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Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1878-02-22
Morning Conservation.

When hrst thy eyes unve give thy soul leave
To do the like; our bodies but forerun
The spirits duty True hearts spread aud heave
Unto their God, flowers do to the sun.
Give him thy FIRST thoughts then; shalt thou keep
Him company all day, and in him sleep,
Yet never sleep the sun up. Prayer should
Dawn with the day. There are set, awful hours
'Twixt heaven and US The mama not good
After suu-rising; fSr-day sulles flowers.
Rise to prevent the sun; sleep doth sins gut
Aud heavens gate opens when this worlds is shut.
Aud whispers 'mungst them. There is not spring
And oak doth know, Am. Canst thou not sing
leave thy cares aud follies go this way
And thou AT, sure to prosper all the day.
Serve God before the world: let him not 60
Until thou hast blessing; then resign
The whole unto him; and remember who
Prevailed by wrestling ere the sun did shine.
Pour oil upon the stones; weep for thy in,
Then journey on, and have an eye to heaven.
Mornings mysterious; the first worlds youth,
Mans resurrection, and the futures bud
Stroud in their births; the crown Of life light, TRUTH
Is stld their star, the stone, and hidden food.
Three blessings wait upon them, two uf which
Should moye; they make Us holy happy, rich.
When the worlds up, and every swarm abroad,
Keep thou thy temper; mix not with each clay;
Dispatch Necessities; life hath load
Which must be carried on, and safely may.
Yet keep those cares without thee; let tho heart
Be Gods alone. and choose the better part.
Hp,rg IuuIhdH.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1878-02-22

Pope Plus Ninth, whose death occurred on
the 9TH inst. had, for II longer period than
any of his predecessors swayed the destinies
of the Roman Catholic Church, and il was,
therefore. only natural that the announce
ment Of his death should have produced
a sensation throughout the civilized world.
Giovanni Maria Mastai, Count Feretti, by
which name the Pope was known before his
accession to the papal throne, was born at
Senigaglia, Italy, in 1892. He began his clas-
steal studies at the age of II, but was obliged
to suspend them five years afterwards on ac-
count of attacks of an epileptic character,
and year later went to Rome to study theol-
ogy. Pursuing his studies partly in public
and partly in private, according to the condi-
tion of his health, he finally received minor
clerical orders at the age of 2G, and engaged
in missionary work in the vicinity of his ma
tive place. The zeal which he displayed in
that work commended him to notice, and u
year later Pope Plus Seventh admitted him to
prestly orders. In 1923 he was chosen sec
retary to the apostolic delegate to Chill, where
he chiefly employed himself in ministeIing to
the Indian population in the interior. He re-
turned to Rome in 1925, and was made do
mestic prelate to Leo Twelfth. Two years
later he was made archbishop of Poleto and
at his own expense he established there char
table and industrial establishments like those
he had governed at Rome. He was proclaim
ed a cardinal in 1910, and when Pope Gregory
Sixteenth died in 1916, he was elected his sue
CessOr.
Plus Ninth began his administration as a
Jealous political and ecclesiastical reformer,
but he soon found that it was easier to under
take these reforms than TO accomplish them,
He encountered opposition among his own
advisers, and to that was very soon added a
strong movement for the overthrow of both
monarchy and ecclesiasticism. Mazzini pub
lished his program at Paris in October of the
year of the Popes accession, and the move
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1878-02-22
Miscellany.
The Northern Lights.
MORSE SUPERSTITION.


"Nay, mother nay; the pictured coal is glowing
Duly and redy on the hearthstone there
Yon was no fame OF careless idlers's throwing,
Nor rocket flashing through the startled ar;
Twas but the cleaning Of the Northern Lights
Ah there again, they Redeemed Huntclih Heights.
$50 let me raise you softly on the pillow.
See, how the crimson lustre flares and dies,
Turning TO red the long helve Of the biow.
And the great arch OF all the starless skies;
The fishers say such beauty bodies them sorrow,
Telling them u storm aud wind TO blow tomorrow"
'No, child, the busy wife may bait her lines,
And net and gear lie ready for the morning;
No presagc in that wavering glory shines,
No doom in the rich hucs now adorning;
They do but say the lingering hours are past,
The gates the golden gates unclose at last
"won, the long hill 20 steep and dear to climb,
Done, the long task su bitter hard in learning;
The tears shed and garncred up by time,
The heart beats, freed from its lonely yearning
The bar swings back and, flooding seas and skies
Burst out the deathcss lights OF Paradise.
"se, Sec by the great gates Of pearl they stand,
Friends, children. husband; see glad hands out
reaching!
For me, for me, the undiscovered land.
Its promise in that roseate signal teaching;
Aye, kiss me, child the lips will soon be dumb,
That yet In earthly words can say Il come
Agaii the banner Of the Northern Lights
waved broad and bright across the face Of heaven,
And in the cottage on the rugged heights,
The passing radiance by their glory given,
Showed pale orphan weeping by the bed,
And the calm smiling Of the happy dead.
IN the Year EouHd.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1878-02-22
CURRENT NEWS PAnAeRAPus.

A TERRIBLE TALE OF SHIPwRECK AND CAN
NIBALIsM. Capt. Higbee and crew of the
schooner Sallie NJ. Steeman, from Charleston
for Baltimore abandoned in n sinking cond-
ton January 81, arrived Mt New York Mon
day on the schooner Speedwell from Cadiz,
after n terrible experience. On the Goth of
January, 20 miles southeast from Hatteas,
the vessel encountered a terrific gale, lasting
20 hours, during which the sails were split
and everything movable was washed from the
decks. The crew used their last provisions
on the morning of january %. On the night
Of the 2ith during heavy gale, the vessel
sprung a leak, and ON the 27th three of the
crew gave out, leaving only four to manage
the vessel and pumps and they were fast be-
coming exhausted On the Both George Sea
men (colored), who had become crazy, at
tempted the life Of Walter Sampson, but was
instantly killed by the latter, who during the
afternoon ate a portion of his dead body.
Next day the crew were rescued by the
schooner Speedwell This is the captains
story Another account says that the crew of
the Steelman, before leaving the schooner,
had become so crazed with hunger that it was
suggested that they would be obliged to cast
lots for one Of their number to furnish food
TO keep the others alive Their last mouthful
of provisions was consumed on the morning
of January %, and for eight days thereafter
nothing passed their lips except fresh water
and tobacco which appeased their hunger on
" slightly. Finally one Of the sailors was
killed in Il quarrel, when his body was cut up,
the upper part was thrown overheard and the
limbs were saltcd down for food From the
thigh steaks were cut, almost before the flesh
was cold, and broiled These were eaten with
relish by the starving men Next day they
were rescued.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1878-02-22

A RAILROAD VELocIpEDE. Mr.. johnson, a
travelling musician, being in Garland, Col,
and anxious TO depart, manufactured vcloci-
pede with which he proposed to travel into
Texas Having become possessed of two
two-whecled velocipedes. such az were in
common use n few years ago, he proceeded
to fasten them together to run on a railroad
Wooden axles were constructed so That the
machine could be adapted to any gauge of
track a broader tread was placed on the
wheels, TO which were added fanges made of
whiskey barrel hoops levers were fitted to
give means for using the hands rs well AS the
feet to gain motive power; the whole ar
rangement was given a coat of red paint, and
it was placed on the track at Garland ready
for service. The machine weighs about forty
pounds, and is easily handled. The operator
sits on n scat resting across what were the
two seats of the old velocipedes
johnson mounted his novel travelling appa-
ratus at Garland, and arrived here without
accident, having made the trip at the rate of
about fifteen miles per hour. He remained
in this city day or two. aud altering the
gauge Of his car to suit that of the Atchison,
Topeka & Santa Fe Il. r., he started out on
Friday afternoon for the East Our infor-
mant tells us that he saw johnson near Gold
smiths ranch, and tried to keep up with his
car on good horse. but the animal was soon
dstanced. The engineer of the castern-bound
passenger train met johnson ut Apshapa.
Johnson is an old railroad man. and always
provides himself with time card 50 that he
can keep out of the way of the regular trains.
His apparatus is SO light that it can be moved
from the rails in a moment GOkieH ((0L)
GlOJe
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1878-02-22

\ TERRIBLE CYCLoNE.-Augusta, Ga, was
visited last Thursday night by shower of
hail, followed by thunderstorm, with a
rumbling and tremor similar to that of an
earthquake. Then, about l O'Clock Friday
morning, came cyclone, moving from the
southwest and covering II track about 800
yards wide. 1t struck the city near Centre
street, and demolished many houses. The
lower market house, a large structure in the
middle of Broad street, was literally lifted and
smashed into atoms. A colored church on
the outskirts of the town was completely de-
stroyed, cotton compress was partially blown
down. and the Central railroad freight depot
was completely unroofed. Nearly the entire
eastern end of the Charlotte, Columbia and
Augusta railroad depot was destroyed, and the
freight buried beneath the ruins. In one
case brick building was blown over upon a
dwelling, smashing the furniture and crush
ing the beds in which the family We're sleep
ing. Every person, however, miraculously
escaped. save an old lady, whose injuries, ag-
glayated by fright, may prove fatal. Charles
Dives and his wife, colored, were found dead
under the ruins of their house. Two freight
cars on the Carolina road were blown down
an embankment, and in some cases heavily
laden trains were moved along the track. The
total damages are over $4,000.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1878-02-22

THE Fools ARE NOT ALL DEAD, even in Cal
ifornia. When men get money they Seem to
have an infatuation to get rid of it as soon as
possible. No speculation is too wild and no
scheme too daring. In Sonoma Valley gen
tleman resides, who at one time owned that
entire yalley-one of the fertile places of the
earth. In it everything will grow that grew
in Eden, except the tree of knowledge. The
grant was obtained from the Mexican Gov
ernment. After selling large tracts of land,
the gentleman had great rancho Of his own.
His wheat fields were immense. His vine
yards known through all the State His focks
and herds were huge. He had money, and he
took a sure course to get rid of it. He went
to San Francisco, built large hotel and un-
dertook to run it himself He knew as much
about hotel keeping as a Chinaman would
know about running a daily newspaper His
ruin was sudden and complete. His fine es-
tate has just been sold under the hammer by
the Sheriff Running hotels and buying dilap-
idated railroads seems to be favOrite occu-
patton for the rich men of California. The
White Elephant, Of considerable magnitude
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1878-02-22
To-Day I'm Japan.

After breakfast, the father goes out to his
daily toll of artesan or labOrer, to the govern
ment Office if an official and into his shop in
his own house if tndcsman. Mother, re-
manning at home, is either busy with house
work, caring for the children, cooking sew
ing, or perhaps teaching her daughters. The
smaller children go out to play, the older ones
to school. The baby is fed and disposed of
by strapping it upon the back of one of the
children, if mamma be poor; or on a stout
child's nurse, if she be moderately well-to-do.
Grandmother is usually of great assistance in
disposing of 10 and kod0md, (baby and chill
dren y and like grandmammas all the world
over would quite spoil the little ones were
she always to have her own way Now, if the
mother is frugal and industrious, and not a
gad-about, she gets out her sewing-box,
spreads her materials on the floor, and plies
hHSami Zone handled scissors) and needles.
She cuts out garments for her darling baby,
measuring of with bamboo shdkU, (ffteen or
thirty-inch stick) cutting according to her
mulbeTy-paper pattern. With silk, cotton,
or Grape stuff of gay color, she makes it up
into nice warm coats and girdles for little Ko-
taro or Kline, or some other little blossom
with a blossoms name. OF course, for half
dozen times during the morning, rs mother
sits on her clean mating, looking out on her
garden and rockery and ish-pond, with the
plum trees and canellas and aZaleas, and Gu
riously y-dwarfed plants in pots, the baby must
be brought in TO be caressed, and its chubby
hands deyOured out of mere wanton mother
love. Papa's clothes are made by the tailor,
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1878-02-22

The WHIPPING Posi- is made live issue by
the passage in the Kentucky House, by vote
of three to one, of a bill re-establishing this
mode of punishment and making forty stripes
less one" the penalty for petty larceny, in
stead of fine, where the jury so advise, wo-
men to be excepted from the lash. A similar
proposition has been introduced in the Missis-
sppi Legislature, several judges in the Caro-
linas have advised the same thing, and the St.
Louis grand jury recently reported in favor
of establishing the whipping-post. The ar
gument is that the lash is the only punish
ment that has any terror whatever for a large
class of offenders, the fear of imprisonment
having practically no deterrent effect whatev-
er. The Charleston News and Courier, i'll dis
cussing the question some weeks ago, reeog-
nized this latter difficulty, but opposed the
whipping-post and recommended in its stead
the chain-g gang, on the ground that labor is
even more distasteful to the average southern
criminal than the lash.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1878-02-22
NO. g..

the Palace Hotels owned by United States
Senator. The Grand Hotel, which has few
equals in the country, is owned by the same
gentleman. The Cosmopolitan Hotel as If
the other two were not enough, is in the
same hands. Lucky Baldwin, as he is call
ed is trying his hand at running an expcn-
sive public house, to which is to be added the
Occidental" the Lick House" and others,
making superb hotel accommodations enough
for New York Boston and Chicago. 80 Bur
logh in B0stOn JOu1UGk
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1878-02-22

DEER IN VERMONT. twenty deer are
to be turned out on the mountains in the vi
cinity of Rutland as soon as the snow is gone
If the efforts of the Rutland gentlemen en-
gagged in this work prove successful it will not
be many years before deer will be plenty once
more in this State. They would probably
never have been exterminated if they had not
been murdered out of season in their yards
The Delaware and Hudson Canal Company
and the Central Vermont Railroad Company
aid this enterprise by transporting the deer
over their roads free.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1878-02-22

THAT WAS 4 BRAVE LAD who found himself
suddenly adrft in dilapidated schooner of
Atlantic City. n. j.. the other day. He was
little fellow, but when he saw the surf boat
which had put ont to his assistance turn back
to shore, the cruel crew probably concluding
that it wasn't worth while to make much of
an effort for only boy, and when he fully
realized the peril of his position, he didn't
drop down and sob. he didn't despair, nor did
he lose his head. But he set resolutely to
work and prepared his crazy craft as best he
could for the struggle with the waves. The
first night out he says in his homely narra-
tive, IA heavy sea broke over the vessel and
rolled me over the wheel. The rigging and
deck were covered with ice, and it was with
difficulty that | kept myself from freezing" +"
The next day he thought he was near the Gulf
Stream. There was about a foot and half
Of water in the hold, and heavy sea rolling.
The pumps gave out, and was forced to bale
her out with bucket" At about ten o'clock
the next night he was hailed by a barque
which cleared the schooner by only about ten
feet. But the barque sailed away, though
the little fellow promptly hung out a signal
light aiFl his struggle continued. The next
morning the plucky lad sighted land near
Beach Haven. After beating about all day" "
he says, Il headed up abreast Absecom Light.
The sea was very rough. and, failing to bring
the vessel into the inlet. and as the water was
up to the cabin floor, beached her on Little
Brigantine Shoals, where l was taken off af-
ter having been without sleep for four days
and three nights
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1878-02-22

C. +. THOMPSON h CO., williston's Stone Block.
WOOD X MARSHALL, Exchange Block, Main st.
b. A. CLARK, Tylers Block.
National Republican., 1878-01-07
The silver Question.

The Cabinet have had the question of re-
nonetizing silver under consideration and
il has leaked out that the President will not
approve Of any bill in relation thereto which
does not limit the lcgal-tcnder quality of
the silver dollar. 1t other words, he will
approve u bill that will remouetize the sill
yer dollar, provided it cannot be used in
the Payment of debts. This will simply
give the people stone when they ask loT
bread. If this he so, nothing could be more
cruel and tantalizing to a suffering people
who seek relief The President has two
roads before him-one that leads to sub
jugation of himself to the gold king, and
the other that will take him into the conf
dence and favor Of the suffering business
interests of the country, He must select
and all the responsibility of the direction he
takes will rest upon his own shoulders
To remonetize silver and then restrain ii
usefulness in providing for the business
wants of the people, and prevent its free
use as a par factor in our currency, woulo
be Just a. consistent with common sense Ane
National Republican., 1878-01-07

IT is intimated that the veteran THUR
Low WEED has written letter of advice
to the President, in which he expresses the
opinion that he cannot afford to put him
self at the head of the Democrats in the
Senate, and patch out his majority by few
Republicans whose political status is Of
doubtful nature, and that until he can Sc
cure the support of his own party he should
90 very slow" or course everybody is sub
ject to the advice of the Philadelphia
Times, which seems 10 think its mission is
to fix everything everywhere. 1t says
"Mr. WEED doesn't appear to have heard
that the President is reforming things, and
o. there are serious objections 10 reform
within the party, Mr., HAYEs-liko the
man whose house was on fre-wants help,
and can't stop to ask about those who come
TO his assistance" The Times seems to for
get that man whose house is on fire. and
who has plenty of help in his own family
to put it out If ho would only call upon
them, would be counted insane if he should
neglect to call on them instead OF going
elsewhere.
National Republican., 1878-01-07

THE Washington Chronicle tCLAPP's paper,
supposed TO be to some extent anti-Adminis-
tration) says that II is known with certainty
that II the President stands out against tho
Senate he can have every decent nomination
confirmed; that hereafter all the Democrats,
except EATON, Of Connecticut, will stand by
Ne President and against CoSKLISG, and ...-r,,
with the sure Republican srrrort Of HoAR,
DAwEs. evnHrrpf, and MATTHEW'S the Pres.
Eent will command the situatiou.-Sprinafeld
(O.) Repub!ic.
The ignorance Of the editor who would
give utterance to suoh a piece Of nonsense
Is more to be pitied, perhaps, than blamed
for it is held that man is not to be blamed
for what he does not know, but any block
head ought to know that the Chronicle is not
CLAPP's paper.
National Republican., 1878-01-07

THE Post does not seem to fancy our Eng
hsh. 1t is a little too plain for it, perhaps.
II certainly has had wonderful effect upon
the Post. Its eccentricities, syrations, and
ground and lofty tumbling under the effect
Of our plain English have been marvellous
since it first put its head out Of its shell in
pursuit of popular favor. If our style of
English does not please the Posi-, it is all the
more gratifying TO ourselves, for, to tell the
truth, We have no ambition to reduce its
Standard to scale where il will be in ac-
cord with the vulgar tastes of our rude CO.
Temporary.
National Republican., 1878-01-07

THE Chicago Inter- Ocean attributes .he
ssying to Secretary scHURz that President
HAYES was elected by the skin of his teeth,
the Liberal Republicans voting for him, and
sues, proves how important and how neces-
sary the support ofthe Libeslsis. But GRANT
in 1879 received an overwhelming majority.
with the all Liberals against him. How will
Mr.. scHURz explain the fact that in 1872
Liberal opposition gave GRANT handsome
majority, and Liberal support elected HAYES
in 1876 only by the skin Of his teeth? The
figures would indicate that tho Republican
party makes better fight without the Lib
erals than with them.
National Republican., 1878-01-07

Gov. ROBINSON, of New York, has nomi.
mated sx-Attorney- General FAIRcHrLD, of
that State, for Superintendent of Public
Works. This nomination does not meet
with much favor anywhere in the State out
side the Executive Chamber. The New
York EUeaias E1pross (Demoeraticl says Of
him: He knows nothing about civil en-
gineering. He is as competent for the re-
sponsible duties Of Superintendent of Pub
lie Works as a Choctaw savage for a college
professor, and would fll the place some
thing as rat would i'll the skin of an ele-
ubantr
National Republican., 1878-01-07

tion Of the order Of Francis Joseph, which has
been conferred upon MFR. Gutekuust by the
Austrian Emperor as an acknowledgment Of
His Majesty's appreciation Of . photographic
view of the Philadelphia international Exhi-
btion. - .f .
IMMEDIATELY after the funeral Of DIR.
Fisher, in Baltimore County, Nd, on the cath
Of December, Miss Mary was married to Rev.
John +. Goucher, at the residence. The
reason Of the marriage taking place so soon
after the death Of her father was that relatives
and friends had assembled from abroad 10 at.
tend the funeral, and while there II was
thought best that the marriage should take
place, as all could not again be present" "The
funeral baked-meats did furnish forth the
marriage feast"
National Republican., 1878-01-07

For some months past a number Of gentle
men of this city, who are not satisfied with
any of the political parties asat present organ
lied, have been consulting together and cor
responding with others in various sections
having similar views, upon the propriety Of
organizing new party. The first result Of
these consultations has been the organization
of an association known as the National Union
Association" with national executive COM
mittee from all the States. This part of the
work has been quietly done, but now the assO-
citation proposes to come before the public and
explain its intentions Some Of TIE gentle
men engaged in the movement are men Of cX-
poricncc ability, and character, aud they come
both from the Republican and Democratic par
ties We can well understand why and how
a man can be digusted with Democracy, and
desire to sever his connection with it, and we
can readily see how, if President HAYES
! Southern policy is to be considered the policy
OF the Republican party, Southern Republicans
should become disgusted with, aud wish TO dis
avow that party, but we do not believe that
the time is propitious for the successful forma'
ton Of new parties. We believe that a remedy
for all the evils under which the country Ia
bors can bs found, aud found oply In the Re
publican party that its principles, carried