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Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1897-10-22
A Thriving S.cI.


The Edmunds law seems TO have done
effective service in stamping out polygamy,
but it has not prevented the rapid multi
plicaton of Mormons. 1t is announced
that this sect is increasing very fast, not
only in Utah, but also in New England,
New York and the CenLral Eastern states,
and statistical reports for the present year
show that the church membership has
grown faster than in any previous year OF
its history.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1897-10-22
SOMERSET.

Batey Brothers of Woodford have moved
into Mark Tudors house.
The selectmen have built new fence
at the side of the Tudor pond.
r. b. Grout found large swarm of bees
last week and secured so pounds of honey.
George johnson of Wilmington is seal
ing logs for the National Metal Edge Box
company.
Mrs. L. g. Harris, who is in Berlin, N.
Y, taking care of her son, Carroll, reports
him much better.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1897-10-22
Gard.

We, the undersigned. wish to express our heart
felt thanks TO thos who were so kind to us dur
ing the sickness and death of our beloved hus-
band and son. Dexter A. Thomas, also TO the
Singers, 10 Wanttslqnet grange, and for the
beautiful floral tributes.
MRS ALTA THOMAS.
MR. AND MRS JOEL MARTIN.
Hinsiae, n. II Oct 20 1897.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1897-10-22
Card OF Thanks.

We desire TO tender our sincere thanks to the
lends and neighhors who assisted us in the late
Illness Of our husband aud father. also TO the
singers who assisted at the funeral, also to the
Grand Army boys who we're at the funeral and
at the grave at Putney.
MRS. SARAH F. JOHNSON,
CHAS. S. JOHNSON,
GEO. A. JOHNSON.
Hinsdale, n. II.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1897-10-22

Edgar j. Ware Of Keene, a machinist,
attempted TO commit suicide Sunday by
gashing his throat several times with a
sharp penknife. He is at the Elliot city
hospital in a serious condition, but with
the chances in favor of recovery.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1897-10-22
To Cure Constipation Forever.

Take Ctscarets. adv Cathartic; 10 or 25.cents
II Q. O. U. fail to cure. drug Sists.refund money.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1897-10-22
CONSERVATIVE PEOPLE ARE
Subscribing to the Stock Of
The Joseph Ladue
Gold Mining and
Development Co.
Of Yukon
MIR. Joseph LRdue, President and Gem
eral Manager.
FOR THE FOLLOWING REASONS


l. The company is financed by conservative
and experienced board of directors; men of
highest integrity, among whom are Hon Chaun-
cey NJ Depew, H. Walter Webb, of New York
Central X. r. Co, Gen. Thos l. James, Ex-POst-
master Gen'l of the U. s., Lieutenant Gov. Mac
Intosh OF Northwest Territory, VIM; j Arkell,
owner Judge" and "Leslie's Weekly John
Christensen, comptroller of N. Y. Central Road;
and Hon Smith NJ. Weed of Pattsburgh, n. Y.
.. Over S7OOO,0O0 has already been brought
down from the upper YuSon district, and many
millions more i'll follow. This company hav-
ing for its president aud manager the PIONEER
OF the klondike, must realize large part of this
THE STOCK HAS BEHIND 1T ACTUAL
| ASSETS, ALREADY ACQUIRED AND IN
| PROCESS OF DEVELOPMENT, (This state
ment is based on absolute fact 1t required IS
| years Of experience TO enable Mr.. Ladue TO OBJ
| tain what he has turned over to this company
1t was not accomplished in a few weeks or
MONTHS
a. Since Mr.. Joseph Ladue was bright enough
| to preempt the town site of Dawson City, obtain
a monopoly of tn lumber business In that region
! m this new mining district, subscribers have con
| fidence in his ability to manage the develop
ment OF the companys valuable holdings in the
gold placer mnes timber lands, saw mill and
real estate property in Dawson, under the com
pany's special Canadian charter, so that large
| dividends may accrue therefrom.
5, AS this company takes over from Mr..
| Ladue most extensive holdings Of KlOndike
| property (actuauy acquired) and believed capa'
BILE Of earning large dIviden $ the stock IL Of
fers investors advantages possessed by no other
| existing company
II you are interested in this netUly discovered
gold region, send for official prospectus, dpplf
cation blank for St6ck and other printed matter
pertaining to this company, For Information
IN detail also. call al The eo@PaEy's
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1897-10-22
HINSDALE, N. Il.
Charles A. Dana and the Two Periods OF
His Life.


His Life.
Charles A. Dana, the editor of the New
York Sun, who died last Sunday, was
native of Hinsdale, where he was born
Aug 8, 1919. He began life in poverty,
and working for almost nothing, but the
latter part of his Ii saw him man of
world wide reputation, AMI editor of
renowned and profitable journal He was
a typical self-made man. Obliged to leave
Harvard at the end of his second year, he
continued his education by private study;
and his master mind soon placed him
among the great writer's and editors of his
day. Not only does his life show two
periods, one OF poverty, one of success,
from worldly point Of view; but his writ
ings show that the man himself had
changed, for he began life as an idealist,
whose greatest fault was that he was UNI
practical, while during the last part of his
life he became a practical worldly man
who scotfed at the very ideals which he
hi nself had formerly held. His failure
was too common one among self.uladt
men. In his struggle for popularity and
success he entirely overthrow the high
ideals of his younger days. He failed in
what should have been his highest aim
to make these ideals practical. OF his life
it can be sincerely said that American
| journalism never showed anything better
than the Tribune when he was its manag-
ing editor. The Sun was the direct out
come of the later man.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1897-10-22
BrattiebOro ONCE, 4 Ryther Block

Prior to closing Of subscription book.
Admitted amount of stock at par, $40 per share,
payable one hals down, balance on allotment.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1897-10-22
CorSer's Store News

We have a car Of nice pota-
toes to arrive in about ten days.
We shall make special price
to take them at the car.
We pay IS cents for eggs in
exchange for goods, but we
want them clean and fresh.
We can use some nice butter
and can pay good price for it.
In hats we can show you
good line of up-to-date styles.
We have added several new
lines of shoes lately. We have
one in the boys line named
"Ucantripum" and its rightly
named, too.
A M. C0RSER, Putney.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1897-10-22

\Ruel P. Minis is suffering with lame
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-12-31

The changed situation has been COM
n ented on in the Post as follows: ain
these same town governments the very
same system is found to produce to-day
the very opposite results. There is plenty
of crime and.poverty, tramps infesting n
community in which the word itself was
once unknown, aud village hoodlums,
every one OF them potential criminal,
preparing themselves for rape and muir.
der by vagabond drinking; life aud prop.
erty are most insufi'cently protected,and
state OF general dissatisfaction is re-
tlected every day in the local press aud
brought deliberately to the attention of
the public lat large by representative
men," Such is the New England of to-
day, and such is fast becoming the MIS-
tory of the mailer owns. and villages of
other sections of our country, threaten.
ing the purity and temperance of the
youth of.our nation.
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-12-31

Napoleon with prophetic eye was look
ing far downsthe coming years when he
advised European powers to ''let that
sleeping giant sumner" meaning China
The admonition has been needed, ard
once the Chinaman is converted into a
soldier of the first order be will shake off
the sleep that so long has shackled him
and rise in the nigh of his power The
logged patience ,oi the Chinese, their
noted Temperance, their utter ind ference
to death.are materials for military train
ing such as the world has never seen, aud
are to-day to be found in no nation out
side of Turkey. Wewho form our estima-
ton OF this people by those we see al ound
us on American soil must reme:n Der that
they bear about as much resemblance to
the real Chinese nation as the most illit-
crate mountaineer does to the cultured
class of American citizens
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-12-31
SOME SAMPLES OF SPELLING
Orders Received by Jersey City Drug
giSt for Medicines

Orders Received by n Jersey City Drug
gist for Medicines.
a Jersey City druggist is making a
collection of tine queer orders he receives
from people who send children to the
store for things they need Here are II
few samples of them:
This child Is my little girl. I sent
you five cents 10 buy two sitless powders
for groan up adult who is sike.''
Another reads:
"Dear Docheter, Piles elf barer five
sense worse of Auntle Toxyn for to
gargle bahi's throte and obieee.''
Another anxious mother writes:
You Will pleas give the lettle boi five
cents worth of epcac for to thrnw up in a
five months old babe. n. B-Ths babe
has sore stummickn
This one puzzled the druggist:
Il have cute pane in my child's din
gram. Please give my son something to
release it,
Another anxious mother wrote:
"My.little babeys.has eat up his father )
paris plasther. Send an antedote quick
as possible by the enclosed little grl.n
The writer of this one was evidently in
pain:
81 hat hot time in my ,nsdes am
which WOOD like it to be rxtingu,s he'd.
What is good for to eXtingui-h il, The
enclosed quarter is for the price Of the
eNtinguisher. Hurry pleas
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-12-31
"REvIEw OF REYlEwSn

The January number of the American
Monthly Review OF Reviews is one of the
best issues in the history of that msga.
zine. From cover to cover it Is thor.
ouShly live" alert and forceful The
opening editorial department Of "The
Progress of the World" gives Il clear and
exhaustive New Years summary of I.olit.
ical conditions in 10th hemispheres at
the threshold of 1898. The elaborate Ar.
ticle on The Future of Austria. HIM
gary" by an Austrian is by all odds the
best account set given in the English Ian.
guage OF the warriJg forces which
threaten TO undermine the dual monaro by
OF central Europe; Mr.. Charles 4. Co.
nant ; clean-cut analysis of the prese Mt
demands Tor currency reform in the Uni
'ed states is something that no practical
man OF affairs should fail to read: DR..
w II. Toln ans summing up of The n,u-
niclpal progress of New York civ under
Mayor Strong is just what is needed mt
TINS time as an encouragement of efforts
Tor civic betterment everywhere: Lord
Brassey's remarkable peper on ''The
Position of the British Navy" with AS
sistant Secretary Roosevelt's comments,
is iull or iood for thought when read in
connection with the compact digest Of the
United States annual naval report. which
follows, and the review OF Captain Ma
nan new book: two noteworthy letters
of Count Tolstoi on the doctrines of
Henry George, one addressed to German
disciple of George and the other to ST
berian peasant. are also published in this
number. Besides these important and
spirited special features the magazines
regular departments of Current History
in Caricature," Leading Articles of the
Month" Periodicals Reviewed." and
New Books" cover such timely topics
as Hawaiian annexation and the great
strike in England
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-12-31
ELLIS BROS, lO4 Ief6rS0n Street.
NATIC NAL EXCHANGE RANK BUILDING.

outrage not TO put "A claim fer the pen
sion that awaits Only your claiming.'
Then there is another class Of clnm-
ants urged by attorneys TO apply. They
are orphans, nov anywhere from 90 to 40
years old, but once under lG years Of age
who are tie children of soldiers " ho died
without applying for pension. The
mother may since have died or remarrieh
hut never applied for a pension. The
l. gnlly authorized partner of the Govern
nent, limited TO the patriotic duty of sc.
curing business for the Pension Bureau,
proceeds to convince the orphan thnt it
is his or her duty to make application for
the pension that only awaits the claim.
ing
Thousands and hundreds of thousands
OF dollars are paid out mont hly on the or
phan class Of cases.
THE patriotism of the pension attor-
ney knows no limits. The application for
pension is always accom- panied with a
contract for the attorneys fee.
"These patriotic pension attorneys
have their solicitors and agents every
where. Charges recently were made and
published against the manageI'of the Sol.
diers' Home lat ToUus, Me, because he
would not permit The representative of II
pension attorney in Washington to 20
through the home ana solicit applicants
for Increase of pensions The agent was
no. to he hnilied. He set up an flee out
side the limits OF the grounds, where he
secured more than 100 applications
There are good men engaged in the
pension attorney business, hut the ma
lority Of them remind ne OF that beauti-
full bird tins T. sails through the air so
gracefully, but which the laws prohibit
killing
THE Government has continued to paw
pension attorneys for soliciting business
FOR thirty years. Enough CT this has been
done. il law should be passed tina: in
fnture no fee should be ra,l to ,ny attor-
ney or claim agent for any claim fled
for pensions. That would put an end to
the pension scandals"
All the pension attorneys with whom
tie Times man talked showed an indis-
position to antagonizc the conduct Of the
Pension Bureau TOO harshly, though il
was clear that they believe that Commits
sion9r Evans is rash in his statements
The acc lsdtiOn seemed to strike the at.
torneys dun b for II few minutes Just
why Commissioner Evans should jumD
rough shod and with both feet on the
whole class of pension ATTORNEYS they
could not see
Corporal James Tanner was almost
specchlcss at first. Re was having a
Coi1DAt Win hlnseli. lie was Just ach-
ing to 90 for Commissio GER Evans, but,
then, he was also reasoning with himself
that it was better 10 await further 1evel-
opments and not to demolish Mr. Evans
TOO suddenly.
He believed that Mr. Evans had made
ND his mind TOO hastily. HIS thought
that he should not condemn all pension
attorneys because s"me of them had gone
wrong. If widows and orphans did get
pensions they goi only what under the
law they we're entitled to. If there were
fraudulent pension attorneys it was the
fault Of the Pension Office. IT. had the
arbitrary power to disbar II man simply
upon suspicion of unprofessional con.
duct. 1t could also proceed against
man crifuipallv for frauds
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-12-31

When young Fireman Colnan gave his
life to save that of a woman and child
that he was about to rnn..down, the wo-
man was lost sight of in the crowd. Cal
nan left widow and three children, mere
toddlers all of them, but among the hun.
dreds who have come forward ssto express
their sympathy, this woman sherself has
not been of the number. The publicity
given the death bars any excuse of igno.
rance of address that could be brought
forward, and would seem to indicate an
ingratitude almost unparalleled
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-12-31

An ideal home on Terry Hill, corner
lot, ~ large rooms, exclusive of bath
closets, Easements. and property has all
modern conveuieuces, hard wood finish,
lovely cabinet manties. stoves and CRATES
This property sold in May, 1891, for SO.
COO We now offer it at 81 ,0G0; $3.50;
balance small monthly payments or 50
much per year TO suit customers. Don't
miss this opportunity
broom brick residence; hest location.
Church avenue, up.to date improve
ments, $l,G50; very chenpnnd reasonable.
One of the most expensive residences in
al! Roanoke, just lovely. large lot, fine
Sable, house alone cost 81, 0t0, in the best
of reps ir, situated on Nirth avenue south
west, 50, 300. 81, 400 cash; bala ce to suit.
3 room brick house, Campbell avenue,
$1,000; 500 cash: $50 per month.
Splendid Groom home, Wheat street.
near Brown Bros. store, good stable,
other outdoor buildings. worth $4,000.
We now offer at only 81, 200; $500 cash !;
balance so per month.
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-12-31

Mr.. Singerly will receive much sympa-
thy from. the country at large in his..re-
cent disastrous failure. Nothing IS sad
der than to see the work of lifetime
thus ruined ut one feel. blow. Mr.. SIN
gerly rs business.m man stood the equal
OF any in the city of Philadelphia. the
best proofs Of whose ability are to be
found in the success he had attained in
his own private business affairs. That
he has ultimately seen the work of more
than two score years fall in ruin at his
feet argues nothing more than mistake
in judgment, to which all at times are
liable. We think none will pass harsher
criticism than this upon him. In order
to rectify as far as possible his costly err
ror he has acted IN all good faith and
made over to his creditors what is left of
lifetime worA, and at G5 starts out to
begin life over again.
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-12-31

we are living in an age of iconoclasm,
but the latest TO try to shatter the idol
so dear to American hearts is Moncure
Conway, who declares that the Father Of
His Country was anything but an ortho-
doS religious man. Attacks OF this kind
nave become OF late very frequent, and
while it is admittedly true that out of
veDeration for the man we have attribu
ted to him many traits OF character he
never possessed, still we think we would
rather 20 on believing him TO be the lofty
ideal we have been taught to think him
than to have our Idol broken BY the base
cold facts Of history. II was long ago
asserted that Washington was not y cn,n-
municant of any church; tradition also
has &c that upon provocation he could
swear round bath, but American people
from childhood up have btea taught TO
close their eyes TO any imperfcctions such
aa these, and TO see in him only Washing
ton the patriot. After the lapse of a hun
dred years, during which time the name
OF Washington has always stool for what
is best and highest in history, il seems
almost like sacrilege for the ruthless hand
OF the historian to ,irag our ideal to the
very common level of mankind Though
eur idol have clay feet, let us. keep them
covered with the cloak of IA century's ST
lence, aud 90 on believ, ng ssand If neces-
saTy teaching coming generations yet tc
come what we ourselves were taught,
mythical though it he.
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-12-31

The New England of II few generations
ago. and the New England OF today are
two different sections. All our life long
we have been accustomed to hear its town
government eXtolled. To question its
excellence has been like Questioning de-
mocracy itself. To criticisessor 10 inquire
into its working would be resented as Il
species Of impertinence. BY writer's on
government these towns have been taken
as AN example from which to deduce CON
illusions relative to democracy in its hest
form. 1T has been the boast Of her writ
ers that all the blessings of New England
lowed from this source. A beautiful
picture is drawn ty one of the ablest his
tOrians of American literature. Prof
Colt yier, in which he says: "The fcun-
ders of New England were inclined &c
settle in groups OF families, forming
neighborhoods, villages AMI at last cities.
from which it resulted that among them
there was constant play of mind upon
mind; mutual stimulation and also mn
tual forbearance; facility in conducting
the various Industries and trades; facility
In maintaining churches, schools and
higher literary organizations facility in
interchange of books, iettera ami the
like" How different from this is the
true picture of town and country'life in
new England at the present time-in
many sections farms deserted, churches
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-12-31
FIRE AT PINNER'S POINT.
Six Stores and Three Dwellings
Entirely Wiped Out.

Norfolk, Dec. ga fire which started
at Primers Point yesterday morning de-
stroved almost the entire square which is
partly bounded 10y Carolina and Spencer
streets. Six stores, including the pest
office and three dwellings, were wiped
out, the only evidence of their existence
let standing being an array Of brick
chlinnrys. The loss will foot up in the
neiehboihood of $500 or 81 coo. How
the FIRE started is mystery. IT, was dis
covered in the one story frame building
occupied by Walton & Edwards, general
store, at the hour stated and when first
seen was under such headway that it
could not be successfully fought with the
means at hand. Mir. Edwards. who was
asleep IN the building, was net aroused
until the walls of his room were smoking.
from the heat of the flames. and so close
was the call that he bad to run out in lis
night clo'he to the open air. where he
dressed himself IN such apparel as he had
time to snatch up in his flight.
Walton .t1 Edwards; store also con
tanned the poStoilice, and. including books
and accounts. went up in the flames.
The 'ian't jumped a four foot alley sep
arating the burning building from g.
Burnelt's block. consisting OF five two
story houses, with stores beneath. -Four
oil THESE shops were used as cook shops
and the fifth one was vacant Burneli's
block cost 81 500, and was insured for
$500.
ntili spreading, the ilanics attacked II.
Succession three dwelling houses owned
by Arthur Marrable which we're totally
demolished at loss of 81. $40. Mr.. Mar
rahle carried light insurance.
The rmount of Walton & Edwards. loss
could net be learned. Horseback esti-
mates place t at about" 81 00O
-" nile III the act of calling ont the rail.
way fire brigade, Mr.. John b. Slaughter.
GhleT Waterman over the Southern ware
houses, was stricken at the telephone
with paralysis. The right SIDE is seri-
ously affected and the probability OF fatal
consequences are grave. Mr Slaughter
- anont 20 years of age and was in the
service Of the Southern at West Poin1
from whence he came to Pinner's Point
Jour years ago. Flis seizure is thought TO
nave been superiDduced, excitement.
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-12-31
Why will people never learn that there

Why will people never learn that there
is danger in a loaded gun? Every hunt
ing season brings its list of fatalities
from careless handling of guns, but never
we think have we ever seen the list so
long as it has been during the present
season. The improved hammer'ess
breach loader, with the most ordinary
precautions S. reduces the risk of an acct
dent, at least to the one handling the
piece, to minimum, but in spite of this
the increase.
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-12-31
Whats a Christ
mas, Anyhow,
IN ANOTHER MAILS HOUSE {?

Brace up; be n mau, n husband to YOUR
wife, father to your children.
Get your heels into mother earth: own
the roof over your head: we'll help Won
put the deed to IL !ome in your ,yife's
stocking Christmas eve.
Now it will pay you to see this nt once.
Groom property, best location. Dale :.
e., near school building 500; 500; $40 per
mouth.
Desirable Groom house, Seventh ave
nue. II. T., $500: no cash payment; IS per
month; good house.
Splendid 4-rocm cottaee RoIer avenue
$. w. large lot, beautiful. Shade, good
location. just reduced from $500 to 1928:
$40 cash; balance IS per month.
, well built G.room houses. Fourth ave-
nue. II W.. near Melrose school: worth
$1,000; will sell foi $500 each; $50 cash;
$40.
s room residence, Tazewell avenue ;.
e.. newly painted and in good repair,
$500; $40 cash; &l2. 50"pel mouth
Lots any where and any price.
The ABOVE is only n partial lit Of what
we have to offer; il you have decided to
put Your rent meney tor 1893 into II
home call 10 see us and we eau get any
thing YOU want in the shape Of hone.