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Democratic messenger., 1903-04-25
CARNUM IN EUROPE.
The Armies of the Continent Take
Lessons in Organizations.

Throughout the military camps of
Europe. where military organization
il Il matter Of national pride and inter
national repGtc. the movement of the
circus wa; considered lite less than
marvellous. These operations were
watched Officially by hundreds of Off.
GERS. ard have been the subject OF
many official reports.
In this respect the influence of the
American circus has E2cn felt through
oCt Europe. Take. for instance. the
circus method of driving a pole in the
ground. Half a dozen men. each with
Il sledge. stand IL circle. striking he
peg III tuin with bewillering rapidity
ESfUre the coming OF the circus. one
man would work alone over a peg
though il tcCk al hour. Today in the
streets Of Iondcn or in the camps OF
The German armies. you will find men
following the circus method. And
again. 10 cite IN instance among many
take the modern car coupling Tho
mile-iong circus train was equipped
with American couplings. The rail
roads abroad viewed them at first with
distiUst. but later adopted them en-
Enthusiastically. Considering their great
cr comfort ana safety, this is certainly
conquest Of which 10 be proud.
Tnc world has heard much of the or
ganiZation CT the Prussian army. For
months the american circus moved in
the vcry stronghold of these famous
regiments. and the comparison made
possible was highly instructive. The
circus feed its hands simply bat plen-
tifuliy. and the food left over is
thrown away. In Prussia it was not
az ulcommcn sight to see uniformed
soldiers picking tie discarded meat
from the refuse. washing it, aid car.
rying it off. Frequently the circus in
Europe engaged men when in their
station were accustomed TO having
meat but once 4 week. A few days
always sufficed to make them raven
Gus meat eaters.-Wonan's Home
Companion.
Democratic messenger., 1903-04-25
1He SONG Or The MYSTIC.

Do YOU ask what founl in .he Vail y?
lis NV Try=ting Place with the Divine.
And fell ut the feet OF the Holy.
And abovr ne n voice said: BE mine.
And there ar0ss from the dep hs az nv spirit
An echo -"lIy heart shall he thine.
u" you ask how live in the Valley?
| wrep-aud dream - aud pray.
Eat nv tears ar" as W "t as the dew-Grops
That iall on The ro>rs in MAY:
Ana my prayer. Xix" "a perfum" from Censers
Ascrnieth to God night aud day.
In ihe hush OF the Valley of Silence
dresm all III" songs that sing:
And tn" music nonts down ihe dim alley
iiil each ilnd- n word Tor wing.
Tnai 10 hearts. like the Dove 81 the Deluge
message Of Peace They m..y bring.
And have seen Thou ,h;s in tn" Valley
All. me, how my Spirit was -:irrei,
Ard they wear holy wells on ih.ir faces,
Their footsteps can scarcely b. hoard:
They pas through the V ilev like Virgins,
Too pure for the touch of u word
DO You nsk me the place of the Valley.
ls hearts that are narrowed by care?
II lie afar between mountains.
Aud God and His angels are there;
And one is the dark mount OF Sorrow.
And one the bright mountain of Prayer.
Father Ryan.
Democratic messenger., 1903-04-25

cided that he must be got rid or; espe-
cially as mamma. with the best possi-
BILE intentions. w2s always making op.
portunities for me to be with him
alone. So. by dint of plausible .fic
lions. Alfred induced him TO induce
yca twhom he knew To be the best IA
tured ana compliant of mortals) to
write mo certain letter.
II accepted You. can imagine your
horror when You received my accept
2ncc. laughed myself To sleep that
niGl; thinking of it. Any way. it set
tied Mr.. Libstcck Moreover. nam
ma. whom she heard through me OF
ycCr losses. dismissed yon also from
her plans altogether | may say.
tod her that had refused you. which
in act though not in words. is the
truth.
she is ROW resigned to my marriage
with Alfred. which will take place in
the summer.
Forgive me for having played a
trick upon you. or my own account.
beyond what was strictly necessary.
You deserved it for telling me those
shocking fibs. Yours very sincerely.
MABEL VINING."
"P. Slows your poor leg? I
wonder at its condition. seeing how
shamefrlly it has been pulled.
M. V"
Democratic messenger., 1903-04-25

A German firm in the we'll known
town Of Essen are making good
thing out of old sardine tins Huge
quantities Of old tins ara conveyed to
the works. where they are treated by
system of eiectrolytic deposition. and
the tin and iron recovered for Use in
manufacturing metal goods.
Democratic messenger., 1903-04-25

walk down the Valley OF Silence
Down the dim. vuicele-s valie'-alone.
And hear not the fall of a footstep
Around me, save Gois and my own;
And the hush of my heart j. as holy
As hoyers where angels have flo yn.
Long ago ! was weary Of voices
Whose music my heart conid not wiz;
Long ago was weary Of noises
That lretted my soul with th-ir din:
Long ago 1 was weary of places
Where 1 met but The human-and sin.
walked in the world with the worldly:
craved what c wori never = aye:
And ! I'D: "In the world each Ideal
That SHINES like q star ON fe- WAYS,
Is wrecked on the shores of the R~nl.
Ami sleeps Like dream in grave
And st.ll did pine for the Perfac'.
And still found the False with III. True;
[ sought mid the HHman for Heaven.
But cauIhi.a mere g.imp-e al it, Biue:
And wcpt when the clouds of the Mortal
Yelled even that glimpse from M yivw.
And toiled on. heart-tired of the Human,
And noaned 'mid the maz-s of men,
Till knelt. long ago, at an altar
And heard voir. call me. Since then
| walk down the Valley OF silence
Tina; lies far beyond mortal ken.
Democratic messenger., 1903-04-25

The American peanut crop averages
about five million bushels a year. and
twenty-five pounds of the nuts make
a bushel. About $4,000 900 worth of
peanuts are yearly consumed. either
in their natural form or in candy. The
sh"cks furnish good food for pigs. and
the peanut vine forms Z first-class fod-
der for mules. Vast quantities OF pea
nuts are shipped each year to Great
Britain and the continent from both
Africa ard Asia. where they are con-
verted into pure Lucca olive OIL" a
bushed Of peanut shells will afford
about gallon Of oil. and the meal is
used for feeding horses. and is also
baked into variety of bread which has
4 large sale in Germany and France.
Democratic messenger., 1903-04-25
QUAINT AND CURIOUS.

An Ohio man has one of the most
unique collections Of autographs in the
country. II contains the names of over
twelve thousand actors and actresses,
besides 1906 pictures. and over fifty
thousand programs, posters and the
like.
Democratic messenger., 1903-04-25

T...o antiquity of the fan in the East
particularly in Asia. extends far back
beyond the possibility of ascertaining
its date. In China and India the orig
iral model OF the fan was the wing
of bird. ard a. one time was part of
the emblems of imperial authority.
Democratic messenger., 1903-04-25

There is an extraordinary old man
at present living in Russia, in the vii
laee Of Marewka. in the government of
SmoIensk. known as "Swet" S:lip. He
was Lorn in May. 1715. and is. therefore
l27 years Old. He has never been i'll.
and is able to walk each Sunday two
ve:s,s to the village church. He also
does work at the schools. knits stock
ings and weayes sandals.
Teeth of all kinds have been wor-
shipped. and are. in fact, yenerated as
relics in some religious shrines. Bud
dha's tooth is preserved in an Indian
temple: the Cingalsse worship the
tooth OF monkey: while the ele-
plants AID sharks tooth serve simi-
lar purpos: among the Malakar and
Tonga islanders respectively. The ST.
amese were formerly the possessors of
the tooth CT sacred monkey. which
they valued very highly. but in war
with the Portuguese iney lost the holy
grinder and had TO pay $4,000, 900 to
get il back again. It IS now kept in
small geld box. inciosed in six other
boxes in Gre of the many temples OF
the SiaDese capital.
Democratic messenger., 1903-04-25

and Thursday stopping at Mataponi,
Pocomoke City q. m Powells, Reho-
both, Cedar Hall, Pitts Wharf, Shell.
town Onancock $50 p. M, Finley's,
Tangier Island 4.S0 p. m., Crisf;eid 6
p. m, arriving In Baltimore O'Clock
next morning.
Returning the Steamer leaves Balti.
more from pier foot OF South street at
500 p. m, every Tuesday and Friday
for points named, arriving at Crisfeld
q. M, Tangier Island $50 a. m, Oman
cock 7.S0 a. m, Pocomoke City l.W
p. m. Snow Hill $50 p. m.
T. A. JOYNES, Gen. Superintendent
T. MURDOCH, Passenger Agent.
J. SAWYER WILSON, JR., Freight
AGt.. Baltimore Md.
Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1903-11-20
NEWFANE {.
Teachers Conference.

In the recent teachers conference
held at Williamsville all the Newfane
schools We're represented. Each teach
er helped to make the meeting inter-
esting by suggestions and hints, gained
from experience. Mrs. T.. A. Ken
yon teacher in the union school,
presented for consideration the subject
of Reading and Readers" also, Helps
in General School Work" Miss Hor-
tense SwitZer of Newfane school The
Primary Class" and Composition
Writing" C. E. Brown of the parish
school, "Penmanship and Copy Books"
Fred Gilbert of Williamsville school,
History and Helps, and Arithmetic
and Methods" Miss Marion Howe of
Brookside school Bird Study and
Mrs. II. NJ. Adams of South Newfane
school presided owe the question box.
Exhibits of written work, original de-
signs and map drawing We're shown as
some of the results of last terms study
and it is proposed to arrange for a
town exhibit in all the different
branches to be held at the close of the
winter term. Nearly all the same
teachers have been secured for the
winter schools which are to
the first Monday after Thanksgiving.
Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1903-11-20
Foreiun Apple Markets,

Cable advices come again, strong
and active markets all over Europe
for American and Canadian apples.
The large quantities arriving do not
appear to affect prices to any extent,
especially or all sound fruit. For
such, nets are coming here in Boston
all the way from S2.55@3.00. Occas-
ionaly lots of Kings and exceptionally
fancy Baldwins come even higher than
this. Greetings are netting s2.5O@
2.75.
Latest mail advices to hand con-
tinue to speak of the excellent foreign
demand they are having for our APP
pies, and they think there will be lit
tie change in markets for another
month. After the 10th to the 18th of
December they are bound to have
quiet markets, until the urn of the
when it would not be at all sur
prising with the advent of the VAL
oranges. which are a large crop
this year, and the Tasmanian apples
arriving, that our American APPLES
will not do as well as they are now.
and my advice to all is to let their
fruit come forward now while it is
good and hard.
Geo. A Cochrane,
Apple Exporter.
Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1903-11-20
The Prize Speaking Contest.

The prize speaking of the Whining
ton high school occurred at School hall
Tuesday evening. Notwithstanding the
uufavorable weather the hall was filled
by an interested audience. Following
is the program of the evening: Song,
Away we go school; recitation, The
Dukite Snake, Miss Goodnow; The
Snow Storm, Miss Barlow; A Tramp,
Greene; violin solo. Hubbard: How He
Saved st. Michaels. Miss Brown; Vet
Grams of Bunker Hill, White; The Vol
unteer Organist, Miss Wyman; Rienzi,
Johnson: The Maiden Martyr. Miss
Thurber: song, Hail Queen Of Night,
school: Lincoln at Gettysburg, Chase;
Curfew, Miss Smith: High Tide, Miss
Bellows; song, "Upidee," school; clari-
net solo, Bassett; song, Good Night"
The adjudging of prizes by the com
mittee of FIVE, consisting of Revs. Rel
gel. Woodman, Wells, Mitchell. and j..
II. Kidder. was as follows: Girls. first
prize. Miss Thurber; second, Miss Bel
lows, boys first, White; second,
Greene. Mfr. Kidder, in making the
announcement, well said that it was a
difficult matter to decide. where each
one had dsne so well. The prizes con
sisted of valuable books which were
presented to the successful COMPETE
tors, by Prof. Stetson. The entertain
ment at Memorial hall Monday evening
was enjoyed by the audience, which
was small owing to the very stormy
evening. 'Durno" was at his best and
every number was excellent. The mu-
steal numbers were also good.
Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1903-11-20
CHESTERFIELD.

Miss Braley, teacher in the gram
mar department, recently entertained
her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Braley of
Putney.
w. w. Smith has finished the school
census and finds $50 of school age;
and we have several who attend high
schools in Brattleboro and Hinsdale.
Several of our people attended the
anniversary concert and dance at West
Chesterfield and report a good time,
the concert by the male quartet of
Keene, receiving special mention.
Both grammar and primary schools
closed last week. Miss Barrett of
Sullivan achieved a success as primary
teacher and Miss Braley seemed the
right one in the right place. Both
are to return for the winter term.
N. C. Webb met a fine deer on the
Hinsdale road a few days ago which
turned back and walked quite a dis
lance beside the team, then jumped
away. Deer are becoming numerous
and tame but we have not heard of
any deaths.
NJ. G.. Harvey sold his personal prop
erty, cattle wagons and other machin-
cry at auction Nov. II, realizing good
prices. C. p. Gibson was a~uctioneer.
Harvey has sold his home, the
Henry Day place" to Dennis Royce,
the farm of the latter it is said,
in part payment. and will move there
as soon as the house is vacated. The
of Harvey Bros. is much re-
Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1903-11-20

Taylor Hill has moved to saxtons
River. Vt.
Mrs. Jane Crowningshield visited
friends at the center of the town last
week.
Willie Pierce has returned from
Mortified, Mass, and is at work for
Arthur Hewitt.
There is to be a Thanksgiving ball
here Nov. 26. Music by Fairs orches-
ira of Keene. Supper at the Spofford
house.
Mrs. +. b. Pierce of Keene attended
church here Sunday. Her many
friends were pleased to see her with
them again.
Schools closed Friday after a very
successful term of ten weeks. II is
hoped the same teachers will return
for another term, or more If they Will
consent to come, Mr.. Ford is the
been a great improvement in the
school. Pupils in the grammar school
not absent or tardy: Lucy Judson,
Viola Kempton, Phila Post. Lila
Streeter. Lydia futile. Hazel Thomp-
son. Walter Puffer, Herbert Puffer,
Joseph Patnode. In the primary, not
absent or tardy: Rebecca Truel, Hen
rietta Judson, Lucy futile, Elizabeth
Post, Henry Rowland, Gail futile,
James Truel, Claude Hopkins, Hubert
Buzzel, Willie HEREFORD.
Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1903-11-20
END.

Miss Selma Evans Is visiting in Or
ange, Mass.
The village school, after n weeks
vacation, commenced the winter term
this week, with the same teachers.
Mr.. Strack has bought the stage
route from Jacksonville to Charlie
mont. He will make his home in
Jacksonville.
Rev. Mr.. McEwen of Jamaica gave
a lecture in the Baptist church Tue
day night. His subject was mission
work in Burmah, and was illustrated
with interesting views of the country
and people.
The T~ownshend W. c. r. U. will
meet with Mrs. f. A. Kenyon, Satur-
day afternoon at 3 o'clock. The sub
ject for consideration will be the state
~dispensary system of dealing with the
liquor traffic. Mrs. Morgan. Wind
ham county secretary, and Mrs. David
son, state secretary, will be present,
and all. whether members or not, are
invited to be present.
Worlds Temperance Sunday will be
observed by a special union meeting
Sunday evening in the Congregational
church. Mrs. Mary Spencer Morgan
of Wilmington, who represented the
Vermont w. C. T. U. in the worlds
convention held in Geneva, Swltzer-
land, in June, will give an address
speaking of the worlds temperance
work, also OF the worlds convention
including interesting incidents Of the
journey to London and Geneva.
Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1903-11-20
WEST q.

Dea. w. H. Taft has been housed for
a few days.
An auction was held at Mr.. Hoop
er's Saturday.
Mrs. w. b. Howard is visiting her
son George in Westminster.
Miss Annie Garfield returned TO her
school in Bondville Monday.
Mrs. NJ. b. Switzer and son Robert
of Brattleboro are visiting at Mrs. C.
J. Switzer's.
Mrs, G. r. Gale and son Harold are
visiting her sister, Mrs. Julia Barrett.
in Brattleboro.
George Sanderson win sell at public
auction Nov. "a his farm. farming
utensils, stock. etc.
The Good Templars were invited TO
unite with the Y. p. S. C. L. In their
service Sunday night.
Miss Brown, the nurse who has been
caring for Miss Dorothy Taft, has re-
turned TO Greenfield. Mass.
Mr.. and Mrs. T. p. Barber and
daughter Marjorie OF Brattleboro are
visiting at F. f. BARRIERS.
The Good Templars presented the
play, My Brothers Keeper" to a fun
house Friday night An oyster supper
followed the play.
Rev. M. F. Hardy and Dea. w. II.
Taft were appointed delegates to the
ordination service Of Rev. Mr.. Hart
well at Jamaica Wednesday,
John Proctor. IS, who was formerly
Of Rockingham, died of la grippe and
acute bronchitis at the home of Mrs.
W. b. Lawrence Sunday morning.
Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1903-11-20
r

School closes today for a weeks va
cation.
]. B. Taylor went to New York
Wednesday for a short stay.
Miss Daisy Barrett of Henniker, N
II, is home for a two weeks vaca-
ton.
Deer are plentiful and very tame,
even coming into the door yards and
showing no fear.
Three teams and a force OF men are
at work graveling the road on the is
land taking the same from the 'Estey
job hill"
Mrs. H. II. Haywood who has spent
the last two months at her fathers re-
turned to her home in Elmira, n. Y,
Saturday.
Bert Woodward who was so badly
hurt four weeks ago while shoveling
heal the bridge, resumed work Non
day. His many friends rejoice in his
recovery.
Mrs. George Burroughs who has
been i'll for several months died at her
home near the church Nov. 10. The
funeral was held at the church Thurs
day afternoon, the minister of the
Methodist church officiating. Mrs.
Burroughs was 55 years of age and
leaves a husband who has the sym.
pathy of his friends.
Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1903-11-20
Death Of Grace Evelyn Ware.

Grace Evelyn Ware, only daughter OF
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles NJ. Ware, died
at her home Saturday, Nov. IA. She
was born March IL, 1887. The cause
Of her death was bright's disease, from
which she has suffered for h past ten
weeks. She bore the sufferings OF
her illness with a calmness and pat
fence tina was in perfect keeping with
her stainless character and beautiful
life. The funeral services were held
at the Baptist church of which the de-
ceased a been a member for three
years. Tuesday afternoon and the
large audience attested the love n
respect in which the young lady was
held by the community.
Rev. John Mitchell spoke words OF
consolation. his central thought be-
ing that God should be recognized in
all Affections. The church choir reno
cred appropriate selections the closing
being Joyful, joyful will the meeting
be in our eternal home" which was a
favorite selection of the deceased.
The floral offerings We're numerous
and beautiful.
Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1903-11-20
WlllIAMSVIllE,

Miss Luella Williams is visiting in
Boston.
Frank Willard lost a nice horse last
week.
DR.. Harry Martin was in town last
week.
Bert Williams spent Sunday in
Springfield, Mass.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. b. Lamb have been
in Brattleboro a few days this week.
Miss Blanche Bailey of Agawam,
Mass. has been visiting friends in
town.
There will be no dance here Thanks
giving week as has beer recently an
nounced.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harrison Aldrich have
closed their summer home al South
Newfane and returned to Somerville
Wednesday.
A n. Sherman has bought William
Hazelton's house. Mr.. Hazelton moves
soon to the house he recently purchas-
ed at Newfane.
Rev. @. w. Perry of Chester Depot
win preach in the Universalist church
Sunday morning. The Y. p. c. U.
meeting will be held in the evening at
Z o'clock. Mr.. Perry will give a lee
ture on Picturesque Vermont" in the
Monday evening.
Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1903-11-20
The Dairy Markets.

The general conditions in the Bos-
ton butter, cheese and egg markets are
unchanged. Following are the con-
ditions at other centers:
Butter-New York steady at 22hc,
Chicago firm at 12hc. packing stock
I3c.
Cheese-New York steady, Septem-
Der 11Ac, Liverpool white 52s, colored
54s.
Eggs-New York firm at 25@29c.
Chicago firm. extras CSC. prime firsts
26c. st. Louis steady at 24&c, loss
off, repacked cases included.
Following are the total receipts in
the principal markets for the week
ended Nov. IA:
Boston-Butter 1929 tubs, 20.Ss1
bxs.. weighing 6S4.10 lbs; cheese To-
cal seas, export 7s4 pkgs.; eggs 14,413
cs.
New York-Butter $4,000 pkgs.;
cheese 30,2 o pkgs.; eggs 34,70o cs.
Chicago-Butter 24.7S5 tubs; eggs
81, $40 cs.
Cable advices to Geo. A. Cochrane
from the principal markets of Great
Britain give butter markets as dull
with prices the turn easier. Sellers
have had to make concessions to in
duce business. Finest Danish 241s@
Finest Irish 23Q24c. Finest
Canadian 21@22c. Finest Russian
10000. with the lower grades ii
plentiful supply at 1874 417c. Ameri-
can Process and Ladies are unstable
at the moment, except at ridiculously
prices.
Cheese markets are dull and in buy
er's favor. and stocks have
Finest American and Cana
dian liz @12c.
Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1903-11-20
Boston Apple Market.

Receipts for apples are heavy and
the market continues TO drag. There
is a steady export demand for good
hard stock and a fair local trade in
the choice red varieties, bur common
mixed stock is slow and in ~oversupply.
Greetings are in full supply and mod
crate demand and Baldwins are SELL
ing somewhat better than they We're.
~Cranberries are plentiful and choice
sound stock is selling well, with some
extra lots exceeding quotations.
Fruits are quoted as follows:
Apples-Snow 81 n barrel, mackin-
tosh red 81, king s3@3.50, Rhode ISL
and greetings s2.25, talman sweets
$3.50, pound sweets $3.50, baldwins
s2.506S, spy $3.50. other red varieties
s2q2.50, ordinary cooking stocks $3.50
az, apples in bulk $3.50 a barrel.
Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1903-11-20
WEST

Y. P. C. U. circle with Miss Maude
Davis Saturday afternoon.
There will be a meeting at the hall
Saturday night to see about having
assemblies.
School finished Friday. 1t is expect
ed Miss Breslin will return for the
winter school.
1t is expected that Rev. T. Roscoe
will come here to preach about the
first of January.
William f. Davis and Harold Ran
dali will open a meat market about the
first of December.
The report hat Maverette Randall
sick with diphtheria proved to be
untrue as she a only a sore throat.
Mrs. o. r. Farr has her house that
James Amidon vacated painted inside
and out, making a very neat appear
Mrs. Ira Fairs sister. Mrs. Henry
Taft. m husband who have gone to
Redlands. Cal, write that they are de-
with the climate.