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The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-10-01
Camp Fire Stories.

Campfire stories of the Roosevelt
party form part of the colonels CON
tribution to the September Scribner's.
He tells the following:
Round the campfire Colonel ROndon
happened to mention how the brother
of one of the soldiers with us-a Pa
reels lndian-had been killed by jara-
raca snake. Cherrie told of q narrow
escape he had from one while collect
ing in Guiana At night he used to set
traps III camp for small mammals
One night he heard one of these traps
go off under he hammock He reach
ed down for il, and as he fumbled for
the chain he felt a snake strike at him.
just missing him in the darkness but
actually brushing his hand He lit a
light and saw that a big jararaca had
been caught i'll the trap. and he pre-
served it as Il specimen.
Snakes frequently came into his
camp after ni"htfall. He killed one
Tattlesnake which had swallowed the
skinned bodies of four mice he had
prepared as specimens. which shows
, that rattlesnakes do not always feed
only on living prey.
Another rattlesnake which he kill
ed in Central America had Just swal-
lowed an OpOssum which proved to be
of a species new to science.
MILLER told how once on the Orinoco
he saw on the bank q small anaconda,
some ten feet long. killing one of the
iguanas, big, active. truculent. carniv-
orOus lizards, equally at home on the
land and in the water Evidently the
fguanas were digging out holes in the
bank in which to lay their eggs, for
there were several such holes and
iguanas working at them. The snake
had crushed its prey to a pulp. and not
more than a couple of feet away an
other iguana was still busily and with
entire unconcern engaged in making
its burrow. At Miller's approach the
anaconda left the dead iguana and
rushed into the water, and the live
| iguana promptly followed it.
Miller also told of the stone gods
and affairs and temples he had seen in
| the great Colombian forests. monu-
ments of strange civilizations which
| fiourished and died out ages ago and
| of which all memory has vanished"
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-10-01
WEST BRATTLEBORO

Miss Clara Warren has gone to board
with Mrs. d. w. Harris
Silas Holbrook has leased the Aus
tin Akley place and will move there
next week.
Mrs. Julia Harris IS i'll with an at
tack OF acute indigestion and is under
her physician 5 care.
Walter Taylor went to Woodstock
yesterday to spend a week 5 vacation
with his mother, Mrs. w. j. Hawkins.
Mrs. w. H. Alexander was taken to the
Memorial hospital yesterday and operated
upon this morning by DR. Wells of New
York
Miss Anna Belle Morgan who had
spent two weeks with her sister, Mrs.
Benjamin Blodgett, has returned to her
home in Ludlow
Dr. and Mrs. G. B. Hunter and
daughter Vivian and Mrs. William
Reardon attended the street fair in
Bellows Falls Tuesday.
Mrs. Edgar Butler of Townshend is
visiting at the home of her brother
Charles r. Prentiss, and is attending
the Baptist state convention.
Mrs. William Pennington. who has
'N'i 'OtiiNihS Win WI >. H. w. nan II
three weeks, has gone today to board
with Miss Kate Wheeler
Mrs. Charles Stone vino had been
| caring for the late Mrs. Gilman War
rem left there yesterday and went tC
| her home on Northern avenue.
Mr.. and Mrs Frank Convey and tive
daughters of Dorchester, Mass, re-
| turned this week to their home. They
| had been in town and at South Lon
| donderry since August.
J. H. Britton of Springfield, Mass.
| has been a visitor this week with Mr.
| and Mrs. w. +. Mixer He went from
| there to Hinsdale to visit his brother
| before going to his home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Walker Warren OF
| Waterbury, Conn. and Merton Warn -
of Boston. who have been in town on
account Of the death Of their mother
| returned yesterday TO their homes.
Mr.. and Mrs. Austin Nichols, Mr.
and Mrs. Lewis Sylvester, Mr.. anc
Mrs. William Ames, Mr.. and Mrs
| Fred Fox and Mrs. Robert Williams
went to Wilmington yesterday to at
tend the Wilmington fair.
Baptist church, West Brattleboro
| Rev. /. NJ. Compton pastor. Mornin.
| service at 1890 with sermon bv-.th,
pastor. Sunday school at -. Even
ing service at p. IN. Midweek pray
pr meeting on Wednesday evening a
40 o clock.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-10-01
Did Not Try to Play Politics.
{ Bennington Banner. }

DIR. Walter J. Aldrich of St Johnsbury
is at last settled upon as the Progressive
candidate for governor, filling the place
left vacant by the resignation of Alexan-
der J. Cooper of Bennington Dr. Aldrich
represented St Johnsbury at the last SEES
sion of the legislature and made a good
record--in some respects the best record
Of any of the Progressive leaders for he
did not try to play politics for partisan
purposes as did some others, especially in
connection with the direct primary bill
DR. Aldrich joined with the Republicans
and Democrats who favored a direct phi
mary in trying to get a good bill through
the House while other Progressive leaders
and the leading Democrats in the House
fought the primary bill at the critical
time for no apparent reason except that
the bill was written and proposed by Re
publicans Not only is DR.. Aldrch's rec
ord clear on the primary question, but
also on other important issues of the state.
He is not much of an orator, but is able
to express his views clearly and forcbly.
If he were exposed to any danger of being
governor of Vermont there would be no
cause for alarm, but he isn't. Charles w
Gates will be the next governor of Yer.
mont. The most the Democrats and Pro
gressives can hope is to carry the election
10 the legislature and it is doubtful il
they can even do this.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-10-01
VERMONT BUSINESS TROUBLES
Howard & Martin, Hardwick Granite
Firm. Fails for S11,183.80.

RUTLAND, Oct. /. Howard &
Martin of Hardwick, granite dealers,
have filed petition in bankruptcy with
Clerk +. ). Plat of the United States
court. The firm has liabilities of SILL
1880 and assets of $l0,l36.13. ". II.
Martin. one OF the members of the con
Germ, has personal liabilities of 81 OIL
81 and assets of $3.l75, of which ST.
$3.50 is claimed exempt. r. +. Howard
gives his personal liabilities as $3.50
IS and his assets as 93,53J. with 81
G3J claimed exempt. NJ. j. Couhig, al
so of the firm. owes S65.6J and has as
sets of 1928. all exempt. Button < Mul-
cahy Of Hardwick are counsel for the
petitioners.
A petition in bankruptcy has also
been filed by Frank T. Blaine of Bar
net through Simonds, Searles 4 Graves
Of st. Johnsbury As counsel His liza
bilities are $500 and he has practical
" no assets.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-10-01

The New Haven railroad makes a bad
showing in its annual report 1t earned
dividend, but having paid one per cent in
the first of the year. it shows large
deficit. The loss IN its accumulated sur
plus was more than seven million dollars,
due to the payment of this one dividend
and the charging off of depreciation III
stocks of securities in trollies, etc There
are good reasons for believing. however,
that the troublous days of the New Haven
system are ending and that eventually it
will regain it's old-time prestige as regu-
lar and substantial dividend-payer
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-10-01
JAPAN'S ENTRANCE INTO WAR.
Pledge Conflict Will Be Confined to
Eastern Asia Treasures Washington.


Eastern Asia Treasures Washington.
From outward appearances the Unit
ed States government views with equa-
nimity the entrance of Japan into the
European war. The reaSSuring dec
larations made to the United States
by both Great Britain and Japan to
the effect that Japan would confine
her military operations against Ger
many to eastern Asia have done much
to calm any fears that may have been
felt that the zone of warfare in the
Pacific might be extended to German
Samoa. which adjoins the American
naval station at Tutuila, and to the
other German possessions in the Pa
cific.
1t is believed that President Wilson's
address to his fellow countrymen en-
joining upon them a strict observance
Of neutrality will have the effect of
discouraging anti-Japanese agitators,
and that the American people gener-
ally will follow the example of their
government in observing the strictest
neutrality as between the various com
batantS
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-10-01
War Fever.

used to think that Jones was strong
Within the laws domain.
But now / know that l was wrong
His fortes Alsace-Lorraine.
And Smith (another sudden blowl-
His hobbies, was sure,
Were golf and cigarettes, but no!
They re Brussels and Namur
And Brown. so reticent before
Now keeps waylaying me
TO mobilize whole army corps
Of words-on strategy
And Green. who thought the one best bet
Was peace, is now. alas!
Continually storming Metz
Armed with a demitasse
And Johnson-but enough OF spitel
The worst OF all l am.
For on a tab.ecloth last night
| d-sw diagram!
New York Times
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-10-01
ORLEANS COUNTY REPUBLICANS.
Nominate Ticket and Listen to Charles
w. Gates. -.

NEWPORT, Oct l. - At the Orleans
county Republican convention yester-
day the following nominations were
made: g. For senator's, H., T. Seaver of
Barton and =. C.. Wilcox OF Morgan;
for STATE S attorney, A II. Circuit. of
Newport; for assistant judges, +. NJ.
Sears of irasbrrg- and Elisha Lane OF
Newport; for sheriff, f. !. Hill of New
port; for high bailiff, W. w. Wakefield
of Troy. Charles W. Gates, Republican
candidate for governor, and Porter
II. Dale, Republican candidate for
Congress in the second district, address.
ed the convention.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-10-01

That Carranza viii give up the provis-
ional presidency of Mexico without a
struggle and so save bIoodshed is the opin-
ION of the Latin-Ameriean colony at Wash
ington and perhaps those who make it up
know best. But, happy though such a
peace, it establishes firmly the ascendancy
of the military despotism in Mexico and
makes the civil power mere empty name
at the absolute mercy of 'the man on
horseback However, Europe is in about
the same predicament as Mexico
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-10-01
Not Armed For Sport.

If our canoe voyage was prosperous
we would gradually tighten the loads
by eating the provisions. If we met
with accidents, such as losing canoes
and men in the rapids or by Indians
or encountered over much fever and
dysentery the loads would tighten
themselves
I'VE were all armed We took no
cartridges for sport. Cherrie had some
to be used sparingly for collecting
specimens. The others We're to be
nsed-unless in the unlikely event of
having to repel an attack-only to pro
cure food
1.-THE food and the arms we carried
represented all reasonable precautions
against suffering and starvation; but,
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-10-01
TO SUBSCRIBERS.

1t Is the aim of the management to
secure efficient service in the delivery OF
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cooperation of subscribers to that end.
Prompt report should be given 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 only
by this method that the publisher can Sc
cure the desired service
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-10-01
Villa Different from Others.
(IIartford Courant.)

In one respect Villa has shown himself
different from all other Mexican Warriors
and statesmen. He doesn't want TO be
president of the country. That sort Of
ambition has been the curse of Mexico
for many years. Villas declaration makes
us think better of him. and 1t almost
makes us believe, with full consideration
of his early training and career that he
comes nearer being a real patriot than any
of the others whom the revolution has
brought into prominence.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-10-01
10 Save Art From Mar.

NJ. Paul Otlet, president of the Union
des Associations Internationales of
Brussels, says a movement is on foot
to induce the United States to obtain
the cooperation of the neutral powers
of the world in approaching the bel
ligerents to beg them to respect mu-
seums Of art and scientific collections
in the threatened capitals.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-10-01
DESCRIBES
TRIBE OF BRAZIL
StraWS P.otrude From Holes
Pierced In Nose and Upper
Lip of the Men.

of course, if the course of the river
proved very long and difficult, if we
lost our boats over falls or in RAPIDS
or had TO make too many and too long
portages or We're brought to a halt by
impossible swamps, then we would
have to reckon with starvation as a
possibility. Anything might happen.
I'VE were about TO go into the I'M
known, and no one could say what 1t
held"
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-10-01
Ready to Descend Duvida.

Describing his preparations for the
journey down the River of Doubt, Colo
rel Roosevelt says:
'Rondon. Lyra, the doctor. Cherrie,
Kermit and |, with sixteen paddlers
in seven canoes. were to descend the
Duvida and find out whether it led
into the Gy-Parana, into the Madeira
or into the Tapajos. If within a few
days it led into the Gy-Parana our
purpose was to return and descend the
Ananas. whose outlet was also un-
known
Having this in view. we left a fort
at Bonafacio. We took with us provi-
sions for about fifty days-not full ra-
tions, for we hoped. in part, to live on
the country, on fish. game. nuts and
palm tops Our personal baggage was
already well cut down. Cherrie. Ker-
NIT and | took tie naturalist's fly to
sleep under and very light little tent
extra for any one who might fall sick.
ROndon. Lyra and the doctor took one
of their own tents.
THE things that we carried were
necessities-foo medicines. bedding.
instruments for determining the alti-
tude and longitude and latitude-ex-
cept few books, each in small com
pass. Lyra's were in German, con-
sisting of two tiny volumes of Goethe
and Schiller: Kermit's were in Portu-
gueSe; mine. all in English. included
the last two volumes of Gibbon. the
plays of Sophocles. More's Utopia.
Marcus Aurelius and Epictetus, the
two latter lent me by a friend. Major
Shipton of the regulars, our military
attache at Buenos Aires
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-10-01

In Brussels there are 100000 people
who have no food and with winter coming
on no prospects of food except such as
comes to them through the favor of Eng
land and with the Willingness of the Ger
man authorities that they should have the
food brought to them through the Ger
man lines. These people are non-combat-
ants, but since war is war they must
suffer along with the fighters.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-10-01

The season is early but already can
didates are making their ambitions
known. II. II. Blanchard, who was a
senator from Windsor county two
years ago, has been nominated for town
representative from Springfield, and it
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-10-01
WESTMINSTER.

Mrs. Walter Twitchell is. improving
from her recent accident.
On "Wednesday evening the Bible
class gave Mrs. Susan Clark Bible
as n token Of the high esteem in which
Mrs. Clark is held by the class. Mrs.
Clark will 90 this week to Townsend,
Mass. to live with her son. Oliver.
She will he greatly missed by a larg,
circle of friends
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-10-01
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The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-10-01

is stated that in case he is elected he
will be "a candidate for speaker of
the House
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-10-01

Real faith is needed before a man
can buy bottle of hair restorer of
bald-headed druggist.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-10-01
COL. ROOSEVELT
STRANGE, WILD
Naked Nhambiquaras Entire
" at Their EaSe-Like
Friendly Animals.

[From Colonel Roosevelt's sixth article
describing his journey in the Brazilian
wilderness in Scribner's Magazine for Sep
TENDER, 1914. Copyright, 1914 by Charles
Scribner's Sons.
COLONEL ROOSEVELT narrates
A his journey with a Mule Train
" Across Nhambiquara Land" In
the Brazilian wilderness. The
Nhambiquara are strange, wild tribe,
absolutely naked, friendly and kindly.
The colonel says that Nowhere in At
rica did we come across wilder or more
absolutely primitive sayages." OF
these people he says:
'They were laughing, easy temper
ed crew, and the women were as well
| fed as the men and We're obviously
we'll treated, from the savage stand
point. There was no male brutality
like that which forms such revolving
| feature in the life of the Australian
black fellows and, although to a some
what less degree, in the life of so many
negro and Indian tribes.
'They We're practically absolutely
naked. In many savage tribes the men
go absolutely naked, but the women
wear a breech clout or lOin cloth. In
certain tribes we saw near Lake Veto
ria NyanZa and on the upper White
! Nile both men and women We're prac-
| tically naked. Among these Nhambi-
quaras the women were more complete
~ naked than the men, although the
| difference was not essential. The men
wore a string around the waist. Most
of them wore nothing else. but few
had loosely hanging from this string in
front scanty tuft of dried grass or a
small piece of cloth, which. however,
was of purely symbolic use so far as
either protection or modesty was con-
cerned. The women did not wear a
stitch of any kind anywhere on their
bodies. They did not have on so much
as a string or n bead or even an Orna-
ment in their hair They We're all
men and women, boys and well grown
young girls-as entirely at ease and I'M
conscious as so many friendly animals.
a Sociable Lot.
"All of them-men, women and chill
dren, laughing and talking
around US, whether we were on horse
back or on foot. They f1ocked into the
house and when l sat down to write
surrounded me so closely that l had
TO push them gently away. The WON
en- and girls often stood holding one
anothers hand or with their arms
over one another's shoulders or around
one another's waists. Offering an at
tractive picture.
The men had holes pierced through
the septum of the nose and through
the upper lip and wore a straw
through each hole The women were
not marked or mutilated.
1T seems like q contradiction il
terms, but it is nevertheless a fact
that the behavior OF these completely
naked women and men was entirely
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-10-01

Never despise little things. The big
geSt man that ever lived was once an
infant.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-10-01

[From Colonel Roosevelts sixth article
describing his journey in the Brazilian
wilderness in Scribners Magazine for Sep
TENDER, 1914. Copyright, 1914, by Charles
Scribners Sons
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