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The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1913-12-08
CHURCH FEDERATION OFFICERS.
Rural Life Conference Planned-''F
of Federation to Be Published

a meeting of interest to the church
es OF Vermont, held in Rutland late in
November, was that of the Council of
the State Federation of Churches. This
organization stands for federating
Christian forces in all movements
which make for the betterment of the
state, and the report for the year clos
ing gave evidence of it's usefulness.
The following men were elected to di-
rect the activities of the organization
for the year ensuing: President, Henry
Bond of Brattleboro; vice presidents,
Guy Potter Benton of Burlington, ii.
w Stickney of Ludlow. W. J. Van
Patten of Burlington; treasurer, F. Q.
Dyer of Salisbury; executive secretary,
Rev. A. 2. Pratt of Bellows Falls;
finance committee, C. G. Fits of Brat
tleboro, chairman, W. ]. Van Patten
j. \. Greenwood; comfy committee, K
f. Lowe of St. Johnsbury, chairman
Rev. W. A. Dawson, Rev. c. II. Mer
rill, Rev. j. H. Coleman, Rev. e. w
Sharp, Rev. w. B. Dukeshire; Sabbath
observance, Rev. j. w. Barnett OF
| Barre, chairman, Rev. d. H. Cokran
| Rev. J. $. Braker; social purity com
mittee, DR.. H. d. Holton of Brattle
boro, chairman, b. y. Clark of Bur
/ lington, Rev. w. p Jackson of st. Al
| bans; nominating committee, Rev. +
! W. Irwin of Rutland, chairman, Rev
| +. 2. Treat. f. Z. Stevens.
1t was voted to arrange for a secon'
Rural Life conference for pastors Ia
boring in rural communities, and TO ac
cept the generous offer Of Middlebur
college to cooperate in the Promotio
of this movement. This conference Wi
be held in connection with the Middle
bury summer session. The thanks 0
the federation were extended to thos
churches and individuals whose contr
buttons made possible the conferenc
Of this last summer.
In response to the growing deman
the comfy committee is to publish
= Form for Federation. This commi
tee now comprises the denomination;
superintendent and secretaries. tt
office Of the executive secretary is
. Bellows Falls.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1913-12-08
Member of the Associated Press.
MONDAY, DECEMBER :. 1913.
NOTABLE RECOGNITION FOR A
VERMONTER.

One of the most notable recognitions
given a Vermonter in years was the
election of James Hardness. president
of the Jones & Lamson Machine com.
pany of Springfield, as president of the
American Society of Mechanical Engi-
neers at the annual convention held in
New York recently. This is an organ
iZation of the keenest OF trained minds
in an eXacting profession, and the Sc
lection of Mr.. Hardness as its head is
exceptional in view Of the fact that
he did not receive in his youth the
advantages Of technical education
He went directly to work after at
tending the public schools in Cleveland,
Ohio, although he is a native of Schen-
ectady, \. Y. The company which he
directs at Springfield has been for
years one Of the most successful and
prosperous in the country, although its
factories are in comparatively small
country town off the main line of rail
way. Mr. Hartness Is a member of
many engineering and scientific soci-
cites both in this country and abroad
He is a great inventor, specializing in
astronomical apparatus, metal working
machines, etc, and is an author of some
note, one of his books being Machine
Building for Profit.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1913-12-08
THE NEWSPAPER DEAN.

Mr.. Brown of the Woodstock Stan
dard must be very nearly the dean of
Vermont newspaperdom. He has been
connected with the Standard for more
than forty years as journeyman print
er, foreman, and partner in the bust
ness.
Mr.. Brown has now retired from
active life, and the business will be
continued by his partner. Mr.. Moore.
We wish the veteran years of enjoy
ment, and his successor long prosper
ity.-Burlington News.
As We understand, Mr.. Brown has
not been in the academic depart
ment' of newspaper work. He has
been a printer, not an editor or a
maker Of copy in any way. Prob
ably the real dean of the newspaper
writer's today is l.. Z. Thayer of the
Morrisville Messenger. He has been
connected with the business and ed
itorial management of more papers
than any other man in the state, and
continuous and energetic service has
more sparkle and hustle than most
men of the tyro class. Mr.. johnson
of the Burlington News, a man o.
studious mind and literary taste, VIII,
probably penned the above paragraph
is also one of the veterans, but w
have no knowledge Of the length o
his service.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1913-12-08
barre Times.)

Everything that is done to add to
the efficiency Of the Kurn Hattin
Homes at Westminster is a cause for
congratulation to the people Of the
state because the institution is doing a
fine work in caring for homeless chill
dreu. Now it is proposed to erect a
new building which shall be used for
boys, the addition giving the institu-
tion much greater scope for its bene-
fetal work, enabling it to care for q
greater number and to give them bet
ter accommodations. There is q large
feld of operation for the Kurn Hattiu
Homes in Vermont.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1913-12-08
Christmas Tree Shipments.
Bennington Banner.)

The annual shipments OF Christmas
trees from this state to the markets
in the big cities is in progress. Nearly
every freight train that passes over the
Bellows Falls division of the Rutland
railroad is reported TO contain one or
more ears of trees. \ recent legislature
attempted to restrict the business in
this state, but apparently the efforts
has had no further result than to
slightly increase the revenue 10 the
man upon whose land the trees are cut.
The time Is coming, as it must. when
either the state or national government
viii prohibit entirely the cutting e
Young trees for this purpose. Such a
condition may not he reached for wears
but ut the rate with which all kinds
Of timber are being consumed at
the present time the day when trees
viii become a public asset may not
I be so far away after all. Whea tim
bered land becomes more valuable in
/ the general scheme OF conservation
than to the individual owner, then
some plan of government control will
have to be adopted.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1913-12-08

Secretary Houston of the department
of agriculture announces that $4,000
WIN soon be paid each Of the agricuI-
tural colleges of the five New Eng
land states, the money having been OBJ
tanned from the sale of public lands
When we think Of the great work that
the agricultural colleges are doing let
us stop to remember that it was, the
wisdom and forethou2ht, Of old Senator
Morrill, of Vermont that made possible
the establishment of agricultural coll
leges throughout every state of the
union.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1913-12-08
OUR QUESTION BOX

In what countries has capital pun
ishment been abolished and has it been
successful in those places? .. How
many murders We're committed in 1912
in a state that has abolished capital
punishment and one that has not, TAX
ing two of about the same population
IN Italy, Portugal, Rumania, Switzer-
land. 1t has not been inflicted in Fin
land since 1924 Some OF the German
states have done away with the extreme
penalty as follows: Brunswick, Coburg
Nassau, Oldenburg, SAKE Meininger
SaxeWeimar, Baden, Saxony. In the
United States: Kansas, Maine, Michi
gan, Rhode Island, Wisconsin. .. The
census bureau may have the statistics
in shape for distribution, but they
have not vet come to hand.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1913-12-08
TO SUBSC RleERS

1t is the aim of the management to
secure efficient service in the delivery of
the paper each night, and it solicits 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, by
telephone or postal card, thus enabling
the cause of the error to be promptly and
accurately discovered and the proper
remeGy Immediately applied. It is only
by this method that the publisher can Sc
cure the desired service
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1913-12-08
IN MEMORY OF ossIE PRoUTY
One Who Knew Him Writes in Behalf
of His Grief Stricken Family.

Editor of the Reformer:-
Out OF respect to the memory of the
late ossie Prouty. and in behalf Of his
grief-stricken wife and children, also
in behalf of his mother, who is com
pIetely Frustrated with grief and at
the present writing is not able to sit
up much of the time, it may not be
out Of place to say a few words. hop
ing that they may in some small meas
ure bind up the broken hearts
Mr. Prouty was suddenly stricken
down by the hand of violence. young
in life, at a time when his family and
friends needed him much, leaving a
wife young and tender in years with
three small children dependent upon
him for support. The awful tragedy
has left its mark. The entire commu-
nifty stands aghast. and profound sym
pathy goes out to the sorrowing
friends.
Ossie, as we knew him best, was
possessed Of many good qualities. He
was very kind hearted. always ready
/ and willing to help in any time OF
need. He was 4 very Industrious man
whose aim in life was to get on honest
| living for himself and family. He wa.
| especially kind and helpful in caring
/ for his mother at the time his father
! lost his life in a steam mill. In {
different way in a few years have
come two tragedies to the same family
But God knows all our sorrows an,
! trials here, so let US live in the hope
that in the Beyond all the mysteries OF
/ life will be solved.
Y. H. SPENCER.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1913-12-08

Tariff, currency, Mexican situation
and every other subject were swept
aside. There is only one great problem
before the nation if we read two of
the big Boston papers. One calls
Artist Knowles the "Dr. Cook
of the north woods. and the other
gives up its first page and several 9th
er pages to prove that Knowles, who
went into the forest with nothing on
but a smile, came out 81 days later
lwel nourished and clad in Il bearsllin.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1913-12-08

IN what year was the first iron-cIad
war vessel made and by whom :?
>, Where is the largest Bible in the
world and what are its dimensions2
In March, 1855, the French govern
ment launched at Brest the iron-clad
warship Tonnante, and soon after built
three more. ,. Probably in the Watt
can library at Rome We do not know
the size of the volume, but it is said tC
weigh several hundred pounds.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1913-12-08
PERHAPS YOU ARE

going 10 buy watch for some one 5
Christmas present. We want to show
YOU the Hamilton watch, nothing better
made. We have a large selection of
the new thin models and the ladies
bracelet watches in cases to please your
fancy. From 1880 to $500. Dia-
monds galore. - II. II. Thompson, IS
Main St
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1913-12-08
TO ADVERTISERS.

Transient advertsing-Run of paper,
so cents an inch for first insertion; 25
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.
Reading Notices-Ten cents line first
Insertion with 80 per cent discount for
each subsequent insertion without change
of copy.
Position, 10 per cent extra
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1913-12-08
MIGHT AS WELL.

When YOU are obliged to spend your
hard earned cash you might as well get
the best your money viii buy, and
that $ why we want your laundry work.
We know we are giving our patrons the
! best possible service and our prices are
no higher than you are paving for in
ferior work. Try the Brattleboro
Steam Laundry, 10 Flat street, w. X.
| Sparks.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1913-12-08

kona coffee from Hawaii is not only
being shipped to San Francisco, but is
supplied to the United States army at
Manila, for which 100000 pounds were
purchased for September, October and
November.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1913-12-08
ARE YOU ONE

of the many who love rich, delicious
coffee, bat never get it? We can fill
your long felt want. Good Teas and
Coffees are our long suit. And we viii
give you better quality at lower prices
than you VIII find elsewhere.
This proposition is at least worth a
test. The Direct Importing Co, Eli
OF Street
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1913-12-08
THE POPULAR COAT.

Macknaw coats are all the rage this
season. They fiji the bin for these win
ter days, light in weight. water and
wind proof. \ wonderful garment for
driving, motoring, skating and all out
door sports. Worn by the old and
Young, men and women. rich aud poor
Big selection, modest prices, at +. f
Perry X Co, - Main St.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1913-12-08

Look around your home and see if
YOU can t find spot where beauti-
full framed picture would help to
brighten up the room. We have a very
large and attractive display. They make
useful and lasting gifts and are very
reasonable in cost-Moran & Co, II
Icrv building.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1913-12-08
{ Rutland \ Jews. J

thulldHl News
The new $4,000 dormitory building
to be erected at the Kurn Hattin
Homes at Westminster Will add to the
capacity of that institution fully 30
per cent. This is an establishment in
which the people Of Vermont take
Unsuitable pride and its usefulness can
not be overestimated
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1913-12-08

When and where was the elephan
Jumbo killed?
Sept. Is. 1885. at Thomas. Ontario.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1913-12-08
BRIGHTEN UP.

Halifax, VT, Dec. 5.
Judith Gap journal. [volume] (Judith Gap, Mont.) 1908-19??, 1913-09-19
Made Il Clear.

Made It Clear.
Mrs. Youngbride Ito grocer)-Shall !
open an account. or do you prefer to
have me pay for what get: Grocer
Both. madam.-Boston Transcript.
Judith Gap journal. [volume] (Judith Gap, Mont.) 1908-19??, 1913-09-19
MONTANA PROSPEROUS.

Reports from one hundred and six
ty-two state banks and trust cOmpan-
les and twenty-fOur private banks in
Montana show an increase Of con
siderably over S6O0,OO during the
past two months. The showing is
significant at this time. When the re-
ports were made the farmers had not
disposed Of scarcely any of this years
grain, while the stockmen had not
commenced shipping their beef to
market. Most encouraging of all re-
ports shows that during those two
months the saving deposits through
out the state showed an increase of
$500 ,o3H, 50 that nearly all the in
crease comes from the wage earners,
who have been able to add to their
savings. The total of the savings in
the state banks and trust companies
in Montana ut the beginning of Aug
ust was nearly thirteen. million dol
ars.-Fergus Co. Democrat.
Judith Gap journal. [volume] (Judith Gap, Mont.) 1908-19??, 1913-09-19
COLLEGE WOMEN.

The trouble with our colleges
(and I have this criticism to
make of mems colleges as well
as women's) is that they are
turning out dilettantes. They do
not teach either boys or girls the
practical things of life, and the
result is that every year we have
turned out to us a large number
of graduates who are filled with
ideals. but know little of prac-
teal things. A college boy can
get over this. lie begins to as
soon as he has had his first ex-
perience with an office boy who
refuses to believe he knows
everything in the world. A col
lcge girl never does. That is
why she does not make good.
She has been taught. by what
ever line Of reasoning I do not
know. to believe that she is diff
ferent' from the rest of the
world and infinitely superior.
AS soon rs she finds that every
body does not believe the same
she either becomes disguised
and marries and settles down to
what she has believed before to
be commonplace and undesir-
able existence or she becomes
Disguised and becomes freak"
Professor Leslie J. Tompkins.
Judith Gap journal. [volume] (Judith Gap, Mont.) 1908-19??, 1913-09-19

Of concentrating their efforts upon an
attempt to secure the reduction or re-
moval Of this tariff duty in an attempt
to destroy the home industry before it
becomes fully established. To accom-.
plish this they have spread broadcast
the claim that such Il course will result
in saving to the consumer and have
employed agents to induce people to
write letters to congressman advOcat-
ing free sugar.
That the refiners propose to make
this an attack in which no quarter will
he offered to the American farmer and
manufacturer Is shown by the fact
that they are willing to forego the adj
vantage which they now derive from
being able to buy their raw supplies
from Cuba under the reciprocity act
at third of cent q pound cheaper
than they can be brought in from any
other part Of the world.
For several years this provision, in
addition to the excess duty Of ~ cents
on refined sugar above the raw sugar
duty. has given them an advantage
over foreign refiners which made it
impossible for the latter to enter the
American market Not content with
the advantages thus legally conferred
upon them. however, both the sugar
trust and the so called independent re-
flners resorted to numerous devices to
cheat the government out Of the reve-
nue. due 1t under the law. The full
amount of these frauds never has been
divulged. but under the spur of federal
prosecution nearly $35OO,O 900 was re-
turned to the government. and suit is
still pending against the Federal Re-
hning company on the same charge Of
defrauding the treasury.
Judith Gap journal. [volume] (Judith Gap, Mont.) 1908-19??, 1913-09-19

Judith Gap. Meagher county, Montana, 10.
Gated in the center Of the largest and most
prolific winter wheat region in the world, is
on the Great Northern and Milwaukee rail-
roads, 1898 miles west Of St. Paul, IFS miles
east O! Helena, the state capital, and 24S
northeast Of Eutte, the greatest mining camp
on earth: 100 miles east of Great Falls. The
Pitts burg OF the west; ia miles west Of Bill.
linys, the sugar beet city; and 1905 miles east
of Seattle. the key to the Orient.
Judith Gap journal. [volume] (Judith Gap, Mont.) 1908-19??, 1913-09-19
BITS OF WISDOM.

Get your spindle and diStaff
ready and God will send you
flaX.-J. G.. Holland
The race that shortenS its
weapons lengthens its horders.-
DIR Holmes.
1t depends on the mood Of the
man whether he sees the poem
or the sunset.-Emerson.
Every man has two educatiOns
the one he gets from others
and the one he gives himself
GibbOn.
When God wants to educate q
man he does not send him to
school to the graces. but to the
necessities. -Afarden.
Judith Gap journal. [volume] (Judith Gap, Mont.) 1908-19??, 1913-09-19
Don t Kick
Against a
Stone Wall

XlCKING stone wall does
n no good and only prevents
further progress. AS a pasdme
1t may furnish some exercise.
but 1t is extremely wearing
on the nerves. shoe leather and
temper. The parcel post is u
stone wall that the small mer-
chant thinks falsely he has rea-
son to kick. 1t has brought him
increased competition with the
mail order houses, according to
his view
But the parcel post stone wall
has a hole in it that leads the
small merchant into q fertile
country where his erstwhile
competitors can only follow aft
er considerable delay and at
greater expense. The hole" is
the zone system. which makes
every merchant the center of a
circle whose diameter Is 100
miles. within which he can de-
liver goods much more quickly
and at a lower postal rate than
any mail order house.
The parcel post is no longer a
theory. but fact: and facts. like
stone walls. are futile things to
kick. Take advantage Of what
it offers instead.
Judith Gap journal. [volume] (Judith Gap, Mont.) 1908-19??, 1913-09-19
COST OF SHIPPING.

At the present time $4,000
600 is drawn from this country
annually to pay other countries
for carrying our products. While
this drain continues there will
continue to be bank panics and
financial troubles. We must re-
claim our own. Our lack Of YES
sells is largely responsible for
the increase in the price of beef.
Our commerce on the Pacific has
been throttled by the rule that
American vessels must make
their rates known one month be-
fore the delivery Of goods for
shipment. The vessels Of other
nations thus easily underbid us
do not think the remedy is in
subsidy. We must make laws
for the governing Of our own
merchant vessels without regard
to the laws Of other nations
Louis Nixon.
Judith Gap journal. [volume] (Judith Gap, Mont.) 1908-19??, 1913-09-19


than o % &C sI ~
n
Hk or n to n extra
barn al
this
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by decorators too thu meul place many
interest gndsti product e
Judith Gap journal. [volume] (Judith Gap, Mont.) 1908-19??, 1913-09-19
A HANDY Woman.

Mrs. HonSewifey-l never had
laundress who could do up white
dresses as nicely as your wife does.
Rastus tgrinning admirably,-Ya's IN.
Mandy's right handy CONAN. She
kin do me up ies as easy as one o
dem air dresses.
Judith Gap journal. [volume] (Judith Gap, Mont.) 1908-19??, 1913-09-19
Do You Want Land?

See A. l.. Rossman for Home
steads, ACCOMPLISHMENTS aud Deed
ed Lands. He is surveyor and
can locate YOU on as good a piece of
land as can be found any place. A
large number of locations with
springs of cool mountain water.
Judith Gap journal. [volume] (Judith Gap, Mont.) 1908-19??, 1913-09-19
Notice..

Anyone cutting hay upon our lands
trolled by us will be prosecuted to tho
full extent of the law.
37tf Herbert Raymond Land Co.
Judith Gap journal. [volume] (Judith Gap, Mont.) 1908-19??, 1913-09-19
VICE AND VIRTUE.

The aftectation of virtue which
cb.racteriZpS this century would
be very MdicrouS if it We're not
Very tireSome.--T. G:,uticr.
When our vices leave us we
tialter ourselves that we are
leaving them. La Rochefou-
cau,u.
Heaven made virtue. man the
appearance.--NOli
Virtue as understood by the
world is a constant struggle
against the laws of nature
From the French.
Judith Gap journal. [volume] (Judith Gap, Mont.) 1908-19??, 1913-09-19

Making friend laugh is often the
best help we can give him.
, 1913-03-12

Su6 Item Y. The Pilot and Harbour
Department.
2. For articles of inventory is further grant
ed ......... . .'''''..''.1I A'o0V'oV'
Sub Item VII. The Road Department,
Streets DC, is granted:
a contribution from the Colonial Treasu-
ry, in accordance with s II of the Ordinance
of 9th June 1884 concerning the Road De-
partment in ST. Croix, to repairing the
Bridge over the intercourse west OF Kings
Hll........... ......'..f 1'''zoo'
SUB Item X. The Sanitary Department.
8. Expenses for the Leper Asylum, St.
Croix share.
For the maintenance of the buildings is
further granted .....,..... TT. I,l3l.OO.
Sub Item AZ. Buildimg Expenses.
2. For the repair of public buildings ls
further granted. ........... 9,3oO.2o.
Sab lem XVI. Uncertain Expenses, is
granted:
For refunding import duty paid by Messrs.
Bartram Bros. on $50 brls. OF fuel oil for q
steam plough. Fr. ooo.'o.
Which is hereby made known in conform
ity with Colonial Law 5 58.
Government, st. Croix, the LIST March, 1913,
For the GOUrr20r.
BAUMANN.