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Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1899-04-21
REV. F. L. PHALEN's SERMON
In Answer to Gov. ROllins's Statement
I'm Regard TO Decline of Religious In
terest In Rural Communities

In Answer TO Gov. ROllins's statement
I'm Regard TO Decline of Religious In
terest In Rural Communities
Rev. F. L. Phalen, formerly of Brattle-
boro, preached a notable sermon at Con-
cord, n. H., Sunday before large congre-
CATION upon Gov. Rollins's recent + asst day
proclamation relating to the decline of re-
ligious interest and observances in the ru-
raj communities of New Hampshire. Mr..
Phalen commended the governors motive
and considered the omen good when gov
ernor of New Hampshire calls attention to
the fact that Christianity is fundamental
element in the social organism and that if
religion decays and is neglected by the peo-
pie the highest interests of the state are
sure to suffer. Mr.. Phalen said that i'll
taking this ground the governor is not as
Stunning to speak as an ecclesiastic nor as
an advocate of any sect or party in relig-
ion, but simply as the public servant of the
people of the state.
Mr.. Phalen criticised portions of the
proclamation, regretting that an effort was
being made to restore to life the moribund
and obsolete institution of Fast day. at
will be as unavailing as the effort of our
modern wizards and charlatans to restore
the dead. Fast day is dead and it ought
to be decently buried. Fast day once
| served a noble purpose. We respect its
memory, but we protest against its further
observance as a religious institution Let
us have holiday and call it holiday, and
discontinue this solemn nonsense and de-
basng mockery of calling Fast day day
of humiliation and prayer"
Mr.. Phalen thought the most unfortu-
nate impression that has gone abroad from
this Fast day discussion is the dishearten-
| ing one to which the governor publicly
gives his support, that the Christian re-
| ligion is on the decline in New Hampshire,
particularly in our rural communities. Mr..
| Phalen believed that if the Christian re-
! ligion is to be considered identical with
church attendance, ecclesiastical ceremon-
les, and the belief of the old theology, then
it is declining in New Hampshire and
everywhere else where the spirit of science,
modern culture and democracy has pene-
trated. But if is meant that the religion
of Jesus, the religion of faith and hope and
love, the religion of intelligence, virtue,
honesty, faithfulness, trust in God and
love and service of humanity, is dying in
New Hampshire, then we are confronted
by condition which is solemn and fear
full enough to cause us to hide our heads
in sadness and shame as we see before us
future tending downward toward civic
destruction. In closing he said that for
one he believed that there is more religion
of the practical sort in New Hampshire,
in America, and Christendom today than
ever in the past.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1899-04-21
NORTHFIELD. MASS.

j. G. Weatherhed of Vernon is the
guest of his daughter, Mrs. N. p. Wood.
Mrs. Ethel Farnum Hubbard of Gran
vile, VT, has been calling upon her friends
here.
Captain c. D. Merriam, who has been
sick for several months, has gone to Con-
tocook, n. H., for treatment.
The annual parish meeting of the Uni
tartan church will be held ON Tuesday
evening next at 1880 o'clock.
Rev. Mr.. Ordway of Windsor, VT,
preached in the Unitarian church last Sun
day in exchange with Rev. Mr. Piper,
1t is reported that Mr.. Brewster, who
has been the proprietor of Simpsons Inn
for over year, is soon to leave town.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. P. Fit started Tues
day for a trip abroad of a few weeks.
During their trip they will visit Mr.. Fitt's
home.
The seventh number of the seminary
lecture course will be given next Monday
evening at 1880 o'clock in Stone hall.
Byron W. King Of the King school of ora,
tory of Pittsburg, Pa, will furnish the
evenings entertainment.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1899-04-21
Committed suicide on a Train.

George A. Dutton, As, farm hand
whose home was in West Derby, commit
ted suicide Tuesday night on Boston &
Maine train between Fairfield and East
Fairfield by shooting himself twice near
the heart with a revolver. A. L. butcher
of st. Adams heard the report and saw a
man four seats in front of him with a
smoking revolver in his hand. Before M.
butcher could stir the man pointed the r
volver at his body and fired again. H.
then attempted to rise, but fell upon TIE
floor, with his head near the door. e
gave one or two gasps and was dead il
two or three minutes. He was on his VIZ
to visit family named Paraday at Fair
field. No cause for suicide is known, aid
his friends think he was insane.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1899-04-21
SPORTING.

W. G. Johnson, who was member of
the Rutland company at Chickamauga,
has received an appointment as second
lieutenant in the regular army. johnson
has been major of the University of Yer
mont battalion, and player on the var
sity base ball team.
This Is from a Northampton correspond
ent discussing the prospects for ball team
in that city: AS the fever comes on, one
pines for the old days of excitement over
the Brattleboro- Northampton series when
people flocked to the driving park to watch
with bated breath and intense interest the
contests between those two champion
teams and revel in O'Neirs "razzle-daz-
zle."
The U. V. NJ. base ball team started on
its first trip of the season Tuesday, the
first game being played Wednesday at
Schenectady, n Y, against Union college,
the Vermonters winning II to /. Rich
mond was hit safely only six times. Yer
mont got seven hits, Aldinger and Reed
making two each, and Stiles, Henkel and
WATSON one each. Vermont had only one
error, Union eight.
The Young Mems Catholic Lyceum of
Keene, which has had strong base ball
team several seasons, will not be repre-
sented on the field this year The Lyceum
sustained a loss of 5000 or $500 on its ball
team last year The Monodnack Cycle
club of Keene considered the advisability
of supporting a professional base ball team,
but voted in the negative when the subject
was brought before a regular gathering of
the club last week.
Fred WOodcock, who is coaching the
Tufts college boys, will also give pointers
to the cOllegians at Bowdoin as soon
as the snow has disappeared from the
campus in Maine. Woodcock pitched part
of the game Saturday for North Attleboro
against Brown university. II. Bacon had
been very effective against Brown, but the
college boys found Woodcocks curves to
their liking and in two innings batted out
seven runs, making the final score s to !
in favor Of North Attleboro.
Northampton has developed an old-tme
attack OF base ball enthusiasm. At re-
cent public meeting plans we're discussed
by several prominent business and profess
sonal men, including ex State Senator r.
win and Lawyer John T Heating, the lat
ter the Amherst pitcher of ten years ago.
who was with Brattleboro one season. An
/ association is to be incorporated, with a
capital stock of not less than $1,000, in
shares of SO each. In the preliminary
canvass nearly $1,000 was promised.
McKenna, formerly the Holy Cross
| pitcher, Who was in the box for Keene
against Hnsdale last season, distinguished
himself recently in game with the New
York leaguers. He began to pitch for
| Fordham college at the end of the fifth in
ming, when the score was II TO l in favor
| of New York, II hits having been made off
Mullen, the other college pitcher, in four in
nings. McKenna held the leaguers down
to four hits in five innings, the final score
being II to ). McKenna struck out Glea-
son, Hartman aud Foster in the sixth in
ming, and Warner, Davis and Dohen,y in
the ninth inning.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1899-04-21
REGARDLESS OF AGE.

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Uric acid, or brick dust deposit in urine are
signs of cogged kidneys, causing poisoned and
germ.flled blood. Sometimes the heart acts
badly land tube casts wasting of the kidneys,
are found in the urine, which if neglected will
result in Bright's Disease, the most dangerous
form ofikidney trouble
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Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1899-04-21

Five thousand Indians, dissatisfied with
conditions existing in the reservations of
the Indian Territory, have left in bod!
for Mexico to establish a union reservation
on large tract near Guadalajara. The
emigrants belong to the Cherokee, Creek
and Delaware tribes. They are said to
have a capital of S425, 000
The large tannery and yards of the
United States leather company at Lincoln,
Me-, were burned Wednesday morning. It
is thought the fire was caused by the ex
plosion of lamp. Those who arrived at
the tannery soon after the fire broke out
assisted in saving 1000 sides of finished
leather, besides quantity of dry hides and
bark. The hides in the pits were not tax
en- out, and, it is thought, they can be
saved. The loss is estimated at $3.50, 900.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1899-04-21
BARRELS OF SAMPLES
Over Two Hundred Thousand Trial
Bottles Sent Free BY Mail.

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OF course this involves enormous expense to
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Upon investigation it was found that 81 per
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Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1899-04-21
AMERICANS CAPTURED.
Lieutenant and Sailors from the
Yorktown
Were Ambushed by the FIlIpinos While
Going to the Relief OF Spaniards.

The following cablegram was received
from Admiral Dewey at the navy depart
ment Tuesday afternoon; THE Yorktown
visited Baler, Luzon, on the east coast of
the island, April 10, for the purpose of res
cuing and bringing away the Spanish
forces, consisting of 30 soldiers, three Off
GERS and two priests, which were surround
ed by 400 insurgents. Some of the insur-
gents, armed with Mauser rifles, and as.
sisted by the natives, ambushed Lieut.. Gill
mores forces while they were making a re-
connoissance, fred upon and captured
them. The fate of the men is unknown,
as the insurgents refused to communicate
afterward. The following are missing:
Chief Quartermaster w. Walton, Coxswain
J. Ellsworth, Gunner's Mate r. j. Mygard,
Sail Makers Mate P. Vendgit, Seamen w.
H. Pynders and o. w. Woodbury., APP
prentces D. F. A. Vanville and A Peter
son, Ordinary Seamen S. Brsolose and o.
b. Mcdonald, Landsmen L. p Edwards,
F. Anderson, j. Dillon and c, A. Mcrrisey."
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1899-04-21
10000 Fire Loss at burlington.

Fire broke out Wednesday morning in
the millinery department of E. f. Clark
sons & Co.'S store at 1913 Bank street, Blu
lington. 1t spread rapidly and the tailor,
in the dress making department had barely
time to escape. The goods in the millinel y
department were ruined by fire or wattT
before the fire was under control. The to
tai loss is $4,000, $4,000 on stock and $1,000
on building. There was an insurance OF
$11 900 on the building and $45, 900 on al
departments of the store.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1899-04-21
IN THE LOCAL FIELD.
VERNON.

The ladies' circle will meet with Mrs.
Withheld Thursday afternoon, April n.
Mr.. Staples of Winchester, N. H., has
moved into T. L. Johnson's tenement and
works for him.
Rev. A. j. Hough will preach at the
chapel next Sunday at 10:30A NJ. and 80
p. NJ; also at the hall in South Vernon
in the evening.
The horse belonging to Miss leila John
son, which has been driven by her for sew
eral years, was found dead in its stall on
Thursday morning of last week. 1t was
a very intelligent and playful animal and
was a family pet. 1t seemed perfectly
well on Wednesday evening and it is
thought died of apoplexy.
Vernon grange held very interesting
meeting last Saturday evening. The ques
ton, "What is the safest investment for
this section" was discussed and the major
ity of the speakers seemed to be of the
same opinion as was an old resident of
Vernon who lived here all his nearly four
and one-half score of years and accumu-
lated a good fortune for a farmer. On be-
ing asked by young man many years ago
what he thought was the best investment,
replied "banks-sand banks" Ona lady
speaker dissented and said she thought the
safest place for man to put his money
was in his wife's pocket"
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1899-04-21
I2O, 900 Words sentEin an Hour by the
Sine Wave system,

Experiments were conducted Tuesday
between the war department at Washing
ton and Fort Myer, Va, under the direction
of Gen. Greedy, chief of the signal service,
in what is known as the sine wave system
of telegraphy. Under this system, which
is conducted by means of underground
wires, an instrument resembling type
writer is used to punch telegraphic char
acters in a paper tape similar to those used
in stock tickers, the tape being fed to
another instrument, which, serving as the
transmitter causes to be sent over the un.
foreground wire the symbols punched by
tie other machine and reproduces them on
a paper tape at the other end of the line
BY this means the transmission of messages
by telegraph is accomplished with wonder
ful quickness. In the experiment Kiplingt
poem 1.-THE White Mans Burden" wa
transmitted from the war department t
Fort Myer and back again. being constant
ly repeated for an hour. 1t was fount
that in that time 1000 words had beef
sent.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1899-04-21
one of the Turns ,or tn. wh,rIagig OF
Time,

Time.
-
The duke of ARGOS, who will be the new
Spanish minister to the United States, has
an American wife, formerly Miss Virginia
Lowery of Washington. Miss Lowery
met the duke in Mexico, years ago, when
he was the Spanish minister to that coun-
try, and an attachment that was one Of
real love was formed. George Dewey, then
a rising naval officer of the United States,
was also a sutton for Miss Lowery's hand,
but the Spaniard carried away the prize
Since the May Cay event in Manila bay,
and the honors that have since accrued to
the rejected naval officer, Washington So
ciety has been busy with the possible
thoughts of the American girl who prefer
red a Spanish duke to an untitled servant
of the government of the United States.
If, however, she is true woman-and she
unquestionably is-she feels no vain re-
gIets over the preference she has made.
At present her husband is under secretary
of State for foreign affairs at Madrid. In
view of the dukes appointment as minister
to the United States, Washington is now
thinking of the situation that may arise
when Dewey returns to this country, the
lion of the day, and meets the duchess.
Manila undoubtedly settled any old scores
that may have existed in the sailors
bosom, and there is no reason why the Ad-
miral, the duke and the duchess should
not "meet upon the level" regarding each
other with feelings of very distinguished
consideration Montpelier Waterman.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1899-04-21
NEW HAMPSHIRE NOTES.

Capt Lorenzo D. Pressey, 81, di' Il
Thursday morning at Walpole. His wife
died few months ago. He leaves one son,
Eugene S. Pressey of Worcester. Capt.
Pressey was commissioned captain May >
1851, of the third company of militia, con
posed of Walpole men. This was the ban
ner company of the regiment in point Of
membership, its ranks numbering $50 and
more
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1899-04-21
Its Progress Checked.

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Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1899-04-21

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Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1899-04-21

member Of Parliament once rose in
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Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1899-04-21

Gen. Lawton's expedition returned to
Manila Monday, by order of Gen. Otis,
after evacuating the towns of Pete,
Longos, Lumbar, Pagasjan and Santa
Cruz, from which the rebels were driven
recently.
Gen. Lawton's troops are needed in the
movement to the nortbward, and Laguna
de Bay will be left to the insurgents until
the rainy season, when the water will be
higher thus enabling the army gunboats to
get into the rivers. The launches cap
tured from the insurgents are to be return
ed to their former owners in Manila. Gen
Lawton said in an interview: with the
forces have there is no doubt l could go
through the whole island, but if a govern
ment is to be established, it will be neces-
sary to garrison all the towns 1t would
take 100, 900 men to pacify the islands.
regret the necessity of abandoning the cap
tured territory"
During the absence of Gen. Lawton's ex-
petition to the Santa Cruz district, on the
southeastern side of Laguna de Bay, the
insurgents have been concentrating at the
northern end of the lake, near Pasig, and
the scouts report that several thousand are
already there.
1t is believed at Manila that a new move
ment northward is contemplated and that
Gen. Lawton and his men were needed to
take part in this campaign.
The officials of the war department are
depressed at the latest news from the Phil
ippines showing that the Filipinos adroitly
eluded the trap by which Gen. Lawton ex-
pected to take them in the rear and round
them up. The celebrity of the withdrawal
to Pasig thereby menacing the city's water
works shows that the intelligence of their
leaders is not to be despised. q.
A young Filipino, Agoncillo's secretary
when he was in London, says that Agui
naldo is preparing coup d'etat that viii
utterly surprise the Americans, and that
Agoncillo furnished the idea of the coup.
New Insurgent Capital.
The insurgent government, it is reported
has been removed to Tarland, AZ miles
north. The American troops at Calumpi
have been reinforced, and Gen. Lawton'
expedition has been disbanded. A boarC
has been appointed to determine the valid
ity of the claims for damages incident t.
the military operations which are being ne
gotiated by the foreign consuls at Iloilc
and Manila. Lieut.. Col. Orowder, judg,
advocate general of the department, i
president of the board.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1899-04-21

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