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Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1911-12-01
MARL BORO.

Mrs. Jane Higley spent several days
last week with her brother w. F. Snow
Henry Warnock and a friend of Hol-
yoke were at The Poplars a few days last
week.
Arthur Snow, who had been home dur
ing the hunting season, returned to Brat
tleboro Saturday.
Miss Mabel Whitney, having spent sew
eral weeks with her sister in Halifax, has
returned to her home
Mrs. Aldrich, who visited two or three
weeks with her sister, Mrs. Baxter, went
to her home in Wilmington Saturday.
Our community was shocked Monday
TO learn of the sudden death OF Mrs. r.
c. Winchester OF Holyoke. In her visits
at The Poplars she had made many warm
friends, In whose hearts she held a large
place ard in whose homes she will be
long remembered
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1911-12-01
OVER 1900 AT CORN SHOW.
Success Scored by Windsor County Y. M.
c. A.-Sweepstakes for 10 Ears Won by
e. G. Willard Of North Hartland.

e. G. Willard of North Hartland.
More than 1900 persons attended the
Vermont corn show in Windsor Friday
and Saturday, given under the auspices
of the Windsor county Y. NJ. G. A., and
the show was success in every way.
For the best notices relating to the
growing of corn in Vermont j. Wade
Webster of Hartland won the first prize
with Corn Is King and Vermont Is Its
Kingdom" while the second prize went
to George l.. Dutton of South Royalton,
whose motto was Eternal Vigilance Is
the Price OF Corn" For the best agri-
cultural exhibit grown by children of the
public schools a trophy given by Maxwell
Evarts of Windsor was won by the chill
dren of Essex Junction.
The sweepstakes prize of $75 in the
mems class for the best 10 ears of corn
was won by T.. c. Willard of North
Hartland Roger Aiken of Putney was
prize winner in this class The prize for
the best single ear of all varieties went
to George l.. Dutton of South Royalton.
There were 70 entries in the class for
boys under Is years of age. The prizes
went to Fred Ammel of Pompanoosuc,
Watson Herrick of Springfield and Louis
Kendall of Hartford in the order named.
Wilfred Gum of Hartland. who missed
his train, walked about 20 miles to the
show on account of his entry OF 10 ears.
The boys were given a dinner by the
business men and churches. The prize
for the best 10 red ears went to Daniel
jackson of Bethel; I'd, Louis Smith of
White River Junction. Sd, l.. w. Leavitt
of South Royalton. l.. d. Churchill of West
Windsor produced the most shelled corn
from 20 pounds of corn on the cob, name
ly, 60 pounds and 10 ounces.
The sharpest competition was in the
department for the best johnnycake made
ty any girl in Windsor county under Is
years old. The prizes all went to Wind
sor girls, Winfred E. Coburn, Julia Hal
land and Hilda Anderson, in the order
given.
In the class for corn mullins or fancy
corn cakes, Quechee captured the first
and third prizes, Mrs. George w. Sampson
ard Mrs. f. w. Squires being the win
ners, while Mrs. N. NJ. Leavitt of Pom
fret secured second
Among the attractions Saturday were:
Greetings from Fred B. Dole of Bard
wells Landing, Mass, 16 years old and
winner of sweepstakes at Massachusetts,
corn show How we grew our prize
corn by George Taylor of Shelburne,
Mass, winner of sweepstakes for best 10
ears of eight-rowed yellow flint corn at
the New England corn exposition, 1910,
and l.. S. White, winner of 1915 for vari-
Gus features at the New England corn
show in 1911. Addresses also were made
by o. L. Martin, state commissioner of
agriculture, and Mason S. Stone, state
superintendent of education
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1911-12-01
FIRE LOSS OF $50, 900.
Big Union Railroad Station In White
River Junction Destroyed-Other Build
lngs Caught Fire.

The union railroad station in White
River Junction was burned to the ground
Tuesday, causing a loss of about $50, 900,
mostly covered by insurance The fire
was one of the most spectacular that has
been seen along the valley of the upper
Connecticut river While the fire was
burning the freight house, the beef sheds
of Swift & Co. and the hide and tallow
establishment of A. J. Perkins caught
fire, but in each case the blaze was soon
extinguished,
Defective wiring between the floors of
the building is believed to have been re-
sponsible All of the mail, express, bag
gage, tickets and mileage in the station
were removed and some of the furnish
ings were carried out The telegraph
office in the station-the largest relay
point north of Boston and the most i'm
portant Geographic point between Boston
and Montreal--was burned out, but by
o'clock all wire communications had
been restored in a temporary office. The
size of the train yards about the station
made it possible also for all railroad
traffic to be handled with only slight
variation from the running schedule.
The union station was owned jointly by
the Boston K Maine and the Central Ver-
mont railroads, the former system owning
two thirds and the Central Vermont hav-
ing a third interest in the property.
The Boston & Maine railroad had just
completed improvements to the station
that had necessitated an outlay of $780,
900.
Temporary ticket offices were opened
Wednesday in the Junction House, a
hotel across the tracks from the station,
and arrangements were made to use the
freight house for a passenger station un-
til new passenger station can be built.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1911-12-01
A VICTIM OF
SCROFULA
Had Large Bunches
Under His Arms.
At Times Unable to Work -
Many Medicines Failed.
Hoods Sarsaparilla. the Great
Blood Purifier, Cured.

HARRINGTON. N. HI had
scrofula, causing large punches under
my arms, which sometimes broke open
and discharged. At times / was I'M
able to work: not only were the
punches and sores very painful and
disagreeable. but my health was so
run down that had no strength.
MANY medicines failed to do me
any good. and when a friend recon-
mended Hoods Sarsaparilla I had
made up my mind that nothing could
cure me. and should simply have to
bear my affiiction. But Hoods Sarsa-
parilla worked like a charm. II drove
out the impurities or the germs or
whatever may be the cause of scrofu-
la. The punches disappeared, and
when had taken six bottles all signs
OF scrofula had vanished. and there is
not even a pimple or blotch on my
"Of course am glad to recommend
Hoods Sarsaparilla to any sufferer
from .scrofula or impure blood, as IL
mas absolutely proven to be in my case
q wonderful purifying medicine"
Elisha e. Locke.
~ INC great mass or people, as they
themselves say "can not afford to be
SICK II compelled to employ physi-
clans and nurses. They are the mil
lions OF intelligent, prudent and eco
nomical men and women that have
come to know the great usefulness of
Hoods Sarsaparilla and other good
proprietary medicines.
Hoods Sarsaparilla effects its won
derfui cures, not simply because it
contains SarSaDarilla blt hacausa ~
combines the utmost remedial values
OF more than twenty different ingred-
tents. There Is no real substitute.
Get Hoods Sarsaparilla today in the
usual liquid form or In the chocoIated
called Sarsatabs.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1911-12-01
II. c. eeattIe EIoetroeuted.

Henry Clay Beattie. jr., was electro
cuted Friday in Richmond, Va, for the
murder of his young wife, who was shot
while riding with her husband in an au-
tomobile on the Midlothian turnpike the
night OF July IS. Beattie claimed his
wife was killed by a highwayman. but
the circumstantial evidence was very
strong against him. He was arrested
July 21. his trial began August 10, he
was convicted Sept. s. Beattie claimed
he was innocent until few hours before
he died, when he wrote out confession,
saying he was guilty OF the crime. but
that some of the horrible details as pub
lished were not true.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1911-12-01
Desoer Looks Good to Lamollle County

Hon. Joseph A. DeBoer has been pre-
sented by the people of Montpelier as a
candidate for the Republican nomination
for governor. Mr.. DeBoer needs the call
and will take the nomination II the peo-
pie want him. Mr.. DeBoer will speak In
dinerent parts of the state, setting forth
his position on the various important
matters in which the state is interested.
He Is a strong man and would make a
most excellent governor-in fact. just the
sort of a governor that would be expect
ed OF one Of his makeup and calibre.
There are many in Lamoille county who
hope Mr.. DeBoer win be nominated
[Morrisville News and Citizen.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1911-12-01
Yale and Harvard In a scoreless Game.

Yale and Harvard played a scoreless
game OF football Saturday in the sta
dunn at Cambridge before AZ, 900 people.
Yale had good chances to score in the
first periods OF the game and Harvard
In the later periods. but neither team
could get the ball over for touchdown
and the attempts at field goals went
wide Of the mark. The Navy won from
the Army at Philadelphia, Capt Dalton
repeating his performance OF a year
ago, when his goal from field was the
only score.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1911-12-01
Spencer Guilty of Murder In the First
Degree.

Bertram G. Spencer, the "Dr. Jekyll
and Mr., Hyde" OF Springfield, Mass, was
found guilty at $40 Saturday morning Of
murder in the first degree in killing Miss
Martha b. Blackstone, a school teacher,
who was one OF the occupants OF a house
which, he attempted to burglarize
Spencer, whose violent outbreaks start
led the court several times during the
trial, received the verdict without
emotion
None OF his family was with him at
the time. Spencer's young wife and his
sister. who had been with him all the
evening, remained in an adjoining room
at the request OF the court officers, who
feared an outbreak.
Mrs. Spencer almost collapsed when
word of the verdict was brought to her,
but she quickly recovered and went into
the court room again. where she greeted
her husband calmly and went through
the ordeal of parting without any dem
onstration.
Spencer will not be sentenced for some
time, as opportunity will be given his
counsel to file exceptions.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1911-12-01
Dryden, Head of Prudential Insurance
Company, Dead.

John F. Dryden, 70, founder and for
many years president of the Prudential
Insurance company of America, died
Friday in his home in Newark, N. j.,
from pneumonia, which developed after
an operation for the removal of gall
stones. Mr.. Dryden was a native of
Pennington, Me-, and was compelled to
give up his course in Yale university
owing to breakdown in health. He be-
came interested in insurance and mod
elled company along the lines OF the
Prudential Insurance company of Lon
don. Mr.. Dryden has been called the
father of industrial insurance in Ameri-
ca. He was a director in many banks
and corporations and from 1902 to 1906
was United States senator from New
Jersey,
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1911-12-01
Enthusiasm for peeoer In Burlington.

j. A. Bond is one OF the most enthu-
slastic DeBoer men in Burlington. On
MS own motion. and absolutely without
pay, Mr.. Bond tested the sentiment here
by circulating paper asking Mr.. DeBoer
10 come to Burlington and address a pub
nc meeting. Mr.. Bond says that he con-
nhed himself to the business centre and
put in less than a DAYS time. stonpjne
when he had 256 names Only three men
declined to sign and he found the senti-
ment here overwhelming for Mr.. DeI3oer
Huntington Free Press
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1911-12-01
Travel the erattleboro Gait.

If all towns in Vermont could follow
the lead of Brattleboro there would be
no question of decadence or any fear of
what the census figures would show.
Besides the commercial buildings that
have gone up there during the present
year. running into several hundreds OF
thousands of dollars, 38 dwellings have
been constructed. Where dwellings are
going up will be found growth and pros
perity. Let us all travel the Brattleboro
gait-[Essex Record.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1911-12-01

Reports Of the illegal killing of 80 deer.
including does and fawns. have been
made to the Rutland county game war
den, Fred w. Hayward Of Rutland. The
carcasses of all but four were in good
condition and have been sold In the in
terest of the state. The officials are
practically without evidence as to who
violated the law in these instances.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1911-12-01
The Latest Cut.

The young man was disconsolate Said
he: II asked her if / could see her
hOme'
why certainly" she answered: Il
will send you picture of it.-[Ladies'
Home Journal.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1911-12-01

Tom, what is reciprocity"
IT'S this way. / give you hug and
you give me a kiss. That's reciprocity.
VIII you do it?"
II fear 1t might lead to annexation.
and don't know that / am prepared for
that"-[Red Hen.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1911-12-01

harm and Mercantile Accounting,
IL Shorthand, Typewriting and other
subjects valuable alike to the farmer and
business man are thoroughly taught at
the
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1911-11-11
John Neal of Portland Deliberately
and Successfully Undertook to
Make the British Eead an
American Literary Work.

MY native city of Portland, Ne,
has been the birth place OF a good
many distinguished men, but of all OF
them | sometimes think am proudest
Of John Neal" said Thomas B. Reed
to me not long after he had resigned
from congress and taken up his resi-
dence in New York city for the prac-
tice of law
Il suppose you have never heard Of
John Neal; yet In the first half OF the
nineteenth century he was volum-
nous writer OF novels, one OF the
leading newspaper editors of the
country, and sympathetic adviser to
all struggling young writers, among
them Edgar Allan Poe. And he was
a pioneer of American letters in Eng
land. He was, in fact. the first
American who made An Englishman
read an American literary work. and
it is because he set out deliberately
to do this that am SO proud of him.
John Neal died in the centennial
year. at the ripe old age Of eighty
three. but years before that | had
come to be numbered among his
friends, and from his own lips heard
how he set about making England
take notice of American writer's.
when John Neal was young man
there appeared in one Of the Eng
lish quarterly reviews the now his
toric question: Who reads an Ameri-
can book?' That question Inundated
many Americans and it touched raw
spot in American life for more than
half a century. 1t made John Neal
especially angry. BY that time he
had written several works of fiction
or semi-fiction and of biography. and
SO quite naturally he felt very keenly
the slur implied III that British Ques-
ton.
We'll, several years after the ques-
ton had been asked John Neal an
nounced to his friends that he was 60
ing to England.
What do you intend to do thereT
they asked him.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1911-11-11
Senator's Problem in Natural Science
Propounded to Savant Who Was
Boring Brilliant Company
at Dinner.

Il have been told many very inter
esting anecdotes about William NJ
Evarts. but do not know any which
illustrates the keen wit and the humor
which were SO prominent among the
many characteristics Of Mr.. Evarts
that compares with an incident which
came under my own observation" said
Gen. Charles S. Fairchild, who was sec
rotary of the treasury in the latter
half Of President Cleveland's first ad-
ministration.
Il was a guest at dinner which
was given in 1888. when Mr.. Evarts
was still in the senate, by very prom
was. in the character of the men who
were gathered around the table. per-
haps as brilliant dinner as any in
which | participated while | was a
member Of Mr. Cleveland's admins
tration. Senator Evarts was one Of the
most distinguished of the guests pres
ent; and. as usual at a dinner which
Mr.. Evarts graced with his presence,
the best of good fellowship and a true
feast Of reason, and humor, and wit
were the experiences of the guests.
There happened to be at this din
ner a man of great achievement as
scientist. He was, however. a good
deal of a dry-as-dust, and he seemed
to be disposed to inject science into
the conversation, or to apply his own
particular knowledge to every state
ment which was made. After awhile
the persistence Of this scientific gen.
tleman palled little upon the guests,
although he himself seemed to be I'M
aware Of that fact Not even the host.
notwithstanding his perfect courtesy.
was able fully to conceal his annoy
ance at these learned and scientific
interpretations
AT last Senator Evarts, who had
been, apparently, a patient and earn
est listener, addressed the man OF sci
ence, saying:
~ have been much interested. pro
lessor, in what you have said; and it
has occurred to me that possibly you
may be able to explain a curious law
of nature, which |, myself, have never
been able to explain or to find any
one who could explain
II should be delighted said the
professor What is it,
Having attracted the attention OF
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1911-11-11
Made England Take Notice

81 am going to write as Yankee
something which will be published in
Great Britain and which everybody
who reads anything at all will be sure
to read he replied
But have you enough money to
live on while writing and awaiting
publication of Your writings" has
friends asked. anxiously.
~ have replied John Neal You
may be sure that it will not be neces-
sary for me to borrow or beg while
am in England
so John Neal sailed away for Eng
land and soon after he got there he
wrote a series of articles-what we
call personal Notwithstanding the
first five or six American presidents.
These he offered to one or two of the
quarterlies which were then the great
standards of English critical litera-
ture, only to have them declined. At
last he ventured into the office OF
Blackwood's Magazine and offered his
manuscripts. AAClC luSy "cIS SpcSOi-
ly accepted. and John Neal received
what for that time was a very hand
some check In payment for them.
Moreover. all England read those
sketches, it became widely known that
Yankee had written them, and John
Neal became a man of some literary
distinction. And whenever he met a
prominent Englishman who congratu-
lated him upon his magazine articles
he would invariably reply in a very
kindly way, Well, at last you English
people do read an American literary
work, and now that we have broken
the ice think In the course of time
you will read many more of them
I'm due season John Neal returned
to the United States and was occupied
for the rest Of his life in literary
work. And l think 1t ought to be re-
membered that 1t was John Neal of
Portland. Me-, who was the first
American to compel the people of
Great Britain to read an American
work. Soon after that all England
was reading the novels of Fenimore
Cooper"
Copyright, 1911. by e. J. Edwards. All
Rights Reserved)
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1911-11-11

What, then. has been your expert
ence?' the professor asked.
81 can state it in a few words. pro-
fessor.' said Mr.. Evarts. I have upon
many occasions observed that the first.
or upper half of bottle of cham
payne or other spirituous liquor did
not begin to have the stimulating ef-
feet upon those who drank In my pres
ence which the second. or lower. half
of the bottle had upon them: SO I
have inferred that there must be some
scientific law which explains why the
upper half of a bottle of champagne.
for instance, Is less stimulating than
the lower half
That is, indeed, an extraordinary
fact the professor replied gravely. I
am greatly indebted to you for having
called 1t to my attention. | shall pro-
coed at once to make researches
And the professor actually did not
see. what all the other guests readily
perceived, that Senator Evarts was
making sly fun of him, or that the
reason was self-apparent why the sec
ond half of bottle of champagne pro-
duced a far more stimulating effect
than the first half
Copyright 1911, by f. J. Edwards. AL
Rights Reserved.)
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1911-11-11
Evarts and the Great Scientist

the entire company in this way. Sena-
tor Evarts took from the cooler by
his side a champagne bottle which
contained perhaps a third Of its orig
inal contents. He placed the bottle
upon the table.
Professor he said, I wish you
would explain to us why it is that. in
the lower part of any bottle contain
ing spirltuous liquors the greater
strength is to be found. In other
words, why the upper half Of a bot
tie Of champagne seems to be less
stimulating than the lower half
The professor looked quizically at
the bottle of champagne few mo-
ments.
THAT is, indeed, very interesting
question; | never had it called to my
attention BEFORE he said at last. I
cannot at this moment offer more than
a surmise in the way Of explanation;
but l should be happy to make very
careful investigation, first, to estab-
lish the fact as you state 1t, and. sec
ond. to discover the reason
WELL said Sena ,r Eyarts. I
think my own eXperieL may aid you
in establishing the accuracy of the
fact; but, as am not learned in any
of the sciences, am utterly at loss as
to the explanation
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1911-11-11
MEETE LADY
MEETS SUCCESS
In Curing Herself Of Serious Fe.
male Ailments, by the Use
of Cardui.

Meetze, Va.-Mrs. J. C. Green, in q
letter from this city. says: Il sui.
fered with womanly troubles. so that l
could hardly sit up. Two Of the best
doctors in our town treated me. and
tried different medicines. until l gave
up all hope Of ever getting well.
One day, l decided to try some Car
dui. It did me so much good that l
ordered some more. and 1t cured me!
Today, I feel as well as l ever did In
my life.
The pains and the trouble are all
gone. I feel like another person, in
every way. l wish every sufferer
could know what Cardui will do, for
sick women"
Thousands Of ladies have written,
like Mrs. Green, telling of their really
remarkable recovery, from various
forms of weakness and distress. Car
dui brought relief, after other rem
edies had failed to help.
Isn't it likely that you will be helped
by Cardui, this remedy that has been
in constant successful use for moro
than half century? It's record, OF
years of success, in relieving troubles
such as your own, is proof that 1t will
help you, too. Try 1t.
Get bottle, from your druggist, to-
day.
N. B.-Write to: Ladies' Advisory
Dept, Chattanooga Medicine CO., Chat
tnnOOga, Tenn, for Special Instruc-
lions, and 64-page book. "IOme Treat
ment for Women" sent In plain wrap
Der, on request.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1911-11-11
How Peter Cooper Invented the Glass
lnsuIator Which Made Possible
the Strnglns Of Electric Tel
egraph Wires AhRve Ground.

told recently an axecdote which
was narrated to me b! the late Abram
S Hewitt. mayor of Sew York from
1887-1S8S, describing THE manner IN
which his father-in-law, Peter Cooper.
the philanthropist, invented an ap-
paratus by means of which 1t was
possible to lay the first Atlantic cable
between the coast of Newfoundaidn
and Ireland.
Mr.. Cooper's interest in the electric
telegraph began at a much earlier
period than the time when Cyrus w.
Field proposed to him and to several
other men of capital that a company
be organized to lay telegraph cable
upon the bed of the ocean. so that tel
egraphic communication could be es-
tablished between the continent Of Eu-
rope and the United States.