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The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-10-05
Little Benny's
Note Book
By LEE PAPE.

My cuzin Artie came GROUND yes
tldday and We both started to feel
hungry at the same time, me calling
mp stairs to ma, Hay ma, can me and
Artle have those 2 apples on the side
board?
l Suppose so, sed ma Meening yes,
and / sed to Artie, She says we can.
Herray, CRATE news, sed Artie. And
me and HIM went back in the dining
room and looked at the apples, one be-
ing eXter big one and one being a ex-
ter small one not looking eny relation,
me thinking Well, its only polite to
ask Artie to take one feTst and If he
takes the biggest one he Amt very re-
fined
And | sed to him, Go ahead, Artie,
take one: Sounding as if / dident give
darn witch one he took, and he kepp on
looking at them a vile, saying, No, you
take one ferst, you live heer and you
awt to have ferst choose. WITCH one
do you wunt? he sed, and | sed, Eny
one. either one. Thinking, G, the big
pig he thinks III take the little one out of
pOiiteness and then he can take the big
one and look as if it was a axsident.
And | thawt, Like fun, like heck, saying,
No, so ahed, you're company, go ahed and
take one, don't care witch one you take,
Id jest as leef have one as the other.
Wich one do YOU wunt? | sed.
Holey smoaks, wat do | care witch one
| get, go ahed and take the big one, that
will show how mulch l care, sed Artie.
Well | tell you let's watts do, | sed,
Jest to show you Id Jest as leef have one
as the other let's cut them in half and
each take half of each. Wat do you say?
| sed.
That suits me all rite, enything suits
me, G., | don't care witch one | get, I'm
immaterial sed Artie.
Being wat we did Proving wen people
get too polite it starts to look suspi
cious.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-10-05
Today Events

Portugal today celebrates the anniver-
sary of the establishment of the republic
A celebration in honor of the Missouri
statehood centennial will be opened in
st. Louis today.
Maj. Gen. Leonard Wood will be
placed on the retired list of the T.. s.
army today, preliminary to his appoint
ment as encouragement of the Philip
pines.
The foreign trade situation and its pos
sibilities will be discussed from every
angle at the convention of the American
Export Manufacturers association
which begins a two-day session today in
New York city.
The new Canadian Prayer book and
Church Union are to be the leading sub
jects of consideration by the general sy-
ned of the Church OF England i'm Canada
at its annual session which meets today
at Hamilton, Ont.
Governor McCray has called a confer
ence of Indian farmers. live stock men
and bankers to meet at Indianapolis to-
day to develop a plan for extending fl
nancial aid to the farmers and live stock
growers.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-10-05
The Curfew Law.
Rutland News.1


\ few months ago after considerable
agitation, the officials of Rutland an
nounced the curfew law which had been
dead letter for many years. This
announcement and the footing of the
fire whistle at a specified hour every
night had a salutary effect on boys and
girls under Is years of age who were
wont TO be on the streets at all hours
of the night. But conditions are
gradually going back to the old basis
and the youmgster of y no longer keeps
IN the shadow to elude the cops as he
sneaks home from the movies at 10
p. m.
1t is not alone the duty of the authori-
ties to see that the children are not out
on the street alone at night Parents
have an obligation in the matter-a
L'gger one than the law enforcers-and
until parental interest is such that
mothers and fathers have proper control
over their sons and daughters in the
teens the curfew idea cannot be
success.
At present enforcement of the law
IN Rutland amounts to little else than
the blowing of the whistle
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-10-05

If you hit your thumb
with a hammer you
wouldn't blame your
thumb for hurting.
Then why blame your
husband whose nerves
may have been pounded
by coffee, and whose rest
probably has been broken
by the irritation of the
caffeine it contains?
IF you stay awake half
the night you don't feel
any too cheerful.
The caffeine of coffee
and the them of tea are
known drugs. IF their use
is persisted in, sooner or
later the nervous system
may give way.
Then you may have
insomnia, or disturbed
sleep. Your nerves and
tissues will be robbed of
that stability essential for
normal and happy living.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-10-05

the following news dealers:
BrattleborO, Brattleboro News Co.. c. w.
Cleaveland. s. L. Purinton (Esteyville),
Brooks House Pharmacy, Aliens Depot News
stand, Gilbert J. Pollica. 81 South Main St.
Fort Drummer district.
West Brattleboro, ]. l. StoekwelI.
East Dummerston, M. f. Brown.
Putney, n. G. Williams
NewfaRe, NJ. NJ. Batchelder,
West TownShend, C. II. GromG,
Jamaica, r. ]. Daggett
South Londonderry, +. H. Tyler.
South Vernon, z. B. Buffum.
West Chesterfield, N. e., Mrs. w, Etraeter,
Hinsdale, N. d., W. H. Lyman.
Greenfield, Mass, Greenfield News Co.
Greenfield, Mass, c. A. Hays.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-10-05
CLIPPINGS
With Now Comment and Then
Only a Caption.
Slow Down.

Slow Down.
Backward, turn backward, o time, in
your flight!
Let's travel slower while for tonight
We are so weary of automobiles.
footing and skidding and grazing our
heels;
Give as horse and buggy once more.
Such as we used in those dear days of
yore.
No punctured tires or spark plugs to
Watch. t.
Never a throttle to let out notch; ....
We needn't listen for fear of a smash;
We needn't worry there may come a
crash
But with our sweetheart right there by
our side. D..
Over the smooth country highway we'd
glide.
Hang mp the ribbons and use either arm.
Hugging our grille with no thought of
harm.
Give us horse and buggy | say.
Such as we used in our granddaddy's
day.
Too many joy riders out raising hob.
Anxious to give the grave digger a job.
Backward, turn backward let's go bit
slow.
Why in Sam Hill are we hurrying so?
S F. Chronicle
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-10-05
Whose fault is it sUhen your
husband Is cross at
breakfast?

You can avoid this
possibility if you'll stop
drinking tea and coffee and
drink instead, rich, pleas
ing Postum.
Postum is the deli
cious cereal beverage with
a coffee-like flavor. 1t
affords the advantages of
a hot drink, without the
i'll effects of tea or coffee.
Order Postum from
your grocer today. Try
it with the family for a few
days, and see what a diff
ference there'll below
it will permit Nature to
bring sound sleep and
strong, sturdy, quiet
nerves. Sold by grocers.
Postum comes in two
forms: Instant Postum Tin tinsD
made instantly in the cup by
the addition of boiling water
Postum Cereal lin packages OF
larger bulk, for those who pre-
fer to make the drink while the
meal is being prepared made
by boiling for 20 minutes.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-10-05
Not a Candidate.


If the Hon. Redfield n~octor of Proc
tor Is thinking of becoming a candidate
Tor congress or governor, we are again
confronted by political geography, such
as seems so formidable TO the marshal
ship.-BurlingtOn Free Press.
10 relieve at least a part of the con
temporary uneasiness, The Herald is
authorized to state that Redfied Proc
tor is not a candidate for congress and
has, no intention of being candidate
under any conceivable condition.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-10-05
10 THE SUBSCRIBERS,

1t 10 the ain Of the management to Aesure
efficient service in the delivery of the paper
each night. and it solicits the cooperation of
subscribers to that end. Prompt reports should
on the morning following the omission. In
person. by telephone or postal card. thus en-
ablIng the cause OF the error to be promptly
edy immediately applied. II 10 only by this
method that the publisher ssn sesxrs the de-
sired service.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-10-05
TOday's Anniversaries.

1T37-CongresS recalled John Adams. the
United States minister to Eng
land.
1S21-Tripolitza a Turkish stronghold,
was stormed by the Greeks.
1S22-AIoses s. Beach, for many years
publisher of the New York Sun,
born at Springfield, Mass Died
at Peekskill, \. y. July -. 1892
1S30-Chester \. Arthur, twenty first
president of the u. S. born at
Fairfield. Vt. Died in New York,
Nov. 1S. 1856.
1S71-Dedcation of the Tyler-Davidson
fountain in Cincinnati
1905 France. England and Russia
agreed on united action to prevent
war in the Balkans.
1917-A memorial building to former
President Mckinley was dedicated
at Niles, O.. his birthplace
1919-Harvard bestowed an LID upon
the king of the Belgians.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-10-05
Vermont Goats.
Manchester Union.)

INItHCIItsItT UnlOn.I
The fippant photographers who dealt
lightly with the Union correspondent 3
reference to the increasing number of
goats being raised in Vermont should
have made a round of the county fairs
before spreading ink in a well-inten-
toned, but foundationIess. effort TO
be facetious The goat-industry is
actually booming in Vermont and the
prediction is made that within a few
years, these animals will be as common
ON the hillsides as flivvers are in
HoOksett, \. H., or Brattleboro or Peru,
in this state
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-10-05
TO ADVERTISERS.

Transient &dvertising-Run OF paper. 50 cents
an inch for first insertion. 50 cents an inch
for each subsequent insertion. Limited space
on first page At double rates.
Space rates on application.
Classified advertisements-Pive sents . line
first insertion with so per cent discount for
each subsequent insertion without change of
copy. Minimum charge 40 cents. Cash With
order.
Reading Notices-Twenty cents per line hrIt
insertion with 50 per cent discount for each
subsequent insertion without change of copy.
Reading notices are published at foot of local
items.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-10-05
TOday'S Birthdays

TOday's Birthdays
Charles f. ID. Belden, librarian of the
Boston Public library, born at Syracuse,
\. H., 81 years ago today
Louise Dresser, a we'll known actress
OF the American stage, born at Column
bus, o., 80 years ago today.
Cardinal Gasquet, one of the oldest and
most prominent members of the Sacred
College, born 10 years ago today.
Il. L. .O'Connor, famous Irish journal
lst and parliamentary leader, born at
Athlone, ireland, 10 years ago today.
Frank H. Hitchcock, former post
master general of the United States, born
at Amherst, Ohio, 81 years ago today
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-10-05
DIVORCES.

Divorce fill the public
who a
humble
to
whe
be the
public
in
ana so escape attention So when
remember that for
dred other women shun the divorces
by George Mathe ADAMS
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-10-05
The Season Opens.
Montpelier Argus J

The hunting season has started out
well in Vermont. One hunter the
other day saw the bushes move and
promptly fired into them, wounding
another hunter, who will probably lose
ms eyesight as result of receiving the
charge of shot in his face and chest
The fool killer will never find time to
alspose OF all thoughtless or brainless
individuals who shoot first and look
afterwards
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-10-05
So Say We.

The last item in the Baker Creek news
last week was forged Some thief broke
the letter after it was mailed The one
that did that is worse than heather.
would rather live by man that would
come to my place in the night and steal
what | had than to live by one of that
kind-Baker Creek item.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-10-05

\ western woman, suing for divorce re-
Gently, named golf as correspondent and
now Brooklyn woman has named the
family automobile as her rival, claim
ing that her husband spends four-ffths of
his time tinkering around it. The fact
that the car is a secondhand one should
explain satisfactorily to her his devotion.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-10-05
OPPOSES JUDGES AS COUNSEL.
Supreme Court Reverses $1,000 Verdict
on That Account

MONTPELIER, Oct. 5-The Yer
mont supreme court, in a far reaching
opinion, went on record yesterday
against judges. and particularly assist
ant judges of the county court, anDear-
ing as counsel in the trial of cases or
bringing suit in the trial courts of the
state, and found that as the main cause
of the reversal of a 5000 Judgment in
the case of A. Lee Cady of Bethel, as
administrator, against Mary +. Lang of
Montpelier, growing out of a fatal auto
mobile accident
A $1,000 verdict in favor of Catherine
NJ. Holloran of Montpelier against the
New England Telephone and Telegraph
Co. was affirmed by the court.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-10-05

One can learn something every day.
a news item states that carload of
'oalismyrnas" has arrived in New York.
Further investigation reveals that a cal
Smyrna is merely a Smyrna fig grown
in California
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-10-05
Tied Up, Hand and Foot.

Lew Steppe was the victim of two acct
dents in one week. He hit his thumb with
a hammer and tore the nail off. 4 few
days later horse stepped on his foot.
bruising it badly and breaking one toe
-Russellville Courier.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-10-05

The earth, according to scientists, has
just passed through an attack of meteor
illogical mumps." Now that it is conva-
descent let us hope it will have no re-
lapse.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-10-05
EDitaDllletS.

Slumbering here lies William Lake.
lie heard the bell but had no brake.
Beneath this sod lies Walter Creel,
Who used one hand on the steering wheel.
In memory of Tom Jones'S chickens
Killed by a car that went like the dickens.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-10-05
At Home and RuSy.

Hello, Mr.. Editor. | guess by now lots
of folks think Webb City is not on the
map, but they are badly off Lots of good
people here. Some of them will actually
leave their own work undone to attend to
other folks business.-Webb City CORE
spondence.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-10-05
Hitting the High Snofs-

The Pence family made a hop. skip and
jump in their Ford Sunday after church
and landed in jamestown at the John
Murray home for dnner.-Randall item.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-10-05

Mrs Carrie Bates of Perkinsville states
in report TO the secretary of state that
she suffered fractures of several ribs when
her car cOllided with a car belonging to
Mrs. Charles Daniels of Grafton and
driven by Harry f. Wilbur on Sunday
afternoon about one mile north of Lud-
low.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-10-05
An UItiInatun.

Having worn my 30 cent straw hat two
seasons l propose to continue wearing it
as long as it suits the undersigned. IL
women can wear StrawS in cold weather
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-10-05

MARRIED-MiSs Ida Bienstock of
Springfield and Jacob Landau of New
York.
No, Tulip, this is too mutch." We
Absolutely and posolutely refuse to print
anything about Jake and the BienstOck.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-10-05
A Use for the Garage
(Rutland Herald !

NIAUNIIIIu IItIiIU.J
If the house shortage and business
depression continue, there will be lot
of second hand cars for sale and a lot
OF garages made over into bungalows.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-10-05

There is one man in the world who
isn't telling anybody how the disarma-
ment conference ought to be run. That
man is Woodrow Wilson.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-10-05

Some folks are never satisfied They
think Babe Ruth should have made it al
even 60 instead of 80.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-10-05
Copyright by George Matthew Adams
One Year Ago Today

Cleveland defeated Brooklyn in the
hrst game of the world baseball series.
"PussyfoOt" Johnson, American pro-
hibitiOn leader, was mobbed in England.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-10-05

In Sweden it is n popular custom for
a bride to fill her pockets with bread
which she hands to everyone She meets
on her way to the church. Every piece
she disposes of is supposed to avert a
misfortune.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-10-05
VERMONT NEWS.

On Thursday noon, Oct Is, a luncheon
will be served at the Hotel Bardwell.
Rutland, to all teachers attending the
state teachers convention who are grad
yates of the Castleton state normal school.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-10-05

Four women film writer's in America
are said to receive $4,000 a year for
their work free of income tax, the in
come tax being paid by the producing
firms.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-10-05

Noliva, overseer of Zion City, offers a
reward of 81, 900 to anyone who can
prove that the earth is sphere and
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-10-05

1t is with difficulty that we refrain
from the annual rhapsody about the au-
tumn foliage ..
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-10-05
just a SprinkIing of News.

just SprlnklIng OF News.
Mr.. and Mrs. &. l.. Sprinkle and daugh-
ter. Cleo, attended the Painsville fair
{. NJ. Sprinkle has moved his family
into j. w. Austin's house
Mrs. l.. c. Sprinkle is gaining very
slowly.
Mr. and Mrs. +. f. Sprinkle spent Fri
day night with her sister and husband
Mr.. and Mrs. Ralph Warner of Paines-
ville.-Ashtabula Star-Beacon
A POme.
Lamped
Namped.
Boston Transcript.
Pocket cramped,
Ardor damped.
Ezra.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-10-05

moves. You may be able to prove it, but
not to Voliva.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-10-05

Samples of the 1922 Vermont automo-
bile license plates have been received at
the office of w. s. Teachout of the state
department They are cream colored with
blue numerals. A new truck plate will be
used next year, wider than The pleasure
car plate, with the word truck" below
the numerals. State cars will have sim
liar plate with the word state" The
dealers plate has the letter a" before the
numerals
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-10-05

The honey-bee has been so prolific in
Australia that it would be possible to
gather honey in tons if it were profitable.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-10-05
Member of The Assaeisted press.

The Associated Press IL exelusiveIy en-
titled to the use for publication of all news
dispatches credited to 1t and not otherwise
credited in this paper and also the local news
published herein.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-10-05

+. W. Clemmy of Taunton, Mass. state
detective. and Sheriff F. p Toner of
North Attleboro, Mass, made flying
trip to Rutland Monday morning and
that evening arrested George f. Morrow,
alias Frank Willett, on warrant charg-
ing highway robbery. The Massachusetts
officers stated that the crime for which
Morrow was arrested was committed on
a country road near North Attleboro on
the evening of July 6, when, in company
with John Lizzott, who has since been
arrested, it is claimed, he held up a young
woman and man who We're riding in an
automobile, took from them S407 and
two gold watches.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-10-05

this male will do so while fine weather
lastS.-A.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-10-05

Saturday is National Candy day. Oh
fudge
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-10-03

ran with the Princess Izell, this old
witch was his mother and she thought
her son the handsomest creature in
the world.
Her kettle was boiling when the
Green Dwarf reached the cave and,
quickly telling his witch mother that
he had the Princess and intended car
rying her off TO his home in the sea,
he asked her TO change her form until
he could escape from the crowd that
was following him from the palace.
Quickly taking a cup of the fluid
from the kettle the witch sprinkled
it over the Princess, and she changed
to huge piece OF rock, which the
dwarf dropped on the ground and
seated himself upon.
Now it happened that all the young
Princes who had come to the bal
were far ahead of all the other guests
in chasing the Green Dwarf, and one
by one as they reached the cave the
old witch would sprinkle them with
her boiling fluid, changing them into
the animals she named as the magic
spell fell upon them, and all the time
the Green Dwarf laughed a shriI
weird laugh like the wind during q
storm at sea.
Continued Tomorrow.)
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-10-03
WHY?
WHY DO PIGEONS FLY HOMES
Copyright 1890 by
Wheeler Syndicate. Inc

Experiments have been made with
the breed Of pigeons known as
"homers" in which the birds were car
ried in closed boxes for long distances
sometimes hundreds of miles-but
when the boxes were opened the birds
rose in the air, circled about for a few
moments and then flew of in a
straight line, returning home ap-
parently by the most direct air
routes.
Though usually referred TO as the
''homing instinct" this ability to re-
turn to familiar surroundings from
great distances is believed by many
experts TO be nothing more than a
combination of memory and sight.
The pigeon, it will be noted, viii al
ways soar high up to a point where
1t can see great part of the sur
rounding country. Then it win strike
of rapidly and il is naturally i'm
possible to follow it with the eye to
determine whether it continues in a
straight line toward home. The in
ference is that it's high circling flight
is an attempt to locate some familiar
object and that. in the absence of this.
1t makes shorter experimental flights
until 1t finds what it is looking for.
Young pigeons do not possess this
Instinct" nearly so accurately as do
Older birds which are more familiar
with the appearance of the country
surrounding their homes and who have
also had the opportunity to fly many
miles in all directions and thus get the
landmarks of the surrounding country
we'll fixed il. their heads.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-10-03
GOOD HOUSEKEEPING
BY Laura A. Kirknan

pounds. SO IL viii be seen from these
facts that a good grade Of silk must
be expensive. DO not for a moment
think II possible to pay low price and
receive a fine quality.
Many Of us-indeed most of usi--
however, do not demand the finest silk
for our garments because we cannot
afford 10 pay for It. What we want
is an adulterated silk az moderate
price that looks well. We are thank
fui that tho manufacturers have found
"A way Of adulteraiing It. for by 30 do
ing they have put a becoming fabric
within our financial reach. But We
do demand that they are fair and offer
Il 20 us inexpensively. not trying 70
convince us that it . the finest grade.
'weightlng" and loading" are the
names given q process u adulteratlng
silks. silk has a great ability 10 alb
sorb dyes and metallic salts without
apparently changing the quality Of the
material, 50 the reasonable silks on the
market contain more or less Of this
loading or weighing 70 make them
seem heavier. II is a common practice
20 add 30 per cent 0f these elements
while II is possible to add $50 or ever
300 per cent of them. To ascertain
how greatly a certain piece of sill
material is weighted. get a sample oi
it, take II home and put It in hot
oven on a tin dish, and note thu
amount of weighing left on the par
when the silk has burned away (onlJ
the weighing win remain and It vii