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Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1916-08-04
JAMAICA

Miss Mildred Wilder has been i'll.
, Florence Underwood is quarantined
with munps.
Mr.. and Mrs. Wesley Allen of Wards
bofo were in town Sunday.
l.. r. Barnes and family of Vernon
came Sunday to spend Old Home week.
Mrs. Emily Eddy of Worcester, Mass,
visited her aunt, Mrs. G. r. Amsdcn,
last week.
Bert Allen and family of Gardner
came last week to visit their mother
Mrs. Amanda Allen.
Miss Hazel and Miss Lottie Jones,
who visited at A. w. Butler s, have
returned to Townshend.
C. G.. Robinson and family and Julian
Taft and family of Townshend visited
at Mrs. Eta Sage's Sunday.
Wales Cheney, Myron johnson and
Charles Williams attended the funeral
of Sem Pierce in South Londonderry
Friday.
Miss Grace O'Brien, who had been
here in the interest of the Frontier
Press Co. two weeks, went to Towns
bend Saturday.
p. II. Kijdcr, Mr.. and Mrs. Kidder
and Miss Edith Kidder of Wardsboro
and Miss Edith Clarke motored to
South Londonderry and Peru Sunday.
The Thursday evening prayer meet
ing in the Baptist church, which was
a song service and consisted of solos,
instrumental music, trio, incidents
concerning noted songs, reading of Sc
lections concerning songs, etc, was
very interesting.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1916-08-04
No Summer in 1916.

A hundred years ago this part of
the world had ga year without a sum
mer.' In 1916 every week brought
frost or ice. On June 10th heavy
snowstorm occurred in New York, New
Jersey, Pennsylvania and the East
ern states. In August ice formed on
the upper Delaware and on the Sus-
quchanna so thick that many persons
crossed those streams on it. Crops were
almost nothing in the northern half
of the United States and in all of
Canada that was then inhabited. Most
of the farm livestock was slaughtered,
as feeds were not to be had. Prices
of all kinds of foods were very high.
The believers in "signs" have been
looking for a repetition in 1916 of the
summerlcss year 1916" but the pres
cnt year, bad as it has been thus far,
is not to be classcd with the romark-
able year 1916.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1916-08-04
Water Gap Cut By Natures Whip Saw

Delaware water gap is a vertical
walled trench, 1000 feet deep in the
narrow ridge of Kittatinny mountain
through which Delaware river flows.
Did the river find this gateway ready
made through the mountain or did it
cut its way through the hard mountain
lodges, and if so, how could it accom-
plish its mighty task7
By the study of the geology of the
region the following history has been
worked out. After the rocks had been
formed, layer by layer, as sediments
in the sea they were folded and tipped
on end and worn down by nature s
forces to a gentle surface across which
Delaware river flowed to the sea. The
top of Kittatinny range was then part
of this surface and the adjacent area
that is now lowlands stood nearly at
the same level. Elevation of the land
caused the Delaware and it's tributa-
ries to wear away the softer rocks and
leave the harder rocks standing in re-
lief as ridges. The hard rocks that
Kittatinny range formed
rapids in the Delaware where it cross
ed them but the river gradually cut
this barrier away.
II Is tuSy 10 DcllcNe lHuI SlTedHlS
can remove soft shale and limestone
in their course, but it may seem at
first thought impossible that water
alone can cut away hard rock. The
water, however, is only medium, for
the cutting is done by the sand,
gravel, and powders carried by the
stream, just as emery fed to a saw
cuts through the hardest rock or
steel. Large round holes that were
ground into hard rocks by the churn-
ing of pebbles at the bottom of small
falls have been left as "potholes on
the sides of gorges as the evidence of
such stream cutting. So the Delaware,
concentrating it's power on small
section of the hard rock of Kittatinny
range was able, during a long period,
to cut the gap through the rocky bar
rier.
The story is told more fully and in
plain language in the text printed
on the back of the U. S. Geological
Surveys Delaware water gap map,
which is sold by the survey for 10
cents.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1916-08-04
Greatest Telescope on Earth Now
Building.

In the July American Magazine
Merle Crowell says:
"Several years ago, the Canadian
government decided that it wanted the
largest telescope in the world, to be
set up in the clear air of VANCOUVER
for photographing thousands of stars
that had never been photographed be-
fore-stars almost Theoretically dis
tant. Light travels at the rate of
about $4,000 miles Il second; yet some
of the star light to be shared by the
Vancouver instrument has been speed
ing through space for perhaps a mil
lion years since it left home.
"Of course the job was given to
Brashear. A gigantic parabolic mir.
ror-the largest ever made in one
picce---was cast in France. 1t weighed
in the rough 1865 pounds and was
seventy-three inches in diameter.
Nearly four hundred pounds of glass
had been taken from that lens when I
saw it in Doctor Brashear's shop,
where it is kept in an underground
chamber, protected from all air cur
rents. When it is completed and
mounted, the telescope will weigh
more than five hundred tons. "
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1916-08-04
LANDGROvE.

n. L. Wolcott has new Saxon six
cylinder automobile.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lyman Stone visited
Mrs. Horace Fuller Sunday.
1t was so cold Wednesday morning
that there was almost frost.
The iron work for the new bridge
near the F.. M. hall has arrived.
Rev. F.. A. Woodwork is at Mrs.
Lucy Woodward's with his family.
Frank Hilliard of Williamsville Wis
tied at j. C. Barton's over Sunday.
Mrs. Sarah Austin of Greenwood,
Mass, is visiting her daughter, Mrs.
M. II. Smith.
Leslie Taylor and Frank 1ngersoll of
Brooklyn are boarding at NJ. d. Bates s
a few weeks.
Mrs. Hattie Crouch and three chill
dren are spending a few days at r
B. Butterfeld 3.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. II. Crandall and
Mr.. and Mrs. J. f. Thomson went to
Ludlow Sunday evening.
Mrs. Isaac Church of Rhode Island
is visiting her mother, Mrs. II. c
Gleason, at Clark Lodge.
Mrs. Oracle Harris returned home
Sunday from South Londonderry
where she had been caring for Mrs
w. +. Garfield ami baby.
A heifer owned by Erwin C. Jaquitl
was found dead in Frank Kush :
pasture. No marks were to be found
on it except that the tail was broken.
Mrs. J. E. Thomas went Tuesday tc
Burlington to attend Grange lee
turer' s conference August . and 3
While away she will visit her father
I. w. Colburn, in Rutland.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1916-08-04
DEATH OF EBEN D. JORDAN.
Prominent Boston Merchant and Patron
of Fine Arts

Eben d. Jordan, aged 80 years, SEN
Tor member of the firm of Jordan 4
Co., Boston. died Tuesday night mt his
summer home in Manchester as the re-
suit of "A paralytic stroke suffered 10
days ago. Mr.. Jordan was widely
know as patron of fine arts. lie was
president of the Boston opera COMPANY,
which was largely supported through
has generosity, and he owned the opera
house which he built especially for the
company and which served rs its home
until the abandonment of the enter
prise two years ago. lie was also II
director of the Metropolitan opera
company of New York, an honorary
director Of the Royal opera, London,
and president of the New England
conservatory of music.
As head of the department store
business established by his father, the
late Ebcn Jordan, he was one of the
leading merchants of New England.
lie was also director of the R0stot
dry goods company and of the Globe
newspaper company, publishers of the
Boston Globe. He belonged TO many
clubs, In addition to has residence in
Manchester and his winter home in
Boston he owned large estate in
Scotland.
His widow, who was Miss Mary
Sheppard Of Philadelphia, son,
Robert, of Boston, ana daughter,
Mrs. Douglas Muaroe Robinson of
New York, survive.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1916-08-04
BRATTLEBoRo, THE BEAUTIFUL
A Fine Appreciation, With Suggestion
and a Little Criticism.

l have spent thirty-fve years in
travelling, during which l have visited
nearly every city of any size in Amer
lea and many in Europe, and while |
have seen many cities of the size of
Brattleboro that had more expensive
homes, never have | seen one Gakcn
as a whole) that compared with it.
The broad streets, large yards and
beautifully kept lawns are free from
ugly fences and unsightly back yards.
Most cities have few very eXpen-
sive homes bordered by cheaper ones,
these in turn crowded by small, i'll
kept tcnemcnts and rookcries with OLD,
dilapidated fences, unkept lawns and
dirty back Yards.
never saw place where civic pride
seemed to be so universal ana each one
seemed to vie with his neighbor as to
whom can present, not the most eX-
pensve home, but the neatest home
with the cleanest and most attractive
surroundings. Then nature has done
so much for Brattleboro-thc hills and
dales-the mountain side and river
valley intercepted by number of small
beautiful brooks all crowned with your
stately elms and still more magnificent
naples, forming complete and har-
monious whole, unequalcd by anything
l have seen elsewhere. If ga thing of
beauty is joy forever then the peo'
pie of Brattlcboro ought always to be
happy people.
But with all of its beauty there is
one suggestion and one criticism | wish
to make The suggestion:-I notice a
few of your grand old trees have died
and been cut down and others soon will
be and in many cases no new ones
planted in their places. This is a great
| mistake. As soon afher a treo is re-
moved as possible" another should be
planted in its place, thus securing to
future generations the grand inheri-
lance you received from your fathers
Your trees are your browning glory.
The criticism: - /, and many more
like me have crossed half of Europe to
get a view of brooks and streams that
were no more attractive and some not
nearly as beautiful as Milestone brook
and its Little tributaries with their
graceful curves and clear, sparkling
water racing and tumbling like school
boys at play over the large and grace
full rocks that lie at the bottom OF
grace their sides.
To stand on Main street bridge and
watch the water come pouring under it
and 90 rushing and tumbling down the
unique and clear-cut falls with at
times rainbow caused by the mist)
is a sight worth travelling miles to see
and yet as | stood there watching that
beautiful sight l was grievcd to sec
some q sincerely hope only a very few
had so far forgotten their civic pride
as to use the brook for garbage dump
and its beauty was married by old
boxes, barrels and other litter which
had been washed upon the higher rocks
and left there, an cyesorc to an other
wise most lovely spot,
If you have no law against using
this brook for dumping ground you
ought Immediately to pass one and make
the penalties so severe that one con
viction will forever stop the thought
less citizens from ever doing it again
1t is not only a disgrace, but positive
crime to pollute this beautiful stream.
q w CHAMBERLAIN
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1916-08-04
AUCTIONEER
A. W. J. Wilkins, BrattIeboro, Vt
Wide Experience, Terms Reasonable
Telephone Connection
Vermont Allotment.
BARRE 1'imes.)

Vermont s allotment Of the national
good roads money is $22,S44 for the
New Hampshire s, considerably larger
than Rhode Island S and quite a bit
less than Maine IS, Massachusetts, or
Connecticut S. AS compared with the
amount which the state of Vermont
and the towns are putting into the
good roads movement, the national aid
is small indeed; but it will lend its
help toward splendid purpose.
Moreover, the amount will be much
larger in succeeding years, as the to-
tai federal appropriation increases by
$5,0OO000 each year during the next
four years.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1916-08-04

The Tigers have bought Howard
Emke, premier pitcher of the Syracuse
team of the New Yorl, state league.
The price is reported to be the largest
cvcr paid for n state league player and
is believed to me about $4,000. Emko
has won 10 aud lost five games.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1916-08-04

If it WASH t for the mistakes they
make some men would never he heard
of.
Vcgctarians have never been able to
explain why the first sin was the re-
suit of eating fruit,
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1916-08-04

If every man wrote book there
wouldn't be libraries enough to hold the
junk.
American bidders recently lost big
contract in Argentina because of q
lack Of ships for prompt delivery.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1916-08-04
BUSINESS CARDS.
w r. MOVES. M. ID.

w. R. MOVES, M. D.
Specialist Eye, Ear Nose and Throat. OF
fee hours, 9-12 a. m, Is p. m, Wednesday
and Saturday evenings, 1880. Sunday and
other evenings by appointment American
Building, Brattleboro. Appointments foI
glasses fitting made by mail or telephone.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1916-08-04
In Vermont and Washington
On the Same Day !

Mr.. Thompson also seems puzzled by Senator Pages
letter of JULY 18th i'll which he informed certain of his
constituents that he was STAYING CLOSE TO HIS
POST OF DUTY AT WASHINGTON, yet written on a
date which the newspaper dispatches reported him
ATTENDING THE MEETING OF THE GREATER
VERMONT ASSOCIATION IN MONTPELIER
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1916-08-04
Senator Page has not denied atten
ing such meeting. If he was i'm fact
Vermont, why did he inform his cOnst
uents that he was "sticking close TO q
job" i'm Washington
Mr.. Thompson says further:

IF am informed correctly, during the week of July
r. THE NAVAL APPROPRIATION BILL. carrying
the most important changes in navy which have been
made for many years, WAS Up FOR FINAL DISCUS
SION. 49,. 1t apparent that he did not consider
that he needed the naval committee al Washing
ton during that week and IL HE WAS NOT NEEDED
ON THE NAVAL COMMITTEE DURING THAT
TIME, HE NEVER WILL BE, and his appeal to his
constituency on the basis of his committee appointments
apparently is without any value"
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-11-28

ingenuity and knowledge
II is ever a contest OF brains be-
tween the safe builder and the des-
perado; the skill Of the artisan
against the cunning Of the thief; re-
fex OF the eternal battle between good
and evil. It's hard to grasp just what
this means until we reflect that one
half Of the living expense OF the world
IS caused BY the expense Of protec-
ton from the dishonest
At the present time the expert safe
builder can claim with truth that he
has the safe thief absolutely defeated.
He can prove this claim from the ex-
perience Of the last ten years. the
real criterion to Judge By. IN no In
stance can 1t be shown where real
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-11-28

ords brought him 70 the realization
that some form Of convenient fire.
proof protection must be devised to
preserve his most valuable asset The
invention 81 the nre-proof safe fol
lowed
The frst safes were as might be ex-
Dccted, crude. bulky affairs. with but
small Interior capacity The doors
We're locked with large key locks and
he first tire-prooang was plaster q
paris.
This proved Inadequate, however,
as it quickly corroded the iron walls
and ate large holes in them. Invests
cation and experimenting led 70 the
adoption Of cement instead OF gypsum
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-11-28
Enterprising Owners of Town
Offer Inducements to
New Industries.
PLANS FOR HOME OWNERS
Martin Brothers Seek to Make
Place Attractive for
Workers Homes.

Thirteen miles north Of Clarksburg
and nineteen miles south Or Fair
mont on the Monongah division Of
the Baltimore and Ohio, also con
nected with the short line via New
aMartinsville, and on the main line
*of the Monongahcla Valley Traction
line is the town Of Haywood a com
munity with a prosperous present and
an assured future Of greater acttv-
ity Although il is In the heart Or
the Fairmont coal district there are
no mines in the town or Immediately
adjacent thereto, though within Il
radius OF two and one-haIf miles
there are ten mining properties il. OF
Grafton.
The Haywood property was put On
the market first in 1900 BY the late
Felix Martin, who settled upon the
farm which is fast growing to be a
city in pioneer days. sloping gently
down to tic West Fork river 1T was
an ideal location for agricultural In
dustry and continued as a farm until
the rapidly increasing demand for
moderate priced lots within commut-
ing distance OF Clarksburg and Fair
mont induced the owner TO offer an
addition to Investors and home seek
ers. Four allotments have been ABB
sorbed as fast as opened and the firth
It's now on the market, and though.
not being urged at the present mo
ment the property IS IL such demand
that It practically sells itself.
Since the death OF the founder Of
the town the enterprise has been.
managed BY the Martin Brothers
Company, composed OF Leroy H., Al
bert WI. and Charles 10. Martin, sons
OF Felix Martin. Charles E Martin
lives in Texas where ne Is interested
inlumber properties, and active man
agement OF the company's affairs is
il the hands. Of his two brothers.
Leroy II. Martin being president Of
the concern. and Albert w. Martin.
secretary and treasurer, IN addition
to developing their realty holdings
tile Martin Brothers Company oper-
ates a large general store and lum-
Der yards.
IN seeking purchasers for the lots
particular attention has been de-
voted to the working man who is
tired Of paying rent without acquir-.
ing equity III the property he occu-.
pies. To these the Messrs. Martin.
offer inducements which permit AZ
small initial payment. the balance to-
be cancelled in monthly installments
Of about the same figure ordinarily
paid landlord. The town has a
population OF 400 with excellent.
schools, several churches and mum
Der Of fraternal organizations. The
deeds convey all oil, gas and coal.
rights to the purchaser and no taxes
are paid blythe buyer until the trans
action has been completed and the.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-11-28

high grade burglar-proof construction
has failed e safeguard its contents.
from the attacks Of the robber or
yeggman.
Flre-Proof Safe Invented.
While mankind from the beginning
has cndeavorcd to provide. some means
Of protection against the burglar. YET
no serious thought seems to have been.
given to safeguarding against fire I'M
TIL the great Pittsburg conHagration in.
1915. The loss entalled BY the mer-
chant Of his valuable books and rec
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-11-28
FREE SITES TO GET
HAYWOOD MIL is

dnincumbered title ID delivered.
The Martin Brothers Company. own
q tract Of land near the railroad and
the river. and here they propose to
locate factories which will bring resi-
dents to the town and will insure the
.permanence Gifts prosperity irrespec-
tive Of conditions in other sections
or the valley. The officers or the
company are now in correspondence
with several manufacturers who are
looking for sites somewhere close to
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-11-28

for the hller. With the modern meth
DDS Of making cements and the many
years experience in mixing and treat
ing TO get tn. best results aller has
been produced that IS light. bone dry,
non-swelltng. non-absorbent and are
proof
The modern fire-proof safe is a mod
el.of construction and convenience and
IS d familiar sight in every business
house, where i Is absolutely indls-
pensable for the conduct OF business.
Must Keep Burglars out.
It IS in the burglar-proof construc-
ition. however. that maryels Of ad-
vancement have been made
The primal security chest was
crude. indeed. generally consisting Of
q wooden box. AS the craft OF car
pentry progressed these boxes we're
made stronger and OF heavy oak
boards and bound together with cop
per rs iron bands and presented de-
gree of security that seemed adequate
in those times.
The advent Of this security chest
produced the lock and key. The locks
Of the anctents were cumbersome af-
fairs with immense keys. the size
seeming TO be the chief requisite quail
ity Of protection. These locks we're
looked upon as narvels Of intricate
mechanism ard an absolute guard
against the thief How different from
the small locks OF the present time
with their small thin. fne-toothed
keys
IL is amusing TO travel through Ell
rope and inspect the ponderous locks
used on the old prison cells. 50 full
~ horror and despair for the incar-
csrated, and reflect how quickly tie
aodern criminal would open then.
even without tools.
Everything. however. must be con-
dercd relatively. In those days the
skill and implements OF the robher
,.cre equally crude; in fact. his only
accomplishments seemed to be his
Utility . fight and ignorant depray,
#tty
Rallies IS Clever.
Not 50 with the modern "Rafhes.' 4
III IS often man OF great mechanical
skill ingenuity and daring. He stud
Continued on Page 41.J
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-11-28

craft Is there required 4 finer mechan
zeal skill and more intricate devices.
than il this art. II All other con
struction & certain definite work Is to
be performed q object attained for
which there Is a set rule or known
limit; while il this line. however, you
are ever striving to prevent an oc-
currence that has no measure or re-.
straint and for which YOU have no
guide Or mathematical equation; but
must rely solely on the experience Of
the past and the known limit Of human
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-11-28

the great natural gas district in or
der that they may profit by the cheap
fuel, and the other desirable condi-
tions which makes central West Nir-
ginia ideal for Industrial enterprises.
All Of the land set apart for this
purpose is above the highest water
level ever recorded in the West.
Fork, insuring exemption from fnco1l-.
yenicnces suffered elsewhere when
the spring rains BRING a raging tor
rent to the river bed. The size Of
the plots SO offered vary, and Will be.
#parceled according to the need of the
manufacturer up to a ten-acre area.
That the enterprise OF the Martin.
brothers in making this generous Of
fer will be instrumental in acceler-
5ating the growth Of Haywood is con-
coded They are ambitious to see#the
town founded by their father take
Its place among the commercially Inn
portant communities Of the valley
Touched as it is BY three railroads.
and within less than a mile of Lum-
berport, where banking and other fa-
%cilities Of city life are available,
Haywood has a perspective Of years.
ftoscome awhich#s be ladened with.
material success for those who set.
tie there and a general prosperity.
which will be ample reward for the.
initiative whichtlle sons Of the found
ser5 have displayed in its development
t b 4 &
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-11-28
SAFE INDUSTRY
IS YET YOUNG.

There IS no business that Is as little
understood ny the initiated as the IN
dustry q safe making.
They seem T. look upon the safes
and great bank vaults and their lnys-
FERROUS dials and mechanism with a
feeling OF awe. In q measure this
feeling Is justified. for f. no other