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Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1907-05-03
RAISING A STEAMER.
How Two Young Engineers Succeeded
After Experts Had Failed

1t was a damp, foggy night on Novem-
Der /, 1905, when the Royal mail steam
ship Bavarian, bound for Quebec. struck
on Wye Rock, in the st. Lawrence river
80 miles from this port, says Popular Me-
chanics. The great 12.000-ton ship was
alone worth $1,000, 600 and the next day
divers went down and reported the bot
tom Of the hun torn out In great pieces
and the wreck securely impaled on the
sharp rocks.
one after another Of the wrecking COM
panies tackled the job. but all the va
rious methods which had proved success
ful in other wrecks utterly failed with
the Bavarian. Finally the insurance COM
panies in desperation, began a search for
men with new and untried ideas.
The announcement fell into the hands
OF Robert O. King and his friend, w. w.
Wortherspoon, two young American en-
gineers only recently graduated from tech
nical schools. one Of them had a po-
siton on one OF the tunnels under East
river; he was also an expert diver. The
two formulated a plan for expelling the
water from the wreck by means OF COM
PRESSED air, In a manner similar to that
employed In forcing water out OF a cais-
son. The old-timers laughed at the
scheme, but the young men were given
permission TO try. All the ships compart-
ments were made as air tight as posi-
fastened, and air locks were placed on the
compartments which were full of water.
When all the preliminary work was
done several batteries Of big air compress
sors were brought. anchored over the
wreck and connected by flexible piping to
the interior OF the hull.
The air was sent down into the hull the
water was gradually forced out and on
November l6, 1906, the wreck suddenly
shook itself free from the rocky Jaws
which held it and began to rise AS 1t
came up through GO feet OF water it rose
faster and faster and then appeared on
the surface covered with the slime of the
river bottom. Tugs gathered around,
made fast, and the triumphant procession
steamed into Quebec with whistles blow
ing and flags flying.
The operations had cost only $50, 900 and
the salvage reward is one-half her value
or $500, 900. Brains and education had
won.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1907-05-03
Curious Footprint of a Monster Bird In
the Rocks at Bellows Falls.

Previous to the beginning of the last
century, a rock in the Connecticut river
at Bellows Falls contained evidence OF a
monster prehistoric bird that made our
rocks noted far and wide. 1t was on
the point of rock extending into the river
a few feet above where the south end of
the present Sullivan railroad bridge
stands,-between that and the entrance to
the canal.
It was the mark of footprint of huge
bird of some unknown species, and was
described as an exact reproduction of an
exaggerated hens track. It measured five
feet In length. It had an appearance
likened to that Of a bird, stepping into
a soft, plastic substance, as of the rock
when in its formative stage, and ever
thereafter remaining as left by the i'm
print Of the foot 1t was in a particular
~ hard specimen Of the gneiss rock that
at that point was in a layer OF about one
foot in thickness.
This curiosity for many years attracted
the interest Of visitors, traveiers and
scientists. Miss Mary l.. Morgan, whose
grandmother, Lorana Morgan, lived in
the Morgan tavern on Rockingham street
from 1898 to 1914, says her grandmother
often used to tell her in relation to It,
describing II infinitely. She also told OF
the many travellers who came to the
tavern from long distances on purpose
10 see the great curiosity, Mrs. Morgan
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1907-05-03

Albert Roath, Of New London Conn
has recently been retired after having
served 81 years at railroading on the shore
division of the New York, New Haven &,
Hartford railroad.
OF the 9O,000OOO acres of fertile land in
the west OF Canada the government has
allotted 15,2S0,O00 and has only l41Sn nm
left In 1906 the crop acreage of Mani
tona' saskatchewan and Alberta, with n
population OF S06,92S. was 1888, ne acres.
only small proportion of this Las fallen
INTO the hands of bona fide farmers
FORTY million acres OF the fertile land
gwen out by the government is in the
Hahus OF companies, syndicates and pri-
Vate and other owners, all of whom are
holding for the purpose of obtainine
higher prices.
Gen. Alexander Mackenzie. who bas
charge of all the federal governments en-
stheerlhg projects, attends to the details
OF spending about s50,0OOO 900 annually. He
mas supervision of all river and harbor
improvements the building of jetties. con-
slrucuon or levees, placing of bridges over
naNlsable streams and similar work
Nlhu, patient Industrious modest and
poor Gen. Mackenzie is the kind Of a
man VINO Will get up in the middle Of tba
night and dress and go to his Office m do
FAVOR Tor some young and obscure
newspaper man whom he never saw he
Iore and never expects to see again No
man IN Washington is more generauv he
loved than he. NC
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1907-05-03
The Secret Of Long LIE.

What is the secret Of longevity? We
answer: the surest guarantee is a genius
for it, bodily and mental predisposition
to long life. There are persons who
are "prehgured unto a long duration
Those who have this gift, which is in
hertted from long-lived ances tors. will
generally reach old age, even though they
trample out the laws of health because al
though they draw more largely on their
vitality than careful livers, they begin life
with vast capital
For the man Of ordinary stamina. the
chief conditions of long life. that are not
involuntary, are constant occupa ton in an
honorable calling, regular hours bodily
exercise. plenty of sleep. a temperate
qualification Of all the natural appettes.
a sunny disposition, and a clear con-
science. The deadliest foes to longevity
are excitement, hurry and worry.
Even in a machine. no evolution Of force
can take place with excessive rapiditv.
without doing II damage.
Strictly speaking IL is not oyerwork-
mat Is in the aggregate, that kills Il IS
100 much work done in too little time
mat causes so many breakdowns today
work pure and simple. however hard or
constant seldom Impairs the health. II
only ordinary hygtenic precautions are OBJ
served, Mental and bodily labor within
reasonable limits tend IA Their to prolong
lie than to fray its thread Even over
WORK may do less injury than underwork
mat rare and obscure calamity from
which nobody is supposed to suffer. -
tSuccess.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1907-05-03

ton Of the towns OF Alstead. Langdon
and Acworth being required to contribute
20 the expense Of maintaining the old toll
bridge here across the Connecticut A
board Of commissioners two years ago de-
cided that they should do So and the le-
gality OF the award is contested. The
particular point this week has been the
amending OF the report by adding an
important word. The litigation promises
70 be long drawn out and expensive
very pretty May day festival was
given in Union han Wednesday after
noon and evening, under the auspices
Of the ladies' auxiliary. division No .
A. O. II. The fancy dances were under
the direction Of Miss Annie Chandler OF
Chester and included the May-pole dance.
Hover garland and scarf drills, and
Colonial minuet. for which music was fur
nished by EXner's orchestra in the even
ing and by Miss Catherine Barrett in the
afternoon. Fancy articles. homemade
candies. ice cream and cake were on sale
afternoon and evening, and after the
evening program dancing was enjoyed
until a late hour
\ number Of citizens have invested I'm
the leasing Of trout brooks this wear and
are arranging to thoroughly stock them.
Among the number are George r. AIlbee.
who has hired the rights Of che O'Brien
brook at Rockingham, and Charles w
Rutterfield who has hired three miles Of
the Morse brook I'm Westminster and
placed in II Monday $500 fingerlings A
number of other local people are dis
cussing similar contracts and II is prob
able the fishing for trout in this vicinity
viii be much improved. but controlled bv
only a few. During the past week 20. 600
trout fry have been set at liberty in va
rious brooks under the direction Of Pres
ident R. s. Elmer OF the Windham County
Fish and Game league.
Notices were posted Wednesday calling
special meeting OF the village corpo-
ration to act upon various questions viz
10 hear report OF a committee upon by
laws appointed at n previous meeting and
take action theron; 10 see II the village
viii purchase a power road roller: to see
II they Will purchase n combination hose
and chemical wagon; to see If they will
relay inadequate water pipes on West
minister street between Henry and At
kinson streets, and the whole length of
Hapgood street, also to see II they will
appropriate money for open air concerts
by the band. which the town this year
declined to do for the first time in six or
eight years 1t is understood that the
trustees have in contemplation a reor-
ganizing of the fire department along
more modern lines than heretofore. some
what reducing the number OF men bur
Improving the protection given, and the
purchase of the new wagon is to assist in
this improvement
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1907-05-03

Jealousy is the most frequent cause Of
murder, Drink, quarrels, revenge and
robbery follow in the order named.
Very few seeds retain the terminating
power after eight years. This fact was
arrived at after tests of 2S9 different kinds
of seeds.
A company has been organized for the
purpose Of constructing an ele ric line
from Toledo TO st. Louis. It will be the
longest run of the kind.
A party of one thousand school teach
ers Is being organized to investigate the
educational system of Great Britain dur
ing the coming summer
The monthly statement Of the public
cent shows that at the close of business
Aprll So 1907, the debt, less cash in the
treasury amounted to seO3, 1851, which
is a decrease for the month of s., 76S 949
rms decrease is accounted for by the re-
uemption of 4 per cent. bonds of 1907
when aggregate practically the amount
of the decrease.
Westheld, Springfield, Holyoke and
other Western Massachusetts, men are In
terested in New York railroad project
and propose to build a line across the
state, from Buffalo to Troy, to compete
with the New York Central Incorpora-
ton papers have been filed with the secre-
tary or state at Albany by the Buffalo
Rochester and Eastern railroad company
with a capital stock of $S,5OO,OO0. 1t IS
FORMED to operate a standard-gauge rail-
road by steam, electricity or gasoline
from Buffalo to Rochester and then t.
troy distance of 800 miles.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1907-05-03
Good Work for Good Roads.

The post office department is exerting a
wonderful influence throughout the coun-
try in favor Of good roads. In its thirty
five thousand rural carriers II has that
many road inspectors who are on duty
3l2 days in the year, less the national
holidays. With the reorganization of the
rural mail service, which is now well I'M
der way, special attention is being paid
to the road question. BY next fall every
rural route in the country will have been
inspected by travelling representative of
the department, and wherever the roads
OF a route are found to be below the
standard fixed by the department that
route will be abandoned until such time
as the local authorities put the roads in
proper condition. In the past the DEPART
ment has been disposed to be lenient with
local officials who have the oversight of
the roads, but now that the service IS
being put on permanent basis a rigid
rule is TO be applied 1t is good roads
or no rural delivery service" large
number OF routes have recently been
abandoned in sections of the country
where the local authorities were unwill-
ing to keep the roads in proper repair.
As a rule the department notes a general
desire on the part OF local authorities TO
comply with this order of the depart-
ment. In numerous instances farmers
have voluntarily turned out and nut the
roads in repair at their own expense
rather than see the rural service ADAM
doned. The reports to the department
snow that since rural free delivery was
introduced there has been a general re-
NlNal OF interest in the subject Of good
roads the country over.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1907-05-03

The "tallest building In the world" is
no sooner projected in New York than one
still taller is suggested-the county COM
missioners at Pittsburg having under con-
sideration plans to put a 40-story addition
upon the Allegheny county courthouse
That would send the roof 700 feet above
ground, contrasted with the 65S feet of the
Metropolitan life insurance building in
New York with its tower addition.
This story of a Missouri Jean Vatican"
Is curious and interesting-of a criminal
who escaped from prison nine years ago
and has since under another name led an
Industrious, honest and worthy life, only
at last to be discovered and betrayed by
a fellow prisoner for the price of the re-
ward on his head. If the facts are as rep
resented 1t is most creditable to the peo-
pie OF Missouri that they should so have
aroused themselves in his behalf, and
creditable to President Roosevelt that he
should be disposed to act promptly
toward a pardon-the mans crime having
come under federal law.-[SpringfieId Re
publican.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1907-05-03
Thus Times Channe.

Speaking of maple sugar and of the Oh
portunity to adulterate II by the use OF
the common or garden variety of sugar n
is well to be bit up in maple sugar his
tory before preparing to wax wroth al
finding this kind of adulteration going on
under ones nose. For time was, as many
an oldest inhabitant of Vermont towns
will say, when maple sugar was much
lower In price than white or brown sugar
and when 1t was thought the sap was
greatly improved in consistency and
smoothness If store sugar was added TO
1t. Now, however, that prices run the
other way with maple sugar selling at a
price per pound two or three times higher
than the everyday sort the "improver' of
other days has become the adulterant of
the present Thus times change and our
tastes change with them!-[Boston Tran
script
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1907-05-03
sIxtIeth WeddIna AnnIversarx.

Mr. and Mrs. S. S. Villas Of School street
observed last Sunday the 60th anniversary
OF their wedding. Many neighbors call
ed during the day and some brought flow
ers. Among the remembrances were a
case from their children In the West in
to which six gold pieces of ten dollars
each were fitted and five 500 gold pieces
from Charles N. Villas Of New York and
Alstead. The couple were born AMI mar
ried in Alstead and they came to Bellows
Falls to live in 1862. Mr. Villas has suf-
fered somewhat during the last year or
two with a disease of the bones of the
toes, and at different times has had three
of them amputated, the last about two
weeks ago. In other respects both enjoy
excellent health. Mr., Villas is Sc and Mrs
Villas SO.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1907-05-03
SKIRTS
BELLOWS FALLS NEWS
Seven Licenses Granted-No Bottle Ii
cenSe,

Seven Licenses oranted-No Bottle IL
cense.
The various hearings given by the IL
cense commissioners during the past two
weeks were completed Monday afternoon,
and on Tuesday the board issued licenses
to the successful applicants, and notified
the unsuccessful ones of their defeat.
First class licenses were granted to the
four who had them last year, F. F. Shep
ard OF Hotel Windham, L. T. Lowell OF
Hotel Rockingham, ]. w. Buemond of
the Central House, and Thomas H. Dom
egan, proprietor of the saloon on Bridge
street. The price for these was the same
as last year, $1,000 each. In addition, the
board issued licenses to H. H. Davis,
druggist, who had a license last year, and
to Mrs. S. T. Andrews, and o. A. Cast,
druggists neither of whom would accept
one last year Fuller's drug store did
not apply.
This number leaves one more still avail
able should the commissioners see At to
issue IT, but for the present it will stand
as now. The commissioners are of the
opinion that the refusing to grant a bot
tie license last year gave satisfaction to
the majority of people, although they
admit there are two sides to the ques-
ton, and some reasons why one should
be granted. II is not probable a bottle
license will be issued. At the first hear
ing only a small amount OF interest was
shown, not more than dozen people ap-
pearing, and no objections were made.
At the second hearing there was no one
in the hall al the time set and the COM
missioners felt lonesome, but in a few
minutes one of the applicants sauntered
in with a companion, and that was all.
No objections were made.
There were more at the hearing Mon
day. and objection was entered to the
granting of the license to Francisco Mas
succo in Farr block, and to NJ. ]. Barrett
in the Dominique block. the latter by pc
tition signed by 60 people, largely en-
ployes of the offices Of the Vermont Farm
Machine company, who have to pass the
place four times a day. and by F. H.
Brown, representing real estate across
the street. Mr.. Brown was also the OBJ
jector to the Massucco application for the
same reason.
During last year the board Of COM
missioners did not have a single Complaint
entered to them of any violation Of the
law, or misuse of the licenses by those
who had them. Only six persons were
named to them during the year as those
who should not have liquor sold to them,
and these names were posted in the sa-
looms. Only three of these were residents
of the town. A longer list of 81 names
OF those convicted by the courts of drunk
enness, only six of which are residents
Of the town, has recently been filed and
the names posted according to law 1t
would seem that license matters have
been administered in remarkably salts
factory manner in this town during the
last year both by the commissioners and
dealers.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1907-05-03
SMALL WARES

$50 count paper pins, regularly &c.
sale price 1e
Paper safety pins, regularly &c.
sale price 1c
Box of 80 mourning pins, regularly &c.
sale price 1c
Shaded crochet cotton, regularly Sc
sale price 1c
Embroidery cotton, regularly Sc.
sale price1e
Thimbles, regularly Sc, sale price 1c
Jet head hat pins, regularly &c,
sale price 1e
White tape. regularly &c, sale price 1e
Black darning cotton, regularly &c,
sale price 1c
RULED side garters, regularly 15c.
sale price &C
1000 skeins embroidery silks, regular
" &C. sale price 3Jsc
Dress shields, fine quality, regularly
15c. sale price &c
3 and inch cutting out scissors, CSC and
39c value 15c
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1907-05-03
How to Run a Newspaper.

When man goes astray
Keep il out.
When the critic roasts a play
Keep II out.
When two men in anger clash:
When a merchant goes to smash;
When the cashier steals the cash
Keep 1t out.
When they quarrel in the church
Keep it out.
When a teacher Yields the birch
Keep II out.
When nine women fair to see
Whisper something over tea
Print 1t? Goodness gracious me!
Keep it out!"
When two statesmen make a deal
Keep It out.
When another tries to steal
Keep ii out.
Stories thin and stories tall;
Good and bad and big and small
Anything that's news at all
Keep EN- OUT"
-[Peoria ald-Transcript.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1907-05-03

and the employees of the tavern used to
make a practice of showing the strangers
across the then unoccupied island. There
was then but one bridge reaching the
island and that on the road leading to
the toll bridge, making it a roundabout
journey.
Miss Morgan remembers herself that
in her childhood many people from dis
lance, who had not heard of the de-
struction of the relic, used to inquire re-
garding 1t and that some member of the
family would go and show them where
its location had earlier been.
Not far from the year 1900 a movement
was made by the faculty of Dartmouth
college to secure possession of the curl
osity for their museum and a time was
set for coming to Bellows Falls and re-
moving a section of the layer of stone.
Some unprincipled and unappreciative
citizens, learning of the plan to remove
1t, went there a day or two before the
proposed visit and with powder blew the
interesting curiosity to pieces rather than
have it taken from this vicinity.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1907-05-03
LACE DEPARTMENT

300 yds. cream gallons, value Sc to Go
sale price W.
Plat walls. edges and insertion. value
sc to Sc, sale price az
40-inch allover lace net, value 81 %
sale price 75e
36-inch alover oriental lace. value
$50, sale price o.
22-inch allover cambria and muslin en-.
broideries. value soc, sale price ace
Wide snowy hamburgs, value 15c and
l9c, sale price PFC
All colors in good washable taffeta
ribbon, 3 to in. wide, value 12lkc to l5o
yard, sale price TO-
Ladies' hemstitched and embroidered
handkerchiefs, value sc, sale price &c
Ladies' plain linen and embroidered
Swiss handkerchiefs, value 12lkc and l5c
sale price &c
White and cream lace chemisettes. value
SOC and CSC, sale price poe
White and cream lace stocks, value 25c.
sale price ice
Embroidered hemstitched top collars
values 12izc, sale price Sc
Embroidered hemstitched top collars
value 25c, sale price Toe
Imported French feather boas, value IS.
sale price Ses
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1907-05-03
How's Thls7

We offer One Hundred Dollars Reward
for any case of Catarrh that cannot be
cured by Halls Catarrh Cure.
F. J, CHENEY & Co, Toledo, O.
We, the undersigned, have known F. j
Cheney for the last 10 years, and believe
transactions, and financially able to carry
out any obligations made by his firm,
WALDING, KINNAN &, MARVIN,
Wholesale Druggists Toledo, o.
Halls Catarrh Cure Is taken internally
acting directly upon the blood and mu-
cous surfaces OF the system. Testimonials
sent free. Price 75c per bottle. Sold by
Take Halls Family Pills for constipa-
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1907-05-03
A Captain Kidd Excitement at Bellows
Falls.

The late DR.. S. NJ. Blake used frequent
ly to tell an interesting story OF an ex-
element that ragged here at about the
time he came, in 1899: Two Spanish
silver dollars, of very early date, were
eXcavated by some workmen near the
head of the canal, This gave rise to an
excitement over the theory of its having
been a part of the famous treasure OF
Captain Kidd. A gang of men worked
for number of weeks carefully exca-
waiting the land in all that vicinity ex-
pecting to find the remainder of the
hidden treasure. The story was that the
noted pirate had come up the river in a
boat as far as here, and not being able
to go further because Of the falls. he had
buried the treasure at that point, inten-
ding to return in after years TO remove It.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1907-05-03
Narrow Escape From Drowning.

w. r. Bulls, foreman Of the Rutland
railroad round house here, had a narrow
escape from drowning Saturday morning
He was crossing the bridge over the canal
near the round house when a moving
train in some manner caused him to lose
his balance and fall into the canal be-
low. The water was high and swift He
caught hold Of the abutment and with
dihiculty retained his hold until W. w.
Greene who heard his cries summoned
help and threw him a rope.