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Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1914-02-26

That last game was really some
bowling tournament. Nicht Wahr?
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1914-02-26
STATE PRESS

Superior Telegram ''Ish-ka-bibble'
is an expression which has spread
far beyond its merits.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1914-02-26

Appleton Post:-And now Rhine
lander is to vote ON the oath of this
month upon the question of adopting
the commission form Of government.
All the towns are doing it.
La Crosse Leader Philadelphia
doctor has come to the rescue of
an unjustIy suspected male humanity
by saying that the real cause of red
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1914-02-26

Referees, Mullen, V. E. Thompson.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1914-02-26

'sAyd II Gy LNFM V ALL
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-05-18
Natural Resources Of Mexico.

THO n,.ornni,.- resources and The in
.3ustrial no>sibilitics OF the Rppubfc Of
Mexico are alike beyond measure or es-
Innate, Its -67 900 square miles. 20
lf..iralI,- divided into ~ states three
territories. and one federal district.
now sustain population of approx
aate}v I5.OOO.000 Under conditions Of
10 more than fair DEVELOPMENT the
country could a9sily maintain l00 00O-
600 people.
In latitude. Mexico lies between the
rarallcls Il 30 - north and - -
north. \ large part of its area is
within the tropics. Its surface con
Gguration. however distinctly modi-
fes its temperature. 1t presents three
fairly defined zones thus: the hot
country (tierra caliente). in which are
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-05-18
WEST BRATTLEBORO.

Miss Caroline Hamlin went to Boston
Saturday to stay week or more with
relatives.
Mrs. Christian Ravn left Saturday
for a visit at her former home in New
Hampshire.
Miss Ida Wilder Went to Springfield,
Mass, Saturday to stay until today
with relatives.
Mrs. Warren L, Walker, who has
been i'll long time, is now able to be
about the house some.
D. r. Perry and son. Harold Perry,
were in Grafton, Windham and Towns
hcnd last week on business.
Alton Copeland and Robert Pretlow
went to the Pretlow farm in Halifax
Saturday to remain over sunday.
Walter Morgan has begun work for
Harold Perry surveying, He will live
with Mr.. and Mrs. Perry while here,
Mrs. Loella Lake returned from
Springfield, Mass, Saturday and went
10 the home of her brother w, f.
I Whitney.
j Frank Waite of Worcester came Sat
UfdaN 10 bring ms son 10 remain ton
some time with his grandparents, Mr.
and Mrs. George Wheeler.
Miss Susie Clark returned to hel
;, hool in Springfield Mass, Yesterday
! Mrs. Robert Clark of Turner's FAIL
/ has come to care for Mrs. G. :. Clark
Miss Julia Patton and the daughte
| Of Prof. L. b. Patton come from Hart
I lord, Conn, Saturday and went to thei
+ summer home on Amcs hilI to stay
/ short time.
Mrs. Hannah 5. Prentiss of Wind
ham, who had been visiting her son
Rev. George Prentiss, in Florence
Mass, came Saturday to visit anothe
son, Charles Prentiss, few days.
H. W. Barber and Hoyt Barber r,
turned Saturday night from their fam
in Nottingham. On Saturday mornin
while Hoyt Barber was mcnding
fence the corner of the axe struck hi
right ankle and inflicted sever
woend. As soon as he arrived her
IN Hunter was called and dressed IN
syuund
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-05-18
HUERTA HAS 42.7O1 SOLDIERS
Tonnage Of Entire Navy Doesn't Equal
That of One Atlantic Fleet Bsttleship.

Tonnage Of Entire Navy Doesn't Equal
That of One Atlantic Fleet BstteshiP.
The United States war department
estimates thai there are T.. Tul federal
soldiers in Mexico. At Tampiro there
are $500. The federal forces are dis
tributed as follows:
Mexico City. G.OOO: Tampicu, $500;
Guadalaiara. 5000: Zacatecas. 5000.
Mazatlan. 2oO0: L.astilal. 2O0u: Guam
ajuata. 3.GS3; Acapulco. l-55n: Viz
toria - .: Wales. D. fol; Puebla. LOCO:
Tampecho. 500. Fresnillo. 500; Cabyilo,
600; Puerto Mexico. coo: Tulu 200; Los
CHARGES. 100: Topic. 500. Vera cruz.
900; Libre. 100: Jadaia. 800; Orizaha.
100: Tachurco. JGO: Ometepec. 55n. Co.
lima 300: NlanZanilio. 300. IXtila. Suu:
Ayutla ~: Tehuantepec. "a: Gambod
~: Ubcro. -: RiHcon. 10: Conejo 50:
Acayucan. -: Port au Mexico. 30
The entire Mexican navy * not as
liz Nv nearly coca tons a. the small
est battleships in the Atlantic fleet
The total tonnage Of her navy is To-.
$50 ana the vessels II the Louisiana
class are each 1000 tons The ton
mage Of the Dreadnought Arkansas IT
the Atlantic fleet. tie flagship OF Rear
Admiral Badger. is 2T.243.
The most modern vessel If war lis
ing the Mexican Ta. Is tile cruiser
General Guerrero. winch WAS built ~
the Nickers in England in 1905. She
is Of ] $50 tons, and her 200 horse
power engines are capable Of giving
her 4 speed Of twelve knots. She car
rics six fonr-inch guns and two three
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-05-18
ROOSEVELT EAGER TO FIGHT
Reported Ready to Hurry Back and
Lead Brigade Against Mexico.

\ Berlin dispatch 10 the New York
Times says that Colonel Roosevelt j.
eager to yet into the fray in Mexico
according 10 an American official now
in Berlin. who saw the former preSi-
dent few weeks ago ia South Amer.
lea. lie says that the commander Of
the rough riders announced his in
iention. in the event OF huStiliticS With
Mexico. Of going home al the earliest
possible moment and fighting for his
country.
Colonel Roosevelt, who, if he carries
cut his plan. will again serve under
his friend. Leonard Wood. who WAS
his colonel i'll cuba. said that he in
tended 10 organize and lead an entire
brigade Of cavalry for service i'm Mex
leo instead Of a regiment. He said
that he had his officers all selected.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-05-18
TELLS HOW
HIS FIRST IAGUAR
Fierce Cat Bigger Than the
Cougar Was Trapped In
Jungle Treetop.


friends. They Were biggish. monde
script animals. obviously good fighters
ana they speedily developed the utmost
affection for all the members of the
expedition. but especially for Kermit.
who took care Of them. One we named
Shenzi, the name given the wild bush
natives by the Swahin. the senicivi-
lied African porters lie was good
natured. rough and stupid; hence his
name. The other was called by ma
tive name, Trigaeiro. The chance now
came to trE them.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-05-18
Toothless Mouthed Beast

I'VE We're steamiug between long
stretches of coarse grass about three
feet high when we spied from The deck
black object very conspicuous against
the vivid green. 1t was giant ant
eater. or Tamandua bandeira. one of
the most extraordinary creatures of
the latter day world"
Colonel Roosevelt says Of the ant
eater that it is about the size of 4
rather small black bear. 1t has very
long. barrow. toothleSs snout. with Il
1t is covered with coarse black hair
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-05-18
Nicknamed by Kermit.

Colonel Roosevelt and Kermit named
one of the native hunters in Brazil who
accompanied them on the ja@uar hunt
after NipS, the monkey in the Swiss
Family Robinson" who always tested
out doubtful food. This particular ma
tive was always chosen by his asso-
ciates To try out the dangerous boggy
places Oh the trail Therefore he he
came Nips TO the rest of the party.
Colonel Roosevelt in describing til,
killing of his first jaguar says:
The pace quickened the motley
pack burst into yelling and bowling
and then Il sudden quickening of tn,
note showed that the game had cithe
climbed tree or turned To bay in
thicket The former proved To lie tn
case The dogs had entered patel
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-05-18
An Enchanted Forest.

Colonel Roosevelt gives vivid pic
ture of the Brazilian jungle. He says
In the course Of this part Of his MARIA
tive: For miles we rode through
beautiful open forest Of tall. slender
caranda palms, with other trees seat
tered among them. Green parrakeets
with black heads rlmttered ms they
few: noisy green and red parrots
climbed among the palms. and huge
macaws. some entirely blue. others
almost entirely red. screamed Loudly
~ they perched ia the trees OF took
Sing lit our approach If one was
wounded its cries kept its companions
circling around overhead
The natusalists found the bird fauna
totally different from that which they
had been collecting in the hill coun-
try near Corumha. seventy or eighty
miles distant. and birds swarmed. both
species and individuals South Ameri-
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-05-18
Fired at Seventy Yard Range.

Il did not trust the pack. The dogs
We're not stanch, and if the iaguaI
came down and started | feared we
might lose it. So fired at once from
distance of seventy yards. | was us
ing my fayorite rifle. the little Spring
field with which | have killed most
kinds of African game. from the lioL
and elephant down. The bullets were
the sharp. pointed kind, with the enc
of naked lead.
AT the shot the jaguar fell like 4
sack of sand through the branches. and.
although it staggered to its feet. il
went but Il score of yards before it
sank down, and when | came up it was
dead under the palms. with three OF
four of the bolder dogs irving at it.
The jaguar is the king of South
American game, ranking on an equali
ty with the noblest beasts of the chase
OF North America, and behind only th,
huge and fierce creatures which stand
at the head of the big game OF Afrfca
and Asia. This one was an adult fe
male. 1t was heavier and more pow
erful than 4 full grown male coug=s
or African panther or leopard. 1t wa.
a big, powerfully built creature. civine
the same effect of strength that tigel
or lion does and that the 1.-THE leopards
and pumas DO not.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-05-18
Environment.

The Mexican student was watching
his first northern football game II
held his interest firmly. His face grew
flushed his arms were flung out: he
lnouted hoarsely
DO you call thees a game. he
asked n the man at his eight
Sure" WAS the reply What would
you call it,"
'In my country" said the stranger
from across the border. I'VE would
call il seven day pitched battle!"-
Cleveland Plain Dealer
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-05-18
10 SUBSCRIBERS.

1t is the aim of the management to
secure efficient service in the delivery of
the paper each night, and i solicits the
cooperation of subscribers to that end.
Prompt report should Re 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 oaly
by this method that the publisher can Sc
.ure the desired service.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-05-18
"N1ps" WITH THE MARSH DEER.

"SIPs" WITH THE MARSH DEER
from photograph by Kermit Ro0se.
NelJl
giant ground sloths, myIudous tile size
Of the rhinoccros, and many. many
other strange and wonderful creatures
From some cause. concerning the na
ture of which we cannot at present
even hazard .EesS. this vast and
tremendous catastrophe uhe duration
Of which i unknown not being con.
Summatcd until within few thou
sand or few score thousand years.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-05-18
Member of the Associated Press.
MONDAY, MAY Is, 1914.
VERMONT HIGHWAYS.

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The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-05-18
Found Jaguar Good Eating.

''Its flesh, by the way. proved good
eating when we had it for supper. al.
though it was not cooked in the way
it ought to have been. | tried it be
cause | had found cougars such good
eating. | have always regretted that
in Africa | did not try lions flesh
which am sure must be excellent"
Writing Of 4 great anteater in his
collection, Colonel Roosevelt says:
I'VE secured more interesting crea-
ture than the iacares. Kermit had
charge of two hounds, which we owed
to the courtesy of one of our Argentine
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-05-18

most prominent in every respect, which
Christian character and religious faith
should always maintain in its work for
our youth =
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-05-18

Ex-Governor John A. Mead has given
chapel to Middlcbury college. 1t is
the fifth building to be added TO the
college group iii six years! Mr. Mead
makes the gift in honor Of the 50th
anniversary Of his graduation from
Middlebury. In his letter TO President
Thomas is this pretty thought: - 1t was
my great great grandfather, the first
white settler of this valley, who
brought the first copy cf the Holy Bi-
bic into this unbroken wilderness, and
il was his wife, my great -great grand
mother. who gathered her large family
about her in an Indian wigwam for the
first Christian service of the Vermont
pioneers Of this immediate region.
With this memory ever present, it has
| been my hope and prayer that | might
he able and permitted to build a suit
able place for divine worship and that
il might rise from the highest point on
! its campus to q symbol of the position
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-05-18

Pennsylvania : spirited campaign for
the nomination Of candidates for
United States senator. representatives
in Congress and governor and other
state officers VIII end with the primary
election tomorrow. The dominant fea
5nre of the campaign is the fight OF
United States Senator Boies Penrose
for denomination.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-05-18

"a has the most extensive ana most
varied avifauna of all the continents.
''On the other hand, its mammalian
fauna, although very interesting. j.
rather poor ia number or species and
individuals and in the size Of the
beasts. Ii possesses more mammals
that are unique and distinctive in type
than does any other continent save
Australia, and they are Of higher and
much more varied types than in Aus
tralia. But there is nothing approach
ing the majesty. beauty and swarmin.
mass of the mammalian life OF Africa
and, IN less degree ~ tropical Asia.
Indeed. il does not even approach the
mammalian life Of North America and
northern EuraSia. poor though this j.
compared with tie sectling vitality II
tropical life Ia tile old world.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-05-18

The greatest dangers to the white
race are alcoholism and the social
evil" says President Eliot. And he
might have added that in ninety-nine
eases out OF hundred they are
coupled in the same Individual.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-05-18
10 ADVERTISERS.

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without change of copy.
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The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-05-18

ROOSEVELT AND HIS FIRST JAGUAh.
of tall tree jungle and as we cantereo
up through the marsh we saw the
iaguar high up among the forked limbs
of Il taruman tree. 1t was Il beautiful
picture-the spotted coat of biz. 1.-THE
formidable eat fairly shone as it snarl
ed defiance at the nack below.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-05-18

\ strange, almost uncanny ceremony,
took place on the summit Of Mount AS
Quincy. when the three sons of George
Daniel Adams, who died in Natirk.
Mass, August p, 1911, scattered the
ashes of their father to the four winds.
In his VIII MIR. Adams expressed the
desire that his body be cremated ana
that the ashes be thrown from the
mountain which he loved as Il child. IN
accordance with this wish, the three
sons climbed the mountain and fulfilled
their father : request. Mn Adams was
one Of the leading authorities on the
manufacture and selling Of shoes, aud
bad travelled extensively. 1t was UNI
doubtedly a real sentiment which actu-
ated Mr.. Adams in this unusual re
qpest regarding the disposition of his
remains, but the custom is not one
which is likely to be followed in other
eases.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-05-18
Mystery of Vanished Beasts.

Until Il geolosicaliy recent period. :
continues Colonel Roosevelt. "a period
extending into that which saw man
spread over the world in substantially
the physical and cultural stage 81 many
existing sayases. South America pos
sessed a varied and striking fauna ~
enormous beasts saber tooth tigers.
enormous lions mastodUns. horses Of
many kinds. camel-like pachylernS
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-05-18
COL. ROOSEVELT
HE SHOT
Story of Thrilling Hunt For
the King of Beasts of
South America.
S~~%~~~~%~%~~%o%~%<~~.>~-

IFrom Colonel Roosevelts second article
describing his journey in the Brazilian
wilderness in ScFibner's 3lasazine for
May, 1914 Copyright, 1914. by Charles
Scribner's Sons
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-05-18

AMAZON JUNGLE NATIVE KILLING GAME
WITH POISONED DART Is lLuWGUS.
save for couple of white stripes. II
has Il long huSIy tail and very power
ful claw, ON its fore feet. 1t walks OH
the sides Of IFS fore feet. with these
claws curved i'm under the foot. The
claws are used in digging out amt hills.
Fights With Its Long Claws.
But the beast has courage" he con-
tinues, and in Il grapple Is Il rather
unpleasant enemy I'm spite of its tooth
less mouth. for it can strike Il formula
bic blow with these claws. 1t some
times hugs Il foe. gripping him tight.
but its ordinary method of defending
itself is To strike with lis long. stout.
curved claws. which. driven 10y is.
muscular forearm. can rip open man
or beast
Several of our companions had had
dogs killed lay these anteaters. and we
came across one man with a very ugly
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-05-18

Twins generate more admiration
among the neighbors than envy.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-05-18
NNHEODORE ROnSENEI !, IN th.

Scribners Sons
THEODORE ROOSEVELT In the
May number Of Scribner's Mag
u azine describes the second stage
Of his journey as "A Hunter
Naturalist In the Brazilian Wilder
ness" This was side trip which lie
took up little branch of the Paraguay
called the Taquary, where his party
visited a great modern ranch. grazing
10000 cattle, and made it point of
departure for jaguar hunt.
The jaguar is the tiercest beast i'll
South America, much larger than our
panther, or cougar. He describes its
pursuit with dogs through marshes and
into the Jungle Incident to the hunt
Is very pleasant picture of the jour
ney up very beautiful river and OF
/ the native cowboys ana hunters. No
feature of this new and strange .coun-
try is overlooked. The hunt was full
of hard work and adventure. but the
| colonel and his son Kermit each got
ii very file specimen of the ia.l!ar
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-05-18

Some men regularly use kindness
if unable to find club.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-05-18

., by Charles Scribner's Sons.
COLONEL IOOS EyELT AND HIS ENTIRE PAR.
TY RETURNING FROM JAGUAR HUNT.
hit by one which charged him when
he came up to Kill il at close quarters. -
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-05-18

It's as useless to worry as IT i 10
tell people not to.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-05-18

The English amateur championship,
the principal golGng event OF Europe,
viii open today on the links at Sand
wich. The tournament will be fall
lowed with much interest on this side
Of the Atlantic because of the fact
that the participants viii include Fran
lis Ouimet, open golf champion OF the
United States; Jerome ID. Travers, the
amateur champion. and several other
Ho-ed American PLAYERS. Walter J
Travis once won the championship
Of England, bat all Of the other Ameri
ans who nave competed in previous
tournaments have been out of the run
ming by the BritisherS. Ouimet. who is
not vet II years old, has been playing
ndtTerenrlv OF late, and most of tn,
american followers of the game be
Iieve that Trav,rs and c. IL. Evans. .ir.
If Chicago, have n better chance ot
Winning th4n the open champion.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-05-18

Miss Caroline Hamlin went to Boston
Saturday to stay a week or more wit
relatives
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-11-06
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