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Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1911-04-07
JACKSONVILLE.

James Horton of Beldsbo"o visited his
sister. Mrs Leroy Lowe, over Sunday.
Carroll Kingsley visited here "A few
days before taking up his duties as book
keeper for the RcadsborO Chair company.
Miss Lena Lowe visited her parents
from Saturday until Tuesday.
George Cross. the genial stage driver
on the route from here to Wilmington,
has sold his business to Arthur Deming
of Nottingham, who took poss ssion
April /.
Mrs L. A. Brown and daughter of
Wilmington are visiting week with Mrs
Browns parents, Mr. and Mrs, c. H.
Waste.
The subject of the Y p. c. L. meeting
Sunday will be Palm Sunday-Uncrown-
ed Kings" and the leader Miss Calista
Roberts. All are welcome. The Y. p. c.
L. will hold "A social at Leone Hager's
tomorrow, Saturday, evening. Everybody
is invited. Whist will be played.
The Jacksonville Library association,
the first in Jacksonville, was organized
Jan. /, 1910, the officers being A. 7.
Childs, librarian, and \. T. Childs, Leon
ard Brown and John Roberts, standing
committee The library is now owned by
Miss Martha French of jacksonville.
Following is the program for the Grange
meeting to be held April Il: Song, quar-
tet; reading, Vivian Dalrymple; essay,
Advancement of woman through past
centuries to the present time" Flora
Faulkner: reading, Mildred Corse; paper
The future of electricity Richard Ross
misel; instrumental music. Mrs. Lottie
Thomas; reading, Mrs. Jennie Stetson;
question, (Which stands the best chance
for success in life, the young man with
a profession or trade, or one educated in
agricultural pursuits, and why?"; read
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1911-04-07
THE OATH F,HIPPocRATEs.

Hippocratcs. styled through the age the
father of medicine" was born on the
isle of Cos about l10 b. c., and living
over 90 years. he was the contemporary
of Pericles, Socrates Zenophon, Plato,
Herodotus. Thucydides, Phidias, and
many other illustrous men. Himself a
descendant of Asclepos. he studied medi
cine under GeOrgias and Democritus and
also under that Herodicus who first
taught that systematic exercise was a
cure for many ailments.
The oath of Hippocrates, long the pat
tern of a physicians obligation, ran as
follows
Il swear by Apollo. the physician. and
Asclepos, and | call Hygeia and Panaceia
and all the gods to witness, that to the
best of my power and judgment the
solemn vow which l now make / will
honor as my father the master who
taught me the art of medicine; his child
rem l will consider as my brothers, and
teach them my profession without fee or
reward. l will admit to my lectures and
discourse my own sons, my masters
sons, and those pupils who have taken
the medical OATH but no one else. l will
prescribe such medicine as may be the
best suited to the case of my patients,
according to the best of my knowledge
and no temptation shall ever induce me
to administer poison. l will religiously
maintain the purity of my character and
the honor of my art. Into whatever
house | enter, | will enter 1t with the
sole view of relieving the sick and con-
duct myself with proprlety toward all the
members of the family. II during my
attendance l hear anything that should
not be revealed, | will keep 1t profound
secret If l observe this oath, may l
have success in this life. and may / OBJ
tain general esteem after it; If / break
IT, may the contrary be my lott Charles
Winslow Hall In the National Magazine
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1911-04-07
A Big Asbestos Industry in Vermont.

1t will he news to a great many Yer
mont people to be told that a mining in
dustry of great promise Is being deVel-
oped in the town of Lowell. yet large
quantities of excellent asbestos are being
produced there every week. The Lowell
Lumber and Asbestos company, incor-
porated under the laws of Maine, owns
several hundred acres of land In the
mountains of Lowell and Is at present
producing considerable valuable asbestos
Some forty men are employed, and there
Is a promise of a production of one hun
dred tons per day In the near future.
Mr. william G.. Gallagher and members
of his family of Philadelphia are the
owners of nearly all the stock of the
company Mr. Gallagher spends most of
his time at the mines with the secretary,
Mr. Thomas Ralston. The asbestos pro-
duced in the Lowell mine is of a high
grade and known as chrysotile asbestos
This is the same kind that Is produced in
the province of Quebec.
There Is only one other mine in the
United states that produces this kind of
asbestos This Is located in Wyoming
and Is still In the development stage
so that it Is quite true to state that
the Vermont mine is the only one of the
kind in this country that is producing
asbestos on a commercial basis
The Lowell mine is somewhat handi-
capped by being off the lines of trans
portation and is forced to haul its fin
ished product distance of Il miles to
Hyde Park. There is hope that
branch line of steam or electric railroad
will eventually be built into the mine,
which would undoubtedly pay with the
full development of both mine and the
lumber industry.
There is an amplitude asbestos mine in
Bedford City, Va, which produces a
short fibre asbestos, which is not nearly
so valuable as the chrysotie, and these
three mines are the only ones that are
being worked at the present time
For many years this country has i'm
ported practically all the asbestos con-
sumed and at present Is importing nine
ty to nlnety-fve per cent of the guam
tity. most of It from Canada. 1t is said
that there Is great promise of an i'm
mense industry being developed in this
state The statement Is authoritative
and II Is said there is enough asbestos
at the Lowell mine to supply ten fibre
mills for the next one hundred years 49,
Huntington Free Press
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1911-04-07
Farm Hands in Vermont Well Paid.

The Crop Reporter says that the aver
age price paid male help on the farm in
Vermont during 1910 was $25 a month
and board There are only six states out
side of those in the far western group
that have a higher average of wages with
board. This fact should make farm
hands in Vermont more contented and
goes to prove that the net returns of
labor here are comparatively large. In
1880 the average was only $l735 per
month and some of the people who decry
conditions in Vermont are thinking of
conditions at that time rather than the
present.-GSt. Johnsbury Caledonian.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1911-04-07

THE N. X. FAIRBANK COMPANY
CHICAGO
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1911-04-07
,RMONT PHOENIN, BRArTLEBORO FRIDAY, April. Z, 1911

neghbors and treating them to new
sugar, as is his custom every spring.
There may he some farther away that
wish they lived within the limits of the
deacon's neighborhood instead Of out
side.
The ladies of the Congregational So
cietv will meet Friday afternoon at 3
o'clock, April II. with Mrs L. Il. Batch
elder. This is the annual thank offer
ng missionary meeting, i'm which all
should feel an interest. and endeavor to
he present.
Mrs II. n. Hatfield and little son, Cor
don, Of SaNtons River, after spending
several days with friends In town, re
turned to their home Monday morninS
Mrs Hatfield was formerly Miss Mary
Smith and has been away from town
about - years.
At the Baptist church next Sunday
morning the pastor. Rev. Joseph Me-
kcan, will preach on the subject 'lndis-
pensablc elements i'm the Christian life"
In the union service i'm the evening at the
same church the theme will he The land
of endless day" All will receive a cor
dial welcome.
Monday was Mrs. Fred T. Ramsdell's
birthday anniversary and her many
friends remembered her with a shower OF
cards a number of presents and de-
licious cake Her health has greatly i'm
proved during the last few months and
all hope she will he able to take her
place in society soon.
The Ladies' Home club will hold its
annual meeting for election of officers
and other business Wednesday afternoon.
April -, at Mrs. \. Il. Taft's, This is
an important meeting and every member
who is Interested i'm this organization
should be present DO not forget the
lunch basket, as the meeting will be on
the picnic plan.
Fred w. Watson recently received a
letter from his brother. Madison G. Wat
son Of SunnYvale, calf, dated March
2G, saying that they had more rain the
past year than in any year since he had
been there. almost 30 inches ana most
of it inside of six weeks But they
have fine weather now. and will have a
| long dry spell, except for occasional
showers. He is $50 miles from the
FranlIins and Kimballs who formerly
lived I'm our locality
The Modern Sewing society entertain
mcnt given Wednesday evening was a
great success ana ought to be repeated.
All did well ana reflected great credit
on their coach. Mrs. \. l.. Rand, who
stood in readiness to take any part in
case of the absence Of any one of the
| II artists. The local hits were good
! The closing song mentioning a number of
| Townshend's active citizens, was appre-
ciated The seminary band rendered
finely three selections and were given q
hearty vote Of thanks. 1t was nearly a
| served afterwards The individuals talk
! ing part i'm this entertainment were
| named in The Phoenix last week.
The freshman class of Leland and Gray
| seminary had very successful book So
| cial Friday night. The following is the
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1911-04-07

Every boy - years of age, or younger,
whose mother purchases a barrel or
sack of white Satin" flour within the
next 30 days will receive a baseball cap
free by writing us. giving the name of
the grocer and the date of purchase.
T.. CROSBY e CO,
Brattleboro Vt
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1911-04-07
whooplne Cough a Dangerous Disease

Parents who continue to hold to the
misguided impression that children are
bound to have whooplng cough some time
and who therefore neglect to take proper
precautions against their children con-
tracing the disease will find food for
reflection in the annual report of the
board of health for the city of Burlington
In that city last year the number OF
deaths from whoopng cough was four
times larger than from the thoroughly
dreaded diphthera. There were eight
deaths out of "a cases of whooping cough
and only four fatalities out of ca cases Of
dlphtheria. In other words there were
nearly twice as many cases of dphthe-
ria and only half as many deaths. -[Ben-
nington Banner.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1911-04-07
1.-THE Battle OF Baseball"

st. Nicholas is to have series of PIP
ers, for boys big and little, on The
Battle of Baseball" by c. II. Claudy.
The papers will run through the playing
season, and. wherever possible, every
play of importance and every point win
be illustrated with an actual concrete
incident which really happened upon a
regular league field, showing just what
was done, how it was done, and who
did 1t.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1911-04-07
Duplius Returns to Face Murder Charge.

Fred Dupluis, the French Canadian
woodsman who Is charged with intiicting
fatal injuries to Cyrus Motif. farmer.
in a quarrel at an old-fashioned kitchen
dance in SYNDICATE two weeks ago. was
brought to Bennington Saturday from
Rawdon, so miles north of MOI treal
whence he fled when he learned of
Moftits death. With his two brothers.
Albert and James. who were also arrested
Dupluis waived extradtion at a hearing
in Montreal and accompanied the officers
to Bennington.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1911-04-07
Wisdom of Ace.

Few people know how to be old.-[I.a
Rochefoucauld.
Women and music should never be
dated Goldsmith.
We do not count a mans years until he
has nothing else to count Emerson.
Youth is a blunder; manhood a strug-
gle; old age a regret.-[ Beaconsheld.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1911-04-07

There are annually killed In Africa a
minimum of $4,000 elephants. yielding q
quantity of raw ivory. the selling price
OF which is si.250, 900.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1911-04-07
SUNNY
MONDAY

The use of Sunny Monday
laundry soap means economy;
economy in the saving of
clothes-saving of time saw
ing of labor. Sunny Monday
is a white soap which con-
tains no rosin. 1t will double
the life of your clothes, and
one bar of it will go as far as
two bars of any ordinary yell
low laundry soap.
Ask your grocer for Sunny
Monday.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1911-04-10
PROGRESS IN
THE STATE OF OREGON.

oregon has been going very fast for
ten years, says writer in Success
Magazine" The initiative and ref
erendum in 1902, direct primaries in
1904, home rule for municipalities in
1906, the recall, the corrupt practices
act, and constitutional amendment
permitting proportional representation
in the Legislature in 1908. In 1910
the extension of the direct primary to
presidential nominations, electors, and
delegates to National conventions; a
three-fourths' verdict of juries in civil
cases; abolition of constitutional re-
straint upon the peoples power over
the courts, permitting changes in the
judicial system by simple statutory
enactment; county option in taxation,
and an efficient employers liability
law.
AS many measures were presented to
the people at the last general election
in November, 1910, as there were at
the three preceding elections put to-
gether-thirty-two We have just emu
merated the principal measures that
passed. The most important of those
that failed to pass were Statewide
Prohibition, Woman's Suffrage, bills
for the creation of eight new counties;
bill calling for a constitutional con-
vention, and bill to create Board
of. Peoples Inspectors of Government,
and to publish an official bi-monthly
state gazette, giving reports of all
branches and departments of the pub
lie service.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1911-04-10
TO DETERMINE THE
QUALITY OF FABRICS.

l. If you wish to find out whether
the material sold to you as all wool or
all silk is really so, make a five per
cent. solution of caustic potash and in
this boil your sample of silk or WOOL
If the entire sample is consumed in
the boiling, your material is what it
pretends to be; if there is a residue,
that residue is cotton. The caustic
solution consumes the animal fibers.
2. If you wish to find out whether
the silk that seems to be heavy silk is
weighted with mineral, burn the sam
pie and the ash will show you how
much mineral weighing there is. The
pure silk will be wholly consumed.
3. In buying supposed linen goods
of toweling or suiting, dip your sample
into concentrated sulphuric acid for
two minutes and wash it out carefully.
The cotton will have been consumed,
the linen will have resisted the action
of the acid. The test is one that
should be made with precaution, as
vitriol is not thing to be tempered
with.-(Mary Heaton worse, in "Suc-
cess Magazine.)
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1911-04-10
SERVICE FOR
TRAVELLING men
A Large Number Attending the Ser
vice-Able Discourse and
Excellent Music.

The United Commercial Travellers,
over 40 in number, attended service
in Bay Street Presbyterian church
Sunday at II a. M.
The Choral Club furnished the mu-
sic, which was enjoyed by every one
present. One anthem by the club,
quartette by four gentlemen, together
with three hymns, constituted the mu-
steal program.
The house, which is one of the larg-
est auditoriums in town, was comforta-
bly, filled. The pastor read as a scrip
ture lesson LIST Corinthians, 18th
chapter
After reviewing briefly the history
of the order and some of the things
done by it, Rev. R. L. Campbell spoke
from the motto of the order, which is
Unity, Charity and Temperance"
The speaker said unity was defined
in singleness of purpose. Union is
essential. A union was found in the
Garden of Eden, and from family into
tribe, and on to the nation there has
been and is now union for purpose of
mutual protection, etc.
Charity was dwelt upon at some
length as being the word which is
equivalent to love and defines the re-
lation between man and man. The
speaker said it was word much used.
1t did not mean thesgiving ola divine
to a professional bomb" nor the
simply giving OF dollar to an or
phan asylum, nor the buying of vote
to make a young lady popular All of
these things went under the name of
charity, but were really false-charity
means heart so large and full of
love that it makes one love all men
in the sense that they are wished
well.
Here the speaker spoke of the bible
incident where man was beaten
robbed and left half dead on the road
to Jericho. He spoke of the priest,
the kinsman and the Samaritan-us-
ing the Samaritan as an example of
charity. Temperance was defined as
proper and correct living much
broader term than that which teaches
only abstinence from strong drink.
In conclusion Mr. Campbell appealed
to the congregation to accept Christ,
saying all that had been said and all
that was taught in the motto meant
10 adjust relations between man and
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1911-04-10

made no pretenses of literary merit,
for it had none. No great composer
of music would have tolerated for an
instant the simple tone of the tune or
the air devised TO accompany the
words. Any assembly of, competent
literary critics would have condemned
the whole production at once. Perhaps
1t is fortunate that the world has not
had to depend always on competent"
persons for the making of these things
that are worth much and live long.
Joe Bowers is more than the true type
OF the Missouri Argonaut. He is the
hero of the final era of the migration
of the human race.-W l.. w. in Kan
sas City Star.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1911-04-10
JAP ANESE WAR
TALK SQUELCHED
President Taft Emphatically Denies
the Report From Mexico City
Being True.
by Associated PreSS.)

Washington, April 10.-President
Taft moved sharply today to squelch
the latest Japanese war scare story.
Through Senator Burton of Ohio. the
president emphatically denied the re-
port from Mexico City that the pro-
posed treaty between Japan and Mexi-
co caused the move of troops to Texas.
Senator Bacon, of Georgia, after a
talk with the president, said: There
was danger of a widespread revolu-
ton and perhaps anarchy in Mexico.
The president acted quickly and de-
cisively. He believed the army should
be on the border ready for any con-
tingency when congress met"
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1911-04-10
WATCHMAN HAD
LOT OF TROUBLE
He Was Taken For Robber And Car.
ried to Police Headquarters BY
Co-Laborer.

Night Waterman Section of the G.
q S. |. yards, had an unpleasant and
dangerous experience Sunday night
while on duty. The G.. G. s. 1. has
been troubled a great deal by robbers
in the yards and some time since APP
pointed Mr.. Sexton night Waterman,
and secured police powers for him
from the city. He was instructed to
stop all passing through the yards at
night and watch closely over the prop
erty of the company.
While on duty last night he detected
a man passing through and as he APP
preached closely called on him to halt.
The man was section foreman,
named Yorick, of the G. & s. l. and he
had been hearing quite a good deal
about hold-ups at night, and jumping
to the conclusion that Mr.. Sexton was
a robber, knocked him down and
handled him severely. Mr.. Sexton
explained that he was an officer on
duty, but Yorick would not take his
word for it, and that matter was only
Strengthened out after the two men
had come to police headquarters. Mr..
Sexton is not strong man, and his
experience is likely to lay him up for
several days.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1911-04-10

der, makes them adhere together ana
sends them flying about the inliy roll
ers or to the forms or type pages
where they will do the greatest dam
age. He only laughs and crackles
with shrill delight when the pressman
swears and the devil" trembles with
fear. Static electricity also likes to
bother weagers and spinners Of cloth.
He tangles the threads. adheres to
them so they stick and break and does
everything to block the weaving and
spinning machinery.
Not satisfied with these simple
FRANKS he takes particular delight In
trying to scare us to death during the
summer thunder showers.
1t has been fully explained that sta
tic electricity differs from the
kind we use, in being STA
tionary. The kind we Use in
being stationary. The kind We use
travels at the rate of 10000 miles q
second and is always in motion. Sta
tic collects on the surface of things
and hides until it can cut up some ca
per or jump off a cloud and brighten
us.
Everybody has noticed how friction
generates static electricity, whether
on the back of petted cat. or on a
rubbed glass or guttapercha rod. OF 9.
the fingers ends of a person who mas
vigorously shuffled his feet over q
dry carpet. Sparks can often be
drawn from swiftly moving belts on
machinery. and in weaving and spin
ming processes the fibers sometimes
accumulate troublesome electric
charges.
There is a method for neutralizing
the static electricity generated in cot.
ton and paper mills, printing press
rooms and other places. It consists
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1911-04-10
FRANKS Of THE
ELECTRIC JESTER
The StatiE Current, Which leases
and Frightens Good
Folks.

The electric current which we use
for lighting our homes and driving
our trolley cars and electric runa-
named Static, who is always up to
some unexpected trick to tease or
frighten us. 1t is this same mysteri-
GUS fellow who turks in pussy's soft
fur, in the rugs and carpets and
snaps and crackles with noisy
laughter when we stroke the cat
or scuff our feet over the floor. This
same fellow takes special delight in
invading printing offices and bother
ing pressmen. 1t is he who holds the
thin sheets of paper fast to the cylin-
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1911-04-10
LONG SESSION OF
CONGRESS EXPECTED

Washington, April 10.-Members of
congress rapidly are coming to the
conclusion that their stay in Washing
ton will be extended far into the sum-
mer and that possibly the extra ses-
sion of congress will meet in head-on
collision with the regular session next
December. The members have aban-
doned all hope of even a reasonably
short session
Many of both house and senate came
to Washington for the extra session
unaccompanied by their families, the
impression being somewhat general
that after the reciprocity agreement
had been passed the senate would re-
fuse to pass the house popgun tariff
bills and that an adjournment would
ensue.
A majority of these took up their
quarters in hotels. Today many of
these same are placing themselves in
the hands of real estate agents and
spend their afternoons looking for
houses to rent. They are likewise
sending messages to their families to
the effect that if the aforesaid family
wants to keep up it's acquaintance with
the head of the house it would be well
to come to Washington for that pur-
pose.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1911-04-10

of q transformer stepping up an AFTER,
mating current to 10000 or 10000 volts
and an ipductor composed Of fine steer
wires incased in hard rubber and ar
ranqod with its points placed above
the web Or to her object in which the
static electricity is to be neutralized'
Charges passing from the points pro-
duce the desired erect
In the case Of most printing Of,
fees and weaving sheds where static
electricity is troublesome only at GER
tain times. when the atmosphere is in
the right condition, it is usually posi-
lie to arrange a simple wire to the
machinery. connecting to the trouble
some parts either directly or(by means
of a small wire brush, anSf~zt 2 the
nearby water pipes which VIII ffect-'
lively ground the charge and scatter it
so !. cannot affect the paper or the
running threads.