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The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-05-16

All reports from the West tell Of
ideal conditions for crops, and for
planting, so that there is hopeful feel
ing for the future, with one wheat crop
SO near harvested that it can almost be
seen in the stocks. 1t seems to be a
wet season everywhere, north, east,
south and west, but so far little dam
age has been done by the coming of
rain and much good from the heavy
precipitation will come later. We may
expect Il large hay crop in all sections,
and this is very important. The value
of the hay crop is greater than that
of any other, and the dry weather and
shortage of hay for five years has had
Its fun share in raising the cost OF
certain farm produce. When even farm
ers on our hills have to pay $40 tQI
for hay to feed young cattle you may
be sure that conditions have something
! to dc with the high prices Of milk, but
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-05-16

Cld-fashoucd Gardening; History
and Il Reconstruction. Grace Tabor.
In the first part of the book, which
is historical the author pictures the
various kinds of gardens to be found
in the United States over a century
ago: Spanish, English, Dutch Puritan,
Catholic, Quaker, ending with the
Presidents gardens. In the second
part OF the book the gardens are re
! constructed in detail; plans, walks, en-
closures. flowers. trellises etc. are Civ
CT. 1t is interesting to know that the
garden of Governor Endicott in Salem
was the source of one of our common
est wild flowers, the smiling ox-eve
daisy. Mrs. Tabor gives this parting
! advice in regard to reproducing old
gardens: THE primary and only rca
son that there can be given FOR re
storing the old type Of garden is either
a genuinely old housc, or modern
house designed and constructed on tn,
! old lines. Architects offer the dis
tinctly New England Colonial, tn,
Dutch Colonial. the Georgian house C
the South. as well rs the Southern Colo
niaI and besides these the semi Morris
house of the far South. For each o
these, there is a garden distinctly it
own and no other type of garden CT
he adjusted to it with any degree O
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-05-16

In his address at the reception OF
the bodies of the Vera Cruz heroes at
the Brooklyn navy yard President viii
son said: Il never WAS under fire, bat
| fancy that there are some things just
as hard to do as to 90 under fire. | fan
cy that it is just as hard to 10 your
duty when they are shooting at YOU.
When they shoot you they can only
take your natural life; when they
sheer at you they can wound your
heart The same thought many
times undoubtedly entered the troubled
mind of Abraham Lincoln, who in the
carly years of the war of the rebellion
endured criticism and abuse such as was
never heapcd upon any other man in tn,
history of this country. Wilson has hi
great responsibilities, but thus far h,
has walked a primrose path compare,
to the thorny trail which Lincoln fol
! lowed.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-05-16

The strength of the revolution in
Mexico is revealed by the capture of
Tampico, with all its immense consc-
quences to both sides. cutting off
IL large part of the revenue of the HUI
crta government, which was derived
from the oil. and adding SO much to the
coustitutionaIists, besides giving to the
latter Il seaport, with its opportunity
WUrld
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-05-16

Charles Mcllcn 5 tale of exchanging
5000 shares of gilt edged New Haven
stock for n 900 of Westchester stock
worth ''ten cents pound - and that at
the direction of the directors of the
New York, New Haven & Hartford
road throws food of light on the
ways of high finance, The names of
the men ON the New Haven board at
that time were as good as We had. or
SO we thought. They felt that they had
10. placate Tammany instead of show
ing the grasping politicians up in the
public print. The price that had to be
paid is being felt in every town and
city in New England. Public thanks
ire due to Mr.. Mellen for his willing
ness to blow the lid off and tell the
story. He was a party to the perform
lnce which he now relates and shares
in the guilt. He need not have lent his
good name to such outraged transac-
tons He could have purified railroad
ing instead of having a hand in black
ening it. But his willingness now to
/ tell the whole story is for the general
/ good and he should he supported anu
/ upheld in his intentions.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-05-16
The Edge of the Woods. zcphine Hun

The Edge of the Woods. Zephine Hum
phrey.
Those who read Over Against Green
Peak will welcome this volume of es-
says by Miss Humphrey. They are
charming talks on everyday expert
cnces, and the same thoughts come to
Us all, though we may net be able 10
,lothc them in so felicitous language
We who have waited weary hours at
Hoosick Junction, wish her dream OF
| \ Transformed and glorifcd station
might be realized.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-05-16
TO SUBSCRIBERS,

1t Is the aim of the management to
secure efficient service in the delivery of
the paper each night, and It solicits the
cooperation of subscribers to that end.
Prompt report should be gwen of each
failure to receive the paper on the morn
ing following the omission, in person, by
telephone or postal card, thus enabling
the cause of the error to be promptly and
accurately discovered and the proper
remedy Immediately applied. 1t Is olly
by this method that the publisher can Sc
cure the desired service.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-05-16
Member OF the Associated Press.
SATURDAY, MAY IL. 1914.

No. Cordelia, we do not prefer q
steam heated spring, but such a spring
may have its advantages later, if sc
believe in Jones 5 Law of Averages
SO what is the use of kicking at this
time!
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-05-16

The Old-Fashioned Woman; Primitive
Fancies About the Sex. Mrs. L.
Ciew4 Parsons.
Mrs. Parsons has dedicated tins book
on women ITO those who believe in
her and to those who don t. for the
last mentioned class this is an excellent
book as it may influence them to join
the first class. This is a most interest
ing and readable collection of primitive
superstitions. fancies, prc;udiccs and
customs pertaining to women, gathered
by Mrs. Parsons in her wide researches
in anthropolo2y, with much acute com
mcnt on the conventional ideas now
prevailing and which are shown to be
survivais of these same primitive no
tions, somewhat modified. After read
ing this book one wonders what the
men would be now, had they been fet
tered for generations by these same
primitive notions.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-05-16

The Future of Trades Unionism and
Capitalism, Charles w. Eliot.
y brief dispassionate discussion Of
the effect which Democratic govern
mcnt has had on these two opposing
forces, tradcsunionism and capitalism
also the effect these two combinations
have had on democracy.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-05-16
At the Library
Books of Absorbing Interest

The Chatting Dish with Directions for
the Preparation of Sandwiches. \.
James
y collection of thoroughly tested rec
ipes that may be undertaken by the
amateur with full confidence as to sat
isfactorv results. The materials re-
CURED are only those which are within
reach lit any good market.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-05-16
TO ADVERTISERS.

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cents an inch for each subsequent inser-
ton. Limited space or first page at
double rates
Space rates on application.
Classified advertisements Five cents
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count for each subsequent insertion
without change of copy.
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each subsequent insertion without change
of copy.
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The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-05-16

ter and cheese. The wet weather
early in the season is likely to result
in helping the fall in food prices which
is under way from more general causes.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-05-16

For the land 5 sake-use Bowker 5
Fertilizers. They enrich the earth and
those who till it. -
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-05-16

Unvisited Places in Old Europe. Rob
crt Shackleton.
a most delightful and suggestive
book for the person who wishes to
know about the out-of-the-way places
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-08-05
SHEPHERD LEAVES
 ID JOIN RESERWSTS
Property Clerk A. N. G. Re- ceives Instructions to Re-
 port Immediately

Montgomery, August 4.-(Speclal. ) Cable instructions have been received by Capt, Ernest c. Shepherd, property clerk of the Alabama National Guard. to report immediately for service in the reserve forces of the British army. Captain Shepherd is a reserve officer of the army, and at the outbreak of the present European hostilities at once made preparations to return to his ma tive country. Captain Shepherd left for New York tonight
 Captain Shepherd served in the Brit ish army during the Boer war and was later employed by the Chinese govern ment at Hongkong and other coast towns. Following his service in the English army, he came to America and Joined the United States army, serving until 1913. when he resigned to accept commission in the Alabama National Guard.
 Captain Shepherd expects to be as- signed to duty in one of the colonies He is acquainted with. a number of the dialects of the South African peo- pie and is a linguist of broad attain n.SEts.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-08-05
WEAK[EY WRITES ON SALE IN COLUMBUS
Says Sale of Water Plant to City Was Brought About
 HarmOni0usly
To the Editor of The Age-Herald.

To the Editor of The Age-Herald
 have just read your paper of Friday giving an account of the purchase of water plant in which I am interested by the city of Columbus. Ga. The long legal controversy referred to was between the city and the former owners of the prop erty. From the inception of our owner ship We offered to sell the plant to the city at it's apprased value. and we ex- pressly waived any right to claim com- pensaton for the value of a franchise. Our relations with the city of Columbus and With our patrons were entirely har- momous; no controversy existed as to the quality of the water or the price charged for the sape. The city simply desired municipal ownership and when this fact was decided, our company brought suit to settle legal questions as to our respective rights to the water sup water company selected it's engineer, the city did likewise, and the two engineers fixed the value of the property, and the purchase of the plant by the city was quickly accomplished.
 A similar procedure would probably soon settle the water question in Bir- mingham. Personally I am in favor of the municipal ownership of public utili- ties; l am opposed to the repudiation by the city of Birmingham of any contract into which it has entered Yours very truly.
 JNO. B. WEAKLEY.
 Wequetonsing, Mich. Aug. 2, 1914
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-08-05
FAIR CATALOGS
 BEING SENT OUT

Catalogs of the Alabama state fair are this morning flooding the malls go- Ing out of Birmingham, for yesterday afternoon Miss Julie Bessiere, chief clerk at the fair office. sent several thousand to the postoffice
 The catalogs this year Is well pat ronized with advertising by local and foreign concerns. About 12,0o0 of them are being sent out.
 It Is unusually dignlfied this year by a page layout of the likenesses of of President R. A. Brown. Vice Pres ident George A. Blinn. Jr., Treasurer Bertram Jacobs. Acting Secretary Sam Fowlkes and John L. Parker. chair man of the executive committee.
 The entire booklet is replete with photographs and illustrations showing types of free acts, exhibits of live stock, agriculture and the like, and shows at glance that the 1914 fair will by far exceed any previous eff fort. One entire page is given over to a photograph of the mammoth roller coaster which has recently been erected on the fair grounds.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-08-05
AD CLUB BLUNCHAT
 NEWSPAPER CLUB
Will Devote More Time to Matters Pertaining Strict
 ly to Advertising

The feature of the Ad club luncheon
 held at 1 o'clock yesterday at the News
 paper club. was the annual report of the retiring general secretary, Oliver Cox MT. Cox reviewed the work of the club during the last 12 months in a most com prehensive manner
 The chairman of the executive com mittee presided at yesterdays luncheon in the absence of President Sparrow It was declared to be the sense of the executive committee that the club should devote It's time more to matters per- taining strictly to advertising and less to matters of civic nature than it has in the 12 months past and this plan prob- ably will be followed.
 J. A. Martin was on the programme yesterday. his subject being How Ad- vertising Makes for Economy" Mir Mar tin distributed copies of The Progressive Farmer, containing reproduction of an article along this line and a discussion followed in which most of those present joined.
 The luncheon yesterday at the News paper club was largely attended, there being % per cent more present yester- day than last week. when the lunch was wheld at Rotary hall. The club prob ably will continue to lunch at the News paper club.
 Oliver Cox retired yesterday as gen elal secretary of the club and will de- vote his entire time to the Rotary club MT. Cox has received many compliments for his work in the Ad club. The duties however, became so manifold that he found 1t practically impossible to con tinue to act as assistant secretary of the Rotary club and as general secretary of the Ad club, so he resigned the latter position.
 H. D. Cullen, managing editor of The Educational Exchange, succeeds Mir Cox. MT. Cullen has been an enthusiastic work
 CT in Ad club enterprises since it's organ
 ization and the opinion has been ex- pressed that he would prove very eff clent in his new position.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-08-05
BOOKrp WASHINGTON
 CALLS ON, GOVERNOR
Visit Has tO Do With Distribution of Agricultural Funds From the
 Smith-Lever Bill

montgomery. August 4.-(Special) Booker T. Washington, president of the Tuskegee Normal school called on the governor today relative to the distribution Of the agricultural funds coming to Ala bama under the provisions of the Smith Lever Bill, recently passed by Congress.
 The governor assured Dr. Washington that the negroes of the state will get their share of the funds and that negro demonstration agents will be employed to instruct negro farmers under the provi- sions of the bill
 At present the fund will be administered by Dr. C. c. Thach president of the Ala bama Polytechnic institute but when the next legislature meets an administrator for the fund will be chosen. It is prob able that the funds will continue to be distributed by Dr. Thach.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-08-05
HOLD CONFERENCE
 ONATHENS SERVICE Civic Chamber Committees Meet With l.. X N. Pas
 senger Traffic Men

The Athens train service proposition was taken up yesterday morning at a meeting of the wholesale trade com mittee and the railroads and transpor- tation committee of the Chamber of Commerce. The committee called upon the officials of the Louisville and
 Nashville railroad. and will confer again today on the matter
 Train schedules between Athens and Birmingham are being looked up, and 1t Is said very good service between the two points can undoubtedly be ar ranged. This is the matter concerning which delegation from the Athens
 Board of Trade recently visited Bir- mingham, stating that they preferred to trade in Birmingham rather than Ten
 nessee cities if they could have good train service to and from this point Secretary Radcliffe of the Chamber of Commerce will submit a report of the meetings of the committees and the conferences with the passenger officials to the Athens Board of Trade.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-08-05
FOREMAN KILLED
 AT VARIANT CITY Gas Accumulates in Oven of Pipe Works and
 ExplOdes

Caspar Governorsvitoh. core foreman at the National Cast Iron Pipe company plant at Tarrant City was instantly killed late yesterday afternoh by an explosion of gas in one of the ovens at the plant The dead man was making an inspection of the ovens, according to reports re- ceived of the accident. and it appears that gas had accumulated in one of the cham bers which, upon being opened, expioded. No one else was injured.
 E. F. Linthieum, general manager Of the plant, stated last night that he did not understand how the explosion could have occurred, unless 1t was that an ac- emulation of gas was in the oven, and the outside air. rushing in when the door was opened. caused the accident. MT. Linthicum was not at the plant when the explosion occurred. but immediately upon being informed hurried to the plant to in vestgate.
 The dead man was brought to the Johns Undertaking company. He was a young married man and besides the widow leaves two sisters. He resided at Tarrant City.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-08-05
SLOSS COMPANY ASKS PERMIS- SION TO DUMP SLAG IN SEC OND AVENUE AND IS REFUSED BY THE CITY

Through the Soss-Sheffeld company another delay has been occasioned in First avenue viaduct work
 The final agreement now will not be reached before next Tuesday on account of the Sloss company insisting that it be allowed the use of Second avenue opposite it. furnaces for the dumping of slag until the city wishes to open the street.
 City Commissioner James Weatherly, who has had charge of the viaduct ne- gotiations for the city, flatly refuses to entertain any such proposition he says, and the other two commissioners are backing him up. MT. Weatherly says, however the eleventh hour request" of the Sloss company is not serious in that it will not cause a rupture in the viaduct negotiations
 Tt merely means more delay" he said yesterday. That's the only effect I can see 1t will have. The proposition has so
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-08-05
PROGRESS|VES ID
 MEET HERE TODAY Bull Moose Leaders Began to Arrive Yesterday for
 Conferences

For the purpose of attending the bull moose state convention in Birmingham today, many disciples of former Pres
 ident Roosevelt reached the city last
 night. Though numerous conferences
 were held by the leaders on account of
 their reticence in conversation with
 "outsiders" nothing of what they will do today was learned
 R. A. Perryman of Heflin, chairman
 of the state executive committed who will probably be temporary presiding
 officer today, Judge l.. H. Reynolds of Clanton, and George Stefelmeyer of
 Cullman, were first to arrive on the
 scene. Each was enthusiastic in his expressions concerning the growth of
 his party in Alabama and each was Ieertain that it's strength would con tinue to be tenfold that of the repub- lieans. But neither Issued predic- ton to the outcome of the session today
 The convention will be called to or- der in the auditorium of the Chamber of Commerce. 1t will be well attended,
 and among the delegates will be none of negro blood. party platform will
 be drawn up and adopted the mem- | bers of new state executive commits tee will be chosen, and certain candi- dates will be put in nomination. It | is not believed that the progressives | will follow the lead of the republi- | cans and nominate an opponent to ev- | cry democratic nominee. It Is under | stood that they will name candidate | in each instance when they are con- vinced that they have better man to offer than the democrats have of | fered. Despite that fact 1t is con- | sdered probable that candidate for | governor will be nominated. for it is understood that only by so doing will l the progressives he able to maintain | their rank with the secretary of state
 as the party of second strength in Ala-
 bama pr J. IT. Cross of Gadsden. and
 Judge A. F. Bongshore of Columbiana, | are tentative candidates for this nomi-
 nation, with the indication that tho l former will be successful.
 | At 10 o'clock ths morning the Ninth district bull moose convention will be
 called to order. It is certain that in | this convention a candidate for Con- gress from the Ninth district will bs named as opponent to the democratic nominee George Huddleston.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-08-05
SIGNING OF CONTRACT FOR
 VIADUCT AGAIN DEL LAYED


far advanced now that the railroads are
 going to build 1t. l believe they are act
 ing in the best of faith. The Sloss com
 pany's eleventh hour request will not be
 granted by the city under any circum-
 stances, but it will not hold up the final signing of the viaduct contracts longer than next Tuesday, I'm sure.
 The request of the Sloss company is contrary to the contract we made with them just a short time ago for the open ing of Second avenue, and 1t is contrary
 to the tentative contract we have entered into with the railroads involved in the via duct negotiations. The contract with the Sloss company calls for the opening of Second avenue and the big slag pile oi that company across this street was re-
 moved for this purpose.
 Tn negotiating for the viaduct later however, we agreed that Second avenue would be left closed for a period of IL years or longer. We did not agree how
 ever, that 1t should be piled up with slas again, and the request to do so from the Sloss company is without reason" MT. Weatherly yesterday got in touch
 with representatives of the railroads in- volved and a settlement of the Sloss com pany tangle Is expected within a few days. A conference on the matter is scheduled for next Thursday. The final contract is expected to be ratified at the commission meeting next Tuesday This Friday and ratified yesterday.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-08-05
Face Feeling Easy
 Blonde or Brunette

because her skin Is extraordinarily thin and fine,' says Mime. Lima Cava1ieri. .The brunette's as rule, is the reverse. The skin is thicker and has a tendency to an oily appearance"
 For either the faded blondes skin or the brunettes oily or sallow complex ion, the best remedy is ordinary merco- lized wax. Use every night. this will give one an entirely new complexion within about weeks time. The wax gradually peels off the worn-out sur face skin. with all its defects. little each day, without affecting the delicate underskin in the least. The latter will have the exquisitely beautiful glow of youth-indeed. one may readily lose ten or fifteen years from her age. 70 far a appearance goes, by. course of this simple treatment The. wax. qecurab1a at any drug store. is applied like cold
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-08-05
WARNING IS ISSUED
 TO FEED DEALERS
Merchants Urged Not to Purchase Packages Containing Less Than
 100 Pounds Net

Montgomery, August 4--tSpecial.) } The department of agriculture and In : dustries today issued a warning to feed dealers in Alabama against receiving
 feed in packages containing less than 100 pounds net The warning was is- sued following information filed with
 the department that a number of vest ern feed manufacturers have decided to pack their feed in packages and label them "997s pounds net" and 100 pounds gross"
 "The department wishes to call the attention of all Alabama dealers in feeds to the fact that the Alabama law fixes 100 pounds net. and that bags or packages of feed labeled s9s pounds, 100 pounds gross. will not conform to the law. and that anyone selling feeds so labeled will be subject to prosecution" said the department off, cials "We hope that all merchants will not buy feeds marked. but that they will insist on 100 pounds net and thus comply with the law