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The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-01-29
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FICTION.

FICTION.
Follow the Little Pictures, by Alan
Graham.-An unusual and well-written
mystery story having Scotch background.
The little pictures lead the way to where
a chest of gold is buried.
NON-FICTION.
Accepting the Universe. by John Bur
rOughS-In this important new book. MIR.
Burroughs deals impressively with many
problems of contemporary thought, reach
ing back through nature, that he knows
so well, to the forces behind it. The book
is divided into three sections. In the first
section. he writes of such subjects as The
Faith of a Naturalist, The Problem OF
Evils etc Then follows a section of
briefer papers. in which he outlines the
cries of the origin of life and the survival
of the fitteSt In the last section, he
studies such problems as \ Personal God.
Death. etc. The volumes concludes with
papers entitled Shall We Accept the Uni
verse; and The Poet of the Cosmas
(WhitmanD.
Representing. as it does, the final con-
clusions of long life devoted TO the OBJ
Servation and study of nature, and keen
and independent mind, the book is one Of
the first significance.
Bobbins of Belgium, by Mrs. Charlotte
Kellogg description of the lace indus
try as il was before the war and as ii is
being revived. The leading lace schools
are each given a chapter, u in all-and
the lace makers, as we'll as methods and
designs, are brought clearly before the
reader. The many illustrations add to
the interest of this unusually interesting
book. An appendix contains diagrams of
patterns, stitches, etc.
1t Might Have Been Worse. by Mrs.
Beatrice MaSsey.-An account of a motor
trip from coast to coast taken in the sum-
mer of 1919, with notes on roads, hotels,
and other matters of interest to travellers.
Useful Wild Plants of the L. s. and
Canada. bv Charles Francis Saunders
Mr.. Saunders writes among other things
of Wild plants with edible tubers-bulbs
and roots.-Wild seeds of food value,-
Wild plants with edible stems and leaves
Beverage plants of field and wood
Vegetable substitutes for soap, Some me-
dicinal wildlings worth knowing. The
book has a regional index and a general
index and is illustrated by many phto-
graphs and line drawings.
Tricks and Magic Made Easy. by
SquireS. BY following the description and
illustration in this little book one can
easily learn to perform many of the
tricks that seem so mys-
terious TO the uninitiated.
JUVENILES.
TIE Young Wireless Operator Afi0at,
by Lewis Edwin Thesis.
Robert Louis Stevenson-reader.
Eugene Field-reader
Riuebird's Garden, by Patten Beard.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-01-29
things about this dull season is that it
turns peoples minds toward government
Jobs
Who and Why?
burlington Free Press. J

burlington FREE l'feSS.
a striking mystery connected with the
proposed amendments of the Constitution
OF Vermont is the eighth proposition that
the Public Service commission be con-
Verted INTO a court. As announced in our
news columns yesterday the Hon " \.
button of Hardwick, chairman of the COM
mission, in explaining his failure to give
attention TO the proposition made the sur
prlsng and suggestive declaration that he
did not know the committee on cOnstitu-
tIonal amendments had even touched on
this natter until after the report of the
committee was announced
Moreover Chairman Dutton showed va
rIous reasons why Vermont should hest
tate To transform its public service into a
court through constitutional amendment
Ihls step, he argued, would place it be
yond the power of the people to reach
the Public Service commission, whose in
terests that body is supposed to represent
in dealing with public service corporations.
In the words of Chairman Dutton. when
You fix tins court you NIX it beyond the
powers of the legislature to remove it.
even though it works unsatisfactory. He
did not favor this move as precedent
for other courts. Mr.. button had not felt
the need of judicial powers. and he knew
of only one or two cases in which the de
crees of the commission had not been car
ried out
Is it not n remarkable thing. when YOU
supp u IIllilh Vi II, llldI SbiutItOA Sllbull
propose To transform the public service
commission into a court, without even
talking with the chairman of the com
mission about the necessity, or desirabiitv
OF that step, or the details of the PROPOSE
ton? Surely no ordinary. plain everyday
citizen would ever have conceived of such
a proposition, let alone writing it into the
states organic law where it could not he
changed by the people and could not be
reached even by the legislature. 1t is al
ways safe to keep the control of our pub
lie servants as close to the people as pos
sble.
We have always had infinite faith in the
honesty and public spirit and loyalty to
the people of Walter A. Dutton. This is
new illustration Chairman Button is
the sort of public servant to whom the
peonle of Vermont can afford to pin their
faith
In the meantime who is really behind
this move to transform the public service
commission into n court and why?
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-01-29
T0day's Anniversaries.

l7S2-Danie f. f. Auber, one Of whose
operas brought on revolution, born
at Caen, France. Died in Paris,
May Is, 1871
lS24-Countess of Albany, who married
the poet Alfieri, died at Florence
Born Sept. p. 1853.
establishment of Canada unanimously
resolved on adhesion to the mother
country.
lS96-Main body of Cuban insurgent ar
my defeated, with heavy loss, at St.
Lucia.
I902-AndIew Carnegie gave sl0O00.0O0 to
the trustees of the Carnegie Institu-
ton at Washington.
l905-Airship California Arrow few IS
miles at Los Angeles
l9ll-The Duke of Connaught was ap-
pointed to succeed Earl Grey as
governor-general of Canada.
President Wilson vetoed the Immi-
grafton bill
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-01-29
Little Benny's
Note Book
The Park Ave. News.
By LEE PAPE.
Weather. Plentiful.

Weather. Plentiful
Bizniss Notes. Ed Wernick and Lew
Davis are thinking of going in the lum
Der bzniss starting with ; bords they
found last Sattiday but Ed Wernick
wasent allowed to keep them in his back
ward and now it all depends on weather
Lew Davis will be allowed to keep them
in his
Theater Notes. There's a bum pick
ture at the Little Grand this week
Spoarts. a contest was held last
Sunday aftirnoon to see who could make
their chewing gum last the longest and
still inioy it. Pubs Simkins winning by
making bis last ) hours but the other
fellows claiming a fowl on account of
Pubs kemp on putting sugar in his mouth
aeenst the rules Amung those in the
contest was Benny Potts. Artie Alix-
ander. leroy Shooster and Reddy Merry.
Pome by Skinny Martin.
Watts Fare for One Is Fare for All.
Cheer up. laff harty,
Tho werst is yet to come.
! never felt better in my life
So wy should YOU feel bum?
Sissietr. Mr. Skinny Martin and
Mr. Skinny AIullin are so mad at each
other they don't speek. the most thev do
being to make signals and they don't
even do that unless its absilootly neces-
sary.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-01-29
In the DAYS News.

Prof Henry Norris Russell, who is to
sail today from New York for London to
receive the gold medal awarded him by
the Royal Astronomical society, is a prom
nent figure in the field of astronomical
science. For ten years he has been pro
fessor of astronomy and director of the
observatory at Princeton university. He
was born at Oyster Bay, where his father
was for several years Theodore Roose-
velt's pastor. He received his A. +. at
Princeton in 1897 and continued his stud
les at Cambridge university. His first pro-
tesslonal work was as a research assistant
for the Carnegie Institute at Washington
Recently Professor Russell has attained a
worldwide reputation in Astronomical cir
ton.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-01-29

The Reformer is on sale every evening by
the following news dealers:
Brattleboro, Brattleboro News Co., c. w
Cleaveland, s. L. Purinton (EsteyviIIe)
Brooks House Pharmacy, Aliens Depot News
(Fort Drummer district.
West Brartleboro, ]. L. Stockwell.
East DummerstOn, NJ. z. Brown.
Putney, N. 6. Williams.
Newfane, n. NJ. Batchelder.
West TOwnshend, c. H Grout.
South Londonerry, F. II. Tyler.
South Vernvn, f. B. Buffum.
Mortified, Mass, Thompson Broa.
West Chesterfield, n. h, Mira. ". Strseter.
Hinsdale, N. H, w. H Lyman
Greenfield, Mass, Greenfield News Co.
Greenfield, Mass. c. A. Hays.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-01-29
TGday's Birthdays.

Duke of the Abruzzi. celebrated as trav-
eler. explorer, and naval commander, born
4S years ago today.
Sir David Murray. r. A. famous land
scape painter, born in Glasgow, Scotland,
- years ago today.
KoH Yamada, celebrated japanese pro-
fessional billiard player, born in Toxic,
80 years ago today.
Jared Y. Sanders. former governor of
Louisiana, born in st. Mary Paris, Louis
lana, - years ago today.
DIR. V. X. Wellington Koo. late Chinese
minister at Washington. now minister to
Great Britain, born in Shanghai, 30 years
ago today.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-01-29

In replacing VIII l.. Davis of Rutland
as lay member of the board of control
The Herald quite naturally feels that
Gov. Hartness has deprived himself OF
the services and counsel of one of the
very best men who ever entered the serv.
ice of the state of Vermont. The COVER.
nor is of course entitled to have q near
neighbOr and personal friend on such an
important board and no doubt Mr.. Ste
venS of Hartford is a most estimable gen.
tleman, but certainly no theory of eff
cheney can be urged as a reason for drop
ping a man like Davis.-Rutland Herald.
The Herald states the case moderately.
1t might well have taken Governor Hart
ness more severely to task for drop
ping man like Mr.. Davis from the
board of control, regardless of the quail
fications of his successor. Persons in a
position to know say that Mr.. Davis's
service on the board has been of such
value that no possible justification can
be found for supplanting him. Here is a
case where the famous plan of progress
seems to have progressed in the wrong
direction.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-01-29
Today Events

Today. is Carnation day, the annual me-
moral day to the late President Mckinley
Kansas today viii celebrate the sixtieth
anniversary OF It's admission to the union.
The Rt., Rev. John j. LAWYER today
completes his fifth year as bishop of the
Catholic diocese of Lead, s. Oak.
Beginning today and continuing through
Athe coming week great carnival of win
ter sports is to be held at Banff, Alberta.
The annual National Sportsmen's show
will open today in Madison Square Car
den, New York, TO continue through the
coming week
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-01-29
TO THE SUBSCRIBERS.

II is the aim of the management to secure
efficient service in the delivery of the paper
each night. and it solicits the cooperation OF
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on the morning following the omission, in
person, by telephone postal card. thus en-
abling the cause of the error TO be promptly
edy Immediately applied. 1t 10 only by this
method that the publisher can secure the de-
sired acrYicc.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-01-29
A Real Job.


IBeIIOWS FAIIS IIInts.T
I'VE expect a great deal Of our gov
ernorS, we Americans. but | know that the
present governor of Vermont will meet all
of our expectations. When he has done
that he viii do something more for good
measure. as he always does" This is
what CAL Coolidge told the Vermont
legislators. However. if the present gov
ernor of Vermont is to meet all the expec-
tations of all of his constituents he has a
real job on his hands. a super-man is the
proper classification.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-01-29
A Quiet Night for the Gents.

We note in the local news of the Mont
pelier Argus that the annual gentlemens
night was observed there this week by
the Montpelier Woman's club and that the
Oriental Six demonstrated their mumsical
ability.
Mum was the word"
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-01-29
Ii Nav.

The chairman of the state anti-suffrase
association appeared before the legislative
committee on constitutional amendments
Wednesday and sang that old and favor
lite ballad Of the ants, Women do not
want to vote How does she get that
way ?-BrattlebOro Reformer.
To which the lady in question replies
"Her early training on the repertorial
staff of The Reformer may account for
it.
BELLE H RFET),
Legislative Chairman.
Vt Anti-Suffrage Assn.
Montpelier, Jan. %, 1921.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-01-29

Have you 'coryza clOset?" At We'll
lesley college one has been installed and
at the very first sneeze the student is
rushed to this little alright room filed
with healing and disinfecting vapors and
after a few whiffs the cold is 'nipped in
the bud''. Perhaps in the future all well
regulated homes will have their ''sneeze
chambers.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-01-29

We heartily agree with the person who
declares in a Springfield newspaper that
healthy reforms are needed that the
dread disease of autothuamaturgy may be
checked from running riot among sundry
classes of people. With nauseating fire.
quency, divers hyphenates trumpet thros-
onical claims of superiority to the rest of
the universe
YeSSir thaSSoi
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-01-29

The HolyOke Transcript seems to think
the Vanderbilt family are running true
to form i'll their last marriage announce
ment as it says: Vanderbilt divorces
and remarriages do not make such big
news as they used to. Most of the Van
derbilts do it sooner or later and it's ra-
ther an expected Development
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-01-29
One Year Ago Today.

One hundred and seventy thousan
workers in the employ of the Unite
States Steel corporation received 10 pc
cent advance in wages.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-01-29

According to The Reformer. the fire in
st. Adams Tuesday was more serious than
some realized. The item states that
the fircmen made quick trip to the near
est hydrant but found. owing to the isola-
'tion of the house, that they had not
enough hose BY the time a truck had
been rushed back to the scene of the other
lire for additional hose the blaze had
Mrs. Emily Proctor Ellgeston of Proctor
and Mrs. J. G. Mccullough of Benning-
ton"
In conclusion it says: Gifts are still
being received and will be continued to
be received"
Meaning gifts of hose possibly? Ask the
makeup man; he may know.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-01-29
Stuck His Cud Under the Table.

Will Murphy. who is. as usual. cut
ting ice for everyone that wants it, is on
the job. and hardly finds time to chew
gum.-IIydeville item.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-01-29

Representative Stowell of Windham,
three irreconcilables on the suffrage
amendment vote. He evidently believes
that "woman's place is in the home"
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-01-29
Nothing the Matter With Ii.
BARRE Times. J

New Zealand butter has been brought
5000 miles to the New York market
What's the matter with the far-famed
Vermont product ?-BOSton Transcript.
1t might be stated for the benefit of the
contemporary that the far-famed Vermont
product is so much in demand that it
doesn't have a chance to get on the mar
ket but is snapped up in transit, SO to
speak.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-01-29

Tomorrow Joseph West, our well known
dry goods merchant, will be operated on
by DIR. Jonas Sibley for appendicitis. Mr..
West will leave a wife and three children.
-SykeSville (MO.) Herald.
DIR. Sibley must have been well known
in SYkesYille.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-01-29
Any Bald-headed Row?
Randolph Herald. J

Looking down from the balcony of the
Vermont house upon the gray and scat
tered locks one might easily imagine
of Vermont
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-01-29

As the Manchester Union sees it, the
drop of two cents a gallon for gasoline is
a step for the relief of the Near West
sufferers.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-01-29
The Costs of Investigation.


Arc we in for another investigation Cf
the Brattleboro Retreat? After the last
searehlight expedition prices were raised.
More investigation, bigger prices, seems
to be the way history reads.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-01-29
Member Of The Asaociated Press.

The Associated Press is exclusively en-
titled TO the use for publication of all news
dispatches credited to it and not otherwise
credited in this paper and also the local news
published herein
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-01-29
EDitaDh.

Here lieth now John BarleycOrn.
Weep. We thirsty. for he is gone
And all that's left to see you through.
Is wildcat stuff and a little home brew.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-01-29

Mrs. Ray Wilmer. .Sundelson. whoar
rived in America % years. ago a friendless
Russian immigrant. is now the New York
manager Of one of the largest life insur-
anee companies in the United States.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-01-29
New Jury Had to Be Drawn.

Attorney Miss Margaret Willis created
a fur0re in the court room this morning
when she walked in dressed in a stunning
hat and high-heeled shoes.-Virginia
paper.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-01-29
CLIPPINGS
With Now a Comment and Then
Only a Caption
No Good for Hacks.

Gasoline drops in Chicago" says a
news headline and Aunt Sarah thinks
she'll send out to her cousin for some to
try on that cough of hers.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-01-29

Ezra says hc heard yesterday that Dan
Thompson arrested a man up in Bellows
Falls for taking home yeast cake
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-01-29
A Real Orgy.

At the annual meeting of the Methodist
Brotherhood Tuesday evening" and at the
conclusion of an address by the local Sec
rotary If the y. NJ. G. A.. the company
was divided, Martin leading the bull
frogs and Griswold the game ROSTERS
Bennington news.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-01-29
Rightly Named.
BARRE Times

Speaking of the cold weather. it is cutie
fitting that ice-cutting operations in Brat
tleboro should Re carried on at the Frost
place, so-called.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-01-29

The ministers of Keene must think
Sundays are blue enough over there al
ready for they have made an agreement
to ban all funerals on that day.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-01-29
Ten BeI0w Zero

VIII Woodward was the lucky one to
draw the quilt at the last Grange meeting
Barnard item.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-01-29
Optimism i'm Mill Creek.

Frank Bush says he thinks he'll come
out all O. X. Says he owes about as
many people as he doesn't Owe.--AiH
Creek news.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-01-29

Now that Uncle Sam has declared Bos-
ton to be the thriftiest city in the United
States it won't be able to wear its hat
at all.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-01-29
Winter Sports in Londonderry.

ii. G.. Alexander has a new tractor he
is entertaining the people with.-London-
derry Sitter.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-01-29

Earth tremors are felt by citizens of
Philadelphia, says a headline. They
say that city needs shaking up once in
a while.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-01-29
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items.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-01-29

The saddest words, and nigh the wuSt.
he these, The bathroom pipes have bust :
Manchester Union.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-01-29

As she read an item in the Greenfield
paper yesterday about George L. Hatch.
Tulip was heard to murmur something
about letting George do it,"
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-01-29

Sadder by far than words like these
Is the plumbers bill for fixing the freeze
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-01-29
Why not Try Melodeon or an Estey
Cottage 0rsans

The jazz band at the Dover dances has
come and gone. and good old-time violin
and piano music has taken it's place That
crazy music may be all right with some.
but from our observation the two or three
times we were there to see and hear them.
It was drawing bunch of crazy nuts to
our dances that we are a good deal better
of without:-Alma CKan.) Enterprise.
Someone tried to give us a news item
the other day saying that Shorty Cooper,
tonsOrial artist. had been hunting Tues
day; but, pshaw that amt No news
it's Just as much of a habit for Shorty to
hunt as il. is for some folks to chew to-
bacco or drink extract
Just like saying Doc Aldrich had gone
fishing.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-01-29
"The Horse is Coming
Back"
Especially Throughout the West

Farm motive power, especially,
which can be grown at home on the
farm in the form of draft horses
and mules, which uses staple farm
products of corn, oats and hay in
stead of calling for gas at 30 cents
a gulp, is again making big hit
with the producers. Mr.. II. Nj.
Justice. an auctioneer working
through Kansas in sections where
the truck and tractor statesmen have
formerly been received with open
arms, reports that nowadays good
grade draft mares bring $3.50 per
pair as three-y ear-olds, while trac-
tors, used two seasons and orig
inalE costing $1,000, have brought
but 800 each, and not wanted at
that price. Evidently both the
original cost and upkeep are count
ing in the farm sales now.
E. CROSBY & co.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-01-29

Somebody says that one of the worst
The Brunswick news., 1921-12-16
DON'T BLAME THE CHILD

Don't blame your, children for lack
of control over the kidney secretions,
It is not always the chiIdren's' fault
lin many cases it means weak kid
neys and can be readily righted. Reao
this Brunswick mothers advice.
Mrs. L. f. Smith, SOB | street, says:
My kidneys were weak and | felt run
down. | also had backaches. My kid
neys acted irregularly and | felt weak
and languid. began using Doan's
Kidney Pills and they helped me won
derfuIly. / soon felt like different
person. have also given them TO
my little boy, who had weak kidneys
and didn't seem to have any control
over their action Doan's Kidney Pills
soon regulated his kidneys and proved
OF great benefit to him. can rec
onmend Boan's Kidney pills for !
know they are fine kidney remedy"
Price 60o, at all dealers. Don't
simply ask for kidney remedy get
poans Kidney pills tho same thai
Mrs. Smith had. Foster Milburn Co,
Buffalo, N. y.