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The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-12-21
Bat Few Dogs Favored With
Immortality In Literature

Though a we'll worn proverb tells Us
that every dog has mis- day, yet but a
small proportion of the canine race is
favored with Immortality in history, le-
gend or poetry. STILL there have been, in
modern as in ancient times, distinguished
dogs, says the London Globe. There was
"a brown dog once, of whom we will not
speak; passing rather to Caesar, terrier
of the late King Edward, on whom un-
doubtedly fell a share of the interest and
affection felt for his master by the world
at large Another much distinguished
dog of recent years was Jack, fox terrier
of the late Lord sBrampton Dogs have
ere now appeared in courts of law; few
have, like Jack, attained the proud posi-
ton of a seat upon, or rather underneath,
the bench II is said that on one occasion
the judges dog so forgot respect for time
and place as TO express his views upon a
point of law by a sharp bark Without
a change of countenance his master
sternly gave orders that that dog be re-
movea from the gallery" and DOUBTLESS
discreet policeman forthwith made a I'd
tile search.
OF Argus and his dying recognition of
his master every schoolboy' knows,
while on the site of lengendary Gelert' 9
grave a thriving tourists Mecca has
sprung into being. There have been dogs
of war" in the most literal sense. When
Rupert of the Rhine fed yanquished from
the field of Marston Moor, the victors
found among the slain his poodle, con-
stant companion of the dashing cavalier;
great was the jubilation of the Round-
heads at the death of creature which
they affected to believe the demon or ia
nlillar" of the prince.
Equally perilled on the battlefield, an
other dog of war found better fortune and
a kindlier foe. General Morean, one OF
the members of the abortive Pichesru
conspiracy against Napoleon, fled to
America upon the failure of the plot. Re-
turning later to Europe he was present
among the Russian staff officers when the
French defeated the allied Austrians and
Russians at Dresden in 1873; Moreau HIM
self received mortal wound. Says the
Baron de Marriott in his most readable
memoirs: "Our advance guard was pur-
suing the routed enemy when one of our
hussars observed at the entrance of Not
nitz magnificent Danish hound The
dog seemed to be looking uneasily for its
master, the soldier called and took hold
of It, On it's collar were the words, L am
General Moreaus dog A Russian
flag of truce came to claim the dog on
behalf of his (NIoreau's) aide-de-camp,
General Rapatel. and the animal was
sent back, but without his collar. This
was sent to the King of Saxony, and is
now among the curiosities in the Dresden
gallery" This dog is perhaps the only
one for whom a flag of truce was ever
shown upon battlefield.
Another dog of war deserves remem-
brance. for he perished upon active serv-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-12-21

ice in the field Again we owe the stQr1
to a soldier and a Frenchman, General
Lejeune, who when a young officer os
engineers, was sent by Napoleon as asI
sistant and adviser at the siege of Sara
gossa. He tells how news from outsidI i
was more than once taken to the bel
leaguered Spaniards by a messenger as I'll
whose faithful silence. were he captured
there could be no doubt. A smuggle
from Barbastro, a small village so InieI
away was in the city, and with h
Mira, his rough-coated dog. A colllp1
made of skin, and colorsd to resemble
the dogs coat concealed the gal
Send US news" ordered by his maste1
to go home alone, the faithful beasj
obeyed, passed through the French lined
safely and returned with news. A secoh1
time he went his errand and came bacj
unharmed. On the third journey he irl
some way failed to act upon the counsel
of his name-Beware-and a bullet brokd
his thigh
Poets have given fame to many dog
Scott had his MAZDA; the two dachshunds.
Gest and Kaiser, are enshrined in Mat
thew Arnolds touching verse; and Mrs
Brownings readers know her lines on
Flush century has passed since By
ron wrote as Boatswain's esitaph that
bitter coment on the human race-or ON
himself
To mark a friends remains these stones
arise
never knew but one, and here he lies
Dr. johnson kept no dog, and doubtless
his cat Hodge would have resented sucn
companionship; but Boswell has not failed
to note the two large dogs which. fight
ing at the country house of Topham
Beauclerk were parted by the doctor :
own unaided hand. Nowhere is the mem
ory of dogs more pleasantly enshrined
than in the letters of Horace Walpole.
His small black spaniel Tory, met cruel
fate; when crossing the Mont Gents with
his master he was snatched up from the
road by a wolf and carried off. But ms
successors, Patapan and Rosette, lived
long and easy lives Patapan sat for his
portrait to John Wootton, the Landseea
of that day; Rosette once saved her mas
ter's life.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-12-21

reach the glories OF mosquitohood, even
IN the most stagnant pools.
DR.. Gebbing gives numerous cases to
substantiate this claim. Count Won VIII
hamowitz und Mollendorff. chairman of
the German society for tie protection OF
bird life. says that his estates were in
rested with mosquitoes TIL, some years
ago, he stocked Ids ponds with thousands
of wild ducks. Dr. Heinroth, one of the
keepers of the Berlin Geological Garden
a specialist on the habits Of ducks, points
out that there has been q great diminu.
ton of the mosquito pest In the Thier-
garten. Berlin's large wooded park, since
wild duck We're introduced some years
ago on its lakes and stagnant water
courses. DIR. Gebbing has had equal sue
cess with his own experiments at Lelpsic.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-12-21
Women as Railroad signallers

Several foreign railroads employ women
as sgnallers for branch tracks and other
purposes, and the Great Western Railroad
company has recently begun to employ
women as carriage cleaners as they are
employed by several roads in this coun-
try, says the New York Post. The result
of the experiment has been a great deal
of dissatisfaction on the part of male en-
ployes, who contend that it is a move in
the direction of substituting female for
male labor on the tracks, and declare
that the work is unsuitable for women.
Those who are responsible for the new
departure say that women know how to
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-12-21
Old Wine Found

Four bottles of wine at least 226 years
old have been found by workmen in de-
molishing an old house on a hill near
Naumberg. During their work the labor
ers unearthed a stone bearing the date
May q, 1888. The stone covered a cavity
chiseled in solid rock in which were the
rust eaten remains of an iron chest. The
chest contained coins of the years 1858 and
1858; picture of John George III of Sax
ony; remnants of documents, and four bot
ties of white wine, sealed with lead.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-12-21
German Scientist Says
Where They Are Plenti-
full Insects Are Few
NEWSPAPER TRUST
APPEARS IN GERMANY
Vineyardists Hit Hard Second Year in
Succession-Grape Crop Small.
Four Bottles of Wine 226
Years Old Found

Berlin, December 20.--The most effective
method of exterminating mosquitoes, says
DIR. Gebbing, director of the Leipzig
Geological Garden. is to keep wild ducks
on the ponds where they breed. These
birds feed eagerly upon all insect life in
the larvae state, and where there are
plenty OF ducks very few of the larvae
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-12-21
Others Beside Johnny
Horatius


Dick-I keep the others from coming
across.
From the st. Louis Republic.
Teacher-"Listen, Johnny Binks. What
does him spell?'
Johnny-"Himr
Now, what does 1T spell?'
"Iti
Good, Now read out loud these two
sentences points to blackboard)
Johnny reads-"Billy Jones hit Tommy
Skies with an apple, but did not see um
do Ut
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-12-21
"Annfie Xossn Sold

AuniAC fOoS oOf0
The sale of the Vossische Zeitung, the
oldest newspaper in Berlin, known affec-
tionately to German readers as "Auntie
Voss," to the Ullstein syndicate. calls
attention to the development of news
paper trusts in Germany, which in Berlin,
for example, have gathered most of the
live and paying publications into three
big groups.
The Ullsterin company, or rather fam
lily, is one of the most vigorous OF these.
1t now publishes five dailies in Berlin,
including the Vossiche, the Morgenpost
and the Zeitung-am- -Mittag (or Noon Ga
zette), and eight weekly and other pub
lications, covering such fields as sport
fashions and the illustrated weekly for
family circulation. The Lokal Anzeger
owned by the August Scherl company
forms the nucleus of another group oi
papers. consisting of three dailies in Ber-
lin, one In Hamburg and about 10 week
ly and other publications. Rudolph Mosse.
owner of the Berlin Tageblatt, has two
other dailies and several weekly publica-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-12-21
Seeming Danger

From the Washington Star.
$50 YOUR boy is going to play foot
ball today?"
Yes" replied the fond mother "It
looks like rain and I'm almost sure
he will get his feet wet"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-12-21

clean better than men do, and that the
work is distinctly in woman's line. Wom-
en- are also in competition to some extent
with men as booking clerks and as clerks
in traffic offices in England.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-12-21

TURKEYS
Order yours now. SO az
to be certain to get your
name in the pot.
PLUM PUDDING
Gordon Dillworth and
Franco-American. finest
English Plum Pudding
In individual sizes and
1. 2, 3. 4 and s pound
packages.
Stuffed and plain - i'm
ported and domestic
all the best brands in all
RAISINS
Special order of MALAGA
Cluster-the finest and
sweetest that come
Others in n -lb., lib. q
lib. and 5-lb. packages
and In bulk.
CHEESE
Every kind of plain ana
fancy Cheese-American
and imported = special
kinds for Xmas.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-12-21
that the
housekeeper needs
for the finest dinner

CAKES
Famous Princess Fruit
Cakes-the finest made.
Also other brands Of
Fruit Cake.
NUTS
Immense Paper She'll
Pecans-all other kinds
special mixtures, all
prices.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-12-21
s

MINCE MEAT
The very finest that the
market affords. includ-
Ing the new Oneida Com
munity Mince Meat.
GUAvA JELLY
The greatest delicacy on
the Xmas table-put up
specially for us in Flor
ida.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-12-21
A wide variety Of
good foods and ma
terialS- see.
FRUITS

FRUITS
Indian River Grapefruit,
Oranges and Orange
Grapefruit sold exclu-
sively by us.
FIGS
Imported and California,
plain or stuffed-fancy
for table and plain for
cooking.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1913-05-12
KILLED BY RACER CAR.
Woman Dies After Cup Winner Turns
Over at Crossing.

BOSTON, May -. - \ racing car
with which Harry Grant won the Van
derbilt cup on two occasions, and now
owned by Paul b. Moulton of Brook
line, turned over on railroad cross
ing in Cohasset last evening. killing
Mrs Buelah r. Smith, 2S, of Lexing-
ton and iniuring Moulton and Francis
Holmes of Brookline.
Moulton was racing with a touring
car owned by \. W. Smith, husband
of Mrs. Smith, in which were Mrs.
Moulton and another man. 4 witness
says the machines were going so fast
that he ran out OF his house to see
what happened when they reached the
railroad track, He saw the car turn
in the air.
The three occupants were picked W
unconscious and placed aboard Bos
ton bound train. Three Cohasset ply
sicians attended the injured on the run
to Boston, but Mrs. Smith was dead
| upon arrival here.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1913-05-12
ACCEPTS CALL TO
BAPTIST CHURCH
Rev. George z. Tomkinson of South
bridge, Mass, Gave Favorable Re
ply by Telephone.

Announcement was made at the
morning service in the First Baptist
church yesterday that Rev. George +.
Tomkinson Of Southbridge, Mass, had
decided to accept the invitation eX-
tended to him April 25 to become pas
tor of the church here. The announce
ment was made by Rev. J. +. Harri-
son of Mt. Hermon, who occupied the
pulpit.
Henry Bond of Tyler street, a mem
ber of the special committee chosen to
recommend someone for the pastorate,
was notified by telephone by Rev. Mr..
Tomkinson in the morning that he
had decided to accept the call and
would send a formal letter OF accep-
tance soon.
Rev. Mr.. Tomkinson is 81 years old
and married, and he has been partieu-
larly successful in his church work in
| Southbridge. He will come here at an
early date. The church is to be con.
graduated upon the prospect of filling
the vacancy in the pulpit so quickly
and with young man of such recog
nized ability.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1913-05-12
MAN HELD CAPTIVE
FOR FOUR WEEKS
Strange Tale Told by Buffalo Broker
Who Returns Suffering from
Brain Conclusion.

BUFFALO. \. Y, May I2.-Fraucis
l.. Jewell, a grain broker, is in the
hospital suffering from conclusion of
the brain. He tells story of having
been held up and robbed Of $1,000 in
cash and jewels on April 2d, and IA
month 5 captivity in a farm house near
Cameron, Steuben county.
Jewell was brought home by two
men in an automobile. who left i'm
mediately after putting the broker on
the sidewalk in front of his house.
He was weak and delirious then and
it was not until Saturday that hc was
able to tell "A connected story about
the holdup and imprisonment He
was kept stupefied by drugs. he said.
On April 2l the locaf Office of an ae-
eident insurance company received n
letter signed Mabel Sinclair telling
of Jewell : plight and detectives were
searching for him when he was
brought home.
At the time he was robbed Jewell
said he put up a fight, during which
he received a blow on the head. The
robbers left him at the roadside. but
returned later and carried him to the
farmhouse where he was kept fou1
weeks.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1913-05-12
BRATTLEBORO LOCAL.

Leo council. X. c.. will keep open
house this evening for the delegates
TO the 18th annual state convention
Of the order. visitors, members Of the
council and friends. The state conveu-
tion. which is 70 be held tomorrow. win
be opened Immediately following a
solemn high mass TO be celebrated at
St AIiehael's Roman Catholic church
at . clock. Open house will be
maintained by the council All day and
evening tomorrow.
Three actions in assumpit were iicd
in the municipal court Saturday and
held open by agreement of parties.
Rex Benson sued T. b. Locke, o. b.
Hughes for the plaintiH and H. Z. Ed
dy for the defendant. The 81 Ger
maine bakery sued George Twitehell
and the Holbrook, Cabot 4 Rollins cor
poratiOn, trustee, III. i. Davis for the
plaintiff and II. r. Eddy for the de-
fendant and trustee. Dominick Olsen
ii sued the Holbroosx, Cabot & Rollins
corporation. NJ. r. Davis for the plain-
tiff and ii. L. Eddy for the defendant.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1913-05-12
MEATS STOLEN FROM
SWIFT BEEF HOUSE
Entrance Made Through Ice Elevator
Somebody Had Keen Sense of Ap--
probation of Values.

Showing a Keen appreciation of what
Is the most valuable in these days of
the high cost Of living. some individ-
uals entered the beef house OF Swift
\ Co, near the railroad station some
time last night aud extracted from the
cooler suHdrv choice. cuts Of meat.
They opened the cash drawer iu which
there was mo- money. The only reason
ably cheap thing that was missing was
eggs. and a good supply of this form
Of edihles has been charged mp to the
wrong side of the profit and loss ac-
count.
The entrance was made through the
ice elevator, the thieves shining up
the runway and working their way the
entire length Of the attic. thence
making their way down to the cooler
Two lambs were carved as the thieves
preferred, some choice pork Ioins were
removed. and other really valuabl,
food stuffs are counted By the firm
among the missing Just now.
Two weeks ago q similar break wa.
made ana at that time meat and eggs
were taken.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1913-05-12
BERLIN HAS
S6OO,OOO FIRE
Big Lumber Plant Burned Saturday
Throwing a Thousapd Men out
Of Employment.

BERLIN. y. H., May 12.-Fire de
stroved the lumber plant Of the Berlin
Mills company Saturday at loss esti-
mated bv company officials At between
100000 and s6O0,0 Ii was report
ed that two men were missing. The
extensive pulp and paper mill property
of the company was not damaged.
4 thousand men were thrown ont Of
employment by the destruction Of the
plant. The company said il would take
three or four months 70 rebuild.
Sparks from an electric motor in the
big sawmill caught in some inlammahlc
material. and the flames spread so
quickly that many Of the men had 20
Jump ont Of the windows 70 escape.
The barker mill. transformer house
several out buildings. with a eompera-
lively small amount Of manufactured
lumber. were lost. The adjoining Of
fees and stables were saved. Help WAS
called from Lewiston and Portland.
The Sawmill was Of the most modern
type. with record for saving l25.-
600 board feet Of lumber an hour.
The nearest paper mill of hte com
pany was half mile away. and was
not seriously threatened The fire was
said To be the largest ia the north
country part Of New Hampshire In
many years. The loss Is covered by
insurance.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1913-05-12
Special Master Reports on
Money Raised for Law
renee! Strike
REPORT FILED WITH
SUPREME COURT
Proceeding Were Brought by the At
torney General at the Instigation Of
Boston Men Who Claimed contribu-
tions Had Been Improperly Used.

BOSTON, May T. No satisfac-
tory explanation Of the disposition Of
SlO.s 500 out of total Of more than
SGS. 900 subscribed for the benefit or
the striking operatives and their fam
lies during the textile strike in Law
renee more than year ago. has been
made. according 10 the findings Of
Winfield :. Slocum. who as master in
veSti.ated the strike expenditures.
Slocum fled his report with the su-
preme court today. The sums unae-
counted for were paid, according 70
the report, 10 Vincent St. John II Chi
cago. secretary of the national or
ganization of the Industrial Workers
Of the World. Thomas Powers Of
Providence and Desire Steur OF Law
renee.
Proceedings against Joseph Belarl.
secretary of the solicitation committee.
ANA other members were brought by
Attorney General swift at the insti-
cation Of Boston men. who complained
that contributions had been improper
~ used.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1913-05-12
ICICLES FORMED IN
WEST DUMMERSTON
Mercury Stood at "a Above in West
Brattleboro this Morning-Tender
Plants Frost Bitten.

As result of the delightful New
England weather the report came
from Nest Dummerstop this morning
that icieles from six to eight inches
long were hanging around as If it was
the first harbinger of winter instead
Of the telltale of an early spring. IN
West Brattleboro this morning at )
o clock the thermometer at the house
Of J. l.. Stoekwel flirted with the p
mark which was not so much to boast
about i'm view OF the fact that the
local official thermometer of F. r.
Vaughan showed temperature of p
above this morning as against - yes
terday morning.
some Of those who planted early
varieties of garden stuff in the hope
that the frost would be kind to them
have undoubtedly been a little disap.
pointed, but on the whole it cannot b
found that the damage has been very
great, although some Of the more ten
der plants have been bitten.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1913-05-12

CHICAGO, May 12.-The first step
toward reuniting the Republican party
was taken at a conference Of R"Fuhh-
cans, United States senators and other
leaders, today. The conference deeid-
ed to ask the Republican national com
mittee TO issue a cali for a national
convention, agreed to reorganiZe the
party along progressive lines in the
proposed conventions and to make the
proposed convention as a sort of Lord :
supper, where all who believed might
nartake.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1913-05-12
RESIDENCE BURNED
IN NORTHFIELD
Wind Drew Blazing Kindlings From
Fireplace to Roof of Rev. r. A.
Torreys Summer Home,
Especial to The Reformer. }

(opPC1dl 10 Ht htIOFHlbG.)
NORTHFIELD, Mass, May II. -
The handsome summer residence of
Rev. r. A. Torrey, the evangelist,
which stood Just north of the auditori-
um, was destroyed by fire yesterday
morning. The fire started in an unusu-
al way and caused loss of about 80
0O0 The property was fully insured
The house was Occupied by Rev. Hor-
ace Sibley, missionary from China, and
his family, Rev. Mr.. Torrey and family
being in Los Angeles. fire was
llindled in the fireplace in the morning
ald later the family sat down to
brea kfact.
While they were seated at the table
they saw burning embers fall from the
roof to the ground. An investigation
showed that the roof was on fire The
only explanation of the cause is that
the high wind caused such q draft that
blazing kindiings were drawn M
through the chimney and set fire il
the i1bf.
There was no telephone in rhe house
so it was necessary to 20 some dis
tance hefore the fire department coul,
be summoned. and when the depart
ment arrived the flames had made sucl
progress that it was impossible to say,
the building. Some furniture ans
( clothing were burned, but Il large PAR
I of the contents were taken to "A plar,
of safety.
Rev. Mr.. Torrey formerly lived IN
the house, bat for the past four o
five years they have been in CaIifor
MIA, although Rev. Mr.. Torrey ha
come here each summer to speak at th
conference. The loss viii fail on bot
families.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1913-05-12
Barn Floor Collapsed Last
Night with 10 Cows aud
Four Oxen
TWO COWS DEAD
WHEN UNCOVERED
Twenty-Five Tons Of Hay Fell From
scaffold Upon Struggling Creatures
Supporting Timber Slid Out from
Under West Guilford Barn.

Just after Benjamin Clark, aged IA
ther of Mrs. Minnie Prouty of West
Guilford, left his barn at o'clock last
evening the floor upon which were 10
COWS and two yoke of oxen fell in.
carrying with it the upper floor and
- tons OF hay, which buried the strug
Cling cattle.
The alarm was sounded through the
neighborhood by telephone and in a
very short time 80 men We're working
with might and main to dig out the
animals. Two of them We're found TO
be dead and others were injured more
OF less seriously. 1t was one of the
most serious accidents that ever hap
pened In that neighhorhood and the
loss falls heavily upon Mrs. Proutv.
who. with her sou. Harold. and her
aged father, have carried on the farm
some time.
Mr.. Clark. who had been feeding the
stock. left the barn less than two min
utes before the floor collapsed. Had
he been in the building at the time
there is hardly a question bat that hi,
death would have been added 30 that
I OF TWO eSPetlallN me Hlich cows tt
! in that struggling and half sufiocate,
mass of animals man would have ha,
/ little chance for life.
I The accident was caused by a pos
which supported the floor giving way
, Some men had been carting out IN,
manure from under the barn and il 4
/ thought they dug too much around TN
I foundation OF the post and that tn
weight upon it caused it to slip out a
the bottom. The timbers were no
weak or rotten As the flooring wa.
thoroughly repaired a short time age
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1913-05-12
FRANK B. LYON.
Native Of Wilmington Died Here Sat
urday of tuberculosis.

Frank b. Lyon, ~. died Saturday
afternoon at $50 o'clock at his home
- Canal street. of tuberculosis, with
which he had been I'll two years He
had been confined TO his bed six weeks.
Mr. Lyon was horn In Wilmington. a
son of John ami Mary Lyon, and
spent most OF his life in that town
and i'm Brattleboro. Here he had been
employed in different places while his
health permitted, and he was well re
garded by his employers and fellow
employees. lie leaves a wife and one
son. and one brother. Arthur. Of VIII
mingtou. The funeral was held this
afternoon at 3 O'Clock and the burial
will take place in the West Brattle-
boro cemetery.