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The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-01-05
HINSDALE, N. H.
DEPUTATIoN TEAM COMING.
Dartmouth College Men to Begin Sc
ries of Meetings Friday Night.

A committee of men and older boys,
representing the local churches and the
Y. M. c.. A., met in the parlors of the
Congregational church in Hinsdale last
week Thursday evening and made plans
for the coming of a. deputation team of
Dartmouth college men Jan. to y.
The college men will arrive in Hinsdale
Friday evening and conduct a series
of meetings, closing on Sunday even
ing with a union meeting of the
churches. On Friday evening there
will be a supper for the men and boys
of the town in Fay's hall, short adj
dresses and several numbers of enter
tainment. On Saturday morning there
will be a meeting with the pastors at
$50 in the Methodist church for pray
er and consultation; at 1890 hike
with the boys and a campfire dinner;
at meeting for women and girls,
addressed by one of the college men
on What a College Man Expects of
Girl; at 7.30 p. m. meeting for men
and BOYS in the Methodist church.
On Sunday morning there will be a
meeting in the Congregational church
for prayer and conference at 1915; in
connection with the regular morning
service of the churches college men
Will SPEAK III Tue d1lelhooh a.
clock there will be meeting for men
/ and boys u years of age and over In
the Congregational church and at the
same hour in the Methodist church a
meeting for women and girls. At $50
| the service will close with union
meeting of the churches in the Con-
gregational church.
County Secretary D. E. Lorentz of
the Y. NJ. G. A. is cooperating with
the local people in planning for these
services. The local committee is com
posed of the following men and boys:
Revs. HILL Cole and Quist, Messrs
Benkhe, Lamb, Langille, Leonard
Metcalf and Sawyer and the follow
ing older boys representing the Y. M
C. A: Donjay, Hall, Holman and
Wright.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-01-05
WILMINGTON.
Y. M. C. A. Auxiliary Organized.

A meeting was held Monday afternoon
in the Y. NJ c. A. rooms for the purpose
of organizing Y. NJ c. A auxiliary. The
meeting was presided over by c. b. KEEL
land, president of the Y NJ c. A, and
the following officers were elected: Presi-
dent, Mrs. B. B. Gibson; vice president,
Mrs Greeley A. Brown; secretary, Mrs j.
Albert Buell.; treasurer, Mrs. John S.
Fowler. The board of directors was not
chosen, but it was agreed to canvass and
select one from each of the churches, name
", the Universalist, Congregational, Bap-
fist, Christian Science and Roman Catho-
lie. Another meeting will be held within
the next few days at which time the board
of directors will be elected, after which the
organization will begin business.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-01-05
"OUR WONDER WORLD"
January 3, 1916.

January ., 1910.
George L. Shuman & Co,
8 Park Street,
Boston, Mass.
Gentlemen: =.
.'Our Wonder World is a set of books
of which you have every reason to be
proud; l am glad to have these books in
my home and to speak good word for
them, because they appear to have been
carefully and accurately compiled and to
contain information that is correct in all
details In addition, they are so well illus
trated that they appeal Immediately TO
children as well as grown-ups and to me
especially, as a printer. for | understand
what an undertaking it is to publish a
work of this kind.
Since Christmas Day there has not been
a day when my children have been at home
that they have not spent from one to
three hours each reading these books; the
ground covered by the ten volumes is al
most incredible and the whole contents are
readily available for reading or study by
the use of the excellent index.
You are at liberty to refer to me in any
way you choose as recommending the
books
Very truly yours,
E. H. CRANE.
Adv. 262
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-01-05
CUT DOWN CANAL TOLLS.
Foreign Ship Owners Find Ways to
Beat Uncle Sam.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 5.-Tricks re-
sorted to by foreign ship owners to
cut down their Panama Canal tolls
were revealed yesterday by Mr.. Adam
son OF Georgia, chairman of the house
interstate commerce committee, in in
PRODUCING a bill to authorize a new
system worked out by the war depart
ment for measuring vessels passing
through the canal. In some instances.
Mr.. Adamson said, the United States
had been receiving under the present
system only about one-third of the tolls
TO which it was entitled. One of the
most effective schemes for beating the
system, he explained, involved the use
OF unhinged doors on deck compart-
ments to take advantage of the provi-
sions that no charge shall be made for
open space on deck.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-01-05
MRS. JOHANNA CUNNINGHAM
Native of Ireland Dies in Home of
Niece, Mrs. Harry B. Haus.

Mrs. Johanna Cunningham, IS, died
early this morning in the home of her
niece, Mrs. Harry B. Haus. 24 Walnut
street, after an illness of five weeks.
Mrs. Cunningham was born in Ire
land and came TO this country so years
ago. She was the last of a family of
nine children. For years she lived in
Chicago and for the last II years had
lived at Linden lodge and in the home
of Mrs. Haus. She leaves no relatives
nearer than nephews and nieces
The funeral will be held Friday morn
ing at clock in St. Miehael's Gem
etery.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-01-05
PAIN GONE! RUB
SORE, RHEUMATIC
ACHING JOINTS
Rub pain away with a small trial bot
tie of old, penetrating
''St. Jacobs OIL
Stop Closing Rheumatism.

Stop CLOSING" Rheumatism.
It's pain only; not one case in fifty
requires internal treatment. Rub sooth-
ing, penetrating est. Jacobs Oil' right
on the "tender spot, and by the time
you say Jack Robinson-out comes the
rheumatic pain and distress. est.
Jacobs Oil' is a harmless rheumatism
liniment which never disappoints and
doesn't burn the skin. It takes pain,
soreness and stiffness from aching
joints, muscles and bones; stops sciati-
ca, lumbago, backache and neuralgia
Timber upl Get small trial bottle
Of old-time, honest est. Jacobs Oil''
from any drug store, and in moment,
you II be free from pains, aches and
stiffness. Don It sufferl Rub rheumatism
away.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-01-05
BULGARIAN OFFICIAL HELD.
Act of Reprisal For Arrest of French
Vice-Consul in Sofia.

PARIS, Jan. 5.-The ministry of the
interior announces that the consuls of
the Teutonic allies arrested at Saloni-
ki will be brought to Marseilles and
from there conducted to the Swiss
frontier. The ministry further an
nounces that in reprisal for the arrest
by the Bulgarian authorities of the
d 'affaires at Sofia and the seizure of
the archives of the legation the French
government today caused the arrest
o the Bulgarian official in charge of
the archives at the Bulgarian legation
in Paris. AS this official is ILL., how
ever, he was allowed to remain in his
room, but under guard of sentry.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-01-05
B. s. NJ. EMBARGO.
Certain Lines of Freight to Be Re
fused from New York Central.

BOSTON, Jan. 5.-The Boston & Maine
railroad announced today that on account
OF the heavy movement of freight to New
England it has placed an embargo on all
freight by way of junction points to the
New York Central railroad.
Livestock, perishabes, food stuffs for hui
man consumption and coal are excepted
All freight billed prior to and including
Jan. will be accepted
The company stated that the embargo
imposed by the New York, New Haven 4
Hartford railroad had diverted freight in
such large volume at Rotterdam junction
that the Boston & Maine found it neces-
sary to take similar action in hope of re.
ieving the congestion.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-01-05
Residence Practically Destroyed.

About o'clock Tuesday morning the
fire alarm was sounded and it was discov-
cred that the residence of Greeley A.
Brown was on fire. Miss Mabel Fitch
who was on her way to work, was the first
to give the alarm, and soon the hose was
attached and several streams of water were
pouring on to the fire Both Mr.. and
Mrs. Brown were away when the fire
started. 1t is believed to have been
caused by defective chimney, as there
was a fire in the stove when Mr.. Brown
left the house Practically everything was
destroyed by fire or water. The building
and furniture were partially insured.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-01-05
WOMAN SCARED TO DEATH.
Shrieks of Fire Whistle Bring on
Heart Disease

RIVERHEAD, L. L, Jan. 5. - Shrill
shrleks of the siren on the Suffolk
county jail here yesterday, sounding an
alarm of fire, so frightened Mrs Leah
Edwards that she dropped dead of
heart disease. She was the wife of
Charles s. Edwards, a former supervis.
or. She was 30 years old and had been
apparently in good health
The fire was not near the Edwards
home, but a mile away in that of for
mer Sheriff Henry Brown. The flames
were extinguished with a garden hose.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-01-05
PERSIA CASE DISCUSSED.
Ambassador Gerard Holds Conference
with German Officials.

LONDON, Jan. 4, delayed = An
Amsterdam despatch to the Exchange
Telegraph company says that the
American ambassador at Berlin, James
w. Gerard, held conference today
with officials at the foreign office CON
corning the sinking of the steamship
Persia. Mr.. Gerard is said to have in
quired about the nationality of the sub
marine which sank the vessel.
The German secretary of the navy,
Admiral Won 1irpitz, conferred with
Emperor William on Monday.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-01-05
WAR RISK INSURANCE.
New York Companies Advance Rates
on Mediterranean Shipments.

NEW YORK, Jan. 5.-The activity
of submarines in the Mediterranean
caused an advance in war risk insur-
anee by local companies today on ear
goes for Mediterranean ports and ship
ments for the far east through the
Suez Canal Underwriters say their
action was suggested by information
from London that Lloyd's have vir-
tually refused to write war risks on
Mediterranean business.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-01-05
Misunderstood.

you will understand, said the elo-
quent teacher, "that when I wave my
hands in the air and move my lips
without being heard, I am giving a
picture of profound mental anguish. =
''I IN glad to know that answered
the pupil. 81 thought you were giving
an imitation of traffic policeman. -
Star.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-01-05
DEATHS.

In Brattleboro, Jan. 4, George Hen
~ Timson, in his list year.
In Brattleboro, Jan 3, Mrs. Johanna
Cunningham, rs
In Londonderry, Dec. %, Mrs.
Flora (Abbott) Davis, So, wife of
Frank Davis.
In Bethlehem, n. H, Jan. 1, Miss Mary
Ritter Shea. formerly of Brattleboro.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-01-05
MARRIAGES.

In Wilmington, Jan. l, by Rev. w.
A. Estabrooks of Brimfeld, Mass, and
Rev. A. S. Abraham of Wilmington,
Ralph W. Howe of East Dover and
Miss Eva Kathleen Parmalee of Will
mington.
In Springfield (vt.), Dec. 90, by
Rev. w. R. Davenport, Harold s. Per-
ham of Springfield and Mrs. Florence
Pitts of Brattleboro.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-01-05
CAPTURE CzERNoWITZ.
Russians Take Bukowina Capital with
Many Prisoners.

LONDON, Jan. 5. = A Reuter- de-
spatch from Petrograd says that the
Teutonic forces are reported to have
Bukowina). It adds that large num-
Der of prisoners have been taken, in
Guiding many Germans.
The Petrograd correspondent of the
Paris Havas agency also announces that
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-01-05
WEST HALIFAX.
Competitive Spirit in Dramatics.

The play, The Time of His Life, which
Guiding Star Grange had hoped to pre-
sent this month, has been indefinitely post
poned Some of the women are arranging
for play with all female characters to be
given in the early future, and it is whis-
pered that the men, not to be outdone,
will follow in a short time with a play
made up of male characters.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-01-05
Contract for New Factory.

The contract for rebuilding the Luding-
ton Woodenware Company's clothespin
factory, which was destroyed by fire the
latter part of November, has been let to
C. w. Terrill and work has been started
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-01-05

the Austrians have evacuated CernO-
WITT, the Russians having seized all
the heights dominating the town.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-01-05
Adv. 262
BlRTHS.

In Wilmington, Jan. 4, daughter
Margaret Anderson, to Mr.. and Mrs
William Hubbard.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-01-05
Boys Club Banquet Friday Night.

The Hinsdale Boys club, which has been
organized to give the boys of the town one
evening a week of wholesome sport be-
sides other entertainment of a social and
instructive nature, will hold a banquet in
Fays hall on Friday evening of this week.
A deputation of five Dartmouth college
students are planning to be present and to
give talks and an entertainment after the
banquet. They will be assisted IN this part
of the evening by local talent.
Tickets can be procured of the boys or
at j. NJ Lambs store.
Any man having an interest In the well
fare of the boys is invited to come and
bring boy if he desires. ]. NJ. Lamb R.
E. Metcalf and c. H Langille are on the
supper committee.
The following officers were recently
chosen: G. H. Langille and A. I'll. Saw
yer, leaders; John Snow. president; Viii
liam Powers, vice president; Jason Wright,
secretary; Jason Holman, treasurer.
H. t. Fisher recently visited briefly in
town.
Ruel P. Minis has been housed by an at
tack of grip.
Achille Bergeron of Laconia is visiting
relatives in town.
Mrs. Peter Dupee has been visiting rela-
tives in New Haven, Conn.
Rennie Mason has taken a position as
collector for life insurance company IN
this locality.
Mrs Myra Owen returned to Great
Neck, L. l., Monday after a visit with rela-
tives in town.
Miss Ruth Slade has returned to Wal
pole after visiting here two days with her
aunt, Mrs. Henry Royce.
Earl Fisher has returned to his duties at
Columbia university, after spending the
holidays at his home here.
Numerous cases of the grip are reported
in town. Louis O'Dette and William
Welch are among the victims.
Elmer Nelson is visiting at w. w. King 5
after having served three years in the
United States navy. He plans to re-enlist.
| A party of fishermen from Greenfield
caught a handsome string of IA pike, the
| largest of which weighed ~ pounds, the
| first of the week.
Mr.. and Mrs George HI. Bailey quietly
J observed the 45th anniversary of their
marriage at their home on High street Fri
day, only the immediate family being
present Mr.. and Mrs. Bailey were mar
ried in Coventry, VT, soon after which
they moved to Putney, VT, where they
lived for about five years, coming to this
town about 10 years ago.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1916-05-04
lnfinitives EearIessIy Split.

The English of Henry James is re-
markable not only for adverbs, but,
like Robert Browning's, for infnitives
fearlessly split. Most people split
them by wedging in one word only, an
adverb. But Henry James split one
ininitive, at any rate, by four words
interpolated, thus: II have already
missed my time to so much even as
name properly" etc. Nor did he hest
tate to stop upon that half of the in
finitive which closes so many women's
pretty phrase in accepting invitations,
ooh, thank you; / should love to-"
Henry James wrote, eve can't not ac-
cept this, and little enough on the
whole do we want to-" Cant not" by
the way, is very common in French,
and other peculiarities of James style
also are Gallicisms.-London Chronicle.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1916-05-04
A Fine TaIker.

IT like the looks of this parrot" said
the lady who had stepped into the bird
store. SIS he good talkerY' The pro-
prietor replied that the bird was an
excellent talker, and it was evident the
customer was favorably impressed.
what is your price for him?'' she
asked.
The man had noticed the rich ap-
parel worn by his customer, and he
judged that there was chance to
make a little "easy money" at the ex-
pense of one who would never miss it.
"Ten dollars" he said, with just the
slightest possible hesitation.
Give dollars, madam" instantly
croaked the parrot.
The lady looked at the proprietor,
who had turned red.
.'He certainly is a fine talker," she
said, "and he also seems to have good
sense. I am willing to take him at his
own valuation. Do get him for that?'
''You do" answered the bird man
sadly.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1916-05-04
The Social Scale.

Any one having acute information as
to what the social scale is will kindly
communicate with this office instanter.
Although a favorite expression in the
best of authors families, diligent re-
search fails to reveal it's true character,
it's limitations, denotations and como
tations. The dictionary is very pains
taking in telling us what scales are
not only scaScs in general, but numer-
GUS varieties of scales in particular. 1t
is similarly minute in defining the
word social, but there is never a hint
as to what the social scale is. How
is it established? 1t must measure
something in connection with society.
But what is it's unit of measurement?
Is it dollars per'stratum, ancestors per
century, shirt sleeves per generation,
idleness per family or what?
Without these and other accurate de-
tails we must all remain at sea. Many
of us at this very moment may think
we are ascending the social scale when
we are really travelling rapidly in the
other Objectionable.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1916-05-04
Our Mexican War.

Our Mexican war grew out of the an
nexation of Texas by the United
States. Texas, having seeded from
Mexico in 1886, was annexed to the
United States in 1916. A dispute as to
the boundary followed, and border
trouble led up to the war. There had
previously been outrages on Americans
in Mexico and insults to the flag. Pres
ident Polk in his message of 1916 said:
'"The files and records of the depart
ment Of state contain conclusive proofs
of numerous lawless acts perpetrated
upon the property and persons of our
citizens by Mexico and of wanton in
suits to our national flag" Other pres
idents had referred to these outrages,
and Polk declared that "the history of
no civilized nation in modern times
has presented within SO brief period
so many wanton attacks upon the
honor of it's flag and upon the property
and persons of it's citizens as have been
borne by the United States from the
Mexican authorities and people,"
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1916-05-04

Cuba is the name by which the is
land was originally known to the Luz
cayan Indians, who were with Column
bus when he discovered 1t. One Of its
villages or cities was called by them
Cubanacan, and it is reported that
from the similarity of sounds Column
bus, still supposing himself to be on
the coast Of Asia, imagined that this
must be a city of Kublai Khan, the
Tartar sovereign celebrated by Marco
Polo. The survival of the original
name for Cuba is remarkable in
stance of persistence, as the island has
been baptized and rebaptiZed many
times since its European discovery.
Columbus first called it Juana in honor
of Prince John, the son of Ferdinand
and Isabella. After Ferdinand's death
it was called in his memory Fernan-
dina. Subsequently this name was
to Santiago, after st. James,
the patron saint of Spain. Still later
it was named Ave Maria in honor of
the Virgin Mary. But none Of these
names held, and the Indian name is
still preserved.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1916-05-04
Anonymous Shakespeare.

Margaret Anglin had been playing
Viola, Katharine and other Shake
spearean heroines in the great theater
at Melbourne, Australia, which had
been crowded TO the roof at every per-
Torrance But the time came to move
on to smaller city with less sophis-
ticated population, and her manager
was assailed by doubts. He did not
think Shakespeare would do. He pro-
posed combining the repertory to mod
ern plays. When she demonstrated he
explained:
"They want to laugh"
"Then why not The Tanning of the
Shrew?" Miss Anglin suggested.
He hesitated Despair had him. but
finally he replied, ''Oh, well, we'll try
it, but we mustn't let them know who
wrote it."
II had forgotten this incredible re-
mark" says Miss Anglin, until | ar
rived in the city to play, and there, to
my horror, everywhere advertising was
displayed announcing blithely that Miss
Anglin would appear in a comedy,
The Tanning of the Shrew, by Immor-
tai Bard American Magazine.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1916-05-04
The Tale of a Dime.

The woman slipped dime into the
glove on her left hand. She would be
at the subway in a moment, and the
dime so placed would facilitate mat
ters. AS she entered the station the
ring of coin as it Struck the pave
ment reached her ears. She saw a
dime rolling at her feet.
A fat man also heard and saw it.
Both stopped to pick it up. She was
first. His hand only famed the dust
from the sidewalk.
II beg your pardon" he said as he
Strengthened up, rather red in the
face.
"Not at ALL" she said. 81 thank you
for your courtesy Then she hurried
downstairs. A
Seated in the train, her gloved hand
involuntarily went up to her hair. A
dime dropped into her lap. Then she
nderstood.-Youths Companion.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1916-05-04
Ancient Corfu,

The island of Corfu claims a mari
time history antedating that of Athens.
According to tradition, this was the
land of the Phaecians, and here Ulys-
ses landed in the course of his wan
behring's, and on this sea shore that de-
hghtful story had its setting, which
Homer tells, Of how the hero received
much needed hospitality and kindness
at the hands of Nausicaa, the daughter
of King Alcinous- perhaps the most
beautiful episode in all the Odyssey
Indeed to this day two islands close to
the shores of Corfu dispute the honor
Of being the ship of Ulysses turned
into stone.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1916-05-04
Electrical Oscillations.

Hertz years ago first produced rapid
electrical oscillations and showed that
they travelled through space with the
speed of light and reappeared as cleo
trical oscillations and sparks in suit
ably arranged conductors at a dis
lance. Starting with waves twenty
feet long in air and oscillating 5O,OOO,-
600 times a second, he worked down
to waves one-tenth as long and ten
times as rapid.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1916-05-04
Phil NAYS Habits.

The all night and next day habits Of
Phil May, the artist, have furnished
material for many a story. Joe Tap
ley, the singer, said that he came
across May one night and heard that
the latter had not been to bed for four
nights and days. He demonstrated,
and May said: Never mind, Joe; we'll
make a bargain. Don't you lose any
sleep on my account, and I'll promise
that as soon as feel tired I'll go to
bedp,