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The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1913-10-14
SCENERY WAS
PICTURESQUE
Wonderful Panorama Obtain
ed on StrattOn Mountain
Portrayed
EDWIN MEAD TELLS
OF CARRIAGE DRIVE
Beautiful Hills and Forests, but De
pressing Sociological Aspects -
Magnificent Outlook from Hill Road
West of Peru Village.

Edwin d. Mead, who is native Of
Chesterfield. y. H., and spends much
time in summers there on his Old bon
hood farm, sends to The Mountaincer
an account of recent drive with his
wife and sister around Strattou noun
tain in Vermont, says the Boston
Transcript i'll recent issue, in its de
partmeut of the above title. Stratton
is by far the highest mountain in
southern Vermont, almost 40n9 feet
high, and the beautiful region south
and east Of it is not 50 often visited
nor so we'll known "a it ought to be.
4 good trail has now been made 10 the
summit Of the mountain. and the ex-
tension of the railroad north of VII.
min@ton viii soon make the southern
point OF the mountain more easily ac-
cCs~iblc 1t is a section that has al
ready been presented to mountaineer,
from the trampcrs point Of view bN
T.. NJ. f.. and this account by Mr.
Mead further attcsts its value in /
scenic way:
The great charm of Chesterfield. y
H.. one of the Connecticut valley town
dominated by Nouaduock. is not NOR,
i'm its lake. the largest and most beau
tiful of those i'm Cheshire. than in it
4 broad horizon. 1t is the one vale
4 town hereahouts whose village is Sc
4 ON Il hilI the villages of Hinsdale
I Wcstmoreland and WaIpole all Ivin,
hidden beneath sheltering ridges Chc~
j tcrticId village with its spires risin
among the trees can be seen for mile
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1913-10-14
VERMONT AUTOISTS
PAID,SlO9, 62S.7O
This Amount Exceeds That of Any II
Months Since the Automobile
Law Was Enacted.

Automobile registration lees collected nm
the office OF Secretary of State Guy "
/ Bailey during the 10 months since lie
cember. 1912. have amounted to SlO9
G2S. 20. This exceeds the fees ion amy
previous II month, since the present
automobile law Was enacted. beng more
than four times the fees collected m tho
whole year OF 1910. and much larger than
the complete yearly. collection of 1911 and
1912 The total automobile fees ior tho-,
years We're as follows 1909 10 month>)
S26.651.34; 1910 tl2 months) Sl3.
1920; 1911 C12 months). SGo Gil.24
1912 G2 monthsl, $50. lbs ~
OF this years total Washington com
ty pays the largest share. S1:i.7:,3:i1, aud
Windsor and Rutland counties come next
with S13.294 - and Sl3,234 81 rcspr,
lively. Windham comfy comes aite
these with total fees of N11 ,2>4,2G. and
! Chittenden county is fifth with >ll.
213-15. The county paying the least tt>
| is Grand Isle, with fees amounting e..
iSI3S12
The number Of ears SHOWN by Tia, ycas
" registry in Vermont ha~ ncicnscd
Isteadily Since the law wa. Passed Ia
| 1900 the number was COS an.l ~ 19lu
il was 2.44G In 1911 it was 2.254 and
TINS year il is 1.S24
The number Of ears registered for tho
first time practically all new cars) il
the past 10 months is 1853 Assuming
that the cost Of these new cars averaged
5000. conservative estimate. this would
show that 81 ,0a7 500 must have gon,
ont OF the state IN the past 10 months
for the purchase OF automobiles
| OF these 1GB new ears. SD are FordS
Washington county alone showing lW
new ears of this make. Next u the Ford
ears in number come the Bucks With
total in the state Of Isl. The figure,
Ialeo show 122 Overlands, 1o1 Cadilacs. q
IStudehallcrs. 10 Metz cars. 81 HupmG
bies. - ReoS. ~ MaNwes Il StanIcys
H. Pac5ards, II Chalmers, II Nitchells
III Handlers, , Pierce Arrows. and mn
merous other makes in small numbers.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1913-10-14

ideal mountain, the biologists type OF,
formation; beyond the lake, far in the
north and 20 miles away, is Ascutnev.
while Stratton and Haystack are the
chiefs OF the mountains in the Yer
mont ranges in the west Monadnock
is ., 100 feet high; IIaystack, 1850 feet
and Stratton, $500 feet, figures easy
TO remember in their relations one to
the other.
From tie Chesterfield hills we have
looked across to the Vermont noun
tains. especially to Stratton. like the
back of great elephant blowing its
way southwark among the hills.
Through an inspiration from The
M0uutaineer we resolved this month 10
be distant acquaintances with the
great hill no longer, but to come into
close touch and the process was SO easy
/ and so rewardin2 that we cordially
commend it to all who love southwest
New Hampshire and its contiguous
terraces and heights OF southern Ner-
mont.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1913-10-14

Quaker Lace Curtains, in several
new patterns. Colonial and neat
border designs. Very choice at soc
New Brussels Lace Curtains in
choice patterns. entirely new.
Regular price $50.
Sale Price CSC
Lace Curtains, in new Colonial and
panel effects. The most effective
curtains we have ever shown at
popular prices. and equal in effect
to - 90 curtains
Special at CSC
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1913-10-14
MRS. GEORGE BELLEVUE.
Death, Caused by Heart Disease, Took
Place on Elliot Street

Mrs. Mabel CThrasher) Bellevue, -,
wife of George Bellevue of Elliot
street, died of heart disease at $50
clock this morning at her home. She
had been i'll some time. Mrs Bellevue
was born in North Albums, Mass, i
daughter Of the late Mr.. and Mrs.
Henry Thrasher. With her husband
she moved to Brattleboro about eight
years ago. She leaves, besides her hus-
band, two sons, two brothers and five
sisters.
The funeral arrangements have not
, been completed.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1913-10-14
ATTORNEY Fits TO SPEAK.
Water Conservation Talk at Holyoke
Board of Trade Meeting.

The Holyokc board Of trade will
hold It's monthly meeting this evening
when Attornev G. G. Fits of ,BrattIe-
boro, will give an address On The
Conservation Of Water Power. Mr..
Fits spoke along this. lin. 1t the visit
Of the HoIvoke boosters. Ito Brat
tleboro u month ago. No other man in
Vermont possesses such a fund of in
information concerning the water re-
sources of Vermont
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1913-10-14

Fine Etamine and Scrim Curtains,
made OF fine soft finish scrim.
trimmed with linen cuuv lace,
Italian fillet and Renaissance. All
excellent values
Price S198 up to S3.9S.
Imported Madras Curtains in three
new patterns, one Of the most
attractive low price draPerics.
Regular price &l6o
Special at SLAB
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1913-10-14
Lace Curtains

Scotch Madras and Irish Point he
signs in Quaker curtains III an
extensive assortment of at least
30 STYLES ut prices ranging from
S125 up to S198
Bonaz Braided Net Curtains, white
aud crru, regular $500 values.
Sale Price S14s
Irish Point Curtains in several
choice patterns
Price 1898 and S4.9s
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1913-10-14

We We got a great road now, said
IN enthusiastic western railroadcr to
MS friend !" We We got it double
tracked clear through to Chicago.
- II m, ;" said the friend = don t see
what you want double track for
Yon can t keep your trains on one.
Everybody 5 Magazine.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1913-10-14
Scrim and Madras Curtains

S125 Scrim Curtains, made Of fine
quality scrim, trimmed with good
lace edges. White, cream anI
ecru Special at CSC
Scrim Curtains, made Of fine white
and ecru scrim, with ; inch in
scrtions and wide edge $40
and $500 values.
Sale Price S1.25 and S1.4S
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1913-10-14

AZ 1zT2c New bOruered ocrlnS,
plain and checked in attractive
Persian and Floral designs. Many
of these have sold for lie and
are very good value.
At 15c Heavy scrims in colored
borders and figured designs Reg
ular price 25e.
At csc New Fine scrims in many
beautiful Dresden and floral Dor
der effects.
At Sc up to 35c New scrims in
White and Ecru in hemstitchcd.
lace and drawn work border
effects in nj least - patterns.
Many 20 per cent under regular
price.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1913-10-14

ago, and in the little library at Airing
ton In the evening we read tire old
poem anew. The good woman who
kept the library had seen IN no very
distant past the son of the surviving
child. and said that..a memorial stone
by the road marked .thc scene Of the
tragedy, but this we had failed to see
the little Arlington library il Il
most cheerful and hcnefcent institu-
tlon. In lieu Of the public one Miss
Garfield has turned one wing OF her
brick house into a library and reading
room for the public good. with its hos
Pitahle door open day and evening Il
is cheerful room, well furnished with
books and magazines, its kind tutelary
occasionally 9lancing in to see that all
goes well, II would be hard to suggest
IL better service to the youne people
OF New England than that so faithful
" and svmpatheticallv rendered hv
this generous woman. At Jamaica the
plans are laid for a similar bcncfac-
zion with Mrs. Charles G. Allen rs
chief conspirator Out of the plethora
of books in the city surely there ought
to be some that will find their way to
/ these modest private benefactions that
give such good service to the Young
people Of the villages.
/ A Fireplace and Bear Stories.
+ Peru is one of the tiniest of noun
tain villages md its Bromley House
one of the pleasantcst Of country inns
| Its summer season is much longer than
is the custom Of such inns in general
! for a company of merry folk, enough
to fill its rooms. comes in the merry
month of May, and for week or more
there is interest in the trout streams
1t. boasts a CHEEKY sittingroom. with
y great fireplace. whose mate is set
most euriously. but attractively, upon
the broad vcranda outside, where il
must be q rare pleasure to the guests
gathered in the September nights
when bear stories are the theme Of the
entertainment, \ great stuffed spcyi
men of a bear, tall rs 4 man, grasp,
his staff on the lawn beside the oil,
oaken bucket which hangs in the vel!
and reminds the newcomer that tins
is indeed bruin land and the bought /
Winhall trappers have wonderful
stories 10 relate, one OF them with hi
record of four score caught within The
forests of Stratton mountain.
The next morning there werc a%ai:
the Windines of the West r.ver, anC
in the afternoon hone WAS lo;tt hoo
As the sun sank, toward the Greer
mountains that evening stood o.
jackson hill. The breeze was brisk,
blowing from old Stratton, but wit
new messages When now I'VE look Of
to those heights among the multitude
Gus hills the broad cXpansq,s eloquen
aud populous with pictures as neve
before. 1t is our hope that many a or
in future Chesterfield summers wi
! come into the same close touch that W
did with the great green foothills IN
heckoning forest roads
The Alaska daily empire., 1913-07-18
CHANGING THE POINT OF VIEW

tourists other strangers visit Juneau
 not slow in noting the activity everywhere apparent And
 they in accord in predicting the future growth and the scenic wonder affords them interesting topics for hOn while the extensive mining developments under way and the big readwe the channel the visitors plenty of food for thought
 The tourist travel Alaska this grayngy large and there doubt that the country will thereby large amount of the right kind of publicity Time long that the tourist looked upon Alaska from the point of mere curiosity mingled with thought of poles polar bears urs and icebergs paid the great material possibilities of the country Little of its mineral stOrhOuses It land of natural wonders be but the less it the Hand that God forgot
 It is different It's natural wonders have diminished with the passing they better known fact but has gradually dawned upon the of the United that here is the richest possession of the Nation point of resources and that offers aG nducenents tG sd those who seeking the opportunity better their condition
 Visitors from the Pacific Coast States complain those sections there slump in the prosperity of former to several them the reaction that follows much exploitation especially in the cities though country dis trictS also suffer for the
 But there danger of Alaska being Over-dOne speak ing by and large This Territory easily stand century development work and the of period compar atvely young and unexpOed.
 Given railroad transportation, wagon roads and trails opportunity coal develop great and steady and permanent reign of prosperity be Alaska's
The Alaska daily empire., 1913-07-18
THE FORESTRY BUREAUS DISCOVERY
WYE ARE glad to note that the United State forestry w has discovered much greater merchantable

WYE ARE glad to note that the United State forestry bureau
 w has discovered much greater amount of merchantabe
 timber in the Chugach than it supposed contain As matter of fact neither the bureau anyone knew anything about what that did not contain at the time set aside. Most forest and other much akeOn the map and it from map that the reservatOns got the greater part their information ceming it.
 But the alleged discovery of additional timber within the very liberal confines of the Chugach uste its creation than it did at the time pencil and ruler ap piled to and the act cOnsummated The timber Of the Territory be safeguarded without withdrawing the public domain of land that valuable nothing but the minerals which contains the pse of government bureaus to the contrary notwithstanding.
 The admission of the bureau to the discovery that has been made in the amount of standing timber only eentuate the wenOwn fact that have been out accurate knowledge of their contents policy med that is wholly unustfable. And it may happen that Tn the of the youngest of Alaska forest the AeUtian grOupcreated by Mr. Taft in March day before he retired from the Presidency eSty may be able to discover and valuable of tim ber which hitherto have escaped the eye of prOspectO fisherman.
The Alaska daily empire., 1913-07-18
Survey No. 7e6.

Beginning at Cor No. 1, a stone 4X4X2 feet above ground, marked M. C. on side facing water, from which U. $. l.. M. No. 796 bears s. 140 5S' w. 2.03 chains distant; thence de- hecting from the true meridian along the line of mean high tide of Chat ham strait N. 27' 27' w. 459 chains; thence N. 390 43' w. 1128 chains: thence N. 390 43' w. 3.31 chains to Cor No. 2, a stone Sx5x3 feet above ground, marked s. 796 c. 2; thence E.. var. 30' 30' k. 1866 chains, to Cor. No. 3, stone 3Ox10x8 in. set 15 in. in ground, marked s. 796 c. 8. B. T.; thence s. 12.S2 chains to Cor. No. l, the place of beginning. Containing an area of 7.SS acres. Var. 300 30' E.
 This survey is situated on the east side of Chatham strait about 2 miles south of Point Marsden.
 Survey No. 79e.
 Beginning at Cor. No. l., stone Tx 4x3, marked M. c. on side facing wa ter, with X on top, from which U. S. l.. M No. 799 bears s. 470 or E. OO.19 chains distant; thence var. .39' 30 E along the mean bigh tiue line OA Chdlhdn olA AdlC ~. OJ 70 w. 4.OJ chains; thence N. 490 00' w. 2.68 chains; thence N. 570 3S' w 6.2 chains to Cor Cor No. 2, stone in place 6x5x3 feet, marked s. 799 c. 2 with M. c. on side facing water; thence N. 11.92 chains to Cor. No 3, thence s. 6.S3 chains to Cor No. 1, the place of beginning. Containing an area of 4.46 acres. Var. 30' 30' E.
 This survey is situated on the east side of Chatham strait about miles north of Hawk Inlet.
 As additional to Homestead Entry No. 52 made by Edward Dingley, at Falls St, Croix, Wis, Oct IS, 1865, for E. F of s. w. A Sec. 32, T. 23 N. H. IA w. 4th P M.
 Any and all persons claiming ad- versely any portion of the above de- scribed tracts are required to file with the Register and Receiver of the U. S. Land Office at Juneau, Alaska, their adverse claim thereto, under oath, dur ing the period of publicationu, or with in thirty days thereafter, or they will be barred by provisions of the statute
 HAWK FISH COMPANY TT IS HEREBY ORDERED, that the foregoing notice be published for the statutory period in the Daily Alaska Empire, a newspaper printed and pub lished at Juneau, Alaska
 c. B. WALKER,
 Register.
 First date of publication June II, 1913.
 Last date of publication August 10, 1913.
The Alaska daily empire., 1913-07-18
MINING APPLICATION NO. o16o2

Room for rent for one or two gen. tlemen: Flat 5, Hogan's Flats. 6-14-4t
The Alaska daily empire., 1913-07-18
BOURBoNISM IS NEMESIS OF THE G. o. F.

ECRETARY BRYAN has given the administration curren-
 cy bill his unqualified approval At that right to
 condemn the bill entirely It has many helpful features- Seattle Post-Inteligencer
 It is such BourbOnsm that which inspired this Postn- tegencer editorial that of rehabiatng the Republican party a herculean task.
 The American people have Bryan as one e the worlds greatest statesmen He recognized the best thought everywhere except the camp Bourbons but Bourbon has inclination to know the people what they thinking and by his very precuded from understanding the best thought of the times
 Until the Republican leaders turn their past take cOgnzance of the present gain perspective for the future get out of the of those that will be little chance for that reunion of the G. much talk about these days
The Alaska daily empire., 1913-07-18

CT number The equation of senterest should pro- ected into matter such vital importance to all Alaska
The Alaska daily empire., 1913-07-18
United States Land Office, Juneau
 Alaska, May IS, 1913.

Notice is hereby given that the Alas ka-Gastineau Mining Company, cor poration organized and existing under the laws of the State of New York, and qualified to do and doing business as a corporation in Juneau, Alaska, has made application for patent to the in the Harris Mining District, Juneau Land District, District of Alaska, de- scribed as follows, to-wit:
 Beginning at Corner No. 1 identi cal with location corner and with Cor ners Nos. 2, 4 and 3 of Perseverance No. 1 lode, Perseverance No. 3 lode and Perseverance Placer, all of Sur vey No. 605 respectively, whence u. s. L. M No. bears N. 59' 10' 51" w 1S920S feet distant, thence N. 240 30 E. (Var. 34 E.) 761 feet to Corner No .2; thence s. 390 30' E. (Var. 31' 90' E.) 21347 feet to Corner No. g.; thence s 400 2S' w. (Var. 31' 30' E.) 69407 feet to Corner No. 1, the place of be ginning. Containing an area of 1.6I- acres.
 The names of the adjoining claims are Perseverance No. 3 lode (pat ented), Perseverance Placer (patent ed), Martin lode( unpatentedl, all be. longing to the Alaska-Gastineau Min ing Company, and the Solo lode claim (unpatented) belonging to Jesse Blakely, Esquire.
 The location notice of the Gastineau mill site is recorded in Book II of Placers, at page 106 of the records of the Recorder for the Juneau Record ing Precinct, District of Alaska.
 This notice was posted on the ground the 18th day of May, 1913.
 First publication, May 16, 1913.
 Last publication, July IS, 1913.
 c. B. WALKER,
 Register
The Alaska daily empire., 1913-07-18
COLONEL RYAN'S OPPOSITION


COLONEL DICK RYAN is fighting the Alaska railroad bill O according to the press dispatches And he good fighter
 being of Celtic stock which than evades conflict Colonel Ryan has undoubted right fight fight hard if he elects We take for granted that he will
 fight fair He has plan to build railroad from Controller bay to the Boring river coal fields His project without His proposed railroad will not be than thirty miles length and it's field of operation would be confined wholly contiguous coal fields This being the fail to why he should the project which would connect the Coast with the interior several hundreds of miles distant and open to development great mineral and agricultural region
 The construction and operation of railroads Alaska Justified by the existing conditions as up- on the theory of accomplishing the greatest good for the
The Alaska daily empire., 1913-07-18
Serial 0151s.
NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION.
United States Land Office, Juneau,
 Alaska, May 1e, 1918.

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that the Hawk Fish Company, of Seattle, Washington, assignee of Edward Ding ley, being entitled to the benefits of Section 2306, Rev. Stat. of the United States, granting additional lands to soldiers and sailors who served in the war of%the Rebellion, has made appli cation to make entry of the lands em Draced in U. s. Surveys Nos. 793, 796 and 799, on east side of Hawk Inlet and east side of Chatham strait, non contiguous tracts, and more particu larly described as follows, to-wit:
 Survey No. 7e3.
 Beginning at Cor. No. 1, a stone showing 3x3x2 above ground marked NJ. c. on side facing water, from which U. s. l.. M No. 793 bears S. 120 29' w. 90.30 chains; thence with a var. 900 30' E. along mean high tide line of Hawk Inlet N. 50 AT E. 294 chains thence N. 7' 55' w. BIT chains; thence N. 39' 43' E. 1.97 chains; thence N. S4' 56' E. 1.25 chains; thence N 43' 56' w. 9.71 chains; thence N. 32' 22' w. S.73 chains to Cor. No. 2, a stone 3x4x1 marked S. 793 c. 2 and M. c. on side facing water; thence E. 14.07 chains to Cor. No. 8, stone 22x10x5 in. set Is in. in ground, marked S. 793 c. 3; thence S. 22.68 chains to Cor. No 4, stone 20x12x12 in. set 15 in. in ground, marked s. 79S c. 4; thence w. 4.93 chains to Cor No. 1, the place of beginning. Containing an area of 1888 acres. Var. 30o 30' E.
 This survey is situated on the east side of Hawk Inlet, about miles from the entrance.
The Alaska daily empire., 1913-07-18
DO NOT SUFFER FROM HEAT

Nineteen women were prostrateu from the heat while ironing with the fatiron. They could have done twice the work with an electric iron and not "got tired"
 We are selling electric fiatirons that ar guaranteed for ten years, at $2.25 each.
 Alaska Electric Light & Power Go.
 Third and Franklin sts. ot.
The Alaska daily empire., 1913-07-18
TRIMMER x RITTER

See this firm for all kinds of dray- ing and hauling. We guarantee sat isfaction and reasonable prices. Coal delivered promptly. Femmer x Kit ter's Express. Stand Burford's Cor ner. Phone 314. Residence phones 4O2 or 403. t.1
The Alaska daily empire., 1913-07-18
-O-O-O--

Alaska Lodge, No. 2, F. of A., meets every Sunday, p. m., at Oddfellows' hall. Initiation fee, including phy- sician's examination, $7.5O; for full information, see
 H. HEIDORN, Chief Ranger,
 J. R. RANDELL, Fin Secy.
 H. w. AVERILI4, Secy. 6-2Stf
The Alaska daily empire., 1913-07-18
SPECIAL SALE

ONE-THIRD OFF on all Hart Schaffner & Marx clothing Charles GO!dstein. 7-15-t.f.
The Alaska daily empire., 1913-07-18

Leave orders for Lang CObb's team at Clay & Kingmans, phone S-3. All kinds of drayage promptly attended to. Hack for hire. 7-14-t.f.
The Alaska daily empire., 1913-07-18
LOOK, LADIES'!
-O-O-

New undermuslins, lingeries and Balkan suits at Mrs. J. L. CAGES. If
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1913-02-05
A Bit Of Kitehoner,s Taet.

The Egyptian Bedouin is not com.
PEELED to pay taxes or to render the
ordinary obligations OF citizenship.
which in Egypt includes military serv.
ice. Soon after the outbreak Of the
war between Turkey and Italy dele
CATION of Bedouins approached Gem
eral Kitchener and told him that they
wanted to so across the border to the
assistance of their hard pressed fell
lowsdn Tripoli. The English general
admitted with unexpected readiness
that their request was reasonable, but
he reminded them that by granting it
he would be creating a precedent
which would make them liable for
military service with the Egyptian
army.
The delegation withdrew. and Kitch-
ener was not troubled any more with
requests for leave to cross the border.