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Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1912-03-01
IN OUR OWN STATE.

p. j. Audette has negotiated the sale
of the Burton farms at West Swanton
to NJ. e. Prairie of Marievle Que, for
$4,000. The sale includes 800 acres of
land with four houses and IS farm build
ings, including the "Wigwam,' a summer
cottage on Hog Island point
Frank w. Wheeler, g. of Rutland,
was killed almost instantly in North
Bennington Feb. q. He was a brake
man and was turning a switch when he
slipped and fell under the wheels of a
fright car, which crushed his right leg
He leaves a wife and four children, the
oldest only eight years old.
The South Congregational church in
St. Johnsbury has extended a call to
Dwight Paul Moody of New York, son
of the late Dwight l.. Moody of North
field, Mass. Mr.. Moody is now connect
ed with George E. Doran's publishing
house in New York. He is a graduate
of Yale, of Hartford theological semi
nary, and pursued special studies in
Scotland. For some years he taught in
the Moody schools in Mount Hermon
and East Mortified. He has not yet
been ordained to the ministry.
Cylon p. Smith, rs, an inmate of the
soldiers home in Bennington, committed
suicide Thursday by puncturing his jun
gular vein with a jackknife. He was
ants, but died in a few moments. He
left a money order for $75 and an en-
dorsed pension check for $45 addressed
to his brother, John r. Smith of Ac-
worth, N. H. Smith was a native of
NARROW, n. II. He enlisted from Cav
endish as a musician in Company C, 4th
Vermont regiment, August 16, 1861, and
re-enlisted in February, 1864, serving UNI
til mustered out at the close of tle war.
He was admitted to the home from
johnson City, Tenn.
over 100 members of the Vermont
State Bankers association attended the
annual meeting which was held in Mont
peler Thursday, Feb. o. The principal
speaker was Congressman George w.
Prince of Illinois, who is a member of
the national monetary commission. Of
ficers for the coming year were elected
as follows: Pres, A. G. Eaton of Mont
pelier; vice pres, c. p. Smith of Bur-
lington: sec, c. S. Webster of Barton;
treas, ID. l.. Wells of orwell; ex. coun-
Gil, W. w. Russell of White River juno
ton, II. NJ. Mcfarland of Hyde Park,
l.. f. Abbott of Bennington. A ban
quet was served in the evening at the
Pavilion and at the post prandal eXer-
cises Joseph A. DeBoer acted as toast
master.
Mr.. and Mrs Hiram f, Wyman, who
were married in Townshend Feb. %, 1s47,
by Rev. Mr.. Graves, celebrated the 65th
anniversary of their wedding in their
home in Springfield, this state, Friday.
Mrs. Wyman has been an invalid the
past three years. Mr.. Wyman is able
to be on the street and retains his fac
ulties in a remarkable degree, but suf-
fers from physical disabilities. Both
were members of the Methodist church
choir in Springfield 25 years. They have
two surviving grandchildren, Harry c.
Slack of Boston and Walter w. Slack
of Springfield, and four great grand
children The couple recently observed
their seth birthday anniversaries Mr.
Wyman on Jan. and Mrs. Wyman on
Feb. IA.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1912-03-01
QUARTER MILE OF PENNIES.
ing Fund for Retirement OF Those Who
Have Taught IS Years.

Within a few days the teachers in the
public schools of this town will begin
a canvass during which they will try to
secure one-quarter of mile of PEN
MES Each teacher will be assigned a
district and they will make a house-to-
house canvass. IT is hoped that within
a short time they may raise at least
$500, which is nearly equivalent to a
quarter mile of one-cent pieces. The
money raised will go toward the cur
rent expenses of the Vermont Teachers
Retirement Fund association and toward
a fund of 100000 which the teachers of
this state are trying to raise as a re-
tirement fund.
Miss Caroline S. Woodruff of ST.
Johnsbury, chairman of the board of
managers of the association, was in
town Monday and Tuesday She ex-
planned to the teachers Monday after
noon the plans which the association has
in mind to raise the amount necessary
for fund which will be used as a re-
tirement fund for teachers of the state
in the same way in which the Carnegie
fund is used for college professors.
The average wage of the 1900 teachers
in this state is 81 cents a day, and the
necessity of some sort of provision lor
the days in which they no longer will
be able to teach has long been felt.
Realizing that they cannot save enough
to support themselves in their advanced
age on the salaries which they are paid,
the teachers have formed the association
with the idea in view of providing
enough money to retire at half pay
those teachers who have taught not less
than % years in the schools of the state.
Miss Woodruff said that % states in
the union already had raised a fund to
retire their teachers, three of them being
in New England. Within the next few
weeks the teachers all over this state
will have finished a campaign for rails
ing a mile of pennies, amounting to
$S44.50, and this sum will go toward he
current expenses of the association. The
teachers of Brattleboro will make a
canvass in the districts in which they
teach and will have envelopes which will
hold a foot of pennies, 16, which they
will ask the townspeople to fill.
The idea of the fund has met
with favor all over the state and in
Proctor the Woman's club recently
voted to repeat a Dickens play which
they presented this month"; for the ben
eft of the association. Among the
women who are interested in the sue
cess of the movement are Dean Bertha
NJ. Terrill of Burlington university, Dean
Rhoda NJ White of Pullman, Washing
ton, Miss Caroline NJ. Grswod of Mont
pelier, Miss Jessie A. Judd of Bellows
Falls, Miss Florence NJ. Wellman and
Mrs. Clarke c. Fits of Brattleboro and
a long list of teachers and former
teachers. The former teachers are es-
pecially interested in the work of rails
ing the fund and many have offered
their services to aid the teachers in
their work.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1912-03-01
Eight Babies Killed by Poison.

Eight babies died from poisoning in the
Brooklyn nursery and infants hospital
and four others were in a serious condi-
ton, but recovered. An examination
showed traces of oxalic acid in the milk
which had been used in feeding the
children. After being on the rack long
time Winifred Ankers, a maid of all
work in the institution, confessed that
she placed the acid in the milk. She
claimed she had no intention of killing
the infants. Her object was revenge on
the nurses who had pestered her. She
says she thought the acid would simply
make the children sick and more work
would be thrown upon the nurses Later
Miss Ankers retracted her confession and
claimed that she made the statement
while suffering from fright.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1912-03-01
MANS PART IN SALVATION.
Divine Love Cannot Save SouI-AlI
Must Choose for Themselves-Evan
aeIIstIc Service In Centre Church.

A larger proportion than usual of men
| attended the evangelistic service in the
| Congregational church Sunday evening,
which was the fourth in the series, and
in spite Of the bad walking a congrega-
ton of more than 900 was present. The
chorus numbered about 30. After the
singing of several hymns by the choir
and congregation Fred c. Adams sang
an offertory solo, "Callest thou thus, o
Master" by Meitzke. Rev. r. NJ. Hough-
tons scripture lesson was the story Of
the prodigal son. following which Walter
A. Gilbert sang Where is my wandering
boy tonight" Just before the sermon
C. NJ. Dugan played violin solo, Can
zone Amorosa," by Nevin, which was
rendered with exquisite sweetness and
purity. After the sermon Miss Emma j.
Gregg sang the hymn God calling yet"
The text chosen by Rev. Mr. Houghton
was Acts 16, 81, Believe on the Lord
Jesus Christ, and thou shalt be saved"
In previous meetings he had spoken of
divine love, divine joy and the mission
of Christ, all relating to Gods activity in
the salvation of men. On this occasion
he empha sized mans part in his own
salvation. Divine love-" he said, pow
erful as 1T is, cannot save a single soul.
There is never a soul saved without ac-
tivity on the part of that SOUL The fact
that we have the power to choose is
what makes us moral beings. We are
free to choose and God respects that
personality He does not break down
the will of man."
Mr.. Houghton said that the persistent
choosing of evil is a direct road to per-
dition; a persistent choosing of good is
direct road to heaven. Every man must
choose for himself ultimately, what his
life shall be- An army officer once briefly
defined conversion as consisting of four
steps-halt, attention, right about face,
forward march. There is no halfway
business about salvation. If man re-
penis he must turn his back completely
upon the downward way, as did Saint
Paul If you want to find peace and joy
and fullness of life and salvation you
must pluck every last idol out of your
heart. Some idols we do not like to give
up and sometimes we regret the situa-
ton in which we find ourselves, but 1t
takes more than regretting to save souls;
it takes a decision. Stop wishing, stop
regretting, pull for the shore, believe on
the Lord Jesus Christ and give your
hearts to Him unreservedly.
The speaker said there was nothing in
the so-called moral law to save per-
son. If we want to be saved we must
throw our lives upon the living Christ
Rev. Mr.. Houghton said he was not
going to ask anybody to make a decision
to him, but to Christ.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1912-03-01
THE HOUR.

When strikes thy hour of opportunity
Be ready and fail not; as comes the
tone
OF some far evening bell to one alone
So may its summons softly sound to
thee.
By life of toll in glad sincerity
Be long prepared; high in thy heart
enthrone
Clear aspirations, and let there be
known
The love that in all men the good can
see.
Then at the moment from thy lowly
place
With heart at peace and lifted face
serene
Stride as a king DER whom the war
plumes nod:
And If in crash of strife, defeat you
face
Ali meet it with a firm and dauntless
mein,
And in thy falling, fail as would a
god
-[Arthur Wallace Peach Of Brattleboro
In the Springfield Sunday Republican.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1912-03-01
WHAT MAKES A SAVINGS BANK
SAEE2


The man or woman who thinks of
making deposit of his or her little
savings, oftentimes his or her all, natur-
ally does some hard thinking with refer
ence to the matter of safety. There are
a great many financial institutions which
parade at the head of their announce
ments a long list of distinguished names,
names which are an ornament, and
names of men whose association with
any Savings Bank ought to make bank
worthy Of confidence.
Depositors should not be deceived by
these names. The names of General So
and-So and Hon. So-and-So and Col. So
and-So do not add to the safety of the
bank If they belong to that class OF d.
rectors who do not direct.
In this connection the Hyde Park Saw
ings Bank has word to say. 1t Is a
matter of common knowledge that the
managers OF this bank have given to its
investments such careful consideration
and scrutiny that in its more than TWEEN
ty-three years OF existence II has never
lost a dollar by poor note-a record
perhaps unparalleled in the history OF
banks. Not only do its managers scru-
tinize with painstaking care every detail
connected with Its investments, but the
results show that those investments are
made conservatively and with a deter
mination that safety rather than high
rates Of interest shall be the guiding
principle OF the Bank.
Parties thinking of making deposits
are invited to address the President, Car
roll 8. Page, or the Treasurer, Frank M.
Culver, Hyde Park, VT, asking for a
statement of its assets and liabilities.
Deposits made either by registered
mail, check, postal money order or ex-
press money order, are absolutely safe.
as In the twenty-three years experience
not dollar has ever been lost by de-
positor sending money to this bank by
mail.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1912-03-01
IcEeoATs GIVEN TRYours.
oakes's Remodelled Boat Struck 35-MlIe
cIlp-Edwln Mute Made Mile In One
Minute and 1e Seconds.

CIlp-Edwn Mute Made Mile In One
Minute and 1s Seconds.
Although the ice on the Connecticut
river is rough and covered with frozen
snow Charles Oakes's ice boat attained
speed of at least 35 miles an hour for
several minutes Monday afternoon. Trips
were made around the island, north to
the West river bridge and down the
river as far as the canning factory. and
the boat kept up a good speed all the
time. At one time, while it was speed
ing along, the steering runner struck an
obstruction, the boat lifted on one side
and Harry Gould, who was a passenger
was thrown to the ice. lie was unin-
jured and was taken in the boat again
Charles Cakes and Harold Cakes were
in charge. This is the same iceboat that
made about 30 miles on the river last
year, but this season 1t was a seven
horsepower, one-cylinder Gray engine in
place of a four horsepower engine which
was used last year and instead of one
wheel in the rear which was spiked and
which propelled the boat, there are now
two spiked wheels. A torpedo shaped
windshield has been added to the eouip-
ment, which also adds to the appearance
of the craft.
Ernest Harris and Fred Minis gave
their iceoplane a tryout Sunday after
noon, but the boat did not come up to
expectations. 1t ran before the wind
at a fairly good speed, but when facing
the breeze 1t made poor progress.
They probably will remove the planes
and other rigging which give the boat
the appearance of an aeroplane and try
1t out without them.
Edwin Mute, who is electrician at the
Vernon dam, also tried out his iceboat
Monday and attained a speed of about
45 miles an hour, making at one time a
mile in one minute and Is seconds. Mr.
Mute built the boat himself and ii is a
marvel of ingenuity. The engine which
Mr.. Mute made, is placed in the front
of the craft directly behind the pro-
peller, which is four feet, six inches in
length. The engine develops about
seven horsepower and has three cyln-
ders. The gasoline and water are kept
in torpedo-shaped tank over the en-
CINE. Mr.. Mute controls the engine and
supply of gasoline from a seat in the
rear which is protected by a windshield
and from which he steers the boat with
a steering wheel. The propeller pulls
the boat along on its three runners, two
of which, seven feet apart, are in front
and one is in the rear.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1912-03-01
United States Troops May Cross the
Mexican Border.

mexican 6OTucT.
In the determination that no more
American lives shall be sacrificed as a
result of fighting on the Mexican bor-
der the American troops along the Rio
Grande were reinforced by the govern
ment Saturday and orders were given
that firing into American territory must
be stopped even though it be necessary
to cross the boundary line TO enforce
compliance.
The order. the most sweeping that has
gone out from the White House in the
present situation, was issued after a
conference between President Taft, Sec
rotary of War Stimson and Acting Sec
rotary of State Huntington Wilson
In addition to sending another regi-
ment of infantry and three batteries of
field artillery to the Mexican line, orders
were issued to division commanders
throughout the country to hold their
commands in readiness to move at a
moments notice.
The acute situation in Mexico has had
the effect of putting the army establish
ment in high state of preparedness,
and mobilization on the Rio Grande
could be effected quickly If the occasion
arose,
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1912-03-01
Confirmation.

Miss Oldeigh-"What are you looking
at me so for? You're rude little boy"
Small Pitchers-"My mamma said you
wasn't any chicken"
Miss Oldeigh-"Oh, she did, did she?"
Small Pitchers-"But papa didn't think
So"
Miss Oldeigh-"Why, you're not rude
you're a nice little boy. Tell me, now,
what did papa say?"
Small Pitchers-"Papa said you were
an old hen."-[Baltimore American.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1912-03-01
WEST GUJLEORD.

Brattleboro.
w. II. Buttons and r. L. Whitney are
i'll and under the doctors care.
Leslie Carpenter of Greenfield came
Friday to stay 10 days with his grand
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. H. L. Nichols.
On account of the storm last week
Wednesday evening only Is attended the
oyster supper aside from the family at
the home of Mr. and Mrs. E. A. Pierce
in Guilford Centre. On Friday evening
another supper was served in the church
vestry and S5 turned out. In the two
evenings, after paying expenses, the
ladies society cleared S.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1912-03-01

Gov. Cole Blease of South Carolina is
out to break the pardoning record with
S17 to his credit, or discredit. up to
date.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1912-03-01

You can't always measure a mans i'm
portance by his chest expansion.-[New
York Sun.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1912-03-01

A novelist was arrested in Chicago
Saturday for passing bad checks. If
passing bad novels were a punishable Of
Tense, the police courts would be kept
.-GSpringfeld Republican.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1912-03-01

1t is the easiest thing In the world for
man is to believe as he hopes.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-11-01

was why both parties, in their con-
VeutiOn, were careful for years to
''straddle' on the money question
Although IN some sections Lne
bloody shirt was still waved, and al
though for the first time in the history
of the country the south had become
the solid SOUTH there was perhaps
less ScctOnallSm in this campaign Lllan
in any that had preceded since the de-
feat of Henry Clay in 1874. 1t was the
first time that all Of the states par
ticipated in a popular election and
saw their electoral votes counted.
South Carolina had never had q pop
ular election for president before the
civil war, and since that time in every
election something had happened
which prevented some state from hay
ing its vote counted or from having
popular election. When Colorado was
admitted to the union In 1876, the Re-
publicans Of the state, under tie pre-
tense that they did not want to hold
another election so soon, but In reality
because they controlled the legislature
and feared the state would go Demo
cratic on popular vote, chose us
electors in the legislature. 1t IS
more than probable that TINS maneu-
Yer, engineered by senator Teller VINO
became a Democrat 20 years later,
gave the presidency to Hayes
Victory for Garfield.
The fighting was neither fast nor
furious until after the Maine state
barometer had regularly disclosed the
direction of the political wind since
the days of ''TippecanOe" Harrison,
and now it showed sQually weather
ahead of the Republicans. 1t gave
them a great scare and the Democrats
an Oversupply OF confidence. The
Democrats rested on their oars while
the Republicans aWOEe to their dan
ger. Grant and COnkling had prac-
tically agreed to knife the ticket, but
now the Ratchet was buried and the
two transformed the middle west,
COnkling doing the talking and Grant
grazing the platform Although Car
field was charged with a hand in the
Credit MObilier, and letters were
forged showing that he was in favor
of Chinese immigration, ne pulled
through with a popular majority OF
tariff is a local issue" and by that the
Republicans proved he did not know
enough about fiscal matters to be
elected president.
After Garfield won he made Blaine
his secretary OF state. Garfield was
staying at the old Riggs house prior
TO his Inauguration and COnkling and
two other leaders called to protest
against the appointment. One OF them
afterWard declared that he had never
heard any living mortal receive such
a "cussinS out as the PRESIDENT
received at COnklinSs hands Car
field sat on the side OF his bed and
COnklinE paced the floor. and for the
best part Of an hour poured forth his
powerful invCct1ves upon the head Of
Garfield But the appointment stood
TOmOrrOw-Return to Democracy
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-11-01

Paso, according to the Mills map.
The house is to cost 800
s II. Newman, who has charge OF
collections to raise the $3.50 Trinity
church debt has met with success
since the matter was taken in hand
by him and it IS likely that the entire
sum VIII be paid by next week
Last night a meeting OF the FL PasO
citiZens'f committee on the electric
street car line promotion was held in
Judge Leigh Clark's office. Those in
attendance were: Messrs. Nc
CutcheOn, Clark, Krakauer, Sweeney,
Smith and O'Keefe. Judge Kemp was
also present
About ? o'clock this morning there
was hot scrap in the WigWam sa-
loon It seems that Bob Brown, a faro
dealer who came down 70 this city
about a month ago from New Mexico,
thought he had not been treated right
by the DrOprietOrs Of the gaming house
over the saloon.
Last night the building committee
Of the city council met IN the city
clerks office for the purpose Of look
ing over the different plans and speci-
ucations. After working over three
plans for two hours and a half, the
committee made up its report that the
best plans for the city TO accept were
those presented by Messrs- Maydeu
and McClintOck