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Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1907-10-18
FASTEST BOAT IN THE WORLD.
Irene, Owned by John F. Anderson,
Holds the Record In Addition to Inter
national Championship.

National championship
The Irene. the motor boat owned by
John F. Anderson of Philadelphia, for
merly of Brattleboro, not only won the
worlds international championship. which
carries the Harmsworth international
trophy, in the recent contests on the
Hudson, but also won the worlds record
for fast time. The record was made
under adverse conditions, as the Irene
had on board at the time two engineers
and the captain, two time keepers, and
carried 300 gallons of gasoline, The two
engines of the craft weighed a ton. the
men on board 500 pounds and the gaso-
line 1900 pounds. The Irene won the two
SO-mie contests for the championship,
her time in the first being III. 15m. IS,
and in the second III. 15m. Sos
The New York Times in one of its
accounts of the races said: while the
long distance runs We're up the river,
Irene, the Philadelphia boat belonging to
}. f. Anderson, ran up and down the
measured mile and broke American
records. Three times she ran each way
against and with the tide. The first time
she made the mile, breasting the water.
in 2.2l, and returned, with the tide in
her favor, in 2.17, an average Of PIG.
or at the rate of % 904 knots or 29S2s
miles per hour. In other runs against the
tide she lost two seconds and seven
seconds respectively, while she repeated
ner performance exactly with the tide,
and then fell short of it a second. The
average of all the runs was at the rate
of 25.556 knots, or 29. 1896 miles an hour.
In this trial Irene carried five men. two
timers besides her own crew, and carried
also 300 gallons of gasoline"
The Irene is a beamy, comfortable 40
footer, built by John S. Sheppard of
Essington, Pa, from his own designs.
and engined with two four cylinder
Chadwick motors of S-inch bore and Z
inch stroke.
Motor Boat which contained a long
account of the races on the Hudson, said:
"Irene's six trials for the mile record,
made under admirable conditions, were
run OFF on Saturday morning, after the
start for the long distance race with
weather conditions as favorable as could
be expected, that is, there was practi-
cally no sea, clear but cloudy weather,
and little or no wind On the other
hand she was handicapped in the trials
by carrying her timers, Henry Sutphen
and e. A. Stevens, jr,, on board as well
as crew of three, and supply of gas
oline sufficient to run her to Poughkeep-
sic and return This added at least 1900
pounds weight to her running condition.
AS 1t is the mean of means works out
better than the record made by the
Standard last year, and gives her the
record for this country. In her trial only
one OF her engines was turning at full
speed, $50 +, p. m, it being impossible
to bring the other higher than 700, be-
cause of improper adjustment of car
buretor. Her best run with the tide
was made in FIT, at the rate of 30H
statute miles per hour"
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1907-10-18

Sunday evening at 80 upon THE Phil
ippines, a Challenge TO Christian Amer
lea"
Mr.. Robbins is a New Highlander, edu-
Gated at Vermont academy Brown uni
versity and Newton theological seminary,
who has, during his Through, made a
deep and lasting impression upon the
large audiences that have heard him.
Through his strong personality and ear
nest effort, this able young missionary
has endeared himself to the F'ilipnos and
has come into such close relations vita
them that his addresses are highly in
structive and inspiring
The morning service will be of special
interest to the Baptist people and at that
time the annual offering for foreign mis-
sions will be made.
The evening service will be a union
mass meeting to which all the congre-
cations In town are invited and at which
the music will be rendered by the united
choirs of the village.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1907-10-18
WEST BRATTLEeoRo.

Mrs. S II. Sawyer went Monday to
Keene to stay a week.
Miss Kimball Of Westminster. who mas
been In the DIR. Z. r. Lynch hospital
five weeks, returned to her nome Wed
nesday.
\ number OF the West Brattleboro
people are planning to drive to Marlboro
tonight to partake OF the chicken pie
supper.
Mrs. Charles Pettee returned to her
home in Boston Wednesday after spend
ing several weeks at her fathers A. f.
Hills. Mss Ida Fox will go to Boston
10 visit her next week.
The young peoples club held an in
teresting meeting Monday evening with
a good number in attendance. The pro-
gram included readings by Miss Mar
guerite Clark and Sheldon Keneston,
piano selection by Irene Mather and
songs by Miss Ruth Weatherhead.
Carroll Harris, the young son of Mr..
and Mrs, George c. Harris, who has been
i'll year and half from the effects of
drinking potash, was taken this week to
the DR. Il. r. Lynch hospital where he
was examined by two specialists from
Boston Wednesday. These doctors gave
very different opinion from any of the
local physicians who have attended the
boy and spoke hopefully of his full re-
coverey. Instead Of the ailment being a
disorder in the boys stomach, for which
thel ocal dostors have treated him, these
men decided that his trouble was con-
fined to the esophagus and was surely
durable with proper treatment. There Is
a physician in Boston who makes a
speciality of such cases and the diagno-
sis of the specialists who examined him
was sent to him. If his opinion coin
cides the boy will be taken to Boston
for treatment According TO these phys
icians the trouble is simply construction
of the esophagus which can be overcome
in about month of special treatment.
The local physicians are much interested
In the unusual case and everyone in the
village unites in the hopt for the boys
speedy recovery.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1907-10-18
st,ooo,ooo,oOo for Automobiles in Deoad,

a writer in the current Harpers Week
ly has some sensible things to say in
response to those who have feared that
the automobile industry, in this country,
as a result of unpropitious conditions In
the business world, has been permanently
affected He calls attention, in the course
of his aticle, to some interesting facts.
For example: Whereas, in 1902, the
United States produced 314 machines
against Frances 24OO, in 1906 the United
States turned out 10000. against France
$4,000. Within the last nine years this
country has turned out, all told, approx
mately $4,000 motor cars, which sold for
total Of one billion dollars. 1t does not
seem reasonable to suppose, as the writer
points out, that in an industry of such
Vastness the present recession will have
a lasting influence. in my mind there
rs absolutely no question but that the
business is going to get steadily better.
There is nothing in the present status of
the industry that Is not healthy and nat
.ural."
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1907-10-18
A Successful Alrshlp.

1t would seem that Count Zeppelin me
German enthusiast who has eNnaas'eu
his fortune in aerial accomplishments .'s
at last won a triumph which o.ds I.".
to delay or perhaps render impoisinie t, IL.
victory of the aeroplane over the 1'Ils .'
balloon. He has driven his latest 'H
ship at the rate of thirty-eight mules ~, IN
hour. In his recent trial, Count HepI az. ~
completely circumnavigated the Lake ".
Constance, remaining in the mfr four
hours and seventeen minutes leaN.ns
astern the steamers that tried 70 Ngst
up with him, passing over five dlHe' CIV en-,
states and making evolutions before Wv
windows of the royal castle at f'''''
richshaven.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1907-10-18

The post office safes were blown open
in Winchendon, Mass, and Troy, N. H,
early Tuesday morning, the robbers Sc
curing $500 in cash and $500 in stamps In
Winchendon and $500 in cash and stamps
In Troy. The post Office in West Swan
zey, N. H., was entered Sunday night,
but it is thought the operators there were
amateurs. 1t is believed that the burg
lars who appeared at Troy and Winchen-
don Travelled by automobile.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1907-10-18

The Ohio railroad commission has been
rate on the revenues of the railroads ~
that state and finds that as a whole tney
nave made money under its operation. A
group OF ten short roads OF limited pas
senger facilities report losses amountInp
to about $4,000, hut the other lines re-
port an increase OF 1882, 2S2 for the ifs
cal year ending June 80
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1907-10-18
No Use for "TypewrIters."

Typewriter girls may find their oc-
cupation gone if what is said of a new
invention turns out to be true. 1t is
exhibited at the business show now in
progress in Madison Square garden and
is an automatic typewriter run by COM
pressed air and capable it is said OF
writing from 5000 to 10000 words an
hour, for "a hours at a stretch The
inventor is A. Mccall of Columbus, o.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1907-10-18
AUDITORIUM NOTES.
The Great College Play, at Yale" Com.
ING Oct &C.

me Great College Play, at Yale" Com
ING Oct. &c.
The real college life as shown at New
Haven has never been presented to such
advantage as in Jules Murry's college
play AT Yale" now in it's second sea
son and which will be seen at the Audi
forum Saturday evening, Oct. 20. "A
group of old Yale boys of the vintage OF
80 years ago sat throughout the three
acts one evening not long ago. Enthus-
lasm ran high all through the play, but
when the Yale boat shot ahead OF the
Harvard crew in the great boat race
scene these old boys could not contain
themselves longer Rising in their seats
they swung their hats and almost out
yelled the winners on the stage and their
assembled friends. After the perform
ance was over they all applied at the
stage door for permission to see closer
the heroes Of the race and to grasp the
hands OF those who had so nobly won
victory from their old antagonist
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1907-10-18
Attorney General Fltts's Record.
Isl. Albans Messenger.l

Atty.-Ge Clarke c. Fits will retire
from his new Office with the satisfaction
of having made a good record in it and
of having demonstrated by the efficiency
of his service the great possibilities Of
public benefit that lie within its proper
administration.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1907-10-18
GRANGE NEWS.

The Grange sewing society will meet
Friday Oct. 20, at $50 a. m.
The program Wednesday evening will
be given by the dramatic club. There
will be an address by the overseer fol-
lowed by discussion. A farce by the
young people and an hour OF dancing will
follow the meeting.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1907-10-18
Advertised Letters.

Men-Fred Adams, F. l.. Arms, Allen
j. Bean, Gilman Blown, Fred A. Foster,
Fred Herclett, Edison Lewis, DIR. ]. e.
Leach 2, e. l.. Miller C. w. Phillips,
Ernest Sanford.
Women-Mrs. Julia Cox. Mrs. F. C.
Weedman, Miss Mae L Warren 2.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1907-10-18

The total amount received in fines
from violators of the fish and game laws
In Vermont from July /, 1906, to Sept
l, 1907, amounted to $2153.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1907-10-18

The Chicago Nationals won four
straight games from the Detroit Ameri-
cans in the worlds championship series,
taking the last game Saturday 20.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1907-10-18
THE FUTURE OF THE PHILIPPINES

Rev. J. c. Robbins Will Speak at the Bap.
fist Church Next Sunday Morning and
Evening.
Rev. J. c. Robbins OF Capiz, Panay
Island, Philippines will speak at the
Baptist church Sunday morning at 1890
upon The Future of the Philippines and
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1907-01-25
HOIsINGTOH.

Dispatch 18th.
H. H. Boyle has been very. sick
but is now ccnvalescent.
Miss Maggie Doonan gave dinner
Saturday to a number Of her friends.
All that were there report having
fine time.
Henry Ford was down 10 Kiowa
county to look after bis land. While
there he bought bull out Of the. fam
ons Marriage herd in that county.
The trial of Walter Williams
charged with reaking in to the store
at Stickney last Friday evening was
held before Justice Prin1le Monday.
Williams was found guilty and was
given three months in the county Jail.
Mr.. apd Mrs. S. 5. Wilkinson were
treated to- birthday surprise Tuesday
January 9Th. itbeing Mr.. WilkinsOn's
Sind birthday. Mrs. Wilkinson
passed the 49th milestone in Decem.
Der. The guests were treated to a
fine dinner. All the members of the
family were present.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1907-01-25

w. H. Clark hailed the editor with
the Co ahead sign on the street last
Saturday. Don't know what that sign
is Well, IFS this way. Meeting the
editor, you advance with a firm tread.
head erect and eyes front, with your
right. hand in your trousers pocket.
When within 80 inches of the editor,
quickly withdraw the hand and extend
it with the third and fourth fingers
closed. The editor grasps it in a
spirit Of fraternity and exhibits a six.
teen Inch smile. As soon as the grip
is relaxed the editors hand passes
quickly to his trousers pocket so the
butche. whom he owes for liver, will
not detect the coin that passes. He
allows the dollar to drop so as to give
a slight chink against his office key
says how's crops and the recognition
is complete. Minneapolis Better Way
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1907-01-25
Progress Club.

The ladies of the Progress Club
met on Monday afternoon Janu-
airy the 2lst, at the home of Mrs.
+. V. Russell. The program was
as follows.
Play was The Two Noble
Kinsmen"-Miss Lillian Brink.
man Leader.
Vocal solo o..
Argument of Authorship.
Story Of Play.
Comparison of the play and
Macbeth-Mrs. F. v. Russell.
/ Cymbeline-Mrs. Poole.
A Midsummer Nights Dream
Mrs. TownsIey. O., ,
Mrs. Torrey was assisted by
Mrs. Z. Fl. Moses, Miss Helen
Connect Mrs. A. B. Riddle and
Miss Anna Taylor in. reading
parts of the Play.
Mrs. +. V. Russells small
daughter Miss Ruth and Miss
Josephine sang song which was
enjoyed greatly by the club.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1907-01-25
Made 4 Coed Recerd.

The following item sent out
from Concordia, Kansas, will in
terest some Of our people who
met Mr.. Heer at the time of the
State Shoot in this city last
spring, and who know him to be q
true sportsman and q mighty
pleasant..man to meet:
William W. Heer. who five
years ago was a coal..digger in the
Minersville banks, Il few miles
north of this city, shooting oc.
casionally at country matches
with an old muzzle-loading shot.
gun and black powder. closed the
year 1905 as the leader OF all com.
Detltors as a professional trap
shooter, winning the highest aver
age. During the year Mr.. Heer
shot at 14,O55 targets and made
an average of 96.S. which is the
highest honor in the trap shooting
world, for it is the highest per-
centage ever made by any shooter.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1907-01-25

People who got to Kansas City
should have a care as to what
songs they pick up to sing to them
selves. A prominent business
man Of Larped was arrested at
the Union Depot at Kansas City
the other evening, because he was
singing the chorus of song be
had heard at the theatre, and a
woman in the crowd thought he
was a masher. She said he
wanted to kiss her. But he was
only singing to himself the words
of a song be had heard at one of
the threatres. The matter was
satisfactorily explained, and the
man came on out west to see his
wife,.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1907-01-25
would Help TO Avert Wrecks.

{. F. Foley, the Democratic mem.
Der from Rice has offered a resolu.
ton that is calculated to diminish the
number Of railroad wrecks. The re.
solution follows.
Where as numerous wrecks. disa.
trous to life and destructive to proper.
ty have recently occurred upon the
railways of Kansas, resulting from col.
lslons Of engines and trains; and
Whereas there is, in the minds of
many we'll informed persons, a
belief that system of block electric
railway signals exists or can be per.
fectcd by which if applied to the
operation ofrailway trains such coll.
lslons can be much diminished in
number or entirely avoided; therefore
Resolved, That special commit.
tee OF 1--WE members to be appointed
by the Speaker of the house to ex.
anime investigate and report to this
House within thirty days whether or
not any system or device of block
electrict railway signals exists or can
be perfected, whereby if applied to
the operation of railways such
collisions can lessened or entirely
avoided; and whether or not the ap-
plication OF such system or device to
railway trains is proper or feasible"
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1907-01-25

will be quite complete. The wrap
then can be worn with any other
form. when the occasion demands.
An excellent style for an after.
J noon wrap and a good design for
, a cloak that may be worn with a
cloth dress or over a light silk
gown is a model in peacock blue
broadcloth made with a deep. en-
pire yoke in back. While in
front the cloth hangs loose from
the shoulders. although fitted fat
across the shoulder. The collar
I is bordered with black velvet
crossing over in front. and under
medallions of passementerie. The
full short sleeves are finished off
with wide velvet cuffs, below
which falls softfufies of lace.
Another wrap much worn is of
wine colored silk fancif1lIy braid
ed and trimmed with silk cording
the shade of the material. The
collar and cuffs are of velvet a
shade deeper in one than the rest
of the coat. This design could
also be initiated in lightweight
cloth or in chiffon velvet if silk is
not sufficiently warm cor this
time of the year. The loag
sloping shoulder line noticed on
many of the newest cloaks is not
yet so popular for waists.
A wrap that is on a far more
elaborate order than these hither-
to described is a model that would
serve perfectly we'll for either
afternoon or evening wear. This
coat is made up in a bright red
satin CT a soft quality and is trim
med with Irish lace and sable. A
broad band of insertion defines the
empire yoke and two widths of the
lace fall down the center of the
back. The fchu or upper yoke fits
quite Eat and below this the satin
is all gathered in under the band
of lace. The high standing collar
is ell faced on either side with the
lace and bordered with the sable.
1t may be left open at the neck or
may be hooked up close against
the throat. The sleeves are elbow
length. finished with a wide cuff
of the satin trimmed with lace
and bordered with fur.
A model wrap shown in the
shops is of old rose cloth trimmed
with stitched bands of silk. The
collar and cuffs are of sable and
the skirt of the dress has a wide
sable border. These afternoon
wraps are all quite a little longer
than the opera cloaks. although
all wraps are little longer than
last year.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1907-01-25

We have received a gentle hint from
Massachusetts, Association opposed to
the further extension of suffrage tc
women, to take little interest in their
side of the case. Oh no, not US we
have no desire to get in to the middle
of any argument between women,
Libraries and that sort Of thing l,
strenuous enough for US.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1907-01-25

.Observed-some of the Republican
papers are falling over themselves
trying to be the original Curtis booster
Others are talking about more bricl
houses falling on the Republican
party in Kansas, and still others are
not saying anything. The Tribune in
this city has plenty of sympathizers ir
their belief that Curtis was not fhe
man for Senator. %
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1907-01-25
School Report.

Pupils neither tardy or absent:
Audra and Mabel Larason, Ruby
and Roy Russell, Harold, Edward
and Ola Wood, Eva and Myrtle Dodd,
Pauline Gano, Roy and Pearl Davis,
Elsie and Rena Baldwin.
Two families have moved in, in
creaSing our enrolment 6.
The patrons are cordially invited
to visit the school.
FL. MARSH, Teacher.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1907-01-25

Manager Wilson. of the Western
Union Telegraph Office, says that
when Great Bend gets big euough,to
turn out a twenty page paper each
day. he can say that he took the FIRST
Associated Press telegraph that ever
came to town, the Rustler having
changed from ScrippsMcRea to
Associated Press service TO-DAY. e g
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1907-01-25

Mr.. and Mrs" H. Louis Wood
burn, on route 5 on Tuesday
evening, entertained :svereal
couple at cards.
Mrs. G. W. Wright received the
ladies' prize and the gentIsmaps
prize was awarded to Mr.. Geo.
Taylor. Delicious refreshments
were served and all went home
declaring Mr.. .and Mrs. Wood.
burn excellent entertainers.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1907-01-25

Treat yourself to a subscription
to the Rustler. If you are not al.
ready on the list. Help an insti-
tuition that is doing iu utmost for
Great Bend.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1907-01-25

Mrs. Madison Tosd7ine of the
north part. of the county was
down Tuesday to attend the mar
riage of her niece, Miss velma
Barnes.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1907-01-25

Albert Dotson Of the Great Bend
Furniture Company is one. Of the
leading retail furniture men of the
state. At the banquet of the retail
dealers association at Topeka he
responded to the toast, Association
Work." o.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1907-01-25

Erwin Ulses, one Of the staupch
farmers of Anderson county, is
out on a visit to his old school
mate JAS McGann, near Ray.
They made this Office a pleasant
call Wednesday. . '- &c
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1907-01-25

p D. Lamorer has new heating
apparatus for his mail wagon. Even
on the coolest days, Pard says, it is
like sitting by good hot stove in his
sagon.-St. John News. o.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1907-01-25

Mrs. John Stephans returned home
Saturday from Great Bend where she
has been for the past ten days at the
bedside Of her mother, Mrs Dick.
Mrs. Stsphans lefther mother some.
what improved in health. Stafford
Courier.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1907-01-25

We acknowledge receipt of copy
OF the drst time card issued by the
Orient. Notwithstanding thai news.
paper conuactsare off. they have in a
mild hammered way asked for a notice
OF this fact. Hence, here il Is.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1907-01-25

Cheerful news for the publisher.
White paper has advanced forty cents
a hundred. 80"
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1907-01-25

Don Weltmer is in Topeka on
business.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1907-01-25

DR.. G. o. Spiers of Ellinwood
was Great Bend visitor wednes-
day.