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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1895-10-15
RULED ON A TAX QUESTION.
Decision in the Case of Church Property,
Etc. by the Illinois Supreme Court.


SPRINGFIELD, Oct. ia decision handed
down by the supreme court Establishes the
rule that property of religious, charitable
and educational organizations which is
not used exclusively by these associations
Is subject to assessment for taxation. The
case came before the supreme court on in.
formation filed by David Gore, auditor Of
public accounts, against the Young Mems
Christian association of Peoria. The rs.
sOciation erected handsome five story
brick and stone building on one of the
principal business streets of that city.
n portion of the building WAS used by
the association for religious and other
gatherings under its own auspices, for
gymnasium, reading rooms, bath rooms
and other purposes. The remainder of the
building is rented TO u bank. Il title guar
antcc and abstract company and to Il mum.
Der of lawyers, dentists, doctors and in.
surancc agents, ut an aggregate rental of
Sll,O00 II year. The property was up-
praised, and held subject to taxation by
the auditor OF state, who sent the ease to
the supreme court. The court holds that
the property is not exempted by the sec
tions of the revenue act which relieve
church property from taxation, because it
is not used exclusively for public worship.
The opinion states that as the case is
presented it is not necessary to decide
whether the property iwould be liable to
taxation if used Exclusively in carrying
out the object and purpose of the Young
Mems Christian association rs expressed
in its charter, which states that ii is or
ganizcd for ''the improvement OF the spir
itual, mental, social and physical condi-
ton OF young men 1t is the opinion of
the court that ''hccausu a part of the
building may be 50 used the whole docs
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1895-10-15
Has The appearance o: uurucr.

SEDALIA, No, Oct. l5.-The dead body
of John =. Miller. of Adrian, Ills, was
found in "a corniicld two miles east of Sc
dalia with ii bullet hole in the head and
another IN the hat appearances indicate
that Miller was murdered ana robbed
about month ago. y letter was found
on the body from c. Il. ;,ciglcr, Adrian,
dated AuC. q. giving directions about
bringing some mules TO Adrian.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1895-10-15
Milwaukee Il Going tn Celebrate.

MINIATURES, Oc;. l5.-Thc scmi-ccn-
tennial of he Incorporation OF Milwaukee
as a city will b. celebrated III elaborate
style tomorrow and Thursday. Besides
the thousands Of Milwaukee and Wiscon-
sin people who will participate in the fcs-
tivitics of the occasion, the governors and
their stats will be present from the ai
Joining states.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1895-10-15
Peoria Gets Tr.inmen's Headquarters.

the Brotherhood of hallway Trainmen,
that had be"n spending week here con-
sidcring bids for permanent headquarters
for that organization. has accepted the
bid of Peoria, Ills. Peoria takes the printing
plant here of the hands of the brother
hood, gives bonus of %. 40 and promise
interest on daily balances in bank.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1895-10-15
Modified Plans of tie Norma, school.

SPRINGFIELD, Ills, Oct. l5.-Bowman s:
Mcpherson, of indianapolis, have modi.
fed the plans and Specifications of the
proposed Eastern Illinois Normal at
Charleston al the request OF Governor Alt
geld, and the trustees OF the school will
meet here next Monday to consider the
lnohi Cd :..,,,ir,
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1895-10-15
Defy:ng the Monroe Doctrine.

Rio DE JANEIRo, Oct. I5.-An armed
column OF British soldiers is passing
across Brazilian territory on the way to
Venezuela. II is reported the column is
as to disputed boundary lines.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1895-10-15
Utah Democrats to Meet Again.

SALT LAKE CITY. Oct. 15.-Thc Demo.
cratic territorial committee met here. \
vote was taken and unanimously decided to
make Il call to rcconvene the territorial
convention to declare political and re-
ligious indepcnlencc"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1895-10-15

Many a girl. by using Zoa-Phora at
the opening period Of womanhood,
might be saved from lifelong suffer-
ing and expense. Sold by 7. H..
Thomas and Marshall & Fisher.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1895-10-15
Turkey preparing fer Trouble.

PAE!s. Oct. I5.-Thc Figaro announces
that Turpin, the inventor of inciinitc and
whose recent claim that he had invented a
number of deadly instruments OF war
caused for a time quite "A sensation in mill
tary'circlcs, has been summoned TO Con
stanrinopic on behalf OF the Turkish gov
grnnpuf
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1895-10-15

A good appetite and refreshing
sleep a'e essential to health of mind
and body. and these are given by
Hoods Sarsaparilla.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1895-10-15
roLITIcAI SITUATION IN UTAH,

As Related to the Mormon Church, Ex-
planned by wiiford Woodruff
SALT LANE CITY, Oct. ia statement
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1895-10-15
FREE FROM SHODDY

Ladies wishing to do their own dress making
should secure and learn the famous KELLOGG
SYSTEM. which is equal if not superior to all
others in the market by calling on or addressing
the undersigned. Will also teach the new
method of boning, the only stiffening in dresses
etc. that does its work in a satisfactory manner
The Kellogg System with full instruction given
for $Io, and moderate terms for learning the
boning process.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1895-12-13
THE VERMONT NEWS.
Gov. wOOdbury's Libel Suit

Against the Rutland Herald---the
PLAINTIFFS Declaration and the De-
fendant's Answer FILED.
In the famous suit of Governor Wood
bury against the Rutland Herald, in which
the governor sues for $4,000 damages for
an alleged libellous article published as an
editorial article in the defendants news
paper, the plaintiffs declaration and the
defendants answer have been filed in the
office of the Chittenden county clerk.
The two documents are highly interest
ing reading In his declaration the gov
ernor recites his position on the liquor
question and quotes the Herald's editorial
article as false and lbellous.
The Herald in its answer maintains the
truth of its assertions and gives a long list
of well known Burlington
ians and others-who are alleged to have
bought liquor at the Van Ness House dur
ing the fourteen years of Gov. Woodbury's
ownership. 1t then accuses the governor
of selling liquor to the Commercial Travel
ers association on the occasion of its an
nual banquet a year ago, and names all
the participants in that banquet as having
been purchasers of liquor. The list in
cludes the names of several of Burlington's
clergy and of other well known temperance
men. The Burlington News states that
the case will positively be tried at the
March term of the Chittenden county
court
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1895-12-13
Is Christmas IA Burdeni

This is the title, with timely significance,
of a paper which Miss Mary b. Phillips, a
Newfane girl, for several years past a
teacher in the Chicago public schools, read
before the Auburn Thirty club of that city,
of which she is the president. Miss Phil
lips's life in the western metropolis has
evidently shown her the worst side OF the
annual search for Christmas gifts, which
finally becomes an act of desperation on the
part of the throngs which crowd the streets
and pack the stores as the last days before
Christmas arrive. The argument of the
paper is that the future of the nation is
determined in the homes of the people
that as the children are trained and in
fluenced so is our destiny decided. The
burden of worry and anxiety to many an
anxious woman as she tries to decide on
her Christmas gifts, the temptation to ex.
travagance and to use money that ought to
go to pay family or personal bills, the
giving of gifts, under what amounts to
compulsion for gifts received or expected,
and the vulgarity of those who give ex-
pensive gifts merely for the sake of out
doing some one else-are all evils, but the
greatest evil to which we have voluntarily
subjected ourselves at this time of gift
giving lies herein, in the writer's mind ::
"The child whom Christmas overwhelms
with large variety of toys is not learning
to be simple in his tastes and to be con-
tented with enough. He is, in fact, being
taught to be satisfied only with excess, and
not even with that. and so lessons of dis
content, wastefulness, selfshness and de-
structiveness are rapidly and thoroughly
learned. The value of money, and wis
dom and discretion in its expenditure, are
not ideas borne forcibly in upon his mind
by what he sees at Ch6stmas. g..
Whether our country is yet 20 60 the way
of the ancient empires will depend. 1t
might be its salvation if crusade greater
than any that ever rushed to the rescue of
the holy sepulchre, more determined than
any that has yet been waged against in
temperance and strong drinks, were to
sweep down upon the households of the
land with mighty inquisition as to what
is being taught in them. In such a time
as that many pernicious influences would
meet with speedy humiliation, and am )ng
them would be those ill-judged and ex-
travagant expenditures which now make
Christmas burden"
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1895-12-13

What are claimed to be the largest fire
engines in the world are the two built re-
Gently in London. One is capable of
throwing 400, the other 1900 to 20OO gal
Ions of water per minute. The machines
weigh three and one-half tons each, and
can be readily drawn at full gallop by four
horses.
The longest telegraph line in the world
above ground and without a break has
just been completed in Australia. The
line runs from Rockhampton, in Queens
land, to Broome, in Western Australia,
and crosses about two-thirds of the entire
continent. The total length is something
over 5000 miles.
Among the botanical curiosities which
have been found in the Isthmus of Te-
huantepec, lately much explored by natur-
alists, is a botanical clock. In the morn
ing it is white, at noon it is red and at
night blue, and the alterations of color
are so regular that the time of day can be
told from the tint of the flower.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1895-12-13
The PrOhibitOry Law.

One of Its Beauties Disclosed i'm the
Sentence of Poor Man who Gave
Another Drink.
About eight months ago Moses Boutelle,
a laborer, residing in the northern part OF
Burlington, was arrested on disclosure.
The man who disclosed on him said that
at Boutelle's house he obtained three
drinks of liquor.
Boutelle said that he only gave one away,
but he was tried and convicted on three
disclosure cases. The alternative sentence
for each one is about 142 days at Rutland.
Boutelle being poor man was obliged of
course to go to Rutland. He completed
his first 142 days, and then mittimus was
sent to Rutland to detain him there for the
next 142 days. He served this and last
week Thursday came back to Burlington
and went to work. The third mittimus
was issued against him Monday and he was
arrested again and will probably go down
to Rutland for another 142 days.
Boutelle is poor man and has family
to support. There is no evidence on record
which can prove that he is, or has been, a
saloon keeper. He did give away one
drink of liquor as he admits.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1895-12-13

The annual meeting of the Vermont
Sugar Makers association will be held at
Montpelier Jan. % and %.
Trinity church of Rutland has extended
a call to Rev. George Alexander Strong of
the diocese of Massachusetts.
A syndicate from Burlington, headed by
F. G. Kennedy, have decided to build an
electric road at st. Johnsbury and to have
it in operation by next June.
The Vermont Chemical company has
found that an excellent cement is produced
by mixing mari from its deposits at Sutton
with pure clay and fusing the mixture.
William Lathrop of Bristol shot one of
those nearly extinct animals, the fisher
marten, last Friday near Gilmore's pond
on South mountain. This is the second
one OF these animals that has been shot in
this town within few weeks.
Two small children, one of Mr.. and Mrs
Henry Rockaway, the other of Mr.. and
Mrs. VIM. Reed of Hartford are lying dan.
gerously i'll, the result of eating paris green.
They wandered into the woods a few days
ago, where they partook of the poison and
were found lying on the ground suffering
intensely.
Hon. Edward II. Sturtevant, the Repub-
lican mayor-elect OF franklin, N. H., is a
native of CraftsbuIy. He has been a resi-
dent of Franklin since 1873, where he is an
active and influential business citizen. He
was a member of the legislature in 1898 and
1894
The oldest veteran of the Vermont
Grand Army is Loren w. Young, who
celebrated his ODD birthday anniversary at
st. Johnsbury Sunday. Mr.. Young en-
listed at the age of So in company d of
the First Vermont cavalry, giving his age
to the examining surgeon as A.
The village of Waterbury at a special
meeting Monday voted to put in a system
of water works and adopted a resolution
calling for 20-year bond issue of $40, 1000
and exigency fund of $4,000, payable on
or before two years, all of the loan to be
taken by the National Life Insurance com
pany at four per cent The cost of the
system will not exceed $4,000.
A Washington despatch states: Judge
Powers of Vermont will introduce bill in
the House authorizing an expenditure of
$75, 900 for the repair of the public build
ing at st. Adams. The work is so imper-
alive that he will urge the committee on
public buildings, as soon as appointed, to
make prompt report, and will then try
to secure its early consideration by unani-
nous consent.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1895-12-13

1t is well for those
approaching the
time to write Mrs.
Pinkham, at Lynn,
Mass and
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1895-12-13
Foul Play Suspected.

Found Near Bennington with His
Skull Fractured.
The body of w. P. Edwards, a wealthy
farmer, residing at Preston Hollow, near
Bennington, was found beside the roadside
half mile from the village, Saturday even
ing. His team was about mile away
Friday night he is known to have had
5000 in his possession, but it was not in
the pockets when the body was discovered
Edwards's skull had been fractured, and
whether he fell from the wagon or was
murdered is a matter of conjecture. Two
young men who were with him and who
saw him have the money are suspected
but no arrests have been made. Mr.. Ed
wards was about 40, and is survived by a
wife and two children.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1895-12-13
BOSTON g MAINE RAILROAD.

ON and after Sept. 80, 1895, trains on this road
~ VIII leave Brattleboro for all points north at
ll:lO A. NJ, 2:l0, 5:45 and 1910 p. NJ
The ll:lO A NJ. train is m all trai for Montpelier
St Adams, Rutland, Burlington, Montreal and
the Passumpsic road.
The 2:10 p. NJ, train Is the Montreal and NeU,
York da, express.
The 5;45 P. NJ. train is mail train for White River
Junction and Rutland.
The 1910 p. N. train is express for Montreal
Sherbrook and Quebec, with sleeping cars al .
tached. This train runs daily Sundays to Mon.
treal only.
Going south trains arrive In Brattleboro from
Bellows Falls and points north at 5:3i A. NJ might
expressl, 9:25 A. NJ, (maiD, 2l3P. NJ, mail 1857
P. N; (Montrea and New York day express).
All trains make close connections with Boston
Albany road both east and west Of Springfield
d. j. FLANDERS, Gen Pass gr Ag't.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1895-12-13

Nor shall your glory be forgot
While fame her record keeps,
Or honor points the hallOwed spot
Where valor proudly sleeps, -
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1895-12-13
A Centenarian Who Was Born In Brad
ford.

Mrs. Lydia o. Tenney, who was born in
Bradford, celebrated her Tooth birthday
anniversary Sunday at Concord n. H..
She is in good health, with all her faculties
unimpaired, and appears to be not over
10 years old. She is regular reader of
the daily papers and takes great interest
in current events. She is the last of a
family of ten children, and has survived all
of her nine children with the exception of
Daniel c. Tenney, a prosperous farmer of
Concord, now in his 10Th year.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1895-12-13

C. NJ. Winslow of the cattle commission
has recently been investigating the herd of
Jerseys on n. B. Powers's farm at Bran
don and has found the cattle to be in ter
ribly diseased condition. Tests made by
Veterinary Phillipson showed 40 head,
among which were 26 COWS so infected
with tuberculosis that they were condemnn-
ed and slaughtered. Mr.. Powers states
that he shall have the herd on his farm al
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1895-12-13
The TURN OF LIFE.
WOMAN'S CRITICAL PERIOD
Contemplated with Less Fear than
of Old.
ESPECIAL To Our LADY REApERs.)

There is no period in womans earthly
career which she approaches with so
much anxiety as the Z" change of life
Yet during the past twenty years women
have learned much from a woman.
1t is safe to say that women who pre-
pare themselves for the eventful period
pass through it much easier than in the
past.
There is but one course to pursue
Lydia E. Pnkhanfs Vegetable Com.
pound should be used in time to subdue
the nervous complications, and prepare
the system for the change.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1895-12-13
Railroads.
CENTRAL VERMONT RAILROAD
New London Division.
Taking effect Dec. s, 1895.

GOING SOUTH.
Trains leave Brattleboro as follows:
5;3l TOR Springfield and New York
$40 A. NJ, for MIilers Falls Palmer and New Lon.
don, Connecting at Millers rails with rltcn.
burg X. r.. at Palmer with Boston & Albany
at Wtllimantic with New En- yland r. r.
at New London with n. Y N H & H. r. r.
9:25 A. for Springfield and New York
lO;oO A. NJ, for Mlllers Falls and stations on Fitch
burg X e. Palmer and stations ON Boston &
Albany r R., and for New London.
=; 3 ~, mail train for Springfield
~ P NJ, Tor Millers Falls and stations on Fitch
burg K r., Palmer and New London and New
York via Norwich Line.
4:S1 P. NJ, for Springfield and New York
GOING NORTH.
Trains arrive at Brattleboro as follows:
10 20 a, NJ from New York via Norwich Line New
London, Palmer and Millers Falls
llt6A NJ, from Springfield.
Falls
2:06 from Springfield and New York.
$40 p, NJ, from New York and Springfield
$40 P N. from New London, Palmer and Miller
Falls, Subject TO change without notice0
10 O6 p NJ. from New YORK and Springfield
ES- Subject 10 change without no tice.
ID. MACkkNZlE, Supt., New London.
s. w. CUMMINGS, G. p. A, St. Adams
j. A. SOUTHARD, D. p. A., New London
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1895-12-13
Board for the Winter.

WILL BOARD two people occupying the
W same room, an elderly couple preferred
Tor th- winter at reasonable price, with pleas.
ant front room one-half mile from church. post
GOOGENONGH, West Brattleboro 42-tf
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1895-12-13
Grave Robbery
Dartmouth Medical students Blamed
for Stealing the BODY of Joseph MUIR
dock of Norwich.

Dartmouth Medical students Blamed
for Stealing the BODY of Joseph MUIR
dock of Norwich.
The people of Norwich and vicinity are
greatly exercised over a bold grave rob
berry. The day before Thanksgiving Jo-
seph Murdoch hanged himself to a tree
near his home. He was a wel-known
farmer. The funeral was held Saturday,
the body was placed in a tomb and buried
the following Monday. The relatives of
the dead visited the grave Sunday. Tracks
in the snow showed that something was
wrong, and the matter was reported to the
selectmen, who ordered the grave to be
opened. The box and coffin were found
smashed and the body was gone. Further
investigation shows that the body was
dragged through the cemetery, thrown
over the fence and dragged across pastures.
over stone walls and barbed wire fences,
until the main road half a mile distant was
reached, where wagon was in waiting.
The people lay the blame to Dartmouth
medical students, but probably this is I'M
deserved, as the school term is closed and
but few medical students are in town.
John Davis of Bennington has record
OF Z0l foxes Killed by MIN since ne began
hunting, TO say nothing of smaller game.
Every one of the foxes was shot. He has
also killed three bears.
Adeline Clafllin. 40, Brookfield town
charge, was found dead Sunday with her
head in a brook and the ice frozen about
her neck and shoulders. She was climbing
over a fence, fell and broke her leg, Her
head stuck in the stream and she drowned
in six inches of water. 1t was two days
before she was discovered.
John H. Converse, of whose splendid
and well-directed munificence Burlington
has substantial evidence, has just COM
pleted a handsome mission hospital at
Miraj, India, at a cost of about $4,000.
Mr.. Converse became interested in the mis-
sion during his travels in the East and the
new hospital is a token of his sympathy in
the work it is doing.
Norman w. Puffer of Bennington is a
candidate for department commander of
the Vermont Grand Army. He served in
Company L of the 10th Vermont regiment
and since the war has manufactured knit
goods at Bennington. He is a prominent
Odd Fellow, being past commander of the
Vermont Patriarchs Militant. He will re-
ceive the unanimous support of the Ben
nington Grand Army men.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1895-12-13

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