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Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1913-10-24

History tells us that every town
must have good pair of stocks for
the punishment of drunkards, bias
phemcrs and liars. | wonder how that
plan would work today | respectfully
submit the suggestion to the proper
officials
There is an interesting story told of
William Ward for whom the town was
named. He and some associates went
up into Canada on fur hunting ex-
petition aud while there were sliced
as spies and thrown into prison. Be
fore their release came, Mr.. Ward had
dled there, an exile and under cruel
suspicion.
Tradition tells us that Wardsboro
woman, sold mother White was the
last woman in Vermont or in any 9th
er civilized country on the globe, to
be politically whipped. She had passed
counterfeit money and the revolving
ahair took place on Ncwfane hill be
lore large gathering of men, wo-
men and children in the year 1907.
Wardsboro, too, was the home of the
last man in the state to be imprisoned
for debt. This was Noah Warren. an
eccentric man, but thoroughly upright
so far as records show. He had built
"a big brick house east of Wardsboro on
land now owned by Mcssrs. Cobb and
Reed. lie had used bad Judgment per
haps or he may have been the victim
of misfortune. At any rate it seems
strange to us in this day of broader
Judgment, that his debts should have
constituted misdemeanor and he be
imprisoned for them. He was granted
the freedom of the Jail yard and he
assisted in the building of immense
stone walls ON the old Kenney place
on Newfane hill. These walls were
six feet wide and were used as pa
rade ground for company of Wards
boro and Newfane militia.
Some of the old "Blue Laws are
interesting to recall. CounteTfeiting
was punishable by the loss of one ear,
by branding with "C' and by hard
labor for life. Manslaughter seems not
to have been considered so serious for
its penalty was forfeiture Of posses
slons, whipping aud branding with IN
"M.'
The body Of Il debtor, whether dead
or alive, could be seized and bail was
forfeited if the iailor gave up the body
of Il man dying in prison whose offence
had been debts.
My hope is that you have enjoyed
even IN n small degree the facts have
gathered for YOU, itsha been a most
interesting task for me, " l...ts
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1913-10-24
TECHS BIG GIFTS.
Mysterious Mr.. Smiths Give 100000
to the Institution.

BOSTON, Oct 22.-Two new gifts to
the Massachusetts, of Technology from
anonymous givcrs who have come to be
known among Czech men as "mys-
ferrous Mr.. Smiths" were announced
at Boston yesterday. One is 100000
for use on new "Tech" buildings and
the other is 100000 for use without
restriction. With gifts previously an
nonnced the total now received from
anonymous sources is 81, 100000. The
first, with which the name of "Mr.
Smith was associated was $500 900
for new buildings. Tho second "Mr.
smith, gave to The summer surveying
camp the money-about 100000, with
which to build permanent camp struc-
lures.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1913-10-24

our line being from Brattleboro to AR.
| lington.
| do not wish to close my paper
without telling some of the interesting
traditions. of the place.
l have found frequent references in
the old records to the "great sick
ness, which swept through the town
i'm 1913 and carried off many of the
inhabitants. am informed that it
was spotted fever which was the old
name for modern typhus or cerebro
spinal meningitis.
There is a set of old crockery dishes
in the once famous f'Flowing Blue -
pattern, owned by family in this
town. The owner S grandmother work
Ell IS weeks to pay for them, so | sus-
pect the high cost of living is not an
absolutely new problem.
Vermont was guilty in 1882 of the
strangest political party on record. 1t
was called Can't Masonic and, need
less to say, it persisted in its infancy.
| find that West River is Just a nick
name. That stream bears the cuphon-
GUS Indian name of Wamtasticut
SO far back as 1880 Wardsboro had
Il military organization that was fam
Gus later the state over for its splen-
dld looking men, of tall stature and up
right bearing, who were drilled to per-
lection and handsomely uniformed.
There are at least two old houses in
the town which can be located with
certainty. Those are the old school
house on Charles Hoytt s land which
is 10l years old, and the house which
is pw occupied by &ert Sage. This
lr house is balm logs but is
clapboarded to concealYt
The baptismal names of those far
OFF men and women sound strange to
our modern ears. What woman with
sutiragette leanings would enjoy be-
ing called "Submit - or Waitstill?'
The men y names were no less odd |
lind on the town records such names us
these, Bazceel, Zadock, Elkanah, Sal
mon and Pardon.
Or your offices to be filled at town
meeting was that of horsebrander. -
Every animal whether horse, cattle.
sheep or swine, must be branded and
this brand must be recorded in the
town book. Some of the old records
have preserved crude drawings of these
means of identification.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1913-10-24

At the annual meeting of the Bur
lington Merchants association October
IS T. B. Wright was nominated for the
presidency, but declined to continue the
work for another year, and Max Pow
ell was unanimously elected president
Mr.. Wright s administration has beer
notable in the efficiency with which the
routine work of the association has
been conducted, in the establishment
of the weekly luncheons on Thursday
Moons, in the beginning of a system OF
"better acquaintance tours, and in
the movement for n convention hall in
Burlington.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1913-10-24

Secretaries of commercial and civic
organizations are earnestly requested to
send notices of any changes in the list
Of officers and committees of their or
CARNATIONS to the secretary of the
Greater Vermont association, James p.
Taylor, Room II, the Strong building,
Burlington. The association desires to
keep its lists of the officers and the
committees of state organizations au-
thoritative and up-to-datc.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1913-10-24

A very significant and suggestive
study of the rural schools of Windsor
county has recently been published by
the Windsor county Y. NJ. q, A, com
mittee. Good conditions and bad con
ditions among the 81 schools visited
have been summed up in numbered
statements under - headings Sevesll
pages of this Systematically arranged
and very specific information are fol,
lowed by A Few Special Notations and
IN article, Some Impressions aud Con.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1913-10-24

The Bennington County Vermont I'm
provement association issued October
| the first number of its monthly publ
cation, The Bennington County Review
This official organ of the association
designed to be IA magazine rather than
Il newspaper, will reflect the aims, pol
icies and achievements of the associa-
ton. Reaching the entire county, it
will seek to develop county-com-
munity spirit, its object being suggested
by the legend, "'For a Greater Bcnning-
ton County, The wide range of in
terests covered by the association and
its monthly review is suggested by the
principal subjects discussed in the first
number: The playground and recrca.
ton movement in Bennington; roads
and road economies; district nursing in
Manchester and Dorset; farm notes and
fall ploughing; good roads contests for
schools, in which awards are given to
the writers of the best essays on good
roads and to the rural schools doing the
best work in the maintenance of the
roads in front of the schoolhouses.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1913-10-24

illusions, by Secretary Archibald G..
Hurd. The pamphlet is illustrated with
ii pictures and drawings. This study
of conditions and need among the rural
schools of Windsor county should he
read by every one who is interested in
education and rural life in Vermont.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1913-10-24
NOTES OF PROGRESS.
Activities of Civic and Commercial
Organizations Which Help to Make
Greater Vermont.

A unique page of advertising in the
handbook of the state Teachers associ-
alton is that taken by the Brattleboro
board of trade, advertising Brattleboro
as ''The Town where Initiative and
Progress Are In the Air
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1913-10-24

The first settlement was made in the
woods back of South Wardsboro near
the farm of Mr.. Clifford Brown. But
lack of harmony among the people
soon led to Il division along the lines
of the present boundaries of the towns
of Dover and Wardsboro and new
site was chosen for building the church
and school house. These were located
on the commons above South Wards.
boro on land which still belongs to the
town, the church being established in
1913 and the school in 1901 Up there,
too, 100 years ago was the first post
office, safely Entrusted to the minister
who handled the mails for 80 wears for
the towns of Wardsboro, Somerset and
Stratton.
1t was a busy town those first 20
years after settlement began and dur
ing that time the largest population
in the history of Wardsboro was
reached. Among the industries dcvcl-
oped in those days were fullinp and
dressing mill for cloth in 1902. wool
cardlng machine i'll 1906, and soon af-
ter cabinet shop, tannery, "A black
smith shop and brick kiln.
Back as early as 1889 the wives
their way to the grist mill or saw mill
and themselves visit the general store,
where doubtless bargains were set forth
with as many Inducements as today.
1t would be interesting to know the
remedies used by that first doctor here
old DIR. Samuel Wheeler, away back
before 1914. Medicine in those DAYS
was very different from what it is
now. Doctors were not called for every
little ailment and so their visits usual
y conceded with some great family
crisis. And if tradition may be trust
ed, they gave honest service along
with the immense pills and the bitter
doses they dealt out to suffering hui
manity.
find that carly inn keepers were
not held in the highest repute, the
suspicion being that it was safe for
weary travellers to guard against in
side dangers as well as those without,
while enjoying the hospitality of the
early tavern 1t would be interesting
too, to know whether Wardsboro s first
inn, established in 1904 by Nathaniel
Cheney deserved any such reputation
Wages in those days were mere van
ishing points. Teachers got so little as
1924 for winter s work and ministers
must meet their expenses with such II
yearly salary as 5000, ! suspect, too.
that much of that was not cash, for
find day laborers were paid in pota.
toes and meal and other commodities.
Although steamship travel in 1929
and railroad travel in 1910 were pos
sible up and down the Connecticut
river, yet inland the old stage coach
held dominion until 1890. There were
wcll-establshcd stage routes, aud pas
sengers, mail and freight were carried,
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1913-10-24

Uncle Sam S postage stamp collection
is one of the finest in the world anr
valued Mt S5OO,00O, was placed for
preservation by, Postmaster General
Hitchcock in the National museum.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1913-03-20
THE CITY SCHOOLS

The Princess Theatre has very kind
Iy rendered us a benefit for the public
schools improvement fund, and will
give a special lot of fine views for
that purpose on Friday and Friday
night. We need the proceeds for pic
lures and for other purposes in order
to touch up things where your chill
dren spend most of their waking
hours. This is not for someone to
carry away out of Bryan, but is to
make life more pleasant for our own
children.
Receive the children kindly when
they come to you for the petty amount
involved in the purchase of ticket,
remembering that the best investment
in Bryan is thatwhic h is made for our
own children.
w. c. LAWSON,
Superintendent.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1913-03-20

Inns In Europe III ancient times were
sometimes dangerous places, and q
great innkeepers' convention was held
In Germany early in 1900 at which
plans were made for experimenting
murderous bonifaces. However, the
congress broke up in fight about the
relative merits of English and French
hostelries. and nothing was done about
the matter.
During the meeting several hosts told
Of the continued complaints received
from guests who had been kept awake
by feas In the beds. II was recon-
mended that guests be compelled to
furnish their own bedding, that they
might have only themselves to blame.
The proposition of changing the bed
and table linen, where any was used.
once every two weeks was discussed
and rejected. The German innkeepers
boosted that they changed theirs every
Lords day." but nobody believed
them.
One enterprising delegate suggested
that men be stationed in belfry tow
er in every city to spy out approach
ing travellers. so that the innkeepers
might prepare for their arrival
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1913-03-20
THE BRYAN DAILY EAGLE

Chief engineers of practically every
railroad in Texas have at one time or
other sought competent men from the
ranks of the A. and M. engineering
school, E. T. Dumble, consulting
geologist for the Southern Pacific
Flnes, has during the present session
wired for four men. "As you know,
have had several A. and NJ. men rec.
commended to me for positions and
they have always proved entirely sat.
lisfactory, and | congratulate you and
the college on the training you give"
are the words of Mr.. Dumble from
letter to d. w. Spence, instructor in
civil engineering.
In addition to the four men placed
with Mr.. Dumble, one has gone to the
Santa Fe at Galveston, another to the
North Texas division Of the Houston
and Texas Central, and one to the
office of Chief Engineer Acheson Of
the Katy as draughtsman, within the
past few weeks.
The same opportunities await the
graduates of the electrical and me-
chanical engineering, textile engineer
ing, and chemical engineering depart
ments. Swift & Co. of Fort Worth
have just written asking for a chem
ical engineer and a mechanical en-
gineer.
And all of this is done without any
visible effort on the part of the in
structors. at simply means that 1t
has come to be recognized that the
men turned out by the A. and M. Col
lege are equipped for service in their
chosen fields and that they may be
counted upon to deliver the goods"
said ]. c. Nagle, dean of the school OF
civil engineering and civil engineer
with a National reputation.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1913-03-20
Grateful Scots and the easpipes.

What Scot ever called the pipes a
musical instrument? asks Harper's
Weekly. In the old wicked days bands
OF predatory English marched over the
border. They were as bold and sturdy
as the Scots and far greater In num-
Der Cluny MacWhauppert, the laird
of Glengarramoyle. in desperate need
of sure defense invented the pipes In
secret and never let skirl out of
them till he faced the invading Sas-
senach on the bloody field. Then
Cluny blew melody so fierce. so
eldritch. so grinding and blistering to
the soul. that every clansman ripped
and slashed his way through the Eng
lish hordes. intent on only one thing
to escape the fiendish screeching OF
the pipes. And that is why every
grateful Scot TO this day cherishes the
bagpipe, the preserver Of Scottish in
dependence. He has beaten his sword
into a plowshare, but he will always
uphold the pipes to beat the band.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1913-03-20

In the parks and public places in tn.
colder parts of Germany a not uncom'
mon object in winter is the so called
ice fountain, a rugged pyramid Of ice
many feet in height, which glistens in
the winter sun and is most effective.
1t Is constructed as follows:
A fir tree Of suitable dimensions and
dense growth is placed upright in the
ground or in a circular pond where
there is a water fountain. and water
pipe with a fairly fine rose is fixed to
the stem so that the rose Is at the top
The water Is then allowed to run
slowly, generally at night when there
is a frost, and In the morning 1t IL
turned Off again. The water freezes as
1t trickles over the branches. and after
two or three nights severe frost the
tree is entirely enveloped in ice. A
well frozen ice fountain will last some
days even when a thaw has set in, and
1t can always be touched up on the re-
turn of the frost by turning on the wa
ter again.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1913-03-20
Jeremy Rsntham,s Skeleton.

The late Archdeacon Colley in leav'
ing his body TO the Birmingham uni
versity to be anatomical was not SO
original. says the London Sphere. ms
Jeremy Bentham. who left his body to
University college, London, for the
same purpose. but arranged that II
should not be buried afterward. but
kept there. You may see the skeleton
there to this day wearing its clothes
as in life, the face all dried up. Ben
than even went so far as to advocate
the embalmment and preservation of
illustrious human beings in this way
as being more truthful than statues.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1913-03-20
MEMORIAL SERVICES.

Almost nineteen hundred years ago
in Jerusalem the most heroic life was
brought to an end by an angry mob.
We read of heroic deeds, and how 40
they affect us? Our hearts beat
quicker, our blood seems to course
more rapidly through our veins, we
can not read on unmoved. But all
heroism pales beside the heroism OF
Good Friday.
Therefore, memorial services to com.
memorate the sufferings and death OF
this hero, Jesus Christ, will be held in
the church tomorrow, Good Friday,
from ~ to 3. Let us gather at the
bedside of the dying Saviour and med
itate, praise, and pray, as we listen
to His seven last words from the
cross.
is it nothing to you, all ye that
pass by? Behold, and see If there be
any sorrow like unto My sorrow which
is done unto Me, wherewith the Lord
hath afflicted Me-"
w. w. DAUP,
Rector St Andrews Church.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1913-03-20
A. AND N. FILLING THE
POSITIONS Of TRUST
Statement of the Many Demands
Made on School for Men-UnabIe
to Fill All Requests for
Skilled Men.

The Agricultural and Mechanical
College of Texas is veritable en-
| ployment bureau. The only difference
between the college and those shops
which decorate the streets of the
larger cities is that the men who con-
duct those employment bureaus re-
ceive commissions from the men for
whom they secure positions and the
A. and NJ. College does not.
When the chief engineer of any one
of a dozen of the largest railroads of
Texas wants a man, what does he do?
He writes to the civil engineering de-
partment of the A. and NJ. College
and says, Send me man. When
public schools want an instructor for
the agricultural department they wire
or write the dean of the school Of
agriculture and say Send us a man"
When the heads of electrical corpora
tions want a young engineer they ad-
dress a plea for an engineer to the
A. and NJ. department of electrical
Engineering.
And the workings of this employ.
ment bureau are very simple. Every
graduate who leaves the college leaves
with the head of his departmnt his
address. When a query for man
comes to the departmental head he
looks over his list, picks out the best
man, and recommends him for the job.
Each department receives from ten to
seventy such queries each session, and
they are always filed and filled to the
entire satisfaction of the institution or
individual in search of a competent
man.
1T has been said of the graduates
OF the school of agriculture at the
A. and NJ. College that they do not go
back to the farm. That is true in
many instances. We have many of our
graduates teaching agriculture in pub
lie schools today declared E. J, Kyle,
dean of that school. Tuesday | re.
ceived an inquiry from Superintendent
Wolfe of the public schools of Mem
phis, Tenn, a plea for a competent
man to teach gardening. He proposes
to pay this mans transportation to
Memphis and 500 monthly with mer-
tied increases. Since January 20 have
received requests for eight men from
Texas farmers. They were willing to
pay $65 to $S5 a month for a COM
petent man to direct experimental
work on their farms. There are thirty
eight seniors who are taking the four
year course in agriculture and twenty
one seniors who are taking the two
year practical farming course. We can
secure good positions as teachers and
experts on experimental farms for
every man of that senior class. Twen-
ty of our boys will go to Argentine
Republic to accept positions on ex-
detrimental farms and will receive
princely pay for their work. The pen
itentiary farm directors have asked for
six or eight Of our men and the State
experiment stations can accommodate
the remainder. The demand is in ex-
cess of the supply. We can always
recommend the major portion of our
students with a clear conscience too.s
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1913-03-20
Brides and White,

In olden days bride of the poorer
classes went to her wedding In white
as a warning TO the public that since
she brought nothing to the marriage
her husband was not responsible fol-
her debts. At the beginning Of the
eighteenth century brides began to liz
troduce touches of color into their cos
tunes. Blue was for constancy and
green for youth. Yellow was never
worn, as 1t stood for jealousy.