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New-York tribune., 1896-03-29

1t Il reported from st. Petersburg, although
the report as yet lacks official confirmation, that
Russia is about to resume specie payments and
adopt a gold standard. At present Russias
standard Of value is nominally silver, although
specie payments have been suspended for forty
years. and deprecated paper currency Is full
legal tender The radical change Of policy fore
shadowed IS entitled TO belief because Russia has
been steadily increasing her holdings Of gold
for several years now, and is known TO be In
strong position to carry ont the reform 1t Is
only another indication Of her determination to
bat herself commercially on a par with other
civilized nations and should be an objectlesson
Of great value to those who are working so per-
sistently for the degradation Of our own cur
rency by the free coinage Of silver.
New-York tribune., 1896-03-29

Attention is drawn in our London cable dis
patch Of to-day to the contradiction apparent in
Mr.. Chamberlains speech at the Canada Club
the other day between his profession of himself
as a convinced Free Trader and his proposal
TO organize an imperial Zollverein, based on
free trade within and tariff for revenue with
out the Empire. His project involves the
practical reputation Of the Golden doctrine
1t reserves free trade for commercial inter-
course between the colonies and the mother
country but imposes protective duties against
foreign countries While Mr.. Chamberlain's
project Is likely to meet with widespread ap-
proval throughout the British Empire, especial
" among the agricultural and Industrial classes
which have learned by bitter experience the
utter fallacy OF free trade. 1t will scarcely be
hailed with satisfaction In this country. since II
win ultimately result In the establishment Of
protective tariff in England against American
New-York tribune., 1896-03-29

1t is a wretched farce. and worse. to speak Of
rendering our friendly" ofnces to Spain for the
recognition OF Cuban Independence. Nothing
New-York tribune., 1896-03-29

A largo wedding will take place at ii O'CLOCK On
"wednesday morning April q. in the Roman Catn-
o,lc church OF All Saints, One-hundred-and-tweh'y
st and Madson-ave The bride VIII be MIS-
Alice Adelaide Bign. daughter OF Bernard Big
lin NJ No 2s3 West ne-hundred-and-t -thirty-nintn'
:, and the bridegroom Robert J. Fox. OF this city.
several hundred invitations have been sent out TOT
the marriage ceremony. but only the relatives ana
q small number Of intimate friends OF inc ooup's
have been bidden to the breakfast when ioIows o.
the home OF the brides father. The Kew: "hna"i
Livingston president OF st. Josephs seminary
rrny assisted by the Rev. James Power. the
rector OF the church. will perform the marHass
ceremony and celebrate the nuptial mass whch to'.
lows It, The bride. who Is the th'ru oaukn'e' W
Mr. Bigin, will wear 4 gown OF wh,'S sat'"' .usi
corsase trimmed with point lace ana pearls "s'
veil Of tule will be fastened with orange olossoms
.nd savsrai diamond ornaments. Her sister. Miss
Florence A. Bs will be & ths msa ,rmmsa oe h9nS5 s aes
she w an0s also blossoms wsan and pink ribbon
fssSH fssm q spS wS en-
HS% ss Us, Mas s:, sSs :.Ss:
sh sSn white ostrich pumss and dases The bes, man
viii The Hsneri as viii aafeh Fl the snd
SsSEe SrSoT' b sFGinst ansicn Michael Martin
Invitations will shortly be sent out for the mar
r,age OF Miss Rose NJ Goldsmith. daughter Of MI
and Mrs Meyer Goldsmith. to Harry Morsenstern
Thu ceremony will take place ct the home OF tn0
brides parents. No. 129 East Sixtiethst., on Weons~
day. April I
On wednesday evening Of Easter week, the mar
rage of Miss Marie Lemcke to Arthur Brogan WI"
be celebrated at the home OF the brides parentS
Mr. and Mrs. A. w. Lemcke. No. II Van Nest riaos:
this S Ts ss cSursa Gs sGhH
perform the marriage ceremonX wnion win pvvw N X
New-York tribune., 1896-03-29

The resignation Of the French Minister Of For
eign Affairs, announced In the cable dispatches
which we publish to-day, far from impairing the
strength Of the Bourgeois Administration, is
likely to increase its strength at home and its
prestige abroad. For NJ Berthelot, although
distinguished as scientist. was without any
experience In international statecraft, and en-.
tertained hazy ideas on the score of diplomacy.
Notoriously erratic, he was obviously unfit to be
intrusted with the direction OF the foreign policy
OF France In such critical times as those through
which we are now passing. 1t is especially his
attitude In connection with the military opera
tions Of the English in Egypt that has excited
public dlsapproval. For the leading banking
houses in France as well as vast body OF the
people are financially interested in the welfare
OF the Land Of the N!ia thA entire prosperity
Of which depends upon the maintenance of the
English occupation and upon tae efficacy OF the
British resistance to the Dcrvsh invasion.
New-York tribune., 1896-03-29
HnAex ia advertisements.
Dns,ntss Notices

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rn1n1,xr TERMS TO MAIL SUBSCRIBERS.
New-York tribune., 1896-03-29

Another OF the Apr!. brides Will be Mss Estel!s
J. Clark whose marriage to William Wright HarreI
tr will take place or Wednesday afternoon April
IS at the home OF her parents. Mr.. and Mrs Charles
Henry Clark. No. AZ East S!xtieth-st The Kew Dr.
Robert s Macarthur. pastor OF the Calvary Bsp-
tia, Church in West Fifty-seventh-st. Will perform
The marriage ceremony. which will be followed by
a large reception. Miss Clark viii be unatsnded by
either maid OF honor bridesmaid. FREDERICK
Hare brother OF the bridegroom. will DO best man.
The ushers viii be cousin OF the eFiGegr91 n
Ciart and Charles H. Clark. jr.. brothers OF the
bride
New-York tribune., 1896-03-29

The steamers Of the last ten days nave carr,eo
ont the advance guards Of departing society folk.
Among those who sailed last week were Mr.. and
Mrs william Douglas Sloane. the Misses Sloane.
MIR and Mrs John r. Drexel, Mrs Willie Janray'
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Goe.et and a. .. FoloesHe''N-
New-York tribune., 1896-03-29

Reporters who dascribe founding babies Few
hours old as smiling sweetly at all behoiders
ought to do one OF two things-they ought TO
get married else stop writing about babies
New-York tribune., 1896-03-29

Two reform" Legislatures were elected lastfall
with an overwhelming Republican majority In
each One has just finished ts work and ad-
journed at Trenton. The other IL playing poll
ties at Albany. New-Yorkers may well envy
the people Of New-Jersey their lawmakers.
New-York tribune., 1896-03-29

One of the most elaborate dinner parties last
week was given on Friday night by Mr.. and Mrs.
Nathaniel l.. McCready at their handsome home
in East Seventy-hfth-st The table was decorated
With clusters Of daffodils and mignonette. Mr. and
H. Wcrreadv's guests were Mr.. and Mrs AL
fred seton Mr. and Mrs. Harry & Mcvicker NJ sIn ana
Miss Mary Turnure Eliot Gregory. Isaac Iselin
and j. Arden Hartman.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1896-07-17
STATIONS RIVER.


The army worm has put in an appear
ance in this vicinity.
Mrs. Pease of Burlington for two days
was the guest of Mrs. Neill at Maple
Grove.
Miss Richardson, formerly a student of
Vermont Academy, is visiting Mrs. Moore.
Miss Cordelia Frost is teaching music
here and at Westminster. She has al
ready some dozen pupils.
Misses Mertie and Margie Cory are hav-
ing a delightful outing at Readsboro, n.
H., with their aunt, Mrs. Bemis.
Walter Bunnel, Esq, leaves tomorrow
for New York. He has spent his two
weeks vacation at Rev. Mr.. Leach's.
Messrs. Whipple Il Thompson are sell
ing not ''second" lumber as reported last
week, but seasoned first-class lumber.
Colin Campbell and Judge Wilson from
Texas, take carriage drive over the
mountains to visit friends at Comstock, n.
Y.
Miss Della Smith has been to Maine to
attend the wedding of a college friend.
Miss Smith expects to teach this fall in
Springfield, Ill.
Miss Holbrook, after visit home, is
again with Mrs. Clark Lake. On Thurs
day Mrs. Clark Lake rode in her wheel
chair to Mrs. Simonds's, passing the day
at her daughters.
The anticipated change in our public
school building for the better accommoda-
tions of the schools is under way. The
grammar school will have room IN the
second story of the building.
Frank Morrison arrived home Tuesday
evening. In the four years of his absence
he has passed through with honor the Lee
land Stanford university of California.
His numerous friends are glad to welcome
him home again. R--t
= Next Wednesday evening at Odd Eel
lows hall there will be Kurn Hattin
rally. Rev. Mr.. DeBevois will bring a
company of boys from the home. There
will be music and addresses. All are cor
daily invited to the rally for July %.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1896-07-17
THE VERMONT PHOENIX. BRATTFT ER0Rc7 FRIDAY,

hour each day, between 6 and s =. NJ. 1t
is not understood the supply is getting low,
but the action is precautionary.
Miss Mary Spofford went Wednesday to
Bradford, where she is to visit the family
of ex-Gov. Farnham the coming week.
Mrs. E. G.. Osgood is still there.
1t has been generally supposed that g.
f, Ball had the fastest sail boat here, but
a good trial between number of members
of the feet a few days ago demonstrated
the fact that j. S. Wilson had lately largely
improved the sailing qualities of his boat,
and he easily took the lead and held 1t in a
closely contested race.
Work is progressing rapidly upon the
new athletic grounds on the land of Den
mis- brisbane, and they will soon be in
shape to be used. A large number of the
young men are at work portion of each
day, and in the burning of the debris they
have two or three times come near having
a serious fire result from il.
The first instalment of log drivers ar
rived here last Saturday, 10 or II men.
They are encamped at the other end of the
Boston & Maine bridge, near the Walpole
House. The logs are arriving rapidly in
the boom above, and large quantity is
being assorted and run into the Fall Noun
tain boom on the other side of the river.
Among the decisions of the supreme
court at Montpelier last week, was the
case of Edward Geno VS.. the Fall Noun
tain Paper company, verdict In favor of
Geno, denying new trial. The case of
the Vermont Farm Machine company VS..
Batchelder Il Co. as decided against the
Vermont Farm Machine company, affirm
ing the verdict of the county court.
Mrs. Harriet Morse, who has been i'll for
many months, died at the home of her
mother : Mrs. Frances Williams, Monday
afternoon. Mrs. Morse will be missed by
large circle of friends outside of her own
home, to whom she had endeared herself
! by her gentle, kindly ways. Miss Frances,
| the daughter, and the sons, James, George
and William, have the sympathy of all in
their great sorrow.
Much interest is expressed the past week
in the new developments in the case of the
despicable fraud perpetrated upon former
well known lady of our town, Miss Nellie
Hubbard. Harry b. Osgood, whom she
married last September, turns out to/be a
bigamist, and fraud of the worst kind.
| They lived in Cleveland, Ohio, until last
April when she came here to sell the old
| homestead, and he at once got possession
of the money and left for parts unknown.
She employed detectives who succeeded in
locating him at Claremont last Saturday,
where he was arrested and taken to Keene
and remains in Jail, not being able to fur
nish bail of $1,000. He was at work as a
machinist for the Sullivan Machine COM
pany under an assumed name. While
here he was employed by the Vermont
Farm Machine company and Osgood &
Barker. Miss Hubbard was for many years
librarian Of the public library, and has the
| sympathy of many local friends.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1896-07-17
GRAFTON.

Miss c. R. Wyman of Brighton, Mass,
is at the hotel.
Walter Cambridge left for Bar Harbor
Monday, July IS.
Miss Bates of Holyoke, Mass, is visit
ing Miss Sue Daniels.
Mrs. n. Amsden has returned to her
home in Clinton, Mass.
Mrs. Helen Hamilton is spending a lit
tie time at Dublin, n. II.
Mrs. Carrie Bancroft Neill has recently
spent several days in town.
Miss Nellie Howes Joined her mother
and sisters here on Tuesday.
H. S. Davis died on Tuesday, July IA,
from protracted lung trouble.
Mrs. L. B. Miner and Miss Grace Wool
son are visiting friends in town.
Mrs. Clapp is visiting in Walpole, n, H.,
where her sister is spending the summer.
News of the death of Mrs. Albert White
and infant son has been received by Chas.
White.
Miss Minnie Leland has gone to Chester
after spending several weeks here with
her aunt, Mrs. Geo. Wright.
The Tenney family have returned from
Saratoga. Mr.. Tenney came home COM
fortably and has seemed quite as well since
his return.
Mrs. Edison and Miss Marston have been
in Brattleboro the past week and Miss
Marston will attend summer school at
Springfield (Vt.) before returning to Graf
ton.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1896-07-17
WEsTMIN sTHR.

Rodney Phippen of Gardner, Mass, is
visiting relatives here. Y-=u 'ressa
Mrs. Marcia Stone Locke of Chicago is
visiting her cousin, Mrs. o. L. Fisher.
Miss NJ. E. Jones of Hartford, Conn, is
spending the week with her sister, Mrs.
Herbert Williams at Miss Carrie Warren's.
Mrs. j. w. Butterfeld went to Mont
pelier Wednesday to spend a few weeks
with her parents. Her children are, with
her, Mr.. Butterfeld joins them a little
later.
The Christian Endeavor lawn party
which was to have met with Miss Grace
Nutting was held at the town hall Wednes-
day evening on account of the rain which
came in the afternoon.
II. A. Hannuvn has this week begun
running the meat business. He is in the
employ of w. S. Durham Of Bellows Falls,
who is supplying him with iirst-class meat
and frupvs on a larger scale than Mr.. Han
rum has carried heretofore. The new plan
wiz prove much more satisfactory to the
consumers.
The Republican flag raising and rally Of
last Friday evening created good deal Of
enthusiasm. E. p. Wright was foreman
of the committee, introducing the speaker
Hon. j. L. Martin of BrattleBoro, who
gave very interesting accountof the pc
| litical situation. He was followed by r
| y. Hastings and Judge Bellows of Wal
pole. The band materially assisted to en-
! liven the occasion, rendering several piece,
of patriotic music that Just filed out tn,
| program to completeness.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1896-07-17
Vice is Never GIIded.

When Dr. johnson said, "Clear your
mind of can't" he might we'll have added
land of all catchwords and phrases" For
in these latter half the world cant resides.
Some word juggler coins a striking phrase,
alliterative, paradOXical or what not. Per-
haps it expresses a truth; perhaps dan
gerous half truth; perhaps downright lie.
1t matters little which. Forthwith it is
taken up unthinkingly by every tongue. 1t
becomes part of the verbal equipment of
society. And the idea it conveys, however
false it may be, becomes a part of the
worlds intellectual stock in trade.
There is, for example, our ancient siren
bogie, ''gilded vice" How often has that
phrase served as a text for passionate adju-
ration. How often has il, as a magician's
wand, conjured up ineffable visions of al
Turing wickedness! 1t is not too much TO
say that, solely because of the idea con-
veyed by these two words, multitudes have
been led to think that every grogshop and
gambling-hell and other resort of evil is the
home of "all that beauty, all that wealth
e'er gave" and that every sinful creature
of the streets is as fair as Venus and as
gorgeously arrayed as the Queen of Sheba.
One hesitates to estimate how many cred
ulous souls have thus, to their own ruin,
been allured TO ways of evil by the very
words that were meant as a warning, or
how many others have been falsely per-
suaded that, since vice is gilded, all beauty
of art and wealth is the hallmark of in
iquity.
But let us clear our minds of cant. Vice
is not gilded. 1t is at best tawdry and
pinchbeck, furnished and sordid. Some
places of evil resort are no doubt brilliant
ly and extensively adorned. There are
some evildoers who are dressed in purple
and fine linen and fare sumptuously every
day. But these are the exceptions. The
average 'haunt of gilded vice. is a cheap
and nasty place, which nothing but a per-
verted or Overheated imagination could
deem attractive. The average frequenter
of it is soiled and repulsive, as well in raj
ment and person as in mind and soul. Not
even the genius of a Swinburne or Ross
ETH can make them otherwise. 1t is time
to be done with the rapsodies about the
"roses and raptures:of vice." The breath
of the roses is fetid. The halo that seems
to surround them is only the phosphores-
cent exhalation of decay.-Nelo York
Tribune,
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1896-07-17
BELLOWS FALLS NEWS.
Changes In the Schools.


Prof. Chaplin left town Saturday and is
near Boston. His plans for the future are
not decided. In leaving Bellows Falls he
leaves many warm friends. A petition
signed by the parents of every member of
the senior class, with one exception, was
presented to the school board some weeks
since asking that they retain the services
of Mr.. Chaplin, if possible, until after their
graduation, but it was impossible to do So
Miss Goodrich, the first assistant, has re-
signed, and accepted position in the Lit
Teton, N. H., schools under Prof. Pelton,
who taught here one term. Miss Curtis of
the fifth grade has also resigned, rumor
having it that she is to take school for
life. Prof. A. B. Crawford of Nahant,
Mass, has been elected as principal. He
is graduate of Dartmouth in the class of
'76 and has had large experience in teach
ing, Miss Fannie Chapman has been
elected to take one of the lower grades and
probably one of the teachers from the
fourth grade will go up to the fifth with
their class The other vacancies have not
been filled. Two new schools are to be
added this fall, and as the new High school
building is not to be ready for occupancy
nentil the spring term, and perhaps not
bChen, arrangements have been made for
? the occupancy by two schools, probably of
the sixth grade, in the dining room of the
Island House, which will be partitoned of
into two separate rooms for the purpose.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1896-07-17

Hiram S. Maxim, the inventor of the
Maxim gun, who is now studying the sub
ject of air-ships, writes as follows to the
London Times: 81 think l am safe in as
serting that until very recent date the
greater part of the experimenters on fly
ing machines have been little better than
charlatans and mountebanks. 1t is only
recently that men of science have actually
taken the matter in hand, and during the
last six years great deal of valuable in
formation has been obtained, not based up
on theory, but upon actual experiments.
l feel sure that it is now possible to make
a successful and practical flying machine
which will at least be a valuable adjunct
to the offensive and defensive powers of
highly civilized nations who are able to
make and operate delicate and complicated
machinery"
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1896-07-17

Secretary Baer's report TO the Christian
Endeavor convention is surprising in its
exposition of the growth of that society.
Ten years ago, when it numbered $4,000
members, a speaker, who considered him
self almost overenthusiastic, predicted
that it might reach the million mark by
this time. 1t has actually reached ?, $50, 900
members. At this rate of progress the
next 10 years will give the society men,
bership greater than that of all the Pro-
testant churches in the world at the pres
ent time. Such an increase is not to be
expected; but it is impossible to say where
the growth will stop or what will be the
future of a movement that has such ire
mendous impetus.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1896-07-17
WEST p
II II vUosNSHBND,

Mrs. II. F. WeaGsHEND. Eters
are visiting In Canton
hobart Alardce and B"rEi"ry,n Provi-
dence, Il. l., visited at July o, stellman's
this week. The boys a, wbYhe trip on
their wheels. ~
The post-office is nowfk,1rmauently To-
Gated in the L of AustiII Pratts house.
The boxes were formerly used at the 9TH
er village and have been reftted and re-
numbered,
A movement waSstarted yesterday to re-
pair the band staHd and have concerts by
the Artillery band for the rest of the sea-
son. 1t is quiSe probable that the scheme
will materiaYze.
The Brattleboro Street Railroad com
pany is planning to extend its track
straighk ahead past Major Becks ice
cream parlors, in order that passengers may
alight in front of the house.
Rheen Roy, a native of India, who has
been studying eight years in this country 10
! prepare himself for missionary labor among
his own people, will speak in the Baptist
church Sunday evening at 7:45. Mr.. Roy
comes well recommended by DIR. Mabe of
the missionary rooms in Boston.
The school in district No. 10 taught by
Miss Sarah McVeigh closed successful
term Friday, with public rhetorical eXer-
cises. The singing and number work de-
serve special mention. A pleasant social
hour followed during which cake, lemon
ade, and ice cream were served. The
school though small, has been marked by
unusual interest evidenced both in its pu-
pills and attendance Not mark appears
against the names registered.
Something like thousand people took
advantage Of the opening of Major Beck
ice cream parlors Saturday evening. The
spacious piazza was brilliantly illuminated
with three 80 candle power electric lights
and music was furnished throughout the
evening by the First Regiment orchestra
Over $50 were served with ice cream and
cake and a barrel of lemonade was given
away. The interior has been fitted up
with every commodity of first-class lunch
parlor. 1t is not intended for a summer
hotel but for the purpose of serving ice
cream and light lunches in the summer,
and oysters, steamed CLAIMS, etc, in the
winter. The Major invites anyone wait
ing for the cars to take advantage of his
establishment seven days in the week.
The Grand Army of the East village are
planning to take advantage of the Major
hospitality and hold a lawn party on the
grounds some evening next week
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1896-07-17

The professor was crossing a small lake
in Ireland. After admiring for some time
the way his boatman, John, handled the
oars, he thought he would like to try and
row. John, nothing loath, surrendered
the blades, and the professor essayed the
task OF rowing. Things developed rapidly
into shower-bath as the oars splashed
this way and that, and finally catching a
crab, the learned gentleman landed with
a crash in the bottom of the boat, very
nearly upsetting it.
"Well, WELL" said the professor, ''row-
ing is quite difficult thing, after all. Dear
me, how my back aches ~
Faith, yer know" said John, ''it's all
in the sculls."
The professor is still bordering !over
over what John said; whether he meant
the oars or the heads of the oarsmen. The
sly twinkle of Johns eyes when he said it
rather inclines him to believe the latter. n
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1896-07-17
A New Novel by Rudyard KiplIng.

Rudyard Kipling is now putting the last
touches on a fifty-thousand-word novel
dealing with the Gloucester fishermen and
their life on the Grand Banks. 1t is writ
ten from close personal study of the scene
and the people. 1t is American in its
characters, and its plot sea-faring and adj
venturous. 1t breaks entirely new ground.
The title is Captains Courageous" There
has been lively competition for the serial
rights of "Captains Courageous" They
have been secured for the United States by
The S. S. Mcclure Co., and publication of
the novel will begin in the November num-
Der of McClure's magazine.