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vised the professor; advise me on the same
subject. II love a woman, the most beau
tiful on earth, TO quote the professors words,
shall l tell her 30 /"
~ think 1 would" answered Janet hardly
above a whisper; and-he did.
The skaters came in before midnight, and
at the supper-table everybody was radiant.
The professor drank the health Of the uni
verse in the bitter ale Il was Mrs. Grant
Ferguson's whim TO have, and Leonora's face
was 80 alight that Miss Duncan could not eat,
but only look at her and think what study
she would make, "a Helen alive with divine
beauty, glad, love-thrilled Venus.
There were two condolences that night
one when the professor took Carl aside and
whispered with emphasis: II am your friend
for lifel You were right and without your
advice and the counsel Of that good little
Miss Ayres who has stood my friend through
II all, could not have done il. She loved
only me; she thought I did not care for her,
and so smiled on him while her heart was
aching. All TO think was such a stupid
brute as not to know"
Carl waited until Mrs. Grant Ferguson was
alone, md then said II want five minutes
talk with you, my friend"
"Only FIVE, then" she answered good-na
turedly, holding up her watch. ''See, it is
half-past one"
"It can be said in three minutes if you
like I love Janet and she has promised to
marry me-"
There was never a more entire collapse
than Mrs. Grant Ferguson's. She sat down
and looked at him with ludicrous amazement,
saying only, "Well, 1 never "a colloquislism
that had been scrupulously denied her lips
since Richard Grants time.
Carl laughed: ~ am sorry you are sur
y,riea1 I lav aaIyaI ,,ar,,fpetar,
in due form, and you could have had the
satisfaction of giving your blessing before
hand, but, to tell the truth, Fate got ahead
of me-"
"But the professor?" 2"
The professor is engaged to Leonora
Humboldt"
Mrs. Grant Ferguson only gasped; then
she rallied, and said with resignation, "Well,
it is more romantic so than it could have
been any other way. Yes, believe 1 am
glad, and do hope you will be happy
February Lippinc0h
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1881-02-04

Our TRADE WITH CHISA.- The United
States consul at Shanghai, Gen. Denny, in his
last report dated September, 1880, makes Q
comparative statement of the shipping to and
from foreign countries aud between the treaty
ports of China in 1879 and 1876, which ex-
hibits the decadence of our shipping interests
in a rather startling manner. Three years
ago American vessels were second in the list,
both as regards number and tonnage; the
British ranking first, with 1904 vessels of
5,ls1, ,643 tons, and the United States coming
next with 3547 vessels of 9. 2.4l0, 421 tons.
Third in the list were the Chinese, with 30G3
vessels of l, ,4O4, s65 tons, and fourth the Ger
mans, with 1887 vessels and 66l, 1868 tons.
Now, after the lapse of only three years, the
number of our vessels has fallen from 3547 to
931, and our tonnage from 2,410, 42l to 270,-
$50. Meantime, the Chinese have more than
doubled the number of their vessels, and
have more than trebled their tonnsge-the
figures of the first rising from 3063 to 6932,
and of the second from l, 404, S65 to 353, ,696.
The British also have gained about 2OOO in
the number of their vessels and about 8, 0OO,-
600 in their tonnage; and the Germans, who
in 1876 had about one-fourth as much tonnage
as we had, have now nearly three times as
much. These are certainly depressing statis-
ties
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1881-02-04

The New York Evening Post, commenting
upon the bill to punish wife-beateis by fog
ging them, says that the ofense, though das-
tardly, does not warrant the adoption of "a
mean form of punishment by the state. " The
Providence Press says on this point; "This
is mere sentimentalism. There are many hu-
man brutes who have no idea what a mean
form of punishment is, and who would hard
ly be pleased to hear that they were to be pun
ished generously They can be reached,
like other animals, only through their hides,
and such punishment will be rated by them
as quite generous enough TO exercise re-
straining influence upon them in their fits of
passion, while mere imprisonment will have
no such effect. The object to be attained is
the protection of women, and there is no more
reason why an effective means to that end
should be discarded on sentimental grounds
than that we should sigh for the millennium
and wish that all men were perfect"
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1881-02-04

FIVE WEEKS IN TRANcE-Physicians in
Newark, N. j., have been interested lately in
a curious case OF hysteria in that city. For
five weeks Miss Anna Ward lay in trance.
Last winter she was seriously i'll for weeks
with typhoid fever. When she recovered it
was deemed best not to allow her to return to
school until September. Then she found
that she had fallen behind her classmates in
her studies. She began to apply herself dill
gently TO her studies to make up for lost time.
She overtaxed her brain, her health failed af-
ter few weeks, and she was compelled to
withdraw from school Her sickness became
serious, and, in the latter part of November,
she fell into trance. She lay quietly in her
bed with her eyes sometimes open and some
times shut but recognizing no one, and new
er speaking. No sound escaped her, and it
was evident she suffered no pain. There was
a slight twitching of the eyelids, but little
other movement. The family physician and
others held consultation. 1t was quickly
determined that the strange disease was not
cAtalepsy, for the patients arms, when raised,
fell back upon the bed, instead of remaining
where placed. 1t was concluded that she
was victim of hysteria in an aggravated
form, resulting from overstudy. The sever
est electric shocks caused not even the twitch-
ing of muscle. After several days had
passed, the doctor, not knowing how long
the trance would last, decided to administer
liquid food srtifciAlly, as the patient could
not swallow. About New Years day she re-
vived, and now she is able to ride out and
seems to be restored to health. While she
was in the trance the physicians were salts
fed that she was conscious, and proved it
two or three times Once the physician said
for a test ''She is very pretty girl" I'm
mediately she blushed. She says she was
conscious, but had only one thought, and
that n terrible one. She feared constantly
that the physicians would pronounce her
dead, and she would be buried alive. She
had no physical pain, but this dread was ag-
onizing. In vain did she try to speak. She
could not even move her lips. tits supposed
that the twitching of the eyes was caused by
her efforts to speak or give sign of life.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1881-02-04

A Perfected Purifier Of Che System,
Tonic" Increasing the strength, o5pidtnO he
Ggscs Of debility, and restoring healthy functions"
WEBSTER.
For Indigestion, and Dyspepsia,
the many forms Of Liver Com
plant, Impure and Impoverished
Blood, and Functional Derange-
ments attendant upon Debility, and
for Building up the weak, Ash
Tonic is doubtless the most prompt
and certain remedy yet devised. In
1-2 Id. bottles, 75 cents; Six bottles,
81. Accredited Physicians and
Clergymen, who may desire to test
the Tonic, will be supplied with not
exceeding six bottles, at One-half
the retail price, money to accom-
pany the order. Sold by Druggists,
and by D. B. Dewey 81 Co., 46 Dey
ST., N. Y.
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TREASURY DEPARTMENT.

OFFICE OF COMPTROLLER OF CURRENoY,(
Washington, d. c., Jan. 8, 1881.
NoTlCE is hereby given TO the shareholders Of the
IN First National Bank of Brattleboro, Vt, that
meeting of the shareholders will be held at the ONCE
Of the Receiver In the village Of BrAtleboTo the
10th day Of February, A. D. 1881, at O'Clock p. NJ,
for the purpose Of eecting agent, to whom the
sets Of the bank will be transferred and delivered In
accordance with the provisions Of Section Of the Act
OF Congress approved June 80, 1676
Jho. jar KNOX. cOmPtrolerOf Of Currency.
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Miscellany.
burial OF an Eryptian Mummy.


Down the silent, sacred stream,
SLOW, with mufied oar, doth foat,
Freighted with the dead, a boat;
Dusky forms upon IL seem
Like strange figures in dream,
AS they float.
Far away tho river vast
cleans like FURNISHED silver pale
Pale as that pure sky whose veil
Seems upon the waters cast;
On the long, low hills the last
Red CLEANS fail.
Dark against that stainless sky,
Dark against the shining stream,
stand those mourHful forms that seem
Wrought in bronze. Aud 10 cry
Slow doth rise and faint doth die
On the stream.
Rueelng women, crouching low,
Loosened locks Of wild black hair
Streaming DER their bosoms bare,
Beat their dusky breasts In woe,
Lift their dirge with wailing slow
Through the air.
This dull heap Of sullen clay,
Wrapped in cloth and winding sheet,
Cofined close at head and feet,
In the drifting sand they lay;
Debt Of Life to Death they pay,
As Is meet.
But the rivers ample breast
Scarce ia troubled by their oar,
And that level lonely shore
No long echoes can molest,
Nor disturb the peace and rest
Which It wore.
Down the ancient stream have gone
Countless boats as mourniully;
Loud lament and agony
Countless times have made their moan;
But the river still flows on
To the sea.
George Ftrrars, February LiPpiHeou
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1881-02-04

A WoNDERFUL ADVANCE IN PHoToGRAPHY.
Il saw last night at RookwoOd's studio some
wonderful photographs of men and animals
in motion, which makes a painters work
easy. The new plates are made of gelatine
instead of collodion. The gelatine covering
makes SO sensitive plate that new methods
of opening and closing the aperture of the
camera have had to be devised because the
hand is too slow. A pneumatic rubber bulb
is now used to throw up and bring down
again disc of black velvet placed over the
lens of the camera. Attached 10 this bulb is
a long tube, which allows the operator 10
walk about the room and when the sitter
least expects it to get good picture in frac-
tion of second Taking children is the easi-
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1881-02-04
cEN1AuR
Iinfn1ent.

The most Powerful,
Penetrating and Pain-relieving
remedy ever devised by man. 1t
soothes Pain, it allays inflammation,
it heals Wounds, and it cures
RHEUMATISM,
Sciatfca, LumbagO, Scalds,
Burns, Stiff Joints, Cuts, SWELL
ings, Frost bites, Quinsey, Salt
Rheum, Itch, Sprains, Calls, and
Lameness from any cause. Suf-
ferers from
PAIN IN THE BACK,
Fever Sores, EruptiOns, Broken
Breasts, contracted Cords, Neu-
ralgia, Palsy or dislOcated limbs;
and owners of horses, planters, me-
chanics, merchants and professional
men everywhere, unite in saying, that
CENTAUR LINIMENT
brings relief when all other Lini-
ments, Oils, Extracts and Embroca-
tons have failed.
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(a$tOria 7ss .:,,,. Dose.
nVaALo-oS

remedy for sleepless and irritable
Children. The Recipe of Old d..
Pitcher, Free from Morphine, and
not Narcotic. Formula published
with each bottle. For Flatulency,
assimilating the food, Sour Stomach,
Feverishness, Worms, and Disor-
dered Bowels, Castoria has the larg-
est sale of any article dispensed by
Druggists.
Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1881-06-18

and Platt. subsequently witness gave
him to understand that he was Still IA
stalwart. Did not 80 e for Conkling and
Platt ON the first ballot beau c some Of
his constituents were opposed to them.
Peckham questioned Us 10 who were at
the many sialwar. conferences in Denver
saying his object wus to show conspiracy.
The stalwart counsel onjec.ed and the
question was temporarily postponed.
Sissions argued that the witness con
stituency would be satisfied with Depew
and said that Rogers or Cornell could be
elected, and Drpew probably not. Wiz
ness replied that he could not leave
Ionkling and Pidtt, and said that he
vo.ed the first time for Sharpe and Cor
nell, but on friday, when their woes
showed Il falling oil, cher friends spoke
10 witness and he changed to them.
Deiore the final change, witness had
vuted for A. ID. Wine. Ward and ZEN
ION. The day amer the witness w Ell
Tor Conklins, he weAt nome, ana on hio
return oissons advised him 10 woe Tor
some haif-breeL. he first advised the
support of Depew.
>ew York lime lathe Posts Al
bany special says: Indications point To
a large increase of DepeSs vote to-Inor-
ruw. wi.h 4 condensation of some seat
terily votes on Cornell for the short
Germ. POSSIBLY, , oruel viii then be 4.
candidate for tne loI. ter.n. An eliort
via ue made III me Iollt Convention 10
u.,y, 40 break ~ tne pairing whicn ndo
gone 90 an ex.reue. some rclnedy wall
probably be .4op.ed.
Albany, Jane ~l4.-Gonkling votl:
Whee.er %, Coukliag 81, jacobs 90,
/ orne.l ., i,ogers -, i..pham 8, folevr
=, Lr..ulcy A., M.r>in =, TGem.ilc ),
Iruw,e, l..
VOC On P.att: Depew IS, Folger ),
Laplam =, herlan ii, Cornell ~, Fat.
-, Crowley i.
NO choice. Adjourned.
bradley testified tina there was no
ilscurd or iactiunal tigtlt between illm
aid ,i.siols. although all OF .he p,Ir,y
d.dAt e.udor. G a%issions' actions at : III
c,po. ne thought he uiin't tel G..
+. Iurpr.oll .h4t ne had vo,ed Tor Coax
inc for the last time, and would not
make direct answer as TO whether lac
told Uunu.ll of the New ork Times ne
woult yole for uepcw hereafter. Didl'tI
think he told him or l.. b. Suaith OF tie
Bulf,lo, ourier. that ont,ide none was
given witness by outside LOBBYISTS: was
o.it,ve he lidn't tell +. Mailer. ofChau-
t.uou,. Didn't remember saving in
Kele y's ,i,ar Store i'm Olean. SUNDAY
that there wus co ~steruation in s ore for
{ g ueople Of Albany. Thought he did
s,y he could oct $500 FOR voting for De.
ney and ,t The same fine ulpos hi. con.
s@,iluents blt sid ne wou,du't do il
Didu't tell tbr pos,mo>ter he could oct
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proper afidAvits being filed therein,
and in like manner shall file his in
formation upon the transcript of a
criminal cause brought for any offense
under the provisions of this act of any
Justice of the Peace or Mayor of any
village or city, which shall be filed in
said Court OF Common Pleas, within
ten days after the filing thereof, by
such Justice or Mayor.
Sec. 8. The Prosecuting Attorney
shall institute civil actions on.all such
bonds given under this act, as shall
have become forfeited, for which, as
we'll as for all fines and costs, he shall
be entitled to receive, as fees, ten per
cent. Of all sums by him collected
thereon after process commenced.
Sec. 10. All funds paid into the
county treasury under the provisions
of this act, after deducting therefrom
costs and expenses of collection, shall
be.applied to the relief of the poor,
whose destitution has arisen from the
use of, on the traffic in intoxicating
liquors, and other poor
Sec. II. For the purpose Of paying
the assessment fixed and giving the
bond required by this. act, and for no
other purpose hereunder, a firm or
corporation may be treated and con-
sidered as one person, and the sale of
intoxicating liquors, in good faith, for
purely medicinal or mechanical pur-
poses; shall not be deemed traffic with
in the meaning of this act.
Sec: II. Nothing in this act shall
operate to repeal, supersede or impair
any existing statute or any provision
thereof.
Sec. 'l3. This act shall take effect
and be in force from and after the
first day of May, 1881.
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1881-02-17

tits difficult for any one to under
stand how a woman can. be happy
whose seal skin sacque has been length
ened by sewing on piece of fur. She
knows that her sacque is short, and
everybody knows that it is short, and
she knows that everybody knows it,
and everybody knows that she knows
that everybody knows it, and she
knows that everybody knows that she
knows that everybody knows it, and
everybody knows that she knows that
everybody knows that everybody
knows that she knows it.--Puck.
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From a Prominent Physi-
clan.

Washingtonville, Ohio, June II, 1880.
DR.. B. j. Kendall 4 Co., Gents: Reading your
advertisement in Turf, Field and Farm, of Kendalls
SPAWN Cure and having valuable and speedy orse
which had been lame from SPAWN eighteen months,
rent to you fora bottle by EXPRESS which six weeks
removed all lameness and enlargement and large
splint from another horse and both horses to-day
as sound as colts. The one bottle was worth to me
one hundred dollars. In Respectfully yours,
--.s--s- ". ,......zt . 2H. A. BERToLETT NJ. ID
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a Foolish Mistake.

Don't make the mistake Of ofconfounding
a remedy of acknowledged merit with
the numerous quack medicines that are
now so common. We speak from exper-
ience when we say that Parker's Ginger
Tonic is a sterling health restorative and
will do all that is claimed for it. We
have used it ourselves with the happiest
results for Rheumatism and when worn
cut by overwork. See adv.-Times.
ian27-1m
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Road Notice.

NOTICES hereby given that petition will be
~ presented to the Commissioners of Henry county,
AT their next session March 7th, D., 1884, praying
for the vacation of county road on the following
line, to-wit: Beginning at point the half section
line running east and west through section twenty
Ave (25I town (6) north range eight (S) east, and
abont ID or Is rods east OF the northwest corner of the
northeast quarter of the southwest quarter, running
thence in southeasterly direction to the south line
Of said northeast quarter of the southwest quarter OF
inRton township, Henry county, Ohio.
ALEXANDER MYLES,
Principal Petitioner.
Washington Tp., o.. jan 70, A. d., lSSl.lt
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After Eight Long Years.

G. G. Jacobs, IS Folsom Street,
Buffalo, an employee of the U. S. Ex-
press Co., says, DR.. Thomas Ec.ectric
Oil cured him of severe case of Piles
OF years standing, having had tried
almost every known remedy, "besides
two Buffalo Physicians without re-
lief; but the Oil cured him; he thinks
it cannot be recommended too highly.
For sale by j. G. Saur.
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Sherih's Sale.
Henry l.. Morey,
ys.

Henry l.. Morey,
Augustus W. Eckert, ct. al.
Order of sale-Henry County Court Of Common
Pleas.
BY virtue of an order of sale issued from the above
named court and 10 me directed Sheriff of Henry
county, will offer at public sale at the door of the
Court House in Napoleon, Ohio, on
Saturday, February l9, 1881,
at the hour of O'Clock p. M. of said day, the follow
ing described real estate situated in Henry county,
Ohio, to-wit:
Two hundred and eighteen and onehalf elsa acres
taken evenly of the south side of section thrtthree
(33l in Richfeld township Henry county, Ohio, be
ing town four ( north, range eight ( east in said
county, and estimated to be the south onethird ~
part Of said section thiry-three aforesaid.
Appraised at S3,0d0.
Terms Of sale-CAsh.
GEO. DAUM,
Sheriff.
W. Stephenson, Atty for Plaintiff.
Napoleon, Ohio, Jan. ~, 1881. SO
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W. Stephenson, Atty for Plaintiff.
Napoleon, Ohio, Jan. IL, 1881.
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KENDALL'S SPAWN CURE.

Ashland, schuylkill County, Pa, June Srd, 1850.
DR.. b. J. Kendall Il Co., Gents "A case of SPAWN
that came under my observation was entirely cured
by one bottle of your kendalfs SPAWN Cure and the
Horse sold afterwards for two hundred dollars.
Yours truly,
"The" Druggist. CHAs. H. BARNARD.
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.Hiseellausons.
MO r I G. z
TEACHERS!

The Board Of School Examiners of Henry
county Ohio, will hold meetings ferrhe exam
inatiOn Of ppalieants for teachers certificates, a
follows:
At the Union School House In Ma
pOleOn, Ohio, on the third Saturday
i'm March and the first and third
Saturdays in April and May, the first
Saturday In June, July and August,
the LIST and Sd Saturday in September
and the first and third Saturdays in
October, the first and third Satdays
in November, and the FIRST Saturdays
in Dece mber, Januaryand February.
Evidence of good moral character WILDE
required of allcandidates. Thate teyidence % be
a personal knowledge oitheexaminersconcern
ing the applicant, or acertiicate oigood moral
charaeteTfrOm somereliablesource.
M. TYLER.
MRS. SUE. .wELSTED, Examin
teb2O-lo JOHN ii. HORN
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Notice to Contractors.
Attachment.


Ole King, Defendent.
before ]. W. Hanna, Justice of the Peace for
ID Damascus township, Henry Co., Ohio, on the
5th day of January A. d. 1881, said Justice issued
order of attachment in the above action for the
Sum of fifteen dollars and fifteen cents Q5.l5).
l.. f. MCCLURE, Pl'ff.
Damascus, Jan, a, 1891. 3t
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1881-10-08

blind, give soundneSs to the broken
limb, and command the elements
and they did obey.
There is a great deal of sickness.
The present year is marked as hay
ing a very large death rate, exceed
ing in numbers everything happen
ing in this valley before. What
does this portend? 1t should be
taken as sign of the times, and the
Latter-day Saints should take warn
ing. The Lord gave unto us word
OF counsel, a word of wisdom, in the
early days of the church, and
promised that the destroyer should
pass us by and not enter, and we
should have access to the treasures
of knowledge and wisdom and an
derStanding, and should run and not
be weary, and there is no assurance
that the opposite of this course will
not come to pass if we do not keep
that word of wisdom.
PRESIDENT GEORGE Q. CANNON
then read the statistical report for
the half year ending the 18th Of
last, showing, among
other things, the following member
ship:
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things that are told US, that we may
be stirred up to remembrance of oul
duty, not desiring our own pleasure
If it comes in contact with the law
OF God, but to hold ourselves and
all we have subject to his will. If
we all do this, how easy would 1t be
Tor us to enter into the United Or
der. The time will come when we
VIII all pull together, and unite our
interests, both temporal and spirit
ual. Then all will be industrious,
then the idle will not eat the bread
OF the labOrer. Then every man
VIII do the work for which he is fit
Sed; until then what shall we dc?
we will try and cultivate this spirit
IN our family, and make every
nome little Zion; then in a little
while we will have big Zion,
crowned with glory, and then Zion
VIII rise and shine, and the King
VIII come to her and dwell in her
midst. Let US then prepare for
these things. The time Of the great
trlbulation is right at our doors, the
time of destruction by land and sea,
OF pestilence, earthquake, famine,
fire and sword. How shall we pre-
pare? The Lord says, stand We in
holy places when these things come,
and we can only do this by attend
ing to all our duties. 1t is a shame
and disgrace to see excursion trains
loaded down with Latter-day Saints
on the Sabbath day. Let US go to
our meetings and be edited; let as
attend to all our duties, and in the
evenings not forget our prayers in
our families, and remember that the
Lord has given US what we possess,
to enable us to carry on his work.
Let us be kind to all around us.
We must teach our children to be
honest and truthful. When we
carry out our mission the Lord will
be with US, and the Zion above will
unite with us to do the work CT the
Lord, and no power on earth can
prevail against us. May the bless
ings of God be enjoyed by all who
are here to-day.
Choir sang an anthem.
BenedictiOn by President Geo. Q.
Cannon.
Adjourned to ? pm.