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The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1913-10-11
The Linotyper.

Selecting language ripper than Ian
guage needs to Toe. we roast the
Linotyper from Cleveland to X c.
We daily place before him our badly
written bits, with curlyeues that bore
him and throw him into fits; with
blots. erasureS, splashcs. and SPRAYING
chicken treads, until the poor man
thrashcs his intellect to shrcds in
effort to determine what tongue it :
written in, and whether it 5 n sermon,
4 pome or bulletin. And we. who 40
the scrawling, with fountain pen or
spade. indulge in caterwauling about
the errors made. ''That heartless.
{ lop-eared viper, that sacrilegious sot,
the swaybacked Linotyper, has spoiled
/ my Gem of Thought Oh, bring me
hither. prithee, a caldron full of oil,
and by the village smithy, / II cook
| that son of toll Or bring me rusty
4 fetfers-Ill make his bosom bleed who
never learned his letters and yet pre-
! tends to read. - The patient Limo
| typcr is toiIing for me now. his old
! bandanua wiper festooned about his
! brow: he ism t loud or vawpy, he
| doesn t tear his hair, although his
bunch of copy would cause a saint to
swear; and those who knock his err
rors and say he should be whipped
should see the grewsome terrors in
bughouse manuscript, If YOU who write
story intended for the press made
copy hunkvdory. YOU "a sidestep much
distress-Walt Mason in the Linotype
Bulletin.
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BRATTLEBORO LOCAL.

The savings banks will be closed
Monday in observance of Columbus
day.
The Birthday club met last evening
with Mrs. W. G. Stone of Forest
street it being Mrs. Stone : birthday.
very enjoyable evening was spent.
In the recent 18th annual meeting
Of the corporators of the home for
destitute children in Burlington Mrs.
j. VI. Tyler was chosen the manager
for Windham county.
Bids for mail-mcssenger service be-
tween the postoflice and the Boston Il
Maine railroad station will be received
by Postmaster llaskius up to II
o'clock, noon, Tuesday Oct. 81. Blank
forms for making bids may be obtain
ed of the postmaster.
Among the indictments returned by
the grand jury at Keene this week
were the following: William DeBcH.
Chesterfield, rape; John Council, Ches-
terfield, keeping liquor for sale. sub
sequent offence; William H. Smith,
liusdalc, keeping liquor for sale.
The Brattlehoro high school football
team left this morning for Saxtons Riv-
or where the team this afternoon is
playing Vermont academy. The local
team poes with it's full strength and.
having had valuable practice during
the past week. expects to put up a
battle that will bring home a victory.
M, .t.;.,,o,, ,.;,, s,,,.,,o. =, yyorI.,,o
ro to Lo sdr,,,J - bor sons o,,,l
daughters who are living in Brattle-
boro, will be served Wednesday eve
ming. Oct 10, in the Methodist church
instead of the date previously an
nounced. For further information
please telephone Brattleboro. G49-W.
Tt,o I.ol,. az Cg,,,Ies C,1nh Kri,rb+
,,.ho' 4;aI - N,or+Ian,,,+o,, o.+ = 49,
,.,,.st,t t.,.,, ,,,'t M ol,,,,,,,it+oi Son.
-, t-,f -. rItu -
-. GU ,rt,.,,,, 80 4. 5c
~.
ei'lN' H. - - OHAoo,' f - ~,
M'' anu MIS- i''"'F l'I''a" % iIoS
~ 10y were III TOWN. TO al'eh" the 9tI
wees
X. r. Mosher's Boggie won third
money i'm the 2.l9 trot or pace ut the
fair in Ware, Mass, yesterday. Annie
Direct took the race i'm straight heats
the time being 219H, 2I7I and
2.19H. Boggic finished second, fftI
and fourth ina a field of six horses. *
T.. Mosher. Frank A. Larrow, George
+. sherman, ". L. Walker and H. 2
Yearly attended the races.
Manufacturing company agalns
al 70 "a f.4' 4u Al
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1913-10-11

That man is terribly nervous, -
said the woman with fretful child.
Yes, = replied Miss Cayenne; he
is one of those nervous people who
resent a crying baby, but who can
listen to an automobile horn by the
hour with perfect delight. Wash
ington Star.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1913-10-11
POWER COMPANY GETS LAND.
Turner's Falls Company Acquires
French Kings Rapids Property.

GREENFIELD, Mass, Oct. IA
deed has been recorded in the registry
of deeds of the transfer of the French
Kings Rapids Power company to the
Turner's Falls company. The property
transferred increases very greatly the
holdings of the latter company, and
places in it's hands the means for still
greater power development. A char
ter has been secured by the French
Kings company for the erection of a
dam for power developments at the
French Kings Rapids in the Connect
cut river, and the plans which have
been made by this company viii prob
ably be followed out by the Turner's
Fails company.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1913-10-11

Applications for patents in the
United States last year totaled 67,9S6,
the largest number on record with the
exception of 1912, when 69,236 were
received. There were 3S,754 patents
granted
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1913-10-11
BIRTHS.

In Brattleboro, Oct .. a son to Mr..
ant Mrs. Ray l.. Miner.
In Saxtons River Oct. ;. a daughter
to Mr.. and Mrs. Allen Farrar
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His Wife, You never think of any
thing but baseball Himself 1t
pays. Last night I dreamed ] had a
box seat at a thinning game; think
of the 50 / saved on that alone =
Chicago Daily News
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PERSONAL.

Mrs. Mac A. Merrill rcnrucd to
Boston today after spending two
months with her daughter, Miss Grace
Merrill.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1913-10-11

More than three million gross of
pencils are annually made in Phila-
delphia.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1913-10-11
Notice

The Vermont Board Of Registrot;or
of Nurses viii hold examinations fo-
registration of nurses at the Stata
House, Montpelier, Vt, at 10 a m
November -, 1918.
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Dance in Grange hall Saturday eve
ming, Oct II. Music by Leitsingcr $
orchestra.
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SYNOPSIS.

George Pcrcival Algernon Jones. vice
president of the Metropolitan Oriental
romance, is in Cairo on business trip.
Horace RyGnne arrives at the hotel In
Cairo with carefully guarded bundle.
Rynnne sells Jones the famous holy Yhi-
ordes rug which he admits having stolen
from pasha at Bagdad. Jones meets
Major Callahan and later is introduced to
fortune Chedsoye by woman to whom
he had loaned $50 pounds at Monte Carlo
some months previously. and who turns
Mrs. Chedsoye and Fortune 10 a polo
game. Fortune returns TO Jones the
money borrowed by her mother. Mrs.
Chedsoye appears to engaged In some
mysterious enterprise unknown to the
daughter. Ryanre interests Jones in the
United Romance and Adventure com.
arrange any kind OF an adventure 20 or
der; Mrs. Chedsoye. her brother. Major
United Romance and Adventure company.
plan risky enterprise involving Jones.
Ryanne makes known TO Mrs. Chedsoye
bis intention to marry Fortune. Mrs.
Chedsoye declares she will not permit It.
Plan. are laid to prevent Jones sailing
for home. Ryanne steals Jones letters
New York. in Jones name. that he Is
renting house in New York to some
friends Mahomed. keeper OF the holy
promises Fortune that he will see that
Jones comes to no harm ms n result OF his
Ryanne and demands tho Yhiordes rug.
.Ryann9 tells him Jones has tho rug and
suggests the abduction OF the New York
merchant as means OF securing its re-
turn. The rug disappears from Jones'
room. Fortune qusrrel- with her mother
when the latter refuses TO explain her
mysterious actions. Fortune gets a mes
sage purporting 20 be from Ryanne ask
ing her to meet him In secluded place
that evening Jones receives a message
asking him to meet Ryanne at the English
Bar the same evening. Jones Is carried
of into the desert by Mahomcd and his
accomplices after n desperate night. He
discovers that Ryanne and Fortune also
are captives. the former is badly battered
and unconscious. Ryanne RECEIVERS con-
seriousness and the sight OF Fortune In
captivity reveals TO him the fact that
Mahomed intends to get vengeance on
him through the girl Fortune ncknowl-
eiges that she stole the rug from Jones
room. She offers to return Il TO Mahoned
II he will free all three OF them. Ma
hored agrees 70 liberate Fortune and ono
Of the men in return for the rug. A cour-
Ter II sent to Cairo for the rug. but re-
turns with the information that Mrs.
Chedsoye and her brother have sailed for
New York. Fortune spurns offered free
dom which does not include her two com
panions. The caravan continues the Jour
ney toward Bagdad Ryanne tells Jones
that Mrs. Chedsoye Is the most adroft
smuggler OF the age. and Is overheard by
Fortune. The three captives are rescued
by Henry Ackermann. who is fl charge
OF carpet caravan. Mahomed escapes.
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could turn the trick without Hoddy's
assistance; only, IL seemed rather
hard for him not to be IN the sport.
He told me that nothing would give
him greater pleasure than to stick his
fist In the first bag of yellow-boys.
There was something mysterious In
the way he used to chuckle over the
thing when I first sprung II on him.
tie saw joke somewhere. Let's 20
into the smoke-room for q peg. II
won't hurt either OF US. And that
poor little girl! It's hell Of q world,
eh?"
The Major admitted that II was;
but he did not add that Fortunes vel
rare or ill-fare was OF little or no con-
Germ Of his. The little spitflre had
always openly despised him.
They were drinking silently and mo-
rosely. when Mrs. Chedsoye, pale and
anxious. appeared in the companion
way. She beckoned them to follow
her down to her cabin. Had Fortune
arrived? Had Ryanne! She did not
answer. Arriving at her cabin she
pushed the two wondering men inside,
and pointed at the floor. A large
steamer-roil lay unstrapped. spread
out.
81 only just opened IT," she said.
Il never thought Of looking into II
at Cairo. Here. 1t looked so bulky
that was curious"
why. It's that damned Yhiordesl"
exclaimed the Major wrathfully.
What the devil is it doing in For
tunes steamer-roll,"
That is what I should like 70
know. II they have been kidnapped in
order to recover the rug. whatever
will become OF them?" And Mrs.
Chedsoye touched the rug with her
foot. absently. She was repeating In
her mind that childish appeal: You
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bulletin board, returned TO the win.
dows and watched the feluccas sail
past as the great bridge opened; and
during all these aimless occupations
but single thought busted her xaind
what could man like Horace see IN
chit like Fortune?
It was an hour and q half before
the Major put in an appearance. He
was out OF breath and temper.
Come up to the room" Once there
he sat down and babe her do likewise
There's the devil TO pay. You heard
Hoddy speak OF the niger who guard.
ed the Holy Yhiordes. and that he
wanted to get out OF Cairo before he
turned up? Well, he turned up. He
fooled Hoddy to the top OF his bent
So far as could learn. Fortune and
Hoddy and Jones are all in the same
boat. kidnapped by the Mahomed, and
carried out into the desert, headed.
God knows where. Now. don't get Ell.
cited Take IT easy. Luck Ia with
us. for Hoddy left ell the diagrams
with me. We need him. but not 30
much that we can't go on without him.
You see. these Arabs are like the Hin
dus; touch anything that concerns
their religion. and they'll have your
hair OF. How Fortune got into II
can't imagine. unless Mahomed saw
her with Hoddy and jumped to the
conclusion that they were lovers. All
this Mahomed wants is the rug: and
he is going to hold them till he gets
IL. No use notifying the police. No
one would know where to find him.
None OF them will come to actual
harm Anyhow, the coast il clear.
Kate. there's big thing In front. No
nerves. We've got to go to-day. Time
is everything. Our butler and FIRST
man cabled this morning that they
had Just started IN. and that every
thing was running like clock-work.
Well got into New York IN time for
the coup. Remember. ] was against
the whole business at the start. but
now I'm going to see II on"
Feverishly Mrs. Chedsoye prepared
for the Journey. She was irritable to
Celeste. she was unbearable to her
brother who took seat In forward
compartment TO be rid OF her. 1t was
only when they went aboard the
steamer that night that she became
reconciled TO the inevitable At any
rate. the presence OF Jones would
counteract any influence Horace
might have gained over Fortune That
the three OF them might suffer I'M
heard-of miseries never formed
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L have known him for years" said
Mrs. Chedsoye sweetly. 1T was at
his own suggestion that we take the
house over for the month He really
insisted that We should pay BIN moth
Ing; but. OF course. such an arrange
ment could not be thought OF. oh.
Lgood-by. Mr.. Wallace" toleraHlF.
we hope to see you again soh'>
day"
Wallace, taking up his role once
more. tipped his hat and rushed away
for one OF his favorite haunts.
"Bounder!" growled the Major
We'll. well; ships deck is always
Liberty Hail.
~Ycu have turned your belongings
Over 10 ON expressman? asked the
agent. These were charming people /;
and any doubts he might have enter
tanned were dissipated. And why
should he have any doubts? Jones
was an eccentric young chap. anyhow
An explanatory letter written by the
Major in Jones careless hand)
backed up by cable, was enough
authority for any reasonable man.
everything ID out OIL the way, SalQ
the Major.
Then, II you wish, can take you
right up to the house In my car Your
butler said that he would have lunch
ready when you arrived
Very kind Of you. How noisy New
York is! You can take our hand-lug.
gageT Mrs. Chedsoye would have
made st. Anthony uneasy OF mind
Reynolds. young. alive. metaphorically
fell at her feet.
Plenty Of room for IT,"
Il am glad Of that. You see. Mr.
Jones intrusted fine old rug to us
to bring home for him; and I shouldn't
want anything 10 happen to IT.
The Major looked up at the roof OF
the dingy shed. He did not care 10
have Reynolds note the flicker Of ad-
miration in his eyes. The cleverest
woman OF them all! The positive
And he would not have thought OF 4,
touch to the whole daredevil affair.
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as the nimble fingers OF the maid few
over her. The silly little fool: and
at time like this!" Not that re.
morse OF any kind stirred Mrs. Ched-
soye's conscience; she wes simply ex-
tremely annoyed.
She fastened out into the corridor
and knocked at the door OF her broth
er's room. No answer. She Jew
downstairs. and there she saw him
coming I'm from the street He greet
ed her cheerily.
It's all right. Kate: plenty OF room
| on the Ludwig. We shall take the aft
| ernoon train for Port Said. She sails
at dawn tomorrow instead OF to-
night. What's up7" suddenly
noticing his sisters face.
Fortune did not return 10 her room
last night"
What? Where do you suppose the
little fool went. then?"
They both seemed to look upon For
tune as a little fool.
Yesterday she threatened to run
away"
Run away? Kate. be sensible
How the deuce could she run away?
, She hasn't a penny. 1t takes money
to go anywhere over here. She has
probably found some girl friend, and
has spent the night with her. Well
soon find out where she is" The Ma
jor wasn't worried.
cernible anxiety
NO. didn't walt MP for him. He's
sleeping of a night OF IT. You know
his falling
Find out IL no Is In his room. Go
to the porter's bureau and inquire for
both him and Jones"
The Major. perceiving that his sister
was genuinely alarmed, rushed over
to the bureau. No. neither Mr.. Ry-
anne nor Mr.. Jones had been in the
hotel since yesterday. Would the por-
ter send some one up to the rooms
Of those gentlemen to make sure1 Ger
tainly. No; there was no one In the
rooms. The Major was now himself
perturbed. He went back to Mrs.
Chedsoye.
Kate. neither has been in his room
since yesterday. II you want my
opinion. II is this: Hoddy has seques-
tered Jones all right. and 10 some.
where In town, sleeping of tho effects
OF a night Of it,
He has run away with Fortune,"
she cried. Her expression was tragic.
She couldn't have told whether II was
due to her daughters disappearance
or to Horace's detection. Did no not
threaten?"
"Sh! not 30 loud. Kate"
The little simpleton defied me yes
terday. and declared she would leave
me"
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thought In her mind. II appealed 20
her in the sense OF a comedy which
annoyed rather than amused her.
They were greeted effrsiveiy by
Wallace. no OF the bulbous nose: and
his first inquiry was 4 Ryanne. Brief
y tho Major ,old him what had hap
pened and added his fears. Wallace
was greatly cast down Hoddy had
30 Get his heart upon this venture that
Il was shame TO proceed without
him. He had warned him AZ the be-
ginning about that Internal rug; but
Hoddy was always set in his dare
devil schemes. So long as the Major
mad the plans, he supposed that they
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Ono" Tho Major fingered his I'm
Dcrial. THAT puts new face to the
subject. But jones' He has not
turned NJ. We can not move till
we find out what has become OF him.
know I'll jump into a carriage and
see II ne got as far as the English
Bar"
Mrs. Chedsoye did not go upstairs.
but paced tho lounging.room, 1.-the and
pantherish. Frequently she paused,
as II examining the patterns In the
huge carpets. She entered the recep-
tion-room, came back, wandered on
into the ballroom. stoppe9to inspect
the announcement hanging upon the
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had he lived 20 be thousand "One
might as well disembark I'm a stable"
he said aloud "Ahl We are ready TO
20. them"
They entered the limousine and
went on buzzing and zigZagging
among tho numbering trucks. The
agent drove the car himself.
Where is Jones now" he asked
the Major, who sat at his left.
Haven't had a line from him for a
month"
Just before We sailed" said Mrs.
Chedsoye through the window. over
the Majors shoulder. "he went into
the desert for fortnight or 30; with
a caravan. He had heard OF rome fab.
ulous carpet"
Touch number two The Major
Rrinned Jones is one Of the best
Judges I have ever met. He was on
at n bound only hope he will get
back before we leave for California"
The Major drew UP his collar. II was
cold. blustry day
Tho agent was delighted. What luck
fellow like Jones had To wander
all over creation and 20 meet charm.
ing people! And when they invited
him 10 remain for luncheon. the vic
tory was complete
Mrs chedsoye strolled in and ont
Of the beautifully appointed rooms.
Never had she seen more excellent
taste. Not too much: everything Der.
fectlS placed. one object nicely bal.
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don't know how loyal should have
been"
They took the first good sailing out
OF Naples. Twelve days later they
landed At the foot OF Fourteenth
Street There was some trihing diff
Guilty over the rug. 10 had been de.
clared: but as Mrs Chedsoye and her
brother always declared foreign resi-
dence, there was question as to
whether II was dutiable or not Being
copy, II was not an original work
OF art. therefore not exempt. and 80
forth and 80 on. It was finally decld-
ed that Mrs. Chedsoye must paw a
duty. The Major paid grumbllnglv
very cleverly assuming an irrltabllity
we'll known 81 the inspectors The
way the United States government
mulcted her citizens for the benefit OF
the few was a scandal OF the nations
A smooth-faced young man ap-
preached them from out tho crowd
Us this Major Callahan?"
Yes. This must DO Mr.. Reynolds.
the agent?"
Yes. Everything Is ready for your
occupancy. Your butler end FIRST man
have everything shlpsbape. could
have turned over 20 you Mr.. Jones"
Not at all, not at ALL" said the Ma
jor. They would have been strangers
TO us and We 20 Them Our. own serv-
ants are best"
You must be very good friends Of
my cllent7"
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CHAPTER xvii.-(contInued)

We might as we'll get Fortunes
things out OF the way. too. Celeste"
Yes. Madame"
And bring my chocolate at half
after eight in thq morning. 1t is quite
possible that We shall sail tomorrow
night from Port Said II not from
there. from Alexandria. 1t all depends
upon the booking. which can not be
very heavy going west this time Of
year"
AS madame knows" came from the
depth OF the cavernous trunk Celeste
was no longer surprised; at least she
never evlnced this emotion. For
twelve years now she had gone from
one end OF the globe TO the other. upon
the shortest notice While surprise
was lost to her or under such con.
troll as to render It negligible. she still
Bhivered with pleasurable excitement
AT the thought Of entering n port
Madame was 30 clever. SO transcen-
IDENTIFY clever! II she. Celeste. had
not been loyal. she might have retired
long ago. and owned a shop OF her
own in the busy Rue de Rivoli. But
that would have rleant humdrum ex-
istence; and besides. she would have
grown fat. which. OF the seven hor
rors confronting woman so madame
said. was first in number
BE very careful how You handle
that blue ball-gown."
"Oh. Madame!" reproachful1y
IT is the silver braid. Do not
press the rosettes too harshly."
Celeste looked up. Mrs. Chedsoye
answered her inquirins gaze with
thin smile.
You are wonderful. Madame!"
And 80 are you. Celeste. in your
way"
At ten O'Clock Mrs. Chedsoye was
ready for her pillow. She slept NJ.
fully; awoke at eleven and again at
twelve. After that she knew nothing
more TIL the maid reused her with
the cup Of chocolate. She sat up and
slipped slowly. Celeste waited AZ the
bedside with the tray. Her admira.
ton for her mistress never waned.
Mrs. Chedsoye was just as beautiful
IN dishabille az IN a ball-gown. She
drained the cup. and as she turned
90 replace II upon the tray. dropped
II with q clstter. a startled cry coming
from her lips.
Madame?"
Fortunes bed"
II had not been slept in. The
steamer-cloak lay across the counter.
pane exactly whore Celeste herself
had laid Il the night before. Mrs.
Chedsoye sprang out Of her bed and
ran barefoot 10 the other. Fortune
had not been IN the room since dinner.
time.
Celeste. dress me as quickly as
possible. Hurry! Something has
happened to Fortune"
Never, in all her years Of service.
could she recoIJeot such a toilet as
madame made that morning And
never before had she shown such con.
Germ over Der daughter II vas amaE
ingi
The little tooii The title fooli-
- Chedaoys repssiedly Amurmured
~ " ~
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1913-11-26
WHY NOT THE BEEFsTEAk7
Theater Goer Who Did Not Care for
Candy Thought He Was Within
His Rights. III

When the curtain went down after
the first act, a man in the seventh
row took a package from under the
seat, and, opening it up, disclosed q
large beefsteak, knife. a fork and
a plate He started to eat 1t in the
customary manner, when one OF the
ushers tapped him on the shoulder and
said: lt2:/
Pardon me, sir, but we don't per-
nit that here" ,...ls &
"Why not?"
Its against the rules"
Ibid anybody ever do it before?
You'd better find out what the rules
are"
The usher was nonplused and went
away to get the manager. ss4
What do you mean, sir, by eating
that beefsteak here? You will have
to get OUT
The man got up and proceeded to
go out, doing up his beefsteak care
fully. W.
1T is all right, of course" he said,
"as long as you object, but"
He waved his arm around where
numerous young ladies were gorging
| themselves on candy.
"You don't object to those people
doing what they want. don't care
for candy myself, and considering how
rotten your play is, l thought my
favorite food might sustain me
through tie next few acts. Good after
noon."-Life. III