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The workingman's advocate. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1864-1877, 1877-01-20

The Sprague mills at Augusta, Maine,
are no~ employing about 400 persons, ami
week before last did their largest weeks
work. They manufactured ljG 900 yards
Of print cloths, all finished and put into
bales and forwarded to the print works at
Cranston, X. L., where the cloth will be
stamped ready to be put upon the market
Ninety-f five thousand yards Of cloth we're
woven the past month in access Of the
amount woven at the mills during the cor
responding month Of last year.
The annual death rate in London now
averages 1Sper l 900, in Edinburgh IL, in
GlaA6ow II, in Dublin 10.
The workingman's advocate. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1864-1877, 1877-01-20

''THE NINDICAToR is the name If
neatly printed, eight-page journal, pub
lished at Lynn, Mass, the first number Of
which has jus, reached US. 1t is edited
by b. b. Scully, formerly connected With
the Lynn Record and is to be devoted to
the interests Of the St. Crispin organiza-
zion. We wish it every success.
The workingman's advocate. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1864-1877, 1877-01-20
Meeting Of the National Committee

We are pleased to announce that a
meeting Of the National Committee Of the
Independent party will be held at Spring
field, I'LL, on Tuesday, Jan. % the date
Of the converting Of the State Central
Committee, as also Of the State Farmers
Association. A large attendance OF the
advocates of the Greenback system from
all sections Of the country is expected.
The workingman's advocate. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1864-1877, 1877-01-20

THE New York Chamber Of Commerce
has adopted a report urging that silver
coin be made legal tender throughout
the United States. From present mdica-
tons a pressure will be brought TO bear on
the Senate sufficiently strong to secure the
remonetizing Of the silver dollar as the
unit of value.
The workingman's advocate. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1864-1877, 1877-01-20

manifestation OIL the desires and opinions
Of the people. The mere chance Ofmen to
occupy for time certain public offices, is
not the sole benefit to be derived from the
use of the ballot
The workingman's advocate. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1864-1877, 1877-01-20

THE Public LANDS. The Secretary Of
the Interior reports that during tile fiscal
year, ending June 30, 1876, The quantity
Of public land disposed Of was 1924 326
acres, of which 1,00l, 77S were certified to
railroads, 2,S75 900 granted under home
stead entries, and $40 G9l sold for cash.
The workingman's advocate. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1864-1877, 1877-01-20

. THE many friends Of William Ferris Will
be pleased to hear that he has been reap
pointed Clerk Of the Scales in the city Of
Buffalo. Mr.. Ferris is An obliging. PAINS
taking official, and has the good will Of all
business men Irrespective II party.
The workingman's advocate. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1864-1877, 1877-01-20
Meeting of the Executive Committee.

A meeting OF the State Executive Com
mittee Of the Independent party Of the
State u Illinois will be held in the city Of
Springfield on Tuesday, Jan. %, 1877. A
full attendance is requested.
The workingman's advocate. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1864-1877, 1877-01-20

The NEEDED LESSON OF THE Hour
The cruciiixion Of personal ambition on
the cross Of principle. n. B.-Indepcnd-
ents. take notice.
The workingman's advocate. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1864-1877, 1877-01-20

The large nail factories at East Wey-
mouth. after being idle nearly all summer,
have resumed work, with good prospects
for the winter,
The workingman's advocate. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1864-1877, 1877-01-20

Quarterly Statement
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1877-08-10

A STORY WITH A MoRAL.-Dr j. G..
Ayers condition breaches its warning SER
mon to The great North American door
die business men. DR.. Aver went into
business for himselfbefore becoming OF age.
lie len even Benjamin Franklin's sage
business maxims far behind. lie disre-
garded the precept "early to bed and early
TO RISE" 1t was not enough for him. He
went to bed late and rose early. He work
ed 20 hours out of 81 He lived to make
money. His devotion was unceasing at
the altar of business. lie thought business,
talked business and dreamed business.
Business prospered. He moved from a
small store to large one. lie was one of
the representative successful men. lie was
pointed out as a model of what could be ac.
complished by industry, patience and per-
severence. He lived in the shop, and could
never get out of the shop.
The great globe, with all its beauty aud
grandeur, with all ii had TO give Of thought,
association and sentiment, was for DR..
Aver, a huge pill, and place whereon to
make and sell pills. "other worlds than
ours" if reached, would for DIR. Aver only
have meant other little or big planetary
pills and homes for sick Mercurans, Jupi-
tarians and Saturnarians who should cure
all diseases with Ayers pills. That was all
the universe implied 10 DIR. Aver. Mind
thus showed, forced, pressed aud crammed
into one idea, at last that idea dominates
and masters The man. Too much pressure
for years of pills and business. No other
thought or occupation TO serve as balance.
The regulator gives way. Now he wanders
about the grounds of a private asylum. and
the man OF fifteen millions is overjoyed If
he can drive an imaginary bargain with
his keepers for an old window sash, and re-
alize ten cents by l.. The guardians of bis
SIS, coo receive $4,000 or SO, 900 for TAX
ing care of it, aud the man of over much
business begs and whines for loan of $40.
N. Y. Graphic.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1877-08-10
Eyart., Beecher and Cough "a. Farmers.

1t has been OF late propCsel 10 raise by
public subscription enough 10 enable Mr..
Evars to hold the Office of Secretary of
State without damage TO his private inter-
ests.
One Of the features in any such measure
would be 10 abolish the Vermont farm,
which is said 10 exhaust the best part of his
income. He has 20 head of cattle, 200 sheep,
1G horses and 25 swine. The extent of land
is 800 acres. Last year 200 tons of hay we're
cut, costing the proprietor not much more
than double the market price. More than
1000 bushels ofeorn were raised, al an es-
timated loss of so cents bushel, and there
fore ought TO be of good quality. His pork
is estimated at 20 cents pound, and chick
ems at So pair.
Beecher last year raised about 1900
bushels of onions on his Peekskill farm.
They cost him 81. 80 a bushel, according TO
estimate, and as the market in this city was
81, any one can see how much he made.
Beecher can send beef TO the market at go
cents pound, and can raise oats al as low
a mark as 81 bushel. His butter is reck-
oned at S1.25 pound, and his eggs at rs
cents dozen. He cleared $4,000 by lectur-
ing last winter, and if he maintains such
an income hG will be able TO continue farm
ing.
Cough lectures five times week, his fee
being 5000. He has farm in Worcester,
which at one time contained IT'S acres. He
has no children, but his expenses arc very
heavy, and, IS bring matters in a snug
shape, he sold part of his land, and re-
dnttd the farm 10 125 acres. which is
a extensive as his income will admit.
A few years ago his wife, who was a Yam
hce girl, undertook 10 raise fancy fowls,
which some say are very profitable. She
got up very nice variety, and at rather
reasonable expense, for the Shanghais did
n not cost more than $40 pair. The Cochin
Chinas were little cheaper, and bantams
could be rated at from SIS 10 $40. After
stocking the place with these rare birds,
Cough, it is said, found that If they were to
be kept up he would "be obliged" TO lee
ture on Sundays as well as on week days
10 make a living. When it costs SIS TO
winter a chicken a man needs a good in
come. The system was therefore changed (;
the fowls we're abolished, and regular crops
were tried with decided success. AS long
as Coughs rye does not cost more than SO
per bushel, and the other crops are kept at
equally reduced rate, his present income
will enable him to live in very decent
manner. There is nothing like farming
life for men who have plenty of money
Rochester Democrat
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1877-08-10

on the subject. Mr.. Charles c. Frost Of
Vermont is living authority in this SCI
ence. Besides these, with an occasional
exception, American Literature shows the
ingenuity Of professional writer's in weav-
ing the web of other mems thoughts and
researches on this subject into diverse forms
for magazines.
There is 10 magic test by which edible
fungi may be distinguished from their poi
sonous neighbors. The species commonly
eaten can he propagaIed from the manure
of the horse. SO ii has become the mush-
room OF commerce, while everything else
is called a toadslool Yet there are probab-
ly one thousand kinds in this State, many
of which are no less esculents than their
moro favored cousins. The distinctions be-
tween one kind and another arc not def
mite, aud a superficial observer will Often
confound half dozen varieties. The nox-
ious toadsiools are as attractive as the harm
less mushroom. There is one family large
ly used by the Italians, known as the
Boleti. They have spongy substance be-
meath the cap. This is very brightly color
ed in the hurtful kinds. Those which may
be eaten are usually drab, brown or pale
green. Here beauty would be linked with
cruelty, and Quaker simplicity with inno-
cence. Another family have white giils
formed like the under surface of the COM
mon mushroom, and the top is of various
colors, but always covered with scurfy
warts, which easily rub of. Among these
are many very poisonous fungi. The dam
gerous element resembles in effect hasheesh
or opium. They are common everywhere,
aud in New Jersey in a single instance last
year, no less than three out of four who ale
them died in consequence. Then there are the
common puff balls, which, when perfectly
white inside and out are perfectly safe as
food.
A description Of the garden mushroom
has been often attempted, but almost any
element it has may also be found in some
other fungus. Our object is simply TO call
attention 10 this neglected science, and
make one suggestion, as we leave the sub
ject 10 those who make specially of my
cology. This is that new use be made of
the ever-present and much-abused chromo-
why cannot some student familiar with
the various kinds Of hurtful and harmless
fungi introduce them TO public notice in
this manner? The art admits of delineat-
ing their forms at the natural size and
proper color. A little book, with explana-
tions in popular language, might accompa-
ny the pictures. One glance at such a work
would acquaint the ordinary mortal with
the chances Of death or life by toadstools
more surely than volumes of technical de-
scription. n.-BoStOn Globe,
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1877-08-10

We believe American botanists have clas-
sifed almost every green herb growing on
this continent. Collectors of bugs etherizo
a new species OF beetle now and then, and
the fact is noted at the Natural History
rooms. A strange bird-track is found in
Berkshire County rocks, or a new fish ap-
pears in the Amazon River. Amherst vies
with Harvard in the race for the longest
name and the clearest type in honor of the
discovery.
Yet, right under our feet are race of be-
ings about which the schools tell us moth
ing. When the child kicks them over, we
call them toad-stools. When the cook boils
them, they are mushrooms. This is the
limit OF popular knowledge. There are
few English authorities on this neglected
science, namely, Cooke, Berkeley, smith,
Badham and Hussey. In this country DR..
Curtis and Mr.. Ravenal, both of South
Carolina, are worthy the name of experts.
Mr.. Charles James Sprague OF this city has
made valuable contribution to the Boston
Library of the National History Society of
original correspondence aud foreign works
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1877-08-10

MINISTERS AT FUNERALS. Ls.-Commenting
on newspaper item stating that four coun-
try towns in Massachusetts were recently
ransacked TO obtain a clergyman TO attend
a funeral, the Congregationalist remarks
that Protestants have fallen into a supersti-
tion almost as ahject as that of the Catho-
lies, as to the necessity of having minis
ter called to the dying and to funerals.
Reviewing the history of the subject 1t
points out how, directly ailer Luther's
reformation, the reaction from the Catholic
practices was so great that all good Protest.
ants considered 1t duty to bury their dead
wholly without religious service. Subse-
quently in New England, under the priest
ly regime of The Purilans, II again became
the habit 10 require the minister's presence
at funerals, until now 1t is deemed even by
the goddess, something shocking TO bury
person until the remains have been prayed
over by clergyman. The Congregation
alist looks forward to the time when more
intelligent sentiment shall prevail and 1t
shall no longer be deemed necessary to
rummage four towns 10 secure clerical att
tendance at obsequies. 1t Is of the opinion
that it would be a very edifying spectacle
TO see families bury their own dead with
out ministerial assistance. Especially In
cases where the minister is a stranger, 1t
would prefer to see some member OF the
family offer prayer, and The remainder OF
the funeral service consist of Informal con-
versation concerning the departed aud the
interchange of religious consultations among
circle exclusively composed of friends
and relatives. at would surely be very
useful reform, If, in parishes destitute Of
minister, a deacon, or any loving and be-
loved Christian friend whose sympathies
would secure his presence, were invited to
conduct the service, instead Of travelling far
TO secure a stranger to come in, who knows
nothing of either dead or llvingj from the
feeling that 1t would be 'heathenish' not 10
have funeral attended by minister"
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1877-08-10
Miscellany.
The song Of the VermOnters-I1sO


Ho. all TO the bordersl yermopters come down,
with vour breeobes Of eersLiu and ackets Of brown
with vopr rod woolen cans and vour moeeasins come.
r., Tho g,thorina sum,nons of ,rpmpet and drum.
como dovn with vopr -,se, let grav wolf and fox
mi ~, ,ho .h.as =, ,ho,, nr,r,,,ivo rocls.
10, ,ho bo.r food soorre,v from pIo.pen ana stall,
rIoros ,,vo-,o,,od ,.r,o sor ,o,r rorder and bali
or, on, .or,h ,o,,. ,h0 nr,ohroou onvoioped in
crease
Ana .rr,,r, ,or h.,,io ,,,,to o.,,i,o 10, r.,ce.
oD orr ,,,t cr,,tv N,e.hech+ has stbered his hand
To hang mn nur headers and cat ont opr land
Ho ali 70 the rescus, For s,,an sh,iI work
No pain for his lep,ons Of Hampshire and York.
They claim our possess,ons-,be pitifuI knayos-
Let Chntoh anu Zen broek,' WIN orlDeH in tneir
stn seek 10 divide us. and marcel our lands.
w. -. o.. 49,. ...t.... -,,...o- ,,...,.
,rs. 20 ,s.,,s" ,,,a
Does the "old Bay State" threaten7 Does Congress
complaint
p"r, ,,o -, ,'-,,.iu -, -, ,ha 80
tot ,oro oo,,o, ,,h., ,ho con ,ho, .ro -olcono to
,,Le
1s oo,,ror, oontnn,roen, .rd iahar ,nd ho.,h
All Ianis ,,hich .s ,roor,o, 90 ali, h,va ,rod
1ndoror1ort ~ n, s.vo tho rnorctos -, 4od
Our ruler is law. and the law ia our own.
our leaders themselves arc our own fellow men.
Who can handle tho sword or the acvtbe or the non
our "Net are All true anu our uaugn'ers are iAr'
hair.
All brisk At their wheels lin tho dark even-fAu.
Then blithe at the seiehrde. the huskpp. and ball
And cav tasseed oornSelds. and rkprowinq grain
There are deer on the mountains and Wood.pipeons
ay
From, tho cr.cL n, orr rnrst.ts lilo copds nm ,ho
sky.
A., ,h.-.,. al, l., ,,,. .,.-. ,.,,.,,
take
Tbe,r co,rso from, tho huis q, on. broad -hosor,o5
l,Le.
tHiOus" '' "iAoOsAi 'ue o4iiu'n ie"P' Nee'
And the porty shad follows, all fresh from the sea-
Like sunbeam the nickerel gldes through the pool
And the spotted trout sleeps where the water is COOL
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1877-08-10
EAITHFUL INTO DEATH

The fire burns cheerily on the hearth, the
great logs crackle and flare up the wide
chimney, up which it is my wont to say
you could drive coach-and-: :our. 1 draw
my chair nearer to 1t with a shver. "What
a night y / say.
ais ii still snowing?" asks NY wife, who
sits opposite to me, her books and work on
the table beside her.
Fast. You can scarcely see a yard be-
fore you."
"Heaven help any poor creature on the
moor tonight y says she.
"Who would venture out2 1t began
showing before dark, and all the people
about know the danger of being benighted
on the moor in a snow Storm"
"Yes. But have known people frozen
to death heTeabouts before now"
My wife is Scotch, aid this pleasant
house in the highlands is hers. We are
1 find 1t excessively cold and somewhat
dull. Mentally decide that in future we
will only grace it with our presence during
the shooting season. Presently go 10 the
window and look out it has ceased snow
ing, and through 1T in the clouds see a
star.
at is beginning 10 clear" tell my wife,
and also inform her that it is past IL. AS
she lights her candle at side-table hear
a whining and scratching at the front door.
"There is Laddie loose again." says she.
"Would you let him in, deLr2"
l did not like facing the cold wind, but
could not refuse TO let in the poor animal.
Strangely enough, when opened the door
and called him he wouldn't come. He
runs up 10 the door aud looks into my face
with dumb entreaty then he runs back a
few steps, looking around 10 see If was
following and finally he takes my coat in
his mouth and tries to draw me out.
"Laddie won't come in," call out to my
wife. "On the contrary, he seems TO want
me to go out and have a game of Owball
with him."
She throws a shawl round her and comes
to the door. The collie was hers before we
were married, and she is almost as fond of
him, tell her, as she is of Jack, our eld-
est boy.
"Laddie, Ladder she calls; ''come In
SIT. ne comes OOeulenty al nef call
but refuses to enter the house, and pursues
the same dumb pantomine he has already
tried on me.
~ shall shut him out, JESSIE" say. "a
night in the snow won't hurt him." and
prepare TO close the door.
"You will do nothing OF the kind" she
replies with an anxious look "but you
will rouse the servants at once and follow
him. Some one is lost in the snow, and
Laddie knows it,"
laugh. "Really, Jessie, you are absurd,
Laddie is a sagacious animal, no doubt,
but cannot believe he is as clever as that.
How can he possibly know whether any
one Is lost in the snow or not7
"Because he has found them and come
| back 10 us for help. Look at him now"
cannot but own that the dog seems rest
less and uneasy, and is evidently endeay-
oring 10 coax us to follow him f; he looks al
us with pathetic entreaty in his eloquent
eyes. "Why won't you believe meP" he
seems to ask.
"Come," she continues "you know you
could not rest while there was possibility
of fellow creature wanting your assist.
ance. And 1 am certain Laddie is not de-
cslying u.s."
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1877-08-10

A SAD CAsE.-Daniel Stewart, OF Ho-
bart, Delaware county, N. Y, was one Of
the most talented men of his section, and
had considerable fortune. He was
member of the Assembly in 1858 and 1869,
and on the Fourth delivered an oration at
Hobart, which was of unusual brilliancy.
On the 18th he slept ON the floor of bar
room 10 a state of intox ication, and in the
morning INDUCED in more potations and
went to his store, where he fell asleep on
coffee sack. Amer a whine he was carried
10 a room above his store where he was
laid on the stats of bed, and at night he
was found to be dead. He had not parta-
ken of food for several days, and when
found he had been dead Ave or six hours.
His wealth goes 10 relatives 10 Scotland.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1877-08-10

"A lot of street urchins paraded the
streets Of st. Louis with tin pan by way
of drum, and huge paper banner bear
ing the inscription, "We don't want bread.
We want cake and pie or blood !"
-''she is a perfect Amazon, I" said pupil
in one OF our schools ofhis teacher yester-
day TO companion. Eyes," said the 9th
or, who was better versed In geography
than in history, 81 noticed she had an Rw-
full big mouth"
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1877-08-10
SAMPLES FREE.

SEOO REWARD ,hsL win be paid for bottle Of
Ginger IL found to equal IL in fine favor purity and
prompt medical effect. Sold by all Wholesale and Re-
tail Druggists Grocers, and dealers in medicine.
Price, so cents Samples free. Dealers should pur-
chase original packages Of dozen TO obtain the ri
al bottles for free distribution. WEEKS POT1 Err,
General Agents and Wholesale Druggists, Boston.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1877-08-10
ICE WATER

and sweetened, forms a mixture which, as a cooling
healthy and refreshing summer beverage, has no
equal. Barrels Of ice water, prepared in this way,
may be drank without the slightest injury and hap
py is the man who finds in this substitute for spirit
uous liquors. Its value to the farmer the mechanic
and labOrer cannot be over-estimaed IL is cheap
to be within the reach OF all finely favored as
to be epioyed by loyers Of the choicesl liauors.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1877-08-10
SANFORD'S JAMAICA GINGER,

elegant combination Of the True Jamaica Ginger
with the choicest aromatcs. 1t is beyond all COM
parison the most healthy nvigorang tonic and slim
ulant before the public. 1t is earnestly recommended
to the weak and nervous, to those recovering from
debitating diseases, and to the aged to whom it i'm
parts warmth and yipor
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1877-08-10
RESTORATIVE STIMULANT

free from serious objections yet paatabe, invt
ing to the sensitive palate, which will create NOR
bid appetite for itself and operate assistant to
digestion, well perform the functions Of stimu-
lart Such we confidently believe is TO be found In
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1877-08-10
CRAMPS AND PAINS,

whether produced by indigestion, improper food,
change Uf water diet, too free indulgence in ice
water, exposure TO sudden changes Of temperature,
are Immediately relieved by it. ono ounce added to
a gallon Of
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1877-08-10

Mature seldom makes a phool; she
simply furnishes the raw material and lets
the fellow finish the job TO suit himself
josh Billings.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1877-08-10
CHOLERA MORBUS,

Cramps Pains, Darrhga and Dysentery are instantly
relieved by IL. IL will render an attack Of Cholera
Morbus impossible, IL taken when the symptoms Of
this dangerous complaint nrsl manifest themselyes.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1877-08-10
p A II II N TS :
r.. III. EDDY,

No. 40 State ST., opposite KiIby, Boston,
CECUREs Patents in the United States; also in
- Great Britain, France and other foreign coun-
tries. Copies of the claims Of any Patent furnished
by remittlng one dollar. Assignments recorded at
Washington. No Agency in the United States possess
superior facilities for obtaining Patents or aseer-
tanning the pdtentdbilfty of intentions.
r. II. EDDY, Solicitor Of Patents.
TEsTIM MAILS.
81 regard Mr.. Eddy as one Of the most capable and
suceeYfui practitioners with whom have had o1cial
intercourse" CHAs. MASON, Comr Of Patents.
"Inventors cannot employ person more trust
worthy more capable Of securing for them early
and favorable consideration at the Patent once"
EDMUND BURKE, late Com'r OF Patents.
BOSTON, Oct. 10, 1870.
r. II. EDDY, Eso.-Dear Sir: You procured for me
in 1910 my frst patent. Since then you have acted
for aud advised me in hundreds Of cases, and pro-
cured many patents, reissues and extensions have
occasionally employed the best agencies in New York.
Philadelpha and Washington, but still give you al
most the whole Of my business, in your line and ad
wise others to employ you.
Boston, Jan.l, 1871,