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Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1874-05-08

Published IS warning and for the benefit Of Young
Men aud others who suffer fr m NERVOUS DEBILI-
TY, LOSS OF MANHOOD, etc, supplying The means
Of stifcHrT. Written by one who cured himself after
undergoing considerable quAckery, and sent free on
receiving st-paid directed envelope.
Sufferers are invited to addrCss the author,
NATHANIEL MAYFAIR,
1921 Boz 1853, Brooklyn, NY.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1874-05-08
no.,on,. tribute to Chsries summer.

The memorial services instituted by the
Municipal Government Of Boston In honor
Of tho late Charles Sumner, in which the
State aud city authorities and leading citl-
zeus in the varied walks OF life united, took
place at Music Hall on Wednesday AFTER
capacous hall was taxed to accommodate
those who were DESTROYS Of listening to the
eulogy which was pronounced by the Hon.
Carl Schurz Of Missouri, and probably a
moro distinguished assemblage was never
gathered in Boston. Rev. Phillips Brooks
offered prayer, and the following byun,
written 10y Oliver Wendell Holmes for the
occasion, was sung to national air of Tlol-
land;
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1874-05-08
1Strthe.

In this village, April rs, daughter to Isaac Deasley.
In Ccntreyille May 4, a daughter TO Cyrus Sawyer.
In this town, May 3, = daughter to Chauncey Car
penter.
In East Dover, April H. daughter to Mr.. and Mrs.
Andrew b Rawson.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1874-05-08

The orator of the day was introduced by
Wendell Phillips in an appropriate address,
The euloey pronounced by Mr.. Schurz was
an effort of great merit. II was an able.
philosophical Study of n remarkable life and
character, frequently rising into eloquence.
The speaker not only culoszed Mr.. Sum
ner, but he portrayed the times in which
he performed his great work, and drew
mastery sketches of Webster, Clay aud
Lincoln. lie first showed how Sumner
was formed for his mission, then the state
of the slavery question when he was called
10 public life, and then his courage and fl
deity in doing tho work he undertook.
The most interesting parts of the Grafton
were those in which the speaker referred
to Summers enlargement from the Ad-
mins:ration on the San Domingo question,
his famous battlc-lag resolutions, and his
separation from the Republican party in
1872. These passages were loIcible and
eloquent, and the speaker made ii clear
from his own standpoint, at !east-not
only that all these acts of the great senator
proceeded from the purest motives and
were consistent with his character, but that
they were wise and benelicent, rounding
his life, completing his work, and sure to
add to his fame,
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1874-05-08
BUSINESS NOTICES.
Centaur Liniments.

There no pain which the Gem
taur Liniments will not relieve, no
swelling they will not subdue, and
no lameness which they will not
cure. This is strong language, bn.
1t true. They have produced
more cures of rheumatism, neural.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1874-05-08

New York, May 8. Money active at 4@5 per cent
Gold ll2 l-4ialI2 Ia. Government bonds lower
he following are the closing quotations:
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1874-05-08
For SALE
PLEASANT, PRODUCTIVE
River Farm.
In Newfane, Windham Co., Vt.

The River Farm, lately owned and occupied by the
late stephen Higgins deceased, is offered for sale
at bargain.
Said Farm s situated West River in Eewfane, Vt.
on the main stage road leading from BratteL to
rovnshend, in a good neighborhood, and good
school but few rods from the house, and Ia miles
from Fayetteville, which contains the County build
ings, churches, stores, hotels and post office. The
above Farm contains $50 acres Of land well divided In
to moving, pasture and woodland, the tiAge land be-
ing early meadow, produ ctive soil and under good
state Of cultivation. Also, an abundance c! Fruit
Trees and large Sugar Orchard The buildings are
all in excellent condition. The House is large con-
venient and well finished. The Barn and Carriage
House and out buildings nearly new painted, are
large and commodious with cellars under the whole
good water at house and barn.
The above Farm is offered for sale at bargai ar
is opportunity seldom offered to secure pleasant
home and good farm. For further particulars ap-
ply at the house OF said farm.
Mrs. STEPHEN HIGGINS,
Newfane, VT
Or Of A. J. MORSE, Fayetteville, or s. W. BOW
KER, Williamsville, Vt. TIA
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1874-05-08
Real Estate.
lIST MILL EOR SALE

HRIST MILL FOR SALE.
" / have concluded to offer for sale the whole Of
my real estate located at Unonville, in wardAboro,
consisting Of a grist mill and shop, with dwelling
house and Ave acres Of land. Said mill contains two
run of stone Is in good running order and the best
mill anywhere about for -four The house IL one and
a half stories, is In good condition, and is supplied
with running water. good orchard on the place.
Win be sold cheap. Apply to subscriber on the prem
Uses. +. l. CURTIS.
wardsboro, VT, March 10, 1874. 1923
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1874-05-08
CAUTION.

CAUTION
An parties are hereby cautioned against purchasing
or negotiating any Promisory Hotes made by 10 "a.
Vor OF GEo. l.. EABoE, As have not received value
THos. woRswIoK
Guelph, Ont, April %, 1874 1871
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1874-05-08
EoR SALE.

Ny place In Bratteboro one mile south Of the viii
lage, consisting q nine Of land, Of which IL
under high state Of cultivation, and the balance
woodland. About GO young apple, pear and pSnch
trees Of bearing age the premises also 200 grape
vines, in strawberrCs and an asparagus bed
that pays from $50 to $40 per year. Buildings on the
premises. Water convenient. The land 10 well adapt-
cd for gardening purposes for building lots Terms
easy Possession given at once. Apply TO b. r. JEN
Nj CO., Real Estate Agents Bratteboro, Vt, or 10
g. BIDDER on the premises ul3
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1874-05-08
NEW AND RARE
Greenhouse Plants.

My Greenhouses have been much improved and
larged to give room for the
GREAT VARIETY OF NEW PLANTS
Added to my collection. offer the following very
low-priced seleetions-my choice Of varieties:
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1874-05-08
Once more, yo sacred towers,

Once more, ye sacred towers
Your SOLEMN dirges sound;
slrew, loving handa, the April flowers,
Once more to deck his mound.
A nation mourns its dead,
Its orrowng voices one,
Israc's monarch bowed his head
And cried My son! My son!"
Why mourn for him For him
Tho welcome angel came
Ere yet his eye with age was dim,
Or bent his stately frame:
His weapon still was bright,
HIS shield was lifted high
70 slay the wrong, to save the right
what happier hour to dee
Thou orderest all things well;
Thy servants work was done;
lie lived to hear oppresson's kncll,
The shouts for freedom won.
Hark! From the opening skies
The anthems echoine swell
40 mourning Land, lift up thine eyes!
81 a. ~ a... .HNN
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1874-10-15
Courting in Founding Hospital.

The following description of how the
girls in foundling hospital at Palermo.
Italy, are married of, is given in an article
by the late Lady Amberley, on Pounding
Hospitals in Italy," published in MacmI-
lan's Magazine; The long dormitories
were clean and orderly, but the curious
and peculiar feature OF this establishment
was the paratorio or reception room.
Picture large, long room, the centre por-
ton of which is divided off from the sides
and further end by an iron grating which
forms cage, entered only by well barr
ed street door through which visitors from
the outer world are admitted Here they
sit Oh benches to converse with those on
the other side of the iron grating. Friends
OF the sisters or employees of the place.
ana foster parents, are the usual visitors
Once week, however, on Sunday morn.
ings, from ten to twelve, this place is the
scene OF the most novel and ludicrous
courtships we ever heard described. One
OF the objects of this motherly establish
ment is to find fit and proper husbands
for the girls under their charge. The fit
and proper here is much like the fit and
proper ,Of society; the one requisite
being that the young man is bound to show
himself in possession OF sufficient means
to maintain wife in comfort before he is
allowed to aspire to the hand of one of
these precious dAmsels. Having given in
his credentials of fitness to the guardians.
he receives card which admits him next
Sunday morning to an inspection of the
candidates for matrimony. There. sitting
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on bench, If his curiosity and ardor will
allow him to remain sitting. he awaits the
arrival on the other side OF the grating of
the lady superior accompanied by girl.
She has been selected by order Of senior
ity and capacity for household work, from
the hundred or more between II to 81
waiting for youth to deliver them from
their prison. The two young people, both
no doubt breathless with agitation at the
Importance of the ceremony, have to take
one long, fixed look at each other. No
word is spoken, no sign made. These
good sisters believe so fully in the Ian
guage of the eye, that to their mind any
addition is futile, and might but serve to
mystify the pure and perfect effect of love
at first sight. The look over, the lady su-
perior asks the man if he will accept the
maiden as his bride. Should he answer
IN the affirmative, the same question is
put to her, and if she bows assent the be-
trothal has taken place and they part till
the Sunday following. The young lover
again makes his appearance before the
tribunal OF guardians, and there the con-
tract Is signed, the day Of marriage fixed,
and he Is granted leave to bring the ring,
earrings, wedding dress, and confetti,
and present them-through the;grate of
course to his betrothed. Everything
has to pass the scrutiny of the sisters, for
fear OF letter or some tender word be-
ing slipped in with the gifts. During the
few Sundays that intervene between the
love scene and the marriage an hours
conversation within hearing of the lady
superior is allowed but not a touch is ex-
changed. The empty talk, interspersed
with gigSling, consists of inquiries as to
the wedding dress, the sort of confetti
most liked, and the occupation and place
OF abode of the suitor. Should the Young
man refuse the first damsel presented to
him he is favored with the sight of three or
our more; but should he still appear din-
cHe he is dismissed. The girl also has the
power OF refusal. The marriage over, the
task OF the sisters is done; here falls Il
ven they !ncver lft-and whether happi-
ness and faithiulness are the result of this
heathenish rite they never inquire; that
would be an impure region into which
they could not enter without sullyins their
own purity. We do not wonder at these
holy sisters doing their best for the girl
TIL the moment of marriage, and cherish
ing vague hope that all Will then be
right; but We do wonder at the men of the
world who manage the institution acqui-
eScing in such barbarous traffic in hu.
man flesh and blood as this sale of wo-
men. Our readers must before now have
wondered what nducemeut there can be
to make the youths who have the world to
choose from come here in search of
%'e Two hundred AND aqS@a Syn gn4l. is 81 given
hat sum, it seems, Il sicilan J.. ,,.i,,' "io Tor
sell himself tor life. Those glrr '''"S to
he institution fails to find hus6, "hom
allowed at twenty-one to face temb'' are
alone; and situations are found for TINS
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his goar, and the feend who had thus slak-
ed his thirst for blood runnin away In the
most insulting manner. Issaker is a man
of decision. His shot gun wuz at his
shoulder in mint, and in a second more
that Niger he'd paid the penalty of his
crime. His body wuz a leadmine.
w course after this there wrz no COM
permising with these demons. 1t wuz A
struggle for life, and we realized the fact.
Loatlin our guns and seein that the caps
were all good and liable to go of proper
ly, we started after em afresh, determined
20 PROTECT our homes and firesides, at no
matter what hazzad. The news NV our
comm preceded us. and the conspirators,
doubtless in pursoot NV their polisy, took
20 the woods. We follered em ez rapidly
ez we Good, but we only overlook five Nv
them. Them we shot at site, and them
ez we didn't find at home burned their cab
ins.
Then come another trouble onto us. We
shood hev cleened out the entire bilin NV
EN-, but Joe Big,er and Pollock he'd heern
nv our summary defence. and he'd gather.
ed a lot NV niggers and armed EN- and
they appeared onto the scene. Bgler re-
marked to me that the party had better
disperse, and he emphasized his remark
by drawin the ugliest navy revolver ever
saw. and kivering me with It,
'ParsOn," sed he .'ef there is man nv
In Sfyhr In ,f,,t. -;
goes of, and yoo are ex dead man ez
ever wuz put under ground. DO VOC hear?
did hear, and 50 did all the party
They wnz irresoloot, and shivered with
dread. Wood they permit me to become
a corpse? No, | owed every man NV en-,
and they hnowed that the only chance NV
ever gettin their pay wuz in my livn. IF
the next President shood be a democrat,
an offs wood enable me to pay-dead. | /
wuz good for nothin To en- for any pur-
pose. They wavered mint-Bascom !
iiggered ez to wich wuz better, to let me /
60 and sink wat owed him, or to save .
me and make me the indebtedness bigger.
en- the chance NV n democratic success
lie Gnally decided to chance it, and wuz /
saved. They dispersed.
We he'd mcetin the same mite how
ever, and pledged ourselves to resist to the
death every attempt TO subjoogate us. and
10 lay down our lives ef need be ruther
than submit to Niger rool At the Corners.
nor allow ni-gers % opprcss Us in any
way. The Corners Il now sercner than il
has bin for years.
PETROLEUM V. Nasty
[Wich wuz Postmaster
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embraced me; and she whispered, %.
Edward, am SO happy! am so glad you
| got your furlough.' She must have felt
me shudder, for she turned pale as death
and catching her breath at every word
| she said, Have you come without your
| furlough? o. Edward, Edward. 20 back
go back! Let me and my children 90
down together to the grave, but o, for
Heavens sake, save the honor of our
name. And here | am, gentlemen, not
brought here by military power, but in
obedience to the command of Mary. to
abide the sentence of your court"
Every officer fthat court-martial felt the
force of the prisoners words. Before
them stood, in beatifc vision, the eloquent
plcader for a husbands and a fathers
wrongs; but they had been trained by
their great leader, Robert Z. Lee, to tread
the path of duty, though the lishtning's
fash scorched the ground beneath their
feet, and each in his turn pronounced the
verdict-guilty. Fortunately for humanity.
fortunately for the Confederacy, the pro-
NccpIhSS VI tl!c court were reviewed Oy the
commandin. general, and upon the record
was written
HEAD-QUATERs, a. n. V.
The finding of the court is approved.
The prisoner is pardoned and will report
TO his company.
r. +. LEE, General.
During the second battle of Cold Har
Dor, when shot and shell were falling like
torrents from the mountain cloud" NV at
tention was directed to the fact that one Of
our batteries was being silcnced by the
concentrated fire of the enemy. When
reached the battery every gun but one had
been dismantled, and by it stood a solitary
Confederate soldier, with the blood stream |
Ing from his side. As he recognized me he /
elevated his voice above the roar ofbattIc
and said. General, have one shell len /
Tell me, have saved the honor of Mary /
and Lucy raised my ha.. Once more !
Confederate she'll went crashing through |
the rank, OF the enemy. and the hero sank /
by his gun 10 rise no more.
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quiet routine OF farm life. 1t is not alone
the rushing. surf-capped bllow that forms
the ocean. True, it bears the ship, but is
Itself borne from silent depths below. And
thus it is behind the new generations of
farm-raised boys ever coming to feed the
eternal fever OF city life that we must look
to find the true well-spring of Ga vigor to
the country.
10 the farmers boy who stays at home
all honor. for he Is none other than rho
future representative and preserver of the
old New England stock.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1874-10-15

Their forms and features multiplied,
As the reflection of light
Between two FURNISHED mirrors CLEANS.
Or lamps upon a bridge at night
Stretch on and on before the sight,
Till the long vista endless seems.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1874-10-15

A CHAP sought shelter of Boston Off
Ger. "See, cap'n, first my father died, and
my mother married again; an then my
mother died, and my father married again;
an somehow or other, some way | don't
seem to have no parent at all, nor no
home, nor no nothing
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1874-10-15

There are two guests At table now:
The king. deposed and older grown.
No longer occupies the throne.-
The crown l. on his sisters browt
A Princess from the Fairy Tales,
The very pattern girl of girls.
All covered and embowered In cTrls,
Rose-tinted from tne Isle of Flowers.
And sailing with soft sliken sails
From far-of Dreamland into our..
Above their bowls with rims OF blue
-Four azure eyes Of deeper hue
Are looking. dreamy with delight;
Limpid ~ planets that emerge
Above the oceans rounded verge.
Son shining through the summer night.
Steadfast they gaze, vet nothing see
Beyond the horizon of their bowls;
Nor care they forsthe world that rolls
With all lis freight Of troubled souls
Into the days that are 10 be.
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After day Of cloud and wind and rain
Sometimes the setting sun breaks out again,
And touching all the darksome woods with
light,
Smiles on the fields, until they laugh and sing
Then like q ruby from the horizons ring
Drops down into the night.
What see 1 now: The night is fair,
The storm Of grief, the clouds of care,
The wind, the rain, have passed away;
The lamps are Lit, the fires burn bright,
The house is full of life and light
1t is the Golden Wedding day.
| The guests come thronging in once more,
Quick footsteps sound along the floor.
| The trOOping children crowd the stair,
| And in and out and everywhere
| Flashes along the corridor
| The sunshine Of their golden hair.
| On the round table in the hall
| Another Ariadne's Crown
Out of the sky hath fallen down;
More than one Monarch Of the Moon
Is drumming with his silver spoon;
| The light Oflove shines over all.
. fortunate, o happy day!
The people sing, the people say.
| The ancient bridegroom and the bride,
6erenely smiling on the scene.
Behold Weu.plessed on every sides
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1874-10-15

As one who walking in the forest sees
A lovely landscape through the parted trees,
Then sees IL not for boughs that intervene,
Or : We see the moon sometimes revealed
Through drifting clouds, and then sgsin con
cealed,
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1874-10-15
A Confederate Story,

PETROLEUM '. NASH
Wich wuL Postmaster.
The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1874-06-02
That Order.

The Orangeburg Ne,Os, in a contro-
.versy with the State Treasurer, uses
the following language:
"Mr. Cardozo charges Judge Au:
drews with having got Humbert to
cash the So. 900 order which brought
him out a defsulter. In our opinion,
the State Treasurer would be rejecting
his own interest by having ss little to
say about the order in question as
possible. We charge that he is as
guilty as any one connected with the
transaction. Judge Andrews aud Hum
bert acted in good faith, the former in
receiving the money and the latter in
paying It, Why? Because the order
was drawn upon State funds, and Car.
dozo accepted it, endorsed it as State
Treasurer. with the promise to pay it
q, soon as the appropriation bill
passed. Upon his endorsement, Hum
bert Dashed it. Who is to blame in
this2 Cardozo for cashinR the second
or duplicate order. or Humbert, who
paid the original with the acceptance
OF the Treasurer"
The public, who feel great interest
in this transaction, would like to learn
from some one who knows it's entire
history. This. we snbnit, is but rea-
sonable III the public The defendants
are before the conrt, but the other
parties whose names are here men.
toned have no excuse for silence about
o matter in which they are so mixed
mp. Will Mr.. Cardozo, or Mr.. An.
drews. favor the country with their
version of the facts?
The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1874-06-02
From virslnia.

We have good news from old Virgi.
MIA. She, never tires, The Conssrva.
tives hays oarriA the municipal ,sleos
tions in Riohmy ind. Petersburg, Nor:
folk. gharlotteSyiIIe, Ale kandria / and
Dsnville. The Victory in Norfolk was
gained under some unfavorable cir
oumstances. These were overcome by
the assistance of colored voters going
for the Conservative candidates. In
Petersburg. the result is particularly
gratifying. The Republicans, who
have ruled the city since the war. were
beaten by 800 majority. The hopes OF
the Cookade City were much disap-
pointed by Gov. Kemper's veto OF the
charter granted by the Legislature.
But it was we'll. no doubt, thut they
were. It put the Conservatives upou
their mettle. They have now won a
victory which they will enjoy the more
from the fact that they have achieved
it against heavy odds. by their own
unaided resolution and perseverance.
The people Of Richmond had to bestir
themselves. too. and succeeded. The
Conservative ticket failed of success
in Lynohburg. One thing is noticea.
BILE in these Virginia elections. The
people are wide awake. and appreciate
the advantages of earnestness nnd de-
termination. So it should be every
where. Where indifference exists, bad
parties and bad men invariably slip
into important positions.
The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1874-06-02
Po11r1oA1 MApNRss -The R,Ie,oI,

PoLITIoAL MADNESS The Raleigh
Crescent closes an angry article on the
CIVIL Rights Bill, as passed by the Sc.
naS. i1 this manner:
HWo5shall in6ist on the immediate
repeal of our laws providing for com.
mon schools whenever the Legislature
assemblies. Verify, the Republican
party has much to answer for. It has
turned over the South as far as practi-
cable to horde of thieves and ras.
calls, and now forces us to abolish pub.
lie schools! Let the white men Of
North Carolina, who have heretofore
oo-operated with that party. decide
now whether they can sustain such an
outrage. Will they accept negroism,
or will they go with us for the protec-
tion Of the white race, and advocate
no public schools rather than mixed
schOois?"
We can understand the provocation
under which sentiments Of this kind
are expressed. But these ure not the
sentiments which c.n lead to the ro-
suits desired not only by the editor of
the Crescent. but by all who wish we'll
to the oppressed South. There is no
suoh issne as 'negroism" aud The
protection Of the white ruce." aud
whoever inspires it does harm to negro
and white alike. Reconstruction in
the South must come when tho good
men of both races understand that
they have 4 common interest in the
peace Of the community, the honesty
of administration und tho rescue OF
the commonwealths of the South from
the fearful state into which they have
fallen. The contest is not between
races. but between honesty and disho
nesty-between patriotism and crime
NeW Fork Herald.