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Troy weekly news. (Troy, Idaho) 1897-1933, 1907-05-24

The boys have been catching some
nice strings OF trout in the creek dur
ing the past week. No very large
ones have so far been landed, but that
fact does not prevent some OF the ang-
lers from telling about whoppers that
got away
1t is reported that B. c. Dicks will
soon give no railroad work and leave
Troy. He is a most excellent citizen,
and has host of warm friends here
who will regret to see him leave US
If he does go he will take with him the
best wishes OF this community.
If you want to keep Troy good
tcwl you must keep boosting for it
early and late. The fame Of Troy has
already gone far and wide and it is up
to the people of Troy to keep it going.
Edward o. Smith, who has been
living in Paro Robes, CAL, during
the past year, returned to Troy Satur-
day. He will go out to Park to look
after his farm.
Road Overseer Swante Johnson has
been working crew on the road lead
ing into Troy from the east during the
week. He is cutting the ditch above
the road deeper and also raising the
cent of the load, thing ether road
overseers ought 10 do. If road is to
be anything like it ought to be it must
be raised and rounded in the center,
and then we'll ditched. Mr.. Johnson
understands this and as a result the
roads in his district are exceptionally
good. He says the work is not as
profitable as other labor and is talking
of resignsng.
Street Commissioner Bernardini has
had his crew of shovelers this week
cleaning out the rubbish that has been
accommodating for the past two years in
the ditch across the street and back of
Jones barn. Nearly two feet Ct muck
had settled in the bottom Of this ditch,
bach ing the filth from Il e drain back
under the sidewalk in front of the
News Office This hole has also been
filled and further trouble from this
source will rot occur.
Scott Ogder, formerly resident Of
Troy, was here the first of the week
meeting old friends. He says he may
locate i'll Troy once more, as he has.
failed to find as good town since he
left here and has travelled a great deal
He was greatly surprised at the growth
Troy has made during the past two
years, and said it showed evidences of
considerable prosperity.
w. S. Miller informed the News edi-
tor Sunday that brand new boy had
recently arrived at his home, and he
was as happy as man could be overi it.
Troy weekly news. (Troy, Idaho) 1897-1933, 1907-05-24

/ LII M<AhE IL 1--WE lie Qf Eh1-D
groom go along. Castron noticed the
smile and guessed her thoughts When
the cart was brought around the back
seat was unoccupied.
James said he had to send the boy
to town." was the explanation. He
will be waiting for you ut the station"
Ethel frowned and turned and walk
ed to where her small brother was try
ing to coax the goldfish from the foun-
tain basin with a bent pin and a bit OF
bread. He looked up guiltily at her APP
proach, but was visibly relieved when
lie saw who 1t was
Don't you want 10 ride into town
with Mr.. Castron and me-" she said.
Nope" he said decidedly.
I'm give you that air gun if you
Will" she bribed.
1T costs So" he warned.
II know" she agreed. Hurry, or
Mr.. Castron will miss his train
George raced across the lawn and
climbed into the back seat. TN GO
ing, too" he announced gleefully.
Frank Castron said something beneath
the cover of his mustache and scowled
as he helped Ethel into her seat on the
box.
1t was apparent that Ethel was de
termined not to afford him any oppor-
tunity for tete-a-tete. He thought
that he had frustrated her design when
he had bribed the head coachman to
send she tiger to town, but he had not
counted on George. He settled him
self " his seat, and Ethel took up the
lines
They covered the first half mile in
silence. Then he broke the quiet. 81
want to tell you," he began, that that
locket was''-
George will hear" she whispered.
"Please spare me the annoyance OF
having the wretched story spread all
over the house.
But If only you would listen for n
moment" he pleaded LET George
drop off and walk back. He woat
mind"
Il do" she said severely. do not
make me think any worse of you than
! do already"
"But it is all such miserable mis-
take" he pleaded. land you have not
given me a chance for a single word
since il happened
For answer Ethel turned TO speak TO
the boy. and Castron gritted his teeth.
Just Eve minutes and the whole mis-
cradle mistake would he explained. If
he could not get this chance, there was
no hope She would return his letters
unread, just rs she had sent back the
note he bad written l. st night. \ bit
of paper blowing across the road fright.
ened the horses and demanded her at
tention. Castron leaned over tie back
OF the seat
TN give you dollar to fall off and
60 hack to the house" he offered
"S.s is going to give me two" he ex.
planned.
"1'll make It five" be offered.
George was resolute. Il made bar.
gain" he declared. "'Twouldn't be
fair"
Troy weekly news. (Troy, Idaho) 1897-1933, 1907-05-24

Why have we memory sufficient to
retain the minutest circumstances tha(
have happened to us and yet moi
enough to remember how often we
have related them to the same person.
La Rochefoucauld
Dottie was asked, "What is fan"
After a moments thought Dot re-
piled, "a fan is thing to brush warm
air away with"
Troy weekly news. (Troy, Idaho) 1897-1933, 1907-05-24

Feb. 81. 1866, General Benjamin F.
Butler presented to congress the first
genuine American flag. made of Amer.
lean materials by American labor, ever
constructed in this country Prior to
that time all American government
flags had been made of English bunt
ing. Since then all our official flags
have been the product exclusively o.
American material and Ia ,or. There
were twenty-six stars in the flag al
that time
Troy weekly news. (Troy, Idaho) 1897-1933, 1907-05-24
Fire and Water.

Why does water put out fire? Water
reduces the temperature of the flame
below the point of ignition therefore IT
cannot burn. Water does not srnoth-
er the flames even when the burning
brand is completely Immersed in
tank of water, because the first con-
tact puts out the fire-that is, reduces
the temperature Of the fame below
the point of ignition.
Troy weekly news. (Troy, Idaho) 1897-1933, 1907-05-24

A gentleman once asked a lad what
was his last name.
Johnny" replied the boy.
"Well. what is your full name?"
Johnny Brown. SIR
"Well, how can Johnny be your last
name?"
Because, sir when was born my
name was Brown. and Johnny wasn't
given to me till | was month old"
Troy weekly news. (Troy, Idaho) 1897-1933, 1907-05-24

Mrs. Dove-Henry, | think you are
positively cruel. Here I've tried SC
hard to cook you nice dinner and you
haven't had a word to say to me about
It, Mr.. Dove-Darling. | love you too
much for that. If said what | thought,
you'd never speak to me again.
Troy weekly news. (Troy, Idaho) 1897-1933, 1907-05-24

pounds. Thin / lifted Micky up an
hild him In the air-all free Of the plat
form, mind ye-and, woman, thin
scales niver dthropped a pound. There
was only bit of trimble. I'd hardly
the stringth In me legs to walk home"
Troy weekly news. (Troy, Idaho) 1897-1933, 1907-05-24

The dark lantern flashed through the
Fat. Then came the CLEAN of re-
7olver
"Hands up!" Kissed the head of the
family. You are a burglar?"
"Yyes," gasped the intruder as h.
faced the cold steel
what have you stolen?"
Your wife's pug dog"
GIN! Er-if that's all, you may
sneak out quietly"
And your mother-in-law's parrot"
"You don't say Well, here is some
loose change"
And your daughters phonograph."
Good! Here's some more loose
change"
also your sons punching bag"
what? Great Scott, man. come out
20 the ice chestl There certainly viii
he some peace in this fat from now
on"
A Monster Musical Instrument.
The most gigantic harp ever con-
that made by Veritan, the provost OF
Burkli, near Basel. Switzerland, in
1887. That was & long while ago. but
the fame of NJ VeIitan's gigantic harp
was such chat it is still occasionally
mentioned by writer's on the rare and
the wonderful just as the sea serpent
bloody rain. live masto1ons. etc. are
II. Veritans colossal musical instru-
ment was 800 feet in length and. on
that account. was constructed in an
open lot instead of in a harp factory. 1t
was most simple in construction, con-
sisting of fifteen wires strung tightly
between two poles. These wires were
of different sizes. the largest being one
sixth of an inch in diameter and the
smallest onetwelfth of an inch They
were stretched north and south and in
clned in such manner as to form an
angle of from twenty to thirty degrees
with the horizon. This queer instrument
was not intended as an exaggerated
toy. but was constructed for the eX-
press purpose of foretelling changes in
the weather. which We're calculated by
Professor Veritan according to the DIFF
ferent tones the instrument made when
the wind was blowing through 1t.
Troy weekly news. (Troy, Idaho) 1897-1933, 1907-05-24
Painfully Economical.

Husband-You are not economical
Wife-Well. if you don't call woman
economical who saves her wedding
dress for possible second marriage
I'd like 70 know what you think e',nn
OmV ief
Troy weekly news. (Troy, Idaho) 1897-1933, 1907-05-24

ABOUT Yes. sir; l suppose l ought
to be thankful; but. | tell you. when
they're well they eat an awful lot"
Troy weekly news. (Troy, Idaho) 1897-1933, 1907-05-24
Bribins
Georgia
BY JOHN J. O'CONNOR
COPYRIGHT, 1905, by c. H. Sutcliffe
BY JOHN J. O'CONNOR

Copyright, 1906, by c. H. sutcline
The San Francisco call., 1907-06-30
By Enos Brown

- He magnificent dimensions to
which the United States has ex-
handed in the last ten years is
hardly realized even yet by the
great mass of the population. The ma
ION. as a result of the brief but glori-
,-s war with Spain, has added to its
so-ffnfons countries so far distant that
can be truly said that the sun never
.eases TO shine upon the Stars and
; ripes which wave above its frontier
.or.s. The new empire that has been
tcoUired is no wild OF undiscovered
country. but one which has been sub
ilcied to the sway Of European power
,or nearly four hundred years, and its
people Influenced. to a greater or less
icg-ee. by contact with civilization
ore or less advanced. The millions
IF diverse races who inhabit the Phil
.ppines have been affected by the cul-
tire of Spain and raised from an alb
feet condition Of barbarism to a state
of civilization. which. while far from
perfect, is nevertheless hopeful for the
future.
There are in addition tribes and races
so low in the moral scale as TO reduce
them to a level with the most degraded
and barbarous people. Their religion
IS pasanism of the most primitive type.
people without law or morals, yet capa-
bic. it is declared by experts who know
their mental attitude and who have
studied the intellectual development Of
these strange races, of becoming, under
proper tutelage, industrious. enterpris-
ing and capable. DR.. Barrowes, Chief
OF the United States Bureau of Insular
Affairs. asserts that in five years, at
the present rate OF advance, no child
Sn the Philippines will be unable to ac-
oufre an elementary education and be
well grounded in the essential begin
nings of knowledge. The region now in
habited by these barbarous tribes is be-
coming more contracted every year. The
schoolmaster is slowly extending his
o.1tposts and finds even among the most
primitive races a disposition to learn
that will soon remove every trace of
5Iljteracv among all but the aged. With
aress and the natures of these bar
barous people soften. Head hunting.
piracv and assassination will gradually
cease. Christianity will supplant SUI
oerstition and a population now savage
and steeped in ignorance viii learn the
arts OF peace and engage in the de-
veIopment of the wonderful resources
of the country and be capable OF ad-
,ainistering its affairs.
In few short years the habits OF
these primitive tribes must change
civilization viii bring new thought
new habits and new aspirations. The
lime is not distant when the tribes
of the Philippines may equal, If not
surpass, the most civilized nations OF
all the Asiatic continent Before such
a consummation is possible, education
must be general and the numerous
tribes welded into a homogeneous peo-
The San Francisco call., 1907-06-30

orally trustworthy. At school the chill
The physique of the Igorrote is superb.
and he has no vices that destroy the
body. His courage is high. Enterpris-
ing and adaptable, he is Industrious
and willing to learn. and, it is believed,
will readily yield to and assimilate
modern ideas
The Tagals or Tagalogs are the pre-.
dominating race of the Philippines. and
the tribes upon which Spanish civiliza-
ton has made the greatest impression.
They are the. best known of all the
Filipinos, and are Christians. The bulk
of the population. of the city. of Manila
are Tagals, who have adopted modern
manners and customs, and are consid-
erably advanced in culture
The wild tribes of the Philippines in
clude the Moros or Moors, a Spanish
designation for Mohammedans, for a
low type of the religion of Mohamrned
prevails among them. They ard Malays
ferocious instincts of that enterprising
race. They resisted the Spaniards for
centuries and 1t is only within the last
forty years that Spain was able to sub
ject them. The Americans found the
Moros the greatest fighters in all the
islands and with them the most
sanguinary conflicts have taken place.
A certain amount OF culture exists
among these people, though not
ranking very much above the
wild tribes. AS navigators they
exec, Hand~ as agricuIturists they have
mads some progress. Their principal
The San Francisco call., 1907-06-30

but this is now doubted as the physical
differences between the two forbids the
supposition. The Negritos inhabit the
northern part of the island of Luzon,
and for primitive race have developed
considerable advancement in agricul-
ture. Their weapons are bow and ar
row, fashioned with some skill and used
with effect. Every man is tattooed as
soon as he arrives at the age Of man
hood.
1t is believed with education these
people will develop into a good. tract
able population They are bright as
scholars and anxious to learn. AS
warriors brave. vindictive and persist
ent.
The Igorrote inhabits a part of
northern Luzon and beyand a Doubt is
a typical primitive Malayan. There is
no uncertainty as to the origin Of
these people in the minds Of ethnolo-
gists. The Igorrote is muscular.
smooth faced, brown man, of a type
lower than civilized and higher than
the average barbarian.
The cordillera of the Philippines is
the dwelling place of the race. The
Bontoc Igorrote is fairly typical of these
people. He is practically without cult
ure and an inveterate head hunter In
1899 400 warriors Joined the insurrec-
ton and proceeded to fight the Amer
leans. They were armed with spears.
battleaxes and shields, and fight en-
sued at Caloocan. just outside Manila.
One yoiley from the American guns set
tied the Igorrotes. They dropped their
weapons and hurried home. Now they
are friendly. The religion Of these peo-
pie is based on the belief in spirits, one
of the most primitive known. They
are of kindly disposition and gen.
The San Francisco call., 1907-06-30
Our Immense Task

O0l 4AAAA1lSA1oN 0oh
The immense difficulty of the task
undertaken by the American people to
make nation out Of barbarians and
semibarbarous material can be better
understood on studying the present
habits and culture of the various tribes
represented in the pages accompanying
this paper. There has never been
shown at any one time so large a va
riety Of different tribes which make
up a greater proportion of the inhabi
tants Of the Philippine Islands. Each
year the number of people coming into
the domain of civilization becomes SEN
sibly greater and the strange apparel
worn from time immemorial will be dis
carded, to be seen no more. In ten
years. under American tutelage the
outward appearance of these barbarous
races will undergo a complete trans
formation.
Until within the past ten years the
United States could hardly be said to
have '-pagans," as such, among it's
vast population. To be sure, certain
tribes in the most inaccessible regions
of Alaska were once addicted to pagan
lamentations and superstitions, but
their number altogether was so infini-
tesimal in comparison with the total
population of the country that no per-
son ever thought for a moment of con-
sidering the element as more than a
curious atom which. in the regular
order, was doomed to extermtnation in
a few short years or else to be assimi-
lated into a common body under the
wardship of United States authorities
or as soon as the missionary could
bring to their minds the enlightenment
of Christian truth.
The days of the Alaska Eskimo as a
pagan are numbered. The change in
material conditions of the territory has
brought the native in direct contact
with the whites and his gradual ex-
termination is assured. Scarcely a trace
of the original aborigine of the coun-
try remains, and paganism, with &C
companying rites, exists only among
certain Of the tribes which maintain the
old traditions. The Navajo. Zuni, Hopi,
Hupa, Cherokee, Apache, Blackfoot
and kindred tribes have their snake
dances and incantations to the rain gods,
besides retaining some faith in medi-
cine men, but these harmless supersti-
tions have degenerated from acts of
faith to means of profit; moreover,
the influence of elementary Chris
tianity, which most of the tribes pro-
fess, has had decided effect in modify
ing ancient beliefs.
With the acquisition of the eastern
empire the United States at the same
time came into possession of a choice
assortment OF real pagans, holding a
faith that had been handed down from
the most primitive times, unmodified
and uncorrupted by the slight inter
course with the Spaniards. In addi-
The San Francisco call., 1907-06-30

ton several hundred thousand follow
ers of Mohammed were acquired, de-
voted adherents of the prophet, but
processing a faith that was at once
corrupt and impure.
The population of the Philippines,
according to the census of 1908, is
7635.426, divided into 6,9s7,6s6 civilized
and e47,740 wild or barbarous people.
OF the last about four-fifths are
Moros, or Mohammedans, and three
hfths pagans. All, with the ex-
ception of foreigners and Ne
gritos, are of Malay extraction.
Generally speaking, the civilized, so
called, are included in the visayan,
Tagalog, Ilocano, Bicol, Pangasinan.
Pampangan, Cagayan and ZambaIan
families, while the pagans are sub
divided into the Moro, Igorrote, Bukid-
non, Subanos, Mandaya, Negrito and
Manobos. The manners and customs of
these pagan tribes are untouched by
modern influences. Contact with the
superior civilization of the whites is
rapidly making its impression and be-
fore many years the distinctive habits
which have been inherited from a lon z
line of forefathers must disappear in
the process of assimilation, which is
Philippine Islands into one people.
The San Francisco call., 1907-06-30

1-CaEayuaas (PhilipPines).
2-Luzon woman, lowest type.
S-Diminutive negRito woman.
LKavia8mufs (Alaska).
-Mero chieftain.
6-Zuni Indian.
Alta of Mindana0.
S-Sultan of Zulu.
9-Puebla woman (New MexIco).
1O-BabaEos of Mfndanao.
11-SubuOn woman (Philippines).
12-Igorrctes.
13-Dcath Valley Indian.
14-TinguiaB 4 ~(PhiliPpiRes).
15-kinugumut woman (Alaska).
1S-Educated Moro.
1s-Laguna Iadian.
1S-Moqui Indians.
18-0n Bical river, Southern Luxen.
20-Kakapti Indian.
21-Hawalfan daacisE girls.
The San Francisco call., 1907-06-30
The Small Negrito

An important element of the various
people and tribes of the Philippines is
the Negrito, race known as the lit
tie blacks" dwarfish in size, round
headed, fiat-nosed, with kinky hair. and
the subject of whose, origin has not
yet ceased to be discussed by ethnolo-
gists. 1t was assumed by early writer's
that the Negrito was the product of an
early amalgamation with the Malay.
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1907-02-21
Death Of 3 A. Lewis.

Bert A. Lewis died at O'Clock yesterday
morning at the sanatorium, dropping
away suddenly within tea minutes after
he had been assisted in changing his posi-
tion aud had seemed fully as comfortable
as usual. For nearlya year he had been
a helpless invalid through muscular rheu-
matism, against whose paraly2ing effects
he had struggled eOurHgeously, while
keeping at his work as long as he could
compel his unwilling feet 10 bear him.
When helplessuess finally overlook him,
be made every effort to regain the use OF
his limbs and conquer the atllic ion that
had laid him low Ia the very PRIME Of life.
He came to Randolph last August from
RockpOrt, Me-, and before going to the
sanatOrium three weeks ago, had found
faithful care and pleasant compsnioushiP
in the family OF Mr.. and Mrs. f. c. Terry
until change Of residence made il impossi-
bic for him TO remain with them.
Mr.. Lewis, who would have been 4.
years old In May, was born in MiddleseX
the son OF Albert and Bertha Warren
Lewis. He is survived by one own sister
Mrs. NJ. l.. Tate OF Ellsworth, Me-; two
half.sisters. Mrs. Jehel II. Williams o.
Randolph and Mrs. {. NJ. Ayers OF Mont.
pelier; and three half brothers, Rev
Frank W. Lewis Of ST. Johusbury,
presiding elder of the Methodist church
Fred Lewis Of Mortified, and DeForrest
Lewis OF this place.
Fred Lewis came from Mortified yester
day to assist in making the funeral ar,
rangementsand it was decided to take thu
remains to Middlesex on the local traiI
tomorrow morning for the service and in
terment.
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1907-02-21
Randolph Continued.

Mrs. Frank Parsons, who was sum-
moned to Randolph by the death Of her
father, N. G.. Hart, went back to New
York yesterday.
Miss Florence Kendall will have. the
"Final' of her dancing school in Grange
hall tomorrow evening with music by
the Randolph orchestra.
Mrs. North Livingstone of Pomfret was
with Mr.. and Mrs. M. III. Miller over Sun
day, and Mr.. Livingstone came Monday
to accompany her home.
W. j. Blodgett, who clerks for the
Howard Drug company in White River
Junction, spent Sunday with his family
and was here again Tuesday on business.
The Snowshoe club will celebrate Wash.
ington's birthday by run tomorrow af-
ternoon to Highland Place, to which ra-
tions will be transported for picnic sup
per.
Mrs. David Bruce and five children
left yesterday morning for their home
in Barre after having been with Mrs
Bruce's parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Jerry
Goodhart, since Thanksgiving.
At the Grange meeting Saturday even
ing the program, in charge of Miss
Winnifred Mann, will consist OF music
and Rotations, 1t having been found
necessary to postpone the proposed play
for a while.
Mr.. and Mrs. II. T. Holman were among
the guests in Water bury Tuesday at a re-
ception given Mrs. Holman's twin aunts
, Mrs. Phoebe Thompson and Mrs. Betsey
Gleason, on the occasion of their SIND
birthday anniversary.
Mrs. Lena Brown and daughter, Elsie
of Stowe, who had been passing two
weeks with Mrs. Browns sisters, Mrs
Johu Gorham and Miss s. l. Parish, wen
| to Northfield Tuesday to see another
| sister before returning home.
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1907-02-21
Church Notes.

Bethany guild will meet with Mrs. G. B.
Hollis Thursday afternoon, Feb. Is.
Union service will be held in Bethany
church Sunday evening with sermon by
Rev. X. M. Fowler.
Methodist Episcopal church-Preaching
by the pastor at 1890 a. M; Sunday
school al IL o'clock. Epworth League at
$50.
The subject Of the Sunday Bible lesson
at the Christian Science chapel Will be
s.Christ Jesus" Golden text, Matthew
10:3S-39.
Baptist church-Morning worship with
preaching at 1920; rmon on "The Goo1
Shepherd;o Sunday school at II o'clock !;
evening service at $3.50. The public is cor
daily lnvited.
The subject Of the weeks lesson in
Bethany church next Sunday will be 1.-THE
Bible in Public School and College" Tee
theme OF the sermon will be s.The Relation
of the Church to Jesus Christ"
Rev. E. N. Webber will hold service in
St. Johns church Sunday morning at
10:30 The rector is delivering series of
Lenten addresses on 1.-THE Creed' at the
service held every Wednesday afternoon at
1880,