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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-06-18

Aovices from Washington that Naval
contractor ]. r. Sweeney has myster-
lousy disappeared. However, there
are other Sweeneys to whom we may
tell It.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1910-09-23
The final Settlement.

The attraction at the opera House on
Saturday, Sept. "a, will be 1.-The Final
Settlement" drama in acts by l..
B. Parker The play is very modern,
and one does not have to think very
hard to recall incidents chronicled in
the papers of recent times that some
what border along the lines of the play.
1t deals with a man who started with
nothing and became millionaire
and president of great iron trust.
He gets the society fever, and so the
wife who shared his adversely is nc
longer considered good enough for him,
and he divorces her and casts her adrift.
Her place is taken by an actress, but even
then the happiness he pictured to him.
self proves only vison. In the end he
is ruined and disgraced, and the one
friend who comes to his rescue is the
old wife of the past, who saves hi N
from prison and starts him on the right
road again. The story is well brought
out by the clever hand of the dramatist
The past season the play was one of the
big successes of the year in the West
and this is its first season in the East
Seats on sale at Stems Drug store.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1910-09-23
MYSTERIOUS DEATH.
William Heath Found Dead in
House Where He Was
Paintinu,

The hearing in the case of Mrs. J. NJ.
Dodge, who is under arrest in Lunen-
burg in connection with the mysterious
death of William Heath, painter, was
put over until Thursday. There is alb
solutely no clue to motive. The po-
lice are trying to solve the mystery of
the shooting. Mrs. Dodge has not
wavered in her declaration that Heath
committed suicide while painting a room
for her.
Heath, who was a painter from Dal-
ton, n. H., was shot through the heart
and instantly killed last Saturday while
working on the premises of Mrs. Dodge,
who is wealthy and prominent socially.
Heath was painting in a bedroom at
the Dodge house when killed. The
neighbors heard three shots and Mrs.
Dodge shortly after rushed out of the
house, crying that the man had COM
mitted suicide She said that she was
working in the kitchen when the shots
were fired and that she tried to give
him some whskey but did not succeed
in making him swallow it. There were
no witnesses to the tragedy.
Mrs. Dodge was placed under arrest
by the local officers, and States At
torney G. L. Hunt, Of Island Pond,
was summoned Sunday afternoon ar
autopsy was performed by DR.. B. H.
Stone and DR.. c. H. Dalton, of Bur
lington, DR.. j. G. Brieling, of Lunen-
burg, and DR.. Ernest Palmer, of New
York. They found that Heath could
not possibly have shot himself in the
manner indicated by the course of the
bullet, which had entered at the back,
passed through the heart, and lodged
in the front of his shirt. 1t was also
found that the other two bullets fired
had grazed the threshold of the bed
room and lodged in the walls opposite
the kitchen door. The shots were fired
from revolver owned by Mrs. Dodge.
The cause of the tragedy is unknown.
Heath painted the outside of the Dodge
house about three weeks ago and it is
understood that at that time he had a
disagreement with Mrs. Dodge regard.
ing the price. Later she paid him anC
he returned to paint the interior of the
house.
The dead man was about 40 years ole
and is survived by his wife and one
daughter. Mrs. Dodge is a widow
about so years old.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1910-09-23
The Sheriffs Department Gets
Busy.

On search warrants every hotel in
this village was raided Wednesday fore
noon in an effort to find some contra
band intoxicating liquor. Deputy Sher-
if John H. Beane of Lincoln and Chief
of Police Marshal T. Butterield of Mid
dlebury searched at the Hotel Logan
where, in one of the boarders rooms,
they found bottle containing a small
quantity of what is supposed to be
liquor At the Addison Sheriff DIN A.
Smith of Addison and Deputy Sheriff
Henry F. Fisher of Vergennes made
the search and found nothing. Deputy
Sheriff Fred E. Rowley of New Haven
and George S. Farr of Bristol made the
search at the Allen house land there
again discovered nothing. At the Sar-
gent house the search was made by
Deputy Sheriff Noble j. Sanford and
Policeman Fay Warren of Middlebury,
where once more no contraband goods
were found. The matter of the owner
ship of the liquid seized in the first
mentioned case was left open for a
hearing before Justice A. w. Dickins at
10 O'Clock Thursday forenoon.
AT the hearing before Justice Dickins
Yesterday morning the case against the
Logan house was nolle pressed as it was
shown that the liquor found there be-
longed to one of the boarders at the
hotel.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1910-09-23
MISSING GIRL LOCATED.
Miss Ruth Ayers Returns to her
home In Salisbury.

Miss Ruth Ayers, who disappeared so
mysteriously from her home in Salisbury
on Wednesday, September 18th was To-
Gated in Troy, N. Y, late Sunday after
noon. She arrived home in the morning
sleeper Monday and was Immediately
taken to her home.
Miss Ayers is the adopted daughter
of Mr.. and Mrs. George Ayers. She
was given 81 by her father the day pre-
vious to her disappearance with which
to purchase school books and supplies.
she being student in the Middlebury
high school. Since then nothing was
heard from her until a telegram was
received here Sunday night.
In statement by members of her fam
lily as to why Miss Ayers had gone away
the following facts were brought out
That Miss Ayers was adopted by Mr..
and Mrs. Ayers when she was II months
old, her mother having died some time
before. After the death of her mother
! the girls two brothers went to Port
Henry. N. Y, to live, aftelward going
to Troy to make their home. 1t was
Miss Ayers great desire to locate her
brothers that prompted her to go to
that city. Her brother, George, was
the one who located the missing girl.
Miss Ayers to-day said one reason for
her going away was that she did not
want to go to school. She was located
at an orphan asylum where she was
taken by officers the night she reached
Troy. She refused to give her reaI
name to the officials.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1910-09-23
MRS. n. M. BARNUM DEAD.
Former Resident of Shoreh m
Passes Away in Freeport, III.

Y The following is taken from the Free
port, ILL.,, Daily Bulletin of Friday,
September 16:
Mrs. Ellen Barnum, wife of Mr.. H.
M. Barnum, respected resident of the
city, died yesterday afternoon at 8
O'Clock at the Barnum home, 355 Steph-
enson street. Death came as a relief
after acute suffering of more than a
years duration. The last six months
Mrs: Barnum was quite feeble, heart
trouble causing a complete breakdown
in health. She was patient sufferer
and lady of unusual personal qualities.
Mrs. Barnum was born in Shoreham,
Vermont, October Z, 1888. Her maiden
name was Ellen Wright She was mar
ried on August 8, 1864, and came west
to join her husband in the summer of
1864, Mr. Barnum coming to Freeport
in the fall of 1859. During recent years
Mr.. Barnum has retired from active
practice and with his wife spent the
winters in the south in the hopes that
his wife's slowly ebbing strength might
be maintained.
Mrs. Barnum is survived by her hus-
band and one sister, Mrs. A. Wells OF
Waupun, Wisconsin. A funeral service,
which was private, was conducted al
the house at p. m. today by Rev. H.
M. Markley. A beautiful tribute tC
the deceased was paid by Mr.. Markley
Tomorrow the body will be taken tC
Shoreham, where interment will be
made. The service at the house thi.
afternoon were under the direction OF
H. B. hartman and Joseph Emmert.
Mrs. Barnum was daughter of the
late Judge M. w. C. Wright, former
resident of Shoreham and well known
throughout Addison County. The re
mains were brought here from Free
port, ILL.,, Sunday and the funeral wal
held Tuesday afternoon in the Congre
gational church in Shoreham. The ser
vices were conducted by Rev. Watt,
and A. j. Blackmer had charge.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1910-09-23
MIDDLEBURY LOCALS.

President John M. Thomas occupied
the pulpit of the Pittsford Congrega-
tional church at both the morning and
evening services Sunday.
Miss Minnie Mcdonald has returned
from Bread Loaf, where she has been
all summer, and will have charge of the
Chi Psi house on South street.
Workmen were busy the first of the
week blasting hole in the rock in the
Logan house park where the flag pole
is to be erected.
John M. Avery has returned from a
months vacation and resumed his posi-
ton as mail carrier in this village.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. D. Vittum have
announced the engagement of their
daughter, Grace Caroline, to Mr.. Harry
Leon Cushman. -
]. T. Shaw and family of Auburn N.
Y, accompanied by Mrs. DR.. Cranston
Owens of Utica, N. Y, who are touring
New England in an Auto, and who have
been the guests of Anna and Frederick
Beatty, have returned to their home.
The cattle shipment from this section
Monday consisted of two car loads of
cows, calves and hogs for the New York
and Boston markets.
Mr.. and Mrs. Carl Merrill of Glens
Falls, N. Y, are in town for visit to
his father, Henry Merrill of Weybridge
street.
C. F. Rich, who has been on the sick
list is able to be about again and attend
to business.
Alfred Woodward has returned from
a two weeks outing at Lake Dunmore.
Mrs. Alice Green of Arlington is at
the Addison for visit to her brother,
John Higgins.
Miss Nina Dupont has returned from
a two weeks stay at Lake Dunmore.
Miss Clara Bruya has returned from
a two weeks stay in New York city
Professor and Mrs. Albert T. East
man, who have been visiting friends
here and in this vicinity for the past
two weeks, have returned to their home
in Schenectady, N. Y.
Arrowanna Lodge, No. 10, Daughters
: of Rebecca, held well attended meet
ing in their hall in the Dyer block
o Tuesday evening and the initiatory de-
Y gree was worke ed on several candidates.
J. There was good delegation from the
r Brandon lodge in attendance. At the
e conclusion of the meeting a banquet
y was served by the local lodge.
Extensive repairs are being made or
'r the old Upper house at the corner OF
lie College and Weybridge streets which
= will be used by the college students as q
n dormitory.
s. The new sidewalk and retaining wal
y on what is known as the old dry bridge
Is on College street is nearing completion
Is and when completed will be great i'm
provement to the street.
= William Jackson. who has been il
:. Boston for the past week on bushes:
trip, has returned to town.
70 Mrs. Eta Mead of Pleasant St.
10 bought the house of George Mead on
,r Elm street and will take possession
r. Immediately.
e Rawson Myrick, who several year:
as ago was employed in the Office of N
er S. Foote of this village, but for thu
to past two years employed in the Office
as of the secretary of state, has been ap
l. point ed messenger in the secretary
Or Office.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1910-09-23
WATCH FOR THE BAND
HIgh. CIass RepresentatIve wanted. We

High Glass Representative Wanted. We
wish to procure the services of a high-class
representative to call on business and pro
fessional men in each town in Addison coun
ty. A person OF character, ability and hustle
can make from $500 to $1,000 IN 90 days-$lO0O
was earned in Windham county. A young
a good business woman can do the work
The work is canvasslng and the person who
gets the place must have standing, acquaint
ance and familiarity with the territory also
must sign a contract Ia see every person on
our list and to complete the work, once be
gun, within 90 days. Write at once giving
full particulars as to age, character, expert
ence. ability, reference, etc. and make an
appointment for an interview at Middlebury.
we also want someone to represent us in
each county in Vermont. In writing please
state which county you apply for. Address
ULLERY & COMPANY, Publishers New Eng.
Ngand Farmer, Brattleboro, vt. 3sl
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1910-09-23
Notice of Dissolution.

The partnership of w. b. French &
Co., doing business at Orwell, Vermont,
is this day dissolved, Mr.. George NJ.
Wright retiring from the firm. The
business will be continued by Mr.. w. B.
French, who will sign in liquidation
dated September Sth. 1910.
w. b. FRENCH.
GEORGE NJ. WRIGHT.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1910-09-23
Tax Notice.

All taxes assessed on the list of 1910
for the Town and Village of Middlebury
and school district No. A. have this day
been placed in my hands for collection.
The usual discount will be allowed
for the period of ninety days, and war
rants will be issued, for all unpaid, De
Cember 10th, 1910.
C. E. PINNEY. Treasurer
Middlebury. VT, Sept. 10, 1910 1858
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1910-02-11
Money Needed for Good Work.

Twelve years ago, Massachusetts
made the first appropriation for q
state sanitarium. Since that time,
over $10,00O,000 has been appropri-
ated by state legislatures for the pre-.
vention of tuberculosis, and about an
equal sum by municipal and county
authorities. The federal government
has over $1,000.000 invested in tuber.
culosis hospitals, and spends annually
about 100000 in their maintenance
Every year the percentage of appro.
priations made from public funds for
tuberculosis work has increased.
While private societies have led the
way in the tuberculosis campaign
every effort has been made to have
states, cities and counties do their
share. A bulletin of the national as
ISOLATION states that the final success
Of the anti-tuberculosis crusade de
Ponds on every city and state provid
ing funds to treat and prevent con
sumption.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1910-02-11
ANGRY PROTEST OF BoYHooD
valentine Night-Gown" Offended Sen
sIbIIlties of Small Masculine
Humanity.

William, little country boy of six,
was snowbound with his mother at
the house of an aunt, 20 miles from
his own home. The two, who had driv-
en- over in sleigh just to spend the
day, were forced to remain three
nights, and were supplied by the host
ess with garments to sleep in. There
being no small boys in his aunt's fam
lily, William was put to bed in one OF
his little cousin Deborah's nightgoWns'
very indignant at having to wear any
thing with so many frills and lace
trimmings around the neck and on the
sleeves.
81 won't stand it, hummer" he loud
ly protested on the second night, Il
won't wear anything so girly! I'll run
away, you see IL I don't, and perrush
in snow drift before I'll put that
thing on again. Why, rather than wear
that-that valentine night-gown-Pll
sleep raw!"
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1910-02-11
RAW ECZEMA ON HANDS

4 had eczema on my hands for ten
years. I had three good doctors but
none of them did any good. then
used one box of Cuticura Ointment
and three bottles of Cuticura Resolvent
and was completely cured. My hands
were raw all over, inside and out, and
the eczema was spreading all ovsr my
body and limbs. Before I had used one
bottle, together with the Cuticura
Ointment, nay sores were nearly
healed over. and by the time I had
used the third bottle, was entirely
well. To any one who has any skin
or blood disease would honestly adj
wise them to fool with nothing else,
but to get Cuticura and get well. My
hands have never given me the least
bit of trouble up to now.
my daughters hands this summer
became perfectly raw with eczema.
She could get nothing that would do
them any good until she tried Cuti-
cura. She used Cuticura Resolvent
and Cuticura Ointment and in two
weeks they were entirely cured.
have used Cuticura for other members
of my family and it always proved sue.
cessful. Mrs. M. E. Falin, Speers
Ferry, Va, Oct. 10, 1902"
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1910-02-11

life: at least we may believe that the
trying period of reconstruction with
the criminal precipitation of a vast
horde Of ignorant suffragists upon the
franchise would never have been per,
mitted had Lincoln lived.
So 1t Is, whether we look back upon
what Lincoln did or anticipate what
his wisdom would have done for the
country had he lived, we find in him
that which is typical and prophetic
of a greatness only possible In such
government of the people, for the
people and by the people" as It Is our
unspeakable privilege to enjoy. And
it is safe to say that as the years and
the centuries go by, that ul-journey
from log cabin to white house, that
innate greatness of sincerity for hui.
manity, Of reverence for the sacred
of love to man and God will ever
serve to rebuke vanity and sham and
points the way and inspire to that
only true greatness that puts a patent
of nobility upon people and nations.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1910-02-11
NOT WHAT He HAD PICTURED
athletic Girl Hardly the Domestic
Jewel That Fond Fancy
Had Pictured.

Not long ago man married an ath-
fetic girl, thinking how fine 1t would
be to have wife who would be able
to wait on herself and build the fires,
II necessary, and keep the dust de-
mon on the jump without bringing on
an acute attack Of nervous prostra-
ton. Said he to himself: "a girl who
swims and rows and plays a rafting
good game of tennis, not to speak of
her fondness for walking and driving,
Is sure to be domestic jewel. If we
happen to be without a servant, she
can keep the household machinery
humming." Somebody must have told
that girl she was marrying man with
money. Anyhow, she hasn't been able
to dress herself without the assistance
~of maid, and the only time she has
ever had the broom in her hands was
one day when she picked 1t up to hit
the cat with. If she'd clean house for
as much as half an hour she'd have to
go away to some fashionable springs
to recuperate And yet, to look at her,
you wouldn't think she was SO dell
cate.-Exchange
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1910-02-11
Educational CAMPAIGN Effective.

In the states of the United States in
which the most preventive anti-tuber-
culosis work has been done the per.
centage of public funds spent is the
highest, while in states where little or
no effort has been made to prevent tu-
berculosis, and the treatment of the
disease alone has been considered, the
percentage of public expenditures is
very low. For instance, of the 81 $780,
600 spent in New York in 1909, near
ly SO per cent. was from state and city
funds. In Massachusetts nearly two
thirds was from public money; in
Maryland about one-half, and in Penn
sylvania three-fourths. In Colorado,
on the other hand, less than one per
cent was from public money; In Cal
Hernia about Is per cent, and in Ari-
IONA none at all ThSse facts indi-
cate, the national association declares,
that wherever N aggressive educa-
tional campaign has been carried on
by private organizations, states and
cities have beeii induced to make lib.
eral appropriate sns for the prevention
of tuberculosis.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1910-02-11
ASKING Too Much.

The mother of little six-year-old
Mary had told her number of times
not to hitch her sled to passing
sleighs, feeling that it was danger
GUS practice. 1t was such a fascinat
ing sport, however, that Mary could
not resist it and one day her mother
saw her go Swimming past the house
behind farmers "bobs."
When she came in from play she
was taken to task, her mother saying
severely: MARY, haven't / told yor
that you must not hitch onto hobs
Besides, you know, it is against the
law"
Mary tossed her head. oh" she
said, don't talk to me about the law
It's all l can do to keep the ten com
ments!"-Woman's Home Com
panion.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1910-02-11
Practical Christianity.

ION behalf of the sewing circle of
this church." said the pastor at the
conclusion of the morning service, Il
desire to thank the congregation for
81 buttons placed In the contribution
box during the past month. If now
the philanthropically inclined donors
of these objects will put a half-dozen
undershirts and three pairs of other
strictly secular garments on the plate
next Sunday morning, so that we may
have something to sew those buttons
on, we shall be additionally grateful u
-Harper's Weekly.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1910-02-11
GET POWER.
The supply Comes From Food.

II we get power from food, why not
strive to get all the power we can.
That is only possible by use of skill
fully selected food that exactly fits
the requirements of the body.
Poor fuel makes poor fire, and a
poor fire is not good steam producer.
From not knowing how to select the
right food to fit my needs, l suffered
grieVously for long time from stom-
ach troubles" writes a lady from 3
little town In Missouri.
1T seemed as IL | would never be
able to find out the sort of food that
was best for me. Hardly anything
that could eat would stay on my stom-
ach. Every attempt gave me heart
burn and filed my stomach with gas.
got thinner and thinner until l lit
orally became living skeleton and In
time was compelled to keep to my bed
"A few months ago | was persuaded
to try Grape-Nuts food. and it had such
good effect from the very beginning
that have kept up its use ever since.
was surprised at the ease with which
digested it. It proved to be just what
/ needed.
"All my unpleasant symptoms. the
heartburn, the inflated feeling which
gave me such pain disappeared. MY
weight gradually increased from SO
to 116 lbs, my figure rounded out, my
strength came back, and l am now
able to do my housework and enjoy 1t.
Grape-Nuts did it,"
A ten days trial viii show anyone
some facts about food.
Look in pkgs. for the little book, "The
Road to MELVILLE" There's Reason
| Ever read the above IetterR A new
| one appears from time TO time. They
are genuine trues and full of human
interest.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1910-02-11
Young America.

The HIS lived in the country, kept
chickens and lived the simple life.
One of their daily diversions was to
sit on the front veranda and watch
the sunset and Roberta, aged four, sat
and watched with them, but it was a
rather tedious as well as solemn occa-
sion for her and one day, after watch
ing in silence for quite while, an
explanation of the whole thing sud
denly dawned upon her and with the
delighted enthusiasm of discoverer
she exclaimed: ooh, mamma, know
now why it takes the sun so long to
set. 1t has to hatch out so many little
stars! LOS Angeles Times.