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Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1873-01-03

lions fully twenty-five per cent OF the vot-
ers do not exercise the elective franchise
Disliking the candidates ground out by the
convention mills, and feeling all effort In
favor of others hopeless, they do not care
to avail themselves of the privilege OF
choosing between such alternatives. But
with this simple and slight modification of
existing methods, many of them would
take an earnest and useful part in promot-
ing the success of the party whose princi-
pies they most nearly approved, under the
lead of standard bearers selected by them
selves. Platforms, so faras really needful,
might be made by the National Commit
tee, which might consist of the chairman
of the several State Committees, or of per-
sons selected in each Stale for the purpose.
Suppose that at the late election three
million votes had been cast under such n
system for Republican candidates for Pres
idental electors. Suppose them 20 have
been divided in Presidential preferences
thus: one million four hundred thousand
for A, one million for b, two hundred
thousand for G., two hundred and fifty
thousand for d, one hundred thousand for
j., and fifty thousand for other candidates.
These votes being returned from the vari-
Gus States to the Republican National Com
mittee, that body would have declared that
A was the Republican candidate. At the
subsequent meetings of the electoral col
leges he would have been voted for and e.
lectcd with this difference, that every vot-
| or would have had far greater freedom OF
| choice, and all would be much better salts
| fed with the result A plan for making
| local nominations, embracing the same
| idea known as the Crawford County
plan)," has been in use In many localities
for years and il works so well that in
some form it can hardly avoid application
on larger scale.
| But abolish the electoral colleges, and
"partv lines must be most tightly drawn
the whole available vote must be concen-
trated on a single candidate for each party,
whom the voters themselves will have
small share in naming; and candidates
will be selected, then even more than now,
| not on the ground of fitness. but on that OF
their supposed ability To catch votes at the
moment of election. Under the Greeley
plan, however, the merits of candidates
will be discussed publicly during the can
vass, instead of privately before it opens
and the result of such discussion would
| sometimes be the election by the voters o
very different man from him whom ;
convention would nominate. WcrcontH
|
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1873-01-03

The mercury was only degrees below
zero here Christmas morning.
Christmas eve was duly celebrated at
the Methodist and Baptist Churches with
religious services, music, tableaux, dia-
logues and declarations. The stages were
beautifully decorated with cvergreens, the
trees and wreaths being loaded with pres
ents for both old and young, which seemed
to give much satisfaction. At the Metho-
dist Church there was an appropriate and
eloquent address from o. L. Butterfeld,
Esq, which added greatly TO the interest
of the occasion.
Mr. and Mrs. Alvah Lyman have re-
turned from Ashburnham, Mass, TO this
place, and bought the residence Of Mr.. A.
A. Harrington, with the intention of max
ing II their future home, Welcome back
The annual meeting Of the Whining
ton Agricultural Society," will be holden
next Tuesday evening at the town hall.
Edmund Titus manufactured ut his
mill, last autumn, five hundred and fifty
six barrels of cider.
There have been only thirteen deaths
in this town during the year 1872.
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West BraffIeboro.

The Baptist Sabbath school held a
grand New Years festival, Tuesday eve
ming, Dec. 3lst. The church was beauti-
fully decorated with oyergreens and mot
toes. Three trees were loaded down with
presents. The church was crowded. Sing
ing by the school was excellent. Address
es were made by Rev. Messrs. Grout and
De Witt; singing by Mrs. Green. The
Supt., l.. X. Fuller, was presented with a
statuary group, "The school examination"
n. p. Chase had beautiful book from his
infant class of 40. The school numbers 100
members. 1t was grand treat for old aud
young.
jacob Brown man about A years OF
age, living in the house with Humphrey
Carpenter, in the extreme west portion OF
the town, committed suicide last Sunday
evening by shooting off the top of his head
with a shot gun. Deceased was man oil
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1873-01-03
FIRE! FIRE!

At this season there are hundreds of
thousands of persons assembled every eve
ming in various parts of the country, and
they are all in great peril. They sit in halls
TO listen to concerts or lectures, and there
are very few halls from which escape would
be possible in case of fire. Our public
halls are generally in the second or some
times in the third story of buildings of
which the lower story is devoted to shops.
They are reached by narrow wooden stair
cases, often winding and at inconvenient
angles. They are, in fact, what are called
tinder-boxes. How swiftly fires spread we
have had recent and terrible experience.
How suffocating with smoke the Hobbies
and passages would instantly be it is easy
10 imagine. And if during the lecture any
where in the country this very evening
some scoundrel should shout, 81 smell
smoke! fire!' there would undoubtedly be
panic which would be frightfully fatal TO
human life.
Let the reader ask himself of the hall
with which he is most familiar, what are
the reasonable chances of escape? There
has, indeed, been as yet no tragedy of this
precise kind, and we are perhaps willing to
run for luck. But there was no catastro-
phe just like that of the Fifth Avenue Ho-
tel until two or three weeks since. Every
great warehouse in Boston was built with
Mansard-roof until last month, when in
q day, and mainly because of the structure
of that roof, the business part of that city
was eaten out by fire. Who is willing TO
wait until his wife, or daughter, or sister,
or mother is the victim of an awful calam-
ity before he acts in this matter? The chief
use of grand jury is to serve as a COM
mittee of public safety. Let every man
who reads these lines, and who is drawn
upon such jury, call its attention to the
neighboring halls, and present as a nui-
sance to be abated every one of them which
Is an evident man-trap. And most Of the
halls would be presented.
The law also should require the most
stringent care in tie erection and arrange
ment of such buildings. If the present
laws are intended to secure even a tolera-
BILE chance of safety, they fail utterly, and
new laws should be enacted, with surer
guarantees of faithful execution. 1t is fast
becoming the reproach of a popular gov
eminent that it is unequal to the protection
of human life, or to that vigor of adminis-
tration which is indispensable to personal
comfort and safety. After the Fifth Ave-
nue. fire, who wishes to be lodged in the
fifth story of a pasteboard hotel? After
some dire disaster to an audience in great
hall, who will care to crowd into another to
hear concert or a lecture? "What should
you do in case of an alarm of fire in this
hall?" was the question lately asked Of the
president of a lyceum at the close of lee
ture. "By George! we should all go TO the
- together!' was the prompt reply. We
hope mott but it is reply worthy Of consid-
eration.-HdrpeT's Weekly
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1873-01-03

CoNGREssIoNAL.-Con having shown
its willingness 10 grant the authorization
asked for by the secretary Of the navy, to
build ten new sloops of war, is now to be
called upon to foot the bills with sundry
improvements in the navy yards, amount
ing to the snug sum of twenty million dol
lars. Among the improvements contem
plated is the construction of five new COM
pound engines, to cost $4,000.
1t is said that the proprety of 50 amend
ing the Constitution as to have the people
vote directly for President and Vice Presi-
dent will soon be brought forward in the
Senate by Governor Morton, and other
Senators will speak on it. The smaller
States will probably oppose the proposed
change, as under ii they will be deprived
of political power.
There is sharp opposition 10 the adms-
sion Of Colorado as a State, especially by
the people of that part of Wyoming Ter
rtory which there has been talk of annex
ing to Colorado. The women suffrage PEG =.
pie oppose the division of Wyoming on ac-
count of the injury it would do their cause,
but the interests demanding the admission
of Colorado are also very strong. The
President is said to be in favor of it, and
the House Committee is disposed to report
the bill favorably.
The Hon. VIM. Crutchiield of Tennessee,
who will represent the Third District of
that State in the new Congress, is reported
to be counterpart in many respects of the
nnla ta1 ~
the backwoods, he is nevertheless an elo-
quent orator, and fearless to rashness. He
it was who denounced Jefferson Davis to
his face for reasonable utteranccs at Chat
tanooga in 1861.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1873-01-03
.N'cWfdne.
ADA MSNILLE.

--Newiane is full of vlles. There is Fay
etteville, Williamsville, Pondvillc, Whita-
kervillc, and last, Though not least we
have Adamsville, so called, we suppose,
from the fact that nearly all of the inhab
itants are Adamses. The snow is about
three feet deep in the woods; in the open
land it is anywhere from three inches TO
eight feet 1t is filled up in the roads Jaw
fully" We have to break roads nearly ev
cry day. Our district school is taught by
Miss Elsie Adams, and we are having a
very good school. Mrs. Otis Adams is
slowly regainng her health. She has been
sick about two months first with measles,
then lung fever, and last cong astion of the
lungs. The earnest prayers of the COM
munty are that she may rapidly recover.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1873-01-03

Do IT Now.-Don't live single hour of
your life without doing exactly what is to
be done in it, and going straight through it
from beginning to end. Work, play, study,
whatever it is-take hold at once and finish
it up squarely and Clearly; and then TO the
next thing, without letting any moments
drop out between. 1t is wonderful to see
how many hours these prompt people con-
trive to make of a day; it is as if they
picked up the moments that the dawdlers
lost. And if ever you find yourself where
you have so many things pressing upon
you that you hardly know how to begin,
let me tell you a secret: take hold of the
very first one that comes to hand, and you
will find the rest all fall into file and fol-
low after like company of well-drilled
soldiers; and though work may be hard to
meet when it.charges in a squad, it is east
ly vanquished if you can bring it into line.
You may have often seen the anecdote of
the man who was asked how he had ac-
complshed so much in his life. my IA
Their taught me-" was the reply, "when l
had anything to do, to go and do it," There
is the secret-the magic word now.-Er-
chdR1e.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1873-01-03

FIFTY-sIx YEARS OF SERVICE IN ONE
FAMILY.-Miss Mary Warner died in Cam
bridgeport, VT, on Friday Dec. goth, at the
age Of seventy years and two months. This
announcement will be read with unfeigned
sorrow by many citizens of Rutland and
Bellows Falls, TO whom she had endeared
herself by her many acts of charity and
kindness, and, although in the walks of
humble life, she could number acquain-
tances and friends in all ranks and classes.
She was familiarity known as "Polly," and
was for period OF forty-six years house.
keeper in the family of Judge Baxter, date
of Bellows Falls,) deceased, and for the
past ten years, and up TO the time of her
death, with John N. Baxter, of Rutland,
making fifty-six years OF continuous SER
vice with two generations of the same fam
ily.-Rutland Herald.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1873-01-03

The n. Y. Nation gives history of the
overturn of the Gould Fisk management
of the Erie railroad. Instead of being
great reform movement, it considers the
operation simply a job of sharp practice by
which company Of English spectators
were enabled to obtain control in order to
benefit their interest in the Atlantic and
Great Western railroads. One hundred
thousand dollars is asserted TO have been
paid Sickles for his efforts in bringing a.
bout the revolution.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1873-01-03

for the overthrow of all forms of tyranny
and oppression for the removal of every
form of Antichrst for all prisoners and
captives and for the increase of that king
dom which is righteousness peace, and
Joy in the Holy Ghost"
Saturday, January ll.-Prayer: For
Sunday schools for missionary, tract and
other religious societies for the raising up
and sending for of more "laborers into
His harvest" and for the removal of him
ORANGES to the spread of the Gospel, and the
conversion of the world.
Sunday, January 12.-Sermons LET
the whole earth be filed with His glory.
Amen, and Amen
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1873-01-03
gV'gsf TOHnsLenH.

The thermometer has been to Is de-
grees below zero, and we are having all the
snow we need.
Our lyceum is in successful operation.
Two regular sessions have been held. The
questions "Anticipation better than Partic-
ipation," and "Intemperance worse than
War;" have been discussed by Messrs.
Pierce, Ball. Babcock and Sanderson; pa
pers read by Miss l.. Wheeler, Miss J.
Pierce and Mrs. Babcock declarations
and dialogues by Nora Coates, Stella Bur-
roughs and Henry Wilson. Others partic-
ipating in the dialogues. n.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1873-01-03

The Sir Isaac Newton farm, located in
the northwest part of Newfanc, advertised
decided by NJ. 1. Newton of Newfane to
Willard Lindsey of Brattlcboro. We are
glad to have so good citizen as Mr. l..
move into town, but sorry indeed TO lose a
young and enterprising man like Mr.. New
ton, who, we understand, has made this
sale for the purpose of moving to Della
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1873-01-03

IMPORTANT OPINIoN.-We learn from
the st. Adams Daily Messenger, that in the
adjourned session of the Chttenden Coun-
ty Tax Convention, held at Burlington,
Dec. 81, the Counsel appointed at the pre-
vious meeting, submitted an opinion that
there is no redress for the tax payers
of Chittenden, Franklin and Grand Isle
counties, except through the Legislature.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1873-01-03

Christmas eve came and went but the
weather was exceeding cold. The mercu-
ry at six o'clock was II degrees below zero,
and on the morning of Christmas day 20
below. Santa Claus failed not to meet his
appointments at the Hollow, which were to
be at George w. Walkers on Christmas
eve, and at Charles Dutton's the following
night. He left generous supply of pres
ents at both places. About fifty "Iittle
folks and big folks" as Santa Claus called
them, were present at Mr.. Walkers. At
seven o'clock sharp, Santa Claus, clad in
deep furs, drove up with jingling bells,
and bounding from his reindeer sleigh, ush-
cred himself with elastic step through the
rooms to the parlor, inviting, on his way,
the company to come and see his Christ
mas tree loaded with toys for girls and boys,
and many nice presents for the older folks.
But on their entree to the parlor, Santa
Claus had evaporated yet the Christmas
tree remained, shining in all its glory with
numerous presents for the merry company.
The exercises commenced by presenting
G. w. Walker, Esq, a bag of ring nut
cakes, and brother Justice bag of juve-
nile doughnuts, with which they were ex-
pected to cater to the inner man during the
distribution of the presents from the tree,
from which they received other good gifts.
All were kindly remembered, and partcu-
larly the schoolmaster of No. s. He, fort
innate man that he was, got a small sleigh
load Of hardware presents scarcely belong
ing to the paraphernala of the schoo-room,
but mildly suggestive of keeping bachel-
tributed refreshments were served, and at
nine o'clock the blithe and gay company
separated, going to their several homes
merry with their store of Christmas pres
nnIs
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1873-01-03

incorporate habits, and formerly lived in
Danvile, VT. A brother of his residing in
Leominster, Mass.,was notified of the facts,
but falling TO come on. the remains were
inferred by the town authorities.
Rev. Mr.. Chandler preached his fare.
well sermon at the Congregational church
last Sunday morning.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1873-01-03

THE TOBACCO MARKET.-But little to-
bacco hereabouts has yet been sold. The
weather has lately been too dry for strip
ping. In South Vernon the following sales
are reported s. b. Houghton, 10 through !;
Erastus Tyler, 10 through; Fred Johnson,
10 through; Lewis Gould, private, but sup
posed to be about 25 through; C. $. Park,
Bernardston, Mass, 20 and 7.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1873-01-03
.NdrFbor0.

Pressure of other claims, has for some
weeks past occasioned a suspension of Mr..
Dickerson's missionary labors in Marlbo-
no. He intends, however, to resume them
as soon as weather and work permit, due
notice of which will be given.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1873-01-03

One of a chubby class of -year-old
Sunday school scholars, when talked to by
his teacher about the sins and frailties of
the body, was asked, "Well, my son, what
have you besides this sinful bodyG" Quick
as thought the little fellow responded, "a
clean shirt and nice new pair of breech-
es."
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1873-01-03
HeruGrHsfOu, .NGss.

The Unitarian society has voted TO ex-
tend call to Rev. Samuel y. Flagg of
several months, at salary of $1,000 and a
parsonage.
A large edition of new books has just
been made to the Cushman library.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1873-01-03
UiIIianssriFFe.

The hour for religious services next
Sabbath, Jan. 9TH, will be at II a. M, and
the lecture by Rev. D. c. White will be at
l o'clock p. m. Subject, 1.-THE Atonement."
All are invited to come and hear. j.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1873-01-03
GuifTogd.

Rev. j. w. Guernsey, PIE, will hold
quarterly meeting services in the Cong.
church at East Guilford next Sabbath, Jan.
5th, at 10l o'clock, AM.
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THE VERMONT PHOENIX, BRATrLEBoRO w. JANUARY B. 1873

pie on which II is based Is not susceptible
Of wider and weightler applications.
American Manufacturer.
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SOnfk IyImdhdAH.

DEAR PHOENIX; Away up hero in
"Blowham," we receive the PHGNIX Fri
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1873-01-30
A Singular Story.

A strange story comes from China. A
native school-boy at Shanghai told his
schoolmaster that he had dreamed his
stepmother murdered him, and placed
his remains in jar under the floor of
her house. The schoolmaster treasured
his pupil at the moment, but subsequent
ly missing him for a few days from
school, remembered his dream, and
rushed to the house of his stepmother to
inquire for the boy. Receiving an I'M
satisfactory reply, andfull of suspicion of
foul play, the man tore up the floor of the
room and found the corpse of his pupil
cut mp and slowed away in jar precise
ly as the poor boy had described. The
case has been authenticated before the
Chinese courts, and the murderess was
executed, after being carried to the six
gates of the city to receive the execra-
tions of the people
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1873-01-30
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Biblical Curiosities.

The Old Testament contains 80 books,
929 chapters, 23,214 verses, $50, 439
words, 2, 728, 100 letters.
The New Testament contains 81 books,
$50 chapters, $3.50 verses, 1S1 ,253 words,
S3S, $50 letters.
The entire Bible contains sc books.
1883 chapters, 81, 173 verses, 773, 692
words, 3, 566, 4S0 letters.
The name of Jehovah or Lord occurs
$3.50 times in the Old Testament.
The word land" occurs in the Bible
46, 227 times, viz. In the Old Testament
35, 543 times, In the New Testament TO-
6S4 times.
The middle book of the Old Testament
is Proverbs.
The middle chapter is the 18th of
Job.
The middle verse is the Cd Chronicles,
10th chapter. between the 18th and 18th
verses.
The middle book of the New Tesla
ment is he I'd Epistle to tine Thessalon-
Ians.
The middle chapter is between the
18th anu 18th of Romans
The middle verse is Acts xvii, II.
The middle chapter or division, and
the least one in the Bible, is the l17th
Psalm.
The middle verse in the Bible is Psalm
cavlll., verse s.
The middle line in the Bible is I'd
Chronicles, w. CHI, 10th V.
The least verse in the Old Testament
is LIST Chronicles, i. CHI, 1st "
The least verse In the Bible is John
TX, 30.
The Apocryphy (not inspired, but
sometimes bound between the Old Tesla
ment and the New contains 103 chap
tiers, 6,6S1 verses, and 152, 1S5 words.
The 18th chapter of I'd Kings and 37th
of Isaiah are the same.
These facts were ascertained by an
English gentleman residing in Amster-
dam, A. d. 1772, also by another gen
tleman who made similar calculation,
A. ID. 1878, and they are said to have
taken each gentleman nearly three years
III the investigation.
The first division of divine oracles into
chapters and verses is attributed to
Stephen Langton, Archbishop of Can
terbury, in the reign of King John, in
the latter part of the twelfth century or
beginning of the thirteenth. Cardinal
Hugo, in the middle of the thirteenth
century, divided the Old Testament into
chapters as they stand in our translation.
In 1861, Athlas, a jew of Amsterdam
divided the sections OF Hugo into verses
as we now have them. Robert Stephens,
French printer, had previously 0551)
divided the New Testament into verse as
they now are.
The Scriptures have been translated
into 104 languages and dialects, of which
III had, prior to the formation Of the
British and Foreign Bible Society. .
never appeared. And twenty-five of
these languages existed without an al
phabet in an oral form. Upward of for
ty-three millions of these copies of Gods
Word are circulated among not less than
800, 100000 people. "What hath God
wrought"
There is q Bible in the library of the
University of Gottingen written on 5, 476
palm leaves