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Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1880-08-13
A Suspected swindIer.

A few weeks since a smooth-tongued indi-
vidual called me from the hay field to show
mo a model spring bed, which he proposed to
introduce, and from his general appearance
concluded he must be sharper" although
could gather nothing from his conversation
TO indicate where the swindle came in, but
Judge he became aware from our short inter
view that was not the one he was looking
for, and 80 did not fully develop his plans
Believing him TO be Bwindler / will give
you brief statement of his proposed plan of
operations. He said the beds were manufac-
tured at Detroit, Mich, and he proposed
sending twenty to Bellows Falls, and wanted
me to get them and store them for him, and
shortly after their arrival he would distribute
them among the farmers at ten dollars each,
giving them the privilege of returning them
to me il they were not pleased with them,
but IL they kept them they were to pay me
the ten dollars. He did not ask me TO act as
agent, but simply store the beds and receive
the money; this would save them the expense
Of having an agent here, and for my trouble
he would give me a bed and four dollars on
each bed sold Said they could better afford
to pay me this than to employ an agent l
thought this n very liberal offer, but as 1 did
not ike 10 speculate out OF my nelBuDOrS L
suggested what l thought better plan where
by he could more readily sell his beds
said would store the beds as he proposed
and would ask for my trouble only the bed
which he agreed to give me and lie should
sell the beds, discountng to each purchaser
my commission Of four dollars He did not
seem to favor this plan, said it was not the
way they did business l finally agreed to
his proposition, believing at the time l should
never hear from him again. He agreed to
order the beds and said they would be at
Bellows Falls in ten days, and the agent
would advise me of their arrival. As l have
not been so advised, and it is now more than
a month since he agreed to send them, l con-
clude my suspicious were correct, and pre-
sumo the reason Of his not presenting pa
per for me to sign was because he thought lie
had got hold of the wrong man. 1t might
be well to give him the benefit of this notice,
lest he may with his oily tongue trip some of
the unwary. c.
Westminster West, Aug. ID, 1880.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1880-08-13

Since 1873 there has been no year when SO
many miles of railroad were built in this
country as last year. Advance sheets of Mr..
Poor's Manual of the Railroads of the Unit
ed States show that the total mileage at the
end of last year was Sc, ,497, an increase of
4,72l. 1t appears from this report that the
effects of the panic have been mostly cleared
away and that almost all the lines in the
country are being operated on healthy ba-
sis, One of the significant features of the re-
port is that which sets forth the gross earn
ings in the four sections of the country, leav-
ing out the Pacific roads The figures are :
New England States $41, 1929, 1926; Middle
States, $l7O,3lO, SAG; Southern States,
S43, 917 2S4; Western States, $685.
$40, GAG; Pacific Coast States, $40, 72l, 1877
1t will be seen that the entire South but
slightly exceeds New England in the extent
of railroad business transacted.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1880-08-13
General CaraeIds Family Discipline.


The General is very peculiar in the disci-
pline of his children. One evening an agent
for Babcock fire extnguisher was exhibit
ing the machine on pile of lighted tarred
boxes on the public square, in the presence
of large crowd, among them General Gar
field and his little son Jim, who is O chip of
the old block, as the saying is. A gentleman
accidently stepped on the boys foot. He did
not yell, as most boys mig ght have done under
such pressure, but savagely sprang at the
gentleman aud dealt him blow somewhere
in the region of the abdomen-about as high
as lie could reach. The father observed it,
and Immediately had the crowd open and Or
dered the fireman to turn the hose upon Jim,
which was done and the boy eItinguished in
less than minute.
At another time a dispute arose between
Jim and an elder brother Harry, which re-
suited in fight. The General heard of it,
brought the offenders before him, and, after
a patient hearing of the case, sent Harry into
the orchard for three apple-tree sprouts He
placed one into the hands of each of the boys
with a peremptOry order that they should
fog each other until he ordered halt he re-
tanning switch to enforce the order. They
went at their assigned task with great vigor
and kept it up until the endurance of both
was nearly exhausted, but bearing their mu-
tual punishment unhinchingly, when the
General commanded them to stop. After a
severe lecture upon their unbrotherly be-
havior he dismissed them sorer and wiser
than they had any previous recollection of.
/ know of no man who had a heartier SYM
pathy with the young than General Garfield.
He intuitively understood a boys character.
If he happened along where party of them
was assembled, engaged in sport or spin
ming yarns" he would join in the amusement
and take his full share of the fun. A number
of US were once sitting in front of the college,
busily chatting when the General came up,
seated himself on wheelbarrow standing by,
and after listening quietly to US for while,
finally engaged in the conversation, relating
some of the cleverest stories l ever heard,
and exciting the uncomfortable merriment Of
us all. He was emphatically boy among
boys, entering into all their feelings and
modes of thought, and yet, when most famil-
lar, never losing in the least his dignity as q
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1880-08-13

SIX "L1TTLE WOMEN" OF THE OLDEN
TnIE.-In 1916, sixty -four years ago. six little
women of Waterford, Vt, rode on the same
horse and at the same time some miles over
the Waterford hills. Their names and ages
were as follows: Lois Rowell, aged 12 years
Nelly Caswell and Rhoda Pike, aged i years
Polly Caswell and Lois Pike. aged 8 years,
and Anna Caswel, aged years. Lois Rowen
sat on the saddle and held the reins and small
Anna Caswell and the other four misses rode
behind her. They had a nice time, which
they all still remember, for they all are still
living, though older and soberer women than
then. Lois Rowell, now Mrs. Ohas. s. Greg
ory, lives with her son-in-law, Mr.. Caswell,
on a beautiful farm on the west bank of the
Connecticut, in Concord, VT She has been
totally blind some five years, but is intelligent,
cheerful and social-one of those venerable
ladies whom it is pleasant to meet and con-
verse with. She is the only one of the six
whom the writer of this has the good fortune
to know, or perhaps he might say as much of
them all. Nelly Caswell is now Mrs. Giles
Jones of Victory, Vt. Rhoda Pike is Mrs.
Nelson Miller whose residence the writer
does not remember. Polly Caswell, now Mrs.
Horace Buck, and Lois Pike, Mrs Jefferson
Hosmer, live in Littleton, N. H., and Anna
Caswell, Mrs. Wilson Buck, in Charleston,
Vt. They are all now widows except Mrs.
Miller, and Mr.. Miller is her second husband.
Who knows of six other women who together
enjoyed lark sixty -four years ago that has
been pleasant memory to them from that
time to this
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1880-08-13
The Buoyancy OF water.
from the Trenton IN. State Gazette, suggested
the Seawanhaka disaster.l

from the Trenton IN State Gazette suggested by
the seawanhaka disaster1.
Another terrible steamboat slaughter
Presence of mind, and a slight knowledge of
the specific gravity of the human body, would
have saved much of this frightful loss Of life.
There was loose wood enough about the boat
to have hoated ten times the number of pass
engers on the ill-fated vessel, if it had been
used with judgment. The human body
weighs about pound in the water, and sin
gle chair will carry two grown persons. That
is, it would keep their heads above water,
which is all that is necessary when it is
question of life or death. The burning yes
sci was close to shore, the water was calm and
warm, and all of these passengers might easi-
ly have jumped overheard and padded laugh
ing ashore, if they had only possessed and
used the simple knowledge that one finger
placed upon a stool, or q chair, or a small
box, or piece of board, would easily keep
the head above water while the two feet and
the other hand might be used as paddles to
propel towards the shore. 1t is not at all nee
essary to know how to swim to be able to
keep from drowning in this way. A little ex-
perience of the buoyant power of water, and
faith in it, is all that is required. We have
seen a small boy who could not swim u stroke
propel himself back and forth across a deep,
wide pond by means of board that would
not sustain five pounds weight. In fact, that
sometime small boy is now writing this. Chill
dren and all others should have practice in
the sustaining power of water In nine cases
out of ten, the knowledge that what will sus-
tain pound weight is all that is necessary to
keep ones head above water will serve better
in emergencies than the greatest expertness
as n swimmer. person unfamiliar with the
buoyant power of water will naturally try to
climb on top of the floating object on which
he tries to save himself. If it is large enough,
that is all right. But it is generally not large
enough, and half of a struggling group is Of
ten drowned in the desperate scramble of q
life-and- death struggle to climb on top of
piece of wreck or other floating object, not
large enough to keep them all entirely above
the water. This often happens when pleas
ure boats capsze. All Immediately want TO
get out of the water on top of the overturned
or half filled boat, and all are drowned except
those whom the wrecked craft will wholly
bear up. If they would simply trust the wa
ter to sustain ninety y-nine hundredths of the
weight of their bodies, and the disabled boat
the other hundredth, they might all be saved
under most circumstances. An overturned or
water-filled wooden boat will sustain more
people in this way than it will carry. 1t
would keep the heads above water of as many
people as could get their hands on the gun
vale. These are simple facts, easily learned,
and may some day save your life.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1880-08-13
NO. 33.

She remaiDed widow this time but one
month, marrying for her third another wild
over, who lasted but four years. Doubtless
determined to make good choice sooner or
later, she married stout young fellow Of
twenty eight but in just four years he also
died OF consumption. Catherine remained a
widow eight weeks, at the end Of which time
she married the village butcher, fine fellow;
but alas he was doomed to fade away, and
in six years a cross in the little cemetery an
nounced that he had gone over to the major
ity For her sixth husband Catherine Csass-
ma selected a man SO robust and massive in
physique that all the villagers in Verbo pro-
phesied that he would survive Catherine, and
great was the surprise and scandal when, four
months after the celebration Of the nuptials,
this son of Anak was placed in the cheerless
tomb. Many persons accused Catherine Of
being female Bluebeard of poisoning her
unfortunate husbands, ETC., but she snapped
her fingers at them, and asked them to pro-
duce their proofs. As they could not well do
this, the doughty Catherine married again,
and, to the surprise and horror Of every one,
husbapd number seven cruelty deceived her
by turning up his toes only few days after
the marriage. Catherine is now seeking an
eighth husband, but all the men in Verbo
trenble.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1880-08-13
our Is,,I. Fr,e1d. ,be CbiDmucL,

The chipmuck likes to dig his hole in these
dry banks, and you may often hear rustling
in the thick beds of dry leaves loud enough
to attract your attention from distance of
fifteen or twenty rods. A cautious approach
tothe spot will show youa couple of chipmucks
chasing each other round and round through
the leaves. They win cease from their sports
as you come near but if you sit down quiet
ly they will soon conclude that you are not
dangerous and commence again. They often
include the trunk of fallen tree in their cir
cult, running along its whole length then
plunging like divers into leaves they rush
headlong through them, seeming greatly to
enjoy the noise and stir which they make.
They play in this way for hours if one
stops the other turns back to look for him
and away they 60 again. The chipmuck can
climb as well as any squirrel and frequently
does so when the coast is clear, but il danger
threatens he makes haste to descend. He
never can realize that tree affords him the
least security. If you get so near before he
sees you that be dares not come down, he
plainly considers the situation to be very Sc
rious. Sometimes he will make desperate
rush for the ground within reach of your
hand and as soon as you withdraw he comes
down and scampers away, evidently feeling
that he has got well out of bad sorape. Let
his larger cousins red, black or gray, depend
on trees for safety if they choose his trust
is in stone walls and brush-heaps, not to men
ton his burrow. Within reach of these his
easy impudence is in striking contrast with
his panic stricken condition when treed.-
II. s. gilbert, fgs Good Company.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1880-08-13

GossIP ABOUT THE TILToNs. Eli "a
beth r. Tilton and her mother, Mrs. Joan ma
Morse, continue to live together at 3Sl Ma
con street, Brooklyn. Mrs. Tilton is provid-
ed for by her husband, Theodore Tilton, who
continues to live apart from her, and Mrs.
Morse receives support from her husband,
N. b. Morse, president of the Union ferry
company, from whom she has been separated
for a number of years. Mrs. Tilton's two
sons, Carroll and Ralph, continue to live with
her. The former is studying for the minis
try, and the latter is just about to begin
school life. Misses Florence and Alice Til
ton remain in Stuttgart, Germany, where
they are studying music and art. Their faith
er sailed few days since to pay his annual
visit TO them.-N. y. Saa.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1880-08-13
Miscellany.


II you have gentle words and looks, my friends,
To spare for me, II you have tears TO she'd
That have suffered-keep them not, pray,
Until hear not, see not, being dead.
II you have flowers to give-fair lily buds,
White roses, daisies (tneadow-stArs that be
Mine own dear namesakeH )-let them smile AM mako
The air. while yet breathe II, sweet for me.
For loving looks, though frAught with tenderness,
And kindly tears, though they fall thick and fast,
And words Of praise, alasl cannaught avail
To lift tho shadows from life that's past.
And rarest blossoms, what can they sufhce,
offered TO one who can no longer gaze
Upon their beauty7 Flowers In cofhns laid
Impart no sweetness to departed days.
-Hdrpcr's Weekly.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1880-08-13

MUoH MARRIED.-At town called Verbo,
in Hungary, not long since, woman named
Catherine CsassnR buried her seventh hus-
band. Her life appears to have been strange
succession of matrimonial adventures, none
of which were very startling, but all of which
make up a curious total. At the age of sew
enteen the buxom Catherine espoused a fur
niture maker, who died after fifteen months
of oonnubial felicity. The following year
she married an aged widower, who said good
bye to her at the end of thirteen months.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1880-08-13

HAMMooKs are very popular at this season,
and the following directions relative to hang
ing them should be observed. If intended
for reclining in, one end of the hammock
should be tied say six feet from the ground,
and the other end not over four feet. Again,
the upper end should be tied with a short
rope, say two feet or less. The other end
may be tied with much longer one, say four
feet. In this way the head will be higher
than the feet, and the swing of the hammock
will be slight and gentle where the head is,
and principally at the lower part of the body.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1880-08-13

For the first time in the history of the party
a Republican ratification meeting will be held
in Alexandria, Va. General Sherman will bo
one of the speakers.
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p A II H N II 8
r. H. EDDY,

NO.7O stats st., opposite KiIDy, Boston,
StECURES Patents in the United States; all in
- Great Britain, France and other foreign conn
tries. Copies of the claims OF any Patent furnished
by remitting one dollar. Assignments recorded at
Washington. No Agency in the United States possess
superior facilities for obtaining Patents ascsT-
taiHiHy the PatsHta6Ihty Of JinUeRtiOnS.
II. II. EDDY, Solicitor of Patents.
TIMoHIALs.
~ regard Mr.. Eddy one of the most capable and
SuoceSsJUt practitioners with whom have had ofica
intercourse" CHAS. MASON, Com'r Of Patents.
"Inventors cannot employ person more trust
worthy more capable OF securing for them early
aud favorable consideration at the Patent Office"
EDMUND BURKE, late Com'r of Patents,
BOSTON, Oct. 10, 1870.
Il. II, EDDY, EsQ.-Dear Sir: You procured for me
in 1870 my first patent. Since then you have acted
for and advised me in hundreds of leases, and pro-
cured many patents, reissues and extensions. have
occasionally employed the bestageneies in New York,
Philadelphia and Washington, but still give you all
most the whole Of my business in your line and ad
wise others to employ you
Yours truly, GEORGE DRAPER
Boston, Jan /, 1880.
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Companies, such as the
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Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1880-08-13

what does 1t take to make a racket2
Well, bless me, certainly ought to know,
For I've made them a score OF times or sol
Here's the receipt-and can't be wrong
For making them hot aud sweet and strong
What does it take to make a racket?
Two small boys In pants and jacket;
An empty room and bare wood door;
A couple Of sticks to bang the door;
A chair or two to break and to swing;
A trumpet to blow and bell to ring;
A stamp and tramp like great big man,
And, when you can get 1t, an old tin pan
flight Of stairs for a climb and tumble;
A nursery maid to growl ana grumble;
A chorus Of howl and cry and shrek
To drown your voice II you try to speak;
A dozen good blows on knees and back,
Each one coming down with terrible whack;
couple of falls that would crack nut,
And one good bump on your occiput;
A rush aud skuFry, tear and q clAtter;
A mammA to cry, "Now what is the matter 7"
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1880-08-13

You take these,
And shake these,
AID put in packet,
And youll have just the jollest kind OF racket
OF course am bound to confess
You could manage to make II with less
(For this is a regular, rich receipt,
For pudding and sauce and all completely
And still have very good show,
II you follow directions below:
You can leave out the room, and the hooF;
The bumps, and the bangs on the door;
The bell, and the stcks, and the stairs;
The trumpets, the howls, and the chairs;
The whack, and the fall, and the rise
The shrieks, and the groans, and the cries;
Mamma, and the pan, and the tramp;
The nurse, and the growl, and the stAmp;-
But one thing you must have, however you get 1t,
(Or else, II you don't you will sadly regret 1t;
For-remember my words-f you happen TO lack II 4,
You never can have the least bit Of q racket
And that is, two small boys in pants and in Jacket
M II, b., ia ugust Wide Quake.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1880-08-13

PITCHERS SCASTORIAisnot
Narcotic. Children grow fat
upon, Mothers like, and Physi-
clans recommend CASTORIA.
1t regulates the Bowels, cures
Wind Collie, allays Fcverishness,
and destroys Worms.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1880-08-13

VOU can buy pure and good WINES AND
Il LIQUORS, in any desir ed quantity packed
and sent anywhere by sending cash orders to the old
house Of q. a. RICH AHDS IL CO.,
1888 la and % Kilby street B0ston
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TO Ten Thousand Dollars, and forms Of Life IRsu-
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EH-Omcein Savings BaRlblock d Brattleboro, vt.
MALCOLM MOODY, H.s.HowE.
The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1880-01-23

JAMES GOULD. J. L. o DoNNEL.
MILL CITY FOUNDRY
NJ A C. FL n K s FL O p,
MILL CITY, NEVADA.
We are prepared to I'LL all orders OH the
shortest no,lee tor ali kinds of
CASTINGS AND MACHINERY
QUARTZ MILLS, HOSTING WORKS
GRlST MILLS. Ere, Ere, Ere.
ORDERS
From all parts of the country wilt receive
prompt attention.
The Highest Price Paid for
OLD ASTING
apr.4-76.tf
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NOTICE.

The Van Dc Water Mining Company will nos
be resp Jnsible for any debts contacts or sup
pl es furnished, except on written order,
signed conformity by D0UGlA AS GhAf. Supep
intendent, and /, G. b. ISIIAh, Storek slcr, or
by some ofiicer Of the Company, in wiitig.
All proper debts of the Company III, urred
under The late superinse sendeIc oi D. L. ierce,
will be paid on presentation of approves bills.
L. McMURDY, lrsr ter.
Fan De Water Nine, Spring Valley, Hum
hc,dl County, Nevada Eecemter ~, lSsss
dSc-4w
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1t is strange so many people will con-
tinue to suffer day after day with Dys-
pepsia, Liver Complaint, Constipation,
Sour Stomach, and General Debility,
when they can procure at our store
Shiioh'S Faaii@er, free of cost if it does
not cure or relieve them. Price. Is cts.
Sold by {. a. DESAUssuRE, Druggist.
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