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Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1907-03-15

tent to Which the New Hampshire Lads
Were outplayed.
.r,. score of % to 16. by which the
l,r,ttlghoro Athletics won the basketball
..rtost from Keene Athletic club at the
.rmory in that city, saturday night,
.,f,,s but little idea of the difference in
IN. pluving of the two teams. Brattle-
.4ru completely outclassed Kcene. The
U.u WAS i'm Keene's territory more than
ttr,,-f ourths of the time. Three of
I.rcuc.s baskets were on long lucky shots
md four points were made on free
r-i,s one basket which went to Kecnes
credit was thrown outside the boundaries
Io tine rare intervals when the New
IampShire players had the ball close
.uoush for easy throws the men were
,n,,rcd SO completely as to be almost
..IuI,ys. The Athletics on the other
rlrd rushed the ball with irresistible
.rr.d and strength but had the hardest
sind of luck in attempting to locate the
.ius,rp,ucd baskets. Time after time
tr. hall wobbled on the rim, only to fall
outside. one shot by McGuiggan was
NOT allowed on the score as the referees
whistle was blown at the moment the
ban was thrown.
Kpcuc presented only two of it's regular
.ntu Plumb and Conner. Follensbee and
rr,guu of Portsmouth and Matthew
who has been playing with Springfield,
comprised the achievements. The Attn
ratcs entered the arena with three of
their regular men-Capt. DaVcY, stat
FORD and Boutwell,, Doyle and McGuiggan
Of Newport completing the combination.
I'm the preliminary practice an amusing
scene took place from Brattleboro
standpoint The Athletics had tried a
Jew shots at the lower end of the big hall
when they trotted back to the basket
near the entrance. Stafford, standing
"a
which dropped cleanly into the net.
stafford knocked the ball out of the
closed basket and tossed it to Doyle, and
then to DaveY, McGuiggan and Boutwell,
in succession and each player from n
long distance made a bulls eye shot.
There were a few smothered 'ohs!N
while the big crown of spectators looked
ON in Amusement but with not a hand
for the clever exhibition of the visiting
players
As soon as the ball was in play it was
u Brattleboro's possession and ii was
quickly worked up the hall on sharp
PASSES. Stafford shooting the first bas-
tet Keene trailed from this time to the
finish The score at the end of the first
half was Is to 10. In the first three
minutes OF the second half there was no
scoring; after that Brattleboro cut loose
ana rolled up IA points within a short
time. In individual playing Daveys
work was most noticeable, particularly in
the second period He ran away from
his opponent, took the long passes and
turned and shot for the basket with Won
derfu rapditY, and with a screened bas-
ket he would undoubtedly have secured
l6 to 20 points instead of the eight which
came to him on field goals. His passing
was also high class. Doyle had a dough-
ty opponent in Plumb, and frequently
carried that close sticker around on his
back NcGuiggan had the jump on Fol-
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1907-03-15
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Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1907-03-15
KEENE AN EASY MARK
With Advantage Of Their Own
Floor Beaten by Athletics

core 27 to t6 Does Not Indicate the Ex-
tent to Which the New Hampshire Lads
Were outplayed.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1907-10-11
Signs of Long Life.

III view of the diversified testimony
Of present day centenarians on the SUBJ
ject Of longevity and it's causes, it is
interesting to get a little light on the
subject from Queen Eiizabeth's time.
"Bacon took deep interest in Ion
gevity and its earmarks," says a ply
sician, land Bacon's signs of long life
and Of short life are as true today as
they ever were. You won't live long,
Bacon pointed out, If you have soft,
fine hair, a fine skin, quick growth,
large head, early corpulence, short
neck, small mouth, brittle and separat-
ed teeth and fat ears. Your life, bar
ring accidents, will be very lengthy If
you have slow growth, coarse hair,
rough skin, deep wrinkles in the fore
head, firm flesh, large mouth, wide
nostrils, strong teeth set close together
and hard, grisly ear"
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1907-10-11
A Wardrobe In a Hat

Grandfather De Voc is an artist who
appreciates fine millinery. His young
married daughter, however, was prac-
ticing domestic economy when a hat,
beautiful creation in real lace, ar
rived for little Elise from her devoted
grandparent, whose eye had sur
rendered to this bit Of baby apparel
the moment he saw it in department
store.
THAT hat is entirely too extravagant
for this family remarked the young
mother. I'll take it back and see
what can do"
A few days later the grandfather
called to see the baby in the new hat
do let me see how she looks in It,"
he said. "And how did you like it,"
every much, father, thank you. They
gave me two hats, two dresses, a
sweater and 80 cents in change for It,"
Youths Companion.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1907-10-11
Osth vvers ceIIeeter',.

OOW WON V0U00I0tOs
4 local Newspaper artist got lettsf
cue day from man over in Indiana
who said he was making a collection
Of sketches. II have drawings from
well known newspaper artists In near
~ every state in the Union" the In
diana man wrote, "but I have none
from Ohio. I have seen some Of your
work, and think it is good. II you
will send me some little sketch for my
collection shall have 1t framed"
The artist noticed from the letter
head that the Indiana man was con-
nected with bank in one of the small
towns over in the state of literature.
That gave him q bunch, and he wrote
back as follows:
II am making a collection Of ten
dollar bills. haven't secured speci-
mems from every state in the Union,
but l have several tens and few
twenties, and l am particularly anx-
ious to have ten dollar bill from In
diana. I notice that you are employed
in n place where ten dollar bills are
kept. and If you send me one for my
collection shall be glad to have 1t
framed. Plain Dealer.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1907-10-11
Presence Of Mind.

Although it is not given to every
body to know exactly what to do at
the right moment, one woman at least
can lay claim to presence Of mind
which may, without undue exaggera-
ton, be considered phenomenal. This
woman's little boy was ailing with
some trivial childish complaint, and
the doctor ordered him some medicine.
He had Just taken his daily dose
when his mother said, with some ex-
element:
II quite forgot to shake that bottle
afore giein yet. Johnnie. Come here"
Johnnie obeyed. and, much to his as
constituent and disgust, was subject
ed to vigorous shaking from the
strong arms Of the parent. at the
conclusion of which he was laid down
with the remark:
There. my laddie, that'll dae. 1t
should be gey weel mixed up moo, I'm
thinkin', but don't let me forget
again.
Johnnie promised.-Pearson's Week
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1907-10-11
WHEN MS H0I.
Add Ysur Own Idea to Thsss Pictures
Of Oppressive Heat.

Add Yeur Own Idea 70 Tk0eo Ptetueoe
Of Oppressive Hest.
Suppose We describe in turn the
scene that our fancy pictures as illus.
trating our notion of oppressive heat, -
said one Of party discussing the ex-
tremes of weather. what do we think
of-what time. what place, what con.
ditions?"
The suggestion was received with
favor, and here are some of the re.
sponses:
"a new concrete sidewalk at noon,
with the sun beating down on 1t and
your heels sinking in, and the heat re-
Elected in your face. and the air per-
vaded wi<h the smell Of tar"
~"rhe desert. with an exhausted cara
van struggling to reach mirage that
hovers on the horizon. but doomed to
perish of thirst, as persisted the man
and the animal whose bleached bones
they are passing"
"Washing dishes in the kitchen, with
the thermometer at IS out of doors
and a hundred and something within,
with your hands so soapsudsy and
greasy that you can't lift them to
your face to wipe away the perspira-
ton and with your whole being so
tired and cross and miserable that you
would cry-ff you were not ashamed
to-"
1.-THE deck Of becalmed yacht. with
a CLASSY sea and long. slow roll and
the brasswork so hot that it burns
your hand. the sun high. the sky cloud
less. the sails hanging with not a
breath to stir them, the victim pros
trate and seasick, with no conscious
ness in the present except Of heat and
nausea and no expectation for the fu-
ture but sunstrOke."
standing alone in the middle of a
broad, hot field that Is flaming with
scarlet lilies. with no sound save the
notes of the grasshoppers and the To-
GUSTS
moon on country road which lies
between treeless, barren fields, with
no living thing in sight but an OK team
lurching slowly on its way in a cloud
Of yellow dust"
"A night in August when GOODNESS
has not come with darkness, when you
cannot sleep and can hardly breathe
and when it seems that morning would
never come."-Chicago News.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1907-10-11
The Claw of the Devil.

In the middle ages people recognized
witches and possessed persons by seek
ing on their bodies for what was called
the claws Of the devil. 1t was more
or less extensive part Of the skin in
which the subject was insensible to
any touch or prick. The expert intrust-
ed with this work would close the eyes
Of the subject and, armed with a sharp
needle, prick here and there the differ
ent parts Of the body. The sufferer
was TO answer with cry to each
prick, and the claw Of the devil on a
certain spot was recognized from the
fact that he did not cry when this spot
was examined. - From 1.-The Major
Symptoms Of Hysteria," by Pierre
Janet.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1907-10-11
MARCHING Geese.

Norfolk geese were driven up to Lon
don In thousands without losing con-
dition. 1t paid better before the days
OF railways to let the geese transport
themselves. The largest drove men,
toned was one Of 1900, which went
from Suffolk, through Chelmsford and
on to London. They took their journey
easily, marching ten miles day. The
ordinary days march Of the German
army Is thirteen miles, only three miles
better than the geese When Lord OK.
ford bet the Marquis Of Queensberry
that a drove Of Suffolk geese would
beat an equal number Of turkeys in q
walk to London the geese won by for
ty-eight hours.-Cornish's animal Arti-
sans" =.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1907-10-11
Learn to 30 Genial.

There are many people who excuse
themselves from the little familiarities
and kindnesses of life on the ground
that they are not natural to them.
These people say they are reserved by
disposition and cannot be free and
easy in meeting other people. But we
can learn to row boat or to write
shorthand or to speak a new language.
That unaffected simplicity Of address
which made Ruskin so approacha BILE
to child or man was the work of a
long lifes discipline.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1907-10-11
MOONLIGHT IN MUSIC.
Story Of How Beethoven Created His
Wonderful! Sonata.

Wonderful! Sonata.
Beethoven's famous composition, the
moonlight Sonata" is said to have
been composed under the following cir
cumStanceS:
One evening as Beethoven and a
friend We're hurrying through the
streets of Bonn they heard the famil-
lar notes OF the Sonata In F. Some
thing in the musicians touch attracted
the attention of Beethoven, and he
stopped and listened. Suddenly the
music stopped. and the despairing
words of the musician came to them
through the open window, "Oh, if l
could but hear some really good mu-
sician play this wonderful piece" and
the words ended in a sob.
Let us 60 !n," said Beethoven. They
entered and found the player young
girl. poor and blind. Beethoven sat
dawn at the old .harpsichord and play
ed as he had never played before. His
listeners We're slellbound. Tell u.s.
they begged. "who are you?" For an
swer he played the opening bars in the
Sonata In F." 1T is Beethoven
they exclaimed in awe and admiration.
Suddenly the candle flickered and
went out. Beethoven ceased playing
and bowed his head upon his hand.
His friend threw open the shutters. A
flood of beautiful moonlight entered
the room. Its transferring light touch
ed up the poor old instrument and rest
ed upon the noble figure bowed before
it. The profound silence was broken
at last by the musician, who said: Ills
ten. will improvise sonata to the
moonlight" Then was created this won
derful sonata, beginning in a sad, ten
der movement. the embodiment in
sound of the gentle moonlight transfig-
uring and clarifying the dark earth.
Suddenly the music ceased, and with
brief farewell Beethoven hurried
home to put upon paper this famous
composition.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1907-10-11

A single grain of the resin of Indian
hemp will produce catalepsy in man.
A few hours are required for the ef-
fects to reach climax, when his
limbs may be placed in almost any
position without difficulty, and when
once placed they remain in the given
position indefinitely, although the nat
ural influence of gravity would cause
them to fall During the catalepsy the
body is usually insensible to all i'm.
MISUNDERSTANDING
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1907-10-11
Antiquity Of Tennis.

Among all the popular games of to-
day none perhaps is of greater an
tiquity than tennis, for it Is said to
have originated in the ball games of
the ancient Greeks and Romans. In
the first place the ball was struck by
the hand, later on heavy gloves were
worn or cords strapped round the palm,
and the racket was contrived during
the fifteenth century In France, where
the game was very popular, and thence
introduced into England.-London Cap
tain.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1907-10-11
The UnveiI;no.

Great occasions do not make heroes
Or towards, they simply unveil them
to the eyes Of men. Silently and i'm
perceptibly, as we wake or sleep, we
grow and wax strong, we grow and
wax weak. and at last some crisis
shows US what we have become
Canon Westcott.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1907-10-11
Tho Execution.

"Durn you and your old grocery!
shouted a man who backed up against
the fresh paint.
didn't you see that sign, Fresh
Paint?'" asked the grocer. a
"Of course did, but I've seen 50
many signs hung out here announcing
something fresh that wasn't that
didn't believe it"-Indianapolis Jour.
nal.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1907-10-11
A Modern Heart.

do you see that lady over there7
She broke my Cousins heart"
'Was she 80 cruel?"
mo, but the day before he broke or
his engagement to her she inherited
100000 MARKS F'liegende Batter.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1907-10-11
Taken In On. WAY.

He-So you persist in breaking off
the engagement? She-Most decided
~. What do you take me for? He
Oh, about forty. Better think it over.
1t may be your last chance.-Harpers
Weekly,
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1907-10-11
Lost to Secrecy,

Marryat-So that great inventor. Is
dead and his wonderful secret is lost.
Newitt-Not at all. He told bis wife
Just before he died. Marryat.-Yes.
that's what mean. = Philadelphia
Press.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1907-10-11
A Stvljst.

Uncle-Here, my boy, are q couple
Of chocolate cigars. But where are
you going with them7 Little Johnny
Why, am going to eat them in the
smoking room.-Meggendorfer Batter.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1907-10-11

1t is a dangerous thing to Dc pits
for other folks.-French Proyssb.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1907-05-04
News in Brief.

Capt. Geo. f. Bason, a prom
inent citizen Of North Carolina,
died Wednesday at his home in
Gastonia. C. l.. Dunn, brake
man on the Southern, was drown
ed Wednesday iE Chatham Co.,
n. O.. Gov. Glenn of North
Carolina has pardoned John Y.
Kincaid, who was convicted of
killing William Brown, the al
legged betrayer of Kincaid's sis
ter. >. An explosion Wednesday
in Whipple Mines, West Virgi-
MIA, killed three men and in
jured a number Of others
Two men were kill in a collision
on the Seaboard at Norlina, n
Q. -. John Richardson, an old
colored man, was killed in Col
umbia this week by falling from
a street car. DIR. Eleanore B..
Saunders, the bright young York
county woman who graduated last
week with first honors at the
Charleston Medical College, has
been appointed assistant physi
clan at the State Hospital for the
Insane, in ColumbiaShe succeeds
DR.. Sarah Allen.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1907-05-04
.LETTER TO LANCASTER MER-
CAMILLE co.
Lancaster, S. O.

Dear Sir: 1t is great thing for mer-
chcnt to have the exclusive sale Gn his
region. of course) of anything wanted by
every oly
Ieere ar two ways to treat such goods
One is: put the price mp and make big
proht The other way Is: be fair and make
more
Devoe Is the paint that takes least gallons
and costs least money house, a Job, "A
year lifetime no matter how you reckon
your costs, except by the gallon Devoe is
the best care-taker and costs least money
Don't forget that the principal part of
the cost of paint is putting it on Less gal.
Ions less cost Don't forget that another
principal part of economy is long wear;
less gallons, less cost and long wear
1t is great thing to have the exclusive
sale of popular goods that make friends, OF
goods that enrich both buyer and seller
Devoe IL perhaps only ten per cent better
than one or two others; but ten is plenty
-plentyits 200 or 800 better than many
There's many "a merchant who hasn I
found-out his goods 1t doesn't take a man
long to find-out that Devoe is the least
money paint and why. no matter which
side he is on
Yours truly,
IA r w Devoe d Co.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1907-05-04
Pay of r. F. D. Carriers to
be Based on Number Miles
Travelled.

Washington, May Post
master General Meyor has APP
proved the detailed adjustment
of salaries of rural free-delivery
carriers, as submitted by AS
sistant Postmaster Graw, and
the new schedule, which will
become effective July l next,
will make a graded increase in
the compensation of carriers of
from 8 to % per cent, based
upon the number of miles travers
ed by carriers as shown by the
records of the department.
The schedule is as follows -
Routes of "a or more miles, 5000
per annum; % to "a miles, 1864;
20 to % miles, $50; Is to 90
miles, $720; 16 to IS miles, $500;
IA to 16 miles, $40; - to Ia
miles, 1904 10 to II miles, $46S;
s to 10 miles, 1882; 6 to miles,
1896.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1907-05-04

Council Chambers, Lancaster, s. G.
May 1st, 1907.
WHEREAS, on the 25th day of pril,
1907, John II. Stevens, NJ. S. Wither-
spoon and j. H. Witherspoon
made application to the Town Of
Lancaster, for an exclusive fran
chise to furnish the said Town
Of Lancaster, and the inhabi-
tants thereof, electric lights and
power, for a period of thirty [30l years,
and,
WHEREAS, on the same date, by a
two-third vote OF the Board of Alder
men, by Ordinance duly ratified, the
said franchise was granted to the said
John Il. Stevens, NJ. ;. Witherspoon
and ]. III. Witherspoon. and their sue
cessors and assigns;
NOW BE IT ORDAINED, by the
Mayor and Aldermen of the Town Of
Lancaster, in Council Assembled, and
by the authority of the same:
/. That the said Ordinance be SUBJ
mitted for ratification to the qualified
electors of said town, at an election to
be held at the Guard House of said
Town, on the 18th day of May. 1907.
II. That the polls shall be open from
eight o'clock in the forenoon until
O'Clock in the afternoon of said day
and that j. N. Crockett, w. j Cum
ningham and j. II. Amos be and the y
are hereby appointed Managers to
hold said election
| Ill. That those voters favoring
the ratification of the ordinance
granting said franchise, shall vote a
ticket, as follows: "For granting
franchise. Yes;" and those opposing
the ratification Of said Ordinance
granting said franchise, shall vote, as
follows: "FOr granting franchise,
No"
Nv. That copy Of this Ordinance
shall be published in The Lancaster
News, in its issues Of Saturday, May
the 4th, wednesday, May the 9Th,
and Saturday, May the 1lth, and
shall constitute due notice OF the cleo
tien herein provided for
v. That the following are the
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1907-05-04
PUBLIC LIGHTING.

Ten Are Lights of $50 watt power.
each, to be furnished for the use OF
the town free
Twenty Arc Lights OF $50 watt DOW
er, each, to be furnished for the use of
The town at rate OF $40 90 per an
mum for each of the said Arc Lights:
and $40 90 per annum for each addi-
tional $50 watt power Arc Light, if
any additional are needed
vi. That after the close of said
election, as aforesaid, the Managers
shall count the votes and certify the
result 10 the Town Council of said
Town, for its records.
VII. That in addition to original
ordinance granting the franchise, as
aforesaid, in office of the Clerk and
Treasurer of said Town, containing
the terms, stipulations and provis-
ions of the contract under which said
franchise was granted, certified
copy thereof shall be filed forthwith
in the office Of the Mayor of said
Town, for perusal and examination,
by the citizens and electors of SAID
Town
Passed and ratified, in Council As
sembled, this 1st day of May, 1907.
X. K. WYLIE. Mayor.
Attested by
John Crawford [L.S.]
Clerk and Treasurer.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1907-05-04
THE HEATH-JONES co.
More News from the New England
States.

If any one has any doubt as the virtue
of Foley's Kindney Cure, they need only
to refer to Mr. Alvin ii Simpson. OF WALL
imatic. Conn, who, after almost losing hope
of recovery. on account of the failure OF so
many remedies, finally tried Foley sKidney
Cure. which he says was .'just the thing"
for him, as four bottles cured him COM
p,etrly. He is now entirely well and free
from all the suffering incident to acute
kidney trouble. Funderburk Pharmacy.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1907-05-04
MAXIM u NJ rates allowed to be
charged for public and private light
ing under said franchise
PRIVATE LIGHTING.

PRlN ATE LIGHTING.
l l6 G.. Z. Light. SOC per month
2 l6 q. p. Lights, each, 4Sc per
month.
3 l6 C. p. Lights, each, 46c per
month
l6 G. p. Lights, each, 44c per
month.
. 16 c. p. Lights, each, 42c per
month
6 l6 g. p. Lights, each, 4Oc per
month.
Ito 16 c.. p. Lights, inclusive, eao h
35c per month.
over 10 l6 G. p. Lights. special
rate not to exceed 35c per month,
each.
Where the current for lighting Is
furnished by the meter system, the
following MAXIMUM prices cannot
be exceeded.
To any person, firm, association or
corporation, using under 10 Kilowatts
per month, 20 cents per Kilowatt
To any person, firm, association or
corporation using 10, and under %
Kilowatts, 18 cents per Kilowatt.
To any person, firm, association or
corporation using 20, and under 30
KilOwatts, IL cents per KilOwatt.
Any person, Arm, association or cor
poratiOn using 30, and under 80 Kilo-
watts, 16 cents per Kilowatt.
Any person, firm, association or