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Arizona republican., 1911-06-10
TWO GOOD STARTS
 WIPED IN THE BUD
Fire Department Did Some Fine Work
 Yesterday.

What might have been VeTy warm livery barn fire last night about 9:5o o'clock was nipped in the bid by the fine work of the fire department which made a lightning response to q hurry call. and knew just what to do when ii arrived The fire was in me odieu hay storage room in the rear of Char- lie Kearley's livery stable on Monroe street and the loss was confined to few tons of hay and the roof of the adobe building in which it was stored
 One of the employees of the barn dis covered the fire but not until the flames were bursting through the root or the building. He telephoned the fire house and the response was 'instantar' The firemen did not even stop to turn in an alarm for the run was short and every second was valuable. The chemlcai was on the job in a jiffy and in another two streams of water were playing m to the adobe. the fire being put out be- fore if could spread to either the barn in front or the building adjoining MT Kearley said after the fire was out that the work of the department was about the best exhibition of the sart tha he ever saw and his gratitude was effusively spoken. IL was not neces- sarv to even take the horses out of the barn.
 The serious featur or the incident is that the only way the fire can be accounted for suggests that if was of incendiary origin. The hay was in one of the old adobes in the alley between Adams and Monroe and between First and Second streets, that for the last quarter of q century until very recently have done service as dwelling houses or rented rooms. The alley door was closed and locked and there was no way in which any one could enter from the alley. while it is certain that no one went out through the stable. There is window on the alley si1a, how ever, covered by a screen through which some evil disposed person may have punched hole and thrown in lighted match. cigar. or torch of some kind. That cannot be proven for tha screen was torn in fighting the fire. No one was supposed to occupy the building nor was there any occasion for any one to be in the building for any purpose, the hay in use being next to te stable while the fire started on the other side of it.
 The department had a call yesterday morning also that did not result in much of fire but it had great possi- Utilities It occurred in the sample room of the Ford hotel annex where a number of cash register samples and boxes were on exhibition The chemi- cal engine put out the incipient blaze only slight damage being done.
Arizona republican., 1911-06-10

fine English adventurer. Capt. John Smith. But in recent years delivers into the musty records of Spanish history have found the account of an expedition of Spanish colonists from Florida. which. in it's descrip- ton of the bay and river explored. makes it more than probable that as carly as 1870 a band of Spaniards sailed up Chesapeake Bay and the Potamoc as far as Occoquan.
 The Spanish archives tell of the establishment of a mission at a point on the river called Axacan. When one takes into consideration the Spanish speech and the variety of ways in which the old Indian names were spelled it is not hard to asso- ciate Axacan with the latter day spelling of OccoQuan.
 Whatver the facts. ,t the Spanish made nothing out of their discovery and it was not until Capt. Smith gave us his authentic story of the exploration of Patowmack that it's discovery assumed any importance in the history of the New World.
 During his long captivity among the savage followers of the Indian Emperor. Powhatan. Capt. Smith was taken in state as a prize curiosity from one native nation to another. One of these trips brought him along the waters of the Patowmack. and so impressed was the gallant captain by the beauty and richness of the country about this river that on his return to Jamestown he determined to conduct an exploration expedition up this stream
 It was in 1908 that Capt. Smith. accompanied by fourteen members off
Arizona republican., 1911-06-10

[ fellow in the gold braid said he. where is Grants tomb?' Seymour took it well and laughed. told him to ask that man over there and he would | tell him.
 Everyone who comes to New York city comes here. Every one but the New Workers. Children love it up here The high air exhilarates and they want to run and play. They never think of the view. Women have stronger optic nerves than men and can stand the height better for that reason. doctor told me.
 "Of all the people who come here. the English appreciate it the most. They say Extraordinary and Marvel ous The English and French give the most tips and the southerners the least. The English, in fact. are the most enthusiastic about New York
 The view depends a great deal on the weather When it is cold the white smoke goes straight up from the many buildings. with slight curve at the top Like the plumes on Miss knicb- erbOcker's hat according tO NIT. Per ry, Central park lies like a great brown square in the heart of the city, and the small squares like Gramercy and Washington seem to be small flower beds in the great plan.
 Every foreigner of any note has been mp on the tower The last Chi nese prince. though he remained eX- pressionless. persuaded tO go after much urging It was here that a man from South Africa discussed the view with a man from Trinidad, Alaska and all the western states are we'll represented, and of the foreign countries especially Scotland-New York Sun
Arizona republican., 1911-06-10
TEST OF HOT WEATHER.

"The tropics said k. II. StoduaId. are the truest test of mans moral integrity" Which is about the same as saving that hot weather has sort of irreligious influence on man. says the Ohio State Journal. It Is certain that a cool. breezy air creates moral energy. Anyone who has spent a long time in the tropics will tes- tIfv that the moral underpinninS cas- iIy gives way. We knew young lady teacher in Porto Rico-jVst in from New England. She was horrl- fled at being asked even to sun day night dance. The next time she went to look on, and the third tune she was the maziest maiden in the mess.
 Our hot summers have the same effect that the tropics do. They weaken the religious impulse alarm ingly. IL is soon noticed in the churches. People stop coming. The Gospel is good only under favorable
Arizona republican., 1911-06-10

1908 was the year of the marmosct,
 1909 favored the real live teddy bear" while last year saw the intro- duction of the hamster. The writer
 has had considerable experience with
 reptiles and thinks women might do worse than give some of them the next call
 Some of the small tortoises are in- l expensive. but in purchasing them one
 should be careful to secure strong
 healthy specimens with undamaged shells.
 Some of the American terrapins es- pecially when quite young. have most beautiful coloring and markings. One that I possessed was bright green with markings in the form of con centric circles on each scale, and vel low. zebra-like stripes on the head and neck. Some of the land tOrtoises also are scarcely less attractive. The
 Indian starred tortoise, for instance,
 has yellow, starlike markings all over it's shell
 Then there are tree frogs and fire ! the same vivarium The tree frog is about one and onc-half to two inches long and is normally bright green in color, though at times it may change to fawn, pale gray or dark olive green. Each toe is provided with small ad | hesive disc or pad which enables the frog to adhere to any smooth surface. even to a perpendicular pane of glass. It will feed on flies or bluebottles
 which may be placed alive in the cage. On perceiving its prey it climbs as near as possible to it and then springs upon it from q distance of
 sometimes more than foot, opening it's mouth as it springs and fixing the
 insect with it's tongue, which is also provided with an adhesive disc.
 The fire frog. on the contrary, is
 more lethargic in its movements until
 it has caught its prey. This. how ever. must not be taken as sign that it is not equally voracious i Though barely an inch long. it will tackle worms more than twice its
 length. nor will it release it's hold
 when once it has seized it's prey. A fire frog may be angled for like a llSil IOu lictF v OiilN bt dNNeiNh u iiifeNi- worm or caterpillar to @ thread and danglc it in front of the creature's nose and it will at once seize it and
 may be drawn up. Sometimes two frogs will seize the same worm at the same time, one at each end. Then
 ensues q most amusing tug of war. The cOloring of the fire frog is re- markable. Viewed from above. it is
 usually dull brown, though occasion 1 ally some specimens are dark green. The under parts. however, from which it takes its name. are spotted
 with orange red. One more curious trait about it is the habit to be ob- served in some specimens of curling up like a bent leaf when touched. The | back is then bent and all four limbs are curled over it until the lips of the snout and all the toes nearly touch. It is difficult to explain the reason for this action. but it is ap- parently designed to be in some way protective. Possibly the position is | assumed in order to display the warn | ing red color of the under side ! Queen
Arizona republican., 1911-06-10

circumstances. It is always easy to find an excuse for not going to church, and q hot day is the trump excuse. and this. too. notwithstanding the church is the coolest place in town. Some people can't even wait for the preachers summer vacation. They look at the thermometer, see it is S5. and then say. No religion for me today
Arizona republican., 1911-06-10

the Jamestown gentry and sOldiery, found the broad mouth of the Patow mack and made their memorable trip northward as far as what we now know as Little Falls.
Arizona republican., 1911-06-10
spANIaRp FIRST UP THE RIVER.

ploration of the Potomac is given by
 the majority Of historians to that
Arizona republican., 1911-06-10
QUEER PETS.

With many women there are fash ions in pets as in dress. The year
Arizona republican., 1911-06-10

The clinging skirt with straight lines is still a favOrite.
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1911-02-24

q, 1899 on what if now known ~ the
Henry Akley farm and wac the daughter
OF Samuel and Lucinda Akleyl Mcclure
Mrs Woods maternal line 1i ancestors
was direct from NilhEm and susHnna
White and son Resolved W hite who cHmt
over III the MgyH0wer. Mira White wns
the mother Of PellErlne White, the first
child born ID TINS country, the tirst widow,
the first bride. wife ui the FIRST governor
and mother OF the first native governor
Mrs Wood grandfather, Almus Alzlsy, was
horn March 9, 17es on the Henry Akiev
TURN und died Sept. n, 1879 He was
twlce married, ms first wife was Miss
HGrrlett fessendun and ms second Mrs.
Lorenda Stoddard Church Eight chill
dren were born Of the first marriage OF
whom two are living, Mrs Mary Chsbee
and Mrs Lydia Wileutf The latter being
able 10 attend the reception. Mrs. Wood
was one o. eight children Of whom she Is
the eldest The others are Gilbert Nc
Clure, who lives IL Guilford, Mrs Harriet
Marsh Mrs. Ella PlunlIner OF Maiden.
Mass, Fannie, Mrs. Sarah Howard and
Fred Mcclure Of West Brattiebor0. Mrs
Wood was educated In Guifurd and Brat
and, until she was married, lived
al home. About l. wears arc she sustained
u shock and has been an Invalid ever
since although with assistance she Eoes
Rhout the house and occasionally rides out
The drive Saturday TO her daughters home
was her first slelghnde tins winter Mrs.
Wood beGrs her Gfflictlon with much
pnnence and with u spirit Of resignation
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1911-02-24
GOODNOW, PEARSON & HUNT
The Prize Speaking Contest.

Tint the pf1Ee-speBidng Contest To-
the benefit Of the BrHtflsburD Give In
prpvemeni lsagne given by the stu
dents Of the ClawsOn Hamilton college
department Of voice and expression
under the direction Of Dr.. and Mrs
Bufferbeld. viii be u MAI Led success
seems absuluteir assured tF the de.
mHnd for tiebets The tickets were
placed OIL sale Monday evening. and
TnesdNr noon about half Of them were
SOLD. The first prize, winch IL q sohd
silver cup. is being exhibited NJ the
store Of H. H. Thompson. il il Of
beautiful design. stands nearly Is
inches high, and WIS specially en-
rrared from designs furnished by Mr.
ClHwsun- On one side Is q wreath and
Old English Lettering. with . bsHutIf nj
monogram and space 1ur the name Of
the winner on the reverse SIDE The
second prize il 3 sDh5 gDlo medal Of
heavy design and my be seen il
Vaughan d Burnett + store A SOLID
silver medal viii be given 10 the win
ner Of the third prize The prizes are
Of sDch value that they are really
tempting 10 Try for. and under The d.
reetign Of DR. and Mrs. Butterfeld the
eight contestants are bending al Their
energies 10 make the contest Of great
interest 10 ali. While the contest Is
essentially Interesting and entertain
INF, II Is also Of great Importance To
every resi DENT Of BrBfflebDro. 1Or the
from The sale Of tickets VIII
be used nv the Civic Improvement
League IN Identifying and improving
the village. Every ticket sold from
now on Will add IS cents to the treas
ury Of the lsRgue.
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1911-02-24

Bailey and Mrs. G. II Ingram poured ID
the afternoon and Mrs L, d. Harris and
Mrs Ahne klchmond ID the evening. Mr..
and Mira Wood We're the recipients Of $50
IL money (Hbulu $50 being in gold), a
gold cream iadie, hattenbmg center
mece and two boD-bun dishes. Many let
bers and telephone messages Oh congrHt-
ulatlons were received during the day. The
occasion was saddened by the absence Of
the youngest daughter Miss Mary Wood
who died Sept Is 1910 She devoted her
entire HE TO her parents but was especially
fGIthfu IN curing for her invalid mother
the last u years. Tins feeling was sume
what relieved by the consciousness that
her plans for tins day were being earned
ont US far at possible
Mr. and Mrs Wood were mHrried Feb.
u, 1861 on Green street by Rev. Mark
Carpenter. Mrs. HaTiett Mursh was
bridesmaid and Edison Akley was basi man.
After short wedding trip 10 keene, n.
t., they went TO the place Winch has since
been their home and where they have
shared each others Joys and sorruws during
then 80 years Of married life. -Four child
ren were born TO them; one son who died
IL infancy and three dGughters,-E Elizabeth,
wlfe OF D. w Harris, Alice. wife OF Henry
Knight and Mary Z. Wood
Jonathan StoddHrd, only child OF Aaron
and Relief (Stoddard) Wood was born
May 3, 1886 on the place where he lives
and where he has passed ms entire life. 4
His great grandfather, Elder Jabez Wood, |
came from swanaey, and SETTLED Oh tins j
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1911-02-24
GOLDEN WEDDING CELEBRATION
Mr. and Mrs. Jonathan S. Wood Observed Their
50th Anniversary Saturday.

M md Mrs. Jonathan s Wood OBJ
served the 5Ith unuivenuy Of their mGr-
riagt Saturday afternoon and evening al
the home Of their daughter, Mira D. w.
HGrR. Friends and raiHtives to the nun
ber OF 70 called TO congratulate them and
wish them many more year Of happiness
together They were RBsiEted II Receiving
by Mira HE1lett MEnh und Mg Ella
Piummer, sisteiF nf Mira. Wood
Al the guestf arrived they were
met Ut the door hy D. W Harris, wei
coined Gnd presented TO The Receiving purity
by Mu J. l. stoukwen Mira. .. :. Hie-
ley, Mira u G. Sguieu and Mrs H. S.
Miller had charge o! the music. The dee
orutinns were IN lavender with ferns rnd
cut flowers. During the afternoon Miss
Muude Miller rendered violin selections
accompanied by Mise Guldit johnson and
Miss MuYy Prouty sung Silver Threads
Among the Cold IN the evening IT, L.
Houghiuu recited The Oouitstip Of u
Squeezing Nun il was intended that
poem written for the occasion by Mira
Alon2u Stone Of TOwnBhend should he read
but II arrived too late Mist Rohy Wright
Of Vernon cousin Of Mr und Mrs Wood
made the wedding rpke which was decoru
led and bore the dUtes 1861 1911 Dainty
refreshments were served Mrs. Emily
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1911-02-24
STORM Stays BIRDS.
Audubon Eescus Work Begun--Chl-
dren 70 Save Feathersd Life.

/ MurderOns weather conditions are now
driving to death hugh fonks OF the SOM
and game birds ui the country, according
10 reports that have been received II the
headquarters Of the National Association
Of Audubon societies. Following the sweep
Of the recent blizzard from coast 10 coast,
great tracts Of trees and land are known
to he Eiorln-locked against the feHthered
alfe That must seek shelter and food
from the NATURAL sources thUt IRE nov held
ID the icy grip OF winter Unless eInef-
gency measures aie speedily taken to sur-
cor These birds, tffHt protect the crops
IRON pest and furnish the gGme supply OF
the nation, orIlithulogists declare that
SERIOUS loss TO the wild resorceE Of America
viii result.
Careful count Of the birds that persisted
IL similar Storm SIX years AFRO over al
area Of southern Minnesota and northern
Idaho has showed that III one night alone
some 100000 were frozen on starved 10
death. Many millions more are tins year
doomed 10 death ID the freezing spell that
has succeeded the SHOWS uf this month, the
Audubon workers assert
Calling upon the children of the land to
save the storm beieREuered birds. the An
duoon organization has vet on foot sweeI,-
1ng relief campaign in winch the bows and
ErL Of every community are being invited
TO lul1- Special pHinphlets giving minute
instructions for the feeding Of birds under
every condition Of winter weather huve
been prepared ind are being gent to vol
unteer hrigadeE of youngsters in every
seetion OF the country. Through its mem
ber organizations IN b score OF storm hound
stutes the National AHsociat1on OF Audubon
societies If urging immediate local cam
palgns to preserve the dying bird life Of
each neiEhburbood
Sportsmen who know the haunts und
habits Of the native birds are heading
hands Of boys, who are nlready setting 4
out through The woods and fields OF their 4
home regions, equipped with shorelg, |
picks, cord wire, and ing bags Of grain,
snet and fat meat. At NATURAL feeding |
grounds the SNOW is cleared from the !
ground and grain or bird seed scattered |
IN sufficient quantity TO fide over the |
storm spell all the birds that are starving
ID the vicinity. For the insectirerous
species, nourishing fat meat is carefully /
rled at conspicuous points in the trees
along the route. Bird bread lines IN ench
school yard and food sCuttered where the
birds flock about every house are also
as a part Of the Audubon
campaign. II
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1911-02-24
Deaths

In Forestville, Conn, Feb. IL, Charles
T. Ingram, 66, native Of South Newfane
In Halifax. Feb. IL, Minnie Mnnd
youngest child Of Walter T. and Maud
Curtis, ? months 19 days
In South Vernon, Feb. 10, Ruth Miller,
II months, 16 days, daughter TO Mr.. and
Mrs. Aretius Martindale
In Cambridge, Mass, Feb. 30. Miss II.
Antoinette Field, 81, native Of North
field
In Orlando, Fla, Feb. 10, Churles Mar
shall Newton, a. native Of Newfane
In Hudson Falls, n Y, Feb. IL, Mrs.
Blanche 9Center) Harris, . native of ia
mHica, 30
In Halifax, Feb. 10, winford w. Good
now, Sc.
In Worcester, Mass, Feb. 20, A. s1ned-
ley.
In Townshend, Feb. 16, Donald Wei
come Hulett
In White River Junction, Feb. IA,
George Mooney, formerly Of Vernon
In Brattleboro, Feb. "A, Frederick Roy
Boehmer, %
In Keene, N. H, Feb 20, Margaret
Robinson, "a, wife Of Frank A. Sargent
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1911-02-24
PERSONALS.

Mn Emogene White IL i'll.
Mrs. Helen Phillips Of Putney was
visitor IN town Thursday.
Mr. and Mis Henry Nurrrnst huvt bot
been housed by Illness tins week.
Horace Palmer Of CeduI street, the IN
surunnt agent, 40 III with pnsumonG.
Miss Phoebe Clurk, who hns been i
with intinnmntnry rheumatism n imprer
inr.
Mrs. Elhnn Reed went lust Saturday /,
New York city TO risli her son, RuIii
Reed
Mics Eihel Streeter, boulskeeIer for J
u Mann ~ confined tO her home by H.
ness
Mise Flossle Cher IL huvinr week
rRcUtiDn from J. D MAINS store this
week
Mr.. and Mrs. Bei'beiq Benson ID Nun.
chester were guests nf Mr. and MiB j i
Pier Saturday and Sunday
Charles Allen. who II IN the Memorial
hospital und wns upergted upon for up
pendcitis nov hBs iunailitis
Mrs. Z. II Nichols and daughter Of
Saratoga. \. J., are Visiting Mrs Mich
ole . brother Dr.. J. a. OCunnaf
Miss Ida Barrett returned last week
from Boston where she underwent AZ Ope-
ration tor spinl trouble II The Carney
general hospital
Mrs George Holden Il Maple street il
comfortable al the Memorial hospital
where she submitted 70 N operation fUr
appendicitis Saturday.
Mie Harry Miller, VINO ieoeutlv under
went an operation for appendicitis VI the
Memorial hospital. returned yesterday 70
ler home on ffpsi street
Hugh Ather1uu 81 0uuendish returned
esterday 20 IN home Gfts, spending
,everHl DAYS witt NJ and Mrs G.. W.
burnett and Mr. and MrR J l. Lindsey
J Harry Estey was elected president Of
he National Primo Manufacturers Rssp-
iutlou n the meeting ui that association
Ieid ID Chicago recently He held the no
mon Of vineGmendeni last year
Mrs j. o Stone was gwen 4 surprise
Rsi evening by several Of her neighbOrs
1 hsr home, : Spruce street, II reuuCIn-
ION OF her tsth birthday anniversary 4
he was the recIplrli Of shower Of post 4
ards br9e-B-hrae und q birthday cAke /
enOrHted with candles Musit WINS en-
lyed throughout the evening
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1911-02-24
West BrattIebOrO


z. Z. Waite went to Springfield Mass,
yesterday.
MIR. and Mrs. Wayne Yeuw passed Sun
day In town.
Mrs F,arc;s Trnda 10 ,-;sitinp rals+ivss
IN Grunge, Mass.
A1s,a5 .,d D,ro+l,,- .l,ild,,a, nj I,
Tr;nn ara III WITH hrnnchitis
M, A,-I,,,, r1r,a.,,n,,c,, IL ,rs,,,l;,,g
4Ia.1,,aol, - n I Hnncbt'f7,l's
-, - 80 II.
~ ~ IN ~ n l1t,
Sna sua1's a' L. "
Inc JoIy en- cup meets Win Eiss
'oi0.ns fi0u'8 'iLis u w ~
ID =. p morse ahds H. =. lltlk We're ia
wilmington lfllrsday anu ffnaSy'
Ohaiies Miner ana danEhlef Saface,
were II Springneld, Mass., Saburday.
Earl, youngest son Of Mr. and Mrs
ChHlles VErnsy, is LII with pneumonia.
L. A. Convey is substituting for Arthur
Crouch as CLERK In j. l. StocEwell's store
MIR. and Mrs IT. r. Mann attended d
dinner party ri w. Il. Bar'berss wednes-
dBy.
Mrs. Charles Wilson and Mrs. Hanley
Of Amherst, Mass, are guests III FRANK
Martin s.
Mis- II. T. ffe1ouniAlne was ghest o.
IT ~ ra ii A4@lis III 1uAilins'inHon Iiis'
AisL ca lhs "eeA'
prIf ~ ,F pon bas bae, ss,nnslT N ''t Is
sI;rl4l, y ;,y,,,11,ad
M An. IN NJ. 44s.5 m
grange supper and dance in DunrlnerEton
"wednesday evening.
FIT wsptharbsad is in New York eitv
, = =. 40 4,n.,,r,,a
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1911-02-24

Minnie Leitalnrer, selnrtinne hy The Mn
riulins, mGndnlinf Gnd piano, The pro
eeeds vii he for the benefit oil the Bener,
uleri society,
The Mem league hns appointed meet.
ing IN Academy building fur next Thur
day evening NJ clock The ob,eri OF the
meeting u 10 rei Ill the men oi the viii
nge together for IN informal discuHsinn Of
the interests al the town and Village winch
are 10 uomt bcioiy the town meeting, An
men N the rilllrt who wish inf any in
prOvemeuts IN the management 81 schools,
highway. tint town farm, ETC., viii have u
chance 10 eaprem then views, il 10 urged
thEi there be large Attendance whether
member al the League or not.