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New-York tribune., 1901-12-01
CANCELLED HIS VOW.
THE -.YAILER' WHISPERED MAN INDUCED
TO TAKE \ HAND.

From The Denver News.
No gentIcInon.' replied the man with the val
Ter. vhslers as he was asked to take hand IN a
game OF poker. j hes You to excuse me l IN not
AGAINST cald playing principle. but hNe years ago
I made 4 vow never to play again
Tor your mothers sake queried the glue fac
tory traveller.
OH no Ny mother died many years ago was
on q c.. B and Q. tram one day, and we made up
a game Of poker. There were five of us ana nae
never had such luck IN my life. one of the players
was from Montana. ana he finally put up POO acres
OF land against 500 in cash.
And you won"
Ii. had fulI house, and yet I blunted him on
pair of tens 1t turned out that the land was
,s,,,,yy strip Of high mountain. and not worth a
cont II WAS an Old mining claim, believe
But where does The VOW come in?'
II will tell you. After holding that land for
three wears sold ii to Chicago stone syndicate.
and men were put work Quarryng stone. a
HAST started an avalanche, and not only ten work
men lost their lives but party Of twenty-five
srnicrants were overwhelmed in the valley below.
/ was thus indirectly responsible for the death OF
New-York tribune., 1901-12-01
TENNYSON DIDN'T 90.

From The Atlanta Constitution
a poctical traveller. stopping at a Georgia inn.
dismountcd from his horse ana called to the land
lord. who louuliup the vcrdudu:
"Wrinklcd 'ostcr grim ana thin.
Here is custom come your way.
Take my brute and lead him in
STUFF his ribs with mouldy hay
"Ef you say that aE'iu' said the landlord. IN
lamm you side the head with this hickory. Thar's
nisger here, look after the hurscs,'
MY good man" explained the traveller Il meant
no offence. ! was only quoting Tcunyson to you
"Ilaug T,nnyson, exclaimed jhe landlord. an
tell him said $50. Neither him you kin make
Il stable boy O. url'
New-York tribune., 1901-12-01

tAirty-fiye Of my fellow creatures. Had not won
that land II would not have been sold for quarry"
Yes, See" said tine glue The other
follow would probably have used it for i toboggan
slide"
4 believe that was his plan. sir
And if hc had the slide might have busted some
3ay ana fifty people been hurled into eternity
DO you think possih!.?"
Not only possible. but extremely probable. Yes
I hundred people might have been involved in the
awful disaster. figure it that you have saved the
lives Of about fifty people, ana entitled to great
credit"
DO you really lssui" me-
we all do"
Then. gentlemen, | viii cahc, my vow and take
{ hand i'll
And al the rnd of hour every man in the game
against him w"s dead broke ana cGrsing the win
u,Vs luck.
New-York tribune., 1901-12-01
MS WILL.

From Thc san Fr1ncisc0 WaVc-
Colonel ]. 7. Mclaughlin, who represents the de
fence in the Nome contempt proceedings now being
+, ard before Commissioner HeaCock, Is a man VINO
has worked Il $ way from the bottom round OF the
legal ladder the position he holds one OF the
leading attorneys of Minnesota In his early prac-
ice instead Of selecting his clients from among
those who came 70 him. as h" now does. ne was
glad to get any thing that came along. Among tho
experiences that helped him rte from the
eo1G.,ion oc brtcncss tlrri-t.r hc t..s the follow
ing: one day misery old fe-', came 10 ai:n and
asked that the young att1raey draw up Will
How much cash have you was th" first inter
rrcItiou-
Wall tu.no.- r,-poaicd the cl!ent. "-"off,v-
where's ui-h onto 5000 l reckon
How 60 you wish II divided
New-York tribune., 1901-12-01

4 want my old woman to have SI7o', and You
can say that 7 give and bequcath $500 20 each OF
NV three Children said the old man. Unloading
himself Of the legal phrase with much gravity and
!c'iacrttiou.
What ,ls. 10 you wish to say?
say that each Of my several rirceS ana
r.e;!,eUs / also give the sum OF <5tt0-'
Hold on sir: this IS . work of sIpereroSation
You have aIr,aIy DISPOSED OF your money, how
l-e .hty 20 b." given The sums you specify
col darn en-. let en- work :or II as did came
IN. answer
New-York tribune., 1901-12-01
PERPETUAL UO1IoN WORLD PAY.

From The Philadelphia Press.
"raIlsing nhou, Inventions" said the business
man. II have a IttI" machine in my place that
would make a millionaire. If could only keep
it going all the time
you don't say Whats tlut?"
New-York tribune., 1901-12-01
M EyrLiIvED rD YHE corny

From The i-lw Tu,s
Anecdotes and I,n ulof~ of Lord Morris are now
the order of IA. .ty. Ills lo,@-hip possess an
almost inrNha rs Esr. fr..d "umur winch il may
l. said .t"ays sr.r..t .,.a i'm lin House
f Lords. II. .4H,v.iu= story j. perhaps Illus
New-York tribune., 1901-12-01
1 TOPD FOR THE WOFn.

From The Philadelphia Record.
The carly bird may catch the worm.
Ard start triucnphaatly 20 triL
Which proves. despite its humble zJIrm.
IT, carly worm just fills the bill
New-York tribune., 1901-12-01

heard enough. Go on with your motion. Mr..
Morris" he said joining in the general laughter,
Il have learned my lesson"
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1901-02-22

Come to my store and get a 25 or a 8
cent bottle of Greene's Warranted SyruI
of Tar and | will pay you back YOU
money If it does not cure your cold oil
THE THOMAS PHARMACY, Brattle
GEO. E. GREENE, Brattleboro.
BROOKS HOUSE PHARMACY, Brat.
tleboro.
F. H. HOLDEN & CO., Brattleboro
J. l.. STOCKWELL, West Brattlebor
p, A. TEMPLE & CO, Jacksonville
F: II. JONES, Hinsdale, N II.
W. s. HOLLAND, Townshend
BARBER BROS, West Townshend.
y. NJ. BATCHELDER, Newfane.
{; e: PARK, Williamsville.
w. G. eHA5ALdhApAY, East Dover.
a. e. SMITH, Jamaica.
4. l.. WHEELER, Wardsboro
BROWN & RYDER, West Wardsboro.
A. NJ. CORSER, Putney.
M. C. WILLIAMS, Putney.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1901-02-22
WON $3.50 ON A GUESS.
Barely Missed an Annuity of $500
Mrs. c. H. Baldwin Of MONTPELIER
the Winner for New England.

An advertisement in several daily
papers few weeks ago offered a prize
for putting in their right order IL jun
bled letters, which, properly ar
ranged would spell the names of
three large cities of the world one
in the United States, one in Europe
and one in South America Mrs. {.
H. Baldwin of Montpelier arranged
the letters to spell New York, Paris
and Lima, and the result was forward.
ed to the advertisers, the Bernard
Richards company of Boston
The solution OF the tumble was pro-
nounced correct The further in
formation was then given that this
solution was a prelude to admission
to guessing match. The company
publishes a periodical entitled the
Brown Book of Boston" The sue.
cessful candidates for admission to
the contest were asked to guess on
the Increased circulation of this pub
LEGATION for the past year as the result
of the efforts of the company and its
agents.
A prize of $4,000 was offered the
one who should guess exactly.
Another prize of $500 yearly, during
the life of the guesser was offered the
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1901-02-22
An Enormous Dividend.

A 20 per cent. quarterly dividend
was voted by the directors of the
Standard Oil company last week, pay
able March Is. Including a quarterly
dividend of like amount, year ago,
this will make 6S per cent, or $685.
100000, which will have been distrib
uted among the stockholders OF this
powerful organization since January l,
1900 The company has paid more
than twice the amount of it's capital
stock in dividends Since 1895. At
present rates its $1OO,OOO,OOO of CAPT
tai is worth $815,OOO,OOO. The New
York World estimates that Mr.. Rookie
Teller is receiving more than $4,000
a day, or about $40 a minute, as his
share in the distribution of the COM
pany's profit.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1901-02-22
Killed BY a Bengal Tiqer.

Albert Nelson, Is, keeper of lion
cubs at the zoo in indianapolis, Ind.
met a terrible death Friday in the
cage OF Bengal tiger. 1t was Neil
sons duty to feed the cubs at .
O'Clock. instead of opening the door
of the cub cage, he, absent-mindedly.
it is supposed, opened the door of the
tigers cage. The animal crouched
in a corner until Nelson was well
inside the door. Then it sprang upon
him, and although he made a fearful
struggle, the tiger bore him to the
floor. His flesh was torn off in large
chunks, and the tiger maddened by
the taste of fresh blood, was about TO
begin eating him alive when help ar
rived. Keepers hurried to the scene
with red hot irons and while these
were applied mercilessly to the IT,
gers TANKS, five revolver shots were
fired into the maddened beasts head.
Nelson managed to crawl toward the
door and was quickly dragged from
the cage. He died in a few minutes.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1901-02-22

one who SHOULD make the closest
guess. Then nine cash prizes OF
$3.50 each were offered to each person
O1 as many sections of the country
who should make the nearest guess.
New England was one of these sec
tons. Mrs. Baldwins guess was
ltS,553. The guess of l.. L. Rich
OF Eaton Rapids, Mich, was 16S, 500
The exact figures were 1856. Mrs
Baldwin's guess was within 81: this
being nearest of any made in New
England she was awarded the $3.50
prize for this section, and on Monday
received a certified check for the
money. The annuity of 5000 went TO
Mr.. Rich of Eaton Rapids. 1t does
not yet appear that any guesser was
lucky enough to scoop the $1,000
prize.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1901-02-22
CHARLES M. WlLDs.
Death of Brilliant Corporation Law.
yer at His Home in Middlebury
Last Friday.

Death OF Brilliant Corporation Law
yer at His Home in Middlebury
Last Friday.
Charles Manley Wilds, 49, the bril-
liant corporation lawyer, died Friday
at hls home IN Miudlebury from pneu-
monla after brief illness. Mr..
Nllds was a native of Bristol. He
graduated from Mlddlebury college III
1870, took postgraduate course at
lale, and then studied law with
Wales and Taft in Burlington and
Stewart and Eldredge in Middelbury.
lie was admitted to the bar in 1879,
and soon became eX-GOV. Stewart S
law partner. Mr.. Wilds's talent and
industry were soon recognized, and
he held the office of states attorney
OF Addison county, village attorney,
and town law agent.
Mr.. Wilds had had large cor
poratlOn law practice number of
years, and had been connected with
much of the recent railroad litigation
In the state. He was solicitor of the
Central Vermont railway and a mem
Der OF the directorate. Acting upon
the advice of AldaCe f. Walker, for
merly of the interstate commerce com.
mission, Charles NJ. Hays, general
manager of the Grand Trunk railroad,
secured Mr.. Wilds as counsel for that
corporation. Mr.. Wilds had an i'm
portant part in the reorganization of
the Central Vermont railway, and in.
tnepassing ofthe control of that road into
the Grand Trunk system. Mr.. Wilds
was generally regarded as one of the
ablest corporation lawyers in New
England. Mr.. Wilds married in 1879
a daughter of II. Bruce Wright of Mid
dlebury. She died in 1890. He is sur
vived by son, a student in Middle
bury college, and two daughters.
At the time of his death Mr.. Wilds
was vice president of the western di-
vision of the Grand Trunk railroad and
also a trustee of Middlebury college
having held that office since 1891.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1901-02-22
SAVED BY CHlLD'S CRY.
OeGratf Had Raised Axe to Strike
His Sleeping Son When Little Girl
AWoke.

His Sleeping Son When Little Girl
Awoke.
John DeGratf is in Jail in Burlington
under $1,000 bonds charged with assault
with intent to commit murder DeGraff
has been living with his wife and chill
dren and incidentally making their
lives miserable, in South Burlingtou
His Oldest son gave his wages to the
mother. This action excited the
wrath of DeGraff, who berated his
son, the exchange of words leading
to fight in which the boy licked the
old man. The young man was very
i'll with grip one night last week, and
the mother, who watched him finally
fell asleep on the foot of the bed. 1t
is alleged that between ~ and
O'Clock DeGraff entered the room, axe
in hand, and had raised the weapon
above the sons head, when DeGraff's
little daughter five years old, awoke,
and cried out.
The cry aroused Mrs. DeGraff, who
sprang to her feet and caught the.
axe by the handle. The son got hold
of the axe too, while another boy who
had been asleep upstairs, joined the
struggle. They finally succeeded in
wrenching the weapon from DeGraff's
hand. Mrs. DeGraff took her three
youngest children and went to live
with her brother near Ferrisburg.
DeGraff, is alleged to have told the
deputy sheriff that he really intended
to kill his wife and son and then com
nit suicide. He is a bad character
and has been in court before.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1901-02-22
Lord 5yron's Sword Requeathed to
the Vermont Historical Society.

VIC vermont historical Society.
From the Burlington Free Press. !
Some of our readers will remember
that the sword which Lord Byron car
RED in the war for the independence
OF Greece. became. after the close
OF that memorable struggle the prop.
erty of Col. Jonathan p. Miller ~
Montpelier Col. Miller fought in
that war in the legion which Lord BY.
ron had commanded. To one of the
Greek officers in his command. a
Capt. Loukas, Lord Byron gave the
sword shortly before his death.
Loukas was killed in a sortie from
Missolonghi, and the sword was found
knotted to the wrist of his dead body
1t passed to his sisters, and Col. Mil.
Ter bought it of them in a sale of
Capt. Loukass effects. The authen.
ITCHY of the relic is amply attested
and is undisputable. Col. Millers
daughter, the late Mrs. Alpha Keith
OF Chicago, bequeathed by her viii
to the Vermont Historical society the
yataghan or Turkish scimeter, which
her father welded in the Greek war
and left the Byron sword to her most
intimate friend. Mrs. Henry w. King
of Chicago, for her life, and to the
Vermont Historical society after her
death. Mrs. King died on the last
day OF last year. and her executors
have forwarded the sword to the So
ciety, and it is now in the society
collection at Montpelier. The sword
descended to Lord Byron. from his
ancestor, Admiral John Byron. IT
bears a coronet and an Asiatic in.
scription engraved upon it; and it is
unquestionably one of the most inter
esting and valuable relics in the DOS.
session of any American society.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1901-02-22
VERMONT NEWS.
DIR. 10 H. LlNsLEY.
Baeterioogst Who Was Director of
the State Laboratory Of Hygiene
Died in BurIinaton Sunday.

Dr. 10 II. Linsley, originator ami
until recently director Of the state
laboratory Of hygiene, died Sunday
from cerebral meningitis at his home
in burlington. He was Obliged to
give up work three months ago to
go to Mexico, hoping to recover his
health. He returned about three
weeks ago and the sudden change in
climate resulted disastrously to him
Dr. Linsley, director of the Vermont
laboratory of hygiene and the states
most conspicuous medical specialist.
was born in Windsor, on May 20, 1859.
He graduated from the University or
Vermont IN 1880. After q years
practice he went to New York and
was appointed instructor in clinical
microscopy in the New York Post
Graduate medical school and hospital.
and year later was made director OF
the laboratories of histology, pathology
and bacteriology, doing in addition
the pathological work of st. Luke's
and the Presbyterian hospitals. In
1890 he went to Berlin and took a
course in bacteriology under Koch.
Again he went to Germany, as repre-.
sentative for the New York Post Grad
uate school to obtain some of Koch's
lymph. Coming back to New York
he gave the first address on the lymph
treatment for tuberculosis in the
Academy of Medicine before the Medi-
cal society of the County of New
York. Later he was made professor
of pathology and bacteriology in the
University of Vermont His greatest
work was in connection with the up
building of the Vermont state labora-
tory of hygiene. In 1897 he opened
a small laboratory for the examination
of cultures for suspected diphtheria
cases and typhoid fever, and a year
later the state created a bacteriologi-
cal laboratory, placing DR.. Linsley at
its head Since that time 1911
specimens of food products and cases
of contagious and infectious diseases
have been examined. He leaves
wife. one son and one daughter.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1901-02-22
MASSACHUSETTS NOTES.
Rev. stilIman Barber Dead.

Rev Stillman Barber, nearly 81
years old, a retired Unitarian clergy
man, and widely known farmer, died
Friday at his home in Bernardston.
He was a native of Warwick, Mass.
While a lad he committed to memory
the long first epistle of Pope's essay
on man by keeping the book open be
fore him while making shingles in
his fathers shop. He graduated from
the theological seminary at Meadville,
Penn, in 1S4S. He held brief pas
toral charges in Como and Rockford,
ILL.,, before his ordination. He held
pastorates in Rowe, Hubbardston,
Townsend, Mendon, Tyngsboro and
Bernardston. His pastorate closed
at Bernardston in 1877, and since
then, until overcome by the infirmity
of old age, he had been a successful
farmer. He married in 1871 Mary
c. Fisher of Warwick. She died in
1898. He is survived by his son.
Charles S. Barber, a well-known bust
ness man and his daughter, Miss
Caroline A. Barber, a teacher. He
had been confined to his house for
several months.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1901-02-22
Bullet Through His Brain.

William Godfrey, a wood-chopper,
was found dead in the room he occu-
pied in the Merchants bank block at
st. JOhnsbury Friday. There was a
bullet hole through his mouth into the
base of his brain, and a revolver lay
on the floor beside the bed. The body
was fully dressed. No one appar-
emily heard the shot. Godfrey was
angry and swore considerably Thurs
day over watch trade. Aside from
this nothing is known about the man
to explain the cause of his suicide.
Godfrey was about As years of age
and had been a widower II years.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1901-02-22

The foundation for several new sky
scrapers on Wall street has been car
rled by shafts, to a depth of 1870 feet,
and the compressed air used in dig
ging is so trying on the workmen that
they get full days pay for ninety
minutes actual duty.
Paper wood is as hard as wood it.
self, is susceptible to brilliant treat
ment, is vastly lighter, perfectly ad-
Unstable and absolutely fireproof. The
erection of skyscrapers necessitated
a very serious study of fireproofing
treatment Of wood, and the result
is that paper is coming very largely
into use in all cases where woodwork
has to be used. 1t is particularly
adapted for ceilings, and is much used
for that purpose.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1901-02-22
Young Democrat Chosen Mayor of
Worcester, Mass.

Phillip J. O'Connell was elected
mayor of Worcester at a special cleo
ton held Tuesday defeating William
A. Lyle, the Republican nominee. by
majority of 511. The vote was
1853 to 9O4S, the largest ever cast at
a municipal election in Worcester.
The election was made necessary by
a tie vote for mayor in December,
when after recount each candidate
was found to have S061 votes. Elec-
ton night it was announced that Lytle
had won by Al votes. The next morn
ing mistake was discovered, which
1t was claimed, elected O'Connell. A
recount and the tie followed O'Con-
nell went to the Massachusetts SUI
preme court on disputed ballots, which
ne claimed should not be counted for
Lyle but the court decided against
MIN, and special election was neoes-
sary. Mr.. O'Connell is a lawyer. 50
years old, and an eX-alderman. His
Republican opponent is a successful
clothing dealer, who is also an lex
alderman
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1901-02-22
60 Killed by Explosion In Mine.

Sixty men persisted as the result of
an explosion in the yelling Colliery
company's mine at Cumberland, Van
couver Island, Friday. The shaft
was wrecked, being filled with a solid
mass of rocks, earth and timbers.
The first explosion was followed by
several others, while a dense volume
of smoke, pouring from the vent holes,
indicated that fire as well as gas,
was doing destructive work below.
The fire continued to increase, and
after it was evident that the miners
had persisted the mine was flooded
in order to eXtinguish the flames.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1901-02-22
NEW HAMPSHIRE NOTES.
80 cAsks OF SCARLET FEVER.
One Child Died at keene Tuesday
A Case Which Was Wrongly Re-
r,nrAnd AZ all.PnN

ported as Small-Pox.
DR.. w. NJ. Parsons of Manchester q
smallpox expert, who has attended
most of the cases in his own CITY
arrived in Keene Monday to investl
gate the smallpox situation. Dr. Par
sons examined the second case report
ed to the board of health as smallpox
which the members of the board nave
been unwilling to pronounce as such
and found that the patient was not
suffering from that disease. The al
tending physician claimed that the
board should have accepted his report
so far as the placarding of the house
was concerned, and that they should
have then called in an expert. HIS
idea was merely to take precautionary
measures of a proper kind. DR.. Par
sons highly commended the course ul
the attending physician, and said the
board of health should have placarded
the place, pending an investigation, as
is the custom elsewhere.
Four new cases of scarlet fever were
reported to the board of health Mon
day. The situation is not improved,
therefore, in respect to scarlet fever,
and most of the people are much more
afraid of it's spread than that of the
smallpox.
Lewis Franklin Stone, eight, young
est son of Mr.. and Mrs. Lewis A. Stone,
of 142 Marlboro street, Keene, died
Monday evening of malignant scarlet
fever. This was one of four new cases
of the disease reported to the board of
health Monday. The child was i'll
only 26 hours. He had been attending
school in the Elliot street building.
Three new cases of scarlet fever were
reported to the board Of health Tues
day, making a total of 80 cases Off
cially reported to date The attend
ance at the public schools is now
hardly more than quarter of the nor
NAL number and there is a general de
sire on the part of the public that
the schools be closed for the present.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1901-02-22

Jesse f. Hall of Chicago, a son OF
Joshua Hall of Ashfield has started
game preserve of about 265 acres
in Ashfield. Deer. elk and moose
are to be introduced, and in the course
of a few years are expected to AFFORD
good sport.
The two-story school building at
Erving, containing the primary, inter
mediate and grammar grades, was
completely destroyed by fire at $50
Friday evening. 1t is supposed to
have caught fire from an overheated
tlue on the second floor. which was oc-
cupied by intermediate and Loyal
legion rooms. This story was for
merly used for a town hall. with the
school rooms beneath. The valuation
was $4,000 and the insurance $500.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1901-02-22

Major Abel w. Roberts, 60, who
died in st. Johnsbury Saturday, served
in company A, 18th Vermont Volun
teers in the civil war and was after
ward captain of company d, Vermont
National Guard, several years, retir-
ing with the rank of major.
William p. Hill, 81, who died in
Denver, Colo, recently, was a grad
uate of Dartmouth college in the class
of '39, and was formerly a newspaper
publisher in Portsmouth, N. H., many
years. He was also assistant to Hi
ram Atkins in the publication of the
Montpelier Argus about 10 years.