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Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1872-01-26
P0etyy.
CONFIRMATION.


You think I'm nervous, stranger? Well, am!
II twant for making silly people talk
I'D get right of this pokish train and walk
From hore to where I'm going-Amsterdam
That's where live, you see. Az for la Crosse
Excuse me, neighbor, must talk or bust
Since I've been there it's three years certain just
And now TO laugh or cry, its just toss.
"Marricd?" Why, yes, that's whore 1t lie yousce
I've tccgraphed her was strong and well,
And coming to her; but didn't tell
That was rich. thought I'd let that be.
It's too good luck. that is to last, you know;
And, stranger, II it wasn't kind of rash,
ia bet my bottom dollar that we smash
Before-but, pshaw! excuse me, I'll go slow
you see. when we were married, Sue andI
was a good mechanic and not poorl
Until struck II; as reckoned, sure,
In an invention was working sly.
All could make went into that concern;
And people Gale me crazy for 1t, too,
And said I'd better stick to what knew;
But folks will talk, and have to live and learn.
In all this world had but one frienl then,
But abe stood by me noby through and through
And said twould come out right at last she knew.
One woman staunoh is worth dozen men!
Twas tough at times. though, when loaf Of bread
Stood on the table-a the meal we had
should have gone alone, quite to the bad;
But, through It all, my Susan kept her head
Twas her advice that sent me OFF at last
She said she'd work he hng re- to the bone,
And live for twenty mortal years alone,
Rather than give II up-thank God, that's past!
A hundred thousand and royalty
Is what Nv got by going far away;
She "heered me by her letters every day;
million could not pay such loyalty.
She knows I'm coming but she doesn't know
That am rich md she'll be there, too,
Dressed in her best-her best, my poor dear Sue !
I'll bet hundred twill be calico!
I'll dress her now! You bet so but 90 slow;
This luck's heap too good to last, | fear;
shan't believe it till I'm fairly there;
The train may smash up, easy yet, you know.
The only reason, II in don't, will be,
That I'm 50 strongly thinking that it will.
I'm nervous, you say? just little, still
The luck is none too good for Sue, You zee.
Halo we're hcrc-therc's Sue by all that's grand,
S ranger, excuse me, sir, but would you mind
To go ahead and tell her I'm behind.
I'm choking, see my eyes-you understand.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1872-01-26

DIR. Hoy, in paper before the Wiscon-
sin Academy of Sciences, Arts and Let
ters, remarks in reference to the mammals
State as late as 1863 but is now probably
extinct, The moose is still found in con-
siderable numbers. The last buffalo was
killed in 1882. Anteopcs were also found
in Wisconsin in the timeof Father lIenne-
pin, although now, of course, driven far TO
the west. Most of the wild animals are di-
minishng very rapidly in number, the
panther and deer being almost eXtormin-
ated. The otter and beaver, however, are
very persistent. The last wild turkey was
killed in 1916 near Racine.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1872-01-26

one of the most important lessons for
households TO learn is, that eXcrcmental
matters polluting the air they breathe or
the water they drink will cause typhoid fc-
yer. 1t should be called "excrement fe-
ver," so that when the name is spoken ev-
cry one is reminded of its cause. Far too
little attention is given to this most fruitful
source of sickness and death in cities,
towns, villages, and by country residents.
Excrcmental matters should be at once dis
posed Of, so that they cannot by any posi-
biity faint the air we breathe or the water
we drink. This may readily be effected by
disinfectants, of which the best is dry
earth. Drinking water should always be
taken from wells or springs situated above
the level of human habitations or so deep
ly, as artesian wells, that they cannot re-
ceive surface drainage.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1872-01-26

OUR UNoCCUPIED. DoMAIN.-Few people
really realize how many acres are unoccu-
pied in the great West. There are eleven
territories, two or three of which are twice
or three times as large as all New England (;
and it is a small territory that is not at least
ten times as large as Massachusetts, while
Oak ota and Arizona are half as large again
as Colorado. The eleven territories contain
over one million and quarter acres, ex-
ceeding by nearly two hundred thousand
square miles the aggregate territory of all
the present admitted States of the Union.
The territory of Alaska contains 1863, 800 900
acres.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1872-01-26

CoLoRADO.-A memorial to Congress
asking for the admission of Colorado as a
State just adopted by the Territorial Legis-
lalure, states the taxable property of the
Territory at S7l,OOO,OOOi it has five rail
ways, with over four hundred aud fifty
miles in operation, and three hundred
moro in progress, 10 be finished this year.
The population increased in 1870 fully 100
per cent; the sales of land, mainly pre-
emption and homestead, in year and a
half, amount to nearly 50O,O acres.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1872-01-26

An ingenious Yankee was before the
postmaster general the other day with a
postage stamp that had ON its adhesive
side taste of choice candy. One sort had
chocolate, another orange, a third lemon,
and so through the list of popular sweet
meats. The inventor urged increased
sales and waste that would come from
this Improvement. The postmaster gem
eral reserved his decision as to the advis-
ability of the government buying ont the
confectionery business.
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THE INDICATED
E.H.IR.aEE.N,ai IE.IE.N.

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a INV " T"l0E FI'7VTI'T u '1' 'F'''"'n' Of
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NEW SAW AND PLANNING MILL.

HAYINd completed my and Planning Mil on
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81 regard Mr.. Eddy one Of the most capable and
successful practitioners with whom have had Official
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they may be II having the most faithful
bestowed on their cases, and at very reaf, nabc
charges.--JOHN TAGGART."
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Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1872-01-26
Bone Setting, Sorofula Diseases,
Sores, Cancers, General
Debility, &C., &c.

DR. BARKER Tor eight years was in practice with th c
Celebrated Bone Setter, Surgeon and Physician CIAs.
SWEET, VI. D., Of Lebanon, Conn, and for the last
year has been very successful in his present locality
Braces for Spinal Diseases, Crooked Feet, &c, are
specially attended to.
DR.. Barkers Scrofula syrups, Cough Preparations
Strengthening Bters Salycs and Liniments accom-
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Utah is taking steps for admission to
the Union.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1872-04-26

The editor of the Boston Journal ofChem-
istry is a practical farmer, and has twelve
cows in milk the present winter at Lake
side. He wished to ascertain the cost of
milk, and instituted n series of expert
ments, keeping an exact account of the
amount of hay and grain consumed per
day. He fed 2l2 pounds Of hay at $50 per
ton, 50 IS; 60 pounds of corn meal and 40
pounds of fine middlings, 81 o., or 50 % in
all per day. The cows averaged nine y-six
quarts per day, or eight quarts each. The
milk is sold at five cents per quart at the
barn-aggregate value of the milk only
81 50, or a loss of forty-three cents per day
besides labor, capital invested, etc. He
thinks this is a fair estimate of the expense
of well kept cows in Massachusetts, and
that milk cannot be produced for less than
six cents per quart. This is the true Wow
to take of the question; and if farmers
would generally make such experiments
and learn the cost of producing milk, they
would soon take the next stcp-co-operate
with each other and fix the price of milk
at such figures as to pay small profit
over cost of production.
We experimental in the same line some
years ago and found, that two cows fed on
10 pounds Of hay, II pounds of oil-meal, ID
pounds of pea meal and 5 pounds of bran,
or l6 pounds of food each per day, all we'll
steamed together, produced yield of 10
quarts per COW. The cost of this feed at
present prices in Massachusetts, would be
about % cents each COW, per day, and the
milk worth so cents per day. We continu-
ed this for one month, and became satisfied
that the ration was sufficient for this prod
uct in those cows weighing 800 pounds each.
We then increased the ration in the same
proportion Of hay, oil meal, pea-meal and
bran, to "a pounds, fed raw, and there was
no increase of milk or condition. Had the
hay, meal and middlings, fed to the COWS
at Lakeside, been well cooked, the 20 lbs
of food would, probably, have produced IL
to IL quarts of milk per day, and thus a
small profit.-Erchdnge.
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Win Rp.rGE.

Men and women, and especially young
people, do not know that II takes years TO
completely marry two hearts, oven OF the
most loving and well-sorted. But nature
allows no sudden change. We slope very
gradually from the cradle TO the summit of
life. Marriage is gradual, fraction of us
at time. A happy wedlock is long fall
ing in love. I know young persons think
love belongs only TO brown hair and
plump, round, crimson checks. SO it does
for its beginning, just as Mt. Washington
begins at Boston bay. But the golden
marriage is part of love which the bridal
~ knows nothing Of Youth is the tas-
sci and slken flower of love, age is the
full corn, ripe and solid in the ear. Beau
tinl is the morning of love with its pro-
phetlc crimson, purple, violet and gold,
with its hopes of days that are to come.
Beautiful also Is the evening Of love, with
its glad remembrances, and its rainbow
side turned toward Heaven as well as
earth. Young people marry their oppostes
in temper and general character, and such
marriage is commonly a good match.
They do it instinctivcly. The young man
does not say, "my black eyes require to
he wed with blac, and my ovcr-vehemonco
requires TO be little modified with some
what of dizziness and reserve" When
these oppositcs come together to he we'd,
they do not know it, hut each thinks tho
other lust like himself. Old people never
marry their oppoeiics; they marry their
simiars, aud from calculation. Each OF
| these two arrangements is very proper. In
| their long journey, these young opposites
| will fall out by the waya great many times,
| and both get away from the road but each
| will charm the other back again, and by
| and bv they will be agreed rs to the place
they will go to and the road they will 20
! by, and become rcconcilcd. The man Will
be nober and larger for being associated
with so much humanity unlike himself,
and she will be a nobler woman for having
manhood beside her, that seeks to correct
her deficiencies and supply her with what
she lacks, if the diversity be not too great,
and there be real piety and love in their
hearts to begin with. The old bridegroom,
having a much shorter journey to make,
must associate himself with one like him
self A perfect and complete marriage is,
perhaps, as rare as perfect personal beauty.
| Men and women are married fractionally,
now small fraction, then large fraction.
! Very few are married totally, and they on
ly, | think, after some forty or fifty years
of gradual approach aud experiment. Such
a large and sweet fruit is complete mar
riage, that it needs q long summer to ripen
in, and then long winter to mellow and
season in. But a real, happy marriage, OF
love and judgment, between noble man
and woman, is one Of the things so very
handsome, that if the sun were, as the
Greek poets tabled, a god, he might stop
the world, in order to feast his eyes with
such a spectacle. Theodore Parker.
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A LITTLE Too Much CIVILIZATION

A LITTLE Too Much CIvILIZATIoN.-A
lady correspondent of the Cleveland Her
aid writes from Washington:
There are five ladies in the japanese en-
bassy. They have not appeared at any of
the receptions, it not being in accordance
with the japanese code of etiquette for
their "wives, mothers and sisters dear' to
appear upon such occasions. Well, some
emissary of the Prince of Dark ness came
and whispered in their ears that they must
adopt little-no, the greater half-of our
misery and our civilization, the American
costume. The gentle japanese sisters lent
willing ear to these suggestions, and
forthwith there appeared an exocutoner,
the fashionable Nine. de R. They
were laced up and tied down, rufIicd, pan
Tered, tlounced, bowed and lrailed shod
in the high heeled boots of civilization. one
size smaller than their feet. Their heads.
which they wear comfortably half bald,
were loaded with rounds of genuine Amer
lean hair, at heaven knows ow much an
ounce-they don't regard expense. And
they were powdered up from an orange
peel hue to delicate lemon, and pronoun.
ced perfect, as far as dress goes. "And
that is all the way, my dears," Madame
R said Imagine her dismay upon
re-entering the room an hour later, with
some ornament she had forgotten, to find
them smiling and happy in their half-pet
ticoat, half-pantaloon dress. l know il /,
true that the gentle Japs threw Off III,
yoke; heard ii from an eye witness, ant
| am proud to note ii for the encourage
| ment of my sex.