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The record-union., 1899-09-24

fully treated, but soon become worn
and shabby when neglected. They
should never be piled one on top OF
the other or be allowed to stand lean
ing diagonally, or the binding will be-
come weakened and the edges of the
book worn and soiled. When cleaning
them remove them from the shelves
and dust each book with a soft cloth;
clean the shelves carefully and wash
with carbolic soap. Moths. spiders and
other insects infest book shelves, but Il
thorough cleaning soon gets rid of
them. Do not put the books back until
the shelves are thoroughly dry. If
leaving home for a long period it is well
to cover each book with brown paper.
Over 100 volumes of the Rebellion
Records" have been published by the
Government at a cost of 81, 100000. a
public library in a town near Boston
has a full set, and the librarian says IN
his report: when Henry B. Pierce was
alive he used to look at some of them
once in a while, but now there is only
one man in town who ever calls for
any of the set"
Hugh Morton has written the book OF
1.-The Cannibal King" the negro opera,
to be produced soon in London. VIII
NJ. Cook a colored man, wrote the mu-
sic.
Hitherto, says the Academy" novel
called eff" has held the record for a
brief title, but Miss Marjorie William
son has this week beaten that record.
She calls her first book "I." We have
already had She"
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just What He Needs.

What in the world did you buy that
piece of land for?' was asked of the
visionary citizen who suddenly decided
to take up his residence outside of the
city THE soil is unproductive ana
sour"
Good. Your judgment confirms my
own. II the soil is not sour my scheme
is failure. / purpose to raise cucum-
bers and young onions that are picked
in the growth. Detroit Free Press.
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or slight train will be everywhere con-
sidered indispensable to costumes with
any pretensions to style and elegance.
1t is to be hoped, however, that oppos-
ing powers will yet prevail against this
unwise and untidy custom. 1t will
really rest with the wearers themselves
whether their skirts shall conveniently
and neatly clear the ground all around.
or whether they shall sweep the street
crossings.
An experienced woman is very apt to
bide her time, and not be tempted into
a purchase of the costumes or fabrics
which first meet her eyes in all the
shops and importing houses. To the
average American shopper these styles
and materials are not invariably salts
factory, although often of the most
novel and striking variety that, the
season will offer.
The little garcon de cafe and Eton
Jackets continue to appear among pre-
vailing and much-favored French
modes, and, besides those in cloth, vel.
vet, or drap d'ete, and similar light
woods, are models in black taffeta, with
long fronts rounded below the waist
line, and closely fitted at the back,
with rather wide tucks laid horizontal
ly on the entire jacket. There is no
trimming whatever ON these styles, ex-
cepting the rows of very effective jet
buttons. Black satin jackets have
rows of narrow f1ne-cut jet at the
slashed edges. They are lined with
white satin, and the revers are covered
with lines of jet. The same style of
jacket is made up in gray satin, to
wear with gray cloth skirts, but it is
more elaborate, for the revers are Gov.
cred with white satin, on which is laid
a handsome design in lace, en- ap-
plique.
Among notable tailor costumes fer
the autumn are those formed of Vene-
tian cloth or soft woods in blue, brown
or gray, with long siiver-white camefs-
hair surfaces. Some of these are made
with a princesse back, close, slender
and severe in effect, the skirt ending in
ripping folds around the lower por.
ton. The fronts are in jacket form,
some of the models open from neck to
fabric shirred over silk This incon
gruous melange of cloth and chiffon Il
still greatly favored, even on simple
tailor gowns Bands of the dress fabric,
but of a much darker shade. are
stitched to all the edges of the cos
tune
The record-union., 1899-09-24
Literature and
Literary Workers,

The new cabinet edition of Dr.
Holmes poems contains everything
which has appeared in verse from his
hand-even the early poems when have
sometimes been left out of other edi-
tons.
The spot where Dr. Livingstone die
in Africa was marked at the time by a
rude inscription cut on a great tree
which stood near, and under which the
great missionary's heart was buried.
The tree has been falling TO decay, and
an English official of Northern Rho
desia has lately at the request of the
Royal Geographical Society, cut out the
section bearing the inscription, and has
sent it to England The spot will
probably have a more permanent me-
mortal
Mr.. Zangwill has written a paper on
'Zionism, which is to lie published in
the October "Lippincott" Mrs. John
Lane has prepared for the same num-
Ler an article on Gilbert White of Sell
,aourne.
somewhat melodra matte novels IF our
tine was the late M4rct.~ Clarke's story
of convict life. For the Term of His
Natural Lie" Il has been suppose
that no NOR work from his zen rcrId
fird it's Wy to tho public. but it now
aryeaIs hat he left In MS 3. : alrlber
Of short stu :es and an unfinished novel
entitled, "Pelix and Felicitas," and
these may possibly be published in
London.
Correspondence London Athenaeum
IN reading your review in 1.-The Ati.en-
aeum" of August 9Th of Mr.. Jenkins
book, 1.-The Family Of William Penn, .
came across a paragraph on the Penn
arers, SO called, now in the lib.afv !. {
the Historical Society of Pennsylvania
AS I was the chief actor in the acuui-
sition and distribution of these papers,
and in saving them from destruction, it
may be useful in the interests of truth
full history to state all the facts known
about them while it can be done with
authenticity. The papers were offered
in the first place to a waste paper
dealer on a rigid condition that they
should be reduced to pulp at a paper
mill. This then mysterious possessor
of the papers-not known now even all
efforts to identify him having failed
may have been a collateral member of
the Penn family, or a distant descend
ant, who did not know their value or
care for it, or because, If offered at a
public sale, objectors in the family in
terest might arise and stop the sale
which actually did occur subsequently.
The facts of this case show one of the
dangers to which historical papers are
exposed. The waste paper dealer
bought these papers for so many shill-
ings per hundredweight, and did not
conform to the destructive conditions
imposed upon him, but took them to
an old bookseller in st. Giles, who
The record-union., 1899-09-24
Filling the Gap.

The bright boy of fiction is playing
with his Noah's ark.
What are these two bright chips of
wood?" asks the bright boys father.
1t is necessary for the bright boy Of
fiction to have a father, you know;
there has to be somebody to draw him
out
Them" replied the bright boy. with
out hesitation, ''is the microbes!"
OF course, if we think a moment we
perceive that there must have been
pair of microbes on the ark.-De-
troit Journal
No evil will endure q hundred wears
The record-union., 1899-09-24
Donkey Life.

We'll, I got there just the same. >
said young Softleigh, after making a
speech.
That's what you did," replied Guy
er, "and with all four Chicago
News
The record-union., 1899-09-24

If the wages of sin is death some peo-
PIE are slow in collecting what is due
them
The record-union., 1899-09-24

The man who goes on a racket at
night is apt to find himself on the rack
next morning.
The record-union., 1899-09-24

Mr.. Zangwill has written paper on
'Zionism,' which is to lie published in
the October "Lippincott" Mrs. John
Lane has prepared for the same num-
Ier an article on Gilbert White of Sell
,lourne.
The record-union., 1899-09-24

No evil viii endure hundred years
The record-union., 1899-09-24

Nine Melba has bought a house in
London and will make her headquar-
ters there next winter, when she fills
the European engagements which are
to occupy her time during the coming
season. She will sing in Russia and
The record-union., 1899-09-24

Berlin has just heard one-act opera
called "Winapoh," by a composer
named Lion, which transferred the
story of '.CayalleFia Rusticana" to
Texas. The only difference of import
ance was that the Indian Santuzza
killed her Mexican lover instead o.
making his mistress husband do 1t.
All the characters were Americans and
Spaniards with the exception of the
heroine, who was a squaw in native
costume. The work produced at prt-
vate opera house gained some critical
praise.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1899-06-30
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You can do the same thing. If you are in
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Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1899-06-30

Under the New Illinois law requiring a
sworn return of all taxable property for as
sessment, on penalty of a 80 per cent adj
dtion TO the estimated value of person S
estate, some large amounts of personal
property are coming to light Mrs. EN-
mons Blaine of Chicago for example, has
made a return Of 81 ,563, 900 in personal
property, which is the largest individual
return of personally received by the assess
ors. Mrs Blaine at the same time makes the
statement that those who are able to pay
taxes ought to pay them fully and willing
ly. If this example becomes contagious
among the mllionaires of Chicago, there is
no telling where the increase on tax valua-
tions will stop or the decrease in the tax
rate Mrs. Blaine is a daughter of Cyrus
II. Mccormick, the harvester manufactur.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1899-06-30
Henry Il. Plant Dead.
He Controlled "A Big system of Rail-
ways, steamships and Hotels.

He Controlled Big system of Rail-
ways, steamships and Hotels.
Henry Bradley Plant, president of the
Plant system of railways, steamships and
hotels, died suddenly of heart disease at
his Fifth Avenue home in New York city
Friday He was born in Bradford Conn, in
1919, and after a common school education
began work as an express company en-
ploye. He went South in 1859 with the de-
termination of starting an express company.
After the outbreak of the civil war he Sc
cured from Jefferson Davis the privilege of
running his express company, known as
the Great Southern express company,
through the lines of the army without
hindrance. Being impressed with the OPP
portunites which Florida presented if the
railway facilities were developed, he pro-
NOTED the building of enormous hotels and
the running of railroads and the formation
of steamship lines so as to make the hotels
easy of access.
The hotel at Tampa, Fla, one of the larg
est in the world, was the first of these
ventures. 1t proved an enormous success
and Immediately Mr.. Plant began the cree
ton of others. He also developed many
of the small towns of Florida and the pres
emf prosperous condition of the state is
due largely to his efforts. In 1879 he Sc
cured CONTROL of the Plant system of rail
ways and steamships. AS the system now
is it includes the Atlantic Gulf, the
Savannah, Florida and Western, the
Charlestown and Savannah, the Alabama
and Midland railroads and a number of
other lines with an aggregate of more than
1000 miles of track. In addition to the
Plant lines of steamships, Mr.. Plant was
the president of the Canadian Atlantic
Steamship company.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1899-06-30
Is the steam Locomotlv. Doom,d,

Men who ought to know say that in the next
10 years every steam locomotive will disappear
completely, and electric motors will supplant
them. They also say that with the new motive
power trains will rush along at a minimum speed
of 100 miles an hour. This will prove a great
blessing to those who wish to go quickly from
one point to another, but no more so than Hos
letters Stomach Bitters has proved a blessing to
those who wish to go quickly from sickness to
health This is not an idle assertion, but a plain
truth. The Bitters act at once upon stubborn
cases Of dyspepsia, indigestion, bilousness liver
complaint, kidney disease, malaria and fevers.
They improve appetite, purify the blood, quiet
the nerves, and induce sound, refreshing sleep
The trial OF single bottle will afford convincing
proof Sold at drug stores all over America
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1899-06-30
THE NEWS IN BRIEF.
Boston and Albany Lease.

Report That the Road Has Been Leased
20 the New York Central and VIII
Form n Part Of the Vanderbilt System.
The report that lease of the Boston and
Albany to the New York Central would be
effected within a few days, which the New
York Times published Monday, has been
nowhere positively denied, and is general
w accepted as true in the markets and rail
road circles NicePresident Hayden OF
the Boston and Albany road, when asked
about the lease, replied; 81 can say moth
ing on the subject at this time President
Galloway of the New York Central SAID
that all statements to the effect that the
New York Central had acquired the Boston
and Albany or any other railroad property
were premature 81 have nothing to say
in regard to the matter, one way or the
other" J. Pierpont Morgan refused to
discuss the reports He said that the pres
ident of the road was the proper person to
applv to for such information. Samuel
Hoar. general counsel for the Boston and
Albany road, dismissed an inquirer with
the reply: 81 can say nothing whatever
upon that subject"
The New York Tribune says 1.-The
report that the New York Central has
come to an agreement with the Boston and
Albany railroad, by which the Central
would lease the Boston and Albany for
term of 900 years and guarantee per
cent on the stock, was not a surprise either
in railroad circles or in Wall street That
the lease is practically closed was confirmed
from a trustworthy source yesterday
From one of the most influential railroad
officials of the Vanderbilt system it was
learned that for more than two years
William X Vanderbilt and his friends
have been working to get control OF the
Boston and Albany"
There has been traffic arrangement be-
tween the New York Central and the Bos-
ton and Albany for several years. The
two roads connect at Albany, and the New
York Central sends its New England freight
and passengers over the Boston and Alba
nv lines, and the latter road recprocates.
The Boston and Albany has the finest
terminus of any road running into Boston,
with big water front and docks. According
to the report of the Interstate Commerce
commission for the year ending June ~,
1898, the earnings of the passenger depart
ment alone of the Boston and Albany for
that year were "a, 49,, 996. g.Jzki
The New York Tribune says: "Negotia-
tions on foot contemplate the absorption by
the New York Central of not only the Bos-
ton and Albany and New York, New Ha-
ven and Hartford roads, but also the Bos-
ton and Maine, the Ftchburg, the Maine
Central and tributary lines. At the same
time the New York Central is to take the
Chicago and Northwestern, the Union Pa
cifc, the Oregon short line, the Big Four
and the Chesapeake and Ohio"
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1899-06-30
Great Quartz Mine Discovered by a
Woman,

A special to the Chicago Chronicle from
Tacoma says: Miss frankie Flormen of
the Black Hills, S. d., has discovered what
Atin mining men believe will become the
greatest quartz mine in Alaska and British
Columbia. 1t consists of an ore vein from
from 200 TO 600 feet in width and nearly a
mile long. In its course this immense vein
is intersected by Atlin City. The ledge is
a true assure of free milling ore with a
hanging wall of serpentine and foot wall
of quartz. The largest surface assay is
$27, making it much richer than the ia
nous Treadwel mine il these values con-
tinue with the depth To determine this
shafts are now being sunk. Miss Flormen,
her father and friends have located claims
covering the entire ledge. 1t was discov-
cred by her two months ago, while she was
hunting for mineral. She has been pros
pecting in Atlin for some time with her
father, who is a well-known mining expert.
After making her first location Miss Flor
men superintendent the work of stripping
the ledge to determine its extent. She has
also acquired site for stamp mill and
has water rights Frank Baker, a promi-
nent Atlin operator, has bonded her inter
est for 100000 and started expert Will
liam Partridge to London to sell it.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1899-06-30
To OuIwiI ScaIpers.

After July the person who wants to go
to New York or any of the Eastern points
will have to leave Chicago on a specified
train, day and hour, and arrive at his des-
tination on the same train at a specified
time No stop over and no choice of con-
nections will be allowed The railroads
say the idea is to outwit scalpers. To
carry out the arbitrary rule new form of
ticket will be used On it margin will be
printed, Or punched, the day, the hour and
the number of the train on which the pass
enger must leave, and the day, hour and
train for his arrival.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1899-06-30
Fighting at CienfuegOs.
Three American Officers Disgrace Them
selves and Cause BIOodshed.

Three American officers who had been
creating disturbance in house of i'll re-
pute and had resisted arrest at Cienfuegos,
Cuba, Sunday, entered a carriage and be-
gan firing their revolvers, wounding Po-
liceman Ortega. Other policemen re-
turned the fire, and, joined by a mob, pur-
sued the carriage to the railway station,
where American pickets were guarding
wagons and safe containing money.
The troops, mostly recruits, on seeing
that the officers were in danger, entrenched
themselves behind the wagons and began
shooting, wounding two policemen and
three civilians. A wealthy planter, who
was passing in a carriage with his children,
was STRUCK by kragjorgensen ball, re-
ceiving a serious injury.
Seilor Frias, the mayor, the Cuban Gen.
Esquerra and Maj. Bowman, commanding
the Americans, rode through the crowd,
begging the people to restrain themselves,
and ordering the troops to stop. Their at
tempts were finally successful.
The corporal in charge of the pickets
says he did not give an order to fire, but
people who were near insist that they
heard him give such a command. Indig-
nation runs high, but there is no fear of
further trouble. The offending officers
have been locked up.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1899-06-30
GOV. Roosevelt on the Value OF EduCS-


The sturdy Americanism which charac-
terizes everything that Gov. Roosevelt
says or does bristled in every line of the
speech which he made last week before the
Cornell university seniors. He attacked
the position taken recently by several men
who have amassed great fortunes, to the
effect that collegiate education is useless
in the world today.
"Our country could better afford to lose
all of the men who have amassed millions
than to lose one-half of its college-bred
men. We can get along without men of
enormous wealth, but not without men of
brains"
Gov. Roosevelt then discussed the de-
STABILITY of college bred men making them
selves active in the political world. He
criticised the position that, because politics
are corrupt, good men should shun them,
holding that the very fact that dishonesty
and corruption exist, should be an inceu-
tive to good men actively participating
and removing evils. The man who holds
aloof merely because of corruption, he
said, is unworthy the blessings of Ameri-
can citizenship.
A man should be ready to fight for the
best interests Of his country in time Of
peace as in time or war. The duties Of
peace are none the less arduous than those
of war, and he is no thoroughly gooC
American citizen who shuns either
Speaking directly to the graduating class
the Governor advised them that they wert
no better than the masses who had no
had their advantages, except in so far a
they utilized their great advantages ant
proved themselves so. Collegiate edu
cation did not make them too cultured
and refined for the active work of life; /
it did it would be a cnrse rather than
blessing.
Collegiate training offered innumerabl,
advantages, but merely it Of itself, if with
out efforts, would avail nothing. "Abov
all, " said the Governor, edo not becom
of the class of so-called highly educate,
and cultured, who sneer at American in
situations and American customs. If yol
recognize fault come forward and expos
it and strive to remedy it. Do not becom
one of the class who lose faith in the abili
ty of Americans to govern either them
selves or their islands,"
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1899-06-30
he Sons of the Revolution have elected

The Sons of the Revolution have elected
Admiral George Dewey a life member of
the society. On Feb. "a, Secretary Thomp-
son wrote to the Admiral, informing him of
the action of the society, and enclosing
two blank applications for membership.
The Admiral replied in letter dated April
II, in which he says: 81 beg that you will
express to the board of managers my deep
appreciation of this great honor, and that
you will please tender to them my most
sincere thanks for it. have the honor to
return signed and verified, in duplicate, the
blank application for membership" Ad-
miral Dewey is descended from William
Dewey, corporal in Capt. Worthywater's
company, Hebron Comm militia.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1899-06-30
Earthquake Shock In the Connecticut
Valley.

Two severe shocks of earthquake were
felt all through Connecticut Monday night
at 40. The first shock was much heavier
in some localities than the one experienced
in May, which was the heaviest one felt for
years The big one Monday night made a
noise as loud as a heavy clap of thunder.
At the same time there was an upheavel of
the EARTH as though houses were to be
overturned, and the occupants rushed to
the street. The second shock was light
The shock was especially heavy in the
southern part of the state, along the valley
of the Connectut river and in the shore
towns along the rivers mouthIn. Moodus
celebrated for its "noises, the shock was
attended with noise like roll of thunder
In Middletown, Middle Haddam, East
Hampton and other places in Middlesex
county the houses rocked and the heavy
roll of the earth was terrifying. Crockery
and bottles fell from the shelves In Hart
ford the shock was mot so severe as a
month ago.