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BERLIN HOCKEY TEAM, SEASON OF 1925-26 Back, Left to Right: Fernando Hamel, Goal; James McLaughlin, Left Defense; William Sharpe, Right Defense; Garfield Hamel, Spare; Charles Dube, Spare; A. W. O'Connell, Manager. Front, Left to Right: Adelard Rivard, Right Wing; Paul Gauthier, Center; Arthur Rivard, Left Wing. textbooks of Lewis and Randall, and of THE BROWN BULLETIN Lewis, Walker, and McAdams. He re- PRINTED UPON NIBROC SUPERCALENDERED BOND ferred to such courses as applied ther- modyamics, advanced electrical engineer- ing, etc., as good cultural courses but not Vol. VII. FEBRUARY, 1926 No. 8 particularly valuable to the chemical en- gineer. He depreciated the use of ex- BROWN BULLETIN' PUBLISHING ASSOCIATION perimental lectures in the teaching of "The object of this organization is to publish a paper for the benefit of the employees of the Brown chemistry. Company and of the Brown Corporation, in which may appear items of local and general interest, and On the evening of January 20, W. B. which will tend to further the cause of co-operatioil, progress "and friendliness- among and between all sections of these companies." By-Laws, Article 2. Van Arsdel of the research department addressed the Society upon the subject, "Weather Signs and Weather Prediction." EDITORIAL STAFF Mr. Van Arsdel has been a cooperative Editor—G. L. Cave Photographic Editor—Everett Murray observer at Berlin for ten years. An ex- Associate Editors—A. L. Laferriere, Art Editor—H. E. Beaulac tended abstract of his address will appear John Heck, Joseph Hennessey Cartoonists—J. Daw, George Prowell in the next issue of the Bulletin. Assistant Editors—Lynn Madan, Harry Business Manager—Gerald Kimball On February 3, E. W. Levering of the Hayden, James McGivney research department will speak upon "The Relation of Chemistry to Health and Dis- BOARD OF DIRECTORS ease." Mr. Levering is a graduate of President—O. P. Cole Secretary—A. L. Laferriere Massachusetts Agricultural College and received his master's degree from Trinity UPPER PLANTS SULPHITE MILL CASCADE MILL BROWN CORP. College. His research work at the latter G. L. Cave A. L. Laferriere Jos. Hennessey W. L. Bennett place was a study of the extraction of P. W. Churchill Paul Grenier A. K. Hull John Heck Walter Elliott Jas. McGivney Harry Hayden E. A. White maltase from yeast. He was for two years PORTLAND OFFICE secretary of the Connecticut Valley Sec- W. B. Brockway tion of the American Chemical Society. On February 18, Frederick DeLue of the Boston Globe will speak upon some Items original articles, and photographs are invited from all employees of the companies. These topic vital to New England. Mr. DeLue may be handed to any member of the Editorial Start or Board of Directors, or sent directly to the Editor, The Krown Hullelin, Berlin, N. H. All contributions must tie signed. has interviewed the present governors of all the New England States and has PHILOTECHNICAL SOCIETY deal of memory work as well as a strenu- written articles on the industries, resources, etc., of New England. On the evening of January 8, the Philo- ous exercise of the reason; that English is requisite for the expression of all work The public is cordially invited to all of technical Society listened intently for two these meetings. Inasmuch as they can be solid hours, until the lights of the Y. M. in the sciences. He insisted that broad general work in the sciences named should reported very inadequately, you should C. A. begun to blink out the suggestion come and hear them for vourselves. that the office staff would like to go home, precede the study of their applications. while Dr. D. B. Keyes, Research Director He apparently believed in hard pedagogy. of the U. S. Industrial Alcohol Company While stressing the importance of interest, Y. M. C. A. NOTES he stated that interest increases with ac- of Baltimore, related his opinions on the New Year's Social complishment. He spoke-of his troubles "Training of the Chemical Engineer."' Nearly 200 "Y" men and their lady In any list of graduates of New Hamp- during the first three years of his study of German. At the end of this time he guests enjoyed a social in the Y. M. C. A. shire high schools of the last 20 years, gymnasium 'on the evening of New Year's who have thus early gained distinction and found that he was not memorizing enough, that he was trying to reason his way along Day, when a-novel program was run off reputation in their chosen profession, Dr. by the committee in charge. The main Keyes would certainly deserve place among and hence was not building vocabulary. When he had diagnosed his difficulty his feature of the evening was quite an elab- the first ten. He is a graduate of Dover orate contest' called the "Test of the High School in the class of 1909 and of progress was rapid. He named sociology as a subject, in which his interest never Senses." Around the gymnasium on bulle- New Hampshire State College during the tin boards were fifty questions, the ans- period when Dr. Parsons was head of the developed, because it seemed to involve no difficulty. wering of which taxed the mental skill Department of Chemistry. He took his of the participants. The questions covered doctorate in chemistry at the University He spoke of the two methods of teach- a wide range. One asked who the mayor of California under G. N. Lewis. ing research prevalent in the universities of Berlin was in 1901, while another asked Dr. Keyes possibly tantalized some of the country. In the one case, the the length of the Androscoggin River. chemists in Berlin by not mentioning teacher outlines the work very simply and Several others required deftness of touch, music among the necessary accomplish- step by step the student proceeds to his tasting and smelling ability. The contest ments of the chemical engineer and others degree by merely following instructions. resulted in a three-cornered tie between ' by not speaking of the classics. In his In the other, the student is given his Mrs. William Isherwood, wife of the auto- opinion the four basal subjects are mathe- problem, pays his $1,000 a year, gets no matic telephone expert, Ralph Rogers of matics, physics, chemistry, and English. help, and is told to sink or swim by his Research and Dallas Graves, a high school He emphasized the fact that mathematics own efforts. Dr. Keyes felt that both boy. Al Perkins and his orchestra played demands reasoning and disciplined use of methods are wrong, and that some sort for dancing. Refreshments were served the imagination; that physics is nothing of a compromise between the two should in the lecture room, which had been decor- be effected. but a continuation and application of ated to represent a Florida resort. The mathematics demanding use of the reason; In the specific field of chemical en- gymnasium was also attractively decor- that chemistry, however, involves a good gineering he recommended particularly the Continued on Page 13) THE BROWN BULLETIN Pagt Three

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Another good man has joined the ranks PULP SALES DIVISION est and most faithful employees of the of the radio fans to experience the joys of Wanted—A weather manufacturer for Brown Company. picking up distant stations and sorrows the pulp sales division. When it snows that attend the tinkering around in the set George wants to go skating; when it rains ACCOUNTING DEPARTMENT with a screw driver. We refer to Mr. Ster- he wants to go skiing. Bryan Cady is the reporter this month, ling. Incidentally, all the fans are and John Kelsey will receive items for shining up old sets, recharging batteries Edward F. Moody, Manager of Pulp the Bulletin next month. and testing tubes, getting ready for the Sales Division, sailed Dec. 28th on the Trans-Atlantic test which takes place the "Majestic" from New York for Europe. Walter B. Brockway, Jr., eldest son of last week of January. He will visit many paper mills and other W. B. Brockway, comptroller, has lately By-the-way, what a radio fan Ananias manufacturing plants in Great Britain, returned from a long nautical trip in the would have made! France and Belgium which are now try- Orient. It is interesting to listen to his ing out our wonderful Alpha Fibre. Ed- varied experiences in the Far East in the service of Uncle Sam's Navy as a yeoman, Ilelo King, who is again confined to ward will probably return home about and which will be of value to him in his his home by illness, has the sympathy of March first loaded with interesting and intended literary career. On leaving the all the office. We understand that he is instructive information. service he was secretary to the chaplain improving and hope that a few days will on the U. S. S. "Black Hawk." MT him back on the job. Something new in the Pulp Sales Div- ision—Have you seen Eugene Hanson's new hat band? We of Portland office wish to thank Robert Foote has been engaged in the Quebec office through this organ for the advertising department. There was a young man named Hanson, wire expressing their best wishes to us He came in one day with queer pantson, for the coming year. The number of cars standing in the George took a look and gave him the open garage opposite the office has hook, The usual epidemic of winter colds and dwindled about 75 per cent. "Discretion It was the darndest sight he ever put his sore throat is going the rounds of the is the better part of valor," say those who lampson. office, but only in a few instances has it have put their cars up, but there are still been necessary for any of the boys to re- some valorous ones left on the minority RETAIL LUMBER DIVISION main away from the office. side. The building supplies division are the successful bidders for furnishing the A brand new Monroe Electric Calculator Ivory Lord, formerly with the building spruce frame, hardwood flooring, windows, has been added to the cost system of the supplies division, called during the Christ- etc., for the new thirty-apartment house accounting department and is very efficient mas holidays. Ivory is now associated that is to be erected in Portland at once. in the hands of Carroll Montfort in speed- with the Southern Pine Sales Corporation ing up the work on the cost sheets. of New York, representing them in South- They are also fortunate in securing the ern New England. order for all the building material and One of the interesting characters in the flooring for the new Parish House to be accounting department is Phil Grover, in built at Woodfords. his office uniform. This consists of kid THE RADIO CAT gloves, turned-up collar, pulled-down hat, He switched his tail and raised his head, The building supplies division have re- and an umbrella to keep the sun away. With dignity and pride he said, cently made a shipment of a full car of Atta boy, Phil, the T. B. Bugs will never "I am an office cat; clear maple flooring to the "Land of Sun- get you. I know my biz, its P's and Q,s, shine," this shipment being made to St. No half-way work will I excuse,"— Petersburg, Florida. At the time the per- Walter Forrest, single, recently sold a The boys said, "Scat!" mit was secured, there were twelve thous- number of boxes of candy on chances, and "Give me a job," the cat implored, and applications to ship material to the as a reward he received a beautiful bar "I'll keep the books or plug the board, State of Florida. pin. and a set of aluminum dishes, and the Or chase a rat; boys who bought the candy received as I'm good for any work in view, Patsy Hinds of the building sales div- their reward, everything short of convul- Can write shorthand, sell towels, too"— ision is quite ill with pleurisy. sions. Ask Orne. The boys cried, "Scat!" It is reported by the driver of the Bill Barry requested Phil Grover to put "Well, have you got a radio, building supplies division that there are in a call to Berlin for Mellie Dunham, and I'm howling good at that, you know,— orospects of additions at Earl Kavanagh's Allen, overhearing the request, put in the I'll tell you how." house. Positively no pillars. call while "Careful Phil" was letting the They all looked up, with sudden cheer, request sink in. "You're hired," they shouted, "for a year, It is with regret that we announce the You cat's miaow!" death of Patrick Conway, one of the old- Mr. Burke has been on an extended trip Page Four THE BROWN BULLETIN through New York and the Middle West From all appearances Walter Logan's Lennie, and show them how the game is in the interest of conduit and cores. apartment was visited by trespassers re- played. cently and in making their get-away they tipped over Walter's package of Christ- Anybody wishing lessons in the "Charles- Gene Dupont has been officially appoint- mas cheer. Don't feel bad, Walter, it ton," get in touch with Robert Spear of ed coach of the Deering High hockey might have been worse. the paper sales department. team. With but two practice sessions, they Verne Clough and Ralph Prescott have held Portland to a 1 to 1 tie. If he can Verne wants it emphatically understood that he broadcasts "nothing" these days. established themselves in the Marshall only impress upon the boys some of his Apartments. Telephone will be installed "bundle" of tricks, there is no doubt but shortly. what the suburban team will be up among Mr. Fogarty wants to know why Stack the "singers" before the close of the is afraid to match his P. A. C. basketball The Paper Sales Division has no news season. team with Berlin. .Invite them down to report this month.

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CHICAGO being a 35 mile-an-hour north wind and a He looks forward to the time when, he The Chicago Office was glad to have as thermometer hugging 25 below zero—no hopes and trusts, he will find himself where visitors within the last few days, Edmund fish. the sun is always shining, the flowers al- Burke, of the Portland Office, S. F. Me ways abloom and the birds always singing Intire, who stopped over on his way to Jack Leo of the towel sales force, who in the trees. fake charge of the Minneapolis Office, has been working Kastern territory for He trudges toilsomely on and on, real- and Mr. Leo of our towel force, who also some time, is to be with us again soon, izing not that if he ever reached this won- was on his way to Minneapolis to put on after an absence of over two years. Wel- der-way in the land of Doing Nothing, he :i campaign there. come back, Jack! could not find happiness in idle contemp- lation of his folded hands. The early part of this week Mr. Babbitt A PLAIN HOME TALK "Sweet doing nothing" is a bitter mock- in wiring us his next destination advised "Not every man on Easy street," says a ery; Easy street is still a myth; no man that the thermometer at Stevens Point, genial philosopher, "has an easy mind." has set foot on its magic pave, and none Wisconsin, was twelve below. He re- An observation that would be very true ever will. ceived very little sympathy from those in if indeed there were such a thorofare as Contentment is found not in needless the Chicago Office. As the thermometer this wonderful street of satisfied repose. ease, or in the pursuit thereof, but in active with us was six below and as the air is Easy street never was. welldoing. much drier in Stevens Point, we believe The idea of Easy street originated in the Quit looking for Easy street, and find that those he left in Chicago felt the cold brain of some dreamer of the long ago— your happiness in worthy achievement. snap more than he did. some dreamer who, like most men of the —Selected. nowadays, loved to picture things not as The Chicago Office is looking forward they were but as he would have liked them If you'll do your "bit" for OTHERS, with great interest to an intensive towel to be. As you do your daily "bit," contest that is to be held in February be- And Easy street is still the dreamer's And not overlook your brothers, tween the Pilcher-Hamilton Company of figure for material blessedness made per- You will gain a LOT by it! Chicago and The Union Paper & Twine fect. Profit, progress, power, position— Company of Detroit. Each house is to But Easy street is like the sky-pictures They'll be yours, as sure as fate, pick ten men and has put up a money of ships and ports that mariners have seen If you'll cease from competition, prize of which the winner takes all. Only at sea, and the verdant prairies travelers And instead—CO-OPERATE! new installations will count in the con- have seen in the desert. Those intent on only "GETTING"— test ; in other words, new accounts. When Easy street is a mirage. Get but LITTLE in the end; the contest is over, we will be glad to give Easy street is like the end of the rainbow. All their days are filled with fretting, the results. It is always over the hill, or across the As down life's pathway they wend; valley, or beyond the river. If you'd put REAL life in living, MINNEAPOLIS It is always a little farther on. Then with OTHERS you must share Edmund E. Burke and Geo. P. Locke You tramp on and on, today, tomorrow Some of what the world is giving of the Bermico Fibre Tube Division, and forever, but Easy street is always YOU—of blessings, rich and rare ! Portland, Maine, were recent visitors at around the next corner or the next turn our Office. of the road. BROTHERHOOD! Our Nation's Easy street is like tomorrow. founded The personnel of Minneapolis Office in It is always a day ahead; and when you On this word, it's breadth and length; in company with two of the boys from get to where it was, it has shifted beyond In our hearts it's firmly grounded, McClellan Paper Company enjoyed (?) the wall of the night. For "in union there is STRENGTH!" an ice fishing trip to one of our lakes the Yet every man indulges in thoughts of You'll be helped, by helping others, day after Christmas—our only competitor the day when he will live on Easy street. In your city, town or state; THE BROWN BULLETIN Page Five

"GET TOGETHER" with your working from the Home Office in Portland. Merry Christmas. He spent the day sick brothers— in bed. Do your "bit"—CO-OPERATE! Heard in the Pittsburgh Office:— —Selected. "Oh, yes, it's a great country!" The Pittsburgh Office moved from 819 "I miss my Swiss I" to 710 State Theatre Building, the latter NEW YORK "Ah, me! What a life!" part of December. H. K. Moore, W. Libby, J. A. Taylor and Edmund Burke visited us during the Wise is practising daily on the type- ST. LOUIS writer in an endeavor to learn the art of past month. The Christmas cheer of the St. Louis playing a church organ, or maybe a hand organ, although some say it is a mouth Office was dampened by the passing away Jack Leo dropped in to see us for a few of Mr. Heyer's mother, who died De- organ. minutes, en route to Minneapolis where he cember 24th. Mrs. Heyer had been ill is to be located temporarily. for some time and, while her death was Both Brinig and Mack are ex-service anticipated, coming as it did at the height men and can tell very interesting stories J. A. Fogarty and John, Junior, spent a of the Christmas season, it was quite a of their experiences. few days with us during Christmas week. shock to all those who knew her. She had While in New York the Fogartys were a legion of friends. the guests of Tommy Gillespie at one of The Pittsburgh Office wishes to thank the hockey games at Madison Square the Company for the very nice Christmas gifts they received from it. Harry D. Thompson, sales manager of Garden. Tommy, formerly of the Berlin the Kansas City Paper House, was a hockey team, is now playing with the speaker at the meeting of the Northwest Knickerbocker H. C, which is leading Since Pittsburgh is to have a new hotel, the largest in the country, we hope Nibroc Press Association, held at St. Joseph, Mo., their league. Towels will be a part of its furnishings. Jan. 8th and 9th. His subject was "A Thorn in Our Sides" and was a resume Joseph May is now busily engaged get- of just what the government business in ting acquainted with the window frame The Nibroc Towel hospital and hotel drives, recently made, were very successful envelopes means to the paper houses in customers. in the Pittsburgh Territory. the United States.

PITTSBURGH Another Brown Company record is Mr. McEwen addressed the salesmen The Pittsburgh Office trio—Brinig, claimed by Pittsburgh Office. None of the of the Sheridan-Clayton Paper Co. at St. Mack and Wise, join in wishing you all a employees here smoke, chew, drink or cuss. Joseph at their annual meeting January very happy and prosperous New Year. As Mack says, "We are clean." 5th, and the meeting at the Kansas City Paper House on the following day, on A. W. Mack, of this office, is at present Brinig was unable to spend a very Nibroc Towels.

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^niimimiimimiimiiiinimiiiiiiimimmiiiiiiiiiiiiuiiiuiiiiiMiiiiiiiiNimiiiiiiiiimiimiiimimiuiiimiminiiiiiiiiiimiiu^ BERLIN'S CHAMPION FIDDLER the newspapers for his ability, being men- Mr. Joseph Guillemette, 73, after giving tioned as a fine old character and a great one of the most remarkable exhibitions jig fiddler. He stayed at the Carpenter of old-fashioned fiddle playing that the Hotel, while there and played a jig for audience ever heard, playing with his the large crowd in the ball room. hands and keeping time with his feet, was Mr. Guillemette has very many old-time declared the winner, the champion of the airs committed to memory. For a good fiddlers' contest for Berlin entrants at the many years in the Quebec section where High School auditorium on Wednesday he was born, no kitchen party, public night, January 13th. The decision was dance, christening or wedding was com- reached by the judges who were as fol- plete without this old gentlemen with his lows: Rev. E. Pepin, Dr. E. P. Lunder- fiddle. ville, Dr. P. Dumontier, M. E. Gendron, He is an employee of the Brown Com- Paul Grenier, and E. A. Steady. pany, working on the log pile at the The winner, Mr. Guillemette, received the upper plants. title of champion fiddler of Berlin and was Congratulations to Mr. Guillemette. presented with a $5.00 gold piece. He is a real old-time fiddler and represented MAIN OFFICE Berlin in the state championship contest May I take this opportunity to thank all held in Manchester, January 18th. Mr. the office force for their kind remembrance Ciuillemette was eliminated in the fiddlers' of me at Christmas and all during my contest there but met stiff opposition, be- illness? I not only appreciate your gifts ing placed against a very strong entrant, for their value, but also for the friendly a graduate of the New England Conser- spirit that prompted your sending them. vatory of Music. He was given credit in MR. JOSEPH GUILLEMETTE VERA A. FANCY. Page Six THE BROWN BULLETIN

H. S. Gregory has had an attack of Would like to borrow a good cake of your while to consult Bill Hogan or Joe sciatic rheumatism necessitating treat- soap, something that will remove grit, Tellier. ments at Mt. Clemens, Michigan. grease, oil, etc., without removing flesh as well. Information regarding same will K. O. Walter Bacon issues a challenge Alphonse Curtis has been digging up be greatly appreciated. Van Cheney. to One-Round Finson to box him 10 three- some interesting pictures and documents rounds, before Feb. 1st. Proceeds to go relating to early Milan. We hope to One of the tube sawyers sustained a to the benefit of the Tobacco Bummers publish some of them later. painful injury to his hand recently when Society. The membership is large in this he was demonstrating the famous "Jess plant. Arthur Martin is of the opinion that Willard" one-two punch and his hand these January thaws are injuring the job- collided with a tube truck. Some time ago Frank Oleson got a bers who plan on plenty of snow at this hurry call on the phone to come to the time to get the pulpwood to the banks of We would suggest that more work be office of the Pitch-scrapers Union. Fear- the streams. given to those persons who have so much ing some serious happening had taken leisure time that they can visit the Tube place, Frank hurried over to see about An extensive program of remodelling is Mill main office and "broadcast" how busy the excitement. He was met by the presi- being carried out on the second floor of tliey are kept, thus annoying clerks whose dent of the association, Pete Frechette, the Main Office building. Who can tell wo: k would profit by the absence of such who in behalf of the lodge presented him us when the structure was built ? disturbance. with a beautifully engraved gold-plated pitch-scraper with a chain and lock at- P. W. Churchill has been appointed to tached. Mr. Oleson responded elegantly, (he Berlin Police Commission. thanking them for their beautiful gift and assured them that their presence would Joe Dube spent the week after Christmas be greatly appreciated at the tanks. at his country estate in Island Pond. Pete St. Claire says he is very lone- John Roy had a very anxious ten days some for his running mate, Fraser, and last month when his six-year-old son, wishes L. D. would write him a note once Francis, was suffering from the "flu." The in a while. little fellow is now on the way to recovery although still very weak. January's new books :— How to roll the bones—Bernard Finson. How to use a left-handed monkey Mr. Daniel W. Linton had a birthday wrench—Matt Vachon. December 14th and received many remem- Troubles of a Ford owner—Harry Bart- brance cards from friends. lett. How to conduct a beauty pageant—Auth- Lt.-Col. Oscar P. Cole has been relieved or's name withheld. Latter's residence, from duty as executive officer of the Norway Street. 387th Infantry and assigned to the Inspect- The proper entrance—Ernest Carberry. or General's Department, Washington, as The correct tire—Root. Inspector General of the 97th Division, a cadre outfit with headquarters at Man- If you see a shadow running from one chester, N. H. XMAS 1REE NEAR BROWN HOLSE machine to another, don't be afraid. It "Dry year, boys," says Stanley Shupe, isn't a ghost for it's only Harriman doing TUBE MILL the veteran wheat farmer and homesteader his daily dozen. He is the official reporter Information regarding rules, professional from the wild and wooly west. for the West Milan Bugle. or amateur, governing the following games of sport can be had by consulting Joe Jack Landers challenges Bill Bogle to Lambert asked Bourbeau if there was Tellier, No. 2 tube machine tender; box- a ski race to Canaan and return. a radio in the mill. Bourbeau said "Oh, ing, baseball (specialty), wrestling, polo, no." It was Harriman he heard talking automobiling, motorcycling, curling, hock- Bert Sweeney wishes to announce he all the time. ey, tennis, golf, basketball, poker, and last has the management of Joe Bernier and but not least, checkers. All correspond- would like to show Joe's stuff preferably RESEARCH DEPARTMENT ence should be addressed care of "Jack" to Arthur Simpson. Born, Dec. 23, to Mr. and Mrs. N. L. Driscoll. Nourse, a daughter, Harriet Worthing. The Tube Mill seems to be a home for Coal consumers, attention: I have just ex-cops. Aready six have qualified for In a recent issue of the New York Times, discovered a new kind of Pocahontas soft membership in the pitch-scrapers union. we read the news that the Western Elec- "smokeless" (?) coal and will be glad to tric Company has split its business and converse with interested parties. Ed. Freddy Bertin is ready to deliver wood, organized the Graybar Company to take Bedard, Tube Machine, No. 1. 4-foot blockwood, to any residence by the over its business in electrical supplies. We Ford load. Prices on application. assume that the new company will con- Wanted—One pair calked shoes that will tinue to market Bermico Fibre Conduit not slip. See George Hogan on No. 3 Attention, loggers. Before swamping under the same organization as before, tube machine. roads to your woodpiles it would be worth for physical separation of the supply and THE BROWN BULLETIN Page Seven

telephone business of the Western Electric Eli Marcoux is to have charge of the Clyde Bean 50.00 Toseph Ramsey 14.90 Company was carried out in 1923 and the Carnival Ball again this year. John Johnson 68.00 Walter Pike 76.00 formation of the new company is but a Wm. Moouey 6.50 logical consequence of that step. A few weeks ago a manuscript report Joe Bernier 37.50 Thomas Lafferty 22.92 started out, labeled "Normal weights for Wm. R. Johnson 54.80 G. Fourneir : 54.00 Major C. H. Mason, who recently spoke inventories." When it came out of the Arthur Roberge 20.00 to the Philotechnical Society, sailed for typewriting mill, the important "ie" at the Alphonse Boisvert 60.00 Giles Therrien 36.00 the Mediterranean on January 16. end had vanished. The result suggests Joe Berube 162.50 Toe Nolette 20.05 a piece of research which if carried out Lester Clinch 17.01) Members of the department who have will fill a long-felt need; the following sug- T. Gagnon 47.44 Joseph Hrody 37.04 a contact with the Florida development gestions are tentative standards, based Alice Arsenault 21.66 Richard Treamer 17.20 wish to extend sympathy to Mr. and Mrs. upon the real weights in various classes: Fred Bedard 4.16 M. C. Eggleston of Belle Glade, Florida, Lovis Monroe 16.00 Robert Blair .... 266.40 who lost their baby daughter, Juanita, on NORMAL WEIGHTS FOR INVENTORS Wm. Fowler 44.80 Rediscoverer of tempered copper—2 penny- Alfred Schambier 16.66 December 22. Leo Pepin 17.20 weights. Wilfred Fecteau 25.80 Delphi's Ramsey 16.66 A card has been received from George T. A. Edison—1 long ton. Archie Montminy 24.00 Mrs. Marjory Crandon—125 Ibs., probable Edna Erickson 13.35 Richter, showing the ruins of Kenilworth Alph Godbout 24.40 Castle in England. error 12S Ibs. Arthur Bolduc 40.00 John Murphy 86.00 Wilbur Wright—2000 pounds. Alfred Croteau 14.00 Irving Berlin—9.37 ounces. John Guerin 37.50 Fred Pilgrim has given the Spaulding E. Lefebvre 26.20 Company of Canada the sole privilege to Ananias—Few scruples. Freeman Downs 16.00 1'asciuale Piatton 25.65 sell his ski wax in the Dominion. H. (i. Wells—41,697,254 milligrams exactly. Theophil Aube 12.00 Carleton Ellis—4,169,725 milligrams, more Alton Cameron 72.00 Sam Delphonts 24.00 Mrs. C. H. Goldsmith designed one of or less. Louis Fortier 25.60 Emile Parent 76.00 the most original Christmas cards that Patentees of non-refillable bottles—110 Andrew King 45.8.1 proof. Wm. Dyer ... 20.00 was sent through the Berlin post office N. Watson 40.00 this year. Nicola Tesla—1900 pounds. Louis Nadeau 72.92 Bernard Finson 31.25 Wm. Randolph Hearst—9.37 ounces. Edgar R. Perry 15.00 Perpetual motion cranks—9.37 ounces. Jas. Wight 90.66 The relatives of Mrs. Mildred Haney Reginald Donaldson 44.00 Thomas have the sincere sympathy of Baron Manchasen—3*4 carats. R. R. Jodry 80.00 Irving Langnuir—1900 pounds. Wilfred Roy 44.45 members of the research department. Mrs. Henry Pinette 46.20 Thomas was employed for a number of "Kip" Rhinelander—99 44-100% pure. Tos. Talbot 76.66 Emile Erickson 38.67 years with us as stenographer, and won lohn Bernier 46 W Wm. Cameri 28.00 the admiration of all because of her Fred W. Motschman terminated his work Frank O'Hara 22.00 with the Brown Company on January 15, Frank Molency 16.67 kindly and thoughtful ways. Pliilbert Ferland 13.70 having accepted a position in Camden, Mrs. John Suffil 50.00 Dr. Curtis W. Thing has been elected N. C. Sam V. Valley 36.27 treasurer of the Gorham Congregational Total ....$2,891.91) Church. The department sends sincere best wishes and congratulations to Mr. and EVERY CHILD'S PLEA Goodbye, Daddy, come home safe, Mrs. E. W. Levering. Also many thanks Else 1 might become a waif; Harold P. Vannah has added a new Don't take chances as you work— for the chocolates and cigars. That is worse than if you'd shirk; phrase to his vocabulary. It is "vinaceous You can do your job with car-, rufous." It is not a beverage but a color. And that's only what is fair Leo Gagne, B. H. S., '25, has accepted To my mother and to me— a position in the laboratory. It's your duty, don't you see? During December the Photo Section Goodbye, Daddy, dp your best. But work safely, like the rest; prepared the calendars .•••ent out by the George Oleson spent Christmas and Keep your mind and vision clear— Pulp Sales Division to its customers. The Think of us folks waiting here; New Year's in New York. We all have Foolish chances do not pay, picture this year showed the breaking out reason to believe' that lie had a wonder- For there's bound to come a day of a log jam up on the Diamond. When you'll have an accident ful time for he admits it himself, but Which, by care, you could prevent. George will not disclose anything further. Goodbye, Daddy, don't forget Messrs. Graff and Murray are dolling That you need your arms to pet Me, and hug me, oh, so tight. up for their annual conference with the Carnival time is approaching once more. When yon come from work each night. Anil, unless you'll careful be. Carnival queens. We regret that they If you haven't already bought your ticket, You may have no arms for me. have not had it in time to publish the BUY ONE NOW. and cast your vote for Goodbye, Daddy, come home tonight Safe and sound and strong and bright! pictures in the Bulletin, but if you will BERXICK OLESON. —E. EVERETT EVANS, watch the store windows you will see Secretary-Manager, Battle Creek Safety Council. how pleasantly they smiled at these photo- BROWN COMPANY FIRE STUFF graphers. RELIEF ASSOCIATION The fire burns and crackles in the grate And laughs and snickers wildly in delight. Orders drawn on the treasurer for the Its slicker mews and glibber smile_s prate Of boasted heat it throws. Its niggard light C. H. Goldsmith is considering the pur- month of December, 1925. .Makes fire fingers on the darkened walls Tom Thompson ... $ 59.60 And flickers silly grins upon the pane chase of a Tuxedo. Several years ago he loseph Allard 41.62 And taunts the lonely blackness of the halls introduced Scotch tweeds to the depart- Remi Lambert 50.03 With silent, gibing flarings of disdain. Eva Corneau 29.20 The ashes underneath the burning grate, ment, then it was Oxford bags. What Nap. Dutil 13.20 Away from where the grate is bright and hot John Paradis 62.50 Have whistled, too, and taunted some of late, next, Chester? Emelie Desilets 2J.60 And balled the jack beneath the steaming pot. Reminiscences of Earlier Berlin By LOUVILLE PAINE, Sulphite Mill

(Continued from the January Issue)

The matter of shifting cars by H. Elden Paine; Addison Hamlin, Dexter postmaster. He sang in the choir and Winslow & Co. and B. M. Co. has aroused Hamlin; Joseph Vincent; Joshua Parker; taught singing school several winters in some discussion. Now I have a letter Alec McMaster; Leroy Morgan; Collins Berlin Mills Hall. Singing school was a from T. E. Spaulding, stating that he Morgan; Joel Wheeler; Edmond Swan; phase of country life that was at once believes that his father, the late Daniel Chas. Cushman; Llewellyn Morse; Luther beneficial to the student and a source of R. Spaulding, drove oxen and then horses Kingsbury; Chas. Dale; Ed. Phipps; and much pleasure in a social way. Old Prof. for the Winslow Co., several years. He P. A. G. W. Phipps. Chamberlin, a transient musician, taught met with an accident to his shoulder Jas. Lavin and John Wheeler were a term in Eagle Hall ending with a con- and Mr. Hubbard took his place. driving to Milan late one night, and, cert. When I was quite a small boy, I be- thinking to play a practical joke on Lor- While in the musical line of thought, came acquainted with Thomas Forbush enzo Peabody, stopped and rapped on I recall one S. F. Hill, who kept shop and always enjoyed the acquaintance very the door. The old man got up and open- where Owen Cole is in business. In his much. Mrs. Forbush survives him. I had ed the door, and they inquired, "Are we conversation his choice of high sounding a delightful call on Mrs. Forbush a short on the direct road to Milan?" "Young words was ambitious, to say the least. time ago. She seemed quite well for one men," he said, "you are on the direct road He was scraping away on a violin one day of her age and brimming over with humor to h—1." "Just my luck," said Jim, "I when someone expressed surprise that he and enjoyed talking about old times. She thought I was on the road to Milan." played the instrument, "Oh, well," he said, related with much pride that Mr. For- Some people have said to me, "I see you "I only play a little for my own amaze- bush recommended and finally convinced haven't written anything about your ment." He told around that he had Mr. Brown by actual experiment, that uncle Sam." The only reason for not bought his wife an Estic organ, and that the shifting could be done better with writing about him before is that I didn't she was taking lessons and learning fast locomotives. From oxen to the locomo- just seem to get to it. Well, to jog the and that her teacher said if she kept on tives now required is some change, isn't memory, Samuel E. Paine was a butcher she would become a "complicated mu- it? Mrs. Forbush also related the cir- in Milan, who came to Berlin about 1870. seum." cumstance of Mr. Forbush's unloading His first slaughterhouse was on the bank Old time tinware was made to wear as from the cars and installing and running of the river right back of where the well as to sell, but after a long time it the B. M. Co.'s first steam plant, which Brown Co.'s retail lumber yard is now would become rusty and leak. With no was put into the old planing mill (just located. Shortly afterward he bought the tin shops in which to get the leaks re- back of where the retail lumber office Greenlief Coffin farm, near the old Berlin paired, the only thing to do was to pull now stands). Mr. Forbush had charge bridge and established the business there. a piece of rag into the hole and wait for of all the B. M. Co.'s steam as long as From thence on until the western meats Hollis Davis. Hollis lived on Gates Hill he was able. came in and changed the business all and was a man of many quaint sayings. The list of sealers in last issue some- over, we remember Uncle Sam as a It was his custom to make house-to-house how got by me, before it was finished. hustling business man, buying cattle from trips with his soldering outfit, mending Orlando J. Condon should be included. Col'ebrook to Bethel, driving them to ordinary leaks for two cents, larger ones Another old-time friend was Wilson A. Berlin, killing and peddling the meat. We in proportion. One day he was seen Pingree, a long time employee of the remember him as a strong Democrat and. walking across Green Square, taking short, B. M. Co. He was next in charge to next to the interest in his business was nipping steps. Someone said, "Why, Franklin Wheeler, head millwright. his intense interest in politics. This com- Hollis, what is the matter with you?" Old settlers and their successors between bination of activities brought him in con- "Well," he said, "I dropped a stitch in my Berlin and Milan beginning with the tact with many people of all kinds and back the other day, and by h—1, I should Murray house (lately torn down) on the conditions, making his circle of acquaint- think it was a whole skein." A gun was west side of the Androscoggin were as ances exceptionally large. We remember a perfectly familiar thing to him, and yet follows: Geo. R. Eaton, Dr. H. F. Ward- his ever-ready pleasant word and the glad he declared it to be a dangerous thing, well, John Murray; Greenlief Coffin, Sam- hand. We remember his ability and pro- without lock, cock, stock or barrel. He uel E. Paine; Hiram Wheeler; Cyrus pensity to talk, how he was always ready had heard of a man who licked his wife Wheeler; Reuben Wheeler; Scribner with, "Now let me tell you a little ditty." to death with the ramrod. Gates; Daniel Davis, Al Hobbs, Hollis We remember that he was very fond of The late Bailey K. Davis was a natural Davis; "Dr." Rowe; Greenlief Coffin, children. We remember the special de- born orator. He had the faculty of in- Nathan Blodgett; Greenlief Coffin; Ald- light he took in catching a mess of fish. teresting his audience. His written word rich Blodgett; Wm. Sanborn; Fletcher We remember that his party honored also was entertaining. If he had had the I. Bean, Charles L. Bean; Jesse Tuttle; him by electing him many times modera- educational advantages of the youth of John Y. Dustin, Lyman Dustin, True P. tor of the old-fashioned town meetings, today perhaps it might have been his, Dustin, Sr., True P. Dustin, Jr.; Sinclair by sending him as delegate to the General "The applause of listening senates to Gates; Abijah Potter; Lorenzo Peabody; Court, and as state senator from this dis- command." He wrote a history of early and Sumner Chandler. trict. Berlin, an admirable work, and it was Those on the East Side were as follows: Jesse Tuttle was a prominent "old published in the Berlin "Independent." I Fortesque Bean; Jos. Lavertu; Lorenzo timer." He lived on the farm that his hear now that his grand-daughter is hav- Mason; Roscoe Mason; Edward Fernald; daughter, Maria, now owns. He was a ing it published in book form. Mr. Davis Benj. Thompson; John Horn; Sumner veteran of the Civil War. He served the at one time was an Advent preacher. Ordway; Calvin Stevens; Henry Paine, town on the board of selectmen and as The late Chas. E. Stetson, a teacher in [8] THE BROWN BULLETIN Page Nine

Boston, was a regular summer boarder and keep it so. He notified all users of one summer in a camp on Pine Island. in Berlin for nearly fifty years. He "the weed" to kindly leave their quids The building of this mill at once put a boarded first at Forist's Tavern, Green with the doorkeeper, who would return profitable value on thousands of cords Square, then at the M;t. Forist House, them when they went out. Our roads of standing poplar, which heretofore was then at the Cascade House, and when (not streets) were in a deplorable con- of no particular use except except in a they were gone he went up to Wm. dition. We were figuratively in a rut and small way for salt boxes. It made a Sanborn's. He was a graduate in the art literally in many ruts. The Doctor took market for cheap fuel wood from the of catching fish, but in Mr. Sanborn he in the situation and took a hand in fan- forests; and the waste wood from B. M. found a man from whom he could take ning the spark of public spirit into a Co.'s mill which was being burned across a post-graduate course. The many ex- flame. A fund was started at these lec- the river. Not the least factor in the case cursions up river from which they returned tures to aid the movement that was being was the employment it gave to a large with "big hauls" were a great source of conducted by the Ironclads, a temperance crew of men. Mr. Furbish employed as pride and pleasure to the two men. Mr. society, to build a sidewalk between Ber- executive heads men of acknowledged Sanborn was a great believer in "signs" lin Falls and Berlin Mills. The Ironclads ability, who played no small part in the in catching fish, and the belief was almost was a large society and each member wa« success of the undertaking. Some that always borne out by the results. pledged to give a dollar. David Walsh come quickly to mind were Geo. W. Dur- Had the advice of the late Sullivan D. was president of the society, and some ing, H. L. Orrman, Geo. and Oz. Merrill, Green been heeded by sleepy Berlin, our of his building committee were: Mrs. Scott Mason and Sylvan B. Phillips, who town would be much more beautiful than Sullivan Green, Mrs. J. D. Andrews, Mary was the first stenographer in Berlin. it is. He was a son of Daniel Green, Cummings (Noyes), Margaret Walsh Some of the foremen were John Langis, mentioned in the first letter of this series. (Coffey), and Mrs. D. R. Spaulding. The Hart Mason, Philip Beaudoin, Arthur Pa- His tastes were civic and literary. His enterprise was carried to a successful con- rent, Peter Gunn, J. P. Dube, Archie education was liberal, for the times. He clusion. The B. M. Co. gave part of the Lessard; J. W. Metze, master mechanic, had studied at the University of Michigan. lumber, the balance of the expense was Johnny Gagne, Wm. Demers. Among He was a veteran of the Civil War. He paid by subscription. The town furnished the employees at the Burgess plant now had seen other places grow and knew the the right of way. who worked at the Forest Fibre Co. are proper measures to adopt in anticipation In politics the town was always strong- Jos. Ramsey, (retired), Henry Ramsey, of growth. He advised acquiring certain ly Democratic, until the tariff question John Lavoie, Peter Beaudoin, Fred Bisbee, tracts of land for public grounds. He was loomed high on the national horizon and David Lessard, Louis Gagnon, Chas. thought to be visionary, but when the town the people began to "view with alarm" Pinette, and Jos. Lambert. Others em- woke up to look for land for parks, play- the impending disaster, if the Democrats ployed were Jules Parent, Larkin Pettin- grounds, etc., it was to find that the land were given the reins of government to gill, Chas. Dustin, John Hayes, John was occupied by houses and that the price carry out their policy, "tariff for revenue Gullison, and Sam Dixon. had soared sky high. Mr. Green was only." Since that time the political pen- The plant was enlarged in 1880 by at one time on the editorial staff of the dulum has swung back and forth. The the building of "Mill B." Detroit Free Press. He was interested personality and popularity of the candi- A familiar sight along Main Street was in the early history of Berlin and had the dates seems to have had more to do in the hauling of edgings on a small railroad best collection of material in that line in the matter than party principles. from the B. M. Co.'s mill to the Furbish existence, so I have understood, and it Looking back to the conduct of town mill. The motive power was mules driven is now the property of his son, Harry, officials, it seems as if they had a goodly by Peter Barbin. A peculiar character- who lives in Shelburne. His wife, Kath- share of civic pride and gave the best istic of the motive power was that it erine, was small of stature but large in that was in them, performing their public absolutely refused to work after the din- heart and mind and wielded no small in- duties even better than they would their ner bell rang. It was said that Mr. fluence in the town. She survived Mr. own personal affairs. Furbish was first in the country to use Green many years. It was the beginning of a new era in electricity for lighting, the mill yard being The late John Green, son of Daniel Berlin when H. H. Furbish came here lighted by the old carbon arc lights. Green, related that being in a lunch room from Yarmouth, Me., in 1877, and estab- After the Forest Fibre Co. was well in the southern part of the state, several lished the Forest Fibre Co., to make a established, Mr. Furbish bought the land years ago, he overheard an old man in high-grade pulp from poplar. He had on Main Street from the Narrows down the next room tell an experience he had many serious obstacles to overcome, but, to the R. R. crossing, thence down the while working for Daniel Green some being particularly well equipped with ex- R. R. to what is now called the Irish forty odd years before. He said he was ecutive ability, the business was conducted crossing and westerly, taking in the west keeping one eye on his work in the mill so that after a short time the industry side of Emery Street, to Howard Parker's and the other on a small boy playing on took rank as a very important affair in residence, thence over the point of the the logs in the pond. For a moment both Berlin and vicinity. The method of mak- hill to a point about opposite the Burgess eyes were required on his work and look- ing pulp was the regulation soda process. school, thence to the Narrows. The piece ing back the boy had disappeared. He It was always understood that Mr. Fur- of land was intact with the exception of rushed out on the logs and pulled the boy bish owned the patent or an improvement the Cascade House property (St. Regis to safety. Mr. Green said he stepped into on the patent, for making black ash, that school) and the St. Anne church site.. the other room and said to the man, "I is the reclaiming of waste liquor, which He bought the house now owned by the guess you better have something on me, gave him a great advantage over com- Elks and made it his residence. He main- I was that boy." petitors. A brother-in-law of Mr. Furbish, tained stables near the Baptist church site, Old Dr. True from Gould's Academy, Mr. Carpenter, was associated with him in -which he kept thoroughbred horses, Bethel, gave a series of lectures on geology in the enterprise, but died before the cows and poultry, also he had a green- in Eagle Hall. He complimented us on business was fully established. Some will house from which he supplied his conser- our new, clean hall and advised us to try remember that the Carpenter family lived vatory at his residence. He had a gar- Page Ten THE BROWN BULLETIN ener and three or four men about the manufacture, poplar may some time be memory. premises throughout the summer, keeping profitably used again. The first, minister and the first doctor them beautiful with flowers and green There are quite a number of people in in town have been mentioned, and so lawns. Berlin who remember with much pleasure should the first lawyer. The late Robert He built the church and donated it to Mr. and Mrs. H. L. Orrman. Mr. Orr- N. Chamberlin came from the North the Episcopal Society, which he and Mrs. man was the first chemist for the Forest Country, hung out his shingle, and grew Furbish had been especially active in or- Fibre Co. Being in Dayton, Ohio, a short up with the town. He became prominent ganizing. time ago and knowing that they lived as a lawyer and took a lively interest in The story goes that Mr. Furbish dele- there I took pains to find them and was town and state affairs. He played the gated an employee to attend services and very hospitably entertained. They are violin some, led the first Berlin Band keep tabs on the attendance. This em- cozily located in the residential section of organized at the Falls, playing the E-flat ployee understood it to mean that if the the city. Mr. Orrman is very active and cornet. He was twice elected to the minister was not drawing the congregation going strong yet, and takes a keen interest legislature. During his second term he that he ought, something would be done. in the affairs of the world. They seemed served as Speaker of the House. He be- This is the way he expressed it:—"Hif 'e pleased to inquire for and talk over old- came a judge on the Superior Court Bench. don't get the people h'out, 'e'll (Mr. F.) time friends. Mr. Orrman related with On May 28, 1891, Berlin was shocked settle "is 'ash for "im." enjoyment the incident of someone's slip- by a tragedy in which figured an ex- He laid out streets and plotted the land ping a piece of Limburger cheese into ample of unsurpassed heroism in the an- into house lots and built "Fiberville," at Scott Mason's pocket on a night that he nals of the town. One of the oldest resi- that time practically a small village by it- was going to see his girl. It nearly drove dents, a man still in the prime of life, self. Willard street was named in honor the "old man" out of the house, and Scott Wm. M. Wilson, absolutely regardless of of his son, and Emery street in honor of crazy, before he discovered the cause of self, in an attempt to protect society from Mrs.Furbish, who before her marriage the bad odor. a rum-crazed man, made the "supreme was Miss Susie Emery of Portland, Me. The late Dayton Bartlett came to Ber- sacrifice." With the invention of the sulphite pro- lin as a teacher, a high calling but a To the best of my knowledge and belief cess of pulp making, the soda process was poorly paid vocation. I remember his the four oldest living persons born in hard hit. By the sulphite process cheaper coming to our school debating society and Berlin, are Mr. and Mrs. Chester L. Bean wood, spruce and fir can be used, with a joining in the debate. We were always of Milan, Mrs. Persis G. Clark, and Mrs. higher yield of stronger fibre, and with less glad to have "Date" on our side. His Thomas L. Forbush. expense in bleaching. There are few mills efforts in declamation and drama always These letters have been written for the still running using poplar and the soda pro- "took." His achievements in business, as Bulletin with no intention of writing his- cess. With the decreasing supply of superintending school committee, select- tory, just memories. spruce and fir and the quickly growing man, and mayor are of such recent date With apologies, poplar and the improved methods of that there is not much need of jogging the LOUVILLE B. PAINE.

PASSING THE BUCK one else pick it up," also had a share in DECEMBER ACCIDENTS Passing the buck is one of our great the responsibility. Upper Plants national sports—one which is at the bot- The whole responsibility for accident Serious accidents 0 tom of many of our troubles. The idea prevention can't be unloaded on a safety Minor accidents 33 of individual responsibility for good govern- inspector or a safety committee. There Without loss of time .. 51 ment and the prevention of accidents has not struck home with sufficient force. Total 84 The man who tries to slip the cop a Sulphite Mill five or appeals to a political friend to WHY DION T YOU PICK IT UP VOUOSELF? Serious accidents 0 escape the consequences of stepping on YOU PASSED IT A WHY'M HECK DOZEN TIMES. DIDN'T 50MCBOOY Minor accidents 19 the gas often wails the loudest about PICK UP THAT BOARD, I Without loss of time .. 53 official corruption and the appalling auto- WANNA mobile death rate. But the man who KNOW? accepts the bribe is no worse than the Total .. 72 man who offers it and the reckless driver Cascade Mill who has escaped accident through sheer Serious accidents 0 luck is as much a criminal as the one Minor accidents 9 serving time for killing an unwary pedes- Without loss of time .. 47 trian. Passing the buck won't clean up this situation. Total . 56 The fellow in the above cartoon thought he was a safe worker because he watched his step a dozen times. But the thirteenth LIST OF DEATHS time he forgot as anyone might. Upper Plants Who was to blame for this accident? arc enough hazards in the best guarded John B. Paquette was born Nov. 29, Of course, the man who left the nail there plant to need everybody's help. 185S. He commenced work with the Brown in the first place was the worst offender. Beware of the buck passer. His in- Company in June, 1872, at the saw mill But everyone who passed by the hazard difference and unwillingness to take any and has been employed continuously until thinking "I didn't put it there, let some- responsibility help to cause accidents. his death which occurred Dec. 21, 1925. THE BROWN BULLETIN Page Eleven INDIAN STREAM REPUBLIC

HE death of Charles D. Parker of for a time at the home of Luther Parker. wording of the treaty and a survey made River Falls, Wisconsin, at the ad- On Feb. 18, 1836, the war ended. Capt. by the Canadian government in 1787, when T vanced age of 98 removes the sole Mooney spent most of his time during the the territory between the Connecticut and survivor of those who lived in the present period rocking the Parker baby, a younger Hall's Stream was marked out into Can- town of Pittsburgh, N. H., at the time sister of Charles D. Parker, who has just adian townships. Both governments were when the Indian Stream Republic had its died. The Parkers left Indian Stream conscious of the difference in 1800, and in existence. Charles D. Parker was at one for Wisconsin in May, 1836. The story 1814 there is a recognition of it in the time Lieutenant-Governor of Wisconsin. is of particular interest to us, because at Treaty of Ghent. "In 1819 an attempt to His father, Luther Parker, was a member the present time jobbers are getting pulp- reach a solution of the difficulty by means of the committee that drafted the Indian wood from territory contiguous to the site of Canadian and American commissions Stream Constitution, which was adopted of the Republic and landing it on streams resulted in nothing. In 1827 the question by a meeting of 59 of the inhabitants of that flow to the Androscoggin. was submitted for arbitration to the King Indian Stream on July 9, 1832. On the The above train of incidents had its of the Netherlands, who recognized the same day Luther Parker was chosen as origin in the double meaning of the words British claim, but the Americans still held a member of the Council of Indian Stream of the Treaty of Paris of 1783, which de- for the highland bound and Hall's Stream, Republic, which had power to draft all fined the boundary of the United States and practically disregarded the award of 1827." The dispute was finally settled in 1842 by the Webster-Ashburton Treaty, PLA/V or which set Hall's Stream as the north- THE sounces OF western boundary of New Hampshire. CONNECTICUT a/vest. Luther Parker seems to have had a lot to do with the final disposition of the con- troversy, but there were others such as Daniel Webster and John P. Hale. In fact the youth of today could gain much by a careful study of this issue, which, though but a small incident, casts much light on problems of history and political science. The map that we have reproduced is a rough sketch drawn by E. H. Mahurin in 1836, furnished by Major Hammond of the New Hampshire Historical Society. Other information is contained in Vol. 11 of the New Hampshire Historical Society, the History of Coos County published at Syracuse in 1889, and articles published in the New York Times, March 8, 1925; the Boston Globe, Dec. 29, 1925; and the Boston Sunday Herald, Jan. 10, 1926. legislation, to command the militia, to and the Dominion of Canada as extending prosecute offenses against the laws of the "along the highlands which divide the Republic and to pardon and remit punish- waters that empty themselves in the River LITTLE THINGS He rang1 in a little sooner ment. He was at one time designated as St. Lawrence from those that fall into Than the fellows in his shop; "President of the Republic." On March the Atlantic Ocean, to the northwestern- And he stayed a little longer When the whistle ordered "Stop." IS, 1834, he was chosen as one of the most head of Connecticut River, thence He worked a little harder And he talked a little less, selectmen and as one of the Committee down the middle of that river to the 45th He seemed but little hurried on Roads. In 1835 occurred the disruption degree of north latitude; thence by a line And he showed but little stress, For every little movement of the Republic when 64 out of the 75 due west . . ." This wording permitted His efficiency expressed. Thus his envelope grew just voters of the Republic asked Governor the New Hampshire authorities to argue A little thicker than the rest. Gosford of Lower Canada to protect them that no stream flowing into Third Lake He saved a little money against invasions of their liberty by the intersected the highlands and was the In a hundred little ways; State of New Hampshire. Luther Parker northwesternmost head. They held for He banked a little extra When he got a little raise. was one of the minority. In November of the intent of the treaty and insisted upon A little "working model" Took his little "leisure" time, that year came the Applebee War, when the head of Hall's Stream, where Jeremiah He wrought each little part of it Captain James Mooney of Stewartstown Eames of Stewartstown set a monument With patience most sublime. Now it's very little wonder and 50 men of the New Hampshire militia in 1789 under a commission of the state. That he murmurs with a smile, As he clips his little coupons: occupied the territory and were quartered The British based their claim on the strict "Aren't the little things worth while.' Page Twelve THE BROWN BULLETIN

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DANGEROUS BRIDGE We wish to thank the men in the mill Bleachery Man: My daughter, your The man who planned the construction for the beautiful flowers sent to us. boy friend stayed here quite late last of the Y. M. C. A. Bridge apparently con- MRS. FRED WHITE. night. sidered only the needs of foot passengers Daughter: Yes, father. I was showing and did not consider the fact that the city The long and short of Burgess will ap- him the photo album. would grow. Every mother wants her pear in the next issue of the Bulletin. Father: Well, next time he wants to baby to stay small. She thinks he looks stay here as late as that, show him my so cute, but eventually he grows up to P. Chaurest was laid up Jan. 5th with electric light bills. be a homely man. We are not like the the grippe. Morneau of the machine room parents of this cute baby. We want to claims Mr. Chaurest got overheated at A screen man said that before he was see our city grow and get beautiful with the meeting of the Relief Association. married he could have kissed his wife age. We also expect its surroundings to They had an election of officers, and Pete to death. Now he is wishing that he had. grow with it. A pup would be comfort- Belange claims it was due to No. 13 able in a travelling bag, but it would be (ballot). • Lambert wants to know how long a man no place for a great Dane. It would be could live without any brains. Time will all right when the Dane is a pup, but It must have been an efficiency expert tell, Fred. necessaries of life must grow with him. that installed our drinking fountain in the So with our bridge, it served its purpose dryer building, because Simard claims it Mr. F. Martin's residence in Forbush when the city was in its infancy, but now doesn't take him so long to wash now Park was destroyed by fire, Jan. 18. The it is an ever increasing danger to pedes- before going home. mother, having gone over to her mother's, trians who are compelled to use it. Given was attracted by smoke rising from her a machine coming toward the Y. M. C. A. Bisson claims it is the little things that own home. She immediately rushed over, and another going in the direction of Main count. but too late to save two of her children, Street with a pedestrian in the middle, who perished in the flames. Mrs. Martin which would you prefer to be? Person- Mr. Arsene Cadarette, of the new dryer was badly burned in trying to save her ally, I would not want to be the pedestrian. building, was married on January 4th to children. If you started east, the fellow heading Miss Aurore St. Hilaire, of Robertson, that way would close on you, and if you P. Q. While taking samples on top of acid started west, the other fellow is sure to tanks during the 12-to-8 tour Mr. Paul- spoon you. If they both closed in on Charlie Dube is now playing on the son recently fainted and was found in the you, you would get a cool reception from Berlin Mountaineer hockey team. digester house. He was rushed to the the waters of the Androscoggin. If this first aid room where he was given good were made a one-way bridge (I can hear Bernice Eriksen, formerly of the graphic care. Mr. Paulson is now quite well. the howling now), it would be safe but department, was home from Keene, N. inconvenient. Or it might be made 10 feet H., Normal School for a few days and To the party that put my cap in my coat wider. I am open to suggestions. The made us a call. Glad to see you, Bernice. pocket: Will you kindly return same to bridge is in the position of the young man me? M. Bouchard. in his twenties, who said "When you are Mr. Landrie of the machine room was small, the big girls like you; and when classed as one of the best fiddlers in the Who said we have no B. A. A. fans at you are big the little girls like you; but City. Burgess ? Just listen to Ovila Gagne, Buck when you are betwixt and between like Roy, Hourra Dupont ,and Charles Dube. I am, nobody wants you." Howard Powers saved a man's life in They talk enough to win any game. J. J. POWERS. the wood room. This man was working near a pulley, when some of his clothes If somebody has a watch to change, Much sympathy is felt for Mr. and Mrs. were caught. Mr. Powers caught him and see Joe Belanger for definite details. Emery Legassie because of the death of pulled him away, tearing his clothes as their young son, Reginald, Dec. 21, 1925. he did so. The man was quickly attended We suppose Chaurest will be blamed for to and was found to be bruised, but not any item in the Bulletin this month. The Sulphite Mill girls went on a snow- seriously. shoe party to Cote's farm, Sunday, Jan. Simard: Why do your cigars always 10th. A good time was reported. Pic- Omer Laing, while playing hockey in break in your vest pocket? tures were taken, and lunch was served Lewiston, seriously injured his foot. Alfred: (who had just called on his on Mother Earth with a white tablecloth girl) Heart pressure. of snow. It was rather difficult for some A surprise to the office was Miss Doro- of the girls to walk correctly the day after, thy Thomas one morning, coming to work Friend: Why do you carry a flash- as they were not snowshoe experts. with a diamond. Interest was keen, until light when you call on your girl? finally the announcement was made that Dryer Room Man: Well, you see, it's We wish to extend our deepest sym- she is engaged to Mr. Oscar Christian- quite dark where she lives so I use this pathy to Harold Thomas on the death of son, also an employee of the Brown Com- light. his wife. pany. Friend: I never used a light when I THE BROWN BULLETIN Page Thirteen called on my girl. A change was made in the office of in- of indemnity. Dryer Room Man: Yes, and just look vestigation for the screens, machines, dry- at what you got, too. ers, and bleachery rooms. One man being BURGESS RELIEF ASSOCIATION unable to take care of these departments The indemnities for accidents and sick- The announcement of a shortage in efficiently, it was voted to place the dryer ness for the month of December, 1925, the 1925 prune crop leaves us unmoved. and bleachery rooms under the super- are as follows: vision of the vice-president. A few minor William Ryder $ 60.00 Mina Farnham 96.50 Sign on a silk hosiery counter in a changes were made in the by-laws. Aurele Descoteau 18.00 Camilla Sabalone 60.00 local department store : Eighty-nine cents After the regular order of business, the Chas. Baker 36.40 a pair. Get yours now as they will not following officers for the ensuing year were Mary Louise Guay 60.00 Paul Grondin 12.00 last long at this price. elected: Prudent Dion 63.20 Francis Washburn 48.00 President, Michael J. Myler; vice-presi- Eileen McCarthy 42.80 dent, John Lavoie; treasurer, James Mc- Dennis Lavoie 84.00 BURGESS RELIEF Erling Anderson 79.20 ASSOCIATION NOTES Givney; secretary, A. Stanley Cabana. Romeo Duquette 32.00 Antonio Frechette 25.60 The Burgess Relief Association held its Investigators and their respective de- Wassum Lithcomb 8.00 annual meeting at the I. O. O. F. hall on partments as follows: Octave Duchenes 4.53 James Roy 12.00 Sunday, January 3rd. The largest crowd Victor Lacomb, screens and machines; Wilfred Dugas 36.00 Patrick Dorion 24.00 in the history of the Association attended Archie Belanger, wood room; B. F. Dale, Matt Kinstantin 26.40 this meeting. maintenance; Edmond Boutin, acid, di- Willie Rivard 80.40 William Lafrance 22.50 There were many lively discussions on gesters, Heine boilers, barker boilers, and Thomas Derelitto 12.00 Geo. Rowell 18.00 by-law changes and spirited contests were office; Arthur Moreau, SO2, electrical, re- Louis Rabischaud 2.00 held for the various offices. The Treas- frigeration and engines, yards and experi- P. J. Devlin 55.20 Oscar Anderson 52.25 urer gave a report of the conditions within mental pulp mill; John Labree, chemical Edmond Schambis 81.50 T. P. Lamontagne 36.00 the Association last year, stating that more mill. Matt Kinstantin 26.40 sickness, accidents and deaths occurred Robert Niclason 8.80 It must be borne in mind by the mem- Emanuel Derosier 8.54 during 1925 than in any one year since bers of the Association that in case of T. P. Lamontagne 12.00 John Hickey 24.00 1911, when the organization was formed, sickness or accident, the investigator for Paul Grondin 24.00 with the exception of 1918, the "flu" year. Alfred Begin 35.39 their respective department is to be Carl Dahlquist 49.50 It was voted to change the form of the notified immediately. Failure to do so Julius Doyon 57.75 indemnity blank to suit the present needs. constitutes grounds for possible rejection Total .... $1,434.86

(Continued from Page 2) Proceeds from the affair will be used would have to look to his laurels. The ated with light green and white streamers for Camp Gordon—the "Y" camp for boys secretaries at the Y. M. C. A. would like and small evergreen trees. and girls at Lake Umbagog. The Y. M. to have checker players from all over the C. A. is developing an excellent camp site city come in and play, whether they are BOWLING LEAGUES there which will accommodate nearly 100 members of the "Y" or not. It is hoped ON SECOND ROUND campers this season. later to have a large tournament that will The two industrial bowling leagues at warrant the winner being called "city the Y. M. C. A. are well started on the VOLLEY BALL CAUS- champion." second round with all teams closely ING MUCH RIVALRY bunched. There is still a determined effort Volley Ball continues to draw an en- BOYS' ACTIVITIES to take the bowling honors for the year thusiastic following at the business men's Boy members of the Y. M. C. A. are to some other mill than Burgess. The gymnasium classes at the "Y." The teams following an active program this winter. Burgess boys are going strong and say meet three nights each week and play In addition to the tri-weekly gymnasium they will "repeat as usual." two games. Rivalry reached such a high classes the youngsters keep busy in their pitch that a special match of eight games pioneer clubs which now number five. "Y" TO HOLD FAIR AND BAZAAR was played on a recent Saturday after- The Friday night movie show—when edu- On the evenings of February llth and noon. The outfit headed by Henry Hol- cational pictures are shown—continues to 12th, the Y. M. C. A. will run one of the land of the Tube Mill won easily. interest many. The Hi-Y Club and Junior biggest fairs and bazaars that has been Hi-Y together with the Girl Reserves gave put on in Berlin in recent years. The CHECKERS AND BILLARDS a reception to the members of the High entire building will be used for those two Tournaments of checkers and billards School faculty on the evening of January evenings. The main part of the building are being run at the "Y" in addition to 20th. will be used for booths for the sale of a the bowling leagues and volley ball matches. large variety of articles. The gymnasium At the billiard tournament last season "Y" AVAILABLE FOR SOCIALS will be used for entertainments. A water Arthur Thomas, the Multigraph Man of The management of the Y. M. C. A. circus will be run at intervals in the swim- Burgess, took the honors. Just who will would like to call the attention of the ming pool. The churches of Berlin are head the contest this season is problemati- various groups in the Brown Company to cooperating in the enterprise, each church cal. The checker fans have already played the fact that the "Y" building may be having charge of one or more booths. a few preliminary games, getting ready used for any gathering or social affairs of A novel feature will be the "Men's Lounge" for the contest. Albert Morin of the company employees. Frequent use is now where men can congregate, while the store always shows a good quality of skill made of the building for such occasions, ladies are making shopping tours through- in this sport, but as there are a couple but the staff of the "Y" will be glad to out the building. of dark horses entered it looks as if Albert have the opportunity to arrange larger use. FIFTH BERLIN WINTER CARNIVAL WILL FEATURE Fourth United States Eastern Amateur Ski Championships with Fourth Mt. Washington Ski Run.

Governor l¥inant and Boston Post Offer Cups. Gordon Brown is General Chairman

ITH Gordon Brown stepping J. J. Tellington, the Business Mana- W into the gap occasioned by the ger, has served in the same capacity removal from the city of at previous carnivals. His subordinate Thomas W. Estabrook and John Fo- committees are the first to get into garty, successful general chairmen of action and the last to be relieved of former years, the organization of the the tension sometimes days after the Fifth Berlin Winter Carnival to be carnival is over. H'e has arranged for held Feb. 19 and 20, is well under the Cascade Mill to make the Nibroc way. The central attraction of the Supercalendered Bond to be used in carnival this year is the United States the program, and is busy with details Eastern Amateur Ski Championship of printing, advertising, etc. The pro- Meet, which has been held in other ceeds of the carnival this year will be years at Brattleboro, Vt. Despite the used to defray the cost of the carnival bid of New York City for this meet and bare expenses of the Nansen Ski and the promise of the Gothamites to Club. The surplus will be placed in haul snow, if necessary, from the Ad- trust for the promotion of winter irondacks, Berlin's invitation was ac- sports under a board of trustees, com- cepted, because the Nansen Ski Club prising the General Chairman of the of Berlin has made a larger contribu- Carnival, the Mayor of Berlin, and the tion to the advancement of the ski respective presidents of the Woman's sport than any other Eastern club. C'ub, the City Club, and the Nansen Prominent among the list of champion- Ski Club. ship events is the Fourth Mt. Washing- Peter Beaudoin is the new Amuse- ton Ski Run won in past years by Rolf GORDON BROWN ments Manager. Under his jurisdic- Monson, now of Brattleboro; "Bob" tion will come the winter vaudeville, Reid of Berlin; and Lars Olsen of ton Post is once more giving the cup the woods contests, the lifting contests, New York City. Governor Winant for the Mt. Washington Ski Run. and many other activities that have of New Hampshire is offering the Gordon Brown, the General Chair- made the Berlin carnival unique. "Pete" trophy for the big jump, and the Bos- man, spent his Christmas holidays from needs no introduction to Brown Com- Williams College in arranging com- mittees and outlining preliminary work to be done before his return to Berlin early in February. The general chair- man this year is himself an ardent follower of ski sport and has jumped in former carnivals here as well as in intercollegiate meets. He took a prize for all around efficiency at one of the intercollegiate meets last year. In his choice of committees he has given much weight to previous experience. Alt' Halvorsen, the Sports Manager, has served in this position in three previous carnivals and was general chairman last year. He has been President of the Nansen Ski Club for many years, and has been active in all movements in the East to stimulate interest in the Norwegian sports. Under his leadership the Nansen Ski Club now has membership in the Eastern Amateur Ski Association, which is affiliated with the Amateur Athletic Union. He has already sent out invitations to more than a score J. J. TELLINGTON of Eastern clubs. ALF HALVORSEN 114] THE BROWN BULLETIN Page Fifteen

SAFE HOUSEKEEPING Innumerable accidents occur every day HIS story appeared in a recent issue because parents and supposed adults are T of a metropolitan evening paper. slovenly and negligent about providing The next column contained a brief the little devices which would save lives article telling of a little two-year-old boy and money, or fail to teach their children, who had obtained some matches from the from early ages, the most important of table while his mother was out of the all lessons—how to preserve their lives room. While playing with them, one and limbs. The saddest part of it is became ignited, setting fire to his rompers that small children, who are too young to and causing him to be burned to death. understand, or who have not been taught Every day the newspapers of the coun- the hazards and who should be protected try tell some new story, showing the re- from falls, burns, scalds, etc., are in large sults of unsafe housekeeping measures numbers the victims. A study recently practiced in the average home. Many haz- made by the Metropolitan Life Insurance ards exist even in well regulated houses, Company of the accident experience of its and most of us at times indulge in some policyholders shows that 26.4 per cent, of careless practice while at home. There children's accidental deaths during 1924 is, for instance, the woman who stands on were the results of accidents happening the rocking chair to fix the pictures or in the home, and that 13 per cent, of the curtains, and falls, injuring herself. If accidental deaths of adults, during the she recovers, the doctor's bills are much same year happened in the same place. higher than the cost of a good step-ladder One of the most outstanding causes would have been. Then there is the child of accidents in the home, as well as out- who slips on the loose rug on the top of side of it, is fires. The National Safety the stairs and is badly hurt, when a few Council, in a booklet recently issued on tacks and a little time would have elimin- safety in the home, gave the figures that PETER BEAUDOIN ated the hazard.—Or the man who smokes 1,500 persons were burned to death each pany employees. He will collect a in bed, "just to be comfortable," and sets year and many thousands injured, many the house on fire.—Or the small boy who of them permanently from this cause. group of clowns around himself that steps on a rusty nail and gets lockjaw Every minute during the day and night will delight both young and old. because someone left an upturned nail in there is a fire in the United States. The The newspapers will give the more a board or because his parents did not principal cause of fires in the home is intimate details both before and after teach him to "turn down the nail."—Or, careless use of matches and cigarettes, the carnival. As in past years, the again, the careless housekeeper who leaves according to the National Safety Council the current on in her electric iron while figures. Brown Bulletin will content itself with she gossips with her neighbor over the Accidents in the home can be reduced. printing a more complete pictorial his- back fence and comes home and finds her Carelessness is evidently the main rea- tory of the carnival than any other kitchen in flames.—Or the person who son for home accidents. A little caution single organ. We shall get this out receives an electric shock by turning on on the part of grown-ups, and the pur- as close to March 1 as the dates of the electric light while standing in a bath chase of a few of the safety devices, such tub of water.—Or the slovenly housewife as guards for the stairs and good step- the carnival, the short month, and time who leaves a boiler of scalding water un- ladders, and safety education of children necessary for photographers, engrav- guarded on the laundry floor for a child would undoubtedly cut down the number ers, and printers to do good work to to'ddle into, or the broom on the top of accidental deaths and injuries in the will permit. We may be a little late. cellar step for her laundress to fall over. home.

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Mr. Mclntire of the Paper Sales Division ought to get a bonus for using the tele- have the following notice sent into the was a most welcome visitor a few days phone. Bangor Daily News : "I lose my dog about the latter part of December, picking up to week his color about black his tail points regarding the manufacturing and Our latest radio bug, Emmons Christian- cut short to my body if he is keep him which ought to prove of much benefit to son, went home on Dec. 31, 1925, after I belong to it." all concerned. his 4-to-12 shift and tuned up his radio. ARTHUR GUILMETTE, He says the program was very interesting, of Berlin, N. H. "Chuck" Hennessey, our bantam weight but he fell asleep and woke up at 5 a. m., champion, has severed his connection with with the ear phones clamped on each side Wanted—Woodsmen. Apply to Mr. us for reasons best known to him and of his head and the program over. Archie Tourangeau, Riverside Mill. Eddie Dennis. MY DOG HE LOSE Anyone wishing to learn to do the Alice Frechette and Annette LaPointe A Canadian visiting at Veazie asked to Charleston see Mr. Paquet of the machine Page Sixteen THE BROWN BULLETIN room. He is an expert at it. Lessons, be nearly all through down to the City TOWEL ROOM free of charge. Building, now that they have fixed the Marie Parent is taking a 1926 calendar city clock with copper. to the mill for fear she might get mixed Mr. Kerns of the beater room will ex- with her dates. change property for a five-tube radio set. For Sale, Cheap—Hounds of all descrip- Anyone interested may call the beater tions. Fox or rabbit hounds. Apply to Imagine our Alice Frechette going to room. John Sheppard. a ball. She claims the only tune she likes is "Home, Sweet Home." Fred Vallis, better known around the Car for Sale—For further information mill as "Pea Soup," is very nice to bring apply to Mike Egan.—Adv. Eva Bedard went to Portland for a candy to the boys on the shift. few days. Oh, no there were no mos- Marguerite G.—Gee! but I think I've quitoes. Reg. Hughes, better known to the boys the worst machine in the towel room. as "Sweet Chocolate" or "Honey," ought Henry B.—Why, does it stick? Our Bill is quite an oiler these days. to keep his love notes in his pocket, or Marguerite-—No, but it seems to me it He uses so much oil that the machines else the boys will have a great time. gets plugged every other minute. are flooding.

Alphonse Lacrois is getting to be a Denis, our electrician, has taken up the Mr. Marois claims they ought to change regular radio bug, as you can hear him art of boxing and it is rumored about the weight of paper every ten minutes. say, I got this and I got that. that his next victim will be Mike Egan. Watch him, Mike, he packs a desperate Edna is back with us after a short ill- John Michaud says that he is glad to wallop. ness. NIBROC NEWS

B. Andy Wrap says: Lots of folks are young to read the papers. However, I in the loss of their youngster, who died inclined to think all Wrapping Paper as will say this: I'll percolate through Pea- on the 14th of January. a kind of poor relation to Book and News cock Alley or any other equally prominent Paper. It's quite true that years ago the lane, with my soiled collars done up neatly Holmes of the laboratory was well mention of wrapping paper would instantly in Nibroc Kraft, while the other fellow remembered at Xmas and wishes to thank remind you of the coarse ugly ill-smelling with his laundry done up in the "Want Mr. Boutilier of the pond crew for his "brown paper," so popular in days gone Ad" section of a newspaper, takes the back thoughtful remembrance. Was it for his by. This product would not be tolerated lane route to the nearest Chinaman. personal use, Mr. Boutilier? today, yet after all it is not so many years "Have a little Kraft paper in your home." since it served its purpose and served it —The Bookan Wrap of the Pilcher- Cyrille Daupheny was called to Sher- well. Hamilton Company, October, 192S. brooke on a sad errand, the decease of "Remember way back when" the old his aged mother, at the age of 79 years. brown paper and "Vinegar" had its real The sulphite department of Cascade Mill She was very active, and enjoyed all of or imaginary medicinal properties which wants to know what Mr. Thomas was do- the sociability of the younger members gave it an honored place in the "first aid" ing that it took them 67 minutes to put of the neighborhood, attending card parties kit of fifty years ago? a felt on the dryer. Bill Weeks said they this winter even to within a couple of Lovers of Dickens will remember the must have had a pink-tea affair, as they weeks of her death. Our sincere sym- tale of Mr. Pecksniff, who fell and struck do it in 45 minutes, just for a little amuse- pathy is extended. his head on the way home from the ment at Cascade. Where did you go after Montmatre, Rendezvous, or was it the you put on the felt, Thomas? W. T. Libby was away on business the Blue Dragon? Anyway we are told that past month. after he arrived home, he applied "brown Rube Smith was called to his home in Fred Lavery, a former employee of the paper and Vinegar" to the resulting con- Calais, Maine, by the sudden death of his steam department was a business visitor tusion, which healed it at once. step-mother, who was unfortunately the at the mill the past month. Let this be taken with or without salt, victim of a disastrous fire. as you wish, it's too old a story for me David Routhier had the misfortune to to dispute, even if I am an old man, be- The sympathy of the Nibroc organiza- injure his hand severely on the cutter in cause at the time it happened I was too tion is extended to Bill and Mrs. Boily the dryer room on the 12th of the last THE BROWN BULLETIN Page Seventeen

man in the entire machine room who could assist him in the perfect rendition of a dust.

CARD OF THANKS To Mr. Hodgdon and "our hero" from the machine room gang. The machine room is grateful to Mr. C. N. Hodgdon for the beautiful calendar which he presented them for their de- partment. Thinking to properly attach it to the building, so that nobody would carry off the bricks to which it was se- cured, they did not figure on the sort of thief that would work on this job, but alas, the HERO was provided with a jackknife and even though it was glued, it was literally torn or pulled off. The members of the machine room award this While Tr-vmfc To Shoot- A double In Sormv Florida- Ed Hall Boo&>vF a Couple-7 GA Lots —To Bui Id rlooiTse' s brave man the D. M. C. (distinguished OF pWohlo'ff The To'b Ot fl/s on-Rut oj Seeing The %Uots He Rbor—• H,^ clothes; and when he went there later, the ^vYxV-r-MvXXX gloves were gone. Really, a man who will n/T^-qV-WW^ i steal from a brother-worker is not pos- ^\^±lLp^p- sessed of very much manhood, and it is a sure thing that money or property con- fiscated in this manner will never do the T"^at Lonij Locoed — - fattj iou^e thief any good. This seems a rather hard Mr^torK. ra'i^l Another Visit To tt S h">u|d Tad.>__Bc)tki__ h b word to use, but it is a fact, and the ma- Mr.t [Mi-s,Thomas Ttior^. Tdh- ig,'^ For S fotes- 1hi? IV foui TVy jority will agree that this condition is pre- valent, and even though the number of month. mind. employees is big there is no reason for any such practice. This is something that Tommy Thorp says the 13th isn't such A new club has "got the air"—the any man should acquaint his foreman with. an unlucky day. The stork delivered an Brookside Country Club, consisting of two While there is perhaps nothing of any 8j4-pound girl on January 13. Congratula- members, Leo Morrisette and Walter amount at stake, this is every man's busi- tions from the Nibroc organization are Bushey, president and vice-president re- ness, whether it be big or small. It surely in order, and we trust that she may live spectively. A meeting is held once a week does not give the mill a very good name and prosper. and refreshments of buttered popcorn are that this condition exists. served. A drive is about to be launched Hunting stories may come and go, but for new members, and to qualify, one must CARD OF THANKS this one came, although it didn't go very be a champion popcorn eater. We wish to thank the boys of the Cas- well. Fred Andrews, one of our able mill- cade departments who so kindly contri- wrights, claims that he shot a rabbit weigh- Three loud cheers—our old friend, buted for the beautiful floral tribute sent ing ninety pounds. It wasn't a baby don- "Coon" Morris, is back on the job. We at the time of the decease of our dear key, was it, Fred? The boys of the ma- are glad to see him back, because during mother. It was surely a thoughtful and chine room extend their sympathy to Mr. his absence, Joe Prowell was very blue appreciated kindness. Andrews and hope that he is in his right and dejected; Mr. Morris was the only Cyrille Daupheny and Family. Page Eighteen THE BROWN BULLETIN tJiimiimiimiiiNimimiiimiuimiiiiiiiimiiiiiiiiimiuiimiimmiimiimimiiimmimu BROWN CORPORATION fimiimMlimiimmillllllllimiimilimimimimillllimimimimimiimihlimmH Chateau Frontenac Fire By W. L. BENNETT, Quebec Office

the fire with water. By seven-thirty, the whole wing was a roaring furnace, and in a short time the roof fell in. By this time the flames had worked down to the lower stories, where the firemen had a better chance to fight it. By midnight they could say that the fire was under control. The whole southeast wing was destroyed. Anyone who has visited the Chateau will remember that this includes the old office, which has been made over into a lounging room, and the big turret which contained the round room on the second floor and the beautiful red room on the third floor. The palm room and coffee room on the first floor as well as the barroom were destroyed. At first the eastern section towards the city seemed to be safe, but the wind changed a bit, and the flames spread stead- ily toward the corner turret. It was not long before this turret was in flames. The A VIEW BEFORE THE FIRE people from the streets could mark the progress of the fire, for window after win- NYONE who has ever crossed the of the Chateau were at their posts look- dow from floor to floor would mirror the St. Lawrence River from Levis to ing after the comfort of their guests. Be- A blazing fire within. The wind blew around Quebec will never forget the view fore midnight the C. P. R. had two heavy the corner of St. Louis Street sending of the Chateau and the City of Quebec. trains of sleeping and dining cars in long sticks of burning timbers into the While perhaps there are other views in Quebec for the use of any guest who did other parts of the world more wonderful, not want to stay at the Chateau that night. this one strikes you as something different While some were provided for in this way, than you expected to see. The Chateau man}' other guests remained in their rooms is not only an immense building costing at the Chateau. well up to eight millions of dollars, but The fire broke out soon after five o'clock, it is twenty stories high and built on a but it was nearly an hour before the high bluff, five hundred feet above the flames could be seen by the people in the river. You can well imagine what the streets. Anyone who has visited Quebec view would be from the Ferry from the in the winter and has experienced the force middle of the river. of the wind around the corner of the Thursday evening, Jan. 14, 1926, thou- Chateau can well imagine what the fire- sands of people in Quebec and Levis wit- men were up against with a thirty-mile nessed another wonderful view of the wind blowing straight up St. Louis Street. Chateau, not with gladness but with hor- At first the firemen could not locate ror.. The great hotel was on fire, and the fire, but finally found it in two of many thought that the entire building the bed rooms, which by that time were would burn. completely filled with flames. The fire The famous old section erected in 1892 also had worked into the walls and was and facing the equally famous Dufferin spreading fast. On account of the slant- Terrace, was destroyed. Fireproof doors ing roof, they could not work from there, and construction saved the newer parts of and they had but one ladder that would the hotel. As it was, 400 guests were reach four stories, whereas the fire was forced to leave their rooms and find quar- in the fifth and sixth. Hose was laid ters elsewhere. None suffered any incon- through the main entrance and up the venience for while the firemen were fight- stairs, and with the hotel employees as ing the fire in the old wing, the employees guides the firemen were able to reach DURING THE FIRE THE BROWN BULLETIN Page Nineteen street. The copper roof would get red main points from which the firemen had us with fresh meat (I presume you know hot, and big sections of hot copper would access to the fire. It was filled with hose, what I mean by that), but still we always fall hissing into the snow. and the water was running out the main carry a few canned goods, such as toma- The picturesque Colonial Suite, which entrance in big streams. By Friday noon toes, roast beef, desiccated potatoes, etc. lias been visited by thousands from all the firemen were able to remove their We generally have ten dogs. We har- parts of the world, the Canadian Suite hose from the interior of the building, ness them in pairs, making five teams in Tjelow it, and the Royal Suite on the and then the efficiency of the C. P. R. all. We feed them with corn meal and second floor were destroyed. Many of started working. By Saturday morning horse meat and the leavings from the cook the valuable furniture and antiques were every trace of fire was removed from the camp. saved. The employees of the hotel moved big lobby, and a stranger entering would In starting on our journey, we first take many pieces of furniture and other articles never know that a 'fire had been near it. all the tents, covers, stoves, and enough to a safe place during the fire. By two On Saturday afternoon the Chateau was grub to last us for a few days. If we are o'clock the fire was well checked, but the on its regular schedule and was open for not too heavily loaded, we take our per- Chateau was a sorry-looking sight. The new guests. sonal baggage. In a flat country we put billiard room, barber shop and the Bank The loss is estimated at a million and about three hundred pounds on each team. •of Montreal, which are all in the semi- a quarter dollars. By summer the loss Of course, when we travel over hills and basement, were flooded with water and will be repaired, and the old section re- across country, we take less, about two smoke. The Main Lobby was one of the built along the old lines but fire proof. hundred pounds. The dog drivers have to help the dogs on the hills and hold back the sleighs on the down grades, because one dog can't possibly hold two hundred pounds going down a steep grade. We relay our provisions by portages of about ten miles, because we cannot take all our supplies in one trip. On the last trip to a new cache, just before we move camp to it, the men cut all the poles that we will need, and stamp down the snow so as to give it a chance to freeze. When we move the following day, we have practi- cally everything ready, so that on the last tote we have all the tents up and our domi- cile ready within an hour and a half of arriving. The same performance is kept up until we reach our final destination. The dogs are loaded for ten miles and then come back light. During the moving one man takes care of each sleigh, while the others break trail or cut a trail, so that no one is idle. Now comes the estimating of a limit. The limits comprise fifty square miles each, five by ten linear miles. In order to cruise such a limit, we have to run base lines. We will say that the first base line will be known as BL-A. We run this line due south for ten miles, taking topographic notes, recording all lakes FIREPROOF TOWER IN BACKGROUND DID NOT BURN and streams, and taking timber note?. Posts are established at every thirty TIMBER CRUISING IN QUEBEC useful stove, 29 inches long by 18 inches chains. At the ten-mile post we turn an By WALLACE BURGESS, La Loutre wide by 16 inches deep. For the other two angle of ninety degrees and run due east N answer to the request of the Bulletin for five miles, taking notes in the same I for a description of a cruising trip, I tents we use collapsible stoves. For manner as we took them on BL-A. At shall try and do the best I can under covers each man usually has an eiderdown this point we turn another angle of ninety the circumstances, for writing is not in my robe. degrees and run due north, making a line. For cooking utensils we carry tinware, parallel line with BL-A. We call this We ordinarily have nine in a cruising as it is durable and also very light. We line BL-C. The posts on this line have party: three cruisers, three assistants, two get kettles in nests, from No. 6 to No. 14, to parallel those on BL.A. BL-C is also •dog drivers, and a cook. We use three inclusive. For a three months' trip we ten miles long and is tied to a government tents, each eight feet by twelve feet, one carry approximately three thousand pounds line. From the end of this line we chain having 4-foot walls, and the other two of grub and personal1 baggage. In winter 2l/2. miles west and run another line down having 3-foot walls. We sleep four to a we carry very few canned goods owing to the center of the limit. This line will be tent, and the cook has his tent to himself, the weight, but in summer we have to known as BL-B. Posts are established for he generally keeps quite a lot of provi- carry practically all canned goods. Of at every thirty chains and must parallel sions in his tent. The cook has a. very course in winter the government supplies those on BL-A and BL-C. Page Twenty THE BROWN BULLETIN

With the posts on the three base lines two trappers hunting in the vicinity. One Collected from members during fixed, a cruiser starts out in the morning day they brought us two pairs of old year 1925 $10,619.55 at Post 1 on BL-B. His assistant runs a snowshoes that the Indians had thrown Collected from Brown Corporation hand compass, and the cruiser does the away. They gave us a pound of salmon for half share of benefits 3,180.34 pacing, keeps the topographical notes, twine, and we started to repair our old Claims paid to sick members dur- takes aneroid readings, records the differ- snow shoes. It took me and one of the Claims paid to sick members dur- ent types of timber and jots down all men two days to patch them up. After ing the year 1925 6,360.69 lakes and streams. At every 350 paces that we managed to get through the Balance on hand to be distributed he takes sample plots of J^-acre each and woods. We had to make canvas moccasins to members 72% measures every tree with a diameter tape. to use with the snowshoes, and also mitts. Officers for the coming year are as His object is to hit post on BL-A. If he In fact our sewing class would start at follows: happens to hit one side he will record 7 p. m., and would end at 10 p. m. We F. B. Bjornlund, president; B. J. Keenan, same in his note book. After lunch, he had to repeat it most every night, as some- vice-president; M. Picotte, secretary; J. starts back from Post 2 of BL-A and thing was always tearing and wearing out. O. Arsenault, treasurer. keeps his notes as he did on Line 1. A We can stand holes in our clothes in Directors:—S. J. Maloney, J. M. Arm- cruiser is supposed to do two lines a day, summer, but in winter it is a different strong, T. J. Gagne, T. Chaisson, J. R. making five miles in all. The other cruiser proposition, as the snow always seems to Gervais, D. Boutet, H. Paradis, and E. will do the same from BL-B to BL-C. find those holes. Menard. This leaves one more cruiser to cut BL-B We had to make sleighs to haul our and do the chaining. In doing the above outfit down. We left Lake Laliberty, work we move camp, three and four miles, November 26. Three of us hauled the HOCKEY NOTES about every four days. When we move, sleigh and the other fellow put a tump La Tuque Senior Team two cruisers run two lines each, and the line on the canoe and hauled it over the The La Tuque Hockey Club has prac- rest help to move camp. snow. We brought the canoe along, be- tically cinched the first half of the The timber we have here is spruce, cause we thought the Bersimis river would schedule of The St. Maurice Valley balsam, jack pine, some scattered white be open. After hauling the canoe for Hockey League, by winning all their four pine, and white birch. As regards ani- thirty-five miles we put it in the river, games. Sunday, January 3rd, they beat mals, moose are very plentiful in this thinking we would have clear sailing to Shawinigan Falls on La Tuque ice by the vicinity, but caribou are scarce. The Papinachois, but unfortunately we did only score of 6 to 4. January 6th, they left for Indians claim the latter are plentiful on for two miles. We then ran into an ice Shawinigan Falls, Three Rivers and Grand the height of land between the water sheds bridge. In the meantime we had left our Mere. The scores in these games were of James Bay and the St. Maurice. There sleighs behind, so we had to put all the 5 to 1, 9 to 2, and 4 to 0. The players are quite a number of small fur-bearing baggage in the canoe. Three of us would and management of the team were very animals, such as beaver, muskrat, mink, haul the canoe over the ice, and the other well received by the players and managers otter, martens, fishers, and weasels as well fellow would go ahead and sound the of the rival teams. At Three Rivers they as foxes. I understand from the trappers ice. I think that in all we had about ten were entertained right royally. It is that the best time to trap animals is from miles of water. We dragged the canoe the hoped that this keen rivalry and friend- November to December. After that they remainder of the way. I hardly think that ship between the teams of the St. Maurice do not catch many except foxes and lynx they will be able to use that canoe next Valley may continue and that the St. until the end of March. Then they set summer. I wanted to give it to an Indian, Maurice Valley League will become one for beaver and muskrats. They do fairly but he wouldn't take it. It must be badly of the best intermediate hockey leagues well with bears in the spring, until the shaken up. In all we hauled that canoe in Canada. end of June. Then the season is closed. about fifty miles on rivers, lakes, through I was down to Bersimis all summer portages, and over the mountains. I as- doing some survey work around Lake sure you that there are mountains in that CITY LEAGUE NOTES Nipi and vicinity. I left there on October vicinity. The Canadiens have got the jump on 15th to explore some land for the Com- A few of the fellows got a cold bath on their rivals in the City League. They won pany on the head waters of the Laliberty their way down, but we finally arrived at their first game at the expense of the and Boucher rivers. Of course I started out Papinachois, none the worse physically, Beavers by the score of 3 to 0, and their with a summer outfit. There were four but all feeling played out. We crossed second encounter with the Zouaves 3 to in the party. On the 18th we had a by boat on December 5th to Rimouski 1. These are the first games that have snow storm in which two feet of snow and then went to Quebec. At present been played, and the rivalry between the fell. We were about 15 miles from our none of us think about our hardships in the teams is bound to make for a good brand objective. However, after four days of wilds of Bersimis. My friend, Donald of hockey. hauling our canoe over the ice and por- Greig, has gone to Bersimis with some taging through the woods, we finally got of Lacey's men to cover practically the to our destination. When we reached same ground that I explored. I wish him THE XMAS SPIRITS Lake Laliberty, we were walking in snow the best of luck and hope he will not have 'Twas Christmas morn in the Boarding to our knees. The lakes were partly the misfortunes that I had. House frozen and partly open. We had quite And all was peaceful there, a picnic getting there. If we had had BROWN CORPORATION And nearly every boarder a winter's outfit it would have simplified RELIEF ASSOCIATION Was sleeping like a bear, matters. As it was we nearly froze to The Brown Corporation Relief Associa- But down the stairs comes someone; death. We all had summer clothes and tion held their twelfth annual meeting at His face is tanned and brown, we would be wet from morning until night the Community Club, January 9, 1926. Then strains of music—soothing, ploughing through that snow. There were The treasurer's report is as follows: "All right, boys, SHAKE 'ER DOWN."