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Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1905-02-10
sPoTTINo A BAD LION.

When the Tiger Princess was going
to give up one of her old performers
because he was getting sulky and peev-
ish, Sterrett looked over the troupe and
said:
THAT one is all right, but the one over
in the corner will bear watching"
why, the man talks like fool" said
the princess. That's Zulka. She's the
best actor I've got"
Sterrett laughed. Train an under
study" he advised. I'm give Zulka
three weeks to retire from the stage.
She's going bad"
Zulka was a very beautiful young
lioness; one of the best trick beasts I've
ever known and one of the very few
that seemed to have a genuine affection
for the trainer. AS a rule the felines
don't exhibit the softer emotions. They
feel for men either indifference OF dis
taste But this lioness used to show
signs of pleasure when her mistress
entered the cage, and I've seen her put
her muzZle up against the bars to fawn
on the queen. Two weeks after Sterrett's
advice, to which we paid little heed
Chat was when / knew less about him
than l subsequently learned), l saw the
lioness caressing the woman at the close
of the performance. AS the Tiger Prin-
cess entered the cage the next day there
was a snarl and a scream and she was
down. Zulka had her. Fortunately some
of us We're near. We beat the animals
off--of course, some of the other beasts
had to pitch in, seeing their tyrant
down-and got the woman out with no
worse injury than a broken arm and a
badly clawed back McClure's Magazine
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1905-02-10

day a commission on the permanent
school fund, as provided by the law passed
at the last Legislature. The members are
J. n. DeBoer of Montpelier, Lieut.. Gov.
c. II. Stearns of Johnson, Justus Dart Of
Springfield, Nelson w Fiske of Isle La
Motto. Herman =. Simpson of Sheffield
and DIR. John a. Mead of Rutland.
John II. Adams 25, a fourth year stu
dent in the medical department of the
University of Vermont, died suddenly
from heart failure at Burlington Monday
He was graduate of the academic de-
partment of the university and at the
last session of the legislature was as
sistant sergeant at arms. He was a son
of e. p. Adams of Swanton.
A correspondent at Ludlow writs:
THE Ludlow village electric light works
earned in the months of November and
December $1O7S.1O. Ludlow is the best
example of municipal ownership and
municipal management of public works in
New England. We borrow $4,000 of our
citizens at 3 per cent. under act of the
Legislature of 1902 the same is exempt
from taxation
Senator Dillingham; has introduced
bill directing that the name of Esther A.
Damon widow of Noah Damon, late Of
the Massachusetts troops, Revolutionary
war, be placed on the pension roll at the
rate of 1924 a month. The Senator stated
that Mrs. Damon was the last surviving
widow of the Revolutionary war and was
in need of the pension. Her home is in
Plymouth, Windsor county.
Eugene Narcotic, at one time employed
as driver of a bakers wagon i'm White
River Junction, was shot by policeman
i'm Lebanon, N. H., one morning last
week as he was leaving a store in that
village, which he is alleged to have enter
ed. Narcotic was running to escape
arrest. The wound is not considered
dangerous unless blood poisoning sets i'm.
The prisoner is in jail in default of $500
bonds to answer the charge of burglary.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1905-02-10
In Memory of Dwight L. Moody.

Founders day, the anniversary Of
Dwight L. Moodys birth, was observed
according to custom at the Mortified
schools Sunday. The service in the Moody
Memorial chapel at Mount Hermon was
i'm charge of the trustees of the school,
Henry II. Proctor of Boston, vice presi-
dent of the board, presiding.
d. w. McWilliams, treasurer of the
Mania ttan a. marlborough company
New York. an intimate friend of Mr.
Moody for nearly forty years, made the
address, which he illustrated with many
personal recollections Henry NJ. Moore
of Boston, of the board of trustees, made
his first public appearance after an illness
of five months, at Mount Hermon. He
spoke briefly of what Mr.. Moody had done
for the Mortified schools. Principal
Henry F. Cutler referred to the crisis
which the Mortified schools are now
facing and the threatened increase in tu-
ition, which, If accomplished, it is feared,
will bar out the students for whom the
schools were founded.
In the evening special services were
held i'm Stone hail. Mortified seminary,
where Mr.. McWlliams addressed the
young women, relating many personal ex-
periences with the late Mr., Moody and
telling of the strong traits of his char
acter.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1905-02-10
New Enaland Ports Icebound.

The extensive ice girdle which threat
ems to bring all navigation to a standstill
if it continues, is the worst ever known
on our coasts Nantucket is surrounded
by miles upon miles Of ice. entirely cut
off from the mainland. About the shores
the ice is 10 feet thick Newport is
suffering from an ice embargo and none
of the small craft can move about the
harbor The wind has been driving the
ice inland. Vineyard Haven harbor and
Vineyard sound are packed with ice. and
many vessels are caught i'm the foes
where hundreds of skaters were able to
skate out and visit ice bound crews.
Buzzards bay is icebound and FAN River
harbor is almost solid with ice. New
York harbor is filled with ice foes making
navigation impossible except for the lin
eTs and heavy craft
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1905-02-10
The Rogers Reprleve.
providence, r. l.. Journal Feb. 81

providence, r. l.. Journal Feb 81
II the granting of a reprieve to the
Rogers woman by Gov Bell Of Vermont
were a mere concession to the senti-
mentalists who look with comparative
indifference on the sufferings of inno-
cence but declaim loudly against the
taking of of criminals, no condemnation
of his action could be too severe. But he
excuses his act by saying that it is done
merely to allow time for the presentation
OF new evidence in favor of the prisoner.
II such evidence is not presented, or if
1t is insufficient, the governor ought to
think long and we'll before he stays the
operation of justice second time. There
has been too much of this sickly sympa-
thy with those who do not deserve 1t,
and a wholesome lesson is badly needed.
The sheriff in this case who told the
governor that he would not perform his
duty ought to make way for a man with
more regard for the functions of his
office. No one, of course, wants Mrs.
Rogers hanged II she is innocent; but
her guilt was so clearly proved at her
trial that the reason for expecting a
different verdict can hardly be imagined.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1905-02-10

Gov. Bell is attending the sessions of
the New York state Grange in Ogdens-
burg this week.
In the races of the Excelsior Ice Yacht
club of Burlington the Irene NJ, owned
by Ernest MERCER, covered p miles in
SO minutes.
James Battles, a well known young man
of West Rutland, was killed instantly
Tuesday by falling head first from hay
loft while he was feeding horses.
The recent sale of wharf properties at
Fall River, Mass, is thought to indicate
a plan for the Central Vermont Railway
to seek an entrance by steamship to that
city.
James H. DuLaney, a music teacher
in Rutland and a man in moderate cir
cumstances, has been notified that he is
one of the heirs to a fortune of several
hundred thousand dollars left by his uncle,
Charles Shipley, large real estate owner
in Baltimore, who died recently.
George NJ. Hogan, a graduate of the
University of Vermont in 1897 and now a
lawyer in st. Adams. has been offered
the position of attorney general of the
Philippines islands. Mr.. Hogan was sec
rotary of civil and military affairs under
Gov. E. C. Smith He will decline the
honor.
j. Arthur Teller of Burlington, who was
recommended by Senator Dillingham;, has
been appointed special agent of the
general land office. Mr. Teller is grad
uate of the University of Vermont and
the past two years he has been a student
in the Columbia law school in Washing
ton. He will be assigned to duty in the
West
Gov. C. ]. Bell appointed Tues
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1905-02-10
NEWS IN BRIEF.
Two New states Admitted.

After playing football with New Mexico
and finally landing it within the Union
lines, the Senate Tuesday night passed n
statehood bill admitting Oklahoma and
Indian Territory as one state and New
Mexico as another Arizona was left out
i'm the cold completely. New Mexico has
an area of 122,5S0 square miles. 1t is as
large as Maine, New Hampshire, YER
mont, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Con-
necticut. New York and New Jersey, 1t
has a population of 1876. $40. Oklahoma has
an area of $1,000 and Indian Territory
81 400, making a state of of 70,430 square
miles 1t is as large as New York, New
Jersey, Connecticut and Massachusetts,
combined. Oklahoma has a population
of 39S, 331, and Indian Territory of 1872, 100.
This gives total of 790,39l Both states
are likely to send Republican senators
to Washington. on Wednesday 1t became
evident that the House would insist on
the admission of Arizona. The result may
be deadlock between the two branches
of Congress.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1905-02-10
IN OUR OWN STATE
MRS. ROGERS WEPT.
When Reprleve Was Read She Broke
Down for the First Time Since She Was

When Reprleve Was Read She Broke
Down for the First Time Since She Was
Arrested.
Mrs. Mary NJ. Rogers convicted of the
murder of her husband. Marcus Rogers,
sentenced to die by hanging Friday. Feb.
3, but reprieved until June by Gov.
Bell, broke down for The first time since
her arrest when she heard read the death
penalty and then the reprieve granted
by the governor
When arrested, when convicted of the
murder and even when sentenced to die
on the gallows the woman failed to dis
play a sign of emotion. When she re-
ceived first news Of the repreive she was
apparently Indifferent, but as the sheriff
finished on Friday reading the document
which gave her at least four months more
of life, her eyes filled with tears and she
was so overcome by emotion as to be un-
able to speak
with the formal reading of the official
papers by Sheriff H. II. Peck the Rogers
case is ended for the present. Attorneys
for the woman will bring a petition for a
new trial on the ground of new evidence
before the supreme court i'm May. If a
new trial Is not granted, 1t is expected
that the death penalty will be inflicted
upon the expiration of the reprieve, Fri
day, June 2, 1905.
The messenger bearing the reprieve of
Mrs. Rogers arrived at Windsor early
Friday forenoon. His coming put an end
to the anxiety which the sheriff had felt,
in view of the possibility that the re-
prieve might not reach him before two
o'clock in the afternoon, which was the
time limit for the death of Mrs. Rogers
Sheriff Peck, accompanied by three dep
uties, went to the state prison at nine
o'clock. A conference was held with
Superintendent +. w. Cakes and 1t was
decided that delay would be useless and
that the formalities pending should be
carried out at once. Accordingly Super
intendent Cakes escorted the sheriff to
Mrs. Rogers cell. Secretary Walters and
Mrs. Durkee, the matron of the prison,
were also in the party.
When the sheriff stopped before Mrs
Rogerss cell the woman arose and stepped
forward to greet him. She gave way to
her emotions, tears coursed down her
cheeks and she was unable to speak.
Sheriff Peck, after greeting Mrs. Rogers,
unfoded the death warrant, and in SOL
emn tones read the document authoriz-
ing him to hang Mary Rogers by the
had finished reading the death warrant
the sheriff read the reprieve.
AS soon as the formalities were con-
cluded the party returned to the guard
room
Mrs. Rogers was removed from the
death cell to a cell in the woman's wing
of the prison. She will not be allowed to
mingle with the other prisoners, although
she will be allowed the freedom of the
corridor When the new evidence is pre-
scented to the supreme court Mrs. Rogers
will not he present. all her interests be-
ing in the hands of her attorneys.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1905-02-10
Our Exports.
tScientihc Americana

Exports of manufactures in the calen-
dar year 1904 exceeded $500 900, 900 in
value. Details of eleven months exports
just completed by the Department Of
Commerce and Labor, through its Bureau
of Statistics, showed for the eleven
months of the present year a total of
$i59575, 023 of manufactures exported, and
for the month of November alone $46-
COS, 500; so that, unless the December ex-
ports should prove much less than those
of November the total exports of manu-
features for the calendar year must ex-
coed 500 million dollars.
In the calendar year 1903 the exports
of manufactures were but 42l millions; in
1900, in which year the highest export
record in manufactures occurred. the
total for the calendar year was AL mil
lions; in 1898. 30S millions in 1896 253
millions; and in 1894, IFS millions. Thus
the exports Of manufactures in 1904 seem
likely to be nearly three times great
as those in 1894. The increase in the ex-
portation of manufactures has been suffi-
Client to nearly Offset the phenomenal
reduction in exports of agricultural pro-
ducts
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1905-02-10
WINDHAM.

Misses Mary and Helen Adams, who
have been teaching in Athens this win
ter, are at home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Gould spent Sun
day with Mrs. Gould's parents, Mr. and
Mrs. l.. S. AXtell.
Ora Rhoades, who injured his spine over
a year ago, went last week to the Mary
Fletcher hospital in Burlington for treat
ment.
II. e. Rhoades, Mrs. Elnora Rhoades, j.
NJ Eastman and George f. Carleton at
tended the Pomona Grange meeting in
Grafton last week.
Miss Fannie Cook, who has been visit
ing at L. b. Chapman's the past ten
days, went to her home In Wallingford
this state, the last of the week.
Mrs. H. e. Wood attended the funeral
of Miss Nellie Howard i'm Brattleboro
Thursday. She went Thursday after
noon to Springfield, Mass, to visit Miss
Hattie Howard day. returning home
Saturday.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1905-02-10
Rebellion in Argentine.

Argentine government troops attacked
the rebels who had fortified themselves
at Mendoza al dawn Tuesday. Soon after
ward the rebel leaders and officers fled to
the mountains. whereupon the men sur
rendered Internationally. The rebels had
sacked the local branch OF the national
bank of Buenos Ayres and seized $500, O0o
Numerous arrests have been made, and
the city is now quiet Late information
shows that the insurrectionaIy movement
is now restricted to Cordova. Gems. Whit
ter. Benavides, Garcia and Roca, with
largely superior forces, are surrounding
the city. The rebels are holding Senator
Yofre.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1905-02-10

A voluminous British book issued on
Tibetan affairs has unusual interest as
revealing strong friction between the
government and Col. Younghusband con-
corning the indemnity. Correspondence
between Mr.. Brodrick and Lord Curzon,
viceroy of India, ended i'm the govern
ment accepting the situation as regarded
the 1850. 900 indemnity, but refusing to
permit the occupation of the Chumbi val
ley beyond three years and protesting that
Col. Youngbusband had framed the con-
vention i'm defiance of express instruc-
TONS the governments policy being to
avoid interference in the internal affairs
of Tibet
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1905-02-10
Deacon Baker is gaining.

Deacon Baker Is gaming
Mrs. Elias Jenison is about the same.
There was no mail from the north Tues
day on account Of the storm.
Miss Eme Fisher has closed her school
in Putney and returned home.
Rev. George B. Young OF Somerville,
Mass, is expected TO preach next sun
day.
Miss Mary Farwell Of Brattleboro has
recently visited her brother, o. s. Far
well.
a year ago this town bought two snow
rollers for winter use. This year two
more were added enabling them to reach
nearly every house, bringing a general
feeling of satisfaction to every one.
Some of the farm houses which have
been vacant for years are filling up,
Three families are now living in the old
Styles house. One of these families are
half-breed Indians of the Mickmack tribe
of lower Canada. These families coming
in necessitated the holding of school in
this district.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1905-02-10
A Vast Scheme of Highway Improve
nnent.
Interstate Magazine.l


New Hampshire is considering a vast
scheme of highway improvement The
first of the proposed bills provides S125
900 a year for five years, for improve
ment of selected highways. Another pro-
vides for bond issue of 81, 900, 900, the
proceeds to be expended in eight years
in the construction of three highways
from the southern boundary of the state
to point near Fabyans. in the heart
of the White Mountains These highways
are to traverse the valleys of the Con-
necticut Merrimac and Saco rivers, Pro-
vision is also made for a $4,000 yearly
appropriation for five years for aid to
towns not traversed by these highways,
1t is easy to see that New Hampshire
intends to cater to summer trade, even
beyond the million year she now gets
from it. If Congress makes a National
forest reservation of the White Noun
tain region, as it is now being urged to
do, the proposed trunk highways will
soon repay their cost.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1905-02-10

Mrs Knicker-"Does your cook know
her placer" Mrs. Bocker-"That's just
the trouble; she knows any number of
them. LHarper's Bazaar.
Miss Planely-"Reggie says I grow
prettier every time he sees me-" Miss
Roastem-'You ought to have him call
oftener. '-[Cleveland Leader
Have you had any nice new dishes
since you got that expensive COOKE"
Yes, ten or a dozen. She smashes just
as many as the old one did."-[Cleveland
Plain Dealer.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1905-02-10
Meeting Of the Vermont Veterans in Bos-


The 18th annual banquet of the Ver-
mont Veterans association was held at
Youngs hotel, Boston, Thursday even
ing. Feb. 2. The feature of the meeting
was the presentation to the presiding
officer F. f. Martell, of a handsome
gavel made from pieces of wood taken
from battleships and warships, the box
containing the gavel being made from wood
from Faneuil hall. The Green Mountain
state delegation and speakers were John
w. Currier, of North Troy; James E. FL
dredge, of Randolph, department COM
nander of the G. A. r.; and Col a. s.
Tracey, of North Troy, who commanded
the Vermont cavalry brigade at the bat
tie of Gettysburg. The other speakers
were Lucius Field, department COM
mander of the Massachusetts G. A r. :;
Col Charles II. Darling, United States
marshal of Massachusetts; Rev. George
w. Bicknell of Cambridge, Representa-
tive Henry NJ. Locklin of Boston, Capt.
II. B. Mitchell of Maiden, Capt. r. L..
Reed of Acton.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1905-02-10
Procurator General of Finland Assassi-
mated,

The procurator general of Finland, Sol
salon Soinimen, was shot and killed sun
day by an unknown man. The murderer
was wounded and captured. 1t is con-
sidered certain at St Petersburg that
the crime was of a political nature, and
it is believed that the assassination marks
the beginning of vigorous measures by
the revolutionary parties in Russia.
Dispatches from Poland show that the
situation is growing worse. Sosnovice
is under martial law, and serious trouble
is expected, the strikers having abund
ant supplies of dynamite There were
further conflicts between troops and
workmen at Kalioz and LODI. and rail-
roads i'm the Caucasus have been damaged.
The assembly of mobiles of St Peters
burg adopted an address to the Emperor,
urging that representatives of the people
should have "A share in the government.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1905-02-10

The great dam i'm Westminster county,
New York, which has been building for
10 years to form a large reservoir that the
city of New York can draw upon for its
water supply, has been completed at
cost of SO, 900, 900. 1t is estimated that it
will take two years for the reservoir to
fill.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1905-02-10

Johnny's Friend-"I hear Johnny is
learning to play the French horn"
Johnny's Roommate-"Yes, I've had wind
of It'll Harvard Lampoon.
Maudie-"Why did you fire your chauf-
feur?" Mayme-'Lost his nerve after
running over three people the other day
and allowed two others to escape"
-[Chicago Daily News.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1905-02-10
The Best Old Novels.

Rev. c. j. Staples of Burlington recent
ly lectured at the Unitarian church on
the best 10 older novels. To the speakers
mind, the six elements requisite to great
novel are power, characterization, artistic
execution, moral feeling, realism and
range These tests he applied to a list
of novels, commonly considered of the
first quality, and by an ingenious system
OF scoring he found the best 10 to rank
in the following order: Adam Bede, the
Scarlet Letter, Les Miserables the Bride
of Lammermoor, the Vicar of Wake
field, Tale of Two Cities, Henry Esmond,
the Marble Faun, Heart of Midlothian
and Jane Eyre.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1905-02-10

Good work doesn't require any more
time than poor work.-Atchison Globe.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1905-02-10

inc eng suJete aake by
Los Angeles herald., 1905-01-15

which are fulfilled in the New Testa-
ment
There is, for example, the burning
bush, typical of the light to tighten
the Gentiles; there is Elisha at Jericho,
sweetening the waters of Jordan from
vessel of salt; the rebuilding Of the
temple, etc. The final portion of ths
mystery play is occupied with the full
fillment of the promise of the old COW
enant. A young priest is seen at the
altar who represents the Bride of
Heaven. To him the angels do obeis-
ance, while the choir breaks out into
the strains of the Magnhcat and vart-
Gus hymns in honor of the Virgin. A
procession is then formed and the vast
congregation sink on its knees as the
abbot and his monks carry an elabor-
ately decorated image of the Virgin 10
the altar.
The abbot's benediotion closes this
singular revival of an old medieval
custom, which is said to have had a
profound emotional influence on those
who witnessed it,
Los Angeles herald., 1905-01-15
INSISTS THAT HE WAS ROBBED
Jefferson Poteet's Story Discredited
by Police

Jefferson Poteet, the Chicagoan, who
claims to have been held UP at or near
the corner of First and South Hill
streets Friday night, left the receiy-
ing hospital yesterday afternoon. AS
he passed out he told the newspaper
men that he was held up, reiterating
the statements made the night before.
Despite this fact the officers do not ac-
cept the hold-up theory.
Chief Hammel yesterday interviewed
three young men who say they saw
Poteet when he stumbled and fell and
that he was drunk, or staggering like
a drunken man, when he tumbled head
foremost into the street. The detect
ives do not believe Poteet was held up
and robbed, as he reported, and say
that Poteet himself even admits he
was muddled and might be mistaken,
The case will not be investigated fur
ther.