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Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1878-03-08

Solomon may slip in with his cruel maxim
of "Spare the rod aud spoil the child :" he has
no business about my place while my children
are tender. | can no more be hard on them
than Jesus could. If hurt them in this evil
way, l hurt those who are Of the kingdom of
Heaven. My gray hairs have brought me
this wisdom (and woe is me, l should be SO
wise y, that the objectionable sin is to be
hard on tender child. do not know wheth-
er God forgives me: know / do not forgive
myself. They forget, l hope; do not for
get. No cut of the hand or the tongue ever
fell from true father ON such child, that
failed to ache forever in the heart of the Civ
er and no such thing was ever done which
was not a damage all round. do not won
der the old grandsire is SO gentle with the
second generation. He will not tell you, or
himself perhaps. how it is he is so tender with
these new buds on the tree of life. He is try
ing to make it up to them poor man, it is all
he can do now. He would fain recall some
passages in his fatherhood, but that cannot
be done and so he chokes back the inextin-
guishable regret, and humbly tries to get even
through the over-measure. Now, we always
walk softly if we do not know our way and
that way lies through great shadows; and
here is where the child differsfro the machine.
We know what the machine can do; we have
no such knowledge of the child. My boy
may nave lhcui'l III lonstnnioh VI mn M
ture, which in thirty years will be benedic-
tion to the human family but to-day, through
the overpus of its power compared with his
other powers and his knowledge of the world
he lives in. it may look like a vice to me, and
may grow TO be a vice, if do not say, The
child is tender will lead on softly" will
suppose he is born with an overplus of imag
nation, so that things appear to him as reali-
ties which have no existence except as the
magic light of that imagination has thrown a
picture against the white surface of his world.
And so / suddenly discover, as imagine, that
he is lying right and left; and then he gets,
not gentle guidance through which he can
find the line at last between thoughts and
| things. but first stern warning, and then
what call good sound whipping. Many
minister has fogged his boy for this turn,
when he ought to have fogged himself like
one of the old hermits. Here is a case in
which they are alike, but with n difference.
The sire has been drawing on his imagination,
time out of mind, for the matter of his ser
mons. The son has come honestly by the
faculty but he is not shrewd enough to see
how far he can go without being found out.
| The rein lies on the neck of his power as yet,
and so it carries him whittier it will and
then perhaps the father even prays for him at
the family altar, as if he were q son of perdi-
tion, and helps to make him one through such
prayers Gently" l would say to such a
| man. turn the lash the other way pray for
insight and foresight; this may be u rare gift
you do not understand. The loftiest poet
that ever sang may be but vaster liar by
your base criterion. .-RO6ert COLlyer.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1878-03-08


"Her lot ia on yuu"-woman's lot she meant,
The singer who sang swectly long ago;
And rose aud yew and tender myrtle blpnt
To crown the harp that rang to love and woe
Awake, o PoetCss and vow one strain
To sing of Motherhood, its Joy, its Pain
what does II give to u.s. this mother love
In verse and tale aud legend glorihed
Chosen by lips divine s type above
All other passions? Men have lived and died
For sisters, maiden queens, and cherished wives,
Yet, sealed by God, the one chief love survives.
Yet what is it it gives us? Shrinking dread,
Peril, and pain, and agony forgot
because we hold the ray Of gladness shed
BY the 1rst cry from lips that know not,
Worth all that has been paid, is yet to pay,
For the new worship, born and crowned that day.
Then nursing, teaching training, srlf-denial
That never knows itself, deep it lies,
The eager taking up uf every trial,
To smooth Springs pathway, light her April skies
Watching aud guiding loving longing, praying,
No coldncss dnunting, and no wrong dsmaying
And when the lovely bud to blossom wakes,
And when the soft shy dawn-star flashes bright
Another hand the perfect flower takes,
Another wins the gadness OF the light;
sweet, soft, clinging, fond farewell is given;
Still farewell, and then alone with Heaven.
with Heaven. viii He take the tired heart,
The God who gave the child and formed the mother
Who sees her strive 10 play her destined part
And, smiling, yield her darling to another?
Ay on His cross He thought Of Marys woe;
He pities still the mothers left below.
-TaIeg's MGgdsinc
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1878-03-08

The CHINESE FAMNE.-The well-fed Amer
lean public reads in the Asiatic news of the
day that seventy millions of human beings are
starving to death in four provinces of China,
and the announcement makes less impression
upon it than the death of almost any dis
tinguished man of our own nation. And yet
if the busy throng reflects long enough to
catch the significance of these figures it should
be startled and appalled, by the magnitude of
suffering and death which they represent.
For these seventy millions are men and wo-
men and their children. They are human in
their anatomy, human in their thoughts, af-
fections, hopes, fears and aspirations, and
this almost countless swarm is threatened
with wholesale starvation. Let us imagine
every man, woman and child i'll the United
States and the Canadas with only the scantiest
store of the coarsest food on hand and no
hope of replenishing il, and to this number
add about twenty millions more in the same
condition and We shall get an idea of the ex-
tent and growing horror of the Chinese fam
inc. Take all the living human beings on the
globe and here are a sixteenth of them in the
fearful extremity of famine. 1t is the prob
lem OF life and not of indigestion with which
they are contending, and it seems likely to
prove too knotty for their solution.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1878-03-08

PUBLIC PARKs-TwO national parks have
been established by the United States govern
ment These are the Yosemite Valley and
the Yellowstone National Park. The former
was granted by Congess to the State of Cali
fornia, June 80, 1864. This tract is in the
county of Mariposa, at the head waters of the
Merced River, and is about fifteen miles long
and mile in width, from the main edge of
the precipice on both sides. At the same
time the. MaripOsa Big Tree Grove was set
apart under like legislation. This comprises
an area of about four sections. The Yellow
stone National Park is located in the extreme
northwest corner of the territory of Wyo-
ming 1t is sixty-fve miles in length from
north 10 south, and fifty-fye in breadth from
east TO west The act of Congress, setting it
apart as public park, was approved by the
President, March /, 1872. Probably no area
of equal dimensions, ON the globe, contains
so many objects Of wonder, such as hot-springs,
geysers, waterfalls and canOns.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1878-03-08
If man marries shrew, he's not shrewd

If a man marries shrew, he's not shrewd.
Spots on the sun-Freekles on your boys
face.
The fixed stars, and pen and ink and pa
per are all of them stationary.
Hindoo widows cremate, but Yankee wild
ows on the other hand, remate.
Wool has risen in Arizona-two negroes
have been scalped blythe Indians.
SnOdgrass says the most thrilling tail he
ever listened TO was that of rattlesnake.
The coat of a horse is the work of nature !
that of an ass is often the work of tailor.
The difference between hill and and pill.
One is difficult to get up and the other to get
down.
1t is not often the fulflment precedes the
promise, but ''new maple sugar" always ap-
pears before the sap begins to run.-B0stOn
Herald.
'If was as hAt-footed as you are, would
MT be afraid of slipping on the ice, said one
gent to another the other day. yes" was
the response, "some people are fiat on one
end and some on the otherl" The first speak
er looked thoughtful, but said nothing.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1878-03-08

Wonder il this is true; Russian news
papers are conducted ON an economical basis,
unless certain publisher lies A Moscow
paper recently incurred the displeasure of the
Government, and an officer was sent to arrest
the proprietors. The only person in the es-
tablishment was the publisher, and he was
sternly summoned TO fetch the editor. The
publisher went up stairs and returned speedi-
ly with large pair OF scissors, saying, Here,
sir, is the editor The officer was rather dis
concerted, but soon recovered himself, and
exclaimed more sternly than ever No nSn-
sense fetch me the sub-editor.' Again the
publisher departed, and again returned, this
time with pot of paste and brush. These
sir, he said, ARE the sub-editors.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1878-03-08

EDUCATIONAL FACILITRs IN GERMANY.-In
Germany the small shopkeeper can obtain for
his son at day school (almost all German
schools are day schools for $15 or $2Oa year,
as good, if not better, instruction in the an
cient classics mathematics, history, etc, or
in the modern languages physical sciences,
geography, drawing and singing, as can be
got by the richest man in the world. He can
subsequently have him trained in the best
schools of divinity, law, medicine, philolOgy
philosophy, archaeology, the fine arts, and the
physical sciences, by university professors of
les, engineering architecture, agriculture,
mining, manufactures, commerce, ETC., by
men who have made the practice of these arts
the study of their lives, for from $25 to $75.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1878-03-08

Chinese maxim: The pleasure of doing good
is the only one that never wears out
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1878-03-08

II is no use running TO set out betimes is
the main point. La F0HtdiRe.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1878-10-18

Hon. J. Morrill,, l44; Hon. L. p. Po-
land, so; Democrats and Green
hackers, Al. Hon. l.. p. Poland see
ing in this, the inevitable result, has
Withdrawn himself from the canvass,
and, Of course Hon. ]. Morrill, will be
elected by the unanimous Republican
vote.
Now this contest is over, the legis.
latHe will settle down to work. 1t is
hoped that the various committees
will give heed to their work and the
many Objectionable bills that have
been introduced be weeded out, and
the good only find their way to the
Statute books. Many good bills have
been introduced, but as an excess oil
law is almost as bad as the want of it,
it is hoped that every bill of doubtful
import will be defeated. l will adj
wise you OF work next week.
NJ. L. II.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1878-10-18
LUKE p. POLAND.
Montpelier, October 14th, 1878.

Governor Proctor's message con-
tanned many wise and timely sugges-
tons and among them we note with
special satisfaction his urgent recon-
mendation that the pupils Of the Re-
form Schoolbe taught something more
to their industrial advantage than to
seat chairs. The Governor advises
thorough instruction in practical agri-
culture by making the land connected
with the school n model farm, even if
it cost the State some further outlay
fer this purpose. The Governor is
right without question, but we would
go further and insist that some useful
trade should be taught the youths who
are Sent here for reformatory educa-
ton. While it is desirable that all
our state charities should be managed
with as strict economy IS possible
without multiplying the object for which
the institution was created, it should
not be forgotten that it is q cruelty to
these wards OF the State to send them
ont Of its walls without the knowledge
of some good trade, SO that they can
at once take their places in the ranks
Of skilled labor. To do this doubtless
the State would have to spend some
money, but the State has assumed the
responsibility of maintaining refog-
matory institution, and it cannot,
without staining its moral honor, omit,
on the ground of economy, to equip it
with the first essentials Of reformatory
education for vagranJ and vicious
boys, viz: full opportunity to learn
some useful industry that is always il
demand. 1t would, of course, be de.
sirable, if possible, to introduce an in
dustry that would be AN economical
investment, but the permanent value
to the pupil Of the trade taught shoulC
be the pre-cminen5 consideration, TO
a Reform Sctool is not prison 70
idle boys, as many persons seem tt
think, and there is q manifest wrong
in having such school with one 0
the leading essentials to reformator.
education so imperlecty representa-
as to rob the institution of more thai
half its power for good.-Rutlan'
\ Herald and Globe.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1878-10-18
Judge POland'S Withdrawal.

To the Members Of the General As
SemJly: Considering the changed
political complexion of the United
States Senate after next March that
Mr.. Morrill, had been honored with Il
seat in Congress much longer than
any other man from Vermont; that
he had arrived at an age when men
usually retire from active business,
whether public or private, l supposed
that he would feel That re had receiv-
cd MS full share Of public honors and
would choose to retire. In SUCH case
my friends thought it not unreasona-
bic that | should take his place. |
learned, however, that such was not
the purpose Of Mr.. Morrill,, but that
he desired to be elected for another
term. made no effort to influence
In the slightest degree the nomination
or election of any man to the legisla-
turc, desiring that that body should
be wholly free and unbiased upon
that question. After the election /
made some efforts to ascertain the
views of the members elect, aid was
satisfied that II very considerable pro-
pol ton, if not a majority, Of the Re-
publican members would prefer me
for the place. In that belief con-
scented TO the use Of my name as q
candidate for the position. l am now
satisfied that majority Of the Re-
publican members will vote for Mr..
Morrill,. The mere fact that am not
likely to receive majority OF votes
does not particularly discompose me.
But | do not like to stand in opposi-
ton to what appears to be the senti-
ment of my political associates. But
more than this, am informed there
are many gentlemen who are greatly
embarrassed by my remaining in the
field as a candidate. They believe
chat the interests of the people Of the
state and of the Republican party will
be best promoted by my election.
Their own personal wishes and judg-
mcnt call upon them to vote for me.
1t is forcibly claimed and asserted to
them that majority of their consti-
tuents desire them to vote for Mr..
Morrill,, do not desire to place my
friends or keep them in such dilemma.
The above reasons, in my Judgment,
are sufficient why l should decline
to have my lame presented as a can
didatc tomorrow.
LUKE p. POLAND.
Montpelier, October 18th, 1873.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1878-10-18
GUARDIANS NOTICE.
STATE OF VERMONT,
Essex DiGtriat

In Probate Court held at Guiidhall in and
for SAID obstruction the 9th day of september,
A. D., 1875.
VIM; Cheney, Guardian unto Joseph Legas'
sy OF BrlgltoD IA said district, nm insane per.
son now contiled III the insane asylum at
Brattleboro by reason of said insanity makes
application to laid court for license to sell all
of the real estate of said Ward, representing
that Il sale tleleot is necessary for the pay.
ment OF the mortgage upon said estate, That
1t would be Conducive to the interests OF all
concerned, that the balance may be placed at
interest or invested in other real estate.
| Whereupon is ordered by said Court that
sad application be referred to session OF
said Court TO he held a the Probate Office in
Guildhall on The 18Th day OF Ootouer, A. d.,
1878, for hearing and de clson thereon.
And 1t is furtherordered that notice hereof
be given to all PERSONS interested by publica-
| ton of the same three weeks successively in
the Essex Couny HERALD, published at
| Island Pond in san district previous to said
time appoint cd fol hearing that they may ap.
| pear III SAID time Ind place and show cause If
any they may hav, why said license should
not be granted.
WmH HARTSHORN, Judge.
4 true copy o1ecord-attest.
WmH. HARTSHORN, Judge.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1878-10-18

Gov. Proctor's message, in all mat
tiers relating to state affairs, is one of
the most sensible, able and honest
state papers that has ever come from
an executive. If the legislature heeds
his valuable suggestions, there will be
a return to many of the old time ways
of economy, which, while not abso-
lutely demanded by the condition Of
the state treasury, is demanded by the
condition of other treasures and can
not fail of benefit as a wholesome
examples. Albdn'S Messenger.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1878-10-18
GUARDIANS NOTICE.
STATE OF VERMONT, J
Essex District.

LSscA DlStlleI.
In Probate Court held at Guildhall in said
District on the 18th day OF October A. D., 1873
Horace Wilson, Guardtan unto george Brown
proposes TO render and settle his Guardian
ship account.
Whereupon it is ordered by said Court that
said application be referred TO session oil
said Court TO be held at the Probate Office il
Guildhall on the 4th day al November, A. ID.
1878, tor hearing and decision thereon.
And it is further orderel that notice hereo
be given to all persons interested by publica-
ton of the same two weeks successfully In
the Essex County HERALD, printed at Island
Pond in said District, precious to SAID time
appointed for hearing thatthey may appear
at said time and place, and if they see cause
object thereto.
VIM. II. HATtrSHORN, Judge,
true copy OF recoId-sAttest
VIM. II. Harris HORN, Judge
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1878-10-18
nj Office TO SELL REAL ESTATE OF
In MARIAH YOUNG DECEASED.

STATE OF VERMONT.
DISTRICT OF ESSEX. }
In Probate Court, he'll at Guildhall in and
for said District, on the It'll day of October
AID. 1878, Hon. Milton Cook, Administrator,
of the Estate of
MARIAH YOUNG.
in said District, deceased, makes application
to said Court for license to sell all of the real
estate Of said deceased, repreSe nting that the
sale thereof is necessary for the payment OF
debts and charges of administration, and
would be conducive to the interests of all con.
cerned.
Whereupon, it is ordered by said Court
that said application be referred to a session
thereof, to be held mt the Probate Office, in
said Guildhall, on the 18th day OF November
AID. 1878, for hearing and decision thereon
And 1t is further ordered, that all persons
interested be notified thereof, by publication
and order thereon, three weeks successfully
in the EsscS County HERALD, q newspaper
published ut Island Pond, and which circu
lates in the neighbohIhood of those interest
ed, before said time OF hearing, that they may
appear at said time and place, and if they see
cause, object thereto.
w. II. HARTsHORN, Judge.
A true copy of record attest,
| w. II. HARTSHORN, Judge.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1878-10-18
VILLAGE ESTHRTICS.
NO. A..

Under the above heading, we shall
print series Of articles, that were
written originally for the Mountaineer,
and appeared in that paper. They
are full of valuable hints, and we be-
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1878-10-18
NJ Office In BANKRUPTCY.

This is to give notice, that on the 2Sth day
of September, A. D., 1878, a Warrant in Bank
ruptcy was issued against the estate of
FREEDOM D. BEEDE,
of Maidstone, In the County of Essex. and
State of Vermont, who has been adjudged a
bankrupt on his own petition. That the
payment OF any debts and delivery of any
property belonging to said Bankrupt, TO him,
or tor his use, and the transfer of any proper
ty by him are forbidden by law. That u meet
ing of the creditors of said bankrupt, TO prove
their debts and to choose one or more as
siSnees of hi, estate, will be held ut q Court
OF Bankruptcy to be olden at VIM. II. Hats
horns hotel in Guildhall, ia the County oil
Essex, and State OF Vermont, before John d.
Edwards Esq, Register, on the 4th day Of
November, 4. d. 1878, at O'Clock p. IN.
THOMAS FAILEY.
Deputy United States Marshal, as Messenger
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1878-10-18
IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF THE UNITED
STATES FOR THE DISTRICT OF YER
In Re,
WILLIAM DOUGLASS IN BANKRUPTCY.
Bankrupt, }

DISTRICT Of VERMONT, SIS.
Notice is hereby given that petition has
been filed in said Court, by Villas Douglass
of Concord in said District duly declar red q
I'd. 1857, for discharge and certificate there
of, from ali his debts and other claims prova-
bic under said Act, and that the Sth day of
November 1878, at O'Clock A, NJ, before the
Ron. Hoyt II. Wheeler Judge of said Court,
at The U. $. Court Rooms in Burlington, Is as.
sigped Tor the hearing ofthe same, when and
where ell creditors who have proved their
debts, aud other persons in interest, mag at
tend and show cause if any they have why
the prayer of said petition should not be
granted.
Dated at Burlington, on tho 18th day OF
October. 1873. Il. b. SMALLEY Clerk
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1878-10-18
TERMS CASH,
GEO. ". BRACKETT,
DDMUND C. POWERS ESTATE.
STATE OF VERMONT,

Essex District.
In Probate Court held at Guidhall, in and
for said District on tne 9Th day of October,
A. D., 1878
John w. Hartshorn and Lettie e. Powers,
Administrators ON the estate OF Elmu1d G..
Powers, late of Lunenburg in sad district,
deceased. prepared to render and settle their
administration accouut.- and make applica-
ton TOR II decree of distribution and partiti
of the estate of said deceased
Whereppon 1t is ordered by said Court, that
said account and application be referred to II
session of said Court to be held at the Pro
bate Office in Guildhail on the 4th day OF No.
vembcr, y. D., 1878, tor hearing and decision
thereon.
And it is further ordered that all persons
interested be notified hereof by publication
of the same three weeks successfully in the
Essex County HERALD, published ut Island
Pond, previous To said time appointed fol
hearing, that they may appear ut said time
and place, and shew cause, if any they may
have, why said account should not be allowed
and such decree made.
Vim. II. HARTSHORN, Judge.
A true copy of recOrd,-atJeSt,
VIM. ii. HARTSHORN, Judge.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1878-10-18

The subscriber will sell at Public Auction
on Thursday Oct 81, 1878, the bankrupt
stock of Charles Greenof Canaan, VT, con-
sisting Of the following goods, to wit:
All the right and It'll. in the real estate
now occupied by the sad Charles Green in
Canaan, Vt. Also Harnesses, 2 Wagons
3 Whifietrees, pr. Neck Yokes, Chain,
l Plow, Stage wagon b. dy, set Counter
scales, 3 Buffalo Robes. Peavy handles,
l note of $50, signed by ]. w. Fleetwood,
and l Ledger containing from $1,000 to
$4,000 of accounts.
TERMS CASH,
GEO III RPAnR ETuJ1 haSirpnn
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1878-10-18
9&0al alptifes.
GUARDIANS NOTICE.
STATE OF VERMONT. /

III
STATE H OF pln1o1T' IS.
Essex District.
In Probate Court neld at Guildhall in said
District on the 18th day OF OctoOer a: d. 1873,
John w Ilartshorn Guardian unto Willie d.
Rand proposes to render aud settle his &C.
count rs such Guardian.
Whereupon il is ordered by said Court. that
said Court to be held al the Probate Office in
Guiidhall on the atm day OF Nov. A. D., 1878.
And it is further ordered that notice hereof
ten of the snme two weeks successfully in
the Essex Comfy HERALD, printed at Island
Pond in said District previous TO said time
appointed for hearing, that they may appear
object thereto. .,,,,,.
A true copy ofrecord-attesG
Vim. n. HAk1SHORN, Judge.