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The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1910-11-04

Pettit's Eye Salve First Sold in 1907,
over 100 years ago; sales increase
yearly; wonderful remedy; cured mil
lions weak eyes. All druggists or
Howard Bros, Buffalo, N. Y.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1910-11-04
Real Cause for Alarm.

HeaI Cause Tor Alarm.
Muller Ito his friend whose wife,
has run away)-My poor friend, SYM
pathize with you.
Huber-Why, have you heard that
she has come back again ?-Fliegende
Batter.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1910-11-04

Mothers will ma Mrs. windows
soothing Syrup the best remedy to use
for their children during the teethinG
period.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1910-11-04

sWhat ala Jon mean, sfr. By say1n6
ne other day that wss going TO the
1ogss"
-1ly dser ~. merely cur-sory N
mark
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1910-02-18
.monies ON graduation day.

ceremonies on graduation DAY
hepupHcah leaders are preparing 10
send PRESIDENT Iait speech broadcast
ana IN order 10 nave II carried free
through the mans, senator Hale yester-
uHE asked lhat II De printed IN the Con-
sFessiohaI RECORD In order thdl II might
pt circulated as a Pubic document rms
VIII De circulated Dy the congressional
campaign committee during the fall cam
pdlGh'
Ex-Governor Sprague Of Rhode Island
mas sent strong memorial To congress
III support OF lhe Dill ploNldlnE LOT the
retirement oisiorihef othceiS oi the Clyil
val "' TN EoNtIhur' VINO - the old-
tsl ana pIooaply me soIe surviving war
governor. since Governor Frederick Hol-
nI"ok aeaul' explains IN ms letter that
man! OF the ola otncers nave had hard
luck SINCE 'heE ielt the service, ana urges
upon congress the necessity for govern
meht ald'
:" 'hu'h opposition mas reached the
treasury regarding the puhlcIlN clause of
Ine new corporation lax law that the
LIesIu'ne mas placed lht mater IN the
HdIuS oI A'lo.ney General W lcherNh"m
ana It'Sui'' norton III ofuef ih"t some
.o"SI"eI"'!" may ne gwen IN" nahu1ac-
'u !ri III ms matter.
ne nd'Ional leslsiauNt aulomonlIe as
o'd'loh convention OF America Is mold
liS 4 ..'Iee DAYS session mere lor the con
sluela'luh "1 UNIFORM state laws and fed
eraI registration Tor automobiles. large
nulilner OF del'gates are present including
H', NJ, 0aiiaIu OF Montpeher'
me dc'IoH OF lhe Jolht committee IN
throwing out the proposal OF the valley
PAPER company OF HoiYoke Tor supply
ing paper 10 the government printing Of
nee next year stirred up hornets nest
anu resulted III summons TO me mem
peIs OF the CONGRESSIONAL pruning com
"lI't'e ny justice wright 10 the dlstllct
t"ul mere me paper company appled
10 the Jusuce LOT VIII OF mandamus to
compel lhe committee TO make the award
on tne ground that lts pld was among the
lowest Ihe senate treated Justice
wright summons with contempt but on
the other mana the House was inclined
10 OBEY the summons but Just then Jus
ice wright DECIDED TO postpone the near
ing ana the matter is temporarily set
ASIDE.
pllI Is pending IN Congress which
would put all honorably discharged sur
wing soldiers or the civil war on a re-
tired list 1t provides retired pay OF $40
month in lieu or present pensions. 1t
is generally thought in Congress that leg
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1910-02-18
AUD and Robnett oniltx.

The court martial OF Paymastel George
T. Aud OF the Charlestown navy yard.
son of Joseph Aud of Burlington. on the
and gentleman, resulted in verdict of
guilty ana a sentence to the loss of five
numbers in rank, but Acting Secretary
Winthrop RENTED the loss of numbers
on account Of the provocation, although
severely scoring the respondent. and re-
stored Paymaster Aud TO duty. Past
Assistant Surgeon Amsey II. Robnett also
was found guilty and sentenced to the
loss of five numbers, but the secretary
mitigated the sentence to the loss of two
numbers and restored the respondent to
duty. Robnetts friends are making an
effort to have his loss Of points entirely
RENTED.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1910-02-18
George l. Fletcher of Chester Dead

George Lowell Fletcher. 90, one of the
Oldest lawyers in the country, died
Thursday in Chester after lingering i'll
ness. He was native of Chester. born
June 20, 1919, and had always lived in
the town. He was admitted to the bar
in 1853 and praCticed his profession regu-
larry until a year ago. He was a deputy
sheriff while the Rutland railroad was in
process Of construction and in 1877 was
United States commissioner of the cir
cult court for the district of Vermont.
He served two terms as postmaster and
was twice a Democratic candidate for
Congress. Years ago he was captain of
the old Chester militia company. His
father was a soldier of the war of 1912
and his grandfather served with Wash
ington at Valley Forge. His mother, who
died in 1889, was in her l01st year. His
first wife, who died May 20, 1885 was a
daughter Of Cyrus and Elizabeth Jacobs
OF this union two sons were born Billing
ham Of Chester and Charles L. of Bellows
Falls. In 1890 he married Miss Lois A
FELTON, of Providence, r. l., who survives
him.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1910-02-18

TWO Italian laborers We're shot one in
the shoulder and the other in the chest
in an alteration in Winooski Sunday
night. The suspects and victims were
arrested and their knives and a pistol
were taken from them.
Joseph Cram died in the Fanny Allen
hospital in Burlington Saturday as the
result Of falling from a freight train
in Essex Junction and breaking his spine
He was a native of Lockport y. Y, and
had been working i'm Rochester and Barre
The river and harbor bill, carrying a
total of over S42, 900, 600, has been re-
ported to the House of Representatives in
Washington. II contains an appropria-
tion of S57, 900 for the Burlington harbOr
The committee recommends that river
and harbor bills be enacted every year
instead Of once in three years as at
present
Frank and Edgar Foster We're placed i'm
jail in Burlington Sunday charged with
stealing cOrnstalks from +. II. Troville
with which to feed their cows They said
it was a toss-up whether to be arrested
for cruelty to animals or for larceny, and
they decided to give the cows the benefit
They also are charged with killing deer
out of season, which they say also is due
to their poverty.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1910-02-18
Charmed with steallnn Grain.

r. H. FinteN of Mil village. ID we'll
known milk dealer in Rutland. was ar
rested Friday .harged with stealing grain
from Burditi Brothers mill the night Of
Jan. p" \ policeman discovered a man
carrying ct bag of meal from a rear door
of the mill and three other bags had been
Secreted in a Nestibule. The thief fed
in the darkness. Suspicion fell on Fnteu
through information given by boy i'm
his employ. and the officers found i'm his
barns jW" miles north of the city "A num-
ner 90: grain sacks from the Burditt mill.
although me- was not "a customer OF the
hrm. Il is thought that the thief had a
key q" the rear door Fintell waived
examination and was bound over to the
grand jury under bonds of Sl50d.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1910-02-18
Another Big Fire in Rutland.

Damage to the amount of $50 600 or
more was caused by fire Saturday night
In the three STORY brick building owned
by II. A. Sawyer d Co, on Merchants
row. opposite the railroad station in Rut-
land The fire was discovered about 1915
O'Clock and was under control at / O'clock
Heavy losses We're sustained by Sawyer
n CO.. the Globe Printing company, J. j.
Fey, book binder, and NJ. j. Francesca &
CO., insurance, and there was some loss
in the Hotel oxford, which is an adjoining
building. About II o'clock the third floor
gave way and a large printing press and
other machines owned by the Globe Print
ing company, Of which j. ]. Kissane is
the head, crashed through to the first
floor, making an opening through to the
roof, which made it difficult to confine the
flames. The cause of the fire is not
known. This was the first big blaze in
Rutland since the burning of the Mead
building -four years ago.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1910-02-18
Some Tongue Twisters

..; T growing .gieam glowing green"
me bleak breeze hlighted The hr,,.,.
broom blossoms" 'n' bright
:, FI ,e OF freshly-dried flying fish"
~ u SIMPLY impossible for any ono g.
repeat these three sentences fast me NJ. 10
9 ant 'ne gems of collection of tonpnoy
t AVE a mat an elocutionist has made
io,vins a'''toSt equally difficult are the FOL
owing owing taken at random from tbe a,n
cutionists collection of move ., ,ne elo-
hundred tongue twisters ~ '"ah two
Six thick thistle sticks
.r, Wo loads tried to trot to Tedbur, ~,
CIV Ilne crimes Jim's great gilt gigwbin -
s,,o strict strong stephen strinrer w naIo,
S" .1,i SIN sickly silky snakes" '''' ''
6sh cue stood at the door of Mrs. smi,b,s
''''-S"u'e SHOP welcoming him in" .
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1910-02-18

nro,-, an aeroplane flies faster than e.
peolS"IIhg wind il can make landings
tb1 o,a.5 as necessary, but if il is SLOW
ba a%n me wind II is a very hard thing
n%mole' 1t Is thought that as soon
mnnu can be made which can be rel,
nrobia, ~ make % miles an hour that O.
oi hying will he almost solved
no "a St Louis policeman was hit on T,
ana S' WIN WIN a club by negro 20 wears ~
as,i,i Sl,'ce then he has been i'm. an insa
item ana watched as dangerous p
The forn ne was one Of the honor men I'D
o otied TO kin his wife and cbiidren ~
o. or''tr uay the surgeons decided 10 onera
Dre INN and found a piece Of bone Viii.
80 on the brain. II was remoye
''u now the man is again normal.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1910-02-18
Innovation in Montpeller School.

An innovation in one Of the grades Of
the Montpelier public schools is not to be
found in any other school in the country.
1t is the substitution of tables and chairs
for the desks and seats of the ordinary
school room, The adoption Of the table
and chair seems to have solved the prob
lem OF seating the children. They can
move about and accommodate themselves
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1910-02-18

70 the varying kGht at different periods Of
the day. They can change their positions
from time 10 time as every healthy child
wishes TO. and can move their seat 10
adapt themselves to the different kinds Of
work they are doing. The table and
chair legs in this room are fitted with
rubber tips. 80 that they can be shifted
from one pant Of the room to another
without noise
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1910-02-18

ca a sooO confederate bond and n aim oo..
teuerate note have been receiveS 80 w.. con on
T reasury department at WesbinH. me
lney were sent from Pau France @,0'"s s''
wv ,S%yer who is settling up an estate ny a
no wants to know their value ana
litter after ABOUT so shots the r,ains =, ~.
pe It lz-lnch gun Of $500 footeseoo .se
destroy the becomes ONES so badly worn as S''f US
new ii-incb I o1,n .S In the case Of the
300 discharges. ''eso'e FOR about
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1910-02-18

Arthur c. Sweet, 60, the well-known
proprietor of a meat market in Benning-
ton, who died Tuesday enlisted in the
regular army Al the age Of II and served
three years in the campaigns against the
Indians under Gen. Nelson Miles.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1910-02-18
A Card.

We, the undersigned, do hereby agree
to refund the money on a 50-cent bottle
OF Greenes Warranted Syrup OF Tar, II II
fails TO cure your cough or cold We also
guarantee a 25-cent bottle TO prove salts
factory or money refunded.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1910-02-18

There once was some learned NJ Ms
VINO captured some germs Of disease
And infected a train.
Which, without causing pain.
Allowed one to catch il with ease
Oliver HEREFORD
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1910-02-18

ia rather have fingers than toes
Ia rather have ears than a nose.
And as for my hair.
I'm glad It's all there.
I'll he awfully sad when It goes
-Gelett Burgess
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1910-02-18

Deans Rheumatic Pills for rheumatism
and neuralgia. Entirely vegetable. safe.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1910-02-18

Iner" was a Young lady Of Niger
VINO smiled as she rode on tice,.
Iney came back from the ride
With the lady inside.
Ana the smile on the face Of the tipar
Anon.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1910-02-18

There's a train at 400. said Miss Tenn,
rour tickets I'll take; have Won any9,
said the man AT the door ''''
Not four for 400
For four for 4.o4 is too MANY"
Carolyn Wells
The Green Forest tribune., 1910-03-18
RECAPITULATION.
136 bills

Total. ,...131 , 136 bills
 BILLS WHICH BECAME LAWS.
 H R 4265- Granting q pen sion to John w. Hudson.
 II R 4266-Increase of pen sion to John D Reynolds.
 H R l8546-Increase of pen sion to John Anderson.
 H R 12020-Increase of pen sion 10 James B. Atkinson.
 H R 8l42-Increase of pen sion to Wilson Graham.
 H R l4504-Increase of pen sion to Robert A. hawkins. H R l4505--lncrease of pen sion to Harrison P, Sperry.
 H R 200S7-Increaee of pen sion to James Perrin, Jr.
 H R 16l66-Increase of pen- sion to William F. Kellogg.
 H R lS545-Increase of pen sion to Lewis A Edwards
 II R 10235-Public Building at Eureka Springs. In the Gen. eral Deficiency bill, approved May 30, 1908, an appropriation of S7, 800 was made for 8 site.
 H R 15574-Increase of pen sion to Thomas D. Marshall.
 H R 17O72--Relief of Sarah Terrell. To Court of Claims.
 H R 23054-Increase of pen sion to James H. Clifford.
 In Omnibus bill approved May 30, 1908, the appropriation to Fayetteville was increased SlO,- GOO, making in all S60,000.
 The following bills were favor ably reported by the Court of Claims:
 H R 9700-For the relief of the Cumberland Presbyterian Church at Mount Comfort.
 II R 970l-For the relief of the estate of John Brewer.
 H R 9702-For the relief of the estate of Benjamin Pigman.
 When the discussion of the penal laws was before the House January Il, 1908, Mr. Floyd's legal arguments brought him face to face with the best legal lights of the Houss,, and gave him a position for logical lucidity which he has never lost, (See Congressional Record, Volume 42, pages 618 6l9-620 )
 On January Is, 1909, MT. Floyd made gallant fight for an amendment to the penal laws against the sale of influencs for appointment. (See Compression al Record, Volume 42, page SOC ct seq )
The Green Forest tribune., 1910-03-18

The contract has been given to J. B. Reeves for the completion of the woodwork painting of the Christian church.
 That advertising is worth while was quite aptly illustrated by the sale put on by Coxsey & Con- pany, the last three days of last week. They sold about 5000 worth of goods during this sale.
 MT. and Mrs. w. L. Sneed en- tertained a party of their friends on Thursday evening of last week in honor of their leather wedding and the event is said to have border ed closely upon the swellest society event of the season. Those present were George Buell. and wife, Dr.. Morrow and wife, Carroll Staf- ford and wife, R. L. Jernigan and wife, Newburn Edgmon and Miss Edna Walker and Mes- danes Lottie Cox and Ollie Red ding. The program consisted in series of delightful games, music and line of refreshments. Mrs. Cox proved the most prof. cient in the various contests and was awarded the prize-a hand some burnt leather center piece. The participants tarried until a late hour and all joined in 8 hearty good wish that each might be permitted to be present at the diamond wedding of these popular young people.
The Green Forest tribune., 1910-03-18
Play Ball

The base ball season has open ed in all it's glory and Green Forest will be right in the fore- front with a champion team to be known as the Browns"
 At an informal meeting at Jernigan's drug store Monday night two teams were organized, :, one to be known as the High School nine and the other as the Pick-ups. These two hines will engage each other for pra- tice on the local diamond, but matched games will be played by selections from each.
 The following officers for the association of ball players were selected: R. l.. Jernigan, mana ger; Omer Cummins, captain; Newburn Edgmon, secretary and treasurer.
 A game is matched with AL pena for the 18th.
The Green Forest tribune., 1910-03-18
The eIephone.

Nearly every day some one invents or discovers a new use for the telephone. One day the girls at "Central'' receiv- ed this message: "Hello! Say Gen. tra}. 1 have put the receiver of the phone in the bahy's cradle, and if she wakes up and cries, call me up at num- Der sevent"- one"
 It must have been an unusually ahsent- minded woman who sent in the n ssage: 50, Ce ltral, ring me up in fifteen minutes, so that 1 won't forget to take the bread out of tte event"
 If some one finds it necessary to take a night train, the operator at the ex- change will receive some such mes- sage as this; "Central, ring me up at half an hour before the two seventeen tram in the morning. See if it's late before you call me, please"
 Go into an exchange room during d "rush period''-say, at nine o'clock in the morning-and you will see the tele- phone girl stand up. and push her chair into a corner, and "throw" the plugs with which connections are made as fast as her arms can fly for an hour at q stretch. All she will have time to say to you will be: "Every woman in town is ordering things for dlnner."
 There are about thirty subscribers who arc regularly called every morning by the telephone instead of by an alarm clock. The "Central" girl is supposed to know the time of all railway trains, and if a train happens to be late, how many minutes behind time. She is often asked the time of day because some one has let the clock run down. When there is an alarm of fire. Gen tral' is supposed to know where it is,
 Towards the end of long, cold drive on a raw autumn day was met at the gate by farmer friend with the words: "Come right in. The wife has some hot coffee for you. We knew you were coming. Miss Rankin saw you go by, and she just telephoned to us."
 Sometimes the telephone has been used to stop travellers unwilling to be stopped There are sections where chicken stealing has become a lost art because the rural telephones make 1t possible to block every avenue of es cape as soon as the crime is discovered. Many industrious chickens thieves and some bold offenders have been caught "red handed" through telephone mes- sages which have prompted the farmers to meet the male factors with shot guns on the highway.
 A farmers wife on a rural telephone which has been in operation only a few months was asked how she liked the telephone. She navily answered; "Well, we liked it lot at first, and do yet, only spring work is coming on so heavy now that we don't hardly have time to listen now"
The Green Forest tribune., 1910-03-18

the middle of a session one can- not say what yet will be done.
 H R 1631-Increase of pen sion to William NJ. Boyd.
 H R 1934--Increase of pen sion to James c. Cooper.
 Ii R 2409-lncrease of pen- sion to Jesse Shawmake.
 fl R 2416-In crease of pen- sion to Lowry c. Carlton.
 H R lS019-To amend Sec tion ? of an Act regulating the practice in certain cases in the Western District of Arkansas
 The first session was entirely devoted to the tariff and the present session has just begun. There will be a third session oi this Congress.
 Character of public bills and resolutions now pending before the House introduced by Mir. Floyd:
 H R 276-Inquiry relative to payments made to State from sale of public lands. H R 314-Inquiry relative to Ozark Forest Reserve.
 H R 19049-To refund Cot ton tax.
 II R 18S89-To exclude car- tain lands from Ozark Nationa Forest.
 H R 19019-To amend Ac
The Green Forest tribune., 1910-03-18
Commercial Club Doing.

The Commercial Club had un- der consideration several matters of importance at the regular meeting Monday evening.
 Tn the absence of President L. E. Harbert, J. B. Reeves was chosen chairman of the meeting. John Hancock, who has been a conspicous figure in the club deliberations from the organiz- ation, was present aud presented several matters of importance for the consideration of the club Mir. Hancock said that there seemed to be more or less mYs- tery surrounding his presence and actions in Green Forest during the past month, having recently came among us a total stranger, and he wished to ex plain that he came here upon the information that an oil and gas field is likely to be brought in aud he is now familiarizing him self with conditioos that he may be able to profit by business con- nections when the boom comes. He is quite sanguine of the ulti- nate success of the prospecting here He says that the bringing in of a gas well will open a great field for Green Forest as manu- facturing town. The fact that we are somewhat remote from large cities and pipe lines is all our favor. Instead of piping the gas out factories will come to us when the advantages are made known. He says that there is nothing surer than glass factor ies and there may be many of them. With gas added to the mountains of glass sand here, the combination would be irresistible. Glass factories in other gas fields have to ship sand for several hundred miles.
 J. B. Reeves, c. c. O'Neal and R. L. Jernigan was selected as a committee on railroad rates to take up the matter of rates with the railroad people and see what inducements can be secured for factories from the point.
 It was tEe sense of the club that a representative should go to the Land Congress at Little Rock and that some printed matter should be prepared to hand out on that occasion. The matter was placed in the hands of the executive committee.
 c. L Scott, George Buell. and Ben Hal bert were selected to assist the Financial Secretary in the collection of dues of the members and solicit ard other, wise in bearing the expenses of undertakings now outlined by the club.
 By 6 unamnious vote 1t was decided to invite farmers in the country surrounding Green Forest to come in and become members of the club and assist in building up the country. Farmers will be more directly benefited by the work of the club than any other one class.
 The club will meet at The Fri bune office again Monday night.
The Green Forest tribune., 1910-03-18

regulating practice in Western District of Arkansas.
 H R 364O-To purchase ad- ditional grounds for National Cemetery, Fayetteville, Ark.
 H R 11957-To provide for a public building at Bentonville, Ark.
 H R 3641-- To make it an offense to sell influence for ap- pointment to office.
 H R 20683-To abolish the Ozark National Forest.
 Appropriation for site at Eu- re&a Springs has already been made and whenever the next Omnibus Building Bill comes from the committee an appro- priation may be expected for erecting the building. An ap- ptopriation for the building at Bentonvi)le may also be expect ed in said Omnibus Bill. Both places are entitled under the rule to this action.
 MT. Floyd, also, made 5 re- ports from the Committee on War Claims from January F to Jan uary 29, 1910.