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New-York tribune., 1906-05-06
TRUANCY BROKEN UP.

Apparently the truancy squad has broken up
truancy in the territory Of this particular school
In the school is an ungraded class for truants
and incorrigibles. On the register Of this class
on February / were the names OF thirty-two
children. The attendance was only sixteen or
seventeen. On February the truancy squad
began to scour the streets Of the school district
The first result was that the register as well as
the attendance began to increase. Early In
March the attendance in the class sometimes
attained record Of 100 per cent. and frequently
only one or two would be absent. week ago
the attendance was perfect two Of the Ave
school days of the week.
The boys Of the neighborhood have learned
from the experiences Of a few that there Is no
evading the squad. To them Il seems almost
ubiquitous. One day one of the members OF
way to school with him. He saw another truant
across the street.
You wait at this corner until come back"
said the officer to the bird-in-hand Then he
started after the other boy Having caught him
he returned 20 the corner. where ne had left the
first truant. There he was. awaiting the return
OF his captor. The officer conducted both m
triumph to the school, neither OF the truants Of
ferlng any resistance
In the district was one family On which tho-a
were four children They were all truants The
Oldest, who was fourteen years had been ONT ~
made out for him early IN 1905 but tbev Ia,1 az
the principals desk for a year because TSrea
different tTuanG oIncefs mad been unable 20 get
him. The mother. when asked about the cbtls
dren. would say that they were In the counfrv
The oldest boy was in the habit OF leaving the
house at 30 o'clock In the morning ana MAE,
The truant squad resolved 20 find him Tris frss
morning Il did not call early enough ana raiIeT
20 SEQ him. The next morning q mennhar es sh =
squad was on hand at T:30 O'clock AqstH th
tFuant had escaped. 10 was learned that ne VA =
IN a stable hiding The boy went 20 the sfsh1a
and found him under truck. Then ne prom
ised come TO school if the squad would LEI hi1,
wash himself Not only he, but the three other
Oldest boy was sent 20 the truant school
Coun1Di'mens pRnars had bean mAda out
New-York tribune., 1906-05-06

The relief work is now carefully organized
throughout the city. and oil refugees are well
taken care Of There are seven main supply
stations where food. bedding and clothing are
passed out unaqubteely TIA most ,1ystenas,o-
New-York tribune., 1906-05-06

The Yonkers Choral Society, VIII c. Macfar.
lane conductor, closes its tenth season on Tues.
day evening with a concert Bach's canteta
Gods Time Is Best" and Coleridge-Tavlor,s
~I1iawatha's Wedding Feast will be sung with
Theodore Van YORK and Julian Walker as solo
lists An orchestra Of thirty New York PLAYERS
viii contribute Beethovens "Egmont'' Overture
and "A Siegfried Idyl." by Wagner.
New-York tribune., 1906-05-06

Miss Gladys Ure, who has achieved popularity
IA her native Australia as a song writer. an
nounces a recital Of her own songs for the even
ing Of May IN the Astor Gallery OF the Wal
dorf-Astoria- Miss Ure Will sing her ballad
For You" She viii be assisted by Margaret
Hubbard Aver. contralto; Paul Dufault, tenor
and Louis Haslanger, barytone with Max Herr
berg at the piano
New-York tribune., 1906-05-06

josef Lhevinne, the Russian pianist, returns
IN November, and will be heard in concert in all
the principal cities until late in April He Will
devote himself largely next season to the in
depreciation Of Chopin.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1906-07-20
A Man of Wonderful Endurance.

Among the employees on Adams &
Crosbys building. in process Of construc-
ton on the site of the old American House
is one man OF unusual characteristics. He
is Joseph Moss, half-breed, French and
Indian, and native of Canada. He pos
sesses great strength and works Is to IS
hours a day, beginning early in the morn
ing and finishing late at night lie has
been known to work % hours in one day.
He is paid so cents an hour for the nine
regular working hours, and for what extra
time he puts in he receives % cents an
hour. When carrying the hod he uses "a
hod OF special size ana his loads vary in
weight from 20 to 100 pounds He is a
good eater and usually devours his meat
raw. A milltmau stops at the works each
forenoon and delivers TO him one TO two
quarts of milk. which he drinks. Moss
lives alone on Elliot street. He has no
family, having buried his wife and duugh-
ter. His hair, which he keeps done up on
top Of his head during the week. is UNI
furled on Sundays and hangs down below
his shoulders.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1906-07-20
Greenfield Country Club 6, WantastIquet
Golf Club a.

Greenfield Country club and Wantasti-
quet Golf club are now tied in matches.
and, strangely, sach team has won away
from home. The score at Greenfield July
Z was Wantastiquet 4, Greenfield 3, Mas
sau system, and in Brattleboro last Sat
urday the result was to in Greenfields
favor. 1t is probable that a third meeting
will be arranged later on neutral links,
either in Northampton or Springfield.
Packard, Greenfeld's star player, was
pitted against f. A. Slack and won his
match, although the latter was even on
the last nine holes. Bingham was even
on the first nine holes against c. j. Weiss
brod, but lost the last nine and the
match. Tasker annd Hubbard were each
beaten, but each won the last nine holes
and the winning of an additional hole by
either player would have made the team
match a tie. Whitney pulled away from
Stearns at the start. being five up at
the turn, and won his match, although
Stearns won the second relay Harris
was again the main reliance of the team
and gave Wadleigh a surprise, leading
from start to finish and taking match and
both sections. Harris played two rounds
of six holes in 26 and %, each. Slack
played the last six holes in &c, and Pack
ard had three threes out of the last six
holes.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1906-07-20

The September number OF the
Forum, the representative high class
American quarterly review. Is out with
its trl-monthly summary of progress and
results in the main lines of contemporary
eous thought, activity and civilization. In
American Politics." Henry Litchneld
West discusses presidential possibilities.
the approaching Congressional campaign.
and the imminence of sweeping tariff re-
forms. A. Maurice Low includes i'm his
abstract OF Foreign Affairs" the inau-
guration OF the Russian Duma, the de-
position of Witte from the premiership.
England's successful diplomacy abroad
and Parliamentary wrangles at home, the
awakening of China, the disarmament
proposition in Europe, and the Spanish
royal wedding Timely topics of FL
nance" treated by Alexander ID. Noyes
are the singular situation created I'm the
money market by the San Francisco
earthquake and fire. and the Russian loan
In his review Of Applied Science" Henry
Harrison Suplee considers the important
question of rebuilding San Francisco. and
the problems involved in the mine dis
aster at Courriers, France. There are
other special articles OF timely interest
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1906-07-20

Eben NJ. Byers of Pittsburg, Pa. won
the National anna teur golf championship
on the Englewood, N. j., links Saturday
In the final round he was pitted against
George S. Lyon of Toronto. the eX-Can-
adam champion. Lyon held the lead more
than half way in the match, but in the
finish OF Is holes Byers was 2 up. Byers
will go to England TO play for the British
amateur championship. Byers had been
the runner-up i'm national tournaments
three previous years, sustaining defeats
from Travis Louis James and c. H..
Eagan.
The sixth annual state tennis tourna-
ment for the Vermont championship i'm
singles and doubles will be played on the
courts of the Old Pine club at st. Johns
bury beginning Tuesday August Z. The
silver trophy which must be won three
times before it becomes a permanent pos
session, is now held by Semp Russ of San
Antonio, Texas, and it also bears the
names of X. l.. James Of Saratoga. n. "
and Henry Moenhauer Of Brooklyn, n.
Y. Russ and Cresson, both of San An
tonic, hold the championship in doubles.
Entries viii close August with Arthur
G. Sprague, st. Johnsbury.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1906-07-20
Benefits from the Use Of Ashes.

The benefits from the use of ashes are
que IN only comparatively small degree
TO the potash they contain. The amount
OF TINS constituent is usually small and
may be secured more economically from
other sources. With the inferior ashes
on which the consumer of today must de-
pend, the benefits from their use are
largely the result of the presence of other
substances In the ashes, which exert a
marked influence on the physical character
OF the soil. Even the benefits secured by
our fathers, and which made ashes
speclnc on sandy soils, were to a great
degree the result of this same action
Tne most active constituent of ashes in
producing these results, is the carbonate
OF lime, which is their largest single in
sreolent, present to an average amount
OF about 80 per cent. Its specific action
Is 10 render light, porous soils more com
pact ana retentive of water. Its natural
use therefore is on sandy soils which are
very greatly improved by It's action. This
tact explains the great favor in which
ashes nave been held as a fertilizer for
such lands. The result Is due almost en-
urely to physical change in the soil and
mas httle relation to the potash >consti-
tueht OF the ashes. Mari, chalk and air
slaked lime consist chiefly of carbon
ate Of lime. They possess the same
property OF amending the condition of
this kind of soils. The fact that this
action OF ashes is independent Of the
potash they contain is OF great and often
overlooked, significance. Leached ashes
nave lost about three-quarters Of their
original potash by natural or artificial
washing. Their commercial value is
about in proportion to the remaining
percentage of potash. Yet with the ex-
ception OF potash, they possess essen
ually all the properties and value of the
original ashes. Their physical action has
not been impaired. They retain what
ever or special adaptations they ever
possessed. Their lost potash can be
economically restored, or substituted by
the addition Of an equivalent of sulphate
or muriate OF potash. This fact is well
worth the consideration of those who
think they need something which ashes
alone can supply Two hundred pounds
OF muriate of potash will restore to a
ton OF leached ashes all the potency 1t
ever possessed. After this artificial COM
bination has demonstrated its value
distinction between the real and the hcti-
uous place OF ashes should be easy
-lHome and Farm.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1906-07-20

Montana has no very high mountains
The highest, Electric peak, is IL, 1855 feet
1t received its name in 1872 when DR.
Gannett was caught on the summit in n
thunder storm, and thought the world was
coming to an end.
II had set up my theodolite and hung
my barometer to measure the altitude"
said he, when I began to feel curious
tinglings In my fingers and toes Every
hair on my head and face stood on end
and when ! put my eye to the theodolite
/ received a shock that nearly paraliZed
me. The rocks began to sing like a
thousand swarms OF bees and the atmos-
phere was swapping with the electricity.
l fled down the side OF the mountain as
fast as / could. leaving Everything behind
until the shower was over. when l went
back and gathered up my tools and made
my observations.
mo, the phenomenon is not peculiar to
that peak, you feel it in all high attitudes
In thunderstorms."
Colorado is really the mountain state
OF the Union, and although its peaks do
not reach so high as some OF those in
Washington, California and Alaska 1t has
more OF them. There are 407 mountains
In the state more than 10000 feet high;
395 more than II. 900 feet, 2S3 more than
10000, 149 more than $4,000 and SS more
than $4,000. The following is n list of
those that exceed $4,000:
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1906-07-20
Keene Golf and Tennis Players Trlum-
plant.

The Wantastiquet clubs golf and tennis
players met defeat in Keene Wednesday
by the representatives of the Country
club of that city. Every golf match was
closely contested. The change of a single
stroke on the 18th hole would have made
a difference in the scoring of four of the
matches, and the playing was of the ding
dong order from start to finish. Tasker
was one down at the end of the first nine
holes and thuee up at the finish so that
he won one point, and Hubbard took three
points by being one up at the turn and
two up at the finish, Beedle, KeenHSs
star, and Fred Harris, his opponent, had
the good medal scores of 70 and 81 re-
spectively, and the other players We're
close behind them in the number Of
strokes. Fred H. Harris. was the only
Brattleboro tennis player to pull through
a victory. He took both sets from John
Colony, the old Harvard oarsman c. H.
Thompson won his second set handily but
could not stand the pace in the third set
The Brattleboro players were handsomely
entertained. About $50 Keene people
were at the supper at which the Brattle-
boro men were the guests of honor. A
return match will he played in about two
weeks:
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1906-07-20

Austin S. Baker 50, a prominent cit
izen Of Dandy. for three terms one Of
the associate judges Of the Rutland county
court died Friday.
George W. Sayles, town clerk in Hum
tington 33 years, died Tuesday. He was
a representative in the legislature in
1874 and senator in 1898.
II. E. Mullings, who was brought TO
Mfddlebury from Alabama recently on a
charge of forgery, pleaded guilty in the
Addison county court Tuesday Sem
tence was not pronounced.
The dry kiln of the Chandler Manu-
featuring company of Barton Landing
was burned Saturday night. About $4,000
worth of lumber used for the manufacture
of piano sounding boards was in the kiln.
The total loss is estimated at $40 900 and
is partially covered by insurance.
AT the Norcross-West quarries in Dor
set the largest core of marble ever quar-
ried in the United States has been re-
moved. 1t is 81 feet 2 inches long. The
core, removed by James F. Burns. is of
fine grade of marble. green and white,
and perfect shaft. 1t was quarried 40
feet below the surface.
The Washington county Republican
convention nominated Tuesday the fol-
lowing ticket: Senators, Frank C. How
land of Barre, G. E. Moody of Water
bury. John l.. Moseley OF Northneld as
sistant judges, L. R. Wells of Middle
sex, G. NJ. Winch of Barre town; judge
of probate. Hiram Carleton of Montpelier;
states attorney, Benjamin Gates of Mont
pelier; sheriff, Frank H. Tracy of Mont
pelier.
Sheriff F. II, Tracy Of Montpelier is
sending out to the insane hospitals and
retreats of the New England states and
New York an offer of 800 reward for
the arrest and detention of B. D. Coon,
who is under indictment for manslaughter
in causing the death OF Peter Durant at
the state hospital for the insane at Wat
erbury last October. Coon has jumped
his bail, and as he had formerly worked
in insane hospitals it is thought he NAV
be located in a similar institution
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1906-07-20

Talk happiness. The world is sad enough
Without your woes. No path is wholly
rough.
Look for the places that are smooth and
clear,
And talk Of them to rest the weary ear
OF earth, so hurt by one continuous strain
OF human discomfort and grief and pain.
Talk Faith. The world is better off with
out
Your uttered ignorance and morbid doubt
II you have faith in God. or man, or self
Say so-if not, push back upon the shelf
OF silence all your thoughts, till Faith
shall come.
No one will grieve because your lips are
dumb.
Talk health. The dreary never-e lending
tale
OF mortal maladies is worn and stale.
You cannot charm, or interest or please
By harping on that minor chord disease
Say you are well, or all is well with you,
And God shall hear your words and make
them true.-[Ella Wheeler Wilcox.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1906-07-20
NEWS IN BRIEF.
Bloody Duel Followed Dreyfus Restora-
ton.

The scene of tumultous disorder which
marked the enactment Friday of the law
restoring Alfred Dreyfus to the army was
followed by bloody duel in which the
under secretary Of state, NJ Sarraut was
dangerously wounded by the sword Of NJ.
Pugliesi- Cont. The duel assumed the
aspect Of a combat between the govern
ment and the opposition, as NJ. Sarraut'S
seconds were Ministers Clemenceau and
Thompson, while NJ. Pugliesi-Conti's were
NJ Millevoye and Gen. Jacquet, who
We're drawn from the elements which
bitterly resist the governments rehabii-
tation of Dreyfus. The meeting followed
a fight on the floor OF the Chamber Of
Deputies, in which NJ. Sarraut sprang
from his seat beside the minister of the
Interior NJ. Clemenceau, on the ministe-
rial benches, and attacked NJ. Pugiesi-
Cont, who had been heaping denuncia-
ton on the members of the government
as scoundrels. Sarraut struck Puglesi-
Cont stunning blow in the face. A
scene Of the widest uproar ensued COM
pelling the suspension OF the session
Late reports show that NJ. Sarraut is
suffering from a deep wound in the right
breast penetrating the lung. While the
wound is considered serious it is not
necessarily dangerous.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1906-07-20

for the Athletics, and as l.. Allen was
out of town Walter Brooks of Hnsdale
accompanied the boys as catcher
The Hoiyoke Independents were given
such bad beating-15 to 0-by Millers
Falls Saturday that Manager Riley can
celled the game scheduled for next Sat-
urday, and in place of the Independents
secured Keene as the rival team. Keene
has won twice from the locals this season,
but the Athletics will strain every nerve
for a victory Saturday. w. j. Darcy,
the former local umpire, Is now Keenes
manager, and he will bring here the
fastest collection of players Keene has
mustered this season.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1906-07-20
$4,000 Fire Loss at White River junction

Fire which started in the barn Of the
st. George stable on Gates street. White
River Junction, at 800 o'clock Sunday
morning destroyed the barn and livery
stable and Gibbs & Wheeler's livery es-
tablishemnt, all opposite the Junction
House; II horses, several of which were
valuable; 20 tons Of old hay, carriages and
a lot Of stable equipment, besides fully
so hogs. The loss is estimated at Sl5 600
insurance on the buildings is $4,000; on the
contents, $500. The fire department was
aided by the West Lebanon company in
preventing the spread of the flames TO
several residences on Gates street and
other buildings on Main street The
origin of the fire is not known The
flames suddenly burst out at the side and
roof Of the barn at the same time.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1906-07-20
TX, BRATTLEBoRO, FRIDAY, JULY 20, 1906.

6313 feet. There is a hotel on top of that
peak which can be reached by stage from
the station on the Southern railway, and
1t is a delightful place to spend hot sum-
mer weather.
Mount Washington, New Hampshire, Is
third, being 6279 feet, and really appears
much higher because 1t rises almost i'm
mediately from tidewater, while Mitchell
and Roam are on a pedestal of more than
1000 feet. There are several peaks In New
Hampshire, Tennessee and North Caro-
lima more than 5000 feet in height, and
Mount Marcy in the Adlrondacks is 5344.
The attitudes I'm South America are
much greater than in North America.
Many peaks in the southern continent ex-
coed Mount Mckinley, and there is one
higher in Mexico. Our neighboring re-
public has the second highest mountain
in America. The following Is a list Of
pee s that exceed 2t, 900 feet:
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1906-07-20
Excursion to Block Island July %.

The Central Vermont Railway an
nounces an excursion by special train 70
Watch Hill and Block Island Saturday.
July 2S. Train will leave Bratteboro
Sis a. m, due at New London $50;
steamer leaving for Watch Hill and Block
Island Immediately on its arrival. Re-
turning steamer Is due, New London, 5
o'clock and train will leave at once for
Brattleboro. Round trip rate to Watch
Hill is SIPS. to Block Island $3.50;
children rs cents. Tickets good until Mon
day will be sold for an extra so cents
for adults and % cents for children. 2t
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1906-07-20

New Mexico has 80 peaks over 10000
feet, II over II, 900 and the following are
over 13,OOO Truchas, 1925; Las Trucas,
1880; Troas, 49, 45.
The highest peak in Arizona is the San
Francisco, near the Grand Canyon Of the
Colorado, 1874, Thomas peak is 1l,496,
but there is no other over 10000.
The highest mountain east of the Mis-
slssippi river is Mount Mitchell, near
Asheville, N. c., which is GIL feet Roam
mountain in the same neighborhood, part
ly in North Carolina and partly in Ten
nessee, is second, being credited with
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1906-07-20

There is a never ending dispute be-
tween Bolivia and Chile as to which mas
the highest attitudes. and the Peruvians
claim that Huascan is the highest noun
tain on the hemisphere. The Bolivians
make the same claim for nlampu, and
Sir Martin Conway the famous mountain
climber is on record in support of the
latter proposition. He went to Bolivia,
climbed several peaks and pronounced
lllampu and Sorata the Hottest of the
Andes. Then he went to Chile, where
his statements had created a great deal
OF Indignation, and withdrew them. The
people of Santiago gave a banquet in
his honor and by an exchange OF compli-
ments, he testified that Aconcagua was
the king of American mountains
There are many high peaks on the
Argentine side of the Andes-not less than
p over 10000 and eight over 10000, as
follows:
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1906-07-20
Shot BY Reform School Boy

William McGinnis. an official of the
Industrial school at Vergennes, was shot
and dangerously wounded "Wednesday
by Frank Ladri, IT, an inmate of the in
stitutlon, who. with two other boys was
being pursued by the officer after they
had escaped from the playground The
bullet struck him in the left hip and TAX
ing a downward course lodged above the
knee. The boys were afterward captured
in a barn a mile from the scene Of the
shooting. II is said that the revolver
was stolen from the room Of the night
Waterman at tine school
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1906-07-20

we used 20 be taught In the geOgrapnies
that Chimborazo. in Ecuador. was the
highest mountain in America, but It has
fallen Off very mucn since those days,
and is now far down in the list, being
2O,49S feet in height, or only 81 feet
higher than our own Mount Mckinley.
Chimborazo is. however, one of the most
shapely and majestic mountains in the
world, and on a clear day may be seen
from the decks Of the steamers that run
along the west coast of South America.
In Mexico there are 50 peaks higher
than 10000 feet rs higher than - 900
and seven higher than 10000 feet, as fol-
lows.