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Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1869-05-19
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Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1869-05-19

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gLENlON follows the oi " lelm1old's Concentrated
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the skin.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1869-05-19

"A matrimonial broker of New York
says there are 500 heiresses in that city.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1869-05-19

CONCENTRATED EXTRACT sARsAPARILLA.
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Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1869-05-19

THOSE WIFE DESIRE BRILLIANCY or COMPLEX
ION must purity and enrich the blood. which Helm
holds Concentrated Extract Of Sarrarlla invariably
does. Ask for HefNboias. Take no other.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1869-12-03

Our winter schools commenced Mon
day last, and are Taught by Miss l.. New
hall Of this place, and Misses Adams and
Wood of Winchester.
Photographic wires are up between Hins-
dale and Keenc, and kilograms were first
transmitted over them last week. The OPP
orator here is p. Frank Amidon.
The ball on Thanksgiving Eve at the
American House hall was very fully attend
ed. Drunken men were plenty about our
streets Thanksgiving day, and doubtless
liquor sellers were thankful for their annual
harvest.
Rev. Mr.. Hardy Of the Methodist soci-
ETY. commenced a course of lectures on sun
day evening, Nov. 2lst. Subjcct-"Thc
formation of character The effort wa,
highly commended by his hearers. The
subject for the next lecture is, "Rcligion in
The formation of character" The Rev. Mr.
Batchcldcr of the Congregational church i,
also soon to commence Il course Of lectures
The subject of the first is to be "What ",
say" He is very able lecturer, and o
course fine treats are in store for our pcopl,
who may hear these lectures.
Singing schools in connection with til,
! Congregational and Methodist societies hav
just commenced. Mr.. Cheney of Athol
Mass, is the teacher of the first, and Mr.
Swan of Winchester, of the last nance
| school
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1869-12-03
THE VERMONT PIsGNIx ron
1870.

Tho terms of the VERMONT PuDNIx for
the coming year will be tho same as for tho
present year, 1925 TO single subscribers
and $500 to clubs, payable in advance.
Payments made any time previous to Feb.
/, 1870 will be considered in advance.
Where payment is delayed, subscribers
will be charged additional at tho rate of
fifty cents per annum. To now subscribers
for 1870 we will send the paper gratis the
remainder of the present year.
We make no great promises of what we
shall do. To our past labors and to tho
present character of the PHOENIX we refer
for what may be expected in the future.
We shall do our best to render the paper
worth the money paid for it, to keep it
abreast of the times in news, and whatever
else is expected of weekly paper, and on
important subjects that interest busy and
inquiring people to maintain that advanced
position which becomes progressive jour
nalists alive to the issues and demands of
the age and country in which we live.
We tender our thanks to our friends and
patrons for their encouraging words and
liberal patronage, trusting that we have
done them equal service in the messages
we have sent weekly to their homes, and in
the assistance we have rendered them in
the prosecution of their business. Let it be
remembered that the more we help eacl
other, the greater benefits all will receive
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1869-12-03
cove HESS.

Our national legislature assemblies at the
capital next Modnay, Dec. 9th. We shall
probably be able to give our readers the
Presidents message in the next issue. We
expect it will be brief, clear, practical COM
prehonsivc and to the point. We hope
Congress will at once proceed to business,
will do as soon as practicable what the
country most needs TO have done, waste no
time on impracticable subjects, make no
speeches for the sake of talk, give no pat
ronage to dishonest OF incompetent men,
legislate solely for the public good, and
make no laws and adopt no measures but
such as arc wise and just.
The delegation from Vermont we arc
confident will do themselves credit, and
also the State they represent. We think
we may say in truth and sincerity that the
Green Mountain State is worthily repre-
scented represented by men of integrity,
ability, patriotism and nblemishcd char
acer, and who will do all they can that in
the acts of Congress the country shall re-
ceive no detriment, but shall have her bur
dens lightened, be rescued from the evils
that bcset her, and the dangers that threat
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1869-12-03

sent to them, and chosen one of thoir own.
They have the sympathy of the
mass of the population, incluing the Indi-
ans, that extends from the Red River to
the Rocky Mountains. Canada cannot
roach them with military force at this
season except through United States Terri
tory, and to approach them on British soil
will require a tedious and difficult journey
by Lake Superior route, moving westward
by the paths traversed by trappers and voy-
ayers, and impossible of access by an army
and its accompanying trains. The insur-
gents have not only driven Gov. McDougall
from tho territory, forbidding him to re-
enter it, but they have seized the stores Of
the Hudson's Bay Company and distribu-
ted them among their own number MS ra-
tions.
What they demand is, that, i'm being sud-
denly turned over from the custody of the
Hudson's Bay Company-now abolished
and absorbed-to the Government of Con-
federated Canada, they shall enjoy the sim
pie right to elect their own Legislature, a
free homestead and precmptlon law, and
an Indian policy that is based on the desire
for perpetual peace. These certainly are
reasonable requests, and made in the true
| spirit Of British subjects and citizens.
What they resist is forcibo annexation to
Canada and the contomptuous disregard OF
| their opinions and sentiments. 1t is hard
enough to pass from light government
and almost unfclt taxation, to the rule OF
foreign officials without sympathy and the
| Inn Jnn of 10 hot ,hp 70 - ,,i
the greater part of its freedom. England
whipped one or two of the maritime PROV
inces into the Dominion, so far as they ev-
or went in, and perhaps thinks distant
people like those of Winnipeg can be com
PEELED even more easily. But this fact Of
distance is their best defence in an act OF
rebellion. The settlers are aware that they
cannot be reached in a long time, and only
after great difficulty; and their defiant atti-
tude is in part referable to this conscious
ness of their remoteness from danger
Whether England will care to extend hci
arm in anger toward them, seeing in wha
temper Nova Scotia and New Brunswicl
stand in relation to the Confcderacy, is an
other consideration that comes in to sug
gest a solution of the difficulty.
Because the Red River region has beer
bodily transferred to Canada, the inhabit
ants fail to understand how their persona
rights go with the bargain. In other word
they declare that they will never submit f
the new arrangement until their consen
shall be first obtained; and the condition
of that consent are what we have stated a
bove. They insist on retaining check OIL
their Executive, and the general shaping
and direction of all legislation that affect
their local interests. Nothing would seen
more reasonable, and this is all the caus
of the present rebellion. 1t is not, in truth
an instruction, but an armed resistance t
being carried away into the captivity Of an
nexation. If England stands ready to en-
force this policy, she has possibly kindle
Il fire at the end of the frontier line of he
dependencies in America, which will sprea
until the whole is in blaze.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1869-12-03
Beck Notices, &c.

Trough and Ready, or Life among the
New York Nowsboys," by IIoratio AIqer.
Jrp published by Loring, Boston. is the
fourth volume Of the dragged Dick Sc
ries." 1t is a very readable book. relates
many incidents Of great interest, gives an
insight to city life among a certain class of
boys, and will be read with interest bv
young and old.
For sale by FELTON, & Co. ut the Town
Hall Book Store.
L1TTELL's LIVING AoE being published
in weekly numbers Of sixty-lour pages
each, making more than three thousand
pages Of reading matter yearly, presents to
its readers the best literature of the Euro
poan quarterlies, monthlies and wccklics,
with thoroughly satisfactory complete
ness, as well as freshness, and at a small
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pages, and all who desire "a thorough CONF
pendulum of all that is admirable and note
worthy in the literary world" to keep pace
with the scientific or political progress of
the age, or to cultivate in himself or his
family taste for the best literature, cannot
well dispense with Tho Living Age.
Considering the quantity Of reading mat
| ter furnished, the subscription price IS, Goa
| year. is cheap but for those who desire the
cream of both home and foreign literature,
a still cheaper offer is made, of which tho
| lovers of the best literature will avail
themselves in great numbers; viz, for SO
RENTED to the publishers of "Tho Living
Age, they will send that magazine week
ly, and either one Of the following fora
year: "IIarper's Monthly" "Weekly," or
Bazaar" "Thc Atlantic Monthly "Thc
Galaxy" "Putnam's Monthly" Lippin-
colts Monthly" or "Applcton's Journal"
(weokly); or for $3.50 they will send "The
Living Age" and "Thc Riverside Maya
zine" for year.
THE Living Age" is pronounced by high
critical authority to be "the best of all our
eclectic publications" and we can do our
readers no better service than by calling
their careful attention TO it.
a neat Catalogue of Middlebury College
from the press of futile Il Co., Rutland,
states the number OF scholars in that in
stituton to be "a. Seniors II, Juniors II.
Sophomores Il, Freshmen .. Rev. lIjr-
vcy ID. kitchell, ID. D., President. As the
number of scholars is small, we suggest
that the College open its doors and offer it,
instructions to young women as well a,
young men.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1869-12-03

in which a woman lived had been COM
pletely blown TO pieces, and the roof, tim
bors aud logs SO scattered as hardly to show
that house had been there This occurred
about A. NJ, and the woman was taken
from under table among the ruins. But
Providence had favored her. for she had
received only slight scratclson one check
A short distance from here thc spot only
could be seen whore house stood the day
before,-not splinter left. And about four
rods from this spot few broken boards
were left to mark the place where an cngi-
neor lived that is employed in Stewards
large reduction works. While he was yet
in bed the roof was lifted Off; he Jumped
from bed, put his hat on, and while gather
ing his clothes, his hat "wcnt up" and he
had only got out himself when the house
took leave of its old resting place.
The next two houses were stripped of
their roofs. The next, where l board, had
escaped with only door and window
blown in; but Mr.. G. had promptly boarded
them over on the outside. Tho house is
large and strongly built one, and has stood
while others have been unroolcd and blown
down all around it. Shortly after had got
in heavy blow came which racied it so
that the doors could not be opened or Shut
and tho wind got under the clapboarding
on ono side, and quicker than one could
say "scat," the whole side was torn Off.
stood by the window and watched'd house
lifted and turned partly round; in few
moments moro it turned farther, ard in an
other moment tho building went to shivers
rs if ii had been paper filled with powder.
Just little farther on large new lylsc
was completely demolished, AND Air-
Their large mill. Not more than Not 80
rods from where l board house was I'M
rooted and blown to pieces, and the man
had his leg broken and badly mangled.
His little daughter, about years Of age,
was instantly killed. The Episcopal church,
a magnificent new edifice, scarcely COM
| pleted, was entirely destroyed. have not
now mentioned one-quartor part of the
houses demolished. The wind did not
subside till after o'clock p. NJ, and then
only to little less than a hurricane. About
u O'Clock NJ, man from Idaho was driv-
ing up to Georgetown, and when about op.
posite our clearinghouse the buggy troC
to get ahead of the horse, and did so. A
heavy team wagon was blown over and Tho
driver had his leg broken. These two broll
en- legs and the death of the little girl, arr
all the accidents to persons that l hay,
heard of. J.p a.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1869-12-03

The superintendent Of schools in YER
non, NJ. j. Reed, makes the following re-
port of their conditions: "An increase Of
public interest and strictly kept registers,
have given to our common schools a high
standard of punctuality and attendance in
most Of the districts. Prudential commit
tees have found the demand for frst-class
teachers to be greater than the supply. l
trust the Normal schools and institutes will
soon fill this deficiency and give US teach
crs with certificates of real qualifications"
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1869-12-03
jamaica.

Our village boasts of a post office, and
perhaps short account of our postmaster
will not be embarrassing.
James c. Daggett responded in 1862 to
the call for troops, and inscribed his name
on the battle roll; his heart filled with pat
riotism, he went forth to fight, and lose his
life, if need be, for the cause of freedom
and right. Until discharged in 'G3 he fought
bravely and well, and passed through scenes
that only veteran can faithfully portray.
We all know what dangers the soldier en-
counters upon the battle field, where the
whizzing bullets, screeching shells and
roaring cannon fill the air with the awful
tumut of war, where the ground is strcwn
with dead and wounded and soaked with
the blood of our brothers and friends. AZ
ter the four years of war that ragged in the
southern part of our beloved country, we
are all able to imagine, pretty nearly, what
soldier passes through.
While on long and weary march under
the broiling heat of southern sun, he fell
a victim to its fierce rays and was nearly
disabled by sunstrokc.
Discharged, as before stated, in 'G3, our
hero returned to his friends and cndeavor-
ed to find some light business in which to
engage. Through the influence of friends,
the former postmaster kindly resigned, and
our disabled soldier proceeded to do what
he was able. He purchased a suitable
building, had il moved to the desired place,
and fitted it up for post Office. The build
ing is tasteful and convenient and is de-
cided addition to the principal street Of ia
maica. The daily stages stop at its door,
and the faithful postmaster within, al
though greatly disabled by paralysis, per-
forms his duties well, and the post Office
has a homelike appearance that makes it a
pleasant place to visit DELL.
Il. q. Chase, supt. of schools in Jamaica,
reports their condition as follows: LACK
of thoroughness is apparent in many of the
schools Grammar is very much neglected
| Less than half the teachers come to the pub
| lie examinations"
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1869-12-03

Tho work of repairing damages done by
the flood progresses rather slowly in this
town. Some of the roads have been repair
ed, but many are yet unfinished. Cham
borlain & Barry took the job of repairing
the road and building bridge at ilarmo-
nyvile. They had nearly finished their
Job, had only to fill up the grade with lit
tie more gravel, when the rain OF Saturday,
Nov. goth, caused second edition of the
Hood on a small scale, but sufficient to wash
out one abutment and let ono end of the
bridge into the stream. The bridge has
been raised and a new abutment is now be-
ing put in. On saturday, Nov. Goth, the
streams were all high, and some damage
was done in washing unfinished roads in
different parts of the town.
AT town meeting recently holdacom-
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1869-12-03

EXPLORATIONS IN THE FAR WEST. Tho
report Of Capt Adams of the United States
Army, on his explorations in Colorado and
Arizona, is to be published 10y the War
Department. Capt. Adams believes that
the Arizona country, and in fact the entire
West, was once inhabited by an entcrprs-
ing and accomplished civilized people, 700
or 500 years ago. lie found numerous evil
dcnce- of civilization. The ruins ola num-
Der of cities and towns large and small
were thoroughly explored by the Adams
party. Tools of the most excellent and ar
tistic construction were found in quantities
in and about the various mines. Gold. sill
yer, iron, coal and lead mines were discov-
ed, and all of them gave unquesticned evil,
dence Of having been worked by expert ara
tisans. Capt. Adams says there is no doubt
the great wealth Of this country lies buried
in these mines. He found many thousand
acres of barley, wheat, rye and corn grow
ing wild.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1869-12-03

THE FRANKING PRIvILEGE.--Amongt the
recommendation in the forthcoming mes
sage of the President, none will be received
with more satisfaction than that which re-
port says he will make, recommending the
abolition of the ranking privilege. For
ten years this measure has been discussed
before Congress, and feeble endeavors have
been made from time TO time TO carry il in
effect. In the last Congress a stronger,
more sincere and more serious effort was
made, indirectly, than for a long time be-
fore. We heartily hope that the coming
session will see II consummatcd. The abuses
of the ranking privilege have grown to be
so enormous that there seems to be no rem
edy possible but Hamlet's-to "re(orm ii
altogether by total abolition. The post
Office service would be greatly the gamer,
and instead of such large expenses we
should find that department bringing itself
more nearly TO n well paying basis. NORTH
dmpton gazette and Courier.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1869-12-03
GHiff0y6.

Hubbard l.. Hart, formerly of Guilford,
who went to Pilatka, Fla, about II years
ago, has now an orange grove Of 500 trees,
from which he has picked the past season
up to Nov. 18th, $4,000 sweet oranges, and
shipped them to Savannah and Charleston
markets. He gets 50 per 100 ior them de-
livered at his own wharf, near his residence
on st. Johns river. His crop is so great
that lone would hardly miss what lie has
harvested from the trees" Should there
be no frost Tor few weeks longer, Mr.. Hart
will make handsome thing Of it.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1869-12-03
BR.sTTEEBORO SCHOOLS.

The following very sensible report is
from the faithful superintendent of our
town schools, John S. Cutting, which we
commend to the notice of our citizens:
There are teachers who, upon examine
ton, exhibit a familiar acquaintance with
the branches required in the common
schools but when they become engaged
in the duties of teaching, show that they
do not possess that aptness for teaching or
com municating knowledge that is so nee
essary to Il successful teacher. Then, on
the other hand, there are those who upon
examination show ordinary qualifications,
vet have what they do know always Mt
hand, ready for instant use; and they will
interest and instruct class more in one
hour than the other will i'm six, though they
may know twice as much about the sub
iect they are teaching. This difference is
well worthy the attention and considera-
ton of teachers, and the causes should be
carefully studied and reviewed by them.
Let il not he understood that | would give
less attention to the knowledge necessary
to teach, but would give more attention to
the manner and method of communicating
knowledge so as to instruct and interest
children. The teacher must step out of the
old hco,or tract, and instead of tosling
,i,,o,,oIars ,.i,,, y ,,oss of f,cts or nopos
70 lao committed to memory from the book.
,,,io, tho,, do NOT understand helm them
to comprehend the principles, and thereby
make the recitation interesting and pleas
ant 10 do This successfully he must not
only bo we'll informed and instructed in
tho branches beis toteach. but hemust train
himself in fine most acceptable manner OF
teaching, Irregular attendanceis a promi-
mont evilin many ofour schools. and should
be corrected. Could narents and nuardi.
nc he made to feel and fully understand
the OWL which must result from allowing
children to he absent from school so fire..
ouontlv there wou,d he n sncodv and surc
rocorm Toocbore understand and foo,
loorl, tbo miecbior which must rosult
to their school from sucb n sourco.
How ocon arc teachers nernlexod and
ANNOYED nv tho absence of soma ono "a,
more Of thcir nuniIs whom tbev are crooo
od In tho dutios of tboiy school For tho,
l,roy, tI,o irronorol,lo r,isohiof ,,I,io,, oris
o, rr,r,, ;rroo,iIar o,,ordoroo r,o ,,.,,,in,
81 tin,o no TIM, ,I,o o1os. ,,,;II ,oooi,,o :,
v,tioh tho doIinoront n,on,I,or Iolonns =,
,,,;,, ,.,o a., ,,,,ooa. T., ,,,a,. Ill,
v,l,icb you'd no folt woro oil nrosont ot o,,
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Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1869-12-03
.s9HeHs.

Loren o. Powers, supt. Of schools in the
town of Athens, makes the following re-
port of their conditions: "Our schools have
been good the past year with one exception.
/ think we cannot do better than to prepare
our teachers for greater thoroughness in
giving elementary instruction orally. In
regard TO dividing the public money on the
aggregate attendance of the sch liars, | am
sorry to be Obliged to say that ii is working
as l at first feared, inasmuch as it robs the
weak districts and helps the strong. word
to the wise, l hope, in this case, will be sui-
6cientn
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1869-12-03

ERIE RAILRoAD.-The developments al
already made in the Erie railway suits pre-
sent middle evidently beyond the power
of court or congress to settle. These suits
have made two facts at least perfectly clear:
that under our railway regulations as
they stand, railway stock may be watered
millions upon millions till the stock is
down to ten cents on the dollar that nei-
ther in State Legislatures or State Courts is
there any hope of remedy. These things
being made apparent TO the naked eye, the
question recurs, where for the remedy are
we to look? The only relief TO the honest
stockholders in railroads and to the COM
munty lies in Congress and in the contin-
ual power conferred upon Congress to reg
ulate commerce with foreign nations and
between the several States. This power in
connection with the power to establish post
offices and post roads and the power of tax
alton, gives to Congress fun authority to cs-
tablish general system of reguations-for
all the telegraphs and railroads ofthe coun-
try; and such general regulations cannot
much longer be evaded.