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Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1899-05-12
CALIFORNIA; Mother Lode.
4 Vein of Immense Richness Discovered
In its southern Portion.

In its southern Portion.
A big quartz discovery has been made
in the desert near Kramer, in San Ber-
nardiio county, Calf, which is said to be
one of the richest made in California for
many years. A rush has set in for the
camp. For years it has been the belief of
many intelligent prospectors that the rich
Mother Lode of California goes right on
through the Sierra Nevada Mountains
down into lower California, and some of
them have worked patiently month after
month on the desert trying to find it,
Those miners who hold to this belief now
think that the Mother Lode has at last been
uncovered in the South The finders have
uncovered an immense ledge, at present
showing a width of $50 feet. They have
prospected for a distance of a half mile
along the groupings. They have sunk one
shaft 60 feet, all in ore, some of which
runs up into the thousands.
Mr.. Francis B. Rice of Francis B. Rice
& Co., representing Boston interests in
mines located ON the Mother Lode, when
shown the above, said that the discovery
was a most important one, as it confirmed
the opinion of mining experts regarding
the richness of the deposits in the southern
portions of this great mineralized belt, OF
which State Mineralogist Crawford says in
his report that there is no such series of
gold bearing veins as these constituting the
Mother Lode to be found elsewhere in the
world. Touloume county has been consid'
cred, he said, as having the cream of this
lode, but this discovery would indicate that
rich deposits do not end there, and the
claim that has been made that the lode ex
tends to old Mexico may be verified, though
this is hardly probable.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1899-05-12
Catching Big Fish at s,yanton.

There was renewed excitement on the
bridge Tuesday morning when it was learn
ed that the sturgeon had arrived The ex-
pert fishermen have been watching for
them several days. Charlie Sisco caught
the first one. 1t weighed about 30 pounds.
Another was struck but the line broke and
it got away. 1t was estimated to weigh
over 100 pounds Tuesday evening and
Wednesday morning large numbers we're
present watching the sport. The sturg-
cons are only there two or three days when
they go back into the lake. Swanton cor
respondence of st. Adams Messenger.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1899-05-12
Bad Days for Bryan.

From the st. Louis Globe Democrat
Poor Bry ans soul is being tried in va
rious ways these days. Even silver is 60
ing back on him. 1t is going up like all
other things, especially wages, in these
days of Republican prosperity. Bryan got
bad blow just after his defeat in 1896,
when wheat and many other commodities
advanced in price. The advance, as every
one knew, was largely due to his over
throw. A year or so afterward, when Re-
publican legislation began to operate,
wages started upward. Now silver has
joined the procession. The consequence
of this last advance will be that if it con-
tinues much longer Bryan will have to
drop talking about silver. When silver
goes above the SOC dollar line, as it may
do if the advance continues little longer,
he will have TO abandon ii. 1t is not a sill
yer dollar primarily that he wants for the
wage earners of the country, but dishon-
est dollar. The moment that silver gets
above the SOC dollar mark his faith in
1t will begin to wane. 1t will be getting
too near the honest money line then to be
of much use in his business. If we are tc
have the l6 to l trickery in the canvass OF
1900 silver will have TO start downward
long before that time.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1899-05-12
Two IncendIary Fires at Remington.

A store house connected with the novel
ty works of f. L. Sibley burned at Ben
nington Wednesday morning. When dis
covered the building was all on fire and the
house with its contents of hay, packing
boxes and other material was consumed.
The loss is $780, partly covered by insur-
ance. Half an hour before the Waterman
in the Bennington q Rutland yard discov-
cred fire in shed occupied by Lyons
Brothers as a store house for ochre, etc.
He extinguished that and then saw the
flames coming from Sibleys building Both
fires were of incendiary origin.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1899-05-12
HAWZEY.
May II.
Flower
and Hat Sale.
May IL.

Tomorrow we start our
third annual sale of flowers
and hats. On the same plan
at the same price-25 cents
for any bunch of flowers.
Twenty-Five cents for any
hat in the whole lot.
In both OF our previous
sales the demand has exceed
ed the supply.
While in New York yes
terday l closed a manufacture
er's stock of Ladies' capes at
a sacrifice.
Expect they will be here
tomorrow. Lot of black silk
ones to go at SIS each, which
have sold at wholesale for
more-in some cases much
more than that.
Lot colored cloth ones for
$I.o8 each while the lot lasts.
Lot of other new stuff to
be here tomorrow or first of
next week.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1899-05-12

News of very interesting nature re-
garding the building of the Mad River Val
ley electric railway is likely to be announc-
ed in few days, says a Montpelier des-
patch. Boston parties who are expected
to furnish part of the capital for build
ing and equpping the road are anxious to
see the work begun. They have been in
formed that towns in the valley have voted
$50, 600 toward the project, and that a sum
equally as large can probably be raised in
other towns. terminal and otherwise, that
will be benefited by the road.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1899-05-12
THE VERMONT NEWS.
Fatal Accident at montgomery.

Lee Barnes, G. Benway and Albert Far
rar were driving down the Lewis hill near
Montgomery Tuesday when the harness
broke, letting the wagon run on the horse.
The horse took fright and ran. Benway
and Farrar jumped and escaped with slight
injuries, but Barnes stayed in the wagon
till he was thrown out, striking on his head
on a rock. When his companions found
him he was unconscious. A physician was
called but could do nothing for him and he
died the same evening without regaining
consciousness He was the only son of Da-
RUS Barnes of Westfeld, and was working
on a farm in south Richford.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1899-05-12

An angry advertiser rushed into the Of
fee OF a provincial paper recently, and
shouted
See here, our al. ought to read 'Thous-
ands of patrons are wearing trousers of
our make
The foreman of the composing room
looked up and meekly said, "Well?"
The irate advertiser threw down a
copy of the paper containing the ad. The
compositor had made it "matrons. - Tit
Bits.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1899-05-12

d. 2. Dame for six years the successful
superintendent of public schools in Green
field, has resigned that position to accept
similar one in Milton.
The Elm House at Greenfield was sold to
Robert Abercrombie for so, 1000 recently,
under foreclosure of the Greenfield savings
bank The house has had large patron
age under the management of Mr.. Aldrich.
1t is so near a schoolhouse that it cannot
receive a liquor license and this lessons its
value.
Lowe Brothers have a flock of 100
sheep and 300 lambs at their farm on the
Meadows near Greenfield. The sheep are
in charge of an expert shepherd who spends
his entire time with the flock. About 800
lambs were sent from the farm to the Bos-
ton and New York hotels last season. Lowe
Brothers have leased the d. S. Simons
farm, adjoining their own, in order that
they may have more room for raising
sheep.
Thieves took booty valued at nearly
$1,000 from the house of Mr.. and Mrs Val
Moquin, $50 Pine street, Holyoke, Satur-
day night. The house was entered by a
second-story window during the absence of
the family and ouly three upper rooms
were disturbed The drawers and closets
in these rooms were searched thoroughly
and the thieves secured S420 in cash, three
gold watches, II rings and many other
pieces of jewelry.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1899-05-12
MoiIneuI Released and Arrested on a
New Charge.

Roland Burnham Molineux, who has
spent weary weeks in the Tombs prison at
New York, charged with the murder of
Mrs. Kate j. Adams, was freed from that
charge Tuesday. The grand jury failed to
find an indictment. He walked out OF
Judge McMahon's courtroom only TO be re-
arrested at the door, charged in special
sessions warrant with assault in the first
degree on Harry Cornish. The basis of
this accusation was that he had sent poi
son through the mails with intent to kill
the latter. His lawyer, Barlow $ Weeks,
accompanied him before Justice Jerome,
and argued that the charge was the same
as that upon which the grand jury had
lust acted. and that the proceeding was IL
legal Justice jerome adjourned the hear
ing Molneux was remanded to the Iomhs
to await the action Of the grand jury. His
counsel decided not to attempt to get bail.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1899-05-12
nurlIngton q Lamollle valley Sold.

\ deed was filed at the city clerks Office
at Burlington Wednesday transferring the
Burlington Il Lamoille Valley railroad to
the Central Vermont in consideration Of
$3.50 900 four per cent gold mortgage bonds
The Burlington IL Lamoille Valley extends
from Burlington TO Cambridge, Vt \
clause Of the deed states that this covenant
does not refer to the route between Bur
lington and Essex junction.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1899-05-12

The L. +. Aldrich house near the rail
road station at Barre was nearly destroyed
by fire Wednesday. 1t was occupied by
l.. II. Averill, grocer, who carried heavy
stock and was only lightly insured; Miss
Maud Haskins, mlliner whose stock was
ruined, and a shoemaker, who was little
damaged. Loss on house $500.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1899-05-12
Big Fire In Lumber District At Lincoln,
n. II.

Property valued at upwards of $50, 1000
was burned Wednesday in the numbering
district of Lincoln, n H. Fire broke out
in the big mill owned by Frank Hall of
Guildhali, Vt, and VIM. H. Gray of Bos.
ton, and in an hour it was in a mass of
ruins. From the mill the fire spread to an
200 men fought the flames desperately they
were not under control until after five
dwellings, three large stables, 800, 900 feet
of manufactured spruce timber and 5000
cords of slab wood were destroyed. The
mill had been operated the past year by
George johnson of Hardwick, Vt, who
bought his logs of the mill owners. He
had an insurance of $4,000 on stock OF
manufactured lumber, and the company
had total of $21 900 insurance on mills
and machinery.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1899-05-12
GRAIN.O BRINGS RELIEF

to the coffee drinker Coffee drinking is a habit
that is universally injurious. Have you tried
Grain-Of 1t is almost like coffee but the effects
are lust the opposite. Coffee upsets the stomach,
ruins the digestion, affects the heart and disturbs
the whole nervous system. Grain-O tones up the
stomach, aids digestion and strengthens the
nerves. There is nothing but nourishment In
Grain.O II can't be otherwise is and 25 cents
per package.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1899-05-12

keep going or lose their place.
To these Mrs. Pinkham's help is
offered. A letter to her at Lynn,
Mass, will bring her advice free
of all charge.
Miss NANCE SHoBE, Florence.
Col, writes a letter to Mrs. Pink
ham from which we quote:
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1899-05-12

Burglars blew open the safe in the new
Boston Il Albany railroad station at West
boro. Mass, Sunday morning. The safe
was wrecked, but the steel box inside re-
NAMED intact, and the burglars fled with
out getting plumber. a very heavy charge
was used, and it damaged the building and
furniture to the extent of $500.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1899-05-12
May (

way s.
More new Things in Sea-
sonable merchandise to be
opened tomorrow.
Lot of Children's wash
Dresses at IS cents each. An
other lot at SO cents each.
Lot Women's Jersey Ribbed
Undervests, regular IL IL
cent goods, for 9 Gems each.
Five different styles in
Womens' Swiss Ribbed IN
dervests. Choices for IL I-2
cents a garment. Another
lot IS cents a garment.
Children's Jersey Under
vests.
More Cotton Underwear.
Few choice things III Silk
Waists and in Wash Waists.
Lot 16x3o inch Monte
Cloth Table Scarfs, 6 inch
Colored Stripe in Centre,
tringed, IS cents piece.
Few more Bicycle Skirts.
White P. K. Skirts.
More Capes ane Coats.
More Tailor-made Suits.
Few very fine ones among
them.
". /. HAWLEY.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1899-05-12
derstand what torture is.

OALESWOMEN understand what torture is.
Constantly their feet whether we'll or i'll. Compelled
~ smile and be agreeable to while dragged
down with feminine weakness Backaches and head
for TEeA,1r 11st
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1899-05-12
MASSACHUSETTS NOTES.
Francis VI Thompson Judge of Probate.

Chester c. Conant of Greenfield resigned
Friday the position of judge of probate of
Franklin county, after serving in that posi-
ton 90 years His action wastaken on ac-
count of i'll health. Gov. Walcott appointed
Francis NJ. Thompson his successor on
Wednesday. Judge Thompson was born
in Colrain in 1888 and was a bookkeeper
in Greenfield in his eerly manhood. He
went West in 1862 and was a member of
party which explored the head waters of
the Missouri. The prospectors found rich
mineral lands and became pioneer leaders
in the settlement of Montana. Mr.. Thomp-
son took an important part in forming the
territorial government in Montana. He
returned to Greenfield in 1865 and in 1870
was elected registrar of probate and in
solvency, holding that position to the pres
ent time lie has also been town clerk,
assessor, treasurer and chairman of the
board of selectmen.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1899-05-12
WOMEN
WHO EARN
THEIR LIVING

II had been in poor health for time, my troubles hav
ing brought by standing my physician said
ing serious womb trouble had to give up my work
just bundle of and would have fanting spells
monthly periods doctoed and took various medicines but
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1899-05-12
Money In Golf.

An ingenious statistlcian has collected
a lot of figures about golf which show that
the United States boasts GOA golf clubs and
that the ground taken up by their links
approximates 500 acres. 1t would not
be easy to estimate the capital this really
vast area represents, but the aforesaid
statistician figures that at least $50, 000,
900 is expended annually on the game,
Golf instructors can earn from $50 to
$3.50 a month; some get more than the
latter figure, but not many. The profes
sional golfer in charge of the public links
in Van Cortlandt park receives 81 200
year salary and all the perquisites he can
gather in. These latter will bring his in
come up to So, 400 or So, 500 year at least,
for he sells sticks, clubs, bags, balls and
suits and has corps Of instructors under
him. He plays corking good game, and
he thinks his present situation genuine
Enap. DEXTER MARSHALL.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1899-05-12

regular and painful
periods and for nearly
five years had suffered
with falling of the
womb, and whites. Also
had ovarian trouble, the
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1899-05-12

got no relief, and when wrote to you
l could not walk more than four blocks
at time. followed your advice, tax
ing Lydia E. Pinkham's Blood Purifier
in connection with the Vegetable Com
pound and began to gain in strength
from the first. l am getting to be
stranger to pain and owe it all to your
medicine. There is none equal to it,
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1899-05-12

for have tried many others be-
fore using yours. Words cannot
be said too strong in praise of it."
Miss POLLY FRAME. Meade,
Kan, writes:
DEAR Mrs. PINKHAM-I feel it
my duty to write you in regard to
what your medicine has done for
me. l cannot praise it
\ enough. Since my girlhood
~, / had been troubled with IT.
The record-union., 1899-01-01

regular hours out of q huge pot that
always stood on the fire
What the races were that preceded
the Aztecs might be another question,
but as for the Aztecs themselves, there
is little reliable information to warrant
US in saying that they were much
above the plane of hundreds of other
tribes that populated Mexico genera
lions ago. or for that matter, still form
numerically the greater part of our
population
AS to Montezuma's treasure, that IS
something of a myth. One good priest
who was connected with the first occu-
patton of Mexico stated, upon seeing a
parcel; of gold in an Aztec establish
ment which stood on the present site.
of the Monte Piedad, that it appeared
to be more gold than he had thought
was to be found in the whole world.
This statement is usually taken with
rocksalt by historians. There was UNI
doubtedly gold here, and considerable
gold, in those poor times During the
retreat of the noche triste, the Span
iards lost most of their Ill gotten gains.
and later, when Cortes. returned to the
city. this gold was not discovered. The
assumption was Immediately jumped at
that it was hidden, and the assump-
ton may have been perfectly correct
..Montezumas treasure has been hand
ed down to us as a collective name for
all the valuables which the Span1ards
were unable to locate. There are still
some people who devoutly believe shat
It exists, but there are others who waste
little time in the thought.-City of PlMeX-
leo Two Republics. a#
The record-union., 1899-01-01
Is to Rely Upon the Sprays,
Washes, ETC.,

Which form the basis of many
methods" now So prevalent.
Such treatment might avail some
thing if Catarrha was only local
irritation Of the membranes. But
the disease is not on the surface
the discomforting irritation of the
lining of the throat is not the dis
ease itself, but simply q mani
festation of it. Catarrh is q
deep-seated, constitutional blood
disease, and tits as easy to put
out fire with o sheet of paper as to
hope to cure nwith local applica-
tions. Don't mistake temporary
relief for benefit. Those who last
season thought themselves bene-
flied by this treatment will see
their mistake ss soon as the FIRST
chilling blast of winter is felt.
s'The sprays and washes prescribed BY
the doctors relieved me only tempora.
rily, and thought used, them constant.
" for ten years, the disease had :
firmer hold. than ever. I was in 3
lamentable cond itions when I. decided
to try s. SIS. / at once began to i'm.
PROVE and after taking it Tor three
months I was cured completely. thu
The record-union., 1899-01-01
MYTHS OF OLD MEXICO.
Doubt the Tales, Of Wealth Of the
Montezumas.


1.-THE Two Republics would be
pleased to satisfy the laudable Curl
, osity of a reader in Puebla who wants
to know something about the popula-
ton of ancient Mexico and Montezu-
mas treasure. T4..-
We are: unable to do SO, however. with
regard to, either question. AS to the
former question, there is a variety of
opinions. Foreigners who speak and
read the English Language have usu-
ally undoubtedly given a very greatly
exaggerated word painting of the situ-
alton that existed prior to and at the
time of the conquest. The early Span
ish chronielers We're also given to
flights of imagination not valuable for
historical purposes, and the conquista-
dores delighted in mentioning the names
of Emperors, Princes and such, which
undoubtedly smagnified the Importance
of their own accomplishments.
Ignacio Altamirano, who gave the
subject profound study, is of the i'm
pressions that the City Of Mexico ut the
time of the arrival of Cortez consisted
of nothing but rude huts and populs-
ton of about thirty thousand. "The
Two Republicsn is inclined to accept
Mr. Altamirano's statement. Few men
in the Republic We're in a better posi-
ton to get at the facts, and none have
been more conscientious in their inves-
LEGATIONS. ;, While it., may spoil some
very beautiful fiction. facts compel us
to the belief that the Aztec people were
very far from being the magnificent,
semi-barbarous people that they have
been represented. Montezuma, who is
spoken of as the great Emperor of
the Aztecs, lis said to have frequently
appeared at courts in undress uniform,
and to have eaten his meals at very ir-
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moments warning. When the spells
passed away he had his usual high
sense of personal honor, intensified
somewhat by the bitterness of remorse.
He paid the most outrageous bills with
out protest, for his delinquencies were
so notorious that every store keeper in
town felt at liberty to send the Judge a
bill for anything that CHANGED to be
stolen from the shop, without stopping
to prove whether he or some one else
had taken the property. If the Judge
protested his innocence. he was not be-
lieved-and his life became burden
1t thus CHANGED that he was finally
arrested for petty larceny impeached
and discharged from Office, denounced
by newspapers, and deserted by men
who had been his friends; but his desire
to steal remained as strong as ever. His
only son abandoned a paying position
in a public office, that he might be his
fathers constant companion and guar
dian.
It was at this juncture that I visited
him to ask whether he intended to keep
his promise. / purposely selected a day
when knew that he was penitent and
wholly free of the fit that had made
iiHH d tLiel anu uIou6At aiiH AAeo 6cH-
eral contempt. He was now a poor,
trembling wreck; weak, wretched be-
yond description, and ashamed to look
honest men in the face.
Respecting his poverty and disgrace
(Which knew had caused, and feel
ing some compunctions of conscience
for the drastic remedy with which I
had cauterized his false pride, made
the interview as brief as possible.
Though you have lost your friends,
your. standing, and your fortune since
the day that you so cruelty judged me
by my honest fathers misfortunes," I
said, II still believe that you are a
man Of your word; so am here to ask