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The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1913-06-11
NEWFANE.

The w. c. t. u will meet Friday
afternoon with Mrs. G. E. Davidson at
3 o'clock.
Mrs. Eugene Howe of Putney made
a short visit to relatives here the last
Of the week.
The ladies' aid society will meet in
the church parlors Thursday afternoon
at , o clock.
Mrs. G. +. Davidson and mother,
Mrs. Lucinda Andrews, left Monday
for visit of a few days at Dr. f. l..
Osgood S in Townshend.
Miss Ruth Allen, who have been
attending the Clawson- Hamilton col
lege in Brattleboro, has position as
bookkeeper in the Sparks laundry in
Brattleboro,
Robert Deane was confined to the
house a few days the latter part of
last week with a severe sprain in the
side. At this writing he is more com
Portable, but not able to work.
Guy Railway was one of the gradu-
ates at Leland & Gray seminary last
week. He had the Grafton on class day
and his graduating essay was on Edu-
cation in the United States. Miss
Pearle Greenwood spoke on Avenues to
Greatness and received two prizes for
excellence in scholarship. In the an
nual prize speaking contest Miss Mel
vina A. Bills received the first prize.
and Miss Helen G. Lewis, both OF New
fame, received honorary mention. Miss
AIabelle Hazelton received a prize
for the best essay in the sophomore
year.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1913-06-11

Senator Gilbert N. Hitchcock of Ne
braska, who because he is newspaper
man as well as statesman wants to
know things. would use the probe on
our currency system. He recently laid
before the senate committee on bank
ing and currency, of which he is a
member, thirty questions designed to
bring out views on where and how the
currency system is at fault and what
remedies are needed. These questions
are to be sent to bankers and financial
experts throughout the country.
1t has been said of Senator Hitch
cock that he is born inquisitor. who
has poked his pointed inquiries pretty
successfully into many appropriation
bills, more administrative performances
and quite a few sleep laden laws. He
was born in Omaha hfty-four years
ago and educated in the public schools.
supplemented by two years study in
Germany and a law course III Michi-
gan university. For few years he
practiced law: then in 1888 he estab-
+ lished the Omaha World. which has
since become the World-Herald and
which he still publishes. He has serv-
ed three terms in the lower house of
I congress and was once defeated In
the state wide primaries of 1910 he de
feated Senator e. T. Burkett, Repub-
lican. and was elected by the legisla-
ture the following January He is a
lifelong Democrat and friend Of vii.
{, liam J. Bryan
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1913-06-11
LONDONDERRY.

Dr. E. F. Arnold is home from New
York city.
Mrs. May Convey of Brattleboro is
visiting her parents.
Mrs. Annie George of Boston is at
+. A. Curtis s.
Mr.. and Mrs. Leo Abbott of Man
chester Were guests of c. Z. Bacon last
week
Seneca Pelsue was in Wallingford
Friday to attend the funeral of his
grandmother.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Parker of
Springfield, AEass.,~ visited RELATIVES
here over Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Mrs Ryder aud little
son of New York city are boarding at
f. f. Stevens's.
Mr. and Mrs p R. Holt have gone
to Bellows Falls to visit their son,
Frank, few weeks.
A. B. Waite went to Burlington this
week to attend the meeting of the
grand lodge, f. and A. NJ.
Mrs. Della Sutton, who spent the
winter in New York with her daugh-
ter. returned home Saturday.
Inc boys cluD went TO weston sat
urday to play the return game of base
ball and were defeated 9 to s.
Rev. T. d. Davies exchanged pulpits
Sunday morning with Rev. a. w. At
wood Of the south village. In the
evening Albert Laing of Burlington
spoke in the interests of the Anti
Saloon league.
A fire was discovered one day last
week in Carl Wyman s woods. The
alarm was given over the telephone anC
about 30 men quickly responded anC
succeeded in controlling it before i
could do much damage.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1913-06-11
TROOPS GUARD ITS GOLD.
Every Night the Bank Of England Has
a Military Display.


a Military Display.
For $50 years company of guards
men in charge of an officer marched
every evening from the Chelsea or the
Wellington barracks TO the Bank of
England. For the last few years. ow-
ing to the great increase OF street
traffic, the soldiers have gone by the
underground railway. and nowadays
the nightly guard is drawn from the
troops stationed in the Tower of Lon
don.
If the visitor to London waits by the
bank any evening at half past 6 O'clock
he will see about thirty men in the
charge of a lieutenant and two SER
geants marched up in parade dress
with fixed bayonets and loaded am
munition belts. These are the only
troops that may march through the
city of London with fixed bayOnets
The men themselves like this duty
When they march back to quarters,
about O'Clock in the morning. they
may do as they please for the rest Of
i the day. and they receive an extra
+ shilling day from the bank man
i ayers. Each man also has a pair of
+ fine blankets wherein to wrap himself
while he waits for his turn to 90 on
guard, and:in winter big fires are light
ed for them. They have generous re-
freshments provided for them. and
the officer in command has a dinner
for himself and two friends
In the daytime another curious sur
vival of the past is to be observed. al.
though detectives guard all the doors
the old uniformed beadles are also paid
for the service. From the standpoint
Of efficiency, these officials are very
much in the way. but rs long rs thC
Bank Of England has been in existence
the beadles have policed IT. Conse
quently the beadles are allowed to re
main
The custom Of providing a little gar
rison for the bank dates back TO 17S0
when an attack was made upon tn,
bank by a mob during the Gordon
riots. picturesquely described in "Bar
naby Rudge." Ii is said that in tn
fight that ensued between the rioter
and the clerks OF the bank the latte
melted their metal inkpots for am
munition after their supply of bullet
had given out.-Youth's Companion.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1913-06-11
GREEN RIVER.

Henry Lynde of Farley was weekend
guest at the home of his brother, George
Lynde.
Charles Page of Greenfield was Wis
itor at Arthur Worden's Sunday, coming
by automobile
w. z. White of Leyden and Miss Clara
Crosier of Halifax were guests recently
at H. I. Whites.
H. Stowe & Son are busy filing orders
from their chair factory. Two new hands
We're added to their pay roll this week.
Mr. and Mrs. B Payaon Williams of
Dedham, Mass, were visitors at H. E.
Whites last week. Mr.. Williams and
Mr.. White were fellow conductors on the
New York, New Haven & Hartford rail
road 20 years.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1913-06-11

On being presented to a new acquaint-
ance OF uttering the words. PLEASED
to meet you" although upon what the
pleasure can rest, or how they know
that it is pleasure. or why an ordi-
nary incident which is not the fulfill
ment of any anticipation and which
may turn out TO be very disagreeable.
should be pronounced at sight to be
pleasant have never been able to m
derstand--London Saturday Review.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1913-06-11

Leavitt Wellman visited his son in
Brookline Saturday and Sunday.
The Cleaners will not have their pub
lie supper Thursday as announced last
week
Mrs c. H. Dickinson is spending sever
al days at her former home in Yales-
vile, Conn.
The Two Orphans will he played in
Grange hall Saturday evening by uav-
cling company.
H. A. Williams, d. s. Derby, F. IL
Richardson and Delbert Pierce went on
a trip to the Somerset dam Sunday with
ID. NJ. Hale, going by automobile
J. f. McCarty returned to New York
city Saturday Mrs. McCarty and two
children viii spend the summer with her
parents, Mr. and Mrs. F. j. Pierce.
Rev O. F. Newton, a former pastor
OF the Methodist church here, who was
called from Thompson, Conn, to attend
the funeral Of Horace Ais returned Sat
| urday
Mrs. P P. White went Tuesday to
Boston to attend graduation at the
| Wentworth Institute Of Mechanical Arts.
where her son, Aaron G. White, is one Of
the graduates
Clarence Lewis, Miss Helen Lewis, Ru-
! by Sparks, Pearle Greenwood and Mel
vina Bills students at Leland and Gray
| seminary, are at their homes here. Miss
| Pearle Greenwood was valedictorian OF
the class and Melyina Bills was awarded
first prize IN the speaking contest. Their
many friends here extend their heartiest
1 congratulations.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1913-06-11

nese who had previously come here IN
the same ,apacity lie was educated
MT De PAW university IndiUna where
he WAS the classuiate OF former Sena.
tor Reveridge.
Baron Chinda belongs to that group
Of statesmen and soldiers who were
sent by the government to the United
States to he educated. After his re-
turn to Japan he was married and later
was appointed consul general at San
Francisco There be and his wife
lived several years. His rise in the
foreign service was rapid He was
sent to Brazil as minister and later
promoted TO st. Petersburg In 1901
he was made vice minister of foreign
affairs and aided Count Kamura in
directing .Iapan's affairs in the war
with Russia He was appointed am
bassador to Berlin in 1908. remaining
at that post until named to succeed
Baron Uchida as the ambassador at
Washington The ambassador is about
ifty-two years of age.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1913-06-11
The Japanese Ambassador.

Japan's protest against CALIFORNIA;
alien landholding law has directed at
tention to Yiscount Chinda. japanese
ambassador to the United States. Bar
on Chinda, as he is commonly address
ed, has represented the mikado at
Washington since March, 1912. and is
perhaps the most advanced in Ameri-
can affairs and customs Of any Japa-
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1913-06-11
So Il Is.

Pop. Is an abyss anything sIeepyT"
"0f course not. child. What put that
into your head?"
''WelI. it's always yawnlng. Bald
more American.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1913-06-11
Takinn Their Tnrn.

"why station policeman beside this
park bench?'
lit is newly painted"
"He can't keep people from testing
fresh paint"
mo; but he can keep 'em in Hne."-
Kansas City Journal.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1913-06-11

There Is a new although a. set nm
official post at the English court. that
OF Master 81 the Motors. The Master
Of the Horse has gradually become a
sinecure
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1913-06-11

It is fine thing never to forget the
''old boys"
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1913-06-11

Wind blows the dust about-also the
NOLAN
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1913-06-11

Do you realize
the value of
Advertising as
a Sales force
Your most val
liable clerk can
talk to but one
customer at a
time - an Ad-
vertisement in
The Reformer
talks to all our
readers at the
SAME TIME 4!
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-06-29

he'd stroll into Pullman, expectin to be landed at
Newport Tuxedo wherever he's bound schedule
time. And Herman always turns the trick.
THIS ride down into Connecticut sample; for
Pinckney'd suggested the shore route home for sake
of variety, not takn the extra seventytve miles
it would into account at all. So bowls along
touchin fifty the open stretches, slowin down
through the towns but with hitch STOP and
all so smooth you might have shaved yourself. Yes,
we'd been tearn off the distance in large chunks, and
it looked like we'd beat timecard, when Pnck
ney has to indulge in the luxury of havin another
thought. All of a sudden he up and whistles
through the tube to Herman
"Oh, | say" says he, "take around by way of
Ouatucket."
Herman promptly throttles down and turns around
puzzled. "Quatucket, SIR says he
@Oh, come now, Hermann! says Pnckney SDon't
tell me that you don't know where Quatucket is?'
Herman only shakes his head.
well then" goes Pinckney. ats the shore
somewhere beyond Bridgeport. You take the third
left after you pass absurd little place-Winsted
that's it."
ayes, Sir" says Herman, gettin under way again.
"Why go to Quatucket, thought says |.
cts cute name, for thing says Pnckney
"Then there's old little inn there-Billy Bowes was
telling me of it-a ripping place for luncheon, you
know. Well have some roast duckllng there-some-
how that seems to go with Quatucket, doesn't it,"
"Say, what would you order at Islip-strawbr
sherbet?" says l. 81 know what it would be at Rye
omelet at Egg Harbor Bronx cocktail at East
Orange, and box of coughdrops at Hackettstown eh'
That's great system of yours"
"Why, it is, isn't it," says Pnckney rubin his
chin thoughtful.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-06-29
SUNDAY MAGAZINE FOR JUNE 70. 1913

hind. Then, if marshaling her strength, she
dashed for the Short of the Washboard
On this trying bit of road the iron racehorse might
have been spared it would seem, from pecuniary if not
prudential considerations-to save her from prema-
prototype of flesh and blood born sacrfcial offer
ing to the God of Time. fast and short life her
destiny. The at the helm, straining nfamed eyes
face twisted awry foil the terrific suction that tugged
his BREATH strained out drop of mercy it true, by
easing the throttle an inch two.
Nevertheless, she struck the first with i'm
pact that made her scream like a wounded catamount
Her 1anges shrieked. Her great body pitched and
tossed founderng in qucksand. Strainng at her
flying round feet, she up demonac clang of metal
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-06-29

however the engineer had only to lift his eyes to the
distant horizons the snow-capped peaks of the
Greater Magdalenes lose all of translation
feel like squirrel within the whrring but unadvancng
wheel of its cage. The mountains keeping equal
inrnobie horizon was too small for human vision to
measure it. For the West yields reluctantly puny
man. Just its geological Past dwarfs his calendar to
tances belitte his mechanical devices into toys looking
with the same immovable calm upon his speediest ma
chimes and the burrowing mole.
At last however after three hours the bottom of the
Basin was reached and the train gded out on long.
serpentine section built to foil the shifting bed OF
the Spirit River. For fifty minutes she circed about,
like hunter lost in the wilderness the Magdaenes now
the north, now the south, in 'front.' now be-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-06-29

against metal She buckled, jolted Jared She threat
ened leap the track bury herself in the ditch to
somersaut to launch into the air like winged dragon.
Finally the bell, catching the motion, began to toll
And still her master drove the seething steam, like
addening drug, into her great, cylindrical hearts.
Granville Maxim was not the man to cry for quarter
Yet finally he staggered the urchng cab his face
streaming with sooty sweat.
aren't you crowding her a bit?' he shouted into
BANDS
Jesse erked curt negative with his head. 3Not if
we're to get into Tehachapi on tle-and we are!'
few pounds below pressure. Maxim taking the hint.
opened the door into the engines ncandescent vitals
and seized his SCOOP
In the behind perhaps hundred passengers.
Continued page 10
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-06-29

U might know it was all
due to some batty bunch
of Pinckney's. I'd have
come back by train if it
hadn't been for him. But
no, he has to get a sud
den notion that it would
be a brilliant thing to
drive three hundred miles
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1913-02-20
AN ALL DAY SESSION.

There was a meeting OF the De-
borah society yesterday. The members
met for an all day session in the par
lors of the First Christian church. in
Calumet avenue. Committee No. l, of
which Mrs. LaPier is chairman, served
dinner to the public at noon and had
articles of home bakery for sale. A
nice sum was realized for the benefit of
the church. Saturday the society will
have a large assortment of home bak-
cry goods for sale at the Griswold store
at the corner of State and Soh1 streets
The next meeting of the society will
occur Wednesday, Feb. 26th, and Mrs.
LePier's committee will be in charge.
The day Will be devoted to sewing for
the bazaar which the members expect
to have March 25 and 26th.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1913-02-20

the piano.
Mrs. Ansley read I'm Southern Indi-
ana Where the Hoop Poles Grow" by
Barnes. this being a poem expatiating
on the glories of the southern portion
of the state. and dove tailed in. stanza
for stanza, Mrs. G.. p Holway read
from her husbands poem. I'm Northern
Indiana Where the Furnace Fires
Glow" which is very clever and the
readings were greatly enjoyed. Mrs.
Harry Rudolf gave review of when
Knighthood was in Flower by Charles
Major, whose recent death gave added
interest to the paper.
A feature of the program was the
singing of Indiana songs by Miss Ret
TIA Lynn's scholars, eight of whom
were brought from the Lincoln school
to contribute this incident. Their music
was much enjoyed.
The next program by the Round Ia
BILE club will be devoted to domestic
| science, and it is requested that each
| member responded to roll call by read
ing her favorite recipe.
1t is suggested that members bring
| with them pencil and paper in order
| to copy down such recipes as they may
feel an interest in.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1913-02-20
THE DAY IN
CONG r e S S
SENATE.


Met at noon. Resumed debate on
District of Columbia appropriation bill.
Passed bin authorizing payment of
$71. 600 to American injured by firing
on Mexican border. Democrats decided
to move ain executive session at first
opportunity to confirm army, navy, and
diplomatic appointments. judiciary
committee presented majority and mi
nority reports on Rockefeller Founda-
ton Incorporation bill. City high
school systems attacked by Senators
Hoke Smith. Webb, and Works. Passed
District appropriation bill. Ratified
supplementary treaty between the
United States and France extending
until 1915 and a general sanitary
treaty with other nations. Adjourned
at 5:3S p. m, until noon on Thursday.
HOUSE.
Met at 1890 a Resumed debate
on sundry civil appropriation bill. At
tempt to pass immigration act over
President Tafts veto by two-thirds
vote failed by five votes. During de-
bate on special rule to dispense with
reading of sundry civil appropriation
bill, Representative Underwoo ddeclar-
ed President Elect Wilson did not
want this years appropriation bills to
go over to next administration.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1913-02-20
HARB0R'S ROUND TABLE
CLUB HAS FINE PROGRAM

The Round Table club of Indiana
Harbor met yesterday afternoon In this
Commercial club rooms and the mem
bers surprised each other with the
many places of interest In their own
state. mentioned by them IN response
to roll call. Those who before the
meeting were under tho impression
that Indiana was famed for its lack of
historic events and spots, went away
with quite another idea of the interest
that attaches to the Hoosier state The
roll call revealed that several battles
had been fought on Indiana soil. and
other events which have helped to make
history pulled OFF, in this state, some
of them by the Indians in the early
days.
The program was opened with two
well chosen and beautifully executed
piano numbers by Miss Mabel Silver
man of East Chicago. Thse were fol-
lowed by a paper composed by Mrs.
Enos Drummond and read oy Mrs.
Charles Egbert on Indiana Authors
Mrs Dupes gave paper on Indiana
Poets" and Mrs. c. p. Hoiway gave a
musical monologue, Riiey's familiar
Down at Old Aunt Nellie's," to Miss
Blanche Huish's accompaniment upon
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1913-02-20
A sTEREoPTICAN LECTURE.

Superintendent Eugene l. Lies of the
Chicago United Charities, is to be in
Hammond tonight and will give
stereopticon lecture on 1.-THE Poverty of
a Great City" The lecture will be
heard at the Baptist church and will
show some rather unusual pictures that
have been taken in Chicago's poverty
stricken districts. The lecture will
commence at S o'clock and the general
public is cordially invited to attend.
Photographs are exhibited in some of
the windows of Hammond's business
houses. They show conditions In the
tenement districts of Chicago and illus
trate the methods of relieving poverty
and distress. The business men of
Hammond are freely giving the use of
their windows for this purpose as q
part of the campaign of education con-
corning the organization of associated
charities in this city.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1913-02-20
LECTURES IN HAMMOND.

James G. Whiting will give his lee
ture Sunshine and shadow at the
First NJ. f. church in Russell street Fri
day evening, February 21st at eight
o'clock. In this lecture Mr.. Whiting
portrays both the funny and the seri-
GUS sides of life as shown In every
day living and the resonableness Of
getting on the sunny side and the use
lessness of seeking the shadow are
pointed out. The lecture VIII be the
fourth in the course of entertainments
to be given this winter under the
auspices of the Epworth League of the
First NJ. f. church. The last of the
entertainments will be given IN April.
The program wf4l be given by the
Boston Lyrics.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1913-02-20
BIRTHDAY ANNIVERSARY.

Mrs. Z. l. Heaton very charmingly
entertained a number of children at
her home. 469 Summer street yesterday
afternoon in honor of the fourth birth
day anniversary of her little daughter
Mary Lucille. The little miss was the
recipient of many pretty and useful
gifts. A number of delightful games
were played during the afternoon and
a. dainty two course luncheon was
served. The covers We're laid at a
beautifully appointed table IN the din
ing ROOM From the chandelier to the
corners of the table were red, white
and blue streamers. The national
colors were used in decorating the
table and the favors We're George
Washington hatchets and clusters of
cherries Flags and red, white and
blue streamers decorated the parlors
very atractively. The little guests Mt
the party Were Florence Arthur Mary
and Marcella Nelson, Katherine and
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1913-02-20

ing with Miss Mabel Hartman of Bea-
son street
The Home and Srhool association will
meet tomorrow evening at the McKin-
ley school. There was an error in the
program as announced yesterday. This
in full is as follows: Piano solo,
Beryl Reed; selection by chorus of fifth
and sixth grade children, rooms Is and
81. Paper by Mr.. McAllister on "Phy-
steal Training of the Child" Paper by
DIR. Miller on physical Defects of
Children and Their Relation to Edu-
cation"
Mrs Cox, who underwent an opera
ton for appendicitis, last week, is
getting along nicely
This is Miss Morris last week in
the East Chicago schools. She has re-
signed her position here to take a po-
sition in Shelbyvilie to teach German
in the schools there.
Watch for the grand opening of the
Peoples 5 and 10-cent store at Tic
Chicago ave. 1S-4t
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1913-02-20

The home of Mr. and Mrs. Chester
Hamacher in Howard avenue was the
scene of a pretty St. Valentine party
last evening given by the members of
the Amoma Glass or the Baptist church
in hfnor of the members of the Agoga
Class. There were forty-four guests.
A part of the evening was devoted 70
games and contests after which elabor-
ate refreshments were served. The
ladies brought box luncheons which
were auctioned off and the men paid
for them with hearts. The decorations
everywhere were white and red and
were chosen approximately for the
Valentine season. The party was one
the very delightful events of this week