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Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1903-10-08
HAD AN AWFUL DREAM.
Robbed by a Giant Ostrich With
Almost Red leus,


Almost Red Legs.
Hunting yarns were in order, and
it was up to the African explorer for
his contribution.
81 was trekking along the southern
coast Of Africa a few years ago." said
he, land had spent most of the day
shooting pheasants, springboks, wick
toks, duykerboks and the other kinds
Of books with which the country
abounds, when | was suddenly con-
fronted by the biggest ostrich | ever
saw.
GAS he stood before me, intently
regarding me, he looked to be six feet
tall, and for the moment | lost my
presence of mind. Then | backed
away. intending to shoot the big bird,
but to my utter dismay found that
the magazine Of my gun was empty.
Then | remembered hearing that
the legs of an ostrich turn pink when
he is angry and looked at his limbs.
They were not only pink but almost
red, and, as he started threateningly
toward me, threw myself fiat on the
ground, this being admittedly the best
way to escape death or injury from
the blows of one of these birds when
Infatuated
"The ostrich came close to my side,
and after intently regarding me for a
moment, poked out his long neck, in
serted his bill into the pocket of my
waistcoat, distracted my watch and
calmly swallowed it with a look of
intense satisfaction.
Next he explored the pockets of
my trousers, and finding my knife,
gulped that down with an expression
Of gastronomic delight. My bunch Of
keys followed suit, as did everything
in the way Of metal or glass had
about me.
Then, having made a sumptuous
meal of my personal belongings, he
stalked majestically away, leaving me
unframed. | got up finally and went
through my pockets to see II he had
left anything, when, to my utter sur
prise, found my watch, knife, keys
and everything else in their proper
receptacles.
Then 1t dawned upon me that I
had dreamed a bad dream and l re-
solved never again to take a nap on
the veldt. York Tribune.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1903-10-08
WILES OF A WOMAN
USELESS FOR MAN TO STRUGGLE
AGAINST THEM.
Benedict Of Years Gives Bachelor
Friend Some Pointers on Subject
of Worldwide INTERESTINGLY %
Tricks Inexhaustibe.

The bachelor and the married man
were talking of all sorts Of things,
and finally the conversation got
around to that all-absorbing topic.
woman. 81 don't see why so many
of you men are ruled by your wives"
said the bachelor. "You are not firm
enough with them. I'd like to see any
woman who could make me do any
thing | did not want to do"
That remark could come from
bachelor and no one else" said the
married man. 81 know better. A long
time ago the poet sang, He is fool
who thinks by force or skill to turn
the current of womans will and
the song rings just as true to-day as
1t did in the seventeenth century.
IF a woman wants her own way she
is bound to get it. She has thou
sand tricks she may play, and not all
mans acuteness or alertness will find
her out. Nearly every woman is more
or less of an actress, and in that lies
her power to dupe the other sex. If
she is fatty refused what she wants,
she is not in the least discouraged.
She promptly lays her plans to get
what she desires by hook or by crook.
First she tries tears, generally
most effective weapon in clearing
path to her own way. But tears be-
come less effective the more they are
used, so she next tries indifference. If
that fails she tries the martyrlike
pose, which consists in going about
with a sweet smile, but with an injur-
ed air, and is generally enough to
drive a man to buying house and :,
lot If the woman wants it.
"Then there is the scheme of max
ing the man think that her way is his
way. This is rather a delicate task
and can only be accomplished by
woman Of rare skill, but if she under
stands her husband thoroughly it can
generally be brought about Some
times woman may drop remarks
about the beautiful things which her
father used to give her, then she signs
and says plaintively that of course
she cannot expect to have all those
things now she's married, and, after a
sad pause, remarks that she has her
husband, and that is enough for her.
She may also say casually that some
one has declared that her husband
was stingy, and it is no such thing.
for he always gives her everything
she wants Don't you, Pet?' And
then Pet does"
But If you know all these tricks"
said the bachelor, 81 should think it
would be pretty easy for you to get
the better of your wife"
my dear man, my wife has a new
trick for every day in the year. Just
as soon as learn a few of them she
discards them for fresh ones that
never dreamed of. No, gave up
long ago. found out that if my wife
wants anything she is sure to get it,
so now | give in in the first place.
New York Times.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1903-10-08
A WIFE WORTH HAVING.
lady 5eaconsteId's Affectionate Devo.
ton to Her Husband.


A story indicating the great affec-
ton and intense admiration which
Lady Beaconsheld entertained for her
husband is told as follows: On a GER
tain day when Lord Beaconsfield, then
Mr.. Disraeli, had to make an import
ant speech he and his wife drove to
the house together. Arrived at their
destination, he alighted from the car.
rlage and shut the door with a bang.
He stayed some minutes talking to his
wife through the carriage window be-
fore he babe her farewell and entered
the house. 1t was late at night when
he arrived home, but he. found his
wife waiting for him. He noticed,
however, that her left hand was
swathed in bandages. On inquiring
the cause of this he learned that when
he left her he had shut her hand in
the carriage door and, though she
suffered terrible pain, she allowed no
trace of it to appear on her face,
knowing that if she did her husband
would lose that self-composure which
is necessary to the delivery Of good
speech.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1903-10-08

The army transport Sheridan sailed
from San Francisco last week for the
Philippines.
In addition to big cargo Of army
supplies, the Sheridan carried away
coin to the amount of 100000 for the
army of occupation in the Philippines
OF this money $1,OOO,OOO was In pesos,
the new coin minted for use in Uncle
Sans Oriental possessions. The other
100000 was in gold and silver legal
tender of the United States.
Among the passengers were seven
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1903-10-08

down Involuntary, and thought how
easily she might end 1t ALL AS she
leaned forward a trihe, the better to
see the bottom, the loose earth slipped
beneath her feet; instinctively she
grasped root, but it gave way, and
she plunged downward, clutching Il
vines and briars. She closed hsr eyes,
vindictively saying, Nov, papa.
you'll be sorry"
Are you hurt?" anxiously asked
gentleman, bending over Lothia, as
she regained consciousness.
why did you stand thOe?" spite.
fully cried the girl, struggling to
sitting posture. 81 know you stood
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1903-10-08

her eyes. well. then won't that's
fiat" she cried, rushing from the room
to leave her father filled with sad
wonderment
Catching her sailor hat by the brim
she jammed it upon her head with
vicious earne sness, not stopping, as
was her wont, to brush back her rebel
lious rings Of copper colored hair. FOR
the breeze made sad havoc with them
II left loose. She would go where no
one would find her, and think it out
The narrow wagon road wound
around the foot OF the mountain close
TO its base. Now that Lothia was
high above the road the meadows
seemed Tar below her She glanced
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1903-10-08
RATHER SURPRISING STATEMENT
Railroad Man Points Out Where Eng.
land Is Ahead Of Us.

President Loree of the Baltimore &
Ohio railroad, who returned from Eu-
rope a few days ago, surprised a group
of New York newspaper men by tell
ing them England was far ahead of
America in the development of GER
tain labor-saving devices. AS this was
contrary to the mass Of opinion, the
railroad man was pressed for details.
He said in London he observed the OPP
Grafton Of an excavating machine
which was far more practicable than
any he had seen on this side. And
Mr.. Loree ought to know. His road
has done a great deal of digging and
hauling.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1903-10-08
Sad outIook For spIndIeshanks.

Now that King Edward has set thI
fashion for knee breaches in full dress
affairs and is being followed by many
of his subjects. il is likely that they
will be received ere long on this side
of the water. They must, of course
be made of black silk or satin, and
the effects resulting from such a dress
will, to say the least, be somewhat
curious. Those who favor the limo
walton will be the well built, athletic
class. while those who cry out most
loudly against it-that they will not
adopt such a ridiculous fashion-will
have. no doubt, some personal reasons
for not wanting to be seen in knee
breeches. 1t will not be the first fash
ion adopted that has made men look
ridiculous. nor will it probably be the
last. King Edward is still the crt
terion of fashion in London. There is
little question as to the style there al
least.-American Wool and Cotton
reporter.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1903-10-08
pauI LOubet HIs Father,s seer.tary

Paul Loubet, son Of the French
president, lives in the Elysee, where
he acts as private secretary to his
father. He is rarely heard OF. being
q quiet, retiring. though tactful, man,
with no particular fondness for public
life. His admiration for his sturdy
father amounts almost to worship and
when, in the troubled Dreyfus days,
President Loubet was hooted and in
suited by the nationalists 1t was the
son who was the more indignant.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1903-10-08

officers Of the general staff, chief Of
whom was Col. John B. Kerr. Half a
dozen army nurses went out on the
Sheridan and among the passengers
were few school teachers and some
civilian employees.
The transport also carried 2S6 en-
listed men, 5 casuals, 26 members Of
the Hospital Corps, Signal Corps
men, ! gunner for the Marine Corps
for Guam and two artillerymen for
Honolulu, where the transport will
make call
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1903-10-08
Made n Bad BARGAIN.

In the days Of rotten boroughs" In
England that Of Cation Park is said
to have been the worst. It had only
ore qualified voter and yet 1t returned
two members Of parliament. OF
course with this right the property
was very valuable and in 1880 It was
purchased by Lord Monson for $780,.
600. Two years later it was disfran.
chised.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1903-10-08
chlnaman studylnu NavInatIon.

Among students in the New York
Nautical school is Chinese boy, Lee
Suey Hong Tor William S. Lee), the
first Of his race to study navigation
after foreign methods. Nearly all Chi.
nese vessels have foreign captains and
Lee is working to reyolutionize that
state Of things. The Chinese invent
ed the mariners compass, but never
have mn1e much practical use Of Il
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1903-10-08
is ON LONG WALKING TOUR.
italian NobIeman to Travel on Foot
for Three Years.

UT UICC cars
Count Della Reggie Salvatore, an
Italian nobleman, has reached Seattle
in the course of a remarkable walking
tour. In March, 1901. he made a bet
Of $4,000 with Duke Spinetta, also Of
the Italian nobility, that in three years
he would travel on foot through nine
different countries, including the Unit
ed States, without asking anyone for
money, food, transportation or shelter.
He is privileged to accept whatever is
offered him The count has now
walked $4,000 miles in Italy, France,
Germany, England and this country.
He now goes to Chill, and from there
will walk across South America, TAX
ing ship to Lisbon and after travel.
ing through Portugal and Spain will
reach his home in about nine months.
He is some considerable time ahead
of his schedule.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1903-10-08
As Bad as That7

Everything goes in Pittsburg, except
on Sunday. The injunction there is
six days shalt thou graft but the
seventh shalt thou rest" It is said
Of them that They keep the Sabbath
day and everything else they can LAP
hands on."-Memphis lTenn.l NsvE
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1903-10-08
Loves Coming.

Love. true Love. did wend his way
Into my heart on a certain day.
And there he made his home
So Sly was he that wher he came
/ scarce did know him then by name:
He stayed. nor cared to roam
And OF him then I saw no trace.
Until he found his resting place.
True friendship was his first disguise
Which served to blind my trusting eyea
And after friendship seeds were sown,
/ awoke 20 find Love all my own.
Eagle
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1903-10-08
pEVERY's ~DIe" AT MURPHY.
His Statement a Reflection on His OPP
ponent's Honesty.

HIS statement a heneCtlon OF Hls w
ponent's Honesty.
"Big Bill" Deyery was discussing
some of the men who caused his de-
feat for leader in New York the other
day, and this was what he had to say
regarding one Of them: Eve been
thinkin' over the old days when they
used horses on the cars, an 1t remind
ed me that Sport Murphy, that is
Just now wearin' around counterfeit
red badge O. courage. used to be con-
ductor on a Second avenue horse car.
My memory is all right. pard. an It
all comes back to me like a bill for
coal that this gent Murphy quit his
Job on the horse car the very day the
conductors were handed bell punches. "
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1903-10-08

DOR years as a member of the National
Committee and in 1872 as its chair
man.
Bennington banner and reformer. (Bennington, Vt.) 1903-19??, 1903-03-12
WEST ARLINGTON

School in district No. 7 will close
this week.
Chas Crofut has q new outfit for sap,
from Rutland.
c. H. Buck and wife we're in Cam
bridge on Saturday.
The new road commissioner has
been over the roads to inspect same.
Miss Bessie Haskin will attend Nor
NAL school at Castleton the coming
term.
1t is not expected Rev Mr. Kelsey
will be returned to this charge another
year.
Mrs John Dooley will soon open a
store in the Carlos Warner house, So
called.
The whistle of Smith * Wyman S
steam mill reminds us as to the flight
of time.
Not a pound of ice has been gath
cred "down the river" during the past
winter.
w, +. Bailey began his years work
lllldIlN
& Marshall last week.
The o. E. S. and Masonic lodge
meet on Wednesday and Friday even
ings, respectively. Work at both.
Eaton will soon place a pretty gran
tie monument in Riverside cemetery
for the late David Crofut, longtime
sheriff of this county.
Chairs for the Hale Co. are. being
cane seated by number of our peo-
pie. At three cents each, however,
one cannot afford an auto.
Miss Clara Hanaman is in Boston
this week, buying goods for the Mill
merry parlors she will open in short
time at Manchester Centre. We wish
her every success.
A manufacturing company in this
county wants TO hire one or two good.
wood turner's, Waymoth lathe and
backknife lathe. Address. "Wood-
worker, care Banner and Reformer,
Bennington, Vt.
The election of last week was a COM
plete "turn over, - the Clement party
sweeping everything before them. We
trust our selectmen may meet with sue
cess in their selection of license com
missioners. Some twelve applications
had been made for a position on the
committee on the day of election, but
the board will not act on same, prefer
ring to seek out their men. This is
right, and they have the best wishes of
the better class OF our townspeople.
Bennington banner and reformer. (Bennington, Vt.) 1903-19??, 1903-03-12
PERU

Charles Batchelder is quite i'll.
Mrs NJ. B. Lyon returned this week
from visiting in Clarendon.
John Stone has nearly completed
his lumber job for NJ. j. Hapgood.
Their we're two marriages, six births
and six deaths in town the past year.
The United Lumber Co. have shut
down their mill for a few days for re-
pairs.
Calvin Phillips, who fell from a lad
der some two weeks ago, is gaining
slowly.
News has been received OF the death
of Ernest Dean at the home of his par
ents in Raymond, N II.
Miss Edna Bachelor, who has been
away most of the winter for her health,
has returned and is improved.
Bennington banner and reformer. (Bennington, Vt.) 1903-19??, 1903-03-12
Thomas MOrriSSey's Estate
ADMINIsTRATOR,s SALE

Onthe 18th day Of March. A. D. 1903. at two
O'Clock In the afternoon. on the premises 1 will
sell at public auction to tie highest bidder I'M
der license from the Probate Court. the real es-
tate whereof Thomas Morrissey, late OF Benz
ningtOn, VT. deceased died seized. consisting
OF dwelling house and lot situate IN the Village
of Bennington, Vermont, and bounded on the
south by River street. on the east BY lands Of
Mrs John Flynn, on the north by lands of Hold
en-. Leonard & Co. and on the west BY lands OF
Miss Ann MOrrissey.
EDWARD SAUSYILLE, Administrator.
Bennington VT. March o. 1903.
Bennington banner and reformer. (Bennington, Vt.) 1903-19??, 1903-03-12
Estate Of Catherine NTangan

VIII Preserved.
GTATE OF VERMONT, In Probate
- District OF Bennington, 50 Court held at
the Probnte ONCE In Bennington within and
1903.
Present John v. Carney, Judge
AN INSTRUMENT, purpOrting TO be the last
VIII and Testam mt OF Catherine Mangan late
Of Bennington in said district deceased, being
presented by John ?. Mulllgan, the executor
therein named, for probate, It Is ordered by said
Court that oil persons concerned therein be
notified to appear at a session thereof 70 be
held at the Probate ONCE In Bennington, In said
district on the 28th day of March, A. d. 1903 at
10 O'Clock In the foOeuOOn. and show cause n
any they have, against the probate Of said VIII:
for which purpose 1t is further ordered, that
this order be published three weeks success.
sively in the Banner and Reformer, news
paper printed at Bennington, in this state, pre-.
vlous to I'd time of hearing
By the court.
7wS Attest JOHN V. CARNEY, Judge.
Bennington banner and reformer. (Bennington, Vt.) 1903-19??, 1903-03-12
BENNINGTON BRIEFS.
News OF the Town and Village Told
Briefly For Busy Readers.

Briefly For Busy Readers.
Col H. E. Taylor of Brattleboro was
a guest at the Soldiers home over Sum
day.
Carl NJ. Richards, formerly with e.
e. Hart, spent Sunday with friends in
the village.
Wendell Murray came up from Chat
ham Saturday evening and spent Sun
day with his mother.
w. L. Gokay went to Schenectady
Monday to witness the performance Of
"The Chinese Honeymoon.
M. T. Hamlin completed filling his
ice houses before the warm spell set in
and has enough of clear, first quality
ice so that there will be no famine this
season.
A manufacturing company in this
county wants to hire one or two good
wood turner's, Waymoth lathe and a
backknife lathe. Address, "Wood-
worker, " care Banner and Reformer,
Bennington, VT.
Bennington banner and reformer. (Bennington, Vt.) 1903-19??, 1903-03-12
Card.

We, the undersigned, do hereby agree Ia
refund the money on 80 cent bottle OF
Greene's Warranted Syrup OF Tar II it fails
to cure your cough or cold. We also guaran-
tee 25-cent bottle TO prove satisfactory OF
money refunded.
j. Il. Shurteff j. M. Ayres,
o. Il. Gibson, b. A. Quinlan,
BENNINGTON.
c. II. Houghton, North Bennington.
G r. & A B. Hawkins, So. Salisbury.
o Z. Adams, Arlington.
r. G. Woodwork, o. II. Adams & Co
East Arlington.
Bennington banner and reformer. (Bennington, Vt.) 1903-19??, 1903-03-12
UPHOLSTERTNG

NJ J. Welch his secured the services
OF tirst-class upholsterer. and Is pre-
pared to do all kinds OF work In thar Inc
Mattresses also mad or remade TO order
Cushions, etc. Work called for ana de-
livered.. Estimates on sll k nds of nm
holstering work furnished on app lea
ton. PP
Bennington banner and reformer. (Bennington, Vt.) 1903-19??, 1903-03-12
SUNDERLAND

Willie Bacon, who has been i'll, is
now better.
Miss Jennie King has returned home
after visit to Pitts6eld, Mass,
H. 0. Holden, wife and daughter
Ruth spent Sunday at Jay Bentley IS.
Rev S. II. Watkins OF Arlington
will hold services ia Union church on
Sunday, March l5 at 3 p. m.
There will be a Cottage meeting held
at the home of Jay Bentley on Thurs
day evening, March 10. Services VIII
be conducted by Rev $. H. Watkins.
All are invited to attend.
To CURE A COLD IN ONE DAY
Take Laxative Bromo Quininc Tablets All
druggls Is refund the money II Il tails 70 cure.
x. w Groves signature is on each box PC.
Bennington banner and reformer. (Bennington, Vt.) 1903-19??, 1903-03-12

Deans Rheumatic Pills absolutely cure rheu-
matism & neuralgia. Entirely vegetable Safe.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-05-23
PADDING SKELETONS.
That's Postum,s Job.

The rapidity with which pure food and
drink will win a hard battle against Ill
health makes people stare sometimes.
The most wonderful medicines in the
world may be tried without success SO
long as the body is slugged with coffee.
After lying 10 months in bed from his
third attack of La Grippe, a gentleman
OF Bridgeport, VT, recovered his health
almost entirely in two weeks by leaving
of coffee and drinking Postum Cereal
Coffee at meal times. He says
Il was reduced in weight from 100 to
about 100 pounds and thus remained a
poor, helpless skeleton for 8 months. not
withstanding my physicians liberal pre-
scriptions, besides many boxes and bot
ties of extensively advertised remedies
and dozens of bottles of malt and other
tonics.
Finally in April / stopped using cof-
fee and other drugs and medicines of
every kind and adopted a diet of plenty
of Postum and GrapeNuts To my sur
prise in {, short time / was able to eat
and digest soft boiled eggs for breakfast
and beef steak for dinner. / gained flesh
and strength rapidly.
ION the afternoon of June 9 I walked
out of my residence for the first time in
10 months and nine days. Two weeks
later I left the city for my boyhood S
home in the old Green Mountain State
where | am now living in better health
and strength than | have had since my
first attack of La Grippe in 1892 / re-
gard my case as having been hopeless so
far as medical science was concerned by
reason of heart failure. nervous prostra-
ton and, as my physician termed it.
nearly total paralysis of certain internal
organs. but found all this was caused by
coffee drinking.
Before I found Postum l was 20 years
old. now / feel 70 years young" Name
furnished by Postum Co., Battle Creek,
Mich.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-05-23
They Say it is the Cars Will.
(By the Assoeiated Press

(By the Associated Press.)
Berlin, May 21.-The singular state OF
mind of the towns people of Kischeneh
Bessarabia, while they were killing the
Jews there about month ago is de-
scribed in letter from a non-Jewish Ger
man of Odessa, received by the relief COM
mittee here. He said
THE leaders of the bands, on entering
Jewish dwellings, often addressed the oc
cupants good naturedly, saying:
Poor brethren we must kill you. IT
is so ordered
'Mcnstrous things were not done until
robbers began to participate, and when
they with the Christian zealots became
intoxicated
The state of terror of the Jews at
Kischeneff, the letter adds, continues: A
fresh massacre is expected and the Jews
of Odessa and of all the large towns of
Bessarabia are living in hourly dread OF
death. The whole province seems to be
in state of fanatical fury against the
Jews.
The writer Of the letter then says:
"The excitement is intensified through
the proclamations distributed in the
streets and by bitterly anti-Semitic news
papers. The Russians say to their edu-
Gated and tolerant countrymen who urge
keeping the peace:
sit is the Cars will that the Jews
be everywhere robbed. Orders have been
given that we start again at Pentecost. :