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Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1906-10-26

The proposition before the legislature
for Vermont to go into the show business
by financing a state fair exhibition will
hardly meet the approval of the taxpayers.
There are ways enough to spend their
money WITHOUT this extraordinary project ;
and again the state has no call to go in
to competition with successful fairs, like
those in Brattleboro, Middlebury. North
field and possibly other places.-TNorth-
field News.
Right. neighbor. The state doesn't need
hot-house fairs If fair can't live on it's
merits let 1t die. There are a hundred
better ways for spending the states mon
ey than in subsidizing fairs.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1906-10-26

gate, the House put the matter over till
Friday forenoon, when all four cases
would be attended to. The Hapgood in
cident still hangs fire, awaiting we un-
derstand, more definite information from
Washington.
The governors ball tonight was a bril-
liant society event, the crowning incident
OF ladies' week, with a large attendance,
many handsome gowns, good music and
elaborate decorations.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1906-10-26

The Phoenix wishes to join the other
brethren of the Vermont press in the
testimony Of good words for Publisher
L. II. Lewis. who has just completed 26
years of service at the helm of the Nor
risville News & Citizen. Country journal
ism assumes respect and dignity through
such paper as the News & Citizen
clean, honest and able. covering its field
with care and filling a. place OF useful
ness in town, county and state.
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Gard.

We wish 20 express our heartfelt thanks
TO the friends and neighbors who so kindly
gave flowers and assisted at the time OF
the burial OF our aunt.
MIR. AND MRS. w. l.. WARREN,
MIR AND MRS. F. w. JOHNSTON,
MR.. AND MRS. c. G. ENpL1CH,
MIR. AND MRS. CJIAS. DAVIS.
Brattleboro, VT, Oct 25
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1906-10-26
FOR SALE.

The Vermont Bible society's annual
meeting was held in Montpelier Wednes-
day. Reports showed the organization
to be in a prosperous condition. Officers
elected included: President, DIR. A. l..
Cooper; recording secretary, Rev. W. s..
Smithers of Waterbury; corresponding
secretary, Rev l.. II. Elliot of Wafer
bury treasurer, II. A. Slayton of Nor
risville.
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BRATTLEBORO, FRIDAY, OCTOBER 2e, 1906.

bought by every family. The Importance
Of the board of pharmacy is second only
to that of the state board of health, and
il the legislators give the subject little
serious thought they will not block this
work by cheese pairing parsmony
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1906-10-26
Fine Residence For Sale.
Desirable as a Home
or for Investment Purnoses.

The property at l2 Chestnut street, Brattle-
owing to their proposed removal is offered for
sale. The buildings consist Of a two-story
20 by 10 p feet The bouse eontsns n f9
with modern plumbing for hot and cold water,
new furnace, set laundry tubs and fixed ranges.
house Buildings are in excellent repair and
have been newly painted this season. Large
yards for breeding poultry, either for pleasure
falling water, from both spring and well.
Large garden and abundance OF apple, pear
and plum trees, grape vines, currant bushes,
etc. There is an extra lot for building pur-
poses, 4 by 10 rods in size.
This property is on good street and will
be all ready for occupancy after Nov. IS. 1t
would make a desirable investment. The
carriage house rents for $50 a year to the vii
lage for the storage Of chemical engine
INQUIRE at the home or the store Of w. j.
PENTLAND, JR., Grange block.
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E s 7 { Y

In buying direct from us, you are buying from
the manufacturers. We have selling expenses
Of any kind, commissions, graft or "hand-out''
to pay. We believe the saving of this extra ex-
pense is worth your consideration. WE CAN SELL
YOU BETTER PIANO FOR LESS MONEY THAN
YOU CAN BUY ELSEWHERE. Rather strong
statement, but will gladly prove. Some
people, however, make the very serious mistake of
considering nothing but the price. When it comes
down to competition of that kind, we are out of it.
We do not, have and never expect to manufac-
ture or sell cheap, shOddy class of goods that is
sold on price only. :: :: :: :: ::
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UPHOLSTERER.

Have moved my shop from Grove street to
10 Spruce street, where shall continue to do
furniture repairing, finishing and packing; also
mattress making.
Telephone connection.
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NOTICE.

The Thread aud Silk business carried on
by w. w. Wilson of West Dummerston, VT,
will be conducted by his son, Walter G.
Wilson, who will be in Brattleboro from
Oct 2o to Nov. 10.
w. G. WILSON
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A sample of the nuts upon which the
warriors Of Somaliland march and fight
so we'll has been brought to England.
Twenty of the nuts are a days rations
for the Somal, who eats them boiled.
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Gbr Dermumt 9b@ni..
TEN PAGES.
BRATTLEBoRo.
FRIDAY, OCTOBER 2e, 1906.
THE VERMONT PHOENIX.
Published every Friday at Brattleborc
o. l. FRENCH.

Published every Friday at BrattIeboro,
VT, by
o. L. FRENCH.
TERMS. s1.5O per year in advance; II
not paid within the year 81.
Rates Of advertising furnished on ap-
plication. Births, deaths and marriages
published free; obituary notices. cards Of
thanks, etc, 20 cents for space OF II
lines OF less.
(Entered at the Brattleboro Post Office
as second class mail matter.)
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Many old men are IIvine now

on the value Of their life Insurance. taken
years ago, when they only thought of the
welfare Of others Those old people who
have savings accumulated In this or any
other way may TO their advantage investi-
gate Annuities. 56th year, doing business
in AZ states National Life Ins Co. of VT
(Mutual)
X. e. TAYLOR a SON.,
Insurance, Crosby Block, 5rattleboro, VI
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Beans and Brown Bread.

Hot baked beans and brown bread Saturday
afternoons. Bakery will be open two hours
Sunday mornings. WARMERS BAKERY.
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A card.

To our friends who so kindly assisted us at
the time OF the death and burial OF dear
wife and mother, and especially for the beauti-
fui flowers sent, we return our heartfelt thanks,
and when their hour OF sorrow comes, may
they be as kindly remembered.
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Special 4otices.

Y OST-An Airedale terrier. collar marked
dorothy Lucas" Finder please return
to ]. G. ESTEY. 4Slw
Y OST-from pasture in Dummerston, one
j year old heller. The finder please notify
JOHN SADEHMAN, Brattleboro- 43-45
HOUND.-On Sunday night, a gentleman's
II watch on the road between Wtlliamsville
and the depot Owner can have same by prov
ing property and paying for this advertise
ment. l.. NJ. SARGENT, Williamsville, VI.
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100 Men Wanted.

100 bright, active. energetic, mechanically
inclined men for positions In our machine de-
partment. We have some fine openings for
men who have the above qualifications and
are willing to apply themselves 10 the work
with the intention of making for themselves a
good permanent paying position.
Apply, giving past experience, age and ref
erences, to Department A. VERMONT FARM
MACHINE CO., Bellows Falls, Vt. 4243
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PIas for Sale.

$500 each. Fine thrifty ones, about weeks
old. HOUGHTON rARM, Putney, VT. 42-tf
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WANTED.

Names Of living descendants of Electa and
Susanna, daughters OF Lieut.. Thomas Sergeant
who was born at Fort Dummer Feb. %, 1888,
and died in Brattleboro April le, 1888.
WANTED ALSO.
Names OF living descendants Of Elihu, the
son Of Elihu Sergeant, who was the oldest
child of Lieut.. Thomas Sergeant
Address p. S. ALEXANDER, 25 Curve
street, Boston. Mass
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Notice.

All bills due the firm of Walker & Brown not
paid before Nov. will be subject TO cost as
Z. H. BROWN.
East Dummerston, Oct. II.
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daamted.

UTANTED.-Tailo and tailoross to work in
w shop. CARL F. CAIN, III Main st. tf43
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WANTED. Single man for farm work
Farm. H.45
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"ANTED-A girl to do general housework
w in small family. Good wages paid. Have
warm room. Box l29 Hinsdale, N. II. 4-A
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w ANTED. To buy spruce, pine, hemlook,
w basswOod and oak In log. or standing tim
Der. HOLDEN s. MARTIN. Brattleboro. tf35
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-03-03

they'll put you on if you don't have
no eplleptie fit while you're Wadin'
INTO the lines At the same thine if
you can overcome the first shock you'll
see where he has as fine line Of Past
performances as you want to dope
with. He has the whole game handi-
capped from MOLECULES to mollycoddles.
He shows where Germans was original
~ Germs Then there is Atoms, an
Bacterias an so on. After that you
strike few lines on Organisms from
which the Eyetalians springs. Of
course you've got to take EN- one at a
llIne II you want to get the game prop
erly IN your ETenzied Solar thing If
you're maxim study of Champ
Clarke, for instance, you'll get all mix
ed up II you go dopin' out on line of
mollcules or Bacterias. You've got to
Wrestle with what they call Atom.
Champ was originally an Atom Of
course here an there you'll hear people
say he amt nothtn' more now, but
that's neither here or there.
When you get down to cases the
experts hold that the law of Natural
Selection shows that the world is evo-
lutlOnizin all the time. We're all bein'
shook up in a sort Of International dice
box an the guys that Is aces wins.
The skies lasts longer than the f1ves,
an so on, but the box has to be kept
on bein' shook till there amt nothin'
but the one spots IN sight. When that
happens eVerything'H be perfect. An
sell Sage II give way two dollars. Ac-
cOrdfn' to the system the worlds i'm
provin' all the time. An it's got to go
on till its perfect. Things stopped for
a while as soon as DR.. Parkhurst broke
in on the spere. Everybody thought
that was the limit But it wasn't. Cen
eral Shafter came along. Then it was
seen that we might be maxim a mistake
in thinkin there wasn't any greater
heights for humanity to reach. Some
other guy might bob up thatd be even
a greater man than Shafter. OF course
1t didn't seem likely. Just the same
there amt nothin' in takin' snap judg-
ment, so the wheels was allowed to re-
volve a bit longer. Now you see The
law of Natural Selection is what you
might call the best guy wins. An it
runs through all forms of life. Say you
have six plants. Them that can't stand
for the cold an wind dies. The others
lives. Then them that can't stand for
the heat of the summer passes out.
What's left is the goods. Them is the
species. That's the law of Natural Sc
lection. Of course with men the game
works a bit different If a guy gets
in the way an insists on bein' trouble
some there is always a few people ready
to assist him in passin' out Nature Is
helued along. He gets a bat on the
head an it's all off. If that don't work
they can buy up his debts or get him
to go into the market. There IS quite
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lect set. An you'u be selected sure.
There was a whole bunch Of people Sc
lected when Heinzie closed up his cop
per deal. An there's q few counties 10
be heard from yet Why we haven't
even had the first returns from Boston.
Them that considers this kind of a
game is hard of course has got to
figure that it works both ways. While
the unused organs perishes. at the
same time them that is used develops.
You see that gives you a square deal.
You can make what you want of your
self. OF course the average guy is
three parts dead before he catches on
to the rules of the game, but that don't
alter the law. That's up to him OF
course it amt really up to him, but it
is just the same. He should have been
born sooner. OF course all he can do
Is to Wrestle along s best he can. It's
a catch as catch can game anyhow, an
If he's quick on his pins he'll be able to
get a grip here an there before he's
selected out. AS soon as he gets wise
to the rules he's got to figure out what
he wants to be an who he wants to be.
If he amt too late he's got a chance.
But he's got to exercise his organs. If
he aspires to be a CRATER he's got to
keep his grafun' organs active If he
fixes UP a bill for the legislature it
don't do to have it so that he'll get the
coin only if it's passed. Crude work
won't do. He's got to arrange mat
ters SO he gets his which ever way the
cats made to jump. If he don't he
amt exercisin' his organs properly an
he might as well get out of business.
If he don't he'll be put out. He may
think it's politics or competition that
downs him. 1t amt nothin' of the
sort. It's Natural Selection. When
the people is selectin' q bunch Of peo-
pie whether they're grafters or any
thin else, they're goin' to select the
best. It's natural, an there you are.
There is unwritten law that's got to
be atook into account. All of the rail-
roads. all of the gas companies in
fact all the corporations that handles
semipublic franchises knows perfectly
we'll that the unwritten laws IS the
most important things they've got to
figure on. Them that is written don't
cut much figure They're easy Ask
Andy Hamilton. He knows. Of course
you understand that all unwritten laws
IS really written They have to be
written or the full force couldn't never
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be forced upon the minds of the cor
porauons. They're written all right
But they don't get on the statoot books
THAT is. they don't if proper form Of
payments is naturally selected. If they
amt you can't tell what's goin' to hap
pen.
want to tell you that all of these
things is important. All men should
make themselves familiar with the law
Now an then its wise to. be on speak
in terms with the judge, If 1t can be
arranged, but the laws every man
should be on to. An he should be
able to tell the difference between the
laws of man an the laws Of nature
When you start in to butt Up again the
laws of nature you're up again tough
game. There amt no passin' out
sweet smile an sayin' Il decline to
answer" It's wrote on the book, an
you cant slip no dress suit case over
to the judge. When you've figured it
out proper you'll see where it's up to
you to line up your organs. look 'em
over an see If you cant play a de-
cent sort Of a toon-
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bad mistress, as often as not, is lucky.
''But how is it, argued, that IN no
tells, for instance, the service is excel
lent; and the girls. generally speaking.
seem contented? The work is hard and
the wages not much better, If as good.
fAh,'' said Mrs. wilkins, you ave 1t
the right nail on the cad, there, sir
They go into the hotels and work like
niggers. knowing that if a single thing
goes wrong they will be bully-ragged
and sworn at till they don't know
cad or their 'eels But they ave their
hours; the gal knows when 'er work is
done and when the clock strikes she is
a 'uman being once again. She as got
that moment to look forward to all day
and 1t keeps 'er going. In private ser
vice there is no moment in the day to
'ope for. If the lady is reasonable she
amt overWorked; but nohow can sh e
ever feel she is her own mistress, free
to come and go, to wear 'er bit of fin
cry, an ave 'er bit of fun. She works
from six in the morning till eleven or
twelve at night, and then she only goes
to bed provided she amt wanted. She
don't belong to 'erself at all; it's that
Mrs. wilkins" I said, land of course in
a house where two or three servants
were kept, some such plan might easily
be arranged. The girl who commenced
work one month at six o'clock in the
morning might consider herself free at
six O'Clock in the evening, and be per-
fectly free. What she does with her
self how she dresses herself in her
own time that is her affair. What
church the clerk or the workman be-
longs to. what company he keeps, is no
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take hitherto" I said, from what I
read. appears to have been that the
right servant was not sent to the right
place. What the Women's Domestic
Guild Of America proposes to do is to
find the right servant for the right
place You see the difference, don't
you, Mrs. Wilkins?" That's the sec
reti' agreed Mrs. Wilkins. "They don't
anticipate any difficulty in getting that
sort of girl, I take it2" II gather not,
Mrs. wilkins" replied. There must
be plenty of girls of the right sort"
Mrs. wilkins is Of a pessimistic turn
of mind as I think I have before
stated. II am not so sure about that"
she said. the Almighty don't seem to
ave made too many of that sort. In
less these American ladies that you
speak of are going to start factory of
their own, I am afraid there is disap-
pointment in store for them" Don't
throw cold water on the idea before it
is fairly started. Mrs. Wilkins" plead
ed well, sir" said Mrs. wilkins, It
ave been a gal myself in service: and
in my time I've 'ad a. few nistresses
of my own, and I've card a good deal
about others. There are ladies and lad
les as you know, sir, and some of them,
If they aren't exactly angels. are about
as near to it as can be looked for in
this climate, and they are not the ones
that do most of the complaining. But
as for the average mistress-weIl It
amt a gal she wants, it's a plaster
image, without any natural innards=a
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do them any arm to be taught to play
a little less and to look after them
selves a little more. It's just arranging
things=that's all that's wanted
You remind me of a family I once
knew. Mrs. wilkins" I said. 'it con-
sisted of the usual father and mother
and Of five sad healthy girls. They
kept two servants-or, rather, tney
never kept any servants, they lived al
ways looking for servants. break king
their hearts over servants, packing
servants off at a moments notice.
standing discousolately looking after
servants who had packed themselves
of at a moments notice, wondering
generally what the world was coming
to. It occurred to me at the time that,
without much trouble. they could have
lived a peaceful life without servants
The eldest girl was learning painting
and seemed unable to learn anything
else. 1t was poor sort of painting; she
noticed 1t herself. But she seemed to
think that, If she talked q lot about IL
and thought of nothing else that some
how it would all come right. The Sec
ord girl played the violin. She played
and friends fell away from them. There
wasn't a spark of talent in the family.
but they all had a notion that a vague
longing to be admired was just the
same as genius. Another daughter fam
cied she would like to be an actress
and screamed all day in the attic. The
fourth wrote poetry on a typewriter
and wondered why nobody seemed to
want It; while the fifty. one suffered
from a weird belief that smearinR
wood with a red-hot sort Of poker was
a thing worth doing for its own sake.
All Of them seemed willing enough to
work, provided only that It was work
Of no use to any living soul. With a
little sense. and the occasional assist
arce CT a char woman, they could have
led a nerrier life" eff I was giving
away secrets" said Mrs Wilkins. I'D
say tc the mistresses, Show yourselves
able to be independent It's because
the gals know that the mistresses cant
do without them that they sometimes
give themselves airs
J. X JEROME.
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concern of the firm. In such matters,
nistresses, am inclined to think, sad
die themselves with a responsibility for
which there is no need. If the girl be-
HAYES herself while in the house and
does her work, there the contract ends
The mistress who thinks it her duty to
combine the roles of employer and Of
maiden aunt is naturally resented. The
next month the girl would change her
hours from twelve till twelve and her
fellow servant would enjoy the six a.
m. to six p. m shift. But how do you
propose to deal, Mrs. wilkins, with the
smaller menage. that employees only
one servant?'' ssWeIl, sir said Mrs.
wilkins, at seems to me simple
enough. Ladies talk pretty about the
dignity of labor. and are never tired Of
pointing out why gals should prefer
domestic service TO all other kinds of
work. Suppose they practice what they
preach. In the house, where there's
only the master and the mistress, and
say a couple Of small children. let the
lady take her turn. After all it's only
her duty. some as the Office or the
shop is the mans Where, on the
other hand, there are biggish boys and
girls about the place. well It wouldn't
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few ways of landin' him that might
be called little bit ingenious. But Of
course that amt exactly natural selec-
ton It's generally run by the bunch
with the drag. They get together an
select which OF the ways is the cheese.
Then the sessions called off an they
hand it out. There's a regular bureau
for the Assistance of Natural Selection
down at 26 Broadway.
OF course you've got 10 understand
that there is lots of side lines con
nected up with the main proposition.
Take the determination thing That
amt done in a minute. It's a slow pro-
cess Its like gettin' your money out
OF a guy by putin him through sup
Elementary prOceedins. The only diff
ference Is that you amt always bound
to get your coin even after a little
dallyin' with time. But with the perish
proposition there's nothin' to 1t. The
unused organs perish. If you keep on
unusin' EN- by an by there won't be
no organs. There Won't be nothin' but
PyanOs. Then the Eyetalians Il fade
away, an where viii we all be. You
see this is a serious proposition when
you get right down to it. That's why
the games worth lookin into. All the
things that amt used has got to wither
an pass out You start out with some
brains an common sense. Very well.
You don't use EN-. What's the answer.
BY an by you don't have no brains.
You don't have as much sense as a guy
that writes PONIES. You're ripe to be
ture societies. After a while they'll
make you treasurer. That's like bein
vice president of the United States.
You've only got two things to do-put
up an shut Up You'll see, therefore,
that its we'll for a man to get on to
few of these curves. If you have a
seven dollar bill use it. But you'd best
be careful how you use it. If you slide