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The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1913-12-19
Member of the Associated Press.
FRIDAY. DECEMBER 10. 1913.
THE SENATORSHIP

Editorials in the various Vermont
newspapers Indicate that the question
of ii successor TO United States Seua-
tor William 2. Dillingham;. whose
term expires a year from next March.
is fast becoming one Of importance
among topics of state interest The
Montpelier Journal whose mysterious
ownership always comes To mind in /
connection with its utterances on pub .
lie matters, is trying its best to rc-
move Interstate Commerce Commits .
sioner Charles y. Prouty from the list .
of senatorial possibilities In the
opinion Of the Journal Mr.. Proutv
"wiIl no doubt regard himself
estopped from entering the senatorial
campaign in Vermont by the obliga- .
tion he owes the President OF the
United States. who has houored him SO
seualIy by selecting him for one al
the most important duties ever under
taken under federal auspices. the ply
steal valuation of the railroads of the
country.
That this view is not shared 10y ali
other Vermont newspapers is shown
by the following paragraph from this
weeks issue of the Barton Monitor:
7 1t is the Monitor : honest convIc-
j tion that there has not been in the
memory of the present editor 50 gener-
+ al a demand from the people OF this
state for Il man 10 accept high Office
1.
4 g. A. Proutv to become candidate
for the L. :. senator Ii 5 not the
manufactured. bolstered mp. and
warmed over kind, but the genuine
call Of the people. There appears to
be certain men or interests that are
/ trying to minimize this public de.
mand and if is generally credited to
what has come TO he called the
- stand pat wing of the Republican
party in this state The line is com
ing to be more and more distinctly
marked between the advancing Rcpub-
licanism and the so-caIled .,,taud
ipat Rcpublcanism and it is general
ly spca king the last named branch OF
the Republican party in Vermont that
is opposed to Mr. Prouty The ad-
vancing wing Of the Republican par-
Fl ~ duu LilC IbGItSNiNt part IlDt p dEA-
pear to be ready to endorse MIR. Pruu-
ty's candidacy, and he should not hes
itate longer III announcing his willing
ness to become n candidate. rs an
independent if he pieases. He viii not
fail to have the support of an increas-
ing army Of young Nermouters who
believe in Prouty : style Of indcpeud-
ence in his intellectual capacity in
: his natural ability and wide expert
3 ence. More and more this class OF
Noung men break through mere par
ty ties to follow and support men and
measures that appeal to the advancing
ideas of the times. Let Proutv speal
now.
L Whether or not one agrees with thu
| views OF The Monitor in regard t,
! the popular demand for Mr.. Prouty
| thcre is sound sense in its advice L
| him to make his decision at once. Al
. announcement one way or the othe
| would tend to clear the political Mt
mosphere ana Give state newspaper
the opportunity to line up accord1n.
. to their convictions.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1913-12-19

There may have been the best ii
reasons for the sudden departure OF
President Meoon OF the Twin State
Gas Il Electric company after his
brief visit to town last week. but The
Meadler does not blame residents Of
Esteyville for feeling disappointed at
his failure to give them u hearing on
the troIlv extension project The head
OF the syndicate which owns the local
public service corporation is doubtless
a very busy mau. but he should bear
III mind that one Of the strongest as
sets OF concern like his is the good
Will OF its patrons. Selfish interests.
liz no others. should prompt the otii-
eial~ of such corporations to take
active Part IN every movement for
public betterment. II is \ bad adyrr-
tisement for any public service con
Germ to get the reputation OF having
to be forced into line of progress. even
/ i the forcing operation i not very
difficult
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1913-12-19

The Moddlcr reflects the sentiment
of large number of people when he
expresses the hope that the .tu.lifori-
un management has not made up its
mud 10 10 away with orchestra mu-
sic At future performances in that
thcatcr The absence Of this feature
Of the program was noticeable Mt
Wednesday evening ; attraction
While local theater goers may not give
frequent expression to their enjoyment
OF orchestral music it is none the less
fact that they 10 enjoy it AMI viii
ne Ioath 10 forego the pleasure Of it.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1913-12-19
TO SUISSE RIB ERS

1t is the aim OF the management TO
secure efficient service in the delivery Of
the paper each night, and il soHcits the
cooperation of subscribers to that end.
Prompt report should be given OF each
failure to receive the paper on the morn
ing following the omission, in person, hy
telephone or POSTAL card, thus enabling
the cause of the error to be promptly and
accurately discovered anu the proper
remeay Immediately applied. 1t is only
by this method that the publisher can Sc
cure the desired service.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1913-12-19
TO ADVERTISERS.

Transient advertsing-Run Of paper,
so cents an inch for first insertion; rs
cents an inch for each subsequent in
sertion. Limited space on first page at
double rates.
Space rates on application
Classified advertisements Five cents
a line first insertion with so per cent dis
count for each subsequent Insertion
without change Of copy.
Reauing Notices-Ten cents q Ene first
Insertion with so per cent discount for
each subsequent insertion without change
of copy.
Position, 10 per cent extra
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1913-12-19

that point as TO make room for
sidewalk to the manufacturing estab-
lishments below. This point should be
given the same careful attention with
regard 70 appearance that the whole
length Of Vernon street deserves The
great expenditure which the Boston X
Maine railroad is making to improve
its station and traekage facilities in
Brattieboro places on the town 4
moral obligation to 10 It's fun share
in completing the general scheme The
selectment already have consulted a
landscape architect in regard to the
approaches to the new station. 1t
would hc an excellent idea if these
suggestions could include a design for
the station also
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1913-12-19

The Senate has spent all the time it
fairly can oil the currency bill and it
viii be passed in that body on Satur
day unless something surprising inter.
venes. The several amendments offered
by Senator Hitchcock have been voted
down as a matter OF principle and pol
itics. The majority feels that if il
gives way anywhere it viii have to
start the thing all over and that is not
desirable or permissible. The House
win have the Owen bill in its hands
by Monday and though it doesn I look
much like a relation of the Glass bill
passed in the House it is expected that
the latter body viii take it as it
stands and pass the measure IS quick
y rs possible
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1913-12-19

In connection with the new station
Improvement it has also been suggest
Ell that Il considerable amount Of open
space could be gained by locating the
westerly approach 10 the proposed
oYerpaso north Of the present site Of
Bridge street This could he done by
building 4 foundation for the approach
directly over q portion OF Milestone
brook and beginning the approach nj
the east side Of Main street instead
Of .iust south Of the structure. This
would give the town much bigger
square 10 the west Of the new station
and greatly improve the appearance
of the surrounding property.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1913-12-19

Judging by the criticism that i
beard from various quarters the ef-
forts Of the local house REMEMBERING
brigade are not proving any more
popular than was predicted. The traf
tic in number plates. however, remains
brisk
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1913-12-19

Are the following authors dead, and,
if 50. when did they die, G. a. Ste
phens. J. T. Trowbridge, Jacob Abbott.
Harry Castelman, Oliver Optic, c. c.
Coffin.
Jacob Abbott died Oct y, 1879,
Charles Carleton Coffin died at Brook
Enc, Mass, March >, 1896; Oliver OPP
tic civilian TAYLOR Adams) died
March p. 1897; J. T. Trowbridge and
e. A. Stephens are still living, accord
ing to latest records.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1913-12-19

most sensible hut should prove to be
the most effective.
Villa 5 wholesale confscation Of the
property OF some Of his political op.
ponents in Mexico ma lses it doubtful
who is the real head OF the rebel
forces, he or Carranza. Such an act
Of confscation is a great exception
TO the usual course OF the rebellion
and it differs from the wholesale loot
ing Of property which has been com
mitted by the rebels whenever and
wherever they wanted supplies. Per
haps this act, by breaking mp an i'm
mense landed estate. may make its dj-
vision among many small holders pos
sibIe. but such an act cannot be justi-
fed as an ordinary act OF war 1t
makes very bad, but tempting pre-
cedent for the rebels.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1913-12-19

The tango may be open to criticism
but it certainly puts less strain on
called interpretive stunts that have
come wit in public notice this week.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1913-12-19

is it against the law in Vermont to
treat in . licensed saloon!
No. 1t was, however, at one time.
Section 90 of Act 90 of the Acts of
1902, read rs follows: & No intoxicat-
'ng liquor shall be sold or furnished
to person for another person, or any
number Of persons, to drink on the
licensed premises, in the way common
y known rs treating In 1901 the
legislature III Section ll6 of Act 10
Of that wear repealed that portion of
the laws OF 1902.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1913-12-19
OUR QUESTION BOX

Can You tell me through the CUES
ton Box how and when the American
Indian originated!
Just when the first people came 10
settle IN America ii is not given Us TO
know. but the remains found show
that centuries before the land was
discovered by Europeans. different
races OF people had lived and died
for generation after generation.
Sometimes they grated their own
stock and works upon those Of their
predecessors; sometimes they destroy
ed the works Of those who went he
fore
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1913-12-19

most sensible but should prove to he
the most effective
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1913-12-19

Entered in the postoffice al BrattIeboro,
VT, as second class matter.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1913-08-01

ana tried to close II, but the catch
probably from long disuse-would
not hold, and. before the iiveried
servant perched on the lofty carriage
behind had fully perceived the fact
and had recovered himself sufi ciently
to think of his duties, the boy on the
beach had sprung forward.
SLAM it," commanded an irate
voice.
The lad complied, and as he did SO,
peered eagerly into the capacious
depths Of the vehicle.
"The boy with the fish!" exclaimed
at the same time a girlish treble
within.
"Eh?" my lord turned sharply.
IAN impudent lad who stopped the
Lady Ellse!" exclaimed the fat man
surely Beppo-on the front seat.
stopped the Lady Elisei" The
governor repeated the words slowly;
an ominous pause was followed by an
abrupt movement on the part OF the
child.
He did not stop me; 1t was who
hSoaAy Adh ONeE ulIu, anu IL WAS NY
fault. Beppo does not tell the truth
he's wicked mainland I'm glad I'm
not going to see him any more! And
the boy wasn't impudent; at least
until Beppo offered to strike him
and then. Beppo didnty Beppo." de
risively, was afraid!"
my lady" Beppos voice was soft
and unctious, "construes forbearance
for fear"
Step nearer, boyl"
Partly blinded by the lamps, the lac
obeyed; was cognizant of a piercing
scrutiny; two hard. steely. eyes thai
seemed to read his inmost thoughts
face, indistinguishable but compel
ing; beyond, something white-a girl.
dress-that moved and futtered!
who Is he?"
"A poor boy who lives in the woods
papa!"
But Beppo leaned forward and whis
pered, his words too low for the laS
to catch. Whatever his information
the governor started; the question
ing glance on an instant frightened
and his head was thrust forwar,
close to the boys. A chill SCENE,
to pass over the lad, yet he did no
quail.
"Good-by, boy!" said the child. and
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1913-08-01
Doubtful Success.

Much excitement was caused few
weeks ago In Calcutta by a particular.
ly insanitary and evil-smelling tank
suddenly changing to perfumed one,
giving OF the refreshing smell OF
lemon.
To the natives this portended the
coming of great Indian goddess. who
would arise out of the water; 30 the
pilgrims gathered in thousands to
have their sins washed away and dis.
eases cured. A guileless youth also
had been selling this holy water al
five rupees per bottle. which is equal
to 6s. Sd.
But soon afterward 1t was discov
cred that large consignment of es
sential oils. belonging to firm OF
perfumers close by, had got smashed
and afterward leaked into the tank
The natives now feel rather uncom
Portable at the thought of having
drunk the dirty water It Is to b<
hoped that they will know the smell
Of holy water next time they meet
near perfumer's work.-Answers
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1913-08-01
FREDERIC 6. ISMAM II

And with no further word the meal
proceeded. The man, first to finish,
lighted his pipe, moved again to the
fire, and. maintaining taciturnity
that had become more or less habit
ual, stolidly devoted himself to the
solace of the weed and the compan-
ionship Of his own reflections. Once
OF twice the boy seemed about to
speak and did not; finally, however,
he leaned forward. more resolute
light in his sparkling black eyes.
You never learned to read, Sam
chez?"
At the unexpected question, the
smoke puffed suddenly from the mans
lips. mot l."
Nor writer"
The man made rough gesture.
Nor sail to the moon!" he returned
derisively. Read? Rubbish! Write?
What for? Does 1t bring more fish
to your nets?"
"Who-could show me how to read
and writer"
Your" Sanchez stared.
why not?"
Books are the tools of the devil!"
declared Sanchez shortly. There
was a black man here today with q
paper-a writ think he called 1t
or a service of some kind-anyhow,
1t must have been in Latin" violently,
for such gibberish, never heard
and"
The boy rose. People who can't
road and write are low and ignorant!"
"Eh? What's come over your"
my father was a gentleman"
your father!-yes-"
And Seigneur!-"
"a Seigneur truly!"
"And l mean to be one!" said the
boy suddenly, closing his fists.
"Oh, oh! So that's it?" derisively
you! A Seigneur? Whose mother
who could teach me?" Determined
but with trace Of color on his brown
cheek, the boy looked down.
"Who?" The man began to recover
from his surprise. That's not Sc
easy to tell. But If you must know
well, there's Gabriel Gabarie, for one
a poet of the people. He might do i
although there's talk of cutting of
his head"
What for?"
For knowing how to write.'
The lad reached for his hat.
Where are you going?"
ITO the poets"
"At this late hour You are in {
hurry!"
"If what you say is true, there's NJ
time to lose."
well, If you find him writing
verses about liberty and equality
don't interrupt him, or you'll los,
your head" shouted the man.
But when the sound of the boy
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1913-08-01
CHAPTER I.-tcontlnued.)

CHAPTER lI.-(contlnued.)
Here, too, Sanchez, the Seigneurs
old servant, returning months later
from long wanderings to the vicinity
Of the Mount-for no especial reason,
save the desire once more to see the
place-had found him. And at the
sight the man frowned.
In the later days, the Seigneur
Desaurao had become somewhat un-
mindful, II not forgetful, of his own
flesh and blood. 1t may be that the
absorbing character OF the large and
chivalrous motives that animated him
left little disposition or leisure for
private concerns; at any rate, he
seemed seldom to have thought, much
less spoken Of, that hostage OF for
tune" he had left behind; an absent
mindedness that in no wise surprised
the servant-which, indeed, met the
mans full, unspoken approval! The
Seigneur, his master, was a noble
man of untarnished ancestry, to be
followed and served; the SON
Sanchez had never forgiven the
mother her low-born extraction. He
was, himself, q peasant!
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1913-08-01

system and men IN ana out OF dun
geons, the governor had little time
and less inclination to note the ca
prices of the tide or the vagaries OF
the strand. The people! The menac-
ing and mercurial ebb and flow or
their moods! The maintenance OF
autocratic power on the land, and, n
more difficult task, on the sea'-these
were matters of greater import than
the phenomena Of nature whose pur-
poses man Is powerless to shape or
curb. My lady, his daughter, how
ever, who had just returned from
seven years schooling at convent
and one year at court where the
queen, Marie Antoinette. set the
fashion of gaiety, found In the conduct
of their great neighbor, the ocean,
so:rce OF both entertainment and
instruction for her guests, merry
company transported from Versailles.
rs 1t not sight we'll worth see
ing after your tranquil Seine, my
Lords?" she would say with a wave
OF her white hand toward the restless
sea. Here. perched in mid air like
eagles, you have watched the grand
tide as we call 1t, come in-like no
other tide-faster than a horse can
gallop! Where else could you wit
ness the like?"
Nowhere. And when it goes
out"
ut goes out SO far, you can no
longer see 1t; only vast beach that
reaches to the horizon, and"
Must be very dangerous?"
For few days, perhaps; later,
not at all, when the petites tides are
the rule, and can be depended on,
Then are tie sands. except for one
or two places very well-known, as
safe as your gardens at Versailles
But remain, and-you shall see."
Which they did-flnding the place
to their liklng-or their hostess; for
the governor. who cared not fol
guests, but must needs entertain
them for reasons of state, left them
as much as might be to his daughter
She, brimming with the ardor and
effervescence of eighteen years, &C
cepted these responsibilities gladly;
pending that period she had referred
to, turned the monks great refectorJ
into ballroom, and then, when the
gales had swept away, proposed the
sands themselves as scene for di
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1913-08-01
The Lad Compiled.

leaning from the window. smiled
down at him.
He tried to answer, when hand
pulled her in somewhat over-suddenly.
Drive on!" Again the shrill tones
cut the air. Drive on, tell you!
Diable! What are you standing here
fort"
A whip lashed the air and the
horses leaped forward. The back
wheels of the vehicle almost struck
the lad, but. motionless, he continued
staring after It, Farther 1t drew
away, and, as he remained thus he
discerned, or fancied he discerned, a
girls face at the back-a ribbon that
waved for a moment in the moon
light, and then was gone.
Eight years elapsed before next
he saw her.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1913-08-01

alert 20 wood souna oP hfe, tonight
he did not heed II. But, fairly out OF
the forest and making his way with
the same air Of resolution across the
sands toward the lowland beyond, his
attention, on q sudden, became for
chilly diverted. He had but half COM
pleted the distance from the place
where he had left the wood to the OBJ
jective point in the curvature OF the
shore, when to the left through the
gloom, great vehicle, drawn by six
horses, could be seen rapidly ap-
preaching. From the imposing equip
age cleaned many lamps; the moon,
which ere this had begun to assert
its place in the heavens, made bright
the shining harness and shone on the
polished surface of the golden car.
Wondering. the boy paused.
What Is that?"
The person addressed, o fisherman
belated, bending to the burden on his
shoulders. stopped. and, breathing
hard, looked around and watched the
approaching vehicle intently.
"The governors carriage!" he said.
Haven't you ever heard OF the gov
ernor's carriage?"
mo"
That's because he hasn't used 1t
lately; but in her ladyship's day"
"Her ladyship?"
THE governors lady-he bought it
for her. But she soon got tired OF it
or perhaps didn't like the way the
people looked at her!" roughly. Mon
Dieu! perhaps they did scowl lit
tle-for It didn't please them. l can
tell you!-the sight Of all that gold
squeezed from the taxes!"
\ Where Is he going now?"
Nowhere himself-he never goes
| far from the Mount. But the Lady
Elise, his daughter-some one In the
village was saying she was going to
| Paris"
! "Paris!" The lad repeated the word
quickly. What for?"
What do all the great lords and
mobiles send their children there for!
To get ducated-married, and-tc
learn the tricks of the court! Bah!'
With a coarse laugh the man turned;
STOPPING beneath his load, he moved
grumblingly on.
The boy, however, did not stir; ai
In a dream he looked first at the
Mount, a dark triangle against the
sky, then at the carriage. Nearer
the latter drew, was about to dast
by. when suddenly the driver, on hi
high seat, uttered an exclamation anc
at the same time tugged hard at th'
reins. The vehicle took a quick turn
lurched dangerously in its top-heav.
pomp, and almost upsetting, came t.
standstill nearly opposite the boy
Careless dog!" shrill voic
screamed from the inside. "Wha
are you doing?"
THE lises, your Excellency!" Tn
drivers voice was thick; as he spok
he swayed uncertainty.
"Lises-quicksands-
There, your Excellency," indicating
cleaning place right in their path
a small bright spot that looked as
it might have been polished, Will
elsewhere on the surrounding sand
tiny ripping parallels caressed tn
eye with streaks Of black and silver
81 saw 1t in time!"
in time!" angrily. "Imbecile
Didn't you know 1t was there?"
"Of course, your Excellency! Onl
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1913-08-01
CHAPTER ~.
A Dance on tho Beach.

The great vernal equinox of April
17S-, was the cause of certain i'm.
usual movements of the tide. which
made old mariners and coast-tisher-
men shake their heads and gaze sea-
ward, out OF all reckonig. At times,
after q tempest, on this strange coast.
the waters would rise in manner
and at an hour out of the ordinary.
and then among the dwellers on the
shore. there were those who prog
nosticated dire unhappiness, telling
how the sea had once devoured two
villages overnight. and how, beneath
the sands. were homes intact. with
the people yet In their beds.
Concerned with q disordered social
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1913-08-01
He Was, Himself, a Peasant.

l had misjudged little. and" The
mans manner showed he was fright
ened.
"Falsehoods! You have been drink
ing! Don't answer. You shall hear
OF this later. Drive around the spot"
Yes, your Excellency," was the
now sober and subdued answer.
Ere he obeyed. however. the car.
riage door, from which the governor
mad been leaning. swung open.
"Wait!" he called out impatientIy.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1913-08-01

footsteps had ceased, Sanchez's ex-
preston changed; more bent, more
worn. he got up and walked slowly to
and fro. "a fine Seigneur!" The
moldering walls seemed to echo the
words. "A fine Seigneur!" he NUT
tered. and again sat brooding by the
fire.
In the gathering dusk the lad strobe
briskly' on. A squirrel barked TO the
right: he did not look around. A part
ridge drummed TO the left; usually