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Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1893-02-17

To stop the slaughter Of Railrond Men.
Senator Culom finally succeeded in hav-
ing the car coupler bill passed through the
United States Senate last Saturday. The
purpose of the bill is to prevent the horri-
Bile annual slaughter of trainmen, while
coupling cars. 1t provides that after Jan.
1, 1898, no railroad engaged in interstate
traffic, shall use any car not equipped with
automatic couplers which can be uncoupled
without the necessity of men going be-
tween the ends of the cars. After that
date, also, it shall be unlawful for such
railroads to use locomotives not equipped
with power driving wheel brake and APP
planes for operating the train brakes sys-
TEN, or to run trains that have not suf-
ficient number of cars so equipped with
power or train brakes that the engineers
can control their speed without requiring
brakemen to use the common hand brake.
1t is further provided that after July l,
1895. it shall be unlawful for railroad com
panies to use any car in interstate com
merce that does not have secure grab irons
on Llle e0OS anu SUES VI tdNh Nhl lbl
greater security to men in coupling and un-
coupling cars. The American Railway as
ISOLATION. an association of railway en-
ployes is authorized to name, within 80
days the standard height of draw-bars for
freight cars for each of the several gauges
of railroads in use in the United States,
and after July l, 1895, no cars, either load
ed or unloaded, shall be used in interstate
traffic which do not comply with the stand
ard thus provided for.
The House passed this bill at the last
/ session, but it has been 50 much changed
/ and amended by the Senate that it must go
/ back to the House for concurrence, and it
/ will have to run the gauntlet Of strong OPP
position from the railroad interests. The
railroad employees of the country have pc
titioned for the passage of such bill, and
in each of his annual messages President
Harrison has called the attention of Con-
gress to the subject in the most urgent
language that he could command.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1893-02-17
Where Reform Is Needed in the PEN
sion Office.

DR.. Ainsworth a Nermonter who has
been for several years in charge of the rec
ord and pension division of the War de-
partment at Washington, gave some racy
evidence, recently, before subcommittee
of the House, before whom he was called for
examination on the question of transfer
ring the whole pension system to the War
department. He was personally opposed
to the change, he said, on account of the
greatly increased work and responsibility
which it would throw upon him,-but, he
continued, as reported by the Washington
Star: "Whether you make this change or
do not make it, one Of the first things you
ought to do is to straighten out the affairs
of the pension Office. There is an office
which of all things ought to be conducted
as nearly like a private business concern as
possible. 1t has most unbusinesslike
methods and there is one very good reason
for it. No commissioner, whether the
present one or a new appointee of Presi-
! dent Cleveland's, can bring order out of
chaos there, because he has no authority
to keep order and to discipline refractory
or worthless employees. In fact, if one of
his employees should go into the commits
/
him, he has not the authority to put him
out or to discharge him. All he can do is
to recommend the reduction or discharge
of the employe. BY the time that recon-
incubation reaches the secretary of the in
terror, and is returned with action upon it
to the pension office, it has lost all the
force and effect it ever had, because you
can set this down as a rule, with very few
exceptions, that the more worthless pub
! lie employe is the greater is the amount of
| Influence which he possesses.
mo business man would expect order
and discipline to be preserved with as little
power as is given the commissioner of
| pensions. He has not the authority of an
! old maid schoolmarm over a country school
in winter, and the consequence is whenev-
er he attempts any reform he runs up
against a wall of obstinacy that he cannot
get over; and so he endeavors to save his
self-respect by shutting his eyes to abuses
and getting through his four years with as
little sacrifice as possible. You can never
put this department on a business-like ba-
sis until you bring the responsibility close
home to the workers, and give the COM
missioner power to enforce discipline"
DR.. Answorth's criticism gains point
from the fact that the methods which he
has introduced of eXpeditng the work of
his own Office have attracted conspicuous
notice. He is Windsor man and known
by many in the north part of this county.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1893-02-17
The Man who Went to the Worlds Fnir
Opening.


What's the matter with the man, any
way?
Nothing much; he has been to see the
Worlds Fair buildings.
How he gesticNlates He seems to be
giving it to those chaps pretty straight.
So he is. You see, he went out to the
opening, and he is telling them about it.
But that was months ago.
Yes: but the buildings are still there.
Look! what do those sweeping gestures
of his arms mean?
He must be describing the roof of the
biggest room in the world"
And when he shades his eyes and looks
as if he were viewing distant landscape?
That's the man in the back of the hall
trying to make out whether it is really
Depew who is speaking.
And when he looks down over the side
like that?
He's telling how he looked down from
| the gallery and saw two regiments march
ing, company front, past one another in
the lobby.
And now what he is pulling and hauling
at?
| He must be explaining how you could
pull the auditorium out from under the
/ Auditorium Hotel, and leave the hotel
standing on its Independent supports.
/ And when his hands go up with all fin
gers spread?
1t must mean the great fountain with
effects of the colored lights.
And whats that potato race that his hands
seem to be running with one another?
He is explaining about the construction
of that building where they started the
tower after the rest of the building was up,
and had to put million tons of pig-iron
into the foundation to settle the ground
down even. You should ask him about
that.
You seem to have heard his whole story.
Not his particular story, but the same
narrative as given by other narrators.
1t seems to be quite story.
Yes; it makes you feel as though the
Chicago man must be seventeen feet high
and full of wheels.
Well, is he?
do not know; but next summer | shall
go out there and try to ascertain.-HdIper' S
| NoeEI1I
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1893-02-17

The Phillips Brooks fund, for the pur-
pose of concentrating the great preach
er by memorial in Copley square, Bos-
ton, amounts to $4,000, of which S13, 600
was given at Trinity church last Sunday.
The romantic proportions of the great
Panama swindle will be explained in an ar
ticle in the March number of The Forum,
on panama: the history of a colossal
bubble" by Ernest Lambert, who was, at
an interesting period in the development
of the bubble, editor of the Panama Star
and Herald.
A bill has been introduced in the Min
nesota legislature prescribing a penalty of
$50 on any one found guilty of smoking,
selling or mailing cigarettes. The bill is
viewed with favor by the house, but posi-
bly, will not pass the senate. Following
the anti-crinoline bill and the anti-tights
bill of last year, Minnesotas legislature is
becoming famous.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1893-02-17
STATE OF VERMONT, windham, SIS.
y III DUhnCfTN.
Windham County Clerks ONCE. Feb. !. 1893.
AUSTIN B. READ
LEVI W. rROWNINGSHIELD
EUGENE l.. SANDERS.
and



Whereas, Austin B. Read of Wa dsboro in said
county, has this day filed in this off re his peti-
ton against Levi ". Crnwningshied formerly
of said Wardsboro now Of Chesterfield, Cheshire
and II II. Tilton both Of Boston, Suffolk
county, Massachusetts, praying for the fore
closure OF mortgage executed by the said
Levi W to the said Austin B. on the ODD day
OF September, 1886, on certain lands in said
Wardsboro, bounded north by lands of A T.
Doolttle, easterly by lands of o. b. Doolitte
and the highway, southery by lands Of VIM
Needham and lands of Daniel A Mullett wester-
ly by lands known the Noah Harris farm
and lands of Cynthia A. Fits being the same
lands decided to said Crowningshield and Henry
L. Debell by George A. Debell and Florence A.
Debel May ID, 1885, conditioned for the payment
OF the defendants promissory note dated June
70, 1886 for $3.50, paya on demand, with inter
unpaid.
And said petitioner says that one Eugene L. San
ders and one H. H. Tilton. both of Boston
Suffolk county, Massachusetts claim some
interest in said premises, and AYERS that if any
such interest exists. the same is subordinate to
the petitioners rights under said mortgage
which petition is returnabe to the next term
or the Court OF Chancery to be held at Newfane
in and for said county of Windham, on the sec
ond Tuesday of March, \. d. 1898
And it appearing that the said Crownlngshield
and said Sanders and said Tilton reside without
TINS state so that the ordinary process of the
court cannot be served upon them, IT is ORDERED
that the petitioner notify the said Levi W
Crowningshield and the said Eugene L. Sanders
and the said H. H. Titon of his said petition
ana OF the term of the court to which the same is
returna6le. by publishing the substance thereof
with this order for three weeks successfully in
The vermont Phoenix printed at BrattleboIo, in
said county, the last publication to be at least
twenty days previous TO said next March term of
SAD court ROYALL TYLER, Clerk.
NJ. DAVIDSON, Petitioners Attorney.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1893-02-17
SOLON A RICHMOND, c,-.,--,--
PRANK a. RICHMOND' Commissioners.


y BY the Probate Court for said District
To all persons interested in the estate of
ASAPH c. ADAMS, late of Dover, in said Dis
trlct, deceased, Greeting.
Whereas, Charles f Adams, Administrator up
on the estate of Asaph c. Adams, late of Dover,
in said district deceased. has filed his petition
in this court setting forth that the sale of the whole
ofthe real estate of said deceased will be ben.
ehcial to the heirs and all persons interested
therein, and praying for license to sell the same,
and at the same time filed in this court what
purports to be the consent in writing of all the
heirs residing in this state to such sale. Where
upon II Is ordered that the same be heard at a SEES
sion OF said court to be held at the Probate
ONCE in Brattleboro in said district, on the last
Saturday of February, A. d. 1898, when and where
you maybe heard in the premises If you see cause.
f. W. STODDARD, Register
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1893-02-17
what the Little Boy Wanted.

A certain small boy had told lie. Very
sadly his mother had reproved him for it,
and to help him resist temptation, she
said:
''Now, my boy, if you ever feel like tell
will help you fight against it"
The lad went off with a sober face
Only few moments elapsed, however, be-
fore he appeared again, and with an eager
smile said:
mamma, want to tell lie."
"Well, my dear, tell me what you want
TO say" said the mother
81 want to tell that same old lie over
again." observed the bOy.-EditOr's DrGlo-
err, Harper'S Magazine.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1893-02-17

Gov. Hoard, hammering away at the idea
of true economy in the dairy, says: The
moment man keeps one COW to produce
the same amount of butter two cows did
before, he makes nearly clean profit on
the keep of one COW. The gross amount
of butter is not increased, but the gross
profit is. This is a consideration of gross
economy that we have been struggling
along to get our readers to adopt. LESS
cows and better ones" should be the motto
of every man who wants to make the largest
profit possible on his business.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1893-02-17
yoTICE

y ESTATE OF MARY L NJ NRTINDALE
The undersigned having been appointed by the
Honorable Probate Court for the District of MARI
boro Commissioners, to receive, examine and ad-
just all claims and demands of all people against
the estate of Mary L. Martndale. late of Green
field Mass. and having estate in said district de-
ceased, and all claims exhibited in offset thereto
hereby give notice that we will meet for the pur-
pose aforesaid at the dwelling house of s. A Rich
mond on the fourth day of March and the first
day of July. next, from p NJ, until 1 p. NJ each
of said days, and that six months from the 2lst
day Of January, A. D. 1893 is the time limited by
said court for said creditors to present their claims
to us for examination and allowance.
1904 - -
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1893-02-17
DIverting a Disappointed Crowd

Two weeks ago the story was told of the
horrible lynching of negro in Texas.
Now a San Antonio despatch gives anoth-
er illustration of the way they do things
down there in the Lone Star state: A. l..
Fonso Elizondo, a Mexican, was to have
been hanged at Floresville, 20 miles south
of here, on Friday of last week, for the
murder of rich ranchman whom he rob-
bed. A few hours before the time set for
the execution a telegram was received by
the sheriff from Gov. Hogg committing
the sentence of death to Imprisonment
for life. The scaffold had been erected
and new suit of clothes purchased for
Elizondo, who looked upon the proposed
fatal proceedings as a kind of lark. The
sheriff, the prisoner, and the entire popu-
lace of the town and surrounding country
were disappointed. Something had to be
done to amuse the throng which had come
to witness the hanging. The prisoner was
marched to the scaffold and the rope was
carefully adjusted. The sheriff took his
stand at the trap-door lever, and, upon the
command of the crowd, Elizondo danced a
jig with the black cap drawn over his face
and the rope around his neck. He kept
the crowd amused with his dancing for an
hour and was then marched back to his
cell
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1893-02-17
Railroads.
VERMONT VALLEY RAlLRnAn

On and after Oct. 3, 1899. trains on this road
will leave BrattleborO for all points North a.
6:l5, ll;lO A. N 300, $3.50 and 1918 p NJ
The 6:l5 A. N. train is accomm ,dation TO Bel
lows Falls and Windsor
The ll;lOA. NJ, train IL mail train for Montpeliet
-, Al6ans, Rutland, Burlington, Montreal and
the Passumpsic road
The 300 p. NJ, is the Montreal ana Quebec day
express
The $40 p. NJ, train is mail train for Whit,
River Junction and Rutland
The 1913 p. NJ, train is an express to Montreal
Sherbrook and Quebec, with sleeping cars al
tached' This train runs daily Sun lays to Mon
treal only) "
All these trains make close connections with
Boston & Albany r.. r., both east and west IN
Springfield. j. NIIJIIIGAN Sunt
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1893-02-17
AtQaI Notices.


~
= BY the Probate Court for said District
To all persons Interested in the estate OF WENT
WORTH n HARRIS, late Of Dover in said dis
trict DECEASED Greeting
You are hereby notified that II. W. Estsbrook,
administrator upon said estate, has made Rppi-
cation to this court for an extension Of he time
heretofore limited for disposinR OF said estate
and having the debts of said deceased and that
this court will decide upon said application at
session thereof TO be held at the probate office
in Brattleboro in said district, on the last Satur.
day of February A. d. 1893, when and where you
may appear and be heard in the premises II you
see cause f. W. STODDARD, Register.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1893-02-17

NTH appetites sharp as the swords
wv of Spain,
w And pie-crust as long as the coast
Of Maine,
No wonder you're seized with an inward
pain,
And made cross and grabbed.
But when you do shorten the pastry with
lard,
You render digestion remarkably hard:
We beg of the cooks Of the land to discard
This dangerous habit.
1t ruins digestion. The experts insist it
Should never be used in pie-crust or
biscuit,
And never in cooking at all should you
risk it.
But people must,
1t seems,
Have crust
To make pie;
And think it hard to Danish lard
With which to fry.
Now "CoTToLENE" is pure and clean.
And will supply
The place of lard in this regard.
Suppose you try
Croquettes, and see
How delicate and crisp they'll be.
Physicians, chemists, cooks, all say,
BY using "CoTToLENE" you may
Prepare your food in such way,
That children and dyspeptics too
Can eat what other people do.
Its color is quite golden looking,
No odor rises from its cooking;
1t will at once enlist your favor,
When you have tried its matchless flavor.
Your health and wealth you will enhance
By giving "CoTToLENE'' a chance.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1893-02-17
Man Outdone bv woman.

"You may talk all you like about women
being the weaker SEX" said Mrs. Snipps,
"but the women of this country did some
thing last year that men could never do"
"And that WASP" inquired Mr.. Snipps.
"Lost 5O,000,0 900 hairpins and wore the
wings of 100000 birds on their hats"
.-BufdlO Express.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1893-02-17

- The Probate Court for said District.
To all persons interested in the estate OF
SARAH NJ. LYNDE, late of Guiford, in said dis
trict, deceased. Greeting.
You are hereby notified that this court will de-
eide upon the allowance of the account of Abbott
S Edwards, Administrator with will annexed up
on the estate of Sarah NJ LynCe. late of Guilford,
in said district, deceased, and decree distribution
thereof to all persons entitled, at the session
thereof to be held at the Probate Office in Brat
tleboTo, in said district, on the last Saturday of
February, A. ID. 1893. when and where you may
be heard in the premises If you see cause
u. w. STODDARD. Register
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1893-02-17
Welssert,s Answer to O,NeiI.

General A. G. Weissert, commander-in-
chief of the Grand Army of the Republic,
has sent letter to Congressman O'Neil of
Massachusetts, in which he rebukes, in a
very scathing way, Mr.. O'Neirs attack on
the pension system, and especially on the
pensions paid to soldiers widows. His
best point is made when he says: "YOu
cry out against the sum total of the annual
appropriations for pensions, and capitalists
and towards comprise the majority of those
who applaud. Figure the total of all pen
sions from 1865 to 1898, and it is little
more than half the amount paid in the
same time for interest alone to the bond
holder. He bought his bond always below
par, at times as low as 80. The men
now have the honor to command and their
deceased comrades, Endorsed these bonds
with their hearts blood, and by their valor
put them on the road to par, and at pre-
MUM in the financial marts of the world.
With tremendous manimity they stood for
honest money in peace, insisting that I'm
Gle SANS promise to the bOndholder should
be redeemed at 100 cents on the dollar,
with all interest, and payable in gold"
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1893-02-17
C1TATFOF VERMONT, Marlboro. IS.

- BY the Probate Court for said District
To all persons Interested in the estate OF
A. A. DAVIS, late Of Nottingham, IN SAID dls-
trct deceased, Greeting;
You are hereby notified that this court will de
eide upon the allowance of the account OF a. A;
Butterhed Executor Of the last will of said
deceased, and decree distribution thereof TO the
persons entitled at the session thereof 70 be
held at the Probate ONCE in Brattleboro on the
last Saturday OF February, 1899, when and where
you may be heard in the premises If you see
cause Z. W. STODDAftD. Register
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1893-02-17

= BY the Probate Court for said District
To all persons Interested in the estate of GEO.
II. h CHARTER, late of Marlboro, in said Dis
tnct deceased. Greeting
You are hereby notified that this court will de
eide upon the allowance Of the account of John
II Merrihed Administrator upon the estate of
decreased. and decree distribution thereof to the
persons entitled thereto the session thereof to
be held at the Probate Office in Brattleboro
on the last Saturday of February. A. d. 1898,
when and where you may be heard in the prem.
ises, if you see cause.
E W STODDARD. Register
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1893-02-17
Beer.

"You say you drink beer in summer time
to keep you cool and drink beer in win
ter to keep you warm. 1t seems to me
that remark shows good deal of inconsist-
ency."
'No, sir; it shows what good all around
drink beer is.'-Life.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1893-02-17
E.w. sTODDARD, Register.


- Il Ut ' II Ah4ION > " %.
> The Probate Court for said District.
To all persons interested in the estate OF
DAVID II. EAGER late of Wardsboro. in said Dis
trct deceased. Greeting
You are hereby notified that this court will de
eide upon the allowance of the account of w. A.
Ramsdell. Administrator upon the estate OF
said deceased and decree distribution thereof to
the persons entitled. the session thereof to be
held at the Probate Office in BrattlebOro on the
last Saturday OF February, 1898, when and
where you may be heard in the premises, if you
see cause
f. w. STODDARD, Register.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1893-02-17
STATE OF VERMONT. Marlboro, SIS

- By the Probate Court for said District
TO all persons interested in the estate of ISA-
BELLA TRENDALL late of Brattleboro, in said
district, deceased, Greeting
Whereas Alonzo Starkey, Administrator up-
on the estate of Isabella Trendal late of Brattle.
boro has filed his petition in this court, setting
forth that the sale of the whole OF the real
estate of said deceased will be beneficial
TO the heirs and all persons interested therein
and praying for license to sell the same and at
the same time filed in this court what purports
70 bs the consent of all the heirs TO such sale
Whereuponi it is ordered that the same be heard
at the session OF said court to be held at the pro.
bate office in Brattleboro on the last SATURDAY. OF
February, A. d. 1898, when and where YOU NAV
be heard in the premises, If you see cause
f. w. STODDARD, Register
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1893-02-17
CTATE OF VERMONT, Marlboro. S

-
= By the Probate Court for said District
To all persons interested in the estate OF ELWIN
NJ. INGRAM late OF Guford, IN said District,
deceased, Greeting.
You are hereby notified that this court viii de
eide upon the allowance of the account of Minnie r..
Sharp. executrix Of the last will Of said deceased
and decree distribution thereof TO persons entitled
at the session thereof to be held at the Probate
Office in Brattleboro, in said district, on the last
Saturday of February. A. ID. 1898 when and where
you may b. heard in the premises, if you see
cause.
NJ Register.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1893-02-17
CTATE OF VERMONT, Marlboro. SIS.

= BY the Probate Court for said District.
To all persons Interested in the estate Of 81 VI.
NER TITUS, late of Vernon, in said District de.
ceased. Greeting
You are hereby notified that this court will de-
eide upon the allowance Of the account of A. Whit
he'd and s. g Titus, Executors Of the last will of
said deceased and decree distribution thereof to ali
persons entitled at the session thereof to be held
at the Probate Office in Brattleboro. on the last
Saturday Of February, A. D. 1898. when and
where you may be heard in the premises il Won
see cause f w. STODDARD. Register