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Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1874-12-18
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"Come, Tower |" cries Bob "heres rat in the trsp
Come, bushy-tailed Bouncer come, shortegged Snap
The cunning young rosuel we have caught him at
last;
Hurruh! my brave hunters-but don't be too fast;
Down, TowLerl on Bouncerl you can't have him
yet:
BE civil, old fellow be patient, my petl
out here in the yard, where there's plenty Of space
Aud nothing to hinder, wen give him a chase.
"Now. Towzerl now, Bouncer look out for the fun!
Therel steady be ready I'm letting him run.
Be sharp, nowl eyes open look out-thero he goes!
Quick Bouncer he's scuddIng right under your nose
Along by the earriage-way-up by the spout
Now take him, now shake him. before he gets outl--
I'm ashamed Of your hunting you're clumsy bears
There he is again. after him--up the hall stairsl
"You shouldn't be serubbing right here in the way,
Good Bridget told you 90 You've got your pay,
with your old tub Of wAterl" And down through the
hall
Tumbed tub, Bridget, Bouncer, spld water and all.
Nov, Tower, you have himl No-yesl" From the
stair
He leaps through the rods Of the baluster, where
Old Tower gets caught At the instant his teeth
Are ready to snap his poor victim beneath
A rally, dash, and across the hall floor
They pursue to the storeroom, rush In through the
door,
And follow with furious yeping and lSaping,
Close under the shelf along which he is creeping;
Beyond stands a cask he springs on upon that;
The dogs are there almost As soon as the rat,
capSizng the cover with chatter and din
Away goes the rat, while . dog tumbles In.
Who cares all the while for the rat and his troubles
For life, tits for life that he lodges and doubles;
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PLEAsANTRIEs,

Hub bub-A Boston boy.
To secure a result-Lock it up.
The law is always offered at cost
The best size for a man-Exercise.
The vegetable that young ladies love is
to-mate-ohi
A man who would try 10 stab a ghost
would stick at nothing.
Advice to persons in search of employ
ment-Westward hoe!
The prime-evil forest W as situated in ths
Garden of Eden.
Sulpher comes from Vesuvius there
fore it is good for eruptions.
Why ought not timepiece TO be called a
thingummy7 Because it is a watch you
call it.
patent iron coffin dealer advertisss
that any one who uses his invention once
will never use any other.
A Kentucky wedding was enlivened but
not at all interrupted by a general fight
among FIVE brothers of the bride.
A man at Douglas City, CAL, is training
his pet bear to chew the Cinnamon who
steal meat from his slaughter house.
Dubuque, Iowa, with delightful ap-
probation of the fitness of things, has util-
lied the inside of its race track as a oems-
terry.
New York is competing with Kentucky
in the lottery business. The one wants q
public library, the other an exposition
building.
A Maine man has sued paper for slau-
der for calling him an indefatigable genius
and local paper says jury has awarded
him S2l2 damages.
According to the Lexington Press, the
Kentucky Legislature was sworn in the
other day upon handsomely bound copy
of "Hitchcock's Analysis.
"Mac' of the Danbury News prints
joke which, he confesses, took him eigh-
teen days to construct. And yet somS
newspaper cliptomaniac, with an easy con
science and pair of shears, will appro
pirate that joke inside Of eighteen seconds
Ofall sad words of tongue or pen thu
saddest are-He's drunk again.
Mean spirits, under disappointment
like small beer in a thunderstorm, Away
| turn sour,
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1874-12-18

CARL SCHURz on "THE WOMAN QUEs-
TIoN."-In lecture in Chicago a few days
ago Carl Schurz said all branches of knowl.
edge should be open to women, and they
should be encouraged to be self-reiant in
their battle of life, not alone in teaching,
but in medicine, law, or whatever other
profession they might choose TO follow. In
one thing however, he could not agree with
the more advanced female thinkers of the
age and, at the risk of being considered
old fogy, he would say that he believed it
was not good for woman TO be alone. Her
natural destiny was to get married and be-
come mother. Any other destiny was
simply unnatural. 1t might be asked,
Would he have woman simply educated
for the purpose of being a household
drudge? Not at all. lie would have wo-
man. as he had said, well educated, to fit
her all the more for her duties as wife
and mother. One of the greatest curses
of modern society was the pernicious hab-
it of having married couples board at ho
tel or boarding house. 1t was the custom
which weakened marital and home ties,
because it removed mutual care, and left
the mother not a queen, but simply a
dweller in her own household. Every wife
ought TO be the queen OF her own house.
When the marriage institution declined
population, and consequently the nation,
declined. This was a law of nature. Girls
should be taught to be useful, for the more
useful a woman was the more ornamental
was she too. When Roman statesmen
;.l - ,1;
tron they said "She is at home spinning
| The lecturer next dwelt on the evils OF
American cooking, hot soda biscuits and
half-don pies. There were ten dyspeptics
in America for every one in England
France or Germany. This could be ascer-
tanned from any medical practitioner. Why
was this? Because our girls were, in the
higher circles of society at least, taught tC
look upon housekeeping as kind of deg
radiation. They were taught to do nothing
that was practical, unless TO go shopping
which was the most impractical thing they
could do. A common boast was, 81 hav,
no occasion to work" The pride of a true
woman ought to be to work, even wher
not compelled to do so. Some newspape
correspondent has recently expressed his
surprise at finding, on visiting Germany
the Princess Bismarck carrying bunch o
keys at her waist and attending TO the du
ties of her household. The German peo
pie respected that eminent lady more thar
if she wore the same weight of diamonds
Diamonds would only prove that her hus
band had money. The bunch of key
proved that his wife had both heart ant
head.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1874-12-18
NO. 81.
NEW PUBLICATIONS.

CAMILLA: A Tale of a Violin, is a little
volume, recording, in a very agreeable
way, the artist life OF Camilla Urso. II
will be found entertaining to the general
reader, while to the young II is invaluable
as showing that the greatest talent or gen
ius, in order to bear worthy fruit, must be
supplemented by the most untiring effort
and industry. Loring, publisher, Boston;
sold in Brattleboro by Cheney q Clapp.
Lorng has Just issued another OF Alger'a
books for boys. 1t Is entitled BRAVE AND
BOLD, and gives the history OF lad who
commenced life as q factory boy, to help
his widowed mother; and who, by the sx-
ercise Of rare qualities of pluck, perseVer-
ance, and true manliness, accomplished
many wonderful things, which, however,
are not beyond the bounds of reason. The
book is an excellent one to put into the
hands of boys at Christmas time. Sold by
Cheney q Clspp.
Lee & Shepard have just published SUN
NY SHORES 1t being the fourth volume Of
the second series OF oliver Optics "Young
America Abroad" 1t contains the history
Of the Academy Squadron on the voyage
up the Adriatic Sea, and to various ports
on the Mediterranean, with the experience
Of the young tourists in Austria and Italy.
The volume is full OF historical and other
useful information, and it will be "a thing
of beauty and la joy forever" to every youth
who possesses it. Sold by Cheney & Clapp.
For BETTER OR FOR WORSE, A Book for
Some Men and All Women, by Jennie
Cunningham Croly, ("Jennie June") is an
earnest discussion OF marriage and its re-
lations and other social questions. 1t con-
tains more real wisdom and practical COM
mon sense on the subject OF the marriage
relation than we remember to have before
seen put inside the two covers OF 4 book.
Such subjects as the education OF girls,
qualifications for marriage, the duties Of
wife and husband, marriage as a partner
ship and as a mistake, marrying for money
or home, true marriage, divorce, etc., are
considered at length, and We sincerely
wish that every married or marrageable
young man and woman in the country
might carefully read and thoughtfully con-
slider what this we'll known author saws.
For sale by Cheney & Clamp.
From Roberts Bros we have three as at
tractive books for children as could we'll
be desired. A year ago we had delight
full volume of Bedtime Stories, by Lou
Use Chandler Moulton, and now we have
More Bedtime Stories by the same au-
thor, and equally good with the first These
stories are not by any means of the namby-
pamby, sckly-goodish kind. They are
rather real life-like stories, such as chill
dren old enough to think for themselves
ought to read and will read if thew can
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1874-12-18
NotaTime TO be "Csrm."

"lle's scooted with another woman |"
exclaimed corpulent female, afflicted
with asthma, as she pulled herself through
the door Of tho Central Station yesterday
forenoon. The Police Sergeants are never
hasty about expressing their opinion, and
the one in charge of the station looked at
the woman and didn't even nod his head
for her 10 go on. The woman took two
chairs, pufled away,like hack horse for
several minutes, and then as the tears
came TO her eyes, she continued.
"Ill never forgive him, and If he's
caught you may sentence him for life To
think that after we've lived together these
five years and better, he should desert his
own true love to run away with girl
named Sarah ~
"You refer 10 your husband, l suppose"
said the Sergeant, cautiously.
"What other woman's husband would l
be referring tor" she demanded. "Of
course it is my hushand-my John Henry
Polk T.
"And | infer that he has deserted you"
"Tbats what he's done-deserted me
and run off with girl named Sarah some
thing or other, and l am left here without
a friendl'
ole shouldn't have done, that ~ re-
marked the Sergeant afler long pause.
mo, he shouldn't, )" she replied" "Why,
what was he when 1 married him Didn't
take him when he was a good-ior moth
ing, Insignificant whiffet of sixteen and
bring him up to what. he is2 And now
this is my returnw
She sobbed away for awhile and then
went on. "IIe called me his darling-his
dear gazelle, and he said that 1 was sugar
melted over, and all that, and l believed it
yes, believed it, like the fool am"
"And he's gone, eh2"
"Gone! Didn't l say he'd gone? can
hardly believe it, though, when look over
the letter be wrote me and see how he
called me his shining angel and his noon
day star. I can hardly realize that he has
left me and taken up with freckled girl"
"Irs very sad" sighed the Sergeant.
"You don't know my feelings" she re-
piled "don't begin 10 realize how this
heart of mine is wrenched. 1 wish you'd
bring him back here and stand him over
there, and leave me over here and lock the
doors for about two minutes r.
"Be calm, madam" remarked the Ser
geant.
"Carm How can l be carm2 When 1
think Of John Henry and Sarah and dear
gazelle and shining angel and MONDAY
star, can bid my heart be carm ?"
She left her husbands description and
went away, and the police will catch him
If they can.-Detron Free Press
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1874-12-18

a PUZZLED AND INDIGNANT WITNESS.
A paper in Plttsfield, Mass, relates the
following: "They were trying a horse
case in court the other day and the law
yer was questioning a witness in reference
to the animals habits and disposition.
Have you ever driven her?' was asked.
Il have was the reply. 'Was there any
one with you at the timer was the next
question. There was lady with me- the
witness answered, and he blushed little.
WAS she good driver?' was the next
question, the lawyer referring TO the ami
NAL, but the witness understood that he
meant the lady. She was,' he replied.
WAS she gentle and kindT asked the le-
gal limb, and the reply was in the affirma-
tive, though the witness, still thinking of
the lady, looked little surprised. she
didn't kick p was the next interrogation,
and a decisive NO was the answer. 'She
dld't rear up or kick over the traces, or put
her hind feet through the dashboard, or
try to run away, or act ugly, or'-the wit
ness was boiling over with indignation by
this time, and interrupted the lawyer with,
do you mean the horse or the ladyY j
mean the horse we're talking about thun-
dered the counsel. 'Oh,' was the response,
4 thought you meunt the gal.' And with
this explanation the pursuit Of justice was
| resumed"
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1874-12-18

not let 1t pass without laying wreath on
his grave. My relatives, the only friends
I have, must know nothing of it-they
would cast me off if they knew my love
for an apostate. For that reason l came
here secretly; I avoided the high.rood,
and | think no one but you has seen
me-.
81 have not the right" said, in conclu-
sion, "to disclose more of the secrets Of au-
other than is absolutely necessary. This
meeting and conversation took place fully
nine miles from the chateau Of Herr Won
C.. The young lady of whom have
spoken was the one 1 see here before me (;
the day and hour the 9TH Of April, 1871,
afternoon, about four o'clock"
The lady remained calm aud attentive
during my recital, but when l ended she
burst into tears.
"Youare sure that you recognize the la
daP asked the judge.
"Yes. You can convince yourself. The
lady in the church-yard had a mole about
as large as a pea directly under her right
ear"
The judge and the prosecuting attorney
made the necessary examination, and nod
ded an affirmative.
"From the papers ii appears that the la
dy," said the judge, "made statement
which corroborat6s with your own, and
that the unkn1wu gentleman whom she
met in the cemetery was invited to pre-
sent himself. May ! ask why you did not
respond to this call ?"
"a few days after | met the lady, | was
taken very sick, and for weeks my recov-
cry was doubtful. For at least two months
l never saw newspaper"
The prosecuting attorney arose, and said !:
81 leave ii the judgment Of the jury,
whether, ailer What they have just heard
they will ndorse the views of the defense
namely, that the accused was not punish
ed for criminal onense when she was i'm
prisoned for thirty days, but that she was
the victim of an injustice. If you do in
dorse this view Of the case, gentlemen,
tAem you must bring in verdict Of ac-
quittll."
Without leaving their seats, the jury re-
turned verdict of mot guilty."
The satisfaction expressed by every one
present can easier be imagined than de-
scribed.-TrdnSidted from the German for
1ppleton'S Journal.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1874-12-18

PLEASE STOP My WHAT9 "Times
are hard, money is scarce, business is dull,
retrenchment is duty-Please stop my"
whisky? "Oh no ; times are not hard
enough for that yet. But there is some
thing which costs me a large amount OF
money which l wish TO save. Please stop
my''-tobacco, cigars and snuff "No, no,
not that'-my ribbons, jewels, ornaments
and trinkets2 ? not at all, pride must be
fostered if times are ever so hard but
believe 1 can see way TO effect quite a
saving in another direction-please stop
my"--tea, coffee and needless unhealthy
luxuries? "No, no, no, not those; l can
not think of such a sacrifice 1 must stop
something else. All have it now. My
paper, must stop that. Please stop my
paper that will carry me through the PAN
ic easily. believe in retrenchment and
economy, especially in brains"
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1874-12-18

An interesting experiment is about 10
be made in Northern Minnesota, which, if
successful will be of immense importance.
1t is the attempted cultivation of wild rice
"a favorite food of the Western Indians,
but unknown as an article of consu umption
to the whites. The seed is much larger
than the common rice, but of very dark
color. 1t is believed that, by careful culti-
walton, this Objectionable feature would be
got rid Of and seed much superior to
that now in use secured. 1t is remarkably
prolific, perfectly hardy and Of an exceed
ingly pleasant flavor. The proprietors OF
the enterprise believe that 1t can be sue
cessfully cultivated in New England.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1874-12-18

The Russian Government has adopted =
policy of compulsory education, and will
begin its application in st. Petersburg.
Under the direction OF the minister OF ma
tional education, 157 school edifices are to
be at once erected in that city, in which
children Of both sexes, from eight to IL
years of age, shall be taught reading, writ
ing, the first four rules of arithmetic and
the Scriptures. The expense of the school
will be betrayed by charging parents who
can afford to pay a fee Of three roubles for
the attendance of each of their children,
levying upon the city tax to meet the ex-
pense of educating poor children. Tho
Berlin system of control over parents is to
be adopted, and they will be subjected to
fines and imprisonment for non-obser-
vance Of the law
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1874-12-18

honor that man whose ambition 1t is,
not TO win laurels in the state or the army,
not to be iurist or naturalist, not to be
a poet or a commander, but to be master
of living we'll, and to administer the offices
of master or servant, Of husband, father
and friend. But it requires as much
breadth of power for this as for those other
functions-as much, or more-and the rea-
son for the failure is the same. think the
vice of our housekeeping is that it does
not hold man sacred.-EmersOH,
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1874-12-18

-Earth's holiest spot-Tho oil regions,
Omaha daily bee., 1874-08-05
R
Commercial Travellers.

COMMERCIAL TRAVELLERS who solicit
orders by CARD, CATALOGUE, TRADE
LIST, SAMPLE, OR OTHER SPECIMEN,
xlso those who visit their customers and solicit
trade by purchases made DIRECT II
STOCK, and who travel in any section, by
Rail or Boat, selling any class OF goods, are re-
quested 10 send their BUSINESS and FIJI
TATE ADDRESS, as below, sitting class OF
goods they sell, and bv whom employedI also
those who are at prescott under no engagement;
This matter is of GREAT IMPORTANCE
INDIVIDUALLY to sa,esmen of this class, or
men soliciting trade in this manner. IL is
therefore ESPECIALLY desired. that this
notice may meet the eye OF ALL Commercial
Trayelers and Salesmen in this country and
thai they will AT ONCE give it their atten-
ton. Those who comply With above request
will be CONFIDENT ALLY treated sud duly
advised Of object in view. Please address, (by
letter only,
COOPERATION,
care Geo. P. Rowel 4 Co., Al Park Row.
jy9eodim NEW YORK Oirf'
Omaha daily bee., 1874-08-05
G.. w. FRAZIER,
CLEVELAND, OIIIO.'

Frazlers Root Bitters are sold by all the iead,
inc DRUGGISTS, Storekeepers and Chemists. Sold
wholesale by Strong d Cobb, lss Superior
street, and Benton Myers & Garfield, l2l wat
or street, Cleveland, D. b. L. Fahnestock d
Co., Pittsburg; George [. Goodwin x 20,
Rostou John +. Henry Curran d Co United
states Medicine Honse, s and y College Place,
New York; Myth Brothers, philadelphia; Full
Ter & Fuller, Chicago ; John ID. Park, Cincinna-
ii. and other frst-class Drug Houses.
Show this notice 10 your druggist OF store
t.ener. ASH for FRAZlER5 ROOT BITTERS,
and accept no substitute whatever. Price with
in the reach of all-sl per bottle six bottles
a iy13d&w1y
Omaha daily bee., 1874-08-05

Powell 4 Co, Soap manufacturers.
sapc Publico, 6 1906 81; Savon
Republic, de-, Chemical Olive, 6 to
6 1-2; Palm, 5@51-4; German Mot
led, 6 1-4a6 1-2.
Art GOODS AND UPHoLsTERER's
STOCK.
Benjamin b. Jones, Decorative Up
holsterer and dealer in fine art goods,
270 FaInham Street, Furnishes the
following quotations
FRAME NoULDINas.
Oil walnut mouldings, one inch,
Per foot, &c; 2iuch I0c; 8 inch 15c;
polished walnut, l inch 7c; 2 inch
loo; 8 inch 21c. Berlin gilt, l inch
collie; 2 inch 8 8 inch 1s@
45c; imitstion rosewood and gilt, l
iuch 6@10c; 2 inch 10000; 8 inch
16@sCc.
WINDOW SHADES.
Plain bands. 6 feet, all colors, per
pair, / 80; ornamental bands, 2 00@
4 90; each additional foot, 100 per
pair.
REPPS,
Union md all wool terry, per yard
! 50@S %; Imperial, plain and stri-
ped, 2 60a8 90.
r. DANA6KG.
Union per yard, l so; all wool,
2 O0a3 co.
MATTRESSES.
Husk, 44x6-2. 4 00s5 90; straw,
8 OOa4 no; Excelsior. 3 50a4 SO.
LUMBER.
RETAIL LIST
Subject to change Of market without
WIN. NJ. FOSTER,
On U. p. &. B. track bot. ! rnham a,
a..
GEO A. HOAGLANL.
Omaha daily bee., 1874-08-05
GROCERIES.

STEELE 4 JOHNSON 53S-540 18th ST.
CLARK & FRENCH COR. FARNHAM AND
18th ST.
PUNDT, MEYER & RAAPKE, 2l2 FARM
HvM sT.,-WHOLEsALE DEALERS
& GALLAGHER, 205 Farm
ham st.
WHITNEY, BAUsERMAN & Co., 247
Douglas st.
J.. J. BROWN & BRO, Cor. 14th and
Douglas Streets.
SUGARS,
Omaha daily bee., 1874-08-05
THE COMING STRUGGLE,

The voters Of our nation,
ne'er was known before
Are rising from Pacifc's strand
To Atlantic's rocky shore.
Why is this mighty change?
What can the meaning lie?
The rising Of the MASSES
From northern lake to southern sea.
The spirit Of old seventy-six
From out our heroes era, es
Forbids Q nation drenched in patriots blood,
Should sink to that Of slaves;
The motto which our coins once bore,
Though obsolete long since,
Remain rs ever true not one cent for ribute,
But millions for defense.
Party ties and party laws
Are but as ropes OF sand.
The ishts OF man 10 be q man
Should govern Freedoms land. .
Theu shall our Flag more proudly float
Ger land e. well as sea,
And nations yet unborn shall gladly greet
The emblem of the free.
In trade we'll try to deal,
As man should deal with man,
And while we seek t. live ourselves,
Wen sell as cheap as an body can,
Ard II lat you need,
Or friend you chance to meet
Remember Bruce, the Halter, 81.
On Upper Douglas Street.
el6n
Omaha daily bee., 1874-08-05
2 Fast Express Trains Leave Daily,

~
2 Fast Express Trains Leave Daily,
onnecting as follows:
AT DES MONIES with the Des Moines Valley
Railroad, tor osksloosa, Ottumwa, Xeokuk
and st. Louis.
Iowa, for all points north to St. Paul.
AT WEST LIBERTY with the Burlington,
Cedar Rapids & Minnesota Railroad, for
Burlington, Cedar Rapids, Dubuque 4 st.
Paul, 1t WILTON JUNCTION with the
South Western branch, for Muscatine,
Washington and all points south. :
AT DAVENPORT with the Davenport 4 st.
Paul Railroad for points north.
AT ROCK ISLAND with the Western Union
Railroad for Freeport, Be, bit, Racine, Mil
and Wisconsin.
AT ROCK ISLAND with the Rockford, Rock
Island and st. Louis Railroad for St. Louis
and points south. @
Island Railroad for Peoria and points east.
AT BUREAU JUNG, with bra och, for Hen
ry, Lacere, Chillicothe Inc Peoria,
AT La SALE with the Illinois Central Rail-
road for points nort, b and south.
AT CHICAGO with I'll lines East, North and
South.
THROUGH TICKETS to all Eastern cities,
nation obtained, concerning points, .: the
ticket office Of the company, 12s Farnham st.,
Omaha, and also at the principal ticket Offices
along the lins Of the U.P. B. B.
Baggage Checked Through to all
Principal Eaatern Points.
4. NJ. SMITH, Il. RIDDLE.
Geni Pass'r Agt, Gen'l Sup't
Chicago. CHICAGO.
J. II. LACEY, 6.8. STEVENG.
Ticket Agent, 0env western Axt
a2so OmAha Onahs.
Omaha daily bee., 1874-08-05
CIGARS.
A. E. SIMPSON, Manufacturer, 532
18th Street

CALHOUN MILLS FLOUR.
Wholesale depot 54S 14th Street.
Hall barrel sacks.-~...--. 2 81