The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1907-10-04
WEEK IN THE WORLD.
Great Events and Movements Which
Are Making History.

Are Making History.
A change which is epoch making in It's
application to the postal service OF the
world began Tuesday, Ii virtually, re-
duces the foreign rate OF postage, without
changing the five-cent unit, and inJects a
business courtesy into the foreign mail
exchange. These two are among the chlei
Iproyisions of the universal postal eonven-
ton of Rome and apply to all countries
| subscribing to that convention. While
The rate unit on foreign letter remains
unchanged, at five cents, the weight Is
| increased to twice the present allowance
so that instead of being limited TO haii
an ounce the writer may now place iuli
ounce OF correspondence IN a foreign let
Ter. while the rate for overweight ls re-
ducad from five TO three cents. II may
| be better understood by the general pub
| lie perhaps, il il be explained that the
weight is TO be the same for five cents to
a foreign country as il is for two cents
| in the domestic mail at the present time.
/ The second change is the establishment OF
n ''reply coupon" or Coupon Response In.
ternational." These are to be sold at all
post offices for six cents each. Upon pre-
sentation OF such a coupon at post Of
| fee in either of the countries named De
low the holder will receive, without
! charge. a postage stamp Of that country
equivalent in value to tve-cent stamp.
! By this Arrangement a person IN the Unit
! ed states can furnish his correspondents
| in foreign countries with postage stamps
| with which to prepay the postage on re
niles to his letters. No such coupons have
arrived here yet, but they are said to be
ready and may he expected before long.
Five millions have beep printed IN SWltl-
erland. where they can be ordered by. tine
several countries subscribing to the idea.
These are the countries in winch the re-
Div coupon viii be valid: Germany, the
| German proteetorates. and German post
offices in Asia, Africa and Australasia;
| Austria and the Austrian post ofhces IN
the Ieyant; Belgium, Bosnia Herzegovina
Brazil Bulgaria, Chill, Korea, Costa hica'
Crete. Denmark and the DANISH Antilles,
Egypt, Spain, France, the French post
offices in Morocco, and the French coiohles
except Madagascar, Mayotte, Mohele ana
establishments in India; Great britain
and British colonies except Orange River,
Antigua, Barbados, Bermuda, Cypress,
Falkland Islands British Guiana, ia
maica. Southern Nigeria, Sarawak, Irinl-
dad and Zanzibar; Greece, Guatemala,
Hayti, Republic Of Honduras, Hungary,
.Tanan and japanese post. offices in China
ond Nanchuria: Luxemburg. Mexico, New
Zealand. Norway, the Netherlands and
The Netherlands Indies, Rumania, Siam,
Sweden. Switzerland, Tunis.
A hearing in connection with the cele-
hrated Eddy case, which was held before
Judge Robert n. Chamberlin in the Merr-
rimack county superior court at Concord
n. H., Monday is regarded as practically
the last court proceeding IN the SUI IN
equity brought against Mrs Mary baker
q, Eddy by her son, George W. Glover,
and other relatives, acting as next
friends" and asking for an accounting OF
The property Of the aged Christian Sci
ence leader. Yesterdays hearing was call.
ed primarily to consider the motion OF
tho next friends to dismiss the case,
although other questions of Importance
were 10 be disposed of before the tlnal
adjournment one of the most important
of which concerned the settlement OF the
cost incurred in the litigation. Prominent
among the items of expense was the com
nensation to be paid the masters who were
amounted to determine the competency
Of Mrs. Eddy. These masters were Judge
Fdoar Aldrich of Littleton, Hosea W.
Parker. Of Claremont and DR.: George r..
Jelly OF Boston. The cost OF the entire
proceedings is estimated at more than
$500. Judge Robert n. Chamberlin
granted the motion to dismiss the SUIT
of Eddy against Frye, filed by the pam
tiffs on Aug. 81. The question OF Ine
annortionment of costs was left open,
counsel for the plaintiffs to submit bnef
thereon by the 10th and the other side
b. the 18th.
Fifteen men were killed and score in
iured a number fatally, at Bellaire, u,
at 3,l5 O'Clock Saturday afternoon when
tbe Chicago and Wheeling EXPRESS tram
on the Baltimore and Ohio railroad crash
ed into freight train which was moving
slowly on siding. The wreck was Que,
If is said. to the failure OF an operator
TO throw a switch. The west bound freignt
had received orders to meet the paSsen-
ger at the western limits OF the, Benalre
ward. and was moving slowly along tne
siding At the point where the wreck
occurred there is a sharp curve which pre-
vents the engineers of east-bound trans
from seeing more than few feet ahead.
The passenger train swung around the
curve very rapidly, being three hours iaIe,
and should have gone on in safety on the
main line. The switch to the siding, now
ever. had not been turned, and the traih
shot IN TO the siding and into the freight.
There was scarcely time to apply tne
brakes and no time for the enginemen TO
lump. The two big engines were reduced
TO Junk by the impact, but the worst
damage was done to the smoker, when
was telescoped so completely by the bag
gage car that every seat was thrown ou1
of the coach. Every occupant OF the slnoh-
err was badly injured. The passengerp5 81, IL
tbe other day coach and the two run
mans were tumbled from their seats, but
not seriously injured.
No home is so pleasant, regardless OF
the comforts that money will buy, as
when the entire family is in perfect health.
A hottie Of Orino Laxative Fruit Syrup