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The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1903-05-28


problem which appeared in these
columns two weeks ago. The ages
of the three men were SO, 40 and
16 respectively.
At this writing no answers have
been received to the missing letter
proposition which was:
P RSV FCTMN
V RK PIT Fl S P R opt S TN
The Odds and Ends man makes
E the missing letter and the COUP
let:
Preserve ye perfect men,
Ever keep these precepts ten.
Possibly there is another trans
lation, but it seems doubtful. It
would be interesting to know
where the perfect men are how
ever.
3
A piece of meat put into one
pan of pair of scales which were
out of balance weighed sixteen
pounds. When placed in the
other pan it weighed only nine
pounds. What was the true
weight?
Last week [ wrote briefly of the
large peninsula of Lower Califor-
MIA. It has long been a great
mystery to me how so vast an area,
800 miles in length and averaging,
approximately, Is miles in width,
in such close proximity to the
heart Of the American continent,
could have remained all these
centuries in practical isolation.
Tentative explorations have been
made of the major portion of it
and these have shown that the
country promises WE'LL There are
vast expanses Of fertile agricultu-
raj lands, mountains of gold, tim
Der in abundance, ample moisture
and rains, genial climate; and in
fact, all things considered, Lower
California has as many things in
it's favor and to recommend it as
has the average new country.
There are a few Objectionable
Indians, but one or two powerful
civilizing agencies, we'll admin
istered, would soon make good
Indians of them. A few settle
ments of Mexicans with just a
sprinkling of American Califor-
mans are to be found on the west
coast.
Outside the arid regions, most
of the southwest has a much cooler
summer climate than the uniniti-
ated imagined. While the arid
sections of large portions of Ari-
iona and small portions of South
ern California frequently pro-
duce summer temperatures Of 115
and 12O in the shade, much Of the
country farther south is little or
no warmer than the average
throughout the United States.
Yuma, Arizona, is one of the
hottest summer towns in the United
States, while Los Angeles, Califor-
MIA, on practically line due west
and but two hundred miles dis
tant is as cool or cooler than other
cities anywhere in the United
States, with the possible excep-
ton of San Francisco.
In past years most seekers of
homes in new countries have gone
to the Northwest, fact which is
largely due to lack Of rains at
proper times in the major portions
of the Southwest, but with the
new government plans for irriga-
ton it is safe to predict that the
near future will see great changes
in the tide of emigration and that
the Southwest will fill up as
rapidly as the Northwest during
m
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1903-05-28

AL Small nOJel eieVen guests
arrived unexpectedly and the land
lord found he had but ten beds at
his disposal. He determined,
however, to accommodate them
all and arranged as follows: He
put two in the first bed, with the
understanding that the second
should have a bed to himself in a
short time. He then put the third
in the second bed, the fourth in
the third bed and so on, the tenth
being given the ninth bed He
thus had one bed left, which he
gave to the eleventh man, who at
first occupied one-half Of the first
bed.
Did he not give each man bed?
If not why not?
A book entitled Phillips Brooks
Addresses, found its way to my
room the other day. The book
contains interesting addresses of
the Right Reverend Phillips
Brooks, bishop of Massachusetts,.
One Of the addresses is a sermon
preached in Philadelphia, while,
the body Of Abraham Lincoln was
lying in that city. It is an ap-
propriate sermon giving a brief
recital of Mr.. Lincoln's life. but
the following inconsistency and
contradiction hobs up boldly. In
one portion Of the bishops sermon
he dwells on the catastrophe of
Mr.. Lincoln's cruel death, the
trembling horror, the outburst of
indignant sorrow, a foolish act, the
folly Of which was only equaled by
it's wickedness, the nation robbed
of president and the people of a
father" and in another portion Of
the sermon he says, "the Lord called
him, his work was done and he
went" Rather fierce and abrupt
way to call. Why does the Lord
always select an anarchist or a
crank to deliver these kind of calls?
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1903-04-24
BRATTLEB0R0 LOCAL.

Fishermen should remember that
not repealed by the Legislature at it's
last session, but is still in force. In
some localities fisherman have gotten
changed.
\. V. Mays real estate agency has
sold for Fred a. Morris of Guilford
his farm in that town. with stock and
farming tools, to Perry l.. Shepardson
of Springfield, Mass. Mr. Morris has
taken a house on Oak street in
Springfield in part payment.
The members of company l turned
out in large numbers Friday evening
to hear Capt Hovey, oath Infantry,
U. S. A.. who spoke in the company
headquarters. The talk was infor-
NAL and covered military affairs in
general. Capt. Hovey brought a
United States military magazine rife,
the new rifle with which the troops
will be equipped. which he took apart
and explained fully to the men. A
number of questions were asked by
members of the company, which
Capt. Hovey was glad to answer.
The Passion Play as enacted by the
peasants of Bavaria will be presented
in moving pictures by the London BIZ
oscope company in Grange hall Sun
day evening at $50 o'clock. A series
of entertainments by this company
was begun last evening under the aus
pieces of the Brattleboro firemen and
will continue each evening until Sun
day. The program includes scenes
on the coronation of King Edward, a
trotting match between Cresceus and
The Abbot, the launching of the Ce-
dric, Niagara whirlpool rapids, voy-
age to the moon, and other interest
ing pictures.
The Saith anniversary of the insti
tuition Of Odd Fellowship in America
was observed by Wantastiquet lodge
of Odd Fellows in their hall Wednes-
day evening. The hall was well fill
ed with interested spectators. A
fine program was given under the di-
rection of F. A. Cook, noble grand of
the lodge, which consisted of selec-
lions by a mandolin club of young
women, solos by Frank H. Brasor,
violin duets by Masters Larson and
Beckwest, violin solo by Master
Beckwest, a song in Swedish by Miss
Swanson, and remarks by Rev. George
B. Lawson. Mr.. Lawson's talk was
on the general subject of friendship
and fellowship and it was very enter
tanning as well as "to the point"
Fifteen hand extinguishers were
required to eXtinguish a fire in a
chimney on the north side of
Jacobss bakery Saturday afternoon.
Mr.. Jacobs, who was in his basement,
saw sparks issuing from the chimney
where it is entered by a stove pipe,
and he telephoned to the steamer
house. Chief Engineer Sanders,
Ben Devoe and others started with
hand eXtinguishers and after empty
ing them into the chimney in the
basement sent for more, which were
put into the chimney up stairs
Then they went up to Grand Army
hall climbed to the roof by means Of
a ladder and emptied the contents of
other eXtlnguishers down from the
top of the chimney 1t was a lively
blaze for a few minutes, but no Sc
rious damage was done. Mr.. Jacobs
says the fire did not start from the
bakery but was caused by a stove in
another part of the building.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1903-04-24

The Bennett & Moulton company
will begin a weeks engagement in the
Auditorium next Monday evening.
Bennett & Moulton have bought all
new stage settings for their produc-
tions this season and have engaged a
number of high class specially people
with metropolitan reputation,
which enables them to give the latest
and most popular songs, dances and
novelties of the season. They will
give II performances during the
week, giving a matinee every after
noon except Monday, that afternoon
being required to mount and stage
the scenery, electrical effects, etc.
This is one of the best repertoire
companies on the road, and their list
of plays contains such standard
pieces as by the Kings Command"
Dangers of New York" A Daughter
The Pay Train" Our Daily Bread ="
THE Prisoner of Algiers," etc, which
are given at lowest prices.
A reception to the Daughters of the
American Revolution and their
friends was given at the home of Mrs.
Ada S. Dowley Tuesday evening by
Mrs. Dowley and Mrs. E. S. Bowen,
which proved to be an occasion of
rare pleasure. About 175 guests
were present and met each other in
an informal, social way, being re-
ceived by Mrs. Dowley, Mrs. Bowen,
Mrs. julius j. Estey, vice president
general of the national society, and
Mrs. Edwin H. Putnam, regent of the
Brattleboro chapter. The ushers
were Clarence NJ. Miller, Harry c.
Webster and Herbert w. Eddy. The
reception was given to celebrate
Patriots day, being on the most con-
venient date, and in this connection
it might be said that one of Mrs. Dow
ley's ancestors was in the conflict fol
lowing Paul Revere's midnight ride.
The dining room was handsomely dec
GRATED with ribbons of blue and white,
the colors of the society, and there
were decorations of cut flowers
throughout the house. Leitsinger's
orchestra played during the evening
and refreshments of military ices
We're served by Besse, of Boston.
Next Friday will see an unusual
exodus of trout fishermen eager to try
their luck on the various streams
from which the ban of the law will
be lifted on that day The early
spring has brought the brooks to just
about the right condition, and there
ought to be some record breaking
catches. Those who have tried their
luck in New Hampshire, where the
close season ended April /, have been
rewarded by good strings, and there
is every reason to believe that such
will be the case in this state. No
doubt many anglers who are possess
ed with a desire for something
heavy" will visit Marlboro South
pond and spend the day wearing out
their trousers upon a boat seat in
stead of wearing out their rubber
boots IL wading some tempting
stream. In either case the results
will be the samoa sun-burned neck,
a ravenous appetite and the satisfac-
ton of day in the open air. No
stream will receive closer attention
next Friday than Green River, and if
the conditions are right warm day
and westerly wind it is probable
that more trout will be taken from it
than from any other stream in this
county.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1903-04-24

Rev. r. *. Marvin visited Arthur
Scott and Ralph Patch at Amherst We'd
nesday, when Tufts and Amherst played
their annual base ball game.
Charles Cook finished work for the
Carpenter Company Wednesday. after be
ing employed there Il years. He has en-
tered the employ of Holden 4 Martin.
Mrs. Shirley Brigham and children will
go next week to St Johnsbury. where
Mr.. Brigham is employed as a druggist
Their household furnishings went yes
terday.
Dr. and Mrs. II. l.. Waterman, Dr. 4. l.
Miller and DIR. II. d. Holton will attend
the meeting of the American Medical
association in New Orleans the first
week in May.
A despatch from Hanover. y H. We'd
nesday stated that Mrs. II. c. Liscom,
who underwent an operation there last
week. was doing well. Her complete re-
covery is expected.
Mr.. and Mrs. B. +. Sutton of New York
spent Sunday and Monday at their cot
tage at Spofford lake making prepara-
tons to open it May Is for the summer
They returned to New York Tuesday
Mrs. Thomas Foley of Clark street will
entertain the Twentieth Century Whist
club next Wednesday evening This will
be the last meeting of the club for the
season. First and second prizes will be
given.
John Calvin was in Bellows Falls Sun
day to attend the installation of officers
of the newly organized council of knights
Of Columbus. There was an attendance
of 600 from Massachusetts. New York
and Vermont.
Mr. and Mrs. F. z. Perry have issued
invitations to the marriage of their sis
ter, Miss Cora Belle Clay, to Frederick
E. Dyke, which will take place at their
home in Washington street Wednesday
evening, May 6, at s o'clock.
j. II. Stearns returned Tuesday to New
York after spending a month at Pine
Grove Springs supervising alterations.
improvements and additions to the hotel.
He says the prospects for the seasons
business are very bright.
Conductor j. T. Denning has been run
ming for Conductor Severance on the mar
row gauge passenger train, Mr. Sever
ance being at county court as witness
in the case of R. c. Baldwin against the
Central Vermont Railway company.
r.. l.. Roberts, A. f. Roberts and ] l..
Stockwel went to Greenfield Yesterday
to accompany train loaded with Wor-
cester salt as far as Fitchburg. The
train was in several sections and con-
tanned lOl cars carrying 20 tons each. 1t
started from Silver Springs, n. Y. and
was consigned to the Holbrook Grocery
company of Keene and Woodsville and
was the largest shipment of salt ever
made by one firm in the world
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1903-04-24
WEST BRATTLEBoRo.

Nv mis. Apple smell Burnell, impersonat-
woman Will speak in the First Congre-
sauohal church at West Brattleboro on
sunday evening at o'clock.
ne christian Endeavor society of the
haptlst church will give a dime party
at the home of Mrs. Helen Miller Thurs
uay evening, April 30, A program Of
s,i,,e ana instrumental music will be
a cordial invitation is extended to all.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1903-04-24

Herbert Johnson, electrician. and Miss
Eta Ellis, who is employed at the
Brooks House, were married last Satur
day.
The cases of Mrs Stephen G. Ellis
against f. c. Gale. o. II. Ellis and ]. A
Iaylor nave been continued to the next
term of county court. The same haiI
continues except in the case of Mr.. Tav-
lor J. L. Martin being surety.
Company |, Vermont National Guard
VIII be Inspected Tuesday evening. Nav
Q, by Capt. II. II. Sargent, of the Second
Cavalry at Fort Ethan Allen. in COM
pany headquarters. The inspection will
Plumley of company f of NortheoII
has resigned '''''eiu
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1903-04-24

Philadelphia is learned town b,,t
sometimes her inhabitants make fpnn,,
mistakes, A German lawyer was irwin,
a case before Judge Andenried there Tie
other day, and the name of tesler vas
Drought INTO the case The lawyer could
aeSed set b, IL rlsht' and finally the judge
asked MN II he did not remember the
lyrant who ordered William Ten 80
practice archery. Sure l do" said tho
lawyer, us this der man?' ''ie
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1903-04-24

Miss Margaret Flavin is spending the
week in Boston.
Mr. and Mrs. C. r. Dunklee spent last
Sunday with Mrs Dunklee's aunt Mrs
S. l.. Bennett
concert and dance will be given
next Tuesday evening in Union hall by
the Bonheur club.
Miss Annie o. Fullerton of Worcester,
Mass, was guest the first of the week,
of Mrs. H. B. Jackson and family.
Mr.. and Mrs. L. s. Hayes have been
spending a week or more in various
places in the north part of the state.
A meeting of the local branch of the
United Irish League will be held in A. o.
II. hall next Sunday afternoon at $3.50.
Mr. and Mrs. George Morse of New
ton. Mass, have been in town this week.
TO attend the Morse Martin wedding
Mr. and Mrs. Frank G. Day of Newton
Centre, Mass, former residents of this
place, visited old friends here the first
of the week.
The Catholic Union of BrattebOro will
give its minstrel entertainment in the
Opera House Thursday evening, April 80
for the benefit of the class of 1905 B. F.
ii. S.
Miss Marjorie Baker is i'll with a severe
attack of peritonits, and her sister is
caring for her. Her position in the sew
enth grade is being held by Mrs. Frank
Mark.
Work was begun the latter part of last
week on the large job of abolishing all
grade crossings on the line of the Boston
q Maine through North Walpole, which
has been discussed so long
The adjourned hearing on the ques-
ton of a new railroad station for Bel
lows Falls, before the railroad commits
sioners, will be held Tuesday afternoon
at o'clock in Banquet hall.
Miss Agnes Elmendorf has been grant
ed a leave of absence for the present
term from her duties as teacher in the
seventh grade on account of i'll health.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1903-04-24
That's the Question.
Randolph Herald

The prohibitory law is being held re-
sponsible for the Middlebury carousal.
The abnormal appetltes, we are told,
were developed under prohibition, hence
the henceness. But how could that be
when prohibition didn't prohibit?
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1903-04-24
GUILFORD.

The ladies' union society will meat
with Mrs. r. c. Fisher next Friday af.
ternoon' May !, All are cordially in
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1903-04-24

Mark Cobb of Stowe, "a, a truckman,
was thrown from load of wood and in
stantly killed by wheel passing over his
head yesterday. A broken strap caused
the accident.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1903-04-24

Scribbler-'I bowed the editor off n six
cocktails. and he took my poem" spacer
up. fudge
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1903-04-24
We have bought s5 pants pat.

We have bought 35 pants pat
terms which will be here Monday.
They are all pure worsted, worth
$500 and 5000. To help adver-
tise our work we will make them
up for $500 and 5000. This is a
rare chance. We do as we ad-
Vertise.
LAFLECHE BROS.
Custom Tailors.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1903-04-24

me grave diggers of Montreal are IN
strike for an Increase of % cents a dav
in wages. "'S
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1903-04-24
BELLOWS FALLS NEWS.
The Years Log Drives.

During the past week a few logs own
ed by the International Paper company
have been struggling into their booms
here, being a few thousand feet cut in
the town of Cornish and rolled into the
Connecticut opposite Windsor. The
main drive of the company, consisting of
seven and a quarter million feet from
the wild Ammonoosuc," and about g.,
1000 feet more that have been rolled
into the Connecticut in the towns of
Oxford and Lyme, have been delayed in
the booms at the bridge crossing the
river between Norwich and Hanover dur
ing the past eight days because of the
continued search for the bodies of the
two Dartmouth students drowned just
below there four weeks ago Mr. Green
the superintendent of the log drivers,
consented to withhold the logs until yes
terday and a steamer has been employed
continually dragging the river Hope of
finding the bodies in this way was
abandoned yesterday and the logs We're
started. They will begin to arrive here
by tonight Mr., Green is confident his
drivers will find one or both of the
bodies a long distance this side of Han
over Seven million feet of logs will
come to Bellows Falls, the remainder be-
ing used by the pulp mills at Wilder this
year. The rear of the drive left the
mouth of the Ammonoosuc at Wells
River Wednesday morning and today is
in the vicinity of Fairlee, making rapid
progress.
The big drive" of the Connecticut
River Manufacturing company contains
this year little less than 100000 feet,
somewhat less than in former years. 1t
has been accommodating the past three
weeks or more in a boom just above
Wells river. Their drive has been I'M
fortunate thus far, the logs having been
left long distances from the river by eX-
w a rt
ed. Only slow progress is being made
from the head waters of the Connecti-
cut, They will not be started from
Wells River until those of the Inter
national company are safely doomed
here, which will be in about ten days.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-08-11
REVIVAL OF THE DEAD.
Noted Physician Relieves It Possible to Bring Some Defunct Per-
 sons Back to Life.

Dr. Robert c. Kemp, physician of repute, has lately brought before the New York Academy of Science an ac- count of some interesting experiments which he has been conducting on lines which were suggested some time ago by Dr. Pruss. He asserts that he be- lieves it possible, in many cases, to bring back persons to life and to per manent recovery who are apparently dead. His method, which he has all ready successfully practiced on dogs, is to make a small incision between two of the ribs, and to thrust two fingers into the wound until they touch the heart. That organ is then pressed against the ribs and its natural motion Is initiated by kind of massage. At the same time a saline solution is in- fused into the patient, and respiration is induced by a special form of pump, a tube from which is thrust into the windpipe. Under this treatment dogs which have been chloroformed to such an extent that no pulsation Is per- ceptible have been brought back to life lin Il instances out of g. It is true that when Dr. Kemp tried the same procedure in the case of human be- ing, about year ago, he failed to re- suscitate the patient; but he believes, with the added experience which he has since had, that the method would now prove successful in his hands.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-08-11
ORANGES GOOD FOR SMOKERS.
Juices of the Fruit Is Said to De- stroy the Effects of the
 Nicotine.

aDid you ever notice," asked we'll known uptown physician the other day, according to a Philadelphia. sport, that men who eat oranges are not much i'm jured by smoking? It is fact. Orange juice has the faculty of neutralizing nicotine, and that is the reason. I have seen men weakened and even made i'll by excessive smoking, and a few oranges were all that was necessary to straighten them out.
 tAll this bother about the injurious effects of cigarette smoking wearies me- he continued. T don't mean to say that they are not injurious to boys any kind of smoking is, for that mat ter But those who put up hue and cry against cigarettes say that it is the paper that is at fault. That is all non sense It is the inhalation of the nico- tine laden smoke that causes the trouble. You don't inhale cigar smoke, because it is too strong. But if you did you would find that the injury inflicted by cigarettes is ridiculously slight com pared with it. have smoked cigarettes for 20 years, and look at me. eat oranges"
 As the doctor is an athlete, and has not known sickness during the whole 40 years of his life, it looks as ifthere might be something in his claim.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-08-11
COMING EVENTS

Aug 12-Waterbury Military band promenade
 August -Trolleymen's celebration at Waterville.
 Aug Rockville Go employees clam. bake.
 Aug Rainbow Athletic club clanabake.
 Aug 17-Drill team of Auxiliary A. O. H. first social and dance, Nauga- tuck.
 Aug 19-A. o. H. excursion to Hart ford, state parade.
 Aug 19-A. o. Fl. (Naugatuck) ex- cursion to Hartford. state parade.
 Aug 22-N. B. O. P. first annual ex- cursion to Hanover park.
 August 22-Mutual Aid association of Waterbury Manufacturing Go half holi- day excursion to Savin Rock.
 Aug 22.-Good Time Social club, grand opening concert and dance, Naugatuck.
 Sept 3-"Otello," by Italian Filo- Dramatic society, direction A. Ferraro
 Sept 7-Central Labor union grand concert, sociable and vaudeville.
 Sept 9-Re-opening of Miss Nellye Reeds select school for dancing.
 Sept 12-19-Brook1yn Athletic club carnival and prom.
 Sept 19- Gaelic Literary class first concert and dance, Naugatuck.
 Sept 21- opening of Prof Bailey's dancing academy.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-08-11
Famous Millinery

The greatest product of the coun- try was, so the class was instructed, cotton, and the teacher that I knewI always added that sugar and New Orr leans molasses came next.
 The teacher in those days set the texts in the old copy books for hts pai-s pAls All had some connection with some event in the soufh
 Tn all these instructions there was never any reference to the north. No harsh words were spoken of Lincoln, or Grant, or Sherman, or of any Of the great events in which they par tictpated. They were simply ignored. If at that time some one had come along with proposition to build a Chinese wall along Mason's and Dix on's line Il think the people in some parts of the south would readily have; given their time and labor to the work free.
 Ut is not strange, repeat that sectional feeling in some regions died out slowly. ."New York Sun.