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Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1900-04-20
wBsTMINsTER WEST.
Burning of miller Brothers sugar
House

burning OF Mlller BrOthers' sugar
House.
Brief announcement was made last week
of the burning of the sugar house of the
Miller brothers. Particulars had not then
been learned. II was at the time of the
best run of sap this season. Boiling was
kept up until II o'clock, when the fire was
left well guarded as it was believed, and a
less amount of fuel than usual. At 4
O'Clock Thursday morning the family was
awakened with the front of the sugar
house all ablsze. Nothing in it could be
saved, but the wagon and gatherer outside
were not damaged. The evaporator was a
Champion, in use only few years. TWEEN
tyfour gallons Of syrup made that day
were in the house and were lost, excepting
three or four cans in which sugar still re-
manned unframed, the syrup having been
well boiled down. The house itself was
an old one and not very valuable. Bradley
GOrham, a neighbor, whose sugar house
was not in use, kindly gave permission to
the Millers TO finish their seasons work in
his house.
Mrs. Harlan Goodhue returned Wednes-
day from a visit OF several days in Brattle-
boro.
Mrs. A. P. Ranney spent Easter Sunday
in Brattleboro, the guest of Mr.. and Mrs,
II. II. Thompson.
j. II. Clark has shipped about ton Of
sugar and syrup TO his customers, some Of
them in the West as far as Colorado In
order TO make up the amount he was
obliged to buy from others to some extent
Rev. L. H. Elliot, Of the Vermont Bible
society, spent last Sunday here. lie pre-
scented the cause in a very interesting man
ner TO the morning congregation, and a
collection amounting to about $13 was
taken up.
Miss Alice A. Braley returned to her
duty in the city hospital, Maiden, Monday,
after vacation of two weeks. Her sister,
Mrs. Weightman of Putney, spent several
days with Mr.. and Mrs. G. Braley last
week.
The sugar making appears to be over.
Many have closed up, having gathered
their buckets. No one, 1t is believed, has
secured more than two-thirds the usual
amount and many not even half. The
Miller brothers made about 225 gallons, j.
II. Clark 200, G. c. Harlow, B. Miller and
P. II. Carr l25 each, and II. H. Goodell
100. The warm lots have done much the
best this season
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1900-04-20

When people buy, try, and buy again. it means
they're satisfied. The people If the United
States are now buying Cascarets Candy Cathar
tic at the rate of two million boxes a year audit
will be three million before New Years. Il means
merit proved, that ascarets are the most de-
lghtful bowel regulator for everybody the year
round. All druggists, 10, 25, so cents box, cure
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1900-04-20

Dennis, the 10-years-old son of John
Donovan was drowned yesterday on a
meadow near Buffers court at Keene,
which had been over flowed by theAshuelot.
The boy was alone on a raft and fell of.
1t was ~ hours before the body was re-
covered.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1900-04-20
The Rising Water.

The water in the Connecticut has been
rising rapidly here all the week, and is now
SO high as to materially affect the mills.
number are shut down because of the
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1900-04-20
TIVE Pistol shot. Fired into the Car.

Tuesday evening three Bellows Falls
residents were on a train near Win
ooski on their way to the state convention
when two pistol shots were fred into the
car, passing unpleasantly near their heads
They were John o. Spring, Charles w.
Labaree and B. NJ. Walker. In the same
car was COL 81. E. Taylor of Brattleboro.
Efforts were made at once to discover who
fired them, and the object. The evening
before at nearly the same place a bali
struck the lantern globe of the conductor
as he was passing between the cars, shiv-
ering it into fragments. The same con-
ductor was again on the Tuesday evening
train and stood near the Bellows Falls men.
de fears the miscreants m cant both for
him. Mr.. Labaree came back yesterday
Ill with the grip, but he denies that any
part Of his pallOr is due to the fear engen-
dered, though his hat sat rather jauntily
on the ends of his 'raised hair"
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1900-04-20
PIeased with Judg. R.nd,s El.c,,on

HStccu0n.
Our citizens are II uch pleased at the
unanimity with which Judge L. NJ. Reads
name was received by the state conven-
ton as delegate to the national conven-
ton, and rejoice at his election. The Bur
lington Free Press of Wednesday has this
TO say regarding it: "a canvass of the sit
uation on the evening preceding the con-
yention, however, developed the fact that
Hon. Levant NJ. Read OF Bellows Falls
would contest the proposed election of Col.
r. j. Kimball of Randolph as fourth dele
gate. Judge Reads candidacy was I'M
doubleday promoted in some directions by
consideration of the fact that it would
tend to heal the division created in Wind
ham county in connection with the con-
gressional contest over the succession to
Gen. Grout." 1t remains to be seen how
far the support of the Brattleboro delega-
ton in this matter will be urged later as
reason why Rockingham should turn in to
assist them in electing a congressman.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1900-04-20
EIse.rIc Cnrs WIN BE thinning In MAY

V
Work has been begun again, this week,
by the electric railroad people. The con-
tractors came Monday with full force of
workmen, including electricians and Italian
laborers, and the different departments are
being pushed forward rapidly. The new
iron bridge, where the road enters the viii
lage at SaXtons River, has been completed
during the winter. Nothing has been done
yet toward replacing the trestle near the
Barber farm, which was taken out in the
winter by the ice, but as soon as the
present high water goes down the bridge
men will begin work upon it. A substan-
tial bridge is to be placed there instead of
the tres,le. Line men have, within the
past two weeks, strung the heavy feed
wire nearly the whole distance, but the
trolley is not yet put up at any point. They
have removed the telegraph and telephone
wires from the old poles at places where
they came near their poles, placing them
on the railroad poles and cutting down
the old ones so as to have as few poles as
possible along the line. The work on the
cut near the station here, will be pushed
rapidly, but considerable work remains to
BE- done there. The company has bought
large dynamo which is to be placed in
the room of the Bellows Falls Electric
Light company to furnish power The
contract of the Electric Light company
contemplates furnishing power and care Of
dynamo only, the machine being owned
by the road. The road will probably be in
running order sometime in May. L.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1900-04-20
VERNON.

Elder Joshua Denton of Castleton, VT.
VIII preach at the chapel next Sunday
april p at IL A. NJ. and 7:30P. NJ.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1900-04-20
Delegate. to Republican Convention,

At the Republican caucus to elect dele.
gates to the state and district conventions
this week, held in Banquet hall last Satur.
day afternoon, the attendance was not
large, only p voters being present. The
meeting was called to order by the chair.
man of the town committee, DR.. G. H.
Gorham, and Hon. A. n. Swain was
chosen chairman and DR.. j. S. Hill secre-
tary. The following list of delegates were
chosen to the state convention at Burling-
ton: L. NJ. Read, j. o. Spring, G. Fl.
Babbitt, John II. Reid, Z. II. Allbee, b.
NJ. Walker, j. F. Alexander and p. II.
Hadley. To the congressional convention
at Montpelier the following were elected /:
G. A. Weston, E. G. Osgood, f. L. Walker,
l.. S. Hayes, D. NJ. Thayer, G. r. Wales,
G. II. Robb and F. G. Pierce. Each dele,
gate was authorized to choose his own al.
ternate, and any vacancy at the conven-
tions were to be filed by the boards.
The following were those who went to
the conventions:
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1900-04-20

Our leader is SOLID SILK LINED VICUNA The swell
goods for this SPA saving So from regular price
We show equally good value at So, IS and $40
The Bemidji pioneer., 1900-08-16
constituents Of saccharin.

Saccharirl or glucide is a sweet sub
stance prepared BY complex processes
from coal tat 81 It is white, Y semi
crystalline powder, withFa faint oder.
and intensely sweet taste, So sweet is
1T that it requires to be very much di-i
yluted before its sweetness can be ap-
preriated, from half to, one grain suf-
ficing for a cup of tea. It is not pure
substance as found in commerce, but
contains variable proportion 40 to
GO per cent? of a less sweet compollnd.
On this account opinions differ@as to
its sweetening power compared with
that Of sugar, it being estimated to be
from 200 tn 300 times strorlge than
the natural product. 1t was at first
thought likely it would prove q serious
rival to sugar, but its price offers no
great inducement, and conflicting
opinions as to it's safety have rather
initiated against its use. AT present
it is employed for sweetening the food
Of diabetic patients, and for Disgusting
the taste of drugs, 1t is but slightly
soluble in water, but dissolves readily
if mixed with baking soda, carbonic
acid gas being liberated during solu,
ton.
The Bemidji pioneer., 1900-08-16
Regulating the w,ath of Tires.

Prof. F. H. King, Physicist of the
l wisconsin Agricultural Station in the
bulletin prepared by him on the con.
!, struction and maintenance Of country
roads, says concerning wide tires:
when we come to have system o.
good roads and the means for main.
tanning them it will be necessary te
have ordinances regulating the width
of tire and diameter of wheel which
may be used on the roads when carry
ing specified loads. In Europe. wnert
better roads are found and a better
system for maintenance exists, there
are ordinances which fix the width oil
tire to be used with given loads. II
Bavaria the regulations are as fol
lows:
Il 2 wheel carts with TWO horses 4.13'
inch tires.
2wheel carts with four horses g.
180 inch tires.
"A wheel carts with two horses 2.5sl
inch tires.
34 wheel carts with four horses A.,
1873 inch tires.
4wheel carts with five to eigh
horses 6.1SO inch tires. IT,
Carts with more than four and wag
ons with more than eightEhorses are
not allowed to use the roads without
q special permit from the authorities
h Other countries Of the Old Worle
have found similar ordinances neces.
sary and 1t Is clearly rational and JUS
that such matters should be regulated
for otherwise one man may easily pu'
in jeopardy the interests of a who'll
community" Y i2'R4 fRfHfE# 5ft
The Bemidji pioneer., 1900-08-16
Artistic Doll Houses.

8 There is something new under the
sun, and it can be seen at the Fine
Arts building any of these days. Miss
Elizabeth Gordon, a well-known
Evanston girl of large private means.
is responsible for this novelty, which
mas taken the form of an exhibition OF
modern aesthetic and artistic doll
houses and doll furniture. For a long
time Miss Gordon's sense OF the ,eter-
nal fitness OF things has been dis
turbed by the doll houses owned and
played with by the little children OF
her acquaintance. She found the
structures inconvenient and clumsy,
their fittings ugly and the whole
neither conducive to good taste In the
child nor pleasure. s...
So setting to work with an able car
penter among several other dwellings
Miss Gordon has built the Craigie
house out of Boston owned by the
Longfellows. The exterior Is three
feet high. FIVE in length and complete
from gable windows, shingles and
porch pillars to the brass knocker on
the front door. The bedrooms are
walled in Powered dimities have Swiss
dressing tables, curtains, portieres,
chintz covered chairs and divans and
tiled communicating baths. The din
ing-room Is in Flemish oak, the IL
brary in rich red, with tall lamps,
Candida bra, colonial furniture and vel
vet carpets. The drawing-room is a
French affair OF rose and gold, with
a baby grand piano in it. The furni-
ture and the hangings are made by
young women to whom Miss Gordon
gives employment, and the whole ex-
hibition, which has been very largely
attended. has almost driven the little
girls crazy who have gone there with
their mammas. Dolls In character are
also a feature Of the show and special
pieces Of doll furniture in artistic an
tique shapes can be ordered by small
housekeepers. Miss Gordon calls her
settlement of modern doll houses the
Crawford houses, and she considers
her shooting box" and its furnish
ings the smartest of her collection.
The Bemidji pioneer., 1900-08-16
Prairie Oats.

Prairie Oats (Boutelona racemosa)
is often called Tall CANA and also mes
quite grass in Texas and westward. Al
report by the Kansas State Board OF
Agriculture says: 1t is an important
constituent of prairie sod in eastern
Kansas, but westward is found chiefly
on the decliyities OF draws or hills.
1t is nutritious. but is generally con-
sidered to be less SO than some other
species 1t is easily distinguished by
the fiower-stalks, which rise to the
height Of one to three feet. All along
the main stem, except the lower part,
are the small spikes Of flowers, ar
ranged quite close together. These
spikes are half an inch or less In
length and turned back upon the main
stem, as shown in the illustration. One
great advantage possessed by this
plant, and an advantage that Is likely
to have great influence in its intro.
The Bemidji pioneer., 1900-08-16
Woman
Court Clerk

Mrs. Glessner Moore Brady has re-
Gently been elected for a second term
is circuit clerk OF Vernon county, Mo.
She is the only woman in the United
States who ever held that Office Her.
husband, who died two years ago, was
her predecessor in the position. Mrs.
Brady has intelligence, system and tact
and she has proved herself to be eff
tient and capable in every way OF
filing the position, and although the
politicians grumbled at first, there has
never been a clerk more popular, At
the end Of her first term Mrs. Brady's
friends persuaded her to become a can.
I,lidate for the office. Three experienced
politicians ran against her, and each
axerted all the arts Of his calling to
getSthe nomination. But pretty Mrs.
Brady threw herself into the business
Of politics with SO much determination
that her rivals were worsted. The com
vention held In Nevada City was the
scene Of her victory. Eighteen Of 20
townships were for her and every ward
of the city. u. ~ W. 3, .,s3,gt i. A @
When discussing her work recently
Mrs Brady said: gfi,lis, 81 i !. /: . (. tss
g n IN gained my first experience as err;
cult clerk in 1895, when married Hem
5ry Brady, who was then county
clerk Of Vernon. Shortly after our
marriage Mr.. Brady was taken sick,
and was obliged to go further south
for his health During his absence i
took charge, Of his business, filled his
office and conducted the campaign for
his reelection, which was successful
a very few days after he entered upon.
his second term his health failed en-
5tirely, and in less than a week he died:
I n After careful thought upon the SUBJ
ject Gov. Lon v. Stephens said that,
judging from past experience, he
thought was capable Of filling the po-
sition left vacant BY my husbands
death, and appointed me to serve out
the remainder Of the term. During
this time I made many friends among
the townspeople prominent in public
affairs, and believe that / owe my
success to treating everyone. kindly
and endeavoring to make as few enc
mics as possible. s,tis II
81 have; always possessed good bust
ness head, and when a young girl,
helped my father in the large dry
goods store which he owned often buy
ing the stock and keeping a record Of
the sales and supplies. In this way I
learned to be accurate, and ] also dis
covered that some of thes chief rules
which should be followed in business
of any kind are to be exact, brief and
terse When / entered upon my duties
as circuit clerk / followed these rules
carefully and all the work in my Office
was carried on upon strict business
principles.
When the two years which 7 was
serving pro tenn expired | was urged
by my friends, among whom could
count some Of the most influential
men Of the town. to become a candi-
date for the Office. felt some hesi-
The Bemidji pioneer., 1900-08-16

Original !
Capitals
CHANGES nv TIE
SEATS or, I
GOVERNMENT OF
VARIOUS STATES,


lished as such until after some contro-
versy. E$ a@
!, BY what may best, perhaps, be des-
cribed as paradox, Rhode Island, the
smallest sof the states in the country,
has had the largest number of capitals
1t now has two, Providence and New
port, and originally had five sinulta-
neous capitals,so to speak P rovidence,
Newport, South Kingstown, East
Greenwich and Bristol Connecticut
had two Hartford and New Haven
and it is sometimes found difficult, at
present, to understand why a small
state with a sparse population and hav-
ing little official business to transact
should have found 1t necessary to
maintain more than one capital. 1t is
explained by the fact. however, that in
early times and for some years after
the revolutionary period local jealous
les existed between the several towns
Of the state, and it was to appease these
jea1olsies that the concession was
made of two capitals. Rhode Island,
though not the pioneer, is now the last
survivor of this custom. and its citi-
zens are to vote in November on the
proposition to do away with Newport
as capital and to establish Providence
as the only one.
Another reason which has had con-
siderable to do with the establishment
of capitals in early times in country
districts was found in the definite
boundaries of the states. All the orig
fnal states had fixed boundaries when
admitted, but most Of the western and
southern states were subdivisions Of
former territories, and the capital
which was appropriate at one time
would not serve after different bound
aries were chosen. The territory OF
Michigan, for instance, included a part
of northwestern Ohio including the
city Of Toledo. Ohio was admitted in
to the union in 1902, and the north
western counties were not annexed to
it until 1886 This change in the
state boundaries justified the selection
of more northeriy town for the capt.
tai, and Columbus was chosen.
The United States has changed it's
capital, originally in New York, and
afterwards in Philadelphia, like most
Of the separate states.
The Bemidji pioneer., 1900-08-16

Very few American states have now
their original state capitals, a circum-
stance which is being recalled by the
observances in various parts OF the
country of anniversaries Of the estab-
lishment Of the present capitals. The
original capital Of Indiana was Cory
don; of Illinois, Vandalia; and OF ONO
~Chillicothe Corydon and Vandalia
are small towns, but Chillicothe has
grown to be city Of some Importance.
The original capital OF New York was
New York city, and for short time
New York had two capitals-New York
city and Jamaica, L. !. Afterward the
course OF capital moved nerthward,
first to Poughkeepsie, then to Kings
ton, and finally to Albany, where 1t has
been situated for more than century.
The original capital Of Alabama was
Tuscaloosa, and Of Georgia, Milledge-
vile, until suspersed by Atlanta after
the close of the civil war. Iowa City
was the original capital OF Iowa, now
Des Moines. and in some of the new
Northwestern States, notably North
Dakota, it has been necessary to put
the matter of capital selection to the
determination OF the voters on several
occasions, and not without consider
able contention and friction in the set
tlement of the dispute. New Orleans,
for time after the civil war the eapi-
tai of Louisiana, had been superseded
by Baton Rouge Detroit, the largest
city in Michigan, was originally the
capital a position now occupied by
Lansing. Lecompton was the first
capital OF Kansas; Topeka is the capi-
tai now.
Omaha was the capital Of Nebraska
as territory and remained such for
short time after its admission, until
Lincoln succeeded it. Wheeling was
the first capital of West Virginia be-
fore the selection of Charleston, and
Virginia City was the capital of Ne
vada before the selection of Carson
City, or Carson, as it is called locally.
Denver has always been the capital of
Colorado, state or territory. Yankton,
S. D., was the capital of Dakota terri
tory before its admission into the
union as two separate states. but the
present capital Of South Dakota is the
town of Pierre. and 1t was not estab-
The Bemidji pioneer., 1900-08-16
How.s This?

We offer One Hundred Dollars reward for any
case OF Catarrh that cannot DO cured by Halls
Catarrh Cure =
n. J. CHENEY & Co, Props, Toledo, O
We the undersigned, have known f.. j.
Cheney for the last is years and believe him
perfectly honora BILE in all business transactions
and financially able to carry out any obliga-
tions made by their Arm
West g. Truax Wholesale Druggists. Toledo,
o.. Walding, Kinnan s. Marvin, Wholesale
Druggists Toledo. Ohio.
Halls Catarrh Cure Is taken internally act
ing directly upon the blood and mucous surfaces
OF the system. Testimonials sent free. Price
s5c per bottle. Sold by all druggists. ,5fg%Ef 81
Halls Family Pills are the best 'ta
The Bemidji pioneer., 1900-08-16
Sketch Of
I Mrs. Glessner vi. Brady,
Of Missouri

II III.
fancy about doing so at first, for, all
though ! knewlI was competent Of fill
ing the position, ! realized that ut
would mean a hard fight, for 1t was to
the best of my knowledge the first in
stance in which woman had run for
that office. | finally decided to enter
the contest, in which three strong and
well-known politicians entered against
me. Once launched upon the campaign
i put forth my best efforts to win. !
met and talked with personally more
than 5000 voters and was treated with
utmost courtesy.
Many of the voters had known me
from childhood, and my friends were
loyal and enthusiastic. BY the kind
ness which met on all sides my cour-
age was kept up, but think that my
election was due to my own earnest
efforts and to the clean and successful
record which / could show of past SER
vices. There are twenty townships in
our county sand five wards in the city.
made a spoint to, keep Id touch with
every voting precinct, and when the
delegates came insasE had wcarriedsa ~
townships out of the and every
ward ina the ei TIL. M 1 ri
'The work has given me good In
sight into COURT affaiTss ana hope
next year ITO read law, M, otF M tn the
set purpose of being admittsdS to&the
bar, but because | feel convinced that
at will help me in whatever line, OF
bushes 81 ollow III the future.
The Bemidji pioneer., 1900-08-16
e to- y 10 -,n2

'''How long does the train stop2here?"
the old lady asked the brakeman
"Stop here" answered that function
airy. Four minutes. From 2 to 10
2O2."
''I wonder" unused the old lady, 'if
that man thinks he's a whistler Pin.
diaEapolis Press. -%,tng
The Bemidji pioneer., 1900-08-16
Re.t for the Bo,veis.

No matter what ails you, headache
to cancer, you will never get well
until your bowels are put right.
CASCARETS help nature, cure you
without "a grippe or pain, produce easy
natural movements. cost you just 10
cents to start getting your health back.
.CAsCARETS Candy Cathartic, the
genuine put up iii metal boxes, every
tablet has OK. &C. stamped on 1T b,
ware of imitati ions. tSsl I. sattss 4, u
The Bemidji pioneer., 1900-08-16
Ladies Can Wear shoe.

FOne size smaller after using Aliens
Foot Ease a powder. 1t makes tight
sor new shoes easy. Cures swollen. hot,
sweating. aching feet, ingrowing nails,
corns and bunions. All druggists and
shoe stores, Csc. Trial package. FREH'
i by mail. Address Allen S. olmsted,
Leroy, N. X. @ 7 aT}s s4fysis5s
The Bemidji pioneer., 1900-08-16
PATENTS.
1fHt of Patents Issued Inst Week to
NorthNcstern Inventors. "a

!, Richards s. Cuddihy, ST. Paul, MINI,
scinder- proof cap or cover; James T..
Davidson Butte, Mont, electric arc
lamp; Herman Grams, Dexter, MINI,
traction engine; Stephen AL Huntley,
Elk Point, S. D.. flrearm; John j. Ober,
Kibbey, Mont. gate hinge: Michael j.
Sasgen, St. Matthias, Mimi wagon
box and hay rack LITTER. II
] Merwin. I.othrop & johnson. Patent Attor-
ness, OH ana 912 Pioneer Press Bldg, st. Paul.