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The morning times., 1896-12-25
Modern Education.

"'The examination you undergo for the
position of teacher is very severe, is it
not?''
81 should say so.''
"What are the branches?''
"WeD, today We were examined in psy-
choIogy, integral calculus, mathematical aS-
tronomy, poIenic divinity, metaphysical
analysis and Greek verSifiCatiOn.
Indeed What position are you COM
peting for?''
Instructor of the B cIass-''-New
York Tribune.
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Lawyer Crazy When He Embezzled.

Lawyer Crazy When He Embezzled.
inal court yesterday the complaint against
Lawyer Horatio q. Parker for the alleged
embezzlementof eleven Union Pacific bonds
of the par value of ST 900 each was mol
pressed on written opinion given by DR..
Jelley, the expert on insanity, that Mr..
Parker was not of sound mind.
The morning times., 1896-12-25
NAV|Es Of THE REBELLION
Fourth Volume Of the Great
Work Is Completed.
OF GREAT HISTORIC VALUE
This Is the Fourth Book of The First
Series and Contains All Orders,
Reports and Correspondence Re-
Iating TO the Operations of Union
and Confederate Ships.

Volume of series ! /, official records OF
the Union and Confederate Navies III the
war of the rebellion, has been published
under the direction of Secretary Herbert.
Lieut.. Comma nder Richard Rush, OF the
Navy, and Mr.. Robert ii. Woods.
The distribution OF the work by the
terms of the law under which it is pre-
pared, is under the control of Congress and
not OF the department This law was ap-
proved July 81, 1894, and in November Of
that year the publication was begun. only
such material is used as may be certified to
be contemporaneous naval records of the
war, divided into three series in this order
of rrangement:
The first series embraces the reports,
orders and correspondence, both Union and
Confederate, relating to all naval opera
tions on the Atlantic and Gulf coasts and
inland waters of the United States during
the war of the rebellion, together with the
operations of vessels acting singly, either as
cruisers or priyateers, in different parts Of
the world.
The morning times., 1896-12-25
OF Wide Scope.

The second series embraces the reports,
orders, and correspondence relating TO the
condition of the Union Navy in S61 before
the commencement of hostilities, and to
its increase during the progress OF the war.
The construction and outfit OF the Con
federate navy, including privateers.
Statistical data of all vessels, Union and
Confederate.
Returns of naval and military property
captured by. both sides during the war.
Correspondence relating to naval pris-
oners.
The third series embraces all reports,
orders, and correspondence and returns
of the Union and Confederate authorities
not specially relating to the matter Of the
first and second series.
illustrations of each class or type Of
vessels referred to are given in order to
preserve the identity of these ships as they
actually appeared during the war.
Was Big Task.
Much difficulty has been found in col
lecting the records, for while the official
reports of commanders of fleets and Of
vessels are on file in the Navy Depart
ment, the correspondence between flag
officers and their subordinates is fire.
quently missing.
without the squadron correspondence, say
the complers, the historical value of the
work would be incomplete, and the depart
ment has secured the letter books and
papers of the chief actors OF both sides.
The reports of the Union commanders are
fairly full and complete, but those OF the
Confederate officers not so complete,
owing to the great difficulty in collecting
them, and also TO the fact that much of the
Confederate archives was burned at the
close of the war.
Duplicates of many of these have been
found among the personal files of the
participants, and the hope / 5 expressed
that the publication viii lead to the dis
covery OF others.
The third volume recently published. COM
pleted the reports of the operations of the
cruisers TO the close of the war. The
present compilation treats of earlier events
in that struggle, notably those that oc-
Cured OF the Atlantic and Gulf coasts.
The morning times., 1896-12-25
CATCHING AN EARTHQUAKE
SeismoscOpes Located in Wash
ington for the Purpose.
PENDULUM Is VERY LARGE

1t Swings From the Center of GRAY
ny of the Washington Monument
and Keeps Tab on the Leaning of
the Great Weather Bu-
reau Observes Earth Tremors.
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Taking the Record.

The recording Instrument is known as i
seismGsTaph. Seisu oscone means a quake
observer: seism ograph, quake writer
This apparatus automatically writes the
record or the tromors accompanying the
wrinklinPs Of No her Earth's brow 1t
Is kept in the instrument II ON along with
meclanisms used in making special obser-
vations of the condition of the air, etc
1t consists principally of a revolving
cylinder moved by clock work and making
one revolution every six hours. Wound
around the cylinder is a broad ribbon of
paper, cross-ruled with parallel lines.
The distance between each of these lines
indicates five minutes Of the revolution of
the cylinder.
Bearing against the paper-covered sur
face OF the cylinder is a small arm, which
If held still would trace a spiral The
end OF the arm carries fountain pen,
which makes a mark on the paper A
regulator clock, which ticks standard
time, is connected with this arm in such
a manner that every five minutes the Jcn
point Will give a sudden jerk back and
forth, making small points in the other
wise straight line The points thus traced
are the same distance apart as the rulings
Of the paper. The mechanism is In tke
circuit, closed by the needle of the seis-
The morning times., 1896-12-25
Earth's Molten Inside.

1t is manifestly Inaccurate, then, To con-
clude that tile quakings winch accompany
the erUptionS OF a volcano. and the Vibra-
ton which appears hundreds Of miles way
from any mountain that las shown vol
caniG characteristics in historic time, are
from the same source. because the earth'S
crust Is only a shell Of solid matter twenty
five miles thick, over thousands of mills of
first viScOus, then fluid, and then boiling.
seothing elements, in 4 furious play OF
chemical forces, beside which the great
Cauldron on top of Vcsulyius S child's play.
it is true there is good reason TO believe
that the inside of the sphere is probably
still molten. from facts observed by as
tronomerS regarding the other members Of
the solar system, and calculations drawn
therefrom but little certainty can DC at
taChed TO calculations Is 10 the exact thick
ness OF the outer shell. So the problem of
earthquakes is at the very outset involved
in considerable uncertainty.
Bot tie SeiSmOScopeS, lS the carthqua ke
instruments are called, are here and when
an earthquake strayS this way the sci
cuii-ts remember the fact ana observe the
record that Is made. Ii may be they for
get II for day or two after the trembling
has passed, bat that does no harm. The
machine has good hold on the results t
gathered As the wave Travelled by and set
everybody in a fright When the observer
comes along he gets just as much as if he
had hurried down within ten minutes after
the quake and taken the reading.
The apparatus at the Weather Bureau
was not rut i n with any idea that anybody
would very soon be able 10 forecast earth
qua keS, but simply that the government
meteorological outfit should be complete
II is located beneath the southwest corner
of the main building. A square cell has
been constructed with a solid cement floor
The morning times., 1896-12-25
FOR SALF-HOTSES.

FOR SALE-A bargain, have ten room
bay window brick, a m- l.. lot 2OxT9;
rents for So. price. 50 800 Can earIy
j. ID. SULLIVAN, 18th audGnw Ge25-6t
The morning times., 1896-12-25
FOR HIRE
wANTED-PosTAGE STAMPS

wANTED-FOr cash all kinds OF oId
United States postage and department.
stamps. Collections also bought a. F.
DUNkHORST. 1905 9TH st. nW sao-tf
The morning times., 1896-12-25
FOR RENT-STABLE.

FOR kkNT-Brick stable; S., water.
hey o2S 22d ST NV Stable ia rear
Ge25-8t
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Howthe Machine Is Made.

The artificial stone has been laid with
great evenness 10 the depth of more than
foot and it is believed that the con-
struction is such that any disturbance Of
the whole mass OF the earth upon which
the city rests would cause it to move
and Nothing less would. Upon this rests
the selsmoScOpe. Ii is OF pattern in use
in Japan and at Vesuvius, where earth
qua kes and trcmors are comparatively COM
mon occurrences and where the ohServa-
tions have been taken now for a long
time ard have been made Il subject OF
careful study.
The instrument occupies very small space
and is quite simple. 1t is pendulum,
which EIoyes when the earth under il
trembles, even in the slightest Each
treInur carries the swinging metal far
enough 20 close an electric circuit, and
SO make a record. This is accomplished
by a cylindrical weight which hangs from
long link supported by a horizontal
pivot throughit. From theupper end ofthe
link long, fine needle projects upward
about foot. 1t is in q position exactly
vertical when the weight IS attached. Its
point is tipped with platinum and passes
up through a small platinum-rimmed hole
In a flat piece Of metal belt. The mech
anism is so perfect that when the weight
Is attached the point Of the needle stands
above the exact center OF this hole.
One pole of an electric battery is at
tached 10 the weight and needle at the
pivot, and the opposite pole to the metallic
plate containing the hole. Even the slight
est movement of the cement base will cause
the suspended weight to yibrate and there
by cause the point OF the needle to touch
the rim Of the hole. When this contact
takes place the electric circuit is closed
and message is dispatched to another
room, where recording instrument is set
In motion.
The morning times., 1896-12-25

Washington has two places where an
liz a way that might be of scientific .tc-
count. one is at the Weather Bureau, the
Other at the Washington monument
As a matter Of fact, very little has been
done with earthquakes by scientists
Some observations have been made. and
fron these some conclusions have been
drawn; but the facts are involved ia
good deal of uncertainty, and the dedlc-
tiGns are OF course more doubtful than The
fDCts.
Tie reasons for this condition of t'ings
are obvious Real, genuine, first-class
earthquakes in CiyiliZed lands are not of
frequent occurrence. They are not yely
fIequcn: anywhere. TrcmOrs ur the earth
are very numerous in volcanic regions, Dut
obrefV atiunS of the phenomenal accompany
ing these do not give facts upon which sure
gent raliZations can be made regar ling
the tremendous convulSiunS which sweep
oy 81 continents, roll up tidal waves ana
destroy whole cities at once. The causes
OF tie TWO motions may be similar, lhey
pIOhdbl are, bnJ as yet IL tCdnnvt betSSeIJed
with much positiyencss
The theory that the inside of the earth is
a huge mass of melted stone, metal and
other substances, is generally accepted by
the scientific world in preference TO the
belief held by Symmcs that the globe is
hollow and inhabited inside by a superior
race OF beings. Bot the principal direct
proof OF this. perhaps, is these very vol
canic eruptions ana tremblngs OF the earth,
together with the movements that sweep
over half d continent at once and some
times cross a great arm of the ocean.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1896-04-03
SPORTING.

Tommy Lsahy is said 10 be booked for an out
field position with Springfield.
The Estey Guard are to have a basket ball team
with E. j. Henkel as captain. They intend to
challenge other teams in the military companies
of the state.
James ColOpy has not signed with Louisville
as reported. He agreed several months ago to
cover third base for the Columbus club of the
Western league, but he is now suffering severely
from rheumatism and it is feared that he will be
unable to don uniform the coming season
Henry Burrell, the Brattleboro first baseman of
So has signed TO pitch for Des Moines the coming
season. Burrell went from Brsttleboro to the
Iowa Illinois league as pitcher and was success
full from the start. The next year he was with
Joliet until be Joined the ST. Louis Browns in the
American association. He won eight out of II
games for St Louis, but the Browns went from
the American association into the National league
and Burrell and other young players were cast
adritt He was with Milwaukee in the Western
league the Following season. and in 3d. finishing
the season in the Michigan state league He
signed with San Fran cisco for go but not receiv-
ing his advance money Joined the Springfield
Mass, club. His pitching arm went back on him
and he was obliged to give up ball playing for the
season In "a he was with one of the western
clubs, and last season with Memphis in the South
ern league he seemed to have recovered his old
time effectiveness. Burrell's career has been
watched with interest throughout Vermont as he
Is native OF Bethel and first played professionally
at Burlington
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1896-04-03
BOYS BATTALION.

All who are interested in the young peo-
pie and who like to see good drilling and
military evolutions, should come to the
boys battalion exhibition drill next We'd
nesday evening at 80, the seats for which
are now on sale at Greene's drug store.
Among the new features will be a short
game OF basket ball of an unusual kind, a
rlne drlll according to the new manual of
the young ladies, an exhibition of gun
work by members of the Fuller Light Bat
terry under Capt. Weld, silent officers
arm by Company B, bayonet drill by Com
Pany A The music will be by the First
regiment band, who have kindly respond
ea 10 the call for volunteers. The success
OF last year is sure to be equaled, and will
PROBABLY be surpassed. Give the young
people the inspiration of crowded hall.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1896-04-03
DEATH IN AN ELEVATOR SHAFT

Miss Martha j. Reece, a wellknown attendant
at the Brattleboro Retreat, received Wednesday
morning. telegram announcing the death of her
brother in an elevator accident in Boston. and
lett at once to attend the funeral at his home in
Brooklne Mass. The circumstances of the acct
dent were peculiar. The brothers name was John
keece and he was the president of the Reece
Sutton Hole Machine company. His works were
IN the Randolph building on Harrison avenue. A
new elevator was being into that building Soon
atter O'Clock Tuesday afternoon the night
Waterman found Mr.. Reece lying unconscious at
the Ioot or the elevator we'll and immediately AZ
Ter a man was found tangled in the ropes Of the
elevator and crushed to death at the tor of the
ouidlng; rms man was workman employed in
putting in the elevator. Mr.. Reece was taken To
the city hospital where he revived sufficiently Ia
give meagre explanation of the accident It
seems that he was on the third floor Of the build
ing IN which his works are located and looking
toward the elevator, saw that the workman was
IN danger OF being crushed between the elevator
and the fourth floor He sprang for the elevator
rope intending to stop the moving car, but miss.
ed MS hold and footing. He fell to the bottom Of
the wei, three stories, and knew no more until
ne regalned his senses at the hospital The work
man was unconscious of his danger and was car
RED TO his death. The age Of Mr.. Reece was "A
years. was 10
Yesterdays papers state that Mr. Reece was A
man OF large wealth, and had lust finished al
cost OF $4,000, the building In which he was
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1896-04-03
TIE OLD HOMESTEAD.

An audience which filled every seat in
the auditorium and occupied all available
standing room witnessed the production
of the "Old homestead Tuesday evening
With the play itself the auditors were ia
miliar, and they appeared not as critics,
but as old friends gathered to renew old
acquaintance. The main interest centered
in Mr.. Wilson's Interpretation of the par
of "Uncle Josh" and in the mind of each
listener the question was, doubtless, wheth-
er the place of Denman Thompson could
be made good. Those who observed close
ly saw in the performance of Mr.. Wilson
more of the arr of the finished actor. but
discovered, or thought they discovered, a
lack of the naturalness and spontaneity
which in Mr.. Thompson are Unborn and
irresistible. The supporting company was
good and the specialties left nothing to be
desired.
The appearance of the "Old homestead"
at this time was of special interest as prov
ing the capacity of the auditorium stage
for the production of the best scenic effects,
and allowing the use of modern stage APP
planes in this direction. This was seen
especially in the thunder storm and rain
scene in which thunder, lightning and rain
were produced by electrical appliances with
naturalness and a vvidness which left
nothing to be desired
To the production as a whole everybody
gave verdict of cordial approval, and prom
lse of reception in a spirit of old-fashioned
heartiness so often as "Uncle Josh" shall
find it convenient to come this way.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1896-04-03
w. G. +. U. NOTES

A new series of speaking contests has been ar.
ranged not In any way antagonistic TO the Dean
crest medal contests, but simply in the way ~
interesting people, and helping them to help
each other. The enterprise meets with favor.
ana G books and rules may be obtained of Mrs. A.
r. Carman, The Temple, Chicago The "Silver
gray contest for the gray heads) is especially
The most distinguished honor that has been
pald woman in the South was that bestowed
lPoh Miss FRANCES L. Willard recently by the leg
stature or mississippi, which adjourned in body
70 near her address. The Presbyterian church,
when mad been secured for her lecture was
niled 70 overlooking with the representative peo-
PIE OF the capital and surrounding towns Gov
ernor mcLaurtn had accepted the honor Of intro
uuclng her to the audience, but was delayed q.
little by the crowd so another had that pleasure
she was met at the train by committee of ID
prominent women, For months before the visif
leaders in the w. q. T. U. work in the most promo
lnent towns had been asking that she might be
sent TO them, the business men in one place back
ing the women in their endeavors and using every
possible influence to get her. All Of which goes
20 show that the world do move ~" as when Miss
willard went to jackson fifteen years ago no one
heralded her arrival or cared about 1t, no one
knew whether she found shelter or not, and only
few took pains to go and hear what she had to
say.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1896-04-03
Y. M. @. A. NOTES.

Secretary Austin is arranging games
with the basket ball teams of the HoIvoke
and titchburg Y. NJ. G. A., who may come
here to play.
hev.'A. j. Hough, who finishes his pas
torate at the Methodist church Sunday.
Will address the 4 o'clock meeting, his sub,
Ject being "Costs and compensations."
Rev. Mr. De Bevoise of the Kurn Hat
tin home at Westminster. who occunied
the pulpit at the Congregational church
Sunday morning, addressed the Young
mems meeting at A o'clock, and was lis
tened to with much interest.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1896-04-03
BRATTLEBORO,

The outlook for the summers business
at the Brooks House is very good, num-
Der of applications having already been re-
ceived.
Bailey & Miner have sold four acres of
land belonging to John c. Moynihan,
south of the Roman Catholic cemetery, to
N. T. Ryan for the Roman Catholic soci-
ETY..
E. A. Tyler has put new oak cigar case
in the Brooks House this week. 1t is eight
feet long and is fitted with patent moisture
trays which keep the cigars in the best
possible condition.
Alpha lodge, X. of H., held a regular
meeting last evening at which Grand Die
tator G. W. Kimball and about 20 brethren
from Putney were present. The meeting
was followed by banquet at the Ameri-
can House.
The annual meeting of Connecticut Val
ley Council, No. 16, f. d. A. NJ, was held
last night. These officers were elected !:
W. H. Roleau, T. 1. M; P. Frank Con-
nors, 1. D. NJ. Edwin F. Brooks, treas.
Edwin II. Putnam, recorder; w. II. Vim
ton, marshal; j. II. Pratt, steward; c. L..
Piper, sentinel.
The men of the Universalst church
served the annual sugar supper at the
chapel last evening. The affair was man
aged with the ease for which the men of
this church have become noted. Col. H.
E. Taylor had general charge of the ar
rangements, Col. Il. Harmon headed the
efficient corps of walters and Oscar Smith
and Harry Rowe looked after the culinary
department.
The outlook for the maple sugar crop is
discouraging There have been no really
good sap days. Days like Monday and
Tuesday, which seemed favorable, were
cold on the hills and sap ran only in shell
tered places in the valleys. Tie largest
shipment which has been brought into
Brattleboro was one of 200 pounds sent
down from Joseph Miller's Dummerston
orchard last Saturday morning The lot
was bought by the Farmers & Mechanics
Exchange at IT cents, and retailed at 20
cents. 1t was choice sugar and sold like
shot cakes" Not over a ton has been
shipped by express. John Nesbitt brought
his first run" to. market today. 1t was of
fine quality and sold readily at Is cents
Dealers are now paying IL to IS cents for
nice sugar. There is time enough yet for
a good crop on the hills, but a sudden turn
to hot, sunny weather, such as early April
often brings, would end the season in the
valleys.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1896-04-03
Announcements,

See those dog collars at II. NJ Woods. He
win mark them for you.
TENEMENT TO RENT Also large barn; run
ming water A. EDDY, West Brattleboro.
Extra bargains in plated knives, forks and
spoons at II, II. Thompsons.
To RESr-Two tenements, newly repaired
water and improvements, 20 Elliot street. En-
qure of j. d. Roess, cigar store.
wANTED,-A capable girl. Must understand
cooking. Mrs. f. Kirkland, Walnut street
WANTED on A FARM-A good, steady boy or a
low priced man by the month or year.
WIN. H. TYLER, Guford, VT.
To RENT-A tenement at No. Organ street, to
a small family, at $3.50 a month. Running
water E. L. HoLToN.
Do you love good tear If so, try Jungle
Chop" Formosa tea in one pound chests 1t is
pure and always good All grocers keep it, Price
60 cents a pound.
To RENT-Two good tenements on Myrtle
street A. STARKEY.
To RENT-The Peeg Barrows place on walnut
street. Enquire of G. G. Averill, Vermont Nation
al bank.
For SALE.-National cash register. Bought
new last fall; cost $780, will sell for $40 Also,
full sets of Columbian stamps, S25 per set.
w. R. PHILLIPS, Keene, n. H.
LosT-Saturday, March 81, while shopping or
at the railroad station an obong black breast pin
with pink flowers. Finder will be rewarded upon
leaving pin at wyatt's photograph studio
Souvenir paper weights, Calendars and Pictur-
esque Brattleboro at Clapp & Jones's.
Rubber stamps, daters, pads and notary seals
at H. NJ Woods.
Will clean, oil and warrant for one year, your
key wind watch for 81 or stem wind for $3.50.
C. W. SAWYER, Bratteboro, VT.
To REST.-Six rooms in the Devens block. Two
are large front rooms. Enquire of T. Harmon.
Have your pictures framed at Clapp & Joness.
More new cream beached and Turkey red
damask T. w. BARNARD.
Fine scissors, shears and razors at H. H.
Thompson 's-warranted perfect.
To REST-Nce six room tenement, barn and
garden Enquire of A. " Cox or Mrs, L. A. Cox.
Now is good timeto have your picture framed
Tasteful work and moderate prices at Clapp &
Jones's.
Popular sheet music and books. Strings for all
instruments and musical supplies at Clapp 6
Joness.
Bonnie Brer Bush and other popular books 5
cents at Clapp & Jones'ss
Electric gas lighting, electric bell and private
telephone work Prompt attention given re-
pairing. VAUGHAN & SARGENT.