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The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1903-01-21
Legal Notices.
ESTATE OF AVIS f, CREE.
STATE OF VERMONT,
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In Probate Court, held at Montpelier, in and Tor
said District, on the 18Th day OF January, A. ID.
1903:
Albert w. Ferrin, Administrator of the estate of
AVIS f. CREE, late of MonNelier. in said District.
deceased makes application to said Court for
license to deed to Carrie b. Fay. of the City
OF Barre In said District certain real estate OF
said deceasedsituated in the City OF Barre and said
District, to wit: Being all and the same land and
premises which decided TO the said Avis f.
Cree by Fred w. Sherburne by warranty deed dated
the 10th day of October. A. d. 1896 the same beiug
now occupied by the said Carrie d. Fay, on conpli-
ance by tie said Carrie b. Fay with the conditlonsi
of certain contract in writ dated the 18th day os
October. A ID. 1896 by and between the said Avis
+. Cree in Ler life time and the said Carrie b. Fay,
representing that the said Avis f. Cree was in her
life time under contract, being the contIac afore-
said, binding at law and in equity to deed said real
estate to the said Carrie b. Fay on her compliance
with the conditiO is of said contract.
Whereupon, 1t is ordered by said Court, that said
application be referred to session thereof, to be
held at the Probate Office, in said Montpelier, on the
18th day of Feb, A. ID. 1908, for hearing and de-
cisol thereon and II Is further ordered. that all per-
sons interested be notified hereofby publication O mo-
tic, of said application and order thereon three weeks
successfully I'm the VERMONT NATCHMAN AND
STATE JOURNAL, II newspaper published at Mont
peller, In this State, and which circuates In the
neigborhood of those interested before said time
hearing, that they may appear at said time and
place, and, II they see cause, object thereto.
By the COurt--Attest.
3-5 HIRAM CARLETON, Judge.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1903-01-21
A. P. ABBOTT & CO.
Its TIME.

It's time that rid of all Winter Garments
During this weeks shall make desperate strug
gle close the whole assortment We have garments
than ought have this of year. The prices
will play important part in this last mark down. We
give you very conceptve idea of their styles and
values. You better them No garment of last seasons
make.
Ladies' Coats selling for 1915 and $500 close 299
Ladies' Coats selling for so and 900 close at 4.98
Ladies' Coats selling for 1000 and IL 90 close sos
Ladies' Coats selling for 1900 and 1900 close 900
We have special order Prince Henry Coat that sold for
$500 to close at only 1900 Size 81 Color, black
Ladies' Capes.
Ladies' Capes in blacks and coors selling for
IS co. 1000 r. co. Is 90 and 1000 be closed equal
ly cheap
The above garments will be worth
season the price asked now.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1903-01-21
WATERBURY,.

Instead OF the usual prayer meeting
next Thursday night there will be the
Phillips Brooks memorial service, in
Guiding sketches of his life and quota
tiOns.
Miss Lena Carpenter and p. d. Ladd
of Montpelier spent Sunday at their
homes in town.
The ladies union meets this Tuesday
with Mrs A. G. Atherton.
A. @. Archer has completed his SER
vices as nurse Mt the hospital and
will accept "a position as fireman on
the railroad.
The next meeting of the volunteer
club will be held with Harley Coburn,
Mrs. f. l., johnson, who has been
confined to the house several weeks by
sickness, is now able to be out again.
The subject of the sermon at the
Congregational church next Sunday
will be 1.-THE Fruit of Life, )" by Rev.
Mr.. Kellogg. Mrs. Demeritt will
sing by request "Will There be Any
Stars in My Crown"
Arthur Woodland received quite a Sc
we're cut on the back of his hand while
running the electric cutting machine.
Mr.. and Mrs. M. l.. Backus of Rut-
land have been visiting Mrs. e. l..
Johnson for few days
1t is now expected that a large dele.
CATION will attend the Masonic meet
ing at Northfeld, Wednesday night.
Mr.. and Mrs. James Hattie returned
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1903-11-17
THE CLUTCH OF CHANCE.

The race is not to the swift. nor the
battle to the strong. -. but time and
chance happeneth to them all"-Eccl.
XII
For the man who wins. there is pomp and
pride,
And the laurel wreath. and the cheer. be-
And for him who lights but in nghting.
There are echoes still OF the trumpet calls
But there is no balm in his bitter lot
II he meets defeat with his fight unfought.
There are sore defeats that are all I'M
known,
And they send their gloom 10 the proud
And they plunge their shade on the hum
blest life
For they bring no stress and they bring no
strife:
BY a time or chance il the loser caught
And he knows defeat ere his fight Is fought
There are singers mute-and their hearts
are wrung,
And their souls are thrilled with the songs
unsung;
There are men who dreamed of picture
fair
But the hand is stilI and the canvas bare;
And the others. too. with the goals un-
sought
They have seen defeat with their nights I'M
fought.
II a man goes down with his sword afiash.
AND has heard the lance and the armor
crash
II he loses then, he will shed no tears;
He hath dealt his blows. he has heard the
cheers;
But is soul must shrink from he knows not
what
When he meets defeat with his fight un-
fought
Chicago Daily Tribune.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1903-11-17
CONTEST NOTICE.
DEPARTMENT OF TUE INTERIOR. j
United States Land Office !
HnileN Ida Oct 10 1QnS |

DEPARTMENT OF TUE INTERIOR. j
United States Land Office,
HALEY, Ida. Oct. 10, 1908,
sufficient contest affidavit having been filed
in this once by John c. Ross, contestant, against
Homestead Entry No. 1900, made August 9TH,
1897, for VIZ NwA, SwA NE4 SEA NW4.
Section % Township u N. h. 81 E., by Robert
Brown, contestee, in which it is alleged that
said land is stlll wholly in an uncultivated con-
dition, that said Robert Brown never resided
on said land, there is no building or residence
of any kind on said tract of land, that said
Robert Brown has abandoned said land; and
that said tract of land is not occupied or Guilt
waited by any person.
Said parties are hereby notified to appear.
respond and offer evidence touching said ale
CATION at 10 O'Clock a. m. on November 24th.
1903, before L. H. Johnston, U. S. Commission
err at Challis, Idaho. And that final hearing
will be held at 10 o'clock a. M on November
Both, 1908, before the Register and Receiver at
the United States Land ONCE in HALEY, Blaine
county, Idaho.
The said contestant having, in proper affi-
iavit, fled October 10TH 1908, set forth facts
which show that after due diligence. personal
service of this notice can not be made, it is
hereby ordered and directed that such notice be
given by due and proper publication.
N. J. SHARP. Register.
w. A. HODGMAN, Receiver
FRS; publication Oct. eOth, 1903
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1903-11-17
A Royal Entertainer and
an Entertainer of Royalty
Boyd Hotel +!

Notice to the Public Boyd
has opened the old hotel. 1t
VII be run in first-class style.
The tables will be served the
best the n arket affords. Meals
at all hours. Hoping to receive
a share of the public patronage.
Strangers coming to town will
fad the house a pleasant lace
to stop.
CHALLIS, IDAHO.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1903-11-17
Stage Line +!
IDAHO
CHALLIS

Four horse Concord coaches
and first-class daily stage service
between Challis and Mackay, the
nearest railroad point; Challis
and Three Forks. on the Thun-
der Mountain route.
Stages arrive in Challis at 10
m. and depart at p. M, car
rying passengers, mail and ex-
press, making close connections
with stage. lines to different
points in Custer and Lemhi
counties.
G. V. HANSEN, Mgr.
F. Nickerson, Agt., Challis.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1903-11-17
A Handy AFFAIR.

There is an emergency clause in the
sultan's constitution. says the Chicago
Tribune, which always enables him to
act at once when he needs money from
any OF his rich subjects.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1903-09-03
TIED UP IN DIAMONDS.
Millions OF Dollars Lying Idle I'm the
Strong Boxes of Royalty and
the wealthy.

II is astonishing how much of the
worlds wealth is locked up in diamonds,
things which are of no earthly use to
anybody except for the mere purpose OF
ornamentation The money spent for
diamonds every year would build fleets
of peace and war, equip and pay armies,
almost wipe out poverty in the city
slums. endow hospitals and schools,
build railroads and create great libraries.
Every now and then some American
woman has trouble with the customs au-
thorities over the duty on jewels, the
value of which represents sum suft1-
cient for an ordinary man to raise up
and educate large family OF children.
says the New York Press.
Millionaires and crowned heads pos
sess diamonds which represent idle
wealth sufficient to build whole streets
of model tenement houses for the poor.
The diamonds belonging to the Ger
man empress are valued at $1,25O,O 600.
The crown jewels of England, largely
made up of diamonds, exceed in value
sic. OOO. 900. The imperial crown alone
contains 2,7S3 splendid diamonds. Be-
sides this the king and queen possess
diamonds to the value of about mil
lion more dollars, which are their prl-
vate property. The crown jewels OF
Russia represent about $20,000,00O. No
one knows just how much the diamonds
possessed by the sultan OF Turkey are
worth, but they represent many mil
lions. Many native princes in India
own diamonds of great value. the
gems of the gaekwar of Baroda, consist
ing largely of diamonds, are valued at
SIS 100000. Among his treasures is a
carpet made entirely of diamonds and
pearls, all matched and blended. Many
churches, too, in the old world are rich
in diamonds. The largest diamond IN
the world, the Excelsior, found at Jag
gersfontein in 1893, is so valuable That
special syndicate has been formed to
stand the expense and risk OF cutting 1t.
A large part of the worlds gold, too,
is locked away in the royal treasure
houses in the form of dishes or orna-
ments. In the Kremlin are many great
gold dishes so heavy that strong man
cannot lift them, and many millions OF
dollars worth of gold made into or
namental form. The gold dinner serV-
ice at Windsor castle is valued at 81 ,00O,-
900. and a golden peacock, with jeweled
tail, there is valued at 100000. In the
treasure-house of the sultan at COnstan-
tinople are tons of gold plate and great
golden bowls filled to the brim with
rare pearls. Gold in every form which
the ingenuity of man has been able to
invent is scattered about in splendid con-
fusion in the palaces by the Bosphorus.
The shah of Persia has golden orna-
ments and diamonds slowed away in his
palace, which, turned into money, would
enable him to build railroads and open
up his country to civilization.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1903-09-03
NEW LAMP FOR MINERS.
Il Is Provided with Gas Detecting
Attachments, Placed just Above
the Flame.

One of the most practical inventions
of the last century was the miners
lamp. with its sheet of gauze sur
rounding the flame, enabling the miner
10 work in coal mines where gas was
liable to be found without danger of
causing an explosion with his light.
One objection to such lamp is that
the gas might increase in volume in
the chamber SO gradually that the min
er would not be aware of its presence,
continuing to work with the assurance
that there was no danger of an explo-
sion and not detecting anything wrong
in the atmosphere. AS an improve
ment over the lamp Pennsylvania in
ventor has suspended above the fame
a series of wires, which become heated
and grow red in proportion to their
distance from the blaze, and also in
ratio to the quantity of gas mixed
with the atmosphere. The operation
of the device is apparent. The sensi-
tive wires are adjusted on the harp to
positions determined by experiment, in
which they represent percentages of
gas present by becoming redeemed with
the heat of the fame. The user of
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1903-09-03
AMERICAN INVESTMENTS.
Large Sums Placed in Mexico for the
Development of Immense
Resources.

When United States Consul General
Barlow reported to the Washington gov
eminent that $500, 900 900 of American
money was invested here, states the Mex
| lean Herald, local critics raised the OBJ
| lection that in reality this was in great
part British capital, and that the
Americans were only figureheadsi in en-
| terprises really owned across the At
| lantic"
| If this were so, why do we find the
London Statist, in it's last issue to hand,
saying that the measures for stabilizing
the peso here "do not much concern
us?" And the London paper continues:
"Our government naturally will cooper
ate with the United States government
as far as it possibly can do this as in
other matters; but it's interest in the
question excepting so far as we all desire
to aid the United States where we can,
is but small. The proposed change in
China is different That is a matter in
which British interests are largely con-
cerned-quite as much concerned, evil
IDENTIFY as American interests"
The Statist is well-informed journal
on British investments abroad, and sure
ly it would know if American invest
ments here were but another name for
large placements of British capital. To
Mexico it matters little whence comes
the money required for the development
of her immense resources, although it
is to be said that the active participa-
ton of Americans in business undertake
ings here tends to keep the two coun-
tries in close and friendly relations.
Within few weeks heavy invest
ments of American capital have been
made in Mexican mines, investments of
really great sums of money, and though
in one deal London is supposed to have
an interest the greater part of the funds
employed have been raised in New York
and other American cities.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1903-09-03
RAILROAD ADVERTISING.
Has Done Much to Reveal the Beau
ties of Travel in
America.

When the passenger departments OF
the railroads began to advertise the
advantages of their respective lines
and the beauties and points of interest
along the right of way, the conserva-
tives stood aghast at the innovation,
says the Toledo Tones. 1t was freely
predicted that they would get tired Of
wasting their money or that their en-
ployers would call them down and re-
fuse to countenance such expenditures.
Yet how different has been the out
come. The pioneers in the business
have been followed by imitators and
competitors, until some of the most
attractive and interesting and instruc-
tive advertising of the day is done by
the railroads. 1t is. of course. impos-
sible to know the full extent of the
influence of this advertising, but the
result has been to immensely stimulate
travel. We Americans are just learn
ing to appreciate leisure and to know
that one doesn't have to go thousand
miles from home to get genuine rec
reation and an education that is =
pleasure to acquire.
The theory that everything worth
seeing is in Europe has been exploded
and the railroads, with their persist
ent, artistic and well constructed adj
vertising have lighted the fuse that
led to the explosion. Everyone with a
spark of ambition desires to see sur
roundings different from his own. He
wants to travel. But he breads going
into strange scenes and conditions.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1903-09-03

A common method of extracting per-
fumes from flowers is enf1eurage, which
consists in placing the blossoms in con-
tact with purified lard for few days.
When saturated with the perfume, the
lard itself may be used, or the essential
oil may be extracted under strong alco-
hol. The process being tedious, many
attempts-mostly unsatisfactory-hav
been made to obtain the essential oil d.
rect from the flowers by means of light
petroleum. A curious recent discovery
is that perfume-making still goes on in
the flowers during enfieurage, and Dr.
Albert Hesse reports that ton of tube
rose blossoms only yielded sc grams
of oil by petroleum extraction, but gave
up 801 grams to the embedding fat in
enf1eurage and yielded 70 grams more
when the faded blossoms were distilled
The flowers appear to have contained
more perfume after exhaustion by en-
fleurage than when first gathered.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1903-09-03
NEW LIFE PRESERVER.
1t II So light and Compact That Com
slant Wear Occasions No
Discomfort.

The Steamship companies which did
not provide life preservers in number
equaling or exceeding its passenger
carrying capacity would be summarily
dealt with by the government. and yet
every one knows that when the time
arrives for their use the passengers
and crew may be too much excited to
profit by the provision thus made for
their safety. The passenger crossing
the ocean would certainly feel no
small degree of added security were he
provided with the apparatus shown in
the illustration. No one would think
of wearing one of the bulky life pre-
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1903-09-03

servers usually provided on ship
board all the time, but here is an ap-
paratus which will answer the same
purpose, and yet without discomfort
when constantly worn. The spiral
form which the tube is given enables
the wearer to suspend it around his
body by means of the supporting
jacket, beneath the outer clothing, and
it takes but short time to initiate the
reservoir through the mouthpiece,
which is provided with valve to
check the outward flow of the air. The
spiral coils lie fiat when Debated, and
are scarcely perceptible to the wearer.
who, even if the device rendered him
slightly uncomfortable, would have the
feeling of safety to counterbalance the
annoyance.-St. Louis Globe-Demo-
GRAFT
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1903-09-03
LEHR HAS NEW FAD.
ed Handbag swung to Wrist with
Chains After style of Women

Little gilt chain bags or purses carried
by women soon will be a necessity for
men if the novelty introduced by Harry
Lehr at Newport, r. l., is adopted.
Young Lehr is responsible for many in
noyations in the social world: he figured
in monkey parties; walked down Belle
vue avenue with Mrs. Fish, each of them
holding a rag doll; designed dresses for
his women friends, was ringmaster at
Mrs. Oelrieh's circus, and recently a
story was printed. the truth of which
was denied vigorously, that he slept with
a rose in his hair.
The women all looked astonfshed at
Iehr when he strolled to the tennis
tournament with Mrs. Lehr and Mrs.
Fish with a small square purse made of
gold links attached to a slender gold
chain dangling from his wrist. The
chain coiled around his wrist twice, "just
as the ladies do 1t, you know" he ex-
planned to his acquaintance.
Some thought he was the player of
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1903-09-03

We have heard SO much of what is
POLITICALLY termed the 'steeming mix
lions" of China, that the official CEN
sus recently published by the impe-
rial treasury department of China is
of no little interest, since it furnishes
method of determining just how
many 'teeming millions" there are. It
appears that the celestial empire con-
tains 426, 100000 inhabitants, and that
China proper-the Is provinces-con-
tains 407 100000. The table is given
in the Movement Geographique, of
Brussels, to which readers are referred
for details. The number of inhabit-
ants per square kilometer varies from
201, in Holman, to 80, in HANSON, ard
is, on the average. 103 in the Is prov
inces. In Mongolia, the number is OF;
in Manchuria, 9; in Yibet, S, and in
Turkestan, 0.S. For comparison, we
may recall that Germany has los in
habitants per square kilometer: Bel
GUM, 220, and the United Kingdom,
130.-Scientific American.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1903-09-03
A TYPOGRAPHICAL TRAGEDY.
Newspaper OHce Somewhat Crippled,
But Not Entirely Incapaci-
tated for Business.

eve are thorry to thay," explained the
editor Of the Skedunk Weekly News, accord
ing to the Richardson (Tex.) Echo, that our
competing room wath entered lath night
by thome unknown thcoundrel and thtole
every eth in the establishment and thuc-
ceeded IN making hith ethcape undetected.
1T hath been fmpothible, Of courth, to pro-
cure new thupply of etheeth in time for
thlth ithue, and we are thuth compelled to go
to preth in a thituation moth embarrathng
and dithrething, but we thee no other courth
to purthue than to make the betht thtagger
we can to get along without the mithing let
ter, and we therefore, print the Newth on
time regardleth of the 10th thuthtained
The motive of the vulnerable mitchreant
18th unknown to nth, but, doubtleth, wath re-
Venge for thome thubpotf1ed nthult.
1T thall never be thaid that the petty
thpite of thmall-thouled william hath dith-
abled the Newth, and if thith meet the eye
of the detachable rathcal we beg to athure
him that he underethtimateth the re-
thouceth of a frth-clath newthpaper when
he thinkth he can cripple Il hopelethly by
breaking into the alphabet. We take occa-
thion to thay to him, furthermore, that be-
fore next Thurthday we will have three
itmeth ath many etheth ath he thtole."
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1903-09-03
The Bible and the Empire State
Express.

A Bible student has recently been figur
ing on how long it would have taken the
people to make the journey from Dan tc
Beersheba if they could have had the
benefit in the olden times of the Empire
would have made this journey in less than
three hours, although from reading Of the
account in the Bible one would think it was Q
long journey, and it was for those days with
their limited means of transportation
Ezekiel, the Chaldean prophet, had in his
minds eye something like the Empire State
in the first chapter Of his prophecy Look
this up and see if you do not agree with
the idea-From the Troy Daily Times.
The New York Central is every day add,
ing to the sum of human knowledge by its
marvellous passenger train service.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1903-09-03
MY FRIEND.


Are yeu my friend?
When l in darkness and despair
Crepe for the light, and everywhere
Is only darkness, until you
Bring to me joy and comfort, too;
Then, where was darkness. tn ere is lgnt'
And where despair, a hope so bright
You are my friend.
Are you my friend?
A sacrifice you make to cheer,
Nor count no service ever drear
If aught you DO in anywise
IJispel the gloom in my sad eyes,
End bring a ray of sunshine where
WIS only misery and care
YOU are my friend.
Are you my friend?
When sorrow comes and grief anc VICE.
You do not hesitate to go
And do what little mortal may
To smooth rough and rugged way;
With kindly word allay my fears,
And with smile drive way the tears
You are my friend.
w. H Sheridan McGlumphy, in Ram
Horn.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1903-09-03

proper married mans part and merely
was toting the bag around to save Mrs,
Lehr trouble. Lehr, in his high pitched
tenor voice, explained to the women.
however, that if they supposed his car
rying the bag there was for anyone
except himself they were much mis-
taken. The little chain purse, he says,
is his, and he intends to use it, as he
finds it extremely useful to hold small
change, his pencil and other odds and
ends
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1903-09-03
Marks Pulse Of Patiart

DR.. Gartner has just patented an in
strument which records the pulse of a
patient under the influence of an anaes-
thetic. The instrument is fastened to the
forearms and a graduated disc records
the increase or retar0ation of the pulse.
The experiments in the hospital at Vi
emma succeeded marvelously. 1t is hoped
~ means of it to prevent death during
operations.