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Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1858-07-17

The force of education is wonderful thing
habits early forced become almost a part of our
nature. AS with man, so with the lower orders
of creation. We relate curious instance:
Joe Phelps, who, by virtue of a long and pain
tul residence in Jersey, has face sprinkled with
freckles, the result of the sunlight on the sun
ny soil Of that monopoly Domains, and has
been, and always win be-a dog fancier. His
house is perfect menagerie of dogs of every
variety known to man. His greatest pleasure
consists in teaching the young 'dea how to shoot;
and the laziness of two brindled, crop-eared,
bow-egged, big-headed, hair-ipped bull-ter-
riers, which he calls his favorites, is sufficient
evidence that they are indefatigable setters"
Joe keeps tavern few miles in the rear of
Camden, upon dismal sort of by-road which,
by virtue of crossing the Camden and Amboy
railway several times in zigzag course is some
times called the Short Cut to ETERNITY" The
sitting-room OF Joe's tavern was large airy and
comtortless; and there was an old-fashioned
fireplace, which occupied an entire side of the
apartment. The two terriers, in cold weather,
were continually roasting themselves at each
side of the hearth-scarcely ever stirring unless
tempted by hunger to hunt bone or two. One
evening stranger stopped for the night, and af-
ter his horse was cared for, Joe ushered his
guest into tba ~i'.i.s- s,,A do
~ centre of the hearth, and then noticed for
the first time that he was the object of an in
tense scrutiny from two ugly looking CANNES,
one on each side of him.
Presently the stranger gave vent to violent
sneeze. At which, to his astonishment, both
dogs bolted clear through the window. A mo-
ment after, Joe came in.
"Hallo, stranger, where's them dogs of mine?"
81 don't know, sir don't know. l sneezed
lust now, and it must have frightened them, for
they started off instantly"
That's " it, 'spected you had sneezed. al
ways whip the dogs for sneezing.'
The mystery of the sudden departure of
"them dogs" was now explained each dog had
thought that it was the other that had sneezed
so both bolted, mentally thinking of the strap
ping in perspective"
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1858-07-17

LAWS OF DIvoRcE.-We have thirty-two
States, and there are almost as many different
laws of divorce as there are States The read
cr may see some of these differences by the fol-
lowing statement:
l. In the States of Georgia, Alabama and
Mississippi, two-thirds of the Legislature must
concur with decision by the Court to make
divorce.
2. In Delaware, Maryland, Virginia, South
Carolina, Louisiana, and Missouri, no divorce
can be granted, but by special act Of the Legis-
lature, and South Carolina has never granted
divorce.
3. In the States of Connecticut, Ohio and
Illinois, all divorces are total.
4. In Massachusetts, New York, and North
Carolina, nothing but adultery is cause OF di-
vorce.
o. In Illinois, two years absence only, is a
cause of divorce.
6. In Indiana, webelieye, anything is cause
in the discretion of the Court. In the recent
Presbyterian Assembly at Chicago, an elder from
that State rose, on the trial of Mr. Shields, and
said that as he came from Indiana, he desired 10
put ON record that AWoS Daris goes against d.
porce !-Cincinadti Gazette.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1858-07-17

MAIDEN LADIRs.-lt is a fact worth remenl-
6ering that the maiden lady is not an invention
of these times. There were married women
long ago, before civilization had made such ia
tai progress While all the heroines in all the
novels were still married at eighteen-before
the life of Charlotte Bronte had even begun, or
there was woman in existence qualified to
write it-unmarried ladies existed in this world
where nothing is ever new Judging by litera-
ture, indeed, Scotland herself, our respected
" mither," seems always to have had fair av-
erage of unmarried daughters and for the in
struction of woman kind in general, and novel
writer's in particular, we are bound to add that
there were three such personages as Miss Aus
tin, Miss Edgeworth, and Miss Farrier, novel
lists of the old world and representatives of the
three respective Kingdoms, whom none of their
successors in the craft have vet been able to
displace from the popular liking; so that we
might suppose it rather late in the day TO begin
de nora to teach unmarried women how, in
spite of their unfortunate circumstances, it is
still possible for them to keep themselves re-
spected and respectable. Many hundred, nay
thousands of years ago, there was even a cer-
tain characteristic and remarkable person called
Miriam, who willful and womanlike, and un-
questionably unmarried, was still so far from
! being disrespectfu or unimportant, a whole ma
ton waited for her until she was able to Join
their journey.
Our age, which likes so much to declare it.
self the origin of changes, is not the inventor
of feminine celibacy. There were unmarried
women before our time, and there will be I'M
married women after it. Nay, not only So
but Paul. the Apostle, eighteen hundred years
ago, gave anything but an inferior place to the
unwcdded maidens of his time :-"She that is
unmarried careth for the things that belong to
the Lord" says the writer of the Epistles: and
MANY an unmarried woman since his day proved
his statement, happily unwtting of all the phil
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1858-07-17
MARRIAGE CUSTOMS.

MARRIAGE IN lIINDosTAN.-lndian native
marriage ceremonies are of very complicated
and elaborate character, differing according to
the caste to which bride and bridegroom belong
and the customs of the locality where the we'd
The marriage ceremonies OF persons ucluIlg-
ing to the Brahrin caste, living in Calcutta, oc-
cupy FIVE DAYS. The fr,t is devoted to wash
ing the bridegroom and bride in the sacred wa
ters of the Ganges, and TO various ceremonies
intended to guard them aginst the influence of
the erH eye. On the second day, when the
guests are all assembled, the Two fathers, or
those who occupy their position, join their
children's hands, and pour over them seven
measures of water. seven Of corn, seven of milk,
while the officiating Brahmin reads the portion
of the mantra or law. which treats of conjugal
life and its duties. The wife is counsellcd to
regulate her conduct according to her husbands
wish and humor. when he laughs" SAYS the
Brahminical law, "let her laugh also : when he
weeps, let her weep; and when he does not
speak, let her keep silence"
A zead, Brahmincal cord, is now passed
round the bridegroom's shoulder, and tall, or
great ring typical Of marriage, is fastened to the
neck of the bride. This is considered the most
solemn part of the whole ceremony. On the
third day, the bride and bridegroom march
seven times round the sacred fire; q relic, it
would seem, of old Arian superstition On the
fourth they dine together in public. This is
considered the most trying part of the ceremo-
ny, as far as the bride is concerned; for the wo-
men of Hindostan consider it indecent to sit in
the presence OF any man, except their husDandi
but the ceremony is rigidly eXacted, neverthe-
less. On the fifth an Offering OF rice is sacri-
feed, lthe only religious ceremony, except suite,
to which woman Is admltted) ana the cere-
monies terminate by a triumphal procession, IN
which the husband ana wlic are borne through
the streets amidst the screecmng sounds OF most
discordant music. The sage Ava lays 1t down
as a rule that the bride should have 1.-THE gait
of young elephant"
MARRIAGE IN JAPAN-Like many Asiatic ma
tons the Japanese associate the idea of celestial
fire with that of the marriage ceremony; and
the chief practices of their marriage have re-
markable likeness to some of the usages of the
ancient Greeks and Romans. More civilized
than many of their neighbors, they do not adj
nit polygamv; if not positively prohibited, it
il at least discountenanced throughout their So
cietv. Their marriages are celebrated in the
presence of the friends and relatives of both
families. and kind of altar is employed. The
bride and bridegroom advance simultaneously
each with torch, typical of the brightly burn
ing flame of affection At the sacred altar the
bride lights her torch and extends it to the
bridegroom, who lights it at his flame. The
officiating priest, meanwhile is engaged in an
nouncing form of prayers, and i'll blessing the
pair; and when he has concluded, the friends
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1858-07-17
THE DOVE.

Twas midnight! solemn, dark and dcepl
And vanly had courtcd sleep,
When worn with pain, with anguish tossed,
Hope, inith and patience nearly lost,
! heard sound, gentle sound,
Breaking the solemn stiffness round;
a gently soft and murmuring sound,
Making the stiffness more profound.
huahcd MY breath again it camel
My heart beat instcr-still the same
Low gentle murmur met my ear,
Approaching nearer and more near;
a single sound, yet soft and clear,
And strangely fiNught with memories dear.
flood Of clear and silver light
Then burst upon my raptured sight,
Filling my little chamber quite,
And in that light bird was seen;
Not grim and black with stately mien,"
But purely white and beautiful,
With look SO mild and dutilu;
lovely bird with plumagc white,
In that calm, still aud clear moonlight
Floating moment round my head
1t rested opposite my bed,
Beside a picture lovcliet
Than hcatheu god and holer;
Two beauteous babes, whose sinless eyes
Bespeak them still in Paradise
Whose loving soft and gentle eyes
Tell where that land of beauty lies.
There sat that radiant white-wnged bird
] listened, but no sound heard
And then | spoke. Sweet bird" said,
"From what far country hast thou fled?
Whence comst thou-and why camst thou here ?
Cnn'st thou bring aught my soul to cheerP
Hast thou strange news s?-spcak, gentle dove"
And the bird answered. God is love-"
" They tell me so" family said,
" Bur joy has flown, and hope is dead,
And am sick, and sad and weary,
And life is long, and dark, and drearv--
Think not thy words my spirit move2"
Still the bird answered." God is love-"
Some doorl,. lovcI ,rn f,r ov.,,-
And some, who fondlv near me stay,
Are sick, and sad, and suffering,
While | am weak and murmuring.
Each for the other grieves, and tries
To stay the tears that ill his eyes
Why comes not comfort from above?"
Firmly, but mOurnuv the dove
Distinctly answered." God is love-"
| started up" The world" | said.
Though beautiful it once was made,
Is full Of crime and misery now;
Want sits on many hagCard brow;
The warrior welds his bloody sword,
Slaves tremble at the tvrani's word
Vice honored, virtue scorncd, we see
Why are these ills allowed to be?'
He raised his head, that soft-eycd dove,
As though my boldne,s he d reprove,
Then bowed and answered." God is love"
d" Forgive" | said in accents mild.
81 would were again child
I've wandered from the heavenly track,
And it is late to journey back;
My wings are clipped, cannot soar,
| strive to mount, but DER aud DER
My feeble wings raise in vain
futter, sink and fall again"
In low, but earnest tones, the dove
Still softly murmured-" God is love"
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1858-07-17

A novel method of " standing treat" is illus
trated in the following anecdote which we clip
from the San Francisco CALI
"A negro who keeps boot blacking soloon'
on one of the principal thoroughfares of this
city, was very much startled yesterday morning
to see well dressed white woman enter his
place of business but he was absolutely horri-
fled to see her proceed to his sleeping place in
back and take possession of his bed. He rush
ed out with frantic haste and called upon some
white men to come and expel the intruder-for
doubtless unpleasant visions foated before his
eyes. Some of the neighbors came in.
What's the matter, Sam !? said one.
Il dunno, sab | didn't do it, sab! She walk
ed right fru my shop and laid right down on
my bed, sab ?
Who's she? What's she ??
Il dunno Dare she is = exclaimed Sam, his
eyes rolling with terror, and each individual
wool on his head standing on end like the
quills of the fretful porcupne,' as he pointed to
the bed on which the modern Desdemona lay.
Dare she is but l didn't do nuffinP
A little investigation satisfied those who had
come to the assistance of Sam that the woman
was drunk. She had been imbibing freely, and
found navigation along the sidewalk very diff
cult seeing the boot black shop open the
thought that any port would'do in a Storm
and so concluded to bring her craft to anchor
in Boot Black Bay until the storm had passed.
With the assistance of Sans white neighbors
the interloping craft weighed anchor, made sail
and stood out to sea and so it was that Sam
perhaps escaped the charge of making unlaw-
ful prizes of vessels sailing past his dominions.
Sam felt so overjoyed at the happy turn of
affairs, that he generously offered to black boots
'all round and treat the crowd to good brush
ing--thereby greatly improving the appearance
of the committee of rescue"
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1858-07-17
THE ERUrIoN OF MOUNT vEsUvIUs
prom the Lonlon Times Correspondent
NApTFS lima 4

NAPLES, June D.
Looking towards the mountain from Naples,
nothing can be grander than the spectacle
which 1t presents. | am standing in Santa Lu-
cia, which is crowded by eager and curious
spectators, who seem to be hushed by the
awfully grand appearance of the mountain
they are almost silent, a wonder for Noapoli-
tans except when from some spot the fire
flashes with greater brilliancy, then there is a
shout. Nesuyius is, in fact girdled with fire
that is, as far as the eye can see, from the Fos-
so di Favane on the north to the Fosso Grande
on the south. The rest of the mountain in
spected yesterday, and the sides exhibited no
signs Of activity. Supposing the girdlc to be
carried all round, one might speculate on con-
sequences which would be fatal to the existence
Of one half of the greatest objects of interest
in the neighborhood of Naples. There is,
however, one point in the northeast where the
lava has gushed forth, and flowing down to-
wards Ottajano had destroyed portion of the
property Of the prince so called. From the
top of the cone there are given few or no signs
of activity-an occasional flame, or few
sparks, and nothing more, for the fire is drawn
off from the chain of mouths which half sur
round the mountain. On Tuesday, after send
ing off my letters, the lava, passing beyond the
Fosso Grandc, divided into two branches, one
of which advanced slowly on the road leading
to the observatory, thus preventing the further
advance of carriages. Until o'clock p, M it
remained quiet, when deriving fresh matter
from above, it was again in motion. The Other
branch, continuing its course, entered on the
grounds of priest, who has a villa in that di
rection. The old road to the Hermitage hat
been cut off the day before by the stream which
is flowing down towards the south, and which
is much more dangerous than that which de
had destroyed the property of several small
proprietors, and was threatening much more
The great incident of the week had been, how
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1858-07-17
YOUNG MEN AND MAIDENs !

am not about to infict upon you long
sermon upon the follies of youth; nor do in
tend to lecture you upon your frivoGty and
foolishness, for have the charity to suppose
that the young, of both sexes, who are readers
of LIFE, are exempt from those charges, and
are honestly and truly striving to improve in
the art of living. To such wish to say a few
words encouraging a continuance in well-doing.
You are young. The fire of youth flashes
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1858-07-17

osophies which should prove to her how lonely
and comiortless she ought to find herself, and
what hard case hers was and how, notwith-
standing, it behooved her to make some certain
amount of sad and patient exerton to yindi-
cate her womanly credit with the world
Biackv0od.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1858-07-17
VOL. XIV.
P 0 E Y Il Y.

The following lines We're composed by Miss
Townsend, of Philadelphia, after hearing Ed
gar y. Poc's Raven" read. Her own situa-
ton ofblindness and entire helplessnessis touch
ingly alluded to, and the contrast in the spirit
of the two poems is very striking
TILE nnNE
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1858-07-17
ALEXAN DER II. PIKE.


Phillips Patent Lever Farm and City Cnte
and Cloth Boa rds aud Boxes for Packing,
And Deaerin Lumber Bills Of Timber, Ca cards, Shingles,
&c. manufactured and furnished to order
100000 Feet of Cln pbOnrds ON hnnd.
mr. Address WEST WARDSB0RO, VT.
The Kansas herald of freedom., 1858-09-04

once act upon it? Why not set abo,, .
matter in business-like manner sns ne
gain your lost fortunes? There IL o ~ q r.
in saying you are not able. You ,,s ~ ss
if you are but willing. If it does sue ".
one-half of your property, better sns,S ~ uSst !:
in improving the country and build;naH
large trade, than lose it by deprec;as,;uupp Y
and loss of character as business msn On .
in the loss Of your present importancs, : :
business place, and that BY your mai; =
gence, both your property and cbarsc,a.,, a,
as business community will SNIFF, :,
you suffer this state of things to. oyert.ti 4
you without struggle, it will only nro,s n1s
that you are not worthy of the eral,,s r
position you aspire to. You have alrssSNu lu
by your negligence, suffered your rivals y
takefrom you, (and that without an efTo,. !
what might have been retained by man,
management. You had the very hear :,
the trade, both in the great west and :" ~
the Atlantic seaboard, with every facir,r
of extending your arms both north any
south, with large and increasing trad. I
already built up. And nothing but Won,
negligence has lost it. Now will Won M,
make an effort to show to those cits'
east of you, that something must be dons
to regain what has been lost, and if no,
sible, regain your and their lost fortune.
More anon. ALPHA.
The Kansas herald of freedom., 1858-09-04
For the Herald of Freedom
LAWRENCE, Aug. Both, '5s.

LAWRENCE, Aug. both, '5S.
ED. HERALD OF FREEDoM:-My only
apology for troubling your readers with
complaints against the Register of the
Land Office at Lecompton, is its impor-
tance to them. A common practice seems
to be carried on at the Registers Office of
refusing all proof papers when not made
out by the son-in-law of the Register, or
of putting the witness through a most
rigid course of examination, fer the sole
purpose of picking some immaterial flaw
in the proof, upon which to reject it, and
when no flaw can be found in the proof,
the Register will delay the -emptor
until the last man at night. The usual
course of the Register is to ask the wit
ness, do you know the Contents of this
paper?" and on answer, 81 do," he swears
him at wholesale, al,0ays providei the
proof has been made out in Bakers Office,
otherwise the other course is pursued, and
the pre-emptor is inconvenienced to the
full extent of the Registers power. This.
connected with the fact that certificates ol
pre- e-emptors are collected by the Regis
ter's clerk, and the pre-emptor is shown
the way into his son-in-law's Office, at the
same time told that has papers soiH not pas
unless made out in the office connected
with the Registers department, shows 8
determination on his part to monopolize
the proof making business.
understand that he stated to gen.
tleman connected with firm in this town
that "he ,OouM not receive proof mad
in their Office right or ,0rOng." Such {
course of conduct is, in my opinion, il
direct conflict with the order of the Com
missioner of the General Land Office, anC
an imposition upon the settlers, of tn,
gravest character. The affidavits of man,
pre-emptors who have thus been treated
have been forwarded to the Department a
Washington, and trust that such mea
sures will be taken as will ensure tn
speedy abatement of the wrong com
planned of A SUFFERER.
The Kansas herald of freedom., 1858-09-04

GA horse ran away on Sunday
last, and Messrs. Denton and Solomon
were badly injured.
Whether this accident was in accord
ance with the prediction of the Rev. MIR.
Parker, of this place, "that God would
either Kill or conUert Mr.. Denton, within
fUe years." we are not able to determine.
Though it is our opinion that if He under
takes either, seriously, He will accomplish
it. We, however, give the particulars a:
we have learned them, and leave the
people to judge for themselves whether
the injury Mr.. D. received, should be at.
tributed to frightened horse, or to God
On returning from Blantou's Bridge, theil
horse took fright and ran something NOR,
than mile, cutting Mr.. DIS head consid
era6ly, and dislocating Mr.. Solomon.
arm at the shoulder.
Both are understood to be doing well
and we sincerely hope that they vii
speedily recover. We should much pre-
fer their consersion to their death, if tha
will answer.
The Kansas herald of freedom., 1858-09-04
-,

Since the fepeato of the Missouri Com.
promise it has been charged upon the
Democratic party that it was the. pro-
slavery party. All through the Kansas
troubles, the Republicans repeated the
Indictment, and all sober and unprejudiced
minds must have found that the charge
was clearly proven.
But that party, through its organs, dur
ing that struggle, always put in the plea
of not guilty, with special count on
popular sovereignty, and offered in evil
dence the Cincinnati platform. Now the
vexed matter here is settled, and there is
no longer any fear of its consequences to
the party, by reason of agitation in Kan
sas; the Democratic party are taking open,
frank and manly grounds, upon the slavery
question, and are showing their true
colors.
The recent election in st. Louis, it is
well known, was upon the issue of free
labor Us. slave labor. The chivalrous
Frank P. Blair was the standard bearer of
the free labor party, and Richard c. Bar
rett, the candidate for the slave labor
party. Blair has been connected with
the Democratic party ever since his career
as politician or public man commenced,
and only differs with that party as at pres
ent constituted, upon the one destructive
issue of free labor and slave labor. He
occupies the identical ground on this
question that was formerly held by JEFF
ferson and Madison, the Apostles of De-
mocracy; aprotege and deciple of Benton,
WHOSE orthodoxy to the Democratic faith
no one will attempt to gainsay or question,
&C., is in favor of hard money, is anti
tariff, anti-bank, in truth, occupies the
old Jacksonian ground on all these ma
tional questions. Barrett is all this and
something more. He sustains the Ad,
ministration in its recent attack upon the
principles of self-government, the forcing
of an obnoxious constitution upon the
people of Kansas. He is in favor of slave
labor as opposed to free white labor, up
holds the extra judicial doctrine in the
Dread Scott case.
Blair was defeated by Barrett, in the
aforesaid election, and there upon the
Cabinet at Washington held high carni.
val over the event. The National De
mocratic press, North and South, through.
out the whole Union, is filled with ex
ultations at the triumph of Democratic
principles. We are pleased at this lat'
exhibition of frankness and honorable
conduct on, the part of the Democracy
Now they have avowed themselves il
favor of slavery, and its extension, W
hope that they will have sense enougl
from this time on to be quiet on the sub
ject of popular sovereignty" Let tn
party appellation of NEGRO worshipper,
be applied to the organization who's
principles are thus illustrated.