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Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1896-02-28
We Are Selling

Good yellow peaches, 13 cents. two for 25 cents.
Tomatoes, 10 cents, three for % cents, and al,
other canned goods at low prices.
Pop corn that will pop, five cent pound; six
pounds for 25 cents.
Eureka butter salt So pound bag for 80 cents.
Tea siftings, almost as good as so cent tea, at
20 cents pound. three pounds for so cents.
Bargains in Underwear Ladies' and mems
shoes at prices that surprise you. These are not
cut prices, but are the prices at which we are sell
ing right along.
A lady told us recently that on two orders
given us this winter she had saved over e5 from
the prices which she had been paying. Come and
try it for yourself.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1896-02-28
20. J. PRATT,
Granite Block.
Grand Mid-Winter
Closing Off Sale.
Important Reduction Of Prices in All Departments
Important Reduction Of Prices in All Departments

Owing to the mildness of the win
ter thus far, l find too many goods
on the shelves for the season, and to
unload them quickly shall make
big cut in prices.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1896-02-28

Congressman Culberson of Texas boasts
that he defended ITO men charged with
murder and secured the acquittal of every
one of them. And yet people wonder why
lynch law flourishes in Texas
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1896-02-28
Silk
Department

The counters and shelves in this
depai tment are literally loaded down
with one of the richest lines of black
and fancy silks to be found in the
state, and at the price reduction for
this month, is the cheapest stock in
New England. Black silk of all de-
scriptions that were ST., $I.s5, $I.5o
and $I.75 reduced fully IS per cent.
Fancy silks for waists equally cheap.
Don't fail to see them.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1896-02-28
Dress Goods
Department..

Nineteen pieces fine all-wool serge
and novelty goods at IS cents, usual
price 3S cents; 80 pieces India twills
and covert cloth at IS cents, regular
price so to SO cents; IS pieces very
fine so and 52-inch twills and coverts
and novelty dress goods at 49 cents,
actual value o9 to IS cents. All
higher grades equally cheap.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1896-02-28

so good quality garments carried
over from the last two seasons which
you can buy at IS cents on the dollar.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1896-02-28
For 8 ale.

DARN of 100 acres six miles from Brattleboro.
II Good buildings, story and half house. Cuts
10 tons of hay plenty of wood, fruit enough, run
ming water. Six hundred dollars Will iA, 6gh IL.
You should not let the chance pass MORSE
EDGETr Real Estate agency.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1896-02-28
Cloak and Fur
Department.

1 have now in stock about 100
high grade fur capes and jackets, all
this seasons goods, and latest styles,
which l shall offer during the month
at one-fourth and some sat one-third
off the usual price. Have also about
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1896-02-28
Linen and Flannel
Department.,

Linen damasks, napkins, towels,
and all grades of flannels marked
down from 10 to 20 per cent during
the month of February. Domestic
cottons and prints at manufacturers
wholesale prices. Hosiery, gloves,
and mems, women's and children's
under ffannels at material reduc-
ton from regular prices.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1896-02-28
Carpet
Department..

Here is where you can save from
IS to IS per cent on your carpet
purchases. Cotton and wool in
grains, IS to 81 I-2 cents. Heavy all
wool ingrains and tapestries only 45
cents. Best and choicest new spring
styles in extra super ingrains only so
cents. Elegant assortment of the
celebrated Agra carpets only 65
cents. All the best makes of Tap
estries at 65 cents, would be cheap
at 90 cents. Velvet carpets, ele-
giant styles, only IS cents. All the
best makes of five frame Brussels
only 9S cents made and laid. Art
squares, Smyrna Rugs, Mating and
Oil Cloths at the same reduction.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1896-02-28
For Sale.

A FIRST-CLASS business chance In Brattle-
"A boro; small capital Money In i II you are
" lllng to work. Apply to MORSE q EDdEit'
Real Estate Agents, Brattleboro, Vt.
The morning times., 1896-01-14
ATHLETIC CLUB NOTES.
Bowling for First Place-Important
ChungeS in Rules of y. A. a. o.

Bowling for First Place-Important
ChungeS in Rules of y. 4. a. o.
A set of games in the District Bowling
League series will lie BOWED tonight on
the alleys of the Young Mems Catholic
Club, between the home team and Carroll
Institute. The latter team is now tied
with the Washington Athletic Club for first
place, and the winning of one or both
games means the lead 10 the institute.
Under these conditions the bowling to-
night will lie of the star" order. Friends
of the teams are invited TO be present.
At the meeting of the executive committed
of the National Association of Amateur
oarsmen, held in New York City, OIL SatuI-
day evening, il was decided to hold the
annual national regatta at Saratoga dur
ing the early part of August next.
1t was hoped that the effort made by
the washington repres entative on the
executive committee to have lightweight
four-oared shell race added to the ma
tional events would succeed, but on ac-
count OF the absence of a popular demand
throughout the country for such class
race the executive body declined to IA
vorably consider the proposition.
The Montrose-P alisade foul in the eight
Dared shell race upon the occasion of the
Potomac River regatta held here in Au-
gust last was taken up for action. The
subcommittee reported that it was a
foul that could have been avoided, but
as the association had no power to punish
the offenders, the committee could make
no recommendation In the shape OF
penalty.
To meet future cases where fouliDg seems
to be Intentional, an amendment to the
rules was made, providing a penalty for
such Intentional fouling by oarsmen or
crews and the punishment by suspension
of coxswains who purposely steer crooked
and damaging courses to the loss and
detrimeDt of competing crews.
A valuable silver trophy cup having
been donated by a lover of the sport who
declined to allow the use of his name, a
mile and n half straighta way International
four-oared shell race was added to the
list of national events.
The morning times., 1896-01-14
ResnltsatNew Orleans

New Orleans, La. Jan. 13.-First race
Seven furlongs: penalties. Dick Behan,
1I2, Ross. 6 to !, won, Nicolini
109. McGlone, to l , second; Verdi. / 2,
Overton. q to l, third. Time-l:31 Ia.
David, Willis. Mate, Mckee, Jack Bradley.
Black Tiger Trixie, Han Ban and Vocality
also ran.
Second race--Six furlongs: selling. Carrie
B., 104. Caywood, Z to 1, won: Master
Fred, 100. Hinkey.7 Z to l, second: Bright
more, 112, Hill. to 1, third. Time
1:1S Ia. Florna. Festival, Francis Hen
messy. Major Dripps, Borderer, Sweetheart,
Billy Sunderland, Morse and Aaron lso ran.
Third race-Seven furlongs; non-winners
since October /. Ixion. liz, Irving 90 to l.,
won; Mary Nance. 95. Clay 20 to 1. second;
Chattanooga, 109, McGlone, 2 1-2 to 1,
third Time-1:33 Rex Regent. Ban John
son, Conductor Cox, The Sculptor, Hippo
griff. MaXima, Teeta May, and tewings
also ran.
Fourth race-Mile and an eighth ;ha ndcap.
Roosevelt. 101, Caywood, Z to 1, won;
Clarcs. 100, Hyle, 4 to 1, second: Booze,
116, Ham, to 1, third. Time-1:59.
Petonia. Haroldine, Last Chance, Proverb
and st. Leo also ran.
Fifth race-Seven furlongs: Don-winners
since October /. High Test. 109, Ham,
1-2 to 1, won; Kodak. 100. Duffy, to l !,
second; Venice, 1O7, Hill, 8 to 1, third.
Time-1:32. Lyndhurst, Simrock. Alamo,
Sister Rosalnd. Twelve-Fifty, Miss Emmett,
Organist and Tutor also ran.
The morning times., 1896-01-14
RAvAGES OF ELECTROLOSIS.
Underground Cables and Electric
Wires 4 ba ndoned in Pittsburg.


Pittsburg, Pa, Jan. 13.-Every under
ground cable in Allegheny City, all. un-
derground wires in Bellefield, part of the
system in East Liberty, and also in the
west end have been abandoned, the down
town district practically being the only
part of the system in the two cities that
has escaped the ravages of electrolosis.
The wires affected are the property of
the Central District aud Printing Tele-
graph Company, otherwise known as the
Local Telephone Company. The wires
affected had recently been placed under
ground at cost exceeding $4,000.
In every case 1t is stated the electric
street railways are responsible for the
undesirable condition of affairs. The
water companies, telegraph companies,
electric light companies, natural and ar
tificial gas companies have also suffered
damage to large extent.
Overhead cables are being substituted for
the underground systems, and experts are
at work devising plan to assure protection
to the buried conductor wires.
The morning times., 1896-01-14

way.
1t is rumored that in case the Virginia
tracks are forced to close down they will
make a fight against the Benning meeting.
1t is hardly likely, however, that such a
move would be seriously considered as
the relative strength of the two factions
would make it losing fight for the Virginia
element from the start.
The entries for the stakes at Benning
will close in New York with Secretary
Crickmore of the Jockey Club and from pres
ent indications they all give promise of be-
ing well filled.
The morning times., 1896-01-14

He had the confidence of the other officials
and directors.
They knewnothing wbatevG neforgery
or his confession until this hing, when
the president of the eassociadon,HMr. William
Schanze, received a notice from the bank
that checks to the amount of $500 had been
drawn on the associations ccount, and that
they were signed by the secretary, Mr.. Bell.
The checks were dated December "a.
Mr.. schanze said that bouttwo weeks ago
he had met Bell on the street and that he said
he was going to make visit of several
weeks to Philadelphia, but that he would
write concerning some matters OF the as
sociation which needed attention. This
was the last heard OF him until today.
The morning times., 1896-01-14
Quarreled over Pool.

Edward Burrell, oOiored, and James E.
Mahoney and Jean Jones were arrested
last night by Policeman Browne. of the
First precinct, on the charge of disorderly
conduct. The three men became involved
in dispute over game OF poolin the pool
room of Mrs. Abrahams, on u street. be-
tween Ninth and Tenth streets northwest.
The men were elected, and in the street the
two white men assaulted Burrell with
bricks.
The morning times., 1896-01-14
Entries at New Orleans.

New Orleans. Jan. 13.-Following are the
First race-six fnrlongs. Elsie Fergu-
son. Rosalind III, Galley West, 80 each;
Ed Glenn. Tamerlane, Imp. Marcns NJ,
Bagpipe, Boreed, Cossack, 112 each; Text,
115.
Second race--One mile and twenty yards:
selling Prytania. 90: Red Cap, LIE Banjo,
Vida, 1O1 each; Invade, Tasco, Bob Wag-
ner. Rapidan, G. B. Cox, 103 each; Dave
Pulsifer, 1O6; Oak Forest, Emin Bey, los
each.
Third race-One mile; handicap. Dona-
ton. 116:. Merry Nell. Kirk. Albert s.,
95 each; Onalaska. 102; Judge Debouse,
10s; Captain Kidd. 116; Chugnnt 40; Sir
Archer. 100 ;CarlHolland, "a; MamieG., l. l /;
Royal Choice. 1O3.
Fourth race-One and one-sixteenth miles
handicap. Stark. 80; James V. Carter. 81 ;
Imp. Monarch. Orinda, 11O each; Miss
Clark. 3S: Dick Tension, Coronet, SO each !:
Sir John. 95; j. Zimmerman, ia; Wedge
field. "a.
Fifth race-Seven furlongs. Arsenic, Sc
Pan Out. IS; Sauterne. 80: Squire g.. 81:
DIR. Work. OverelIa. 103 each: Miss Rowett,
104; B. F. Fly. Jr.,. Bowling Green: TT.
Plrke. LOG each; Soundnore. Ashland,
1C9 each.
The morning times., 1896-01-14
Saws He'-a suspicious Character.

Harry p. Moran was locked Up at Iolice
station No. lest night on tie charge OF
being a suspicious character. The arrest
was made at the instance of Thomas H.
Jamison. clerk in the Patent Office.
Jamison first charged Moran with being
q suspicious character and then sought TO
procure a warrant for his arrest on the
charge of writing letters 10 his sister.
The morning times., 1896-01-14
Ca.hier and s5o,ooo Missing.

Columbus, o., jan 13.-The directors OF
the Fifth Avenue Bank. which closed its
doors on Saturday as alleged, on account
of the groundless run in consequence OF
the Ady failure of Friday, now claim that
the bank mas been robbed extensively by
its cashier, John A. knight. The bank of.
ficers say that about $4,000 is missing.
The morning times., 1896-01-14
Sold By All Retail Druggists.

For the benefit of those who failed
to obtain Il free sample vial of Mum
yon's rheumatism Cure, Prof. Mum
yOn has decided to continue the dis
tribution one day longer. Ten thou
sand Walls will be distributed today
from the office of the POST, from
. u. m. to p. m. This will positively
be the IN st day.
The morning times., 1896-01-14
Billiard Tourney at Emrich's.

A handicap billiard tournament win be
held this week at Emrich's billiard rooms
No. 4s5 Pennsylvania avenue. The first
of the series of games viii be played
tonight, commencing at O'Clock. with
John Duffy and James Murdick as contest
ants. The prizes consist of gold medals,
donated by the management.
The morning times., 1896-01-14

Some of the Alarming Symptoms.
Do You have headache?
Is Your throat sore and dry?
Do You have ringing in the ears?
Are you nervous and irritable?
70 Do your eyes pain and burn?
Is your voice husky?
Do you hawk and spit?
Have you pain in chest and back?
Do You take cold easily?
Do You get confused aud mixed up?
Have you an odur from nose and throat?
Do You cough aud Eag in the morning?
is your nose stopped up?
Is Your stomach sore and bloated?
Do You have dropping into throat?
Do You lay awake for hours before you
go TO sleep?
If so, you have Ca!arrh.
DR.. Geo. w. Fishers Catarrh Cure
Is the only cure recommended by Physt-
clans. Price. soc. N all Drug Stores and
office. 617 14th ST. NV. Hours, 10 IL
q. M; TO p. m.
ConSultat ton free.
The morning times., 1896-01-14
GAME BETWEEN LEADERS.
Infantry and Carroll Institute Play
Tonight for First Phce or II Tie.

Tonight for First Place or ii Tie.
An unlimited amount of interest is taken
in the league game of basketball which is
10 be played tonight in Carroll Institute
gymnasium between the home team and
the Light Infantry. The latter team now
leads the league. with the institute
close second-iust one game behind.
The game will be spirited and exciting
one. 1t will be the first time these two
teams have played together in the second
series. and as the winning or losing OF the
game means so much to each team. every
point in the contest will be full of interest
20 the large audience which will be present.
Unfortunately. the space devoted, to spec
tators is limited, and necessarily there will
The morning times., 1896-01-14
MAHER oTRAININNEw MENICo.
Texas Laws Against Prize Fighting
Drive Him from That State.

ElPaso, Texas Jan. 3. 3.-Peter Maher has
finally decided not to train in Texas so as
TO avoid any possible complications. prize
fighting in Texas being punishable as Il
felony. Hegoes TO Las Cruces, New exico,
forty miles north of ElP aso, where quarters
have been secured for him. When Julian
returns Quinn and he will choose the referee.
The morning times., 1896-01-14
pIsorderly Monses RnIded

sergt. John c. Daley at the head or
squad of the police of The Fourth precinct
raided three of The houses of jli-:ane, in
Louise alley last night. and i'll that Kept
by Lou Blackburn captured twelve women,
equally divided between white and black.
The morning times., 1896-01-14

be some disappointed visitors TO the in
stitute. as many will be turned away.
Both teams are in excellent shape and pre-
pared to pat up a first class game of ball.
Game will begin promptly at 8 o'clock.
The morning times., 1896-01-14
CONFESSED HIS CRIME.

Secretary OF Building AssOcfatIOn
Commits Il Forgery.
Baltimore. Jan. 13.-Frank c. Bell, who
was arraigned in the London Bow street
police oonrt today, charged upon his own
confession with having committed a forgery
in this city is single man OF twenty-eight
years. He had been secretary of the Po-
tomac Building Association for a long time
The morning times., 1896-01-14

odd FELLOWS HALL CAFE DIM
~ ING ROOM,
1906 M St NJ. w.
First-class catering for balls, parties an pr.
vate families
Meals, Is and Csc
Families supplied with salt water oysters ~
The quart or gallon.
Ice cream wholesale and retail
JOHN VENIE, Proprietor
The morning times., 1896-01-14
NJ I n Y ON s
Pr66 Distribution Con-
finUod Today.
GREAT TEST BEGINS
4,37S Persons Suffering from
Rheumatism Call for
Munyon's Wonder
full Cure.
Crowds of Citizens Show Their Ap-
probation Of Prof. Munyon's
Munifcent Cffsr and Obtain
Sample of His Rheu-
matism Cure.

10000 More vials VIII Be Distrib-
uted from the Office of the wash
ington Post Today-If You Are In
terested BE on Hand-This A bso-
lutely Free Gift to Sufferers Closes
at 5 p. m. Today.
The morning times., 1896-01-14
LIKE OLD TIME RACING
Benning Officials Lavish in
Good Prom ses.
BOOKMAKING NOT ALLOWED

While They Cannot Prevent Private
Bets, Pools VIII BE Forbidden and
the Law Compiled with III Every
Particular-virgin Tracks May
Fight the Project.
The morning times., 1896-01-14
OVER $4,000 PEOPLE
Read The Times Daily.

165,000 of
this number
have catarrh
m some form.
The rich and
p o r, the
young a II d
old share the
same f a t e
from this ter
rible rnalady.
The morning times., 1896-01-14

You will never know how
much you are losing in not
buying your Clothing here
until you investigate. Fool
ish not to!
Parker, Bridget g. Co.,
Clothiers, SIS 7th ST.
The morning times., 1896-01-14
Rheumatism Cure.

Munyon's Rheumatism Cure is guaran-
teed 10 cure rheumatism in any part of
the body. Acute or muscular rheurna tisrn
can be cured in from one to five days.
1t speedily cures shooting pains, sciatica,
lumbago, and all rheumatic pains in the
back, hips and ioins. 1t seldom fails to
give relief after one or two doses. and
almost invariably cures before one bottle
has been used.
The herald., 1896-08-14
4 PECULIAR FISH.
The Turbot's BALL and Socket Eyes Are OF
Black and Gold.

Lying limp and Shiny on n fishmonger's
slab, or dry and sandy in the Dutch fish
wives baskets, tho turbot is perhaps the
least interesting of fish. Wien swimming
in an artificial sea or lying on the sandy
bottom, it is the most attractive of all
of the denizenS of this mock ocean, and
whether at rest or in motion, has an air
of vigilance, ,vivacity and intelligence great
or than that of any of tho normally shaped
fish. This is i'll part due to its habits
and in part to the expression of the fiat
fish's eye. This, which is sunk and in
visible in the dead fish, is raised on kind
of turret in the living turbot, or sole, and
set there in half revolving apparatus,
working almost as independently as the
ball and socket" eyes CT the chameleon.
There is this difference, however, in the
eye of the lizard and Of the flsh-the iris
of the chameleon is mere pinhole at the
top of the cycball, which is thus absolutely
without expression. The turbot's, or
"hutt's," eyes arc black and gold and in
tcnsely bright, with none of the fixed, star
ing stupid appearance of ordinary fishes
eyes 1t lies upon the sand and jerks its
eyes independently into position, to survey
any part of the ground surface, the water
above, or that on either side at any angle
If it had light rays to project from its
eyes instead of to receive, the effect would
be precisely that made by the sudden shift
Ing of tho jointed apparatus which casts
tho electric light from warship at any
angle on to sea, sky or horizon. The tur-
bots, though ready, graceful swimmers,
moving in wavclikc undulations across the
water or dashing off like flash when so
disposed, usually lilo perfectly still upon
tho bottom. They do not, like the dabs
and the flounders, cover themselves with
sand, for they mimic the color of the
ground with such absolute fidelity that cx-
cept for the shining eye it is almost impos-
siblo to distinguish them. 1t would appear
that volition plays some part in this subtle
conformity to environment, for ono tur-
bot, which is blind, has changed to tint
too light and not at all in harmony with
that of the and-London Spectator.
The herald., 1896-08-14
Rainy Days.

Sir John Millais once said of Scotland
that it is like pebble in which all the
best colors are brought out by the rain.
Two persons were comparing notes recent
ly of the most vivid pictures they remem-
bered of country scenes and both said that
the pleasantest picture they had in mind
was of rainy day. II shall never forget, !"
said one, ''the giistening leaves in the
vegetable garden back of the house. can
see the brown wet earth and the varying
shades Of green today just as plainly as
when l watched them disconsolately from
the window. Even then l thought them
beautiful. " "And !, said the other, re
member the pelting of rain upon the dusty
road and upon the sand and have always
before me the black waves crested as i
have never seen them in any but Cabanel S
pictures rising against a gray sky which
only Turner could paint. ''-Brooklyn
Eagle.
The herald., 1896-08-14
AL|EA. . CONTRACT LABOR
Southern Pacific Company Said
To Be Introducing 1t
WILL BE INVESTIGATED
Poems Hired In Mexico aad Paid in
Orders
Hundred and Scattered Along this Line
From FL Paso TO Fresno

The Southern Pacific railroad COM
pany, it is claimed,i Isl introducing peon
labor into Southern California, Arizona
and New Mexico, on quite large scale
of late. The laborers are imported from
Mexico in gangs of 200 and 300 as they
are required. and conveyed to points
along the line of the road where their
services may be needed
Ihe poems work on sections, do track
repairing, grading and all that class of
work performed by unskiled labor
1t has been the policy of the railroad
Tor some time past to hire this class oe
Workmen through an Ell Paso firm. The
poems are engaged in Mexico and sign a
contract to work for six months at ST.
per day.
Ihey are paid in orders on stores, in
which the company is interested, at
various points along the line of the road.
For every infraction of their contract
the poems are compelled to pay penalty
and If they do not work the stipulated
SIX months they receive only 81 per day
ana that is not in cash but in orders.
VI late the railroad company has been
increasing its force of poems and they
are now employed on the road as far
The introduction of this class of labor
INTO THIS country is said to be violation
or the alien contract labor law The
unfortunate MeXicanS are not brouehr
INTO the country with any idea of their
ever becoming citizens. They are given
TO understand that when their work
gives out they will be given transporta-
tlon back to their homes But if they
fa1l to work the required period it is
asserted that they are left with neither
transportation or cash.
The council of labor has committee
at work investigating all the circum-
stances surrounding this matter and
when the committee concludes it's labors
the facts will be laid before the United
States district attorney with a request
tnat II any federal statute has been vio-
lated the railroad officials be prosecuted.
The Southern California railroad COM
pany employs all of it's laborers direct.
They are not hired and employed
through second parties. All section
hands, graders and track repairers are
paid in cash only once every month.
AS far as possible preference is given to
American citizens in employing men and
parties are engaged who live along the
line of the road. No labor is imported
to perform the service of unskiled labor.
1t has never been necessary to- do this.
so Santa Fe officials state, as the local
labor market has always been sufficient
FOR them to draw on to secure the men
they needed.
At the next meeting of the council of
labor the question of the importation of
peon labor from Mexico under contract
into Southern California. will come up
and some action will be taken.