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Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1873-06-27

RUSSIAN CONQUEST IN CENTRAL ASIA
From the time of Yerinak, Russia has not
halted in her career of Asiatic conquest.
So rapidly did she push forward that her
flag dominated nearly five million square
miles of territory in less than seventy years
from the founding of the fort on the Irish.
The banner of the Black Eagle was borne
northward 10 the shores of the frozen ocean,
along the valleys of the Obi, the Yenisei,
and the Lena; it floaied where the waters
of the Okhotsk Sea kiss the base of the
Stanovoi Mountains, and open their broad
gateway to the Pacific; it waved on the
banks of the Amoor, along whose parent
streams the Mongol shepherds wander, and
was held alolt on the plain where Gengs-
Khan Il, the conqueror of Persia and Cathay,
first saw the light, and fancied he heard
heavenly voices calling him to conquest
and career of glory. Southwark 10 the
Altai Mountains it was carried, and from
the submits of those lofty peaks il hung
menacngly toward Central Asia, as the
northern winds impelled it. The indomit-
able Russian will sustained it, and wherev-
er it was planted its supporters were deter
mined to remain. Northward there were
only scattered tribes, who could offer but
feeble resistance ; eastward there were the
Chinese, and the rulers of the Celestial
Empire early saw the impending danger.
To expel the Russian from the Amoor they
sent large army, and after an obstinate
struggle, in which the Chinese were twice
forced to retire, they gained their point by
a treaty, and compelled the Russians to de-
part from the places where they had estab-
lished forts and planted fields of wheat and
corn. Fora hundred and fifty years the
Russian advance in that direction was
stopped, but it was renewed in 1854, when
Russian expedition seized the Amoor
and held 1t by main force until diplomacy,
skilfully following the Chinese revorses
in the war with France and England, Sc
cured by treaty what had been taken with
out warrant of law. The Russian eye is
fixed on Mongolia; portions of 1t have
fallen into Russian hands, and other por-
tions will be taken with each succeeding
decade, until the whole, or all that is worth
taking, had been seized. Manifest destiny
is apparent In the Russian maps of Eastern
Siberia. On all these maps, published in
Il G last ten years, Mongolia is delineated
with more than ordinary care, aud 1t is ev-
ident that the compiler intended to save
the expense and trouble of new editions at
frequent intervals. His work was per-
formed for the future, not for the present,
and judging by the rapid progress of events,
the future for which he labored is not dis
tant one.
Russian progress in Central Asia has
been even more rapid than in the eastern
part of the continent. Central Asia is con-
sidered more important than Manchooria
and the plains of Cobb, and the Muscovite
eye Is more firmly set upon it.-THoMAs
W. KNOX, in Hdrpeys Magos,ne for July.
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NO. 26.

self from the fallen snow. Happily, though
from the violence of its descent 1t had
seemed enormous in quantity 1t was not
so considerable as to offer any serious ac-
cumulation some portions falling into the
stream and others breaking upon the rocks
among which IL was hurled. 1t soon left
me at liberty. Hurried down by the fury
of the torrent, my next care was to extri-
cate myselffrom its fsaming waves grasp
ing rock after rock, / at length succeeded
in arresting my downward career, and
dragging myself upon ledge, stood under
the raised snow-covered bank, up which
succeeded in clamberng. Trembling in
every nerve, half drowned and hatless, I
reganed, but a few minutes after had
quilted II, the same bridge where I had
first been undecided in my course, but in
a very different frame of mind. I was so
stunned and confused that l could hardly
realize what had passed during the event.
full interval.
The sun glowed with its last rays upon
the snow-covered mountains the shadows
crept solemnly up their sides and invested
them in gloom, while their roseate sum-
mts arose into pure deep blue of heaven
the crescent moon appeared the roar of
the Aar filled the quiet solitude-all was
just as before the accident, save that a few
broken heaps of snow, scarcely percept-
BILE, traced the path Of the fallen avalanche
an insignificant occurrence in itself; yet
within few moments had been menaced
with fearful fate; feeling Of the bitter
ness of death had passed through my ag-
onized brain. My escape was almost by
miracle for If had advanced higher up
the mountain, the additional height from
which 1 should have been hurled would
have rendered my destruction almost GER
tain; and If carried down but little far
ther by the torrent, should have been pre-
cipitated over cataract had the first shock
from the falling snow struck me on the
head, or had been violently dashed against
the rocks of which the river was full, in
stead of receiving but slight confusion,
the result would have been fatal. 1 had
received a solemn and effectual warning
that "in the midst of life we are in DEATH"
liable to be crushed in an instant by the
blind working of Nature as heedlessly as
the gilded insect is trodden under foot by
the unconscious traveller, unless providen-
tial power is mystcriously exerted for our
preservaton.-T -dcy.
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INSANITY AS AN EXCUSE FOR CRIME
Mr.. David Dudley Field read paper last
week, before the New York Medico- Legal
Society, concerning emotional insanity in
its relations TO the commission of crime
and legal punishments. He held that emo
tional insanity, as it is called, is not justi-
fication in law for criminal acts. In vari-
Gus cases cited he said that the killing was
an absolute offense against the law, and
therefore, TO guard society from a repeti-
tion of such acts, Sickles, Mcfarland, Cole
and others ought to have been hanged no
matter what their mental state might have
been at the moment they fired the pistol.
In other words, 4 man is responsible in
la~; for becoming emotionally insane, just
as man is responsible in law for becom-
ing insanely angry, the distinction between
the two being not always apparent to the
lay mind.
Mr. Field summed up his argument in
the following conclusions: That children
and idiots are not holden to criminal re-
sponsibility; that mental unsoundness may
excuse crime when the will becomes the
slave of defective reason insanity excus-
ing crime must be shown by experts to be
a brain disease; neither emotional nor per-
ceptional insanity is an excuse itself for
crime all prisoners declared insane should
be put in the lunatic asylums until their
restoration to health; the punishments
should be graded to suit the quality of the
crime and the intent and relative guilt Of
the criminal. These opinions are practical
and generally sound, and if adopted by
our courts would tend TO rid us of emo
tional insanity altogether-a result much
to be desired by those who do not expect
to kill their neighbors, and who may run
some risk of being killed by their neigh
bors, while the latter, according to the cur
rent doctrine, are legally Irresponsible
EUening Post.
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The following is the sequel to the poem, "over the
Hill to the Poor House," published in the PHOENIX
some time ago. The poem is from WILL CAnLEToN's
new book EARN Ballads" recently published by the
HARPERB:
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Poetyy.


POOH HOUSE.
Tho following is the sequel to the poem, "over |
Hill to the Poor House," published In the PHGs
some time ago. The poem is from WILL CAnLKro,
new book EARN Ballads" recently published by t
HARPEBs:
I, who was always counted, they say,
Rather bad stick any way;
splntered all over with lodges and tricks,
Known as ''the worst Of the Deacons six,"
I, the truant, saucy and bold,
The one black sheep in my fathers fold,
"oncc on a time" as the stories say,
Went over the hill on winters day
Over the hill to the poor-house.
Tom could save what twenty could earn;
But giUin' was somothin' he ne'er could learn;
Isaac could half o. the Scriptur's speak
Committed hundred verses week:
Never forgot and never slpped
But "Honor thy father and mother" he skipped;
SO over the hill to the poor house.
As for Susan, her heart was kind
An good-what there was OF It, mind;
Nothin' too big, an nothin' too nice,
Nothin' she wouldn't sacrifice
For one she loved an that ere one
Was herself when all was said an done,
An Charley an Becca meant WELL no doubt,
But any one could pull 'em about.
An all our folks ranked well you see,
Save one poor fellow, and that was mo;
An when, one dark an rainy night,
A neghbors horse went out of sight,
They hitchcd on me. as the guilty chap
That carried one end o. the halter-strap;
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BR1TTLEBORO
d 5uHfMeas Dttert0rp.
Name, business and Location Of the leading
business Houses in Brdttieboro.


Agricultural Implements.
c. F. THOMPSON l. CO., wilistons Stone Block.
WOOD MARSHALL, Exchange Block, Main Street.
CLARK FRANKS, Revere House Block
Black smiths.
ISAAC D. BAILEY, Elliot St.
Booksellers and statiOners.
CHENEY n CLAPP, G Crosby Block.
w. FELTON, h CO., Brooks House.
]. STEEN, Fishers Block Main St.
+. c. EDWARDS, l door north America House.
Book and Job Printing.
HOUSEHOLD PUBLISHING CO., Market square.
Boots and shoes.
A. F. BoYNToN, Marshall Esterbrooks block, II. st.
Carpets.
c. L. BROWN, Marshall Esterbrook's block Main
j. RETTING, Highest, adjoining Brooks House.
U. j. PRATT, Granite Block.
Chamber Sets.
c. L BROWN, Marshall 4 Esterbrooks block, Main-st
j. RErTING Highest, adjoining Brooks House.
Choice Family Groceries.
CLARK WILLARD, Brooks House.
Coal.
F. h. BARROws, Office with p Bsrrows
Coffin. and Caskets.
C. L. BROWN, Marshall 4 Esterbrooks Blk, Main St.
Contractors and Builders.
HIGLEY CHURCH, Elliot Street.
CrOckery and Glass Ware.
NJ. T. VAN DOORN, Crosby Block.
Dining Rooms.
f.. l.. COOPER Brooks House.
Il. A. weber, Main Street. opposite Revere House.
Doors Sa.I. and RIinds
q. F. THOMPSON A. 90 Wilistons Stone R,ock
CLARK A. FRANKS Revere House BLOCK
HIGLEY CHURCH, (Ianufacturers) Elliot Street.
Drurpi.t..
I. n. THORN Il CO., Crosby Block.
CLARK S WILLARD, Brooks House.
- ,,o,,, Dry Goous;
r. BAhhOMS, M . MAIN street, opposHe brooks house'
.,.
HeV"erH'
G. L. THOMPSON 4 CO.. Wilstons Stope BLOCK
TAYLOR MOVES, Thompson Rangers Block.
Flour and Groceries.
J. W. FROST CO., 8 Crosby Block.
FRANK G. HOWE, Marshall 4 Esterbrook, Main-st.
A. q. DAVENPORT, Crosby Block.
I. +, !; !, az, afNES, ,fSt ~, Elhot street. r
q F TH0MpSoN / 90 WiiIistons sS1ors me-
~ ~'
]. RETrING. Uiob.st' adioining Broots Uouso
c. l.. BROWN Marshall Esterbrook's Block, Main st.
General Jobbing.
II. b. soULE Rythers Block, Main Street.
Guns, Pistols and ammunition.
TAYLOR NofES, thompson Rangers Block
Hair Jeweiry Manufacturer.
Mrs o. =. PEhhfi Green street, I'd house from
Dr' PoS1s'
Hair work.
""' D. l DALI neAf'' oppo'i'e D'ooAs house
Hardware, Iron and steel.
CLARK FRANKS, Revere House Block
C. F. THOMPSON X CO. Wiliston's stone Block
u. p.,
uPusT1s g. prrpN.p ~ CO.
rs,.- C.,
n u r,vr ~ 1; CaPs p an" f"r-.
H,.
AMERICAN HOUSE. a. A. Boyden. Proprietor
BROOKS HOUSE, Charles g. Lawrence, Proprietor
REVERE HOUSE, H. O. Nash Proprietor.
nHAl iLhDoi'o hoosE' H. A. Morey' PROPRIETOR
Ice Cream Rooms.
E' H. ooofEH' o BROOKS HOUSE.
Insurance Agents.
CAMPBELL 4 CUDwORTH, Union Block
t,o bE ~ ~; '@GSME @ ", thompson hangers Bock'
MooDf ho"E savings BANK BLOCK
Se"eher'
r. II: HoLDiNG, tmanmiactnrer) Union Block
= = - om@rS0N @ hANGLh Granite Row.
'' n fhhhi' hy'hers Areade'
h'ery an" fee"fng stabies'
+. II. FARR Birgc Street.
;. W. SMITH, rear Crosby Block.
MachinisI.
r. II CRANE Canal Sfreet
,,.,, D
BUTTON K KATHAN, Bridge St. near II. r. Demo,
Market Gardener and FIori.,.
n T. ALIEN canal street
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Military Cadets u, Large.

The following is list of appoint
ments at lage as cadets for the United
Safes Military Academy for the class of
1874, made by the President, March
18th, 1878:
Charles Huiseiey, of Pennsylvania,
served as drummer during the late war,
son of Chaplain Huiseley Robt. Mel
son Getty, of the District of Colum-
bia, son of Col. G. w Getty, o. S, A.
George w. Derby, son of the late Lieu-
tenant Derby John Phpnix) IT, S. A.
Hayden Burns, of Ohio, son of Chap
man A. Burns, of the Goth Ohio, who
had four SONS in the army Henry Ben
ham, of Massachusetts, son OF Col. II.
w. Benham, U. S. Engineers w. b.
Trumbull, of Maryland, grandson of
Lawrence Lewis and Eleanor Parks
Curtis; John / Berard, of New York,
a grandson of the late Prof. Berard,
United States Military Academy b.
ID. Spitman, of Virginia j. f. Lends,
of Pennsylvania, nephew of the late
Gen. Jno. E. Reynolds Benton Vance,
of Indiana, son of refugee from rebel
violence, who died in 1871, leaving his
family destitute.
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Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance
toAUaDY.

From the Milwaukee Evening Wisconsin.
We have before us the annual state.
ment of the business Of the Northwest
ern Mutual Life Insurance Company,
of Milwaukee. For home journal to
say that this institution maintains it's
position as the leading life insurance
company of the United States IN
growth and prosperity, might seem
boastful or invldious. But we ask the
readers attention to some of the lead
ing facts in its business statement. The
number of policies issued during the
year was 5,772 covering insurance TO
the amount of S13, 1876, 000 and premi-
ums amounting to S514,2 73. Number
of losses paid during the year, 325;
amounting to 1851, $50. Total amount
of losses paid since the organization of
the company is $3.50, S64. The com
pany loaned during the year, $4,000.
891, secured by first mortgage on real
estate valued at IS, 259, 337, showing
that the company holds three doUar8
and ftty eight cents security for every
dollar loaned. Taking into account the
rapid increase III the value of real es-
tate of the west, where the securities
lie, and the fact that the company re
celves ten per cent. interest, much of
the secret of the wonderful growth of
this company Is accounted for. The
loans of the company are distributed
&c 81
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kcW Bridge and The Gardens.

The noble old bridge at Kew, which
Will be familiar to all who have So
Iourned for any time at London, has
at last been made free of toll, after
having been toll bridge for nearly a
century. This is the fourth bridge
made free within the past year or two
and all who visit The famous Kew gar
dens will appreciate the boon. These
gardens are England's marvel of horti-
culture and Horticulture. There is
nothing in Paris equal to it, and thous-
ands are spent annually in giving per
lection to the illustration of the high
est art in gardening. In time past it
was a royal seat, and from the midst of
a pretty bower of tree and shrub is seen
the cosy brick palace whittier royalty
often repaired for recreation. Kew
gardens are open to the public, and a
favorite resort for the cockneys during
the spring and summer holidays. The
high stone bridge was built in 1889,
and is one of the most ornamental
which spans the Thames.
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Intelligent Hens.

A correspondent of the Brunswick
(Maine) Telegraph relates the follow
ing A hen and large flock of chick
ems were in the habit of coming round
our north back door, and were rather
troublesome. One day Miss G. put out
q favorite cat, saying: "There, Julia,
If you can catch one Of these chickens
you shall have the whole Of 1T" No
sooner said than done-the chicken
was caught and eaten. The hen
came as usual next day with
her chickens, but never after
that day did she come without the
company of another hen, who invaria-
bly, took her position between the hen
and chickens and the house door, and
marched like any faithful sentinel back
and forward in the space Ii the cat
made her appearance. she would fly at
her, and drive her away with such
vlgor that the cat was glad to run.
Julia never got another of those
chickens. Now how did this mother
hen communicate and make the other
hen comprehend her loss and the ser
vice she required2 This is simple fact,
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IrESSian Frauds.

Herr Lasker's exposure of frauds
alleged to have been committed upon
the Prussian Government by Prince
Biron, Prince Putbus, Count Itzen-
pIitz. and others in the matter of GER
tain railway schemes is not edifying
to persons who think that all Germans
coming from the noble mott err race
are as honest rs they should be.
Seme years since the Landtas passed
an act restricting the distribution of
the States favors in giving railway
contracts, and few days before the
act came into operation the Minister of
Commerce, Count itzenplitz, conceded
contracts under the old law to Il com.
pany of spectators, among whom was
the Pnvy Councillor Wagner, who in
turn gave the contracts to certain per
sons, including Princes Biron and Put
bus, who proceeded to construct the
lines. They organized company, and
the state turned over it's funds to the
administration, known as Putbus
and Biron. The administration"
gave over the hard work to 'fcom-
mittee of construction, known as
Biron and Futbus, who accordingly
received large salary as principals
and ut the same time drew on the state
for large sums to pay to Messrs. Put
bus and Biron as contractors, and in
this way the state lost several hundred
thousand thalers. When Herr Lasker
first made his charges they were not
well received, and 1T was only reluc-
family that the Government granted
the investigation he demanded, and
now that he has substantlated his
charges III the main he is the hero of
the day. His opponent, Count Itzcn-
plitz, is called one of the weakest men
who ever sat on ministerial bench, and
is an old Junker of the bitterest sort.
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lbIished February %, 1871
CHAPTER "a

AN ACT to amend chapter four hundred and nine
teen of The general laws of 1854 entitled s. an act
to prevent the establishment of cemeteries and
burial grounds within the limits of cities and vii
lagos"
The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented in
senate and assembly, do enact as follows:
Section l. Chapter four hundred and nineteen of
the general laws of 1864 is hereby amended by in-
serting Immediately after the werd " erected" and
before the word " and, in the 18th line thereof,
clause as follows VIZ: or to lay out establish any
such cemetery burial grounds outside the limits
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Published January 50, 1871
CHAPTER 6.

AN ACT ia appropriate a sum of money therein
named for the use of the Hospital for the Insane
at Madison, fer the payment of current expenses
and repairs, from January LIST, 1873 to February
LIST, 1874, and for permanent improvements
The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented in
senate and assembly, do enact as follows:
Section l. There is hereby appropriated out of
any money in the general fund not otherwise ap-
propriated, the sum of eighty-tiye thousand eight
hundred and twenty two dollars, in full for the FOL
lowing purposes AT the Hospital for the Insane at
Madison, VIZ: for the payment Of current expenses
and ordinary repairs from January 1st, 1873, to
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announced.
Abroad.

ThE Spanish Army the North has suffered
severe defeat at the hands of the Carsts.
THE German Parliament convened on We'd
nesday, and was ,pened by the Emperor in
person.
TT is rl1mored that Governor General Cebal-
los will soon resign.
THE leading Cuban shareholders have of late
been in session almost nightly on the situa-
ton. but have not been able to determine up-
on any plan of action or to arrive at any solu-
ton of the slavery question whenever the abo-
liton d acree becomes known.
IEE prospectus of the company which has
been organized to lay cable from Plymouth.
England, to Rye Beach, New Hampshire is
published. All the money necessary for cs r
ryins cut the project has been procured, and
contracts for the construction of the cable
lave been concluded The company i, for
hidden by its articles of agreement from ANAL
Eamatng with any like enterprise.
TIE students of Trinity College, Dublin
have burned Gladstone in efiigy
TX KING AMADEUS has been appointed a
Lieutenant General III the Italian army.
GREAT effort is being made in Portugal to
organize Republican party.
PRoFERIo DIAz has been elected Chief Jus
tee of the Supreme Court of Mexico.
DEMOCRATS at Rome attempted to visit the
grave of Mazzna on the anniversary of his
death. bat were prevented by the police and
troops were called out to prevent disturbance
THE German Government appropriates So
000000 thalers for the construction of ships
ana shipyaTds.
TELEGRAM from Paris reports the explo-
son ot cartridge Mandatory in Fort Mount
st. Naereln, by which one hundred persons
were wounded, many of them fatally.
AptsPATcH from Berlin says the government
81 france has officially given Germany fuan-
clal guarantees for the war indemnity and
that preparations for the German evacuation
have already commenced
THE Spanish government has granted an
additional pardon to Santa Rosa, a Spaniard
by birth, but citizen of the United States by
naturalization, who was condemned to death
IN Cuba for sympathizins and aiding the in-
surgents.
A CABLE dispatch says that the French gov
eminent will make a demand upon our gov |
eminent under the extradition laws for GEN |
eral Fremont, in order that he may DC tried |
in Paris, upon charge of fraud in putting a
bogus railroad loan upon the market.
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CAPT. j. j. DEFoREsT, of Auburn,
ILL.,, died a few days since. He leaves
an estate estimated to be worth $780,
600. He was related to Senator Pome
roy, of Kansas.
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as follows /:
Total amount loaned.

iUuIIONl : :.
The total income of the company for
1872 was So, 695, 064 and the total as
sets Jan. LIST, 1873, were $12, 500, 600
But those who are interested in this
subject should get a full statement of
the business and condition of the COM
pany, and carefully examine it.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1873-03-29

WHY should you distrust the opinion
OF a person who does not use cheap
perfumes? Because he is wanting IN
common scents
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Published February 20, 1881
CHAPTER 45.

AN ACT TO amend sections nine and ten of chapter
1--WE hundred and thirty seven of the general laws
OF 1865, entitled IAN act to dispose of the swamp
and overlooked lands, and the proceeds there
from"
The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented in
senate and assembly, do enact follows:
Section ]. Section nme OF chapter five hundred
and hirtyseven of the general laws of 1865 is here
by amended by striking out the word 'June," i'll
the second line of saiu section, and inserting in
lieu thereof the word July"
Sec. p Section ten of said chapter is hereby
amended by striking out the word June III the
seventh line of said section, and inserting in lieu
thereof the word 'HJuly
sec. 3. This act shall take effect and be in force
from and after its passage and publication.
Approved February u, 1873.
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OF the recorded plat Of any such city village or
addition thereto, and within two hundred rods Of
any inhabited dwelling standing any lot or block
in such city, village addition without first OBJ
tanning the consent of the lnicipal authorities of
such city village thereto.
Sec. 2. All acts and parts of acts inconsistent
herewith are hereby repeated.
Sec. g. This act shall take effect and be in force
from and after its passage
Approved February u, 1873.