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Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1907-05-23
The Holiday Casey
BY BURTON E. STEVENSON. !
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BY BURTON E. STEVENSON.

Then, in that first of mac
tivity. the fear of Martigny came back
upon me. Had he really gone to the
hotel? Had he deemed us not worth
watching? Or had he watched? Was
he on the train with uso Was he able
to follow? The more / though of him,
the more / doubted my ability to de-
ceive him.
looked out cautiously from the Win
dow. up and down the PLATFORM. but
saw no sisn of him. and in "a moment
more we ratified slowly away over the
switches l sank back into my seat
with u sigh of relief. Perhaps l had
really blinded him.
An hours run brought us to Beu2e-
vile. where we We're dumped out, to-
sether with out luggage. in a little
frame station. An official informed us
that we must wait there three hours
for the train for Les Ifs. Beyond that?
He could not say. We might possibly
reach Etretat next day.
"How far is Les Ifs from here?" in
Quircd my companion.
"About twelve kilometers. monsieur"
And from there to Etretat:'
rs twenty kilometers more, mon
sieur."
"Thirty-two kilometers altogether"
said MIR. Royce. That's about twenty
miles. Why can't We drive Lester? We
ought to cover 1t easily in three hours
TOUR at the most
Certainly it seemed better than wait
ing on the uncertain railway. we
sat at once about the work of finding
a vehicle. l could be of little use, since
English was an unknown tongue at
B~euzeville, and even Mr.. Royce's
French was sorely taxed, but we sue
ceeded ut last in securing a horse and
hight trap. together with Il driver who
claimed to know the road. All this had
| taken Clnle. and the SIM WAS SoftfnU
When we finally drove away Iorthward.
The road was smooth and level-they
manage their road making better in
France-and we bowled along at a good
rate past cultivated fields with little
dwellings like doll houses dotted here
and there. Occasionally we passed a.
man or woman trudging along the road
but as the darkness deepened, it be-
came more and more deserted. In an
hour and a half from Bonneville, we
reached Les Ifs, and here we stopped
for q light supper. We had cause to
congratulate ourselves that we had Sc
cured a vehicle at Bonneville. for we
learned that no train would start for
tsretat until morning. The damage
wrought by the storm of two days be-
fore had not yet been repaired and
the wires were still down, and we were
warned that the roa was badly washed
in places.
Luckily for us. the moon soon arose.
SO that We got forward without much
d1ff1culty. though slowly; and an hour
before midnight. we pulled up triumph
antly before the Hotel Banquet. the
principal inn Of Etretat. We lost no
time in getting to bed: for we wished
TO be up betimes In the morning, and
/ fell asleep with the comforting he
lief that we had at last eluded Mon
sieur Martigny.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1907-05-23
Atchison Globe Sights.

Some people say everything Is for the
best. but they don't believe it.
Some people won't nave anything new
Z they can buy it second hand.
Two men are nearly always Drawer than
'ne. even If one of them has cold feet.
II a boy earns 10 cents, he wants it; he
Snt willing to trust the best man alive.
Women seem to try about everything for
their compilations except the rules OF
health.
Arbitration is a great thing. but it
doesn't appeal to the party in a dispute
Who has a "cinch."
What has become OF the old fashioned
child which was always saying. I'm 60
ing to tell mammal"
There was a fracas at the Globe office
yesterday afternoon, and perhaps the
truth about 1t will be interesting. For
many years, railroad officials have had
I habit Of visiting towns on their lines
once q year. Led by the local agent. they
visit the newspaper offices, although the
railroad officials do not care to see the
EDITORS. We have stood this for twenty
nine years, owing to passes, but passes
having been withdrawn January l, 1907.
we rebelled yesterday: when Jim Garside
appeared at this Office with a party Of
Santa Fe officials, we refused to let them
III. We regarded jim Garside as thep rin-
:ipal offender, since he knew the officials
40 not care TO see us. n since we nave
often told MIN we did not care to see the
officials, therefore we pushed him down
lhe steps. which started the story that
there had been a fight. In the railroad
party were the general manager. the pas
Senger traffic manager, the general pas
senger agent, the second vice president,
and two or three officials whose names we
aid not learn. We are tired of these Off
sials looking over our office with a super
or air which seems to say: "These dubs
should see the Tribune office in Chicago
and passes having been withdrawn. we do
Sot intend to stand 1t any longer.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1907-05-23
CHAPTER XVII.
r

we We're up at an hour which as
tonished the little fat keeper of the
Inn. and inquired the location of the
office of the registrar OF births. 1t was
two steps away in the Rue Alphonse
harr. u would not be open for three
hours at least. Would messieurs have
their coffee now? No. messieurs would
not have their coffee until they re-
turned. Where would they find the
residence of the registrar of births?
HIS residence, that was another matter.
HIS residence was some little distance
away. near the Casino. at the right
we should ask for Maitre Ffngfet-any.
one could tell US. When should mes
sieurs be expected to return? 1T was
impossible to say.
we went off along the street. leaving
the 1nnkeeper staring after us-along
the Hue Alphonse Karr, lined on both
siaes by houses. each with it's little
snop on the ground floor. Three min
utes walk brought us to the bay. a
pretty, even picturesque place. with its
perpendicular cliffs and gayly colored
nsnlng smacks But we paused for
only a Glance at it. and turned toward
the casino at the other end. "Maitre
f1ngret!" we inquired of the first
passerny. and he pointed to a little
U half hidden in vines.
A knock brought the notary himself
70 the door. a little dried-up man, with
Keen face, and eyes Incredibly bright
MY companion explained our errand In
laborious French, supplemented by
mucn gesticulation-it is wonderful
now the hands can help n to TALK
n after a time the little Frenchman
caught his meaning. and hustled away
TO get his hat n coat, seeming a
rat fee. Our first stem was to he nm
easy one. thanks to the severity and
thoroughness Of French administration.
U admit that I saw MOI what we
should do further. nee we had verified
.ne oate OF MISS Holidays birth. The
next step must be left to chance.
The notary unlocked the door. showed
~ INTO his office. and set out chairs
Tor US. Then he got down his register
OF births for 1876. It was not a large
look. Tor the births Of Etretat are not
o.erwnelming In number.
Ine name, I think Won said NO.
Holladay?" he asked. "AA
Royce. ueo MT
And the date June 10th
"YesEJune 10TH"
Ine little man ran his finger rapidIv
oown the page. then went back aeain
Hno read the entries one by one more
slowly. with q pucker Of pernlexify
about his lips. He turned the leaf, he.
q farther back and read through the
list again. while we sat watching him
Az last he shut the book with a little
snap and looked at US.
Messleu.s:" he said quietly, INC
such birth IL recorded here. I have
Examined the records for the month,
OF May: June. and July"
p5ut 1t must be there!" protested Mr.
sieur." ~ ~o
Gould the child have been born herr
no record made Of it,"
impossible. monsieur. No physician
~ france would take that responsi
ol4ty."
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1907-05-23

M r. c. B. FIZER. Mt. Sterling. Ky,
4VA writes
81 have suffered with kidney and
bladder trouble for fen years past.
Last March commenced us;n.
Teruna and continued for three months.
have not used it since, nor have | felt
n pain.
II believe that l am we'll and | there
fore give my highest commentator to
the curative qualities of peruna."
Pe.ru-ra for Kidney Trouble.
Mrs. Geo. II. Simser, Grant. Ontario.
Can. writes:
II had not been we'll for about four
years. had kidney trouble. and. in
fact. felt badly nearly all the time.
This summer got so very bad
thought l would try Pcruna. so l wrote
TO YOU and began at once to take Peruna
and Manatin.
II took only two bottles OF Pcruna
and one of Manalin, and now | feel bct-
ter than l have for some time.
II feel that Peruna and Manalin cured
me and made a different wo,na of me
altogether. l bless the day | picked UP
the little book and read of your Peruna.'
1t is the business of the kidneys to
yen,Ove from The blood ali poisonous
materials. They must be active all the
time. else the system suffers. There are
times when they need a little assistance.
Peruna is exactly this sort of a rem
edy. 1t has saved many people from
disaster by rendering the kidneys SER
vice at a time when they were not able
to bear their own burdens.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1907-05-23

This IL . jolly world. II a man has
q capable wife she rules him. People
know 1t and laugh. II he has an in
capable wife she works him. People
know II and laugh.
Franklin's paper the statesman., 1907-12-06
are You Lett.Eyeor

T-eft-eyed people simply own this
town these days." said an oculist. II
the prominence and importance Of tina!
optic continues to increase we shall
enc day be left-eyed race. In more
than half the patients treat the left
eye is already considerable larger
than the right, 1t is brighter and 1t
lasts longer. If you want to find out
which eye is stronger try to read first
with one then with the other unass.st-
ed BY its mate. Nine times out OF
ten that test shows how much more
useful the left-eye is than the right.
Il devoutly hope that shall never
lose either of my eyes, but If one has
to go ju.t as devoutly hope that it
will be the right. There was time
when the superstitious, and even
specialists on eyes believed that only
left-handet people we're also left-eyed.
That theory is now exploded. Over.
development of the left eye is IN dan.
ger Of becoming disease, the pc
culiar effects of which are already
apparent in many faces"
Franklin's paper the statesman., 1907-12-06
She Fixed the Candy.

A Brooklyn woman, just returned
from n visit to a relative in Cana Ia,
was telling Of her pet niece. child Of
about years. who came bounding In
to the room with box OF chocolate
peppermints, the gift Of another rela
tive.
DO have some, Aunt sls." salS
Edna.
"Nc, thank you, dear" said heI
aunt. Il like peppermints, but mo-
with chocolate covers"
Little Edna looked disappointed,
then left the room hurrledly. as though
struck with an idea. A few minutes
later she returned with handful Of
white candles.
Now, you can have peppermlnts,
Aunt Sis," she said. delightedly. II
licked all the chocolate off,"
Franklin's paper the statesman., 1907-12-06
DAMAGE DONE BY WOLVES.
hanehmen Suffer Heavily From Dep
relations Of Animals.

Vernon Bailey, of the forest reserve
bureau at Washington, who has been
making an investigation of the raw.
ages Of wolves on the ranches Of the
southwest. reports that in certain
part Of New Mexico he learned that
moderate estimate Of the stock killed
By four wolves Of which he got trace
was yearling Gov or a calf every
three days. or approximately 100 head
Of cattle to each wolf. Counting all
as calves" says Mr.. Bailey, at the
low rate Of $40 head each wolf
would at this rate cost the ranchmen
1900 year. This estimate Of 81 900
for the four wolves leaves out of con.
alteration the five to ten hungry of.
spring Of each pair, which begin to
kill stock for themselves In the fall
and continue to do so a. long as they
live"
Franklin's paper the statesman., 1907-12-06
Most Wastefui Of Cooks.

To live to waste seems an unwrit
ton maxim Of English life. Our cook.
Ing, the cooking Of our working and
agricultural classes, is about the most
wasteful cookery on earth. The French
peasant will live, and live well, on
what We discard. 1t is said than one
hundred millions sterling year are
added to the national wealth OF
France by the saving habits of her pso.
pls.-C. B. Fry's Magazine.
Franklin's paper the statesman., 1907-12-06

mrs. nnox, wne OF t-e y1----
ola senator, makes an cdd gift occa.
s!onallY to some Of her more inti-
mate woman friends--a dainty packet
containing five pounds OF butter. Her
eldest son, Reed Knox, owns fine
farm near Valley Forge and 1t Is
there nat tho butter Is made. She
furnished the butter for the presi.
dents Thanksgiving dinner.
Franklin's paper the statesman., 1907-12-06

Acknowledged Expsrt on Diamonds.
The credit Of being the greatest dia.
mond expert in America is generally
awarded to Gen. Mindil, who for ten
years has had charge Of the Jewel.
room In the appraisers once. New
York. The importer who can BAN
boozls Gen. Mindil as to the value Of
precious stone has not ylt come q
~ front
Franklin's paper the statesman., 1907-12-06
Doing II Up.

This bill II too high" said the Gus.
toner. TOO high?" calculated the
laundryman. That's what said; too
high" But, man, do you know how
long 1t takes to do up a shirt7' why.
about four washlngs.'
Franklin's paper the statesman., 1907-12-06
MRS. T. .. PERKINS
SCIENTIFIC SCALP SPECIALIST

For beuns and growth Of the hail. falling stopped dandru eu,.a
scalp seuT First wonderful ,eeuiss T
ms given BY mall all United orders pre,<ly ~
tended - '''"'V'" ~
sEak.LINa!I!cH CAR 70 West AND rsnnysow .y
PHILADELPHIA Aoo1Isa TEL NovE 49, ,M MosTH WoopcTock
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1907-03-08
One warning ought to Be EnOuoh.

There is much discussion in regard to
the discrepancy between the result Of the
count Of votes for selectmen Tuesday
night and the final result as determined
upon the recount Wednesday.
There was disagreement in the board
OF civil authority Tuesday night as to
whether nine ballots cast entirely blank
should bc counted as "A part Of the total
vote. Further than this, at the last mo-
mcnt it appeared in some unaccountable
way that there were ten more votes in the
total number cast than were accounted for
i'm the tabulation. 1t was evident that the
count and tabulation were so inaccurate
that it was decided not to declare the re-
suit officially and to have a recount made
the next day strictly by the board OF civil
authority with no clerks or helpers. This
recount occupied tho greater part Of the
day Wednesday and there is no doubt Of
the accuracy OF the result as it was an
nouncod and as it appears in our report Of
the meeting.
The complication which developed Tues
day night ought to be a warning TO the
people OF Brattleboro and to their legal
and authorized officers, TO make sure in
the most positive way that nothing OF the
kind ever occurs again. The primary es-
sential in our whole civil government is
that the will Of the people, as expressed
at the ballot box. shall be correctly and
honestly ascertained and declared.
In future the votes in our town meet
ings. and in all elections, ought to be
counted strictly and only by those persons
designated by law 10 make the count, and
sworn under the law as TO the manner in
which they shall perform their duty.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1907-03-08
Senator Spooner Of Wisconsin Has
RAaInned

Senator Spooner Of Wisconsin Has
Resigned.
one of the surprises in the closing
hours OF Congress came in the announce
ment that John c. SpOoner senior sena-
tor from Wisconsin, who has been in the
upper house of Congress l6 years, had
rendered his resignation TO Gov David
son. to take effect May /. Mr.. Spooner
says his decision to retire to private life
is irrevocable and that he will take up
the practice of law. He is a compare
lively poor man and feels that he can
not afford to remain in the Senate. He
was elected the last time for a term end
ing March e. 1909. Mr.. Spooner is con-
cededly the greatest parliamentary deba
ter of his day His name has been at
tached to many measures Of historical
importance, including the Spooner
amendment creating the civil government
of the Philippines, the so-called "Spooner
compromise" law under which the Pan
anna canal is being constructed, etc,
while his deep knowledge OF information
al law has been OF assistance in framing
| important treaties.
In 1887, when the interstate commerce
| act was under consideration he delivered
two epoch making speeches, in which he
| urged upon the Senate the necessity OF
| federal legislation prohibiting railway re-
bates and pools and admonished the
states against the reckless franchising of
| railways constructed for speculative pur-
| poses, and not because of any legitimate
| public demand warning them that a day
| of reckoning would come when overcapi-
| talism would constitute an almost insur-
mountable obstacle to reasonable freight
! and passenger rates. To the Sherman
| antitrust act he added an amendment
which has made possible the prosecu-
| tion of the Standard Oil company. In
| 1890, defending the constitutionality of
| the reciprocity clause of the Mckinley
| tariff bill, he made in the Senate an
argument which was practically repeated
| by the supreme court of the United
| States in its decision affirming the consti-
| tutionality of that clause.
AS chairman of the committee on
claims in his first term he saved
to the country hundreds of mil
lions of dollars sought by unjust
claimants, and in recent years, as
| the deus eX machina of the committee
| on foreign relations, he has been largely
| responsible for the ratification OF the
| Cuban, the Dominican, the Algeciras and
many other treaties, while to his ef-
forts was largely due the adoption OF
that historic amendment fixing the sta
tus of Cuba which bears the name OF the
late Senator from Connecticut, Orville
| Hitchcock Plat, whose dearest friend
and close companion Mr.. Spooner was.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1907-03-08
Granite Mutual insurance Company OF
Barre Has Begun Business.

The Granite Mutual Insurance company
Of Barre, which was chartered by special
lied Jan. 25, began writing policies
March l. The company will have the en-
tire state for its field and the managers
have received a large number OF apph-
cations for agencies. There are about so
concerns which are taking money out OF
Vermont at the present time through
life insurance. The company has a cap
ital stock OF $780, 900 and is authorized to
write both assessment and paid-up poll
cies. Twenty well-known Barre business
men, representing a diversity Of inter-
ests, have qualified as directors. F. G.
Rowland is president Of the concern, r.
treasurer. The home office will be In the
Wood building, 81 North Main street,
Barre.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1907-03-08

The new United States battleship Yer
mont was formally placed in commission
al the Charlestown navy yard Monday,
with Lieut-Comdr. Levi c. Bertolette,
the executive officer. in acting command.
Capt. William P. Potter, who will COM
mand the Vermont, has not reached the
yard The officers and crew assembled on
the quarterdeck where Capt w. A. Mar
shall, acting captain of the yard, read the
orders commissioning the vessel. Lieut.
Comdr Bertolette read his orders to as
sumo the responsibility of the ship, then
the commission whip was broken out at
the masthead, the stars and stripes were
raised the marine guard presented arms,
officers and men saluted and the navy
yard band played the national air. The
silver service, the gift of the state OF
Vermont to the battleship, will be pre-
sented later, with Gov. Proctor and stan
and other distinguished Vermonters pres
ent.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1907-03-08
OBSERVED cHILpREN's DAY.
Pleasure for $50 Little Folk and Many
Others,

OIOeTbs
Seldom has Grange hall presented a
more attractive appearance than on We'd
nesday afternoon when the Woman's club
held its annual children's day. More than
$50 Of the little folk were present to en-
JOY the entertainment Of singing, dane
ing and games, as well as a large gather
ing Of parents and friends. The program
opened with exercises by about 15 Of the
children from the kindergarten, which is
conducted under the auspices Of the club.
The exercises were those gone through
with every day by the children, but they
were a pleasing novelty to the audience.
Miss Mary Fits, supervisor of the kin
dergarten, was in charge Of this feature.
The next number was an amusing topsy
turvy dance by six boys, Godfrey Cros-
by, Joseph Estey Forest JeffeTs, Elmer
Gray, Harry Montgomery and Stanley
Fits one Of the most pleasing of the
numbers was the toy symphony by a
group Of children under the direction Of
Mrs. J. d. Barrows. Those who took part
We're Lawrence Putnam, Charles Snow,
Wells Miller, Godfrey Crosby, Joseph Es-
tey, Jacob Estey, Helen Weatherhead
Emerson. Leila Knapp, Helen Pierce, En-
ma Barrows and Eleanor Moves. Another
number on the program was a rain
bow dance by eight girls under the
direction OF Miss Edith Burbank Of West
Chesterfield. Those who took part were
Katherine Martin. Nina Gilman, Gertrude
Hunt. Olive Blatherwick, Miriam Con-
verse, Ruth Brown, Margaret Barber and
Marion Weeden. The kindergarten ex-
ercses were assisted by Rosabel Miller
Harriet Emerson, Alice Spencer, Mar
guerite White After the exercises the
children marched to the dining rooms be-
low where sherbet and waters were
served The dining rooms were tastefully
decorated with red carnations.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1907-03-08
Recalls Senator Edmunds's Resignation.
[Springfield Republicanl

Senator Spooner's resignation is far and
away the most notable in Senate history
since that Of Senator Edmunds Of Yer
mont in 1891 The distinguished Yer
mont statesman a. his retirement had
gained a position second to none as a.
leader and constitutional lawyer, and he
withdrew for very much the same rea-
sons which Mr.. Spooner gives the public.
Mr. Edmunds could still have been in the
Senate had he wished to remain there,
for he is vet alive and younger than the
two Alabama senators, Morgan and Pet
tus. Many have wished most earnestly
that the Vermonter could have remained
in public life at least a decade longer.
The late Senator Hoar lamented Mr. Ed
mundss withdrawal to the very last.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1907-03-08

Brig Gen. stephen p Jocelyn went on
the retired list OF the United States ar
my March l owing to the age limitation
Gen. Jocelyn. who is a native Of Crafts
bury in orleans county, has long and
distinguished army record, beginning in
the civil war His excellent work as
military secretary Of the department OF
California during the San Francisco dis
astcr is sull fresh I'm the public mind.
He has recently been in command OF the
department Of Columbia. Gen. Jocelyn
mustered the First Vermont regiment in
TO the government service in the Span
ish-American war. His home is in Bur
lugton.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1907-03-08

The Boston Herald has been looking in
TO the Democratic wilderness and finds
there timber Of presidential size I'm Judge
George Gray Of Delaware, Woodrow Will
SON president Of Princeton university,
Gov Folk of Missouri and Gov, Johnson
Of Minnesota.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1907-03-08

In the closing hours Of the session the
Senate confirmed the appointment Of
Brighten. F. c. Ainsworth as adjutant
general OF the United States army. Gen.
Ainsworth is the Nermontor who brought
order out Of chaos in the pension depart
ment through the systems which he orig
mated for numbering recording and fl
ing claims