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Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1900-04-27

DZXZ7VERY old maxim declares that it isn't econ
wv omy to pick up pins; the time is worth more
wv than the pins Similarly it is not true econ
G-9 omy to do without Ivory Soap; your health
requires the daily removal Of the bodily excretions
which discharged through the pores Of the skin.
These tiny mouths must be kept open, and they
should be opened only with pure soap.
IVORY SOAP ee"tSo PER CENT. PURE
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1900-04-27

To the many friends and pei9hhors who have
~ so many ways shown their sympathy and helm.
fulness in our late bereavement we wonld az
press our sincere gratitude. "a
MRS. JAMES H. FRANKLIN.
WILLIAM j. FRANKLIN.
CLARENCE N. FRANKLIN
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1900-04-27

The county Jail Of late has been without
an inmate.
Mrs. II. j. Batchelder was called to
Peru Tuesday by the funeral of friend.
Mr.. Wright of district No. 0 was able to
be out this week after quite a severe i'll
ness.
Mrs C. P. Dewitt recently arrived from
Springfield TO spend awhile at her sons,
F. A. DeWitt's.
The village school in charge of Mrs. Z.
A. Kenyon of Townshend began its sum-
mer session on Monday.
Mrs. Henry Downs, who has been at
Mrs. Rawson's for a week or two, returned
to Boston on Wednesday.
W. n. Chase has completed for the
present his good work of transplaniing
trees to his yard bordering the common.
The collection last Sunday after Secre-
tary Rev. L. II. Elliot's presentation of the
cause of the Vermont Bible society
amounted to about SIS.
Merchant Grout is making improve
nents In the rear of his store and will
have repairs made next month on the
place occupied by G. B. johnson.
The annual meeting of the W. c. T. u,
will be held with Mrs. G. w. Parsons on
wednesday at p. N. Five delegates will
be chosen to the county convention con-
vening at Grafton on May II and Is.
Fred Lang, after a week in HaVerhill,
Mass, returned to Washburn, Wisconsin.
where he holds an excellent position in
railroad employment. He has been turn
ing his attention to the study of law with
view to taking the bar examination.
Special instruction in teaching vertical
writing will be given to the teachers in
Newfane on Monday evening, April 80, in
the school room at Newfane village by j.
5. Cooley of Worcester, Mass, former
superintendent of writing in Chicago
schools and present institute instructor in
this department. All teachers in adioin-
ing towns and all others who are interest
ed in the promotion of good penmanship
are invited to be present.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1900-04-27
6UILFORD.
Stripping or Ihs Forests.

A large force of Polander wood choppers
came to town this week to begin the clear.
ing of timber lot recently sold by Her
bert Andrews, in the slate rock district, to
a Mr.. Brown, who will set up steam saw
mill on the grounds. 1t is also said that
the timber on the Grin Weatherhead farm
has been sold to Mr.. Stratton of Bernard
ston and will be cut down. The Diamond
Match factory company will also level still
another quantity on T. L. Johnson's place.
Verify, this town will yet be as destitute of
trees and forests as desert.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1900-04-27

The desultory mind fits from thought 10
thought like a bird pleased by motion
never content to alight except for an In,
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1900-04-27
GREEN RIVER.

Miss Fife Thomas has been confined to
the house two weeks by illness.
Mrs. r. T. Cutting is spending a few
days with friends at East Guilford.
Henry Stowe is in Gardner and other
towns in Massachusetts on business trip.
George Weatherhead has finished work
for Arthur Worden, and is al work for
Emery Evans.
The village school began Monday with
IA scholars. Raymond Elmer of Brattle.
boro is teacher.
Bert Bracket is at work in Wilmington.
where he has a position with the Whining
ton Grain & Lumber company.
Marion Thomas went to her school in
the Weatherhead Hollow district Monday,
where she is to teach the spring term.
David Robbins has the contract for con-
Veying the scholars from district No. 7 to
district No. 6 for the spring term of school.
George Lynde advertises an auction of
stock, farming tools, etc., on Tuesday,
May s, at o'clock p. NJ. G. P. ellison
will act as auctioneer
would like to have people understand that
Ar. M. @. Greenleaf made a great mistake, for
never refused to keep house for him nor left his
bed or board. He turned me out door.
MRS. ANNA GREENLEAF.
Green River, Vt
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1900-04-27
TO Cure ConstIpation For,,,.r.


Take Cascarets Candy Cathartic. 10 or Is Cents
III o. u o. fan TO cure, druggists refund money.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1900-04-27

Joel Flagg was in North Adams, Mass,
for brief visit this week.
The village district school began this
week with Miss Jessie Swift as teacher.
She is boarding at G. P. Miller's.
Dudley Crosier has bought Amandarin
Russell's place near G. e. Alexander's.
Mr.. and Mrs. Russell will 80 to Boston to
live with their son.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1900-04-27
R.sIgnn,Ion OF Rev. Mr.. Nort.n.

Rev. Smith Norton, pastor of the Con-
gregational church for five years, rendered
his resignation on Sunday. His health
has been failing of late and he had plan
ned to resign in June at the close OF his
pastoral year, but another serious illness
decided him TO resign at once. Being I'M
able to attend church Mr.. Norton's request
was conveyed to the congregation verbally
by Mrs. Norton after the service conduct
ed by Rev. L. H. Elliot of Waterbury. 1t
was wholly unexpected and regret is felt
by many at severing the connection of Mr..
and Mrs. Norton with the people. Mr.
Norton's need, however, TO be relieved of
his charge here on account of i'll health
seemed so urgent that the church commit
tee unanimously accepted the resignation
Mr.. and Mrs. Norton expect to spend q
few weeks in Brattleboro recuperating at
Linden Lodge before breaking up their
home here in the pleasant new parsonage
which was built four years ago at a cost OF
about $1,000. Pastor Norton has always Civ
enithe church here credit for prompt pay
ment of salary, and Mrs. Norton stated on
Sunday that i'll health was the only reason
for the resignation. The people extend
hearty sympathy to Mr.. and Mrs. Norton
for their Ill health and trust that a long
rest will bring a comfortable degree Of
strength to them.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1900-04-27
The Beers Retreating.

British Are Attempting to Surround the
Force which Has Been BesieEing
Wepener,
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1900-06-19
FAMOUS ZOOS D
south Africa Possesses some of the
Largest and Finest I'm
the World.

The South African republics zoolog-
ical collection and gardens are the fin
est and largest in the world. The gnr-
dens, which are in the Lebombo region,
are guarded by whole tribe of Kafiirs.
and contain every species Of Wild ami
NAL to be found in South Africa. The
geological collection at Bronx park,
New York, is a remarkably fine one.
The gardens cover 300 acres, and one of
its most important features is the
natural environments provided for the
animals.
The animals of South America, for
instance, are given the free range of
large Enclosures containing miniature
mountains, rivers and forests; while
the tigers and lions live in sandy
stretches, jungles and so on. The Vel
lowstone national park, of the United
States, with its area of 3,5T5 square
miles. forms a geological preserve for
almost every species of animal found
in that part of the world. The London
geological gardens contain nearly 3.00C
animals; those at Berlin about 1900,
and the Jardin des Piantes, Paris, about
1000 animals.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1900-06-19
AT THE PARIS EXPOSITION.
vtIion Is n Beautiful and At
frsetiws Structure.

Our cocher has been ordered TO turn
into the Avenue de la Tour Marbourg,
and suddenly / find that we have come
out upon the Quai d'Orsay, and are at
the entrance of the Pont des Invalides,
says the New Lippincott. Here cabby
Is ordered to halt, and looks on in sur
prise as we descend into the ankle-deep
dust and proceed by means Of our open
sesame, to the place where four Ameri-
can flags at the corners of a large
square indicate the Enclosure chosen
by our commissioner general for the
American pavilion.
Here, on the rive gauche. in COM
pany with others of the Pavillons des
Etrangeres, will stand the American
pavilion, a beautiful and attractive
structure, whose broad steps lead down
to the water. Here Americans may
land, and at once receive that welcome
and attention which the visitor soon
discovers is second nature to the COM
missioner general and his staff; and
here, mere than anywhere else in Paris
Willie find himself thoroughly at home
1t is to our commissioner general and
his untiring industry that we are in
debted for the great amount of space
which is TO contain. the great American
exhibit, and even my gloomy guide i:
tempted to break into a triumphant
smile at this new proof of American
skill and. energy.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1900-06-19
DISPATCH RIDERS GOODNESS.
Captured by the Beers, He Saves
Hs@ Precious Papers by
8hrewd Trick.

One Of the most remarkable instances
of self-possession on record is accred-
tied to a gentleman who arrived here SO
late as October 20, writes a Transvaal
correspondent of the London News. He
rode bicycle. and his dispatches were
made up in brown paper parcel, which
he carried in his coat pocket, so that If
he saw trouble ahead he could commend
the safety of his parcel 10 the open
veldt. lie was riding swiftly. and on
turning a treacherous corner found
himself face TO face with a party of
about 20 Beers, who had been looting.
or, in their more charitable phraseolo-
gy. Communicating. lie at once dis
mounted and said good day." and as
his get up" was excellent one of the
Beers shook hands with him.
This gave little respite, and enabled
him to collect himself. Yes, he said, he
was coming from Kimberley, and was
looking for work. He preferred look
ing for work to taking up arms. Be-
fore the Beers sought TO search him he
brought out two hard boiled eggs.
which he offered them. They refused.
and then he produced his brown paper
packet of dispatches. and said Re had
two sandwiches which they could have.
His seeming kindness was his salvation.
and the Beers were satisfied. They gave
him plenty of advice. and told him to
keep his sandwiches as they had suffi-
cheney of biltong.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1900-06-19
INTENSE COLD.
Rumbs the Senses and Produces I'm
Some Cases Results Similar TO
Alcoholic IntoxicatIon.

The usual results of exposure to ex-
treme cold are loss of energy, both
physical and mental, followed by
drowsiness and dissemination to move;
the mental faculties become torpid
and the senses numbed, while the vic
tim is seized with an irresistible de-
sire to lie down and sleep. If this
desire is yielded to the lethargy passes
into stupor and death follows. Occa-
sionally these symptoms are preceded
by others which resemble those of in
toxication, and are due to a peculiar
condition of the blood. which at very
low temperature takes up an insult
ficient quantity of oxygen, and SO has
an injurious effect on the nervous sys-
tenn. 1t was observed during the re-
treat of the French from Moscow that
those who were most severely affected
by the cold often reeled about as If
intoxicated; they also complained of
giddiness and indistinctness of vision
and sank gradually into state of
lethargic stupor from which il was i'm
possible to arouse them. Other in
stances are recorded in which per-
sons became delirious and died
through q short exposure to intense
cold.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1900-06-19
VOTING PLACES IN PRUSSIA
Beer Halls Are Generally Chosen for
the Purpose OF Holding
Elections.

The practice In Prussian cities re-
garding the selection of voting places
is in direct contradiction TO American
usage. says Municipal Affairs. Instead
of closing all places where intoxicants
are sold on election day, il is precisely
the best-known and most popular beer
lokals that are chosen for the purpose
of holding elections. The halls which
are commonly maintained in such
places TO be used for all sorts OF social
gatherings are seldom occupied during
the day, and as they are well known in
the neighborhood they form ideal
places for holding an election.
Liquors are not sold in the room in
which the voting takes place, but may
be freely drunk there. Indeed. il is u
very exceptional election judge who
does not have capacious krug on the
table before him, from which he occa-
sionally quenches his thirst while the
| tedious process of balloting is going on.
A very considerable economy is effected
by holding elections in such places. as
rent is either not charged at all or else
is fixed at a nominal sum by The pro-
prietor. who expects to be reimbursed
through the purchases of those who
visit the polls. Any unusual amount
of drunkenness on election days. or at
least during city elections. which are
seldom attended by excitement of any
sort, is unknown.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1900-06-19
PAY DAY IN CHINA.
All Accounts Are Settled on New
Years Day-Presents I'm
Red Paper.

New Year is the national pay day in
China. All accounts must be squared
up at that time, and the man who
can't raise money enough to pay his
debts has to go into bankruptcy, says
the Loncon Nail. The laws are such
that the creditor can enter the debtors
house and take what he pleases if
there is no settlement. To prevent
such action families club together and
make all sorts of compromises to keep
up the business reputation of the clan.
New Year is great day for the pawn
brokers. Their shops are crowded
with people who want to redeem their
best clothes before the new year.
There are crowds also who want to
pawn other things in order to get
money enough to pay their debts.
Pawnbrokers receive high rates of in
terest, in which they are protected
by the government.
The Chinese paint the whole country
red on New Years day in more senses
than one. Red is the color which with
them denotes good luck and prosper.
ity, and all the New Year cards and
invitations are on paper of that color
Every child gets its New Year present
wrapped in red paper, and red in
/ scriptions are pasted over the doors o
! the houses.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1900-06-19
WILL MAKE WAR ON INSECTS
Hsst~ for the Coming Year to
Abate Destruction.

The attacks of injurious insects prob
ably cause the loss of several millions
of dollars in Massachusetts alone each
year, says the Boston Transcript. This
has not always been the case, but in
sects are becoming more abundant and
consequently more destructive. Much
of this destruction, however, could be
either in part or wholly prevented If
the proper methods of treatment were
made use of, and that this is not more
frequently done is very unfortunate.
1t is probable that the reason for the APP
parent negligence in this regard is due
to ignorance as to what the insect is in
each particular case and what to do to
prevent its ravages. 1t is this very un-
certainty which results in nothing be-
ing done in most cases.
In order to provide this information
for residents of the state the entomo-
logical division of the Hatch expert
ment station at Amherst offers its serv-
ices without charge to oil who may de-
sire them. In order to obtain this as
sistance write TO the entomologist,
Hatch experiment station, at Amherst
Mass, describing the trouble, and also
if possible, send samples of the injury
and insect causing it, and attention viii
at once be given to the matter.
/ AS the Hatch experiment station OF
Massachusetts, is supported in part by
state appropriation, such use of It's
facilities by the people of the state is
not only justifiable but desirable, fol
it was established for just that purpose
and no one who incurs loss by insecI
ravages can excuse himself for that loss
except on the ground Of ignorance tina
such assistance could be obtained.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1900-06-19
SOME ovERcoAT SIGNS.
In which VIII BE Seen ths Part
They Play in Determining
a Mans Age.

Thank you," said Senator Bever-
idge, of Indiana, to an attache at the
white house who offered to assist him
in putting on his overcoat. "A young
man never refuses to accept help in
getting his overcoat on, but the older
a man gets the more certain he is to
refuse help and say: No, thank you,
/ can get it on all right 1t is GER
tain indication of old age when man
will not permit another to aid in get
ting on his overcoat."
Senator Elkins overheard the remark
Of the young senator from Indiana,
says the Washington Star, and said:
swell, if what you say is true, Senator
Hawley is one of the youngest men
in the senate. He always accepts as
sistance in putting on his overcoat.
But one day he said to me: 'Elkins,
when you hear me say that l can get
my overcoat on without anyone help
ing me you may be sure that l am
getting Old"
Next Jerry Smith soliloquized to
himself. Jerry has been at every din
Der and public and private reception
at the white house for years, and his
principal business during that time
was to artistical!y aid in putting on
overcoats and incidentally to receive
in a Chesterfeldian manner whatever
tips were given him. 81 jes' tells yer,
said Jerry to himself, "dere's lois OF
troof in what de senator said, but
jes' knows dat nobody can put on an
obercoat like dis here niger"
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1900-06-19
where Goldfish Are Propasated.

About. three miles south of ST. Joseph,
on the King Hill road, is located one of
the Missouri state fish hatcheries. Its
chief interest lies in the fact that it is
the only place in the state or in the
country anywhere where goldfish are
propagated and distributed. Here
these little aquarium beauties may be
obtained for a mere thank you" and
many are they who avail themselves of
this privilege. From October until
January four goldfish each are given
to every citizen of the state until the
supply is exhausted.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1900-06-19
GETTING AN ANTIQUE CHEAP.
HOW Collector Secured an Old Ma
ho9any Table at Very
Small Cost.

When man becomes a crank on the
subject Of antiques he will go TO any
extreme to gain possession of coveted
treasure, says the Philadelphia Record.
There is physician up the northeast
way who has the craze, and has il bad.
He made professional call on an old
Irish woman the other day, and, as her
ailment was not of sufficient severity
10 keep her from her household duties,
he found her in the kitchen washing
dishes. His eyes glistened as he saw
the table upon which this homely OPP
Grafton was being performed. 1t was
an old decrepit affair on three legs, but
1t was solid mahogany, with quaint
carvings.
That's queer sort of table to be
washing dishes on" ventured the doc
tor.
Sure, it is that" replied its owner;
IAN / wouldn't be bothered wild il at
all, at all, if l could afford new one"
The doctor was all solicitude in a mo-
ment. "Why, that's too bad" he said.
And then, as though seized with sud-
den philanthropic inspiration. he add
ed: IF you will allow me I'll buy you
a new table, and I'll take the old one of
your hands" OF course, the old woman
was only too delighted. The doctor in.
vested two dollars in a common kitchen
table, in exchange for which he received
the old mahogany one, which had beer
in the old woman's family for nearly 9
century,
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1900-06-19
Never Rains There.

Rain has never been known to fall
in that part of Egypt between the two
lower falls of the Nile.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1900-06-19
WANT THE TERMS KILLED.
why Women Prefer Their Piumaxe
for the Decoration of Theix
Hendgear.

AS a result of causes too mysterious
for the mind of man TO comprehend.
fashion claimed the terms for her own
says Bird Lore.
Up and down the coast word went
forth that sea swallows. or summer
QulIs," were worth ten cents each, and
the miiIiner's agent was there to con-
firm the report.
II was in June when the baymen
were idle and, unrestrained by law.
they FASTENED to the beaches in keen
competition to destroy the birds which
were nesting there.
Never, in this country, at least, has
there been such slaughter of birds. A
Cobb's island (Va.) baymaD, whose
conscience, even at this late date, urged
him to a confession of shame for his
part in the proceedings, told me recent
" that in single day of that memor-
able season 400 terms were killed on
Cobb's island alone. and 10000 are said
TO have been there shot during the
summer. The destruction al other IA
vorable places was proportionately
great.
Two seasons of this work were SUI
fcient TO sweep the terms from all their
more accessible resorts. the only sur
vivors being residents of a few unin-
habited islands.
What will be the result? Is there ne
appeal from fashions decree. Woman
alone can answer these questions. and
the case is so clear she cannot shirk
the responsibility of replying.
Aigrettes are decorative, quilts diff
cult to identify, neither bespeak death.
and ignorance may lead the most hui
name woman into wearing either. Bu1
with the tern no such excuse exists,
and the woman who places its always
disgustingly mutilated body on her
bonnet does so in deliberate defiance
of the laws of humanity and good
taste.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1900-06-19
No Gentlemen would raLe II.

A member of one of the great polit-
ical clubs of London recently lost his
umbrella and put up notice in the
hall requesting "the nobleman" who
had taken il to return il when he had
done with it. The committee. in due
course. desired 10 be informed why he
had ascribed its possession to a peer.
The member blandly referred them TO
the rule which said that the club was
composed of "noblemen and gentle
men," and added that no gentleman
would have taken his umbrella.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1900-06-19
Fifteen Mutton pays Lost.

The annual report of the English la
Dor statistician for 1898, which has been
recently issued, shows that during the
year there were I'll strikes and lock-
outs in the United Kingdom. and that
the total number of working days lost
from this cause was l5.29s.47s. Alto
gether 25a,o0T workmen were involved.
OF the strikes settled. those in favor of
the workmen involved 1890 people,
while those in favor of the employers
involved 12O,667.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1900-06-19

A Canadian has designed water cy-
Gle which offers little resistance TO the
water, the floats which support The pro-
polling mechanism being composed of
two long cylinders of small diameter.
with the ends brought to point TO de-
crease the resistance.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1900-12-01
From Portsmouth, Va.

The revival in progress ut Ebspese,
baptiss Church is meeting With muct
success. Many have made professionl
and more still SEEKING.
Mr.. Ulysses Briggs of Richmond. Va
Was In the city this week, the guess Of
dis father.
The services at Emanuel A. N. K,
Ohurch Sunday were held at the u4ual
hour. At IL q. m. Rev. Edgar Rob- q.
son OF Brighton Chapel preached and
AZ z 80 IN the evening Deacon Thorn az
D.vis dictated
The anniversary social given by the
Christian CLUB this week was quite q
success.
Rev. ]. w. Kirby. formerly pastor of
Eoenezer Baptist Church was in the
city shis week.
Mrs. Martha Rose and daugh ter has
returned from N. Y city.
Mr.. Samuel Davis OF 600 High Sc
who has ben quite sick 10 improving
slowly
The mother of Mr.. Charles Casell Ia
is very sick st family residence, corner
Pine and < ng SIS.
Mr.. A las C Watts left the city on
Thursday for New York.