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Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1896-07-17
CAMBRIDGEPORT.

D. F. Gushing, jr., of Boston is spend
ing his annual vacation at home.
Mr.. and Mrs. r. n. Marsh were sur
prised last Friday evening upon being
called home from n. II. Pierce's, where
they had been invited to spend the even
ing with other friends, to find house full
of people assembled to celebrate with
them the 18th anniversary of their mar
riage. Refreshments of cake and ice
cream were served and a program of mu-
sic and literary selections with remarks ap-
propriate to the occasion by Rev. Mr..
Goodrich and the expression of good
wishes by all made the occasion a very
pleasant one. Mr.. and Mrs. Marsh were
the recipients of many useful and pretty
presents.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1896-07-17
flat-bottomed ferrvboat. loaded with

A fat-bottomed ferryboat, loaded with
between 40 and so laborers, was crossing
the old river channel at Cleveland last
night when it was capsized. All the men
were thrown into the channel, and between
Is and 20 ware drowned. The accident
was due to panic of the men on board.
The boat was so loaded that the gunwale
was only three inches above the water,
and passing tug made waves which came
into the bow. At once there was rush
to the other side, and the boat went under.
The men were all members of a gang of
ore handlers, and were coming to their
homes.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1896-07-17
A Very wild Flower.

Within garden once there grew
A flower that seemed the very pattern
OF all propriety; none knew
She was at heart a wandering slattern,
The gardener old, with care and pain,
Had trained her up as she should grow
Nor dreamed amid his labor vain
That rank rebellion lurked below.
A name sufficiently high, sounding
He diligently sought for her,
Until he thought that the "Rebounding
Elizabeth" he should prefer
But when grown up the flower began
To show the tastes within her hidden;
At every chance quite wild she ran,
In spite Of being sternly chidden.
They told her beds for flowers were best;
But daily greater grew her failings;
Up TO the fence she boldly pressed,
And stuck her head between the palings.
Then to the street she struggled through
Tearing to rags her silk attire,
And all along the road she grew,
Regardless quite Of dust and mire
You'll find her now by country ways,
A tattered tramp, though comedy yet,
With rosy cheek and saucy gaze,
Aud known to all as Bouncing Bet"
Mildred HotCells in July st. Nicholas
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1896-07-17
A New
Stomach

To make the cure of any disease COM
plete and permanent, the purifying,
nourishing, correcting, and building-up
process must begin and end in the
stomach. 1t is the power producer of
the human system, and by the aid of
Puritana will give healthy Blood, healthy
Liver, healthy Kidneys, healthy Lungs,
healthy Nerves, healthy Brain, and healthy
Skin. Puritana is the prize formula of
Prof. Dixi Crosby, of Dartmouth College.
II you are a sufferer, get OF your druggist this
great disease conquering discovery he price is 81
for the complete consisting one bottle
Of Puritana, one bottle OF Purltana Pills, and one
bottle OF Puritana Tablets, all inclosed in one
package), or write TO the undersigned, and you
will bless the day when you heard OF Puritana-
The Puritana Compound Co., Concord, Nh.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1896-07-17
Rode 10 Miles i'm Two Hours and 40
Minutes,

The best bicycle road race which has
ever been run from here came off yester-
day, and attracted widespread interest here
and at Charlestown and Claremont, the
course being from here to Claremont and
return, 40 miles. There were nine entries,
but only six started. They were Guy Capron
who had 10 minutes handicap, j. c. Den
nison, a. NJ. Grignon, Harry T. Chaplin
and G.. A. Andrews, all Of this village, and
G. A. Lufkin of Alstead. The start was
made at 8 o'clock, and the weather was of
the best, with fairly good road bed. The
winners were Grignon, time prize of val
liable gold watch, time, hours, 20 min
utes, III ads. Dennison, first club
prize of gold medal, time, hours 20
minutes, 1871 seconds; and Andrews, sec
ond club prize of silver club medal, time,
hours, ~ minutes and one-half second.
Capron made the run to ClaremOnt in
hour nnd 20 seconds, but gave up the race
soop. after the turn. Three more turned
the Claremont square in l hour and 20
minutes. The run back to Bellows Falls
was made in l hour and III seconds by
Grignon, and n seconds longer by Den
nison. Dennison punctured a tire mile
and half out of Charlestown and run that
distance on the rim, then took another
wheel, thereby losing considerable time, or
he would have made still better record.
Altogether it proved a very interesting and
successful race, passing off without any
hitch Or unpleasantness of any kind. 1t
was arranged by the Mount Kilburn Wheel
club and the two medals were offered by
the club, they being some which have been
contested for a number of years before,
and beautiful ones. The gold medal was
held last year by E. L. Howard and has
been in use since 1854.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1896-07-17

In 1875 the Big and Little Blue rivers,
tributaries of the Missouri, were crossed at
numerous places by vast bodies of grass
hoppers, which would proceed to the
waters edge and begin jumping in, one
upon another, until they pontoonedsthe
stream, so as to effect crossing. Two of
these mighty hosts met, one moving east
and the other west, on river bluff, and,
both turning their course together down.
ward from perpendicular cliff 80 feet
high, they passed over it in a sheet six or
seven inches thick, causing a roaring noise
like cataract of water. Grasshoppers
have been seen to swim across the Dniester
river in Europe for a stretch of IA miles
in layers more than foot thick.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1896-07-17
STRATTON

Ethel Fairbanks of Hoosick Falls, y.
Y, is with her grandmother, Mrs. S. Ea-
ger.
G.. II. Palmer has so far recovered from
his attack of rheumatism that he returned
to his home in Stephentown, n. Y, on
the 10th.
Mrs A. w. Harrington came home on
Saturday from Readsboro to help care for
her mother, Mrs. F. &. Lackey, who with
F. G.. Lackey, jr., and John Lackey are i'll
with the measles. F. G.. Lackey, jr's.,
baby is sick with pneumonia.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1896-07-17
NORTHFIELD. MASS.
A Charming Outdoor Party.

The lawn party given by the Young
Peoples guild last Tuesday evening was
a success in every particular. The Chinese
bazaar, presided over by Misses Beth and
Ruth Field, was very dainty and attractive.
The homemade candies sold by Misses
Deane, Bemis and Stratton, were more
than delicious. The plum pudding made
and dispensed by MssesJulia and EllaWeb-
ster was "delectable both to behold and
taste" The flower stand contained
as beautiful and fragrant bouquets as one
could WISH sold by little Miss with the
brightest of charming smiles. The Indian
wigwam, which was stolen on the evening
before the glorious Fourth, was in care of
Miss Carrie Russell, who allowed people
to guess who stole it for two cents a guess.
The refreshing lemonade was offered for
sale by "Aunt Samantha in her very best
Sunday gown and smile. In the post-of-
fee were all sorts of letters and things for
the inquirers if there is any thing for
our folks" The postmaster was so af-
fable and sweet that one was tempted TO
say Gnwardly, at leasD "a thing of beau
ty is a Joy forever" And then the bazaar
where the ambrosial tea and chocolate was
served in the daintiest china cups and
saucers by two ladies with such smiling
faces and cordial welco Les that one was
reminded of the nectar of the gods. Not
less attractive was the booth where ice
cream, cake, raspberres and sandwiches
could be obtained. The lawn was very
tastefully trimmed and lighted with Chi
nese lanterns. The Mortified band added
much to the occasion and "all went merry
as a marriage bell" The net receipts
were over $50.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1896-07-17
4 MARKET MANS LUCK
SAVED At THE VERY BRINK
OF The GRAVE.
Made Over New from The Sules q HIs
Feet 10 tho Top Of His Head, By Prof.
Dll CTusby's Prize Formula.

ct vas Sick for nearly two years, SAID
George H. Dunning, Of Faneul Hall
Market, the historic landmark Of Boston.
al was run down, had nervous prostra.
tion, lost ny appetite, could not sleep
without opiates, had little control over
my limbs, was 50 light.headed that was
afraid to walk about alone, could not see
excep, through blur, had a. constant
pain in the pit Of my stomach, and had
abandoned business, pleasure, and, prac.
Itieally. life itself. When the crisis came
Y was out Of my head and my temperature
was up to los degrees. When the neigh.
lbors came to inquire the doctor told them
that was pas, hope. My nurse made
another appointment, as If it was certain
that my death would come in Eve days at
the outside.
=" had one chance In hundred, and |
nook that chance. AL the doctors and
medicines had failed In my case, and I
threw them all over. Itseems as if there
are new kinds Of diseases in these days
of steam and electricity, and new treat.
iments are needed.
"Puritana was Just what / needed.
When got bottle and began using it
found that was being made over new,
Dust as It says, from the soles Of my feet
TO the top Of my head.
SIt stopped that miserable pain at the
pit Of my stomach; it made me eat like
hungry man and sleep like a healthy,
tired man. 1t cleared my head so that !
can now see without glasses and walk
home through the crowded stteSEs~@itb.
out the least danger Of faiashg down SO6er
the horses feet. -.
cit seems god to 1GsSoack to the
maTket agah, and Is<1skes me want to
Mg<,hs/man<x who .discov4 red ,Puritana
TheA Trealise thsi sLGzlsS<h, even better
than was before was Z ken sick. Ny
wife 8 ys that 1t is prspts,eroGs TO Say
that al thing buE.flfIt( INA saved my life,
for 1t a o saved me .fr9h. the danger Of
paralysk gAt thatsshe my friends would
not hay giSsSFwo cents for my chances.
That is Why I do not lose a Chance to
tell abb IT PgIitana; for / believe "a great
many Yes could be saved u people only
k9S% what 1t would do.
Il will never be without Pufliana as
long as I live, and J believe that will be
some time. as am growing younger and
happier every day"
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1896-07-17
The Little Boys Arithmetic.

from New York Sun correspondent
"Father," said thoughtful little boy,
Show many feet has a dog, if we call his
tail .foot?" "Why, five feet, my son."
"No, father, that isn't right" show so,
my SOM" "Why, he would have only four
feet. You see, calling his tail foot doesn't
make it foot"
Calling "a cents 100 cents doesn't make
it dollar
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1896-07-17

Mrs. Minnie Lee Eager and three chill
dren of Pierre, South Dakota, were out
riding Wednesday, when the harness gave
way and all four were thrown out. Mrs.
Eager was bruised about the head and
shoulders and her little girl, two years old,
sustained fracture of one arm.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1896-07-17
Rheumatism and Indigestion,

II have been troubled with rheumatism and
indigestion, and my liver also has caused me a
great deal OF trouble. My food distressed me and
Twas bloated. was treated by physicians but
they did not remove the trouble. began taking
Hoods Sarsaparilla and Hoods Pills and have
not felt as well for years do since taking
these medicines recommend them to anyone
hear complaining. Mrs Hiram Johnson, Char
lotte, Vt.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1896-07-17

representative Of our paper was somewhat
surprised on recent visit TO Saxtons River to
find that the Vermont Academy was such large
institution. The buildings and grounds are beau
tifully situated, and the school ranks in all de.
partments very high, The management of the
academy have issued handsome book descrip-
tive of the school, which they will be glad TO send
free Of charge to any prospective scholars. Write
for one,
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1896-07-17

Mrs. y. P. Wood and Master Philip are
visiting in Bethel, Barnard and Wood
stock (Vt.) for few weeks.
The Young Woman's College con-
ference opened last Friday, July 10, with
the largest attendance in its history. This
is the third year this conference has been
held and it grows in size, interest, and di-
rections of practical Christian work each
year. The speakers thus far have been
Robert f. Speer, DR.. Alexander Mckenzie,
Cambridge, Miss Effie X. Pierce of Chica-
go, Rev. R. A. Torrey, Miss Mccall
and Miss Taylor, New York city, and d.
L, Moody. Mr.. Speer spoke Saturday
evening, Sunday and Monday on the
Necessity and reality of growth in Chris
tian life" He has started for two years
trip of missionary work around the world.
Mr.. Salmon of Yale meets class of per-
sonal workers each day to study the life of
st. Paul. Geo. c. Stebbins has charge of
the singing and the general program is
arranged by Miss Price. A gee club COM
posed Of eight young ladies from Wellesley
are very delightful singers. Nearly 400
young ladies have registered.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1896-07-17

Miss Belden, formerly teacher in the
primary school, is visiting friends here.
Mrs. Nellie Howe (nee WrighD, a for
mer teacher in Mortified seminary, with
her little daughter, is at "The Mortified"
Mr.. C. X. Ober, who owns summer
residence on the mountain near VIM.
De Y Fields,is in town getting his premises
ready for his family, who will arrive next
week.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1896-07-17
FRATERNITIES.
knights of Honor Elect WIndham
County Men.


County Men.
The 18th annual session of the grand
lodge OF Vermont of Knights of Honor
was held in Middlebury las5 week. The
supreme dictator, John Muligan of Yon-
kers, y. Y, was among those present.
Officers were elected as follows: Past
grand dictator, Charles w. Kimball of Put
ney; grand dictator, William Wetherbee Of
St. Johnsbury; grand vice dictator, w. C..
Nye of Barre; grand assistant dictator, Z.
5. Munger of Putney; grand treasurer, A.
L. Pease of Hartford; grand reporter, C..
l.. Piper of Brattleboro; grand chaplain
O. j. Halves of Barre; grand guide,
Thomas Rickaby of ST. Johnsbury; grand
guardian, A. G. Stone of Wallngford;
grand sentinel, r. d. Brown of Jackson
Vile; supreme representatives for two
years, Charles W. Kimball of Putney and
Jake Hyman of Rutland.
The grand lodge will meet next year in
Barre. At the recent session of the SUI
preme lodge in Louisville, KY, a new in
surance schedule was adopted which is ex-
pected to add to the popularity Of the order
and increase its membership. Heretofore
the members, who might join when any
where from Is TO A. years of age, have all
paid the same premium, 81 a month. Ac-
cording to the new schedule the premiums
will be on a scale running from 9S cents to
So per month, according to the age of the
member, who must be between Is and 80
years of age at the time Of taking out the
insurance of the orler. The fraternal and
social side of the order is increasing in in
terest and members report growing de-
votion TO the principles of the fraternity.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1896-07-17
Much in Little

Is especially true of Hoods Pills, for no med-
cine ever contained so great curative power in
so small space. They are a whole medicine
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1896-07-17

The national cantonment of Odd Fell
lows will be held at Buffalo the first week
in August. 1t is expected that Vermont
will be represented by 100 men, and that
they will rendezvous in Rutland before
starting.
The grand lodge of Masons of Vermont
has bought the property at the head of
Church street IN Burlington as site for a
Masonic temple. The sum paid was ST.
800, of which $4,000 was pledged from
the Masonic fund, and $500 was raised by
subscription. The buildings now on the
site will be moved at an early date and the
foundation of the temple will be completed
this fall.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1896-07-17
TOWNSHEND.
VERNON.

West River grange meets next Tuesday
evening.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1896-07-17

Cure

Puritana differs from all other medicines
as day differs from night. 1t cures dis
ease by naturalizing and vitalizing the
Power Producer of the human system.
To any man, woman, or child, who will
take it as directed, it will practically give
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1896-08-21
The Yellow Shirt vs.. sunstroIse.

A hint comes from India, which Is
worth using when the hot summer days
are upon us. Lassitude and loss OF
appetite are among the first evidences
of the effect of the suns heat upon tile
body, and in hot weather many per-
sons who have never had sunstroke
are debilitated by what may fairly be
called sun fatigue, VIII ich, although not
serious, renders work of every kind
more laborious than it would other
wise be- The influence of the sun "a
ries enormously on different individu-
ais, some of whom have to take special
precautions in order to be able to resist
it. A spinal pad is used by soldiers in
many tropical countries. 1t arrests the
light. which often works such injury
but is uncomfortable hot.
According to a royal engineer who is
stationed in India, the boon and bless
ing beyond compare to those who have
to spend part Of their lives under a
tropical sunlight is an orange colored
stairt He declared that he frequently
fell sick after duty in the sun, until
he treated himself as Photographic
sensitive plate, and surrounded his
body with yellow light. All clothing
however thick, allows certain rays to
pass, and although thick clothing would
arrest all the injurious elements OF
sunlight, it would interfere with the
escape of bodily heat. The yellow shirt,
for sensitive people who are much in
hot sunlight, is an excellent protec-
ton only inferior to that simplest and
best of all Indian protectives, a white
umbrella, which has not yet been ac-
climated in this country. -Pittsburg
Dispatch.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1896-08-21
The Worlds Newspapers.

A statistician has learned that the
annual aggregate circulation of the
papers of the world is calculated to be
IL 900, 000,0 900 copies. To grasp any idea
of this magnitude we may state that il
would cover no fewer than 10,45o
square miles of surface; that it is print
ed on 7S1,250 tons of paper and, FUR
Their that it the number az, 900 900 .OO0)
represented, instead of copies, seconds
it would take over 1913 years for them
to elapse In lieu of this arrangement
we might press and pile them vertically
upward to gradually reach our highest
mountains. Topping all these, and
even the highest Alps, the pile would
reach the magnificent altitude of 400
or, in round numbers SEQ miles Cal
cuiating that the average man spends
five .ninutes reading his paper in the
day Ghis is a very low estimate) we
find that the people Of the world alto
gether annually occupy time equivalent
to 100000 years reading the papers. =
Buffalo Commercial
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1896-08-21
THE MAREM NJ y.
Large Tract of InsalubrIous Land Bor
dering on the Mediterranean

Large Tract of Insalubrious Land Bor-
dering on the Mediterranean.
The name of Maremma is given to a
large extent of insalubrious land which
borders the Mediterranean, whether
insalubrious because uncultivated, or
uncultivated because insalubrious is a
problem which has not yet been solved,
says Good Words. Though both mod
ern science and quickened national en-
terprise have of late years been applied
to its solution, the results accomplished
have been unconvincing. The Tuscan
part of the Maremma stretches inland
nearly to Siena; beginning at the north
a few miles from Leghorn, it extende
to the ancient frontier of the pontifcal
states, from whence the same immense
tract of sparsely cultivated and malari-
al territory continues under the name
of the Roman Maremma and Campaigns
to the gates of Rome. There is no hard.
and-fast border line between the
healthy and the unhealthy land but the
Transformation is a gradual one, the
Villages y eCUiHe IdGef, the cultivated
land diminishes, stretches of wood and
bog are more frequent until we no long
er see any houses by the roadside but
only here and there in the distance
some small gray hamlet perched on
the top of rocky hill, like roostine
falcon musng on the chase" On the
hillside near such GASES some field, a
few olive trees and then again begins
the woodland, large forest trees, then
groves of beeches and oaks Topped con-
tinually for frewood, the forest full OF
dangers and alarms, with its ponds and
bogs and labyrinths, hiding place or
anything from a ghost to brigand-
in short, the typical forest of the
Maremma Toward the Mediterranea1
coast the hills become less abrupt and
along the shore and up the broader val
legs which diverge from it stretch i'm
mense extents of undulating grass
lands, seemingly uncultivated but
which really are sown piece by piece in
regular rotation every ten years.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1896-08-21
MET AFTER YEARS.
Curious scenes in London Hotel Be
tween Two Americans.


London Telegraph: There was re-
avenue hotel on Thursday. 1t seems
that party of newly arrived Ameri-
cans, most of them strangers to each
other, We're sitting at luncheon, and
enc of them was with an English
friend, who had called to see him.
The conversation between the two
naturally drifted back to the war time,
and the American, who had been fed
eral, described some Of his adventures,
and how at one place the opposing sol
diers used to work so near each other
in the trenches that they were able to
engage in conversation, and surrep-
titiously exchange tobacco and tea
the Northerners having plenty of the
latter and none of the former, while
the Southerners were in exactly the
opposite condition. But, he continued,
the most curious "swop" he ever made
was a small packet of qninine for a
pound of tobacco, to which the con-
federate added curiously carved
wooden pipe. That pipe he had kept
the tobacco as having saved his life;
for somehow or other his superior Of
ficer had come to know that he pos
sessed a quantity of '.the weed" and
ordered him to report himself concern
ing it. Before he could regain his post
a skirmish occurred, and the man who
was in his very place was killed.
4 @ mr. INT toll nh a pri
can with white hair and beard, who had
been listening to the other with con-
siderable emotion, interrupted with,
Excuse me- though I am stranger
to YOU but didn't that Southerner tell
you that the quinine was for his little
daughter, who was down with fever r
Yes" said the other, *and didn't the
i'll of fever, too, but he would share her
medicine with the other little one, even
without the tobacco?D
why. yes cried the original mar
rator, Il believe he did, and that was
me-
And | was the Southerner," cried the
other, "and here is my daughter, whose
ille YOU HelptG W SdNe, Siiu bSie , Cit
of my grandchildren with her?''
The Englishman who was present
says that there was then such a scene
of handshaking, introductions and con-
gratuiations as must have made people
at the other tables think that the com
pany must have been visitors from Bed
lam. The Northerner had also daugh-
ter with him, who is a widow, and the
embrace of the two women who had
never seen each other before, but whose
early lives had SO closely touched, was
peculiarly affecting.
And to think we should meet each
other so far from home, and in Eng
land, too exclaimed one.
God bless England for it, say L. re-
piled the other.