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The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-09-23
ELIJAH S. ALLEN
DIES AT AGE OF 81
Jacksonville Man Had Been Lifelong
Farmer, Actively Interested in At
fairs of the Town.

Elijah Smead Allen, %, died last
night at 5 O'Clock in the home in
jacksonville where lie had lived over
90 years. Death was due to the infirmi-
ties Of old age. lie had been in fail
ing health several months.
Mr.. Allen was born in Halifax, Oct,
:, 1924. While he was an infant his
parents, Mr.. aud Mrs. Jonathan :. Al
len. moved 10 Jacksonville, where they
bought what has been known many
years as the Pleasant Valley farm.
There he lived the rest of his life. His
early education was confined to eight
weeks each winter when neighbor
conducted school in the l. of the Al
len house. The two families furnished
II pupils for the school. After he was
II years of age Mr.. Allen attended
school in Gulford for time and then
taught school in the winter.
When his father died Mr.. Allen
bought the interests of the other min,
children in the old home place and had
since carried ON the farm Several small
pieces Of adjoining land have been add
ed 10 the original farm, and one eutir,
farm, known as the Potter place, Ia,
been added. the Allen farm now com
prising 200 acres He had made mauN
modern improvements. Up TO within ;
few months Of his death he took mos
active interest i'm the conduct of tn,
place aud he had always been promincnt
in the social aud educational affairs OF
the teWfL He. was a charter member
aud first master Of the Jacksonvill,
Grange.
lie served at different times rs select
man, auditor and 0verscer of the poo
of Jacksonville and was twice elected
town representative rs a Democrat I,
the state Legislature. He had been
trustee Of the Wilmington Saving
Mr. Allen married Miss Minerva Al
len of Ludlow, who died II years ago
lie leaves three sons, Wallace :. Allcl
of Jacksonville, who lives ON the hom
farm; Henry d., who is in the postof
fee in Wilmington, and George \. q
West Brattlcboro. He leaves also j
grandchildren.
The funeral will be held Tuesday af
ternoon at ] clock in the home an
al . O clock in the church. The buria
will take place in the Jacksonville cen
etery.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-09-23
Five-Mile Bridge Planned.

San Francisco is planning to build
the greatest bridge in the world, says
the Popular Science Monthly for Oc-
tober. 1t is to connect Oakland and
its contiguous districts with San Fran
cisco, and is to relieve five ferry sys-
tens of passengers and vehicular traf-
fic. The proposed bridge will cost 49,,
100000 and will be So miles long. It
will be one of the heaviest bridges
ever built, carrying three roadways
and four railroad tracks. Its main por-
tion is to be made up of l6 spans each
go feet long. Near the San Francisco
shore there viii be two long and high
spans under wINlh the ships will asas.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-09-23
DRAMATIC LESSONS USED
TO MAKE PEOPLE THINK
English Dramatist Wins Favor by His
Plays.

Henry Arthur Jones, the English
lramatlst, has won greatest fame by
making the world think by the force
Of his graphic dramatic lessons. In
Saints and sinners" pictured by the
Famous Players for the Paramount
program. he has taken weakliug,
with no thought of actual sin other
than an irresistible impulse toward self
qualification. and shown the possible
evils that might have resulted had not
the charming daughter OF minister
been saved at the proper time She is
not deep dyed. devoted pupil of Satan
but he makes you wonder whether oil
not you, too, may be a sinner.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-09-23
PERSONAL.

NJ. G. Donahue of Springfield, Mass,
is spending the day in town.
Miss Susan Hanrahan will 90 Sun
day to New York to buy fall goods.
Mrs. A. l.. Gale of Elliot street has
returned from East Putnev, where she
spent three weeks with friends.
Mrs. Annie Leonard will begin a
| two-wceks' vacation Monday from her
work in the lIolstein-Friesi office.
\. +. Rohde went yesterday to Bos.
ton on business for the Estey Organ
company.
Miss Della Tudor has returned from
a two-weeks visit with relatives in
Searsburg.
John Manley is expected to return
| tonight from week 5 business trip to
Detroit, Mich.
Miss Mary Macdonald of the Hol-
stein-Fricsian office will begin today i
week S vacation.
Miss Lura Smith of Springfield (vt.)
came today to be a guest of Miss Una
Rice over Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. r. Cutler returned
Tuesday evening from Il few days visit
with friends in Boston.
Mrs. +. j. Lewis of Springfield,
Mass, is visiting in town with her
daughter, Mrs f. ID. Whitney
Mrs. Walter c. Halliday and daugh-
ter, Dorothy, went Thursday to her
former home in East Dover to visit
Mr.. and Mrs. Floyd Reed of Jack
sonville are expected today to remain
over Sunday with Mr.. and Mrs. c. w.
Reed.
Miss Susan Z. Clark of West Brat
tlcboro left yesterday for Detroit tc
visit her nephew, Edward Clark, and
family.
Miss Elizabeth Dennison of Ber
nardston was visitor in town yester
day with her sister, Miss Alta Den
nison.
Mrs. Lester Barber will have a va
cation OF two weeks from her work il
Houghton Il Simonds : store beginnils
Monday.
A. j. Bowers has returned from
three-weeks business trip to Denver
Col, in the interests of the Estey Or
gan company.
Miss judith Cain will resume WORK
in the Holsteil- Friesian office Monday
after week 5 vacation spent ut hel
home in town.
I Mr.. and Mrs. Frank l.. Reed OF
| Monroe Bridge, Mass. came today t,
spend the weekend with Mr.. and Mrs
w. A. Wilcox.
Miss Annie Cain of the Holstein
Friesian office force will have week :
vacation beginning Monday She vii
remain at her home in town.
Bert Young, who had been employee,
. in Boston, is visiting at his home OF
Spruce street. He will leave tomorrow
, for Canton, Ohio, to take a position.
b Mrs. f. G, Crosby and sister, Mrs
). Flora Herrick of Mortified. Mass
i are expected to return tonight from
visit in Nashua and Boston with rela
~ tiyes.
+. b. Pier was called yesterday t
Westminster to attend the funeral O
his eldest sister, Mrs. Mary \. Colby
+ IS. The body was taken to Ludlow fo
, burial.
+. :. T.. Douglas went today to Pos
Mills, where Mrs. Douglas and chi
II dren have been spending the summe
v on their farm. They will all retur
VI tomorrow.
-. Mrs. Amos sherman returned yestel
- day to her home in Charlemont, Mass
: after visiting in town with her parent
- Mr. and Mrs. Francis w. Johnston {
Cherry street.
g George Upham and family move
u here yesterday from Mortified. Mass
u taking Il tenement in Miss Margart
u +. Dale S house on Birge street NJ
= tpham will be employed by the s. !
l' Smith Manufacturing Co.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-09-23
MARRIAGES.

In Brattleboro, Sept %, by Carl $. Hop
kins. Esq. Hector Caiola and Mildred
Squillacioti, both of Boston.
In Brattleboro, Sept, y, by Rev. +. G.
s. Osgood, Elias Paine blanchard OF East
Bridgewater. Mass, and Rachel Louise
Holmes of Kingston, Mass.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-09-23
This Was Too Easy For Words.

Playing the role of a clergyman's
daughter In saints and Sinners" was
a very easy and simple thing for Peg
gy Hyland. the Famous Players-Par-
amount star. for she has two uncles in
England who are clergymen.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-09-23
VILLA SOUTH OF JUAREZ?
FL Paso Hears of an Engagement at sta
ton on Mexican Central Railroad.

FL PASO, Texas, Sept. %. -- a re-
port that a force Of Carran2a troops was
engaging a band Of Villa followers ut
a station on the Mexican Central rail
way about six miles south of Juarcz was
received here late last night. No de-
tails were given. At the Carranza head
quarters in Juarcz Il staff officer denied
the rumor, saying that all garrisons in
his district reported conditions quiet
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-09-23
Taken In Florida

The exterior scenes Cor Saints and
sinners were taken in. lorida.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-09-23
Success First Came In London.

Saints and Sinners" as a stage pro-
duction first won its laurels in London.
America has seen it, but not as graph
ically as It Is shown in the Famous
Players production for the Paramount
program
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-09-23

The Brazil nut tree does not begin
to Tar until il is 80 wears old.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-09-23

Sir Edward Grey is the first British
foreign minister to sit in the house
of commons since the day of Palmer
Stan
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-09-23
DEATHS.

In Jacksonville, Sept. %, Elijah
Smead Allen, 81.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1916-01-27

acid for disinfecting purposes about
the house and had left portion of the
poison standing in a tumbler After
preparing her son Walters breakfast,
she momentarily forgot and poured a
quantity of buttermilk into the gla es
containing the acid and water and
drank portion of it. She quickly
discovered her mistake and q doctor
was hastily summoned, an antidote ad-
ministered and no serious outcome is
anticipated.
Ike Davies, formerly Of Spring Gree H.:
who is employed in the Bay state mil
at Winona, was seriously injured re
entity by falling down an elevator
shaft from the fifth floor striking upon
the cement floor in the basement. His
skull was fractured and he remained
unconscious for several days. He was
ascending from the fourth to the fifth
floor on an endless chain one man eleva
tor when the accident happened A
long handled brush, held in his hand,
collided with the ceiling as he was lift
ed The handle broke and he fell he ad
foremost to the concrete floor. He has
been discharged from the hospital and
8 consiC cred out of danger.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1916-01-27

ligaments and muscles. They tell of restfui
comfort, of calm, peaceful nights, sn alb
sence Of those distresses peculiar to the pe.
Rod Of expectancy, relief from morning
sickness. no more of that apprehension with
which so many young womens minds be.
come burdened. It is a splendid help. Get
bottle of Mothers Friend" from your
nearest druggist. Ask your husband to get
it for you. Then write TO Brad1eId Reg
Hlator Co., 7O8 Lamar Bldg, Atlanta, Ca,
for very handsome and Instructive book.
It is filed with suggestive ideas of great
help to all women interested in the subject
of maternity. And best of all are some let
ters from mothers that are real inspirations.
Write today.
We can go back half a century for letters
from women who used ''Mother's Friend"
And it was this sort of recommendation that
extended its use until today it is sold in
almost every drug store in the United States.
1t is considered standard remedy and one
of the most efficient helps known. Directions
for using are very easily complied with and
it may be used at any time whenever needed.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1916-01-27
COUGHS ANO COLDS ARE DANGER
Gus.

Few of us realize the danger of
Coughs and Colds We consider them
common and harmless ailments How
ever statistics tell us every third per-
son dies of lung ailment. Dangerous
Bronchial and Lung disea ses follow
neglected cold. AS your body strug-
giles against cold germs, no better aid
can be had than DIR. Kings New Dis
overy. It's merit has been tested by
old and young. In use over 45 years.
Get bottle today. Avoid the risk Of
serious Lung ailments. Druggists
Adv
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1916-01-27

the many things which
we read about and
are OF immediate i'm
portance to the expec-
tant mother, is a splen-
did external remedy
called IN o til err 3
Friend" This is an
piled over the muscles
of the stomach. It is
deeply penetrating in
its influence. Motheis
everywhere tell of its
soothing effect, how it
allays pains incident TO
stretching of cords
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1916-01-27
A Fine Aid For
M0ther-i0-ba

We are all greatly indebted TO those
who tell their experiences. And among
The Tupelo journal., 1916-08-18
Improvinu Quality of Iron.

The variable impurities of the best
iron and i%ron-carbon alloys available
have made unsatisfactory certain work
of the United States bureau of stand
ards. The working investigators,
therefore, have sought to produce ma
terials of great purity and for this
have adopted the plan of melting cleo
trolytic iron with sugar carbon in
magnesia crucibles. The electrolytic
iron was prepared from ingot iron
anodes in a chloride bath. Blowholes
and impurities in the ingot iron gave
trouble in the beginning, but the diff
hculty was overcome by melting in a
vacuum furnace in specially made
crucibles of very pure magnesia. Iron
and a series of iron-carbon alloys we're
eventually produced, in which the i'm.
purities did not exceed four-l un
dredths of one per cent.
The Tupelo journal., 1916-08-18
Trustees Sale Notice

Pursuant to the provisions of a GER
tain De I'd in Trust executed by j. w.
Reeves and bis wife. Mrs. Sallie B.
Reeves, on the 21st day of October. A
D., 1911, TO secure certain indebted
ness therein msplioned to Mrs. Nj E..
Law. which D. ed in Ttust is 0ntv re-
corded in the C~harcery Cl rk's office Of
Lee County, Mississippi indeed Record
Book No. 102. rage 101. l will, AS
Trustee. in SAID Deed of Trust. ON the
10TH DAY OF AUGUST. 1916.
before the Post Office door in the Town
of Tupelo, Miss, within legal hours.
offer for sale, to the highest bidder for
cash, at public cutlery, the TO lowing
described property: The North half
On. y of the South East quarter Is.
E. y of Section 9, Township 9, Rang
z, East, in Lee County. Mississippi.
The above land is the homestead Of
the grantors anu is all the land they
own in said County.
Such title conveyed as is vested in
me as Trustee aforesaid.
This Gath day Of July, 1916.
10 d. w. ROBINS, Trustee.
The Tupelo journal., 1916-08-18
CIofhiers' Troubles.

The manufacturing cloth1ers are
having more than their usual trouble
in the operations that have started for
next fall. Owing to the piece goods
shortage and the scarcity of dyes,
styles have to be switched about in
a b%ewildering manner Statesmen have
got to the point where they are
almost afraid to take a fairly large
order, owing to the, possibility of no
goods being on hand to fill it. Though
there were fewer style numbers put
out than customary when the season
started, even the restricted lines have
had to be cut down still further. A
ray of light is seen in the situation
that exists in the woman's-wear trade.
The man's-wear trade expects that
with operations tied up in that branch,
the mills will be able to supply the
clothiers with a greater quantity and
assortment Of piece goods.-New YorI
Times.
The Tupelo journal., 1916-08-18
EVIL AMONG THE PRISONERS
HabituaI Criminal Injuries Wrongdoer
With Better Aspirations-New .
Era Editorial.

The habitual offenders released from
prison, who continually persist in their
criminal pursuits, are. the men who
bring disrepute on men now in and out
of prison who strive to follow the
straight path, say a writer in the New
Era, federal pe~nitentiary, Leaven-
worth. Though these criminals are
reaping the harvest of their misdeeds
and their sins are steadily finding them
out yet they cast a reflection on us
that is a barrier to even better condi.
lions within our walls. They are the
men who shatter our hopes of a speedy
release by piling up statistics Of dam
aging record against us. They are the
men who are responsible for the con-
s~ervative policy and cautious decision
when our own lives are in the balance
of consideration for more privileges
more paroles-liberty and freedom.
They are the men who wreck our
homes and tear down the structures OF
hope that we have spent years in build
ing. They are the builders of more
Observation-Disclosures of abuse-instru.
mentalists of barbarism in our penal
institutions.
Therefore we should, with firm re-
solve, wreck the ambitions Of our de-
stroyers of salvation. We should unite
our forces and bring every pressure to
bear to bring them to their right
senses of thinking. Society cannot,
through selfish economics, hope to
make better men out of habitual crimi,
nails nor reform even first offenders.
The babitual criminal is more to be
pitied than censured. He must not be
deprived of his chance to make good
and it is society's duty to uplift him
The Tupelo journal., 1916-08-18
Notice of Election

Whereas, the Mayor and Board of
Aldermen of the City of Tupelo have
ordered an election to be held on the
26th day of August. 1916, at the May
or's office, for the purpose of submit
ting to the qualified electors of the
City of Tupelo the question Of whether
or not they will vote for the issuance
of the bonds of SAID city in the sum of
Eighteen Thousand Dollars or 50 much
thereof as may be necessary for the
purpose of purchasing and paying for
the property of the Young Mems
Christian Association, located in said
city. notice is hereby given to the quail
flied electors of said city that an cleo
ton will be held at the Mayors office
in said city on the 26th day of August,
A. d., 1916, whereat the question of
whether or not the city shall issue the
bonds shall be decidon.
This August, 3rd, 1916.
w. X. WILSON,
j. Y. CUMMINGS,
20 ]. G. MCCARTHY.
The Tupelo journal., 1916-08-18
HOW 70 RELIEVE DYSPEPSIA
Don't overeat, Keep Away From tho
Food That Disagrees With You
and Heed Your Doctor.

Simple dyspepsia is that form OF In.
digestion that is not caused by any
lesion or malformation OF the stomach
or other digestive organs. People differ
widely in the strength of their diges-
tive apparatus, but most adults know
something of the symptoms of simple
dyspepsia. In fact, most people ex-
pect, and bear with resignation. an oc-
casional attack OF Indigestion. 1t is
when the attacks come too often and
stay too long-when the sufferer be-
comes a dyspeptic-that he seeks re-
lief.
In q case where the usual home rem
edies for impaired digestion r no
longer efficacious and the continual at
lacks begin to affect the general
health, it is necessary to go to a good
doctor and ask him to find the under
lying cause Of the trouble. There are
many reasons for the failure OF the di.
gestive powers that lie quite beyond
the scope of amateur diagnosis, with
its dangerous accompaniment-ama-
teur dosing; although there are, Of
course, many other reasons that any
intelligent person can search out for
himself.
Too many people become chronic
dyspeptics because they will not learn
to masticate properly, to refrain from
hearty meals when they are tired, or
to deny themselves articles of food
that experience has shown to be indi-
gestible. That form Of dyspepsia is
not in itself hard to cure, but those
who suffer from it are often very diff
cult to handle. They are likely to have
their pet remedy-a soda tablet, or
what not-which often does good serv.
ice for years, but is bound to fail in
the end. Then nothing can be done
for them unless they learn s~elf-control.
Sometimes-indeed often-the trou-
BILE is with the teeth, which have been
neglected until they cannot properly
chew the food. People who are wor-
ried and overdriven are almost sure to
have weak digestions. That form Of
dyspepsia yields quickly to a good rest
and tonic treatment. If that cannot be
had, try a brief rest just after eating.
That is a wise economy for even the
busiest people. Abdominal massage is
good for toning up the muscles of the
stomach. AS for diet and medicine,
the doctor in charge is the best Judge
for no two cases are exactly alike.
The Tupelo journal., 1916-08-18
Petition for Pardon
To the Honorable Board Of Pardons,
State of MiSS,ssjpp,.

To the Honorable Board Of Pardons,
State of Mississippi:
We. the undersigned cit'zrns Of Lee
County. Mississippi. who live 10 The
neigbborhood of said County in which
Tom jeff Thompson lived at and prior
to the theft of a horse for which he
was sent to the ~peniteptiary. and we.
the citizens who have known Tom jeff
Thompson for some time ard his people
before him, respectfully represent to
your Honorable Board that the person
from whom a horse was stolen has beer
fully compensated. Tnat Tom jeff
Thompson has been in Jail some time
prior to his conviction n the Circuit
Court and has served some tine in the
~penitentiary and has been sufficiently
punished.
We therefore respectfully ask that a
pardon be granted to the said Tim left
Thompson.
Tom jeff Thompson
10 st And Others.
The Tupelo journal., 1916-08-18
METAL COLORS RARELY SEEN
Some Light Waves Absorbed, Others
Reflected-Copper Is Really
SaImon-Pink Shade.

One of the beautiful things we sci.
dom see is the color of pure metals.
When exposed to the air most metals
tarnish SO rapidly that our only means
to get even a passing glimpse Of their
true color is by quickly scraping off
the corroded surface.
The color of metals depends upon
the selective absorption of light waves
of different lengths. For instance, if
a metal absorbs every light wave ex-
cept that of the length which pro-
duces the optical sensation yellow,
then it's color is yellow, for what it
cannot absorb it reflects. Gold is
such a metal. On the other hand,
when gold is beaten to such thinness
that it becomes translucent, it trans
mits not yellow light rays, but those
which it formerly absorbed, namely,
a greenish blue mixture.
Silver is the best example of a large
class of metals that reflect practically
all the light they receive, and are
therefore approximately Of the same
color rs the light to which they are
exposed. From their color in the sun
light they are quite properly called
white metals. Some of these are
aluminium, magnesium, nickel, sodium,
tin, iron and antimony.
Others, like lead, cadmium and
zinc, have something of this silver
%luster, but with a slight blush tinge.
The gray metals, such as manganese
and cobalt, probably owe their lack of
color to their tendency to absorb all
colors in about equal amounts. Bis.
muth is Of a peculiar light red and
potassium has a pinkish tinge. Cop.
per, strange to say, is not copper,
colored," but is usually described as
salmon-pink.
The Tupelo journal., 1916-08-18
Milk Fed Calves

Are susceptible to bowel troubles
which runs them down and it
takes a long time for them to re-
cover. For them to grow and
thrive they must be in good con-
dition from the sucking stage to
marketing. B. A. Thomas Stock
Remedy corrects these troubles,
cleans out their systems and
causes them to reach the mar
keting stage in the earliest DOS
sible time. We sell it. st. Clair
Drug Company.
The Tupelo journal., 1916-08-18
Notice to Creditors

Letters testamentary on the estate
of the late Mrs. M. A. Cochran we're
issued to us by the Chancery Court of
Lee County on the 14th day Of April.
1916. and all parties having claims
against said estate are hereby notified
to file same for probate with the Clerk
of the Chancery Court Of Lee County
within one yehr from this date or the
same will be barred by law.
May 9Th, 1916.
81 w S. and 0. J. COCHRAN,
Executors.
The Tupelo journal., 1916-08-18
Europe Has Shrunk,

An extremely interesting map OF
Europe, during the third interglacial
age, shows land extending far into the
Atlantic, with rivers where are now
the English and Irish channels, the
Shannon river beginning a little out
to sea from it's present mouth and the
Rhine flowing into the Arctic ocean
at a point twice as far from its pres
ent mouth as the modern river is long.
What these river would be in the good
year 1916 was not n OF the things
that bothered the doughty piltdown
man, Ecanthropus Dawsoni, who
scampered about Britain at that time,
estimated at 100000 to 100000 years
ago.