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The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1907-04-12

In the presence of 1900 people, SEN
ator Joseph B. Foraker, at the Audi
forum at Canton, O., Wednesday night
delivered an address in which he de-
Tended his action as a servant of the
people of Ohio, and declared that he
is willing to abide by their decision in
the future. Senator Foraker discussed
published statements regarding the
president s attitude toward the sena-
tor S speech at this time, replied to a
publication mentioning him as one of
an anti-Roosevelt combination, re
viewed the investigation of the dis
charge of the negro soldiers on account
of the trouble at Brownsville, Tex, re-
iterated his views regarding recent
railroad legislation, protested against
the infringement by one branch of the
government on the rights of another
branch, declared that the representa-
tives of the people in congress are ac-
countable only to the people, and are
not "properly subject to any other in
huence;" denied the right of any one
except his constituents to call him to
account and sounded a note of warn
ing against increased surveillance of
business men who need no "moral re-
generation.
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1907-04-12

However, Brattleboro is going to en-.
joy considerable building boom this
year no matter what people may think
about the ACCESSIBILITY of more tene-
ments. One man stated the other day
that he had the contracts to excayate
for is cellars this spring, and a mason
stated that he was engaged to plaster
II houses the coming summer. The
company that owns the street railroad
is considering the project of extending
its line so as to take in Oak Grove ave.
nue. and South Main street, and when
this is accomplished values in those
sections will be greatly enhanced.
Whatever may be the Importance of
more houses there is no denying the
fact that Brattleboro real estate is un.
usually good security and the man who
puts his money into it can be sure of
good return.
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1907-04-12

The Meddler has been asked repeat.
eddy of late to bring up the question
of swill wagons. This unsavory sub
ject will bear agitation because many
people whose business it is to gather
swill have got into the habit of leav.
ing their vehicles on the streets. In
the dead of winter this habit is not
particularly Objectionable, but when
the weather warns up and people like
to keep their windows open the fumes
that arise from the swill wagons are to
say the least not conducive to over
eating at meal times. 1t would al.
most seem that swill wagons could be
under the head of nuisances
in the summer at least.
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1907-04-12

has been no lack of funds for the
preparation of the case. The legisla
ture appropriated $4,000 for the pros
ccution, and the bill that is accumulat
ing against the state will crowd the
capitol when il is carried in. The pris
onors have been provided with ample
funds by the workingmen Of the
country, The uprising of the workers,
which took place when the prisoners
were kidnapped from Colorado, has not
subsidized, aud trouble is not entirely
without the realm of possibility Both
sides have secured all the western
country for witnesses. Secret agents
and lawyers have been engaged in the
hunt, They have visited every mining
camp in Idaho, Utah, Colorado, Wyom.
ing and Montana that offered the
slightest hope Of evidence.
4 supplemental bill in equity, called
forth by the recent announcement that
the property of Mrs. Mary Baker G.
Eddy had been transferred to three
trustees, was filed in the Merrimac
county court at Concord, n. H., Sat.
urday by the original plaintiffs, or
"neXt friends. - in the suit for an ac.
counting of Mrs. Eddy's property. The
bill asks that the deed of trust be va
Gated, on the ground that Mrs. Eddy
was not competent to execute il and it
was device contrived by the defend,
ant to defeat the purpose of the origi
nal suit. The bill filed yesterday is the
answer of the plaintiffs to the motion
made by the defendants last Tuesday
that the three trustees, Archibald Nc.
Lellan of Boston, Henry NJ. Baker of
Bow and Josiah +. Fernald of Con.
cord, be substituted for the "next
friends" and be empowered to prose
cute the suits against the defendants
in the case, who are all prominent
of the Christian Science
church. The answer, in the form of
= supplemental petition, asks that the
hrec trustees be added to the list of
defendants on the ground that the
trustees are working for the same ends |
IS the original defendants, that is, that |
hey are unduly influencing Mrs, Eddy !
md managing her property to their |
'wn ends. Judge Robert n. Chamber
ain issued an order that all the de.
endants, including the original de,
cndants and three trustees, shall APP
,ear in court on April 10 to make an.
wer to the petition.
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1907-04-12

While the spirit of civic betterment
is upon him The Meddler will mention
a certain street in Brattleboro that
has particularly unkempt appearance.
1t is not a very long highway and
there is not a dwelling house upon it
but these facts do not form an excuse
for allowing any street to be Uttered
with various kinds of rubbish. The
highway to which The Meddler refers
is Arch street, and if anyone has
doubt about its appearance let him
take meal at the Hall restaurant and
incidentally gaze out of the windows
to the north. The Meddler.
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1907-04-12

A score of persons were killed Fri
day by a tornado which swept for 800
miles across portions of Louisiana, Mis-
sissippi and Alabama. Parts of four
towns were devastated, with damage
exceeding 100000. The wind damaged
property, crops and telegraph wires.
The tornado began at Alexandria, La,
soon after l o o'clock a. M, killing four
persons there, probably fatally injur-
ing three and seriously injuring 10
others. Soon after daylight it neared
the Mississippi river and killed five
persons at Jackson, La. At Bayou
Sara, La, at least half dozen per-
sons were killed, it is reported. At
Jackson one person was fatally injur-
ed. The tornado next appeared at Car
son, Miss, where great damage was
done to property, and disappeared
about noon near Selma, Ala. where the
saw whirling clouds rise
into the air as they crossed the river.
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1907-04-12

Life is chance. Life Insurance il
dead certainty"
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1907-03-28

WHY SILHOUETTE.
A Curious Bit of History Wrapped
Up In the Word.

A Curious Bit of History Wrapped
Up In the Word.
The making Of silhouettes can hard
ly be classed among the lost arts, since
there is so little art about them. The
best of them represent the human pro
file in crude way, and they were re
garded as rather cheap kind Of pic
lures even in the days when they were
most popular. Indeed, the very word
silhouette means something poor and
cheap, and it had its origin in a spirit
of ridicule 1t is taken from Etienne
de Silhouette, who was French cab
met minister in the year 1859, when
the treasury of France was very low
because Of costly wars with Britain
and Prussia and by the extravagances
of the government When Etienne de
Silhouette became minister of finance
he set about making great reforms in
the public expenditures. He was by
nature a very "close" man, and he
went to such extremes in keeping
down the public expenses that he
brought great ridicule upon himself,
and finally anything that was cheap
and poor was referred to as la Sill
honette.
A very crude picture was popular at
that time. It was made by tracing the
shadow or profile of face projected
by the light of candle on sheet of
white paper and the outline defined
with pencil. This was such very
poor and cheap sort of picture that
it was at once called silhouette in
further derision of the very saving
French minister, and the name has
"stuck." 1t is an instance Of the curl
GUS derivation of some words in COM
mon use, and this unkind slur on a
man who was really trying to intro
duce needed reforms in the spending
Of the public money has long been ac-
cepted as a good and proper word. In.
deed, there is no other word used for
pictures of this kind, although there
were such pictures long before M. Ell
enne de Silhouette had his name at
tached to them in so embarrassing a
way.--Morris Wade in Century.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1907-03-28
How 70 Make Beef Tea Properly.

Every home nurse Is supposed to
know how to make beef tea, yet it Is
surprising how many failures are to be
recorded in this apparently simple OPP
Grafton. The fault generally is that
too little time is given to the cooking
The point to be borne in mind is that
as far as possible the whole Of the nu-
triment of the beef is to be extracted.
The best method Of doing this is to
proceed as follows, says the New York
Journal: Remove all the fat and skin
from one pound Of fresh beef, cut 1t up
in small pieces and put it into stone
Jar with a pint Of water and little
salt. Replace the lid Of the jar and let
it stand all night, The next morning
place the jar In saucepan OF boiling
water and let 1t simmer gently, but
never boil, for five hours. Strain the
fluid through q colander, but instead
of throwing away the residue Of the
meat pound it in a mortar into a pulp,
pass it through a wire sieve and add It
to the beef tea. Beef tea made accord
ing to this recipe contains all the fiber
and albumen of the meat and is there
fore much more nutritious than beef
tea in the form it is usually given.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1907-03-28
EDUCATIONAL INTERESTS.
Some recommendations to the Maine
State Grange.

Some Recommendation to the Maine
State Grange.
Indicative of the interest which the
grange takes on education everywhere
may be cited the following from the
report Of the committee on education
of the Maine state grange:
We indorse the suggestions that sub
ordinate oranges so arrange their pro-
grammes that they may discuss the fol-
lowing questions:
First = The necessary physical sur
roundings for school.
Second. = The changes needed in our
courses of study, both in the common
schools and in the high schools.
Third.-Why should boys and girls take
the high school and university courses?
Fourth.-The financial value Of educa-
ton.
fifth. = The study of nature in the
grange the home and the school.
Sixth-What does the grange owe tho
schools?
Seventh.-The ideal citizen
We would also add to these the sug-
gestion that each lecturer Of subordi-
nate grange secure one or more copies
Of the Maine school laws and arrange to
discuss one or more sections of them at
each literary meeting.
This is taking the question Of the
right education of our young people
into systematic and careful considera-
ton, and the outcome Of such discus
sion in the various oranges of the state
will be fraught with good.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1907-03-28

A solution of the speed mania problem is
offered by an exchange. 1t says that why
not arrest the automobile instead Of the
chauffeur when the speed limit law bias
been broken. A fine of FIVE or ten dollars
has practically no effect on the automobile
owner But if the automobile which has
been caught going oyer the lawful rate Of
speed is confined in the Sheriff's keeping
for three weeks or six months it is probable
that in future the autoiss will be more
careful, and chickens and dogs-to say
nothing of men-will be more safe in conse-
quence.
John Jacob Aston is said to own oyer one
hundred Of the 'deyil wagons" but per-
haps even he could get tried, after season,
of ten mile walk home, and would be
consent to travel slowly but surely.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1907-03-28
TO Reclaim Unused Farms.

Senator Minturu, Of Hudson, has intro
duced resolution in the upper branch OF
the legislature providing for the appoint
mens of three Senators to sit during recess,
for the purpose Of inquiring into ways and
means for loaning surplus revenues of the
State upon farm lands, so as to bring into
use idle and abandoned farms. The reso-
luton also provides for board of loan
commissioners, and appropriates $500 for
the expenses of the inquiry.
The chief cause of idle and abandoned
farms is lack Of labor. If the legislature
can devise scheme for supplying this, the
problem the Senator from Hudson seeks to
correct will solve itself.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1907-03-28
Mark Twain's Story About His Alb
sentminded Brother.

One bitter December night Orion
Mark Twain's brother) sat up reading
until 3 o'clock In the morning and then,
without looking at clock, sailed forth
to call on a young lady. He hammered
and hammered at the doors couldn't
get any response; didn't understand it.
Anybody else would have regarded
that ais an indication of some kind or
other and would have drawn infer
ences and gone home, but Orion didn't
draw differences. He merely hammered
and hammered, and finally the father
of the girl appeared at the door in a
dressing gown. He had candle IN.
his hand, and the dressing gown was
all the clothing he had on, except an
expression of welcome, which was so
thick and so large that it extended all
down his front to his instep and nearly
obliterated the dressing gown. But
Orion didn't notice that this was an
unpleasant expression. He merely
walked In The old gentleman took
him into the parlor. set the candle on
q table and stood. Orion made the
usual remarks about the weather and
sat down-sat down and talked and
talked and went on talking, that old
man looking at him vindictively and
waiting for his chance, waiting treach-
erously and Indignantly for his chance.
Orion had not asked for the young
lady. 1t was not customary. 1t was
understood that young fellow came
L.,
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1907-03-28
BREATHING EXERCISES.
How to Get Good Chest and Be-.
come Healthy.

How to Get Good Chest and Be.
come Healthy.
Breathing exercises are Invaluable
il one would have a high chest firm,
full bust and waist round and sup
Pile Nature did not intend US to wad-
die about with dropping chests, look
Ing like consumptiyes ready to give up.
Expand the lungs to the limit Raise
your chest and keep it raised. Practice
the exercises as they are given here,
but make 1t a rule to breathe correct
~ all the time. 1t Is quite as neces-
sary to get all the bad air out as it is
to get plenty of fresh air in. When
you rise In the morning, slip on bath
robe and bedroom slippers, Open the
windows. To take breathing exercises
without perfect ventilation In the room
is to waste your time, says the New
s11orkS World.
{ Place yourself In an erect, easy posi-
sllsnss, with one foot little forward.
allowing The weight to rest upon it.
Put TIE arms akimbo, with fingers
pressing on the abdominal muscles in
frort and the thumbs on the muscles
on either side of the spine. Hold the
head straight and the hips back, the
same with the shoulders, chest high
and full. Take deep tranquil breath,
but one that will cause the chest to rise
and fall fully and freely at every eff
fort. Do this twenty times. In the
act of inspiration take in as much air
as you can hold. In the act of respira-
ton give out as little as possible That
is particularly necessary in effusive
breathing, which is excellent for chest
development. Draw in full breath
and send it forth in prolonged sound
of the letter FL. Never mind If you do
sound like a steam radiator ready to
explode. You will get a chest, and the
girl who laughs and sneers will not.
Exercise in expulsive breathing: Draw
in a full breath and emit it with live
" expulsive force, still clinging to
your II sound. Do not prolong it as
YOU do in your ELUSIVE breathing. Let
it be a sort of snort, the breath being
projected into the air. Before going
to sleep give your lungs an air Datn
Lie fat on the back, with no pillow I'M
der the head. Place the arms close to
the sides, then inhale and exhale slow
". allowing yourself rest of five or
ten seconds between breaths. Do this
fifteen times. Then. with arms ex-
tended straight out across the bed,
breathe slowly and deeply fifteen times
more. You will sleep like top unless
YOU have been filling up on Welsh rab-
bit or crab ravigotte la Bellevue.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1907-03-28
The Temperance Of Miss Willard.

/ met Walt Whitman once in Ger
mantown at a home famous for its
hospitality and the notables who loved
to go there and know he was urged to
leave out of the next edition certain
poems. But NO was the only answer
It was art and must never be disturb
ed. Miss Willard was also guest,
and Walt was rude to her; said he
hated a erusading temperance fanatic,
especially a woman. She was perfectly
unruhiesl, and he left the room, but
before long he returned and apologized
in the sweetest way. Upstairs Frances
said to me, what grand old man to
be willing to own he was sorry for his
remarks!'' Kate Sanborn in New
England Magazine
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1907-03-28

ssThere will be no constitutional conYen-
tion in this State; for the simple reason
that 412, 1877 people have larger represen-
tation in the Senate than have !, 73l ,947.
That is no say, though nearly four-ffths
OF all the people of New Jersey should de-
sire such a convention the other fifth could
legally and ccnstitutionally and effectually
and perpetualIy prevent is. The one-ffth
have eleven Senators in the Legislature;
the four-fifths have but ten. The county
OF Hudson, with nearly 450, 600 inhabitants,
and the county Of Essex, with 40. 000, have
the same number Of Senators as Cape May
with $4,000 population, and Ocean with
81. 600. No constitutional convention can
therefore be had, so long as the eleven
Senators from the eleven small counties
unite against the ten Senators from the ten
counties. Eleven is more than ten. though
412, 1877 is vastly less than /, 731, 947. For
this reason the State will have to get along
with an occasional constitutional amend
ment, instead Of having the Constitution
revised and brought down to date, as it was
in 1914. Newark News.
The Neacs seems TO forget that the little
counties, at which it sneers, have as great a
stake in the State government as has the
great and correspondingly proud counties Of
Essex and Hudson. A few Of the great
States of the q Mon would now, no doubt,
like to have United States Senatorial rep
resentation in proportion to their popula-
tion, but the error Of that was early noted,
and remedy against it provided. The Neacs
ought to be thankful for the Senatorial
balance-wheel afforded by the punny one
fifth. lit is not, the State at large is.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1907-03-28
DEBATING Teams to Contest.

The Springfield (Mass.) Pomona has
undertaken to organize series Of de-
bates between teams representing va
rlous subordinate oranges. The plan is
for each local organization to elect or
otherwise designate debating team
Of three members. The different teams
from the several oranges In the Pomo-
ma circuit will be paired of, and the
winners Of one set viii debate the win
ners Of d second set. When the contest
is narrowed down until two undefeated
teams remain, these teams will go be-
fore the Springfield Pomona grange
and debate for honors.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1907-03-28
His Idea Of Happiness.

At the Players club in New York
some years ago a number of actors
were arguing about the meaning Of
the word happiness In the midst of
the argument Henry e. Dixey appear
ed, and one of the contestants said:
..Dixey, what is your idea of happi-
ness?''
Mr. Dixey smiled thoughtfully. Then
he replied: My idea of true happiness
is to lie on a couch before bright fire.
smoking a large Havana cigar given
me by an admirer while l listen to q
woman who worships me reading
aloud fiattering press notices about my
acting"
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1907-03-28
How to Prepare a Terrapin.

sBoil the terrapin until the skin on
the claws is sufficiently soft to rub Off
at the slightest touch. Take from the
shell and remove every particle of en-
trails and lungs, says Miles Bradford
in Bohemian. place the meat in a
chatting dish il possible. And butter.
pepper and salt, the quantity Of each
depending on the quantity Of flesh. Let
ii simmer until the essence and butter
reach the consistency OF light gravy;
then serve hot. II desired, little good
sherry may be added before eating, but
not white cooking. Use no spices, dress
ing Or other Ingredients that can de-
tract from the fiasol, &
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1907-03-28

The Editor Of the DEMOCRAT returned
from the hospital last Saturday, but has
not yet resumed his labors to any extent.
He desires to thank friends who have re-
membered him IN many ways for the cheer
their generous thoughtfulness affoi ded him.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1907-03-28
a L.imitad Hahit.

81 see that some of our scientists
claim that death is largely matter OF
habit, depending upon thought and oil
that" he said.
Nonsense she replied. did you
ever know any one who was In the
habit Of dying Philadelphia Inquir.
or.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1907-03-28

7Ais paper is entered in The Post Ootce at Wood
bury. N. j.. as second-ciass matter.
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1907-12-06

grain. The majority Of the
farmers depend on the sale OF
grain each fall to pay their har-
vest expenses and bills incurred
during the year and as most of
these accounts have to be met
directly after harvest, the recent
refusal Of the grain companies to
buy grain put both the farmers
and business men into a decided
ly bad shape for the time being.
If the market opens up in good
shape now, however, no one will
be hurt and in a few weeks the
effect of the money panic will
be in a great measure forgotten.
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1907-12-06
Assessor & Tax Collector.

The trial of Mrs. Annie M.
Bradley for the murder of ex-
Senator Brown, Of Utah, which
has been holding the boards at
Washington, D. c., for the past
several weeks, was ended Tues
day when the jury returned a
verdict of not guilty" after be-
ing out twelve hours. The jury
stood IL to / for acquittal from
the first ballot, the lone juror
who hung out for some sort Of
punishment, finally agreeing tC
the majority view. The case
has created universal interest
and the proceedings have beer
watched closely by all readers o1
the daily press. Mrs. Bradley
will return to Goldfield, Nevada
to reside with her sister.
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1907-12-06
WHEAT BUYERS
AT WORK AGAIN
The Kettenbach Grain Co. Re-
sumes Purchase of Grain and
Other Companies will Soon be
in the Field.

Word reached the city yester-
day to the effect that the Ketten-
bach Grain Company has resum-
ed the purchase of grain at all
their railroad points except at
the Nezperce tramway and at
Vollmer. While the directors of
the company have made no an
nouncement of their resumption
of business they have quietly
been buying grain in small lots
for several days and it is believ-
ed they have not announced the
fact because Of not desiring a
rush of grain to their warehous-
es until the market becomes a
little firmer. While the price of
grain is off a few cents from
what it was when the market
closed it is believed by many
that the price will soon raise to
near what it was early in the
fall.
The announcement Of the re-
sumption of business by the
grain buyers will be welcome
news to farmers of the prairie
country as they were put in a
tight position by the closing
down of the market before most
Of them had disposed of any