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The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1911-11-17
TR|NITYCOLLEGE
WRITER'S CLUB
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Ar ofzanlzagion that promises
rmncA Ger me literary Interests Of
Tranlsy coiisge vas formed AZ q
xossinE he'd II ihs Engilsh room Of
tie 1exdeuir buildilg on Tuesday
nfsTrnvon- VALE thu name Of The
o-Eanixsti0n has not jet been de-
esaed spon Il d known AZ present
aa the Nriterg Cab. The purpose
- the elab is 70 xiTe some real
ksopie1Fe and training IN the writ
sG 81 re various forms Of htsrs-
tnre thas Interest ststenf writer's.
tAs eAort story. the cay and the
pen. A stney pill be made 81 The
terhnlcae a tkess forms OF Iitera-
fure 1n6 sous heif wiII BE given for
prnclos zzd criticism o. manuscripts
nnhmitfs6 By members Or any others
eessrizg q rsstsg o. their Efforts.
Tie menberthtp Of the club 10 open
te any studsnt Of the college and
werk = optional. - that n > studep'
has tine onlg % 20 and listen Be
m8B - sell fepaid for me effort
The clab wiii STRIVE 70 serve A. a
feeder % the publications and llt.
sragy orEanlEafions Of the college
and raise inc standard ~ contribn'
tons 70 the ArchsEe and Chronicle
The Idea 81 the elsb originated
mmong the air members Of the
senior class
The nesting held TDesdsy ua'
called . order by Dr. Y. 6. BroEn
~ ne Engilsh department. vhs
gave ; general outline Of the thlngl
tks ciuh slil attempt 70 q and call
- Tor organization W. =. Ellel
uzs elected president. Ma Mar
L1Domia smith. Yiee-presicent
lanes Canton. IT.. secretary. Mis'
nafY Nesc0tf and X. .. Mural
sefe elected blbliogfaphers. A CON
mifise 10 review and srifieise manu-
nkripis Submitted for the oonsidera
toe % the club vas also elected ans
i cosnpoaec u the following mem
befs Chairman. Nlse Mary i1oomi
SAITH. AlA Netfis Tiliett. W. Y
Kilor. oninton Hoiion and Jane
rannon. gr., Dr. Brown will serv'
% this committee. A oommitte,
vas appointed 70 draw Up ruifs o
ufkssiEsiios snd present them a
the Bext meeting. which viii BE- hei'
neat Tuesday afternoon The ciul
wiil meet regularly on the frsf sn'
tssFs Tuesdays Of each month a.
eeiock.
The namber In attendance AZ ~
Grst meeting sas very gratifying
- names we're turned IN and q
least taeise others sho we're no
nrensnf hare slgnihed their inten
ton 81 joining Any siudent ma,
join. and there are no dues or othel
oblirniions attached % membership
The sofk or the club will begir
~ish 2 discussion Of the short story
Il - probable thar studies Of tn
other forms 0f iltsrature wIli alter
nate With this in order thar esci
member mar have an opportunity
~ hrarinE the form thai most inter
ssts him disfnsse5. The work VII
hsse the attention and aid q pro
fassors IN the English department.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1911-11-17

A merfIlcsx murderer u Apgr
dleltis xlth many victims, bas y.
Kings New Life pills Kill y y w
yenfion. Thsy KeatIy stimulate y.
stomach. liver and bowels. p fe'e..
Ing that eloxsine thai invites ~. w..
dIcItIn. curing Constipation, va
k.h-. pifllonsness. chiIla. 2sc . :"
piaoknsl 4 Sons.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1911-11-17
iiARvEsT TIME on MARS.
Or Nlabyc the Frost Discovered
There Is Frr0xen Carbonic Acid.

There y Froxcn CArbonic Acid.
The newa telephoncd from the
|Elasstaff oh.ervatory. that FROST
Fhas shee,m III apnear. around The
All srctic c,rcla M the nIanet Af,.rs
u ! iii Il extrn-terrestrial weather
reporting which may be ~ correct as
some that /, done at home.
sOn Mara. il N now the latter Aalf
az what We ~ the earth would call
Auxust. Inc summer il fast break
Ing an. end autumn IL A. hand.
rhera a ss,,oh ! remark bls slmilari-
M between the succession or Inc sea
sons ON Mars and ON the earth thai
IN seems .perfcctly, reasonable To as
sume. - the Flagstaff observers DO,
thar the vhitinh deposft which their
| Instrumants revealed during the last
few diva. lowering ike q morning
mist along the dividing line between
day and night on Mars. Is real hoard
fxost = kohen Of ths coming chill
ri winter and an Indication or the
beginning OF the great south polar
snow can which. few month"; later,
Will bury ~ whole antartic circle
OF thar planet.
If this ann ~ ption Ia correct, the
supposed inxshitants OF Mars must
nov be hurrytng 10 gather their har-
yests. I'M preparation for the long
dry winter. when nearly Ill the wa
ter Of the southern hemisphere OF
their planaf viii be locked up. for
more than one OF our yearg, in the
po,ar icefields.
II is the first time that an occur
-ence Of this. kind has actually been
witnessed On Mars. although SINH
lar scenes must have been enacted
there for untold thousands Of gen
erations
The position OF the bright bands
that have hem photoxraphed Is such
al 10 accord with the probable loca-
zion OF the first SHOWS. since It Il
within a be1f included between SO
and as DEGREES OF south latitude,
which would embrace the polar cir
Gle Of the p,anet.
Near the center Of that circle the
SIM ain remains perp<tual,y above
the horizon 20 that the deposit OF
snow probably begins In . ring a.
bout the antarctic region and gradu-
ally advances toward the pole AZ the
sun declines
The behavior OF the phenomenon
with regard 70 snnrise also aecords
with the supposition that il 10 real
, ly light snow or frost which Ia seen.
for Is the morning sun gets higher
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1911-11-17

A clergyman Who has spent : t'o.
hlt or his time In the mountains ',
Kentucky says that he VAS 'nde''..
to = native Of those regions io' \.
most unxrammatIcsl nenicnce ~
er heard. Here II ~. "A
Them three Mics Perkns ar
three 81 a. pretty : sal a. ="
sss."-Nsw York Herald.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1911-11-17

"fou say you are your wlfe'f
third husband" said one man 70 an
other. during q talk.
No. ! am her fourth husband, i"
was the reply.
Heavens. man." said the first
speaker. You are not q husband
you're habit. "-Tit-Bifs.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1911-11-17

Toxic, Nov. f5.- Reports that the
United States Intends 10 intervene
and will pour 10000 troops into
China has been received here s,th
CONSERVATION. Neither Japan nor
RgEia has been consulted concern
Ing such Q move,
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1911-11-17

Nothing has been heard Of
Cousin caruso enlissing 10 light
against the Turks" observes the
Durham Sun. Certainly not. because
caruso IL one Individual who cant
AFFORD 70 get II in the neek.--wIf.
fnIngton Dispatch.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1911-11-17
Revenge in Mississippi.

Z II read OF the terrible vengeance
inflicted upon one of their members
by a band OF robbers In Mississippi,
last week"
What did they do7 Shoot him -
NO: they tied him upon the rail-
road tracks"
Awful, And he was ground tc
pieces suppose"
Nothing like II. The poor fel-
low starved 10 death waiting for the
next train. "-Lippincoft's.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1911-11-17

The Durham Sun says: "Nadero
Is the popular hero In MEXICO nov,
but unless conditions change be viii
not las, thirty years like Diaz." The
Sun IN mistaken. n he Is the popu.
lar hero nov he viii always be The
popular hero unless conditions
change Jacksonville Times-I'nIon
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1911-11-17

Amere change Of yowels transform
a vocation into q vacation.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1911-11-17

The Hosios kaiionsis have sold
Pitcher Barney Joy outright 20 the
spokane Northwestern league club,
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1911-11-17
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= BASEBALL NOTES. =
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A report from Chicago has II that
Pitcher Ed Reulbach will be the
| first OF several Cub veterans 10 get
| the gate.
Hugh Duffy. former manager OF
the White Soz. ID considering an Of
fer to manage the Des Moines team
In the Western league.
Charley Graham now controls the
Sacramento Club OF the Pacific
Coast league. having purchased the
stock owned by John I. Taylor OF
the Boston Red sox.
John Franklin Baker Is not the
only player who has made two home
runs In . worlds series. Manager
Fred Clarke OF tho Pirates turned
the same trick in the series with
Detroit In 1909.
"Stuffy" McInnis. OF the AthIet-
ics. has cod fish backed off the dock
for popularity In Gloucester. Brass
bands. red fire and ten thousand
people certainly made up some re
ception for the popular yo1ns play
or.
George "Heinie" Smith. former
manager OF the New York Giants
and the Rochester and Buffalo
teams OF the Eastern league. has
given up baseball after sixteen yearp
on the diamond 10 go into buaIness
I'm Buffalo
The Blue Grass League has sprung
. new one. PRECEDENT Neal OF the
league IL considering a proposition
TO purchase three automobiles for
use in the transportation Of players
and giving the railroads the giggie.
Jack coombs. OF the Worlds
Champions. Says that he viii quit
the game when be has completed
ten years service on the mound. He
has been with the Athletics five
years and figures that be Ia good for
five years more.
Helpless.
u IVES q dark morning, aud Mr..
Dorkins was cropping around in the
basement. when somebody sudden
~ flashed a dark lantern on him.
Mechanically be threw M hls
hands.
A mere change Of yoxelz transfo~urs
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1911-11-17

In 1905. when Mr.. Taft was act
ing as spokesman for President
Roosevelt, he went 10 Akron and
made his famous speech denouncing
Boss Cox. OF Cincinnati. and assert
ing that n he were able 10 be IN
Cincinnati on election day he would
vote for the republican state ticket
and against the republican city
ticket.
Now, with a similar situation IN
Cincinnati. President Taft announces
that he favors the Cor ticket, an con-
ditions have changed.
Well. he Is right: they have
changed. Kansas City Times.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1911-11-17

Constable trying the good old
test upon belated person who per-
sists be was .ner' shobrer In s life /
Can you say British constitu-
toni
B4latsd One with strongest Idle
hard eonvietionsb-Tnere isn't one
nowt-Punch.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1911-11-17

A man loves his country because
politicians spout about II; a woman
because Il Is the roll OF her children.
A woman who doesn't feel asham-
ed In rainstorm Of what simply
has to happen comes very near 20
being a work OF art
The less woman can be proud
|of her husband the more she seems
10 be able TO be proud OF how her
boy looks like his father. New
York.
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1911-03-17

1t is perhaps not generally known that
few old'growth rock naples are stu
standing in Dummeston which were part
of large orchard that undoubtedly pro-
dueed the first maple sugar made in the
state of Vermont. This orchard is on the
putney road, third OF a mile west OF
the Connecticut river and south OF Murder
Hollow brook on land belonging to George
H. Townshend, formerly known, as the
kathan farm, Thirty'three Of these old
veterans of the forest primeval were stand
ing in 1874, and of this number only nine
now remain. They were tall, straight
trees OF gigantic size, one measuring over
10 feet IN circumference, many OF them
free of limbs to great height and holding
their diameter well up into the branches,
At the base of many OF these trees
could be seen the knotted, uneven
growth covering the scars made by up
wards of 20 years Of boxing" by which
they were made to yield their annual toll
of sap, and it is marvellous that they
should so long survive that process, This
method was followed until tapping bits
came into general use or TO within the
memory of persons now living in town.
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1911-03-17

defeated by Robert Roberts, republi-
can, by 3f6 majority. Burke, who is a
elected fve.-Despatch from Burling-
ton, VI.
Burlington is the democratic strong
hold of Vermont, the one town where
a democrat can hold up his head and
look the world in the face. In Gale
donia, stern and wild, or in Orleans, up
near the Canadian border, they have
never been able TO grasp the .eonce2'
tion of democratic mayor OF Burline
ton. In town like Jay or Peasham II
democrat is tolerated only on condition
that no turns into the snowdrift and
always holds his peace. As to Jimmy
Burke, il is tho will of the people that
he take vacation in alternate years.
Otherwise, he would always be mayor.
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1911-03-17

With axe, tapping iron and the most
primitive utensils for catching, storing or
boiling Alexander Kathan, the first set
tier and for 60 years the owner of this
farm, was wont to take from this orchard
his yearly supply Of sugar and syrup,
A small slanting kerr, an inch in depth
and four inches in length, was cut out
with the axe. The tapping iron, with half
circle sharpened edge, was driven through
the bark and formed a place for the
sprouts. These were made of hard wood,
grooved with gouge and finished with a
draw-shave and pocket-knife. Troughs of
white maple or Eastwood split into halves,
dug out with an axe and smoothed with a
gouge were used to catch the sap, and at
the close of the season were leaned
against the tree to be used the following
year. The, sap was gathered in hand
made pals with the sap-yoke, by which
much of the weight rested upon the
shoulders of the carrier.
Boiling was in iron kettles suspended
on chains fastened to pole, a log being
kept in place on each side with the fires
between. Sugar-houses were unknown,
and dry wood rarely provided, yet with
cleanliness and care sugar OF respectable
shade could be made.
The writer has piece of wood taken
from a tree cut in this lot in 1873, and
although but 90 inches in length by four
in width, it has five boxed places, three
that the growth of the tree had not en-.
tirely covered and two deeper in the
wood. 1t also shows the scars made by
the tapping iron which injured the tree
nearly as much as the axe.
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1911-03-17
Show Them.
bennington Banner.l

bennington Banner.D
The members of the Vermont dele
CATION in congress will be home the coming
month and will return to Washington
for the opening Of the special session in
April
The people of Vermont have shown re-
pcatedly by their votes that they have
great confidence in their senators and
representatives in congress and when they
have done wrong their friends at home
feel that it was not through willfulness
but through lack of information as to
how their constituents felt relative to
the matters up for consideration.
II must be remembered that selfish in
terests are always active in their own be-
half while it is often hard to get the rank
and file to express themselves and to de-
mand the things that they believe to be
right and just.
During the next four weeks while Sen
ators Dillingham; and Page and Repre-
sentatives Foster and Plumley are at home
is the opportunity for the people Of Yer
mont, without regard to party, to make
their desires known to these eminent men,
Show them that Vermont has walked
up after her long sleep and has joined the
progressive sisterhood of states and is
willing and anxious to take hold of some
of the newer theories that have been ad
vanced, knowing full well that those who
never try will never succeed and that ii
is better to make mistakes than to squat
down in the shade of the past and rust
out our energies on the altar of stand.pat
idols.
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1911-03-17

The accompanying illustration is from
a photograph taken in September, 1901
and of the five trees shown three are still
vigorous and may last many years. The
one in the foreground measures IA feet
in circumference two feet from the
ground.
One of the largest trees was cut in 1858
and the rings of annual growth indicated
that nearly century had passed since 1t
was first boxed for sap.
Another cut in 1894 revealed a box
mark covered by only three inches of
wood proving that this method was in
vogue to late date. Although augers
were known among the early settlers no
indications of their use have been found
in the orchard.
The cutting off of some of the best
sugar orchards of this town for the
quicker returns that came from the sale
OF wood and lumber, have in a number of
instances left the owners no better of
financially than before.
The first corn and hay harvested in
Dummerston was grown on land east Of
the Putney road and nearly opposite the
residence of George Townshend, as seen
in the cut. The hay poles, IL feet in
length, with tapering ends, which were
used until the advent of wagons to carry
the hay into the log barns, are still pre-
served. The corn nearly proved failure
on account OF the dense forest Of tall over
shadowing pines that surrounded the
small clearing and which kept out the sun
shine necessary to mature the crop.
Nj. f. Dutton.
Dummerston Station, Vt, March IA, 1911.
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1911-03-17

The absorption Of the Cincinnati, Hamil-
ton & Dayton railroad by the Baltimore Il
Ohio has brought to public attention again
the remarkable career of Daniel Willard,
a Vermont boy who has risen from the
very bottom of the service to position OF
national Importance. Born in North Hart
land in 1861, Willard got his first expert
ence as a track laborer on the Central
Vermont, later becoming fireman and en-
gineer on the Passumpsic road. At the age
of % he took position as engineer on the
Lake Shore & Michigan Southern, and at
ter a year in that capacity went to the
Minneapolis, St. Paul & Sault Ste Marie
where in Is years he worked his way up
from brakeman to division superintendent.
Early in 1899 he received an offer from
the Baltimore & Ohio, and joined that road
as assistant general manager. Circum-
stances made him acting general manager,
and he was offered the post OF general
manager permanently, but he refused it
and left to go to the Erie as assistant to
the president Of the road. During the
next three years he was successfully as
sistant to the president, third vice-presi-
dent and general manager, but in 1904 the
Chicago, Burlington & Quincy wanted him.
He became the second vice-president of
the Burlington system, but after few
years went back to his old love, the Balti-
more & Ohio, as its president. Mr.. Will
ards is typical story of an American
boy, who raises himself from absolutely
nothing to as high a position as the line
in which he works has to offer.
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1911-03-17

seen at a debutante dinner. The CEN
terplece was apparently a hugh OBJ
long plat of freesia and mignonette,
mingled with maiden hair ferns-the color
of the dinner being green and white. As
the ladies rose to depart, the host leaned
forward and lifted a silvered basket of the
flowers from the centerpiece, handing it
to the guest of honor. He then further de-
molished 1t, giving basket of the flowers
to each of his fair guests The vines COM
pletely concealed the baskets. so the divi-
sion came as pleasant surprise.
The riot of tapestries, brocades and
line furniture coverings of all kinds
is still seen in the world of fashionable
dress. These fabrics are eminently suited
for, evening wraps, muffs, scarfs, turbans
and even shoes, but. they cannot be en-.
wherever they are used simplicity of treat
ment should be emphasized
The girl who can stencil or do rapid
embroidery should make one or more of
the new Powered aprons to be used for
fancy work or when at chatting dish.
The skirt of the apron is a short oval
shape, much like a hugh egg. The bib is
Suo ~ SouNCHIlUndi uOWeT IOT1n, Cne edges
cut to the outline of the petals On the
lower part of the oval an extra piece is
added for a pocket. This, too, is decorated
with big conventional flower and foliage
design, with the outline cut to shape. 10
meet the pocket on upper part Of skirt
are long sprays Of foliage with the points
turned in. The design is stenciled in nat
ural colors, or the design is worked in
heavy outline and bold filling stitch
or in bod, long and short stitch. When
the pocket is sewed on and the bib sewed
to the skirt the entire apron is outlined
with a full frill of inch-wide Val. lace.
This is also used around the petal-shaped
top of the pocket Ties or ribbons to
match the predominating tone of the apron
complete the dainty effect. Use nice
quality Of lawn for the apron. one not
too fiimsy to take the coloring or embroi.
derry. Choose bold flower for your de-
sign, as a Goth century dahlia, hugh wild
rose with turnover petals, an iris or a
chrysanthemum. A set OF such aprons.
each in different flower would make
novel prizes for a card party.
If woman is blessed with tact she has
the supreme gift. 1t will bring her all the
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1911-03-17
For the Women to Think About
Written Especially for The Reformer

In some of the best schools of domestic
science the pupils are taught to roll table
cloths instead of folding them, since the
folds in linen are usually the first places
to show wear Heavy brown paper is
used to roll them on. Napkins could be
folded once with the iron and all other
folding done by hand SO they will not wear
in the creases.
There are many inexpensive trimmings
that women can use nowadays; the old
fashioned cross-stitch in wool, floss or silk
on chiffon is very much in vogue.
The Delineator for March says: Every
thing is narrow-shoulders, back, hips and
dresses. Two yards and quarter and
widths. These widths are pretty-if you
like to look slender.
With tailor-mades white gloves with
broad black stitching are very good look
this year for afternoon, evening and street
wear.
The sailor collar is used on any garment
that can lay claim to a collar and on many
that never had one before.
Old-fashioned silver and furniture are
gaining in popularity but the old custom
Of placing a hugh, blue platter before the
man of the house for him to do the serv-
ing does not seem to gain in favor. The
fine old covered vegetable dishes that once
held their proper place before the smiling
mistress are useless ornaments on the side
board while the beef, now carved in the
kitchen, and the foreign-favored viands
are passed slowly (and colby by man
or maid.
That's what man wants in a wife
mostly-he wants to make sure O. one
fool as 'ull tell him he's wise.-George
Eliot.
Instead of making buttonhole in the
back of the neckband of the tailored waists
and using collar button, good way is
to sew on medum-sized pearl button and
button the collar on to it. It does not
make the black spot on the collar or cause
it to bulge as the collar button does, and
holds fast and is perfectly satisfactory.
A pretty idea in table decorations was