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Who'll press for gold this crowded street,
A hundred years TO come
Who'll tread yon church with willing feet,
A hundred years to come
Pale, trembling age, and fiery youth,
And childhood with his brow of truth,
The rich and poor, ON land and seal;
Where will the mighty million be
A hundred years to come
We all within our graves shall sleep
A hundred years To come;
No living soul for us shall weep
A hundred years 20 comet
But other men our land will till,
And others then our streets will fill.
And other words will sing as gay,
And bright the sunshine us to-day
A hundred years TO come.
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A honey-comb is made up of
many cclls-a honeymoon Of ono
sell, a good big one sometimes.
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Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1873-08-29

MODERN MIRACLEs.-Thc New York
Evngeist is engaged in an effort to per-
suade its readers that the age of miracles
has not yet passed. II says: "Our readers
will remember the account in these columns
some time ago of the physical recovery of
Mrs. Miller of Oberlin, in answer to prayer.
The test IF months has demonstrated that
its effects are indeed permanent. And now
comes to us the narrative of another SINH
lar experience no less remarkable. Our
informant vouches for the exact truth of
the story, and gives the names of those ia
miliar with the occurrence" The subject
of this miracle was a little girl, one of
whose legs was shorter than the other by
two inches and almost wholly wilhered
from the effects of rheumatism. The ac-
count says: The little girl and her mother
were alone that day, the father being absent
from home. When the household duties
were done she called her mother to her.
"Mother, will you pray now to Jesus TO
cure meP have got the faith; know
He will if you ask Hmw The mother,
overcome, yielded TO her daughters re-
quest. AS she sank upon her knees she
remembers glancing invountarily ut the
clock and noticing the time. Then she
commenced praying, and there came over
her feeling such as she never before ex-
perienced-as of the very presence of God;
as though she had His hand in hers plead
ing for her little child. This is the last she
remembers, till she was reused by her
daughter, who had her hand on her Shout
der, and was joyfully exclaiming, "Moth-
or, dear mother, wake up! Don't you see
Jesus has cured me? o, l am well! am
vel" and she was dancing about the
room literally healed. The mother looked
at the clock and found that she had been
on her knees over an hour, in what state
she cannot tell-but that her child has been
whole from that hour is her blissful expo
rience. One week from that day, when
our informant first saw the girl, she was
out sliding on the Ice with her companions.
From that day 10 this she has had no fur
Their trouble; the limb is full, round and
perfect; and there is no difference between
it and the other. TO every question asked
she replies, with the overlooking gratitude
of loving heart, "Jesus cured met
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1873-08-29

CAMPHoR.-Camphor gum is brought to
this country in a crude or impure state,
and here it is subject to the process of dis
tillation to render it fit for employment.
There are several important refineries in
the country, one of which is at Rumney,
n. III. A correspondent of "The People"
presents the following interesting facts re-
garding camphor and this refinery
The camphor of commerce comes from
Formosa, Sumatra, Borneo Japan and Chi
pa. 1t is obtained in crystalline masses al
ready formed, and also in grains by dstil-
lation. The tree which produces the for
mer kind is a near relative of our Eastwood,
which we know as a charming tree, per-
fuminS the air and yielding the finest hon
ey in the world. 1t grows on the Dirt
mountains in Sumatra, and in Borneo. 1t
towers upward more than hundred feet,
and has been known 10 attain girth of fif-
ty feet. The spirited persuasion of the axe
draws from this forest monster the white
treasures secret ed in longitudinal assures
in its heart wood, sometimes though rare
ly, in layer as large as a mans arm, but
more frequently in small fragments to he
carefully extracted by some sharp pointed
instrument.
1t is not an abundant bearer. Twenty
pounds is a rare yield for great tree ten
pounds is a good harvest from one of me.
dunn size, and many are felled and split
that furnish no camphor. This, hswever,
is not an entire waste, since the wood is
easily worked and is never attacked by the
voracious myriads of Eastern insects which
destroy all other varieties except the teak
and calambuco. House and ship timber
are made from it, besides many articles of
furniture, and the aromatic trunk is ex-
tremely valuable TO the housekeepers of
our colder climate. This kind of camphor
seldom finds its way TO Europe and Amer
lea. The Chinese ascribe 10 1t marvellous
medicinal properties, and pay for it enorm-
Gus sums, thus securing The entire yield.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1873-08-29

AN AWFUL RErRfbUTIoN.-In July, 1852,
the police of Amsterdam saw on the door
Of the house, on Harlem street, whore
Catharine Spelling lived with her daughter
Dorothy, notice to the effect that the two
women had gone to the country. This no.
tice aroused no suspicious. but when the
old lady and her daughter did not return
after the lapse of six weeks, the police en-
tered 1t. fearful sight met their eyes.
The widow and her daughter, with their
throats cut from ear TO ear, were lying on
the floor in an advanced state of decompo-
sition, while all the bureaus were rfled of
their valuablcs.
1t was ascertained that tho murderer had
carried off diamonds, money and bonds,
amounting TO nearly Sl50,000. Tine pass
ed by, and the double murder was almost
forgotten, until on the Sd of July last. the
house in which the crime was committed
was torn down. Between IL and the adj
joining house was space of about one
foot In width, and hemmed in there was
found male skeleton. At the bottom of
this space lay a large leathern pocket con-
tanning the diamonds, the money and the
bonds of the murdered widow.
This skeleton was undoubtedly that Of
the murderer of the two women, who, af-
ter assassinating them and bageing the
plumber, had tried TO escape over the roof
of the house, but slipping his foot, had fall
en- into the space between the two build
ings. There he met with the just rclribu-
ton of his terrible crime. He died there
the overwhelmingly painful death of slow
starvation.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1873-08-29

DISCOVERY OF AMERICA-CoLuMnU
ANT1cIPATED.-Interes orelcs of the
early discovery of America occasionally
turn up. At a late meeting of the Mexican
Geographical Society, Mr.. Bliss stated that
some brass tablets had been lately discov-
cred in the northern part of Brazil and not
far from the coast, which careful examine
ton had shown were covered with Phmnl-
clan inscriptions, telling of the discovery
OF America five centuries before Christ.
The tablets had been acquired by the Mu-
scum of Rio Janeiro, with whose director
he was personally acquainted, and the con-
nection ofths gentleman with the discov-
cry of the tablets was in itself a guarantee
of the correctness of the report. Tho in
scriptions, so far as yet decphered, relate
that, from port on the Red Sea, n Sidon-
ian feet sailed, and, following the east
coast OF Africa, doubled the Cape; thence
following the African west coast, probably
with the southeast trade winds of the south
ern attitudes, until the northeast trades,
preventing further progress northward,
forced the prows of the vessels across the
broad Atlantic. At any rate, according to
Mr.. Bliss, the tablets record the fact of the
Phnnician fleet having reached the Amer-
icas five centuries before Christ, at some
point now know as northern Brazil that
the tablets give the number of vessels, the
number of the crews, the name of SidoD as
their home, and, indeed, various very n
teresting particulars. Mr.. Bliss has pr M
ised, when he acquires further particu Irs,
to hand them TO the Society.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1873-08-29
WI. LITTLE L.sBORRR.

A tiny man with fingers soft and tender
AS any lady's fair:
Sweet eyes of blue, form both frail and slender
And curls of sunny hair.
household toll, fragile thing of beauty
Yet with each rising sun
Begins his round of toil-a solemn duty,
That must be daily done.
To-day, he's building castle, house and tower
with wondrous art and skill;
Or labors with his hammer by the hour
With strong, determined will.
Anon, with loaded cart, he's plying
brisk and driving trade;
Again. with thoughtful. earnest brow is trying
Some books dark lore to read.
Now laden like some little beast Of burden
He drags himself along,
And now his lordy little voice is heard in
Boisterous shout and song;
Another hour is spent in busy toiling
With hoop, and top, and ball.
And with patience that's never failing,
He tries and conquers all.
Bnt sleep ut last oertakes my little rover,
And on his mothers breast,
joys thrown aside, the days hard labor over
He sinks to quiet rest;
And as fold him to my bosom sleeping,
think mid gathering tears
Of what the distant future may be keeping
AS work for manhoods years.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1873-08-29

creating bonded debt beyond one-third
of the actual bona fide cost Of their road.
There Is one other respect in which the
public is very frequently deceived in re-
gard TO the value and security of railroad
bonds. II by no means follows that mort
gage bond Is secure, even II the amount of
the mortgage does not exceed more than
one.third or one-fourth the cost of the
road. The value of the stock and bonds of
a railroad does not depend upon the cost of
the construction Of such road, but entirely
upon tho net earnings Of the road, from its
transportation business. A bridge, a tun.
mel, or heavy and expensive tressle work,
costing 100000 or 81 900, 900 on any parlic-
ular railroad does not make the mortgage
bonds of that road any more secure than
they would be IL no such expensive struc-
ture existed. In fact the stock and bonds
would be more valuable without 1t, for the
reason that IL contributes nothing to the
freight or passenger receipts of the road,
but adds materially to the cost of repairs
and operating expenses.
All capital expended in bridges, embank-
ments, tunnels and grading is practically
sunk unless the road earns enough to pay
its running expenses. If, on account ola
limited or unremunerative business, the
earnings arc less than the expenses, there
is nothing left rs security for the bonds
except the equipments, lands, iron and 9TH
er property that can he removed. Many
millions of the bonds Of now railroads in
this State have been sold within the last
three or four years and none Of them, now
that the roads upon which they are issued
are completed, or in partial operation,
could be sold in any considerable quantity
at anything like the price at which they
were originally purchased, while many of
them are comparatively worthless. At the
same time the bonds of the old roads, con-
structed in the old-fashioned way upon
sound business principles, are still held in
high esteem, and will continue TO be safe
and good investments. -NeW HdUen Pdlld-
dunn,
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1873-08-29

Took REFUGE IN A LoG.-The romancer
of the Detroit Press talks as follows: "a
Detroiter named Andrew Steadman, who
buys:cattle, deals in hides, and occasional
ly makes Il dollar by buying and selling
produce, went out TO Nankin Township
few days ago to buy span of heavy horses
which were wanted by a firm in the city.
Upon reaching the farmers house he found
that the man was working with n neighbor
mile away. To save the distance he cut
across lots, but was warned, before he star
ted, to look ont for savage bovine, which
had the run of ten-acre field. Thinking
how he was going 10 get that span of hors-
es for $50 less than their value Steadman
kept plodding through the field, which had
q strip of bushes two or three rods wide
running half way across it. There were
few stumps and logs, one small tree, but
nothing which prevented any one from
crossing the strip. The Detroter was about
ten rods from the bushes when he heard "a
distant thunder sound, and looked around
to see from which way the shower was
coming. About thirty rods away he beheld
the old bovine coming for him, head down,
back up, and eyes blazing. Seadman was
satisfied that he was the man who was
wanted, and he went for the bushes He
thought the bull would stop and run around
the strip, and was startled when the old
fellow dashed through them on his trail,
utterng 4 deep boom! every instant.
Steadman lodged this way and that, but
the bovine tore along alter him, smashing
bushes and leapng logs and il was getting
to be redhot affair when the man spied
the open end of a large hollow log. The
bull was not ever forty feet behind, and
into the log went Steadman, tiuding an or
ifice about twelve feet long, and large
enough TO lie roomy. The bovine had seen
the movement, and stopped at the log and
ripped off Il bushel Of bark ut the first
dash. Then, putting his horns under it,
he gave il roll, an Steadman spun around
like a dried pea in polcemau's viii stle.
Tie log was large, but old and tender, and
every time the bull hauled back and
jumped for it he covered him self with glory
and clouds of bark and wood. Sometimes
he whired one end, then he gave the centre
a hcaye, and then he knocked foot off the
OthCi tHbs NNOIt, NnIiChcu anu
pleaded, his eyes full OF bark and his
mouth stopped up, and every act of his life
passed before him like vision. Woo h
w-h-o.o-p! beloved the bovine, as he
slammed away nj the log, and every mo-
ment Steldmln expected to see tue roof
cave in on him. lie was in despair, when
he heard the barking of dogs and the shouts
of men. and after n few miuutes the farm
ers succeeded in releasing him, but it took
good hour TO get the kinks out of his back
and the rotten wood from his ears and ewes.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1873-08-29

LOOKING FOR POLICY.-The Washing
ton Republic says: The Democratic party
is floundering around, as usual, for some
policy that will command the confidence of
the people. For the past fifteen years il
has been engaged in the same business, but
every policy ii seizes upon carries IL lower
and lower in public estimation. The near
er it approaches Republican principles the
closer ii comes to total extinction, If its
policy is TO be the policy so long adhered
to by its opponents, how can it justify its
former opposition or make the dear people
believe that its present professions are
honest? If the principles Of the Republic
can party are right, and deemed of suffi-
cient importance 10 incorporate into the
Democratic platform, why should the old
party that has been loyal TO these princi-
pies give way to'a party that has been hos
tile TO them for years past? The nearer the
Democratic party comes to the policy or
the Republican party, the less reason can
it show for seeking the defeat of the grand
old party of human rights. The sooner the
empty shell of Democracy is buried from
sight, and the loyal material which still
clings to the name becomes incorporated
in the Republican party, the better it will
be for the interest of the nation. We re-
spect the spirit which prompts man TO
stick TO sinking ship as long as there is
reasonable hope of saving the vessel or
cargo. But when the old hulk becomes
water-logged, and a friendly ship bears
down upon it to rescue its helpless passen-
gers and crew, it is sheer folly TO insist on
being strapped to the pumps and going
down with the old wreck. Come gentle
men cease this foolish effort to galvanize
the Democracy into new life. A new
name cannot restore il, any more than a
coat of paint can make rotten plank sound.
Tho people have no objection 10 the name,
but they have a healthy aversion to the
material which II represents. Changing
the name cannot deceive the people. They
know all about Democracy all about its
past glory and its present shame. They
have had enough of it, and don't want any
more for the next century at least. The
time may come when the Republican par
ty will take back seat in the Government
of the nation, but not until some nobler
party comes forward to relieve ito The
elements of reform, progress morality and
patriotism, are with the party to-day. The
people know this, and for this reason they
endorse the party rs the very best that Of
fers peace and security TO tho nation.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1873-08-29

SENATOR MATT. CARPENTER. This bril-
liant and gifted man has fallen so low as 10
receive from tho New York Tribune the
following terrible notice;
"The last great scandal, touched lightly
by the press, but bruited everywhere now,
is not of avarice and greed, but of intern
perance and lust. Open, public. brazen,
Haunted in tho faces of decent wives and
mothers, and of pure daughters and sisters,
shame, foul-fronted, sickening, beastly
Between the sensual sot of brilliant intel
lect, but vile associations and depraved
habits, who so lately set himself and para
mour on public exhibition In this city and
Long Branch-between him and he presi-
dency of the United States are but two
lives, and one Of them OF frailest tenure"
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1873-08-29
WILT SHALL I'VE DO WITH OUR
BOrSe

1t is as impossible TO make chemist, or
an engineer, or naturalist, of boy, If he
has no special taste or aptness for these
studies, as to make poet out of a Digger
Indian. 1t is no unusual circumstance
for parents who have boys just entering up
on manhood to come to us desiring counsel
in regard to placing them in chemical
laboratory, that they may ''learn The trade"
as to their eyes the business appears re-
munerative. They have no special genius,
no training in preparatory studies, no de-
cided leaning towards chemical manipu-
lation or research, but the desire is to have
them made" into chemists. There is a
mistaken idea, common to many parents,
that their children are as well adapted to
one employment as another, that they only
need opportunities to learn regarding this
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1873-08-29
SPR.9A ME ILL.

Other people have their faults,
And so have ye as we'll,
But all yo chance to see or hear
Ye have no right to tell.
If 20 Gamma speak o. good
Take care, and sec, and feel,
Earth has all too much o. woe.
And not enough o. veal.
BE careful that'yc make no strife
WI meddling tongue and brain,
For ye will find enough to do
If ye but look at hame,
II ye Gamma speak o. good,
o, dinna speak at all,
For there is grief and woe enough,
On this terrestrial ball.
II ye should feel like picking flaws,
We better go, ween,
And read the book that tells ye all
About the mote and beam.
Dinna lend ready ear
To gossip or to strife,
Or, perhaps, twill make for ye
Nae funny thing of life.
o, dinna add to others woe,
Nor mock 1t with your mirth,
But give yo kindly sympathy
To suffering ones Of earth.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1873-08-29
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Emigration TO the United States

Emigration TO the United States is 10
be one of the results of the Religious Cor
porations' Suppression act in Italy. Mr..
T. A. Trollope, one the Trollope novelists,
writes to the HteYigencer that large
number of the expelled monks and friars
will come to this country. A similar state
ment has already been made concerning
the expelled Jesuits, who will, ii is said,
devote themselves to missionary and edu-
cational work in the West
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1873-08-29

TIKI E.y'FI.v'ITR.

God speaks to hearts Of men in many ways
Some the red banner Of the sun
Spread DER the clad hills has taught His praise.
Some the sweet silence when the day is done
Some after loveless lives OF length have won
His word in children's hearts and childrens gaze;
And some have found him where low rafters ring
To greet the hand that helps the heart that cheers
Aud some to prayer, and some in perfectng
OF watchfui toll through unrowardng years.
And some not less are His, who vainly sought
His voice, and with His silence have been taught
Who wear His chain that babe them to be bound,
And, at the end, in finding not have found.