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Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1904-05-13
WASHINGTON,

By inheritance and his marriage Wash
ington became, while he was still young,
one of the richest men in the country;
but what a contrast between his sort of
riches and our sorts! He was a planter
and a sportsman-a country gentleman.
All his home days were spent in looking
after his farms, in breeding various kinds
OF domestic animals, in fishing for profit
in attending to the diseases and accidents
which befal live stock. including slaves
in erecting buildings and repairing them,
in caring for or improving his mills,
barns, farm implements and tools. He
always lived very close to nature, and
from his boyhood studied the weather,
the markets, his crops and timber, and
the various qualities OF his lands He
was an economical husbandman, attend
ing to all the details of the management
of his large estates He was constantly
on horseback often riding fifteen miles
on his daily rounds. At sixty-seven years
of age he caught the cold which killed
as usual about his farms.
Compare this sort of life physical and
mental, with the life of the common rich
American of today, who has made his
money in stocks and bonds, or as a bank
er, broker, or trader, or in the manage
ment OF great transportation or indus
trial concerns. This modern rich man, in
all probability, has nothing whatever TO
do with nature or with country life. He
is soft and tender in body, lives in the
city, takes no vigorous exercise, and has
very little personal contact with the ele-
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1904-05-13

smaller in its straight-away course over
the prairie the last act of the lone pas
senger on the rear platform was to wave
white handkerchief towards the little
city of Lariat and disappear within the
car.
The town marshal replaced his gun in
his hip pocket and turned sadly away
Deaf to repeated inquiries as to the mean
ing Of 1t all, he disappeared within the
editorial sanctum; for in the midst Of all
excitement he still remembered that eX
officio. he was an editor, and he was
both a thrifty and cautious man.
An hour later another edition of the
Exponent appeared double-leaded. as II in
mourning, and the copies sold for dol
lar apiece. The editorial was brief and
to the point:
From a telegram received only too
late by our town marshal because of the
necessity of forwarding it by mail from
Crouchs's it appears that our late dis
tinguished visitor Stemhle was none other
than the well-known desperate and con-
tidence man Ike Rogers. lately a fugitive
from the Black Hills 1t is painful to be
forced to state that the greenbacks which
Rogers so generously distributed while
in Lariat are clever counterfeits. in eX-
change for which he carried away thous-
ands of dollars Of our citizens earn
ngs.
The editor of the Exponent bids fare
Well to his many friends and announces
his intention of pulling up stakes and
moving Immediately to the Big Horn
country. -GLippincotts Magazine.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1904-05-13

have seen in the national character since
1881 At Harvard university 1900 students
take three meals a day in the great
dining room OF Memorial han, and man
age the business themselves through an
elected president and board OF directors
These officers have prescribed stews. an
parently because it is a form in which
cheap meat might be offered them ne
glecting the more important fact that the
stew Is the. most nutritious and digestible
form in which meats can be eaten. Mr.
Edward Atkinson, the economist invented
an oven in which various kinds OF food
may be cheaply and we'll prepared with
minimum OF attention TO the process The
workingmen, among whom he attempted
to introduce it, took no interest in IT
Whatever. because it was recommended
to them as a cheap way Of preparing in
expensive though excellent food This
modern temper affords a most striking
contrast TO the sentiments and practices
OF Notwithstanding and practices
which underlay his whole public life as
we'll as private life.
II he were alive today, would he not be
hSwildered by much OF our talk about
the rights OF men and animals? WASH
lngtons mind dwelt very little on rights
and very much on duties. For him nat
rotism was a duty, good citizenship was
a duty, and for the masses of mankind
II was a duty to clear away the forest tiD
&
ne prescribed to the hoped for tenants
on his Ohio and Kanawha lands. For
men and women in general he thought
II a duty to increase and multiply, and to
make the wilderness glad with rustlinp
crops lowing herds and children's voices
When he retired from the presidency. he
expressed the hope that he might make
and sell little flour annually" For the
hrst soldier and first statesman OF his
country surely this was a modest antic-
lpatlon OF continued usefulness We think
more about our rights than our duties
lie thought more about his duties than
MS rights. Posterity has given him first
place because OF the way in which he con-
ceived and performed his duties. II will
Juuge the leaders OF this generation by
llle same standard, whatever their the
cries about human rights-TCharles VII
liam Eliot, LID.
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mental forces of either nature or man
kind. He is not, like Washington, an out
of-door man. Washington was a COM
bination Of landowner magistrate, and
soldier. the best combination for n leader
Of men which the feudal system produced
Our modern rich man is apt to possess
no one of these functions, and any one OF
which, well discharged. has in the past
commanded the habitual respect of man
kind. II is a grave misfortune for our
country, and especially for our rich men,
that the modern forms OF property
namely. stocks and bonds, mortgages,
and city buidings) do not carry with
them any inevitable responsibilities to
the state or involve their owner in per-
Sonal risks and charges as leader or
commander of the people. The most en-
viable rich man today is the intelligent
industrial or commercial adventurer or
promoter in the good sense OF those
dens on a large scale, and has a chance
to develop mind, will and character just
as Queen Elizabeth's adventures did all
over the then known world.
Again, Washington, as I have already
indicated, was an economical person,
careful about little expenditures as we'll as
great, aVerse TO borrowing money, and
utterly impatient of waste. II a slave
We're hoplessly i'll, he did not call a doctor
to him, because ii would be a useless ex-
penditure. He insisted that the sewing
woman, Carolina, who had only made
five shirts in n week, not being sick,
should make nine. He entered in his ac-
count thread and needle, one penny"
and used said thread and needle himself
All this closeness and contempt for shift
lessness and prodigality were consistent
with a large and hospitable way OF liv-
ing; for during many years Of his life he
kept open house at Mount Vernon This
81, H.
what ii meant to devote his life and for
tune in the cause We are engaged in, IL
needful," as he wrote in IVA. That was
not an exaggerated or emotional phrase:
it was moderate, but it meant business
He risked his whole fortune. What he
lost through his service in the Revolution
airy war is clearly stated in a letter writ
ten from Mount Vernon in 1884: II made
no money from my estate during the
nine years / was absent from 1t, and
brought none home with me- Those who
owed me, for the most part, took ad-
vantage of the depreciation, and paid me
off with siXpence in the pound Those to
whom l was indebted / have yet to pay
without other means, if they will not
wait, than selling part OF my estate or
distressing those who We're too honest to
take advantage of the tender laws to quit
scores with me-" Should we not all be
glad If today a hundred or two multi
milionaires could give such an account
as that of their losses incurred in the
public service, even II they had not like
Washington risked their lives as we'll? In
our times we have come TO think that
rich man should not be frugal or econ
omical, but wasteful or extravagant rath-
er. We have even been asked to believe
that a cheap coat makes a cheap man.
II there were a fixed relation between a
mans character and the price OF his
clothes, what an improvement we should
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1904-05-13

ing program consisted of an organ volun-
tary by Miss Izetta Stewart, responsive
reading by Rev. r. X. Marvin, singing by
the quartet, prayer by Rev. H R. Miles
response by the quartet, scripture read
ing by Rev +. Q. S. Osgood, and singing
by the congregation. President Crosby
then announced that the presidents re-
port was incorporated in the general sec
retary's report, which was given by Sec
rotary Victor S. Reed. 1t told in detail
of the good work done the past year and
showed the association to be in good con-
dition After another selection by the
quartet General Howard gave an address
on The Power of Little Things" The
address considered the power of thought
full Kindness the power of Thoughtful
planning, the power of agreement and
the power of a few words. 1t was de-
signed to show that great things often
result from mere incidents, and it was
full of illustrations, drawn largely from
Gen. Towards wide experience in the
army. 1t was listened to with much sat-
isfaction. The closing hymn was followed
with the benediction by Rev. L. NJ Ken
eston.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1904-05-13

Mr.. Hawley was sweet and enduring.
Fortunate, indeed. was he who enjoyed
his confidence and love. A brave. honest
heart was his. life crammed full OF good
deeds and human sympathy. No scandal
polluted his lips. Good will toward men
he practiced because it was one of the
attributes of his nature. Considerate and
truthful was his speech: respectful, char
table and just his conclusions. His pres
ence always inspired and encouraged.
while many a fainting heart was quick
ened and sustained by his CHEEKY coun-
sci. Mr.. Hawley's admiration for those
who could speak or write something worth
remembering, something, in fact, for the
elevation of mankind. was a keen and
dominating characteristic. He readily
sorted the wheat from the chaff and free
ly applauded merit and worth. He de-
voted his leisure hours to reading the best
literary efforts. and to this end the ST
lence of the night was most welcome,
though the hours thus spent oftentimes
trenched on those set apart for refresh
ing rest from faithful business cares
His delightful home was always wide
open to most enjoyable social functions,
in the planning of which Mr.. Hawley was
recognized as genius, his interest in
the happiness Of others being uppermost
in the sphere OF his invariable courtesy.
Mr.. Hawley boosted no superior virtues
being content to leave the judgment Of
others lifes foibles. there was no hypoc-
risy. no deceit in the man. No one de-
rived more genuine happiness from Ma
ture. He loved the trees, the rocks and
the rills, all Of which to him hreathed the
spirit of divine love and power, through
which the soul Of man was brought into
close and sweet communion with cherish
ed natural environments. Mr. Hawley
loved the world. which was better for his
having lived in "-[Springheld Republi-
can.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1904-05-13
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IMAM that OF any other recognized
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naturally look to it for information as TO
where to go.
An advertisement in its columns u.s.
therefore, exceedingly valuable and sure
10 produce results. This paper is
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1904-05-13

Mr. Hawley was a man of distinct per-
sonalty. He was a business man all
his life, but he did not allow business to
dominate him to the exclusion of those
things which bring into life a charm and
sweetness which mere success cannot
reveal. He had a fine discriminating
taste in his selections in literature. into
which he delved deeply; music appealed
to him strongly, and the varied forms
and beauties of nature found in him an
ardent admirer. He knew the pleasures
of the social side of life. not only in form
ordinarily known as society. but in the
home life, in the strong personal attach
ments, in the close and enduring COM
Partnerships and friendships. In the COM
munity life in Brattleboro he played a
large part His love for the beautiful
made him a leader in the work of the
Rural Improvement society and for sever
al years he directed its operations. In
arranging the coaching parades of the
Valley Fair and i'm a great many other
similar works he was an active partici-
pant. The town or city is fortunate which
has the type of citizenship which Mr.
) llawley represented Two striking tri-
butes appreciatve of Mr.. Hawley's quail
ties have already been published, one
written by Mr.. Whiting, literary editor Of
the Springfield Republican, and the other
by our townsman, Mai, F. w. Childs
! 9th Of these men We're on terms of in
timacy with him, and it seems fitting that
their estimates appear here.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1904-05-13

Newton Isaac Hawley was Of the ninth
generation of the Massachusetts branch
Of the Hawley family, who were Of Eng
list ancestry. He was the son of Isaac
and Persis Ball Hawley, and was born in
Hadley. Mass. Jan. 10, 1871. When he
was about 10 years old his fathers fam
lily moved to Homer n Y, where he at
tended the Homer academy. At the age
of about 16 he became a clerk in Bar
ber's dry goods store in Homer.
At the breaking out of the civil war he
was one of the young men who quickly
volunteered for service. and on April 80.
1861. he enlisted in Company d of the
18th New York volunteers. Soon after
the regiment reached its first camp. on
East Capitol hill in Washington. u. c.,
where there was no organized or efficient
arrangement of the service. sleeping on
the wet ground brought on an attack of
inflammatory rheumatism. which, with
subsequent attacks 50 affected his heart
that he suffered from the difficulty more
or less during the remainder of his life.
Owing to his disability. he received an
honorable discharge from the army July
81. 1861.
He returned to Homer and the next
two or three years was employed in
Price 6; Wheeler's dry goods store in
Syracuse During the closing two or three
years of the war Mr.. HawleY was en-
gagged in settling government railroad ac-
counts in Gen. MeigS's bureau in the war
department. The work of this depart
ment was carried on in the building now
known as the Cochran Art gallery in
Washington.
In 1867 Mr.. Hawley went to Spring
field, Mass where he became associated
in the dry goods business of w. II. Nc
knight e Co. The firm was afterwards
Mcknight, Norton e Hawley. During
his residence in Springfield Mr.. Hawley
was very active in public affairs, and
served in 1876 and 1877 as an alderman
from ward 5 under Mayor Wrights ad-
ministration. In 1877 he sold out his in
terest in the firm in Springfield and came
to Brattleboro From that time unit
within a few days of his death he was
the proprietor of the large dry goods store
in the Brooks House block at the corner
of High and Main streets.
Mr., Hawley married Sept. 6, 1866 Fran.
ces Marion Mcknight of Springfield, who
survives him with two daughters, Grace
Mrs. George L. Durham of Brattleboro
and Ruth, Mrs. ]. Lewis Morse, jr., OF
Philadelphia.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1904-05-13

The funeral was held at the family
home on North Main street Tuesday after
noon. Rev. II. r. Miles, pastor of the
Centre church. officiated. GO Bury Thy
sorrow and Gods Ways Are Best
were sung by Mrs, w. +. Hubbard and
Mrs. Il, c. Bacon. Many beautiful floral
tributes We're sent by relatives and
friends. The honorary bearers We're DR.
S. f. LawtOn, DR.. \. /. Miller, Charles W
Durham, F. Z. Dickinson, O. j. Pratt Of
Rrattleboro and Alexander Leth Of
Springfield, Mass. The burial was in
Morningside cemetery. Among those at
tending the funeral from out OF town
were Mr.. and Mrs j. Lewis Morse, jr., and
L. Milton Dexter of Philadelphia, Mrs
John b. Mcknight Charles II. Mcknight
Mr.. and Mrs. F. NJ. Coats, Mrs. G. Wood
Taylor and Theodore Haynes of Spring
field, Miss May E. Hawley of Amherst
and Mr.. and Mrs S. w. Durham of West
Paris, Me.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1904-05-13
THE LADIES favor painting

Idk LADIES favor painting their
churches, and therefore we urge every minister
10 remember we give liberal quantity of the
Longman Martinez Paint toward painting
Wears and covers like geld.
Don't pay $50 gallon for linseed oil worth
6O cents which you do when you buy other
paints in can with paint label on il.
and make IA, therefore when you want IA
gallons of paint buy only eight of l.. 4 NJ,
and mix six gallons pure linseed oil with it,
and thus get paint at less than Sl.2O per gallon
Many houses are well painted with four
gallons OF L. & NJ and three gallons of linseed
oil mixed Herewith.
These celebrated paints are sold by
ROBBINS COwLES, Brattleboro, VT.
NJ G. WILLIAMS, Putney. VT.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1904-05-13
Y. M. c. A. Anniversary Exercises.

The Brattleboro Young Mems Chris
tian association observed last Sunday it's
21st birthday anniversary, the observance
being similar to the usual anniversary
exercises. In the morning State Secre-
tary F. S. Morrison of Burlington spoke
at a union meeting in West Brattleboro
and at the same time Gen. o. o. Howard
of Burlington occupied the pulpit of the
Congregational church.
At o'clock State Secretary Morrison
addressed the mems meeting in the as
ISOLATION rooms, giving purity talk, and
at 100 in the evening the principal SER
vice in the anniversary observance was
held in the First Baptist church. All the
churches were invited to join in this
meeting, and there was a large congre-
cation. Contributions for the support of
the association were made at the various
services and the Brattleboro male quar-
tet furnished music at the afternoon and
evening meetings.
The Introductory numbers on the even
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1904-05-13
Editorial in Springfield Sunday Repub-
lr9u

Editorial in Springfield Sunday Repub
lcan.l
1t is for his gift for friendship the
cordial. CHEEKY, wide-looking, hospitable
and charitable nature, that Newton l,
Hawley, who died in Brattleboro last
evening, will be best and longest remem-
bered in this city. He saw the best in
men, and they liked him, Some natures
there are which appeal to their fellows
through a magnetism that is contagious
and creates its own atmosphere. No man
was ever better able to get hold of
chance travelling companion or an older
acquaintance than Mr.. Hawley. The best
that was in men of cheer, of fellowship
of friendiness came to the front when
his greeting was heard. His life was Civ
en- to practical affairs and to business,
and yet his evenings We're his own for
reading and for association with the best
literature. His sense of good literary
work was unerring. and so by right OF
discovery and not because he had been
led along the beaten path of study and
reading as most men have to be, he knew
the best in books to an extent which was
a constant surprise. He had acquaintance
with many writers-Kipling and the men
of the Authors club in New York-and
they valued his insight and welcomed his
personality. In this city he was a mem
Der of the old dry goods firm Of Mcknight,
Norton & Hawley a member of the
board of aldermen for two years back
in 1876 and 1877, and interested and ac-
tive in our public affairs. In 1877, when
the above firm was dissolved Mr.. Haw-
ley removed to Brattleboro. There his
dry goods business was his livelihood.
but his home became such a social centre
as any place is blessed in having. About
him gathered at night the men of the
vicinage and beyond with the richest
intellectual equipment to commune and
joy in an interchange of thought where
dollars were last spoken of or thought
about. The people in Springfield who
knew Mr. Hawley when he lived here
never lost interest in him, and he was
with us so frequently thereafter that he
always seemed part of us That he will
be greatly missed and genuinely mourned,
we all know.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1904-05-13

Another man who had for years filled
a large place, not only in business but in
a varied field of activities in which he
was interested in Bratteboro, passed
away early Saturday evening in the death
of Newton l. Hawley. The affection of
the heart from which he had suffered
many years reached such serious stage
two or three weeks before his death that
he knew the end to be inevitable, but
he awaited the summons to go bravely,
with mind bright, clear and composed, in
full enjoyment of the personal relation
ships and of the fine things in life which
meant so much to him.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1904-05-13

The ties by which Mr. Hawley bound
his friends to him We're peculiarly strong
OF fine native individual capacity. he
made himself. by reading and association
a man Of rare cultivation and charm. In
the broad sense he was thoroughly edu-
Gated in literature. The hold which he
had upon his neighbOrs in Brattleboro APP
pears in the following tribute paid him
by Mai F. W. Childs: THE friendship of
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THE NEW YORK TIMES.

"A'' the News That's Fit to Print"
Write the Classified Advertising De-
parlment for rate cards. sample copy and
sussesnohs as to the best manner OF run
mig an advertisement.
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BRATTLEBORO LOCAL NEWS
NEWTON ISAAC HAWLEY DIED LAST SATURDAY

Was Dry Goods Merchant Braeboro 27 Years and Worker
in Many Community Affairs Lover of Literature Music and
Nature
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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1904-08-09
Snake Routs Worshippers.

Altoona, Pa, Aug. "a gaudily-
attired feminine snake-charmer from an
adjacent dog and lony circus yesterday
saved the reputation OF Evangelist FL
wood +. Zeak, OF Cincinnati, who was
scheduled for the main address at The
River Valley Camp meeting. The ora
tor was discussing temperance before
large audience, when he suddenly no
ticcd a gigantic python wriggling up
and across the rostrum. Taking Sec
ond look to assure himself that he was
not mistaken, Evangelist Zeak leaped
toward safety, and, following his ex-
ample, the congregation fed, pell-mell.
Elder Robertson ran up on the speakers
stand to stop the stampede, for he
doubted that there we're real snakes in
the vicinity. Something is the matter
With our brother" he said. Then the
python stuck its head above the plat
form again, and the elder joined the
general retreat. The dtums and TOM
toms of the dog and pony show were by
this time beating in the tents, not far
distant, and suddenly bespangled figure
ran over from the circus confines and
breathless passer told her that a snake
was soaring the congregation. "It's my
Tobyr' she said. Somebody has left
the cage door OPEN" And Toby wriggled
exultingly as the snake-charmer carried
him VIGOROUSLY past the rear guard of
the evangelist's fleeing followers.