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Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1895-07-19
DIR. HoLToN's SERVICES.
The Development shown by "Lookinp
Backward" over the Past % Years


DR.. Holton's positive declnation to ac.
cept a reelection to the school board Tues.
day evening was a surprise, and his action
is a source of general regret. His service
for the schools has covered a period of %
years He was first elected a member of
the committee in 1869. Sometime in the
early seventies he declined reelection for
year or two, but was soon returned to the
board, where he has ever since remained.
Since S. NJ. Waite went away in 1850 he
has been chairman of the committee. The
changes which have taken place in our
schools during the time covered by Dr.
Holton's service are very great and he has
been a leading factor in bringing them
about. Twenty-Five years ago the number
of teachers employed was only ii and the
number of pupils was about $50 includ-
ing all the Roman Catholic children. The
schools were loosely graded and consisted
only of the several primaries, with the
Grammar and High school grades taught
in the central building. Today "a teachers
are employed and the number of pupils is
700, not including 1870 or 40 in the paro-
chial school. The system of grading is as
complete as to be found in the best schools
anywhere. SO far as the two central build
ings are concerned-the new High school
building and the Canal street bni ldng-
the equipment Ter. Sp9thinGGf 20 be Dr.
I she. e-f1sSM
Progress in meth, 5 has pace ~ it'll
the growth in numbefs and material facili-
ties. The great awakening in public
school methods came in the years from
1876 to 1850, when the work Of Col. F.
w. Parker as superintendent of schools at
Quincy, Mass, began to come into promi-
nence, and the Quincy method" of OBJ
ject teaching was the one topic in educa-
tional circles The Brattleboro school
board and school teachers were not behind
the times in their interest and apprecia-
ton of this development. Some OF the
teachers studied the system at its home
and in due time it was incorporated as a
principle of the Brattleboro school work.
Col. Parker's fundamental idea has grown
and expanded, but it was this which has
led up to or developed into the "correla-
ton of school studies alluded to in the
committees report for the current year.
and which means, in brief, the system un-
der which each child accomplishes in one
yea what formerly required twice the
time, and does it with far less fret and
nervous strain than by the old way.
In many minor ways the standard of the
schools has been steadily advanced until it
is no boast to say that their results com
pare with the best of our New England
schools. No one will dispute that DIR. Hol-
ton has given his full share of personal
zee to the work wI''~'--"is development
Nv O' said to ber1 labor of
~ good. There iAeoth-
~ ing else as good. No
~ remedy yet produced can
show such results. A broad state
ent to make, but the testimony is
to prove it.
GEO. G.. SMITH, 4
South Londonderry, VT,
i ieeeHURICENE. :
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1895-07-19
WEI sAXTONs RIVER.

DR.. GeorP Eappy Pettingiu is VISITING friepds
Brown I'm ssacbusotts
more recen W.. D., 49,, ,,, r
department "iCei oeu anu on nf HSI vi
Philadelphia nid T19o, arc suo''' Vi "i anu
medicine witt mann C0IeS'
Philadelphia. enry Lake ana tamlly OF keene,
J. Henry Ric,ill spend their vacation with his
family took pasi orotner ana sister OF TINS VII
inst. for short IT many 1rlehds DID them well
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1895-07-19

Hoods Pills cure liver ills, biiiousness, in.
digestion, headache. pleasant laxative. All
druggists.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1895-07-19

Redding's Russia save began its good work in
America ninety years ago No other salve has so
long record. 1t has never failed to soothe, heal
and cure burns, scalds, sores and skin diseases
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1895-07-19

Rev. &. IL. DeBevoise, pastor of the
Second Congregational church of Keene,
has resigned to take a needed rest. He
has been in charge of the church 10 years.
An injunction has been placed on the
Fitzwilliam savings bank restraining it
from receiving deposits or paying out more
than % per cent of the amount credited to
any customer.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1895-07-19

Catarrh starts in the nasal passages, affecting
ey es, ears and throat, and is in fact, the great
enemy of the mucous membrane. Neglected
colds in the head almost invariably precede ca.
tarrh, causing an excessive flow of mucous and
" the mucous discharge becomes interrupted
the disagreeable results Of catarrh will follow,
such as bad breath, severe pain across forehead
and about the eyes, roaring and buzzing sound
in the ears and sometimes a very offensive dis.
charge. Ely's Cream Balm is the acknowledged
cure for these troubles.
-. Prompt relief in sick headache dizziness, nau.
" constipation, pain in the side, guaranteed to
Sc using Carter's Little Liver Pills. One a
e. Small price. Small dose. Small pill.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1895-07-19

4, zee OF the ladies' society of the
n Gil, ional church have taken vigor-
. MI SLieuy o'and the cleaning of the audience
O0"H 'nis week. vestries and of some needed
Summer guest
@. ii. Learnard' rdov ovorino tboro ,vos q union
MRS j.. u. Wat the Congregational church of
riOusly ill seve,oung peoples societies of Chris
ing. ,deayori Next Sunday evening
Mrs. Harrill be a union meeting of the socie-
New Haven, he Baptist vestry.
rlshs' Grout, Miss Alice Spaulding, Mrs.
Mrs. j. p. TIavs and Rev. Geo. f. Chaplin
T., is with her congregational church attended
a few weeks. Christian EndeavOr convention.
Mrs. G. W. Clence of the pastor the cOngrega,
at Hightstown Njoined in the services Sunday at
weeks visit witt church.
Mr. and Mrs. River lodge, No. 49, and Crystal
Mass, are spend 10, l. o. o. F., will hold dedi-
Stetson's parentscises at Odd Fellows hall next
Scott. ming at p NJ. An address will
The family of r. by Rev. A. j. Hough, poet
Carrie Drought : the grand lodge of Vermont
Niles's to spend are cordially invited to attend
expected later. -
Rev. Geo. F. BeAMBRIDGEPoRT
church at Reed Hber of Springfield, Mass, is
p. NJ, beginning wit for few days
ara invited to bring GWilliamson and Mrs Han
Mrs. Albert Wordtended the convention in
Boston have arrived aek.
tage, to spend the Richardson and daughter of
season with Mrs. Wo-, have been visiting Mrs.
r.. Starr. er, Mrs. Chaplin
Keene, N. H.,
lace, is spend
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1895-07-19
70, 1895.
AMONG The BIKBRS.
ans for Local Road Race---Pros-
pects for the Raoe Meet August 20.

ans Tor Local ROAD Hace---PrOs-
| poets for the Race Meet August 40.
br The Wheel club contemplates road
l ace some time within the next two weeks
no bring out some of the racing talent To-
eally. The course, though not definitely
decided upon, will probably be five or six
'uile ride with the start and finish in front
# the town hall. A competent committee
will be chosen to handicap the event and a
number of the local riders have already
.signified their intention of entering. The
course decided on and list of the prizes
will be published in The Phoenix, and it is
hoped that all local riders will start and
make this race a success.
Nat Butler secured the two mile national
championship at the l.. A. W. meet at AS
bury Park last week, defeating the best
men of both class A and b. Tom Butler
also rode well, showing that he easily
ranks as one of the fastest class A men in
the country.
Already inquiries begin TO come in to the
club for entry blanks for the races Aug. 20
Letters have been received this week from
Manchester, n. H., Hartford Conn,
Brooklyn, New York and Rutland. This
is very gratifying to the managers, as they
have as yet placed no advertising matter
except the notices given by the cycle papers.
The management are in communication
with John S. johnson, the "White flyer"
IN res'A 1io his riding an exhibition mile !
at the tournament.
The much talked of question concerning
IS b or professionalism was practically
ed at Asbury Park last week. None
class men have jumped to profess
ism as yet and advices received from
\ Goodman, the manager of all the
racing teams, states that all these
Ill remain in class b this year. This
ne question OF running professional
Il. :" and the committees will pro-
the list of races as originally out
lie prize committee will undoubt-
H2ete their labOrs next week and
EOlanks will be out few DAYS
,ESfs Cycle club notes in the Bos-
E:2of last Sunday contained this
y arge number of the members
Brattleboro, VT, Aug. 20 to
- ermont Wheel club races"
the largest and most active |
ayce clubs of Boston and ar
NJ Pill be made to entertain the |
Abs, the last years champion, |
4 pack this week and, although !
lining, he still retains his old |
fol sS=Elat won him so many races !
4 po<1l.sss injured knee is slowly i'm
-, expects to 90 into active
cIIIT,--1,-Ake part in the races Aug.
Z and get rid Of the''e'ric Acid r.
in your blood. Then, 49,
and not before, will ~ fCJ
! you find relief. AhN
1t never dis OWJ .
( 1t is ~ oNO9 mt
oONlO " FIFTY CENTS.
n NOX ~ ALL DRUGGISTS.
4 ~ Look out for the ira
4 ~ mark blown in the bott
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1895-03-23

Nebraska Editor In q Nebraska
town, the name Of which cuts no figure
at present, there dwells q man who has
long held that he could edit an ordinary
paper successfully and not devote more
than an hour day to the work. ut is
nothing" he has been accustomed to
say, ito write q column or two Of com
ments upon the events Of the day." Not
long ago the editor of one of the papers
in that town was called away for a week,
and the man who knew il all was per
suaded to take charge Of the editorial
columns during his absence. On the
tirst day this man did very well; he
dashed of column and half without
trouble. On the second day he perspir-
ed freely although the room was cold,
before he got the work done; on the
third day he walked the floor and pulled
his whiskers out by the handful, and on
the next he wrote about half column
and nearly broke a bloodvessel In the
effort. On the two succeeding days he
used the scissors exclusively, and said
that he wouldn't be an editor for all the
wealth of the Indies. There are plenty
of men who think that they could edit
papers while doing in hammock, and
they ought 10 be given the opportunity.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1895-03-23
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Postal Telegraph.

1t was reported yesterday that the
Postal Telegraph Company will extend
it's line to Deadwood and the Black
Hills town. Ifthe report is correct and
officials os tho company have been here
and reported favorably on the business
outlook, the Western Union will have
hard competitor to down. Ever since
the Hills were well settled the Western
Union has had q monopoly Of the tele-
graph business, and has been able TO
dictate terms to the merchants and
others who have had to use the wires
With the advent Ct the Postal Telegraph
business men will have . competition
for their messages. The company is
now operating as fer west on the Burl-
inHton as Lincoln. and IL the present
plans mature will be here in the near
future, Pioneer, '
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1895-03-23
DESERVED OFFICIAL RECOGNITION
The Government Examination of Baking
Powders Royal Officially
Reported Pure.


The report of the Government anal
ysts, as made public from time to time in
the official reports, form useful subjects
for study. great deal of attention is
deyoted to the examination of baking
powders
A large number of these articles have
been snalyzed, the samples been COL
lected from dealers in all sections. The
impurities found were principally alum
and lime, both unwholesome. The alum
is used in place Of cream Of tartar be-
canse of its low cost. The lime was
present from the use Of improperly re-
fined cream of tartar.
The analysts found and reported the
Royal Baking Powder to be pure, free
from lime, alum and phosphate acid,
and of high leavening strength. A COM
plete analysis would undoubtedly have
.ks-~-> I--I;-c rowda~ awcent the
Royal entirely free from some of these
Objectionable ingredients. This, we
presume, accounts for the lack Of leaven
ing power in the other powders, as some
times complained of by the cook, and
for the bitter taste 80 frequently found
in the biscuits.
This official recognition of the purity
and value Of the Royal Baking Powder
will add to the already wide popularity
of that article, and deservedly so.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1895-03-23
Don't Mention It.

No. don't make any mention Of ii
whatever. Wait until all arrangements,
and preliminary preparations have been
fully perfected, when You ma, proceed
to give your readers full account Of it.
That is the sum and size Of it when q
CHRONICLE reporter seeks to obtain in
formation concerning the numerous
embryotic mining enterprises in course
Of quiet development in this locality
Wherever he may chance to go. .ie runs
square up against hen serenely sitting
upon the golden egg of expectation,
environed by bevy of soliritous promo
tors anxiously awaiting successful incu
baton. In many instances the situation
Is propitious as indicated by the tenn
perature of the egg. and the further
gratifying fact that it is already pipped
In other cases the egg is found TO be
comparatively cold, but be that as it
may, the reporter is invariably request
ed 10 lie low and say nothing about the
enterprise until the chick Of chance has
s3iscavded his prenatal environments
and has ACQUIRED sufficient strength and
vitality to warrant protracted existence.
Ii Is useless precaution to warn per-
son against the publication Of news.
concerning which he knows nothing. 1t
is sufficiently annoying to be refused
when Information is solicited,
but it becomes fairly provoking after
being thus refused, to be deliberately
requested to refrain from publishing j..
That there are number of well mean
ing hens anxiOusly and earnestly en-
gaged in the effort to raise the temper
ature Of the egg Of hope to the point of
incubation, is beyond all question Of
doubt, but for reasons above stated the
readers oflhe CHRoSIcLE, like the writer,
must await the final elimination before
being placed in possession of particulars
which are freely promised, and which,
when obtained, will promptly appear in
our news columns. In the mean time
We can only possess our souls with pa
tience and await the issue of future
events.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1895-03-23

An exchange knocked the black out
Of the target of truth when it fired the
following well directed shot: when
ever you hear of a man finding fault
with his local paper open it and ten to
one he has no advertisement in it; FIVE
to one he never gives it job ofprinting
to do; three to one he doesp't take the
par er two to one if he is subscriber
he is delinquent. Even odds he never
does anything in any way that will as
sist tie publisher to run good paper,
and forty to one If the paper Is good and
full Of life. he is the most eager to see
the paper when it comes out, if he can
borrow one"
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1895-03-23
Mining Items.

officials connected with the Elkhorn
company are said to DO negotiating the
purchase of the Spokane mine, In which
event a smelter will be erected.
The 2OOth regular monthly dividend
has just been declared by the Home
stake Mining company. aggregating $751;
ESQ. making . grand total to date Of
IS. a3l $50.
The Lucky Cnss. gold property OF
good repute at Teepee gulch, near Key
stone. which was probably named in
honor of its heroic discoverer, having
passed into the possession Of Chicago
snd s.. Louis capitalists, bids fair to soon
become the scene Of important opera.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1895-03-23
John Steele, populariy known as Coz,


John Steele, popuiarly known as Goa;
Oil JOHNNY, whose unprece Tented record
as spendthrft was prominent theme
ofdiscussion in the east away back in
the sixties, is now quietly located 1T
Ashland, Nebraska, where ne is living
with his son. He has neither the means
or disposition to scatter the chink," as
he once did. but is quite satisfied in his
old age to lead a quiet life, intent with
the few thousand saved from the wreck
ofa fortune amounting to nearly two
million dollars, which. under his system
Of financial management, melted away
like frost beneath the rays of the morn
ing sun,
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1895-03-23

The whereabouts of Taylor, South
Dakota's defauting ex-treasurer, re
mains matter Of conjecture. The
steamer OlIve,te, which arrived at Port
Tampa from Havana on the 18th inst,
to which Taylor was said to have been
transferred after his reported arrest at
Vera Cruz, Mexico, was searched in
vain for his presence, and indications
now point to the probable fact that the
whole affair is lamentable fale. The
question, where is waddling Willie p? is
evidently still in order.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1895-03-23

Elsewhere in this issue appears a
notice from the board Of county CON-
missioners calling for bids from the
various newspapers Of the county for
the publication of their proceedings, the
object being to reduce the expense of
publishing such proceedings by confin-
ing their publication to one newspaper
in the county instead of three, as the
law plainly provides The law provid-
ing for the publication Of the proceed
ings Of the commissioners in the various
counties of the state ia as follows:
LAWS 1887 That Section 81, Chapter
Il, Of the Political Code OF the L rritory.
be and hereby is amended To read as
follows, tC-wit: 1T shall be the duty of
the Board of County Commissioners OF
the several counties of this Territory, To
cause TO be published in three news.
papers printed in their respective coun.
ties, or IN case there shall not be three
newspapers printed within the county
eligible to make such publication, then
in as many papers as the shall be,
80 eligible, a full and complete report Of
all their proceedings at each regular and
special meeting, such proceedings to be
so published as soon after any meeting
as practicable. And the Board Of Coun-
ty Commissioners shall pay at the rate
OF twenty-five cents per square Of twelve
lines Of solid BREWER type, or its equiva-
lent, TO each newspaper designated TO
publish such proceedings, which shall
file or cause to be filed, with the County
Clerk or Auditor, an affidavit Of publica-
ton, executed in proper form, provided
that not more than two newspapers in
any congressional township shall be so
designated And when there are but
two newspapers in county and both
are in the same congressional township,
the Commissioners shall designate but
one OF such papers. And provided,
further, that in case there shall be no
newspaper published in their respective
counties, then the Board Of County Com
missioners shall cause such proceedings
to be published by such newspaper in
the Territory "a shall be printed nearest
the county seat Of their respective coun
ties, and shall also cause such report to
be posted in three public places within
their respective counties, one Of which
places shall be the Office Of the County
Clerk.
The change contemplated by the com
missioners is not only in open violation
Of the law, as applied to Custer county,
but in its adoption the primary object
sought TO be gained by its passage, that
Of giving wider publicity to such pro
ce, dings is obviously defeated. Under
a previous law the proceedings were
only required to be published in one
paper In each county, but with view
to giving them more extended publicity,
tie law was amended maSing it the duty
OF the board to publish in three papers.
and reducing the rate TO % cents per
square.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1895-03-23

A very high compliment was paid to
the press by w. W. Erwin, the celebrat
ed Minneapolis criminal lawyer, when
he said the conviction of Harry Hay
ward was due to the newspap pers. The
assertion, coming, as it does, from the
lips of man ofsuch unquestioned judg-
ment and penetration, can scarcely fail
to elevate the moral standard of the
press in all law abiding communities.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1895-03-23

Grover Cleveland celebrated the 5Sth
anniversary of his birth last Monday,
but as it is not in evidence that any one
else took part in the festivities, it is
presumed that he imbibed his hot stuff
in a quiet way direct from the neck of a
bottle without regard for the usual
formally of a glass.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1895-03-23

An exchange remarks that the man
who gets the fewest letters complains
the most of the management ofthe post
office; the man who complains the most
of the preacher, pays the preacher the
least the man who complains the most
of his neighbor is the meanest neighbor,
and the man who has the least sense is
the most conceited. and it may also be
added that the man who borrows his
neighbours newspaper has the most fault
TO find with the way it is run.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1895-03-23

The Nebraska Legislature has passed
law making dogs personal property, the
stealing of which. or taking with intent
to steal, is larceny under the law, and
punishable as in other cases of larceny
under the laws Of the state. 1t is pro-
vided however, that any dog running ut
large without sufficient collar and tag
thereon for period of ten days in any
city, town or village, shall be declared a
nuisance and the proper officers may
destroy the same.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1895-03-23

The appropriation Of the meager sum
of $500 by the legislature for the support
of the state militia, is significant of the
fact tina. the members did not realize
the necessity for its further existence,
but even in the event Of discontilnnug
the organization, they should at least
have appropriated sum sufficient to
cover the expense of transporting the
guns and accoutrements to the capital in
case of disbandinent, which now seems
The broad ax., 1895-12-14

Ratsrsd at Post Office as second-cLdss
o. matter.
The broad ax., 1895-12-14
S. B. NEWMAN.
$40"
OPPOSITE THEATRE.

The large increase in immigra-
ton during the past six months is
worthy of Congressional attention.
1t is a subject that needs legisla-
tion promptly and to the point.
Persons from the Ole World with
bleached characters and un-Ameri-
can instincts should be received
upon our shores with caution. Pro-
tecting the money power with high
tariff laws and leaving our labor
exposed to the influx of cheap
laborers and paupers, will bring US
to a condition of European vassal-
age. Let us protect our own land
from this swarm of pests before it is
too late.
The broad ax., 1895-12-14

FoR clothing, furnishing goods,
hats and caps, visit O'Reilly's,
2l0 Main Street.
The broad ax., 1895-12-14
COAL.

The Diamond is twenty-five per
cent. better than any other Coal in
the market.
J. w. WHITEHEAD, Jh., Asr.,
low. Second South.
Telephone COS.
The broad ax., 1895-12-14

JOHN SHERMAN's book should
bear the title of "WIhat / knoW
about Republican Leaders. He
tells few party secrets, and spares
neither the living nor the dead.
The book had such a chilling effect
on some of the former class, that
they have been laid up with severe
colds ever since. We doubt if even
the half has yet been told; but
enough has been said to show that
the Senator is not suffering from
a very high temperature of love for
some of the G. o. p. idols.
The broad ax., 1895-12-14

Tom REED has lost his moustache.
If his strength lies in his hair, like
Samson's of old, his spinal cord
will be ike an empty sausage at
this session, as he is also bald
headed.