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The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-03-13
SAW THEMSELVES In MOVIES
exhibition at Vassar College That
Caused Much Laughter Among
the Student Body.

The students of Vassar college had
an opportunity the other day to see
now well they would appear as mo-
ton picture actresses, says a Pough-
keepsie dispatch to the New York
Tribune. They. attended show and
saw themselves on the screen.
The pictures displayed were taken
by Prof. George Burbank Shattuck.
head of the geology department. They
included features of last years class
day, Founders day and the recent fif-
tleth anniversary, such as the pag-
cant, the gymnastic exhibition and the
acadamicl procession. -
There was much laughter in the au-
dience. which was composed mostly
of the actresses Frequently such
outbursts occurred as Gracious, Did
look like that" 'Oh, look, Here
l comet
One girl exclaimed: 'Heavensi I
never knew my belt was unpinned,''
Another walled: why didn't | look
at the camera, so | could see my
self9''
The pictures will be exhibited be-
fore Vassar college alumnae associa-
lions all over the country. The pro-
ceeds will go toward the $1,000, 600 en-
dowment fund
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-03-13
BROUGHT TO LIFE BY LIGHT
Poppy Seeds, Twenty Centuries Old,
Sprang Into Brilliant Bloom
When Uncovered

Some years ago there was seen in
silver mine of Laurium a curious in
stance of the resuscitating power of
light after many years. The silver
mines of Laurium were abandoned
more than 1000 years ago as unwork-
able, and were filed for the most part
with the Stag from the workings of the
miners.
1t was discovered, however, that this
Stag contained plenty of silver, which
could easily be rendered available by
up-to-date appliances. Accordingly it
was removed to thesfurnace, and, when
next the mine was visited, wonderful
transformation was found to have ia
ken place. Instead of a heap of rub
Dish, the mine had become gorgeous
hover garden. The entire space was
covered with a brilliant show of pop
pies. This prcfuse vegetable life, it is
asserted, belonged to the age in which
the mines were worked Twenty cen
turtles old, therefore, were those poppy
seeds; yet, when the removal of the
Stag allowed the light to fall upon
them, they sprang into life and bloom
under it's influence.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-03-13
Sermons in unaainly THINGS.

No, it isn't hard to brighten up your
life if you try to see beauty in com.
monplace things. There's very little
that couldn't seem beautiful, if you
pick out the best points and ignore the
disagreeable ones. There isn't a swaEap
that hasn't some beautiful flowers
growing in it, and there are mighty
few implanted, weather-stained barns
that haven't got a swallow or two
keeping house under the caves. If you
open up the dullest gray oyster you
may find pearl in it, and if you look
at buzzing, biting mosquito in the
right kind of a light you will see
what gauzy, chiffony things it's wings
are.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-03-13
UnwhoIesome Scotch Atmosphere.

The recent rumor that the kaiser is
becoming dissatisfied with the con
duct of his eldest son recalls an Incl
dent which occurred some fourteen
years ago when the crown prince was
paying visit to a Scottish duke The
crown prince was having very good
time, and making the most of his tenn
porary escape from parental supervis-
ion. However, several days before
the time fixed for his departure a
telegram was received from the kais-
er ordering the prince to proceed else
where Immediately. On his kindly
host venturing to protest against this
sudden change of plans, the German
equerry IN attendance on the prince
replied His Imperial Majesty com
mands that the Crown Prince must
more earnest be London
Standard.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-03-13
Delicious PiIaff-

There are some dishes upon the
Turkish bill of fare which the re.
turned Westerner never wholly ceases
to regret. Pilaff is one. 1t is a food
as national with the Turk as the 20
tato with the Irish, as the cabbage
with the German. 1t takes a multi
tude of forms, but its basic quality.
its quality of being pilaff, is derived
from rice being cooked in such way
as TO preserve each grain firm and dis
tlnct. The rice is unpublished, and. in
the cooking, takes on gelatinous
coat. Sometimes, it is boiled in NUT
ton fat, rich, smooth, inviting dish,
Sometimes bits of roast mutton are
mingled with it, when it becomes a
meat pudding of delicious flavor. It
is cooked with small currants and
pine nuts, fragrant and spicy. Tt is
stuffed with dates and favored with
orange peel; but, whatever its form.
IL IS one of the treasured memories
OF visit to the near East.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-03-13
Busy Bulgarian City.

Varna, the Bulgarian Black sea-
port which the Russian fleet lombard
ed, has the unusual distinction Of be-
ing a fortress, a seaport, a depart,
mental capital, and an episcopal city.
It's industries include brewing, distill-
ing. tanning, clothmaking, and cotton
spinning. The city has been identi.
fed with an ancient Milesian colony,
that of Odessus, of the lower Moesian
coast. In late days it figured promi-
nently in history in connection with
the battle fought near by, in which
Sultan Murad II slew Vladislaus III
of Poland and Hungary, and routed
his army in 1444, ten years before the
Turks took Constantinople In re,
cent years it has been successfully
in the hands of the Russians, of the
Crimean allies, and of Egyptian
troops BY the treaty of Berlin it
was coded to Bulgaria.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-03-13
slLK-HATTED CROOK GONE
New York Hasn't Any More crinni-
nails Like Those That Thrcve
Some Thirty Years Ago.

The silk-hatted, bewhiskered high.
class crock has shaken the New York
dust off his spats and disappeared
he is absolutely extinct A modern
criminal who can boast a good suit
or clothes now is termed "Raffles,"
or, IL he is suspected of wearing what
some call dress suit he is gentle
man burglar" Usually he "Raffieses"
couple of times, making few
small clean-ups. and then is netted,
arraigned and sent away to place
where he gets his hair cutting and
clothes pressing done free
There are plenty of free lances of
crime circulating around where legal
tender or other valuables can be an
nexed by little exertion at some
risk. but the old-time bands of bold
bad. debonair knights of dark deeds
have faded away. There are plenty
of men who skulk through what is
vaguely termed 1.-The underworld and
who take a desperate chance at i'm
promptu crimes, robberies, hold-ups or
sneak thief jobs, which suddenly come
under their attention
These men are not the same cali
Der as the big criminals of thirty
years ago, although occasionally one
of the modern specimens stumbles up.
on rich haul. The police say upto-
date methods have driven them from
the game, The green goods men and
gold brick canvassers have followed
the bison and the Indian over the last
frontier. as an organized criminal in
dustry. The wireless wire tappers
have been hunted down and out. This
band has been dispersed to various
iron-barred Ravens of rest, leaving the
country capitalist safe to wander
through Manhattan without being
tempted to play the races on some in
tercepted tip.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-03-13
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Sporting NelUs
NOTES.

A total Of 10000 baseballs will be used
this season by the leagues
Il costs 80 cents now to see Willard
train. Prices have been doubled because
of the crowd present every day at ~ per
capita.
Norwich university made a score Of 99S
last week in the intercollegiate matches
being held under the auspices OF the Ma
tiona Rifle association.
darlington won one Of the scrub games
between McGraw's aggregation Of ball
tossers by driving out home run with
two on bases Friday lie has been hitting
consistently.
Stanley Fits ran on the Dartmouth
freshmen relay team which was defeated
by the juniors at Hanover y H., Satur-
day The junior team was composed en-
tirey Of the varsity relay team members.
Ed DAILY, who once played baseball
with the Hyphens in the Twin State
league. made - baskets from the floor
!or the y NJ c. A. team of North Adams
Mass. Saturday night in game against
the Bennington y. NJ. c. A. The North
adams team ran up a total OF 100 points
The double meaning to American phrases
is no better illustrated than in the use OF
hitting fast pace. In the sporting col
umns of one paper are two items One
tells OF the dropping from big league com
pany OF recruit for hitting fast
pace. Another item says that Manager
Carrgan expects to have dangerous OPP
ponents in the Washington team because
they will be hitting fast pace.
Because Jess Willard declined positively
to box Al Reich Saturday after having
been advertised to do so in his training
quarters at the Pioneer Athletic club Of
New York. the license Of the club has
been suspended for 30 days and Willard is
not to be permitted to charge admission
70 his training quarters as he has been
doing This is tough on Manager Jones.
who is the greatest little change grabber
known to puglistic circles.
James +. Meredith, University Of Penn
9ylvania and Olympic champion runner,
hing up a new indoor record for the 600
yards run at the meet of the Meadow
brook club in Philadelphia Saturday night,
running the distance in | 21 -, lowering
his own indoor figures two seconds and
coming within one second of equalling the
outdoor record. In the same set of games
Howard p Drew, the former Springfield
colored runner and champion, finished
fourth in the J0-yards dash in time that
cqualled the American indoor record
Brooke Brewer OF St Adams, Wash,
won
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-03-13
effective AIDS TO MEMORY
BY Their Use II Is Possible to Avoid
a Good Deal of Domestic
Bickerinu.

The old method of tying a string
about finger to recall to mind some
task to be done at certain time has
been done away with
The new way is to transfer a ring
from one finger to another On the ac-
customed finger the ring feels natural
and does not cause annoyance, but on
any other finger it slightly irritates.
rms irritation constantly will aid in
recalling the task to be done. Just
try it once.
Another and more novel way is to
carry a colored ribbon in the coat
pocket
suppose, now, you are in your Office
Your wife phones you to be sure and
bring home a certain thing. Go to your
coat hanging on the office rack. take
out the ribbon and tie it tightly around
a sleeve.
At night when you start to go home
your fist will jam itself against the
tied sleeve. "Oh, yes" you will say to
yourself, there's that cough sirup
Molly told me to be sure and bring
home tonight" and off you will go at
once to make the purchase.
A man who is VIGOROUSLY known to
never forget to perform a mission re-
quested by his WIFE won his reputa-
ton by use of the above two methods.
Simply by transferring his finger ring
he has been known never to forget to
mail her letters on the day they were
given to him.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-03-13
Naval EmbIems.

A basket slung from the mainmast
mead is sailors sign to notify that
the cargo has been loaded or dis.
charged, as the case may be, and
that the ship is ready to start on her
next trip. A generally mysterious EN-.
olem is a Bosom dashed to a main.
mast or bridge railing. This is to
signify that the vessel is for sale. DC.
casionally dark blue stripe may be
seen running fore and aft on vessel
as a matter of fact this is a sign of
recent bereavement. Blue is the sail
or's mourning, and the stripe of this
color takes the place of the black
margin or band used by the lands.
man as notification of death.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-03-13
TOWNSHEND.
Entertainment by Dorcas Guild.

A successful entertainment and sun
per were given by the Dorcas guild
in the Congregational yestry Friday
night. Although the snowy roads pre-
vented many from attending. 81 or
more was cleared. A hot supper. in
Guiding many tempting dishes. was
served from to S o'clock, the men
fully keeping up the reputation which
this society have achieved. After SUD-
per q program was presented, the num-
bers being interspersed with well-acted
charades Each person in the hall was
provided with paper and pencil, the
one guessing the largest number of
charades to receive a prize.
The program: Orchestra selection.
Miss Jones violin, Miss Winslow nj
ano, Miss Phelps drum and eymbais:
charade, Hallowed Be Thy Name: reci-
tation, Mildred Hulett; charade. Eclip-
sc of the Sun; solo, Miss Mary Jones:
charade, The Flower Girl; male quar-
tet Messrs. Whitney, Sparks. Ospood
and Fitch; charade, Carrying the
Clothes to Wash; selection by orches-
ira; charade, Single Life; solo b. Miss
Florence Phelps; charade. Fortune Tell
er; eharade, Stuck; selection. male
quartet; charade, Women s Rights; or
chestra selection; charade, Rock of
Ages.
The contest resulted in a tie between
Miss Abbie Palmer and Mrs b. r.
Phillips Lots being drawn, the prize
of box of candy was given to Mrs.
Phillips. Marching followed the pro
supper was sold by auction.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-03-13
SPECIAL SIGNALS.

1 Calls Superintendent Fire Alarm
Fire out or under control
2-2-2 General Alarm.
Daily Test at 7.30 pm.
The fire alarm signal for No School is one round of
Box 6. 1t will be given as follows: At 80 am,
for no session in the High School z so am for no
morning session in the Ninth Grade and all grades
below; 11.30 am, for no afternoon session in any
school.
Central Fire Station. Telephone So
Chief Engineer, Telephone So
Chief of Police, Telephone 749-W
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-03-13
AIaska's Timber Resources.

The railroad now under construc.
ton in Alaska from Seward to Fair.
banks will open large tracts of tim,
Der for cutting. It is estimated that
twenty million acres of good forest
are found in Alaska, and four times
that area of scattered timber Saw,
mills are preparing to follow the rail,
road builders into the country and in
Few years the output of that region
Will hold an important place in the
country's lumber cut. The principal
wood is spruce. but there are fairly
large quantities of others. including
paper birch.-Hardwood Record.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-03-13
Black Cats Own Island.

''The Island of Black Cats" is a name
applied to Chatham island in the. Pa.
cific ocean, about 730 miles west of the
coast of Ecuador. 1t is overrun with
black cats; indeed, cats of no other
color are seen there. These animals
live in the crevices of the lava founda.
ton near the coast and subsist by
catching fish and crabs.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-03-13
Her Idea.

~ think I'd like to join the girl
scouts. They must have lots Of fun.
Learn all about wooderaft, ] under
stand
And what is your idea of wood
Noh, getting s sss u in S-4 oasting
mrshmallows over = campfire; and
learning how to gather chewing gum
from the original tree. FIX.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-03-13

G. w. Powers was in Burlington this
week.
Union services will be held at the
Thursday evening prayer meetings
from now until Easter.
Mrs. Z. w. Sage returned home Sat
urday, after spending several weeks in
Brattieboro for treatment.
Mrs. Gratia Davidson of Newfane
has been visiting in the home of her
daughter, Mrs. +. L. Osgood.
v. w. Boyden, who has been for.
some time in South Londonderry,
spent the weekend in the home of H.
F. Howard, going Monday to Palmer,
Mass.
Asa Thompson, has returned to the
home of his brother, Byron Thompson,
and plans soon to return to his former
work II New York. He is recovering
his health rapidly
Several members of Birehard Won
an s Relief corps attended the regu-
lar meeting in Odd Fellows hall in
Newfane Saturday afternoon. -Four
new members We're initiated into the
order.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-03-13
Location of Fire Alarm Boxes

Estey Organ Works.
West Brattleboro. Telephone CALI
High School, Linden Street.
IL Canal Street, opposite Oak Grove Avenue.
13 South Main Street-Fort Drummer Heights
Ia Fort Drummer Mills.
1o Vermont Last Block Co. Telephone CALI
"a Corner Grove and Main Streets
20 Corner Putney Road and Park Place
26 Corner Chase and Linden Streets.
2. Corner Oak and Chaplin Streets
81 Elliot Street Steamer House.
BE Vernon Street
"a Elliot Street, foot OF School Street.
30 Corner Frost and Elm Streets
SO Main Street, near Bridge.
81 Corner Main and High Streets.
Al Chestnut Hill Telephone CALI
AZ Corner Oak and High Streets.
43 Green Street, near Whipple Street
40 Western Avenue.
40 Corner Elliot, Frost and Williams Streets.
AZ Corner Williams and Brennan Streets
81 Corner South Main and Pine Streets
90 Corner Central and Pearl Streets
53 Corner Birge and Canal Streets.
"a Corner Canal Clark and Elm Streets
112 Corner Chestnut and Estey Streets
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-03-13

The surface of the earth is eomput-
ed at l96, 791 900 square miles, and the
contents at 259,944 ,035,515 cubic miles.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-03-13

A factory in which radium is being
produced has been opened in Scotland
by a Scotch chemist.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-03-13

Six or eight month s time and an
expense of $4,000 is involved in re-
painting the Brooklyn bridge.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-03-13

There is hope for an ignorant man
who knows that he is ignorant.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-03-13

During his earlier career President Will
son earned extra money by writing hymns.
The daily progressive-miner., 1916-01-21
BERNsToRFF WAS LIBERAL

LONDON, Jan. 21-The letter tc Capt. Franz von Papen, recalled German military attache at Wash ington, written in New Orleans and signed with the initials ~ M." was on the official paper of the Ger man consul at New Orleans. British officials assume that the letter was from Baron von Meysenburg, form CT German consul at New Orleans, and it was so designaten in the copy supplied to the American enl- hassy.
 The examination is proceeding of the letters and documents taken from Captain von Papen. Letters from the Riggs National Bank at Washington to the captain show that the bank advised him that Am bassador von Bernstorff had depos tied S2,5S0 to his credit early in December of 1914, and S2,000 early in February of 1915. Earl yin Jan uary of 1915 the German embassy deposited $3,000 tot he credit of von Papen.r On other occasions the em- bassy paid to his account total of s6,000 in amounts of $2,000 each.
The daily progressive-miner., 1916-01-21
SOCIALISTS STAND FOR RIGHT

AMSTERDAM, Jan. 21-An ex- planation of the disorderly scenes witnessed in the Prussian diet Q day or two ago was received here today. It appears that it arose from the speech made by the Socialist leader Heer Hirsch. Mir. Hirsch said in part:
 We demand the re-estabhshment of the complete independence of Belgium. If the enemy governments are not yet ready to listen to de- mands for peace, their attitude is in marked contrast to the feeling pre- vailing among the different people who everywhere are demanding peace. We demand electoral reform on behalf of the women. and, above all, secrecy of the ballot"
The daily progressive-miner., 1916-01-21
WAR Is FORCING 4 CHANGE
 IN woMEN'S DRESS

The London Chronicle says that kits instead of skirts for women street car conductors, it seems, are to be the new style. It is reported from Oldham that skirts being found inconvenient and in wet weather source of discomfort, es- pecially when the car steps had to be climbed, have been discarded in the women conductors uniform and replaced by kits and leggings, buttoned up the sides. If soldiers may wear kits, why not tram con ductors? The new fashion may for a time cause amusement, and even ridicule, as was the case with um- brellas when first introduced, but additional comfort may overcome prejudice and lead to the innovation being generally adopted.
The daily progressive-miner., 1916-01-21
A MEMORY GAME

For those who do not play cards or go to dances or other amusements that are enjoyed throughout the long winter evenings, the following, 8 game of memory in which you pay forfeits for mistakes and also for laughing, may we'll be adopted with safety, unless the authorities interprete the paying of forfeits for mistakes as gambling. In that case t would be hazardous.
 The players sit in circle, says the Philadelphia Record. One be- gins by saying solemnly, "One old OK opening oysters" Everybody re peats this in turn. Then she be- gins again, "One old OK opening oysters" two tired turtles trotting to Trenton" This goes round the circle The next repetition is: "One old OK opening oysters, two tired turtles trotting to Trenton, three tame tigers taking tea" This is repeated by each one, always be- ginning at "One old ox,' adding a new alteration each time. Some examples are given, but it is more fun to make them up as you og a. long.
 -Four fat frairs fishing for frogs"
 Five fairies fighting furious fireflies."
 "six soldiers shooting snipe."
 Seven salmon sailing southward," ]"
 'lNine ninnble nobIemen nibbling nuts"
 Ten tall tinkers tentatively toil- ing"
 Eleven earnest emigrants eating early eggplants."
 Twelve terrible talebearers tell ing truths"
The daily progressive-miner., 1916-01-21
BACK FROM VACATION

George W. Woorduff arrived on the steamer Admiral Faragut this morning from a months vacation in Seattle and vicinity. In connection with a well spent vacation MT. Woodruff reports the business out look in Seattle during the coming year as good.
 A larger business than ever be- fore is expected between Seattle and the South American countries, and all steamship companies oper- arting in Alaska are making plans for a large business in the north r ern country during the coming sum- mer.
The daily progressive-miner., 1916-01-21
WOULD LEAD TO THE
 CLOSING OF CHURCHES

A propos of the reform wave that is being famed in Oregon, writer is in favor of closing up everything even the churches. He says in part:
 Since the crape has been nailed on the door of Portland, why not take the whole town out to the cemetery and bury it.?
 Let us close the movies" on Sun day. Working people should rest or that day, or if they will not rest let them go to church. Is that not enough amusement for one week !? And on second thought think of all the nickles that would be contribut- ed to such a worthy cause.
 Then in regard to the moral side of the question. Is it not true that Ignorance is bliss? Now to keep Us Tn absolute ignorance 1 suggest that We stop the sale of all books, magazines and other literature that has not been passed by a board of censorship. Yet let us include the newspapers. Of course if the local board does not have time to go over all of them, that will make a job for some one else. Maybe I could get on- If they carry out the pres ent plans of closing everything I will need it. 1 think that I could decide just what other people in this city should read and see. Then again after I have seen or read all the "good" ones, why should the people see them anyway? They do not want to be shocked anyway. This is clearly shown by the number of people that go to the theaters when g picture pertaining to sex problems is exhibited.
 If this kind of picture is to be shown a law should be passed pro hibiting any person under the age of 75 from attending them. Let us stop. Close and prohibit everything. Even the churches, because if everything that is real bad were re- moved We would not need them to save us.