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Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1906-01-19
The Greatest Dam on Earth.

Here are some interesting facts from
the great government dam at Salt River,
Ariz., from the Technical World maya
zine Fifteen years ago the highest dam
in existence was the Furens dam lin
Franco, the total height of which was
40 feet. Since then three very much
larger dams have been built In the United
States. These are the Croton dam in
New York, the Clinton waterworks dam
near Boston and the waterworks dam
at Denver, on the south fork of South
Platte river. Each of these at present
holds the record in one respect or another;
the Denver dam is the highest in the
world the Clinton impounds the largest
amount of water; and the Croton dam
contains the largest mass of masonary
But the Salt River dam when finished will
be higher than Denver; will exceed the
Croton dam in masonry; and 1t will i'm
pound twice as much water as all three
dams put together. 1t will be 270 feet
high from foundation TO parapet, will con-
tain 100000 cubic yards of masonry, and
will impound more than a million acre
feet of water that is, more than enough
to cover a million acres (15OO square
miles) to a depth of one foot 1t will
form lake 25 miles long and one to two
miles wide, covering an area of $4,000
acres. Its costs, with maintenance for
10 years, will be So 100000 or 81, 900 900.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1906-01-19
William sharp on Keats.

The news of William Sharp's death in
Sicily reached this country just as his
article on 1.-THE Portraits of Keats" was
going to press in the February Century.
Quickly following the report Of his death
came the announcement that the dead
essayist, editor and man-of- letters was
the writer of the many notable contribu-
tions to Celtic literature which have been
published under the name of Fiona Mac
leod whose identity few had ever asso-
ciated with William Sharp. In 1.-THE
Portraits of Keats special attention is
given to the portrait by Severn. After
mentioning that the last words in
Severn's diary were, Fine weather at
last" Mr. Sharp concluded his article by
saying: For the aged painter and the
young poet. both long at rest together
near the pyramid of Caius Cestius in the
old Protestant Cemetery in Rome, Fine
weather at last. "
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1906-01-19
MAKING THE FIRST MATCH.
But the Druggists Invention Was Not a
Success.


In the nineteeth century-the century
in which so many wonderful things were
done-the fourth step in the development
of the match was taken. In 1927 John
Walker, druggist i'm a small English
town, tipped splint with sulphur. chic
rate of potash and sulphd OF anthony
and rubbed II on sandpaper and It burst
into flame.
The druggist had discovered the first
friction chemical match. the kind we use
today. 1t Is called friction chemical be-
cause 1t is made by mixing certain chemi-
Gals together and rubbing them. Al
though Walkers match did not require
the bottle of acid, IL nevertheless was not
a good one. II could be lighted only by
hard rubbing. and II sputtered and threw
fire in all directions
In few years. however. phosphorus
was substituted on the tip for antimony
and the change worked wonders The
match could now be lighted with very
little rubbing, and il was no longer neces-
sary to have sandpaper upon which to rub
II. 1t would ignite when rubbed on any
dry surface, and there was no longer any
sputtering. This was the phosphorus
match the match with which we are so
familiar
After the invention OF the easily lighted
phosphorus match there was no longer
use for the dip-splint or the strike-a
light The old methods of getting a blaze
were gradually laid aside and forgotten
The first phosphorus matches were sold
FOR % cents a block-a block containing
l44 matches-and they were used by but
few
Now a hundred matches can be bought
for cent. 1t is said that in the United
States we use about l5O, 900 900 900
matches year. This, on an average is
about five matches day for every per-
son. list. Nicholas
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1906-01-19
LOCAL OVERFLOW.

Fred w. Putnam has resigned as a
member of the board of water commits
sioners.
The banns of marriage between Charles
Randis and Elizabeth Connolly were pub
lished in ST. Michaeps Roman Catholic
church Sunday morning.
The ladies' Of the Congregational church
served a supper of escalloped oysters last
evening There was a large attendance
some of the tables being filled o second
time.
The late Marshall Field of Chicago
multi millionaire, compiled a genealogy
of the Field family few years ago and
presented two sets to the Brattleboro Free
library. 1t contains the names of the
Brattleboro Fields.
Durham Brothers will hold their annual
school for statesmen next Thursday, Fri
day and Saturday. A sociable and supper
will be held in the Brooks House Friday
evening. to which all the statesmen. en-
ployes, husbands, wives and intimate
friends are invited.
A D. Wyatt, E. d. Whitney, John
Manley, DR.. G. r. Anderson and Carl
Heni<el were among those who attended
the automobile shows i'm New York this
week. Mr.. Whitney sold a six-cylinder
Stevens-Duryea car to Mr.. Hardness of
Springfield, this state
Crosby &, Parker turned the water from
Pleasant Valley brook into the newly-laid
16-inch main Saturday. This main con-
meets with the old six-inch main running
to the Chestnut Hill reservoir. Mr.. Parker
has come to assist Mr.. Crosby in the gem
erai oversight of the work of laying pipe
to Stickney brook for the present. The
work will be continued as long as the
weather permits.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1906-01-19

Franklin believed in fair competition. I'm
freedom for others as well as himself and
cared more for his personal independence
In the conduct of his business than for
the business itself The story of the saw
dust pudding should be known I'm every
newspaper Office in the country. When
he first started his Gazette" he made
some free comments on certain public
officials, and some OF the influential
patrons Of the paper resented It and tried
to stop It, He invited them to dinner.
When they came they found nothing on
the table but a pudding made of coarse
meal and a jug OF water They sat down,
Franklin flled the plates and then his
own and proceeded to eat heartily. but his
guests could not swallow the stun After
few moments Franklin rose. and, look
ing at them. said quietly: MY friends.
any man who can subsist ON sawdust pud-
ding, as | can, needs no mans patronage"
-[American Illustrated Magazine.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1906-01-19
THE Aaoosrook POTATO FIELDS.
Novel Mechanical Methods Which are EN-.
ployed There.
[Boston Transcript

IBoston Transcript
1t is well known that the most extensive
potato fields in the East, and probably in
the entire country, are in Aroostook coun-
ty Maine, where all conditions of soil and
climate are most favorable for the cultiva-
ton of this staple crop But the extent
to which potato-raising is made a special
ty by the Aroostook farmers, and the in
genious and modern way In which they
take care of the crop can only be realized
by trip to the great potato country. The
yield Is enormous-175 barrels Of potatoes
to the acre being not at all uncommon.
The soil is very rich in the chemical con-
stituents required by this crop. Single
potato fields of seventy acres are no I'M
usual sight in Aroostook County. while
ten and twenty acre fields are among the
smallest cultivated
To work these great potato fields OF
course, the labor must be done chiefly by
machinery; and 1t is wonderful to see what
the inventors of farm machines have done
for the benefit Of the large potato grower
First, for preparing the ground, there is
clever combination plough and sower, a
machine which turns a furrow sows a lit
tie fertilizer, covers It, drops a potato eve,
covers that, adds a little more phosphate,
and then covers the whole. Think OF a
piece of mechanism that will perform all
these processes at the right time and in
the right ORDER What would an old-time
farmer Of fifty years ago have said, If you
had told him that his children. or some
body else's children, would be planting
potatoes In this fashion in 1905? He would
have thought you were making fun of him
There is a machine for cultivating the
potato plants after they have got n good
start, and another one to spray them for
bugs, half-dozen rows at a time But
the harvesting machine is, perhaps, the
most wonderful of ALL II is about the size
OF a moving ma chine, and built on the
same general PLAN 1t comes along through
the big field, taking one row of potatoes at
time. First a wide shovel scoops the
potatoes up. Then a set of bars with a
sidewise movement Sits the dirt from
them letting 1t drop between. A kicker
throws the potato-tops of to one side, and
the potatoes pour out behind the machine
in continuous stream, all clean, unmuti-
lated, and ready to be gathered into sacks.
1t Is the nearest thing to Western farm
ing methods that can be seen on this side
Of the continent
The potato-farm machines are of
course, all run by horse power and they
work as fast as pair Of horses ordinarily
walk. The saving OF time and labor by
their use is enormous. And yet on some
of the big Aroostook farms, during the
harvesting season. a force Of ten to fifteen
men is steadily employed Aroostook po-
tatoes are uniformly free from rot; large
thin-skinned, meaIy, and are generally
considered the finest potatoes in the East
ern market. They have done splendldiy
this season. and the demand for them will
be enormous, as potatoes in other parts Of
the East have been generally injured or
completely spoiled by rot.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1906-01-19
HURRICANE COMING.
Due to Arrive In erattleboro Next We'd
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Promised All.

Due to Arrive In 5rattleboro Next Wed
nesday-Protectlon Promised All.
A great made to-order hurricane will
soon strike Brattleboro.
You'd say one would be foolish to at
tempt to import hurricane and you
would certainly laugh II one told you he
had succeeded.
Well laugh as you may, the thing has
been done and the hurricane is due to
arrive here by fast freight next Wednes-
day morning.
The promoter of this scheme, the fell
low who conceived the idea and captured
the wind, will loosen the fastenlngs that
have held this bunch OF destruction
promptly at o'clock.
The scene will take place just below
the site Of the old American House.
The promoter of this idea is e. ]. Fem
ton, the well-known clothier.
At the Fenton store, famous for it's
high grade and always satisfaction Civ
ing clothing, the hurricane will cut loose
but II will destroy but one thing.
1t will sweep through the prices rip
ping and tearing the profits to threads
and carrying them to the four winds.
Then 1t is that you can buy from this
stock the clothing you need at cyclone
prices.
Such a sweeping sale Of clothing has
never been planned before in Brattleboro.
The business of this reliable firm the
past year has been the largest of their
career, but they frankly admit that the
Unreasonable weather has left them over
stocked so the object OF this made to-
order hurricane is to sweep all this stock
into cash.
Everything connected with this sale is
on the most liberal plan.
Not only will the stock to be disposed
OF be found one Of the largest in this sec
ton, but In every case and every article
will the price be found the lowest.
No better way TO prove this than to pay
visit to Fenton's during the conduct OF
the Hurricane Sale" at "Cyclone
Prices" The store will be closed all day
Tuesday to mark DOWN goods for this sale.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1906-01-19
@arriapes.

In Brattleboro. Jan. s. by Rev. Frank l..
Masseck Lewis Watson Baxter Of Brat
tleboro. formerly OF Dover. n. H.. and
Miss Florence Hall Crittenden OF Monta-
que. Mass
In Hinsdale N H., Jan. II, by Rev. w.
F. White DR.. George Steely of Danville,
Hlnsdale.
In Jamaica. Jan. 10. by Rev. George S.
Ropes. Ralph Spencer OF Jamaica and
Gladys Gyse OF Brattleboro.
In Hinsdale n H., Jan. IS. by Rev. w.
f. White. William c. Fales and Miss Maud
Bliss. both OF Hinsdale.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1906-01-19
Eighteen men are supposed to have been

Eighteen men are supposed to have been
killed by an explosion in the mines Of
the Detroit & Kanawah Coal company at
Detroit 25 miles from Charleston, w. Va,
yesterday.
An unknown man was seen yesterday
by two people to jump from the high
bridge at WinooslSi into the winooskl
river. The whole affair is shrouded in
mystery as no report has been made of a
person missing and there was nothing to
reveal to the eye witnesses the identity Of
tho suicide.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1906-01-19
RreedInn a New Easter Iltu

The bureau of plant industry of the de-
partment of agriculture is engaged on a
work which, it is predicted. will result in
materially reducing the price of Easter
lilies Early last year the bureau import
ed from the Philippines a lily resembling
the common Easter lily in size and color.
though bearing only one and at times two
flowers to the plant, but developing in
the remarkably short space of two or three
months. This lily Mr.. Oliver, the de-
partments plant breeder has crossed
with the common Easter lily, resulting in
a hybrid, bearing as many flowers a plant
as the old Bermuda lily and in no wise
differing In appearance from the latter
plant, which will develop in four to five
months, representing a shortage in time
from one to three months. It is believed
that the new hybrid Easter lily can be
produced very much cheaper than the one
that has been grown.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1906-01-19
Deaths.

In Green River. Jan. Il, Charles
Bracket. Ga.
In Westminster Jan. II. Stephen Will
lard "a.
In Townshend, Jan. Is. Henry Twitchell.
65.
In Lowell. Mass. Jan. s. Newton ].
Wier native OF Grafton. IS.
In Putney. Jan. Is, Mrs. Betsey Worden,
80.
In Somerville. Mass. Jan. H. Albert
r. Lyman. II years. months. Burial nj
Mortified.
In Mortified. Mass. Jan II. Joseph W.
Field. 70.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1906-01-19

Forest w. HINTON, guide in Blue
mountain park (Corbin's park, near
Newport, N. H., and his son have shot
and shipped more than 60 elk, 40 wild
boars and more than 40 deer this season.
These have been shipped to New York,
Jersey City and Philadelphia. Mr.. Kim
ton says he has orders to continue hunt
ing all winter in order to reduce the num-
Der of animals in the park, they having
become so numerous that the question of
feeding them is a serious one. The herd
of buffalo will consume this winter hay
valued at nearly $4,000.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1906-01-19
sentIments Of the sehooImaster.

When in doubt take your wife along.
II a man is not as brave as his con-
victions, what good are his convictions?
Every German carries a soldier on his
back, and every American keeps a poll
tician.
A man with his heels run down feels
II In his brain.
Your selfish man is the centre Of an ad-
miring crowd-and he's the crowd.
Don't bother with the man who says
the world is growing worse. Send for a
physician.-[American Illustrated Maya
zine.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1906-01-19
The Many-sIded Franklin.
IBoston Record.l

''The many-sided Franklin" he is call
ed, and he was entitled to the honor II
any American was. Mechanic, designer
engraver, printer, editor, journalist, au-
thor, publisher, essayist, moralist, philoso-
pher poet trader, farmer, soldier, musi-
cian' athlete, reformer, fnancier, states
man, diplomatist, scientist, inventor, So
ciety man, wit. and philanthropist makes
a remarkable list. To each Franklin is
entitled. 1t illustrates one reason Of the
width Of the tribute we pay to him this
week.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1906-01-19
&irths.

In Brattleboro Jan. 16. a son to DR.. A.
Louis and Florence (Thorn) Pettee.
In Worcester, Mass. Jan. 4. a daughter,
Ramona Isabelle, to Mr.. and Mrs. w. B.
Crombie.
In windham, Jan IL, a daughter, Greta
Caroline TO Mr. and Mrs. Eliakine
Bridgeo.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1906-01-19
Nature-Love.

I love snow and all the forms
OF the radiant frosts;
/ love waves, and winds, and storms,
Everything almost
Which is Natures. and may be
Untainted by mans misery.
-[Shelley.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1906-01-19

In Europe nearly 100000 acres are
devoted TO raising the sugar beet. Both
the variety Of beets planted and pro-
cesses Of extraction have been greatly
improved within ten years.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1906-01-19
Each Mans Duty.

Like a star
That shines afar,
Without haste
And without rest,
Let each man wheel, with steady sway,
Round the task that rules the day
And do his best. -[Goethe.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1906-01-19

The period of life is brief
'Tis the red of the red rose leaf,
IT'S the gold Of the sunset sky,
IT'S the flight of the bird on high;
But one may fill the space
With such an infinite grace
That the red will tinge all time,
And the gold through the ages shine.
And the bird fly swift and straight
To the portals of Gods own gate.
-[Anon
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1906-01-19
A GUARANTEED CURE FoR pILEs

Itching, Blind, Bleeding, Protruding Piles.
Pazo Ointment fails to cure in to IA days.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1906-01-19
VALLEY FAIR MEETING
Advisory Directors in Session at
Brooks House Today

Financial Showing Of the Last Falr-cor-
rectlon Of Statement Which Appeared
In the Boston Herald.
The annual meeting of the stockholders
and advisory directors of the Valley Fair
association began in the Brooks House at
IL o'clock today with an unusually large
attendance. The treasurer's report showed
a deficit of $29753 for the last fair, and in
view of this deficit President Pierce made
long statement regarding the cause of
1t and as to what ought to be done the
coming year. The premiums in each class
of thoroughbred cattle were increased
from $10S to $179, which resulted in
"deluge" of cattle at the last fair. In this
department alone the increase in premiums
over the year before was $1576. He said
mistake was made in cutting out the
vaudeville, that the printing and adverts-
ing ought to be reduced $500 and that
there should be better trotting next year.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1906-01-19
Bargains in Tailored Suits.

All the $1,000. $500, 81 500
and $40 Suits in two lots at
$4.o5 and $500.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1906-01-19
The Usual Clubbing Rates

with leading papers and magazines
are In force for Phoenix subscribers
The Richmond palladium. (Richmond, Ind.) 1906-1907, 1906-04-24
LETTER As YEARS OLD.
Mssive Finally Reached Proper Person
After Long Wait In Dead
Letter office.
Publishers Press1

Stoughton, Mass, April 23.-'Tt is as
though my boy had spoken to me from
the dead"
These are the words Elisha Howes
who is nearly SO years old, repeats as
he reads and reads over again a letter
he has just received through the dead
letter Office from his son, who died in
Virginia during the civil war. The let
ter was written forty-five years ago.
Where the letter has been during all
the years, and why it did not reach
Howes sooner is a mystery. The
young man was killed at the age OF
% by lightning, after being at the front
about six months. He enlisted in
Massachusetts,. The letter was the
last one he had written to his fam,
lily.
81 can't realize" says Mr. Howes,
that the boy who wrote the letter
would be 81 years old and a civil war
veteran now If he had lived"
The letter is a boyish one, giving
details about the long marches, and
is full of messages for family and
friends.
The Richmond palladium. (Richmond, Ind.) 1906-1907, 1906-04-24
EXPERIENCE OF
OPERA SINGER
Nine. Wood Tells of her FLIGHT
From the Palace
Hotel.
HAZARDOUS UNDERTAKING
BRAVE WOMAN ATTEMPTED TO
SAVE WARDROBE BUT CRASH
ING TlMBERS PREVENTED
SCENES IN STREETS.
Publish ars' Press1

IL
Chicago, H., April 23.-Mme. Marion
Wood, Of the Metropolitan Grand
Opera Company, one of the survivors
Of the San Francisco calamity, has
arrived in Chicago and she recited her
experience as follows:
ION the morning of the calamity l
was awakened by the rumbling noise
which sounded like the discharge of
SO many cannons. l was on the sixth
| floor of the Palace Hotel. l opened
my eyes, and for a moment l thought
l was aboard an ocean steamer in a
hungry sea. For fully four minutes
the building rocked to and fro. With
oat stopping to put on my clothes l
opened the door of my room, and be-
fore l could steady myself / was lung
| ed headlong into the hall by the awful
tremor OF the earth surrounding us.
AS l arose / saw the hallway filled
with guests attired only in night dress.
We CROPPED our way down the stairs
through the darkness, and the first
sight that greeted our eyes was the
Call Building, which looked as if it
was ready to topple over on US. Some
man told us we had better try to Sc
cure our belongings. With the aid Of
one of the hotel attaches l again enter
ed the hoted and went upstairs to get
my trunk. We succeeded in carrying
it down, but got no further than the
main floor, when | was forced to aban-
don tie task on account of the heavy
timber which had fallen and complete
ly barred the exits.
my next move was to seek shelter.
Nine. Jacoby had secured some wear
ing apparel, and, dressing the best
way we could, we set out to avoid the
fire and wreckage. By this time the
whole city appeared to be in flames.
About noon | got separated from Nine.
Jacoby. / saw an expressman and
offered him all l possessed to carry
me to a place of safety. He agreed
to take me for $40. We had proceed
ed only about a mile when we were
stopped by the debris and could go
no farther. l next set out to walk
around the bay to Oakland, where /
was told l could get the Overland
Limited. / guess | walked twenty
miles, it seemed like 5000. and / had
only re ached Golden Gate Park. Foot
sore and weary, night was upon me
and l could go no farther.
Il found an old abandoned street
car, and in that l spent the night.
Thursday morning l set out for the
Preside, the Government reserves,
Arriving there l set out with the aid
of those dear boys in blue for the coal
docks, from which | took the Oakland
ferry for Oakland, arriving in Oakland
at night.
81 almost cried with joy when 1 put
my foot on solid soil, forgetting the
hunger which weakened me to the
condition of a newborn babe. And
here l am with hardly stitch that
can call my own.
1T is beyond description to tell of
the suffering encountered and none
but those on the scene will ever real
ize it,