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The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-09-17
Mrs. Elmira Higgins Trap
ped in Burning Building
Last Night
M. J. HAPGOOD'S
HOUSE DESTROYED
Mr.. Hapgood Badly Burned Trying to
Rescue Wtfe's Mother Mrs. Hap
good and Adopted Son Escaped in
NightClothes.


Mrs Elmlra Hugglns, 50, mother-ln-
law oil MarsIal' - HaPgood OF fefu,
independent cah4loate Tor governor OF
Nermont' was burned to death IN hfe
which totally destroyed the Hapgood
residence and all ITS contents IN Peru
last night beglhnlng about 10 clock
lp' 10 years OF age, escaped IN their
night clothing MI HaPgood' who was
at ms store snort distance away
"heh the nfG was diS'oFefeo' was pad
~ burned ABOUT the lace an" hanos
III MS "eSPel"'e ehoIl rs TO save ms
WiIe nlojher' me mouse was hiled
win Ndlu"ple ol1 furniture ana ana price
!eSS 'h'l4ueS' III a,,F "no 'He IoSS WIZ approx
ii""'e @o''''' It - "iueI9'oou theie Is
some insurance
MIS- laIS"o9' heI aHopted son ana
H'' ""9'n'i IA" it'i'T" l"i the nl9h''
| , anu nj s'"'' "Ho ""S III Di"'-
| lie"oio !'N'ti""H ou' Aa9 Iet"Ihed
hoihe' WAS III HiS sure. MIS- nap
| Sood was uot aSieep anu Was attracted
! pN pflsnI liSh' Sh'"lns through
"ln"o" OF h't room 0he investigated
ana louho Almost the enufe story
OF the mouse "falPe" III names. 9he
a"oht the poN ana h'f 'hol ana she
ana FhlhP managed 70 make thelr way
gov me front SlaIrS through "eiSt
smoke ana out OF doof2, SuppoSihG lhat
MIS-. h0gS'ns was 12io"ihg them,
othefS haa discovered the hre nE
| that time a9I Mr. Hfpgo9d was cal
{" from ms store he7t'ashea into the
mousse anu up StaitS' nut the names
| ,4t OH ms way 70 the ropm occupied 10y
MIS-. hnSglhS' lie managed TO make
ms way out agaln win ms ha'r burn
'9 on ana ms lace ana handS bi'Stef
ea- f.horfs to rescue her by means OF
the window were equally frnltless by
the time the ehort could be made, aS
the flames had communicated to the
room She occupied.
Except FOR four chairs that were II
! the lfoht nail not a thlng was saVeo
from the house, Which was Mr.. Hap
good birthplace ana was an oId man
SION that had been improved and mod
ernized by Mr.. Hapgood and had bee
filled with valuable pieces Of old fur
niture, plate and china. Upon many
of these articles 1t Is impossible to Sc
n prlce. but great number OF then
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-09-17
FIND BODY OF BABY.
Package May Have Been Thrown from
a Train at Newport.

NEWPORT, Vt, SEPT. 17.-The body
of a baby boy was found few days
ago in Batesville, mile from this vii
lage, by Edward Greene, lad of eight
years. He picked up a bundle near
the Canadian Pacific railway, opened it
and found the body of the baby.
Frightened, he ran home and told his
parents, who notified the authorities.
The body was wrapped in a piece of
canvass. 1t is thought the bundle was
thrown from a passing train.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-09-17
STRENGTHEN FORTS.
German Cities Are Preparing to Meet
the Advance of Allies.

LONDON, Sept. II. 200. 80 TeIe-
graphing from Maestricht, Holland, the
correspondent of the Reuter- Telegram
company says that dispatches received
in Maestricht from Cologne. Dussed-
dorf, W7esel and Duishurg Indicate that
these points are strengthening fortl-
fications to meet a possible advance
from the allies.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-09-17
PRESIDENT UNDIsTURBED.
Americans in Mexico Will Not Be in
Danger When Troops Leave.

WASHINGTON. Sept. 17.-Presideat
Wilson is net disturbed by reports
that Americans and other foreigners
viii be in danger in Mexico after the
withdrawal of American troops from
Vera Cruz.
Officials said today that the Presi-
dent compared such reports with the
prediction that wholesale killing would
follow the entry of Carranza at Mex
leo City.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-09-17
CALL ITALIAN REsERvIsTs.
Belief That italy Will Take Part i'll
the War at Early Date

LONDON, Sept. IL, 2.40 p. mn a
despatch from Paris the correspondent of
the Daily Telegraph says that the Italian
reservists in the French capital have beeu
called for Sept 2S They believe, the
correspondent says that this means
Italy's entrance into the war.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-09-17
AMBASSADOR APOLOGIES.
Regrets that Minister to Mexico Crit
icised United States.

WASHINGTON, Sept. Il. Sir
Cecil Spling Rice. the British ambassa-
dor, called at the state department TO
day and formally expressed his regret
for the publication of an interview at
tributed to Sir Lionel Garden, British
minister to Mexico. criticislng tht
United States for withdrawing troops
from Vera Cruz.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-09-17
HAVE ABANDONED LIEGE.
Germans Out of the Belgium City Ac-
cording to Rome Despatch

LONDON. Sept. Il, S.17 a. M. - A
Rome despatch to Exchange Telegraph
company says that it Is officially ad-
mitted in Berlin that the Germans have
abandoned Liege.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-09-17

biologists are trying to estimate the
ages Of the oceans by comparing the
amount of sodium they contain with
the amount they receive annually By
washings from the continents.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-09-17
THE WEATHER.
Generally Fair Tonight and Friday;
Moderate Variable Winds.

WASHINGTON. Sept H. The
weather forecast: Generally fair to-
night and Friday Moderate variable
winds.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-09-17

the railroads in the United States is
estimated at more thar $6,000,000.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1914-09-25
sIREs AND SONS.

William Brown owns 100 square
miles of land In Oregon.
John Smith Of Minneapolis says he is
l2S years old. He IL all Indian.
Austen Chamberlain now fills his
fathers old seat in the British parlia-
ment.
Arnold Zeuner rooted SO hard at a
Philadelphia ball game the other day
that he paralyzed his throat.
Ira Nelson Morris. the new minister
to Sweden. is q native Of Chicago,
where he was formerly secretary and
assistant treasurer of the packing
house of Morris & Co. He was also an
officer or a director in a number of
corporations. but withdrew from &C.
tive business in 1906.
The latest and heaviest man in the
world lives in Staffordshire. England.
He is George Lovatt and weighs 476
pounds. He is six feet in height and
is forty-ive years old. Lovatt is a
cripple as the result Of an accident.
At election times he is usually taken
to the polls on a cart.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1914-09-25
DANES mi DAUGHTERS.

DR.. Rosalie Slaughter Morton 10 .
New York physician who has won con
siderable fame by inventing several
very useful medical instruments.
The only woman cOachman in Great
Britain lives at %Bembridge. in the Isle
Of Wight. and bears the name of Mrs.
John Bull. She may be seen any day
on the rank outside of Bembridge sta
ton attired in blue coat and skirt and
hard bowler hat, plying for hire with
a smart landau.
Miss NJ. A. Czaplicka, who holds a
travelling fellowship Of Somerville col
lege. recently left England under the
auspices Of the Oxford School Of An
thropology for st. Petersburg. en- route
for Siberia. Miss Czaplicka. who is al
ready we'll known for her anthropolog-
ical studies of the aborigines of north
ern Asia. is undertaking an expedition
for the purpose Of studying on the
spot the native tribes of the Yenisei
valley. anthropologically and linguisti-
cally.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1914-09-25
Three Strikes.

The average baseball fan appears to
have cooled Of.-Philadelphia Record.
II pitchers salaries continue to
mount higher baseball will cease to be
une.o of the professions and become one
Of the liberal arts.-Burlington Free
Press,
It must be conceded that the present
season has brought to attention some
Of the best players and some OF the
worst umpires ever known in baseball.
-Washingt0n Star.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1914-09-25
Fashion FriIs.

There is a good deal of feminine
buzzing over the new wasp waist
Washington Herald.
Some women must be all out of
breath in their efforts to keep up with
the changing styles. -Chicago News.
Old Mother Netticoat wanted a pet.
ticOat and yer downtown to a store.
But when she got there the girl said
with a stare. They're not wearing
them things any more."-Centralia
(Kan.I Courier.
About the time a thoughtful man be-
gins to get an inkling as to what
bretelles are the fashion editor opens
up new of research by casual
~ mentioning darts. basques and pip
ings.-OhiO State Journal.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1914-09-25
Town Topics.

Baltimore is naturally the city of
beauty. which is one reason why the
florists of the country should come here
for their next conventiOn.-Baltimore
American.
As (,othamites view 1t. this claim
that New York city is the worlds inan-
cial center should be amended by strik.
ing out the word ''financial."-Wash
ingtOn Post.
The Paris council has changed the
name of the Rue de Berlin to Rue des
Belges." st. German is due to be-
cOme st. George If this keeps up
Cleveland Plain Dealer.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1914-09-25
The Royal Box.

No member of the British royal fam
fly in the direct line can legally marry
without getting the consent of the
crown.
Sultan Ahmed Mira. recently crown
ed shah Of Persia, is only sixteen years
I'D. He acceded to the throne in 1909
on the abdication Of his father. but the
browning was deferred until his six
teenth birthday.
Archduke Charles Francis Joseph.
heir to the throne Of Austria. was
born at ~Persenberg in 1887. The new
heir to the Austrian throne is popular
with the Austrian people. His wife
was born May 8. 1892. Both are un-
usually democratic and have a dislike
for imperial red tape in family mat
terS.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1914-09-25
IFippant filings.

Some Of the towns are harder to pro-
nounce than to take. - Phila delphia
Ledger.
Some of these p~otentates signing
REX" may yet change it to wrecks"
Washington Post.
But how did 100000 Germans man.
age to squeeze into Belgium at one
time:-COlumhia State.
It's too bad those European military
experts can't hear the advice of some
OF our amateur strategy boards
Pittsburgh GaZette-Iimes.
Lady Cook wants to raise an Amazon
army for England. Yes. and when
taken prisoners they could hunger
strike. and how would the old enemy
feel then?-New York Sun.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1914-09-25
Recent Inventions.

A revolving pillow has been patent
ed in which a gasoline motor drives
the cutting wheel.
A woman is the patentee of a coffee
pot in which the grounds are kept
away from the spout by a vertical per-
forated partition extending to the top.
To enable a person to find a keyhole
in the dark there has been patented a
raised ring, easily located and so shap-
ed that it guides a key into the open
ing.
To increase the usefulness of refrig-
orators there have been invented
shelves made of tubing to catch and
circulate the water flowing from the
melting ice.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1914-09-25
Train and Track.

The Northern Pacific railway is fifty
years old.
Trains that weigh 700 tons are being
hauled ut a speed Of seventy-tive miles
an hour over level track by a new
German locomotive.
A new giant engine with eighteen
wheels has been put into use on the
French railways. 1t has no tender. but
can store eight tOns Of coal and twelve
cubic yards Of water. Its speed Is
seventy miles an hour.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1914-09-25
FOR the CHILDREN
Robins Nest In a Bookcase.

How u cheeky robin made itself q
home makes q novel little story.
Twice this robin. which lived in Scot
land. had been prevented from build
ing its nest on top OF the wardrobes in
different rooms. Finally 1t selected a
shelf in a bookcase which was half
filled with ornaments. Hiding itself
away in the shadow Of these, 1t built
busily. using hay and moss. In three
days 1t had completed a home to be
proud Of. Ten days later five eggs
were Matched and the parent birds
were a very busy couple.
Every provision was made for the
strange tenants by the owners OF the
house, including the leaving open of a
convenient window so that the parent
birds could secure supplies.
-Four weeks after the robin first sat
on the eggs the baby birds left the
nest. Twenty-four hours they spent in
the house inspecting their surround
ings. At the end Of this time they
flew strongly out Of doors and were
seer no more by the hospitable Scotch
family.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1914-09-25
Industrial items.

The Philippines produce 100000
hounds Of crude salt yearly.
In twenty.0ue mine disasters In the
world since 1905 over 5000 lives have
tae.ll lost.
The United States has more than
6.WN!OOO factory employees and 1.d0O..
ono railroad employees.
New factory laws In Switzerland
have established the flfty-nine bOur
week--thst In. ten hours daily for 1--WE
DAYS and nine hours ON Saturday-as
the maximum, working time.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1914-09-25
Current Comment.

"Home travel" clubs will have their
work cut out for them this winter
Springfield Republican.
The army worm is the larva Of a
nocturnal moth called leucania uni
puncta. But calling his wOrmship by
his mothers name won't destroy him.
philadelphia Inquirer.
Experiments with hydro-aeroplanes
will regard the problem of crossing the
Atlantic as presenting increased diff
Guilty owing to conditions more impor-
tant than the weather. washington
Star.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1914-09-25
Echoes of the War.

This European war suggests that
maybe the white mans burden is the
white man himself.-Buffal0 Courier.
The latest dance in Europe is the
dance of death. 1t is hoped it will
never reach American shores. Men,
phis Commercial-Appeal.
Possibly after a little experience of
real wal the belligerents of Europe
may deem it worth while to mobilize
their common sense.-Pittsburgh Post.
One consolation to those of us who
never know anything about the geogra-
ply of Europe is that we have nothing
to unlearn now.-Richmond Times-Dfs-
patch.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1914-09-25
Science siftings.

Il IL estimated that I per cent Of the
contents Of the oceans would cover the
land Of the world to q depth OF 100
feet. ats'it
A. raindrop one-twenty-nfth Of an
inch In diameter cannot fall at any
greater speed than thirteen feet In a
second.
Heat does not come from the SUI.
Energy arrives which when It strikes
matter of various kinds on earth IL
transformed into heat Of varying de-
grpes Of intensity.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1914-09-25
A Funny Journey.

Place four OF tive sofa pillows on the
floor at equal distance from each other.
BlindfOld four players and stand them
in u row. Remove the blind from one
Of them and lead him over the pillows
cautiOning him to step between and
not upon them. Then replace the blind
and ask him to do the same thing
alone and without seeing in which d.
rectiOn he is going. Just before he
starts quietly remove the pillows from
the floor. and his efforts to step care
fully over what is not there will fur
nish much amusement. When the first
player has taken his short walk take
the second in the same way. being
careful that he has not learned the
cause of the merriment while his pre-
decessOr was walking e the pillows.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1914-09-25
Pert Personals.

Where is Boni de CasteIiane in the
wrecks Of matter and the crush Of
worlds?-St. Louis Globe Democrat
1t will be wholly %superfuous for this
French general, Paul Marie Caesar
self. -COlumbin State.
The greatest menace now confront
ing England Is that Il. q. Wells and
q. Bernard Shaw may line up against
each Observation-Disclosures Star.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1914-09-25
indians In London.

When a wild west show reached
London recently fifteen American In
dams, who travel with the show, rode
u to BromptOn cemetery and gave
voice to mournful chants about the
grave Of Chief Lone Wolf. who died
in England in 1892 while touring with
another outfit.
Chief Red Shirt OF the Sioux led the
party. Standing ut the grave. he spoke
solelnnly, thanking the English nation
for taking care of his rcd skinned
brother.
Afterward the stalwart braves plant
ed feathers in the turf above the grave
in acknowledgment of Lone VOLTS
bravery; a small amount Of food was
placed in u hole in the ground, and d
solemn dirge sung by all fifteen red
skins completed Il ceremony surely
very strange to London eyes.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1914-09-25
Cost of Living.

Meanwhile the high cost of living is
getting more sO.-ChicagO News.
Prices soar" and soar and soar
and continue sorely soaring" Can't
prices possibly do a new turn?-New
York Sun.
After a slight vacation the high cost
of living is again in our midst trying
to make things as disagreeable as pos
sible. Chicago Herald.
One of the big troubles with human
nature ia that it insists on grabbing at
every excuse to boost the price ut what
II has to sell.-l)etrOit Free Press.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1914-09-25
Flowers GROWING In Ice.

The idea Of flowers growing on an
iceberg is one that it is rather hard
to accustom oneself to. but men who
have Travelled in the far north describe
the beautiful effect they have wit
messed very enthusiastically.
Birds and animals carry on their feet
a deposit of moss, and this growth Is
deposited on the ice while it remains
attached to the mainland in Arctic re-
gions. The moss decays and forms a
thin covering in which the seeds OF
wild flowers. borne by southern winds.
find II resting place. They frequently
take root and bloom in the shallow
soil when the iceburg floats out to sea
aud is carried southwark by the cur
rents until the warm winds melt the
surface and give the daring little plants
the needful sunshine.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1914-09-25
Ways of Women.

Most women nave an idea that men
couldn't get along without them. And
they are right.-Cincinnati Enquirer.
Some Of the wives and mothers who
are doing mems work in Europe have
never in their lives said a word about
votes for wOnen.- Washington Star.
What an entirely different creature
is the girl who switches down the
church aisle from the one in kim0nO
and curl papers!-Florida Times-Un-
lou.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1914-09-25
Polite Soldiers.

The officers mess Of a crack regi-
ment was the scene OF an amusing bit
Of comedy. They were giving a dinner
to Il nan whose bravery was more re-
markable than his familiarity with. the
usages Of good society. Yet he got on
very well during the dinner, but when
the finger bowls were brought On he
looked Mt his for Il moment, then took
ii up and drank the contents. The off,
GERS saw the mistake at once. but new.
err cracked a smile. while the colonel.
who was at the head Of the table. i'm
mediately took up his W finger bowl
and c~onspicuously slipped it. The other
officers followed suit. and the guest
never realized what an error he had
made.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1914-09-25
A Letter From . Cat.
I hArehv take

My pen in paw to say.
Can you explain a curious thing
found the other dayf
There IL another little cat
Who sits behind q frame
And looks 30 very much like me
You'd think we were the same.
try to make her play with me.
Yet when ] new and call,
Though ! see her new In answer.
She makes no sound at oil,
And to the dullest kitten
It's plain enough to sec
That either ] am mocking her
Or she IL mocking me.
1t makes no difference what I play
She seems to know tho game,
For every time I look around
l see her do the same.
And yet, no matter though ! creep
On tiptoe lest she hear
Or quickly dash around the frame.
Shes sure to disappear.
Detroit Free Press
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1914-09-25
Wv kjvkzivwl

1t is rather fun for boys to he able to
send messages to each other in q Ian
yuage which they alone know.
One of the simplest codes Is that of
using the alphabet backward. For in
stance, Z you call A. and Y stands for
B. etc.
BE prepared" would thus read, "Yv
kivkzivw."
1t looks like a message in a foreign
tongue. doesn't 1t? Yet It is simply
two English words written with the
alphabet reversed.-Sc0ut.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-10-28
AUTO SPEED KINGS ARE DRIVING
OVER COURSE Of RACE To PHOENIX
Beaver Bullet Makes As Miles an Hour in Trial Spin
to Deming; Gasser Is on Way Back from Phoenix
After Run Over Course; Starting Point of
the Race Will Be Near the Smelter.
BY B. b. CADDLE.

the Juarez arena and had the Phila-
delphian about out at the end Of the
goth round, is making an effort TO
secure a 20 round match with Willie
Richie He offers TO make good
size side bet that Dundee can win
Now It Is rumored that Roger Bres-
nahan. Of the Chicago Cubs, is to jump
to the Federal league. According to
the rumOrs, he will manage the Brook
lyu club next season
In speaking of Bresnahan's reported
jump president Gilmore, of the Fed
erals. made the following statement
to a New York sporting writer:
within the next month I an go
ing TO hand some surprising jOlts to
Gov. Tener. Ban Johnson and Garry
Hermann. I have at least four sur
prises in store for them These four
men are stars Of the big leagues
Much interest is being taken by foot
ball fans in the game to be played
Saturday between the Michigan eleven
and Harvard. The Crimson viii IN
doubtedly be greatly handicapped by
the loss Of Brickley. the famous full
back and drop kicker Already large
sum Of money has been wagered on
the outcome at even money
n Livingston, manager OF the
Everybody team. Of this city, has re-
turned from New York City. He wit
messed the worlds series games and
the Chicago city series.