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Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1883-09-21

il believed that the swallows who build their
nests on the sea rocks cover their nests and
glue them to the rocks with juice Of sea cane,
which on being dried, looks like mucilaginous
membrane. On the market these nests are
found in the shape Of hemisphere Of the
size Of n half orange peel. Tho nests are sold
here at from So to S25 per pound. They
are used principally for making broth, to
which they give peculiar aroma and taste,
much valued by gastronomers.
Rice stands, of COURSE at the head of vege.
table foods. Without rice Cruel no meal is
served here. Fan" means both ito have a
meal" and ito eat rice-gruel The brown
rice, which is common rice, is much liked.
There is also "A red variety Of rice
Honey is much used here, but chiefly as a
cosmetic After being mixed with -four it is
used by the women in their hair dressing
With their hair saturated, sticky and shining
with honey, they must indeed be sweet.
As everybody knows, the Chinese are pas.
sionately fond Of tea, which they cultivate
for the rest of the world. They drink it at
every meal, at home and out, when idle and
at work, in shops and in ofices-in short,
everywhere, and at any time of day or night
The red, black and green sorts Of tea they
prepare only for export, while they them
selves use exclusively yellow tea. They take
tea in small cups, aud without sugar.
Though in China there are excellent sorts
of grapes, yet no wine is prepared there. The
Chinese make two kinds Of whiskey, of sago
and Of rice, and drink a good deal Of it.
Women also drink and smoke here. A tin
gill Of the shape Of an hour. glass is used for
whiskey drinking They had no glass works
here until recently, when an American gentle.
man taught some Celestials to make glass
During my thirty years residence here l have
never seen single drunken Chinaman on the
street. No coffee or chocolate is used here
The unusually fertile soil Of this country
yields products enough to satisfy the appetite
Of all the Celestials and, in view of their pc
culiar philosophy Of the stomach, they ought
to be able, all Of them, to reach the blissful
state Of safety. Yet how many of them are
lean, hungry, with wistful eyes and hollow
stomachs What a heartrending tragedy each
Of these thin fellows presents, whose all alb
sorbing idea is to be thick When look up.
on the crowd Of hollow. checked Cinnamon
and then upon the few who are in the blissful
state Of corpulency l cannot help thinking of
the lean-feshed and the fat-Aeshed kline of
Pharaoh.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1883-09-21
Lord IIIggIeton in Arkansas.

Lord Higgleton, who came to Arkansaw
with view to the purchase of large tract of
timber land, does not like certain social CON
dtions which he finds in the remote regions
where the steam whistle has never disturbed
the quiet Of the squatter.
Some time ago, while riding alone through
the woods he lost the pretense of a road he
had been trying to follow. Night came, bring
ing with it heavy black cloud, from which
poured torrent Of rain. just as he began
to despair of finding place of shelter, he saw
small light cleaning among the trees and
guiding his horse toward it he soon came to a
fence surrounding small house.
Say. my good man, he called.
You bet I'm good man." replied some
one, opening the door, I'm counted the best
man in this community. No longer ago than
yesterday l flung Abe Nuckle. Don't know
Abe, reck'n?"
NO I'm not acquainted in this country" +"
and thinking to impress the man with his
rank, which he knew was always toadied to in
America, he added, 81 am the Lord"
''The devil you are Then 1 reck' you
air a stranger here. julie" turning to his
wife, "git up. The Lords out here"
you don't understand me" said the earl
Of Higgleton, waiting for an invitation before
dismounting II say am the Lord"
"Oh, yes, l undstand. Aint been much
acquainted with yer in the past, but reck' n
/ can make up for lost time in the future"
''Im as wet as a drowned rat, don't you
know"
Don't know, podner-'scuse the familiar
ty-but I've reason to jedge that ye air. New.
er seed man that could stay out in the rain
without gittin' sorter damp"
Look here, I'm tired of this foolishness."
I'm a.lookin' thar but can't see nothin'.
well, darn your bloody hide, haven't you
got sense enough to ask man in out of the
rain 2"
"Reckon I've got the sense, but amt got
bloody hide, and it would take good one
to bloody it. Et you don't believe it, just
slip-shuck yerself."
mo use, you know, to talk to me that way
I'm a graduate Of a boxing academy"
"Yis, and split rails for ten years car
ry a maui in one sleeve and handspike in the
other, and a wedge on top of my head"
You, pap" called the woman, "let the
man alone. Didn't he say he was the Lord or
suthin' O. the sort"
II aint a-goin' to poster him 'nless he ags
it on, but don't care if he's General Jack
son, much less the Lord he can't tsmper with
| me-"
you persist in misconstruing what say, "
said Lord Higgleton.
"Jule, did you hear that word ? Blamed if
don't believe he is a sort of Lord"
II want to come into your house aud dry
myself by the fire."
Then come on : yer as welcome as the
fresh air in June. Come in, sir" he added,
as the stranger approached, Eyer didn't say
/ you wanted to come in
but you might have known that did
'Yes, but never try to tend to other folks
business. 1t was norated around this neigh
borhood once that 1 could whip the devil, and
when you said yer was the Lord didn't know
but yer wanted little fun. Make yerself at
home, sir. julie, git the Jug"
-Arb1uS1lr TRAVELLER
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1883-09-21

People learn wisdom by experience. A
man never wakes up his second baby to see
it laugh.
The editor of a Northwestern paper feels
aggrieved because on receiving an invitation
to an agricultural fair the paragraph as TO en-
tries for hurdle race for mules was marked
in blue pencil.
Woman's faith is always beautiful and her
belief that she can get No. 3 shoe on a No
: foot is actually sublime.
Snake stories are not as successful as they
used to be when Adam was young man.
". !. MOrRing Journal.
It is stated that Jenny Lind now GO years
old, has lost some OF the upper notes of her
voice. No other singer, however, appears to
have found them. .-Neio Orleans PjcdyttH6.
The Burlington Hawkeye says that the rea-
son why there has been less hay fever this
year than usual is because it has been discov-
cred that hay fever isn't English.
How to get strong You told me, Arthur,
that your doctor advised you to drink whis
Ky has it done you any good" "Well
should say 30 got barrel of it two weeks
ago and could hardly lift it, and now l can
carry it about the room"
The Christian at Work tells about preach
er who said in his sermon that it "as hard for
a rich man to squeeze through heavens gate
as for mathematician to destroy one of the
fooi Of an eclipse while preserving the other,
or for a truncated cone to be made whose in.
tersected plane should never describe para,
bolE,"
A school of poor children having read in
the Bible the denunciation against hypoeritet
who "strain at a gnat and swallow a camel
were Gfterward examined by a beneyoleni
| patroness as to their recollections Of the chap
ter. "What, in particular, was the sin Of
the PhRrisees, children Z" asked the lady
Eating camels, was the prompt reply.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1883-09-21

MATCHES. The ingenuity and skill requir-
ed in the manufacture of matches are matters
that rarely enter into the minds of those who
use them. Yet the match making industry
has reached vast proportions in the United
States and Canada, which can be better real
lied when il is known that one firm alone
paid 81 ,000,0 600 in taxes during the year 1881, ,
being at the rate Of one cent per box. From
the correspondent of a Scotch publication,
who has been visiting one of the largest fac
tories in Canada which manufactures match
boxes and match .splints, we learn something
of the labor required. in the production of this
domestic necessity. The wood used is pine
and spruce the poor ends of merchantable
lumber. In consequence there is an enor-
nous waste in manufacturing. Match,boXes
are made from square piece of wood by one
turn of a machine after which process, which
leaves them rough they are placed in hol-
low roller which is revolved by water or steam
power By this means all defects are remov-
ed, The match sticks or splints are cut doub.
le the length of the match by a machine,
which cuts them with wonderful rapdity, as
many as 10000, 600 splints being made at
some factories every day When the splints
are made they must be dried. For this pur-
pose they are packed in racks placed in rooms
heated by steam pipes. After being taken
from the racks the imperfect splints are sort
ed from the perfect ones. This is not such a
serious task as may be imagined, and is &C,
complshed by skillful shaking, by which
the bad ones are made to 20 to the top.
Those splints must then be dipped on both
ends into the phosphorus and cut in two, and
the match is ready for the packers hands.
The bulk of the labor is performed by boys,
girls and young women.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1883-09-21

pendicular and of a reddish rock from which
a slight smoke is continually issuing At the
foot Of II were three vent.hoes, about . inch.
es in diameter, from which sulphurous fumes
were pouring, and inorustations Of sulphur
were deposited on the surrounding rocks.
On the eastern side the wall is more soping.
The top Of the shell of the crater is brokon
down, forming broadly rounded surfic,
slanting sharply into the crater. The remain
der Of the party stretched themselves on the
level surface Of the snow at the top Of this
side, but pushed on into the crater. With
"A little care in picking my footing | reached
a point about halfway down, when further
descent was suddenly stopped by the side GO
ing perpendiculary down the remainder Of
the distance. walked along looking for
chance to get lower down, hut the smaller
stones began rolling down over the edge, and
the guide, taking my arm, persisted in lead.
ing me back. I had good view of the floor
Of the crater, which seemed perfectly flat.
On reioiuing my companions found the cold
quite intense Il strong keen wind was whist
ling over the mountain top in way that pen
etrated to the bone. The clouds that sur
rounded the summit and went grandly careen
ing past us afforded fine opportunities for the
study Of cloud forms, but cut of our view in
some directions. Toward Mexico they were
piled one above the other in reckless profu
sion, resembling vast sea of billowy foam.
In the east the sky was clearer and we looked
down, as on a raised map upon the valley ox.
tending far into the distance toward Puebla
At II A. ~. we took farewell look at the cra
ter of Popocatepetl, and, shiverng with cold,
began the descent. Our discomfort was soon
over, for, as soon as we left the summit we
were sheltered from the wind, and walking
soon warmed US up. Had we been well pro.
vided with straw mating we could have slid
down the greater part of the slope, but the
bits we had were old and soon came to pieces
As there were no dangerous places in the
mountain side we took each our own way Of
getting down. We all reached the ranch at
r. NJ. We made no stop for rest, but in half
an hour had our slight luggage packed, mount
ed our horses, and started for Amecameca
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1883-09-21
The enigma that all must give up-lifo.

Mrs. Homespun, who has a terrible time
every morning to get her young brood out of
their bed, says she cannot understand why
children are called the rising generation.
A Wisconsin clergyman has been found
guilty by a church council of mot always
handling the truth with sufficient carefuluess
to meet the demands of veracity."
Michigan father writes to the faculty of a
prominent eastern college "What are your
terms for year. And does it cost anything
extra if my son wants to learn to read and
write AZ well as row a boat 2"
In a Newport boudoir "Oh, he is such a
charming gentleman. And he did not make
his money in vulgar trade, either. No, in,
decd He owns a bank, for have heard
people who know him speak of it, 1t is in q
western city named Faro"
An irresistible argument Solicitor to
plaintiff "My dear sir, it's no use going on.
You've got no case" Plaintiff 81 know
thati but look at my witnesses l"-BGaay
Folks.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1883-09-21

The mystery surrounding the strange dis
appearance many years ago of Judge Allison,
once well known through all southern New
Hampshire, has been cleared up at last in a
most peculiar manner. Judge Allison, who,
when young man, was one Of the side
judges under the old organization of the
state courts, left his home ia Suncook 30
years ago. His disappearance caused a nine
days talk, "A few weeks search, and then be
faded out Of the memory Of most of his old
friends and acquaintance. Recently, how
ever, Il man living at Nashua received letter
from a brother at Leadville, Colo. giving Il
graphic account Of tie finding of skeleton
in the White River range. James and Thorn.
as Canayau aud John johnson were prospect
ing in that region, when they lost their bear.
ings and wandered up the Snake river to
Eagle river valley. There they stumbled
upon q tumble.dOwn cabin, inside Of which
were scattered about in confusion a few de.
cayiug articles Of furniture, an old and crude
chest and an old fashioned musket on the
wall. From beneath a rude table there
"grinned a deaths head with mat of hair
clinging to the skull. The skeleton was hid
by clothing, evidently thrown over ii after
death. In one of the pockets Of the old coat
was an envelope marked ''To be opened by
my friends" Inside was a letter, reading as
follows Il have chosen this life of hermit
age in preference to living where misfortune
blasted my reputation and business. Ny wife
is dead. She had much to do with my troub-
les, much to do in the making OF them, but,
as l said, she is dead. My house-aud it
was a beautiful house-was near Suucook,
NH. | was judge once, and happy man,
too, but that time is long past. I feel death
approaching now. The ciammy hand is upon
me, and somehow feel that | shall die un-
naturally. l have a nephew with me he is
bad at heart and in temper He thinks that
| have a large sum of money saved from my
former estate, aud when | told him l had
only $500 his eyes flashed murder. l gave
him plenty when | had it, and now when
have no more think ! ought to send him
back to the states, where he can enjoy his
young life. l think this seclusion is destroy
ing my senses. What if | should become in e.
sane and kill myself? I'll never do that.
Walter will stay with me, and who knows
one of these days We may find gold here aud
again become rich II could have got any
ground at Breckenridge l would have re-.
mained there and mined there. like this
better. | have no children; nobody but
Walter, and after all l don't think he would
harm an old man like me because ne foolish
ly believes | am keeping money from him.
John j. Allison No money could be found
in the cabin. 1t is concluded that Allison
must have been murdered.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1883-09-21

The TRAIN BoY.-Who is the young man
yonder with the badge of authority on his
brow? 1t is the train-boy. Does he own
the road No, only this train. Is every
seat in the train occupied? Yes. Whose
books are on this seat ? The train boys.
Whose basket of oranges on that seat? The
train boys. What does the train-boy call
them? Pecawns. Whose bananas are on
that other seat? The train-boy's. Does he
sell fresh bananas to the people No, he
sells the bananas to fresh people. Are these
ike ain.boy's apples on this other seat :
They are. Does the train boy put the good
apples on top of the basket No. Why not
He has no good apples. What does the
train. boy sell besides these things The peo-
pie. Is the train boy a confounded BORE and
palpable fraud He is.-ChicagO Herald
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1883-09-21
Absolutely Pure.
Continued from last teck.)
How Watch Cases are Made.

This process ofmanuiacture was invented
by James Boss, who started in business in
1854 and the methods and tools used in
making these watch cases are covered by
patents. This is The only patch case made
under this process. For many years the in
PRODUCTION Of these goods was slow, owing
topopular prejudice against plated goods
but gradually the public learned that the
james Boss Gold Watch Case was not
cheap gold-rashcd or eiectro-pldted article,
but was made Of genuine gotd plates Of
standard quality and d,ickaess Conscientious
adherence to the determination to make
the best watch case ever put on the market,
and the adoption of every improvement
suggested, has made the James Boss cold
Watch Case the STANDARD. arr ~ s.,,
In this watch case :he parts = =
most subject to owear-the bor, crora, hinges,
thumb-catches, etc, are made OF SOLID GOLD.
Bsnd stamp keystone Watch Case rastorr, rha-
dslpLia Pa for handsome Illutraed
dame, Boss and keystone watch tass. made.
(TO be eontinued)
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1883-09-21
Miscellany.
The OLD CInrk.

l.
The old clock croons on the sun-kisscd wall,-
Tick, took tick, tock!
The merry seconds to minutes to call:
Tick, tock! 'Tis morn
A maiden sits at the mirror thcr,,
Aud smiles, as she braids her golden hair;
Oh Ia the liqht, but her face is fair
Tick, tockl Tick, tock!
Far over the sea the good ship brings
The lover Of whom the maiden sings;
From the orange-tree the first leaf springs;
Tick, took tick, took!
II.
The old clock hangs on the flower-decked wall, -
Tick, tock! tick, tock
The rosc-wingcd hours olude their thrall;
Tick, tockl 'Tis noon!
The lovers pride aud bis love are blcst:
Tho maiden is folded 10 his breast:
on her brow the holy blossoms rest;
Tick, tockl tick, tockl
Oh thrice, thrice long may the sweet bells chin,
As cchoing this thro' future tmel
Still TO my heart beats that measured rhyme
Tick, tockl tick, tockl
H.
The old clock moans on the crumbling wall
Tick took tick, took
The drCar years into eternity fall;
Tick tockl 'Iis night
The thread that yon spider draws with care
Across the CLEAN Of the mirror there
Seems like the ghost of golden hair;
Tick tock! tick, tock!
The sweet bells chime for those who may wed;
The neroli-snow crowns many a head
But tree, and maiden, and lover, are dead.
Tick, tock! tick, tock!
-Guy Cdrieion in Lif."
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1883-09-21

'Tis evening, and the round red sun sinks slowly in
the west,
The flowers fold their petals up, the birds fly to the
nest,
The crcEets chirrup the grass the bats fit to and
fro,
Aud tinkle-tankle up the lane the lowing cattle 60;
And the rich man from his carriage looks out on them
as they come
On them and on the barefoot Boy that drives the cat
tie home.
81 Wish, i" the boy says to himsef-"I wish that 1
were he.
A:i yetupon maturer thought, do not-nO, STREE
Not for all the gold his Golfers hold would be that
dutfer there,
with liyer-pad and gouty toe, and scarce single
hair;
To have wife with Roman nose and fear lest a
panic come
Far better be the Barefoot Boy that drives the cat
tie home.'
And the rich man murmurs to himself: "would give
all my pet
To change my lot with yonder boy9 Not II know
myself.
over the grass that's full of ants and chill with dew
to go,
With stone bruise upon either heel and splinter in
my toe!
Oh, I'd rather sail my yacht year the oceans
foam
Than be one day the Barefoot Boy that drives
tie home.' G. 7. L.
-Editor's Dra,eer in October Harper's.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1883-09-21

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districts, in tropical
and other regions Wis
tied by epidemics, and
indeed in all localities
where the conditions
are uDfaYOrAblet to
health, this famous
vegetable inyigorant
aud Alternative, Hostet-
ter's Stomach Bitters,
has been found a po-
tent safeguard even to
feeble constitutions
aud fragile frames,
while as a cure for in
digestion, biliOusness
and kindred nils 1t Is
without q rival.
For sale by all drug
gists aud dealers gem
orally.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1883-09-21
DIAMOND
GnLn and SILVER PAINT.

Bronze Paint. Artists Black.
For gliding Fancy Baskets, Frames, Lamps,
Chandelier and for all kinds Of ornamental work
Equal to any Of the high priced kinds and only ]
locts package. at the druggists or postpaid irom
WELLS, RICHARDSON A CO., Burlingt0n,NL
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1883-09-21

GOOD second hand buggy for sale. Has
" been run about four years; cost $40; will be
sold for $50. Apply to s, @ SMITH, Centeryille,
97-90
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1883-09-21

(TO be eoHiiRued,)
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-11-08
NATIONAL POLITICS.
Cali for Meeting of the Republican Com
mittee at Washington.

ATcHIsoN, Nov. Col John A Martin,
secretary of the national Republican COM
mittee, sent out, to-day, the following call:
meeting of the Republican national com
mittee Will be held at the Arlington House,
Washington, on Wednesday, December IL, 1888,
at II O'Clock, for the purpose of deciding upon a
date ana place for holding the next national Re-
publican convention. The committee will also
elect chairman, vice Governor Marshall
Jewell, deceased At the meeting of the COM
mlttee held IN Washington January IL last, the
following resolution was adopted:
Resolved, That the call for the next Republic
an national convention shall be SO broad and
liberal as to invite the cooperation, without i'm
posing any other tests of feal5y, of all citizens
who are in favor OF elevating and dignifyiug
American labor protecting home industries
giving popular education to the masses of peO-
pie, securing free suffrage and an honest count
ing of ballots, and etfectually protecting all
human rights in every section of our common
country, and who are willing to support the
nominees of the convention"
The committee also fixed the basis of repre-
sentatl0n IN the next national convention aud
the manner of elect1ng delegates by the adoption
of the following order:
"The Republican national convention of 1884
shall consist OF four delegates atarge from each
State and two delegates for each congressional
district. The delegates-at -large shall be chosen
by popular delegates at State convention called
on not less than twenty days of published no.
lice, and had not more than sixty days before
the time fixed for the meeting of the national
convention. The Republicans of the various
congressional districts shah have the privilege
OF electing their delegates at separate popular
delegate conventions called on similar notice,
and held in the districts at any time within IF
teen days next prior to the meeting of the State
convention, or by subdivisions of State conven-
lions Into district conventions, and such dele
gates shall be chosen in the latter method if not
elected previous TO the State cOnventions-an
district delegates to be accredited by officers
OF such district convention. Two delegates
similarly chosen shall be allowed from
each Territory and from the District of Column
ola Notices of contests shall he given TO the
national committee, accompanied by full printed
statements of the grounds of the contest, which
also Will be made public. The preference in the
order OF hearing and determining the contests
shall be given by the convention according to
the dates of the reception of such notices and
statements by the national COMMITTEE"
A full attendance of members is earnestly re-
quested.