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The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-01-26
NORTHFIELD. MASS.

The Friendship club Of the North
field hotel will meet from Feb. 6 to Is
at the hotel. ii. S. Stone is president
Several young women from Smith
college are at the Northfeld hotel dur
ing the mid-wintcr examinations at
college.
Miss Ruth Sheldon of the Centre
primary school spent the weekend
with Miss Maud Gildctdale ut Mrs. L.
+. Lazelle :.
At Sage chapel Sunday evening Rev.
George Heller Jones of Korea gave an
address. In the morning he preached
at Mt Hermon.
We Olde Folks Choir company gave
an entertainments ut Mt Hermon Mon
day evening. similar to the excellent
one they gave at the seminary last
fall
Mrs. l.. H. Lazelle was joined in
Springfield Saturday by Miss Delphine
Lazelle. who teaches in Colrain. They
spent the weekend with Mrs. Bessie
Simonds On Monday Mrs. Lazelle
visited her daughter in Colrain.
The day of prayer for colleges will
be observed at both the Moody schools
on Thursday of this week. DIR. Cor
| nelius Woelfkin, pastor Of the Fifth
avenue Baptist church Of New IorF
city. will speak at Mt. Hermon in the
morning and at Sage chapel in the
evening. The public is invited.
In the Unitarian church Sunday
evening Henry A. Smith had charge OF
the first in u series of laymen 5 ser
vices. The young womanss choir rem
dercd selections. Mr.. Smith read {
paper CT much excellence on y Life OF
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-01-26
DUMMERSTON.
The Late Charles G. walker.

Charles George Walker, son of
George Albert and Ellen (Elmcr}
Walker, died Jan. IS at the ola home
place on the Putney road, where t.
was born July Z, 1869, and where he
had always lived. He was an industri-
Gus farmer, energetic and capable, and
had made any improvements at his
residence. He made a speciality of
dairying, selling milk, and had d4e
herd of cattle. He took an Intelligent
interest III the affairs of town and
county, was road commissioner in 1913
and did good and efficient work in
that Office
Mr.. Walker was kind hearted, ever
ready to help a neighbor in distress,
sociable and genial, with a Kind word
for all, and his many good qualities
will ever remain pleasant memory
in the hearts of relatives, neighbors
ard friends. He had been i'll failing
health several months, hat with char
acteristic energy he had directed his
business affairs until about five weens
before his death, when he became con
fined to his room.
He married Miss Emma Reed. only
| daughter of James and Abhie
| (Iolmes) Reed, who survives with a
son and daughter. John f. and Edith
| l.. Walker. lie was the eldest of four
| children, of whom two sisters. Mrs
| Alice Stoddard of West Auburn
| Mass, and Miss Louise Walker Of
Northampton, Mass, aud one brother
| Robert +. Walker of Brattleboro. are
the survivors. .--...
The funeral was held at the home
Wednesday afternoon, Rev. f. Q. 5
Osgood officiating. L. H. Miller sang
! The bearers Were John and Robert
Walker, Harold Reed and Ralph Hall
Much sympathy is extended to his
bereaved family. The many beautiful
floral tributes expressed the kindly
remembrance in which he was held.
Mrs. James A. Reed is suffering from
the results of a severe fall.
Mrs. Dwight johnson spent Saturday
and Sunday in Athol, Mass.
Thomas Z. Reed, who has been il
with pneumonia, is improving,
Mr.. and Mrs. L. H. Brown, Mr.. and
Mrs. Dwight johnson, Mrs. Augusta
Bennett and Mrs. Abbie Patch attend
ed the Pomona Grange meeting in
IGuilford last week.
Tho Grange held q regular meeting
Tuesday evening, transacting neces
sary business and had literary pro
gram. The next meeting viii he helC
Feb. .. The question for considera
ton: How can the home compete witt
outside social attractions?
y large crowd attended the mas
Iquerade ball at Dummerston Cente
Jan. 20. y large proportion were mask
cd and in customes, some of which wer
very attractive. A chicken-pie suppe
twas served and the affair was one .
the pleasantest III the annals Of tn
J Grange. Sevsnty-hve couples joined tn
dance and 122 supper tickets wer
sold. Guests We're. present. from IVES
, Chesterfield, Putney, West Dummersto
aid Biattleboro.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-01-26
WARDLAW is PROMOTED.
Made Assistant to President Smith of
the Central Vermont
Especial to The Reformer.)

ST ALBANS, Jan. pc. Walter
Wardlaw, well-known among Vermont
railroad men, has been promoted to
be assistant to President +. G. Smith
of the Central Vermont Railway com
pany and purchasing agent to fill the
vacancy in the latter office caused by
the recent death of J. B. Laurie. Mr.
Wardlaw has been in railroad service
many years.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-01-26

Latest sporting news from the 'front.':
French win 100yard dash, Germans ex-
eel in putting the shot, AuStrians lead
III 10-mile retreat, Russians progress
in 500 mile Marathon to Berlin; on the
mark and set, Italy and Rumania; OBJ
staclc race, all entered; tug of-war,
still on
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-01-26
Professional Cards

DIR. HENRY TUCKER. Residence IL Grove
ST.; telephone, 25S. Office. Leonard block.
Hours, 100 to 3, and Z to 8. Telephone.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-01-26
JACKSONVILLE.

A sIcighridc to South Halifax Feb.
> is under consideration.
Merle Adams is visiting the Cole
man boys in Brattlcboro.
Adua Chase and Henry Mitchell are
filling the creamery lee house this
week.
Mrs. Elliot Brown WAS taken sud,
denly ill Saturday, but is somewhat
better.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-01-26

treasurer, Mrs. J chm Mcdowell Of New
ark, \. J.; secretary, Miss Bertha HaT
Ian of Wilmington, Del; Miss Mary
Fay Of Boston, Mrs. Milton Merle
Smith Of New York city, Miss Francis
II. Thompson OF Dobbs Ferry. y y,
Miss Edith Hale Of Rochester, X Y.
Other distinguished women here are
Mrs. Robert L. Speere. Mrs Edwin
Buckley Of New York city, Glasses arc
conducted by members cf the cxccu.
tive committee.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-01-26

Geogfapher Sloane of the Census bu-
reau, after careful figuring, announces
that the population of the United
States will pass the hundred millicr
mark at p. IN, April =, while Aetu.
AIRY Mccoy of the Treasury department
figures that the mark will be passed
Jan. - or 20. The peslly thing about
it is nobody will ever know which OF
the two is right.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-01-26

Tommy Figgjam-Paw, docsn t re
verse mean to back?'
Paw jggiam-Surely.
Tommy Figgjam - Then. what did
Uncle Bill mean when he said that he
busted up in business because he had
too uaDy reverses and not enough
backing Chicago Post.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-01-26
Central Vermont Ry.
Corrected to October 10, 1914.
Trains Leave Brattleboro.

100 m Except Sunday. For South
Londonderry
7.30 a. m. Except Sunday. For New
London.
o.2O n. IN. Except Sunday. For New
York.
9.15 a. m. Except Sunday. For South
Londonderry.
1925 a. IN. Except Sunday For New
London.
4.O0p III. Except Sunday. For Kcene,
New London and New York
VIA New London.
GOO p. IN. Except Sunday. Local for
South Londonderry.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-09-15

2 q Va a. ! - N.ffE
as senator, I need not speak because it
/ Is we'll known to all. Fortunately,
there seems to be no difference OF
opinion among the republicans Of the
state upon the matter, and 50 far. as
known they are hearty and cordial in
his support, without respect to former
controversies. The campaign in his
behalf must be conducted without
much expense and largely by tndi-
vidual effort. The states lying west
Of Iowa are made up in considerable
measure of men and women who for
merly lived here. They are active
and influential in their several COM
munities, and can determine the out
come OF the primaries and conven-
tons. The purpose Of this letter is
to ask every men or women in Iowa
who wants to do something for the
candidacy Of Senator Cummins TO
write to his friends and acquaintances
in other states, enlisting their interest
in the cause I have indicated, and
having done so, to send the correspon-
dence or list Of people SO written to
me at Des Moines, SO that the COM
mittee may be able to avail itself Of
the information so secured.
Yours very truly,
CHAS. A. RAWSON.
Des Moines, a., Sept. IA, 1915.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-09-15
Be, MoInes Register and Leader Gar
y rio, story About Her Work n
preserving Nssvs Diaiset
songs. !.
RENDERS GREAT SERVICE
r.n THAT Preservation Of These
songs il Helping 70 Preserve
the Traditions q the
South.

In sundays Des Moines Register
and Ieader appeared q sketch OF Mrs.
cnllingwood Tucker and the work sho
n doing towards the preservation 81
The negro folk songs. The article is
accompanied BY two column cut Of
MRS Tucker. The story WAS written
by Winona Evans Reeves, and is re
produced herewith:
To an Iowa woman belongs the dis
tinction OF being the one person IN
this country, and the only one, whs
has seriously undertaken to preserve
negro folk songs, and who II doing It
n an indescribably charming way.
That IA Mrs. Collingwood Tucker OF
Keokuk, Iowa, who before her mar
Rage was Katie Dickinson Of Chat,
tanooga Z descendent OF Walter and
Jane VARIETY Dickinson, who IN
1860 built the sold homestead "Croise-
dore" in Talbot county. Marylant 4.
which is still family possession.
Descended from long line Of south
ern ancestors, she has an understand
ing OF the negro and the environment
under which he lived In the south
which enables her TO visualize the ola
nanny as she ''heshes' the baby tn
sleep with her grooming song or brings
back the camp meeting Of the old
south where the negroes Citing
'ligion" sing the weird old spirituals.
The service she ID rendering to
American folk lore Is the presentation
OF spiritual songs which were never
heard outside the environment Of the
camp meeting, Of work songs heard
only in the cotton fields and cane
brakes, and the quaint melodies ami
lullabys which came from the lips OF
the black mammies Of the old. days.
These songs were never written and
were preserved - traditions taught
BY one generation to another.
AS baby, Katie Dickinson was
rocked to sleep to these melodies and
us little girl hid In the brambles
near the cabins or In the shadow OF
the trees near the camp meeting
ground or along the hawthorn hedge
bordering the cotton field. to hear the
negroes Of the plantation az they sang,
al unconscious that the little girl
heard and registered In her mind the
words and tune. She learned these
songs for sheer love Of them with no
realization that she was to render to
American music IN Incompatible serv.
ice.
That she heard themnwhen the ms
gro was unconscious or 8 listener 81
why these songs Of Mrs. fuckers are
30 true to life and why they SO faith
fully portray, that phase, OF the negro
which is now only q memory. She
has made a series OF records for the
folk lore collection Of Harvard uni.
versity which will increase In value
and significance with every passing
year.
No one who sees orr hears Mrs
wsmaR Of .s unusual .ns Of nds
humor unsurpassed. She insists that
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-09-15
he Mississippi on their return jour

the Mississippi on their return jour
ney when the rain and wind came.
The canoe was too frail to stand the
combined force of the elements and
it tipped over. The occupants, both
OF whom could swim but slightly
saved themselves from drowning by
holding on to the sides Of the over.
turned canoe.
Seen by Renshaw.
They were too far out for their
shouts for assistance to be heard, but
luckily Edgar Renshaw, an employe
OF the Purity Oats company, saw them
struggling in the water, from the third
story Of that building.
He Immediately raised q cry and
ran down to Stanton's restaurant at
the corner Of Water street and Main
street. Jim Stanton was there and he
and Luther McAdams ran to the riv.
ers edge and jumped into row boat
and started out towards the overturn.
ed canoe. BY this time the canoe had
drifted quite distance down stream
Because Of the roughness OF the wat.
er and the raging storm, 1t took the
rescuers about twenty minutes to get
within hailing distance of the young
men. Mr.. Stanton said that every few
minutes the waves would completely
cover the unfortunate canoemen and
that It evidently taxed their strength
and endurance to hold on under such
circumstances.
Almost All In.
When the rescuers were within
speaking distance one Of the young
men gasped well, we're about all
in. We can't hold on much longer"
Stanton cried: Don't let go now.
Well be there in minute
This gave new life to the two hang
ing on the overturned canoe and they
managed by final effort to hold on
till they were pulled into the rescue
boat by Stanton and McAdams. They
were so exhausted that they lay in
the bottom of the boat without NOV.
ing or speaking. The rescue boat
made landing below the Kline shops.
The two young men were shivering
with the cold and could barely speak.
Stanton advised them to run for
awhile and get up their circulation.
When 1t was seen that they were in
no real danger, Stanton and McAdams
took the boat and pulled back to the
Main street landing where they
brought in the launch that had been
stalled in the rescue when the water
stopped the engine.
The two young men proceeded TO
their homes. changed their wet
clothes and later in the evening re-
turned and thanked their rescuers
Today they apparently had recovered
from the effects Of their ducking, but
both had bad colds.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-09-15

programs with . ynaturalness and 4
sunny temperament. that never fails 10
win her audience, and In q manns;
which the most professional artist
might envy. Her songs move her
audience to laughter and tears In az.
cord with the singers mood. While
she has had many nattering offers to
20 into the work professionally, none
Iof them has tempted her to leave her
home and her husband and her daugh-
ters for the length Of time which pro-
ifessional tours would require. She
has been heard BY musical critics and
by students OF folk lore, and from
them received very complimentary
criticisms. While she appreciates the
approval OF critics OF 30 high author
iity. she appreciates quite as much the
tribute to her art which never fails
to be given at the end Of concert,
when one says to her II wish
mother had been here" or slf
ia have, known that 1t would be ike
this I'd have had John come" or sra
80 glad the children did not miss It.
In the beginning she did not
herself realize that she was doing
ANYTHING unusual. She only knew
that she loved to sing the songs for
the memories they awakened, and tina.
her friends never tired OF them and
were always clamoring for more. No
program in her home town SCENE
complete without group Of songs
from her which were always encored
again and again. Finally the number
tof songs on programs. for benefits and
charities kept increasing In number
until she came to give song recitals.
Then she explained them in friend
|ly informal way, the significance OF
the VARIOUS songs, until finally she
developed q finished lecture recital
Perhaps the highest tribute Of all
comes from her home city where she
has appeared scores Of times and
where the s. r. O>sign is always hung
tout Francis Perry Elliott, author OF
pals First, himself q Tenneseean
said to her in q letter. ~.sYou have reg
cued from oblivion. beautiful. tender,
vanishing idyls OF q people w1so: veri-
Ily believe. were happier In Tennesses
than IN any other state. / know that
nothing Of the South that have ever
heArd IN public reading and song has
SO played the samutsof my own emo
tions as the pathos and humor of your
loving witching artistry
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-09-15
Those Bad Spells

Lebanon Jet. Ky.-Mrs Minnie
Lamb, Of this place. says: Il DO
lieve / would have been dead by now,
had it not been for Cardpi. haven't
had one Of those bad spells s:ncs
commenced to use this medicine.
Cardui is q specific medicine for the
Ills from which women suffer. Made
from harmless, vegetable Ingredients,
Cardui IL q safe. reliable remedy. and
has been successfully used by weak
and ailing women for more than dft3
years. Thousands OF women y have
been helped back to health and hap
piness by ito use. Why not profit by
their experieLce3 A trial VIII con,
vince you that Cardui Is Just what
you need.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-09-15
TO the Republicans Of Iowa.

I have been selected as the chair
man of a republican organization to
further the candidacy Of Senator AL
bert B. Cummins for the republican
nomination for president. It is be-
lieved by a great many people
throughout the country that his nomi-
nation would do more to strengthen
the republican party. and make sue
cess next year certain, than the nomi-
nation Of any other man. OF his pub
lie life. both as governor of Iowa and
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-09-15

OvSAJ AAy AOhAxAA 1NS
FAINT And for this
reason evofy one
should remember that
whatever Il done to
aid the mother. 10 re-.
usve her OF dlstresses
during her tryin &
months, will surely be
OF marked benefit to
the child.
4 Among the sterling
aids u . splendid ex.
tgrnal remedy known
- "Mothef's Friend. -
II II what Il called an
II 4 49,
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-09-15
CANOE TURNS over;
THRILLING RESCUE
Jim Stanton and Luther sMcAdams,
Heroes Of Yesterdays Accident
on Storm swept
River.
SAVED FROM DROWNING
Young Men Held on to Overturned
Craft for Half an Hour While
Waves Dashed Over Their
Heads.

Here 10 ! story Of turbulent advcn-
ture and q thrilling rescue on the
storm swept Mississippi yesterday
afternoon. Two young men in canoe
went forth in search Of fishing and
found other things. IN the big storm
that broke about o'clock in the art
ernoon, their canoe turned over In the
middle OF the river and the two young
men saved themselves till rescue came
tby clinging for half hour to the sides
OF the craft while cold waters. almost
Icy. In big waves splashed over them
and numbed their bodies and their
hands until they were almost ready
to loosen their hold and give up.
But for the timely assistance OF
Jim Stanton OF TIT South Third street.
and Luther McAdams of I'll South
First, there might have been fatal
ending to the accident Both of these
men battled for half hour on the
raging river to get to the canoe and
were in danger OF their own lives in
the storm that made the river a men
ace to all who. were on 1t.
Others Attempt Rescue.
Although Stanton and McAdan1s de-
serve the credit OF the rescue, there
were others who Just as bravely risk
ed the wrath of the elements to effect
q rescue, and, although they were UNI
able to reach the overturned canoe
until the young men Ind been taken
on, nevertheless, the spirit displayed
was commendable.
Durk LaFeber and James Griffey at
tempted to reach the young men and
got out in time to help tow the canoe
in while its half-drowned occupants
were being brought to shore in Stan
toms and McAdam's boat. William
Hagey, F. "A. Donovan and Linny Ash
land went out In launch TO effect q
rescue, but the waves were so high
that they dashed over into the boat
and stopped the engine and the craft
had to be towed In later.
The two young men who had the
thrilling adventure were little shy
about the publicity attached to It and
refused to say anything about the
occurrence. The police learned that
one was Homer Pugh OF 1902 Bank
street. The canoe belonged to George
Parsons. The name of the other oc-
cupant Of tho canoe could not be
learned by the police or any OF the
other parties concerned, but both
young men were out today and SEEM
ed to be entirely recovered from the
effects OF their thrilling adventure.
Go Fishing Yesterday.
J. The Parsons canoe Is kept In boat
house on the river edge at the foot
OF Main street. This belongs to John
Station and Burton Wilkinson. The
two young men took the canoe out
early yesterday afternoon and padded
to the Illinois side where an hour or
30 were spent In fishing.
Shortly before o'clock they no.
ticed that q storm was coming up and
decided that they had better try to
get across the river before 1t broke.
They had lust reached the middle Of
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-09-15
hck It He Hotel.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service. ]
NEW YORK. Sept. 15.--Ambassador
Bernstorff back at his hotel here to-
day, said he anticipated no further de-
vslopments IN the situation between
Germany and America in less than Z
fortnight. Beyond this, he was UNI
willing to discuss the renewed dinicul-
ties between this country and his own.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-09-15

-nead Tho Gate City want column.
Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1915-03-26
POETIC INSPIRATION
IS SCARCE IN WAR
Soy. English 1uis. Just inValidci
From Front Afier ~iN Months
-ertiee

-a.ea. u Oh. N,..
LONDON Wlre" R W
NeWson one OF rle chief disciple.
.ol Fuurist painting .n ENGLAND. has
been fnml.I.d home from fHr front
where he Ven. siz months ago 900
charge OF motor ambulance
100 need. 1000 iron nerve to lind
poetic Inspiration Boz such scenes of
horror as one must .IrR over there
te said or bus arrival here but the
war 500 o., % IoIeut Incentive 20
Futursm tor ND believe there is no
beauty except u strife aud uo mas
trrpiec, without aee..-sisene-s
Ia the pictures which . have
painted n France. have tried 20
axpr.s. the emotions produced by
the apparent ugiuoss ami dizziness
ul modern warfare THE tuturisf
technique s 'he ouIy possible med
Um 90 express 'he crudauers vio-
lsuoe and brutality OF the emotions
eeu and fclt ou thc present battle
field, uf Europe
AN artists should s0 '0 fhe front
t1 strengthen their arr Dos Worship
of physical aud moral courage and
fearless desire of adventure. risk
.nd daring Thus they will free
themselte. quickly OF the canker OF
professors aroheologist,. auuquar-
los. and beauty -Norshippers
Modern art needs not beauty or
restraint uut vitality The sooner
tte exploitation OF the old masters
aud The WlsiaKe of millions OF
money ceases the sooner will come
tle opportunity Tor The artist 10
make livelihood a masterpiece
must disappear witb Us author I'M
mortality .u art is disgrace which
800. built up q prison of timIdity
imitation ana plagiarism
Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1915-03-26
>SslC

here D., passage 900 Cardinal Newman which
icunrs ihc difference between classics and gust
tine writing Sometimes % ts suggested that
Boz difference l- imaginary. or Is not as WIDE a.
ihr world Fiuc writing ls rhctou, 10 IS liter.
any Classics are something else again They
have the breath of immortality 900 them But New
MAN explains % alI ln SOME comment ON how dlil.
rrrujIy the poets illustrating particularly by lior.
ACE strike the susceptible bot uutulorcd mtcih.
,eucc o. the boy 40 school or college and how
differently they affect the discipline and rxper
..n,.d intelligence of later years.
Passages which. 90 q boy are bot rhetorical
.ommorpaJrs reliher better nor worse than a
hundred others which ans clever winter might
supply which he gels by heart and thinks very
nnr ard initiates as De- thinks very successfully
100 bus own flowing vetsihcauon "a length come
home Co hum. when long wears have passed and
he has had experience ot hic and pierce hum as
i be- had never before known them with then
sad ~arrcsnc.s and VIVID cNae,ness Then be-
comes 90 understand how % s that lines. the birth
oi some chance morning or evening at an lonian
festival ar among the Sabine hills have lasted gen.
Grafton after generation. tor thousands OF years
with Co power over the mind and a charm which the
current literature OF his own doy with al its ob
,ious advantage BE- utterly unable TO rival