Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1878-11-08
THE VERMONT PHENIX


The year drawing to a close. like its immediate
predecessors has been one Of general financial de-
pression Of wide staguaton business, Of prevalent
discomfort in all grades Of society. In such condi
ton Of aGairs,-whon the average laboring man, Of
whatever calling is only able by the closest economy,
TO provide for himself and his family the bare Tor i'm
agned) necessities Of existence is inevitable that
the literary interests Of the Countrywide book and
newspaper publishing houses the libraries, and peo
pie engaged in literary occupStions-should be among
the FIRST to suffer- ITO ChristianiEe savage, hrst
feed him" say the missionaries; aud the principle
holds true with all Food FIRST for the body, then
for the intellect is the law Of human development
lizard times" therefore means, FIRST Of all, fewer
booke, magazines and newspapers. 1t may meant
ought to mean-iewor opportunities and lu1uries less
tobacco beer and whiskey fewer articles Of nery and
fashion, less costly articles Of food these it may and
ought to mean, but those it does mean in a majority
Of instances.
THE VERMONT PHGN11, while recognizing the gen.
eral depression and hardness Of the times nears its
forty-sixih birthday in sound and healthy condition.
The Oldest and widely circulated It has come to
be acknowledged, also, the leading newspaper Of
southern Vermont, and finds hosts Of readers among
Vermont-born men and women scattered from Cana
da to California while in Of families its visits
have been made with weekly regularity ever its
foundation.
Devoted largely, as a matter Of course, to home
uewsof which 1t is acknowledged to be the most re-
liable chronicle-TnE PHuSIx allows no important
item Of news, the world over escape It's attention
III its record and discussions Of politics. THE PuuSIx
Is rar gr ytp do
reliable exponent Of true Republican principles Its
the only paper in windham county that takes the
trouble lay before its readers the Presidents
sages and other important and lengthy documents Of
public interest-ts ample columns allowing it to do
without sacrifice to the interests Of the general
reader.
The Agricultural and Household departments Of
THE PHUSIx are edited with unusual care, and form
an important feature Of the paper. No other local
paper exces it in these departments.
In its selections Of current literature and miscca-
ny, The VERMONT PHGEII has Won favorable regard
in the past, and it now challenges comparison with
any other newspaper in the country while its general
elevation Of tone and freedom from freshness and
yugarity, make ito presence welcome and its iuhu-
ence beneficial to every household it enters.
As the people expect more CT their newspapers than
formerly, SO THE PHGSIx has made constant adj
vancement, and now gives its readers much greater
amount Of news and other reading matter than any
other newspaper in its secion and double the amount
which it gave dozen yesrs ago, at the same price
The terms for the year 1879 will remain: To Wind
ham county subscribers, $2OO; to those outside the
county postage paid by u.s. s2e5 per annum in ad
vance.
New subscribers paying in advance for 1879 viii re-
ctiye tho paper free during the remainder of the
present year.
Address THE VERMONT PHOENIX,
BTattleboro, VT