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The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1907-06-21
Have the Gypsy or Brown Tail Moths
Reached Northfeld?

The leaves on several of the elm trees
are falling and it is feared that our. au-
tomobile guests or some other have
brought some of the destructive pests
that are destroying the foliage in many
places 1t has been thought best to get
the opinion of experts and if needed to
at once begin to exterminate before the
beauty of our elms is destroyed.
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1907-06-21
WESTMINSTER.

L. G. Richardson was in town Satur-
day.
Mrs. Whitton is visiting her sister,
Mrs. L. G. Cox.
Mrs. William Melrose and son spent
| Monday in Brattleboro.
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1907-06-21
Will Cure Consumption,

A. A. Herren, Finch, Ark, writes "Fo-
ley's Honey and Tar is the best prepare
ton for coughs, colds and lung trouble. |
know that it has cured consumption in
the first stages" You never heard OF
any one using Foley's Honey and Tar and
not being satisfied. Sold by All Drug
gists.
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1907-06-21
Voncert by NOrthfeld and East North
field Schools.

concert was given by the NorthtieIIdt
~ East Mortified schools under the dl-
Sllon Of Miss Grace NJ. Bailey, super
I@r Of Music. last Friday evening IN
@ tsBn hail. A good sized audience en-
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1907-06-21
GuILFoRD CENTER.

Remember the strawberry supper and
dance next Tuesday evening, June %, to
which everybody is invited.
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1907-06-21
MRS. PRE- MsKlTRlCK

Mrs. Pree McKitrick, of La Fargo,
Wis, writes
Dear Mrs Pinkham:
"For six years | suffered from femals
weakness was so irregular that ! would
20 from three weeks to six months, so l
thought | would give Lydia i, Pinkhams
Vegetable Compound n trial.
Now | am once more well and can do my
work without a pain. Any one who wishes,
can write to me and will answer all letters
gladly"
Women should remember that Lydia
E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound
holds the record for the greatest
number Of actual cures of female ills.
Every suffering woman in I h e
United States IS asked to accept the
following invitation. 1t is free, will
bring YOU health and may save
your life.
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1907-06-21
Mrs. Pinkham's Invitation 10 Women.

Women suffering from any form OF
female weakness are invited to
promptly communicate with Mrs.
Pinkham, at Lynn, Mass. From the
symptoms given, the trouble may be
located and the quickest and surest
way of recovery advised. Out OF her
vast volume of experience in treating
female ills Mrs. Pinkham probably
has the very knowledge that will
help your case. Her advice is free
and always helpful.
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1907-06-21

% potsam Vegetable Compound Succeeds Where Others fal
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1907-06-12
A QUEER CUSTOM.


Ancestral Worship.
If the basket supper of worthy ira.
dition is Il feature of New England
church sociability, the orient has a
fashion of its Own connected with has
ketS and religious ceremony. Mary
Cost. in her book ON Siam, tells of Il
custom which forms mysterious part
Of Siamese ancestral worship.
The ceremony is called krachat.
which means basket When the time
for Observing II is ut hand, the king
commands the princess 10 make large
baskets and 10 buy articles with which
to fill them, Around the palace booths
are built. covered With red and white
cloth, and here the baskets are display
ed The king himself goes out 10 In
spect them.
The baskets are filled with all sorts
of things. from rice. sweetmeats sugar,
Cakes and onions 10 articles of more
lasting nature. The baskets are woven
in all sorts of curious shapes One
may be in the form of a cart hauled by
two huffaloes covered with tobacco in
stead of hair and with many useful
things In the cart. Tree baskets have
all sorts of articles hanging to the
branches, such aS SAWS, knives, hand
kerchetS and SO forth Bushel bas
kets are pierced with DOORS In and out
of which run automatic dolls covered
with coins Some of the baskets are
immense. being sixteen feet long
The show lasts II week. at the end of
which the priests draw lots for the
spoil
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1907-06-12
PLANTING TROUT.
One Point on Which the Old Man
Wanted More Lidht.

1t was the policy Of the officers of a
certain railroad line in all their adver-
Using matter 10 place great stress on
the excellence of The trout fishing to be
reached by their lines, and in order to
provide the trout it was necessary FROM
time TO time To plant the advertised
streams with fry.
On one occasion an old gardener
named Conclly, who had charge of
the station grounds. was sent out with
the cans of fry. procured from the
state hatchery, and railroad map
marked To show exactly where to plant
the tiny fish.
Conelly returned that night, however
with part of the fry still implanted
lie needed further Instructions from
the general passenger agent. who had
marked the map.
Say. mister" said Gonclly. scratch
ing his perpexed head With one hand
and pointing to the can with the other,
shall plant thin fish wild the tails
up or down."
"Why," shouted the irascible agent.
you laundering bloekhead''-
"Aisy. aisy" murmured Conelly.
"Orm no such bloclihead rs ye'd think
The shpot on the map where We towld
me to plant thin trout Is all billed
down to mud II thin small fish is to
20 In that sthream mt all, Mt ALL tits
wan by wan they'll have to go in, like
banes. All I'm askin' Is this. Is 1t
heads IN veil have thin. or tails ?'-
Youths Companion.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1907-06-12
SOME BIG BITES.
They Show the Power of the Jaws OF
the Crocodile.

They Show the Power of the Jaws OF
the Crocodile.
The power of the Jaws of the croeo.
ollie is terrific. says Sir Samuel Baker
In his book on Wild beasts.
Once, he continues. he had the metal
of large hook the thickness of ordinas
ry telegraph wire completely bent 10.
gether, the barbed point being pressed
tightly against the shank and rendered
useless. This compression WAS caused
by the snap of the Jaws when selling
Il live duck which he had used as Il
bait, the hook being fastened beneath
one wing. ON one occasion he found Il
fish weighing seventy pounds bitten
clean through rs If divided by knife
This, again, was the Worl of the snap
of the Jaws of II crocodile
\ Frcnchman, NJ Paul Bert, once
made experiments eli the strength OF II
crocodile's jaws by means of dyna-
mometer He found that 4 crocodile
weighing l2o pounds eNertcd force of
30S pounds IN closing his jaws The
lion has an enormous jaw power On
one occasion nm African traveller push
cd the butt end of his gun Into n lion =
mouth, and The pressure Of the Jaws
cracked il as though ii had been struck
by a steam hammer
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1907-06-12
Habits Of MONKEYS,


In their wild state monkeys live in
the woods ON the trees, and feed on
fruits, leaves and insects. They live
together in companies and never go
alone when they wish 10 rob an or
clard or find their food 1t seems as
If they laid regular plans, for part Of
them stand to watch the approach of
enemies and part enter the field. They
form straight line, reaching from
those within 10 some place beyond
which Is retreat for them. When
they are all arranged In due order
those In the orchard near the trees
throw the fruit to those outside us fast
as they can gather II. These pass il
over to those nearest TO them Till the
fruit Is all nicely lodged In their hut
or retreat. If the one who acts as
sentinel perceiyes amy one coming, he
makes n loud noise ana they all run
away Yet even then they will take
some fruit under each of their arms or
forcpaws and also IN their mouths
They are mischicvoua animals and an
noy travellers exceedingly by throwing
stones and sticks at them, and they
will frequently follow them for some
distance when they are passing through
the woods by leaping from tree 10 tree
They are capable of forming strong al
tachments even with other animals
and they exhibit mildness, affection
and docility.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1907-06-12
He Mas OMerdue

The master of a large southern plan
taiion would fire off II small cannon
every evening nj q o'clock as n signal
TO the people living on his land One
evening at the time for the usual boom
the muster was away. Two of his ne
gfoes, John and jim had long desired
10 fire the cannon, but had never had
II chance 10 do SO. They decided to
make the trial on this afternoon, but
thought that 1t would be best for them
TO have the cannon make no sound. 1t
was decided that Jim should hold
wafer bucket over the mouth of the
cannon while John applied the fuse.
The piece was touched off. there was Il
great boom, and John looked up to find
that his friend was gone.
When the master returned John was
very busy in the field "John," said he,
where is Jim"
ale went down TO the spring after
bucket of watch, sab"
when Is he coming back2"
well. sab, If he come back like he
went, he's sure due heah now."-Phil-
adelphia Ledger.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1907-06-12
THE WHITE LADY.
Warning Death Phantom of the Reign
ing House of Prussia.


On the night before the hattle of
Saaliield Prince Louis of Prussia and
his adiutaut, Count Nostitz. were chat
ting in the Schloss Sehwarzburg- Rll=
dolfstadt The prince was anticipat-
Ing victory when he suddenly turned
pale and rushed from the room, pur-
suing through the hall Il shadowy
Willie robcd figure. The sentinel saw
II also
Mex. day Nostitz and the prince saw
the white lady on II hill wringing her
hands In despair rs the Germans fell
back \ few minutes Inter Louis was
Killed and Nosiitz wounded Nostitz
told the story 10 his son. and the son
10 t'nser Fritz.
The White lady's first appearance
was when she was seen in the palace
1t Buireuth In iISG She appeared
eight or ten times in the next century
When the French officers were quar-
tered In Haircuth she frightened them,
In particular General d'Espagnc, who,
the day after he had seen her pointed
10 a portrait on the wall and cried
ut Is she, That means my dcath!t
He WAS killed soon afierward.
The supcrstitious Napoleon wouldn't
sleep In the castle. but the white lady
went To see him elsewhere. She was
seen before the death of the beautiful
Queen Louise, of Frederick William
ILL., of Frederick William ", of In
ser Fritz himself and Of many other
members Of the reignlng house Of
Prussia
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1907-06-12
Youthful Essayists.

In the Hun elementary schools II
prize was offered for the best essay on
the evils Of drink, and nearly 1000 pu-
pills competed Extracts from their
compositions were given by DIR. Eecles
In Il lecture before the Society For the
Study of Inebrlety. He quoted the fol
lowing gems
To-day many people are In Jail for
committing suicide while under the in
ilucncc of drink"
"Alcohol has an effect upon n medical
mans conclusions -
doctors say that fatal diseases are
the worst.
Doctors say that the Increased death
rate shortens lives"
Some people think that the abuse Of
drink Is right: some take it MS medi-
cine" London Til Bits
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1907-06-12
NEW YORK'S EAST SIDE.
Where Cents Are Common and Big
Bills Are Eyed With Suspicion.

Where Cents Are Common and Big
Bills Are Eyed With Suspicion.
when you think of the millions in
New York and the money spent on
Fifth avenue and Broadway" said the
woman, 1T is pitiful to see the dearth
of 1t ON the east side. 1t Is noticeable
most of all In the change they give
you-always pennies. Go to the gro
Gerry. and you come back with your
pockctbook filed with pennies Fortu-
nately they are not cart wheel pennies
such rs they have In England or you
would have to call a messenger boy to
carry them home for you.
81 went into little place near First
avenue the other day to have my face
massaged. The masseur was an accom-
plished Austrian. He did the work
beautifully, but when | handed him
dollar II was 80 cents | owed hm-he
handed me back % cents of the change
in pennies. | don't know why, but 1t
seemed a pltiful thing to me that he
shouldn't have had that much silver In
change In the house
"rhey stare Mt you aghast, these east
side people If you ask them to change
n five dollar bill. They are afraid 1t
may be counterfeit And as for a ten
they won't change ten Mt all on First
avenue. New York Press.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1907-06-12
A Touah Cure.

Faith viii do wonders. \ woman in
Devonshrc, England, recently said to II
chemist:
I've got n cruel. bad cough, surely.
I've heerd that bronchial troches are
good things. Iiav'ec got any"
The assistant pointed to small box
on the table and said
yes; there they are =
"lloW much Is IT, WAS the inquiry
The price was paid. and the old wo-
man took her departure AT night the
assistant missed II box of glycerin
soap three cakcs)
\ couple Of days aftcrward she re
turned 10 The shop and snld
81 want'ec to take back two of them
things had t'other day took one of
'em, II was mortal hard to chew and
awful 10 swallow. but 1t cured the
cough. y London Queen.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1907-06-12
ing. and they would not 30 It"

Ing. and they would not 90 1t
Il understand he said gently. II
studied in old school 1 myself when
| was Il shaver. This is my home
town, you know"
You came from Mlton?" she asked
Somehow | thought YOU had been
born In the city
II am traitorous son." he laughed.
This Is my first visit here since | left
for college. | have bought up the Mil
ton pulp mill and am going 10 settle
down here for the SUMMER. l suppose
you realize that you are tresspasser
on my land this very minute:e
at went be for long" she smiled
sadly. II am leaving for town i'll the
morning To find a school for next year"
why not stay here?" he urged
"Bess, You must know that love you.
dear felt | ought to wait until You
left Bryn Mawr before | spoke, but |
thought You understood"
Scarlet flooded her face. She had
thought She understood. but when the
crash came Harvey had given no sign.
Il was In Europe when your father
died" he went on. u was on n pedes-
TRAN excursion. and word did not reach
me until well toward the end of sum
mer Then | hurried home, and you
had left no trace. May | say now
what was in my heart then? VIII you
marry me. dear"
She restrained her impulse 10 yield.
ut is not because You are sorry that
| have lost the posltion2" she demand
cd
ITS not question of sympathy" he
said at is ioye-love that was born
long ago
Il was trying to realize what II would
mean 10 go back to the city and leave
the river behind? | have grown very
fond of the river. Jim
He took her in his arms with a hap
Ply laugh, He WAS familiar with her
oddity of expression and knew that.
while she spoke of the river. there was
n deeper reason.
Nov let the alarmed mothers set
their minds at rest" he said as he set
tied himself With his arm about her.
"a most dangerous person has been
made harmless by Dan cupid. think
| am Il public benefactor to Milton
you are more than that to me" She
whispered eontentcdlN rs, with her
head against his shoulder. she looked
out across the silrery blue water and
realized that through II she had found
peace and the man she loved
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1907-06-12
AN OLD PROVERB.
"a Penny Saved Is Penny Earned"
Is Almost Universal.

IS utmost UNIVERSAL
Like most OF these wise old proverbs,
penny saved Is penny earned Is
Pr"hapiA' Ill some fofm or other, uni
NefSal' III Germany there arc three
ior'uS III penny saved is Il penny
guinea CtFSlartct tienhl% Isl SO gut
we efNorh'aS = y P'ahN saved Is
t"elehte got t'lh cSNarter ltennig
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1907-06-12
Is Friday UnIucky7

Is Friday unlucky1 Gladstone. Bea
conslield, Washington Bismarck. Fair
thheit and Sturgeon were born on Fri
dry. Henry VIII. gave Cabot his com.
mission which led 10 the discovery of
North America. Columbus actually dis
covered the contipent and the pilgrim
fathers landed at Plymouth Rock on
Friday. once more. The first news
paper al. and the first newspaper
printed by steam power dhe London
Times appeared both on II Friday.
while the stamp act was repealed in
England on the same day of the week.
With Charles Dickens Friday WIS IN
especial favorite.= Chicago News
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1907-06-12
Consolation Somewhere.

They had been husband md wife
for three months only when the young
wife commenced TO show signs of dis
appointment with the bargain she had
made.
Il am SO unhappy she confded to
n girl friend who paid her visit
why. dear?' inquired the other.
81 am beginning 10 think TINT my
husband married me for my money"
Well" remarked the philosophical
confidante, III ought 10 be some con
ISOLATION to know that he isn't such n
big fool as he looks London Taller
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1907-06-12
The Horseshoe.

According TO the old superstition II
You find Il horseshoe and nail II over n
door or ON a door of entrance TO your
house or Hat witches cannot enter This
belief Is universal The horseshoe IA
an amulet IS known among Turks.
Jews, gentilcs, lnlidels, believers, here
tics. The crescent emblem of the Bud
dhlst9 Is Il horseshoe The safeguard
against wltchcraft may be found in
Tunis, constnntinoplc. Spain Sicily.
hinges of erocodiles made IN Cairo car
ry horscshoes on snout aud tail The
rich and aristocratic the poor and low
~, believe nike in the enirncy Of the
charm
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1907-06-12
Wouldn't Tip, So He Grew a Beard.

knew II man who was n conscien-
tious objector to tipping BARRIERS and
could not shave himself lie told me
once that, according to careful calcula-
ton, he had been forced to travel con-
sderably more than 100 miles during
one year IN order to find new barber
shops where his unbendlng attitude on
the tip question was unknown and to
spend rather more than IS In bus and
cab fares in doing so. Finally, having
exhausted the whole Of inner London
and most of the suburbs, he had to
give up the struggle and grow a beard.
--Londop Truth
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1907-06-12

The PUPPY portion Of the strawberry
Is not really Il fruit nor even a berry.
but Is cluster Of dry seeds slightly
lmbedded IN mass Of pulp, The little
seeds are the true fruit. II Is surprls
Ing that the pulp enlarges; that II does
not remain small and dry. BY some
wise provision Of nature the pollen not
only directly gives life to each seed on
which 1t falls but also stimulates the
surrounding portion Of the receptacle
Originally small and hardJ to grow into
the soft, juicy and lustrous form.-St.
Louis Post Dispatch.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1907-06-12
Schoncnhaner on Courane.

I cannot well explain why eowardicc
seems contcmptible and personal coiir.
age noble and sublime thing, for no
lower point Of view enables me to see
why n finite individual who Is every
thing to himself nay, who is himself
even the very fundamental condition Of
the existence Of the rest Of the world
should not put his own preservation
above every other aim.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1907-06-12
Duckino tho scold In Old Times

Tho last instance OF curing seolds by
dnclsng them carried out In England
was Ia 1901 mt Kingston ON Thames.
A contemporary newspaper records
such al event In 17i5. Last week n
woman that keeps the Queens Head
ale house AT kingston in Surrey, was
ordered by the court 10 he ducled for
scoldiag and was accordingly placed
In the chair and ducked IN the river
Thames under Kingston bridge in the
presence of 1000 or 5000 people" In
Queen EliZabcth's time ducking was
the universal punishment for scods.
and II appears that ench town had
then at least one of these pcnltcntlal
chairs In ordinary use Br johnson
once said TO Mrs, Knowles, Madam.
we have different modes Of restraining
evils stocks for the men It ducking
stool for women and II pound for
beasts. Westminster Gazette.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1907-06-12
Tho Enllon MinhtY.

at isn't necessary 10 go to the Wal
dorf to see tie nobility" said the man
about town. Go down on Second ave
nue. to the Hungarian restaurants
there. The proprietor of one Is an
exiled baron. the pianist is n prince,
the violinist is duke, the waiter with
the mustachios was titled landown-
err I'm his own country. and each and
every one Of the patrons, myself ex-
ceptcd, Is n scion of Russian. German
or Hungarian nobility. banlshed for
some IL .lsou or other to the wilds or
New York. New York Press.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1907-06-12
In the Waist.

She WAS examining her new waist by
the aid of the big mirror. Dear me-"
she exclaimed pettishly. II can't see
anything pretty In this.
We'll, | can" chucklcd the young
man who was sitting on the sofn.
Really And what do you see pref
~ In IT,"
"Why, You"
And then she blushcd and said she
thought the waist was just too lovely
for anything Chicago News.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1907-06-12

"Jane." asked Mrs Hiram Often.
"are the eggs boillngy"
Most assuredly not. madam" re-
piled the new servant, lately from Bos-
ton. but | may safely say the water
In which the eggs are immersed is
Philadelphia Press.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1907-06-12
The Chance.

"You certainly look better. You
must have followed my advice and
had u change"
Eyes, doctor, 50 | have"
"Where did you goT
II went to another physician"
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1907-06-12
More Speed Mania.

Miss Polly Just to think, Aunt Ma
tiIda. Jason Hardapple amt been call
Ing on Sue Wages but two years and
last night he actually proposed. Aunt
Matilda Do tell, | declare this here
speed mania has reached Bacon Ridge
Mt last.-Chleago News.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1907-06-12
The Reason Why.

"Pcrcy,' said Tete dc vcau, SENDS
everything he shoots to the hospitals. 1"
But, then, yon know" said EOignon
smiling, Percy never shoots anything
but gamekeepers." New York Press.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1907-06-12

A financial genius Is man who car
have a family aud money ut the .ame
time New York Press.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1907-06-12
THE =TElEPHONE.
What 1t Means When the Operator An
nounees a inc BUSY"

nounees Line Busy"
Ii Is easier for an operator 10 estab
fish Il connection than reply, Line
busy Recollection of this simple fact
may perhaps smooth cut the aspcrltes
of state of mind evoked by a hasty
conclusion that the operator simply Is
Sinking, Follow n call into the main
exchange for example. You ask for
II certain number The operator I'M
mediatcly informs You the line Is busy
How does she know? Simply by lit
lie admontory cliel, iii the receiver
when she tries TO plug in" on the
line asked fer She cannot tell You
who Is talking on the line. how long it
has been in use or how long II is likely
10 be "blSy' All the Information she
possesses is a click. but II Is sufficient
Ia advise her that some one of the l50
other operators In the exchange had Il
prior eall from or to that numacr
Had the line boon clear the effort to
complete the connection would have
been no greatcr than that required to
get the click. hence the task of inform
Ing Il caller that HE line is busy Is Just
So much extra labor fact. It in
wolves a double burden. as the sub
scrihcr will usually repeat the call I'm
Ill he Is able 10 transact his business.
Obviously. therefore, the desire Of the
operator IS to establish the connection
when II is first called for She has no
motive In doing otherwise. -Telephonc
Talk