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THE VERMONT PIICENIX, BRATTLEBORO, FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 23, 1910. 4 If 4 HE'S 1 'It:??' il -i it N' IP1 11 Ir; W -V I BBBBII POWERFUL PLAYS "The Wolf," One of the Finest Attractione on the Road, Will Be Presented in the Auditorium Tuesday and Wednesday Thurs " day, "The Final Settlement" It Is with frro.it satisfaction that Man ager Oeorfre li. Fox announces his Hpcclal theatrical attractions In tlio Audi torlum for the homo people anil the vis itors In town on the three nlfjhts of the "Valley fair next week. "The Wolf," the powerful play of the Hudson Bay fur country by Eugene Walter, will he pre sented Tuesday and Wednesday nights, and on Thursday night "The Tlnal Set tlement," a vigorous, bouyant and clev erly constructed drama of modern social and business life, will be given. "The Wolf" Is a big, vital, thrilling pl.iv, without a cheap line or a hackneyed situation. It Is one of the finest plays on the road today, nnd is secured f,-r one of the attractions of the Valley fair week at an expense of several hundred dol'ars uhove the tlgure for which a good play could lie booked. After Its appoanmce In January, 1909, The Phcrnix staid of it that It "eclipsed anything seen here this Moacon and came near supplanting former attractions of a similar nature In the favor of Hrnttleboro audiences." Hilda MacTavlsh, daughter of Andrew SlacTavish, a Scotch trader In the Hud son Hay fur country. Is a tender, un learned, gentle girl, placed in the great lonesomeness of that region, and mure lonesome by reason of the almost iiuiiil ueul hatred of hor father, wholias been embittered by the early desertion of his wife and believes that "line wlmmen are guld." Jules nenublen'is n Prennh Guinillnn, a handsome, true ivoiMsmnn who has been visiting nt the MacTavlsh liome tor years, always with ready wel come. Into that picture of native at mosphere comes William McDonald, a railroad engineer, who years before had been responsible for the downfall and death of Honublen's half-sister. Iteau bion, left by bis father with the charge to find the half-sister, discover the facts of her pltable death and starts out to hunt the man, accompanied by lta'tlste, his trustworthy friend, a Northwestern no mad. They discover, through McDonald's boasting, that he was the letrayer of Annette and that he Is trying to deceive Hilda In the mo manner. In the second act McDonald tricks Mac Tnvish into promising that Hilda shall go with him. When MacTavlsh tries to kill his daughter for refusing to go with McDonald, Jules Interferes and after n violent scene he nnd Ha'tiste flee with the girl. At Hear Creek Portage. In the third act, the party go ahead, while Ju'es remains behind to meet McDonald, nnd a conflict occurs in dead darkness, ending In the death of McDonald after one of the most thrilling scenes ever put on the stage. It Is only by the light of a match that the audience loams whether Jules or McDonald Is victorious The dialogue In the third act Is spoken to the accompaniment of the swish of water of the river as they wash against the banks, the stage is darkened and the actors move ghost-like across the cene. In the distance the audience hears the mournful cry of a pack of timber wolves crossing the range of hills In the back ground. The howling of the wolves Is a phonographic reproduction of the cries of a pack In the New York zoological gardens, and It boars out a Canadian Indian legend. "The Final Settlement," a drama of American social life, will le the attrac tion Thursday, the last Valley fair night, and, like "The Wolf," It Is a play of exceptional merit. It jwints a strong moral lesson, depicting as It does the grave consequences that oft times follow the sudden acquisition of wealth and liowcr. The smoothly running lines tell In an engrossing way of the rise of a brilliant and ambitious young mechanic from the ranks of labor to the presidency of a great iron trust. His suddenly acquired op ulence and power, and the allurements of life In the social set In which he moves, dispose him to divorce his wife, a woman of conservative, homely tastes and Ideas, who still retains hor orthodox conception of home and husband. Ho marries a beautiful nctress, believ ing that her talent and charms will en able him to establish the social leadership ho so greatly desires. Ills subsequent dis grace, and ultimate rescue at the hands of the still faithful first wife, form the basis of the story. A strain of sprightly comedy gleams from time to time through tho lines and serves to relieve the gripping intensity that pervades 'he at mosphere of the production. The theme of the story Is daring and sensational and attacks those memlers of society who seek recourse to the divorce SCENE FROM " Obi Lure. FOR FAIR NIGHTS courts to relieve themselves of undesir able mates. The climax and situation are startling and sKntnneous nnd the story well told nnd consistent. The company presenting the play Is of unusual excel lence. The piece was a big success on the city time In the West last season. This Is Its first tour East. Woman's Club Calendar for 1910-11, The Hrnttleboro Woman's club year book for the coming sonson will be Issued next week. The calendar Is as follows: Oct. ," Informal reception; reports; tea: music. Oct. 19 I'Mucatlon day, "The mountains of Vermont a an educational resource." by James 1'. Taylor, assistant principal of Vermont academy, Saxtons Itlverj music. Nov. 2 "Slngkep nnd the eclipse of 1901," Mrs. Mabel Iiomls Todd of Am herst: music. Nov. 1C "Iceland," Illustrated by stere optlcon, by l'rof. Waterman S. I', llus sell of Springfield, Mass. Nov. m "Arts ami crafts of Mexico " by Mrs. 11. Josephine liny ward of Wo- liiirn, Mass. ; music. Dec. 14 "Impressions of German life" by l'rof. John M. Thomas, president of Mlddlebury college; music. Jan. I "Scandinavian women as seen through an American woman's eyes," Illustrated by Scandinavian song"! by Mrs. Anna Spear Stebblns of Dorcester, Mass. Jan. is Author's rending, ltev. Urnil. ley Oilman of lloston, Mass; music I' el). 1 Cicntlemen's night. The Criterion club of lloston will present the comedy. jane. Feb. 15 An afternoon with MacDowell Mrs. Francis I Willie In charge; tea. March 1 "lleauty and the Heasts" bv Byron C. Piatt of lloston; music March 15 Musical. April 5 "An Appreciation of Pictures." by Miss Florence I. Goodenough of Hrnt tleboro. April 19 Children's day; "An Indian boyhood," by Dr. Charles A. Knstm.in of Amherst. Mny 3 Annual meeting. Fifth Zeppelin Airship Burns. While being warped Into her shed Wed- nPMll.'lV. t.tlt 11 t!l,l illfl.!!.!.. I. ,11 , , . ,, ta,,,A,w,t. tMlllwuil, Xeimelln VI. llfth .m,l lot..,., constructed by Count Zeppelin of lier- uiiiii-, was in-siroyt-ii uy tire, resulting from an explosion of a series of benzine tanks. These hud been left uncovered while workmen were busy cleaning the machinery, and several of the men weie badly Injuied. Nothing remnlned of the great craft but a tangled mass of alumi num fiames. In tin. previous two or three weeks this ship had made three thirty-four passenger trips In which It had traveled about 2000 miles and enr ileil mure lhm, 3nii h!iuu,.nmN flights were made regularly on schedule time, ami often In had weather, and many .mericnns were among the excursionists Repairs on the airship Deutschland al ready were nearly completed since Its dis aster in the Teutoherg forest last June. Bank Burglars Scared Away, A bold attempt to rob the National naiiK ami post cilice In North Ilennlii- ton was made Tuesday morning, but less than $2 was taken from the post ofllce nnd the thieves secured nothing from the bank, being frightened away. They en tered the post ofllce by the use of tools taken from the Itutland railroad shop. The smashing of glass awoke people liv ing near, and the chief of police of Hen nlngton was notified. He and other of ficers made a quick run to North Hen nlngton In an automobile nnd surrnuml- ed the building, hut the burglars had lied. Caleb Powers Nominated for Congress. Hoturns from the Republican congres sional primary In the 11th district shows the nomination of Caleb Powers of Hour, bonvllle, Ky over Congressman D. C. I?d wards, stand-patter, by 11.2N) votes. National Issues did not enter Into tho nice. Powers, who was a. famous io lltical prisoner, reganls the nomination as his vindication. Ho carried all but four of the counties. Powers' made his race on an appeal to voters to give him the nomination ns "vindication" for his alleged complicity in tho avissmatlon of William Goebel In 1900. He was secre tary of state at the time of the assassin ation, was confined In Jail during eight years, his first three trials resulting In conviction and the fourth In a disagree' meat. Ixist year he was pardoned by liovernor Wilson. "THE WOLF." ..ar. ro-Sh" t ath W Wtor fcres Morrill u ; ,they. or Off I.J ownBpeps '1L morning td, V kvcase R1?I vnilter House. E-Jiunflre. Kist 'teUM tj"?h VMMMMMMfo LAW CHANGES WANTED. IMItor The Phanlx: Hear Sir. A tiett dog tax law is w. mi ll which will protect sheep owners. In. ken groueis and game wanlens to their satisfaction, and cory on? else. Let us try it. Ask your representative In town to try to have It beome a law. and place a tax of flu Instead of $1, as It is now, on every bitch. One dollar Is Just light on a dog or a spayed female, to bo taxed If three months old April 1, Instead of two months, as It now Is. This will cause the give-away, worthless class, to be cleaned out, as they have no masters that are Interested enough to look out for them, nnd ns they were given to their masters, the latter let them go, thinking that some one else will give them another dog If Mimethlng happens to the one which Is now running loose. This class of dogs gets with valuable ones which are doing their duty and often lead them istray, or caiiBe them to be killed. I hae had females spayed nt almost all ages, with the best of results, and no one has a right reason to object to this as a law. Any man who Is not willing to pay $5 for a registered full-blooded pup Is not fit to have one, nnd would only let It be come a nuisance. On the other hand If a man pays $3 to f 10 for a pup he has an Interest In It, and will take proper care of It, so It will become valuable to him and others. Let me hear from others, In the hope that a change may be made In the law as Indicated. Now I have Just a word to say about automobile drivers, as I break colts nnd understand the nature of horses very well. There ought to bo a law that every automobile shall turn out to the right of their right hand wheel track at a distance of five rods before meeting a team, under a penalty of $100 for each offense. Then people could ride In much more safety with their teams. Kvery team should be provided with a red Hag that the driver can operate with his foot, as no man can manage a scared horse with one hand, and hold tho other up to stop a car. The driver of the horse Is the only right Judge of the danger, or whether the flag should be raised or not. The flag could be at tached to the dasher and raised to the left of the dasher toward the wheel. Many cars don't turn out nt nil until within two rods. Can you blnme n horse for being afraid to have confidence In his driver, with n car coming right nt him? Many horses of a fearless nature aro made dangerous by the car not turning out further ahead. Yours respectfully, H. A. I.OVEI.T.. Putney, Vt Sept. 21. Throuoh Niagara Whirlpool In a Motor Boat. Capt. Kalus T-irsen of Cleveland. Ohio, made a voyngc Sunday through the Whirlpool rapids and the great whirlpool of Niagara In a motor Ixxit, but liefore he reached Iewiston his engine was out of commission and his boat adrift In nn eddy. He was rescued nnd taken to Lewiston on an electric car. He started from the Maid of Mist landing nnd In loss than three minutes had reached the great pool. At Great Wave the little boat shot 20 foot out of water, but It landed right and continued on Its course. It was soon helpless In the waves, nnd was turned completely over, Iarsen com ing up badly battered, After this Iarsen had exciting experiences with tho big rocks and combers, but he was In com paratively still water, with his motor helpless, when a rope was thrown to him and he was pulled ashore. The first attempt by any person to go through tho Niagara Rapids and Whirl pool was that of Capt., Webb In 18S3, who tried to swim tho dangerous current. He was drowned. In 1SS5 Carlisle P. Gra ham, a Buffalo cooper, constructed a bar rel In which he successfully made the trip, after sending through a dummy boat. Potts nnd Hnzlltt, also Buffalo coopers, next tried the dangerous experi ment In barrels, nnd went through with out great difficulty. Policeman Kendall of Boston, nttlrcd In a cork Jacket, next swam through tho rapids and lived to tell tho tale to admiring crowds In museums, Tho first attempt to go through In n boat was made by William A, Percey of Suspension Brldgo In 1SS7. He construct ed a lifeboat nnd successfully made the trip. On July 4, 1SSS, Itobert W. Flack of Syracuse attempted tho snmo feat, but ho lost his life. His boat was an open one, and It turned over. Other attempts, some successful and some not, were made after that. Tho first man to go through In a boat propelled by steam was Peter Nlsson, who In the smallest full-decked whaloback steamer In tho world successfully shot the stream on Oct. 12, 1901. Tho first wave knocked off his smokestack and Nlsson was thoroughly shaken up, but lie was not Injured otherwise. A Philadelphia minister preached a ser mon on the Ideal husband last Sunday, Ministers should stick to real thing's, FOURTH CITY OF THE WORLD. Chicago with 2,183,283 Inhabitants, Is Ahead of Toklo and Derlln and Close to Parl. The population of Chicago Is 2.1.S3.2S3. nn incriMse of 40 or 3.7 per cent, as compared with l.Gs,5T5 in 1.. This announcement leaves Chicago ranking In population as the second city of the I'nlted State and the fourth in the world Chicago has almost doubled Its popu lation since 1W. when the figures wen l.'9.S.V. Its greatest growth during that period was bit ween UM and 1MJ, when thorn was an Increase of W.l. Its Increase In population during the past decade was not so great proportionately as that of New York, the rate of increase being 10 per cent less than that scored by the Kastern city. New York Is yet ahead of Its closest rival by 2.SS1.KI0. Chicago, however, can claim distinction In having Jumped from sixth to fourth plnco among tho big cities on the globe. It Is following close upon the heels of Paris, whose population by Its last cen sus In 1901 was 2,714.lS. Chlcngo takes precedence over Toklo nnd Berlin by close margins. According to the census taken In each of the two cities In KW, Toklo has 2.0S5.11C and Mer lin 2.0IO.HS. Roosevelt Cites Taft and Lincoln as Court Critics. Theodore Roosevelt returned to tho defence of his new nationalism Saturday, as wtis sppclflcally Indicated In the title of his addretsH at the New York state fair In Syracuse the new nationalism and the old morality. "The New Nation alism" he reiterated, "means nothing but nn application to new conditions of cer tain old fundamental moralities. It means nn invitation to meet tho new problems of tho present day In precisely the spirit In which Lincoln nnd the men of his day met their new problems." Among other things Col. Itoosevelt said: "Those who criticise me are nlso criti cising a Justice of the Supreme Court, Mr. Hnrlan. "Plfty-threo years ago Abraham Lin coln was assailed for his repiwted criti cisms of tho Supreme Court In the Dred Scott case. "The President of the United States. Mr. Taft, has served his country most honorably nnd uprightly In many ikvsi tlons, but few of his services are more, deserving of record thnn what he wild In this very matter of criticism of the Judiciary. He said: 'The opiortunlty freely and publicly to criticise Judicial action Is of vastly moro Importance to tho body politic than the Immunity of courts and Judges from unjust aspersions and attack.' " Miss Julia Dewey, youngest daughter of Mrs. Hcuben I.. Dewey of St. Albans, nttempted to commit suicide at her homo on Lincoln avenue Sept. 15. ly cutting her throat. Miss Dewey has leen 111 nnd became despondent concerning her con dition. She probably will recover. A test of the new ventilating system In the state house in Montpolier has been made In the presence of Gov. G. H. Prouty. Tho system worked to perfec tion In tho House, Senate chamber and the smaller rooms. When the exhnust fans were run at full speed the suction could be felt plainly, nnd the reverse system of forcing hot air into the rooms worked equally satisfactorily. Every woman who suffers from sick head ache, and who dislikes to take bitter doses, should try Carter's Little Liver Pills. They are the easiest of Carter's Little Liver med icines to take. A positive cure (or the above distressing complaint; give prompt relief in dyspepsia and indigestion; prevent and cure constipation and piles. As easy to take as sugar. Only one pill a dose. Frlce 25 cents. Children py FOR FLETCHER'S O ASTO R I A Children Cry FOR FLETCHER'S C ASTO R I A Children Cry FOR FLETCHER'S CASTORI A A fort of body and mind while wearing them. No man is better dressed than the man who wears a Hart Schaffner & Marx Suit TM il 1 l.il t . a 1 l 1 . mese thing better in materials, style, workmanship and wearing quali ties. No amount of talk will prove this to you as well as wearing one of these suits. Our Fall line is ready. Come in and look it over; you'll find things that will please you, and the prices will help it along. Suits $15 E. E. POLITICAL NOTES. Wnoilpiw Wll'in. pr. idfnt of Prince tun unii trslt . ,i- nominei. f,r gv-rteT of New Jersey, will ;iw.ikn patrmtli' hope and enthusiasm .im oig th, Demo crats of thut slate. The I, mocrats of Connecticut have also been wi" in se lecting their candidate. Jjilge Baldwin Maine is to have a Democratic go -ernor for the third time since 1S.V, In 1S7S Alonzo C.arcelon, a Demoi rat. was chosen governor by the legislature, a none of the candidates had received the required majority vote at the regular election. Two years later Harris M. liulsteil. father of the man who Is to be the next governor, was elected by a fusion of the Democrats and Greenback em. , Charles K. Townshend, who has defeat ed the veteran Julius C. Burrows for the I'nlted States senatorshlp In Michi gan. Is .11 years old and a native of Mich igan His home Is In Jackson and he has been practicing law since 1W. He was first elected to Congress In 1?)2 from the Second district, and last November was re-elected for a third term, receiving large pluralities each time. Hlchnrd F. Pettigrew. former United States senator from South Dakota, be lieves that a new imlitlcal party, represent ing a coalition of radical Democrats and progressive Republicans, is Inevitable and that It may come In time to swing the election In 1912. Pettigrew Is a native of Ludlow. Vt.. but we believe be Is not proud of that fact. Pettigrew is said to have become very wealthy In real estate operations since he left the Republican ranks, to train with the Populists. Samuel Bowies. Jr.. son of tho pub lisher of the Sprlngtleld Republican, Is a candidate for the Democratic congres sional nomination In the Second Massa chusetts district. Since U9 the district has been represented by Frederick H. Glllett, one of the oldest members of the House in point of service and a close friend of President Taft. Young Bowles Is a recent Harvard graduate and Instead of working for the upbuilding of the paper with which , his father, grand father and great-grandfather have been identified Is employed as a reporter on the Sprlngtleld News, and evening imper run by Charles J. Bellamy, brother of the late Kdward Bellamy, of "Looking Backward" fame. Death of a Veteran of the Mexican War. John Merrill Goodwin, one of tho last survivors of the Mexlcon wnr living In Vermont, died Sept. 9 In Newbury In his 91st year. He was a native of New bury but was living In Manchester, N. H., In April, 1S47, when he enlisted In Company C, 9th United States Infantry. In the brigade commanded by General (afterwards President) Pierce, Goodwin participated In several battles and wtis promoted for bravery in being tho first man over tho castle walls when one of the assaults was made. He was living in Boston nt the outbreak of the Civil war and Gov. Andrews, who knew him well, offered him a commission, but he was rejected by the surgeon as being too frail for army life. Goodwin, however, out lived the surgeon and all the officers of the regiment with but two exceptions. Mr. Goodwin's wife, who was Elizabeth Clark of Nowbury, died In 1S9S, nnd In the past few years he had been cared for by his granddaughter, Mrs. Charles H, Greer. Ho Is survived by one son nnd three sisters In addition to his grand daughter. Mr, Goodwin's father. Wells Goodwin, was the last survivor in Ver mont of the war of 1S12. He was a prlvnte In the 11th United States Infan try and was wounded n tho battle of Lundy's Lane. He died In Newbury Dec, 11, 1S3I, aged 100 years, one month and two days. Move to Create a Greater Boston, Believing that there Is need of a po litically organized Greater Boston, and that such organization can be effected without annexation, March G. Bennett of Boston nn ox-representative and a well-known business man, will petition tho legislature nt its next session for a law establishing a metropolitan council for the 40 cities nnd towns Included in tho metropolitan district. This monsuro In no way provides for tho annexntlon to Boston of any city or town In tho district. The council will bo composed of tho mayors of tho 17 cities nnd tho chairmen of tho boards of selectmen of tho 23 towns and will have merely advisory powers In con sidering the mnny legislative matters of common Interest to the entire district. The 40 cities nnd towns make up tho metropolitan park district with tho ad dition of Lexington, which latter ap pears In some of tho other metropolitan districts, and would at present havo a population estlmuted at 1,439,182 instead of 070,585, which the 1910 census gives as tho population of the city of Boston. FEW minutes care when you buy a suit of clothes means a great many days of com are me Desi ciomes ior men to $25 FALL HATS AND CAPS IN GREAT VARIETY 50c to $3 PERRY & CO. Always Reliable A Rainy-day Blessing IN STORMY' WEATER it is not necessary for the farmer to go to town. He can transact his business by telephone. The New England Telephone & Telegraph Company has two propositions for telephone service. One enables the farmer to have telephone service for about five cents a day, and the other for about two cents a day. If you desire information on either of these propositions write, or call, our local manager. If you want service, don't delay as we must set the poles before cold weather. r-TUV DCOT DDrDlDATinU i iil. ului iiiuniuiiiun MAY BE OBTAINED Vown students. Send for Catalogue. A GOOD EXAMPLE Of the deposits in the Savings Banks and Trust Companies in Vermont forty-five per cent are invested in real estate mortgages outside the state. These Institutions are not only under strict State supervision but know the mortgage business. A protection appreciated by them is certainly of value to you. Our real estate mortgages are investments which you can safely make and recommend to your friends. A new list now ready. VERMONT LOAN & TRUST COMPANY F. B. Putnam, Gen. Agt. Brattleboro, Vt. R. J. KIMBALL & CO 7 Nassau St. New York, Investment Securities More than 35 Years Membership In the NE W.YORK EXCHANGE. W. EUGENE KIMBALL. Boys Can Make Money picking up Bones and sending them to us. We pay 65 cents pr hundred for almost anything; in the Bone line. If dry. For clean, dry, boiled butchers' or house bones we pay as high as 85 cents per hundred. At these prlcsa we pay the freight from nearly all stations on ship ments of 200 pounds or more. Ship in barrels or cheap sacks. CAIUIOLL, B. PAGE, Hyde Park, VL ; xnere can i De any- i Overcoats $12 to $25 New England Telephone and Telegraph Company COD TUC DCCT DdCITinUC iuu mi. ului i uuinunn BY ATTENDING THE BUSINESS COLLEGE Young people thoroughly prepared for Business, CivilService.Secrctarial work and telegraph operators, bpecial attention paid to home life and rjeraonal welfare of out-of. CARNELL & HOIT, Albany, N. Y.J LEEDS JOHNSON. H. E. BOND & CO. Funeral Directors and Furnishers 17 Main Street,' Brattleboro, Vt. Telephone Office 84. ItceiJence 157-5. (V'