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Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1880-03-12

THE LATEST PROJECT IN ARCTIC ExPLoRA-
TIoN.-It is proposed to fit out another Arc
tic expedition in England, the money to be
raised by voluntary subscription, and, in ac-
cordance with the time me-honored custom, the
first meeting of those interested in the prof.
ect was held in the Mansion House, in Lon
non, and was presided over by the lord may
or. From the remarks made upon this Occa-
sion, it appears that the expedition is to be
under the control of Commander Cheyne,
who has won considerable distinction by his
success in former Arctic explorations. 1t is
estimated that the entire outfit, with wages
for all hands, will not involve larger outlay
than $3.50, 900, and it is thought that this SUM
can be raised without great difficulty. Com
mander Cheyne's plan, as detailed in an adj
dress made by him, is to approach the pole
by way of Smiths sound, it being claimed
that this route offers the, greatest chance Of
success not the least of which is the charac-
ter of the ice-'old pack"-whch is strong
enough to bear any number of men, and
furnishes q safe and sure foundation upon
which to travel. Having proceeded as far
north as possible in his steamer, Commander
Cheyne proposes to continue his journey by
means of balloons, three of which will be in
cuded in the vessels equipment. By meteor
illogical observations, taken simultaneously at
three points on a parallel line of forty miles
that is, at the ship and at telegraph sta
tions on either side of her-it is thought that
the curve of the wind circle likely to carry
the balloons to the pole can be roughly az
certained. When the conditions are favora-
BILE, the three balloons, each having a lifting
power of ton, will start out, and, it is
thought, will probably reach the pole in thiT-
ty or forty hours time. Should the wind de-
fleet, by manipulating the gas in condensing
tanks, the navigators of the balloons can
choose the required altitude for continuing in
a favorable current Little difficulty seems
to be apprehended in getting to the pole
but the problem of how TO get back is seri-
Gus one. The method advanced, subject,
how ever, to revision, is to wait for favora-
Bile wind, and then drop on the same parallel
of latitude as the ship, and make the rest of
the distance on sledges. The project is an
adventuresome one, but this is very far from
saying that it cannot be successfully carried
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Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1880-03-12
HITS AND MISSES.

Bric-d- brac to be avoided-Family jars.
Some of the dearest spots on earth are
mortgaged.
Trundle beds went out of fashion in the
crib-age.
You often find great many sticks at ket-
Schoolboys who get "whaled" do deal of
blubbering.
A Philadelphia paper axes if wood chop
pers are hackmen.
On board of leaky ship everybody is ''ad-
mitted to bail"
Old officers of the army are like little boys;
they hate to retire.
White hair is the flag of truce under which
old age parleys with death.
hen doesn't mingle in promiscuous soci,
ETY. she has her own exclusive set.
Knocking a friend down is sure and
quick way of dropping an acquaintance.
The straighter a man takes his whiskey.
the crookeder it seems to make him.
Fashionable women are often very brave
they do not fear TO face powder.
carpenter is about the only man who is
mad when he can't find his level,
The man who fell into barrel of whiskey
said he was depressed in spirits"
VIC Dull uhS pHODdDly Docu III AhONS pCHapoh
than any other good man in America.
Whom the gods would destroy they first
fill full of confidence that it is not loaded.
The world without women would be like a
blank piece of paper-not even ruled.
The negro is not always a successful dairy
man, although he makes good butter.
The boy who takes the last piece of cake
at a church tea fair will become politician.
There is an old saying that 'leAp year is
fruit year" 1t ought to be good year for
pairs.
A subscriber TO the Heralds Irish relief
fund exclaims May a mouse never leave
your cupboard with tear in his eye."
''What part do you perform in the great
drama of lifep" asked wit of a peasant.
II mind my own business, )" was the quiet re-
ply.
Here" said dentist to a victim, lis my
reception room, and that" pointing to an in
ner Office containing big chair sis my draw
ing room"
A reporter being called to account for the
statement that meeting was a large and re-
| spectacle one" when only one other person be-
side himself was present, insisted that his re-
port was literally true; ''for," said he, II
was large and the other man was respecta-
ble."
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1880-03-12
Time 20 Think.

Zone of the most common defects in the
training of girls, writes mother who has
proved her right to be counselor in this i'm
portant work. lis that they are not brought
up to live alone, to stay at home in their
own minds From babyhood they are watch
ed, tended, noticed, guarded, never let alone.
Even little infants are not so much as per-
mitted to think out the mysteries of door
knob but are tossed up, their little trains of
thought interrupted. their solitude continual
ly invaded. Let a little girl be left to herself
hours of every day, near to loving friends
who have some other occupation than watch
ing and advising her, and she will invent
boundless resources and be never so happy.
Solitude is n necessity to the formation of
character"
There is food for reflection in these words
for all who have the care of children. The
privilege of solitude is not enjoyed by many
children of either sex in our towns and cities.
II they are not mingling in the exciting la
bors or sports of the crowded schools, they
are playing in the streets, or with their mates
in their own homes some social diversion
fills up nearly all the leisure hours of every
day and when there are no playmates at
hand the mother must give up her time to
their amusement. Too much company, too
much effort to direct every thought and ac-
ton of the child, too little opportunity for
the development of its own individuality
doubtless these are reasons for the feebleness
of many characters.
Indeed most of the young people of our
larger towns become wholly incapable of
spending any time by themselves. The mo-
ment their companions are out of sight and
the efforts to direct them have ceased, they
are restless and miserable. Nothing but an
exciting novel will reconcile them to exist
ence. This is largely due, no doubt to the
attractions of social sport which take hold so
strongly of the natures of active young peo-
pie, but it is also the result in part of the too
persistent watchfulness of parents in the
child's earliest years, by which the child is
never left to itself or taught to prize the sweet
delights of solitude.
This is one of the disadvantages which the
children of the cities are compelled to under
go. The country boys and girls have much
time to themselves and while their minds
often lack the alertness that is produced by
the brisk social commerce of the cities, it is
possible that they sometimes gain in vigor
and power of concentration more than they
lose in nimbleness and wit. The fact is that
the majority of the men and women who are
at the head of affairs in the nation were
trained in the country and while their sue
cess is largely due to the fact that they learn
ed to work in their youth, it is due in part,
no doubt, to the fact that they had in their
younger days good deal of time to think
GOOD Compdny.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1880-03-12
NO.11.

The WINTER IN HoLLAND.-The memory
of man runneth not backward 10 the time, II
is said, when such a winter as that just past
has been seen in Holland. II appears that
during the exceptionally cold weather in De-
cember the city engineers of Rotterdam pass
ed period Of most agonizing suspense.
They were in momentary expectation that
one of the dkes which insure the safety Of
the town would give way under pressure OF
the waters and that the greatest catastrophe
of modern times would occnr. But they
we're very careful not TO whisper q word Of
this TO the population, which, accustomed 10
living behind barriers which keep it from be-
ing swallowed by the Northern Ocean, skat-
ed, drank and frolicked more than usual
All the canals were frozen, and the meander-
ing Meuse was one shining pathway, crowd
ed with gay skaters by day and by night.
Some hardy bands of skaters went as far as
Dordrecht others pushed from canal TO ca
nal, and lake to lake, until they reached Am
sterdam, and still others penetrated 10 Zee
land. The unlucky inhabitants of that iso-
lated series of islands nearly starved in tho
great snow fall, as communication with the
main land became impossible. Now the in
habitants are clamorous for trestle work
across the immense arm of the sea which
separates them from Holland and for q rail-
way upon it The Hollanders are capable of
DullQlng II. Wnat tney nave uOne hlfehuy ~
more than wonderful it is sublime Hol-
land exists merely because the will of man
has said to old Ocean, "Thus far and no far
ther." King Canute did not know how to
check the waves but the people Of Holland
do. They lay their hand upon the name of
ocean, and they sleep securely by his side,
The spectacle in Holland in the icy period is
said to have been ravishing. One writer says
that the general aspect which clothes nature
aud all things under gray and vaporous
heaven, which seems to mingle with the
earth, gives to the northern landscape a char
acter so strangely original and with so much
of desolation and of lamentably tragic in it,
that it appeals powerfully to the imagina-
ton" When the ice broke up in the Meuse,
the second week in january, there was some
little CONSERVATION, but it was soon discover
ed that only two or three dikes would yield,
and all fears were Quilted. Since that time,
however, there has been disaster in Bra
bant, the city of Bois lie Due being entirely
surrounded by food which resembles an
arm of the sea thousands of workmen are
without homes, the lower quarter of the town
being entirely inundated the newspapers
are suspended, and, with the exception Of
the tragcal loss of human life, the terrible
calamity of Szegedin seems repeated This
is the fourth time in very few years that
this section of country has been visited by
disastrous inundations.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1880-03-12

Watching the dead leaves drift along
Urged by the keen winds restless feet,
Tossed here and there in a shuddering throng,
Through the alleys and lanes Of the rain-swept
street,
wandcrs my mem'ry back to the time
when wooed my love with sigh and rhyme.
Then it was spring, and the sun-rays shone
on fresh young tiuts from IA cloudless sky;
AMI with my sweetheart strolled alone
To tell her my souls sweet ccstacy,
kissed her smiles, and my thoughts loye-mad,
Ne'cr dreamed that the future could be sad.
But Winter came, aud the green leaves fcll,
My loves soul went to the Droamland shore;
And the wind with the dead leaves sang the kncll
x OF the good true heart I should WOO no more;
So when hear the leaves and the rain
I think of my love and live again.
From the japanese.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1880-03-12

The INTERNATIONAL REVIEW. Rev Dr.
Joseph I. Duryca, one of the ablest of our
American dyines, pays high compliment to
the sterling and standard character of the
International in a recent note to the publish
ers. He says:
Il have been rewarded for careful pc
rusal of the various articles and the study of
many of them in connection with the produc-
tions of eminent authorities on the same sub
jects. l am gratifed by the range of topics,
the evidence of thorough and accurate re-
search, the discriminating and fair employ
ment of materials, and the literary finish dis
played on the pages"
This Review is published monthly in New
York by Messrs A. S. Barnes & Co.. and since
January of this year alone its circulation is
said to have increased nearly sixty per cent.
The subscription price is 50 year, A speci-
men number will be forwarded to any ad-
dress, with view to subscribing, on receipt
of fifteen cents in postage stamps.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1880-03-12
The New Departure In the Common
SchnOIa

At length the old system which has endur-
ed so long seems crumbling, and new meth
Ods and new ideas appear on every side
That old system, the system beloved by the
true pedagogue, is only too well known. 1t
is the system of routine and cram, and there
are few people under forty who have not at
some time suffered under it,
To excite interest or arouse enthusiasm has
not been considered the task of a master in
the common schools. On the contrary, an
interested school-room would probably be
rather noisy, and hence Objectionable. Schol-
arship has been held to consist in learning
text books by heart, and in answering by rote
such questions as were printed for the mas
ters use that school has been the best where
the routine was most iron bound, where chill
dren were drilled in their exercises like SOL
diers in the manual, and where excellence,
in the one case as in the other, depended on
turning human beings into machines
Now, apart from the fact that such disci-
pline is pernicious, because it eufeebles the
mind by overlooking it with undigested mat
ter, and crusbes out originality by discour-
aging all independent thought, it is equally
Objectionable on other grounds. Long ex-
perience has proved that it is a doubtful
blessing to teach a man to read, and then
turn him upon the world to pick up such fur
ther education as the cheap literature of great
cities affords, The immense sale of sensa-
tional newspapers of the worst class proves
the truth of this fact, and is admitted to be
one of the most threatening signs of the times.
There is no use in attacking the publishers
of criminal literature by Indictment and by
fine and Imprisonment. Where there is de.
mNnd there will be a supply all the laws in
the statute book to the contrary notwith.
standing, The true way to suppress such
publications is by lessening the demand, and
this can be done only by educating the chill,
dren in the common schools to read some.
thing better, That much can be done in this
direction the believers in the new departure
are thoroughly convinced, and that without
any great expense or radical change, except
in bringing common sense to bear upon the
educational problem. March atlantic.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1880-03-12
A Sonnet in Dialogue.

FRANK, (oH the Ldlpn.)
Come to the terrace, May,-the sun lie low.
MAY, (ih the House.)
Thanks Iprefer my Browning here instead.
FRANK.
There are two peaches by the strawberry bed.
MAY.
They will be ripper if we let them grow.
FRANK.
Then, the PArk-aloe is in bloom, you know.
MAY.
Also, Her Majesty Queen Anne is dead.
FRANK.
But surely, May, your pony must be fed.
MAY.
And was, and is. fed him hours ago.
"ris useless, Frank,-you see shall not stir
FRANK.
still, had something you would like to hear.
MAY.
No doubt some new friyolity Of men.
Frank.
Nay, tits thing the gentler sex deplore.
Chiefly, think
MAY, (coming to the WindoW.l
What is this secret thenf
FRANK, (DiysteTiously.)
There are no eyes more beautiful than yoursl
tAustin Dobson in Bslgrayia.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1880-03-12

There is something saddening about pair
of scissors they only meet to sever,
Some of the dearest spots on earth are aces
held in another mans hand d-Ne0 Orleans
PtcdyuHe.
A conservative old man said he didn't like
the way his youngest daughter celebrated her
wooden wedding because she did it by mar
rying blockhead.
That virtue is all vanity which e1hausts it.
self in mental transports without radiating in
actions among mankind.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1880-03-12
III. Tired Old Woman.

There WAS an old woman who always was tired,
She lived in house where no help vas hired:
Her last words on earth were, Dear friends, am
going
Whore weeping Amt dSns, AOr ehurnins, nor sew
ing,
And everything there will be just to my wishes,
For where they don't eat there's washing of dishes
And though there the anthems constantly ging,
l. having no voice, will get rid Of the singing.
Don't mourn for me now, don't mourn for me ever,
For I'm going to do nothing for and ever"
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1880-03-12

the enemy showed that they, too, were at no
loss to guess its meaning Then high above
all the din rose the well-known "Hurrah "
and through the smoke clouds broke a chang
ing line of glittering bayonets and ruddy Eng
lsh faces, sweeping away the cowardly muir
derers as the sun chases the morning mist
"That boys worth his weight in gold, "
said Colonel Ayers, as few hours later he
listened to Ismail's account Of how he had
dived undcr the boat and kept it between
himself and tho sepoys, that they might
think him drowned.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1880-03-12

at scarcely seems credible, says the Bos-
ton Herald, THAT within the memory of men
still living in hale and hearty manhood-say
as late as 1S2O-Summer street residences had
spacious gardens and barns, the cows of citi-
zens grazed on the Common, each COW pro-
yided with a wooden tag bearing the owners
name, and eminent citizens rode out in Grim
son barouches, dressed in short clothes, lace
sleeves, wigs and queues, and cooked hats
Yet such was the fact"
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1880-03-12

There are many who do not want to be
Christians till they have failed in everything
else.
Hesiod exhorted the husbandman to pray
for the harvest but 10 do 80 with his hand
upon the plough.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1880-03-12
Miscellany.
p E1 r is.


Only ten miles from the city,
And how / am lifted away
To the peace that passeth knowing,
And the light that is not Of day
The rivers laugh in the valley,
Hills dreaming Of their past;
And all things silently opening,
Opening into the Vastl
Eternitles, past and future,
Seem clinging to all see,
And things immortal cluster
Around my Bonded knee.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1880-03-12

Man hath q weary pilgrimage,
A through the world he wends;
On every stage, from youth to age,
Still discomfort attends.
With heaviness he casts his eye
Upon the road before,
Aud still remembers with a sigh
The days that are no more. lso'
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1880-03-12

Tomorrow you will live, You always cry;
In what far country does this morrow lie,
That I is So m rhty long ere It arrive7
Beyond the Indies does this morrow liver
T is SO far.fctcued, this morrow. that fear
7 will tc both very old and very dear.
Tomorrow will live, the fool does say:
To-day itself g too late; the wise lived yesterday.
Martial
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1880-03-12

Before beginning. and withou; an end,
As space eternal and Is surety sure,
l. fixed a Power divine which moves to good
only its laws endure.
Edwin Arnold
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1880-03-12

Few men dare show their thoughts of worst or best
DISSEMINATION always sets apart
A corner for herself; and therefore fiction
Is that which passes with least contradiction.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1880-03-12

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