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Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1900-10-19
Death Of Rowland Evans Robinson,
the Blind Author.

Death Of Rowland Evans Robinson,
the Blind Author.
The death OF Rowland Evans Robinson.
which occurred Monday at his home in
Ferrisbuig, comes as a grief TO the readers
OF his charming sketches, essays, stories
and other writings, Of Vermont people and
country of old New England, as varied
by the infusion of Canada-of the forests
as invaded by the destroyers. Mr.. Robin
sons ''Oanvis Folks" "Uncle 'Lisha's
Shop" Sam Lovell's Camps" etc, are
books greatly priced by those who know
them; he had love for nature and an eve
and an ear for her lesser creatures that
was like that of Richard Jefferies, or John
Burroughs; and he had also as fine and gem
erous human sympathy as one will often
find. No writer besides has done half so
well with the French Canadians character
and his broken English as Mr.. Robinson
did. The reader Of the books named. and
OF otheri, such as New England Fields
and Woods" and Uncle "Lisha's OutinR, -
Rr.w ve-y near to the man, and found him
a rare and noble character. Mr.. Robinson
was born at Ferrisburg, Vt, May II, 1885,
and thus had entered upon his 6Sth year.
He married in 1870 Anna Stevens, who
survives him. Much of his writing was
done TO- Forest and Stream in the first
place, and his rare merits had scarcely be-
gun to b. known before his blindness came
on. Fol- the last seven years Mr. Robinson
had been blind, and he had done much of
his best work in that time. Besides the
nature-b books Of which mention has been
made, Mr. Robinson was author of "a
Hero Of Ticonderoga" and vermont: a
study of Independence" in the American
Commonwealth series.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1900-10-19
BIackmsr WIN Reoov.r,

The condition of D. NJ. Blackmer, who
attempted suicide week ago at Benning-
ton by firing a pistol bullet into his head,
has 30 far improved that the physicians
have but little doubt of his recovery. The
sight of one eye will be completely destroy
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1900-10-19
Town Health Items.

Sick folks, who are AFFLICTED with bad blood
weak nerves, or rheumatism, should know that
we will refund the money on a dollar bottle OF
Smiths Green Mountain Renovator, IL it fails to
benefit you. We also guarantee so cent bottle
TO prove satisfactory.
GEO. e. GREENE, Brattleboro, Vt.
F. H. HOLDEN & CO, Brattleboro, Vt.
BROOKS HOUSE PHARMACY, Brattleboro, Vt
N. G. WILLIAMS, Putney, vt.
L. ]. STOCKWELL, West Brattleboro, Vt.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1900-10-19
Cattle KIIIsd by Panther.

Chase Atkins, w. E. Butterfield and
Jesse Farr, Of Lincoln, have recently lost
cattle, killed in a curious way, probably by
a panther. Mr.. Farr found a calf dead
near his house. Its neck was ripped open,
the tongue torn out and taken and the
nose gnawed, it evidently being the object
Of the panther TO get the blood. The other
cattle, two-year-old heifer, owned by
Mr.. Atkins, and a yearling owned by Mr..
Butter6eld, were killed in the same way
Authorities on natural history say a panth,
er often kills its victims in this way, and q
bear will occasionally do 80.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1900-10-19

Bowman Esher, of the academic fresh
man class of Yale. Chicago boy, narrow
ly escaped instant death Monday. He took
a reckless dare from his chum to walk
along narrow ledge on the roof of his dorm.
TORY, Pierson hall, from the window of his
own room to the window of the next room,
on the sixth floor Of the building. His foot
slipped and he fell to the ground Esher
was picked up for dead, but he soon re
vived, and it was found that he escaped
with only three or four broken bones.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1900-10-19

At the second days session of the Yer
mont State Medical society in Rutland, Fri
day, these officers were chosen: President,
W. d. Huntington; vice president, e. M.
Brown; secretary, D. @. Hawley; treasur-
er, E. s. Allbee; auditor, w. L. Ravens;
executive committee, w. d. Huntington,
D. @. HaHley, E. R. Campbell. Over 100
were present at the banquet. The next
meeting will be held at Bellows Falls.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1900-10-19
Four Children Burned.
Fatal Fire In a Tenement In Holy ke
Mnss.

Mass.
Four children of Divide Berniche of Hol-
yoke were burned to death Saturday night.
A fifth child was rescued by,fremen. Mr..
Berniche lived with his children on the
fourth floor of a tenement on Cabot street.
His wife died over a year ago. Saturday
night the house took FIRE while the father
was out buying groceries. 1t is believed
the fire was caused by the explosion of a
kerosene lamp. The dead are Mary, aged
IA, Blanche, aged 4, Peter aged 10, and
Arthur aged II. Edward aged 13, who
was saved says he was awakened by Peter
crying fire. The flames seemed to fill the
room, and the smoke was suffecating, and,
scarcely knowing how he got there, he
found himself at the window and out on
the ledge. Meantime, his brother, Peter
turned back and rushed toward the kitchen
to save his sisters, perhaps, but this will
never be known, as he was overcome by
the smoke and flames and was burned with
the rest. AS soon as the fire department
had conquered the flames sufficiently to al
low of inspection the four charred bodies
we're found lying across what had once
been bed.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1900-10-19

What Is the price OF Dobbins' Electric Soap Y
Five cents a bar, full size, jus. reduced from
ten. Hasn't been less than ten for SO years"
Why, that's the price OF common bl own SOAP
Seld me box, can't afford 10 kIJ any other
soap after this.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1900-10-19

HIOndiker Came Home I'm Special Car.
The following story comes from Berkeley
Springs, N. j.: James Adams, 20, has re-
turned from the Klondike, creating a SEN
sation by his spectacular arrival When
he left here three years ago he went with
nothing, and on a freight train, He re-
turned in private car, drawn by a leased
locomotive, and brought with him $50, 900
in gold and papers representing mining
possessions valued by him at So, 900, 900.
When he returned from the North two
years ago he had some gold and good pros
poets, but after he had gone back to the
Klondike he did not write home. No one
was prepared for his present return. In
Detroit he became weary of travelling in
ordinary trains and took the finest car he
could get He returned leisurely and
stopped at Niagara Falls and New York.
When he reached Brunswick he leased
a locomotive to come over the branch line
to Berkeley Springs. When he arrived at
the station there was much surprise. His 10
big trunks were hauled to his fathers house
and $150,000 in gold was taken to the
bank. A year ago he bought for his
parents fine farm, and Saturday he gave
his father 5000 to build house upon it..
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1900-10-19
NEWS IN BRIEF.
The 80 ImmOrtals.

Thirty Names VIII Appear In the Hall
or Fume in New YOrk---Native OF
BrattIebOrO In she List.
George Washington 81
(The full vote.)
Abraham Lincoln Vo
Daniel Webster Vo
BENJAMIN Franklin va
U. s. Grant %
John Marshall u
Thomas Jefferson W
Ralph Waldo Emerson 80
Henry w. Longfellow va
Washington Irving o.
Jonathan Edwards o.
David G. Farragut ~
Samuel F. B. Morse ~
Henry Clay "a
George Peabody q
Nathaniel Hawthorne ~
Robert e. Lee W
Peter Cooper 0o
Horace Mann ~
Henry Ward Beecher %
Eli Whitney 90
James Kent 90
Joseph Storey "a
John Adams VI
William Ellery Charming 68
John James Audubon 81
Elias Howe %
William Morris Hunt o.
Gilbert Stuart OF
Asa Gray oil
The election in the Hall of Fame contest
was concluded Friday, when the senate of
the New York University assembled and
passed upon the list of eligibles submitted
to that body by the committee, which for
the last three days has been counting the
votes.
The total number of names submitted to
the 100 judges was 1862. Though the stand
ard of eligibility had been placed as low as
81 votes, only 80 of the nominees had
reached that standard. 1t was the names
of such nominees that we're submitted to
the senate, and that body, in which is vest
ed the power of absolute and peremptory
veto, on this occasion confined itself to sim
pie confirmation of the committees find
ing.
According to this decision, the famous
men given above were accorded place on
the tablets of the Hall of Fame. The fig
ures opposite each name represent his vote.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1900-10-19
Slew His Own Son.

Major Rockefeller, who Shot a white
OHicer Leading FIlIpInOs, Found That
Victim Was His Boy, Who Was stOI-
en- by a Chinese Nurse In 1874.
A strange story comes from Honduras,
where Maj. Charles Rockefeller, formerly
of the United States army, is now living.
Major Rockefeller was young New York
er who went into the civil war as pri-
vate. He rose to the rank of first lieuten-
ant and receivedA medal for gallantry in
action. After the war he was appointed
lieutenant in the Ninth regiment. He saw
service with the regiment in the Indian
wars and in Cuba, and in the spring of
1899 went to the Philippines with his regi-
ment. After reaching the Philippines he
was promoted to major in the 9th infantry.
While leading three companies his COM
mand was attacked by body of natives,
led by a handsome young white man who
fought like fiend, dashing into the Amer
lean line, where he was shot by Major
Rockefeller. Papers in the pockets of the
young officer showed that he was Paul
Stanhope of Hongkong. Investigation re-
vealed the fact that the young man was
really Major Rockefeller's son, who was
stolen from his parents by Chinese nurse
in Hongkong in 1872, when the child was
two years old. Major Rockefeller's wife
died broken-hearted soon after the child
disappeared. The boy was placed in a
Jesuit college in Hongkong at the age Of
nine BY the Chinese nurse, and few years
later was adopted by an English merchant
in Hongkong. He was of an adventurous
disposition and joined Aguinaldo's army
two years ago. When Major Rockefeller
learned that he had slain his own son he
mysteriously disappeared. 1t was sup
posed in Manila that he had been captured
by the natives, as he was last seen some
distance outside the American lines, but a
letter received recently from him by his
relatives in Columbus, Ohio, told the story
as it appears here, although more in detail.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1900-10-19
Over 1900 Miles I'm "A Balloon In 10
Hours.

Six balloons started from Vincennes,
France, Tuesday of last week on a long
distance race. Comte Henry de la Vaulx
was the record breaker. He was accom-
panied on his journey by Comte Castillon
de Saint Victor, who held the previous
balloon record of 1870 kilometres, from
Paris to Westerwick. The Kew voyage
took SO hours. The Centaure appears to
be remarkably lucky balloon. 1t carried
Comte Castillon de Saint Victor on his re-
cord journey and was also the balloon used
by Comte de la Vaulx on his recent trip to
Loclawek, in Russian Poland. The dis
lance between Paris and Kew is 210O kilo-
metres 1304 miles,. The Centaure had a
great advantage over the other five balloons
in the contest from the fact that it was
partially filed with hydrogen and could
thus carry a much greater quantity of
ballast. One of the other competitors went
nearly as far, and was in the air 80 hours.
The other aeronauts travelled II to 22i
hours before coming to earth.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1900-10-19
TO Cur. a cola I'm On. nav

Take Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets. All drug.
gists refund the money II It fails TO cure. e. W.
Groves signature is on each box. Is cents.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1900-10-19

Additional disasters to shipping on the
Nova Scotia coast are reported at Halifax.
The known list of vessels driven ashore
now numbers 80, mostly owned in the
province and Newfoundland. The loss all
over the county and in the neighboring
provinces through terrific rainfall and
washouts and damage to orchards and
buildings by heavy wind will be very many
thousands of dollars.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1900-10-19

Why don't you try Carriers Little Liver PillsS
They are a positive cure for sick headache, and
all the ills produced by disordered liver. Only
one pill dose
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1900-10-19
American Loss.s I'm tn. Philippines.

A detachment of 90 men of the Gath Reg
iment, while repairing wires near San Jose
in Nuevo Ecija province in Luzon were
set upon by 200 rebels, overpowered and
scattered. Seven of them reached San
Jose and it is probable that others were
captured. The enemy surprised party of
scouts of the 43d Infantry near Takloban,
Lyle island, killing three Americans at the
first volley; two escaped and gave the
alarm. The enemy escaped. The native
police conspired in the surprise. The bod
les of the American dead were mutilated.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1900-10-19
VERMONT LOAN & TRUST ca

We have sold real estate mort.
cages for fourteen years with.
out loss to anyone.
We now offer carefully %.
lected S per cent first mortgage,
on improved farms in North
Dakota and Washington.
Principal and interest paid by
check from our eastern Office.
Send for our list of loans.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1900-10-19
Your Head Will BE
NlAAenN

your spirits will be brighter-when
vour cold is cured.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1900-11-30
OREGON.

A state reformatory for hayward
girls is pressing Oregon need.
Re-planking of the bridge across the
Willamette at Salem began last week.
Grass in Morrow county is covered
with snow and range sheep are now be-
ing fed.
A petition for rural mail delivery is
in circulation for route from Albany
to Oakville.
E. j. McClanahan last week shipped
2200 pounds of live chickens from Eu-
gene to Seattle.
Marion county real property valua-
lions have been lowered 10 per cent,
causing a reduction of about 100000.
According to. present indications
there will be turned loose in Oregon
waters this season over 100000 of
small salmon.
1t is reported that in he counties of
Benton, Linn and Lane jack-abbits are
becoming numerous and are damaging
young orchards.
August and j. H. Rehkopf, who rails
ed nearly 10000 pounds of choice hops
in Josephine county sold them last
week for 16 cents a pound.
The creamery built by the Co-Opera
tive Creamery Co. of Milton was form
ally opened recently. Despite the snow
and cold many farmers were present
and were entertained at the opera
house not only by a literary pro
gramme, but by banquet at the noon
hour.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1900-11-30
MONTANA.

Bozeman is planning for a sewer sys-
tenn.
The Northern Pacific has sold 1000
acres OF land on Shields river.
Some of the leases of state lands in
Choteau county will expire next sum-
mes.
Murder in the second degree was the
verdict of the jury in the Burns case
at Anaconda.
Smallpox seems to be spreading in
Anaconda. There are four serious
cases in the pesthouse.
There was almost a coal famine in
Butte last week. There was not enough
of that fuel to last 4S hours.
Milling operations at Bonner are en-
tirely suspended on account of forma-
tion of ice in the Blackfoot river.
The First Baptist church of Helena
will observe it's goth anniversary Dec.
2 with an elaborate programme.
The Northern Pacific track between
Helena and Billings is being ballasted
with Stag from the Butte smelters.
The public schools at Orr are closed
for an indefinite period on account of
the prevalence o. diphtheria among the
children.
Frozen water pipes in the residence
of G. H. Goodrich, in Great Falls, caus-
ed an explosion of the water back of
the range last week.
The Montana range prospects for
horses and cattle are diminishing, as
the sheep eat the grass down close and
tramp it into the ground.
The telephone service is being ex-
tended to Chinook, and the prospect of
securing electric light and a water
works plant are brilliant.
DR.. E. M. Knowles, state veterina-
rian, has written a sketch of Mr.. Days
connection with speed horse breeding
for publication in the Breeders Ga
zette.
1t was his own fault was the verdict
of the coroner's jury in the Durkin in
quest at Anaconda. The deceased
boarded the train of trolley cars
against the instructions of the men in
charge of it.
The state board of pardons has ap-
proved of the pardon that the governor
granted to A. P. Larson, convicted in
Flathead county Sept. 10, 1895, of muir
der in the second degree and sentenced
to ten years.
Application has been made to Gov
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1900-11-30

ernor Smith for pardon for j. d. Fer
guson, who is serving five years in the
state penitentiary for assault in the
first degree, committed in the summer
of 1898, in Custer county.
Thomas G. Knuckey, aged 46, a ma
sive of Cornwall, England, a miner we'll
known in Butte, died in Centerville
last week. Mr.. Knuckey had been in
disposed for a couple of weeks since he
quit work in the Leonard mine.
There are more sheep being fed in
Montana this year preparatory to being
shipped to the Chicago market than
ever before in the states history. 1t is
becoming one of the industries of the
state that promises to increase as its
success is demonstrated.
Governor Smith has received a let
ter from Secretary of State John Hay
asking for information of the wherea-
bouts of the relatives of Joseph Tous-
amt, who committed suicide in Paris
last August, having in his possession
papers showing that he came from Hell.
ena His body was buried by the mum
icipal authorities.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1900-11-30
british COLUMBIA

1t is reported that the Wonderful, in
the SLOGAN, will be in a position to re-
sumo shipments this month.
The ore shipments received at the
Trail smelter during the week ending
November II, amounted to 4514 tons.
1t is reported that a big deal has just
been closed by James Breen, represent
ing himself and New York syndicate,
whereby he secures the control of the
100000 shares of the Dominion Cop
per company. The consideration is
withheld.
One of the cases arising out of the
famous poker game played at Sandon
two years ago has been settled by the
British Columbia supreme court, which
has decided that as Mr.. Henley got
possession of the stock in good faith
he is entitled to have it transferred to
him on the company's books. Several
other suits of similar nature are
pending, Harris having repudiated his
debts contracted in the game, claiming
that he was robbed"
Crawford bay, so called, is really the
east arm of Kootenay lake, being fully
five miles long and from one to two
miles wide. 1t is about midway be-
tween the north and south ends of the
lake and its waters penetrate portion
of the Purcell range of mountains. 1t
is rich young mineral territory, and
ores are of high grade.
The Canadian Goldfelds Syndicate
declared a dividend of per cent at its
meeting held in Montreal on November
IA. The dividend is payable on Janu-
airy next. The Office of the company
is at 1S1 st. James street, Montreal.
Transfer books will be closed from De
cember % to 81.
The annual report of the War Eagle
will be made, it is said, in December.
The reported discovery of ore on the
eighth level at 1850 feet seems to be
authentic, according to the Toronto
World, though the management is
somewhat reticent. 1t is we'll known
that the main War Eagle vein forks in
on the sixth level and that some time
ago the shaft was sunk to the seventh
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1900-11-30

ance in the treasury up to November l
of s66S.71.
Up to date twenty-one carloads Of ap-
pies have been shipped from Garfield.
Some of the apples are marketed as far
east as Kansas, with the bulk going to
Montana points.
State Auditor Cheatham has issued
13 state bonds of $4,000 each on the
permanent school fund for the redemp-
ton of state general fund warrants.
The total amount of state bonds now
issued is $4,000.
The last of about thirty carloads of
sugar beets are being loaded at Gar
field for the beet-sugar factory at WAY
erly. The crop this year has averaged
as high as 20 per cent in sugar, and
yielded between four and five tons to
the acre.
The gold deposits at the Seattle
assay Office from July 1 to November
18th this year amounted to 1897 900.
For the entire fiscal year ended June
80 last the deposits at that Office were
$13,630,326 and for the previous fiscal
year s6,5O4,905.
The body of Charles Kramer was
found recently hanging to ropes end
in Meyers old slaughtering house be-
low Republic. He was generally des
pendent He lost 500 on the late cleo
ton and it is supposed this fact Undue
ed him to take his own life.
At South Bend the jury last week
brought in verdict of guilty of muir
der in the second degree as to j. H
Gates and acquitted Louritz Olsen. The
jury recommended Gates to the elem
ency of the court. Gates and Olsen
were accused of numbering Captain
William Beeson of the gasolene schoon
er Leonore on the Willapa river on the
night of August last.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1900-11-30

level, and that very recently work was
started on the eigth level, which struck
ore, although the drift on the seventh
level was in barren rock. The indica-
tions point to the widening of the ore
body on the eighth level or rather that
the forks again unite.
Paul Johnson, superintendent of the
Mother Lode smelter at Greenwood,
states that the capacity of the reduc-
ton works, which will commence opera
lions about January Is, will be doubled
in the spring. This means a daily Ca
pacity of 600 tons. He added that the
capacity of the plant will ultimately
be increased to 1000 tons a day. A
matte converter will be installed next
May. Mother Lode shares, which have
a par value of s5, reached $20.50 per
share in New York Monday.
quarterly dividend of per cent will
be continued.
Parties who have recently visited
Camp Mckinney believe that 1t will
see a revival in mining this winter.
Everything points that way, and con-
siderable more interest is being mani
tested in properties there.