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The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-12-28
BELLOWS FALLS.
Refuses to Worry About H. e. of L.

The American Express company has
a horse here which refuses to worry
about the high cost of living. He has
learned that the easiest way to get any
thing he wants is to go after it. Usual
" 1t is grain that is his especial goal.
The horse is black, and has another
popularity of being the possessor of a
handsome moustache, something not
often seen on a ''hoss'' Horsemen say
moustache is sign of a tough horse.
This fellow surely is tough, having
withstood the rigors of an express.
horse life for longer period by some
years, than any other horse in the local
service
But it was intended to tell about his
absolute independence of the high cost
of living and not his facial adornment
This horse often has to stand in the
Square while the driver is collecting or
delivering packages. The animal will
let his gaze wander guilelessly about
| the business section until he sees a
sleigh or wagon upon which there is a
| bag of oats, or other feed. He will
casually take a walk to the rear of the
sleigh, sometimes going the entire
length OF the Square to approach 1t, and
upon reaching point suitable to the
carrying out of his desires he will grasp
the bag with his teeth, lift it from
the vehicle and drop it with shake of
his head to the ground The result is
disastrous to the bag, the temper of the
owner thereof, and is absolutely fatal
to the nervous system of the driver. The
| horse escapes severe chastisement be-
cause public sentiment favors his craft
manship, and the driver notifies the
owner to go to the company's Office
and obtain monetary satisfaction for
his lost grain.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-12-28
TAXES OFF JANUARY /.
Changes in Internal Revenue Laws in
Effect Next Week.

The act of congress which abolished
the proprietary and documentary stamp
taxes and which has been mentioned
before in these columns also took the
tax off other articles. some of which
go into effect the first of the new
year. The new law provides that the re-
tail tobacco dealer will no longer have
to pay tax, and the commission mer-
chant and commercial broker are also
relieved from taxation. These three
classes of taxes expire on the last day
of this month.
The new law also made a change on
the theater tax. Theaters in towns OF
o,OO0 population or less will now pay
but one-half the former tax, and the
tax is paid for six months at time. A
new tan is imposed on ship brokers at
the rate of $40 per year. The taxes due
on January l are for six months only
paying up to July l, and so days are
allowed by the government III which
the taxes must be paid, the penalty be-
ing an addition of so per cent Remit
tances should be sent to Seth ". Jones
collector for this district, whose office
IS at Portsmouth, n. H. Personal checks
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-12-28
New Source of Potash Found.

Farm and Fireside, the national farm
paper published at Springfield, Ohio,
says; Enormous growth IN the ce-
ment industry, which has been devel-
oped to meet the demand for building
material, now promises to solve another
important economic problem-that of
our potash supply independent of Ger
many.
. IN the manufacture of cement there
is expelled into the atmosphere tons
of dust from the smelters which with
the fumes is carried by the wind and
settles in a destructive sediment on all
vegetation, buildings, and objects in the
neighborhOod of the smelters. Now an
invention made by Dr. f. G.. Cottrell,
of the United States Bureau of Mines,
precipitates the dust from the smelters
and enables the saving Of the potash
contained in it.
Last year one large California ce-
ment company that had formerly been
compelled to pay heavy damages for
the dust distributed from its plant Sc
cured $4,000 net profit from the pot
ash recovered by the new process. 1t
is now believed that cement plants at
present operating in this country can
secure a by-product of 100000 tons of
potash that has heretofore been worse
than wasted and that, as the cement
industry enlarges, the greater part of
America 5 potash supply can be secured
from this source and at the same time
reduce the cost of cement manufac-
ture.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-12-28
NINE. A. DE THEBES,
FAMOUS SEER, DEAD
Paris Clairvoyant, Who Predicted the
European War; Expires in Her
73d Year

PARIS, Dee. 27.-Mme. A. de Thebes.
world-famOus as an astrolOgist and
clalrvoTant, who was said to have pos
sessed lnnumerable secrets of the pri-
vate lives of the great, died on Sunday
at her country home in Meung sur Loire
in her seventy-third year Although
known only as Nine de Thebes for
years, her real name was Anna Vie
torine Savigny.
Her most recent prediction of note, and
one which added much to her reputa-
ton, was that contained in her Alaman-
AGA, published in January, 1914. In
that she said that a European war
would break ont about the middle of
1914, and that it would be preceded
by sensational trial In addition, she
said that the Pope would die soon after
the outbreak of hostihties and that the
Germans would closely approach Paris
but would be unable to take the city.
If Nine. de Thebes had stopped with
these predictions, her reputation would
have been greatly enhanced. AS it was
| she further predicted that the German
emperor would be killed on Sept. p
! 1914; that the French would enter Ger
many on Oct %, and that the war would
end on Nov. of the same year.
Later she was reported to have re
canted several of the erroneous predic
tons and then issued general sum
mary Of what would happen to the va
rious European nations. Germany. SHE
said, would cave in through interna
troubles and the pressure of her enelnie,
from without, and that the Hohenzol
lern dynasty would end. England. sh,
said, would play the supreme part il
the war, which has saved her from heI
own internal troubles Continuing she
predicted the end of the Turk in Eu
| rope, the Slav world. would advance, ant
that Italy would play a considerable,
part in the war and is "called to ;
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-12-28
s12,oOo,ooo EQUIPMENT TRUST.
N. Y. c. Has Plan for Purchase of
New Rolling Stock,

ALBANY, y. Y, Dee. 2s-The New
York Central railroad today asked the
upstate public service commission for
approval of a $l2,0O0,000 equipment
trust. The company, it was said, in
tended to purchase $l5,000,000 worth
of new equipment, paying s3,000,0O0 in
cash and the rest through the equip
ment trust certificates to be paid off
serially in 10 years, bearing interest at
AZ per cent.
The equipment to be purchased and
its approximate cost follows:
Four thousand steel underframe box
cars, $5,900,0 900; 1900 all steel coal
ears, $4,500,000; 10 electric locomotives
$4,000; 100 steel passenger coaches
$2,000,000; 100 steel baggage ears. 81,
100000; 80 multiple unit ears, $75O,000
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-12-28
WANT CHINESE IN HAWAII.
Residents viii Ask Congress to Let
$4,000 Immigrants In.

HONOLULU, Dec. 2S.-Permisson for
the entry into Hawaiian territory to
$4,000 Chinese immigrants will be asked
of congress by Farm Cornu, a wealthy
Chinaman of this city, and ]. II. Him
del, business man, who leaves here
soon for Washington. They will ask
for the introduction and passage of a
bill permitting the immigration of
Chinese. The plan is backed by Chi
nese societies and Chinese business men
here who said encouraging letters had
been received from Congressman John
l.. Burnett of the house immigration
committee and other influential con
gresSmen.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-12-28
HORTON D. wALKER
EVERYTHING ELECTRICAL
Brattleboro, Vt.
The Line He Carried.

Bishop Watterson, of Nebraska, was
never at a loss for an answer to imper-
tlnent questions One day he met man
ON the train who mistook him for a
travelling salesman, and started in to
quiz the bishop.
Do you represent a big house?'' he
began as an opener.
1.-The very biggest ON earth, - replied
the bishop with a twinkle in his eve.
What s the name of the firm -
continued the questioner.
Lord and Church, - smiled the
bishop pleasantly.
Hunt Lord and Church.! Never
heard of it. Got any branch houses
anywhere
oh, yes, indeed; branch houses all
over the world. -
Hunt That s queerl Never heard
of them. Is it boots or shoes -
Neither
"Oh, l see; dry goods, / suppose. -
Well, yes; they do call my sermons
that sometimes -
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-12-28
Clarke G.. Fits.
(St. Adams Messenger. J

1t seems that Vermont, of late. has
been called on to mourn the deaths
of an unusual number of her strong
men in the prime of life and with the
promise of years of valuable service
still before them. To the names of
Joseph A. DeBoer and George H. Bick-
ford must now be added that of Clarke
c. Fits, whose death Wednesday
caused a shock to his legion of friends
and admirers throughout the state 1t
is difficult to realize that the dynamic
force of this man is lost to the state,
but the melancholy truth persists. With
zeal that was characteristic of all his
actions, Mr.. Fits threw himself into
affairs of state with such effect
that even while young in years he was
old III experience and had made
himself one Of the most prominent
Nermonters of his generation His en-
ergv and his vision were valuable as
sets of the commonwealth and his going
leaves US measurably poorer.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-12-28
VILLA SEEKS To
OPEN RAILROAD
Bandit Leader Said to Be
Planning Attacks on Jua-
rez and chihuahua
SAN LUIS POTOSI
TAKEN BY BANDITS

81 VI idLGeI C1Iy Is heaIlTMeu, but
Carranza Consul Makes Denial -
Villa Has No Connection with East
crn Fighting.
Ell PASO, Dee. %. Francisco Vii
la $ forces are preparing to attack Chi
huahua City and Juarez simultaneously
in an effort to establish railroad traffic
between the border and Torreon, if was
said late yesterday by man known to
be close to Villa.
Mexican refugee, who arrived from
ToEreon, said Villa was preparing to
move north with 5000 men to attack
Chihuahua City. He reported another
force of 500 Villa followers to have
been at the Calderon ranch, 90 miles
southeast of Juarez.
Skirmishing between the rebels at
Catderon and the de facto troops
which left Juarez for Chihuahua CITY
was reported here late yesterday, but
could not be confirmed in Juarez The
Villa forces southeast of Juarez are
commanded by Col. Manuel Ochoa and
Col. Mariana Tamez, according to a de-
serler who arrived at the border from
the Calderon ranch.
The followers of Villa were said to
have been sent north to take Juarez as
soo1 as Villa started his attack on Chi
huahua City.
II is not believed here that Villa has
any direct tactical connection with the
operations reported from the eastern
military zone near San Luis Potosi
Tampico and Monterey, but Gen. Care
IA Torres and the Cedilla brothers are
said to be operating in that section I'M
der the Villa banner.
The occupation of San Luis Potosi bv
the Villa forces Monday was reaffirmeG
yesterday by men known to be close tc
Villa, but was denied by Carranza Con
sui Bravo, who said a message had beer
received yesterday at Laredo, Texas
from San Luis Potosi
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-12-28

are not accepted unless certified and
payment should be made by money or
der, cashier s check or cash.
The only places in this state which
are not affected by the change in the
theater tax are Burlington, Barre Ben
nington, Colchester, Montpelier, Rut-
land and St. Adams
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-12-28

Wild ducks in Utah have found de-
lightful winter haven in western Juab
county. where large, tepid springs afford
them Palm Beach conditions without the
necessity of wearisome migration
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-12-28
NEWENGLAND DETECTIVE SERVICE

(Registered.) Any legitimate business
handled with Secrecy and Despatch.
Honesty and Reliability Guaranteed.
Best References. Consultation Free.
Quinn Bldg, Rutland, VT. Day and
Night Telephones.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-12-28

Including telephone and telegraph,
the total employees in the electrical
industry is $50, 452 not counting con
tractors or others of similar businesses,
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-12-28

heat and electric lights; Z Eels Court.
248-tf
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-12-28

TO RENT-Fiveroom tenement, SIC
per month; GA Prospect st. 210-tf
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-12-28

TO RENT-Six room tenement on
Reed Street. Edgett & Co. 235-tf
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-12-28

TO RENT - Punished room, heat,
electric lights and bath; 81 Green st.
243-tf
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-12-28
To Rent.

TO RENT-DOwnstairs tenement,
rooms. c. G. Fits. 246-t-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-12-17

on their allotments is not paid to
them outright, but is given to the In
dian field superintendent. who handle
the funds for the Indians in their
agencies.
In talking recently OF her work. Miss
Fries said: at is interesting work and
keeps one mentally alert. Duringa the
last six years the deposits have been
gaining steadily. Last year the in
crease in deposits of individual In
dams amounted to about $1,000. 600. We
nave money now in perhaps 125 banks,
dist ributed throughout eighteen states.
as against ls5 banks six years ago.
This gives US as many banks to look
a fter as are comprised in the banking
system of some single states.
Just now we are providing deposit
taries for large sums in Minnesota and
North Dakota. Right here. for. in
STAGE. Is a case which illustrates our
method when action is urgent. Here
are th!rty-three bids from Minnesota
banks Out OF these I first selected
nine banks for deposits amounting to
$4,000. and prepared telegram
notifying the superintendent OF their
designation. Later. as the work of ex-
animation progressed, eight more were
designated in the same way for de-
posits aggregating $256,00G. / still
have under consideration banks to pro-
vide a place for 100000 more from
that same agency.
i"Fron, a North Dakota agency have
inst rarai. al CIT -. rSignations
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-12-17
Good Journalism.

TT HERE arc many stories OF the
journal istic genius OF the blind
Joseph Pulitzer. one cropped up the
other day.
There was a big cha mpionship golf
tournament to be played" golfer
said. This was years ago. before Mr..
Pulitzer went blind. Golf at that time
was in its infancy in this country.
well. Mr.. Pulitzer sent for his dozen
best reporters and special writers and,
lining them up before him, said:
Those who understand golf stand
on the left; those who are ignorant of
1t. on the right ...s
The stars separated themselves &C
cordingly. All understood golf but
three-three very excellent writer's.
"'You three chaps will cover the
tournament. said Mr.. Pulitzer. with his
nervous smile. I want all our readers
to enjoy our story of this event, and.
since most of them are ignorant Of
golf. what interests yon three will be
sure to interest them" sE
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-12-17

down-and then could not help them
all.
The doctor did tell about this case.
however.
lone woman, the mother of three
children, had never through her poor
burning eyes seen the hight of one of
the baby faces. She got a place in
our hospital. and soon after the opera
ton went back to them for her first
look. Drop the veil there.
She soon came back with a heart
full of gratitude to see us. and said
she would have come before, but when
she reached home she found the bless
eldest dirty house In the mountains.
and had been working herself nigh
most to death to get It clean.
1.-TWO cases-the only opes-came by
judicial compulsion. local magis-
trate had before him a neighbor who
had committed some indiscretion. and
this was the oracular judgment: John.
you know / can send you to jail, but
you think l amt goin' to. 1 am.
though. unless you do what tell you.
wouldn't let Doc McMullen touch your
boys eyes. and now I say. by thunder.
If you don't. I'll send you to Jail until
you do
ITO save trouble for John. those boys
were carefully treated. and each of
them made good recovery.
I'VE are busy as we can be. but
We know that we are reaching only a
small part of the cases. Some in the
way-back districts do not come, and
our force is too small to reach them
where they live.
We do have one nurse for district
work. a bright young woman of that
country, who. accompanied by her dog.
rides her horse through trails and over
the mountains. She knows the lone
f.t1 ~,
their shadows She rode last year more
than 1000 miles, visited 1900 homes,
found in them 500 trachoma cases:
visited IL schools and found 34s chill
dren suffering from infected eyes.
she saw many sad cases of sickness
through neglect, and of disease through
ignorance: she saw drinking springs
fed from pig pens. By her personal
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-12-17
She Handles All Bank Funds of Indians

for $4,000 We're made in a few days.
but the majority Of these bids are from
state Institutions and the work is pro"
ceedilg more. slowly.
'tOne would hardly agine this kind
OF work TO yield much amusement, but
the variety of questions arising GER
tainiy does furnish considerable enter
tafll.nen and ia answering letters
assuredly tind tests fer skill in CORE.
SpondenCe.
we never place any Indian money!
in any hauk without bond. The law re~
quires that bonds be furnished, so tho
Indian depositor. getting. as he does,
unusual rates on active accounts and
al the same time being protected from
loss. is really better OF than the aver
age white person who uses bank for
his savings. And the Indian is quick ,
10 see this when it is pointed out. :
The national banks which are de-
poSltarieS for indian moneys are re.
quired to send in reports of their tinan-
clai condition every time the controller
of the currency calls upon them for a
report for his Office, which is at least
five times :. year. The state banks must
do the same at the call of the state
banking departments In this way We
keep in touch with our depositaries.
We try to he reasonable and con-
siderate in the matter of banking as
possible. II there is need Of with
drawing deposits from one bank to
transfer them TO another. which is oc-
casionaliy necessary under changed
conditions, in order to procure the best
interest rates Tor the Indians, we make
the Withdrawals by installments If the
bank so desires. We are not arbitrary
in our rulings. and endeavor to proceed
only in a manner consistent with safe.
ty and good business.
Yes, replied Miss Fries, in answer
TO question. the system requires q
great amount OF correspondence.
have answered as many 800 letters
In one month. but the average now 10
between 110 and 200 month-that is.
for myself alone. Another clerk, who
assists with the examination Of bonds,
probably writes as many. In this, OF
course. We have the assistance of . :
stenographer. (.
amount at this time to probably $24,-
100000, as allowance must always be
made not only for the principal, but
for the interest as we'll These bonds,
as a rule, are for a stipulated term OF
one year, and SO must be renewed year
by year. They must be legally perfect,
and any one who has had experience in
such instruments will under
stand the care required to accomplish
this in the case of more than 700 de. =
positaries some of which furnish ton
or twelve bonds to cover their deposits.
Besides. there are letters of In
quiry from banks. surety companies
and their agents, superintendent and
others. on every conceivable question
relating to tho work, 30 that Al40
gether we find our hands fun In pH84
tecting the funds of these interestiut
II al ls of the government"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-12-17

penny ZOE "aiu oNi Ia
period Of half a dozen wears"
r.,. Co., ,.,,...,.. ,,, sa,- ,tis
t' ''i''' nv" '-'' 49,"
for himself when it comes to the
guardianship over the money Of his
II. ,r,,i - s,.,,.,.,,,. ma
i'''i"" ''''''' Ms " " ~
table in itself. but 1t IS stan more 50
when il is realized that a woman looks
,. ash, - ~, I,a;.rs
at'ef Inc ""' ''t2 '''' % '''S
and sees that ii is safely banked and
that the highest uossibla rate of in
- -,
teies' -
There are thousands Of Indian bank
depositorS in the United states ana
their cash holdings amount 10 over
eighteen million doi!ars. Their tribal
holdings in banks amour: to four mill
lions more. making total Of twenty
two millions OF. dc post. IT is the duty
of Miss Edith \. Fries OF the bureau
OF Indian affairs al Washington TO
see that the money is placed to the
best possible. advantage Of is owners.
and also to make sure tilat il is fully
protected
Miss Fries takes no chances, or the
government record could hardly stand
aawless as it Goes today with not a
loss of a single dollar to be accounted
for Every chance of loss is elimi-
mated Inv the thorough manner. in
which she goes about her work of
safeguarding the money In her care.
In the frst Mace no banks are per-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-12-17
Dog Heroes Win Citations Before the French ARMY


and Brave" on Fend IAir. I.oust:c,
PyramUs No. IS. 4. and others.
SO persisted faithful Toilette. No. II.
b.. of the same 10th Army kennels,
and to rolling drums, behind the front,
they read her record to the poiluS:
"FoHette. No. II, b. -- on Septem-
Der - accomplished a distance of one
mile under curtain fire: wounded, she
continued her mission successfully. and
died five days later.
So the dog roll of honor goes on.
Happily. it is not usual at All for
til" valuable animals to be killed, and
after the names Of the TWO martyrs,
follows the list of living canine heroes.
Like this:
farm of Bots Brules, where it was be-
lieved the enemy lay hidden. no pa
troll dared venture. A dog and a man
started for it by night. Hector. No.
%, b, went twenty yards in front OF
the poilu. Approaching the farm. he
gave no sign of worry and continued.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-12-17

She was so young that the eyes had
not been affected. and she was in few
weeks as we'll as ever. and she has not
worn hat since that time.
Another child presented pitlful
case. The little thing had long car
ried her head to one side to avoid the
CLINT of the sunshine that her spine
had become curved. We have cured
the eyes, but we cannot restore the
back
Zone young fellow of twentythree.
married. came to us to be operated
upon, firmly believing what his neigh
bors had told hin,--that when the doc
tors give the stuff that puts people to
sleep not one in hundred Will awake.
But ELL WAS helpless: the county al
lowed him only trifiing something for
his support. He had thought things
out and determined to take the one
chance to escape his suffering. He was
cowed and stolid when he reached the
hospital. He could by no means be re-
assured he was driven to the operation
by the torture he was in.
THE last time l saw Bill he came
walking in to see us, bringing his bas-
kets of nuts, for which the price to us
was just to crack EN- and eat EN- He
had $50 that he had earned in his pocl-
cts And his wife says. Now that Bill
can see have to watch him close to be
sure he behaves himself; he feels
good.
at was not easy at the very first to
gain the confidence of these suspicious
people; but the news of some simple
cures went rapidly through those COM
munities where information seems to
pass by underground telegraph.
'One mountaiueer, whose eyes had
been closed ten years. was led by a
stick forty miles over Il mountain trail
10 the hospital. At first it was feared
that his case was hopeless. but after
operation on both eyes and careful
treatment for three weeks he walked
home alone. 1t is probable that he
stopped at every house along the route.
and told every person he met that he
had been blind and could nov see. With
such advertising people came Noluntar-