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The evening bulletin. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1887-1905, 1896-05-02

poor schoolteacher who lived near by.
When he returned to the capital, the nun
Woo Chi Tien disturbed his peace, so he
sent for her and she became his chief wife.
She was resolved to control the emperor
and she did so, for he gave her all power.
Woo Chi Tien gave the great offices to her
friends and filled the palace with her spies.
A few months after her marriage she was
secretly told that Win Ia, the head wife
whose place she had taken, was about to
become mother. She at once accused the
unfortunate woman Of conspiring against
the life Of Ly Khan and had her thrown
into prison.
In the prison a son was born, and this
child Win Ia conflded to the care of a
faithful Manohurian servant, who secretly
fled with 1t to the north. That night the
mother died.
That she might the better control the
old emperor, Woo Chi Tien had him re-
moved to her own private apartments and
without her consent even the most faith
full generals and councillors could not see
him. She permitted the attendance of ply
sicians, but she allowed no one to admin
lister medicine but herself.
She took care to make friends with men
who might be useful to her purpose when
the time came and against those who
complained Of her conduct her vengeance
was swift and cruel.
At length Ly Khan died, and great was
the grief throughout the Middle Flowery
Kingdom. The news of his death was &C
companied by his last proclamation, duly
attested, in which he appointed Woo Chi
Tien his successor and begged, as a last
request that his faithful subjects should
obey her rs they had him. Up to this
time women had had great influence in
the affairs of the kingdom, but one had
never sat on the throne.
Woo Chi Tien caused her great grief to
be published throughout the land, and she
promised to devote her life to carrying out
the wishes of the dead ruler. In the mean.
time she banished or destroyed all the
other wives and concubines and gradually
she placed men, sworn to do her bidding,
at the head of all the provinces and in all
positions of power and trust.
The evening bulletin. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1887-1905, 1896-05-02

Metal and rich gems poured up from the
mines. In season the slopes were white
with cotton, and the mulberry trees bent
under their loads of precious cocOons The
tea plant had never been so fragrant or
abundant as in the reign of Ly Khan.
Poverty had fled the land. Peace and
plenty linked arms and ruled. The ambi-
ton of conquest was dead, and in the con-
tentment that comes of amply rewarded
effort all class distinctions were gone. Be
ing perfectly happy themselves, the poor,
If such there were in realm where want
was unknown, felt no envy of the rich, If
rich there were where poverty was I'M
known.
But because their emperor was not hap
py there was a cloud in the sky of his de-
voted people.
Ly Khan had concubines innumerable,
after the custom of the times, times which
in this respect have not changed. He had
also four wives-one from the east, one
from thewest, one from the south, and tho
youngest and best beloved came from Man
churia and the country of the heroic black
flags. The favorite wife was the beautiful
Win Tia.
But the emperor and his people were
saddened because he had reached the age
of 20 and yet the gods had sent no heir to
the throne.
Many years before this men coming from
Hindustan and claiming to be the. sons
of Buddha had established a convent in the
Ming Poo mountains, not far from the
capital of the Middle Flowery Kingdom.
In this convent were gathered from all the
provinces the fairest maidens Of the realm.
1t had been the custom for centuries for
the emperors to visit the great convent on
the first of May or the day when the bios
SONS give promise Of the greatest fruitage
md the people and priests make offerings
and pray for the increase and continuance
of life.
Although i'll, old and heavy Of heart,
Ly Khan resolved to H.. Ike at the appoint
ed time what he believed would be his last
visit to the convent of Ming Poo. Great
were the preparations for the reception of
his majesty. The palanquin bearers car
ried him along poisoning avenues in
whose flowery depths gay plumaged birds
sang, but their voices were shrill compared
with the flute tones of the nuns of Gau-
tama. When they reached the marble
steps of the great convent, the priests
waved their fans and the nuns knelt with
bowed heads
Among the young women, one who at
traoted the emperor's attention at once
was Woo Chi Tien. She was very beautiful
and had gentle eyes. The emperor was
told that this girl WAS the daughter Of a
The evening bulletin. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1887-1905, 1896-05-02

the boy climbed along the branch to the
trunk Of the tree, made his way to the
ground, and before Matron Wyatt could
recover from her amazement scaled low
fence at the rear of the yard and disap-
penTed into Cook street.
Johnnie was recapturcd when he had got
three or four blocks from the station.
Then he was placed in n cell with only
one opening besides the door, small cir
cular hole near the roof, about a foot in
diameter.
About an hour after the boy was locked
up a noise was heard in his CELL and the
sergeant and doorman investigated.
Johnnie had takon board from the cot
and placed one end of it up against the
wall as near as it would reach to the cir
cular aperture. Then he climbed up the
board, got his arms and head into the
aperture and was struggling to squeeze
through when the noise he made attracted
the sergeant's attention.
-<-e----
The evening bulletin. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1887-1905, 1896-05-02
The Cockney View.

While tho tower Of Babel was being
built bricklayer on the top scaffold-
ing bawled out to a laborer below to
bring up some bricks. While the labor
er gazed upward, open mouthed, large
lump of mortar fell from the bricklay-
er's trowel and lodged in his mouth.
We are told that the cultural sounds he
made in ejecting the mortar formed the
basis Of the German language. London
Globe.
The evening bulletin. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1887-1905, 1896-05-02
NEW JERSEYS OLDEST HOUSE.
Built at Lyons Farms by the Original
Meeker Who Left Connecticut.

meeker w no L6It COnnectlcuts
The old Meeker house, at Lyons
Farms, is claimed by that family to be
the Oldest house i'll New Jersey-not
one Of the oldest, but the oldest 1t is
now occupied by William Gummon,
who is a lineal descendant of the origi-
nal Meeker, who held his patent from
the crown.
There is an amusing incident con-
nected with this patriarch which gave
rise to the building Of the house in
question. He was originally of the Con-
necticut colony, and, being the owner
of small sloop, his fishing excursions
sometimes extended far into the Sab
bath day. This did not meet with the
ideas Of those days, so he was fined sew
eral times, and more severe punishment
was threatened if he did not attend di-
vine worship regularly and cease his la
bors on the Lords day.
But one dark night Meel1er placed all
away. He settled in New Jersey and
there erected the house which still
stands. The precise year in which it
was built is not known, but one of Mr..
Gummon's ancestors was born there in
1877.
The roof of this curious old farmhouse
has been renewed many times, but the
side walls Of cedar shingles remain as
they were put on by the old man, with
hand wrought nails, more than two CEN
turtles ago and are yet in very fair con-
dition. Inside some rooms are wainscot-
ed with tulip poplar. The ceilings are
low. The double doors still swing on
the strap hinges which first held them
in position, while other surroundings
are in strict keeping with the antiquat-
ed appearance of the place.
Beside the well sweep stands large
stone, followed out like a basin, in
which many generations have cleansed
their hands and faces at the well after
the fashion of former times New York
Herald.
"The dukes marriage to the Ameri-
can was bitter pill for his family to
swallow"
THAT is the way with medicine for
impoverished blood. Detroit Tribune.
The evening bulletin. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1887-1905, 1896-05-02

Try DR.. j. w. Cartmell, dentist, Second
street, opposite State National Bank.
The evening bulletin. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1887-1905, 1896-05-02

"The dukes marriage to the Ameri-
can was bitter pill for his family to
swallow"
THAT is the way with medicine for
impoverished blood. Detroit Tribune.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1896-05-22
WASHINGTON 'oe,

Great preparations are being made for
the fifteenth international Christian En-
deavor convention to be held in Washing
ton, d. c., July to IS inclusive. 1t is
expected that there will be an attendance
of over 10000 people and the city of Wash
ington is admirably adapted to receive
them. Three great tents, two of which
were used at the last convention in Boston,
will be pitched upon the "White lot' just
south of the executive mansion, the use of
which was recently granted the committee
by Joint resolution of Congress, approved
by the President. A large hall and 10 large
churches will be used simultaneously so
that a seating capacity of 10000 is avail
able at any moment.
At the official opening on the "White
lott the presiding officers will be Rev.
Francis G. Clark, d. D., Rev. Tennis s.
Hamlin of Washington and Rev. II. b.
Grose of Boston. Music for the occasion
will be furnished by a chorus of 1000 voices
under the direction of Percy S. Foster of
Washington. Little can be said at this
time regarding the program except that all
the principal features of previous conven-
tions will be retained and many others
added. One-fare rates will probably be
granted. The Vermont delegation has been
assigned headquarters at the Union Meth
odist Episcopal church with hotel accom-
modations at the Grafton. Correspond
ence in regard to accommodations should
in no case be addressed to Washington but
to <. E. Townes of Montpelier.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1896-05-22
ALFRED F. WAITE.

The whole community expressed feel
ing of grief and of sincere sympathy when
it became known last Saturday morning that
Alfred F. Waite had committed suicide by
hanging at the home of his sister, Miss
Lucretia Waite on North Main street,
where Mr.. and Mrs. Waite had recently
gone to live. The troubles and business
reverses which have overwhelmed Mr.
Waite in recent years had worn upon him
and produced their natural result in an al
most hopeless dependency. This was re-
lieved for a time during the past winter
while under treatment in the Brattleboro
Retreat, but of late it had returned, and
about : o'clock Saturday morning Mr..
Waite went to the upper floor of the barn
connected with the house where he ended
his life. His absence was noticed and the
body was discovered almost Immediately,
but life was extinct.
Mr.. Waite was born in Wardsboro in
1927, and was the third of the family of
five children of Thomas F. aud Evelyn Or
cutt Waite. The family moved to Brat
tleboro in 1885, and Mr.. Waite grew up
here. His marriage to Martha Grout of
Millers Falls, Mass, took place in 1856.
In his early manhood he was engaged in
the trucking business, which he sold to the
late J. A. Stevens in 1868, and bought the
we'll l-known farm on the Putney road which
was his home until only few weeks ago.
He was a good farmer, as the condition
of the farm and buildins when at their
best amply attested. He was energetic,
: industrious and enterprising, and became
possessed of a handsome property. The
reverses of recent years came through nc
fault of his own. They were long borne
with hopefulness and fortitude, and it is
no reproach to his memory or his good
name that he was not able to carry the
burden to the end. His character was un
blemished. Integrity and uprightnes:
marked his whole life. His simplicity
sincerity, and spirit of goodwill won the
esteem of all. OF him it is truly said thai
no man wished him i'll.
Mr.. Waite had been long member o.
the Centre church. Mr.. Waite is survived
by his wife, and by two children, Fred NJ
and Harriet g., wife of Horatio Knapp ot
| Dummerston. OF the fathers family
there now remains only the sister, Mis-
Lucretia Waite. Funeral services wer'
held at the house Monday afternoon, Rev
| G.. o. Day officiating.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1896-05-22
Republican State Convention.

A Republican state convention will be
held at Burlington Wednesday, June II,
1896, at 10 o'clock A. NJ, to place in NOM
ination candidates for the offices of COVER
nor, lieutenant governor, secretary of state
and auditor of accounts, to be supported
by the freemen of the state of Vermont at
the next state election to be held in Sep
tember, 1896; also to elect a state commit
tee. Towns and cities will be represented
in said convention by their delegates, elect
ed on the basis of one delegate for each
town and city, and one additional delegate
for each one hundred votes and for each
fraction of one hundred votes exceeding
fifty, cast for the Republican candidate for
governor at the state election in 1894.
Delegates will be chosen at primary meet
ings called by the Republican committee of
each town and city, and will provide them
selves with proper credentials duly attested
and signed by the secretary of their several
primary meetings at which they are elected,
and present the same to the Republican
state committee (who are constituted COM
mittee on credential.) at their headquarters
Immediately upon their arrival at Burling-
ton.
The state committee recommend that
such primary meetings be held not later
than Saturday, June l3, and that the town
committees be chosen at such primary
meetings
The usual courtesy in the reduction of
fares will be extended by the several rail-
roads in the state. Explicit directions for
securing round trip tickets, ETC., will be Civ
en- upon the blank credentials sent each
town committee.
Signed by the Republican state commit
tee, Oln Merrill chairman, Burlington,
May 10, 1856.
On the above basis Windham county
towns will be entitled to representation as
follows Athens l, Brattleboro 0, Brook
line /, Dover ,, ,Dummerston 2, Grafton 2,
Guilford 2, Halifax =, Jamaica 3, London
derry 3, Marlboro ., Newfane 3, Putney 3,
Rockingham ,, Somerset l, Stratton l,
Townshend 3, Vernon 2, Wardsboro 2,
Westminster 8, Nottingham 2, Whining
ton 2, Wndham ?.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1896-05-22
BRATTLEBOR0 LOCAL.
THE DEMOCRATIC CAUCUS.

A score, more or less, of Democrats as
sembled in the town hall Saturday night
to choose delegates and aternates to the
state and district Democratic conventions
to be held in Montpelier May 27. To
avoid any embarrassing emergency which
might arise, the party representatives, pre-
vious to calling the meeting to order, had
prepared a full list of names which it was
proposed to elect, but having failed to di-
vine their intentions to all present an in
nocent brother failed to stick to the pre-
scribed order. DR.. Conland of the town
committee called the meeting to order and
read the call. Charles A. Boyden was
chosen secretary and DR.. Conland chair
man of the meeting X. S. Childs moved
that the delegates be chosen by viva voce
vote, which was agreed to, and these dele
gates were chosen: To the state coDven-
ton, r. S. Childs, w. II. Minor, II. B.
Haus, John Calvin, G. A. Boyden and DR..
James Conland; alternates, Martin Aus
tin, jr., Jerome j. Ward, j. j. Eckles, Will
liam Boyce, Z. F. Brooks and Henry A.
Stockwell
The delegates chosen to the district con-
vention were: c. II. Davenport, w. H.
Childs, n. T. Ryan, F. w. Putnam, 7. j.
Heaphy and A. w. Roel; alternates, c. Il.
Eddy, A. d. Wyatt, Luke Ferriter, Alfred
Cobb and John O'Connor.
The next business was to elect a town
committee for two years. DR.. Conland
stated that the old committee had conferred
and resolved not to serve another term.
&. H. Davenport thought great care should
be exercised in the selection of a commit
tee and moved, therefore, that a committee
of three be appointed to retire and bring
in list of five names to be acted upon.
The chairman then appointed w. l..
Childs, w. II. Minor and William Boyce
such committee. While they were out
c. II. Davenport suggested that the dele
gates use all honorable influence at their
command to insure the election of w. H..
Minor as a delegate to the Chicago con-
venton.
The committee, having returned, pre-
sented these names for town committee
James Conland, W. II. Minor, S. T. Dav-
export, Martin Austin, jr., and n. T. Ry-
an. 1t was decided that younger blood
would be preferable and the list was re-
committed to the committee for revision.
r. S. Childs moved that each delegation
and each alternate delegation be empow-
! cred to fill vacancies, and it was so ordered.
| The committee of three finally reported
for a town committee, n. T. Ryan, Henry
Stockwell, Martin Austin, jr., II. B. Haus
and A. D. Wyatt and this report was
adopted. An adjournment was then taken
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1896-05-22
xYhnt Mr.. Dene,y Saws.

Chauncey NJ. Depew is quoted as follows
on Major McKinleys silence on the cur
rency question: 81 differ from some of my
friends in regard to the position Mckinley
has taken. l hold that when a man is
once in the field it is right and proper for
him to keep quiet and let his record speak
for itself. Let him put himself in the
hands of his friends, and let them do the
talking. 1t is not mans friends who
want him to talk, but his enemies. His
friends know where he stands, and so does
not need to speak for their benefit. His
enemies only seek to make him talk that
they may trip him up"
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1896-05-22

A prearranged railway collision is to be
one of the features at the opening of
pleasure resort near Columbus, Ohio. The
Columbus, Hooking Valley and Toledo
railroad has assigned two thirty-fiVe-ton
locomotives, which have outlived their
usefulness for economical service, and to
each of these will be attached three old
gondola cars and a caboose. A siding
1000 feet long has been laid, connected at
each end with the main track, and the
trains will be started from points about
half or three-quarters of mile from the
middle of the siding. A trial trip has
showed that a speed of forty-fve to fifty
miles per hour may be expected. The en-
gines are to carry 120 pounds of boiler
pressure, and are to have the throttles
wide open. The event is being advertised,
and great crowds will in. all probability
witness the prearranged smashup.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1896-05-22

While the gubernatorial discussion is on
it is of interest to know that Major Grouts
army service began when, boy of 10 and
a student at St. Johnsbury academy, he
took 3O.mile tramp to enlist as private
in Company l, First Vermont cavalry.
Upon organization of the company a few
DAYS later he was elected second lieutenant,
and was afterward promoted to the cap
taincy. He was in II engagements during
his term of service and April l, 1868,
was badly wounded and still carries the
bullet in his body. For disability result
lug from this wound he was discharged
Jct. l, 1868. In 1854 he was made major
of the 26th New York cavalry, which was
organized for frontier service after the ST..
Adams raid.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1896-05-22
Good for Theodore Roosevelt.
rrrnn, the Rnstnn Herald

Good for Teddy. He has rebuked a po-
lice inspector of New York for having
lodged complaint against policeman
"for having his hands in his pants pockets
while on patrol" Hereafter" says the
police commissioner, sin a complaint of
this kind make it trousers not pants.
You might as well say that the gent had
his hands in his pants pockets" Com
missioner Roosevelt also gave orders to
have the word trousers used instead OF
pants in the rules of the department, which
are now being revised. All this is in the
line of progress and of English undetiled
by the vulgarisms of the vernacular.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1896-05-22

The supreme council of the American
protective association, which was in ses-
sion at Washington last week, announced
that its declaration against Gov. Mckinley
as a presidential candidate had been with
drawn, he having explained satisfactorily
the greater part of the charges against him.
1t was also said that he had "fully and I'M
equivocally endorsed the principles of the
ORDER" but the authority on which this
statement is made does not appear. 1t is
not reasonable to believe that Gov. Nc
Kinley would make haste to endorse the
A. P. A., while refusing to allow himself
to be drawn into any expression on the
money question. Additional doubt is
thrown on the truth of the statement by
the fact that before adjournment the dele
gates from 20 states held a meeting and
pledged themselves to try to accomplish
McKinley's defeat.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1896-05-22
An American Liner Sets the Pace.

The St. Paul has set the pace. Last
week she made the record of days 8
hours and minutes, from Southampton
TO Sandy Hook, on the extreme southern
route (31l2 miles), chosen to avoid even
the possibility of icebergs. The best South
ampton record heretofore made was
achieved by the New York on the northern
or short route (3047 miles)-6 days I houi :
and IA minutes. The average speed of
the St. Paul for the entire trip was 20.S4
knots, against 20.15 for the New York.
The st. Paul is American built from truck
TO keelson; the New York was launched
on the Clyde. But for II hours of fog the
St. Paul would have broken all ocean rec
ords to pieces. AS it is, the Amer an
eagle is fully justified in remindin. the
British sea-lion that the supremacy OF the
ocean is still TO be fought out.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1896-05-22

The United States supreme court, in an
opinion rendered Monday, sustained the
constitutionality of the law of Louisiana
requiring the railroads of the state to pro-
vide separate cars for white and colored
passengers. Justice Harlan dissented Wig
orously, saying that in his view no power
in the land had the right to regulate
the enjoyment of civil tights upon the
basis of race. 1t would be just as reason
able and proper, he said, for states to pass
laws requiring separate cars to be furnished
for Catholics and Protestants, or for de-
scendants of those of the Teutonic race
and those of the Latin race.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1896-05-22

From the st. Albans MESSENGER.


The effort to belittle the qualifications
of Major Grout has strengthened rather
than weakened his candidacy. Ridicule is
oftentimes A potent weapon, but the aver
age man is not apt to mistake it for argu-
ment in the long run. Thus, the attempt
to disparage Major Grout as identified with
the agricultural interests of Vermont be-
cause he may no, get up o mornings as
early as the average Vermont farmer or
milk his cows or perform personally any or
all of the manual labor incident 10 farm
life, has, to put it mildly, gained no con-
verts to the Stickney ranks. To claim or
intimate Major Grout is not a farmer be-
cause he does not personally "follow the
plough" is as absurd as it would be to deny
Speaker Stickney's title as lawyer because
he may not dust his own bookshelves or
sweep the floor of his own law office.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1896-05-22
With the extension of its system of irri

With the extension of its system of irri-
cation California expects to supply the
American demand for oranges, lemons,
olives, lines, apricots, prunes and raisin
grapes. Last year Northern California
shipped 203,6 tons of green and dried
fruit, and Southern California 156, ,S45 tons,
a total of $50, ,459 tons. These exports, to-
gether with the shipments of vegetables,
wines and brandy, made 4S,S71 car loads.
So many new orchards have been set out in
California that its fruit production will
soon be doubled Already the state, horti
culturally, is one of the most important
regions in the world.