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The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1911-08-11
Creased Ball in New York.

The visiting teams have again un-
earthed that old story about the balls
being creased on the Polo grounds.
There is a soil over in New Jersey
that makes the ball feel greasy when
it is applied, and that is what the
Cardinals and Pirates are accusing
McGraw of having around the pitch
er's box.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1911-08-11
He Prayed for Lucy Gray

nawt Of the sort, sir; thought little
of We when We came, but now we've
got the hearts of them all and ye
can do what ye like In the parish
since We took to praying for that
horse.'"
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1911-08-11
SYNOPSIS.

Jack Keith, Virginian, now bor-
der plainsman, is riding along the Santa
Fee trail on the lookout for roaming war
parties of savages. He notices camp
fire at distance and then sees team
attached to a wagon and at full gallop
pursued by men on ponies. When Keith
reaches the wagon the raiders have mass
acred two men and departed. He searches
the victims finding papers and a locket
with a woman's portrait. He resolves to
hunt down the murderers-
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1911-08-11

Former National Lacquer Is Released
Internationally by New Orleans
Club of Southern.

The New Orleans Southern league
club today announced the sale of Out
fielder Barr to the Cleveland club.
Barr will not report to Cleveland I'M
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1911-08-11

til the end of the season The New
Orleans manager also gave Pitcher
"Chick" Fraser, the former National
Lacquer, his unconditional release.
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1911-12-15
j. Altruist De Boer.
LII.

1. Publication of the portrait of the
Hon. Joseph Altruist De Boer as fronts
piece in the Vermonter "the State Maya
zine" with the comforting assurance that
to your family his benevolent corporation
supplies the cash at the beginning of every
month to meet the grocery, meat, rent, ano
other bills"
2. Issuance of a letter of self-effacement
disclaiming expectation of gift upon a
platter and declaring his unwillingness
actively to seek nomination
3. Appearance of De Boer campaign,
buttons.
4. "Rousing" mass meeting at Mont
pelier at which the unwilling candidate ap
reared and entered the race on the condi
ton that the voters form their opinions on
the say-so of his friends and the newspa
pers rather than through personal acquaint
ance.
). Organization of the De Boer club at
a meeting attended by the unwilling candi
date, followed by the press announcement
that ''Mr. De Boer will go about the state
discussing the issues of the campaign as oc'
casion offers"
This is not only progressive, but it is go
ing some rapidly: a marvellous object-les
son to show Vermonters how the office
seeks the man. 1t is pleasantly suggestive
of the stage magician. Who would have
suspected, while studying the dark, mys
FERROUS portrait in the Vermonter, that un
derneath' his black outer garments Joseph
wore his coat of many colors?
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1911-12-15
MORE POWER AVAILABLE,

No one at all interested in the industrial
welfare of Brattleboro and vicinity can
fail to be pleased at the prospect OF extern
sive water power development on the Deer
field river. Engineered by the same IN
terests that are behind the Connecticut
River Power company, the Deerfeld river
development promises to be OF almost as
much advantage to this locality as to the
section in which it is to take place. \
major portion of the electrical energy that
will be generated in and near Shelburne
Falls-over 100000 horsepower Is the even
tual estimated amount-will be transmitted
to the power station Of the Connecticut
River company at Vernon and thence dis
tributed A transmission line from YER
non to Shelburne Falls is already under
construction, and its purpose Is not, as
some would have us believe, to carry
mower from the Connecticut to the Deer
field valley but just the reverse. OF course
much of the power developed on the Deer
field will be sold in that immediate locality,
while poodly portions of it will help to
quicken business interests in Berkshire
county, Mass and Bennington county, VT
but the transmission line to Vernon would
not have been contemplated had not the
men behind the Deerfeld project planned
to make Vernon the chief distributing cen
ter and Bratteboro as the nearest town to
this distributing center will reap proper
tional benefit.
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1911-12-15
The Maine Blown Up from Without.

The naval board which has been examin-
ing the wreck of the battleship Maine,
which sank in Havana harbor in February
1898, has announced that disaster was the
result of an explosion from the outside.
In the opinion Of the board some form of
low explosive was used, this igniting the
contents of reserve magazine within the
vessel. Secretary Meyer does not deem it
necessary to issue an extended explanation
opinion of many that the full report will
never be published The statement given
out serves only to deepen the mystery of
the Names destruction. A mine charged
with sufficient gunpowder to blow up the
ship must have weighed several hundred
pounds and to plant such mine would
have required the services of several men.
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1911-12-15
1.-THE Matter With Vermont


The matter with Vermont" is due to
no other condition so much as to the de
generation of its small towns. We may
talk about the mountain rule the town
representation system and score of other
faults. but their influence is comparatively
trivial. What is needed to put Vermont
where it belongs is a systematic endeavor
to restore those towns that for generations
have seen their most promising sons and
daughters leave for fields of wider oppor-
tunity. This cannot be brought about in
minute, but better schools better roads,
increased transportation facilities, easier
means of intercommunication and a better
knowledge Of modern agricultural meth
ods-all of these things will help.-Brat-
tleboro Reformer.
It applies not only to the small towns
but to communities groups and families
in the large towns. There are traces of it
in Brattleboro and also in Bennington,
but in the larger towns, contact with the
active and aggressive gradually wipes out
the evil. It is in the rural towns where
it does most damage and is the hardest to
eradicate.
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1911-12-15
Patronize the Creameries.

The recent closing of the Brattleboro
creamery leads one to investigate the cause
of so many New England creamerles sus-
pending operations during the past few
years. The farmers have been gradually,
won away from the creamery and induced
to ship their milk to the cities because Of
the immediate cash returns being little
larger, losing sight of the fact that in so
doing they are taking away from the farm
a considerable amount of feed for the soil.
In shipping milk none of the lby-produG;ts
are retained, less young stock can be
raised, and less fertilizer is ready for the
land. 1t is the present rather than the
future that concerns them. 4 tifty-cent
piece now looks larger than a 81 Yer dollar
later. Those who have studied farm econ.
omy agree that patronizing creamery is
far better for the farm than shipping milk.
The creamery in this village is probably
the largest in southern Vermont, and 1t
is to be hoped that the patrons will not
be tempted by any milk shipping concerns
to change their patronage.
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1911-12-15

Various state newspapers have been de-
voting considerable space of late to a dis
cussion of the value of the New Vermont
meetings which have been held in the
small towns under the direction of Mason
S. Stone, superintendent of education. 1t
has been charged that these meetings have
had to do more with politics than with
matters pertaining to education, and that
the superintendent himself is too much OF
a politician. Whatever opinion one may
have concerning Mason Stone-and there
are good many disinterested men who
are free to criticise hint must be adj
mitted that his New Vermont meetings
have done much to awaken an interest in
state matters among the residents OF the
small towns In this connection it is well
to consider the following defence of his
policy by the Montpelier Journal;
Let Mr.. Stones critics go into the
towns where these meetings have been
held and see if they can find any political
trail. Let them inquire if the people would
be better pleased and better served by a
discussion of technical educational topics.
Regular teachers meetings are held IN
which the teachers and district superin-
tendents discuss their problems. These
meetings are valuable but are not designed
to interest the general public. The IN,
struction of the teachers is not neglected
rather twofold work is DONE so that
educational problems are discussed, by
those who will benefit by this phase of the
work, and other meetings are held in which
the broader questions of statewide interest
are treated.
In order to keep his engagements and
preach this gospel of better Vermont, Mr.
Stone undergoes the hardships which the
country doctor and the itinerant minister
face in order to reach little mountain towns
in remote parts of the state; and while he
is attempting to arouse larger hope and
a greater enthusiasm among these people,
his critics sit back and throw stones at him
and call him a politician. If the state OF
Vermont had more politicians like Mason
Stone Vermonts rural problem would be
less serious than it is today. More OF our
Young Vermonters would be cultivatine
our farms according to modern scientific
methods and fewer would be running street
cars in the big cities.
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1911-12-15

II is to be regretted that the workman
ship on the Austine Institution should he
such as to leave any doubt about It's quail
ty. hut now that the exterior Of the build
ing is practically complete the important
duty of the trustees is to see that the in
terror does not suffer through lack OF
proper material or painstaking labor The
trustees were no doubt warranted in sac.
rifcing something in the way Of architec'
tural beauty for the sake Of getting a
building large enough to meet adequately
the purposes for Which it is intended, and
ii they insist on the most modern furnish.
ings and equipment there viii be compar'
lively little reason for complaint
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1911-12-15

When profound thinker like Rev, sam
mel N. Crothers Of Cambridge, Mass, for
mcrly pastor Of the local Unitarian church
Joins the ranks OF progressive republicans
their opponents have good cause for not IN
,crcstimating the strength Of the insnrgent
movement in New England, The Massa'
chusetts progressivcs are exertins their IN
nucncc in favor OF presidential primaries
and direct election OF United States sena'
tors. They are to have a meeting in Bos'
ton tomorrow evening at which Dr.,
Crothers viii preside and Clifford Pinchot
and Governor Bass of New Hampshire
will speak While the Massachusetts, or
ranilation is said to be fayorng no par
ticular candidate for the presidency It's
activity cannot he said TO be favorable to
the candidacy Of President Taft even
though it is not in direct opposition,
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1911-12-15

No doubt the officials of the Waterbury
insane asylum felt bit chagrined, after
spreading broadcast the news of Fred
Kents escape Tuesday, to find that he had
been hiding all day in a coal-shed connect
ed with the institution, but their policy Of
immediate publicity is far more to be com
mended than that of Withholding such in
formation from the newspapers. 1t is bet
ter that two or three such stories should
prove mistakes than that any insane Grim
inal get a chance to elude capture through
delayed information concerning his escape.
In 1905 when Fred Kent actually did es-
cape from the Waterbury institution com
paratively little was said about it, and
search for him was soon abandoned. When
he next came into the limelight it was UNI
der circumstances so suspicious that a
Windham county grand jury indicted him
for the murder of his father.
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1911-12-15
Addison,
Two Trainmen Lose Lives.

4 double head freight train, north.
bound on the Boston & Maine road ran
into rock in ingalls, cut two miles
and half south of Woodsville. n. H.,
at 740 Tuesday night. and Engineer
William Joyce and Fireman James
Carder, both of Lyndonville, were
killed. Both engines and II cars were
wrecked, and traffic was tied up. The
train was a heavy one from White River
Junction. A large rock, probably loos-
ened bv the rains of the past few days:
had fallen off the lodges at. the side of
the cut, and when the train struck it
the two engines and the leading cars
were piled in a heap. The crew of the
pilot engine We're caught in their cab
and killed. Joyce is unmarried. Carder
leaves wife and one child
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1911-12-15
A New Competition.
Concord Monitor,)

4 New York man offered a prize a
while ago for the finest, most inspiring,
list of words beginning with the same
letter of the alphabet.
This combination received the award ;
Purpose, preparation. pluck, push, per
sistenee, perseverance, puissance, personal
ity. poise, prepotency, promptness, pune
tuality. punctiliousness, persuasiveness, pru
dence, providence, precision, patience, prln-
ciple, patriotism philanthropy, probity
prayerfulness, piety. praiseworthiness,
purity, peerlessness, potency. proves, pro
ductiyeness, progress. proficiency, par ex
cellence, prosperity, position, prominence
popularity, priority, precedence, power
prescience, predominance, prominence, per
lection.
Can YOU beat it?
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1911-12-15

Button shoes are certainly having
things all their own way this WINTER,
the lace boots being quite neglected
except for sporting wear-that rs, II you
follow the fashion. II is true that inc
hutton boots are much dressier, hut the
laced ones keen in shape better and are
ante MS trimlooking, (They are also
better for those who have arch troubles
1t is not unusual to see in the very
lup.to.date fur shops sets of palded
and striped fur So great IL the de'
Imand for combining different kinds
| that the most marvellous designs and
STYLES have been originated and pro-
dnced. stole ends and NUTS will have
! for instance, inserts of squares OF mole
skin in one and n halfinch checks,
The hooped.over skirt or tunic is one
of the extremes that is being comment
ed ON TO n considerable extent. II is 20
/ be hoped. however, that II will be sent
to Join the harem skirt in the realms oil
the discarded.
/ 4 good corset is of course the founda'
/ ton of good dressing, but even though
the make of corset is excellent, the way
| of putting il ON PLAYS the most important
part. One should always unlace It when
She takes il off and adjust i to her iigure
before lacing il up when she puts II on
Stunning hat pin holders are made
lin the shape of high round cushions
III would seem as though a baking pow
1 der can might have been the foundation,
most elaboratelv upholstered in gold net
. IA. 81 4 tVtn unlN
[ lace and the inevitable roses,
1 Cranberry chutney sauce: TO one
quart of cranberrics add one cup OF
water and n bag containing a few cloves
/ four whole allspicc half stick of brok'
on cinnamon and a little mace, Simmer
until the fruit is soft. Press the pulp
| through strainer add two cups OF
brown sugar and cook slowly for ~
minutes longer
One of the new things in t0yland
this wear, on the order of Noah s arks
farm scenes and so on, are tiny ereehes
consisting of stable, manger, babe. they
certainly make most appropriate glft
for Christmas. and one which would ap
peal strongly to children al any time.
The children of today seem to enjoy
books of decalcomania as much ms any
child of long ago did. There seems 70
be an amending fascination and at the
same time harmless pleasure IN Sc
decorating themselves.
A beautiful sofa cushion seen lately
and one which could be copied was
made of green chiffon shirred in circles
to the center where the chiffon formed
rose. 1t was finished with handsome
white lace.
There are some inexpensive little
shallow baskets made by the japanese
that are most convenient for soap dishes
to stand by the kitchen sink because
they are so easily kept clean, obviate
all noise and danger of breahng,-and
are so very inexpensive, costing only q
few cents each.
A clever woman has said that We
may have two entire costumes in one
this fall at the cost of one, for we have
reversible coats, reversible skirts and
reversible waists.
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1911-12-15

Joseph \. DeBoer is not the kind Of a
man who would use the great financial
institution, of which he is president, 10
further his interests IN the goyernorshlp
contest. Such an insinuation from those
hostile to him is unworthy OF them.-Banc
Times.
Is it possible for the head of an insurance
company with active agents in practically
every town to be candidate for public
office and at the same time prevent his
business organization from becoming in
effect political organization?. Can Mr.
DeBoer be a candidate for governor with
out making a political machine of the Ma.
tional LIFE
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1911-12-15

At the annual meeting of Mount Sinai
temple, A. O. n M. S., in Montpelier Fri
day night the officers elected were: Poten-
tate. j. w. Jackson. Barre; chief rabban.
Charles Fl. Gibson, Bellows Falls; assis-
tant rabban Elroy B. Whitaker, Barre;
Oriental guide Edwin s. Meigs, Mont
pelier; high priest and prophet, Collins
Blakely, Montpelier; recorder Charles IL.
Heaton, Montpelier; treasurer, d. T. Town,
Barre; representatives to imperial council,
TO be held at Los Angeles, Cal. J. W.
jackson. Barre; 7. W. Fletcher, Bridport;
Charles =. Townsend, Rochester; George
F. Root. Newport.
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1911-12-15
Craftsbury Farm Buildings Burned.

The farm buildings of Victor Gilbert
at Craftsbury, with "a head of cattle;
one horse, and ten hogs, were destroyed
by fire between 10 and l clock Tues
day morning. The household goods
were mostly saved. 1t is thought the
fire originated in sawdust under the
bridge of the barn by spontaneous
combustion. 1t was well under way
when discovered.
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1911-12-15
New Editor for Western New England,

Fred W. Main, who took his early
steps in journalism in Greenfield. mas
with the Springfield Republican and is
10 be the editor aud manager Of the
Western New England magazine, the
handsome and enterprising publication
Of The Springfield board Of trade devot-
ed TO promoting the business interests
Of this section. On the Republican, Mr..
Main was for n time the western. Mas,
saehusetts editor and then transferred
to the business department where nc
stood next to Samuel Bowles and PLAYED
n leading part in the promotion of the
interests of his newspaper. The maya
zine is fortunate in securing ms ser
vices,
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1911-12-15
The Turkish Army.

Every Mohammedan subject in Turkey
is liable TO service and remain liable for
% years. At 81 the young Turk enters
the active army, tho Nizam, and remains
in IL for three years. He must then serve
six years in the reserve, called the Teh.
trad, and after this he remains nine
wears in the Army Reserve, called the
Rodif, which resembles the German
Landwehr. This reserve has 4 second
line called the Mustafs, in which the
citizen liable TO service is finally en-.
rolled. ,ooooo
Every year produces about 100000
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1911-12-15

Assailed because women were allowed to
make reports at church meeting a south
ern pastor makes the curious defense that
the women were not to speak in the
church." as the congregation constitutes
the church, and the place of worship is
merely the church building. 1t is one of the
defects of the English language that it has
no single words to differentiate the church
as building from the church as a body of
believers.
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1911-12-15
Vermont Neus.
Fewer Deer Shot Than Last Year.

J. W. Titcomb Of Lyndonvile, state
commissioner Of fish and game, has given
out the final figures for the hunting deer
season. The total number of bucks shot
this year was 2,49i and there were large
number of does killed which are not IN
cluded. Last year there were ] 900 bucks
and 1,799 does shot, total for the season
of 1910 of 3,765.
Tho fgnres nv counties follow:
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1911-12-15
Why He Died.


Newport, \. IT,, Argus.
An editor down in New Mexico recently
died of heart failure. The papers do not
state what produced the heart trouble,
but we think it safe to conclude that some
subscriber came in and paid his subscrip-
ton two years in advance, said the paper
was worth all il cost, and told the editor
that he hoped he would continue to run
the paper in the future Just as he had in
the past.
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1911-12-15
The MeddLer
IN The coat fifS yoa. PIT IL on.

Unreasonable weather Is commonly con
sidered unhealthy and conducive to an
unusual amount Of sickness, but 'nnsea,
sonablcn weather such as We experienced
the first days Of this week is certainly de-
lphtful. and, The Medder believes, not
hall so harmful 90 the public health as IL
generally supposed even il Il does make
coal and wood dealers sick and serve as an
exeuse for those who enjoy complaining
about duh trade. Indeed. II we may place
reliance ON the statements OF physicians
and druggists, mild weather Of the sort we
have been having is extremely healthlul.
Talk all You please about the braelng
qualities Of an old.fashoned New England
winter" said druggist TO The Meddler
the other day. II notice that when real
cold weather sets in my prescription. bnsl-
ness begins to pick up, whereas OF late
Il has been unusually quiet" II this, Is a
typical example Of conditions It tends 10
mt a dent in the old saving about a green
Christmas making full graveyard And
vet most OF MS are willing TO admit that
the holiday spirit seems to thrive most m
n crisp atmosphere filled with the musical
Jingle Of sleighbells; and as holiday spirit
4 necessary TO the success OF the holiday
season We should be prepared 70 receive
without complaint the touch OF winter
which is so long overdue.
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1911-12-15

A Boston lawyer, native of Scotland,
served in the British army in the SOS,
when the British were fighting the tribes
of Fuzzy Wuzzies in the Sudan. He was
a member of the British square,. which
in KipEng's well-known poem.
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1911-12-15
Meats--Retail.
Advertised Letters.

Men: Henry Ambrose, Henry Aldrich,
Bruce Chowen, Mr.. Ellis, Clarence Farmer,
Edward Ladelle, John Kendall, A. Mather,
c. Moray, H. N. Mclean, David Rheault
(2l. A.
Women: Mrs. Clinton w. Davis, Miss
Mary McNamee, Mrs. Eva Peters.
Advertised Dec. 10.
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1911-12-15

The Meddler il pleased TO see that the
prudential committee Of the incorporated
school district has been able TO hire fes'
tiyal hall for use Of pupils as place m
which to hold gymnasium classes. Phy,l-
cal education ought to be made an impor'
tnnt part OF every public school system.
This Is a fact that the local school author.
ties have long recognized. but for want Of
odeauate quarters they have been unable
M mt their ideas into practice Now that
the work is to he started let us hope that
its benefits will become so apparent as to
bring about a popular demand for real
gymnasium in which both old and young
may find opportunity for sensible atten-
ton TO their physical we'll being.