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The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1907-07-19
WESTERN MEN IN NEW YORK.
Brains OF Mountain and Prairie In De-
mand In the Financial Center.

Ever since the early days, when D.
o. Mills, J. b. Haggin and James Il.
Keene "emlgrated" from California TO
New York, the metropolis has been
drawing largely on the west and south
Tor its supply Of men who do things
theodore p. ShontS, both southerner
and westerner. who has undertaken to
solve New York's great transit prob
lem, is the latest importation In re-
Spouse TO the call Of the east.
The promptness with which Thos. F.
Ryan, of Virginia, turned the Equit'
able Life Assurance Society over to
its policyholders, who now elect a ma
jorlty of its Board Of Directors, and
diyested himself Of the control OF the
stock which he bought from Jas. II.
Hyde, and the success OF the new
management OF the Society under the
direction of President Paul Morton,
have created a demand for the strong
men of the south and west that Is
greater than ever before. Under the
Morton management the Equitable has
made better showing than any other
insurance company in the way OF I'M
proved methods, economies and In
creased returns to policyholders.
II. Gary head of the greatest cor,
poratlon in the world-the L. s. Steel
Co-John w. Gates. Henry c. Prick
Norman II. Ream, VIM. II. Moore and
Daniel G.. Reid are other westerners
who are among the biggest men IL
New York
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1907-07-19
Nenrn Attacks little Girl.

Clarence Taylor, an 49,
year.old negro. attacked Ruby Ride.
out. II years old, at Windsor. The
attack was made at the Rideout
nome at an early hour in the morn
ing. The negro dragged the girl
from he bed to a clothes closet where
her cries alarmed the family Taylor
was captured.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1907-07-19
Missouri Mason Hangs Himself.

Grant City-Joseph c. Matteson, So
years old, committed suicide at his
home in this city by hanging. He
was probably the oldest Odd Fellow
and Mason In the state. He Joined
the former order at Wooster, o., in
February, lS47. and the Masonic lodge
at the same place in September Of the
same NOar.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1907-07-19
Stolen Girl Is Recovered.

Paciiic--AnnIe scroggins, aged 6.
reported stolen from her parents at
Madison, ILL.,, on March 20 last, was
Identified with a family here by Mar
shall Raby by a photo. Lee Wilke.
ntopfather Of the child, came and
took her away.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1907-07-19
TRAVELLING Salesman Missing.

Mexlco--R. d. Harris, travelling
man OF this city, who represents the
Krenning Grocery company of st.
Louis. mas been missing for over ten
DAYS. Foul play is feared.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1907-07-19
e,rm.rs Sell Wheat Before Cut.

WhltesIde-The farmers in this sec
ton are selling their wheat before tho
crop Is threshed at prices ranging
from So to IS cents per bushel. Thou
sands of bushels have been sold at
these figures. Prospects indicate an
abundant yield.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1907-08-01
Angus L 1, 1907.
ALL SORTS.

China has agreed to submit the
opium traffic to joint investigation
of the powers
1t il announced on semi official
authority that the Mexican govern
ment has adopted plans for great
enlargement of its navy placed upon
a good fighting basis.
New Boston, n. H the original
home of the Tewksbury family in
Randolph, fired at its Fourth of Ju-
" celebration the most interesting
gun in the Granite State, the 'fOld
Molly Stark, - which is the property
of its military company. The can
non was brought to America with
the French army in Canada, com
handed ly General Montcalm and
was captured at Quebec by the
English Under General Wolfe.
When General Burgoyne invaded
the colonies in 1777 the gun was a
part of the field artillery taken along,
and when he sent Breymann to the
aid of Baum at Bennington, Aug
16, 1777, the gun came into posses
sion of General Stark. By him it
was presented to the New Boston
artillery company, then attached to
the 9th regiment New Hampshire
militia. 1t is four FOUNDER and
has g. -inch bore. 1t is made of
brass and was cast at Paris in 1747
Doctor Osler's age limitation is
falsifed in the case of an American,
Sydney Talbot, aged SO years, who
worked all his life without an all
ment until few weeks ego, when
he was admitted to the Seamen's
hospital in London, suffering from
slight stroke of paralysis. He has
been earning s25 weekly as engineer
of the ocean going tug Ulin. He
was born in Brooklyn, May l, 1909,
and went TO England when he was
II years cid.
A total of 203 students have en-
rolled at the summer school now in
progress at the Massachusetts, Ag-
ricultural College. Four are from
Vermont, and one in ten are men.
George G. Reed arrived in Bos-
ton on Wednesday after making a
trip in an automobile from Califor-
MIA. He was accompanied by two
men and their car was called "The
Desert Rat
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1907-08-01
Men Past Sixty in Danger

More than half of mankind over sixty
years of age suffer from kidney and
bladder disorders, usually enlargement
of the PROSTATE glands. This is both
painful and dangerous, and Foley's
Kidney Cure should be taken at the first
sign of danger, as it corrects Irregular
ties and has cured many old men of this
disease. Mr.. Rodney Burnett, Rock
Mo-, writes; Il suffered with enlarged
PROSTATE gland and hid..ey trouble for
years and after taking two bottles of
Foley's Kidney Cure, l feel better than
have for twenty years, although am
now 81 years old
Geo. G. Smith.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1907-08-01

science or the courage of Congress-
man all of whom have to travel back
and forth to Washington by rail.
It was shown on investigation that
there was some ]amentable weak
ness in-the block signal system, Ell
Their in it's general form or its ad-
ministration. Nearly all the wrecks
were traced to faulty signalling and
few to defective material or un-
avoidable accidents. Then the in
vestigation went further and uncov-
the existance of an organic alton
known as the eastern Railway As
ISOLATION" whose ostensible object
was to protect railroads against pat
ent litigation on the adoption OF
new mechanical devices of all sorts
1t appeared, however, that the prin-
cipal function of this association
was to prevent the adoption of any
new devices and the special commit
tee that will investigate safety sig
nails will begin at the patent Office
and find out what there has been pa
tented in the signal line and what has
not been adopted that is worthy Of
adoption and why. There will be
practical tests and demonstrations
of a number of safety signal systems
and it is more than likely that one
OF more of them will be recommend
ed for adoption.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1907-08-01
Big Fire at Ooney Island.

Coney Island, the playground Of
New York's millions was visited by
a disastrous fire early Sunday and
seven buildings in the amusement
zone were completely destl Dyed.
Tilyou's steeple chase park, and
nearly twenty small hotels were
wiped out and for time the flames
threatened Luna park and Dream
land and the scores of smaller places
which fringe the waters edge for a
mile. A lucky shift of the wind to
seward aided the fremen and prob
ably saved the whole picturesque
area, but not until million dollars
damage had been done.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1907-08-01
Raopirq on Wood.

Guess I'd better rap on wood"
And then shc-and pretty frequent
~ he-reaches under the chair and
conscientiously knocks three times on
the frame OF it,
Undoubtedly most persons do il
simply for the airy persifage of it,
but there are plenty of others to whom
1t represents a pretty vital prece ion
against being overtaken by al i'll
from which they have declared them
selves free so far.
The custom is said to have had q
religious origin. The three knocks
signifiad an appeal to each Of the
thFea persons OF the Trinity and the
suhstace raped upon was Of wood,
because Chf.st was crucified upon 4
eEass Of Wead, --..........
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1907-08-01
Wonders of Science.

If we no longer live In an age
when, in Lord BeaconSieId's famous
phrase, Young men prattle proto-
plasm." 1t is only because of the in
eXhaustible resources of science,
which have distracted our attention
with later discoveries Nowadays the
public mind Is prepared for any
thing and therefore the announce
ment that a practical process has
been discovered for extracting nitro
gen from the atmosphere, and for
making 1t available to agriculture as
the basis of chemical manure, will
probably only create a mild sensa-
ton. The announcement, if 1t be sub
Stimulated, Is of the utmost conse-
QuenCe, however. 1t solves prob
lem which has long djsQuieted both
agriculturists and scientists The fer
ulity Of the soil Is by no means mex
haustible, and the supply of fertiliz-
Ing material from the GILLIAN nitrate
fields is also confined to easily ca.cu-
liable dimensions. "Whercwit'i taan
shall the earth be salted?" is the
question that presents itself, and II
is a question which certain N0rWe-
gian experimentalists claim to have
aOlVpd
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1907-08-01
Outdoor Mlsonic n 9 ing.

Fully seven hundred Mns"ns aud
their families took a tip on LaI
Memphremagog TO Owls Hpa
mountain by the steamer Lady Of
the Lake, last Thursday. the eve 1T
being the semi centennial of Gold
en- Rule Lodge, f 4 A. NJ, #
Stans'ead, Que. This lodge has
the only open air natural lodge ON
in the world situated 1920 feet
above the lake on a mouniain, and
it is its custom annually to hold ole
open air meeting on top of the
mountain and invite all Free Ma
sons to attend. Nearly every prov
ince in Canada was represented and
thirty-one states in the United
States.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1907-08-01
ALI Korea is Aroused.

Korea has been greatly stirred by
the former emperor's second pledge
of abdication. A wave of great ex-
citement crept over the whole pen
insula when the new agreement
with Japan was announced and the
emperor's proclamation published in
the provinces.
All the privileged old ladies at
tached to the court arrived in
crowds at the palace, condoling,
weeping, wailing and incidentally
carrying away in their customary
loose clothing everything detachable
and portable. The palace was loot
ed of all possible souvenirs.
The ex-emperor wepU saying that
his efforts for many years had been
a mistake and that he should him
self have taken the proposed course
and was then unable to continue his
speech.
Knowing that the affairs of State
that had passed to new admins
tration he commended to the cabi
nets benign care his son, the new
emperor.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1907-08-01
VERMONT NEWS.

A case of what is supposed to be
smallpox has broken out in Marsh
field, the son of Leon Croto being
Ill of what is thought to be that dis
ease.
William A. Rice of West Rut-
land was sentenced Thursday after
noon to not less than six mouths nor
more than three years at the House
of Correction for burglarizing the
West Rutland depot on three occa-
sions in June. He stole small
sum of money, tickets and money
forder blanks obtaining $68 on the
last. Rice was arrested in New
York.
While fishing in the Castleton
river the other day, Charles Chan
mel, of North Rutland, landed one
of the largest trout caught in that
section this season. 1t was twenty
two inches in length and weighed
four and one-half pounds. Mr..
Channel had six trout which weighed
nine and three-quarter pohnds.
James Wing Plat, one OF the
best known citizens add largest cat-
tie buyers and sheep raisers of Yer
mont, died at his home in Bridport,
Saturday morning at the age of 60
years. He had made his home in
Bridport all his life. He traded in
all parts of the world with the Me-
rino sheep which he raised.
George Alexander, a farmer liv-
ing near Montpelier, met with a
painful accident while running his
empty hay wagon down runway
from his barn. The wagon got the
best of him and, falling, one wheel
passed over his head. Eight stitch
es had to be taken to sew his scalp
on but Mr.. Alexander is pleased
that his skull was not fractured.
The condition of U. S. Marshal,
Horace W. Bailey, of Rutland, who
recently underwent an operation for
the amputation of one foot, is stead
lily improving and his ultimate re-
covery is assured.
William Hill and boy aged Is
years, whose name is unknown, were
arrested at Cuttingsville Sunday by
Sheriff E. G. Fish on the charge
of stealing horse from Sears's liv-
cry stable, at Claremont, n. H.,
July 20. The horse WAS in bad
condition from the effects of over
driving. The persons arrested were
taken to Claremont by an officer
from that place.
William Richardson, a farmer
near st. Adams, had a narrow es-
cape from death Monday morning
while in the bay field Richardson
was sharpening his scythe with
whet stone, when the scythe slipped
and plunged into his side, striking
the rib ust above his heart and cut
ting bad cash, requiring several
stitches to close. Had the big
blade struck him quarter of an
inch lower down, his heart wou Id
have been cut in twain.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1907-08-01

Hapgood of Peru has broken out
in a new spot, this time casting in
his lot with Col. Joseph Battell in
his fight against the automobile,
stating his position in "open letter
to the latter, which has been pub
lished in some of the state papers.
AS Mr.. Hapgood states that it is
his belief the automobile has no
common law rights to the highway,
he will undoubtedly prove a valua-
BILE ally to the colonel. Meanwhile
the autos continue to traverse the
highways just as though they had a
right to, but this condition of af-
fairs won't continue long probably.
Get out your acknowledgements
Enterprise.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1907-08-01

The st. Adams Messenger hits
the. nail on the head about our sum.
mer visitors boom when it says that
the truth is that Vermont's summer
business is growing faster than she
is taking care of it, and, if she per-
mits delay and neglect to go too far,
she may some day begin to feel the
reaction that is sure to set in when
too many people have come up here
for summers outing only to find
themselves disappointed in the ho-
tel OF boarding house accommoda-
tions and have gone back home and
begun to talk about it.--St. Johns
buly Republican.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1907-08-01

Several enthusiastic supporters of
base ball in this vicinity have re-
marked that "the profanity at TIE
games took away most of the plea
sure. % This is true. Profanity at
a baseball game is altogether out of
the place and entirely uncalled for.
Let some of the over-e enthusiastic
"rooters" remember that profanity
is disgusting to certain other equal
ly profitable and loyal supporters
Barton Monitor.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1907-08-01

That fountain pen fakir is getting
plenty of advertising about the
state, but probably finds that his
one night stands pay just as we'll as
rule as when he started out.
People who bought his two for a
quarter pens at $1OO each are in
the same class who sent to some
Chicago mail order firm and pay
good money for the culls and dis
cards of the big wholesale houses.
The people buying the fountain
pens could at least see what they
were getting, then, if they had the
nerve, make a fuss. But mankind
is at best timid animal. He
breads ridicule and is ashamed to
own himself cheated. That's what
makes it easy for the fake and
fraud in all classes to get away with
their victims.-Montpelier Journal
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1907-08-01
CoIorS and Consumn tion.

A French physician. DR.. Mangat. de-
clares that the color of the clothes
which a consumptjve should wear is
very important. The clothing should
be of kind which allows most light
to penetrate it, light having a favora-
gat recommends white stuffs, as they
allow the largest number of chemical
rays to pass through them, and aD-
sorb no colored rays. White linen.
white velvet. cotton or cloth, but not
white silk, may be used. Next to
white the best colors are blue and
violet-Exchange
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1907-08-01

game in this country.
We are pleased to note that Wan
tastiquet Grange has voted to hole
fair in this town this fall. We
know of nothing that will stimulate
better endeavors towards successful
farming than an agricultural fair
It is unnecessary to argue that q
well-conducted fair is benefit to
the town in which it is held; that is
well-known to all. 1t has been
many years since Londonderry has
had an attraction of this kind; but
it may be safely wagered that if the
affair be pushed to completion this
will be an attraction worth going
many miles to attend. A willing
spirit and live committees can work
wonders. Everybody encourage
the project.
Under the new school law, the
year beginning July l opens for ex-
pert supervision with twenty five
districts in which are included nine
ty towns. We wish those towns the
success and benefit expected by the
promoters of the system. We are
interested in their welfare, as we as
sist indirectly in paying the bulk of
the salaries which go to the new su-
pervisors; AM even if this town re-
ceives no benefit therefrom we in
tend to keep on whistling cheerfully
until the next session of the legisla-
ture. But at that time we shall urge
that the number of schools to form
a district be cut down at least one
half and the salary limit changed.
The jury in the trial of William
D. Haywood, secretary of the West
ern Federation of Miners, for com
plicity in the murder of Gov. Steu-
nenburg of Idaho has returned
verdict of acquittal. The result of
the trial has not surprised those
who have followed the trial proceed
ings during it's course of eleven
weeks. OF course there are many
who will still claim that Haywood
is guilty though not proven so; but
on the other hand, if he had been
declared guilty, there would have
been as many, or even more, that
would have declared that "money
did it, money will do anything"
which is a cry that ought not to be
uttered anywhere in this country.
The verdict in this case does not
disprove the charge that there has
been a series of assassinations due
to a conspiracy in the labor organ
izations of the miners. It still
seems very evident that Gov. Steu-
nenburg was murdered by plotters,
and the public demands their con
viction and punishment if it be pos
sible of accomplishment
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1907-08-01
What Others Say.

A company of Barre men sal
down to woodchuck dinner one
evening of last week. This is the
limit. The "feast" was followed by
after dinner speaking. Montpelier
will have to expand some to get the
start of this novel banquet.-Water-
bury Record.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1907-08-01
WINDHAM COUNTY

Charles Crone, Of Brattleboro, is
charged with attempting a criminal
assault upon the -year-old dau gh-
ter of A E Torrey, of b insdale,
N. H. Crone has an unsavory rep
utati on.
A rededication of the old church
at Rockingham Old Home day will
be observed at the old church Au-
gust Is. There will be basket
picnic at noon. At 100 O'Clock a
program arranged by n. L. Divoll
will be given. Congressman Kit
tredge Haskins will give the princi
pal address and short speeches will
be made by citizens.
BENNINGTON COUNTY.
A heavy thunder storm, which
passed over Bennington Wednes-
day night, washed out the track of
the Rutland railroad for distance
of 100 feet It was discovered in
time to stop the north and south
bound trains. Highways in that VI
cinity were also baGly quilted
The Battenkill Valley fair will be
held at Manchester Center Septem-
Der 10, II, and II. A feature of
the fair will be an automobile and
a children's floral parade. The fair
is held Ivy the Battenkill industrial
Association, of which the officers are:
President, D. H. Dyer, of Man
chester Cen ter, and secretary treas
,ure~, Charles Rob nson OF Man
chester Center.
Hay makers in the field of Mrs.
A. NJ Paul at South Pomfret were
astonished the other afternoon to
see newly made hay cock whirled
100 feet in the air while around it
like satellite rotated rapidly a Gu
cumber screen. The hay looked like
a balloon and it stayed in mid-air
several seconds till the cyclic *
hausted itself, the hay being scatter
ed all over the lot The cyclone
confined its operations 10 very
small area and ~ material damage
was done,
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1907-08-01
Russia Executes Woman.

With the observance of the great
est privacy Madame Fromkina, whe
in March last attempted to assassin.
ate General Rheinbot, the ex pre-
feet of police, and who in May made
an attempt to murder the inspector
of the political prison in Mascow
wounding him with a pistol, which
had been mysteriously struggled in
to her cell, was hanged in that city
at sunrise Thursday.
The authorities made every effor
during the past fortnight to per
suade the woman to plead for the
mercy of the Emperor, but this she
obstinately refused to do. Her par
ents interceded with the throne il
her behalf, but their efforts were
unavailing.
Madame Fromkina was no
charged with actual murder, but &C
cused of making several ineffectua
attempts to kill officials.
A Century of Life.
Alpheus Haynes, of Middleton
Springs, popularity known through
out the western part of Rutland
county as Deacon Hayne g, celebrat.
ed his Tooth birthday July 80 and
there are very few people living in
Middletown who did not participate
in the celebration. It was a village
affair arranged by the congregation
of the Baptist church of which be
has been dea ICON seventy years
having a record probably unsur-
passed in the country.
T. A. Meader of Groton recen tly
gathered from his German rhubarb
a stock which measured 35 by IS
inches, the main stock weighing one
pound and II ounces after the Leaf
was cut away. This rhubarb was for
merly gift from A.. f. Nichols OF
St. Johnsbury, he having recel we'd
roots of the same from Rev. Edward
Fairbanks, D. D., who procured it
while on his extensive travels in
foreign contries.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1907-08-01
Your Vic. nIotber, or Sitter

Can make Lemon. Chocolate and Gus
tard pies better than the expert cook by
using "OUR-PIE' as all the ingredients
are in the package ready for immediate
use. Each package, enough for two
arge pies, 0cents. Order today from
Y our grocer.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1907-08-01

"My face is my fortune. SIR said
the pretty summer gill,
''An.1 mine is, tpa,H said the hand
some summer man, "Let rs put
egr fortunes together
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1907-08-01

Wonder if the women of Seoul
who looted the palace of the de-
posed king of Korea learned the
game in this country.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1907-08-01
Editorial Column.

Haywood is free; but his associ-
ates, Pettibone, Meyer, Adams and
Simpkins will be tried, and vigor-
GUS prosecution is promised by the
state officials.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1907-08-01
Monumental Work

All work shipped direct from the
Ouarries TO the nearest station. No
middle profit to divide as l have no
shop rent TO pay, nor old stock to
carry over, the interest on which
will eat up big percentage. As 1
do not have TO transport across a
big mountain l can undersell, and
at the same time erect better work
than any other dealer in this section
Everything comes 10 me With a
guarantee aud will come to you the
same. A word TO the wise is sufi-
cient. Drop card TO me and L
will be pleased TO call aud show you
all the latest designs both in Marble
aaa GraRpitp.