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Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1871-03-03
Communications.
WRITES ron THE vERMoHT pHpNrx.
THE RUTLAND .u.ERBLE QU.FR-
HEES.

Why should our marble slabs and monu-
monts cost SO much? visit TO the quar-
ries and marble mills at West Rutland, will
help one towards an answer to this inquiry.
1t WAS my privilege to make such visit a
few days ago, with the gontlemanly super
intendcnt Of The Sheldon quarries for my
guide. Not far from the station we found
ourselves passing through yard in which
vast quantities of the white rock, some in
the rough state and some sawed into smooth
blocks and slabs, were piled in long rows
on every side The long, low mill, built Of
the white marble, next attracted our attcn-
tion. Here 200 or 800 saws, driven by steam,
are at work every day, cutting the stone
into slabs and blocks of various shapes and
sizes.2 In stereinear at hand, also built
of marble, large trade is carried on, most
ly with the operatives. a short distance
above are the mines. OF these we visited
two, one of which is rooted over to protect
the workmen. Passing down long
winding stairway we came TO the place
whore the miners were at work. $50 feet
beneath the surface. Some were drilling
by hand, others were running the locomo-
bhc VI ms dlill blltIS SUN WtIt ltlllON lUG
the rocks. Until last year the channelling
and drilling was done wholly by hand.
Now they have the work done mostly by
steam. One of the engines was boring
holes horizontally into the bottom of q stone
6 by feet, and IS feet in length. Wedges
are driven into these holes, and in this way
the huge block is raised from its bed. 1t
is then broken into smaller blocks and
these are lifted through an opening in the
roof by an immense derrick operated by
steam. The rock is found in LAYERS differ
ing in thickness, and the quarrymen never
attempt to divide layer. The layers are
generally inclined, SO that the engines are
often seen cutting channel at an angle of
4j degrees. The layers are so distinct that
the sides Of the cavern resemble wall, the
blocks of which have been placed one upon
another by hand.
Another mine that we visited was sunk
$50 feet, and extended under a roofing of
rock, with pillars at intervals to sustain the
roof. Here long row of men were cutting
channel by hand, taking out small chip
of the solid rock at every blow of their
heavy drills. \ slow process this, and
very hard work. In estimating the cost of
monument carefully erected at the re-
quired place, one must remember that no
small amount of labor is necessary to get
the rough material out upon the surface.
Then the saving and freighting and cary
ing are slow and costly operations, the lat
ter requiring much skill and experience.
In many ways visit to these quarries will
pay WELL The business has been of great
benefit to Rutland, and it is clear that the
proprietors get rich. The palatial dwellings
of Messrs Sheldon, Kellogg, Reynolds and
Clement, not to mention others, show what
marble has done. \. c.
The having teeth, of the operation
must be slow.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1871-03-03

THE FIRST STAIN.-Did any of our
young readers ever think how little ii takes
to stain their characters? A single drop of
ink seems very small thing, yet dropped
into a tumbler of clear, pure water, it
blackens the whole. And so the first oath,
the first lie, the first glass may seem very
trivial, yet depend upon it, my young
friends, they leave dark stain upon your
characters. Look out for the first stain. Re
member that small vices lead to great
crimes, and that every little vice is stain
upon your character and remember, too.
that if you continue to indulge these vices,
the stain grows darker until your whole
soul is blackened. 1t is a very easy matter
to brush aside the single drop of water.
but when drops enough have united to
form torrent it sweeps on with irresisti-
BILE force. So with little vices it is a COM
paratiyely easy thing to rid ourselves of
them at the beginning, but If we allow our
selves to indulge them, they will soon have
mighty power over us.
Young friends look out for the first stain.
- Selected
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1871-03-03

Natur never makes any blunders. When
she makes fool she means 1t.
The only pedigree worth transmitting is
virtue, and this is the very thing that kant
be transmitted.
There is nothing about which the world
makes so few blunders, and the individual
so many, as mans actual importance
among his fellow-creatures.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1871-03-03

THE saws having no teeth of course the operat
must be slow.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1871-03-03

When ]. j. Jones of the Jones House,
Greencastle, Ind, was 10 years old, he
swallowed some lye, and from that to this,
has lived on milk and soup, as his throat
would never again admit solid food and
that was 62 years ago.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1871-03-03
VOL. XXXVIII.

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The Republican journal., 1871-01-26

Some people suffer- and their friends suffer, from
severe pain; while they spend more money foolishy
than it would cost to cure them, if they used Rem
ne's Pain-Killng Magic Oil. Take our advice and
use this popular and certain cure for such ills as
flesh and bone are heir to.
A gentleman from Bethel Hill, Me-, says that
Messrs Allen Bros, propretors of Philip Aliens
Print works Il. L., were down to Bryant's Pond re-
Gently, trouting, when one of them was attacked
with sciatc rheumatism suddenly, that he had
"Johnson's Anodyne Liniment" was resorted to,
and he was out next day.
Ayers American Almanac for tthe new year,
has arrived for delivery gratis by all Druggists to
all who call for it. This little annual has the larg
est circulation Of any book in the world, made by
the fact that it furnishes the best medical advice
which is available to the peOple-enabes them to
determine what their complaints are and how to
cure them. 1t contains the startling announce
ment of the conhagration of world, or the combus-
ton of one of the stars in the armament with all its
attendant planets. 1mO26
TEMPERANCE MEN ADMIT IT'S UTILITY. No
attempt has ever been made or ever will be made
to disguise the character of Plantation Btters. 1t
contains alcohol; and no Bitter that does not con-
tain alcohol is worth a rush. Water will neither
preserve the virtues of tonic vegetables render
them active in the SYSTEM This is chemical fact
which no one competent to deliver an opinion
the subject will deny. Water tonics turn sour on
the stomach, if they arc not sour to begin with,
(Which is frequently the case,) and produce and
promote indigestion, instead of curing it. Let it
therefore be distinctly understood that Plantation
Bitters Is alcohol restorative But mark this it
is strictly medicine; not beverage. 1t is to be
taken in limited quantities and at stated times, like
other remedies and antidotes and therefore its use
is in accordance with temperance law, as we'll with
that 'hlgher law" which renders it incumbent up
on every being gifted with reason to resort to the
best possible means of accomplishing a salutary
end.
The Republican journal., 1871-01-26
THE FRENCH WAR.
FAIDHERRE's CRUSHING DEFEAT.

FAIDHERRE'S CRUSHING DEFEAT.
BRUSSELS, Jan. 81. Details of the defeat
of General Faidherbe show that the French
Army OF the North has suffered terrible
blow from which it can hardly recover. The
entry OF the retreating army into the city of
Cambria was sad scene of disorder. The
troops were shoeless and in rags, and the
army fragmentary to great degree.
A DISPATCH FROM THE EMPEROR
LONDON, Jan. %. The Emperor William
telegraphs to the Empress from Versailles
the 2lst-'Y yesterday the enemy entirely
withdrew into Paris. Is officers and $50
men were captured at st. Cloud. The num-
Der of the wounded prisoners captured at St.
Quentin is 5000, besides 1000 wounded taken
in the town. The total loss of the French is
10000. The enemy has withdrawn to Valen-
ciennes and Donia. We have again occupied
Cambria
London Jan. 22-The bombardment of
Paris has been uninterrupted for the last few
days. fire has been opened upon st. Den
mis-.
London, Jan. 22.-World's special advice
from Paris states that at Council, Friday,
Trochu announced his opinion that if hope
for assistance from outside should be disap-
pointed, it would be his duty to surrender
before the Germans destroyed public build
ings and fired the centre of the city. The
civil members of the Council disagreed with
Trochu, and he resigned, but again accepted
command, after hot quarrel. The spirit of
the populace still uDdaunted
Paris advices of the 18th represent Favre as
seriously ill. The victims OF bombardment
in killed and wounded already number 80
children, IA women and ~ men,
The Republican journal., 1871-01-26
FEARFUL TRAGEDY.
ELMIRA, N. Y, Jan. 10, Is

ELAIRA, N. Y, Jan. 10, 1871.
A terrible tragedy occurred in the town Of
Wayland, Steuben county, this morning. A
Mrs. Mary Hess shot and instantly killed Mr..
William II. Lewis, doing business in Way
land. He called upon her on business, and
she met him at the door and shot him dead.
She then proceeded to the residence of her
brother, Mr. Warren Northrup, some half
mile distant from her own, and asked him to
come out of doors, as she wished to speak
with him privately; he declined to go out, but
invited her into the house, and led the way
into a bedroom, she following closely. Just
after he entered the bedroom door she placed
a revolver to the back of his head and fired,
the ball passing entirely through his head.
She then closed the bedroom door and turned
toward son of Mr.. Northrup, who was in
the sitting room, but before she could fire up
on him she was seized and the revolver taken
from her. Mr.. Northrup lived until four
o'clock this afternoon.
Mrs. Hess was taken into custody, and up
on being interrogated as to why she had COM
mitted this double murder, she replied that
she would learn Mr. Lewis not to be the cause
of SO much talk as there had been about her.
1t is stated that she had not been on friendly
terms with her brother. The circumstances
of the case are being investigated by Coroner
Smith of Bath.
The Republican journal., 1871-01-26
How to End the Alabama Claims.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 1t.
The bill introduced in the House yesterday
by Mr.. Buffinton of Mass, authorizes the
President to appoint three Commissioners,
who shall meet at Washington on or before
April 1st, 1871, but who may subsequently
meet at New York, Boston, OF New Bedford !;
they shall examine claims and witnesses
under oath; all claims must be presented
within six months from the day of the first
meeting; and all claims must be decided
within one year Of that time.
The decision of any two of the commission
ers shall be final. The commission shall
hear council appointed by the government
Of New Britain. The salary of the commits
sioners shall be 5000 per annum each, and
$4,000 is appropriated by the bill to meet
these salaries, and for clerk hire, &c. All
sums awarded by the commission shall be
paid by the United States within eighteen
months after the first meeting of the commits
sion, in twenty year bonds, bearing $ per
cent interest The Secretary of the Treas
ury is authorized to issue bonds amounting
to 500, 100000 for the payment of the claims
which shall be known as the British bonds.
Upon the presentation at the Treasury de-
partment Of the certificate of award by the
legal holder thereof, the Secretary shall de-
liver bonds to cover larger amounts, and the
balance shall be paid in the currency of the
United States; whereupon the holder OF the
certificate shall surrender the same to the
| Secretary of the Treasury shall sell at par
such bonds rs shall be necessary to pay
amounts in currency The copy of the bill
when it passes is directed to be furnished to
the British government.
The Republican journal., 1871-01-26
EXECUTION IN VERMONT.

On Friday, Henry WELCOME was hung al
Windsor, Vermont, for the murder of an old
man whose life he took by beating him over
the head with piece of iron-the only in
centive being plumber. The murderer was
only II at the date of the crime, and was 10
at the time of his DEATH The Boston Her
AIDS reporter gives the following account of
the execution
ON THE SCAEFOLD
the customary services were had, and after the
warrant for the execution had been read, Welcome
asked if he desired to say anything before the
extreme penalty of the law was enforced. 1t took
few moments for the condemned man to compose
himself, and then, looking around upon those
present, he spoke as follows:
THE PRISONERS ADDRESS.
''My friends: My heart is too full. Words can
not express my feelings on this occasion. | hope
that my presence here will be a warning to all
the prisoner gave way and cried, but continued
TREMENDOUSLY; j and to be true to their homes.
What brought me here was dsobedience to my
father and mother; but l hope that God will have
mercy on my soul. l have found peace with Him,
and 1 know that He will grant me such in Heaven
Shun temptation. [Crying bitterly.l can't say
much more. My heart is overfnll. Good bye"
FINAL PREPARATIONS.
The prisoner then stepped upon the drop, the
moose was adjusted, and one of the Deputy Sheriffs
stepped forward and commenced to put on the
black cap, when Welcome ferVently offered the fol-
lowing
PRAYER
so God, present myself before Thee as 4 little
child humby standing before his Father, to thank
Thee for the overlooking of Thy goodness to me-
Thou knoWest that mine eyes have been opened at
the approach of death, and Thou know est also,
that have fixed my heart upon Thine image. 0
gracious God, when my soul shall appear before
Thee, and for the first time bow in acknowledge
ment of Thy loving kindness, oh, for my poor,
broken-hearted mothers sake, let my name be
written in the book of life. Q mercfu Jesus, have
pity on me for Ch1ist's sake. Amen"
THE EXECUTION.
During the prayer the cap remained above his
eyes, and when he finished it was drawn down.
whereupon the prisoner groaned deeply. Almost
instantly afterward the Sheriff advanced, and with
the formal expression, "May God have mercy on
your SOUL" he pressed spring with his foot, the
drop fell, and the soul of Welcome passed to its
Maker. Life was extinct In six minutes from the
time the drop fell, and during that time only few
convulsiye contractions of the neither eXtremities
were observable. The body hung about half an
hour, and then lowered into the coffin prepared
tor it.
THE DISPOSITION OF THE BODY.
The parents of the unfortunate young man de-
cline to receive the body, as Its possession would
simply add another pang to their already poignant
grief; and consequently the remains Of Welcome
will be uttered in the prison yard.
The Republican journal., 1871-01-26
Tho Storm in the West.

CHICAGO, ILL.,, Jan. ~, 1871.
The recent snow storm here was almost
unparalleled in this section for severity, iso-
lating us for several days from the east.
Appearing first in the Nevada mountains it
struck us on Friday, the 18th inst, and did
not cease until Sunday night. Though not
more than twenty-five inches of snow fell it
was piled up in fearful drifts in every drec-
ton.
A storm of sleet which accompanied OF
alternated with the snow, adhered to tele.
graph wires, loading them down until they
snapped in pieces. The wires from this
point eastward, for from n to 1O1 miles,
were wrecked as they never were be-
lore; Over thousand men have been al
work night and day in making repairs
Communlcation with the outer world is re.
established at last, and by tomorrow the
Western 1i..' Union lines will be fully restored
between Friday night and Yesterday. reached
us by railroad express from Toledo, or by
wire via Cincinnati, st. Louis and Omaha
The Republican journal., 1871-01-26

=, EXTRACT. "Aner q fair and protracted trial of
con slider It very valuable nervous tonic, far sur
passing many others Of considerable repute, and
well worthy the confidence Of the profession gener
ally. ga. H. CHANDLER, NJ, D,
''H. A. JACOBS, M. D.
'Moncton. N. B.. November 8, 1867.
If you have discharge from the nose, offensive
or otherwise, partial loss of the of SMELL taste
or hearing, eyes watering weak, feel dull and
stupid or debitated, pain or pressure in the head,
take cold easily, you may be sure you have the Ca
half of the above symptoms, terminate in Consumps,
ton and end in the grave. No disease is so common
50 more deceptive less understood by physicians.
DR.. Il. V. Pierce 133 Seneca street, Buffalo N. Y,
dy-a perfect specific for Catarrh, ''Cold in the
Head" or Catarrhal Headache which he sends to
any address by mail receipt Of sixty cents. Sold
by druggists.
The Republican journal., 1871-01-26

! do not wish to inform you, reader, that DR.: Won
derul or any other man. has discovered remedy that
cures consumption when the lungs are half consumed
In short will cure all diseases whether of mind body
estate make men live forever and leave death play
for want of work and is designed to make sublun-
airy sphere bissul Paradise, to which Heaven itself
shall be but side show. You have heard enough OF
Sage's Catarrh Remedy aoiU positively the worst
cases OF Catarrh In the Head only assert that which
thousands can testify to-. will pay $500 Reward for
case that cannot cure. pamphlet giving symptoms
and other information sent free any address, This
remedys
SOLD BY MOST DRUGGISTS IN ALL PARTS OF
THE WORLD.
Price 50 cents. Sent by mail, postpaid, receipt G.
sixty cents or four packages for two dollars Beware
Of counterts and scorhtess limitations. See that my
private Stamp which is positive guarantee Of Genuine
ness 10 upon the Outside wrapper Remember that this
expressly for stamping my medicines, has my portrait,
name and address, and the words "U. s. Certificate OF
Genuineness" engraved upon it, and need not be mis-.
TAKEN Don't be swndled by travellers and others repre-
:entng themselves as DR.. Sage am the only now
living that has the knowledge and right to manufacture
the Genuine DIR. Sages Catarrh Remedy, and l never
travel to sell this medicine.
X. v. PIERCE, NJ. D.
Smos2s 1873 Seneca street. Buffalo, NY
The Republican journal., 1871-01-26
G ( N ( r ALtTfE S.


Dr.. Stockbridgo, an eminent physician Of Bath
died on the Goth
F'ilkins, charged with shooting the express mes
sanger on the Albany road has been arrested, ant
the messenger Identifies him.
Trout sell at 30 and pickerel at 10 cents in the
Levi markets.
Two Ice boats going at a terrific rate ran int
each other on the Hudson, and Jacob Best wa
killed.
Chief Justice Chase is residing with his daughte
quietly in New York, endeavoring to regain his
health. lie has given up Presidential aspirations
and if the bill passes for continuing the salaries o.
retiring Judges he will resign
The moving machine swinder, whose operation
near saco we noticed last week, has been arrested
near Portland, and will be held to answer.
Joseph c, Wentworth, of Franklin, whose copy
og the Journal is uncalled for at the Postoilice i
requested TO explain the matter.
Che house of Mrs Sears Eilrilge of Bucksport,
was burned last week with nearly all its contents.
Loss $500 insured tot $500.
Attention is called to the card of Cable Screw
wire Boots and Shoes These goods claim super
lority oyer both pegged and sewed work.
Another insurance company gone up-thc Moni-
far of Massachusetts If cannot ,,,- o,,or IL n.,
i'9 WY ~ P''
cent
report s prevalent OF naval engagement in
the Pacific, IN which the Irus~ian trigate Meuusa
sunk two French cunboats
II having been stated nv !, correspondent of tho
,o,.;yto to,,,,o, .a,o. go ,,;e, - -, 1
i-o" ''' 'o" mas '"n lilc "ic u one OF inc DAM
robbers wrote to her husband that She had been
visited ana cohoolea win py Johh Morrlsey, and
Judge bowling, Warden Rice authorizes the
statement that in reference to those gentlemen the
,.,.,,,,, a,o+oo,on. i i,,..o,.,oo,
mo bavo hmm, ,ro,} o,,ns in ,o,,or ~ fla o,,o
49, ~ EranI, ri 70 H., JrnitaI St a. 49,, W
fn, ho a"mn0him "f MirSo Iet t
Democracy in other states respond accordingly.
New ork Herald.
mo .,Io,, inc, ,-., .,,o .r,., Of ,,,..,
New York millionares Wm b. Astor in nearly
~ Alexander L. Stewart G6; Cornelius Wander
Law Is.
There is much food for the reflection in the fol.
lowing questions aud answers: "Who hits wo-
man when she Is down." "Why another woman. -
Who keeps her down" why, another woman. y
al, t..,. .. 800, -...t,. -, -,
Who was an eminent performer on the trencher, to
u friend. II hope" said the friend, mo poor man
has found il; for it would ruin him in a week.
rr, 49, 80 49, $780,
The Republican journal., 1871-01-26

PATENTS. Issued to Maine inventors, for the
week ending Jan. II, 1871, and each bearing that
date. Reported for the journal by VIM. +. SEAvY,
Solicitor of Patents, Schwartz Block, West Market
Square, Bangor, Me.
J. H. Butler, Hampden, Belt Gearing; G. G.
Perciyal. Waterville, Apparatus for Extracting
Essential Oils
No Maine Patents were issued last week.
Whole number of Patents issued for the week
1853, together with s Reissues, 6 Extensions, 81
Designs, and trademarks
The Republican journal., 1871-01-26

rINE subscriber hereby gives public notice to all
1 cerned, that he has been duly appointed and
taken upon himself the trust of Administrator de bonis
non with the will annexed of the estate OF Eben Taylor
late of Unity in the County OF Waldo deceased by Civ
ing the law directs he therefore requests all per
sons who indebted to said deceaseds estate to make
immediate payment and those who have any demands
thereon, to exhibit the for settlement to him.
3w!S DAVID GILPAGRICh,
The Republican journal., 1871-01-26

NiIE subscriber hereby gives public notice to all
l. cerned, that he has been duly appointed and taken
upon himself the trust of Administrator of the estate OF
John g. Sawyer late of Montville In the County of Wal
do dece lsed by giving bond the law directs he there
fore requests all persons who indebted to said de
ceased's estate make immediate payment and those
who have any demands thereon, to exhibit the same for
settlement TO him. 3w2S AMOS W. SPROWI.,
The Republican journal., 1871-01-26
SPECIAL NOTICES.
Ask FOR DR.. CLARKE'S SHERRY VIM BI TIERS.

And take other See that the portrait of Dr. Clarke
is upon the label of each bottle. No other genuine
They puerly vegetable and will not ntoxcate. tsp
The Republican journal., 1871-01-26

N O Il @ E!
is HEREBY GIVEN THAT HAVE RELIN
pushed to my minor son. L. w. Slater the balance
his time during his minority and shall pay debts
his contracting claim any Of his earnings after this
date. JOHN GSLATER
Belmont, Jan. 20, 1871. 2w2yt
The Republican journal., 1871-01-26
MARRIED..

In Rockland, 10th inst, by W. c. Perrigo Esq, Mr..
Thomas A. Staples to Mrs. Mehtabel A. Smith. both of
Rockland.
In this city, Goth inst, by Rev. Wooster Parker, Mr..
Edwin Woodslde OF Webster to Miss s. Adea Wadlin,
OF NorthpOrt
The Republican journal., 1871-01-26

AT Probate Court held at Belfast, within and tor the
County of Waldo, the second Tuesday OF january,
A. d. 1871.
IOHN w. SEANEY son of John Seavey, Late of
- Frankfort in said County OF Waldo deceased hay ing
presented petition that he be appointed Admins
traitor said decease,s estate.
Ordered That the said John W., give notice to all
persons interested by causing copy OF this order be
published weeks successfully in the Republican
Journal princdat Belfast that they may appear at Pro.
ty the second Tuesday Of February next at ten Of
the clock before noon and shew IT any they have
why the same should not be allowed.
ASA TlIURLOUGH, Judge.
A true copy. Attest-B Z. FIELD, Register. 3w2s