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The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-09-30
THE TORTURE OF
INDIGESTION
Thousands Relieved BY Taking
Fruit
The Famous Fruit Medicine

What is Indigestion and what
causes it? As you know, solid food
must be changed into liquid by the
stomach before it can be taken up as
nourishment by the blood.
The stomach acts. as a chunL 1t IS
covered by a strong, muscular coat
and lined with a soft, delicate
membrane which secretes the Gastric
Juice which digests or dissolves solid
food.
When food enters the stomach, the
muscular coat squeezes and presses
the food from end to end, or churns
it, with the gastric juice to dissolve
or digest it.
Buff the stomach muscles are
weak-or if the dissolving fluid IS
poororinsuficient then food cannot
be digested properly and you have
Indigestion.
'FruIt-a-tiUes" or Fruit Laxo Tablets
are made from concentrated and iHteHsi-
tied fruit juices and toHics They will
positively cure Indigestion and Dys-
pepsia because they tone up the
stomach, bowels, kidneys and skin,
and thus insure pure gastric juice
and improved digestion.
"Ffuita-tiues the only medicine made
from fruit juices, will correct your Indiges-
tion and enable you to enjoy eUeTy meal
Try this wonderful fruit medicine.
soc box, for 8 so, trial size 25c.
At dealers or from FRUIT-A-TIVES
Limited, OGDENSBCRG, n. Y.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-09-30
HIGH SCHOOL MILITARY WORK

Thirty-three nigh schools in the United
States have taken advantage of the pro-
vision under the national defense act of
1916 to give military training under the
federal army to high school boys. The
work has been particularly successful in
Cleveland
The plan in operation requires every
boy in the 10th and 18th grades unless
physically unfit, or unless his parents
are conscientious Objectors." to take
four school periods of training q week.
There are three periods of military
training and one of physical training.
In addition to infantry drill and vari-
Gus manuals, there are lecture on the
army, military courtesy, the rife, physi-
cal training, military hygiene, SANTA
ton and first aid. Signalling, scouting,
bayonet work and woodcraft receive
some attention. An annual field meet,
the high schools of the city compete,
shows what has been done No boy can
graduate from a Cleveland high school
without this training.
Those opposed to military training
feared it would create a spirit of mill
tarism, snobbery, contempt for law and
order, and perhaps encourage criminal
instincts. The general opinion today
is that the course has improved the boys
physically and morally, given them a
sense of responsibility not obtained
otherwise and raised the quality of their
citizenship. Most of their parents ex-
press approval of the course
The physical education side of this
military work is its most important adj
vantage, in the estimation of most citi-
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-09-30

his service attractive to those who desire
service; and installs a self-service de-
partment if there is a demand to war
rant it.
In this connection it may be said that
chambers of commerce and newspapers
have in many instances been supporting
a false economic philosophy throughout
the years. Untold harm has been done
by urging people to trade at home at
any cost. 1t has tended to make many
dealers apathetic and sluggish, when
they should have been interested and
alert. Trading at home is not of neces-
sity a good thing. If it means the pay
ing of a price unreasonably high, if it
means the supporting of a dealer who is
never able to take his cash discounts
and who must get high price from his
cash-and-carry customers to make good
his losses from bad accounts. it is a de
cidedly bad thing. The quicker that re
taller is eXterminated the better it will
be for his community. To retain him
is contrary ito all sound economic doc
trine.
But the individual retailer, the small
store keeper of the American village
will not be eliminated. There are a mil
lion of his kind in our land today and
the public will demand the retention of
those who are competent. Something
like a quarter of century ago there
was an innovation in transportation. At
first the carriage manufacturer ridiculed
the automobile; and then, alarmed, he
attempted to check its invasion by in
junction and legislation. Only occasion
ally did one heed the striking of the
clock of economic progress and adapt
himself to the new conditions Those
who did take heed are still factors in
the problem of transportation, but the
others have gone the way of all reac-
tionaries. That retailer who sees in
Mr.. Piggy Wiggly something to emulate
will go forward with truly progressive
men. That retailer who ridicuIes Mr..
Piggy Wiggly, who tries to stop his ac-
tivities by repressive measures or abuse
will be recorded in the catalogue of men
who would not see the light.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-09-30
In the Days News.

Major c. Clafin Davis. the American
Red Cross director whose heroic work to
relieve the victims of the massacre at
Smyrna has been repeatedly mentioned
in news dispatches. is n Boston man and
a Harvard graduate. For many years
he has been continuously engaged in one
organization or another aiding the un-
fortunates. In the early part of the
World war he served with the American
Field Ambulance in France. He was re
iccted for army service when the United
States entered the war. but kept up his
labors on behalf of war relief. In 1919
he went to Paris with the American
Red Cross and was Immediately sent
to Constantinople, where he has been
most of the time since then. He was in
charge of the relief work among the
remnants of Gen. Wrangels army after
the latter's defeat in the Crimea and
also among the refugees who followed
the former Russian nobleman out of
the Crimea.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-09-30

We was having geogriffy in skool to-
day and Miss Kitty was telling the class
different things about South America and
| thawt of something important |
wunted to tell Pubs Simkins and 1
termed GROUND and started to Whisper it
to him, being that if he dident get kept
in and | dident get kept in Id meet him
after skOOl and l was still whispering it
and Miss Kitty sed, Benny Potts, are
you paying attention?
Yes mann, | sed quick terning GROUND
strate.
o. you are, Miss Kitty sed.
Yes mann. / sed, and she sed. Well
obliging as to tell the class wat / was
jest tawking about. OF corse you know
all about it, inasmutch as you were pay
ing attention. she sed sourcastic.
Me not saying enything, jest thinking,
South America, South America.
Well go on. wat was l telling the class
about? Miss Kitty sed.
South America, / Sed. Wondering
wat about it, and Miss Kitty sed, That's
good start. perseed. You were paying
attention, weren't you? she sed.
Yes mann, / sed. and she sed, Well
then, go on, and | sed. South America
is a funny shape body of land divided
from North America by the Panama
Canal but it wasent always
Is that all? Miss Kitty sed
Brazil is there, | sed.
Stay after SkOol and rite the exports
of South America 100 times, Miss Kitty
sed
WITCH ] did.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-09-30
Today's Events

Festival of st. Jerome, the patron
saint of scholars.
Delegates from all over the domin-
ion will gather in Toronto today to at
tens the quadrennial general confer
ence of the Methodist Episcopal church
in Canada.
Veterans of the 18th division. whose
members boast that the Lightning di-
vision never had to strike twice in the
same place. viii meet at Atlantic City
today for their first annual reunion.
The great Pit river hvdro-electric
plant in Shasta County, Calf. together
with the largest high voltage line in the
world, will beN formally opened today
with an interesting program OF cere-
monies.
Seven thousand general ware pottery
workers in Ohio, Pennsylvania, West
Virginia. Indiana. New York and New
Jersey have been ordered by the Ma
tional Brotherhood of Operative Potters
to go on strike at the close of work to-
day
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-09-30
4 Lowering of Standards.


For a number Of years there has been
schools and the public has been led to
believe by many writers. and speakers
that it would be far better to educate
all boys and girls in the publis schools
Partly due 10 this agitation there has
been n constant increase in the attend
ance at the secondary schools and high
school graduating classes have grown
amazingly. The result of this has been
constant lowering of standards in
most high schools even though this NAV
be denied by many school people. The
lower standard has been forced in order
to permit pupils of less mental capacity
to complete the course and receive a
diploma. The time is coming and Is
even at hand when every town of any
size viii need two high schools, one for
pupils of ability. energy, and industry
who are trying to learn. and the other
for the easy going and shiftless who ave
being carried along in spite of their dull
ness and sloth. at the Behest of fond
parents, who want their children to
graduate even thouph they are too lazy
to do the work The situation in the
colleges and the universities is much the
same. Some day a university will make
and name and place for itself by provid-
ing standard which only the earnest,
industrious, and ambitious can main
tain, leaving the sluggards to loaf their
way through those numerous colleges
where numbers and athletic fame seem
TO count. Already Dartmouth aud
Princeton have made a start along this
line and it ought to spread.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-09-30
A Republican Platform.

We hope the next state Republican
declaration of principles will formulate
a real practical program. Governor-to-
be Proctor has already suggested some
of these planks. Public discussion has
shown that the people want something
like the following measures:
The adoption of a real executive bud
get, under supervision of the governor
whose administration is to carry it out
and not the retiring governor, and its
presentation early IN the session of the
legislature. All appropriations to be
handled by a single committee and no
special appropriations to be made until
all can be considered together.
The abolition of the board of control,
the public service commission. the in
, surance commissioner and any other
body that has plainly outlived its useful
ness as Il separate entity, and the per-
Torrance of their duties by eight or SO
departments carefully organized as in
Measures to encourage the young men
economy and efficiency.
The adoption of a single head for the
road and other departments so that re-
sponsibility shall be undivided; with
the chiefs of departments constituting
a council for the executive as the re-
sponsible head of all departments.
The reorganization of state educa-
tional supervision with fewer supervisors
and more attention to the upholding of
the rural schools.
The revision of the salary list with
partial restoration of fees. and the cut
ting down of expenses and apprOpria-
tions so as to reduce the state direct tax
to a minimum.
The adoption of a. road system under
which trunk routes shall be maintained
and supervised by the state according to
common sense methods of construction
and drainage and with the aid of a more
equitable auto and truck tax. leaving
town funds for the improvement of
other highways.
The abolition of unnecessary muni-
cipal courts; the consolidation of pro-
bate districts in counties having more
than one district; division of the duties
between the probate courts and health
officers and insistence that health Of
ficers shall not farm out their work.
The THOROUGH and impartial enforce
ment of prohibition and other laws. and
the elimination from the statutes of all
dead letter legislation.
LEGISLATION to encourage the develop
ment of HYDRO electric mower by towns.
sing1v or in union. and protection, by
EXPORT tax or otherwise. OF Vermont S
white coal for the benefit of our own
4 more Just distribution of the bur
dens of taxation.
The better adoption of the principle
of the direct primary TO Nermont's
needs. and full political justice for
women
New York. Illinois I'D other states. for
and young women Of Vo~rcont to stav
with us and help develop our common
wealth. including better credits. better
marketing facilities through organiza-
ton and co-opera ton, and more equal
for Vermont youth.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-09-30
Library News
NEW NON-FICTION.
William DeMorgan and His Wife,

William DeMorgan and His Wife, by
4. NJ ID. Stirling.-AIrs. Stirling, sister
of Mrs. DeAIorgan, has written a most
interesting life of the famous author and
his wife. Rarely has man, who pub
lished his first book after he was 60
years of age, achieved such fame as Mr..
DeAIorgan. Before he began to write
he was well known in England as a de-
signer of beautiful pottery, and a friend
and associate of William Morris, ROs-
setti and Burne-Jones. Mrs. DeMorgan
was an artist oE ability, and a woman of
lovely character.
Books and Characters, by Lyton
Strachey.-Essays about books and peO-
pie by the author of Queen Victoria and
Eminent Victorians.
Silver Fields, by r. f. Robinson
Charming essays of Out-of-door life i'll
Vermont.
Folk Songs of Many People. edited by
Florence II. BOtsford.-A most interest
ing collection of folk songs with music.
Dingbat of Already, by Marguerite Will
kinsOn.-HumorOus accounts of expedl-
tions and campings in the open by one
who loves the out-of-door life.
Contemporary American Novelists, by
Carl &. NanDOren.-A careful, keen
analysis of American nOyeliSts. which
supplements the authors The American
Novel, published last year.
Collected Poems. by Edwin A. Robin
son.-Winner of the Pulitzer prize of
81 900 for the best volume of verse pub
lished during 1921.
Making Good in Business, by Roger
W. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS to young men
on how TO succeed. with a discussion of
the essential qualities that make for sue
cess-industry, integrity, intelligence, in
tensity, inspiration "A. L. A. Booklist.
Hail Columbia! by w. L. George
Random Impressions of Conservative
English Radical is the subtitle the au-
thor gives to his book on America, after
a six-months' visit. His humorous OBJ
servations make it most delightful read
ing.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-09-30
TOday'S Anniversaries.

l5l7-Martin Luther maintained his
ninety-five propositions at Wit
temberg.
l77O-George Whitefield. the founder of
the Calvinistic Methodists died at
NewburYport, Mass Born in
England. Dee %. IVA
lS32-Field Marshal Fart Roberts, fam
Gus British soldier. born at
CawnDore. India. Died in France,
Nov. IA. 1914.
lS9l-General Boulanger. ex-war minis
ter of France. and subsequent
leader of a party that threatened
to overthrow the government,
committed suicide at Brussels
lS97-The railway from Moscow to
Arch9ngel was completed
l90l-The Prince and Princess of Wales
@ king George and Queen Nary
visited Vancouver.
l9ll~-By the breaking of a nulp mill
dam at Austin. Pa. the town was
practically wiped out and more
than 100 lives were lost.
l9l2--The governments of Bulgaria
Greece and Serbia ordered the mo-
Utilization of their enemies against
Turkey.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-09-30
TOday's BIRTHDAYS.

Ri. Rev. Joseph G.. Anderson. Catholic
bishop of Boston, born in Boston, 81
years ago today.
DIR. John Henry MacCracken. president
Of Lafayette college, born at Rochester,
VT. AZ years ago today.
David Firady. president of N'ebicar
Agricultural college, born at Coloma.
Mich, 46 years ago today.
Allen f. Moore representative in con-
gress of the 10Th Illinois district. born
at St. Charles. Ill, 50 years ago today.
Wilton Lackaye. long prominent
actor of the American stage, born in
London county, Va, IS wears ago today
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-09-30
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The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-09-30
THE FARMER.

The farmer has kinds grief than know if he has
pleasure t the
his toll labor thrown
had field that wondous and he
The arrived
through
My
a will be III
hat He thought of
do
ucd Then hot wind from the
furnace mouth
beyond down his neck he sighed and that
husbanman
hasn ime--he has chores do
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-09-30

1t should be the duty of all nominees
for representative and senator to attend
the Republican state convention in Bur
Hngton next Tuesday. At that time, it
is expected, efforts will be made to for
mulate a suggested plan of work for the
next legislature, and TO be of any value
such a program should have the approval
of the men who are likely to compose
the next legislature. The Republican
state committee is wise in urging all
nominees to make particular effort to
attend
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-09-30
20 TEE SUBSCRIBERS

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efficient service in the delivery of the paper
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should be given of each failure to receive the
paper on the morning following the omission,
in person, by telephone or postal card, thus
and accurately discovered and the proper rem
edy Immediately applied. 1t is only by this
method that the publisher can secure the de-
sired service.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-09-30
NJ your shonning in the valley

Things lose weight as they 60 up.
They lose at the rate of milfonth part
of their weight for every 10 feet of as
cent. The reason why is easily under
stood: it is because the force of gravity
lessons with altitude.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-09-30
One Year Ago Today.

German parliament ratified the peace
treaty with the United States
Much damage done by severe gale
along the North Atlantic coast
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-09-30

Probably the most celebrated of
women chess experts are Senorita Mora.
of Cuba. and Madame Katerina Bes-
kow, of Stockholm.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-09-30

Don't buy coal now" advises Henry
Ford. That's all right for Henry-he's
got his.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-09-30

zens. But the military training in dis
cipIine, quickness of action, prompt re-
spouse to authoritative command, and
so on. teaches valuable lessons for
youthful citizens to learn.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-09-30

How dull life will be when there is
no longer an international crisis every
dayI
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-09-30
can't Neglect Sheep.
WITCH ] did.
tRutland Herald

Sheep owners cannot turn their fIocks
loose on mountain pastures for I'M
limited periods and expect to find them
all sound and healthy two or three
months hence. Common prudence and
thoughtful foresight would dictate a
trip to the sheep pastures every few
days. at least The real underlying
trouble with the sheep business in Yer
mont is. however, much deeper. and if
we had a commissioner of agriculture
whose principal energies were not de-
voted to killing cows, we might some
time get at the proper solution of the
sheep problem. Until we do. our focks
will be few. far between and subject to
the depredations of dogs.
The wearing of high heels and silk
stockings has been forbidden to the
high school girls of Santa Monica. Calf.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-09-30
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Copyright by George Matthew Adams
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Entered in the postofice at Brattleboro a.
second class matter.
Milford chronicle., 1922-08-11
MY COUNTRY

My COuntry-can I call it mine?
When look on the foreign throng
Whose welcome went to their heads
like wine,
Trying to drive this world along
A path of thought that is full of
guile
Drowning the voice of Freedoms
Call
Who never ceases to revile
The things that are sacred to us all.
Take wife and children, home and
friends;
What is this life without its charms?
What kind of men are they who rend
The children from their mothers
arms?
Think of all that our fOrefathers done
To give us land to call our own.
Shall we destroy what they began
And give our-hOmes to the unknown?
Put up the immigration bars
And save our country for our own.
Scrap preparation for all wars
Put reason back upon his throne.
Give us a government that cares
For the welfare of our nation.
Who spends not their days splitting
hairs.
Over the rest of all creation.
E. A. c., Milton, Del.
Milford chronicle., 1922-08-11
TABLE TAKERS
By Lydia Lion Roberts

Meal time, parents and children
can be an interesting combination, but
will not be unless especially prepar-
ed for by the mother. Why not make
it one of the pleasantest times of the
day and teach the children at the
same time to take their part in con
versation with sense and dignity?
This can best be done by making it
the time to tell the pleasant things
that each one has seen, heard, done,
or read. Enforce a rule that nothing
disagreeable shall be talked over at
meals-this is not good for digestion
we are told, and no gossip, horrible
affairs, nor cross words should be al
lowed.
Even little children can learn to
talk about the picture they liked, the
funny story the teacher told, the dog
that wagged at them on the way home
and any little detail of CHEEKY, happy
days. Daddy could tell of the people
he met, of anything he saw made or
done in an unusual way, and relate
stories of when 1 was a boy"
Mother could talk about the people
who had telephone, or been to the
door, the books she had read or heard
about, the stories of when grandma
was girl.
In the morning no bad news from
the paper should mar the meal. The
occasion would be merry one, and
everyone would feel better and bright
er if we all learned to be the right
kind of table takers. 1t is never too
early to begin with the children. Even
baby will react to smiles or frowns,
and good cheerful talk breeds kind,
thoughtful deeds.