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Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1902-12-26
Relic of Interest to the Field Family.

When Henry *. Field of San Francisco
next viii cross the continent as he some
times has done. partly fora reviving O old
boyhood surroundings, he may find saved
for him a few handmade nails of "A CEN
fury ago, probably from the blacksmith
shop on Newfane hill. rescued from the
timbers of the law Office of his grand
father. Gen. Martin Field. located by the
village green when the main part of the
historic village was moved to this valley.
The frame Of the west part of the Office
building is still standing in skeleton form.
while the veranda is intact. waiting for
a decision as to what will be done with
It. Within it the brothers. Roswell and
c. Il Field, and others among them
Judge Kellogg. presiding afterward for
many years in the courts of the state.
conned their law lessons. In following
years c. X Field had law students here
and later in Willamsville. Judge II. II.
Wheeler and Congressman Kittrcdge Has
kins studied with him. Gen. Field had
n valuable collection of minerals which
were arranged in a cabinet inside the
larger room of the building and IL was
with considerable awe that children in the
neighborhood followed visitors to the
cabinet" as IL was called. to get a
view of the animals and parts of the
human body preserved in glass recep-
tacles. Mrs. Eugene Julia 81 Field of
Chicago. noting in The Phoenix mention
Of the proposed removal OF the old land
mark. has written to the purchaser for
information regarding its disposition.
She expressed n desire to own the whole
or part of it.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1902-12-26
in
Your
Blood

push ahead, regardless of obstacles;
they succeed.
There is no quality of character that
gains more admiration and respect
than that which enables a person to
form a definite purpose and then con-
centrate all his energy in executing it.
10 possess and use this quality, it is
necessary to be in a sound mental and
physical condition, to have an abun.
dance OF iron in the blood, which
gives stamina, vigor and endurance.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1902-12-26

Miss Mana Coolidge went to her moth
er in Peru on Friday TO send the holi-
days.
MIR. and Mrs. Ransom Rand are spend
ing the week in Orange, Mass. with their
daughter, Mrs. Emery, and family.
The Christmas goods arranged in at
tractive styles at CIRCUITS and Batchel-
ders stores are worthy of patronage.
Sumner Wilson is in Windham setting
up mill machinery and will probably re-
main there several weeks in the mill
work.
on Sunday morning, the second stormy
Sunday of the month attendance at the
CONGREGATIONAL church was nearly 50 and
at the Sunday school 81.
\ course of singing lessons is in prog
ress at Union hall every week under the
leadership of Mr.. Hemenway of Grafton,
who taught here last winter.
Col. and Mrs. II. =. Davidson and
daughter, Miss Alice Davidson of Chic
ago, well known here and in Townshend,
will spend the winter after Jan. in Avon
Park, Florida.
Rev. and Mrs. L. r. Broad We're in
Minneapolis last week. hence it will be
noticed that Mrs. Broad is able to travel
after the severe accident reported sew
eral weeks ago from Rochester. Mimi
As the last social opportunity of the old
year and kind of greeting to the New
Year the Woman's Relief Corps will
give a supper from 6 to S o'clock next
Wednesday evening the 3lst, in Union
hall
G. *. Davis, formerly a landlord of
many years experience. will go this week
to st. Adams to act as steward for the
American House, of which Landlord
Spencer, late of the county hotel here, is
proprietor.
Jesse a. Harvey, clerk in the office of
the secretary of state at Montpelier, re-
mains there to help complete engrossing
and other work connected with the leg
islative session. One hundred days af-
ter adjournment are allowed by law for
this work and the time has been extend
ed 30 days,
The Homeland circle will meet in the
vestry of the Congregational church
Thursday, Dec. 81, at p. m. The topic
for discussion will be Home Missions
VS.. Anarchy" and interesting material
will be presented by Rev. Mr.. Bartlett
who will speak on Some dangers that
threaten our country from inpourings of
foreigners"
The Christmas concert at the Congre-
gational church on Sunday evening by
the Sunday school was carried out in
spite of the storm, which kept at home
some living a few miles out who would
have otherwise shared in the program.
The brief Christmas tree exercises will
take place at Union hall on Christmas
eve.
Birchard Grand Army post elected the
following officers Dec. 10: Commander,
II, a. Carpenter; senior vice commander,
VI. H. Holbrook; junior vice commander,
w. G. Wright; adjutant. L. w. Bush;
ouartermaster, II. A. Kilburn; surgeon,
w. c. Bliss; chaplain, George w. Par
sons; officer of the day, M. r. Pratt; of
hcer of the guard, Thomas Crane SER
Seant major. w. II. Miles; quartermaster
sergeant, w. w. Perry; sentinel, d. S.
Ballou; representative to the state en-
campment, II, A. Kilburn.
The shipment of boiled cider by w. c.
Ballou to Lowell last week to be made
into vinegar was 1000 gallons instead of
loO. which about closed up the jelly works
here for the season.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1902-12-26
Is There Iron

Great achievers,
men and women who
bring things to pass,
obstacles or no obsta-
Giles, have an abun-
dance of iron in their
blood. They take
the initiative; they
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1902-12-26
Peptir0n
lfO yes the
blood, nour-
ishes, strength

ems and steadies the nerves and
produces the above result. It is
a new and thoroughly scientific prep
aratlon, combining iron with the best
tones and nutrients; is agreeable to
the taste, acceptable to the stomach
and readily assimilated, and has the
great advantage of not causing consti-
patton nor injuring the teeth.
Peptiron is made in two forms: In a LIQUID
an aromatic cordial elixr-at 81 per bottle.
also in chocolate-coated pills at Soc. or 81 per
box BY G.. /. HOOD CO., proprietors, Hoods
Sarsaparilla' Lowell Mass. U. S. A.
Selling Agent in Brattleboro:
GEO. e. GREENE, es Main st.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1902-12-26

PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON.
Office and residence, IS Main ST Surgery
In all Its branches a specially. Office
hours: until 10 a. m, to 2:30 p. m. even
Ing, $3.50 to s. Telephone, Brooks House.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1902-12-26
Business Cards.
GEO. ROBERTS, M. D.,

c. r. ALORicH, M. D.,
Union Block, Brattleboro.
Office hours until a. m, / to 3 .. n,
and to p. m.
The Monticellonian., 1902-06-27
SUPREME LODGE A.O.U.W.
Selects the Various Committees, Boards and Commi missiOns and
 Then AdjourHs.

Portland, Ore, June 23.-The su- preme lodge A. O. U. w. before ad- journment selected the following committees:
 "Finance-W. W. Wilson. Michigan; II. B. Dickinson, New York; S. S. Faulkner, Arkansas.
 Law-W. s. Robson, Texas; W. NJ. Colville, Oregon; w. NJ. Wallace, Kan sas.
 Appeals-E. NJ. Danforth. Maine; S. s. Blitz, Kentucky; k. W. Latham, Nebraska.
 Degree of Honor Advisory Com mittee-W. H. Barnes. California;: w. A. Williams. Missouri; H. E. McNutt, South Dakota.
 Vital Statisties-A. P. Riddle, Kan sas.
 Board of Arbitration-J. E. Riggs, Kansas; J. G. Tate, Colorado; H. c. Sessions, South Dakota; J. C. Bick- ford, New Hampshire; W. A. Walker, Wisconsin.
 Beneficial Commission-Wnl NJ. Norris, Iowa; J. NJ. Dement,. Minni- sota; F. c. Ingall. Massachusetts; J. C. Hamm, Wyoming; Alfred oren- dorf, Illinois; John Stevens, Manito- ba; T. D. Neal, Indiana
The Monticellonian., 1902-06-27
Bloodhound as Detectives.

In the west the bloodhound is now extensively used in the detection of crime and the capture of criminals. The modern criminal is a very elusive person. He is always abreast of the times, and, quiet, skillful and often courageous, he has this advantage, that he usually does his work at night. When Ie has completed his task, he silently makes his escape, frequently leaving behind him no c1ew by which his movements may be traced. So, at least, he believes; but try as he will, he must leave some clew. Intangible, invisible as it is, it yet exists-the peculiar odo- of the human body. It is a certain guide to his footsteps; science can not effaee it, ingenuity cannot wipe it out. This odor is as distinctive as the features of the face. No matter where person moves; no matter whether his trail is crossed by a thousand others of his kind: no mat ter whether the rains have fallen. or hours have elapsed since his foot pressed the earth, the trail is still there. and may be followed. There is only one animal, however, which can infallibly trace out the scent after it has been on the ground for several hours, and that is the blood hound.-Century.
The Monticellonian., 1902-06-27
|NOCULATED LIVESTOCK.
How Boer Sympathizers and Dis gruntled Muleteers Got Even
 With the British.
WHY BRITISH REITERATED TO MONTREAL.
Mules Were Being Inoeuiated With GIanders and Cbarbon-Dis- eases Among Livestock in south
 Africa Said to He Accounted For.

New Orleans, June 23.-It has de- veloped about the boardinghouses where the sailors and muleteers were recruited for the British during the South African war, according to a story printed here, in the States, that the diseases now raging in South Af- rica among the live stock are due to inoculations made at this port by Boer sympathizers and disgruntled muleteers, PLAYING EVEN WITH BRITISH.
 It is said the virus used was se cured from a Philadelphia chemist, and that it consisted mostly of char bon and glanders. It is also stated now that the British suspected that. this crime was being constantly committed, and for that reason re- moved their headquarters from this city to Montreal. The inoculations, 1t is stated, were also made in Latin rop, Mo, so that it was necessary to break up that camp as well.
 The British are now retaliating, so 1t is claimed. by refusing entrance of Louisiana cattle in South Africa.
The Monticellonian., 1902-06-27
FATAL RAILROAD ACCIDENT.
Two Lives Lost and Four Seriously 1njured-MispIaced Switch Said
 to Have Been the Cause.

St. Paul, Minn., June 23.-A passen- ger train eH the Sioux City branch of the Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha railroad, due to arrive in St. Paul at 1925 a. m., jumped the track near Easten, la., early Sunday morning. Two trainmen were killed, five others seriously hurt and num- Der of passengers received minor in- juries. The dead:
 c. J. Robinson, Sioux City, la, mail clerk.
 Barrett, fireman, terribly sealded by escaping steam; died shortly after being taken from under engine.
 The injured
 James Ersi,ine, St. Paul, mail clerk, hurt back and head; serious.
 F. E. Weston, St. Paul, mail clerk, badly scalded by escaping steam; se- rious.
 c. H. Hall, St. Paul. mail clerk, hurt about the back and head; serious.
 U. s. Thompson. St. Paul, mail clerk, hurt about the back and head; StTlOuS.
 The engineer of the train, name not ascertained, was badly hurt, but will recover. The passengers injured were attended by surgeons who were brought to the scene of the wreck on a wrecking train, and all were able to continue their journey
 The cause of the wreck is said to have been misplaced switch. The train was running at a high rate of speed, and when it left the track the mail cars and smoker piled up on top of the engine. The sleeping cars also left the track, but did not overturn. The injured mail clerks were brought to a St. Paul hospital, while some of the others hurt were taken to Minne- apolis for treatment.
The Monticellonian., 1902-06-27
LAKES IN THE DESERT.
Small Bodies of Water Attract Ducks by Thousands and They Are
 Easily Killed.

Just as irrigable and irrigated lands will produce better and more certain crops than lands which depend upon rainfall for moisture, so ponds or lakes made in arid lands are the best duck ponds in the world. Never on any northern body of water are wild fowls packed together as on artificial sheets.
 Tee reason is simple. They are the only waters within many square miles of territory and ducks and geese go to them because there is nowhere else to go, says the New York Sun.
 Within nine miles of the city of San Antonio, Tex, is lake or pond of this character, called Mitchell's lake. It was made by damming up the lower end of natural landfall and this dam resulted in pond a mile long by half mile wide and shoulder deep in the center.
 It soon became rich in duck grass and edible weed and some wild rice was planted in it. Then ducks visited it in tens of thousands.
 They were confined in so narrow space that killing them was no trouble at all. If driven away by repeated gum fire, they flew some miles to the south or west and, finding no other water, re- turned. Thus on shooting days at Mitchell's lake there was constant egress and ingress of wild fowls and the gunners shot until their heads ached.
 The lake depended upon rainfall and In dry seasons there was sometimes not more than two inches of water in its center and much of it's bottom was dry. In these seasons jacksnipe pre- ferred it and settled upon it's flat in swarms.
 Many times a hundred mallards have been killed by a single gun at Mitchell's lake between daylight and late breakfast and the snipe have been taken off it by the gross. The pond lies 150 miles above the Gulf coast and is a stopping place for birds which make the saltwater their winter home.
 Nine miles south of San Antonio, near the old Spanish mission and not far from San Antonio river. some men have purchased 300 acres and will make a pond similar to Mitchell's lake. It is intended solely for private shooting association.
 These ponds are now being built in many places throughout the west and southwest. The land in those regions is cheap and much of it is not fit for anything save to be put under water.
 Where the course of dry creek can be found a creek draining a good bit of territory when there is anything to drain, the construction of shooting lake of this kind is not costly. The dirt may be had as low as $3 an acre, and building a dam amounts to little.
 However small a lake of this kind may be and however far in the desert, the wild fowls find it as soon as it has water and duck feed. They do this though it be 500 miles off the regular air lines which they travel in going south or coming north, the two routes being distinct and widely separated.
 Always, too, around these ponds there is great increase of wild life and vegetation seems to spring up to shel- ter it. Quails, blue and brown, seek the waters, as do wild turkeys and doves. Jacksnipes find it as readily as do the ducks, geese and swans. Small birds fy to it from no one knows where and nest by it.
The Monticellonian., 1902-06-27
SERIOUS LOSS BY FIRE.
Six Hundred Thousand Dollars Loss by Fire In the Phoenix Iron Works at
 Portland. Ore.

Portland, Ore, June 23.-A fire that started shortly before midnight Sun day in the Phoenix iron works, for merly the Wolff X Zwieker plant, on East Madison and East Water streets, burned for four hours. and destroyed six blocks of buildings valued at $60o.- 900. The insurance amounted So about S200,000 1t was long after daylight before the fire burned itself out. The principal losses: East Side Lumber Go, loss, $100,000; insurance, $3o,000. Phoenix iron works, loss, $so,00o; insurance, s45.000. J. II. John- son ship yard, $75 1000; insurance, $40,- 900. Portland City < Oregon Railroad Co.,, S30,000; insurance. $20,000. Madi- son street bridge, 5000: city of Portland, roadways, $20, 1000; Standard Oil Co.,, $15,0o0; Parlin, Orendoff < Co.,, S15,000; insurance. S1o,000. Tor pedo saloon and hotel, $10,000; mis- cellaneous, S30,O00.
 Ten minutes after the fire was dis covered the entire plant of the Phoenix works was in flames The fire spread south to Johnston's ship yard and north to the East Side Lum- Der Co.'s mill, destroying both. Sew eral hundred thousand feet of dry lumber in the mill yard fed the flames, which ,leaped 200 feet into the air. In the Johnston ship yard schooner awaiting repair and a barge under construction were destroyed, together with lot of valuable ma chinery. The fire spread next to the east, taking in the Standard Oil Co.'S plant and the warehouse of Parlin, Orendorff X Co.,, the implement deal- CTS. The Standard Oil Co.'S ware house and two oil tanks were next destroyed. Two spans of the Madison street bridge across the Willamette river were burned out next, and tumbled into the river. Then the warehouse and freight depot of the Portland City and Oregon street rail way, adjoining the bridge on the west, were attacked and quickly de- stroyed. The free swimming baths, moored at the bridge, were in immi- nent danger, but were lowed away in time. The fire department was badly handicapped for want of water. and it was after one o'clock Sunday morning before the fire was gotten under control The engines could not reach the river, and the main wa ter pipes being too small, the supply was inadequate. The city has no fire boat, and it was impossible to fight the fire from the river side.
 All the buildings destroyed were wooden structures, except the ware house of the Standard Oil Co. and Parlin, 0rendorff & Co.'s, which were brick.
The Monticellonian., 1902-06-27
Lightning Never strikes the Sea.

Prof John Trowbridge, of Harvard, has lately made series of experiments with electric sparks six feet in length, which he thinks shows that lightning never strikes the surface of the ocean, His experiments were undertaken with view to volatilizing water for the purpose of obtaining a strong spec trum of water vapor. But he found that his sparks, of high electromotive force and as far as possible resembling lightning, always refused to strike the surface of water, and passed instead to the edges of the vessel containing it. He also found it extremely difficult to pass powerful sparks from one stream of water to another. An interesting conclusion which he draws is that Sit does not seem probable that lightning discharges pass through regions in the air of heavy rainfall."-Seienee.
The Monticellonian., 1902-06-27

education should be limited only unchangeab conditions By this considerations taken, engaged by the student that the ability possibility of the farther in his educational work
 comparatively for the schools adapt themselves of individual students; public schools would be justified in attempting this prepared say and large question discuss
 DO NOT BELIEVE IN EDUCATING A BOY WITH THE SOLE IDEA THAT HE IS TO BE A BOOKKEEPER OR A CLERK would him such education would qualify him far as qualify m be successful business And would this absolutely certain that the boy begin life bookkeper The education he has be- sides training bookkeeping the better bookkeeper he will be and the greater his promotion and increased fitness
 RELIEVE THAT EDUCATION PAYS IN DOLLARS AND CENTS NO LESS THAN IN PERSONAL. IDENTIFICATION AND BETTER CITIZENSHIP.
The Monticellonian., 1902-06-27
Millions nf Fish.

Great attention is being paid this year by the Wisconsin Fish Commission to the stock ing of the streams and lakes of that state Fifteen million pike fry and two million museallonge are to be distributed in the Wis consin lakes, and it Is proposed by the Wis eonsin authorities to give the visitor to tha state this summer plenty of sport with roc and line.
 The Chicago & North-Western Railway which reaches all the principal fishing re sorts in Wisconsin and Northern Michigan announces favorable excursion rates and spe eial train service from Chicago and Milwau kee this summer to take care of what they anticipate will be the largest movement tC Wisconsin resorts that has ever been known
The Monticellonian., 1902-06-27
His Abiding Faith.

He was simple man with childlike faith in the doctor. The verdict had been pro- nounced. There were unmistakable symp- toms and a certain salt and rigid diet were prescribed. As soon as he had taken one dose of the salt and had refused at dinner beef, potatoes white bread, strawberries and a little cup of coffee, he plucked up courage and saw himself galloping toward health. The salt was an eight-ounce bottle and the metal cover screwed on. Unscrewing the cover before breakfast of the next day, he cut the forefnger of his left hand, for he was singularly clumsy. Blood poisoning set in. As he was dying he said to his wife that if he could have given that salt fair chance he was sure that it would have cured him. Boston Journal.
The Monticellonian., 1902-06-27

Occasionally far out on the brown table-lands duck appears which is rarely seen away from salt water, such as the ale.wife, or south-south- erly of Chesapeake bay, though why and how they get there is one of the many unexplained mysteries about fowl flights.
 As the bii ds visit the new lake preda- tory fauna follow them and hide in the mesquite and catclaw which is sparse at first-foxes, bobtailed cats. ocelots, skunks, and so on. Soon acres which 12 months before were but part of a dusty waste, untenanted save by the tarantala and centipede, show every form of wild life of which the west is eaDable
The Monticellonian., 1902-06-27
Death of Mrs. w. K. RidgIey.

Baltimore, Md, June 23.-Mrs. Will fam Barrett Ridgley, wife of the
 comptroller of the currency, died, late Friday night, at the Johns Hop kins hospital in this city, after an op- eration for appendicitis. She was op- erated on Tuesday night, and was
 supposed to have been in a very ia
 yorable condition until Friday night, when a turn for the worse was ob- served. Mrs. Ridgely was a dangbtef of United States Sepnt0r. Shelby NJ. Cullom, of Illinois,. who. with Mr. Ridgely. was with her when she ex- pired.
The Monticellonian., 1902-06-27
DrauEhon's Business Colleges.

Elsewhere in this issue will be found an advertisement of Draughon's Practical Business Colleges. Prof. Draughon is pro- prietor of eight Business Colleges, located at Nashville, Atlanta, St. Louis, Shreveport, Montgomery, It. Worth, Galveston and Lit tie Rock. These Colleges give a superior course of instruction, and have special facili- ties for securing positions. They are now offering special summer rates to all who en- ter. soon. For Catalogue, address Draugh- on's College, either place.
The Monticellonian., 1902-06-27
THREE ITALIANS IN DANGER.
An Angry Mob Sought the Lives of Three Italians Who Had Assaulted
 c Citizen.

New Kensington, Pa, June 23.- Dorninick Sandof, Tony Madron and Louis Madron, Italians, narrowly es- raped lynching early Saturday, at the hands of an infuriated mob of sev- eral hundred men and boys. Late Friday David James, a prominent citizen, was assaulted by the foreign CTS, and Frank James, his son, who rushed to his rescue, was mortally wounded. Immediately after the shooting, the assailants fled, but were overtaken and lodged in the police station.
 A mob of about 500 soon gathered and demanded the prisoners, but they were quickly taken to the railroad station for removal to the Greens burg jail. One hundred armed men were deputized as officers to protect the prisoners; but no sooner were they landed in the station than a rush was made for them. The build ing was partly wrecked, but the of ficers kept the mob at bay, with drawn revolvers, until a carriage was procured, and they were hastily driv- en to Pittsburg.
 Hundreds of the mob pursued the carriage, but the horses were fresh and soon outdistanced their pursu- CTS. Later, the prisoners were safely lodged in the Greensburg jail.
The Monticellonian., 1902-06-27
A YOUNG MAN OF HIGH CHARACTER, GOOD CAPABILITIES AND ABSO-
 LUTE HONESTY, WANTED,

to manage a branch office for large New York mercantile house. A man employed at present as a clerk, ambi- tious to get ahead, with executive ability, may apply with full particulars, especially giving references of men of standing in the community with whom we may con- fer. FINANCIAL, F. o. Box 13s, New York F. o.
The Monticellonian., 1902-06-27
RidicuIOusly Prominent.

Mrs. Greene-Miss Black and that Brown girl made themselves ridiculously prominent at the musical last night. It was positively scandalous!
 Mrs. White-For mercy's sake, what did they do?
 Do? They just sat there all the evening listening to the music, and never passed a word between them. ."-Boston Transcript