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The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1907-05-17
WILMINGTON.

Joseph Gilbert lost Vaiuaoio A'-
from disease recently. :, Ill ~
N1r and Mrs. A. c.. Buell. called OH
s,; NH i in Sadawga Sunday afternoon
i l nr 6 F Dunn has purchased the u
:, III IT. =, house on East Main street.
/ M, liz" 1essica Follett of Readsboro al Is
MISS ' e. The railroad office this week
Mrs c. NJ. Russell! and her +b baug week.
Mrs Macdonald are in Boston 'i'io .v
Tho most office block has been pd mroot
this week by w. a. Hail. making
mp Peys / D. King and A: n bl PratfIe.
o+tonded a ministers meeting Ill III"
boro Monday. uo s+amns
wv ~. now jamestown postage. sCal,i ups
me laced he" on sale at the Wilmington
post office last week ,.5 . sewer
Porter J. Fitch has completed s a sIT his
forIGl house TO the river and fltted MS
rom ron ~" With frst-class plumbing
M T,ho auction sale of goods at the the ho oMG
ne au'T honn continued this week a az:
shop n al Of the merchandise has been us
Po A. and Mrs. H. E. Mann were IN ot panC
MI. any tLo first of the week to atIent
tiepQ f,',,oral Of Mrs. X. d. CUTTER al "''-i
the lullClui -
Of Mrs. Nann's. 10 visit his
u IT Kidder went Saturday, to y 1Eitd n,S
danghter in Troy, n l., ~ 1ti returning
u ,.h9 has been there WeeN' i'''' ''
With him Monday - 80 usual
WIZ H[amoriaI day will be observed as l Tsng
MemofiRTi La lawson of Brattleboro .i neiP hs
EeV' " a.l. l The Sunday services WV NJ ~
fh l91 SI in The Congregational ehurcn Nay
The Al. Martz Show ;o eomp al Memorial en
vored with a. good audleiIiTe rave satisfac-
h III Tuesday evening ana gWST ost Wards
non ti,'a as usual. They went 10 "'''
boIr9 from R Rirs f. D. Manter of Pitts tits
eo a. Mass. c. II. Learna lItt1o dn and
ileiu ,r " i. Bartlett of BrattIepoio were
lam ElarIi Crosier of Somervile, M MAJ
Franz at Fl. z. Mann's last wee aro bnsv
gu TSe %npils Of the high school al he held
LIMO LIZ for their fair which Is w. Nav
WoI IIn bigh school room SatuTruds, nsed
IN t Ne " Proceeds of which VIII I'LL oe '
70, Ihe ;a no TO be used in the scn tS4 and
for pan Gehnynen were on hand prlglo ans
The IRIslng GlllJd morning and so Iar q a.
early Gun, had good luck. George a.
we can ie end NJ. W. Sticzney went nn en Ne
Roberts ,sra ann and brought home over ~ ii"e
trout. .;,,,o ever' was the report
The pee. attanded the dancing party ~
Of all Wllo LaT Thursday evening OF r, iaso
Memoirs cl;,ian bv Mrs. G. Roberts: Nav
were two favor ,, daP'9 carnations.
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1907-05-17
JACKSONVILLE.

Irving Pierce, a former resident, IS Wis
iting relatives here -, =,
B. T. Roberts is still very feeble be-
ing confined to the bed.
Solon,on G Easton went to the Soldiers
home in Bennington Wednesday.
Some from here attended the u auction
soi ,o'i at Ed AIdrich's at South Whiting,
ham Wednesday. i,
Fire in w. T. d. raF Iep T |o9u called
Nj Miss Mildred Corse and Mrs. n. i I,
cl -Ml9e are attending the Rebekah meet
i nl!iPp at Montpelier this week =,
H. NJ. Roberts was taken suddenly h,t ,lr0,rn nj
nnl1gaT H' Checked the disease and he Is
'''I At the corporation meeting H; G. + P %
IT, Il Reed Roberts d R HsF? eestsd Il
zen hlnsS anyd i i. H. stetson secretary and
treasurer.
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1907-05-17
SOUTH VERNON.

i. Mr.. and Mrs. II. G. Lee have gone to
DlaanI>ton. Mass.
Ms. Catherine Wiley of Boston is at
'@5 for Mr. G. II. Newton.
!, I, Aqlch and men have begun work
4 1ae Richardson farm this week.
I Ar and Mrs. Fred Gee and children
n'@ III South Vernon this week.
,. IPlt fishing season began this We'd
-.gay and MA, much enjoyed by many
~, lH and Mr.. G.. II. Thomas of Brattleg-
TaaE We're Sunday visitors at W. D.
\. Nh 7, and Mrs. II. L. Dunklee and Mas
\, NJ Iauon Dmklee were recent guests
/. ais, A. Goud's.
,5 ssl Sunday will be observed in the
s s.' as worlds sunday school day. The
sr;,L VIII speak at II a. m. on the tol-
P,os subject: The Sunday School; Its
'To purpose. Principles and Product.
r@.i Iu'hc are cordially invited to be
'n' al tlH~ service. Mr.. Denton will
h, ,Ieak m South Vernon in the even
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1907-05-17
WESTMINSTER.
Poultry Business Paying Venture al
Kurn Hattin.

inst a word in regard to, the poultry
business at Kun Hattin. From 6O pull
lets and G5 yearng hens they y 7 Rave are re-
c r.hich have sold at wholesale prices for
s : Isl. beyond the cost Of feed, an az az,
craze of s9.42 week. In March d the
bullets riJI laid 1886 eggs and the, hens 922,
an pn' average of Is eggs per bird. Amo Tl
sold was $73.S6 and used $l3 worth, o me {,
feed cost $2G.35, leaving a profit OF Too. ',
Iot ',s' breakfast, and the remainder of
t I3aot work is easily done by one boy I'M
der the supervision Of Mr. t Bishop HOP W W4 nile
largest lar egg yield, the expense Of feeding feho,
is much more than later in the season. i
when the birds have the run of the large
o mns Yards, It seems to be a paying in
yy lstp at Kum Hattin, and one that
should be encouraged as much as posi-
BILE.
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1907-05-17

w. II. Pritchard, a Fair Haven sculp-
tor, has completed life-size reproduction
in marble of Canova's bust of Columbus.
1t was unveiled by the local council of
the Knights of Columbus at the open
ing of the state convention at Fair Ha-
ven Tuesday.
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1907-05-17

Col. H. S. Foster, L. S. A., retired of
North Calais wants to see the cross-state
railroad extended from Montpelier to
Hardwick and that town made the rail
Is understood" he says. that the Rut-
and-NIontpelier railroad will be con-
trolled by the New York Central"
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1907-05-17

Under an act passed by the last legis-
lature providing for the appointment of
woman to serve with the governor, lieu
tenant-governor. and speaker of the house
as board to visit state institutions. Gov.
f. d. Proctor has named Mrs. I. F.
Hazen of St. Johnsbury for the position.
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1907-05-17

ton aud other nearby towns. Without
doubt a. many trout we've taken in the
single day a. have been usually taken up
10 this time, Those who we've there and
saw the baskets opened say that fully 395
good sized trout were taken from the
Town brook alone. II would undnuht.
edly be better IN this locality TO allow the
sport TO begin May ! as under the old
law,
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Joy of Hadley.
Mass, are at \. II. Jaquths for a few
days this week,
At 3 O'Clock p, m. Rev 4. q. S. Us.
good of Bmttlcb0rO will preach in Union
church, Every one cordially invited to
attend the service,
The many friends Of Mrs. 4. Estorhrook
of lirpckton, Mass, win be very glad to
meet her at the home of her niece, Mrs.
| IL, \, Staten, to which she has come to
spend few weeks,
Vernon grange is preparing to hold an
especially interesting meeting Saturday
evening of this week. All members and
their families are invited to be present,
| Refreshments are 10 be served and mem
| bcrs will please contribute cake for the
occasion.
Z Next Sunday afternoon at , O'Clock all
! interested in Sunday school work in
/ Union church are invited to meet in the
yestry as Sunday school will be orga-
uized at that time and all will be very
welcome. 1t Is hoped the attendance will
I be very encouraging.
/ Letters from our former old residents,
/ Mir. and Mrs. Elijah Stebbins, who have
/ lived with their son, Elijah Stebbins, il,
/ in Fitchburg Tor several years, report that
they continue to enjoy unusually good
/ Bathana.' as she is Familiarity called, will
pass her s9th birthday anniversary. May
/ - and Mr.. Stebhins is year and five
months younger, They declare that their
last few years have been their best, for
which they pay Just tribute to their son
and his excellent wife who take their
greatest delight in anticipating and pro-
yiding for every want Of their aged pa
! rents,
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1907-05-17
Sumner Rideout is on the sick list.

Sumner Rideout is on the sick list
Miss Jessie Woodburn is at home for a
few days.
VIII Baraby has moved into the Nina
Dawley house.
Ira Hitchcock was a guest Of Ray Met
calls over Sunday.
Louis Gorham of Putney is working IN
G. H. Walkers store.
Mrs. Charles Z. Bishop has returned
from a trip to Boston.
Wallace Metcalf of Springfield, Mass,
was in town over Sunday.
Willis Clark of Putney is visiting his
sister. Mrs. Clara Sweeney.
Miss Alys johnson of Springfield was
,,,;tb her sister over Sunday.
Miss Florence Nutting from Vermont
ooadamy was home over Sunday.
Mrs. Perry Dawley, after an absence OF
two '1 weeks in Rutland, has returned.
Miss Eva Larl,in Of Springfield was
gn est of Mrs. G. H. Walker over Sunday.
AR and Mrs. W. 4. Ward and son of
North6eld. Mass, are visiting Mrs. Ellen
Ward.
AR and Mrs. Kate, who have been
assistant Superintendent and assistant ma
from at Kurn Hattin, have gone to Sax
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1907-05-17
WESTMINSTER WEST.

Mis-. Mary Campbell of Boston snent
sunday With her parents, Mr. and Mrs
f. G. Campbell.
Mis- MAY Goodhue OF NElon' ~ III
.Tcnt sunday with her parents MI """
Mrs. Harlan Goodhuc.
Rev and Mrs. +. G.. Fisher ATTENDED
the Christian Endra3or convention III
Town. hrnd "Wednesday.
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1907-05-17

Mrs. S. Joyce, $50 Sullivan st., Clare
mont. \. H.. writes: about a year
AGO / bought two bottles OF. Foley's Kid
new Cure. 1t cured me of a severe case
of Kidney trouble of several years
standing. 1t certainly is a grand, good
medicine, and | heartily recommend it. !"
Sold by All Druggists.
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1907-05-17

70, ,,..-,... ..... =, .,,,.n
Bert H.. Cole oil WINDSOR Was J." ''"'
o'I' SUNNY ,...,,.. ,unl soo,, ,noy,
to Bratteboro.
Mr. Downing of Randolph visited at
f. +. BIood's the first OF the week.
~ .,,I ,t,. n Ein,, of Whining.
ton ne ,.;;si T.Gi NJ .'r' IT, p Farrs Tuesday.
Ton ''S',t" az ~ ~ W.. Iannie G.
Mrs W. A. ' fIe, allo IIa.. II"nday,
Pierce VISITED IN IoAoN'' Mass
Rev, c. j. Ferguson secretary OF tns
Monday.
III. I,,,,i, MAYNARD of IHnslale. y.
u '' ,Tas 'J am oyri,Sunday visitor at Mrs.
- 3D., Irar's
l.ll%Ie .ller : ,I,,I.,,.
Mis- Ellen NJ. W i aIINIp tRa Illness ,"'| Of
her hrothcrnIaW
Miss Minnie E.lllilah % E,,. ', cm,,sr
H., c9m4a lRgf7'laE % NiS'' '~'
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1907-05-17
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TH .#e Wlh'll't, ", =" ~ ~
m fH intermediate s'''''''
,f..m lms returned home ana
"h ~ hrrt for the present
# s 1raifnm is visiting her
+, ," rrl,s MIR. ", l.. Mann.
I.. 90 w phill,rs m. ms,ts
K aa N.'' Nlr. Arthur Phillips.
..r aa'r.,, ~ t,,s ,,turned home
, +. n. l=-',lS , ,",ontbs in Florida.
a..w r+''l'l "l"'''', ." -
-.-.u0wrs for the te,,ph,.9lh'
p Wmmn, ll-2, aud " L. fl'"
''
t.r.... nrr here and an en-
,hc grounds about L.
d t ..r
.as# n Webster also Mrs.
ld wye. t|sr,ugsa this week,
n.a| , 4. ......i,y
H.a- ~ .'. .t...., h,,, hssn called
ui Me- '' .e',,,, '',' of the illness
ua >.u." '.' l .l,,,, W Wv
h fHW" Ia'''''' III WI
--.n -HN'I> were t'oteu WI
>. "a u.m '.r teachers To "''e""
.rmrm 100 lerrUeio'
Mrs. u. VI. Wilson are IN
" aa" IN. rhe May meetings con-
90 "..... .nitariau churches.
III ai.' ... Salvation Army. Mrs.
u.a.I.. D." .' " ,""esntly smoke IN
. "a ~" I IN Nh Uermon.
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1907-05-17
Putney and Vicinity
PUTNEY.
Death OF Mrs. Levi ], Houghton Last
Friday Night,

Helen T.. lIoughton, 81, wife Of Lew
j, IIoughtun, died Friday night, May lo
after a long and painful illness, She
was a daughter OF James Clark and
Laura MOORE Roberts, granddaughter 81
Rufus and Betsy Moore and grcat'granj'
daughter of David Moore, all oi whom
except her father served IN the war OF me
revolution, going from this town.; Mls'
Roberts was born on the old kohefl, ,
homestead April n, 1853, whore she lfel
until her marriage to Mr.. lloughlnh
sent 30 1878. Then she went with her
husband to live at Lyndon, Vt. In the
spring of 1881 Mr. and Mrs. lloughton
returned to putuey since which time they
have made this place their home, Nr''
Houghton attended the Freewill Bants'
church at Lyndon Center during her rc'l'
dence there but after coming to Putnri
she united with the Congregational
church and though she had seldom be,i
able TO take any active part IN it, war.
she has always maintained a lively, IN
tercst in all that pcrtamed 10 It's welIal
and had always shown great hoSmtdIll
10 her pastors and their families Sh'
is survived 10y her husband and four sons
Ola h. of AlhmR; Ralph !. OF Burlington
Charles ". and Eugene 7. OF tins town.
She was greatly rclulccd M her last ho"'1
by the presence OF an ltl N"l'A',' ny
her four small grand children. Outside
the home she leaves a wide circle OF : 'la'
tives and friends who mourn their loss.
The funeral was held from her late resi-
dence ON the Westminster West road ut
/ o'clock Monday. Rev Charles +. Hay
ward OF Springfield, Vt, former pas.
tor assisted by Rev. H. W, Morcy OF
Congregational church, otiiciated; Miss
Jennie 4. Pierce sang three selections,
Nearer My God to Thee, Let Me Co.
Abide with Me. The four som, acted .,
bearers. The funeral was largely attend
ed by her own townspcople and many
ncighbors from Westminster West as w''I
as relatives and friend, from a di~ianc''
The floral tributes attestcd the high -
teen in which Mrs. Iioughton was hcld.
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1907-05-17
VERNON.
'''llg Of Trout Season May 10
FroveS Tough on the Fish.

o.s5 Streams Of this town took a thor
n@ ~ tJiaflhg Wednesday. Fifty fisher
t.rf 1 w least We're out with their rods IN
lelar yI securing the biggest catch. Brat
Gafbs, Iias represented. also Bernardston,
''l Greenfield, Hadley, Northamp-
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1907-12-09
PREMIUM ON SOLDIERS.

Paying out money just for the pleas
ure of making soldiers" is rather an
unusual form of pleasure. But that is
what Sergeant Tim" Donovan, head
of Uncle Sans recruiting station in
Park Row. near the Brooklyn bridge,
does almost every day he is on the job.
No one who has not taken the oath Of
allegiance to the United States is ell
gible for enlistment in the army. The
government has no appropriation, how
ever, for distribution to aliens who
want TO enroll as American citizens,
and it costs q dollar to get the piece
of paper that shows that a man is
eligible for enlistment. Here is where
the big, sandy haired sergeant, whose
enthusiasm for and admiration of
armies and their makeup would win
him no special favor with Quakers or
at The Hague, comes in. Naturally
many of the would-be recruits in Park
Row lack the dollar necessary TO OBJ
tain first citizenship papers, IF the ap-
plicant looks promising to him, and
likely to make the kind of fighting
material that this veteran approves of
down goes Sergeant Tim into his
pocket. His pay is not colossal. and
there is no come back from the gov
eminent treasury. STILL" says Ser
geant Tim" why should a piece of
paper stand in the way of man who'll
make a good soldier? And then, they
need the army and the army needs
them. Id spend heap more o. money
on II If I could. It's worth it,
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1907-12-09
ODD USES FOR STRINGS.

Writing from Japan, an American
says: You must come here to appre-
ciate some Of the quaint customs and
usages which contact with other peo-
pies has not yet driven out. To read
about them gives you only poor idea.
For instance, did you ever know what
an important thing piece of string
is here? The children, workmen.
idiers, servants. all carry pieces of
string for use in case of emergency.
With US the emergency would arise
only when a parcel had to be done up,
but the Jap uses his piece Of string as
first aid to the injured, to repair a
rent IN his clothing, to fix a. broken
down jinriksha, to mend tools, to take.
measurements and, in fact, the string
Is his universal tool chest. The queer
est use to which 1t is put, according
to my way OF thinking, is when a
police officer arrests a man, ties a bit
of string about the arrested mans
wrist and then leads him by the loose
end of the thin hempen fetter to the
lookup. You ask: why doesn't the
Jap crook break the string and find
a gateway? He could, but he would
not. That's where his respect for the
law comes in, and the bit of string
holds the man as securely as though
he were manacled by our own humane
chilled steel, niekel-plated and snap
locked method"
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1907-12-09
RAMS HORN IN A TREE.

A rams horn that was imbedded in
a tree 1873 years ago is a curiosity that
Jason Elder, a forest ranger living
at Paisley, Ore, has discovered. While
rambling in the woods in 1886 Elder
came across a yellow pine tree in the
base of which was imbedded the horn
of a mountain sheep. He did not then
have time to make a thorough inves-
tigation, but since he became q forest
ranger he had occasion to go to cut
down the tree. He took q section of
the trunk containing the horn to- Lake.
view. The horn was a little to one side
of the center of the tree. It was not
curled as are the horns of mountain
sheep nowadays, but was almost
straight. Counting the rings of growth
the tree was shown to be 213 years old.
Outside of the horn were 1873 rings, in
dicating the number of years that had
elapsed since the mountain sheep was
caught and held fast by the yellow
pine, The horn was soaked with pitch.
It is ten inches in diameter at the base
and thirty inches long.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1907-12-09
or CURRENT INTEREST
OMAN RELICS IN ENGLAND.

ROMAN RELICS IN ENGLAND.
"Winklebury Camp, near Basinstoke,
which has recently been sold says
The Pail Mall Gazette. has a history
as ancient as if not indeed older than.
that of Stonehenge itself. 1t was in
existence at the time when the Romans
invaded these islands. and was evil
IDENTIFY occupied by them, but its origin
probably dates back TO the year 1900
3. c., or / 900 years before the founda-
ton by Romolus of the Rome of the
Caesars. The camp. which stands close
to the old Roman road between Win
chester and Silchester must therefore
have been a settlement of the ancient
Britons. and several relics to substan-
tiate this have been discovered. As its
name implies-the termination bury
a barrow" or burial place
Camp contained burial
ground. part of which at least has been
partially explored. and the examina
ton revealed horns, teeth. bones, burnt
earth and fragments of ancient British
pottery. These relics were submitted TO
the natural history department of the
British Museum, and the teeth as well
as the horns, were identified as belong
ing to the Bos longifrons, or Celtic
a breed of cattle which APP
pertained to the later centuries of the
Neolithic period.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1907-12-09
A ROYAL NURSERY.

The little heir to the Spanish throne
has begun his babyhood in suite of
rooms arranged entirely after the
fancy of his royal mother. Spanish
etiquette requires her to conform to
| ideas other than her own on most
points, but in the fitting of the nur-
sery her word is law. The furnishing.
decorating and entire arrangement are
English, and offer everything that
could possibly conduce to a baby's
health and happiness.
The suite, directly over the Queens
apartments, on the sunny side of the
palace, consists of living room. dining
room, bedrooms for the baby and head
nurse, bath and sewing room.
The living room is decorated in green
and white, with showers of little pink
rosettes. The vaulted ceiling is en-
ameled in white. and round the walls
runs frieze of animals in Noah $
Ark-like procession. Light green
shades temper the sunshine.
The angles of furniture and walls
are all softly rounded; SO the approved
method of standing naughty child in
the corner face to the wall could hard
" be adopted in this case. With the
exception of the rose colored English
carpets, everything in the suite is
washable.
The wide window stills are coZily
cushioned; an iron lattice, light and
laceiike, but very strong, secures the
windows from without.
In the bedroom three large paintings
represent Morning Noon" and
foh% f- q SrInGHinv 1ir-
ture OF a baby awakening in his little
bed. Noon shows him busy with
porringer and spoon: and in Might"
he has folded his chubby hands in
prayer before going to sleep.
The woodwork is white enameled,
and round the ceiling q frieze Of dane
ing children charms the eye, as do the
exquisite tint and design OF the blue
and white thing of the fireplace.
The little prince sleeps in the cradle
that rocked father and grandfather be-
fore him. 1t Is a stately affair, resting
on four Corinthian supports. It was
formerly curtained in the richest lace,
flowing from beneath a spanish crown,
but the young Queen mother had the
crown removed, lest it fall and injure
the royal sleeper below; and the lace
CuIId NCAS Supp CSS@0 W sAAAC"
freer access OF air.
The cradle linen shows embroidery
of fairylike fineness, the other cover
lets being sewn with butterflies and
roses in white silk.
The dining room furniture is white
mahogany, with the royal arms of
Spain skilfully inlaid in each piece.
simplicity and good taste
distinguish this ideal dwelling for
young child.
The rooms are considered the best
ventilated in all Madrid, for the young
Queen inherits her love of fresh air
from her illustrious grandmother, the
late Queen Victoria Of England
Youths Companion.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1907-12-09
GEORGE ABE IN EGYPT.

When George AIDE Wintered in
Egypt. said a Baltimorean. 1T anus
ed him good deal to see the serious
way in which his fellow tourists took
their smattering OF the Arabic tongue.
They had picked up all this ffinsy
knowledge in a week or two's reading.
but they acted as though it was the
precious fruit of a lifetime's study. At
Assouan a young woman from ST.
Joseph complained that she could not
understand the Arabic of her guide. To
the crowd that encircled her she point
ed out the guide-a bent old fellow
with white beard-and she said bit
terry that, after her thorough study of
Arabic. it seemed strange that she and
this guide could not converse. From
the rear of the crowd AIDE called
gravely: Its your own fault, Miss
Hodson. You should have hired a
younger guide. These toothless old
ones all speak gum Arabic
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1907-12-09
POTATOES IN CHINA.

Foreign residents of this district
(SchoufuD have been for many years
trying to introduce the cultivation of
the Irish potato says the North
China Daily News, 4.and the effort now
seems likely TO be crowned with sue
cess. 1t is said that many persons in
the east country are raising the veg
etable and that the restaurants on
the street have discovered that the po-
tato will admirably take the place Of
the more expensive shan yue,' or yam.
If the Chinese decide that it viii pay
its triumph is in sight. In the same
connection it may be recorded that the
dairy started under the foreign patron
age seventeen years ago now sells
more milk to Chinese patrons than to
the foreigners
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1907-12-09
TAX ON ADVERTISING.

Australia has placed heavy duty on
all magazines containing advertising
matter in a proportion of more than
one-ffth Of the general contents. Mu-
tilated magazines are one Of the first
results of the new tariff. Subscribers
to many popular monthIies are writing
to the Melbourne papers, indignantly
complaining Of the condition in which
the last numbers reached them. Near
~ all Of the advertising pages were
torn out by rude force. This was done
by the agents with the permission Of
the minister Of customs, who granted
the publishers four months grace to
make fresh arrangements. The Mel