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Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1906-12-14
Donne1l & Davis
Christmas
Gifts
In the largest variety at the
BRATTLEBORO CHINA STORE.

China Chop Plates, Salads, CAKE e
Plates, Covered Cheese Dishes, D MIL
and Butter Plates, Bread and MIN MIN
Sets, Cracker Jars, Celery Trays, Jei y
Dishes Chocolate Pots, Marmaiaoe
lars. Roll Trays, Berry Sets.
Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1906-12-14

Do not longer delay your Christmas shopping
Our great store is filled to OVERLOOKING with goods
that are only waiting to make someone happy.
The good things are going fast and late corners
are going to be disappointed.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-06-30
An Old.time Rarher.

1--WE used to get cents for shave
and IL cents for haircut" said Wal
lace Maxfield on Monday afternoon as
he sat down for chat on the subject
of old-time BARRIERS.
When we raised the price to 10
cents per shave and 15 cents for a
haircut they called it the BARRIERS
strike
II suppose that old Uncle Tobie was
the first hair cutter in this town. He
used to do 1t as favor, and sup
pose that he cut William Frye's hair a
good many times. The first real bar
Der was Ben Farrar, who came here in
"a or IS. There's his picture on the
mirror" said Wallace, pointing to
little card photograph which has been
stuck in the corner of his mirror in
front of his barber chair for dozen
years or more. II learned my trade
Of Ben Farrar and SO did a lot of other
BARRIERS. Ben Farrar was one of the
best men you ever saw. Kind hearted;
and man who, unlike some other
BARRIERS, never said much. 1 asked
him one day II I could have the after
noon of to go skating. He said yes,
It was the winter when the whole
Androscroggin was frozen over: glib
Ice from here to Southwest Bend.
didn't come back to work for
three weeks, skating most Of the time
day and night, When i did come back
Ben said: Have good skate, Wall?,
4 And that's all he ever said about it."
# Lewistown (Me.) journal.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-06-30
How Palestine Is Flourishing.

II Palestine is not exactly land
flowing with milk and honey in mod
,ern times, It is still not doing badly,
according to the consular report Of
DR. Dickson, just issued. 1t Is partic-
sularly fertile In oranges, which is ex-
ported to the value Of e 114,650 last
year, chiefly to Scotland, the trade,
we are told, being steadily increasing.
Wines and spirits, too, are becoming
important, the Jewish colonies display
ing considerable activity In the Gull
tiyation of the grape, which was very
abundant last year. Watermelons are
also very plentiful. The total value of
the imports and exports of Palestine
last year was e821, 800. Consular re-
ports are sometimes curious In the
way they lump trades together. We
find Consul Dickson saying: AS
regards other articles of export, there
was an increase in religious orna-
ments and hides" It may be noted
that 1t Is the Americans who are after
the religious ornaments OF Palestine.
People who desire to send their friends
to Jericho will be interested to hear
that a new carriage road will be COM
pleted down to the Dead Sea and Jer-
icho In the course Of q year. Then,
of anybody wants to send q telegram
to Beersheba the thing can be done on
the customary terms. Beersheba In
these days only consists Of so dwell
:ings, but It is rising In importance"
Dundee Advertiser.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-06-30
Beautiful Example Of Devotion
to the Flag Is Found In Rae
ords Of Connecticut Rsei-
ment During the Ciyil
War.
CARRIED PIECES
OF THE BANNER
Soldiers Cut Up Flag, Saved tho
Strips and same Are Now
Preserved. M

One of the most touching, as well an
the most beautiful examples of deyo-
ton to the flag is to be found in the
records of our civil war. The Six
teenth regiment of Connecticut VOL
unteers, after. three days of the hardest
and bloodiest fighting, became con-
WINGED that defeat and capture by the
enemy was imminent. The ranks were
depleted, and to hold out longer would
only involve Eeedlessly further sacri-
flee of life. But even in this hour of
peril the Jealous patriots thought more
of the fate of their battle-scarred flag
than of their own. Just before the
enemy made its final assault on the
breastworks the gallant colonel shout
ed to his men: Whatever you do.
boys, don't give up your flag; save
that at any price!" In an instant the
flag was torn from its stan and cut
and torn into hundreds of small frag-
ments, each piece being hidden about
the person of some one of its brave
defenders.
The survivors of the regiment, about
500 In number, were sent to the prison
camp, where most of them remained
until the end of the war, each cherish
ing his mite of the regimental colors.
Through long months Of Imprisonment
many died from sickness brought on
by exposure and terrible privation, and
in all such cases the scraps of bunting
guarded by the poor unfortunates were
entrusted to the care of some sur
viving comrade
At the end of the war, when the
prisoners returned to their homes, a
meeting of the survivors was held and
all the priceless fragments of the flag
were sewn together. But very few
pieces had been lost, so that the re-
stored emblem was made nearly COM
plete.
That flag. patched and tattered as
it Is, forms one of the proudest posses
sions of Connecticut today, and is pre-
served in the state capitol at Hartford,
bearing mute testimony to the devo-
ton of the brave men who were not
alone ready and willing to die for it
on the field of battle, but to live for it
through long years of imprisonment
in order that they might bring it back
to the state that gave it into their
hands to honor and defend-St. Mich
Olas
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-06-30
WITTY RETORTS N
The HOUSE OF
CONGRESS
Butler and Randall Tilt Re
called Reeds Famous
Expression.

During the famous deadlock fight in
the House over the civil rights bill
General BENJAMIN Butler favored a
Sunday session.
Bad as I am, have some respect
for Gods day." replied Sam Randall
Of Pennsylvania.
Don't the Bible say that 1t is law
full to pull your OK or ass out of pit
on the Sabbath 2" asked Butler. "You
have 81 asses on your side of the
House and want to get them out of
this ditch tomorrow. l think am
engaged In holy work."
Don't do It," replied Randall. II
expect some day to see you in a better
world"
you'll be there as you are here,
a member of the lower House," flashed
back the general, with telling effect.
During the bitter fight against RED
rules" the House was thrown into con-
vulsions by General Spinola, who,
pointing to the painting of the Siege
OF. Yorktown" hanging in the hall,
gravely accused Speaker Reed of
counting the Hessians in the back
ground Of the picture in order to make
up quorum. The general always wore
a tremendously high collar, SO high
In fact that Representative Tim Camp
bell tapped 1t one day with the ferrule
of his cane and inquired. to the amuse-
ment of the House, us General Spin
ola within?"
One Of the most famous of Reeds
retorts was made at the expense of
Springer of Illinois. The Maine
Giant" had just read one of Springer's
own speeches in refutation of the lat
ter's argument just concluded. The
1llinoisan launched into philosophy
upon the privilege of progressive
thinkers to change their opinions.
Il honor them for It," he contin-
ued. "An honest man is the noblest
work of God. AS for me, Mr.. Chair
man, in the words of an eminent
American statesman, I would rather
be right than be president
The gentleman from Illinois
needn't worry. Mr.. Chairman" drawl-
ed Reed. Hell never be ei-ther!"
Magazine.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-06-30
AN ENGINEERING FEAT.
Adventures in African Bridge
Building.

In his article of Bridging the
Gorge of the Zambesi" in the June
Worlds Work, A. T. Prince, the as
sistant engineer recounts some Of the
adventures in the remarkable African
engineering feat. He says: The
rivetting up of the bridge proved to
be a more formidable undertaking than
had been anticipated. Several of the
rivetters we brought from England
were unable to stand the climate, and
we had to depend largely on the men
in the country. We found that an
average days work in England and in
Africa were too very different things.
Although we had good hydraulic and
pneumatic equipment, the rate of prog
ress was rather slow.
An interesting incident occurred dur
ing the rivetting. A leopard, which
had previously devastated the hen
roosts of everyone in our locality, be-
sides taking sundry dogs and cats, was
run over by an engine one night He
had apparently been dazzled by the
headlight and had lain on the track.
He was seen by the driver. who pulled
up. The skin was found to be scarce
ly damaged.
The deep pools among the islands in
the river we're the haunt of numerous
hippi-potami, which, although peace
able most of the year, II let alone, at
certain times became dangerous. We
were chased on one or two occasions
when In Canadian canoes, but never
came to grief. Others were not SO
fortunate. Three canoes were over
turned In one week. In one case one
of the civil commissioners native pad
dlers was drowned. In another, the
man overturned lost his rifle and other
gear and had to swim to one Of the
islands. where he remained all night
Another adventure, that befell two
of our riyetters, is perhaps worth re-
4 cOrding. They went a little way along
the gorge and there found the re-
mains of q reedbuck. They started to
cut, out the horns. Suddenly they
heard a growl behind them. Turning,
they saw q lioness with two cubs, who
was evidently annoyed at this inter-
ference with her dinner. The two men
3 did not stop to argue, but made q bee
line for the gorge, down which they
jumped about as dangerous pro-
ceeding. one would think, as facing
the lion. Luckily they stopped sliding
q good way down, and returned very
much bruised and excited. The lion
Sess was followed next day for some
distance, but the party were unable to
come mp with her.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-06-30
Some Freaks Of Golf Balls.

1t does not often happen that a bird
falls victim to golf ball in its fight
although such mishap has occurred
in two or three instances.
Not long ago, says Tit-Bits an incl
dent of this kind was reported from
Raynes Park Golf Club. It took place
in the course of DOGGY competition
One of the players. Mr.. Croker, hav-
ing driven off at the eleventh tee, his
ball created some establishment by
coming in contact with a lark in mid
air and literally knocked off the laEks
head.
A similar accident happened last sea-
son but one on the ground of the Birk-
dale Club. Two members were play
ing a round when one of them made
brassy shot The ball was in full
flight when bird of the wagtail spe-
cies was seen crossing the line of flight
and the next moment both objects came
into collision at a distance of about 40
PAGES from the striker.
The consequences were fatal to the
unfortunate bird, which was not only
killed, but decapitated. AS for the
golf ball, its fight was stopped by the
impact, the ball falling to the ground,
within few yards of its victim. The
incident had the further effect of los
ing the player the match, he having to
make an extra stroke to cover the dis
lance short-covered, this costing him
the game.
A still more extraordinary freak of a
golf ball resulted in tragedy on the
Balcomie Links in Scotland. In the
course of a match one of the players
in his drive from the sixth tee, put SO
x,3nr<> {v,%< IL Ion ,xr
sheep on the head with such force as
to cause it to fall dead on the spot.
A very different, but no less interest
ing story was reported from another
links in Scotland about the same time
In foursome match, played at North
Berwick, one of the golfers drove his
ball against a wall. 1t rebounded into
some roAgh grass and for few min
utes could not be traced, but ultimately
the caddie found the ball lying in
larks nest in which there were four
eggs, all unbroken. For a ball to drop
into a nest of eggs without breaking
any was surely an extraordinary occur
renee. 5
1t is not long since player at Wok-
ing. in approaching the hole, landed a
ball on the top of club house. This
liItlc luClucut uAu uOI, uOW0VcF, upset
his equilibrium very much. As ,nim-
bly, as he could from that coign of dis
advantage, played 1t SO we'll that he
was successful In scoring a half Of "
hole which everybody considered ire
trievably lost.
A similar scene was once witnessed
on the st. Andrews links In the course
of three-ball match. One Of the play
ers happened to drive his ball on tho
corrugated roof of shed, and. In tho
belief that he had consequently given
up the hole, the other two calmly pro-
ceeded with the match. But they had
lsreckoned without their host. Tor the
OF feet on the iron roof. Barely had
next moment there was great clatter
the warning cry Fore'' reached the
players ears. when . ball whixxed onto
the course nearby. It was that Of the
other player, who had mounted to Tia
roof and played Il from that unexpect-
cd corner. Pittsbarg Dispatch,
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-06-30
l. | ! {. GRAND ! ! ! JURY.
TO INVESTIGATE
CASES
Speculation as to Matters to be
Taken Up Many Indian
Witnesses at Fargo.

Fargo, N. D., June 29.-The
majority Of the cases which the
grand jury is investigating have
to do with violations of the laws re-
lating to Indians. This is evidenced
by the number of redskins who are
In the city just now. There will be
several land fraud cases, however,
and few cases In which violations
Of the postal laws are charged, to be
investigated. e
Post0nice inspectors Frye and Hold
gins are In the city and each expects
to testify before the grand jury.
James Mcintosh, deputy collector
Of customs at st. Johns, was an ar
rival in the city last night. He Is
here to testify before the grand jury
In smuggling case.
Mr.. Mcintosh is one of the best
known custom officers along the Cam
adian boundary line. Last April he
had an exciting experience Ia arrest
ing two Indians who swere trying to
smuggle some whiskey across the line.
When Mac asked them to stop they
started to drive faster. He urged his
horse and headed them of. They stop
ped then, but would not allow Mac to
search the rig. After some talking
he started to search the rig whereup-
on the Indians showed fight. When
the Indian struck at him he connected
with a hard fist Indian No. 2 then
took hand in the game, and drew
knife The custom Officer. had by
this time secured the whisky, placing
1t In his own rig. The Indians, how
ever were determined to have the
firewater, and while the attention of
the officer was engaged with the In
dian with the knife, the other red
skin secured the whisky from Nc
Intosh's rig. One Of the Indians was
finally laid low by q blow from the
fist of Mcintosh, and after that things
were easy. Both Of the Indians were
locked up.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-06-30

sons and their masters for pleasanter
pupils. After social insurreetion came
repression and massacre; and as re-
action grew stronger the cartoons
might have been printed In blood and
the faith Of orators in the promised
institutions written In water.
The sequel to the Joyous revel OF
intoxication with liberty is we'll told
In the authors closing chapters. The
general strike, which was the only
genuine weapon Of the people, was an
Irresistible weapon 30 long as It was
used simultaneously and seldom. The
government compelled the leaders to
use 1t piecemeal and often. It starved
the women and children by confiscat-
Ing the strike funds, and employed
cossack and hunger to shake the de-
termination Of the men. It discover
ed the fighting weakness of freedom
and the security with which men In
uniform could be trusted to kill at
command. AS soon as the Moscow
rising was crushed troops were let
loose upon Poland, the Caucasus and
theBaltic provinces, and preparations
were made for the reconquest of Fin
land Executions became general:
re AAsSAAS WSSV ~ 0AAAAAAVuS puUlkC mCSJs
ings were prohibited; and elections
for the douma were ordered under
police supervision. The triumph of
reaction was apparently complete; yet
there was slow but unwavering per-
sistence in rebellion, and revolution
lists were drawn together ''by that Just
and savage indignation which is the
strongest bond of union" Even when
the day for the assembling of the first
parliament was approaching martial
law was maintained and every art of
provocation was employed to excite
public outbreak 80 that there might be
pretext for thwarting the peoples
hopes 1t was triumph of passive
resistance when the douma met, with
40 members of the peasant class and
as many as Is workmen from the
towns; and, disappointing and Elusive
as was the address from the throne,
when the demand for amnesty was
raised the whole assembly rose in an
swer. Mr.. Nevinson's final words,
written within the douma itself, are
not unduly sanguine. Yet he is ap-
parently. convinced that something has
been gained by the Russian repre-
sentatives which no violence in the
world can compel them to surrender
NJ r
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-06-30
Sweet Pea Festival IN Montana.

y This city, noted for the profusion Of
sweet peas, which Chamber over It's lat
tees and hedges In the summer, has
decided to hold q sweet pea carnival
or festival, and August II has been
chosen for the opening day.
3 Merchants will festoon their vim
dows, porches Of homes will be drap-
ed with them, and wherever in the
city there Is room for q blossom 1t will
greet the eye of the visitor or native.
Plans for the carnival were formu-
lated by the sugar beet committee,
and will be carried out by the Civic
league. The affair will be as dainty
and exquisite as possible and the tue
multi usually q feature Of street fairs
Will be eliminated.
There will be music and floral pa.
rade, with a carnival queen to typify
the spirit OF the occasion, and in the.
evening the maskers will hold high
ink: I3osen,an corresp denee Min,
sneapplis Journal. \
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-06-30
APACHEs ARE SUN woRsH1pERs
In Battle. Theft or Agriculture They
Ask its Favor.

The Apaches, like many other Am
erican tribes, are sun worshipers.
Their myths tell them that the sun is
the all powerful deity and to it all
supplications are addressed. On 60
ing into battle, planting corn, or on
starting on cattle stealing expedi-
ton, the sun Is asked to look with
favor. That they believe in a future
world is proved by their custom of
killing horses and burying them, as
well as their clothing and implements
of the, chase, for life in the future
world. Not only the medicine men,
but the people claim to hold commun-
ication with the Chindi or spirits of
their ancestors. They are also great
believers in omens, talismens and
amulets. but they are very conserva-
tive and it is with difficulty that one
gets them to talk of things supernat-
ural. They will not talk about God
among their own people, with famili-
arity, and scarcely at all with the
stranger.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-06-30
THE KNIFE MUST
Be USED FOR
OPERATION
In Cases Of Appendicitis, Is
Opinion of Men of Science
Medical Discussions.

Distinguished members of the Medi-
cal Society Of New Jersey, in discuss
Ing appendicitis at the second days
session of their one hundred and
fortteth annual convention held in
Atlantic City confessed that science is
lar from satisfactory in its diagnois
or treatment of this disease It was
declared almost impossible to differ
entiate the symptoms of appendicitis
from those of score of diseases, and
the attitude of the ablest Of surgeons
was said to be this:
This seems to be appendicitis. 1
will operate"
The testimony of those who discuss
ed the subject went to prove that
the mortality percentage is low for
surgery In early cases and this fact
was emphasized in combating anti
operation theories notably that of
Osler, of Chicago, who opposes use of
the knife either in the early stages
or when pain and fever mark the first
of two crisis which come with the
disease.
A symposium was shared in by DR.,
y. H. Mackenzie of Trenton; DR..
Ellis w. Hedges of Plainfield; DR..
Paul NJ. Mecray of Camden, DR.. F.
D. Gray Of Jersey City, and DR.. La
Place of this city.
The prevalence Of the disease may
be cleaned from the fact that DR..
Gray told of the methods he had en-
ployed with the first 500 of his ap-
pendicttis patients; changes made in
the cases of the next 200, and then
said that further changes had been
made by him In more recent months.
DR.. Mackenzie ascribed some cases
to heredity, others as after-effects of
constipation, influenza, typhoid and
other intestinal fevers and disorders,
including indigestion.
DR.. Hedges described the appendix
as ranging from quarter of an inch
to ten inches in length, and in describ-
ing the difficulties confronting the
diagnostician said that the pain, sup
posed always to center in the lower
right side, might, in fact, occur in
almost any part of the abdomen
All OF the papers dealt with the
many difficulties presented to the sur
geon in every stage of the disease,
but the cOncensus of opinion was in
favor of prompt removal of the apen-
dix.
DR.. La Place contributed what was
declared the one discovery of import
ance. This referred to cases where
Inflammation in territory adjacent to
the appendix indicated that peritonitis
had developed before the operation,
which, in a large proportion of cases
results in death.
DR.. La Place declares that the fatal
mistake made by surgeons was in
failing to grasp the significance of
redness, which told the tale of in
fammation, and in closing the wound,
thereby locking this poison in the alb
domen. He declared that by keeping
open the wound and continuing to
drain the affected region he had saved
every one of his patients affected thus
seriously. His remarks were in reply
to defense of the Oxler so-called
conservative theory" made by DR..
Gray.
The applause which greeted Doctor
La Place indicated a majority senti-
ment in favor of the radical treatment
which involves prompt operation at
any stage of the disease.