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Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1898-08-26
FIRE LOSS $1,000,
Charles T.. AlCXander's Barn
Burned.
Was struck by Lightning at q O'Clock
TuesdRy---IIorst Kiiled, Pigs Burned,
n Cows saved.

Was struck by Lightning at q O'Clock
TuesdRy---Horse Kined, Pigs Burned,
II Cows saved.
Charles +. Alexander large barn near
his residence in Gulford. 100 by 81 feet.
was burned last night about t. O. clock, the
fire being started by lightning The bolt
seemed TO strike the cupola or one corner
OF the barn and to 90 down through the
building. The hay was ahre instantly. A
Polander employed by Mr.. Alexander as
farm hand was IN the barn at The time. and
he was knocked down by the bolt lie
recovered In moment, however. and al
once liberated the II cows which had been
driven into the barn short time before.
Several pigs were also saved. One horse
and TWO pigs were lost The horse was
dead when the man went 20 him. having
| been Killed Instantly by the lightning.
| he pigs were burned. one COW ion the
/ long stable was KNOCKED down. but recover
/ ed and went out OF the stable.
MIR. and Mrs. Alexander were in Brattie-
/ b0ru al the time OF the storm. T. C.
/ Crouch was in his team In Mr. Alexander s
/ yard. Mrs viii Stewart. Mrs G. ID.
smith and daughter and Mrs Frank Liver
more and daughter had been visiting a,
started 10 became evident that they would
be in the path of the storm and Nj
Crouch htched up hi, horse and started
after them TO see it he could be Of any
assistance to them. They drove into Mi
Alexander's barn to escape from the storm
and MI Crouch followed them into tn,
yard.
The women were on the piazza at Mr.
& tnW M ~. B.
barn at the time the bolt struck. Mr.
Crouch unhitched their horse and got tbs
team out, and the women started home a
once.
The rye crop from IL acres was alsO
burned The IRE continued TO burn for
long time, and the barn and contents wer,
entirely DESTROYED. The barn contained
large amount OF hay. over $50 tons. an.
in addition farming tool, and other arii
c.es were burned
The alarm was given so quickly and hell
arrived So soon and worked SO ac'ivrl,
that shed attached q. tae barn. and tu
tobacco barn. We're sat..
MG Alexander estimates Dis tl,.. Joss a
5000 .0 $1,000 lie carrie. OH h.s who'll
farm property att Insurance ot $1,000
Probably anIu. $1,000 i .A.s amount aH
Pile. 90 the property burned
Nr Alexander aud another hired man
Wales Adams. We're q, .ue canning factor
with load OF corn when the Uo., fell
When the rain slAckeuol Adams starte
for home with tine farm team and Sir
AlcXander came % Brat,l. Duro for b.
wife As they drove a.on. the road acros
the plain they saw The smoke and the tir
and soon after they ne. a neighbor win
told them 10 was their barn which wa
burning If Adams had been at home b
would have been milking "a. or near tn
place IN the stable where the COW wa
knocked down and would probably hay
felt the bolt himself
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1898-08-26
PRIVATE voLLANuER DEAD.
He Was Faithful. HHrd-NorkiuE
soldier.

soldier.
Joseph y OlanC1r was the second man
who went from Bratueboro who died as a
result OF devotion 20 his country. Lieut.
Curtin being the FIRST. Noliangar died
Wednesday morning in the hospital al
Fort Ethan Allen Tie had been IN sey-
eral weeks, but he kept about until about
two weeks before his death. He is re-
ported as having had maIarial fever, followed
by typhoid fever, but the boys of the com
pany say he first suffered from a general
breaking down instead of malarial fever
Nollangar was - years old His comrades
knew but little about his history previous
20 his enlistment in Company | with other
recruits after some Of those first examined
had been rejected. He has a father now
living in Hatfield, Mass He was EN-
ployed here in the tobacco warehouse at
the time Of his enlistment. He was a
faithful, hard-working, conscientious sol
der, and was held in esteem by the other
members of the company. The body was
brought to Brattleboro, and the funeral
will be held at st. Michael's Roman Catho-
lie church Friday morning at o o'clock.
The burial will probably be here.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1898-08-26
GOOD RATTLEsNAKE STORY.
Miss Lampson OF North Hinsdale Has
Iight HRtties ms Trophies.

The men are not furnishing the material
for all the good snake stories this year
Monday morning as TWO of l.. Is. Lam
sons daughters were driving toward Brat
tlebOrO they saw a large rattle snake run
across the road lust in front OF their team
one of the girls got cut, took the whip from
the wagon, found the snake in the bushes
just above the road disabled him, and
then smashed his head with a stone. Just
as She was performing the final act a man
came along, made some remark on what
She was doing, and asked "What is that
under You teet'' The girl looked, and
there was a young RATHER wriggling around
whicn was also killed. The man then
said there vas probably another large snake
near by, and on looking about one was
found coiled up only a few feet away, and
he was also killed. The Lamsou gin
brought away eight Iattles as trophies OF
her capture. The snake was about four
feet long His mate. of equal size, was
given TO two young men who drove by on
their way to Chesterfield
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1898-08-26
PROMOTION FOR HEROES.

Washington, Aug 20-The President
made the following promotions in the ma
Wy today: Commodore Howell TO be rear
admiral, vice Norton, retired Lieut.. Wins
low and Lieut.. Anderson were each ad-
vanced five numbers for extraordinary her
oism, and Chief Engineer Cowie three
numbers for conspicuous conduct in bat
tie
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1898-08-26

Miss Christa NJ. Park will open a private
school at Grove street sept. b instruction IN
ele mentary. academic and commercial courses.
Tutoring for the summer solicited. Reference,
L. T. Adams
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1898-08-26


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Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1898-08-26

G. p. Miller, office with A. f. Miller 81 Main
SIreet BrattleDorJ
Sharp County record., 1898-12-09

L ldrones is a r ch man, for ne
can support life w-tlolt labor.
Bread fruit trees grow wild ard
with t. e cocoanuts are the shade
trees of the islands. A grove OF
bread fruit trees is to a Ladrone
islander what a herd of western
cattle is to a ranchman. Fruit
grows all the year round and
every quality of queer edible,
tropical fruit is found there.
Rice, corn, indigo, castor Oil,
gauvas and bread fruit are eX-
ceedingly plentiful, while sugar
cane, cotton, tobacco and castor
beans grow without planting.
They are natural of the soil and
spring up in such quantities as to
be regarded as weeds.
Sharp County record., 1898-12-09
HARD LIFE IN AFRICA.

The Pine Bluff Graphic has the
following interesting account of
the return of two deluded negroes
from Liberia:
In the early part of the year
1894 q negro bishop went from
town to town in this state en-
couraging the colored people to
90 to Africa. He described that
country to be a place Of leisure,
where the watermelons grew in
numbers on the public streets
and buckwheat cakes were in
evidence on all the trees, while
the 'possums were begging to be
killed. lie said that that coun-
try was a yeritable garden Of
Eden, and the colorod folks lived
as kings,
So persuasive were his words
shat u party Of 1913 Solored folks
assembled from different points
in the state and left for the LAND
of promise. Many gave up theil
happy homes and good positions
to get tc plug the melons and
conquer the African 'possum
Among the number was George
Anderson, a prosperous old me-
gro Of this city, and his five
children. Soon after reaching
their destination, Liberia, he saw
his mistake. No food could be
gotten and no work to be had,
their money gave out and George
Sharp County record., 1898-12-09

was forced to see three of his
children, two boys and a girl,
etarve to death.
Many letters were received in
this city from them by prominent
white people, who had advised
them not to leave, asking them
for aid. Out of the party Of 1913
about 25 are still alive. George,
after months of waiting and
travel, finally caught coal ves-
sci. After pleading with the
American consul at Kingston he
succeeded in receiving the nee
essary transportation papers.
He arrived in Pine Bluff Sunday
after experiencing many hard
ships and privations.
He has many interesting ex-
periences to relate. He describes
the African streets as about halt
the width Of our thoroughfares,
and says five mules were all the
animals he saw during his ab-
sence. They were used by the
government at Freetown. The
three wheeled Soudan chair is
extensively used. Snakes and
other reptiles are great delicacy
among the natives.
George says the only negro
who made a good living was a
negro barber, of Lite Rock.
"That fellow" said George, "cut
one Zllu's hair and gave him a
shave, and it was great draw
ing-card, as they flocked to that
coon to get a shave and paid
him his price, too. Let me tell
you something" he said. 'if
any negro ever opens his head to
me about going to Africa, I swar
fore God I'll kill him." He
continued by saying: "The
American consul is honored
everywhere, and his orders are
Immediately obeyed, and had it
not been for him | would have
been left to die as my three chill
dren did,"
Sharp County record., 1898-12-09
DISEASES OF THE SKIN.

The intense itching and smarting Incl.
aent to eczema, letter, salt.rheum and other
diseases ofthe skin Is instantly allayed by
applying Chamberlains Eye and Skin
Ointment. Many very bad cases have beer
permanently cured by it, 1t is equally
efficient for itching piles and a favorite rem
edy for sore nipples; chapped hands, chill
blains frost bites, and chronic sore eyes,
For sale by druggists at 25 cents per box.
Try DR.. Cady's Condition Powders, they
are Just what n horse needs when in bad cond'
ton. Tonic, blood purifier and vermiluge
Sharp County record., 1898-12-09
ODDITIES OF THE LADRONES.

In the Ladrone islands there is
a tree with a fruit which to the
nostrils is so obnoxious that it
turns one faint, but once in the
mouth it is 50 delicious that one
will eat to safety. 1t ripens
once a month and is very abun-
dant.
There is a nut which is eaten
shell and all. The kernel can be
bitten only when it is fully ripe
The shell is brittle like a cracker,
sweet and good.
There is a stone found on the
island which changes cclor ac-
cording to the weather. On cold
days it is black; hot weather
turns It bright red; it gets pink
when rain threatens; and cloudy
weather turns it blue. It lies
plentiful along, the roads and
pedestrians can be their own
weather prophets.
A great yellow flower which
opens and closes to the sun at
noon is another novelty, This
flower only takes five minutes to
open and shut; for one minute it
is wide open, showing a white
center with a golden heart, /.
opens directly up to the sun and
closes with dropping head. II
varies not one minute in tho whole
lifetime of the plant. On cloudy
days it opens but its petals point
downward, for the stem does not
rise as on sunny days. This
flower acts as a clock for the
natives,
The man who has u farm in the
Sharp County record., 1898-12-09

Down in Louisiana a young
preacher got married the> other
day-nothing unusal in that.
But when sixteen other young
ladies protested that he was en-
gagged to them, he was forced to
resign.
Sharp County record., 1898-12-09
,D,,,,s ro,r,o, with 80 much salts.

fhave used Ripans Tabules with so nucn ,l 1a'ls'
faction that caA cheer-uIy fecoieiu ',,y.i. ,.,,n
,,,ot called biliOus attacks cuming on regularly
oncs a week Was told by different physicians
that Il was caused by bad teeth OF when haa
several. had tie teeth extracted but me az,
tacSs continued. had seen advertisements OF
pIrans Tabules in all The papers but had no taith
IN them, but about SIX weeks since triFhd IN.
drced me TO Try them. haye taken 0at TWO OF 1he
small scent boxes of the Ta0nleS ana nave nau
no recurrence # trN attacEs' h"'e he'er hireu
.o,t,r, ,,tol tor ANYTHING before, but tho great
sn,onrt Of good which believe has been cone me
hv Rlnans Tabulcs induces me to add mine to the
many testimonials you doubtless have In your
I'i.+, I.'s.o,o,, nov At. DEWITT.
Sharp County record., 1898-12-09

Col. Roosevelt has q way about
him that captivates all classes.
The veneration in which he is
held by every man who followed
the guidon Of the Rough Riders
is remarkable, but not hard to
understand when his practical
methods, as revealed in the stor"
les now being told of the sonti-
ago campaign, are considered
Here is one related by n mem-
Der of Troop X d The regiment
had been at Tampa for two weoks
and things were unSuIIerably
dull. One night young Hamilton
Fish secured permission to go in
to town, and at / 80 a. m. he re-
turned to camp carrying o barrel
organ that he had picked up
somewhere. II was u miserable
affair sticking to one tune for
only a few bars, when i would
break off into an entirely now
air, But it was music. Ham
started down the company street
grinding the organ as fast as he
Sharp County record., 1898-12-09

want to inform you,
in words of highest
praise, Of the benefit
/ have derived from
Ripans TabIles. l am Q
professional nurse Hni
In this profession a clear
head is always ne"oed.
Ripans Tabuies Goes 1t.
After one of my cases /
foundm, self completely
run down. Acting on the
advice Of Il: Geo. Bow
er, Ph. g., 5SS Newark
Ave-, Jersey City. ] took
Ripans Tabules with
grand resnlts.
Miss BEGsIE WIrDnAS
Sharp County record., 1898-12-09

new style packet rIDu packed paper carton without
if poor economical
had by mail Oy hns
single arnCES sent
@sms
olongtfe egVes Een
Sharp County record., 1898-12-09

Reading some Of the testimonials in Nv,
lapans Tahules, tried them. Rlpans TabpIs,,'
only relieved but actually cured my yopnsr"
the headaches have dsappearCd, bowel, srs
good condition lud he never complains Nh
stomach. He is now red, chubby faced boy n
wonderful change IattrIbute 10 Ripans TahIs
am satisfied that they will benefit any ops h,
the cradle to old age if taken according IA n.
tions. E.w.pln
Sharp County record., 1898-12-09

have oeen great sufferer from .o,..,
for over H. years. Nothing gave ma Alpi1a
My feet aad legs snd abdomen wsrs S sS1y S1y islsI
could not wear shoes on M feet and oOa''d y
dress. saw h!pans Tabules atve-,Is.yy si0os
daily paper. bought some and took tbema 1,stl "
cd Have taken them about three week. ss us ta,sa
Is such change! am not col. tipated saa sa Ilsa
and owe 1t all to Ripans Tabules say nR.
seven years old, have 10 occupation nsa arl
household duties AID nursing nv sict SSnll Z,
lie has had the dropsy and am trv,. A ausoii
Tahules for him. He feels some bet,ss Rpia
tase some time, he has been slck ~, ouksl
may use my letter and name as you lIss ns fa
Mrs. NARY GoRNAs cr,,.
] have been suffering from head,.A..
since ! was q little girl. IconId reua e,s
Sharp County record., 1898-12-09

Tsbu,os regularly. shekeeps few cartons RipanS
TahrIes In the house and says she will not be Win
ont thcIa. The heartburn and sleeplessnesS nave
disappeaget with the INDIGESTION Which was w9s
rormerly 80 great burden for her Our whole
family taso the TabueS regularly. espoc'Iiy af'er
a hearty meal. ny mother IS fifty year OF age
and Is enjoying the best of health and SPIRITS aiso
eats hearty meals, on tmpo'shHity hef"re sne
took Nipans Tabues ANTON H. oLAoNI''
Sharp County record., 1898-12-09

could turn the crank. In two
minutes the whole regiment was
aroused. Out from the tents
poured the men ofthe command,
none of whom Lad taken the
trouble to dress, and as the
cheering mob reached the head
of the street, out came the col
onel himself. The men paused a
minute as though doubling re-
suits. All doubts were settled in
an instant.
Bring her up here, Ham" "
cried Roosevelt, enthus.a 3tlcally,
as he hitched up his pajamas.
Let's see what the thing can
play"
The barrel organ was carried
forward to the colonel's tent, but
that was the end of it, Every
body wanted to grind it at once.
Teddy" Included, and in the
scrimmage it was pulled and
stamped and kicked to pieces.
But it was 2:30 o'clock before
quiet was onco more restored in
camp.
Sharp County record., 1898-12-09

TALES OF THE ROUGH RIDERS.

(. Opaln Will be an increase or IN
I respect in which ''tenderfeet'
4. will be held by the plainsmen o
the far west. incidentally j
may be said that the "tenderfeet'
: have always had a wholesome re
! spect for the plainsmen. Unit
j Col. Theodore Roosevelt brough
the two elements together in hi
T regiment of Rough Riders, how
ever, the cowboy was in the habit
/, Of looking down upon the young
man ON the east witt supreme
contempt. But all this is changed
now. The cowboy and the
"dude" have eaten, fought AMI
slept together, as they have also
starved, marched and bled to-
gether and the one has survived
the test to the infinite admiration
of the other. So in the future,
when a "dude" from the east
journeys into the far west, before
the cowboy attempts any pranks
on him he will inquire if the
stranger was at San Juan and ii
he knows "Teddy" Roosevelt,
and if an affirmative answer is
given to either query, nothing
will be too good for the man from
the east. The men of the plains
knew Col. Roosevelt long before
there was any thought of war
with Spain, and re,pecs@d lin.
He had a reputation for moral
and physical courage and de-
termination in the east before he
ventured into the west. The
story of how he gained the good
will of the cowpunchers bears re-
telling, He had bought a ranch
bordering along the Missouri
river bank, he erected a plain,
substantial house, and at the
riverside he placed a neat little
skiff which he used for his gun
ming and fishing excursions.
One day the skiff was missed,
"Teddy' started out on a hunt
for it, and at the saloon in the
nearby settlement he learned that
a certain tough character had
appropriated it to his own use
and was then about fifteen miles
up the river enjoying himself.
"Whut yer goin' ter do bout
it, stranger?" asked ranger.
t'Tm going to get that skiff, "
replied Roosevelt, and his jaw
closed hard,
A coarse laugh greeted his re-
ply. The man who had his skiff
was the terror ,of the neighbor-
hood. Big, brawny, desperate
and a match three times for the
young easterner.
"Why, he'll eat you up!' cried
the rancher.
"Well, Pm going to get that
skiff," repeated "Teddy" and he
mounted his horse and galloped
back to his ranch. There he
buckled on his guns and going
down to the landing got into a
dugout which he had on hand
and padded briskly up the stream
which the tough character was
said to have taken. No one has
ever learned just what happened.
But that same night the tough
was back at the settlement tay-
ern, and Roosevelt's skiff was. in
its usual place at the landing
Moreover, when he and the
tough man met by accident sew
eral days later, the latter showec
him the utmost Difference anc
went out of his way to be friend
ly.
Col. Roosevelt has Q way abou
him that captivates all classes
The veneration in which he il
held by every man who followed
the guidon Of the Rough Riders
Sharp County record., 1898-12-09

On the way in from Texas. the
train stopped at a small Georgia
town. Time hung heavily and
while the boys were waiting for
something to turn up along came
a farmer with a wagon load OF
watermelons. The m | o n
caught the boys eyes and COL
lection was taken up to purchase
a few. A fairly respectable fund
was realized and a committee
appointed to 60 out and negoti-
ate.
GLOW much for your melons?"
asked the spokesman.
"Forty-five cents apiece" re-
piled the farmer.
"What!'' cried the spokesman.
"Why we can get them for
twenty up north" a
81 don care about that re-
piled the farmer. "Forty-five
ceats apiece is what you Yankees
will have to pay foc every melon
you get.
In about thirty seconds the
wagon was turned upside down
and one hundred and fifty Rough
Riders were scrambling for mel
ons. When the tussle was over
not a melon remained in Sight.
The farmer went in haste to the
colonel.
81 haven't got your melons" "
said the latter.
But your men have" insisted
the farmer.
"Well come along" said the
colonel. "We'll search the
car"
Accompanied by the farmer,
he walked none too slowly
through the train. Not melon
was in sight and the farmer re-
tired swearing A few minutes
later the train moved on, anc
from under the seats, out of the
ice cooler, from the stove came
the watermelons, enough for the
men, and whisper it gently, some
of the best ones for the colone
and his mess with the compli
ments of Troop K.