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The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1913-12-02
Thought for the Day.

To reach the sources or power, you
must break into yourself. There
they are locked and sealed, accessi-
BILE only to the supreme effort of
courage and will.-Michael Monahan.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1913-12-02
To Prevent Blood Poisoning

a'.ply at once the wonderful old reliable DIR
PoRIER'S ANTISEPTIC HEALING OII.osr
gical dressing that relieves pain aud heal
'he same time. Not linimcnt. 1sc SOC 8
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1913-09-23
Professional Cards

nR HENRY TUCKER Residence, 8
Grove street telephone 25S. Office,
Leonard block. Hours, 100 to and 20 9.
Teephone 29I
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1913-09-23
BRATTLEBORO LOCAL.

The ladies' association of the Centre
Congregational church viii hold a rum
mage sale in the basement of the Park
building October >. ; and j. Mrs. f.
G. Starkey viii have charge of the
sale.
Albert Carley Winchester, two
months, son Of Mr.. and Mrs. Archie
Winchester OF , Pleasant street, died
Sunday night of a gastric trouble. The
funeral was held this afternoon at ,
0 clock
A special train Of three ears, one OF
the fail excursions Of the Central Yer
mont railroad from points north Of
Brattleboro to New London and New
York, went south through Brattleboro
Monday afternoon at 40 0 clock. The
cars were well filled
BY a special authorization of the
postofiiee department the postoffice Will
be closed Wednesday and Thursday
afternoons from II TO 6 o'clock. The
carriers window viii be open from
$50 to O'Clock The carriers will
mako oil the morning deliveries.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1913-09-23
Sporting Notes.

The Highlanders got rs hits yesterday
and Cleveland only seven, but nine bases
on balls helped tire Maps to , 70 i WIN.
Frank Chance would Ike to play
spring series with the Giants Next ycar
1t would be some series, perhaps more
than McGraw would like.
The Senators quit cold yesterday behind
young Ayres, colt pitcher, and lie vas
beaten after an exhibition OF disgraceful
fielding on the part OF men who back
johnson and Boehling in sensational man
iner.
Now that the boxing commission Of
New York has decided to permit the
! Langford- Smith bout some OF tie sport
ing writers are not so confident that The
Boston Tar Baby will have anything like
an easy time.
! By winning two games from the Tigers
yesterday Connie Macll's Athletics pl;teee
themselves beyond the pale of donbt
as the winners of the American lease,
bunting again. The regulars win now be
gin to take rests for the remainder Of Ia,
regular season in preparation for thei
post season games
Bill Holden, the centre fielder VIII
went to the Yankees unheralded an lin
known, only to displace the vetera
Harry Wolter the first day. Chane
tried him ont, played ia games wit
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1913-09-23

the Albany South Atlantic league team
last year, making $50 hits, an average
Of 500. He was bought by Indian
apolis, but when he reported in Sep
TENDER he was in poor physical shape
ana couldn t play. The Hoosiers, be-
Heving that they had been Unbalanced,
sold Holden to the New London club
Of the Eastern association, where he
turned ont to be a sensation last spring
and summer. Eugene Mccain, manager
OF the New Londoa team, former
pitcher ana protege of the famous
Al Lawson, tipped Chance of, with
the result that Holden S release was
bought for $4,000.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1913-09-23
PERSONAL.


{. K ZONES has finished work in eott's
store
II r. {. Watson az Brandon Is IN town
for the fair.
DR.. f. G. Pettee was IN Snrinrtiald YES
terday on business.
NJ. ~ II W.
f,r her home IN cleveland Ohio
ar~s .pal,,b WI. = 49, \
- r. w, oo"a - 1 ,91,e ' H.
NJ. - ~ - III.
~ NJ ~ - - ,i'', ~ -
ii'-''s'''' % -H"ple 7'ise1
Nlss a ~. -. "a 'h&nee OF tiihsdale IS
~. 90 "''iAe 'Hi
,.sS iN% @, i9iist % -iislead' = IL : "
- Gun oi' a "
Mss A''de warren began WORK Jester
'dS ~ Tue once OF JORDAN y SON. opu-
clans
1 Guy i'arnes Of Pawlet this state. Is a
guest al !. :. Hopkins through tee falr
week
Mr. and Mrs. L. +. Covey Of Ionkera,
- are visiting Ar, and Mrs. {. ;.
Hopkins
Leslie Hudson Of Nhately is visiting
with his grandparents, Mr.. and Mrs. 5.
W Hudson
Charles Il. Davenport returned to Wor
tcester, Mass last night after spending
lew days III town
Miss Annie and Miss Mary treoIre q
Montreal are guests 81 thelt c9osln,
Miss Anna tIlllon.
Mrs. Warner Barrett Of Orange. Mass
: q guest q her SISTER, Mrs. f. =. tlagg
IT. through the ialr-
& " Sargent q Springfield, Mass
came totay e VISIT At the home q ms
SON Fred {. sargent
Mr.. and Mrs. Ralph Smith are spend
ing vacation Of several weeks with
TRENDS IN Wilmington
Mrs H. C. Weedcn and Mss Amy
|. Weeden OF Brookline are guests Of Ar
ard Mrs ). T. Stewart
Mr.. and Mrs Baxter Reed Of Bernard-
sion are visiting with Mrs. II. \. GibsoI.
fo1 the rest Of the week
Miss Laura Rice OF Newfane viii be q
VISITOR at the tar at tire home Of heH
nephew 6 < Freyenhagcn.
Mr.. and Mrs A. L. Thomas of Hart
IoFd, conn, are visiting Mrs. I. W.
homas OF Nilliston street.
Miss Gertrude Plummer went sun
day to Cambridge. Mass. where she
will enter Radcliffe college.
Clarence Aiaranyillc of Manchester this
state. viii spend a Jew DAYS This zveel as
4 the guest of Miss Margaret Lillis
4 p. II. Connors went today "a Boston ia
j spend the remainder Of the week He
! took with him Alvin Wright ~ his qpast
Mrs. +. r. Pier i ablo 10 ba c,,f
! again after being confined Ia the house
two weeks with an abseess in the side
Nm Ham,. r,.,-ar ,.ot,,,.r.l ,.,...-.1.,.
from FranI,lip \ n yrbera ~. Ia
4 ,.;s;tod Ear lTa,ol,to, vi ~ 90
4 ford
& Mrs. G. W. Hooker returned YESTERDAY
z from Schenectady. where She was tne
5 guest at the home of her son. James
3 Hooker
y Airs. Thomas Ssk and son came last
b night from New London and are visiting
h Mrs. Sisks parents, Mr. and Mrs J I
b Denning
Miss Daisy Martin returned N Rastor
Z tins morning after three weeks visit
Il with Mr. and Mrs. IL. +. Whitney, ]r.
y on Eillot street.
B Leonard Kennison left town Sunday
\ morning for Boston. From there Ii,
VIII 60 to Maine as salesman fol
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1913-09-23

How interesting 'twoull be if every
man could make out his own program ut
lie 5 beginning.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1913-03-23
GOOD D THORNS
IN WASHINGTON

one has but to see the head of the
'Na2arenc" in Guido's famous Cruel
tlNiUn, the original of which hangs in
the church of Saint Lorenzo, in
l~-ucina, Rome, to- shudder at the thirk-
~lN-thorncd coronct which binds the
hroW-and one is quite apt TO think
the cruelty Of the thurns are cNag-
Eerated. AS n matter OF fact. how
ever, the picture presents the tborns
with absolute fa]ithtulncss, for the
christ thorn is an actual shrub, some
times attaining the dimensions of 1t
tree, albeit a very ugly one. While il
is not a native of America. the shrub
will grow in this country, as is proven
by the shoot which was brought from
the Holy Land to the government
botanic garden in Washington, u. c.,
something g 20 years ago,
In the botanic garden the shrub
haS grown and prospcred. and it is to-
day Il prolific parent of a number of
duplicates, Two of these plant chit
dr,n Were set out in the grounds south
o. the great capitol building, ana
there they have expanded to trees
% to 80 feet in height. Doubtless in
their own habitat they put out thorns
and leaves ere the day of doom" APP
pears. but this year they throw out, at
the time of Good Friday, only long,
sinister branches, saploss and brittle"
The legend on tho trees tells that
they are the "aiHyphus Nulgaris, or
Christ thorn" and that their native
soil is southern Europe and Asia
N1i,,r ole. tolls thnt thtN no
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1913-03-23

the branches of this unyielding tree.
a pot with a small Christ's thorn has
been placed in a greenhouse for fore
ing, and upon it are to be seen the
counterparts of Guides willowy
Wands, thickly spiked with vicious
thorns. a few very dark green leaves
a. the base of each little bough re-
lieNe the thorny spear, and a more
cruel wreath never grew for nivina
Sufferer.
This plant, sometimes a gnarled
shrub, against a tree, reaching our
gaunt arms to the height of 40 feet,
fringes the banks of the Jordan and
flourishes on the marshy banks of the
Lake of Tiberias. 1t is quite common
all ovor Palestine, so that there was
no difficulty in procuring material for
the cruel cause.
\ history invests another shrub.
which is connected with our Lords
death. though more distantly THAI the
other, for tradition says that it came
from the staff of Joseph of .Arima-
thea, the Certain rich man who save
his new tomb for i1e thrrc-day rest
ing place for the body of the Lord.
History tells us that after he had
laid his Lord To rest in his garden he
Joined the company of disciples, and
WAS later sent by Philip to SOW the
seed of christianity in britain. When
he reached Glastonbury. in the south
of England, his little hand of FOLLOW
cr$ began to flag and faIter SO. strik-
ing his staff into the ground, he cX-
claimed. we arc weary all, here win
we rest
AS a token of divine encouragement,
the staff burst into bloom. and there,
on "Wrury~aIl-hill," the ehtldrcr5
children of that old staff bloom today.
Taking this miracle as ~ Sign from
heaven, those first missionaries in
@l'ritain then and there began thcir
work, and from the reeds CROWNS
upon the river bank built am oratury,
which was to he the first cradle OF
christianity in old England.
The little, lonely church of Joseph
and his brethren was replaced in later
years 10y the most beautiful house OF
worship in Britain, but now only the
ruins stand to tell the story of lovely
Glastonbury abbey.
At Brookland. u. G.. there is a
flourishing shoot from the GIaston-
bury thorn, a descendant of Josoph's
staff. 1t is sheltered In the southern
anglo of the little sanctuary erected
by the Bishop OF Washington. The
plant begins to show its leaves In April
and its bloom appears in May, In
England it is green nearly the whole
year around.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1913-03-23

cross. He must also withstand the
huffetings of the men who represent
the Jews.
All Greece unites in the observance
of Easter n many quaint customs
have come down even from pre-Chris-
tan times. At Megara, where the
people are of pure Greek descent and
retain the type of the ancient race. all
the young girls of marriageahle age
celebrate picturesque dances at Easter.
1t is equivalent to their debut into
society and it is the sign that they
may now be sought by HUSBANDS. They
dress in ancient costume and dance
the chorus dance.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1913-03-23
Missoula at Peace Congress

st. Louis, March Ex-Governor S. v.
Stewart of Montana has included, in
his list of 10 delegates from that state
to the Fourth American Peace con-
sress which will be held at st. Louis
May l, , and 3, two women, a greater
number than has been selected by
n of the other chief executives
whose lists so far have reached the
peace congress headquarters.
The fair Montanans honored by
Governor Stewart with appointment
as official state delegates to the great
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1913-03-23

scattering his gifts among the crowds
as once he threw awe the 80 pieces
of silver.
The Spaniards brought the old East
er customs with them when they con-
quered Mexico and California and to-
day there are in California hanging in
the old missions some bells which rang
out Easter greetings to the new world
centuries ago.
ltaly's Fete.
The burning of the car at Florence
is a strange custom which a it's
origin in the days of the CruSades and
is a tribute to an unknown Florcntine
who planted a Christian banner upon
the walls of Jerusalem. In his honor
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1913-03-23

Recently il became necessary to
take dummy locomotives, weighing IL
tons across the river. 1t was possible
to run his engine across the bridge
a mile upstream from the works,
but such Il course would neccssitatc
the expense of constructing much
temporary track. The daring engin-
GERS swung it across the river on two
overhead cables l,2oo feet long, al
though either Of the cables alone
would have snapped under the strain.
To Submerge Relics of Past.
The Assouan dam will submergc
the famous temple of PhiIae and other
evidences of the oldest civilization in
Africa. The Elephant Butte dam will
bury under water the remains of the
oldest civilization in the southwest
the houses Of the Pueblo Indians.
When the Spanish conuuistadors in
1865 came NJ the Rio Grande valley
searching for the legendary Seven
Cities of CihoIa, whose. walls were OF
pure gold, they found the Pueblos.
somi-cultured, living a peaceful, shell
tered life in the valley ana growing
crops with irrigation. Some of the
primitive bitches dug by the Indians
before America was discovered will be
Wide1cd and used as part of the Rio
Grande irrigation system.
Although near the Mexican border.
the climate in the project is temper
ate, due to the altitude of 1000 feet.
The winters are cold. with plenty OF
snow. The farm produce of the tenn
pefate Zone-corn, wheat. alfalfa, and
northern fruits and vegetables-wiu be
grown in the project, of which Ell Paso,
Tex, will be the principal city. The
region Is said to produce the finest
Bartlett pears grown in this country,
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1913-03-23

the F~lorentines instituted an Eas-
ter fete in which a great car is
transported through the streets of the
city and then set afire by a mechanical
dove. This car is in reality a big cart
filled to the brim with fireworks. 1t is
drawn to Duomo Plaza by two cnnrm-
ous white IKE gaily decorated with
ribbons and flowers. From the center
of the Duomo runs a fine wire which is
connected with a fuse that runs all
along the car. Al a given signal Il
white stuffed dove, holding fire in its
bcak. is allowed to descend this wire,
and the explosion of the huge car is
the signal for festivals to begin all over
the city.
Throughout Italy professions are a
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1913-03-23

Top row, left to right-George w.
Wickersham, Charles Nage', lenserke
Won L. Meyer, Frank Hitchcock, Phil
ander c. Knox. Bottom row, left to
right-H. L. Stimson, Walter L. Fischer
and Franklin Macveagh.
Washington, March 22.-One of the
most noteworthy yet unnoted vents
of the change in administration has
been the metamorphosis of "a president
of the United States and a perfectly
good set of cabinet officers into a lot of
private citizens, more or less i'll at
east in the unaccustomed element of
private life.
The elevation of the new administra-
ton has Deer heralded far and wide,
as is the way with the world. The
casting aside of the old administration
has been but an incident, and it is a
question If as many people could give
off-hand the James of those who, de-
parted, have been in the public eye
-four years. as could name the men
who. in the full glare of the arc light
of publicity. are stepping into their
places.
Mr.. Taft has gone to Atlanta, Ga,
where he is the guest of the munich
pality in a winter resort. He will re-
main in the south until March 81, when
he will set out for New Haven, where
he is to enter upon his duties as Kent
professor of law at Yale university.
James Wilson, eA-secretary of agri-
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1913-03-23

VIII be cnOugh water behind the IElc-
phant Butte dan to cover the whole
stat of Connecticut ten inches deep.
The Rio Grandc is i~nvariable in its
flood seasons. During many months
Of each year it is SO low that children
can wade across it. Sometimes it
goes two years without a flood. The
Reclamation Service, in surveying for
irrigation canals, is making allowance
for the rivers ~changrnbiIity by re-
stricting the irrigation area so that
there win always be enough water,
no matter if the river skips Il flood
every other year.
To i~rriaate a Small Empire.
But even with a two years supply
Of water behind the dam, the rcScr-
voir will ]irrigatc a small empire of
10000 acres, approximately equal to
Il strip of land 80 miles long and six
miles wide.
The unsung engineer in charge OF
this mighty work Is T.. II. Baldwin. a
Cornell graduate who has been for
many years Identified with big govern
ment and municipal undertakings.
Under his direction men become as
1IlhnS beating IL" forces of nature
to shape themselves to their bidding.
Already the river has been diverted
INTO a narrow, deep SluiceWay, leaV-
ing beside 1t 1000 feet of dry river
bottom through which the Mexican
SAND hogs and hard rock men are
delVing to bed rock. Huge cable
towers have been reared on the can
yoh INN and tons of rock and
cement are swung across the canyon
on these cables as easily as your
change comes back to you in the
overhead cash carrier in the depart
ment store,
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1913-03-23

culture, dean of the Taft abine and
last ranking member of that body, will
oscillate between his large farm in
Trear, Iowa, and the home of his
daughter, Miss Flora Wilson, in Wash
ington.
The practice of the law will be taken
up in New York by Henry l.. Stimson,
ex-secretary of war, n by eX-Attor-
ney General Wickersham, who will re-
sumo his affiliation with Cadwallader
and Strong after he and his wife have
made a tour of the world; while eX-
Secretary of Commerce and Labor
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1913-03-23
Honorary Members.

P"residcnt-elect Woodrow Wilson
has accepted the honorary presidency
of the Fourth American Peace con
gress, and President William H.. Taft
and United States Senator Elihu Root
have accepted honorary vice prcsiden-
cles. Congressman Richard Bart
holdt has accepted the active presi-
dency of the congress, and those who
nave consented to serve as vice pres
ldents are Champ Clark, Andrew Car
neg1e. William Jennings Bryan, Theo-
dore r. Burton, Oscar StrauS and
John ". Griggs.
Acceptance of official posts for the
peace congress are pouring in from all
sections of the United States and Can
ada, and present indications are that
most if not all other countries of the
Western Hemisphere will be repre-
Sented.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1913-03-23

Charles Nagel will practice in st,
Louis, his old stamping ground.
Ex-Secretary of State Philander G..
Knox n ex-Secretary of the Treas
ury Franklin MacVeagh will take Il
complete rest from work; the former,
by playing golf; the latter, by watch
ing his son run his wholesale grocery
business.
Former Postmaster General Hitch
cock expects to enter the New York
financial field.
None plans to re-enter politics, at
least for the present.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1913-03-23

1t Is expected that as a result of
the Fourth American Peace congress,
a state peace society will be organ
lzed in Montana, which, according to
the records in the office of the con-
greSs, has not at present any peace
organization. Until several months
ago, Missouri had no such society, al
though in the United States are
eighty such organizations. The Mis-
souri, Peace Society was organized,
with Congressman Richard RarthoIdt
of st. Louis as president, and Profess
sor Manley O. Hudson of the Univcr-
sity of Missouri as secretary, at the
time of the visit Of the Baroness Won
Suttner, a World-famous advocate OF
peace.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1913-03-23

st. Loui peace gathering, in which a
majority of the nations of the western
hemisphere will participate, arc Mrs.
George F. Brooks of Missoula, and
Mrs. Randolph Brooks of Bozcman.
The eight other appointces are c. H.
Campbell, Great Falls; Rev. l.. J..
Christler, Havre; James II, Lynch.
Butte: J. A, Lane, I"WiStoWn; George
M, Miles, Miles city; ]. G. Powell,
Billings; Rev. w. ~. Sloan. d. D.,
Helena, and w. c.. Whips, kalispelL.
Governor Crucc Of oklahoma and
only other chief executives who, so
far, have appointed any women as
delegates to the congress. Each of
these governors has included in his
list one woman. Thc fair representa-
tive of oklahoma being Mrs, Arthur
II. Geissler of oklahoma city, while
the feminine delegate from Michigan
is Mrs. Florence Miner of the Detroit
university school.
Those chief executives, in addition
to Governor Cruise Of oklahoma, Fer
ris of Michigan ana Stewart Of Mon
tana, who already hay" forwarded to
James T.. Smith, chairman of the OK
ecutiVe committee for the peace con
sress, their lists Of delegates are Gov
ernor Brown of Georgia; Governor
Blcase Of South Carolina; Governor
Carey of Wyoming; Governor Col
quit of Texas; Governor Haines of
Maine: Governor McCreary of Ken
lucky; Governor Mcdonald of New
Mexico and Governor TrammclI of
Florida.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1913-03-23

Top picture shows Rio Grande where
Elephant Butte dam will be erected,
top of dam will run across valley
from bases of cable towers; at the
right, carrying small locomotive
across Rio Grande on cables; {. n.
Baldwin.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-09-02
TIE SCORE AT EKWANOK.

Manchester. Vt, Sept. 1.-Two handl-
cans were played at Ekwanok to-day for
prizes presented by Robert T. Lincoln OF
Washington. and Clarence NJ. Clark, OF
Philadelphia. The morning round was
against bogie and resulted in a tie be-
tween ]. W. Spratt. Florida c. C.; f. H.
Rossiter. Oakland. and j. L. Hammili'
Columbus.
The better scores of this round follows
J. l.. Hammill. Columbus G. G. 81
/. II. Rossiter. Oakland. IL down j.
w Spratt. Florida G. G.. 81 down
Sheppard Romans. Englevood. - down
II. - Brown Huntington Valley. -
down l. b Malone, Oakland, - Go"n
W. A. Barber. Englewood. LII down
H. y. Bates. Tatnuck. ll-2 down, W. g.
Mcknight Baltusrol. % down; NJ. J.;
Fearey, Richmond County. % down, u
X. Il Wade. Rockaway Hunt, 80 down
Charles Gartenstaig. Fairview. IL
down II. II Bottomc. Essex County, o.
down n. Cabell. Garden CITY. - down
Robert NJ McCague. Alleghenyi
down j. H. Barnard. Glenyiew. IL
down W Scudder Ekwanok. 1t down
Is. p. Hollister. Cincinnati. 80 down a.
H. Pratt. Nassau. 9--5 down; W. Is Boul-
ton. ir.. Rockaway Hunt, Id down r.
h Davis Annamoisett, IS down y. VI
Goodlett. Montclair. s-3 down j; =
Davies Stockbridge. 6--6 down. and X II.
Allen, Ekwanok. s. down.