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Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1872-10-11

APPoINTMENTs.-A.C C. Brown of Mont
pelier and ID. w. Dixon of the st. Adams
Messenger have been appointed reporters
in the House and l.. NJ. Brown of NJ ontpel-
Ter in the Senate. Mr.. Camp, Clerk of the
House, has appointed as his assistants Col.
Lyman E. Knapp of the Middlebury Reg
lister, William w. Stickney of Plymouth,
and Sherman NJ. Davis OF Westminster.
II on. George Nichols, Secretary of State,
has selected for his assistant and clerk the
same gentlemen who filled these positions
30 acceptably two years ago, to wit: George
X. Chapman, Esq. of Vergennes, and Mr..
Charles II. Lane of Cornwall. Among the
pages in the House, is Frank Hunt, son OF
s. l.. Hunt of Guilford.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1872-10-11

JURY DUTY.--The Free Press says: If
the General Assembly should grant the pc
tition of the Windham county people who
ask for a law making all membership of
Secret Associations challengeable dis
qualification for sitting on juries, the act
should be entitled ian act to increase the
membership Of Secret Societies" There
certainly would be rush to join the Ma
sons, Odd Fellows, etc., If simple member
ship relieved man from jury duty.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1872-10-11

Josh Billings says: When we cum to
think that there amt on the face OF the
earth even one bat too much, and that there
hant been, since the daze of Adam, sim
dent, we kan form sum kind ov an idee
how little we know, and what poor job
we should make ov it runnin the machine
ry ov kreashun. Man lisa phool emmy how,
aud the best ov the joke is, he don't seem
tow know it. Rats have destiny to I'LL,
and will bet dollars they will ill it bet
ter than we do ours"
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1872-10-11

O'CoNoR IN VERMoNT,-We learn from
the Free Press that State Convention of
the straight Democrats of Vermont will
soon be called to nominate an electoral
ticket to be supported by those who can
not swallow either Greeley or Grant. The
movement seems to have originated in
Bennington, where some eighty votes were
cast for a straight Democrat at the septem-
Der election, and is said to be favored by
Democrats in all parts of the State.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1872-10-11
s,,osJ Co.srenionaI DIsfrict RcpHb-
Hear ConrcnftOn.

Tho penub,ic.n voters of the Second Congressional
District Of Vermont are hereby nothed 70 send dele.
gates 10 Congressional Convention to be held a.
White River Junction on "wednesday, the 23d day Of
ctober 1877 ct two O'Clock p NJ, for the purpose OF
nominating candidate for hepresen,stve 70 p pIn-
Tor for said district The basis OF representation Will
be as follows: Each town casting less than one hun
dred Republican votes for Governor at the State cleo
lion next preceding the Convention will be entitled to
one delegate, and each town casting more than one
hundred votes will DC entitled to one additional dele
gate for each fractional part Of one hundred votes 30
cast, exceeding nifty, apportioi cd az follows;
Caledonia County-2e delegates. Barnet q Burke 2,
Danville D. droton l, Hardwick 2, Kirby Lyndon g.
Newark l, Poacham l, Rycgate sheihed 81 Johns
bury T. stannsrd !, Sutton l, Walden /, Wakefield l.
wheelockl
Orange County--93 delegates bradford 2, Brain
tree /, Brookhed p Chelsea 3, Corinth O. Farlee l.,
Newbury Orange l, Randolph :, STAFFORD TSps s
Fairlco /, williamstown 2, Thetford 2.
windham Oounty-41 delegates 1, Brattle-
boro 8, Brootne l, Dover l, Dummerston /, Grafton
., Guilford l. Halifax !, Jamaica 2, Londonderry 2,
orset l. stratton 1, Townshend 2, Vernon 1, Wards
boro l, Westminster 2, Nottingham 2, Wilmington 2,
wiudhAm /.
windsor County-i9 delegates.-Andover 1, Balti-
dish O. Chester 8, Hartford o. Hattland O. Ludlow 8,
Norwich 2, Plymouth l. Pomfret O. Reading O. Roches-
ter O. Royalton Sharon /, Springfield s. stockbridgc
2,westhersneld 2, Weston l, West Windsor l, Wind
sor 2, Wooditock 4.
whole number. OF. delegates, 152.
s.N. HERRICK,l District
C. b. DANA, comni,to.
IN. GILMORE committee
Brattleboro, Sept 20, 1872.
NIB. The District Committee are also Committee
on Credentials In order, therefore, 10 complete the
roll OF delegates promptly and hasten the temporary
orRani zation Of the convention the ecers Of the pr
mary meetings arerequested to forward 10 the Secre
tAry Of the Committee certificates Of election Of dele
gates and substitutes, well furnish credentials to
the persons elected.
CIAS. 3. DANA, Secretary of Committee.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1872-10-11

The Westminster Agricultural Society
will hold their annual town fair Friday,
Oct. Is. An invitation is extended to towns
in the vicinity to present articles and stock
for exhibition. The ladies of the Congre-
gaional society will furnish refreshments,
as usual, at the town hall.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1872-10-11

-Rumor speaks of the building of a
large summer hotel near SpaGord Lake.
Several Keene gentleman are satd to be in
terested in the enterprise, who are bound
to mako it successful. The building is to
be completed the first of June next, and is
to be furnished with every convenience for
the comfort and pleasure of summer visit
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1872-10-11

The official returns of the West Virginia
election show that the new constitution
one of the provisions of which IN that no
black man can hold ofiice--was carried by
1906 majority in total vote OF 81, OO2. Who
says that the Southern people haven't been
converted
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1872-10-11

Loss OF APPETITE, Heartburn, Palpitation Of the
Heart Dizziness, sleeplessness, Constipation, Wind,
Mental and Physical Debility, and Melancholy, are
caused by disarrangement Of the digestive organs.
To thoroughly master these symptoms, WHITES
SPECIALITY ron DIsPKPsIA is the only prompt, IT.
eisnt, and safe remedy. II. O. WHITE, Proprietor,
lO7 Washington Street, Boston,
Price, 81 per bottle. 3mtO
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1872-10-11

Hon. Judge Poland delivered very
able and thoroughly comprehensive adj
dress on the political questions of the day,
at Fayetteville, Oct LIST, presenting the sew
eral questions that are arising in the party
contest in such high-toned,
honorable way that even the Greeley men
could find no fault with his manner Of
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1872-10-11

George a. Downs of Fayetteville
young lawyer of promise. just admitted -
the County bar, is about to take up his res
idence in Putney, where good field is Of
fered. We barbor no i'll feelings towards
the people of Putney in wishing him pro-
fessional prosperity in his chosen field of
labor
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1872-10-11

Ulcers &c, be cured The rational treatment as
indicated by nature is to reduce the local inhamma-
ton, soothe the neighboring nerves. cool the heated
blood and render the watery ichorous discharge con-
sistent and healthy. Happily Holloway's Ointment
accomplishes these ends with unfaing certainty IS
cents per box or pot lso
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1872-10-11

OLIVE VARcoE, by Francis Derrick, is
an English novel published by Lorlng of
Boston. Paper covers price so cents. As
interesting, exciting and prodtless as most
of its GLASS. Cheney a Clapp have 1t.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1872-10-11
THE GOrsRwo8rs .uBss.sGs.
Governor of Vermont.

To The Hon. Senate and House Of Repre-
sentdtiUes, constituting the General ASSENT
bly, Of The State Of Vermont.
After vacation of two years, we arc
again assembled, agreeably TO tho require
monts of the Constitution, to deliberate
with reference 10 the welfare of our beloved
State, and to adopt such measures, within
our constitutional authority, as in our best
judgment will promote such welfare.
The two last years have been character
lied, in marked degree, with the bless
ings of kind Providence. Peace and
quiet have roigned throughout our borders.
An unusual measure of health has prevail
ed. Unsurpassed prosperity has attended
our people, and crowned our industries
with success. The earth has yielded her
harvests in abundance. Moral, religious
and educational privileges and advantages
have been continued TO us. The various
departments of our government, filed, it Is
believed, with competent and faithful pub
lie servants, have steadily and quietly
moved along in their respective spheres,
performing their duties with diligence,
ability and fidelity
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1872-10-11
BUSINESS NOTICES.

Nothing else will Answer II you hoarse, have
cold, or hard cough, ask your druggist for Hal,s
Honey Of Horehound and Tar. Take nothing else.
II is the one sovereign remedy for all complaints OF the
throat and lungs. Crittenton's, 9th Avenue Sold
by all Druggists.
Pixies Toothache Drops in l minute.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1872-10-11

tvDont Hawk Hawk Spit, Spit. Blow. Blow, and
disgust everybody with your Catarrh and its offensive
odor, when DR.. Sages Catarrh Remedy will speedily
destroy all odor. arrest the discharge and you.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1872-10-11
STATE FINANCES.

congratulate my fellow citizens on the
favorable and highly encouraging condi-
ton Of our financial affairs, as presented in
the Treasurer's report, to which 1 respect
fully invite your attention, an abstract Of
which l here insert Under the wise poll
cy adopted by previous Legislatures, and
carried out with scrupulous fidelity by our
accomplished and faithful Treasurer, it
seems that the time is not far distant when
the public debt will be wholly paid and ex-
tinguished, and that, too, without any Sc
we're burden upon the people.
The Treas urer credits the Slate as follows
for 1871
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1872-10-11

Watch No. 1864, Stem Winder-bearing
Trade Mark Frederic Atherton Co., Marion. Y. j."
manufactured by United States Watch Co., GILES,
Wales Il Co.. has been carried by me fifteen months:
its total variation from time being only fteen
seconds-wHLARD DERBY, Of Derby, Snow Prem
tss, Jersey City, n.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1872-10-11

Chandler Pratt of Wardsboro has been
appointed Justice of the Peace by the Leg
islative Committee, TO fill vacancy which
occurred at the late election.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1872-10-11
William

Mrs. II. A. Jones has new hats, ribbons,
and other goods for the season. The mer-
chants here have also received their usual
supplies of new goods.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1872-10-11

t"o oi'''' '"e ioi,'"i"ue' VI We
vi ABSTRACT reierrins 'no r.aue' ui'1o"y
" 'ne treasurer iepoi.' ""''" HAS '1'"
:" p""'p Pr w ~
"oui' ' ,'., $500
- ,,,.'1.s- .,'s -,
w 'e"' -,!,.'-.,.,'
1e app r , .,f1 49, ,',a.,,.. 49,
-, ,,aa,.a,,,a :, 49,, I,o =, d;.ohoro.
,. sn,,ra do,', and hnyyevcr co,nnatible
with tbo economical babits of lbe neonlo to
he and remain free from n public debt. IL
seems IN be worry doubtful economv IN bur-
den ourselves with onerous taxes Tor the
sake OF purchasing our bonus at i"rse
io"so' ~ iu"' ~ " -. 9Po.'@,y
iHP''pe, :" we" Vi .m' '"' ,"a' -'
40 - '''' ''''''. "''
s'"'''oi' "ii''"'s' anu ''"',0 "
no"Ny "N'''o"' W. uvD'' 0on'-".'eN ~
A'' '"'" ""u
P'oSa'"s INC i"'o ieooiiio"' anu '0' 'sP"''
i"s u"n'ases os hoous' hies' e''
Inc reuis'r'ou'ion vi 'he oh''eu 0'"'eS
deposit money maze necessary ny inc
statute was effected III very satisfactory
manner by the treasurer mat oihcer III
November, 1871, collected OF one hundred
and eighty towns and cores the sum OF
SCOOPS II, and disbursed the same TO sixty
eight towns and cities
1t is apparent that the burdens Of taxa
ton are still quite unequally distributed.
Is further legislation necessary to remedy
the evil, or is it chargeable to the improper,
unfs1thful, or imperfect execution of the
laws? The subject is worthy of the serious
consideration of the General Assembly.
-
Inc cause OF Education VIII ever cain
OF the General Assembly most careiui
and watchiul attention. requires no ar
gument to convince an intelligent Ner-
monter, That II Is poor economy 10 WIFI
hold from any class OF our citizens, ana es-
pecially tho youth, the means OF acquiring
knowledge, Whatever reasonable expendi-
ture OF money Is thereby made necessary.
On TINS important subject cannot better
express my views thah III the language Oh
my distinguished predecessor, III MS mes
saso w ,'o ,S''i'S' o''o'o''
io'o' anu "n'on t"No loa'o !" again
P,esoh' W your 'ons'ueia''o"'
>, noio Is siowi"s Interest III ou, pun
ie Sonoos, anu 'no 'ia'n Is sene.a'y ao-
n, " Ir''s Wv e,''ea eN V. 'ao r.
p,1 or rsoo novo,nutan, ~. ,ho
ronora, dIg,s,on ~ odnoa,ion ro,Ianoo
must no had nrimori,v mon freo common
49,. +, J., 49, =, - 49,
lance to tho welfare Of tho state that Tho
instruction afforded in these schools sbonId
bo Of the highest character ottaipablor
"Experiment in all the states foremost in
the cause of education. has proved the
great value of Normal schools in training
teachers for common schools Good teach
ers are Indispensable. and the Normal
School is the instrumentalitv which can be
emploved to secure the needed sunnIv 7
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1872-08-01

because the Arab cursed the Christians
and our party.
One of the most interesting sights to
be seen at Nazareth is the crowd of
young women and girls that between
the hours of five and eight in the even
ing flock to the public fountain with
their pitchers on their heads to draw
water.
The night spent here was memoir
able one, for, scarce had we retired to
our tents when a small army of big
mosquitoes came down upon us and
laid seige to our persons, nor could we
drive them away till morning called us
forth to begin another days Journey
day during which we rode through
part of the valley of Esdracion, crossed
the Kishon, where Baals prophets were
slain, ascended Carmel to the supposed
point of sacrifice, where we spent some
time in trying to reconcile the Bible
and our guide books, but failed, when
putting the latter in our saddle bags
and taking the former in our hands, we
continued our explorations. Here we
met Prof. Mead, of Andover, engaged
in the same work of exploration. Leav-
ing Carmel, we rode across the plain to
Haifa, where, after bathing in the Med
iterranean, we passed the night under
wet tents, and on borrowed beds, as our
baggage mules on crossing the Kishon
had their feet taken from under them,
the baggage upset and thoroughly soak
ed, as some of my things to-day testify
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1872-08-01
Reflections of a Murmuring Mother.

I was tired of washing dishes was
so, and L was dissatisfied. never sat
down a moment to read, that Jamie
didn't want cake or a piece of paper
to scribble on, or bit of soap to make
bubbles. I'D rather be in prison." 1
said one day, " than to have my life
teased out so," as Jamie knocked my ell
bow, when l was writing to friend.
But morning came when l had one
plate less to wash, one chair less to set
away by the wall in the dining-room !;
when Jamie's little crib was put away
in the garret, and it has never come
down since. 1 had been unusually fret
full and discontented with him that damp
May morning that he took the Group.
Gloomy weather gave me the headache,
and had less patience then than at
any other time. By-and-by he was
singing in anotier room, az want to be
an angel" and presently rang out that
metallic cough. Inever hear that hymn
since that it don't cut me to the heart
for the Group cough rings out with it.
He grew worse towards night, and when
my husband came home he went for the
doctor. At first he seemed to help him,
but it merged into inhammatory Group,
and all was coon over.
"I ought to have been called in soon
er," said the DOCTOR
l have servant to wash the dishes
now; and when visitor comes, l can
sit down and entertain her without hav-
ing to work all the time. There is no
little boy worrying me to open his jack
knife, and there are no shavings over
the floor. The magazines are not soiled
with looking at the pictures, but stand
prim and neat on the reading-table, just
as leave them.
"Your carpet never looks dirty" say
weary-worn mothers to me.
"Oh, no." mutter to myself, there
are no little boots to dirty it now"
But my face is as weary as theirs
weary with sitting in my lonesome par
lor at twilight with watching
for the little arms that used to twine
around my neck, for the curls that
brushed against my cheek, for the young
laugh which rang out with mine, as we
watched the blazing fire, or made rab-
bits with the shadow on the wall, wait
ing merrily together for papa coming
home. have the wealth and ease 1
longed for, but at what a price, And
when see other mothers with grown
up sons, driving to town or church, and
my hair silvered over with grey, / wish
had murmured less,
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1872-08-01
California Coffee.

Before many years California will be-
come one of the coffee growing countries
of the world. The Saucelito Herald
says a party of Costa Ricans, with a
former president of that country at their
head, have purchased tract of land
near San Rafael, and among other en-
ployments designed to be followed by
the colony is that of raising coffee.
Coming from a country where coffee is
raised with success, these Central Amer
leans ought to know some of the requis-
ties of a codntry for the business.
Whether San Rafael is the spot to begin
the new enterprise is said to be doubtful
until demonstration has determined the
question, but that there are parts of the
State in which coffee can be grown has
long been believed. The southern part
of the State has many places where the
experiment may be tried with hopes Of
success. Still it is not impossible that
San Rafael, and other places in the
middle regions of the State, may be
adapted to coffee culture. A few years
since the general idea was averse to the
possibility of growing oranges in any
but the southern parts of the State. bu'
actual demonstrations have proved that
they can be cultivated as far north a.
Chico, and in several of the gorges O
the Sierra Nevadas. The capacities O.
the country are growing year by year
and the apparently bold experiment o
growing coffee near San Rafael may b.
based on superior judgment.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1872-08-01
TaZareii.

Rev. j. B. Dunn, writing to the Bos-
ton Traveller, gives the following de-
scription of Nazareth:
The situation of Nazareth is very
pleasant, the people are better dressed,
and the women handsomer than any we
have yet seen in the East. What pity
we must add the streets are the dirtiest,
an open sewer running through many
of them. We of course visited the house
where it is said Jesus and his parents
lived; also, Joseph's workshop, where
we saw pictures of Mary and her son,
dressed in modern costume, and Joseph
at work before carpenters bench, on
which lay tools of modern invention.
Towards sunset we assembled the hill,
from the top of which are to be had the
finest views of any in Palestine. On
reaching our tent we found our favorite
muleteer, Safada, and his brother Fran
els, both of whom are Mohammedans
had given an Arab severe thrashing
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1872-08-01
Quicksilver.

Tourists who visit Santa Cruz watch
with interest the process Of collecting
quicksilver, of which there are rich de-
posits. The process of reducing the ore,
or rousing the latent mercury from its
sleep of million or so of years, is very
simple. 1t is burned out of house and
home, or its dull old body perishes by
cremation, that it may appear in glo-
rifed form, to shine and servein thous-
and beautiful ways. The ore is put into
furnaces, each holding fifteen thousand
pounds and having in one end the fire,
which is kept up for about three days.
The vapors from the heated ores pass
from the furnaces through small aper-
lures, like pigeon-holes, INTO condensing
chambers, on the cool walls Of which the
globules of mercury form and glide at
once to the floor, where they collect in
little cutters and flow out into troughs
which convey them to an iron cauldron,
from which they are transferred to the
wrought iron TASKS in which they are
sent to market. Each flask contains sew
enty-six and half pounds, and is worth
forty dollars
Young and curious tourists have been
AhO"h W GlISLul'O W OoiA away " 1hAh
ble-full in their pockets, and have con-
fessed to having at once felt a singular
tickling, trickling sensation, usually
passing like streak of cold Lightning
down the right leg and into the boot
AS is well known, one of the most curl
Gus properties of quicksilver is its capa-
bility of dissolving or forming amalgams
with other metals. A sheet of gold-foil
dropped into quicksilver disappears
almost as quickly as snowflake when
it falls into water. 1t has the power Of
separating or of readily dissolving those
refractory metals which are not acted
upon by our most powerful acids. The
gold and silver miners pour it into theil
machines holding the collaborating
quartz, and althoug gh no human eye car
detect trace of the precious substan ,es
so fine are the particles, yet the liquit
metal will hunt it out and incorporate i
into its mass. By subsequent distillatioI
it yields it into the hands of the miner
in a state of virgin purity.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1872-08-01


They sat in the sun together,
Till the day was almost done,
And then at its close an angel
Stepped over the threshold stone.
He folded their hands together,
He touched their eyelids with balm,
And their last breath floated upward
Like the close of solemn psalm.
Like Il bridal pair they traversed
The unseen, mystical road,
That leads TO the Beautiful City,
Whose Builder and Maker is God.
Perhaps, in that miracle country,
They viii give her lost youth back,
And the flowers of vanished Spring-tiIue
Shall bloom in the spirits track.
One draugnt of the living waters
Shall restore his manhood's prime,
Aud eternal years shall measure
The love that outlives time.
But the shapes they left behind them
The wrinkles and silver hair
Made sacred to us by the kisses
The angel imprinted there
Wen hide away in the meadow,
When the sun is low in the west,
Where the moonbeams cannot find them,
Nor the wind disturb their rest.
But wen let no tcll-tale tombstone,
With its age and date, arise
Der the two who are old no longer
In their Fathers house in the skies.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1872-08-01

A speculative drayman at Paducah,
KY, professes to have discovered verit-
able pool of Bethesda. 1t is said that a
certain woman was afflicted with the
dropsy and she fell asleep, and 10, there
appeared unto her dream. And in her
dream she saw an angel, and the angel
said unto her go and dig a well at Ger
tain place and drink of the waters, and
thou shalt be healed. And she went
and did as the angel commanded her
and was healed of her disease. Now,
this poor drayman owns the land where
that we'll is, and thinks to find little
profit in it by bottling the waters and
selling them.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1872-08-01
POETR Y.
THE OLD COUPLE.

BY LOUISE CHANDLER MouLrov.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1872-08-01
THE STORY-TELLER.
MRS. DOBB'S YOUNGEST.
\ TALE OF HORROR !

Mrs. Theophilus Dobbs remark was
not complimentary, and 1 am quite
aware that, under ordinary circum-
stances, any man of spirit would have
resented it. To paraphrase, slightly,
the observation of that blessed martyr,
&" Mariana in the Moated Grange"