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Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1896-08-28
THE RACE MEET.
The WhirrinR wheels WIN Whirl for
Records aud Prizes THIS Afternoon.

The Nhtrrtng wheels VIII Whirl for
rlIteoOrds aud Prizes THIS Afternoon.
&The Vermont Wheel club will set the
pace in the matter of tournaments again
this afternoon, and will give meet that
will equal any in the East this season, out
side Springfield and Boston. The racing
men have been arriving for the past two
days, and last evening the club kept open
house, and welcomed many guests. One
of the features of the evening was a ride
through the streets by six riders mounted
on the wheels of 10 years ago.
Large crowds are expected today from
Keene, Bellows Falls, Winchester and 9TH
er places. A company of young ladies of
Brattleboro will be dressed in the club
colors of royal purple and white and occupy
a conspicuous place in the grand stand.
The ladies will go to the grounds in special
electric cars.
The entries include the largest field of
| professionals seen in New England this
| year. Berlo and Porter of Boston are both
worlds record holders. Crooks of Buffalo
is one of the Americans who went to Eu-
rope and defeated all the cracks of the old
world. Rhoades and Rich are the two
oldest riders on the American race track ;
they have been racing 10 years. Nat But
! Utica, n. Y, was one Of the largest prize
winners on the circuit last season. Three
of the fastest amateurs in New England
will make their professional dGbut-Fuller
of Maiden, Nadeau of Keene, and Lewis
OF Northampton. Other fast men are
Hoyt and Allen of Springfield; j. E..
Walsh, the Vermont Wheel club cham
pion; II. A. Adams of Worcester: Louis
| p. Callahan of Buffalo: +. Ii. Pratt Of Mel
rose; B. w. Pierce of Cambridge, Mass,
and others. The amateur races will bring
out over 40 riders. Among them are such
fast ones as j. j. Casey and j. S. johnson,
Worcester, Mass; 4. NJ. Blake and F. A.
Fish, Keene, N. H.. Robert Ludwig and
F. l. Elmer, Chicopee, Mass. j. F. Kelle-
her, Springfield, Mass; II. A. Parker,
Clinton, Mass. Keene will be represented
by eight riders, Brattleboro by four, Bel
lows Falls by two, West Swanzey by two,
Hinsdale by one.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1896-08-28
A Winning Trotter

W. M. Titus of Springfield, Mass, has a
paying property in his speedy mare, Belle
q. She has already brought him in a
profit of $1,000 above expenses in prizes
this season, and he calculates that she will
have brought in $4,000 by the end of the
season. Belle G. has accomplished great
feat in her races this season so far. She
has started in five races, and each one of
these she has won in straight heats, and
not one OF the heats has been trotted in
slower time than 2:17. She has trotted at
combination park, Mystic park, Old Or
chard, and twice at Rigby. The last davis
races at Rigby she made her record time
and she is now in the 2:16 class. The
time for the three heats was 2:l65, 2:I5I
2:16t. Thursday she will trot at Reed,
vile for $1,000 purse in the 2:27 stake.
at Fleetwood ON Tuesday, for a $4,000
purse in the 2:24 stake.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1896-08-28
GRANGE PICNIC AND FIELD DAY.

Protective grange holds its annual picnic
in connection with Windham County Pc
mona grange on the Valley Fair ground,
Saturday, Sept. 5, from $50 A. NJ. to )
p. NJ. A general invitation is extended to
all members of the order to be present.
The public are cordially invited to attend
the afternoon exercises. At o'clock Ma
tional Master Brigham and State Master
Bell will address the people. There will
be short talks from local members of the
order, also songs and instrumental music.
Games and other amusements will be fur
nished. Dinner will be served on the bas-
ket picnic plan. There is a fine grove and
the best of accommodations for horses on
the ground. Electric cars will run to and
from the picnic grounds during the day.
Come one, come all for general good time
ana listen to words of wisdom from men of
state and national reputation. If stormy
the meeting will be held in Protective
grange hall.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1896-08-28
DIED A HERO.
Barney BresIin's Tragic Death In the
Railroad Yard This Morning.

Barney Breslin has been regarded as a
poor, Ignorant man, but he died like hero
this morning in successful effort to save
the lives of two children. He was walk
ing on the railroad track near the round
house at the lower end of the railroad yard,
and was accompanied by the two little
children of Brakeman Spaulding.
The escaping steam from a locomotive
made so much noise that he did not notice
the approach of the 1852 train, north
bound. He had just time to push the
children off the track when the locomotive
struck him, throwing him about - feet
against high board fence, the body fall
ing between the fence and wall. His
neck was broken and the skull fractured,
so that death was instantaneous.
The train was in charge of Conductor
Carlton, and Engineer Tuthill and Fire
man Harris were on the engine. Mr.. Tut
hill saw Breslin before the locomotive
struck him, but not in time to give an
alarm.
Breslin was about 60 years old, and for
merly worked on the railroad, but for sew
eral years had not been regularly employed.
His wife died several years ago. He leaves
one son who lives here, and another son
and daughter in Boston. He has a brother
in Rutland.
The train was stopped and Station Agent
Brooks was notified as soon as possible.
The selectmen could not be found, and
Lawyer Hit, Bailiff Calvin and Chief of
Police Hall ordered the body to be taken
to Hackley & Moran's undertaking rooms.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1896-08-28
CHURCH AND soC1nrY

Unitarian church, Rev. E. Bradford
Leayitt, pastor. Morning service 1880 A.
NJ.
The w. c. T. L. will meet Tuesday.
Sept. l, at the usual place, No. Williston
street.
Mrs. Cummings Park of India will speak
at the Baptist prayer meeting tonight on
medical work in India.
Worship at the Universalist church next
Sunday at the usual hour, with preaching
by the pastor. At 2:30 p. NJ. Mr.. Max
well will speak at Vernon.
Services in St. Michaels church on Sun
day, Aug 30 $3.50 A. NJ, holy communion;
1880 4. NJ. morning prayer and sermon /;
1870 p. NJ, evening prayer. Sunday school
II NJ.
Christian Science service and Sunday
school at No. 6 Forest street at 1915.
Glass meeting at No. 20 Prospect street.
Thursday evening at 7:30. All are well
come.
The forensic aspect of redemption"
will be Rev. L. d. Temples Sunday morn
ing subject at the Baptist church. In the
evening he will speak on "Hearts and
heliotropes; or, the secret of personal pow
err
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1896-08-28
SPORTING.

Over 5000 people saw the trotting al
Barre last Friday. The great race was the
free-for-all, which was won by Moonstone,
who was sixth in the first heat, but led in
the next three. Barney won the first heat,
but after that acted badly. George st.
Clair, the horse formerly owned by Charles
Miner OF Brattleboro, did not start. The
track record was reduced to 2:14t.
Geo. Worthington of Bennington Centre
won the state tennis championship in sin.
giles at West Randolph Friday, defeating
Charles A. Adams of Arlington 60, 8,
"a, 81. +. G. Smith and A. L. Newton
OF Randolph won the championship in
doubles, defeating G. A. Adams of Airing
ton and T. E. Wells of Middlebury. There
were many preliminary contests in which
players from several towns took part.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1896-08-28
BRATTLEBORO.

Theodore L. Holland, the Jamaica bar
Der, writes that he is not dead, as reported
last week, out very much alive.
Regular concert by the First Regiment
band next Wednesday evening. Concert
at West Brattleboro next Thursday even
ing.
An interesting meeting of the county
road commissioners was held at the town
hall Wednesday, large part of the towns
being represented. Different methods of
road building were discussed by members
OF the state commission and others.
An excursion will be run to Block Is
land tomorrow. The train will leave here
at 5:45 A. M, and the boat will arrive in
New London in time to connect with the
regular evening train north. The excur-
sion is run under the auspices of the Chris
tian Endeavor society of Willimantic. The
fare for the round trip is SIPS.
Grove meetings at Sunset lake were con-
tinued over next Sunday. Very interest
ing meetings are being held every day.
The speakers for Saturday and Sunday
will be DR.. o. E. Mallory of Lowell, Mass,
Rev. W. r. Russell, a Canadian evangel-
list, Mrs. Ii. b. Sharpe of Virginia, Miss
Belle Hatch of Brooklyn, Conn, also Rev.
a. ~ IotdulOOh anu INCNs o. . rdlTDdlkS.
All are welcome.
The Rutland Herald of Wednesday con-
tanned the following: "Constable d. C.
Woodward of Randolph brought over John
D. Stewart yesterday and placed him at the
house of correction. Stewart drove up to
Randolph from Bethel last Friday, the day
of the rally at Randolph, with load of
liquor to sell. He was arrested and tried
before a justice and sentenced to five
months" Stewart was formerly employed
in Davis's tailoring establishment, going
from here TO Bethel few months ago.
Rev. George Leon Walker, d. D., was
stricken with paralysis at his Linden street
home last Saturday. One side of the body
was affected. Immediately after the shock
a telegram was sent to DR.. Walkers son,
Prof. Williston Walker, who came here at
once from Pittsford. He was accompan-
led by his uncle, DR.. Henry Walker, the
eminent New York physician. DIR. Henry
Walker said that his brother might live
some time, but he had little hope of his
recovery. DIR. Walker has rested we'll dur
ing some of this week, but he is still I'M
conscious and there is no real improve
ment in his condition. His attack has
caused great sorrow in this, his native
ace, where he has been a summer resi-
ut so long, and in Hartford, Conn,
ere he was for many years pastor of the
ngregational church. He has of late
pastor emeritus of the Hartford
rch.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1896-08-28
MISS BURNHAM AT aREENAcRR.
From the Greenacre, Me-, Voice.


Regretfully we announce that the must
Gale of last evening was the closing one in
the series inaugurated by Miss Mary H.
Burnham of New York city. Miss Burn
ham is herself an accomplished pianist
Her mastery interpretations, exquisite
technique and phrasing, make her playing
delight. She has brought to us this sum
mer only artists: Miss Lila Juel of Swe-
den, whose fine soprano voice was heard
for the first time in Greenacre last summer /:
the Misses Reynolds whose violin and cello
playing gave much pleasure; Carl Hugo
Engel OF New York, member of the
Philharmonic, and a soloist of merit; Mr..
George Clauder, also of New York, who
combines the rare gift of sweet tenor
voice with most artistic cello PLAYING.
And it is to Miss Burnham so ably assist
ed we owe our thanks. The conception of
the plan, entire responsibility and manage
ment have been hers. Miss Burnham's
music school has also been an important
addition to the Greenacre possibilities:
and the pupils have added several numbers
most acceptably to the program, showing
well the fineness of the methods. The
musicales of these July weeks are over,
but their harmonies will linger with us
long.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1896-08-28
ChiIds Bysiness College

OF Springfield beg ms its fall term September
IL Is pleasing toITatch the progress and improve
me en-, c0ntlnu9ily going on in this institution.
lne %Eite15g and business departments have
oeen Dettered by the addition of a strong English
.te and the student therein is allowed to study
shorthand and typewriting in connection with
bookkeeping without additional cost.
"Typewriting by touch, (which has been taught
at the school for several years, was exemplied in
the most striking manner at the graduating exer.
cises in the school last June.
To still further add TO the interest in this i'm.
portant adjunct to the transaction of business the
college will offer prize of $50 in gold to the type.
writist who makes the best record in typewriting
in connection with the commencement exercises
next June, and any student entering before Octo-
Der is eligible.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1896-08-28
See That Hump.

o, youth, who, bending forward, ride pace.
With melancholy stamped upon your face
Pursuing pleasure with frenzied eve
yer Knocked by her, however fast you fly,
Are you aware how horrible you look?
No guy invented for picture book
was ever more painful sight than thou,
Lord OF the bent back and the anxious brow.
o, sit up straight and try 10 wear a SMILE
be less intent TO pile up mile on mile
ENJOY the prospect as you glide along,
The trees, the sunshine and the robins song,
40 us who view you scorching day by day,
Bent on your bar in such an awkward way
you are the homeliest thing on earth my lad.
o. sit up straight, and make the landscape glad
Robert Grant in Haiper's Weeklv
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1896-08-28
Wanted.

"A reliable and competent housekeeper in
family Of two persons of advanced age. A tact
full woman of some experience in nursing will find
good home and be appreciated. Address l.. b. A.,
Phoenix office Brattleboro
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1896-08-28
GRANGE NEWS.

Protective grange holds meeting next
wednesday evening. A very interesting
program is being prepared by the MASTER
chaplain, steward and treasurer. All
grangers will wish to be present.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1896-08-28
Gives Life and ViRor.

O Cabot, ", May IS, 1861 have taken Hoods
Sarsaparllla and find that it puts new life and
nlgor IN All parts OF the body. have also taken
y Tor bleeding at the nose and IL cured me.
thlnk Il improved the circulation of the blood
bridge. ~ o. W. war
Hoods Pills cure sick headache, biliousness.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1896-08-28

Vermont Wheel club regular meeting next
Tuesday evening at 7:3O O'clock
NJ. AUSTIN, JR., Sec
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1896-08-28

Why don't you try Carter's Little Liver Pills,
They are positive cure for sick headache and
an the ills produced by disordered liver. Only
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1896-08-28
licensed Auctioneer.

g. P. Miller, office with A E. Miller So Main
street. Brattleboro.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1896-08-28

Meteorological Record
'EEK ENDING THURSDAY EvENrNe, Aug. 27 1896
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-02-12
THE CROCODILE PECULIAR.
Appears to Be Very Dead When He L,
Much Alive.

Appears to BE Very Dead When He Ia
Much Alive.
There is little in the animal kingdom
that can be SO dead and be so much alive
as crocodile. The number of unsus-
pecting persons who have mistaken
him for log and have failed to discov-
er their mistake until it was too late
to be of any benefit to them will never
be known. In ancient times, several
years prior to the British occupation of
Egypt, some of the people of that coun-
try worshipped the crocodile as a god,
there being nothing else like him. They
fed him on dainties and logged him out
with jewelry. In other parts of Egypt,
however, the natives looked upon him
as a devil. Having no firearms, they
did not fill him with lead, but they
managed to immediate him successful
ly with such weapons as were fashion
able at the time. The crocodile is not
so numerous in the Nile as he was in
the days of the Rameses family; in fact,
he rather shuns the river now below
the second cataract on account of the
annoyances inseparable from tourist
traffic. 1t seems impossible for a tour
list to see a crocodile without trying to
plug him with a revolver, and to rep
tile that is fond of quiet life this sort
of thing is simply insufferable. He will
not modest a man unless ne can take
him at a disadvantage, and as long as
man does not unthinkingly step on him
the crocodile will go his own way and
calmly await his opportunity. He feeds
on fish, but for a courr1 dinner
would rather have humanity, black pre-
ferred, which shows that there is no
accounting for taste, even among rep
tiles. His methods of capturing large
game are plural as well as singular.
Sometimes he will lie on river bank
partly covered with sand or mud until
an absent-minded native wanders with
in reach. Having grabbed his prey he
Will waddle into the water and there
drown the struggler. He will then
drag his victim ashore and bury him in
sand or mud and wait for days before
he gorges himself.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-02-12

THE position of Congressman Kirk
patrick seems to be that he is in favor OF
leaving our minis open to the coinage of
all the gold in the world but not to the
silver of other countries. 1t is evident,
therefore, that he does not consider sill
yer as good a money metal as gold.
Hence from his point of view silver must
always be an inferior, degraded money, a
dollar of which is not and cannot be ''as
good as any other dollar" Yet he would
sanction the increase of this inferior
money to the extent of the product of
the American mines. The silver mine
owners are not asking any of the So
called protection which Mr.. Kirkpatrick
would offer them. He may mean it for
a kindness to them but they realize that
it is the sort of kindness that kills They
would prefer to take their chances on an
equality with silver miners of the rest of
the world
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-02-12
CONGRESSMAN HIT.

ton he broke out: "Did you ever hear
such internal rot? The talk have heard
in this house and on the street has made
me sick ever the ignorance of my coun-
trymen. Only yesterday the member
who sits right there, and who thought
did knew something, declared that in
case of war We should overrEn Canada
at once and annex it, and he talked as
if it would be mere breakfast spell.
And ON the streets I hear this notion
coupled with its twin brother in tom
fool notions-that Ireland would at once
rise in rebellion and help us. Now, look
at the facts. Canada has today as many
albebodied men as the Southern Con-
federacy had in 1861, and almighty
tough men, too, and don't you forget it.
The population is smaller, but the per-
centage of adult males is very much
larger. In an emergency Canada could,
las the Southern Confederacy did, put
600, 600 men in the field. Her topog-
raphy is as defensible as that of the
Confederaey was and her climate far
more so. We couldn't blockade her as
we did the south, and so her men would
be supplied with the very best arms and
oil improved munitions of war. Gould
we conquer her in half the time it took
us to conquer the south? I'll bet my sal
airy that we couldn't do it in less than
two years if England didn send man
there. J. 81. BEADLE.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-02-12

THE congressman from the Third
Kansas district never spoke more truly
than when he said: "If you continue to
discriminate against silver always we
may never hope to see the two metals
come nearer together and the breach
will continually widen from day to day
and from month to month" There could
be no greater discrimination than is en-
bodied in Mr.. Kirkpatrick's proposition
to limit the coinage of silver to the
American product while leaving our
mints open to the gold product of the en-
tire world. He says he is a bimetalist.
If bimstalism does not mean treating
both metals alike, what does it mean?
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-02-12
he Was a Business Fan Too.

"Well, we'll, wei1,'' said the large
and pompous man in the corner of the
car, putting aside his newspaper and adj
dressing the frail and consunptive indi-
vidual across the way. 81 really think
that of all the long cared jackasses this
country has ever sent to Washington to
play tag in the legislative halls the
present delegation Of congressman holds
the palm. What do you think of that
revenue bill they rushed through the
ether week?''
The little man mildly replied that he
had not read it.
Neither have t. said the big man,
shut schoolboy knows it isn't worth
the paper it IS printed on. Now, I've been
making a study of economic questions
for some time and from conversations
with business men I have learned that
business has been steadily picking up of
late. If that fool congress would adjourn
and let Wall street and the tariff alone,
we would have prosperity to sell inside
of six months. l am going to read pa
per on this very subject before the Re-
form club next week. 1t takes the buei-
ness men to size up the situation, and
every merchant I've talked with has
told me prospects are Frightening. Are
you in business in the city?''
The little man, who had been half
doing, opened his eyes and answered
that he was.
"Well, now, I'll venture you have
noticed an improvement in your bust
ness of late, haven't your"
Eyes, was the reply. 1.-The cold and
damp weather have helped us cut some
what. -
st thought SO; thought SO, said
the student of economy, land it is not
all in the weather either. It's the natu-
raj result of certain economic laws. An
era of good times is certain to follow a
period Of depression. I'll cite you as a
case, too, when I read that paper before
the club. I'll tell those fellows a thing
or two about prosperity. By the way.
what business did you say you were in ?''
"I'm an undertaken - said the little
man in a low tone, as though half
ashamed of his calling.
=. The big man grew red in the face and
jerked the bell rope violently, casually
mentioning something about an engage
ment with Smith. The other passengers
giggled, and the little man dropped his
chin on his breast and dozed. Chicago
Times-Herald.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-02-12

THE Emporia Republican points out as
the offices Topeka has "hegged:" "One
United States senator, one representative
in congress-, one lieutenant governor, one
member state board of railroad commits
sioners. one member state board of
public works, and one or more clerks in
about every. state department" The
United States senator Topeka is not GO
ing to plead guilty to. He was elected
by No Topeka votes. The POpulists of
Lyon county helped place Mr.. Peffer in
the senate; the lieutenant governorship
is a trivial office that nearly every office
seeker scorns; it is generally hard enough
to get anybody to accept it. Another
part of the district had the congressman
several years ago, and when Curtis was
elected it was Shawnee county's votes
that elected him. The rest of you were
going Populist, then. 1t is true that To-
pska has two members of the state
boards; they are appointed, and not
elected. As for the clerks "from To
peka" in the state offices, two-thirds of
them that are credited to Topeka are not
of Topeka at all. They reside here
merely because they hold Office here.
Considering that Topeka furnishes one
eighth of the Republican majority she
doesn't appear to be getting more than
her share Maybe she ought to have
one eighth of all the offices. Generously
enough, however, she will not make such
u aIa