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The Yale expositor., 1912-06-06
ENGLAND HAS TlMUR RUBY

1t has just become known that the
famous Timur ruby, known In the
days Of the Mogul empire as the "Trib-
ute of the World" is now among the
British crown jewels. Some experts
had supposed 1t was lost. The gem IL
a royal match to the Kohinoor dia-
mond, the "MoMtain of Light" which
has been in the British regalia since
1850.
The Timur ruby is the largest in ex-
istence, weighing in its present shape
trife over 352 carats. 1t is uncut.
but polished. The first account OF
this ruby Is in 1898. when the Ameer
'Timur. known in Europe as Tamerl.
ane. plundered the Indian city OF
Delhi and seized great stock of
princely gems. Tamerlane bequeath-
ed the Timur ruby to his son and
successor Mir Shah Rukh. who passed
1t down in turn to his son. Mira
Ulugh Beg.
The ruby fell into the hands Of a
Persian king at the downfall of the
Tartar empire. In 1912 the stone was
presented by Shah Abbas l.. greatest
Df the Sofavl kings of Persia. to the
Mogul Emperor Jehangir At that
time it had engraved on it the names
of Tamerlane and his son and Shah
.Abbas The Emperor Jehangir oblit-
Grated them and engraved on the ruby
the names of himself and his father,
Akbar the Great
Nur Jehan, favorite wife Of Jehan-
gir, told him he ought not to have
:scraped off Tamerlane's name. to
which the Persian monarch replied:
This Jewel will more certainly hand
down my name 10 posterity than any
written history. The House OF Timur
may fall. but as long as there is
king this gem will be his"
Shah Jehan later put his name on
the ruby and set the stone In the
famous Peacock Throne. There it re-
mained until Eadir Shah invaded In
dia and sacked Delhi in 1882 He car
ried OF the Timur ruby and $4,000
other gems. When the Nadir was as
eassinated In 1747 the ruby descended
10 Ahmad Shah. who founded the king.
dom of Afghanistan. His son surren'
The Yale expositor., 1912-06-06
CUTICURA OINTMENT HEALED
BAD SORE ON LIMB

"Some time ago l was coming up
some steps when the board crushed
under me like an egg shell, and my
right limb went through to the knee,
and scraped he flesh off the bone
just inside and below the knee. l
neglected 1t for day or two, then It
began to hurt me pretty badly. put
balsam fir on to draw out the poison,
but when l had used it week, it hurt
so badly that changed to - oint-
ment. That made 1t smart and burn
so badly that l couldn't use it any
more, and that was the fourth week
after l was hurt.
Then / began to use Cutlcura Oint-
ment for the sore. 1t stopped hurting
Immediately and began healing right
away. 1t was bad-looking sore be-
fore Cuticura Ointment healed it, and
l suffered so couldn't sleep from two
days after I fell until l began using
Cuticura Ointment.
"Cuticura Soap is the best soap I
ever saw. / have used all kinds OF
soap for washing my face, and always
1t would leave my face smarting. I
had to keep lotion to stop the smart,
no matter how expensive a soap I
used. l find at last In Cuticura Soap
soap that will clean my face and
leave no smarting, and do not have
to use any lotion or anything else to
ease it. believe Cuticura Soap is the
best soap made" (Signed) Mrs. NJ.
e. Fairchild. sos Lafayette St., Wich-
ita, Kan. May 8, 1911. Although
Cuticura Soap and Ointment are sold
by druggists and dealers everywhere,
n sample of each, with 32-page book,
will be mailed free on application to
"Cuticura," Dept. l.. Boston.
The Yale expositor., 1912-06-06
RUBBER MADE OF SEAWEED

A substitute for hard rubber. gutta
percha and leather. has just b1.en put
on the market in England under the
name of seagumite. 1t is prepared
from seaweed. The properties Of the
new discovery are said to be that it
is non-inflammable. proof against
heat cold, oil and weather; its insula-
ton resistance increases with INNER
sion in water: It is unaffected by dl.
lutte sulphuric acid. which makes it
especially valuable for use in storage
battery jars and separators. 1t is
we'll adapted for motor gears. switch
board panels. switch handles, steam
and gas packings and to replace leath-
er in beltings.
The Yale expositor., 1912-06-06

Pudding a la 6aronnc Take half
q pound of well-washed,, dried and
picked currants, half a pound sultana
raislns, half a pound Of breadcrumbs.
an ounce of chopped Citron and four
tablespoonfuls of golden syrup. Mix
all well together. then add an ounce
of self-raising -four and the we'll
beaten yolks Of two eggs, mixed with
n pint of milk. Beat all well together
and finally add the whites OF the eggs,
whipped to a firm froth. Fill with
this we'll creased paper soufIle dish,
place carefully in bag and bake In
oven for an hour and half. Turn
out carefully and serve with a little
heated golden syrup poured over and
around it.
Pudding a Ia Mayence: Rub half
pint Of breadcrumbs through fue
The Yale expositor., 1912-06-06

dered 1t as well as the Kohinoor dia-
mond to Maharaja Ranjit Singh. and
the English got the two jewels when
they annexed the Punjab in 1910.
The Kohinoor was sent direct to
Queen Victoria. The Timur ruby, aft
er having been for some time in pos
session of the East India company, is
said also to have been sent to the
queen. but it got into the private royal
collection and has been lost to public
notice ever since. Its history was
collected by King George on his In
dian coronation tour.
The Yale expositor., 1912-06-06
ROCK is THE HOME OF BATS

Phillips rock. situated near Valley
Springs. Llano county, Texas, is a
limestone formation and rises abrupt.
ly out of level plain to a height Of
about so feet. IL covers an area Of
several acres. The serried sides show
the effects of centuries Of exposure to
the elements. The projecting layers
Of the stone afford a means OF climb.
ing to the top Of the elevation. The
top is level surface and 1t is a favo-
rite resort for picnic parties. Its
sides are penetrated by wide caverns
which are the homes Of countless
bats
The Yale expositor., 1912-06-06
To Preserve Historic Building.

A movement has been started in
Frankfort Ky, to preserve the little
red brick" building on the old State
House square on account of its his
toric interest. The building now
standing is 9S years old, and Daniel
Boone, on the occasion of visits to
Frankfort after it was erected, visited
the Offices on business. In two years
the building will be 100 years old, If
left standing. and is the Oldest state
building in existence.
The Yale expositor., 1912-06-06
Puddings of Degree
BY Nicolas soyer, Chef of Brooks Club. L


wire sieve, add a tumblerful OF any
wine and water, the grated rind of a
small lemon. first washed and Cried,
three heaped up tablespoonfuls OF
powdered sugar and one ounce of but
ter. Mix all together and pour the
mixture into a buttered souffle Dish.
Add the well beaten yolks of two eggs
and the juice of small lemon care
fully strained. Beat the whites Of the
eggs to a stiff froth with a pinch Of
salt and powdered sugar to taste,
color to pale green with few drops
of spinach coloring or pale pink with
a little carmlne or cochineal. Pile on
top. place In bag. put into very
moderate oven and bake till the
merIngue Is firmly set.
Copyright, 1911. by Sturgis & Walton
Company
The Yale expositor., 1912-06-06

For long time the pagan kingdom
of Wukari. in Socoto. Nigeria, has
been known to civilization. but even
the conquering Fulani stopped short
of subduing 1t. AS BELTS such rec
ord, the chief of Wukari is literally
great man. with an imposing figure.
In the accompanying portrait he Is
carrying the staff of office. the en-
blem Of his allegiance to Great Brit
ain. and wears sandals adorned with
ostrich feathers.
The Yale expositor., 1912-06-06
No Novelty.
people are queer

People are queer.
Il have heard rumors to that ef-
feet"
Frequently they pay money to go
to theaters for the purpose of seeing
ballet dancers walk around on their
toes when women are doing the same
thing in the streets all the time"
The Yale expositor., 1912-06-06
LONG TRIPS FOR DUCKS

New Zealand dealers recently ship.
ped several consignments of frozen
ducks to London, with good results.
They sold for about rs cents each, and
when ready for the table are said to
have averaged up to the English prod.
uct.
The Yale expositor., 1912-06-06

The most powerful remedy against
sudden starts of impatience is a sweet
and amiable silence.-St. Francis de
Sales.
The Yale expositor., 1912-06-06

Discriminating persons should know
thst Garfield Tea is a uniquely efficient
remedy for liver troubles and costiveness.
The Yale expositor., 1912-06-06
His Weakness.

Howell sec that Rowell has gone
into bankruptcy again.
Powell-Yes. failing is his falling.
The Yale expositor., 1912-06-06
Hihernian.

Knicker-What is a stepless car?
Bocker-A step in the right direc-
ton
The Yale expositor., 1912-06-06
strik. Breakers Of Old.

Elijah was being fed by the ravens.
IL don't care If the walters do
strike" he boasted.
The Yale expositor., 1912-06-06

Water in buing Is adulteration. Glass snd
water makes liquid blue costly. Buy Red Cross
Ball Blue, makes clothes whittier than snow.
The Yale expositor., 1912-06-06

A long grafton goes lame on the
stretch.
The Yale expositor., 1912-06-06

Grace-Do you remember, Jack. the
night you proposed to me l hung my
head and said nothing?
Jack-Do | remember IT. Well, r
should rather say I did. 1t was the
last time l saw you act So
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1912-08-02
Democrats and the Tariff.

There is no ambiguity in the Demo-
ocratic platform to the tariff. 1t
starts off on the tariff. The first
blow at the evils the party would correct
is struck at the wicked protective tariff
Here is the first paragraph in the plat
form: 1--WE declare it to be a fundament-
al principle of the Democratic party
that the federal government under the
constitution has no right or power to
impose or collect tariff duties except
for the purpose of revenue" Is there
any room left for any degree of protec-
tive duties? How is the party to pro-
tect American labor on that declaration?
THE high Republican tariff is the prin-
cipal cause of the unequal distribution
of wealth" This is the opening of the
second paragraph in the platform. OF
course the party will at once set about
giving us an equal distribution of
wealth. Nothing could be easier. Just
give us the same kind of tariff laws
that they have in Great Britain, and
then you have Northampton Gaz-
cite.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1912-08-02
ENGLISHMEN AT NoRTHFIELD.

Through a series of five conferences,
Mortified works up to a climax in its
general conference which comes during
the first two weeks in August. With the
opening of Gould hall this season, the
largest and most finely equipped at
Mortified, 1t is expected that there will
he ample room to house even those who
have been turned away in former years
because of late application.
This year the English speakers include
Rev. Charles Brown, pastor of the larg-
est church in North London over 20
years, who Is so popular a speaker at
home that standing room is at a pre-
MUM at his services; Rev. James NJ.
Black of Edinburgh, well known as the
younger brother of Hugh Black and
pastor of one of the largest churches in
Scotland Rev. John A. Hutton of Glas-
gov, whose powerful addresses of for
mer years have endeared him to the
people here; Rev. E. B. H. Macpherson
Of London, and Rev D. L. Richie of
Nottingham.
Two conferences are now in session at
Northfield with 600 delegates and %
meetings daily The largest summer
school for Sunday school workers ever
held meets in Stone hall and the home
missionary conference gathers in the
Auditorium. DR.. James A Francis OF
Boston is leading a large Bible course
and is to speak at the service next Sun
day. He will continue his course until
the opening of the general conference.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1912-08-02
A New Sugar Bill.

Congress adopted Friday a sugar bill
which will cost the government s., 800 900
a year in receipts and will add 500, 900 900
to the bank accounts of the consumers
Of this country. Also the bill was a
Republican tariff bill. the first purely
Republican revision measure of the pre-
sent Congress.
The sugar bill was a compromise be-
tween the Lodge plan, Endorsed by the
regular Republicans, and the Bristow
bill, behind which the progresslves lined
up. 1t would cut the present sugar duty
of $1.90 to $1.6O; would abolish the Dutch
standard, under which practically no
refined sugar can be imported, AMI would
abolish the ~ cent ''refners' differen-
tial." an additional duty on refined sugar,
which, 1t is claimed, has accrued direct
ly to the profit of the sugar refners.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1912-08-02
Terrible Automobile Accident.

Mr.. and Mrs. Brownell Bates of North
Pownal were terribly injured and their
guest, Andrew H. Whpple of Boston,
was killed, when a touring car owned
and driven by Mr.. Bates plunged off a
bridge near Hoosick, n Y, Friday
night. The car turned over in the dry
bed of the stream. Mr. Whipple was
thrown 20 feet and his skull was frac-
tured and his neck broken. Mr. and
Mrs. Brownell were taken to the rail-
road station in Hoosick and from there
by train to North Adams, where they
are now being treated in the hospital
Both Mr. and Mrs. Bates were uncon-
scious when they were found at 8 o'clock
Saturday morning. several hours after
the accident occurred Mr.. Whipple was
a tailor who formerly conducted a store
in Bennington, leaving that town about
Is years ago Mr.. Bates is not expected
to recover
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1912-08-02
MARLBORO.

Miss Hattie Brayman Of New York Is
spending her vacation here.
Mrs. r. L. Adams Of Gill, Mass, Is
a guest of Mrs. e. p. Adams.
Miss Mary Hughes came last week
from Rome, N. Y, where she had been
two or three weeks.
Miss Anna and Thomas McGrath of
Holyoke are with Mrs. e. p. Adams to
remain several weeks.
Miss Hazel whitney will take charge
of the meeting in the Winchester school,
house Sunday evening, Aug 4.
Mrs. Henry Warnock and children,
who were at the Poplars two weeks or
more, went to their home last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Hadlock went home
Monday after visiting their daughter,
Mrs. G. l.. Worden, two or three weeks.
A ball game will be played between
the Dover and Marlboro teams Satur-
day afternoon, Aug. 8, on the grounds
near Mr.. Goodwn's.
Miss Rena Mather, having taken a rest
of two weeks at her home, returned to
Brattleboro early this week. She Is
employed in the Clark grocery store.
Mrs. II. F. Whitney came home from
North Adams early this week and with
her came Mrs. Rufus Brown of North
Adams and Mrs. Sarah Cone of New
ton, Mass.
The lawn party given by the Young
Peoples club with Mrs. Wallace john
son was a success. The grounds were
well lighted and a good time was en-
joyed by large number of young peo-
pie.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1912-08-02
WEST DUMMERsToN.

Mrs. Earl Taylor and children are
guests this week of Mrs. James Clark
jr.
Mrs. r. E. Coombs is spending the
week with her husband in Norwich,
Conn.
The women of the Grange will serve
ice cream in the hall Tuesday evening,
Aug. 2
The social held by the Busy Bees
Tuesday evening was successful and
very enjoyable.
George johnson, who had been en-
ployed in Athol, Mass, several months,
returned here Tuesday.
Mrs. r. A. Knight, who spent the
winter in Akron, Ohio, came to her
home here last week, accompanied by
her granddaughter, Miss Helen Bliss.
F. T. Barber of Montpelier, who is
taking orders for nursery stock has a
novelty In the way of a travelling COM
panion, it being a young fox which rides
beside him, though not yet without be.
| ing securely fastened. The animal
which was young. was taken with other!
| of its kind from a burrcw in Yves
| Townshend, where the present owner Sc
| cured 1t.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1912-08-02
Pardoned from Prison.

William c. Buzzell, under sentence of
life Imprisonment at the Vermont state
prison, has been pardoned by Governor
Mead.
BuZzell was boarding in the family of
a man named Marsh in Mortified in
1898. Mr.. Marsh died and circumstances
pointed to the fact that he had met
his death by poisoning. Buzzell and Mrs.
Marsh were arrested, tried and convicted
of murder in the first degree. The sem
tence was hanging, but it was later
committed to life Imprisonment. Mrs.
Marsh died in prison, January 26, 1904.
When Buzzell was liberated he had
reached the age of 60 years.
Dr. Samuel Allen of White River
Junction, who has been serving a five
to eight year sentence for performing
an abortion, was pardoned recently. He
had completed two years of his time.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1912-08-02
Prizes for National Guard Marksmen.

long list of prizes has been arranged
FOR the successful marksmen in compe-
Gtion by the Vermont National Guard
companies at Fort Ethan Allen August
4 to 8. The practice shoot will consist
of preliminary and record practice and
field firing in charge Of First Lieut.
J. B. Barnes, 9Th Inf, inspector-instruc-
tor.
No records except those made on the
range during the period will be con-
sidered in computing the standing of any
individual or company for the present
year. To the company having the high
est figure of merit will be awarded the
centennial trophy and s25; to the second,
$40; to the company in each battalion
having the highest figure in that bat
talon, SIS; to the company most pro-
ell defense trophy, and to the second $40.
To the enlisted man making the high
est aggregate score in the marksman' s
course, a star-guaged United States mag
azine rifle and IS; second, IS to enlisted
man making highest aggregate score in
sharpshooters' contest, $40 in the expert S
course; to the man making the highest
score at 200 yards slow fire, S.; at 900
pards, IS and at 500 yards, S., to the
highest man in the skrmish run, s..
The National Rifle Association media,
for 1912 will be awarded to the individ-
ual making the highest aggregate score
in the marksman's course in addition tC
the prize for high score mentioned. Com
missioned officers are entitled to thi:
medal If their scores are higher but the
match is principally for enlisted men
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1912-08-02
WEST GUIl.FORD.

Miss Florence Fisher is working for
Mrs. r. b. Thomas.
Miss Lena Hill of Halifax is work.
ing for Mrs. George LaPlante.
Mr. and Mrs. James, Avery of Buck
land, Mass, was a guest this week at
Willard Fishers.
Mr. and Mrs Halle Streeter and chill
dren of Brattleboro were guests Sunday
of Mr.. and Mrs. Ossie Prouty.
Mrs. Eliza Moore of West Brattleboro
is spending two weeks with her nephew,
A. G. Nichols and family.
Mrs Loella Lake has had a fine mon
ument placed in the church cemetery
on the graves of her husband and son.
Mrs John Henderson and her young
grandchild of Pawtucket and Mr.. and
Mrs. Nathan Franklin and son of VAL
ley Falls came Tuesday to spend two
weeks with Mrs. Henderson's parents,
Mr.. and Mrs H. c.. Merrifeld.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1912-08-02
BRATTLEBORO LOCAL
MANNER OF cHENEY's DEATH.
Former 3rattIeboro and Jamaica Man
Was Riding In Dead Engine When II
Was struck by Express.

Was Struck by Express.
Some further details have been re-
ceived concerning the railroad accident
at Stonington Junction, Conn, on Thurs
day morning of last week in which Ce-
Gil Cheney of New London, formerly of
Brattleboro and Jamaica, was killed.
When The Phoenix went to press Friday
the family had received no notice or
the way in which Mre Cheney lost MS
life.
Two men were killed and four others
more or less seriously injured. An Adams
Express train, bound east, which had
left New Haven four hours late, over
the New Haven road, sideswiped a
freight engine which was hauling an
eastbound freight train and towing an
other freight engine, just as the freight
was being backed into siding in the
yards at Stonington Junction in order
60 drop off the extra engine. There was
not sufficient clear room and the express
engine struck the others, both topping
over. completely wrecked. Two cars of
the express and one freight car, coal
laden were also wrecked, but the re-
mainjer of the express train, which was
made up of steel cars, withstood the
shock and stuck to the track.
Mr.. Cheney, who was an engine hos
tier employed in the Midway yard of
the New Haven road, was riding on
the extra freight engine. About two
hours after the collision his body was
taken out from under the tender of one
of the locomotives, and it was sent to
his home in New London Thursday even
eng. He was a member of Wantastiquet
lodge of Odd Fellows of Brattleboro. Ar
obituary notice of him was published In
The Phoenix last week.
In its account of the accident the New
London Day said: Cheney had beer
sent from Midway in charge of engine
No. 3O7, which was being deadheaded il
the freight The dead engine CHANGED u
be directly in the path of the onrushint
express across the main line track am
received the full impact of the collision
hurting it over on its side and KILN,
Cheney, who was in the cab"
The other person killed was the hea'
engineer of the express train, Charlie
r. Conolan of South Boston. 1t wa
thought that an unknown man wa
caught beneath the wreckage and killed
but the impression seems to have bee
erroneous
Among the thousands who visited tn
scene of the wreck were a number o
souvenir hunters. One young man Sc
cured a part Of Mr.. Cheney's clothin
and carried it away as a souvenir
An inquiry was held Saturday and tn
testimony OF Fred E. Wilbur, towermar
who had to jump from the tower t
save his life when the train rolled o
to the building, showed that a chat
connecting the signal control wires ha
been discovered to be broken at a. m
an hour before the accident. Wilbur re
ported to the dispatcher at Providenc
and informed the repair man at Wester
iy. Flagman Clarence Simpson told tn
inquisitors that he had had only a week
experience previously as a flagman an
that he went back IL telegraph pole
las ordered. He did not know that TIL
Adams express train was coming: ha
no torpedoes or fuses and simply wave
his flag as the train approached
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1912-08-02
Central Vermont Railway
Trains Leave BrattIeboro.

2.25 a. m. Except Sunday. Express for
Springfield and New York.
$40 a. m. Seashore limited daily for
New London, Worcester and Boston.
$40 a; m. Daily. Express for Spring.
field and New York.
100 a. nj Except Sunday. Local for
Springfield and New York.
$50 a. m. Except Sunday. Local for
New London, Worcester and Boston.
$40 a. m. Except Sunday. Local for
Springfield and New York.
$40 a. m. Except Sunday. Local for
1.13 p. m. Except Sunday. For Spring.
field and New York.
155 p. m. Except Sunday. Local for
Springfield and New York
2.15 p. m. Except Sunday. Local for
South Londonderry.
$50 p. m. Except Sunday. Local for
New London, Worcester, Boston and
New York via the Norwich Line
Steamers
All p. m. Daily. Express for Spring.
field and New York.
100 p. m. Except Sunday Local for
South Londonderry.
s27 p. m; Sundays only. Local for
Springfield and New York.
sS4 p. m Except Sunday. Local for
Springfield and New York
Trains Arrive In erattIeboro.
1915 a. m. Seashore limited Daily
From New London, Worcester and
Boston.
2.25 a. m. Express from New York. Ex-
cept Monday
$50 a. m. Daily. Mail from New York,
Boston and Worcester.
$50 a. m. Except Sunday. Mail from
South Londonderry.
11.o5 a. m. Except Sunday. Mail from
Springfield.
1.S5 p. m. Except Sunday. Express from
New London, Worcester and Boston,
$50 p. m. Except Sunday. Local from
South Londonderry.
LOS p. m. Except Sunday. Express from
New York.
223 p. m. Except Sunday Express
from New York and Springfield.
227 p. m. Sunday only. Express from
New York.
$50 p. m. Except Sunday. Local from
New York and Springfield.
$50 p. m. Except Sunday. Mail from
South Londonderry.
500 p. m. Except Sunday. Mail from
New London. Worcester and Boston.
1880 p. m. Daily. Express from New
York and Springfield.