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Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1903-11-20
School Teacher Loosened chlId's Tongue
at the Roots,

A warrant has been issued for the ar
rest of Miss Hettie Bodine, who teaches
in West Burke. Leonard Standish, a
ten year old pupil, did something to an
noy Miss Bodine. She commanded the
lad to put out his tongue and when he
complied she took hold of it and gave 1t
a jerk, wrenching it loose The boy fell
in faint and blood gushed from his
mouth. He was Immediately carried
home and attended by DIR. Ogden, who
found the tongue loosened at the roots.
Miss Bodine's defense, IT is said, is that
Standish made faces at her and she took
this method to stop him. There is great
Indignation in the neighborhood.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1903-11-20

tTdCGU 10 CUG KlUIIGy D,
but now modern
science proves that
nearly all diseases
have their beginning
in the disorder of
these most important
organs.
The kidneys filter
and purify the blood
that is their work.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1903-11-20

Capt. II. b. Chamberlain has arrived
at his old home in Bradford for a short
vacation before reporting at st. Paul,
where he will be assistant quartermaster.
He has been in the Philippines the past
two years and seven months and has been
i'll with fever much of the time the last
six months.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1903-11-20
STATE OF VERMONT, Marlboro. SIS.
~ The prOhata Court for Sold niet al,

- The Probate Court Tor Said District.
70 all persons interested in the estate of
JACOB ESTEY, late of Brattleboro, in said
district, deceased, Greeting:
Whereas, j. G. Estey and j.. H. Estey, Ad-
late of Brattleboro in said district, deceased
have filed their petition in this court setting
forth hat the sale of the whole of the real es
heirs and all persons interested therein, and
praying for license to sell the same and at The
same time filed in this court what purports to be
IN this state to such sale. Whereupon it is or
dered that the same he heard at the session of
said court, TO be held at the Probate Office in
Brattieboro, on the last Saturday of Novem-
Der. A. ID. 1903, when and where You may be
heard In the premises. II you see cause. Al
A. +. SCHWENK, Register.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1903-11-20
Proverbs

When the butter won't
come put a penny in the
churn," is an old time dairy
proverb. 1t often seems to
work though no one has ever
told why.
When mothers are worried
because the children do not
gain strength and flesh we
say give them SCOTS Emul-
sion.
1t is like the penny in the
milk because it works and
because there is something
astonishing about it.
SCOTS Emulsion is simply
a milk of pure cod liver oil
with some hypophosphites
especially prepared for delicate
stomachs.
Children take to it naturally
because they like the taste
and the remedy takes just as
naturally to the children be-
cause it is SO perfectly adapted
to their wants.
For all weak and pale and
thin children SCOTS Emulsion
is the most satisfactory treat
ment.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1903-11-20

The curate-So the thief overlooked
your vest in the vestry? The rector
Yes, but stole my stole and every sur
plus surplice. " Pshaw,' It's a wonder
the knave left the navel Life.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1903-11-20
Often The Kidneys Are
Weakened by OYER Work.

Unhealthy Kidneys Make Impure Blood.
1t used to be considered that only
urinary and bladder troubles were to be
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1903-11-20

Therefore, when your kidneys are weak
or out of order, you can understand how
quickly your entire body is affected and
how every organ seems to fail to do It's
duty.
If you are sick or feel badly" begin
taking the great kidney remedy, DIR.
Kilmer's Swamp-Root, because as soon
as your kidneys are we'll they will help
all the other organs to health. A trial
will convince anyone.
If you are sick you can make no mis-
take by first doctoring your kidneys:
The mild and the extraordinary effect OF
DIR. Kilmer's Swamp-Root, the great
kidney remedy, is soon realized. IL
stands e highest for its wonderful cures
of the most distressing cases, and is SOLD
on its merits by all fsH~-
druggists in fifty-cent ;3sF
and one-dollar size !isiiftifb
bottles. You may @-aSSGa 1h52z@
have e sample bottle Homo of swamp-RoOt
by mail free, also pamphlet telling you
how to find out if you have kidney or
bladder trouble. Mention this paper
when writing to DIR. Kilmer & Co., Bing-
hamton, N. Y. Don't make any mistake,
but remember the name, Swamp-Root,
DR.. Kilmer's Swamp-Root, and the adj
dress, Binghamton, N. ", on every bottle
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1903-11-20

STATE OF VERMONT. Marlboro. S.
~ The Probate Court for said District.
To all persons interested in the estate
Of SUSAN f.. HERRICK, late of Brat
tleboro, in said District, deceased,
Greeting:
Whereas, C. w. Wyman. Administrator
upon the estate of Susan E. Herrick, late
has filed his petition in this Court, set
ting forth that the sale of the whole of
the Real Estate of said deceased will be
interested therein. and praying for IL
cense to sell the same, and at the same
time filed in this court what purports to
be the consent in writing of all the heirs
residing in this state to such sale
Whereupon 1t is ordered that the same be
heard at the session of said court, to be
on the first Saturday of December, A. ID.
1903, when and where you may be heard
in the premises, If you see cause.
47-49 A. F. SCHWENK, Register
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1903-11-20

y IS. The Probate Court for said Dis
trict.
To all persons interested in the estate
of ELLEN II. and ISABEL j. CRAW-
FORD of Putney, in said district,
Greeting:
Whereas, Julia Crawford, Guardian of
Ellen II Crawford and Isabel j. Craw-
ford of Putney in said district has filed
her petition in this court setting forth
Estate of her wards will be beneficial to
her wards and all persons interested
therein, and praying for license TO sell
the same be heard at the session of said
court to be held at the Probate ONCE in
Bellows Falls, on the 9Th day of Decem-
Der, A. d. 1903, when and where you NAV
be heard in the premises, If you see
cause. 47-49
ZINA II. ALLBEE Judge.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1903-11-20
IN the District Court of the United
i States, for the District of Vermont.

IN the District Court of the United
Estates, for the District of Vermont.
JOHN +. BIGELOW, In Bankruptcy.
Bankrupt.
Notice is hereby given that John F.
dated November l6, 1903, praying for a dis
charge from all his debts in bankruptcy,
and that all creditors and other persons
Directing to said discharge may attend
before the undersigned Referee at his
office, in Brattleboro, on the eth day of
and then and there present their objec-
tons, If any, to such discharge, with
their proofs thereon.
,o Dated this 10th day of Nso,ySember, A. D.
$. d. E. STOWE. Referee in Bankruptcy
IN the District Court of the United
i States. for the District of Vermont.
HERBERT G. EVERLETH,
In Bankruptcy.
Notice is hereby given that Herbert G.
dated November IA, 1903, praying for
discharge from all his debts in bank
ruptcy and that all creditors and other
attend before the undersigned Referee, at
of L December emf re- A. p 1893. at 10 o'clock
objections, if any, to ' such disc discharg st
VITA their proofs thereon.
Dated ate this Nth day of November, A.
f, d. E. STOWE, Referee in Bankruptcy
IN the District Court of the United
| l. States. For the District of Vermont.
In the matter of
| JAMES w. LESTER, In Bankruptcy.
| Bankrupt.
Notice is hereby given that James w.
| Lester, bankrupt, has filed his petition
| dated November a. 1903 praying for a
| discharge from all his debts in bank
| ruptcy. and that all creditors and other
persons Directing to said discharge may
| attend before the undersigned Referee, al
| his office in Brattleboro, on the 7th day OF
December, A. d. 1903, at 10 o'clock a. m
and then and there present their objec-
| tons If any, to such discharge, with
their proofs thereon. 47-4S
Dated this 18th day of November, A. d
| z. d. e. STOWE. Referee in Bankruptcy
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1903-11-20

IN the District Court of the United
i States, for the District of Vermont
In the matter of
HERBERT G.. EVERLETH
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1903-07-08
Carriage Exercise as Mourner.

At funeral in Glasgow a gentleman
found himself opposite pale-faced
man very warmly clad. Feeling q curl
Gus interest in his companion, he ven
tured to ask him if he was relative
Of the deceased. The pale-faced man
replied. in the negative. Pressing the
question little further, he inquired If
he was connected with the deceased.
NO. said the other, Il am in no way
connected with him" "Only a friend?'
insinuated the gentleman. ''No," was
again the reply. Il am not aware that
ever saw the deceased, but" he adj
ded, II have been in poor health for
some time; my medical adviser has
ordered me to take carriage exercise,
and this is the third time I have been
to the cemetery this week"
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1903-07-08

The gunwale oyerhangs like the
stern, extending foot beyond the hull
all around the boat. On top of it is
a plank six inches high.
In the bow is another raised struc-
ture, large cubby-hole affair, in
which the men store extra sails, nets,
anchors and fishing lines.
In the middle Of the boat on the
bottom are from seven to nine queer
little compartments, with holes in the
bottom, closed by wooden plugs. When
these plugs are pulled out the water
pours in and fills the compartments.
These are used to keep fish alive I'M
til they are brought to market.
The small sampans are very cheap
to build. They cost about $50. Big
ones, large enough to hold a crew Of
from five to seven men, cost from $125
to SITS.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1903-07-08
ExnensiYe Litigation.

Italy seems to hold the record Q
years for expensive law. Signo'
tona Tracerso, a merchant OF
died three years ago, leaving e
him a fortune OF six hundred tho'
pounds and a will which dlspI
certain Of his heirs. They dlspul
and the more they did SO the
heirs came to the fore. Even'
when the case was called for trl
fewer than one hundred and five
yers were found to have been 81
to represent the various litigants
great were their expenses that
all was settled four hundred tho
pounds was divided among Their
fees, while the heirs had to be co
with the remaining two hundred
sand pounds.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1903-07-08
THE SHAH OF PERslA's DIARY.
Extracts Showing Way His Ideas and

Extracts Showing Way His Ideas and
Impressions Were Set Down.
Extracts from the diary of the Shah
Of Persia, who has quite recently been
visiting England, are amusing.
The Shah was nightly impressed
by the greatness and incorruptibility
of the London police, and wrote con-
corning them as follows: "The Eng
lish police gentlemen are men of the
greatest culture and honor. Unlike
those of many countries, l have been
informed that the police of England
and the United States are almost in
corruptible, and that it is impossible
to bride them except by the touch of
gold. These officers carry themselves
with great dignity, but there have
been occasions on which they have
shown commendable alacrity, aud have
even been known to be present when
the public peace has been threatened
by certain urseemly and riotous citi-
Zens."
The Shah has very poor opinion Of
the English climate, if one may judge
from the following extract: ut is
very necessary for the people of Eng
land to wash thoroughly and frequent
ly in order to clear themselves from
the constant fogs and rains that fall
upon them. SO much Go the people of
Britain love water that they some
times wash twice daily. Even the
members of the royal family and the
great mobiles find pleasure in this
somewhat childish occupation"
This despotic monarchs opinion Of
English women's charms and accom-
plishments is hardly altogether fiatter-
ing: can English lady is very fair to
look upon. Her skin is soft and clean,
but her figure is unnatural and angu-
lar. She has certainly not the pleas
ing vivacity of French lady, neither
has she the captivating boldness of an
American lady, Of whom many are in
London. An English woman is pas
sionately fond Of all animals, and is
often devoted to her husband and chill
dren."
The Shah was nightly impressed at
the great wealth of some of the Eng
lish people. MANY private individu-
ais" he writes, "are almost as rich as
the King himself. 1t speaks very
highly for King Edwards kind-heart-
edness to say that he never resents
this great wealth existing among his
subjects, neither does he punish them
in any way for this apparent presump-
n."-Chicago Record-Uerald
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1903-07-08

Many people who have been unfortu-
nate enough to have much to do with
doctors will join with President Draper
in his lament over the passing of the
family DOCTOR" Many of them will
also indorSe his very candid and caus-
tic criticism of the slovenly rude and
discourteous members Of the profess
sion, and no one will dissent from his
statement that 1.-The scientific knowl-
edge and the mission of the doctor Of
medicine should combine to make him
the best exemplar in society Of phys
ical, intellectual and moral cleanli-
ness" What DR.. Draper said to the
graduates of the College of Physicians
and Surgeons in Chicago concerning
the passing of the family doctor, how
ever, will attract widest attention be-
cause of the close relation he has sus-
tanned to thousands of families in the
past. 1t is true that that benignant
and gentle PERSONAL---VERY. the eX-
emplar of the highest ideals of citizen
ship in his community-is not yet ex-
tinct. He Is ministering to the at
tiicted in many hamlet and town.
He is still the welcome comforter in
distress and the valued counselor in
trouble. He is the father confessor'
Of many q human heart, admitted to
the most sacred recesses of human
in an age Of specialization, when the
greatest progress in medicine, as we'll
as in other lines of scientific endeay-
or, is made by the specialist who de-
votes his life to the study of a par
ticular branch of his profession. 1t is
only through this specialization that
the "hdeous laundering and uncertain
ty' of which DR.. Draper complains in
the practice of medicine may be avert
ed. The growth of this specialization
which crowds out the family DOCTOR
naturally tends toward commerciaIism
as DR.. Draper says. The city special
list is not apt to have all the gentle
and sympathetic attributes that endear
to us the family doctor. He does not
sustain such intimate relations to the
1dlully u1e' AAu YET VIC SouuoC get
along without him. He knows more
about pulmonary diseases, if that is his
speciality, than does the family prac-
titioner in the country. Much as we
value the visitation and counsel of the
family DOCTOR" the specialist is an ev-
olution Of our scientific progress whose
services are Indispensable in certain
emergencies.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1903-07-08
FOLLOWING THE DIRECTIONS.
The Irishrnan's Wife Could Not Find
What the Doctor Ordered.

The Irishrnan's Wife Could Not Find
What the Doctor Ordered.
"He must take the medicine in a re-
cumbent position said the physician
who had been called to attend an in
jured Irishman. The mans wife was
puzzled, but would not admit it. The
Baltimore Sun relates the consequences
Of her false pride. She confded her
dilemma first to her husband.
Tim, DEAR" she said, "here's your
midicine all roight, but the docther
do be saying We must take it in a re-
coombant position, and niver a wan
have we in the house."
Eye moight boTry wan" suggested
Tim. '"Ther's Mrs. OMara, now, she
and handy loike''
So the wife made her appeal to the
more provident neighbor.
Mrs. O'Mara, me Tim has been
hurled"
''The poor soul!'
eyes, and he's that bad the docther
says, GIVE him his midicine in a re-
coOmbant position, and, Mrs. O'Mara,
we haven't wan in the house. Would
yez moind giving me the loan av
yous"
Mrs. O'Mara was puzzled in her turn,
but she, too, refused to admit it.
Faith, and yez can have it and will
come" she said, heartily, "but me
friend, Mrs. Flaherty, has it; she Dor
ried it Chewsday week-jist round the
third corner beyant, forninst the
poomp." So the quest was continued.
Mrs. Flaherty, excuse me fer
troubling yez, me being stranger
entirely to yeZ but me man is hurried,
and the docther says, No hope of saw
ing him onless yez give him his midi
cine in a recoombant position Me-
self didn't happen to have wan, so I
stepped over to bora Mrs O'Mara's.
Would We moind me taking it the
while, me Tim being SO bad?"
"AIoind? Az coorse notr' returned
Mrs. Flaherty, with the polite readi-
ness of her nationality. But so1ra
the day! Flaherty-he do be moighty
onstiddy betoimes-he dropped it on
the f1ure last noight and bruk it."
I'll have to pour it into him the
best way l can, poor man!' said Tins
wife, as she hurried home.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1903-07-08
A. Woman's Back.

Dublin, Mich, June 29.-To
many women who suffer with
back and pains and tired feelin
the small OF the back, the eXper
Of Mrs. Fred Chalker Of this plac,
be interesting and profitable.
Mrs. Chalker had suffered q
great deal with these back pains
although she had tried many II
she could find nothing that wou'
lieve her. The pain kept on in sp.
all she could do.
At last she CHANGED to read the
Of another lady who had suffered
the backache, and said she had
cured by a remedy called Dodd's
ney Pills, and Mrs. Challler tn,
she would try the same thing.
After the first two boxes had
taken according to directions, sh
gan to feel some better, and she
on till at last she was cured.
Her pains are all gone, and S
very grateful. She says: I'D
Kidney Pills helped me greatly, /,
will always recommend them as a
for Pain in the Back"
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1903-07-08
QUEER BOATS OF CHINA SEAS.
Eampan a Safe Craft, but Helpless III
Il Storm.

Storm.
Everybody has read stories Of the
China seas, and therefore everybody
has read about the queer vessels called
sampans, because no story of those
waters could be complete without
reference to them, says a writer in
the st. Louis Globa-Democrat.
The general idea about the sampan
is that it Is a poor craft III which to
venture far out to sea and that the
japanese and Chinese sailors must be
extremely plucky to take the long
cruises that they do. But as matter
Of fact, the sampan is an excellent
sea boat and can live in almost any
kind Of weather. The only drawback
about it is that its build makes it q
difficult vessel to sail That is why
sampans sometimes are blown clear
across the Pacific ocean. They cannot
sail into the wind the way our smart
sailing vessels can and in headwinds
they become excessively awkward
things to handle.
But their high sides and big bows
and sterns make them dry and pre-
vent the seas from washing over them.
SO, while crew Of sampan may be
quite helpless in a big gale, the men
are in no danger so long as they are
far enough from shore to be in no
peril from rocks and bars.
The sampans are built of pine. When
designed TO be handled by two men
they are about twenty feet long on the
top deck, while the keel is only six
feet long. Such boat does not draw
more than twenty inches Of water.
The stern is very high and hangs
over the vessel. Part Of this stern
is inclosed and in its flooring is hole
through which is thrust the immense
oar that serves as a rudder. This stern
Is about three feet wide.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1903-07-08
VEGETATION ON VOLCANOES.

Scientists Tell the Results of Tnvesti-
cations III West Indies.
In the description which DR.. Flett
and DR.. Anderson gave Of the dcstruc-
ton wrought by the West Indian erup-
tons they commented Oh the remark
able way IN which st. Vincent and
Martinique recovered their vegetation
after such volcanic outbreaks. Papers
written by DR.. TreuL and Prof. Pen
zig on the flora Of Krakatoa, says the
London Post afford an interesting
corollary TO these later observations
by affording an insight into the stages
Of growth in this process OF vegetable
recovery.
The explosion at Krakatoa, which
blew the island in half and left it an
isolated mountain rising out OF the sea
and covered with pumice and redhot
ashes to a depth Of from three TO 1870
feet, occurred in 1883. Three years
later DR.. Treub visited it, and found
it nearly inaccessible. But on it's mar
row beach he found the fruits or seeds
Of seven species Of phanerogams and
nine species Of the usual littoral plants
Of tropical islands. In the interior
ferns predominated, and DR.. TreuD's
conclusion was that ferns in such
fora preceded and prepared the soil
fer a phanerogamic vegetation. A
close examination Of the ashes and
pumice stone revealed the presence Of
algae coating the arid soil everywhere
with thin gelatinous layer, in which
the fern spores would find suitable
place for termination. Eleven years
later Prof. Penzig's visit to the island
discovered sixty-two species of plants
Qifty phanerogams and twelve vascu-
lar cryptogams). The ferns still pre-
dominated in the interior, and there
were several tall grasses. Seeds or
fruits Of thirty species were found on
the beach, and here and there seeding
plants. OF the fifty-three phanero-
gains, Prof. PenZig estimated that sew
enteen were introduced by the agency
Of the wind, thirty-two by water and
four by birds.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1903-07-08
MOscOM'S Ranid Growth.

The population of Moscow shows a
remarkably rapid increase. Within the
comparatively short period Of thirty
years the number Of inhabitants has
just about doubled, says the London
Standard. At the time of the French
invasion in 1912 the urban Muscovites
numbered about 100000, although the
official figures were $4,000. In 1871
the official census gave the population
as COZ 900; in 1882 it was 76S,O0O, and,
according to the reckoning now COM
pleted, the historic capital contains
1,173, 500 inhabitants, thus taking the
tenth place among the most populous
cities Of the world. Moscow covers an
area Of 101 square kil0meterS, or only
two kilomcters less than that Of ST.
Petersburg. Area is not, however, by
any means q general criterion, in ques-
tons of population, as appears from
the fact that whereas London, with
the largest population of any city in
the world, covers 3O3 square kilome-
ters; New York, with q population
numbering more than 100000, less
than that Of the British metropolis,
has total area of 795 square hilome-
tiers. The population of Moscow is less
dense than Thu Of st. Petersburg,
Glasgow, Londcn, Berlin and Paris.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1903-07-08

The report from Sofia that the Mace
DOMAIN committee plans to fight all
Europe with the germs of the Indian
plague If it's demands are not con-
ceded, is simply beyond belief. There
is something so fendish in the bare
suggestion of such a thing that it is
hard to fancy any state of savagery
that would put it into operation. And
yet who can place bounds to unbridled
human passions? The pages of history
are blackened by atrocities almost as
inhuman as fighting with the germs Of
a speedily fatal malady.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1903-07-08
TIE Desert Blossoms.

The Speakman fruit farm, near Neo-
sho, is one Of the most interesting
places OF the kind in Missouri. 1t CON
sists Of 800 acres in fruit and or
"hards. TIE ground is covered with
= elk and ii WIS necessary to loosen
i. with dynamite before trees could
be planted. And yet on this sterils
soil rich, luscious fruit is raised every
year. Mr.. Speakman has 100 acres Of
strawberries.