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Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1906-04-16
WHO SHE WAS
SKETCH OF THE LIFE OF LYDIA E. PJNKHAM
And True Story of How the Vegetable com,o,,nd
Had Its Birth and How the "Panic of '73" Caused
it to be Offered for Public Sale in Drug Stores

This remarkable woman, whose
maiden name was Estes, was born in
Lyun. Mass, February 9th, 1919, com
,ng from a good old Quaker family.
For some years she taught school, and
became known as a woman of an alert
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1906-04-16
PIPES BY ELECTRICITY

es, S1S and water pipes are
81 = lot Z great amount of dam
r. y. northern cities" writes
3: ~ -eioert Walsh in Technical
b., Same. Charges made by
VI tnawing frozen water
Es =. V..en as high as $50. while
: ~. having frozen gas pipes
y, :, mo the hundreds. With
'''3e thawing apparatus
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1906-04-16
A LIVING DEATH

VividIy Described by "a Citizen OF
Sioux Falls, South Dakota.
Andrew Johnson, All West Twelfth
St., Sioux Falls, S. D., says: "Doan's
Kidney Pills saved my life. My doctor,
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1906-04-16
TaaPinch. Use Aliens Foot Ease.

powder to shake into your Shoes 1t rests
the feet, Cures COrns, Bunions, Swollen,
Sore. Hot. Callous Aching, Sweating feet
and Ingrowng Nails Aliens Foot-Eass
makes new or tight shoes easy. Sold by all
Druggists snd Shoe Stores, 2jc. Sample
mailed FREE Address Allen S. Olmsted,
l. . Row
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1906-04-16

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Mr.. D'A. blow They lynched it.
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The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1906-01-16
EYE eRAFTrNe opERArIoN.
Delicate Experiment Now in Progress in
Washington Hospital

Washington, Jan. l6--Wiltou Helm.
ard, blind almost two years, viii see
through the eyes Of rabbit ii deli
cate operation performed at the Episco-
pad Eye and Ear hospital shall prove
IA success
Tie operation consisted Of grating
npon the sightless balls Of l1enard s
eyes, horribly burned with lyc the trans.
parent coined of thc eyes of a Belgian
hare.
Aeinard was prosperous dealer in
one Of the city markets. He was re-
turning to his home on the night Of
April "a. 1905, when he was attacked
by negro whom ha had formerly cm.
ployed, who threw lye IN his face and
blinded Him. Specialists announced that
the Ease was hopeless, but the hospital
surgeons obtained lieinard's permission
10 try The grating operation.
On the day Of The operation Hcinam
and one al Tho rabbits we've placed side
by sidc on tho operating table, each hin.
der the Influence of an anestheiic. See.
ton by section the possamer.lise coiyiea
from each eye Of The hare was lifted
and planted over ihe sightess eyes Of
deinard.
The surgeons expect that after q week
or two Heinard will be able to see with
the aid Of powerful glasses.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1906-01-16
ONE SENATOR ADDED.
Added ia New York State as Result of
Recent Reapportionment.

Albany, n. ", Jan. 16. "A gain Of
one state senator, making 81 instead
Of 80 senators at present. win probably
Be the only net change IN the number
Of legislators in the reapportionment Of
districts following the recent state emu
meration, the FINAL figures Of which wese
reported 60 the legislature last night by
Secretary Of State 0'Brien The new
senator viii be credited 10 Kings county,
making eight instead Of seven from that
county. Eight counties will each lose
one nssemblyman, Albany, Broome, Cat
taraugus, Cayuga, Oneida, Onondaga,
0swego and Rensselaer, These losses
are Offset BY gain OF one in Erie, three
in Kings, one in Nassau. two in New
York and one in West Chester
Since the last apportionment the coun-
ty Of Nassau has been organized from
10 part ot Queens, and may be joined
with Suffolk rs d senate district. The
counties Of Albany, Oneida, Onondaga,
Queens, Rensselaer, and West Chester
sill each have a senator, while the 9th
ers counties wil be grouped to form the
remaining ID senate districts.
The total population il s,067 ,30s, or
n few hundred more than the figures
of the preliminary announcement in De-
tobcr.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1906-01-16
Standing Of the League.
WERE SEEKING LIQUOR.
And Were Not Out on Burglar Intent
Say Soldiers

Burlington, Jan. characterization
of the attempt to burglarize the home of
III. F. Gonyeau, adjoining The military
post, was continued at the fort vcstee-
day. According to the statement af
Cook Littlefield, soldier WHO has an
excellent record and who out for his
intoxicated condition at the time would
prabably have been the first To prevent
the occurrence, Littlcfeld, Ingram and
.an9khcr soldier accepted the invitation
.oY quartermaster sergeant to 10 10
q place where he was sure lie could get
liquor. Littlehed says. "When we got
to the door Of Gonyeau's residence, tile
sergeant tried To open It with a keg.
Failing, he called to Mr. Gonyeau. Get
ting no response he became angry and
obtaining an axe began TO batter in tire
door," The four soldiers had no inten-
tions Of burglary further than 10 reach
place where they thought they couId
get liquor. II Il not believed AZ The
fort that the military authorities viii
punish the soldiers and no action will
be taken BY the civil authorities, unless
Mr.. Gonyeau files complaint.
The officers have not decided whether
on not Mr. Gpnyeau will be brought be
fore the United States courts for having
government property in his possession.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1906-01-16
OBJECTS 10 RECEIVER.
Dr. Morrow Flies Answer to Mrs. Mer
rows Recent Petition.

Burlington, Jan. l5.-A hearing on the
petition for the appointment Of re-
ceiycr for tho appointment Of receiver
to take charge of pr. j. M. Merrowis
business was held yesterday at the coun-
ty clerks office before Judge &. NJ. Pow
ems, but after brief arguments the mat
Ter was continued TO give the attor-
neys for Airs Merow additional time
ID 20 over tile answer filed by pr. Aler
r0w. Tie argument made BY the at-
iorneys for DR.. Merrow were to the
effect that the court of chancery had
no jurisdiction ard further that the
petition did not set up facts to warrant
the appointment Of receiver. Az the
close 81 tile hearing IT WAS stated that
the order recently made by Judge Pow
eFs, providing that both parents should
see the minor ciiidrP4, Iad been violated
ky Mrs. Morrow
Ii il denied by Dr. Merow that he,
az the time Of his marriage To Afr=
Merrow IN 1893, was proprietor Of a
medical mail order business and of pro-
prietary medical preparations. He al.
leges that be engaged in the practice
Of his profession, using two methods,
enc being personal examination and
the other diagnosing Of eases By answers
Ia questions through the mail He
claims that the latter portion Of the
business, as well as the first, could
be done only by medical man. He
admits that he used certain medicinal
preparations, but says that none Of them
were ever patented and that therefore
they could be made and sold by any
one, including the orstrix, is she desired
70 do so.
DIR. Alerrow claims that his business
at Akron, Ohio, became extensive and
that be accumulated s25, 900 therefrom.
He claims also that Mrs. Merrow in
1898 began conspiracy against him
for the purpose Of obtaining his prop.
erty and that while he was at Hot
Springs She moved the business from
Akron to Cincinnati, without his know
ledge OF consent.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1906-01-16
FRIENDS TAKE HOPE
FROM LATEST RALLY
Marshall Field, Great Merchant, Has i
Chance Of Recovery This Morning
Physicians Reported He Was
Somewhat Improved.

New York, Jan. f6.- At eight o'clock
this morning the condition 81 Marshall
Field was somewhat improved. His
friends are new advancing some hopes
for his recovery
The condition of Mr. Field showed
marked Improvement early last night
Tho rally which he experienced in the
afternoon continued five hours and 50
noticcabIy had Aif. Field improved 1T
the end Of this period that those wateh-
ing at his bedside begin To hope far
recovery. One Of bis three physicians,
who, earlier in the day. rad announced
to those at Mr.. Fields cdside that prae-
tically all hope Of saving his life must
be abandoned said yesterday that he
believed Mr.. Field had d possible chance
OF regaining his health. During the long
rally Mr. Field was perfectly conscious.
Although the great area Of congestion
was still confined to one lung early last
night, the hong strain had made great
inroads upon Mf Fields strength and
hypodermic injections of digitalis were
used to keep up his yigor. Apparatus
for administering oxygen was at hand
in case of emergency, but had not been
used.
Az 0:f5 this morning the physicians
Issued tile following bulletin;
Mr.. Fields condition Is a little worse
this morning than it was last evening,
and there is evidence Of some extension
Of the disease. His condition, while
critical, il not hopeless
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1906-01-16
Former Appeal For Square
Dear at Hands Of Candidates
WAS UNUSUAL MEETING
Farmers Stated That the Changers and
Mechanics Ought to Be Yoked To-
gether On Question Of Fair
Play in Taxation Laws.

Rutland, Jan. 16.--The Central Trade
and Labor Council he'd full meeting
at Union hall last evening and received
a delegation Of Rutland county farmers
headed by a. y, Russel, member Of the
legislature of 1902. The farmers had
previously written to tho council ask
ing for 4 meeting To discuss taNation
MI RHsseh delivered an interesting
and instructive address on Vermont Laws
on this subject from the standpoint Of
he farmers and the wage worker. He
Indicted plan on which both could
stand ma hu added III beg Of you
ID appeal 70 every candidate for public
Office to promise when elected 10 give us
4 square deal. We do not want to
opprcss any class or corporation, but
wc demand fair play il our taxation
laws cct tho Grange and The mechanic
yoked up together on this question, ana
II viii Be bat q short time when they
viii be together on all questions. II
they once get yoked. they will stay
yukcd and ! think tile time is com
ing.a
rbe remarks of MI Russell were car-
daily received, and the meeting broke
up in good feeling
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1906-01-16
HAS "sUIT cAsEp MYSTERY.
Sheriff Tracy Runs Down a False
Clue.

Sheriff Tracy has a @suit case mvs-
terry, but so far us he knows there is
no chorus girl, illegal practitioners, ETC.,
connected with it. There are, however,
travelling man and thief directly con
cerned. The officer IS now trying to
locate the thief and the case One man
has already been arrested and discharg
ed and another has been held for identi.
iieation, but so far the thief has kept
himself out OF the clutches of the law.
The ease in question was resting in
noently in a Montpelier saloon one day
last fall, while its owner was tempo
mYily engaged. The case was not there
whan The travelling man vent To look
far IL Therein lies all The trouble.
Charles Iasselini was arrested at ST.
Albans on the charge 0f larceny Of it
and was afterwards Released. the case
against han having been mol pressed
Incidentally casselini Is serving SEN
tence n jail for intoxieation Various
clues were followed, until matters sim
mered down to ono naH This plu-
ticular man was absent, but the police
have been on The lookout for BIN.
Last night after Sheriff Tracy had
seen the last Of Uncle Toni ut tle
Montpelier opera house word came %
him that the man he wanted was in
Phinncy's lumber camp at Bolton and
that he was getting ready to leave.
Without further ado the sheriff got
team and drove to the lumber camp.
He didn't know the man, didn't even
know his name But the suspect was
pointed out, and arrangements made for
him to come to Montpelier with the
sheriff this morning. At Montpelier
junction the man and the officer were
nei by Chief Durkee OF the Montpelier
police, who knew the individual wanted.
Chief Uufkec had uo sooner laid his
eyes ON the man than hc declared chat
he was not the man wanted. and the
prisoner WIS allowed to 50 bis way.
The "snit case msytcry still remairs
unsolyed.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1906-01-16
ICE SUPPLY DOUBTFUL.
And Randolph Nay Be Threatened by
an Ice Famine.

Randolph, Ian. i8. III Il. Dyer who
has been cutting ice i'll the upper part Of
the mill pond Tor thep est week, has his
usual supply. about one third, harvested.
Early last summer samples Of ice taken
from this pond were found by analysis
TO contain impurities and by order of
the State board al health the taking of
Ice from this pond III tile future was
forbidden The order of the State board
of health has been modified ind Mr.
Dyer has permission to cut the ice but
the product cannot lie used for domestic
purposes. The exact elasticity of tile
term domestic purposes II the ques-
ton that interests the people of Ran
dolph. There are no other visible means
for the ice supply for the coming sum
mer and if this supply Is shut off Rams
dolph will have an lee famine. Afessrs
McCollom and Esterbrooig, Who intend
to cut some ice on tile Eltlredge fish
pond and Il spring water pond on Mr.
McCollom's farm, would Be, according
to experts, unable to harvest a sufficient
supply for the coming summer. Samples
Of water taken from the Eldredga pond
and McCullom's pond haYe been analysed
and found to be pure. A sample taken
at the same time from Mafeba lake
svas found TO contain a large amount Of
ammonia and 10 be unit for Ice
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1906-01-16
PAY OR BE SENT OVER.
Six Burlington Youths Charged With
Entering Store.

Burlington. Jam le. Six youngsters,
sarroundetiby s0hbing parents were in
city ourt yesterday afternoon, Charged
Iwith breaking into the store 81 the Bur.
lington Stock Grocery company Ihe
boys were Frank prne, Frank oiuFetie,
Ghnrlcs aayette, George RusSett, Harry
Russell and l5seph Austin. According ~
Tho testimony tho boys were in TIDE base
ment under tho stare Sunday and while
there loossued a stone ia Tie wall and
thereby gained entrance % the store.
Ii was Il voritable ali Raba's cave for
The boys and they had theig fill 81 cook
es, candy, cigarettes, ete. hut they
came to gfief The good fairies failed
to come to their assistance and they
were caught In court yesterday Charles
iiuyette said he did not steal anything
and the charge against him was changed
10 one of reeeiycing stoien goods
"A fire of 81 and costs If s7-7g was
pronounced In each case and tile boys
wcrc all sent home. They are to be IN
court again this afternon az four O'Clock
and il their parents do not pay the fines
and costs they win have to 40 to the
State Industrial scho tol Negarnense.
state Industrial School at Nergennes.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1906-01-16
National Life Is NOT a Con-
tributOr Says DeB0er
Says, Furthermore, That His Company
Does Not Have a Legislative
Fund--Insuranee II q
Business.

AT the annual meeting OF the National
Life Insurance company, held At Mont
pelier today, President JOSEPH A. De-
Boer, in his annual message, made the
statement that his COMPANY Is not
contributor to campaign funds, and fur.
tsermofe that II has not raid out one
cent for legislative purposes This, II
view Of the recent disclosures ia The
Armstrong investigation Of Insurance
companies recently conducted in New
York, is Of PARTICULAR interest.
President DeBoer reviewed The chaotic
conditions i'll the Insurance world to-
day, shown up by the investigation, and
points ont the small part which the
National Life has been called upon to
play in that matter. He declared that
bis company during 1905 continued Tho
even tenor of its progress, thfough no
unusual or extensive forms Of advertise
ing, had reflected on no one, had Yielded
to no suggestions that the company
might be damaged when called before
The Armstrong commission, bnt had flled
its report to the commission and filled
out every question. 1t showed that 1t
had entirely legitimate and very insig-
niiicant legal expenses, that 1t Ind not
used syndicate or joint accounts, that
its officers had not profited bv invest
ment, had used funds entirely free of
all connection with any trust, that its
finance committee had considered every
transaction Of the companys invest
mcnt, had no collateral loans, owned no
stock and no iiuctuating securities,
while its meetings had been duly called.
-Four Of the direetorates Of the CONF
pany were declared vacant, two by death
and two by expiration Of term of Office.
Those directors who died dnring the
year were Charles Dewey and Dudley &.
Denison, and those VINO terms expired
were j. A. DeI3oer and Fl. 1E Cutler
The last two were reelected To succeed
themselves, and James u Martin of
Brattieboro and Judge G. NJ. Powers
Of MorTisyille were chosen 10 I'll the
places Of the other two.
This afternoon officers were chosen as
follows;
Joseph A. DeBocr. President. n
.lepss 4. Phelps, vice president.
James 3. Estee, 2nd Nice president.
0sman d. Clark, secretary.
Harry If. Cutler, treasurer.
a. III Bisbee, M D., medical director.
Clarence Il. Moulton, aetuHy.
Fred A. Rowland, counsel.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1906-01-16
GRAND CIRCUIT STEWARDS.
Business Transacted at the New York
Meeting Yesterday.

New York, Tah. i6 Tha stewards of
the grand circuit held 40 adjourned
meet yesterday and elected George Hayt
of Binghampton, presiding nudge for the
coming season and Robert N. Newton
"a lorkville, I'LL, stariiug Judge
A committee Of three appointed At
the last meeting consisting of G. M.
Jewett, De Forest Settle and Secretary
Moone, presented a report which set
forth that il was the sense Of this as.
sociation, that owing 70 the difference
in local conditions, II Il ineNpedient
for the grand circuit to adopt i fixed
Or arbitrary method Of racing and owing
to the diversion Of opinion obtaining
among tie members as to the entrance
fees, that tho rules Of the National Trof.
ting association shouId be followed The
report was accepted.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1906-01-16
REcEIvEp wITH HoNoRs.
Ambassador Henry White Tarries Briefly
at Gibraltar.

Gibraltar, Jan. 16. The American
ambassador 20 Italy, Henry White. chief
Of the American mission I'd the Moroe-
can conference, arrived hero yesterday
from Naples on the North German LLOYD
steamer Princess Irene. The steamers
band played the American and British
anthems ais the Princess Irene entered
the harbof. A steam Launch of the
United States cruiser Galveston ran
alongsid of the liner and took the
Af1lE sador on board the armored crilis-
er Brooklyn, flagship Of Rear Admiral
Sigsbee, where the admiral assembled his
officers and received Mr. INVITE with aIl
honors, while the warships fired an am.
bassndor's salute
Nyr. White hopes 10 reach Algericas
before the arrival Of the other delegates
from Madrid.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1906-01-16
SPRINGFIELD COUPLE
CELEBRATE ANNIVERSARY
mr. and Mrs Charles NJ. Keyes Have
Been Married Fifty Years-They
Received Friends in Honor Of
Event Last E7ening.

Springfield, Jai 16. Mr. and Mrs.
Charles NJ keyes, old residents oi this
place, celebrated yesterday at their home
on Pleasant street their 50th welding
anniversary They received their many
friends during the afternoon and even.
ing. In addition to present Of Sla5
in gold were many costly gifts OF silver
and linen.
Mr.. KeYes was born in Reading, VT,
February l6, 1922 He came TO Spring.
deld in 1854 and engaged In business
the next year. He Is furrier ard
dealt in millinery and fancy goods He
WAS one Of the oldest business men in
town at the time he retired some six
years age.
lie married, January 16, 1856, Mary
y. Buck If Reading A daughter was
born to them MARY Annis) December
20, 1856. She died when twenty years
old.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1906-01-16
WERE Gagged
AND KILLED
WOrkmen Lost Their Lives
in New York Tunnel.
TWO LOST THEIR LIVES
While Several Others Suffered Severe
" When Air Pipe Burst and
Let Water Into the
Shaft. &
TWO LOST THEIR LIVES

a7
New York, Jan. 49, Two men were
drowned like rats in cage and two
Others suffered severely and four more
were rendered unconscious in the tunnel
being built f0r the Pennsylvania Rail-
road company under the East River,
early today Tha men were at work
tit the bottom Of shaft number three
which Is III ihe middle of East River
on The soutIerly end Of Rlaczwell's IS
land, when The air pipe burst and per-
nittca water 10 enter the shaft.
The water was finally pumped out and
the bodies recovered The names III tile
dead aTe, Earl Jones, Nathaniel White,
LntheF Arthur, q negro, and Arthur Cor.
don, q negro
A representative of the contractor
firm was arrested but paroled in GUS
tody of his counsel
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1906-01-16
RuTLAND cIrY PROSPEROUS.
Paid Moneyq Into Sinking Fund foi
First Time in Years.

Rutland, jan 1GsThe annual report
Of Mayor ]. i. Manning, made public
last night, shows the mayors admins-
tration 70 have been one Of the most
economical in the history of the city.
BY resolution adopted BY the board Of
aldermen last night $4,000, the amount
Of cash ON hand at the close Of the fs-
cal year, was transferred TO the sink
ing fund, this being the first year since
the city received its charter that any
money outside Of that required by law,
has been added to the fund
During the last year the city's net
Indebtedness has been decreased s21,-
34s.06, with no floating indebtedness.
The sinking fund has been increased
sl7.34s.g6. and the amount now stand
ing in the hands of the sinking fund
commissioners Is S103,3S163. This
amount is increased by premiums OF
bonds TO the amount Of S1,76O.62
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1906-01-16
SURRENDER VESSEL
TO THE ACTION OF SEA
Captain ana Crew Of the Steamer cher0-
kee Were Taken Off Last Night,
and the Boat Valued at $500
600 win BE Total Loss.

Atlantic City, N. u, Jan. 16. Captain
Archibald, his two mates and the life
saving crews, who had refused to leave
the steamer Cherokee, which Hes
stranded on the Brigantine shoals, two
miles OF shore, last night abandoned
the vessel. Waves were rolling over the
deck and pounding against the pilot
house. The steamer, valued at about
half million dollars, probably will be
"a total loss. Last night two wreeI1ing
.tugs and lighter were standing by the
steamer, ready to strip her OF whatever
rs worth the salvage.
During the day Capt. Mark Caste,
who Sunday made the sensational res
cue OF sixty persons from the steamer,
yesterday went out to the stranded
vessel in the slop yacht Sinbad and
brought ashore all the baggage of the
passengers and crew All the property
was forwarded to the owners last night.
The first man ashore from the Chera-
kee Yesterday was the ships carpenter.
lie reported thar the vessel was deep
lin tile sand and tho decks nearly awash.
Iie said Tie captain and the others had
been driven from the deck to the pilot
house. Tie next information was
brought BY Captain Caste when he re-
turned to tie inlet landing here with tie
baggage ile reported tile vessel III d
bad position and expected that the cap
lain would liaye to abandon the steamer
by night No more was heard from the
vessel which was hidden By the heavy
fog until last night when a telephone
,fI. sfsA