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Los Angeles herald., 1910-06-05
TWO GAMES. FOR JUNIORS

In the middle of the floor, some little
distance apart. place sofa cushions,
stools, umbrella stands, large vases
or lamps, etc. From among the COM
pany some smart young man who
twas never hoaxed," and ask him to
first walk over the course around and
between these articles, so as to fix in
his mind their situation and distance
apart. He is then blindfolded and told
to find his way carefully among them
again so as not to touch anything.
Very gingerly he will do so. and
when, triumphant over his success, the
bandage is taken from his eyes, TO
his surprise, not an article remains on
the floor, all were quickly and quietly
removed while he was being blind
folded.
His cautious movements and tack
ing here and there to avoid the OBJ
StacleS that are not there make fun
for the onlookers.
This game will please those who like
to tax their wits, and who enjoy a
problem, especially when competition
furnishes a spur. 1t consists in writing
descriptive account of well known
persons, authors or others, using only
words beginning with the letters COM
posing their names, and using these
letters in the order in which they
come in the names.
An example is given:
Whose Immortal Lines Live in
all memories. Sovereign hroner
above k-ingly estate. S-hakespeare's
poetry e-nchants all readers every
where.
1t would be even more amusing to
take the names of some of the COM
pany present. Names might be secret
ly allotted TO each player.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-06-05
THE SACRED CATERPILLAR

Would you like to hear a true story
of the pigmies who live far away in
the southern part of Africa? They are
not quite as small as the little people
who tied poor old Gulliver down, for
when the Bushmen are full grown they
are about as tall as 12-year-old boy.
Their yellow brown skin, which is
often wrinkled their lxinky blatI1 hair
growing over their heads in tufts, their
projecting jaws and their thick lips
give them queer appearance as they
travel nimbly along with. their bows
and arrows. They have no fixed home
but wander in bands from place to
place. Often they live in holes among
the rocks, but sometimes build rude
houses. Their chief wealth is their bow
and arrow and sometimes spear.
They are skillful hunters and very keen
at following a TRAIL often capturing
ately. Probably because they are so
small themselves they use very small
bows and arrows.
In their land there is a poison cater
pillar which the natives regard as
sacred. These wormy creatures are
crushed for their poison so that the
arrows for killing the game of the enc
my may be dipped into the deadly SUBJ
stance. A lion poisoned by one of these
arrows roars and tears up the ground
in his pain. The Bushmen believe that
the caterpillars hear their prayers when
they are asked to be given plenty of
game. Other food of these small peo-
pie is wild honey. The seeds. roots;
fruits, gums, lizards, snakes and grubs
of white ants also give these people a
living. SO fond are they of the ant
grubs that the Beers living near call
the grubs Bushmen's rice.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-06-05
THE BEST PLAYTHINes

Once upon time the boys and girls
in a certain village grew tired of their
playthings.
"If only had a doll such as Alice
has, instead of this old picture book!"
said one little girl.
81 would rather have a drum than
my toy horse" said a little boy.
"I don't want my blocks; 1 want a
BALI" whined another.
So their mothers gathered all the
toys and the children together, and let
them choose the thing they thought
they would like best to have.
For a little while the boys and girls
were much pleased. They played with
the things they had thought they would
like best to have, and were very happy.
A little girl passing by in an auto
watched them as far as she could see
them. Pretty soon, however one little
girl put down the doll she had taken
and looked troubled.
"I think / would like to have my
pretty play dishes back again!" she
said. "This old doll is not half SO nice.
I'm afraid Alice will break my cunning
little cups and saucers."
About the same time small boy was
throwning down his drum and saying:
Il want my little dappled horse! l can
have more fun with him than with this
Los Angeles herald., 1910-06-05

miles of small but neat red brick
houses with white marble steps are
for the most part owned by the work
ing class, for it is said that more people
in Philadelphia own their own homes
than any other large city of the world.
There are several reasons why this
city of Pennsylvania has risen to such
Importance in the industry of manu-
facture. 1t is located where raw ma
terial may be bought cheap, for Phila-
delphia is built on the Delaware bay,
which gives an easy waterway to the
Atlantic ocean. Great steamers carry
thousands of tons of freight to this
port every week. The Schuylkill river
affords water power for the factories.
In Pennsylvania, not many miles from
Philadelphia. there are some of the
largest anthracite coal beds in the
world. This fuel furnishes a cheap
steam power for the large manufac-
turing houses. AS Philadelphia was
for ten years the capital of the United
States there are many historical relics
there.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-06-05
EXCITING POTATO FIGHTS

Dear Aunt Laurie:
l am going to get job picking up
potatoes this vacation. Every time L
go to do this someone goes with me
and we have potato fights. Last year
a boy named Leslie went with me. We
had a number of potato fights. The
boss caught us one day as we were
going at 1t.
He told us if we did not get to work
he would not pay us as much as he
would If we kept at work. We got 81
a week. We got down to work and
never had a potato fight for a month
after that. After while the boss went
back east for a month
While he was gone we had a potato
fight every day and got the same
wages as before. AS soon as the boss
came we could not have potato fights.
CHARLES PRUDEN.
Sawtelle city school, sixth grade.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-06-05
PHILADELPHIA

A railroad journey of three and one
half hours from Washington takes us
to the city of Philadelphia. There we
arrive at one of the chief manufactur-
ing cities of the nation, for New York
is the only city of the United States
where more manufacturing is carried
on. In Philadelphia about $4,000 men
and women are at work in the fac
tories. Woolen cloth is woven there
and made into clothing. Thousands of
men are engaged in shipbuilding, and
many others are employed in iron and
steel works. The workingmen in
that city are better paid, better clothed
and better housed than in any other
manufacturing city in the world. The
Los Angeles herald., 1910-06-05
A CAMPING PARTY

Dear Aunt Laurie:
Vacation will soon be here, and am
SO glad.
we most always go away to spend
mer.
We are planning to go camping in
the mountains, and l hope very much
that we will.
You have heard of cutting fruit,
which very many people like to do.
That is what we expect to do this
summer
We did not camp last summer, but
expect to this year
We generally stay about two months.
NELLY CLAVELOT.
Sawtelle city school, sixth grade.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-06-05

l live so near the beach and the hills.
too. We can go to the beach on our
wheels. l live at the Soldiers home.
There is pleasure in riding around the
home because there are such pretty
places there
l like to have nice vacations so
can go back to school happy. 1t is
hard to go back happy, because all
your pleasure is over and you must
study again. ELSIE SHILLING.
Sawtelle school, sixth grade.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-06-05
HAS A FINE TIME FISHING

Dear Aunt Laurie:
When vacation comes I think l shall
have a good time; at least 1 hope SO.
Papa is thinking of renting our house
and going north.
There are lots of mills and woods
there. and 1 think that 1 can have
some fun. 1t is near the ocean and
there will be row boats. l might get
a few rides.
can go over the mills or the noun
tains, which are near. There are lots
of bears and panthers there There are
several things in the way of amuse-
ments. | can have a fine time fishing,
too. When L come back l will have to
go to school again.
GEORGE CHAMBERLAIN.
Sawtelle city school; grade 6.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-06-05
A RAlNY-DAY GAME
1t was a stormy Saturday.

1t was a stormy Saturday.
"Oh, I'd like game of tag!" sighed
Alice Chaplin. I'm tired of sitting
still.
Aunt Ruths eyes are dreamy,
spoke up Carl. "If you're planning a
new game, aunty, do make it a lively
one. I've been quiet about as long as
possible"
your mother>4nay think this too
lively before we get through" Aunt
Ruth said, laughing, "for the Little
Old Lacy of Lynn will occasion a
good deal of noise"
"Oh, mother won't care!' replied
Bertha. "Do tell US what it is!'
"Well," and Aunt Ruth smiled, 'it
comes of the trouble the Little Old
Lady of Lynn always had in packing
The Little Old Lady of Lynn.
She never knew how to pack
Shed begin and go back and begin.
And go back and begin and go back.
"How funny!" cried Bertha "But 1
don't see how you play it,"
1--WE will clear this side of the room,"
said Aunt Ruth, and she started to
move things away Leave four
chairs" she directed, as the children
sprang to help.
Alice" she went on ''you may fetch
a needle book, spool of thread, q
thimble and pair of scissors from my
work basket and lay them in q row
on the couch. And, Bertha. you may
get an apple and fruit knife and
put them in the same row. Let me
see, that makes seven articles. think
you will be able to manage three
apiece. So you had better find a sheet
of paper and a pencil and a maga-
zine to go with the other things. And
here is my apron-you can fold this
up and put it there, and my purse will
make out the dozen.
Now I am going to show you how
the Little Old Lady of Lynn does her
packing, but first 1 will place her ar,
ticles in your care, three to each, of
you. Alice may take charge of the
needle book, spool of thread and thin
BILE; Carl, the scissors, apron and
Los Angeles herald., 1910-06-05
lzz1TS.i!Oz zszr5zzs: . ~

"Gobble. gobblei don't you know"
Said the old turkey hen.
Hurryng fast to her pen,
"Gobbe. gobble! Now he's after me,
The terrible boyr
.AIoo moo" said the old COW,
Trying to eat a wisp of hay,
He has chased me with dogs,
TIL I've jumped over logs,
The terrible boy!'
NAY, nay, nayw said the horse,
As he kicked up his heels.
HE doesn't know how 1t feels
When he has whipped and lashed me
When he has muddied and spashed me
The terrible boy!p
''Baa. baa. baap' said the sheep, "ba-a
Let him run home to his ma;
For he's always making a fuss;
There is no room for him with US
The terrible boy!"
"sweet, tweet, tweet" said a little bird,
TITS now my turn to have a word
look neat?
His pants to his knees, and out at the
seat
The terrible boy.'
Goo goo, goodr said a mother sweet,
In accents that were soft and low.
"No boy. there is, like mine. l know.
From crown of his head to sole of feet,
My lovely boy"
Then the dog and the cat, the turkey
and duck.
The horse the cow, the sheep, the pig
and the bird,
Ran away in utter disgust
Laughing hard ready to bust!
'If she likes that kind of fry"
Said the bird. ready to fly,
"'Tis pity, tits true. Leave him alone,
It is now time we were all going home"
Los Angeles herald., 1910-06-05
WILL PLAY IN THE SAND

Dear Aunt Laurie:
We will go to the beach and I will
go in bathing. We will go to Long
Beach. Mamma will be awful busy
the day before we go. We will rent
a few rooms and stay two weeks.
Papa will come down Sundays. We
will have lots of fun. We will dig in
the sand. / will go in the merry go
rund. My sister will go to. Well,
guess that will be ALL
ORIN BLABON,
Age 10, Vernon avenue school, AS,
1888 East Forty-fifth street.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-06-05

ugly old drum, that only makes a noise
and isn't good for anything else
At the same minute the one who had
the drum first was crying because he
had allowed some one else to take it
away.
So the mothers gathered all the play
things together again, and once more
allowed the boys and girls to take what
they thought they would like best, and
everybody took his own playthings.
The dolls, drums, picture books, horses,
blocks and everything else went
straight back to their old homes, and
very glad they were to get there, too.
But they could not possibly be half SO
glad as We're the little boys and girls
who owned them, and had grown tired
of them. and then had wanted them
back again, loving them best of aill.
''It is best to be satisfied and happy
with what you have" the mothers said
to the little boys and girls. "and not
to wish for what some one else has"
The girl with her doll. and the boy
with his drum, and the little boy with
his dappled horse and everybody else
agreed that the mothers were right.
After that there was no more trading
of toys; the old ones seemed doubly
dear to them after they had been sepa-
rated from them for a While.-Cora S.
Day in the Sunbeam.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-06-05

"Bow Wow, woww said the dog.
"He pulls my bushy tail,
And ties to it a pail,
And laughs when I cry bow, wowl
The terrible boy!''
New, mewi" said kitty. meek.
'He gives my whiskers a tweak,
And pinehes hard my cheek.
I run from his sight-mew, new!
The terrible boyl"
"Quaek, quack, quack! said the ruck,
''Such boy I never saw
No, never, with foot or paw,
I can do nothing but widdle, waddle.
When he comes along with silly twad-
die,
The terrible boy!'
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1910-01-13
EAST MONTPELIER,

John Bond was in Burlington on
Thursday to attend the Dairymens
Association meeting.
Mr.. and Mrs. G.. M. Hambln are
spending the week at Burlington with
Mrs. H. p. Willard.
Miss Janet Blair is keeping house
for Mrs. Hamblin, while the latter
is away.
The snow roller was run Friday for
the first time.
Rev. G. H. Taylor is moving to
Montpelier where he is to preach in
the Evangelical church Sunday
mornings and will come here to
preach in the afternoon.
A. j.. Mack is to move into the
house vacated by Mrs. Taylor.
The Grange meeting to have been
held this week was postponed on ac-
count OF the inclemency of the wealth
er Wednesday evening. At the next
regular meeting the new officers will
he installed and banquet served.
Mrs. w. Fl. Gladding of Barre, who
is i'll at the home of her father, Clin-
ton Cutler, is improving in health
Mr.. Cutler is now confined 20 the bed
by Illness.
The Fruit of Ills Folly" will be
presented at the village hall Wednes-
day and Thursday evenings of next
week by young people of the town. A.
w. Allen of Barre, will entertain on
Wednesday evening between acts and
Thursday evening Gilbertsons or
chestra vii! furnish music betweeA
acts and also for dancing until 8
o'clock. Wednesday evening light re-
freshments vii! be served and Thurs
day evening there will be an oyster
supper.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1910-01-13
TO HAVE CLUB HOUSE.
Montpelier Lodge Of Elks Purchase
Lowe Property on Barre Street.

The Montpelier Lodge of Elks has
just closed deal, through the efforts
of r. c. Bowers for the purchase of
the property of Mrs. Kate Lowe on
Barre street, within p stones throw
of Main street and the heart of the
city, for a club house, paying $4,000
for it, The committee for the Elks has
been watching out for club accommo-
dations for some time and the pur-
chase will give the society ample
and commodious quarters, such as the
Odd Fellows are to have shortly on
Elm street.
The Elks have about $50 members
and plan no alterations at present al
though the property will be fitted up
to suit their wants later. T. e. CAL
lahan is exalted ruler and e. r.
Byrnes secretary.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1910-01-13
LOCAL MERCHANT DEAD.
James W. McCuIIOm Succumbed at
Hanover, n. H., Hospital Friday.

James w. McCullom of this city,
manager of McCuen's store, died Fri
cay morning at the Hitchcock
Memorial hospital, an institution
connected with Dartmouth College,
at Hanover, N. H., or hemorrhage
G. the brain
Mr. McCullom, it will be remem-
bered, was found last Tuesday in the
streets of White River Junction,
where he had been wandering in the
extreme cold of that night apparent
ly unconscious of his surroundings.
He was taken care of that night, but
i was found that he was suffering
from the exposure which he under
went and so was taken to the Han
over hospital, ten miles distance,
Nv here expert. medical attendance
might be had. Wednesday night he
was reported as slightly improved
and Thursday he was much better
until yesterday morning he took
turn for the worse, word being re-
coived in this city by Claude Fisher,
o'clock yesterday morning he was re-
ported dead.
Mr.. Fisher left for White River
Junction on the noon train yesterday
afternoon and will take charge of the
funeral arrangements until relatives
o; the deceased can be coNlmunicat-
Ell with. n. c. Johnson, one of the
partners in McCuen's store, who
runs similar store in Haverhill,
Mass, is on his way to Hanover and
word was sent to the only sur
Ylving relative of the deceased.
sister. Mrs. Frank Roberts, who ar
rived Friday night.
Mr.. McCullom was born in Bos-
ton, Mass, 50 years ago, being educat-
ed in the public schools of that city
AT an early age he went into the dry
goods business, getting his first start
with the we'll known firm of c. F.
Hovey & Co. Practically his entire life
had been spent in this business, COM
ing to this city four years ago after
managing and owning stores in Web
ster and Haverhill, Mass, Waterwille,
Me, and Manchester, n H. Mr. Nc
Cullom was known by his business
associates and by all who have had
occasion to come in contact with him
as courteous in his dealings with
everybody and as man of the
strictest integrity.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1910-01-13
Business Transfer.

Brattleboro, Jan. 10-Henry r.
Brown, has sold his livery business
the largest of it's line in Vermont,
to K. e. Mosher and Charles G. Put
ney, both of Keene, N. H., who have
already taken possession. The sale
includes the full equipment of the
livery and hack, stables and upwards
of fifty horses. Mr.. Mosher is an ex Z.
perienced liveryman, who recently
sold his stables in Keene, and Mr.
Putney has been proprietor of the
City and Eagle hotels in that city.
Both will move here with their famil.
les at once Mr.. Brown has also sold
his harness and trunk store to Sidney
H. Nixon of Port Chester, n. Y, and
business building on the south side
on Flat street to w. H. Sparks, one OF
its occupants, who is proprietor of
laundry. Mr.. Brown has been in the
livery business continuously in Brat :
tleboro since 1886, and since 1896 has
been proprietor of what was known
for years as the Ray stable, at the
corner of Main and Flat streets. He
is widely known as one of the most
successful livery men in New Eng
land.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1910-01-13
Recall Big Fire.

The Brattleboro Reformer calls at
tention 10 the fact that ''the disas-
trous fire which occurred the day be-
fore Christmas at the State Hospital
for the In sane at Waterbury recalls
the big fire at the Vermont asylum
for the insane at Brattleboro which
occurred Al years before almost to a
day The fire which destroyed the
center building and west wing of the
original cluster OF buildings which
now constitute the Brattleboro Re
treat broke out about 2 o'clock Sun
day morning, Dec. 81 1862. There
was strong wind blowing and the
temperature was extremely low. AS
soon as it became evident that large
part OF the buildings was doomed the
patients in that part of the institu-
ton menaced by the flames were re-
moved to the Centre church which
was fitted up temporarily to house
the unfortunates. a heavy brick wall
between the center and east wings
of the institution stopped the fire from
eating into the east wings.
Reports OF the fighting of the fire
by the local companies and of the as .
sistance of both men and women tell
of the hardships imposed upon the
volunteers by reason of the severity
of the weather. The property loss
was not officially stated but an insur-
ance of $2S,800 was carried upon the
buildings. During the fire many pa
tents were miss cd and four were
never accounted for. De W. H. Rock
well was superintendent of the in
stitution at the time and during the
fire his son, w. II. Rockwell, Jr., also
physician, was one of the active
leaders in directing the work of res
cuing the inmates and removing them
to places Of safety.
1.-THE cause of the fire, was never
ascertained,, but is. supposed to have
originated around one of the fur
naces in the basement. The towns
people contributed food to the pa
tients until arrangements could be
made to otherwise provide for them.
During the year there were 463 pa
tients in the asylum. The following
year the trustees voted to rebuild
the burned section, which was done
Immediately. Meanwhile the Marsh
building, which was previously only
partially occupied, and the female
infirmery were used to house the pa
tients AMI many of the patients were
returned TO their homes. The cost
of rebuilding was SAT, 900"
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1910-01-13
CABOT

l.. c Lance was a business visitor
in Burlington last week.
Dr. M. d. Warren was in Montpelier
Wednesday.
Howard Lance went to Littleton
last week to visit his cousin.
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Brimblecombe
are rejoicing over the birth of son
January s. Congratulations.
Forrest st. John was in Montpe-
lier Wednesday on business.
Miss Ethel Carson has returned
from Providence after spending two
weeks with her brother.
Mrs. S. l.. Wiswell and daughter,
Mrs Gertrude Wells, were in Mont
pelier on Friday.
Dwight Durham spent Sunday in
Woodbury. with friends.
Miss Emma Laird has returned to
Waitsfield and resumed her duties as
teacher.
Lyndon McAllister who has been
seriously i'll with blood poison in one
arm, is more comfortable and hopes
are entertained for his recovery.
George Read, who went to Florida
to spend the winter, sent home to his
father an alligator ten inches III
length 1t is quite active but has
not very good appetite
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1910-01-13
MRS. z. NJ. MANSUR DEAD
Expired Mt Home In Newport After
Long Illness.

Newport Jan. 10.--Mrs. Ellen Lou
Use Mansur, wife of Col. H. M. Mansur
Of this place, died at about o'clock
this morning after a period of i'll
health extending over three years, but
not until the past few days was her
condition considered serious. Her
entire family we're present with her
when the end came.
Mrs. Ellen Louise Newhall was un-
tied in marriage to z. M. Mansur on
September 5, 1867, at New Glouces-
ter. Maine, and since then has lived
at Island Pond, with the exception of
the last 13 years, when they moved to
this place and soon found a warm
welcome. Mrs. Mansur would have
been Ga years of age on March ~.
She was prominent in w. r. C. cir
Giles, having held several offices in
the State organization. She was also
very popular in Eastern Star and the
reading club. She was very earnest
church worker and never failed to
do her part until her health failed.
Mrs. Mansur recently donated a bell
for the M. E. church, which is a me
mortal to her never failing inter-
est
She leaves, besides her husband, a
daughter, Mrs. Mabel S. Storrs and
son, Arthur G.. Mansur of Burling-
ton, brother, Albert S. and sist
Sarah P. Newhall of Norway, Maine,
and two grandchildren, Sally M. and
John P. Storrs of Newport. The flu
neral will be held Wednesday at
O'Clock at the Methodist church, Rev.
c. d. Lance officiating The inter
ment will be in the local cemetery.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1910-01-13
MORETOWN.

The patrons appreciate very much
the beautiful calendars presented by
II. w. Beiden of Waitsfield.
Mrs. o. E. Russell is Ill and attend
ed by DR.. Grimes of Montpelier.
Will Close was in Waitsfield Sat
urday.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Caustic and
son and wife of Berlin were guests
of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Bagley on
Sunday.
Mrs. w. w. Culver of Stowe was
a guest of Mr.. and Mrs. William Rus .
sell last week.
G. S. Knapp of Montpelier was in
town Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. L. G. Johnson of Mid
dlesex were visitors on the hill Sun
day.
Arthur Farnham was at home from
Stowe over Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Farnham
were in Waterbury Saturday.
Earl Rowell OF Middlesex was on
the hill Sunday.