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Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1906-09-14
Grades Of Hay and Straw Adopted by
the National Hay Association.

Choice Timothy Hay-Shall be timothy
not mixed with over one-twentieth other
grasses, properly cured, bright natural
color, sound and well baled.
No; l Timothy Hay-Shall be timothy
with not more than one-eighth mixed
with clover or other tame grasses, prop
erly cured, good color. sound and well
baled
No. 2 Timothy Hay-Shan be timothy
not good enough for No. 1, not over one
fourth mixed with clover or other tame
grasses, fair. color, sound and we'll baled.
No. 8 Timothy Hay-Shall include all
hay not good enough for other grades,
sound and well baled.
No Grade Hay-Shall include all hay
badly cured, stained, thrashed or in any
way unsound.
No. l Clover Mixed Hay-Shall be
timothy and cloTer mixed, with at least
one-half timothy good color, sound and
we'll baled.
No. Glover Mixed Hay-Shall be
timothy and clover mixed, with at least
one third timothy, reasonably sound and
well baled.
No. Glover Hay-shall be medium
clover, not over one-twentieth other
grasses, properly cured, sound and well
baled.
No. 2 Glover Hay-shau be clover,
sound, well baled, not good enough for
No l.
Choice Prairie Hay-shall be upland
hay, of bright natural color, well cured,
sweet, sound, and may contain per
cent. weeds.
No. 1 Prairie Hay-ShalI be upland hay
and may contain one-quarter midland
both of good color, well cured, sweet
sound and may contain per cent. OF
weeds.
No. Prairie Hay-shall be upland hay
OF fair color, and may contain one-half
midland, both Of good color, well cured,
sweet, sound and may contain 1914 per
cent. weeds.
No 8 Prairie Hay-sham include hay
not good enough for other grades and
not caked.
No. l Midland Hay-Shall be hay Of
good color, well cured, sweet, sound, and
may contain per cent. weeds.
No. 2 Midland Hay-Shall be fair color
or slough hay Of good color and may con-
tain 12h per cent weeds.
Packing Hay-Shall include all wild hay
not good enough for other grades and
not caked.
No Grade Prairie Hay-shan include
all hay not good enough for other grades.
STRAW
No ] Straight Rye Straw-Shall be in
large bales, clean, bright long rye straw.
pressed into bundles, sound and well
baled
No. 2 Straight Rye straw-shall be
in large bales, long rye straw pressed
in bundles. sound and well baled, not good
enough for No. 1.
No. / Tangled Rye straw-Shall be
reasonably clean rye straw, good color,
sound and we'll baled.
No. 2 Tangled Rye straw-Shall be
reasonably clean, may be some stained,
but not good enough for No. 1.
No. / Wheat Straw-Shall be reason
ably clean wheat straw, sound ana well
baled.
No. 2 Wheat Straw-Shall be reasonably
clean, may be some stained, but not
good enough for No. 1.
No. Oat Straw-Shall be reasonably
clean oat straw, sound and well baled.
No. 2 Oat Straw-Shall be reasonably
clean, may be some stained, but not good
enough for No. /.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1906-09-14

plate that, although some 400 canals and
IFS Gases have been made out by Profess
sor Lowell himself, the photographs have
so far revealed only about forty canals
and four or five Gases. II 1t be admitted
that the Photographic plate cannot lie
and can yield representations only OF
things that have a real objective exist
ence, the conclusion to be drawn from
the constancy Of the markings on the sue
cessive photographs Of different series
and the correspondence between photo
graphs Of different series and almost
contemporaneous drawings by Professor
Lowell would seem to be that the
canals, whatever their nature and
origin, cannot be mere subjective illusions
on the part of certain observers, but have
an actual existence as material formations
on the surface of Mars.-[London Times.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1906-09-14

The house on Spring street in St.
Johnsbury occupied by James Sanborn
and Henry Bedor was partially burned
Saturday. The Sanborns had no insur-
ance. The Bedors carried $500 and the
house was insured.
Fitch Warmers farm house a mile from
Brandon village was burned Monday
morning with a large part of the contents.
Mr.. Warner arose, built fire in the
kitchen stove and went to the barn.
When he returned the roof was ablaze,
the fire probably starting from a defect
in the chimney. The loss is S1400 par
TALLY covered by insurance.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1906-09-14
NEW HAMPSHIRE NOTES.
Taken From Burning House on Mattress

Taken From Burning House on Mattress.
The barn, ell and main upper portion
of the two-story, double tenement at "a
Fremont street, Claremont, owned by
Austin l. Hurd, were burned at l O'Clock
Sunday morning, together with horse
and 40 hens belonging to Mr.. Hurd The
fire started in the barn. The lower tene-
ment was occupied by Mrs. Charles Null
hern and daughters, Mary and Winnifred,
the upper by Mrs. L. j. Green and grand
daughter Florence Fisher; Charles Mack
ey and little daughter, Fannie, and Mr..
Hurd All had narrow escapes from suf-
location, and Mrs Green, an invalid, and
Fannie Mackey were removed In their
night clothes from rooms on the second
and third floors. Mrs Green was taken
out on a mattress. The firemen saved the
main building. Loss and damage TO
household goods partially insured. Total
estimated loss $500, insurance of $1,000
on buildings 1t is thought the fire was
set.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1906-09-14
srattreboro Worried over Growth.
LUDLOW Trihune.l

Brattleboro is growing so fast that she
is worrying bit over 1t, and her board of
trade is said to contemplate a census in
order to determine how near the 5000
mark she is. AS to- available tenements,
Brattleboro is in the same class with
Ludlow-the demand is some distance
ahead of the supply. Our Windham
county neighbor is waking up to overcome
this condition of things and provide room
for still larger growth, and Ludlow should
not be behind in this respect. The move
made by one OF our manufacturers to
provide room for larger growth here
should be supplemented by similar moves
on the part of others.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1906-09-14
GOOD ROADS TO BE THE TEST.
The Continuance Of Rural Free Delivery
Service VIII Depend on How the Roads
Are Kept.

The Continuance Of Rural Free Delivery
Service VIII Depend on How the Roads
Are Kept.
bad roads, no mail" is the rule the
government has adopted for the guidance
Of the rural free delivery service of the
post office department, says the WASH
ington correspondent of the Boston Tran
script. Ever since the first appropria-
ton for the rural free delivery was made
nine years ago the idea of good roads
has been associated with the service but
the government has been so busy INSTALL
ing the new service that ii has not great
ly emphasized the good roads feature.
1t is now in position to take up this
branch of the subject and II proposes to
do 1t. The 1878 rural carriers employed
by the government travel a total of $685.
1853 miles of country roads every day in
the year. When complete service has
been installed not less than 1000, 900 miles
of road will be Travelled daily. This stu
alton, in the estimation of the postal au-
thorities, affords an opportunity to push
the good roads movement as ii has never
been pushed in this country. BY and by
there will undoubtedly be adopted an
iron -clad rule that unless the roads over
which a rural carrier travels are MAIN
tained in f1rst-class condition the mail
service will be withdrawn. The govern
ment feels that 1t has an opportunity to
compel local authorities to take up the
question of good roads, and It proposes
to exercise the authority freely The de-
partment almost daily curtails the travels
of carriers because of bad roads 1t
proposes to convince the patrons of the
service that If they want their mail de-
livered to their doors they must see to
it that the roads are maintained in first
class condition.
In the future the post Office depart
ment will cooperate with the department
of agriculture and with the various state
highway officials in it's campaign for bet
ter roads. If the program that has been
tentatively agreed upon is carried out
every rural mail carrier will eventually
be a road inspector 1t is proposed that
carriers shall make a regular reports to
highway commissioners as to the con-
dition of the roads over which they travel.
Recently the Fourth Assistant Postmaster
General, Mr.. DeGraw, has been In COM
munication with the highway commission
ers of several states on the question of
cooperation, and he found them anxious to
cooperate along the lines suggested by
the post Office department. Not all the
states have highway commissioners and
in such cases the department proposes to
take up the subject with the governors,
and see II 1t is possible to get down to a
working basis with the local authorities.
All the department can do is to use Its
carriers as inspectors to report to the
proper state authorities roads that are
in need of repair. If the repairs are not
made the department will withdraw the
carriers from these roads. The agricul-
tural department stands ready to CO.
operate by furnishing advice as to the
best methods Of road building,
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1906-09-14

North Carolina lawyer was trying a
case before a jury, being counsel for
the prisoner, a man charged with making
mountain dew" The judge was very
hard on him and the jury brought in a
verdict of guilty. The lawyer moved for
a new trial. The judge denied the mo-
ton, and remarked: THE court and the
jury think the prisoner a knave and a
fool" After a moments silence the
lawyer answered: 1.-THE prisoner wishes
me to say that he is perfectly satisfied,
as he has been tried by a court and a
jury of his peers. "-[Exchange
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1906-09-14
DR.. DAVID KENNEDYS
FAVORITE REMEDY

and from that moment began to gain, and
it was not long before was entirely cured
and have had no return of the trouble since.
My weight has increased and never was so
well as / am now. / have recommended
DIR. Kennedy's Favorite Remedy to many
people, for it saved my life"
Write TO DIR. David Kennedy's Sons Rondout, n.
Y, for free sample bottle Of Dr. David Kennedy's
Favorite Remedy, the great Kidney, Liver and Blood
medicine. Large bottles si.OO. All druggists
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1906-09-14
Must Use The Knife

Said the Surgeon. but DR.. David Kennedy's Fa-
vOrite Remedy was taken and the Knife Avoided.
The Union and Advertiser of Rochester,
II. Y, recently published the following in
terestinR account of how William w. Adams
of l27 South Avenue, that city, was saved
from a painful operation by the use of DR..
David Kennedy's Favorite Remedy.
Mr.. Adams said: "Three years ago was
taken with kidney disease very badlyi at
times was completely Frustrated; in fact,
was 30 bad that the day was set for the doc
tors to perform an operation upon me. But
1 decided 1 would not submit. l had been
put in hot water baths, and, in fact, nearly
every means was tried to help me. Upon
the day set for the operation / commenced
the use of
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1906-09-14
An EXCLAMATION Necessary.

A noted clergyman was in his study
writing when his year-old daughter
walked in and asked:
what are you writing, papa?"
'I am writing a sermon, daughter"
How do you know what TO write,
papa?"
God tells me what to write, daughter"
After watching her father a few min
utes the little girl said;
Papa, II God tells you what to write,
why do you scratch some OF 1t out?"
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1906-09-14
Days once Omitted from Calendar.

The eleven days from September to
10 inclusive are memorable for having
once been omitted from the calendar of
the Anglo Saxon world. The Gregorian
calendar was not adopted by the British
Empire until 1851, long after most other
nations of the civilized world had con-
formed with it, In that year an act of
Parliament prescribed that the next year,
1852, should begin on January 1, instead
of on March %, as had previously been
the rule, and that in the following Sep
TENDER these eleven days should be drop
ped from the calendar, the day following
September being known as September
IA. Stirring times those were, too, in
which days were not lightly to be spared
from a year, with Give conquering India
and Washington beginning the conquest
of the Ohio valley But the procession
of the equinoxes took no note of trlfles
like these, which could be accomplished
as well under one calendarial style as
another. 1t may be observed that while
Gregory dropped only ten days from 1882,
eleven days had to go from 1852, and Rus
STA would have to drop thirteen days from
1906 to square her dates with the rest of
the world.--[New York Tribune.
THE doctors have finally agreed upon
~
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1906-09-14

'You say that your friend was utterly
by a mere case of mistaken
Eyes. He mistook toadstool for
-[Charleston Post
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1906-09-14

There ought to be some method of re-
straining people who dodge in order to
avoid getting what is coming to them.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1906-09-14

1.-The doctors have finally agreed upon
the cause of Jink's Illness"
did they hold another consultations"
''No-a post-mortem. "-[Headligh
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1906-09-14
TEXAS CATTLE QUEEN
Her Domain the Largest Ranch
in the World

Two States the size Of Rhode Island
Could be Made from Texas Prairie
Owned by This Woman Who ls Worth
sac, ooo, 900.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1906-02-21
THE AUBREY STOCK COMPANY.
Gives Its Second Performance at
Colonial Theatre 'The
Vacant Chair.n

The Aubrey Stock Company that
opened weeks engagement at the
Colonial Theatre on Monday Gight.
gave the second OF theii repertoire last
night. The bill was "The Vacant
Chair, a melo-drama in four acts.
NOtw outstanding the fact that there
were three or four suppers, hazars,
etc. ETC., etc. going on in town last
night. not to mention dances, din
uers, card parties musicals and the
like the audience was one of fair size
although not so large as that Of the
night previous
The characters we're cast pretty much
as on Monday night. The hero aud
heroine were Mr.. Davies and Miss
Barney respectively aud the villain
and yillainess Mr.. Stanley and Miss
Daily. There was less of the tragedy
in last nights performance and more
of the comedy. Few shots were fired
and only one man was killed and he
the villain who met his Just deserts
at the close of the last act Miss Grace
Beebe and Mr.. Harry Bewley held up
the line Of comedy 70 complete salts.
faction. Both are happily cast Mr.
Bewley is versatile lie proved last
night that he can impersoDate an
lIlSUtudu anu bUNCuulduE WlEH equal
cleverness. His role on Monday night
was the latter nationality last night
the former
One thing TO be commended in Mr..
Bewley is he pever raises his voice
above the natural key. There are no
sharps nor flats. He is '1B natural"
first. last and all the time sand his act
ing as well as his modulated tone is
effective Master Harry Cowan is al
ways good. He is clever though
childish and is cast in pleasing parts.
Miss Barney always cast as the heroine
is rather cold and stataesque but
her voice is sweet and musical and
one forgets she lacks warmth in her
love scenes when listening to her lines
which fall pleasingly on the ear. Mr..
De Forest Dawley hitherto cast as the
hero has good stage presence to COM
mend him besides an easy and natural
manner. His lovemaking and heroic
self sacrificing parts at once suggest
the idol of the matinee girl. He is
we'll cast and acts his role effectively
While last nights bill was not so
strong as the one of Monday night it
was pleasing and it is not Tar wrong
to state that the Aubrey Stock Com
pany is by far the best repertoire com.
pany that has visited the local thea.
tire. Tonight's bill will be Driven
From Home.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1906-02-21
STRUCK BY A FREIGHT TRAIN
A Man Walking On The Railroad
Tracks Near Round Bay
Is Injured.

A man named Beatty, while walking
on the railroad tracks between Robin.
sons Station and Round Bay. about
noon today, was struck by a freight
train and somewhat injured He was
brought to town .and taken to the
Emergency Hospital No bones are
broken, nor is the man in any way
mutillated, but he is thought to be in
ternally injured.
The man was put to bed and care
full examination made by staff sur
geons He was unconscious when taken
to the hospital. He boarded an early
train this morning and got off at one
of the stations At the time of the
accident he was leisurely walking
along the tracks, and although, the
freight blew the whistle he failed to
need it, and before the engine could
be stopped the man was struck in the
back by the soutlbound train.
1t is said to be his second experience
of the kind. He is deaf and this ac-
counts for aim not needing the whistle
of the down freight. 1t is not thought
he is seriously injured, although at
present it is difficult to state the ex-
tent of his injuries
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1906-02-21
STILL AT WORK.
The Subcommittee Proving Naval
Academy Discipline.

The subcommittee of the House
Naval Committee now here at the
Naval Academy is probing the hazing
affairs at the Naval Academy, par
ticularly the discipline at the institu.
tion.
The subcommittee expects TO remain
here until the end of the week, and if
the inquiry shall not have been com
pleted by next Saturday more time
will be spent in the investigation.
During the first week of its visit to
the Academy the subcommittee read
the testimony addCced from nearly
200 midshipmen by the board of in
vestigation, studied the testimony
taken during tine hazing courts.mar-
tial and took original testimony from
Admiral Sands and the presidents of
all but the graduating class.
1t is the intention of the committee
this week to confine its efforts largely
20 securing original testimony from
officers in the discipline department
relative TO the charges which have
been quite freely made on the floor of
the House Of Representatives that
officers at the Academy have encour-
aged hazing. The subcomm ittee is
empowered under existing law to ad-
minister oaths to witnesses and is also
armed with an order, signed by Pres.
ident RooseveIt and Secretary Bona
parte, directed to Admiral Sands Civ
ing the subcommittee complete right
of way in the matter of summoning
any officer or midshipman at the Acad.
envy for the purpose of its investiga
tion.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1906-02-21
little BOY HAS LARGE FUNERAL.
MANY Friends Attend The Last Sad
Rites Today of Louis
Westphal.

There was a large attendance at the
gnneral Of Louis Westphal this after
,o0n at the Presbyterian Church. The
boy had many friends and was highly
,bouqht of aud the congregation mum
bred not only the sclIoolmates of the
Iad 1ut many grown folk, some of
whom had employed the child during
the months of his summer vacation
THE services were conducted by tile
nastor. the Rev. George S. Bell, and
The choir sang several appropriate
hymns.
The pastor spoke in feeling terms of
rbe dead boy, and the esteem in which
be was held by those who knew him,
espgcially the members of the Annap.
oils Gun Club, for whom the lad
yorked'in summer. He was always
Straight forward, honest and truthf ul
and was ever wiIling.and good. natur-
ed He was not given to profanity
and was never known to swear or use
bad language, a fact particularly re-
marked By his employer, Mr.. Boucher,
for whom he had worked three years
during the spring and summer season.
There were many beautiful and hand
-ome floral tributes, one a large c res
cent and a star of roses and violets
from the Annapolis Gun Club. Mr..
Boucher sent a beautiful design and
the classmates of the dead boy also
sent a floral tribute.
TIE pallbearers were Roland Har-
rington, John Flood, George Traut-
vein, Louis Retz, Stephen O'Connor,
Bernard Wiegard. The remains were
inferred in the city cemetery Under
takers Woolley & Feldmeyer were in
charge of the arrangements.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1906-02-21
INTEREST OF SALOON KEEPERS
New Charter In Their Favor Regu-
lates Four Hundred Yard
Air Line.

It is not generally known that while
the liquor license has been finally
fixed at the same figure as before by
the new Charter Commission though
an increase was at first proposed. tue
provisions requiring signeTs to appli-
cations for licenses TO reside in the
vicinity of the proposed place of
business has been altered so as to he
vastly in the interest of the saloon
keepers. The charter proposes that
the signers may come from anywhere
within 400 yards of the place of bust.
ness. the 400 yards being in an air
line
This provision will enable signers
20 be procured who could rot possibly
be affected by the existence of 4 saloon
in particular place. For example il
is just 400 yards from the corner of
Main street and Church Circle to the
corner of Main street and Market
Space and signatures for the Mary
land Hotel bar, for instance, could be
procured from any taxpayer residing
or conducting business within a circle,
the radius of which would be equal
to line between the two points men,
toned. This would include three
fourths of the residents of the city
and make the provision utterly in
effective.
The term vicinity has been given
a reasonable Interpretation by the
present Board, which holds that it
applies to those persons, otherwise
qualified, who might be affected by
the existence of saloon in a partieu-
lar place. The new provision would
enable signers to come from nearly
any part of the city in most cases
Moreover the new provision would
be much harder to carry cut than the
present one. AS the law now stands
it is possible for men of intelligence
and honesty of purpose TO give it
fair and common sense Interpretation.
Under the 400 yard provision, in case
of dispute it would be neces sary
to employ a surveyor to do the meas
uring before the question could be
settled, inasmuch as the line would
run in all directions, over houses and
other distractions