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Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1912-05-17

An important discovery has been made
this week in connection with the plans
for the Brattleboro pageant June 5, g. Z
and s. In a historical article The
Phoenix of April g. 1892, said: The VII
lage of Brattleboro was really begun by
the building of grist mill by Governor
Wentworth OF Portsmouth on milestone
brook, just above the bridge in 1762.
Governor wentworth then owned all the
land on which the village stands, north
to the Unitarian meeting house"
This makes the pageant real ami
versary OF the coming Of the first set
tiers TO locate in what is now the VII
lage Of Brattleboro, $50 years ago. John
Arms and Samuel Wells came from
Deerfield with their families in that year
and John Sergeant and his bride and
Thomas Sergeant and his wife came the
same year. Samuel Knight with his
wife and two children came in 1853 from
woburn, Mass, and DR.. Henry Wells
and family soon afterward From that
time to 1775 the settlers arrived from
Connecticut and Ma massachusetts, and In
ITO the first minister came.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1912-05-17

More than s7,O0C,OOo horse power is
wasted in this country each year by
undeveloped water power. II this was
changed to electrical energy and trans
mitted II would light every city and
village in the United States.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1912-05-17

1t appears that the crest of the pen
sion wave has been passed. government
reports showing that last year 2S,9S5
names were erased from the rolls, and
that there was falling off in payments
amounting to SASS. A2. UP to Jan. the
veterans of the Civil war and their de-
pendents pensions totaling s3,9s5. 7i9,S 1856,
an amount larger than the national debt
incurred in prosecuting the war.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1912-05-17

An ounce OF sugar OF lead to pail of
water viii help to make permanent the
blue color in textile fabrics.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1912-05-17

First Settlers-John Sargent. Beatty
Balestier; Mrs. John Sargent, Marjorie
Balestier; John Arms, Harold E. Whit
ney; Mrs John Arms, Mrs. c. S. Pratt;
the Arms children, Gordon Favier, How
ard Rice, jr., Esther Daniels; Samuel
Wells, Lawrence Barber; Mrs. Samuel
Wells, Mrs ]. Gray Estey; Wells chill
dren, Joseph Estey, Marion Rice; Thorn
as Sargent, Lester Barber; Mrs. Thomas
Sargent, Miss Katharine Martin; DR..
Henry Wells, Daniel Stolte; Mrs. Henry
Wells, Miss Ruth w. Childs; Samuel
Martinsburg statesman-democrat. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1906-1921, 1912-04-12
FOR State Senate.

By the announcement column this
week it will be found that Hon. II. B.
Gilkeson will be candidate for the
State Senate from this district, MIR.
Gilkesol has received high common
dation from papers all over the state
for bis efficiency in the lower prapch
of the legislature and he, by this SER
vice is well fitted for the higher branch
Should thesDemocrats of the district
choose, him for the office be would
serve with ability and fidelity.-Rom-
ney Rev ew.
Martinsburg statesman-democrat. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1906-1921, 1912-04-12

Mr.. Roosevelt and his friends have
been making loud and long complaints
about the meddling of the federal Of
ticeholders in the fight against him
and in that they are right but with the
Col. it makes great deal of differen e
for whom the otficeholders are work.
ing. If they take Off their coats and
work Of the Col. they are excusible but
against HIM, never. He has nothing
to say on how the administration
used the offices TO secure the nomina.
ton of Taft when the Col. wanted him
nominated lie has nothing to say
about the use lie himself made of the
same agency to further his own inter-
Is. VIII some kind friend please tell
US tile time and place Of this remark
q IL conversion? Was it like that of
Saul ofTarzis? Was he stricken down
in III ndness and then by some mirac-
uIous EOwer ems bled to see the light
morally?
We have been told of case at point
which recently came to our ears in
which the Col. showed himself before
his conversion; A telegram was sent
by a prominent democrat TO the civil
services at Washington complaining
against certain prominent repL bill
eau of West Virginia charging pernic-
ious political activity. The accused was
called TO account by the officials into
whose hands the telegram fell. He ash =
ed that he might take the telegram to
the president, Mr.. Roosevelt, and there
defend himself. The request was grant
Ell ami when he approached he throne
the President heard the case aud then
took the telegram tore ii to pieces and
threw it 10 the waste basket with The
remark: "Tell them / told you to get
busy" That ended the case and the
accused decided that he would rather
have the President for him than the
omplaining demoerai OF he carping
civil service com 10 les .buers.
Martinsburg statesman-democrat. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1906-1921, 1912-04-12

A Columbus, Ohio, dispatch says:
At the meeting of the democratic state
central committee recently, Mayor
Baker of Cleveland, was elected to the
place on the committee made vacant
by the death of Tom l. johnson. Be-
fore he was elected Baker took the
floor and declared his anti. Harmon
principles 81 do not want to get on
this committee on false pretenses," he
said. "Governor Harmon Is not my
ideal as a candidate for president. If
l go on the committee | want to re-
serve for myself the greatest freedom
of action to help the democratic party
select some man more Progressive and
more in tune with the progressive
spirit of the times. | do not question
Harmon's greatness as lawyer or as
man, but do think the democratic
party should select s'me one more
progressive"
Martinsburg statesman-democrat. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1906-1921, 1912-04-12
Unclaimed Letters

Following is the list Of unclaimed
letters remaining in the postoffice at
Martinsburg, w, Va, April S 1912.
Mr.. d. George Balliour, Miss Gale
Burkett, Caustic Land Lime Co. /,
Mrs. Mary Daniel, Mr.. Harry Field
man, Mr.. E. n. Hopewell, Miss
Emma KiIIner, DR.. B. G. Miller, Mrs.
Ira q. Poe, Miss A. M. Rohrer, Mr..
Clarence Rutherford, Mr.. Ernest
Scharti, Mrs. Grace Smith, Mrs. Mag
gle shrimp, Mr.. Maten Shiflett, Miss
Mandie Turner, Mrs. Charles n. Tyn-
de !, Mr.. George S. Taylor, Mr.. Henry
Welshance, Mrs. Annie Webber, Mr..
J. w. Whitomb. Foreign, Mr.. Luis
lombard, Mr.. Luigi Tornese.
E. G, denshaw,: Postmaster.
Martinsburg statesman-democrat. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1906-1921, 1912-04-12
What is & Man?

A Chemical View.-Ah average man
of $50 pounds contains the constituents
found in | 200 eggs. There is enough
gas in him to ill a gasometer of 3,649
cubic feet. He contains enough iron
to make four ten-penny nails His fat
would make 70 candles and a gooC-
o zed cake of soap. His phosphate
content would make S.064 boxes of
matches. Those is enough hydrogen
III him in combination 10 fill balloon
and carry him above the clouds. The
remaining constituents of man would
yield, if utilized, six teaspoonfuls of
salt, bowl of sugar, and ten gallons
of water.
A Physiological and Anatomical
View.-A man has 500 muscles, one
billion cells, 200 different bones, gals
OF blood, several hundred feet Of arter-
les and veins, over twenty-five feet of
inteslines and millions of pores. His
heart weighs from to l. ounces, its
capacity is from to 6 ounces in each
ventrcle, and its size is 5 by 3 IL by
IL inches. i; is hollow, muscular
organ and pumps y IL pounds of
blood every minute. In "A hours it
pumps Is tons. 1t beats about " times
minute. In one year an average
mans heart pumps 1850, 600 pounds
OF Flood. The heart is willing slave,
but sometimes strikes sand it ...Ha., >
wins.-Pract. Druggist.
Martinsburg statesman-democrat. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1906-1921, 1912-04-12

There was large and significant
meeting of the friends Of Governor
Wilson in Baltimore last Saturday to
select committee to conduct the
campaign in Maryland in the interest
of Wilson. Attorney General Edgar
Allen Poe was made chairman of the
committee and it was announced that
as soon as former Gov. Crothers recov-
ers from a slight indisposition he will
stump the state in the interest Of Will
son whom he regards as the ideal can
didate for president.
Martinsburg statesman-democrat. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1906-1921, 1912-04-12
Doctors Said
Health Gone
Suffered with Throat Trouble

Mr.. p. w.
ID. b mes,
ex = Sheriff
of Warren
C o u n t y,
T e nnessee,
in a letter
from Nc
NJ in n vile,
T e n nessee,
writes:
Il h a d
t h r o a t
( r o u b ! G
a n d h a d
three doc
tors treating
m e. A ! l
failed TO do
m e a n y
God, and
pr onounced
m y health
gone. / con-
elm ded TO
Martinsburg statesman-democrat. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1906-1921, 1912-04-12

Hon. Charles Little tield, formerly
member of Congress, who was the mas
ter commissioner to whom the Su-
preme Court referred the West Wiz
ginia debt case has filed a petition in
the court asking that Virginia pay
him his fee of $4,000 for his services
in the case. OF course this will be add
ed TO the burden of costs which West
Virginia as the losing party to the
suit will be called to pay.
Martinsburg statesman-democrat. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1906-1921, 1912-04-12

Elsewhere in our columns will be
found the announcement of the can
didacy OF Mr. Henry B. Gilkeson of
the County Of Hampshire for the dem
ocratic nomination for the State Sen
ate from this district. The people OF
the district are fortunatein having the
opportunity to have Mr.. Gilkeson rep
resent them. He has at several diff
feTent times represented his own coun-
ty in the lower house and each time
with honor and credit both to himself
and his people. He has served on most
all of the important committees of
the Legislature and he is acknow lodged
one of the best posted men in the state
on the working of the legislature He
is honest and conscientious. He can
not be bribed and he cannot be fooled
by the ways that are dark so comm on
about the Legislature. His very name
stands for truth, sincerity aud integ-
rity and he is far above the ways of
the little, practical politicians.
Mr. Gilkeson will be in Berkeley at
various and suhdry times during the
campaign aud we hope all the demo-
Gratis may meet him and make his ac.
quaintance.
Martinsburg statesman-democrat. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1906-1921, 1912-04-12

try Feruna, ana after using four Dot
ties can say was entirely cured"
Unable to Work.
Mr.. Gustav Himmelreich, Hochheim.
Texas, writes:
For a number of years / suffered
whenever I took cold, with severe at
lacks of asthma, which usually yielded
to the common home remedies.
Last year, however, / suffered for
eight months without interruption so
that could not do any work at ALL
The various medicines that were pre-
scribed brought me no relief.
"After taking six bottles of Peruna,
two of Lacupia and two of Manalin,
am free of my trouble so that can do
all my farm work again. can heart
lily recommend this medicine to any
one who suffers with this annoying
complaint and believe that they will
obtain good results"
Martinsburg statesman-democrat. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1906-1921, 1912-04-12
The fraud OF the WOODEN Trust

The FRAUD UI inc WOvtcu ttusa
Despite the revelations Of the Law
renee strike, whereby 1t was shown
that men. women and children gave
ten hours of their time to the wooden
trust each day for wages Of So, 81 and
SO week, the high protectioDists IN
Congress arose with the old wall about
protecting American labor" when the
wool bill was under discussion.
Fully a score of these protectlonists,
drivenl 10 desperation by the know
ledge that the Democrats were deter
mined TO compel the wooden trust to
quit; Ifilching 100000 from the
pockets Of consumes, fairly shouted
the dangers that lurked ahead for the
working men sbou Id the Democratic
measure pass. Deserted towns and
idle factories, they said, would greet
the traveller throughout the New En-
gland states should the bill be passed,
and from the present situation (which
sees an army of men going happily TO
their work in the great mill eenters,
enjoying the fruits and benefits of that
prosperitya which came to them as
result of the splendid Payne Aldrich
tariff, 1--WE shal. see the streets lined
with loafers; with fathers gapnt and
haggard faces proclaim the futile
struggle:for bread with which to stop
the hunger cries Of their little ones"
etc. etc.
Thatsargument kept the high protec-
tionists in power for the last sixteen
years, but if there was any part of 1t
that was.not shattered by the high
cost of living previous to the Lawrence
strike, and the revelation it disclosed
it was completely wiped away then.
The people will not soon forget that
fathers, ,mothers and children testified
in Washington that the wages paid 10y
the millionaire mill owners in Law
renee were the very lowest on which
hunan beings. could exist, and that
living and working conditions veg
the most shameful in this country, un
less those imposed by the steel trust,
the other great beneficiary OF the tariff,
be expected. The people will not for
get the great lesson taught by this
strike, namely, that protecting
American working men" is the very
last thought in the minds of the mil
who insist upon a high tariff
wall around this country. They will
not forget that the one object of this
tariff is TO give these millionaires the
privileges Of gouglng outrageous pro-
fits from the pockets of the consumer,
while at the same time paying wages
that are shamefully iuad equate.
Now that the campaign approaches,
the prote .tionist orators are getting
out their old buncombe about the tar
i'll" protecting American labor" and
from every platform, and in every
mail, the voter will be urged to give
support to those who want the tariff
kept just where it is. The workers
viii be told, over and over again, that
TO cut the tariff will mean cut in
their wages.
Such pleas will he very likely to fall
on deaf ears. The people have "got
the number of the tariff trusts, and
if any of these trusts again fool any
b ldy with their precious pleas, which
is not likely, the one fooled will be able
10 Jay his deception TO the fact that he
never read the newspapers.
burg Exponent.
Martinsburg statesman-democrat. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1906-1921, 1912-04-12

Governor Woodrow Wilson's room
at a hotel in Chicago was burglarized
and his suit case containing clothing,
several hundred dollars and his private
papers including many letters relat.
ing to his campaign was stolen.
Martinsburg statesman-democrat. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1906-1921, 1912-04-12

Col. t. r. in his speech in Martins
burg, warned the politicians and office
holders that if they in tertered and pre-
vented a square deal to his followers
they woul d hear from him, seems to
have had its effect. Did he bluff
them?
Martinsburg statesman-democrat. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1906-1921, 1912-04-12

Stephenson and Lorimer nave both
been vendicated by their fellow sena
tors. Certainly neither of them has any
com laint against senatorial courtesy
which has been more than kind and
courteous to them.
Martinsburg statesman-democrat. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1906-1921, 1912-04-12

Col. T. r. has not yet been smoked
out on the vital question of tariff re-
form. Whilst his speech here last Sat
urday was generally pronounced as a
very good one he neither declared his
position on the tariff or the income
tax bill now pending in Congress.
Martinsburg statesman-democrat. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1906-1921, 1912-04-12

AS his own ineonoclast the Col Aes
been a bowling success. Parallels
which would crush most men cause
him not the slightest embarrassmei t.
Martinsburg statesman-democrat. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1906-1921, 1912-04-12

Governor Hooper, of Tennessee, has
appointed Newell Sanders TO succeed
the late Senator Taylor in the United
States Senate. Sanders is republican,
Martinsburg statesman-democrat. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1906-1921, 1912-04-12
For Sale,

One Knate Square Piano in good
condition, will be sold cheap to quick
buyer. See
H. G. BERRY,
City Hall.
Omaha daily bee., 1912-01-21

oD near. dearf" remarked Mr.. Jack
II pott Jones. as he dropped the
newspaper upon his knees ana saEed at
his dear wife, sitting on the opposite side
Of the fireplace. what an extraordinary
easer
what Is. dearg' asked sweet Mrs. J.,
a. she leaned back In her chair 70 tho
sound OF cracking whalebons.
-why--er--a repor. here Of q ship
that was wrecked near Terra del FneEo.
where the eannibz,s are. you know. dear
The Fuegans killed and ate the males, II
appears. but absolutely refused 10 eat
more than one OF the i've females who
we're among the survivors Of the wreck
.In-deed. should have thought they
would have preferred to eat ladies. Thsy
are so much mora tender than men.
aren't thsy1'
well, don't know. It seems, accord
ing to this account, that the two men
they ate had nothing on but flannel shirt.
and Inca trousers. which The xsvaxes
munched up with the men. The one
woman that they ate
ABR
.Had on her. in addition 10 her s,us-
clothes, about a pint Of hairpsns. a wire
corset, q bentSteel dress-improver, sayen
oxidized silver bangles. a FURNISHED waist
belt, with steel chatslains. scissors, but
ton-hook. corkscrew, etc. hrAss-tipped
heels to her boots. gilr"-
..Good gracious, how they mnxt have
suffsredl~
-Ratherl Listen to this: Tor I've
DAYS after the chief OF the tribe never
moved or spoke. but has since recovered
ana celebrated his eonvsleEcence by
burning forty children as q thank
ing He has since sworn. and made his
tribe swear. never 10 eat smother white
squaw'"
Omaha daily bee., 1912-01-21

room, with a good light and every
thing in easy reach.
Look at the plan again and let us
imagine that a different kind OF a
man has the room. At 1890 he
enters tn door. follows route
marked n, and turns 10 the left and
places the lamp and his stemSinder
on the small table by the door.
Then, in two steps. he reaches the
other table, where Ell takes from the
drawers fresh handkerchiefs. col
lar, cuffs and tie that he will need
in the morning. Two more steps
brings him before the chiffonier for
whatever clothing he thinks be will
need tomorrow. He then walks
round the foot OF the bed, leaving
the clothing on the foot OF the bed
and placing the small things In the
drawer Of the washstand in easy
reach when standing before the
mirror in the morning.
Now for bed. Every piece OF
clothing is hung on its hook or
placed IN closet or on the chair in a
certain regular order, so that 1t can
be taken up in the morning with
out a single lost motion.
As soon as it is light he begins
at the place where he left of the
night before and taking up each
niece IN reverse order he washes
and dresses. crossing the room but
once. He follows route marked III and
picks up his watch just as he goes
out the door Of his room. He Is
glad TO note that he has plenty OF
time TO get a breath Of fresh air
out OF doors, look az the mail and
perhaps help mother bring in
breakfast. and best of all. he has
a good half hour to himself before
Omaha daily bee., 1912-01-21

a result careless, and puts down his
watch and then hunts for the old
fashioned key-can't think where he
left IL. walks all over the room look
ing for 1t. stops before the mirror
to see II his neektie Ia clean. finds
the key-just where he left it-and
then hunts for his pajamas-can't
think where he left them. Oh!
They are in the basket from the
laundry that came home that day.
Drops bis things anywhere and. al
last. gets TO sleep.
Suddenly he discovers it is day
light and springs up, hunts for his
watch He is late. Runs to wash
stand. No water, He picks up the
pitcher and runs to the bathroom.
Door locked. He waits, tuning and
fretting for three minutes-at last,
gets the water. washes in q hurry.
No towels--looks in drawer; none
there Heruns to door and calls:
Mother Sister, Somebody bring
me a towel. Oh. Thank you.
WhcTe ln-WnAt dld 90 Win my
where has IL flown to-"
He walks, walks, and walks from
table to closet, from chiffonier to
washstand and back TO the mirror.
AT last he reaches the dining room.
~ minutes after he got out of bed.
On the table is a letter-"Can't
open it now-no time to bother with
1t must get bite and my train"
Late that night he finds the uu-
opened letter in his room. 1t says,
Please call" somewhere dosntoBa
at once, and see about-a better
job
Now, what is the natter Is II
the room or the furniture or Is il
Omaha daily bee., 1912-01-21
How to Make Your Room Efficiently Prof Charles Barnard

the days work begins.
His time he knew was worth more
in the morning than at night, and
he made a list OF all the things he
must use In the morning and then
arranged the things in the order in
which they would be used, begin
ming with the towel and ending
with the wblsk broom. He then
routed" the room so that be could
enter the door. turn to the left and
pass the small table. the chiffonier
and the second table and then walk
round the foot of the bed TO the
washstand and then walk to the
closet by the head OF the bed.
This trip was continuous and
without a single backward step. IL
is shown on the plan by the dotted
line marked n. In the morning he
reversed the route, as shown by
dotted line marked NJ. Very soon
he had a place for everything along
each route and arranged In the
order in which they we're laid down
or taken up. Within a week he had
committed all this to memory and
could do everything In the right
order at a good speed and without
mistake as a matter of habit.
The inefficient man took forty-nine
minutes to get down late to break
fast. The efficient man who took
all the trouble to make the route
man rau.a Hnu-u IN Tvynfva fTafnutaz
had a good breakfast. looked at his
mail and the paper and. By starting
early and having no lost motions,
gained half an hour every morning
three hours clear gain every week
and his own time-twelye precious
hours a month-eight whole days in
a year saved,
Omaha daily bee., 1912-01-21

= rERE is the plan Of bedroom
RI suitable for a Young man. 1t
! ! shows the shape OF the room,
the position of the door and the win.
doss, and shows that the furniture
is arranged for the comfort aud con-
yenlence Of the person who may &C.
cupy the room at night
The room is in a country house
and we may imagine that 1t Is the
home Of young commute-. Every
week-night. some time between ten
and twelve, he goes to the room, and
what he says and does while getting
ready for the night and getting
ready for his train in the morning
make story that may be sad or
amusing-just as you look At II.
He enters the room tired and as