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Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1904-08-12
Valued Policy Insurance.
Mortified News.l


The report of the state insurance COM
missioner of New Hampshire, just pub
lished, indicates that the valued policy
law is working in a very satisfactory
manner in that state. The commissioner
says:
From the time of its enactment many
predictions have been made that the eff
feet of the valued policy law would be
disastrous by resulting in a great in
crease of losses. The record contro-
verts the prediction. The entire amount
paid in 1903 by all authorized companies
for property destroyed in New Hampshire
was I'LL 205, 055. OF this large sum but
$685. was paid under the requirements
of the much abused law, those figures
representing the amount which is the
only insurable property coming under
these requirements. Fully two-thirds
of the entire loss was adjusted in the old
way. The people of New Hampshire,
for whose protection the valued policy law
was enacted are content with its opera
News
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1904-08-12
Their Usual Blunder.
[Boston Record.1

Mr.. Roots criticism of the nomination
seriously for vice. president of a man of
50 years is as courteous and polished as
1t is caustic. We do not find any answer
to it, There is none. 1t was realized
from one end of the country to the other
when the Sunday papers came in July 10
that the Democrats had made their usual
big blunder
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1904-08-12
Stewart Edward Whites Books.

Mcclure Phillips will hereafter publish
Stewart Edward White book brought out
by the outlook company, 1.-THE Forest"
They have in preparation also for the au-
tumn companion volume called 1.-THE
Mountains" Mcclure Phillips publish
also by Mr.. White, 1.-THE Westerners,"
'The Blazed Trail" "Conjuror's House."
and 'The Silent Places"
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1904-08-12


There will be special music during the
evening, led by Wheeler's Bellows Falls
band.
Dr. Edward kirkland and Theodore
Kirkland sailed Tuesday for a weeks out
ing in Nova Scotia.
Miss Mary Baker returned last Friday
after spending several weeks in Rutland,
Fair Haven, Lake Bomoseen and Cut
tingsVille.
Mrs. L. S. Hayes went Tuesday to join
Mr.. Hayes, who is taking an enforced
vacation at Siasconset, on the island of
Nantucket.
1t augurs well for the return of pro-
hibtion that the only arrests for drunk
enness last week, three in number, were
made on "circus day"
Miss Elsie Robbins will go tomorrow to
her home in Boston, expecting to return
to Bellows Falls within a week for the
remainder Of August.
Miss Mary Spofford is the guest this
week of Mrs Edward Osgood in Bradford,
where Mrs Osgood and children are
spending the summer with her mother,
Mrs. Farnum.
volunteer choir from the Young Peo-
pies Society of Christian Endeavor rs
furnishing music in the Congregational
church during the vacation of the reg
ular choir members
Rev. DR.. McLane of Plymouth Congre-
gational church, New Haven supplied
the pulpit of the Congregational church
last Sunday. The pastor is spending his
vacation in the Adirondacks.
The Hetty Green place is being cleaned
and aired preparatory to Mrs. Green
arrival in a few days for the remainder
of the summer Miss Green is at pres
ent the guest of Mrs. II. p. Bancroft.
Mrs. Vaughan's fiat on South street is
closed for a few weeks, Mrs. Vaughan
and her sister, Miss Dascomb, having
gone to Sharon, and Miss Alice Das-
comb and Miss Jessie Judd to Lynn,
Mass.
The next school year will open Sept. G.
There will be few changes in the teachers
in the grades. Three teachers will leave.
Miss Eva Fuller, grade s.; Miss Katherine
OBrien, grades l and 2; Miss Marjorie
Baker, grade Z.
The local Socialists were privileged in
hearing last week Thursday their can
didate for vice president of the United
States, Ben Hanford of New York who
addressed political rally in the opera
house About 200 persons were present.
At the Baptist church next Sunday
| Rev. ID. o. Parker will occupy the pull
pit, in the absence of the pastor. Rev.
Laura Wilde of Nebraska who is spend
ing the summer with her father in Cam
bridgeport, VIII speak, and at Emmanuel
church Rev. DR.. Waterman of Charles
town.
The will of the late Mrs. Hannah
Town was brought before the probate
court Saturday, George A. Weston act
ing for the heirs in the absence of C. H.
Robb, who declined to serve as executor.
The town of Rockingham was represent
ed by F. A. Bolles Notice was served
by Mrs. Howe of Michigan, niece of
hot CHI mil
She was represented by C. H. Williams
of this place,
The work on the new bridge Is pro-
crossing rapidly. The excavating has
been completed and the caissons sunk
within which the stone construction is
already in progress. During the months
while the bridge is building the Inter-
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1904-08-12

Jones (who is broke)-I have one faith
full friend left. Brown (also broke)-
Who is it? my pipe. I can still draw
on that. Topics.
do you think that elections are as
honest as they used to be?" mo" an
swered Senator Sorgum. II can't say I
do. A lot of people get paid for votes
nowadays and then dent deliver the
goods.-[Washngto Star.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1904-08-12

Hardly more than a year ago the New
York building industry was brought to a
long standstill by strikes. Now it is tied
up again as completely as before by a
lockout on the part of the united employ
ers, and some $4,000 men are made idle.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1904-08-12
$7.38

LOT 4-142 Suits, sizes "a to so;
"Stouts and Sims" When it comes to
actual intrinsic values, perhaps there
is no line that excels Lot 4. The sizes,
to be sure, are badly broken, many of
them being odd suits, or in some cases
two suits of a kind, but if your size is
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1904-08-12
Sovereign" that Costs Only One
Dollar.

DR.. David Kennedy's Favorite Remedy,
of Rondout, N Y, is Sovereign" med
icine for nervousness, Rheumatism, Kid
ney and Liver complaints, and all the ills
peculiar to women. 1t drives the poison
from the blood and restores the patient
to the bloom of health You will never
regret the exchange OF one dollar for a
bottle.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1904-08-12
$4.83

LOT 3-177 Suits. sizes 33 to 46.
This is our biggest lot and it is very
fastidious man who cannot find here a
general purpose suit that will please
him. Fancy worsteds, cashmere and
Scotch tweeds will be found here, also
good weight Indigo Blue Serges. This
lot is made up from the broken lots of
our $40 and $12 suits and are all Of
latest up-to-date styles, well made and
trimmed, and are in every way first
class. Clearance Price.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1904-08-12
BELLOWS FALLS NEWS
Republican Rally Tonight.

\ Republican rally will be held here
Friday evening in the opera house. The
speakers of the evening will be Congress
man c. L. Littlefeld of Maine Congress
man ID. ]. Foster, James F. Hooker pres
ident of the state Republican league, and
G. J. Bell. Republican candidate for gov
ernor. There will be flag raising in the
square at $50 o'clock preceding the rally
There will be special music during the
band
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1904-08-12

tweeds, very nobby patterns; you'll
see them around the street every day
that cost $40. This lot contains about
20 Of A. Shuman & Co.'s $40 outing
suits. Clearance Price,
$7.42
LOT 3-Just 5 of Shuman's $12
outing suits left.
Clearance Price,
So. OF
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1904-08-12
MEMS SUITS

MEMS SUITS
LOT 1-49 Suits, sizes "a to AZ;
mostly checked Cheviots, not strictly
all wool, the patterns are not the best,
not elegantly made Gust $500 suits,
that's alb but they make good work
ing suits. Clearance Price,
So. o5
LOT PA Suits. sizes 39 to Az;
these suits are made from strictly all
wool fabrics, are in patterns as a rule
that are desirable, brown and olive
plaids, are strongly made and lined.
These suits are largely $500 and $3.50
values, and in a general way are odd,
only one or two Of kind.
Clearance Price,
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1904-11-18
Exotic EvcrCrecns.

When you compare the climates or
Old and New England the wonder is,
not that box hedge fails. but that any
evergreen from England succeeds
here. The only place In the United
States that has 4 climate like that of
England is the coast OF oregon, while
the climate of New England is com
parable to that Of Manchuria and
Korea. to which countries we should
look for a broad leaved evergreen TO
dsplace box The difference between
the mean temperatures in January and
July is only fifteen degrees In England,
whereas il is forty-two in New York.
and New England sometimes jumps
from sixty degrees above 10 twenty de-
grees below inside Of three days The
winter winds OF England being the
warm. moist air OF the Gulf Stream,
while ours are from the cold. dry inte-
rior OF the continent. these winds dry
out The foliage OF broad lcaved ever
greens. and, the roots being frozen,
they cannot send sap to the leaves.
Consequently, the foliage gets dingy or
yellow. ~ IL doubtful whether ws
shall ever have any really frst-class
broad leaved evcrgreens for such con.
ditions Practically all our northern
evergreens have needle leaves. except
the b1yberry Country Life ir Amer
ic1
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1904-11-18

petty theft cautioned against ~ often
practiced Uncle Sam recently issued
n patent FOR a hat and coat Protect
ing hook. the invention Of q subject OF
the King Of Sa5Ony, residing ia Lelp-
zig -Stotteritz, indicating that thls
country Is not the exclusive home OF
the sneak thief The device consists
OF two arms. pivoted together after
the manner OF scissors. forming two
sets OF hooks. an upper and lower
pair The upper hooks are intended
10 clamp over r1e Of the hooks usual
ly found in public places for holding
hats and cOnts or outer wraps. The
lower hooks are turned inwardly to
ward each other. one being adapted
20 receive the suspension loop on the
coat collar. and the other having a
fat surface against which the bent
round rim Of the hat may be ciamped
by the other hook. 50 that the hat can
not be taken from the hook. but Will
not be damaged by tho ciamping ,lc-
ton OF the two hooks, OWN. 10 the
Dat surface against which 4 il pressed.
When the coat has been suspended.
aud the hat rim c.amped In position.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1904-11-18
REcKLEssNEss. IN MIpAIR.

That familiarity breeds contempt OF
danger is shown by an article printed
in the Pittsburg Leader. "See thatF'
asked an engineer OF the East River
bridge, pointing 10 4 small ladder set
into one OF the steel piers at an eleva-
ton of more than 900 feet above the
street. SO closely did the ladder sling
10 the smooth surface of the steel that
il seemed almost impossible 10 get the
fingers between the rungs and the pier.
Those steps were intended 10 be
used only under the most pressing cir
cumstances." continued the engineer,
land only then with great care. Yet
the men would leap for the ladder from
a platform about three feet away.
snatch at a rung and climb up rather
than use safe and guarded scaffold.
ing erected for the express purpose
only a few yards away Warning
notices were posted that any one did
it would be discharged, yet the very
day the decree went forth man
jumped for the ladder. He struck the
side of the steps with his head aud
was dashed to the ground. OF course
he was killed instantly.
THAT stopped the ladder climbing,
but the men still do all sorts OF reck.
less things. For instance. they climb
out on a narrow beam projecting over
the river from the very top OF the
structure, and stand there on one ;es
TO be photographed
Not long ago one Of our foremen
found man taking an after dinner nap
on a girder at a height equal to that
Of twenty-story building. The grid
or was just wide enough for him TO lie
on, and there was nothing but air be.
tween him and the ground. Yet he
was quite indignant when the foreman
woke him up and threatened to dis.
charge him"
"Our window cleaners are as rash as
any workman" said the superintend.
ent Of a skyscraper. Each of our win.
dows is fitted with heavy iron eyebolts,
into which the cleaners are expected
to snap steel hooks attached TO broad
canvas belts that are buckled about
their waists.
you would not imagine that any
man would dare to stand on the ten.
inch window sills without seeing that
the belt is hooked into the eyebolts as
firmly rs it will go. There is absolute.
ly nothing else for the cleaners to hold
on TO. and in front of them is the
smooth face OF the glass. The men
stand bolt upright, and even lean back
a little. Yet every day we catch one
or more of them climbing out on those
narrow sills, twelve stories and more
above the sidewalk, with the belt un'
hooked"
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1904-11-18
FREE AFTER FORTY YEARS.

In 1874 l was travelling in the Aus
tralian bush-New South WaIes-when
| came across n respectable old man.
over sixty years of age. who told me
an extraordinary story. He said his
name was Edmund Galley. He and
4 man named Oliver were tried at Exc
ter in 1886 for the murder Of a yeoman
farmer named May. on July 16. 1885.
They were both convicted and sen.
fenced TO be executed Oliver. in the
dock. turned to the Judge and said:
This man, Galley. is quite innocent"
Mr.. Cockburn, afterwari Lord Chief
Justice who defended Galley. and n
shorthand reporter. who was also pres.
ent ut the trial. made such strenuous
efforts that Galley's sentence OF death
was not carried out. but he was trans.
ported to New South Wales. where be
arrived in 1899. Oliver was executed.
Many years afterward. a man named
John Longley, on his deathbed. con.
fessed that he and Oliver were the
murderers of May. and Galley was in
nocent
A number Of people. and I among
them. wrote TO my fine Old frieHd. sir
Eardley Wilmot NJ T.. who took up
the case and presented il TO the House
OF Commons in a simple. clear and ef-
fective manner. Galley did not like
to marry until he received a free par.
don. The proceedings in the House OF
Commons are fully reported in Ham
sard. especially the great speech OF
John Bright. After an exciting de-
bate. it was resolved to recommend
the Queen to grant a free pardon to
Galley. which was accordingly given
in 1879. forty three years after the con-
viction OF this poor Old Australian
shepherd. II. H.. in tue London
Times.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1904-11-18
A STRUGGLE WITH THE ICE.

The last craft to get through at the
end Of the season often gains some
thing of reputation Practical rea-
sons prevent any stoppage until the
last moment possible. The longer a
vessel runs, the greater the freights
earned, and often chances are taken.
No boat ever had n more typical and
exciting trip than the Hutchinson in
the year just passed On the evening
OF November 20 the Hutchinson, in n
high sea and driving snow storm. ran
on an uncharted rock in Lake Supe-
.rior. The sharp points tore n hole
Through the bottom of the big -essel.
In sudden terror some Of the firemen
and crew made for the small boats.
but were driven back by the captain.
RoCkets pierced the darkness, and n
huge bale of inflammable stuff soaked
IN kerosene was set flaming at the
masthead. Fires were lighted on the
steel decks. and all night long the sig
nails Of distress burned. With the
notification OF the life saving station
the life savers put off through the win
ter seas. During two days the crew
and the life saving men remained
upon the ship. In the meantime the
underwriters had learned Of the
wreck; and the Hutchinson being
abandoned by the owners. Captain
Charles NJ. Davis. a lake veteran Of
seventy, a famous wrecker, was sent
to take charge. Wrecking outfits were
summoned from the 800. ana a work.
ing party engaged. At once the work
OF jettisoning the cargo began. Six
into the holds filled with faxseed. un-
til fourteen inch pumps could suck up
the valuable stuff and force it over
board. Fifty thousands bushels.
worth $4,000. were pumped into the
lake in thirty-two hours. A wrecking
tug then started to pull the Hutchin-
son of, but so violent \ storm came
on that the immediate breaking up
OF the vessel seemed unavoidable.
With this apparently inevitable. the
crew and the wreckers left her. BE.
fore leaving the heavy anchor was let
&C. On the following day. however.
with the subsistence Of the tempest
the lstonlshed wreckers found that
the waves. instead ot destroying the
Hutchinson. had lifted the boat OF the
rock and that she was riding IN safe
ty.
Then began one Of the runs 20 be
celebrated in lake history Nineteen
feet OF water was in one compartment
and fourteen in another. The remain
ing cargo had 10 be stored 20 that
it would not shift in the heaviest seas.
The pumps were kept going the entire
time. In this condition the vessel
piowed steadily through the heavy
waves. the thickenlng ice. At one
time. in zero weather and with a blind.
Ing snowstorm a nifty mile gale blew
about the boat She rolled bssvilv
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1904-11-18
The Fir.t Umbrella..

Those who suppose the umbrella is a
modern contrivance will be surprised
to learn. says Harper's Weekly, that
umbrellas may be found sculptured
or some Of the Egyptian monuments
and on the Ninevah ruins That um-
brellas bearing close resemblance 70
those Of to-day were ia use long be
fore the Christian era IL shown by
their representation in the designs on
ancient Greek vases The umbrella
made its first appearance IN London
about the middle of the eighteenth
century. when one Jonas Hanway, IL u
said. thus protected himself from The
weather % the cost ~ much ridicuie.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1904-11-18

and because she was so weighted
down with the thick coating or ice ths
water broke over her az every plunge.
Two ferry boats opening a way were
needed to help her 10 make Posnte au
Pelee.
At the port OF destination the appear
ance OF the battered warrior OF the
waters aroused the greatest enshusi-
asm. The whistle Of everything that
had steam up was set going. The
wailing sirens OF the great boats, the
footing OF the smaller, welcomed the
arrival in a cacophonous chorus. Three
hundred and fifty thousands dollars
were saved to the underwriters by the
exploit-and the last boat Of the year
was "in."-Geovge Hibbard, In Har-
per's Magazine.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1904-11-18
Intelligence Of Dogs.

A shepherd in Scotland. to prove the
value OF his dog. which was lying be-
fore the fire in the house where we
were talking. said to me in the middle
Of sentence concerning something
else: I'm thinking. sir. the COW is in
the potatoes" The dog. which ap-
peared TO be asleep. immediately
jumped up. and leaping through the
open window. scrambled M the turf
roof OF the house. where he could see
the potato field. lie then. not seeing
the COW. ran and looked into the byre.
where she was. and finding that all
was right came back 10 the house. The
shepherd said the same thing again.
when the dog once more made It's pa
troll But on the doubt being uttered a
third time IL got up. looked at it's mas
ter. and when he laughed. growied and
curisd UP again by the dre. wild
Sports Of the Highlands
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1904-11-18
SHERMAN N. BELL.

The outcropping stratum OF Gen
eral Bells mental makeup which first
catches the observers attention is his
cocksuredncSs. He never showed
doubt In his gusty lifetime That
quick. lop.Sidcd brain Of his sums up
the matter, largely regardless OF the
evidence, and comes 90 an immediate
decision, lie Is one NJ the most I'M.
fettered of men. II IL u safe guess
that down deep in his heart he does not
care one Jackstrnw FOR abstract law.
lie decides what course is best 60 fol.
low and the legality OF it does not
trouble him NJ all.--Wllliam Macleod
Raine. in Lesi,c's Monthly.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1904-11-18
ADJUTANT.GENERAl.

IL one were 10 harrow the country
with a tine-tooth comb he would find
no mau more fitted for the hero Of a
soldier-of-fortune novel than sherman
Bell. sometime trooper in Rooseveits :
Rough Riders, now Adjutant-Generol
OF the State of Colorado. Nor would
the author long remain in doubt about
the title Of his novel. lie would natur.
ally call IL The Dictator" Because
Governor Peabody's hammer is vain.
fearless. obstinate, theatrical, and an.
untrammeled leader of men by grace
OF nltura, fitness. Mr.. Richard Hard.
ing Davis should put him into immedl.
ate reluisiton
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1904-11-18

the two arms are locked in the closed
position by a screw operated by means
OF a key through key hole. When
clamped tightly the key is withdrawn.
As the device is quite small aud OF
very light construction it can readily
be carried in the pocket OF course.
the device is equally adapted for
equipment OF public coat racks, and
might be handed To the patrons on on
tering the place, and returned on de-
Darture
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1904-11-18

To provite Warm Water Immediately
From Spigot.

Water heaters are ever IA demand,
and the simpler and moro effective,
with due regard for the saving of
time the more they are sought. For
this reason newly patented cleo
trical heater will doubtless hnd favor.
Near the faucet Is introduced, in
leu OF the usual plain pipe. a spe.
cnily constructed section OF pipe