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Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1881-12-30
AJudre'. charge, with Variations.

The following comes from Georgia, and its
accuracy can be vouched for by the stenog-
rapher who took it down:
Judge - was noted for the way he got
mixed in his charges to the jury. On one oc-
casion a case was tried before him the points
of which may be briefly stated thus Smith
brought suit against Jones upon promissory
note given for horse. Jones's defence was
failure of consideration, he averring that at
the time of the purchase the horse had the CLAN
ders, of which he died. and that Smith knew
it, Smith replied that the horse did not have
the glanders, but had the distemper, and that
Jones knew it when he bought.
The Judge charged the jury; "Gentlemen
of the jury, pay attention to the charge OF the
Court. You have already made one mis-trial
of this case because you did not pay attention
to the charge of the Court, and don't want
you to do It again. intend 10 make it SO
clear to you this time that you can not possi-
bly, make any mistake. This suit is upon o
note given for promissory horse. hope you
understand that. Now, If you find that at the
time Of the sale Smith had the CHAMBERS, and
Jones knew it, Jones can not recover. That
is clear, gentlemen. / will state it again. II
you find that at the time of the sale Jones had
the distemper, and Smith knew il, then Smith
can not possibly recover. But, gentlemen, l
will state it a third time, so that you can not
possibly make mistake. II at the time OF
the sale Smith had the glanders, and Jones
had the distemper, and the horse knew it.,
then neither Smith, Jones, nor the horse can
recover. Let the record be given to the
jury. ."-Harper's for January.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1881-12-30

claims and we fancy it will be hard TO dis
pute his claim-to have been the youngest
volunteer in the Union army from Vermont.
His father, Col. +. V. Randall, took him with
him when he went out in command Of the
18th Vermont regiment and the drummer of
Company II, Of that regiment, having died in
Virginia, little Frank, then only twelve years
old, was mustered in as drummer boy in his
place, on the 1st Of january, 1868. He was
quite small of his age, and we remember him
well as an active and brave youngster. He
was in the battle of Gettysburg and made
himself useful (when many larger musicians
found it convenient to be out Of reach of shot
and SHELF, by running for stretchers and am
balances and carrying water to the wounded
men on that bloody field. lie subsequently
enlisted, at 13 years OF age, as a musician in
the 9TH regiment, and served through the
ar.-Free Press.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1881-12-30
Dress Goods in Great Variety.

ALL THE STAPLE FABRICS, AND MANY NOV
ELITES. CALL SPECIAL ATTENTION TO 3G-INCH
ALL-wOoL CAsHMEREs AT Soc, WORTH so. a.
INCH AIL-wOoL sHOoDAs, 5Oc A4-INCH FRENCH
DRESS GOODS, 80 AND 5sc. CASHMERE OF sUPE-
RIoR FINENEss, 75c LOT HALF-wOoL BRO
CADEs, 15c.,-sOLD LAST SUMMER AT Csc. LOT
HALF-wooL CAsHMEREs, - Lac. LOT COTTON
BRoCADRs, Sc. COMPLETE LINE "a AND Ga
FLANNEL SUITINGs IN ALL THE NEW SHADES
NOVELTIES IN FASHIONABLE PLAIDs AND MIX
TUREs FOR COMBINATION. THE CELEBRATED
"NoNPARIEL" VELYETEENS IN NEW COLORs
BLACK VELVET, BLACK PLUSH, BRoCADE SILK
wATERED SILK, sURAH SILK SATIN, PLAIN Il
POLKA DOT. SPECIAL BARGAIN IN BLACK DRESS
SILK AT 81. so AND So YARD.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1881-12-30
The omee.sceLIng plague.


The office-seeking rage was never more
pronounced than it is at present Comment
ing on this fact to day prominent Senator
said that since the beginning Of the session
he had spent more than his salary in sending
fiice-seekers home. Many applicants from
his state. some of them utterly unfit for cleri-
cal service, had spent week after week seek
ing an appointment, had become down-heart-
ed, and some of them destitute, aud as chart
ty to them, and in order to get rid of them,
he had furnished them with railroad tickets
to their distant homes
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1881-12-30

A CONFUSED JURoR.-During the admins
tration of Hon. John Schley, judge of the
middle circuit OF Georgia, one day, in the
trial of a case on the common law docket be-
fore petit jury, in which Hon. Charles J..
jenkins and Quintilian Skrine, Esq, were on
opposing sides, juror, after the close Of Mr.
Jenbirs's argument and the opening of Mr..
Skrine's, suddenly rose, left the box, and
rushed out of the urt-house Being brought
back, to the courts indignant demand why he
had taken such liberty, he answered: 'Well,
now, jedge, I'll tell you jes' how it is. l
heerd Mr.. Jenkinss speech, and he made out
the case so plain that done made up my
mind. And then Mr.. Skrine he got up, and
he went intirely on the back track, he did,
and he were gittin my mind all confused up
like; an jes' thought, as for me, 1 better
leave ontwell he got through. Well, now,
jedge, jes' to tell you the plain truth, didn't
like the way the argimint was a-gwine.
Hdrper's for January.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1881-12-30
M(eu(l0tlsul


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Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1881-12-30
LINEN COLLARS AND CUFFS

AAND OOA Abt
HAOsIERYi SPECIAL BARGAIN IN LADIES
WOOL HOSE AT Acc. NEW THINGS AT Is, 90, so
AND 5sc. ANOTHER LOT OF THOSE ALL-wooL
CHlLDRkN's HOSE AT 25c.,-sAME AS THE LAST
TWO LOTS. CHILDREN's FINE WOOL HOSE, 50
TO 75c.
GLOVES! GOOD ONES, ,95e. PATENT SPRING
WRIST, sos. Tos 81 KIDS, 5Oc., 81, s1.25, $3.50.
KNIT WORsTED GOODS! JACKETS.
HOODS, LEGGINs AND MITTENs. ASSORTMENT
is LARGE-PRIOEs RIGHT.
MERINO UNDERWEAR FOR LADIES
FOR MEN, FOR GIRLS, FOR BOYS, FOR INFANTs
ALL GRADES-25c. TO $3.50. REMEMBER THE
JOB IN GENTS FULL, REGULAR GOODS AT 81 IS
FOR ALL SIZES. BEST SOC. VEST IN The MAR
KET.
JUST OPENED 3 PATTERNS IN BEADED
PASsEMENTERIE, TOBE SOLD AT 3s, ~
AND SOC. BEsTwE EVER HAD FOR THE MONEY.
FELT AND FLANNEL SKIRTS, 45c. TO So EACH.
CoRsETs, SOC. TO 50.
N1GHTDREssEs, 75c. Tos3
CHEMIsEs, 25c. ToH.
DRAWERS, 25c. Tosl.
SKIRTS, SOC. TO $3.50.
CORSET COVERS.
PILLOW sHAMs, A. TO S5c.
LACE BED SETS, ts TO $3.50.
LAMBREQUINs, 5Oc. TO- 81
TIDIEs, IS TO 75c
CURTAIN LAcEs, 70, Is, 30, 25, 80, IS, 45, so AND
62c. YARD
PIANO COVERS, EMBROIDERED.
WOOL BLANKETS $3.50 TO sl3 APAIR
CoMFoRTABLEs, 81 TO $3.50.
HORSE BLANKETS, 81 10 TO $3.50.
WOOL sHAwLs, SINGLE, DOUBLE AND CHILL
DREN's SIZES, AT BOTTOM PRICES.
PAISLEY SHAwLs, ss TO sS2.
| CLOAKs, DOLMANs, ULsTERS AND JACKETS
HAVE THE MOST STYLISH AND BEST-FITTING
GARMENTS IN THE MARKET. ALL PRICES,
FROM $3.50 TO $50. IT WILL PAY BUYERS TO
| COME A LONG DISTANCE TO MAKE SELECTIONS
| IN THIS DEPARTMENT.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1881-12-30
LINEN DEPARTMENT.

SPECIAL DRIVE IN NAPKINS AT SITS AND 81 A
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AT 81 so. BIG LINE OF TOWELS, Sc. TO 81 EACH.
HAVE SEVERAL BARGAINS IN THIS LINE. Ia
BILE DAMAsKs, 25c TO $3.50 YARD. SEE WHAT
WE OFFER AT 80 AND 75c. TURKEY RED DAM
ASK IN GOOD VARIETY. SCOTCH DIAPERS, ALL
GRADES.
WHITE FLANNEL IN ALL WIDTHS AND QUAIL
TIES, ~ lac. TO 81 Is AYARD. CHECKED SHIRT
ING FLANNELs. SCARLET, NAVY AND GRAY
MIXED FLANNELs. CANTON FLANNELs.
BLEAcHED AND BROWN coTToNs, TICKS,
DENNIS, CHEYIoTs.
PRINTS, GOOD STYLE, GOOD QUALITY, &c. A
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AND 7e. A YARD.
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BASKETS, TOYS, BOOKS, JAPANESE WARE, DOLLS,
VASES AND AN ENDLESS VARIETY OF USEFUL
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REMEMBER THE UNLAUNDERED SHIRT AT CSC.
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LACEs, PRINCES, EAIBROIDERIEs, VEILINGS.
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LOOPS, FROGS, CREsCENTs, BALLS, CORD AND
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Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1881-12-30
WeiDe Meyer

WEI DE MEYERS CATARRH
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Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1881-12-30

The YOUNGEST VoLUNTEER.-Fran "
Randall, Jr., at present of Westford, VT,
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1881-12-30
HAWLEY
is NOW FULLY PREPARED
Trade,
With each stock well assorted and
specialties in every department.
Now is the time to make selections
and avoid the crowd which is sure
to come just before Christmas.

SPECIAL SALE OF SILK HANDKFRCBIFFsi
BEAUTIFUL VARIETY OF NEW DESIGNS AND
COLORINGsl BIG LOT BRoCADEs, 5Oc,-soLD
LAST SEASON FOR 70 TO SOC. LOT OF TwILLED
AND PLAIN 2l-INoH, 45c., EXCELLENT FOR SER
VICE. 100 l0INoH PONGEEs, zoe. AT s5c., 81,
sl15, las AND $3.50, THE MOST BEAUTIFUL
HANDKERCHIEFs EVER SOLD AT THE PRICES.
LINEN NDKERCHIFFa FOR IA.
DIES, GENTS AND CHILDREN PLAIN HEM
STITCHED, FANCY BORDER AND EMBROIDERED
ALL PRICES, FROM &c. TO Soc.
ALSO, LOT FANCY BOXES, CONTAINING HALF
DOZEN HANDKERCHIEFs, 75c. TO 80 A BOX.
LADIES NECK WEAR! NEWEST AND
MOST ELEGANT THING SHOWN Is RMBRoIDER.
ED CHINA CREPE tICHUs, WHITE AND OPERA
CoLoRs. ANOTHER NEW THING is OF FINE
sURAH SILK, PARTY CoLoRs, EMBROIDERED
AND LACE EDGE. HAND-RUN SPANISH sCARFs
AND FICHUS. CoLLARETTES AND TIES JOB
LOT COLoRED SILK TIES, AT Csc. EACH, AS
HANDSOME QUALITY AS FORMERLY SOLD FOR
75c. TO si,-ALL GOOD SHADES.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1881-12-30

"A charitable institution is 10 be erected
on the site of the Vienna Ring Theatre.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1881-12-30

Iiniiment.

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,
Sciatica, LumbagO, Scnlds,
Burns, Stiff Joints, Cuts, Swell
ings, Frost bites, Quinsey, Salt
Rheum, Itch, Sprains, Calls, and
Lnmencss from any cause. Suf-
ferers from
PAN IN THE BACK,
Fever Sores, EruptiOns, Broken
Breasts, contracted Cords. Ncu-
ralgia, Palsy or dislOcatcd limbs;
and owners of horses, planters. me-
chanics, merchants and professional
men everywhere, unite in saving. that
CENTAUR LINIMENT
brings relief when all other Lini-
ments, Oils, Extracts and Embroca.
tons have failed.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1881-12-30
VOL. XLVIII.
BUSINESS CARDS.

BUSINESS CARDS.
SHERMAN X JENNIE,
General Insurance and Real Estate Aoeats
representing Companies whose Assets areover
5000, 100000.
EMENTs TO LET.
Agents for BABcooK FIRE Ex1INGUisHERs.
Office in Starr Esteys New Bank Block, cor Main
and Elliot streets,
BRATTLEBoRo, VT.
LANES CONLAND, Nib,
tl PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON,
Office in Crosby block, over Vermont National Bank
Office hours sto Am, to3P.M.
Residence ~ Main st,.......... .BnAr1LEBoRo, VT.
IIENRY TUCKER, MD,
III SURGEON AND HOMUOPATHIsT,
once and residence, No. Green Street Special at
tention given to chronic diseases.
IT ID. HOLTON, M. D.,
H. PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON,
BRATTEEBono, VT.
once and residence corner Main and walnut SITS
At home from to and from to O'Clock z. NJ.
~ w. STODDARD,
he ATTORNEY COUNSELLOR AT LAW,
And Solicitor Of Patents,
BRATTLEBoRo, VT.
~ J.CARPENTEIS, Market Block, Elliot ST.
u. Dealerin Toys, Fancy Goods, Books Stationery,
Newspapers Magazines Il Periodicals. Subscriptions
received for the principal newspapersand magazines
and forwarded by mail or otherwise.
Wy l.. BEMIB, House and Sign Painter, Or
w namental and Fresco Painting, Graning, Kal
somining, Paper Hanging, etc.
lyg Green Street, Brattleboro, Vt.
n A. GRAY, N. ID,
". Elliot Street, Brattleboro, Vt.
TXTM. A. DUTTON, Dealer in Marble and
w Brown Stone and Scotch Granite Mon ments
and Headstones. Brattlor, VT.
G. ROLsTER,
81 FIRE INSURANCE AGENT,
once, Putney, Vt.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1881-12-30

CLOAKs, DoLMANs, ULsTERs AND JACKETS
HAVE THE MOST STYLISH AND BEST-FITTING
GARMENTS IN THE MARKET. ALL PRICES,
FROM $3.50 TO $50. IT WILL PAY BUYERS TO
COME LONG DISTANCE TO MAKE SELECTIONS
IN THIS DEPARTMENT.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1881-09-01
DRAMATIC Incident at Murder Trial.

During the trial of James Tobin for
the murder of his little daughter in
Chicago, on Monday, dramatic scene
came off. Mrs. Robinson, aged 46, the
principal witness for the prosecution,
had just testified that she had been a
widow for eleven years, her husband,
John Robinson, having been drowned in
the Mississippi, when the attorney for
the defense pointed to gray-haired un-
shaven man sitting beside the murderer,
and asked, in loud voice, if she knew
that man. A negative reply was given,
and in response to another question she
again declared that she never saw the
man before All eyes were rived on the
pair, as Judge Gardner. turning to the
man, told him to stand up. As he un-
bent his tall form, clad only in . hick-
ory shirt, jean trousers and heavy shoes,
she looked at him as though the dead
were come to life, and slowly said: Yes
that was my husband After the first
surprise had passed the woman soon re-
gained her composure, and told the story
of the murder with more vehemence
than ever. 1t is generally admitted that
the production OF the supposed dead
man as an attempt to break down the
witness was a complete failure. The
long separated pair left the court room
together. Tobin was invited for kicking
his daughter to death. and by advice of
his counsel pleaded guilty or murder, to
avoid the necessity of presenting the
atrocieus facts to the jury.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1881-09-01

THE Retreats for Habitual Drunkards
which have been established in England,
do not, according to the report of the
official inspector, appear to have accom-
pliShed much. There are but two of
them, and the number of patients ad-
mitted during the last year has been
only fifteen, of which seven were fe-
males. Five have been discharged and
ten remain under treatment. The in
spector, Mr.. .Hofmann, admits that he is
unable to point out single case where
a permanet cure has been effected. In
several cases, however, some good has
resulted, and the general health of the
patients has improved of course during
their stay in the retreats. The expert
ment, it will be seen, has been conduct
ed upon small scale. The most sue
cessful of the American retreats have
hardly reformed one out of fifteen of
those subjected to their treatment; and
yet they are regarded as rather remark
ably successful. Mr.. Inspector Hofmann
is not discouraged, but thinks with a
few amendments and further expert
ence in working, great progress may be
made toward obtaining the beneficial OBJ
ject proposed.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1881-09-01
Vice President Arthur.

New YORK, August "a. AN intimate
personal friend of Vice President Ar
thur said to Tribune reporter tonight:
"Since the excitement and agitation
over the condition of the President the
Cabinet officers at Washington and the
Vice President and his friends here
have had no opportunity to look into the
question of inability of the President,
and need of his successor qualifying
promptly in the event of the demise of
the President Whatever conclusion the
Cabinet may reach, counselors of the
Vice President have urged that the Cab
met can not take upon itself to decide
the inability of the President exists, and
it is known that General Arthur will
not head any call or suggestion of the
Cabinet as to acting in place OF the
President. 1t is safe to say that while
Vice President Arthur will not disre-
gard any request of the Cabinet, OF of
Mr.. Blaine, its head, to come TO Washing
ton, he is adverse to doing so white the
President lives. Precedents in like cases
show there is no absolute need that the
Vice President should qualify immedi-
ately on the death of the President, and
General Arthur believes that there is
nothing pressing in National affairs to
warrant undue haste on his part in the
event of the death of President Garfield.
1t is not true that bis personal rela-
tions to the President were even un-
pleasant; let alone being hostile. During
the troubles at Washington following
the nomination of Senator Robertson as
Collector of the Port, Mr.. Arthur was
ALI the time trying to be peacemaker.
He labored down to the last moment
in trying to bring about some eompro-
mise or settlement, and even after the
resignation of Senators Conkling and
Platt he went personally to General
Garfield to see if some way could not be
devised by which an honorable settle
ment could be brought about. When it
was finally decided that there was no way
open for a compromise or reconcilia-
ton. General Arthur plainly told the
President that he felt bound in honor to
sustain his friends, and added: 81 trust,
Mr. President, you will not think that
there is anything personal to you in the
action. The President, in his usual
hearty way. took hold of General Ar
thur by the shoulders and said: Person
al, my dear fellow; nothing of the sort.
l know you have no such petty feeling
at ALL" You may be assured that this
was about the substance of the conver-
sation at the interview between the
President and the Vice President at
their last meeting.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1881-09-01

MUCH fault has been found with
Judge Okey on account of his rulings
and charge to the jury in the Weir case.
We believe Judge Okey to. be an honor
able high minded lawyer of conceded
ability, and that the objections to him
are founded in personal dislike to some
of his acts, which have had the effect to
deprive the editor of the Gazette of ad-
advertising, which he claims us perqui-
sites of his position, and not from any
extra zeal for the advancement of JUS
tice. The Gazette-and all whose opin-
icn he can control, have been finding
fault with Judge Okey, almost from the
commencement of his term of office, and
the cause of his opposition is well
known.-[O. Y. News.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1881-09-01
Returning to School.

1t is yet too early To felicitate our
selves that the year has swept US quite
beyond the range of possible torrid
waves. but the days are growing shorter
and the chill of approaching autumn is
already in the evening air. Before it has
fairly begun. the vacation for active
toilers is almost at an end. Within a
fortnight the great army of lawyers,
clergymen and merchants will have
picked up the loose ends of their busi-
ness and settled down to work, let us
hope, with brains and bodies rested and
refreshed. Vacation ends, too, for all
the light-hearted boys and girls, al
though "they toll not. neither do they
spin; for the schools open as well as
the courts and churches and the fall
trade. Fortunate would it be if none
but good schools opened, for miseduca-
tion can be worse than no education.
During the school year soon to open
how great an influence the teachers of
the country will WELD in moulding the
plastic minds of the taught can hardly
be appreciated, but we can rest assured
that if the formers were ali they should
be there would be a diminished demand
for reformers.
Where to send all these frank, frisky,
inquisitive, adventurous, irreverent
boys, and all the girls, too, whose tan
talizing graces no adjectives can define,
is an ever-recurring and perplexing
problem. But this is the only material
at hand to make men and women of. and
it demands most tender and intelligent
treatment. Certainly these trustful and
pliable young natures should not be
handed over to the care of some educa-
tional martinez, who will confound all
their perceptions of right and wrong,
not by any failure to frown upon and
correct positive immortality, but by
treating it with no more or less stern
ness than. is visited upon some infringe
ment of an artificial school discipline,
so that no distinction is made between a
fault. and a crime, and profanity or
untruthfulness comes to be considered
as lapse from propriety no more seri-
Gus than an improper attitude on dress
parade. These curious young explorers
should not be sent where the only men,
tai exercise encouraged or insisted on is
memorizing from textbook and one
faculty is developed at the expense and
to the stupefaction of all the rest; until
the eyes are trained to see nothing, and
the spirit of inquiry, investigation and
invention is stifled. These growing
bodies should not be left where there is
not wholesome food III abundance for
their nourishment, and fresh air and
light. cleanly apartments. A child
should never be banished from home un-
less it is to some spot pervaded by a
home atmosphere and by the warmth of
something like home tenderness. He
should be sent to no school where the
teacher. in addition to critical knowledge
and aptness to teach and professional
enthusiasm and qulckened intellect
which illumines every subject aud lifts
it above any possible dullness or dry.
ness, does not possess high moral quail
ties, a sympathy which attracts and
stimulates, and personal purity which
irradiates his whole daily walk and con-
versation.-[N. Y. Tribune.