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Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1873-01-03
ABOLITION OF BLRCTOR.sL
COLLRGRS,

The death Of Horace Greeley at pecul-
lar juncture in national affairs is made the
occasion for reviving the demand for
the abolition of the Electoral Colleges, and
the election OF President and Vice-Presi-
dent by direct vote of the people. Mr..
Greeley, however, was himself decidedly
opposed to this demand, and for practical
reasons. If 1t is desirable to have Presi-
dent, the present mode of election offers to
the voters advantages they would he de-
prived of by its abolition. If they voted
direct, they could only choose between
candidates nominated under the objection
able convention system. But by the pres
ent plan, as Mr.. Greeley long since point
cd out, there is nothing TO prevent each
voter from placing on his electoral ballot
the names of the persons for whom he
wishes the electors TO vote. These, by a
very simple provision of law, the inspec-
tors of election might be directed to can
vass, and return with tho votes for electors.
The National Committee OF each party
might then count the votes cast for candi-
dates on the ballots Of their party, and re-
those ballots TO vote for the persons receiv-
ing the greatest number of such suffrages
This would do away with the need for
Presidential nominating conventions, with
all the machinery of primary elections,
caucuses, wire-pulling, packing, consider
atoms of availability, intrigue, etc., which
such conventions involve. The friends of
each candidate, instead OF working to car
ry primary elections and conventions in
his favor, would work for him before the
people. Each section of the party would
20 to the polls on behalf of their own can
didates, and bring out every vote possible
In their favor; while their efforts would
tend directly TO swell the total vote for the
principles OF the party. Farther, IL is a
curious fact that even at Presidential cleo
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KI.IG OF THE C.f.v.1IB.fL ~
L.1.TDS.


The death of King Kamchamaha V. rails
es some interesting questions as 10 the des-
tiny of the Sandwich Islands. As has been
stated he was the last of the royal line, and
he named no successor. The second ofthe
line abolished dolatry in 1919. The third,
under the advice of American missiona-
ries, adopted a constitutional form of gov
ernment with house of mobiles of twenty
seven members, including three foreigners,
and lower house of twenty-five men,
bers, of whom eight might be foreigners.
The fourth king married the daughter of
an English physician, and was succeeded
by his brother, Prince Lot, whose death we
now record. The latter was born in 1880,
and became king in November, 1868.
The Sandwich Islands have been sort of
a skirmishng outpost of different foreign
influences, although they were recognized
as an independent nationality by Great
Britain and the United States in 1914. A
treaty made in 1916 gave England an as
tendency in the affairs of the islands; but
subsequent events turned over the control
ling influence TO Americans. About 1850
there was very serious agitation in favor
of annexation to the United States, and the
project has had advocates from time to
time since. 1t is not improbable that it
will spring up alresh now, although the ac-
QUESTION OF Alaska so gorged the national
stomach that the annexation appetite seems
to have been very feeble of late. The
Sandwich Islands comprise seven inhabit-
ed islands and, altogether about six thous-
and square miles of territory. One of the
most singular features in their history is
the decrease of the population, in spite of
the civilization and Christanization of the
natives. Thus, in 1893, Cook, the circum-
navigator, estimated the population of the
islands at 100000. The first authentic CEN
sus in 1882 gave the figures as 130,3l5. In
1850 the natives had fallen off to 81, 900; in
1860 to not quite $4,000; while the census
of 1856 gave the exact number as 5s,76j,
there being also at that time 4l9i whites
resident on the islands. The total popula-
ton, therefore, has decreased by more than
one-half since 1882, that is, in forty years.
The causes of this wasting away of a peo-
pie who, among all the savages Of our age,
have shown the most aptitude for enlight-
eminent, are not clearly stated by obsery-
ers. The people do not seem 10 have the
elasticity of constitution which would ena-
bic them to endure the change to civilized
habits Of life, This phenomenon-smilar
to what we see in the case of the American
Indian and other tribes-has given rise to
the query whether certain races are not es-
sentially uncivilizable, and like some grass
-.
the advance of culture. Whatever theory
may tit the case Of the Sandwich Islands, it
is evident that they will before long pass
into the hands, nomnally, as they have
virtually already, of foreigners. Their re-
sources and their location in the great path
way Of Pacific commerce will render them
valuable and their destiny Interesting
Boston Journal.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1873-01-03

Rev. III. Dorr, with goodly number of
his flock, held an interesting "watch meet
ing" on the night of the 3lst ult, in the
vestry. The time was occupied in prayer,
exhortaton, singing, &C., until tho old year
closed and the new began.
The extremely cold weather and bad
travelling on Friday evening last did not
prevent good sized audience from hear
ing the Rev. NJ. II. Iarris's lecture on
"Gambling." 1t was excellent, pertinent,
and it is believed il will do much .ood.
Business"
"A Christmas tree in the Congregations
al church on the evening of the 25th ult.,
yielded to Rev. Mr.. Watson a fine turkey,
to his wife very fine shawl, and TO the
crowd a multitude of valuables and trink-
cts.
"A gentleman connected with one Of our
manufacturing establishments by novel
method, recently ascertained the degree Of
pleasure to be derived from a cold bath in
the winter. Taking a position on one of
the margins of ice that line the shores of
the canal here, with a firm grasp upon one
end of pole, placing the other end on the
bed of the stream, with bound he sprang
for the opposite shore. Alas! either the
stream was too broad, or falling to invest
sufficient power in his effort, he dropped
plump chin-deep into the icy element. The
result e his experiment proved altogether
too depressing, but he was speedily rescued
from its perils. With the temperature of
air and water a little below zero he may,
perhaps, make another trial.
"A "cold weather thaw' occurred here
on Tuesday of this week in the Ashuelot
river. With the mercury at or below zero,
amid piercing wind and storm of snow, it
is something of a novelty at least TO hear
the creaking and swapping of thick ice,
and TO witness its tossing and jostling on
the rushing water as broad masses float a.
long, or are deposited in huge piles behind
an obstructing obstacle. This exhibition
in such weather is explained by the fact
that some Of the large masses of anchor-ice
which had formed on the rocky bed of the
river at many points, from some cause be-
came detached from it and floated, thus lib
Grating a great bulk of water, which, ac-
| cumulating power, as one ice dam after an
other is carried along, becomes so impetu.
Gus as to cause the unusual phenomena
| named. VI.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1873-01-03

day night when II Is put into the Office in
the morning so as to take the first train to
Chester; otherwise not till the following
Monday. We live in a land of storms. 1t
has showed thirty days out Of thirty-one
and oh the wind and the cold The Their
mometer has twice reached II degrees be.
low zero, and the snowdrifts are enough TO
satisfy the ambition OF anyone. But, moth
ing daunted, our people pillow out as often
as II drifts in, and keep the roads open.
Prof G. L. Barrett, the veteran "singing
master" is teaching class here this winter,
which is his ORD school. His scholars are
OF all ages, from 20 down to 10 years
of age--all full of enthusiasm to profit by
his instructions. lie has few equals and
no superiors in teaching the art of reading
music and in aesthetic taste in rendering
music, so as TO bring out the power and
beauty of song, few are his superiors. He
keeps up abreast of this improving age,
and has lost none of his power to carry his
class triumphantly through the most III
cult compositions of music. The society is
fortunate that secures his services. NJ. b.
Pierce, who has led the choir forty years,
is in his clement and has already project
ed a musical festival, which is to be
held on the 18th instant. On the whole
these people seem to be as happy in their
lot as those nearer the "hub" though we
do sadly miss public lectures and good
circulating library. COM.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1873-01-03
THE WEEK OF PR.sI.RR.

The officers of the different branches of
the Evangelical Alliance have issued their
annual programme of topics for the week
of prayer, extending from January 3, 1873,
to the 18th. The following are the subjects
selected.
Sunday, January 5.-Sermons. Subject:
The foundation, security, and universal ex-
tension of the Christian Church.
Monday, January G.-Devout acknowl-
edgement; remembrance OF Gods mercy
to the nation, to the families, and to the
Churches; providential and spiritual bless
ings to ourselves confession of sin.
Tuesday, January 7.-Prayer For Chris
tian Churches their increase in love, ac-
tivity, fidelity to the truth, and the clearer
manifestation of the unity in the faith for
ministers, missionaries and evangelists.
Wednesday, January 8-Prayer: For
families; for sons and daughters of Chris
tan parents for blessing on home influ-
ences, and on the services and ordinances
ofthe Church of God for schools, colleges,
and universities for children at sea or in
foreign lands: for young men in business
and professions for servants ; and for all
in sickness and tribulation.
Thursday, January 9.-Prayer; For ma
tons for kings, and all in authority; for
maintenance of peace; for increase in right
eousness for the spread OF religious liber-
ty for contentment, concord and good
will among all classes for the discernment
of Gods hand in national judgments, and
for the removal of lntemperance, immoral
ity, and the sins which are "reproach to
any people,
Friday, January lO-Prayer: For man
kind for the circulation of the Holy Scrip
lures, and the spread Of pure literature
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1873-01-03

SMALL PowER.-Tho latest triumph Of
mechanical ingenuity is new power ma
chine for the purpose of driving sewing
machines and other light machinery. The
invention consists of two shafts, with four
steel springs coiled upon each, and coun-
ter shaft with cog wheels so arranged as to
permit the application of the whole or part
of the power, as may be desired. The
winding-shat has groove to receive
slide, which catches one spring at time in
winding. Not more than a quarter Of a
minute Is required to wind each spring,
while the combined power will run the
machine at full speed for an hour and n
quarter. The lightest possible pressure
upon the foot-rost stops the machine, and
the removal of the foot starts II instantly.
The turning of screw at the operators
right hand regulates the speed, which can
be graduated TO run n sewing machine at
tho rate of from sixty to twenty-five hun
bred stitches minute. 1t Is an extreme.
ly useful invention, and perhaps II would
DO worth while for some Of our studlous
mechanics TO consider whether the prlncl-
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MISCELLANEOUS.
f. u.

-"Excuso haste and bad pen" said the
little pig when he broke out and ran.
In what case is il absolutely impossible
to be slow and sure Pm the case Of
watch.
A woman in Londonderry, Pa, has pro-
duced twenty-four children in seventeen
years. She has had seven pairs of twins.
In barbarous Russia one hundred per-
sons are annually scourged to death.
"A Liberal paper remarks of Judge
Davis that he hasn't y dishonest hair ON
his head. From this, says the Toledo
Blade, we infer that Davis is entirely
bald.
1t is marvellous how modern inven-
ton annihilates time and space. In New
Jersey they have mills where crab apples
go in at one end and come out at the other
labelled champagne"
The most deadly enemy of human life
is our own breath. A canary bird hung in
its cage over night at the top of a curtained
bed has been found dead in the morning
from the poisoned atmosphere created by
the human lungs of the sleepers below it.
Two little school girls of iniantile years
were lately pratlling together, when one of
them said, eve keep four servants, have
got six horses and lots of carriages; now
what have You got?" With quite as much
pride the other answered, "Wc've dot Il
skunk under our barn
Among the latest reforms started in
Germany is war upon states, which are
to be supplanted in schools by paper-hoard
on which ink can be used and erased. The
total abolition Of states will be a joyful
move for teachers az well as pupils, and
the day which witnesses the sharpening of
the last slate-pencil should be marked with
a white stone by every teacher whose teeth
have been "set on edge" by the horrid
sound.
The first copper coinage in this country
was made by John IIigley, CRANKY, Conn.
blacksmith, in 1887. Higley obtained the
metal from the old Newgate copper mine,
and his coins were. worth three times a.
much as King Georges half-pennies. The
coin represents deer, and is stamped with
the nscripion-"Value me as you please"
The reverse has three sledge hammers
crowned with the inscription-"I am good
copper, 1897" On the Other side a broad
AK is stamped in the center, and the in
scripton isl cut my way through
There are not a dozen genuine CRANKY coins
in existence.
Among the recent discoveries of sci
ence is a process for cutting wood by pass
ing a galvanic current over a platina wire,
in sufficient quantity to raise its tempera-
ture to n red heat. The inventor or dscov-
erer, Geo. Robinson, found that by gently
pushing piece of wood against a red hot
platna wire, especially when aided by
| light saving movement, the wood was di-
vided in any required direction as by n
hsndsaw. and OF course without any effort
of skill! or appreciabe expenditure of mus
cular power. The Scientific American
says by arranging the wire with han
dies or other means, so as TO guide il read-
ly the lumber, whether in trees, logs or
plsnks, may be cut easily AS desired.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1873-01-03

A NEW FuEL.-A large number of citi-
zens the other day visited, by invitation,
the brass foundry of Mr.. w. T. Garrett, for
the purpose OF witnessing some expert
ments with a new fuel recently invented
and patented by DR.. Ireland of Watson
vile in this State. They were shown into
that portion of the establishment occupied
by the furnaces, and in one corner found a
brick furnac &c some eight feet long and six
feet high. On the top of this was an iron
tank holding about ten gallons, which was
filled with crude petroleum. From this
tank a pipe about an inch and half in d.
ameter led into the side of the furnace. A
small jet of oil, not larger than a small
goose quill, was permitted to flow out of
this tube light is placed beneath this jet
and it Immediately ignites. Another pipe
about an inch in diameter leads from q
steam boiler stationed some Is feet away.
This pipe leads a small Jet of steam upon
the burning oil, and the moment the steam
strikes the oil the oxygen in the water Is
set free and igntes with tremendous roar,
generating in a very few moments the most
intense white heat From this small source
the entire chamber of the furnace, which is
some two feet by five feet, is filled with a
flame so brilliant and dazzling that one
cannot gaze on ii for more than a moment
at n time. This flame possesses all the
heat of an oXy-hydrogen flame, and be-
meath its fierce power the hardest metals
melt in a few moments. The inventor OF
the annaratus nv which tho elements Of
heat, which nature so generously provides,
can be utilized, is very modest man, say
ing that he did not want to bring his dis
covery before the public until he had fully
demonstrated that it would do all he claim
| ed for it. He says that the cost OF his
furnaces will be only nominal sum-that
| they will be within the reach of every one
who owns quartz ledge, while the amount
of oil consumed in "A hours will not ex.
coed ten gallons, at a cost of two dollars
The doctor has every confidence in his dis
covery, and declares his ability to furnish
| fuel for a voyage of one of the Panama
steamers TO and from Panama for the in
significant sum of 500, while the entir,
quantity will not weigh % tons. He fur
Their says that at an expense of five dollars
per day he can run furnaces that will smell
one ton of ore every 30 minutes. If ONLY
half of what is claimed can be accom-
plished, the discovery will prove of meal
culable advantage 10 the mining interests
of the Pacific coast, and will create a revo
luton in steam travel throughout the world
San Francisco Alta California.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1873-01-03
THE STORM.

Last weeks record has rarely been SUR
passed in the severity of the storms and the
intensity of the cold throughout theTcoun-
try. East, west, north and south, the IN
clement weather has extended. The cold
and storm commenced at the west and
have swept over the country with great
rapidity. In Michigan, on Tuesday one OF
the most severe storms ever known in that
section ragged, and at st. Joseph, the. Their
mometer was 20 degrees below zero. AT
Cincinnati, on Tuesday the mercury indi-
Gated from Is to 20 below. On tho Toledo,
Wabash and western railroad, between
Huntington and Peru, on Tuesday, up
wards of 60 locomotives were frozen up
and out of water for nearly As hours Cat
tie, hogs, and sheep, Oh the trains were fro
zen TO death.
The storm, which ceased late Thursday
night, commenced again in New York, a.
bout o'clock Friday morning and contn-
ued for three hours. The storm has been
the severest experienced at New York since
1857, the snow being two feet deep on lev
ell. Laborers were engaged, Friday, in
clearing the streets, and it is estimated that
the cost of clearing Broadway for distance
of 20 blocks will reach $4,000.
The ship Peruvian from Singapore, for
Boston, was wrecked during the storm off
Cape Cod, and all on board persisted. She
was commanded by Capt. Nannah ofMaine.
She carried about twenty men before the
mast, and the total number of lives lost by
this disaster will probably reach twenty
FIVE. She had on board one of the most
valuable cargoos ever brought to Boston,
consisting of the costly products of the East
Indies, and the vessel and contents were
valued at about 100000. Two other East
Indiamen were also wrecked during the
same storm.
At Philadelphia buildings were crushed
by the weight of snow. East and west the
railroads were blocked up and trains great
~ delayed.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1873-01-03

The Baptist church and Sabbath school
celebrated Christmas with appropriate SER
vices and Christmas tree we'll loaded
with presents for the children, and some
very nice ones for the officers and teachers,
including silver cake baskets, casters, and
a very nice silver watch for the superin-
tendent.
Where, o where is our West river
railroad that neighbor S. of Jamaica long
ago promised us as soon as Townshend
voted and secured a majority Of their grand
list, which we did long ago? Has the
thing gone up? If so, we did not see it or
hear the whistle. Wish S. would tell us
what the trouble is now. Can't be that
Townshend has blocked up all those Carr
wheels so that they cannot roll up this
pleasant West river valley! Please let us
hear from neighbor s., and learn the cause
of this procrastnation.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1873-01-03

FORTUNE FOR THE CHASE FAMILY.-The
Louisville (Ky.) Commercial says that b.
f. Chase, Esq, of that city, has received
intelligence that the great English chancery
suit of Tonley VS.. Chase heirs, involving
an estate worth $50, 900, 900 sterling, or a
bout $500, 000, 900, which has been in the
courts of London for the last thirty years,
has been decided in favor OF the Chase
heirs, who number about 700. Daniel
Webster was at one time counsel for the
American Chase heirs, and Robert Peel
and Sir John Russell once endeavored to
make a compromise with the heirs through
Mr.. Russell.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1873-01-03

THEAGE OF INvENTIoN.-It would seem
that Yankee ingenuity had really no limit,
when we scan the list of patents weekly is
sued from the U. $. Patent office. But
many of these patents are virtually useless
to the parties whose inventive genius has
conceived these articles, and whose money
has been paid TO solicitors of slight ex-
perience for obtaining the patent. Invent
ors will do well 10 apply only to solicitors
of high standing, who can not only give all
required details rs to filing of caveats, and
procuring OF American and Foreign Pa
tents, but whose judgment and large prac-
tice will be of great value in determining
the ACCESSIBILITY of mourning the expense of
letters patent. No solicitor in New Eng
land is so well known as Mr.. r. III. Eddy
of Boston, whose card appears in this issue
of our paper. His experience of nearly a
generation and his extensive practice in all
departments relating TO the procurement
of patents render him peculiarly fitted TO
give advice and promptly forward all bust
ness with energy and success. AS the plo-
neer in America for obtaining patents for
Trade Marks and Designs lie has had a
marked success in securing the designer
and manufacturer from imitation, and in
ventors will do well TO avail themselves of
his extensive research in drawing specifica-
tons and avoiding conflicting claims in the
issue of patents.