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Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1878-09-06

The SILVER CONFERENCE which has just
ended in Paris was a fiat failure. The United
States sent its three commissioners aud invit-
ed the nations of Europe to send their repre-
sentativos to confer on the subject of cstab-
fishing, by international agreement arelation
between gold and silver, and making both
legal tender. At the conference all the
European nations except Germany were rep
resented, and the delegates from the United
States presented their proposition and the mr.
guments in favor None of the other dele
gates had word to say in behalf OF the
American proposal The states of the Latin
union where silver is legal tender but is no
longer coined, declined to consider any
scheme for free coinage or for changing the
relations of the two metals. None of them
have any objection to the coinage and free
use of silver in the United States, and Great
Britain especially, while showing not the least
disposition to adopt the double standard for
herself was more than willing that We should
do so, for the increased demand for silver for
coinage in the United States has given mar
ket for the silver that India no longer takes
SO freely. The English representatives adj
nitted that the further characterization of sill
yer would be a calamity, but TO remonetize it
in England would be worse. They have no
thought of averting the difficulty in that way
but are glad if any other nation is willing to
try it. The resolution adopted by the confer
enee, unanimously, except for the American
commissioners, is a grim satire on the inflated
hopes of the silver men. 1t reads thus: 'lhat
in view of the divergence of opinion which
has been manifested and the impossibility
even of states having double standard max
ing any engagement relative to the unlimited
mintage of silver, there is no ground for dis
oussing the question of any international ratio
between the two metals
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1878-09-06

A new arrival at H. p. Chase's on Mon
day-a daughter.
When you speak of large corn our post
master G. G. Smith, puts in his bid for the
prize with a stalk of sweet corn twelve feet
two and one half inches in heght-Nnd more
of the same kind in the garden.
j G.. Martins horse made quite little
stir in the North village on Monday morning.
The horse was left moment and improved
the occasion by backing around so as to lock
the wheels of two buggies together and then
ran with both wagons. Fortunately the horse
did not choose to run far in the street, but
turned up in driveway, wedging the wagons
in aud breaking clear from them. Both wa
CONS were considerably injured but the horse
came out all right
Our election passed off quite pleasantly.
On the ballot for representative J. l.. Martin
was elected on LIST ballot. In the evening a
party of one hundred or more citizens, pre-
cedod by flies and drums, and beaming torch
es paid the representative elect a visit. Mr..
Martin met them with one of his happiest
speeches delivered as he only can do it, and
closed by inviting them into the house. The
best of feeling seemed to animate the crowd
and all passed off pleasantly. Mr.. Martin has
Just cause for pride in his well merited popu,
larity among his townsmen as well as else
where and they, in turn, are proud of him.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1878-09-06

Flour DUST AS AN EXPLOSIVE the
destruction of the Minneapolis flour mills
was caused by the explosion of flour dust is
proved 10y the occurrence of similar accidents
since that event, in which the cause has been
evident, and by the scientific experiments on
the subject recently concluded. miller at
Chippewa Falls, (Wis.) while examining Il
spot on the grinding floor of his mill, was re-
Gently burned and thrown back 10y an eIplo-
sion caused by the sitting down of flour ON q
lantern which he carried in his hand. Ex-
haustive experiments made since the Mime
apolis disaster have demonstrated the follow
ing points When blown by bellows into
the air surrounding u gas flame, coarse bran
does not burn : fine bran and flour dust burn
quickly and with considerable blaze mid
dlings burn quicker, but with less flame !;
wheat dust, -four and general mill dust, burn
very quickly, much like gunpowder Flour
dust, flour middlngs, etc, when mixed with
air, thick enough to ignite from particle to
particle, and separated so that each particle
is surrounded by air, will ignite with oxygen
in the air producinga gas ut high tempera-
ture which requires an additional space /;
hence the bursting or explosion Electric
sparks and platinum wire at white heat passed
through the dust cause no explosion. Glow
ing charcoal produces no explosion until fam
ned into blaze. \ common kerosene Ian
tern when surrounded by dust of all degrees
of density does not cause an explosion, but
when the dust is blown into the bottom,
through the globe and out of the top it ig-
mites To explode quickly the dust must be
dry. Evidently when an explosion has been
started in n volume of dusty air, loose flour
may be blown into the air aud made source
of danger These facts are of the highest ili-
terest and importance TO millers and mill own
ers, aud enable the public to understand the
cause of at least one of the mysterious explo-
sions, which have proved so fatal as well as
so puZzling.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1878-09-06

WHAT One WOMAN Din. following
story is vouched for by the Tribune rs true
in every detail A milliner of responsibility
married dissipated tailor, who abused, neg
lected, and abandoned her Several years
having passed without n cle to his where
abouts, her friends advised divorce andher ac-
ceptance Of an advantageous offer Of marriage.
The woman persistently declined every Offer,
and when she had accumulated sufficient
sum started oil in the direction her husband was
supposed to have taken when he left her. At
Halifax, N. S., she received slight clue aud
took the steamer for Portland, Me. Thence
she followed his track TO New York, where
she ceased for many months to hear Of him.
Finally she found that he was working in Al
bany. for which place she Immediately started.
She was about n week too late he had been
discharged for drunkenness. Spending her
days at lucrative work and her evenings at de-
tectivo service, the unwoaryng wife at length
discovered that he was employed by a large
firm in Chicago. She wrote there, aud was
answered that her husband had gone away
nobody knew where. Not satisfied with this,
she Travelled to Chicago and raHsacked every
concern inter gtod in the tailoring business
there, until she met u fellow coGntrymau who
said that her husband, when last heard from,
was in Omaha City. She wrote there, got no
answer, but went on. There she heard that
he had certainly left for San Francisco, where
he had obtained fine place as cutter in a
large firm. She, of course, went thither on
| ly to be told that her husband had been sew
eral days away from work, and was drinking
hard. lie had not been even to his boarding
house. This led her to visit the station houses,
and in one of them she asoertained that her
husband was in Jail for 10 days. He was re-
leased and prevailed upon to return home af-
ter six years absence All this occurred Is
yenrs ago, and to-day the prodigal husband of
yore is a strict temperance man i'll indepen.
dent circumstances, n model husband and
father, and a respected citizen.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1878-09-06

William Gilmore of Poland, Pn., 81 years
old, paid $4,000 cash and decided home
stead worth $500 TO secure Miss Lendale,
his bride af ~ summers.
A singular character has beeu unearthed
at Boston in David j. Cole who was recently
found seriously sick in miserable apartments
and taken to the city hospital, He was born
in Brooklne, in this State, "a years ago, and
moving to Boston while quite young man
he went into the wood-sawing business. For
II years he has earned his living in this way
and by doing other small jobs, residing in
filthy quarters, where he prepared his frugal
repast and slept on a vermin-covered mattress.
He is a remarkable Bible student, having read
the book through eight times since Lincoln
was assassinated, a strict and well posted Re
publican and n careful reader Of the newspa-
pers He is also a miser, and when he was
taken to the hospital the other day $4,000
was found sewed up in his clothes.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1878-09-06

Rphiaim Tyler, whose death was announced last
week, had been long aud favOrably known to most Of
the older citizens Of the county. He was born in
Buckland Mass April 49, 1891. Soon after his birth
his family removed to WesthamptOn and remained
there till the year 1900 when they removed to Will
mngton in this county. Mr.. Tyler lived for forty
years in the last named town. where he WAS married
aud where all OF his children born. He for many
years owned Of the finest farms in that vicinity,
closely identified with the early history and inter-
ests OF the town, its postmaster during the adj
ministrAtion of John Quincy Adams, and Represented
it in the legislature of 1928 Hohed the people OF his
old town in lifelong esteem, and greatly respect
ed by them In tue year 1910 he removed to Guiford
where he spent the remainder Of his life. he al
ways deeply interested in whatever concerned the
welfare Of the town. Often called upon to NIL its
public ofnces and highly esteemed for his energy
good judgment and strict integrity. He was exceed
ingy we'll informed in regard to public men and
tional ahars and maintained his inter est in them to
the very end OF his life. His mind vigorous to
the last, notwithstanding his great age. He leaves
ave sons and one daughter. His wife, Mary BiaseI
died In 1881.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1878-09-06
VERMONT ITEMS.

Secretary Evarts will celebrate the thirty
fifth annv ersary of his marriage at his home
near Windsor, next Saturday.
Andrew Dupaw of Winooski is said to be
one hundred and one years old and us lively
as "A cricket.
The Burlington Free Press tells of II mann
moth puff ball, just brought to the office from
Sheiburn which measures three feet five
inches in its longest circumference and TWEEN
ty-uine inches the other way, and weighs sew
cu pounds.
Mrs. Il. 7. Lombard of West Randolph
has among her many fue Towering plants a
wonderful ght-blooning ctreus. The plant
is now eight years old. When it was three
yours old it bore its first blossoms, two in
number and each year has increased the num-
her, last year bringing nine to maturity, four
opening in on evening, but on Sunday even
ing last il produce nineteen blossoms and on
thu next evening six morn
-Au ahscnt-minded Hyde Park farmer
droy,. to the village the other evening with
hi, wife, and after leaving her at neighbours,
discussed politics in one of the stores till 10
o'clock. Then he drove home, put up his
horse and went 10 bed, concluding, as hs
wife was not in her usual place, that she
might have been called out to watch with a
sick ueighhor just rs lie was dropping oil
to sleep. however, he reeoiected where he had
left her. and rising hastily he harnessed the
horse and 4taried after her. She had got
tired of waiting for him, however, and start
ed to walk home, 80 that he did not have to
drive far.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1878-09-06
fsuiIfOrd,

The Temperance society had meeting
last Sunday at . o'clock at the Baptist church,
which was we'll attended and interesting
They adjourned to meet in two weeks if a
suitable place eau be procured.
The Baptist sunday school have increased
their library by he addition of fifty volumes.
The selection WIS good and will doubtless be
an attraction to all lovers Of good reading.
Rev. Origin Smith, their pastor, made kind
ly and appropriate remarks on the use and
abuse of books.
1t was only five gallons of cider used I'D
GJitum that bt wildered the intellectual pow
ers of those who INDUCED aud led promi.
nent town officer in an adjoining town to re-
sort to physical force to settle a disagree.
ment between himself and an employee on the
highway. The consequence was the dispute
was unsettled, and each of the contestants
minus shirt.
Hearing short time since that beech
trees are never struck by lightning, and there
fore are a safe refuge in a thunderstorm,
would like to inquire through your paper il
this is n well determined fact Con.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1878-09-06

OxE SMART Iowa LASS. Miss Katie Prehm
is 1l-year-old girl, who lives at Traer, Ia.
She recently wrote n letter to Dear Uncle
Sam" stating that her father and eldest
brother were going to take up claim in
Kansas. Il thought she continued, that
maybe if I asked you you would let me take a
claim of 100 acres for farm. | am strong
and hearty, and Ms willing to work as any
man. My ina says that | have ambition
enough to run a splendid farm. l could get
my father or brother to break my land for
me, and | will agree to fence it all around
with willows; and have got half peck of
maple seeds that | could make nice big
grove with, if you will only please give me
the land If was there | would give you o
good hug and n sweet kiss if you will only
give me deed to 100 acres of land in kausas"
The letter was received Mt the White House
and sent to the Land Office. Yesterday an
answer was forwarded to the plucky little miss,
regretting that, under the law, her claim
could not be granted The homestead act
law requires the applicant for land to be at
least II years of age and the head of a family.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1878-09-06

The Howard association, which is so nObly
doing its best to alleviate the misery of the
yellow fever scourge, is an organization which
was formed at New Orleans during the prev
alenee of the same plague in 1858 1t took
its name from the famous English philanthro-
pist, John Howard, and it is a society perma-
nently established to provide nurses, medical
treatment and provisions for sufferers by yell
low fever. 1t has spread to all places liable
to its terrible visitations Like the Sisters of
Mercy, its members sink individuality in the
name of the association, and they are whole
souled men, pledged to stand shoulder to
shoulder in devoting their own time and
means aud the contributions of the charitable
to relieving those whom panic-streken
community hastens to desert
Gen. Grant has announced to an old army
friend his programme, at least down to GER
tain point. He says; SIN the fall we expect
to visit Spain and Portugal, and then settle
down for the winter at some pleasant place,
probably in the south of Italy. In the spring
i shall go back TO the United States and set
tie down for life-where it is not yet determ-
med. Ny whole trip abroad has been ex-
ceedingly pleasant AS pleasant as every
thing has been, however, long for the time
to come when l am to return home. / would
go back after visiting Spain and Portugal, in
the Fall Il will have visited every country in
Europe, Egypt in Africa, Syria and Asia Mi
nor in Asia, only that have no place to go
TO. BY waiting until spring l can go to my
Long Branch home. and have the summer for
preparing winter home"
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1878-09-06

On gravestone in the cemetery at Dunn
merston Centre, is the following inscription /:
Capt John wyman, an officer of the Revo-
luton, Died July 23d, 1923, aged so years"
Capt. Wyman was born in Cambridge, Mass,
1913. His rank in the Revolutionary army
was lieutenant, and his service was in the
Rhode Island Continental Line. He was
placed on the pension roll April 18th, 1878
Annual allowance $40. The Sums he recev-
ed amounted to $127G07. This information
the writer obtained from an old pension roll
printed about the year 1885, which also CON
tains the names of all persons who were or
had been pensioners in Vermont up to that
date. On the same roll are the names of 372
pensioners belonging to Windham county
When writing for Miss Hemmenway's publ
cation min years ago, we obtained the infor-
nation that Capt Wyman was one of the
number that dressed in the costume of Mo
hawk Indian, wont on board of the vessel in
Boston harbor in 1913, and
"Toot The old lea aud done as they oughtsr,
And tipped it all out right iuto the water"
u. L. NJ
The Du -ion depot was broken into
last Sunday .aree or four young fellows
from Chcsta Il, and several articles, in.
cluding g. nm Of money belonging tc
james Tenn Die depot master, were stolen.
The same e re credited with having late.
ly committed adations upon Gilson's store
in West Chest ii. One of the members OF
the gang has d up, and officers started
Monday in pun of the leader
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1878-09-06
History Of the yellow Fever.

The yellow fever first appeared in New Or
leans in 1894, although il had been known in
Havana for 800 years before. From 119l TO
1897 the disease continued, the average NOR
tality being one in fifteen. For number of
years the proportion of deaths from yellow
fever was not over five per cent. The year
1917 was considered bad one the percent
age of deaths to the total number of cases
was 1886. The years 1922 and 1871 were
very fatal in the latter 1875 cases out of
IL, 900 subject to the disease We're reported.
Previous to 1920 the average mortality of yell
low fever over other diseases was in %. Oh !;
from 1920 to 1880, in 81 a from 1880 to
1910, | in 32.2S. In 1922 the deaths out of
the whole population were | in 1928; in
1871, | in 1872 of the entire population.
But all these figures appear insignificant COM
pared with those of 1858. During that cpl
dcmc the total deaths We're II, l5l, of which
9,OiG were of yellow fever. The greatest
number Of deaths in any day was 25i for Au-
gust I'D, from yellow fever, with IL total of
deaths OF 2s3. The population OF the city at
the time of that epidemic was estimated at
81, OOO. and of those who were unacclimated
ut 50, 600, thus giving mortality of one out
of less than three, a rite much greater than
that of the great plague in London, where the
deaths of year were 60, coo out of popula-
! ton of 500, GOO.
Thus far there have been about twenty
epidemics of the yellow fever in New Or
leans during the past seventy years.
The symptoms Of yellow fever are first a
violent headache second, severe pains in the
| back third, weakness in the lower limbs n
sense of general uneasiness. Except in rare
instances the disease lasts three days. If the
disease has not been properly attended to,
vomiting and other serious symptoms usually
! occur on the third or fourth day.
A relapse is dangerous and is occasionod by
exposing the patient to a current of air, OF
eating and drinking too much The fever
lasts from twenty to sixty hours; usually the
pulse gives from 100 to 12o, sometimes l3t
| lul>ntuus per minute.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1878-09-06

The OLDEST LECTURER of this, or, indeed,
of any other country is, we venture to affirm,
Sojourner Truth, the venerable negress who
has been before the public more or less for
nearly two generations. She is certainly more
than century old having been a slave in
this State and manumitted in 1917 She de-
lvered lecture on the present time and the
condition of things in general few evenings
since Mt the village OF Crawfords, Cayuga
county, before a considerable audience. She
lis tail, rather slender, her head of moderate
size, hair streaked with gray, eyes bright,
hearing and voice good. Though n trihe
lame she stood erect for nm hour and de-
livered her opinions marked by shrewd sense
and much humor She is most earnest for
Temperance, and has better opinion of men
than of women, who she thinks are often
frivolous and too expensive luxuries to be
sustained by any ordinary income. At the
close she sang n song in tolerable style and
retired with a certain Unborn grace and digni-
ty. Her two oldest children are dead but
she has three others-one of her daughters is
so and upward-living at Battle Creek, Mich
This daughter really looks older than her
mother, who might readily pass for 70.-N, J..
Times.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1878-09-06
Washburn Place of Putney for
Sale

YNHERE is money I'm it-Cost $4,000, $500 win
i bay it. II may be divided. Cut so tons Of hay
this year. Terms easy.
ODE Of the best stock farms in Wndham county,
situated in Putney, two miles west Of the village and
two and half miles from the depot, the road lead
ing from Putney to Newfane, known rs the "Wash-
burn Place" and now owned by the Vermont Savings
Bank Of BratteborO Said farm contains $50 OF
good land well located with good buildings good
cellar aud all in good repair the best sugar orchard
Ia town. with good sugar house. evaporator and sugar
utensils all ready for use; also good young orchard
of all grated fruit, In bearing condition. said farm
has this produced 80 tons Of hay co bushels Of
wheat 800 bushels oats IL acres OF the best tobacco
in town and some 4 acres Of corn now growing.
This farm will be sold together or divided TO suit
the purchaser 1t eau be divided 30 as to make two
good farms.
Also, 81 acres Of pasture in the west part Of the
town, known as the Manly pasture 60 tons Of good
hay in the arns will be sold with the place II desired
For further particulars inquire At the Vermont Saw
ings Bank Brattleboro, or Of Dennison Davis, near
the premises. Two-thirds Of purchase money can
main on mortgage. Possession given Immediately
Aug 20, 1873. SAL
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1878-09-06

THE STATE EQUALIzING BOARD fol-
lowing is table of the deductions or adj
ditons to the total valuation of each county
made by the State Equalizing Board at its re-
cent session
Reductions Addison, 3 per cent Ben
nington, 10 per cent Caledonia, . per cent ;
LamOille, per cent Orange, per cent ;
Orleans, , per cent Rutland, per cent :;
Washington, per cent Windham, 10 per
cent; Windsor, per cent.
Additions Chittenden per cent Frank
lin, per cent; Grand Isle, per cent,
The valuation of Essex county remains I'M
altered.
The action of the State Board resulted in a
general reduction from the appraisal of 1876
of eleven per cent.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1878-09-06

WOMEN SELECTING THEIR HUSBANDS "A
Turkish save-ship having been captured by
the English of the coast of Egypt, 10 mascu-
line and 20 feminine slaves were released.
The former enlisted in the Egyptian army,
but the latter were difficult to dispose of.
By the treaty between Great Britain and the
Khediye the importation aud expectation of
slaves is forbidden, but their detention and
sale is permitted for some years yet. Sever
al officers of the army came to the pasha OF
the district and offered to buy some of the
women, but he declined to part with them at
any less price than that of marriage He then
announced that the women might select any
man they should fancy on given day, and
that the man selected, if he approved, should
pay 100 piasters for his wife. A number of
men, mostly soldiers, assembled at the time
appointed. The ex-slaves were very shy at
first, and huddled together, without looking
up. Finally, one of them glanced around
advanced to a dark Egyptian sergeant, laid
her hand upon his shoulder, and he accepted
his COMMUNAL DOOM Then all the others
chose quickly, as if they might lose their
chance. Five of the men demurred, but in a
short time the 20 women were all provided
for-quite as well, perhaps, as if they had
been married in our fashion.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1878-09-06

HoRRIBLE CALAMITY ACROSS TIE WAITER
The excursion steamer Princess Alice was run
into on her trip from Gravesend TO London
Eng, Tuesday night, and sank in five min
utes. She had on board 200 or 500 passen-
gers and the latest estimates claim that 80
were drowned. The steamer was struck amid
ship about o'clock by the screw steamer
Bywell Castle, and the water was Immediate
ly covered with hundreds of struggling peo-
pie Ropes were thrown from the screw
steamer, and as many as possible were saved
10y some small boats and another excursion
steamer which were near. Very many of the
drowned were women and children and whole