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The Aberdeen weekly., 1909-09-10

Services were held at Ebenezer
last Wednesday and Thurs
day. by Rev. McWhirter.
We regret to know that Mr.. E.
j. Alexander Is not doing 50 we'll.
The many friends of Miss Mae
Walton regret to know that she Is
i'll, and hope for her early recovery.
Mr.. and Mrs. Motlow, Of Tupelo,
spent a day the past week with Mr..
and Mrs. A. ". Booth.
We regret to know that Mr.. Hor-
ace Cain is on the sick list.
Mrs. Frank Kolb. Of Ardmore,
Oklahoma, is visiting relatives in
and near Hamilton this week.
Mr.. and Mrs. r. L. Irwin and
son. Reuben. spent Saturday and
Sunday in Aberdeen. guests of Mr..
and Mrs. Claude Milligan.
Mr.. Z. J. Alexander was a busi-
ness visitor to Aberdeen Saturday
Mr.. Robert Bell and Miss Minnie
Malone spent several days in Hatley
last week.
Miss Lula Pickle is an attractive
guest of her brother this week.
Messrs. Sam and Jay Plant and
Rev. J. II. Felts are out on a camp
ing trip this week.
| We regret to know that Miss Ma
bel Crosby is on the sick list.
Mr.. W. T. Ware. of Aberdeen, il
spending this week at HamiIton,at
tending the meeting.
Mr.. Stephen Crosby spent Sun
day night with Mr.. and Mrs. J. A
| Willis.
Mrs. A. w. Booth and son, A.W
Jr., are spending this week witt
Mrs. J A. Willis.
Mr.. Grady Bankhead returned
home Tuesday, after pleasant visi
to Vernon, Ala, where be was ,
guest Of his grandmother, Mrs
Summers.
| The Presbyterian meeting begal
ISunday with a good crowd and a
we have Rev. Allen to assist DR.
Lewis, we think the meeting viii
be a success.
Dr.. and Mrs. Lewis and daugh
ter. Lillian, Miss Margaret Crosb!
and Rev. Allen. spent Monday will
DR.. and Mrs. J w Basham.
Mrs. Emily Egger is on the sicl
list.
Miss Nadine Noah passed through
enroute to Caledonia, where she vii
be a guest of Mrs. Jameson.
The many friends of Miss Anni'
Gay are glad that she is at last abb
to be with them again.
Mrs. Gideon. of Birmingham, i
a guest of her father, Mr.. Monro,
Holiday this week.
Mrs. Sam Reese visited Aberdeen
Tuesday.
Mrs. C. F. Stewart was visiting
Tuesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Glenn Pinnix wer,
visiting Sunday.
Mrs Cain and Mrs. Pope wert
guests Of Mrs. T. A Cain Sunday
Mr.. Grover Egger is on the sicl
list.
Mr.. Harry Walton is in A Aberdeen
for the winter.
Mr.. Jim Milligan, of West Point
is visitor to Hamilton this week
We are needing rain very bad, a
the dust is almost past going thro'
The crops almost burned up, espe
cially all young corn, and cotton i
no good at almost of it is half
opened now.
BLUE EYES.
The Aberdeen weekly., 1909-09-10
Cure Hay Fever and Summer Cold

A. S. Nausbaum, BatesvIlle Ind,
writes: Last year | suffered for 3
months with a summer cold so dis
tressing that it interfered with my
business. | had several of the symp-
toms of hay fever, and a DOCTOR pre-
scription did not reach my case, and
took several medicines which seemed
only to aggravate it. Fortunately /
insisted on having FOley's Honey and
Tar, 1t quickly cured me- My wife
has since used FOley's Honey and
Tar with the same success. Sold by
J. l.. Shell & Co.
The Aberdeen weekly., 1909-09-10

Hon. II NJ. Street, the popular
and capable Speaker of the House,
is being strongly solicited by his
numerous friends throughout the
State to become a candidate for Gov
ernor. Holding to the idea of eIe-
waited political methods, as he does,
Col. Street would hardly get his just
dues in a gubernatorial campaign
conducted along the lines so much
in vogue to-day.
The Aberdeen weekly., 1909-09-10

The U 5. Inspector of buildings
was in the city this week and in
looking over the Federal Court
House and Postoffice scheduled ex-
tensive repairs and improvements.
The repairs will consist of a general
renovation of the building, refnish-
ing inside and ont as to painting
etc The Improvements will con-
sist of up-to-date storm doors at
both entrances. The storm doors
will be put in at once, but other
additions will not be made posi-
bly, until next spring. The con
templated improvements involve a
cost Of s66O0.OO
The Aberdeen weekly., 1909-09-10

walk ups t a ir s
without stopping
on the way. /
tried three differ
ent doctors and
each told me some
thing different. l
received no benefit
from any of them,
but seemed to suf-
fer more. The last
doctor said moth
ing would restore
mUhRaltb I haCan
The Aberdeen weekly., 1909-09-10
Health and Beauty Aid.

Cosmetics and lotions will not clear
your complexion of blotches and PIN
pies like EOley's Orino Laxative, for
indigestion, stomach and liver trouble
and habitual constipation. Cleanses
the system and is pleasant to take.
j. L. Shell & Co.
The Aberdeen weekly., 1909-09-10
AFTER
DOCTORS
FAILED
Lydia E. .Pinkham's Vegeta-
BILE Compound Cured Her.

Willimantic, Conn-"For five years
l suffered untold agony from female
troubles, causing backache, irregulari-
ties, dizziness and nervous prostra-
ton. It was impossible for me to
The Aberdeen weekly., 1909-09-10
OBSERVER

You cannot be well, feel well, or look
well if your kidneys are deranged.
Foley's Kidney Remed" makes heal
thy kidneys, and cures backache,
rheumatism, and all disorders of the
urinary organs. Restores health and
strength. J. l.. Shell & 90.
The Aberdeen weekly., 1909-09-10

The three days hot winds that
blew generally over the cotton belt
it is stated. destroyed eighty per
cent of the boil weevils in the in
fected sections. An article in this
paper points how the other twenty
per cent. may be exterminated.
The Aberdeen weekly., 1909-09-10

Peary claims that he reached the
north pole on April 9th of the
present year. He found no evil
dences of DIR. Cook s having been
there. Wonder how many north
poles there are.
The Aberdeen weekly., 1909-09-10
Wartime JingIes Aimed at North
ern Generals.
New York sun


The Confederate Mother Goose"
was a string of satires directed
against some of the generals of the
Northern armies. The first verse Of
Mother Goose" as given in
Bellies, Beaus and Brains of the
Sixties, - was aimed at Gen1 Pope,
was in the habit of dating his dis
patches from Headquarters in the
Saddle. " 1t ran:
Little Be-Pope, he lost his hope
Jackson. the Rebel, to find,
But ne found him at last, and he ran very fast
With his bully invaders behind him.
The second took its theme from
General Mcclellan, who, says the
Bookman, of all the Northern COM
manders, was the most respected as
tactician and a man by his South
ern opponents:
| Little Mcclellan was eating melon
The Chickahominy by
He stuck in a spade, and long time delayed
Then cried. What General am ~
Next it was the turn of the rich
ly hated General Butler:
Hey diddle sutler. the bastard Ben Butler,
Fought women morn. evening and noon:
Aud old Satan laughed hot birthstone he
quaffed
When the Beast ran away with the spooni
Fighting Joe Hooker was respect
ed in the South. but he, too, was
hit:
Joe Hooker had a nice tin sword:
Jack bent it up one day.
When Halleck heard at Washington
He wrote: Come home and stay J"
Another on Butler ran thus:
Triekery dickery. sIickery Ben
Ending and dodging the fighting men
Was never afraid of matron or maid,
But cent for no cotton, or silver. he paid
DeWitt's Little Early Risers, the
pleasant, safe, sure, easy little liver
pills. A salve you may always de-
pend upon in any case where you
need salve, is DeWitt's Carbolized
Witch Hazel Salve-e especially good
for Piles. Sold by all druggists.
Genuine Louisiana Cane 600 per ct.
pure) Syrup, made by Ben Weatherby,
Durant, Miss. Sold by us only, here
We guarantee this goods to please
you or money refunded. Gallon cans
75c. Phone 70.
F. d. CARTER & co.
Fresh Strawberries received daily.
f. ID. CARTER & CO.. phone 70.
The Aberdeen weekly., 1909-09-10
BLUE EYES.
Resolutions by Four-COunty Med
icai Society.

Whereas. God in his infinite wis
dom and tender mercy. saw fit and
proper to remove from the walks of
life our brother and comrade, DR..
Walton {. Greene; therefore he it
Resolved by the members of this
Medical Society, That we deplore
his death and do sincerely miss him
for he was ever foremost in the fight
against the grim monster, and who
had a kindly word and a smile for
all; and be it further
Resolved, That this resolution be
spread upon the minutes of the So
ciety, and a copy be sent to the fam
lily of the deceased.
j. r. WILLIAMS,
G. s. BRYAN,
G. d. DAVIS,
Committee.
The Aberdeen weekly., 1909-09-10
A Sprained Ankle.

As usually treated a sprained ankle
will disable the injured person for a
month or more, but by applying
Chamberlain's Liniment and observ-
ing the directions with each bottle
faithfully, cure may, in most cases,
he effected in less than one week 5
time. This hniment is a most remark
able preparation; try it for a sprain
or bruise, or when laid up with
chronic or muscular rheumatism
and you are certain to be delighted
with the prompt relief which it af-
fords. Sold by all medicine dealers.
The best remedy we know of in all
cases of Kidney and Bladder trouble
and the one we always can recon-
mend. is DeWitt's Kidney and Blad-
der Pills. They are antiseptic and at
once assist the kidneys to perform
their important work. But when you
ask for these pills be positive that you
get DeWibt's Kidney and Bladder
Pills. There are limitations placed
upon sale to deceive you. Get De-
Wits. Insist upon them, and if your
dealer cannot supply you-refuse any
thing else in place of them Sold by
all druggists.
The Aberdeen weekly., 1909-09-10

The Memphis papers state that
the building permits granted for
construction of buildings in that
city for September exceed any rec
ord Of former years. Some of these
same papers argued that Statewide
prohibition would retard the mate
rial growth Of Memphis. yet before
three months of the dry regime has
passed, the city has responded to
the moral wave and has transcend
ed any former record of substantial
city growth
The Aberdeen weekly., 1909-09-10
Bar.

A bar to heaven, a door to hell,
Whoever named it. named it we'll
A bar to manliness and wealth,
A door to want and broken health
A bar to honor. pride and fame,
Adoor to sin, and grief and shame
A bar to hope. a bar to prayer,
A door to darkness and despair;
A bar to honored, useful life,
A door to brawling, senseless strife !;
A bar to all that's true and brave,
A bar to Joy that home imparts,
A door to tears and aching hearts;
A bar to heaven a door to hell,
Whoever named it, named it well
The Aberdeen weekly., 1909-09-10
Many neople delude themselves by

Many people delude themselves by
saving 1T will wear away" when
they notice symptoms of kidney and
bladder trouble. This il a mistake.
Take Foley's Kidney Pills, and stop
the drain on the vitality. They cure
backache, rheumatism, kidney and
bladder trouble, and make every trace
of pain, weakness and urinary trouble
disappear. J.. l.. Shell s. Co.
The Aberdeen weekly., 1909-09-10
Cotton Report.

The United States Department of
Agriculture in It's last report show
ing cotton crop condition on August
25. estimated same at 63.7 per cent
of normal crop. as compared to
76.1 per cent. on August % last
year and 72.7 on even date Of 1907.
On Jnly 25 Of this year the figures
stood at 76.1, the present estimate
showing disastrous deterioration Of
the crop during August The aver
age for the past ten years IS 73.6
per cent. the estimate for August
Of the present year showing the low
est for years. if not ever before. The
weather since the date from which
the estimate was compiled has not
been favorable to cotton fruitaget
and doubtless the next report viii
show further deterioration
The Aberdeen weekly., 1909-09-10
PROFEsSIoNALCARDs.

Office in the sykes Building corner Commerce
and Maple Streets formerly occupied by him
march o, l9U9-IN.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1909-11-27
STATE POLITICS.

Brattleboro Reformer: Here is a
rather remarkable statement, con-
sidering that it comes from the
Burlington Free Press:
Mr.. Gates, who has been discussed
in connection with the governorship,
is being pressed by certain franklin
county interests to state his position,
but he is under obligation to Col.
Merrill, who in turn is awaiting
developments.
The Reformer made a similar re-
mark at the time of that spontaneous
popular uprising for the state high
way commissioner immediately after
the fish and game banquet. AT that
time. however, appearances indicated
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1909-11-27
Automobile Note

The Springfield Reporter notes a
serious legal proposition in that
town. 1t appears to be too much
for the home lawyers and it may
have to be left to Legislative action
The Reporter says:
1T seems that one of our local
autoInobilists has 80 operated his
machine as to wound COW, smash
dog and kill at least one hen, and
the question is whether he shall
hereafter be allowed to operate it
under an automobile or hunters
license. While there is some diff
ference of opinion in reference to
this, all agree that with his present
equipment and experience, he would
make an ideal pound keeper" !"
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1909-11-27
The New Postal Cards

Designs for the new postal cards
to be issued by the government
have been approved by Postmaster
General Hitchcock. The cards will
be furnished to the post Office de-
partment, by the government printing
office, in accordance with contract
effective on January /, 1910.
On the ordinary card, the head Of
the late President Mckinley will ap-
pear, as now, but a much better
likeness has been selected. On the
new small card intended for index
purposes and social correspondence,
likeness OF President Lincoln will
appear The two cent international
card will bear portrait of Gen.
Grant
A novel innovation has been made
for the double, or reply card. On
the first half will appear portrait
of George Washington, while the
stamp on the second. or reply half,
will he likeness of Martha Washing
ton.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1909-11-27
Post Office Goes Begging

Woodford City" one of the
mountain hamlets of Bennington
county, is in a fair way to lose
it's post office and the inhabi-
tants in that case will be compelled
to travel eight miles to Bennington
for their mail The present post
master, G.. w, Scott, has resigned,
and at the advertised examination
for candidates to succeed him there
were no applications. The Office is
advertised to pay yearly income of
$75. but persons acquainted with
the locality express the opinion that
the returns from stamp cancellations
will not exceed much more than half
that figure.
Unless some one can be found to
take the post office the star route
from Bennington to Woodford will
be abolished. In case no one can
be found to take the Office an appli-
cation is likely to be made for the
esta blishment of rural route from
Bennington to Wilmington, dis
tance of % miles through some of
the widest and most isolated sec
tions of the state.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1909-11-27
Wild Turkey For New England

Alabama passed "a game law one
year ago prohibiting altogether the
shooting of female wild turkeys.
Previously these birds were hunted
the year around. The result of the
enforcement of this law has been a
great increase in the number of wild
turkeys, 81 that game wardens de-
clare that there is no reason why
every sportsman i'll the state should
not serve TO his family wild turkey
gobbler for Christmas dinner. What
can be done in Alabama can be done
in many other states. 10 be sure
some states would have to import
their first birds and establish them
on a range, bnt it can be done and
would add new delight to the
sportsmen of the state as well as add
to the natural wealth OF the states
resources. How would it do to try a
turkey experiment in New lamp
shire, Massachusetts and Vermont
Manchester Mirror and Farmer
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1909-11-27
Suicide at Chelsea

Marshall 0 Gates, prominent
farmer of Chelsea, was found dead
hanging in his barn about two and
one half miles from Chelsea village,
Sunday afternoon. He left the
house at about nine o'clock and his
housekeeper, Mrs. Flanders, became
anxious because of his prolonged
absence and telephoned the nearest
neighbor who made search and
discovered Mr.. Gates dead body.
Mr.. Gates was selectman of the
village and had been road commits
sioner and had held other Offices in
the town, being highly respected
citizen.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1909-11-27
Hunters Paid SI5,267

State Treasurer, e Fl. Deavitt, has
received $l5,267 43 for fees paid
for hunters licenses this fall
In accordance with the law passed
by the Legislature of 1908 this
money goes to the fish and game
department to pay for the damage
done by deer, for the propagation Of
fish, salaries of officials, and for the
protection of fish Last year the
total amount paid for damage done
by deer was 1866. This year in the
month of September claims totaling
$1,072 were allowed 1t is estimat-
ed that the total for damages by deer
this year will exceed $4,000.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1909-11-27
THE SPIRIT OF THE ACE
Woodstock, Vermont.
Printed Saturday Morning
ONE DOLLAR A YEAR
WOODSTOCK NEWS

Mrs. Elizabeth j. Prior, widow Of
George Prior, formerly resident of
this village, died at her home in
Springfield Tuesd ay, Nov. 10. She
had been an invalid for many years
She was born in Cavendish. From
Cavendish her parents moved to
Ludlow. She was married in 1872,
and in 1879 she and her husband
came to Woodstock, where Mr.. Prior
was engaged in the furniture bust
ness. From here they moved to
Orwell where Mr.. Prior died. Mrs
Prior, after the death of her husband
went with her daughter, Mrs
Ochampaugh, to Ludlow, then to
Chester and subsequently to Spring
field.
o. e. Randall, former resident
of Woodstock, was somewhat scorched
about the head and face while burn
ing leaves near his home in Brattle-
boro, November 13 Because of the
green stuff from the garden, which
had been raked into the pile OF
leaves which ne and &. o. Babcock
had gathered, Mr. Randall suggest
ed that some kerosene be used to
start the fire. MIR. Robbins went
for the kindlmg" but returned
with gasolene instead of kerosene,
pouring it onto the leaves while Mr..
Randall was in the house after
matches. AS soon as the latter
struck match, the gasolene went
up in flame.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1909-11-27
The Findley Bridge Crossing

Following the lively controversy
last spring before the public service
commission as to the best means to
abolishing the Findlay bridge cross
ing near Bethel, it is expected that
the commission willsoon order an un-
derpass under the upper crossing. A
new road would be necessitated over
the hill from e. j. Colton's to II. G..
Barnes and another new road from
near F. Fl. Chamberlain's house to
near the steep hill at P. M. Savage's.
This is the order asked by the two
officials instead of the overpass
scheme originally favored by the
commission.
The whole matter has been hung
up several months by the differences
of opinion which have existed and
twice the proposal has been made to
abolish the only crossing place be-
tween Bethel and Randolph villages.
It is estimated that the expense of
carrying out the expected order
will be about $4,000.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1909-11-27
The Appetite of Eskimoes

Harry Whitney, who spent yeal
shooting within the Arctic Circle,
gives an idea in an article in Outing
for December of what an Eskimo can
do at table when he tries. He
says:
II shall never forget the feast that
those Eskimoes had when we FIRST
halted. l made a careful note of
what the six men consumed within
three hours-seven hares, one seal,
about a bucketful of dried walrus
meat prepared by DR. Cook for dog
food whileH at Annootok and two
large cups of tea aud four biscuits a
man A good part of the seal and
all of the hare meat they ate raw. like
hungry dogs"
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1909-11-27

1t was in 1898 that the gold
rush" brought Americans into the
Alaskan range, and while Boishoy
is visible from Cooks inlet, 250
miles away, no white man had seen
the mountain at close range. In
1908 w. a, Dickey crossed over
from the Copper river country and
with the wonderful courage and in
domniable will of the American
prospector, launched a frail raft on
the treacherous waters of the Sushit-
ma river. His journey down the
river to the sea took him past the
southern foothills of the Alaskan
range. Seeing Bolshoy for the first
time he named it Mt. Mckinley
and estimated it's height with re-
markable accuracy at 10000 feet.
Dickey then sent his rough drawings
and data to the New York Sun,
where, falling into the hands OF the
noted geographer, Cyrus u. Adams,
they were placed on record.-Col-
lier's Weekly.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1909-11-27
Where Mt. Mckinley Is

Mt Mckinley stands in latitude
SO degrees. longitude Isl degrees
north, in the center of the great
Alaskan wilderness that lies south
of the Yukon river 1t forms the
apex of the greatest watershed in
Alaska.
From the melting SHOWS of this
mountain and its fellows flows the
mighty Sushitna, "The river of
sand" of the Aleutes, which empties
into Cooks inlet l40 miles to the
south.
From the northern glaciers the
famous Kuskoquim flows westward
400 miles of twisting channels and
dismal forests of spruce to the salt
marshes of Bering sea.
Northward the melting SHOWS flow
l55 miles by way of the Kantishma
and Tanama rivers to the Yukon,
while to the westward streams in
untold thousands cool the north
Pacific ocean through Cooks inlet
East of Mt Mckinley the Alaskan
range broadens out into rolling sheep
mountains, but to the southwest
ward the range is a wilderness of
thousands of deep canyons and
great snow-coated peaks that extend
ed in an unbroken line 500 miles to
Lake 1lliamma. But for this one
pass the range would sweep in a
grand curve from the mountains of
eastern Alaska to the Aleutian
islands, a distance of over 1000
miles
AS Mt. Mckinley lies only $50
miles from the arctic circle, it is by
far the highest northern peak in the
world.
Before the white man came the
mountain was called Traleika by the
Aleutes, and weird stories have come
down through the centuries telling
of mighty eruptions and clouds of
smoke and fame that come from
Traleika's head. There is no
scientific proof. however, to bear out
these legends, as the mountain, SO
far as known, has no crater and
rises in the shape of a hugh ice-cap-
ped ridge of solid granite.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1909-11-27

w. Richmond, of Newport; executive
committee. the president, the secre-
tary, G. L. Wright, Of Middlebury,
e. S. Brigham, of St. Alhans, and
I. l. Kinney, of South Hero.
Several new members were elected
and the reports showed the society
to be in hourishing condition. 1t
is expected that summer meeting
will be held at Grand Isle next year,
while the meeting place of the next
annual convention lies between
Bellows Falls and Brattleboro.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1909-11-27
Startling ln.tano. of Longevity.

One Of the most curious instances
of longevity is found in Miss Louisa
Courtenay's 'sNotes of an Octoge-
MARIAN" A witness in will case
in which Bellenden- Ker, the great
English conveyancer, was engaged
was asked if he had any brothers
or sisters. He replied that he had
one brother who died $50 years ago.
The court expressed incredulity,
and documentary evidence was pro-
duced in support of the statement.
This showed that the witness
father, who married first at the age
of nineteen, had son who died in
infancy. The father married again
at the age of seventy-five and had
son who lived to appear in the
witness box at the age Of ninety
four and made the above startling
statement.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1909-11-27
Telephone Telegraph Merger

1t occurs to the Hartford Courant
to remark in commenting upon the
tclephone-telegraph nnion that such
an arrangement brings the country
right UP against the question of
government taking hold" There
may have been more history made
by the absorption of the Western
Union by the American Telephone
and Telegraph company than yet ap-
pears. Springfield Republican.