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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-01-19

Mrs. John Copper Edwards of Bos-
ton and Cincinnati. who has been with
her sons, Mr.. Il. Allison Edwards and
Mr.. John Winthrop Edwards. for some
weeks In the east. is the guest of her
sister Miss Edwards. at the Portland
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-01-19

Mrs. Judson c. Clements and the
Misses clements Will be at home in-
formally on Thursdays until Lent.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-01-05
Member OF the Associated press.
WEDNESDAY, JANUARY ), 1916
OUR VERMONT HISTORY.

That standard textbook ami refer
ence history, Conant s Vermont, has
become an indispensable adjunct of
school work and Vermont library
equipment. The sixth edition, Just is
sued by the futile company, contains
all the essential matter of the original
edition, published in 1890, together
with much valuable matter that is
new.
From an educational standpoint, the
revised constitution, the facsimile
forms of warnings and official ballots,
the completed portrait gallery of Yer
mont governors and the bringing of
Vermont history down to the present
year are of great value.
! In fact the entire text of civil gov
eminent, which includes chapters on
preparation for citizenship, organiza-
ton, town government, courts, eau
cuses, conventions and general cleo
tions, popular sovereignty, functions of
government and obligations of citizen
ship, is Of almost inestimable value to
the student, the publicist and every
private citizen.
The Illustrations comprise not only
the familiar and valuable reproduc-
tions of historic scenes and person
ages, but half-tone pictures of the new
armory, new schools, the Green Noun
tain Boy statue and the Green Noun
tain BOYS Cave
This invaluable work ought to be in
the library of every town in the state
1t ought to be studied in every school
1t should be owned by every Yer
monter with the slightest pride in his
state and its glorious accomplish
ments.
There is no better birthday or holi
day gift to present to your children
who are in the public schools thar
Conant s Vermont. 1t is a mine of in
formation regarding the proud place
which Vermont has occupied in the sis
terhood of states, and it contains his
torical information about the towns ant
counties which we all ought to know
but Of which most of us in large de
gree are ignorant or only slightly in
formed.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-01-05
THE sHEvLIN INSURANCE

The 81 ,525,000 life insurance policies
that the late Tom Shevlin carried have
caused more comment than any other
thing in connection with the pathetic
death of that famous Yale athlete.
His abrupt death from pneumonia af-
ter only a half year before he had
been accepted as a perfect risk will
be to the advantage of the companies
holding the policies. Think of the adj
vertising it means for them. The
Louisville Courier Journal brings out
this point when it says:
'The solvency of life insurance
companies of the class in which the
Shevlin policies were written is unaf-
fected by the payment of large poll
cies upon lives which terminate soon
after the risk is taken, and at ages
much below their expectancy, as
shown in the mortality tables, but the
loss in such cases is rarely so com
pletely offset-so quickly turned into
proft-as it is in this case. The fact
that the man insured carried in a
HullDcI VI companies the HldAlnum dl'
lowed by their charters or government
and that the policies aggregated al
exceptional sum gives each of the par
ticipating companies the benefit of ar
advertisement which it would not get a.
a result of paying its maximum upor
life not elsewhere insured.
''The Shevlin case-by no means {
speculation, since the young man wht
to continue the yearly payments, anC
in good health-will have a position
both prominent and permanent in thu
annals of life insurance. Knowledg
of the details will become part O
the field equipment of every life in
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-01-05

voted for Taft in 1912 from start to
finish, including me primars, and is
therefore in a position to speak from
this orthodox point of view.
Suppose we insist on applying the
Taft foot rule of 1912 to the situation
n 1916, where does it leave you? Where
does it leave the Republican party2 !
In the first place, if there are no
Republicans now except those who vot1
ed for Taft in 1912. the only two Re-
publican states in the Union are Yer
mont and Utah, for those are the onl.
two states he carried in that election.
IF there are no Republicans in the
country today except those who voted
for Taft in 1912, then you may as wei.
give up all hope of electing q Repubi-
can president, for such republicans
are in a hopeless minority in the coun-
try as q whole.
The total vote for the three leading
candidates in 1912 was as follows: Will
son, $3.50, PA; Roosevelt, 4,126,020;
Taft, 3,4S3 ,922. Wilson S vote was 2,
160.194 larger than Roosevelt s and
:, S02 ,292 larger than Taft s, while Ted
DIV in turn secured 643, 09S more votes
than Taft.
In other words, the total number
voting for these leading three candi,
| iates was Is. S96.156 and of this mum
Der onlr 3,483, 922 voted for Taft. while
| the enormous number of 10,412 pa did
| not vote for Taft, to say nothing OF
| the members of the Prohibition party
and others.
If you want to keep the Republican
party small and inefficient, insist that
only those Republicans are genuine
who have Taft blown in the bottle
and you will succeed woefully.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-01-05

Barre, the most cosmopolitan town
IN Vermont, which cares but little for
frllls and furbelows, but which is al
ways looking for industrial advance
ment, faces very prosperous conditions
at the opening of the new year. The
winter months are naturally a dull
time in the quarries, but during the
next few months more than 5000 men
are to be employed in the granite belt,
and no doubt the number will be
largely increased when warmer weather
comes. The wage agreement, which
has often been bone of contention
has been decided upon, and the mini
mum rate to be paid after March l is
81. The fact that five new plants are
in process of erection and that more
are projected speaks well for the con
fidence with which men who have mon
ey to invest face the future in the
granite industry. Quarrying, both in
granite, marble and slate, brings hun
dreds of thousands of dollars into the
state each year, and, as The Reformer
has pointed out before, the ground has
| only been scratched in the develop
ments in this line. Tale and asbestos
will eventually figure as big products
from the Vermont hills.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-01-05

Walter Cox of Dover, \. H., is {
New England product who has beer
conspicuous on the turf the past lC
years or more, and who has guided
many fast steppers to victory on the
grand circuit. There is a local inter
est in his record from the fact that
several horses owned in Brattleboro
have been in his charge The past
year was one OF the best in the his
tory of his career and the horses
which competed under his skillful di.
rection won purses aggregating more
than $4,000. New Hampshire ought
TO be more proud of Cox than some OF
the so-called statesmen of the state
but we are not looking at anybody il
particular or calling any names.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-01-05
THE IDEG DOM
Z HOWE8rd LRdn1

The bridegroom is a humble cog in
the marriage ceremonE which is over
looked by everybody except the ofici-
ating clergyman, who never knows
whether he will mesh with the ring
service or get both feet caught in the
wrong response. One reason why
eiergymen are prematurely gray is be
'ause they have to face so many
heavyhearted hridegrooms who never
,ome in on time without being punch
q in the ribs by the brides father or
he best man, or both.
Whenever there is going to be a
wedding the bridegroom is invited to
ONE TO the church and be Taught how
0 assemble his legs and hands so that
ne will know what to do with them
during the ceremony. One of the
greatest trials an eager, conscientious
bride can have is hollowheaded
| bridegroom, who is liable to mar the
most solemn part of the execution by
standing with his legs crossed and
both hands folded peacefully across
lis stomach If it were not for bride
grooms who have no sense of location
and are apt to walk into the furnace
room on the way to the altar, there
would be no necessity of heating a
large, stained glass church for dress
| gehearsals, at heavy expense to some
broken hearted parent.
/ -. A 4
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-01-05

The bridegroom Is not ccnsulte
about anything until the honeymoon
is Over, when the law gives him tn
right 10 assert his authority tn 3
tall bat, if necessary. Every once in
while some rash and untcrrifei bride
groom will object to cutting he wort
obey out of the ritual serv &c, bur
he IS stepped at once b. the voce of
conscience and q sledgehamncr look
from the bride 5 mother There is no
case on record Of bridegroom being
allowed TO have any more voice in the
pre-nuptial arrangements than Geaf
mute at spelling match. This is no
donbt one reason why SO many bride
grooms rebel after marriage and run
things with high hand when they
are down at the club
The bridegroom is always permitted
to pick out his own costume and have
it charged to his father The Cnlv
stipulation is that it shall be of a dark
shade Of black and composed of some
durable material that will meet every
social requirement twenty wears hence
Some bridegrooms retain their sacri-
fetal garments in d good state of pre-
servation until the golden welding,
and find that the STILES have whirled
| around until the flare shirted Prince
Albert is correct up to the minute
ms Newspaper Service1
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-01-05

1t is a rather surprising announce
ment to read that the movies have
moved up to fifth place among Ameri-
can industries, ranking next to steel.
Some schoolboys can remember when
movies were almost unknown and auto
mobiles a rarity. In considering the
economic reserve of the country the
question naturally arises, where did
all the money come from that has gone
into moving pictures and motor ears
and accessories?
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-01-05

Literary Digest says there were
ever two and three-quartcr million,
more females than males in the coun-
tries of Great Britain, France and Ger
many when the war began. The wal
has decreased the number Of males in
these countries by between one and
two millions and will cause q furthe,
decrease before hostilities end. There
will probably be nearly million more
so badly crippled by wounds and dis
ease that they will be unfit for mar
riage. An East Indian writer gravely
suggests that the situation be met by
the general adoption of polygamy Is
the great war to make US all Mormons
as well as Socialists?
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-01-05

The college of agriculture at the
University of Vermont, has more de-
mands for efficient graduates of its
short course than it is able to supply.
The graduates find little difficulty in
securing positions as cow testers, SUI
perintendents of milk plants and in
other phases of dairy work. Many of
these men who have not commanded
more than $50 per month IN wages al
most Immediately secure from $50 to
SIS per month At the present time
only "a young men are enrolled in that
short course. Considering the advan-
tages which the course offers the mum
Der aught to be 800 or more.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-01-05

Nobody outside newspaper office
dreams of the number of people there
are who have axes to grind, and who
want the newspaper office to turn the
grindstone. If we were able to give
space to all who ask it-conventions
charitable movements, patriotic ap-
peais, hotels, railroads, steamship lines
and countless others-we wouldn t
have an inch left to devote to printing
the news for our readers. Our mail is
heavy with such appeals every day.
Luckily, we have large, able-bodied
wastebasket with remarkable powers
of digestion and we feed it lavishly.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-01-05
Ancona and Persia Cases.

(Claremont, n. H., Eagle
The problems of the state depart
ment are never simple. 1t was while
the Lusitania discussion was on with
Germany that the Arabic was sunk, as
if for the express purpose OF bringing
the Lusitania negotiations to fruit
less issue. Now, with the Ancona case
approaching satisfactory settlement,
thus lessening the tension between
Washington and Vienna, news is flash
ed to America that the British liner
Persia, having Americans on board,
has been torpedoed in the Mediterran-
can, presumably by an Austrian sub
marine. This sort of thing is discon-
certing to diplomats who are trying to
bring about a speedy termination of
the unlawful and barbarous deeds COM
mitted b. the submarine commanders
of Austria and Germany. For it is
necessary, in these efforts, to rely up
on the good faith of the government
with whom the United States is treat
ing; and the news of fragrant viola
tion of agreements before the ink with
which they were written has had time
to dry, arouses a suspicion of insin-
cerity that is difficult to suppress. We
possibly need to remember that the
new rulings of the Austrian admiralty
have scarcely had time to become dis
seminated among the numerous sub
| marines that are scattered about
many of them out of communication
with headquarters for days at time
This is the only plea upon which the
| destruction Of the Persia can be re
eeived with equanimity and the case
regarded, not as new one, but al
part and parcel of the Ancona case
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-01-05
TO ADVERTISERS.

Transient advertising-Run OF paper
so cents an inch for first insertion; Is
cents an inch for each subsequent inser-
ton. Limited space on first page a
double rates.
Space rates on application.
Classified advertisements - Five cents
line first insertion with so per cen
discount for each subsequent insertio
without change of copy.
Reading Notices-Ten cents per line
first insertion with so per cent discount
for each subsequent insertion without
change OF copy.
Position 10 per cent extra.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-01-05

Dunbarton is one of the few New
Hampshire towns we have never visit
ed, but it has been made famous in
history and story and we regret to hear
that it has lost one of its
historic landmarks, a mill which Capt
John Stark erected in 1850. The mill
deserved to stand as monument oil
account Of its age and the associations
which the name of Stark gave to IT.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-01-05

milk with slice of onion, blade of
mace and bit of bay leaf; strain and
add three tablespoonfuls each of but
ter and -four creamed together, cook
five minutes. Combine mixtures. sea
son to taste with salt, pepper and cay
enne.
Spinach OmeIet.-Make an omelet,
using four eggs. four tablespoonful OF
milk, salt and pepper TO taste. Have
the omelet pan hot, put in table
spoonful of butter, then turn in the
egg mixture. AS the egg sets lift
with knife around the edges. Fold
the omelet and turn out on a bed of
cooked, hot, seasoned spinach.
Mock Beef.-Cut hubbard squash in
thick slices, removing the shell and
the inner seeds and pith. Butter
deep stone baking dish. Arrange a
layer of squash: dust with salt and
pepper. add thinly sliced onion and a
layer of thinly sliced carrots, cover
ing thin layer of chopped parsley
Repeat with the alternate layers un-
til the dish is full and then fill up
with beef stock. Cover and cook for
two hours. Make thick brown sauce
with some Of the stock, add table
spoonful of Worcestershire sauce and
arrange the outlets on platter with
the brown gravy poured over it. Serve
with potatoes and turnips.
funny Fish Bails.-Piek the fish
fine and add to the mashed potatoes
while they are hot, taking two-thircs
as much potato as fish. Add plenty of
butter, salt and pepper and fry in
deep fat. These cakes may be made
thin and Drowned in a hot frying pan
in small amount of fat.
Cranberry Ice.-Cook a quart of
cranberries in pint of water six min
utes. Strain through a cheesecloth,
and pint of sugar and stir until dis
solved. When cool add the juice of
two lemons and freeze to mush. This
will serve dozen sherbet cups.
| Neaa hlA,b1 seQ.
/ Japan s forests are being cut away
| a rate of million oorae =
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-01-05
TO SUBSCRIBERS.

1t Is the aim OF the management
secure efficient service In the delivery
OF the paper each night, and 1t solicits
the cooperation OF subscribers to that
end. Prompt reports should be given OF
each failure to receive the paper on the
morning following the omission. In per-
son. by telephone or postal card, thus
enabling the cause Of the error to be
promptly and accurately discovered and
the proper remedy Immediately applied
II la only by this method that the pub
Usher can secure the desired service.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-01-05
|ZAg
||2aEHSl|7ABENET

Il will look sometimes about me for
the things that merit praise;
l will search for hidden beauties that
dude the grumbier's gaze:
] will Try 10 find contenrnlent in the
paths that | must tread:
/ win cease to have resentment when
another moves ahead.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-01-05

The union plumbers of Boston are
out on strike. They receive only
1920 day and they demand rate
of Sc for eight hours of work. Pity
the poor plumbers.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-01-05
Applying the Taft Foot Rule.
burlington Free Press. J

An attempt is being made to answer
the question "Who is a Republican,?
by reference to conditions in 1912
Some people inquire in this connection,
- Did you vote for Taft?' The writer
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-01-05

than potato soup.
Potato Soup. - Cook
three potatoes, three
stalks of chopped Gel
cry and a quart of chick
en- stock together. Rub
through a sieve when
the vegetables are ten
der. Scald a mini of
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-01-05

surance agent in America The result
will be a great stimulation of life I'M
derwriting.'
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-01-05
GOOD THINGS FOR WINTER.

For a chilly night what more crate
full or appetizing odor could greet one
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-01-05

[Protected by The Adams Newspaper Servieel
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-01-05
Special Sale Turkish Towels

Bought Underpriced from Overstocked Jobber
SC Small Size Turk Towels at &c
15c Henmed Turk Towel, double thread 124c each
25c Heuned Turk Towels slightly imperfect Sale Price TIC
35c Turk Towels large. Special at .25c
Extra Heavy Large Size Double Warp Turk Towels at
Wash Cloth Special &c Gem Toneycomb Cloths for &c
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-01-05

Japan s forests are being cut away
at a rate of million acres year.
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1916-06-03
THE BIRTH OF A NATION.

1.-THE Birth Of u Nation" which
had such successful run fol
many weeks at the Tulane Thea
,, ire, with packed houses at each
performance, and which, 1t was
positively asserted, would not be
shown outside Of large cities, was
secured by Mr.. julius Hcharff,
manager Of the BIks' Theatre, for
a three day run, with matinee and
night performances. The picture
will be shown here for the last
time this afternoon and tonight.
Any one not taking advantage of
seeing this grand picture will
surely regret the lost opportunity
as it will not be shown at any
other town in this State.
: Mr.. Scharff deserves the IN.
stinted thanks of the people of
this section in bringing so note
worthy a picture SO close TO their
home.
Up to this writing. the theatre
has been packed viii audiences
made up Of discriminating people
from Morgan City, Lake Charles,
Alexandria, and the branch lines
of the railroads.
II there ia meritorious picture
released, Mr.. Scharff is after 1t,
and sure TO present 1t upon the
screen Of the Elks' Theatre.
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1916-06-03
INFORMATION WANTED.

NV two daughters, Mamie, aged IA
years. and Glover, III years, left my
home on April 18th. this year, at 10
p. m. to 70 to the home Of their cousin
TO spend the night. Contemplating a
visit to an aunt living IN Beaumont,
and having with them $l2 90 or SIS 90,
their absence at first aroused no ap-
prehcnsions; but later, learning that
the girls were taken to the train by
young man who denies tho fact, and
the children not having arrived at the
home OF the aunt their parents are
very anxious about them. When the
children left home, Mamie wore gray
and pink costume and low-quarter
shoes; the younger girl wore blue
dress with red cape, low-quarter
shoes. Mamie is full African. Clio.
yer As grille. Any information
should be forwarded to the father,
HENRY KNATT,
ga Olivier, La.
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1916-06-03
U. S. MARINE.

Wilkes Barre, Pa, June:
Hounded by school Of blue fish
that had fol owed her $500 miles
from New York, the U s. s.
Tennessee" put into Port an
Prince, Haiti, and unloaded q
company Of United States Marine
Corps recruits last week, accord
ing to . letter received by Ser
geant Frank 6tubbe of the local
recruiting station of the Marine
Corps.
"The waves rolled high" one
Of the recruits wrote Ssubbe, land,
for the frst time In my life l real
lied the biRness OF the ocean, the
smallness Of me. and the minor
part | could play in the great
scheme OF things Is there q life
beyond death, asked myself If
not, what is the purpose of my
beiDgi Why wss | ever borni
PODdering over this etupeDdOus
question | staggered to the rail,
and, after awhile, was forced to
give the whole thing up-to
gether with some trifles / had eat
en- for breakfast. A l let 70 of
my feelings, . big blue 6sh jump
ed up ont Of the water aud gaxed
hnDgrily into my beautiful blue
eyes He was a handsome fellow
and l knew that I'D remember
him II l ever saw him again.
And sure enough, Ave days later,
az we were entering the harbor of
Port an Prince. and while was
again meditating on the philoso
ply Of life, that same blue 6sh
Jumped mp out Of the water as If
10 devour my inmost thong hits.
1t seems that q school OF them
followed us all the way down to
Haiti because of the recruits
aboard who had never before been
TO sea-"
"Some pisoatoriaI embroidery"
was Stubbe's comment on the let
Ter.