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Sierra County advocate. [volume] (Kingston, N.M.) 1884-1960, 1903-01-09

were first collected.

were nfst coiiectcu,
WHEN person is suffering from
contaEious disease IN Holland II is usual
to announce the fact to intending visit
ors by tying piece Of white muslin or
ribbon on the bell handle.
THOUSANDS OF people left Odessa At
Easter time on account Of u prophecy
that the city would be swallowed up by
an earthquake, falsely attributed To
Father Ivan Sergien, OF Cronstadt.
Last Moments of y Queen.
At ten o'clock the turnkey, Lariviere,
was sent by the concierge into tho
cell, and 10 him we owe some knowl-
edge OF what passed there. Marie An
toinette said to him, sadly. "Larivierc.
vous aver qu'on va ma fnire mourir.
Dites n votrc respectable mere" tthc
fishwife could not have been presenu
''quc je Ia rcmercie dc SEES solns, ct gus
10 In charge do prior Deu poir mol"
Three Judges, accompn MED by the
grefiier fabricius, entered the cell
The qncen was knceling In prayer
against her little bed, but rose to re-
cciva the functionarics They told her
to attend. ms her sentence was 10 be
read to her. She replied, in firm
voice; 'Such reading Is useless
know the sentence only too we'll"
l'hey insisted. aud the clorls read tho
document. At that moment Henri
samson appeared, young man OF gl-
Vnntic stature. He said, roughly. TO
the poor woman 'llold out your
hands." Her majesty retrcated a step
and pleaded that the king had not
been bound. "t'nis ton dcvoiri" cried
the judges To Samson. "Oh, mon Dieul'
cried the wretchcd queen. She thought
that she was then and there to he us.
sasinatcd. Sanson roughly seized tho
shrinking hands and tied them with
cruel force too tight behind her back.
She looked up to heaven and tried 10
restrain her tears. Her hair, when
cut Off, Samson thrust into his pocket.
and II was burned In the vcstibulc.-~
London Quarterly Review,
Sierra County advocate. [volume] (Kingston, N.M.) 1884-1960, 1903-01-09
TEN YEARS OF TALKING.
Mrs. Lucy Reeves for . Decade Bab-
bIsd Continually. and IL ~
nally Caused uss Death.

Mrs Lucy A. Reeves, aged 81, who
was sent TO the insAne asylum At knla-
mazoo, Mich, ten years ago from Lam
sing, died a strange aud unusual death
the other day.
She literally talked herself into the
grave. For ten years her vocal illusions
have been constant, no matter what
time OF day or night i wns 4 stream
OF words constantly came from her
mouth and her shoutings became so
disagreeablc 10 her hearers that she
was placed in padded cell, where they
could not be heard.
As The woman grew older the habit
seemed to grow on her, and her s,stem
gradually weakened. Even In her sleep
the bnbblc continued. The other nfiv
srnoon she had more violent talking
Il. than ever and her lungs literally ran
out OF air
Sierra County advocate. [volume] (Kingston, N.M.) 1884-1960, 1903-01-09
SUBJECTS or QUEEN VIC.


MI. W. T. STEAD, II is reported In
London newspaper circles, has acquired
n proprietary interest In the Echo, and
will become its editor.
GLADsrosE's trip 10 the Riviera APP
pears to have restored him to vigorous
health. Some Of his friends say that
he has not looked better In several
years.
LoRp RosKBERY and Mr.. Bnlfour,
Lord Elgin and Mr. Rhodes-thc four
men who between them guide and gov
ern the British cmpire--are all under
fifty years OF age.
IT is said that the duke and duchess
OF rife still present In their daily life
the interesting spectacle Of married
couple who have not yet left their
courting days behind them.
vIscousT VALrrrIA, who has just
been elected to parliament from Oxford
City In place Of the late Gen. Sir George
Chesney, makes the eighteenth titled
member Of the house OF commons. One
Of them Is liberal
Sierra County advocate. [volume] (Kingston, N.M.) 1884-1960, 1903-01-09
ana nsiisvsA In by rAOusaads
of People.

There are thousands Of talismnns
sold in New York and other mctropol-
itan ccnters every year. There arc
hundreds OF men and women who
make n business of making and sell
ing them, and ns much ~ Ave and
ten dollars Is often paid for a little
circular piece OF leather or metal con-
tanning inscriptions supposed to pos
sess marvellous power.
A belief in charms hns existed in
all ages and has been shared by all
peoples. II IL natural result Of SUI
pcrstition, says the New York Herald
Talismans, to be cfYic acious, must
be constructed when tie planets are
In benefic conhguration. II is then
that the magic geometrical words and
figures inscribed thereon are more po-
tent in their results for good. The
date OF birth OF the person for whom
the tnlisman IL made must also be con-
siderea, so that his particular lucky
star is taken into consideration.
There are thousands who put all
their faith In the taliSnan This In
notably the case with those who are
In bad health, and where medicine
seems to do no good. In such eases
there IL n talismnn containing mag
ical figures which are supposed to
ward or all diseases and keep the
wearer In excellent health Then there
are talismans for gaining wealth, for
love. for marriage and what not.
A taiisman, - be effective, is usu-
ally worn around the neck or on
silken string. IT, must, however, never
be seen by anyone else but the
wearer, otherwise Its power IL lost.
The charm is said to lie not no much
In the magical squares, trinnglcs and
agurcs ~ In the meaning they convey
and the power they exert on the imag-
ination. II is but another instance OF
faith and the iaagic cxcrted by the
will.
Many great men were believers in
talismans and wore them constantly.
Napoleon especially was very supersti-
tious. and car ried ON his person
charm given TO him by nn Egyptian
prie~t, which lie regarded ms being re-
sponsible for is great success In bat
The The Roths child family, II IL said.
also has n tails nan, which is nn heir
loom. II is in the shape Of snuff
box. and 10 said to have brought Ii
family the great wealth for which
10 celebrated
Sierra County advocate. [volume] (Kingston, N.M.) 1884-1960, 1903-01-09
cNAWED TO DEATH BY ANTS.
Hevvsbis Pu.ishme.t Insiet~d by
Means Of HE'D Ants o. as Anasvt-
eas by Mayo Indians,

mining man who reached El rasO.
Tex, sioAl ine stnte OF nlnalos, AieH-
leo, tells the story In detail Of the
terrible punishment recently inflicted
on James Wilson. a renegade Ameri-
can prospector. by Mayo Indiana.
Wilson frequently visited the villages
and finally won the affections OF "A
handsome young girl. Instead Of mar
rying the girl according TO the rites
OF her tribe, he Is said to have dccoyed
her to his camp in the mountains and
kept her there against her will, She
finally escaped 10 tell the story and
Wilson fed. lie was overtaken and
carried back. AS a punishment for
his crime II was ordered that he bo
put TO death by method common
with the Mayos, The prosrrctor was
stripped OF his clothing aud bound
across an ant hill infested by large
red ants. After many hours OF hor-
rible suffering as the insects slowly
gnnwcd away his flesh Wilson expired,
Wilson was repused to be fugitive
from justice from Oklahoma.
Sierra County advocate. [volume] (Kingston, N.M.) 1884-1960, 1903-01-09
FROM OVER THE OCEAN.

TIE sale Of alcoholic beverages In
controlled by the Swiss government.
Last year IL made over 81 100000 by
this monopoly.
TuE Russian crown was made by an
old time Genoese court jewelcr named
Pauxie. II was first worn by Catherine
the Great. II Is worth t6, 900, 900.
IRELAND sent out 50, $50 emii.rants In
1894. i2,2s7 less than the year before.
IL is the smallest number recorded since
1851. when the statistics Of emigration
Sierra County advocate. [volume] (Kingston, N.M.) 1884-1960, 1903-01-09

Educate Your Bowels with Cascayete-
carfy Cathartie, cure constipation forever
loo, &c. II g. c. tail, druggists refund none
Sierra County advocate. [volume] (Kingston, N.M.) 1884-1960, 1903-01-09

Citizen-Great place. this town OF
ours. amt III Travellers all seem 70
like II.
Visitor tenthusiasticaIly)--I should
say 80! Why, you've got is lines Of
rnllrond that man can get away from
II on! Boston Traveller.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1903-10-16
Give a Man a Chance.
Essex Record.l

Give a man a nance. This is good doc
trinc and Judge hawkins of the Burling-
ton city court believes in it. He allowed
Louis Laduke to take "A pledge, "A stiff
one, it is true, but the fellow has now
his liberty instead of being confined in
the house of correction. Iaduke has
distinguished himself by getting drunk
almost innumerable times. He was in
custody for intoXication but was released
upon his signing an agreement not to
drink again. to use no tobacco, to stay
with his wife and family evenings and
nights. to keep good company, to shun
his former companions who drink, to get
work and do his best to keep it, to turn
his wages over to his wife for the supper
of his family. to take any remedy for
the drink habit his wife may propose and
to pay his fine and costs in the case
within three months. If Laduke violates
the contract i'm any particular he is to
he placed in Jail again and serve his SEN
lance, which amounts to los DAYS in
the house of correction, aside from g
days in Jail.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1903-10-16
IN OUR OWN STATE.
MURDER AT WEST ROCHESTER.
Ephriam Roots Head Smashed With
a c~Iub-Joseph Beam Charged With
the Crime-Woman in the Case.

Ephrlam Root. IS. employed in John
Green's saw mill near West Rochester,
was murdered Monday night. DO Beam
a former employee of Green, is under ar
rest. charged with the murder. Root was
found living on the floor in Mr.. Green's
barn. with his mead badly battered. ev-
identity by blows from "a club, and he died
at = o'cock Tuesday morning without re-
gaining consciousness. The members of
the family heard no struggle, but marks
around the barn indicate that the man
was knocked down outside and dragged
into the barn. DIR. w. ID. Huntington
found that the skull was fractured at
the base of the brain. Beam claimed
that Root caused his discharge from
Green's employ, and it is also alleged that
jealousy over a woman had added to the
hard feelings between the two men.
States Attorney Blanchard is in West
Rochester to investigate the case.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1903-10-16
Commissioners Could Do But One
hin
Randolph Herald and News.l

lRandolph Herald ana NeWS.I
We are surprised at the report in the
Brattleboro Reformer that public senti-
ment dosen't sustain the liquor commits
sioners in revoking the licenses of parties
who sold liquor to minors. What is the
matter? Don't the public want the law
enfoNed to the letter? Selling to
minors was proven beyond all doubt.
The penalty is explicit. The commits
sioners would do only one thing. and
they did it. If the punishment
falls hard, no one is to blame but those
who laid themselves open to it. If the
liquor law is to nave the fair trial that
its friends crave for it. there must be
plenty of support for those on whom
comes the enforcement of its many re-
strictive provisions. If the Brattleboro
inquiry went further than was first in
tended it went only as far as the evidence
submitted clearly pointed the way. The
possibility that such things may happen
in any license town ought to discourage
unlawful selling and keep the abuses
down to the minimum.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1903-10-16

Alfred Ceal, IA, son of Fenner Ceal OF
Fairlee, nae one hand blown away by
the accidental discharge of a shot gun
Saturday. He slipped on IA stone and in
falling grasped the gun by the muzzle.
An alderman arrested and dragged
through the streets. h~atless, by two
brawny policemen, TO the city hall and
detained there in order that a quorum
might be present at a meeting of the
board of aldermen, thereby enabling a
faction of the board to vote away S5S, 600
of the peoples money, Is the latest incl
dent in Mayor Burke's retrenchment in
expense administration George @. Stiles
was the alderman arrested and the af-
fair is the outgrowth of the attempt of
the faction of the board in favor of "A
municipal electric light plant to legalize
n resolution adopted at Il recent meeting
voting bonds for the purpose.-GBurling-
ton Free Press of Monday
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1903-10-16
COMMISSIONERS NOTICE.
ESTATE OF ENR MILES

The undersigned having been appointed by
the Honorable Probate Court for the district
of Marlboro Commissioners to receive. exam
inc and adjust all claims and demands of all
persons against the estate of Henry Niles. late
of Brattleboro, in said district. deceased, and
all claims exhibited in Offset thereto, hereby
give notice that we will meet for the purpose
tleboro on the 18th day of October and Sd day
of March, next, from . O'Clock p. m, until
O'Clock p. m, each of said days. and that six
months from the 18th day of September, 1903,
is the time limited by said Court for said cred
tors to present their claims to us for eXami-
nation and allowance.
Dated AT Brattleboro, VT, this 18th day Of
September, A. d. 1893. 4042
%aoRHc y rMnEGR1RlFlELD' Commissioners.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1903-10-16
The Business Of Making Drunkards.

C~ommendation is due the B~rattleboro
iirense commissioners who revoked four
licenses upon evidence that the Ii
censees had been selling illegally to
minors. Two of the commissioners are
Democrats and one is a Republican. while
all are high license men. However much
people may differ on their views on high
license. all are agreed that the business
of making %drunkards shall meet with
stern disapprobation.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1903-10-16
STILL THOSE REVOKED LICENSES
The Law Is Plain.


Their treatment may appear harsh to
the Brattleboro men who have lost their
licenses by the license commissioners be-
cause thew were shown to have sold to
minors. That they shall not so sell is
one of the provisions of the law and Ii
cense holders should be on their gaurd
for their own protection. License holders
and their employees may be deceived by
minors claiming to be of fun age but
that is their fault or misfortune. The
law is plain and they should be certain
before making sales that they are not
violating it.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1903-10-16
Fire Loss Of $4,000 in Hardwick.

Fire destroyed two business blocks with
their two stores and damaged other prop
ertY in the centre of Ilardwick's business
district Sunday night. The loss is set
at $4,000, while the insurance on the
whole will not exceed 5000. The prin-
cipal losers are /. G. Titus. who owned
both blocks and one Of the stores and the
~I1ardwiCk Hardware Co. The former did
not carry Il cent of insurance, while the
latter had $1,000 insurance on Il stock
of goods estimated at $4,000. Mr.. Titus
carried "A stock of general merchandise
amounting to about 81. 900 worth. His
loss will be total. The fire was disCov-
cred shortly before ! o'clock in the morn
ing in the second story of the Hardwick
Hardware Co. block. and the flames had
gained considerable Roadway. An alarm
was promptly rung in and the fire fight
ing was Of wood and the flames spread
with great rapidity. in a short time COM
municating with the building in which
Titus's store was located.
An autopsy showed that Roots skull
was broken in FIVE places. Beam boarded
with a Mr.. Hubbard three miles from
Rochester ana five miles from the scene
of the crime. He left the house and did
not return until late. but claims he was
in the barn all the evening. He says he
was tired and went to sleep on the hay.
There is evidence, however, that he was
very sweaty when he came in. and his
shoes fit closely into some tracks around
the barn, where Root was assaulted.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1903-10-16

traced to the kidneys,
but now modern
science proves that
nearly all diseases
have their beginning
i'll the disorder of
these most important
organs.
The kidneys filter
and purify the lood-
that is their work.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1903-10-16
RI. p. WELLMAN a. co.
CIothiers, Hatters, and Furnishers.

missioners in revoking the licenses of
the Brattleboro liquor dealers is a strong
point in favor of the new Jaw. 1t had
been shown conclusively that they had
willfully violated the law and the un-
hesitating manner in whh"h the commits
sioners took advantage of the law will
increase the respect for the law all over
the state and will tend to make dealers
in other towns careful.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1903-10-16
COMMISSIONERS NOTICE.

HESITATE OF FRANK H. PUTNAM.
Thu undersigned having been appoint
ed bV the Honorable Probat Court for
the District of Marlboro Commissioners
TO receive, examine and adjust all claims
and demands of all persons against the
estate of Frank II. Putnam, late of Whit
ingham, in said district, deceased, and
hereby give notice that We will meet for
the purpose aforesaid, at the dwelling
house of Il. l.. Fuller on the 18th day of
next, from 10 o'clock "A. M, until 4 o'clock
p. m, each of said days, and that six
months from the 26th day of September,
\. D., 1903, is the time limited by said
court for said creditors to present their
claims to us for examination and allow
ance. 42-44
Dated at Whitingham, this 18th day of
October, A. D., 1903.
II. G. PORTER.
Z. l..
Commissioners
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1903-10-16

- TATE OF VERMONT, Marlboro, IS.
OBy the Probate Court for said District
To all persons interested in the estate
of w. f. PATCH, late of Brattleboro, de-
ceased, Greeting:
TO this Court an instrument purporting to
be the last will of said deceased. for pro-
Court will decide upon the probate of
said Instrument at the session thereof to
be held at the Probate Office in Brattle-
October. A. D., 1903. when and where you
may appear and contest the same, if you
sec cause. 42-44
A. r. SCHWENK, Register.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1903-10-16
U. S. Marshal Field Removed from
Office.

President Roosevelt, upon the recon-
mendation of the attorney general. has
removed United States Marshal Fred a,
Field of the district of Vermont for de-
reelection of duty in permitting three Chi
namen to escape at Providence, r.. l.,
July 18th last, while they We're being
deported, The marshal is said to have
left the prisoners in the charge of his
son and he in turn supposed they We're in
the charge of two men employed on the
boat, while he went to supper. and in
that interval they disappeared. The mar
shall claimed that the two men had been
pointed out to the agent of the railroad
company with which the government
had arranged for the transportation of
the Cinnamon across the continent. The
agent denies this, and the attorney gen
eral was of the opinion that upon the
marshals W story he was guilty of
such culpable negligence as to call for
his immediate removal.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1903-10-16

STATE OF VERMONT, Marlboro. SIS.
OBy the robat Court for said District
To all persons interested in the estate of
SABRINA p. MILLER, late of Brattlebo-
70, deceased. Greeting:
Whereas, George A. Hines has presented
to this Court an instrument purporting to
be the last will of said deceased, for pro-
bate:-You are hereby notified that this
Court will decide upon the probate of
said instrument at the session thereof
to be held at the Probate Office in Brat
tleboro. in said district, on the 31st day
of October, A. D.. 1903, when and where
you may appear and contest the same, if
you see cause. 42-44
A. F.. SCHWENK. Register.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1903-10-16
Served Them Right.

IItTIVW0 TNFN IITIVEI
Any licensee who sells to minors de-
serves to lose his license and be forever
barred from engaging in the traffic II
Vermont again. and any minor who will
lie about his age in order to get a drink
ought to be fired into the street and LED
to his ma to receive an application of tho
single in the good old-fashioned way.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1903-10-16
Taught a Lesson.


If Brattleboro goes license next March
it is good betting that there will be little
trouble with the license holders violating
the law. Men, unless they are idiots. do
not to have to be taught such a lesson as
the BrattlebOro license holders had but
once.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1903-10-16

STATE OF VERMONT, Marlboro. SIS.
oBy .he Probate Court for said District
To all persons interested in the estate
of AMELIA l.. b. DAVIS, late of Brat
teboro, deceased, Greeting:
Whereas, Robert f. Gordon has present.
ed to this Court an instrument purport-
ing to be the last will of said deceased for
probata:-You are hereby notified that
this Court will decide upon the probate of
said Instrument at the session thereof to
be held at the Probate Office in Brattle-
boro. in said District, on tine 31st day of
October, A. d. 1909, when and where you
may appear ana contest the same, if you
see cause. 42-44
A. +. SCHWENK, Register.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1903-10-16
- FATE OF VERMONT. Westminster,
- SIS. TIL Probate Court for said Dis

, SIS. The Probate Court for said Dis
trict.
To all whom it may concern, Greeting:
Whereas, George II. GOrham, Admins
traitor of the estate of WARREN ID.
WAITE. late of Putney, in said district,
deceased, has represented that:
The amount of debts
due from said de-
ceased is, $40, 665. so
The charges of admin
%istration, estimated 10000
The value of the per- $40, 765. 50
sonal estate is $500
OF which has been or
may be assigned the
widow 300.00
1890
Balance OF debts chargeable
on the real estate of the
said deceased, 1 ,S2S.5 %
Praying for license to sell so much of
the real estate of said deceased, as is
necessary for the payment of said debts
and charges of administration.
WhereupoD II is ordered that the same
be heard at the session of said Court, to
be held at the Probate Office in Bellows
Falls, on the 18th day of November, A.. ID.
1893. when and where you may be heard
In the premises if you see cause.
42-44 ZINA H.. ALLBEE, Judge.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1903-10-16

William Greene. 10, son of the late
Warren Greene, while in "A fit of des-
pondency, cut his throat with a razor at
St. Adams Bay. lie will probably re-
cover from the injury. He was taken to
the hospital in Burlington for treatment.