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Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1907-02-08
WILL NOT BE CRIPPLED
Treatment Successful
The Maddening Disease, Rheumatism, Easily
Cured With Urc-O.

The Maddening Disease, Rheumatism, Easily
Cured With Urc-O.
1t might interest rheumatic sufferers Of this
country TO learn the wonderful work that
Uric-O is doing towards the relief and cure
of this dreaded disease. Letters of praise
are received daily from men and women who
have used the remedy with the greatest sue
cess. The manufacturers of this wonderful
specific have never solicited a testimonial or
a word Of praise from people who have used
the remedy Yet, letters like the one given
below are being received from both old and
young.
Mr. Reuben Whipple, grocery clerk OF
Glens Falls, n. Y. says - was laid up with
severe form OF rheumatism and was confined
to my room for nine weeks. A sample bottle
Of Uric-O, and one regular bottle has worked
wonderful change in me. 1t has entirely
cured my rheumatism, and / am now able TO
20 about my work again. recommended the
remedy to Mr.. John Harris, OF East Lake
George, who was unable to walk. He had
taken every possible treatment, had spent
hundreds OF dollars, and had found no relief.
He is taking Urie-O, and is improving rap
tinue to recommend Uric-O, as it is certainly
a merited remedy.
Uric.O is sold by druggists generally at
slOO per bottle, or it will be sent by the
SMITH DRUG COMPANY of SYRACUSE,
n. Y, upon receipt of price. Liberal size
samples and circulars will be mailed free to
all who apply for same.
Uric-O is sold in Brattleboro by Brooks
House Pharmacy.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1907-02-08
STATE RIFLE RANGE.
minister and viii Be Large Enough for
the Entire Regiment.


At the officers school held in Brat
tleboro last week. Gov Fletcher d. Proc
tor announced that he had approved of
the selection of a site for a state range.
The range will be located about a mile
north of Westminster and the work OF
putting il in readiness will begin as soon
as the weather will permit. The ground
selected is an ideal one and when COM
pleted will be amply large enough for
the regiment. During the first year there
will be but two targets on the range.
This number will be increased, however,
each successive year until a full equip
ment has been provided. That the
ground cannot be fully equipped at the
outset is due largely to the appropriation
within which limits the officers wish to
keep themselves
According to the Dix bill, recently
passed by Congress, the state Of Vermont
is entitled to $4,000 additional for its
militia and about $1,000 will be expended
in rife practice. Major H. f. Dyer was
in this city yesterday and commented
favorably upon the site thus selected and
believed the new range will be OF ines
Unable value to company men. The
ground will be used principally for annual
state shoots and competitive rifle prac.
tice.
At the meeting OF the officers school
Gov. Proctor also announced that the
officers OF the company would De nelu IN
strict compliance to their duties as officers
Of the several companies and in the event
they did not hold their companies up to
the standard provided by the rules and
regulations of the army that company sc
violating rules would be mustered out
Last year one or two companies fell be-
low the standard but We're not mustered
out because Of several reasons.
1t is quite probable that the new range
will be opened in mid summer by com
petitive shoot at which all companies OF
the state will be asked to participate
Huntington Free Press, Feb. 2.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1907-02-08
PROTECTS VERMONT AGENTS.
Brokers' Law is Designed for That
Purpose.

Brokers' Law Is Designed Tor mat
Purpose.
The insurance commissioners called
upon Atty.-Gen. Fits for his opinion on
certain features of the insurance brokers'
law. act No. 1870, laws of 1906.
The commissioners asked If the act
repeals section 4197 of the Vermont
statutes The attorney general replied
that in his opinion it does not. He said:
The purpose of act No. 1870 is to put
stop to the practice which has recently
obtained to quite an extent OF large
insurance firms i'm the cities of other
states taking over the insurance of large
manufacturing or business plants in the
state which are controlled outside. For
instance. the mills OF the Internal onal
Paper company at Bellows Falls have, l
think, for some time been insured through
some general agency at New York or
Roston and in order that the law OF
Vermont should be complied with these
agents have sent the policies to Vermont
to be countersigned by some agent Civ
| ing him a small percentage OF the pre-
/ MUM for so doing. l understand TINS
! law is a result of a move on the part OF
! Vermont agents to stop that practice and
compel the parties desiring insurance on
/ Vermont property to deal with vermont
Under the present law the agents OF
| domestic insurance companies are not re-
duired to take out licenses and the com
missioners inquired If section Of act
| No. 1870 required licenses from such
agency The attorney general rules thai
the law does not make any additional
requirements, but a licensed agent In
this state is forbidden by section to pay
any commission or brokerage TO any per-
son not duly licensed, so that an I'M
licensed agent of a domestic fire insur-
ance company. cannot broker insurance or
Vermont property for another licensed
! Vermont agent. A licensed nonresident
| agent cannot procure insurance from a
| resident agent, under section 2.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1907-02-08
WIN. FANNlNo's BARN BURNED.
Valuable Colt, Two COWS, Sheep and Hens
5urned-origin Of the Fire is a Com
plete Mystery.


plete Mystery.
Fire destroyed William Fannings barn
on the West Dummerston road last Satur-
day night causing a loss of about $500
partially covered by insurance \ val
liable colt, owned by George o. Abbott
which won first prize at the Valley Fair
last fall, was lost also two COWS. some
sheep and hens and several carriages
two Of which were practically new. The
house and horse barn on the other side
Of the road were saved.
Mr.. Tanning was in New York at the
time and the first known Of the fire was
when Mrs. Tanning looked out Of the
window about s O'CLOCK and saw one end
Of the barn enveloped in flames She
called up central and asked that the fire
department. be notified and that the
noighbors who had telephones be called
Assistance began to arrive inside Of FIVE
minutes but nothing in the barn could be
saved.
Chief Engineer Harvey Sanders and
four other firemen were at the central
fire station when the call for help came
and they loaded a sleigh with chemical
eXtinguishers and made a quick trip to
the fire. They could do nothing with the
main fire but the chemicals did good work
in putting out small blazes on the house
and other buildings which caught from
sparks. Fortunately the wind was not
IiEHl 10 'IlNt lle SPARKS ana names IN
that direction
The neighbors who arrived first on the
scene removed some furniture from the
house and tried to get out the stock in
the burning barn. They could not get
into the main barn but forced an en-
trance into the basement. where all the
stock but the colt was kept. They could
not drive out the frightened animals and
! had to abandon them. Mr. flaming
/ driving horses were in the horse barn on
the opposite side Of the road
The origin Of the fire is complete
mystery. George Butterfed had been
| doing the chores in the barn but had
| finished his work before O'Clock and
gone home. He had not carried q lantern
/ into the barn and had had orders from
| Mr.. Tanning never to do so. No one is
/ known to have gone into the barn
/ afterward The fire seemed to have
| started in the northeast corner of the
! basement and had burned its way up into
| the main barn before it was discovered.
The insurance on the barn itself was
/ $1,000. but the building had been extensive
/ " remodelled and was probably worth ar
/ least $4,000. There was $3.50 insurance
/ on the horses but as the colt had re-
/ Gently been sold and was simply being
! kept for the winter nothing can be re-
| covered on that There was $500 on the
! other live stock $3.50 on produce, $50 on
/ farming tools, 1915 on wagons.
Mr. flaming was summoned by tele-
! graph and came home Sunday afternoon.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1907-02-08
FOURTEEN MINISTER'S PRESENT.
Congregational Association Of Windham
County Entertained by Rev. II. R.sMlIes
on Monday.


on Monday.
The Wndham county association Of
Congregational ministers met on Monday
at the parsonage and enjoyed the hos
pitality for the day of Rev. II. r. Miles.
Upon being called to order by the secre-
tary. Rev A. +. Pratt of Bellows Falls
was chosen moderator. business was
transacted as follows. The moderator and
Rev. T.. II. Alden, recently Of South Da-
kota, now a resident Of Chester. were adj
mittcd to membership; Rev. George RoE-
er. who left Windham two years ago. was
dismissed to Tolland association of Con-
necticut; the license Of Rev. O. Z. Rus
sell Of Ludlow was renewed for year
from the present date and a license was
voted for q year to Rev. Alfred Cornell Of
Guilford, who came recently from a min
stry Of some year In the Friend denOmi-
nation. Rev. J. $. Cogswell of Windham
gave a review Of the book called NY
slop's Science and the Future Life" The
object Of the work Is to set forth the
facts in regard to modern spirltualism as
a basis Of evidence for existence after
death It cites many strange facts and
experiences which cannot he ascribed to
! deception, but according to the reviewer
! the book is not very clear as to the ex-
PLANTATION OF these phenomena. 1t devel-
! oped in the discussion that the members
| Of the association are agreed in the
| nomena, there is no good evidence at all
! that the spirits Of the dead actually come
| to communicate with the living. that
| everything can be accounted for upon the
! ground of telepathy or some unknown
! power resident in ourselves Nothing Is
! made known beyond what is in the sub
! conscious mind. Rev. DR.. Morley Of
! Springfield explained the recent agreement
| among our benevolent societies in regard
/ to their support by proportionate arrange
/ ment among the churches. He commend
! ed the plan and urged all OF the churches
! to take hold Of II earnestly Rev. Mr.
/ Means Of Winchester, Mass. was given
| a short time to explain the subject Of
! mission class study in the promotion Of
| which he is engaged at the present time
/ 1t appeared that a number Of the pas
! tors have been engaged in conducting
/ such classes. Rev. ". r. Miles read a
! very interesting essay upon Jonathan Ed
| wards. giving him credit for some Of the
| greatest and best Intellectual and spiritual
| work New England has ever produced. as
/ is everywhere acknowledged. but that he
was not able to rise above the gloomy
/ theology Of his time in some Of It's to us
/ more rCpulsive aspects For lack Of time
/ this production could not be discussed.
! as the members would gladly have done
| Fourteen ministers We're present
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1907-02-08
TELEPHONE GROWTH IN 1906.
The Figures for New England, Including
the Local Field Of Which Brattleboro
Is the Centre.

The Figures for New England Including
the Local Field Of Which Brattleboro
Is the Centre.
According TO statistics just compiled.
no section OF the country had more re-
markable telephone growth during 1906
than New England. An increase Of 24.2
per cent. was made by the New England
Telephone 81 Telegraph company's sys-
TEN. which covers not only Vermont but
also Maine, Massachusetts and New
Hampshire, so that at the beginning Of
this month the number OF the subscribers
connected with the company had reached
the enormous total OF 253. PCS
This total OF more than a quarter OF a
million includes in the vicinity of q. 600
subscribers on local rural lines who have
connected themselves with the system
for the purpose of securing the long dis
lance facilities which telephone users
need in order to receive the full value Of
the service.
In the western division Of the New
England system, which includes Brattle-
boro, the number Of subscribers on Jan.
/. 1907, was 24,692. This represented a
gain of 1910 subscribers throughout the
division during 1906. the percentage OF
gain being next to the largest made by
any division. In addition to these
1852 subscribers there were at the be-
ginning of the year many other sub
scribers on the sub-licensee lines of the
New England cOmpany's system. These
sub-licensee subscribers numbered 923 in
Massachusetts. 1896 in New Hampshire
and $500 in Vermont parts Of these three
states being embraced in the western di-
vision
Brattleboro made a gain OF 232 sub
scribers last year. bringing its total up
TO 75S. Adding to this the five subscrib-
ers in Newfane and three in Townshend
whose lines are under the direction OF
the Bratteboro exchange, there was at
the end Of last year an aggregate Of. 766
telephones in the district OF which Brat
tleboro is the centre
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1907-02-08

Mrs. Galinger, wife of United States
Senator Galinger of New Hampshire,
died suddenly from heart disease in
Washington Saturday night while enter
ing the Relasco theatre with her husband
and a party of friends. She was formerly
Miss Anna Bailey of Salisbury, n. H.,
and was married to Dr. Gallinger soon
after he began the practice of medicine.
Besides her husband she leaves two sons,
Dr Ralph Gallinger of Washington and
William II. GaIlinger of New YORK, and a
daughter, Mrs. Harold Norton Of Cam
bridge, Mass.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1907-02-08

No recent short story has attracted so
much attention as The Perfect Tribute, -
Lincoln at Gettysburg), by Mary r. S.
Andrews. which has since been put into a
very successful book Mrs. Andrews will
have another story of war time entitled,
The Aide de-Camp," in the February
Scribner.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1907-02-08

Newport Portsmouth and Fitchburg
have formed a league. A series will be
played by the three teams to decide the
championship of New England.
Gloversvile defeated Company D 4S to
IS at st. Johnsbury Friday night. Glow
ersville played SIX games last week, three
gainst Newport two against Ports
mouth and one against St. Johnsbury.
An were easy victories for the New
Workers.
New Hampshire will have a state base
ball league the coming season, with
teams from Manchester, West Man
hester. Concord, Nashua, Franklin and
Lacona. One of the leading spirits in the
organization is Henry Burns, an old
time favorite at Claremont, who will
manage the Nashua club.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1907-02-08

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Mems black beaver shell, American sable lined
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Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1907-02-08
St. Johnsbury Here Tonight for State
Championship.

The third game in the state champion
ship series with Company D of st. Johns
bury will be played here tonight and the
Athletics intend to win it, The Athletics
will be strengthened by John Harding OF
Holyoke who las been such a shining
light on the Winsted, Conn, team this
season. He played in the game with Tur-
uers Falls last week and will probably
play centre for the Athletics. Either Do
ran or Sears will also be here to help.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1907-02-08

When you tell your doctor about the bad
taste in your mouth, loss of appetite for
breakfast, and frequent headaches, and
when he sees your coated tongue, he will
say, You are bilious" Ayers Pills
work we'll in such cases.
Made by the J. c. Aver Co., Lowell, MASS
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1907-03-13
Taking the Oath
From the Mobile Advertiser a

From the Mobile Advertiser and Regis
ter, May /, 1863.
A few weeks ago n saucy, dashing
young girl, OF the southern persuasion,
was brought into the presence of General
Rosecrans. in order that her southern
ardor might be checked by the admins
tration of the oath OF loyalty. The bold,
bright-eyed Juno objected to taking the
oath. saying that her mother had taught
her 1t was wrong to swear; that her So
cial education had instructed her that 1t
was unladylike to swear; her sense of
morality forbid her to swear. and swear
she could and would not. The officer in
sisted that the lady must take an oath
before she left his presence.
well, general" said Bright Eyes. '"f
I must swear, | will; but all the sin OF
the oath must rest on your shoulders, for
I swear on your compulsion: Cd d-n
every Yankee to h-ll!'
And the defiant beauty tossed her dark
curls and swept out of the presence I'M
molested.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1907-03-13

February L, 1854. Mrs. NJ. G. Kent waa
its secretary.
During 1861 the continual hammering of
the enemy began to tell more and more
upon the resources of the Confederaey
Her armies were becoming rapidly de-
peted by deaths, wounds and imprlson-
ment. BY the end of 1864 the south had
practically and literally become a vast
hospital, for nearly every household con-
tanned sick or wounded soldiers. Still
with all the daily diminishing resources
of The Confederacy in 1864 and 1865, the
unequaled women of the south ceased not
in their work for the soldiers in the field
and for the sick and wounded In their
homes and hospitals. The women of Dali
las county were as all their southern Sis
tiers. They hoped. prayed and worked TO
the end. But out of the wreck of all their
broken hopes, the proud memory of their
tolls and sacrifices survives as the her
itage Of Alabama. part OF her glory for
eyer.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1907-03-13
AWAY DOWN SOUTH IN DIXIE.

BY Mrs. I. NJ. p Ockenden.
In Dixie cotton loves to grow,
With leaf of green and ball of snow;
In Dixie land where l was born
Come away down South in Dixie.
Chorus:
In Dixie gayest roses bloom.
The jasmine yields its rare perfumes
And here the sea-breeZe haunts the south
With orange blossoms In his mouth
Come away down South in Dixie.
In Dixie land we love. to give
With generous hand--we love to live
With cheerful light and open door;
What matter If the wind doth blow?
The heart is warm in Dixie.
The Dixie skies are bonnie blue,
And Southern hearts are warm and true,
Let there be love throughout the world,
The pure white flag of peace unfurled
Floats away down South in Dixie.
In Dixie it is sweet to rove
Through piny woods and sweet-gum
grove;
And bark, the rebel mocking bird
Sings away down South in Dixie
In other lands It's sweet to roam.
But Dixie land is home, sweet home
And Southern maid. with simple song,
Loves dear old Dixie. right or wrong,
God bless the land of Dixie.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1907-03-13


new officers were elected as follows; Mrs.
William Norris, president; Mrs. Sarah
Nance, vice president: Mrs Jane Kent,
secretary and Mrs. S. +. Hobbs, treas
urer. The same directresses were con-
tinued in office. The partial oxtant re-
port of the secretary shows the various
articles received and the purposes TO
which the donors wished them applied.
Toward the close of September, 1868, the
patriotic ladies of Selma urgently pressed
upon the consideration of the people of
Dallas county the proprtety or establish
ing q wayside hospital, or, rather, way
side home. in that city which should
serve as suitable resting place. not
only for the sick and wounded Confed-
crate soldiers, but also FOR unfortunate
female refugees and other deserving Con-
federate exiles who. In sickness and dis
tress. were sometimes to remain for a
while in Selma. dependent upon the hos
pitality of its citizens.
This practical sympathy for their less
fortunate countrywomen shows the eX-
allied patriotism of the women or Dallas
county. For at this time, owing to the
pressure of the enemy in Mississippi and
Tennessee. Central Alabama was filed
with refugees from those unfortunate
states. most of them being or refined and
cultured families.
A meeting of the citizens OF Selma was
held in the city hall at O'Clock, October
10. in which this question took final
shane and In a few days vigorous work
was begun on the wayside home. which
was completed and ready FOR use early In
November. 1t was large building. sit
uated on the corner OF Broad and Water
streets convenient both to the river land
ing and the railroad depot. Its ample ac-
commodations rendered it pleasant rest
ing place. not only to Confederate refu-
gees but to the weary, sick and wound
ed Confederate soldiers that We're so
often passing through Selma. The re-
ports show that the waysde home was
we'll sustained by the people of Dallas
and other counties.
The last report extant of the Soldiers
Aid societ% of Selma bears the date OF
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1907-03-13
Complete Historic Sets

of these supplements for virginia,
North Carolina, South Carolina, Geor-
gia. Florida, Alabama, Mississippi
Tennessee and Arkansas sent on re-
ccint of one dollar. All then publish
Cd will be sent and balance as pub
1ished. No reduction if any State is
not issued Now ready all but three
last named states.
Address Gen. c. Irvine Walker,
Charleston, S. c.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1907-03-13
Oh. don't you see the Emperor coming,
Oh, no! Oh, no!

The slight difference of metre needs
no explanation to those familiar with the
manner in which negroes manage their
melodies. Now this same tune familiar
to the negro boat hands from New Or
leans to Pittsburg, has been adopted as
a vehicle for the expression of prefer
ence for the south over the north, and
they take no little pleasure in sassng
Ohio "niggers," and white men too, with
invidious comparisons between the two.
Pet names have always existed and al
ways will and we might naturally sup
pose that as the Virglnians speak of
"Old Sbortgrass," and the North Caro-
llnians of "Old Rip" the southern ne
groes would pick up or adopt some name
for the region which they love. the
Mecca to which their longing eyes turn
when misfortune or error has driven
tnem to the shivering, hard-hearted
north We have it on satisfactory au-
thority-that of men who have spent years
in boating-that This country has long
been called by them in this fashion.
Dixie" or "Dixie Land" as the short
for MASON and Dxon's land" What
Mason and Dixons line may be. they
don't know, but they have always heard
il associated with mention of the south;
Therefore, etc.
Now, this we steadfastly believe is
the origin of Dixie"
cannot drop the subject without
noticing the way it took as soon as
it was heard in It's present form through
out the south. 1t had come home, to live.
The n,elody had been wandering about
in the northern land. saw how things
were tending, and that that was not
its place. so turned southwark, and as
it passed on the breeze whispered in
exery southern ear. and to every south
ern heart, that in less than a year we
Oh bat
our own flag, our own name; every
thing our own, and in which no Samaritan
should henceforth claim part or parcel.
name or kindred. 1t was the harbinger
of the good time coming-Mobile Adver-
tisef and Register.