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River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1914-10-29
CHAPTER |.
The StiIIman Aero Destroyer.

GENTLEMEN"
GYi Colonel Frederick Geth-
- elds raped sharply with
l1 pencil upon the long table
at which sat the strategy board Of the
nation. AS the head of that board it
was his duty to call it to order.
Despite his fifty odd years he stood
as straight as any "pleb' in the acade-
nay at West Point and filled his uni
was head of the board by right OF
merit.
Gethelds rose For moment he let
his eyes run over the faces of his OIL
cial associates. There were Harter OF
the army. Seaton of the navy-both
men of tried and proved worth-and
with them men of lesser rank in their
respective branches of the service.
There, too, was Captain Monsel of
the aviation corps, one of the most ex-
pert air men in the country And that
the people might not be sighted even
in appearance, here were several rep
resentatives of the masses in the per
sons of various congressman.
Not the least of these was Jonathan
G. Gotz. commonly referred to as
j. c." Heavy set and ford was
Gotz. with a deceitfully mild blue eye
and a smile of ingenious suavity-
Gotz of the committee on appropria-
tionS-an important member on any
strategy board.
Gazing into the faces turned toward
him. Gethelds began to speak:
Gentlemen, the chief object of this
meeting is the preliminary cOnsidera-
lion of the Stillman aero destroyer.
Some of you have already heard OF
this from me. The matter was brought
to my attention some two days ago in
the form of telegram from Chicago,
signed by Mr.. Stillman himself, asking
for an immediate opportunity to sub
NIT plans and model of his new de
vice.
Mr.. Stillman then stated that he
would arrive in Washington last night.
and last evening he called me on the
phone and made an appointment with
him for this morning. He is now wait
ing in the anteroom. as am informed
AS to the nature of his device | know
no more than you do, but will say this
II knew the young mans father and
admired his inventive ability. So /
would suggest that we have Mr.. Still
man in.''
"Protege of yours. Gethelds! in
al oil of
down
Gethelds threw him glance. II new
er saw him." he replied.
Merely thought you rather rushed
his hearing The member of congress
smiled. ''WeIL-don't let me delay
you"
Captain Monsei. will you ask Mr..
Stillman to come in?" the colonel re-
quested.
The door was opened to admit a
young man OF some five and twenty,
carrying a couple of ordinary travel
ing cases in his hands. These he de-
posted just inside the door, straight
ened. and swept pair of inquiring
dark eyes about the room.
Colonel Gethelds?" he questioned.
Gethelds half rose. 'sMr. Stillman."
The youth smiled and advanced to-
ward the head of the table. 81 am
Meade Stillman. sir" he began. u
have here letter from my father.
whom you formerly knew"
When the letter had been read the
colonel rose and extended his hand iii
greeting. Il am glad to meet you. ms
boy. AS you say. ! knew your father,
and l am glad to know his son. Gen
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1914-10-29
CHAPTER II.
Magnetic Bombs.

0NSEL, who had been porting
over the model, nodded. $50
far as ] can see. it's prac-
teal" he announced. ITS
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1914-10-29
CHAPTER III.
Opening an Old Wound.

EFT before!" exclaimed Geth-
lN elds, taking his turn at
$500 being surprised. See here,
ssSEN Biddy, you must be mis-
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1914-03-20

| fumes Of rum. strangle this same stroni
youth strike down the image Of hi
Maker from his countenance and pain
the red yisage Of hell and shackIe hin
with the bonds and fetters OF Satan, an,
drag him down down into the filth anC
mire Of vice, crime. degradation and In
fanny, there to eke out most miserable
existence; and the world Knocked hin
and moved on. And then, 10 the goot
year Of 1913, saw not when but where
1.-The great God o. the Universe had
looked down from the battlements ol
Heaven and had witnessed this unequal
conflict, and he said, Satan shall not
prevail, and he touched the brain oi
one Of the nations most brilliant in
tellectualities and mentalities and gar
nished and embellshed and enriched il
with bis own Divine Grace; and said,
Son, arise and 70 lead the hosts 81
righteousness and in her name destroy
this red tiend Of hell, and / will ever
guide, sustain and stay thee. And | to-
night, with thousands upon thousands,
thank God for the life and conversion
of Malcolm r. Patterson.
Again be drew the picture Of child
hood unrestrained and its lesson Of life,
and the speaker was freely applauded.
The next speaker was Prof III. A.
Morgan, Director Of the Agricultural
Department, University OF Tennessee.
Mr.. Morgan stated that he didn't know
that he was to make an address, that
be was rather In statue quo. The farmer
asked his groceryman the news Of the
Mexican trouble. The groceryman re-
marked that it was ID statue quo. The
farmer went home thinking, and re-
turned next day to ask the same ques-
tion. The war was still in statue quo,
and the farmer asked what II meant to
be in statue quo, The groceryman re-
piled it was ia devil Of a bad ix. Mr.,
Morgan proceeded to say that be was
glad TO find cooperation between the
city and country existing here. Back |
to the country IS the slogan Of the times.
The organization of the country clubs
is one Of the signs Of cooperation. Back
ia the country IS where you do your
business.
One Of the most remarkable aspects
of co operation was Witnessed by the
speaker last summer in Hungary Mil
itarisln had robbed Hungary Of It's ma
tional life and almost wiped out the
farm industry. Hungarians left and |
law freedom ID America. They hadn't
feIt the hand Of the cooperating busi-
less man. Here they we're imbued with
he spirit Of Washington. and from that
Inspiration they lifted q monument Of
Washington in Hungary. That monu
nent marked~a new era in Hungary.
.ast summer Mr.. Morgan visited
,easant village. where the roofs are
hatched with straw, and all tho build
nas covered with straw with the excep- Z
ion u a single ROOF covering the CO. i
building. There was 4 meet i
ng 81 the natives 10 4 little garden.
'he people met 10 celebrate the new I
reedom. Word was passed that the :
isisors wanted to hear them sing
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1914-03-20

4
America This they did with all
their might and they sang it we'll.
Then they sang their national hymn
and great tears rolled down their faces.
IT was a new song then. Since the erec-
ton Of the Washington monument CO.
operation ia Hungary means mixing
with the people.
We stand, il not 10 the first county
Of Tennessee, certainly one OF the best
II | lived here would be jealous of
your soil fertility Something is hap
pening here The last ten years your
tenancy hasdecreased. One 81 the dis
tressing indications Is the falling off 10
fertility, What Is fertility Not COM
mercial fertilizer. We should be busi-
ness men enough to know what re-
sources we have to maintain II. On
every acre there is $40, 000, 900 worth
Of the needful nitrogen. The burden
to-day Of the Obion County farmer il
to utilize this nitrogen. It can be re-
stored 10 plant life and ID the raising 81
stock, Another element Of fertility is
phosphorous Tennessee is one State
in the Union that has an abundance Of
this property. II is one thing you can
get and Tennessee should be very jeal-
Gus Of her supply II must be con-
stantly applied Another element of
fertility is potash The South has
enough potash for generations to come.
The only thing then, to keep in mind
is phosphorous, II he had control Of
the State the speaker stated be would
hold the supply until the soil in Ten
nessee had been supplied for genera
tions. He threw this out in order that
farmers may see to it that they have
sufficient supply Of phosphate IN reach
for years to come.
The business man can't do without
tne iarmer and the farmer without the
business man.
President Peyton, Of the M, 9. 4 ~.
i. Railway Company, was next intro
iuced. Mr.. Peyton Is native Vir-
ginian. The characteristics Of tho Old
Dominion State are iudelibly impressed
d bis accent and manner, and there y
} homely honesty il his speech. He Is
,Iass. hnf varxy asnaara and fasr II. hss
Pi"sh ses sStJ o'11oeS "'i1 A"it - -"
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-02-04
Why a "Tumbler."

The reason for glass drinking yes
sci being called a tumbler is not at All
apparent until one inquiries into its
early history.
At first such vessels were 50 shaped
that they We're unable TO stand up.
The bottoms We're rounded. and when
placed on the table they fell over on
their sides,
From this they quite naturally came
10 be called tumblers and We're made
SO purposely in order that no one
might set his glass down until he had
drunk all of his wine; otherwise he
would spill it on the table.
They were introduced primarily as 4
joke. but while they themselves have
passed out of existence their name
remains and is attached 10 our limo
cent up to date drinking glasses
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-02-04
The Maqic JaveIin.

Take n medium sized sewing needle
with a very sharp point (Which most
needles have). Take up . position
about three feet away from piece of
soft wood hung on a door and, hold
Ing the needle between your finger and
thumb. endeavor. strongly launching
it, TO throw it. point forward. into the
wood. No matter what your skill and
perseverance, you will not succeed.
Now pass through the eye Of the
needle a simple bit Of thread, and you
will be successful in the feat without
the slightest difficulty The little light
make weight" that YOU have added
to your impromptu iayelin transforms
it into yeritabe arrow and causes
the point, given the impulsion, to strike
the object aimed ut and Ito stick
This result. from such small means.
will strike the spectators with aston
ishment. having first shown the impos-
sibility Of aiming Il naked needle. and
will elicit their compliments in cele-
bration of your wondrouS skill.-Mag-
zeal Experiments.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-02-04

Here are 4 few of the difficulties OF
the English language:
\ flock Of ships is called fleet
\ fleet of sheep is called flock
\ flock of girls is called a bevy.
\ beyy Of wolves is called u pack.
\ pack Of thieves is called a gang.
4 gang of angels il called a host
\ host of PROPOSES is called shoal.
\ shoal Of buffaloeS is called a herd
\ herd of children is called troop.
\ troop Of partridges is called Il
coyey.
\ covey Of beauties is called galaxy.
\ galaxy of ruffians is called "A horde.
\ horde of rubbish is called heap.
\ heap of oxen is called drove.
drove of blackguardS is called a
mob
\ mob Of whales is called school.
\ school of worshipers is called n
congregation.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-02-04
DUMMERSTON.

Mrs. Fred Wilder is confined to her
bed by illness
Miss Miriam Reed was home from a
weekend visit.
R. f. Walker of Brattleboro spent
Sunday at c. G. Walker s.
Mrs NJ. c, Houghton of Brattleboro
was guest of Mrs. c. G. Walker Fri
day.
Frank Stark of South Vernon visited
his parents, Mr. and Mrs. l.. L. Stark
over Sunday.
NJ F. Dutton and Miss Ruth button
returned Sunday from few days Wis
it in Wilmington.
Avery Miller of Springfield came
Monday to visit relatives at Maple
Ridge fruit farm.
Mrs. WiIfred NORM was with her
relatives here the past week, but has
returned to Woodstock.
Horatio Knapp is i'll, threatened with
pneumonia His brother, Ora Knapp,
who also is i'll, is somewhat better.
Rev. and Mrs. J. y. King of Rupert.
who were guests Of Mr. and Mrs. l..
G. Halliday, returned to their home
Monday.
The East DummerSton school taught
/ by Mrs. F. l. Miller aud the Center
school taught by Miss Blanche Newton
closed Friday.
y W. Laughton took party Mon
day evening to enjoy the concert aiHet
/ by the Mt Hermon Glee club an,
quartet at the Methodist church il
Brattleboro.
1t will be IA reminder of - years az,
if Go-to-Church Sunday, Feb. $, CALI
out as many as ordinarily wendell thei
| way TO the old church on the common
when from almost every home-east
west. north and south-whole famihe
came for the two services and the Sun
day school between. There were but fe!
empty pews then. Let US hope tina
there viii be as few on Cote Churcl
Sunday, Feb. ).
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-02-04
FOR THE CHILDREN
The Robins Accident.

About g o'clock one morning there
was considerable commotion at the
back of our house, writes CORE
called one of the boys and said there
was a bird caught on the top of Il tree.
| looked out of the window and saw a
robin hanging by u string from thin
branch. | took ii gun, fired and cut
off the branch.
The bird started to fly and did carry
the branch some distance, but weak
ness made him halt and he fell to the
ground, where we caught him.
He had evidently been building a
nest and had picked up a long string
In flying through the air the string
around the branch of the tree and had
also caught the robins leg. In his eff
forts 10 get loose he broke his leg di-
rectly above the foot, and it hung sim
ply by a tendon
/ took the bird in the house and with
sharp pair of scissors cut off the foot
and wrapped up the leg with rag wet
with an antiscptic solution. | then
let him go, never expecting to see him
again.
| Strange to say. the loss of the foot
| did not seem to bother him at all. II
! the house and lawn all summer and
went south with the rest of the robins
in the fall.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-02-04
JAMAICA.
LIABILITIES s3,940.os LESS.
Town Auditors Have Finished Work
Due from School Fund $500.

The auditors of Jamaica finished
work Feb. and report very good
showing. The difference in time of au-
diting the school account and the ac-
count of the town officers makes pc
culiar showing in the town report.
which it is understood. does not de
tract from the value of the report
This popularity consists chiefly in
showing a deficit in the general town
account of $54.1S, while the assets of
the town show that there is due from
the school fund $513.90.
The road account exactly balances.
while the dog fund shows $3.50 to its
credit There is outstanding 1897 in
unsolicited ministerial rent, and s626ss
in uncollected taxes, of which 1884 4.
is on the list of 1913.
There has been actually paid on towr
debt $4,000. The net liabilities Feb. |
1913, were 421 1888 and on Feb /
1914, $l7 ,609.25, showing a decrease Of
So g4g.0S.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-02-04
One Tune He Did Not Know.

Blind Barney's cracked fiddle scrap
ed out dreamy waltz and, despite
the fact that it was the Sabbath eve,
the feet of the young people responded
and refused to he still. Soon half a
dozen couples were lightly twirling on
the green. Presently, from the dis
ianee, the stern figure of the village
minister hove in view, and the erst
while dancers faded like phantoms in
to the night. All unconscious of the
coming STERN, the blind fiddler con
tinued the air.
The minister approached cold
man. he said, impressively, =" did YOU
ever hear the Fourth Commandment -
Whistle a bar of it. answered
Barney; ''ef the tune has swing to
it, there is no tellin' but what / may
be able to pick it up"
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-02-04

government in Mexico, and the exist
ence of this order binders and DELAYS
the very thing the government of the
United States is now insisting upon:
Namely, that Mexico shall be left free
to settle her own affairs and as soon
as possible PVT them upon constitu
tional footing by her own force and
counsel The order is, therefore. re-
scinded.
American embassies and legations
abroad were instructed Saturday to
inform foreign governments of the
above decision. Similarly, Secretary
Bryan late Monday informed the mem
bers of the diplomatic corps in Wash
ington this was in line with the policy
announced at the beginning of the pres
ent administration of keeping the ma
lions of the world informed of develop.
ments in the Mexican policy.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-02-04
TELLING the Bees.

The we'll known poem by Whittier,
one of our best loved American poets,
called Telling the Bees has its foun-
dation in strange old custom which
was brought from the mother country
and prevailed for Il time in New Eng
land
When u member of Il family died the
bees We're ut once informed and then
hives draped with mourning. This at
tention was believed 10 be necessary
in order To keep the bees from swarm
Ing or seeking new home
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-02-04
SOUTH HALIFAX

Eugene Harris has been i'll the
past week.
G. r. Clark was in Brattlcboro a few
days last week.
u. +. Harris IS at work for J. c.
Vim, jr., in Wilmington this week.
Mr.. aud Mrs. Lester Fairbanks Wis
tied his parents at Elm Grove, Mass,
Sunday.
Mr.. aud Mrs. NJ. G. Harris and fam
lily visited her sister Mrs. Roy Mich
OILS, at Elm Grove sunday.
Mr. and Mrs Frank Upton of Pan
nell hill moved their household goods
to the home of their daughter, Mrs
Mprvin Fairbanks, where they are tt
make their home for the present.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-02-04
CAMBRIDGEPORT.

Thomas Bell began work Monda;v Iii
the WOODEN mill in Saxton~ River.
The latest victim of the grip Is Miss
Ellen Davis, who has been very i'll the
past week.
Mr.. and Mrs. George /. Randall spent
few days last week with their daugh-
ter and family in Bartonsyilie.
Mr. and Mrs. William Smith Of Graf
ton were at the home of their son, r
A. Smith, Sunday.
\ representative OF the Vermont
Anti~Saloon league viii speak in ths
church here Thursday evening, Feb. II
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-02-04
THE GREATEST MARDoWN

II the history of the furniture and
house furnishing business in Brattle-
boro IS now IN progress at the store of
Emerson q Son because we must reduce
as much as possible our immense stock
before molng 70 our new building on FL
hot street about March |. We intend to
have almost an entire new stock in the
new store and to do that we are moving
orr old one at 'unheard of prices.
Emerson 4 Son, Main street.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-02-04
KEEP HOT FROM COLD

In one Of the lunch boxes we are offer
ing for sale now. The metal case con
tains q Thermos bottle that keeps hot
liquids hot "a hours or cold liquids
cold for - hours and besides there is
ample room for great big substantial
lunch The real advantage of this
equipment is that the hot and the cold,
the dry and the wet. do not mix until
you want them to. And it does not
cost much to be assured of this. Rob
bins x Cowles, hardware.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-02-04

Miss Eida Frost is visiting her sister
in Hollis, \. II.
Carl Gregg Of New York city is
working for Seymour AIinard
John Cook spent several days last
week visiting relatives in Keene, n. II.
The Christian Endeavor society will
have a toN social Thursday evening.
Feb. l..
Saxtons River Valley Pomona Grange
will meet with Saxtons River GRANGE
Saturday, Feb :, afternoon ana even
ing.
Miss Nettie Butterfeld has finished
working for Mrs. ". u. Bowen of Sax
tons River. She returned home this
week.
Seymour II, Miuard is attending the
extension school Of the University OF
Vermont agricultural college extension
service at Newfane this week.
Miss Nellie Buttcrfeld, trained
nurse, finished her ease at Newfan,
last week and went to Brattleboro
where she was taken i'll. At first it wa,
feared that she had hrights- ,fisoasc
She was taken to the Memorial hospi
tai, where She is improving.
| Paul and Frank Harlow, cousins, o
Maiden. Mass. who are students in TIN
Amherst Agricultural college, came Fri
| day from Amherst to visit over sun
day Paul visited his grandmother, Mrs
I Martha Miller and Frank visited hi
aunt, Mrs George Gould.
/ Maple Grove Grange held a ia.
meeting in the church yestry last wee
I Thursday. Rev. Daniel Mcintyre rea
a paper about horses, which was til
subject for discussion. The worth
master 5 annual address was real
About 30 sat down to dinner.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-02-04
oNE-HALF THE USUAL. PRICE

is what is marked on everything in
my stock. This means that where |
lose my customers win. In my stock
are several very Gnc tailored hats from
one of the best houses in the country
aud ] have few very pretty dress
hats. Of course there are untrimmed
hats in velvet, velour, felt and beaver
and everyone Of them is included in
this special sale. Mrs. G. III. Smith,
millinery, So Main street.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-02-04
AN UNUSUAL DISPLAY

OF Partisan in our window is at
tracing a great deal of attention be-
cause the articles are Partisan ivory;
not merely white celluloid. This Paris
ian ivory is IA composition much SUI
perior TO celluloid of zylouite, the
Objectionable features being removed
by a special and expensive treatment.
Vaughan Burnett, jewellers, Main
street.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-02-04
OLD DUTCH BRAND

Of coffee is the kind that properly
brewed will wake You up in the morn
ing and give YOU a start for the long
day Of work. This brand is one we have
been selling for some time at % cents
pound and we have yet to hear a
complaint about the quality. Those who
once buy it become our steady custom
ers 1t is one of orr best sellers. i. L
Allen & Son, grocers. Elliot street
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-02-04
Red etker DAYS.

A day which We consider memora
bic or especially happy we sometimes
call a red letter day.
The term is taken from the church,
where it is used to indicate the more
important saint and feast days. These
days are printed in red instead of
black on the church calendars in order
to be more easily noticed and hence
are called red letter days.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-02-04
THE Girl. WHO KNEADED

Bread dough with gloves on TO pre-
vent her hands from losing their com.
plexion had nothing on the manufae-
turers of White Satin flour that we
make a speciality of. This flour is made
of the best wheat obtainable and made
under conditions that insure perfect
cleanliness and its many good quail
ties, with other ingredients. make the
best of bread. L. Crosby & Co., flour
and grain merchants.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-02-04
FLOWER OF FLOURS.

Why do you waste your time and
money experimenting with questionable
brands Of flour. When we assure you
beyond doubt that Queen of the
Kitchen Flour will give YOU the most
pleasing results. 1t is the flour of
hours, made of a blend Of choice
wheats Cost little more than the
ordinary brands but it is worth all 1t
costs and then some. The Valley Grain
Co
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-02-04
SPRING A LEAK.

This is the season when people have
lots Of trouble with their plumbing
Frozen pipes ruin things very quickly.
We have competent staff Of practi-
cal plumbers who are ready to assist
YOU in such cases Of emergency, or
whatever YOU may need in our line.
Our work is first class and our prices
reasonable: W. r. Mooney, Plumbing
and Heating, Hiih street.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-02-04
THERE is GOING TO BE

A lot more of snow TO shovel this win
ter and we have the shovels in most
any size or style and at different prices.
Even the best of shovels will wear out
but we have those that stand the wear
and tear about as well as iron, steel
and wood can be made to do it. This
winter wears some on coal shovels, too.
We have numerous varieties of that
breed of muscle exerciser Melcn
Hardware Co. Min street.