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Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1900-02-16

The well known Strengthening properties of
iron, combined with other tonics and a most neT
Ieet nerylne, are found In Carter's Iron Pills
which strengthen the nerves and body and i'm
prove the blood and complexion.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1900-02-16
''Hs Mistakes the En.e, ~ -

mistakes the Effect for the Cause
.h ana' Is what the person does who tries to cure
symntosasm or any other disease by relieving the
csnse ~ ~ hoods Sarsaparilla attacks the
tism me oi3od and thus permanently cures rheuma.
restores y, tones and strengthens the stomach
nentIv cnrsI natural digesting fluids aud perma.
rllls cure constipation. Price IS cents
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1900-02-16

Educate Your Bowels with Casea rets
Candy Cathartic, cure constipation forever
lO, 20 cents. II Q. O. C.Ifail, druggists refund
money.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1900-02-16

The town auditors will meet next Mon.
day in the selectmen's room.
Clyde and Alice Williams of Chester are
visiting their brother Guy at NJ. G. VIII
liams's.
Frank Lewis, who is engaged in the in.
surance business in New Jersey, is visiting
his relatives in town.
Mr.. Bungl of New York is in town Inv.
ing several crops Of tobacco; price from {
TO II cents in the bundle.
Edward Cook and family of Brookljne
have moved into the house with Earle
Fuller. Mrs. Cook is Mr.. Fuller's mother.
There will be no preaching at the Con.
gregational church next Sunday morning
The session of the Sunday school will Be
held as usual.
Chas. Ross, the new engineer for the
ot0"ell manufacturing company, was
cailed 10 Healdville on Monday account Of
the illness of his wife's mother.
Miss Florence NJ. Converse gave a whis
party wednesday evening in honor of Miss
Claire johnson of Shelburne Falls. Mass.
who is visiting her for few DAYS.
Rev. Edwin F. Mitchell has received hi,
prospectus of the "Life of d. l.. Moody"
and he will begin canvassing at once. The
DOCK was written by Mr.. Moody's son. and
1t is the only one which has the approval
of the family.
MISS Alice Taylor attended the funeral
OF her grandmother, Mrs. d. w. TAYLOR. in
windsor Friday. Mrs. TAYLOR was the
WIDOW OF Judge Daniel W. Taylor of Sher-
ourne, who was widely known as a member
OF the Rutland county bar. The burial
was in Sherburne.
A petition is being circulated. and large
~ signed, asking for the appointment of
VIM r. Frouty as census enumerator for
tne Town OF Putney. The petition is at
Nd u. Williams's store. Mr.. Prouty isa
son OF Deacon G. E. Prouty and he is well
qualified for the position.
A doe was seen by F. P SAWYER and
others Saturday near the W. G. Stevens
place near the railroad station. Mr.. Saw.
yer discovered the deer and while he and
others were watching her she iumped sew
efai FENCES, crossed the river on the ice and
disappeared in the New Hampshire woods
There will be roll call at the Rantist
church Feb. %, to which Ali members are
UoiSially invited. The calling of the roll
vii 9egih at . O'Clock. Supper will be
q
public meeting in the evening at ESQ,
" an address will be delivered by Rev.
~ "A, "A. wood, pastor of the Baptist church
OF West Brattleboro.
Notwithstanding the icy travelling, there
was was large attendance at the Methodist
lalr wednesday evening. A delegation of
between 40 and so from the Epworth league
OF Bellows Falls came for a ride and 10
ENJOY the chicken pie supper. A large
part OF the supply of fancy and useful arii-
cles was sold during the afternoon and
evening and the rest were sold at auction
ny y george T. Parker A good sum was
K. M: Cook, So, father of Mrs. Ed.
I. x. OF West Hill and Mrs. Davis Smith
d East Putney, died in Brattleboro Satur-
iay The body was brought here Sunday,
ma on Tuesday afternoon the funeral was
1eia at the home of Mrs. Aiken. Rev. E.
J, Mitchell officiating. The burial was in
uount Pleasant cemetery. Mr.. Cook was
'orn In Keene, N. H., and he spent his
,,ariy lie in that city. His wife was lydia
,1.tearns, sister of the late David Stearns of
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1900-02-16
AFFAIRS IN PUTNEY.
More Than 1900 Prescription,
Written Last Year At the Hospital ,
India I'm Charge OF DR.. HarrietE.p.
ker OF Putney-.-Dr. parLs,,.

Written Last Year At the Uosn,,.,
Ind" I'm Cbnrgs Of Dr. Harriet T..
ker OF Putney---Dr. Parker,s Nm,
DR.. Harriet Z. Parker of India conu.
ues TO write some interesting letters taIu
father, Sterne o. Parker of This yiI. ue'
AS is well known Dr. Parker hoe tsa
charge of the hospital for women and o iGl
dren at Madura under the managero.,, ~
the American Board. In letter rec l,'U
few days ago she said that the s,a,i.,t..
for the annual report OF the hospital ,a.,
made out from Dec. /, 1898. 10 Nov Sn
1899, and they showed an increase in ~,
hospital attendance. "There have ba.s su "
she says, 1917 in patients and more ill.,.
$4,000 outpatients. More than a M
prescriptions we're written. We bsso
good many calls outside at present al,
tend one typhoid case, going twice DALI
II is in Brahmin family, and the pa,is1,
cannot have broth, nor eggs, nor anv sals
in her Cruel II milk is put in too. nor linn,
juice, nor bath. We do the best We knov
how under these difficulties TbIs !.
probably on account of the Brahmin en-,
perstition.
In another part of the letter DR.. pa,
ker says: cat last have really begpr :,
study Hindustanee. Had my first Iesso1
from the Hindustanee munshi TODAY "a
understands very little English, so our oen.
eral conversation has to be in Tamil" r,
the term "munshi'' DR.. Parker means yin.
structor."
The name of DR.. Parker's munsbi is
c. Yesadian. Enclosed with DR.. Parker,
letter was letter from Mr.. Yesadian N
Mr.. and Mrs. Parker, which began: "Nos,
resp cted and honored sir and madam
and closed with: with our humble r..
CARDS and compliments TO self and madam
| beg to remain, honored sir, your mos,
obi. servant" Mr.. Yesadian gives me
names Of his children as follows: PennisI
Arputhammall, acknowledgements. Pom.
MAMMAL, Rajammall, Gnanammall. DIV,
Gnana Pappammall and Harriet Nallam.
mall. DR.. Parker pays her munshi the EQUIV
alent in American money Of GO cents
month for instruction an hour a dav.
DR.. Parkerwent to Madura under contract
to stay five years. The five years will be M
during the present year. When asked recent.
ly about coming home she said that the
doctor in charge of the mems hospital vas
TO go away soon for year and a half and
that she would not think Of leaving until
his return unless some other doctor was
sent to take her place.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1900-02-16

Interesting Letter from Henry Wins
low who Went west from Putney II
Years Ago---Is Now In Columbus,
CanÌƒon City record. [volume] (CanÌƒon City, Colo.) 1883-192?, 1900-04-26
CUBE FOE coNsuMprloN.

May he Prevented II These Rules Are
RisidIy Adhered To.
In view of the increasing number of
people afflicted with consumption who
are fiocking to Colorado. the board OF
health of that state has issued n set
of rules showing how consumption
may be prevented. Colorado appcara
to be getting alarmed over the number
of tuberculosis patients who are has
tening to the breezy heights OF that re-
gion to alleviate their affliction. Tho
death rate from consumption in Colo
RADIO is markedly on the increase. SO
much SO as to incite the health Of
ficials to take stringent measures. The
promulgated rules are not to be taken
as a crusade against consumptives.
with whom, they state. any person
may associate as freely as II they are
well II only the ordinary precautions
are taken. Three sources of danger
are pointed out as being most harm
full. expectoration. milk and meat. The
rules with regard to expectoration are
known to every one. Infected milk Is
made safe by boiling or heating to ITO
degrees Fahrenheit for 80 minutes.
Tuberculosed meat has to be left to
the vigilance OF the health oficer.
Among the rules for consumptives are
some advising the patient to carry
readily destroyable pocket spit cups.
which may be burned when necessary.
Fresh air, sunlight. and weekly disin-
fection Of the sickroom are commend
ed. For those who are predisposed To
the disease 1t is said that consumption
is almost never hereditary. but is ac-
quired by careless association with
those afflicted with the disease. Living
In the open air and ..roushing IT. as
much as possible is advised.-Cincin-
natl Enquirer.
CanÌƒon City record. [volume] (CanÌƒon City, Colo.) 1883-192?, 1900-04-26
HIS COURAGE COLLAPSED.
Bent ON ThrashI"E HI. Acquaintance
but Suddenly Changed His M.nd.

Bent on ThrashInx HI. Acquaintanee,
but Suddenly Changed His Mind.
Constable c. A. Spilker of Millcreek
Township tells the following story in
the Cincinnati Enquirer: 1 was walk
ing along Readroad, in Avondale, the
other day. when a well-knonn resident
in that suburb. with whom I have a
slight acquaintance. driving by in q
buggy saw me and stopped his horse.
He called to me, and on going up 20
him found that he wanted me to get
in the vehicle and take ride. After
| was seated and the horse had been
whipped into lively trot, he said that
he was not on pleasure bent. but was
on his way to the residence of man
whom he proposed to thrash within an
inch of his life. 1.-THE fellow has made
life burden to me of late," said he.
''and / want you to hold the horse
while get out and punch his face" l
tried to dissuade him from picking a
fight, but he would not listen to me.
did not like the role / was to play IN
the affair Just little bit, for did not
think it comported with the dignity of
my office to sit supinely in the buggy
and let two fellows maui each other to
a finish. / gave expression to this
view of the matter. but he only
shrugged his shoulders and drove on.
A few minutes after We stopped at the
gate of house that stood a consider
able distance in a spacious lawn. Ny
companion handed me the lines, threw
the laprobe over the dashboard. took
OF his cuffs and dropped his right foot
ha cf tn efn he,
motioned with his hand to a man who
was looking out of first-story win
dow at us to come out to the buggy.
The man came out of the house and
walked rapidly down the gravel walk
to where we were. He held his right
hand behind his back. He stepped up
to the buggy and looked my compan-
ion squarely in the eye. but did not
say word From where sat could
see what he held in his right hand. 1t
was a stove hook, but grasped in such
a fashion that one could not readily
determine what 1t was. II understand
that you have been looking for me for
several days." said he. addressing my
companion. well, there is no love
lost between us. so get out and let's
fight 1t out" "Oh. no. don't want IN
fight you" stammered my companion.
Il just wanted to show you my new
harness. You are the best friend I've
got" We'll I've not got any time to
waste on you: so drive on" said the
other. Until he was out of sight of the
house my companion drove like he was
going to n fire. The next day. hap
pening to meet him l said: why
didn't you fight that feliow? He
looked at me in open-nouthed amaze
ment and then yelled: "Didn't you SEQ
that gun he had in his hand7"
CanÌƒon City record. [volume] (CanÌƒon City, Colo.) 1883-192?, 1900-04-26

topeclal Lettef.D
While Great Britain is in the midst
OF furious warfare in South Africa,
her ancient rival. France, is winning
unquestioned Victories In North Africa
not by sword, in the main, though
there is little fighting in the van. The
reserves are the schoolmaster. the
scientist, the engineer, the teacher Of
farming and weaving. and the road
builder. The French have just taken
In-Salah, the seat of power of the war
like Songhai or Ouladbou Harmon
tribe, commanded by the great Ell Hal
Abd-el-Kader, one OF the most infiu-
ential of African potentates. This
capture cost some bIoodshed. to be
sure, but it was neither Majuba hill
affair nor Modder river battle. In
Salah may seem to be insignificant.
The company which defends 1t can
muster but 13O rifles. yet it is the rest
ing place on the highway across the
desert to Timbuctoo.
The dream OF France is ail-rail COM
munication from Paris to Timbuctoo.
From Algiers to In-Salah the caravan
road is dotted with French flags at
every little oasis-El Golea. HassiIn-
fel. Miribel, Touat, Gourara and the
like. Timbuctoo is the head of trade
navigation on the Niger. 1t is the
commercial center OF the equatorial
Africa, the rendezvous of the widest,
freest, most manly tribes now left un-
. tanned in all the world: the most pic
turesque of cities, and, in a CONNER
cial way. probably more important
than Khartoum. From that center the
French flag will fly 500 miles west to
the Atlantic; 600 miles northwest to
the narrow zone ending at Cape Blanc.
assigned to Spain in 1890; northeast
1000 miles to Tunis and Tripoii; east
100 miles straight to the Anglo-Egyp-
tian limits, not precisely defined. Of
Darfur; southwest, 1000 miles to the
Senegal coast and in line like an in
verted .L"-first east 1900 miles and
then south 1,500 by Bajirmi and Dar
Banda, 10 the French Soudan.
1t is by far the largest European en-
pire in Africa. 1t includes 1000 miles
OF fertile Mediterranean coast. once
the granary of Rome. now greatly in
creasing in productiveness under
French teaching-a countr! golden
with oranges. white with ripering
CanÌƒon City record. [volume] (CanÌƒon City, Colo.) 1883-192?, 1900-04-26

Love rssdsrssss In tie Rsi.t,oa be
tween soldier and His wife.
The Inevitable periods of separation
which come to men and women In
navy life act as preservations OF a
lover-like tenderness In the relation
between husband and wife that Is un-
speakably touching. Wives, even amid
the cares of a growing family and nm
ali-engrossing thriftiness OF living, md
time to write batch of six or eight
letters, to beopened once a week at sea
by the departing husband bound on q
long cruise. And far out at sea he
draws his stateroom curtain for the
pathetic tryst, with whispered BLESS
her hearth" on his lips. Christmas
boxes are prepared months beforehand
by loving hands. and marked with the
warning. Not to be opened until
Christmas day''-a defendu for once
cheerfully respected, knowing how
dreary would be that day but for the
waiting box. Many an oficer has con-
fessed to sitting up In his bunk bright
and early. like the veriest boy. and un-
packing that box with hands that were
not altogether steady and eyes not al
together dry. Half laughing. but with
tears not very far away, farer-a
manly giant of fellow-took the wri-
ter to his stateroom tthat cramped
repository of an officers personal
aura). and from a drawer OF a So
called desk" he drew forth an en-
velope. and from 1t wee bow of baby
ribbon. Disappointed in his auditors
lack OF instantaneous enthusiasm. he
held 1t up against the electric light.
and there, sure enough. we're two tiny
whitish-yellow hairs tied together
all he had ever seen of his first-born.
thousands OF miles away across two
oceans.-Women's Home Companion.
CanÌƒon City record. [volume] (CanÌƒon City, Colo.) 1883-192?, 1900-04-26
THE LAW FOR posaTo RICO.

The bill in relation to Puerto Rico
passed the Senate by vote Of 40 to
81, and the amended measure will
probably have become a Law by the
time this is in print
As amended In the Senate, the bill
provided for the same tariff as that
adopted by the House-fifteen per
cent. OF the duties imposed upon for
eign products by the Dingley tariff
The revenue from the duties levied Is
to go for the benefit of Puerto Rico.
The emergency bill, appropriating the
revenue that has already been derived
from duties on Puerto Rican products,
has already become a law, and this
makes little over two millions of dol
lars available at once for the expenses
of government in Puerto Rico.
The bin passed by the Senate pro
vides also for the civil government Of
the island; and as soon as this govern
ment is organized and has provided
ways and means for raising revenue,
the tariff as between Puerto Rico and
solute free trade with the island will
go into operation. In no event Is the
existing tariff to last longer than two
years.
1t is worthy of note that while Sen
ator Teller voted against the bill, he
did so on grounds of expediency and
not on constitutional grounds. He was
careful to explain that in his opinion
it is entirely within the power of Con-
gress to impose any tariff it may please
upon any of our new possessions.
Most of the Democratic papers keep
up the outcry that this tariff is laid
for the purpose of 'robbing" Puerto
Rico-oppressing it, tyrannizing over it,
those who read only Democratic papers
can hardly be aware of the character
of the bill, and of the fact that the
small tariff is levied entirely for the
benefit of Puerto Rico, and as the pro-
ceeds of 1t go directly for the use and
behoof of the island, not only to pay
the expenses of administration. but for
public works, on which large number
of the people may be employed.
Such Misrepresentation are famil-
lar Part of the Democratic policy. 1t
is no part of that policy to tell the
truth. There We're similar misrepre-
sentations as to tile effect of the Nc
Kinley tariff act Democratic stumpers
in the coming campaign, probably in
cluding our two representatives in
Congress, will try to fool the people of
Colorado into the belief that this
Puerto Rican bill is robbery and extor-
tion, but they will find the people bet
ter informed than they expect.
CanÌƒon City record. [volume] (CanÌƒon City, Colo.) 1883-192?, 1900-04-26

The immense development of the ex-
port trade of the United States and
the almost limitless possibilities for
its further extention are intimated in
figures given out recently by the
statistical bureau at Washington.
From this it appears that. in SO far on
q country as Russia, American manu-
facturers are competing successfully
with their German and English rivals
and that American bicycles. agricul-
tural machinery, steam engines and
tools in general are extensively sold
among the Black Sea provinces. The
figures given show that our sales in
Russia in 1893 amounted to less than
two and one-half million dollars and
that in the year 1899 they exceeded
ten million.
CanÌƒon City record. [volume] (CanÌƒon City, Colo.) 1883-192?, 1900-04-26
LAST OF THE LONG HORNS.
Texas stockmAn's Unique Contribution
to the Paris Exposition.

Texas stockmAn's Unique Contribution
to the Paris Exposition.
Unioue among the exhibits at the
Paris exposition will be the coutribu-
ton of a Texas stockman. J. NJ. Dobie,
Of Ramires, Live Oak county. His
curiosity is the celebrated Dobie steer.
than which there will be no exhibit
more remarkable and yet SO character
istic of the Lone Star state. The Dobie
steer is known throughout south and
west Texas. He is, the rough and
graphic standard OF measurement OF
the west Texas stockman. big as the
Dobie steer" is the hyperbole they use
when describing a pair of horns. 1t
Is a hyperbole. for travel the wide
plains over and another steer with n
pair of horns such as has the Dobie
steer cannot be found. He is the last
of the old tribe OF monster horned cat
tie OF the plains that gave TO Texas Its
additional nickname OF THE Long
Horn state The steer measures fif-
teen hands and weighs between 900
and LOO pounds. His enormous horns
from point to point measure nine feet
seven inches. The horns could easily
be made to measure over ten feet II
taken on the steer. steamed and
Strengthened. When the steer is stnnd-
Ing in natural position on level
ground the tip ends OF his horns are
fully six feet above the ground Time
was. fifteen or less years ago. when the
long horns were no curiosity in Texas.
but today there are few reminders of
the grand old herds that have been 30
closely interviewer with the history OF
the state. The steer has already start
ed o.s his long trip to Paris and will
arrive in ample time to excite the won
der and command the admiration OF all
visitors to the worlds great show.
CanÌƒon City record. [volume] (CanÌƒon City, Colo.) 1883-192?, 1900-04-26

The Passion Flower was so called by
the first Spanish settlers OF America
because they imagined that they saw
IN its flower a representation of Our
Lords passion. the flamentous pro-
cesses being taken to represent the
crown of thorns: the nail-shaped
styles. the nails OF the cross: the an
theirs. the marks Of the Ave wounds;
the leaf. the spear that pierced the Sa-
vior's side: the tendrils. the cords or
whips by which He was scourged; the
column of the ovary. the upright of
the cross! the stamens. the hammers:
the calyx. the glory or halo; the white
tint. purity; the blue tint. heaven. Tho
passion flower Is n native OF the warm
parts of America, and its flowers are
large and beautiful.
CanÌƒon City record. [volume] (CanÌƒon City, Colo.) 1883-192?, 1900-04-26

A West Hoboken. n. j.. man start
ed to build chicken coop the other
morning. He constructed the first
floor and then stood on 1t and nailed
up the side boards from the inside.
After he had finished the work to his
satisfaction ne found that he had left
no place by which he could get out,
the only opening In the coop being all
right for a chicken. but hardly large
enough for a man. The coop was un-
covered. but he could not climb up the
sides and he was not able to pry on
any OF the boards with his hammer.
SO he had to shout for help. After the
neighbor who heard his cries had nm
ished laughing he demolished part OF
the coop and the builder was at lib
erty.
CanÌƒon City record. [volume] (CanÌƒon City, Colo.) 1883-192?, 1900-04-26

It is said that there are several So
cieties in this country that are organ
lied for the purpose of importing Eu-
ropean birds. The announcement is
snpewhat indefinite. but If the purpose
IL as stated, to introduce various kinds
of birds, the sooner the government
puts a stop to such enterprises the
better. We have suffered enough
though sometimes, as in the case of the
English sparrow, the damage is imag-
mary we think-from such enthusiasm
Massachusetts, has spent hundreds of
thousands of dollars to rid itself of a
moth which a scientist imported for
use as silk worm. The English spar
raw has defied liberal and perhaps mis-
guided governments, states and towns,
to exterminate it.