davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1904-07-08
GRAFTON.

Mrs. Laura Smith recently visited at H.
Bathrcs.
Miss Grace Perry is visiting at Will
liam Cashmere's.
Mr. and Mrs f. L. Clarke of Waukegan
ILL.,, are visiting at Mrs. L. NJ. Clarke's.
Miss Pierce of Walpole spent a few
days early in the week with Miss Cove.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ernest Stowell have been
spending a week with Mrs. Stowell's
friends in Rutland.
Mrs. Eva Taylor, Miss Anna Haskell,
Miss Edith Haskell and Miss Bertha Tay-
lor are visiting at a. Haskells.
Rev. w. II. Cambridge spent a day here
last week on his way to attend the CEN
tennial commencement at Burlington.
r. w. Billiard attended the golden we'd
ding of his cousins, Mr.. and Mrs. +. O..
Hastings, at Princeton, Mass, Monday,
June 81.
a mill here, has moved from Bellows Falls
to the house on School street owned by
c. w. Fairbank
Prof. c. G. Wilson of Providence and C.
Burt of Lowell, Mass, are spending their
vacations with their families, who occupy
summer homes here.
Mrs. Helen Hamilton has returned from
Dublin, N H., and now is at home for the
summer. Her cousin, Mrs j. l.. Wyman
of Keene, is with her for a visit.
In the grammar school the pupils hav-
ing no absent marks during the summer
term were Edith Colburn, Gladys futile,
Hattie futile, Eva Wright, Daniel Wright,
Clifford Woodland, Raymond Kent. Dur
ing this term of nine weeks the pupils
found 1872 kinds of wild flowers.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1904-07-08
WESTMINSTER WEST.

Miss Alice Wardwell Of Keene Is Wis
iting at II. f. Welmans
Misses Stella and Maud Goodell are at
home from their schools.
c. Wallace Powers is at home from the
Worcester Polytechnic institute.
Misses Nora and Fannie Hitchcock are
with their brother j. r. Hitchcock
Mr. and Mrs. Henry V Durham were
at Harlan Goodhue's from Saturday until
Monday.
Miss Morris of New York and Miss
Mary Hubbard OF Boston are at +. O.
Campbell's
jerome Holden has bought the farm
adjoining the Rugg brothers. formerly
known as the Foster place
Mr.. and Mrs f. ]. Houghton came
home last week from Epping. y. H..
where Mr. Houghton has been for medi-
cal treatment, from which he has re-
ceived much benefit.
The dispute in regard to the boundary
line and right OF way on the farm bought
by r. Il. Barber from Elihu Durham was
adjusted by calling 5. NJ. NuttinE, \. p.
Ranney and Robert Farr as referees
Rev. and Mrs. f. c. Fisher arrived last
week Thursday. Since then they have
been busy getting settled in their new
home. All are glad to see the parsonage
opened again. 1t has been closed the past
nine months.
\. T. Wilcox. who has been absent from
town more than two years, surprised his
friends by his unexpected return Sunday
afternoon. During his absence he has
visited many places in the West. going
first to Manitoba, from there to Puget
Sound and San Francisco. and home by
way of St. Louis, where he visited the
exposition.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1904-07-08
The Harmless Black Snake.

Somehow or other most people in this
country fail to distinguish between VEN
omous and harmless snakes. There are
of course. a few of the former but the
great majority of the snakes encountered
in the northern part of the United States
are incapable of inhicting injury Hav-
ing no poison, they cannot hurt by biting.
Indeed they will not bite except on
great provocation
The writer confines his attention to the
black snake, about which fabulous sto-
ries are told. and which is nevertheless
far more timid than the silliest girl. Mr..
Smith declares that the notion that
black snake ever cnases a person is the
Veriest nonsense. THAT it has wonder
full alertness is true, but it is always in
haste to get away; only when cornered
will it show fight, and then 1t is mostly
a oiun. have tried many times to seize
one of these very pugnacious fellows,
which had reared up half his length. and
swaying from side to side with forked
tongue vibrating but at the first motion
like fash Mr.. Snake was off. I was
never quick enough TO catch one when 1t
was seemingly so aggressive.
Early in April or the latter part of
March we find them just crawling out
from their winter quarters to enjoy the
warm sun. At that time they are very
sluggish and any one can handle them
with ease. As the weather gets warmer
they bacome more active, and it is diff
hcult to get hold of one of them. While
they are mateing the male seems very
pugnacious. thrusting out his soft forked
tongue. He looks dangerous, but gldes
into some nearby place of refuge at
once on near approach. the female usually
going in the opposite direction.
They lay an oval white egg. with a
leathery she'll sometimes dozen or
more, in some warm place, where they
are Matched by the sun. A cleaner or
more harmless creature 1t will be diff
ncult to find '-IF'rom the New York
Tribune
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1904-07-08
CAMBRIDGEPORT.

+. a. Smith lost horse last week from
lockjaw.
Perley Nancor of Templeton. Mass,
has spent a week with his father. Henry
Vancor.
c. L. TORY is on the sick list. Mrs
Guy Thayer, who has been very i'll sew
eral weeks. is no better.
Mr.. Kidder of South Wardsboro has
been with his brother-in-la law Robert Ry-
der, a few days. Mr.. Ryder is no better,
There were no services Sunday after
noon, Rev. F. NJ. Baker being called to
Chester to attend the funeral Of H s.
Wheelock. Mr.. Wheelock was a former
resident of this town and for many years
was superintendent of the soapstone
quarry He was a highly respected citi-
zen. and a member of the Athens Meth
odist church, He is survived by a wife.
four daughters and two sons.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1904-07-08

ITO see If the corporation will vote to
authorize and direct the bailiffs to so ar
range the Rockingham street floor of the
new corporation building that the entire
floor except the entrance, hallway and
stairs can be used by the fire department
and provide means therefor" Other arti-
Giles relate to the grading of Cove street
the grading of Cherry street from Green
street to the old high school building, the
repairing of the Oak street engine house,
the buying of land on Minards pond wa
terShed. etc.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1904-07-08
A Sustaining Diet.

These are the enervating days when, as
somebody has said, men drop by the sunstroke
as if the Day of Fire had dawned They are
fraught with danger TO people whose systems
are poorly sustained, and this leads us to say,
in the interest of the less robust of our read
ers, that the full effect of Hoods Sarsaparilla
Is such as to suggest the propriety of calling
tins medicine something besides a blood
purifier and tonic-say, a sustaining diet. Ii
makes IL much easier TO bear the heat, assures
refreshing sleep. and will. without any doubt,
avert much sickness at this time of year.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1904-07-08
BELLOWS FALLS NEWS
The Glorious Fourth.

The general opinion is that the Fourth
in Bellows Falls was not madly exciting.
There was no event of special interest
in the village and as result an unu-
sually large number of people spent the
day out of town. The most excitement
was at midnight of the might before
The bells were rung as usual and there
was a more than usual amount of noise.
The centre of activity was the Square,
where a bonfire was built and revolVerS
and cannon crackers held full sway.
There were two acts of unusual law
nessness which did not meet with general
approval One was an explosion at 1910
in front of Frank Adams's house. 1t
broke a large number of windows in his
and other houses. The cause, probably
was firing of a large cannon pointed di-
rectly at the houses. The other act was
the exploding of cannon crackers in sew
eral mail boxes during the night. 1t is
thought that this was done by intoXi-
Gated men or by boys too young to real
lie the seriousness of the penalty attend
ing the tampering with Uncle Sans
property Patriotism of this sort is not
the kind that is wanted
BY far the most doing" was at the
park The cars were crowded and every
thing was well attended. The attractions
were a baseball game, athletic events,
dancing in the pavilion and plays in the
theatre. The results in the athletic events
for prizes were as follows: 100-yard dash
for boys. list Freeman I'd Lawlor; shot
put 1st Gorham, I'd JOY, distance IS feet
/ inch; running broad jump LIST Gorham,
I'd Martin, distance, 10 feet l inch; 100
yard dash. LIST Thompson, I'd Gorham;
running high jump, LIST Gorham, I'd Keefe,
height, feet l inch pole vault, LIST
Thompson, I'd Martin and Seymore tied.
The ball game was between SaXtons
River and Ashuelot, and resulted in a vic
tory for the latter by a score of 20. AS
the score indicates the game was close
and exciting. The batteries were Farms
worth and Warn for SaXtons River, Cas-
well and Reno for Ashuelot.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1904-07-08

An Italian workman was drowned at
Winoosk Monday. He attempted to
show a party of fellow workmen how to
dive into the river. He did not appear
after going down and the body has not
been recovered.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1904-07-08

Mrs H. ]. Conklin of Arlington COM
mitted suicide Monday by cutting the ar
teries in her wrist with a razor. She
leaves husband and one daughter.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1904-07-08
Some Destructive Bugs.

[From the Milwaukee Wisconsin,
People are accustomed to exclaim at
the enormous annual figures of the fire
loss, but there are II bugs which prey up
on the agricultural interests of the United
States to the extent of 1858, 100000
year. Here are the names and author
itave estimates of the destruction inflicted
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1904-07-08
THE REPUBLICAN PLATFORM.

Fifty years ago the Republican party
came into existence, dedicated, among
other purposes, to the great task of ar
resting the extension of human slavery
In 1860 1t elected its first President Dur
ing "a of the a years which have elapsed
since the election of Lincoln the Repub-
lican party has held complete control Of
the government For is more of the A
years 1t has held partial control through
the possession of one or two branches of
the government while the Democratic
party, during the same period, has held
complete control for only two years.
This long tenure of power by the Re-
publican party is not due to chance 1t
is a demonstration that the Republican
party has commanded the confidence of
the American people for nearly two gen
erations to degree never equalled I'm our
history. and has displayed a high capac-
ity for rule and government which has
been made even more conspicuous by the
incapacitY and infrmity of purpose
shown by its opponents.
The Republican party entered upon its
present period of complete supremacy in
1897 We have every right to congratu
late ourselves upon the work since then
accomplished, for 1t has added lustre
even to the traditions of the party which
carried the government through the
storms of civil war.
We then found the country after four
years OF democratic rule In EVIL plight,
oppressed with misfortune and doubtful
of the future. Public credit had been
lowered, the revenues were declining the
debt was growing. the administration
attitude toward Spain was feeble and
Notifying, the standard of values was
threatened and uncertain, labor was
unemployed, business was sunk in the
depression which had succeeded the pan
ic of 1893. hope was faint and confidence
was gone.
We met these unhappy conditions Wig
orously, effectively and at once
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1904-07-08
Our Industry Expanded to
Deuree Never Before Known.


We replaced a Democratic tariff law.
based on free trade principles and gar
nished with sectional protection, by
consistent, protective tariff. and indus
try. freed from oppression and stimulated
by the encouragement of wise laws has
expanded to a degree never before
known, has conquered new markets and
has created a volume of exports which
has surpassed Imagination. Under the
Dingley tariff labor has been fully en-
ployed, wages have risen and all indus
tries have revived and prospered
We firmly established the gold stand
ard which. was then menaced with de-
struction. Confidence returned to busi-
ness, and with confidence an unexampled
prosperity.
For deficient revenues supplemented
by lmprovident issues of bonds we gave
the country an income which produced a
large surplus and which enabled us only
four years after the Spanish war had
closed to remove over 100000 of annual
war taxes. reduce the public debt and
lower the interest charges of the govern
ment.
The public credit which had been so
lowered that in time Of peace a Demo-
cratic administration made large loans
at eNtravagant rates of interest in or
der to pay current expenditures. rose un-
der Republican administration to its
highest point and enabled us to borrow
at per cent even in time of war
We refused to palter longer with the
miseries of Cuba. We fought a quick
and victorious war with Spain We set
| Cuba free. governed the island for three
years and then gave II to the Cuban peo-
| pie with order restored. and ample rev
enues with education and public health
established. free from debt and connect.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1904-07-08
S36S.OOO.OOO
Total,

Notwithstanding the alarm aroused by
the recent ravages of the cotton boil
weevil, the chnch bug and the grasshop-
per remain the chief insect plaques of the
United States Next to these is the Hes
sian fly, which was brought over to this
country during the Revolutionary war by
the mercenary troops hired by England,
and which still bears their unhonored
name. Its eggs were in the straw which
the invaders carried with them for their
horses. No wonder that the department
of agriculture is active in the effort to
discover and introduce into this country
the most effective enemies of these insect
pests
The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1904-11-23
New Fast Trains to St. Louis, vi,
Mobile and Ohio Railroad.

Mobile and Ohio limited, leaves
New Orleans at 1880 D. M, arriving
in st. Louis, j:44 next afternoon. st.
Louis Express, leaves New Orleans
9:lO a, m, arriving St. Louis next
morning at 1852. Both are solid,
wide vestibuled trains of the very
latest pattern. carrying the finest
Pullman sleepers, parlor and library
observation cars. New Orleans to
st. Louis, without change, dining
cars with large electric fans, serving
all meals a la carte. Patrons pay
only for what they order and get the
very best that the markets afford.
Worlds fair literature. maps and
time cards. cheerfully mailed ON
application.
+. +. GUEDRY. ID. p. a.
90 st. Charles street, New Orleans.
Phone Main 3639 Il.
The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1904-11-23
SPECIAL ATTRACTION At the INSTITUTE.
Frederick Pitman, of London, Will
Sing In the Auditorium Friday,
December 2, at 8 p. mad.
mission 50 Cents: Stu
dents IS Cents.

The patrons. students and friends
of the Institute will have an OppOrtu-
nifty to hear Frederick Pitman's
splendid baritone voice on Friday
evening, the 2nd of December. Mr..
Pitman is a native of London,
England, and received his musical
education at the Royal College of
Music in that city, of which institution
he is now an Associate. He has
taken up his residence in New Orleans
as a teacher of Music. following his
kinsman, Prof. Ferdinand Dunkley,
the distinguished Organst of ST. Paul's
Church in that city. The Times Demo-
crat in a criticism of one of Mr..
Pitman's concerts said: Mr.. Pitman's
voice is a pure rich baritone of large
compass, beautifully mellow, and show
ing sign of a thorough training.
He a at his best perhaps in ''Why
do the Nations from Handel's
Messiah which showed to advantage
his splendid vocaliztion. while in
Schubert's 1.-The Wanderer''. so
Thou Sublime Sweet Evening STAR
from Tannl.auser) and Nevin's 1.-The
Rosary, not only was the fine quality
of his voice brought out, but the
tender sentiment and pathOs of these
beautiful songs were eXquisitely
developed"
The fact that Mr.. Pitman is included
on the programs of the New Orleans
Choral Symphony Society is assur-
ance enough to all music lovers that
his singing will be "a rare treat. and
there is no doubt that Lafayette will
give him an appreciative audience
when he comes to the Institute.
This attraction is not included in
the regular Lyceum Lecture Course
for the season, but is additional-and
the charge for admission is Fifty
Cents for grown people and Twenty
five Cents for Students.
The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1904-11-23

See F. F.. Carter for crayons
and frames, Will make very close
figures on frames made to order.
A variety of mouldings to select
from.
The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1904-11-23
Regular Examination Of Teachers.

On Thursday and Friday, December
8 and o, there will be a regular ex-
animation of applicants for certifi-
Gates to teach in the public schools of
this parish.
Applicants and holders of expired
certificates will note that an unexpired
certificate is a prerequisite to APP
pointment in the public schools of the
State.
L. J. ALLEMAN,
Superintendent.
The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1904-11-23
The Youths Companion as a Off,

The Youths Companion as a Gift.
What other Christmas present can
you choose that will give so much
pleasure for SO little money as a years
subscription for THE YOUTHS COM
PANION? The Holiday Numbers and
the Calendar, joyously welcomed on
Christmas morning, making a good
gift in themselves, are but the ~foretaste
Of q whole years feast 20 come. The
mind is entertained with the numbers
in hand, and the imagination revels in
the pleasure that each new week will
bring until Christmas comes again.
IT you desire to make a Christmas
present Of THE YOUTHS COMPANION,
send the publishers the name and
address of the person to whom you
wish to give the THE COMPANION,
with >1.75 the annual subscription
price, stating that it is to be q gift.
The publishers will send to the address
named, in . parcel to be opend Christ
mas morning, all the remaining issues
for 1904, published after the subscrip-
ti0n Is received, including the Double
Holiday Numbers. THE CoMPANIoN's
Carnations" Calendar for 1905,
Autographed in twelve colors and gold,
and subscription certificate for the
Hfty-twO issues Of 1905.
Full Illustrated Announcement,
fully describing the principal features
u The CoAPANIoN's new volume for
leo6, viii b sent to any address free.
THE Ypuxu's COMPANION,
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-10-22

southwark bound! CT
the changing scenery
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-10-22
THE WEEKS ROLL or HONOR

MINNEAPOLIS PRIZE WINNERS.
Claire Marie Barrett Seventh Grade. School, 1871
Twenty second Avenue N.
Arrnataxe, Grade, School,
1900 Fremont Avenue 8.
HONORABLE MENTION
Mildred Coffin Eighth Grade, Bryant School, s13 Cln-
ton Avenue.
Nelson. Eighth Grade, School,
Avenue s.
Milton Seventh Grade, Lake Harriet School, 1000
Sheridan Avenue 8.
Hanson, Grade. Motley School,
Parkway.
Russell Farnham, Sixth Grade, Mckinley School, 1906
Fremont Avenue n.
Daggett, Grade, Holmes
NoRTHWEsTERN PRIZE WINNERS
Tchenor, Seventh Grade. Stewartvle, MINI
Trina Elvtna Johnson, Sixth Grade Clifford n. D.
HONORABLE MENTION.
Margaret Lucky Seventh Grade, Chatfeld MIMI
Claude Hitchcock Eighth Grade. Washington School, st.
vtvien L Dowden eighth Grade Preston MINI.
Louise Montgomery Sixth Grade Lake City, MINI.
Edward A. Seefeldt Fifth Grade, Gibbon,
HIGH school. CREDIT.
Thirteenth Avenue 8.
Nay ndstad. Grade. Grafton. H. D.
Clinton Coffin, Ninth Grade Cleveland School, eo4 Burr
Street,
Hazel Fancher. Tenth Grade, Devils Lake, D..
Florence Dnehart, Twelfth Grade, Sayton MINI.
Ross Grade N.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-10-22


wrecked on the shore, walk thru
a rose stem, tumble down the era
ter Of Vesuvius, enter thru the
fire, go via the stork line, fly, sit
on the wishing carpet or wishing
stone whichever he happens to
have), fall thru the ground, or
simply dream-which after all is
the easiest way Of going. But
what one sees there is most won
derful of all. Sometimes he sees
anything he can imagine in the
way Of beautiful and desirable
things; and sometimes everything
is surprisingly grotesque and I'M
looked for so that he is kept in
continual state Of gasping. How
ever, if one really wants to know
just what there is in Cocooshia,
he had better 60 and see because
the half cannot be told. .6-.~-~..
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-10-22
THE WONDER LAND
Minneapolis Juniors Who Have Been There Say
:, That Cocooshia Is a Country Overlooking
with SURPRISES

with Surprises.

ERE is Cocooshiaf It is anywhere and
everywhere if Junior explorers are to be be-
ieved, tho to be sure it is question how it
can be everywhere at once. But it must be
because the Junior stories said so. It is in
the moon; the planets Mars and Saturn;
village in the clouds; the world under
ground; in central Africa, India, West In
dies, Sandwich Islands, Florida, in the mid
die of the Bed sea; at the bottom Of the
ocean, at the north pole, and that hardest
of places to find-"nowhere in particular"
Everybody has his own way of getting to
Cocooshia, 50 there is great variety in the
vel. One may 60 by boat, airship, wind bag,
be whirled up in washtub by cyclone or
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-10-22

pormint sticks The dark complexoned people who
preparing lunch looked good enough to eat being made of
chocolate and corice We landed and to join
them. fell and my mouth filed with earth Imagine
my surprise when tasted delicious fudge. The woods
full Of gum trees and it fall found the
ground covered with gum drops gathering Of
the strange autumn leaves when up to shake
hands took his hand and gave of his fingers jerk
Off it at the knuckle began to eat it fond
of tay He raped the fingers with his candy
and awoke. Marion Armatage,
B Sixth Grade, 1900 Fremont Avenue S.
Margaret Fuller School.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-10-22
NEMESIS OF THE P1rcHFoRK
Complete Little Comedy With Plot, Characters and
Color All It's own

(Fifth and Sixth Grade Prize.)
WAS leisure1y swinging and watching the futering
i clouds Of blaekbirds the wavering lines frol-
licking the fence They did seem at an alarmed
by the presence Of old lady carrying mkpa in one
hand and threatening pitchfork the other The peace
full marred by the approach Of two gal
liant hunters carrying guns To my dsmay they took
careful aim at the poor trusting birds But their aim
The old lady, however harmless: started
after the fast disappearing hunters Nemesis with
pitchfork might be modern but rather dangerous The
remarks she hurled after them not less sharp and
piercing They did not stop to investigate but
as if the whole county in pursuit at least,
jsyed It immensely should be surprised if they
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-10-22

between temperate and tropic
zones, the exposition, and finally
the gardens and orchards Of the
south, with the blue gulf in the
far distance, and much more that
it is doubtful if birds appreciate.
Some things they saw, too, which
one would never think our birds
could see in their southwark
fight: the war in the east, the
pyramids Of Egypt, and various
things in Europe. A lonely
country they left, these feath-
cred folk, wherever they went or
what they saw; and thoughts Of
a dreary winter to come, so long
and so dreary that one could
hardly be sure that spring was
at the other end Of it.