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Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1888-07-06
Children Cry for Pitchers Castoria.

When BABY was sick, We gave her Castora
When she was a child she cried for Castoria
When she became Miss, she chung To Castoria,
When she had Children, she gave them OastoriA
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1888-07-06
VERMONT TESTIMONIALS.

RUTLAND Vt. Aug u. 49,
Nr--G- WN pEERING a GO.
fs,afIrm,u. We have this day seen one of
Your Dl.ai p,,riug Giant Mowers boz operation iu
% tuch nuftuIu dead and green grass. drawn 10y %
uair of -lral.uiI colts weighing less than ltu
Jos and 10 has invariably started iu the grass
without lacking aud cIIt clean short ,tuhbc at
20 very slow pace
NraI-l saw % long ~Wath rut with neck YOKE
ru.. and could mot discover the beast side draft
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1888-07-06

Barley, Buckwheat and three va
rietieS Of White Corn for seeding
purposes. Everything in Grain
and Feed line ~ usual. Also Az
ricultural implements. Call and
see H. before buying.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-12-24
THANKS FROM AN OLD SOLDIER.

To the Edftor Of The Tribune.
Sir: In behalf Of my wife and little one as wei ~
myself, desire to convey TO you and your warm
hearted reporter, Comrade J. b. Hayes, and through
the medium OF your valuable paper, to those nooio
men and women who to our relief in what was
the darkest hour Of lives. our most heafuen
thanks. Especially do l desire to thank the com.
rades Of the Grand Army Of the Republic and sons OF
Veterans responded to your appeal In our interest
II proves that there are people yet living who nave
not forgotten the dark days Of 6l to o. or those
who placed their lives in peril defending that nag be
queathed to US by our grandsires after eight long
and bloody wears OF war; and that those who drank
from the same cantecnr never forget conrane ID
distress major portion of us who responded 10 our
cOuntry's CAL have ALREADY passed beyond the yarn
river. A few more years and cOpPtheaus anu
traitors will have cause TO oppose any hcasu =.
nertainnc 10 our welfare. We SHAH Lave gone W
that bourne whence none return Hoping lnao al
the friends above mentioned may ENJOY a mcII9 /,
merry CHRISTMAS and happy New Year. and win our
hest wishes for their continued prosperity hca ID au
happiness, ] am, very gratefully, B' o. W. "
New York, Dec. II, less.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-12-24
AREExr SLOWS LIKELY TO ocCUR'
OPINIONS ON THE BLOWING OUT OF THE ELEc
TRIO MAN-HOLE.

OPINIONS ON THE DLONING OUT OF THE tI-iC
TRIO MAN-HoLE.
The explosion of the electric conduit at Maiden Lane
and Nassau-st. has not yet ceased TO be subject
of conversation and theory. The possibility Of re-
currepce OF the danger which has Influenced the
minds and fears Of many people caused Tribune 70
porter 10 call upon several electrical experts TO get
their opinion OF the cause, and an adequate remedy
George Westinghouse, ir., of Pitisburg, was found
at his New-Y0rS Office No II Cortlandtst. lie SAID
The explosion referred to Is easily accounted ior
All Illuminating gas mains leak to a greater or less
extent and when the surface Of the earth IS frozen
over this leakage finds its way into open places, such
az manboles used for gas and water purposes and
also for electric light connections. When gas enters
these boxes and is in the proportion Of one part OF gas
to from six twelve parts Of air 1t forms an explo
siye compound and any electric discharge will ex-
nlode the same. Occurrences of this kind are likely
10 be more and more frequent the electric under
ground conductors are brought generally into use
Throughout the city In Pittsburg all of the natural
gas mains are provided with escape pipes TO carry
the leakage 10 points above the streets through suit
able tubing Previous to the Of such escape pipes
explosions were frequent, and were Of a
disastrous character TO prevent accidents Of
this kind will be difficult. for. whenever wire
having a current IS interrupted or broken, spark is
emitted and n the explosive mixture Is present, DIS
astrous consequences must Invariably follow A per
feet system Of overhead wires would evidently give
John p Beggs vice president of the Edison Electric
Illuminating Company, was seen al No 4;i2 run rave
said he: HThe cause Of the explosion was probably
An Illuminating gas which permeates the earth. by
some means II got into the JuuctlOnbox But that IS
only theory. Our boxes presumed 10 Dc hermeu-
caiiv sealed because moisture must not get III. Did
thaf occur ii would destroy The system. This posi-
llliX can be overcome, too. In fact, Mr. Edison IS
vorfdng upon the matter now 10 prevent occurrences
Of that kind infrequcnt as they have been Our own
interest demands It too. Mr.. i.hl'nh VIII oHorOvb'
This dlaiculty In tic very nea" furuie Ia Il IS limo
nofhing has as yet proved 10 be impossible because
OF few occurrences and ltte lear oi uch VIC nave
NOT maid so much attention 10 the subject YOu know
we have only had three explosions, all tod and ms
Is the second one IN NewYork City In period OF eight
yesrs although we have eighty Junction boxes. We
have not enc foot Of overhead wire In the city. whe
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-12-24
we have already hoo miles Of unaergrouna eonductOrs

have already 100 miles OF underground oonductors'
We think that the only available system" -. 4.
Harold i. Brown, another expert, thought Una, !.
difficult TO say what caused the Ignition DIV 'las
the explosion was due 10 leakage OF gas. he gas
companies continued Mr.. Brown, count upon zen
per cent leakage. Had IL been raining on that 'ei
spark But this not the case and ani unaoie ~
give positive reason. similar explosion .o9A
place I'm Chicago few years ago. ] am uncertain
whether the Edison Company is In the habit Of Dull
Ing out its grounds, but II u Is, tlat mgr.
have caused the spark when leak Of the current
70 the earth is detected particular conductor a.
is occasionally cleared by throwing upon this con,
ducor with second connection 20 the earth sufficient
current VOLATILE the material forming the contact
which occasions the lcalp
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-12-24
FRANCIS II. jerks.

Francis H. jerks, the originator and for many
years tho president of the safe Deposit Company
of New York who died on Wednesday at the home of
his daughter in Worcester, Mass, was the son OF
the late Rev Or. william jerks of Boston, Con-
gregational minister and the author Of Bible COM
mentary and other standard works Of that church.
Mr. jerks was born In Boston in 1911. He was
educated at the Boston Public Latin School After
being graduated he was employed until he became OF
age in the countingroOm OF william Vose, ner-
chant of Boston In 1882 Mr. jerks removed to Balti
more, where he went into business with George IL.
Weld, under the partnership name of Weld & jerks.
He came 10 New-York in 1856 and soon after oriei-
mated and entered upon the safe deposit business.
Obtaining charter from the Legislature In 1861,
he organized the Safe Deposit Company of Newfork,
which went actively into operation in 1865. The
business which he founded soon became generally
popular and similar Institutions, modelled upon the
plan projected by him, have since been established
I'm nearly all the large cities Of the United states
and I'm many parts of Europe. Mr. jerks continued
as president Of the company until about three years
ago when compelled by illness to rlnqlsh the
position. ,,, I...
Mr. jerks inherited a strong religious character
and was noted for strict integrity. lie possessed a
genial disposition and engaging manners, which made
him favOrite in large circle of friends He mar
ried a daughter of the late Isaiah MaDkln, one OF
the principal merchants of Baltimore. HIS vile
died several years ago. but he leaves two children,
Francis NJ who succeeded him as president OF the
safe Deposit Company OF NewNork and Mrs. Ed
ward l. Mellus, of Worcester, Mass. The burial
was in WOOdlawn
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-12-24
ASA L. sHIPMAN.

Asa L. shipman, one of the Oldest and best known
bookbinders of this city, died at Ocean Grove New
jersey on Saturday. lie was born In saybrook
Conn, May z, 1914 When boy ne moved 10
Andover, Mass and there leaned the bookbnding
business. At the age of nineteen he came to this
city and four years later opened Okbinding es-
tsblishment at Ann and Nassau SITS. In 1867 he
took his two sons into partnership with him. He
always took an active interest in politics, being first
Wing and then Republican. The hard work which
he did when young man undermined his health, and
I'm 1865 sOfening of the brain set In. Since then
he had been obliged to spend his winters In Florida,
and the disease al last resulted in his deaL. The
funeral will be held AT the Madison Avenue Reformed
Church. on Wednesday at 10 30 a. m
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-12-24
Post Omce Notice.

Should bo read daily by all interested changes may
Letters f5r foreign countries need be specially ad
Ssssed for s e seSd Of oanns and
meEcs doc I e5 HS -aaie'''a ''S
Foreign mails for the week ending December 20 viii
T.. Viayerde Via Havana detters for other Mexican
states must a ss dFel peg oIe, and GHsema per
steamship Macgregor from New.oreans; at D. M for
fuEsDAY-At 80 a n. for Brazil and La PLATA
eountT5 via hS ae 1SneTo ,ee,sd sa psr
D. N. for TruAo. per steamships oteri from New
wEDYE for Ireland per .sam; ,aG
S ec E Na esSnes must be directed per &
tc') 7:So NJ for Europe per steamship lam,
S Ss S0S'@' per Lah anS ''''H
pc, At f 5' wnd%s is:n
and Curacao per steamship Phiadelphia detters for
pS Sa'G at p NJ for Biueaelds per steamship Ga'se.
'sATURDAT~At a. N. for Jamaica. GreytOsn Blue,
aed and for Costa er o,S wa LpS i p sy DS
Steamship Avo at 10 80 a. NJ ior NORWAY direct per
az lo s5 ''T oF Fsnee sSiSgerand italy spain and
Portugal per steamship La champasne Via Hsyre At
Via Glasgow Getiers must be directed per E,1ops
a. S SH ced h1r letter. @u BE- deced T Seh
dam az a. ~ Tor urgPe r per ssssR aW Iva
Spain and Portugal must be directed per serysl at
Germany Austria Denmark Sweden. Norway Russia and
Turkey per steamship Ohio va eGeensstoTsn Letters
rect per steamship Belgenand via Antwerp deters muss
be directed per Degeniand' a D. for Campeche,
Chiapas Tabssco and Yucatan. per steamship sagara
Qetiers for other Mexican states must b. directed per
Niagara at m for ST. Domingo and Turks Island
per steamship Ozama.
New lork from San Francisco close here Deem
Der '23. a y. N. Mails for the society Islands,
per ship Tropc Bird from San Francisco close here
December '25. az D. m Msls for the Hawai- an
Islands per steamship Australia from san Francisco
close here December go q, m Malls f9r Australia.
New Zealand, Hawaiian. Vii and Samoan Islands per
steamship Iealanda iron san Francisco lose here jan
uay g. az p m cor on arrival at Newly ofk o. seam
ship B0thna with British as fOr Australia. Mails for
Cuba by rail 20 Tampa, Fla, and thence by steamer, Vie
Key West Ella, close at this Office daily az 80 III
The schedule o closing OF trarspacfe mails Is ar.
ranged the presumption % their uninterrupted overland
transit to san Francisco Mails from the Fast arriving
time az San Francisco the day of sailing OF steam
dispatched thence the same day Registered mall
closes at 80 p. previous day
Post ONCE. New-Ycrk n. Y. Dec 2i 1888
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-12-24
AMERICA AND THE PANAMA CANAL.
WILL AN AMERICAN COMPANY ASSUME THE
COMPLETION OF DE LEssEPs's WORKS


Washington, Dec 90 (specaD.-A writer in " The
Sunday Hcraldn Of to-day says: " De Lesseps must
have help or his canal scheme Will fall III IS not
generally known that the United States Government
possesses accurate information touching this canal;
the extent Of its excavation, what 1t would cost to
complete it, and, generally, all the information
private firm would deem necessary before undertaking
a large contract Had Mr. Cleveland been reelected
he meant to have taken action upon this canal
question Now what # Mr. Blaine has signiied
his acceptance of the portfolio Of slater what II
be has come TO conclusion touching TINS lher
oceanic canal question? What If American com
pany stood ready TO take the thing of Count dc Les
sepss hands, upon the understanding that the Al
ministration should recognize tire company by sub
sidy large enough to insure the completion OF the
work and thus make the canal Americana And
finally what If II assurance OF this that
took Colonel Alfred A. Rives Of Castle Hi, va,
for many Years superintendent Of the work.
to New York in such hurry last week!
Colonel Rves is long headed man and an ex-
cellent engineer as well he might be, having had
his professional education in the Ecoe des Mines in
paris Through our then Minister TO France he was
permitted 10 finish at the Government Military School
of Artillery and Engineers, at Fontanebeau. lie Is
about fifty, in the prime Of hte and knows nc Sod NE
tbe Ianssgs wen lie had Just come up from Pan
to spend the holidays with MS family, ana Wa was
at home four days %hdn na me be- hi. business
tbereq CoIonSI Riyes is well known 10
many New,York capitalists. for he was
superintendent Of construction for TWO
large contractors, who since the war have
built roads I'm Virginia DE Lesseps offered Colonel
Rives 125 900 francs per annum nearly ten years
ago TO take his present position 49,,
learn that he has saved at least Two thirls
Of his handsome salary and carefully and prudenily
Invested IT, He Will be the next man who VIII
come up prominently In this canal business: The
southern members of Congress could not refuse 20
helm him for 20 = not only a Nirgnian Of the
blucst blood, bug he was engineer officer In the
Confederate army. The Republicans VIII have the
word passed 10 them to help. anyhow"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-12-24
DID.

BRooKs-At Garrison Hudson, Friday December e.
1893 after lingering illness laura Gertruhe btooh''
Funeral the 1.Is,.S 8:
cLApPs Elizabeth n j. SUNDAY Ds ,s%6 WIZ 2s
throp Cl9pD late OF Newark. N j.. in the 'Tth yeas
wsinu-st Elizabeth, n. j.. wednesday morning. 2e'A
DAWSON THURSDAY, December 90 Col Geo t NJ DAVIS.
Funeral s on Monday DECEMBER 10 o'clock at his
Internent private
sry DsoeTSs 20 Ms as f. ss
Fqgea services Il 81 Pf eeeo Ssl eG 70
f her 1IaT IIs' Reot 4e,5s. T.@misn-
FupeSs services viii be held Al ST. Psus NJ F. Church,
4thaye and 22d.st, Monday morning. 24th in'e' I"
HEcKERA the Convent Of St Paul the Apostle seths
s@a gSs OF h on paSsi Fathers
The solemn obs W. Pc nSa oe s bemS
Oice OF the 10 requiem mass at II o'clock The
fully requested TO attend the funeral services
KNox-sudeny Louis Mo- December cen s 81 l b set Ct
Funeral at 5 Louis Monday, oath inst
sEwARD-on Saturday evening. Chester; NJ J.. Lulu
ru 6eTdh serS Fl at oeR "a
sHIPMAN-on saturday December q lsss az Ocean "a
S the 75,6 a. year al q bis os,. :,
70 30 Se S at Madison Avenue Church.
corner 57thst
Interment private
Kindly omit flowers.
VAN VORST-Suddenly. on December D. 1888. william
II Van Worst IN the G3d Of his age . -
Funeral services WIN be held his late residence so2
Unlon-st, Brooklyn on Monday, December "a 1ss5.
a. D. m, 70 which relatives and friends are Invited
Interment Psssaic. n. j.. privately.
wHEELER-Entered into rest December p at no
Conn. Lydia b., widow OF Thomas Wheeler Of North
StonlngtOn, conn ana dsughSr Oh Ihe ia'c D0nJ~"n
PomeFoy. OF StOnngton aged 63.
Notice Of funeral hereafter.
YoUNG-On December 90 Charles Young In the slst
his -.
on Monday. the Gath inst, at IL noon.
zFRFGA AT his residence in City Of Now York.
Augustus Zerega IN the seth year OF his age.
Hubbard-The members OF the National academy o. De
Hubbard A. l2l ST James Place Brooklyn, al 2'5o
p '"' A'A'''' T. ADDTsoN RICHARDS, Cor. Sect n. A.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-12-24
THE WEATHER REPORT

GOVERNMENT INDICATIONS FOR % HOURS.
WASHINGTON Dec. al p m.-For New-England Eastern
Nav York Eastern Pennsylvania, NewJersey. Delaware,
MARYLAND and Virginia, fair warmer generally southeTy
winds.
For the carolnas Georgia Florida Alabama, Mississippi
and Louisiana, fair and warmer
For Eastern and Arkansas fair and warmer followed
bv light rain and colder weather
For Tennessee and Kentucky fair followed IN the western
portion by light rain warmer
For west virginia Western Pennsylvania, Western New
yo and Ohio fair followed the lakes by rain warmer
For Indiana fair and warmer followed by light rain and
slightly colder weather
fair weather colder.
Tor Lower Michigan light rain preceded by fair weather III
,c interior slightly warmer followed by colder weather
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-12-24
A FREE CONCERT FOR NEWsBOYS

Miss Henrietta Markstein, who has been giving a
series OF Sunday concerts for working girls al
Clarendon Hall for few weeks sent out invitations 10
300 newsboys to attend the concert Yesterday The
newsoys were 10 admitted free. the working girls
had BEEN while others paid nominal admission rec
ONLY small number OF tho newsboys, however respond
Cd TO the invitation and it Is found that their muacs
taste yet been sufficiently uaine1 Inc ie" VINO
were present apparently enjoyed themselves and the nan
was well filed with people. The programme In
,uded besides music an address and several Rotations
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-12-24
Relations Notices.
NETWORK PROTESTANT EPISCOPAL CITY NIs-
80, SION SOCIETY

NETWORK PROTESTANT EPISCOPAL CITY NIS-
SION SOCIETY.
1SsS-CuilSIMAs FESTIVALS.
MONDAY, December "a, Christmas Eve, Tor the SUM-
DAY. SCHOOL OF ST. DARNABAs CHAPEL at 7 o'clock
D will be lighted at Z 80 D.
. TUESDAY. Christmas Day. the CSUAL DINNER for
the outside poor O'Clock D. M.
WEDNESDAY, December % az J o'clock D. M for
the INDUSTRIAL SCHOOL OF ST. BARNABAS troe
lighted az 30 D.
FRIDAY, Holy lnnocents' Day. Dec. %. at Beeekef
Hall, Reecger-,t. OF Mort0n.sI. FOR the SUM-
DAY.sCHo0L OF ST. AMBROSE MISSION. at o'clock
p.
cheer will require abundant gifts OF money and food from
those who have heretofore enabled this
Man
Money should be sent TO MT John IL. Boynton, Treas-
urer, % BeaVer-st, or 80 Bleeekerst.
=. Food Toys. Clothing etc. 70 Mrs Amy y. Murray.
Matron OF ST. Barnabas House, SQ4 Mulberry-sA
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-12-24
Mr. rAY1oR CANE OUT IN A SPRING SUIT.

The friends Of Francis Taylor senior member Of the
firm OF Taylor Bros. piano dealers at No. Is East
Eighteenth-st were astonshed last Tuesday morning
10 see him going business in light spring suit OF
clothes and twitted him with rushing the season IL
was not however a matter Of choice with Mr.. Taylor
Mr. Taylor las an elegant home at No. 81 Keapst
brooklyn. Last Monday he and his family attended a
reception and got home late and tired They all slept
soundy during the night and did not hear the thieves
who had In upon them through second story
window For some reason they were disturbed and
went to the basement. taking with them two suits OF
clothes and two overcoats belonging TO Mr. Taylor
In the clothing s165 IN money and gold watch and
chain valued at $3.50 The thieves had Hight luncheon
I'm the dining room after which they packed $500 worth
Of slverware and went away through front basement
window The Brooklyn police do not seem to have made
any headway in recovering the stolen goods and the
robbery was reported to Inspector Byrnes yesterday
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-12-24
TOWNSEND SMITH.

tclegraphic dispatch was received by relatives ast
night announcing the death Of Townsend Smith at
Fortress Monroe after two weeks Illness from
typhoid fever. Mr. Smith was the son of Mrs.
Grace Turnbull by her first marriage and inherited
a large fortune from his father. lie was for three
wears a student at Harvard College, and last summer
attained his majority while at Hamburg with his
mother He bought the steam yacht Norma Of
Alex nder ]. Leth and sailed from New-York De
cember 8, having his guest, J. Nelson Howard OF
Boston The yacht Obliged 10 put in az Fortress
Monroe owing 10 Mr. Smiths Illness, and his mother
ionyd him at once, being at his bedside when death
came Mrs Turnbull is a sister Of Mrs Edward
Kemeys, and was before her first marriage Miss
Townsend Of New-York.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-12-24

Boston. Dec 23-The funeral services OF samuei
Edmund sewan were held this afternoon at 'he
Church Of the Disciples in this city ana were a"
tended By many of the men and women Interested
with Mr. sswaI in his humanitarian WORKS Inc ser
ylccs were brief and simple. They were conducted
~ tbe Rev J. H. Haywood. pastor OF the Unharlah
Church AZ MeIrose who delivered eulogy MIS-
kna Dean Cheney also spoke. Inc Durlai was q"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-12-24
EDUCATION FOR THE EARS

o III IEOT OF "V 4
Sir: II the face be contorted into what Is hno",,
as broad grin, from ear TO ear, as IL Nero' II ii
he observed that the ears progress more or less toward
The crown Of the head: repeat gradually SURPRISING
tbc actual grin and allowing its force to cxpcnd Itself
at the ends right and left and the ears can be raised
without other change Of expression II one S ear, ear
lie dl-crccty close 10 the skull II mlglt "
the writer sees no reason why the boy should not III
time come 10 work those organs hHe az puEsS .upi
zinc them alternately as sermon cachcrs. fans and
letter CLIPS "a ~ -
IrOOllyn. Dec. is, 1888.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-12-24
JOHN II. FRENCH. Ill. d.

Rochester, n y, Dec. % SpecaD.-John Fl. French
a noted educator died here to-day at the home o.
his brother. DR.. Frank French, of diabetes lie was
sixty four years of age and for fifteen years had
been before the public In connection with various in
stitutions lie was for years State conductor OF
teachers Institutes. lie had also acted rs super
intendent Of public schools in Vermont and as
principal of the State Normal School at Indiana, Penn
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-12-24

New.Havsn, Conn. Dec % Special. Stephen NJ.
Wier the Oldest carriagemaker in Connecticut. died TO-
day OF Brghs disease He was born in Glastonbury and
learned his trade Of the famous james Brewster He man.
ufactured thousands Of vehicles for NevYok and other
cities all over the United States and of the most
prominent Republicans in NewHaven County.