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The oasis., 1893-11-02
Let Tn. Bouaty Alone.
New York prc.a.


 The financial Interests of the gov ernment and the commercial and in- dustrial interests Of the people ought to be kept out Of politics; this every enlightened student Of history and governmental reform will concede. It is simply outrageous that business men cannot enter into arrangements for the development of needed indus tries without mourning the danger that some clique of amateur states men and antique theorists at Wash ington will abuse the power Of the government to turn things upside down. Such uncertainty and repu- diation are no better in principle than the violence that makes business pre- carious in half-ciyilized states, lest property should be destroyed in rev. olution. Such a condition of affairs is altogether unworthy of frst-class, civilized nation.
 What is true of the sugar industry is almost equally true of every other industry protected by the Mckinley law, though in most cases there is no expressed contract that the protec- tion conferred shall remain for defi- nite number of years In every snch industry capital, relying on the sta bility of the law for a number of years has improved manufacturing plants and extended operations. The Uni ted States is supposed to be governed without force. because justice, public opinion and reason are recognized as the unwritten law of the land. But there is no justice, there is gross injustice in the proposition to attack and re- peal a code of bounty provisions, which were designed to extend the number and the scope of our indus tries, and which are admittedly fulfill ing that design. Only fools disturb success: only knayes break a contract.
The oasis., 1893-11-02
Raising sheep for meat.

The raising of sheep for the produc- tion of meat rather than of wool is one of the tendencies of the times. The American Wool and Cotton Re porter calls attention to the change which going on, and rejoices over it. 'Henceforth.' it says, "the farmers flock of sheep must stand on it's own legs, and these must be mutton legs: thus sufficiently supported it can not only take care of itself but enrich the hilltops of the farmer and bless his table with the best of meat.n It points out that the butchers market has of late shown growing partiality for mutton and less demand for beef, and says: We should eat more lamb, more mutton. It may be a great blessing that it is necessary to push this side of the sheep interest if it is to result in the rearing of better nut ton, and more of it, and it's prcscnta- tion to the public in more attractive form aud everywhere. The Reporter calls attention to the facts that nut ton can be grown cheaper than any meat, as the fleeces, despite the low price of wool, will go long way to make up the cost of raising; that no animal will grow more rapidly, as compared with the food consumed, than lamb; and that the per cent. of gain as to cost is the highest; and it advises every farmer to keep at least few sheep.
The oasis., 1893-11-02

About 3OO men are working on the Grcateryille placers. The Colorado parties who intended hydraulicking the field on a grand scale were some what surprised by the claim of D. W. Boulden to q float covering it and are now negotiating for an amicable set clement and putting in the plant. They admit that with the grant aside it is the finest Kind of a proposition.
The oasis., 1893-11-02
Fierce Battle Between l. stallion and 2
 Bull.

A farmer by the name of John Kreutzer, living in southern Ohio, re- gently witnessed an interesting spec tacle although very expensive one to him. The most valuable stock he had on the farm was fine shorthorn bull and stallion of good breed. Kreut- ker had always turned his bull and stallion into the same lot, and there was apparently the best of feeling be- tween them.
 A few days ago the bull suddenly began frantically cayortlng around the barnyard. The stallion for time looked on in apparent consternation at the queer antics of his erstwhile sober friend, and then he began trot- ting after the infuriated animal as it caromed from one side of the enclo- sure to the other Finally the bull, after almost exhausting itself in an effort, seemingly, to throw something on, suddenly turned and made for the stallion.
 The new tactics of the bull took the horse by surprise, and it was only after his flank had been severely gored that he realized the situation, and then began battle that would have thrilled the heart of Spanish bull fighter. The stallion made no at- tempt to kick but struck yiciously with his fore feet and tore great quiy- ering chunks of flesh out of the bull with his teeth. The terrific roar of the battle brought MT. kreutzer from an adjoining field, but he knew it was death to venture in the yard. At last, after struggling all over the yard, the bull made a grand rush, catching horn in the horses groin and disemboweling it. The noble an imal suuk to the ground with groan and expired. The bull staggered away a short distance and fell. Mir. kreutzer, who had witnessed the mu- tual destruction Of the best part of his fortune, now yentured in The bull was still living, and wrapped closely about one of it's hind legs he discovered all the cause of the bloody battle. It was nothing more nor less than little black snake about two feet long, which had coiled about the animals leg, and caused it such fran tic terror that it completely lost it's head. The snake showed no dispo- sition to move on. and MT. Kreutzer killed it where it was. The bull was so badly wounded that it was shot.
The oasis., 1893-11-02

The Southern Pacific has announced reduced rates to the ,MidwinteF Fair. From Arizona points the charge will be the fare one way and s2.50 added. This illinclude five admissions to the Fair and ten days in San Francisco.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1893-08-18
STOLE OVER 81. 500. 900.
People Known i'm BrattIeboro said TO he
Victims.

The New York Times of Wednesday
contained an extended resume of the career
of Lawyer Francis II. Weeks of New York
who fled from the country last May after
having stolen at least million and half
Weeks came of an influential New York
family. He graduated from Williams col
lege and was admitted to the bar in 1868.
He soon became a full-fledged "hustler -
and gained a reputation as a safe person to
trust with funds to earn a high rate of in
terest. He moved in prominent social cir
Giles in New York, being member of the
Century, Union, and a dozen other we'll
known clubs. Millions of dollars were Of
fered to him to invest, and he chose clients
who would not be likely to be inqusitive or
make him trouble. He became interested
in many schemes of development in Wis
consn, and was made treasurer of the
West Superior land and river improvement
Company, and of the West Superior iron
and steel company, both large concerns.
The former was very prosperous The lat
ter was not very successful, but was kept
| from bankruptcy by money taken from the
| funds of Weeks's trust clients, estimated at
! $500, 900, and $5j0,000 taken by legerde-
main of one sort or another from the cof-
! fers of the land and river company The
crisis in Weeks's affairs came last spring
after he was ousted from the land and i'm
provement company While he was sup
posed to be suffering from nervous prostra-
tion at his home on Long Island he fled
from this country, accompanied by his wife,
who was Louisa Blake, daughter of an old
Boston merchant. He has recently been
seen in Central America.
The Times gives list of those whose
trust funds were embezzled. Among them
is I" Elise Charlier, San Servers, France -
This was taken for granted by some of the
papers to be Prof. Ellie Charlier, but the
latter's Brattleboro friends do not credit
this. Prof. Charters residence would
naturally be given as New York. George
w. Folsom and Evelyn Hayes, remembered
as summer residents here, are named as
losers of SIS, 900 and $1,000 respectively.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1893-08-18
FARMING IN VERMONT.
An Alleged Funny story from Horper's
Weekly.

Under the title, "The adventures of
Jones'" Harper's Weekly is running a
series of sketches in which an attempt
usually painfuD to be funny is made by
having the narrator tell a story which Is so
"big'' as to be impossible. Here is part
of the latest effusion:
Speaking of things appertaining to the
farm Jones continued, "reminds me that
/ have sometimes done something in the
agricultural way myself. / have already
told you of my experiences in Vermont at
raising Christmas trees. | sank the profits
of this, as you will remember, in my eXper-
iments at crossing the red willow and the
common white birch in an effort to produce
natural barber poles. | grew some good
poles, but / found the plan to be too costly
to be practical. The sheriff closed me out
and left me without a cent. l tried the
application of canthardes and bay rum to
sheep, in the hope of being able to shear
them four times year, but this, too, proved
failure l was about TO leave the state
in disgust, when my attention was drawn
to a neighbOring track of land on the side
of one of the hills for which Vermont is
noted. There were about 200 acres in It,,
and it stood at an exact angle of 30 degrees.
1t was so steep that it had never been cul-
| tivated, and l bought it for $50. | went
up on my farm some POO feet with scaling
ladders. and found il to be excellent wheat
land. | determined to pillow it and sow 1t
! to this kind of grain. | accordingly sent
to BrattlebOro and got large brass can
non, used for Fourth of July celebrations.
| This | mounted at the lower edge of my
! farm, loaded it, and blazed away. The
ball .ricochetted and tore up the ground
| like a steam gang-plough. 1t struck the
stone wall at the upper edge of my farm
and rolled back, smoothing off the surface
considerably. At the end of five days,
| gentlemen, had my farm plOughed beau
tifully, at the expense of few pounds OF
powder. Two days more sharp and de-
cisive bombarding with paper shells charged
with seed grain sowed my crop, which
narrowed in with grape and canister. You
never saw wheat grow as that did. The
soil was rich, and had the largest yield OF
any man in the neighborhoOd." Jones
stopped as if he had finished.
Said Robinson, ''Y GU harvested it with
with raking fire of musketry," inter
rupted Jones. "There was no other prac.
tical way. l sold the place for $4,000, and
went down to South Carolina and began
the manufacture of the Jones Ne Plus u
ira Effervescent Watermelon, with a faucet
in the stem end, shell TO be returned TO the
factory for refilling. 1t failed because there
were no rinds for sweet pickles"
Bert Wilder of Hinsdale furnishes the
| illustration for this adventure showing
Jones in the act of firing the cannon uI
the hill.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1893-08-18
BASE BALL.

Garry hit the ball out for home run
Monday when the bases were full.
Cooke and Naylor of the L. V. Ms are
now the battery for the club at Ogdens-
burg, y. Y.
Magill of Brown and Mccarthy of Holy
Cross are playing with Arthur TWINS At
lantic City club.
Dowd is to play in right field for St.
Louis, two new outfielders from the Mem
phis club having been signed.
The Boston Herald states that it is prob
able that Woodcock will join the Atlanta
club of the Southern league.
O'Connor, the Dartmouth pitcher, who
was a magnificent failure in the league,
has been released by Philadelphia.
Boston Herald: "Charles Flack of the
Boston Reds IS an excellent general player.
He is covering third base in good shape,
and is also fine catcher"
The Holyokes have taken a brace and
won two games from the Northamptons
this week, making the series stand to 1
in favor of Northamptons.
LaChance, the heavy hitting catcher and
outtielder of the Wilkesbarres, whose re-
lease has been bought by the Brooklvns.
played in Brattleboro two or three wears
ago as member of the Plainville, Conn,
team.
Arthur Irwin put Woodcock in to bat at
Camden in the 10th inning in tie game
on Monday, and Woody made hit, but
was thrown out trying to steal. In the
18th WOOdcock was Wild and, with two
runs made off him, the Atlantic Citys had
TO leave the field, the score being o to :
against them.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1893-08-18
CHURCH AND SOCIETY.

If the weather is favorable, the young
people of the Baptist Endeavor society
will meet at the church tomorrow after
noon at O'clock, with their lunch, for a
pedestrian trip to Sunset point, and an
outdoor social. 1t is hoped large num-
Der will join the party.
The Rev. Charles d. w Bridgman
ID, Rector of Holy Trinity church, Har-
lem, y. Y, will preach in St. Michael's
Episcopal church next Sunday morning
and the Rev. VIM. Jones Seabury, ID,
in the evening. The services are as fol
lows; $3.50 a. NJ, holy communion; 1O:3C
A. NJ, morning prayer and sermon; II NJ,
Sunday school; 1880 p. NJ, evening prayer
and sermon.
The conservation meeting of the Baptist
Christian Endeavor society will occur on
next Tuesday evening, the 22d, the sub,
ject being Continual witnessing" The
change is made because of a missionary
address on the following Tuesday evening
by Mrs. Alice Coleman, who is president
of the Baptist WOman's Home Missionary
society. Mrs. Coleman formerly lived in
Townshend.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1893-08-18

Several people have gone from here on
DIR. Smiths excursions to Queen City
park, where the Spiritualst camp meetings
are i'm session.
People with weak ankles, or those hav-
ing children who are learning to walk, will
find something of interest in Durham
Brothers advertisement.
The 2Sth annual meeting of the Wind
ham County Baptist association occurs at
West Brattleboro, August 80 and 81. The
annual sermon is by Rev. E. Hatfield of
South Newfane, and speakers from abroad
are expected.
The following are the attractions booked
for appearance at the town hall, aside from
the Y. NJ. c. A. entertainments, which
have previously been announced: Aug. Is,
Gorton's Ministries; Sept. I, Reno ~ Ford S
esquire Haskins' company; Sept. IL, Lu-
ciers' MINISTRIES; Sept IL, "Our country
cousin Sept. %, Fanny Ricei in Jolly sur.
prise" Nov. 3, Geo c. Staly in "Antony the
Trumpeter;" Dec. Is, Harry Crandall in a
new version of "Busy day." by request
Jan. s, Tim the Tinker Feb. IL, ImrC
Fox, ledgerdemain performer.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1893-08-18
NOTICE
To the Inhabitants of BrattlebOro and
Immediate Vicinity.

l have been extended the courtesy Of al.
dressing you in these columns by the edit
or of this journal. My reasons for this will
be found in the following information il
which directly you play an important par.
Within very few days you will receive
notice from the firms from whom you are
in the habit of buying meat, provisions,
groceries, etc. that they shall demand
weekly settlement of all bills. The cause
is as follows: The large western slaughter
ers, packers and grain dealers, also The
firms engaged in the same line OF business
in our eastern states, have notified thet
branch houses, statesmen, etc, that they
are not TO make sales under any other con'
sideration except by the payment of spot
cash by doubtful people, and only lm'
of one weeks credit to perfectly reliable
business firms. As a result of this DE-
mand the retail butchers, marketmen and
grocerymen of our eastern states are or
ganizing themselves into a body Will
sworn resolutions of demanding week!
settlements by all customers TO whom
they have been in the habit of supplying
the necessities of life.
Look at the present state of affairs ID
Chicago, city that we look to TO supp!
us with the actual necessities of life. why
Because it is the great accumuating POM
for the distribution of cattle, sheep, hogs
and grain to these United States. Larse
business houses there are Obliged to pay ID
currency for what they purchase each day
or accept large discounts on foreign eA'
change. What 1 mean by foreign eS'
change is drafts and checks drawn on
hanks in Othar cities
The demand for currency is so great tha'
large mills have been obliged to shut down
for the want of actual money TO pay theI
help. Good sound banks have been oolsel
to suspend because of their inability 70
pay in currency the demands OF Their ue
positors, and likewise good business house.
from the impossibility of obtaining .ead!
cash on good securities.
Now, l do not wish TO have You IaAg
this notice in the light of my endealoTlls
to revolutionize the customs of this village,
but you will find by inquiry that my worn,
are only the echo of a sound business
movement that is extending all through
these United States, and in order ior oui
local business firms TO continue in bushes
it will become a necessity for them 10 cur
lect their bills each week.
BRATTLEBoRO BEEF Co.,
By Chas. F. Harris
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1893-08-18
Announcement.

LosT.-A white and yellow bull dog, no collar,
and ears unclipped. Answers to name of Jack.
Return to ~ Canal street. DAVID CAREY,
LosT-Sunday, between Brattleboro and North
field, green carriage robe. Please leave at the
Y. NJ. c. A. rooms.
LOST OR SToLEN:-A valuable collie shepherd
dog; color, black and tan; very little white on
the breast. Collar not marked. Answers to the
name of Van. A suitable reward will be given if
returned to Mrs, Lynch 81 Green street.
APPLEs-we win take sound, ripe apples on
Wednesday and Saturday Of next week. Price
20 cents per hundred pounds.
BRATTLEBoRo JELLY Co.
Miss Nina Dutton has a class formed for the
study of shorthand, and would be glad to meet
any who are interested in the study.
ACCOMPLISHMENTS spoons, goldenrod handles;
also various designs and engravings.
RANGER & THOMPSON.
Ladies' II yon wish a clear and beautiful COM
plexion address Mrs Hattie L. Lord, Brattleboro,
Vt, box S67.
Croquet Croquet, full supply at Clapp & Jones.
Beautiful pictures, new mouldings in latest
styles and effects at Clapp & Joness.
wANTED.-I want your magazines and other
periodicals to bind. Your name stamped,on your
Bible or pocketbook for 25c w. F. GODDARD.
Buy Picture Frames Of Geddis.
whiting" paper and envelopes in fashionable
styles and tints at Clapp & Jones's.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1893-08-18
FOR A $4,000 AUDITORIUM.
$4,000 Subscribed at NOrthheId IN
Thirty-hve Minutes

Thtrty-nve Minutes.
One OF the most famous meetings ever
held in Mortified took place Monday
morning, when S35, 900 was pledged in 81
minutes towards the erection of a $4,000
auditorium, in which to hold the confer
ences in the future.
The meeting was held on the grounds at
the rear of Stone hall after nearly all the
people who had been attending the confer
ence had departed, and not over 20 or 25
were present.
Mr.. Moody said he would subscribe So
600, which was not personal gift, the un-
derstanding being that he would raise that
sum. Mr., Otis of Yonkers, n. Y, who is
now retired, but was formerly of the Otis
Elevator company, also pledged $40. 900.
while Mrs. Frederick Billings of Wood
stock gave $1,000. The remaining $40. 900
was subscribed by several others. The in
tention at first was to erect a $40 1000
building, but those who made the Gifts
were anxious to have a more expensive
structure and so a $4,000 building will be
erected. The location has not vet been de-
cided, although it will be on the seminary
grounds near the other buildings. Stone
hall, where the meetings have been held for
several years, is not large enough to ac-
commodate the audiences and is not well
arranged. The present hall, when crowded,
will seat about 900 people, while the new
auditorium will be made to seat much
larger number. Stone hall is used as a
recitation hall for the scholars attending
the seminary and was never built to accom-
modate large audiences.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1893-08-18
HowE-LAv1N CONCERT.

The program for the testimonial concert
next Thursday evening is as follows:
Northumberland. OPP IL. in fiat major
a. Adazio non troppo; allegro non tardante.
b. Canzonettal
Hdiery-Aria from the THE Jewess
Mr.. William LAWN.
Ries -Andante and Gavotte for violin.
MIR. q. Dannreuther.
Thomas-Aria from Hamlet"
Nine. Mary HoweLavin.
"a TschdikOwsky- Andante Cantabile
b. Saskatchewan Musical.
I,,cisn tto,rs q. The one song"
A"C'e" muir b. Il know not"
Mr.. LAWN
"a, B BotteslH[5Reyerie' For cello.
Mr.. Carl Hermann.
I-erdi-Ara from "Traviata
Mime Howe LAWN.
va, Rubenstein-Musico of the Spheres
b. Rdmedu-Gavotte
10 Donf-etti-Duet from Don Pasquale"
Mr.. aud Mrs LAWN.
The numbers to be performed by the
Beethoven quartet are very beautiful, and
they will, without doubt, give great pleas
ure to our music-loving people. This or
ganization is considered to be the finest
string quartet in the country today.
Speaking of their last New York con-
cert the New York Tribune says: with
much Justice the musical public of New
York has come to look upon the Beetho-
ven string quartet as the most finished ex-
ponent in our city of chamber music. The
club has brought ensemble play ing nearer
to perfection than any similar organization
in the city, and manifests always such a
whole-hearted devotion to a real artistic
ideal, that it is difficult to avoid extrava-
gance of expression in discussing its per-
formances.
The reserved seat sale opens at Chapin's
drug store next Monday, Aug. p, at noon.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1893-08-18
GROVE MERr1Nns

the meetings on Dummerston Hill he
gan tuesday morning. Among the speak.
ers expected to be present are Mr.. Perry q,
Dr' Cullls's corps of workers, of Boston
Mrs olsson, formerly missionary in In
ula; whom Mrs Sharpe sends in her place
ana Mr. MaegeOrge, besides the local work'
ers. Mr. aud Mrs. Parkette, who have been
connected with MOody's work in North.
singing, 'P wiz" tue
nose wishing to attend from this VILLAGE
can do so by leaving their names AT the of.
nGe OF the Brattleboro Livery company
each day, ''04 '"e grove
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1893-08-18
Catarrh Cannot he Cured

With local applicati ions. as they cannot reach the
seat Of the disease Catarrh Is a blood or con
stitutional disease and in order TO cure il Won
must take Internal remedies II Ais Catarrh
Cure is taken internally and acts directly on the
blood and mucous surfaces. Halls Catarrh Cure
IL not quack IN dicine. IL was prescribed nv
one of the best physicians in this country for
years, and is a re kular prescripu IN. IL Is com.
posed If the best tones known, combined with
the best God purifiers, acting directly on the
mucous surfaces. The perfect combination of
the two ingredients is what produces such won.
derful results in curing Catarrh. Send for tes-
timonials free.
J, CHENEY & CO. PROF. s., Toledo. q.
Sold by druggists, price IS cents.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1893-08-18

Here are the true names of some we'll
known women who write under nom de
plumes; "Charles Egbert Craddock' is
Miss Murfree; 1.-THE Duchess" is Mrs.
Hungerford; "Alan st. Aubyn" is Miss
Frances Marshall of Cambridge, England /;
"Miss NJ. E. Braddon" is Mrs. Maxwell
"LanOe Facolner' is Miss Mary Hawker;
"Graham r. Tomson" is Mrs Tomson
cullen Gordon" is Mrs. Van Rensselaer,
Cruger; "Octave Thanet" is Miss Aida
French; John Oliver Hobbies" is Mrs.
Craigie, and John Strange Winter is
Mrs. Arthur Stannard.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1893-08-18
SCHOOL NOTICE.

A central school for advanced scholars
of this town, outside of school district No.
2, has been established at West Brattlebo-
70, in connection with GlenwOOd Classical
seminary, the fall term of which will COM
mence on Wednesday, September 8, at
which all such scholars in the several dis
tricts will be taught tuition free.
By order of the school directors,
HERBERT G. BARBER, Clerk.
Brattleboro, Aug. IA, 1898.