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The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1913-04-01
Central Vermont Ry.
Trains Leave Brattleboro.

80 a. m. Daily. Express for Springfield
and New York
London, Worcester and Boston
700 a. III. Except sunday. Mixed for south
o.2o a. m. Except sunday. Local for
Springfield and New York.
9.2o a. m. Except SUNDAY. Local for South
Londonderry.
IO.IOa. m. Except Sunday Local for New
London Worcester and Boston.
HOY a m. Daily Express for Springfield
and New York.
2.o5 p. m. Except SUNDAY. Express for
Springfield aud New York.
40 y. IN. Except sunday. Local for View
London. Worcester. Boston and New
York via the Norwich Line Steamers
40 p. m. Daily. Express for Springfield
and New York.
6.I5 .. IN. Except Sunday. Local for South
Londonderry.
s.25 p. m. Daily. Local for Springfield
and New York.
Trains Arrive in Brattleboro.
S.l7 a. Daily. Mail from New York.
Boston and Worcester.
$50 a. m. Except Sunday. Mail from South
1o.oUa am m. Except sunday. Express from
New London. Worcester and Boston.
ll-of q n. Except Sunday. Mail from
$50 D. m, Except sunday. Local from
South Londonderry.
2.25 D. m Except sunday. Express from
New London. Worcester and Boston
400 p. m. Except sunday. Mixed from
South Londonderry.
5.12 D. m. Daily. Express from New York
and Springfield
Clio p. Except Sunday. Local from
New York and Springfield
London. Worcester and Boston .'''i
1898 y. m. Daily Express from New YORK.
and Springfield. Tu ST
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1913-04-01
FEW oUTCURvE PITCHERS.
Since Passing of Long Tom Hughes
American League Boasts Not One.


Since Long Tom Hughes was officially
counted out among the American league
clubs it has been noticeable that there
has been no pitcher iii the organization
possessing the wonderful sweeping out
curve with which the former Washing
ton twirler used to NOW down the OPP
position.
The out curve was probably the first
curve to be invented. Since then all
sorts and varieties of Blenders have been
introduced by pitchers with which OPP
posing sluggers were to be fooled.
When one comes to think of it. there
is scarcely any kind of a ball that puz-
zles a batter more than this ball, I'M
less it be the splitter. Try as they may
to the contrary, heavy hittcrs often
make idiots of themselves going after
one of those roundhousc twists dished
up between splitter and a fast one.
! 1t tantaliZing ball and the very
fact that it is so old is something in
its favor, for the men hitting very of.
/ ten are not looking for it. 1t works in
i the same way as a slow ball. Hitters
! are not expecting it and swing their
/ heads off when it comes floating up to
i the plate.
His big out was Hughes 5 main asset
+ and with it he managed to stick in the
! big league long after he was good for
nothing but the minors. And his list
of strike-outs bore witness to the fact
that it was good asset, too.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1913-04-01

arrived in South Vernon and was anx-
ious to reach Dummerston that night
The driver took the passenger on the
route over Tyler hill The team went
slowly through the mud a long time
after leaving Tyler hill, and the driver
thought he had nearly reached Dunn
merston, but had no recollection of
passing through Brattleboro. Finally
by the use of matches he read on a
sionboard the words Turner's Falls
6 Miles. =" In making the turn on Ty-
Ter. hill he had gone to the south in
stead of north. The team was turned
around and the rest of the night was
spent in making the weary journey
from Bernardston to DummerstOn.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1913-04-01
BAND ENTERTAINMENT IN MAY
Will Embrace Minstrel First Part and
High Glass Vaudeville.

At a meeting OF the First Regimen
band last evening it was voted to give the
annual spring production about the MD
die of May. \ coach from Boston Ina:
been engaged to put on the show, whicl
will be a minstrel first part with high
class vaudeville for the second part The
entertainment will be entirely different
in character from anything ever PRODUCED
here. The proceeds viii go toward payine
for the new uniforms. Further particu
lars will be given later.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1913-04-01
PROTEST AGAINST
SHIPPING ARMS
Mexican Government Wishes the From
tier of United States to Be More
Closely Guarded

WASHINGTON, March 81. = The
Mexican government has made for
NAL protest to the American govern
ment against the shipping of arms and
ammunition from the UniteI States to
the rebels, and has requested that
greater vigilance be exercised in
guarding the frontier Mexican of
ticials understand that numerous con
signments of war material, including
large numbers of machine guns, have
been sent across the border, in some
cases even at the regular ports of en-
try and are nov in the hands of the
rebels.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1913-04-01

Teacher-W Why, Willie, don't you know
what country the geography lesson is
about? Think hard. Who were the peo-
pie who made war on skates
Willie-The Anti Saloon league.-Judge.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1913-04-01

What does this nation needg' shouted
the imprisoned orator. What does this
nation require. if she steps proudly across
the Pacific. if she strides boldly across
the mighty ocean in her march of trade
and freedom ! repeat. What does she
need"
Rubber boots" suggested the grossly
materialistic person in a rear seat
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1913-04-01

SUBSCRIBE FOR THE REFoRMER.
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PUBLIC STENOGRAPHER

Ta+hnr ne Dunlevy. RIM. s. Crosby Blk Tel a1-l9
SUBSCRIBE FoE' THE REroRMER.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1913-01-02
Two Features Of Modern Education.

Compulsory sthool attendance and
medical inspection Of all school chill
dren are>two features of the modern
educational plan which will no doubt
in the near future be adopted by all
progressive communities. The city
schools of Raleigh have put these
features into effec: and the results
are very satisfactory and beneficial
A competent physician ia employed
to give adequate time to the work
Of medical inspection of all the chill
dren and there is compulsory attend
ance from 8 to IA years of age. And
We learn from The Progressive Far
mer that "tne enrolment at the
present session has consequently
climbed to 5000 as compared with
$500 on the same date last year
about 100 children brought into the
schools who might otherwise have
grown up in ignorance. 1rduc' &.
and commercial subjects hive also
been ir,r dGced into the curriculum.
and tn parintendent tells IL that
the cooking classes, which were 1T
first po itivcly unpopular, have row
become the most popular feature Of
the schc OILS. "-l-enoir Topic.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1913-01-02
PARALLELS Of 1912.

If you toot your little tooter
Ard lay aside your horn,
There's not soul in ten short days
Will know that you were born.
The man who advertises
With a short and sudden jerk,
Is the ono w,.c blanacs .l.n 1arcr
Because it doesn't work.
But the man who gets the business.
And who the other fellow beats,
Is the advertiser with the adlet
That you read from week to week
We can help you toot your trumpet,
We can bring the people in, g
We can help you build your business,
Are you ready to begin?
Moral = He who toots his little
trumpet
Can withstand sudden shock,
For like the man in Scripture
He builds his business on rock.
Fourth Estate.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1913-01-02
U. S. Newspaper Lass.

Below is the law in regard to ews-
papers:
First Subscribers who do net
give express notice to the contra, y
are considered as wishing to con-
tinue their subscription.
Secord-If the subscriber orders
discontinuance of periodical the pub
Usher may continue to send the same
until Arrears are paid.
Third-If subscriber ne2lects or
refuses to take the periodicals from
the postoffice to which they have
been directed he is held responsible
until he has settled his bill! and
ordered the paper discontin nued.
Fourth-If the subscriber moves
to other places without informing
tfe publisher. and the paper is sent
to the former direction, they are
ne.d responsible.
Fifth-The courts have decided
that refusing or removing or leay-
ing them uncalled for is prima
facia evidence Of intentional fraud.
Sixth-Any person who receives a
newspaper and makes use Of it..
whether he has ordered it or not, is
held in the law 10 be subscriber.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1913-01-02
Dust TO Gust.

B. j. Norcom passed from time
on November 9Th, near seven in the
morning, at the age Of about fifty
two. In early life he was greatly
blessed with all the needful things
of this life. l have known him over
fifty years. In 1861, as true SOL
der for Southern rights, he volun-
teered and left Plymouth with some
of his fellow comrades. When the
war was over he returned tc his
storm riddled home near Plymouth.
His home between Sandy Creek and
Plymouth was more shattered than
many by the effects Of a hard fight
when Plymouth fell in the hands of
Coke, and was one of those everlast-
ing memories to all the survivors
present on this occasion. About
the date 1867 my friend, Ben Nor
com, was united in marriage to
Emie Ausbon. After living togeth-
er about thirty years she was called
home. He then went to Greenville
and stayed some time. He then
clme to Halifax county and was
married to Mrs. Della Watson. She
preceded him some years ago.
I. E. AUsBoN.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1913-01-02
The Parrot Fish.

There are water parrots as we'll as
land parrots. The parrot fish come
from the tropics, are brilliantly colorcd
and have bcaks something like those
Of the parrot. for use in breaking OFF
the coral shell in order to get at the
living polyp. Not all OF them, how
ever. i've on animal food, some species
being herbivorous One species IS
found in the Mediterranean sea, where
1t has been known for thousands Of
years The Greeks and Romans re
garded 1t for time as the first Of
fishes. and Pliny tells us how it was
introduced into the Italian sea in the
course of the reign Of Claudlus. 1t
was known as the "scarus" by the an
clients, who told some wonderful sto-
ries about its love. its wisdom and It's
rumination. Some having a length OF
sixteen inches have been captured
alive
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1913-01-02
THE PARCELS POST.
Regulations Covering the SyStm Are
Made Public.

Washington, Dec. 12.-Regula-
tions to cover workings of the new
parcels post system, which is to go
into operation January l. next, were
made public by Postmaster General
Hitchcock today The new system
will be effective throughout the en-
tire postal service at the same time
and will affect every postofice. city,
rural and railway mail transporta-
ton route in the country. Every
precaution will be taken by the post
office to have the mails moved with
the usual despatch and all postmast-
ers, superintendent and inspectors
have been directed to thoroughly
familiarize themselves and their SUBJ
ordinates with every phase Of the
new system.
The regula tions provide that par
GELS OF merchandise, including farm
and factory products (but not books
and printed matter) Of almost every
description up to II pounds in
weight and measuring as much as
six feet in length and girth combined
except those calculated to do injury
to the mails in transit, may be mail
ed at any postoffice for delivery to
any address in the country. De-
livery will be made to the homes of
people living on rural and star
routes as well as those living in
cities and towns where there is de-
livery by carrier. Where there is
at present no delivery by carrier the
parcels will go to the postoffice as is
the case with ordinary mail.
The postage rate for the zone
that is, within distances not exceed
ing so miles, will be five cents for
the first pound and three cents for
each additional pound. Rates in
crease for each successive one of the
eight zones into which the country
is divided. The maximum rate be-
ing IL cents a pound, which will
carry a parcel across the continent,
or even to Alaska and the Phillip
pines.
For fee of 10 cents a parcel may
be insured and if the parcel is lost
in the mails an indemnity to tie
amount of it's value not to exceed
so dollars will he paid to the sender.
The law provides for the use Of
distinctive postage stamps and there
is now being distributed to post
masters for use in the parcels post
system set of stamps of IL denom-
nations. Parcel post maps with ac-
companying guides, are to be sold to
the public at their cost, Is cents,
through the chief clerk of the post
office department.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1913-01-02
STEvENS0N'S GRAVE.
lts Roma ntic Site, In Samoa, Atop the
Forest Clad Vaila.

lts Romantic Site, In Samoa, Atop the
Forest Clad Vaila.
No English novelist rests in more
eccentric spot than that chosen by
Robert Louis Stevenson. who is buried
on the summit Of the forest clad Vai!a
in the island Of Samoa, that geni:i
spot in the south Pacific that the gift
ed writer loved so well.
The day after his death at Vailima
in 1894, his remains were carried tO
the top of this precipitous and pic
turesque peak by sixty sturdy Sa
means, who had loved and now mourn
ed their dead chief. Tusitula.
A party of forty had previously cut
a pathway through the thick, tangled
wood with knives and axes. while an
other party had prepared the grave
With infinite care and trouble the!
bore him shoulder high over the rougl
ground to his last long home. and
there. under the starry sky. they lef1
him to sleep forever, with the Pacific
at his feet.
On either side OF his tombstone is :
bronze plate One hcars the word
"The Tomb Of Tusitula." while the
other is inscribed with his own re
QUEEN, beginning:
Under the wide and starry sky
Dig the grave and let me lie.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1913-01-02
FRoZE A SOAP BUBBLE.
Then Broke It In Pieces and Fioated
Them on Liquid Air.

Then Broke II In Pieces and FIoated
Them on Liquid Air.
A frozen soap bubble broken in two
and floating like an iridescent, trans
parent eSgshell Oh the surface of a
vessel of liquid air was one Of the
marvels exhibited by Professor Dewar
in a lecture before the Royal Institute
Of Great Britain.
The lecture was upon the subject OF
atmosphere and the curious effects of
intense cold, the liquid air and soap
bubble being adJuncts introduced to IA
cilitate some explanations.
A few spoonfuls Of liquid air were
poured into vessel, and the intense
cold caused by evaporation immediate
iy brought on miniature snowstorns
in the atmosphere directly above the
vessel A soap bubble was then placed
in the freezing stratum. Almost in
stantly there was change in the color
OF the transparent globe. the bubble
becoming much darker: the move
ments Of the rainbows film grew slow
er: it contracted somewhat in size. and
little later 1t froZe.
A slight but dexterous movement of
the rod upon which the bubble was
suspended broke the latter into two
pieces, which fell upon the liquid air
and there floatcd for an hour, gradual
ly accommodating tiny snowdrift from
the almost imperceptible precipitation
constantly going on in the freezing
atmosphere above.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1913-01-02
when WIS THE
CHRIST C,.ll1 nC,p'?

i Is not generally known that the.c
Is grave question as 10 the
actual date Of Christs birth
For many centuries we haya
celebrated Christmas on Dec q aaa
nave not troubled ourselves witt
chronological inquiries. That course
Is no doubt reasonable and proper, for
the churches have sanctioned it.
AS matter of fact, few modern
theologians and chronOlogists agree as
TO the date of the birth Of the Saviour
What most ct them agree "a, hr.yu ,e..,
IS that 1t did not occur on Dec. %.
A point on which there is still more
unanimity is that Christ was not born
i'll the year which we call l 4. d. He
was born at least four years earlier.
The present method of counting the
years was introduced by the Roraan
abbot Dionysius Exiguus in the sixth
century and came into general use
two centuries later, during the reign
OF Charlemagne. He placed the Na-
tivity on Dec. 25, 754, a. u. CT. e..
after the founding OF Rome. Nearly
all chronoloSists agree that he was
wrong by about four years. Christ.
according to them. was born 80 A. u.
c., or B. c., If not earlier.
Much evidence is offered in s,ipport
OF this. According to Matthew il. l.
Christ was born in the days of King
Herod /. or the Great, who died. ac-
cordlns to Josephus, at Jericho 4. L. C.
$50, just before the Passover This
date has been verified by the astro
Homical calculations Of the eclipse Of
the moon, which took place Oh March
IL In the year $50 A. T.. c., few
days before Herod's death.
Allowing two months or more fo
the events between the birth Of Chris:
and the murder Of the innocents b,
Herod, the nativity must be pat blcl
at least to February or january, 75
A. U. c. or 4 RC.
The star which guided the wise men
has been brought into service in the
attempt to fix the birth of Christ with
scientific accuracy. Between 1908 anc
1904 the great astronomer kepler Oh
served a conjunction Of Jupiter and
Saturn, which was made more lumi
nous by the addition Of Mars in ths.
month Of March, 1904. In the autumn
OF the same year he observed near the
planets Saturn, Jupiter and Mars /:
new fixed star of uncommon brilliancy
1t was blazing and gIittering like
the most beautiful and glorious torch
ever seen when driven by strong
wind" and seemed to Kep!er an "ex-
ceedingly wonderful work OF God"
He thought that this phenomenon
might lead to the determination Of the
date of Christ's birth. BY careful cal
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1913-01-02
Ooncaster Races.

Doncaster is one Of the four places -
the other three being Chester, EPSON
and LincOln-that claim to be the era
die of the British turf. In May, 1000.
the minutes Of the corpora ton record
that Hugh Wyrrall hath caused a
stoope," or post, ito be sett OH Don
caster More at the west end of the
horSe-race," which was ordered to be
"cutt dowB." A few years later FOR
the preventinge OF suites, Quarrells.
murders and bloOdsbeds" IT was
agreed that the race on DOncaster
More he discontinued" Eventually the
corporation. with the true Yorkshire
combined love Of It brass" and sport.
took the horse racing under its pa
triarchai care and turned the meeting
into a source Of proGt-London Stand
ard.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1913-01-02
CALOMF'. Is DANGEROUS.
Is Powerful Chemical aade from
Mercury peoNle Should be
Careful.

The only sure way TO avoid the
danger of caiomel is 10 take TO
caiomel.
Dodson's Liver-Tone, a vegetable
liquid Of pleasant taste, more than
takes its place. Where calomel
shakes you up and shocks your liver.
Dodson's Liver-Tone, mild but eff
fective, builds up and strengthens.
1t 'livens up the liver"
1t may be taken without any re-
strlction Of dict or habits. You can
give it to your children with fine
results.
Get a bottle at Z. T. Whitehead
Co.'S, ard if it doesn't do all that
you think it ought if it doesn't
make bilious spells mere trifies-if
it doesn't "llven up your liver.
your money will be waiting for you.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1913-01-02
Attractive TO Panama, Jamaica, Cuba. |
NUMBER.

A series of the most alluring trips
that have been brought to our at.
ten'ion are those announced in q
speciai advertisement in this paper
by the Atlantic Coast Line to Para
ma, jamaica and Cuba, with one
personally conducted tour, from Key
West, on January 7th, as special
attraction. Those who wish to sec
the beauties Of those countries and
make trip through Florida, includ-
ing trip over the famous Over
Sea Railroad" should call on or ad-
dress F. M. jolly, Traffic Agent, At
lantic Coast Line, Wilmington. who
will personally conduct the party on
the large new steamship. "Evangc-
line.' which, it is said. will accom-
nodatc 700 paSse rgers.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1913-01-02
h0W to Keep Sick.

Keep the windows closed all the
time. especially when you sleep
fresh air would keey you healthy.
Eat any kind of food regardless of
its nutritive value-suwdust and ex-
celsior are good filters.
Swallow your food without chew
ing it-your stomach has no teeth.
Keep the sunshine out of your
home-germs don't like sunshine.
Eat irregularlo - by all means
keep your stomach disordered::
Never take a bath = Soap and
water are enemies Of disease.
Don't disturb the flies - you'll
miss a lot Of filth if you do.
What's the use Of being health
any how?
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1913-01-02
Eig Metal Shingle Business.

Tie Cortright Metal Roofing Gem.
rarv, Of Philadelphia, Pa. whose
advcr isements cf COrtright Metal
Shir e,cs have been running in The
Commonwealth for nearly a year
past, advise Us that 1912 will show
an immense volume of business in
their line. 1t is gratifying to carry
the advertising Of so prosperous :nd
successful concern ard TO feel that
The Commonwealth has had some
part in creating such success. Any
of our readers interested in roofing
should write for literature and fur-
thcr particulars.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1913-01-02

culation he ascertained that similar
conjunction of Jupiter and Saturn
with the later addition Of Mars and
probably some extraordinary star, took
place repeatedly between the years
TAI and 74S a. Z. c.
The discovery Of Kepler was almost
forgotten until the nineteenth century
when it was independently confirmed
by several eminent astronomers
among them Schubert of st. Peters
burg. Ideler and Bencke OF Berlin and
Pritchard of London.
The majority of theologians agree
that the date Of Christ's birth cannot
be fixed accurately from the New Tes
lament or from any other source.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1913-01-02
Tho French.

The French were first mentioned lis
the Franks. tribe OF wariike Ger
mans in the northwestern part OF the
region now known us Prussia. They
came into notice about 2iO A. ID. and
with other German tribes invaded the
Roman empire in the fifth century aud
settled in the country now known rs
France. The word Frank, or Fsank-
man. means freeman. After their
conquest OF Gaui they named the coun-
try Frahkenrick. or Franks kingdom
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1913-01-02
WHY Have 81 IDpVGS ="

When thou6ht begin to ow
In the difficulty
Of
Q
r. II had failing n health
or
am only
and
DOco crcc'sw wonder medic
PIERCE'S PLEASANT PELLETS FOR LIVER ILLS.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1913-01-02
Narrow Escape.

A domestic servant at Market Dray
ton had a narrow escape during re-
cent thunderstorm. The glrl nau r.
tired to bed leaving the window open
and an alarm clock on chair near the
bedside. She was awakened by the
am ell of burning clothing. and founo
that the lightning had pierced nole
through the clock and igntted the
chair.seating. The clothes OF the oeo
in which she was sleeping were also
smouldering.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1913-01-02
Live Australian Freaks.

A calf, somewhat Of a freak Of ma
ture, was born on T. G. Wares farm
at Little Akaroa. Australia, recently.
1t las five legs, the extra one work
ing in a socket in the breastbone. The
calf is thriving. and IS strong and
healthy. Another freak, a lamb. IL re-
ported to have been born at Plat
Point Station. 1t has three ears and
eight legs. It did not live.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1913-01-02
GETTING Him Injured.

What makes higgins compei his
10Y to practice standing bareheaded
IN inclement weather."
HE has nm idea the boy will be
president OF the United States some
day and wants to have him we'll re-
hearsed for inauguration."-W
ton Star