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Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1903-08-14
Boiler Exploded at Sea.

Mrs. G.. w. Hooker and Miss Eliza
beth Frost of Brattleboro had the ex-
tremely unpleasant experience Friday
of being on board a steamer in deep
water when the steamers boiler blew
up, completely disabling the vessel
and causing a panic among the pas
sengers. They had been at Watch
Hill and were on their way home on
the steamer Ella, Capt c. F. Foote,
which runs between Norwich and
Watch Hill When about half way
from Watch Hill to New London the
boiler exploded with terrific force
and a defamation that struck the pas
sengers nearly dumb with fright. A
volume of dense black smoke at once
enshrouded the vessel, followed by
steam which entirely hid the passen-
ers from the view of each other. The
cries of women and children imme-
dlately filled the air as no one knew
how serious the accident was or
whether the boat was going to sink or
remain ahoat. Mrs. Hooker and Miss
Frost became separated from each
other, Mrs. Hooker having found it
necessary to lean over the railing in
order 10 get fresh air to breathe, but
they did not long remain apart. The
fire was drawn from under the boiler
and the Goals were wet down in order
TO prevent the steamer from getting
afire. The boats crew soon Gained
the passengers and the anchor was
cast A passing vessel went ashore
at Noank end sent a tug to tow the
disabled steamer to harbor at New
London. An examination showed that
the lining of the boiler had burst near
the smokestack, a seam having opened
six inches in width and four feet in
length. The break was on the top
side, which carried the force of the
explosion upward. Had the boiler
opened on the lower side it is proba-
BILE that the bottom of the steamer
would have been blown out and she
would have sunk. The boiler was an
old one, and at the repair shop the
said it was a wonder
that it had not blown up before.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1903-08-14

The Shirt Waist Suits
Were all new this season. Most of
them we have received within the
last month. You get them at less
than cost at just the time you need
them.
White Lawn Suits that were s2.75; Blue
and White Madras Suits that
$29S
all at $1.98
White and Cream Etamine Suits that
were S5.3S
at $2.3S
White Madras Suits with Black or Blue
figures, all sizes 30 to 40. Were 1915,
at $2.49
Green and White. and Black and White
Suits. Navy Suits. White Suits with
black polka dots. Regular price S49S.
closed at $3.12 1-2
Suits in White Madras Blue Lawn.
White Duck and Linen. that were s5.9S,
closed at 5000
Suits that were $3.50 and 1913.
closed at $3.75 and $500
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1903-08-14
Deafness Cannot be Cured

BY local applications rs they cannot reach the
diseased portion of the ear, There is only one
way to cure deafness, and that is by cOnstitu-
tiOnal remedies. Deafness is caused by an in
famed condition Of the mucous lining of
the Eustachian Tube. When this tube is in
tamed you have rumbling sound or i'm
perfect hearing, and when it is entirely
Inflammation can he taken out and this tube
be restored to its normal condition. hearing
will be destroyed forever; nine cases out of
ten are caused by Catar ; which is nothing
but an nfiamed condition of the mucous
services.
We will give One Hundred Dollars tor any
case of Deafness (cause1 by catarrh) that can
not be cured by Halls Catarrh Cure. Send
for circulars, free.
+. j. CHENEY 4 CO., Toledo, o.
Sold by Druggists. 75e.
Halls Family Pills are the best.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1903-08-14
Gbe l)crmont 1lbUnit.
Announcements.
c. M. Park, Vacation Tutor,

Prin. BRATTLEBORO PRIVATE SCHOOL
Shorthand taught. School opens Aug. n.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1903-08-14

In Wash Goods.
Every piece new this season.
About thirty pieces figured Lawns. Dim
tiles and Muslins that have sold for
12I9c and lac,
to Close Sc yard
Figured Musins, Dimties and Lawns
that have sold for lie to 25c.
to Close 8 1-2c yard
White Wash Goods that were l9c to 25c
to Close ~ 1-2c yard
White Wash Fabrics that were 39c
to Close CSC yard
Coored SILK Ginghams
Fantasia Silks,
Ray Sol,
Topaz Silk.
One-half silk fabrics. were SOC to SOC,
to Close 29c yard
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1903-08-14

Follow the crowd to Fenton's.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-07-19

this is particularly true in our battle to
conquer King Mud"
AS previously stated money is the ne
cessary requisite to the Improvement OF
our common highways. but the perplexlng
problem with our people Is "how to get
it." Day by day the public are becoming
more enthusiastic upon this question as
they study it in it's various phases, and
are of the opinion that, as the roads are a
benefit to all, the burden of cost OF their
construction and maintenance should be
borne by all.
Many Of our ablest thinkers agree that
the burden of expense can be more even
ly distributed by securing National, State,
county. and township aid to supplement
the funds raised by the individuals IN
communities where the roads are to be
improved. than in any other way. To
make this plan effective much agitation
and education among the people will be
necessary. Already considerable progress
has been made along this line through the
public press, the organization of good
roads associations and otherwise And as
an evidence of the increasing popularity
of this plan, resolutions of approval are
USluS duOpleu ny uidHy DIdJc lcSlSldLufcS,
political conventions, and by various i'm
dustrial and labor organizations in all
parts of the country.
In the actual construction Of first-class
macadam roads North Carolina has achiev-
ed greater success than any other South
ern State This is fact which all we
Tar Heels very proudly boast Since
the Inauguration of this movement in the
State by Captain S. B. Alexander and
loCaptain w. E. Audry, of Mecklenburg,
the banner county, with about $50 miles,
but little more than decade ago, the fire
of progress has been kindled in almost
every section, and today Buncombe, Wake,
Guilford, Forsyth, and many other coun-
ties have from 25 to 100 and more miles
each of such highways as would do credit
to New Jersey or any other State of
much greater wealth and experience.
The Inauguration of the summer school
by President Winston and faculty of the
A. and M College, at Raleigh, is indeed
a magnificent movement for the encour
agement for better roads. and doubtless
the special instructions given in practical
and scientific road construction will yield
beneficial results. Other States might
well profit by this example.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-07-19
BENEFITS OF GOOD ROADS
AND EVILS OF BAD ROADS
In Actual Construction of First Class Macadam Roads
North Carolina Has Achieved Greater Success
Than Any Other Southern State.

(By w. F. Tomlinson. U. S. Department
of Agriculture, Washington, d. Co.
The people Of the United States are
becoming more thoroughly convinced of
the evils of bad roads and the benefits of
good roads. Good roads are conducive to
peace, prosperity, and Christian civiliza-
ton, while bad roads are the earmarks Of
poverty, ignorance, superstition and bar
barism. The fact that a great majority
OF our public highways are in a most de-
plorable condition, infinitely worse than
those of many less progressive countries,
is quite apparent. Especially is this the
condition of affairs during the winter sea-
son when those living in the rural dis
tricts are compelled to use the roads IN
marketing their products and in the edu-
cation of their children.
Good roads enable the farmer to haul
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-07-19

the labor. Where convict labor is en-
ployed at actual cost of feeding and
guarding (about 80 cents per day each),
the principal item of expense is greatly
reduced. The practise of this method is
not infrequent, particularly in the South
ern States-hence the ability OF this sec
ton to build roads at much less cost than
otherwise In some instances the States
and counties own plants and operate them
with prison labor in crushing stone,
which is furnished to contractors at 25
cents per ton, and in order to encourage
the enterprise many railway companies
transport this material to the roads being
improved without charge.
Within the past few years the growth Of
public sentiment in favor of the good
roads movement has been most marvel
Gus. But to secure these roads during the
life of the present generation it is neces-
sary that the individuals should abandon
their pet schemes and all classes agree
on some general plan, and all pull to-
gether' to accomplish the desired end No
great victory was ever won without the
combination Of all the allied forces, and
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-07-19
IMPROVED SERVICE VIA S. A. L. R'Y
TO WILMINGTON AND WRIGHTS-

IMPROVED SERVICE VIA s. A. L. R'Y
TO WILMINGTON AND WRIGHTS-
WILLIE, N. G.
Commencing Thursday, July 22nd, the
Seaboard Air Line Railway will establish
tri-weekly sleeping car service on trains
Nos. Ia and 10 between Hamlet and Will
mington, N. c., on the following schedule:
Leave Hamlet 10:45 D. M. Tuesday,
Thursday and Saturday.
Arrive Wilmington TOO a. m. Wednes-
day, Friday and Sunday.
Leave Wilmington 800 p. m. Monday,
Wednesday and Friday.
Arrive Hamlet 600 a. m. Tuesday.
Thursday and Saturday.
Particular attention is invited to the
fact that the above sleeping car line
makes close connections with through
trains from Raleigh. Leave Raleigh 7:33
p. M, arrive Wilmington 1900 a. m. Re-
turning leave Wilmington 300 D. m. ar
rive Raleigh 11:15 a. m.
Round trip summer excursion rate to
Raleigh to Wrightsville $3.50. Week end
rate to Wilmingto $3.50.
For further information apply to
q. H. GATTIS. G. p. & II. A..
H. S. Lizard. T. P. A.,
Raleigh. N. G.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-07-19

come the value of the property adjacent
thereto.
At no period in the history OF this
country has the question of road improve
ment been so widely and enthusiastically
discussed as at the present time. In the
capitalization of public sentiment Tor the
retirement Of our highways the Office OF
Public Road Inquiries has proven most
important factor. This is being accom-
plished by collating and disseminating IN
formation, publishing and distributing
literature on the subject, and III COOP
Grating with other forces IN the con
struetion of object-iesson roads IN various
sections of the country. The discussion
OF this question is by no means confined
to those living in the rural districts who
are supposed To be the direct beneficlarles
therefrom. but all classes of our citizen
ship are directly or indirectly interested
m this great movement and are free to
give exltession to their opinions when
ever an occasion present itself.
All intelligent men agree that the pri-
nlltive method of warning out the hands,
--male citizens between the ages of 18 and
~ years IN proximity to the road-has
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-07-19
a New and Popular Oath.
burlington News.)

burlington News)
In the late election we had quite an
array of different party bosses and pullers
standing shoulder to shoulder Democrats.
Republicans, Flop-doodes and ALL The
registrars made every fellow who was to
register swear he would support the CON
stitution of the United States and vote
for the electric lights. and if he would
not do that he could not find the registrar
at home. The demand for electric lights
was universal and they all with one ac-
ccrd marched up and did the right thing.
Cur old town is not dead and if the reg
lstrars ha1 added TO the requirement that
each one was to put his shoulder to the
wheel and work at all times for the good
OF the town the oath would have been
complete.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-07-19

proven entirely too ineffective, especially
with the increasing population and the
increased volume Of traffic on the road
Were each person to work with pick and
shovel the few days each year, as required
by law, but little more could be accom-
plshed than to fill the worst chuck holes,
and by so doing ease their conscience and
relieve the overseer of tne embarrassment
of being indicted in the country court.
Furthermore, no system is just one. If
labor is compelled to bear the entire bur-
den of the cost, and at the same time
property enjoying equal benefits there
from, including its enhancement oil value.
In this age of enlightenment and pro-
gress it is necessary to adopt other and
more modern methods of improving our
public highways. In the construction OF
road in any kind of soil it is highly
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-07-19

essential to properly locate, grade and
drain before surfacing and rolling, if the
best results are to be obtained. First
class materials are equally essential. but
not always easily accessibly. Often it
pays better to use an inferior material
found in the locality if a more desirable
quality can not be secured at reason
able cost from a distance. The macadam
system of constructing roads upon mod
ern and scientific principles is considered
superior 10 others, although more eXpen-
sive. The macadam road built of crushed
ebert or good limestone will endure any
ordinary volume of traffic almost an in
definite period Of time with but little .ad
dltional cost of repairs, especially if only
wide tires are used. Wide tires are road
makers, narrow tires are road-breakers.
Any material that will resist wear, and
has sufficient cementing qualities to rem
der the road bed impervious to water, IS
desirable. Either gravel mixture of clay
and sand, or mineral oil when properly
applied make less expensive and at the
same time most excellent road. The IL
iustrations presented showing road be-
fore and after Improvement should con
vince. any one Of the Importance of good
reads The use of first-class machinery is
indispensable for successful road building.
The cost of construction is always esti-
mated by existing local conditions which
very widely differ In some States the
best roads cost from $4,000 to $1,000 per
mile. while in others from $4,000 to 100000
per mile. 1t varies in proportion to the
availability of the material and cost Of
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-07-19

more produce with the same expenditure
of horse power, and saving of time, also
wear and tear on horses and wagons. An
abundance of surplus fruits and vegeta-
hes are annually left on the farm to de-
cay on account Of ;rspassable roads.
whereby both the producer and the con-
sumner are losers. Both pay the penalty
for bad roads Such occurrences are by
no means infrequent. Good roads also
promote social intercourse, enable the
farmer to take his family to visit his
neighbors, attend church, and to keep his
children in school in all seasons of the
year. The inconvenience experienced from
the lack Of good roads is one of the rea-
sons why so many persons. particularly
the young men, become discouraged with
country life and leave for the city, and
why so few give up city life for the coun-
try. excepting at that season when nature
is at her best In the country and worst IN
the city With good roads neighb0rs
would be more neighborly, churches
would prosper, and the school districts
would be materially enlarged 90 as to en-
able them to have better school houses,
better school teachers. and better schools.
Now that these facts exist no one de-
MES. And naturally the question arises,
can these conditions be improved? There
are many ways by which this can be done,
but to do it right everybody admits that
it can be done only by the expenditure OF
money and labor, as in all other internal
improvements The economical plan Is
not always the best and wisest to pursue.
The better the highway, greater Will be-
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-07-19

$SSO-Plus 25 cents, Raleigh to AshevilIe
and return, account of the National
Dental Association and Adjunct So
ciety, Asheyille, N. c., July oath to
31st. Tickets sold July 22nd, 2Sl'd
and 9th. Final limit August End
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-07-19
Uptown Ticket Office

SPECIAL RATES VIA THE SEABOARD
AIR LINE RAILWAY.
$64 75-Raleigh to Los Angeles or San
Francisco, Cal, on account of the
National Encampment Grand Army
of the Republic, August 17th-22nd,
1903 Tickets will be on sale July
S1st until October 18th 1903
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-07-19

Grand Fountain United Order
True Reformers, Washington, d.
c., September 1st-8th, 1903. Tick
cts on sale August 30th, September
LIST and End with final limit Sep
TENDER 10th, rate to be one first
class fare plus rs cents for the
round trip.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-07-19
SEABOARD
AIR LINE RAILWAY

AIR LINE RAILWAY
skort Line to principal citios Of the
South and Southwest, Florida, Cuba,
Texas, CaliforniA and Mexico, also North
and Northwest, Washington, Baltimore,
PhiladeIpnl&, New York, Boston, Cincan-
natl. Chicago. indianapolis. st. Louis.
Memphis and Kansas City.
Trains leave Raleigh as follows:
No 81. NORTHBoUND.
1:25 a. m. "SEABOARD EXPRESS"
Norfolk Portsmouth, Richmond, Washing.
ton, Baltimore, Philadelphia, New York,
Boston and all points North, Northeast and
Northwest
No. So
11:1T A. NJ. "gEABOARD LOCAL MAIL
For ALL POINTS from Raleigh to Ports-
mouth, Norlina to Richmond; connects a.
Henderson for Oxford and Weldon with
g. L.; at Portsmouth Norfolk with. Ala
STEAMERS for points North and Northeast.
No. GO.
11:IO A. M. "SEAB0ARD MAIL" FOR
Richmond Washington. Baltimore, Phila-
delphia, New York and Boston. Connects
at Richmond with @. & O. for Cincinnati,
Chicago and st. Louis; at Warrington with
Pennsylvania and B. 4 O. Tor all p0i1sS
No. 81. sOUTHBOUND.
400 a. m.-''SEABOARD EXPRESS's
For Cha1iotte, Atlanta. CoIumbia, CHARLES
ton, 2avannah, Jacksonville st. Augustine.
Tampa snd all points South and Southwest.
No. Al.
400 D. m.--SEABOARD LOCAL NAIL
For Charlotte Atlanta and all local points
Connects at Atlanta for al points sowth
and SouthweEt
No. II.
1880 D. m.-SEABOARD MAIL" for
Southern Pines Pinehurst, Atlanta, Column
bia, Charleston. Savannah Jacksonville,
Tampa and all points South and Southwest.
Tickets on sale to all poin:1. Pullman
berths reserved Tickets delivered and bag.
gage checked from Hotel and Reaidencea
without extra charge ut
Uptown Ticket Office
Marlborough Houss Building.
|C. II. GattiS, G. T. and P. A.
Phones Iii. Raleigh. n. j
H. S. LEARD, t. P. A.
Raleigh N. q
Morgan County democrat. (Versailles, Mo.) 1900-1906, 1903-12-04
CURIOUS FOOD COMPOUND.
Old Bones, Alum, Flint and sulphuric
Acid for Raising Bread.

Housekeepers have recently been So
licited by ONE of the grocers and by
peddlers to try another kind of baking
powder-"cheaper and Just as good" as
they say. This is another scheme of
some baking powder manufacturer to
get a new brand on the market by Offer
ing the grocer a large profit. House,
keepers are not usually much benefited
by such changes. Alum baking pow
ders are generally low priced, but they
are we'll known to be detrimental to
health. Large quantities of one of
them were recently seized in New York,
being found to be largely composed of
sharp-pointed grains Of ground flint
and sulphuric acid!
Most of the so-called phosphate pow
ders are mixed with alum. The manu-
facturer OF a phosphate powder has pat
ented the process Of making the princi-
pal ingredient OF his powder from bones
digested with sulphuric acid.
Housekeepers do not want such mix
lures in their food. They should never
encourage %peddlers admit testers
or alleged experimenters in food within
their doors, and when buying baking
powder should get a brand we'll known
to be made of cream OF tartar, which is
q healthful product Of the grape.
Morgan County democrat. (Versailles, Mo.) 1900-1906, 1903-12-04
EXPENSIVE BEARS.
Tno klnd That Are FOND % F1ne
Clothes and other Articles
of AdOrnmcnt.

The fish commission in San Francisco II
frequently. in receipt of ridiculous commu
nications from people Of the interior whs
have vague ideas of the fWctions of the bu
reau,, says a local exchange. A retired
merchant from one OF the hill towns, de-
string to devote his spare tine to the study
OF zoology, sent the following letter Of
inquiry to Prof. Charles A. Vogelsang:
Il am interested in natural history and
want TO get hold Of a dear for scientific
purposes. DO you know where / can buy
one? If SO, get a good one and express il
in a box C. 0. d., together with q permit
TOR keeping same. One OF the common
varieties, will do. l will pay all CT.
penses."
After bordering over the communication
for some time Herr Vogelsang dispatched
the following reply:
"Dears Of all kinds are abundant in this
neck Of the woods, and if you are not par.
ticular as TO color or breed | can easily
comply with your request. Most Of them
would object, however, to being sent in .
box by express. If you will agree to assume
the cost Of perpetual maintenance, l will
promise to send gu a dear who will be use
full, both for scientific study and for house.
keeping. ] am not authorized by the laws
Of the state to issue such permits as you
require, but you may get them from the
county clerk. / await your reply with
sagerness."
Morgan County democrat. (Versailles, Mo.) 1900-1906, 1903-12-04
CHRISTMAS IN NEW ENGLAND
~ il Preceded Hy a cut of 500 y n
Wcck From the Wnses of Cot
ton viii Operatives.

Boston, Dee 1.-The wages Of about
%, 600 cotton textile operators were re-
duced Monday This brings the total
number in New England who have had
their pay cut down this fall TO about
Ga 600, and the cut which takes effect
in New Bedford next Monday will swell
the total to about 70 5000, and complete
a general reduction in southern New
England cotton mills. The cut-dOwn in
the majority Of factories averages ten
per cent. Practically every cotton mill
in Rhode Island where there are about
1900, 600 s%pindles, has adopted the new
schedule. In that state nearly 10000
operatives are affected, and the new
order Of things will mean a loss Of full
ly $20,o 900 weekly in wages. The cut al
so became operative in mills in Massa-
chusetls and Connecticut controlled by
Rhode Island capital and employing
about 1000 additional hands.
The report from the mill district in
dictate that the new schedules were re-
ceived without any serious protest on
The part of tho operatives.
Morgan County democrat. (Versailles, Mo.) 1900-1906, 1903-12-04

This is a Texas story. There was gath.
cred at one of the country towns the usual
crowd for the county court, which include
the judge, the district attorney, sheriff,
clerk, a number of lawyers, and, on this
particular occasion, a young army officer.
We'll, they celebrated to rather a late hour
it wes found that most Of them had to
sleep in the one large room called in tho
west the school section" because every!
thing in the school sectio lands in the
early days belonged to everybody. About
daylight the next morning the district at
torney crawled out and fonnd a pitcher OF
ice water. As he poured it down his throat
it fairly Kissed. After a long draught no
stopped and said: "No ID sober fool
knows how good water tastes Washing
ton Post.