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Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1876-12-29
CTATE OF VERMONT, Marlboro, SIS

- TAs Probate Court for said District.
To all persons interested in the Estate Of JAMES
A. CLARK, late Of Brattleboro in said District,
deceased, Greeting:
You are hereby notified that this Court will decide
upon the allowance Of the account Of Charles 3.
Clark, Administrator upon said estate, and decree
distribution thereof to the persons entitled at the
session thereof be held the Probate office in Brat
tleboro the last Saturday Of December A. D. 1876,
when and where you may be heard in the premises,
IL you see caust. so ASA KEYES, Register.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1876-12-29

SRND acc to @. P. HOWELL a CO., New York, for
- pamphlet Of 100 PIP, containing lists Of 1000
papers, aud estimates showing cost Of advertising.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1876-12-29
New York Stock and Money Market.

NEW YORK, Dec. &c. Money loaned at 5a7 q cent.
on call Gold lO7 ~, Government bonds
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1876-12-29
Zegat Notices.
STATE OF VERMONT, MARLBORO,
- IS. The Probate Court for said District.

~ IS. The Probate Court for said District.
To all whom II may concern, Greeting.
You are hereby notified that R U s Z L L. r B.
ERTS, Administrator Of the Estate Of o S c Il
COBURN, late Of Guilford, deceased, has made
application in writing to this Court for license to SELL
with the appreciation OF the heirs, the whole Of the
Real Estate Of said deceased the ground that such
sale will be beneficial to said heirs and that this Court
will decide upon said application at the thereof
to be ned at the Probate Once in Brattleboro in said
District on the last Saturday of December AID. 1876
when aud where you may be heard in the premises,
II you cause. 50 ASA KEYES, Register.
American citizen., 1876-08-19

picked up the garment and examined
it. Ten minutes later he came slowly
down stairs with dry mustard-plaster
in his hand, while thunder clothed his
brow.
Going up to Mrs. Cooley he shook the
plaster under her nose, and said in a
suppressed voice:
"Did you put that thing in my
clothesp"
81 did it for the best, John," she
said. "I thought-''
"Oh, never mind what you thought,
you idiot! Never mind what you thought!
You've taken the skin clear off of my
bosom, so that I'm as raw as a sirloin
steak, and I'll probably never be well
again as long as live. That lets you
out. You play any more tricks like
that on me, and III put you in the coal
bin and keep you there till you starve
to DEATH Now mind me-"
Then he slammed the door and went
out. Mrs. Cooley doesn't know to this
day what effect the grasshoppers are
going to have on the fall elections
PhtLadeIphi1 Bulletin.
American citizen., 1876-08-19
Fashion Notes.

Striped stockings worn in good socie-
ty should always be mates.
For surf bathing, newspaper bustles
are inappropriate; it is not considered
ton to enter the water in full evening
dress.
Ulster overcoats are rarely seen now
on the Fifth Avenue or Broadway.
No young gentleman of discreet taste
will appear at summer hop in Well
ington boots and Turkish trowsers.
Pullbacks, corsets, money and habit
ual drunkards continue to get tighter
and tighter.
The latest novelty in summer suits
for gentlemen is Talma of duck can
vas, with large portraits in oil of Til
den and Hendricks or Hayes and
Wheeler.
There is no material change in the cut
of infants underwear.
A fashionable suit this season is what
is known as the divorce suit. II is ex-
pensive, but attracts attention.
A new and elegant style of burial cas-
ket has the monogram of the inmate on
the center of the lid. 1t is called the
ssChilds's, A. NJ, casket."
For travelling, carry a crowbar to
open car-windows; Spencer or Henry
Martini rifle protection against hack
men and hotel clerks; good supply of
equable temper, and large valise to
contain greenbacks.-N. Y. Sun.
American citizen., 1876-08-19
The II ise of Mehemet Ali Pasha.

Mehemet Ali Pasha, the commander
of the Turkish armies operating against
Servia, is Frenchman. His history
has a flavor about it of medieval ro-
nance. His father, Detrois, was a
harpist in the orchestra of the Berlin
Theater Royal, who sent him to the Le-
want, forty years ago, as a cabin boy
with Prussian sea captain. He was
treated so badly that he ran away on
reaching Constantinople, and was lucky
enough to be taken into the service of q
great Turkish parsonage, no other than
Ali Pasha. He became Mohammedan,
was educated, and put into the army.
His old father, who is still living in Ber-
lin, and very poor, not long ago learned
what had become of his son, and con-
trived to get a letter to him. The re-
ply very shortly afterwards was the ap-
pearance at the door of old Detrois's g
humble home of splendid equipage,
from which descended the Turkish am
bassador in Germany, Aristarchi Bey
"a brother of the Turkish Minister in
Washington), who came to bring him
an affectionate letter and such substan-
t;al tokens of filial affection as will
make his last days days of pleasantness
and of peace.
American citizen., 1876-08-19
THE MARKETS.

ST. LOUIS. August IA. 1876.
BHEyEs1 = G s4:15g 4 % 95; Good TO- q Prime e
Corn Fed Texans, s. .25g 90.
HoGs-Shpping, S5.95S6.25.
% Psney
WmsHIWRed. No. 2. s1.15s1.1e; No. :
coEseNo t;o : sios mixed. 4ss42s..
OATs-No. 9, 81 s32hc.
RYE-No. 9, 49ag SOC.
TIMOTHY SEEDS. .COg3.2O.
ToBAcco-Planters' Lngs. s4.7oa7.e5; BE
digm shpping , Leaf, d slo; @ cog dds u 80 =. M
BUrTER-Choice Dairy, aos22c.
PoRK-standard Mese. s1e ooa1e %.
WooL-Tab- washed. Choice. s5xsssc; Un
waehed Combing, PIG tsc.
COTToN-middlIng, ntc.
NEW YORK
BEEvEs-Native Steers. e7.tOs 9.25.
sHEEr-Common to Choice. $3.50 Q $50;
Lambs, S5.0Jg 80.
WHEAr-No. Chicago, 9Sca SIC
CoRN-Western Mixed. 81 Sos.
OATS-Western Mixed, 30 9 43;.
PoRK-Mess, SIS. .O0d 1910
COrTON-Middling, Ike.
BEEvEs-Common to Choice. s3.so . Is
Hoas.Commoa MOI to Choice so.'oeo'S'
FLoUR-Cholce Winter Extra, e6.s5o7. .s5
Spring Superfne. $2.5093.Co.
8, T26,Sc.
CoRN-No. ., 45945Isc.
OATs-No. ., -9h 3Jc.
RYE-No. ,, 10 SOC.
PORK-Mess, SIS. .156 1870.
LARD-Per cwt. 10 9J8l0 %.
KANSAS CITY.
BEEvEs-Natiye Steers. S3.a0s, - Mar e
Cows, 81. .2553.7,.
HOGs-S5. 500 6.25.
SHEEP-Common to Extra, tl.tO127 Z.
MEMPHIS.
FLouR-Choicc, 46.50@7.C0.
CoRN-Eo. White, 81 5jc-
OATs-l49 46c.
CoTroN=-Middling, uHc.
NEW ORLEANS
FLoUR-Chofce to Family. fS. .h0a5.I
CoRN-Mixed, 5sg BIC.
OArs--St. Louis, NE +C0.
HAY-Choice, - t-cosn2i "a.
rouR-Srw Mees, eco. sas ~ 10
BACor--pS4II.sc.
SUGAR Choice, 10 luA
COTTON Low AIaoank Il u
American citizen., 1876-08-19
Senator Jones's Story.

"Some 20 years ago." said Senator
Silver Jones, tI went to California,
and on the way out was an old gam
bier, with a set-out of faro boxes, rou-
lette tables, etc. He took liking to
me, and he said, Johnny, I'll tell you
a secret that may save you many dol
lar. Do you see this roulette wheel?
It's circle is black and red, and they
bet on the colors-a nearly even chance.
Now, watch, Johnny, as sit here and
spin the ball. Do you see me gently
raise my knees and press under the
frame of the table? Well, those red
and black compartments are connected
by ,wo sets of wires. raise my knees
when see that the bulk of money is on
the red, and that wire running through
the reds trills and trembles, SO that the
ball won't rest on any red cell, but is
repelled and settles in some black spot.
Johnny, remember this when you have
bagged your gold DUST went into
gambling house about a year after
ward to make a stake. There was q
fine, fighting gambler sitting there
spinning roulette. Said 1 to myself,
young man, I'll just take peep at
your knees He. raised them very
gently, and planted my money against
the pile, knowing that when he swept
the great amount off for the red he
must pay the black. So picked up
hundred dollars or SO. Every time 1
hit it. That gambler got his eye on
me. 1t was an eye full of smallpox
audacity. He addressed me finally in
a loud tone of voice. Said he, didn't
I tell you never to come here again?
Didn't tell you that this was place
for gentlemen? This is q gentlemen's
game That man. gentlemen, it is my
duty to warn you against; that loafer
is a thief Well,'' continued Jones,
81 had never in my life been there be-
fore, but 1 saw the scheme. If l re-
sented what the boss said there were
forty fellows there, cappers and SO
forth, to kick me down stairs and rob
me, so meckly said, We'll, sir, ] do
not wish to make any disturbance here.
If you don't want me hcre III take my
money and 60. '"~ Philadelphia Ags.
American citizen., 1876-08-19
Effects of Dull Times.

To-day all the mills in Fall River cut
down ten per cent. in the wages of the
operatives. Much dissatisfaction is felt
among the hands, and although COM
paratively little is said it is easy to see
that the feeling is intense among the
operatives. Manufacturers say this is
their only alternative, they must either
do it or close up. The Sprague Mills
in Cranston and other parts of Rhode
Island are either closed or running with
small help. At Baltic the mills shut
down Saturday night, and 1000 opera
tives were thrown out of employment
1t is expected that there will be another
suspension of A. & w. Sprague & Co.
(now in the hands of Zachariah Chat
fee, trustee), on account of default Of
interest on extension notes for July. -
Boston Post, dug. z,
American citizen., 1876-08-19
Talking BARRIERS.

A man who had been nearly talked
to death by loquacious BARRIERS went
into a shop, the other day, which he
had never patronized before, and hand
ed one of the artists card bearing the
words: "Give me an easy shave.'' The
barber motioned him to chair, and
then, turning round, winked at his fel-
low-laborers and said: ssHere's a deaf
and dumb 'un boys; wants an easy
shave" "Well, if you cash him he
can't talk" replied one who was wait
ing for ''next." ''No, you bet he can't, :"
returned the first. "An easy shave be
blowed! Why, he's got bristles like a
Texas boar, and his skin looks tougher
than canal mules" The boys laughed,
and the operator, who, in the meantime
had lathered the mans face, indulged
in further comments as he urged the
razor over the facial territory before
him. 'What a nose that ISL said he.
ssIf he should sneeze, where would
be?" "Well, his cheek is harder than
razor hone" ado you want us to
help hold his nose while you
go over his lips, Johnny?' asked
another of the idle razor-wielders
"Don't know but what I will want a
little help" s'Be careful and don't
drop your razor down his ear, or you
will lose it, admonished another.
"What dirty head he's got" observed
Johnny, as he ran his fingers through
the mans hair. 81 say, some of you
fellows write card and ask him if he
don't want a shampoo" The card was
written and presented to the man, who
shook his head at it, and, the job being
finished, he arose from the chair. ats
all right, boys" said he, as he laid
down fifteen cents. "I don't mind
your talk any; could stand it first rate
SO long as you didn't say any thing
about base bali, third term or the
whisky ring frauds" He disappeared,
and those BARRIERS sat down and thought
about him.-Providence Post.
American citizen., 1876-08-19
GOING INTO A DECLINE,

How often we hear this expression about
people who have some disease that few med
ical men seem to understand. Some call it
liver complaint, some kidney disease, some
dyspepsia, and others consumption. None
of them afford relief. In the course of the
disease the patients have the following
symptoms-A tired, weak feeling, dizziness
in the head, with faint, all gone sensation
at the pit of the stomach, after eating feel
ing like heavy load on the stomach, pain
in the shoulders, sides and back at times,
scanty, high colored urine depositing sed
iment after standing, skin dark and swarthy,
covered in places with brown spots, hands
and feet cold and clammy at times, at other
times hot and burning; sometimes there
is an itching over the whole body, appetite
changeable, but food distresses and affords
but little nourishment; bowels irregular,
after a time a cough sets in, at first dry, but
after awhile it is attended with eXpectora-
tion, and the body begins to waste. The
truth is that in such cases the liver, stom-
ach, kidneys and blood are all diseased, and
for this combination of diseases we must adj
minister a remedy that will act upon all of
these organs at one time. or else, while one
is being cured the others become worse.
The best article to meet such eases is the
SHAKER EXTRACT OF Roofs mot q patent
medicine). This article generally removes
the disease. The article we mean is sold by
A. S. White, 319 Pearl Street, New York.
Agents wanted.
American citizen., 1876-08-19
A silent Benefactor.

Mr.. Cooley suffered a good deal last
winter from rheumatism in his breast,
and his wife was badly frightened about
it for fear it should end in consumption.
Cooley could not be induced to try any
remedy for the trouble, and Mrs. Cooley
was nearly worried to death about it..
At last she determined to try strategy.
She made up dry mustard plaster,
and one night while he was asleep she
sewed it upon the inside of his under
shirt, so that it would just about cover
the rheumatic place. Cooley dressed
himself in the morning, wholly
unsuspicious. of the presence of the
plaster, and went down stairs. At the
breakfast table, while he was talking to
his wife, he suddenly stopped, looked
cross-eyed, and a spasm of pain passed
over his face. Then he took up the
went on. He was in the midst of an
explanation of the political situation,
when all at once he ceased again, grew
red in the face, and exclaimed:
s'I wonder what in the-No, it can't
be any thing wrong.''
Mrs. Cooley asked what was the mat
ter, and Cooley said:
"Oh, its that Internal old rheuma-
tism again-come back awful. But L
never felt it exactly the same way be-
fore. Kinder stings me-" Mrs. Cooley
said she was sorry.
Then Mr.. Cooley began again, and
was just showing her how the ravages
of the grasshoppers in the West last
summer and the potato bug in the East
would affect the political result next fall
by making the people discontented, ,and
so likely to strike at the party in pow
er, when he suddenly dropped the SUBJ
ject, and, jumping up, said:
Thunder and lightning, what's that!
Ouch! o Moses! 1 feels if 1 had
shoveful Of hot Goals inside my shirt"
"Must be that rheumatism, getting
worse" said Mrs. Cooley, sympathetic
ally.
"Oh, gracious, no! Its something
worse than rheumatism. Feels like
fire burning into my skin. Ouch!
Ow-wow-wow It's awful. l can't
stand it minute. 1 believe it's cholera.
or something, and I'm going to die"
''Do try to be calm, Mr.. Cooley"
"Calmi How can a man be calm
with volcano under his shirt. Get
out of the way, quick, while I go up
stairs and undress. Murder-r-r-r-r, but
it hurts. Let me get out, quick
Then he rushed up to the bedroom
and stripped off his clothes. His chest
was the color of boiled lobster; bu
he couldn't for the life of him tell what
was the matter. Then his eyes rested
upon something white on his shirt. He
American citizen., 1876-08-19
How a Chinaman Bought a
Horse.

Wan Lee had long wanted a horse
with which to collect and deliver his
" laundry" work about the city. Aim
lessly strolling by the Kennard House,
he heard the pool seller shouting,
elbow much for Fullerton, gentlemen :;
how much for Fullerton? 1 am offered
only $40 for this horse the Maid sold
for 800! Who says SI5 for Fuller
ton?"
Wau had heard something about Full
lerton. So when he saw chance to
buy him-as it struck his heather intel
ligence-for only $45, he concluded he
had better close the bargain at once,
and secure a horse which could whisk
his delivery wagon around at lively
rate. With rapid nod he conveyed
the knowledge to the seller that he
would give the S45, and as there were
no higher bidders the purchase was
made.
Wau edged up to the stand and asked /:
hoss?'
"Pay now," said the. hurried clerk,
"and come around tomorrow night for
the chance" .4.
"Alle light,'' said Wau, as he paid
and departed with the card which Sc
cured him the pool as far as Fullerton
was concerned.
The next night he pushed his card
forward and said "Alle light now
me wantee Flulleton."
Fullerton?" said the clerk. "He
didn't win. Smuggler took the pool!''
"Whatee you mean? You thief
You payee me forty-five dole or go to
fleece housei''
"You will get nothing" said the
clerk. "You bet. your money and lost
it,"
Wau went for a policeman, and ex-
planned. When he learned that his $45
were gone forever, he shook his fist and
started for home, scattering Chinese
oaths at the rate of about thousand to
the minute. Leader.
American citizen., 1876-08-19
Harvest.

With throbbipg heart and fearful eye
atched the sprir g time fieeting by.
I saw the snowdrop at its birth
Felied, by spears of rain, to earth;
The iris burst her emerald sheath,
And showed ne amethyst beneath;
The painted tulip fade and close,
Before the glory of the rose.
And now. down fields of sunburnt grass
see the withering rose leaves pass;
And night by night. and day by day,
The life of summer Gibbs away
j see the granaries overflow,
The mellowing orchards bending low.
q G d. my heart in awe and fear
Looks back upon thy perfect year.
Thv bounty covers all the lands,-
i lift in prayer my empty hands.
of all the summer of my life
My harvest is but sin and strife,
OH could these tears, like April rain,
Make moist my hearts hard soil again,
And stir the seeds which Thou didst SOW.
Oil never should they cease to flow.
Could prayer but melt this ice away,
Oh! never would cease to pray,
Till Thou. in mercy. Lord. didst bring
Into my soul second spring.
OH let what rich reward and sweet
To lay its harvest at Thy feeti
American citizen., 1876-08-19
Promise and Performance.

The proprietors of Hostettcr's Stomach
aed Which 81 shis
will not perform. No pretensions irrecon-
cilable with common sense are made in ref
erence to 1t, but evidence of the most posi-
tive nature has been accumulating for over
a quarter of century in its behalf which
proves it to be reliable preventive and
curative of malarial diseases, an efficient
and genial tonic and general corrective, and
specially valuable in cases where the bowels,
Debility, the source from whence SO many
bodily evils spring, is entirely remedied by
the invigorative action of the Bittcrs, which
arrests premature decay and repairs losses
of nervous and muscular power while i'm
proving the appetite and rendering digcs,
ton easy.
American citizen., 1876-08-19

THE German Government has recently
finished the laying of the experimental
subterranean telegraph cable between
Halle and Berlin. 1t is pronounced
highly successful in operation, although
the task of laying it was a tedious one
"a squad of three hundred men, with
twelve horses and wagons, putting down
only about two miles a day. The cable
used consists of seven strands.
American citizen., 1876-08-19

THE ENORMOUS wAsTAGE of grain, i,.erfabls
rih other styles of Threshers be SAVED by this
Improved Machine, sufficient every job, than
pay all expenses of tbreshing.
FLAX, TIMOTHY, MILLET, HUNGARIAN and
like seeds threshed separated, cleaned and saved
easily and perfectly as Wheat, Oats Rye Barley.
AN EXTRA PRICE is usually paid for grain and
seeds cleaned by this machine for extra cleanliness
IN THE WET GRAIN of 1875, these were substan-
tally the ONLY MACHINES that could with profit
economy, doing fast, thorough and perfect work,
srhea Others utterly failed.
ALL GRAIN TIME and MONEY wasting complica-
tions, such Endless Aprons" 'Radies Beaters"
"Pickers" etc. entirely dispensed trth less than
one-haf the usual Gars, Belts Boxes and Journals;
easier managed: NO durable light running cost
ly repairs; do ." "itterings" to clean up; not
troubled by adv -Pls, rain or storms.
FARMERS ar 9.,N RAISERS who posfed
in the large saving BY 1t will not employ info
ror and wasteful machines, but will insist this
improved Thresher doing their work.
FOUR SIZES made for e, g. 10 and IL Horse
Powers. Also speciality Of SEPARATIONS, designed
and made EXPRESSLY FOR STEAM POWER.
TWO STYLES OF HORSE POWERS, viz: our i'm
proved Triple Gear" and our "Spur Speed" Wood
bury Stylel, both Mounted " on -four wheels.
IF INTERESTED in Threshing Grain Raising.
ted Circular sent free) giving full particulars Of Sizes
Styles, Prices, Terms, etc.
Nichols, Shepard d Co.,
BATTLE CREEK, MICH
American citizen., 1876-08-19
Gratefully, your friend,
LAURA THUMPWELI
The Indians Attack a Steamboat

The New York Herald correspondent
writes: The detachment of the Twen-
ty-second regiment, commanded by
Col. Otis, going to reinforce Gen. Ter
ry, had smart brush with the Indians
at Powder River on the goth of July.
The Indians fired on the steamer, and
the troops replied, compelling the In
dians to retire out of range. A landing
was then effected, some ponies were
shot and quantity of arms captured.
Among these was q carbine and some
pistols belonging to Custer's regiment.
The first shots at the steamer fell short,
and soon after bullet crashed through
the vessels side, smashing some cups
and saucers and frightening consider
ably young gentleman who thought
he would take his supper even if he
were to be shot. Later on this was the
signal for terrific fusilade from the
companies of the Twenty-second, who
remained on the steamer. At the dis
tance at which the Indians were visible
the fire could not have been effective,
but it kept the redskins from occupying
the bluffs and pouring in deadly fire on
the mass of men grouped on board.
The Indians got out of range in double
quick time, and did not show any dis
position to face the music. As it was
evident the warriors had abandoned the
idea of attacking the steamer, Col. Otis
landed company of infantry to recon
noiter the village and finish some ponies
which had survived the fusilade. Across
the river the Indian camp presented
scene of confusion which showed that
our appearance was quite a surprise.
Buffalo robes, saddles, brides, hunting
pouches, bows and arrows, and even
rifles and revolvers had beenleft behind
in the sudden flight. A considerable
quantity of these things were carried off
by the soldiers, who found in the camp
an immense quantity of corn and oats.
No effort was made to destroy the camp,
and after shooting the few ponies which
remained alive, the soldiers were re-
called and the Carroll crossed over to
the left bank to take the companies
commanded by Maj. Clarke on board
before proceeding on her way.
Mr.. JAMES LAwToN, proprietor of
the Wild Moss Mills, of Carrollton, Mo-,
recently performed the astonishing feat
of setting bread before his guests which
only eight and one-haf minutes before
had been uncut grain. Sixteen of the
prominent men of the place who wit
messed the act vouch for its correctness.
American citizen., 1876-08-19

THE GREAT FAvoRITE THE popular
Chill Cure of the age! Composed of pure
and simple drugs, Wilhoft's Tonic has long
held the highest place in the long line of
remedies for Chills and Fever. 1t is not
only Anti-Periodic but is Anti-Panic, for it
curtails the heavy expense of Doctors Wis
its, where friendly calls are all itemizcd in
the account current. A penny saved is a
penny gained, and saving it in this way adds
to health and comfort. Try Wilhoft's Tonic
as a certainty and you will never regret it.
g. r. FINLAY & Co., Proprietors, New Or
leans.
For SALE By ALL DRUGGIsTs.
PENTECOsT & HAYDEN, Panora, Iowa,
wrote March %, 1876: .'We have sold Shall
lenberger's Ague Pills for eight years, and
have no failure to cure reported.' In view
of such facts why suffer? ONE DOLLAR will
cure you. ONE DOSE stops the chills.
PROOFi PROOF!! PROOF!!.
DIR. TUT: Dear Sir-We wish 10 inform you that
you Hair Dye excels all others. For its natural
coloring 1t can not be edualed. Our customers will
use no other. 1t is great triumph
ANTHONY HAAS, BARRIERS.
CHAS HOLM, New Orleans.
American citizen., 1876-08-19

THE shepherdes. TO whom the grotto
Of Lourdes owes its celebrity, Berna-
dettc Soubirous, has Just died in
Nevers, in the convent which she had
entered as q nun.
American citizen., 1876-08-19

A MICHIGAN editor, on discovering
fire, rushed out into the street shout
ing: "Confagration! Confagration!i
Conhagration!!! Approximate hither
with the implements of deluge and ex-
tinguish this combustion"