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The evening times., 1899-01-25
His Revenge.

(From the Detroit Free Press.)
''You know that Blinks & Banks. down Oh Jef
ferson Avenue, used TO pay Charley $3.50 i year
for taking charge of their books?''
81 knew he had the position but didn't know
what his salary was. Good man for the place.
wasn't hep
Couldn't be beat. He always on deck
showed genius for business, and did. every hing
as Systematically as affairs are conducted u
ran-of-war. Not an establishment in the coun-
try had perfect service
.'What in creation did they let him so fer.
then?'
His first assistant was a very capable woman.
She bid for his place at Sl,500 and got il. 1t
right in the midst OF the hard times, and The
saving of $1,000 year meant good deal
Glow did Charley take it?''
'.1fad all through. Insisted that he had been
shabbily treated, and vowed that he would get
even. Told the herself that he wcnId
have his revenge, and | guess he's had it, all
right enough
''How2"
Married her last week. Shes Keeping house
and he's holding down his cid position at a
compromise salary of s., co.,
The evening times., 1899-01-25
MUSIC AT A CREMATION.
Orchestra Plays While Nine. Par
uaets Body IL Incineruted

Paris, Jan. 25.-The cremation of Nine
Henri Parquet at the Pere la Chaise Gem
etery yesterday has made some stir on ac-
count OF an innovation in connection with
il.
In general this ceremony is rather
dreary fcr mourners. who have to wait in
an adjoining room while the body is be-
ing incinerated. In order TO make the
time pass more cheerfully in this case the
relatives of the deceased lady engaged
small orchestra directed by NJ. Jules
Danbe, formerly with the Opera Comique
The little concert given was perfect sue
cess. II. Danbe, according TO the papers,
was warmly congratulated
The evening times., 1899-01-25
AMERICAN COMPANY
TO DEVELOP YUCATAN
RAILROAD TO TAP RICH LANDS
Plan to Reclaim Waste Territory
Under n Mexican Concession.
Troops to Guard Workers.


New York. jan 25.-Several prominent
Americans have become interest n u
plan to reclaim the wilds of Yucatan by
building what is to be called the National
Yucatan Southeastern Railroad, driving
the Indians from a vast and rich terr
tory hitherto undeveloped, and connect
the port of Progreso and the capita OF
Yucatan, Merida, with British HonduI as.
Guatemala and Central American al
roads generally.
President DiaZ, of Mexico, has. made
what the stockholders describe as an m
mensely valuable conces ssion, and tn .
work is to be done by American eng
neers, under the protection OF Msxi an
troops.
After they have built some three hun
dred and fifty miles Of railroad IT Is in
tended TO compete with ha, ana and Other
Cuban ports in the export oI toeacc su-
gar, fruit. coffee. dyewoods, Veget-b e
ivory and wild" rubber.
Felipe G. Cantow. OF % Broadway.
when asked If some Americans had TX n
advantage or the concession AMI woul
receive extensive grants OF and. gaiI tais
was the case. He said
In the plan ssch men as Henry T. Booth.
OF the Ward Line; William u. Manson, q The
Munson Line: J. " Motley. oi No a. John
Street, and G.. Martin RFiil. Mailer. Schall a
Go. are the bankers OF the enterprise.
The rich lands to b. reclaimed by the railroad
were. until a few months ago. held a res o.
walton by 1869 Maya, Indians Mahogany and
wild rubber trees grow there in grca, Abundance.
President Disz. in making the concession, re-
quire~ that the work e rushed to competition. ~
that the natives of Nucatan may pruht b. the
expectation of products aimost sceu the
Clians will profit by the investments being made
there, He also makes it point that English
capital shall be invested in lands lying 50 near
British Honduras
President DaZ also stipulates that the road
bed, locomotives, rolling stock. and other equip
mcut be of American manufacture. and all skill
7 ed labor must be performed by Americans To
this end he has ''paCi.ed'' the Indians. and has
!. recently established series Of military posts.
! by which means he intends to- protect the Amer
| lean wOrkmen, and guarantee the safety OF life
The evening times., 1899-01-25
POLITICAL SENSATION.
Democratic Judge of Primary EIcc-
ton Held for Court Trial

Allentown, Pa. Jan. Pa sensation in
political circles was created yesterday by
the arrest of Wilson E. Kerschner. who. at
the Democratic primary election last sum
mer, was judge of election for the middle
district OF Whitehall township. The war
rant was sworn out before Alderman
Haines. of this city by John Allen, o.
Hokendauqua.
The charge is. that while the ballots
were being counted. he read off the names
OF the candidates enormously and thus
represented a number of ballots to have
been cast for certain candidates that were
cast for others
The evening times., 1899-01-25
What There Is in n Name.

NFrVHl tHe FIOVldeEce J0urnaI.
Mr.. Posselwizzle is in love with Young woman
who also loves him. But she objects strongly
TO becoming Mrs. PoSselwizzlc She thinks that
the name is iHharmoniou5 and absurd The un-
happy man points out the fact that the PoSscl-
wiZzles have always been respectable and re-
spected family and that he cannot endure the
thought of abandoning his fathers and grand
fathers name. This is certainly proper pride on
his part, and if the lady really loves him. as he
thinks she does, she will respect him for it, and
yield her pFejudices. As matter of fact we see
nothing Objectionable in Posselwizzle. 1t is un-
familiar. to be sure but there is an advantage
in that There are other names which might
Just as readily raise smile on the lips OF the
thoughtlcss if they less common. We ad-
wise Mr.. Posselwizzle to stick to his guns.
The evening times., 1899-01-25
VICTORY FOR STANDARD OIL.
Ohio Supreme Court OyerruIes At
tOrney Generals Motion.

Columbus, Ohio. Jan. 25-The motion OF
Attorney General Monnett for the removal
of Master Commissioner Brinsmade, of
Cleveland. in the Standard Oil case. was
yesterday oyerruled by the Ohio supreme
court. The attorney general had asked for
his removal on the ground that the funds
for conducting such examinations in his
department were exhausted. and on the
further ground that the master commits
sioner had granted unnecessary and need
less delays at the request of the Standard
Oil Ccmpany's attorneys.
The evening times., 1899-01-25
MADE A BONFIRE OF CIGARS
Opposed to the Use of Tobacco, n
Merchant Burns His stock

Danville, KY. Jan. 25.-W B. Holmes
Monday night burned a fine stock of CT
gars, chewing and smoking tobacco and
pipes in the street in front OF his store.
Holmes is a strict church member and
bitterly opposed 10 the use of tobacco.
He recently bought his partner out and
then advertised that he would handle no
more tobacco, but would sell Bibles at
cost He gave notice in local papers that
the stock would be burned at o n m
The evening times., 1899-01-25
A Lesson to Shopkeepers.

tfrom the National Advertiser
An old bacelor who bought pair of socks
found attached TO one of them a slim OF ,,nsr
with these words: Il am u young lady OF 20
and would like to correspond with bachelor
with view to matrimony''' Name and address
were gwen The bachelor wrote. and in a few
days got this letter: Mamma married twenty
Years ago. The merchant you bought those socks
from evidently did advertise or he would
have sold them long ago. Mamma handed me
your letter, and possibly might suit YOU / am
is years old"
The evening times., 1899-01-25
Material fer EIoeuence.

(From the Chicago Tribune)
''Henry. dear. what you going 10 PrcaolI
about next Sunday!''
4 shall preach from the text, And the wine
press was tr0dten without the city. and blood
came out of the wine press. even unto the horse
brides, by the space OF i thousand and six hun
tlretl frwlougs-'
What is the meaning Of that passlge?'
81 haven't the slightest idea, my dear
The evening times., 1899-01-25

The over ambitious friends of Sampson
will not be able 10 make good their threats
been such as to warrant the elevation of
his inferior. 1t is announced on good au-
thority that there is positively nothing
rejecting on him that is unknown to the
public. But even if it were otherwise.
that could not justify an unwarranted pro-
motion of Sampson. 1t is not fight be-
tween the friends of the two officers in the
Senate, but simply a determination on
the part of a majority in that body to learn
why the one was advanced over the other.
The Senators know all that the report of
Captain Crowninshield can tell them. and
they know nothing that warrants the ac-
tion of the President in the matter.
The evening times., 1899-01-25
4 Remarkable DeIusion.

tFr"m the Chicago POSt-)
-'.Thc trouble with him." said the Young man
who had been trying to >httingly describe an az
qta,intancc, 'iS that when he dipped into the sea
Of knowledge he thought he brought NJ, 20 much
that the blamed thing went dry
The evening times., 1899-01-25
4 RrcrI Hint.
orrom the DetroiL Frce Pres..l

(Fronl the Detroit Free Press.)
care you an eNpausOnist, Mr.. Scati'lS? asked
Young Mr. Hunker. who felt hound to talk to the
old gentleman while he waited for Miss Scadds
10 descend to the paror
.'No. am an amti-expansioriSt,' replied Nr.
Seadds My family is quite a. large now as j
carr in have IL -
The evening times., 1899-01-25
4 NrHy NaN tn Lie

(From the Cleveland Plain Dcalcrl
well there is some advantage in being bald -
How do You make that Out:''
Didn't You notice tnat Eagan insisted tIa
Miles led III every hair of his head
The evening times., 1899-01-25
Youthful Audacity.
(From Harlem LifrN

(Ffom Harlem I.ifc.)
Old Grump-My hoy, you spend five times a.
much money yourself aS used to.
Young Mr. Grump-How can | help that faith
er? l belong to good deal wealthier iamiy than
you did, remember.
The evening times., 1899-01-25
boston Society.


The Girl From Detroit wrote home profes-
sor. that | had fallen in with so wise i lot Of
men that when said Il don't know. it
sounsIed like real news and caused excitcmeDt.
The evening times., 1899-01-25

The report of fifteen hundred insur-
gents on the warpath in Cuba is to be
received with extreme caution. 1t
might be possible for natural disturber
like Rabi, who has no joy in time Of
peace, to gather about him few score
of lawless natives who prefer brigandage
10 work. Indeed, it would be surprising
The evening times., 1899-01-25
A Mere FormaIity.

Qrom the Cleveland Leader)
sDo vou know that in Russia doesn't
become of age until he is 20 years old?'
..Ycs: and as far as his citizenship is concern
cd it doesn't 90 him much good to become OF
age, even them
The evening times., 1899-01-25
College Troubles.
Ernm The Cleyeland

(From the Cleveland Plain Dcaler.)
'Tve got another letter from my Ton. The
poor boy is greatly worried"
cover his studies?'
ssStudies? Not much He's afraid they won't
pick him for the baseball tcan."
The evening times., 1899-01-25

Whether Senator Quay has any hope of
gaining Democratic votes cannot be told
from his own statements. His positive
claims made at the beginning have been
shown TO have had no foundation. But.
as one of his strikers made a wager OF
five thousand dollars that he will get his
required votes from the Democrats. the
latter are watched with renewed vigilance.
The evening times., 1899-01-25

There seems 10 be no doubt that the
Legislature CT New York will follow the
example of California and Maine in adopt
ing resolution demanding the immediate
and unconditional ratification of the Peace
Treaty. II the obstruction continues ev
cry legislature now in session is likely 10
take similar action.
The evening times., 1899-01-25
CURRENT HI NOR.
EphcmeraI Fashions.

N44VIH tTIt 7 UI'dLV hVtVI'LI
What's yorr hurry. Robiuson2''
Eve got my wifes new bonnet and y-.ut 70
get II home before the style changes
The evening times., 1899-01-25

if, among the alleged thirtysix thousand
Cuban soldiers of all classes there were
not some hundreds who find themselves
nl-provided for in peaceful days after
three years Of fighting and living off cap
tured Spanish rations and the country. 1t
was regarded as a wonderful and an un-
paralleled thing when the American army
Of the Civil War disbanded and went home
to work without any number becoming
guerrillas and highway robbers. We have
no right to expect the same experience III
the case of all the Cubans. There is not
the least reason to think, however, that
opposition to American rule is anything
more than an excuse. II Raoi has any
force we may be~sure it would be the same
if Cuban government were established
and there were no Americans in the ISL
and. 1t is even probable that but for the
presence of our soldiers there would be
many more armed bands to prey on the
industrious classes, Cuban and Spanish
alike. That is one of the conditions we
shall have to meet both in Cuba and the
Philippines.
The evening times., 1899-01-25
Engrossing Business.
tF'fom the Chicago RecOrd.)

"Are YOU much rushed now. FoJzeF?''
Flushed? Ii | were to die tonight my
ploycr would expect me to come down town to-
morrow and work until the hour set for the
funeral
The evening times., 1899-01-25
Positive Insult.
QFrom the Cleveland Plain DeaIer.)

.'What's the cause OF the riot?''
..Some New York fellow was trying to hang a
card labeled Also Embalmers' under the beef
packers Office sign
The evening times., 1899-01-25
CIRCULATION STATEMENT.

Communications intended for publication in
TIE TINES siioald BE- tersciy and plainly written
and must an al cases he accompanied by the
nsme s.d address q the writer. Rejected com
TnUaications viii not be preserved. and only man
Ilscsipts Of obVsoss Importance viii be returned
Go lhcir authors
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1899-05-26
The World,s Gold Production.

Unless there should be an unexpected
check in the gold mining interests of the
world during the next few months the pro-
duction for the present year will reach
$340, ,000, 900, an increase of at least S50,-
100000 over the production of 1898. This
rate of increase has been in progress for
several years past and it is believed at the
treasury department that the year 1900
can hardly fail to show a gold production
of $400, ,000,0 900. About $65, 100000 of
this amount will be required for the arts,
leaving available for use as money $780,
900, 900, which is $22, 900, 900 more than the
whole amount of both gold and silver avail
abein 1896, the year of the last presidential
campaign. The gold production of the
world had made immense strides within a
few years when Mr.. Bryan began his cam
paign for free silver in 1896. 1t rose from
$110, 196, 900 in 1888 to $181, ,175, 900 in
1894, being an increase of about $65, ,000,-
600 in the amount available for monetary
use. There were further increases in the
gold supply to S19S, 1853, 600 in 1895, $202,-
6S2, 800 in 1896 and S297, ,504, 800 in 1897.
If the production for 1900 actually
reaches $400, 900, 900 Mr.. Bryan will have
to revise mis- famous dictum that the price
of wheat has followed the price of silver,
and apply the gold standard to his future
measurements of agricultural values.
The gold fields of South Africa, Austria
liza, the Klondike and the United States
are doing the most toward causing the
wonderful increase in the gold production
of the world. The United States, which
led in 1896, is now down to third place,
although its production has increased
yearly. In 1897 the production for this
country was $57, 1858, 900. The increase of
$s,OO0,OOO in 1898 will be duplicated for
the current year and is likely to be in
creased in 1900. Other countries which
will show considerable increases for the
current year over last year are Russia and
Mexico.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1899-05-26
say that the movement gets no sympathy
or support from them.


There has been great deal of talk in
the West about ways to kill the depart
ment stores, but Missouri is the first state
to enact prohibitory legislation against
them. The legislature has passed and
Gov. Stephens has signed an act which
will drive these stores out of the state If
the courts uphold it. The law applies only to
st. Louis, Kansas City and st. Joseph,
and to concerns therein which employ more
than - persons. Thus the general coun-
try store is let out. Merchandise is divid-
ed into So classes, and the large store
which wishes to deal in more than one
class of merchandise must pay license
tax of from $500 to 500 on each addition
al class of goods which is added to its
stock. The penalties range from fine of
500 to one years imprisonment. The
small country stores can deal in as many
classes of merchandise as they choose
without paying a license tax. This is
class legislation with vengeance and the
courts, to which it will go at once, are
pretty sure sure to make short work of de-
claring it unconstitutional.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1899-05-26
BRATTLEBORO, FRIDAY, MAY 26, 1899.

consisting of two verticals combined with
two curved strokes, being the dollar mark
now sofamiliar. Mr.. Lee at first designed
an arbitrary mark for each of the denomi-
nations of our monetary system, but he
soon found that one character, with the
aid of decimal point, was all that was
necessary. DR.. Baker discards the COM
mon theory that the dollar sign was in.
tended to represent the initials of the
United States, with the U written upon
the S, and regards the Rev. Lee as the in
ventor of the system, which appeared for
the first time in his arithmetic.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1899-05-26
We Shall soon Cry Enough

OF Dewey testimonials there is apparent
ly to be no end, and the chances are that
the whole country will get heartily tired of
them all before any one of them is well
begun. One of the most ambitious of
these is being engineered by f. c. Benton
of Waverley, Mass, "eX-councillor Massa-
chusetts, native of Guildhall," who
wants to raise $4,000 for bronze statue
of Dewey to be placed in the portico Of
the state-house at Montpelier, "on the
other side of the entrance from that where
the statue of Ethan Allen now stands"
No one but native Vermonters now living
outside the state is to be allowed TO con-
tribute. A general committee" has been
appointed to raise the money which in
cludes Hon. Levi P. Morton of New York
and Hon. John NJ. Thurston of Nebraska.
Circular letters have been sent out TO Yer
monters living in all parts of the country,
and those living in the West are represent
ed as being especially enthusiastic over
the scheme.
By the time this statue has been erected,
and the Dewey house at Washington has
been built, and another at Montpelier, and
Dewey hall at Northfield has been built
and furnished, and the Admiral has been
surfeited with banqueting and dining
and wining, we shall probably find that
the whole testimonial business has been a
flash in the pan. After that we hope
there will be few level-headed Vermont
ers who will pull themselves together ant
give Admiral Dewey some personal recog
milton which he will really prize.
Perhaps it ought to be added that beside:
all the other schemes it is incumbent or
the "Sons of Vermont" in and near Bos
ton to erect statue to the Admiral in tn,
square in front of the new south termina
station in Boston, which has been named
dewey square"
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1899-05-26

Marcus Baker of Washington, d.
c., believes that he has discovered the
origin of the United States dollar sign,
which he says was invented by Vermont
er. DIR. Baker recently came across an
old arithmetic in the library of the bureau
of education, written by Rev. Chauncey
Lee of Sunderland, Vt. In this book,
which was published in 1897, is set forth
system by which one vertical stroke was to
designate the mill, two vertical strokes the
cent, these two crossed by one curved
stroke the dime; and for the dollar sign
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1899-05-26
The Dewey Subscription scheme Depr.-
Gated,

The Army and Navy Journal which,
from its unique position, speaks "by the
book" and not from a personal stand
point, does not approve of the scheme to
give Dewey house in Washington and
1925, 900 in money. 1t is a mistaken way,
the Register says, of showing honor to the
Admiral. at is a species of charity which
is likely to be distasteful TO man of Dew
ey's independence. 1t is one of the lowest
forms of tribute, since it suggests fiscal
valuation upon the merits or achievements
of the beneficiary. In Admiral Dewey's
case 1t is paramount to saying that his
work in the Philippines is worth house
and lot and one eighth of a million Of
pocket money"
II a fund is to be raised the Register
continues, "a quarter of a million dollars is
a pitiably Insignificant testimonial when
one considers the wealth of some of our
citizens and the large number of people of
moderate and even insufficient income who
would be willing and, perhaps, anxious to
add to the fund"
The Register trusts that 'if Admiral
Dewey be not permitted to speak for him.
self some one in authority will properly
discourage the scheme before it is too late
to save the Admiral from the embar-
rassment into which he is being forced by
the newspapers which seek their own ad-
vertsement in the miserable guise of hon
oring the naval hero. There is something
absolutely cheap in the tone of the circu-
lar soliciting subscriptions issued by the
Vanderlip committee. The idea should be
abandoned"
We are very much inclined to think that
the Register is right in its view. 1t is we'll
assured in advance that the gift which
Admiral Dewey will most prize is the hon
or and cordially expressed good will of his
countrymen. 1t is an open question
whether he would care to take up the bur-
den of maintaining an establishment in
Washington such as his rank would re-
quire. He might probably much prefer to
live in a good hotel with freedom to &C
and come as he chose.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1899-05-26

A novel kind of opposition to the candi-
dacy of Representative James S. Sherman
of Utica, n. Y, to succeed Thomas b.
Reed as speaker of the House, is announc-
ed. Word comes from Washington to the
effect that some of the veterans of the
civil war will take part in the speakership
contest for the purpose of securing the
election of Gen. d. B. Henderson of Iowa
A circular has been prepared over the sig
nature of r. G.. DyrenfOrth of the Union
Veterans union advocating Gen. Hender-
sons election, and it is announced that
copies will be sent to every member of the
union throughout the country. The plan
proposed is to have the members of this
organization exact pledge from congress
men in all cases possible to support Gen.
Henderson for the speakership, and if any
representative declines to commit himself
he is to be "knocked out" when he seeks a
denomination to Congress.
The veterans ought to know-they are
certainly old enough to know-that this
would be sure way to kill Gen. Hender-
sons candidacy at the start. Grand Army
of the Republic officials have taken care to
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1899-05-26

There are precedents enough to make
the gift of a house to Admiral Dewey seem
appropriate as a testimonial should he find
one convenient to live in says, the Spring
field Republican. Admiral Farragut was
given house in New York and Admiral
Worden one in Washington. Gems. Grant,
Sherman, Meade and Sheridan also had
houses presented to them in various cities.
Grant had houses given to him in three
places, Galena, Philadelphia and Wash
ington. The English, too, have presented
houses to their war heroes. Blenheim pal
ace, now the residence of W. X. Wander
bilts daughter, the duchess, was given to
the first duke of Marlborough for his great
victory at Blenheim. The duke of We'll
lington received Apsley house after Wat
erloo, and a relative of Nelson received
Trafalgar house after the battle OF Trafal-
gar.