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The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1910-02-18

Ii, school. oi Guiiord AZ the outbreah
ut the civil war he enlisted T. a drummer
ia Company u 81 ihr 10th Vermont rcgi
ment. being mustered into service Oct %
lsd2, aud mustered ont Aug ~. 1863. lie
wa, with hl- regiment when n participated
IN the battle ot Gettysburg
Early IN life Nlr. Smith displayed an ap.
'iiudr for mechanics and gave promise OF
becoming the successful business man that
be- ait,rwaId was He began the manuiac-
fuTC 81 c.ildfcn's carriages m 4 small shop
which Is now standing On his fathers farm.
For few year, after hi iirst marriage he
lived un the Smith homestead In Weather
cad Hollow. and then bought and II.
modelled 4 house in Elst tultord In 1858
Hc built a shop and other buildings there
aud with his brothrrin-law, :. II Edwards,
engaged IN the manufacture OF children :
carriages on more extensive scale. ln
lS13 :. ;. Hunt entered the partnership
and the concern. then known a. Smith \
Hunt. employed about ~ hand. IN Gull
ford until 1851 when tEe business was
moved to this town. In 1859 the name was
changed 10 the :. \ Smith company. and
,oon aiterward Frank l.. Hunt and Mr..
smiths two sons. Fred L.. and Charles \.
smith became members OF the firm. the
three having previously been engaged in
similar business in Philadelphia which ;.
\. Smith was instrumental in establishing
in 1876 After the big fire OF Feb, |. 1890,
which destroyed the Frost street plant. the
concern was recognized as a stock com
"anv. and in July 1903, became a part of
the National Novelty corporation, now the
Hardware 4 Woodenware Manufacturing
Since the consolidation Mr.
Smith had not been actively connected
with the business. although he had en-
gagged extensively in lumhering on his own
account
Mr.. Smith always retained hi, home in
Guiford. owning also the old homestead
in the Hollow. a. well as the farm OF the
late Edison Smith. He was actively inter
e>ted in Guilford's welfare and although
holding public office he had served faith
fully and well in such as his townsmen
could induce him to accept. He represent
ed Guilford in the legislature of 1885, act
ing a. chairman of the committee on
finance, and in 1890 was county senator.
At the time of his death he was trustee of
nuhlic money He was a member OF Sede,
wick post, G. a. R., and since 1884 had
been director OF the Peoples National
bank Of Brattleboro Mr. Smiths mecha,n-
zeal ability coupled with his sound iudg |
ment and keen foresight made him un
usually successful in business Personally !
he was man of frank outspoken dispo-
.ition. but equally kind hearted and sup |
porter of many good causes
He married March %. 1861, Ellen NJ.
Hunt of Guilford, who died Dec. Z, 1896.
rhey had three children. of whom Fred L.
md Charles A. Smith of this town are liv
ng There are also two grandchildren. l.y-
nan H. Smith, student in Worcester poly
echnic institute and Sanford A. Smith
If this town. Aug. 2. 1898. Mr. Smith
married Miss Lila Bovd, formerly of Dunn
nerston, who survives.
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1910-02-18
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The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1910-02-18
STATE NO LONGER
To BEAR EXPENSE
OF Insane Persons Illegally Com,
mitted TO Retreat.
BRATrLEBoRo ovERsEER TOLD

That THIS Town will BE Held ReSpoaa,
bic for Their support Notification
AZ Once Sen, 10 Towns Whence They
Were fiTs, Committed.
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1910-02-18
CARL F. GAIN
M Merchant Tailor
Oval and Flat Covered Buttons Made
Bwana Tumbo at Gondokoro.

Col Roosevelt, Kermit Roosevelt and
the other members of the Smithsonian
African scientific expedition arrived at
Gondokoro, Sudan, on the Upper Nile,
yesterday All are well and enthusiastic
over their experiences and the scientific
results of their explorations. The en-
trance into Gondokoro of the Americans
was rudely picturesque, and nothing that
British and native hospitality could sug-
gest was lacking in the welcome. The
arrival of the expedition in the outskirts
of the town was heralded with bugle
blasts by Chief Keriba's buge band,
which led the van Chief Keriba accom-
panied his musicians The native party
had met the expedition l6 miles to the
SOUTH and on the way to Gondokoro did
it all the honor that could be gotten out
of their instruments of brass and Indian
drums
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1910-02-18

Gov George H. Prouty looked over the
bids for the new system OF ventilating and
heating and plumbing for the state house
in Montpelier Wednesday afternoon in the
office of Attorney-General John G: Sar-
gent, and with the advice of the latter,
State Treasurer Edward H. Deavitt and
Sergeant at Arms Charles H. Ferrin, the
contract was awarded to the firm of G. $.
Blodgett & company of Burlington, for a
total cost of S3l039,
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1910-02-18

The General Electric company at Sche-
nectady employs l2,5O0 men. among whom
there were 1918 accidents last year, only
4l2 of which resulted in disabilities lasting
more than five hours. During the year the
company paid out nearly $1,000 to the in
jured men. 1t has a policy of voluntary
settlements for all accidents and in 10 years
has only figured in two lawsuits as the re-
snlt of accidents
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1910-02-18

About this time of the year the red
squirrel begins tapping maple trees for the
sap. The squirrel makes an incision in
the bark and waits until the sap has
trickled short distance down the trunk
of the tree He then begins at the bottom
of the stream and icks up until he has
reached the source of the flow, when he
again waits and repeats the performance
until ied.-Boston Globe.
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1910-02-18
Special Notices

5000 OMONEY-MAkING FARMS throughout
16 states. One acre to thousand $500 to S25.OOO
Stock and tools included with many to settle estates
quickly Illustrated catalogue Guide %" Free. E.
A. Strout, Dept. 273s. 294 Washington street. Bos-
ton Mass 7-8
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1910-02-18

While chopning wood Alexander st
Peter of Franklin, n H.. found inside a
large maple log bottle of whisky which
he thinks must have been placed in the
crotch of the tree many years ago. the
wood having gradually grown around the
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1910-02-18
The Mess at Albany.

S. Fred Nixon's was the third name that
Senator Benn Conger says Hiram G.. Moe
wrote on one of the envelopes in which
they two carried $4,000 to the New York
capitol at Albany nine years ago to buy
protection for the bridge companies. The
name of the former speaker of the assem-
bly, announced yesterday by Conger on
the stand completes the trio. Speaker
Nixon's envelope, according to Conger,
like that of Senator lothian P. Aids,
held $1,000. The remainder of the fund,
$4,000, was in the envelope given to Nix
on's lieutenant, Assemblyman Jean Larue
Burnett.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1910-06-19

America and the successor of that great
labor leader, John Mitchell, who will speak
Wednesday morning on THE Mining In
dustry as a Factor in the Progress of the
United States" President Lewis has long
been in the public eye because of his val
liant services for the miners in the recent
litigation with the operators which is still
in virulent stage in several parts OF the
country. He is the champion of the men
who work beneath the surface of the earth,
the men who face destruction in the mines
while in the performance of their duties
and while fighting for the bread of life to
sustain themselves and their families. The
presidents plea is for the toilers in the
depths who are seeking better wages, bet
ter protection from danger in the dggings
and better standard OF living.
On the business side of the coal trade will
be heard such men as Ben r. Vardaman of
Des Moines, Ia, editor of the Merchants
Trade Journal e. Q. Stone of Minneapolis
and Louis b. Dorr of Chicago advertising
manager for pyrolite coal. On the admins
trative and legal side of affairs will be
heard Senator ]. p. Dolliver of Iowa and
Governor A. c. Shallenberger of Nebraska.
Mayor Dahlman of Omaha will welcome the
coal dealers to the city.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1910-06-19

with its problems that have proven highly
satisfactory to the retailer and to the
wholesaler. Circular No. 1 which the as
sociation took some three months in work.
ing out, was the result of consultation with
shippers and retailers. 1t was the first set
of printed rules formulated by which the
trade could define the rights of the dealer
and the rights of the shipper.
I'VE think the railroads should be repre-
scented on the committee to report at the
Omaha meeting. Certainly the railroad is
as interested party in the transportation
Of coal as either the shipper or the re-
ceiver No doubt a leading railroad man
to represent all the roads added to the
committee would be able to shed much light
on the relations Of the carrier to both the
shipper and the receiver
Besides taking definite action on the mat
ter of the code of ethics the convention will
consider such questions as shrinkage Of
coal in transit. refusals, grading of ship
ments, responsibility of wholesalers and
responsibility of wholesalers.
In the business of the convention both
sides of the labor situation will be repre-
scented and also the legal side. On the side
of labor will be heard Thomas L. Lewis,
president of the United Mine Workers of
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1910-06-19

The general public, perhaps, fails to
realize in what way it is benefited by such
organizations as the Northwestern Retail
Coal Dealers association. Let a railroad
increase it's rates on certain points, which,
1t goes without saying. must be paid
by the ultimate consumer for it means
simply an increase in the retail price of
coal, and there is bound to be an investi-
cation and, If warranted, complaint to
the Interstate Commerce commission. Just
at the present time the rate question is
paramount with the shippers of all COM
modties and the railroads that handle the
shipments. Only recently the big western
lines announced an increase in the rates
on freight to become effective In June.
Something happened. The shippers stuck
together and by means of a federal injunc-
ton prevented the railroads from putting
the new tariff into effect. In the end
President Taft was called upon to legis-
with the result that the new tariff was
laid aside, the injunction removed and the
old order of things restored pending the
passage and operation Of the administra-
ton railroad bill. 1t will be determined
whether the increase of rates is warranted
on the part of the railroads and just what
power the Interstate Commerce COM
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1910-06-19

who are initiated will carry away the same
kind of a smile that President Taft has
worn ever since no saw the performance at
the Gen last fall Following the Ak-Snr-
Ben entertainment a real Dutch" lunch
VIII be served.
Probably one of the most important items
of business to be considered by the coal
dealers will come up for discussion Tuesday
morning at 1890 o'clock. 1t is the matter
of a code of ethics to operate between the
wholesalers and retailers and has its main
instigator in Mr.. Cuvellier the fighting
editor" of the coal dealers. In It's May
number the Coal Dealer had the following
editorial on the question of ethics:
THE journal has been highly compli-
mented by the wholesale trade for its pio-
neer work in bringing to the attention Of
the coal trade a need for code of rules
as between the shipper and the receiver.
We take a little credit for having instigated
the action of the northwestern association
in appointing an initial committee COM
posed of representative wholesalers and
retailers to report at the annual meeting
in Omaha set of rules to be acted upon
at that convention.
There are certain lines that have been
promulgated by the association in dealing
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1910-06-19

Here is a vivaclous glimpse of Ruskn's
wife from Ada Garland "Ruskin and
His Bride"
"A young gay wife, fond Of dress, ex-
element and social life, was pc he.pmeet
for him. lie went with her to court taxi
ing pride in the compliments paid her, but
society bored him. She often went out
alone. Not a wise thing to do, perhaps,
but she was very young, and the home
must have been dull-her husband alb
sorbed in architecture and his spare time
claimed by the old people. Materially,
young Mrs. Ruskin had all she could de-
sire was always well dressed, had splen-
did jewels and all tile advantages of
wealth But her husband could do with
out her; Mrs. Ruskin, ST., would not abdi-
cate the wife's position in the household
must have been that of handsome
riCurehead."
" She was conversing with some gentle
men, one of whom asked
"'Where is MIR. Ruskin?
f" oh Mr.. RuskinY size replied. He Il
with his mother-he ought to nave marrieC
his mothers! 4"
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1910-06-19

Musc-Masonic quartet.
Address, Present Business Methods"-
Governor A. G. Shallenberger.
Address, THE Art of Making Sale
Ben r. Vardaman, Merchants Trade Jour
nal, Des Moines
Deferred business.
Evening Session-Hotel Rome
Assembly Room.
ton.
Vaudeville lunch.
WEDNESDAY.
Fourth session, 10 a. m. sharp.
Music-Masonic quartet.
Report of committees.
Amendment Of articles of association;
Address, THE Mining Industry as Fac
tor in the Progress of the United States
Hon. T. l.. Lewis, president United Mine
Workers of America.
Address, The Trend. of the Times
Senator j. p. Doliver of Iowa.
Election of officers.
Unfinished business.
Adjournment SINE die.
The coal merchants are coming to Omaha
for business, but they are going to have ii
good time while they are here. The Omaha
Commercial club, the local coal dealers and
the Knights of Ak-Sar-Ben are looking
after the entertainment features.
The first number on the fun program will
be held at the Ak-Sar-Ben den Monday
night, when the visiting delegates will be
the guests of the knights. Coal dealers
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1910-06-19

of soul, touched by strange pathos that
brought with it the conviction that the
people of his beloved city of Venice,
among whom as Giuseppe .Sarto, he had
once dwelt. had loved him for reasons
that were good, One longed to be able to
rise up apd give him an affectionate and
no less reverential salute than the cold for
NAL greeting to the golden signet pre-
scribed by the etiquette of the ceremony.
/ pressed his hand with a sincere and
earnest feeling of reverence for his Of
flee and OF respect for the man, and was
surprised to find, as a little lump mani
tested itself in. my throat and a suspicious
moisture dimmed my eyes for the moment,
that 1 had awakened rather into an in
tensity of sympathy for the prisoner of
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1910-06-19

but looked upon Plus X with no feelings
of envy in my heart.
After his holiness had passed us by we
were hidden to rise and follow in his train,
which we did; directly in mis- train, in fact,
for upon the return to the Sala DELI Con-
cistoro it so happened that our position in
the line gave us the position of honor.
In a remarkably short time he had passed
before the whole group of visitors. Many
of these, as l have already intimated, had
apparently came merely to satisfy their
curiosity to see the head Of the Roman
church. but others were there for purposes
affecting the repose of their own souls,
for more than one man and one woman
with faces streaming with tears and an
anguish of mind i'll concealed, implored
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1910-06-19

the Vatican than of awed reverence for
the successor OF the apostle. There was,
indeed no lack of the latter quality, but
the former was from the heart. and 1
am glad to feel that that is truly the
American of It,. In spite Of the splendor of
his surroundings and the loftness of his
station, one could not escape the convic-
ton that the office carries with it not
only responsibilities which are onerous
and exacting, but involves as well such
sacrifices of life and liberty as would
stagser most men, even those vigorously
trained for life. of sacrifice as the church
trains It's priests. l have sometimes
thought it would be pleasant to be the
king of England or the emperor of Ger
many or the president OF the United States,
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1910-06-19
A presentation az the Vatican.

A slight gesture from the master OF
ceremonies, writes John kendriek Bangs
in Harper's Weekly, babe us all kneel and
the long-awaited figure entered-a sad
faced man arrayed in a simple white robe,
expressionless of feature but giving a
striking impression OF sweetness and in
tense WEAKNESS combined. He walked
slowly along the line holding out to each
pilgrim as he passed a listless hand on
the fourth finger of which was the ring
OF ST. Peter. At first glance he appeared
the embodiment Of age and OF physical
weakness, and 1t must be confessed that
the impression was disappointing; but as
he came nearer and one was able to look
more closely into his saddened eyes. one
disoerned in them not so much OF weak.
ness As loVeliness OF character. strength
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1910-06-19

strapper at the wrong end of Pennsyl-
vania in Washington, where he gets
little less than enough to pay his auto bills.
Not but what Norton can afford this If
he wants to. for he was in the insurance
business a good many years-worked his
way through Amherst and paid lot of
little bills on the side before he was old
enough to vote, and he handled that $4,000
a year real thriftily.
Norton is the man who succeeds Fred
Carpenter of Minnesota as the presidents
private secretary, and his training for this
Job isn't any better than Carpenters was.
1t is true that whereas Carpenter thought
II crime to talk at all, Norton can talk
a man into a trance in five minutes. but
that Is when he is talking insurance. The
question is, does he know what to say to
a disappointed and irate congressman or to
the newspaper men?
Anyhow, he won't stand in awe of either
congressman or cabinet ministers. AS for
newspaper men, they all strangers to
him.
Norton is in his Goth year He is the son
of n Congregational minister and is the
descendant of lady who was fried by an
admiring constituency on the belief that she
was a witch. Charles was born in Oshkosh,
Wis, and began TO hustle insurance when
he was Il years old. After he returned
from college and had been in business
awhile, he was made chairman OF the Com
merciRl club committee which had a COM
mission to make Chicago look pretty. lie
held that job for three years. lie also wrote
magazine stories for time, and they were
pretty good stories, too.
But all the while he had the itching foI
- IL -.
Secretary MacVeagh to persuade him thai
he was needed in the Treasury depart
ment. He has made good there. and it /:
predicted that, inasmuch as he has rea
affection for President TAFT, and can pu
more emotion into a handshake than any
other man in Washington, he may succeed
Ina his new job.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1910-06-19

NAHA'S welcome arch, spanning
FarnGm street between the city
hal! and the Douglas county
court house, bears the symbols,
n. h. c. d. A.
L ne coal man will he around
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1910-06-19
-President's New Secretary.

He New York Globe man who
writes up People in the Public
Eye" can't understand why
Charles Dyer Norton should
quit writing insurance at $4,000
year to become an under
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1910-06-19
Bunyan's birthplace.

Judith countess of Huntington. the niece
of William the Conqueror, who founded
tho abbey which gave its name to the
hamlet of Elstow gathered about its
gates; Sir Humphrey Radcliffe, into whose
hands the property passed at the dis
solution of the monasteries, and t,le Hllles-
don family, who afterwards built their
mansion there would be but names on a
rarely-turned page of history. the church,
with its separate tower and its peal Of
ancient bells. the old guest house on the
village green, the stump of a cross recall
ing the fairs that were held there. would
be no goal of pilgrimage but for a later
name whose rank upon the roll of fame
sheds back light of interest upon all the
details of its place and circumstances.
Elstow gained its patent Of nobility in 1923
through the birth of John Bunyan, and the
visitor comes TO 1t in the memory of his
early years. He stands in the door OF the
church tower to recall Bunjan as a
ringer Of the bells, and walks to the green
to see an imaginary game of tip-cat and
enters the old Moot hall to revive the
memory OF Bunyans "unregenerate" dan
cling.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1910-06-19

indulgence for what 1 know not, as his
holiness passed along; and in every case
with a kindly gesture and a glance full of
benignity at least, solace was granted 1t
was altogether most affecting, and, when
at the close of the greetings, the holy
father raised his hand to bless all present
according to their need and intention
I went down upon my knees, not because
the etiquette Of the hour required it,
but because 1 wanted to- and when 1 rose
up and went back to the noisy city felt
that the blessing asked had been received,
for 1 was happy and the world seemed the
sweeter and brighter for the existence
of such man as Plus X.