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Dickens POpuIarJfy.

The English publishers Of Dickens
works state that there appears to be
no diminution in his popularity. Their
annual sales are said to reach the enor-
nous total Of quarter of a million
copies. ''Pickwick' leads, with David
CopperfeTd" q close second
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"reminiscences of the Quaker Poet.

Wyatt Eaton. in paper published
since his death. tells some characteris-
tic stories of Whittier, whose portrait
he once painted He says that when the
poet discovered that Eaton was not also
painting a portrait Of Oliver Wendell
Holmes. he was much concerned over
the matter, saying: Why, Holmes is the
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held that the cornwall
oldsngIsh
Of the aggang females
much
Decker of evY kc
George EHmns White having missed
thief What the world elephants
g
perhaps rooick
husbands shoulders
stable bull
honesty as her
SAINT
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Town Points, Postage Prepaid

EVENING EDITION. one year. 50; six
months, $3.50; three months. IS cents.
Evening and Sunday. one year, .; six
months. $3.50: three months. d25-
Morning. Evening. and Sunday. one year
$40: six months. 50; three months. g 50
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The Fitness Of Things.

Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. as he is now
called. has insisted that his publishers
shall refrain from using his title to ad-
vertise his works. The obvious fitness
Of this view is accentuated by the fact
that ne was knighted not because Of his
authorship. but bee ause of his services
as a surgeon in the South American war.
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Subscription Rates to Out Of

MORNING EDITION. one year, IS; six
months. $3.50; three months, s1-25. Morn
ing and Sunday. one year, s.; six months.
$3.50; three months. s1.75. Sunday edi-
tion only, one year. 81; six months. 81,
three months, 90 cents.
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JESTS IN SEASON.
One on the Doctor.

Doctor-No better, Ell? Well, you
mustn't worry or get nervous, you know.
-Four years ago I had the same complaint
as yours, and you see I'm perfectly we'll
now
Patient-Yes, but you didn't have the
same doctor!-Judy-
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Pasfeur Institute at BuInwavo.

PasfeHr Institute az BuTuwayO.
At the request OF the British South 1
African Company. the Pasteur Institute /
has just appointed one Of It's members /
70 so out and found a branch institute /
al BuIuwayc- Dr. LOir. the former di- /.
rector Of the PasteuT institute at Tunis /
and chief Of the laboratory at Lille, has /
been nominated to fill this mission
New York Evening Post.
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IN Carrots" the one-act play that
pTecedes The Country Mouse" at the
Savoy Theater, New York, Miss Ethel
Barrymore appears in trousers. or the
French peasant equivalent for them
She plays the role OF an iIl-treated
young boy. between whom and his father
there is that bond Of sympathy that
ripens when a neglected child and hen
pecked husband come to the conclusion
that the maternal head OF the family is
entirely too hard on both.
Bruce McRae. who was seen In Wash
ington last season with Julia Marlowe.
enacts the role of the father, and the
work of the two players is said to be ex-
cellent.
DeWoIfe Hopper is playing in the
larger cities of the Middle West in a
comic opera that has been evolved from
Dickens ''Pickwick Papers" The Hop
per season was inaugurate5s in Pitts
burg several weeks ago, but it is very
difficult to ascertain whether the per-
Torrance was a success or not. The
management of the company has been
singularIy reticent regarding Mr.. Pick
wick, as the piece is called.
Associated with Mr.. Hopper is Dfgby
Bell, who plays Sam Weller; Grant
Stewart, as Jingle. and Laura Joyce Bell.
as Mrs. Barden.
Jerome Sykes is soon TO produce q new
musical comedy. the work OF Harry B
Smith. and termed THE BiIIionaires."
Mr.. Sykes is recalled locally for his
work in the titular role in Foxy Quill
Ter" The first performance Of The Bill
ionaires" will be given in New Haven
next week. and Washington will be the
first important city to see the piece. Mr.
Sykes CUTLER production will be sent
TO the Western territory this year. with
Fred Frear in the part of the Iynx-eyed
comic opera sleuth-
The performance of The Eternal
City at the National Theater last night
was witnessed by Joseph Smith. the per-
sonaI manager of Mascagni, the com
poser of the incidental music Of the
play, and Oscar Hammerstein, the we'll
known manager of New York Mr.
Smith announced that Mascagni would
bring his opera company to this
city for a single performance matt
nee. at the acknowledging the engage
ment 81 KyrIe BeiIew in a Gentleman
OF France"
"CavaIleria Rusticana" has been Sc
ga1-ad he
the Organization, and there is little
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Stuck Up.

Casey-Finnigan' drunk an singin
God Save the King"
COsIigaQ-Yis- Tn l0bshIeTs had
leanin's toward royalty liver since he had
gold crown put in his tooth.-Judge.
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"WLVNOWED OPINIONS. :"

0 s
Fioers-New
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& Co
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The act Of President Roosevelt is not Indicated That he do
should the kind
would the
10 Evening Ne
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The Author of "The Curprit Fay. :"

The grave Of Joseph Rodman Drake
Is said to be threatened with destruc-
ton. owing to some improvements made
in The Bronx Drake has of late years
seen known. mainly by the couplet writ
ten as his obituary by his friend Hal
Ieck:
None knew thee but 10 love thee.
None named thee but to praise"
1t is worth remembering. however.
that his dainty imaginative poem, The
Culprit Fay" is not only proof that
American scenery can be made pic
turesque setting for fairy folk. but is
also charming bit of literature for
children. It has recently been re-
printed in sundry attractive bindings.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-10-07

The season of the Anna Held company,
in The Little Duchess, will be COM
menced in this city, at the National Ths-
alter, next week.
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The Coronation Choir of Westminster
Abbey viii give concert in Chicago on
October IL The choir is made up en-
tireiy Of men and boys. It rendered
the music at the coronation OF King
Edward The program will consist Of
some of the songs used on that occa-
sion and also old English songs.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1902-12-26
DOC OWEN" HEARD FROM AGAIN
Poker Sharp Who Had an Experience
In BrattIeboro Mixed Up in a Lamb
Shearing to the Extent Of $3.50 on
Steamship Etruria.

Doc" owen, card sharp and incident
ally optician, has bobbed up serenely
again. Doc" did a lively business at in
tervals in Brattleboro several years as an
eye carpenter, and he finally tried to en-
rich himself at poker, thinking to find
here guileless youths who never gam
boiled across the green. But here was
where DOC" made his mistake. He
found there were card sharps in the
country as well as elsewhere, and when
he departed he had been separated from
some of his good coin.
DOC" has come to attention of New
York officials several times through his
operations. usually with pals. on the
transatlantic steamships. and IL has been
alleged that he has been n large winner
and has found It profitable to make sew
eral trips n year to Europe. The New
York papers OF Monday told the story Of
the fleeing of the Earl of Roslyn, an ac-
tor, who dropped $3.50 on the recent trip
of the Cunarder Etruria. The earl Joined
In a game with three strangers and won
the first few days. One of the men be-
came depressed at his loss, about $500
and suggested that the limit be raised
and that he have n chance to recoup.
All assented and the earl soon found
himself calling raises Of $50 and 800. and
his roll grew rapidly slim. He became
convinced that he was victim of sharp
ers, ana at New YORK one OF the gam
blers was arrested, but the others es-
capped. Lord Rosyn. on being taken to
see the rouges' gallery, identified pic
ture No 1895 as another Of the trio. The
New York Sun says Of this celebrity:
"He is called Doc owen. an all around
swindler notorious chiefly as a heecer
Of Atlantic travellers who think they
know poker. Doc owen IS smoothfaced
and Jewish-looking. He left this port
on Nov. 10 with Paper Collar Joe the
con man. aboard the White Star liner
Oceanic. Lesson and Moody saw the
graceless pair go aboard. There was no
way Of preventing them from sailing. so
the lines officials contented themselves
with telling the pursuer to warn all cabin
passengers that two professional gam
blers were on the ship. They didn't get
a chance to play, except with themselves.
on the trip"
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1902-12-26
CHURCH AND FRATERNITY.

Unitarian church, Rev. L. .. S. Osgood,
pastor. Service every Sunday at 1890;
Sunday school at ll.45. Theme for next
Sunday, Deep Calleth Unto Deep" All
are welcome
Christian Science services in Market
block Sunday at IL a. m. Subject,
Christian Science" Sunday school at
noon; testimonial meeting W ednesday at
100 p. m. Reading room open Tuesday,
Thursday and Saturday from to 5
p. m. All are welcome.
Universalist church, morning worship
at 1890 o'clock. Subject of the sermon.
The Smitten Shepherd and the Scattered
Sheep" Mrs. Pratt and Mr.. Brasor
Will sing. Sunday school at u.45 a. m
Annual Christmas concert of the Sum-
day school at p. m. All are welcome
Methodist Episcopal church, preaching
services next Sunday at 1890 a. M and
p. m; Sunday school at 11.45 Epworth
League prayer service at 6. Besides the
regular evening meetings Tuesday and
Friday, and the Junior Epworth League
Wednesday afternoon, there will be a
'watchnight service" Wednesday even
ing, Dec. 31st. beginning at p. m. and
closing shortly after midnight: the full
program can not be announced at this
time but will probably include installa-
ton of the newly elected League Of
ficers, and will be of general interest A
cordial invitation is extended to ALL
Rev. F. w Lewis, pastor. 80 High
street
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Capt somerviIle in Town.

capt. Robert b. Somerville, OF the
schooner Belle Wooster, which went
down in the storm off Highland Light
as told in The Phoenix last week, ar
rived in Brattleboro Saturday night to
visit his wife at the home of her moth
er, Mrs. f. A. Woodbury., on Elliot street.
The newspaper accounts of the disaster
to the Belle Wooster were not in the
least overdrawn. When It was seen that
the schooner probably would sink Capt.
Somervlle. after having the pumps
worked u hours, called his men together
and told them that they had but one
chance for life and that was to keep
cool and to obey orders. Then he told
each man where to sit in the small boat
and when all were seated the boat was
allowed to drift about 100 feet from the
schooner. the crew keeping hold of
line attached to the schooner In this
position they waited for Developments
When the schooner finally sank the
whirlpool caused by the sea closing over
the spot was so great that the boat was
drawn into 1t and soon pieces of wreck
age began coming up on all sides It
was critical time for the boat which
was % feet long with seven-foot beam
and five feet deep. In the bitter cold
the only way the men could keen from
freezing was to row vigorously, but ex-
ercse of this kind could not be kept up
Indefinitely and after many hours the
crew began to feel that they soon would
have to give up from exhaustion Their
hands were chilled and numb and it was
only by dipping them in the salt water
that they were able to keep them from
being frozen. At last n schooner's light
was sighted two miles OFF. After as
certaining the direction she was going
the men rowed to head her OFF. When
within half a mile the crew raised their
united voices and were heard by the
schooner. The schooner was unable to
see them and It was some time before
she was able to locate them, and even
then II was with great difficulty that
she was able to rescue them. While her
husband was in such dire distress Mrs
Somerville was safe on land. but II was
only providential that she was not with
him. She went to Stonington with her
husband and returned with him as far as
Portland. She wished to return the en-
tire distance TO New York. but Cant
Somerville insisted that she go ashore at
Portland. Had she been with the
wrecked crew she could not have sur
vived the exposure. Capt SomervilIe
has not decided definitely Just what he
will do. He and a brother own a large
interest In schooner which is now in
the West Indies.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1902-12-26
ALBERT HAYNES PORTER.
President of the Brooklyn City Mis-
sion Who Formerly owned a Sum-
mer Home in West Brattleboro.

Alfred Haynes Porter, a. president Of
the Brooklyn City Mission and prominent
in the philanthropy work of that city,
died at his home, 457 Clinton avenue,
Dec. 10. He was born In Hartford, a
member of one of the oldest Connecticut
families. but since his young manhood
had lived in Brooklyn. He united with
the Church of the Pilgrims and was a
member when the Rev. Dr. Storrs was
called to the pastorate. He subsequently
moved to 81 Hanson place, where he
lived % years, when he moved to the
house where he died. He was deacon
In the Church of the Pilgrims, but united
with the Lafayette Avenue Presbyterian
church when he moved TO the twentieth
ward. and was a strong personal friend
to the Rev. Drs. Cuyler and Gregg. He
organized the rm of Hoag, Porter & Co.,
wholesale coffee merchants, OF Wall
street, New York city. He retired from
the firm some years ago and had since
devoted his leisure to organized charities.
He and Alfred T. White succeeded in
driving from the department of charities
the "out door relief system, which was
being used fraudulently for political pur-
poses. He took up the work of the
Brooklyn City Mission and succeeded In
making II self supporting by the means
of its wood yards and lodging houes. ex-
cept as to the pay of the city mission
aries. This he considered the browning
work Of his life. His son. Alfred Hay
mes Porter, ir., Is president Of the ROYAL
Baking Powder company. and he is also
survived by four daughters and six
grandchildren.
Mr. Porter owned 25 years ago the Ran
new place in West Brattleboro. now oc-
cupied by DIT. Pettee. and for number
Of years he was a summer resident there
lie Is pleasantly remembered by all who
knew him. HIS wife was Cornelia At
wood Of West Townshend
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1902-12-26
HOW TO BURN SOFT COAL.
A Boston Woman Tells the Method of
housekeeping over the Water.
letter to the Boston Advertise

Letter TO the Boston Advertiser
The difficulty and annoyance which
those experience who try to burn soft
coal as they would anthracite. pass away
when the art Of its manipulation is mas
tered
Obliged to use IL In a foreign country
during several years for cooking and
heating. the writer passed from disaster
to success with 1t by studying the method
of the housekeepers of that land where
hard coal is unsold. almost unknown
Soft coal is generally bought in a form
containing chiefly powder, some Jumps of
coal One takes a half-hodful of this
knocks up the Jumps a little finer till
about the size of chestnuts. and pours
on water, mixing all TO a crumbly and
moist paste not dripping.
or this paste one spreads an even lay
err about one inch thick. over the fire now
and then. or on the fine kindlings.
At night the paste is laid deeper, or
inches. made alright all round; then
rod the sizo OF stout poker Is thrust
down through the centre and withdraw
making a draft (the air always enters
below coal bed). the coal and water
quickly fuse into solid mass. except for
the centre draft hole. and It Is left all
night Mrs 7 Hildretb
Boston. Dec 10. 1902
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WEST sRATTLEBoRo.

John Sargent started up last week the
boiler which went through the fire In the
old Melrose hotel 1t was found that
some sections We're cracked, and al
though it cannot be used at present 1t
is thought that when slight repairs have
been made It will be servicable.
When the ice went out of the streams
during the thaw last week 1t collected
in such quantities that the water was
thrown back across the Roberts fat
rising to within foot of the bridges near
the old Curtis screw factory where Mr.
Eddy lives, 1t was feared for some
time that the bridges would be carried
away but the ice jam broke and the
water went out without causing serious
damage.
d. A. Perry has steam mill near his
home and Thursday while running it
the fly wheel, which weighs about
ton, burst. No one was injured al
though the pieces flew uncomfortably
close to some of the men at work in the
mill. One spoke became broken from
some unknown cause, causing the wheel
to break. Mr. Perry has bought a new
wheel and will have the mill running
again this week.
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A Valuable Publication.

There is a publication that is always
very much looked for and appreciated
about this time of the year. on account
Of the useful and instructive reading mat
ter that II contains. We refer to Hos
letters Illustrated Almanac for 1903, pub
lished by The Hostetter Company, Pitts
burgh. Pa, sole proprietors of their ia
nous Stomach Bitters. This valuable
medical treatise Is published in the Eng
llsh, German, French, Norwegian. Swed-
lsh; Bohemian ana Spanish languages,
and contains interesting reading in re-
gard to your health. many convincing
testimonials as to the efficacy of the
Bitters for Stomach, liver and bowel dis
orders, many amusing anecdotes and
other items that will interest you
throughout the year. 1t is a free publ
cation, and can be obtained from your
druggist, Don't fail to obtain copy of
it, also give the Bltters fair trial II you
are sufferer from dyspepsia, indiges-
ton, flatuleney, constipation or nervous
ness. 1t will cure you.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1902-12-26
OF Interest to Farmers.

The four circulars recently issued by
the Illinois Central Railroad viz
Southern Farmlands," mississippi VAL
ley Cotton Lands" Truck Farming IN
the South" and Fruit Growing In the
South" are of great importance ana
valuable interest to investors, and par
ticularly to the farmers of our northern
country. The people of New England
should investigate the advantages ana
profits to be derived from the agricnltn-
raj districts along the line of the ILLINOIS
Central Railroad in Tennessee, Missis-
sinni and Louisiana.
For copies of circulars, which VIII We
sent free. address. j. c. Clair New Eng
Agent. Ill Central Railroad, SO5 Wash'
ington ST.. Boston.
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Baldwin-Morse Wedding.

At . o'clock Wednesday afternoon at
the home of Mr.. and Mrs Marius e.
Morse at East Great Plain their only
daughter Myra Adelia, and Herbert
Leonard Baldwin of Holyoke. Mass,
Were married by Rev Henry II. Morrill,
or Holyoke under a floral horseshoe of
chrysanthemums, pinks and roses The
decorations were by Langenbach.
To the strains of the bridal march from
"Lohengrin," played by Charles Palmer
Potter piano. and Miss Ruby Beeching,
violin the bridal party entered the par
Tor. The ushers-Louis A. Wheeler of
this city and George II. Hife of Holyoke
led the procession, followed by Rev. Mr..
Morrill,, who preceded the groom and his
best man, William Baldwin. They were
followed by the ring bearer. Miss Florence
Backus. and the bride, accompanied by
her father.
The bride was gowned in white satin
with applique and null trimmings She
wore veil caught up with lilies of the
valley and carried brides roses. The
ring bearer wore a gown of blue silk
mummy cloth. cut with train and trim
med with swansdown.
Those from out of town included Mr..
and Mrs. S. r. Winchester, Miss Ruby
Beechine. w. C. p. Baldwin. George Fl.
H'fe, Miss Svbil Smith, Miss Ella Prince.
Edward Boghart, Austin GOODYEAR. and
twelve members of the Clements Club
or Holyoke, Mr.. and Mrs. Pascal Morse
and John c. Morse of Springfield.
reception was held and Mahrey ca
tered. The groom's gift TO the bride was
n pearl locket and to his hest man a
nearl min. The brides gift to the
ring bearer was locket set In pearls.
The happy counle received many gifts.
including a check for 500 from the brides
uncle, John c. Morse, of Springfield.
After an extended tour Mr.. and Mr..
Baldwin will reside in Holyoke. where
the groom is engaged in the meat bust
ness. The brides golng-awav dress was
of h'ue ladv's cloth with hat to match
Norwich, Conn, Record of Dec 12
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1902-12-26

The next entertainment in the Y. NJ.
c. A. star course will be given on
Wednesday evening of next week
when Senator John Z. Dolliver of Iowa
will lecture in the Auditorium. Senator
Dolliver is one of the brightest men in
Congress and is famed for his witty cpl
grams and bright comparisons. But he
is more than a humorst. His speeches
are noted for their breadth and thorough
ness, ms well as for their striking in
terest. The Wisconsin State Journal
said of Senator Dolliver after one of his
recent speeches: Mr.. Dolliver is an
orator in the true sense of the word
His delivery is mpressive-pa ssionate
when he cares to rise to that high pitch !:
his rhetoric is polished and artistic,
sentence after sentence flowing from his
tongue with such ease and fuency that
the perfection of their structure was the
constant surprise of his auditors"
1.-THE Two Sisters" comedy drama by
Denman Thompson and George w. Ryer
was played before a small audience in
the Auditorium Saturday night. The
producers of the play have called 1t a
companion piece to the "Old Homestead, +"
but In doing so they have placed IL at
great disadvantage, for it never will
reach the standard of that famous nro-
duction. Considered by itself 1.-THE Two
sisters Is a fairly good play, although
the by-play Is more entertaining than the
main theme. 1t deals with two country
girls who seek employment in a large
city. One falls into disgrace and at last
Is driven by necessity to seek the aid of
her sister, whose warning she had re-
fused to consider, The parts bearing d.
rectly on the plot were we'll taken. but
the real zest of the play was found in
the work of Margaret Rourke, as johann
ma whose Irish brogue was highly en-
tertaining, Andy Mckay, as Boozer, a
mark ornament, Thomas Fl. Gray. as Joe
Baptiste, Canuck and George ]. Mac
Farlane, as Sile Sniffin, the hotel keeper.
nr Silaa IIlihhalI and Attnrnn,. Gonu.ro
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500 Reward.

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