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Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1893-10-13
Wealth in One Song.
"Arter the Rail-" Nets Its Composer
$1,000 n bay.

1t is matter of more than passing in
terest that a Milwaukee boy has broken
the record, in these record-breaking days,
as a song writer, publisher and seller.
Everybody nowadays is singing that ire
sistible ballad, "After the Ball"
The chorus
After the ball is over, after the break Of MORN
After the dancers are leaving, after the stars are
gone
Many heart is aching, if you could read them
Many the hopes that have vanished, after the
ball 90
is heard everywhere, and it is probably the
most successful song of the century, over
100000 copies having been sold. 1t is said
that no other song ever sold to so large an
extent, and it is certainly fact that no
other song ever netted its composer for
tune in few months time.
The story of this song, "After the Ball,
is full of human interest. The words and
music were composed by Chas. X. Harris in
a few hours, and the most remarkable thing
of all, outside of its popularity, is that the
composer doesn't know one musical note
from another Harris is of Hebrew eX-
traction, is 2S years of age, is self-educat-
ed and is the composer of at least II bal
lads that are now riding the tOpmost wave
of popularity. He is of small stature,
with red hair and blue eyes, and had eked
out the usual everyday existence until
few months ago as a teacher of the banjo.
Today he is one of the rich men of Mil
waukee and is enjoying an income of over
$1,000 day from the sales of AFTER the
Ball" Harris has struggled with all the
phases of poverty, but one morning about
six months ago he awOke to find himself
famous.
The career of the young composer and
the story of how he wrote "After the Ball"
possess many elements of romantic inter
est. He was born in Poughkeepsie, n. Y,
in 1864. When he was year old, his
parents removed to New York, where his
boyhood was passed. When ID years of
age. the boy went with his father TO Mil
waukee, where he has lived ever since.
When comparatively young, he began
composing music, and thus far upwards OF
20 of his compositions have been published.
He never had the advantage of musical
education, but he takes to music and music
making as naturally as duck takes to
water. His first songs were sold to pub
fishers but shortly Harris became his own
> publisher
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1893-10-13
THE VERMONT NEWS.
Shot to Death.

A Gun In the Hands Of a I5-YeRr-Old
st. AIbans BOY Proves Weapon Of
Destruction.
Edward Lecour of st Adams was acct
IDENTIFY shot Sunday, and death resulted
instantly. He was son of George Lee
cour, and learned the printers trade in the
Messenger office. He was in Bingham's
woods with party of young men who
were gathering butternuts. In the party
was George Roberts, a lad of 10, who had
an old gun which he had failed to dis
charge. 1t had been taken apart, put
together again and left at full cock. The
young men we're sitting on the ground
when one of them told Roberts to look out
for his gun. The lad then attempted to
swing it to the rear to discharge it. The
muzzle came in range of Lecour, the ham
mer fell and the charge of shot struck him
in the back of the head. The muzzle was
so near that his hat was burned by powder.
Lecour fell back dead. The accident was
a great shock to the Lecour family, espec-
tally to the aged mother, who was in
Windsor, Conn, at the time.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1893-10-13

Gases of cholera continue to be reported
from different sections of Southern Eu-
rope, In three days there were 104 new
cases and Al deaths in the Province of
Biscay, Spain.
The Newsky infantry barracks at Ros-
Law, Russia, were burned recently. Thirty
four soldiers were killed by jumping from
windows or by being burned to death, and
eight were fatally injured.
Donald Mclean, paymaster of the
Standard Radiator works at Buffalo, N. Y,
drew $1,000 from the bank and was on his
way back to the works when he was shot
and robbed by three unknown men. They
Jumped into a physicians buggy standing
near by and escaped. Mclean is thought
to be fatally injured.
In the case of the town of Monroe, n.
IT AGAINST the Connecticut River Lumber
company. a suit for $4,000 damages, al
legged to have been caused by the logs of
the lumber company, which caused wash
ont of highways, a verdict for $1,000 in Ia
yor of the town was rendered.
The county commissioners at Minneapo-
lie have offered a reward of $1,000 for the
arrest and conviction of Louis F. Menage,
the fugitive president of the Northwestern
Guaranty Loan company. Eastern cred
itors will add to this sum, so that the re-
ward NAV amount to 1000, The fact
that Menage is in country which has no
extradition treaty with the United States,
is not an insurmountable obstacle to his
return.
Lady Henry Somerset sailed from Liver
nool Oct. 7, to preside over the worlds W.
G, T. U. convention at Chicago the 10th
and l7th. The national W. c. T. U. con
vention is also held in Chicago Oct, is to
21. AS this is the first absence OF Miss
Willard from the latter convention Lady
Somerset gladly comes to help, leaving 9th
er pressing engagements. Miss Willard S
health, which last May was so poor Is
much better, and her physicians give as
surance of complete recovery on condition
of her abstaining from public work OF any
| kind for a year
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1893-10-13
A Reign of Terror.
Louisiana Regulators Warn Planters
not to Gin Cotton.

Louisiana is again terrorized by regulat-
ors, and in many parts of the state people
are calling for a special meeting of the
legislature to cope with them, unless Gov
Foster takes immediate steps to suppress
the outrages. Ginhouses have been plas-
tered with notices by regulators directing
planters not to gin their cotton until the
price has reached 10 cents, and threatening
to burn the ginhouses of all who disobey
A negro was murdered by whitecaps on a
plantation 10 miles from Grenada Friday,
because he had ignored the mandates of
the outlaws.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1893-10-13
THE NEWS IN BRIEF.
The Nigilant Wins.
me V"lkyrie OutsoiIed In the First
Two Races for the Amer,co,s C,,

The Valkyrie OutsaiIed In the Fire.
Two Races for the Americas Cun
Nigilant, the America cup defender. won
Lhe nrst OF the international Yacht races
saturday from England's CHALLENGER. Val
kyrie, by five minutes, 4S seconds. eorrected
Time, over 3O-mile course. 1t was Vigi-
lant weather. light breeze blowing from
north OF west-and the course was IL
miles to leeward, from Sandy Hook light
snip and return. The race was sailed in
FOUR hours, ID minutes, 30 seconds. with
one hour and 40 minutes to spare under
the international rules.
The Vigilant CALAMITY defeated the Val
kyrie by 10 minutes and 35 seconds in the
second contest Monday. The race wa.
over 3O-mile triangular course in a 25-knot
breeze. This strong breeze was Just the kind
Tor the Valkyrie to sail to the best advan-
tage. The Valkyrie was simply beaten at ev-
cry point. She was admirably handled. 1t is
probable that the Vigilant is the fastest
sailing craft ever built in the world. The
Nlgilants time over the course was three
hours, 20 minutes, one second. The time
OF the winners over a similar course in the
three previous races is as follows: Voun-
teer, 4.43.1S; Mayfower, 5.26.41 Puritan,
6.O6.O5. According to these figures the
Valkyrie would have defeated the other
cup winners, but as George Watson, her
designer, said: cts no use; Valkyrie is
fast, but Vigilant is faster. Idon't believe
any sail atloat can beat her.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1893-10-13
A New Ocean Record.
The Fast Time of the Cunarder Lucania
Across the Atlantic.

The fast Cunard steamer Lucania, which
arrived at New York Friday night, has
succeeded on this, her second westward
trip, in establishing a new record, having
made the passage in five days, Is hours
and % minutes. The record of the Paris
was five days, IA hours and "a minutes.
The Lucania, therefore, breaks the best
record for a western voyage by 50 minutes.
The Lucania is a sister ship of the Cam
pania, and was launched in August. On
her first trip she broke the maiden record.
Her best daily run was 533 miles.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1893-10-13
James GIIrHin of Rutland Accidently
shot to Death While Hunting.

James Gilrain of Rutland went hunting
Monday on the Pierce farm in Mendon,
which he formerly owned. In the evening
his dead body was found in pasture. Mr..
Gilrain evidently attempted to crawl
through fence, the trigger caught on a
wire and the gun was discharged. The
entire charge of shot entered the abdomen,
making CHASTITY wound which must have
caused instant death. Mr.. Gilrain was
50 years old, an iron mouder by trade,
and had been employed by the Howe Scale
company for many years. He leaves a
wife and eight children.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1893-10-13
c,rATE nE YERMONT. Marlhoro. IS

- The Probate Court for said District.
To all persons interested in the estate OF EU-
trict deceased Greeting.
You are hereby notified that this court will de-
eide upon the allowance of the account OF John
Merrifield administrator upon the estate of said
deceased and decree distribution thereof to the
persons entitled at the session thereof TO be held
at the Probate Office in Brattleboro on the last
you may be heard in the premises, II you see
cause Al E. W. STODDARD, Register.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1893-10-13
CTATEOFvERmONr, Westminster, SIS.

- The Probate Court for said District
To all persons interested in the estate of
LAURA II. KEYES, late of Putney in said
district, deceased. Greeting.
Whereas, A. B. Hewett has presented to this
Court an instrument purporting to be the last
will of said deceased, for probate:-You are here
by notified that this Court will decide upon the
probate of said instrument at the session thereof
10 be held at the Probate Office in Bellows
Falls in said District, on the 4th day Of November
A. D. 1898 when and where you may appear and
contest the same, if you see cause
40 ZINA II. AI.LBEE, Register.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1893-10-13
Not Bone Yet,

UTELL. | never saw anyone let their work
w get behind as you DO. That plumbing
ought to have been done long ago, and here the
heavy fall rains are coming and there will be
snow before long and yet you haven't seen to it
yet. Now you had better let me fix that right
away. have little time to spare, though you
should have notified me days ago. Well, I'll dc
it up in first class shape, even now.
4. o. JOHNSON, Flat Street
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1893-10-13
A Harvard Student Commits Suicide by
Crawling into a Furnace.

Joseph L. Cornelius, one of the bright
est students of the Harvard divinity school,
died in a Boston hos .oital recently. The
fact was withheld by the authorities of the
hospital and the university. Cornelius be-
came insane through typhoid fever and
crawled into furnace by which the hospi-
tai was heated. He was partly cremated
before the attendants could rescue him and
died in few minutes.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1893-10-13

Allow me TO add my tribute 10 the efficacy of
Ely's Cream Balm, | was suffering from Sc
we're attack of influenza and catarrh and was in
duced to try your remedy. The result was mar
velous. | could hardly articulate, and in less
than twentyfour hours the catarrhal symptoms
and my hoarseness disappeared and was able to
sing heavy role in grand opera with voice I'M
impaired. ! strongly recommend It 10 all sing
ers.-Mm. II. Hamilton, leading basso of the
G. ID. Hess Grand Opera Co
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1893-10-13
The Yellow scourge at brunswick.

Yellow fever continues its ravages at
Brunswick, Ca, in spite of rigorous eff
forts to check it. There is little hope of
stamping it entirely out until the arrival of
cold weather. The distress in the stricken
city caused by restitution meanwhile con-
tinues to spread. Thirty-one new cases
were reported Saturday, 20 of the victims
being negroes. The case is one that APP
peals strongly to the generous and the hui
name.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1893-10-13
Steam Mill Burned at Norwich.
Loss S5O,OOO---The Building Newly
Erected.

Erected.
The Norwich shook and lumber compa-
nys steam mill was burned early Sunday
morning. The building was 200 feet long,
and had just been completed to take the
place of one burned in August of last
year. 1t was splendidly equipped with
new machinery of the highest grade. All
the machinery and manufactured stock
were lost. The blaze was undoubtedly of
incendiary origin. Henry Rogers, the
Waterman, was badly burned, and it was
thought at one time that he was lost, but
he finally escaped through window with
his clothing on fire; loss upwards of $780,
600, insurance $4,000. A. Anderson of
East Cambridge and Geo. E. Dupee, re-
Gently of Boston, were largely interested in
the company.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1893-10-13

CNTATE OF VEHMUNT, MarIDOfO, %,
y BY the Probate Court for said District.
To all persons interested in the estate OF
LEMUEL CLARK, late of Nottingham, in said
District deceased Greeting.
You are hereby notified that this Court will de-
eide upon the allowance of the account of Frank
Worden Administrator upon the estate OF said
deceased and decree distribution thereof to the
persons entitled at the session thereof to be held
at the Probate Office in Brattleboro on the last
Saturday Of October 1893 when and where you
may be heard in the premises if you see cause.
Al E. W STODDARD, Register.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1893-10-13
S.LEVISON,
SPECIAL NOTICE

Having sold my stock of goods and
'Nlhe'N TO Messrs. Robbins Il COWles
'nd Mc>Sr>. MeIlen 4 Proctor, it be-
'omrN very necessary for me to collect
oil my dents ut once. / am sure that
al my debtors can pay me OH or before
'Ncmbcr |, This | must insist upon.
snail he at my old counting room un-
wNoy, /. c. F. THOMPSON.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1893-10-13
~, 900 Exiled Russian Jews Coming to
America.

Twenty-Five thousand Russian Jews,
all men of wealth, have been exiled by the
car, and are coming to America, large
proportion of them intending to settle on
the Pacific coast. The ukase is aimed at
the wealthiest class of Russian Jews and
will 90 into effect this month.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1893-10-13
BUILDING LOTS.

T AM now ready to sell lots of size 10 suit
i purchasers, from my land on Fore st street,
south % the Thorn houses. The location is one
of the most slightly in town overlooking the viii
lage on the East and bounded by Highland Park
on the West. The lots are from 80 feet upward
and 10 to Is rods deep. Shall build on one of
these lots myself. 35 H S. JOSSELYN.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1893-10-13
OF VERMONT, Marlboro, SIS.

= By the Probate Court for said District.
TO all persons interested in the Estate Of
MARIA L. CROSS, late of Bratteboro, in said
district deceased Greeting
whereas John S. Brown has presented to this
court an instrument purporting to be the last
will of said deceased, for probate You are here
by notified that this court will decide upon the
probate of said instrument at the session thereof
to be held at the Probate Office in Brattleboro, in
said district, on the last Saturday of October,
A. 1893 when and where you may appear and
contest the same, if you see cause.
Al f. w. STODDARD, Register
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1893-10-13
WANTED.

EVERYBODY to know that they can buy wag-
II ons at almost their own price this fall Can
sell a beautiful surrey for 500; nice two seated
wagon. pole and shaft SOS; three fourth side
bar top buggy for S75; an end-spring top buggy
$50: an elepan Brewster leather top buggy, 500;
a fine Banner spring Concord. S55 nice open
side bar buggy for $50. and other wagons at
equally low prices f. G. PHILLIPS, Flat St,
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1893-10-13
rheumatism Cured In a Day.

mystic Cure" for Rheumatism and Neuralgia
radically cures in TO 3 days It's action upon the
system Is remarkable and mysterious, II removes
al once the cause and the disease Immediately
disappears The first dose greatly benehls,l IS cents
Sold by Geo. L. Greene, druggist, Brattleboro.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1893-10-13
VERMONT MUTUAL

TINHE annual meeting of the members of the
1 Vermont Mutual FIR Insurance company for
the election of directors. and the transaction of
any other legal business. will be held at its office
on Wednesday. October rs, 1893 at O'Clock, p N
By order of the dire tors,
JAMES T. SABIN, Secretary.
Montpelier, VT. Sept. l, 1898
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1893-10-13
Five Suits for 900 Growing Ont of
the Chester, Mass, Disaster.

Five suits to recover damages aggregat-
ing $7S, 900 have been begun at Boston
against the Boston & Albany railroad
company on account of the disaster at
Chester, Mass. The largest sum named
in single suit is $25, 900.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1893-10-13
ICaIIIt Pretty

| WLD weather some of these days we are hav,
H. ,ut' don't you; find it needs brisk good
w. Keep one warm a good deal OF the time
LEV wood and kndlings that will make hrst-
sI hrs Come now, don't sit there and catch
GEO S. PERRY.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1893-10-13
Pretty PeODle PerDIeXed.

WYE don't wonder, for are ourselves We
w have so many new things, that we hardly
know where to begin to unpack, or mark When
one goes to the city there are so many pretty
things to attract the eye, that the tendency is to
buy more largely than necessary, but we want to
show to you this autumn more go1ds and better
bargains than ever before. We have secured
job lot of fine pictures and shall sell them for
just about half the usual price There is a great
variety of them and nothing in the way of gift
is more pleasing or lasting than a fine picture
We have some oil paintings in the lot and many
that are worthy place on your wall beside
others that cost four times much From pic
lures to tin pals is quite leap, but we will make
the trip safely, we think, by saying first that our
wire cake baskets are very pretty and cost but
ten cents. The pals hold IA q larts and we sell
them for p cents. There rs nothing like tin
Another leap of imagination places you at the I'M
derwear counter, where the bargains are as great
as any where. We are at loss where to ask you
to look next. See here Suppose we have sort
of an "opening" next Monday, Oct 49, That's
what we will do, and we will show you the pic
lures then, and as many other things as you
have time to look at. Be sure and come Monday.
s. WILCOX, New York Rargain Store
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1893-10-13

uyhen catarrh attacks a person o. scrofulous
4, n,iesis the disease is almost sure to become
ubronic The only fficacous cure, therefore, Is
Ayers sarsapaTa which eSpss sc fSo%s sS
G TNos 81 sreatment Is only a waste of time
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1893-10-13

Deans Rheumatic Pills absolutely cure
rheumatism aud neuralgia Entirely vegetable
Safe
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1893-10-13

The great value of Hoods Sarsaparilla a. ~, a
remedy for catarrh is voucheu lor " 'i'
Of Deople whom il has cured
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1893-10-13

Mediocrity always copies
superiority. Dobbins' Electric
Soap, first made in 1869, has
been initiated more than any
other soap made, because it is
better than any other. If every
woman in the land knew for
herself the actual quality of this
soap, no other washing soap
could be sold. Millions do use
it. Other millions have tried
it. Have your If the millions
that use it are right, you ought
to use it. If they are all wrong
one trial only will demonstrate
it to you, and you will go back
to the use of some strong soda
and rosin soap, that costs you
a cent or two less.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1893-10-13
Convention of the State Sunday school
AssOclatiOn.

The 18th annual convention of the state
Sunday school Association will be held at
Rutland Oct. 1926. b. f. Jacobs of
Chicago, w. A. Duncan of Syracuse, Miss
Bertha Vella of Boston and other noted
speakers will be present.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1893-10-13

nEMnN For your self, in your own
UIMUN- laundry, by your own SER
SIkAl Z Of using D6b6ins' Electric
Soap. You don't have to take our word
for it. But be sure, in making this test,
that you have the genuine. See that
every wrapper bears the name of DOB
BINS SOAP MFG CO., successors to
|. L. Cragin & Co., Philadelphia, Pa.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1893-10-13
.OMmIssIONERs, NOTICE.

"OWMTHNTUNE HHI NUTTUhs
u ESTATE OF JONAS ALLEN.
We, the subscribers, being duly appointed by the
Honorable Probate Court for the District of West
minister Commissioners, TO receive, examine and
adjust all claims and demands of all persons
against the estate of Jonas Allen, late OF
Jamaica, in said district, deceased, also all
claims and demands exhibited in offset thereto;
hereby give notice that we will meet for the pur-
pose aforesaid at the late dwelling house OF the
deceas, on the LIST Monday of November. 1898, and
LIST Monday of April 1891, from 10 A. NJ. until
O'Clock p. NJ on each of said days. and that six
months from the 4th day of October last, is the
time limited by said court for said creditors TO
allowance.
Dated at jamaica this 18th day of October
1898
FRANK JOHNSON, lCo,,r,;ssiorars
Al FRED UNDERWOOD, iOONiiii'SSi0N0'S'
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1893-10-13
That Silver Bill

Has been discussed so long that we are all dis
gusted with it, Let us therefore call your at
tentiOn to the Clothing Bill and Hat Bill which
you can buy so cheaply at Knapps,
The Waco evening news. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 1891-1894, 1893-04-10
E OPEN OUR DOORS

For your spring trade with strong irucements in the
opportunity for selection stronger inducements in qualities
of the highest grade and strongest JUDGEMENTS in the
way OF prices that actual savlg to all buyers
|o good quality.