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Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1879-08-29

present day, said he, the sinner is exposed
and has no tower in which to defend himself
And with many other words did he testify
and exhort, saying, save yourselves from
this untoward generation. "As they return
ed from church brother Roach said to the
preacher: "Did you not give wrong inter
probation to the word untoward in your text
to-day by pronouncing it incorrectly" 2" He
replied "Oh, no, Brother Roach, know
am correct, for have preached that sermon
at least 20 times at different places, and the
brethren have told me it is the best sermon
they ever heard me preach "Well, well, :"
says Roach, 1--WE will see what the dictionary
says as to the meaning of the word and its
pronunciation when we get to the house" "
After they looked ut the dictionary the good
brother, with evident modification and re-
greet exclaimed: Brother Roach, this is too
bad You have spoiled one of my best ser-
mons l shall never be able to preach it
again. Richmond Religious Herdd.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1879-08-29
Charley. Opinion Requested.

Charley he's my little buther,
And we has the mostest fun,
Don't We, Charley7 Well, our mother,
Whenever we whips one another,
Tries to whip Us, aud we run
Don't We, Charley ?-and men byme-by,
Men she gives cakes and pie,
Don't she, Charley ?-when we come in,
And p'omise never to do II ag'in.
He's named Charley; am Willie
And I'm got the putticst name!
My uncle Bob, he calls me "Billy,"
Don't be, Charley7 Well, our Ally
I named "By," just the same;
Tbest like me-and our mother said
"Bob puts foolishen into our head"
Didn't she, Charley 7-and she don't know
Much about boys, cos Bob said so.
Baby, she's the funniest fellcr-
Naint no hair upon her head,
l. they, Charley Its all meler
Wite up there,-l would sell her,
And buy one at wasn't so red,
Wouldn't you. Charley Men we could play,
Aud have most fun VIII her every day,
Couldn't we, Charley and have most fun;
Wisht they'd buy purifier gne.
Our little sister she's 'leven
Years uld-ats mucher'n I,
Amt It, Charlcy7 am seven
But our little sisters in heaven.
Dead peoples goes up into the sky,
Don't they, Charley Men they has ViugH,
Thest like Fanny, and purtiest things
Don't they, Charley Men they can hy
Thest hy-aud everything! Wisht I'd del
Indianapolis Herdid
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1879-08-29

Mr.. Alexander Donahue of Bedford, Ind,
tells the following scrap of history about Sec
retary Thompson When Mr.. Donahue was
in Louisville buying goods one day dapper
little fellow approached and asked whether a
young man could get half a show up in Indi-
ana. Mr.. Donahue took the lad to Bedford
and there he got a school TO teach. The lad
was Mr.. Thompson. His sleeping accOmmo-
dations were none of the best, he and his
friend "bunking" on hard store counter for
about two years. The school teacher was
fond of reading law books, and once he vol
unteered to get some poor fellow out of
trouble. His exposition of the law excited
the admiration of the natives, and after that
everybody wanted THAT little Thompson"
whenever any one got into trouble. In few
months the legal business began to pile up on
him, so that he was literally forced to be-
come lawyer, Judge Dewey lent the young
man books with which to pursue his studies.
In three or four months he was regularly ad-
mitted TO the bar, and from that time 1t was
smooth sailing into Congress.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1879-08-29

A SLEEPING CAR JoKE.-It was in n Pull
man sleeper" between Albany and Buffalo.
Among the passengers were niddle-aged
couple, evidently on their first Journey and "a
sour-faced old maid, rather desiccatod in her
general effect, who was travelling alone. The
couple had an upper berth, and the maiden
''well stricken in years" the upper berth in
the ad djoning section. In the same car were
a couple of frolcsome youths, ready for any
sort of mischief Bedtime came and all hands
retired. But the husband could not sleep.
Whether it was because of the motion Of the
cars, the noise, or the novelty of the situa-
tion, he could not tell, but, try AS he would
he could not sleep. At length it occurred to
him that he was thirsty. The more he
thought of it, the more thirsty he got. So he
called the porter, who brought the l9tldcr,
and helped him down. Now while he was
gone for the water, one of the boys step
ped out of bed and shifted the ladder 80 that
it rested against the berth in which the an
cent maiden was sleeping, and then returned
to his bed to note the result. In n moment
or two the husband returned, and crept quiet
ly up the steps, anxious to make as little
noise as possible so as not to awaken his wife.
The occupant of the berth thus rudely in
truded upon, awoke with a start and scream
ed The husband supposng it to be his ea-
silly frightened wife, tried TO reassure her,
and said, 1T Is only me- "Only you, you
old scoundrel," said the venerable maiden,
I'm teach you a lesson" and with that she
seized him by the hair of his head and
screamed for help. Then he howled with
pain. Then his wife, awakened by the noise,
discovered where her husband was, and rails
ed her voice in lamentation, heaping re-
proaches upon her faithless spouse. Then
the passengers all got up and demanded an
explanation of the commotion, and foremost
among them was the wretch who had caused
it all. Then the husband covered with con-
fusion, and utterly unable to account for
what he had done, climbed down from his
perch and skunk away TO bed, where he was
soundly lectured for his faithlessness. Al
together it was a most uncomfortable though
ludircous situation, and the glRnces of def
ance that were exchanged between the wife
and the old maid all through tue next day
were study.-BOStOH Transcript
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1879-08-29

Action OF WATER ON THE EARTH.-The ac-
ton of water on the earth is n matter which
should be carefully noted by the biologist as
well rs the geologist. The surface of the
solid earth is being continually modified, and
its elevated parts destroyed, by water in the
form of rain, streams, or sea waves, and by
the dsintegrating action of ice, since in solid
flying it expands as it freezes within the
cracks and assures into which it has insinu-
ated itself as water By these means the
substance of the land is being slowly but
continuously torn down and carried away to
be deposited either in estuaries, or at the
mouths of rivers, or in the bed of the ocean
''The sound OF streams, which, swift or slow,
Tear down Eolian hills and SOW
The dust Of continents to be-"
Il is the deposits of mud in estuaries, and in
those triangular accumulations of land termed
"Deltas," formed at the mouths of rivers,)
which are the most important for biological
purposes; for in such deposits certain pro-
portion of solid objects which may fall into
river and be carried toward its mouth, may be
expected to become buried in the successive
layers of mud brought down. The mass of
matter thus carried TO the sea by some of the
largest rivers is enormous. II has been cal
culated that the Ganges carries down every
year as much mud as could be conveyed by a
feet Of 1000 ships sailing down daily, and
ehcu IfelButeu Win l, 4uU lOnb VI tnht bub-
stance. The deposit carried down by the
Mississippi has formed delta extending over
an area of 3d. 600 square miles, and is known
to be, at least in some parts, several hundred
feet in thickness. Should such deposits be-
come hardened into rock, we might expect
TO find therein some remains of hard bodies
(such as bones, shells, or dense fruits) which
may have been therein inclosed. Experience
has abundRntly shown that such is indeed
the case. We find remains thus preserved,
which are called FOSSILS" But more than
this, the footprints of passing creatures,
worm-tracks, and even such impressions as
are made by sharp rain or hail storm on
soft mud at low water have been preserved
for ages, being covered over and protected
by delicate films of fresh deposit. In some
cases even the form of the rain-pits makes
more evident TO us what was the direction of
the wind which blew on day 80 distant that
we cannot imagine the period which has
since elapsed. Contemporary .LferieiD.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1879-08-29
NO. 35.

commences II she should die or contract
marriage her interest in the association pass
es to the general fund. If she should be
married when she is twenty all that is paid
in by her father accrues to the association,
and it is this source of income that enables
the institution TO demand only a small annual
subscription, which renders it easy for ia
ther to meet the demand, with the assurance
that IL his daughter cannot be married with
out marriage portion, she will at least be
in the enjoyment of a comfortable home for
life. This institution has been prosperous
at Copenhagen for sixty years. The features
of the plan are somewhat singular and not
adapted to this country in some particulars,
but the plan of commencing with the birth of
q daughter to provide for the old age of the
infant is rather commendable. 1t is life in
snrnnce to the very letter
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1879-08-29

HIS BEST SERMON SPoILED. Brother Cuth-
bert Roach, brother of Rev. Elijah Roach,
many years ago moved from Charlotte coun-
ty, Va, to Trigg county, KY He told me
when he went 10 the Little River association,
Kentucky he heard a leading minister in that
association, and very good man, preach
from the following text Acts ii 40, "Save
yourselves from this untoward generation. A"
The old gentleman pronounced the word
'untoward" as if it was uncovered, and went
on TO tell the audience that in the days of the
apostles the people lived in walled cities,
with towers aud battlements for their defense
that the apostle used the word iguratively
here, TO show how defenseless was that wick
ed generation without towers of strength, in
which they could enter and defend themselves
from the wrath of God. Thus it is at the
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1879-08-29

The latest contribution to the scientific lit
erature of alcoholism comes from DIR. Martin
of Paris, who has made series of interesting
observations on nervous affections among the
offspring of alcoholic parents. His results
may be summed up as follows; In eighty
three families in which one or more mem
bers showed nervous excitability with his
tory of alcoholic origin, there were 4lO chill
dren. OF these 1OS, more than quarter, had
convulsions, and in 1874, 100 were dead, 241
were still alive, but 49, i. e., more than one
third of the survivors, were epileptic.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1879-08-29

DowN THE ANDES IN A HAND Cana cor
respondent of the Philadelphia Press writing
from Chicla, Peru, says: Here | am among
the snow-capped peaks Of the Andes, accli-
mating myself to n trip over the mountains,
whose highest point, IL, $40 feet, intend to
scale. Leaving Lima this morning with a
party of officers, | came over the celebrated
Oroya Railroad to Matucana, and from there
by the light express to this place, the present
terminus of the road. The building of this
road was one of the greatest undertakings the
world has ever known. 1t is only completed
SO miles, and cost $50, ,OOO, 600. From the
seacoast to the summit of the Andes we pass
ed through a tunnels, and over many high
bridges, one of them go feet high. The road
follows the valley of the River RimAc, cross
ing and recrossing it many times. From
Matucana to the top is nothing but success
sion of VS., Us and doublings. Some of the
places are truly frghtful As you pass
around mountain peak you can look for
thousands Of feet below, and still above you
can see the lofty peaks Of the Andes. Even
here at Chicla We are still 5000 feet from the
top, and the railroad tuuuel on the summit
will be T., 900 feet above the sea.
Chicla is the highest railroad station aud
within few feet of the highest city in the
world. In Lima or Calao the lightest clothes
would be very comfortable, but up here l
wear a double suit of heavy uuderclOthing
and a large ulster. With all my clothes | am
nearly freezing, and red-hot stove close by,
at that. Less than II week ago | WAS in the
tropical seas of the oquator-quite n change.
Most people here are troubled with what they
call 'soroche, h, adnche, nausea, and some
times bleeding at the nose, mouth and ears.
The air is 50 rare it is difficult TO breathe.
At the invitation of the roadmaster, | took
a ride with him down the road. We were Just
ahead of the regular train, and We started off
like streak of lightning | have been in
good many tight place, in my life, but never
in position to make my hair literally stand
ON end as it did in coming down the Andes
on a hand-car. Never till my dying day can
l forget that ride. Starting among the very
clouds, down, down we came disappearing
like flash in tunnel of pitchy darkness
and out on 10 frail looking iron bridge over
a mighty gorge from two to three hundred
feet deep. We stopped in long, curved
tunnel 10 look at some work that was going
on, and did not hear the train in our rear un-
til it was in the tunnel We could not lift
the hand-car off, so We made spring for it,
cut loose the brake, and made u dash for our
lives. And truly 1t looked so, for sho came
in full view before we were well across the
gorge aud on she came at the rate of a mile
a minute, but we were going by this time
much faster than that, and in IA short time we
left her far behind, We reached Mataouna,
% miles from Chicla, in safety, but since |
come to think il all over would hardly dare
TO try it again.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1879-08-29

Too soon you come to smte us with upliftod spear
over the hills aud meadows, far and near;
The green brakes crouch and shiver as you rise,
Aud all the tonder flowers hide their eyes.
Only the purple aster by your side
Stands with its regal robing like a bride,
while here aud there a scarlet maple spray
Hangs out in brilliant banner on your way.
Gathering your sheayes Of sunshine, We yet know
That they are fed from fierce flames falling low;
Though in your tiny arms you hold hre
To burn while all your sister flowers expire.
We are not glad to see your golden light
Flashing its sumptuous spendor on our sight,
Because you come TO close the summer days,
Like a last p@an of rapturous praise.
Pr0ridence Journal.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1879-08-29
Miscellany.
September.

september.
The golden rod ia yellow;
The corn is turning brown;
The trees In apple orchards
With fruit are bending down.
The gentian's bluest fringes
Are curling In the sun;
In dusty pods the milkweed
Its hidden silk hashpun.
The sedges nauut their harvest,
In every meadow nook;
And asters by the brook-sidc
Make asters in the brook.
From dewy lanes at morning
The grapes sweet odors rise;
At noon the roads all fiutter
With yellow butterflies.
By all these lovely tokens
September days are here
With summers best Of weather,
Aud autumn's best Of cheer.
But none Of all this beauty
Which floods tho earth and air,
Is unto me the secret
Which makes September fair.
'Tis thing which remember;
To name 1t thrills me yet;
one day Of one September
never can forget.
II. H., in ScriJHer for September.
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- CAIARRH ~
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Ghe 9ailg Arsas.
RocK OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
The Planters Plan of Cuban Hmane,
From the New York Herald.

Enc PLANTERS Plan Of Cuban Emanci-
! patton,
From the New York Herald.
/ It testifies to the foresight as we'll az the
honor OF Martinez Campos that he should
stake the continuance of his Ministry at
Madrid upon faithful fnlflment of the
pledges OF emancipation in Cuba which
Spain has made to the civilized world and
particularly TO the United States. The So
called Planters Plan" which he resists,
OF freeing only the very young and the
very old-children yet to be born and
adults upon reaching sixty years of age
is plain fraud upon the treasury as well
as an evasion of plighted faith. 1t would
enable masters to foist their incapable
slaves upon the public charge and retain
the strong and the vigorous. and by thus
relieving them from the burden oil caring
for the disabilities of infancy and the de-
crepitude OF old age it would give them
masters in the world. Inevitably, also, it
would add fresh stimulus to the slave
trade with Africa. This is DOT emancipa-
ton 10 the sense in which Spain has made
promises to Christendom. General Cam
pos knows better, probably. than any
other Spanish statesman how inevitable
lt Is that those pledges must some time
be substantially redeemed and how
temporary must be all the schemes
of evasion and duplicity. Without
being in any degree sentimentalist-
on the contrary. havi ng proved him
self thoroughly practical administrator,
both in Cuba and at home-yet he is SEN
sible how powerful an influence the con- !
science of people has become 10 modern
government. and If he now resigns Office he |
does SO 10 full faith that that influence |
must call him to it again,
We will not affirm that immediate and |
unconditional and universal emancipation
is the wisest policy for Spain to apply TO
her colonial slaves. But it is evident that
this Planters Plan does not really mean
emancipation at Ill for several generations
certainly not for a period reaching far
beyond any which is consistent with her
pledges and her welfare. There is no ele-
ment of stability in it. It will not remove
Cuban slavery from the arena of discus
sion. 1t is a trick for the Precipitation of
slave owners. and the fact that its advo-
Gates are the strenuous opponents of q
Tightening of the oppressive commercial
regulations which hamper the prosperity
OF Cuba and impair its Intercourse with
the United States bears additional testi-
mony to the utter selfishness OF their mo-
tives. There is small hope that any Span
lsh Ministry which attains power by the Il
downfall of General Campos will devise q
consistent and comprehensive plan of Gu
ban reform and paci6catiop. More tricks.
more evasions. more embarrassment of our
with Spain and her colonies are
that for the present we are
to expect.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1879-10-18
4 Distressed Woman.

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