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Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1907-11-08
BOYS CLUB IN EsTEYVILLE.
Boys viii Conduct the Club With Ad-
Vsory committee-omcers Elected

Wednesday.
The project OF forming a club for the
boys in Esteyville took definite shape
Wednesday evening when IS OF the older
boys gathered in the basement OF the Es-
teyVile schoolhouse and formed a def
mite organization. The basement Of tle
school building has been given to the
boys for club purposes by the school
committee with heat and light furnished,
the privilege to continue so long as the
club is conducted in a satisfactory man
ner The boys are to manage the club
themselves although some responsible
man will always be present during club
gatherings to insure the safety of the
property. Apart from this necessary su-
pervision the boys are to be left to enjoy
their new club in any way that seems
best to them.
The need OF some such organization
and gathering place for the boys in that
section has been realized for some time
and within the past month definite plans
were laid The furnishings for the rooms
have been kindly loaned by several peo-
pie and money sufficient to start the or
ganization was subscribed. The appre-
citation of the boys was shown In a pleas
ing way when after the club was Or
ganized they voted to appropriate money
from their first dues, 10 cents month,
to repay the money spent for games. In
several other ways the boys showed their
appreciation of what had been done for
them and any fears that they might mis-
use the special privileges were speedily
dispeled by their attitude.
In the business meeting officers were
elected as follows: President, Robert
Burnham; vice president, Elmer Phelps
secretary, Ray Sanders; treasurer, Henry
Robinson, librarian. Roy Miner; advisory
committee, Miss Marguerite Tucker, SUI
pervisor of graded schools. Miss Mary
Croker teacher of the Esteyville school,
Miss Florence Foster, assistant in the
free kindergarten and II. L. Piper. Fred
A. Holmes has kindly consented to take
charge of the club for a time at least and
will be present at each meeting. At pres
ent meetings will be held each Wednesday
evening from Z to o'clock, but If the
| interest warrants the room may be opened
second evening each week Books,
| magazines and games have been pro-
vided and pop corn and apples helped to
keep the boys happy.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1907-11-08
AUDITORIUM NOTES.
1.-THE Lion and the Mouse" Nov. 9.


Since the last performance of THE
Lion and the Mouse" at the Auditorium
it has established new record in theatri-
cal history. 1t will revisit Brattleboro for
one night only, or Saturday, Nov 8,
when Mr.. Harris will again present this
wonderful play with an exceptionally
strong cast, and the production new and
complete in every detail. The success Of
The Lion and the Mouse" is well-known
to everyone throughout the country and
is a proof that the money devil who out
side his own hemisphere has hitherto
chiefly occupied the lecture platform the
pulpit and the press, has at last found
his place upon the stage. The idiosyn-
Grassy of the time is swollen wealth. The
lion" in Mr.. Klein's play is a Millionaire
treading all things under his golden heel.
The mouse" is a clever girl who outwits
and defeats him. The play abounds in
human feeling in vital interest drawn
from real and current life, painted in
local color. Seats are now on sale at the
box office There will be no matinee
performance.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1907-11-08
"rhe Heart Of MARYLAND" Nov. 10.

One of the most attractive and notable
dramas of the present decade, possessing
that quality Of humanity interest and ro-
manticized realism that recommends
it so strongly to popular favor, Is
David Belasco's romantic play, The
Heart of Maryland" which will again be
seen at the Auditorium Monday evening.
Nov. 10. THE Heart of Maryland" is
story of love and war in which the in
domitable, and heroic love of a Southern
girl dominates the action and progress
of the scene. in every act with an alb
sorbing interest and a resistless fascina-
ton.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1907-11-08

Little Holland, with its 5000, 900 people
living safely behind their wave-washed
dykes, is about to make a new conquest
from its old enemy, the ocean, writes
Emmett Campbell Hall in the Technical
world magazine for November. Already
Dutch engineers have begun the tremen-
dous task which will result in turning the
Huyder Zee into l400 square miles of dry
land Where of old the great Dutch war
Meets gathered where now 1000 fishermen
sink their nets, there will rise happy viii
Iages broad pastures, poplar bordered
toaus ana sleepy canals-new farms and
homes for so, 900 Dutchmen. The task 10
be undertaken is a tremendous one. IT
VIII cost nearly $76,OOOOOO. In return the
government expects to secure annual
rentals of more than s., 600 900 from those
VINO occupy and till the hard-won ground.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1907-11-08
Grants Last Days.

DR.. George F. Shrady, one OF General
Grants physicians in his last illness, and
in frequent attendance upon him. has
written for early publication in The Cen
fury of "Gene4l Grants Last Days
putting on record interesting details re-
lating to the last months Of General
Grants life, of which no adequate ac-
count has previously been written.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1907-11-08

A writer in Harper's Weekly estimates
that there have been in Europe during
the past summer 5000 American touring
parties I'm automobiles, each car carrying
on an average five persons. The ex-
pense averaged $40 per day for each
person, making a daily expenditure by
this class of American travellers in Eu-
rope of S400,O 900, or a grand total of S24, 70
100000 for the season. So great is the
number Of American automobiles on the
continent during the season that the
transport of motors across the Atlantic
has become regular and specialized
business.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1907-11-08
GRANGE NEWS.
Biggest Class in the History Of Protective
Grange.

The biggest class ever received into
Protective Grange and probably the big
gest one ever received by any Grange
in the state was taken in Wednesday
evening, when the first and second de
grees were worked on p candidates and
three more were received who had pre-
viously been initiated. If the night had
not been so stormy this record would
have been surpassed as there were 40
candidates ready to go in at that time.
Master Harry w. Spaulding appointed a
special meeting for Dec I, when these
10 will receive the first and second de-
grees. The third and fourth degrees will
be conferred Nov. 20. The class received
numbers more than the charter mem
bers who organized Protective Grange in
1873 1t represents the new people who
have become interested in the local
Grange within three months and Is
natural and healthy growth and not
stimulated by any special canvass.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1907-11-08
Nine coons from wardsboro.

c. ID. Farnsworth of Mcrrick has re-
turned home from an annual coon hunt
in Wardsboro. VT During the hunt Mi
Farnsworth was accompanied by T. h.
Kidder Of Wardsboro and nine large
coons were killed. They have been pre-
scented to the fire department for the
coon suppr Ia be held in the Merrck hose
house, Nov, 14-[West Springfield item
in Springfield Union Nov. 3
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1907-11-08

The next Grange social will be held
Tuesday evening.
Though the receipts from all the booths
at the recent fair are not all in 1t is
known that the net proceeds will be
about $3.50
The annual harvest supper will be
served Nov. 20 after the third and fourth
degrees have been conferred. All MEM
bers are asked to contribute literally.
The 4lst annual meeting OF the Ma
tional Grange will be held in Hartford.
Conn, from Nov. Is to % and several
from here are planning to attend the
sessions in part or wholly. Special rates
have been secured on the railroads
throughout the country.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1907-11-08
Horse on Them.

The Wooden Horse was standing before
the beleaguered city.
That seems heavy beast" remarked
Paris to Hector, surveying it critically,
OF what weight would you say It was?'
Troy weight, of course" answered
Hector. Whereat envy turned Paris
green.-[Harpers Weekly.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1907-11-08
WEST BRATTLEBORO
Aunt Jerusha's Quilting Party"
to Be Given Nov. is
Entertainment for Benefit Of Water
Wagon Fund-singular Medical Case
Basketball Next Tuesday

"Aunt Jerusha's Quilting Party will
be given in Academy hall Nov 16
for the benefit of the water wagon
fund. The cast has been rehearsing with
vigor this week and those who have seen
the rehearsals say that 1t is one of the
best things ever given under water
wagon auspices There will be old time
songs by the best local solOists and some
of a more buresque type. The cast is
as follows: Jerusha Dow, Julia Harriette
Stockwell. Hepzibah Spooner, Rosamond
Adella Miller; Hannah Pike, Myrtle
Emma Convey; Johanna Hines, Lillian
Lucinda Stellman; Rachel Gray. Minnie
Johnson Hamilton; Patience Peabody,
Kate Ross Wheeler; Mrs Simeon Stubs,
Ida Belle Fox; Druscilla Thompkins,
Janctte May Haywood; Charity Cooper,
Stella Louisa Halliday; Mrs. Deacon
Simpkins, Corinne Upton Blodgett Mrs.
Aaron Pride, Evangeline jeanette Perry;
Phoebe Pride. Martha Laura Goodenough
John Dow. Bert Stanford Miller, Deacon
Simpkins, Ernest Marsh Goodenough
Squire Pride, Clarence Cutting Barney
Preacher Lovejoy. Wilhelm Elliot Stell-
man.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1907-11-08

The above Is a portrait of George Ken
nan. who has an International reputa-
ton as an author, correspondent student
and Investigation Mr. KEENAN, contributes
to the November McClure's an interest
ing study OF San Francisco. entitled
Criminal Government and the Private
Citizen"
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1907-11-08

The best tea sells In China for less
than ten cents a pound.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1907-11-08

Mrs. George c. Harris went to Boston
Monday to stay with her son, Carroll
Harris. who is in the Massachusetts Gen
eral hospital being treated. The boy
was taken to the hospital last week by
his father, but was so homesick that it
was feared that his physical condition
would be seriously affected Mrs. Har-
ris will stay with him until he returns
from the hospital. The specialists there
have not yet made any definite state
ment as to his chances of recovery, but
when the conference of physicians was
held here three weeks ago they believed
that his throat could be successfully
treated there. He has been suffering
nearly two years from the effects Of
drinking potash.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1907-11-08

is some good material. The first game
will be with the Brattleboro high school
team Tuesday evening in academy hail.
Arthur Crouch of Greenfield visited here
this week.
Miss Faulkner Of Wilmington has been
visiting in town this week.
The Needlecraft will meet next Friday
in the home of Miss Florence Fisher.
Charles Cheney is home this week as
the school which he teaches in Marlboro
has a vacation
c. \. Cheney Of Hoosck Falls, y. Y, is
expected tomorrow for a few days visit
with his nephcws.
Mrs. n. \. Crosier of Keene came
Wednesday to visit Mr. and Mrs. F. h.
Mann few days
Miss Edith Stowe Will start Nov. 20 for
Panama where she has accepted a po-
sition in a government school.
Mr.. and Mrs. Hayes Bigelow left yes
terday afternoon for Tarpon Springs,
Fla, where they will spend the winter.
Mrs Harriet Marsh moved from the
Stockwell building this week to the home
of her son, Fred Marsh, ON the Ames
hill road.
Miss Harriet Warmer, who has been
i'll In the home of her sister. Mrs. Cotton,
is expected home soon.
Mr.. Watt, the state colporter Of the
Baptist church, spoke in the Sunday
evening meeting. giving an interesting
account Of his experiences in travelling
through the state.
on account of the lectures by Prof
st. John Friday evenings the midweek
meeting in the Congregational church Will
be held on Tuesday evenings FOR the
present. This week the meeting was in
academy hall on account of the repairs
| going on in the church
The woman's association OF the Con-
gregational church is holding its annual
mending and packing meeting today in
| the home Of Mrs. l.. II. Stelman Toe
day is to be devoted to fixing up par
| TALLY worn clothes to be packed In q
missionary barrel to go to the south.
| Rev. F. S. Smith, formerly pastor OF
! the Baptist church in this village viii
! begin his new work as pastor of the
| Second Baptist church in Haverhill
Mass, at an early date He accepted {
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1907-11-08
ThatWill
Fit
Any Foot

No two persons exactly shape persons
shape their feet For these
fit all
left shoe of ordinary may fit perfectly while to
of the
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1907-11-08

\ basketball team has been organized
in the academy and practice Is now in
enthusiastic progress. II is hoped that
strong team will be developed as there
is some good material The first game
will be with the Brattleboro high school
team Tuesday evening in academy hall.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1907-11-08
Ready Made "Lasts"

making shoe there
every style every made We
for the foot
especially designed for foot difficulties If these
happen your difficulty, still further.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1907-06-14
VIII Live In Paris.

The widow OF Coils r. Huntington
has informed friends ia Washington
of her purpose 10 reside permanently
IN Paris With this object IN view
she Is preparing 20 close her house in
New York and 30 to the French cap
ital. where there viii soon DC com
pIeted > mansion for her costing near
y 81 600. 900. aiFs. Huntington war
many years younger than her great
husband. who left her the bulk Of bis
millions 70 do With as she might aes
At
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1907-06-14
CAPTAIN KNEW NE BUSINESS
story Of the Bark That Broke Record
Around the Horn.

"A story OF heroism OF the sea, rival
ing that OF Gilliat In The Toilers Of
the Sea, has Just been enacted in the
Paclflc ocean" said John r. Barnes.
San Francisco merchant 60 a Wash
ington Post writer. 1t is the story 81
an intrepid sea captain who resur
rected q sunken ship that had been
given up for lost and put her in such
good condition that she has broken all
records for sailing craft around the
horn
The sea captain lived at San Diego
until year or two ago. having retired
on n modest income. His name Is
Thayer. One day be read In the pa
pers of an auction sale of the hulk OF
a ship In the South seas. He went 10
San Francisco. where he found that
the ship had been valued at $4,000
and had been grounded In storm. de
serted by the crew and supposedly
pounded into a shapeless mass upon
the rocks. Hut he thought he would
take a chance. and so bid her In for
$1.10O. getting lawyer In Oakland TO
take half interest.
Getting together a wrecklng crew,
he travelled 1000 miles TO the island
OF Manga Riva. where. through heroic
efforts and after many months. he got
the ship to the level and towed her
back across smooth summer seas to
San Francisco. There the vessel was
rebuilt into three-masted bark. Cap
tain Thayer came ON TO Washington
and got the government to register
the British ship Pyrenees. for thai
was It's original name, ms the BARI
Manga Riva. Then, after the refittinl
had been completed. he sent her e
Swansea, Wales The bark made tbs
fastest time ever attained by any sail
ing vessel between the Pacific ans
Atlantic oceans Captain Thayer Il
now enjoying the income from hi
daring, and his name Is being parade'
up and down the Pacific coast amoni
) marine folk as the modern Gllliat."
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1907-06-14
HOW NEW WORLD GOT IT'S NAME
Albany Man Tells story on 4ooth An
nlversary Of the Event.

Paris.-John Boyd Thacher. OF Al
bany, on Sunday mentioned the fact
that II was the four hundredth ami
versary of the naming of America.
He said that no attempt had ever been
made to commemorate the event and
added:
The new world was named Ameri.
ca in q little book written by Martin
WaldseemueIler. printed at Saint Die,
in the Vosges mountain. on the
seventh OF the kaiends of May In the
year 1907. The seventh of the kaiends
of May when corrected By the Gre
gorian calendar becomes May 5.
There was also an element of uni
versatility in the ceremony Of naming
for 1t was a German who proposed the
name. IL was an Italian name. the
book was printed In France and the
language employed was Latin. the uni
versal medium of mental exchanges
II NAV be too late to celebrate the
event. but It should not be too lats
to recall the fact that the new woTlt
received its name just 400 years ago.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1907-06-14

A single bitter word may disquiet
an entire family for whole day. One
surly glance casts gloom over the
household. while smile. like a CLEAN
of sunshine, may light up the darkest
and weariest hours.
Like unexpected flowers which
spring up along the path. full OF
freshness and fragrance and beauty.
do kind words and gentle acts and
sweet dispositions make glad the
home where peace and blessing dwell
No matter how humble the abode,
If II be sweetened with kindness and
smiles. the heart win turn lovingly
toward II from all the tumult OF the
world, and It viii be the dearest spot
beneath the sun. says an exchange.
And the Influences OF home perpetu'
ate themselves. The gentle grace Of
the mother lives in the daughter, and
the fatherly kindness finds echo In the
nobility and courtesy OF sons. while
on the other hand. from an unhappy
misgoverned, and disordered home 50
forth persons who will make Other
homes miserable. and perpetuate th
sourness and sadness. the contentious
and strifes and ratings which hav'
made their own lives SO wretched AMI
| distorted.
Toward the cheerful home the chill
dren gather as clouds and as dove
| to their windows. while from thu
home which il the abode Of disconten
and strife and trouble they fly forth
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1907-06-14


In my fathers native village ltvef
Mr. s.. very deaf old man. purine
the summer months he lets his spare
rooms TO some Of the many pleasure
seekers who frequent the place. says
a Boston Herald writer. and one day
last summer. while MIR. 3. Was In his
garden. q young man OF the village
CHANGED by. and the following conver.
sation took place;
Coed morning. Mr.. s."
"Mawnin'"
You've got your house fnfF nF ooasa
ers this summer"
Mr.. 3. was picking potato bugs on
from his plants. but he managed q
stop long enough to answer, Yes"
Some nice looking young ladfts
among them" continued the youaf
man.
Mr.. 8. stood up and eyed the potn
toes critically, then answered:
"well. they'd ought 20 look puftl
good Just picked two quarts .
bugs on EN-"
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1907-06-14
Medicine of Ramhon San.

In India the sap of the female bam-
boo tree is used for medicinal pur-
poses. "Tabasheer," or "banslochan,"
is sold in all Indian bazars, as it has
been known from the earliest times as
a medicinal agent 1t is also known
in Borneo, and was an article Of COM
merce with early Arab traders of the
east. Its properties are said to be
strengthening. tonic and cooling. 1t
has been analysed and has been shown
to consist almost entirely Of silica.
with traces of lime and potash. From
its remarkable occurrence in the hol-
lows of bamboos the eastern mind has
long associated it with miraculous
powers,
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1907-06-14
WEALTH AWAITS BOY
WILL FORFEIT $4,000 ~ HE DOES
NOT RETURN SOON.
Thirty Years Ago, When q Mere
Youth, John Wilson Left Home
After Quarrel with Parents-No
WORD from Him Since.

Omaha, Neb.-John Wilson will re
ceive fortune of approximately $780,
600 II he shall return to his old home
Al Tecumseh within the next three
years to reclaim it. II he fails to re-
turn within that time the money win /
go to relatives of his.
starnge, sad story Is the story |
OF this man to whom 4 fortune has |
been left, but who will probably never
know it, Thirty years ago when a
mere boy Wilson had a quarrel with
bis father. John Wilson, ST.. proud.
unyielding old Scotchman. and in the
heat of anger he ran away from his
home at Tecumseh.
His father, believing that he would
soon grow tired OF taking the buffet
ings of the world and return TO hts
home. made no effort to find the boy.
and would permit no one else to do
| so.
The days heightened into weeks.
the weeks into months and the
months into years and young John
(, Wilson did not return to his home.
His father loved him and longed for
his return. and his mother was well
nigh heartbroken over his absence.
but the fathers longing and the mo-
theirs grief we're futile.
twenty-five years went by and no
word had come to the parents concern
ing their absent son, now grown Ito
manhood If he were living They
we're grown old and before they went
/ an fall hQt
must once more look into his face.
A man whom they suspected might
be their son was in Dawson City,
Alaska Despite the fact that they
were so years of age the parents set
out for there hoping against hope that
they might find the son whom they SC
longed to see. They made the journey
to Alaska safely, but found no trace
of their son there and returned to
their home with broken hearts. With
in a few months the father died and
soon afterward the mother followed
him to the grave.
Seven years ago the aged couple
made will in which large part o.
their estate was bequeathed to theil
absent son on condition that he re
turned to Tecumseh within ten years
to claim it, In the seven years tina
have elapsed since the will was draw
the sons part of the estate has In
creased until 1t Is now estimated
$4,000. 1t will be held for him thre'
years longer If he shall not return
to his old home meantime the vii
provides that the bequest shall be d
vided among the other heirs OF tn
dead man and woman.
The other heirs have sought TO hav
the will set aside and to secure d
vision of that part Of the estate LEI
to the son, but the supreme court ha
held that the will must stand and tina
the $50 900 must be held for the SO
three years longer.
Where young Wilson has been
the 80 years of his absence from hi
old home nobody in Tecumseh know
He may be dead; he may be in Alask
or the Philippines.
His long absence and their disal
pointment at their failure to find hii
In Alaska shortened the lives OF hI
parents. who were old residents {
Tecumseh and very highly respecte
by their neighbors.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1907-06-14
Salaries In England.

New York IN generous 20 her judges.
and ST 500 Is q splendid salary. II
a man will not remain on the bench
for that sum he IL not likely 10 re-
main for $4,000. In England the
lord high chancellor gets $4,000 .
year: the attorney general $4,000
and fees. which amount TO about 800
600 more, making $500 IN all the
solicitor general $4,000 and fees. OF
$50. 900 all told: Justices 81 the court
Of appeals. $4,000: Justices u the
high court Of Justice, $4,000. lord
chief justice Of England. - 900. Judge
Of the city conrt Of London f"common
sergeant''l a1o.050: Judge Of the How
street police court. $4,000. Judge Of
the probate and divorce court. 81. 900
etc.