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Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1896-05-01
Vermont Spring Company.
NEWFANE, VT.

THIS water has a decided effect in relieving the
i system Of all impurities Of the blood, such as
Scroiula, salt Rheum Eczema, all Erui tons of
the skin, Uric Acid, etc. 1t is almost a specific
in chronic Rheum ltsn, Diabetes Brights Dis
Many Of the above diseases have been cured by
freely using these waters as numerous people
will testify. GEO. II. PAYNE, NJ. D.,
Boston, Mass, May 9, 1895.
Wholesale price, quarts, Sl5O dozen; pints,
81 per dozen. Address, VERMONT SPRING Co,
Newfane Vt
The following is a statement from one of the
trustees Of the Windham County Savings Bank
Brookline, Vt, June %, 1899.
have read the card of the Vermont Mineral
Spring Co. and the letter printed thereon from
Geo. II. Payne, NJ. d., in May 9. 1895. and can
state that | have known most of the diseases
therein mentioned to have been cured by the
water. When was a boy my mother, Sarah
Blander Stebbins had swollen ankles and sores
on them, and she sent me after some of the Yer.
mont Mineral Spring water, and she drank and
bathed in the water and was entirely cured by
its use.
one time when l was going there after the
water | saw man drinking and turning the
water on his skim he was IN deplorable CON
dtiOn suffering with salt Theum. saw him not
long afterwards and his skin was as smooth as
healthy child's and he told me he was cured solely
by the use of the water have lived in Brook
line "A greater part Of my life and am brother of
Deacon C. Q Stebbins, Townshend Vt, who has
used the water for years for kidney trouble.
am seventy years old. JOHN b. STEBBINS.
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Railroads.
CENTRAL VERMONT RAILROAD
New London Division.

Taking effect Dec %, 1895
GOING SOUTH
Trains leave Brattleboro as follows:
5:3l }. NJ, for Springfield and New York.
$40 A NJ, for Mlllers Falls Palmer and New Lon
don. Connecting at Millers Falls with r1tcn.
burg r. R., at Palmer with Boston & Albany
r. r., at Willimantic with New England r. r.,
at New London with N. Y, n. II. & IL. r. R.
9:25 A. H., for Springfield and New York
1890 A. NJ, for Millers Falls and stations Fitch.
burg r. r., Palmer and stations on Boston &
Albany r. R., and for New London.
2:l3 p. NJ, mail train for Springfield.
1925 p NJ. for Millers Falls and stations on Fitch.
burg r. R., Palmer and New London and New
York via Norwich Line
437 P. NJ, for Springfield and New York.
GOING NORTH.
Trains arrive at Brattleboro as follows:
1925 A. NJ, from New York via Norwich Line New
London, Palmer and Millers Falls.
1i:08 A. NJ, from Springfield.
1905 p. NJ, from New London, Palmer and Millers
Falls.
2O6 from Springfield and New York
$40 p. NJ, from New York and Springfield.
$40 p NJ, from New London, Palmer and Miller
Falls.
1905 p. NJ, from New York and Springfield
taS- Subject to change without notice.
ID. MACKENZIE, Supt, New London.
s. W. CUMMINGS, g. p. A., st. Adams.
]. A. SOUTHARD, ID. p. A., New London.
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AUCTION.
JANUARY /, 1896.

Valuable Real Estate and Personal
Property by Auction at West Ches-
terrified, n. H., on Wednesday, May
&, Commencing Promptly at 8 O'Clock
A., M.
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Athletics
II Appreciate

the benefits to be derived from
Bovinine. A well-known cham
pion bicyclist heartily commends
it. Fred Titus, of the Spaulding
Racing Team says, al have been
taking Bovinine while training,
am surprised at the strength and
renewed vigor I derived from its
use. 1t is grand to take after
hard riding, as it very soon re-
stores the life you lose at such
times"
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1896-05-01
BOvinine

is strictly and solely a food
stimulant, prepared by special
cold process from lean, raw beef.
Its great blood and flesh creating
qualities combined with the ease
with which it is digested, makes
it invaluable as a restorer of
depleted tissues, and as trength-
maintainer in all cases of exhaus-
ton, whether caused by disease
or over-exertion. All Druggists
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1896-05-01

The William l.. Clcgg farm formerly known
as the s. II Randall farm. one Of the best in
western New Hampshire containing 1876 acres
This farm Is beautifully located overlooking the
Connecticut river valley and aifording fine view
Of the Green Mountains on the west This is one
OF the finest places IN all New England for a sum
mer home, being only sX miles from Brattleboro,
VT, and near school, post Office, church, stores
and mills. one must See the plac and get a
glimpse Of the fine view to he had before il can be
appreciated.
them being intended for farm help. The larger
one, which was built by Mr. Randall is one of the
most convenient and hest furnished houses in the
state. The other buildings comprise a large barn
for cattle, horse barn carriage house, ice house
and other out buildings The land is very pro
ductive and there is on the farm good sugar
orchard and a timber lot Of seven or eight acres
FURNlTU RE.-TheTe will be included in the
sale all the furniture in the house including nice
parlor suits chamber suits, Hallett x Davis pi-
ano as good as new. dining room furniture crock.
cry china, table linen and silver, beautiful pict-
ures, a great variety Of books, carpets, bedding.
blankets curtains. kitchen ware and housek eeu-
ing goods Of every kind
LIVE STOCK AND FARMING TOOIS-There
are upon the farm ~ cows IL 2.year. old and
yearng heif@rs, and farming tools IN variety, in-
GLIDING wagoHs. seighs moving machine, plows,
harrows small tools and sugar utensils
People should bear in mind that this is a kind
OF property not ordinarily disposed of at public
auction and therefore very difficult to describe
adequately. and the public is cordially invited TO
call and look at the real estate and also inspect
the furniture, crockery, sverware. etc. before
the sale. Mrs Clegg will gladly show the proper
~, or information can be had by calling or ad-
dressing Capt. Ii. G. Streeter, Brattleboro, VT
{. 7, Gibson or Mrs. Ellen c. ClegR, West Ches
terrified, n H.
Both Mr.. Gibson and Mr. Streeter will be on the
premises the day previous to the sale where they
will be glad to show the property and give any
| information desired.
MRS. ELLEN c. CLEGG.
G. Z. gibson. Auctioneer
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BOSTON & MAINE RAILROAD.

ON and after Sept. 80, 1895, trains on this road
Owi leave Brattleboro for all points north al
11:10A. NJ, ESQ 5:45 and 1910 p. N.
The 1910 A. NJ. train is mail train for Montpelier
St. Adams, Rutland, Burlington, Montreal aud
the Passumpsic road
The 2;10 P, NJ. train is the Montreal and New
York day express.
The 5:45 p NJ. train is mail train for White River
Junction and Rutland.
The 1910 p. NJ train is express for Montreal,
Sherbrook and Quebec, with sleeping cars at
tached. THIS train runs daily Sundays TO Mon
treal only
Going south trains arrive In Brattleboro from
Bellows Falls and points north at 5:31 A. NJ might
eXpressl, 9:25 A. NJ. (maiD 2:l3 p. N. (maiD, Asa
p. NJ (hontreal and New York day eXpress)
All trains make close connections with Boston
& Albany road both east and west of Springfield
ID. j. FLANDERS Gen1 Ticket Ag't
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F.. & NJ. E..
Fresh, Sailed
and Smoked Meats.

We are making an extra effort
to supply our customers with
meat. We have put on another
cart, endeavoring to cover as
much of the village as possible
in season for dinner. Those
that we cannot reach in time will
confer favor by giving order to
our regular grocery teams. We
will serve you promptly and
you can be assured of getting
good meat.
The Princeton union., 1896-03-12


said The silent Smith. That's a prop,
er yarn for Christmas eve. Give
'em the shiyers if they want 'em."
bedford shook his head, but Smiths
proposal was unanimously passed. The
surgeon colonel gave way in conse-
quence, and prepared to commence. his
story. His preparation was somewhat
curious He first opened the cabin
door and looked out Then he locked
it on the inside and turning to his au-
dience said seriously:
Gentlemen, l must ask yoa upon
your honor to keep secret which am
about to tell you"
They assured him that he might de-
pend upon them, SO he began in a
quiet, impressive voice:
ut might do good to publish this
story far and wide. On the other.
hand, it's publication might do incalcu-
liable injury to humanity
''That's a good start" the emotional
man interjected, as he settled himself
more comfortably in his seat.
Its q cholera STORY
II shall like this the doctor grunt-
ed, cramming handful Of tobacco
into the immense bowl of his meer-
schaum Il,
Il had seen some cholera service in
India Hedford continued, 'sand so
when the dreadful epidemic broke out
IN Bledenburg / was not surprised to
receive an urgent letter from an old
friend, DR.. Muller, then at the head
Of the Biedenburg board Of health I
Joined him at his own request and that
Of the board. He had been winning
golden opinions ever since the disease
had broken out and from the time Of
my arrival if ever a man fought an
epidemic to the end With every weapon
known to science that man was Null
ler. My own work, however. did not
lie much in line with Muller's, for
while he and the other doctors were
doing all that men could to stamp out
the epidemic my business was to in.
quire into the origin. You remember
that one curious phase was noticed
the type was pure Asiatic cholera, but
the connecting link by which it had
been introduced never had been found
In some cases whole families had been
exterminated without any proper rec
ord having been kept. The task before
me appeared impossible.
At SMuller'sF request made the ac-
qualntance Of the girl to whom he was
engaged She was English, Miss
BrentWich. Muller would not go near
the house in which she lived, dreading:
the possibility Of bringing the contag-
lon. This extreme caution I set down
to nervous strain from oyerWork;; for
surely Muller should have been aware
that it is almost impossible to transmit
cholera in such a manner. He took no
risks. Indeed, he only wrote to Miss
BrentWich when absolutely necessary
and he had given her elaborate instruc-
tions as to disinfecting every object
great or small, that reached the house
The Princeton union., 1896-03-12
THE 3 | II: R ON a E OF
E.pI IDEMIC.

Ihe.:Nonth German liner Kaiser Will
helm IL. was three days out. Fine
weather, for the depth Of winter, had
been. xpeDienced, and on Christmas
eve the celebrations on board were
very enthusiastic The saloon was
effectively decorated, and two Christ
mas trees. had been creditably manu-
factured 81 IS
surgeon Colonel Hetlford had not
been prominent in the amusements of
the voyage, and the taciturn person
VINO accompanied him in most OF his
ueck. ramDles had been conspicuous by
MS absence. But an Chris tmas eve all
recalcltrants had been beaten I'D. and
every available man had been request
ed 70 contrive something to the sum
OF the general happiness. After a
dance on deck-the dancers well wrap
ped-had been successfully accom-
pllshed, concert was given in the sa-
lon. 'Stille Ma chi, ), Heilige Nacht'' was
: We'll received, but by the time it was
sung Hedford and his friend thought
they had done enough. and were slip
ping away, when the doctor met them
with an invitation from the captain to
adJourn to his room. Capt. Stein had
only invited Hedford. but the doctor
could not well avoid including his
friend, more especially ais he had no.
ticed the pair SO constantly together.
When they came on deck they found
that a sudden change had taken place
IN the weather. A tine snow was fall
ing. The masts, ropes, boats and deck
houses were white. The whole vessel
mad been metamorphCsedi into q Specter
ship gliding with even motion over a
Jet-black sea. Capt. Stein had already
q guest when they entered his room.
This man, a Hungarian named An
drasssy, had, after a long residence in
Chicago, become plain Anderson. He
was a. musical enthusiast and q culti-
Vator OF the emotions generally. He
was therefore, 4 contrast to Hedford
himself and an exact aIttithesis to
Hedford's friend. "
"Bad weather aheudE?'' Anderson
asked, with trace OF anxiety.
We'll, pretty bad. Well have q
rough spell for j couple OF days at any
rate: We are more likely to- be batten-
ed down tomorrow than dancing on
deck, I can tell YOU
HedfOrd and his friend puffed leis-
urely at their cigars. The doctor was
equally placid. .,-
by the way the captain said to
Hedford, II did not quite catch your
friends name when YOU introduced
him. t ~ +.-.-
Pardon me- TIedford replied Mr.
- - then with u jerk-'SMr. Smith,
MI. Smith did not assist the con-.
versation much. He was a wet blank
ct Of the worst description. Stein
vainly tried & few anecdotes, but they
fell, fat. : III .N-'
Come, CONNIE. Hedford,' the captain
said at last. "sThis is, Christmas eve.
Tell us. q good story" ..s p.
Ten them about Henrik Ibbetsen,"
The Princeton union., 1896-03-12

CIGARETTES AND FAIR FINGERS,
Tobacco Stains Mar the Digits Of
Women who Smoke 1T

Tobacco Stains Mar the Digits OF
Women Who Smoke. III.
'I'll tell you a secret" @1
8 Tt was a manicure operator, who
spoke, and. she whispered in seeming
fear her words would be overheard
r ''It's cigarettes she said. "Women
are smoking them-women in society,
I mean. I shouldn't complain, because
it increases my business, but they tell
me the cigarette habit is injurious, and
therefore, having the good of mankind
at heart, I grieve over what see here
every day. A steady custom Of tobac-
co-stained fingers has grown up in
these parlors. Women smoke assidu-
ollsly at home, until their fingers are
as yellow as parchment, and then they
come here to have the evidence OF their
vice removed
She went on to explain al large per-
centage of her patrons called regularly
once a week to have the inside points
of the thumb and index finger cleansed
from nicotine. At first they had been
satisfied with a dainty, perfumed
Turkish cigarette, mild, non-intoxi-
eating, and not given to telling tales
The Princeton union., 1896-03-12

seEce, was 1Ilat with relation to the nfAt
! hlvior Of electricity when passing
!; ; through Il space that had been ex.
hausted of air. In order to observe
! what the effect would be, Prof. Farae
day had alright tubes Of glass CON
isstructed, with 4 wire entering one end:
tsand another Wire entering the other.
but with no connection between them
inside the tube. When the enclosed
! space had been exhausted of air as
! nearly as possible and a vacuum thus
| formed, 4 current of electricity was
caused to pass through the tube or
bulb. 1t was at once noted that a light
was generated. and also that the char
Eacter of the light at3the entrance was
different from that at the other end.
1t was then that the terms that have
within Il few days become quite IA
| miliar to the general world, We're first
employed, and the lights became the
anode and cathode lights or rays.
| These terms mean simply the positive
and negative, or, better yet, the anode
means the current that is entering a
cell and the cathode the current THAI
is leaving Il cell. It was the light
caused by the current leaving the cell
that was the cathode light, and it is
the rays Of this light that the interest
Of the scientific world is now centered
in. Shortly after. Faraday's time the
glass cells or tubes We're vastly I'M
proved by a German named Geissler,
and great multiplicity OF experiments
resulted
While Prof. Roentgen was engaged
in conducting an experiment that in
yo1ved the use of some highly-sensi-
a1,1,< IA, -
that when he opened the covered slide
holder he discovered that the slide had
been affected by some means A clos
er scrutiny resulted in the discovery
that it was an imperfect image of a
hand or the fingers of hand that the
plate contained. This led to an expert
ment to determine whether it was pos
sibfe that the rays from the cathode
could have possibly passed through the
wooden cover Of the slide holder. The
test proved that it was Il fact. Thus
was the discovery made
But already much was known about
the cathode rays, and it required a
good deal of experimenting, not only
by Prof. Roentgen, but by many 9TH
ers, to fully determine how these op-
crate, and the result is that it. now
seems to be settled that there is IL
other influence besides the ordinary
cathode rays that produces the inter-
esting result. This has been arrived at
principally by Prof. Roentgen, whose
-eNDerimentS showed him that the in
fiuencc that produced the ina ges on
the sensitive photograph plates could
not by any means be altered in their
course. The cathode rays, as under
stood by scientists, may be detected
from their direct course by magnet
ism; therefore, there was some part Of
the rays or some other influence or.
force contained in the emanatiOns
from the cathode disc of the Crookes
tube that produced the result that had
been noted. At present this is desig-
mated by Prof. Roentgen by the use Of
x, and is called the X rays This is
the point at which the eXperimenters
now are who are searching for the
cause that is behind the effect that
has been noted.
The Princeton union., 1896-03-12

about four minutes. Now, ::f it he a
living subject that is being expert
mented upon for a result, the object is
laid on the table, and the sensitive
plate, thus securely wrapped, is placed
underneath the spot where the result
is wanted. The Crookes tube is placed
exactly opposite, and the exposure, ac-
cording to the necessity of the case,
given. The demonstrat ations, however,
III procuring results in such advanced
work nave not, so fair, been attended
with the degree of success that has
been met with in the minor expert
ments. This feld~of research is vet to
be more fully explored before the new
ray will achieve success. There is,
however. no doubt but that what has
been considered impossible, and that
lies in obscurity, will. under the mass
OF skill and professional ability, be
soon discovered and utilized.
In a discussion Of the matter be-
tween a number of scientists the fol-
lowing facts We're gathered, and they
will explain better than anything else
There are many misapprehensions III
relation to what the discovery really
is. The idea that is embodied in the
stories as they are SenSatiOnally given,
is that there has been process discov-
cred by which it is possible to photo
graph through Opaque objects. a state
ment that if made is misleading, as
opacity, as it is understood in an oDti-
cal sense, has nothing whatever to do
with this new process, for the most
transparent substance known-glass-
is far less easily penetrated by these
mysterious rays than an object as
opaque as a sheet of aluminium or a
board an inch thick. This popularity
it is that serves to deepen the interest
Of everybody in this subject, not only
the layman, but those who have made
the subject of the science of electricity
and of optics theSwork of their lives.
Indeed, the scientists are themselves
puzzled. and while some undertake to
state what the agency is that produces
the results that have been attained,
The Princeton union., 1896-03-12

There Are Skulls Everywhere, PIen-
ty of Them
Himmel, that was a brave dance Of
death. The mistake was that they did
not drink from skulls. There they are.
Plenty of them! Skulls everywhere.
sAch!'
He stopped for a moment and then
resumed: did not drink that night.
But I have had a royal drink since
Here's to the first of the cholera
men; he said this slowly and deliber-
ately, as he raised the glass to his lips.
7 stepped from behind the screen, in
the hope of taking the brandy from
him. The light of the single gas jet
was faint, but it showed me Ibbetsens
distorted face glaring in mirror op-
posite. Ny own face was reflected
close to his. There was small space
between. In that space it seemed that
"a slight film began to gather. My
nerves had been wrought upon by what
The Princeton union., 1896-03-12

had gone thhUEsgIs The film took
shape-the shape OF a face.
1t is the face OF. the Englisher, Ib-
betsen said, in q low steady voice.
Then he drank off the. brandy. Whirl-
ing his right hand
suddenly round his head he dashed the
bottle at the mirror. 1t struck the
glass in the center and. smashed tito
atoms. li.3
Good night, Morrison,.' he said. in
the same low voice, and. fell back on
the couch.
The next day he was permanently
insane.
Anderson was now lividi Capt. Stein
had risen from his seat and stood bolt
upright, with his head shot forward -
habit of his on the bridge when
steamng full speed through q fog. The
doctor hardly breathed.
Hedford continued: ''Ibhetsen's lab
oratory was a wonderful place. did
not covet the mans position, but
enyied him his laboratory. I was
long time searching for what want
ed. I found it at last. 1t was 4 thick
glass jar, with a well gelatined stop
per, and labeled-but that would an
ticipate.
"a few minutes with a. microscope
proved what expected.
Il left the house and. went to my
hotel. The gray dawn was Frightening
into day when | arrived. NOtWlth-
standing the hour Miss Brentwich was
waiting for me-, Her face, always wan
and white as had seen it, wore 0
new horror.
. He is down at last she ssasped
I" Mullerv =.s
Yes. Human nature could no
Eonger stand the strain. You will go
to him. You will save the brave fell
Low. I cannot bear more. wish
was dead
.'She said this without a tear. Her
tears had all been she'd
MULLER was not past hope when I
found him. But he thought he was,
I believed could have sawed his
life -
Omnes: (which, of course, you
dTds'+
Not l. allowed him to die, as
might say, without benefit Of clergy
that is, without even the alienation of
pain which science can in the last eX-
treInity provide Wait!'' said He'd
ford, again, sharply, for the faces Of
his hearers (except the impurtnble Mr..
SmitE) Were froWning fiercely.
I'm the terror of death Muller told
me the secret of the pedidemic:7
(Which you have told us?" .r@
mot yet ~1.
ASGreat Scotland Yard!' Chpt Stein
Imteriected; ''Wnat's neXt?' &55.
.'This: Ibbetsen had given dinner
party to his friends, including Muller
and Morrison. The host had Il special
wine in his cellar which Muller knew
that none of the guests drank save
himself and the Englishman. Muller
also knew all about the cholera bacilli
farm in the laboratory. He dosed the
special wine, and at the last moment
left to look after a pretended urgent
case"
sWhat a fiendish joker cried the
captain and his officer. Neither Smith
nor Anderson spoke. " -
NO." said Hedtord, ''thats the worst
of it. 1t was not a jokes: lror even an
accident, as poor Ibbetsem thought till
the thinking Of it drove, Hmm mad"
Muller believed HeuIord went on,
''that he could confine tdhe disease to-
The Princeton union., 1896-03-12

frUmi without. Miss Breu.wich W.as d
/ handsome. girl, and i have no doubt
that. under ord dinarN circumstances I
should have found her society agree:i-
4 Die. But she was much depressed, and
1t was too evident that she only toler-
ated me on account; Of the news i
Drought from the pestilential seat OF
war. There was q romallsie story re-
gardlng her engagement. She had, ow-
ing ing to her pretty face; splendid figure,
perfect manner and admirable bank
ing account-to mention her attractions
IN the cumulative climax to- which the
average man is amenable- u large cir
Gle OF admirers. In! the process of se-
lection these had been eventually re-
duced to three. George Morrison, ENG
llsh; Henrik Ibbetsen,, Dutch, an1 Viii
helm Muller, German Muller, when
he found that he had only saeureeg third
The Princeton union., 1896-03-12
Professor ROent.en

htus is exactly the opposite of that of
photography, and therefore has been
termed photographs or photographs.
Since the apparatus has been intro
duced into this country considerable
headway has been made in New York,
by Prof. Edison. at Harvard by Prof.
TroWbridge, and, though last, but by
no means the least, by Doctors Good
speed and Cattell of the University of
Pennsylvania.
The ray has been termed ''cathode
ray" and although Prof. Roentgen
claims the credit for the discovery, yet
the principle has been discussed in
many publications previous to the an