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Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1916-09-28

why ! Quit the Democratic Party
is the subject Of an address delivered
before the Republican convention at
Chandler, oklahoma, d few days ago,
BY Judge r. ] Shive. who has been
a war horse OF the party for more
than twenty years He confines his
reasons chiefly to state issues. and
charges his former political associ-
ates with extravaganza. inefiiciency,
broken pledges. needless increase in
the number Of Offices, running the
state in debt, wastefulness. etc. all
OF which is true of national as well as
local Democratic administration And
there are thousands Of other Demo
Gratis who, for the same reasons have
cult the party
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1916-09-28

Ii figuring the percentage Of Pro
glessives who returned to the Repub-
hcan party IN Maine the tabulating
machine goes all to pieces. There
we're about $4,000 Moose left in Maine
two years ago-and this year the Re
publican vote is increased by more
than twenty thousaad. The Moose
evidently returned with good i'm
terest
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1916-09-28

Conditions after the war form a
considerable part Of Mr. Hughes
topic as he journeys about the coun-
try. He presents the picture-and he
embodies the remedy
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1916-09-28

When Hughes takes Office he will
know the country from actual con-
TACT and the country will know him.
No clustered theories will shape his
policies.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1916-09-28

In a test m ade by
David l.. Gallup, N.
E., Professor of Gas
Engineering, Wor-
CeSter Poly teChnic
Institute, a stock
Maxwell Touring
Car made from % to
33.7 miles per gallon
of gasoline at speeds
ranging from 10 to
IS miles per hour.
We reproduce a let
ter from Professor
Gallup concerning
this test.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1916-07-21
RANGERS TO CARRY PHONES.
Will Be Part of Regular Equipment
the Coming Season.

A portable telephone, made of alu-
minum and weighing two-and-a-half
pounds, the invention of a forest Of
ficer, II. b. Adams of Missoula, Mon
tana, will be part of the regular equip
ment of patrolmen on the national
forests the coming season. This in
strument is regarded as great i'm
provement over the set fromerly used,
which weighed ten pounds.
1t is said that a field man equipped
with this telephone, few yards of
light emergency wire, and short
piece of heavy wire to make the
ground connection can cut in anywhere
along the more than 10000 miles of for
est service telephone lines and get in
touch with the headquarters of a SUI
pervisor or district ranger. To talk,
one end of the emergency wire is
thrown over the telephone line, the
two ends are connected to the portable
instrument and the instrument is con-
nected to the ground wire, the end of
which must be thrown into the damp
earth or in water. Contact with the
line wire is made possible by removal
of the insulation from a few inches of
the emergency wire.
The Adams instrument does not ring
the bell of the receiving telephone
but instead causes a screeching sound
from small megaphone shaped appar'
atus descriptively known as "howl.
err This instrument is installed at
the ranger station telephone. and is
said to give effective notice that. some
one is on the wire. If the field man
needs to talk with some one elsewhere
on the line, the ranger station instru.
ment can be used to ring up the per
son wanted, when the conversation can
be carried on. ....
Forest officers say that these portable
phones are especially valuable in re-
porting fires and other emergencies
with the least possible delay, and also
in sending instruction to field men and
keeping the district rangers informed
as to the progress of work going on in
the field, thus supplementing the regu-
lar telephone sets installed at lookout
points, ranger stations, and at conven-
lent intervals along forest service
roads and trails.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1916-07-21
FLoRIDA's PECULIAR WE'LL.
In Addition to Giving Forth Ordinary
Water, Has Mineral Spring.

In their investigation of the wells and
underground waters of Florida the geolo-
gists of the United States geological sur
vey have noted many interesting things
Among these is well at Welaka, on st.
Johns river, from which two kinds of wat
er are obtained.
This well is 800 feet deep. The length
of the casing is 10 feet The well was first
drilled to 100 feet, and from this depth
ordinary Sulphur" water was obtained
The drill was carried to a depth of 300
feet, where it encountered strong min
eral water, having disagreeable salty
taste. In order to use both kinds of water
an inner tubing was run nearly to the
bottom of the well connected with pumps,
so that ordinary water and mineral water
can be pumped at the same time. A ia
vorite joke played on visitors is to give
them a drink of the weaker water in the
first glass and to replace it with the brine
in the second.
Not more than half dozen wells of this
kind are known in the country, but there
is no reason why similar wells cannot be
obtained in regions where the waters in
the upper strata differ from those lying
deeper.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1916-07-21
MOTORS FOR FIRE FIGHTS.
Horse Drawn Equipment Fast Going
into Discard.

Horse-drawn fire department is fast
going into the discard, according to the
third annual census of fire apparatus
and hose equipment in the United
States and Canada as taken by the
Fireman s Herald, of New York. This
year enumeration includes the cities
of 1000 population and over. OF these
cities the fire chiefs of $40 have re-
lsponded to requests for information.
The rapid elimination of the horse
drawn apparatus from the service is
Istrikingly shown by comparison be-
tween this year census and that of
1914. In that year 315 cities were re-
presented with 1859 fire vehicles
pulled by horses. This year more than
twice that number of departments, in
Guiding the original 315, are entered,
and yet the number of horse-drawn
serve is less by more than 1000.
pieces of apparatus in service and re-
The tabulation for this year shows
that in these go cities there are 9,295
pieces of apparatus of all sorts in SER
vice and reserve. The total for horse
drawn equipment is 1869, while there
are 1926 automobiles. A heavy de-
duction must be made from the horse
drawn vehicles to provide for the large
number that are nominally held i'll re-
serve, but are in reality carried on fire
department books because it is not
easy to find purchasers at fair prices.
OF the horse-drawn pieces steam fire
Iengines continue to be far ahead of all
others, numbering 1,75S, which total in
cludes a considerable number that will
in all likelihood never again work at
a fire. Combination wagons and hose
carriers number 2,163; aerial and SER
vice trucks and water towers total 945
land there are 1908 other horse drawn
pieces of all classes.
AS has been the case with the pre-.
vious tabuiations, the combination
chemical and hose car again leads the
motor apparatus with a total of 1,0l2
What appeared to be hesitation in
adopting the triple combination pump
chemical engine and hose car seems tC
| have disappeared, as there are $50 OF
= these registered, as against 300 straight
automobile pumping engines. Ladder
, trucks and water towers number BIB
tractorized pieces SIS and all Other
| fire automobiles, most of them chief :
{ cars, total 853.
! The fate that has befallen horse
, drawn apparatus in the fire service il
, again shown by this years census OF
possible purchases. OF the automobile!
| sos are listed, while of the horse
drawn the total stands at seven.
OF the addition to be made this year
; chemical and hose cars are again t.
, the fore with 243. Pumping engines
, number 81, triple combinations rs, hos'
ears 81 chemicals IA, aerial and service
{ trucks and water towers 112, tractors
, 40, other automobiles 105.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1916-07-21
LYMAN B. SEWELL.
Father of Mrs. George Holland of
Brattleboro Dies in Montague.

Lyman B. Sewell, 76, of Montague,
Mass, was stricken with paralysis
last week Thursday, and died at his
home Tuesday afternoon. He was born
in Maine but moved to Lowell, Mass,
with his parents, where his boyhood
was spent and from which place he en-
listed in the Civil war. He went to
Montague from Newfane, in 1876 and
has always been an interested and
loyal citizen. He was a blacksmith
and worked at his trade until infrm-
tiles of age came upon him and com
PEELED him to give up work. He was
a member of the Congregational church
and was seldom absent except in case
of illness. He was a charter member
of Armstrong post of Montague and
largely instrumental in its organiza
ton, and never tired of recalling de-
tailed memories of his service in the
Civil war. He leaves his wife, one
SOP Albert Sewal of Fitchburg, and
three daughters, Mrs George Holland
of Brattleboro, Mrs. Fred Scott and
Mrs. Councilman of Montague; also a
sister, Mary Sewell of Lowell.
Funeral services were held at the
family residence yesterday with
Rev. Mr.. Tomblin officiating. The
burial took place in Elm Grove GENE
terry, where the service was conducted
by the G. A. r.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1916-07-21
SEVEN ARE GUARANTEED.
Health Officer Tucker Takes Precau-
ton to Prevent Possible Infantile
Paralysis Outbreak.

Seven children who have come to Brat
tleboro from New York have been quaran-
tined by DIR. Henry Tucker, health officer,
in accordance with recent order promul-
gated by the state board of health as a
precaution against the possible introduce
ton of infantile paralysis into this state
from New York city, where the disease is
epidemic
Two of them came from Brooklyn and
are children of Mr. and Mrs Paul X. Hen
kel and are with relatives on Frost street.
Two others are children of Mr.. and
Mrs. j. Cullen Robertson of East Orange,
n. j., who came through New York on
their way here, and are at Mrs. f. A.
Starkey's on Oak street.
Another child who came to Brattle-
boro Tuesday night from New York was
placed in quarantine by DR.. Tucker
The child is a grandchild of Noyes IL
White of 6S High street.
Two more children have since come
and have been placed in quarantine
One of them is in the family of El
bert Simons of High Lawn road and
the other is in the family of Arthur
A. White of Blakeslee street.
The children are not ill with the dis
ease, but the regulations require that
they be quarantined two weeks from the
time they were in New York, so that in
case the disease develops it will have nc
opportunity to spread.
Under the regulations it is the duty o.
persons knowing of children coming iron
New York to report the facts to thu
health officer.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1916-07-21
ENGINEER HALF. A CENTURY.
Joseph LaFountain Visiting in Brat
tleboro for First Time-Erect and
Strong at Age 80.

Joseph LaFontaine, SO years of age,
erect, strong and clear eyed, and his
daughter, Miss Julia LaFountain, Of
Albany, N. Y. are guests of his neph-
ew, w. Ii. Welcome of South Main
street.
With the exception of a few hours
about 80 years ago Mr.. Lat'ountain
had never been in Brattleboro until
last week. Born in Burlington, he
married when a young man and start
ed west, ending his journey with his
bride in Chicago. There he began his
career as railroad man and for over
40 years he was an engineer on sew
eral railroads, concluding his long
service with the Delaware g. Hudson
road 13 years ago, when he was re-
tired at the age of 20 years and two
months on a pension.
AT the end of Is months as a fire.
man on the Illinois Central railroad
Mr.. LaFountain decided to return east
and with his wife went to Rutland.
There he resumed railroading, for a
few weeks as fireman and later as a
freight and passenger engineer be-
tween Rutland and Burlington. lie
ran on different roads, but during the
last of his career as an engineer
he ran out of Albany between that
city and Binghamton, N. Y, and con
Guided his work with over 16 years
of service on switch engine in the
Albany yards.
He is proudest of the fact that dur
ing that long period of handling an
engine in the busy yards no brakeman
or sWitchman ever was injured by any
movement of ears under his control.
In all his years of service in charge
of passenger trains not one of the pas
sengers was injured Once he went
down with his engine in a turntable
pit in the Albany yards and his left
thigh and several ribs were fractured,
but by sticking to the engine he man.
aged to slow down the speed sufli-
emily to save the passengers. His fire.
man jumped at his orders and escaped
uninjurcd. He had rounded a curve to
find n switch leading to a turntable
set against him, but he did not have
time enough to prevent his engine
plunging into the pit, turning over
and pinning him down.
From the days of wood burning en-
gines and hand brakes to the modern
big moguls with air brakes and ali
modern safety devices was the period
covered by the railroad experiences of
Mr.. LaFountain, who says he is not
old and is able to get on and drive an
engine as well as he ever did.
He does not know how long he will
stay. He says he has come for a visit
and expects to make one. He made
the trip from Albany by way of
Greenfield, going through the Hoosac
tunnel for the first time in his ca
reer. He did not know that trains
were hauled through the tunnel by
electric engines but his long expert
ence told him that it was not a steam
engine that was drawing the train, as
soon as it pulled out of the North Adj
ans station. He said it felt different.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1916-07-21
Waiting.

Serene | fold my arms and wait,
Nor care for wind, or tide, or sea,
! rave no more gainst time or fate,
For 10! my own shall come to me-
| stay my haste, | make delays,
For what avails this eager pace?
| stand amid the eternal ways,
And what is mine shall know my face
Asleep, awake, by night or day,
The friends | seek are seeking me;
Nor wind can drive my bark astray,
Nor change the tide of destiny
What matter if | stand alone?
! wait with JOY the coming years;
My heart shall reap where it has sown,
And garner up its fruit of tears.
The waters know their own and draw
The brook that springs in yonder height;
So flows the good with equal law
Unto the soul of pure delight
The foweret nodding in the wind
Is really plighted to the bee;
And, maiden, why that look unkind?
For lo-thy lover seeketh thee.
The stars come nightly to the sky;
The tidal wave unto the sea;
Nor time, nor space, nor deep, nor high
Can keep my own away from me.
John Burroughs.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1916-07-21
TENNIS TOURNAMENT HERE.
Vermont Championship to Be Decided
on Courts of Brattleboro Country
Club Aug. 49,

The 18th annual tennis tournament
for the championship of Vermont, will
be held on the dirt courts of the Brat
tleborO Country club, beginning Aug. 10,
1916. a
This tournament is held under the
auspices of the United States National
Lawn Tennis association.
Events will be mems singles and
doubles, consolation event in men IS sin
giles.
This tournament is open to all anna
teur players, whether residents of Yer
mont or not
The Vermont state championship cup
will become the permanent property of
the player first winning it three times,
not necessarily in succession. 1t has
been won once by John g. Nelson of
Manchester, N. H., and once by Fred
H. Harris of Brattleboro. The winner
in 1915, Fred H. Harris, will play
through the tournament this year.
First and runner-up prizes will be
awarded in singles and doubles, and first
prize in consolation singles. The con-
ISOLATION prize may be competed for by
all those defeated in the first match
actually played.
Play will begin at 10 a. IN. Tuesday,
Aug. 10. Contestants are requested to
note on bulletin board when their
matches are scheduled Players not
present when their matches are called
will be defaulted.
Matches will be best two out of three
advantage sets, except in the finals
which will be the best three out of five
sets.
Wright 4 Ditson championship balls
will be used. The foot fault rule will be
enforced. f. f. Torrey, secretary of the
National Lawn Tennis association will
act as referee.
Entries close Monday, Aug. IA, at
p. m, and should be accompanied by en-
trance fees. Entrance fee in singles, So
in doubles, So per team. Entries and all
further requests for information should
be addressed to Fred II. Harris,
North street, Brattleboro, Vt.
The tournament committee consists OF
Mr.. Harris, chairman, DIR. H. p. Greene
William L. Haskell, jr., Roger Bracket
and Jacob Estey.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1916-07-21
10 ELIMINATE GRADE
D Improvements Contemplated
4 North of Crosby Pond
Upper Road Will Be Discontinued
Lower Road to be Raised and Wild
ened - Expense About $1,000.

County Road Commissioner ID. T..
Perry. is doing what work on Flat
street he can until such time as the
poles now in the street are removed.
This work is being accomplished as
rapidly as possible by the linenen,
who have been hampered by the non
arrival of the necessary materials.
Mr.. Perry hopes to begin the work of
preparing the street for paving with
big force of men next week.
The trap rock for Western avenue,
where the new cement highway is
being laid, arrived Wednesday and the
work of teaming it to the place where
it is needed was started. With rea-
sonable luck as to weather that
stretch of road will be completed in
a few days.
Mr.. Perry has arranged with con-
tractor, who has gathered a force of
men together, to be on top of Hog
back mountain on the Wilmington
road Aug. ! and camp out there until
such time as the work of making a
good road in that section is com
pleted.
With that matter disposed of Mr..
Perry expects that by Aug. - he will
be able to start work on big i'm
provement on the Dummerston road
just north of Crosby pond. This has
been under consideration for two or
three years. 1t will eliminate a stiff
grade on the east road, or hill road,
besides several bad curves, as well as
to partly eliminate the big curve just
north of the pond.
The Improvement contemplateS
turning the tide of travel permanent
ly into the lower road. From the in
tersection with the upper road, just
north of the pond, the road will be
raised and widened for distance of
200 to 300 yards north. There it will
be turned off through what is now
private property and by very easy
grade will again join the upper road
This plan eliminates the steep pitch
and two dangerous curves in the up
per road.
When this has been done that sec.
ton of the upper road just north of
Crosby pond will be discontinued per
manently. 1t is estimated that the
work will cost about 81 900 and the
expense will be paid out of the re-
serve fund of the state, being an ad-
dition to the Dummerston share of
the state money.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1916-07-21
GREAT MEN PEDESTRIANS.
Many of Worlds Most Famous Think
ers Loved to Tramp.

There have been some famous pedes-
TRANS, with the emphasis on the word
famous. Charles Dickens was great
walker. Twelve, Is, even 30 miles a day
were none too much for Dickens.
swinging his blackthorn stick, his lit
tie figure sprang forward over the
ground, and it took practiced pair
of legs to keep alongside of his voice!
He once did special feat of turning
out of bed at two, after hard day,
pedestrian and otherwise, and walking
80 miles into the country for breakfast.
Sir Walter Scott walked 20 or 30
miles without fatigue, Notwithstanding
his limp. Browning, when past 20, could
take long walks without fatigue, and
Wordsworth, at threescore, did 20 miles
a day. De Quincy considered II miles
u day necessary to his health, and
Lamb, Notwithstanding his "almost
immaterial legs" "could walk during
all the day"
Brahms was a tireless pedestrian
and Beethoven always took his daily
walk, or "run,' of five or more miles
in all manner of weather, while Tur-
ner travelled 20 miles a day, sketch
ing as he walked. Herbert Spencer, at
13, in a fit of inconsistencies, walked
4S miles one day and AZ the next, but
was probably injured in so doing
Tolstoy, at So, walked 100 miles in
three days.
Great men are usually of powerful
physique and many of us would suffer
|if we emulated their walking habits
but they have not all been so vigorous
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1916-07-21
BIRTHS.

In Brattleboro, July 10, daughter, Jes-
sic Naomi, to j. Frank and Ermina dun
tom Woodbury..
In Brattleboro, July 10, a daughter, Mar
gerry Josephine, to Emory p. and Jennie
(Nesbitt) Smith.
In Brattleboro, July 8, son, Robert
George, to Merrill A.and Mary (Niles)
Stark
In West Brattleboro (Melrose hos
pitaD July II son to Mr.. and Mrs.
Earle Jaquith of Guilford.
In Greenfield, Mass. Franklin Coun-
ty hospitaD. July II, a son to Mr..
ana Mrs. Martin james of Northfeld,
Mass.
In Larchmont, n. Y, July II, a son
to Frederick o. and Florence Good
cnough) Perkins.
In Grove, July II, daughter to Mr..
and Mrs. Jacob Vasser.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1916-07-21
A Patriotic Wish.

I'd like to be the sort of man the flag
could boast about,
ia like to be the sort of man it can
not live without;
ia like to be the type of man
That really is Americana
THE headerect and shoulders square
Clean-minded fellow, just and fair
That all men picture when they see
The glorious banner of the free.
ia like to be the sort of man the
flag now typifies,
The kind of man we really want the
flag to symbolic;
The loyal brother of trust,
The big, unselfsh soul and just,
The friend of every man oppressed,
The strong support of all that s best
The sturdy chap the banners meant
Where Ter it flies to represent.
I'd like to be the sort of man the
flags supposed to mean,
The man that all in fancy see where.
ever it is seen;
The chap that's ready Cor a fight
Whenever there 3 wrong 20 right,
The friend in every time of need,
The doer of the daring deed,
The clean and generous handed mar
That is real American.-Detroit
Free Press.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1916-07-21
How Mines Are Laid And Fired.

One of the ways in which the bellig-
erent nations lay mines in harbors
and other waters is described in the
July Popular Mechanics Magazine. On
one deck of a vessel are several mar
row tracks supporting the mines, each
of which is mounted on wheels. Each
mine is in turn rolled to the stern and,
by means of special launching tracks,
is dropped into the sea without fitting.
A nine of the character described is
made up of three parts; A spherical
floating chamber containing the ex-
plosive, etc.; an anchor chamber
which is connected with the former by
a cable, and a weighted sounding line.
The length of the latter is equal to the
depth at which the mine is to float.
When the end of the sounding line
strikes bottom the lessening of its pull
throws pawl which prevents the
drum in the anchor chamber from pay
ing out more cable to the sphere. Con-
sequently the latter is drawn under
water to depth equal to the length
of the sounding line, as the anchor
chamber settles to the bottom. A page
illustration in the July Popular Me-
chanics Magazine depicts graphically
this method of mine laying.