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Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1873-02-28

lrived, by close application to business, TO
accumulate over ten millions"
An English theatrical paper, after an
nouncing forthcoming benefit perform
ance, went on :-"Of course eUe,y one WW
BE- there, and for the edifcation of those
who are absent, full report will be found
IN our next paper" The following adver-
tisements are collected from Irish papers !:
zone Pound Reword. Lost, n cameo
brooch, representing Venus and Adonis, on
the Dromcondra road, about 10 o'clock on
Tuesday evening"" Advertisement of a
wine merchant 1.-THE advertiser having
made an advantageous purchase offers for
sale, on very low terms, about six dozen of
prime port wine, lately the property of a
gentleman ~ years of age, full in the body
and with high bouquet" The two fol-
lowing emanated from n well known liv-
cry stable keeper ITO he sold cheap, a
splendid gray horse, calculated for charg-
err, or would carry lady with switch
tail" "To he sold cheap, mail pbeton,
the property Of gentleman with nova
BILE head, as good as new" "IeR Shaiings
Reward-Lost by gentleman, white ter
rier dog. except the head, which is black.
TO be brought to- etc. TO these Irish adj
veriisements may he added IN English one,
which was the subject Of a humorous arti-
Gle in the Saturday Review, some four or
five years since ITO he sold, an Erard
grand piano, the property of lady, about
to travel in walnut wood case with carved
legs
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1873-02-28

There ia no pain which the Centaur Linimcnt will
not relieve, swelling it will not subdue, and no
lameness which II will not cure. This is strong Ian
guage but II il true. Where,he parts not gone,
its effects marvellous 1t has produced more
OF rheumatism neuralgia, lock jaw, palsy, sprains,
dwellings, cake-breasts scalds, burns, .sat-rheum,
earache, &C.. upon the human frame and of strains,
SPAWN ,galls, &C., upon animals in year than have
all other pretended remedies since the world began.
1t is counter-irritant all-hesling pain reever
Crippes throw away their crutches, the lame walk
poisonous bites rendered harmless and'the woun
ed are healed without scar. 1t is no humbug, The
recipe Ia publishedaround each bottle. 1t il selling
article before sold and 1t sells because it does
just what it pretends to do Those who suffer
from rheumatism, pain swelling deserve to suffer
il they will not Centaur Liniment. More than
1000 certificates Of cures including frozen
limbs, chronic rheumatism, govt, running tumors
&c. have been received We will send q circular L.
tanning Gates the recipe &C., gratis to any
requesting it, One bottle Of the yellow wrapper Gem
taur Lnment is worth hundred dollars for spav-
ined sweenied Lorses and mules, for
In sheep. Stockowners-this liniment In worth your
attention. No family should be without Centaur Lini-
ment. J. b. ROSE Co., New York.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1873-02-28
THE HU.uORs or .sDvRRTIsB-
.NB.rTS.


Advertisers arc adopts in ambiguity. A
lady advertiscs her desire to obtain hus-
band 'with a Roman nose having strong
religious tendencies" "A spinster partic-
ularly fond Of children" informs the pub
lie that she "wishes for two or three, hav
ing none of her own" Somebody wants
"a Young man to look after horse of the
Methodist persuasion;'' draper desiring
TO meet with an assistant who would take
an active and energetic interest in small
tirst-class trade, and in aquiet family" and
the Boston chemist advertises "the gentle
man who left his stomach for analysis will
please call and get II, together with the re-
suit" Slipshod English is not, however,
confined to the advertising columns, or we
should not read of the shooting of wild
cat 'by little boy five feet eight inches
long" or OF a procession which was "very
fine, and nearly two miles in length, as
was also the prayer of Mr.. Perry, the chap
lain :" nor should we be much scandalized
to note the fact, recently stated In some
journal, that "a self made man arrived In
California twenty years ago with only one
shirt to his back, and since then has con-
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1873-02-28

colts fed on cut straw and corn meal, mix
ed and wet with hot water, did well, and
came through the winter in nice condition.
In addition to this would say, that older
horses, and those that work constantly, eau
be kept In this way and do better than
when fed exclusively on hay and allowed
to eat all they will. For two previous vim
ters, and the present one, have kept my
horse, now 10 years old, and the only one
that I keep, mostly on straw and meal.
My method has been TO cut the straw two
or three inches long, and take as much of
IL as the horse will eat at one meal, and
scatter ON the straw two quarts of dry meal,
and then thoroughly wet and mix II with
hot water--using rs much water rs the
straw will absorb. The reasons why i use
hot water rather than cold IL, the straw will
absorb much more hot water than cold, IL
makes the straw much softer, and is more
easily masticated, and in cold weather it
will generally keep from freezing. | feed
on straw morning and night, and at noon a
little hay, usually that which the cattle and
sheep have left. This has no dust in it f;
consequently l have all the feed free from
dust when fed on this plan. This I think
is of much benefit TO n horse. A horse
when fed on soft feed requires much less
drink than when fed on dry feed. This in
cold weather think another benefit. My
horse when kept in this way is in better
condition to work at all times, Is in better
order in the spring, and il costs less ia
winter, than when hay alone is used. Con-
siderable hay is saved in this way 10 use
for other purposes. q. Z. Airord W UOS-
ton CultipdtOr.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1873-02-28

ANIMAL HEAT AND WoRK.-The heat
produced by animals is the source of all
their movements in other words, the me-
chanical labor they perform is mere sim
pie transformation of the activity of heat
they develop. ri-~y ~ 400 S,N".. uiOti'o
force by any voluntary operation, which
would be one of its prerogatives of life;
they draw it from the calOrific energy stor-
ed up in the organs traversed by the blood.
Besides, there is fixed relation between
the quantity OF heat that disappears and
the mechanical labor that appears. Yet, il
is to be remarked that, If all motion bylliv-
ing beings is transformation of animal
heat, that heat is not wholly transformed
into motion. 1t is partly wasted by trans
piration through the SIX in, by touch, and
radation it is used in keeping up to a
constant point the temperature of the ami
NAL, subjected tn many causes Of refriger-
alton.
The mechanical labor performed by an
animal is very complex. Independently
ofvisible muscular motions, there are all the
changes of place in the-interior organs, the
continual passage of the blood, the contrac-
tons and dilations OF great number of
parts. Now, these actions are only possi-
BILE in so far as the phenomena of breathing
are taking place in the active region. Pre-
vent arterial blood from coming to the mus
Gle, that is To say, prevent combustion from
taking place, and consequent heat evolving
in it, and, although the structure of the or
gan suffers no HARM IL loses its contractile
power. Mere compression OF the supply
ing artery of the muscle, so as to check the
flow of blood in it, causes the organ to grow
cool, and lose its power. The labors of
Him and Beclard have clearly established
the relations between heat and muscular
motion. Later experiments by Onimus
have fixed, with equal precision, the efli-
cheney of heat through the movements of
Popular Science Monthly.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1873-02-28

TEE AIRLEss MooN.-Among the illu-
sions swept away by modern science was
the pleasant fancy that the moon was a
habitabe globe, like the earth, its surface
diversified with seas, lakes. continents, and
islands, and varied forms Of vegetation.
Theologians and sdUantS gravely discussed
the probabilities OF its being inhabited 10y a
race of sentieut beings, with forms and fac
ulties like our own, and even propounded
schemes for opening communication with
them, in case they existed. One of these
was to construct on the broad highlands of
Asia series OF eeometrical figures on
scale so gigantic ~ to he visible from our
planetary neighbor, on the supposition that
the moon people would recognize the OBJ
jject. and Immediately construct similar fig
ures in reply! Extrava2ant and absurd rs
it may appear in the light of modern knowl-
edge, the establishment of this Terrestrial
and Lunar Signal Service Bureau was treat
ed as feasible scheme, although practical
difficulties, which so often keep mon from
making fools of themselves, stood in the
way of actual experiment but the discus
sion was kept up at intervals, until it was
discovered that If there were people in the
moon they must be able TO live without
breathing, or eating, or drinking. Then il
ceased.
There can he no life without air. Beau
| tiful to the eye of the distant observer. the
moon is a sepulchral orb-a world of death
and silence. No vegetation clothes its vast
| plains of stony desolati)n, traversed by
INDUSTRIOUS crevasses, broken by enormous
peaks that rise like gigantic tombstones in
to space no lovely forms of cloud float in
the black ness of its sky. There daytime is
only night lighted by rayless sun. There
is no rosy dawn in the morning, no twi-
light in the evening. The nights are pitch
dark In daytime the solar beams are lost
against the jagged ridges, the sharp points
of the rocks, or the steep sides of profound
abysses; and the eye sees only groesque
shapes relieved against fantastic shadows
black as ink, with some of that pleasant
graduation and diffusion of light, none OF
the subtitle blending of light and shadow,
| which make the charm of a terrestrial land
| svaIv. - RAIN. .ou,e ptiun VI the lUI rors oil
| lunar day may be formed from an Illus
tration representing landscape taken in
the moon in the centre of the mountainous
region of Arstsrchus. There is no color,
nothing but dead white and black. The
rocks reflect passively the light of the sun
the craters and abysses remain wrapped In
shade fantastic peaks rise like phantoms
In their glacial cemetery ; the stars appear
like spots in the blackness of space. The
moon is a dead world: she has no atmos-
phere.-From earth and Air." by ). S.
Conant, in Harpers Magazine jar March,
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1873-02-28

A HUGE TUNsEL.-We are apt to look
upon the Hoosac Tunnel as an engineering
job of some magnitude, but there is anoth-
err work of the kind in contemplation
which, If completed will reduce it to the
second or third rank in point of size. The
James river and the Kanawha canal, now
partially completed, is to pass under the
Allegheny mountains, the proposed tunnel
for the purpose being over eight miles in
length. The engineers estimate the cost of
the completion of the work at S37, 10000
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1873-02-28

THE BEST RoAD-BUILDERs.-It has been
said that the civilization and enterprise Of
nation may lie fairly estimated by the
character of It's roads. If this be true we
are behind not only The Romans, those
master road-builders of antiquity, but we
must bow even to people once on our
own continent. OF whom scarcely trad-
ton is left
In Peru exist the remains of a highway
grander and more durable than any Ro-
man skill ever devised, and which involv-
ed in its construction engineering Difficult
ties unsurpassed. by any met with in the
building of our great trans continental rail-
way. This road, made of nicely jointed flags
offreestone laid in cement, and covered with
a bituminous mortar, now harder than the
stone itself, was 20 feet in width, aud
stretched over the mountainous and almost
impossible regions 1000 miles, running
from Quito to Cuzco, and thence southwark
into Chilli. How many centuries it has lain
there no one knows. The simple Indians
whom Pizarro slaughtered had preserved
no tradition of the Titans that built it..
Whatever was the condition of this ancient
people in point of material and social ad-
vancement, this highway was commensur-
ate with their civilization our roads are
certainly not equal to theirs.
1t is true that the railway has TO certain
extent done away with the necessity of
wagon roads on 80 grand scale as the APP
plan Way, and the still more magnificent
Peruvian highway but the demands Of the
present age require in certain localities a
more enduring pavement than any laid by
ancient engineers; and this our civiliza-
ton has not yet devised. None of the av-
enues of our cities can boast Of road-bed
equal to the demands of modern transt.-
AppiefOn's Journal.
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P0etYy.
MODERN POETEC1L OBITT.s-
HIRS.

The death angel smote Alexander McGue,
And gave bin protracted repose;
He wore a checked shirt and number nine shoe,
And he had a red wart on his nose.
No doubt he IL happier dwelling in space,
Over there on the evergreen shore.
HIS friends re informed that his funeral takes place
Precisely at quarter past four
-Four doctors tackled Johnny Smith
They blistered and they bled him.
with squills and anti-bilious pills
And ipecac they fed him.
They stirred him mp with caomel,
And tried to move his liver;
But all in vain-hs little soul
Was waited DER the river.
Oh! bury Bartholomew out in the woods,
In beautiful hole in the ground,
Where the humble bees huz and the wood pcckers sing,
And the straddle-bugs tumble around:
SO that in winter, when the snow and the slush
Have covered his last little bed,
Ills brother ARENAS go out with Jane
And visit the place with his sled.
We have lost our little Hannah in a very painful man
And we,ofteu asked, ''How can her harsh surerings
be borne2"
When her death was was first reported her aunt got
up aud snorted
with the grief that she supported, for IT made her
feel forlorn.
She little seraph that her father who is sheriff,
Really doesn't seem to care if he never smiles in life
again,
She has gone we hope Heaven at the early age Of
seven,
(Funera starts on at 1rveu\ whore she'll mover
more have pain.
Willie had purple monkey climbing on yellow stick,
And when he sucked the paint all of, 1t made him
dcathly sick,
And in his latest hours he claspod that monkey in his
hand,
Aud bid goodbye to earth and went iuto better land
on no more he'll shoot his sister with his little wood.
gum
And no more he'll twist the pussys tail and make her
yawl for fun.
The pussy's tail now stands out straight; the gun is
laid aside,
The monkey doesn't jump around since little Willie
died.
Mrs McFaden has gone from this life,
She has left all her sorrows and cares!
She caught the rheumatism in both Of her legs
While scrubbng the cellar aud stairs.
They put mustard plaster upon her in vau,
They bathcd her with whiskey and rum;
But Thursday her spirit parted and left,
Her body entirely numb.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1873-02-28

Every year increases the populali-
tv of this valuable Hair Preparation;
which is due to merit alone. We
can assure our old patrons that it is
kept fully up to its high standard;
and it is the only reliable and perfect
ed preparation for restoring Gray
OR FADED HAIR to its youthful color,
making it soft, lustrous, and silken.
The scalp, by its use, becomes white
and clean. 1t removes all eruptions
and dandruH and, by its tonic prop
critics, prevents the hair from falling
ont, as it stimulates and nourisheS
the hair-glands. By its use, the hair
grows thicker and stronger. In
badness, it restores the capillary
glands to their normal vigor, and
will create n new growth, except in
extreme old age. 1t is the most eco
nomical Hair DRESSING ever used,
as it requires tower applications,
and gives the hair splendid, glossy
appearance a. \. Hayes, MD,
State Assayer of Massachusetts, says,
The constituents arc pure, and care
fully selected for excellent quality;
and | consider it the Best PEEpA-
RATION for its intended purposes
S.ItL5M Drnygisfs, anil heaters IN Mdicines.
Price Ono Dollar.
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AMERICAN AND FOREIGN PATENTS.
n n rnnu SOLICITOR OF PATENTS FOR
X N Lilly INVENTIONS, TRADE MARKS,
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A FTER an extensive practice Of upwards of thirty
IA years, continues to Patents in the United
States asoin Great Britain France and other foreign
countries. Caveats, Specifications, Assignment and
all papers for Patents executed reasonable terms
with dispatch. Researches made to determine the
validity and utility Of Patents Of Inventions, and legal
and other advice rendered in all matters touching the
same. Copies of the claims Of any patent furnished
by RENTING one dollar. Assignments recorded in
Washington.
No Agency in the Uniisd States possesses superior
facilities for obtaining Patents, or aseerfai"hg fs
DatsntabiHfy Of intentions.
All necessity OF Journey to Washington to procure
a Patent, and the usual great delay there, are here
saved inventors,
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TESTIMONIALS.

~ regard Mr. Eddy as one of the most capable and
practitioners with whom have had ofcisl
intercourse. MASON Commissioner OF
Patents"
~ have nohesiaton in assuring inventors thaithey
cannot employ man more competent and trusfwo' .
a form to for them early and favorable con-
sideration at the Patent Oflce.-EDMUkD BURKE,
late Commissioner of Patents"
''Mr. II. II. EDDY has made for me over THIRTY APP
plcaons for Patents, having been successfulin almost
every Such unmistakabe proof Of great talent
and ability on his part, leads me to recommend
Inventors to apply to him to procure their patents,
they may be sure Of having the most atenton
bestowed ON their cases, and at very BILE
charges.-JOHN TAGGART."
Boston, jan, l, lSI3.-lyl
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The Farmers Guide

To Scientific and Practical Agriculture
BY Henry sTEPHESs, FRS, Edinburgh, and the late
j. p. NoRros Prof, ssor Of Scientific Agriculture In
Yale College, New-Haven.
Two vols. Royal Octave. 1890 pages and numerous
engrayines. Price, o. by mail, postpaid, o.,
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1873-02-28

Tine TRAGIC CONSEQUENCES Of coughs and colds
when permitted to run OH unchecked, are conuuuil-
tion, bronchitis pleurisy, pneumonia, &c. Foresta
these destructive disorders at the outset with Hdis
Honey Of Horshound and Tar, absolute specific for
all the ailments which produce them. Crittcutons,
No. 9th Avenue. Bold BY all Druggists.
Pike,s Toothache Drops cure in / minute.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1873-02-28
BUSINESS NOTICES.

IBor ~ THE BLooD.-wben the blood is well sup
Piled With its iron element we feel vigorous and full
of animation. 1t f. an nsufciency Of this vital Gle
ment that makes us feel weak and low spirited; in
such oases the Psrnuian Syrup Ia prOtoXide Of from
supply this deficiency, aud its will invigorAte
us wonderfully
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1873-02-28

AOlIOway's Pill. and iOintment.-For
scurvy, Leprosy and cutaneous diseases they
rvaled. In places where these maladies preva-
lent the cures marvellous, for.the expulsion of
pimpe-, blotches, &c, they unparalleled, and
cosmetic the Ointment stands unequaed. Sold every
where. ~ cents per box pot.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1873-02-28

How TO FEED HoRsEs.-A correspon-
dent, G. T., in the Cultlvator OF the 18th
inst, in remarking on farmers lessons In
stock feeding says that young horses and
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1873-02-28
Bucktngham's Dye.
FOR THE WHISPERS.

A. oar Remover in many cascs
requires too long time, and too
much c::c, 10 restore gray or faded
Whi hc'', We have prepared this
dye in oltc pr por"tj07 which will
q ,ick'y and cficctually accomplish
hi result. l. is easily applied,
anil Iro.lrcc4 y color which will
neither NIB nor wash off. Sold by
Ill pa. 4ists. Price Fifty Cents.
N:anrSa + red l. Z. p. HALL & CO.,
NASH \, y. H.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1873-02-28

CastOria is more than substitute for Castor Oil.
II Is the only safe article in existence which certain
to assimilate the food, regulate the bowels wind
collie and produce natural sleep. 1t contains neither
minerals morphine r.acoho and is pleasant to take.
Children need not cry and mothers may rest. 6m4G
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1873-02-28

or elA Agents wanted, An easass Of wotinE
Nj tO OF either odd make
~"s ts all the tins than 1h1s
Sis, PAtuuissee Address u. hunun Co, Portland h~ns
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The Sunday Herald

is OF the same size the Daily, containing greater
variety Of reading matter, Including Vouminous
Special News Dispatches and Markets, by Telegraph,
full reports Of Local News, Editorials Timely Musical
and Dramatic Criticisms, q Business Review Of the
Week, the best Review OF the Boston Stock Market
published &C., &C. II has a circulation Of over
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which is four times large any other paper New
England, and Is only exceeded by one newspaper "a
small one cent paper) in the country Its advertising
rates are moderate and uniform; no deviation from
printed rates being made in form whatever either
a. discount or commission to agents.
The HERALD Is one Of the largest two-cent papers In
the country, and AZ the Plates made fresh from
and unworn type, while paper Of good weight and
quality In used, the impression is always clear and
leHble
The price Of the HERALD is two cents per copy and
and II is sold to agents at SI.25 per hundred.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1873-02-28
DR.. RAILWAYS
Perfect PURGATIvE PILLS,

perfectly tasteless, elegantly coated with gum.
purge regulate. purify, cleanse anil strengthen. Rad
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Liver Bowels, Kidneys, Bladder, Nervous Diseases,
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TT Observe the following symptoms resulting from
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suftang Sensations when In Lying Posture Dimness
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Head Deficiency Of Preparation Yello~ness Of the skin
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