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Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1896-09-11
C,TATE OF VERMONT. Marlboro IS.

"
- By the Probate Court for Said Di trict.
To all persons interested in the estate of CLARA
L. PRATT, late of Brattleboro, in said district,
deceased, Greeting.
Whereas. d. p. Webster Executor, has pre-
seuted to this court, an instrument purporting TO
be the last will OF said deceased for probate. You
are hereby notified that this court will decide
upon the probate of said instrument at the SEES
sion thereof to be held at the Probate Office in
Brattleboro, in said district, on the 26th day of
September, A. D., 1896, when and where you may
appear and contest the same. If you see cause.
81 ANTHONY +. SCHWENK. Register.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1896-09-11
For Sale.

A extra nice pair OF eight year old mules,
IA would exchange for cattle. V. c. MANLEY
Dummerston, Vt. q
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1896-09-11
Death ofNLlttle Kenneth willard.

A feeling on surprise ana sadness went
through the community last Monday when
As learned that little Kenneth Willard
was dead. The cause of his death was
heart disease, which has troubled him for
some time. He was the only child of Mr..
and Mrs. E. A. Willard, jr., and was nine
years old. He was an idolzed child and
his untimely death is terrible blow to the
family. Mrs. Willard has been in town
this summer in the hope that the bracing
air might benefit the little boy. The old
and the young are alike subject to the do
minion of death. Mr.. Willard came from
New York to attend the funeral which was
largely attended on Wednesday, Rev. Mr..
Mckenzie officiating, assisted by Mr.. Bis
sell. The sympathy of the community
goes out to the afflicted aud be-eaVed fam
lily. The burial was in the Riverview
cemetery.
The recent frost damaged the corn crop
materially.
1t is reported that Geo. Carpenter has
bargained for a part of the Warren Boyd
farm.
Nearly all of the guests from the Forest
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1896-09-11
Ennerson's

We must make room for winter stock
and have marked all untr1mmed hats at
25 and 90 cents. The remainder of our
cloth caps at Is cents.
A line of odd pieces of ribbon nice for
fancy work, s cents per yard.
We wish to close out our stock of
corsets, A good so cent corset for 80
cents.
The morning times., 1896-08-23

months re up. and that will make his term
almost two full years, for unless. he turns
over a new leaf he is certain to get no COM
mutation for good behavior He has been
here only about month now this time,
aud yet he has earned more epunshmentst than
often fall to full gro wn man in for long
term. He las even had to be locked up In
a dark cell. and that is punishment given
TO comparatively few here. His first bit
on the island was for six months only. but
it was long enough for him to make his
mark as the toughest youDgster we ever
had dealings with. and he is evidently not
going 10 rub out that mark this trip. He is
a degenerate if there ever was one"
William Mueller looks like a degenerate"
He is untersized and OF a nervous man
ne rand he whiinpcrs when hespeaks. Again
and again while he was talking with Inc
he laid the blame OF his ill-dGing on the
shoulders Of others. and his eyes frequently
threatened to overflow with tears, while his
lips were in constant state OF self
ptying tremulousness. Atthe request al MS
father. Louis Mueller. of 224 East Ninety
eighth street, who had lost sight of him. but
had heard he was licked up again. went
over to the island a day OF two ago to see
the boy. Little by little as he talked lie told
the story Of his crooked life.
NEvER"TREATED RIGHT" 80
.'Dey's only one trouble wit me. y he said.
land dat is nobody hai't never treated me
right, an when I've tried 10 git even I've
always got caught. Dey began to treat me
wrong when 1 was a little bit Of feiler.
Me mudder was dead. an me fadder he
worked allday. De folks he boarded me wit,
dey wouldn't let me go out on the street and
nobody wouldn't give Inc no money. So
took what could git me hands on and
sncaKed out de door whenever I could.
Den de Gerry s'ciety folks. dey didn't treat
me right, for de caught ME whenever any
odder boys done any dirt. Iustcr know boys
wo. would trow downstaEds and trip folks
up indie street an break windowsand alden
things, but didn't do 'em. No sir. jist
kept quiet like an all done was tn take
wot Could git ne hands on when de folks
wouldn't give me what needed. Ne fsdder
fought he was good to me. but he didn't
know how was treated. an he uster stay
out all night lnokin' fer ire sometimes an
have to work overtime to make up.
.'wher l was between five and six,
guess 1t was, dey sent me to dc institute
on Tent street, an derc stayed bout
four years tink. Put dey didn't treat
me right derc elder an when me fadtler
married agin me stcp-muddo- she didn't
trent me right ncider. Shed kick when
ever I'd take few pennies or stay out
all night an sleep In a waggin. Me fa.i-
der he sent me to school an paid fer
me goin' dere, but dey didn't treat me
right any more dan de odders had and. dey
turned me out fer gittin' me hans on tfngs
Den was sent to dc public school aud IL
made me tired to 20 dere. 80 I was sent
70 de Juvenile 8 YUM t Hummer '-'n-seventy-
The morning times., 1896-08-23
WORST BOY ON THE ISLAND
Eighteen Years Old, Has Been
Locked Up Ten Years.
STORY TOLD BY HIMSELF
Burden Of 1t ALI Is That ~N0body
Haint Treated Him Right -
in This World"
STORY TOLD BY HIMSELF
Tlt.s..'
Copyright. 1896.

Those who best know William Mueller.
whose story as related by himself. his
father and the officers OF the law I aa
about to try to reproduce. declare him to
be the worst boy in New York, AS to
that 1 cannot speak srith authority, but
il there are worse boys in New York than
he. then heaven help them and the city.
This hoy had earned bad name before
he was six. He is now eighteen, and yet
more than ten years of his fife have been
passed behind locked doors and barred
windows. He is at present doing tis
secu0d bit in the New York peniten-
tiary on Blackwell's Island, and AL hands
there agree that he is the worst hoy they
ever ran up against. The opinion held
Concerning him by the penitentiAry au-
thGrities is fully coDcurncd In by the regu-
lar police and the officers of Commodore
Gerry's Society for the Prevention OF
Cruelty to Children. Both have had to
kerp strict and constant watch upon him
off and on for the last dozen years The
Gerry society viii not be bothered with
him in the future. for he is no longer a
child, but the police Will perrorc. he on
the lookout for linn the minute he is again
released from imprisonment.
He excuses himself on the ground Of
ill-treatment. The deputy warden Of the
penitentiary says that the lads evil doing
is the result OF hopeIcssly warped pa-
turo. CO.. e. .r. . .--
He will undoubtedly be a criminal all
his iife," this Official declared when talk
ing of young Mueller. land most OF his
days Will he spent behind the bars. What
ever is forbidden. that he itc,ies to do. and.
though he has a certain sort of shrewdn4ss,
b is criminal instincts are so much stronger
than any and all others that he Will at any
time take desperate chancrs To commit a
crime. He.will no sooner get out after do
ing a bit than he will be caught in some
reshiniquity and be locked upa gain. Under
the 'hahnual criminal act of this State
he might be sent to- prison for life, and Pm
not sure but that would he the best thing
both for him and the community at large.
His present bit here is for eleven months
and $500 fine. If the fine isn't paid he will
have to serve 300 days after the eleven
The morning times., 1896-08-23
A Big Cylinder of Ice.

We believe we are speaking the truth
when we say that there is not more than
one person in each 900 OF the Republics
readers who has anything like a correct
idea OF what an icicle forty-five miles in
diameter and 200, 900 in length would look
like. 1t is also true that there is no ne
cessity for one being provided with
mind that would enable him TO form
correct conception of such gigantic
cylinder of ice, for there is no probability
that any one will ever live TO see an icicle
even half So large; yet it is interesting to
know that Sir John Henschel, the great
astronomer, used such an illustration in
one of his articles on the Intensity OF the
suns heat. After giving the diameter OF
the great blazing orb, and calculation on
the amount of heat radiated by each square
foot of its immense surface. he closed by
saying that IL it were possible for an icicle
forty-five miles in diameter and 100000
miles long TO plunge into the suns great
burning sea of gas. II would be melted
away and utterly consumed, even to its
vapOr, in less than one second OF time!
Such an icicle would contain more cubic
yards OF ice than has formed on the rivers
and lakes Of the United States during the
past 100 years; its base would cover the
average Missouri county. and its length
would be almost sufficient to reach to the
moon.-St. Louis Republic.
The morning times., 1896-08-23

ton He would prefer to be given Goln
or even American silver.
Il met great many Americans whom
knew and was introduced to others.
With them the political situation was the
one absorbing topic. 1t was no. my
pleasure to meet anyone who was willing
to vote for Bryan and free silver The
opinion of all may be summed up in the
expression of German president OF
national hank who has won his spurs in
finance.
He told me that he had voted the Demo-
cratic ticket in national, State. and local
elections ever since he had been old enough
to vote, but that this fall he felt himself
under the necessity of casting his ballot for
Mckinley.
AN ORATOR WITHOUT LOGIC.
Merchants. bankers. even politicians
find free silver nauseating to them. and il
the ocean greyhounds will carry the pas
sengers every American entitled to vote
will be present on election day and cast his
ballot for Mckinley and Hobart. 1t seemed
10 he the Judgment of the Americans whom
l met that Bryan is born orator, but
unlike the grcat orators that the world
has produced logic and reason is wanting
beneath the flow of words.
THE Europeans views regarding the
political situation in this country is not
based upon seiiishness entirely. OF course
each one is looking out for his wn inter
ests, but the opinion seems to prevail that
should we make radical change in our
currency Europe will he more or less
Ia
covered from more promptly in Europe.
and this country will suffer far more than
they: also that hard times would last
longer Recovery from such action would
he, in their Judgment, very slow. and w oIld
throw this country back among the conn
tries of the world from fifteen to twenty
years.
''Thcy believe that notwithstanding the
hig; rank which we now occupy.
with deprecated curreacy, we would
be placed on par with Mexico and other
countries where silver is the basis of the
currency. The foreigner. also. appreciates
the fact that no small amount OF the silver
agitation is being caused by the owners
Of silver mines in this county. AMI they
readily believe that these mine kings
are talking more for their individual bene-
fit than for the welfare of the country at
large.
"Engand Is particularly dcsirious that
we make no change in our currency Her
people are close TO us In many ways. and
while an Engiishman may be found who
would wish no harm, there are hundreds
who wish us goo I. and who would not care
tn see any portion OF the Angio-Saxon race
degrade itself by repudiating its debts
or by legalizin2 q currency which would
not only stop progress. but place US on
par with these countries who do not
now occupy a position OF first rank"
The morning times., 1896-08-23

ski street M dcre I sfavc., af.,,,t fo,,,
years more w'ot did halter co dere for.
"w'y me step-mudder tldn. rive me m,
money fer a good while n she'd male a
great fuss about me sleepin' in cellar wa VA
an like dat, when she said dey was al
ways bed In de house fer me. an she
gabbed about IL SO much dat me faddcr
he got to treatin' me wrong too so one
day seen de rent money fer a hull mont
layin' on de table an / needed it an. r
took it, I spent it on Delaney street an
had lot of fun, hut when me fadder fouu'
me he sent Inc to dc asylum
Il dunno wy me step mudtler tidu't like
to have me sleep In Wagons and cellar
ways an ike dat. It's more fun dan
s!eepin in beds, an wa ggins is good deal
better dan cellar ways or anywhere else,
only when you sleeps too long an wake
up mhefe you 'ai 10 walk lot OF miles
wo g,,in and ME nm L., ~, ,,. -" ~
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n, French md o,b.r si,rar y,,a,o,o~
ba IN, !. ~, uno,, ,ho cubic. .s-
tho number of france Fra,ce ia n,, =,
The morning times., 1896-08-23
COUNTRY BOARD.

wANTED-Af few more boarders; resi-
dence miles west Of iWarreDton, va;
pure spring water: mountain air an tscenery,
- per week for adults. 81. so for children.
Address B. .&offett, Shade. Fauquier Co.,
Y6.fAt1 .,;.i ~ ptts, :, laut8-l4t
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wANrEDLFARAds.

WANTED-To rent farm with run
nlng wasef: not iesBtian so acres; suit
able tor dairy purposes; about or miles
dull stem
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HELP wANTED-MALE AND
FEMALE

wANTED-At once. cooks chamber
maids. mattresses: also ! god tUtler.
white; wages $50. 61O 11tE st. NV E. tas.-
mcnt. II
WANTED Solicitors. male or female
in or out OF. employment; something
new; perfectly legitimate; big con,mission
Address 9: II H.. $50 9Th at. INV. au23-5t
w wANTED-A,C CITY Intelligence Uffice.
cooks, general houseworkers, walters,
drivers. laundresses, nurses, Dorters, iani-
tors. staDlemcn, lal Orers, chambermaiCls.
bows. p!a ces furnished till suited. les
tabi lshel 1881 SHACKLEFORD'S. APT
llth st. NV. au1S-Tt
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w A NTED-An expert Young Iadytypc
writer desires position. best refs fur
nished Address TYPEWRITER. tfis Of
flee au2I-3t p,u
The morning times., 1896-08-23

w WANTED as overseer on
iarm, by experienced man. I'll 10th
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w ANTED BY trustworthy young
woman. work as ChanIberma id or
clerk. VIII try TO please; refs. a. ].
this Office. au2l-3I
The morning times., 1896-08-23

w ANTED-Situation by white wo-
man .as,ook. lS2eNew wiiampshreayc II
The morning times., 1896-08-23

wANTED-By a widow lady. a posi-
ton as LouseSeeper or companion or
light housewOrk. city ref. HCUSEKEEP-
Err this office auoo-3t- -en
The morning times., 1896-08-23

w wANTED-By co!ored 10y, place 10
work amer school and Saturday; refs.
Apply 2S0S DumbartOD ave 1t
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WANTED by colored girl from
country. place cook; will stay at
night and try 10 please. l.. c., this Office
au2l l-3t
The morning times., 1896-08-23

WANTED ByaSouthern widow lazy.
twenty-eisht years old, no incum-
branCe. situaI3on ds working housekeeper
for widnwer with children, or place as
chambermaid. Address SOUTHERN. :t.s
office. au23-3t
The morning times., 1896-08-23
SITUATIONS wASTEp-EEMA

WANTED BY white woman, sit
uatlon as good cook; no objection TO
washing III small family. Address L. L..
this Office au23-3t
The morning times., 1896-08-23

widow, Young. INTEL.
gent and experienced, wishes Position
as hoUsekecper or companion. !. II. J.,
this office. auCi-3t
The morning times., 1896-08-23
SITUATIONS wASTED-MALE

wANTED-A situation by sober, in
uuStrIOus young man, who is willing
to do anything Tor II living; can furnish the
best OF refs. X. A. H., this office. 1t
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WANTED BY young man. writing to
do i'll an office or at home; good refs.
Address W. H., this Office. 1t
The morning times., 1896-08-23

wANTED-By bright colored boy. aged
Is. place as house boy, or in q store or
office; refs. Address RA YMOND. 2l14 9th
ST. NV au21 -3t-em
The morning times., 1896-08-23

WANTED Situation by Young woiuan
b as ciiainberniaid and seamstrcss or
waitress. flrst-cla>s refs. Call or ar-
dress 3i3 21st st. NV. au2O-3t-em
wANTED-An educated widow woiid
sew. teach, or teach music or piano for
board ana small wages. Mrs. BRUWARD,
1919 18th st. NV. aulS-6t-em
The morning times., 1896-08-23

WANTED Washing and ironing to
40 at nome. Sl2 10th st. INV. au23-3t
WANTED A situation as housekcepcr.
Address A. NJ. this Office au23-3t
The morning times., 1896-08-23

Should be read daily by all Interested
u Changes may occur ut any time.
ro.c.14l uIails for the week enulng August
%, .,n. close promptly at tins office as
follows.
The morning times., 1896-08-23
wANTED-FURNIsHED HOUSES.

w wANTED-A house nicely FURNISHED:
about II rooms: about three squares
from Capitol: from $50 to SO rent. a l.
dress WINDSOR, this office. aU22-3t
ANTED-Furnishe houses. We have
many applications for furnished houses
in all locations af the city. THE TIMES
REAL ESTATE BUREAU.
The morning times., 1896-08-23
wANTED-BICYCLES.

WANTED bicycles, high grade, 80.
Idly ana gents. Will exchange lot II
Laurel, Md, for same. Address A. b..
this Office. au2O-It,enl
The morning times., 1896-08-23

HELP wAHTED-FEAAL
w wANTED-Relable girl 10 Go light
GOuseworK or chamber work in small
family. l212 Il st. pw 1t
The morning times., 1896-08-23

wANTED-A situation by expert shirt
machine operator: male; understands
all branches OF laundry work Address x.
W. T this office. au21 -3t-em
The morning times., 1896-08-23
ron RKSr-RoOA1A

FOR RlcNT-Clean. cool ruoIns; bath
Is ga ea..a tiooE, wan Ur wltnou. Dtaru
ut suliiIer ra.rs- lama soS S.n st
NV auES-7g
The morning times., 1896-08-23
wANTED-BOARDERs.

WILL give excellent table hoard for
So per month. > meals day: hot bread
every morning: best of meats: good country
butter; for further particulars inquire at
3Ol I'd st NV. 1t
The morning times., 1896-08-23

FOR RENT-$11 80, Groom frame.
Cellar. wa,er and sewer large yard;
stable and wagon shed, on car me, cor.
llth and ID StS. ne. Apply S1S Maryland
ave IL
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-07-11

JupGE CRAIG. of the state supreme
court, has granted stay Of proceed
ings in the Woodford county seat
case until the regular term Of court
next October, at which time Meta
mora will make its argument for n
rehearing OF the case. This action
puts a stop to all plans for the re-
moval Of the county seat to Eureka
for several months ut least. The de-
lay thus caused will prevent the is
suing Of bonds for the erection OF a
new court house for more than two
years. The law requires that the
question Of bond issue for the cree
ton Of n county building must be
submitted to n vote Of the people at
the general election, and as it will be
too late to vote on proposition for
. bond issue In November, the mat.
ter cannot be voted on until two
years from November.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-07-11
Was = Huinous Governor.

McKinlev's careless and reckless
iinanciering not only bankrupted
himself, but nearly wrecked the state
of Ohio. His incspacity was shown
in his selection of the board Of man
ayers Of the Ohio peniten,iary. This
is perhaps the most important insti-
tuition OF the state.
Two prison chaplains in succession
fell from grace both personal APP
pointments made at the governors
request. One got into a moral scan
Dial and the other borrowed money
from the prisoners.
The steward of the penitentiary
contracted with a wholesale clothing
house. ID. s. Ambach & Co., of Col
umbus, for "butter and hay" This
extraordinary circums' ance excited
no suspicion. Finally the board OF
managers was compelled to investi-
gate, and It was shown that the state
had been paying clothing house al
least 20 per cent above the market
price for butter aud hay.
Six weeks ago when the new board
of managers appointed by Gov. Bush
nell met. McKinley's penitentiary
warden, c. e. James. presented his
monthly bills for more than $50, 600,
and said this to the board about Nc
Kinley's penitentiary steward. David
Miller:
"Gentlemen, these bills have beer
approved by the steward, MIR. Miller
and have approved them, too; moi
because l believe they are right. bu
because under the law | cannot d,
anything else. But l want to say t.
you frankly that believe these bill
represent rake Off Of at leas
IS. 1000"
That was Mr.. McKinley's warden
During Gov. Campbell's last tern
the amount due to the state treasur,
from the warden and favored prison
contractors was less than $40, 0OC
In McKinley's time this was swelle
to $l66,000 and much of it is sti
unpaid. The state will lose much Q
it. Two of the contractors prompt
made assignments when Gov. Busf
nell attempted to collect the amount
due from them.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-07-11
Condensed Testimony.

Charles B. Hood, broker and man
ufacturer's agent, Columbus. Ohio,
cer.ifies that DR.. Kings New Dis
covery has no equal as cough rem
edy. J. ID. Brown. proprietor St.
James hotel, Fl. Wayne, Ind, testi-
fies tina. he was cured of a cough of
two years standing caused by la
grippe. by DR.. Kings New Discovery.
b. F. Merrill. Baldwinsvi!le, Mass.
says that he has used and recon-
mended it snd never knew it to fail,
and would rather have iG than any
doctor. because it always cures.
Mrs. Hemming. 222 East Twenty.
fifth street, Chicago, always keeps il
at hand and has no fear of Group. be-
cause it instantly relieves. Free
trial bottles at Hartz & Ullemeyer'!
drug store.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-07-11

was held in the grip Of the powers IN
control until after the convention
had practically declared its choice
and then the ridiculous spectacle
was presented OF Illinois clambering
into the band wagon.
Gov. Altgeld controlled that repre-
sentation OF the party OF the state
which appeared in the convention.
The governor has in this connection
shown himself to be greater public
official than a politician. His entire
management OF the campaign in Illi-
nois has been ill-advised both in
theory and in practice. To begin
with. he drew apart from the recog-
nized representative OF the party
and surrounded himself with mex
perienced lieotenants who were
placed under the direction Of the
cratic Buck" Hinrichsen. Once in
control the governors forces rode
rough shod. None but those who
had taken the oath of allegiance to
the Altgeld idea were recognized or
even respected. There was no mag
nanimity in the Hinrichsen manage
ment. Neither were the delegates to
the national convention consulted in
mapping out the course Of action at
Chicago. They were mere figure
heads. Bland was selected as
meeting the governors ideas and
the delegation voted for him. though
not without protest.
Even after the convention had in
dicated its preference, Illinois held
out, not for favorite son as it might
have been warranted in doing, bu,
for n single idea. The result wa:
that Illinois failed to participate in
the making of the choice, bul
simply acquiesed when ii hat
been made. Illinois in wore
was in no sense identified with the
making OF the nomination.
A party dominated by single mar
and single idea cannot fail TO blum
! dor