the ship to see no boat came along- 
side to set mines, etc. The natives 
New York; I think, worse. They are 
clad in rags, no shoes nor stockings. 
They sleep ‘outdoors in box ‘cars, in 
_ freight yards or any place where there 
is shelter. They carry little cook 
stoves with them at all times. They 
are just like tramps. The only time 
they take a bath is when it rains— 
that is very seldom. 
_ “The men are all armed with rifles 
- or guns. They have a belt around 
; 
; 
the waist and one goes from right 
shoulder to belt. All told they must 
carry. about 200 shots. You might 
think your life was in danger when 
you saw them, but it is only at night 
when they cannot be seen. It would 
take all the shots in his belt to hit you 
_ —and then he can’t. 
: “The Mexican Gunboat, ‘Bravo’ 
_ dismounted her guns and mounted 
them-on a hill, back inland. ‘The peo- 
ple left town and went to the hills. 
The sailors deserted their ship and 
took to their heels. You can see how 
scared they were and how harmless. 
“There was one day here a married 
couple and their little son came 
aboard for protection. They did not 
have necessary papers, so the captain 
sent them back. Oh, how the tears 
» came into some of the sailors’ eyes. 
We all felt sorry, but could not do a 
thing for them. 
“The only thing we do to pass the 
time away now is catching sharks. 
We have caught several man-eating 
sharks. They have only seven rows 
of teeth on their upper and lower 
jaws. Quite a few of the boys have 
stick pins, watch fobs and cuff links 
made out of these teeth. 
“Hoping this will interest you, ! 
‘remain, 
Ti en iit 
“Very truly yours, 
“HERBERT LAMPRON. 
“Vera Cruz, Mexico, 
“Sept. 17, 1910.” 
MANCHESTER 
_ Arthur, son of Mr. and Mrs. John 
Danforth, has entered Harvard to 
take up the study of dentistry. 
J. A. Lodge and Austin C. Jones 
left Wednesday on a 8-day water trip 
to Norfolk and Newport News, Va., 
and Baltimore. 
Miss Nina Sinnicks, daughter of 
Mr. and Mrs. S. Albert Sinnicks, has 
entered Mt. Holyoke college. Miss 
Helen Wing returned to Mt. Holyoke 
this week for her Senior year. Miss 
Dorothy Blaisdell is a. Senior at 
Wheaton college this year also. Miss 
Grace Merrill has entered Smith. 
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ALBERT J. SAUNDERS, SCRANTON 
BustnEss MAN, REFORMED AFTER 
HARING “EVANGELIST. 
The story of how he “hit the saw- 
dust trail” when Billy Sunday came 
to Scranton, Pa., was the subject of 
a stirring tale at the Baptist church 
in Manchester on Monday evening, 
by Albert J. Saunders, who was a 
business man in the Pennsylvania city 
two years and a half ago when Sun- 
day stirred the city. 
In a straight forward everyday 
manner he related the conditions in 
Scranton before the coming of Billy 
Sunday. He told of his skepticism 
regarding Sunday’s sincerity and of 
circulating false stories concerning 
the evangelist. Parts of his story 
were rich in humor as he told of his 
first visit to the tabernacle while un- 
der the influence of liquor and his 
subsequent efforts to conceal from his 
friends and family where he had 
been. 
It was on a Saturday night when 
he made his first visit to the meeting 
place. He was troubled throughout 
the night and the next day he en- 
deavored to get into the crowded 
tabernacle without anyone seeing him. 
His efforts at concealment furnished 
considerable entertainment for the 
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policemen stationed at ‘the entrances, 
all of whom know him and his past 
life. He told of the manner in which 
Billy Sunday swayed his audiénce and 
brought many to realize ‘that it did 
not pay” to lead the lives they were 
living. 
“Fivery little while I have read dur- 
ing the past two years that Billy Sun- 
day is ‘stirring’ up some community. 
If what he did in Scranton was stir 
us up, it would be a good thing if the 
whole country were stirred in the 
same way. In the block where I 
lived the men never went to church. 
Our favorite Sunday occupation was 
a game of cards ‘with a bottle of beer 
end ten cents on the corner.’ Today 
you couldn’t find but one house in the 
entire block where there is a deck of 
cards or any intoxicants. And it is 
two years and five months since Mr. 
Sunday was in Scranton. I have not 
had a desire for liquor, tobacco or 
cards since I was converted. There 
is nothing known to science which 
can accomplish such a reformation.” 
Among the converts in Scranton 
were several saloon-keepers, who 
gave up their business after being 
converted. Mr. Saunders declared 
that he had prospered materially as 
well as spiritually since his conver- 
sion. 
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