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The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-03-03
FEW THINGS. BUT GOOD.

You can scatter so many things
through the house that man has diff
Gully, even in this day of the eighteenth
amendment, in getting through room, 80
remarks Henry Turner Bailey. lccturing
on household beauty. Who docsn t
know houses like that? And it is all
wrong he continues.
AS YOU grow richar-and every
American family grows richcr-don t
get more tS;ues but better things. See
how few things you can get along with,
and have them - beautiful as YOU can
afford,
It's the old advice of Shakespeare
Costly thy raimcnt as thy purse can
bay. but not expressed in fancy" And
its certainly sound.
The clgttering up of houses is only a
stage ia prosperity and culture Even
tuary the developing householder arrives
at simplicity.
Thus people seem to end where they
started. But it isn't the same thing at
all. From the primitive simplicity of
ignorance and poverty they evolve to the
reasoned simplicity of power and knowI-
edge. And lives, 40 doubt. are like
houses. in that way. Life nowadays
seems to be pretty badly cluttcred up
and crowded, but who can doubt that
the process will work out naturally, in
tie long run. to Il dignified simplicity OF
life hotter than anything humanity has
known:
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-03-03
In the DAYS News.

The name of the Duke of Manchester.
who is IL years old today, may soon be
added to the list of aristocratic players
in the movies" according to gossip in
London. The title borne by the duke is
one of the oldest and most distinguished
in the English peerage, but his bank
roll has always been next to nix. a con-
dition which his marriage to the daugh-
ter of the wealthy Eugene Zimmerman
of Cincinnati rcmedied only for a short
time. as the shrewd American papa-iu-
law provided that his entire estate be
held in trust. In his salad days the
duke acquired familiarity with the
theatre. chiefly through his acquaintance
with chorus girls, and he also posed as
something of an amateur actor himself,
so it is not surprising to learn that he
is considering an offer made to him by II
film company. His grace succeeded to
the title in 1892 following the death of
his father. the eighth duke. who married
Miss Consuclo 1zuagg of New York.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-03-03

I was up in my room rce,liug Across
tie Sahara OH a Camel and | was Jest
up t. the most Exciting part ware the
robbers jump out FROM in back OF the
PYRAMIDS wen the dinnir bell rang for
suppir. me thinking. Aw heck, Ian going
10 finish this chapter
And | started to reed fast as enything
and after a vile ma called M, Benny.
did you heer that bell?
Wat lcll. yes man. I'm coming. |
called down. And l started to reed even
faster, and after q vile pop called up.
Benny. how mCny invitations do You
need for one noel?
Yes sir hcer ] come. | called down.
Gny having more pages to 20 to bn-
ISL the chapter and the robbers was still
firing 50 / quick finished tho chapter
and the robbers termed erround and ran
ut the last line. and then ! jumped up
and started to move my ferniture err
round little thinking. @, better have
good ixcuSe for being 50 long.
| And | went down and wawked in the
| dining room with erIy Expression, pop
| saying. o. you have finally coinlescended
( to honor us with your c3mpinny. have
YOU?
l was fixing UP my room. l sed, and
! pep sed. q miracle If miracles. Lc was
! fixing up his room, and ma Sed. If he
did it was the ferst time in his life. did
YOU put your shoes IN your cl0Sit instcd
/ Of leeying them decorating various parts
of the floor the way they were this morn
ing?
! No nam. | dident have time for that.
! I sed. and pop sed. Wen vile you were
| fixing up did You dispose of that quaint
4 pile of shavings that | noticed in one
l corner the last time | passed your door
Sir. no sir was lest going to but
at the last minnit / dident have time.
| | sed, and ma sed. Did YOU eileen the
rubbish off your desk as I have bin SllG-
| costing to You for the past few weeks !?
| ] will | sed. AIeening | dideut and
| pop sed In other words you fixed up
your room jest the way you found it,
| sit down and eat your suppir.
! Wich | did. feeling lucky nuthing
| verse happened
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-03-03
WOULD CIT SIZE OF HOUSE.
Drastic Reapportionment Bill Introduced
Increases Salaries.

WASHINGTON. March 3.-Decrease
in the size of the house from 435 to 2lI
members is proposed in IA re-apportlon-
mcnt bill introduced yesterday by Repre-
sentative Clarke New York. Republican.
The new membership would be effective
March 3. 1923 The measure provides
that the annual pay of the vice president
and speaker shall be $4,000 and that OF
senators and representatives $1,000
Members of the senate and house would
be fined 500 for each day absent from
duty when there was roll call. unless
he remainetb away on account of Illness
of himself OF some member Of his family
Once during each session. however. a
could be absent for three conSec-
utive days without q cut in pay.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-03-03

\ Methodist bishop has condemned
spiritual snobbcry aud says the church
must abandon its present snobbsh atti-
tude and begin in humility to do some
thing for workers, before it can find the
key to the solution of its problem. This
is all very true. but isn't Bishop Paul
Jones a little late in announcing this
discovery? Wasn't the Pharisce the
original spiritual snob? And was he
not denounced some 1000 years ago for
his spiritual snobbery?
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-03-03
TodaN's Birthdays.

Alexander Graham Bell. perfcctor OF
the telephone born III Edinburgh. Scot
land. - years ago today.
1T Rev Thomas T. Iillis, Catholic
bishop of Kansas City, born at Lexing-
ton Mo- GO years ago today.
WillianS NJ Calder senior United
States senator from New York. born in
brooklyn 53 years ago today.
Duke Of Manchester who married
Miss Helena Zimmerman of Cincinnati,
born in London - years ago today.
James w. Wise, representative in con
gress of the sixth Georgia district. born
in Henry county, Ga, II years ago to-
day.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-03-03
TO ADVERTISERS.

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Insertion with SD per cent discount for each
subsequent insertion without change of copy.
Reading notices published az foot of local
items.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-03-03
Today Events

Greetings to Alexander Graham Bell,
telephone inventor. - years old today.
Scyenty-five years ago today the issue
of postage stamps in the United States
was first authorized.
Today viii BE- observed throughout
the United States and Canada as a day
of prayer for missions.
The annual contention of the Ma
tional Merchant Marine association will
meet today in Washington, ID. c.
The annual conference of the student
volunteer union of North Carolina will
b. entertained IN Greensboro during the
three days beginning today.
\ conference of international wres-
fling unions is to open today at Stock
holm. In conjunction will be held Il
tournament to determine the worlds
wrestling championships.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-03-03
Tnday's ANNIVERSARIES.

1193-William c. Macrcady, one Of the
greatest actors of his time, born
in London. Died there April n,
1873.
1S13-Thomas Posey became governor
of Indiana territory.
1S15-William H. Crawford of Georgia
became secretary of war in Mad
iSou's cabinet.
1S23-CoHgress established Il lcgisla-
tive council for the Territory of
Michigan.
1SI1-Franklin Pierce was made a brig
adler general of the United States
army.
1SGS-Itev. Sylvester IT. Itosccrans.
brother of Gen. Rosccrans. be-
came first Catholic bishop of Co
lumbus, O.
191S-Dominion senate passed the
measure granting parliamentary
suffrage to the women of Canada.
1920-At Reno. New. Mary Pickford
was divorced from Owen Moore.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-03-03
The MeddIer
eff the coat fits you, put it on"

The Meddlcr notes with approval (and
takes with a grain of SALT the state
ment of Chairman Richmond that there
has never been any expectation on the
part of the selectmen that legal action
would be necessary to bring about a set
Element with the Connecticut River
Power Co. for damages done by the ice
jam of 1920. However. let that phase
Of the situation go. The important fact
at present is the apparent Willingness
of both selectmen and power company
officials TO compose their differences
without recourse TO law. If both sides
are sincere, which means that each in
tends to deal fairly with the other. the
likelihood of litigation is sufficiently re
mote so that nobody need worry about
-
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-03-03

4 well known life insurance company
emphasizes the Importance of keeping
icy walks wen sanded and of watching
ones step. As the result of injuries
from falls on pavements, claims of 10
1903 of their policy holders have been
paid in the past year by this company.
slippery walks are a menace and it
needs considerable attention in this al
ternate freezing and thawing weather,
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-03-03

After reading that 81 peers, 235 bar
oncts and 2,O16 knights have been ere
ated in England in the last six years,
we confess to slight loss of reverence
for nobility and begin to understand
why Mr. Balfour refuses a title.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-03-03
The Vermont Governorship.
Barre Times.)

The somewhat complicated situation
politically in Addison county was
cleared by the determination of John
+. Weeks from possible contest for the
governorship of Vermont, leaving but
one aspirant for that office in Addison
county, the present lieutenant governor
Two gubernatorial candidates from a
single county. and such a small county
as Addison, would have meant the de-
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-03-03

New York's police commissioner says
New York is the cleaneSt city under
the sun and city that follows the divine
plan" and current history says the
chances of a murderer getting away
with his crime in New York are GO to
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-03-03
Alarming Situation

Excited professor ttelcphoning -
Hello, is this the fire Department.
Fire department-'.Ies what do YOU
want?'
The professer-.'PleaSe tell me where
the nearest fire alarm box is to my house
My laboratory is ON fire SO | must know
Immediately. Science and Invention.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-03-03
Whit They Need.


The American Bar association has re
commended that future members shall
be required TO have at least two wears
Of college education. but if the bar is to
be purified it viii be necessary for mem
bers to have a knowledge of the 10 COM
mandmepts and the win to obey them
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-03-03
CHARGE FRADY WITH MURDER.
Wife Dies i'm Florida Hotel from Effects
of Bullet

MIAMI Fla March Edgar G.
Frady. Chicago automobile man, who shot
his wife in their suite in local hotel last
Sunday, was formally charged with muir
der after her death in hospital here
yesterday. Frady, who slaShed his own
throat, is recovering IN the same hospital.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-03-03
4 Question.
Rutland Herald.

Rutland IeraldD
Judge Foote seems to think a gasoline
tax would raise quite a substantial sum
for highways. True enough. but is the
lack Of money the chief trouble with our
highway denartmentI
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-03-03
One Year Ago Today.

President-elect Harding arrived in
Washington.
United States attorney general ruled
that beer aud wine may be prescribed
as mcdicine.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-03-03

Senator French wants to introduce
moving pictures in the senate. Good
idea. Anything that moves or replaces
oratory will help the senate.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-03-03

IS both the street department and house
holders to keep them in safe condition
for pedestrians.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-03-03

It's not surprising that there was an
increase in the towns highway expense
the past year. Road commissioner
orders totalled sol, 1861 as compared
to S4T-20IO6 the previous year. but as
the commissioner points out several of
the items in this years total might fairly
be charged to other departments. Fur
thermore. it was some year" in mere
senses than one. The early spring of
1921 resulted in heavy automobile and
truck traffic at a time when the roads
particularly thoroughfares ike those to
Putney and Vernon-were least able to
stand it aud the result was an excep
tionally high maintenance cost. Then
there was the succession of cloudbursts
that wrought havoc last summer. These
things were evident enough at the time,
but they are apt to be forgotten in con-
sidcration of such hard and dry things
as figures.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-03-03

y bucket shop in Greenfield, Mass,
has kicked the bucket" and its victims
are probably wishing they might kick
the bucketoers.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-03-03

THE TAN CROUCH
Ny tax has paid and when dug the money said
"rhi thing The
work
a
beggar stopped tracks kind heart he trusted: said I've
asked
the lid
My roub This
he
a nickel
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-03-03

The Refomer is on sale every evening by
5be following news dealers:
BrattlebOrO, Brattleboro News Co.. c. w.
Cleaveland, s. J.. Purinton (Esteyville),
Brooks House Pharmacy. Aliens Depot News
stand, Gilbert ]. Pollica, 297 South Main ST..
(Fort Drummer district.
West BrattleborO, J. l. Stockwell.
East Dummerston, NJ. E. Brown.
Putney, NJ. G. Williams.
Newfane, n. NJ. Batchelder.
West TowRsbend, {. II. Grout.
Jamaica, r. J. Daggett
South Londonderry, F. H. Tyler.
South Vernon, f. B. BufTum.
Hinsdale, ". H, W. II. Lyman.
Greenfield, Mass, Greenfield News Co.
Greenfield, Mass, c. a. Hays.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-03-03
TO Tee SUBSCRIBERS

It Is the aim Il the management to assure
efficient service in the delivery of the paper
eaeh~nia'1, aaa 1t soiIcits the cooperation of
e-HSC'- aars 10 nat end. Prompt reports should
he given If each failure TO receive the paper
or the morning following the omission, in
pe.Son, by telephone postal card, thus
aSGpg the cause of the error TO be promptly
and accurately discovered and the proper rem
cdy Immediately applied. 1t is only by this
'nsthod tina Inc publisher secure the de-
sd serv sc.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-03-03

Every week in London it is estimated
that articles to the value of Sl,0Jo.u0O
are pawned.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-03-03

Among the items in the highway ac-
count Is one of $6.02L02 for oiling,
which includes the cost of 3S.035 gal
Ions of road oil applied outside the vii
lage and $1,000 gallons applied within
The Meddlcr not only believes this was
justifable expense but is convinced
that it will prove a sound investment
provided further applications Of oil are
made the coming season. With the
steady increase in automobile traffic it IS
obvious that everything possible must
be done to keep our highway surfaces
where they belong, namely, on the high
ways, and thus far no prcscryatiye
agent equal to oil has been found. More
over. il Cling is not done every season
the accumuiativc effect of this form Of
treatment is lost The Meddler sincerely
hopes there is nothing to the rumor that
tEc town authorities are considering u
dscontinuance OF the oil treatment
which they started last summer.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-03-03

In connection with the request of the
free library trustees that an appropria-
ton OF $1,000 be voted for the coming
year il is interesting to note the increas-
ing use to which the library is being put
by townspeoplc in general Over 1000
more books were taken out during the
past year than in the year previous. the
circulation per capita being nearly 10.
Faced on one side with the increased
cost of maintenance and on the other
with the increased cost of books and
their more rapid deterioration through
larger use. the library management finds
it practically impossible to add the vol
umcs that are necessary to the useful
ness of the institution. to say nothing of
purchasing others which ought to be had
for the sake of the convenience of pa-
irons This combination ct cIreum-
stances appears to be sufficient justiiica-
ton for the request for more money.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-03-03

Copyright by George Matthew Adam,
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1922-12-15

Yet there is an industry that will sur
pass if it has not already outdistanced
the maple sugar industry in import
anco. That industry is the production
j, apples.
Tao largest orchard in Vermont or
or that matter, the largest private.
owned orchard in the world, is located
a. Bennington in the extreme south
west corner OF Vermont. The orchard
contains $4,000 trees, or more; $4,000
of these are apple trees, and the re-
mainder are plum pear ounce and
cherry trees The iotai acreage occu.
pied by these trees is $500 acres.
The orchard is divided into two main
divisions The Bennington division
md the Carpenter hiil division.
The orchards axe given careful at.
.ention a maa well vcrsed in tne
knnwlcdge Of apple culture. is kept
)usy going about the orchard TO see
hat the trees are in good condition
AS soon as any useaso is discovered
in the orchard it is Immediately re-
ported to the Office and men sent out
to check It. In the spring the trees
are intensively sprayed
1t is an interesting sight to see the
orchard durin. picking time The
heavy laden trees. the busy men, the
piles of picked fruit. the weighing OF
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1922-12-15

orsas and TIE aking of the wagons
II combine to produce IN interesting
Gene
Tho csc.rd t. divided into blocks,
.rera may ~ block OF four or i've
.unGrel Baldwin trees in one place
ma next 10 81 bloc of Greetings
}oads wind IN and oui OF the orchard
When picking time comes. The picking
gang 20 TO one Liock and finish that
block before siar'rl another. All of
he fruit is picked rs hand, no auto
matte pickers bonE used.
Suppose Wc consider what typical
picking aud packing socac looks like.
Il is plun time For wcckg the plums
have been ripenins Ia the hot after
1oon sun ana now ,hoy az ready
40 - picked. packed and Ship d. The
arocssion t6lt W. 500 leaving the
packing house Tor the plum lots is
rather q strange oNc Men are carry
ing mC.inc baskets. busAcl baskets,
Ladders aNd hammer and nails And
behind ,ls,.1 comes huge wagon
piled hich with plum crates and 4
packing table The men arrive at the
plum lot aad locate q wellshaded spot
TO establish q packing station. Such a
spot being found the packing table
is sat up ana the wagon unloaded
Nov everything IFS ready for business
AS sao1 as the dow Is off the pums
the Mtkcrs begin to gather the fruit
land br,Ag It 10 the packing table
Here he fruit is carefully graded and
packed. The pmms are packed In
quart baskets, which are placed IN
crates There are thirty.twO baskets
or quarts in crate. When the crate
is luN the cover IL nailed on and the
crate sci in the shade The crates
are carried from the plum lot to the
storage barn in spring wagon. II
packing, cure is taken to. see that NJ
inferior plums are packed with III,
good fruit Il some OF The fruit is MOI
as firm as the rest, II is placed IN ;
crate by itself and properly labelled
The plums are shipped 20 New York
Bostoa Springfield aud other cities
Last year "The Orchards shipped
three carloads of plums besides sell
ing huge quantity in Bennington
North Adams, Mass, and Pittsheld
Mass. when ear Is to be shipped. i
Is hrst iced SO "a to make sure th,
fruit arrives az It's destination in ;
Rood condition
The plum crates in v hich the plumi
are packed are made at The Or
chards" on rainy de 3, when oat.ol
door work N impoAs bic. the mel
make the crates Tin field boxes
which are used for packing apples
are also made al "rhc Orchards"
1Me apples are picked and place,
IN the field boxes, Tncy then are car
ried TO the packing barn, whore the.
are carefully sized and graded The,
are packed in boxes. similar To thosl
used by western apple growers, an,
in barrels Some apples are sold II
hushcl basketn, hui The manager ha
found that apples packed in boxe
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1922-12-15

stand up better ,nan shipments in
any other form
Thus very briefly ! have skotched
some of the sCuues that are enacted
every fall AZ THE Orchards
"Thc Orchards" is steadily increas.
iag in size Every year new trees
are set out. and every year new trees
come into bearing, The work of
building up sucn an orchard has been
an arduous TASK. The credit for pro.
drcirg such p magnificent orchard
and keeping 1t in such dne condition
wust be given G, the superintendent,
air Alayn and his manager. MIR.
Ryan. II is these Two men who made
"'hc Orchards" what they are today,
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1922-12-15

II yon want TO know whether You are
destined 10 be q success or not. you
cat EASILY find out The test Is sim.
Pie and infallible. Are you able to
save money? If not. drop out You
will lose rs sure as fate. for the seed
OF success is not in you Endown
ment Insurance is saving, plus. Con
suit us National Life ms. Co of VT
tMutual) nlrlc $. iinsley, Gener
al Agent Mead Building, Rutland
Nt-Adyertisement
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1922-12-15
SOUTH SHAFTS ~

Tho dance TO be held Is /. o. c -
hall, South SALISBURY, Dec. 16, has
been postponed until Dec %, when a
new hardwood floor will be completed
and ready for the big time. In addit
ion theme wilbesan uy 4tcr slSser.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1922-12-15
THE ORCHARDS
Article by Dominic Tomasi in w. "
Nj Publication.

Dominic Tomasi Of Bennington who
IL q freshman at the University oi
Vermont is the author of an arlici,
on the Orchards. IN one OF the COLLEGE
notifications. Young Tomasi has
worked at The Orchards during the
past two summer vacations and his ar
t!cle is IN interesting and readable
story Of Benningtons most unique
business institution. The article is
Gs follows
The production Of maple sugar is
che of Nermonts foremost Industries.
Vernon, maple sugar is universally
l,nown. It's demands are enormous
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1922-12-15
Only Test os Greatness.

Americans are more fond Of TAX.
in on their hats 10 the past than they
are ot taking on their coats to the fil-
turc. The greatness of any institution
or movement Hes not So much
In what It has done as In what It may
do in the future.-Grit.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1922-12-15
Thought for the Day.

\ gully man does not need a jury
of twelve to convince him that he ls
guilty.