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The Washington times., 1908-06-12
MEYERS, GUILTY,
GETS TWO YEARS
Embezzler Who Surrendered After
Four Years Flight Suddenly
A5andons Defense.
A5andOns D

An unexpected termination to the ca sc
against Willard II. Meyers came yester.
day, when Mey ers appeared IN court
with his counsel. and pleaded grilty 20
the charge Of embezzilng funds OF the
National Safe Deposit. Savings and
Trust Company. Justice Barnard SEN
fenced him TO two years tn the Atlanta
penitentlary-
The sudden termination OF the case
was a surprise to the District Attor-
uey's Office. as IL had been expected
that Meyers would fight.
Meyers abscOnded four years ago. and
successfully evaded the police OF many
cities He calmly walked into detec-
tive headquarters on January 10 la2i.
and gaze himself up. He was relea sed
on bond until the date OF his trial.
The Washington times., 1908-06-12
TAXICAB COMPANY
GETS IT'S CHARTER

The Capitol Taxicab Company. organ
ICED to do a general business in the
transportation and transfer Of passen-
gers and baggage I'm Washington. re-
ceived its charter Of Incorporation at
Richmond yesterday. The company's
main Office will be In Alexandria Il is
capitalized at $500, 600 and A c. Por-
ter OF Washington, is president.
A Virginia charter also was issued
TO the Auditorium Amusement Com
pany, of Alexandria, for the presenta-
ton of operas and theatrical 9muss-
lnents. The office of the company will
be in Alexandra. but the theater will
be in washington. and all the business
OF the concern vii be done here.
The Washington times., 1908-06-12
MARK TWAIN HEADS
THEATER PROJECT

NEW YORK. June 12.-Thc Educa-
tional Theater. Of New York, with
Mark Twain as president Of its board
OF directors, has filed a certificate Of
incorporation and viii Immediately be-
gin 10 raise funds for a large building
with an auditorium seating at least
]. 600 for the presentation of plays by
children and yCuug people.
The Washington times., 1908-06-12
POLITICS SINCE 1889.

The political parties participating in
Presidential elections since che Republic
was established are as follows: Fed
eraHst. anti-Federalist Republican. OPP
posittO Republican 0s2Q. Democrat tic,
NatiOnai Republican. South Carolina
Democrats GS32), antI-Masonic, Wing,
Liberty, Free-Son. Liberty League,
American Cor know nothing,
The Washington times., 1908-06-12
NOT WELL NAMED.

Towne-Why do you call young Feth-
erbrane "Choliy2" His first name is
Noah.
Browue-Yes. but that's so ir appro-
pirate. Noah had sense enough to get
IN out of the MISUNDERSTANDING
The Washington times., 1908-06-12
Pardon of ]. D. Eggleston,
Now in St. Elizabeth's,
Granted By President.
SENT TO PRISON
AS COUNTERFEITER
Graduated in Medicine, and Has
Bright Mind, Though Partly
lrresponsible-Father Rich.

officials at st. Elzabeth's HOSPITAL
for the Insane are only awaiting the
receipt Of official pardon papers TO sur
render James D. Eggleston. one Of the
strangest patients ever confined at the
institution. who has just been granted
conditional pardon by President
Roosevelt Young Eggleston is tie son
of James Eggleston. president Of the
Pacific Express Company and a widely
known railroad man of wealth and posi-
ton
Eggleston Was transferred 10 the in
stituti0n from the penitentfarv ar
Leavenwortn. Kan, TO which ne was
sent after having been convicted OF
counterfeiting.
Eggleston viii be delivered 10 his
iaIhef ana viii be placed in a private
ton.
The Washington times., 1908-06-12
Arrested as Counterfeiter.

After having been sent abroad and
spending some time IN schools and coll
,eges. among them Harvard Medical
School, Eggleston attempted the prac-
lice Of medicine in Denver with a man
named Baker His afliction soon in
volved him In differences with Baker.
who is said TO have directed attention
20 EgglestOn and caused his arrest by
officers Of the Secret Service. In his
rooms. with apparently no attempt at
concealment, were found a photograph
of so note ana plaster paris mold
OF silver dollar
A jury found Eggieston guilty under
the laws against CouHterfeiting and he
was sentenced 20 pay a nne Of 81, 500
and spend ten years In prison.
Throughout his life the boys father
has done everything when wealth and
intelligence could suggest TO overcome
the effects Of his accident. Ii was
through the effC.as Of his parent that
EEgleston's CASE was brought TO the
attention of President Roosevelt. whose
heart was touched by its history.
The Washington times., 1908-06-12
Wrecked b. Blow On Head.

The csse is one which is calculated TO
attract the attention Of experts in the
treatment Of the insane and criminolo-
gists ali over the world. II is establish
ed by medical observation at intervals
during the last twenty years that Egg
gleston, while Of a bright mind and
capable Of obtaining the degree Of doc
tor OF medicine from a leading univer-
slty is 20 an extent morally irresponsI-
Die. Inis ls attributed 10 an accident
which occurred when he was twelve
years old. ia which he suffered A frac-
lure OF the skull and lost his right leg.
Bright and modest before this &C
cur -d, his physician noted as he re-
covered that the character OF the boy
had changed and that ne was morose,
given 10 Dragging about the things he
could accomplish, and at times morally
perverted.
Everything was done TO overcome the
tendency The young man travelled
over the United States and FuroDa
and attempted the practice OF medicine
that DE might cure the ills Of his fel-
loV.-men. only 10 bring up in the pen
itelt-aTy.
The Washington times., 1908-06-12
White House Callers

Senators Burkett of Nebraska
Bourne Of oregon,
Representative Hepburn Of Iowa.
Judges wood ana Chambers. Of the
Spanish Claims Commission
Fred bennett. Commissioner OF the Land
Office.
The Cabinet met az Il O'Clock.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1908-09-10
FACTS FOR SICK WOMEN

For thirty years Lydia E. Pink
hams Vegetable Compound, made
from roots and herbs, has been the
standard remedy for female ills,
and has positively cured thousands of
swomen who have been troubled with
Sdisplacements, Inflammation, ulcera-
ton, fibroid tumors, irregularities,
periodic pains, backache, that bear
ing-doWn feeling, aatulency, indiges-
ton, dizziness, or nervous prostration.
Why don't you try it?
Mrs. Pinkham invites all sick
women to write her for advice.
She has guided thousands to
health. Address, Lynn, Mass.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1908-09-10
THOUSANDS ARE HOMELESS
And Millions Lost In For
est Fires.
FLAMES RAGE FOR THREE DAYS
One Town Has Only One Building
Left Standing. Others Are
Surrounded by Walls of
Fire.

Duluth. Minn.-ThouSands OF
acres OF agricultural lands and mill
lions of feet of standing timber were
laid in waste, several mining loca-
tions were burned and at least 10000
people are homeless as the result OF
forest fires which swept through
many districts in northern Minneso-
ta
Chisholm, Mimi, ninety miles
north of Duluth, was completely de-
stroyed. The only building standing
is the new $125,O00 high school.
Nashwauk, Mimi, fifty miles north
west of Duluth is surrounded by
flames and the outskirts of the town
are burning. Bull, Mimi, twelve
miles east of Chisholm, is cut off
from the world by the fires that are
bearing down on the town.
Wrenshall, twenty miles north
west of Duluth, faces wall of flames
that is sweeping toward the. village.
1t appears to be doomed. Several
small settlements in Douglass county,
Wisconsin, have been burned and for
est fires are sweeping the northern
part of the county. A fire at Bayfield,,
Wis, damaged buildings to the ex-
tent of $500 or more.
One fatality is believed to have oc-
Cured. May Fisher, woman at
Chisholm, is believed to have per-
ished.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1908-09-10
aWHTTE SL2vEv EVIL.

Washington. The campaign which
the immigration authorities are wag-
ing against the white slave evil has
turned up some astonishing and re-
voting facts. The special agents en-
gagged on this work have discovered
the existence Of 8 society; with head
CHARTERS in several large Earopean
cities. the object Of which Is to pro
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1908-09-10
1 ne
General Demand


Oh me Well-Informed of the World has
always been for simple, pleasant and
efficient liquid laxative remedy of known
value; laxative which physicians could
sanction for family use because it's COM
ponent parts are known to them to be
wholesome and truly beneficial in effect,
acceptable to the system and gentle, yet
prompt, in action.
In supplying that demand with its ex-
cellent combination Of Syrup of Figs and
Elixir of SIENNA, the California Fig Syrup
Co. proceeds along ethical lines and relies
on the merits of the laxative for its remark
nble success.
That is one of many reasons why
Syrup of Figs and Elixir of SIENNA is given
the preference by the Well Informed.
To get its beneficial effects always buy
the genuine manufactured by the Cali
fornia Fig Syrup Co., only, and for sale
by all leading druggists. Price fifty cents
per bottle.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1908-09-10
TO Reconstruct Dam.

Knoxville, Tenn. Mr. ". i. Oliver
of this city has been AWARDED the con-
tract to reconstruct the great dam at
Augusta, Ga, which was swept away
by the recent floods. IT is estimated
that the work will cost from SEQ, 600
to $1,000,000. Mr.. Oliver is prepar-
ing to begin construction at once.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1908-09-10

Thousands of American women
In our homes are daily sacrificing
their lives to duty.
In order to keep the home neat
and pretty, the children well dressed
and tidy, women overdo. A female
weakness or displacement is often
/ broughton and they suffer in silence,
drifting along from bad to worse,
knowing well that they ought to
have help to overcome the pains and
aches which daily make life burden.
1t is to these faithful women that
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1908-09-10

10 Drive out Malaria and Build Up
II the System
Take the Old Standard Groves
Tasteless< Chill Tonic. You know what
you are taking The formula Is plain
" printed on every bottle, showing It
Is simply Quinine and Iron in 81 TASTE
less form, and the most effectual form.
For grown people and children. soc.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1908-09-10
TRIPLE TRAGEDY.
Texan Shoots Man and Woman
and Then Himself.

Waco, Tex.-Dock Watson in Hills
boro, shot a Miss Ethel Edsal, opera
tor for the Southwestern Telegraph
Company, then turned his pistol on
himself, and shot twice in the breast
Both died almost instantly, and Miss
Edsal is believed to be fatally wound
ed. Watson and the young woman
were together when Horn saw them
shooting then occurred
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1908-09-10
Tolstoi Better.

ST. Petersburg "A letter received
here from Countess Tolstoi, wife of
Couont Leo. Tolstoi, says that her
husband is better of his recent Ill
ness, but that he is. still weak and
can receive nobody
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1908-09-10
The Ajax in Collision.

ELECTROMAGNETIC American collier
Ajax, which is accompanying the fleet,
was in collision in the harhor with
the steamer Laura. Both vessels were
badly damaged, but there was no loss
Of life.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1908-09-10
LYDIA Z. PINkHAM'S
VEGETABLE COMPOUND

comes as a boon and blessing,
as it did to Mrs. f. Ellsworth, If
Mayville, N. Y, and to Mrs. w. P.
Boyd, of Beaver Falls, Pa, who say
!" I was not able to do my own work,
owing to the female trouble from which
suffered. Lydia E. Pinkham's Vege-
table Compound helped me wonderfully,
and / am SO well that can do as big
days work as ever did. / wish every
sick woman would try II.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1908-09-10
------s- O. -----
COTTON CROP STATEMENT.
The Chronicle Says 1908 Production
Was 11,58f.S29 Bales.

New York.-The Chronicles an
nual statement of the cotton crop of
the United States for the year end
ing Sept. /, 1908, indicates that the
total crop this year will reach IL
5S1,S2S bales, while the exports ere
I5S3,07S bales and the spinnars' TAX
ings are 4.241.S17 bales, leaving a
stock on hand at the close of the year
of 182,727 bales.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1908-09-10
THREE CURES or ECZEMA
Woman Tells of Her Brothers. Terris
bic Suffering-Her Grandchild and
Another Baby also Cured
Cuticura Proved Invaluable.

My brother had eczema three different
summers. Each summer it came out be-
tween his shoulders and down his back,
and he said his suffering was terrible.
When it came on khe third summer, he
bought box of Cuticura Ointment and
gave it faithful trial. Soon he began to
feel better and he cured himself entirely
OF eczema with Cuticura A lady in In
diana heard of how my daughter, Mrs.
Miller, had cured her little son of terrible
eczema by the Cuticura Remedies. This
iady's little one had the eczema so badly
that they thought they would lose it. She
used Cuticura Remedies and they cured her
child entirely, and the disease never came
back. Mrs. Sarah L. Lusk, Coldwater.
Mich, Aug. Is and Sept. 2, 1907"
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1908-09-10
Contract for Steel Cars.

Jamestown, Pat is reported the
Hartman interests have closed a con-
tract with the Cambria Steel Compa-
ny for 500 steel gondola cars.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1908-09-10
LEAPS TO HIS DEATH.
Tampa Man Jumps From Hot Springs
Hotel Window.

Hot Springs, Ark.-A. S. Waters,
a visitor from Tampa, Fla, made a
spectacular leap to his death from a
third story window of the new Pres
ton Hotel to the pavement below, a
distance of fifty feet. Before jump
ing out of the window he tore up a
handful of currency and threw it in
the wash basin of his room. He died
halt an hour after his fall.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1908-09-10
OBSCENE POSTAL CARD.
Sent to Roosevelt Lands Clerk i'm Sc.
riOuS Trouble.

Norfolk, Va.-Arthur jenkins, the
naval clerk, charged with sending an
obscene postal card to. President
Roosevelt, being unable to furnish
$1,000 bail, was committed to the
Norfolk Jail.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1908-09-10

People who are good at making
excuses are not much good at any
thing else.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1908-09-10

IN this case SO that other sufferers
from kidney trouble may profit by my
experience.
Sold by all dealers. so cents=a h0E
roster ilburn Co, Bunaiosl
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1908-09-10

Don't be afraid to be polite at all
times under all circumstances. 1t is
no disgrace to be called a gentleman.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1908-09-10


suffered misery with
lu N b a go. e v cry
movement was one
Of pain. Doan's Kid
ney Pills removed
the whole difficulty
after only q short
time. Although | do
not like to have my
name used publicly,
I make an exception
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1908-09-10

Hicks Capudine Cures Women's
Monthly Pains, Backache, Nervousness,
diately. Prescribed by physicians with best
results. l0c.. 25c. and b0c.. at drug stores
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1908-09-10

Don't be afraid to do your best.
The best is none too good.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1908-09-10
Don't be afraid that your efforts
will not be appreciated.
A TEXAS CLERGYMAN
Speaks Out For the Benefit OF Suffer-
ing Thousands.

Rev. 6. M. Gray. Baptist clergy
man, Of Whitesboro, Tex. says:
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1908-09-10
American Cotton College
Milledeeville.
Georgia.

For the education Of Clerks Cotton
all others
the valuation Grades of Cotton Thirty day scholar
cotton will complete Big demand cotton
a once for furhe rprHcular
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1908-03-02
COMMISSIONERS NOTICE
Estate of Alice 3 Skinner

The undersigned, having been appointed by
the Honorable Probate Court for the District
of Orleans. Commissioners, to receive, exam
ire and &C Just ali claims and demands of all
persons against the estate of Alice B. skinner
late of Barton, in said district, de-
ceased and ali claims exhibited in Offset there
to, hereby give notice that we will meet for
the purposes aforesaid at her late residence
on the 18th day of Mar b {,
and 18th day of Aug, next, from one O'Clock
o. M. until O'Clock p. m on each of said
days, and that six months from the 10th day
of February, A. D. 1908, is the time
limited by said Court for said creditors to
present their claims to US for examination
an1 allowance.
Dated at Barton, this 22rd day of
February, a. D. 1908.
C.E. HAMBLET,
go II. P. COOK, n Is
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1908-03-02
TOILETS OF ANTS.
Combs, brushes, Spongcs and Soap
Used In Making Them.

"Ants have fine and coarse COMBS
Eponges, hairbrushes and soap. They
nre remarkably clean.'
The speaker was q nature student.
He bent over the artificial ants nest,
or formicary, that stood on his table
under glass.
watch this lady making her toilet"
he said "She won't mind
The little black ant seemed to be
carefully tying and untying knots in
herself The small black body twisted
and turned. The tough little black
limbs darted through the air.
'Ihat is her fine tooth comb she is
using now explained the student. ct
is affixed to the tibia Of the foreleg. 1t
has short handle, a stiff back and
siXty-five fine teeth. Nothing can es.
cape it,
'NOw she is sponging her back. Yes,
the tongue is her sponge, the fat sur
face of the tongue. The tongues edges
are her brush. They are equipped with
hemispherical bOsses-short, stiff blunt
bristles. See her brushing her left fore.
leg with it, Doesn't it work admirably
''Now she is combing the hairy IN
derpart of her body with her coarse
comb 1t is attached to the tarsus and
has forty-fve coarse teeth, an excel
! lent instrument for rough work.
She is giving her legs a good sOaI
| bath now She draws them, you see
through her mandibles. or upper jaws
The mandibles are serrated, and they
secrete a fluid that is quite like soap
suds. a superb toilet lotion which
cleanses the skin and makes the hail
brilliant and supple.
brushes, combs, toilet lotions, soaI
and spOnges-nature has given them al
TO the little black ant.''-New OTlean
| Times Democrat
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1908-03-02

A Cynical Critics Cold Analysis OF
LongfeI.ow's Description.

a Cynical Critics Cold Analysis OF
LongfeI!ow's Description.
Determine how fast, asks Professor
Greenhili, Hiawatha can run from the
following data: -
Strong of arm was Hiawatha.
He could shoot ten arrows upward,
And the tenth had left the bowstring
Ere the first to earth had fallen.
Swift of foot was Hiawatha.
He could shoot an arrow from him
And run for ward with such swiftness
That the arrow fell behind him.
Neglecting the resistance of the air
and granting that Hiawatha could
shoot one arrow u second, the solution
is as follows:
The time of flight of the arrows shot
upward must have been nine seconds.
Therefore the velocity with which they
were shot, being equal to the time null
tiplied into half the value of the con-
slant of gravity, was IA feet second.
Now, in shooting an arrow from him,
Uiawatha. to obtain the fartheSt fight,
would let fly at al angle q foTty-fve
degrees, and by simple trig0nomet-
ricaI calculation we therefore arrive al
the fact that the horizontal ity Ct
l. the arrow would be rather SIS tan / i
feet a second and would III fact he ~
feet a second, or seventy miles an hour
Hiawatha would therefore have to run
faster than this Could be do il on &
sprint?
Again having recourse to calculation
we find that an arrow shot at Ii ieei
or
ly a furlong. HiaWatha would run
that distance in about seven seconds
so that he would be able to give the
present holder of the record some II.
| yards Start.-LOndOn Post.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1908-03-02
SUTTON
DEFERRED LOCALS,
re ill with Grin

DEFERRED LOCALS.
Several are i'll with grip.
l. Mrs. L. B. Wilson has gone to Corydon
Parker's to board
Miss Agnes Laclair is at home from
Barton academy for a two weeks vacation.
Mrs e. w. Peck recently underwer a
successful operation, performed for b.
cess on her foot.
District Deputy Lawrence and Mrs. Law
renee of st. Johnsbury visited Sutton
grange Saturday evening, Feb. %.
Sutton Grange will hold social st the
Grange hall March 5. Refreshments of
rolls and bees honey will be served
Wesley Mitchell, former resident, now
prosperous farmer of Barton Lar ding
has been liz town few days calling on
friends.
A reception was rendered Mr.. snd Mrs
j. E. Wentworth at the Ladies' Aid hall or
Wednesday evening, Feb. Il. Severe
| gifts and sum of money was presente d
them.
very successful singing school con.
| Quoted by Harry May closed OIL Friday
| evening, with good concert. Severa
from out of town assisted, among them
being Mrs. Don Stiles of st. Johnsbury
and Mr.. King, who represents the New
I England Homestead.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1908-03-02
The Worm alter,

Even worm holes" are no guarantee
of extreme old age in furniture, as was
demonstrated some time ago in the law
courts, when a woman came to excuse
her husbands absence from the court
on account of illness. What is your
husband?" asked the judge. "a worm
eater, my lord" was the reply. "A
what?' asked the judge again. Il
don't wonder he's too ill to attend"
The woman then explained that her
husband was so called not because he
was addicted to this peculiar form Of
diet, but because his trade was to drill
these holes in new furniture to give
it the appearance of antiquity .-London
Taller.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1908-03-02
CALEDONIA COUNTY
WEST BURKE.

WESl bOKkE.
w. W. Hartwell of Barton was In town
Tuesday.
Mrs. Viola Parker was in Lyndonville
last week.
Mrs. E. J. Heath has returned from her
visit to Canada.
H. w. Turner has been on the sick list
for the past week.
Mrs. Christina Kettell of Derby is now
caring for Mrs. g. II. Wright.
Miss Edith Mooney is visiting relatives
in Littleton, N. H., and vicinity.
r. P. Porter was in Montpelier last week
for few days, returning Friday.
Miss Cora Curtis has finished her scbool
10 South Albany and returned home.
A. W. Brockway OF Melrose Highlands,
Mass, called on friends here last week.
winter with her son Archie in Glover, has
returned home.
Marsh Clark, who has been living in
North Wolcott the past year, has returned
to town for two months.
Miss Helen Allen of Lyndon Institute
spent Sunday with her cousins, the Misses
Laila and Glenn Roundy.
H. S. Chappell is having severe attack
of grip; and o. G. Spencer and family have
been ill with grip, but are now improving.
Mrs. Mark Meacham of Somerville,
Mass, who was called here by the critical
condition of her father, returned home
| Thursday.
Sylvester Whittier, who has been here
for some time helping to care for his
brother, has gone to Concord, N. H., to
live with his son.
Mr.. and Mre. w. g. Cheney were called
to st. Johnsbury Friday and Saturday by
the illness of their daughter Clara, who is
In the hospital there.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Wallace, who have
been suffering from the grip, are somewhat
better, but their daughter, Mrs. Nettie Nc
Coy, remains about the same.
Do not forget the concert given by the
Canadian Jubilee Singers at the G. A. K.
hall Wednesday evening, March 4. This
promises to be unusually good, and large
audience is expected.