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Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1874-07-31

A SCHooL-GIRL's PLEA FOR DRRss.--A
high school girl in Portsmouth, n. H., at
late exhibition, read an essay or compost
ton on the subject of taste in dress, in
which she talked in this way ain all ages
there have been leaders OF fashion whose
extravaganza has furnished never-failing
subject TO the satirist. We of the present
day suffer persecution on account of our
ruffles. The flowers and clouds have ruff
fies, too. We cannot help liking them, and
our sewing machines hem them, buzzing
away all the time go that we cannot gossip
with mother and sister. Has ii not occur
red to the strong moralist that tho hum of
the sewing-machine is quite an effective
bride to that 'unruly member so produce
tive Of discord in this fair world of ours
There may be some cynical critics who
will to-day more closely observe our Dress
es than our essays, and will mOurnfully
wish that the High school girls wouldn't
dress for ball. Well, we do not often
graduate, and who can blame us on SO i'm
portant an occasion for liking to look as
pretty az we cam We are going to be eco
nomical We shall wear our white musins
to all the weddings OF our friends for some
years; and not long ago young lady OF
this school wore her graduating dress at
her own wedding. When they look lit
tie mussed for festive occasions wo can
catch up the trains and wear them to
! church, or make them over for our little
nieces. The critics ought TO remember
that New England girls understand max
ing thing at the same time pretty and
| useful"
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1874-07-31

all right. 1t may he that the noise OF the
machibery was only the groaning Of John
Kings guilty cOnscience. 1t may be that
Katie chose TO lake. her return flight by
way of the attic stairs and the trap door in
the roof. 1t may be that we ha, e been en-
tertsiniu2 and entertained by angels un-
awares. But If ii is 50, IT spirits IN y re-
visit earth only to tax nonsense, IL they
can do nothing but prattle ard !ook pretty,
and can impart no information OF mans
state, either present or future, then II
seems TO me that Spiritualism is fraud Of
tho biggest kind, and that the spirits would
do much better to stay at home aud let us
form for ourselves other views of the here
after than that which must regard it as
simply an asylum for feeble-mlnded
ghosts. 49, Philadelphia Cor. ". y Times.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1874-07-31

The BEGINNING OF HBREsY.-Blanco
White tells story of relic they had once,
I think, in Spain. 1t was a single hair,
plucked from the head of Christ by Ro-
man soldier. They kept it in a golden
box, and you had to look at it through a
glass set in the lid. One day, a man came
TO look at the relic,-I think he must have
come from about Boston, for he weuld not
be satisfied with the devout and re7creut
gaze into the semi-darkncss which had sat
isfied hosts of people before him,-but
went staring into the box and then said to
the monk who took the money, 81 cannot
see that hair anywhere" ~ don't Won
der at that" the old man replied, Il have
not seen it myself these twenty years, but
il you have faith it is there, it will be all
the same" That man from that moment
was hereto; he would not believe the
thing which to him could not be proved
Everybody else in Spain might, but he
would not. Was he not right? Where is
the use in protesting faith in what to you
Is nonentity? That is the way heretics
are made. To-day, there must be truth
and reality to every one of us at the bot
tom of the box.-Ro6ert Collyer.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1874-07-31
NO. 81.

ures which was exhibited there. He had
asked permission Of the monks to copy it.
and they, charmed with his youth and
great talent, had readily consented. and
had lodged and nourished him all the
time.
Thanks TO the interest the cardinal took
10 him, Peter was admitted to the beat
school for painting IN Florence. As for
Thomas, he was given post near the car
dina's person, and had masters to instruct
him In all the learning of the day.
Fifty years later, two old men lived to-
gsther 10 one Of the most beautiful houses
In Florence. One of them was called Peter
OF Cortona, and people said of him, Gle is
the greatest painter OF our time" The 9TH
or was called Thomas, and all they said of
him was, happy is the man who has him
for friend
Aud he was the boy who took boarder.
-Chartone adams, in 81. Nicholas Jor
August.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1874-07-31

WHY SCIENCE AND RELIGION ARE Ev-
Err OUT OF TUNE.-Socrates once desired
to SEQ the day "when nature would he ex-
planned by reason alone" This is the end
and aim Of all philosophy, to render all we
see, and know, and think, and do, ration
al to obtain rational conceptions for all
things. But remember what explanation
Is. No explanation removes all difficult
ties or solves all mysteries. Properly con-
sidered, none pretends TO such a thing
Explanations only connect the unknown
with the better known; the less familiar
with the moro familiar; new, unarranqed
phenomena, or ideas, with old classified
facts. All classification, all science consists
| of this correlation OF ideas. Now, il tho
scientist confines himself to the correlation
OF physical facts, he cannot encroach upon
the domain of religion, which is devoted
10 supernatural beliefs and hopes; vet a
sceptical reigiouist is always craving for
some physical facts to strengthen his faith,
and the supersttious scientist is always
afraid OF meeting with miracles. How ut
| terly both are mistaken! No amount of
wonders would impart faith TO a soul al
ready filled with doubt nor would the
scientist have the least alarm on The sub
Ject OF miracles and catacysms, if be un-
derstood truly the finite and the infinite,
the Creator and the creation, The reign Of
eternal aud universal law In going round
the circle OF mere oosmical relations, time
and space, man finds himself bounded by
great impossible and incomp prehensible
d-eternity-ubiquity Aud
In vain The balf learned, and all not fond
of exertion because they cannot easily
comprehend the relations of the 6uite aud
Infinite, rush to the conclusion that they
are in conflict and irreconcilaUle so tina,
in ths popular mind, the human and the
divine, reason and Imagination, our doubts,
and hopes, and fears, have become much
eutansled, and like "sweet bells tangled,
out Of tune and harsh" Popular Science
Monthly.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1874-07-31

How TO TAKE THE "CowY" ODoR OUT
OF MILK.-one of the difficulties the milk
man and cheese factory have TO contend
with Is the "cowy" or animal odor that APP
pears in freshly drawn milk. 1t is worse
even than the animal heat, or rather more
troublesome 10 get rid Of 1t is much more
perceptible OF course in hot weather Than il
is in cold, and varies in intensity with the
health and condition OF the COW. To rem
edy this an inventor has contrived the fol-
lowing: 1t is simply tin pail, the bot
tom Of which is perforated with one or two
rows of holes. The milk is turned through
q strainsr fastened over the top, and it
comes out through the holes. 1t starts in
streams, but before it gets down more than
foot or fifteen inches it is separated into
drops and all aired. Well, we all know
what deodorizer pure air is. Almost any
farmer can get up a simple arrangement
which will serve the purpose very we'll, or
II he can't do It himself he can go to tho
tinman and get him TO punch holes in the
bottom OF pail and hang it up over a can
or other vessel so that in dropping down
through the air It will be thoroughly aerat-
ed. But 1t must be In pure air. The air OF
a nlthy COW house will not do 1t.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1874-07-31

"My spirits is crushed, Jane, crushed"
sobbed Mrs. Marrowfst TO Mrs. Quoggs.
"That lovely bowquette-you remember
which it was I, Margery Marrowfat, as
sent 1t to Mrs. Splivins's funeral. Well,
the card got lost, and nobody knowed as
who 1t come FROM" And here her great
anguish stopped over afresh. BROOKLYN
Argue.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1874-07-31
} FAD THIS
4 AND THEN TRY
FIR UITIN A

perfect substitute for fruit in making all kinds Of
pies and jellies one package will make 10 piss or 10
pounds Of jelies.
Price only IS cents package.
Try one package, aud after fair trial. II does not
give satisfaction, return 1t and get your money.
Packages sent by mail on receipt Of 50 csnts.
All ora'r' ADDRESS w. oTford, M.ss
D q Warranted TO contain no Injurious iDgredi
-. " 90-1TI
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1874-07-31
DRATTLEBoRo FISH MARKET.
A. PETTEE,

Wholesale and Retail Dealer in all kinds Of
FRESH, SALT, SMOKED AND PIcKLED FISH,
OYSTERS, LoBsTERs AND cLAhs'
Estey's Building, opposite Brattsboro HOUSE,
Los Angeles daily herald., 1874-11-24


WILKINSON Drowned at sea on tare night
of Thursday, November 9TH, Captain Fred.
Wilkinson.
Truly we know not when the Son of Man
cometh. Again death, the inevitable visitor,
has stiIled forever the heart-throbs of one
whom we had learned to love; but we must
not murmur: God hath given, and shall he
not take 10 himself his own: other sorrows
time can efiaco, but when dear friends are
takon from our midst our hearts refuse to bc
comfortcd Did not Jesus weep at the grave
of Lazarus? Like tho lightning's flash, which
gives to tho beholdera u feeling OF awe, SO came
to us the sad intelligence that our friend had
crossed the river to the unknown shore from
whence there is no returning. The magic fin
gers of time had traced upon his brow only Il
few faint lines and scattered among his dark
locks n few white hairs. Though cut of in
the prime of life, his work on earth was nm
ishod ut the moment when he was hurled from
the deck of the vessel into the lap of ocean.
The waves parted to clasp him i'm their cold
embrace, and they will faithfully keep their
trust till the sea shall give up hor dead. We
who wore his friends are not permitted to drop
Il tear upon the grave where our loved one
lies sleeping. He fell darl1ly, at the midnight
hour; not prayer or funeral anthem was
chanted over his grave and not one flower is
blooming above ii. But God knoweth best.
The evcr-changing waves shall roll unceas-
ingly above him till time shall be no moro
Captain Wilkinson was loved and respected
by those who knew him. He was noble,
generous-heartcd man, a faithful friend and
kind, loving husband and father. He leaves
4 sorrowng widow and three children. May
Christ the comforter be with them In this
their great afiliction and teach them TO say,
"Thy will, not mine, be done" Sleep on,
noble heart! Undisturbed shall be thy slum-
ber Thou wilt not I've forgotten the place
which thou vert wont to fill can be occupied
by no other Thou wilt never more be with
us on earth; so farewell dear friend, and God
grant that ere long we may meet in that house
not made with hands, eternal in the Heavens.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1874-11-24
Would Not be Satisfied.

From the Placer Herald we learn
that an old resident of Auburn having
heard and read a great deal about the
soil and climate of Los Angeles valley,
visited this part of the State; but after
remaining in this valleya short time,
he returned to Auburn, where, ac-
cording to the Herald, he told the fol-
lowing story:
The land down there, he says, only In GER
tain tracts is desirable, and that is held at
such exorbitant prices that it requires a for
tune to get n foothold. The country is
largely owned by land speculators,
who are spending thousands of dollars annu-
ally in advertising the county, in order to at
tract purchasers for their land. OF course,
they must get their money back, and the
man In search of a home must pay the price
OF advertising and two prices for his land, as
country has been advertised SO extensively
that most of the immigrants daily arriving in
California go directly there.
Strange that the gentleman should
find the good land only in certain
tracts, and still more strange that it
should require fortune to get q foot
hold. He is sadly, perhaps wilfully,
mistaken as to our land being held by
spectators, and all the newspapers
published in Los Angeles will testify
as to the mistake about thousands of
dollars being spent for advertising the
country. We don't get the money, but
we do tell the truth about our valley,
and Auburn man is the only visitor
not willing to testify to the fact.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1874-11-24
The Years of Peter.

For more than thousand years it
passed from mouth to mouth as ira
dition that the first Pope of Rome
held the post flor twenty-five years
and that no successor of his would oc-
cupy it so long time. In the early
days sprang the saying and belief that
ifany Pope should live to complete a
quarter of a century the church would
fall. Various Pontiffs almost reached
the fatal term, but died just before its
expiration. These circumstances
strengthened the belief in the truth of
the tradition. In the beginning of the
present century Pious VII, who was
quite saint and almost martyr be-
cause of NAPoLEoN's prosecutions,
filled the office for nearly twenty-four
years, beloved and revered by all the
church, yet there was an immense ap-
prehension that if he reached the mys-
tic "year sof PETER'not only the papa
cy of Rome but Rome itself would per-
ish' but he died just in time and re-
lieved the apprehensions of the super
stitions. Pious the TX, however, has
passed over the mystic "years of
PETER" Will the sudden end of the
temporal power of the Pope be consid-
cred as fulfilling the ancient prophesy?
Los Angeles daily herald., 1874-11-24

dinary proceeding as he was n member
of the committee and had never seen
the petition, nor did he know any
thing about the report granting the
deed to SANCHEZ. Two other mem
bers of the Council also said it was eX-
traordinary and when it came to II
vote MORRIS, WEAR, WoRTENBERG
and MARTINEZ voted in the aflirma-
tive. ToBERMAN, KING, CAswELL
and RoEDER did not vote. Those are
the names of the Councilmen and J.
III. TURNER was Mayor. From this it
will be seen that Mr.. BEAUDRY was
not member of the Council nor does
his name appear among those to
whom Mr.. SANCHEZ decided the land
given him by the city, or rather 10y
the four Councilmen named above in
place of the 81 lots sold out of his land.
If there was "Another Big Crab in
this transaction, some of the Express
hackers and not Mr.. BEAUDRY were
the individuals who did the grabbing.
Just who they Were and how the grab
bing was done we will state if the
organ is not satisfied with what we
have already given.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1874-11-24

DE II RESOLVED BY TIE COMMON
ID Council of the city of Los Angeles, as fol-
lows:
That General Municipal Election be held
by the qualinedYoters of said city Oh the first
Monday in December, A. ID. 1874, the same be-
ing the 9TH day of said month, for the follow
ing officers, to-wit
One Mayor, one City Marshal, one City At
torney, one City Treasurer, ono City Assessor,
four members of the Common Council to rep
resent the First Ward of said city, four mem
bers of the Common Council to represent the
Second Ward of said city, four members OF
the Common Council to represent the Third
Ward of said city, and two mem bers of the
cies therein caused by the expiration of the
terms in office of William Pridham and
George Ii. Smith.
The polling places shall be as follows:
For the First Ward, at the house of Thorn
ton T.. Campbell, in said Ward.
For the Second Ward, at the rooms of the
Common Council, i'll said Ward.
For the Third Ward, at the house known as
the Round House, on Main street, in said
Ward.
The following named persons, residents of
the respective Wards, are hereby appointed
as officers to hold and conduct the said elec-
tiOn, tO-wit:
First Ward-Tnspector, Oscar Macey: Judges
of Election, George Waters and Juan Toro.
Second Ward = Inspector, VIM. Mckee;
Judges OF Election, Z. Cabot and james IL.
Easton.
Third Ward-mspcctor, VIM. II. Dennlson;
Judges of Election, Louis B Martinez and 5.
B. Cox.
SECTION 2. The Clerk of the Common Coun-
ell shall certify to the passage of this reSolu-
tlos and cause the same to be entered in full
upon the minutes of this Board and to be pub
liKhed for ten days in English in the Los An
gcleS DAILY IL HERALD ana for ten days in
Spanish in La Csonica, newspapers published
in sa id city.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1874-11-24
That Reservoir Scheme.

The property-owners on the slope
and along the base of Fort Hill are
alive to The danger to WHICH they will
be exposed and the damage they will
sustain from the building of n reser-
voir on the apex of that elevation, and
they are already beginning to express
their determination to hold the city
responsible for whatever loss they may
incur through the carrying out Of the
scheme the Water Company now have
before the Council. If the proposed
reservoir is built it will certainly
prove very damaging to u large
amount of property, and as the de-
cisions of the Supreme Court have al
ready rendered null and void the ex-
elusive franchise granted tho Water
Company by the city some time ago,
all damage that may result to private
property through an attempt to carry
out the now illegal condi-
tions of that contract or to carry out
like conditions of the contract or priv
ilege now sought to be obtained from
the Council, will be recoverable from
the city, thus imposing n heavy eX-
pense on the taxpayers besides deteri-
Grating the value of broad extent of
now valuable city property. From
the Pico Housealmost to the summit
of Fort Hill people will retire to rest
with the fear that the vast body of
water above them will break away
and carry them into eternity without
a moments warning as were the vic
Tins of the reservoir tragedy in Mass
achusetts short time ago. A strong
effort will be made at the session of
the Council on Friday next to secure
a majority in favor of the Water Com
pany, and to prevent the consumma-
| ton of an act which will inevitably
involve much trouble, litigation and
such heavy expense, the people
should take immediate and decisive
b.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1874-11-24
SAN FRANCISCO.
steamers-Thc Weather-FIuid Lamp
Accident.

Accident.
SAN FRANCISCO, November Odd
Connolly, the man who was stabbed
by Lynch last night at the Mission
Dolores, died this afternoon. The man
who stabbed him is in Jail charged
with the crime of murder.
The storm continues unabated, and
extends all down the coast.
SAN FRANCISCO, November 22d.-
The Pacific Mail steamer Constitution
arrived this morning with 621 passen-
gers.
There have slight showers fallen
during the day, and tonight it is
cloudy, with prospect of some more
rain.
A lady living on OFarrell street
while trying to light q coal oil lamp
this evening, accidentally ignited the
fluid and an explosion was the cOnse-
quence. She caught her little child
i'll her arms and ran into the street.
Both were badly burned. Their names
could not be learned.
SAN FRANCISCO, November 23d.-
The steamer VIM. Taber arrived to-
day.
a very heavy rain has fallen since
midnight. 1t. still continues. The
barometer is low down. The wind
blew gale all night, but no serious
damage is reported from the shipping
in the Harbor. The wind is still
strong from the Southeast.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1874-11-24
" That Big Grab"

We promised the Express ventila-
tion of its "Another Big Grab" and
will now proceed to redeem that
promise, promising at the outset that
before we are through we shall pro-
duce facts to show that in place of Mr..
BEAUDRY it was some of the ring in
whose employ the Express is now la
boring so zealously, who gobbled up
the tract of land in question. On May
sth, 1868, Mr.. T. A. SANCHEZ pur-
chased at auction what is known as
the Abila tract, but did not secure his
deed until March 30th, 1869. In the
course of time, the city sold to other
parties 21 lots of Mr.. SANCHEz's
property. He experienced some diff
Guilty in obtaining pay for this prop
erty, and the Express intimates that
J payment was only made through
bringing to bear powerful influence
on certain members of the Council;
but when it is known to whom Mr.
SANCHEZ decided portion of the land
he then received Immediately after
obtaining title to it, and to that is
added the general supposition that it
was dne to the tlisiaterested influence
OF those gentlemen on the Council
that Mr.. SANCHEZ was enabled to OBJ
tain what rightfully belonged to him,
we think it will be conceded that the
E:rpreSs has found the back of the
sword sharper than its edge, and in
drawing back to strike Mr.. BEAUDRY
it has severely wounded one or two of
its employers. Mr.. SANCHEZ obtained
decd for fourteen acres of the hill
land about the Jewish Cemetery
Gallon on the 14th of November, 1870,
and on the 10th of Novem-
-ber, 1870 = two days after - he
decided to M. CoRoNEL and
Y. SEPULvEDA n one fourth in
terest, and on the same day he decided
3. III. MORT, 7. w. HELLMAN and
DAVID WEIsENBERa a one-half inter-
est in the tract granted him by the
city: In the proceedings of the Coun-
Gil for November 10th, 1870 when the
petition of SANCHEZ for payment for
the 21 lots sold was reported to the
Council from the committee to which
it had been referred, one member of
the committee said it was an extraor-
Los Angeles daily herald., 1874-11-24
The Rebuke of the Slanderers.

Since the exposure of the BERNARD
slander against Mr.. BEAUDRY and the
presentation of the most conclusive
proof that it's authors and dissemina-
tors not only knew of the unfounded
character Of the malicious charges
they We're circulating, but positively
refused to publish the evidence estab-
fishing the complete innocence of Mr..
BEAUDRY of all unlawful or dishonor-
able completely in the matter, the
ring appears to be utterly confounded.
worthy citizen with the commission
of criminal act for the purpose of
injuring him in the estimation of his
fellowmen, and thereby enabling the
ring to place the control of our munic-
ipal affair In the hands of their crea-
lures, has met that rebukc which ex-
posed villainy should ever receive at
the hands of an Intelligent and hon
est community. The sword of justice
has reached even farther. 1t has
struck down the base slanderers and
placed them i'll such condition that,
though they may still cherish and
maintain the disposition to continue
their nefarious practice of ejecting the
slanderous poison, it will fall far short
of its destined mark and hurt no one
except those from whom it emanates.
The convicted slanderer is q fangless
serpent. Mr.. BEAUDRY stands to-day
as well in the estimation of those
with whom he has lived for nearly
quarter of century as he did erst-
while, when those who are now de-
nouncing him as criminal were wont
to sing p@ans to his praise and laud
him as one of our most liberal and
public spirited citizens, and his major
ity for Mayor will be increased by the
votes of the many who, while he may
not have been their first choice, will
now support him through convic-
tion that the man against whom the
ring will go to such extremes must be
the truest and best man to stand be-
tween the people and the ring.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1874-11-24
CITY AND COUNTY OFFICIAL PAPER.
"a, 1874.

THE Express prints the Stars inter-
view of BERNARD, in which that in
dividual admits that he did not own u
lot though he afterward sold it twice.
This ought to make BERNARD almost
the equal for honesty and veracity of
the Express, which turned traitor to
the party that made it and sold itself
to the opponents of that party; and
which, after admitting man to be a
good aud useful citizen, for pay, agreed
to and actually tried to blacken that
mans character. BERNARD and the
Express; the ErpresS and BERNARD.
Like and like. Such paper with
such witness can prove anything eN-
cept that he is q truthful man and it
an honest journal.