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Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1898-01-07

Commodore George Dewey. the naval
officer who has charge of the United States
war power in Chinese waters, is Yer
monter. member of the well known
Montpelier family. He was appointed
mdshipman in 1854 and four years later
he graduated from Annapolis During the
civil war he served on the steam frigate
Mississippi at New Orleans Port Hudson
and Doneson. In 1861 he was commits
stoned a lieutenant commander, and in
1872 he received his commission as
commander. In 1854 he was raised
to the rank OF captain and served
the navy department in several posts, ac-
quitting himself well in all of them In
1889 he was commissioned as commodore
and at that time he was placed in charge
of the bureau of equipment and recruiting.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1898-01-07
The Threatening Eastern situation.

The British government declares that
any Chinese port opened to one power
must be opened to all If Russia has been
granted the right to winter ships at Port
Arthur Great Britain will enforce her
rights to the same privileges and her
ships will winter there whether China
comedies or does not concede the right. If
Germany obtains naval station at
Kiao Chou Great Britain insists upon
having a naval station at the same port.
A similar declaration is said to have been
made 10y Japan.
The ministers and the officials of the Chi
nese foreign Office spent the whole of one
night in discussing the deposition of the
Chinese commandant of Tsao Chou.
province of ShanTung who is accused of
having used threatening language to Ger
man missionary. The commandant has
not been summoned to Pekin for examina-
ton, as previously cabled, the difficulty
having been smoothed over The general
situation remains unchanged. Hostilitles
are feared The German minister, Baron
Won Heyking, is understood to be temper
izing until the arrival in China of Prince
Henry of Prussia.
Capt Rosendall, commander of the Ger
man war ship Friedrich Karl, has been ap-
pointed commander of the German forces
ashore at kaio Chou bay.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1898-01-07
THE NEWS IN BRIEF.
A Dangerous Counterfeit.

A 500 silver Certificate Has Appeared
In Philadelphia aud Washington---
$4,000, 900 In silver Certificates
Called In by Secretary Gage.
One of the most dangerous counterfeits
ever discovered has made its appearance.
John Cramp of the sub-treasury at Phila-
delphia brought to the secret service at
Washington Monday five 800 counterfeit
silver certificates, head of President Mon
roe. Their general appearance was excel
lent, and after close examination by the
officials of the tr asury cash department,
they were undecided as to their genuine
ness, and only after the notes had been
soaked in hot water, when the two pieces
forming the front and back of the note
came apart, were they convinced of the
fraud. On examination of The days treas
ury cash one of the spurious notes was dis
covered. The notes brought over by Mr..
Cramp had been turned into the sub-treas-
ury by two leading banks and the Philadel-
phia custom house, who had received them
as genuine. Agents of the secret service
everywhere have been telegraphed a de
scription of the notes with instructions to
be on the lookout for persons attempting
to pass them. Inquiries have also been
any of the notes have appeared other than
in Philadelphia and Washington, and the
best men in the service will be put on the
case.
In view of the dangerous character of
the counterfeit, Secretary Gage decided to
stop issuing and to call in all 500 silver
certificates, of which there are about $780,
600, 600 outstanding. These will be ex-
changed for silver certificates of small de-
nominations and the plates destroyed. As
soon as new plates can be engraved, a new
series will be issued. Assistant treasurers
at all the suh.treasury cities will be re-
quested to send to the treasury in Wash
ington all 500 silver certificates in their
possession and to request all banks, trust
companies and other moneyed institutions
to do the same. Secretary Gage desired
the statement made that in his Judgment it
was unsafe for business men or others to
accept silver certificates of this denomina-
ton, and in case any were now on hand
they should be sent to the banks for trans
mission to Washington.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1898-01-07
To wresue for the championship.

r. f. Henderson of Wells River and
Edward Desc of st. Adams have been
matched for collar and elbow wrestling
contest at Montpelier Jan. IA for 80 a
side, the gate receipts, and the ll0 pound
championship of Vermont. Henderson
claimed the championship after his recent
defeat Of Spicer of Plaiufeld and challenged
any man of his weight in the world to
meet him Desc is 80 years old and has
been wrestling 10 years He received his
first instructions from Ed Decker, the
heavy weight champion of the world, who
lived in Franklin county. Desc has been
in Boston and New York nine years, re-
turning to st Adams about two months ago.
Seven years ago he wrestled Ed Meeham,
another Nermonter, to draw in Boston.
Meehan defeated Jack Dempsey and chang
ed pempsey's heart from wrestling to box
ing and in the latter sport he won the
championship of the world and met all
corners for several years. In 20 matches
Desc has not met defeat. lie has won %
contests, aud the others have resulted in
tias
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1898-01-07

a friend told me of the help Dr.
Greene's Nervura blood and nerve remedy
had been to her and advised me to take it.
| did so and have continued to take it up to
the present, each bottle making me feel
stronger. | am now able TO do light house
work and | think nothing of taking trips
on the train from one friends to another,
surprising them all with my renewed life
Il can truly say that Dr. Greenes
Nervura blood and nerve remedy is great
nerve and brain invigorant and health re
storer, and | recommend it to all nv
friends and know that many have been
helped by IL. 1t has done wonders for me. "
To how many thousands Of women, suf-
fering from female weakness. Irregular
ties and disease, whose nerves are all u jar
and shaken by strain and over-work, who
are weak, tired nervous and without
energy or ambition do these stirring words
of Mrs. Miller bring hope and encourage
ment: For DR.. Greene's Nervura blood
and nerve remedy will cure any sufferer
who reads these lines just as surely as it
did her. 1t is the greatest boon woman
kind has ever known, and makes women
strong and well, perfectly aud completely
curing their female weakness and disease.
DR.. Greene's Nervura is the prescription
of DR.. Greene of "a Temple Place, Boston,
Mass, the most successful physician in
curing these complaints, aud he may be
consulted absolutely free, personally or by
letter.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1898-01-07
Fate and Hope. A Fable.

Fate and Hope were playing at marbles.
Fate had been winning steadily for more
than 5000 years, but when she looked up
from the game she noticed that her stock
of agates and alley-tors had not visibly in
creased, while Hopes losses did not APP
pear to have reduced the pile by her side.
"See here, Hope" said Fate, with some
show of temper, shows this? You've
been losing al the time, but you seem to
have just as many marbles as when we
marked out the ring"
"Well, it's this way" responded Hope,
with rare smile, "you've been winning
all right, but you see the ground always
slopes my way. "-Detrou NelvS.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1898-01-07
Woman S Letter to Women
Written as Only One Woman
Can Write to Another.
Men Write From the Head, but
Women from the Heart.
That is why All women VIII BE In
terested by This Letter

We publish an interesting letter from
Mrs. Anna b. Miller of $40 West Main
street, lonia, Mich, with her portrait so
that our readers can see just how she
and almost, as it were, heac her speak.
For forty years." she says, 81 have
suffered from falling of the womb and
female weakness, which caused constipa-
ton and a complete obstruction of the
bowels at times. In May, 1894, an abscess
formed. l lay at the point of death for
days, given up, not only by my attending
physician, but by two others that were
called in. They said if did recover from
that attack, it would only be to be a
helpless invalid the rest of my life.
During that time suffered with sleepless-
ness, was nervous and weak and was los
ing my memory l also had heart trouble.
Death would have been a welcome release
to me from all my troubles.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1898-01-07
For over Fifty Years.

Mrs. Winslow's Soothing Syrup has been used for
over fifty years by millions of mothers for their
children while teething with perfect success. 1t
soothes the child, softens the gums, allays all
pain, wind collie, and is the best remedy for
diarrhosa. 1t will relieve the poor little sufferer
Immediately. Sold by druggists in every part
the world Twenty five cents a bottle. Be sure
and ask for Mrs. Winslow's SoothingLSyrup -
and take no other kind
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1898-01-07
.ienutx L. Rlooa Deem.

Clean bio ,d means clean skin. No beauty
without it, Cascarets Candy Cathartic clean
your blood and keep it clean by stirring up the
lazy liver and driving all impurities from the
blotches, blackheads, and that sicky bilious com.
plexion by taking Cascarets-beauty for 10 cents
All druggists, satisfaction guaranteed; TO- 25 nd
so cents.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1898-01-07

Matte Seldeni a Finnlander, was stabbed
by an unknown man at Slab City, a settle
ment in the westerly part of Shirley, Mass,
at midnight Tuesday, and died soon after
wards. Five men have been placed under
arrest. They are all Finnlanders and
Were associates Of the murdered man.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1898-01-07

Proctorsville, Vt, Oct. 4, 1877 was weak and
felt miserable. began to take Hoods Sarsapa'
rilla and Hoods Pills and soon began to feel
stronger and better. l think Hoods Sarsaparilla
is a good medicine for anyone who is weak and
run down 1t builds up the system and gives
strength 1t also drives out all humors from the
blood. Mrs Levi Lawrence.
Hoods Pills are the favorite family cathartic
Gentle, reliable, sure.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1898-01-07


the missile Miss Brewster has been in
the county Jail, but her serious condition
necessitated her removal to the hospital,
where she is guarded by deputy sheriff.
VIM. Brown, who was supposed to have
been fatally wounded in fight with knives
in DuNbury last week, is now thought TO
be alive and well 1t is probable that he
is in hiding at Fayston, fearing arrest.
The farm house of Frank f. Kimball was
burned at midnight at Newbury Tuesday.
The fire caught from a defective chimney
and spread so rapidly that the inmates did
not have time to save any of the furniture
or other contents. The loss is $4,000 and
the insurance $1,000.
4 barn belonging to Martin King, about
two and one-h half miles southof Bethel was
burned Wednesday night with one COW, 40
hens. farming tools. few turkeys, a lot of
grain and hay The fire caught from a
lantern. The insurance was small and the
loss will fall heavily on Mr.. King, as he
loses large part of his earthly possessions
Rev. DR.. Edgar NJ. smith, president of
the Vermont Methodist seminary at Mont
pelier, has been elected to the presidency of
the Illinois Wesleyan university at Bloom
ingtou Hisanswer has not been given
but it is beievedthat he will accept. Dr.
Smith is graduate of the Wesleyan uni
versity, and received the degree of ID.
d. from that institution.
The Woodstock Standard of this week
says: "B. III. Pinney sustained loss of
$4,000 Gnsured for $1,000 by the burning of
his rake factory at Prosper Wednesday
night of last week Neither Mr.. Pinney
nor any one else in the village knew of the
burning until next morning. The building
was 35xS0 feet and contained some vaua-
BILE machinery and several hundred snow
shovels, which were destroyed, Mr. Pin
ney will not rebuild at present.
Five candidates were examined by the
state board of pharmacy at Montpelier
| Wednesday. Seven pharmacists have re-
| ceved certificates as the result of passing
examinations during the year and 1854 have
registered under the renewal act. G. G.
| Bingham of st. JOhnsbury was elected pres
ident of the association Wednesday, j. Ct
| BellrOse of Burlington, secretary, and f. "
| Pierce of Chester, treasurer The board viii
hold meetings April in Brattleboro, July
6 in Rutland and Oct. 10 in Montpelier.
The special crop report of the New York
Journal of Commerce and Commercial Bull
letin, says that final returns make the ares
of winter wheat 26, 663, 900, as compared
with %, $50, 600 acres harvested last year
an increase of II 4 per cent. The increase
ON the Pacific coast, that is, in California
Oregon and Washington, is 4.5 per cent
the approximate acreage being 1860, 900
as against 3,79S, 900 acres last year. Their,
has been a material increase in whea
seeding in the southern states, due to tn
low price of cotton.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1898-01-07
New Horse Shoe and caIk.

Have you seen or heard of the Neverslip
Horseshoe and cAlkp As the name indi-
Gates, it is intended to prevent horses from
slipping, either on ice, on grass, or any
sort of smooth surface. 1t is meant to en-
able the animal to get a grip with his feet
every time he is required to pull For in
proportion as he fails to do this, he is use
Iaaa
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1898-01-07
BOSTON PRODUCE MARKET.

Poultry-Favorabl weather and a bet
ter demand has made turkeys a little
hrmer, with chickens and fowls doing
better: Turkeys box lots, ga l3c; north
srn. l36l5c: northern chickens. 9Gl2c;
western. Zoe; northern fowls 9G11c;
western fowls. Sd9c; live fowls, SGSlac:
live chickens, SQ9c; ducks, l0Gl3c;
geese, l0Gl2c; western geese, 9d1lc.
Hay-A dull hay market is still noted,
with the quotations at Sl0d16 the latter
for very choice. Still 1t is noted that the
stocks of hay in the hands of the re-
ceiVers here are being considerably re-
duced. Rye straw is quiet at Sl0q11.
Lambs and Mutton-The mutton mar
ket is a little easier: Lambs, Sl4d 9l2c;
Brighton and fancy, 9laG10c; muttons
GG7lac; yearings, 5la@7c; Brighton and
fancy muttons and yearings, 7QSc;
Veals. caste: fancy Brighton, 9ql0c.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1898-01-07
To the Ladies'

pay for Cent Green u. 5. Internal
Revenue Playing Cards stamps SI.OO
each. These stamps were used on the backs of
old photographs taken between the years of
1890 and 1870. Stamps can be removed
from backs of photographs without in
juring either stamps or photographs by soak
ing the backs In warm water. Look your old
Photographs over for them BE Sure IL says
Playing Cards at bottom OF stamp. On
receipt Of same SI.OO for each one will be
PROMPTLY SENT TO THE SENDER. l also
buy ali other kinds of Revenues. SEND FOR MY
PRICE LIST. CORRESPONDENCE SOLICITED
Address, FREDERIC FoREHAND, Worcester,
Mass. Box POS. 80
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1898-01-07

The Neverslip shoe is as good shoe az
can be made. The Calk is inserted by the
thread in with q wrench made
for the purpose. Your blacksmith puts on
the shoe aud inserts the calks-using size
of calk adapted to weight Of horse. After
that you can put them in yourself, and " hen
worn, remove them and replace with new
ones. tits only a matter of twenty minutes
for all four feet. Your horse is then imme-
diately sharp shod without leaving the
stable; a manifest advantage of morning
after a sudden freeze-up. Better than
waiting two or three hours at the shop and
cheaper. The cost of keeping horse shod
and sharp by this method is a trdctjoH less
than 0ne-haif cost 10y the old method. 1t
is so easy to insert and remove the Never
slip Calk that you don't let them wear
down as you let the old calks do And then
by keeping the calks long you keep the
shoe off the ground and so save wear. The
Neverslip Calk does not work loose nor
rust fast. BY using Neverslip Calks, a set
of Neverslip shoes will outlast two to three
sets of the old shoes during the winter.
ty-Ask your blacksmith for them.
c. c. LEWIS co., 30 and 30 Lyman st.
SPRINGFIELD, MASS.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1898-01-07
Bullet Removed from Mildred Brew
ster's Head.

The bullet which has been embedded in
the bone near Mildred Brewster left ear
ever since she shot herself, after shooting
her rival, Anna Wheeler, was extracted at
Heaton hospital at Montpelier Tuesday.
The operation was a delicate one, it being
necessary TO remove the bone surrounding
the missile Miss Brewster has been in
the county Jail, but her serious condition
necesstated her removal to the hospital,
where she is guarded by deputy sheriff.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1898-01-07

Educate Your Bowels with Cascarets.
Candy Cathartic, cure constipation forever; 10
cents If O. c. =. fail druggists refund money.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1898-01-07

Ground in 1897, 100000
of wheat the product OF 1900
of 100
The output amounted to over 1900, 600
The product of the mill was
packed in ll,l79,0
loaded in 100
which is the equal of 1850
Washburn Crosby's Flour is
used in over 1000, 600
the mills can supply flour
for 5000. OOC
The daily capacity is 2O,CO(
made IN six mills.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1898-01-07

Hoods pills cure liver ills, biliousness, indi-
gestion, headache. A pleasant laxative. All
druggists.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1898-01-07
Guilty Verdict in Springfield Murder
Case,

The jury in the case of Dominique
Krathofski, charged with the murder of
Victoria Pinkos, his l6-year old step -daugh-
ter, by shooting Jan. l., 1897, at Spring
field, Mass, reported a verdict of murder
in the first degree Wednesday,, The shoot
ing was admitted by the defence, the only
contention being that the shooting was not
premeditated.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-04-02

Of the nut. We press the earth around
1t and the planting is DONE We set the
trees out about fifteen feet apart For
the first three years We cut out the brush
from around the trees. but after this they
are left to take care of themselves. They
tegin to bear at about seven years of age
and keep on bearing for many years. A
good tree should drop about seventy-five
nuts year, and many of ours do much
better than that.
Some Queer Institutions In Panama
l found Panama one of the queer towns
of the world. 1t is like little city of old
Spain, and locking at it from the harbor
1t makes you think of Venice. The houses
along the sea hang out over the water.
end the waves dash in some places against
their walls. The streets of Panama wind
in and out, up hill and down. The houses
are close to the narrow sidewalks, and
every house has an overhanging porch or
gallery extending out from its second
story. so that you are protected from the
sun as you walk along the streets The
richer classes I'VE on the upper floors. The
ground HoorS are given up to the poor and
TO the stores. Few of the ground-noor
rooms have windows and you can look in
the open door as you pass through the
streets and see all sorts of household op-
erationS going on. Here a woman is comb
ing her hair, there one is sewing and a
little further on one is cutting I'D beef for
her breakfast stew. The stores have no
display windows. and the goods seem to be
piled about without regard to show or or
der. There are no fixed prices, am told.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-04-02

told you of the big fortunes which Ameri-
cans have made out of the Panama rail-
road, which now pays quarter of mil
lion dollars a year to the government An
other valuable concession is the salt mo-
ncpoly. No salt can be sold except by the
party owning this concession. AT present
the owner is Mrs. NuneZ. the widow Of
President Nunez. She hiss salt mines and
furnishes the 5.OO0, 600 people Of Colombia
with very poor article at very high
prices. Tobacco is another concession, and
playing cards another. The gambling
houses at Panama pay $4s,C0O a year for
the right to keep ether people out of the
business, and as far as 1 can learn they
are glad to do it. There is, of course,
nothing like the money afioat now that
there was during the old canal days, but
every once in while they catch sucker.
as they did just before 1 arrived when a
young Irishman lost 5000 in one night at
roulette. Another concession at Panama
is the lottery. This is owned by stock
company, which has a capital of s200.OO0.
The stock pays dividends of As per cent
year. and 10000 tickets at a dollar a piece
are sold every week. The prizes range
from 5000 downward. You see the lottery
ticket peddlers everywhere. Men, women
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-04-02

Of Panama, hanging close to the stem Of
the tree, away up at the top, often as high
as thirty feet above the ground, where the
great palm leaves spring out. It Is only
lately that men have gone into cocoanut
raising as a business, and am told that
groves of these trees have recently been
planted in Florida There is a big cocoa
nut plantation owned by an American In
partnership with a Colombian on the Light
house point, just opposite where the steam
ers land at Colon. The American is the
Mr. Hyatt of Washington Of whom nave
spoken as being connected with the big
manganese mine owned by John X. Cowen
and others. Mr.. Hyatt tells me that the
plantation consists of 800 acres and that
they have already planted 10000 trees and
have about 5000 in bearing. They are now
shipping from fifteen to twenty thousand
nuts month to New York, and within
three years from now, when the rest of
their trees will be in fruit, they expect the
orchard to produce $1,000 nuts a month.
Cocoanut trees, you know, bear all the
year round, and the blossoms and the ripe
nuts are on the tree at the same time.
The nuts are not picked, but drop from the
tree when they are ripe, and the workmen
nuts, husk them, and they are then ready
for shipment. They bring from $50 to $35
a thousand in New York, and the greater
part of this is clear profit.
How Coconnuts Are Raised.
I asked Mr.. Hyatt to tell me something
of the expense and management of such
an orchard Said ne:
1T costs very little to run 1t. We are
now paying out, all told, only about $3.50
a month, and our receipts are from $500 to
$500 month. You see, the trees need
practically no cultivation, and after they
are once in bearing all We have to do is
to gather and ship the nuts. We have
one part of the plantation which we call
the nursery. Here we raise the young
trees. The nuts are placed on the top
of the ground a short distance apart
Within a short time each nut sends out
sprout from one of the little eyes or
holes which are found in one end of
1t. The sprout shoots up into the air
and a root shoots down into the ground
Within a few months, without any atten-
ton whatever, the sprout grows from
two to three feet high, and 1t Is then
re ady for transplanting. This is done by
breaking off the root and putting the nut
and sprout into little hole in the ground
Just a little deeper than the thickness