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Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1905-06-16
LAKE MEMPHREMAooo.
The "Looh Lomond" Of America.

Lake Memphremagog. in Northern YER
mont and Canada, is one of the most
charming resorts in the Green Mountain
State. This lake is thirty miles long and
two and a quarter miles wide, and over
two-thirds Of its length is in Canada. In
early days a favorite haunt of the Indians
for fishing and camping; it was named by
them Memphremagog, meaning "beauti-
full water" The Steamer Lady of the
Lake" leaves Newport sailing the entire
length of the lake to Magog. occupying
about four hours. The view as witnessed
from the decks of the steamer Is magni-
ficent; the charms of the rocky and un-
even shore; the towering cliffs, the long
stretches of green forest land and the
distant peaks of OWLS Head and oxford
Mount, with intervening sweeps of beau
tful valley land, present panorama
which appears more beautiful at every
turn.
The Switzerland of America" this
region has been called, and many people
see in Memphremagog another Loeb
Lomond, while the Canadian portion has
frequently been termed the Geneva of
Canada" In order to get a comprehen-
sive idea of the marvellous scenic sur
prises of this region, send two cents in
stamps to the General Passenger De-
partment, Boston & Maine Railroad Bos-
ton, for their beautiful illustrated booklet,
entitled Valley of the Connecticut and
Northern Vermont"
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1905-06-16
IN OUR OWN STATE.
MARY ROGERS MUST HANG.
Justice Peekham Says There Is No Fed
eraI Question In case-eov. Bell Says
Law Must Take Its Course.

Justice Peekham Says There ls No Fed
eraI Question in case-cov. Bell says
Law Must Take Its Course.
Judge Rufus w. Peclxham Of the United
States supreme court at Albany Friday
declined to grant a writ of error which
would allow the case of Mrs Mary Rogers
Application was made by Attorney Butler
of Rutland.
Mr.. Butler argued that there was a
federal question involved from the fact
the Vermont laws provided no means for
retrial of Mrs Rogers upon the newly
discovered evidence. The highest court
of the state had refused a new trial and
since the legislature which alone has
the power to pardon will not meet until
October, 1906, the only recourse is to
the United States courts. He held that
the state court should not have fixed
the date of execution until after the next
meeting Of the legislature.
In refusing a writ of error Judge Peck
ham said: 1T would be trifling with the
administration of the federal courts to
presume to grant a writ of error upon
these allegations. There is nothing to
support the pretense of a federal question
nor the allegations that the state consti-
tuition and the 18th amendment have been
violated. The misfortune of your client
is that she has become convicted in the
state court.
Mr.. Butler said after the decision was
rendered that the only hope that remain
ed for Mrs. Rogers now was a further re-
prieve from the governor and her attor-
neys would Immediately apply for such a
stay II not granted she will be executed
June 20 when the present reprieve ex-
pires.
The new evidence referred to he ex-
planned was the alleged discovery that
Rogers had a fracture Of the skull which
his wife could not possibly have inflicted,
also that a physicians testimony showed
Mrs. Rogers was insane.
Gov. Bell, when interviewed in Middle
bury after Justice Peckham's decision
was announced, said: MY stand in the
Rogers case is precisely the same to-day
as when 1 first reprieved Mrs. Rogers
Under law / was obliged to grant a
second reprieve. Now that a writ of
error has been denied. the law must take
its course
Mr.. Butler, when questioned at Rutland,
said there were legal questions involved
in the case which might be brought up,
but he did not know whether it was the
intention of Mr.. Moloney or Mr.. Senter
to carry the matter further.
Mrs. Rogers second reprieve was to
Friday, June %. and 1t seems probable
now that she will be executed on that
date
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1905-06-16
The Disease In Newbury.

/ must tell a story of Hon. Horace w.
Bailey, United States deputy marshal for
Vermont, with Office located in Rutland.
The story, however, has nothing to do
with Rutland When Mr.. Bailey was a
member of the temperance committee of
the house, at the time Hon. A. NJ.
Fletcher of Cavendish was chairman OF
the committee, he remarked at one of
the meetings that his people-meaning
the inhabitants of Newbury-were salts
fed with the law as it then was, which
was the prohibitoTy law.
why change the law" dramatically
exclaimed Mr.. Bailey, when my people
can drive into town with their jug in
their wagon, get 1t filled with whatever
kind of liquor they desire for medicinal
purposes and return home happy?"
And what seems to be the prevailing
disease in your section, Mr. Bailey?" in
quired Chairman Fletcher
Thirst was Mr.. Bailey's prompt re-
DlV
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1905-06-16
Top Of Head Covered with
Scales Which Peeled off
Taking Hair with Them.
CURED BY CUTICURA
Now Six Years Old with Thick
Hair and Clean Scalp.
Cure Permanent.

my baby was six weeks old when
the top of her head became covered
with thick scales, which would peel
and come off, taking the hair with it.
Itwould soon form again and be as bad
as before. My doctor said it was
Eczema, and prescribed an ointment,
which did no good, I then tried Cuti-
cura Soap and Ointment. washed
ner head IN warm water and Cuticura
soap and gently combed the scales
on: They did not come back and her
hair grew out fine and thick. She is
now year and half old, and has no
trace of Eczema"
MRS. G. w. burgess, Iranistan
ave. Bridgeport, Conn.,, Feb. II, 1858.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1905-06-16
CURE PERMANENT

Mrs. Burgess writes Feb. 20, 1904:
My baby, who had Eczema yerv
badly on her head, as told you before.
after using the Cuticura Remedies was
cured. She is now six years old and
has thick hair and clean scalp.n
Instant relief and refreshing sleen
ior skln-tortured babies and rest for
tired, worried mothers in warm baths
with Cutieura Soap, and gentle anoint-
ings with Cuticura Ointment. purest Of
smollients and greatest of skin cures
This IS the purest, sweetest. most
SPEEDY, permanent, and economical
treatment for torturing, disfgurino-
itching, burning, bleeding. seals
SSrusted, and pimply skin and scaIn
humours, with loss of hair, of infsnts
and children, as well as adults, and Is
S SlIe 70 succeed when all other rene
oies and the best physicians fail.
solo throughout the world Cuiieur. R..,.., - "a,
t ~ ~, Sn9eoAs Coated Pll 25e Der VA az Az ,sI "
ai 49, SOAP xee Potter Drug Chem c,rn Sa.-
eols rfops - Send for Tia drest Haon ne-s'-
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1905-06-16

Michael Cain, IS, OF Bennington has
been bound over to the grand jury under
$4,000 bonds charged with assaulting two
young girls.
Robert McGilton of Rochester was fined
500 in the Addison county court Monday
for having in his possession May 80 in
the town of Goshen the carcass Of a deer
The Vermont State Spiritualist asso-
citation will hold its next quarterly con-
vention at Grand Army hall in Mont
pelier, Friday, Saturday and Sunday,
June %, "a, and 20.
Harry Mccormick, the alleged forger
who escaped from the Addison county
jail in Middlebury May 80, was captured
Saturday in Franklin, N. H., where he
was at work as a painter.
Robert NIcGibbon of Rochester was
arraigned in the Addison county court
Monday on the charge of killing a deer
Illegally and was fined 500 and costs
which he has made arrangements to pay.
E. G. Bacons large saw mill at Sun
derland on the main line of the Rutland
railroad was burned recently, the fire
probably starting from a spark from a
locomotive. The loss is $1,000 to $4,000,
with no insurance.
Dr. E. p. Bigelow, 80, a well known
physician of Wolcott, and a prominent
citizen OF that place, died Monday night
in Stowe. DR.. Bigelow was graduate Of
the medical department of the University
of Vermont in the class OF 81.
The story comes from Thetford, a sta
ton on the Passumpsic railroad, that a
deer sprang from a thicket as a freight
train was passing through a strip OF
woods In that town on Monday. landing
on a fiat car and falling between the car
and caboose, breaking its neck
William II. Davis pastor OF the Elliott
Congregational church OF Newton, Mass,
died recently in Clifton Springs, N Y.
He was born in Chelsea, VT, in 1851. He
was trustee OF Dartmouth college and
a member of the prudential committee OF
the American board Of missions.
Edward Clark Of Montpelier, "trusty,"
escaped from the state prison at Wind
sOr Saturday while employed in painting
the warden's house. He was committed
to prison in October, 1903, from Mont
pelier to serve a ten years sentence for
assault on a woman. His good behavior
earned him the privilege of working out
side the prison buildings. He dlsap-
peared about o'clock. Some of the
officers thought that he drowned himself
in Runnymede lake, but the waters were
dragged without result. Clark is So years
old and was dressed in striped prison
clothes when he disappeared
The Vermont Woman's Suffrage asso-
cation, at its 2lst annual meeting held in
Springfield last week. elected these
officers: President, Mrs. Julia Pierce; vice
presidents, Mrs. Laura KeZer of Roches-
ter, Rev. II. L. Garfield OF Woodstock,
Rev. Alvin NJ. Smith Of Plainheld; sec
rotary, Mrs. Lora Moore Barnard;
treasurer Mrs Mary E. Tucker Brattle-
boro; executive committee, Mrs. Eliza
Eaton of Barton Landing, Rev. c. II.
Pennoyer of Springfield, Rev. F. L. Adams
of Rochester The place Of the meeting
next year was not decided, but Bratlle-
boro and St Johnsbury are under con-
sideration.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1905-06-16

Ma.-"Willie, what's your little brother
crying about?" Willie-"Jist cause he
don't want to learn anything. ist took
his candy and showed him how to eat it.
philadelphia Ledger
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1905-06-16
Fred W. johnson Under Trial for Murder.

The grand jury Of the Bennington
county court reported at Manchester Fri
day true bill against Fred w. Johnson
Of Bondvllle who shot and killed his
brother, Jay Johnson, Feb. 20. Johnson
was first held for manslaughter, but later
was rearrested on the charge Of murder
In the first degree and bail was fixed at
$4,000. His trial began Wednesday be-
fore Chief Judge John w. Rowell john
sons attorneys are o. M. Barber Of Ben
nington, f. c. Archibald Of Manchester
and A. h. Cudworth Of South London
derry. 1t is understood that a strong
effort will be made to clear Johnson on
the plea of self defence. An unusually
large number of witnesses were before
the grand jury.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1905-06-16
First seIeetman Fined.

County Fish and Game Warden Chase
of Bennington went to Sunderland Tues
day and arrested Z. G. Bacon and E. T.
Squires for violation of the fishing law
Mr.. Bacon who is the first selectman OF
the town and manufacturer, had -four
trout less than six inches in length, and
Squires had five. In the municipal court
Bacon was fined S21 and costs, and
Squires's fine and costs came to $35. 80
Both men paid.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1905-06-16
KIDNEY and LIVER CURE

ut. David Kennedy's Favorite Remedy Is adapted
70 sl ages and both sexes, atfordng permanent re-
hel In all cases caused by lmpurity of the blood,
snch as Kidney, Bladder and Liver Com
plants cures Constipation and Weaknesses
peculiar to women.
lt proves successful In cases where all other med-
cines have totally failed No sufferer should despair
as long as this remedy is untried. 1t has an unbro
Ken record OF success for over 30 years, and has
won hosts OF warm friends.
Are you suffering from any disease traceabls to
the causes mentioned? II so, DIR. Kennedy has
staked his personal and professional reputation on
the statement that FavOrite Remedy will do you
send for free trial bottle and booklet con-
talning valuable medical advice on the treatment OF
various diseases. Write also for an easy Test"
for finding ont II you have kidney disease Address
DIR. David Kennedy's Sons, Rondout, N. Y.
REMEMBER, the full name Is DR.. David KEN
nedys FAV0RITE REMEDY, made It Rondout,
n. Y, and the price Is 30 Ssix bottles 5000 at
all druggists In the United Statess Canada and
foreign countries.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1905-06-16
Rai1rnads.
Boston & Maine.
WINTER ARRANGEMENT.

In effect Oct. 10. 1904.
Trains leave Brattleboro, northbound:
lilo a. m. for stations to Windsor, Lam
caster, st. Johnsbury, Newport, Sher-
bec oG Bn;rii1 1tai va ,6a5s a Hy oe-
treal.
2.20 p. M, Montreal express.
'.35 p. m. White River Junction passen-
ger.
.0.1S p. m. night express. Daily.
7.57 a. m. Sunday paper train to Wind
sOUTHBOUND.
For Northampton, Holyoke and Spring
field, BIS a. m. daily, 9.07 a. m
(week days., 2l7 p. m. (weekdays), 4.2i
p. m. DAILY.
d. ]. FLANDERS,
GenI Passenger and Ticket Agent.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1905-06-16
Central Vermont Railway Co.
Southern Division.

southern DIVISION.
Effective Jan. /, 1905.
Trains leave Brattleboro as follows:
b.1S a. m. daily for Springfield, week
days for New York.
7.25 a. m. week days for New London;
connects at Millers Falls for Troy; at
Palmer for Boston.
7.5o a. IN. week days for South London
derry.
s.O7 a. m. week days for Springfield and
New York.
l0.15 a. m. week days for Millers Falls
and Boston, connecting at South YER
non for Keene and Springfield.
All p. m. week days for Springfield and
New York.
4.2S p, N. week days for New London
and New York via. Norwich Line
steamers; connects at Palmer for Bos-
ton.
AS p. m. daily for Springfield and New
York.
6.45, p. m. week days for South London
derry
Subject to change without notice.
@. G. JONES, General Manager
J. q. BENTLEY. Gen. Pass. Agt.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1905-06-16
Salt River.

1t will create disappointment in political
circles to learn that Congressman ID. X
Smith has been unable to secure an ap-
preparation from Congress to improve the
navigation of Salt river. In the early
days of the last century when Shepherds
vile, the county seat of Bullitt county,
which lies on its banks, was a place Of
considerable commercial Importance from
the manufacture Of salt from the wells
near by, magistrate upon convicting
persons Of drunkenness and other offences
against good order would sentence them
to be ''rowed up Salt river" From this the
term came to be applied to unsuccessful
candidates for political office, and was
once current over the whole country.
This is the true history of the saying
The river was in early days an important
commercial stream, the products of the
counties through which it runs, as whisky,
corn, bacon, salt, etc, being sent down
on tides, in fiatboats, to the Ohio and
thence to New Orleans. Perhaps it may
never have the advantage of slackwater
navigation. 1t may not be locked but in
political sense it has been damned for
nerations.-lLouisville Courier Journal.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1905-06-16

posTRR PRINTING A SPECIALLY
Il 4. L. HILDRETH w.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1905-06-16
Horses. Horse,

1 have Just received a IoaA -
Business Horses, and am nov y, ff'na
to show as nice horses as wers .preIaNS
in this section. Among thero 't ~
of bay horses and years o,S ~
1900 pounds. These are low dowS Nsga
very close matched, and an .. enIh
team. Also a good chestnu, h
and years old, weight 2lOO nonn Fan /
Is a good farm team. n
Also several good general 49,
horses, Weighing from hoo 10 ion puirt
Have a nice lot of Vermont bor,Ip.' uat
tfemen's drivers, pair bay MAJ. .
sisters, 8 and years old, stand ia z
and weigh 200 pounds. This r. n
nice team and can't be beaten 10 "
and road qualities. A fine brouU' N
5 and 6 years old. Stand ia wsi.t ~
pounds, a great gentlemen's drlv,nsa 2
and very stylish. Bay mare S ga
build, years old, stands ISL. ana salc
$50 pounds. She is very handsorD.S ta
stylish and a sharp stopper. Not ~. y
Of anything. Also several otbs. aue
drivers and business horses. us
Have full line Of new and secora |.
wagons, harness, robes, blankets, s,S !.
kinds of horse goods. Call and 81. e y
before buying elsewhere.
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1905-02-04

in one of the most wonderful con-
vict camps in New Mexico, in
point of control, that has ever
been seen. In two years but one
convict has ever attempted to es-
cape and he was speedily recap
tured.
The men live under a certain
military discipline and the camps
are always a reasonable distance
from towns and centers of popu-
lation; nor are visitors allowed
except with permit.
They are fed better food than
when in prison and work ten
hours. In the evening for a GER
tain length of time they are given
the freedom of indulging in any
recreation they may choose.
They are never shackled and at
night sleep in tents, guarded only
by the night patrol. They are
dressed in Khaki uniforms, the
prison stripes being discarded.
In New Mexico it has been
found that the cost of maintenance
of convicts under this system is
but slightly more than in confne-
ment. While the State is getting
the benefit of the construction of
splendid roads and the convicts,
instead Of being turned out de-
based morally and physically,
leave the prison better men than
when they went in.
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1905-02-04
Lyon County
NEWSPAPER Law.

I Subscribers icho do not Gtue e1presS notice 10
he contrary are considered eishing 10 continue
their subscription.
9 Ifsubscribsrs order the discontinuance Of their
periodicals., The publisher may continue to send
them until all arrears are paid.
II subscribers neglect refuse 20 take their pc
riodicdls from the once 10 lrhieh they directed,
they heid responsible til they hare settled their
oil and ordered their paper discontinued.
I II subscrtberS more 20 other places tcithout
Informing the publisher, and the paper Is sent 10 the
former direction, they are held responsible.
5 The courts haze decided that refusing 10 take
periodicals from the egice, renOping and leaving
them unedtted for is primd Jacie epidence Of tnten
tiOndt fraud
g. Any person pho eeetpes newspaper and
makes Of H. iehetheT he has subscribed for u
not, Is held in Idp as subscriber.
7. The Postmaster ThO neglects 10 giue the legal
notice Of the neglect cf person % take from the Of
nee the newspaper addressed 10 him liable 20 the
publisher for the subscription price.
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1905-02-04

The Century Club of Reno,
which devotes itself to practical
subjects as we'll as to those of a
literary nature, has become inter
ested in the employment of the
convicts of the State in road build
ing and its members hope that the
Legislature will take some steps
toward employing the convicts at
useful labor of this character.
The ladies believe that such a
departure by the State would not
ouly result in the State securing
substantial improvements at a
small cost, but that wise plan of
employment would have a whole
some effect on the prisoners and
effect reforms where now they are
seldom accomplished.
Several months ago the Reno
Gazette devoted considerable of
its space to a discussion of the
New Mexico plan of employing
convict labor in road construction.
The article was widely read and
commented upon and it is probable
that a bill providing for the in
auguration of this system in Ne
vada will be introduced within a
short time in the Nevada Legisla
ture. 1t is proposed that the
several counties, in which road
building shall be undertaken, shall
pay the cost of transporting the
prisoners to and from the work
and shall otherwise recompense
the State for their time and labor
and in this manner protect the
State from loss of any description.
The plan adopted two years ago
by New Mexico and which is in
successful practice is as follows:
A commission of three persons
was appointed by the Governor of
the Territory, who were designated
as the Commission on prison labor.
They were clothed with certain
powers by the Legislature, namely:
That they had the charge of the
employment and control of con-
victs engaged in such work inde-
pendent of prison management,
and they might recommend to the
State Pardoning Board such con-
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1905-02-04

The Question Of Employing Convcts to Build Public Roads
Being Considered in This State.

victs as they chose for clemency.
Moreover, it was provided that for
every day that a convict gave good
and faithful work under the di-
rection of this commission there
should be certain amount of time
deducted from his sentence in ad-
dition to the ordinary deduction
given for good behavior and that
any attempt to escape forfeited all
deductions and returned him to
prison with no further hope of
ever being able to work outside of
the prison. Whether a convict
chose to take advantage of this
opportunity for highway work
was optional with himself, subject
to selection by the commission.
The practice of the plan is as
follows:
The commission interviews all
convicts and from among those
who desire to engage in outside
it selects those who appear to be
most likely to conform to the con-
ditions and requirements of the
work and will be most ameniable
to control. The law in its bene6-
cience did not bar life-termers, but
held out to them the hope that
faithful work and scrupulous at
tention to the regulations of the
system might result ultimately IN
the mitigation of their sentence
and perhaps to pardon.
Contrary to all other plans of
working convicts the New Mexico
system discards the proposition of
armed guards patrolling convict
camps. A small guard was sup
piled for the general preservation
of order, but everything tending
to produce the effect of active
coersion and brutality were kept
strictly in allegiance.
If convict showed the least
signs of discomfort or appeared to
be promoting discord or discomfort
he was at once called before the
commission and unless presenting
a satisfactory explanation, was
summarily returned to prison.
This watchfulness and wedding
out of the disturbers has resulted
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1905-02-04
A Great Seed Farm.

F. B. Mills, the Scotsman, of
Rose Hill, New York, is now dis
tributing more than half a million
copies of his greatest Seed Book,
and with each one he sends free
of charge sample packet of his
New Early Sweet Corn, wonder
full novelty being sent out this
year to test in all parts of the
country.
The book itself is beauty, Civ
ing many fine views of his inn
mense establishment which has
been enlarged year by year to fit
the requirements of rapidly in
creasing until it now comprises in
addition to the Fairview Seed
Farms and Greenhouses, three de-
partments each of unusual inter
est to the public.
Mills Thoroughbred Poultry
Farm is up-to-date in every respect;
the main house is $50 feet long,
fully equipped with electric heat
ers which give complete protec-
ton from frost in winter. A
special Poultry and Incubator
Catalogue explains about this
poultry farm and illustrates the
many breeds of popular fowls
that are raised there.
The Ginseng Farm is another
very interesting feature of the
business. Mr.. Mills has had years
of experience in ginseng culture
and is always willing to furnish
free information about this grow
ing industry.
A Supply Department was add
ed recently with the object of fur
nishing his customers farm and
garden implements, household
goods, ETC., at factory prices.
Mr.. Mills has, through years of
persistency in honest business
methods, gained reputation from
thousands for reliability as we'll as
for zeal and enterprise.
The Vegetable Contest described
in Seed Book is charact eristically
original and we consider it a
splendid plan as it is calculated to
encourage habits of close obser-
walton; $4,000 will be given
away in premiums June Ist.
The Seed Book and sample of
corn may be had for the asking.