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Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1906-02-09
ov.ru,. Of patent MedIelne,.

tFrom the New York Evening Post.l
The case OF the Hoboken woman who.
according to her husbands allegation In
court recently. used up her dowry In buy
ing 800 bottles OF patent medicines. should
by no means be regarded as a curious or
exceptional happening. AS a matter OF
fact, II Is merely an extreme Instance OF
one OF the commonest practices. Great
fortunes would not be made out Of pro-
prietary medicines II men and women
merely bought coca slonal boxes OF pills
or bottles Of cough mixture; II. in other
words they tried ready made medicines on
the occasions when they would otherwise
have gone to a doctor for n prescription.
The business thrives on those sufferers
who buy a case Mt time Every country
druggist has such customers. They take
what makes them feel good" And as
the majority OF the most popular pro-
prietary medicines contains percentages
OF alcohol. varying from that Of beer to
that OF whisky or gin, any one Of them
will give "A temporary sensation OF we'll
being. This habit Is merely the liquor
habit under another guise. and the shame
is that SO many should be allowed TO ac-
quire II innocently and ignorantly. AS
for the particular case which brings the
subject up. 300 bottles in AZ years is not
by any means extreme. It Is less than a
bottle and a half a week. Unquestion-
ably there are thousands OF chronic self
dosers who greatly exceed that allowance.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1906-02-09

The Grand Trunk railway station at
Gorham, N H., well known to tourists
for over 80 years, was entirely destroyed
Sunday morning by a fire which caught
from a defective chimney.
Last Saturday afternoon the balloon of
the Aero club successfully made the flight
from London across the English Channel
and landed 20 miles inland in France. The
entire time of the passage was four hours,
10 minutes.
The town of Van Buren,, Ind, situated
in the oil field, six miles east Of Marion,
owes Just $40. and the money is in the
bank to pay it when due. The town has
brick. streets. cement sidewalks, we'll
lighted streets and fire protection.
The Union elevator at East ST. Louis, H..
containing a million bushels of wheat, was
burned Saturday night, entailing a loss Of
more than 1,000, 900. The fire spread to
the stables of the st. Louis Transfer COM
pany and 200 horses and 200 wagons were
burned, as well as the stables.
Damages of 900 against the Interna-
tional Paper company of Niagara Falls
have been awarded to Joseph Foster.
boy who lost a leg while working in the
factory of the paper company. This was
the third trial. On the first the award
was $4,000 and on the second $1,000.
Rev. DIR. w. S. Rainsford, for % years
rector of st. Georges Protestant Episcopal
church, New York city. and one of the
noted men of the country in philanthropic
work, has resigned the rectorship owing
TO continued ill-health and Rev. Hugh
Birckhead, the assistant rector, has been
elected by the vestry in his place.
After a four years evangelistic' cam
paign which took them through Austria
|lasia, India, England, Ireland, Scotland.
MALES and Canada, Rev Reuben A. Torrey
land Charles NJ. Alexander, the revivalists.
began Sunday in Philadelphia a three
months mission which is expected to
Eclipse any similar movement ever under
taken in that city. and perhaps in this
country. Two large meetings were held
In the armory of the I'd regiment, and
There was an overflow OF several thou
Band persons who attended services in
nearby churches
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1906-02-09
PHENIx BRATTIEBORO, FRIDAY

burned her fingers now, and she pulled
them OF in rage; anything that savored
Of the old life had become hateful to her.
Many years passed. and still Jocasta
worked on in the mill; only now she had
been promoted and was one Of the most
valued hands. She was not alone any
longer; for the aged Polish father and
mother had come to America, and could
scarce realize even now what a treasure
OF a daughter was restored TO them.
She seemed very happy; but that was
because no one saw a tall woman in black.
every Sunday afternoon, sobbing over a
little grave in the cemetery. And yet she
was not weeping from sorrow; the little
white angel Of peace had nestled into
the woman's heart, and she wept only
because she felt like the erring child who
has been forgiven, and who cries at Its
mothers breast.-GAnna Maria Laporte
in the Springfield Republican
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1906-02-09

clan. Still he grew worse. At the end
OF about year and half of suffering
he grew so bad / had to tie his hands
in cloths at night to keep him from
scratching thesores and tearing the flesh.
He got to be mere skeleton, and
was hardly able to walk. My Aunt
advised me to try Cuticura Soap and
Ointment. So great was her faith in
1t that she gave me q small piece Of
Soap to try and q little of the ONT
ment. took it home without any
faith, but to please her / tried it, and
it seemed to dry up the sores little.
II sent to the drug store and got q
cake of the Soap and q box Of the
Ointment and followed the directions,
and at the end of about two months
the sores were all well. He has
never had any sores of any kind since.
HE is now strong and healthy,
and can sincerely say that only for
your most wonderful remedies my
precious child would have died from
those terrible sores. l used only one
cake of Soap and about three boxes
of Ointment. (signed) Mrs. Egg
bert Sheldon, R. F. D., No. l, Wood
vile, Conn, April p, 1906"
Complete External and Internal Treatment for Every
HnmoF from Pmpss 70 serOfula, from Infancy 10 Age
eousising Of Cutieura soap 2e oinsmsnt Soc, Resell
Of co., may had Of all drugEiss single ofisn ezrSG
Potter Drug Chem. Corp, Sole Props- Boston.
SEMslsd FSSs, How % Cure Baby HunOrA"
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1906-02-09
DOWNWARD COURSE.
'a., Being Realized by Brattleboro People,

las, Being Realized by Brattleboro People.
\ little backache at first.
Daily increasing till the back is lame and
Feak.
Urinary disorders quickly follow;
Diabetes and finally Bright's disease.
This is the downward course of kidney ills.
Don't take this course. Follow the advice
b Bratteboro citizen.
T. E. Fuller, of 9 South Main street, Brat
eborO W., says: 81 was troubled for three
nonths more with headaches and attacks
r dizziness. I knew my kidneys were at
aut because there was too frequent action
r the secretions, compelling me to rise often
uring the night. When I caught cold it seem
P to make the trouble worse, and could
\ ct nothing to help me until I procured
loan's Kidney Pills at F. H. Holden & Co.'S
rug store This remedy not only cured the
raeks of headache and dizziness, but also cor
ec'ed the difficulty with the kidney seeretions.
can now get a good nights sleep and feel
ener in every way, and give all the credit
pr this to Doan's Kidney Pills. am glad
praise them at every opportunity"
For sale by all dealers. Price so cents.
oster-Milburn Co., Buffalo, N. Y. sole agents
pr the United States.
Remember the name-Doan's-an take no
sther.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1906-02-09
A sunday Diversion In Spain.

A despatch from Algerciras, Spain. says:
The brilliant though bloody spectacle of
Ia bull fight in honor of the conference on
Moroccan affairs was the event of Sunday.
Crowds came from all parts of the Anda-
lusia to the vast stone amphitheatre where
the bull ring is and more than six thou
sand persons saw the fight. A box gaily
decorated with the Spanish colors accom-
modated the ambassadors and officials of
many countries. Most of the delegations
to the conferences were represented and
many Of the ENJOYS were accompanied
by their wives and daughters. The Ameri-
can and British delegates did not attend.
Three celebrated bull fighters furnished
the sport The bulls tortured and killed
and fine horses gored to death by the bulls
was the days record.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1906-02-09
The point Of View.

They sat before the kitchen range,
The corn was bobbing in the pan.
She was a sweet and loving lass,
He was a brave but bashful man.
For full a year on her he'd called
And looked the love he bore the maid.
But still II seemed he never would
Declare himself without her aid.
So weary OF the long delay
A hint resolved to give to him,
She said. Look at the frisl1y cornl
/ do declare it's poppin'. Jiml
TITS poppin', poppin', Jiml Dear me!
What is II tellin, don't you known"
He blushed and rose. II guess" said h'
TITS tellin' me it's time to gol"
-IWoman's Home Companion.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1906-02-09

George Westinghouse, jr., OF Pittsburg.
who graduated at Yale last year, has
begun to learn business In the Westing-
house air brake plant In plain everyday
fashion. He has donned working clothes,
carries a tin dinner pail, and is to work
his way through all the departments as
the other apprentices have to do.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1906-02-09

Hclan treat him,
but the sores grew
worse. Then they
began to come on
his arms, then on
other parts of his
body, and then one
came on his chest,
worse than the
Others. Then / call
Il 81 -
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1906-02-09

A fire truck In Jersey City was recently
called out to rescue a cat that had taken
flight into a tall tree and refused TO come
down, even under the impulse OF hunger.
Apparently, however. 1t had sufficient
gratitude not to scratch the sturdy fire.
man who carried II finally down the long
ladder
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1906-02-09

The idea that Holsters were disappear
ing is given its quietus by the official
report that the catch In Maine for the last
year numbered T.425, 29s-about one for
every IL OF the inhabitants Of the coun-
try-and that.,R to 1umber represents an
increase OF crease can half million over
the cate
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1906-02-09
All Run Down

ER1|HlS is a common expires.
sion we hear on every
side. Unless there is
some organic trouble. the con.
ditiOn can doubtless be remedied.
Your doctor is the best adviser.
Do not dose yourself with all
kinds Of advertised remedies
get his opinion. More than likely
you need a concentrated fat food
to enrich your blood and tone
up the system.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1906-02-09
BABY COVERED
WITH SORES
Would Scratch and Tear the Flesh
Unless Hands Were Tied-WasteG
tOaSkeleton-AwfuI Suffering for
Over a Year-Grew Worse Under
Doctors Skin Now Clear.
WOULD HAVE DIED
BUT FOR CUTICURA.

sMy little son, when about a year
and a half old, began to have sores
come out on his face. l had a ply
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1906-02-09

soc. and 81. All Druggists
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-03-11

inclined to think this evil sign, and was about
to step more quickly when he heard sounds of a
scramble in his rear and a light thump which
announced that the cat the ledge had jumped
to the ground. He turned his face, to see this lion
stalk toward him, its yellow coat glistening, its
eyes like star points and its tail whipping its
TANKS
The big cats were now on three sides of the
camper and he turned his back to the creek as the
only open line of retreat. 1t unnecessary to say
that he was scared-each hair his head pricked
scarcely increased when the lion in the tree eaped
lightly to the ground and came forward beside the
one in his front. He looked about in vain for
clubs or stones to throw at the beasts
As he edged carefully toward the creek, with
eye upon the nearer lions he passed the boulder,
to the cat upon its top slowly letting itself to
the ground. There was something awfully uncanny
in the movement The lion stretched slowly down
ward, head first like huge yellow snake, and
when its great length of legs back, and tail
gathered on the level the beast crept toward him
in the same steathy, nerve-chilling fashion. The
two their feet more than two steps
away and three or four yards apart. These were
mates acting in concert and that an attack was
imminent evident in their crouching approach
and in the snappy whipping of their tails.
Carl's mind, which had been confused by fear
and strangely excited by the weird maulings and
behavior of the lions, now cleared as the mind
usually clears in crises of great danger. A
deep with its tumbling food was only few
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he advanced and when he was fairly hurled into
the broader channel of a creek he whooped with
joy. The creek nearly bank full but not more
than twenty-five yards in width, and he only a
minute in crossing.
Safe at last" he calculated as he crawled out
upon the bank. His horse was picketed hundred
and fifty yards away. He looked over to see what
had become of the lions. Only one was standing
on the opposite bank. The other had taken to
the water again and was swimming after him. In
the bright moonlight he could plainly its head
moving the current and than halfway
over. The bank where he had landed was rough
and stony, and for this reason he had picketed his
horse at a distance above. And he knew too well
that before he could reach and mount his pony the
active cougar would be upon his heels, or worse
yet upon his back
He determined to fight and to assume the often
sive Selling stone about the size of his head he
stood the bank at point the lion was aiming
at. The bank was raised only little above the
level of the water and he let the beast nearly
to land before he launched his boulder. 1t was a
good shot; the cougar went under with a hard
blow upon the skull. The brute came up cough
ing and sneezng and so dazed that it crafty
about in a circle
Carl was now fierce with desire to kill his tor
menter: but the current bore the half-stunned
animal away from shore as it threshed about and
he made no hit again that counted The lion gath
cred its senses and crossed to its mate; and three
minutes later both the big cats had trotted up the
coulee and disappeared.
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his supper and picketing his horse on fresh ground
across the creek, Carl made his blanket bed in
cool niche under the edge of a ledge.
He had slept for hour perhaps, and the moon
was shining brilliantly into the gap, when he was
jerked out of his blankets by most unwecome
racket. A parcel of cougars nominations,
two or three families of them if he might judge by
the noise they made, had scented his store of
fresh meat and were rowing about the possession
thereof.
Carl reached for his revolver, only to remember
that he had enpted his belt of cartridges. AS
nearly as he could locate the brutes one was upon
a rim of the ledge just above his head and another,
just uncomfortably near, had possession of the
tree where his beef was hung. There seemed to be
a half-dozen others squaling out in the gap.
The growing and squalling of the lions increased
until his nerves racked beyond endurance.
He crawled from under his shelter and stepped into
the open. He drew his revolver, and catching it
by the barrel fourished the weapon and yelled at
the top of his lungs For instant his shoutings
stlled the cougars and then their snarlings broke
out afresh. Believing that the two above were
about to leap upon him, he backed quickly away,
still shouting as hercely as he could.
As he stepped backward, however without bring
ing attack, he began to take courage He
continued to yell and flourish his pistol Yet when
he had gone fifteen or twenty PAGES he was taken
by surprise. His heels tripped and he fell against
a slant surface of rock A fierce snarl whisted in
his ear; his hat cuffed from his hA"d in rak-
ing blow and he felt sting as of red-hot needles
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Carl Van OsGrum's Thrilling E&9
periemce Among Moumtaim-Lioms
By
+ franklin WELLES CALMTNS

across his scalp He sprang away and faced about,
to find himself confronting big boulder with a
bristling, snarling yellow cat on top. The beast
cleaned almost white in the moonlight, and glar-
ing at him growled fercely for moment, then
buried its teeth in object between its paws,
lifted this and continued to rumble its threats
As he backed away slowly the brute fattened
its body upon the rock and lay perfectly still He
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GENTLY dangerous to stick well in the memory.
NY friend Carl Van Ostrum's experience with
the lions, however, had amount Of thrill in 1t
which seldom falls to the lot even of the wilderness
hunter.
Some twenty-five years ago Carl was engaged
in locating coa-veins in the upper Platte country
His camp was seventy-fve miles from the nearest
ost-ofice whittier bimonthly trips made
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NINETEEN times out of twenty a
~ grizzly or mountain-ion will
run at sight of man, but on the
twentieth you can't tell what the
brute will do. This is the dictum of
old hunters of the Rockies and ac-
cords with the writer's experience.
Some of my meetings with these
animals in the early seventies, before
they had learned the deadly nature OF
the white mans weapons, were suffi-
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rods IN his rear. If he could reach
the bank OF this before an attack
came he could swim down to the
larger stream and so across to his
horse. Yet he dared not make a run
for the flooded ditch, for he felt GER
tain that sign Of fear was what
the big cats were waiting for.
While he continued to step slowly
he searched his pockets in the vain
hope of finding stray cartridge.
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swimmer and Te1OlCed IN the
safety of the flood But his
elation was short-ived. Not
dozen strokes had carried him
down the stream when he heard
a splash behind and saw one of
the cougars, nearly within arms
reach, trotting along the bank
and craning its neck to follow
his movements. He knew that
the other had jumped into the
water, and horror again set his
nerves a-tingle.
The ditch in which he swan
was not more than eighteen or
twenty feet in width. The water
had fallen on the average to a
foot or two below the level of its
banks. The chance for one of
those big cats to leap upon and
fish him out at some turn of the
crooked run was so fair that he
was practically at the mercy of
the beasts. Peering fearfully
from side to side as he swan, he
saw two lions, one on either bank,
trotting beside him, each eagerly
watching for a chance to claw
him out of the current He swan
at his best stroke, exerting all
his strength and judgment to
keep in the center of the ditch.
Several times a slashing whirling
current flung him against a bank,
and each time the round head
and long neck of a cougar was
craned above; but each time, by
great good fortune, the cat was
too high for a paw-stroke at
his head.
The current grew swifter as
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in locating COal-veins in the upp
His camp was seventy-five miles
post-office, whittier bimonthly
after mail. 1t was about the
middle of June that he was on
his return from one of these
trips, and jumped a fat COW elk
from the cover of a ravine. Hail
ing the encounter as a diversion,
Carl promptly gave chase and
opened fire on the COW with his
revolver. The game had broken
cover at close quarters and his
second or third shot took effect
in the shoulder. This famed the
COW and enabled the hunters
overworked pony to keep within
range. The chase led into a
creek valley, and Carl bonn
barded the COW until he had not
cartridge left in his belt Yet
the elk ran only a little way
when she staggered and fell at
the mouth of a deep run.
As it was getting toward sun
down he picketed his horse and
made camp for the night He
wanted to save all the elk-meat,
for the COW was fat, and in that
country meat will keep for days
in the hottest weather if cut into
proper strips and hung out of
reach of the wolves. On one side
of the run was a low ledge of
rocks with a fringe Of pine-trees,
and one of these, with dry lower
limbs, he selected for his curing
rack" When he had finished
cutting up the game and had
carefully disposed of the meat, a
full moon was looking in at
gap OF the coulee. The night
was warm and muggy for
that altitude, and after eating
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What his hand finally lighted upon, in hip pocket
was a waterproof box of matches and a silk hand
kerchief He drew these forth and striking the
matches in a bunch lighted the handkerchief and
flung the blazing material at the lions. Then he
turned and sped toward the
He did not look behind to note the effect of his
fireworks, but reached the bank of the run safely
and plunged into its dirty current. He was good
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-06-20
'B|G FIGHT OVER
CURRENCY ! R ( !. N BILL [ J |
Scheme to Contract Silver in Cir
culation, Clark Declares il,
House.
MEASURE ] FAILS Is OF. PASSAGE
Democrats Applaud Statement
MEASURE FAILS I! OF. PASSAGE
Democrats Applaud Statement
Suggestion Circulation Of All
Silver in Treasury.
tByi Associn tod press,)

Thy Associated Press.)
X WASHINGTON, June 19.-Declded ops
position sprung up In tho House to-day
over the bill providing for the re-coinage
OF abraded and uncurront silver dollars
Into subsidiary coin, representatives from
the Southern md Western states insist
Ing that tho bill meet the contractor
OF the silver In circulation.
Mr.. Clark tM1ssouri). lcd tho fight
against. the bill Oh tho ground that It
was q scheme to contract tho currency. d
The bill provides that not moro than
100000 Eof abraded unourrent silver dol-
lars may be coined into dimes, quarters
and halves. This, Mr.. Clark said, meant
MI. McCieary (nfinnesota). asked Mr..
Clark X after having purchased an article
S eses o sse ses eafe
receiving in change nineteen silver dollars,
whether he would not make ALOUD
Glad to Have It.
!, q. sir, rpel!ed Mr.. Clark 8"1'd take
,iI,w y, take every thing they Would hand
Clark, continuing his objection to
cd their silver dollars, and that the as-
sertion that people were opposed to tugs
ging about silver dollars was I'm true; that
be had luggod bout between sixty and
seventy silver dollars and was glad to do
1 Mr.. Southland (Ohio). In charge OF the
bill, Insisted that the two propositions
were before the Congress-, either to pur-
chase bullion for the coinage OF fractional
currency or else use the abraded silver
dollars that were Withdrawn from circus
lie ton on account of abrading.
81 Mr.. Clark said II he was Secretary Of
the Treasury he would have ali the sil-
yer dollars piled II te Treasury vaults
ocrat is loudly npplauded
5,,rwo-thrds not having voted for the bill
1t failed Of passage. The vote stood-115
to 90. III rs n Isl ssia 5SikE
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-06-20
NORWAY \ !. N! | ! IN DREAD
BOMB THRO / vi {
.(Gonitnucd from First Puge,)4

Continued from First Page,) I,
he was delighted with the prospective
visit Of Emperor William. The munich
pality presented an address OF welcome,
for which King Haakon returned his
thanks Then, taking Crown Prince Olaf
in his arms, tho King. accompanied BY
Queen Maud, entered a carriage, and,
escorted by a troop Of cavalry. drove
osthe palace through cheering Crowds
Although Norway Is regarded as safely
outside the bomb belt OF Europe and a
country free from violent political anl-
mostly, the Norwegian police are taking
precautions to protect King Hnakon and
the visiting princes and other notable per-
tsonages. Detectives watch all trains and
STEAMERS hover aboutsthe palace and will
accompany the King Throughout the
coronation ceremonies.
King Haakon. who Is exceedingly
democratic insists on going among the
people. and scouts the idea that anyone
can be desirAus OF !njuring him.