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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-12-27
BOTTLE VOYAGES

TT is a common stunt of amateur vovagers when
making their first ocean trips to write
or less silly messages put them into bottles and toss
them overheard. Sometimes they send out fervid
fotsam statements relating tales of shipwreck and
disaster. Such SO called hoaxes have and then
caused little trouble and anxiety; but the brittle
ness of the receptacles causing them to break the
first time they tossed against hard substance,
and the self evident falsty OF their contents, have
in most cases forestalled any serious results
Some bottle voyages, however, have proved of
considerable interest if of particular scientific
value. For instance, in which direction would YOU
expect bottle to drift if thrown overheard in mid
Atlantic? Mr.. and Mrs. Peter Marie, Mr.. and Mrs
J. Megroz, and Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur Godfrey, of
Mount Vernon, New York, while shipboard in
midocean, wrote the following letter and dropped
overheard in a sealed bottle:
Whoever finds this paper please write to the inclosed
address Will send ten francs receipt OF letter Aboard
La Gascogne, longitude 2.46 W., latitude 4o36.
Six months later it was proved by the receipt of
the following letter from the shore of the North Sea
that the bottle had drifted more than two thousand
miles:
St. Peter Mordsee} kreis,
Elderstedt, Provns Scheswig
Deutschland den December, 1908
On the 25th of November found shore bottle
in which the following paper Fortunately the visiting
FREDERICK BoyENs, Malerm,eister.
- botte.-from Central Illinois to the Pacific
Ocean.-a ten thousandmile voyage in four years
clerk in store at Bloomington, on January IT,
1909, wrote letter which he nclosed in a bottle
and threw into the Mack,naw River, ten miles from
town Jesse Wilson, of Santa Monica, California
found the bottle off the California coast and COM
muncated with the writer of the letter The bottle
must have voyaged down the Mackinaw, the Illinois,
the Mississippi, and so into the Gulf; thence the
strange and conflicting currents carried it clear
round the Horn and up the Pacific coast-a most
remarkable voyage indeed.
DISTANCE las the crow flies means little COM
- pared to the drifting of such small Objects is
proved by the voyage of bottle dropped off Pollocks
Reef July 10, 1897 Louis Schneider, F. A
Thomas, and Sidney Miller the steamer
Cottage City, bound from Portland, Maine, to New
York when they threw over the bottle with a note
in it, promising the finder package of fifty cigarettes
if he communicated with the consignees Five years
and half afterward, February "a, 1908, Thomas
received a letter from Patrick Griffen Kinard Lis
towel, County Kerry, Ireland, stating that he had
found the bottle on the shore The note in the bot
tie in half, and business card likewise
inclosed egg shape by friction; but card
and letter were both readable.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-12-27

kickin' me in the shins l shoots in one
on his meat safe, and the grand assault is all
over. Then l has time to notice the lady. She's
dressed real expensive and elaborate but her back
hair has come down, and she looks like she was
maxim stab at high tragedy. She has grabbed
Lucille around the neck and she's sobbin and
moanln and snltfiln, and huggin' her and pattn
her, and squean such remarks as You dear
darling baby, you! Oh, my precious. child!' A
to give you the horse collie hear her takn on and
it could be heard for blocks.
I'VE Just had to put my foot on the gents shirt
bosom, to hold him down SO he won't start gettn
messy again, and I'm tryin' to figure out what in
blazes has broke loose, when Sadie and another lady
comes runnin' out the veranda with their eyes
stickin' out
Why, Shortly" says Sadie What's the mat
teri"
Blamed if know whether it's bargain counter
rush or of night riders,' says l.
But who is that person on the ground?' says she
He didn't stop to introduce himself" says l.
He just starts in without warnin' to use me for
scalin' ladder
But those screams'" says Sadie peern out into
the shadows of the trees. Why, there are two
women! Who they?"
Ones nutty young lady by the name of Lucille
that was brngln' out from town. says L. but the
one havin fit l can't account for. Guess you know
Miss LUCILLE eli :; Anyway. she says you do
spection. No, l can't remember anyone by that
Why, it's Lucy Travers! And Mrs Traversl What
"Gwan, Sadie!' says l. Maybe ones Mrs
Travers; but the other is Lucille Launceot Leclare
l got it straight from her"
'Leclaire nothing!' says Sadie, walkn up to the
pair that still has tight grip each other. Lucy
what is this all about? Mrs Travers, do stop that
screaming for moment, can't you? This is no time
for indulging in Mysteries Oh, quit it" and Sadie
gives her good shoulder shake that seems to calm
her down little
oh it's dreadful, dreadful!' walls this Mrs
Travers. I'VE heard that our dear Lucy had left the
academy you know"
Yes heard all about that" says Sadie. The
teacher who teegraphed is here, thinking she might
come to me, she did before. But this isn't the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-12-27

How you talk" says l. But amt in the
for me- and all I'm curious to know is if this is just
social call or visit. Got any plans?'
Oh yes" says she, brightenin' up. Il am going
the stage.
Il could have guessed that says l. "As leadin'
lady for Hackett first expect?"
Now your making fun of me-, says Lucille,
pt ftuh Dh
But can. I've been in heaps of amateur theatricas
Let me show you how l can
lines, Hedda Gabler speeches, even listen
while you tear off Lascar See here, amt you got
any relations in town. any old aunts, cousins, or
so forth?"
mot one," says She
How about friends, them" says l.
Let me see,' says she. There that nice
music teacher who gave me piano lessons once; If
"Ah, pickes!' says l. Say do you know what
you ought to get?"
She didn't and she was most too big for me to
tell her, pass it out; all can do is walk up and
down the Office, battin' my head for idea Course,
it's easy enough to lead her out the sidewalk and
leave her. But would you? No more could l. And
all the while she's sttin' there follown my motions
with them big front row eyes of hers, just enjoyin
herself.
Say, have l adopted you, have you adopted
me?" says l. II just wish could turn you over to
Mrs. McCabe for few minutes
oh should love to see Sadie again., says she,
never liftin' eyebrow " She's DEAR
WHAT says l. Are you Do you know
Sadie?"
why certainly, says she. And was waiting
to see if you wouldn't suggest my going out with
YOU"
Well, I'll be shot with squash pie!'' says I.
" Just been stringin' me along Ell? Say, you make
a hit with mel don't think And what do you
expect Sadie have to say to you when tell her all
the fool stunts you've been practsin'?"
m sure she'll be sweet to me, says Lucille.
You are chr" says l. We'll see about that.
Come on, we can just catch the five thirty eight
A ND say, wonder if you've got line just the
al &c me- 10
was? l puts her on the inside seat, next the win
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-12-27

my drive and wheels
up under the porch
light. Then | sees that
the other rig has fol-
lowed, and l was just
wonderin' who it could
be. when out of the
dark rushes a couple, a
man and a woman, and
the next minute there's
enough excitement in
the McCabe front yard
for a small sized riot.
First | hears a string
Of squeaky screams, and
the next | know some
ones lit on my back,
damned my hat over
my eyes, and is clawin'
me like a cat CliInbin' a
tree.
Villain! Scoundrell
III teach you'll" says
a mans voice, and he
carries away my collar
and necktie in one wild
swipe.
Say, leave the shirt,
will your" says l,
squirmin' around and
gettin' into action. The
gent that's doin' the
tiger act is more or less
lively with his hands,
and there's no gettin'
away from him by quick
footwork; SO for a min
ute all l can do is hold
him off at arms length,
same's you would a
string of frecrackers,
until | can tell where to
hit him.
But when he takes
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-12-27

boarding school, is IN Japan
Then you'd better hike
"Never!" says she. 1T
ous1y there. They were brut
III never 60 back"
"Oh, yes, you WILL" says
1. after you've walked
about five blocks more in
them ventilated socks and
them silt heeled toe
crushers, you'll be glad to
60 anywhere that there's
a vacant chair. Brutal,
was they? Kept you in at
recess, eh?'
MO, that want it. Ac-
~ cordin' to her account,
they'd locked her in her
room, fed her on bread and
water, and made her wear
a gag IN her mouth for an
hour at a time.
"All for nothin', too, ]
supposed" says 1.
1T was just because
the Latin teacher fbbed
about me to the principal,
says she. 1t was lovely
the way l escaped, though.
/ tied the sheets together
and slid down. Wasn't
that romantic?"
Awful" says 1. Most
as romantic as jumpin' a
board bill. And now, Miss
err"
Il am known at school,"
says she, "as Lucille
Launce1ot Lec1aire.
Well, that's plenty to
be known by" says l.
You got LIS enough to
supply a Welsh township"
But, professor" and
here she whispers real dra-
matte, my real identity
&c nvcterv -
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1908-12-17
New Cases

State of Washington VS.. William
II. Hoferman. Grand laceny.
The Block Mfg. Co., VS.. J. w. Ray
and Isaac N. Ray. known as Ray &
Son. Abstract of judgment from
King Co.
A. r. Brown VS.. City of Aberdeen.
r. b. Bell VS.. j. r. Harris and
Jane Doe Harris, his wife. Fore
closure tax lien.
J. R. Douglas VS.. the Lindstrom
Shipbuilding Co.
T. +. Wilcox VS.. Montesano Ath-
letic Association. Foreclosure tax
lien.
Ethel Meyer VS.. VIM. Fl. Meyer.
Divorce.
Roy Quinn VS.. NJ r. Ross, M. Tay
lor, F. A. Powell, cO-partners EcOno-
my Co. and w. H. McWhinney, sher-
if Chehals county. Action to va
cate judgment and for an injunc-
ton.
Ira NJ. Shyrock VS.. Ellen A. Shy
rock. Divorce.
]. S. Alley VS.. Chehalis county.
Edward f. Purdy VS.. b. Hanson,
V. L. Murphy, |. Fl. Sisk, r. f. Ham
ilton, I. S. Messenger, c. c. Mes
senger, j. F. King, Fl. Abdomen, J..
II. Ash. Geo. Kopf and II. p. Mason.
Garnishment.
A. j. Jeffries VS. J. l.. Brown and
Ida NJ. Brown. Action on promis-
sorry note.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1908-12-17
DOING THEIR DUTY.
Scores of Aberdeen Readers Ar
Learning the Duty of the Kidneys.

To filter the blood is the kidneys
duty.
When they fail to do this the kid
neys are sick.
Backache and many kidney ills
follow:
Urinary troubles, diabetes.
Doan's Kidney Pills cure them all.
Mrs. Capt. H. Henriksen, Montesa-
no, Wash, says: For some time l
suffered from backache and pains
through my shoulders, often making
1t difficult for me to attend to my
house work. l was also subject to
headaches and dizzy spells and felt
generally run down, but was at a
loss to know how to obtain relief. A
friend finally advised me to try
Doan's Kidney Pills and l immediate
ly procured box. They brought me
prompt relief and when ! had taken
them for some time my trouble en-
tirel' diGa nnoared 7 a1wavs kean
Doan's Kidney Pills in the house
and should l have any recurrence of
my former trouble | would promptly
resort to their use."
Plenty more proof like this from
Aberdeen people. Call at The Red
Cross Drug Store and ask what Gus
toners report.
For sale by all dealers. Price so
cents. F'osterMilburn Co., Buffalo,
New York. sole agents for the Uniteo
States.
Remember the name-Doan =
and take no other. 67
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1908-12-17

Fine Job Printing ut moderate prices.
Herald.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1908-12-17

J. B. Karshner ct uX to J. w.
Frasier part 1t sec 9 II 8. 10
j. w. Clark to G. II. Bell Its IA
Is b Ia West End add Aber-
ueen III
School District No. IS to G. w.
Butler land in neA of seA
sec 81 IS ......... 1
G. w. Butler to School Dist No.
Is same L
Sigwald Jacobson to Selmar ia
cObson 1t 6 90 Pacific Land
Co.'S add Aberdeen. ...... $50
Cornelia Allen ct vir to Lee Rusk
1t Aliens Garden Tracts Oak
vile .......... .......... 80
A. J. Mccall ct ux to J. R. Will
liams ct al 1t 10 32 w. & b.
add Aberdeen 1000
Lena Hansen ct al to Mattey
Blasick ct ux 1t 16 Z Benn's
Central add Aberdeen ..... 800
H. c. Hermans ct ux to w. A. No
land 1t | b IL e. Campbell's
add to Hoquiam ....... 600
w. w. WeatherwaX ct uX to
Diantha WeatherwaX s. TT
Its 10 II 20 Pacific Land
Co.'S add Aberdeen .... 1
Same to F. f. Weatherwax s 65
TT It's 10 II b 90 Pacific Land
Co.'S add Aberdeen ....... 1
F. l.. Perkins adm. to F. f. Jones
Its I to 6 b 10 First add Aber-
deem .. ..... $50
f. e. Jones ct Tx to j. Mellin
1t b 10 First add to South
Aberdeen ...... .......... 175
1nI- OF tn / ntt,t
man Its 7 s b 6 Elma. ..... 400
I. b. Richards ct ux to w. p.
Marsh It's 10 IA is and 1t 8
b 20 First add to Aberdeen . 100
A. Evenson ct uX to Elnar Olson
Its II - 1 Hayes add Mon
tesano also strip land 80 TT
wide on west side 1t ~ b L.. 675
East Hoquiam Co. to lola Cooper
1t II b II Herman Annex
to Hoquiam ........... 1926
Carl A. Cooper to Mrs lola Coop
err 1t 8 b 13 Sunset Beach. =. 10
G. r. Maris ct uX to NJ. II. Nit
chell It 8 b I Maris plat Sat-
NJ. II. Mitchell ct ux to H. J.
Ruffner 1t s b 1 Maris plat
J. NJ. Gould ct ux to Wilson &
Garlic 1t Sherwood's plat
Satsop 49,. ........ $50
Harry Cabot ct uX to T. Ellis
ct al Its to 5 b 20 First add
South Aberdeen ...... 10
II. C. Herman ct Tx to A. Berg
strom 1t Is b IA North Ho-
GUAM .............. 200
o. M. Kellogg ct Tx to Edward
Lowe ct uX swA SEX Its to
~ Its to all in sec. 4 90 s
J. NJ. Gilbreth ct Tx to Jos. ia
cob 1t Is b II Benn's Central
add Aberdeen ........ 1850
J. r. Durdle ct Tx to Monte
sano Creamery Co., Its ! to
s b 4 Its 7 b Riverside
add except r R. right Of way
Montesano. also swA of neA
of neA of swA sec 80 16 a. I
J. G.. Dregnie ct ux to Victor En-
born 1t 20 b IS Frances add
Aberdeen ............ 100
Hares Johnson to Geo. Fl. Hitch
ings 1t ~ SO Hoquiam. ... 10
Mary J. Cooper to ]. H. Cooper
O. C. salon ...... l
A. V. Anderson ct ux to j. A.
Johnson ct Tx Its 4 5 b
Karr's Garden add Hoquiam. 500
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1908-12-17
Real Estate Transfers.

Instruments filed for record in the
office of the Auditor of Cheha lis
county for week ending Thursday
Dec. 10.
M. G. Kaufman to A. II. Barley
It's 81 % 90 b Nv Benn's Cen
trail add Aberdeen ......... SOC
East Hoquiam Co. to H. H. Cur
ry 1t 16 b As Ontario add to
Hoouiam ......... 400
A. e. Graham to e. w. Beimfohr
ct al Its 1 to II 60 West
port beach ............... l0O
Harbor Land Co. to M. Taylor 1t
3 b 176 Hoquiam. ....... 1925
G. l.. Davis ct Tx to r. F. Lyle
1-3 Its II - 3S Hoquiam. 10
J. o. Stearns ct ux to same
w. T. Calkins etux to Holstrom
1t II b IA North Hoquiam. 1000
Mary B. Carter ct al to Flora A.
Weatherwax Its l to b IL E.
and l.. add Aberdeen. 1900
Clarence P. Johnson ct TX to Jim
Contris n 55 Its 1 to b II
Benn's Central add Aberdeen. 90C
Dan Bowes & Co to G. l.. Sim
mons VIE 1t 7 and e1a 1t s b
10 Aberdeen 1000
J. Lewis ct Tx to G. Peterson Its
49, b % Frances add Abb
erdeen ........... 1900 oo'
John Wolkoweiez ct uX to Ed No
wax ct Tx land in b Is West
End Aberdeen 5o'
Ed Nowak ct TX to Carl Edward
Siese same .......... $500
vala It's 6 Z 40 Ontario, Ho-
GUAM '...' wv
viii Lanning ct Tx to c. Daml-
co Its I s b I Portland add
Aberdeen ...... .........
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1908-12-17
Miscellaneous Transfers.

c. NJ. Weatherwax ct al to Wal
ter Ashley, sat mtg ........
J. NJ. Phillips ct uX to E. W.
Beimfohr ct al mtg. 1t 16 b
II Franse's add Aberdeen.
II. F. Cabot to NJ. Taylor option
Its 5 b % South Aberdeen.
G. F. Karshner to A. S. Austin
ct al sat mtg 1t II b "a w &
B. add Aberdeen .......... %
G.. II. e P. S. by. Co. VS.. Alex
Poison ct uX lis pendens. -. :.
E. F. Purdy to Equitable Saw
ings & Loan Association mtg
1t So Ontario add, Ho-
quinn -
o. Holstrom ct Tx to same mtg.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1908-12-17
AT THE court HOUSE
The WEEKLY RECORD OF LEGAL
DOINGS AT COUNTY SEAT.
Minutes of the Superior Court and
New Cases Piled. List of Real Es-
tate Transfers and Miscellaneous
Instruments Filed with County
Auditor.
IN THE SUPERIOR COURT.

The following is the record of bus
iness transacted in the superior court
last week:
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1908-12-17

Proof Is ineXhaustible that
Lydia Il. Pinkham's Vegetable
Compound carries women safely
through the Change of Life.
Read the letter Mrs. f. Hanson,
3O4 E. Long ST., Columbus, Ohio,
writes to Mrs. Pinkham:
~ was passing through the Change
of Life, and suffered from nervous
ness, headaches, and other annoying
symptoms. My doctor told me that
Lydia f. Pinllham's Vegetable Com
pound was good for me, and since talk
ing it l feel so much better, and can
again do my own work. l never forget
to tell my friends what Lydia e. Pink
hams Vegetable Compound did for me
during this trying period"
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1908-12-17


iness transacted in the superior court
last week:
State VS.. A. c. Eycleshymer. Ver-
dict of not guilty.
In re-estate of Frank Todd, de-
seased. Administrators discharged
State VS.. Chas. Sipila. Verdict of
not guilty.
Petition of John A. Peterson for
admission to citizenship was de-
MED.
Gustav A. Carlson, Andrew P. Oh
son. Nick Christianson, John Mel
son, Albert Swanson and John w.
Bearss were admitted to citizenship.
The following cases were stricken
from the trial calendar: Chas. HUI
let VS.. J. F.. Bennett; Sidney Rob-
bins VS.. c. w. Howey, ct al.
r. i. Elliott VS.. A. M. Abel. Con-
tinued to January term.
Frances Kaitis VS.. Steve Kaitis.
Dismissed without prejudice.
J. Fl. Smith ct al, VS.. Joseph Good
rich ct al. Demurrer to complaint
Overruled.
w. H. Abel VS.. Chas. Johnson.
Judgment for plaintiff for 1922 and
costs.
]. r. Douglas VS.. Lindstrom Ship
building Co. Motion to make COM
plant more definite, denied.
Ethel Meyer VS.. VIM. Meyer Di-
vorce granted.
Roy Quinn VS.. M. Ross ct al. De-
PENDANT required to remove jetty.
In re-estate of c. A. Anderson, de-
ceased. Continued to January II.
In re estate of Lucian M. Christol,
deceased. Final account approved.
In re-estate of Elma e. Hendricks,
deceased. January 4, fixed to hear
petition for letters of administra-
ton.
Robert Chabot VS.. Benton Turner.
Demurrer to complaint overruled.
Wishkah Boom Co. VS.. O. X. Log
ging Co. Verdict for defendant.
G. J. Sauers ct ux VS.. Paul Smits.
Set for trial January -.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1908-12-17
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
women who have been troubled with
displacements, inflammation, ulcera-
ton, tibroid tumors, Irregularities,
periodic pains, backache, that bear
ing-down feeling, tlatulency, indiges-
ton, dizziness ornervOus prostration.
Why don't you try it j.?
Mrs. Pinkham invites all sick
women to write her for advice.
She has guided thousands to
health. Address, Lynn, Mass.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1908-12-17
BEAUTY IN THE BATHROOM

is the best incentive to that cleanli-
ness which is next to goodness. You
can have 1t without making a dent
in your bank account by having us
do the plumbing. Our work IS so
good and our bath room appoint
ments so attractive that you wouldn't
begrudge the expense, even If our
charges were twice what we ask.
ABERDEEN SHIP CHANDLERY CO.
Ais East Wishkah St. Phone 2571
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1908-12-17
TIME CARD
HARBOR BELLE
DAILY TIME CARD.
Steamer Harbor Belle.

In effect March 16. 1908:
Lv. Montesano for Westport q. Eh
Lv. Aberdeen for Westport a. III
Lv. Hoquiam for Westport. $3.50 q. III
Arrive at Westport ...... HOO a. II.
Lv. Westport FOL Me,tesano 1880 a. ia
Lv. Aberdeen FOR Jfoi tesano 2 p. n.
Arrive at Moptesaio ,..... ,. Fl.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1908-05-04

All water accounts are now due and
payable before the 5th Of the month.
Water supply Companys office, 2l9
West Cola
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1908-05-04

or INTO The opposition camp on cleo.
dion day
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-01-25
TALES THEY TELL.

A st. Louis thief stole twcntyfour
shoes, only to find they were all for
the left foot
A negro named Daniel Saunders, ar
rested in Kansas City. had on nine
shirts and white vest with two rows
OF pearl buttons between the seventh
and ninth shirts.
Two woodchoppers working near
Fredericka, Del. found In tree two
buckets of money, in another three
buckets, in the third tree two coOns
and in the fourth thirteen squirrels.
Boys at Tusten, ~ Y. started ball
of snow rolling down hill, and 1t
went flying through Farmer Schnei-
ders chicken coop. The big ball gath
cred up nine of Schneider's fat hens.
1t rolled farther 10 the barnyard of the
next farmer. where pigs ate five of the
chickens.
Not to be outdone by Mrs. Stella
Clapp. who climbed to the top of the
175 foot smokestack of an Athol
(Nlass.) factory to take photographs,
four Harvard students climbed the 17J
feet and with their feet dangling over
the side of the chimney played game
of seven up.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-01-25
SHORT STORIES.

This century will have twenty-five
leap years, the greatest possible num-
bcr.
Tule lake, I'm Oregon. Is cmptying
itself through subterranean hole.
down which the water Is pouring I'm
whirlpool with deufcning noise.
A man from st. Johnsbury. VT. dc.
string to embark In the trucking busl-
ness in Groveton. n. H.. was forced
to abandon the enterprise because of
inability to rent house in which to
live.
Daniel Webster and Benjamin r.
Butler were among the great lawyers
to try cases In the old Wiscasset (AIc.)
courthouse. which was somewhat
damaged by fire recently. All the rec
or1s were saved
The total number Of patents taken
out in the world since the beginning
Of patent laws is found by A. Fitch,
from French statistics. to reach 2,500,-
600. OF which 100000 have been
granted In the last fifty years.
A remarkable exhibition Of high
jumping was given in Rutland, VT,
the other day by large buck deer
who gracefully came down the avenue.
He ran between houses. cleared fences
eight feet in height with no effort at
all and disappeared In the country.