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Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1912-05-03
DU M M RSToN.
GRANGE Benefit society officers.


The Grange Benefit society met in
Grange hall April 25 and chose these
officers for 1912 Pres, Mrs. Augusta
Bennett vice pres, Mrs. Dora Davis;
chaplain, Mrs. Angle b. Reed; Sec
treas, Mrs. Abbie A. b. Patch; business
committee, Mrs. M. E. Brown, Mrs.
Lenna Tenney, Mrs. Mary Ray and Mrs.
Dora Davis Mrs. Bennett, in a few
pleasant words, presented the retiring
president with two handsome pieces of
silver as a slight token of the appreci-
alton In which her excellent service the
past year was held. Mrs. Davis respond
ed appropriately. Mrs. Patch gave a re-
port of the financial condition of the
society,", which was very satisfactory.
supper was served in the evening to
which the men were invited and a pro-
gram of music and readings was given.
The occasion was very pleasant. The
women CLEANED house" in the dining
room and kitchen in the forenoon. They
feel that the outlook for the coming
year Is bright.
F. o. Downs is home from attending
court in Newfane.
Miss Edith and Miss Ruth Dutton
were home Sunday
M. F. Dutton made. a business trip to
Jacksonville Wednesday.
Miss BERTHA Hazelton was home Sun
day from Mortified, Mass.
Mrs. Elvra Field has returned to her
home to stay this summer.
Merton Hazelton is taking q course of
musical instruction of Mrs River.
f. H. Brown and Fred Brown have
been working for G. F. Wellington.
Miss Freda Holmes returned to her
home in South Berwick, Maine, We'd
nesday.
Prof. w. D. Miller of Easthampton,
Mass. visited his brother, E. II. Miller,
this week.
Miss Alice Steele had a birthday party
in the home of her parents in Brattle-
boro Saturday. Mrs Clara Young and
Mr.. Tarbell's family were among the
invited guests.
Miss Sadie Simonjs entertained her
young friends at a quilting party Sat
urday. The older people were invited
in the evening and refreshments and
games were enjoyed
The Grange held it's regular meeting
Tuesday evening. A communication from
Congressman Plumley regarding the oleo-
margarine law was read and a literary
program was given. The next meeting
will be held May IA and will be gentle
mems night.
Mrs Marcia Dix celebrated her seth
birthday anniversary recently. Miss Ella
Jennison, neighbor made a handsome
birthday cake and the two women enjoyed
pleasant afternoon. Mrs. Dix is in ex-
cellent health, is remarkably youthful
in appearance and is we'll informed on
all the topics of the day.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1912-05-03
NORTHFlELD, MASS.
Three III With Scarlet Fever.

Three of W. r. Moody's children have
been slightly indisposed for several
days. but no physician was called I'M
til they were noticed to be scaling, and
he diagnosed the ailment as scarlet fe-
yer. Some alarm is felt as the chill
dren have been in school and associ-
ating with other children in several
homes. Every precaution Is being taken
to prevent the spread of the disease.
The progressive farmer and southern farm gazette. (Starkville, Miss.) 1910-1920, 1912-05-11
FEATURES OF THIS ISSUE.

A "TRIP TO THE THE SKY"-A Charming Vacation
Story - =. ..''.'
EERTuIZING ON SANDY IAND-Phosphoric Acid
Lime are Needed
IONGsTAPLE
PREVENTING SORE ourH Horses
You're 13
SAVE NOW-How About @
TAXATION PROBLEMS-Some Needed Changes Present
THE BIGP MARKETING-Three OF 5
THREE -
Year. Them 10
WHAT ON OvERFLOWED LANDS Letters From Men
Experience IS
WHY A "a A,
The progressive farmer and southern farm gazette. (Starkville, Miss.) 1910-1920, 1912-05-11
THE TRAGEDY OF THE FARMERS WIFE,

ILL / AAOED VI !
and life by its best The truth that the very
poor family country lives very great
very poor family the Any who has something the
surrounding the dweers and the factory
knows this to be fact The city has its big bankers and big
but has the big plantation and
nhmen The have always with both IN town and
suffering reaches sui
erng
conviction therefore have seriously
their pictures Of the tragedy of the farmers wife Ger
the writer does recognize these haggard desparng and
meaed typical of the farmers wives has known who
his kindred among whom he reared These farm
whom he and loved and honored these folk of whom
Stevenson
In the highlands in the country places,
Where the old plain men have rosy faces,
And the young fair madens quiet eyes
they indeed like praised by King Lemuel
the worked with their hands, but like her
they worked willingly, and they mind far finer types
and far happier their lovensped toll hard as
than the idle society the city who her life round
meaningless card parties and social ivoies petty eaousles and
that dressing against which her unpaid merchants bills
and dressmakers bills often with Banquoke nslstence
Away down their these fashionable para
sites but feels the emptiness of ALL but has vague and
wng consciousness that life given for higher puose
t was meant to count for something theirs 40 not Hence
the unrest of which the ennui which vents itself
outbreaks and dsracted after strange new
gods the universal emf
medical authority quoted lhe Progressive ra
m week two and which he declared threatens the phyca
'aniha and even the permanence of
Inc country has her hardshipsmore OF them than
cue ought to have shall out laterbu should not De
that the normal wholesome aspirations or woman
are of country today than win
OF our shiOnmad cities If the country woman WORKS hao
or those she loves Her heart makes music tha
ner hands, uncaring boss watches all day standing be
ivy some counter factory machine whie Sne wears
e out at tasks done only for the that they orng Inc
she sews her rosy cneekeu ooy anu
not sold for much silver and women VINO VIII not even
her existence Knowing that the food she COOKS VIII nouS
h OF those who love her makes it an entirely ope'
mat twoud be if love for those served dd NOT hgh'e INC
And nghtfal finds her weary or sickness or age oo ~
there regard in whose service she mas spent
instead of the indifference with which the business
human when their efficiency fais oucn
The progressive farmer and southern farm gazette. (Starkville, Miss.) 1910-1920, 1912-05-11

compensatons life lightly
considered
Nevertheless protesting do agains, pathetic
of the wish strongly
average provide
of the tools for his wife he
his work
the high ideals of industry and faithful
King Lemel she the reward which
that ancient ascribeS to her
children and call her blessed her
husband also, and he praseh her. Give
her OF the fruit OF her hands
Certainly praise hollow indeed
tighten her Give her of the fruits of her
jointly with her husband that the
family entitled of buy helps she needs
already provided
believe the fact that these labor
appliances have been well
exploited implements and machinery
used This why State
institutes for farm well as farmers institutes
which only do speakers women and
scientific principles and practical problems nvovedn
cooking sanitation where the improved
exhibited and explained
Meanwhile the of the farms should themselves
begin agang appliances they need and their
importance their households In of course
strength should be equal distribution between
the burdens that each ought to bear and also
equal they able purchase In short
the easier
the duty of the farmer and his wife to work
together this and thus relieve life OF
much hardship
The Forrest City times., 1912-05-10
FACTORY SYSTEM
 OF U.S. ATTACKED
Statistics Given to Conference Showing Magnitude of
 Child Labor.

Western Newspaper Union News Service
 Minneapolis, Minn.-Employm of children less than 16 years old in fac tories and textile mills was denounced at the general conference of the Methodist Episcopal church
 To investigate charges that in the textile mills alone 100 of baby hands are lost yearly as a sacrifice 10 the greed of wealth. and to formulate an appeal to all churches to fight for na- tlonal legislation against child labor, a commission of l5 ministers was ap- pointed, whose duty it will be to go thoroughly into the subject It was an nounced that the 19,000 ministers of the church would institute a vigorous warfare against what was asserted to be one of the greatest of modern evils.
 Bringing the matter before the con ference in the form of a resolution. Henry ]. Coker of Denver. Col, asked for adoption of the following:
 That, we, representatives from the whole earth, declare our utter con. demnation and most detremined hos. tAiiiA to iHlS SHdHeIuI custom Tn our own fair America, and respectfully urge our churches, officials iii state and nation. both executive, judicial and legislative. 10 do their utmost to abolish this great evll from our na. tional domain and the whole earth.
 Tn their greed fro gain employers in this country have put about 2,500.. 00o children less than 16 years old in mills, mines, factories and messenger service, Mir. Coker declared. "Of the So,000 children in the textile mills. We are informed that 20,000 are less than l2 years old. and in those mills yearly about loo baby hands are cut off by machinery. In the glass fac tories there are 7,500 children. in saw. mills 5000 and in cigar factories F.. oo0 children handle cigars at the rate of eight cents per thousand This is an appalling commentary on modern civilization. Who is il we hear cry ing in the street corners, Suffer the little children to come unto me- Is it Jesus Christ or the greed for gain ?
The Forrest City times., 1912-05-10
FLOOD SITUATION
 IN SOUTH SERIOUS
Rise in Mississippi Breaking all Records---F fighting to
 Save Levees.
Western Newspaper Union New, Service.

Western Newspaper Union News Service
 New Orleans - From Vicksburg. Miss. south 10 New Orleans, the Mis- sissippt river is from half foot to two and a half feet above any pre- yious stage
 An additional rise this week of ap- proximately one foot from New Or leans north to Baton Rouge is pre- dicted by the weather bureau.
 Soundings male by United States Army engineers show that this record breaking volume of water in the big river is moving at the rate of S.1 feet d second or approximately one mile an hour faster than ever before re- corded in the Missisippi's flood his tory
 Danger points in the levee in Louisi- ana are Baton Rouge. Bonnet Carre, 2 miles north of New Orleans Nor rison, Plaquemine, Scott's Landing. Cypress Hall. New Roads and Third District New Orleans
 Large sections of 15 Louisiana par
  under water; four other parishes have some flood water and are bound to get more, approximately f60,o00 peo- pie in that territory have been driven from their homes, trains are taking ont hundreds of families daily. fleets of motorboats and skiffs are being used to rescue marooned people; about a dozen lives all told have been saeri- feed, principally because the people refused to heed the warnings; several hundred thousand dollars worth of ra- tiOns have been distributed among the refugees who are sheltered in all man ner of houses. from cabins to churches and lodge buildings.
 Every day brings stories of suffer ing and of heroic rescues; of new sec tions inundated by the waters from the crevasses in the levees of the big river already made.
 The funds that will be required to care for the refugees. many of them for months. perhaps, cannot be ex- pressed in few hundred thousand of dollars.
 Lack of labor, due largely to the unconcern of negroes who haze been drawing government rations, has been the most serious drawback. Stringent tactics have been forced upon the officials and planters. however. and Governor Sanders ordered the Louisi ana militia to round up 800 negroes and make them do work on the levees at the point of rifles if necessary. At Baton Rouge reports came in that rlarters in several instances were compelled 10 corral negro Iaborers al he point of shotsuRs
The Forrest City times., 1912-05-10
SAID GOVERNMENT
 BIDS WERE FIXED
Evidence in Suit to Dissolve Trust Being Taken in New
 York City.

Western Newspaper Union News Service.
 New Nork.-The American Steel and Wire Company, one or the biggest of the subsidiaries of the United States Steel Corporation, was a partner 10 pool agreements with other manuIac- turers. whereby prices on United States government bids were fixed and the business divided among the pool members. according to testimony given in the government suit to dissolve the corporation under the sherman antitrust law.
 The testimony was given by Samuel J. Bailey of the office of F. F. Jack son, supervisor. of the famous wire pools, whose members were indicted and fined a year ago. Bailey acted as secretary of the Horseshoe Manufac- turers Association, one of the seven pools, and explained in detail how the horseshoe busness of the country was managed The evidence was introduc- el by the government Tn support of it's contention that the American Steel and Wire Company of itself was an Illegal combination.
 Bailey identified copy of the rules and regulations of the horseshoe as sociation. explaining that the original. as well as the minutes of the meeting at which they were adopted had dis appeared,
 In brief the rules fixed the price al which all members of the association should sell horseshoes, prices being changed when necessary, the witness explained. at monthly meetings. Each member was allotted a certain precent- age of the business, and in case his monthly sales exceeded his allotment he was to pay cash into the associa- tion equivalent to the amount of the excess. If they were less, the associa- lion was to make up the deficiency. A deposited penalty Of $t,000 was pro vided for violation of the rules.
The Forrest City times., 1912-05-10
Loan Conventions Shelved.

Washington.-The Nicaraguan and Honduran loan guarantee convention was shelyed in the senate committee on foreign relations by a tie vote of to |. The conventions had been stub bornly fought. The action is con ceded by advocates of the treaties ot kill them at this session of congress. They have been pending since the ex- tra session last summer and had been urgently pressed by President Taft and Secretary Knox.
The Forrest City times., 1912-05-10
Suits stopped by Decision.

Waehineton. - About so claims against the government, based upon the alleged use of private lands in the construction and strengthening of Ievees along the Mississippi river, will he dismissed because or a decision an ronneed by the United States Court of Claims in a case instituted by Mat lie L. Jackson and others. The court said the government had the right To nreserve the natural course Of the stream. however injurious to thers f might be.
The Forrest City times., 1912-05-10
LIABILITY ACT PASSED
Employees to Receive Remuneration
 fer Injuries received.

western Newspaper Uh,on News Service
 Nashington.-The workmen's com pensation bill was passed in the sen ate bf 10 l5, substantially as framed by the Employers Liability Commis- son. and amended only to increase it's Benefits. The measure, sharply fought ny some of the Democrats for several days, now goes to the house
 number of amendments were of tered, but only few were accepted. ana those were with the acquiescence ot Senator Sutherland, in charge of tne blH- The principal changes made auflhg three hours of roll calls pro Ylde that compensation for accidental tnJary and death of railroad employees small continue to children until they are l6 years old, and would extend dSHeht Tn the case Of daughters until sHe> are 20. unless they marry before that age.
 ih general the bill would provide an FAe'uslYe remedy ana compensation TOT accidental disability or death to enpIoyes of railroads in interstate commerce or the District of Columbia. 'H 'ne theory of insuring each em- prove against results of injury in em- pioyment without reference to con iilutofF negligence or any of the 'H'es of common law limiting employ 'ers liability
The Forrest City times., 1912-05-10
Bryan Visits Washinnton-

William Jennings Bry- an. just returned from the South, wis tied the capitol. conferred with Speak CT Champ Clark and with other Demo, cratic leaders and was facetiously call ed "Satan" by former Speaker Can. non. Mir. Bryan. disclaiming that he was on any political mission, announc- ed that he had discussed with Demo cratic leaders the bill to provide for direct election of United States sena. tors. which has been in conference since last summer
The Forrest City times., 1912-05-10
TRAIN WRECKED;
 NINE ARE KILLED
Special Was Bound to Confed- crate Rennion in Macon.
 Georgia.
VETERANS ESCAPE INJURY
Accident Occurred on High Bank. sev- eral Cars Turning Over and
 Rolling Down Embankment.

Kes, ra Newspaper Union News Service
 HatHesBurg. Aiss.-Nine persons. in- cudiue three women and two ehil- dren. Rase killed. and persons in. jured 4hen the frs; section of the Van Iandt Confederate Veterans Special of II cars from Texas to the annual reunion at Macon, Ga, was wrecked on a trestle mile south of EstahuHa hie, Miss. on the New Orleans and Northwestern railroad.
 The locomotive. baggage car, one dav coach and three tourist sleepers were dsrailed and tumbled down d high e@bankment. making conglom- crate mass of wood and iron debris.
 Although several hundred Confeder, ate veterans were aboard the train. not one was numbered among the dead Several of the veterans were injured though none fatally.
 The scene immediately after the crash vas made particularly distress ing by the cries of the injured. Those among the aged veterans who were not injured Immediately went to work willingly assisting in extricating less fortunate comrades, carrying them to improvised hospitals in the few coach es not overturned Many of the in. jured veterans did what they could toward relieving the more seriously hur'
 When the engine and tender left the track at the short trestle they were followed by the baggage car. day coach and three tourist sleepers. These cars were badly splintered. and it is re garded as almost miraculous that any Of the occupants escaped. The injur ed were taken 10 Hattiesburg where theF were taken care of.
The Forrest City times., 1912-05-10
NO Court of Final Appeal

, Mlnheapolis.-There will not be a E.nai court of appeals of the Methodist 1piscopal church. This was decided i me business session of the quadren- ui"l conference of the church. in ses- s'ou hefe, when, after more than five loors debate, the conference rejected ene lirst paragraph of report of the -oo,l0t ooiu,nittee on judicial procedure, ap- ro'"'eu at the last session of the con 'eilce at Baltimore four years ago.
The Forrest City times., 1912-05-10
Wanted to Be Buried in Arlington.

Washington-The will of Major Archibald Butt. victim of the Titanic disaster. filed here, disclosed that his one great wish is impossible of realza- ton. It was that he should be buried in Arlington national cemetery and that the family name might be per petnated there by modest monument over his grave. In his will the young army officer had set aside 5000 for this purpose. Major Butt left his per sonal effects to his two brothers.
The Forrest City times., 1912-05-10
Fatal Explosion Tn Foundry,

Cleveland, O.-Three mer were kill. ed and some 20 seriously injured by an explosion at the central furnace of the American Steel and Wire Com pany. Ii is thought that some of the injured will die The explosion occur red when a furnace was being clean ed out preparatory to closing down for the night It is believed to have followed contact of workman's torch with an accumulation of gas.
The Forrest City times., 1912-05-10
INVITATION FROM
 |. X. E E. ACCEPTED
Both Organizations Will Meet 10 Commemorate Battle of
 Getty sburg.
CHATTANOOGA IS CHOSEN
Warm Contest Finally Ends by Ten nessee City Winnina-Many
 Thousand in Macon
Western Newspaper unLon News servIce.

Western Newspaper Union News Service
 Macon, Ga The choosing Of Chat tanooga, Tenn. as the reunion city for 1913, the unanimous acceptance of an invitation of Gen Trimble. com manderin-ehief Of the Grand Army of the Republic, to merge the blue and the gray in celebration al Gettys- burg in July, 1913. and the eroWning of Miss Mary Scandett of Macon as queen of the 1912 reunion. before % 000 people, featured the third day of the twenty second reunion of the Con federate Veterans in Macon
 Ghattanooga's success in the fight for the 1913 reunion came at the close of rather stormy session, although the uproar. which retarded the pro gress of the program, was not alto gether the outcome of the fight, for the next meeting place. The vote on the 1913 reunion follows. Chattanoo- ga 1,04S, Jacksonville COG, San Anto- nio 476.
 The resolution in part says:
 Whereas, Gen. II. NJ. Trimble. com. mander-in-ehief of the Grand Army of the Republic, voicing the common sentiment of his comrades, has issued an invitation to the United Confeder- ate Veterans to participate in all good fellowship with the Grand Army of the Republic in the celebration of the fortieth anniversary of the Battle of Gettesburg, which invitation is clothed in the most patriotic senti ments, which sentiments, so nobly ex pressed, we most highly honor;
 "Therefore be it resolved that the United Confederate Veterans cordially reciprocate the fraternity so warmly shown in this invitation and gladly ac cept in the same spirit of pure patri otism and sincere good will in which 1t has been extended.
 That the United Confederate Vet erans most earnestly and heartily unite with the Grand Army of the Re public in the hope that this event may mark the final and complete reconcilia- tion of the opposing armies of 50 years ago and the permanent establishment of harmonious and fraternal relations between the North and the South and it may gladden. the hearts of all our Countrymen
 That to induce the largest possible attendance of Confederate Veterans at said celebration and to represent the Unied Confederate Veterans in any co- operative effort with the Grand Army of the Republic, the Pennsylvania-G Get tysburg commission or others in mat ters relating to the aforesaid celebra- tion committee be appointed consist ing of General C. Irvine Walker. chair man. and one veteran from each of the |. C. Y divisions
 The discussion on the Gettysburg North and South reunion was very brief. None of those objecting speci- fled the reason for objection beyond that it was a constitutional breach. The resolution was passed amid cheers.
The Forrest City times., 1912-05-10
Refugees Are Returninq Home.

.,, 9onesporo. - The refugee camp, ,a n'oh has been maintained here dur .a, ns ,he past four weeks by the local ,'e' committee and fed by the gov , ana ai,ieht. has been broken up. About bo. 90 feingees have been cared for af,a ie on account of the overflow of the aas ,,,9s'ssippi river. Many of the refu. se, S nave returned and others are se. s out on all trains. while a num- " VIII not return to the bottoms
The Forrest City times., 1912-05-10

Satmboul Turkey-A sensational report that the Italian troops have suffered a serious defeat in the Island of Rhodes. losing 1000 prisoners and sustaining many causalties comes from the yali Of smyrna. who states that he has received the news by hello graph from Rhodes The Turkish gov ernment awaits confirmation of the report before announcing the news of fieially
The Forrest City times., 1912-05-10

Washington. = The United States took it's first decisive step toward freeing is only hostages of var when the house Indian Affairs Committee voted to report favorably a bill grant. Ing freedom and free release 10 those Apache Indians who have been held prisoners for many years al For. Sii, okla.
The Forrest City times., 1912-05-10
Police and Rioters Flqh..

san Diego Cal-A policeman was shot in the back. another's head was cut open by thrown hatebet and an man vas killed here in a light preeipltated when policemen were fired on upon from windows Of a house occupied by members Of the h. dustrial Workers Of the World
The Forrest City times., 1912-05-10

"ashington.-Senator Clapp of Min ='sa'l& heads the subcommittee which Niii investigate campaign contribu- tloRs to the national and congressional soinfnittees of all parties in 1904 and
The Forrest City times., 1912-05-10

Havana-Farmers are month be- hind with their planting. Very little corn has been planted on account of the rains and overflow. There will be a large acreage of cotton planted this year