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Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1899-11-17

beautiful and picturesque creations. In
every direction one sees variety of in
teresting regions consisting of miles of
drab green rice fields, orange groves tea
plantations, and still further on, the sky
and sea seem to meet as natural back
ground.
Here and there is a little village with
brown straw matched roofs and one-story
houses, but noticeable to me was the alb
sence of smoke, which in Japan is avoided
by the general use of charcoal wherever
fire is needed. From this pass the descent
for about five miles winds through low
bamboo trees, and the extensive view and
panorama of Japan gradually fades away,
and in its stead the low terraces of the
mountain begin 10 show the traces of man
and his artistic transformation of crude
nature. Here in carefully plotted squares,
each banked and fringed by a crimson
floral growth, where tiers and galleries of
waving rice, which continued to line the
now widening trail which soon brought us
to Atami on the shore of the sea. To this
little village, called the City of Hot Wa
teis, from the geyser which there operates
every four hours, come hundreds of peo-
Pile from the surrounding country to take
inhalations of steam from the geyser TO
cure their throat diseases, and in all quar-
tiers of the village the water is carried and
used for bathing purposes at a temperature
sufficient to cook the flesh of thiu-skin-
ned Yankee. However, my propensity for
natural hot water baths in Japan has be-
come 50 much of a habit now that | actu-
ally get a chill unless the water boils
around me.
The next morning took a tram car
(about 4 by O. pushed by three coolies, who
pulled the car up an incline and jumped
on to coast down, and rode along the pre-
cipitous shore for four hours, until reach
ed Yodawara, where with a change TO a
horse tram l continued to Kodzu again
and took the train to Shidzuoko to spend
the night.
Here, as in all the japanese inns, you
number the hours you sleep by the number
of flea bites you find in the morning, and
unless you look like an escaped measle pa
tient in the forenoon you must have been
up all night. Mosquitoes and rats are sure
to remind you of their presence and vie
with each other for popularity.
Five hours railroading to Nagoya intro
duced one into famous old city of about
1851 people, and you will recall that it
suffered much in the loss of life and prop
erty during the earth's cracking and quak-
ing about 10 years ago.
Since arriving here have been honored
by being a special guest to a Japanese
ceremonial tea" and entertained by one
of the celebrated professionals of the
"hower ceremony" known only in Japan
In visiting by consular permit the imperial
palace and castle here the power of the
former ruling shoguns of the empire was
wildly recalled. Today about 10000 men
are garrisoned around the premises, and on
the two gables of the castle are solid gold
dolphins several feet high valued in gold
at $4,000 pounds. Throughout this re-
gion the tea plant is most generally cult
waited, and on the whole lNagoya is one o.
Japan's most interesting cities.
| G., FRED CHILDS
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1899-11-17

The recent prohibition by the japanese
government of religious teaching in the
schools troubles the missionary boards of
the several Protestant denominations
which have so long carried on the modern
education of Japan. Representatives of
the Congregational, Episcopal, Methodist,
Reformed, Baptist and Presbyterian bodies,
at a recent conference in New York city,
have agreed to petition the government of
japan to allow the use of religious ceremo-
MES in schools founded on private funds
In case this is refused, the missionary
boards of Europe and America must aban-
don their teaching in that country Rut-
land Herald.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1899-11-17
POMONA GRANGE
Entertained by state Line Grange at
South Vernon Thursday.

South Vernon Thursday.
A very interesting meeting of Windham
County Pomona grange was held at South
Vernon Thursday In the morning the
question, "How to make the grange a sue
cess" was discussed by many of the mem
bers present, after which the master invit-
ed all present TO a bountiful dinner pre-
pared in the well known hospitable style
of State Line grange. The sharpened APP.
petites of the Changers who have driven
10 to Is miles in a frosty atmosphere are
enough to appall even courageous caterers,
but the resources of the State Line women
were equal to the demands of the hungry
company, and there was more than enough
and TO spare.
The afternoon session was public and
was opened with music by State Line
Grange choir. The address of welcome
was given by Mr.. Pratt, master Of State
Line, cordially but necessarily briefly on
account Of the physical feebleness of the
master. The response by Mrs. NJ. Fisher
of Protective grange was an able and in
structive paper which all appreciated and
1t was deservedly complimentary to State
Line. Songs given by Mrs. r. d. Doolttle,
Mrs. Hamilton, and Mrs. Ora johnson
we're very ably rendered and were appre-
eiated, the singers generously responding
to elcores. REGULATIONS were given by
Landlord Alderman, Master Pratt and
choice readings were given by Mrs. Cam
den Smith, Mrs. w. n. Dunklee, Miss Bees
sic Hopkins, and the question, docs Mix
ed Farming Pay" was very ably and some
what humorously discussed by Messrs.
Davenport ana l.. W. Brown, F II. Spauld-
ing, A. NJ. Martindale, A. A. Dunklee,
w. f. Banks, o. T. Ware, K. Calendar
and j. 81. Eames. The hour of closing
came too early, when all Joined in singing
"God be with us till we meet again.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1899-11-17
SrATE OF VEnMONr. MarIboro. IS.

- BY the Probate Court for said District
To al prrsons interested in the estate Of VIII
Greeting.
Whereas, John II. Merriield, ruardan pr VII
liam Pickering Of Newfanr, in said dstr T., has
ned his peti ion in this court. SET ing forth that
his said ward Is the owner of certain real estate,
situate in said Newfane and that il will be con
ducive to the interest Of said ward 10 sell the
VIII lie of said real estate, for the purpose OF put
ting the proceeds thereof at interest, Their
wise investing the same, and prays this court 70
grant him license To sell said Tea estate pu' suanI
10 the pr visions Of the statute IN such Gaze mace
and provided. WhereupOn il is ordered that the
same be heard at the session Of said court, 10 De
held at the Probate Office in BratteOoro, on the
last Saturday of NOVEMBER, A. D. 1892 when ana
where you NAV be heard In the premises, II you
SEE, cause. as Y. s HWENk Rrgl-ler.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1899-11-17

- By the Probate Court for Said DIST riot
To al persons interes ed in the estate Of CAR.
OLlNE W. MILLER late OF Brattebo-o in aid
district, Greetine
You are her"bv notified that this court viii de.
eide upon the allowanc OF the account Of Sylves
ter r. hluer. administrator upon the estate al
Coroline W. Miller late Of Brattleboto 10 said ala.
trict decras- q. and decree distribution thereof 10
the persons ntited thereto, at the sess on therp
Of 10 be held at the Probate ONCE in Bratteboro
10 said district, on the 2hh day Of November
a. ID. 1929. when and where YOU NAV be- hear in
the premise. IL you see cause.
IS A r SCHWENK Register.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1899-11-17
CTATE OF VERMONT Msrlhoro &c

= b, the Probate Court tor said District
To all persons interested ia the estate Of 20
SANNA WILLIAMS, late Of Guilford In said dis.
trict. Greetiro
You are hereby notified that this court viii de-.
eide upon the allowance of the account m
Francis G. Taylor administrator upon he "a.
T. IL OF Roxana illians late Of Guiiiord In said
district, deceased and decree Distribution thereof
to the persons entitled thereto. at the session
thereof TO be held at the Probate Ofic,. In Brst
tleooro. in said district, on the 25th day Of No.
vember A. d. 1899. when and where Won NAV ba
heard in the premises IL you see cause.
IS A F SCHWENK Regi ter
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1899-11-17
Argal Nntirrs
rrATE OF YERMnNr- NJ

X FATE OF VERMONT. MarIbo-, 81
- By the PROBATE Court for Said Uistrict
To all versions Interested 10 the e. tate Of Wu
o. MILLER, late Of DUmmerston, 10 said distrc.
Gr-.ii,',~'
Whereas, Edwin II. Niler has presented n
this court an instrument purporting IN he the
hereby notified that this court will ..cjte proD
the probate of said instrument at the s-ssion
thereof, to be held the Probate Office in R,st
leboro, 10 said district, on the 18th day Of Noyem
Der. A d 1892 when aud where YOU NAV aI.r .a,.
and contest the same. If you see cause
IS A. +. SCHWENK Register
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1899-11-17
A Gang of Swindlers
who Was Once Worth 100000, as
Chief Is the story From New York.

WIN FoEmeE PROMINENT Foiiicihhs
who Was Once Worth 100000, as
Chief Is the story From New York.
Five men who are alleged to be members
Of gang of swindlers who have secured
thousands Of dollars from banks and trust
companies in this country and Europe,
are under arrest at New York The chief
swindler is alleged TO be Alonzo j. Whit
man, 80, Of Dansville, n. Y. He is a
graduate of Hamilton college, where he
was an honor man, and of the law depart
ment of Columbia. He inherited a large
fortune from his father IL years ago, and
after his admission to the bar he went TO
Duluth, Mimi, where, it is alleged, he made a
fortune of a million dollars during the boom
times He was elected mayor of Duluth and
served in both branches of the Minnesota
legislature. He drafted the Whitman
election law, under which that state voted
for years. He was chairman of the Demo
cratic state committee, aud was delegate
to the National Democratic convention.
When he was defeated for Congress he
began to lose money, and his downfall
was fast. he lost his fortune on the
Chicago Board of Trade within a year.
He then turned TO the racetrack. As
bookmaker he made money, met a bad
streak of luck, WEIGHED and was ruled off
the track for passing bad checks. He
was sentenced TO serve nine months for
forgery in San Francisco in 1895, appealed,
got a reversal and was set free. He
has been arrested in Chicago and New
York before this, but has always managed
TO escape Imprisonment He is now out
IN hail
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1899-11-17
SPORTING.
Won State Championship.

Baltimore Medical College Defeated
University OF MsryIand---HenkelI In
Jured Aner laying a Remarkable
Game.
The Baltimore Medical college won the
foot ball championship of the state Satur-
day by defeating University Of Maryland
1910 six. The result was a great surprise, as
the NEEDLES defeated Georgetown univer-
sity 100 and University of Maryland
lost TO the same team by the same score.
The Baltimore American says: 1.-The run
ming of Henkel was the most sensational
feature. He used a splendid dash and took
every chance to gain a yard This aban-
don brought him to grief just at the end
of the first half, when he got the ball from
the kickoff, and started down the field full
tilt, to be jointly tackled out of bounds by
Whitaker and Mcguire. Henkel was
brought TO earth with such force that the
ligaments Of his right ankle were torn from
their moorings, and he spent the balance
of the afternoon writhing in pain"
The score at the end of the first half was
II 0, and the American says that after Hen
KEEL was injured his team mates seemed to
lose their ginger, and could not get going
with the speed shown in the first half In
addition to his long run in taking the ball
on the kick off Henkel made two gains of
% yards each, and in one passed all except
the full back, over whose head he tried in
vain to jump. The Baltimore Sun says:
"That Maryland should have given Mana
ger Badwins team such a close rub was
due to a large extent, doubtless, to the in
jury of Henkel, whose great playing was
the feature Of the first half"
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1899-11-17
CTATE OF VERMONT, MarInoro, IS.

~ By the Probate Court for Said District.
10 az persons interested in the estate Of JULIA
FERRlIER, late of Brattleboro, in said District,
decreased. Greeting.
You are hereby notified that this court will de-
eide upon he allowance Of the account Of Den.
nson Cowles Administrator. upon the e-tae OF
Julia Ferriter, late of Bratteboro IN said district,
dec ased, and decree distribution thereof TO the
per ons entitled thereto. at the thereof TO
be held at the Probate Office IN Brat leboro
IN said district, on TIE 25th day OF November
A. ID Is 8, when and where you may be heard IN
the premises, if you see cause
IS A + SCHWFNK Register.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1899-11-17
FIsh and Game RAnouet,

At the annual meeting of the Vermont
Fish and Game league at Burlington We'd
nesday evening ]. w. Titcomb of st. Johns
bury was reelected president. BE report
ed that 100 deer were killed during the
open season of 10 days last month. A
large number of new members were elect
ed, and over 200 attended the annual ban
quet.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1899-11-17

STATE OF VERMONT, Westminster. IS.
~ BY the Probate Court for Said District
all persons interested In the estate of
ueoeaseu, Greeting.
Whereas, Theodore P, Barber has presented TO
this court an lnstrume purporting to be the
last VIII OF said deceased. for probate: You are
hereby notified thar this court will decide upon
the probate OF said instrument at the session
thereof 70 be held al the town hall 10 Townshend
IN said district on the 9th day of December A. ID,
1879, when and where you may appear and CON
test the same, II you see cause, 46
ZINA H. ALLBEE, Register.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1899-11-17
GUARDIAN's NOTICE.

ESTATE OF ALANSON e. wEATHERHEAD,
The undersigned, having been appointed by tne
Hon Probate urt for the district OF Nj ,rloorO
guardian of Alanson e Weatherhead OF Vernon
In said oistri T. and ordered to receive, examine
aRd adjust all claims aud demands OF all persons
against his es ate and all ella ms exhibited In on'
set thereto hereby gives notice 70 a ! his credit
ors to present their claims 10 me within sn
months rom Nov. 10. 1892 and will inert the1l
Tor that purpose at my dwelling h use III sAl9
Vernon on the first Saturdays of December anq
May next from until O'Clock each OF salu
days,and that six months from the 18th day OF NJ
vember D. 1899, is the time limited by saiu
court to me for examination and allowance
Dated at Vernon this 6th day OF November
A. D. 1899
as FUGENE II AKEI.Y Canadian.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1899-11-17

Nina Hunt Hayes, the Vermont girl
who is one Of the most expert horsewomen
in the country, was the winner of the first
and second prizes, $3.50 and SIS, in the
jumping classes at the horse show In New
York this week, with Chappie and King
Crow. These horses were ridden by
Master Holloway, whose father sold them
to Mrs. Hayes. Mrs. Hayes was seriously
injured by being thrown from her horse in
cross country run on Long Island sever
al weeks ago.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1899-11-17

Travelling from One Mountain 60 AM
other---the City Of Hot Wa'ers---Fs-
nous Old city OF NRgoya---GOld Dol
phins Valued at sac, 900.
NAGoYA, JAPAN, Oct. 2, 1890.
This land of laborloviDg masses,
where all would rather die early as re-
suit of over work than adopt even the
simplest means of mechanical substitute,
seems to keep up an interesting standard
of living, which fails to become monoto-
nous to me in spite of the fact that l have
begun to accept much as natural, and am
as little disturbed by the excitement OF
street in Japan as l am when IL walk
through the streets of Centreville.
In fact, one never sees drunken person
here. and in the busiest thoroughfares
there is no noise more than the occasional
wall of child. Even the locomoliVesEare
denied bells, and except for the singing OF
the draymen pushing their loads, and the
unharmonious twang of the evening MN
strel and the plaintiff whistle of the blind
man who wanders through the streets at
night seeking out the restless sleeper TO
massage, there is hardly a noise more sug-
eestiye of American than the sonorous hsh
vender.
The few horses l have seen are stunted
stations. A woman is expected to do the
same kind of manual labor as man and Is
often seen in mans attire tuggng at
load great enough to need couple OF
mules. On the other hand the husband Is
as much of nurse girl as he is the father,
and when the wife splits the wood and Is
at work on the road, he does the work at
home and carries the child on his back
tied in the kimona with the same air OF
content as the mother.
Wherever 1 go the natives run TO the
entrance of the house and make silent COM
ments on my dress and appearance, but
one is never ridiculed and is respected, ap-
parently, by all more than he would be by
the street urchins of an American city.
One is always cordially received, and
wherever you present yourself their hospi-
tally and courtesy is carried to the extreme.
In hotel or on the streets two friends will
bow to the knee many times while speak
ing few words and in leaving each seems
to fear the other will bow last. The only
place where independence is noticeable is
among the higher classes and to the few
who can afford to ride in a first class car,
of which there is but one on train of 10
coaches. They always draw themselves
entirely into their seat arranged like the
seats in closed trolley and Claim space
for their innumerable packages, which
they scatter throughout the car. No con-
ductor takes the fare, but all are put upon
their honor to ride in LIST, I'd, or Sd class
car if the ticket corresponds.
When one buys tea at station from
passing vender he pays but two sen Zone
cent) stone tea pot, cup and tea enough
for six, and it is not unnatural to see the
floor covered with tea pots if the run is a
long one.
The hotel board for foreigner is incon'
sistently high, and where the railroad fare
was about one-half cent a mile it has grad
ually advanced to one and one-half cen
and will continue to go up. Ten years
ago a person could rent house here fol
$50 year, but now one must pay abou
800.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1899-11-17

The hearing in the case of state VS..
Policeman Camp of Swanton for shooting
Frank Garland while resisting arrest, was
closed Tuesday, and Justice Finn bound
over Camp to appear before the grand jury
next spring to answer to the charge Of
manslaughter. He fixed the bail at $780,
which was quickly furnished.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1899-11-17
Two millions a Year.

When people buy, try. and buy again, it means
they're satlsh d The people # the United
states are now buying Cascares Candy Cathar
tic at the rate IT two million boxes a year and II
will be three million before New Years. II means
merit roved that ascarets are the mos de
lightful bowel regulator for everybody the year
round. All druggists, 10, 2s, so cents box, cure
guaranteed.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1899-11-17

Leaving Hodzu by tram car, and after
about an hours ride, taking the jinrikisha
and baggage coolie up winding noun
tain road to Miyanoshita, we found our
selves in typical Japanese villa on the
crest of a green mountain where little tea
houses, with their artistic natural foun-
tains and pools of gold fish, We'd with the
artificially arranged bamboo bridges and
summer houses to make the hamlet at
tractive to wayfarers. From Miyanoshita
the road to Hakone degenerated gradually
into mountain trail, and the convention
al "Kago," carried by two coolies, who
shoulder each end of bamboo pole (about
three inches in diameter) is the only
means of conveyance available. This trip
of about six miles l walked, and as the
trail was one of gradual ascents found
the scenery of surprises and wayside in
cidences of interest too numerous to allow
the physical exertion TO be noticed.
1t is on these trips that bind on the
straw sandal and remove the ever agree
able collegiate collar, for never meet an
old friend and the inn registers seldom
testify that any has happened that way.
En- route across the mountain one con-
stantly chances upon little stone carved
Gidzn or God surrounded by little pebbles
which the devout believer has left there as
his prayer to the idol. Again on this
journey, as on many others, one finds
Buddah carved on the surface of a grea.
rock which is supposed to be the mark
of an ancient sculptor who miraculousy
completed the design in one night. APP
preaching the little hamlet of Hakone, the
way leads through low bamboo shoots to
the old daimyo's highway lined by glgan-
tic cryptomerias which date back to the
medieval feudal days of the empire. At
Hakone is typical japanese inn on the
shore of the lake, which supplies the
village with trout and is resort for the
Royal family in summer.
After counteractlng the effects of
nights sleep on the floor by bath in the
natural hot spring water brought to the
house through bamboo poles, the journey
was continued over the hills, increasing
not only in steepness but also in the oppor-
tunities they afforded for an unlimited
scenic display.
Travelling from one mountain to another
along the very backbone of the range,
often on path overhanging unfathomable
distances below and more often being COW
cred completely by a passing cloud, or
separated from the world below by roll
ing sea of sun-lit mist-clouds, we reach
ed, after about four hours walk, the So
called 10 Province Pass from which the
view of Japan is unbroken in all direc-
tions, and the view covers an area of ten
provinces, including the far-famed sacred
mount "Fuhiyama," which tradition and
public opinion still consider one of the
worlds and Japan's most interesting,
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1899-11-17
IS FUGENE H AKELY, Guardian


- b, the Probate Court for said district. =,
To all persons int rested in the estate Of SAN
UELU KING late of Putney la said district, ue'
ceased, Greeting,
Whereas, George H. Phillips, executor OF ne ne
will If Samuel u King, late Of Putney IN sais
district, deceased. has flied his petition 10 tuy
court, setting forth that the sale of the Whoie u
the real estate OF said deceased will hr henrncai
to the legalees and all persons interested lhtlSt
aud praying for license To sell the sanlr, anu ~
the same time filed In this court what purporls "
be the consent Ia writing Of all tn legalres Ie,
siding in this state 10 such sale. Whereupoh y
ordered that the same be heard at the Sc. ION ~
said court, 20 be- held al the Probate once NJ M
b. lows Falls on the I'd day OF Dtcembtr: ~, ~,
1899, when and where you may be heard In tho
premises II you see cause 49,
"A zINA H. ALLBEE, Register
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1899-11-17

y BY the Probate Court for Said District.
To all persons teres ed in the estate Of L G.
COOMBS, late of Dummerston in said district,
deceased, Greeting
You are hereby notified that this court will de-
eide upon the allowance of the account of A. B.
Bailey, Administrator npon the estate of L. c.
Coombs, lste of Dummerston. in said district, de-
c. ased, and dec'ee distribution thereof 10 the
persons entitled thereto, at the session thereof 10
be held at the Probate ONCE IN Bratleboro, in
IS 9, when and where you may be heard in the
premises. II you zee cause
IS AF SCHWENK r gister
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1899-11-17
Warrsn's TRnneriss Burned at Water


c. c. Warren's tanneries were burned at
Waterbury Wednesday morning, with all
of the machinery, large stock of hides, bark
and finished leather. The origin of the
fire is unknown. The loss is about $50
900, with S27 900 insurance About so
hands are thrown out Of employment