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Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1876-10-20

A DEMOCRATIC TOWN IN 1NDIANA.-Nas-
by assisted in organizing the democratic
campaign in "Injeanny" and thus enthu-
siastically describes specimen democratic
stronghold: "The village delites me, for 1
knowd ez soon ez seed it that wuz in a
soil propishus to dimocrisy and reform.
The houses wuz mostly nnpainted, and
them ez wuz he'd been done a CRATE many
years ago, and never sence, and ez 1t he'd
been scaled orf in spots they looked wuss
than them which he'd never been painted
at all. saw pig pens in front NV most NV
the houses, and gales enuf' that hung by
one hinge, and clapboards that hung by one
male, to satisfy even me, wich kin tell
dimieratic village ez fur ez / kin see 1t.
And then TO make assurance doubly shoor,
and 10 remove the last'lngerin doubt NV
the politix Nv the place, and Nv the eoun-
try round about, out NV one hundred hous-
es, twenty Nv them wuz wet groseries, and
all NV 'em appeared to be doln NV good
biznis. 1t was the Cross Roads over agin,
and my hart warmed ez got into 1t.
"Here," Lhot !, 81 Good, methinks, dwell
forever. Give me a post offs here and let
II be in that little bildln beside that biggest
grosery, so ez to be kerried into my oils at
mite, convenient, and life would be to me a
rose.tlnted dream, with nary cloud in my
horizon. And 1 wuz not DISAPPOINTED.
Where ther's bars enuh, and people enuf
wich don't do anything but lcen agln 'em,
yoo shell find dlmocrisy fioorlshin Instl-
tooshen."
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1876-10-20

erns or caves. Dunkeny Is the chief OF
these and must be entered from the sea-.
But the water was too rough for the boat
man to venture out with us. We had to
content ourselves therefore with seeing
Portcoon cave. This is half mile east of
what is the Causeway proper. We reach ii
by gaining the plateau and descending
again by a winding path which brings us
once more TO the sea. We watch our op-
portunity when the waves have retreated,
and hasten by an uncertain way on the
sides of the rock TO the aperture, which
opens into one side of the cave. This OPEN
ing is just large enough TO let us through.
But we must be careful how we descend to
the caves bed, for the waters rush in and
out with such violence that we may be
borne away on the retresting wave. Our
guides are here of service TO us and help
us to take advantage of ebb tide and Sc
cure our positions so far up as TO be safe.
This cave is over three hundred feet in
length. Nearest the sea it is forty feet high
and somewhat wider. The surging and
rushing OF the waters up and down its
length is tremendous, as Is also the roar.
One of the guides fires, for our profit, it is
presumed, a small pistol. The report is
that of a Parrot or a Krug. The sound is
absolutely deafening. 1t reverberates like
a thunder peal. 1t takes us some lime to
recover our auriculars. We get out of this
cave with more difficulty than we got in,
get round the jutting rocks to terra tirma
with more difficulty, realizing "the de-
scent to avenues, &C."
On our return we devoted an hour to
Dunluce Castle, a description OF which
must be deferred TO another time.
EAsTwooD.
Sept. 18th, 1876.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1876-10-20

1t is said that the grandson of the king
of Italy, Prince Humbert's son, now about
six years of age, is brought up in a most
remarkable manner. The only foreign Lam
guage he is taught is English, with which
he is already tolerably we'll acquainted, and
which he is TO master before proceeding to
any other, the growing importance of Eng
lish speech having been duly appreciated
by his relatives. Another interesting fea-
ture of his education is the Indifference
paid to his rank by all who surround'him,
and the ignorance in which he has so far
been kept of his possible future kingship.
The result remains to be seen when the
kingship comes. The little prince is said
to have great taste for mechanical stud
les, which may prove useful to him If any
untoward event should disturb the success
sion In or alter the government OF Italy.
-Forty-two departments of France re-
port the grain harvest this year as excel
lent, thirty-nlne as middllng, and five as
poor.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1876-10-20
G. III r O N &c
CATARRH.

Symptoms.-Obstructed breathing, partial closure
Of one both nostrils stopped up, "stuffed up
feeling in the head constant blowing of the nose dis
charges from the nose Of watery thick yellow
greenish mucus, frequently streaked with blood.
Sometimes the matter becomes encrusted in the nasal
passages and is removed only by prolonged effort. In
the morning on rising the symptoms are the worst.
Violent blowing hawking and splitting until the crusts
removed at least partially and the throat is freed
from the matter that has accumulated during the
night Finally the poisonous etions attack the
throat, bronchial tubes lungs, terminating in pumo-
nary consumption, accompanied by q most offensive
breath and impaired eyesight and hearing
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1876-10-20
Pc R M AN E N TLY
CURED.

SASFoRD's RADICAL CURE FOR CATARRH is a safe,
certain, and permanent for Catarrh OF every
form, and is the most perfect remedy ever devised.
1t is purely vegetable dstillaon, and is applied To-
cany by insuflAton, and consttutonally by internal
administration. LEGALLY applied relief is instdnfdne
1t soothes heals and ceanses the nasal passages
OF every feeling of heaviness obstruction dulness
dizziness. ConstitutionAiy administered 1t renovates
the blood, pures it Of the acid poison with which 1t
s always charged in Catarrh, stimulates the stomach
liver and kidneys, perfects digestion, makes new
blood, and permits the formation Of sound, healthy
tissue and finally obtains complete control over the
disease. The remarkable curative powers, when oil
other remedies utterly fail, Of SASFoRD's RADICAL
CURE are attested by Thousands who gratefully re-
commend 1t to fellow sufferers. No statement is made
regarding 1t that cannot be substantiaed by the most
respectable and reliable references 1t Ia great and
package contains treatise on Catarrh aud DR.. san
fords Improved Inhaling Tube, and full directions
fer its use in all cases.
SAHFoRp's RADICAL CURE is sold by all wholesale
and retail druggists throughout the United States.
Price 81.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1876-10-20
u Ice r A TIV e
CATARRH.

This is the most destructive and terrible stage Of
the disease The whole nasal passages including the
eyes and ears, the tonsils throat bronchial tubes
and lungs become one after another, affected, in
famed, liberated and succunb rapidly to this fright
full monster. peculiar acid is generated and set at
liberty by this disease, which, permeatng the blood,
weakens aud destroys its renovating power and al
lows the system opportunity to throw of the NAL
ady until this poison is neutralized and expelled. 1t
is here that constitutional treatment becomes Of the
most vital consequence, because unless arrested at
this stage the disease will make rapid progress to-
wards pulmonary consumption "-WITsRs House
houid Physician. Meanwhile soothing healing aud
Asringent medicine must be applied directly to the
nasal passages this forming the most perfect treat
ment Of the disease possible.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1876-10-20

Just about these days it is not only
natural but highly appropriate, when two
men meet, to have word or two on the
political situation. A man boarded a
Woodward avenue car, recently, sat down
beside keen-looking old gentleman and
asked him, SLOWS Indlanaf" The o. G.
became decidedly frantic with rage, aud
would not listen to an explanation. "Sup-
pose," said he, "I should get into car
aud ask you how Indiana wasf How quick
you would knock me down, STRIP "No, I
wouldn'tr' "Then Pm a liar, am Ip
shouted the old man, trying TO pull of his
overcoat. There would have been a row
had not the other man hurried out Of the
car.-DoIr0i Free Press.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1876-10-20
S N E e ZINC
CATARRH.

Ihs is constant sneeze sneeze, sneeze, until your
head seems ready to fly off, until your and eyes
discharge excessive quantities Of mucus thin, acrd
and poisonous, until UNIT for business or pleasure,
you number yourself among the most afflicted Of
mortals destined to suffer periodically the greatest
distress without relief consolation. Every draught
every breath Of air seems enemy in disguise This
is properly called Acute Catarrh, and commonly, Cold
In the Head Its constant recurrence is due to
stitutionay weak or diseased nasal organs and en-
feebed action Of the perspratory glands In the per-
manent cure Of this distressing malady, SASFoRD's
RADICAL CURE FOR CArARRH is q never failing spe-
cihc. InstADt relief follows the first dose. Its
destroys the morbid sensitiveness to atmospheric
changes which predspose people to this disease aud
is sure to prevent an attack Of Chronic Lucrative
Catarrh
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1876-10-20
Miscellany.
what is Success Z

WWhn1 a.. auraAaar
,,,,--.--.
"uA' 10 su'oe'H' 'n~' sn''eiiHe pl."'
.ol WINCH We rusn WIN '~s,, e''''
Doas H'@i'', @'N " ,-oN'
i1'e 'Uiuior' ENC NJ ,n9
mara 'uo ,iUuons y. ,ao D-es,
The people Of thy glories sing,
And nations with thy praises ring.
Is thine success, o son Of fame7
He answered, yea, an empty name.
,,
t"eu 'ui n'u ~ '-''ei V,u'
anu tu'''u .iA-' - -, 80 e''N
soo 'n'o Ai'S WIN si'eu' 'ooie'
OF misery and silent pain
living sacrifice TO gain
Will all these heavy money bags
Repay such loneliness and rags7
He muttered, gazing at the ground,
'Tis my success, an empty sound.
De'onu 'ne oi'y inAu mug foAr'
sought an aged hermlts ooor'
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1876-10-20
LAME BACK.
Lame and Painful Back---Twelve Days
in Hospital.

Messrs. WEEKS POTTER: Gentlemen,-I have
just recovered from lame and painful back through
the use of your CoLLINs' YoLTAIc PLAsTERs. My
back lame and painful that could not stoop,
walk do duty Of any kind, and was placed In the
hospital for twelve days without then asked
permission OF the surgeon to try the COLLINS VOLTA
10 PLAsrERs, and in few hours after putting one on
was entirely relieved Of pain and able to bend my
back; am now thoroughly we'll. 1 consider them
simply wonderful Respectfully you're,
ALEXANDER JAMESON,
Co. l, LIST Artillery, Fort Warren.
Boston, May 8, 1876.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1876-10-20

TO Him in whose eyes "ono day Is as a
thousand years, and thousand years arc
as one day."-Richdrd Il. Proctor in 50.
Nicholas for October.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1876-10-20
CARE DOING WoNpERs.v

Messrs WEEKS PoTTKn: Gentlemen,-CoLLIHs'
VoLrAIc PLAsTERs doing wonders. They work
like magic and those you sent last are all sold and
get this. Money enclosed herewith. want them to-
morrow night, If possible. In haste, yours,
I. Il. PALMER, p. NJ.
No. Fayette, Me-, May /, 1876.
Sold by all druggists. Sent by mail on receipt Of
25 cents for one, IL as for six, S225 for twelve,
carefully wrapped and warranted, by WEEKS POT
TER, ProprietOrs, Boston, Mass.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1876-10-20
The Vermont Phoenix.
PUBLISHED WEEKLY by
TRENCII ~ ,STEDNIAN.
flee No. o Granite Row, main street,
DRATTLEBoRo, VT.

TRnNs.-To single subscribers, by mail, s225 per
annum in advance; in clubs, S20O. When not paid
in advance, bOc additional per year, will be charged
RATES oF ADVERTISING made known ON application.
Births Deaths and Marriages inserted gratis Obitu-
AIRY Notices or Resolutions, Cards of Thanks, &c, 1Oc
per line of ten words
o. L. FRENCH. D. b. STKDMAN.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1876-10-20
BRATTLEBORO
BustMtsS DtrFrtorp.

Name, business and Location ofthe leading
business Houses in BrdttlebOrO.
~ CUT THIS OUT FOR REVERENCE.
Bradford opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1874-1881, 1876-04-22
Requisites for q Newspaper Man.

Curtis Guild, in lecture before the
Boston newspaper men, said What,
then, some one may inquire, are the
requisites for the newspaper business
An answer to this suggests itself to my
mimi in reply in somewhat powerful
terms, will admit, that I made to a
pale, hollow chested young man OF
twenty-five or three who once waited
upon me with an inquiry of similar
nature. He had few thousand dollars,
and had just graduated from college,
and wanted to join with somebody to
"start paper p Start paper! This
is thought by almost every one outside
the business one of the easiest and
pleasantest things in the world to do
and so it is if you have plenty of money
to start with but it is not the starting,
but the keeping of it going at profit,
that calls for brains. recall now the
reply, probably prompted by days So
we're and exhausting work, when, after
listening as patiently as possible to the
young mans crude notions respecting q
business in which he had no experience,
he begged I would tell him in as few
words as possible the qualifications
necessary to prosecute the business
successfully. He was somewhat startled
by the assertion that they were as fol-
lows:
brain az flexible and elastic as steel,
memory az tenacious as iron,
A temper even as that of a saint,
A digestion equal to that Of an ostrich,
And the endurance of adamant.
Bradford opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1874-1881, 1876-04-22
i" Criminal Intent.O

A man about fifty-fve years old, hav.
ing red hair and whiskers, took liking
to woman in Detroit, says the Free
Press, and, after an hours conversation,
made her an offer of marriage, explain
ing that he was widower, and worth
four or five thousand dollars. Thinking
to have some fun at his expense, the
woman replied that she would talk to
him If he would go and have his hair
and whiskers dyed. He joyfully trotted
away, and barber made the change. It
was a sick change, and when the old
man returned to the market, the women
up there laughed till the tears fell.
care you making fun of meY" seri-
ously inquired the widower.
ooh! what man-oh! where's the
fool-killer :" shouted the female who had
promised to be his own true love.
When he discovered that she had
been triAing with his feelings no went
down to the central station and told his
story.
"Look at this job |" he shouted,
pointing to his hair and whiskers.
"Where's my twelve shillings gomez"
The captain replied that he had better
go away and not make fuss, but the
old man was aroused, and he footed it
to the police court, and was last seen
sitting on the edge Of crippled cane
seat chair and demanding Of the clerk:
II will have a warrant! It's criminal
intent. I tell you, and somebody's gotto
uu ffar 20
Bradford opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1874-1881, 1876-04-22
Perseverance.

Ono hundred and seventy years ago a
son was born to Massachusetts, talloW
chandler's wife. He grew MP an awk-
ward lad, clothed in the regal linsey
woolsey OF his mothers loom, whoss
hands were redolent with the perfume
OF soap and oandles-a plodding soul
that toiled by day and studied by night.
Stealing from the hours allotted 10 re-
pose, he labored on. Companions
stunned him because he was so dull /;
the woman OF his choice ridiculed him
because he was 90 awkward. Yet he
labored on yet he was perseverance.
He was Benjamin Franklin. He was a
dipper OF candles, a sticker OF type, q
maker OF almanacs, an interpreter for
"Poor Richard" He never changed
his employment. In youth he made
light for Boston's lampless lanterns in
manhood he enlightened the world.
Tho poor printer boy OF to-day, the
honored OF kings Tomorrow the "Poor
Benny OF his mother to-day, tho i'm
mortal Franklin forever. Crowns have
pressed the brows and laurels wreathed
the temples OF far meaner men. He
charged bayonets against tho lightnings
OF heaven and they fell harmless and
quivering at his feet he wreathed gar
lands Of their fiery wings and bound
them round his brow. And vet he was
no genius. Plain, common sense. fixed
ness of purpose, an unwearied industry,
an indomitable perseverance, o noble
alone were his.
Bradford opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1874-1881, 1876-04-22

rule. Central Bosnia Ia now In revolt. The
revolutionists Of Mexico have taken the town
Of New Laredo. IA treaty Of peace has beer
made between the republic Of Liberia and the
revolving tribes. Turkey informs tho inter,
coding powers that she has conceded 10 her
rebellious subjects oil the reforms consistent
with her self-respect. .... Great destitution ID
reported among the inhabitants Of Cape
Breton, aud three hundred persons In the
neighborhood Of Sydney arc said to DO with
out the neoossaries Of life. .... Harvard will
undoubtedly send crew TO Philadelphia to
contend with tho eight-oared crews from
Oxford and Cambridge ...... The direct cable
to England Is once more in working order.
The government Of Servia has determined
to levy forced loan Of go head. Freight
rates east have been reduced. -. South Caro-
lima sends her delegates to tho national Repub-
lican convention unpledged. IAN iron oil
tank at Bear Greek station, Pa, was struck by
lightning and instantly became . MACS Of
flames, which spread to two neigh boring tanks,
and the three were totally destroyed with their
contents Of forty-ave thousand barrels of oil,
involving q loss Of nearly 100000. A twenty
five-thOusand barrel tank was also struck by
lightning and SGT on fire At Beaver Pipe sta
ton, but was extinguished by the use Of
steam. 90, Three men were buried beneath
an old wall in Philadelphia, and when rescued
ono was dead and the others seriously injured.
.....A fire in st. Johns, Canada, destroyed .
brick block residence and storehouse. valued
ut $4,000. -. -Four men we're instantly killed
and five others seriously and perhaps fatally
injured by hre-damp explosion in tho Mes
quehoniDg mine, near Allentown, Pa. .....
Twenty thousand golfers are OF strike in
South Yorkshire, England, against fifteen
per cent. reduction of wages. 80. The immi.
grafton from Ireland for 1876. 1t is estimated,
will DO the smallest since 1851. -. Five dwell
ngs, with numerous barns and ortbuildings,
we're blown down at Creston, H., during the
prevalence Of heavy gale. Loss, 10000.
Bradford opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1874-1881, 1876-04-22
Water and Disease,

The journal of Chemistry warns the
drinkers of water from wells near dwell
ings to beware of the typhoid poison,
sure to be found sooner or later in those
reservoirs, if any of the house drainage
can percolate them. The gelatinous
matter often found upon the stones of
a well is poison to the human system,
pro ably causing by its spores fermen-
tation of the blood with abnormal heat
or fever. Wholesome untainted water
is always free from all color and odor.
To test it thoroughly place half pint
in clear bottle, with few grains of
lulrp sugar, and expose it, stoppered,
to sunlight in q window. If, even after
an exposure of eight or ten days, the
water becomes turbid it is a sure indica-
ton that the water has been scontam-
mated by sewerage of some kind; if it
remains perfectly clear it is pure and
safe.
Bradford opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1874-1881, 1876-04-22

The huge, drastic, gripping, sickenine
pills, constructed of crude, coarse and bulky
ingredients, are fast being superseded by DR..
Pierces Pleasant Purgative Pellets, or Sugar
Coated, Concentrated Root and Herbal Juice,
Anti-Bilious Granules-the "Little Giant VI
Cathartic or Muhum in Pdruo physic. Modern
chemical science enables DR.. Pierce to extract
from the juices of the most valuable roots and
herbs their active medicinal principles, which,
when worked into little pellets and granule',
scarcely larger than mustard seed, renders
each little pellet as active and powerful as
a large pill, while they are much moro palata-
Bile and pleasant in effect.
DIR. Ira A. Tha7er, of Baconsburg, Ohio,
writes II regard your Pellets as the lest
remedy for the Conditions for which you pre-
scribe them OF anything l have ever used,
so mild and certain in effect, and leaving the
bowels in sn excellent condition. 1t seems to
me they mutt take the place Of all other ca
thartic pills and medicines"
Lyon & Mscomber, druggists, Vermillion,
say I'VE think they are gong to sell like hot
cakes as soon as the people get acquainted
with them and will spoil the pill trade, Is
those who have used them like them mich
better than large pills."
Bradford opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1874-1881, 1876-04-22
How Postage Stamps are Made.

In printing, steel plates are used, on
which two hundred stamps are en-
graved. Two men are kept hard at
work covering them with the colored
inks and passing them to man and q
girl, who are equally busy at printing
them with large rolling hand presses.
Three of these little squads are employ
ed all the time, although ten presses can
be put into use in case of necessity.
After the small sheets of paper upon
which the two hundred stamps are en-
graved have dried enough, they are sent
into another room and gummed. The
gum used for this purpose is a peculiar
composition, made of the powder of
dried potatoes and other vegetables
mixed with water, which is better than
any other material-for instance, gum
arabic, which cracks the paper badly.
This paper is also of peculiar texture
somewhat similar to that used for
banknotes. After having been again
dried-this time on little racks, which
are famed by steam power for about an
hour-they are put in between sheets of
pasteboard and pressed in hydraulic
presses, capable OF applying a weight of
two thousand tons. The next thing is
to cut the sheets in half each sheet of
course, when cut, contains hundred
stamps. This is done by girl with
large pair of shears, cutting by hand be-
ing. preferred to that of machinery,
which method would destroy too many
stamps. They are then passed to two
other squads, who, in as many opera
lions, perforate the sheets between the
stamps. Next they are pressed once
more, and then packed and labeled, and
slowed away in another room, prepare
tory to being put in mail bags for dis
patching to fulfill orders. If single
stamp is torn, or in any way mutilated,
the whole sheet of one hundred is burn
ed. About five hundred thousand are
burned every week from this cause.
For the past twenty years not a single
sheet has been lost, such care has been
taken in counting them. During the
progress of manufacturing, the sheets
are counted eleven times.
Bradford opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1874-1881, 1876-04-22
A Dangerous Department.

G. W. B. writes from Luzerne, N. Y,
that he has been deceived in a recipe
given in the household department of
the Danbury Ne,Ds. This recipe was
for the cure of warts, and prescribed
"muriate of ammonia" G. w, B, tried
it on wart, and the result was both un-
expected and undesirable. His hand
begun to swell and to grow sore, and he
fears it will be a month before he can
use it with freedom. The wart still re-
mains. G.. w. Il. is generous enough to
conjecture that possibly his wart was not
the right kind of wart for the remedy.
We are sorry for him. A household de-
partment has got to be kept up in every
paper, OF course, but we have for long
time been oppressed by the dark fore
boding that somebody will yet be killed
through its agency.
Bradford opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1874-1881, 1876-04-22
MurdererS.

Piper, the Boston belfry murderer
spends his time reading and thinking
having given up all hope of escape from
the gallows. He says that every night
when he retires he can remember ex
actly what he was doing year ago that
night; and this fact is regarded as quite
remarkable, as his memory has not hith-
erto been considered an uncommon one.
Jesse Pomeroy, the boy murderer, also
devotes much of his time to reading.
He doesn't expect to be hanged.