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Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1880-03-05

THE HIGHEST STRUCTURES IN THE WORLD
The twin towers of Cologne Cathedral will
probably be completed during the present
year. They are now the highest structuresin
the world, exceeding by 1.5O metres the tow
er of st. Nicholas Church in Hamburg which
is 144.20 metres in hight. When completed
they will be 16O metres high. The following
are the nights of the highest buildings in the
world: Spires of Cologne Cathedral, 524
feet II inches cathedral spire at Rouen, 4s2
feet tower of ST. Nicholas, Hamburg, AIS
feet I inch cupola of st. Peters, Rome, 469
feet inches cathedral spire at Strasburg,
4G5 feet II inches Pyramid of Cheops 449
feet inches tower of st. Stephens, Vienna,
443 feet 10 inches tower of st. Martins,
Landshut, 434 feet inches cathedral spire
at Freiburg, 4l0 feet l inch cathedral spire,
Antwerp, 4O4 feet 10 inches cupola of cathe-
dral, Florence, 800 feet inches (Campanile,
292 feet) st. Paul's London, 365 feet inch
ridge tiles of Cologne Cathedral, 36O feet 5
inches cathedral tower at Madgeburg, S39
feet II inches (Campanile, st. Marks square,
Venice, 322 feeD tower of the new Votive
Church, Vienna, 314 feet IL inches tower
of Rathhaus, Berlin, 2sS feet inches.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1880-03-05

Shiel had no sooner got seated at his desk
! than there was n tmid knock at the door that
sent his heart humping in unison. Upon
that threshold he presently saw n familiar
little figure, and heard broken voice which
the thickness of no veil could disguise. She
began to inquire about the musical curiosi-
tics, while Shiel looked at her eagerly. He
said not a word, but there WAS something in
his face so sad and yearning that Jenny be-
gan to sob.
"Is he so very sick, Shiel dear p she cried.
"Oh, take me to him, wicked woman that
am have killed. have killed him for
whom l would lay down my life !"
She threw back her veil and put out both her
little hands, and Shiel, on the spur of the mo-
ment, caught her in his arms and held her to
his heart, excusing the warmth of this em-
brace by the plea that he thought she was
faintng.
They found Mac walking about the room,
somewhat worn and thin, to be sure and
big, greedy, cavornous hollows of grief in his
face but as he took Jenny in his arms,
these hollows filled up with joy, and his
whole being seemed to dilate with strength
and gladness.
Surely, you cant be 50 very, Cery ill.,
dearie = whispered Jenny, looking coaxingly
into his eyes.
"Im-Tm a little better, said Mac, slyly
winking to poor Shel and kissing her again
and again.
"Ihcn don't mind being beggar, dear, -
pursued Jenny. Let them sell what they
will they cant sell you, and " g can all go
and live in our old nest again.
"And give over this fine one to Jean and
her professor, said Mac.
But the creditors cried Jenny.
There is the only man TO whom owe
anything in the world said Mac, pointing
to She
Jenny looked about her rather ruefully
and said to Shiel, Cant We 60 back TO the
old nest, Shiel? Can't we all 90 back =
Shiel was near the door, and caught both her
hands in his.
There are no birds in last years nests, "
said poor Shic, and left them alone together.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1880-03-05

Boston correspondent of the Providence
Journal tells this story about the venerable
Rev. DIR. Bartol Mr. Savage, the Unitarian
minister, had instructed his little girl very
sensibly with the idea that portion of God
was perceptible in everything that was noble
and beautiful. The child, as children do, had
got this idea very ingeniously fitted into her
own mind ready for an application at . mo-
ments warning. One day as the door-bell
rang, she presented herself in the hall just in
season to receive one of DIR. Bartols benig-
nant smiles, and to fully observe that gracious,
benignRnt figure. Immediately she sped TO
her father with this exclamation "Oh, papa
papa The whole of God has come now"
DIR. Bartol as well he might, declared that he
had never been 80 hattered in his life.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1880-03-05
Miscellany.


Dead Do you say that he is dead7
Take back the word, II ia not truel
An empty cage you might have said
Has lost the singer that We knew
The song now level with the stars
That charmed US even in prison-bars!
But dead? There can be no such word,
For that which was screnely bright,
Made In the image Of Its Lord,
An etiiuencs from the central light
An inbreathed essence from on high,
A heave n-lit spark that could not dit
Net dead-but frCc-he scars above
The limit Of our lesser scope,
Aud we, because we shared his love,
May cherish the uplifting hope,
That life to us il more, by just
His altitude above our dust.
More by the power he has sttaiutd
To minister as angels may:
More by the knowledge be has gained
OF loves supremest, patient way
OF blessing through the cloud or sun,
So one all-perfoct viii be done.
And he (the thought is radiantD he
This very moment may be near,
With solAce meted sOothngly
To feed hope or hush fear:
So true II is, dyinest things
Come borne to us on hidden wings.
So well we know our Fathers care
HOyers about us night aud day
So sweet II is TO think the air
Is moved in mysterious way
By breath Of one beloved on Garth
Grown lUyelier by celestial birth
Then say not he is Of the dead!
'Tis only we in cercmenls dim
Who fail Of life around, o'erhead--
But say 1t neyermore Of him
Whom death TO livelieT Joy has called,
Who lives among US disdeuthralled!
Narv y. DOdGe
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1880-03-05

-Forty-four million five hundred thousand
acres are under cultivation in Great Britain,
and the average rental amounts to $l4.9s an
acre. Eight hundred and sixteen thousand
two hundred and ninety-four land-holders, OF
about four-ffths of the whole, own l79, 34s
acres and % persons own upwards Of 100,
900 acres apiece.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1880-03-05

Com. A cubic inch of gold is worth $21O (;
h cubic foot, $8G2, $50; a cubic yard, So, 1917, 70
1852. This is valuing it at Sls. 50 an ounce. Al
the commencement of the Christian era there
was then in the world $427, 900, 600 in gold.
This had diminished to $57, 900, 600 at the
time America was discovered. Then it be-
gan to increase. Now the amount of gold in
use is estimated TO be SO, OOO, ,OOO, 900. Yet
all this welded into one mass would be con-
tanned in cube of 26 feet.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1880-03-05

tance, and the teegraphic forgeries which
now periodically convulse the stock market
would become impossible. Signal men may
yet be made to see hundreds of miles Of track
at once, and in that case there ought never to
be another railroad accident And in con-
nection with photo. TYPOGRAPHY, newspapers
may yet be simultaneously published in sew
eral cities
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1880-03-05
From the Hartford courant.

The New York journal of Commerce. al.
luding to the action Of the Chicago Times in
raising its subscription price, predicts that
IF the market value of raw material contin
ues to advance every American newspaper
which has reduced its subscription price will
loner or later be obliged to raise it, The
ate rnatiye will be a loss on every copy print
e l." The fact is there is nothing sold which
i as cheap as the newspaper of to-day. 1t
is barely possible that the very low price at
which is bought tends to lessen the public
estimate of its value. Year by year the ex.
pense of newspaper publishing has increased
Take paper of to-day and compare it with
one of ten years ago and the change is won.
derfu. With one of twenty-five years age
there is practically no comparison possible
as there is no common ground to put them
on. There has been steady and amazing
improvement in newspapers during the past
decade with no increase whatever of price
and it is among the possibles that when tn,
general rise of material begins to be seriously
felt by publishers, as it soon must, rise in
prices may have to follow. 1t would not be
making people pay more for their papers
than they used to. 1t would be merely max.
ing them pay for more-which they get in
their paper.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1880-03-05

Apropos of the Grahamite theory is the
story Of old Sam Johnson's definition of oat-
meal He hated the Scotch with irrepressi.
BILE malignity, and never lost an opportunity
to express himself on the subject. When en-
gagged on his famous dictionary he came to
the word Oatmeal" and described it as fol-
lows; "A substance that is given to horses in
England and to men in Scotland" One OF
the Edinburgh professors saw it, and said
"Ay, and what splendid horses you have in
England, and what splendid men we have in
Scotland |"
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1880-03-05

Rags are getting to be a luxury in the

Rags are getting to be luxury in the mar
ket because Of their scarcity, and it will pay
families to be close savers in this direction
All the waste dealers sell for 50 - per hun
dred pounds, with an expected rise of from
one to two cents per pound soon. The scar
city and high prices account for the excited
state of the paper market just now. Local
rag dealers affirm that if the people will save
and sell their rags for three months, the
threatened advance in paper will be checked
Local paper makers and rag dealers who have
been slow to sell their stock, are now reap
ing a good harvest.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1880-03-05

There never was. in the history of news
papers, period as distressing as this. Dur
ing the war the price of print paper was
high, but the advertising patronage was fur
greater than it is now. The recent advance
in the price of print paper has been almost
30 per cent, with an advance in the price Of
type, fuel, etc. Under this pressure many
newspapers have been compelled to increase
the rates of advertising, reduce the expenses
of publication by making smaller papers, or
increase the subscription price
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1880-03-05

IFr0m the Great Burlington, Mass, Courlerl
The rapid rise in the price of paper is a
bomb. shell in the camp of newspaper and
book publishers. Already the cry Of distress
goes up in many places, and such newspaper
publishers as have taken their subscriptions
in advance for the year 1850, at a low figure,
will see grief about their cabin doors before
the year is out unless they have stocked up
largely. and thus have made their peace with
paper makers for the year TO come. The
Chicago Tribune has already raised its sub
scrptiou price from Sl2 to SIG, and other
western papers are following suit. The cast
ern papers will also be obliged to do the
same or suffer the consequences And the
rates of advertising will also of necessity be
obliged TO adopt the ascending scale
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1880-03-05

%R n con per day at home Samples worth So
w w UAS free. Address srEsoS Co., Port
and, Maine.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1880-03-05

VALUABLE MILL PROPERTY FOR
' SALE AT WEST BRATTLEBORO, containing
planning machine, circular band and other saws, with
lathes and other machinery for general wood work,
AZ IN good repair. Best water power on MILESTONE
Brook For particulars enquire Of L. E. FISHER,
on the premises tf44
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1880-03-05

VOU can buy pure and good WINES AND
La LOAs, IN any desired quantity, packed
and sent anywhere by sending cash orders 70 the old
house of q. A. RICHARDS q CO.,
3i-33 lS and % Kilby street, Boston.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1880-07-15
A Dog Did It.
IGunnison News I

Several years ago a man who
had lost everything but his dog
by stock speculation in New
York came West, accompanied
by the dog Of course. After
running around in this State for
awhile he finally pitched his tent
where Leadville now stands.
'1nexorable fate" and the dog
still pursued him. Owing to the
high altitude, perhaps, and the
meagreness of his fare, poor
Tray had to succumb, and the
soiTOwing owner consigned tho
body of his faithful friend to
mother earth, marking the spot
with a stake driven deep into the
soil. Years rolled by, bringing
around at last the great carbo-
nate excitement of Leadyille.
The unfortunate man betbought
him of the sepulcher of poor old
Tray in the far away carbonate
deposits of Colorado. He came
back and found the "stake"
which prospectors had regarded
as marking u "claim," and now
spends his time at a first-class
hotel drinking mint iuleps.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1880-07-15
Church Directory.

Presbyterian, ayetteviile-Servlces ISL
and 3rd Sabbath at 1880 and night; Rev
WI Groves, pastor; Sunday school, ga. NJ
Mctholist-scrvices every Sabbath at
lO:3O and at night; Rev A SOwell, pastor;
Sunday school at 8 O'Clock.
Cumberland sbyterian-services ev-
cry Sabbath 1890 and at night; Rev w G
Tcmpleton, pastor; Sunday school 8 o'clock.
Union Cilnrch, Pleasant Plains-services
Ist Sabbath each month at ii and night by
ue Methodists, Rev w D Lowey and f L
Carpenter End and 4tfi Sabbath each month
ntl by the Associate Reformed Presbyteri-
ans, Rev J b Muse, pastor. Methodist Sun
day school at
Presbyterian, New Hope services lst
and 3rd Sabbatbs at IL Bethel End and
4th Sabbaths at l1--Rev a S Sloan, pastor.
Methodist, Mulberry-scrvices Ord sun
day in each month at IL o'clock and every
Sunday night; Rev1'H Hinson, pastor; Sun
day School at $. ..r,
Baptist, Mulbcrry-servIces list Sa0hath
in each month at III Rev VIM Huif, Iastor,
Cumberland Presbyterian, Mulberry
services 2nd Sabbath in each month at ii
and night; Rev w G Templcton, pastor.
United Presby ytcrian, Lincoin-services
every Sabbath at ll:l5 A NJ; Rev David
StraI pastor; Sunday school at 10.
Liberty Grove-seryicos End Sabbath al
liam; RevT L Darnell, preacher IN. charge.
Methodist, Shady Grove, (Sheitoh's
creek)-scrvices 2nd Sabbath in each month
at IL o'clock; Rev M L Tucker preacher IN
charge. a.sr--. ..
F. CumberIandrresbyt yterian ,SulphurSprings
services Bird Sabbath IL O'Clock; Rev VIM
Estill pastor
Methodist, Oak Hill-services 4th Sab
hath each month at 10 a. m; i l. Darnell
preacher ia charge.
cumberland Presbyterian, Oak Hill, Rev
J D Tigert, pastor. U.S.,
I,rospect. Wells hill, Saturday before ID
Sunday, each month, Rev u L King, pastor
Hester's Creek, Saturday before 4th Sun
day. each month, Rev I King, pastor.
Methodist, Flyntyille--services 4th Sab
hath at lO:30 4. NJ; Mt. Hermon, FlintvillC
c;rcnit services Ist Sabbath at lO:S0A NJ
Macedonia, Elintyille circuit. services 3rc
Sabbath at 1890 A M-Rev Nj X Tucker
prcacher in charge. - -
TJuioa, Ist Sunday; Providence, 2nd; LIB.
ertv Grove, 3rd; Oak Hill, 4th; 3ltevsT L
Darnell, preacher u. charge.
Shiloh, Methodist, mar Millville--prcaeh' Nj
inc ou 2nllSunday III each mon tn vat 3 P
M ana on Saturday at'I1 AsE. before TN
End and 4t6 Sunday, lIevsS AffSitSry' pastor
Norris Creek Church, six miles north OF
F.vettevill.. services-every 2ud and 4tf
Sunday, Rev. j. B. Tig"rt, pastor
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1880-07-15

Bureau in Texas reported one
hundred and sixty; how many
Tof these were by Indians and
Mexicans,. and how the remain
der were classified,ls not known,
nor is it known whether these
data are accurate.
The report of the command
ing officer of the District of
Texas shows that since / as
sumed command no applications
have been made to him by you
for the arrest of criminals in the
State Of Texas.
To this date eighteen cases
Iof homicides have been reported
to me as having occurred since
Nov. 26, 1867, although special
instructions had been given to-
report such cases as they occur.
OF these, five were committed by
Indians, one by a Mexican, one by
an insane man, three by colored
men, two women by their hus-
bands, land of the remainder some
by parties unknown-all of which
could be scarcely attributable
to order No. 40 are correct, they
exhibit no increase of homicides
in my time, if you are correct
that one hundred had occurred
in the past twelve months.
That there has not been q per-
feet administration of justice in
Texas | am not prepared to de-
n.y. m
That there has been no such
wanton disregard of duty on the
part Of officials as you allege, !
am well satisfied. A very little
while ago you regarded the
present officials in Texas the
only ones who could be safely
trusted with power. Now you
pronounce them worthless, and
would cast them aside.
! have found little else in your
letter but Indications of temper,
lashed into excitement by causes
which i deem mostly imaginary,
"a great confidence in the accu-
racy of your own opinions, and
an intolerance of the opinions
Of others, desire to punish the
thoughts and feelings of those
who differ from you, and an inn
patience which magnifies the
shortcomings of officials who
arc perhaps as earnest and con-
scientious in the discharge of
their duties as yourself, and
most unsound conclusion that
while any persons are to be
found wanting in affection or
respect for government, or yield
ing it i'll obedience from motives
which you do not approve, war,
and not peace, is the status, and
all such persons are the proper
subjects lOr military penal ju-
risdiction.
III have written any thing to
disabusc your mind of so grave
an error, | shall be gratilied.
| am, sir, very respectfully,
your obedient servant,
vair w. S. HANCOCK,
Major7Ganeral Commanding.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1880-07-15
NGail Directory.
Fayetteville POst-Ohice.

Railroad-leaves every day except Sun
Sov ot 9:l5 AN: arrives at 5:40 PM Supplies
the following offices: Kelso, Lincoln, t1ynt-
villr. Oregon, Georges Store, Flora, liunts
Station. Salem, Winchester and Decherd.
Shelbyyille stage-arrives Monday, We'd
ncsdsy and Friday at 1l.As NJ; leaves same
DAVIS at2P.M. Supplies Mulberry, Lynch
burg. bonneville, County Line, Shelbyviiie
huntsville stage-leaves Monday and
rhursday at g A. M; arrives Tuesday and
Tridav at 5P.M. Supplies Goshen, HazlC
Green. Meridianville and Huntsville.
Sheilyyille hack--lcaves Mondays and
THURSDAYS at 8 A. M; arrives Tue:day and
Friday at P.M. Supplies Norris Greek
Chestnut Ridge, Hawthorne and Shelbyville
Pulaski horse-arrives every Saturday al
II .3OAU: leaves same day a; 1890. Supplies
Cyruston, Millville, Pissah, Bradshaw and
Pulaski.
Friday at & A. NJ; arrives Wednesday and
Saturday at 3 P. NJ. Supplies Camargo, MO
limo. Cold Water, Blanche.
Rooms Hill horse-arrives every Satur
day at II NJ; leaves same day at N.
Petersburg hOrse--ieaves SaturCAy at
y: arrives at . P n same day. cupPhe'
Renrrow Station and Petersburg.
Money Orders can be obtained at this OF
Gee upon post offices in all parts ef the U
n;ted States. A list Of Money Order office
NAV be seen on application. Bates of com
u;ss;on for Money Orders arc as follows:
Nos exceeding Sl9 .e.g.rr :soa,;,''- ~ cent
0yer IS ana not exceeding $50. .l5 do
20 30 do do 4O... 20 do
40 40 do DO 80 20 do
w. B. DoUTlIAF, P. NJ.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1880-07-15
A Poor Woman's Gift.

A poor Irish woman went to
a venerable priest in Boston last
week, says the Pilot, and asked
him to forward to Ireland her
help for the famine sufferers.
GLOW much can you spare?"
asked the priest.
81 have 500 saved" she said,
"and | can spare that
The priest reasoned with her,
saying that her gift was too
much for her means, but she was
firm in her purpose. 1t would
do her good to know that she
had helped-she could rest hap
pier thinking of the poor fami-
lies she had saved from hunger
and death. The priest received
her money with moistened eyes.
"Now, what is your name?'
he asked; ''that | may have it
published"
"My name," said the brave
soul, counting over her money
"don't mind that, sir. just send
the help, and God win know my
name"
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1880-07-15
Ruined by a Spider.

Spiders crawling more abun-
dainty and conspicuOusly than
usual upon the indoor walls Of
houses foretell the approach of
rain; but the following anecdote
Iintimates that some of their hab-
its are equally certain indica-
tions of frost being near at hand.
Quartermaster Disjonval, seek
ing to beguile the tedium of
prison-life at Utrecht, had stud
led attentively the habits of the
spider; and eight years of i'm
prlsOnment had given him leis-
ure to become well yersed in its
ways. In December of 1894
the French army, on whose sue
cess his restoration to liberty
depended, was in Holland, and
victory seemed certain if the
frost, then of unprecedented se-
verify, continued. The Dutch
envoy had failed to negotiate a
peace, and Holland was despair
ing, when the frost suddenly
broke. The Dutch were now
exulting, and the French Gen
erals prepared to retreat; but the
spider warned DisjOnyal that the
thaw would be of short duration,
and he knew that his weather
monitor never deceived. He
.cOntrived to communicate with
the army of his cOuntrymen and
its Generals, who duly estima-
ted his character and relied up
on his assurance that within u
few days the water would again
be passable by troops. They
delayed their retreat. Within
twelve days the frost had return
ed-the French army triumphed.
Disjonval was liberated; and a
spider had brought down ruin
on the Dutch nation.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1880-07-15
Texas Heroism.

The Galveston News gives
this as an illustration of the Tex
as idea of real heroism:
Quite a number of darkies,
young and old, were fishing
down on Kuhn's wharf, when Il
boy about twelve fell off, and
would have met with a watery
grave had it not been for the en-
ergy and presence of mind Of
old Uncle Nose. After the boy
was safely landed bystander
took occasion to praise old Nose
for the heroism he had displayed.
as the boy your SOM" asked
the sympathetic spectator.
"No, boss, but he mout jess
as well a been. He had ali dc
bait in his pocket"
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1880-07-15

Colonel Aaron Burr wore q
Eloftiness of mien that could not
pass unnoiiced by a stranger.
His department was polished
and courtly. The appropriate
ciyilities OF the drawing-room
were performed with a grace pc
culiar TO himself. His manner
was inconceivably fascinating.
He acted upon the principle that
the female was the weaker sex;
that they were all susceptible
of fiattery, and his great art con-
sisted in adapting it to the grade
of intellect he addressed.
Such traits of character would
appear to be incompatible with
an elevated and towering mind,
yet they frequently controlled
one of the most extraordinary
men of the age. A volume of
anecdotes might be related as
evidence ofColonel Burr's quick
ness of perception and tact at
reply. After his return from
Europe,in 1912, he met a frissd,
a maiden lady, in Broadway.
He had not seen her for many
years. AS she passed him she
exclaimed, "Colonel Burr! you
do not recollect me?"
81 do not, madame" he re-
Piled.
cit is Miss r., SIR"
"What!" said he, "Miss *.
yet?" an
The lady, somewhat piqued,
reiterated, "Yes, sir; Miss Is.
yeti"
Feeling the delicacy Of hts
and the unfortunate er-
ror he had committed, he gently
took her hand and emphatiGalE
remarked, "Well, madame, then
| venture to assert that it is not
the fault Of my sex!"