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Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1911-09-29
RELICS OF ANDERsoNvILLE.
Garments Made In Prison by Ferdinand
kiinee Of Brattleboro from Sacks In
which Ratlons Were Brought.

Some interesting Civil war relics were
exhibited by J. Everett Alden OF Torring-
ton Conn, at the reunion of the Fourth
Vermont regiment in Brattleboro, an ac-
count OF which was published in The
Phoenix last week.
Chief among them were two garments,
shirt and trousers, made in A~ndersonville
prison by Ferdinand Klinge now of East
hampton, Mass, formerly of Brattleboro,
brother OF Mrs. F. b.. Walker Of Elliot
street. Both were members of Company
f. Mr.. Alden was a non-commissioned
officer and after his capture was APP
pointed to receive and divide the rations
to one of the groups of 80 men into
which the prisoners were divided. The
raw rations of ground corn and cobs
were received in sacks, which were sup
posed to be accounted for, but Mr.. Alden
managed to steal several of them. Mr..
Klinge, who had had some experience in
tailoring, cut out from the sacks gar
ments which he sewed up with Rawlings
from the material. Enough buttons were
picked up in the prison to complete
them. Mr.. Alden appeared in his new
outfit a few times, but was obliged to be
very cautious. Another relic which he
exhibited was a copy of the flag carried
by the headquarters of the Old Vermont
Brigade. 1t consisted of a background
of blue with red letters designating the
I'd division, 9Th army corps, and in the
centre was the white cross Of the 9Th
corps. Other relics shown by him were
pictures of rebel prisons and stockades
and copies of interesting documents.
Mr.. Alden came to Brattleboro in 1858
and worked for Asa Miller in the car
rage making business on Elliot street.
He left here in 1868 and for the past 20
years has been in the Brooks national
bank in 'Torrington.
Col. w. II. Miles of Townshend
brought with him several photographs
taken at Camp Griffin and at other
places where the regiment camped dur
ing the war. One especially interesting
photograph showed several men standing
near the tents used by Photographer
Salisbury, showing a group of mel
among whom were the photographer ant
Larkin G.. Mead. Another photograph
showed the entire regiment on parade
at Camp Griffin. This is mounted on paste
board and on the reverse side is a pen
ell sketch drawn by Mr.. Mead, showing
several men seated about a table, OIL
boxes and broken chairs.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1911-09-29
OVER 800 WE'RE KILLED.
The Liberte, Finest sattleshlp Of the
French Navy, Destroyed by Explosion
Of Its Magazines.

The Liberte, the newest and most
powerful battleship of the French navy,
was torn apart and destroyed by the eX-
plosion of her magazines at Toulon,
France, Monday. over 800 officers and
men were killed. Several other French
warships We're damaged and men on
them were killed and wounded by the
masses of twisted iron and armor plate
thrown upon their decks. Fire broke out
early in the morning and its position
was such that the magazines could not
be flooded. After a desperate effort to
put out the flames the commanding Off
GER gave the bugler orders to sound the
"Sauve qui peut" 0et him saw himself
who cam and shouted to the men to
jump for their lives. There were four
explosions at short intervals and then the
terrific crash which tore the vessel apart
and shattered every window in the city
of Toulon.
Naval experts believe the explosion re-
suited from the spontaneous ignition of
smokless powder which had been kept too
long without inspection and deteriorated
The Liberte cost over 81, 200, 900. 1t had
querters for 742 men. Some 200 or 800
men were or shore leave at the time the
explosion occurred.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1911-09-29
Malne's New Senator.

Gov. Plaisted of Maine on Saturday
appointed Obadiah Gardner of Rockland
United States senator to fill the vacancy
caused by the death of Senator Frye.
Maine now has two Democratic senators
for the first time in more than half a
century. Mr.. Gardner is a farmer and
has taken an active part in all matters
pertaining to the agricultural interests
OF the state for years. He was master
of the state Grange several years and
was the Democratic candidate for gov
ernor in 1908, receiving over GO, 900 votes.
He is at present state assessor, having
been appointed to that Office by Gov.
Plaisted. His term in the Senate will
expire March 4, 1918.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1911-09-29
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Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1911-09-29
WEST CHESTERFIELD, N, n.

Chickering and Colburn are making
good progress filing silos.
A. A. Byard exhibited a sample of his
Italian bees and their honey at the Val
ley fair.
The Chesterfield West Cemetery asso-
citation will hold a special meeting in
Citizens hall Monday, Oct. 2, at s
o'clock p. M, to see if they will vote
to build a tomb and if so, to raise the
necessary money. A full attendance is
desired.
At the Grange meeting Sept. 16 a very
interesting letter from Louis Laiselle of
Santa Isabel Juanita, Mexico, was read.
Mr.. Laiselle lived here about 80 years
g and was a member of the Grange.
He wished to be remembered to all his
old friends.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1911-09-29
MARLBORO.

r. C. Winchester and family of Hol-
yoke visited at the Poplars Sunday.
Henry Warnock and family of Holyoke,
who were at the Poplars two weeks, re-
turned to their home Saturday.
Miss Rena Mather, who completed the
regular course of study at the Clawson-
Hamilton business college in June, has
returned there for additional study.
Road Commissioner Worden and men
are doing work on the highway of which
the town may well be proud. Beginning
at the hill below the place known as the
Hugh Adams farm they have cut the
brush, widened the road, lowered the
water bars. put in good and efficient
sluices and graded.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1911-09-29
State w. C. T. U. Meeting Oct. tt.1s.

The annual convention of the Vermont
Woman's Christian Temperance Union
will be held in Morrisville, October IL
13. The first date announced was for
the following week, but finding that the
State Sunday school convention had been
advertised for the same date, this change
has been made which will accommodate
those who are interested in both con-
ventions. No special rates for travel
have been asked of the railroads as all
can make use of mileage books.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1911-09-29

A puffball mushroom weighing 10
pounds 10 ounces and measuring 81 inches
by Albert Saunders in a pasture near
his farm IN bennington
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1911-09-29

A magazine writer says tina a girl
shouldn't marry a man until she knows
all about him. Does he wish to dis
courage m~atrimony?
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1911-09-29

A bachelor girl wouldn't be one II she
could annex a bachelor-or even a wild
over.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1911-09-29

A man finds it easy to marry a widow
because she makes him believe he wants
TO.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1911-09-29
BEATEN BY A FIELD GOAL.
Drop Kick by Capt. Nichols Gave YER
mont Academy a 40 Victory over
b~rattleboro High School.

A drop kick, perfectly executed by Capt.
Nichols of Vermont academy In the last
period Of play, brought victory to his
team 80 over Brattleboro high school on
Island park Saturday afternoon. Meth
er side was able to get a touchdown, al
though Brattleboro was within striking
distance twice in the early part of the
game, and the visitors once just before
the game ended.
Within the first five minutes of play
Brattleboro on end runs by Angler and
Crosby, took the ball within the acad-
emy's Is yard line. On the question of a
first down with the ball almost over, the
distance was mea sured, and the ball
given to Vermont academy, so that
Nichols punted out from behind his own
line. At another time Brattleboro was
within the 20 yard line.
Considering the fact that Brattleboro
had only four of last years men in the
lineup and that 1t was necessary to
make some shifts owing to slight injur-
les, the boys made a remarkably good
showing, against heavier and more ex-
perienced players. In the first two per-
iods the local lads completely outplayed
their opponents, but they found the ex-
ertions in weather of midsummer mild
ness rather ~exhausting and in the last
period Nichols broke way for several
good runs.
Sherman made one of the longest runs
Of the day, about So yards, eluding the
entire visiting team except Nichols.
Angler gained consistently until put out
by an injury. Taylor handled punts per-
fectly and ran back in sensational style.
Wentworth recovered the ball when YER
mont academy fumbled 1t and he and
Adams did good tackling as usual. Has
kell also showed up well in tackling.
Nichols was individual star for YER
mont academy, and Simonds was an i'm
p~ortant factor both in offensive and de-
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1911-09-29

Score, Vermont academy 8. Brattleboro
0. Goal from field, Nichols. Umpire,
Fisher. Referee, Mann. Field judge,
Braley. Head linesman, Ellis. Timer,
Eckels. Time, S and 10-minute periods.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1911-09-29
AUSTINE
INSTITUTION
anaN

4C14
Erected Through the Generous Request
WILLIAM AUSTINE.
And the cooperation of the
STATE OF VERMONT.
In the copper box placed within the
corner stone were a copy of The Ver-
mont Phoenix and a copy of the Brat
tleboro Reformer, both of the issue of
Sept, 10, 1911, containing an architects
drawing and description of the building
and a history of the Austine bequest. a
clipping from The Phoenix of Sept. %
giving an account of the accident to Mr..
Eustis and a notice of the consequent
postponement of the exercises, a copy
OF the New York Tribune of Sept 23,
a copy of the Boston Herald of the
same date, a clipping from the Boston
Globe of Sept. II, containing a picture
ana description of the building, photo
graphs of the trustees, one showing
DR.. Holton breaking ground for the
foundation, a silver dollar, 5O-cent piece,
25-cent piece, dime, nickle, two-cent
piece and cent in United States money,
q program of the corner stone exercises
and DR.. Holton's remarks introducing
Mr.. Eustis.
On the trowel used by Mr.. Eustis was
this inscription; This trowel was used
in laying the corner stone of the Aus
tine Institution, Brattleboro, VT, Sept.
%, 1911"
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1911-09-29

a MARX
CTRAOE MARK

Health, comfort and satisfaction in your house depend largely on the
right heating and cooking apparatus, and correct installation is of the
utmost importance. The STEWART furnace thoroughly warns the cold
outside air and every room is evenly heated with lots Of warm pure clean
air-so different from the steam or hot water heated house. Improved
construction and "cupped joints" make the STEWART Furnace abso-
lutely gas and dust proof 1t is very economical in fuel because of the
large radating surface and perfectly controlled draft. Note how the
hampers may be controlled from the dining room, making it unnecessary
to go downstairs
The Ideal STEWART Range will interest every woman. With the
end gas attachment a shown, it is two complete ranges in one. An
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1911-09-29
Tighten the
Work i'm Your.
Kitchen

elevated gas oven in place of the high warming closet can be had if
desired. The ash chute direct from the range to the ash barrel in
the cellar appeals to every one-no ashes to carry and no dust
when cleaning the fire. Tho Permanent Polish " range is another
feature. The top never has to be BACKED. Have you seer one7
AS for baking, no range can equal the STEWART for a quick and
even oven. Let us explain the fe construction to you. The hot
water boiler is connected with both furnace and range. 1t insures
plenty Of hot water always.
Now-before cold weather comes-is the time o take up this
matter. We make a specially of this work, and guarantee all STEWART
Stoves, Ranges and Furnaces.
The Parker post., 1911-12-16
And Still MISSING.

The Harlem woman who goes In for
the higher art has miniature Venus
de Milo standing on the piano, just
to show the casual caller that she's
wise to what's what.
This woman has the Venus and she
also has a new hired girl, who comes
from furrin shores.
In dusting the piano the other
morning, while her mistress was out
doing the marketing, the girl boWled
over the Venus. She picked it up,
picked up also a chip or two and then
began to weep.
When the mistress arrived home
an hour or SO later she found the girl
on her knees peering under and be-
hind the piano and looking in various
other directions. all of which suggest
ed that she might be searching for
something.
What is the matetr?" asked the
mistress of the home In surprise.
"Oh, | knocked over that statchoo,"
lamented the girl, pointing to Venus.
But it doesn't seem to have dam.
aged it any"
Eyes, it did," insisted the girl. al.
most tearfully. 'It broke off both
arms, ma'am, and I haven't been able
to find them"
The Parker post., 1911-12-16
The "Sure Nall" of Palestine

William H. Thompson's book about
the Holy Land, called "The Land and
the Book" has had the curious fate
of outlasting many books of Biblical
criticism Of far more. pretentious ma
ture. It's popularity through the years
is due, in part, to The fact that it
explains SO many obscure matters in
such a natural way For instance,
there is the passage in Isaiah: 81
will fasten him with a nail in a sure
place." and again: "This nail, fastened
in sure place, shall be removed, and
cut down and fall" The mail" says
DR.. Thompson, was wooden peg or
tent pin, sometimes driven into the
wall through the plaster, and he adds
with the feeling of one who has had
experience: mot one in a score of
them but what bends down, or gets
loose or falls out"
The Parker post., 1911-12-16
HER FATAL MAD DOG SCAR
Policeman to Rescue Her
Little Toodles.

Everybody along the street could
see that the woman was in the throes
of some great emotion. She ran up
to the corner drug store and into
the telephone booth, but the phone
happened to be Of the variety that Is
now giving extremely slow service,
and she was in too much of nerv-
Gus state to wait for the girl to an
swer.
She continued up the street until
she came to a policeman. Then, as
soon as she had caught her breath,
she told him the story that she had
desired to telephone to the precinct
lieutenant. AS near as he could make
out there was mad dog in her back
yard forthing at the mouth and carry
ing on something awful. In the same
yard was her little dog Toodles, and
she dared not go out to rescue the
dear little pet for fear of being bitten
by the rabies victim. Oh, and If the
mad dog wasn't shot pretty quickly
it would be too late to save Tood1es,
and-dear, oh. dear, but she was In a
fearful state.
The cop accompanied her back to
her home at top speed. She pointed
to the back yard and told him to let
her know when he had exterminated
the mad dog, for she was too unstrung
TO witness the shooting.
The patrolman saw small, brown
ish dog trotting about the yard, as II
trying to get out Over in far cor
ner apparently limp with fear, sat an
even smaller dog-a white one. This.
undoubtedly, was Toodles. There was
nothing to indicate that the latter dog
had been bitten yet, for the brownish
one was paying no attention to him,
his sole effort being to find place to
get out
He didn't look like mad dog, the
brownish one didn't; but the woman
had seen him frothing at the mouth,
and it was only a poor, unpedigreed
cur dog, anyway, so the officer de-
cided to shoot him and be on the safe
side.
After the alleged mad dog was quite
dead, the cop put away his revolver
and went over to look at the cringing
canine figure in the fence corner.
Guess he amt been bit" the cop
muttered, ''just scared to death. Won
der if he knew he'd catch the rabies
if the other fellow bit him?'
He gave him pat on the head, went
over and picked up the late mad dog
by the tail and carried him around to
the front door.
well, this fellow won't scare your
little dog any more" said the cop with
a smile, after the woman had come to
the front steps,
The woman looked at him with q
wild stare She gasped stood speech
less, gasped again. clutched her bosom
and stammered huskily: You've
you've shot my little Toodles!"
The Parker post., 1911-12-16
The GipsY's Riqht to Steal,

The Basque gipsies' variant of the
Egyptian legend is worth quoting:
During the flight into Egypt, Joseph
exhausted by the rapidity of the march
as we'll as by the weight of the Child
Jesus, entrusted him to traveller who
was following the same route
The obliging traveller, however, to sat
isfy his rapacious instinct, stripped
the child and returned him almost
naked to Joseph. Jesus rebuked the
thief gently, but in consideration OF
the service he had just received grant
ed to him and his descendants the
right to take five sous at a time for
an object of equivalent value The
simultaneously obliging and thievish
traveller was an ancestor of whom, 1t
appears, the modern gipsies boast
Gipsy Lore.
The Parker post., 1911-12-16
Avalon Light.

Mary, Star Of the Sea-" in fact as
well as sentiment, that is the dream
which the Rev. Father Phillip Will
iams, pastor of the little hilltop Cath
olic cIurch at Avalon has had long
in mind, and now it is coming true in
a way both practical and poetic
Plans were yesterday decided upon
for a fine new reinforced concrete
church to be begun October l next
on the commanding site Of the present
small frame edifice high above the
blue bay
High in the missionlike tower above
the red tile roof of the new Spanish
Renaissance church will blaze a great
white light by night to be known as
the Avalon light BY day the light
house will present a white cross
Los Angeles Times.
The Parker post., 1911-12-16
C0NL0N AND A PRINCE
VETERAN FIRE FIGHTER WAS
ABASHED BY CHlNAMAN.
How He Found to His Dismay That
Cheng, Father of Present Emper-
or, Knew English.

Old John D. Conlon has been roasted
to brown juiciness in every big fire
New York has experienced in the past
quarter of a century. He has fallen
off ladders, floors have crashed down
beneath him, he has been bitten by
the dreaded back draft and crushed
under toppling walls. 1t would seem
that he has almost exhausted human
emotion Nothing short of the day of
final resurrection, one would think.
would make any real impression on
him. But say "Chinaman" or prince"
and John D. Conlon, just retired as
battalion chief of the fire department.
will turn red and wriggle uneasily.
"It was VIXEN Prince Cheng, father
Of the present emperor of China, Wis
tied New York years ago" says Con-
lon, when he can be badgered into tell
ing the story. "The prince wanted to
see an American fire department in
action. and he was sent down to Hook
"a, of which | was in command. He
came in, dye mind, big felly in silk
skirts, and about thirty more Chinks
trots solemnly along behint him,
There was a felly that spoke Chinese
along to interpret. | bows to the
prince, he bows to me, and then all
of those thirty fellies in silk skirts
they bowed to both And the prince
took out a gold cigarette box, all
glishtenin' with jewels, and offered
me cigarette.
Thanks, prince I says. But he
didn't say anything at all, at all, and
thought to meself, the old geezer can't
speak English. So he pulls out gold
case, all set with diamonds, and takes
match out of it. He pulls up his
petticut and strikes the match on the
sole of his shoe.
It's a wundher, now, l says to
this interpreter, that the old felly
wouldn't strike that match on the heel
of his pants
81 wud,' says the prince, turning
an eye on me that was as coold and
solemn as an OWLS. 4 wud-if I was
an Irishman.'
Man." says Battalion Chief Con]on,
retired, wiping his forehead and speak
ing with great feeling, we cud have
had me head for a pin cushion.
stud there, wishin' that might die."-
New York Letter to the Cincinnati
Times-Star.
The Parker post., 1911-12-16
Make Clothing From SeaWeed.

May we show you some Of our lat
est patterns in seaweed?'
The day may not be far distant
when our tailor will make this remark
in the same commonplace tone that
he uses when showing us some choice
tweed or serge for seaside wear.
Seaweed is really most useful com.
modify 1t forms a cheap barometer
and holiday memento for our chill.
dren; it provides the farmer with a
somewhat odoriferous manure; Ger.
tain varieties of the weed have been
turned to account in the manufacture
of Photographic materials and now it
promises to supply US with summer
garments
The weed used for this purpose
comes from Australia and Is more a
fiber than a seaweed proper. 1t Is
dredged up from the bottom OF the
sea.
During the past few months several
mills in Yorkshire have been expert
menting, in the hope that cloth could
be made from it At first it was
thought too coarse for the manufac.
ture of suitings, but the results are
said to have been very satisfactory
and beyond all expectation.
It is light brown in color, as soft
as wool and will readily take wool
dyes.
The Parker post., 1911-12-16
SUCCESS WITH MARCH PIGS
Apples and MiIk-Ready to Kill
in Two Weeks.

By ]. B. JOHNSON, Pennsylvania.)
I have best success with young pigs
farrowsd about the middle of March.
When about a month old we wean
them and put them in pen by them
They learn to drink quickly.
We add little middling to the
milk About the first Of May we turn
the pigs into the orchard on grass and
clover pasture. We feed twice daily
with bran and middlings mixed with
milk or water, giving them all they
want
We begin to fatten November l. on
corn, corn fodder, apples and milk.
They are ready for killing about. the
middle of November.