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Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1911-06-21

SASKATOON'S splendid English-speak-
ing agricultural community has won phe-
nomenal prosperity from a wonderful soil.
What are the farmers in your district do
ing? Why not participate in our pros
perity? Come here if you want to make
the most and best of your energy and
ability. At any rate, do it for your chill
dren's sake Write for all information to
Commissioner, Board of Trade, Saskatoon,
Saskatchewan, Western Canada.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1911-06-21
Abundant occupation,

The Old CUSTOM of choosing a
queen of the May has gone entirely
out of vogue"
YES" replied Mr.. Votewell. There
are too many other officers to ne
elected to permit US to bother with o
little position like that"
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1911-06-21
important to Mothers
Pronress of Civilization.

Lady-And did you make your con-
gregation give up cannibalism?
Missionary (suppressing a GRIM
Not quite; but after much trouble l
persuaded them to use knives and
forks.-The Throne.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1911-06-21
Some Contrast.

"Mornin' Sis Judy" called neigh
boris cook to our good old NANNY,
81 heah dat Skeeter Jim is dun got
him a new wife. l hope she leetl fat
tern dat spindlin', no'count streak-o'-
lean!"
"Fatter n him." nanny replied,
rolling her eyes and clasping her own
fat hands. "Lawsy, chile, day jus lax
a needle an a haystack!"
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1911-06-21
indicated AT ast-

Bluebeard explained the mystery.
1T was the kitchen. and the cook
killed all my previous wives when
they entered it."
Thus we see how Bluebeard was
slandered.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1911-06-21

Before taking the bull by the horns
you should complete satisfactory ar
rangements for letting go at the psy-
Geological moment.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1911-06-21
The Unattalnable.

Young Bachelor often wonder if
I am making enough money to get
married on.
Old Benedict-Well, l don't know
how much you're making; but you
ain't!-Puck.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1911-06-21

The husband of a nagging woman
Is apt TO furnish most of the be-
cause.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1911-06-21

When laxative is needed, take the al
ways potent Garfield Tea. Composed of
Herbs.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1911-06-21

Death may love a shining mark
but shining marks are scarce.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1911-06-21
But He Had to Pony Up.

PA, what il E grass widow"
"A widow whose husband didn't
have to die to get rid of her, my
son
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1911-06-21

Many self-made men forget to make
themselves agreeable.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1911-08-04
Farmers Free List Bill Passed.

Combined in the same alliance that re-
suited IN the passage of a compromise
wooden tariff revision bill in the Senate
last week the Democrats and Republican
insurgents of that body Tuesday passed
a compromise farmers free list bill. The
original House bill first was defeated
and then reoffered in modified form by
Senator Kern of Indiana. AS amended
and finally adopted the bill differed but
little from the original
The Kern compromise takes fresh
meat products out of the free list bill,
except such as come from countries that
admit certain American farm products
duty free.
The free list bill exempts from duty,
when imported into the United States
from any other part of the world agri =
cultural implements, cotton baggng, cot
ton ties, leather. boots and shoes, fence
wire, meats, cereals, flour, bread, timber.
lumber sewing machines, slate and other
articles.
Under agricultural implements are in
cluded plows, tooth and disk harrows.
headers, harvesters, reapers, agricultural
drills and planters mowers, horse rakes
cultlVators, thrashing machines, cotton
gins, farm wagons and carts, and all
other agricultural tools of any kind or
description, either in whole or In parts.
Under the meat paragraph there are
included beef, veal, mutton, lamb, pork
and meats of all kinds. whether fresh
sailed, smoked or prepared in any man.
ner; also bacon, hams. shoulders, lard
and lard substitutes, as we'll as sausages
and sausage meat.
The flour and cereal paragraph covers
buckwheat -four cornmeal, wheat flour
and semolina, rye -four, bran, middlings.
oatmeal and rolled oats. and all prepared
cereal foods and biscuits, bread, waters
and similar articles not sweetened.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1911-08-04
savlnn 10 Cents a pav.

\ novel experiment in the matter of
teaching its employees economical meth
DDS is being undertaken by the Pennsyl-
vana railroad. Realizing that they way
to add to the dollars is to look after the
pennies. the railroad has appealed to its
men to save at least 10 cents a day for
the company. Small as is this amount
for each individual, the aggregate is
something enormous. For instance, If
the 1923, 900 employees on the lines east of
Pittsburg and Buffalo will act on the
suggestion it would mean a saving of
$4,000 a day, or more than $4,000, 900 a
year The men are told that it Is within
their power to do this by cutting down in
the reckless use of supplies of various
kinds-enginemen in the use of OIL fire.
men in the consumption of COAL shopmen
by the exercise of care in making repairs,
and in the use of material trackmen are
urged to economize in spikes and bolts,
and to see that material of that charac-
ter is not wasted. Clerks and office en-
ployes are reminded that they can con-
serve the stationery that passes through
their hands, and, in fact, every branch
of the service is to be taken into the
companys confidence in the matter of
cutting down the operating expenses
Washington Herald.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1911-08-04

Now that Hank Shea Is on the
bench Appleton of Keene appears to
have the honor of being the slowest man
on bases.
Capt. Ivers sat on the bench during
the game Tuesday and watched his team
win the game. He says he Is being used
white" in the hospital.
Mclaughlin came Monday to take
the place of Carney who was given his
release Saturday Carney was getting
homesick as this was his first trip away
from home for long stay.
Mike Kahoe scout for the Washing
ton American league baseball team, has
been going the rounds of the Twin State
league towns looking for material for his
team. Hank Shea Is out of the Bellows
Falls lineup, Has Mike got the string
on him?-[Keene Sentinel.
There Is more noise in the stand when
Tom Leonard of Keene comes to the
bat than when any other man in the
league appears. Although Tom" has a
heart-to-heart talk with the umplres
once In while, the fans give him
credit for playing on his toes all the
time, but they do like to see him strike
out. He did this twice against Jack
son Tuesday in four times up.
Keene couldn't hit and Brattleboro
could, That's all. Therefore. and of
course, Brattleboro won from the locals
at Brattleboro Tuesday by a score of 2
to 0, applying a coat of whitewash to
the league leaders. And the fans who
went over to see the fun didn't get a
single real chance to cheer. One gem
uine hit one of the scratch variety and
one base on an error was the sum to-
tai OF Keene's work at the bat.-tKeene
Sentinel.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1911-08-04
WORLDS SEVEN BIBLES.

The world has seven Bibles. They
are the Koran, of the Mohammedans
the Eddas. of the Scandinavians; the
Tripitaka,i Of Buddhists; the Five Kings
of the Chinese; the Three Vedas, Of the
Hindoos; the Zendavesta and the Scrip
lures of the Christians.
The Koran is not older than the sew
enth century of our era 1t is a com
pound of quotation from the Old and New
Testaments, the Talmud and the Gospel
of ST. Barnabas. The Eddas of the Sean
dinavians were published in the 18th
century,, and are the most recent or the
seven Bibles. The Buddhists Tripataka
contains sublime morals and pure inspir-
atoms. Their author lived and died in
the seventh century before Christ.
The sacred writings of the Chinese are
called the Five Kings, king" meaning
web or cloth or the warp that keeps the
threads in their places. They contain the
choicest sayings of the best ages on ethi-
copoltical duties of life These savings
cannot be traced to period higher than
the 1lth century, b. c. The Three
Nedas are the most ancient book OF the
Hlndoos, and 1t is the opinion of the
great scholars that they are older than
the llth century, b. c.
The Zendavesta of the Persians Is the
grandest of all sacred books, next to the
Bible Zoroaster, whose sayings it con-
talns, was born in the 18th century, b.
C'-lNew York Herald.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1911-08-04
Wholesale Cruelty,

The treatment of cattle on our West.
ern ranges has become a national dis.
grace, against which few except the
humane societies have protested. Ami
mails starving and thirsting almost Ia
the point of death may be counted each
year by thousands This is wholesale
cruelty. Other forms include exposure
dehorning, branding and general abuse
the roundup and the ordeal of branding:
operation Is exceedingly painful to calves
and young cattle. The wound inflicted
often becomes diseased so that the VIC
tim suffers continuous torture. Mr..
Howe Williams, in Outing, thus describes
the roundup and the ordeal of branding
1t was the spring rodeo. My buck
skin was discarded for a sure footed
cow-pony which took a personal inter-
est in the chase.
In the crisp of the morning We rode
out Indian file up the trail and then
took to the hills. On a ridge we halted
while Pike. the ranch owner, directed
the roundup, Two men were stationed
in creek bottom to hold the cattle as
they We're driven down: the others
spread out over saddles and hogbacks
and into canyons hunting out groups
OF cattle and gradually amagamating
them into galloping, frenzled mass
BY noon two hundred cattle We're en-
closed in the coral.
ne DTdnulnB-lrOnS OF UNe contiguous
ranches were placed in the fire, each
ranch represented by cowboy who
looked after the interests of his employ
err. The ownership of a calf Is readily
determined by the mothers brand, and
the same brand and ear crops are given
1t.
The branding OF the calves is not a
pleasant sight. Slowly swinging their
ropes, two cowboys ride among the mill
Ing cattle within the coral. calf is
dragged out to the fire. roped by the
forefeet by one and by the hind legs by
the other The ponies know their lesson
and back till the ropes are taut. 1t
requires but a few seconds to crop the
ears with a sharp blade and stamp the
red-hot iron on the flank, but those few
seconds are the inquisltion for the calf.
Usually 1t bears the knife without
sound, but the sizzling iron causes
doleful wall When released the calf
stumbes to its clumsy legs and trots
off to seek its mother and sympathy.
four Dumb Animals.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1911-08-04
GUILFORD.

Mr.. and Mrs. Merton Davis are TAX
ing a carriage drive through the Berk
shire hills.
Mrs Isaac Robb of West Brattleboro
and her three children are spending sew
eral days with her sister, Mrs. George
Houghton.
Eddie Squres has so much improved
from his attack of rheumatism that he
is able to sit up few hours.
Mrs Emma Shumway and sister, Miss
Celia Mcclure, of Florence, Mass. were
guests at Herbert Andrews's last week.
There will be no preaching service in
the Congregational church the next two
weeks. The Christian Endeavor meeting
will be held Sunday evenings as usual.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Stickney of
Brookline are visiting at Fred Coombs's.
Mrs. c. j. Torrey, who was a guest there
last week. returned to her home in ia
maica Saturday.
Hooker Winchester has bought of J..
Edward Bushnell of Brattleboro the pas
ture and wood lot on the old road to
Brattleboro and bordering on the Flag
farm. Mr.. Winchester buys to get a
good spring of water which he Will pipe
to the Broad Brook House.
The annual reunion of the Miller FAM
lilies was held Wednesday at the home
OF Mr.. and Mrs George =. Miller.
About 40 were present and n pleasant
time was enjoyed married only by the
memory of the deaths and Illness that
some of the families have met with in
the past year.
The lovers of trees, especially those
bordering the highways, regret the havoc
being wrought on the road between this
place and Brattleboro near tn" water
ing trough The large pines and the
white birches are being cut down with
out regard to beauty or ornament. Where
are the tree wardens, who were supposed
to be appointed some years ago?
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1911-08-04
A MEASURE OF MERIT
6rattleboro Citizens Should Welsh Well
This Evidence.

Proof of merit lies in the evidence.
Convincing evidence in Brattleboro
Is not the testimony of strangers,
But the endorsement of Brattleboro
people.
That's the kind of proof given here
The statement of a Brattleboro citizen
o. f. Howe, &C, Elliot ST., Brattleboro,
VT, says: "Doan's Kidney Pills did me
more good than any other remedy ever
used and / am therefore pleased to rec
ommend them. My back troubled me for
long time and l was often so lame that
/ could hardly stoop or lift, tried plas-
tiers and several remedies but received no
relief until / began using Doan's Kidney
Pills, procured at Holden's Drug Store.
The contents of two boxes removed the
backache and lameness and restored my
kidneys to a normal condition"
The above statement was given Sep
TENDER 25, 1908, and on July 7. 1909, Mr..
Howe said: Il willingly confirm all l
have previously said in praise OF Doans
Kidney Pills. You may continue to pub
fish my endorsement,
For sale by all dealers. Price so cents
-Milburn Co., Buffalo, New York,
sole agents for the United States.
Remember the name-Doans-andta take
no other.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1911-08-04
GUIlEORD CENTRE,

Miss Edith Backus of Boston is visiting
at G. NJ. Thomas's.
Mrs. G. NJ Thomas went to Fitchburg
Thursday to visit her sister, Mrs. NJ. II.
Cook.
Mrs. Arthur Franklin of Springfield is
visiting at her fatherin- laws, Dow
Frankin's.
Mrs. Frank Lyman and daughter, Dor
othea, of Greenfield are visiting her par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. ID. G.. Baker.
Clarence Thayer came Monday to
spend part of his vacation with his grand
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. j. G. Thayer
Miss Nora Jaquith returned from South
Woodstock Friday accompanied by her
sister, Mrs. Robert White, and two chill
dren.
Miss Moore and Miss Imogene Paker,
who visited some time with their cousin,
Mrs. Arthur Beals, have returned to
their home in Bellows Falls.
The program announced in last week $
issue of The Phoenix will be given at the
meeting of Broad Brook Grange Saturday
evening, Aug. II, instead of Aug. 3, as
there will be no meeting tomorrow night.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1911-08-04
KEENE DoWNED AGAIN.
Edgar's Catches Were the Spectacular
Features.

Brattleboro 8, Keene 4.
The league leaders from the start of
the race kissed the dust again at Keene
Wednesday, and for the time being, in
stead of holding first place in lofty
grandeur moved along a peg and humbly
allowed Brattleboro to have a seat on
the same column of percentages.
one hundred fans from Brattleboro
rent the air with vocal pyrotechnics
throughout the contest, and some of them
seemed to think that their yelling was
really responsible for winning the game
by putting Keene on nervous edge at
a time when steadiness was needed.
AS a scientific exhibition of baseball
the game was not in the same class with
the two previous clashes between Brat
tleboro and Keene, but as a period for
fine frenzy 1t was all to the merry.
The fireworks began in the third in
ming after two men were out. Then the
heretofore invncibe Minis hit Ensign
and Edgar He was then lambasted by
Kelley, Koran and Murray, with the re-
suit that three runs came across the
pan. The inning finally ended when Ho-
ran was out on a play to the plate.
Keene scored one in the third, on
Leonards base on balls, Conroys sacr-
flee and McCarthy's hit.
Brattleboro put two more on the wire
in the fifth, Edgar and Koran batting
safely and Murray bringing them home
with a two Dagger This hit was good
for a home run but for a ground rule.
the ball going under an automobile in
right field Murray sat on second ba Sc
and waited for it's return.
Keene looked dangerous in the last
half of the fifth. Conroy muffed a pop
fly, then two singles and a two Dagger
were cracked out in succession and Ho-
ran made a wild heave to first base.
There was a man on third when the last
man was put out.
In the last four innings Conroy pitched
with great effect, Keene being retired in
one, two, three order. Brattleboro had
men on bases in each of the last -four
innings but could not get them to the
goal.
The spectacular features were con-
tributed by Edgar Three of his five
catches in centre field We're eXtraor-
binary plays, and the missing of any OF
these drives would have meant Il tie
game or victory for Keene. McLaugh-
lin, the recruit from Turner's Falls, stood
still in left field without making a try
for an easy fly only a few feet from him
Manager Breckenridge gave him the
hook, and put Wachtel in the field fol
the remainder of the game McLaugh.
lin went back home that night.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1911-08-04

]. r. Gillett is cutting Eli Newell's hay.
Mrs. William Stafford visited at Mrs.
S. A. Wheelers this week.
Alice Hunt of Millers Falls is visiting
her aunt, Celesta Kentfied
Mrs. Albert Allard and little daughter
visited at G.. w Kentneld's last week
Dora Cross is spending her vacation
with her mother, Mrs. c. S. Goodnow
Homer Boyd and team are haying for
G. w. Kentfeld on the Joe Dix place.
a. a. Butterfield's children and grand
children held a picnic near Sadawga
July 2S.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. r. Ginett were in
North Adams Saturday. Mrs. Gillett
stayed till Sunday.
r. w. Gnett, Oscar Sumner and Arthur
Cook Of Heath visited with friends and
fished on the lake Friday.
News has come of the death of William
Hodge of North Adams. Mrs. Hodge is
one of Whitngham's daughters.
Christine Wheeler is out again and ex-
poets to return to her work in North
Adams hospital in about a week.
Mrs. Il. b. Hale and daughter, Lena,
of Bernardston visited her sister, Mrs
$. NJ. Gillett, from Friday to Sunday.
John Dix has gone to Charlemont to
work for his brother-ln-law, John Rice
who is putting up a new mill in place of
the one which was burned last fall
Bradford Upton and family and George
Upton and two friends from Fitchburg
are visiting their parents, Mr.. and Mrs
Newton Upton.
The ladies' aid society gave an enter
tainment and served a supper at the
church Thursday evening which was a
success They have set the time for
their fair Aug II.
Dolly Whitcomb, 5S, of Indiana. who
went from this town years ago, died
there week or more ago. She was well
and favorably known here, and was the
only child of Mr.. and Mrs. Nathaniel
Whitcomb, who both died here several
years ago.
Will Sargent of Boston is the guest of
Mrs ;. y. Wheeler. He is an accom-
pushed musician and a musical was
given at L. II. Sawyer's Tuesday after
noon in which he figured prominently.
Mrs Sawyer served refreshments of
sandwiches, cake and ice cream.
Mr.. Smith. who sawed his arm in
| Mltchells saw mill some time ago and
was taken to North Adams hospital,
| where his arm was amputated above the
elbow after blood poison had set in. has
| recovered. He has returned home and is
about the mill once more.
Edward Wheeler and family have been
| helping his brother, Merton, of Shelburne
| indoors and out through haying. May
belle Dix, who had been caring for Mr..
| Nheeler's family, had ocome home to
| care FOR her mother, who was Frustrated
| by the heat recently and does not seem
| to gain very rapidly.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1911-08-04
IN THE HOLLOW OF HIS HAND.
keene Could Find of Jackson-Brat
tleboro 2, keene O.

Jackson did It with his curves and
benders. Working like a world heater
and sending the ball over the plate with
all kinds Of speed and breaks, he had
Keene at his mercy Tuesday afternoon
and after a game of only one hour and
80 minutes one of the largest mldweek
crowds of the season filed out of the pa
vilion on the island happy and contented
with to victory over the leaders of
the Twin State league.
The game was fast and replete with
interesting features. In the nine innings
that Keene came to bat only 80 men
faced jackson. Only two hits were
made off his delivery, and in seven of
the nine innings only three men stepped
up to the plate. Keene played an err
rorless game and but one error was
made by the Islanders, Meehan missing
Il hard grounder, that went through his
legs. In the fourth Qualters hit bunt
down the third base line that Koran and
Jackson both tried for. Jackson juggled
it and before he could get it to Murray
Buster" was safe. The other hit was
good drive by Donovan to centre in the
seventh. In the fourth Meehan hit
hot one to centre that was easily good
for two bases, but he tried to stretch it
to a three Dagger and Qualters had him
at third. Edgar hit the ball every time
he came up and two two-baggers helped
their eyes on the ball and landed hard
on Warner. The Keene players put up
a good fielding game, but could not con-
meet with Jackson's delivery.
The home team scored one run in the
third. jackson hit to right garden. En-
sign sacrificed. Edgar hit a o-bagger
between right field and centre and Jack
son came in Kelley hit a fly to Devlin
and was out. Koran laid an easy one
down to Warner, who threw 1t to Quail
ters Edgar was on his way to third
and Buster stabbed him for the third
out. Breck took exceptions to the de-
cson, but Foley waved him away.
Another run came in the sixth. Kelley
walked. Koran knocked an easy fly to
Warner Murray walked after being hit
by the ball. Mcleod waited until it was
Two and three and then hit a long one
to right field that was good enough to
score Kelley, send Murray to third and
land himself on second base on the
throw home to catch Kelley. Warner
frightened up and Meehan and McLaugh-
lin whitfield The score:
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1911-08-04
WE ARE REACHING FOR THE G0NFALON
Batteboo by Winning Four Straight Games Has Wested First
Place from Keene the Race in the Twin State
Falls Trimmed Yesterday
THE HYPHENs WE'RE EASY.
They Could Do But Little With conroy
and Were Never Dangerous Saturday.
Score to e.

Score to 2.
The Islanders took another game from
the Hyphens Saturday, disappointing
the largest crowd of the season on the
latters grounds. The score was to 2.
The losers made their runs in the sec
ond inning. e. Daley hit to left field.
Henderson was hit by the pitcher.
Keyes was out on a fly to right field.
Il. Daley hit to right field and Daley
scored. MCGOWAN walked. Hale hit
foul fly that was captured by Ensign
and Conroy threw Grow out at first. The
Islanders scored two in the third. Con-
roy hit to right field. Ensign sacrihced'
An error by Grow landed Edgar on first.
Kelley sent one to the left garden for
two bases and scored COnroy and Ed
gar Murray and Mcleod flied out. In
the fifth two more came over the plate
for the local team. Koran walked.
Murray sacrificed. Mcleod was good
waiter. Meehan hit to left field and
Koran came in. Carney hit to centre
and Mcleod scored BrattlebOro scored
two more in the eighth. Conroy hit to
right field Ensign followed suit. Edgar
knocked one to the third baseman and
was out Kelley hit a grounder through
short and his two teammates scored.
Koran was out, third to first. Murray
opened the ninth by flying out to left
field. Mcleod hit to left field and then
stole second, nearly spiking Grow. Nee
han was out on a fly to centre. Carney
hit a two-bagger to left field and Mae
came in Conroy hit to short and Carney
scored. When Edgar whitfield it was all