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The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1882-07-28

-HUMORS-
The cause of most human ills, and curing when
physicians, hospitals, and all other methods and
remedies fail Scrofula or Kings Evil, Glandular
Swellings, Ulcers, Old Sores Milk Leg, Mercural
AFFECTIONS, Erysipelas, Tumors, Assesses, Car
buncles, Rolls, Blood Posons, Brght's Disease,
Constipation, Piles, Dyspepsia, and all Itching,
and Scaly
-EKUPTIONS-
OF the Skin and Scalp,-such as Salt Rheum
Psoriasis, letter, Rngworm, Barber's Itch, Scad
Head, Itching Piles, and other Disfguring and
Torturing Humors from pmple to scrofulitic
ulcer, when assisted by Cutlcura and Cuticura
Soap, the great Skin Cures.
-CUTICURA-
A sweet Interchangeable Medicinal Jelly, clears Off
all external evidence of Blood Humors, eats away
Dead Skin and Flesh, instantly allays Itchings
and Irritations Softens, SootheS, and Heals
Worth its weight in gold for all Itching Diseases
-CUTICURA SOAP
An Exquisite Toilet, Bath, and Nursery Sanative
Fragrant with delicious flower odors and healing
balsam. Contains in modified form all the vir-
tues of Cuticura, the great Skin Cure, and Is in
Diseases, and for restoring. preserving. and beau
tifying the complexion and skin. The only Med
icinal Baby Soap.
Cuticura Remedies are the only real Curativcs
for diseases of the skin, Scalp and Blood.
Price: Cuticura Rcsovcnt, $1.G0 per bottle :;
Cnticnra. soc. per box: large boxes, SlO0; Cuti-
cura Medicinal Toilet Soap, Pc. ; Cuticura Med
icinal Shaving Soap, 10 c. Sold everywhere.
Principal Depot, WEEKS Il POTTER, Boston
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1882-07-28

TOO GOoDA TALKER -Scene-A small lawn on
Seneca street. Time-noon. Personage-A par
rot summing itself on porch beside its open cage
door; and n strange dog wandering upon the
lawn. The parrot speaks first: "Slck! sick
sick him" The dog. with ears and tail erect.
he spies the parrot. and an exciting scene enslles
From out the confused mass of dog-hair and par
rot feathers comes the shrl crv.. Get ont get
out" Dog breaks for street. Parrot, after look
ing at herself from head to foot, Grayely ex-
claims "Poly, you talk too much"
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1882-07-28

A Tcnnesseean ate two raw mackercI, two
dozen hard boiled eggs and drank two buckets
of water. Make him sick? Oh. no. He wanted
more You see he was week doing it,
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1882-07-28


THE OLD FARM HOUSE.
The easy chair. all patched with care,
Is placed by the old hearthstone;
With wtching grace In the old fireplace,
The evergreens are strewn,
And pictures hang on the whitened wall,
And the old clock ticks in the cottage hall.
More lovely still on the wlndow-sl,
The dew-eyed flowers rest,
While midst the leaves and the moss-growu
caves
The martin builds her nest.
And all dav long the summer breeze,
Is whispering love to the Bonded trees.
Over the door. all covered DER,
With sack of dark-green baZe,
Lies musket old whose worth is told
In the events of other days:
And the powder-fask and the hunters horn,
Have hung beside If for many a MORN
For years have fled with noiseess tread,
Like fairy dreams. away.
And in its flight, and shorn of its might.
A father-old and gray:
And the soft-winds play with the snow white
hair,
And the old man sleeps in his easy chair.
Inside the door, on the sanded floor
Light, airy footsteps guide
And maiden fair, with tlaXen hair.
Kneels by the old mans side
An old oak wrecked by the angry storm.
While the ivy clings to the trembling form.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1882-07-28
The Egis and Intelligencer
BEL AIR, Md, JULY 90, 1882.
ellaneut1s.

when l publicly testified that l had been
cured of terrible skin humor by the Cuticura
Remedies, did so that Others might he cured, and
do not regret the time given to answering in
quires. Hon. William Taylor, Boston.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1882-12-29

-S.cigAing fue, business active, mill
yards fast filing up with logs.
Horton, son Of Addison Elmos, i dan.
gsrou-ly sick with pneumonia.
The net proceeds OF the festival held at
Glen hall on the 2lst inst., for the benefit OF
L =. j. Clifford, were about SO.
-Qlarterly meeting at the NJ. Z. Church
next Sunday. Rev. A. l.. Cooper presiding
elder, will preach at 1890 a. m.
Christmas festivities at the Universalist
church on Monday evening. under the drec.
ton Of i. S. Allen, were very interesting,
consisting of music, select readings, dialogues,
declarations and Rotations The different
parts were well sustained; the house was
iiled TO is utmost capacity; Introductory
religious services were conducted by Rev. j.
Clifford and at the close large number of
choice gifts were distributed much to the
qualification of all, especially the young.
The Stotsons celebrated Christmas on
Tuesday evening, Dec. 26,b, by family re-
union at he residence Of F. II. S.etson. All
residing IN this vicinity were present The
occasion was one of peculiar social pleasures
enliyened 10y excellent music A variety Of
choice gifts were distributed within the fam.
lily circle to the value of about $500. among
which were several pieces of gold coin.
-SeiaL Il. Holbrook had his left arm
wounded and amputated near the elbow while
IN tn army. On the DIST inst. while saving
wood with q circular saw by horse power, his
arm WAS drawn into the machinery by the
sleeve being caught, and severely injured,
stopping the saw. He is attended by Dr.
johnson, and hopes Of recovery are enter
tanned.
The annual meeting of Vermont Lodge.
No. SO, X. Of H., was held Dec. 26th. and
the following officers elected ". W. Thayer.
Past Dictator; Z. II. Porter, Dictator: d. G.
Taylor, Vice Dictator; Wells E. Thurber.
Asst. Dictator; n L. Stetsru, Treasurer: W
P. Jones, Financial Reporter; L NJ. Stick
uey, Guide +. II. Putnam, Chaplain: Il. d.
brown, Guardian; /. A. Brown, Sentinel;
X. Q, Wilcox, A. NJ. johnson aud c. B. New
ell, Trustees; f. b. johnson, NJ D., Medical
Examiners A. c. Stetson, representative to
Grand Lodge; n. l.. Stetson, Alternate.
The annual meeting of the North River
Agricultural Society, will be held at Village
hall on Tuesday, Jan. =, at o'clock, D m.
a full attendance is desired
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1882-12-29
The civil service reform Bill.

Wednesday of this week was a notable day
in the United States Senate. On that day the
Pendleton Civil Service Reform bill passed
the Senate by vote of 80 yeas to only five
nays. The five Senators who voted against
the measure were Brown of Georgia, Call of
Florida, Jonas of Louisiana, Morgan of Ala
bama and Mcpherson of New Jersey-all
Democrats. OF those who voted for the bill
23 were Republicans, 10 Democrats and In
dependent. Sixteen Senators were paired.
During the debate which preceded the pas
sage of the bill numerous amendments were
adopted but in its essential features it re-
mains unchanged. The bill is entitled "a
bill to regulate and improve the civil service
of the United States" 1t provides, in the first
place, for the appointment by the President
of three persons, not more than two of whom
shall be of the same political party, who shall
constitute United States Civil Service Com.
mission, with a salary of $500 a year each.
1t is to be the duty of this commission to aid
the President in preparing suitable rules for
carrying this reform act into effect. These
rules must provide for open competitive ex-
sminations for all applicants for classified
places in the public service, and all selections
of persons for these places must be from
those graded highest in these examinations
Appointments to the public service in the de-
partments at Washington are to be apportion-
ed among the several states and territories
and the District of Columbia upon the basis
of population. There is to be a period of
probation before any absolute appointment
is made, and promotions are to be made from
lower grades to higher, according to merit
No person in the public service is for that
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1882-12-29
Preventing Political A,.e..men,,

The New York Times thinks the Edmunds
bill to prevent political assessments as explicit
and effective as any such bill can be made,
and suggests that the best New Years prese nj
that the two houses could make the President
would be this bill duly signed ready for his
signature. But that any such measure does
not and cannot go to the root of the matter
the Times points out in a paragraph which
summarizes the whole subject of civil service
reform
TT must be evident, however, to any one
who understands the complex and subtle ma
ture of the relations of the civil service and
its member to political parties under the
spoils system that no prohibitory enactment,
however sweeping in its scope or carefully
drawn, or however severe in its penalties, can
suppress political contributions so long as
that system is allowed to stand. Given a
President, heads of departments, and prose-
cutting attorneys who believe in deriving the
sinews of political warfare from this source
and the law would necessarily become a dead
letter upon the statute books. The collection
OF assessments is VITAL necessary, element
in the spoils system. The offices are given
to sustain the victorious party in various
ways To provide al income for political
prospect of like rewards, particularly to place
at the disposal of the party the fund derived
from contributions by the ofice-holders. The
party gives the places it is entitled to a per-
centage of the profits, commission or royal
ty, 30 to speak, on the business which it dis.
poses of. The obligations of or TO the gov
eminent are minor matter. The prime and
controlling relation is with the party and the
managers who represent the party. If the
appointee does not recognize that relation
and fulfil its duties he must be replaced by
some one who will. The appointee who does
the most and the best for his party will stand
the best chance for promotion and profit. So
long as this is the doctrine that prevails in
appointments and removals, no law can pre-
vent the levying and collection of political
assessments. The true remedy-the only one
lies in changing the principle on which the
service is conducted, in requiring appoint
ments to be made only on satisfactory test
OF superior fitness, ascertained by competi-
ton and probation. Once establish that prin.
ciple, and the contributions for political pur-
poses may be left to the members of the ser
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1882-12-29

Commercial papers inform US that there
has been no material change of late in the
business situation. The present tendency of
the staples of the country, wheat, cotton
corn, wool and provisions, is toward in
creased, rather than lower, prices. There is
a feeling that the production of many kinds
of manufactured goods, in connection with
the large imports of the past few months, is
fully equal to the demand, to say the least
The unfavorable predictions relative to the
iron trade which were made few weeks
since do not appear to be realized One of
the favorable indications is the decline
in the imports of merchandise during
the past two months compared with those of
the months Immediately preceding, This, in
connection with our large exports will, it is
predicted, turn the tide of coin in our favor,
and, ere long, increase our stock of gold by
imports. The stock market continues mac
tive. Amateur spectators appear to have
learned by sad experience to keep out of the
business for the present. The money mar
ket has been easy of late, with largo do
mands from the interior The general i'm
preston is that the fall trade has not quite
met the high expectations of last Augusta
fact due largely to the warm weather and the
holding back of the wheat and other staples
by the producers in the West in the hope of
higher pIices. Failures and suspensions are
more numerous than they were year ago.
but they are not of character to warrant a
suspicion that the business of the country
generally is not on a sound basis, or that
dredit is being expanded beyond the limit of
safetv
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1882-12-29

Quite an extensive business is nov being
done IN logging to Wizards mill aud the de-
POT. The farmers are finding ready sale, aud
ut remunerative rates, for maple, beech and
birch logs such as they have until recently
converted into wood. Wood instead of be.
lug drug Is now very much inquired for.
Johnnie Burnham wants The PHOENIX to
announce that he is prepared to ressat chairs
with cane bottoms.
The Christmas entertainment at the Con-
gregational church was very largely attended.
The exercises by the children were well re-
ceived and deservedly commend, d. The two
large trees furnished by Dea. j. 0. Follett
were well filled with presents varying from
the little toy to articles of great use aud val
Ne, among which was a very nice silver cake
basket to Mrs Mary Ware, aud an elegant
gold headed ebony cane to Den. S. D. Wins.
low 2i, from his Sunday school class There
were quite number Of casters, butter dishes,
pickle dishes and other plated ware for differ,
ent persons, and books of considerable value,
wearing apparel, lamps and clocks were
quite prominent among the presents.
The ladies' aid society announce neck.
tie festival in the parsonage hall Monday eve
ming, to which they invite every body.
There is to be a very interesting aud IN
doubtsdly profitable series of lectures in town
during the present winter, the FIRST being on
Saturday evening by Prof. G. L. Whitney Of
Michigan.
Don't forget the Poultry Exhibition At Brateboro
the first week in January. It will be better than ever
this year.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1882-12-29

The fair and festival given by the ladio,
Of the Universalist society on the evening 80
the 22d inst, was well attended and wa
financial success the gross receipts amoup,
ing TO $40. The local dramatic club rendss
ed the drama Comrades" in fine style ma
with pleasing effect.
Christmas was observed by all the re,
ious denominations in town. The Conprsg,
tionalists and Methodists united At tho a.,
gregational vestry the Universalists met a,
the town ball, aud the Baptists at Gilson;s
hall, and at East Putney at Pierce's hall ot
all Of these places the Christmas tree, we,.
heavily loaded with presents.
Rev. William Brown Unitarian, Of Wa,
pole N. H., will preach at the town ball nov,
Sunday morning and evening
On Wednesday evening the largest spli
cnce OF the season gathered in the Coppreo,
tional church to listen to a concert given lS
double quartette under the direction of Rev
G.. i. Martin Of the Centre church. Brattla.
boro. The conc ri had been enioyed in.sr
t.cipaton and tho reality was not al all di,en.
pointing. The flute solos by Mr.. Clapp waro
nttistic and thoroughly enjoyed. and Mr.
Martins rendering of his selections for read
ing we're received with hearty appreciation
The rendering of the musical thought by tbe
double quGotette vas marked especially bv
that good shading which characterizes cui
tured singing. We hope to hear this comb.
nation again.
Ask conductor for return checks On Conn. River
Vt. valley Ashucot and sullivan railroads when ,or
attend the Poultry Exhibition at Bratteboro the five,
week In January.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1882-12-29

christmas was celebrated by the Metho.
dist church and society at the town hall
Monday evening, by the distribution of pres
ents and the rendering, by the little folks. of
the cantata Catching Kriss Krnglo." The
hall was literally packed and everything pass
ed off pleasantly.
A sleigh ride is projected for next Mon
day, to start from the town hall about
o'clock p, NJ, riding through Thompsonburgh
and Londonderry. Upon return to the hall
an old fashioned supper will be served, aud in
the evening an entertainment, consisting of
songs, plays and tableaux will be given.
Everybody invited, and the proceeds are to 20
for the benefit of the fire department. S.
Arrangements have been made for halr-iare rates
over the Bratleboro Whitehall railroad during the
poultry eIhibition-Jan. 2-5.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1882-12-29

"A most pleasing and interesting entertain.
ment was given at Piercc's hall, East Putnev
(Which was crowded., Monday evening in
connection with the observance Of Christmas
consisting Of charades, tebleaux, and tbe
wonderful Mrs farley with her stupepdous
collection Of automatic wax figures, Of which
the ever present Yankee brought down the
house, the whole being interspersed with
songs from our young talent Each and every
one engaged showed an aptness and degree
Of willingness which was commeudable. The
closing act, the Rising Star in the Elst-tbe
Christmas tree parting asunder, disclosing
life representation Of the Christ child holding
in his right band a dove. in his left lilies
white and pure, and the repetition Of the
same with the Gross aud the Grown, seemed
to be a fitting conclusion to the regular enter.
tainment before the distribution of the pres
ents with which the tree was covered. Ola
and young were remembered In conciu.
sion, with Miss Cobb to preside at the organ
cadet f. S. Parker, assisted by Messrs Wheat
Willard and others, rendered some very han
py songs LefOre the company separated A
more pleasant evening could not have been
asked, and all voted the entertainment to be
the best given at East Putney for a long
time.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1882-12-29

The people OF West Dover were all beam
ing with delight on Monday evening as they
gathered in the church for the festival Of
Christs nativity. The decorations were par
ticularly fine and tastefully arranged Two
large Christmas trees, beautifully trimmed
and heavily laden, made glad the hearts OF
every one as all felt sure at sight that the
presents would hold out four fold. The lit
erary and musical exercises were enjoyed by
all. The appearance of Santa Claus raised
every little ono on tip-toe with shouts of
laughter. Thanks are due 10 the Wilmington
people for their fine instrumental music.
Special thanks should be given to Mrs F. r.
Mann, Mrs. d. p. Leonard, Miss Lila NJ.
Smith, Miss Julia A Mann and many others
who kindly assisted in the work
Our school is progressing finely under
the instruction of Mr. Wyman, an old and
noted teacher.
Our Christmas entertainment was a sue
cess and was much enjoyed by all who at
tended, Many thanks are due to our mer-
chant, Mr.. d. N. May, for the wax candles
which were presented by him to ornament
the Christmas trees.
The business firm of Pike & johnson ara
extensively engaged in the manufacture of
spruce shingles, which are being turned out
in large quantities daily.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1882-12-29
VERMONT NEWS.
A BAD FIRE AT LUDLOW.

a AsAb rim Al LAb4-Ohs
-Barrett's block, with property adjoining,
was burned at Ludlow ON Monday night
The losses aggregate sos, 600, on which there
was insurance of some Sl7, 900. NJ. H. God
dard and B. F. Wheldon, owners of the
block, lose $l1, 800; insured for 81, 800.
b. +. Whedon's loss on stock was SO, 800,
insured for 1000; G. S. Wheldon's stock,
$1,000 insured for $1,000; NJ. j. Stoves
jewelry stock, 81 800 insured; W. w. Stock
ney's stock of books, ETC., 81, 800, insured for
$3.50; losses of nine other tenants, SO, 800,
insurance 81, 100.
The next annual meeting of the G. AR,
department of Vermont, will be held at Ben
nington some time in February.
The village of Waterbury has accepted
its charter of incorporation and elected Off
GERS.
John Dunn's house, barn, outbuildings
and contents were burned at Island Pond last
week, Loss $4,000.
1t is said that the INCA. of st. Johns
bury have failed in their attempt to raise the
$4,000 required for building an academy of
music on the ground offered by the Fair
bankses.
II. b. Alexander, proprietor of large
lumber mill near Newport, was instantly kill
ed last Friday by pile of lumber falling upon
him, floor giving way overhead He was 4G
years of age, a heavy dealer in lumber and
greatly respected.
The nth annual winter meeting of the
Vermont Dairymen's Association will be held
at Burlington the third week of January next
"A Hardwiok mother who rode with her
husband to a neighbours, recently, found her
baby dead on her arrival. She remembered
that it had cried a little aud nestled in her
arms, but she had hushed it, and it never
moved afterwards.
The Rutland liquor dealers arc being
sharply followed up and cleared out, Several
searches and seizures of beer and stronger
compounds have been made during the past
week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Loren Gay of East Mont
pelisr have just celebrated their golden we'd
ding.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1882-12-29


1t will be with large degree of sincerity
and hopeful heartiness that the average man
wishes his neighbor Happy New Year next
Monday. For men in every walk of life the
year just closing has been one of encourage
ment and prosperity The farmers fields
have yielded abundantly and his products
have brought him prices above the average !;
labor, both skilled and unskilled, has found
ready employment; manufacturers have made
quick sales of their wares, and tradesmen
have rarely found their business so active and
profitable. 1t has been year of general
health and of freedom from any malign hap
pening or influence in nature. Now, as al
ways, TO be sure, it is true that every heart
knoweth its own bitterness, but, speaking for
the multitude, the year has been one to look
back upon with satisfaction, and there is
every reason to hope that year of like pros
perity lies before US. The PHOENIX congrst-
ulates its readers that, in the year of grace
1882, the lines have fallen to them in pleas.
ant places, and for 1888 it wishes them, one
and all, "a Happy New Year"
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1882-12-29

Goverpor-elect Click of Kansas has recent
ly published letter which shows, or claims
to show, that prohibition is failure in that
state. In the last year of license or local
option the number of United States internal
revenue permits to sell intoxicating liquors
averaged only one to each $40 persons, show
ing Kansas to be the first temperance state in
the Union. In the first year of prohibition
these permits increased by So per cent. re-
ducing Kansas to the seventh place as a tenn
perance state, and in the following year the
showing was still worse. To these statistical
results, Mr.. Click says, must be added the
immense amount of clsndestine sales and
the unlimited amount of intoxicating liquors
shipped to individuals in concealed packages
through the agency of the express companies I"
Whether his statement is fair one we have
no means Of knowing, but, taking his figures
along with the fact that the political overturn
in the state was on the temperance question:
and that Gov. st. John, the foremost advo-
cate of prohibition, was defeated on that is
sue, it would seem pretty evident that, in
spite of the constitutional amendment which
she has placed on the statute books, Kansas
is not yet ready for genuine prohibition.