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Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1873-10-10
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Tho interior, third story editorial room
on Nassau street, so long occupied by Mr.
Greeley had become exceedingly dngy.
Its furniture was in the last stages of dilap-
idation. Various propositions to improve
it had been vetoed by the occupant who
feared that any attempt at change would
derange the order of his papers and books
of reference. But, one Saturday, while the
sage was chopping wood at Chappaqua, the
burly engineer Patrick O'Rourke, came
up with host of helpers, and pretty soon
had everything topsy-turvy. The carpet
was torn up by the roots, and tho subsoil
shoveled out from under it, The furniture
was hustled aside the walls were scraped
and papered, the woodwork painted,
new carpet laid, and by nghtfall Patrick,
as he surveyed the wholesome change, con-
graduated himself on the wonderous
achievement
Next day Mr.. Greeley, coming in fresh
from tho serene influences of DR.. Chapin's
sermon, was struck dumb with wonder at
the metamorphosis. Without word he
slumped down into his easy chair and
thrust his feet under the desk, apparently
in fine mood TO do justice to bleeding
Kansas, or castigate the rascally free trad
ers. Hardly had he touched his seat, how
ever, when he sprang up as though stung,
and pointing under his desk, shreked, in
his squeakiest tones
"What-thief has stolen my specimens
-w-h-er-e-s my specimens? ?'
The people from the outer Office rushed
in at the row. and pretty soon Mr.. Greeley
was apprised that Patrick O'Rourko was
the leader of the vandals who had despoled
his sanctum.
''Send him up here" yelled Horace
"send him up.'
So Patrick was summoned from the
vaults of the establishment, where he was
engaged in getting up steam on Sunday for
Monday mornings paper. Patrick came
in expecting TO be complimented for his
thorough work. Slowly wiping the pers-
piration from his forehead on his bare,
brawny arm he drew up to the editor, his
face wreathed in smiling anticipation. But
the angry countenance warned poor Pat
rick that a storm was imminent.
"What is it, Mr.. Greeley?" he mildly
queried.
"Pat, where's my specimens ?" scream
ed Horace, pointing to the vacant spot un-
der his desk.
specimens Mr.. Greeley Specimens p
meekly responded Pat.
"Yes; the specimens 1 kept under
there" said Horace.
"Well, Mr.. Greeley" blurted out Pat
rick, 81 don't know anything about yer
SpecimenS-but if yer name that ould type
box full of rocks ye kept under there, why,
they only Uttered up the place, an threw
'em into the street -
"You damned fool ~ screamed Horace.
"Didn't you know that box of specimens
was all had TO show for twenty thousand
dollars worth of copper stocks?" and the
good man sunk Historically, back in his
seat TO ponder on his misfortune, while
poor Pat, thoroughly humbled, hurried
out TO recover what he could of the lost
treasure. He succeeded in finding sone of
them, and put them in the cellar for safe
Keeping.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1873-10-10
The Leisure Hour.
.JOEE.V"S PROMISE.

Summer was mushroom city which had
sprung up on the banks of a ravine that
cut through the western bluffs of the Mis-
souri,. In a thicket of oak saplngs, high
up on the side of one of those bluffs, stood
hastily-bullt house, as are many of its
western neighbors-a rusty stove-pipe
sticking through the roof; small window,
curtained by scalloped edge newspaper,
and white door taken from a sunken
steamboat, whose nicely finished panels
contrasted strangely with its surroundings,
completing the exterior.
One pleasant May evening, just as the
shrill whistle Of steamboat echoed among
the hills, the door was opened by pleas
ant young woman, who was followed by
crying child.
"Oh, Sammy, quit your noise that's
pappy's little man; see the great big boat
way yonder !" lifting him up; "don't you
seer look right sharp now, close ag'n the
bank. Does Sammy want to go down town
and see the big boat, and see pappy ?" The
willing feet toddled down the path but
the mother called, "Wait bit, and man.
my'll pack Sammy" and tying on pink
sunbonnet, she took him in her arms and
started down the steep, crooked path.
1t was picturesque scene that lay be-
fore her. The sunlight, sitting through the
trees that covered the western hills, glinted
the windows here and there and reached,
like golden bar, just across the top of the
forest on the low eastern shore. Scattered
through the hollow and up the sides of the
bluffs, were divers houses, from the pre-
tentious Gothic dwellings on the northern
hill and the >brick business houses down
street, to log cabins and cottonwood shan
ties; while the road that wound up the bed
of the ravine was lined with long, white
train of Denver bound freight wagons.
She reached the steep main street to find
1t filled with wagons that had been turned
cross-wise of the street, to rest the teams.
But edging her way close to the clay bank
she reached the river just as the steamer
was leaving the wharf. The snorting of
the engine and the shouting of the deck
hands, together with the putting of the
mill near by, was too much for baby-bray-
cry, and Sammy's lip began TO culver.
Catching him in her arms, his mother sat
down on saw-log, saying, "There, there,
honey, don't be afeard, be pappy's man,
now."
The tlde-wayes of the receding boat sank
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1873-10-10
THE T.sRE.rT.s.v RUFFEES.

GLOW wish could have pretty ruflles
and collars and things, like other girls !"
said Caroline discontentedly, as she put on
her new calico dress without any collar, to
sit down and visit with her friend Ruth.
"You can get everything you want, do
believe. 1 want TO get me one of those new
fashioned lace ruflles, but mother says it
will not do up WE'LL and when it is soied l
will have TO throw it aside, and that 1 had
better get a collar, which will.cost but little
more. But all the girls wear ruffles now."
"How much do you suppose my ruf1ies
cost me for this dress, Carrie ?" asked
Ruth.
II don't know, l am sure. They are
very pretty, with that narrow pink ribbon
over the binding. What did you pay for
them, Ruth?"
"About cent apiece, guess. l bought
yard of tarlatan for twenty-five cents,
and l am sure have made two dozen ruff
fles of it. They are not as nice as lace, to
be sure, but they look neat and fresh, and
Involve so little expense that 1 can afford
to renew them often. They do not soil very
soon, however. If you will run over to
Mrs. Beck's and get the tarlatan, we will
make you up box full of ruf1les this after
noon.'
Caroline joyfully acceded to the proposal,
and the girls were quickly deep in the
ruf1ling business.
at is more knack than money that helps
girl to dress WE'LL" remarked Ruth.
"Those pretty striped callcos, so fashionable
now when made up with taste, look better
than many an over trimmed japanese silk
which we see on the street. You were
wanting white apron so much, you told
me, but could not afford TO buy one. Haven't
you breadth of old white goods about, you
could use for it? 1 dare say you have, If
you would take the trouble to look 1t up
l made three like this, of an old barred
muslin window curtain, which had been
laid away for years. 1t took time to bleach
it, and hem tho rufiling, but it paid"
81 should say it did would not wish
for pretter one. We will take look
through our old boxes after we are through
with our ruffies. IT. you would stay with
me week, Ruth, shouldn't wonder if /
could get fixed up like the.other girls"
Ruth couldn'. stay week, but she gave
her friend some good suggestions that prov
ed of great service to her ever afterwards.
Country Gentleman.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1873-10-10

OLD PETE's CoNsCIENCE.-The coored
brother who is conscious of the infrmities
of man, and aspires TO higher and purer
life, is seldom without words to express his
emotions, albeit sometimes in phrase
more direct and blunt than elegant. So it
is with an old negro named Pete, who was
very much troubled about his sins. Per-
ceiying him one day with downcast look, ,
his master asked him the cause
"Oh, massa, I'm such great sinnerw
"But, Pete" said his master, "you are
foolish to take it so much to heart. You
never see me troubled about my sins"
81 know dc reason, massa," said Pete;
"when you go out duck-shooting, and kill
ono bird and wound anoder, don't you run
after the wounded duck ?"
Eyes, Pete; and the master wondered
what was coming next.
"Well, massa, dat is the way wild you
and me. De debil's got you sure; but as
he am not sure of me- he jis chase this
chile all the time.-Hd,per's Md0dzinc.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1873-10-10

For some time past very important
movement las been quietly progressing in
urope, and is now on the eve of realiza-
tion, which looks TO the establishment of
scientific institution of international law,
TO take the place of International Congress
es and arbitrations. The proposed institu-
tion will be Independent of all govern
ments and to consist only of men who
have been practically or scientifically oc-
cuped with international law, but who have
no diplomatic Office which might prejudice
them. The purpose of the institution will
be TO give its view of the principles of in
ternational law, to give opinions in the cas-
es submitted to it by the different govern
ments, to make proposals for statutes with
reference to arbitration, to act as a Court of
Arbitration, and, in general, to further the
development of international law. The
seat of the institution is to be at Client,
and already about thirty gentlemen of diff
ferent nations and distinguished reputation
have consented to assist in carrying out the
project.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1873-10-10

There is droll story of how man lost a
wager in Pueblo, Colorado. Stepping into
large liquor shop he offered to bet ten to
one that he could, blindfolded, tell the name
of any liquor or wine in the house, or any
mixture of liquors, by the taste and smell.
All went we'll with him at first. He named
all the celebrated brands correctly. Then
they handed him glass of water. He
tasted, he smelt, he tasted and smelt again,
and at last, completely nonplussed, he gave
it up so. swell, boys, you have got me.
1t seems to me as if, years ago, struck
something of that kind in the States, but it
was so long ago have entirely forgotten
it,n
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1873-10-10

a correspondent of the New Bedford
Standard says that President Lincoln on
being asked his opinion of General Butler,
responded in the following "little story"
When he was boating on the Mississippi,
one dark night, the boat was tied up to
bank when he met blacksmith who was
called Bobby. The blacksmith was engag-
ed in forming piece of iron, aud the con-
versation ran in this wise: Bobby, what
are you making?" 81 am making an axe"
"Why, Bobby, you can't make an axe out
of that. 1t is not large enough" "Well,
I can make hatchet out of it." Bobby
kept on hammering awhile, without getting
the metal into the intended shape, when the
questioner resumed: "Bobby, you see you
can't make hatchet out of that You see
it is not big enongh." "Well, 1 can make
a splitting wedge" But it is not large
enough even for wedge" "Darn the
thing, it will make a sizzle, anyhow" and
suiting the action to the word, threw the
hot iron into pail of cold water.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1873-10-10

GREAT MEN.-We always think of great
men as in the act of performing the deeds
which give them renown, or else in stately
repose, grand, gloomy, and majestic And
yet this is hardly fair, because even the
most gorgeous and magnificent of human
beings have to bother themselves with the
little things of life which engage the atten-
ton of us smaller people. No doubt Mos
es snufled and got angry when he had a Sc
we're cold in the head, and if fly bit his
leg while he was sitting in the desert, why
should we suppose that he did not jump
and use violent language and rub the sore
placer And C@sar-isn't it tolerably GER
tain that he used 10 become furious when
he went up stairs to get his slippers in the
dark and found that Calphurna had shov-
ed them back under the bed so that he had
TO sweep around wildly for them with the
broom handle? And when Solomon crack
ed his crazy bone, is il unreasonable to sup
pose that he hopped around the room and
looked mad and felt as If he wanted to cryY
Imagine George Washington sitting on tho
edge of the bed putting on a clean shirt,
and growing at Martha because the but
tons were Off or st. Augustine with an
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1873-10-10

apron around his neck having his hair cut;
or Joan of Arc holding her front hair in
her mouth, as women do, while she fixed
up her back hair; or Napoleon jumping
out of bed in frenzy TO chase a musquito
around the room with pillow; or Martin
Luther in his night-shirt trying to put the
baby to sleep at two O'Clock in the morn
ing; or Alexander the Great with the hic-
cups; or Thomas Jefferson getting sudden
ly over fho fence 10 avoid a dog; or the
Duke of Wellington lying in bed with the
mumps; or Daniel Webster abusing his
wife because she hadn't tucked the covers
in the foot of the bed or Benjamin Frank
lin pairing his corns with a razor; or Jona-
than Edwards at the dinner table wanting
TO sneeze just as he gets his mouth full of
hot beef; or Noah standing at his window
throwing bricks at the cat.-DIaE Adeler.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1873-10-10

A man whose morning dram had been
too much for him, in saddling his horse
got the saddle wrong end foremost. Just as
he was about to mount, neighbor came
up and called his attention to the mistake.
Tho horseman gazed for moment at the
intruder, as if in deep thought, and then
said, "You let that saddle alone. How do
you know which way am goingS" And
he looked daggers at the officious neigh
INnr
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1873-10-10

One ofthe most remarkable cases of back
pay occurred recently in New York. One
of the "old-school' subscribers of the
Kingston Journal was 81 years in arrears
for his paper. Last week he called upon
the eeditors of the Journal and paid up 'likea
man." and remarking that he might not be
around again very soon, he raid his SUBJ
scrlption ten years ahead and another for
his mother for tweye years ahead.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1873-10-10

The man who returned his neighbours
borrowed uD hrella was seen day or two
ago, walking in company with tho young
lady who passed a looking-glass without
taking peep. 1t is believed they are en-
gagged
The weekly Oskaloosa herald. [volume] (Oskaloosa, Iowa) 1855-1885, 1873-05-01
EGGS FOR BREEDING.

In selecting eggs for Matching, all
monstrosities should be avoided, as
they will not hatch. The same hen
will ssShetimes lay very-large egg,
and at another time a very small one
They will serve well to eat, bat not
for Matching. What is wanted is
eggs of the average size and ap-
pearance peculiar to the variety from
which you breed-nothing else.
Very long, very short, or very rough
eggs should always be avoided.
Time will be saved, too, by not try
ing to select eggs which will bring
either cocks or hens, as the art OF
telling the sex of an egg by its shape
or color has not yet been discovered.
This advice Of course is sfor the
Average breeder--the fanciers and
amateurs may experiment as much 81
they please, as they can better afford
it, Country Gentleman. ~
The weekly Oskaloosa herald. [volume] (Oskaloosa, Iowa) 1855-1885, 1873-05-01
FEEDING BEES.

d. L. Adair, a well. known apiari.
of Kentucky, says five pounds
sugar fed to a colony Of bees
March and April will secure fif
pounds of honey in June. There a
more bees lost by starvation in ear
Spring than by any other causes
the Winter. As soon as the fiji
food is carried into the hive in Il
Spring, the queen begins to lay b
eggs and an unfavorable change
the weather cendangers the life
whole colony. They should be Fl
to prevent this, and also to stimula
the queen as much as possible,
they may be strong when honey b
comes plentiful enough to gather
surplus.
The overies of the queen bee CO
tains the germs Of about halt a M
lion of eggs, and when they are e
hausted the queen dies. A proli
queen will lay them all in two year
while others are five or six years
accomplishing it. The latter are o
profitable and should be destroye
A queen that is stimulated to lay
her utmost capacity during the fl
months of her laying, will be proli
all her life, while one that's so ire
ed that she lays little or none duri
that time, will likely be unprolifc
as long as she lives, and will live
long time.
The weekly Oskaloosa herald. [volume] (Oskaloosa, Iowa) 1855-1885, 1873-05-01

The Ohio penitsntiary is located
at the State Capital, and the Xenia
Gazette says: "One of the jurors on
the late Richison trial, after being
excused from serving because Of his
opposition to capital punishment,
was asked by neighbor how he
came to get of. sob! / am oppos-
ed to capital punishment" care
you indeed! why what would we
do with . man who should deliber-
ately waylay and shoot down one Of
his neighbors?'' Slang him, sir
I'd never send him to the capital to
be punished. "
The weekly Oskaloosa herald. [volume] (Oskaloosa, Iowa) 1855-1885, 1873-05-01
A NATIONAL DISGRACE.

Tho Louisiana crime grows in enor.
nifty. 1t was bad enough at first.
But later reports add to what was
most terrible, and weaken the feeble
attempt at justification. The negroes
were not only shot down, one by
one, as they fed from the burning
courthouse, but their bodies were
mutilated afterwards; and thirty
who surrendered, were coolly taken
to the river, shot in pairs, and their
bodies pitched over the bank!
This was the work of white men,
citizens Of Louisiana, and claiming to
be portion of the American people.
They are Democrats in politics, snd
pretend to have accepted the aboli-
ton of slavery, and the equality of
the black man. But here was an ex-
ibition of devilish hate and barbarian
ferocity worthy only of Thugs and
Malays, and of spirit of caste and
class that would shame the Hindoos.
1t is contended that these white
Democrats were entitled to the of
fees of Grant Parish. But what ex-
cuse is that for trying to enforce the
claim by war of determination
The method adopted does not tend
to support the claim. Nor do the
probabilities point in their favor.
The black.population in the parish
largely exceed the white, and it is
fair to presume that they voted main
ly together This was portion of
the State where the Warmoth-Lib-
eral-Democrats perpetrated enor-
NOUS frauds last fall, not only by the
false claim Of majorities, but OF ma
jorities more than double the entire
vote. At the least, great irregulari-
ties were known to have occurred,
and the actual state of the ballot was
In doubt. These were the circum-
stances under which an armed force
was raised, largely composed of out
siders, to conquer the black people
of Grant Parish, and compel them
to accept Democratic officials. And
when the victory was won, the white
savages who achieve it celebrate
their victory by offering hundred
black men as a sacrifice on the altar
of their political Moloch i.
This revolving crime disgraces the
nation. 1t was intended TO terrify
the blacks, but it should result in ter
rifying the whites who committed it.
No lenity should be shown them.
If there is any power, State or ma
tional, to bring them to justice, they
should be made to feel it, to the bit
ter end.
The weekly Oskaloosa herald. [volume] (Oskaloosa, Iowa) 1855-1885, 1873-05-01
HOW DRINKING CAUSES APoPLxY.

1t is the essentia, nature of all
wines and spirits to send an increas-
ed amount of blood to the brain.
The first effect of taking a glass of
wine or stronger form of alcohol, is
to send the blood there faster than
common, hence the circulation that
gives the red face. 1t increases the
activity of the brain, and it works
faster, and SO does the tongue. But
the blood goes to the brain fas-
ter, and no special harm results. But
supposiDg a man keeps on drinking,
the blood is sent to the brain so fast,
and in such large quantities; that In
order to make room for it the arteries
have to enlarge themselves they
increase 10 size, and in SO doing they
press against the more yielding and
faocid veins, which carry the blood
out of the brains and thus diminish
their size. and their pores, the re-
suit being that the blood is not only
carried to the brain faster than is
natural or healthful, but it is pre-
vented from leaving as fast as usual,
hence double set of causes of death
are in operation. A man may drink
enough brandy or other spirits In a
few hours, or even minutes, to bring
on fatal attack of apoplexy.
The weekly Oskaloosa herald. [volume] (Oskaloosa, Iowa) 1855-1885, 1873-05-01
the swARMINo OF BEES.

Mr.. A. F. Moon, in his autobio-
graphy, notices the instinct of bees,
and their determination to leave the
hive after swarming. He says:
"There are times when they seem
determined to forsake their hives
after being hived, and go to the
woods. When they are so inclined
it is best to give them frame of
brood from some other hive then
they are not apt to leave, and will
not once in a thousand times, and it
is a much better plan than to clip
their wings, as after their wings are
clipped they have to be watched at
swarming time or you will lose your
queen. There are several causes
why bees leave their hive, the great
est of them all is that if they are
hived, and large swarm, and the
hive an extraordinary one, there lie
SO much heat that they cannot stay
in and work their wax, and they are
Obliged to leave. Many as soon al
their bees are in the hive, set it dowr
where no air can strike it. The hive
should be well ventilated, and le
the bees pass in and out freely, ant
the trouble is over.
There are few instances wher,
bees look up home before swarm
ing, but they are rare. When
swarm has left the parent hive ant
are clustered on tree or elsewhere
they no doubt send out explorers t
find a home in some hollow tree
The swarm is very apt to stay Of
the same tree where they first light
ed, if it is a good, cool, shady place
if not they soon leave for anothe
tree, perhaps at a distance. They fl
until they become weary, when the
alight. Ifthey don't succeed ip find
ing home, they again take figh
for the West or westerly direction
as is their custom. They have bee
known to repeat their flight severe
times before making final location
this is the way they have extende
to the far West. Bees should not b
allowed to hang on the tree an
length of time. Hive them at one,
and place them where you wish thel
to stand for the season. Ifyou wis
them to stay, see that they hav
plenty of air, or they will be apt, i
an unexpected time to you, to tai
up their line of march toward th
West. Is it at all surprising to see th
great number that have spread owe
the far West, when we take into COZ
sideration the vast numbers that hay
been multiplying for years !? The
left the moth worm behind. The
principal enemy was the red ms
and the wild beasts of the fores
They went in advance of civilizatio
The weekly Oskaloosa herald. [volume] (Oskaloosa, Iowa) 1855-1885, 1873-05-01

The Judge Advocate of the Uni
States army has sent to the Ware
Of the Fort Madison penitentiary
. copy of his rules of mitigati
with . view to their adoption in
military prisons of the goyernmsn
The weekly Oskaloosa herald. [volume] (Oskaloosa, Iowa) 1855-1885, 1873-05-01

An Iowa Falls man blew do
his lamp chimney to extinguish
light. he will not do it agsin,
he had a narrow escape from
funeral pyre.