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Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1878-07-26

About GEORGE ELIoT.-So little accurate
information has been given of George Eliot
and the order in which her works have been
published that the facts of her life and labor
are not without interest. 1t seems that she
was born in Warwckshire a little more than
IS years ago. Before she had published
novel or gained any general reputation, she
was well known in London, whittier she went
in her seventeenth or eighteenth year as
writer for the periodical press. She contrib
uted largely to the Westminster, and was at
one time its editor-a remarkable circum-
stance, considering that she was then only 20,
and the Review the ablest in Great Britain.
Her first sustained effort was the translation
of Strauss Life of Jesus (1Si6, speedily fol-
lowed by the second an English version of
Feuerbach's Essence of Christianity. Eleven
years later a series of sketches appeared in
Blackwood under the title of Scenes of
Clerical Life, supposed to have been based
on her own experience in the home of r
Church of England clergyman, who had sub
stantially adopted her. They at once attract
ed attention by their freshness and vigor of
treatment, and brought her pen-name, then
used for the first time into a prominence
which has since steadily increased The year
following she published adam Bede"-she
was 3S at this tme-and took rank as one of
the first of living novelists adam Bede"
introduced her to the literary world at large,
to the readers of this country as well as to
those of Europe. Although her signature
was generally thought to be fictitious, very
few outside of her immediate crcle-a very
narrow one-had any notion of her personal
ity. "WhO is George Eliot 2" was widely dis
cussed in London, most persons feeling conf
dent that her sex was masculine. "Adam
Bede," it was positively asserted by number
less wiseacres, could not have been written
by a woman every line of it was a demon
stration of manhood. 1t is not often that a
famous novelist has written his or her first
novel so late in life. But she had been evil
IDENTIFY storing her mind for the task, and had
stored it richly, Her second novel, 1.-THE
Mill on the Floss" was published in 1859,
and amply sustained her fame. "Silas Mar
ner," regarded by many as the best of her
books, came in two years after, and in anoth-
ey year "Romola," which, though the most
artistic of her stories, has never had the wide
acceptance of the others. By this time she
was everywhere known to be Marian Evans,
albeit no such avowal had been, or ever has
been made. Felix Holt was published in
1866, ''Middlemarch" in 1872, and "Daniel
Deronda" in 1876. She has issued several vol.
umes of poetry, but they have not enhanced
her fame, being wholly inferior to her com
positions in prose. Upto the present, Mid
dlemarch" is ranked by the mass of her read
ers and the majority of critics as her master
piece
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1878-07-26
AI,,,,e mo, weather wisdom.

After hundred years or so moro of crazy
money getting, perhaps the nation Will be
rich enough or wise enough to intermit the
ceascless struggle after wealth, and take time
to enjoy itself. Our standards have been so
faulty that we have not enough appreciated
the course of those whose philosophy of life
consists in getting all the pure enjoyment
possible ont of it, with ms little work as is
compatible with independence. We have
learned to wrest from life its uses, but not to
gather from life its beauty. We have done
many wonderful works but have not master
ed the art of taking things easy.
In the main work of life this is still imprac-
ticable. There are no air-brakes on the car
of American progress" and the train can't
be slowed up suddenly. But in many little
things improvement is possible. Why need
people rush from and crowd into railroad
trains as they do? Why should they not so
'organize their time" as never to need to
hurry when the dog star RACES? Trains do
not start ahead of tme-alow enough, and
take it easy. Why walk the streets as though
d p,destrianizing on wager, or as if five or ten
minutes time would bankrupt you? Seek
the shady side, and saunter. Leave the
weather to do all the heating, without setting
your blood to boiling. Why study the ther-
mometer, mop your brow and talk to every
body whom you meet about the internal not
weather. "Stewng' is at the bottom of half
the discomforts in life. Skip the weather re-
ports, ignore the thermometer, quit tanning
and fuming, and see now much more tolerable
the weather becomes.
The "thoughtful person, whom preachers
of a certain class are fond of referring to, long
ago learned that in hot weather it is hot pret-
ty much everywhere, and that not giving one +
mind TO it is a good part of hot-weather wis
dom And so naturally he refuses to recog-
nize the temporary state of the mercury as
the chief fact of existence-he avoids fretting
and shuns frctters-es eschews fans and is tenn
peratc in iced drinks-works as little and as
slowly as possible, and when he can't be easy,
acts on Patrick's advice to "be as aisy as ye
can" Thus is life made tolerable, when it
can't be entirely comfortable. Golden Rute.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1878-07-26

One Of Indian summers most perfect days
Is dreamily dying in golden haze,
Fair AssAbet bluahea in roey bligR

One Of Indian summers most perfect days
Is dreamily dying in golden haze,
Fair AssAbet bushes in rosy bligs,
Rejecting the suns warm goodnight kiss.
Through fleet Of leAf-barques, gold and brown,
Prom the radiant naples shaken down,
BY the ancient hemlOcks, grim aud gray,
Our boat drifts slowly on its way;
Down past Egg Rock and the meadows wide,
Meath the old red bridge we slowly glide,
Till we see the Mnute-man, strong and grand.
And the moss-grown manse in the orchard land.
"The boat is as full az a boat should be,
Just nobody in 1t but you aud me-
As brown as the leaves are her beautiful eyts,
Aud as graceful her hand on the water lies
As she catches the leaves which languid float
on the lazy current along the boat.
Now she asks its name IS she tears one apart
Fair lady that is floating heart"
Sad wrecks Of years have drifted down
Ia the dreamess ocean To sink and drown
Since the beautiful eyes saw that lovely night
And haloed the river with visions bright,
But the floating heart that was caught that day
Has never been able to get away.
'oncord, Mass, 1877. g. b. BARTLETT.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1878-07-26

A PLEA FOR NoIsE.-"O, johnny cried
a nervous mother, 'do have some pity on my
poor head Can't you play without shouting
so 2" Poor Johnny drew up the tape reins
with which he was driving two chairs tam
dem, and called out in loud hoarse whisper;
"Get up-whoa!" But at length, finding
little pleasure in this suppressed amusement,
he threw down his reins, and laying his hands
ON his breast, said with long breath "Oh,
mother it's full of noise in here and it hurts
me so to keep it in Don't all little boys
make a noise when they play" Yes, John
ny, believe they all do" replied the lady
80, then, mother dear" cried Johnny, in a
winning tone, ''please let me be little boy"
We will join poor Johnny in his petition.
Please mother, let your sons be little boys
while they may. Let them have free and
happy childhood, that when your heads are
low in the grave they may point back to
those days and say "We were happy chill
dren, for there was always sunshine where
our mother was"
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1878-07-26
NO. 30.

arose how to reach the top to make good con-
nection for hosting up the necessary tackle.
One of the riggers, after putting the old rope
to what he considered satisfactory tests, un-
dertook to climb it, carrying new one with
him. His companions stood from under, and
he commenced what afterwards proved to
have been a most perilous ascent. Reaching
the top in safety, he waved his hat and cut
the old rope down. The surprise of those on
the ground can be imagined when the old
rope on striking the ground fell into a thous-
and pieces. 1t was found to be completely
rotted through, and crumbled to small pieces
on being handled. The wonder is that it sus-
tained its own weight, much less that of the
venturesome rigger and his load of rope.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1878-07-26

New YORK AQUARIUM. Among the places
of note which visitors to New York should
not fail to see is its magnificent Aquarium.
This establishment was opened to the public
nearly two years ago and has continued in
successful operation ever since. This expert
ence has suggested various improvements
and without doubt it is now the most com
plete and attractive place of its kind in the
world. 1t has been adapted both to the sci
entitic and popular mind. Not only is there
a large and varied collection of fishes and
other marine wonders, but these objects are
so classified as to make them additionally in
teresting to the student of Natural History.
This helps to bring into contrast their instinc-
tive habits, curious, and often grotesque
forms, and their gaudy and sombre colors.
The tropical tanks show great brilliancy of
color and curiosity of form. These tanks are
filled with collections from Bermuda and Ba-
hama Islands. They alone would repay
days close examination, because nothing SIM
liar nor half so beautiful can be formed on
Our own coasts. The series of marble tanks,
for lake and other fresh water fishes, are
hardly less interesting than those that con-
tain marine objects. Closely akin to them
are those for turtles, alligators, lizards,
snakes, etc. This description would be in
complete if we omitted to mention the mon
key room and the aviary. Very rare speci-
mems of both monkeys and birds are constant
ly on exhibition, and the variety is constantly
increased by importations from Europe, Af-
RIGA and South America A very entertaining
and pleasing comic performance is given ev-
cry afternoon and evening. This is found to
be suitable relaxation from the examination
of the tanks, the object of the proprietors
being to combine innocent amusement with
instruction. But n description. # space per-
mitted, can give only faint idea of either
what is to be seen, or of the pleasure that
such a sight affords. and the greatest favor
We can confer upon our readers is to advise
all of them who visit New York to 90 and see
the Aquarium.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1878-07-26
NEWS PARAGnAPHs,

NOVEL Uses OF THE TELErHoNE.- Various
are the surprises which blossom out of that
wonderful instrument, the telephone. In
France they have applied it for marine pur-
poses. The French war steamer Dossaix
had to row out from Toulon the old ship Ar
gonante. A conducting wire was rolled round
one of the towing cables with an end on
board each vessel. The electric current was
formed by the action of the sea on the copper
sheathing of the ships. telephone was in
troduced in the circuit on each, and commun-
ication established between them. During
the whole time of the navigation, convorsa-
ton could be carried on as easily between
the officers of the two vessels as if they had
been seated in the same cabin. The next
step was to apply the telephone to the work of
the diver. One of the glasses of the helmet is
replaced by a copper plate, in which is insert
ed telephone so that the man has only a
slight movement of the head to make in or
der to receive communications or report OBJ
servations. The advantages of such an ar
rangement are obvious. Frequently at sea
the necessity arises of examining the keel or
bottom of ship. The diver descends, and
is able to give an account of all he sees and
does and receive instructions without having
to be brought TO the surface to give eXplana-
tions as has hitherto been the case. BY the
use of the telephone n man at the bottom of
the sea can remain in constant verbal COM
munication with those at the surface. But
the most singular application of the telephone
comes from New South Wales where Mr..
Severn, an enthusiastic cXperinenter, claims
that he has made the deaf to hear with it,
After describing a very simple telephone
which he constructed out of tin pot, the
closed end of which lie opened and tied over
it piece of parchment, passing fine string
through the center and making the knot in
side, Mr.. Severn says Make a loop in the
string some three feet long, put this loop
over the forehead of the listener (the deaf
man, cause him to place the palms of his
hands fiat and hard against the ears, let the
loop pass over the hands, and now this lis
tener will hear the smallest whisper, let him
be deaf or not. This fact may appear extra
ordinary it is, nevertheless, true that deaf
man may thus be made to hear the voice,
| music etc"
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1878-07-26
Miscellany.


IIaymaLing.
Across the sunny field she went,
Who is our sovereign lady;
She said, "Such days were never meant
To waste in corners shady
She would not take a single nay,
"Come out" she said, land turn the hay,
Because the sun ia shining
Some pleaded letters: "why, you see,
'Tis mail day for GolcondaV
Another: "wben I've read these three
Last pages Of 'Deronda'"
Two miscreants who had slyy fed
(Straw hat aud Dolly Varden)
Were captured lips and fingers red,
Deep in the kitchen garden.
III.
No pleading was .he least excuse,
she bruoked NATURALIZATION:
"The heat you cannot make excuse"
"Those letters are fictionW
you've played lawn tennis half the day,
Than which my work is cOoler!'
And so, at last, she got her way,
our most despOtic ruler.
~.
She sat our stations row by row,
And marshsled us sedately:
"See, now, this Is the way to go,
The swathes want turning straightly.
Don't seize your rakes like whips and oars,
Nor drag them limp and lazy
The haymakers who drank their "fours'
In shadow, thought us crazy.
But not hve minutes work was done,
Ere deta lcatiuns tried her;
Dicks lire and Kate's merged into one
And Jack must taste the cider,
While some would loiter, some would play,
And some would rest already
"Alasl" she sighed, "for ali say,
cannot keep you steady
VI.
Across the field there swept a tide
OF voices songs aud laughter;
She raked her line with honest pride,
followed silent after.
We left the others far behind,
Oermastered by the weather,
Aud finished where the roses Iind
The further hedge together.
VII.
What made me bold7 Some words we spoke
by chance; or silence sweeter;
While all the summer sounds awOke,
And sang in tender metre.
/ only know, my fate essayed
won her sweet. resguing;
Nor did she blame me that made
Hay while the sun was shining.
The Irgosy.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1878-07-26

A PERmoUs CIIMB-At Washington, Mon
day, singular incident occurred in cQnnec-
ton with the work of the riggers on the
Washington monument A stout rope has
been hanging from the derrick at the top, in
side the shaft, ever since work was stopped,
some score of years since. The question
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1878-07-26

Why pay $3.50 fora phonograph when 81. 80
judiciously invested in ice-cream the coming
summer, and two bushels of turnips in the
fall for marriage certificate will give you a
life lease ON a talking machine that never re-
quires any tin-foil on the cylinder escape
ment? Young man, these are times for the
practice of economy, and you should reflect.
Chicago Post.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1878-07-26

"Shall help you to alighty p asked a city
exquisite of muscular country girl who was
about to get out of wagon that had just
come up to the porch of a rural tavern She
jumped from the wagon, and Indignantly ex-
claimed "WhAt do you mean? You don't
think smoke, do you?"
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1878-07-26
BRATTLEBOR0
Marble w orks.
W. A. DUTTON,
W. A. DUTTON,

Manufacturer and Dealer in
Nahum entS, HeGdStOnes, TtbtetS,
St'LfHGrD,
And Marble. Work of all kinds wrought from the
choicest grades Of Vermont aud Italian Marble
GILANITIc WORK,
OF every variety, both native and Scotch hewn or
have constantly on hand one Of the largest stocks
Ia he fnuud in the state of FINISHED MARBLE,
which is now ready for inspection, and to which IN
yte the attention Of those about to purchase Partes
bnyiup from finished stock save the disappointment
and dissatisfaction which so OFTEN follow the pur-
chase of work from sketches, designs or photographs
My aim is
To Meet all Ihs Demand 81 Oar AOeGI
Trade,
And nv patrOns will in all cases save sam equal 70
At 25 per cent of the amount which must be pald
To travelling agents. invite purchasers TO an ana
examine nv goods and verify this statement.
All orders promptly executed and satisfaction guar
anteed.
Marble and MarbIeiEed Slate MAN.
Tells and RRACH Ell bAA ELVES IN greAI
variety. A large-stock always on hand
w. A. DUTTON,
BRATTLEBoRo. VT
Shop near the r. Il. Station. "a
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1878-07-26
BR4TTLEBORO
Business Directory.

CUDWORTII IL CIIILDS,
General Insurance and Real ES-
tate 1OcHtS.
Representing the FARMERS and UNION MUTUAL,
as well as many of the largest STOCK COMPANIES
together with the largest and strongest LIFE lNSUR-
ANCE COMPANY in the world, and the most econom-
ical ACCIDENT INSURANCE COMPANY.
DEALERS IN BANK STOCK.
10 Crosby Block, Brattleboro, VT.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1878-11-13
Massachusetts,.

The vote of Massachusetts lass week
was about 10000, n larger number than
has been cast before except in Il presiden
tial year. Talbot beats Butler by some
$4,000 plurality and the vote for Abbott
and Miner amounted TO not much over
10000. Many hard money democrats vot-
ed for Talbot.
The congressional contests were in favor
of the republicans except in Leopold
Morse's Boston district where he was
reelected by a x cd majority. Benz. Dean
who stole Walbridge A. Fields seat two
years ago is now beaten by Mr.. Field by
some 400 votes. Mr.. Dean was guilty Of
very cheap trick; he had ballots printed
wherein his name appeared twice-once
in very small letters. The object of this
was that when any democrat voted fol
Field and :" pasted " his name over Dean
the name of the latter still appeared in
small print on another part of the tickel
and the vote for Field did not count. This
contemplate trick lost Mr.. Field only
about 100 votes and Dean merely exhib
ted his trickery for nothing.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1878-11-13
Che fireman.
NoNTPELIER.yT.
WEDNESDAY. NOV. IS, 1878.
New York.

The result in New York puts the repub-
liean party once more in good condition
for presidential contest. Danforth, re-
publican, has carried the state for judge
of the court of appeals, the only state Off
Ger voted for, by $4,000 over Bradley,
democrat.
Tbs Legislature is republican over
whelmipgly, the newly elected House
containing 9S republicans to 80 of all
other shades of politics. The New York
House has never before been quite so one
sided, and the result will be the reelection
of Roscoe Conkling and the unification of
the republican party of that state.
The republicans have also elected three
fourths of the congressman from the En-
pire state, IL gain of half dozen or so
No democratic congressman has been
elected north or west of the city of Alba.
ny. So great political revolution ha:
seldom been known. The Graphic give!
as the reasons three. first the "solic
SOUTH" second the popularity of homes
money" and third, disgust at the ciphe
dispatches"
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1878-11-13

Tuesday of last week the Pennsylvania
republicans elected Gen. lIoyt governor
over Dill, democrat, by % 900 votes. They
also carried the legislature and Il large ma
majority of the congressman.
Wisconsin, Michigan, Minnesota, Kan
sa', Nebraska, Nevada and NelO Jersey
We're also carried by the republicans.
The democrats on the other hand have
succeeded in getting solid south. They
are reported to have done some wholesale
ballot box stuffing in South Carolina to
round out their red shirt campaign with.
This is all well for the republicans, for a
really solid south means solid north on
the other side.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1878-11-13
Home for Dasiiluie Children

The ladies of Montpelier and vicinity
who have been accustomed, or are willing
to work for the destitute children ut the
Home in Burlington, are desired 10 meet
at Trinity chapel on Tuesday afternoon
next, the 18th, at one o'clock, TO prepare
winter clothing and supplies for these
needy and friendless little ones Bows
clothing and materials for the same, are
most needed; there are now ei@hty-tive
children of both sexes in the institution
and all in want of winter garments to
render them comfortable. So nothing
in this line will come amiss. If portion
OF the ladies, either alone or by joining
with others, could bring iCorE dlready
prepared. it would greatly facilitate the
business in hand. Materials or garments
can be sent to my residence, or left ut
either of the newspaper offices in the
village. How can any one be indifler-
ant to the appeal of this institution. in lis
parental care of this large number of
the veriest orphans and whose only de-
pendence for means is upon the charity
of the benevolent-especi;llv when it is
known that more than fifty have been
turned away the past year for lack Of abil-
ity to provide for them?
The following ladies have been appoint
ed assistant managers in the several towns
in the county, and they are hereby re-
qnested TO act in that capacity. Iniorm.-
ton concerning the institution and lis
wants will be furnished them from time
to time, and they are earnestly desired to
tax an active supervision of this beneyo-
lent work in their respective localities,
Barre. Mrs. N. w. Bradley; Berlin, Mrs
J. Newton Perrin; Cabot, Mrs. Edward
IIaines; Calais, Mrs. Norman w, Bliss
Duxbury, Mrs. Hiram Ward; East Mont
pelisr, Mrs. Thomas B. Stevens; Favstou.
Mrs. Laura Brigham Boyce; Marshlild
Mrs. George A. Putnam; Middlesex, Mrs.
F. A. Barrett; Moretown, Mrs. Hiram
Hathaway; Mortified, Mrs. Z. X. Jones;
Plainfeld, Mrs. Charles T. Batchelder:
Roxbury, Mrs. w. |. Simonds; Wailsreld
Mrs. ii. N. Bushnell; Warren. Mis-
James Cardell; East Warren, Mrs. John
G. Gleason; Waterbury, Mrs. X. NJ. For.
rest; Woodbury., Mrs. Lester. L. Heath:
Worcester, Miss Jennie Hancock.
MRs. JOSEPH POLACD, County Manager.
Montpelier, November l2th, 1873.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1878-11-13

While assisting in firing salute in St.
Adams on Tuesday evening, young Charles
jacques had his right hand severely burn
ed by the premature discharge of the can
non he was loading.
The directors of the Bratteboro and
South Londonderry narrow guage rail
road have voted to increase the COM
pany's capital stock to $250,000. and issue
$4,000 bonds.
HEAVY FAILURE AT ST. ALBANS.-All
the real and personal property of the St.
Adams iron and steel works has been at
tached by creditors and the mill has stop.
ped work, throwing over one hundred
men out of employment. The principal
creditors are the first national bank. the
Vermont national bank, and Messrs. A. o.
and Herbert Brainerd. The total liabili-
ties of the company are upwards of $780,
600. A meeting of the stockholders has
been called for the 18th instant
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1878-11-13

silver shall constitute dollar of each
metal, il ought TO allow nothing else to
circulate as money, and 90 no further in
the issue of paper than to give coin cerliii-
Gates in exchange for coin. There is
doubtless. no probability of any nearer
approach to this system than the present
paper based wholly on promises and
credits, for a long time to come, but there
is none the less reason for urging at all
times, that any paper which does not rep
resent actual coin is no more fit to be call
ed money than the bank check or the note
of amy responsible person or corporation.
q. w. W