St. Johns
bury Caledonian.
What's the good of future reference
without any ''nOgg?"
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-01-21
Member Of The AssocIated Press.

The Associated Press exclusively en-
titled TO the use for publication OF all news
credited in this paper and also the local news
published herein
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-01-21
Coolidge and Cool Weather.

tBOStOn Transcript
Governor Coolidge was cool and collect
ell at Montpelier yesterday, and he really
ought to have been, with the thermometer
locally at ID degrees.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-01-21

We cant have everything in this
world. just now it seems to be mainly
a choice beteween homes and dread
noughts. One battlcship costs 10000
houses, enough to shelter a city of 3d.
900 people. .
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-01-21

The annual wrangle at Washington
over the fund for free distribution of
seeds has begun.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-01-21

Congress is quite willing to let state
legislatures take care of the soldiers
bonus. if they insist on it.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-01-21
One Year Ago Today.
Today's BIRTHDAYS.

Thirty-eight leaders of the Communist
Labor party were indicted in Chicago.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-01-21
Thanks
(BostOn Gl0be.)

tboHAoAA biObC.E
Condolences to Maine, Vermont and
Rhode Island, each to lose seat in con-
grcss two years hence but congratulations
to Connecticut
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-01-21

At least, Gene Debs must admit that
his rent hasn't been raised.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-01-21
Burlington Free Press


One of the grounds stated by Governor
Clement for his pardon of Horace +. Ora
ham in his letter to the latter in connCc-
ton Herewith was the alleged refunding
to the state treasury of the funds miSap-
proprlated. So many scandalouS develop
ments have taken place in this connection
that the public had hoped the whole mat
ter was disposed of. Imagine the surprise
of the press and probably of not a few
members of the present legislature to dis
cover that as a matter of fact not all of
he money miSapprOpriatcd by Graham has
even yet been returned to the state treas
ury.
State Auditor Benjamin Gates includes
IN his biennial report the following state
ment:
Since my last report the irregularities
. therein reported have been carefully invcS-
tigated and have resulted in the success
full prosecution of my predecessor and
the bank commissioner. The facts are
so we'll known to the people through the
press that 1t seems unnecessary for me
IN this respect to go into detail. 1t has
been most unfortunate occurrence and.
while the good name of the state has Suf-
fered, | believe everything has been done
that can be done to correct and remedy
the situation and make u recurrence i'm
possible.
"A portion of the funds unlawfully
taken from the treasury by my prcdeceSsor
has been refunded and the course to be
pursued III the recovery of the balance
must necessarily be determined by the law
department. The chances Of recovery of
the full amount are uncertain and the ad-
visibility of further action Is question
able. The following is a statement of the
amount claimed by the state to have been
Uniawfully taken and the amount refund
ed:
/ Amount unlawfully taken
without INTEREST," $500. S26. APO. IS
\ Yaf -
, 1921-11-24
Started a Wild Turkey.


bling? I'm afraid DICK has noticed
my wen, L won
give way again"
With this resolution Hester lifted
the gun and hred several shots l
the direcuoh OF the Dowd place. She
thought she heafd a signaling shot IN
return ana, satlshed that help would
soon be on the way, h went back
to the cabin and that DICK
was sleeping quietly.
1t was n lonely day for her, for
Dick slept far into the afternoon. She
completed her plans for Thanksgiving
day, and while she stood in the door
yard watching the trail along which
she expected to see Lin Dowd's mules
come g%alloping at any instant, a great
plan took form in her mind.
IF l could only blow the old Horn
of Plenty to bits, Dick would admit
defeat and go home with me. There
he could have some chance in fathers
office and l would work, too, If neces-
sary. This suspense is killing him.
She bit her lip thoughtfully as she
went down the hillside TO the mine.
She was familiar with the workings
and had often helped Dick, holding
, 1921-11-24

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, 1921-11-24

will want to give thanks all the rest
of your lives-understandf"
ave don't understand" replied Dick
grimiy.
Come with me, then" Lin led the
way down 10 the upheayal that marked
the site of the mine. Look at this
and this. The explosion has cut into
the vein that you always believed
was there-you wouldn't have found
ii any other way. and, well. | guess
you're a millionaire for keeps!
THAT Horn of Plenty mine has GER
talnly overlooked with gold-and I'm
dnrned glad of it-and IL you folks
can stop hugging each other you bet
ter come along down and get some
Thanksgiving dinner"
Copyright, 1921. Western Newspaper Union.
, 1921-11-24

her skill. The turkey was roasting in
the over now while Hester put the
finishing touches to her timed vege-
tables and the pumpkin pies she had
made.
81 suppose you covered the dyna-
mite. Hesteri" asked Dick suddenly.
II forgot, dear she replied. and
she had also forgotten her intention
OF blowing up the mine. Thanksglv-
ing preparations had driven despair
and bitterness from her heart. 81 will
run down there In n few moments"
II believe ! feel able to go myself"
began Dick, who had dressed himself
and was trying his strength.
Hester made such protest that he
compromised on walking as far as the
big rock.
She stood in the doorway watching
, 1921-11-24

The little cabin chung to the SCARED
hillside and pine trees clustered
around 1t as if to protect the tiny
home from the cruel blasts of the APP
preaching winter.
In summer it was very lovely there.
Birds nested in the deep pine woods
behind the cabin and n robin had built
n the tallest pine over the roof. But
low the robins had fled and the woods
we're quiet saw for the scolding chat
ter of blue jays and the occasional
bark of squirrels. The grass had
died under the touch of a blighting
frost and the wind whistled keenly
down the mountain.
Hester Prentice leaned against the
doorway and looked sorrowfully at the
bleak hillside and the dark hole in
the earth where her husband had
delved for many months. A few
flecks of gold had rewarded his eff
forts and although he still maintained
an outward air of cheerfulness Hes
ter read growing despair in his
stopped shoulders and evasive eye,
INT only this morning she had noted
with a little shock hat his dark hair
was silvered around the temples.
And Dick is only thirty" h muir
mured to herself with a catch of the
breath. "That awful mine With its
alluring promises that are never full
filed it is sapping his life of youth
and happiness. Such a mockery to
call 1t Horn of Plenty The YAM
pire' would be a better name
Tears clouded her blue eyes and
for the moment she lost the cheer
fulness that had sustained her ever
since her marriage to Dick Prentice
six months before. Family and friends
had protested at her f~oolhardiness in
risking everything upon the mining
claim staked out in distant Montana.
There is Dick, you know she had
smiled confidently at them. with
Dick. l would go anywhere-take any
chance In the world !"
So she had married him and the
summer had been an ideal one, but
, 1921-11-24

nerl" cried Hester. what an idiot
l am to think that one can't be happy
and thankful anywhere in the world
Why, If Dick were only well again l
would be the most delighted woman
In the universe. But we will have a
Thanksgiving dinner in spite of you y
she turned and shook her fist ut the
Horn of Plenty below. 81 will make
some mincemeat-squirrel will help
some, although l hate to kill the dar-
lings-and those wild grape preserves
1 made will be deliciousl Why didn't
l think of 1t before instead of grum-
, 1921-11-24

him with tender eyes. He paused by
the rock, waved his hand ana
scratched II match to light his pipe.
He tossed the flaming match end
aside and Hester, watching it, saw it
flame on the ground and then n sullen
streak of red ran down the hill to-
ward the shaft.
"The fuse-fusei :" she screamed,
running toward her husband.
But she was too late! The quick
fuse had accomplished its purpose. 1t
reached the gunpowder-there was "A
deafening explosion, followed by n
defamation that shook the hillside as
the store of dynamite tore into the
earth.
She found Dick rising to his feet,
white and stern-looking.
what was that, Hester?" he asked.
T%earfully, Hester made her confess
sion, and she had scarcely finished
when they were confronted by anoth-
err disaster-the little cabin they
called home burst into flames, ignited
by the overturned cook stove.
Half an hour later, they faced each
other amid the smoking ruins of their
home. Below was a jumbled heap Of
upturned rocks that marked the site
of the Elusive Horn of Plenty.
Hester, wide-eyed and pale, was
afraid to meet her husbands eyes.
This was indeed a cruel Thanksgiving
her own fault, too!
A shout came up the hill. Lin Dowd
had heard the roar of the explosion
and had dashed his mules up the trail
to the Prentice claim. They saw him
leave the mules and come a-foot up
the slope. He stopped at the mine
and studied the ground, then he came
hurrying to meet them.
Anybody hurt?' he asked anxious
ly, and finding that the young settlers
were intact, he tossed his hat down
on the ground and proceeded to exc
cute a weird dance around the embers
of their home.
ARE you crazy?' demanded Dick at
last.
Almost" admitted Lin GREATNESS
ly, pausing to confront them. You
folks better come down to our house
to dinner. Sarah's got a wild turkey
with all the trimmings. You two
, 1921-11-24
GREEN'S AUGUST FLOWER
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Green's August Flower an effective
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medicines are sold.-Advertisement.
, 1921-11-24
Bib and Tray Cloth

Balloons, in bright ~eoiors, and an
angular elephant decorate the ample
bib and tray cloth to match. made Of
oIlcloth. AZ pictured above. They Will
afford the youngest member of the
peace or mind at the dinner table.
Therefore the donor OF this gift will
be twice blessed and long remem-
bered. The notified oilcioth Is cream
colOred and the bib Is bound mt the
neck with white tape which Is extend
ed into ties.
, 1921-11-24

so that ] am now able to do my work.
l recommend your Vegetable Compound
TO my friends who have troubles similar
to mine and you may use these facts
as a testimonial. Mrs. CT. PHILLIPS,
Toomsboro, Ga.
Weak, women make unhappy
homes, their condition irritates both
husband and children. 1t has been
said that nine-tenths of the nervous
prostration, nervous dependency, "the
blues, " irritability and backache arise
from some displacement or ~derange-
ment of a woman's system. Mrs. Phil
lips letter clearly shows that no other
remedy is so successful in overcoming
this condition as Lydia L. Pinkham's
Vegetable Compound.
, 1921-11-24
Firm Stand Needed.

Young Wife-MTy husband likes your
cooking. Della, but he wants to know
If YOU Il make your toast II trife
thinner.
Delia-Tell him no. ma'am. from
both of us; why, II we'd be Givin' in
to him now. in six months they'd be-
no Twin With him.-Ilfe.
, 1921-11-24
Worth ~Considerinq.

Mr.. Knosit-In the Orient the ma
tlves still pack their wine nround In
goatskins.
Mr.. Wetmore-Now that's n good
idea. They're unbreakable. And I
know what It means TO drop a quart
bottle Of bourbon.
, 1921-11-24
cutieura soothes Baby Rashes

That itch and burn with hot baths
of Cuticura Soap followed by gentle
anointlngs OF Cuticura Ointment.
Nothing better. purer, sweeter, espe-
cially If n little of the fragrant Cutl-
cura Talcum is busted on at the fin
ish. 25c each everywhere.-Adver-
Hsempnt
, 1921-11-24

One of the easiest ways for dress
ing up the house at holiday time is
10 make lamp, candle and electric
light shades or lanterns of crepe or
tissue paper and tinsel. To make
the small lantern pictured two rings
of cardboard are covered with plain
black or gold paper pasted over them.
A length of light green tissue paper
is folded along the center, slashed
into narrow strips and pasted inside
the rings. Under this n length of
~rose-colored Grape paper narrower
than the green is pasted this causes
the strips of green paper TO spread
and stand out. Silver tinsel hangs
from the wire handle at each side.
, 1921-11-24
So Have We.

"Isn't ii rather difficult for one to
buy the clothes he ought during these
hard times?''
NO, | don't think so. l have Il suit
for every day in the week"
as that so?"
"Why, yes; this Is it, the one /
have on"
, 1921-11-24


The soul united to God in 1
strong bonds of love makes I,
every day n of thanksgiving :.
to God for the numberless bless J
ings that flow uninterruptedly
from Him, but 1t is we'll to unite Z
often in public thanksgiving that {:
we may teach the minds of the ,
%forgetful children of the Father I
their duty Of gratitude.
, 1921-11-24

was so weak and ner-
vous / didn't know
what to do, and could
not do my work. My
trouble was deficient
and irregular peri
DDS. l read in the
papers what Lydia
L. Pinkham's Vege-
table Compound had
done for others and
decided to give it a
trial. | got good
results from its use